Eastern Daily Mail and Straits Morning Advertiser, 24 May 1907

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    19 1 Eastern Daily Mail AND STRAITS MORNING ADVERTISER. No. 520 VOL. UK SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, MAY 24 1907. PRICE 5 CENTS
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    HOW CELEBRITIES DRESS.
    2164 1  -  W. D. F. Vincent CLOTHES OF GREAT MEN CRITICISED. (By The Editor of the Tailor and Cutter holds the opinion that clothes are of very great importance to a man, and do much t<> help on or retard his career. In this article he puts the celebrities
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      127 1 0& r r me people* CDC Best LcrtisM Straits- «I°" JH SUCCESSORS. B SOLA Co. jK s^B^^H^B \^%t TORINO. TORINO. if you wish to drink the BEST Vermouth lj W0 ri4tryMABTINI ROSSI, which le Best and Pureat Vermouth on the Li b It 4 IMPORT EXPORT CO., LTD. LEVY HERMANOS.I
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      420 1 Howarth_Erskjne» I Epgipeers apd Contractors. ELECTRICAL IWSTALLATIOWS, Telephone M. Tehiirams ERSKINE.'* I^. CINEMATOGRAPHS PATHE FILMS. j PATHEFILMS.S ARRIVE FRESH AND NEW TO THE EAST BY EVERY MAIL, AT HOME PRICES. I I™ TO SECURE THE LATEST GO TO I WEILL ZERNER, -sa I S| 19 STAMFORD ROAD. J TRIIC CHIN
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      10 1 Ute Guarantee toe Cargest Circulation or anp Paper m Singapore.
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    The Eastern Daily Mail. PRICE 5 CENTS. FRIDAY. 24th MAY. EMPIRE DAY.
    895 2 The Eastern Daily Mail. PRICE 5 CENTS. FRIDAY. 24th MAY. EMPIRE DAY. The Empire Day is one which should cau^e the British peoplegenerally to take a retrospective glance at the history ot the country and of the race, and try to ascertain m broad lerms what has led to the
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    243 2 m \To-day\being Empire Day UttrtmtU be no issue of this paper to-morrow. AHC homeward German Packet Bayern may be expected to arrive here at 6 a.m. on Monday the 27th instant. Telegram.— The Mail despatched from Singapore to London, via Brindisi on the 25th ultimo, was delive-ed on the 18th
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    276 2 CaPTAIM Chancellor, Superintendent of the Dock Police, left for Pen ing on short furlough yesterday. During his abser. jc Tiiief Inspector Wilson is m charge of the Dock Police. Captain and Mrs. CL,\K^c^ accepted a wager of jQ io.cdo, involving a walk of "2, c00 mi!e> on land and a
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    THE KRANJI AFFRAY.
    60 2 At the Coroner's inquest which tfas held over the body of Tan Teong Song, the medical evidence showed lhat the deceased died from rupture of the spleen. Tim Ec Chew the man who has been arrested on the allegation ol having caused his death was exonerated on
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    GOH AND LIM FEUD AGAIN.
    118 2 A LIM FATALLY STACKED A revival of the old feud bßlween the Gohs and Lims resulted m Sampan man belonging to the latter clan being fatally stabbed yesterday, appears that just as the I'm Seng dropped anchor yesterday morning there was the usual rush ot
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    DEATH OF MR. DAVID HEGGIE
    33 2 of the steamer" lhe ve»eloniv at ran ]ong the deceased d "tie> at that vc rybr,eUnd.Dr.vonV on arrival, cum-. viewed I and 1 a po>\ rhe i Scotland.
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    JAVA TEAK TRADE.
