Eastern Daily Mail and Straits Morning Advertiser, 4 May 1906

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    19 1 Eastern Daily Mail AND STRAITS MORNING ADVERTISER. No. 201 VOL. n. SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, MAY 4, 1906. PRICE 5 CENTS
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    EASTERN CADETSHIPS.
    973 1 PAY PROSPECTS AND PROMO HON. The first question that is likely t<> confront a successful candidate for a Colonial Cadetship (if, indeed the Civil Service Commissioners allow him any choice m the matter) is M Which of the four services Ceylon, the Straits, Hongkong, or the Malay States
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    THE NATAL CRISIS.
    531 1 HOW IHK EXECUTIONS WERE CARRIED OUT. No more abject spectacle has hrrn witnessed m the recorded history of Parliament than the complete surrender of the Government on the Natal question, says the GfcttM Ex/»rss. Lord Elgin made a long statement m the House of Lords, m the
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    PAINFUL EXTRACTION
    233 1 Few of us arc more than putty m our dentist's hands. It we dared we should knock him down when the forceps appear, <>r spring from the chair of torture wtli a yell when we hear the minatory buzzing of the drill. Hut we don't, we offer him
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    RIVER MYSTERY AT SHANCHAI.
    161 1 On the morning of the <>th April, saya the Shanghai M*vc*ry a ghastly discovery wm made m the river. At about the time mentioned, sonic of the tv < u oftheC.M. steamer Kianghsin, lying .1 the Kinleeyucn wharf, saw a body floating m the river near
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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      321 1 Che Paper for the people. Ok Best HUocrtisitid medium m the Straits. JgitnAcAalg4rA4f4f JrleX A4i A A AA*^ John Little Co. Ltd. I ■L qqi c Some Reasons Why ,nAGENTS. 'RlirlrA 9^ t Per Case of *-*l*l <Vv O t 4 doz. Quarts Guinness* fill ft Per Case of *>*J
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      244 1 Taman Peng tah wan. I j* The only Malay Paper m Singapore «t PRINTED IN MALAY CHARACTER. PUBLISHED EVERY MONDAY. jf~ 5 JsoO ALWEE BR0T ««8, J i wear ipO.UU. ?6 an d 77 arab STRET te v do. by post $6.00. Singapore. The "Stationer's Hall," 6, RAFFLES PLACE, SINGAPORE.
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      440 1 P Special Holiday to CEYLON, Sir Newera Eliya 00 6,200 feet fßk is the most accessible I I hill station from the \0 Straits Settlements. Beautiful Scenery, Magnificent climate, Good Hotels. A Mountain home for Europeans. A health station for invalids. A place of education for children. An attractive holiday
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      9 1 Ulc Guarantee (he largest Circulation of anp Paper Singapore.
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    The Eastern Daily Mail. PRICE 5 CENTS. FRIDAY, 4TH AIRIL. OUR POLICE FORCE.
    531 2 The Eastern Daily Mail. PRICE 5 CENTS. FRIDAY, 4TH AIRIL. OUR POLICE FORCE. It was not so long ago that a special commission of inquiry sat m the Singapore Government buildings to investigate the weaknesses and failings of our local police force. The commissioners took copious note- -and the witnesses,
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    THE NEW WEEKLY.
    227 2 We learn from reliable sources that the first number of The Strain Weekly will be issued to the public to-morrow. From an advance copy courteously forwarded to us by the Editor, we gather that the new weekly is to be a topical journal of interesting and high
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    BATTLE PRACTICE DAMAGE.
    137 2 Ihe enormous concussion caused by the tiring pf the heavy guns on board battleships of the type of King Kdward VII., is vividly illustrated by a neworder ju>t issued. Damage of minor importance which can be readily repaired, it says, must necessarily accompany the violence of the
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    SENSATIONAL ACCIDENT AT KUALA LUMPUR.
    212 2 HORSE ELECTROCUTED. The Mmiay Mail report.- that on Thursday evening last Sirs. Mitchell, a resident of Kuala Lumpur, was returning home m a dog cart when Oie was caught m a storm. Desiring to obtain shelter, Mrs. Mitchell decided to seek refuge m a friends
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    180 2 Declarations for the early entries of the Rochore Plate of the Sporting Club are to be m by May 12. The Philharmonic Orchestra resumed practice for the new season yesterday evening, when some attractive music was put into rehearsal. The Imp. German mail steamer Roon having left Penang yesterday morning
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    POOR PU !
