Eastern Daily Mail and Straits Morning Advertiser, 11 March 1907

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  • 20 1 Eastern Daily Mail AND STRAITS MORNING ADVERT ISER. No. 457 VOL. HI. SINGAPORE, MONDAY, MARCH 11, 1907. PRICE 5 CENTS
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  • 814 1 A DELIGHTFUL SATIRE The following from the columns of New York Puck is a most delightful satire by Mr. Stephen Leacock upon the methods of the House of Lords m dealing with the Education Bill. House of Lords, January 25, 1912.— 1 he House of Lords
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  • 54 1 The Throne, one of the new society periodicals, says that Lord Curaon would rather have liked the post of Ambassador at Washington, but being wanting m the art of diplomacy it was not offered him. Americans are touchy, and the arbitrary manner tolerated m a Viceroy not do
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  • 79 1 On tnday night Police Sergeant kartells received information that a nght between two Chinese clans was expected to take place at Carpenter Street, near New Bridge Road. Several detectives were put on duty m the vicinity, and a large number of fighting sfceks were seized. The
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  • 62 1 The following extract from a Cliinn paper will be read with much interest. "According to the Japan Advertiser Earl Minto has been stabbed by a would-be assassin. This interesting information comes from San Francisco. It is the first that has been heard of the incident m the Far East." It
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 133 1 •X» BOOTS JjTTLE'S fl PLEASE TAKE NOTEI f\ The BOOTS and SHOES jSpA S A»• ALL WEARERS y9P^yA Jft ELEGANT STYLES^f V lin LASTING WEAR ML//W %J\ REAL EASE /^^^/n^l i UNDOUBTEDLY>^^ «|ft|| W Wof^^^ STOCK IV Boots .id Shoes Cuttle a? Co. L tA SINGAPORE. j LEVY HERMANOS J
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    • 215 1 Howarth Erskine I Ei>^ii>ccrs ai>d contractors. I ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS. I TetephvneVS. Telegrams ERSKXNB." I T cCamps for Sill, j* SAFE BRILLIANT AND <T" I\SP\ T1 > c Straits Cycle S3 P-^ aijd Motor Co. MOTORS motor~cars THOROUGHLY RELIABLE UP-TO-DATE. MOTOR LORRIES motor bSats WRITE FOR PARTICULARS. fiILEY ARGREAVES QO. Ltd.
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    • 729 1 me Guarantee the Cargest Circulation of anp paper m Singapore. EXPERIENCES OF A LADY'S NURSE. MRS. COX OF MANDALAY TELLS I HOW OR. WILLIAMS' PINK PILLS CHANGED HER FROM A "LIVING SKELETON" INTO ROBUST AND VIGOROUS WOMANHOOD. "It was after the birth of my first child that I fell ill,"
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  • 1355 2 The Eastern Daily Mail. PRICE 5 CENTS. MONDAY 11th MARCH. OUR MUNICIPALITY. It is a rule r?.her than an exception to pick holes into the work of all corporate bodies. The ratepayers, especially those who claim to belong to an independent class, fancy that they have a right to find
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  • 58 2 Chief Inspector Dickson arrived from Penang by the B. I. steamer Thongwa, on Saturday. He takes over the duties of Chief Inspector here vice Inspector Howard, who will be transferred to Rochore. Inspector Howard has done excellent work m Singapore during the period he acted as Chief Inspector. Inspector Gallagher,
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  • 100 2 In the annual re; merit Veterina for the year i refers to the outbreal February, which he duced from So. By the pro i serum t'le ni r.te: di-ea<e amoun i total ol The effect of the scru greatly app-ec a who were A ill] I storage
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  • 136 2 Mr. F. P.d'Almd sed as a surveyc i Mr. J 1 license to condu*.; sa!e?at«l Mr. Frank Uuxbu nised as ice-Consul -< Penang. Mr. S. Codnngto: Balik Pulau, is act-:.. Butler worth Dr.G. D. Freer, VnacM Medical School, has bee months' leave. Ok. G. A returned from
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  • 42 2 Despite the heavy last Saturday nigh' rhow was well patron* thoroughly co present PartkuUrlj pictures Rescue by IvoverTramps PrfJ* I The Lovers Santa Ml^ rheHeart-Aj Murphy's W* Beauty and the W« Spanish pan* A Tragedy m Fathers Chcctf By -submarine
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  • 197 2 THE PINEAPPLE INDUSTRY. sdfsdf havers and l^^&i discussing VH f or Si Settlements du^ character, but fl rece.ved f,-,, m a S >3 h "ns of the con- d as W "gte or not a*^* at tl.e ort Should tthenp n e e lg n informed of n, >' retrined
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 312 2 H.SCHAEFER Co. uic bed io inform our customers thai the Olcll known Old Hl*^^l Caplcr .awlEat^^ oihiskp A^^mr U)il1 be old u p t0 zi $6.25, per case of 12 bottles. RETAIL GF ALL DEALERS. 3t,%jehaefer&Co. SOLE IMPORTERS. CS* The Event of the Week A I I I CincmatoaraDh JUBILEE
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    • 365 2 CHOICE LINES >» I CONFECTIONERY. CHOCOLATES, BONBONS, CREAMS, GINGER, ALMONDS IN I lb. AND 1 lb. TINS OR LOOSE. Milk Chocolate m Cakes, Blocks or Packets Assorted Chocolate m Very Fancy Boxes Fruit Drops, Almond Rock, Everton Coffee etc. etc. AT REDUCED PRICES, j FRESH FRUIT. Messina Oranges per doz.
