Eastern Daily Mail and Straits Morning Advertiser, 23 May 1906

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1 4 Eastern Daily Mail and Straits Morning Advertiser
  • 19 1 Eastern Daily Mail AND STRAITS MORNING ADVERTISER. No. 217 VOL. H. SINGAPOEE, WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 1906. PRICE 5 CENTS
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  • 401 1 REOPENING TEiE STREETS 11 Raining Cheques and Money.'* It might almost be said that the centre of interest m the San Francisco calamity has shifted to New York, for now the great unchained forces have relapsed.into quietude and man has resumed, says the New York correspondent to
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  • 215 1 ROYAL RECEPTION ON THE FLEET OFF CORFU. H. 11. S. Bulwark, the flagship of the Mediterranean Fleet, was a veritable flower garden when the King and Queen and the Prince and Princess of Wales, off Corfu, recently honoured Lord Charles Bcresfurd by dining on board. A
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  • 101 1 A Swiss geographer, Dr. Volz, is about to undertake an enterprise of exploration m a part of Africa hitherto somewhat neglected. Dr. Volz will leave shortly for Sierra Leone, where he will acclimatise until the autumn. He will then enter upon his exploring expedition, which is to be
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  • 99 1 A remarkable story of a dying daughter's premonition as to the fate of her father comes from Accrington. A month ago Issac Marsden, 53, disappeared from his home m Stevenson street, leaving behind a daughter of 25, dying of consumption. The young woman was greatly distressed, and
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  • 952 1 IS IT POSSIBLE TO BUILD AN EARTHQUAKE-PROOF CITY. Forced by modern competitive conditions to abandon the type of building which had been found safest m the event of the recurrent earthquakes with which the city was visited m its early days, San Francisco, not without qualms, a-
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 243 1 OBTAINABLE EVERYWHERE. OTJE; Cadics' Department has been considerably enlarged rg, and Indies will find it well stocked with the newest and most fashionable goods. THE Millinfery Department inder the charge of an experienced Milliner All the newest and choicest Parisian and Lon- ready trimmed Hats. Toques and Bonnets vx/ received
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    • 856 1 P Special Holiday Tour TO CEYLON, Newera Eliya VX/ 6,200 feet Ois the most accessible hill station from the Straits Settlements. Beautiful Scenery, Magnificent climate, Good Hotels. A Mountain home for Europeans. A health station for invalids. A place of education far children. An attractive holiday resort for Visitors. CHEAP
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    • 14 1 3 ..^1 -I>>**|C«»* T SM6APORE J. LITTLE A CO., LTD. and AGENTS ROBINSON CO.
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  • 804 2 The Eastern Daily Mail. PRICE 5 CENTS. WEDNESDAY, 23RD MAY. EMPIRE DAY. To-morrow is Umpire Day- a day sacred to all Britishers m every portion of the globe, and set apart m this Colony and m others as a public holiday to commemorate the name and virtues of our late
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  • 189 2 The introduction of the newtype of vessels on the China-Bom-bay service of the P. and O. line has considerably increased the patronage. The Times of Ceylon has the authority of an officer of the P. and O. Co. to state that the new vessels
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  • 125 2 Applications have been made to the Stock. Exchange Committee to appoint a special settling day m Rubber Estates of Johore, Ltd. A lkcturk tor men on Vesuvius and Pompeii will be delivered by the Rev. J.A.B. Cook, m the Y. M. C. A., Zetland House, on Saturday the 26th inst.,
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  • THE WORLD'S PRESS.
    • 24 2 It appears to liavc escantd that the titled director is C-, a llcn^». by company promoters '.\t' k' dr °PM m "Truth." lr'na<lukc,-
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    • 15 2 Unsatisfactory Shop ping. believe that shopping by m" onc will „ever hecoS fiw3T2J* Pooch." P°pulai
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    • 34 2 Debt. We auitc sympathise w»h hoi bands of unsmipul, hn aivl Cv,r C wives; but, after all S^22P" not seem quite fair to shift a able portion of their m tradesmen.-.^,/>rrs'/Svl,rr
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    • 41 2 A certain number of people in* land are always shocked *t and those ofus S&?*L2?fts abandoned and 2* hthought some tifteen vc^V we b.cycled will remember that S over prejudice, and will conS awaitasimilar one about «aaE55 Laates field.
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    • 28 2 ">* quite remarkable that the Clement is always cashiering UnionUu and Loyalists and appointing S ilists m their places, ;uul aiUyidk owning any political intention. Manchester Courier."
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    • 29 2 Humorists frequently have but humorists are not sad are humorists. They an because they are sad. Humoui born of acute sympath) Howard, m I he Sketch."
