Eastern Daily Mail and Straits Morning Advertiser, 13 March 1907

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  • 19 1 Eastern Daily Mail AND STRAITS MORNING ADVERTISER. No. 459 VOL. HI. SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13 1907. PRICE 5 CENTS
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  • 665 1 WHY THE DEATH SENTENCE WAS PASSED. As has previously been recorded by cable the Russian naval Court-martial delivered its judgment upon Admiral Nebogatott for his conduct m the battle of Tsushima on the 24th ult. Admiral Nebogatoff, Captain Lichine, Commander and General Admiral Apraxin Gregoneff, and Commander and
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  • 160 1 Some good news has just been m.idc public for the information of intending settlers m Canada. A considerable area is to be added m the Canadian North-West for purposes available for free homesteads. The Government are opening the remainder of what are known as odd sections,
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  • 44 1 The gruesome Strauss-Wilde opera, Salome, has been withdrawn from the New York Metropolitan Opera Mouse. The proprietors of the Opera House refused to allow another performance, although Mr. Conried had agreed to modify the scene where "Salome" kisses the head of John the Baptist.
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  • 518 1 A PRESIDENTIAL. ROMANCE. NEW YORK LADY LEAVES 'HER PROPERTY TO MR. ROOSEVELT. The Wortd publishes a romantic talc connecting the name of President Roosevelt with that of Mrs. Lulu B. Grover, pf New York, who committed suicide a fortnight ago, after making a will leaving all her property to the
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  • 352 1 A STRANGE STORY TOLD BY Rtiskio, says T.P.s Weekly, guarantees the truth of an odd story of sympathetic telepathy which happened under his roof to two of his dearest friends, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Severn. Here is the story m Mrs. Arthur Severn's words I woke up with
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  • 70 1 It would appear that, for the present anyway, there will be no change m the arrangement that the senior flag officer of either the Australian Squadron or the China Squadron will command the Eastern Fleet, which is eomj>osed of these squadrons and the East Indies Squadron, 'lhe latter having been
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 147 1 he P3P cr Che Best ldocrtisi"9 rim m Straits. X" BOOTS JJTTLE'S I^ASE TAKE NOTEI^^ "j The BOOTS and SHOES W\ I A•« ALL WEARERS Li/ ELEGANT STYLES^T \f ITn LASTING WEAR MLj//G %j\ REAL EASE Jp^/nzn J I NDOUBTEDLY >^^/ fm *W L \f^ STOCK J IV Boots «nd
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    • 599 1 Howarth Erskine i Ep^ipeers aijd contractors. I ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS. I Telephone 28. Telegrams EBSKJCNE. 1 I J eCamps for Stll. r, SAFE BRILLIANT AND <£r~ I ai>d Motor Co. 7" MOTORS 6£ motor~cars THOROUGHLY RELIABLE UP-TO-DATE. MOTOR LORRIES j motor boUts WRITE FOR PARTICULARS. ftILEY UARGREAVES& QO. Ltd. I TELEGRAPHIC
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    • 10 1 Ulc Guarantee tbe Car^st Circulation of anp Paper m Singapore.
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  • 934 2 The Eastern Daily Mail. PRICE 5 CENTS. WEDNESDAY 13TH MARCH. BORNEO SPIRIT AND ALCOHOL AS MOTOR FUELS. Sometime ago suggestions were made by some persons well acquainted with the properties of petrol, Borneo Spirit and Alcohol to use Borneo Spirit of 760 specific gravity m propelling motor cars. The reasons
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  • 525 2 The title of Mr. Buckley's Lecture (Friday 22nd instant) is "the Rolling World." A> the result of an accident during the Kinta races, Mr. C. B. Mills has been on the sick list for some days. Police-Inspector J. Dooley is still an inmate of the General Hospital. He is believed
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  • 84 2 Secretary. b f °rethc Le*Uii\ wh 1 F ebruary, V o;-' eC< HJ W I hat tin. r (i 1 payment ofa^J required tor the n r I tional property i '1 famish iillin v I/ the t, rm C with Sir Jol m lack i Mineral (.mSuII
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  • 44 2 Eariyy; terday covered that foe back attap roofed house mi n £> Koad, occupied by \hfr of Mnbw, .ame to;, M >- Frois and put throning water on timely assistaw* feared that the ho destroyed and neia with it. The Fire Brifi
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  • 50 2 On Monday morning poling a boat bad Gaylang river who a temporary bridg river. A European wenttos ance at once, but hew," again. His hat wai i m l spot where he disappeared 1 a strong current rut::. It is believed that the was carried out I
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  • 31 2 Ihe war which v Honduras again; far had disastrous re iengeiHaving capture. inflicted ahe i the rictoriou San Marco-Colou, v, engaged the enemy m a general of \lm
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  • 48 2 We under-tanc I of Siam ai:d suite the 31st inst., m the a yacht Mahachrukkl" stay two nights at H and will embark on I "Sachsen" on the 2nd It i- rumoured the class accommodai has been reserved lor H ness and suite.