    163 2 POOR PU There will be no lack of scope for the selective energy of the Dowager-Em-press of China. Already she has three 1 young princes m the palace, among whom, when the time comes for choosing a successor to the throne, she may exercise her discrimination. Another candidate for admission
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    RUSSIA IN THE FAR EAST.
    142 2 A special conference is being held at the Russian Ministry of Marine to discuss the question of sending out warships to the Far East. The commanders of vessels which took part m the engagements with the Japanese Fleet have been summoned to attend the Conference.
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    DR. DOWIE'S FALL
    116 2 Five thousand adherents of the Christian Catholic Church founded by Dr. Dowie, the -elf-styled Prophet Elijah," recently met at Zion City and form illy repudiated their leader. Mrs. Dowie and her son, who were present, concurred m the action taken by the meeting, Mr>. Dowie herself delivering
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    WHITE ANTS AND RUBBER.
    142 2 The March number of the Indian Forester contains an article on the above subject which should be of considerable interest to rubber planters. It is from the pen of the Editor, Mr.E. P. Stebbing, a well-known authority. He stal that he finds that white ants attack
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    THE RUSSIAN MANCHURIAN ARMY.
    109 2 Ihe Manchurian casualty li^t- cue finally complete, and the official returns five the following rank and tile losses throughout the campaign Killed, 31.000; wounded and -lightly wounded,' 1 15,800 missing 37,300 taken prisoners, £3,900; total wastage, 174.^,,. This list doe-» not include the sea force- and
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    295 2 Towkav Foo Ghoo Chooa recently donated .$2,000 for a library for the Penang Anglo-Chinese School. Some 10,000 rubber trees are being tapped on the Kent Estates, at the rate of about 2,000 a day. l T p to the enl of April, the total number of cholera case> reported m
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  • THE WORLD'S PRESS
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      Costliness Of Marriage.
      7 2 forty yean tgocan no^
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      British for British Ships.
      26 2 me manning of Briti national seamen became practice, there would U TZIJ for 40,000 of tlir un. mi 1 8 **d Shipping
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      Dowdy Legislators.
      37 2 Ihe English House ofi not nearly sou,!: to be; and Tories point J unpniedcntcdarrayofl *nS shocking nedctics W; not make the legislator hi.i ofl m the quality of ,en~ should anise concern^ New York A
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      A Pro Boer Revenge.
      43 2 I he I nmc Ministei I African war, and he 1,,. menu after the war. No, of British M.p.-MK-uv.;,, £ter Mm or the Eminent S^" Uie Cabinet from giving the i; :n gractica, master^ british i olome^. Manchester Courier
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      Secret Leaks Out.
      42 2 it i> iu-t beginning to ak om a that there is such a thing j n X tin as an English musician 8 G. H. dfwjam has bee., -•■•P/'K; and next St^mbLy an *iss Ethel Smyth there. The Onlooker
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      Rehabilitated Relation.
      28 2 vvnat a change has the mother-in-law relationship! M, married men t tb, law, arc charmed with tl, them as though thev decorative addition on th< Truth.
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      Beauty Culture Fad.
      43 2 Nor does the mode m wl [o thoughtful minds your latest phase Betrays the hand of Providence tor this beauty-culture f Has gone, perhaps, a bit I I would make the br ghtesl Io -cc von as you realh Punch
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      The Stain of Censure.
      16 2 Hisl .ry fto Lord Milner) L in our it bright again." Punch
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      Strictures on the G. P. O.
      21 2 British Post quated institution whi, sold as -crap jron, md machine purchased Barr, m Thr
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      Defence of Capitalism.
      20 2 Our capita pleases, but he can 101 m ik< lor himself 1 without distr larger one among
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      Duty of Making-up.
      28 2 Duty of Making- up. A re virtue, not a f to think that they o\v< and if Nature has 1 A with ::c>()(i looks, >; nothing to suppl} Lady.
