Eastern Daily Mail and Straits Morning Advertiser, 5 October 1906

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  • 19 1 Eastern Daily Mail AND STRAITS MORNING ADVERTISER. NFo. 329 VOL. 11. SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1906. PRICE 5 CENTS
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  • 70 1 THE TURCO -EGYPTIAN FRONTIER. BOUNDARY AGREEMENT SIGNED. Purkev Obtains Insignificani Concession. London, October 4th 12.40 p.m. It is cabled from Cairo that tlje rurcoEgyptian Commissioners have signed the Boundary Agreement. The boundary is practically a straight line drawn from Kafah to a point three miles west of Akabah. The only
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  • 45 1 NEW-ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIA. Reciprocal and Preferential Treatment Rejected. London, October, 4 12.40 p.m. The Wellington, N. z., Parliamentary Committee have reported adversely <>n the ratification of the Treaty with Australia, which included in its scope, reciprocal and preferential treatment (as regards Customs duties).
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  • 91 1 ATTITUDE NOT APPRECIATED. ANOTHER Split in Labour UnionCam w. London, October 4, 12.40 p.m. After Mr. Bell had delivered his speech in the House of Commons in which he declared thai the Socialists were scheming to obtain control of the funds belonging to the various British
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  • 99 1 ACCIDENT TO P. 0. LINER. "ISIS" BADLY LEAKING. Assistance of divkrs RF.gmsmoNED. London, October 4, 10.32 a.m. In regard to the accident to the P. O. liner /sis, as wired by Reuter I yesterday, it now transpires that this mail steamer had on board the I Indian mails. She is
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  • 41 1 SMOKING ROOM BLOW L'P. Narrow Escapes. London, October 4, 10.32 a.m. The tables in the smoking saloon, which was situate above the engine room, were blown into the air. Several hair-breadth escapes are reported. Fortunately, nobody has been injured.
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  • 67 1 MEET WITH MOTOR ACCIDENT. Whilst on a visit to King Alfonso. London, October 4th 10.32 a.m. The Spanish Minister of Marine and the Minister of Finance whilst motoring to La Granja, on a visit to H. M. King Alfonso, met with an accident, resulting in their car
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  • 44 1 TAFT TO BE RELIEVED By Mr. Magoon of Philippines. London, October, 4th 10.32 a.m. It is understood that President Roosevelt has decided to send Mr Magoon, as designate Vice-Governor of the Philippine-, to relieve Mi. W :i. faft of his duties in Cuba.
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  • 104 1 RAILWAY SERVANTS 1 CONFERENCE. Stormy scenes in Cardiff. London, October 4th 12.40 p.m. After many angry scenes in the course of the Railway Servants Society's conference which has just Leen heldin Cardiff, a resolution was carried which requires that in future, all the candidates for election to Parliament,
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  • 604 1 THE CORONATION." The Amtita Bnz<i> Patrika writes:— Mas not Babu Surendra Nath of late been posing as the lender of the nation, as a MeAiah who has come to deluge the land with love for the mothercountry? First of all. Babu Surendra Nath took the credit for having done all
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  • 151 1 "WHAT A COUNTRY -WHAT A PEOPLE! One does not expect a rhapsodv in the financial bulletin which Wallstreet banking lirni is in the habit of weekly issuing t<> its clients. But the evidence of the current prosperity of the United States has just extorted this panegyric from the head of
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  • 175 1 Thk Paris M Tempi states that last year, after a prosperous interval of some duration, the Budget of French lodo-China showed a deficit of some This year, owing to a further shrinkage of revenue, the margin of loss is double that of List year. The deficit i-^ attributed to extraordinary
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 99 1 BOTOL HITAM. L i..le*»' Umited L LITTLE'S. NE WEST FfISHIONS l^ggv^ dress wany *sf/ I •v LoUCTIONS IN TRIMMED/^©V VARIETY Outfitting IS NOW REPLETE WITH IHE ®/a LATES VELTIES IN SEASONS GOODS. is/ ENQUIRIES INVITED. Wka-BY LITTLE'S I C!T T7 I T^/^ >I XT 1 J i oJLJiiUljrJii i i
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    • 261 1 Howarth Erskine Ep^iijeers apd Contractors. ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS. Telephone Telegram* ERSKINE.*' n tr r ART NEEDLE WORK 1 AND One of the Flntit and Largest Electric Fant in very Bedroom gJ^B^fefi Cuisine and Catering under FL OWFP HPPHT Entirely under European <|^Bf?S^> Supervision of an European I UUIILn ULrUI s=l ih[
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    • 6 1 Reuter's Agency wires (By submarine, telegraph.)
