Eastern Daily Mail and Straits Morning Advertiser, 14 May 1907

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    Masthead
    19 1 Eastern Daily Mail AND STRAITS MORNING ADVERTISER. No. 511 VOL. m. SINGAPORE. TUESDAY, MAY 14, 1907. PRICE 5 CENTS
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    MALAYAN RUBBER COMPANIES.
    454 1 SELANGOR RUBBER COMPANY. The report for 1906 states that during the year 314 acres were planted with rubber, making the total planted area 1,635 acres as at Dec. 31, roo6, at a capital outlay, inclusive of buildings. and machinery, of ,£3 0,°75O ,°75- It is hoped that
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    AN INDIAN PRINCE AND EMPIRE DAY.
    260 1 Lord Mcath has received the following letter from the Maharaj Prodyot Tagore I agore Cattle, Feb. 20, 1907. My dear Lord Mcath, In continuation of Miy previous letter. I beg to send the song 'Flag of Britain,' which I have set to Indian music,
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    THE POPULATION OF THE UNITED STATES.
    185 1 It has already been briefly reported by telegraph that the population of the United States is estimated to have last year reached 83,94 1,510. Alaska and insular possessions bring the total lip to 93,182,200. The former figure represents 28 persons per square mile, as
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    THE BURIED CITIES OF CEYLON.
    775 1 Imposing architecture, lifelike sculpture, colossal grandeur, profound religious devotion, and generally a high state of civilisation are, according to the most interesting paper by Rosalie Slaughter Morton, m Scnhiv revealed m the great cities of the north central province of Ceylon which have recently been
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    GIRL FROM PERU.
    135 1 HPRKTTY PAUPER'S ll.Wh SOUGH I IN MARRIAGE. Rosario, the pretty, dusky Peruvian girl who was stranded m London five months ago and is now m Fulham Workhouse, might, il the M chose, become the bride of an Englishman. Since her case was first mentioned iv the newspapers
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      142 1 00* Straits. Hi $«I9 S CO., v ALENOW Note /P mi aoods on j> O ror sale arc not For Q inferior articles im <(• ported for tbc purpose, but part of our last pears a7 stock, ate bauc a big range v of leather boots. I LEVY HERMANOS. SINGAPORE.
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      318 1 Howarth Erskine, Eij§ii>eers ai>d Contractors. ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS. Tehpkom 2s. Telegrams ERSKINE." 1^ cinematographs einetnatoqraphs Patl>c Filips. Patl^e Films. I ARRIVE FRESH AND NEW TO THE EAST BY EVERY MAIL, AT HOME PRICES. 1 ITO SECURE THE LATEST GO TO afc Jj^— WEILL ZERNER, j TEIK CHIN CO. ""SrS?" S5 cSc
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      10 1 Uk Guarantee tbe Cargcsi Circulation of anp Paper m Singapore.
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    The Eastern Daily Mail. PRICE 5 CENTS. TUESDAY, 14TH MAY. THE F. M. S. UNITED PLANTERS ASSOCIATION.
    818 2 The Eastern Daily mail. PRICE 5 CENTS. TUESDAY, 14TH MAY. THE F. M. S. UNITED PLANTERS ASSOCIATION. We have been favored with a copy of the Annual Report of the above Association for 190 C signed by Mr. R. W. Harrison, Chairman of the Committee, and it is a most
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    692 2 Thk Resident-General left KualaLumpur oncnh instant homeward bound. Mr. G. F. Neal, Armourer m the F. M. S. Police, goes on a year's leave next week. Next Monday being a public holiday the regular Monday work m the Supreme Court will be taken on Tuesday. There are 875 tons of
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    THE MEDICATED WINE CASE.
    138 2 JUDGMENT FOR Yesterday after delivered iucv Spirit Farmt P -pen^ary. The panic* case have already bet I Mr. Michel! H charged under Sec Ordinance with dutiable liquoi- I the Farmer el^euhf or licenced uare: nature of a te-t a>e may be described is wines ait' dutill
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    TIPS BY AN EARLY BIRD.
