Eastern Daily Mail and Straits Morning Advertiser, 29 May 1907

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    18 1 Eastern Daily Mail AND STRAITS MORNING ADVERTISER. No. 523 VOL. HL SINGAPORK WEDNESDAY, MAY 2ai907. PRICE 5 CENTS
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    UNIVERSITY LIFE IN AMERICA.
    1080 1 (By Mr. Ober, b. a^ Harvard University.) The first University m America was founded some 250 years ago and what we are to-day is a growth out of that foundation. In America nowadays m every University there are some faculties of which the important officials are
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    REALISM AND DEATH.
    664 1 A CINEMATOGRAPH PICTURE COSTS A LIFE. ScKNL ON THE RAILWAY. Realism has done its worst, and a life has been sacrificed to the public cra/e for sensational cinematograph pictures says Lloy fs Weekly. While taking part m a faked railway scene at Stoat's Nest near Purley, on
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    99 1 Many are the anecdotes of tbe l.'tc Mr. Thomas Beecham, but there w.:* one which he was never fond of hearing, as it told somewhat against himself. A creditor of his, hard-pressed to pay his little account— amounting to 26s.— took advantage of the phrase worth a guinea a box,"
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      137 1 f CDC Best Straits. NOCERA ""^p ngelica 1 Spring jyNoccrauatc one Ihe Nocera water is an <£< tfdrinkini;-»atei> A excellent drinking-water .1 is nf -he art" 13 digestive, easily assimilated, «rh.imte- it ion- b*«^"^»a^l and very useful m cases highly digestive 1^- -L'- 1 of catarrh m |the urinal L-^^y^
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      475 1 Howarth Erskine 1 Ep^ipeers ai>d Contractors. j ELECTRICAL IMSTALLATIONS. 7 Telegrams ERSKINE." IV ciNEMATOGRAPHS PATH E FILMS. j PATHE FILMS.! I ARRIVE FRESH AND NEW TO IHE SAST BY EVERY MAIL, AT HOME PRICES i f TO SECURE THE LATEST GO TO I I WEILLdZERISIER, -Si I S| 19 STAMFORD
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      10 1 Ule Guaranty tbe Cargcst Circulation or anp Paper m Singapore.
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    The Eastern Daily Mail. PRICE 5 CENTS. WEDNESDAY, 29th MAY. REPORT ON THE POSTAL DEPARTMENT FOR 1906.
    615 2 The Eastern Daily Mail. PRICE 5 CENTS. WEDNESDAY, 29th MAY. REPORT ON THE POSTAL DEPARTMENT FOR 1906. The Money Order Branch This branch of the Post Office was administered during the year under report by Mr. O. B. Ross from ist Janurry to 16th August and by Mr. A. de
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    DISTURBANCES IN PERSIA
    293 2 When the New Prime Minister of Persia was duly installed on his Maenad, the Persian National Assembly asserted its authority by making the Prime Minister distinctly understand that the Shah was to respect the constitution and that the rights of the National Assembly or Parliament would be
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    451 2 A lady novelist thus describes the youth of her heroine In that walled-in garden of a place she so young, so brilliant, so alluring, grew with the air of a Shirley poppy That was the flower she most resembled, both m colour and her step. We confess to having seen
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    THE PRINCE OF WALES AS A SAILOR.