    32 2 Ihe am difficulties arisi Siam< and v suffi* mark- 1 demand, h will slacken the n^, lately exponed where larg held, fhis nc fitabli g price? m hid,; busii:t
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    55 2 The inaugural maga Historical it? object the ai'.d historical mooooil throughout Bopt under the ju iciai represt time of o:;r dcticc, led and r j punctuate': W 1 n n 1 1 the lovely m Calcur to edit ar. gal l'a>t indPres animou-!v. Lord Minto. Lord Cue* ener, Lord
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    88 2 The ijuesi Calcutta is rece from the Heait! cutta Corp In the annual repot*. 2 matter was referred :o*J [twas stated d m every 1 =oc •etanus b< )thei cause? wr c J^ been frequt filthy and lull oiteo* of this city X that the disc victims. B and
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      390 2 HIGHLY Jy vJ^Mra*fciAvS FOR ALL RECOIVIVIEN3EO I^l PURPOSES. Tlu Tensile Strength tested by the Penmng Municipal Engintcr is (i follows 11 50J lbs pel square inch aftef setting one day m air, and <> days m water neat cement average of SIS tests 613 lbs. per square inch after setting
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      91 2 APPLES FRESH SHIPMENTS REGULARLY. JOflflTHflflS-RED AND WOOIiIiY. FIVE CROWN-GREEN AND JUICY. Per dozen ets. 60. Per case (11 doz) $6.00 i THOMPSON, THOMAS CO. THE AUSTRALIAN STORES, SINGAPORE. c >usumers desiring a j»enectly pure and palatable Brandy will do well to try FROMY ROGEE& CD'S Medical j3 I^eserw <ira ml
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      294 2 HARMSTON'S GRAND CIRCUS AND Royal Menagerie of Performing Wild Animals. LARGER BE ITER THAN EVER. The Only Show Twice Honoured By His Majesty the Amir DURING HIS TOUR OF INDIA. IMPORTANT NOTICE. In consequence of the Steamer's detention through bad weather the OPENING NIGHT of Harrnston's Circus is postponed until
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      187 2 FOR SALE PRIVATELY. Freehold land and dwelling house known as (Eugene Villa," upper Sirangoon Road, about 200 yards from the Tramway Terminus, area 71,389 sq. ft. For further particulars apply to. G. A. Fernandez Co., Auctioneers. 24-5-07. v.c. GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. .Tender will be received at the Colonial Secretary's Office, up
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    THE TRAFFIC IN JAPANESE WOMEN.
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    DRAGONS.
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    RASING WARSHIPS.
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    83 YEARS A PENSIONER.
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      633 3 THfIDES, PROFESSIONS fIGENCIES. Carbide of Calcium. STRAITS CYCLE AND MOTOR CO., BATTERY ROAD, SINGAPORE. 10-4-O7 (v. c GASOLENE LIGHT A CYCLE COMPANY5-/ Beach v > Sole Road JjW Agents {next to (r^tjjfoi 0/ Raffles -'Ariel' Hotel. 7 Cycles. Dealers m Gasolene Lamps, Bicycles, Motor Cycles, Accessories &c. &c. Motor Cycles
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      360 3 SEREMBAN CYCLE CO. 88-90 Paul Street. MERCHANTS, CON TRACId AND* GENERAL STOREKEEPERS BURHAN Co., 98, Paul Street, Seremban. Proprietors NEGRI SEMBILAN AERATED WATER FACTORY JOHN de SILVA. irj, Paul Street, Sefew/xn. Dealers m general Provisions, Bombay. < vloand Japanese good*, PATENT MKDICINES Wines and Spirits oft he very best Qualhj
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      1594 3 SHIPPING NEWS^ VESSELS IN PORT. Men.of-War. Flag and Tons Master Arrived. From For When TylUg* McClellan Am. tra., 1870 Arnold Jan 12 Manila Manila Whirf HashidatC Jap cru 2926 Yamagata May 20 Hatavia Pcscadore 2 R oa d' ukushima Jap cru 2926 Nawo May 20 Batavia Pcscadore Roads Jap cru
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      The Rand Strikes.
      35 4 London. May 13, 10.42 a. in The white laborerson 37 mmc^ on the Rand have struck work. fhe management of these mines are recruiting rural Boers to replace the men on strike.
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    Natal Natives Sentenced to Death.
    30 4 London May 23, 10.42 a.m. Seven Natal natives who were convicted of the minder «t white dining the recent rising have been sentenced to death.
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    The French Cruiser Chanzy.
    25 4 London, May 23, 1041 a.m. Heavy se:^ prevent tu^s from approaching the Ommty which is seriously damaged forward. Her iteitl ■wash
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    Obituary.