    31 2 Maiw> Petp fin l-^' Sextant <**<" III! D IV £j Tap j IpkK Fibsi Sta^ IAIKSI^ [he Maiden rhe Grande Kington JVi.H The l Trill. L.ma. IJ"
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    SINGAPORE I.C. ASSOCATION.
    152 2 SINGAPORE I.C. ASSOCATION. Honorary s n I couched m Hear Sir Methodist I'ub n >2 U S Without com?' felt gratitude fo^ ass.duuu.etTorN.-.^'^i s advan, mos,oner ous^' b| e duties of IW, very maugu, have carried out wi, ceaseless cobS^H be a very d genial and m, yourself. Intokcnot,,,:, we
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      377 2 /^^f^^\ HIGHLY ?/vjnßS^*!\^\ F R ALL RECOMMENDED l^l *^<r^^ /^l PURPOSES. Vsta.^ j s^*3%^/-^'/ 7//r Tensile Strength tested by the Penang Municipal Engineer is as follows 502 lbs per square inch after setting one day m air, and v days m water neat cement aveiage ot ?ix tests. 613 lbs.
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      237 2 APPLES] FRESH SHIPMENTS REGULARLY. JONATHANS-RED AfiD WOOLLY. FIVE CROWN-GREEN AND JUICY. Per dozen ets. 60. Per ease (11 doz) $6.00 THOMPSON, THOMAS CO. THE AUSTRALIAN STORES, SINGAPORE. SINGAPORE RACE MEETING. ARTIE TULLY has opened a $10,000 Hook on the SINGAPORE DERBY. ALSO DOUBLE EVENTS ON I THE LAWN STAKES find
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      149 2 LOST. TOST a carved silver mounted ebony walking stick at Orchard Road between Messrs Kelly Walsh's Printing Office and the Presbyterian Church at about 6-30 p. m. on Sunday. Finder will be rewarded. H. c/o E. D. M. »3-5-°7.— «S-5-O7 WANTED, Q.ENTLE Reader: we will send a copy of Faithful
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    PHILIPPINE POSSESSIONS.
    67 3 I 1 dinner ol Won at I V..H.-J arriving I u';f K r ti;c I I I I I at any I I I [crate c amount. I I getting nothing I I B t B H I 1 g I H B I B B H H
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    VISITORS AT HOTELS.
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    MAILS CLOSE.
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      706 3 TRfIDES, PROFESSIONS AGENCIES. Carbide oT Calcium. STRAITS CYCLE AND MOTOR CO., BATTERY ROAD, SINGAPORE. 10-4-O7 (v. c GASOLENE LIGHT A CYCLE COMPANY5-/ Beach v Sole Road Ilgag; Agents (next to (Smstc of Raffles "Ariel" Dealers m Gasolene Lamps, Bicycles, Motor Cycles, Accessories &c. &c. Motor Cycles &c repaired. ■As the
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      353 3 SEREMBAN CYCLE CO, 88-90 Paul Street. MERCHANTS, CONTRACTORS AND GENERAL STOREKEEPERS. BURHAN Co., 9#, Paul Street, Seremban. Proprietors NEGRI SEMBILAN AERATED WATER FACTORY. I JOHN do SILVA. US, Paul Street, Serewban. Dealers m general Provisions, Bombay, Ceylon and Japanese goods. PATENT MKDICINES Wines and Sp irits of the very best
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
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      778 3 SHIPPING NEWS. Wen.of-War. Flag and Tons Comders Arrived From For When Lvlfna 6 "g t-. Se Ships. Flag Tons- master. Arrived From Consignee For When Ger v. 1836 Olsen Mar ia Penarth Behn Meyer Uncertain R oa Hs Brit 302. Kemp Apl 18 Hong Kong Admn Gilfn New York Roads
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      368 3 Lightning, Calcutta, May 2vS P Simons Makanbo. London June Boustead Malta. Colombo, May 15 P. O. Minilya, Fremantle. June ie; Mansfield Machaon. Liverpool, June 12; Mansfield Marmora, Colombo, Aug 3 P (> Memnon. Liverpool. June 7 Mansfield Mcntgomeryshiic, London. May 25 Muke Maru, Bombay, June P Simons Nore. Japan, June
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      332 3 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. Rouse and chydren, Mr. T. Meek, Mr. W. S Elmslie, Mr. P. A. Church, Mr. T. B. Bettendg, Mr. A. Cheetham, Mr. F. L. Payne,
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      Prince Fushimi in London
      87 4 TRIBUTE TO THE LATE QUEEN VICTORIA. London, May 13, 10.35 am Prince Fushimi on Saturday visited Windsor and laid on wreaths on the tomb of the late Queen Vicioia. In the evening he was br.iquetted by Sir Henry Campbell Bannermnn. Baron Komura G. C. M. G.