    670 2 SOME REMINISCENCES BY SHIPMATES. Now that H. R H. the Prince ot Wales has been raised to the dignity of a full admiral (m consequence of" the retirement of Admiral Sir Arthur Wil son), a writer m P. F. O. remarks, it is
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    300 2 Rene p left for F 0 tf y| IP m f P ro BrcssT h i l f I!toE 4iS I nave seen n Gained ,H thc ec l Ual oftA^ Clvill^coun^:« Europehasconi-fcSj 1 measure that CanoT** 1 Uvo of the centres of the cernfortheEgj^Li 1 Ol i r
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    53 2 OUTPUT^' rbe ,mtpu: my*?** m March. I he value ot bhara. IK «£s%< Janaar) I February March April ,y I January i February Jj f March April Total *A 1 W 4 months i9*> p do «9}' i A decrease 0 Anincrea*;, o y nuetortljM TSSffl OUtpUt^.:, list yea
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      329 2 [JOHN liITThE&CO.IiTD, S susto-apore. I ANDREW USHER c© f S I CELEBRATED BOTOL HIT AM WHISKY. f BOTTLED BY US IN SINGAPORE. I Its popularity increases as a result off its being H known on the Market for years as A SOUND WHISKY I AT A MODERATE PRICE. HIGHLY ?f
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      483 2 APPLES FRESH SHIPMENTS REGULARLY. JONATHfIfIS-RED flflD WOOIIIIY. FIVE CROWN-GREEN A|MD JUICY. For dozen cts. 60. Per case (U doz) $6.00 THOMPSON, THOMAS k CO. THE AUSTRALIAN STORES, SINGAPORE. HARMSTON'S GRAND CIRCUS AND Royal Menagerie of Performing Wild Animals. LARGER BE I TER THAN EVER. AGAIN TO-NIGHT AT 9 15 Our
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    TELEGRAMS.
    6 3 I r«rrnnS ortnosa Formosa 1
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    13 3 Mr ,;S KX4S mled by a i^d Roberta j£j&2Sd Brig** i. mM
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    The Anti-Opium Crusade.
    29 3 ■lav :3, «M 5 <*■»■• hat the papers Sof the Anti-opium Lg(*s Commons when I C£e enough. by the Ch regardI v under Government, howto IS possible
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    German Mission Station destroyed
    17 3 London. May i*\ n a.m. aires Genua 5t tkM yLj British g ave
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    Chinese outbreak at Wongkong.
    25 3 Loadoj, May if, 11 1 h Hongkong been rece'ved I break Wonghew Prefecture (ficials nd the Zamens og to the .ere.
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    Completely Garrisoned.
    9 3 ie p.m. )w completely g -jming the
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    Anti-Opium Remedy.
    19 3 1 INVESTIGATION Moptm. PPoint a Com*e reported 'pium remedy Churchill "overntnent Analyst able the was i pend^
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    14 3 gjuun .m. Small Hold'Phasued grave 'tie Bill cm raise of i of si
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    Fourth International Cotton Congress.
    8 3 Fourth International Cotton Congress. 4 a Agates. dclibcra-
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    NEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE MAIL.
    444 3 THE POSITION IN MOROCCO. London, May 6.— The populace of Marakesh on the 27th of April proclaimed Mulcy Hafid.Sultanlof Morocco and released from prison the murderers of Doctor Mauchamp. They also reinstated the ex-Governor. London, May 6.— According to a telegram from Tangiers, Tulit
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    FORMOSA.
    393 3 STATEMENT BY CIVIL GOVERNOR. I he new Civil Governor of Formosa, Mr. T. Iwai, speaking to the/iy« 7sum, <say? that Formosa may now claim be a self supporting Colony. Under Chinese control, about twelve years ago, the annual revenue of the island was 4 to 5 milions of yen
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    ST. MARY'S HOME.
    86 3 ST. MARY 'S HOME. An interesting function is to take place at St. Mary's Home at Tank Ro d on Friday next at five pji. vit. the open>ng of the New Wing I id His Excellency Sir. John A»*derson and Miss. Anderson have pro-nised to be present. Lady Evelyn Young
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    ART AND MORALITY.
    1713 3 (By Mr. H. PV J«^J>**ogn«hic Arti.t Cost* 4 aUSC SOme ESL 2T ds are cxl »»>ites m Raffles Square, forcibly invite a comparer, and I confes 8 with pleasure as one of the most interested P persons on he subject under discussion that the tenure of your
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    S. V. A. RIFLE CLUB.
