Eastern Daily Mail and Straits Morning Advertiser, 11 September 1906

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    19 1 Eastern Daily Mail AND STRAITS MORNING ADVERTISER. No. 308 VOL. 11. SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1906 PRICE 5 CENTS
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    THE ANGLO-FRANCO ENTENTE.
    103 1 -vcuter's Agency wires. (By submarine telegraph.) FRENCHMEN MAKE CORDIAL SPEECHES. Consider H. M. King Edward as ONE OF THEIR OWN. London, Sept. 10th noon. At a banquet »vhich was tendered to General Sir J. French at ]the conclusion of the French Army manoeuvres at St. Etienne, the
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    CENERAL FRENCH REPLIES.
    61 1 WILL GIVE FRENCH VISITORS A PATERNAL WELCOME. Replying, Sir John French said he thpnked the speaker for his kind words and added that the British nation were looking forward to the time when the officers of the French Army would again visit us. They would be assured
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    CENERAL OF JESUITS ELECTED.
    59 1 BUT IS A GERMAN. Great expectations entertained. London, September 10, noon The Revd. Wernz, a Germ 111 Jesuit, has been elected General of the Jesuit organization. He is said to be endowed with progressive ideas, and it is expected that he will be able to infuse
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    THE CHINESE QUESTIONS
    34 1 CHINA ASSOCIATION'S MEMORANDUM CONDEMNED. Considered an affront. London, September 10, 10. p.m. The London Times commenting upon the Chinese Association's memorandum declares that same is to be considered as mere effontcry.
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    THE CHINESE CUSTOMS.
    38 1 RADICAL CHANGES CONTEMPLATED In its Administration. j London, Sept. 10th, 12.10 p.m. The Chinese authorities assert that redical changes are pending with regard to their Customs' administration but which will not alte>- it's future productiveness.
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    BRITISH INTERESTS IN CHINA.
    53 1 lUSTIFY OUR DEMAND FOR REVOCATI* N OF EDICT. Or it^ SUPER< I BSN >N. The immenseainount of British capital which is Invested m China, especially m Shanghai, is seriously menaced by the proposed vital changes. We have the absolute right to insist that the edict be
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    BOAT RACING.
    38 1 YALE ANL lI WARD. An inter-varsity challenge FOR NhXl YEAR. 4 The winners of the race between the Yale and Havard Colleges challenge the winners of the Oxford and Cambridge race to compete against themnext year.
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    MOROCCO.
    66 1 OUTBREAK OF REVOLUTION. French Warship mm to scene or TROUBLE. A revolution has broken out m Mogador, Morocco. Local tribes have made on attack upon the town. The French Minister to the Moroccan Government has ordered the French warship dalifie to proceed there. Other Nations take Similar Action. The
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    THE KING'S HEALTH
    35 1 EXCELLENT CURE EFFECTED. At Majuenbad. London, September nth, noon. Dr. Ott, of Marienbad, reports that H. M. King Edward underwent an excellent 'cure' and is at present enjoying the best of health.
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    THE GERMAN ARMY.
    48 1 REVIEW DESCRIBED AS MOST BRILLIANT SPECTACLE. In Presence of the Kaiskr. London, September nth, noon. The Kaiser has reviewed some thirty thousand of his troops. The review m question is described as a brilliant spectacle. TheDukeofConnaught,Mr. Winston Churchill, and General Sir lan Hamilton were present.
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    ARREST OF RAMSAY AT SHANCHAI.
    749 1 ALLEGED EXTENSIVE SWINDLES. A Man of many Aliases. The following Account of Mr Ramsay with many aira c prodf ed from the colonmns of the Ceylon hide pendent as it may prove of I some interest to those with whom he might have come m
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    MR. BEIT'S BEQUESTS.
