Eastern Daily Mail and Straits Morning Advertiser, 5 September 1906

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  • 20 1 Ea stern Daily Mail AND STRAITS MORNING ADVERTISER. No. 303 VOL. 11. SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5? 1906. PRICE 5 CENTS
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  • THE NORTH-WEST PASSAGE.
    • 31 1 London, September 4, 10 a.m. The Norwegian vessel Gjoa h.is reached Nome m Alaska. She has thus succeeded m completing the famous North Western pas- sage.
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    • 63 1 FORTY THREE VESSELS INSPECTED BY PRESIDENT. America's Record Naval Display. London, September 4, 10 a.m. President Roosevelt held a review of the American Navy m Oyster Bay. There were assembled the greatest number of American war-vessels that ever h id been gathered together at one time
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    • 53 1 MORE JAPANESE ARRESTED. Allege they Wanted Water only and not Sealskins. London September 4, 10 a.m. Five Jap mese have been arrested on the charge of seal aoaching on St George Island. Those arrested declare that they merely landed there m order t 1 obtain a supply
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    • 72 1 CON JERNIMG STATE RAILWAYS. May co*t him the Presidency or U.S. London, Sep:ember 4, 10 am. It is stid that -lr. W. Jennings Bryan's adv >cacy of the St ite ownership of railways has met with the disapproval of his supporters, and that the news
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    • 43 1 INFLUENCES SET IN T MOTION. WllH IHIS UUjLLT IN VIE* London, September 4, 10 a.m. Powerful influences have been set m motion whereby there is a strong agitation on foot for the purpose of securing the re-election of President Roosevelt.
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    • 30 1 REMAINS REACH LONDON. Were Accompanied by Husband. London, September 4, 10 a.m. Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman, who accompanied the remains of his wife, has returned to London.
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    • 66 1 ROOSEVELT APPROVES OF SIMPLIFICATION. But before adoption it must meet with general approval. Lor.don, September 4, 20 a.m. President Roosevelt has announced that if the simplified form of spelling m public documents, which has b.en submitted for adoption, meets with general approval of the Public, it may be
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    • 123 1 FOUR MILLIONS GUARANTEED. Amount to bk spent for Colony's Benefit. London, September, 4, 20 a.m. At the initiative of Lo d Selborne, the Imperial uovernmun lias made the suggest. on that the I Yjnsv.ml, and, Or- an^ia Ulould raise a loan to the extent ol
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    • 72 1 OBJECT IS TO AVOID AiNY FURTHER FRICTION. Between our South African Subjects. London, September 4, 20 a.m. The Imperial Government is desirous of eliminating any tnemc of controversy among its subjects m South i Africa. {for later telegrams see page 3.) It is notilied lor general information that
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  • 578 1 "NO NEED FOR PANIC" "NO POSSIBILITY OF FAMINE." Regarding the price of Para rubber tl c have been many disquieting lours both m and otll of the trade, id some of the extremists b;.ve even gone so far as to say that we arc on the
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  • 365 1 An extraordinary story >fan incident which is .iic rod to h ive t ikcn piac m the Him Heung district of Korea appears m the /\'>>r<w Ttmrs. The newspaper declares that during the demolition by the ipanese r ithorities of a building known ai
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 134 1 old engßsft Ciiroc cut Cowcco w2 vacuum Cms illuiiiiuum pocKC )in .ASI 'John kittle Co. Ltd. 1 SOLE AGENTS. I f r POMMERY A GREIMO'S QHAVPAGNE. B 1 I EXITI^-A. SEC I IsT_A_T TJ"IR,:K2. [recognised all over the world as j i the best champagne obtainable. j SLEDGE I STERILIZED
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    • 306 1 H o wart h E r s k i n e Ei>§i peers ai>d Contractors. ELECTRICAL iINISTALLATIONS. Telephone 23. Telegrams "ERSKINE." 1 the Finttt and Largest Qr w Electrx Fan* m very Btdroom 1{ Buildings m f'enang SVg^&«>; Cui ine Catering under Entirely under European Supervision of an European Management.