    37 3 The following d?tes have been fixed I for the monthly shoots June 29th 20th July 13th 14th August 10th nth September 14th 15th October 12th 13th November 16th 17th December 14th 15th
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    MUNICIPAL MEETING.
    38 3 A Special Meeting of the Municipal Commissioners will be held m the Municipal Board Room on Friday, the 31st instant, at 2.30 p.m. punctually. Business. To consider: (1) Supplemental Budget No. 1 of 1907. (2) By-Laws.
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    CRICKET MATCH.
    153 3 POLICE versus S. R. C. POLICE. Sproule ct Cockburn b Alvis 20 Pearce b Alvis 4 Mann b Alvis 2 Fritz ct Alvis b Bogaars 16 McLean b Pearse 4 Barn father ct Galisten b Pearse 1 McAfee not out o Ross ct Stewart b Bogaars o Smallwood
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    12 3 The Superintendent of Civil Police at Sandakan has been appointed Public rosecutor.
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    THE CRISIS IN INDIA.
    804 3 IStti 8 &r u? le says il is important that the public should neither exagger- w n r^ Un 2 en a ale1 le the movement m India, and should be convinced that so grave a subject as sedition should not of Ih?^ na P a
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    SUPREME COURT.
    90 3 Yesterday, the case of the Mercantile i Bank of India limited versus A. R. R. Ramsamy Chetty was before Mr. Justice Fisher. Mr. Elliott appeared for the plaintiffs and Mr. Knowles for the defendant. The object of the suit was to recover the sum of $4,328. 20 as
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    NORDD. LLOYD CO.
    153 3 A rumour has been circulating according to which the Hamburg-Bremen Africa line was to be taken over by the Norddeustsche Lloyd, which company, with the Hamburg-America Line, intended to participate m the Africa traffic. It was added that the Nordd. Lloyd, therefore, proposed to increase its paid-up
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      511 3 Clarke &~Co3 IS®*' i>^7. Queen Str*et.\ -i LS Just landed ex S, S. Fortunatus 22 Horses and Ponies m Perfect Condition specially and personally seleoted 0 by C. Zimmermann for the local 0 market. i WT INSPECTION INVITED. I etc f>lwne No. yi6. W A I I VICTORIAS, BROUGHAMS, J
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    MILITARY SANITATION.
    211 4 SUCCESSFUL EXAMINATION AT TANGUN BARRACKS Following *a course ot twelve kctur- DVCn Captain He%v<ts<Mi. k a.m.c at the Tanglin Barracks, on the subject < I Military Sanitation, an exjnnination w.i- heU), con<lucted by Lieutenant Harvey, k. a. m.c, at which twenty-six non-commissioned otlicers and men ol the 2nd
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    LARGE SNAKE CAPTURE.
    119 4 A boa constrictor has been shot 40 miles north ot Znmboanga by two American prospectors. The skin measures 19 teet long, but Mr. Wickersham, formerly propietor ot the InterIsland News, who took the skin to •ajl when first killed the -iK'^e measured 30 fed, 6 incbea. .\t
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    VISITORS AT HOTELS
    341 4 ADELPHI HOTEL. Mr. and Mr*. BW Ban. Mr. GK Chamberlin. Mr. J. Wilson, Mr. W G Baker. Mr. G Rice. Mr. Smither^, Mr. .1 Ballings], Mr W G Pfeiffer, Mr. A Cumming, Mr. il Tilston, j Mr. and Mrs. van Rossem, Mr. G Law -on. Mr. B
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    MARKET PRICE LIST.
    211 4 Singapore, 251H May 1907. Beans, Long per catty 5 do. French do. 12 Bed per lb 18 Beet Steak do. 24 Bean Sprout> per catty 3 Bamboo Sprouts do. 5 Blnchan do. 10 Brinjals do. 4 Cabbage, Batavia do. nil do., China do. 12 do Salted do.