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  • 37 2 A Special Meet Commissioners will tx Municipal Board Rom 15th instant it «-jo To considci the By-Laws i. Regulations r. Regulations wood. 3. Regulations 0: making and stof Fireworks. 4. RegulationStreets and public places.
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  • 175 2 Mr. [ohn 11. I txfc m the' Royal Suivcy Itytf^ at Bangkok i- g nr 1 retiring from the Siamese w^m Service. D*. Gerrard, District Buntar, who has bei Kuala Lumpur, had a the Parit Buntai was presented with dwelt upon the w plished, such as tl Buntar and Bagai
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 342 2 H.SCHAEFER&Co. Ule beg to inform our customers that the ulell known Old Hl*^bß Caplcr Ulhiskp will be Sold up to at $6.25, per case of 12 bottles, RETAIL GP ALL DEALERS. 3£Sehaefer&Co. SOliE I]VIPORTERS. 7.30 pmXO- MORROW 9 30P>" T GRAND m STARLIGHT m NIGHT p Slot/a/ Cinematograph 5 JUBILEE
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    • 423 2 ED. PINAUDS PERFUMERY call the attention of its numerous customers to the fact that none of its products is genuine unless bearing the following registered Trade Marks: These Trade Marks M% W^ m W m iP" HI mm 'St&sr" m PORTEVEIIME jl Extrait Vegetal a IIXORA COP as illustrations below.
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    • 79 2 WANTED. An experienced Compounder for a local Dispensary. Apply:— P. L. S. c/o this paper. WANTED, An Eurasian or Straits Born Chinese as Book-keeper. Must be an experienced man. Apply by letter and state salary. SOPHIA. ARTIE TULLY, TURF COMMISSION AGENT, 17, Cfutnge Alley, SINGAPORE. ARTIE TULLY attends all meetings
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 60 2 COMING EVENTS, Today, i?tb High Water 9-00 a. 11-1 p. C. W. A. Parsonage. 10S. C C. Tennis. To-morrow 14th High Water s- 10-38 am. 11-32 pm. New Moon. 1-5 pm. S. C. C. Tennis. P. &O. Homeward mail closes 3p. S. V. C Fencing 5-30. Phil. Orchestra. Vie. M'rial
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  • 408 3 c ,i the bU-SJ*. DeiW SL vr Sicam Tin,, -rival*- f u iv much -mniici. Indent of the <B*?B3* "plaining to v t t omniimii-ation the fSin^ h the interns o^ the t< ,i^ K-. and the konan .V^^l'ha have been amalga i 1)alt .hi the capital
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  • 322 3 Singapore, nth March iyc;. Bean-, Long per catty 5 do. French do. 12 Bet: per lb. 18 Beet i>teak do. 24 Bean Sprouts per catty 3 Bamboo Sprout do. 4 a O f""* T f* 1 l m Chillies, Fresh do. 35 Cocoa Nuts each 5 Coffee,
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 71 3 The death took place on the sth instant at Bangkok from typhoid fever of Mr. Charlesßogan Auld, aged, F23, a native of Greenock, Scotland. Deceased, prior to coming to Bangkok at the end of July, was engaged at the London office of the Hongkonk and Shanghai Bank, a post left
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    • 919 3 TRADES, PROFESSIONS AGENCIES. SINGAPORE SANITARIUM HEALTH FOOD DEPOT. IMPORTERS OF HIGH-CLASS CEREAL AND NUT FOODS. 213, ORCHARD ROAD. GRHNOSE A WONDERFUL FOOD FOR INVALIDS DYSPEPTICS and also for those who are well. GOSLING CO., J5 Robinson Road, (Pasar Lama.) Whisky, Brandy, Sherry, Port at bottle to $4 bottle duty paid.