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    • 75 2 There is a kind of Fro m men that does not exist among women Men arc all m league with each othc Practically speaking, all ha faults and vices, but they charge tbeii -ex with none. It would be m admirable thing if women rould copy men m
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    • 37 2 Europe. The isolation of Germany must, indeed, have gone far when rumours of an alliance between England, Frai. and Russia can appear with such firming frequency and increasi —Zeitu ng, I{ a m burg.
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    • 49 2 Heretofore the poor man has :iad the world's sympathy as the under dug. Now lie is becoming supercanine and the rich man subcanine. Does the ridi man not give J He he give J He is a briber passes from negative to positive crime. York.
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  • 114 2 GOES HOME ON LEAVE. Among the homeward j>a*»cngcr> by the French Mail Pofytusten, which left here on the 21st insi vastfo Manager of the Banquc de I- Indo* Chine. Mr. Leon hiousset, who, accompanied by his wife, went h a well-earned holiday. During his temporary absence
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  • 102 2 HAS BEEN STAYING INCOGMK A I MUNICH AND CANNES The Munich Neuestc N reports that M the fabulously Mr. Rockefeller had speni pleasant days incognito He had previously been three week* a Cannes, where he sat to bach, the well-known Munich painter, who received aprincdj his
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  • 167 2 ARE TEETOTALERS THE MOST VIRTUOUS? We hold no brief for drinkers. &J ■one figures for which Dr. Emil R* is responsible, and irhich show thai the crimes are not on their worth quoting, oppose .1- they m*J views of teetotal enthusiasts. Reich has said that m the year 18 >ow
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  • 21 2 h is reported that MrWVav. Res ofPahMlg, is retiring this \c" ly question ot his Miccessoi being debated m Service cmcic-
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 295 2 NEW SEASON'S FRUIT Messina Oranges JUST ARRIVED VERY CHOICE I THOMPSON THOMAS CO. THE QUEEN OF TABLE WATERS IS Apollinaris Supplied under Royal warrants of appointment to H.M. THE KING International gispensarg, 8 -A- B.A.TTIEIR-'X" RO-A-ID. FACING RAFFLES SQUARE. The Dispensary is m charge of an efficient European Dispenser, who
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    • 427 2 j' Bird's Nest"| I Cognac S THE BEST BRANDY ON THE MARKET I 8 FOR A MODERATE PRICE. I J I (Samples on Application. ICaldbeck- -j I Macgregor Co. I j SOLE IMPORTERS. I the LonsriDonsr J Chronograph I j "King of Cinemetograph." f DIRECT from the EMPIRE. M (LEICESTER
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    • 226 2 DO YOU COLLECT/ PICTORIAL /Ky /Cy/ /jT*J CALL AT y>%^/jITTS A CO. //\V -59*-*~ North Bridge Road INSPECT THin LARGE /stock of newly arrived /HAND COLOURED JEWELLED ARTISTIC CARDS. myms Kflssin?. Coming soon Coming soon. The Indra Zanlbar Royal Theatrical Co. will play here for a short season only. This
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  • THE EASTERN DAILY MAIL. COMMERCIAL SUPPLEMENT.
    • 11 1 THE EASTERN DAILY MAIL. COMMERCIAL SUPPLEMENT. SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, MAY 23rd, 190(1.
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    • 142 1 Capital Capital Issue Paid Issued. paid up. Value, up. Company. Quotations. GOLD. 1135,000 140,000 10 10 Bersawah Cold M. Co Ltd Al2 en -11 TIN. S3 SBii *Esess&.«* =taar JrwiSS "*>■««■• i 0""" 1 1 Raubr -M. Co. Ltd. Sm. &&2S »*> J 1 Z, ■"s£*% Lld
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    • 30 1 FINANCE COMMERCE. Government Rate 2 4 $60 fcr £7. IT* Netherlands Trading Society quoted Yesterday the 4, DM bank r::te at c 4 1 Mercantile Bank quoted 1/4 7 10.
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    • 131 1 !The On Ijmdon —Bank 4 m,> 2 2 Demand 1/43/16 Private 5 m,s.. z 4 do. 6 m 1/4 ij/16 f>// <,**>■>>. in\ Bank d/d 2.4 c 3 B> I -44 do. 6 m O// Fwwtct —Bank d/d a Private 3m, <10. m/s 3 O// //.</;<? -Bank I.
