Eastern Daily Mail and Straits Morning Advertiser, 27 December 1906

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  • 18 1 Eastern Daily Mail AND STRAITS MORNING ADVERTISER. No, 398 VQLIL SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1906 PRICE 5 CENTS
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  • 479 1 THE JUDGMENT. The following is the Judgment by His Honour Judge J. H. Tc.uolcr in the case in which C. B. Rewinds, of Kandy, stood charged with criminal breach of trust in respect of a sum of Ri,500, being part of a prize won by
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  • 498 1 Calcutta, 3rd December. Considerable discontent is felt at the small accommodation for the public on the Calcutta race course, and the large area reserved for Club members. The Indian Datfy News says that the principal defect is that the accommodation set apart
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  • 1012 1 MR CRAIK FOLLY JDONE TO DEATH. One of the most brutal and coldblooded murders that has occurred in Hongkong for some time was perpetraed at Kowloon when Mr. J. R. Craik, Chief clerk, employed by the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company Limited was fouly done to
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 221 1 I WHAT 18 WHIS K Y USHER'S Sole Agents JOHN LITTLE CO- LTD. X urrtE CO., LIMITED. DE WAR'S WHISKY. The Standard of Sterling Value., SOLE AGENTS. KATZ BROS. Ltd. P ]TOYS! 1 S TOYS TOYS! OF EVERY DISCRETION, 3 AND AT ALL PRICES, jj CALEY'S <^IVlr\w i CRACKERS. Special
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    • 136 1 Howarth Erskine Ei?sii>eers apd Contractors. ELECTRICAL JNSTALLATIONS. Telephone 23. Telegrams ERSKINE." z CS^ Bwiss made swiss made ffifflfri f :a^ TRADE MARK trade mark i IMPORTERS ZERNER, Stamford Road, SINGAPORE. MINING IMPLEMENTS. A l% m „-n- TELEPHONE No. 106. jWH ITEAWAY, LAI DLAW Co? j THE NEW TWIN BEDSTEAD. I
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    • 15 1 FOR THE CHRISTMAS AND New Year Festivities ORDER USHER'S Sole Agents JOHN LITTLE Co., Ltd
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  • 522 2 The Eastern Daily Mail. PRICE 5 CENTS. THURSDAY, 27th DECEMBER. SCHCCL ATTENDANCE. At the recent distribution of prizes at the Rattles Girls' School some remarks were made, first by Mr. Phillips, then by the Deputy Governor, on the matter of school attendance the Examiner's report having shown a tailing off
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  • 383 2 The struggle for existence, is as Darwin proved the cause or one of the causes of the origin of species. Adaptation to environment,has been the result and has led to the survival of the fittest The evolutionary principal continues, and the struggle for existence and adaptation
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  • 44 2 Change in the Proprietorship of the Eastern Daily Mail." It c draw the attention if our readers to tlie Notices appearing in to-days issue re tne change in the Proprietorship of the Eastern Daily Mai/" the SingaJana Mat ran; and the Caxton Printing Works."
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  • 258 2 The Col. Chaplain has left for Kuala Lumpur aud Klang on duty and requests that any important messages should be sent to the Rev. J. A. Smith. The Selangor estimates for 1907 show an expected revenue of 69,013,582 and a proposed expenditure ot SiVdc;/)9 4. 1" other words the Government
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  • 222 2 AN ANTI-OPIUM DEMONSTRATIONS. meeting f Chan Su-ho G a rden> Uln SkS ports the N.C.D* Ust tv^, Jseo there We V e 2 s 1" Ch.nese present l^ I vet Presided, and U J^-^T Twng, president SlOn er, 2L H f: Chamber of £L f tlle Alexander, Sec r T
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  • 185 2 The position of thin.™ extort sympathy from tf? heart. Revelling in ,t, v .nl confident of h?Z£i^f£ supremacy over all the world, it writhe, under art able feeling that there Von"*," beings calling themselves me n ons of them in London, hJ~ other insignificant place
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  • 137 2 Despite the advert influences of" the weather, Mr. Bukdey'i la g treat became, last night, a at 7 o'clock vehicles beg their burdens under the porci Victoria Memorial Hall, and by 8 o'clock many hundreds of children r parent and cithers uere adm:: the enchanting paradise
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  • 40 2 Despite the unsatisfacti the weather, the Warders played tootball on Christinas day at Sepoj It was a fancy dres- affair, and quj. a number of the costumes we I excellent. We shall give a fall report to-morrow.
