The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (Weekly), 28 March 1907

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193 208 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (Weekly)
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    18 193 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. WEEKLY MAIL EDITION. THIRD SERIES THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 1907. No. 1,026
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    CONTENTS.
    101 193 I N.w iua liM i: 191 ttG I'm; .1 t i '--ili-y *.X» 190 K«Btf X l'.>7 t J .201 I- pat •up 197 ;t.-r 203 fl :> 305 I9G 190 i k s 800 20 I aui meat I t |1m Kin., 5f05 i an*l V W j
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  • Domestic Occurrrences.
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      Marriages.
      127 193 GRAY CoURIE :—On the -Uh February at Cape Town, South Africa, CHARLES Purdon, onh son of the late John Gray of Glasgow, to Kath: ben Louise, youngest daughter of j the late J)av*»i Cornrie of Penancr. and Mrs. Comrie 15 Dudley Uoad, Wimbledon S. W. Penang paper i please
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      Births.
      63 193 On March 10, 1907, at Shanghai, the wife of J. Jji!;ii:i< ;>, of a son. On March 11, 1907, at Shanghai, the wife of James Stark, of a daughter. <;n March K>, 1007, at Shanghai, the wife of Noel B. Kamsay, of a son. Wadoelii.—At "Gheriton" Singapore on 20th
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    PRODUCE.
    131 193 llareb 27 Tm buyers 90 37| Gambitf 6.85 Gkunbier Cnh I 10.50 GhunbierCal c No. 2 9.75 IVpperßlack(ordin.B'pore) IS t>s ►per, WhU i (fair L.W. 5 p.c. buyers 26.50 HntMegi (110 to Om ib 27. Nvtmegi (80 to the ib.) 4-2. MacN (Baada) t >. Cloves (Amboina) 31. Liberiao
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    Singapore Dock Board Accounts.
    1006 193 i !\.v r"..' I v ii :\-n- 'by jain i Tn:tli g >■, prrcapts ;'ra\v. Fle»ig«! i i X lutioo, Loyaityaiid T-av.. Mar. 22. A point in connection with tie Tanjong PagarDock Board veallv it i.-* lime we bad it properly called tbe Singapore Dock Board-
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    The Patrol Duty of the Navy.
    1487 193 As a consequence of the ttrategicallj and economically 4 sound principle und<?r. lying the t:r*"J reoeui change m British mval policy, which may described iv the two aspects of ;j. wholesale scrapping of obsolete ship-: with a laying up of snail and ineffective ship*,
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      Page 193 Advertisements Column 1
      26 193 DYSENTERY AND DIARRHOEA. IiROWN'S SPECIFIC. To be had at the SiNOArona DISMUrtABT, and of Miss Bitc.wi,', Grassdale, Hiver Valle| Koad, Sin^npcri.'. Oct 25 mwf. L' 5.4
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  • Page 193 Miscellaneous
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      103 193 PASSENGERS. M I aina Or V.<- Un To 'liw, Mr A. M. Wyld, Mrs EL J m P. P uniher, M. 3 V n Semert, Miss Silber- Cboo W.ii Now, IT. X. i lessra G. Bi an and W. iln Bogfe, Bt i. T P F. Fi<>-." H Henry, Dope,
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      208 193 THE WEEK. Thttoutwanl mail of March 1*1 name by t.i B. i. mail »>n Saturday, letters of a day i i.u>r coming by the Viilo de la Ciotat <>u Sunday. This homeward mail iscatried by ihe Macedonia, which also takes away from j Singapore an ©iceptional number of passen- gers.
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    California and Corruption.
    1327 194 Mar. 23. So far as regards purity ->r iuipuritv of I j i public life is concerned, the United States of America, which is claimed f«» be "God'i i Ovrn Country" with that charming egotism of iu swelled-bead partisans, who can ima< i giue no deitv who
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    "Hereditary" Baneruptcy.
    150 194 Hereditary" Baneruptcy. After ruining the reports of t1... rupt<*y cases ia Court yest<:r curied to us, and no doubt t-» mm*. of our readers, tint it MvAfl i.. service t«> th*« public if tbe Offiei would MOCKUta m greater <] as to the hereditary wtara M and ihe eiittfpo <i
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    The Comet Bogey.
    601 194 Mar. 25. We have just ifpMfttiy n i uaoert:iiu: v, If i ;tr«- to !iv the appre-hfu^;. Bsol himnafty will xeectaia wihist' ta;!. »>r) repute! tasti ri'v. is to 1 ut :-n. ,i earl the s;iui" tiaw to in:! <•:: i \i jjIhmv Ilia aaurtk .iini ripa«ml
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    Captain and Chinchew Owner.
    1004 195 estioa <>i the relative powers of ami the 4-a plain »-v board •ea so often brought up, j iuppoM it was pecoliar to :[<]. The captain is the j. :j officer ac'l !^;i!!y peepowaible tor i -.ij 1 all that goes v n aboard i I
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    Licensing Procedure.
    758 195 Mar. 2i>. There Mema an unfortunate disposition on the part of some governing bodies to act in i manner which iufeis. arbitrary j powers, even if bUth inference is not intended. The latest and moat patent example was shown at the meeting of the Licensing i Justices. hurt
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    Another Billiard Record.
