Eastern Daily Mail and Straits Morning Advertiser, 18 December 1906

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  • 20 1 Eastern Daily Mail AND STRAITS MORNING ADVERTISER. No. 391 VOL. n. SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1906. r PRICE 5 CENTS
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  • 706 1 A SUCCESSFUL PREMIERE. The Bandmann Comedy Company opened their season at (Calcutta on the 1 5th of last month and achieved gratifying success. It is unusual for the playgoers of Calcutta to be offered anyth lg but musical comedy. It is quite novel to them to
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  • 168 1 lI IK TREASURY DESTROYED. Karachi, Nov. 15. The Hyderabad (Sind) Treasury was gutted by lire early this morning at 2-30. The treasure room containing six lakhs, was untouched. 1 lie lire is still smouldering, and gangs of coolies and prisoners arc removing the debris. The bare walls
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  • 35 1 A sk.nallf.r o\ the cruisei Aniphitrite has been arrested at Chatham on a charge of offering to sell a naval signal book to a foreign country. The man when arrested was carrying a loaded revolver.
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  • 799 1 THE FAR EAST QUESTIONS. IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS. Opium in China (Nov. 12.) Mr. Lynch asked the Secretary of State for Indta: Whether he can state, and if not, whether he will ascertain the approxima* amount of opium at present gro n i 'una; and what proportion KM grown
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  • 55 1 All the great American Railway Companies have made public that they intend to pursue a policy of curtailment of expenditure on a large scale in order to meet the difficulties arising from the increase of Working expenditure and the reduction of the transport charges The proposed extensions of various lines
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 262 1 WHAT IS WHISKY? USHER'S Sol Agents JO HN LITTLE CO- LTD. JOHN LITTLE CO., \m 4 LIMITED. J- J [F YOU eAN*T THIMK [What to give for a CHRISTMAS PRESENT, let us help JDM with suggestions, we have a large and well I .—^"Utfed sto -f Nov HH Wl> n
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    • 102 1 Howarth Erskine 4 I EpQipeers apd Coijteactors. ELECTRICAL ISSISTALLATIOKiS. ■^^^BfIHHI^BHIBHBHHH^IHHiHI^BHIHBiBfIHHBIHBBIHHiHHHHHHBfIHHI^HIHMIHBIBMBSUHIHMHHHiHHiiHH^^Hri^I^BftfIB'MfIv WEILL ZERNERJ C^p- Jewellers and Watchmakers E INVITE THE PUBLIC TO INSPECT THEIR FINE SELECTION OF I JEWELS ETC. SUITABLE FOR XMAS NEW YEAR PRESENTS PRICES REMARKABLY CHEAP Illj MINING IMPLEMENTS, £\J^^ TELEPHONE I e^» •^ji f*_ Wl)iteau)ap t Caidlau)
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    • 15 1 FOR THE CHRISTMAS AND New Year Festivities ORDER USHERS Sole Agents JOHN LITTLE Co., Ltd.
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  • 721 2 The Eastern Daily Mail. TUESDAY, 18TH DECEMBER. THE CHINESE CEMETERIES. PRICE 5 CENTS. On Friday last at the usual fortnightly meting of the Municipal Commissioners Dr. Lim Boon Keng argued out the point he had previously given iiotice of, namely, the need of a burial ground for the Chinese. In
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  • 187 2 A CHILDREN 'S TREAT. It is very satisfactory to learn that Mr. Myram. the energetic manager of the Robinson Piano Coy and the generous patron of all entertainments wherein children derive pleasure for an hour or two has made the Westminster Glet Singer.>, take an interest in the entertainments. They
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  • 286 2 A meeiini. of" the Board of Licensing Justices will be held to-morrow at the Magistracy at 2 p. m. Mr. Cuscaden. Inspector-General ot Police, returned here fiom Malacca where he had been on inspection duty. The P. *O. Homeward Mail I)e--vanh a" left Hong Kong at 1 p.m. on Saturday,
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  • 45 2 Recentl) ii I column^ that, man \vh<> Lie I vegei i < I had been ->> beaten that he 9 Enquii I men b\ I iimmey. 1 The vei I held on Friday w is I not ibm u J The men w ix
