Eastern Daily Mail and Straits Morning Advertiser, 5 April 1907

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    19 1 Eastern Daily Mail AND STRAITS MORNING ADVERTISER. No. 478 VOL. m. SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, APRIL 5. 1907. PRICE 5 CENTS
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    PEKING TO THE TONGKING FRONTIER.
    790 1 CONDITION OF SOUTHERN CHINA. The Peking correspondent of The Times, taking advantage of the cold season, recently came overland from Peking to Hanoi m order to see the conditions now prevailing m South China, m the provinces of Hunan and Kwangsi, and at ilie French
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    51 1 An appeal is being made m Scotland for steps to make a collection ol the marriage registers at Gretn.i Circcn, with a view to their acquisition by the Government. At present not a volume is left at Gretna Green and several aic scattered about m private possession from Uarlisle to
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    THE ART OF DANCING.
    516 1 One should judge a race by the traditional habits of Its peasantry rather than Iv the codified etiquette of its J noblesse, by its proverbs and dances rather than b* its epigrams and court functions, viewed from this standpoint, Mi. Reginald St. Johnston's History of Dancing
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    BRAINS V. BEAUTY.
    209 1 Sympathy is sweet (writes A Society Butterfly but it may be thrown away on unworthy objects, and plain women, to ray mind, get tar too much of pity and commiseration. A keen observer will note that a plain woman is apt to get as many friends, have
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    JAPAN AND THE PHILIPPINES.
    211 1 The Japanese correspondent oi one of our London contemporaries writes: One of the odde t fancies to which the wnr talk has given rise is that Japan wants the Philippines, and actually casts covetous eyes on America's possession m Eastern waters. There were Japanese living m
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      133 1 flic P<°P |C CDC Best IjldrcrtisiiW Ldiunt m c I straits. r^io inform our £S*J* the Ist April, 1907 at $6.25. per case Let^il of all dealers. kSCHAEFER&Co. SOUE IMPORTERS. LEVY HERMANNS SINGAPORE. I AND PRECIOUS STONES, GOLD, SILVER CLOCKS, FANCY GOODS. I Oticcn Double Sided Disc Records, i RIPTION,
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      311 1 Howarth Erskine 1 Ep^ii>eers apd Contractors. ELECTRICAL IWSTALLATIONS. I Telephone J-i. Telegrams ERSKINU." i TAIK HO CO. "ST" oß'ewt. General Storekeepers, Provision Merchants and Commission Agents. Saturday \e\\S-- paper ../,,/a «,».a M/WiVG for One and ail. Wholesale importers of European Goods, and Provisions of finest quality Wl/{ be published 111
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      10 1 Ule Guarantee the largest Circulation of anp Paper Singapore. m
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    The Eastern Daily Mail. PRILL 5 CENTS. FRIDAY 5TH APRIL. MERIT REWARDED.
    398 3 The Eastern Daily Mail. PRILL 5 CENTS. FRIDAY 5TH APRIL. MERIT REWARDED. I he promotion of Chief Inspector Dickson to the rank ot Assis- tant Superintendent is one which is unprecedented m the annals of Police history m the Straits Settlements, and will go far towards inciting not only our
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    SINGAPORE MENDICANTS.
    458 3 Phe question of what is to be done with the mendicants is one of long standing but difficult ol any satisfactory solution. Mendicants abound everywhere and are a great annoyance. They walkup to the very doors of our residence and m numerous cases do not leave until they
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    388 3 Yesterday morning as the s. s. Choi Smg was ncaring Singapore, a m deck passenger jumped overboard and was. drowned. I m Nederland Steam Navigation w"n Pn Vl U J h Se liners P'y between Holland and Jay lbmcd a ten per cent, dividend. ihe annual distribution of prizes the
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    ANNOUNCEMENT.
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    OTT'S CIRCUS.
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    LAND SALE
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    TURNING OF THE TIGE.
    17 3 I I I 'ranee I I apan I ,-CIH. ierma I I atk>»*
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      389 3 1 Ib. tins cents 55. 2 Ib. tins $1.05. EACH UN IS FITTED WITH AN EXTRA LID. THOMPSON, THOMAS CO. THE AUSTRALIAN STORES. WRITE FOR GENERAL PRICE LIST. To-t>igfrt friday. Ropal Cinematograph JUBILEE HALL. c H R .?.\°r,L.s HiRJUrcD CBJBR66 Of P«o6BJin?m€ JUST RECEIVED TO-DAY PER GERMAN MAIL. THE LATEST
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      87 3 Ulell established mercantile Broker Shipping Agent Melbourne WOULD LIKE TO GET INTO COMMUNICATION WITH LARGL MTYUtS Of Flour, Grain sic. Apply to -R. L. C. c/o McGILLS AGENCY Elizabeth Street, Melbourne. ART NEEDLE WORK FLOWER DEPOT 217, Orchard Road. Just Arrived Silks, Filloselles and Transfers for Cushions. Many Other Designs.
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
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      130 3 COMING EVENTS. To day, High Water. 2-7 a.m 3-39 pm Chamber ot Commerce Mtg, Exchange Legislative Council. MO p.m Municipal C mmission. 2-3O p.m. S. V. A Gun drill, 0-I5 p,m. Maxim Coy Lecture 9 p.m. Mark Lodi;e. 9 p.m. Royal Cinematograph 7 and 9 p m. h rench Cinematofsraph
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    THE CLAIM OF ASTROLOGY.
    15 5 i t i r new me of .erage appened i >cliev«
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    ROYAL BRIDESMAIDS.
    32 5 "nmed I ;v, has g. and t Ken- \lc.\- Lady Vgneta Hardwickt > and her •ive to i i v,ckc, it the I the Se.dc f th< eight llencetime Lady the
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    6 5 K I I. been '"proved ore-
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    VISITORS AT HOTELS.