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    • 12 1 SINGAPORE 1 J. LITTLE CO., LTD. mi I AGENTS. RO^tNSJ/J A. CO
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  • 348 2 The Eastern Daily Mail. PRICE 5 CENTS. WEDNESDAY, 5TH SEPTEMBER. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S CHANCES. 1 he stars governing the destiny of President Roosevelt's Presidentship still seem to be m full ascendancy. Mr. Bryan is a staunch advocate of the policy of buying up all the United States Railways and bring them
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  • 712 2 HEAT OF EXTRAORDINARY INTENSITY. We who are used to the oppressive intensity of a burning equatorial climate cannot form any adequate idea about the Intolerable hardship under which European and American nations, generally enjoying a bracing and cool climate, are groaning at present through a terribly scorching temperature of a
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  • THE WORLD'S PRESS.
  • 201 2 It ii publicati 11 tte 241 .1 nit letter, wn To the Elit 1 Car Sir, In has jpp.' ire i m instant I astonishment t and distasteful 40 1 SSI I bein^ desl ducovere I to put it mildly, him to anoi ci fin 1
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 342 2 Welch's CaldbGck GRAPE JUICE. A Temperance .Drink for the Home Jg m^ *r» A Drink for the Table |Uj 51 f" fl 1^ Ofjft A True Thirst Quencher for the Sick Room. IVI *Jj| B 6ood for Old ana young rtihlctc and Invalid. SL %j€% Per bottle 50 cents. SOLE
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    • 64 2 THE QUEEN OF TABLE WATERS Apollinaris IS M7PPI lED UNDER ROYAL WARRANTS OF APPOINTMENT TO Bis majcstp the Kina AND l>. R. ft. Cbc prince of Ulafcs. BANJOS-BANJOS JTXJST RECEIVED FROM THE EMINENT BANJO MAKERS jVlessrs BARNES JVlULtlilflS THEIR LATEST PRODUCTIONS IN ZITHER BANJOS with: attachment. CLEAR BELL TONE. EVERY
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    • 312 2 To Let. Unfurnished 3 vacant rooms on the Ist Floor, 112 Bencoolen Street. Apply to A. B. D. c/o E. D. M. hotice7 By order of tne Board of Directors I have to-day transferred the management of this Agency to Mr. W. C. LEBERT, who is authorized to sign for
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  • LATEST TELEGRAMS.
    • 23 3 .vTENDEDTOCOMPtm {l \v,i >RS s r RYOF Bu etow wherein «.tC«««««. vl |,v .hich wrls „m n, i r obl character.
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    • 11 3 TH E BAGDAD RAILWAY. rttMANY* INTER NLY tfVMCMAS PERSIA mysinti cial.
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    • 21 3 THEIR MEETING. I -TIONS -».m. took place 11 M_l and there icute political y mspicioua g mis-
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    • 32 3 EVICTION CONFIRMED. i-ii gi ).je, the i c I -her g i the the at bad d a t to ♦f h.td been i c Court ler as to
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    • 48 3 S which arriv- ared b■er a ira by the acting II i I only. carrying md waS I I, amountits of suit IC had a ill cks, ,06 i poultry, which I to the comfort of the I: will not vessel of tea tons
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    • 34 3 ■■Kh tor the PJ IMectil heWoo I the Minutes 4 a the a 4 th marks. Municipal Comi and jinrikied I tuning. Lease °thcr j business thai for ward by the Prcsi-
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    • 45 3 and Sam Ph* llg :>; Wn their ,1! l( 1 1 culture tonight. t| 7''K'.a«l.,n the new t> Bencoolen will 1* (1 to i' (i these joining ft? 0 w^omc. Any hool ran take up J. tt(lf^ subjects that UtN| as: Boxins
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  • 1025 3 RODRIGUESCASE WITHDRAWN When the session of the Assizes opened tins morning; the first case called wms th it of Joseph Rodrigues charged with fo gery and using as genuine a forged document. The acting Attorney-General entered a null,- proseqni, and the charge was accordingly withdrawn. A COUMTI Rfkiiing
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  • 402 3 Chong Ah Sam was then charged with counterfeiting 24 ten-cent P eces and with being m possession of instruments for that purP > s e. He pie. ded not guilty. Deputy P.P. Spr ule explained that on the 20th of August Inspector Reynolds and a European Serge mt
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  • 205 3 The many friends of Mr. C. Muttiah, who taught for some time m both the A lglo-ChineseSciiooland the Brothers' School, wfll be pleased to learn he has secured an excellent position m the Government schools m the Philippines though he only left Singapore a very few weeks ago.
