Eastern Daily Mail and Straits Morning Advertiser, 6 December 1906

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  • 19 1 Eastern Daily Mail AND STRAITS MORNING ADVERTISER. No. 381 VOL. n. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1906. PRICE 5 CENTS
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  • 85 1 IReuter's Agency wires (By submarine telegraph.) ROOSEVELT'S SYMPATHY WITH JAPAN. London, December 5, 8-20 a.m. President Roosevelt's Message to Congress deals drastically with the exclusion of Japanese from American schools and reproves severely the Americans who are behaving badly towards the Japanese. He urges an amendment
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  • 63 1 NEGOTIATIONS IN PROGRESS. London, December 5, 8-20 a.m. He describes as barbarous the wholesale barbarous slaughter of seals m Pribiloff islands, and announces that negotiations are proceeding with Britain and Japan on this subject. He suggests that if this hideous cruelty of pelagic sealing continues
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  • 54 1 GERMANY'S COLONIAL ADMINISTRATION. DISCUSSION IN THE REICHSTAG. The Guilty must be Punished. London, December 5, 8.50 a.m. If. Dernburg m the Reichstag, amid laughter and uproar, defended the Colonial Administration. The Socialists renewed their charges demanding punishment of the superiors besides the subordinates. 11. Dernburg promised to punish the guilty
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  • 33 1 THE POPE THE POLES. THEIR GRIEVANCES AGAINST GERMANY. London, December 5. 8-50 a.m. The Pope of Rome has informed the Poles that he sympathises with them, but cannot espouse their cause against Germany.
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  • 28 1 London, December 5, 8-50 a.m. The Lords have concluded the Report stage on the Education Bill with further amendments which are not acceptable to Government.
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  • 58 1 SENOR MORET'S MINISTRY RESIGNS. Lo.idon, December 5, 8.50 a.m. Senor Moret's Ministry has resigned m consequence of Parliament's disapproval of his secretly writing to Kin<j Alfonso against his own leader and Premier, Senor Dominguez. This causes a split m the Liberal party and probably opens the way
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  • 28 1 ADMIRALS VISIT TO KING POSTPONED. London. December 5, 8-50 a.m. Admiral Touchard lias postponed his visit to King Alfonso owing to the crisis m Morocco.
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  • 36 1 ABOLITION OF CAPITULATIONS A NECESSITY. London, December 5, 8-50 a.m. All the Powers arc agreed to the abolition of capitulations with Bulgaria which is tantamount to a recognition of the independence of the Principally.
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  • 105 1 M Paris l seaport is a catchy phrase but it represents a serious project and one that really presents no serious engineering or financial obstacles. Indeed, engineers recommended it as long since as 1824, and German generals declared m 1870 that had there been direct communication
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  • 598 1 The Empire Review for November has an article By Mr Kenneth Beaton on "Great Britain m North China." We are so accustomed to hear of the wane of British influence m the Far East that it is quite refreshing to find a writer throwing all
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  • 185 1 A remarkable vessel tor the Royal Navy is being fitted oul at Sunderiand She is the sequel to an experiment made sonic time ago, when an old cruiser was converted at Porstmouth into a floating workshop to attend on a fleet at sea for the execution of
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  • 135 1 PROJEC rTO 1.X.11 I PARIS BY POWER FROM THE RHONE. The I'ai is Municipality hia practically decided to to construct a Niagara Falls on the River Rhone at Seyatar near Geneva, to supply the French capital with electric light A French Commission has arrived there to examine and
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 154 1 CHI non m G ,rr books F0 B BOYS GIRLS .VI LITTLE'S TjoHN UITTIiE Co. I UNRIVALLED DISPLAY of CHILDREN'S TOYS C RGANIZERS Of CHILDREN'S TREATS AND CHRISTMAS WILL FIND IT TO THEIR ADVANTAGE TO NICATE WITH L;S. A SUBSTANTIAL CTION MADE FOR QI'ANUriKS. C :>•- j<J<kJt -d| BOY'S J
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    • 93 1 [Howarth Erskine Ep^ipeers apd Contractors. ELECTRICAL Telephone 23. Telegrams ERSKINE." SW| SS MADE /^pfa^ SWISS MAOE Z o /.-.J^lp^ trade X^|e|? MARK A^k i J^EIKLJ^ZERNER, Stamford Road, SINGAPORE, fe No. 106. 5* Wl)iteau)apr£aidlaio Co. TOYLAND. A Lar^e Variety of Toy Pranjs BODY MADE OF WICKER PAINTED CREAM WITH GOLD LINING
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    • 14 1 JOHN LITTLE Co., Ltd. XIAS CARDS 1()K HOME POSTAGE. AN UNRIVALLED SELECTION AT LITTLE'S
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  • 596 2 The Eastern Daily Mail. PRICE 5 CENTS. THURSDAY, 6th DECEMBER. TUESDAY 'S POLL The result of Tuesday's poll to confirm Mr. Ong Teck Lim's nomination to a seat m the Municipal Board will come to the citizens of the City of the Lion" as a surprise indeed, a great surprise.
