Eastern Daily Mail and Straits Morning Advertiser, 8 March 1907

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    19 1 Eastern Daily Mail AND STRAITS MORNING ADVERTISER. No. 455 VOL. HE. SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 1907. PRICE 5 CENTS
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    SIR PHEROZESHAH MEHTA.
    662 1 Ihe Bombay Municipal elections which were concluded last month had special public interest attaching to tnem k The policy round which the contest raged did not relate to a principle but to a personality. The question was not whether a particular work or reform of vital interest
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    THE STRAITS TIN.
    145 1 Although the shares of the leading tin producing companies stand at the present time generally lower than they did m the early part of last year, when Straits tin ran up from to over per ton, the market for these securities keeps fairly steady, writes Mr. Charles
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    AN UP-TO-DATE CASINO.
    138 1 According to home papers the American syndicate which some time ago presented a petition to the authorities at Macao for a concession for the establishment of a casino is m a fair way of being an accomplished fact. According to the correspondent of the 44 Daily Press,"
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    MOTORS IN PUBLIC SERVICE.
    298 1 J he Army Council has approved of a scheme of registration of a limited number of self-propelled vehicles, for purchase m time of war and for hire during peace, on the lines of the present scheme of registration of horses. The National Iraction Lngine Owners' and
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    A WAR OFFICE STORY.
    243 1 lliisis the latest story about the British War Of lice. An officer m command of a battalion at Aldershot was amazed one morning recently to find on his parade ground a traction engine and several trucks of stones and gravel. The material was deposited on the
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    BRITAIN LEADS AT SEA.
    144 1 Last year the Output of the world's shipbuilding wab 3,919,763 tons, and of this 1 828,343 ton* came from yards m the United Ki.igdom. The warships launched from British yards numbered 22, of 108,450 tons displacement, so that Britain's total output for the year reaches the
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    WOMEN AND DRESS.
    117 1 I am quite sure thai women will always love dress. That amiable foible started m the Garden of Kden. Everybody likes to sec a woman beautifully dressed. Still, a woman with commonsense is no leM a woman, and I am a little Startled when I ser so
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    A NEW COMPANY.
    61 1 A new company lias been formed m Berlin under the name and style of the German Orient Syndicate, for the purpose of promoting and extending German commercial interests m the Near and Far East, and of facilitating and safeguarding German commercial relations with those parts of the
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      337 1 r ide P«°P |C Che Best U^criisinQ Straits- 'X" BOOTS Howarth Erskine 1 I T Ep^ipcers apd contractors. LITTLE'S ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS. Telephone 23. Telegrams ERSKINE." P PLEASE TAKE NOTE i i |V The BOOTS and SHOES jFI T <£ctmpS for 3tlL PrA lasting wear M/V0 f^ SAFE BRILLIANT AND 1
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      10 1 Ule Guarantee tnc Carcjcst Circulation of anp paper m Singapore.
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    The Eastern Daily Mail. PRICE 5 CENTS. FRIDAY 6th MARCH. LET THERE BE LIGHT.
    701 2 The Eastern Daily Mail. PRICE 5 CENTS. FRIDAY 6th MARCH. LET THERE BE LIGHT. While it is obivious that the Municipal Commissioners have been doing good work m lighting many dark places m the suburbs during recent years there still remain some important roads which for a long stretch remain
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    ROTTEN TIMBER.
    333 2 A few days ago when we wrote about rotten timber m house construction wedid not dream that wo would get at a letter m a London weekly from a Timfser imporUr^ of that blessed land of our ruling nation. The letter is forwarded to the Editor of the
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    328 2 Thi Singapore Chinese Girls School Hill Street will re-open after the Chinese New Year holidays on Monday the nth inst. An Austrian named Laufer lias invented a rifle which is 2{ lbs. lighter than the Mannlicher weapon, and is capable of 15 shots per minute. The Output of the Tronoh
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    MUNICIPAL AG6RESSIONESS.