    628 195 Kveu those who *\o not pretend to be much more than billiard players of the mere M bumblepuppj order of merit must have already heard of what has been called the" cradle doubie-kiss eaunou," elaborated into a system by Lovejor, formerly amateur billiard champion, and now one
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    The "Jena" Explosion.
    176 195 A Renter's telegram has hrvw raoeived m Hoogkoag regarding tbe recent terrible explosion on boa id the French battleship "Jena" when m dock at Toulon. It says i M Extraordinary scenes followed the catastrophe. Seamen wero hurled into the air and guns went off." That seameu were
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    252 195 We never saw a neater way of p-d'tiujj the value of the hotneiv wits of the home kipper against the expanded mind of \\>* asjfter Umpire man th:in m this little u.»t*.» from tbe "L. AC. Express":— An old Eastern correspondent writes bo us I was much intt-n sled m
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    The Stock Market and Government Policy.
    679 196 The Stock Market and Government Policy. Apparently the recent perturbatioo m the American market has not had thedisastrous sympathetic effect it was, feared it would have exerted on the London market. Although there has been great anxiety yet the feeling is easier and the settlement on the Stock Exchange is
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    France and Siam.
    481 196 Mar. 27. For the third time France, by treaty arrauireraent, has obtained ft readjustment of her frontier with 3km, and, naturally to the advantage of France. By the first treaty, that of Octol>er 1893, Frauce annexed the whole of the left, tank of Mekong, Sxam undertaking not
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    Premier and Colonial Conference.
    1235 196 Mar. 28. Nothing has been more unpleasantly apparent I ban the distaste betrayed by tlie Prime Minister f.>r anything that has reference lo the ipproaehing Colonial Conference About the most cordial exhibition of feeliog be has permitted to himself was a statement, iu reply to a
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    334 196 The JtfptMM m &a,n FVnacii a telegram U» Tokyo prot»<~! ■aefamoa of Japaueae tabouret* I forui.t, Suoh deci-<. u ihey I fimurtt tlwtfcttsferiMK tk Of BOjOOO JiipaJMM m AhM'i 1 1 ipy ■re ia m i u v 1 5<MN 0 acif* inj_r 'annually 150,000,000. H Muaten thit tfce ngiugaitoa
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    THE NEWSPAPER PRESS DIRECTORY.
    92 196 Six hundred tar^e pa^n--, for tl part closely ptiuu.l. th»Mitchell .V Oo*l ;iiva':iul Untish C«»ioui.il nmd Foreign Pret* iiumk-r f r ]i>i 7 m tLt- 6&i«l, i evidence of the \aljc ol Therein you n\;i\ imA offtU m the Empire and a good ir:..n;» not. Special
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    THE LEGAL POWERS OF CLUBS.
    109 196 Can a Club me iti own n.t.-, < pCHi from sn Bngtisli joifa I I edtsm-h atiiirj^' nuUMI B if Bi, Hi I <»f t} o decision turn LancushiM- Goli Inb L;. 9 Batd ■wailMrvCor rf lin igr •een 808-snitiid i o the pjpßand poiible
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    Friday, March 22, 1907.
    360 197 3lei j lii ll --cr.ind t*»t il of 1903] ••rs aboard frosi Avoy and Swatow. i .1.; HP, J. Xtp 1 Aitoruev -1 1 flings pom by Urn OotJM v. from Penang and Sil>aiv^. B him baa lent m a notice v n i ntssent m
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    MME BLANCHE ARRAL.
    223 197 A SPORTING CRITICISM. a s> //;.f.7 Bulletin ii.is tiiis njf notice ul a performance of Mine i .t mmaad la X known to the WilM.ris-Cripps any night, ladj friend aging (or, v.ither, who insisted that I sboaM MMXHBpanj i IrnU eonc art, Toafcbre- peinfal argument I WSJIS,
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    BANKRUPTCY IN THE SUPREME COURT.
    553 197 MrMoutatfn Harris applied fors receiving order ■gains! Byed Abdullalj bin ali si JonVee on behalf i>f «i chetty. The debt was $929 upon ;i judgment. Receiving order and order «>f adjudication made. lv re Lim J«*o Chip. MrCbopard npjjeartfd for petitioning creditors, Tau Boon 1
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    ROWING.
    233 197 Tm Chishomai Cur. The final i ice m tliis competition last evt-uiii^ was anticipated with interest and a good r.u'e w;is lookeil upon ah certain. The crews were Benton'i and BobertsiMi'i and opinion faToured th^ l.ttier Bomewbat The water was iniooth iind there wae n«> wind or tide, ;md
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    80 197 A report on the Straits Settlements Wklowi and Orphan! Fund was laid before the Council ye>ttrd;iv. Tho actuary notes that the SHleclinji .»t' a suitable table of mortality was a difficult on^, and au additional returns *u^est«-d by tho strain of BMNrUllitjF id incorporated m the valuation. Tho roult up
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    JERAM RUBBER COMPANY.