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    • 136 2 WANTED. MOTOR LAUNCH, good secondhand or new not less than 10 H. P., or less than 2 Cylinders. Apply— 45, Robinson Road. 5 DOLLARS REWARD Lost on March 7th. Pocket Camera, quarter plate size, for films and plates, Amercan mpke, Kodac pattern, ing s^rop broken. Return to Central Police Station
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 106 2 COMING EVENTS. Today, jitbHigh Water 7-35 a.. 9-45 p. M. M. homeward mail due. S. C. C. Tennis. S. V. A. Gun drill at Selensing. i>-15. T©-morr©w I2tb High Water B-61 a.,; 10-25 p. S. C. C Tennis. S. V. C. Maxim Co. Dismounting DrilL 'J Wednesday, i?tb High Water
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  • 58 3 w<si£ SCHEMA ibountf J^^as withdrawn. bV !t S v n niorandum anAdn.ralt) m ilmcn s n the h ißl Sd under the X^al b P' oude alH l showing »w thc reduction of rflSctfterrtnew the P n>been cut down bj po. Malta. &3^*7 S Bay
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  • 16 3 London. March '-^l^ US •■■"•I 1 c •,-aiConwren „,c C r^c' BritiSh pcut.on
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  • 22 3 I\LKS OIT THE BILL March, i me* rfuced Member •rage oik :kai tj c mcea by I'tttCS left 1 1
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  • 9 3 \).m. t ReichLegation at I nia.
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  • 58 3 Hj .man led I ye delusion STM' false HT 1 f w:uld B» c 8 .nc ring IrW 5 :;ebe l i( n "many be IK y closed down 1 f raiik llm IR 3 .e bumptious EB^ bat that if they 6 t0 H thout
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  • 63 3 m INDUSTRY PELS 1 n[ y iiitro*tt n B r ishing6r <K.foiiov;;. d reasons finance VII Numbered finance RolsioDord :or t0 I 7 rint^ case of r lllc l'thea?' n lhe n^tcr of fcival. 8 months I rol gfPer the 1 m the t' of the ?lj^r much
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  • 41 3 IO COMMAND THE INDIAN FORCES. London March, 10, 1 p. m. It if announced that his Royal Highness the Duke of ConnaughtWill probably be asked to accept the Indian command when Lord Kitchner retire*.
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  • 187 3 RECEIVED .£1,900 FOR ARRANGING THE PEACE TERMS. St. Petersburg, Jan. 13. la order to destroy the impression that Count Witte has accumulated vast wealth from his Government service, one of his friends has published an account of his income and expenditure m a newspaper which is widely
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  • 322 3 The following weird account is translated for the Empire from the Hitahadt Senbandha is situated, four miles from Maluti. Recently before -unrise, a huge tiger was seen m a ricefield which lay at the end of the village. The inhabitants of Senbandha and neighbouring villages gathered to
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  • 60 3 LORD CURZON DECLINES THE CHAIRMANSHIP. London, March 9, 1.20 p.m. The Evening Standard states that Lord Curzon of Kedlestone, ex-Viceroy of India, and Lord Milner, ex-Governor-rieneral of Cape Colony and High Commissioner of South Africa, have both declined the Chairmanship of the London County Council. Lord Curzon
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  • 17 3 London, March 9, 1.20 p.m. 1 he defence m the Thaw trial is concluded.
