Eastern Daily Mail and Straits Morning Advertiser, 31 October 1906

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  • 18 1 Eastern Daily Mail AND STRAITS MORNING ADVERTISER. N0351 VOL. IL SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1906. PRICE 5 CENTS
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  • 120 1 CABLE BREAKS BETWEEN PENANG AND MADRAS. The Superintendent of the Singaporejbranch of the Eastern Extension Telegraph Co., Ltd, has issued a notice stating that m consequence of a break of cable m the West, no telegrams could be received, probably for two or three days. Enquiries at
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  • 494 1 DRAMATIC END OF A DUPED ROGUE. ,£500,000 From Fraud. New York, Monday, Oci. i, There was a dramatic end to a remarkable criminal career this morning, when A.L. Adams, gambler and swindler on a large scale, ex-convict and reputed millionaire, blew out his brains m his room
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  • 169 1 For a Portuguese priest, Padre Manuel Hymalaya, is claimed the credit of having invented anew explo >ive, which is destined to supplant dynamite and other purposes. Hymalayite, as the explosive is called, is made chiefly from cholorate of potash, and there is no danger m it-> manufacturer.
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  • 434 1 NOVEL DEVICES AT MEDICAL EXHIBIT!* >N. AH that is ingenious and new m connection with the healing art will b« found this week concentrated at the Medical exhibition at the Horticultural Hall. Seven thousand doctors arc expected to attend it during the five clays it remains open, but
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  • 381 1 PUPIL DIES AFTER BEING THRASHED FOR LAUGHING. With tears m his eyes and unnerved to the point of breaking down, Chuma* Gould, a probationer teacher, empl under the Manchester Education Com mittce, listened recently to a Oeosurc from the city coroner (Mr. E.A. Gibson), who had been conducting
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  • 67 1 Loun Cunton has been staying with his sister, Lady Miller, at Manderston, the magnificent place left to her by her late husband, Sir James Miller. It an exceedingly fine place an enormous sum of mon v h i^ been ->|KMt on t,.tud it is fitted with everj luxury imaginabWi It
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 346 1 per Case O 9.75. V TH£ wHisEif- KIWCS uttle«c<kj H owarth Erskine LIMITED. -^r<r^__^ **#-zr\ Ep§ipcers ai>d Coi?tractors. Little S ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS. L Q Telephone 23. Telegrams ERSKINE." Otandard a I ART NEEDLE WORK Ps"~ ffoinunln On ;i,ii"r,^ n r- b^^ B s2-'s ta -2 l sr flower^depot +SkjtLt/i £€f0
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    • 26 1 DRINK LITTLE'S BOTOL HITAM. PER CASE $9.50. Bottled by John Little Co., Limited IN SINGAPORE. M KNOWN FOR OVFR 40 VFARS AND 1M REASIRG IN POPULARITY."
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  • 478 2 The Eastern Daily Mail. PRICE 5 CENTS. WEDNESDAY, 31ST OCTOBER. THE FOURTH MAGISTRATES COURT It will be only a wise policy for our Government not to incur unnecessary expenditure on any account, and we heartily approvr of any wise plan of retrenchment. But, when, as it is learnt from the
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  • 355 2 The Punek had an able cartoon m which Mr. Roosevelt was represented as having made some marks with his puny axe on the mighty oak of the English language. Father Time excuses Mr. Roosevelt for this little fault on the score of his youth. The air is full
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  • 120 2 We are glad to learn that the shield iu the Radi's Prize competition which was won last year by Mr. Tan Soo Bin, the eldest son of our oopular citizen, the Honourable Tan Jiak|Kim, is again carried away by him this year. We congratulate the honourable
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  • 210 2 It is stated that the Mikado will confer the title of Prince upon Marquis Ito and Field-Marshals Yamagata and Ovama. and that of Marquis on Admiral Togo. The first section of the Peking-Kel-gan railway was opened on ist inst. When this line is extended, as contemplated, to Keakh-ta, it will
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  • 750 2 THE TOWN AND VOLUNTEER HAND. Recently it was announced at the meeting of the Municipal Commissionera that, at the end of the year the I own and Volunteer Band would o to exist the reason given I ing, that the subscriptions had fallen fr m la 000 to*2oo.