    330 197 The following i H tlie I.eport of tlie directors presented to tbe 2nd Annual Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders, held on Saturday:— acres. Rubber planted June, 1006 90 do. July, 190Q jo do. Oct.-Xov., ioor» 90 do. December, 19(J»> 127 da m road reserve 12. 1 290.
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    "A PUBLIC BENEFIT."
    564 197 Counsel and a Debtor Who Kkkfs Up Appearances. A rather Amusing and unusual case came before Mr Justice Fisber, who sat m the Supremo Court yesterday to hear bankruptcy matters. Ibe Official Assignee, Mr Sauudets, nude an application to his lordship for part of Let E£eng E£iat*s
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    MR. DOOLEY ON JAPANESE FRIENDSHIP.
    743 197 Mr Dooley'a latest ess^j diseuesea the Japanese question, imckr the title, 4 .V Broken Friendship." It is m the philosopher** richest vein of irtt and humour, as the following extracts j ro\e We're sure to have war with th' Japs binds it two jear*,* 1
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    A JOHORE DESERTER.
    139 197 Abdul Kadir irai a police constable m the Jobora Police but found thing* dull them lie levar>tei to Singapore and thought he irould m*v liow police work bore was. He enlist.'.] ;ii»;'i signed the declaration f'«>rra, stating b" hdi] never served m acy Polioe Force before. Tb*i
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    100 197 Mijor-Gen^ral Sir SettrjCoivile, X.C.M. Gr., has leit Kn^lau<l for a tour m the Far East. A military correnp.m.hrur writes: —The complicated nature of Mr Ha!dasje*s oss> templated reforms uiiikt-s it bard t<> ghne nn unl»iciftSf<l opinion on them. It is mfctm an\ that whilst he is making a go »<l
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    ST MARY'S HOME.
    450 198 The annual report on St. Mary's Home htaten a permanent building had V-een obtained for St. Mary's, H. E. tbe Governor having offered to transfer to the Committee the House iv Tank Road for the sum of $20,000, to l>epaid for m annual instalments of I .MOO.
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    AFTER THE ENDORSER.
    186 198 Behs Mkykr Sues Banco Filipino fob 12,000 PBBO6 ON G'ONTHACT. Suit has been brought m the court of tirst instance by J»chn Meyer and Company, Limited, against Urn Banco Espanol-l'ilipino for the coUectioa of the sum oi 1* 12,000 which was guaranteed on ;i contract by the
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    CRICKET.
    285 198 A match was played between 11. M.5. Kent aiul the local cricketers last "week ending iv a win for the Navy on the tirst UUUBga. The scores were as follows Malacca. J. Howell b Dodson 0 b Turner 5 H. W Firmslone c c Hunton bDodBuckle b Hunton... G
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    Saturday, March 23, 1907.
    249 198 During February ten and a quarter million dollars were takeu our of the treasury t<> be reuiiuted. His Majesty will not be advised to disallow the new Consolidated Liquor and Opium law for Ltbuan. There will be a meeting m the V.M.C.A. OH Tuesday next March
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    THE ROLLING WORLD.
    165 198 Mr. C. B. Buckley addressed the Chinese Christ inn Association and their friends at the Priucep Street chapel last night on "The Rolling World." The Re*. J. A. 13. Cook piesided. Baginuiog with the early idea that the earth was an immovable body around which the rest
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    TANJONG PAGAR DOCK COMPANY, LTD.
    177 198 The ordinary general meeting of the members of this Company was held yesterday, shortly after noon, at the Singapore Exchange. Mr. \V. A. Clre^ presided and there were- also present Messrs J. 8. M. Keuuie (Secretary) W. A. Patchilt, H. Becker, Gh Patersou, aud E.
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    PENANG PIER.
    201 198 A paper was hud before the Legislative Council yesterday on Penang Harbour lmprovemeuts. It is a report from Messrs Coode S>ns mid Matthews. All ii lw calculations and working dttaiu have not yet I>.-m made, but it h considered des^r;i!''( rl w tn ie more urgent works. Th«
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    953 198 OEDisiRY Meeting, Friday, March 22nd. Present Mr E. G. tfroadrick, President, Messrs Murray Robertson, X A Stevens. C McArthur, Cheng Ken? See, A. W. L>±iley, A. J. Watkins andOug Teck Lim. President's Kemarks. The minutes of the last meeting having Iweii confirmed, the President said that the Financial
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    WRECKS AND RESCUES.
    718 198 More oj- thk Bkblin," m \m AND uTHEE DISACTI W After the iv.>»X daring endeavors on th* part of tun 1; fliract cwwimicttMwi whs estublit tweeu the wrecked steamer lW.iu North Pier at :he Hook of Bollmkl means of a rope eleven of tfcttt en kitN were-
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    15 198 W. Co lorn --4 n vas tie j *"k*f the Deli m*. tine M seconds
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    1732 199 Mfvtin.;, I'kiivvy, Mak. ttVB Itsaran s r the «J >vorn«»:- >ir J da Anii»M-*on L-K 2: > Mnjjr-'ienl T. iVirot, fi.0.0. ••■<">!. BtSPStarj < 'apt. A.H. Youn^. tht* Att-.r;i»-y-<i<i.i. W. J. Napier. \iulitor-<Jen»*rHl A. T. Bryant At «J 1. Tr-'i urt-rJ. Anthonis/. let, >1. I>.j^i»v-»r F. .1. Vi%<jlt.
