Eastern Daily Mail and Straits Morning Advertiser, 17 April 1906

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    19 1 Eastern Daily Mail AND STRAITS MORNING ADVERTISER. No. 186. VOL. n. SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 1906. PRICE 5 CENTS
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    MINE COMPANY BLAMED.
    18 1 (Reuter s Agency wires. Ily submarine telegraph. MANY MORE COURRIERES VICTIMS MIGHT HAVE BEEN SAVE!).
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    REPORT OF COMMISSION OF ENQUIRY.
    46 1 London, April 16, 8.35 a.m. The report of the Courrierea Com mission of Enquiry confirms the popular conclusion that many more Of the imprisoned miners might have been saved but for the act of the Compnny m closing up the galleries.
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    OBITUARY.
    53 1 IHREE DISTINGUISHED BRITISHERS PASS AWAY. Lonix)n, April |6, 8.35 a.m. The death is announced of General Sir William Stirling, R. A., Dr. William Garnett, Secretary and Educational Adviser to the Technical Education Board, London County Council and Sir George Thomas Michael O'Brien, who was Colonial Secretary at Hongkong from
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    MUTINY IN PORTUGUESE NAVY.
    42 1 CENSORSHIP PREVENTS PUBLICATION OF DETAILS. London, April 16,8.35 ani There have been several mutinous outbreaks on Portuguese men-of-\vai recently. Anotncroccurred to-day on board the r asco d*' (t<x nid. A rigid censorship prevent- the publication of the detail-.
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    COTTON SPINNERS' DEMANDS.
    43 1 BALLOT TO BE TAKEN UPON QUESTION OF WAGE INCREASE. London, April »6, 8.35 a.m. The Federation of Master Cotton Spinners ha- decided to take a ballot 1 OI its members upon the operatives demand for a five per cent, increase.
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    BAMBAATA IN HIDING.
    42 1 REWARD OF FIVE HUNDRED POUNDS FOR HIS CAPTURE. London, April |6, 8.5; a.m. The Natal Government has offered a reward of five hundred pounds sterling for th rt capture of Bambaata. who i^ hiding m caves near Cetewavo's grave.
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    FRENCH FLEET AT NAPLES.
    33 1 PLACED AT DISPOSAL OF ITALIAN AUTHORITIES. London, April 16, 5.35 ani The French Admiral at Naples has placed his >hip> and men at the disposal of the Italian authorities.
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    BRAVE PROFESSOR REWARDED.
    26 1 London, April 10, .5.35 a.m. King Victor Emmanuel has awarded Professor Mattucci. of the lit Vesuvius Observatory, a gold medal for his valour.
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    ANOTHER FORMOSAN EARTHQUAKE
    20 1 London, April \<>, 8.35 a.m. An earthquake m Southern Formosa has caused much material damage and many casualties.
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    POSTMEN RETURN TO WORK.
    25 1 London, April i^>, 8.55 a.m. The French postmen are returning to work. It is believed that the strike i> virtually ended.
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    FRENCH BUDGET PASSED.
    15 1 London, April 16, 8.35 a.m. The French Budget has been finally passed
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    BRUIN IN CHURCH DEFENCE.
    158 1 The troubles associated with the church inv< ntories m France have produced at least one piece oftragiocomedy. At Cominae, a little village ot' the Ariege, the populace got three Wears, which they smuggled quietly into tlie church on the eve of the inventory taking, ami let
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    109 1 Hrn Excellency the Officer Administering the Government has been pleased, under Section 12 of" Tlie Police Force Ordinance 187a," to invest Kccliil bin L'jat, who has been appointed Acting Penghulu of Aver Ta Aba> m thr Settlement of Malacca, with the DOSCON of a Police Officer. His Excellency the Officer
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    TO REDUCE FORTUNES.
    11 1 PROGRESSIVE TAX ON LARGE INHERITANCES PROPOSED IN AMERICA.
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    PREVENT INDIVIDUALS FROM INHERITING UNLIMITED WEALTH.
    49 1 London, April m, 7.40 aa.1n 1 President Roosevelt m speech said that it Would !><• nefICBSSTJ ultimauly to consider the adoption of progn bsive tax on the transfer of Unhealthily swollen fortunes, m ortler to prevent individuals from inheriting more than a certain amount.
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    TURKISH CLAIMS.
