Eastern Daily Mail and Straits Morning Advertiser, 25 February 1907

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    19 1 Eastern Daily Mail AND STRAITS MORNING ADVERTISER. No. 445 VOL, m. SINGAPORE, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25. 1907. PRICE 5 CENTS
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    INSURANCE SWINDLE.
    789 1 THREE MEN AND A;\VOMAN CONVICTED. A ttkmpt to Defraud the China Mutual Life Co. of $2,000. An interesting insurance case*, after a hearing before Mr. F. A. Hazeland, Police Magistrate, extending over two and a half months was concluded on Saturday, says the Hongkong Post (4 Feb). The
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    110 1 SOME remarkable comparisons of the wcrlth of the United States and that of European countries arc made by Mr. L. G. Powers chief statistician of the United States Census Bureau. The estimated value of the wealth of the United States m 1900 was and m 1904 •£21,400,000,000. The wealth of
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    THE LESSER KITCHENER.
    282 1 THE LESSER KITCHENER. Among the many well-known soldiers m India whose period of command expires during the coming >car is General Walter Kitchener, at present commanding the troops at Lahore. As most arc. aware, Walter Kitchener is the younger brother of M K. of K. being eight years his junior,
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    BANGKOK'S GAMBLING HELLS.
    74 1 I here are now only eleven public gambling houses left open m Siam proper, all of them being m Monthou Krung Thepe (Bangkok). During the Siamese year 125, ju-t ending, they brought m a revenue of 44,595 catties or ticals 3,548,000. For next year (1 .*o) they
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    ANOTHER HOSPITAL FAILURE
    447 1 Cubed B> DR. WILLIAMS' PINK PILLS. PINK IMLL CURES ARE PERMANENT I'ROOF FROM KUALA LUMPt'R. Mi. P. V. Samuel, a clerk m tlic General Post Office, Kuala Lumpur, F. M S., was cured of severe pains m the bnck, pfter six years of suffering by Dr. Williams
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      178 1 cue paP er I UK P^P |C CDC Best idocrrisina dium m c Siraits. 4 O HN LITTLE^ Co., I J jv otcinaara\ I— uzieyele. j c~ and MPLETE WITH LAMP AND BELL. EVY HERMANOS.I SINGAPORE?^ I WELLERY AND PRECIOUS STONES GOLD, SILVER lICKEL. WATCHES CLOCKS, FANCY GOODS. 1 I
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      83 1 Howarth Erskine I Ep^ipeers aijd Contractors. ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS. Tdei>hmc 98. Telegrams ERSKINE." I T dJamps for <Jt//. r| HSAFE BRILL lAIMT" AIMfl iTr^ Tl>c Straits Cycle WSm ■'^motor cars THOROUGHLY RELIABLE d UP-TO-DATE. MOTOR LORRIES motor bSats WRITE FOR PARTICULARS. piLEY [^ARGREAVES QO. Ltd. TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS: "HARGREAVES," SINGAPORE 7P/iiteaioai/,eCaic//aio& Co.
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      10 1 Ule Guarantee tbe earnest Circulation of anp paper m Singapore.
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    The Eastern Daily mail. PRICK 5 CENTS. MONDAY. 25th, FEBRUARY. GAMBLING
    1013 2 The Eastern Daily mail. PRICK 5 CENTS. MONDAY. 25th, FEBRUARY. GAMBLING Apropos of our recent observations on the anti-opium crusade we would like to say something on the subject of gambling for, the influence ot both vices, if they may be so termed affect very largely the population of these
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    457 2 I Hh date> of the conference of the Anti-Opium Societies m Malaya, to beheld m Ipoh, have been altered from February aand and 23rd to march Ist and 2nd. It i> reported from Teheran that the banks have advanced the new Shah a small loan out of politeness" Rather probably,
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    16 2 has been ,£3,000 public issue. liiug and J. E. A Limit* d) I Steam Fis-hii Rcmuneratio:
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    WHAT OUR READERS
    115 2 OUR TRAM CARS ARE Sir. to lentilau Turn. 1 onipanj rera n c mpo ed to 4 paint is not a of the com. com i compa ova I by some n on a lonj iciem the litera pcrson> when! nit llu the a inside an the
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    BATU GAJAH