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    STRAITS AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION.
    446 199 A Good Start. At the instance of M.r K. A. Stevens a. meeting was held m the Exchange List evening to Consider the question of forming a, Io2;il automobile association. Amongst others present were l)r T. M. Robertson, Dr Oiliow.sv, M essrH E. Beuzie. ,T. A Hamilton,
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    NEW DOLLARS COUNTERFEITED.
    301 199 On Thursday night, Inspector Frayne with a pirtv or ••onstabies raided a hut m the jungle out at the 6| mile on tli«3 Bukit Timah>rd f and arrested three Chinamen for making counterfeit coin. In the hut the usual apparatus for the manufacture of false (!v)i;i was
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    80 199 The subscription for the Interport tropbj now amouutsto $415, the !*•< contribution btingi^uU from thn S. V. C. The marriage took place ad IJ. B. at. a Cou>vilite-Ge;iHral Shi Dg hat, ;»_utl ;tf tli<Shanghai F'.tw Christian Church on 'Mi.reh 7th of Miss Eiith Marion Cwwi«ton, daughter «>f Mr. l);ivid Or;t:).>'
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    889 199 Quicqutd mgumi homines mmiri cat fiarwmjt ÜbcUi. Juvenal. Referring to certain lawless processions which took place last month iv London, and invaded the- hallowed precincts of Westminster, a certain notorious ultratnariiieweekly, the colour of whose paper affords a. pleasing contrast to that of its sentiments, the
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    SHANGHAI DESPERADOES.
    161 200 Bkitoh Consul Alleges Native Excovbaqxmivt. carping cobohsb nrvBBBD. Su* Pelham Warren has sent a ttrongijr worded protection to tl.e Taotai with P*gard to the slackness of tLe Native City Authority m punishing desperadoes committed thither from the Mixed Conrr. He asserts that the Chinese neglect to deal properly
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    Monday, March 25, 1907.
    670 200 At the meeting of Lodge St. George on Siturday nighi l>ro. II L. Bell was elected as worshipful mister for the coming year. His installation takes place on April 28rd. Mr tV. Gibson, of the Chartered Hank, whowas for a time M^'ent at Kuala Lumpur t>ome
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    THE S. C. C. PAVILION.
    143 200 The Committee of the S. C. C. have decided to < -pen the New Pavilion to Members today. The Member* the S. C. C. will be "At Home to their lady friend* on Wednesday the 27th. instant from 4 o'clock p.m. wbenit is hoped a
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    MR. H. N. RIDLEY, F. R. S.
    183 200 Those who know the In amount <<f original scientific work done by Mr 11. N. Ridley, Director of tin* ]J >tanic<il Gardens, Singapore, particularly m botany, but nUo m other departments of natural history, will be pleaned to see that he is this
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    CRICKET.
    148 200 Civil Service and Gab&isos v. Kest. Played ou tht» B^planade oo Saturday. Neebitt and Bevan each took I- wickets, for 50 and It respectively. Baiu took :ivo for U>. C. s. and Garhison. V. H. Wright ran out ;;•_> v. C. Clarke c Davidson i» Nesbitt i C. V.
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    THE POST OFFICE.
    214 200 The Government asked the Home Oorernmen! to secure the services of a European uiaii assistant for Penang, and Lord Elgin writer m reply.— l presume that you will wish me to obtain for this post as iv previous similar cases, the services of an officer of the
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    SENSATION AT SHANGHAI.
    97 200 Husband Shot t>r His Wipm. Shanghai, March 15th. Mrs -Dick" Dalj entered her hnsUnd*a room tit the Hotel Metropole this morning, locked the? door, called him names, and fitvd five shots ;it bin with revolyer fiom a distmce of ten yard* All the shots missed tar* (hekat,
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    BOOKS RECEIVED.
    846 200 The White House, By M. E. Braddon. George Hell k Sons. This veteran liovplUt reminds us of tl.e veteran composer Verdi whose gSsHtl vras so Procrustean that it could (if* us at the j be^iunin^ and end of more than hail n sen- turv of musical activity, two
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    142 200 The B Kivii of Trade have received inior* mation that tilicatious liav,* b^eu ieeoed br each <>i the Pedefnted l[«kj Btntoe revisniL- the dutj? imposed on the exportaliou Dl M cu!tiv.,iid robber* 1 froni the Fede> ratc*d Mhlhv States, The re«juUtiona now ]di<l .town proride thai fbet iportdnfjon "eoHimfeed robber"
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    UNION INSURANCE OF CANTON.
    346 200 The i 'v fyftli v. the abo\« ei!| i»- hi The refx>ir m*U* that the t» to lav J>ei» rv the Shareholder* i sheet oootamiDtf a summary of r r ana uabtlii et t the Soeietj v Deeaaitor li»u«j tad i >r.tt«m i to the suiir'
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    MOTORS IN THE STRAITS.