    123 2 MUNICIPAL AG6RESSIONESS The Passing of a Fence tor some time past, the tenants of the houses adjoining the filter beVis m Chancery Road, have been complaining ol the nuisance caused by the filter bed works, coolies, and pu*n P s. Ihe tenants have repeatedly asked for compensation. Owing to the
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    UNKNOWN
    217 2 assemble^ s*j rjl t0 h <*r the firs^S?* tne auspces nf 1 c JB books, musi c andt r to l*aM s,,: vi I Marc 1 uiinntk Gun m?m) u t W I dutiful but dXL en^ marches on the olSi I lie next ]m l rendering O G
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    VERSATILE VOLUNTEER
    141 2 (I OH ;■.<! through rvtttg voui icon I gti Governti; I wish I \v.\- a thro' the Or dream i;u ot sea- of foreign But still it is m\ my cunry-shor." (If you wan: to n but still its ratN So, I sadly cheaper than a corp; Its
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    THE JEALOUS WIFE.
    118 2 We all know the husband should "Jy apart from her* people, and will not upon his attention When Mr Dartey eienifl*sajjo,his; been dreadfully insuH "Incited." rci indignantly. M Wwll S By your mother My mother, Moshe's the kind. And how could she isn't here; Ae'sm* ville. "Hut,
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      736 2 H.SCHAEFER Co. lj CHOICE LINES g"~| Ulc bea 10 intorm our CONFECTIONERY. I CUSIOtTICrS ll)3t thC AM I chocolates, bonbons, creams, ginger, almonds I I IN lb. AND 1 lb. HNS OK LOOSE. I ttlCll kliOlDti 01(1 W I Milk Choc )latc m Cakes Blocks or Packets I I Assorted
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      173 2 TO LET. FROM APRIL. Furnished House near town, 3 bedrooms, drawing and dining rooms, bathroom, good verandah, service water, for six months or longer. Rent $50. Can be seen by appointment, 10 minutes from town. Address X. Y. L. c/o E. D. M. Sound Investment. For Sale a quarter or
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    UNKNOWN
    15 3 B >lClCl the protectorates miopniem l must XL| nC S reached the -ehM adminis-
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    Colonial Conference.
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    Civil Service Estimates.
    6 3 GRANTS-^ 1 wa-
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    Affairs in Cyprus.
    10 3 ENT I. D. j Disirchill, I con-
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    late Baroness Burdett-Coutts.
    7 3 late Baroness BurdettCoutts. lER E tts is
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    British Officers on Furlough.
    16 3 E PAY. a.m. King, M. P. for Secre--1 ers on and 1
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    Germany's Predominance in the Baltic Sea
    21 3 Germany 's Predominance in the Baltic Sea 1 D NAIL MAKE HER A MAKE CUt'Sl'M." Im. The ■my's tooth mare neutral
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    King Edward Abroad.
    7 3 1 VI BIARRITZ. has
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    THREE CARRIAGE ACCIDENT.
    29 3 I I collided n Road KJdi; ed o5 rse turned colli- Ihc ■i t i' n ""<-'i. bmv C v Router's Agency wires. (By submarine Telegraph.)
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    The English Budget.
    221 3 IOKKCASTS OF LIBERAL ORGANS. London, March 7, 9.25 a.m. Ihc Liberal organs m their forecasts o! the Budget, express the belief that the duties on tea and sugar will not be altered [Id this connection it is interesting to note that, at the annual meeting of the
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    The Transvaal Parliament.
    16 3 London, Mar, 7, 9.25 a.m. The Transvaal Parliament meets on the rist instant.
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    Lawlesness in Persia.
    59 3 GERMANY DEMANDS INDEMNITY FOR ATTACKS ON GERMANS. London, March 7. 0.15 n.m. It is reported from Berlin that the German Minister at Teheran ha- presented to the Persian Government a demand tor indemnity for the recent attacks on German subjects m Persia. The report that Persian territory
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    The Japanese Loan.
    35 3 Lcndon, March 7, 9.15 a.m. The Japanese loan amounts to 000, 000 sterling, not ,O'\ 000,000 as tirst reported. Japanese Bonds are at from a quarter to a half per cent premium.