    113 2 Milk:, g m I favoured with fi2 I record a.,c n I I. Value added, and all Kinta I lhc meeting P. Messrs |>j nli I Kacumic, I 'ThhEx.Gr, I griffin maid, I Entrance Si I >• r HE s I value ssoo. |i,,, '>■ ci. i*. G
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      339 2 H.SCHAEFER&Co. Ulc bca to infer m our customers that the Olcll known Old Hl*^LH Cap) or Ulhiskp U)l11 be |he lsl n| ]9 al 5(3.25. P^r case of 12 bottles. RETAIL Cl ALL DEALERS. SfCSehaefer &Co. SOLE I]VIPORTERS. To-Ni^bt. ToNi§bt. I The |> ova l Ist Show 7.30 pm W
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      385 2 CHOICE LINES CONFECTIONERY. CHOCOLATES, BONBONS, CREAMS, GINGER, ALMONDS IN j lb. AND lb. TINS OR LOOSE. Milk Chocolate m Cakes, Blocks or Packets Assorted Chocolate m Wry Fancy Boxes Fruit Drops, Almond Rock, Kverton Coffee etc. etc. AT REDUCED PRICES. FRESH FRUIT. Messina Oranges 39 &40 Choice Lemons 30 &40
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      264 2 WANTED. Immediately an Asiatic Store-Keeper Security required. Apply personally to G. A. FERNANDEZ* Co. No. 6, D'Almeida Street. TJ LET. From the Ist of February, No. 537, Gaylang Road, (just past 3rd milestone, on tram route, large airy bungalow, m good condition, surrounded by cocoanut trees, m large compound. Apply
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    MORE SHIPPING DISASTERS.
    43 3 MORE SHIPPING DISASTERS. igii Loss 01 Lire. »f- U^ tlia va.etrom Trieste to Ist on a vo) ngC rs ■b.y>tM „J otrCapc i W^JrW*" a gale and m* 1 correspondent at Canea E Italian war- r;;> of X „nd it is X 1
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    The "Berlin" Wreck.
    25 3 The "Berlin Wreck. Less opera singer* Wave. I pm. oi the *reck of the f the life— '.hxhhisbea to them. a broken arm, jcuing them
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    Saved at Last!
    13 3 lon, Feb. S.JO a.m. lemaini::;; women, who wreck of the
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    Army Estimates.
    62 3 MILLIONS SAVED. Fcb i increase s c Army i -c nrlitary -terling. thus is t. the j, >n on armament* appoint a f vC'hief Mediterranean, drill ha\c c M 'urge. I t ment that c the pay, ttenant.\\.lry and r y, and po»- bly M tj of details
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    A Brave Prince.
    50 3 SHIPPING London, Feb. 23, 1 > wreck of the 1 Company'ved socere thrown on thoMon c crew, ■Mies be the chorus of X, and four Mr. Brog Jueen of HolHookof hed the wreck save survivor*. used mortg out thr nUnent „n teeo hand. wan cruiser col«t F.vc
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    India Office Appointment.
    12 3 February aj. I i India distant India m George
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    H. H. THE ACA KHAN ON INDIAN UNREST.
    61 3 H. H THE ACA KHAN ON INDIAN UNREST. a i 1 >11 M iX F*s about thc 8 Poverty, aloof- natural aniU bM* that the deniable. S ci neater and l n *jnrt« Ih v.'V! 11 of the *m Kive real c people of India. tllc r '^war's P, Su(t
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    THE ROYAL TOUR.
    959 3 THE DUCAL VISIT TO PENANG. As was stated m our telegram from our Singapore correspondent on Monday, Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Connaught, and Princess Patricia, left the Southern Settlement at midnight on Sunday, on board the British India steamer Dunera for this port
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    HUSBAND OR BRACELETS.?
    91 3 A dispuic it Durban between the parents of a young Hindu girl and the man she had married ended m a strug •;lc m the street for her possession. It was apparent that the parents wanted her jewellery more than herself. A police sergeant was called to
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    POLICE NEWS.
    1380 3 ALLEGED FALSE EVIDENCE IN A BANKRUPTCY CASE. Defendant Convicted Notice ok Appeal Given. On Saturday, Low Chin Bong was' arraigned before Messrs. Michell and li? n r a allc f ation of having, on the ioth of December 9 o 3 at a certain stage of a judicial
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    FOOTBALL
    56 3 V. M. C. A. v POLICE. A triendly game of Soccer was played on Raffles Reclamation ground on Saturday between the Police and the Y. It. C. A. The game was keenly contested throughout, the young men winning by one goal to nil, the point being scored at close
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    CRICKET.
