Eastern Daily Mail and Straits Morning Advertiser, 6 April 1907

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    19 1 Eastern Daily Mail AND STRAITS MORNING ADVERTISER. No. 47» VOL.. m. SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, APRIL 6. 1907. PRICE 5 CENTS
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    LINCOLN ON STORYTELLING.
    525 1 bo much, authentic and unauthentic, has been written about Abraham Lincoln as a teller of stories that an article In the Century, by Colonel Silas W. Burt, which gives the great President's own views on story-telling, is peculiarly interesting. The Colonel, with two others, had been sent
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    ECHO OF JAPANESE WAR.
    307 1 .An unexpected piece ol intelligence lia> reached London underwitcrs. I'i!< Russian Government has at last been ccd to reimburse thc owner ot a steamer sunk on sight by Russian warships during the war, although thc vessel was not carrying contraband. The steamer concerned is lhc German
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    64 1 A sad story was told at Birmingham Coroner's Court at an inquest on Ily. Solomon, 85. He had been ailing, and his wife went to give him a dOBQ of medicine, but by mistake picked up a bottle of ammonia. Directly after he swallowed it, Solomon said, Why, it's amrnc!.ia
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    BRAVE SIAMESE.
    474 1 A KING'S MESSENGER. The most loyal Kings Messenger I (I. I.) ever read of was wrecked m the spring of the year 1686 off the Cape of Good Hope, lie was the second of the three great Mandarins sent from the King of Siam on an embassy to
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    BOY ROBBER BAND.
    261 1 CRICKLEW< ton GANG AND IIIKIK HIDING-PLA( The amazing story ol a hoy robber baud, who had n^ thetl "rave" an fl empty house, and sallied forth at night seeking plunder, was told at VVillesdeii. fl According to the police 23 gas-meter robberies have taken place during re-
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    THE LANCUAGE OF JEWELS.
    94 1 Agate Long life and health. Amber Disdain. Amethyst Peace <>i mind. Aquamarine Misfortune and hopi Bloodstone I mourn your ab ido Beryl Thou wilt not iorgei me. Cats-Eye Platonic love. Chrysolite -Disappointed love Diamond Pride Kmerald Succe >s in love. Garnet -Fidelity m every engageJade- Unloved
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      135 1 1 UK P eople I cue Best Liiim lhc I straits. |c m to inform our Sold up to at $6.25, per case or 12 bonk*. lETAIL OK ALL DEALERS. H.SCHAEFER&Co. SOUE IMPORTERS. I.RVY HERMANOS.! SING3PORE. I AND PRECIOUS STONES, GOLD, SILVER ff NICKEL, WATCHES CLOCKS, FANCY GOODS. Neon Double
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      324 1 Howarth Erskinel Et?£ii?eers apd Contractors. ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS. I Telephone 24. Telegrams ERSKXNE." '''^"'^■■^^■■■■■■■^■■■^■■■^■■^^^■ißMßaH^Hß^^^^B^^ft^B^B^B^^Bß^B^Bflß^Mfli TAIK HO CO. "ST"| THE orieht." General Storekeepers Provision Merchants and Commission Agents. I Saturday Ne\VS* paper IT^/A /^>^/z;, TAIPING I for and All. Wholesale importers of European Goods, and Proviuom of finest quality I I VtH
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      9 1 Ule Guarantee the taraest Circulation or anp paper Singapore.
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    The Eeastern Daily Mail. PRICE 5 CENTS. SATURDAY 6TH APRIL. THE EVE OF THE HAGUE CONFERENCE.
    623 2 The Eeastern Daily Mail. PRICE 5 CENTS. SATU RDAY 6TH APRIL. THE EVE OF THE HAGUE CONFERENCE. It is not surprising to read m our latest Keuter wires that Great Britain insists upon the question of disarmament being given place on the programme that has been prepared for discussion at
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    A PUBLIC NUISANCE.
    306 2 W e call the attention the Police and the Municipality to the rowdiness and the general defiance to all law and order which pr every Sunday morning m O| Road at the entrance to the Church of our Lady of Lourdi 5. Church was built for tin-
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    OTT'S CIRCUS.
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    THE JEWS.