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  • 142 3 S R. C. v. BAND DRUMS. The Hockey Match which was played on the Esplanade yesterday between the S. R. C. and the Band and Drums, was devoid of any great interest throughout but just before h tit time both sides, began to appreciate the situation which resulted m
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  • 95 3  -  New York, Aug. 5. At Springfield, Massachusetts, yesterday Mr. D. B. Wesson, the famous manufacturer of revolvers, died at the age of eighty-one, lie was practically frightened to death. He suffered from heart affection, and his troubles were aggravated last autumn by the threats of the
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  • 110 3 Kobe, Thursday, Aug. 9. I interviewed Mr. Tokuton i, editor and proprietor of the newspaper M Kok umin, this morning on his return from a three months' tour m Chim and Man churia He says the impression left by his extensive travels In North and Central
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  • 23 3 Thk Town and Volunteer Band will play on the Esplanade on Wednesday the sth instant from 8-30 p.m. (weather permitting.
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  • 1073 3 EXPENSIVE SPREE Tan Sit paid rather dearly yesterday for mdulgmg m a spree. It appears that he and triend h id been imbibing freely of the "cup that clieers 'and wound up their evenings fun by entering a house of questionable repute where Tan S.t wantonly smashed a
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  • 255 3 WRITTEN BY HERSELF ON BOARD THE "ARABIA." The will has just been proved of Lady Curzon, wife of the ex-Viteroy of India. The estate, exclusive of settled property, is valued at 1,878 Her will, which is written m her own hand on a sheet of plain foolscap
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  • 201 3 The Dutch s. s. de Carpentie," Captain v m R'iu, arrived from B itavia pesterd iy, with M -se-s G >ldenberu: and Cowan as a salo~m passengers, and 45 deck. She is expected to leave on the Bth instant for Batavia the local agents are D.^-ndels Co. The
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  • 104 3 SECOND LIST. Mr. Ong Siang his sent us the following list of donators to the ab^ve fund: Brought forw\rd 580 Mr. Li Kwong Lam (Kwala Lumpur) 2 G ->. Russell (Kwala L-mpor) 25 Loke Yew (a friend) (Kwala Lumpor) 25 H. M. Cock (Scotland)
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  • 114 3 The rem-iins of Swee Ewe Lny. the late Editor and Proprietor of the "Lat Pau" Press (Chinese Daily News) were placed m their final resting place m the Chinese burial ground, Bukit Timah Road, yesterday. The funeral cortege left the house at io a.m. headed by
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  • 98 3 Paris, Aug. 5 Admiral Fournier, the Commander-in-Chief of the French Fleet, declared at the close of the naval manoeuvres on Friday that the submarine spoilt all his plans of attack, and that "these vessels have brought about a revolution m our armament. His words have created
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  • 96 3 Sydney, Aug. 9 After thirty months 1 negotiations, the Commonwealth's proposal to establish a decimal coinage m Australia has been overruled by the Imperial Government, 1 which, while willi'V* to allow Australia i credit on silver oins used m Australia, obj :ct to the existence
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  • 942 3 YOUNG SHOEBLACK TO CALL ON KING EDWARD. His Continental Tour. After an absence of a year, Fred Rack, more popularly known as Frisco Kid, the shiner of the boots of the mighty, has icturned ro England The presence of two Kings at (/owes drew
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  • 180 3 y£3 00 000 < 000 at Se*f M s tnc somewhat cryptic caption under which an English journal announces Mr. John D. Rockefeller's voyage from Plymouth to Cherbourg. Midas-like, everything he touches turns to gold but the gold seems to bring him as little real happiness as
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 138 3 "MOULMEIN CIGARS." Reduction m prioe. OWING TO THE GREAT DEMAND POR THE BRAND OF MOULMEIN CIGARS IMPORTED BY i:s, WE ARE ABLE l<> REDUCE THE PRICK OF SAME FROM TO-DAY. A fresh consignment has just been received. TO CONVINCE I HOSE Wllo HAVE N<>T YET SMOKED OUR "MO ULM I
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  • 1132 4 THE METHODS OF MONOPOLY. A long, well-lit room filled with hundreds of girls, each Bitting or standing over a machine or by a table. Attired m bright kimonos, with hair quaintly dressed, yellowfaced, slant-eyed, chattering and smiling, they embodied one result of Western influence upon tinEast.