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  • 23 2 Calcutta, December Mr. G. S. Henderson I pointed by the .Secretary of the Agricultural Department m and will arrive shortly.
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  • 121 2 the P^" lii breach of promise cases sence of female jurors an ioi-|| jurors would certainly benem |IC as they would at once-u--wiles of their ows picture-hat and the pW g thc and disclose the hussy al ie r Ut iy pleading, innocent **$*£spo+ Violet Greville. in London F The
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 946 2 V Ta °aC ■Iq KAR AZo N A. 1 CHAMPAGNES. SHERRIES, PORTS. CLARETS, LIQUEURS, BURGUNDIES, VERMOUTHS, HOCKS. BOTTLED ALES. MOSELLES, BEERS STOUT, BRANDIES, WHISKIES. CALDBECK MACGREGOR Co. WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS. IN ORDER TO JR^P INTRODUCE Whiskp. IT WILL BE SOLD AT HALF PRICE, i. e. £Q% f* mi t*
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    • 157 2 TAN GEOK HAY, (CHOP KIN MO CO.) 382 Victoria Street. Dealers in 1 Muslin, silk. taroagß, print>, and all sorts ot goods suitable tor Chinese Nyonyas. Inspection Cordially Invited FEDERATED MALAY STATES RAILWAYS. CONSTRUCT lON DEPARTMEM I\ WANTED. I wo experienced Apothecaries, Salary *i,200 per annum each with free unfurnished
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    • 212 2 NOTICE. WEEKLY SAILINGS. The S. S. m Pontianak (Captain Casey, sails from this Port every Monday at 2 p.m. for Quantan, Pahang. Good accommodation for passengers, special rates for cargo. Apply to The BORNEO Co., Ltd. Agents. $50 Reward. Lost 23rd December at the Reservoir an opal necklace. Finder will
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    • 101 2 Special Notice lt» mm received Hunurout ><. in plaints o-arnt 10-tA delivery "/<-/ nondetivery of the EH).M 7/«;.s it u etaU 0) affairs "> regret weart wtoet aiunout to nut <i stot> to it. ir 1 \\> are takiag every poesibU etep to do a■ tkaU I* <irr<itl j obliged
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  • 48 3 Reuters Agency wires (By submarine telegraph. > O RD BKRESFORD'S YOUNGEST BROTHER AND TEN OTHERS KILLED. London, December 26, 8.40 a.m. Vice-Admiral Lord Chas William's BeftsfortTs youngest brother, Lord Delaware Bcresford, and ten others were killed in a railway collision north o i Dakota.
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  • 58 3 llli; ATOXYL TREATMENT NON-EFFICACIOUS. London, December 26, 8-40 a.m. Professor Ross of the Tropical school of Medicine at Liverpool, has to the papers deprecating premature conclusions on the success of •he Atoxyl treatment in sleeping sickpesi and stating that the experiments in the schools for the last
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  • 49 3 Assassination of Count Ignatieff. PLOT BY SECRET SOCIETY EMISSARIES. London, December 26, 8-40 a.m. With reference to the assassination of Count IgnatiefTM. Dubasson believeed that it was carried out by the party of secret society emissaries which recently resolved to attempt the lives of the highest in the land.
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  • 31 3 A FEROCIOUS WARFARE. London, December 26, 8-40 a.m. The Liberal papers in Russia emthe horrible ferocity and end- of the battle waging between Government and Extremists.
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  • 16 3 57 EXECUTED. London, December 26, 8-40 a.m. Drum-head Court-Martini 57 .1 were executed.
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  • 16 3 London, December 26, 8-40 a.m. Forty-three political outrages took place during the past week.
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  • 61 3 London, December 26, 8-40 a.m. e has been a lull in news owing to Christmas. This has stimulated the journalists to open a campaign in favour of the reconstruction of the Cabinet by the Ministry which is taken for granted apart from the curiosity as to
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  • 52 3 London, December 26, 8-40 a.m. est centres in Mr. Bryce's succspecially in view of the probathat the next session would be devoted to a discussion of Irish affairs. Lines of Messrs Birrell, Churchill, fhomas Shaw, Sinclair, M'kenM, and Sirs Antony Patrick Me Donnel. and Algernon's West names
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  • 55 3 IHE POPE AND HIS CARDINALS. London, Dec. 2^, 8-40, a.m Pope addressing the Cardinals 00 the <>cca>ion of their Christmas visit ed that he had no good news to em and wished 'that he and all the Cardinals were at present in France and sharing in the
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  • 217 3 PLAINTIFF AWARDED $3,000 DAMAGES. ai, 18th December, 3-30 p.m. Judgment hps been delivered in the action H. E. Bottlewalla vs. Shroff which the plaintiff claimed damages against defendants mw alleged, had published a '1 malicious libel concerning the tiff. Ihe Court awarded the plaintiff s [In 'i
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  • 42 3 •itofe Pjftinf with frog skin is so obienV ul l eas y and so entirely un- hn l 1 aDlc that I cannot but feel that Cn dl all replace the use of n lr K 'n.— George Ranking, in IIIC i-aucct."