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  • 102 3 London, March 10, i p.m. Admiral Tracy. The sclf-siyled prophet Dowie. Sir Richard Tracey k.c.b. whose death is announced by Reuter was born m 1837. He entered the Navy m He was created Lieutenant m 1 S;;, a Commander m 1864,3 Captain m 187 1, a Rear- Admiral m
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  • 33 3 London, March 10, 1 p.m. Ihe Colonial vote for rejection was seconded m the Reichstag without debate which will cause dissolution. The minority again consisted of Poles an<J Socialists.
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  • 69 3 A SUGGESTION FROM MR. CHL'RCHILL. London, March 10, 4 p.m. Mr. Winston Churchill suggests m an article ir the nation that the House of Lords should be constituted of from 150 to 250 Privy Councillors, Peers summoned by the crown on the advice of
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  • 1067 3 BODY TO BE SENT TO VIENNA. Son of the Director General of Nobels. An inquest was held on Saturday morning in the Coroner's Court on Mr. W. A. Phillip the German who was found shot in his room in the Adelphi Hotel. The following comprised the jury
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  • 1017 3 Witness concluded that deceased had only heard a voice m the air Mr. Gentle said there was no reason why the cheque for the hotel account should not be handed over to the hotel. Mr. Kiliani said there was money m the bank to meet
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  • 80 3 The British Minister at Teheran, sent the following telegram to His Excellency the Governor of Hongkong, on February 26 Please assure Parsee community Persian Government taking energetic steps protection Parsees. Soring Rice. It is reported from Nagaski that, owing to the circulation of a rumour that Japan tea contains poison,
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  • 251 3 A THOUSAND PASSENGERS IN DANGER. A dense fog which prevailed m the Channel last month twas responsible for a collision, which! resulted m the loss of a steamer and the endangering of 1,000 lives. Some three miles to the eastward of the Goodwin lightship, m the gloom
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  • 61 3 Brevet Major H. T. Crispin, a fine all-round sportsman and one of the cleverest black-and-white artists m the Army, has been promoted from a company command at Aldershot to the command of a battalian of Mounted Infantry m the Transvaal. He is an old Bradfield College cadet and saw service
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 256 3 THE "ORIENT." A Saturday news-paper for one and all will be published m April, 1907. Single copy 5 cents. $2.50 per annum, post free to any part of the world. A book of that gifted writer Sir John Lubbock, shall be given gratis to every subscriber who registers his name
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    • 348 3 3i FRENCH CINEMATOGRAPH r©-i>i§l7t To-i?i§bt t ENTIRE CHANGE OF PROGRAMME. WE WILL EXHIBIT THE BEST PICTURES FROM OUR LARGL 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. Siiatinee Svery Saturday From 6
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  • 1062 4 IN PRAISE OF THE AYAH." A Sketch from Ci.ylon. A correspondent of the Times of Ceylon, sends to that journal an interesting sketch of a familiar type m the Far East— the baby's "ayah." He writes "The Ayah is well, really, there is no necessity to tell von who the
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  • 92 4 Mr. Nicholas Longworth, Congress man and son-in-law of Presidenl Roosevelt, affirms that the latter wil certainly refuse re- nomination to the Presidency. A i Messrs Glcndinning's rooms London, three weeks ago, an eight penny deep yellow brown Ceylon stamp of 1857 realised In the recent collision between the P and
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  • 372 4 Singapore, 9th March i\>~;Bean-. Long per catty 5 do. French do. i Beef per lb. 18 Beef Steak do. r 4 Bean Sprouts per catty 3 Bamboo Sprouts do. 4 Blachan do. 16 Brinjals do. 4 Cabbage, Batavia do. nil do., China do. 12 do.. Salted do.
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  • 36 4 The latest miracle from America. blind beggar at East Saginaw, Mich., had his eyesight restored rather suddenly by being pitched into a mud pud- die. He showed his ingratitude by chasing the mau who did it.