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    UNKNOWN
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      519 2 To-i?i§l7t Saturday, f t\ Ropal Cinematogrgpl) (f^^^^^^\ noil CD lITII I BEACH ROAD. I Qj^ I A I^^ Ik JUdlLcc HHLL, nearraffles v\ V f^-f^ i yA^/J 1 GRjrIKD CMRGfe Of PROGRJfimm€ f^ !l>[ KKCEIVKD 10-I)AY PKK (iKR.MAN MAIL. Qw Z^^W^ I THE LATEST FILWS FROM THE CONTINENT. Ciks that
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      291 2 WANTED. A night Watchman for Tin Mine m Tringganu. For salary and further particulars apply to MINING c/o E. I). 11. (O-4-07 v. c.) Well established > mercantile Broker AND Shipping Agent IN Melbourne WOULD LIKI. R) GEI IXTO COMML'XILAIIOX WITH LARGE BUYERS Of Flour, Grain &c. Apply to:-R. L.
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      8 2 John Little'^ Annual ash Clearance Sale now on."
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      88 2 COMING EVENTS. T© day, 6tb High Water, 2-u*> a.m. $-16 p.m H I. Mail Outward due. Prize Distribution. Anglo-Chinese School 5 P.m. Amateur TneatrkaN. Teitonia Club S. K. A. Meeting continued. Royal Cinematograph 7 and 9 p.m. French Cinematograph 7 and 9 p.m. Japanese Cinematograph, 7 .md 9 p.m W.iyang
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      36 2 church a Bethesda.Bra^i J Evang j 1 PrinsepStrret^ R X Mi I i Cii A St. Andre"* ia S n Holy < Kestal 1 J S. Matthew* I Sunda? S middle B« adl J morning ji^>^ |ohi
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    INDIAN PATRIOTIC JOURNALISING.
    57 3 INDIAN PATRIOTIC JOURNALISING. ..'^public health lC e ol ptague, other disi Shir ir Vhc docs an index to r leaders of native sample ol the nendurabtegrie- s worth ic-trm- ss 5 is :endc, F inthewhpie hips, human .undred ed about not malaria, that pular nt ot mana I at ll
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    MARKET PRICE LIST.
    32 3 i i I f i W I B H I 1 2 I k L Is E F K. F k I ft H 'v B fcr I H
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      1086 3 TRADES, PROFESSIONS AGENCIES. SINGAPORE SINGAPORE SEREMBAN Are you business people? SANITARIUM SEREMBAN CYCLE CO. Have you goods for sale? HEALTH p OOD DE p OT SiS !)O /w (SW IK SO, ADVERTISK THKM IN Till E. 1). M. which has the largest circulation of any M 1- I 1 1
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      1836 3 SHIPPING~N^WST VESSELS IN PORT. Men-of-war. Flag and Tons. Comdars Arrived. From For When Lying Kaiser Frans Josph. Ans. Crnj. 4000 Zublay Mar 15 Hongkong Hongkong Roads MiClellan Am. tra, 1870 Lothrop Jan 12 Manila Dock WE Basin Sea Belle F. M. S. Yacht 48 Ahmat Fcb 5 P. Swet. for
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    TELEGRAMS.
    61 4 By Submarine I \lt-raph— Keuters. The Colonial Conference. London, April 5, 1.46 p.m. Referring to the forthcoming Colonial Conference the Protectionist papers give great [nomine ice to the general concurrence among Colonial Premiers m tavor ol pie ciei> ial trade. The Ministerial pane, s retort by pointing out the
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    The Hague Conference.
    89 4 London, fi Mil I.4ft p.m. Russia has eirculari-ed the Powers indicating reservations among the different Tower- regarding RussiaHague Programme for \<)o(>. America, Spain and Great Britain sugfcest the inclusion of limitation m A^marrentCircat Britain, Japan, dermany, Austria 1 and Russia rc-ervc to themselves liberty m not pa
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    The Persian Murders.
    79 4 ANTI-RUSSIAN FEELING AM( >\c. IHK PEOPLE London, April 5, 1 \c p.m. Tranquillity has been restored at Sab/cvor. Ihe fugitive Russian- are returning escorted by twenty-five Cossacks. The Persian (iovcrnment is taking vigorous measures to punish the participator- m the Anti-Russian movement. Renter wires from Teheran that
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    A Tunnel through the Behring Straits.
    28 4 I .ondon, April 1 Russia has rejected an offer from an Kraerican Syndic Ltl I construe: a annel through the g Straits.
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    The Suevic Docked.
    16 4 London, 5 April, 1.40 p.m. I"Lie liner Suevic (what re:- t Sout m
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    mpending Troubles in St. Petersburg.
    30 4 London. April 5, j-40 p.m. The troops are pouring m: 1 Si Petersburg m a similar manner aa the occasion of the dissolution ii Duma
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    Why Sir Alexander Swettenham Resigned.