    179 1 ooTO DX JAMESON. Mr. Beit's estate m the United Kingdom, has hern provisionally sworn at ,£3,000,000. Among the private he que>N are the following £1,000,000 and estate to 1 nephew Herr Sanne. £100.000 to liis sister Frau Zinnon; and £75,000 to his sister, Countess Ludolt, with other
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      90 1 Ir^il'V ill lit? A Ijk JBTA ,NABU EVERYWHERE. John Little Co. Ltd. SOLE AGENTS. Sen IES -'n I A^a till ri a SINGAPORE. I r SLEDGE STEBILIZED n^CIXjIcI SAFEST, PUREST, BEST, 1 The Perak and Penanq Government Hospitals use 5000 tins every Month. LE AGENTS: (J. Traverse Sops, Ld.l 7,
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      366 1 Howarth Erskine~l fcEl>§il>ccrs apd Contractors. I ELECTRICAL IWSTALLATIOWS. Telephone 2S. Telegrams ERSKINE.' 5 i One °J c FlnMt^^ L.rge.t Q(a Electric Fans m very Bedroom cynAunnc Buildings m h-, &£M£p6 Cui lne nii Catering under SINGAPORE ""^na^er^ f^^l Su^^ B^ SOUVENIR POSTCARDS. INTERNATIOIMAL HOTEL. justakr^ M COntS a Packet E.ect
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      3 1 La OBTAINABLE EVERYWHERE
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    The Eastern Daily Mail. PRICE 5 CENTS. TUESDAY, 11TH SEPTEMBER. UNREST IN PERSIA.
    883 2 The Eastern Daily Mail. PRICE 5 CENT S. TUESDAY, 11TH SEPTEMBER. UNREST IN PERSIA. Exactly a month ago a wire was received from Teheran stating that the Shah of Persia had finally granted the demands of the people. The refugees who had sought protection at the British Legation, with the
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    GRANITE QUARRIES DISCOVERED.
    79 2 An energetic officer, of the Municipality while engaged m the survey and construction of a public road came across two quarries of granite stone at Vev Chee King. The Chinese living m the neighbourhood have their superstition about this localit}-, and they allege that some Europeans did
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    SOURCE OF KALLANG WATER SUPPLY.
    146 2 SOURCE OF KALLANG WATE R SUPPLY. At a ccent survey rmde of the supply of water to the Kalknf reservoir/ it was found t>ut that the X illaag river takes its rise from Bukit Kallang. and ha- its source from a spring m a vale at Btlkit Mundi. The water
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  • INFORMATION FROM ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD.
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    WHAT OUR READERS TIHINK.
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    MASONS DEFENDED
    39 2 To t el lie," n. I know I from I Your cur; principles oi I pr in But it the w cal to i g of Protest* and t not ter. and it is ri inin: Sink;..
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    THE HARDSHIPS OF QUARANTINE.
    98 2 roi It should herein cd m (MM colu I bef of native Joim's Island to quarantine, owing from Madras I t have to be put up m i. imfortunal witn inadequate re^t. an when and man) ol a tly undergone. A large number I friends ana
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      241 2 Caldbeck Macgregor WINE SPIRIT MERCHANTS ALE, BEER, STOUT IMPORTERS. f"» ROBINSON Co. I ANNUAL CASH J CLEARANCE I 9 Ik J^ H lira i3^ I BWt ■Xl i-^d Hm^^^^^ 8 t AND WILL CONTINUE DAILY THROUGHOUT THE MONTH. 1 BARGAINS IN ALL DEPARTMENTS. I I %-wij^ii^w iN HLL DEPARTMENTS I
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      115 2 WELCH'S 1 GRAPE JUICE. A Temperance Drink for the Home A Drink for the Table A True Thirst Quencher for the Sick Room. Good for Old and young MMctc and invalid. Per bottle 50 cents. SOLE AGENTS. THOMPSON THOMAS CO. THE AUSTRALIAN STORES. I ISHSTG-^FOIRIE. I Write for our General
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      457 2 A CHEAP WAY TO GET FACTS AND THE FRIEND. We want to send you a booklet of 30 pages entitled. Facts for Men which is decidedly the most interesting and helpful pamphlet that has ever been issued. It has reached its 400,000 th edition. No young man, be he married
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  • LATEST TELEGRAMS.
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    THE ASSIZES.
    2554 3 MURDER CASE HEARD YESTERDAY Before the Chief Justice yesterday a Boyanese named Salleh bin Longtong was charged with the murder of one Hadji Ahmat on June 25th last Deputy Public Prosecutor Sproule appeared on behalf of the Crown and Mr. Lowell for the accused. A special Jury was
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    293 3 It is notified that gun practice will take pi ice on the 1 5 th and 18th instant from Fort Siloso and Pasir Panjang. Mr. Conrad Clarke, son of Mr. Francis Clarke was married yesterday to Miss Hannah Augusta Scheerder, daughter of Mr. Scheerder of the Mercantile Bank. The P.