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  • 59 2 A San Francis* ta, ich has i Japan Advertiser, from in over the tra -i "soldiers bv |ap mesc Japanese instructors, and h the Emper of War at Peking many, it is claimed, hasp part "in the trouble, and a« the I officers now
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  • 95 2 We 0 Saturda) Mr W Wray, only son ol M Port Health Officer. I) promising young iw last batch ol Governm patched to the Madra> Med Ihe late Mr. Wraj year's course in Medic tn Singapon SJ>. he was taken 1 loped into mor< ultima cly
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  • 73 2 Just after midnight fire was a room atKeppel Harbou Dock Brigaiwas promj and the Qaroesext before the attap less destroyed x done. matic L^ a U British Government I proposition to tl, ntiesto exchang Jamaica or ite Ph^ nu.se concerned affirm that a deal Uon exchange 1. TH, Annual On^J:,
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 324 2 IN ORDER TO .^Pv^V INTRODUCE IT WILL BE SOLD AT HALF PRICE, i. e. grt% I* mm I** the case of 12 bottles quarts, %Ht excluding duty, or 85 cts the %J quart bottle, duty included. RECORD No. 1177. OLD TAYLOR SCOTCH WHISKY. From the results of our analysis we
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    • 272 2 SPECIAL I CHRISTMAS_LINES FRESH FRUITS I MESSINA ORANGES LEMONfI ALMEIRA GRAPES, (WHITE AND PURPLE). NUTS ALMONDS, WALNUTS, EILBERTs. eH®e©U\TES IN PRESENTATION BOXES, ALL SIZES. PERFUMERY 1 IN NEW AND VARIED DESIGNS. ALL AT SPECIALLY LOW XMAS PRICES. During tbis ufeeH we are giving, free, with every *5 purchase a wall
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    • 128 2 TO-NIGHT OPERA INDRA JAVA Grand Success Grand Success!! WILL STAGE AT THE ALEXANDRA HALL To-day Tuesday, Princess Roorkatnar To-morrow Wednesday, ftawai mujlis or a trip to Fairyland. I M. OMAR, Director Sole Proprietor. TAN GAON HAY, (CHOP HIN MO CO 382 Victoria Street. Dealers in Muslin, silk, sarongs, prints, and
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    • 298 2 OR THE HEW 5eJ I Th <"»l-»<..T h a »«-'.■»"■;■> a,JC «5oo ana K ,he >- have three Z v l I whi dl K C :>P^t V f B ptin-og. pnmf om ava B ;^'ther 1)rcuy west, aaccnedepictiiL.^ 0 I dually good is y I moil >; *n old
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 87 2 eCMING EVENTS. To day. iStb High Water 11.29 PS. V. A. Unit Committee Meeting, 6 15 p. Y. M. C. A. Concert. S'3o q Wednesday, 19th: High Water —0.54 a., 0.12 p. S V. C. Signalling Class, 0.I3 p NN cstminst'T Singers, Postponed Straits vs. Burma: 1 Rangoon. French Cinematograph
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  • 44 3 BOMB OUTRAGE IN RADOM. f IfOKJ Aires (Hy submarine telepraph> COMMANDANT OF j^DARMERIE THE VICTIM. HB us tokn off. l^odon, Dec. 17th 1.40 p.m. Commandant of the gendarmerie •Tjoni Poland, was the victim of a v lision. His leg was torn off. :ua> arrested.
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  • 39 3 London, Dec. 17th 1.40 p.m. National Liberals and have issued respectively v Ihe former denounces the r Socialists and appeal ierman patriotism to bring Damaralaod to a successful avoid the Colonial issue bureaucratic Governc political freedom.
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  • 62 3 CRUSADE AGAINST THE CHURCH. London, December 8 a.m. French Government interferes hie with the services in 5 believing that the priests, le owing obedience to the Vatican ipp rove oi the Pope's policy. Fifteen episcopal palaces and twenty were closed yesterday. occurred during the iris churches yestertumults
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  • 75 3 A PESSIMISTIC FORECAST. Dec. 17th, 9.10. a.m. er, -peaking in Manchester Heaven only knew what the :i would be to the Transvaal ques- e was that the very the situation, in view economic catastrophe, N c Transvaalers to sink .lid effect a temporary vvhich, backed
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  • 18 3 December 17th 9.10 a.m. German submarine has >ned at Kiel. More :»übire in course of preparation.
