Eastern Daily Mail and Straits Morning Advertiser, 7 May 1907

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    19 1 Eastern Daily Mail AND STRAITS MORNING ADVERTISER. No. 505 VOL. HI. SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, MAY 7, 1907. PRICE 5 CENTS
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    THE P. & 0. S.S. "MALTA"
    1510 1 THE P. 0. S. S. MALTA COLLISION AT SINGAPORK With a Chinese Junk- Oi 1 k ial Enquiry at Colombo to-day. On the authority of His Excellency the Governor, who received a wire from the Governor ot Singapore yesterday, Mr. W. L.Thorpe, Deputy Collector of Customs, held an official enquiry
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    DUTY ON RICE IN JAPAN.
    440 1 Mi. SEndo, 'manager of the Kobe branch of the Mitsui mmm Kaisha, is credited m Japanese papers with a statement to the effect that the Rice Duty Increase Bill now m the House of Representatives, originated m Kobe. It is certainly interesting to learn that
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    A MESSAGE FROM THE KING.
    94 1 Lord Kinnaird. president of the National Council of Young Men's Christian Associations, has received from Lord Knollys the following message from the King for the conference of the World's Student Christian Movement, now m session at Tokyo King Edward VII. is glad to hear of
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    20 1 A PARTY of twenty-two British military officers left Shanghai on 35th April for the purpose of surveying the Manchurian battlcticlds.
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      113 1 CDC Best Kin U Straits. 1 Co., Ld. r. 1 AGENTS i ffl LITTLE CO,, LTD, FVY HERMANOS.B SI.XGaPORE. I EWELLERY AND PRECIOUS STONES, GOLD, SILVER I ICKEL, /vATCMtd <i OcOCKS, FANCY GOODS. B idwn Double Sided Disc Records, t EVERY DESCRIPTION. I BJ] I- D'ARI m D WAKE I
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      478 1 Howarth Erskine Ei>sii?eers ai>d Contractors. ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS. Telephone 23. Telegrams ERSKINE." j (Cinematographs einematoqraphs IPatl^c Filips. Pat^c Filnjs.l 8 ARRIVE FRESH AND NEW TO THE EAST BY EVERY MAIL, AT HOME PRICES. B TO SECURE THE LATEST GO TO I |l-^~ WEILL ZERNER, I 19 STAMFORD ROAD. J TDTT/ pUTM
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      10 1 ttle Guarantee the Cardest Circulation or anp paper m Singapore.
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    The Eastern Daily Mail. PRICE 5 CENTS. TUESDAY. 7th MAY. THE AWAKENING OF INDIA.
    823 2 The Eastern Daily Mail. PRICE 5 CENTS. TUESDAY. 7th MAY. THE AWAKENING OF INDIA. I he Swadeslti movement in India that is the hearty support to be given to the arts, industries, and products of India is the happiest symptom of a true national upheaval in that country. This struggle
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    1120 2 Mr. K. O. N. Anderson is appointed to act as State Engineer, Perak. Ihe Penang Gazette hears that Mr. G C. Hart, Adviser to the Government of Kedah, is indisposed. Mr. I). Kelleway, Assistant Electrical Engineer, has arrived m Kuala Lumpur from Home. Mr. C. S. Robinson, Second Assistant Secretary
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    UNKNOWN
    63 2 APPLICAJi G. ARBUTHN I Mr < otci editor-, applic to-day, be: Iyer, tor the C section 4; -> 'i* commit S dy I dence it was insolvent had sphere ofpui was m the future jurisdiction proceeding or aci J taken by the tirely futile. had "not conclude. rose for
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    35 2 When the Frcn laCiotafarm Farmer was ceived, rttdj and make a When Mi accompai board, tl case which < On being exai to contain i 16 300. Xo one t claim it rested. Itisrathei mer.
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    F.M.S.TIN MINES.