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      254 4 TRfIDES, PROFESSIONS fl( g] carbide of Calcium. STRAITS CYCLE AND MOTOR CO., BATTERY ROAD, SINGAPORE. 10-4-O7 (v Ci GASOLENE LIGHT A CYCLE COMPANY5-/ Beach v a S°l e Road Agents (nextUo USSm o/ Raffles Aner Hotel. f Cycles. Dealers m Gasolene Lamps, Bicycles, Motor Cycles, Accessories &c. &c. Motor Cycles
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      379 4 HORSE AND CATTLE FOOD Horses get a fine coat by partaking ot this food, and milk cows will produce more than 50 0/0 if they get only 2 kattiesa day, from 2 bottles milk you may bring them up to 20 bo ties a day, per picul 52.50, bags about
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      100 4 MERC^ m PaT£ nt^N SE REMBn COlllMss, HOUSE OWH! ii ur tides, MotorO Manufacturings 'lortoisci..,:;^^^ Out it prumptijo^ N.B.AUM PE«AK OISP£n Dru c Perfumery, P att j^ Oold Spc HOOT C 0» General Repairers a Qt»| Sfeck<lM YEAP POK(J CHOPE«EU Mf Uenerai ModMl ix jn UEVOI; bVLYEE CHEOJ ■rprvo lAIU'K.
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      1374 4 SHIPPING NEWS. VESSELS IN PORT. Whare m.n.of.W«r. FI«o~MlTon. M~ter Arrived From For Wh.n Lyln. McUellan Am. na., .8,0 £-oM Jan., M«g Manijn Wharf Wright V S tra 1870 Hamilton May 1 Manila Manna Ship* FI. 0 *TO». «».t.r Arriv- From Con.ign.e ForWh.n Where rta sift W m*& BanUonc Out *75
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    POLICE NEWS.
    594 5 ■■•MV 'led 1" ur n' [.J'them" Thc sta |N had V time very fiWiy. grease the paint rtr'^f 7l:a.i noc seen a bucket ol fi nercl); l^ that that tl c stalls but CiKiSpal Health c had v- ted tlH> d had never Been evvvcrc filthy to a
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    RUBBER IN MINDANAO.
    176 5 Some very tine samples of all kinds of rubber, taken from the rubber plants all over the East, tapping instruments, and excellent photographs of rubber and rubber plantations are now on exhibition at the office of Major Ahem, chiel of the forestry bureau, at the Oriente building.
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    IS HECTOR MACDONALD ALIVE.?
    250 5 Themost circumstantial, and, m many respects the most remarkable story, vet published concerning him emanates from a gentleman who has recently arrived m Johannesburg from the Far East. He asserts that he saw v Fighting Mac "at Nan-King, m China, last year. His story is given
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    THE KAISER'S FOURTH SON.
    301 5 A STORY OF A ROYAL ROMANCE. Berlin, April 2.— It may, after all, be the fourth son of the Kaiser, Prince J August Wilhelm, whom His Majesty will send to Harvard University, instead of his fifth son, Prince Oscar. According to a pretty story told to-day,
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    16 5 Mr. W. T. Chapman, Inspector of Schools, Negri Sembilan, has been appointed District Treasurer, Batu Gajah.
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    Stocks and Shares.
    824 5 I—l1 I J »iare» L. J L i price < GOLD. «.75.000 $>40.000 j j. 5 oo l ir u «i 10 10 w,h G. M. Co. Lu.. £350.000' 3 ?oX S•? Du f r&vo l o Pra «vc O..L«d0 ..L«d. (Uefmed) SS £>! .300,00. „,3.000 I
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      EXCHANGE.
      145 5 On London.— Bank 4ms 2.4 3/ 8 Demand 2.4 i/ii Private 6ms 2.4 3/4 do. 3ms 2.4 1/2 On Germany.— Bank d d 2.39 Private 3ms 2.454 do 6ms 2.47i On France. Bank d d 2-94 Private 3ms i-o^k do 6ms 3- 06 On India. Bank T. T. »74i
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      PRODUCE.