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    • 16 1 ME KING OF WHISKIESPer Case 9.75. THE WHISKY OF KINCS. JOHN UTTU CO. LTD. Sole li^> >:/^.
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  • 470 2 The Easter n Daily Mail. PRICE 5 CENTS. FRIDAY, 5 OCTOBER. THE ESPLANADE NUISANCE. Some time ago the sea-front of the Esplanade used to be the resort of a large number of Ilylams and other Chinese who disported themselves in semi-nude garbs and in most objectionable attitudes to the great
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  • 306 2 The Manila "Cablenews" correspondent at Washington wired some days ago that Mr. Charles A. Magoon was appointed the Vice-governor ol the Philippines and that he would shortly sail for Manila. By the same authority we were informed that Mr. J. F. Smith was to retain the office
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  • 265 2 Though the Parsis in comparison to the world's population are as "a mere mile in the mighty main' 1 they are known all over the world for their catholic charity. The following correspondence appearing in the "Ceylon Standard" shows what the Ceylon Parsis are doing for the
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  • 197 2 ami now pn the A* memory adding to no Htti lid the P-M.S. t arestil aay, inquiring ii Government however expect, •>;•<)... Being O f a the outcome of it come publicly know, come. Another muni, four months, wa «i yest, Millar left to male. deceased is
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  • WHAT OUR READERS THINK.
  • 100 2 Dr.Scherl, a w and an authority i:: has made a singula Berlin rown Counci is now considering l posal is thai the tow buil.l nirv pavillions a) of the city it about level of the strw I would be- supported on s frames md readied Thm purpose
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 244 2 I f^Pl EXTRACTORS. A complete offer making Outfit ,^f^^ Simple and Ornamental -mj| l Make- Coffee to Perfection fc^ tul /c > capacity 2 pint- $13.50 A^K Bb^'Mltt •^MMl^^^^^^l I ill IK UUU > 111.V.. H THOMPSON THOMAS CO, AUSTRALIAN STORES. I SiasrO-J^FOK/E. Write for our General Price List. I
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    • 449 2 Sir Robert Surnett Coys ORANGE BITTERS. (CHEAP IN PRICE AND SUPERIOR IN QUALITY.) FREE SAMPLES ON APPLICATION. Caldbeck JVlacgnegot* Co. OAI IT APTMTO I II r" La I•■ w m 111 1 v^ La w_ VJI LI ll I SPECIAL j j IN ORDER TO INTRODUCE j J I J
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    • 376 2 Have just unpacked a large assortment of stationery, printing paper, envelopes, letter and note paper, exercise books, writing pads, ink pots and school books, and also handpainted pictorial post cards." INSPECTION IS CORDIALLY INVITED. m JITTS c* Co., 598-2, North Bridge Road. NOTICE. The Ccmsul-General for Siam, Singapore, is prepared
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  • LATEST TELEGRAMS.
  • 91 3 [KEI I KKS.J THE IRISH LAND LEACUB. PECUNIARY SUPPORT SENT FROM AMERICA RnUTTANCI 01 .40,000 OOLI.AR-. H>!< "\V\R-i HKM." London, October. 4 th 4.40 p.m. The Irish Land League, winch has just met in Philadelphia, ha. cabled to Air. Redmond promising his party their heartiest support Ihev also
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  • 99 3 VIV INDIAN DEPUTATION PROCEEDS ro LONDON. I)f MAM) MM.v IusTICK London, I > '.oi>er 4, 40 p.m. A deputation of Transvaal Indians lon with the object K) Lord Elgin their grievances, has arrived. der the new Law which lias been 8 ding Asiatics, they formulate a demand requesting
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  • 48 3 BL- r INDICATK >\ OF REFI SAJ GIVEN. ORDEO A FAIR HEARING. Lond in, (October. 44pm. in reply to the deputation n him. that they be g 1 fa An hUNOI 5 ;on. Ne\ T < irned them b land that anj .ttion of the hd\ iana >bable.