    43 1 SiNAI PENINSULA IX) CANAL BELONGS TO THE PORTE. LoNDI >N, April 16, §.J5 I 1 I Fhc Pan-Islamic Press insists that the Porte claims the Sinai Peninsula to the Sue/ Canal and intends to construct a railway from Akaha to Sue/.
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    ANOTHER AMERICAN EXPLOSION.
    40 1 LIEUTENANT AND FIVE MEN KILLED ON KEARSAGE." London, April 16, 7.40 a.m. An explosion on the American battleship Ktmrmgt while at 1,1111 practice has caused the death of I lieutenant and live nun. Many Others were injured.
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    ENCOURAGING GOLD IMPORTATION.
    45 1 UNITED STATES TREASURY AIDS BANKS. London, April m>, 7.40 a.m. For the purpose of encouraging the importation of gold, the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States has arranged to lend the Banks monrv during the transit of gold From Eui"o|>e.
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    AUSTRIAN DELEGATE REWARDED.
    36 1 CROSS CONFERRED BY THE GERMAN EMPEROR. London, April 1 8.35 a.m. The Kaiser has conferred upon Count Welaaraheimb, the Austrian drlegate at die recent Morocco Conference, the Grand Cross of the Rrd Eagle.
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    PRINCE ARTHUR IN CANADA.
    39 1 LX rRAORDINARY DEMONSTRATIONS OF ENTHUSIASM. London, April 16, ft.jj a.m. The progress of the tour of 11. R. 11. Prince Arthur of Cbnnaught through Canada eastwards i- b« i;.- marked with extraordinary demonstrations <»t enthusiasm.
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    BALFOUR RELEASED.
    27 1 I < 'Mm 'N, April 1 <t, ;..}o a.m. Mr. Jabez Balfbur, the company promote! whose imprisonment Jias aroused strong protests m London, has been released.
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    A RECORD MARRIAGE.
    175 1 UK IDF. AND BRIDEGROOM BOTH CEN I ENARIANS Captain Samuel Kulins, age.l 101, an<l .\lr-. Sarah Jackson Crawford, who is more than 10c years of age, residents of Lorain county, Ohio, wen married m February aftei an intermittent courtship of more than fifty pears. *1 he bride
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    INTELLECTUAL DRINKS.
    163 1 BEVERAGES WHICH I'KoDl X MENTAL A< TIVI 1 V With a rabbit's dried stomach l>< him and Attli RKXU Is oi the l>< el -t"m.uh" and the average man's uto mach, Wrofmmm Stirling lectured at the Royal Institution un Beverage*. 1 Man, ha said, appeared lo be the
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      174 1 BUCHANAN'S BLACK A WHITE Holds TOP PLACE ii» HIGHEST Cl ASS OF scotch Whiskies 12 YEARS OLD H M Tin KfeMG \M> 1" H.H.R- THE PRINCE OF WALES. JOHNLITTLE&Co. (Continuance of H l l fl cash Clearance UaJjAi FURTHER REDUCTIONS Ladies* and Gents* Outfitting, CUTLERY, FANCY GOODS, HARNESS, ETC. Stemnants
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      352 1 Sastern Oriental 3fotel\ PENANG. I CBAG HOTEL, PENANG HILLS. Sankies Bpothcns, 3 Proprietors. j^_ INTERNATIONAL HOTEL, I The Best Hotel that has ever existed m the Island. I Is Electrically Fitted throughout. Has splendid accommodation for I EXCELLENT TABLE f Cuisine under European Siipcti'ismn I WHEN VISITING PENANG, DO NOT
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      15 1 TANSAN, "Pure, Crisp, In vigoratlni A NATURAL MINERAL WATER OF THE HIGHEM CLASS Sold Everywhere
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    MARRIAGE.
    29 2 Bousquet-Mitchell At Djoedja (Java) on the 17th March, 1900, Henry Bousquet, aspiring coatroleur (N. ICivil Service) to Myra Eleanor, daughter of Jas. C. Mitchell, of Singapore, and Penang.
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    The Eastern Daily Mail. PRICE 5 CENTS. TUESDAY, 17TH APRIL A DIVISION OF METHOD.