    32 4 London. Aoril 5, 4c p.m. fhe London Sttutdat asserts that Alexander Swettenham resigned his appointment vernor of Jamaica because Jic < d him to apologise to Admiral Day
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    Thaw Declared Sane.
    32 4 London, April 5, 54- p.m. The New York Lunacy Commission lias decided that Mr. Thaw U of sound mind. Mr. Jerom:, the prosecuting Coun>el. ha- appealed against this decision.
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    GREAT CLOBE TROTTER.
    388 4 A STROLL WHICH LASTED I EN YEARS The title of the King o( Globe-Trot-ter- may he claimed by Laurent Revel, 1 la-much as he has visited and traver— ed on foot more country than any other known, and has authentic records of his travels. He has arrived
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    32 4 His Excellency the Governor lias approved of the promotion of Mohamcd Daros to be Honorary Second Lieutenant m the Cadets, Penang Volunteers. Mohomed Daros is a scholar of the Free School, Penang.
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    TELEGRAMS.
    57 4 By Submarine Telegraph.— Rtuter's. Earthquake at Bitlis SHOCKS CONTINUE. Great Damagi London, Aptil 5, 11.12 a.m. Pwenty-eight -hocks of earthquake i have be n felt at Bitlis. Of the four thousand house- the town contained, over three hundred have fallen nd half the remainder arc serious'y dmaged. Eight persons
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    Epidemic of Meningitis.
    35 4 London, April 5, 11.12a.r0. Almost all parts of Belfast are affect ed with meningitis which shows no signs of abating. Phere have hitherto been 261 cases of which 13. have proved fatal.
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    Administration of Egypt.
    345 4 IHK LEADING ENGLISH PAPERS DESCANT UPON LORI) CROMER'S PROPOSALS. London, April 5. 1.46 p.m. Ihe composition of fhe proposed Inteniation 1 Legislative Assembly includes "o r Egyptian Government Officials, European Judge for the Native Com 0! "Appeal, six Judges for the Mixed Conns, twenty members elected by
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    THE LATE MR. COLIN STRUYS.
    266 4 We exceedingly regret to record the death of Mr. Colin Strays which -ad event took olace at noon yesterday at the residence of hi- father-in-law Mr. Jacob-, Chief Wharfinger of the Borneo Company'- Wharf. The deceased v. indisposed on Tuesday afternoon, having contracted a slight
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    THF GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.
    108 4 His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint the Reverend F. (i. Swindell, Colonial Chapla n, Malacca, to be Acting Colonial Chaplain, Singapore, with effect from the 2nd instant. His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint Mr. Norman Kerr Bain to be a Magistrate
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    IMPORTANT MEETING.
    571 4 A General Meeting of the Singapore Chamber of Commerce was held yesterday at 2.30 p.m. m the Exchange room. The busineF r of the day uai to consider what steps should be taken regarding the replies to the questions submitted by the Royal Commission on Shipping Rings. There
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    SUPREME COURT.
    189 4 < LAIM FOR HIRE OF RICKSHAS. Before .Mr. Justice Fisher, Mr. S. 11. J »seph sued Chung Chang Senuforthe re of ten ricksha-, and for cost of re- lira to same. Mr. Lowell appeared for plaintiff. Mr. S. M. Joseph said he wa- a broker Malacca Street Defendant
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    A RECORD TUG.
    227 4 A new screw si am tug which may clam to have the greatest towing power atloat has been launched from the build iifg yard ot Messrs J. I*. Rennoldson Sons, South Shielde. This vessel, which has been specially designed, is built of steel under special survey at
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    STREET NOISES.
    234 4 In quoting some recent remarks of the E. D. M. concerning the noisy tramcar gongs the Siatn Observer says Singapore people do not seem to like the tone of tramway gongs much more than we like the blasts of unmelodious horn tooters. The Eastern Daily Mail says Some
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    ANNUAL REPORT OF TAN TOCK SENG'S HOSPITAL FOR THE YEAR 1906.
    671 4 Committee of Management. The Ilon'ble the Colonial Secretary, The Principal Civil Medical Officer, The Inspector-General of Police, The Assistant Colonial Secretary, The Protector of Chinese, C. B. Buckley, Esq., The Hon'ble Tan Jiak Kirn, Wee Kirn Yam, Esq., Tan
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    95 4 Six handsome young men have been provided by the management ot the Lyric Theatre, New York, to act singly as escorts to women who are prevented from visiting the theatre at night because they have no escorts. There was an immediate demand for their services. Hkrr W. Kossmann, who has
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEETING.