    522 200 Coaml-Gtnetv] I*. F. Wilber, writißjj .Singapore, staftm tiiat there are automobile s^eaciefl m the hrn ruj th»' Straits BetttMKttttf, all of which house-* pushing the bile of MSlac I ufactured m llmr own countries, tlw on y American muvbine having an t.heiv be in '4 the
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    Tuesday, March 26, 1907.
    442 201 V. -to I ;vti;ri, I M the T- >■• Ki*>< m Kaitha ;t number of freight 1,000 tons c leh for i:>* S >uth \a i.-ni-* are being made lo hold the Ms ;n ii*-r ";-i London Mr G H I). Bourne, 34 l>rw I" -.-'r.fs
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    THE FALSE TRADE MARK CASE.
    211 201 eraooa. before the Bencli Hftee Hin w»i charged with coun'erfeit^l Messrs. I hint lev and Pihacr*! *\*y,[ known M boekW mad gaiter M irk. Knsfwd mt Hart prosecuted. 1 pleadey not gQiHj and >«a-i he awnnfaftnrnr. H^ bought hss >r lie!-;, pacfc aad put his
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    CONCERNING A SCAPEGOAT.
    317 201 c Mr Jwstiee Fisl.tr vesteidaj. Yx^'f Ton, Tian and another vs. Sc<ih Pech beub \u-i N<? KengTong. Mr Gattntfof plaintiffs, fur first defendant MrlXda? aud for the second Mr Kh<»ry. Mr. GrtiJiit said th.s was an application for an order for accounts of how SJ4.l%' entrusted by
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    A DISPUTED WEDDING.
    220 201 few .i\rs ago two Hokieii men aud a woman were charged before the Bei«ch Court with haTing abducted another woman. Preliminary evidence was taken arid the case postponed !i!! yesterday afternoon when the array of witnesses iv thecase occupied the Court the whole afternoon. The facts of
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    ST. PETER'S CHURCH.
    387 201 The cousecration of the Mission Chape), Stamford Bond, by th« Lord l>ishop of the I)i«x*i^h (Dr. Hon), took place on Paltn Sunday, iv the presence cf an ovei flowing cou<4reL';ifi«>»>. The service commenced punctually at 9.80 a.m. (Matins baring been previously said.) with the reception oi the
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    MR. TROTTERS RETIREMENT.
    799 201 Previous tv th«- retirement of Mr. Noel Trotter, Poa;ma»ter General, ibeChamber of Commerre predated him with an illnminated address. This iv addition t«> the prMenUtidi b? the general eoinmuntty of piece of plate. The presentation of the Chamber of Commerce*! AJdrvss seems to have K-en private, but
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    CRICKET.
    39 201 Colony v. F. M. 3. At Koala Lumpor. on Saturday aD<l lioiMlaj. The tewin for the Colony i* fPenang) Mugiiston, Keyworth, Griffith Jouet, PerkiiiK, Bradbeij (Bingapura) Seott-Uorrav, htihfjt Nesbitt Beran. (Malacca) V- Captain of the Xc -•.Hr t
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    COMPANY MEETINGS.
    668 201 TliO #t Malay Mail bbTsjii t*> tii- practice "t ?<»uie lorml companies boldittji f b»*»r ;.n--liUil genera! meeting vwlh CJIMMCJ do aui to our action m declining to pubiitn as ours any report that !»as Lot rn-en takeu by oue of cur :»taft'. Tbe Matter orope up r*ju!.irly,
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    WORK FOR THE DOCKS.
    155 201 We have already announced the receipt of a telegram from Manila iul'orining th* T. P. Dock JWrd that Ihev have the contract for repairing the U. S. Transport Wright. These particulars are frcm the M Cablenews of the 10th The bid< for the repairing of the
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    THE WRECK OF THE "SUE IC."
    108 201 RESCUE OF THK CHILDREN. London, Mmnh 18th. 1"» of tlic Suevic'b paHsen^i s have X.-en saved. Bescuiui* continues. There \v»*re 16<» children aboard, and the < rew are brSoging them aebora m IBeif :iru>. The high wind has cleared wtwmy the ioj. Thrm o€
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    PERAK PLANTERS' ASSOCIATION.
    550 202 PERAK PLANTERS' ASSOCIATION. The i\?i;.k Planters' Association has cow been establishrd \*y the confirmation oftiM minutes of tho inaugural meeting m November an i the :.>>ii> i_r of rules. Thy bon'ble John Turner t«>,,|; the chair and iv his remarks referred t;> the labour «•'u jsti<m m t term*. I
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    64 202 %i announced by telegram, the oats of Mr Cbesnej Duncan against the proprietors <t the St»;iits Bohofor wrongful diimismi ii- 'r'!ed bj agreenieut, Mr Duncan tlius **1 ibliahiug t»is point that, an editor caanol titi suntasarilj aisniisaed. Ho is now iv chaiye of the Times of Malaja (while Dr. ConnoUj
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR IMPROVEMENT.