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    • 151 1 *93.00 uambie: do Cube No. i f IO 4O do No. 2 H 9#oo Pepper, Black (ordinary Spore),, 21.25 do White, Fair L. W. 5 p.c.,, 28.75 Nutmegs (1 10 to the lb.) 34 do (80 to the lb.) 53. Mace (Uanda) ,^5 Cloves 33. Liberian Codec M 20>50
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    • Page 1 Miscellaneous
      • 207 1 SHIPPING NEWS. VESSELS IN PORT. MERCHANT VESSELS. 1 t<...^ C tpt I>ct ml 7 (1. p. BehnUahan,U W. Jap. str. 6,309 tons, C apt M From Yokohama, d 14 dp. Pateraon For London, ttrd— J5 tons, (apt Folk- 2 th May. From Bangkok. Bth «if For Bangkok. r R 127
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      • 587 1 /V/W, H r i t -j, |fJ ton Ca {Wall >,st Dec. From Banjoe WangL nth Dec Nil. E Fx Telegraph Coy. Ltd. L\ Rds. I'rofit W Mr. 7.5 tons, Capt Olsen, ir.th May. (i.e., and d.p. Behn Meyer and Co. Ll— Rds. &eda*g t Siam. str. 198 tons, Capt
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    • Page 2 Advertisements
      • 92 2 John Little Co., Ltd. 0&1S* JSHER^ c?i SPECIAL 1 RESE^E OLD VATTED GLENLIVET WHISKY COLO MEDAL @9 EDINBURGH. Cll) LONDON ig7J. LOKOOM jIAfO EXPOPT 4G£MTS. ffiAJOcliA/lEr &Co 59 A/a»* J>e JOHN LITTLE CO. uO.. SINGAP O R E Per case of 12 Bottles v 10.50. Botol Hitam, Per case of
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    • Page 2 Miscellaneous
      • 451 2 VESSELS EXPECTED. Nrtine, Port, Probable date of arrival, and Agents. Men-of-War, Ace. Andromeda^ (Brit, cru.), Hongkong, soon. Diadem, (Brit, cru), Hongkong, June. Donegal, (Brit, cru.), England, soon. Duke of Edinburgh, (Brit cru.) England soon. Natal, (Brit, cru.), England, soon. Thistle, (Brit, g'bt.), Plymouth, soon. Steamers. Ayuthia, Bombay. May- Borneo Co>
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      • 341 2 Silesia, Trieste. July 9 Rautenberg Sonnebeg, Australia, June Behn Meyer Stentlor, L'pool due May 30 Mans field. MAILS TO ARRIVE. From Europe Per P. Q. Arcadia due on 26th May. From China— Per P. «fc O. Delhi due on 23rd MayCLEARANCES. DenavoP for Hongkong, Shanghai and Japan. De Klerk Sourabaya.
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    • 36 3 r tclccaph.) I oiiDON, May 22, 4 35 Pm-r-oeror Wiffiam haa written to JaTßueJo* expressing gratitude for lnl rcukrcclby the latter hoping f r 10 Prince maybe long retained Stbebcnefitoftbe (,n man nation.
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    • 18 3 gOUFFIDES ELECTED [•KKSIDENT. I.onpon, May 22, 5.40 pM. uh.faderialist Boufiides has been of .be Greek
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    • 32 3 cMFRAJ DESPATCHED TO THE GEN^ENE OF OPERATIONS Lohpow, May ts, 4-3S.P-»-General Stephenson has arrived at gen route for Zulu Und, ,dy the military opt-ra-Jainstihenatives. < In we I ,nSuppress theTewh.
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    • 47 3 FROM MACEDONIA AND 1 „m>on. Ma) 540 p.m. the number of murders thai etrmted by Greek band* Macedonia and Roumania have expelled •Vcrtv three Greek doctors and mevchL s bel g gl BCCTCI -uanisations. The two countries m mitstion pro- Greeks to a special rccime.
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    • 37 3 PASSENGERS SEIZED AND HELD IX) RANSOM. London, May 2*, 5-40 p.m. I uids have -cized and felucca, holding three Gibralti 1 I som. The I »1»O boarded an American steamer and removed ill the M
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    • 25 3 KEL KELLER SERIOUSLY INJURED M v. :r, 5-40 p.m. has been scv a bomb explosion at The rew the bomb effected •pe.