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  • 20 3 1 AFRICANS AGAIN VICTORIOUS December 17, o.lc a.m. 7nc South Africans have defeated I football by 21 points
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  • 35 3 ~iber 17th 9. 10 a.m. gi President, of the irade, opened London's m Fin -bury Park to Piccadily forming :he electri .1 system I ng Croat and rlampwill complete on June next.
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  • 28 3 December 17 9, 10 a.m. Government has connate on the Congo question ted a resolution of coni vernment requestommitteeto report immediately »t« question of annexation.
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  • 38 3 DAMAGED DURING RECENT TRIALS. m, Dec. 1 7, 9.10 am. S Dreadnought ha> been exand it has been disl t was necessary to replace believed that the mammoth -truck some sunken wrecker recent trla>
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  • 65 3 iboat 2 a.m., two night who were in charge of No. 2 I which was under seal, from their peaceful dream? m the shop. They ►ng in learning that a China--vav with a quantity :ie had secured. watchman, an elderly him, but the man drew KUabb
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  • 95 3 A L ARGE SEIZURE OF OPIUM. arrived on ni gn. from Malacca. Among ■•ad an Indian passenger. lia 'l just left her early yester- when a Revenue officer h "n with a request to look ge. There was no and the result was the JU j of 558 tahits of
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  • 900 3 MR '^susuur claim should be dismissed. Ihe Appellate Court varied the deciJJOO of the lower Court only in discontmuing instead of dismissing Mr K~°iT Cr aini holdin g 'hat Mr. Koek was bound to pay his su b scnpt.on but had not been The cons.derat.on which he was
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  • 57 3 Ihf Government of Bengal deserve to be congratulated on the steps taken to extend the cultivation of cinchona and the manufacture of quinine at Sonada The new plantation opened LT?o d ur years ago is now beginning to send good 'quantities of bark to tnc ratTt^nquesuonably^ fines, ffiTi af p
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  • 1446 3 THE "GLANGGI CASE." Further Evidence Taken. Our readers will remember the story of the alleged murder on board the s.s. Glanggi. A Malay, one of the crew, is alleged to have struck another on the head with a billet of wood, when off the Sultan Shoal lighthouse. This
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  • 229 3 Madame Melba's son, Mr. George Armstrong, is to be married to Miss Ruby Otway to-day, December 18, at St. George's, Hanover square. Miss Otway will have eight bridesmaids, chief of whom will be her cousin, Miss Aylisse. The others include Miss Margaret Ryle, Miss Phyllis Barclay, Miss
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  • 141 3 Can a kitten become a cat before it has reached the age one year To the owner of the common or domestic cat which condescends to receive fireside caresses this question may seem a small matter; but to the owner of the aristocrats of
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  • 101 3 I have given orders for the con struction of an aeroplane," said Comtc Henri de la Vaulx to a New York Herald" correspondent in Paris. He added that it would be ready in less than six months. M From the very first 1 hope to
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  • 306 3 CHINESE LABOUR MEETING. At a private meeting of between 50 and 60 Liberal members of the House of Commons held on 21st inst., Mr. Mackarness presiding, it was decided to memorialise the Prime Minister on the subject of Bhinese labour in the Transvaal. 'The memoi iul is to express dissatisfaction
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  • 193 3 Recent experiments made to compare various kinds of artificial silk with the real article are reported in the Bulletin" of the French Chamber of Commerce of Milan, Italy. According to an abstract in the Revue Scientifique (Paris, August 25), they make it clear that cellulose silk,
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 181 3 ART NEEDLE WORK AND FLOWER DEPOT 217 Orchard Road. WREATHS CROSSES AND EMBLEMS. GUT FLOWERS. ORDER IN TIME. To Prevent Disappointment. ART NEEDLE WORK AND FLOWER DEPOT. 217 Orchard Road, a&» J\ "CIGARS" We beg to inform the Public that we have imported ti^e following Brands of Dutch Cigars which
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    • 483 3 H. S. KIRWAN'S TANK ROAD LIVERY, RACINC COMMISSION STABLES (OPPOSITE RAILWAY STATION) A new building specially built for stables, absolutely sanitary and up-to-date Accommodation for Horses and Carriges by day, week, or month at Popular Prices K.XTRA large loose f>oxes for Race Horses; also a suitably equiped and well Ventilated