    16 2 APRILJ 1 The ln»' the con ofthclronoh.) ing ittu April, i I D~.il > Value
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    25 2 Throne wji* Commercial with a view to* oftheCbu** 1 granted. to be pa'J J TU for «*■*<** On, clVects, w1,, moment, but** smile af.cr»»£ evening sjnn^j
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    160 2 Mr. v,.,. X MulU; 'lLife i I Europe o ,j Knocker, I IIUm C b J I Company the c^l artistically satin wi^ r to Manage, Lift Sir, view 01 5- l »"a Mutual Limited ot s are the Man^ Branch, avail o njty to express kindly help, ki
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      468 2 Asy^^>^{\ HIGHLY £y f^n^J^^i FOR ALL RECOMMENDEdI'-^V PURPOSES. The Tensile Strength tested ty the Penang Municipal Engineer is as follows -,o: lbs j>cr square inch after setting one clay m air and 6 days m watt 1 neat cement average of six tests. '»i 3 lbs. per square inch after
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      228 2 APPLES JUST LANDED PRIME JONATHANS. •MO FULL FLAVORED,— CHOICE AUSTRALIAN APPLES. Per Dozen 60 Gents. Per @ase of II Dozen $6.00. THOMPSON, THOMAS CO. THE AUSTRALIAN STORES, (7.30 p.m.) TC-NIGHT 93 °l""> ok 3apanescl BEA c A R o AD i' NEAR raffles. Unematograph. "THE BIGGEST SHOW IN TOWN." To-night!
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      110 2 MAILS CLOSE. To-day. For Per Steamer Time Hongkong C. Apcar 7 am S atav ia La Seyne 9 am Bangkok Singapore lo am Sarawak Kuching noon I alembang Ophir I pm P. S tenliam. T. Anson Perak 1 m Christmas Island Islander 3 nm P. b'tenham via ports Hye Leong
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    The S.S. Silverlip.
    17 3 HEAVILY rT MaY 6, ...jo am. ihrough first to carry a ouphtheSiei ,lations were
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    The Congo Territory
    17 3 new who King .aids g the X Belgian f- unless (.EMtaDd r hC nHia
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    Russia and Japan.
    9 3 s STION Maj the m M
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    A new Shipping Company.
    16 3 ..rn. s 5 lbsi >ncm steamer It wil rcial will I st--1
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    The opium traffic.
    10 3 A VVELLER htr Indian 5. Mr. Littk
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    A Franco-Japanese Agreement
    12 3 15 p.m. 1 Eas- mem will I inese ---Japa-
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    Renewed troubles In Morocco
    12 3 \2 p.m. Sultan, have »i'irderer> ol Doctor Xx-
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    Lord Cromer's Farewell.
    25 3 p.m. torn mer las, ■>cm- gress ed to the Pation together cvn- tclv and crt moveti, of .ally he duped tine em
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    READY MONEY IN THE STRAITS.
    31 3 ;ency S3 aiirfti ccond ealingsin i 'J any other MS* i dofDeowi. of ■uuhoribusiness n^'tabl, result oo all »re shares market M i" tl j5M appear
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    THE SUPREME COURT.
    954 3 MAGISTRATES APPEAL. Ihe Pepper Case. A short time ago, Merican and five others, boatmen were convicted, by Mr Colmau for theft as carriers of sixtyfour pounds of Pepper belonging to Messrs. Muhleuheim and Coy. The defendants were entrusted •by the Tanjong Pagar wharf authorities with a quantity
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    A NEW PROPHET.
    73 3 The mantle of Dowie has indeed descended upon Wilbur Glenn Voliva, the Australian convert who deposed the apostle of Zion City nine months before the "Prophet's" death. He has issued an ultimatum denouncing everybody who opposed him, and asserting that lie will, under the guidance of the
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    HONG-KONG NEWS.
    280 3 THE "TIMES' OF CEYLON" SPECIALS. (From its own Correspondent. Hong-Kong, April 15. A Japanese battleship was launched at Kure to-day. Russia claims five million taels for restoring the arsenals and mines at Heilung-kiang. 'The Waiwupu courteously declines. Messrs. Jardine's agent at Wuchow was violently assaulted by officials yesterday
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    SIAM CUSTOMS RETURNS FOR 1906.
    371 3 The Statistics of the Import and Export Trade of Siam at the port <>f Bangkok for 1906 have been issued. Abstract ok Foreign Trade The following table shows the value of total imports and exports of merchandise 1904. 1905. 1906. Heals. Ticals. Heals Imp. 78,306,687
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    CLOSING OF BURIAL GROUNDS.