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    FOOTBALL.
    104 3 White Cross v. Band and Drums. A football match wras played on the old j lil site yesterday afternoon between the White Cross Football Club and the Band and Drams, Sherwood Foresters. Pie latter >red tw Igo ils during the first half and though the white cross passed on
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    BRIDAL KISSES IN CHURCH.
    120 3 The Vicar of Tintwistle, near Manchester, mike- some comments upon the kissing that frequently takes place m church immediately after a wedding cere-no'iy is performed. He describes the effort to obtain tha first kiss from the bride as 1 f)>lisli and irreverent custvn, a:id says It
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    SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
    266 3 The Dutch steamer M Janssens arrived here fro-n Sourabaya yesterday m commind of C lpt J. K ock she >rought a 1 lrge co itingent of tleck passengers from Bandjermassin, Sourabiia and Bagan, also s >me c ittle which were not landed but transhipped at sea. She leaves
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    POLICE NEWS.
    741 3 UN-NEIGHBOURLY SQUABBLE Shasha is a lace vendor of the Israelitish persuasion and has his shop m Orchard Road. Next to his shop is the well-known establishment of Yong Lee Seng Co. Some days ago a cart laden with firewood stopped m front of Shasha's shop. The firewood was
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    THE GERMAN NAVY.
    303 3 BUILDING PROGRAMME FOR NEXT WINTER. Kiel, July 28. During the coming winter half-year the increase of the German Navy will be carried for wan 1 on the following lines. In the first place, the German shipbuilding yards will be engaged m building and completing twenty warships, which
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    A SECRET SOCIETY CASE.
    425 3 A very lengthy hearing was given by Mr. Colrrian yesterday m the Police Court m which seven Chinamen (two of whon appeared m convie tgoal) were charged with being members of an illegal Society. The case occupied the whole of the afternoon and \va> not concluded
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    THE LOCAL CIVIL SERVICE ASSOCIATION.
    193 3 The Association gave a reception towards the end of last week and nearly all the member-, numbering sone 90, odd were present m the Association's temporary club house Hi Middle Road, to celebrate its successful inauguration. The orchestra of the Club enlivened the proceedings of
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    SPAIN FOLLOWS FRANCE
    136 3 Madrid, Aug. 10. The Correspondence dc Espana says One of ihc Ministers has stated that at the first sitting of the Cortes tiic Government will introduce a Bill dealing frith religious associations. According to this Bill, the congregations will )>" subject to the same law as all
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    Large ears and Criminality.
    139 3 Berlin, Thursday. Professor Blau of Goerlitz, lecturing before the Congress of German Anthropologists, declared thai there is an evident connection between the shape of the ear and a m.in's moral and mental development. H» v has taken accurate measurements >>( t,o6t cars belonging to men of
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      133 3 MOULMEIN CIGARS/ i Reduction m price. OWING TO THE GREAT DEMAND K)R THE BRAND OF MOULMEIN CIGARS IMPORTED BY US, WE ARK ABLE H> REDUCE THE PRICE OF SAME A fresh consignment has just been received. TO CONVINCE THOSE WHO HAVE NOT YET SMOKED OUR "M OU LM EI N
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    MALAY DRUGS.
    586 4 Hie June number of the Agricultural Bulletin contains much interesting matter. Mr. Hale contributes an article on garden grown ban ma-, which demonstrate certain useful facts and Mr. Ridley has a particularly z<^\ paper dealing with Malay drugs which presents m a succinct form the names and properties
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    HULLOTT MEMENTO AND SCHOLARSHIP FUND.
    59 4 SEVENTH LIST. fare Mr. G iui i Scow Cmt Lm lay Pan P T, Ann ■-■■>■+ v oon MsrsLai He AUnad bin Abdul bin .\bau Muai )$i |q c \V Bbcr ran i, Em C. A. Pcrreau, H. > Mr K gain S. CJ. de
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    ANGLO-FRENCH EXHIBITION.
    117 4 rhere 1- much to be >a id for the •a the prop sed g preach Exhibition two years ihould be lieid at lhrough m.,,, tIK j hasinaintained .t> p almo^ta who come to v v with with a better traiu aad UiC V tL u were chosen t'cp
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    RUBBER.