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  • 562 4 PROBLEM OF FLIGHT. Okfkr us Tiih "Daily Mail." In an interview published in the Daily Mail" M. Santos Dumont complains that while France and Germany are assatting the efforts to solve the problem of flight, England has done nothing. M. Santos Dumont has proved by successful flight that
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  • 298 4 MAGNATE'S YEARLY INCOME FROM OIL TRUST. Louis, 13 November. Co-day, in the Federal Court of thicity, the United States Government began it- fight against the Standard Oil Company, the most powerful tru-t in America. Ihe method of procedure wili be similar to that employed in the di>-..lution of the
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  • 66 4 Ihi lust professional Examination lor the first year students of the Straits Medical School commenced yesterday The students will be examined in Botany, Chemistry, Physics and Klementary Anatomy. [HE United States Bureau of Com neroc and Laboni has just completed report showing that the amount spcm_by Americans yearly on foreign
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  • 381 4 MR. MOREL'S INDICTMENT OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE CONGO FREE STATE. Mr. E.D. Morel, well known in connection with the agitation against the alleged atrocities of the Congo Free State, summarises in "Red Rubber" the charge* made against the Government of that State, and particularly
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  • 625 4 The negro has to submit to discipline. That is inevitable. But the false principle inherent in the Congo Free State is that the welfare, of the inhabitants in entirely ignored and that the one object of the administration is to make money for King Leopold and his friends.
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 175 4 j R^reatioTHTtrT 1 SERANGOO^OAD^rR. lm I Has excellent accommodation f th M '*l y manent boarders. for ««»pon«, Al^ r < h Ven,ndah r I GOOD TABLE A WI N ES NOTICE. T j ESTABLISHED "T^fe i >^> 1 903 THE BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM. PUBLISHED EV^T^DAyl^^ I THE ONLY TAMIL
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 2031 4 '^wT^XT^Sslfl^K^N. SHIPPING NEWS. VESSELS Rhenania, Hongkong, Dec. 19; Behn Pouhanak, Brit. str. 79 tons, Capt SuS' „s ase^ '4 th Dec From Kv.aritan, 2 th 1? YT3T?r«nPTF"ri sEVr,' D t e c I9 t F ec V G>c and 40 d f- Borneo Coy Ltd. Hi XjL -HiW IHjI J.
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  • 554 5 .rrrRESTING RESULTS OF "ffvESTIGATIONS BY THE lN PRINCE OF MONACO. theory of the origin of 1 Icctas now to be well cstablishn g to Mr. Scurate, who has cd> the question for the ifonaco. An interesting the matter, contrbuted by Ul 'to the Bulletin of the Oceanograp'."uQseum
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  • 122 5 narkable instance of spontane n tiie cau-e of science ecu, meet of the French Academy ot Medicine. ProfcaHH l|r ier, at the close of an address on erztions, expressed regret c of any central inatittlt- <-• >tudy of cancer such as iiid, Germany, and other Dr.
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  • 136 5 ria Paper, of Sialkot, says of plaimi in the cases iiled me courts are oent to <kalong with summonses, with that defendants become fainted with the contents of the and are placed in a position to 'K»re their detente. The practice icful one. Copies of
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  • 1030 5 Office ™d L. r a d llle Indi Hamilton who SU^ a G^ did. Under Conservative administration India has had S<£r et s7r e S^fr St^M SUC u h aS Loid Salisbury, onh rh K^ Or hcOte and Lord R and^ ?fdHn ChlM Wh Se
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  • 708 5 I he expenses of an undergraduate at Cambridge consist chiefly of fees charged by the University, fees charged by the colleges, the expenses of board and lodging, and the cos: of books, clothes, travelling, and other personal expenses. To these may be added
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  • 250 5 to the prophetic forebodingp. of sum of our contemporaries). The bootblack brushes drearily, The newsboy's voice is still. The office clerks move wearily As if they lacked the will. The parks are full of idle men Who sit in solemn rows. Dejected blocks of five or ten
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  • 780 5 Milting. Number p < ays a Capital. Subsc bed of ySt S to Reserve Company Quotations [present Shares fprice 1 GOLD. l3»5oo $10 $10 Bersawah G. M. Co., Ltd. I 10.00 sellers 1900 $175,000 (140,000 3.5oo unissued 4.ooo $10 $10 (Deferred) 00.8 sellers 1900 £400,000 £350,000 35o,ooo
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  • Commercial.