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  • 180 2 In yesterday's issue of this paper there appeared a short parag^P contai mng the text of an addendum authorized by the Hon Captain Young, the Secretary to the local Government, to form part of Government Order 84 I Jhe substance of the addition is a direction
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  • 369 2 The President of the Penang Municipal Commission has received the follow mg letter irom Government, refusing to its decision with regard to Mi Halhfaxs gratuity. Sir —I am directed by tl.e Governor to acknowledge the reccyt of your letter of the 15th upt, regarding the
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  • 550 2 CAP! Legge, Harbour Master of Colombo, leaves Singapore to-day. Dr. J. T. Nagappa. Resident Surgeon of St. Mary's Dispensary, has returned from China. The Shah of Persia owns the most costly pipe and smoke- it on state occasions. It is valued at Mr. Ralph Paget, Minister-Resident to Bangkok, who ha-
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  • 313 2 LITERATURE MEN OF LETERS. I** l contributed pf s to a Dublin s r bowdcn, ai S*"". "npublfshed ildc P'eo The Ikt,' lie cro Lovers." j^ modern society lew!? Cle L r s title -Th. 1. effect, ,h e t* S !"CC Its i nfanc ,0 rist. Bu.itiJ; many stories
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  • 17 2 l.n British <•-; I CN pcctcd to arrive I the annual confercr I o( the China, &»< lian Station-
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 255 2 IN ORDrR IT WILL BE SOLD AT HALF PRICE, L c. sv% f^ mm I* the case of 12 bottles quarts, %4L E\ excluding duty, or 85 els the %S} ~J 0 quart bottle, duty included. RECORD No. 1177. OLD TAILOR SCOTCH WHISKY. From the results of our ualysit we
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    • 229 2 FRESH GRAPES. HO cents per Ib. OR PACKED IN 5 Ib. WOOD BOXES FOR POSTING TO F. M. S. AND ELSEWHERE. PER BOX $2-00 I POSIAGE FREE $2 .50 Outport friendl are requested to send remittance with order, if not m Deposit Account. If you bavc not bad ©ur Special
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 87 2 COMING EVENTS. To day, 6tb Dec High Water. I-4I a.m. and 0-55 p.m. Selangor Races. Second Day. P. &O. Homeward mail closes. 3. S. V. C Fencing class. 5-30. Friday, ytb DecHigh Water. 2-22 a.m. 1-34 p.m. Saturday. Stb DecHigh Water. 3-9 am. 2-24 p.m. P. O. outward mail due.
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  • 3 3 REUTKR'S
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  • 34 3 PHILIPPINE p p.m. cvelt m lv- -Message v hoped that it ,wer tariff or obey with re- ts. c lleunnoun Legislative i spring, dis- L panese question ,ill nations
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  • 14 3 r k of a low civilizalate against ictfag them-
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  • 11 3 i Japanese Americans i light with
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  • 18 3 E 'NATION EARTHQUAKE FUND. -ifient eulogised [a achievelese con- hich they ma<le m the recent
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  • 11 3 !nred that the i the schools Ited absur-
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  • 25 3 iph isised the tact g eat cona Asia she t -.-'.ul to other .tment which »he
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  • 39 3 moatha R >yal Artillery C ptain Charles >• President of the c middle of last save the man a c. himself from the tute were ais found Lt< s and other v ;d were unia teported the
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  • 31 3 i iwell <N: Co.'» fternoon. (Uare feet, with the two ngs thereon B Road. i R. A R. Mo ■quart aether with the house thereon it Tiraah Road.