    736 2 The Eastern Daily Mail. PRICE 5 CENTS. TUESDAY, 17TH APRIL A DIVISION OF METHOD. The South China Morning Pod envies us our Municipal Council and calls upon the powers that be m the following pathetic appeal for what it believes to be mere justice We have frequently remarked on the
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    MCDERN METHODS.
    736 2 Under the above caption, the British Xortfi Borneo ll*>i'<if<l calls attention to the wide-awake methods of Singapore merchants as compared with those of the shopkeepers of Sandakan, the capital of Briti>h North Borne*). From the circulars issued by the Singapore firms, the H.X.H. Herald sees that the dollar
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    SEAQUAKE IN HONGKONG.
    284 2 STRANGE EXPERIENCE IN [*HE HARBOUR. According t<> the Hongkon* Telegraph, an extraordinary experience befell the ve-<el> m the harbour on tt instant when what is known a<; a -enquake occurred. About 5 o'clock the breeze died away and a -udder; stillnc^> came over the water. Then there
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    COWN IN A SUBMARINE.
    265 2 A French writer who was curious to Hnd out how men employed m submarines fell on the subject, recently interrogated five of them o»i that point. In every case the answer was practically the same. They admitted that at the begining it was difficult to remain
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    48 2 On 15th tilt a Sulu named Salaiti together with his v itV and child and brother left Tanjong Aru to cross the Bay to Sandakan, but when they \u re halfway acros> a sudden arotC and capsized the "gobang" and S dam wife, child and brother were drowned.
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    THE EASTERN PRESS.
    283 2 T HE EASTERN P RESS. V)||: ANh NOTION favour of n re j! kill a brown brother andonl.r. but al the brown Americans as he oft V« No Sale to j apani Sam will turn :i ll( j body until the ready to take burden for th( Manila. Public Ownership
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    A TERRIBLE CHRISTMAS AT SEA.
    84 2 The British irque R on her w.iv to Mont* vicinity of i> rmuda Imorning of Cliristrn is 1 1 lookout sight* d an c spout, which was i veiling at sixty miles Though the yes» I's tered the w iterspoul si terrific force. Pons on
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    WANTED TO DROWN IN A SEWER
    86 2 The I'arit Buntor corn the Permk Pio* writ vagrant, the otl I along Province Si ect wa> S suddenly ju np into tl»c the post office .mil drain water as he COU apparently, of ending this world Had ii eagle eyr of a m
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      614 2 E 9 New Season's Fruit Messiija ©raises JUST ARRIVED ex. V. I). L. -SAC II s EN" THOMPSON THOMAS CO. !cik Sea Vieu) RotelJ lEC -A. T O (3-- I Intending Boarders and Lodgers at the above Hotel are requested Q kindly to make their application- tor Rooms as early
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      376 2 Jntenutttoital ffepeitfjarijt FACING RAFFLES SQUARE. The Dispensary is m charge of an efficient European Dispenser, who will personally and promptly attend to all prescriptions. Drugs of all kinds, Medical Stores and a large Assortment of Patent Medicines m Stock Telephone No. 31 5 THE QUEEN .OF TABLE WATERS IS: Apollinaris
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      52 2 DOMING EVEBfl* To-day, April 17th. 11 fh Water. -C» a.m i To-morrow April i$tb High Water, .ws a.m StptauTfaCo. Meeting; swav f Thursday, April iotb. Hifh Water. 7-<»a.m B I homeward mail ckM j Lecture, M. E. Church, p.av t Friday, April .»cti4 High Water. ft-lftaas. i Cemiaa outward mail
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  • THE EASTERN DAILY MAIL. COMMERCIAL SUPPLEMENT.
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      12 1 THE EASTERN DAILY MAIL. COMMERCIAL SUPPLEMENT. SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, AIM4II. 17ni, 190 G.
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      A UNITED MALAYAN EMPIRE.
      278 1 i a series ot articles on Colonial on m the "Rangoon Times" following m reference to Colonial Administra- .11 -ticularly to Burma, and the i)i>bahlr realisation at future time o| our desires for a ny, it is "t' interesl to matter trom a standpoint to has
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      AMERICAN FOOTBALL.
      431 1 m "Fr\ i peculiarii ea v be briefly eiopment 4 K,:-:l>_\. but it dif- v m it- very the man with ted by m fi try much a--crum field prota ci i behind it, while g it- best to tecting phalanx, KCt at the ball. crude idea of
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      DIMINISHING BIRTH-RATE.