    • 158 5 Gam bier buyers S 6.82^ do Cube No. 1 10.50 Copra, Bali n ,0.35 do Pontianak M 995 Pepper, Black (ordinary Singapore) 18.00 do White, Fair L. W. 5 per cent. 24.50 Sago Sarawak Flour 3.00 do Brunei No. 1 2.92! Pearl Sago, small M 5.40" Coffee, Bali 16^
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    • 118 5 On London. Bank j m 2 i, ■*i l i On Germany. Bank d d 9 *g j On France. Bank d d 2 On India. -Bank T. T. «73* Ou Hongkong. Bank d d g| per cent, dis Private 30 d s 3 < percent, dis On Shanghai.
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 281 5 HOUSE OF LORDS (CORONET BRAND) THE WHISKY OF DISTINCTION fC°osi m LOtHa I WKISKY/I COR.ONCT BRHN&Ji* SOLD EVERYWHERE KNOWN ANYWHERE. FOR SALE AT TANK ROAD LIVERY AND RACING STABLES AtMod orate Prices 15 Indian Bred Polo Ponies, broken to saddle. ALSO 6 Persian Bred Harness Horses and Hacks. Tank Road
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  • 1232 6 Mr. Sidney Webb is seriously concerned about the luture of the British race, fhe birthrate is falling in Great Britain* It has fallen steadily since 187$. Hie decline, however, 1- t«»uml in more or less degrc^p \n all civilized countries, includimka large part of the Continent of
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  • 532 6 INGENIOUS IMPERSONATOR'S ARTFUL FRAUDS. In more favourable circumstai*- Emanuel Michaels might have challenged the supremacy of that audacious rascal, the bogus raptain of Koepenick. A>, it is, Michaels is the confessed author of a series of iageaious impersonation frauds which were disdosed at Bow-street recently. The prisoner, a
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    • 626 6 BANKS. Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation. PAID-UP CAPITAL $10,000,000 KESEKVE FUND— Sterling Reserve $10,000,000 1 gQQ Silver Reserve $10,260,000 j JO a «W Kesene Liability oi Proprietors $10,000,000 Court of Directors. A Uaupt, Esq Chairman. Hon. C W. Dickson— Deputy-Chairman. E. Goetz, Ksq. I H. E. Tomkins Esq. C. R. Lenzmann,
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    • 387 6 NOTICES, 6. A. Fernandez Co. No 6 Almeida Street. LICENSED AUCTIONEERS, SURVEYORS, ARCHITECTS, APPRAISERS, AND HOUSE AGENTS. Charges and Commission will be found moderate. 9-8-06. u .c. DOIIS Cops! DOIIS Just Unpacked Sec our enormous variety of, Dolls and mechanical toys. The Dolls are sleeping and waking beauties, different nationalities,
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    • 271 6 Dr. S. IWATSUBO, Dental Surgeon. Wo. 1 Raffles Place. Hours oj consultation 9 a.m. to 12 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. (Or by 3/8/06. to 2/2/07. m. Bolter, 69, ANSON ROAD. Telephone No. 398. Just Landed a Fresh Stock q/:Pickled Herrings in tin Smoked Russian Spratts Fresh Bombay Butter In
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    • 394 6 E- P. M." ADLETS. F WANTED. WANTED. Typist and Shorthand writer. Must have good local knowledge. Chinese preferred. APPLY AT ONCE. Lloyds Greater Britain Publishing Co., Ltd., Raffles Hotel Buildings. Brass Bassa Road u.c. WANTED. A smart Chinese or Eurasian Typist for Engineering Establishment. Salary *4o to $50 per month
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    • 213 6 A place of cducaii,, V M^- An a «™«ivc h,,i id ,'-;v CHEAP RETURN TICKET, Tr, nouncc *mb*figp Si^ KM? 8M m, torfurtl,e,par t i C u lai ap!ji i«t March, 1906. "'^flOfe Japanese derdim 1 CHARGES MODERATE From 7 m to 5 No. 2b., H 1/31-8-C6. NOTICE TO AOVERTISEIT
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