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 69 3 PASSEKCtRS EXPECTED. K '^u m Mr. A. W \V. \vi|i' nm v van frank, Mr T We. T' lr Ulid Mrs.' H p 0^?, and Mrs! Vllk 'nv Jn M r s V,i I 2"" n *».Mts. JVr P. ("I |>a !1 February >/ I lrom W.WrS d c 2otll
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    • 1181 3 SHIPPING NEWS. VESSELS IN PORT. men-of-war. Flag and Ton*. .Comders Arrived. From For When Where Lying Am. tra., 1870 Lothrop lan 12 Manila Dock W.E. Basin Sea Belle F. M. S. Yacht 48 Ahmat Feb 5 P. Swet. for docking E. Sec. 1 Ship* Flag Tons. Master Arrived From Consignee
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  • 6 4 uter's A«ency wires. By submarine Telegraph.)
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  • 92 4 AWAITING RUSSIA'S INVITATION. London, March 12, 1.10 p.m. In the House of Commons, Mr. Walter Runciman, Financial Secretary to the Ireasury, m reply to Mr. J. B Lonsdale, Conservative M. P. for Mid Armagh, stated that the subject of the limitation of armaments was not included m the
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  • 101 4 EXTENTION OF POWERS British Cmamblr's Resolution. m London, March 12, 1. 10 p.m. The British Chamber of Commerce at Alexandria has transmitted to Sir Edward Grey, Foreign Minister, a resolution expressing concern at the resolution passed by the Egyptian Assembly a week ago. Thii latter resolution urged
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  • 96 4 SHAH AND REFORMERS London, March 12, 1.10 p.m. Discussing the Persian Constitution, The Times" asks the question: "Will it last"? and answers that it depends largely upon the political 'capacity of the Persian people, and their resolution to defend stoutly the wide rights and privileges they have gained
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  • 42 4 London, March I^. 1.10 p.m. The French Chamber of Deputies has passed a vote of confidence *m the Government, by 3:') votes to 68, with reference to intervention m the recent ->trike of electricians m Paris.
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  • 43 4 London, Mar. 12, 1.10 p.m. To-morrow. Mr. John Morlcy, Secrc I ary for India, will receive at the India Office a deputation from the Board of Indian Railways with reference to the :urtailment of funds for works and .oiling >-tock.
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  • 72 4 Loudon, March I^, 2.4 b p.m. A correspondent from San Francisco >tates that the Governor of California, n a Message to the Assembly, says hat President Roosevelt had complained to him that the Legislature's Jon m excluding Japanese would "ye an unfortunate effect on the coun- the
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  • 31 4 London, March. 1 2, 3.46 p.m. General Botha, Premier of the Fran— •aal, has announced his intention of ittending the Conference of Colonial Verniers m England.
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  • 46 4 London March, 12, 2 p.m. A telegram from Sofia, Bulgaria, I •tatc> that the official who shot and billed the Bulgarian Premier, Petkoff, (vhile he was walking m a public garj' len, and wounded Ghennadieff, the Minister of Commerce and Agriculture, 4as been dismissed.
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  • 25 4 London, March, 12. 2 p.m. The Foreign Consuls m China arc ♦protesting strongly against the nonj settlement of the Pekin question.
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  • 34 4 London, March 12, 2 p.m. m A telegram from Mukden states that 'Japan is withdrawing all her troops from Manchuria, except 15,000 who will I acj. as railway guard-.
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  • 33 4 I London, March 12, 3 p.m. The success of the Japanese loan appears to be assured. A large percentage of the holders of the six per cent bonds are converting.
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  • 26 4 London, March 12, 2 p.m. The Bulgarian Sobranjc has adopted extraordinary credits, amounting to thirty-two million francs, after a prolonged discussion conducted m private.
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  • 18 4 London, March 12, 2 p.m. A case of plague is reported at Port Said.