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    • 58 3 m 1 hi: LIBERAL lamp. v, 22, 5.40 p.m. The H ent is tl rearened by the t I F its N event 1 --ions the extendIS4 m the Education Bill a clause which i- being pressed forward by influential -ection c various opposing Liberal Im constantly
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    • 69 3 bEXERAL MESS, 5 CAN BE RECEIVED AT FIH SAME TIME. Poulsen, who hai done m tion with telephones. «i a new system of !v and telephony, which i> much more complete than any -em. has the following 1- work- uninterd the main recei\ ing station, iphic connection
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    • 78 3 Nt ni.\r he is TOMi IS RATHER PREMATURE. thai the Prophet Douie the heart, like Mark Twain's Bgerattd, MJ the J h H ble tor the itOTY doctor who was with Elijah m jOjbtttwhohasni wen him since. lC t of tlie faithful who ground hi m
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    • 90 3 known by those teKted the puniness of thc nouV ere arc amon 8 tllcm 'n mr n 1 Un> ome "f them giants turn c iml Jirth. One of them P r l r tllCrda >- an cxami •^uio7"T ripN a veritable Col--ucrs 10! air ly Utooiihcd
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    • 69 3 l**dan d Lc K isln ture recently the r^Zj Act *Wch lias since received «fc5S u)licn infers on arrwtt J2S* f P rac »ising as 111 th at Colo,, conveyancers Bar have j r* Judicial P P ar as -^vorates before I Ounr 'lei, atf Lo niltt ceof
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    • 37 3 < ~cu ier s Agency wires. By submarine telegtaphj MORE SERIOUS THAN FIRST REPORTED. London, May 1.30 a.m. H.s Holiness the Pope is m bed, with lion repOrtcd com Pl>catcd heart affecaudtcef^ haS SUSpCnded i**
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    • 59 3 AUTOCRATIC OBSTRUCTION. London, May, 22, 1 1-30 a.m. The Czar has informed the Duma that he .s unable to receive the Address m Reply, except through one of his Ministers. The Members of the Duma are irritated, but have decided not to make the refusal
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    • 41 3 GOVERNMENT GAIN 58 SEATS. London, May 22, 11.30vi.rn. The French Government's net gain at the General Election amounts to 58 seats, taking the contests as a whole. The Socialist groups gained 45 seats. The Nationalists are the heaviest losers.
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    • 39 3 RECEIVES THE VICTORIAN ORDER. I London, May 22, 11.30 a.m. H. M. the King has conferred on Prince Arthur of Connaught the chain of the Victorian Order m recognition of the Garter Mission to Japan.
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    • 23 3 MAGNIFICENT RECEPTION AT SYDNEY London, May 22, 1 1.30 a.m. The Japanese Training Squ;.dron had a magnificent reception at Sydney.
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    • 65 3 DESCRIBED AS MERE TRIAL BALLOONS. London, May 22, 1 1.30 a.m. The Times describes the numerous reports current of an Anglo-Russian Agreement a> mere "trial balloons." It says that nothing whatever has been settled or can be, until the internal situation m Russia improves. That situation ia such
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    • 24 3 London, May 22, 11.3 c a.m. Frederick Danvers is dead [Mr. Danvers was formerly Registrar of Records at the India Office].
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    • 39 3 WHILE ACTING AS I'M TED STATES CONSUL. London, May 22, 5-40 p.m. An Englishman named Stuart,* who •raa acting as United States Consul at Batoum, a town of Russian Transcaucasia on the Black Sea, has been murdered.
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    • 227 3 MUTINOUS CREW MET BY OFFICERS ARMED WITH RIFLES. A story of the sea, which reads like a chapter from a book of adventures, written for boy*) was told recently at Belfast. Arthur Barnes, boatswain's mate, of Sydney was charged with having fired at Mr. l>. Bailie, the
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    • 113 3 Intending travellers to Japan this j summer will be pleased to hear that the Japanese are to do everything possible to atone for the inconveniences of the past. By all accounts the country is to be a more attractive resort than ever for visitors. Among
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    • 91 3 A Chinese British subject, employed as a clerk by the Bangkok Manufactur- I ing Co., Ltd., has been arrested on a charge of embezzling over tcs. 600, the property of his employers. There are, says Lord Curzon, only 200 official Englishmen m India drawing salaries of ,£Boo or over ,£BOO
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    • 349 3 "HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR." There was a large audience m the Town Hall last night to witness the staging of this play by our local amateurs entitled "His Excellency the Governor." Every available seat was filled. The hall was well cooled m so far as the electric
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    • 555 3 L'nder the most favourable atmospheric circumstances the first day of this year's Spring Meeting was held. The Grandstand was filled with the lady friends of our local sportsmen, and on the lawn there was a large concourse of members and guests. Thf Maiden PLATE This was a good
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    • 15 3 To-morrow being a public holiday there will be no issue of the "Eastern Daily Mail."