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    THE 1908 AEROPLANE RACE.
    102 3 The Matin publishes the rule> of the aeroplane race which is to take place |ulj 14, 1 90 S. All the machines, which *tart without distinction of name j or of form, but of French make, will be admitted as competitors. Whatever may be the meteorological
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    THE SECRET.
    109 3 ot great men all remind us, If m life we wish to rUe, Leave our breth, ren far behind us, We must up and advertise. Should we wish to leave the station. Lowly where we once were born, We must shout to beat creation, Shout and blow our
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    63 3 Eclipses of electric light both m Penang and Kuala Lumpur are very frequent phenomena m the States. An amazing discovery has been made of a great whisky fraud m Ireland. A pipe was found connecting a distillery and duty paid warehouse thus ,£65,000 duty was unpaid. Underselling of competitors roused
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    PENANG NOTES.
    435 3 (From Our Own Correspondent. J Penang, sth March. Hear Mr. Editor I notice a great deal of correspondence has been published m the "E.D.M. regarding the excess of passengers carried by the Singapore El .ctric Tramways. In Penang the trams are run by the Municipality and the management
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    THOSE LAWYERS!
    116 3 A well-known actress, at a dinner fin New York, laughed ruefully at the unpleasant and impertinent questions that, under the new Customs Rule, had been pu. to her on landing m America. Those qrestions she cried, "Coming one a f ter another, n< they did, ard each worse
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    THOUGHT BETTER OF IT.
    152 3 Mr. Justice Maule had on one occasion, it is said, a particularly atrocious case to try, and when a verdict of guilty was returned he exclaimed M I can't pass sentence now. I would give this man tive-and-twenty years' penal servitude. Bring him up tomorrow when
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    SMART SOCIETY.
    276 3 Smart Society has many shibboleths. Is has also its own mode ot pronunciation. In the exclusive set the word "girl" is sounded gycrl," and the final Mg" is clipped off many words, such as shootin, "huutin, motorin, &c. T.ien the smart world does take tea or cream or
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    36 3 The Anglo-French Exhibition to be held at London, next year, is arousing attention m Indo-China, which intends to figure creditably m the great show no matter what the expense. We wonder what are the Straits doing
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    THE ASSIZES.
    2223 3 THE PERJURY CASE. THE MONKEY MONTH. How the Tan Kirn Tian S. S. Co. Ltd. was Capitalised. The Assize Court was continued yesterday morning before Mr. Justice fisher. Tan Cheng Siang was then charged with giving false evidence m a judicial proceeding. Mr. Sproule, Deputy Publir Prosecutor prosecuted.
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      200 3 PROPERTY SALE The following properties were disposed of at auction on Wednesday the 'th m at. by Messrs G. A. Fernandez ft Co. >i v Gaylang Ro.\i>. Freehold Land and Bungalow, known la No. 540-2 off Gaylang Road, area 14,157 square feet. Bought by Kaisi Vi-vanadan Chetty for 5975. Campbell
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      545 3 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, PHIUPPJME^LANDS. MORO PROVINCE. IN THE JUSTICE OF THE PEACE COURT IN AND FOR THE CITY OF ZAMBOANGA. The Bank of Zamboanga, Plaintiff. 5 Civil case no. S. A. Korzcki, Defendant. ORDER. The plaintiff m the above entitled cause having filed m this Court a complaint against
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      375 3 g FRENCH CIMATOfIRAPH To-i>i§l7t To-i>i§l>t t ENTIRE CHANGE OF PROGRAMME. WE WILL EXHIBIT THE BEST PICTURES FROM OUR LARGE 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. SfCatinee Svery Saturday From 6
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
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      47 3 PASSENGERS ARRIVED. lW Cr £"n hil M s J° hns > Me^rs and "hild P aild MrS Gate Per Perak, Messrs Summer, Loke Chew Loo, Khoo Hean Kwee, Gurner Aitken McNair, Watkins/ jarvis Bickle, Kong Lam, Parimanam Pillay mLT S X y Ba *endale f Salisbury Pe"dley, and
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    MARKET PIRCE LIST.