    382 4 MANILA SENDS REPRESENTATIVE TO CEYLON. Mr. W. I. Hutcliinson, Forester of the Hureau of Forestry for the Island of Mindanao, who was lately appointed by the Philippine Commission to represent these Islands at the Ceylon Rubber Exhibition, from Zamboanga. Mr. rluschinson will sail oa the Transport Mcade," which leaves
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    OFFICIALS DON'T OPEN ANY MAIL.
    19 4 SUSPECTED MAIL I- HE IL JiiK AJ his ENT OPEN- IT IN VIIEIR PRL^ENIE.
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    LAW SAYS IT SHALL "Be SEIZED AND HELD"
    471 4 The rumor, card that the cusf postal auth m the search tal authoi ii "Me enfo: Philippine I ••re that no private tampered with, p e-ence or their auth rhe :ic »c commission after -awful to import lottery n It shall be
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      1357 4 AM As' J|^^*^?^^B' ae\ SHIPPING NEWS. VESSELS r em SsSS^ I iimucime. *T' (Bnt c^ u ■>• India sept. T^YPTTrfTTRVO K Au-usta, (Ger. cru.), Germany, To-day. HlJL-T HlO X XL* -L^ nJjftf^ For Per Steamer Time m** Ph,w* sSb^S® 515 ig 7 «*W 4m*. Germany, shortly. Teluk Anson etc. Hye
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    INDIAN AFFAIRS IN THE 'TIMES.'
    776 5 INDIAN AFFAIRS IN THE 'TIMES.' riiE L India i Affairs m the j. following he increasing num--1 t.me B cns ion of the Xn fellow. st difference tion m which ke place. t m mind that the people „o whole course of Z c is not a single have often
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    SUSCEPTIBILITY OF RUBBER.
    428 5 One of the peculiar characteristics of rubber is its susceptibility to strong light, variations of temperature and the disintegrating effects of grease, and these three causes of deterioration should be known to all automobilists, m view of the present soaring prices ofr-bber arid the growing scarcity of
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    FOOTBINDING.
    182 5 A correspondent writing to Shanghai from Peking states that H. I. M. the Empress-Dowager, learning from an official from the provinces during an audience the other day that her Irr.pcrial Edict issued several years age calling upon Chinese fathers and mothers to stop the unnatural custom of binding their
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    61 5 A young lady entered a Toronto retail book shop a short time since, says the Publishers' Circular, and enquired from the gentlemanly clerk a married man by the way) if they had a book suitable for an old gentleman who has been married fifty years. Without a moment's hesitation the
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  • Stocks and Shares.
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      MINING.
      284 5 n ate o f M umber Issue I Paid TayTat formation Ca P iul Subscribed Value jupio Rese c Company Quotation* IPresent1 Present GOLD. {13,500 10 10 Bersawah G. M. Co., Ltd 10.00 sellers 3,500 unissued 4,000 10 10 n n (Deferred) 8.00 sellers i9°3 .£400,000 ,£350,000 35 O
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      RUBBER
      298 5 9°5 y£'s°. oo .£140,000 140,000 '£1 I£l Anglo-Malay Rubber Co. Ltd. £2.15.0 1905 $200,000 $120,000 20,000 10 7 Balgownie Ruboer Estate Ltd. 14.50 r r 7,o°° l l Batu Caves Rubber Co. Ltd. (f. p.) 2.2.6 1904 £.i,is S {J;^ 2, /9 (contrib.) ,2.6 1905 700,000 $610,000 70,000 10
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      GENERAL.
      219 5 l8 94 ;£^377>°° 7,638 12.6 12.6 'Bells Asbestos Eastern Agency, Ltd. $7.75 1898 $225,000 $225,000 4.500 50 50 112,500 Fraser Neave, Ltd 122.50 1 0,000,000 a] I 1865 $10,000,000 $10,000,000 80,000 125 125 9,500,000 V Hongkong and Shanghai Bank 770.00 c i 18,000 100 100 "Howarth Erskinc, Ltd 160.00
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      DEBENTURES.