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  • 49 3 I OF GAMBLING. thai <>n the th< body > f n LeU w i- found >uth l>n<l--- Road No \»4 Ann mation tli.it on Gong Ki. the house. tumbling Pan I-ek i\ thU ibbed He fell, but g Xi into the found. The Gong Xi
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  • 35 3 Bu respondent, have travelled over n Upper and •\< D Burmese his plough yet until 1 have never under a n be seen m the railway lorthwest of 1 partially then base
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  • 40 3 I Rome from levastatiooa ng ieduc- condition 'V hundreds of as to shut vide tracts eatin of the a1,,,!, h aV e verity. The "a ted m the been wafted winds. From warm, drift fpt, and the
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  • 809 3 CHRISTMAS IN SINGAPORE. ELEGANT displays of ATTRACTIVE GIFTS For YOUNG AND OLD. ses M^off the rinci P al European houm« F off nn X spedal attractions this month m the line of gifts for the coming -stive season. Some of the more en er l>"s.nghrms display a fine range of
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  • 97 3 A Pike AcciM Yesterday, Inspector Gallagher brought Ur. C Wcarnc before Mr. Colman and said that he had been instructed 10 withdraw the charge of causing grievous hurt recorded against the Brothers Wearne. There be. ng no evidence to support it Mr. Colman discharged the
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  • 71 3 The Master of a steamer running between Singapo.c ard M»f r J^* that a number of daring robber.es ha c of late been perpetrated m Muar. Ihe robbers are believed to have come om Selangor and are armed. Thj axe attacked elated huts. The Muar Police
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  • SCIENCE & MEDICINE.
    • 169 3 There seems a chance of a radium Kurort being opened before long m Austria. For months past the Joachimstal mines have been sending uranium ore to the Aver Light works to the total quantity of some 20,000 lb., which has been treated by the chemical expert m charge, Dr.
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    • 161 3 Beneficent as the X-rays have undoubtedly proved themselves to suffering mankind, they have many and formidable dangers for the experts who direct their use. Painful and at times incurable disease have attacked some of these men and one of the foremost experts m America recently succumbed
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    • 378 3 In the eleven years that have elapsed since the first edition of Asia appeared some not inconsiderable additions have been made to our knowledge of its geography. Now, m the Northern and Eastern divisions, little remains to the scientific explorer except mountaineering m the loftiest ranges of the
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    • 296 3 Some ot the problems of heridity were discussed m a paper read on Oct. 8 by Dr. Henry Ash by, at the Manchester l r niversity, before an audience of teachers. In the course of hi> paper Dr. A-hby said: -He thought it might be doubted whether, as regards
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  • 1176 3 A KELIC OF THE RIOT. On the 13th, ultimo, Neo Kwi, a dealer m bends, was pursuing his vocation m Teochew Street. It was the day on which the riots, now almost forgotten, commenced. There was much excitement m the street. The basket box m which he carried
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 385 3 "CIGARS" We beg to inform the Public that we have imported the following Brands of Dutch Cigars which we are selling at very moderate prices, m order to induce our customers to try them. They are strongly packed m air tight tin boxes, thus retaining the flavour of the tobacco
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    • 392 3 H. S. KIRWAN'S TANK ROAD LIVERY, RACING, COMMISSION STABLES (OPPOSITE RAILWAY STATION^ A new building specially built for stables, absolutely sanitary and up-to-date m Accommodation for Horses and C;in iges by day, week, or month at Popular Prices 1 Kxtra large loose boxes for Kace Horses; also a suitably eqaiped
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  • 62 4 Chom Li, arrivi on the i- 1. from Port Dickson. He en trusted his box to a fellow-passenger, desiring him to take it to a certain lodgii <. On arriving at the lie found his box. Later on he opened it ami found his clothing alright, but a
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  • 302 4 W« publish m r hi- issue a the be tutiful villa re© chased by Mr. Rattan J. I France. The villa i» situated near 5l G main and is bu It m the style of the Petit Trianon l\:lace at V 1: m ii-: ts ow
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  • 96 4 policeman m High tably-dn m to 1 %he i, mc jjr..| r cant answers led to her •al to the wn rkhouse, where she 1 tamed She remembered c l( "t did recollect her '"id she could not think of or address. She said that