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  • 333 2 AMUSING COM. MFC NT BY SCHOOLGIRLS. There is no doabt that girls admire boys for their courage. "Boys are very brave, bee iuse they are never afraid of falling out when they clean windows. Some boys are never even afraid of mice." So wrote May
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  • 139 2 It, asth I- Ills Was mull, i at the Horticultural Information glea scientific l( FJarmaco, dak, the publish* a knre-scene of, quite should betray his bon emotion m th< provides him cal preparation. w Romeo-Hkegamu, Un the house he drink wuhhy.l phial, and before overcoat off he
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  • 60 2 MR CRAICE 'S WILL. FAMOUS S VAI Mrs. P( better k the nov< Mr- her will eec( Anne's, Va her body I Cathol i I aftei i should c and thai choise of a n no! ■>l i pro..t maintcnai.i mainder to him majority. Viscount diamond to her S and
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  • 10 2 F om "I The X mem fo ties.
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  • 78 2 Po t tc Sditoi will favour m your valu i i m iv call the a t.> the fact th rude Bengali ofDubli m the public themselves Killincy X ing bet wee:, I M a.m. I must annoying to the passers by, they i isnotatalldeci by m i
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 228 2 f CHAFING PISHES "THE HOUSEWIFE'S HANDY FRIEND" ALWAYS READY. NEATLY PLATED ON FIRM METAL, SOUND, RELIABLE, Ir •*"*Mfc^^ 1^ r^| i —^S^V^^* Aa }>cr illustration, com] Icte $11.50 I( Khcr sizes and styles up to $15.00 THOMPSON, THOMAS Co., I I THE AUSTRALIAN STORES. OrtvlAL j OFFER. IN ORDER TO
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    • 437 2 WHISKIES. SCOTCH. I Dews 0' the Glen. Monarch 0' the Glen. The Old Brigade. Rare Old Blend. Very Old Highland Blend. Extra Special Finest Liqueur. Robert Macdonald. Club Bahru. Club Whisky. 0 D S. j V.O.S. (Choice Old Matured.) PRICES OR PRICE LIST ON APPLICATION. I N.B.— ln Bulk, Hogsheads,
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  • 31 3 ,ulny case betMr. Mr. Parsons endantt. >posed rdship Mr. p] tintifl g over. i ettj and who an had DO! If I loin menl ti was nmoniii. < will the
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  • 35 3 slativc sod the .V. 11. hat alii the of the 1 1 lit I which the lath by this Amend- The I isl rs Duty Bill iporai y tiendncnt I making >r the
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  • 16 3 PROHIBITION OF OPIUM-SMOKING IN CHINA. hinesc g ;dicted l- rcctlv within prfH mono- even ,c ab
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  • 32 3 GARRIS4 »N. the the j brilli- < ulty m For fully t< of the g mit and and !.i saved it t ailMi it re- with the terminat--1 he rtunate m llinut
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  • 21 3 .11 ar- Pier. ll( When he I en was 1 apd idg< nor phos< Kour .11 cash ecn mys-
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  • 24 3 n N wn, ti» i all but wed thai edinto i took someobviously laato. -.1 VikMha i ti on
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  • 1022 3 CHILD TRAFFIC. es»ti dtv. bafom Mr. Colman Yaw Hop .md Wong Kwan were charred with bringing two babies m arms into the Colony pens. s Sui Swig" and kum Sang with a view to selling them. 1 hey were sentenced each to i months rigorous m addition, thry
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  • 23 3 Mk. W W. I>or<.i.\s is appointed to .ut as omnisaioiMr of Pobte, and Mr. JlaniiiiNiii to ac tas Assistant Cowruissiouci 1-1 Police, I'crak
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  • 429 3 GIRL-NURSE KILLED BY LUNATIC. Lovkr too Late to Savk Her. Another of the tragedies of insanity has occurred attheMattawan Asylum, where Mrs. Litzic Halliday, a gipsy woman and a criminal patient, murdered her young nurse, Miss Nellie Wicke With circumstances of cunning and fiendish brutality characteristic
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  • 416 3 Chronic inebriety can be cured if it has not already irodueed serious men- tal or physical degeneration. But it is only curable when the victim aids m the cure. We can destroy the craving we can make it a- easy for the victim to abstain as
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  • 199 3 1 lie P. X steamer Empress of India is due to arrive m Vancouver on Monday, says a local journal ot Sept. 14, and dye citizens may be prepared to see another horde of Hindoos parading the streets m search of some place to stay, It is
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  • 654 3 A SHIP'S DOCTOR FINED Si 00 Yesterday morning, Captain Hainsworth, the master of the Hong Bee and Dr. van Dorrt, the medical officer of the same vessel, were cited before Mr. Michell at the instance of Dr. H. J. Gibbs to explain how it happened that m
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  • 347 3 COMES TO AN END Some time ago there was much talk over the boycotting of the Kwong Cheong firm of Perak merchants by the Canton Bankers' Guilds, the full details of which were published at the time. It is now state d thai the boycott is
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  • 801 3 In an editorial on the 16th inst'., the iV. C. J). Xewa says A fortnight has now elapsed since we had occasion to write under this heading m connexion with the serious breaches of discipline which had occurred among the Sikh constables of the Municipal Police
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  • 44 3 As we we i c going t0 the press, we hcaid the ringing of the Kirc Brigade, and on enquiry we learnt that a tire broke out m a house ftt Bukit Tima Road. P ull particulars will be published to-morrow.
