Eastern Daily Mail and Straits Morning Advertiser, 21 March 1907

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  • 19 1 Eastern Daily Mail AND STRAITS MORNING ADVERTISER. No. 466 VOL. HI. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 1907. PRICE 5 CENTS
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  • 796 1 I he first ot a course of six lectures on "Japanese Education," under thc Martin White Benefaction of the University of London, was delivered at University College, Gower-street, on Saturday morning, 16th inst., by Baron D. Kikuchi. Dr. Gregory Foster presided. The lecturer said that for several centuries
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  • 86 1 The situation m the famine-stricken province of Ufa is desperate. Only children and old people arc receiving relief. Half the adult population receives advances of grain from the Government The live stock have eaten all the thatches. Several families crowd into one hut. burning the others for fuel. The ccld
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  • 260 1 BRET HARTE'S DAUGHTER. IN A Ponklini M Mrs. W. H. Stcelc, formerly lessaray Bret Harte, the daughter of Bret I larte, has been sent to the Portland Poor. house, *ill, penniless and apparently friendless. It is alleged by her husband, Luther Steelc, who is now somewhere m the West, that
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  • 341 1 Day by day new possibilities ol our Philippine resource- arc brought to light. The latest is the possible evolution of ft seedless mango. For the information of possible scoffers it should perhaps be stated that the seedless orange wa- once considered impracticable. The stone of the mango
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  • 154 1 iUK KING TO RE< I l\ I WORKING PEDESTRIAN Mark All, tiie champion pedestrian «>i the world, who started out 01 August 6, k>oo, to wall, '0.000 miles m .< years, meanwhile earning hi^ living by the exercise of hi- trade of working engineer, has completed hi^
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  • 85 1 The next royal visitor to tin Com: will be Prince Fushimi, of Japan, mrho is going to England to return the State visit which Prince Arthur of Connaught paidlasl i<> the Mik ido. It is expected that Prince Kushimi will arrive m London early m May, ami that
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 104 1 dc earnest 0 PaP cr j 1 H i at $6.25, per case I of 12 bonks. ■TAIL CX Al.l. PKaLERS. fsCHAEFER&Co. I SOLE IMPORTERS. levy hermanos' ■annual cash I IIEARANCE SALE. I 6 IDj^YS OIsTX^HT. I m Wonwwneinc/ SfTomlay JSth ■UGE REDUCTIONS I I ENORMOUS REDUCTIONS. I S I
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    • 393 1 Howarth Erskine I Engineers aijd contractors. ELECTRIQAL INSTALLATIONS. ft Jff TAIK HO CO. ES XT THE "orient." General Storekeepers, Provision Merchants and Commission Agents. Saturday News- paper S*. MAW road, taiping for One and All. Wholesale importers of European Goods, and Provisions ol finest quality j Will be published m
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    • 12 1 Cbe Paper for the People. Che Best Advertising Medium m the virtus.
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  • 559 2 The Eastern Daily Mail. PRICK 5 CENTS. THURSDAY 21st MARCH. THE NEW RESERVOIR CONTRACT dcu>ion of the Municipality to accept the tender of the Westminster Construction Company, Ltd., has met with strong -approval m some quarters, and we cannot but regret that the Commissioners did not see theft way to
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  • 544 2 In yesterday's "Police News" there appeared a brief report of a case m which one Hoh San Bok was convicted of theft of a quantity of cloth belonging to tin Tanjong Pagar Dock Board of dishonestly receiving more and of assisting m concealing it knowing
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  • 409 2 lin s. >. Ban I lo;-.^, Liong brought one prisoner named A.Salomon down to Singapore from Bangkok yesterday morning. There were two escorts Onj: hundred and forty-nine deathwere registered at Singapore during the week ending on March 16. The ratio per thousand, excluding deaths at St. John's island, was 2.69.