    462 4 Singapore, 19th Feb. 1907. Beans, Long per catty 5 do. French do. 1 2 Beet" per Ib. 18 Beet Steak do. 24 Bean Sprout> per catty 3 Bamboo Sprouts do. 4 Blachan do. 16 Brinjals do. 4 Cabbage, Batavia do. nil do., Salted do. 4 Carrots, Imported
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      329 4 TRADES, PROFESSIONS AQENrH T 0 SINGAPORE THE ART FURNITURE DEPOT. ,67, ORCHARD ROAD. Have the latest and up-to-date. Teak and Upholsterd Furniture on view, and also made to order at shortest notice. A VISIT WILL REPAY. BRITANNIA GROUND COFFEE QUALITY PURITY-ANO -FLAVOUR GUARANTEED. TO BE HAD FROM ghee see\ co
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      266 4 SINGAPORE GOSLING CO., j5 Robinson Road, (Pasar Lama.) Whisky, Brandy, Sherry, Port at $1 bottle to $4 bottle duty paid. Cigars, Dutch, Manila, Hanomahs, and Brazilain from $2- lo n l n boxes. Egyptian Cigarettes Vafiadis. $1.25 per 100. Cigar and Cigarette Holders m Amber and Meerschaum at reduced prices
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      138 4 SEREMBAN tJE NEGni SE "Bm> J "fas* DMkn m genera I KUALA m>JJ T| AN6HIN 4 H s General Merchant. KJOC TH E FEDERAL 1C! B ™E DRAGON ~<M LANGKAT K £R 0 MARINE* FIRE A S L-^! RASSOOLBH^T^B Dealer^ m Jewel I Cloths, Hat- Silk P 3 fl Dealers
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
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      1272 4 SHIPPING N EWSVESSELS IN PORT. Men-of.War. Flag and ons Com ders Arrived From Fop When Whore Lying McClellan Am. tra., 1870 Lothrop Jan 12 Manila Dock Sea Belle V M. S. Yacht 48 Ahmat Feb 5 p bwet f <> r docking Ships. Flag Tons. Master. Arrived From Consignee For
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    FIRST FORGERY CASE.
    92 5 MiChanwa^amrgr.edon rgery, and the sec g d docur x>xes ot toThe accused was on bail. the D. P. P- anti r no prosecution. Mr. L .ice pri- lty, being tempt crk. -.ed him clerk. The liop i .ceo. he gave the Yang raid took who :ake reaches
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    POLICE NEWS.
    1039 5 HOSES ccx liattery m Middle Road. Poo former -aba--1 from id place and m c •.ed the be j ultimu.' Mr. Sabatier Road. He saw someKan, searched him, J ie Kent, razor etc. m his •••ained him a:xi finally J>nio custody The defendant Police Station of Pbo A
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    TOO RISKY!
    142 5 TOO RISKY An excited man rushed into a lawyer's otilice, and without any preliminary burst out Has a husband a right to open his wife's letters Certainly, sir, certainly," was the reply, open all you please" Well, here is' a letter my wife has written to your wife, and asked
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    Stocks and Shares.
    662 5 Mining. %i\ Capital. Subscbed. Issue Paid i 7 j Ta^TaT Q_^J Sh a r es Value up to Kes€rvt I Company [Quotations Present frit. GOLD. 1900 $175,000 $140,000 J j.Soo'Sued $I jBersawahG.M.Co.Ltd 1. 00 nominal 1900 £350,000 35 4^ 2 (Deferred) ft 1901 $300,000 ,,03,000 222 Jlo
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      PRODUCE.
      156 5 Gambier buyers S 705 do Cube No. 1 n 10 6 Copra, Bali n do Pontianak »°-55 Pepper, Black (ordinary Singapore) 18.25 do White, Fair L. W. 5 per cent. 2634 Sago Sarawak Flour 3-°a do Brunei No. 1 3°° Pearl Sago, small 5-4° Coffee, Bali 16] per cent.