    22 4 London, M;.y c.>. >°-4~ -t :M The <leath i- announced of the Right Honorable G. H. Finch ,M. P. for Rutland.
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    Cricket.
    49 4 London, May 13, 10.42 a The South Africans beat Leicester by (18 runs, Notts has obtained a victory over Surrey by 202 runs, and Essex d< feated Gloucester by 40 runs. The match between Lancashire and Yorkshire was drawn. Warwick beat Worcester by an innings and 8 wickets.
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    Destructive Hurricane in the Carolines.
    29 4 London, May 23, 10.42 a.m. A hurricane and tidal wave swept over the Caroline Islands on joth April causing great damage. 100 natives perished.
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    S. S. Kilburn ashore at Kamaran.
    49 4 CREW DRIVEN AWAY BY HOSTILE BEDOUINS London, May 1-.42 a.m. Ihe steamer KUburn ran ashore at Kamaran m Western Arabia on z-\\\ April. The crew effected a landing but were driven off by Bedouins. There is rped of a gunboat for their protection.
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    Irish Politics.
    81 4 London, May 23, 11.35 M I he Dublin newspap the \o;e of the Convention of Unionists and say that the English people have absolutely no excuse for pretending >t to understand the real nature of the Nationalist claim While the Home Rulers declare that no othei deci>ion could
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    Cricket.
    49 4 REMARKABLE HAT I'KICK. London, May 23, 1 1.35 a.m. Middlesex beat Somere>t by 166 runs. Trott the Middlesex bowler did the bat trick twice m one inning, taking the third, fourth, fifth and >ixth wickets m succession, and the last three afterward-. This is con-iJered the world's record.
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    A new System of Ventilation in Magazines of British Warships.
    55 4 London, May 2s, 3.2^ p.m. As a result of the enquiry into the Jena explosion, an Admiralty order directs the immediate installation of a new system of ventilation m the magazines of British Warships which means that the explosion was
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    Prince Fushimi in Liverpool.
    19 4 London, May »3, t$ p. T n. Prince Kushimi ha> inspected the docks at Liverpool.
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    43 Rand Mines Affected
    25 4 Londou, May 23. 7 p.m. On account of the strike of the miners ou the Rand forty-three Rand Mina are affected.
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    EMPIRE DAY.
    747 4 CROSS STREET IN KANT SCHOOL Four hundred children assembled, yesterday at the Cross Street Infant School, to celebrate with loyal sentiments, the day which has now taken it-, place m history. So excited were tin- little ones at the function that it with sonic difficult}' that Miss Buxton,
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    ALL ABOUT A TRIFLE.
    156 4 A hurncious incident occurred m Serangoon Road yesterday. A ricksha puller m deep meditation with bent head suddenly realised that a tram car was within five yards of him. He darted across the road and ran into 1 <i old ginger beer seller's stand smashing The
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    National Association of Manufacturers.
    33 4 London, May 23, 7 p.m. At New York the Convention of National Association of the manufacturers adopted the C ommittee's Report which favours the immediate revision of the Tariff.
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    The Irish Deadlock.
    83 4 London, Ma}' 7. p.m The Irish deadlock engrosses the attention of the papers. Ihe Unionist papers continue to ridicule the Governcrnment advise Mr. BinxM to n sign. The radical papers deny that any c isii is existing while they admit lie seriousness of the blow. They ad\
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    58 4 Thi Gaylang X -'aurant will hold another of its popu.a. open Air Music anH Dancing on Saturday commencing from 7 30 p.m. specially Malay damsels will perform the fascinating Malay danc* sod v a'l! >>ing the latest song and pantun During the evening, the Gold and Silver medals will be
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    AMERICA AND CUBA.
    50 4 A FRACAS WITH U.S. SAILORS San Francisco, May 2.-The more rabid of the üban nationalists are continuing to express their dissatisfaction with the American occupation. In a set-to which occurred to-day between a crowd of tuibulent natives and a squad of U..S.N. MilotS, ten persons were shot.
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    PENANG NOTES.