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  • 20 2 Ihe I have 5U< Wilheftn the i She v. Hand* \V lh( undo at an cai j
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  • 26 2 I he Amal perform Teutonia andSaturda) be open i TangHn, Cricket prio i thepicc< Mrs. M Mr. B. Mrforma ExcelU will »»c l
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 271 2 7.30 p.m TO-NIGHT 3 °P m THURSDAY X Jioyaf Cinematograph X O JUBILEE HALL,O IX BeacA Sbad, near Baffles. iH Grand Change of Programme- H THE CITY'S BEST. H THE ROYAL TAKE NO SUBSTITUTE. STRRTHMIIiIi WHISKY. JOHN LITTLE CO., LTD. FOR TWO WEEKS IQA7 only. SINGAPORE. Uf =z— z____-^_ ANNUAL
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    • 205 2 READY THOMPSON THOMAS COS Stew Shiee <£ist Write, Send, Call or Phone for a Copp. You lose money every day you are without it. SENT POST FREE ANYWHERE. THOMPSON, I THOMAS &Co. THE AUSTRALIAN STORES, STAMFORD ROAD, SINGAPORE. r PENAIW SALES ROOWp I EgTAßLisHEDjggg BEACH STREET, PENANG. Auctioneers, Valuers, Brokers,
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    • 165 2 WANTED IMMEDIATELY. An Accountant and Cashier, prepared to give security. Apply to PARTHA Co., 94. Robinson Road. WANTED. FOR CLEARANCE SALE. Several young Lady and Male Assistants for our Annual Clearance Sale. Apply— JOHN LITTLE Co., Ltd. GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. Tenders will be received at the Colonial Secretary's Office, up to
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 98 2 COMING EVENTS. Today, 2ist High \Vater 2-. 9 am., 3-33 pm. B. I. Hi -me ward Mail closes 8 pm. Rowing Kace S. V. C. Fencing Class, Drill Hall. 5-80 pm. S. V. I. Recruits Skirmishing Drill. 5-30 p. S. C. C. Tennis Phil. Orchestra pract, vie. Memorial Hall, MO
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  • TELEGRAMS.
    • 31 3 MIMKM MOVEM'^. 1 AFGHANS f .i.m. ,t the M ,at a M IV:- British Con- arrival of I would SB ention m Britain and E M rhc eports
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  • 6 3 CLAIM BY BEHN MEYER CO. Be
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    • 91 3 OB WINS BY FIVE LENGTHS. London, March 20, 11.20 a.m. Lincolnshire Handicap of 1,000 soys added to a sweepstakes of 15 soys each! ictt; winner of any handicap after January 24, 51b extra; second to receive 50 SOYS and third 25 out of the stakes entrance 5 SOYS.
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  • 70 3 London, March, 2c. 11-20 a.m. Mr. John Morley, Secretary for India, replying to the Right Hon. J. E. Ellis'. formerly Parliamentary Under Secretary to the India Office, stated that the viewsoi the Government of India on the opium traffic had just arrived, and were under consideration. The discussion
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  • 48 3 MAJOR-GENERA L SMITH DORRIEN. London, March :o, 1 1.40 a.m. The Standard states that the Duke oi Connaught has been appointed the new Commander- in-Chief ol the Mcdi can. Major-General Sraith-Dorrien sue cceds Gereral Sir John French m the comn .lid at Aldershot.
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  • 107 3 ERNMEN I ACCUSED I >F ABETTING MASSACRE. London, March 20, 1 pm. The debate m the Duma on the •ri Government programme developed into a wrangle between the Reaction nrics and the Social stl < >n behalf of the Socialists, a declaration was read, accusing the
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  • 79 3 The Norwegian whale fisl extend over nearly the tof the Arctic Sea, from the north of Norway Si r^ergen and even to the md islands. whales are -hot from «ma!l or-, the im.plerru being the ed bomb harpoon, an arrow :>ear fur- ith a line, which -charged
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  • 190 3 FINE OF £65,200. ALI D REVENUE FRAUD WITH SECRET WHISKY PICK. tic fraud upon the Inland Red to have been carried out by one of the -mailer di-tiller c Ireland, by which great quantitie- of whisky a-e -aid to have been for an unknown period placed on the English market
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  • 226 3 I IDENTS AND FENDERS. At every accident of a serious nature the Colombo Tramways Co. have, under the agreement, to notify the Colonial Secretary, m addition to tendering a nonthty return of accidents. During year there were m all 51 accident^ 1 beii g Fatal the
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  • 411 3 Hie 8.N.8. HtrmUvk glad to note T\\ tele S ram received from the Court °c H lre ors confirms the appointment Mr. Alexander Cook as Acting Governor instead of Deputy as stated m his Commission formerly published. Ihe s.s. Normanhurst towed to Sanikan the other day a lighter
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  • 389 3 KEANE— HICKS-BEACH Th^ circumstances surrounding the wedd'ngofSir John Keane (for -ome time Private Secretary to H. E. Sir Henry Blake. G.C.M.G, m Hongkong and Ceylon) and Miss Klcanor Hicks-Beach j(who accompanied her father Lord Si Aldwyn m ore during the recent Tanjong Pagar Hock •.ration) were -ad
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  • 160 3 The following properties were disposed of by auction at Powell Co's saleroom on Tuesday afternoon Land at Upper Mandai and Mandai, Singapore, area 6 acres 23 poles comprised m Government leases Nos. 1 .486,2459 and part of lease 1336 for 999 years subject to a yearly rent of
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  • 1253 3 Yesterday, the usual quarterly meeting ol the Board of Licensing Justices was held m the First Magistrate's Court There were present: VV. C. Micheli Esq., President, A. W. Bailey Esq J. Somerville Esq., A. Y. Gahagan Esq VV. A. Greig Esq., Capt. Radcliffe, Dr! Glennie, Alex Gentle Esq
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 365 3 THE FAMOUS WflYflflG KfISSIM, To-Night To-Night Thurssday 21st Marj AT THE ALEXANDRA HALL, North Bridge Road. The Dutch and Malay Variety Company of Singapore. STRONGER THAN EVER Will produce An Entirely New Play Prices $2, SI, 50 cts and 25 cts. (No performance on Sunday night.) S. KASSIM, Sole Proprietor.