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    Alfonso Eduardo.
    42 4 tUE INFANT HEIR TO THE SPANISH THRONE. London, May 13. 10.35 a.m. The civil registration of the infant heir to the Spanish Crown took place m Madrid m the morning when the royal baby received the names of Alfonso Eduardo.
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    Kemton Park Jubilee Stakes.
    63 4 London. May 13. 11.22 a.m. The result of the above Race was Polar Star 1 Lady ViUikins Colt Dalkeith 3 There were 1 2 barters. The race was won by half a length, there being two lengths between the second and third horses. The betting was
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    Cricket.
    44 4 London, May 13, 11.22 a.m. Lancashire has beaten Leicestershire by 8 wicket- Sustei beat Warwickshire by 4 wicket- Yorkshire beat Somerset by 9 wicket-. Surrrey beat Essex by an innings and 16a mot; and Kent beat the M C. C. by 93 runs.
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    Departure of General Botha.
    50 4 HE RECEIVES A GRE.VI SENDOFF. London, May 13, 11.22 a.m. General Botha lett England on Saturday afternoon. In the morning the General had a private audience with His Majesty King Edward who whished him ban voyage. The General received great valedictory ovations at Waterloo and Southampton.
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    Lord Curzon Honored
    27 4 London. May 13, 11.22 p.m. Lord Curzon has been installed Chancellor of Oxford University, rf'er which the Doctorate of La»vs was conferred on him.
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    Sedition in India
    32 4 London, May 13, 11.22 a.m. A Gazette e.xtraordinaiy is-ued In Simla prohibits public meetings within certain areas of Eastern Bengal, Assam and the Punjab without a week's written notice.
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    Baron Kuroki Banquetted.
    39 4 London, May 13, 3.20 p.m. President Roosevelt last night gave d banquet m honor of Baron Ku-oki ana the Duke of Abruzzi. It \va? one of the most brilliant functions ever given at the White House.
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    Marriage of the Grand Duke Nicholas of Russia
    35 4 Marriage of the Grand Duke Nicholas of Russia London, May 10, 3.20 p.m. The Grand Duke Nicholas of Russia was married to the divorced wife of the Duke Leuchtenberg, sister of the Queen of Italy.
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    Etna & Stromboli Active.
    33 4 Etna Stromboli Active. NEW CRATERS OPENING. London, May 13, 6.46 p.m. The activity of Etna Stromboli is increasing and daily new craters are opening. The inhabitants of all the adjacent villages are fleeing.
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    Demonstrations by Railwaymen.
    98 4 COMPANIES MAINTAIN CONCESSIONS IMPOSSIBLE. London, May, 13, 6.46 p.m. Yesterday, there were 1 50 demonstrations by Railway servants throughout Great Britain. The demands formulated by the Amalgamated Society m November were endorsed and the recognition of the Society for conduct of j negotiations with the Companies was
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    AN EXCHANGE OF GIFTS.
    159 4 A middle-aged tinplate worker married a widow whose acquaintance lie had made but a few weeks before while working some little distance away from home. Sarah." he said, nervously, after the guests had departed, I 'aye a weddin' present for ye." "What is it. John said
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    A PARSI MILLIONAIRES' PALACE.