    1565 4 (From our <>wn Correspondent.) THE WEATHER Penang, May, 20. Since my last letter to you we have had no end of down pour ant! even at this moment of writing Old sol has not yet made his appearance. It is impossible to get out of doors without being
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    LONDON TO-DAY.
    283 4 A lady from the Colonies has been putting forward her views on London m the Nineteenth Century." She is a trifle frank, and not m the least disposed to be tender. Appended are a lew of her least savage pronouncements All the var>t chanty of London has not
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    THE STRENUOUS LIFE.
    227 4 One of the features of modern times is the prevalence of what we term neirasthemia, or nervous breakdown. These names apply to a condition of physical and mental ill-helth which is the direct result of the age m which we live and the pace at which we
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    AN EMIGRANT SHIP MISSING.
    41 4 ONE THbuSAND ITALIANS ON BOARD. Beilin, May 2-Thc steamer Milano of the Indian Company MLa Veloce," wheih was bound tor America, has been overdue since the Bth of April. The vessel had^i f ooo emigrants on board.
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    POSTAL & TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT.
    486 4 POSTAL TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT. The Annual Report on the Postal and Telegraph Department of the Straits Settlements for the year 1906" was issued as a supplement to the Straits Settlements Government Gazette yesterday. The report bears the signature of Mr. W. G. Bell our acting Post Master-General and closes with the
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    GOVERNMENT GAZETTE NOTIFICATIONS.
    515 4 Hi> Excellency the Governor has been plea -ed to appoint by an Instrument urder the Public Seal of the Colony, the Hon'ble Captain Arthur Henderson Young, c mc, to be His Deputy during his absence m the Federated Maia\ States whither he proceeds on the 24th instant.
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      344 4 'C fair ke i^J J^"* 207. Q ueen A Just landed ex a. s Horses and Ponies m pJ^M tion specially and por HE by O. Zimmermann for market. he INSPECTION INV TEO I /tl '^> I j VICTORIAS, 3R 1 J BUGGIES UG i DOQCABTS^r^I 4 SINGLE HORSE, PAIR
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    POLICE NEWS.
    232 5 V l »nli having .uultc" Mr. rathe the next and caih „,,1 the i the m later M I J i I j tie man kets HA. He did (Mind dl!d ««ad him Yesterday, the defendant was before Mi Green. It was given m evidence that the liki^ha
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    THE FUTURE OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE.
    312 5 A IREDK riON BY PROFESSOR MTOBE. We Ham from the Japan Advertiser hat at the graduation ceremony of the tiama Eigo Gakko (English LanN ghl School) held at the Shiro 1 \e-cho, on Saturday even Nitobe, Principal of High School, Tokio, delivered intcn i
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    UNFORTUNATE MISPRONOUNCIATIONS.
    125 5 olonel of a native Mahomedan wh prided himself upon his know 1 Hindustani, instead of add- the regiment himself m its tongue upon the occasion of the .'.ion to them of commemorative r medal?. I'nfortunately the pronut !i Hindustani of "suar." which meant a p g," and of
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    62 5 A ['o>r office is to be opened at the premises of the Calcutta Turf Club, as the postal business con- by the Secretary of that ititutioti has grown to such dimensions that for the convenience of both the postal and club officials considered expedient to conduct it on the premises.
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    Stocks and Shares.
    611 5 r r~ I SS Capital. Subsc bed Tf *"ue.Paid Q_o Shares Value/ up to Company JwUhlfci GOLD. 1900 75 ,000 14 0,000 J 3 .500'5u«1 B«r»a w,h G. M. Co. Ltd. 1900 £350.00,, i 2 Duff 6evo,op m enko..L,d." ><;ferrCd) ft .901 *300,000 „03,000 j; »|o Kadana
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      EXCHANGE.
      138 5 On London.— Bank 4ms 2.47/16 Demand 2.4 1/8 Private 6 m < 2.4 3/4 do. 3ms 2.4 1/2 On Germany.-— Bank d d 2.39 Private 3ms 2.45^ do 6ms 2.474 On France.— Bank d d 2.94 Private 3ms 3.03^ do 6ms 3.06 On India.— Bank T. T. 1 74^
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      PRODUCE.