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      EXCHANGE.
      129 5 London. Bank jnis 2/4 9/16 Demand a/43/16 do. 6 m s 2 Private jm s 4 5 /g <J« Germany. -Bankdd j.40 Private 3ms 2.46 do 6ms 2.48! On France.— Bank d «1 9S Private 3ms oo do 6m 1 O O« Bank T. T. 174 Private 301!^ 7
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      365 5 I MONEY SAVED^ I- IS MONEY EARNED. I IF YOU INTEND TO SELL YOUR LAND AND HOUSE I PROPERTIES, HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE ETC. I I FIRST CONSULT I IG. A. Ferpai>dcz&Co. Auctioneers, No. 6 P Almeida Street WHOSE RATES ARE THE CHEAPEST, CHARGES AND I COMMISSION THE LOWEST THE SETTLEMENT LOF
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    THE ENGLISH IN EGYPT.
    837 6 ARABI PASHA INTERVIEWED BY MR. MAXWELL. A Startling Prediction. I found Arabi Pasha m a dahabiyeh on the Nile. It was the smallest ard shabbiest of houseboats, and skulled m the rear, ashamed ot its age and poverty. Six years have passed since I saw the
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    86 6 Some four months ago a rickUhapuller was engaged to convey $3,000 from Kuala Kudu to Pabang, the escort consisting of two Pathan constables. They were afterwards joined by a friend and on the way they strangled the puller and decamped with the money. One constable and his friend were arrested
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    MR. PLOWDEN AT WORK
    806 6 A KINDLY MAGISTRATE. Perhaps the best-Known of London Magistrates is Mr. Plowden, who sits m the seat of judgment at Marylebone Police Court, and whose readiness to seize upon an opportunity for jesting has given rise to the term M Plowdenism, which signifies, m the mind
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    33 6 Most unhappy marriages arc caused by a very common mistake. What is it Many a man m love with only a dimple of a curl makes the mistake of marrying the whole girl.
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      357 6 NOTICES. NOTICE. WEEKLY SAILINGS. The S. S. 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. MISCELLANEOUS, &o. FlO CORE -HO PAY. FREE OF CHARGE to any sufferer from
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      679 6 BANKS. Hongkong ft Shanghai Banking Corporation. PAIP-UP CAPITAL $10,000,000 RESERVE FUND:— Sterling Reserve $10,000,000 1 $20 260 n Silver" Reserve $10,250,000/ Reserve Liability of Proprietors $10,000,000 Court of Directors. A Haupt, Esq— Chairman. Hon. C W. Dickson— Deputy-Chairman. E. Goetz, Esq. H. E. Tomkins Esq. CR. Lenzmann, I D. M.
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      333 6 L P. M," ADLETS, Fl WANTED. Shorthand Tuition. By a professional Shorthand writer, For terms, etc., apply— PITMAN c/o E. D. M. Shorthand and Typewriting work undertaken. WANTED. Steamer of about 300 tons dead weight capacity. H. CROSKEY Co., S, Malacca Street. PLANTER. With 17 years experience and excellent testimonials
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      390 6 )R SALE, WANTED, &C. WANTED. WANTED. A Chinese Clerk for Shipping and General Office work. Apply to THE INTERNATIONALE CREDIET HANOELSVERCENIGING ROTTERDAM D Almeida Street. WANTED. To buy one dozen Broom-flower plants. LIM CHENG LAW, Penang. WANTED. SHIPPING CLERK wanted at once. Knowledge of shipping routine essential. Apply FRASER NEAVE
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      211 6 ii Month j' 3 Months 6 Mon--OU T" ST 'J Month 3 Momi, s 6 Months ADVERTISING J F °r 1 inch Smk n ftp. hJffc 1 For 1 inch SintU r thncc weekly. I for I inch SinpUr. above heading two insertions^ F< i,oo:- or > Marriage, Birth or
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