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  • 154 4 His enemies hid their eyes upon King Alfonso ol Spain at a very early t the kidnapping story which has found its way into the papers belongto the realm- iA' fact, and n<>t of fiction. It is said that he u.-.s only a few months old
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  • 540 4 TRAVELLER'S STORY OF AFRICAN lOURNEY 1_ icinating picture of African travel was drawn by Mr. A. Trevor tye m a paper at the Br t sh Asa ci tion yesterday on M Th food the \"ictoria F«ilU Leaving the railway, he journeyed Mr 100 m les m
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 178 4 £g^£slTile s I HEALTHY, CLEAN, BEAUt^T^ I IMPERVIOUS I<> hAM,, I ALL SIZES, SHAPES. COLOURS AND DESIGNS I FROM $8, PER 100 I cement Tile Works I 51 > HILL STREET, SINGAPORE. I CINEMATOGRAPHS FIUMS @^I FOR A COMPLETE CINBMATOGI A H UVY HERMANOS. I "EDEN" E :'™"S I "EDEN"
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 75 4 cOMING EVENTS. To-day, s tb High Water. 0.7 a.m., Ass.zcs. il German Outward Mail due b. V. I. Mtirmisniny. Recruits rV4ti Sr VA. Recr Ults DnU VI 5 3 C. \N .A. ParsonaKe. 4 Thursday, 6tb Higii Water. 0.3 a.m. .1.31 pm Friday: k 7 V.; U S H'K l¥ac«r.
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    • 682 4 SHIPPING NEWS. VESSELS EXPECTED Xa.nr, Port, Probable date of arrival, and Agents. Steam hrs. Albenga, Hohgkong, Sept.-; Behn Meyer. Andalu-ia, Hamburg, Nov. 7 Bnhe; Mover. Ithi Bombay, Sept— j Borneo Coy. Austria. Hitoug, Sept 7; Rautenberg Hamburg, sir. Nov. 20; Behn Meyer Ai<v, Wentzel, Vstotk, Aug. 31 Borneo Coy. \niiral
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    • 858 4 9Si y^^Li ße— »l>*-~«. -^S^^Lih^. VESSELS IN PORT. MERCHAMT VESSELS. p Asdang, Rinm s»r. 405 tons, Capt K pt^r«on, ?ist Aug. From Bangkok, 2 4th Aner G.c, East Asiatic Coy. For Bangkok. U.— rVs. Frrid. Nor. ?\.v. 64K tons, Cnpt Folkm-nnn, 28th Aup. From Bangkok, ?4th An?. Gc, a^d 3d.
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    • 707 4 MAILSJCLOSE. To-day. For Per Steamer Time Pontianak Abbotsford 1 1 am Indragiri Aing Thye noon Tringganu Stephan 1 pm P. S. and Penang Kistna 1 pm Palembaug Ophir pm P. and Colomtx) Sunda 2pm Colombo, Bombay K. Maru 2 pm Teluk Anson etc Selangor 3pm Penang and Deli Hebe 3pm
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  • 625 5  -  tINT \NDAPLEA Rv Harold Spender. X U ld love his neighI I Here- not that H| -titc <>l I i' I the slum, where I tll(1 4 I I provincial towns .#l. So one |t strifes m *p|. up thcii humblest 4 m V of friendship II v-
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  • 574 5 In primitive times a man was ned at the top of the belfry To the bells at the indicated hours, day and night, writes Alfred Bciland m L'Horologere. This watchman was called the horoscopu*, that is to say, the observer of the hour' He had
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  • 157 5 The Dundee Courrier," one of the earliest of the half penny morning paestabliahed m the provinces, has recently vacated its old home at Lind-say-street, having been removed to a magnifidetll new building m Albertsquare, Dundee. When the present proprietors, Messrs I). C. Thomson Co., came into posui.only two
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  • 807 5 I I Price. GOLD. S .900 jl, ,5,000 4O 000 1 Jri J2d Bmawal. G. M. Co., Ltd ,0.00 sellers 4,000 IO 1O /i c 1\ o 11 1903 350 000 350 000 £l Zl Duftbevoloprr'entCo Ltd (DCfeiTCd) ""o SCllerS '901 5300,000S 3 oo,ooo $293,600 Io Io
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  • Commercial.