    340 202 Th* following refcreucp appears m the Tim** Engineering Supplement T!:o Govpvnmr?Tjt of the Straits Settlements, through the Grows Ag»wta for the Gbloaiee, has roo^ntly accepted the tender of Sir John Jaefcaoa, Limited, for til** eonitt notion of soui-i h i rl>our improvement worka at Bii»gm)»or-» Tf»f works
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    OUR NATIONAL ARMY.
    1098 202 Mil. HaLDANK's REORGANIZATION Scheme. Mr. Haldane, on 25th ult., iv I speech I lusting three boors and ten soisut**s, sub- j mitted the Army Estimates and iris new scheme of Army orgajlisfttio*. His proposals may \hj outlined as follows: (1) The Force* of the Crown will consist
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    SERENDAH HYDRAULIC TIN MINING CO. LTD.
    466 202 I Ihe (geuor*l meeting oi the above Comwas held at Ku-ila. Lumpor «>;» Wedßesdsy. Mr L»ke Chow Tbye to»>l: the ohair and addmsod the mooting as follows :—Oeutlemen, Tlie company wmi to allotment on 7rh December last y**r. We took potsjsjssiotj of the min»-»
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    INTERESTING CHINESE WEDDING AT HONGKONG.
    385 202 INTERESTING CHINESE WEDDING AT HONGKONG. The relationship I etw en the families of His Excellency Wu Ting Fang and the Hon. Dr Ko Kai \v,«^ cemented by another ailiiince which took place on Thursday, M nvh 1 4, a\ .Sen i Mr Wu Chao Chu, only bou of th^ di^tin-
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    LABU (F.M.S.) RUBBER CO. Ltd.
    220 202 Registered February l»(h, W X F. Ti Jn^ r and irons, 115, Leudenh .11 Str.^-t, X < Capital. CIOO,OO«», m il Atim (J To acquire the properties rolWtivf]? J. ;i m as the Batons; Liim Estate. i:i on* r.f Federated Malay £t*te* unoVr Jiiti-,'; j
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    LEWIS AND PEAT'S RUBBER REPORT.
    418 202 Ifardi I-, 7 Thar* w*m iM&ted m tnetioej i About 31 tno« Strait* >].»!. jy Ufcd about lorn of CejU»n. Tlm I v« i j: 1 1 1 \t>' offered. J !i^ be*l CVjlui j was Cvllodea] crepe 5 StBAITI AM' ?vj a l 11
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    RAUB AUSTRALIAN GOLD MINING Co., Ltd.
    29 202 Ttw IMom is lU PHmM of w luiuh for tl.<> Iw irerki r l ll ,i ♦ant Ht'M-M orathsJ, <;vi obtaiueJ, 080 Ounces.
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    EXIT CHITS AT SHANGHAI.
    460 203 j .1 > is I "S C Motbii^j :i» being l.;k»'l. i I i.eiil i«gojrdili| thfcci.it .:.v move U*iu^» mad« here m a. Il oai ha d«'n«» now that t1,.« i t h introilucfd. Titty of these I rbjf te>an ordirarv pocket, -ii of cumbrous currency
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    GUARDING TRADE ROUTES.
    324 203 Amhkalti Conkidk.nck m Britain's strength. na mi -»n the naval MMrarm of hist y.ir contains some reassuring information r-u'iniini,' the protection of iiriri^h commerce .11 time »>f wr;.r. Ar i lo raoMurhi made hj the Aduiral'y, t!\« losses sustained dariag ths :iin«M:,p s prow* th:it, although a
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    PLAYS AND PLAYERS.
    809 203 lojeet^d Berlin B^>«=i» <.f Mr. Tree's Maso* will fast iioon 12 ta 1* April. Mr. Tree tiuinu* s at His M ijesiv's ua the Saturday iv Raster week, and leaves London for Germany on Urn Sundjy. H;s scenery will b« Beut on iv advance ab.,ut ten days
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    CHINA TELEGRAMS.
    100 203 Shanghai, March X. [a consequence ol! Russia delaying the »;vaenaticn of North Manchuria, Japan is pott* ponins,' the. withdrawal of her troops from South Manchuria. Tln» ii m a dilemma at tl.is turn of ;iil<iirB. The godowm of the -Asi;;tv Petroleum Companj at Tbingtaa bare been destrojed bj
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    THE SPORTING WORLD.
    1911 203 (Ftotti Our Special Cwrreipomd* at.) London, Febiuary 22ud. Olympic Gamks Tbooblsb. It is unfortunate that asy tiling should arise, likely to mar th^ iqqcoms of tbe Olym- pic OameH m London next >ear, that all sportsmen uiu*t deplore thr- friction between the Biitish Olympic Qbbms Crtuuittm and
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    THE DEVIL AND DISEASE.
    810 204 Although (if we l*?lieve some people) th< »evil i% on eucii exceptional good tenni 'vith a good roan? folk iii this world tha' one raw hardly Ibiok be would pttt his v»*n good frif'»j«ls to «Jis-e.is<\ jot it ia a, com mon-pUce that all primitive races
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    THE TOURNAMENT.