      287 5 Copra Klantan < o6 5 do Mixed IO do Bali ,0 -45 do Timor lo6 do Sarawak !I -°5 do Pasir tl -9° do Billiton w IO -45 do Pulo lo -5° do Dongola lo6 S do Sankawang lo -45 Coffee, Bali 15 per cent, buyers 3 p/c. 1900
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      OILS
      22 5 Oil (Hong Ik) Mill) picul I I*.** Anchor .mj H Devoe s per case 2.25 Langkat 2.1J Dragon 2.10 Rangoon 2.00
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      397 5 ED. PINAUD S PERFUMERY "•""^."w, PORTE-VEIN E Extrait Vegetal a IIXORA laIWI as llustra ons below. fct*3 These different Articles are also regularly protected Aj^k and the seller of counterfeited articles will be liahl* tr, Vor*3*v^!v prosecution from H ED PINAUD A K-till PERFUMERY IEM il~»**> I l8 > Place
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    SIR ADAMJEE PEERBHOY.
    1270 6 Ihe 1 ite story ot Sir Adamjec Peerbhoy. of Horn bay reads like page of true romance. According to the Adm^mU >>i Inilii Sir Adamjee was bom m 1N45 at a small place called Dhoraji, m the State ol Gondal m Kath lawad. That district is not
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    MAGIC POWDER.
    434 6 CLEAN SHAVE WITH BUTTON HOOK. Whether ur not the razor is to become a thing of the past, and the man who shaves will use razorless shaving powder." which is shortly to be put on the market, it is certain that Fndav's trials, at the Cannon-street Hotel, proved
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      554 6 t AUCTION NOTICES. >f I MORTGAGEES SALE. Wednesday 2stli May IQO7 at 2.30 p. m. )f 1. Freehold agricultural land situ- > ate off Seletar Road, Singapore, near ;> the nth milestone, area 35 acres, 2. r roods, 1 1 poles. ff 2. Freehold agricultural land situs ate at Yeo
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      710 6 BANKS. Nmtfkong ft Shanghai Banking Corporation. PAID-UF CAPITAL $10,000,000 RESERVE FUND:— Sterling Reserve «10,000,000 i 21 0 M (XX) Silver Reserve »11 *****0 W 1 0 1 Reserve Liability of Proprietors $10,000,000 Court of Directors. G. H, Medhurst, Esq. Chairman. «on, Mr, W. J. Gresson— Deputy-Chairman. 1 gailech, Esq. d.
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      593 6 11 E. 0. M." APLETS. A MUSICAL FARCE ENTITLED THE RAJA OF STENGAHPORE WILL BE PLAYED AT THE TEUTOMIA CLUB (by kind permission of the Member on 0 July 2jrd and 27th at g p.n In aid of THE SOLDIERS, AN SAILORS FAMILIES ASSOCL TIONof which HIS MAJESTY TH KING
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      282 6 FOR SALE, WAMTEO, &c WANTED, Apply m writing to "X. Y. Z* S) 22-5.07-.9-5.07. C/ This Of «ce. 1. One American built mhh*,- high dog ca,t, 00V Wa™k__,'S V harness complete Vltll mTreTco^le^' Wack n For further particulars apply to is G A P»NANDCZ v Co., d Auctioned le u
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      162 6 1 'Month I 'ear 1 No* Want HT,_l For l inch s I Uoin *rto n ,\S Forc «ntra cts||| 19. i Lis^ of Depots 4 11 Ea stern DaiiJ WaybeobtJ bdullail •sA.cij Raffle. Hotel. Orchard Road, CoicsJ Cavenafh Bridge l©! Aiclphi Hotel. I Mcstn. Kirn to., J •Nederlan. llotei,.^
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