    • 146 5 Tin 91 .25 Gambicr buye-s 7.15 do Cube No. 1 1080 Pepper, Black(ordinary S'pore) ,,22. do White, Fair L.W. 5 p.c. ,,28.12! Nutmegs (no to the 1b.) 3,. do (80 to the lb.) ,,52. Mace (Banda) 1 45 Cloves (Amboina) ,,34. Liberian Coffee 22.50 Tapioca, sraal pearl (Fair) 10.35
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    • 50 5 On London— Bank 4 m/s 2/45/16 Demand 2/4 do. 6 m/s.. 4 Private 3 m/s. 2/4 7/, 6 U« Gern.any Bank d/d 2 to Private 3 m/s 2 43 rnv r atc 2 m/s 2'J() I y '75 '4*5 3 1 1/16 *J^ per an Bar silver in London
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 332 5 MORTGAGEE'S SALE OF THE WELL KNOWN Recreation hotel SITUATE AT Serangoon Road Opposite the Payah Lebar Police Station TO BE HELD AT &.A. Fernandez Cos Sale-room Ao. 6 D ALMEIDA STREET On Wednesday 12th September at 2.30 p. m. All those fifty very valuable Freehold building allotments situate at Serangoon
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  • 1666 6 SOME INTERESTING FACTS. Switzerland is th home of mou tain railways, sjttkh originated thirty odd years ag<), and is Swi<s engineers we must look for everything essenti Hy novel m 1 enterprising m connection with tin- brioch of engineering Mou it Rigi was the lir^t to submit to
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  • 505 6 This book con-i«;ts of "waifs and stray? of history," romance, not fiction, fathering! about men who have done things on the borders of Empire, vet are probably forgotten There is atmosphere m the book. There is reil romance al-o adventure, a> m the story of Fernao Lopez,
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 694 6 BANKS. Hongkong S Shanflhal Banking Corporation. HAH.-LP CAMTAL ♦WO oo "^ifiSsS iw.000.000 WTOdao Court of Directors. A Haunt, hs<i-Chairman. Hon VV Uickson- Deputy-Chairman. I \w't7 £m I H. E. Tomkins Ksq. G. il. Medhurst, Esq. f. A. r-sq. A J/Kaymood, kjo. Hon. K. bhewan. H. A. W >lade, hsq. Chief
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    • 435 6 NOTICES. G. A. Fernandez Co. No. 6 D* Almeida Street. LICENSED AUCTIONEERS, SURVEYORS, ARCHITECTS, APPRAISERS, AND HOUSE AGENTS, Charges and Commission will be found moderate. 9-8 06. v.c. Mortgagees' Sale. TO BE HELD AT 0. A. Fernandez I Cos Salet Room. No. 6 D Almeida Street. On Wednesday, 12th September
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    • 356 6 NOTICE. For the benefit of the Public and especially to poor inventors. Pending an application to get Patented an invention must be kept secret. No information be given to any one without the written consent of the applicant until acceptance of the complete specification. Poor inventors should bear m mind,
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    • 507 6 E- D. M," ADLETS. FQRjAImJ^nM WANTED. Situation as companion or hoiwkecper by educated young lady. A i references. Apply to "C." c/o The Singapore Intelligent Agency. Cavanagh Bridge Buildings, 8. MARY'S HOME. \y ANTED:— A matron for the|Home Apply by letter to Rev. 11. C Izard. 1 TO BE LET.
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    • 294 6 0. a I «EAP Rr TURN |c|(£Ts WM '^H nouncc 'hat the, I ■■-range,,™,. v I Hi I COLOMBO, K«NDY Tour Tickets I ««luced Tariff I P. 0. S n c March,, '"'SI Barr J ORGAN BUILDERS P *ano and Musical „,/i ment Dea 'ers Tone, and Repairers, CHURCH OF
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