    945 204 The tennis tournament m a joy for ever and erer. It always rains, when the champion 3 of the thirteen and a half t double stringed, and the novices are arrayr ed iv spotless flannels, on the battle ground of green, arrayed under a lowering iky, 1 full
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    BANKRUPT AMUSEMENT.
    894 204 Every town with more than ten streets and happy m the possession ofa May. ran*] Town Council hat* its theatre, nowadays. Peoplo must 1*» mused, HJ the Proprietors and Mauagers, and they set about the I:isk of carrying through this ftwuable mission, with a faith m public tufjpott
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    HASTE, BROTHER, HASTE.
    897 204 A characteristic of the modern desire for more speed pbrsic-J Ujial, living quicker thinking am <; ri<-h, and boideUtW, a quicker depni othHMvojMs, where .»ue of ti.H!-.. Maaaiiig* is Mil uriv expressed m t!,* of the two doUmn of sporting who wviv dMOMrfaf h»avi.;: biliti of Iheir
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    TUBBING.
    855 205 \i tU l aaisj .Hi'! I ..i a i UU, it CulisUtrUl WlUl Lift habit to apply waist lo the out- oi 1-jdy r Observe tho mclastvenciss I »hat ptirds^— apply water to the outside 1 body. H covers the nib with B wot rh»* -»:i«»wfr bath, t h»*
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    A VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY.
    1017 205 It was quire evident, watching him come up Urn st^ps that he approached the new 1 Club borne with a certain amount of respect, mixed with a vague aud indefinable feeling I of proud proprietorship, due doubtless to the debentures he had offered to take up
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    Wednesday, March 27, 1907. SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP.
    247 205 Wednesday, March 27, 1907. SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP. The final tie of the above Championship was played over the liace Course links on Saturday and Sunday la>-t betweon Messrs F Ferguson junior and K. T. Reid, and after probably the most exciting match that has ever been witnessed iv Singapore
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    COL. H. G. FITTON, D.S.O., A.D.C.
    177 205 All Col. Fit ton's friends will be pleased to hear that he has received tbe honour of being appointed A.D.G to His Majesty the King. The "United Services Gazette" has the following reference to the appointment: The vacant Aide-de-Camp-ship to the King, caused by
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    SINGAPORE AND JOHORE RUBBER CO.
    267 205 The fourth ordinary general meeting of this Company w;*s hold at noon yesterday, m tho otlices of the company, Winchester House. There were present, Mr A. \V. Stiveu, Chairman, Mr G. Macbaiu, Mr P. \V. Darker, W. Lowther Kemp (Secretary) and Mr P. Pears (Manager).
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    158 205 As rlu" Municipal Commissioners have lecided t«> tike up the insurance of their jwn buildings iv Siu«?u.p<m\ they muv like to hear of a somewhat similar action m the Philippines. The Cablenews has thit wire Bagnio, ITarcfa 1-th. By an act patted ibis afternoon, tbe m -uUn* goTenunent hai i'A,n)n
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    ATHLETIC NOTES.
    1214 205 Ihe rowing compe' itiou is u'-\t ov-- v for the extra challenge which has from the Captain's four, a four '.vhich by the *ay carries an excellent chance of beating the wiiii nersof the former com petition. B"ntui:'-crHw hoM the Chiengmai Ch.illeiige Cup, sad are the fourth holders
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    TANAH MERAH LAND DISPUTE.
    307 206 TAN AH MERAH LAND DISPUTE. VSftDICT rOB PIiAIHTIFF. A brains vs. Mrs W. A.Foster. bW plaintttl Mr Gauat, for defendant Mr j Knowles. Mr Justice Fisher gave judgment m this j ease yesterday. The, Judge Hti.] that i;i (his cm his judgment hii'i Ikh'ii delayed and he hud l>eeu <
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    THE LATE MR C. C. N. GLASS AND THE LATE MR JOHN MUIR.
    373 206 THE LATE MR C. C. N. GLASS AND THE LATE MR JOHN MUIR. We Lave been informed privately of the i death, at borne, of twofoiraer residents of the Straits who were well known to their contemporaries of iroin twenty to twentvlive year* a^o, namely, Mr John Muir au»l Mr
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    TEE AMERICAN CONSULATE.
    45 206 Me Wilbir's Expected Change. Speaking at a farewell reception at the D*aconesß Home jesterday afternoon, Mr Wilber, the eiWrKwWM aud popular Amer c.n Conaul-General for Singapore, intim tted that heeipectca to be i ransf erred to anoJ.i^r cvntre m the n<*ur wture.
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    Thursday, March 28, 1907.
    417 206 The German Government has decided to expend 1,000,000 marks ou the establishment of a Medical School m Shanghai. On Mr Brock man's assuming the Federal Secret<iryship F. M. S. Mr A. H. Lemon succee<ls him as Assistant Colonial SecreI tarv, S. S. The championship final at
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    ROWING CLUB DINNER.
    209 206 lletween twenty and thirty of the momben of the Bowing Club entertained their Captain and Messrs Robertson and Murray at a complimentary dinner at Raffles Hotel j on Tuesday evening. MrScoular presided, and m proposing the health of the departing guests he voiced the regret felt throughout
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    "ROBBERS FOR SINGAPORE."