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  • 73 3 THE "TIMES" ON THE CALIFORNIAN EMBROGUO. Reuter's Agency wires (By submarine telegraph. London, December 26, 8.40 a.m. lar^n^i lf T la """Plications on the Japanese school question. anvv7? WaS no reasonto th >nk that an} violent rupture between the two Governments w?s threatened. Japan's meteoric progress had brought one of
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  • 99 3 SIR ROBERT HART'S CIRCULAR. London, Dec. 26, 8.45 a.m. further correspondence with the Chinese customs has been issued concluding with the publication of Sir Robert Hart's circular. Earl Gney on being pressed for publication stated that Sir Robert Hart's position was unimpaired. Mr. Jordan, Consul-General at iNcwchang,
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  • 93 3 THE RUSSIAN SURRENDER AT TSUSHIMA. London, December 25. Admiral Niebogrtoff and seventyseven other oncers, who surrendered It Tsushima have been Court-martialled. Niebogatoff and the Commanders of the battleships Apraxine, Navarin, and the Imperator Nicolai I, were sentenced to death but, in view of the extenuating circumstances,
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  • 83 3 London, December 25. There has been a recrudescence of the trouble at Portsmouth Naval Barracks. Al the new Commander was going his rounds, a seaman coughed obtrusively. He was arrested and placed In irons, and, later, be was sentenced to forty-two days' imprisonment on a charge of
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  • 123 3 COMMANDER SINCLAIR'S STIRRING AND SYMPATHETIC SPEECH. London, Dec. 26, 4.45 p.m. At Portsmouth Commodore Galloway posted a memorandum expressing confidence in the men's manliness to assist him. Commander Sinclair is for making Portsmouth the first nrval depot in the world He addresses everyone without exception well knowing
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  • 275 3 At the Police Bahru on Christmas Eve, a very successful Smoking Concert was held. Mr. Cuscaden the I. G. P. was there, a> was also Capt Hawtrey, the C. P. O. Chief Inspector Howard ably filled the role of Chairman, besides otherwise helping to make the evening a
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  • 39 3 In the Probate, Divorce, and Admiralty Division, Sir Gorell Barnes has awarded /;i,s°° to owners, master, and crew of thi Laertes for salvage service to the Simila, off Thwartway Island, Straits of Sunda, Java Islands, on March 25, 1906.
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  • 293 3 Calcutta, December 8. Special cables to the Empire say I he Frtsno copper mine in California has proved valueless. Hall a million capital had been subscribed in Glasgow and has been lost. Many families are affected. Allahabad, December 8. A Pioneer special London message, dated 7th December,
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  • 503 3 Captain Price of Ballooning fame, who was repeatedly prevented from giving b's balloon ascent here owing to the wretched weather we have been experiencing lately, gave a most successful balloon ascent and parachute descent in Rangoon on the 15th inst?nt The Rangoon Gazette thus describes the
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  • 215 3 Mark Twain has been giving in his autobiography an amusing extract from a biography of himself written by his daughter Susy when she was a child. This expresses a pretty admiration for father on the part of the little daughter. Papa has a very good figure—
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  • 1180 3 The weather was, beyond all doubt, inauspicious^for Christmas merry making, at least, it was so on the Eve of Xmas. 1 is, however, while it made things damp without, did not damp the spirits of those who were able to keep themselves dry without, but tolerably moist within. The
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  • FOOTBALL.