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  • 636 4 A QUESTION OF A CHOP. Before Chief justice Sir Hyndman Jones Chop Kirn Ho Hin sued Chop long Ban Hin tor the recovery of Si, 000 being amount paid on a draft. Mr. E. Farrer-Baynes appeared for plaintiffs and Mr. G. S. Carver of Messrs. Donaldson and
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  • 423 4 WILD ATTACK ON HOUSE OF LORDS. An extraordinary attack on the House of Lords was made m the course of a speech delivered m S. Leeds this week by Sir I. Lawson Walton, the AttorneyGeneral. In replying to a resolution urging the Government to 'devise some means of frustrating
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  • 413 4 SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB. Steady Improvement m Financial Position. The report of the Committee for the year ending December 31, 1906, says The financial position of the Club continues to improve steadily the balance of assets over liabilities at December 31, 1906, being $4,621.47 as against $2,950.58 at December 31,
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  • 475 4  -  ALEX. GENTLE Chairman. ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL VEX R'S WORKING. Ihe directors of Messrs. Fraser and Neavc, Ltd., have issued the following report which will be presented at the meeting of the shareholders to be held at noon on Tuesday, March 19 Singapore, March 11, 1907. Gentlemen,— Your
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  • 104 4 At km. 31 from Bangkok on the Eastern Railway, there is a monastery on Klong Pakanong where a dead body is the object of much reverence and curiosity says the Bangkok Times The body is that of a Chinese monk who died some eighteen months ago For 40 days before
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  • 361 4 REMARKABLE ESCAPES. A thrilling narrative, which reads like the exploits of Jack Sheppard, was told at Westminister yesterday, when a tall, powerfully-built, young man named Wm. Robt Acton was charged with stealing a motor-cycle, value from Chelsea m Oct., and with violently assaulting Det.-sergt Reid. Prisoner was said
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  • 292 4 The trouble and vexation of the Sabbath controversy is the intolerance of the very Orthodox and the old Puritanical severity. The great Orthodox Sabbath League (I forget what they call themselves) had the audacity to rebuke our late Queen Victoria for permitting
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  • 282 4 It is regrettable that infantile mortal ity should indeed be so severe as it is m Burmah. A Society has been organised m the Province for the prevention of Infantile Mortality. It has done active work and assumed large proportions. Meetings have been held m numerous
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  • 36 4 Archdeacon Perham, who is passenger on board the P. and O. steamer wh»ch js due to arrive at Singapore on the 16th inst., is expected to occupy the pulpit at St. Andrews Cathedral the followipg evening.
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  • 320 4 Mine outputs for February are— Kuantan Pck *****; Belat Pck 311.25. The smallness of the outputs is due to the Chinese New Year festivities when more than a week was lost. The Crocodile River (Selangor) Rubber Company has been registered at Home with a capital of m
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 253 4 THE "ORIENT" A Saturday News-paper for One and All. Will be published m < Ipril, /907. Single copy 5 cent-. $2.50 per annum, post free to any part of the world. f^* A book of that gitted writer Sir John Lubbock, shall be given gratis to every subscriber who registers
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    • 342 4 I* FRENCH CINEMATOiI To-pi^t T^uji ENTIRE CHANGE OF PROGRAM I WE WILL EXHIBIT THE BEST PICTURES I |<i AND VARIED STOCK OF 111 Ms "H I DON'T MISS THIS OCCASION I YOU ARE SURE TO BE SATISFIED WITH OUR First Show 7.30 p.m. Second Show 9 I SfCatinee Buery SaturdX
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  • 1386 5 mOST A s A n> „t criminal aIU again* S. S r S^S mannagef and iiavc WT vt ..ti-u!.iv charged with SeW* d of Pcccmbcr tJ*Z foi that amount of India, Au* P ncrC ne mount o: the uv Lukil'- (1 o f Janiii: .^St^thcpay^cct which he received
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  • Stocks and Shares.
    • 171 5 11l CM* «W* I '■y HBs|sg R— I Company Uuo«a.i,.,, 5 pSnl GOLD. 1900 $175,000 $140,000 jj3,soo'Su«i Ber Si .w»hG.M.Co..Ltd Loo „0mi,,»l 1900 /400.000 35 0,000 jgS, $I I!! Du ff is.vo, np mc«Co..Ud. eferrCdl |i c =X 1902 £30,000 £16,***** 6 2 °7 I 1 Kechau Goldfields, Ltd.