    1388 4 SANDOW'S FEE .£lO,OOO. Champagne out of Gold Glasses. (By Mis* Maud Power m Wayside India."') •'One evening a rich millionaire Parsi (who turns the paving-stones into I gold) invited us to dinner. He had built himself a home on a mangrovefringed island opposite Elephanta, but the
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    THE ROYAL CINEMATOGRAPH.
    207 4 At a quarter past nine on Saturday night, the Jubilee Hall was crowded to its utmost capacity, so that it was obvious that the proprietors of that building had underestimated the drawing capacity of a first-class show when they decided upon the dimensions of the hall constructed.for
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    590 4 Mr. Upton Sinclair describes m the World's li'ork six months' experience m the formation of a co-operative home at Helicon Hall. It has been mistakenly called a colony. It is simply an experiment m co-operative distribution. All its members are earning their living m New York. He says What we
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    WHEN WE CAN FLY.
    965 4 Mr. Bernard S. Gilbert has a most interesting article m the Monthly Atagaztne, m which he discusses the proble ns the flying machine will produce, arid the revolution it must effect throughout the world. Trespassing. I believe m the immediate future we shall fly, says Mr.
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    83 4 The outward German Packet Scharnhorst left Colombo at 6 p. m. on the 1 ith instant, and may be expected to arrive here on Friday morning, the 17th instant- Malaya rubber to the fore again At a sale of plantation-grown rubber, held m London last month, a consignment of Para
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  • SCIENCE & MEDICINE.
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      The Extraordinary Bird Stomach.
      145 4 Most astonishing things have been found m the stomachs of birds, everything but diamonds, states Professor Beal. "A bird's stomach which had been kept m alcohol for two years, waiting its turn to be examined, contained poison oak berries, which are the favourite food of many
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      A New Paper-Making Process.
      83 4 It is reported m the Jiji that Mr. Numal, Engineer-in-Chief of the Industrial Experimental station m Shizuoka prefecture, has discovered a way of making paper pulp from waste bamboo. It is estimated that a profit of yen 4,500 per 20,000 kwan (worth yen 9,000) could be
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      A Prize for an Inventor.
      99 4 The council of the Society of Arts is prepared to award, under the terms of the Benjamin Shaw trust, a gold medal, or a prize of for any discovery, invention, or newly devised method for obviating or materially diminishing any risk to life, limb, or
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      A New Linen Plant.
      315 4 A new Linen plant has been discovered m Brazil by Dr. Perini who has succeeded m producing a hybrid plant whose stem is entirely free from spines, i.e., the hybrid has a smooth non-spinous stem and successive crops of such hybrid linen plants do not show
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      Plantain Fibre Cloth.
      219 4 A new and cheap fibre extracting machine has been put on the market by Babu Jotendro Nath Banerjee of <>Kasi Mitter's Ghat Street, Bagba/ar, Calcutta. It is a simple, strong, portable machine consisting of a wheel and a lever. The working is also simple. Fresh plantain stems
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      Pins and Needles.
      172 4 The following para, appeared m the Reynold's Weekly on 16th March 1857, i.e. Fifty years a^o A remarkable case of a girl's strange mania for sticking needles and other sh?rp instruments into her body is reported by Dr. Charles Sumner, of Rochester. When first attended m lC
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    29 4 rh.% Uft d MrS A> S Bax€n dale and child eft on 9 instant. Mr. Baxendale is making a short trip home, while Mrs. Baxcndale will stay m Ceylon
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      353 4 Olarket^ Just landed ex S. S- p"^^< Horses and Ponies m Perfect tion specially and personally sel^' by C Zimmermann f or the i market. W INSPECTION INVITED I Tekpkmu No. w VICTORIAS, bßough! BUGGIES, DOG CARTS, RALEIGH CART. ETC. ETC. T SINGLE HORSE, PAIR HORSE, NV I 1O SUIT
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    POLICE NEWS.
    879 5 Kjg K1 I. :?s Mho "T i ,ded U; the t aid B I the It i 1 1 the em did not been on ȟbt I em read 1 1 alI seems some one and I ection i i j Mr Staargaard the owner of the lost
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    THE TOWER OF MALAYA.