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  • 59 3 ZULU TERRITORY AS DEa rE. Poor Rj-blls not 81-ried .ion, October 4, 4 p.m. A ra ry who states that he has which .tfected Zulu rising desreg n throu^'i which he desolate. the bodie- "f many rebels whos I rema ted unburied! He also ascertai ed
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  • 353 3 Penang correspondect I M Perak Pioneer" writ« I had a or the new Hongkong Bank buK lay and find that it will be g jt, and will ac<. r three firm ink. The Bank will ipy 1 nrhich will while on the next two
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  • 134 3 Hi o! man who iras proceeding on b<-».ir*i the O. S. S. Co.'s steamer PeUus, whilst superintending the embarcation of his box was unfortunate to be underneath when it was being d oa board, and slipped from the sting. l\r did not survive his injuries after being removed to hospital,
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  • 769 3 A PROMI -SORY NOTE CASE Bkfork Mr. Ji stick Fishkk. cunioH Ch u >* licc yesterday occupied with judgment summonses of no general mterest. Mr. Justice Fisher was to have heard the general causes, of which there were five on the list for the day but one
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  • 167 3 THE NEWEST CRAFT IN THE BRITISH NAVY. Encouraged by the success o( the Ru--iantorpedomotor-boats,the British Admiralty has just added to the Navy List Die first of a new cl iss of craft specially designed to defend our coasts against invasion. Sixty feet length, this boat is propelled
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  • 81 3 ()m of the greatest engineering tasks in the history of American railways has been planned for the Western Pacific Rnilroad. The engineers in charge have instructions to keep one object in view the straightest line with the least grade. To accomplish this forty-five tunnels will be bored in Eastern California
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  • 1985 3 j I!' S l t Og t n Ma »aging Director, and Mr. J. B. Robertson, late Secretary of Hogan A Co. was resumed yesterday morning before Mr. Colman. The Deputy Public Prosecutor appeared for the Crown, Mr. Battenberg for Mr. Ilotfan and Mr. F. M. Elliott
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  • 252 3 Let ;t not be 'imagined that the judges are always right. The mistakes of Parliament can be \v».'ll m itched from the files of the Courts. It wras only a little while ago that a judge reducedia verdict of damages by ,£2OO because another judge had allowed the
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  • 641 3 TWO MALAYS CHARGED BY A WOUNDED BEAST. Dies with a mam's hand in hkk Jaws. Outfit 17th September, 1906, about 3 p.m.. a tigres- came to the Kampong of one Manap bin Ngah Brahim and took one of three goats which were feeding along the edge
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  • 581 3 1 Hi ONull.M Ol IH: NoRTH-WlSl Pass \<.i I here little doubt tt, n Capt. Amundsen, with his little crow of eight all told, have accomplished thai which has attempted without su< centuries llt ''a-. ittle >!.H>p, n iviy kk- North-West I' I Ik- vessel was stn
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 204 3 if To-Night! To-Night!! GRAND GALA MIGHT. •She Japanese Cinematograph CINEMATOGRAPH PIONEERS. The Finest Electric CINEMATOGRAPH ever visited Singapore. The Show with Clear Rock-steady Pictures. Entire Change of Program me. ALL NEW PICTURES. ALL NEW PICTURES. A LARGE VARIETY OF NEW FILMS JUST ARRIVED. NEW FILMS BY EVERY MAIL. TO-NIGHT and
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  • 294 4 The members ol this Club are to be congratulated on the -ucccss of ♦.heir first "At Home"' on the Range last Saturday afternoon. Ihe arrangements were excellently planned and carried out. Members of the I R. A. pve willing assistance at the butts and at the
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  • 530 4 A the recent investiture ceremony at S appears in our the 1-: in-:. Po-dav we reproduce in full His excellency Sir John Adder-'..'- speech delivered on I ion. H "Hi- the Kiug-Empi has heard with much that His
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  • 126 4 TO H H. THE SULTAN OF SELANGOR, C. 11. G. {From the Malay Mall.) Oct. Ist. 1906. Once more the months their pregnant cycle roll, Once n.ore our Sultan's natal day they mark Fresh dignity does once again embark His course the ages take their ceaseless toll.