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  • 64 4 Al riimmmm aiul praise >l due to H'-H'Kln.c the Gaikwar of Han,la who is of late do n« bo much towards technical and female edu<M ln. his "ate. In addition to -mn^n^u V (huati<>" compulsory jndfrecHh Highness, we are glad tb team, proposes loestablish and main•ia
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  • 36 4 'he Chief lust.cc yesterday morn in* auj Ut ated that Mr .Joseph A lcri« I d an with his cred tors and a.krd thai the t,me 1 ti,, deed a,,,,,^ m,, :,.»j :«ctc,,.fe.l I, the .oth^ta
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  • 395 4 "WORST POSSIBLE RESULTS FROM THE BEST INTENTIONS." New York, Wednesday, Oct 17Misi Elizabeth Magic, the girl with a ten thousand dollar education and a un dollar typt writing job," who public|y offered herself m Chicago as an American slave tor sale to the highest bidder by
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  • 406 4 Ist a ua-i breath to >peak English to Bijou, for he doesn't i/nderstand anything butj French, was r .he siatement "made" by the owner of a beautiful Pomeranian" to a guest who had been trying m vain to make friends with the pet dog of
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  • 113 4 A- the accommodation tor convicts 00 the island of Saghalien has been hmited greatly by the surrender ol the -.uthern portion of that island to the Japanese, and as also many places m Siberia arc already teeming with politicals, the Imperial authorities have selected Kamteha.k,
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  • 59 4 A reteran soldier, Colonel lames r i<«'i.ort.,,,,( n., ,nu.. a x<: lumv )t adventures a.U anecdotes, which Mr Arnold will publish. The' phrase charmed life,- is Kscknefed, »,m i\ htly de-er,bev Colonel Robertson's military,career. [he history of m V »ose alone. be says, Wouft ,il| I chapter, and, indeed, the
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 196 4 > Recreation Hotel 1 sera.xcoo.xho.uk /V// lC| Has ccellen, accommod, ***'*< S N manent boarders. re »nporarv j, Air^ o '--'"v „,H,; 1 > PKc* modern whi I^f^^ > J »e F. de CO WCE CAO( < NOTJclirr ESTABLISHED ~^2 I—'1 1903. THE BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM PUBLISHED EVERY FR,D AY^^
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 579 4 SHIPPING NEWS. VESSELS EXPECTED. AfaftM*, /'(>/-/, rrubable dtk oj Arrival, ami Agents. Stkamers. Arcadia, Colombo, Pec. 8 P. ft O. Alesia, Hamburg: Dec. 7 Behn Meyer Austria. Trieste, Jan. 12; Rautenberg Airlie, Sydney, Dec. 24 Boustcad Awa Ifaru, London, P. Simons Achilles, Liverpool, Dec 3 Mansfield Alcinou-. Liverpool Dec 26
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    • 659 4 Preussen, liamburg, Jan 25 B. Meyer ick Ling, China, Dec 23 Mansfield Pnnz Alice, Hamburg, Feb 8 Behn Meyer Pr R. Luitpold, Hongkong, Dec 24; Behn Meyer P. E. Friedrick, Hongkong, Jan 6; Behn Meyer. Rembrandt, Batavia, Dec 22 Daendels Roon, Hamburg, May 31 Behn Meyer Riojun Maru, Bombay, Dec
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    • 652 4 1 > Bangkok, Ger str 1,237 tons, Captain a Khmmet, 2nd Dec. From Bangkok, i 26th Nov. G.c, and 45 d.p. Behh Meyer Co. For Bangkok, U.-Rds > Gaea, Nor str 625 tons, Capt Lydersen, ist Dec. From Bangkok, 25th Nov. G.c., and 7 d.p. Ban Seng Soon M For
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  • 436 5 I 1 -c-2'ar.i". OMAN'S SUPERIORITY. against ignorance flmseives fight m vain ;"and respondents bject of Woman's t sU ch abyssal ignorance need science make the truculent c man m the street" to-n-hoodm general no matMrs. Francs sh newspaper. On t hc philosopher may rc'"uable interest thc slow geKnity,
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  • 77 5 |''«iei oi St. Patrick, the late Dlik< Wwithhiseflß ofConnaughi wd admirers at Jwness Palace. contained the jewel *ords, -Lome back gthos< who organised *«re three dukes, «5, and thirteen ink. J hand., me, having of white dia- inner ein with a rim of tkyh the words
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  • 731 5 GREAT HAVOC WROUGHT. Great excitement prevailed m the Town recently m consequence of a huge elephant breaking loose from its keeper at the wharf Ihe animal was with three others bought for 1,500 each by a Burmese at Kulim, for the purpose of beinu 'rained
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  • 138 5 In a leading article published m the -mm reference was made to the excessive number of examinations im--1 by the University ol Calcutta. Mr. G. C 80-e, Principal of the Bangabasi College, now writes to point out that on the 17th April he submitted a scheme to the
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  • 134 5 Im> RgymMi llWk/v Ncmp*p*r writes: During the past day or two long cable messages m cypher Wive been passing between the India Office and the Viceroy concerning the present agitation m Bengal. As a result a certain line of policy is to be adopted, m the hope
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  • 14 5 Capt Molyneaux of Kuala Lumpur hasjust received from India a pair of Suffolk punches.