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  • WHAT OUR READERS THINK
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      CHINESE "SLAVERY."
      175 2 To the Kditor ol I M f>Sir,— With reference 10 yovu titled The Giinese Puzzle w m the E. I>. M. on the md nst, I c ing extract from letter from a r^i Soul 1 At ica may be ol interest readers: M People here a«. I
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      EXPERT ADVICE.
      140 2 To the E litor of the M i Dfl \r Sir. As .in old ma experiem e, I don't mind giving correspon lent t ,<.■ benefit oft combined wit it result observations. F. enjoyable pastimes to one wh part gracefully, and ion its honourable a Concerning the latter
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    62 2 A\ interesting ceremoii) i on board the lapane* I i Man before she left the \)ock>, when the Bibk l> J mission of the Japanese r :ti M L' v the oflkera commanding Scriptures to the Japanese ofticenj sailors. Six hundred cloth-bound J a nese Pestaments, with scription inside the
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      211 2 "STAR" CORNFLOUR, te. Safest 1 1 U I* Ct m. TRIPLE SUPERLATIVE. WHOLESASE AND RETAIL FROM. THOMPSON THOMAS CO. SINGAPORE. ORIENTAL HOTEL I 596 E-D NORTH BRIDGE ROAD, XKis Hotel Just Opened. Draft Ale and Stout, and all Wines and Liquors of the best quality, at moderate prices. i JLM
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      498 2 Bird's Nest'j j Cognac 1 I 2 J THE BEST BRANDY ON THE MARKET I FOR A MODERATE PRICE. J (Samples on Application.) jCaldbeck- I Macgregor Co. I SOLE IMPORTERS. THE QUEEN Apollinaris Supplied under Royal warnuUs of appointment to H M. THE KING For Sale. 2 »ets Rubber Tyred
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  • THE EASTERN DAILY MAIL. COMMERCIAL SUPPLEMENT.
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      11 3 THE EASTERN DAILY MAIL. COMMERCIAL SUPPLEMENT. SIN(;A1>OK1-:. FUIDAf. MAY 4th, 1906.
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      THE SHARE MARKET.
      265 3 Capital Capital Issue Paid Issued. paid up. Value, up. Company. Quotations. GOLD. •gjgj. 14 0. W ,0 ,0 Bersa^aM-.oWMCo^ I|5 o* Iler SB3SX -m» IS Sppy*,, s TIN. IKS A 'O^uantan Tin Mining Co. Lld £*****0 100,566jf: I Queensland RaubGoldM. Co. Ltd. nom. £50 000 i I)a
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      FINANCE & COMMERCE.
      29 3 FINANCE COMMERCE. Government Rate 2 4 $60 for £7. The Netherlands Trading Society quoted yesterday 'he 4ms Lank rate at. 1 4 i/ 8. The Mercantile Bank quoted 2/4/7/16.
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      Yesterday's Exchange.
      144 3 On Lu>:d >n— Bank 4 m/s 1/4 7/6 Demand 2/4 3/16 Private 3 m/s. 2 4^ do. 6 m/s. 2 4 1 1/16 On (irrti.inx Bank d d 2.39$ Private 3ms 2.44 do. f> m s 2.46 On Framct Bank d,d 2.94 Private m, s 2.98^ do. 6m-
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      PRODUCE.