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 713 3 j H. S. KIRWAN f S TANK ROAD LIVERY, RACING, COMMISSION STABLES (OPPOSITE RAILWAY STATION) A new building specially buik for stables, absolutely sanitary and up-to-date. Accommodation for Horses and CarriKes by day, week, or mont i at Popnlai PricesKxtra large loose boxes fee Race 11 rmeaj also a suitably
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  • 801 4 500,00 WATCH ME START. i Hail. 1 Paris, Sunday, Sept. 3°Extraordinary interesi was taken m to-day's preat international balloon race for the Gordon Bennett Cup. and it may safely be computed that over hall a million people watched th eparture of the balloons from the Fuilerics
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  • 769 4 EXCITING SCENE AT THE "ZOO." EARLY MORNING CHASE. Official IYrmh> jor 100 Yards. (Daily Mail. *rd October. Bear stalking m fog came as a pleasant change to the keepers at the Zoological Gardens yesterday morning, though some of them scarcely appreciated the innovation at the time. Among
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  • 131 4 rENDERS RESIGNATION It mil be remembered by our readers that some time ago H. K. Wang Tai Sit, Minister Plenipotenti ary and i ivoy Extraordinary fin China at the I ourt of St. Jame-, memorialized the I hrone, requesting that he be
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 193 4 > Rccrcatioi> HoteH y SERANGOON ROAD, TRAMWAY Tfp* Has excellent icommodation for remi V niancnt boarders. Airy rooms with Verandah and bath 1 y* GOOD TABLE WINES X Prices moderate which may be ascertained from t > Joe F de co ~ce.cao, V, Hi r noticeT? I ESTABLISHED "7f (^>
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 2067 4 SHIPPING NEWS. rmnn-PT O Siam n ™gkong, Nov. E.Asiatic SjjJJfr, Brit str_ 1,396 tons Capt VhjSSEJLiO C °y- barrel), 28th Oct. From Shanghn, 2 .st V -i-«K-'»^- i l -B Silesia, Hamburg, Dec. 25 ;B. Meyer Oct. Ballast. Katz Bros. For Langkat, -rVT-1/'NriVl7'T\ Simla, Hongkong! Nov. 7 P. O. U.—
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  • 2723 5 "THE PHANTOM MILLIONS" AGAIN. tsooil interest m nc Humbert 1 veeks m her netaphorically terestcdme so i book about the *eek.in columns m the md her was not the lad's ,r three phere of a er intently ing iaf. ,osi worthltU res that ever ivith a triCC of br sh,
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  • Stocks and Shares.
    • 191 5 Date of Canital <i..k^ k a Number Issue j PaJd lays at formation capital bubsc bed of Value Q Reserve Company Quotations Present onares Price* f *3,5 O 10 10 Hersawah G. M. Co., Ltd i 10.00 sellers 1900 Si 75,000 $140,000 < 3,500 unissued »9°3 OO 350» OO
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    • 290 5 '905 ;£>s°,°o° ,£140,000 140,000 ,£1 £1 Anglo-Malay Rubber Co. Ltd 1o o 1905 $200,000 $120,000 20,000 10 Balgownic Rubber Estate Ltd 1600' ,904 ,£3°,000 ,£11,125 j.J'^2 4\ A Batu Caves Rubber Co. Ltd. (f. p.) .£2.2.6 I n,ooo £i 7/9 (contrib".) £1.12.6 1905 700,000 $610,000 70,000 10 10 Batn
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    • 206 5 1 8 94 7.638 12.6 12.6 Bells Asbestos Eastern Agency ltd I9 11 1898 $225,000 $225,000 4,500 50 50 "2,500 Fraser Neave, Ltd io,oov>,oooa J 1865 Si 0,000,000 $10,000,000 80,000 125 125 9,500,000 I Hongkong and Shanghai Bank 7 ~000 I ,8,000 .00 ,00 25 lOO L ,r 1901
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    • 56 5 Howarth Erskinc, Ltd. 60/0 SCoo.ooo 2 0/0 prm. buyers. Riley Margraves, Ltd. 6 0/0 225,000 2 0/0 prm. buyers. Singapore Municipal 60/0 400,000 nominal. m 5 0/0 1,478,000 par. buyers. m h 4 0/0 602,000 par. sellers. Tanjong Pagar Dock Co., Ltd. 6 0/0 250,000 2°/ o prcm buyers
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  • Commercial.