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  • 693 5 LACE INDUSTRY OF TRAVANCORE. From the Parsi." I have read the following history of i he groat lace industry of Travancore with much interest. The lace industry which has now become the be all and end all of the Catholics of Quilon m Iravancore, was first started so' far back
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  • 387 5 From the Parsi In the course of hi^ address which he delivered at the London School of Medicine for Women, Prof. Byers made some interesting comments on women as medical practitioners. Ue said there never was a time when there were greater opportunities for women m
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  • 714 5 AN ANGRY MAGISTRATE. On the 13th ult., two certificated Pleaders appeared before the Deputy Magistrate of Gootylndia, m a burglary case, charge-sheeted by the Police, one for the prosecution and the other for the defence. The pleader for the defence raised an objection to the complainant m the case being
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  • 111 5 A huge shed for the forthcoming Congress is now under construction, opposite the Exhibition grounds close to the General Hospital facing the wndoH. A large number of workmen are busy night and day, and the shed will be the biggest of its kind m Calcutta covering nearly
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  • 655 5 !)ea Number I T~T r, Canital Snhor hrrt of Issue Paid D l.ifsat a,, on Subscbed. s} of^ Value up to Reservt Company QuoUtiiwi pros, nt GOLD. 1900 $175,000 $,40,000 I 3.500^ed "ersawah G. M. 0.. Ltd. IMI*. WOO £350,000 35o!oSo $I DuffDevolopmentCo Ltd )eferrt 1 SS*'^
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  • Commercial.
    • 158 5 Gambier buyers *6 58 do Cube No. n 10 9S Copra, Bali 1 1.40 do Pontianak 9-80 Pepper, Black (ordinary Singapore) M iB.6<; do White, Fair LW. 5 per cent. M 24.7 s Sago Sarawak Flour 295 do Brunei No. Pearl Sago, small 5.40 Coffee, Bali 16^ per cent.
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    • 49 5 _> I I 1 "C 1 1 1 ti 11(1 I do 6in s i> ounci i•> a^t i«,suc 1/4 i/ji Discount v IWII iS l>ci •-t nt per .m. Hank <>t England discount rate is <, "Outside" rale m i bills 5 H S liar silver m London
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  • 1388 6 EGYPT AND ITS WONDERS. PYRAMIDS AND SPHINX. ECOLOSSAI STATI ES AMD Mummies. |i> Mr. W. I. Bryan. l We have been moving among the oldest monument- reared by man. and they make the rest of of the world seem young In Japan a Buddhist temple built 1.200 years ago impressed
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  • 261 6 I he Shanghai correspondent of the China Mail writes:— '•Observer" has published his promised article on Snobbishness" m the Tlnves. He:may be iorgiven his prosy platitudes because of these few scathing remarks which arc worth repeating Shanghai society is very varied and very mixed, but
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 721 6 BANKS. Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation. PAID-UP CAI HAL *10,000,000 RESERVE FUND:— Sterling Reserve $10,000,000 1 tQO Q Silver Reserve $10,250,000 J io i&o^ Reserve liability ol Proprietors $10,000,000 Court of Directors. A Haupt, Ksq— Chairman. Hon. C W. Dickson— Deputy-Chairman. E. Goetz. Ksq. H. E. Tomkins Esq. C. R. Lenzmann,
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    • 349 6 NOTICES. G. A. Fernandez Co. No. 6 ET Almeida Street. LICENSED AUCTIONEERS, SURVEYORS, ARCHITECTS, APPRAISERS, AND HOUSE AGENTS. Charges and Commission will be found moderate. 9-8-06. v.c. VSL Bolter, 69, ANSON ROAD. Telephone No. 398. Just Landed a Fresh Stock q/:Pickled Herrings m tin Smoked Russian Spratts Fresh Bombay Butter
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    • 248 6 Or. 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. to 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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    • 422 6 "E. P. M. ADLETS, FO WANTED. n ANTED I'hree Motor Wagon Drivers. Apply personally to FRASER NEAVE Ud Aerated Water Department, Anson Road. SITUATION WANTED. As Travelling Agf.nt. By a European aged 27 well acquainted m B. India Straits Settlements F. M. S. and Java. Offers under X. WANTED. A
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    • 180 6 N *wer a Elu 0.200 fr 0. A Mountain h£ h ealth station r tvr opeai, Aplact An attractive hol.d'v to, CH *AP RETURN TICKET! Tn Secor: The P. nounce 2WS, n d Y{>] !1:; Particular.^,-.. The P 4 0. s N ,906. Mr- T. Kilo© •I < t paws,
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