      163 3 8 9 -75 Gambie:" 2 do Cube No. i v 10 .6ai do do No. 2 f ,0.00 Pepper, Black (ordinary Spore),, 20.87$ do White, Fair L. W. 5 p.c. 28.37$ Nutmegs (1 10 to the lb.) i 3. do (80 to the lb.) 59. Mace (Banda) 45 Cloves
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    • Page 3 Miscellaneous
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        268 3 SHIPPING NEWS. VESSELS IN PORT. MERCHANT VESSELS. H*vtrsk* m Grm*gt Brit str. 4,896 Howe, 27th Apl. From ,-k. 1 jtli Apl 3,539 troops. sa, l Ri^ n% Brit str. 4.-7 r> tons, Capt. Apl. From Hongkong, -3rd Mansfield cV (o. For Liver- w. Brit str. 753 tons, aptain Apl. From
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        415 3 CLEARANCES. Yesterday. Hnuibav Mtiru For for olombo and Bombay. iT Sa '/l r »«nßkong. Hong li an I, Penang. Resmmi Schtcjf, Rhi o Si Eghni, Manila. Ptuumgt P. Swetten- ham. Hong I Van, Muar and Malacca. Hnarata, Penang, Banka, Anambas Natuna. Is. Croxvn of Castle, Cebu and iraihora, Hongkong, Amov
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    • Page 4 Advertisements
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        92 4 John Little Co., Ltd. SPECIAL 4J^O I^ESE^E OLD VATTED GLENUVET WHISKY < f^^^^ REGISTERED j£&jt± C^^P EDINBURGH fIXll) LOHOON ..73 S^ff IOMDOM AMD EXPOfiT AGENTS. FfiAMX BtUErS Co 59 Ma#* Ljh£ JOHN LITTLE CO. cD.. SINGAPORE Pep case of 12 Bottles 10.50. Botol Hitam, Per case of 12 Bottles >9.75
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        497 4 VESSELS EXPECTED. Name, Port, Probable date 0/ arrival, and Agents. Men ok-War, &c. Andromeda, (Brit. cru.) f Hongkong, soon. Diadem, (Brit, cru.), Hongkong, June. Donegal, (Brit, cru.), Kngland, soon. Duke of Edinburgh, (Brit, cru.) Kngland soon. Natal, (Brit, cru.), England, soon. Thistle, (Brit, g'bt.), Plymouth, soon. Stkamers Alesia, Hamburg, June
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        504 4 Moyune, China, due May 27 Mansfield. Moldavia, Colombo. <luc July 21 P and O. Oldenburg, Hamburg due June 15; B. Meyer. Oanfa, L'pool, due June 27 Mansfield. P. E. Friedrich, Hongkong, April 30 Behn Meyer Pr. R. Luitpold, H'burgjuly IJJ Behn Meyer Prinz Heinrich, H'konk, May S; Behn Meyer Rhenania,
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    • RACING RESULTS.
    • RUSSIAN DOMESTIC TROUBLES.
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        THE NORTH WEST FRONTIER
        89 5 London, May 3rd 2.15 p. ni. Mi. Lynch, M. P. during question time m the House of Commons asked whether m view of the penetration of j Russian influence m Persia, what effvd this would have upon the Frontier problem m India and whether the Right
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        SAN FRANCISCO DISASTER.
        39 5 HEAVY LOSSES TO BRITISH INSURANCE COMPANIES. London, May 3rd 2.15, p.m I he los>es sustained by the Scottish Union and National Insurance Companies m connection with the recent earthquake and tire are estimated at £260, coo
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        PLURAL VOTING BILL READ A FIRST TIME.
        40 5 London, May 3rd, 2.15 p.m. Ihe plural Voting bill prohibiting any one voting for two constituencies has paased its first reading m the Hou-e of Commons by 327 votes reading as against 66.
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        THE PARISIAN RIOTS.
        22 5 Lonoi n. May 3. :-i 5 p. m. The latest advices report that Pari^ has resumed it- normal aspect
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        COLONIAL CONFERENCE.
        25 5 HATE OF MEETING FIXED. London; May 3rd. 2.15 p.m Lord Eliiin has announced that the nial Conference will be convened m April 1907
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        FIGHTING IN ZULULAND.
        31 5 KRAALS BURNED AND CATTLE SEIZED. London, May 3rd 2.15 p.m. Punitive operation- have commenced m Zululand. A number of kraals have been burned and quantities of cattle seized.
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        ROYALTY HOMEWARD BOUND.
        29 5 REACH PRUMS LEFT. London, May jrd. 2.15 p.m. Queen Alexandra has left Rome and the Prii cc and Princess of Wales have left Gibraltar homeward bound.
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      POLICE NEWS.
      362 5 TRAVELLING Wl rHOUT riCKETS. The Station Ma-ter of Holland Road Station yesterday pro-ecuted four men lor a breach of the Railway Ordinance by travelling from Holland Road m Cluny Road Station without tickets on the 2nd instant. They were each fined •a Thcpi of Copra. m Han was
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      ALLEGED CHEATING.