      318 1 SAID n> BE DUE T< I PROSPERITY The crusade against race suicide, to which President R m It rece Uy gave a powerful impetus is being carried on with energy. I1(Jt only m American, but m English Churrhe>. One Roman Tatholic priest m New York ha- gone BO
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      20 1 A himm woman ftt Iloman |TM publicly exposed m the pillory for six hours for infidelity, on the sth in*
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      THE SHARE MARKET.
      524 1 p3d Pi u a p. JS|y Cowanv. Quotation, GOLD. 8135,000 140,000 10 10 Bersawah Gold M. Co Ltd. $13oo sellers $40,000 10 10 Do. Do. (Deferred) I B.25 $600,000 GOO.cOj 10 10 Bruseh Hydraulic Tin M. Co. Ltd. H.50 $200,000 amnnn 10 10 KadanaGold M. Co. Ltd.
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        Government Rate 2/4 $60 for £7.
        28 1 Government Rate 2/ 4 $60 for £7. Ihe Netherlands Trading Society quoted yesterday the 4 ms hank rate at. 2,4 f/id The Mercantile Bank quoted c 4,; 16.
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        Latest Exchange.
        136 1 Oh London—Bank 4ms 2/47/16 Demand 1/45/1 Private 3 m/s. t/4 5/8 do. 6lm t/4 131 (>// I .■<■»,.-.''.•.•— Bank d/d :40 Private 3 m s 2.4; do 6 n/s 2.47 Ou France Bank d/d 1.,; Private ;m 3.00 do. 6 m, b 3.02 On lmiui Bank I. Y.
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      PRODUCE.
      159 1 Tin S 55.75 Gambler 7.30 do Cube No. 1 ii.oo do do No. 2 10.00 Pepper, Black (ordinary S"pore) 1 9.50 do White, Fair L. W. 5 p.c. 28.12^ Nutmegs (1 10 to the lb.) do (So to the lb.) 59. Mace (Banda) 145. Cloves (Amboina) $5. Liberian Coffee
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      JAPANESE SNIPPING ENTERPRISE.
      285 2 NEW LINE OF STEAMSHIPS TO MANILA. Mr. Miller, chief of the Manila Bureau of Navigation, reports that a steamship line, financed m Japan, is to be inaugurated between Manila and Japan. One of the promoters of the company is Mr. Raphael de Castro Hidalgo, chairman of the
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      TRAMWAYS SUPERSEDED.
      200 2 MOTOR-OMNIBUSES "TCHEA PER AND MOKE CONVENIENT. The Police and Sanitary Committee of the House ot" Commons ha> Kid under consideration the Todmorden Corporation Bill, which contain-- a novel proposal by a municipality to substitute motor omnibuses tor tramways. Sir. K. Moon, K. C, explained that Mtme years ago
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        VESSELS IN PORT.
        46 2 MEN-OF-WAR lltiiopolis, Brit trans., 2967, Kelly, Apl 1. Yladivostock, for Odessa 1. Lucifer, Dut Col. str., 125 Lovius, Mar 22 Khio, for Rhio. Me ran, Fed. yet. 100, Alii, from Kuantan des. Uncertain. Sra Mew, Col yet., 500 Murphy, Apl Malacca, des. Uncertain.
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        MERCHANT VESSELS.
        407 2 .4. ExtlttMHS, Fi" >I 1 3 (iCIls, Apl. 7. Antwerp, MoineComte, des. Uncertain. Baiika, Brit, str. 127 tons. Capt Rushton. 30th Mar. From Natuna Inland, 29th Mar. Copra. Teo Hoe Lye. For Natuna Island, V. Rds. Bantam, I Hit 2114 Potjewijd, Apl. 5, Penang, Daendels, tor Penani;. Ban
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        85 2 John Little Co., Ltd OLD VATTED GLENLIVET WHISKY GOLD MEDAL 1 I x<<*^>^^^w REGISTERED 1^ C^P EDINBURGH. LONDON 1873. "^2E< N^JJf IOHOOM AMP £XPO#T AGENTS. fPAMk BAUErS CO 59 Ma»* JS UOMM LITTLE CO LD., SINGAP ORe: Per case of 12 Bottles M 0.50. 50 Botol Hitam, Per* case of
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        111 2 VESSELS EXPECTED. \'<?.ih, /'of. Probable flsA miff \i±<-ut>. Ml N 0 -\,'.\K, vV Donegal, Brit c uiser, England, due •oon. Duke of Edinburgh, Brit, cruiser, land soon Natal. Bn't. cruiser, dur England, ■oon. Sn ami k^. Alber'ouv. London, due Apl jS Pat. Simons Behnmohr. London, due Apl z\ Pat Simon^
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        133 2 LATEST ARRIVALS. Dull Brouivtr, Benkalis, Roads, foi Benkalis. Hutch str. Eiucii., go tons, I om Rhio Roads, foi Rhio. Dutch str. Asm FoSoom, Cape < Mink. .'2 2 ton- from Samba-, departure' uncertain Br t str. Sri Wongste, >2 tons, from Malacca via Muar. Brit str. Stettin, 1396 tons.. Capt.