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    • 62 3 All restrictions with reference to the ng i? P aSSCnge rs tnd other traffic on the Railway owing to the cholera outbreak m Province Wellealev Zl now withdrawn. J M r R W. Nickelsen, who has been temporarily stationed at Nibone Tebal owing to the cholera outbreak m Province
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    • 219 3 OPENS TO-MORROW NIGHT. The London Chronograph will give its opening performance to-morrow evening at 7-30, m the new commodious tent which has been erected next to the Rn P a H ne w ein^ m f at °g r aph m Beach Road We are informed that the
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    • 752 3 PARTICULARS OF THE ALDERSHOT MEMORANDUM. Colonel P. T. Burton, Chief Engineer of the Aldershot Army corps, has issued on behalf of General Sir John French a memorandum m reference to the methods of taking cover adopted by Japanese infantry when advancing to the attack. We give below
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    • 19 3 Captain J. Willock" first Boarding Officer, has been appointed Senior Boarding Officer m place of the late Mr Dennison.
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    • 1155 3 BY JABEZ SPENCER BALFOUR. Jabez Balfour, who was recently released after fourteen years' imprisonment, has been giving his first impressions of freedom. In a descriptive article m the Daily Mtulhe states:— It is only after one has been cut off from the world for a long
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    • Page 3 Advertisements
      • 196 3 MATSUO'S Japanese CIfIEMfITOGHfIPH WE ARE NO 1 FALSE ALARMS OUR WORDS ARE B BACKED BY DEEDS J MATSUO'S JAPANESE CINEMATOGRAPH CLAIMS TO BE THE LARGEST AND BEST ORGANIZED SHOW OF THE KIND TRAVELLING EAST OF SUEZ.' Remember we make our own films, we also get films from every known maker
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      • 127 3 Jj ADVERTISING IS THE SECRET OF SUCCESS." IN LV l) THE Emperor of India flms are prepared to undertake PRINTING IN MALAY, CHINESE, TAMIL, AND ENGLISH. BOOKLETS, CIRCULARS, CATALOGUES, ETC., ETC., Turned ©lit ii> First class Style at modcratcprices Entertainment work a speciality I DO NOT FORGET THE Smperor of
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    • Page 3 Miscellaneous
      • 116 3 COMING EVENTS. To-day, 2?rd May Hitfh Water. 10-5 H a. m. 10-87 p. m. L. L. T. C. Croquet Tournament. To-morrow, 24th May. High W.iter. 04 and H-30a.n1. Empire Day. Public Holiday. Bank close. P. and O homeward mail closes. 3. Races. Second Day. Function at Raffles' Girls' School Raffles
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    • Page 4 Advertisements
      • 347 4 YAMATO CO. Dealers m High Class Japanese Curios and General Goods. SOLE A.GEN rS TO TOKIO SfcllK* tSHA" CLOCKS AND W^"CH I FACTORY. I I Contractors to the I Japanese flavy and I NipponYusen Kaisha'sl Fleet. I 17, High street, a I SINGAPORE. I CSEE ML.v ICTORIA STREET. SIXGAP JR£.
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      • 702 4 BANKS^ Hongkong 1 Shanghai BanUnQ Corporation. PAID-UP CAPITAL $10,000,000 RESERVE FUND Sterling Reserve «10,00a000 •iq« nn .v^ Silverßeserve 9SOaOOO f ulo v a oo Reserve ILiabiLty of Propnetors $10,000,000 Court of Directors. A Haupt, £sq Chairman. Hon. C. W. Diclcson— D«ipvity-Chairraan. j E. Goetz, Esq. H. E. Totnkins Esq. C.
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      • 528 4 MALAY RECORDS- j Lagu Jalak Lanting T. Kepala Burong Nandong Sayang Gambos Plemban Sri Rayu Gambo Yuman I Mak Dabu Noori m Bangau Loiikin Asam Pay a Bunga Tanjong Kuala dua Tengah malam Permata Gambos n Sha'er I Inche Mina Cheiong Ban a Serampang Sri Perak Pulau Berembon n Kronchong
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      • 285 4 THAT IS FRASER NEAVE'S AERATED WATERS. On part* Frane«is Man Sor»cht D«ut»cft EWWERSOW'S HOTEL rANI) TIFFIN ROOM. 96 ROBINSON ROAD 96 Open daily from 6 a.m. until 1 1 p.m. Board and Lodging. MEALS AT ALL HOURS. The very best Wines and Liquors supplied. B«st German and Pilsner Beers. J.
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      • 729 4 "E. D, ADLETS. FOR SALE, WA. PREPAID. Cheap Publicity for all \*our Wants: House*, Godowna etc., Wanted d To Let. Situations Wanted d Vacant. Exchange d Mart 1 Day. 1 Week. Fortnight. MorrrH *s. words or under 50 cts. 1. 50 2. oc 3. 00 5° 75 cts. 1 00
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