    169 3 Whereas it appears to the Municipa 1 Commissioners for the town of Singapore, upon the evidence of competent persons, that the burial grounds descjibed m the schedule hereto cannot be further used for the burial of the dead without danger to the public health, and the
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    NEWS BY THE MAIL.
    909 3 COLONIAL PREMIERS. London, 12 April. The representatives of the Colonial Governments who are to attend the forthcoming conference at the Colonial ffi f r UCh of them as have arrived on these shores-on 6th inst. became Cccil gUe |u S it^ lh r C nati n
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    CHINA AND AMERICA.
    104 3 The United States Government has commissioned the transport Buford to carry a relief cargo of flour and grain, valued at $100,000, to China for the sufferers m the famine provinces. The Bufords carrying capacity is 5,000 tons. She is a fast steamer, and will make the run
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    SPANISH BIRTH CEREMONIES.
    485 3 SPANISH BIRTH CEREMONIES. The forthcoming accouchement of yueen Victoria of Spain has led to the appearance of a number of articles on the Spanish Court m the home papers. One writer jhus describes the ceremonies which take place on the v 1 a Prince or Princess When the birth ,s
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    THE HARD SWEAR TRADE
    219 3 CHINESE SAILORS' SAUCERSMASHING CEREMONY IN THE LAW COURTS. Mr. Justice Bargrave Deane and the Trinity Masters had a hard problem to solve m the Admiralty Court, London, on 25th uit., when they inquired into the collision m the Bristol Channel between the steamers Orianda and llchofnlos.
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    A MAD MAN AT SUICIDE.
    334 3 TRIED TO DROWN HIMSELF IN AN EMPTY NULLAH. A foki employed m nn eating shop at West Point, whose reason is supposed to be unseated, made a very amusing attempt to commit suicide last night, before a crowd numbering clo-e on a thousand, by "drowning"
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      398 3 Clarke Co.] JS®** 207. Queen Street. VICTORIAS, BROUGHAMS, BUGGIES, DOG CARTS, RALEIGH CARTS, ETC. ETC. *7^ 11 m the pink of condition Zj II beautifully upholstered gj? A Ell RUBBER TYRED SINGLE HORSE, PAIR HORSE, or any OTHER STYLE 1O SUIT ALL CUSTOMERS' POCKETS Do pou require am? jobbing work
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    EUROPEANS AND NAUTGHES.
    674 4 EUROPEANS AND NAUTGHES. A W/VRNING A Hindu writes to the limes oj India: Within the last few days, the newspapers have published accounts of wedding parties and processions of native families, m which the nautch has been a prominent feature, and which arc said to have been attended by high
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    MARKET PRICE LIST.
    251 4 Singapore, 6th May 1907. Bean^, Long per catty 5 do. French do. 1 1 Beef per lb 1 Beef Steak do. Bean Sprout- per catty Bamboo Sprouts do. Blachan do. 1 Brinjals do. 4 Cabbage, Batavia do. nil do., China do. 12 do., Salted do. 4 Carrots,
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      100 4 THE NEW FRENCH REMEDY m the C 'uitment n i h: hU P»pul*r rrm -.iy. usrd Jobert Vr j ","n»UI» by Ru ord. kostan. d-'^l „at7 iVI i 1 1 i therf e«»»»iB«i all thr •nd v., M>l "t ht w^licine of thr kind. ■•■II kam, JT" r; tn X
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      692 4 TRADES, PROFESSIONS fl Ot^ A COOP SHOT IS OUR LAST HOPE" SAID LORD ROBERTS. So young boys don't waste all your time on Football and Cricket, but practice Shooting also. A large consignment of Saloon or Garden Rifles and Guns 7, 9 and -410 bore just arrived, to be sold
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      150 4 ME *CHANT S rt /w IV. "as SER EMBA«j, GENERAL^ COMMISSION HOUSE OWNERS Cycles, Motor Cj General R« i Cycles, Guns Ma R-W. A. Oe SILVA4C Maaofacturii rortoiwS G prompi •V 0. All Art PERAK DttPßi| J7i Drugg >ld Spect, HOOT COMPAQGeneral Reptiren i 0, /EAP POX GUAK CHOP EWE