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    • 423 3 FRENCH CINEMATOGRAPH To-i>i§l7t To-pi£bt 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. JtlaUnee Oven/ oaturdau From 6 to 7
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  • 70 4 llli: GUI 1 A CASE. Before Mr. Justice Fisher the ca-c m which Sheik lalib bin Murcc sued Keng Soon Seng for the return of piculs ;i of red and -oosoo gutta or its value was continued yesterday morning. Mr. Ellis starting the cross-examina-tion of the plaintiff. Witness
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  • 102 4 This association has already had several meetings and arrangements have been made with promise of much usefulness. Educational cla— c- are m operation, and an Athletic Committee are charged with th Department of manly development and training. Ihe Spiritual welfare of the young Chinese
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  • 142 4 ihe tenth ordinary general meeting of Mess and Neave, Limited, was held on luesday. es the Chairman. Mr. A. Gentle, and his coDirectors, Me--' I Sugden, J. Somerville and Hans Becker, there were pre-ent Captain Schuke, Mes-r-. Jas. McKen/e. W. Makepeace, I". G. Scott, A. Morrison,
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  • 172 4 Asarkhan, a Bengalee, bought a third-class, ticket ai Batu Gajah. While m the Railway Launch. when the Ticket-Collector demanded his ticket, he gave hit not intact but torn to pieces. The man wa-* placed before Mr. Lemon at Penang for having committed the offence provided
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  • 251 4 TWO 11 LA IS COMPLETED. < ha Tuesday evening two heats of the above competition were rowed over a course from oft" Clyde Terrace, Market Place, to the Mouth of the .\>;:>gapore River, a distance of about three-<juar tcis of a mile. The lirst heat was shortened
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    • 544 4 TRfIDES, PROFESSIONS fIGE J SINGAPORE SANITARIUM HEALTH FOOD DEPOT, IMPORTERS OF HIGH-CLASS CEREAL AND M I FOODS 213, ORCHARD ROAD. GRANOSE A WONDERFUL FOOD FOR INVALIDS DYSPEPTICS and also for those who arc well. WHAT IS THE WEEK'S TALK? SMOKE lIIK ETJO. A NICE SMOKE AFTER DINNER CIGARELLA j At
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    • 62 4 J PAT: W i C SIN SENGI sereJ GENER /I IMlSjj] I br RA SSOOLBHoy| I Dealers m 6oot and Ge>tn iPO: vit FEDERAL Cy| I m I ji 1 R. W. A. De Sill PtKAK DM I HOOT Col I YtAP^j CHOH t"-fl jp Yt£ Crifl l pol ath
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 1824 4 Shipping newsT VESSELS IN PORT. %A^f fla ana f? noro Wlen-of-War. Flag and Tons Com ders Arrived From For When WNi McClellan Am. tra., ,S 7 o Lothrop Jan .2 Manila Dock FSilr" Sea Belle F. M. S. Yacht 48 Ahinat teb 5 P- Suet for docking t Sec. Kent
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  • 666 5 I ''"'■'"■'"■.lnofi E X >hen W ti Mr m It E By H HE kl r X not m ■j ,1 SB; I ft X P rsV l as I evidence being H r t m [H H Vm X j I r B^BV 1 1 ss BY
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  • 218 5 ordinary meeting of the Municipal i ners will be held m the ird Room, on Friday, sano instant, p.m punctually. .\'.f NDA. 1. To confirm, if approved, the Minutes of the Ordinary Meeting of i-t March and ot Special Meeting- held on the 15th and iMh March. 2.