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    • 276 5 1905 £150,000 £140,000 140.000 £1 £1 Anglo-Malay Rubber Co Ltd 'M>n 1905 1200,000 $120,000 j 20.000 $10 Bafcownie Rubber Estate IS 1904 £30,000 £11,125 lf,T'2s B atu Caves Rubber Co. Ltd. (f. p.) (.11UUU „1 37/9 IrnntriK i 1 lie 1905 $700,000 $610,000 ,70.000 $10 „10 Batu Unjor Rubber
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    • 186 5 1894 £5.377-10.0 £4,648,15.0 7,638 12.6 12.6 Bells Asbestos Eastern Agency, Ltd «~<>o 1898 225.000 225,000 4,500 50 50 112.500 Fraser Neave, Ltd. ***** 10,000,000rt 1863 t10.000,000 10,000.000 80,000 125 125 9,500,000 Hongkong and Shanghai Bank 900.00 f 18,000 100 100 Howarth Erskine, Ltd. 176 1901 2,400,000 2,400.000 16,000 1901
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    • 45 5 Howarth Erskine, Ltd. 6 per cent. 600,000 3 per cent. prm. buyers. Kiley Hargraves, Ltd. 6 225,000 3 Singapore Municipal 6 400.000 20 5 1,878,000 2 4 M 602,000 2 dis. nom. Tanjong Vagar Dock Co., Ltd. 6 250.000 2 per cent, prcin buyers
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  • Commercial.
    • 154 5 Gambier buyers 750 do Cube No. 1 10 -5° Copra, Bali ll2 do Pontianak 10 -55 Pepper, Black (ordinary Singapore) 19 35 do White, Fair L. W. 5 per cent. 26 25 Sago Sarawak Flour 305 do Brunei No. 1 300 Pearl Sago, small 5-4© Coffee, Bali 16^ per
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    • 138 5 London.— -Bank j m s 3/4 9, 1 6 Private 5 m s 2/4 11/l6 On Germany. -Bank d d -.40 Private 3m s j.;(. I do 6ma M&J Om France. Bank d d Private 3ms 3.00 do 6ms 3.04 O« Mhi. -Bank T. T. 171 Private 30 d
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 373 5 f MONEY SAVED*! I I MONEY EARNED.) I IF YOU INTEND TO SELL YOUR LAND AND HOUSE ft I PROPERTIES, HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE ETC. I FIRST CONSULT A IG-A^ Fcrpapdcz&Co.j Auctioneers, No. 6 D' Almeida Street. I I WHOSE RATES ARE THE CHEAPEST, CHARGES AND I COMMISSION THE LOWEST THE SETTLEMENT
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  • 1287 6 INDISCRETIONS THAT HAVE RUFFLED INTERNATIONAL POLITICS. Developments m "I' affaire Storer," which has created a mild sensation m diplomatic circles on both sides of the Atlantic, are now, writes Mr. Roland Belfort m the Daily Mail," being awaited with interest by those behind the scenes. What amusing,
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  • 214 6 ,£6,400,000 FOR PURPOSES OF EDUCATION. It is announced from New York that Mr. John D. Rockefeller has given the General Education Board, which is designed to help educational institutions, £6,400,000 for the purpose of assisting the work of the board throughout the country. Mr. Rockefeller had previously given
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  • 121 6 Rkgierungsrath Martin expects to s <* England invaded by a German army which will drop upon her from an aerial fleet. He maintains that aerial navigation will gradually deprive Great Britain of its insular position, and declares that it will have ceased to be an island by 1916. The future
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 349 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. Ageftis. MISCELLANEOUS, &c. NOCUHE-fIOPfIY. FREE OF CHARGE to any sufferer from Asthma, Hay Fever
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    • 675 6 BANKS. Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation. PAID-UP CAPITAL $10,000,000 RESERVE fUND Sterline Reserve $10,000,0001 mo 250 0 Silver Reserve flO^aX) 25U U 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. C R. Lenzmann, D. M.
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    • 293 6 E. D. M." ADLETS. FOR SALE, WANTED, &C. WANTED. WANTED. Steamer of about 300 tons dead weight capacity. H. CROSKEY Co., 8, Malacca Street. WAN". ED. A second-hand Smith Premier Typewriter No. 4. Good price for good machine. VELA VAN Co., 95, Robinson Road. TO BE LET. Huntley House, 3
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    • 424 6 WANTED. WANTED. Situation as Teacher m a School at Singapore or out of Singapore can produce testimonials or good references. Apply to MAGISTER, c/o E. U. M. WANTED. Thorougly capable Typist and Shorthand writer; must have good knowledge of English. Apply immediately to H. C. c/o Eastern Daily Mail. WANTED.
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    • 217 6 FOR T til Single Copy 3 Months 6 Months OUT^T,oJ 1 Month 3 Months 6 Months 1 Year ADVERTISING Wanted, To Letf J Notices, 4^ *or 1 inch Single f daily insertion For 1 inch Single U heading x thrice weekly. For 1 inch Single i above heading l <
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