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 326 4 TRfIDES, PROFESSIONS flGENcil SINGAPORE ART FURNITURE DEPOT. 167, ORCHARD ROAD. Have the latest and up-to-date. Teak and Upholsteid Furniture on view, and also made to order at shortest notice. A VISIT WILL REPAY. BRITANNIA GROUND COFFEE QUALITY PURITY--AND-FLAVOUR GUARANTEED. TO BE HAD PROM GHEE SOON Co, GENERAL STORE KEEPERS, ORCHARD
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    • 269 4 SINGAPORE GOSLING CO., j5 Robtnsoji Road, (Pasar Lama.) Whisky, Brandy, Sherry, Port at $1 bottle to $4 bottle duty paid. Cigars, Dutch, Manila, Hanomahs, and Brazilain from $2- 100 m tin boxes. Egyptian Cigarettes Vafiadis. $1.25 per 100. Cigar and Cigarette Holders m Amber and Meerschaum at reduced prices to
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    • 146 4 SEREMEAH ol Mil I 88-90 X I MERCHAN ftsv GEWER^rotoJ vi\ "SB r NEGRIS^B, UNit "5. t'aul >„ m neral rov^ •;>■ Wines at mod ReservJ tei FOR je ite tci TIANG HInJ KUALA LUMPuJ RASSOOLBHor^J kl 'ala Li:: I Dealer^ m I Cloth>, li;.-.- I Silks a. I I
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 942 4 SHIPPING NEWS. VESSELS IN PORT. B, en .of-W.r. Fl.fl.nd ton. Comders Arrived. From For When McClellan Am. tra., 1870 Lothrop Jan ,2 Manila I Sea Belle F. M. S. Yacht 48 Ahmat Peb 5 P. Swet. tor dockin Ships Flail Tons Waster Arrived. From Consignee For When aSST Au 48
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  • 162 5 INCE FUSHIMI'S GENEROSITY. o ciiam I f rtic mi-nap Xvm i were Hi* rigoers, Vthe Nippon Yusen ll le of the collision; •Atth? ti ß,u Highn«** and their „d was 1 ,1 blasts of a I m earning. h"** ig to the bridge. jorned a crashing 1 collision, at the
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  • 568 5 THE VICTORIA MEMORIAL HALL OF CALCUTTA. J lie Victoria Memorial Hall may yet providentially take an altogether new shape from that orignally designed. The foundations are crying out against any Mich superstructure as that planned by the architect, being superimposed upon them. They have enough to do to bear their
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  • 103 5 -t of the :her lurking 1 'ur con- easonabg ly bes- innocent t In the a( id is comi -i experi- m cro-c-_ c by the ids being an ab- matter reduced 1 :b-tance. lit nearly always left lently dust 'readily ioad leir turn the paper j
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  • 28 5 FKSfflLag I A blind man I w c his He "on, and esses u^ c issosjeL^keSSy" outof w f"^y, but this 2; Ct"™ *oS
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  • 40 5 New York's tax-list on personality m the city >hows that Mr. Carnegie the world renowned millionaire again heads the list with ,£1,000,000; Mr. I. D. Rockefeller comes second with half that amount and the Vanderbilts are assessed on
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  • 155 5 The reading room of the Sailors' Home was packed on Friday night with Europeans and Eurasians, whogathered to listen to the excellent musical and literary programme furnished by the ladies of the Women's Christian Temperance L'nion. Among the large number of singers were Misses Keasberry, Ellis Ol>on, Polgla^e,
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  • 256 5 How did you feel the first time you were m battle Sergt. J. E. Williams wa^ asked. Mighty >hakv," chc sergeant said. And I was m charge of a squad of men, too. My first engagement was m 1899 m the Philippine Islands. I was a
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  • Stocks and Shares.
    • 269 5 il x Reser^j Company u^j^rsp GOLD. 1900 $.75,000 $140,000 isoo'Sued j i Bcrsawah G M '-o-^ Loo nominal 1900 i £350,000 I!! Duff Develop™, Co., L,d. (l)Cferred> »300,000 ,^,OOO J *£S i l\° o l\% Kadan.G.M.Co.,UO. jj. 640 unissued 1902! £30,000 £16,175.70 I 6 2 °7 Kechau r.oldfields, Ltd.