      58 5 Howarth Erskine, Ltd. 60/0 $600,000 2 0/0 prm. buyers. Riley Hargraves, Ltd. 60/0 225,000 2 0/0 prm. buyers. Singapore Municipal 6 0/0 400,000 nominal. o W ft t 0 f"/f t j 4 0/0 602,000 par. sellers. Tanjong Pagar Dock Co., Ltd. 6 0/0 250,000 2°/ o prem buyers.
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  • Commercial.
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      PRODUCE.
      146 5 Tin 91-75 Gambier buyers 7.17I do Cube No. 1 10.80 Pepper, Black (ordinary S'pore) 21.50 do White, Fair L.W. 5 p.c. 2775 Nutmegs (no to the lb.) 31. do (80 to the lb.) ,,52. Mace (Banda) 1 45 Cloves (Amboina) ,,34Liberian Coffee ,,22. Tapioca, smai pearl (Fair) 10.35 do
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      EXCHANGE.
      143 5 On London— Bank 4 m/s 2/4 5/ 1 6 Demand 1/4 do. 6 m/s. 2/4 11/16 Private 3 m/s.. 2/4 7/16 O« Germany— Bank d/d 2-39 Private 3 m/s 2.43* do. 6 m/s 2.45$ On France Bank d/d 2.93 Private 3 m/s 2.97 do. 6 m/s 2.99 On lndta
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      296 5 MORTGAGEE'S SALE OF THE WELL KNOWN Recreation hotel SITUATE AT Serangoon Road Opposite the Payah Lebar Police Station TO BE HELD AT G. A Fernandez Co's Sale-room No. 6 VALMEIDA STREET On Wednesday 12th September at 2.J0 p. m. All those fifty very valuable Freehold building allotments situate at Serangoon
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    MALAY TIN MINING.
    1004 6 THE WORLDS CHEAPEST LODE MINK The Bruseh Hydraulic T. M. Company (capital $Goo,ooo), whose fortunes nave been notably improved by the skill of the manager, an experienced American alluvial minor, holds M>me 1,100 acres of hill land neai Bidor, Southern Perak. Ihe formation comprises decomposed schists and
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    33 6 Tmtx has ;i ai !c<l 'yo, the Dutch reamer y«S2 to swell the accommodation m St. JohS Maud where t^re are about 5000 souls to be. c.l ;i! H110,,ke,l TIC landed fcj (llUcr
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    AT THE WICKET.
    1108 6 Whatever happens to-day, the Sur- rcy and Yorkshire match at the Oval has more tjiau fulfilled expectation. The enormous interest excited among all classes of cricketers may be gathered from the fact that already more than 40,000 people have paid for admission ;it the turnstiles. The sight
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    60 6 Sandakw is suffering fYom measles says the local paper. Seme 1,2^0 cases have occurred among the < bincseand one or two among tin- Europeans. The P. M. O. informs us that the epidemic is ot the very mildot nature and that the Chinese t:ike practically no pro- I cautions, either
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      693 6 BANKS. Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation. PAID-UP CAPITAL $10,000,000 KKSKKVK FUND Sterling Reserve 810.000,000 $20,250,000 Silver Reserve *UV250,1X)0 j m Reserve Liability ot Propr.ef.rs $10,000,000 Court of Directors. A Haunt. Ksq-Chairman. C. R. Lenzmann, D. M. N G. H. Medhurat, Esq. F. A. Siebs, Esq. A.J. Raymond, fcsq. Hon R. Shew-n.
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      458 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 G. A. Fernandez Cot Sales Room. No. 6 D Almeida Street. On Wednesday, 12th September 1906
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      211 6 ARTIE TULLY. Turf Commission Agent. Now has a ***** book opened on the forthcoming Singapore Meeting. DOUBLE EVENTS. Lawn Stakes and Governor's Cup Governor's Cup and Grand Stand Cup Double Griffins. TREBLE EVENT. Lawn Stakes, Governor's Cup and Grand Stand Cup. Straight out bets on all events. SEE PRICE LIST.
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      709 6 M-" ADLETS. FJ^T^^ ri W.S CHEAP R ETURN T(CK l^t Saloon £22 aTO COta^. n ™"ce thai t!:, arrangement, w > h^/ 111 COLOMBO, KANOr nd N£ Jherebj holde. For further*, The P O-S.N.Co, Si^ IBt March, 1 **l WANTED. By educated young lady utuation as companion or assistant to
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