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  • 621 5 SiT Capital. Subsc bed. of Issue Paid p^™. PaysTi Q Shares Value up to Keservt Company Quotations PtMen 1WO $175,000 40 ,000 j "j-Soo'Sued Hersawah G. M. Co.. Ltd. ..oono.nnul I^^oo.ooo £350,000 ££> H ,D uff Devo.op I ncn t tvr v Ild I)eterrcd) 1001' .300,000 $293
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  • Commercial.
    • 105 5 Gam bier buyers 7.03 do Cube No. 1 10.40 Copra, Bali 11.50 do Pontianak 1 100 (Pepper, Black fidinary Singapoic) ■<> do White, 5 per cent. 37Sago Sarawak Flour 3.08 do Brunei No. 1 3.05 Pearl Sago, small 5-4° Coffee, Bali 15! per cent. buyers 3 ]>cr cent. iy.oo
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    • 138 5 On London.- Bank j m 4 f Demand 2 J4 l6 do. '> m 1/5 Private 1 m a 74 11/16 (.>;/ Germany. Bank d d t Private m s .j do i' m s O/^ i'mnc. Bailk d d Private 3 m s d< 6ms ;.o 1 Pv,
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 414 5 [MONEY SAVED^ I IS I MONEY EARNED! IV IF YOU INTEND TO SELL YOUR LAND AND HOUSE ft PROPERTIES, HOUSEHOLD FiJRNITURE ETC. M I G. A. Vcrtyniydcz&Co. I I Auctioneers, No, 6 P Almeida Street. I I" WHOSE RATES ARE THE CHEAPEST, CHARGES AND 1 COMMISSION THE LOWEST v Ml
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  • 1182 6 THE ETIQUETTE OF SIGNATURE. A newspaper referred the other day to the fact that King Edward has no surname. This is acorn tement, but the explanation of the fact is still unfamiliar to milliof the King's subjects, and it may be interesting to supply it.
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 173 6 ED. PINAUD S PERFUMERY the attention of its numerous customers to the fact that none of Its products is genuine unless bearing the following registered Trade Marks: V v v^ W_ l^^BW X^BL-l^W^B^g 1 These Trade Marks M/\Mafi»« lfnUir 1 mo p «&etr ar on PORT E- V E I
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    • 453 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. MISCELLANEOUS, &c. NO CURE -NO PflY. FREE OF CHARGE to any sufferer from Asthma,
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    • 666 6 BANKS. Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation. PAID-UP CAPITAL $10,000,000 RESERVE FUND:— Sterling Reserve $10,000,000 1 Q i *****0 Silver Reserve fll.OOoloOO ouu uuu Reserve Liability of Proprietors $10,000,000 Court of Directors. G. H. Medhurst, Esq. Chairman. Hon. Mr.WJ. Gresson— Deputy-Chairman. Balloch, Esq. D. M. Nissim Esq. E. Goetz, Esq. A I.
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    • 318 6 "E. D. M." ADLETS. FOR SALE, WANTED, &C. E. n »TM WANTED. WANTED. A clerk (Eurasian or Chinese) must be quick at figures and with some knowledge of accounts. Apply personally to E. D. 11. OFFICE, 95, Robinson Road WANTED. Steamer of about 300 tons dead weight capacity. WANTED. A
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    • 425 6 WANTED. WANTED. Situation as Teacher m a School at Singapore or out of Singapore can produce testimonials or good reference^. Apply to ifAGISTER, c/oE. D. 11. GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. Wanted. Male and Female Teachers. Apply to the Inspector of Schools. Education office, Singapore. Singapore, 13th March, 1907. WANTED. An Eurasian Clerk
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    • 163 6 1 Year j I J ADVERTISIHC r ATe SMALL ADVERT^ Wanted N 0 ut f i above I j For above v 1 thrice wq I For mi nc h abov, I 'I I Man I a\ a tiscments v ll! civenVtel Nanaitr, GOVERNMENT NOllffl Apj I Colon I j.
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