    370 5 RAFFLES HOTEL ft?" .feV^^'^^^l'i^cr, Hon. and lira. Wilber, Colonel H. H. j o m ston Col.G. Wright, Major and Mrs Ford, Major and Mrs. Onniston, Major J bcnbow, Major Hodgins, Cam. and Mrs. Burton, Capt. and Mrs. Hunter. Capt. 8.8. Colbcck, Mr. and Mrs T S r
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    ADELPHI HOTEL.
    253 5 Mi. 1 .Mr. \-Mr-. B.W. Bo Messrs. G amberiin, I. Wilson. K. Mitchelmore, R. Heap. W. G. Bab G. Rice, Smitht,-. 1 Ballingal, \V. G. J :ir,>-j. A 11. Ah. and Mrs. \un Rosserc, Mc-srs. Ci. Lawson, Stutiield, Ci. F Ro well, B. L Wiltons, N. E, Bath,
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    RUBBER PROSPECTS.
    158 5 1- been the increase m the rid m recent year- for indiarubbci. a demand likely to -how continuou- ncre to < >me. -md the coming fxhaus- < available -upply rrom the D the Amazon ba^in m South America, there is not much fear ot the demand getting far
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    THE CHINESE ON THE RANO.
    210 5 Mi lamieson'- report as -upcrin- j tendent of Chinese labour m the Trans- vaal has been i»-ued as a Parliamentary paper. It is virtually covered by the report m the Blue-book from which we quoted on our issue of Jan. 18 la->t. Mr. Jamieson points
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    58 5 Amoxg recent departures from Kuala Lumpur was Mr. K. W. Harney who >s gone or. a visit to Java, Mr. H. C. .t. Zacharias who i> paying a visit to Sumatra Mrs. H. F. Browell who has leit on long leave, and Mrs. F. F. King and Miss Holdcn who
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    Stocks and Shares.
    655 5 ___r tt o Number 5£! Capital. Subscbed ot Issue Paid PayTa QO! Shareg Value up to Ktsu Company (frotationa Preaen et 1900 $175,000 $140,000 j 3,500 'unissued "er*awah G. M. Co.. Ltd. £350,000 jJSoo $I n^Jt (Deferred) Loo J 4 ,w> l Ron Devolopment Co- Ltd too
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    Commercial.
    378 5 Singapore, 2nd April 1907. EXCHANGE. On LottdfM. Bank jm 9, 16 Demand 2.4 3/1 6 Private '> m 2.5 do. 3m > 2.4 1 1/16 t)ii (wt'nnaiiY. Bank d d 2.40 Private 3 ni > -.4»> do 6m- 2.48] On France. Bank d d -'.95 Private 3m- 3. 03]
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      484 5 ED. PINAUD'S PERFUMERY pQ py |T_y |j^ Fa Extrait Vegetal a IIXORA r**LfXl}< as il uslrat!Ons below. l-.''3 T lese different Articles arc also regularly protected >&SS^ and lhe seller of counterfeited articles will be Ihhi! ySr'V^\ P r °s*-'cution from fe to ;l ill PERFUMERY 63 "^"-ill l8 Place
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    PORTENTS IN THE EAST.
    1362 6 AN ANGLO-INDIAN'S WANDERINGS. An exceptionally shrewd and unprejudiced volume is Mr. Everara Cotes's Signs and Portents m the Far East." It is the. result <>t the Anglo-Indian journalist's wanderings through China, Manchuria. Korea and Japan as recently as last summer, and it express--1 I not the
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    SMUGGLED OPIUM.
    294 6 HOW CRIME IS FOSTERED ON THE RAM). Some interesting facts with regard to the Chinese m South Africa are given m a Government report As < ompared with the list furnished m the previous year's report the tale ot crime for the \ecir under review is a much
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    74 6 I m tamily of Mr. Wm. Cottam Slater of Blackburn owe their escape from a shocking death to a little fox terrier. An hour after Mr. Cottam, his wife, and two children had retired to rest he was awakened by his dog barking and scratching frantically at his bedroom door.
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      263 6 NOTICES. NOTICE. WEEKLY SAILINGS. The S. S. Pontianak (Captain 1 Casey, sails from this Port every Monday at 2 p.m. for Quantan, PaHANG* Good accommodation lor passengers, special rates for cargo. Apply to The BORNEO Co., Ltd. THE FAMOUS WAYfING KASSIJVI. To* Nigh t! To-Night Friday ->/A April 1 1
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      891 6 BANKS. Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation. PAID-UP CAPITAL 3iu.000.000 KKSKKVE FUND:— Sterling Reserve $10,000,000 1 (kwi.wio Silver Reserve JllioOO.OOo} 1 0J0 vXJU Reserve Liability ol Proprietors $10,000.U00 Court of Directors. G. H. ICBDHURST, Esq. Chairman. Hoo, Mr.VV.J. Gresson— L>eputy-Cliairmiin. Balloch, Ksq. D. M. Nissim Esq. E. Goetz, Esq. A J. Raymond,
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      740 6 E, D, M," ADLETS, FOB SALE, WANTED, &C. TO BE LET. WANTED. TO BE LET. WANTED. tj n d tv Situation as Teacher m a School No. 7, Battery Road. Three rooms a t Singapore or out of Singapore can on 2nd b loor. produce testimonials or good referenceApply to
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      111 6 Sim, Month 3 Months I I 3 Months ADVERTISING ft.,l BMALL ADVEfi^a Notices i v 1 abov, I S Man pei AT. B IMOTICE List of Depots 11 Eastern Dai!»i J Way beobtart: Ra Iwa) A belli Messrs G K. H. A Ca\ i Mess Army a: Me- .1 Mess
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