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      1045 4 SHIPPING NEWS. VESSELS IN PORT. Where jYlen-of -War. Flag and Tons. Comders Arrived. From For When Lying. McLlcllan Am. tra., 1870 Lotiirop Jan 12 Manila Dock WE Basin Sea Belle F. M. S. Yacht 48 Ahmat Feb 5 P. Swet. for docking E- Sec Commander Behringßss 352 Gacrtner M?y2 Odessa
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      396 4 Socotra, London, May i; P. O Spc/ia, Hamburg, May 20 Behn Meyei Syria, London. May 31 ;P.ftO Seydlitz, Bremen, June 13; B. Meyer Sala/ie, Saigon, May 20; M M'times Gambia, Hamburg, June S; B Meyer Sanuki Maru. Japan, May 7 P SimonScandia, Hamburg; June 25 B Meyer Sultan, Fcrmantlc. May
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      287 4 PASSENGERS EXPECTED Per P. and O. steamer Brittannia, connecting with the steamer Oceania at Colombo. From London, April 12. To Singapore Mr. and Mrs. W. Rou^e and children, Mr. I". Meek, Mr. W. S Elm-lie, Mr. P. A. Church, Mr. T B Bettcric^. Mr. A. Cheetham, Mr. F. L Payne,
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    POLICE NEWS.
    194 5 the b okcn. *J lani coming ul--1:1 hel.au-. rhe« ■-^ence of ,he house obey--u; Lnicd i»at he an. J*ed W" l 0 tbree .ikhid by ..,Jicd him and c police said thefio,S6to go 1 Mr. Green Re- the Isaid he f took a g pi h j his
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    ANTS THAT EAT HOUSES .
    359 5 ANTS THAT EAT HOUSES White ants area never-ending trouble to the Australian settler. From the earliest period of the white man'tf residence on the shores of Botmy iiaj the fragile li tie creature has waged i continuous war against him by attacking, dismantling, ?nd m many cases devouring the most
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    THE OPIUM TRAFFIC.
    174 5 Peking. April 12.— Sir John Jordan, the British Minister, has signed an agreement with the Peking Government to reduce the importations of opium into China gradually until the entire trade ceases at the end of ten years. But the proviso is added that if China tails to
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    THE NEW JAPANESE WARSHIP-AN IMPROVED DREADNOUGHT.
    187 5 I he Japanese Government intend to have a new battleship built m this country with the displacement of 21,000 tons, and a commission are now on the y to England with the object of gettrransements and contract- completed with one or other of the
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    A SURE CURE FOR DYSENTERY.
    121 5 According to a statement made at the Paris Academy of Medicine, it is low po<-ible to regard dysentery as easily and rapidly curable owing to the discovery by Doctors Vaillard and >opter of a serum which is obtainable by treating horses with the bacillus of
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    138 5 The Malay Mail hears that while on leave m England Mr. T. A. Ford, Veterinary Surgeon, Selangor, has been through a cuccessful course m I'othology and Bacteriology at the Royal Veterinary College, London. A MhtiiNGof representative Chinese was held this morning 4th May at the Protertoi ate, Kwala Lumpur, to
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    Stocks and Shares.
    733 5 Capital. Sabscbed. Tf^ 1 M l ue Paid Reserve "c ~~"T?** Qo! eh"'c h Value vi) to, etervt Company Quotation* ;Prcs J GOLD. l*>j ti75.000 $140,000 s.Soo^ssued $I Bersa wah G. M. Co., Ltd. j £350,000 ,ks, $I Duff fUdog^a Co L «d V)eferred) S 190. 1
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      EXCHANGE.
      144 5 On London.— Bank j m s 2.4 7/>6 Demand 2.4 1/8 Private 6ms 2-43/4 do. 3ms 2.4 1/9 Oh Germany. Bank d d 2.39 Private 3ms 2.45J do 6ms 2.474 On France— Bank d d 2.94" Private 3ms 3° 3k do 6ms 3.06 On India.— Bank T. T. 1
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      PRODUCE.