    • 434 3 The match between Singapore and Selangor was played on the S. R. C. portion of the Esplanade on Christmas day, the weather being wretched and the ground wet and slipping thus hindering in no small degree the progress of the ball. Punctually to time the rival teams lined
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  • 212 3 A correspondent sends us note of a forthcoming event in the Okpo Sayadaw hpoongyibyan. The Sayadaw died in March last at Ywagale village. Tharrawaddy district. The corpse has been kept in the old kyaung since then, but will be removed to the new kyaung named Naikban-kyaung, which
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  • 106 3 The children at S. Mary's had a very happy Christmas in spite of the weather. Mr. and Mrs. Howell had, as is their usual custom, collected among their friends to give each girl a Christmas present, which were presented to them by Mrs. Lovell at breakfast. In
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 420 3 m m H. S. KIRWANS TANK ROAD LIVERY, RACING 1 COMMISSION STABLES (OPPOSITE RAILWAY STATION 1 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 KXTRA large loose boxes for Race Horses; also a suitably
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  • 497 4 Tver vigilant in respect of the comforts and well being of their passengers, the Cunard Company have from time to time kept their ships in the North Atlantic trade provided Wltti the most approved facilities for securing the desired results. They were the first
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  • 175 4 The Emperor Franz Jo-e:~ >f Austria nis chef of the kitchc kronen, or over j~ :,;>>- jx An artist in food at this enormoury is not needed to minister to th» peror's own taste-, which are o( the s imp'- the Penny Magazine," but is
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  • 148 4 S ip Combine is at an end! Its members tell us s O themselves, and they ought to know. And. bes everything they say has always be n accurate, has it not 1 It is satisfactory at any rate, that the force of public opinion should receive the
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  • 99 4 It turns out that 11. Henebry, Ireland's Rugby full-back, played lor sc^enty minutes against the South Africans on Saturday last while Buffering from the following injuries: I Split far, Injured skull, Broken middle finger on the left hand, Strained chest mu>clcs, and Torn finger cartilages. The injuries
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  • 56 4 1 hi most expensive British railway ticket is from London to Wick, firstclass return, costing J\ fe. ml, but the costliest ticket issued, which, ot course includes expenses other than train fares, is the one issued by Messrs. T. Cook and Sou for a tour round the world, from London
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  • 385 4 It is recommended in the Blue Book on the fauna of Africa that wild dogs and jackals be domesticated The dogs, in Buffident numbers, might be a protection against tigers and panther? The late Sir Montagu Gerard had it on sound authority that the dogs will
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  • 413 4 -According to a special representative o\ the Pali Mail Gizefte, the Government is being approached, both by the Chinese Minister and the Japanese Ambassador, on the subject of the degrading treatment to which Chinese and Japanese traders arc subjected in South Africa. The present action
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  • 147 4 I he following is from a London daily report of Ist December :-Last week we pointed out the somewhat anomal ous fact in re Tin versus Copper, that lin shares, with comparatively no increase of supply, had not advanced proportionately to the price of the metal compared
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  • 139 4 As is usual at this time of the year Pahang is flooded. The Lipis and Jelai rivers have risen considerably the water having come up to the level of the road. The whole of the extensive valley behind the town of Lipis is full of the bached
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 342 4 i. fugisakT^ 381, V.CTOH.A STREET A visit to this Studio will prove its superiority ■> v er others L, latest photographs taken among them being prominent F Urf '[>C,i!|. Special lady attendant PhotosT~w^~^^* for the convenience of any sUe bet 6r Straits Chinese Ladies 8 a. m and Special reduction
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 1825 4 SHIPPING NEWS. TTinnnT^T O Sonneberg, Australia, Dec 23; Behn Shantung, Ger. str. 1,000 tons Capt. VESSliiijIS Meyer Littmann, 17th Dec. From Bail, 10th Sultan, Fremantle, Jan 8 Mansfield Dec. G.c, and 4 d.p. Behn Meyer ,^^-r i-nr<rni7T\ Saint D omil Ui o Hongkong, Dec 25 ;E. Co. For Macassar, 25th
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  • 357 5 uS K FOR HIE RUN ON ,HK MARKET. irt from Chicago, dated the Ist of a ver >' disastrous fall in *L >fcocoanut oil.and copra, with [U cnce that rates were rushed j mofl fancy prices. The regular Mats, which brought on each trip
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  • 183 5 AMERICAN COLONEL OBTAINS A MONOPOLY. In this age of trusts, when so many ess tie- of life are being "cornered," it is remarkable to find a >ot to corner such a commodity as the "waters of An American colonel, it is ■btained from the Turkish oment a concession
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  • 151 5 RENDERED TO THE ILNE >F LA MARSEILATSE. following is from Bande Mnta- November 2^tli At the close of a meeting held in London on September 22 under the auspices of the Indian Home Rule v. the President asked the pern of the meeting to render the Indian National
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  • 171 5 Fl '<>l HEARING OF THE PETITION FIXED FOR THE 2 ist, PROXIMO. Madras, December 4ih, 5-34- 'n the matter of the Arbuthnot at the High Court, to-day, th e petitioners waived the right to f^ert to Mr. Justice Baddam, a creditor neann^ their petition. His Lordship Panted
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  • 779 5 o> b Number i la-u* p a id i I 'ay sat Capital. Subscbed. of Value up to Reserve Company Quotations prewnt GOLD. I I3»5.oo $lo $10 Bersawali G. M. Co., Ltd. 5.00 nominal 1900 $175,000 $140,000 3.500 unissued I 4,000 $io $10 1 (Deferred) 3.00 1900
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  • Commercial.