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  • 113 4 M Bratt's baby boy, we are glad to hear, is O n a fair ly i i recovery, 1 suco »ful operat on Skate, of Pe;. g Wood, of the 11. S. G. Cap:. Treweeke has resigned his post i hi- returnhis old b 1 it,
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  • 225 4 Mr. Joseph Mehan, writes in the Floi ister Exchange, A question that even good g often a.»k is whether trees should be watered at planting. Recollecting that a tree e.innot live without water, the question is an easy one to answer. A tree is not best planted
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  • 114 4 EARTHQUAKES FOR INDIGESTION. Eartho/iakes are the latest cure for indigestion. Commenting on the San Francfcco disaster, the "Hospital" says: It is an undoubted fact that a greai many men and women who were in poor state of health before the shock, with bad appetites and defective digestion, are now eating
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  • 82 4 [HEKI are many who remember the old Blue Funnel steamer Stentor (afterwards renamed the Ckmrterhomat) an.l who will learn with regret that she unit down iii tlu- recent tvphoon off the China Coast Engineer Dowse well known locally U said to have been resetted, but the Captain (Clifton), officers Farquharson
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  • 137 4 LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT. The following lies will be played on Friday. Championship. 1 K. Gaunt V E. F. Salzmann. A. Class Singlf. Cnpt. Poyntz V C. A. Lcggatt B. Class Singlk. A. Morrison v Lt. Carver if not playing in doubles. \V A. aims P Major Martin do" C. Class
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 225 4 Oement Tiles! Oement Til e{& j I HEALTHY CLEAN, BEAUT^u^ I IMPERVIOUS PO DAMP. I ALL SIZES, SHAPES, COLOURS AND DESI GNs I FROM 8> PER 100. I SAMPLES Oh APPLICATION I Cement Tile Works I 5/, ///U 57-/?ff r, SINGAPORE. I ESfABUSHEO "^(gT "cjgy^T 903 l THE BEST ADVERTISING
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 647 4 SHIPPING NEWS. VESSELS EXPECTED Natm Port, I'robable Hk <>f arrival, and Agents. Stkamfrs. Airlie, Sydney, Oct. 24 Boustead Aparima, New Zeland, Nov.-; Boustead Arcadia. Colombo, Dec. S P. O. A. Apcar, Calcutta, Oct. 14 P. Simons A. Behic, Colombo, Oct. 22 M. Maritimes. Awa Maru, Japan, Nov. 5 Paterson Simons.
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    • 757 4 < »^^ft'Cj^^^\ "~~C\^a^BHL Mex^f-War, i&c. Hermes, (Brit, cru.), India, Sept. K. Augusta, (Ger. cru.), Germany, shortly. Messudish,(Turk. cru.), Su.ikiii, -hortly Mutine, (Brit, g'bt Europe, shortly. Merlin, (Brit, sloop, Shcorness soon. Powerful, (Brit, b'sh.) Sydney, shortly. Soudan (Brit, trans.), Durban, Oct. 22" Terrible, (Brit, cru.,) H'konk, Sept. 30. VESSELS IN PORT.
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    • 733 4 llama, Brit. str. $,s(>s tons, Capt Leslie, 4th. Oet. From Calcutta, 24th Sept. Coal. Boustead Co. U. Rds. Japara, Out. str. 747 tons, Capt Steenborg, 4th Oct. From Sabang, 30th Sept. G.c, and 21 d. p. Dnendels Co. U -T. P. D. K:;chiug Sar. str. 903 tons, Captain Waddell, 4th
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  • 2028 5 THE HONGKONG TYPHOON. rHE HA^ TS folk, un- lauucn, which more rues eyidirriving I I at ing 3 part and I I an apl I I buoy in I 1 v tO I all a I I rn I -gathI I I I g I I I I a I
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  • 276 5 Lor'i Kitchener may possibly pay a short visit to Nepal in November after leaving Simla tor the usual autumn tour a^ foreshadowed by a Nepalesc paper. APROPOS <>i recent additions to the deplorably long roll of fraudulent solicitors, a correspondent writes to me pointing out that in nearly every one
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  • 567 5 Date of Number formation Cap.tal Subsc bed of I r ss ue p *»d p jt- rr? 1 Shares Val^ up to Company Quotations Present Price. M GOLD. •90c .*i75,ooo *i 4 o,ooo I 3,500 united Hcrsauah G. M. Co., Ltd 1 0.00 sellers r v 4,000
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  • Commercial.