    • 148 5 Gambicr buyers I 7.00 do Pontianak |J £20 Pepper, Black (ordinary S'pore) 20.25 do White, Fair L.W. 5 p.c. 26.50 Sago Sarawak Flour M 2 .g 5 do Brunei No. 1 2.85 Pearl Sago, small 5.40 Coffee, Bali, i6£% buyers 3 p.c. 19.50 Coffee Palembang. 20 0/0 basis 22.50
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    • 32 5 On London-Bub tm/s 2/) ,1,, a m i c uo. o m/s 1 1 1 S On Java Bank i. X. Private 30 d/s Bar silver in Loncon M 7 16
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  • 685 6 PARTY ROPED TOGETHER FALL 800 |YARDS PERILOUS ASCENT WITHOUT A GUIDE. ENGLISH CLIMBERS MISSING. (Daily Mail I October A terrible disaster has occurred m the Valsisa Mountain, near Bex, m Switzerland, the mutilated bodies of four tourists having been found on the Glacier de I'lan-Ni \e hy
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  • 205 6 Fl.< IGGED BY THE SEX 1 >N IX3R THE GOOD OF IHKIR SOULS. extraordinary scandal is reported from the isolated Alpine village of Obervaz, m the Canton ofGris The young unmarried women of the village between the ages of eighteen and twenty receati] icc.ived an order
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  • 283 6 EMBARRASSING QUESTIONS ASKED IN AMERICA. Mrs Langtry's Ridicule The liners which recently arrived at New York brought a number of prominent English men and women, including Sir Thomas Lipton, Sir Walter Foster, Mr. T. P. O'Connor, Mr. Lnngtry, and Miss Lena Ashwell, all of whom were
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  • 744 6 HASHING FORWARDS OVERWHELM rHE MIDLANDS. The South AffTicao footballers won the second match ot* their tour at Leicester by defeating the Midland Count',e> by three placed g«>al>, two dropped goals, and two tries to nil. But how good the "Springboks" arc is question that is
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 705 6 BANKS. Hongkong S Shanghai Banking Corporation. PAID-UP CAPITAL"" $10,000,000 RESERVE KUND:Sterling Reserve lO '°9p;9°° 1 $20,250,000 Silver Reserve $10,250,000 f Reserve Liability of Proprietors $10,000,000 Court of Directors. A Haupt, Esq— Chairman. Hon. v. W. uickson- Deputy-Chairman. E Goctz Fsq I H. E. Tomkins Esq. C R. Lenzmann, D. M.
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    • 662 6 NOTICEST~J G. A. Fernandez Co. No. 6 LT Almeida Street. LICENSED AUCTIONEERS, SURVEYORS, ARCHITECTS, APPRAISERS, AND HOUSE AGENTS. Charges and Commission will be found moderate. 9-8-06. v.c. For Sale Privately. Two full sized billiard tables by Burroughes Watts, complete. Can be seen at our sale-room No. 6 D' Almeida Street.
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    • 301 6 Dr. S. IWATSUBO, Dental Surgeon. No. 1 Raffles Place. Hours oj consultation 9 a.m. to 12 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. (Or by appointment.) 3/8/06. tc 2/2/07. For Sale. This is the time to get ready for Christmas. Why wait till the last hour when you now have time to
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    • 426 6 "E. D. M. ADLETS. FO WANTED. WANTED for a Rubber Estate *ki t 1 Uresser or Chinese able to speak Tamil Application with copies of certificatesto be addressed to M. b. 330, c/o this paper WANTED. Chinese typing clerk. State former experience, machine used and salary required. Typist c/o E.
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    • 191 6 0. 1 CHEAP RETURN TICKET First Salmon 2 T Second Saloon £.1 c I Theß&o I noun cc that t!uVT M I arrangements wi h T 1 I COLOMBO, KANOY 1 M whereby t p, I Tour Tickets I Reduced T^ritf > I Forfimhcrpwio^ ist March, N- °°-«y I CHARGES
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