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      DOUBLE SENSATION.
      93 3 niter's Agency wires. Ky submarine telegraph.) KAISER'S TELEGRAM AND ROOSEVELTS SPEECH EXCI I E COMMENT. former Regarded as Reprimand for Italy. London April 16, 2-15 p.m. f he German Press is inclined to deplorethc Kaiser's telegram to Count .nv-ki, which is <>very where rean indin cl reprimand to
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      HONGKONG WIRE NEWS.
      87 3 A SHIPPING DEAL Washington, April o, Mr. Gould, the well-known American v magnate, has completed ill arts for connecting the Western Iway with the harbours with I also that a subsidy has N ddeutacher Lloyd their regular service to representative (who is repoi ts that he has
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      DISTURBANCE AT KIN-HUA-FU.
      21 3 M..HAI, Aplll 0. tab n place at < Chekiang rot nee. which was recently 1 yed by has been
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      PROTESTANTS IN DANCER.
      20 3 5 sghai, April 7. reports that Yun- stated to have m Lt theii <'< r. mand to prevails
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      GERMANY IN FAVOUR.
      13 3 April, ves of ".ained >ri ties elati< 'as beBritain anged.
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      RUSSIAN MINISTER AT TOKIO.
      8 3 April o. arrived in
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      PLOT TO KILL ALFONSO.
      14 3 London, April 7. King A < re la! Seville been made.
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      ILLUSION LAW AMENDED.
      43 3 Washington, April ;it. United States erce and Labour, jcclusion Law. remove various i v imposed on I m, irhich is the I, IS attributed President Roosevelt d H A. 11 Taft, Secretary i ■mpli-h a settlement on of the present
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      SO UNKIND.
      56 3 tdverting on the withdrawal I'crak rej resent; lives from the Cri< m m the match J which has fallen S/ratfc Echo breaks out g diatribe: From our Ihe Silver State we sholud d that quite three fourthfficial population could be ab- together without any one I the wiser
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      209 3 1 the Sultan of Johore recently i-o h. p. Mercedes racing ar A( x „i making the money fly, 1 WO Jtl* M (t lav Mail. Nr. Cecil Wray, Resident of Pahang Kuala Lipis for an extended liver and is not expected Wiy. From Pekan lie goes Kuantan visiting the
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      POLICE NEWS
      522 3 SAMSOO FOR PRIVATE CONSUMPTION. Two Chinamen Swce Ah Hye and bwee Chew were before Mr. Coleman yesterday charged with illegally im--s°iJ ting J i ars of samso »y the s.s. Recorder without a permit. No. 1 said that he was only a coolie acting under the orders of
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      An Interesting Case.
      236 3 Before Sir Lionel Cox the othei day Nai Tahajah moved the Court that her name be added as widow, m a suit which Hadjee Zoobeidah and Inohe Rul>iah arc bringing with reference to the division of the property of the late Hadjee Osman of Landak and Singapore.
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      Frenchmen Murdered.
      100 3 (E. D. M. Sprciti/ Correspondence.) Di olog, Mindanao, P. T., March 28. A Sum named Arthur Renand was murdered by a thief or thieves m his place of business here last night. 1 le was badly cut about the head and shoulders by a parang. Some easily portable
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      Fatally Burned.
      71 3 It was reported to the police last evening that a shed occupied by an old man had been burned down on the Bukit Timah Road, near the 6th mileI stone. The occupant was found to have been badly burned and died before be could be removed to hospital.