      231 5 Copra Klantan S 10.65 do Mixed »o-4 do Bali »i 10 -45 do Timor „10.60 do Sarawak 110 5 do Pasir '»-9° do Billiton m 10 -45 do Pulo '°-5° do Dongola fo 6 5 do Sankawang 10 -45 Coffee, Bali 15 per cent, buyers 3 p/c. 190° do
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      390 5 "•■•'"ff-Si-5" PORTE-VEINE a Extmit Vegetal k IIXORA J^,'.^ as illustrations below. Jrcm T llese different Articles are also regularly nrotertPri y«g»v and the seller of counterfeited articles will be ffle J^P Xs^r\ Persecution from aDle to B! ED.PIMAUD! I Mill PERFUMERY §E3 "^Lll l8 PLACE Vendome PARIS c-^jß <JSt^jh JJi^
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      173 5 MAILS CLOSE To-day. For \'<r Steamer Time i-illit.n Pontianak, S'wang Valentyn 9am Bourb<>n 10 am Singapore 10 am >n>z. S'ghai. Japan Malta II am md Indra^iri Evy II am Swet'ham aud T Anson I'oh Ann II am Muar Sri Muar II am Bali- Ampanan and Macassar Wilhelm II am Il'/tiiikong
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    THE VICAR OF WAKEFIELD UP TO DATE.
    551 6 Mr. George Ade, the American humorist, is revising some old stories m the New York Herald," and among them is our old friend, The Vicar of Waketield." "At the time the Book was written,' says this modern commentator, "the Minister playing m a
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    DIAMONDS.
    276 6 Like all precious metals and stones, the unit of weight usually employed m regard to diamonds is the carat, of which 1 5 1 4 go to make up a 'single ounce. To think of sacks of diamonds or by the ton staggers the imagination indeed, the average annual
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    MONKEY PSYCHOLOGG.
    755 6 A lover of animals, M. Lepinay, Professor at the Paris School of Psychology, has recently initiated a novel feature m the shape of H psychological excursions!*' m the Jardin des Plantes the Paris v Zoo." The Jardin des Plantes, says the M Globe's Paris correspondent, is probably the
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    103RD BIRTHDAY.
    167 6 Mrs. Hamilton, of Townend, Kirkcudbright, amid the congratulations of many friends all over the United Kingdom, recently celebrated her io?rd birthday. She was born on April 4 1804, the daughter of Mr. Robert uordon, a banker and writer, of Kirkcudbright Mrs. Hamilton's husband, the Rev. George Hamilton, died
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    22 6 1 Mt Malay Mai/\\ears that Mr. E. A. Ash, of Bukit Rajah Estate, has been robbed of a considerable sum of money.
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      441 6 ACTION NOTICES, AUCTION SALE OF Household Furniture &c. TO BE HELD AT 6. A. Fernandez Co's Sale Room. No. 6 D Almeida Street. On Saturday 25th May at 11 a.m. Comprising lron double and single Bed-steads, Europe made side tables, bentwood and rattan chairs &c. &c. (Now on View) 6.
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      771 6 BAHKS. Hongkong ft Shanghai Banking Corporation PAID-UP CAPITAL $10,000,000 RESERVE FUND Sterling Reserve «10,000, OX) i Silver Reserve $11,000,000 vw Reserve Liability of Proprietors $10,000,000 Court of Directors. G. H, Medhurst, Esq. Chairman. Hon, Mr, W. J. Gresson— Deputy-Chairman. Bailech, Esq, d. M. Nissim Esq. E. Goetz, E«q, A J.
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      973 6 "E. D. M," ABLETS, FOB SALE, WANTED, &0. WANTED, QOVERNESS to teach three children Bto 11 years old. Must have certificate. c Apply m writing to 44 X. Y. Z." c/o This Office 22-5-07—29-5-07. For Sale Privately, 1. One American built rubber tyred high dog cart, one black mare with
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      196 6 FORT Ii cp. I MoSth^ I i JI oiu1 h I i VY ce nths I °S| V nths I For inch Si n S above h^ n B'". uai inAdv« C£ 1 N tc tk s Ib*. List of Depots Eastern Dail, Ma > be obtam Abdullah, 154,(^,1 Messrs
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