    320 3 S. R C. v R. K. < >a the Esplanade on Saturday afternoon the S. R. C. played the R. E. at cricket. The R. E. batted first and were only able to put together _>5 runs against the bowling of G. G. James, which was deadly in the
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    THE INDIAN COUNCIL.
    184 3 The Empire says From the English papers to hand by the last mail we see that the story that the Government of India had objected to the appo;ntment of a "native" to the India Council has aroused unfavourable comment m the Liberal Press. Mr. Morley, of course,
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    21 3 On Saturday, Mr. W. E. N. Grove arrived from Penang and assumed charge of the duties of chief Police officer here.
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    EUROPEAN'S INDISCRETION.
    313 3 EUROPEAN'S INDISCRETION. FINED FOR OBSTRUCTING F. M. S. RAILWAY OFFICIALS. At the Kuala Lumpur Court, on February 1 5 Mr. E. T. N. Cummins was summoned to answer a charge preferrS? ft ?2LF: M S Rkihva y department i rf dld obstruct th e officials of the said Railway m
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    CHRISTIAN STUDENTS' FEDERATION.
    149 3 PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS IN SINGAPORE. About thirty young men gathered at the Y. If. C. A. rooms, Armenian Street, on Srturday to hear Dr. Karl Fries, of Stockholm. Sweden, President of the World's Christian Students' Federation, on the Christian movement among students throughout the world Mr. R. j.
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    POLICE LOSSES.
    107 3 The local police authentic- have received no particulars from Labuan of the death of Inspector Reynolds. >ne ot the decen>ed'> comrades statethat Mr. Reynolds' lather was also drowned m harbour. Three months ago one of his sister> wrote to him from home and said bhe had a presentment
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      98 3 THE FAMOUS WAYANG KfISSHVI. To-Night To-Night Monday, 25th Feb. AT THE ALEXANDRA HALL, Notth Bridge Road The Dutch and Malay Variety Company of Singapore. STRONGER THAN EVER. Will produce The Play entitled Cheloring and Chelorong, The two Fools. Prices $2, $1, 50 cts and 25 cts. (No performance on Sunday
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      362 3 m FRENCH CINEMATOGRAPH T©-uisl7t To-i>i§bt Entire Change of Programme WE WILL EXHIBIT HIE BEST PICTURES FROM OUR LARGfe, AND VARIED STOCK OF FILMS. DON'T MISS THIS OCCASION. YOU ARE SURE TO BE SATISFIED WITH OUR SHOW. FIRST SHOW 7.30 P.M. SECOND SHOW 9.30 P.M Sfiatinee Svery Saturday From 6 to
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    SCIENCE & MEDICINE.
    999 4 SCIENCE MEDICINE. ICE-CRSAII FROM OIL. When Professor Slillmau, ofStCVCM Institute, gave a dinnei to two friends, at which most of the viands were made artificially, by chemical means, he had small idea of the furor his efforts would produce," says Laurence Perry m 1 lie Technical World Magazine." "But he
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    MR. STEAD ON MR. DADABHAI NAOROJI.
    304 4 It is a relief to turn from the dreary host of prejudiced and ignorant writers on the last Congress m the columns ol even Liberal organs m Fngland, to the plain and straightforward observations of Mr. Stead m his Review. Under the heading, "the
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    AMIR'S AMUSEMENT AT ANGLOINDIAN CONFUSION.
    243 4 AMIR' S AMUSEMENT AT ANGLOINDIAN CONFUSION. Our Calcutta Correspondent wires An incident i> reported to have occurr ed on the occasion o( the Amir's visit to the Medical College Hospital, which is characteristic of him. Having inspected the Indian patients on the ground floor, His Majesty asked, if they and
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    THE FRENCH CINEMATOGRAPH.
    84 4 Dc-pite the many counter attractions the above named whom is still drawing good houses, and >o they <lc-crvc *•> do tor tliey -how some very excellent sei ies 01 pictures. Below we give the name- of few pictures worthy of special mention 1. Mr. Monkey August Too
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    DORMANT BRAIN.