    189 5 Hitherto we have contented ourselves with advocating the claims of Ipoh be recognised as the Hub of Malaya never seeking aught for our selves .beyond the status due as the only mouthpiece of the Hub aforesaid. (With that we have hitherto been content, nutured the while
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    Stocks and Shares.
    636 5 |S' Capital. Subscbed Nu^ )er iSS ue Paid R K^ Q°l Shares Value' up to Keservt Company Quotations Pres L J Pr, e GOLD. 1900J „75.000 140 ,000 a.Soo'Sued $I I j Bersa wa!, G. M. Co., Ltd. MOO, £350.000 3^ I Duff oevolo^ent Co., Ltd Jf*"!!
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      EXCHANGE.
      138 5 On London. Bank j m s 2.4 7, 16 Demand 2.4 1/8 Private Oms 2.4 3/4 do. 3ms 2.4 i/j On (,ermany. —Bank d d 2.39 Private 3 m > --452 do 6ms 2.474 On France. Bank d d 2.94 Private 3ms 3.03* do 6ms 3.06" On India.— Bank
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      PRODUCE.
      249 5 Copra Klantan S 10.65 do Mixed "o.^ 1 do Bali io-9° do Timor „10.60 do Sarawak 11-05 do Pasir »'-9° do Billiton 'Q-45 do Pulo '0.50 do Dongola 10 -^5 do Sankawang 10 -45 Coffee, Bali 16^ per cent, buyers 3 p/c. 19 00 do Palembang, 20 p/c. basis
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      OILS
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      372 5 10 Gold m w Vermouth. :r MARTINI ROSSI JH SUCCESSORS. MARTINI ffl| SOLA Co. TORINO. TORINO. If you wish to drink the BEST Vermouth m the world, try MAUTINI ft KOSSI, which is the Best and Purest Vermouth on the Market. THE "SCBWEIGER" IMPORT EXPORT CO., LTD. Fr aik ho
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    WOMEN M REVOLT.
    1108 6 I USTORICAL PRECEDENT S FOR THE BATTLE AT WESTMINISTER. I his attempt of the suffragists to storm the Palace of Westminister and to force an unsympathetic male Legislature to consider their grievances is not without historical precedent. One. of course, thinks at once of Joan Arc' but
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    PRINCE AND MECHANIC.
    572 6 On May 1, as I have previously stated the Navy will receive another Prince of the Blood to 1 train for the work of our common country. The Navy, like the Army, has had this privilege before, and both have contrived, during late years, at least, to
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    40 6 Mk. 11. W. Thomson, Assistant Resident of Kelantan, was m Kuala Lumpur on 9th inst. en route for home. It is just seven years ago since Mr. Thomson— then m the F. M. S. service was stationed m Kuala Lumpur.
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      554 6 NOTICES, "V"OTICE is hereby given that all roads within Government Hi use Domain will be closed to the Public from 1 p.m. to y p.m. on each of the following dates, namely May 14th, 1 6th, and 18th. H. V. TOWNER. For Acting Colonial Engineer and Surveyor General. Straits Settlements.
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      906 6 BANKS. Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation. PAID-UP CAPITAL $10,000,000 RESERVE FUND.— Sterling Reserve $10,000,000 1 *oi oou 000 Silver Reserve $11 *****00 21 0uu oou Reserve Liability of Proprietors $10,000,000 Court of Directors. G. H, Medhurst, Esq. Chairman. Hon, Mr, W. J. Gresson— Deputy-Chairawi. Bailech, Esq.* d. M. Nissim Esq. E.
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      766 6 "E. D. M." ADLETS. FOR SALE, WANTED, &C WANTED. ANTED To introduce our 32-page-iilustrated magazine into more homes, we will present a very valuable booklet, price 10 cents, to every person who sends us 1 2 one-cent stamps for a copy of the magazine. Address M The Friend of Babas
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      220 6 S^Cbi* I Month V) I 3 Months I 6 Months I out s n| 1 Month I 3 Months I 6 Months I 1 Year I ADVERTISING AT: J Want To Ut r J' nchS^eC ddll >' 'nsertion 6 Kor inch Si^j, r t a bove heading tliricc weekly For
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