      143 5 Gram Convicted. The hearing of the case against lames Gorden Smith Grant was resumed yesterday before Mr. Col man. Ganapathy, the prison barber was called for the defence. Some inconvenience was caused owing to the absence of a Tamil interpreter. The only Interpreter available was engaged m another
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      LOSS OF THE BENTONG.
      3493 5 ENQUIRY COMMENCED YESTERDAY. Adjourned Until To-day. In the Marine Court yesterday the enquiry into the loss of the Straits Steamship Company's steamer Bet.tong was commenced. Messrs. Bryant, President, Lt. RadcliflTe R. N.. Sheppard marine adviser and Slovel pilot were the Assessors. Mr. E. C. Elliott appeared
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      BERTAM RUBBER CO.
      462 5 A PRESS CRITICISM. Those who regard the good name of Ceylon and Malaya as a valuable asset must pick bone with our exGovernor unless he proceeds more cautiously than he a appears to be doing, says the Times oj Ceyluii of the 7th inst. The present Governors
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      THE GUARDS "RAGGING" CASE.
      468 5 An official inquiry has been held at Aldershot into the circumstances of the "ragging" case m the Ist Battalion Scots Guard? Lieutenant-General Sir G. Morton presided over the Coutt. Lieutenant (on probation) A. R. Clark Ketmcdv, the officer who w;.s r.igged," was called. He said he
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        235 5 KIM Company. Books, etc., recently received, 28th April, 1906. Everyman s Library, Everymon's Library, Cloth Edition. Leather Edition. Tennyson's Poems ..I The Golden Book of Coleridge Ivanhoe O Perms, Robert Browning 1844-1864 Discovery of the Source of the Nile < Ravenshoe fi Last of the Barons v Essays 1 st.
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        537 6 SMOKE Best moulmein Cigars. Owing to lixity of exchange and a great demniid for this brand of Cigars and having received large consignments of same from Moulmein, we have decided to reduce the price from date. Can be bought at $1.50, 1.30, 1.10 and 80 cents per packet of too
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        686 6 BANKS. Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation. PAID-UP CAPITAL •10,000,000 RESERVE FUND Sterling Reserve •10.000,000 1 tI9SOQLAvi Silver Reserve 9500,000 1 »o.W.«00 R-serve ILiability of Proprietors •10,000,000 Court of Directors. A Haupt, Esq Chairman. Hon. C. W. Dickson— Deputy-Chairman. E. Gcietz, Ksq. H. E. Tomkins Ksq. C. R. Lenzmann, D. M. Nissim,
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        533 6 MALAY RECORDS. 1 Lagu Jalak Lanting T. Kepala Burong Nandong Sayang Gambos Plcmban Sri Rayu Gambo Yuman I M Mak Dabu M Noori n Bangau M Loiikin In Asarn Paya v Bunga Tanjong I m Kuala dua Tengah malam rcrmata Oambos Sh-»V»r onaer Inche Mina Che'long Bana I o t>
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        297 6 THAT IS FRASER NEAVE'S AERATED WATERS. Phoenix Assurance Company Limited OF LONDON. The undersigned have this day been appointed General Agents for the abovementioned Company for the Straits Settlements, Federated Malay States and Johore, and are prepared to issue Policies of Fire Insurance at current rates of premium. Guthrie Co.,
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        452 6 <f E, D. M, H ADLETS. FOI PREPAID. Cheap Publicity for all your Wants: Houses, Godowns etc., Wanted Jo Let. Situations Wanted d Vacant. Exchange d Mart. i Day. i Week. Fortnight Month 25Jwords or under 50 cts. 1. 50 2. 00 3. 00 50 75 cts. 2. 00 3.
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        464 6 I SALE, WANTED, TO B£ LET, No. 7 ,BatI 0 v XK ce M Ut on 2nd Floor. lllre '-ro^ Apply to GUTHKifc A T be Let woode Park. Immecl,^ bed rooms, Stable, Apply to GUTHfUEn TO BE LET, From the .\b,ii house No. ,08, l<V> u u m^( Seranggong
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