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      Cricket.
      572 3 C. C. v. S. R. C. Owing to the rain on Saturday, this match was postponed till yesterday when 1 Zehnder and James, who were m on Saturday, continued playing. Nothing very brilliant occurred during their stay, which lasted for a few minutes only as Zehnder was given out
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      HOCKEY.
      226 3 S. C. C. v. 95th CO. R.G. A very fast gsme of hockey was witnessed on the Esplanade last evening, between the S. C. C. and the 95th Co. Russets Infantry the majority of whom were Indians. During the first half of the game the ball was m the
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      Football.
      84 3 Rovers v. Both Co. R. G. A. On Saturday the 80th Co. R. G. A. i played the Rovers at football on the latter's grounds. Before the game was commenced, the rain came down m torrents and continued thus, practically to the end. The ground was accordingly very slippery
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      44 3 Up to a late hour last night there was j not a single prisoner detained m the new police station. The members of i the force were pleased with the fact, as it is largely due to their vigilance that no crimes arc committed.
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      PEKING NEWS.
      857 3 [From Native Papers] COMPLICATIONS FEARED. Viceroy Shum Chun Hucn telegraphs to the Minister of the Board of Foreign Affairs that the French have sent troops to Luichow and Loongchow, and that owing to their close proximity to the people their presence may lead to complications. He also reports
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      98 3 Mr. J. White, chief storekeeper, F.M.S. Railways, is shortly retiring on a pension. His successor is to come out from home. Mr. P. J. Percra, the care-taker and steward of the Royal Bangkok Sports Club, was nearly killed last Tuesday evening by a blow from a parang m the hands
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      Importing Horses.
      343 3 For some occult reason or other there has been for years past an idea current it, Bangkok that horses, imported direct from Europe, do not live when here for a few months or weeks as the case may be. Hayes, the big authority on the horse, has laid
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      Cholera Quarantine.
      330 3 Owing to an outbreak of cholera m Province Wellesley, quite close to us, the authorities have taken prompt action m preventing the spread ot the disease into this district, writes the Parit Buntar correspondent of the Perak Pioneer. A number of niata-tnatas have come down from Taiping and
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      Ipoh Ladies' Rifle Club.
      194 3 FIRSI PRACTISE AT THE RANGE. According to the Times of Malaya, last Wednesday afternoon saw a number ol' ladies on the rifle range there. Rain fell heavily early m the afternoon and made the "going terribly heavy, but this did not deter thirteen keen sportswomen from
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      Chino-Japanese Sham-fight.
      40 3 According to a Peking message, the Japanese troops at Peking have had a sham-tight with Yuan Shikai's soldiers m the vicinity of Tung-chou. The Japanese troops were credited with the Victory. They have since returned to the Capital.
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      108 3 Tjil commercial community m general and his numerous friends will hear with the deepest regret that Mr. Ezra Nathan is reported to be very seriously ill, so much so that Drs. Galloway, Murray Robertson and Jones were called, and were holding a consultation as we go to press. THE friends
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        334 4 SMOKE Best Ittoulmcin Cigars. Owing to nxity of exchange and a great demand for this brand of Cigars and having received large consignments of same from Mo.ilncin, we have deC led to reduce the price from date. Can be bought at 1.30, 1.10 and So cents per packet of 100
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        703 4 BANKS. Honjkong Shanghai Banking 'Corporation. PAID-UP CAPITAL $10,000,000 j RESERVE FUND St.rling Urscrve $10,000,000 Silver Reserve 3 9500,000 5195 OO -»W Acmtv* Liability of Proprieton $10,000,000 Court of Directors. A Hanpt. Esq Chairman. Hon. C. W. Dicks.m- IK-puty-Chairman. K. Gi>etz, Esq. H. E. Tomkins Esq. C. R. Leaztnann, D. M
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        530 4 MALAY RECORDS. 1 Lagu Jalak Lanting T. Kepala Burong Nandong Sayang Gambos Plemban Sri Rayu Gambo Yuman iMak Dabu Noori M Bangau Loiikin Asam Paya Bunga Tanjong Kuala dua Tengah malam Pcrmata Gambos Sha'er Inche Mini Che'long Bana Serampang Sri Perak Pulau Bercmbon Kronchong Timbang Daek Anak Ayam Padang Priaman
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