    • 149 5 Gambier buyers 6.82^ do Cube No. 1 10.50 Copra, Bali 10.35 do Pontianak 9.95 Pepper, Black (ordinary Singapore) 18.00 do White, Fair L. W. 5 per cent. 24.50 Sago Sarawak Flour M 3.00 do Brunei No. 1 2.924 Pearl Sago, small 5.40 Coffee, Bali 16^ per cent. buyers 3
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    • 124 5 On London.- Bank a m s On Germany. —Rank d d 2.3^ do 6ms 2 .^(> On France. Bank d d 2 Private 3 m s J( i do 6ms r On India.- Bank T. T. l7 Private 30 d s j Oh Hongkong. -Bank d d t |Kir
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 396 5 Fcr You "THREE HAND BRAND" CHAMPAGNE COGNAC. WHICH HAS GAINED PUBLIC FAVOUR YEZ. Proprietors MESSRS HENG HIN CO. SINGAPORE. VACANCIES IN THE POSTAL DEPARTMENT Applications will be received up to the 22nd December, 1906, for the following appointment in the General Post Office Singapore One Class I Clerk on a
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    • 205 5 |g|gi WINDMILL BRANDY, PRODUCED IN FRANCE. WILL GIVE^ TRApr J^^K^ AR j/ftw'l-L GIVE f^ V t 'J.J 1 jrm E? f^ S Satisfaction. X^^^?^^^^ Satisfaction. notice" ESTABLISHED ~77'(^> C^)^" 1903. THE BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM. "SINCCAY JANA MITTRAN" PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY EVENING. I Telephone No 972. THE ONLY TAMIL NEWSPAPER IN
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  • 1591 6 THE EARLY HISTORY AND PRESENT PROSPECTS. The town of Swatow, as indicated above, both European and Chinese, is growing enormously, and property has become very valuable, says Th- Ckim* Mail correspondent. It is certainly greatly to be regretted that when, as far back as 1862,
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  • 227 6 Ihe December issue of Ni^ht and Day, quarter magazine of Dr. Barnardo's Homes, comes opportunely to remind us of the crowds of helpless and suffering children that have claims upon English sympathies. It is painful to reflect that through the doors of this single Chanty ten destitute
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 625 6 BANKS. Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation. PAID-UP CAPITAL $10,000,000 RESERVE FUND:— Sterling Reserve $10,000,000 4on Q Silverßeserve $10,260,000 •*>.*>o,o Reserve Liability of Proprietors $10,000,000 Court of Directors. A Haupt, Esq Chairman. Hon. v W. Dickson— Deputy-Chairman. E. Goetz, Esq. I H. E. Tomkins Esq. C. R. Lenzmann, D. M. Nissim, Esq.
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    • 429 6 NOTICES, G. A. Fernandez Co. No. 6 D'Alnmda Street. LICENSED AUCTIONEERS, SURVEYORS, ARCHITECTS, APPRAISERS, AND HOUSE AGENTS. Charges and Commission will be found moderate. 9-8-06. u.c. bolls COPS DOIIS Just Unpacked See our enormous variety of, Dolls and mechanical toys. The Dolls are sleeping and waging beauties, different nationalities, sexes,
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    • 270 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. m* Bolter, 69, aiVSON ROAD. Telephone No. 398. Just Landed a Fresh Stock oj:Smoked Russian Spratts Fresh Bombay Butter In 1 lb. and
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    • 423 6 "E. D. M. ADLETsTfoi 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. STENOGRAPHER TYPEWRITER For Hongkong Apply personally British American Tobacco Co., Ltd. 5 2 ~J3, Kobmson
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    • 144 6 P Speci alHm- B To ceyT'"l V, VL5| 0425 I «T URN TICKt I nounce thcvT^' *>m -rangement, %*ss g| COLOMBO, KANDV I whereby hol,"^ NEWCRi ft Reduced Tarifi n ltled [9M S M r -^arch, 906. S" l«a«r^B CHARGES MOOER^ I toper FLo 'jl 1/3 1-8-06. i otherwise we
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