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    • 273 5 1905 £150,000 £140,000 I 140.000 £1 Anglo-Malay Rubber Co Ltd n,n 0 1905 $200,000 $120,000 20.000 $10 Balgownie Rubber Estate Ltd SiV o0 1904 £30,000 £11,125 |{,I'2S R atu Caves Rubber Co. Ltd. (f. p.) ,£2.2.6 (.11,000 „1 Si/9 k*ontrih i i i-jr. 1905 $700,000 $010,000 70.000 $10 „10
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    • 185 5 1894 £5.377-10.0 £4,648.15.0 7.638 12.6 12.6 Bells Asbestos Eastern Agency, Ltd $700 1898 225.000 .225.000 4,500 50 50 112,500 Fraser Neave, Ltd. ***** 10.000.000^, 1865 Slo.OOo.'O" 10,000.000 80,000 125 125 9,500,000 Hongkong and Shanghai Bank 900.00 Cl8,o<»o 100 100 Howarth Erskine Ltd 176 1 90 1 2,400,000 2400.000 \b,oo<>
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    • 50 5 H warth Erskine, Ltd. 6 per cent. 000,000 3 per cent. prm. buyers. Kiley Hargraves, Ltd. 6 225.000 3 Singapore Municipal 6 400.000 20 5 i,8;aooo 2 4 n n 602,000 2 dis. nom. Tanjong t*agar Pock Co.. Ltd. 6 250,000 2 per cent, prcni buyers 5 1,050.000 par.
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  • Commercial.
    • 149 5 Gambier buyers 705 do Cube No. 1 n 10.50 Copra, Bali 11.10 do Fontianak >o-55 Pepper, Black (ordinary Singapore) 18.50 do White, Fair L. W. 5 per cent. 26 Sago Sarawak Flour 3<>s do Brunei No. 1 3°° Pearl Sago, small 5-4° Coffee, Bali 164 per cent. buyers 3
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    • 99 5 London. -Bank j m s 2/4 9/16 On Germany. Bank d d 2.40 Oh Hongkong. Bank dd j/8 per cent. dXi Private jo (Is <> percent dis C>« Skm*gh*t. Bank d d 77 J Private 30 di> 78J On Java. Bank T. T. 141 Private 30 dis 143 On
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 362 5 MONEY SAVED*** (MONEY EARNED.] 1 IF YOU INTEND TO SELL YOUR LAND AND HOUSE ft I PROPERTIES, HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE ETC. I FIRST CONSULT g IG- A. Ferpapdez&Co. I Auctioneers, No. 6 P Almeida Street. I WHOSE RATES ARE THE CHEAPEST, CHARGES AND I COMMISSION TI IE LOWEST THE SETTLEMENT U
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  • 1093 6 AN INVITATION TO THE FIT. Miss Kate Simpson Hayes, the writer of the following letter, and President of the Canada Women's Press Club, is now m London, on a mission from the Canadian Government, to advise on the careers and prospects m lite which Canada Offers to
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  • 375 6 MORE SENSATIONAL FINDS. Nugget of 1,200 Ounces Disco vlrld. Melbourne. Jan. 25th.— Some sensational finds have been made at the Poseidon gold-fields during the last few days. One party, consisting of Messrs. Smith, Stevenson, and Rogers, has unearthed three nuggets, aggregating 1,263 02. The nuggets weighed
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  • 251 6 Max m "Capital" refers to a little journalistic incident thusly. I observe by the way, that one column of our esteemed contemporary, the Statesman, has been putting another of its columns right regarding one of our late Calcutta personalities, the anniversary of whose birth appeared m our birthday list under
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 358 6 NOTICES. 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. MISCELLANEOUS, Ac. HO CORE -ftp PAY. FREE OF CHARGE to any sufferer
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    • 691 6 BANKS. Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation. PAID-UP CAPITAL $10,000,000 RESERVE FUND:— Sterling Reserve $10,000,000 1 ton 250 0 Silver Reserve $10,260,000 J 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. Tomlrins Esq. C. R. Lenzmann, D. M.
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    • 303 6 E. D. M." ADLETS. FOR SALE, WANTED, &G. 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., 8, Malacca Street. PLANTER. With 17 years experience
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    • 411 6 WANTED. WAITED. A Chinese Clerk for Shipping and General Office work. Apply to THE INTERNATIONALE CREOIET HANDELSVEREENIGING ROTTERDAM D Almeida Street WANTED. To buy one dozen Broom-flower plants. LIM CHENG LAW, Penang. WANTED. Situation as Teacher m a School at Singapore or out of Singapore can produce testimonials or good
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    • 230 6 3 Months 1 Yea" Month 3 Months 6 Months 1 Year ADVERTISIMC M SMALL adveS Wanted T 14 1 or mc h Single C fading S| dai| ynsertion *M F °a r bov inChSitlBlcC^| for inch Single; I yeb °ve heading «7 1 'wo insertions^ 11.00. Marr.agcHmhorl,,. I per insertion.
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