    873 4 LASTED NINE MINUTES. Why thl Honourabli Members Smiled. A meeting of tiie Legislative Council was held yesterday at 2.30 p.m., pnd proved to be practically devoid of any particular interest. The meeting lasted exactly n ne minutes, a fact which appeared to p'ecse all the honour.- o'e
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    116 4 A Colombo contemporary says:— The Shelford Rubber Estate, Ltd., is a-. F. M. S. concern. It is too young to pay a dividend; but they have a nice property of 604 acres, with 536 acres planted. The Company expected to get 10,000 lbs. of rubber last year but up to
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    POLICE NEWS.
    1010 5 I secuted I M»yh« w I Quarantine ,0 dinance. r»: small poa I „n Hi" 1 cndaiit m a and f c notice. W I nd he I I I Mukerji, ran that he relw g brought 1 t says lie I c ft' He 1 I 1
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    70 5 lin ki have been numerous comi plaint- of gambling carried on by certain itinerant vendors of sweetmeats, etc., !n the vicinity of the boys' schools m Farquhar Street, Pcnang. says the Pemamg Gmadk. The pupils recieve pocket money to buy food during the tiffin-hour but. instead of doing so, they
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    Stocks and Shares.
    713 5 Mining«o Number t 5? Capital Subsc bed «f Issue Paid r> a ys j Q° L___ Shares Value up to Reserv< Company Quotations Preae, GOLD 1900 $175.ooo $140,000 1 3 .5oo\Sued 1900^400.000 £350,000 35C0 Ttf DufTDevo.opm,,mo Lt d ,,C,C, ,1) 1901 $300,000 $293,000 f %ooo $!o ilS
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    Commercial.
    409 5 Singapore, sth April, 1907, EXCHANGE. On London. Bank jms ---4 9/»'> Demand 3/»° Private 6ms 2.5 do. 3ms -'.4 11/16 On Germain. -Bank d d Private 3 m > z.^bh do 6ms **4&j On France. Bank d d 2.95 Private 3 m > 3.03] do 6n a 3.0 X
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    WHY I BECAME A SPIRITUALIST.
    1043 6 WHY I BECAME A SPIRITUALIST. iß\ ProicsbOi Lomhrosoj Ihe conversion of a noted man of science, who had fiercely opposed Spiritualism, into a convincRed believer is something ol a sensational incident; and the cause of the conversion) judging from the account given by Professor Loinbroso m tin Cfraud Magatint, is
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    CROWNED WITH AN IRON CROWN.
    645 6 THE ROMANCE OF THE KINGDOM OF ROUMANIA. The story ot the Iron Crown of the Kingdom of Roumania has often been told, but no one. surely. has written of the romance of the Roumanian Crown m so simple i and moving a manner as M
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    36 6 Mk. E. VV. F. Gilman, who returned to Penang by the s.s. /'crak yesterday, lui^ resumed temporarily the duties of assistant Superintendent of Indian Immigrants, Penang, Perakand Pahang. lie will probably leave next week for Madras.
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      261 6 NOTICES. NOTICE. WEEKLY SAILINGS. Tut S. S. Pontianak (Captain Casey, sails from this Port every Monday at 2 p.m. for Quintan, PahangGood accommodation for passengers, special rates for cargo. Apply to The BORNEO Co., Ltd. Agmts. THE FAMOUS WAYANG KfISSIjVI. To-Night To-Night Saturday 6th April 1 ill r^ ALEXANDRA HALL,
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      630 6 BANKS. Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation. PAID-UP CAPITAL *10,UOu,G00 RESERVE FUND Sterling Reserve $10,000,000 Q1 goo v,OO Silver Resene ill.OOoioOO 21 uuu^ uu Reserve Liability ol Proprietors $10,000,000 Omvi of Directors. G. H. MEDHURST, Esq. Chairman. Hon. Mr.W.J. Gresson— Deputy-Chairman. Balloch, Esq. D. M. Nissim Esq. E. Goetz, Esq. A J.
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      721 6 "E. D. M. ADLETS. FOB SALE, WANTED, &C. TO BE LET. WANTED. WANTED. TO BE LET. Situation as readier m a School No. 7, Battery Road. Three rooms at Singapore or out of Singapore can on 2nd Floor. produce testimonials or good references. Apply to GUTHRIE Co., Ltd. Apply lQ
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      70 6 Copy .5 Moi out s n| ADVERTiSINC Ri r small woSa Wanted >M et i For I I A. tlscm cnts s will he WOTICE, List of Depots «J Eastern Dan, J Way beoDtJ X li Ml Arm Mes: Me Mes Me MeMe-- 2 Me AUCTION VALUABLE TEAKiv HOUSEHOLD FUR»*
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