      258 5 Copra Klantan 10.65 do Timor „10.60 do Sarawak n 110 5 do Pasir >. »«-9° do Billiton 10 -45 do Pulo m io-5° do Dongola 10 6 5 do Sankawang 10 -45 Coffee, Bali i6j per cent, buyers 3 p/c. 190° do Palembang, 20 p/c. basis „22.50 do LiberianNo.
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      477 5 '".r a. brioschiko^ Prizes awarded at all tl, e Principal Exhibition. ,v Dip lomsof Honour and twelve Geld and Silver MedalT' The CffarvMccnt pow- MBM—lff P 111 I "IllWSJjmii^ der Citrate Briosohi is |^HK|*^' $SJM* WBSKKtSBt also recommended as ''J^wiS^BßS'^Hßß 1 an efficacious remedy |^^^^^^Bffi^^^J^^tt^^^|HnSHK^h 1 against leadache. loss 1
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    THE HOUSE THAT JERRY BUILT.
    719 6 (V'jtli apologies to the learned author ot The House that Jack Built. i Judging from the tenor of an effusion m the Siara Observer, it would seem that tin* capital of King Cbulalongkoro's dominions is a perfect paradise of jerry bu ders. Taking an utterance
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    PROFESSIONAL MURDERERS.
    98 6 Professional murderers arc not included as employe* 10 the new Workmen's Compensation Act (says the ßntUk Austrwanmm), but m Western Australia private enterprise has already arranged for this. It is stated that a secret society of 100 Chinumen has been founded m Perth, and has picked ten men
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    THE TRONOH MINES
    555 6 FIFTY PER CENT. DIVIDEND The Fifth annual meeting of shareholders of the Tronoh Mines, Ltd. was held at Cannon Street Hotel, London, at noon on the nth ult. The report read as follows The Directors have the pleasure to present to the shareholders the accounts of the
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    A BORNEAN MIRACLE.
    242 6 Mr. W. H. Hastings, of Labad Data, writes to the Briiuk North Borneo lUr.il.l as follows Art- the days of miracles over 1 his is the question that all here m Labad Datu are asking themselves. A man. well known here, who has for over three years
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    KRUGER'S TREASURE.
    59 6 Jhe Aljred Nobel, once the yacht of the famous inventor of explosives, left the East India Docks, on 7th inst., m search of sunken treasure around the coast of South Africa, including 000 which the late President Kruger is said to have sent to Europe at the beginning
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      414 6 NOTICES. NOTICE. WEEKLY SAILINGS. The S. S. l 4 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. v. c. GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. Sealed Tenders will be received at the
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      897 6 BANKS. Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation. PAID-UP CAPITAL~ isIU.IOO.OOO RESERVE FUND:— Sterling Reserve $10,000,000 I axioOO bilver Reserve $11,000 000 il oOOl oo Reserve Liability ol Proprietors SIO.QOO.Ouo Court of Directors. G. H. MEDHURST, Esq. Chaiimau. Hon. Mr.W J. Gresson— Deputy-Chairman. Balloch, Esq. D m. Nissim Esq. X Goetz, Lsq. A
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      224 6 E. D. M." ADLETS. FOR SALE, WANTED. &C H. WILLIS, Turf Accountant and Commission Agent Has opened Books on all events at the forthcoming SINGAPORE RAGES THE DERBY STRAIGHT OUT ALSO DOUBLES LAWN STAKES AND DERBY DERBY AND GRAND STAND CUP AND A TREBLE LAWN STAKES, DERBY AND GRAND STAND
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      404 6 WANTED. To introduce our 32-pagc-ill U strat( magazine into more home, we™ present a very valuable booklet Dri 10 cents, to every person who sends is one-cent stamps for a copy 0! tl magazine. Address The Friend of Babas Omci So, Tras Street, Singapor (23-4-07 to 22-5-07.) WANTED. Wanted immediately
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      143 6 OOT S N Menu, 3 Monti i e? DVERTIBl SMAU Wanted 'Tv, t f dM> y mscrtiw' tlince weekly For i. a nr r 3co:.. M Birth orh P» insertion Xcr «ntract Sk| Manaucr. NOTICE, List of Depots J 11 Eastern DailtJ May be obtatnijl dullah, i; Messrs Ghei Raffles
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