    • 131 5 Gambier buyers 7. 05 °do Pontianak JJ C do 'White, Fair L. W. 5 p.c. JJ**j Pearl Sago, small JJ Coffee, Kali, ***** buyers 3 p.c. „1971; Coffee Palembang, 20 0/0 basis 24 00 Coffee, Liberian No. 1 ai.co Tapioca, small pearl (Fair) sc llers q cq jo do
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    • 37 5 On London Bank 4 m/s do 6 m/s 2. o 7 4 On Java Bank Y. I Private 30 d/s On Ja/>an Bank d/d O« B( Bank d/d Sovereigns about Discount °l t 44 per an.
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  • 1145 6 Since the I nited States Government assumed sovereignty over thr Philippine Inlands vigorous steps have been taken to deve! p the internal resoutces of th< country. Ihe natural and h< <d tary indolence ol the Filipino has to a gieat extent hampered and hindered those
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  • THE LAND OF OPHIR.
    • 655 6 To thf EniTOR of the Malay Mail. Dear Sir,— Referring to Mr. Staniforth Smith's theory that the Malay Peninsula, or the Golden Chersonesa of the ancients, is "The Land oi Ophir of the Old Testament I think that besides the evidence of the presence in the country of ancient gold
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  • 181 6 1 liere is probably nothing which has recently created mote widespread in-trrv-t among men of science than tlie r )cnmental results and theoretical deduction- regarding radio-activity since its discovery trn years ago by Henri BecquereL In an interesting letter to the "Tiroes," Lord Kelvin deals with tin- s
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  • 95 6 llu- idea thai the m in who goes on a railway journey takes his life i n his hand, and it rattier more likely than not meet with an untimely death ihc first curve the train negotiate* is m v I) uiM-out by the fact that the chances against any
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 674 6 BA:, f KS. Honukong 4 ShanghJ Banking Corporation. PAID-UP CAPITAL »10,000,000 RESERVE FUND:Sterling Reserve S10.000.(X» i Reserve Liab.l.ty o! rYuptietors $10,000,000 Court of Diroctors. A Haupt, K<(j -Chainnmn. Hon. v. VV.Dicksoa Deputv-<;h«innan. E Goetz, Esq. H. E. Tomkins Esq. C. R. Lenzmann. D. M Nissim, fcsq. G. H. Medhurst, Ksq.
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    • 315 6 NOTICES. 6. A. Fernandez Co. No. 6 D'Almada Street. LICENSED AUCTIONEERS, SURVEYORS, ARCHITECTS, APPRAISERS, AND HOUSE AGENTS. Charges and Commission will be found moderate. 9-8 06. u.c. AUCTION SALE VALUABLE TEAK FURNITURE CIO BK HKLD AT No. 18 KRAMAT ROAD. OFF CAVANAGH ROAD. On Saturday the 6th Oct. 1906. at
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    • 257 6 ARTIE TULLY. Turf Commission Agent. Now has a ioooo 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 i Grand Stand Cup. Straight out bets on all events. SEE PRICE
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    • 454 6 E. P. M." ADLETS. FOR MUJg^ WAHTED. European or respectable Eurasian as assistant. Knowledge of shorthand. Typewriting and languages desirable. M. M. c/o Eastern Daily Mail. Respectable Cninaman to join busi ness-concern as employee and shareholder. State age, experience and capital disposable, sub. M. S. An assistant Bill-collector. Security $1000.
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    • 242 6 D Special Holi dav onifiant diman A Mountain home foTr, 1 A health static A place of educatio A- attractive fig CHEAP RETURN TICKETS To Thel nounce thai f COLOMBO, K ANoYandNf^^ JlclfTt-,, ft For further p S N Co. Sb i»t March, i^o6. Barr Co., Kuala Lumpur, F, }ji^
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