    123 4 Councillor Tom Coward, of Llan- gollen, returned home the other i.igl.t j and sat reading m the >itting-room. Than he went upstairs with a lighted candle and asked, Where is Tom?' !He heard no answer, and remarked, "It 19 time he returned. He then reiiMccd his steps downstairs,
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    111 4 Thcri were over 1,000 pigs slaughtered at the Municipal Abattoirs on the eve of Chinese New Year m Penang. TIU Inspector General of Police. Mr. \V- A. Cuscaden, left for Labuan, Yesterday on Inspection duty. Among the notifications appearing m the current number of the M Pcrak Government Gazette" are
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    46 4 subscription li>t?- ot" the Inambari Para Rubber Estates, Limited, opened on the /th mat The Company has a capital ot ,£350,000. The directors m Mr. Keith Arbuthnot, Mr: Charles Lampard, and two other-. It acquirethe right to work 385,000 acres of rubber forests m Caiabava. Peru.
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      189 4 ED. PINAUD'S PERFUMERY caH the attention _of its numerous customers to the fact that none of its products is genuine unless bearing the following registered Trade Marks: PO RTEVEI N E A Extrait Vegetal a l IXORA j^JxqT *s illustrations below. JSm a Tu iese diffcrcllt Articles are also regularly
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      735 4 TRfIDES, PROFESSIONS AGENqI SINGAPORE FOR CHINESE NEW YEAR. j5 Robinson Road, (PASAK Lama.) Whisky, Brandy, Sherry, I*oll at bottle to $4 bottle duty paid. Cigars, Dutch, Manila, Hanomahs, and Brazilain from $2- ioo m tin boxes. Egyptian Cigarettes Vafiadis. $1.25 per ioo. Cigar and Cigarette Holders m Amber and Meerschaum
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      132 4 TIANG HIM General M crrl :i; I Dealer, ,n I, Cloths, Hat, j Silks and Satins and I Dealers m Goods A and G entlen,.| FEDERAL CYCLE I Ly I Cycle., Gu I W. W.A. oTsiLVjuJ v 1 I Manufa I i Tortoia Out .tat, v i PERAK DISPENSi Drugg
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      53 4 MAILS CLOSE. For Per Steamer Time Today. Muar and Malacca Jin Ho ip Malacca and Linggi Kneng Seng 1 p m Teluk Anson via ports Pcnang jpm To-MOKkuw. Hongkong, etc Glenoglc 11am Sarawak Kuching noon Purt Swettcnham and Tclok Anson I'erak [Chinese] i p in Malacca and Port Dickson Hyc
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      288 4 SHIPPING NEWS. VESSELS EXPECTED. Xauie, Port, Probable date 0/ Arrival, tmd name Agents. SII.AMIiKS. Anlie, Sydney, Fcb 24 Boastead Antcnor, l.ivcipool, Fcb 27; Mansfield Aparima, Australia, Feb Boustead Arcadia, Colombo, Mar ;o P. A Australian, Saigon, Mar 1 1 M. Mali times Austria. Hongkong, Mar 1;: Kautcnberg. A. Apcar. Calcutta.
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      277 4 K. Willem 11, Amsterdam, Apl 27 Daendels K. Wilhelmina, A'terdam, Mar. 2 Daendels Laisang, Calcutta, Apl. 27 Boustead Liberia, Hamburg, Feb 23 B Meyer Lightning, Calcutta, Feb. 24 P. Simons Macliaon, China, Mar. 3 Mansfield Malacca, London, Apl. 13 P. O. Malta, Colombo, Mar 2 P O Coy Muncastcr Castle,
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    R.W.D. BARNES' DEPARTURE.
    136 5 to Mr. hinese, ull on a 1 I j'n, Hex I'uali.Khru Lou cKim Wu tag, San. I SB I Warren v tor a -.by mark going great 1 i you he m c and m m and -■im- It een ■m:he we cr. table Ij had rial
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    THE CHINESE NEW YEAR SPORTS.
    714 5 A IftOSI SUCCESSFUI FUNCTION. Ihc annual Chinese New Year sports which were held last Saturday afternoon formed a fitting finale to the Chinese New Year festivities, and the event was an unqualified success There WM a large assemblage to witness the various events, several ladies
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    MR. BROMHEAD MATTHEWS.
    117 5 1 learty congratulations (says the L. C Express) will be extended to Mr. I. Bromhead Matthews by his numerous friends at home and m the East upon h»s appointment which is orTicially announced m the London Ga/ette," {a be the Attorney-General «>f the Bahama Islands. Mr. Bromhead
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    20 5 Mr. E. G. Walker has arrived at Kuala Lumpur trom Singapore for the Electrical Department ot Messrs. Ilowartli Kr-kine, Ltd.
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    96 5 ments than His Excellency the present Governor. My ta^k a-> middle man between (WO friends has been a very pleasant one. I have been three years here and I wish 4 could have brought the Singapore Chinese more luck than I did. lam ->orry to say that during the last
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    Stocks and Shares.
    584 5 3;~ Capital. Subscbed Tf i 5B 6 Paid Reserv. mr n Pays Q o, Shares Value up to Kcservt Company Ouotati-ms Preset t GOLD. ttoJ .*i75.000 Ji 4 0,000 I 3.soo 'Sued $I<> r-crsawal. G. M. Co.. Ltd. m ,m,nal. IDOO! £350,000 35oZ> $I ?I l>uffDevo.op m
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      PRODUCE.
      153 5 Gam bier buyers 7 '5 do Cube No. 10.5.S Copra, Bah 1 1.00 do Pontianak 10.45 Pepper, Black (ordinary Singapore) 18.75 do White, Fair L. W. 5 per cent. *5.« Sago Sarawak Flour *-97i do Brunei No. 1 2.99 Pearl Sago, small 5-4O Coffee, Bali i6| per cent. buyers
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      EXCHANGE.
      90 5 On London. Bank jm s Demand do. 6ms Private t m a i i/k. On Germany. Bank d d j..jo Private 3m > m .,j do 6ms On I'Xtiui'. Uanls <l <l Private 3 m 3.00 do 6m s On India. Bank J. 1. 173J Private 30 d-^ 1
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      355 5 J MONEY SAVED^ {MONEY EARNED.] I IF YOU INTEND TO SELL YOUR LAND AND HOUSE S PROPERTIES, HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE ETC. tl 1 FIRST CONSULT g IG.A. Ferijaijdez&Co. 1 Auctioneers, No. 6 D' Almeida Street. I WHOSE RATES ARK HIE CHEAPEST, CHARGES AND I I COMMISSION 1 LOWEST INI SETTLEMENT m^
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    THE MINTO FETE.
    1020 6 "EVERYTHING KUROPKAN! The Indian Mirror has entered a vigorous protest against the Lady Minto Fete. Our contemporary describes the. whole Show as follows The Minto Fete is now m full -.wing, and all Calcutta seems to have gone mad over it. This is the first time that
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    VALUE OF PEACE CONFERENCES.
    652 6 Taken together with Router's telegram of Monday last regarding Professor De Marten's Mission from the Tsar to the European capitals to make arrangements for the next Peace Conference at The 1 lague, the undernoted article from OmummUal Oorfwpomdmtot is of topical interest Some time ago Prince
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    THE GERMAN ELECTIONS.
    158 6  -  St. James Gazette Most of us m this country have agreed that the elections m Germany possess a special importance for the Fatherland. The German Press t.'kc the same view. How greatly the significance of the whole thing has been exaggerated has remained for a German lady,
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      420 6 NOTICES. NOTICE. WEEKLY SAILINGS. Thk S. S. Pontiannk (Captain Cabby,) sails from this Port every Monday at 2 p.m. for Quantan, Paiiang. Good accommodation for passengers, soccial rates for cargo. Apply to The BORNEO Co., Ltd. Agents. MISCELLANEOUS, &c P Special Holiday Tour TO CEYLON, &> Newera Eliya 00 6,200
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      685 6 BANKS. Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation. ]'AID-LT CAPITAL $10,000,000 RESERVE FUND:— Sterling Reserve $10,000,000 I 2 0 260.0 Silver Reserve $10,360,000 n T* |inil Reserve Liability ot I'ropnetors $10,000,000 Court of Directors. A Haupt, Ksq -Chairman, lion k. W. Dickson— Deputy-Chairman. X G«>etz t Ksq. I H. E. Tomkins Ksq. C
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      682 6 E. D, M," ADLETS, FOB SALE, WANTED, &C. WANTED. WANTED. Shorthand Tuition. WANTED. By a professional Shorthand writer, A Chinese Clerk for Shi PP in S and For terms, etc., apply—" PITMAN General Office work, c/o E. D. M. Apply to Shorthand and Typewriting work JHE |NTERNATIONALE CREDIET \indertaken. HANDELSVEREENIGING
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      232 6 FOR THE r« in «'c Copy ADVERTisS^I SMAL^ aovertSM Wanted, To Let, F|f I Notices, 4c, Jl hor i i above i, I daily I for i inch Single Cvi above heading J I thrice weekly. I F«i" i inch Sii»ur*i above heading I two insertions I^^ 'I rOf I
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