    184 206 A man d*»«cribed us one of the greatest black- mxilertj that ever walked the face of j the earth i> churged m Hongkong with at- i tempting t.. get money from respectable j Hongkong Chiueftr). Tin's v part »»t' the j evidence. i Introducing himself. Lam Yuk
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    SANDYCROFT RUBBER CO.'S PROSPERITY.
    772 206 The third ordinary general meetiu^ of the j members of the Sandycnft Rubber Comi pany Limited, v.as held at the o faces ot I the Company, Winchester House, at noon I yesterday. There were present Messrs F. \V. Barker (chairuiauj, A. W. S» iveu, and M.
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    FAREWELL RECEPTION.
    115 206 A large Dumber of frien«l« <-t Ifissr* Biackm;»re and Harding, of :iv Dmwomm Home, gathered a the Uwu at rhereMdenc« of Prewdiutf EJtl^f au.l Mrs IV. T. Cherry on Mt. Bopht« rosier Jav uttemcou to hid fareire]] to > .nissiuuarv vrorkert. Miss Harding leav«* F:• BagkiMd i v
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    51 206 > < H.M. King Chulalos gkota of bam ii expected tare on Sumky m nU fa radii Biaha Chakk i. II i M i estv g» es to E u«- >m by German ma Is: famcr. ii.X. tbe Co /«-r. oor will go or. i aH to welcome H i
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    S. C. C LAWN TENNIS.
    613 206 THK CHAMPIOIgHfP. There w... a v*ry krsi att.-u Wi., members and their Udy fri 1., ou Esplanade lait evening to see the champioi ship round played between (iaunt an Sahmann, and incidentally to inspect t\ new piwbi, TU Club's hIS 2 Hod. John Anderson and
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    "THE BURGLAR AND THE JUDGE."
    174 206 This is one of the pieces .<<l\<t produced l.v t lk* Amateur [foNMtfe <'<•"!- initt€e at the TfeutottM Club on Monday ami Saturday. April 1-t and Ct!i NKttMftg comedy was wiiUf l>v Mr CWiV* H field, who kktmtH :;lav»d lt» port ->? lfc« Burtrlar, Mr
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    36 206 > < The Ber. L»;.l Willutn iviicv Cecil ]««uv Engknd 7 of March for Chil if July by way .-1 Voi'k. "L'.rrl Will m it I i ti.iii Mission* OMfeffVl it v '>i-e of the notMnitali .:1a ncl.
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    THE "MACEDONIA."
    229 207 /h -hip taken avruv from m mv hoSßewnffd hmiutl pasthi bif •Mneeiosm" leaving ..j without Transhipment. i featerday :m\ sails this y i" \t> Siuin^hai pastfr sad Mn de Liaey I V:i and Uaj Bombay. Japan cusvg I »geas/Bfi for Bnrope. From ;.r> ,im Mrs Mcgill, M s
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    AGRICULTURAL BULLETIN.
    99 207 1 1 1 eumben i ibhc .ti-'U XI» HOW to i v filled witfa the report rnbl r tapping m the eh intera will like if and j d v- form in'ii.-j" m fl«»xic > and v Dr. Oluon-Stifer, who I well kn m n i, being named
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    A CASE OF "EVAPORATION."
    52 207 ?*ir. cnnuud breach of i re t->:i_-\ og umb, I 1 r D >ck < C m wh i appeared D |»oii«*- bad to l>r» made mj oa h.!:> ncta $hl > 1..' > riiv r llj ;bed i carep it -.1.. 1. 1! it DO
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    CHILDREN'S AID SOCIETY.
    44 207 I >•' the pr T '!;il), leal f >r that -.■v.nble t irii Jom- pu .>li" kli«»iij 1 I- very rfonßOTi coiiitinit of mnyt .•I tt-urs m the pla'V und will !»»:!i ir.Msical ;ui] theatrical itt-ius, f whirh ar»*c*"tt \pry Bovel character
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    TELEGRAMS.
    2804 207 Rtuter'g Agenryj (By Subaiarine Telefrap*;. RecMarlM 10.13 am. Mr. Jtuucim tn replying to qvestioM by Mr. Kllis Mid that the United States had been infnnne! fhir. the Government wu willing to paiti-Mpateiua joint international Oussbsisshjh on the opium traffic of Eastern A si;i if certain Other Powers mm willing,
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    SPECIAL TELEGRAM.
    50 208 F>ot>: our i vrespominU^ Hongkoug, I.'JO pin. Tiif Vioeroj «.t' the Vunkwei Proviuoca w reported to the UentrHl Gk>Ternment liiat two well-known mob leaden are plotting disturbance* simultaLeous] at Tongkian" and Tongshau. The iitu&tiou is oonsidered serious and troops hare lie d despiitclied to suppress i!) 3 rbanoen.
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    EXCHANGE.
    75 208 (Oobbbotbo up to Mar 27 Ban] A m r a *> 5 m uemauo >#t 2/4JL Private credit* 3 in /1 >t# 2'-iI" credits (3 m/s la Pbahcb, deinaud HiiMi. 295 1 tVRMi BTI I 240 {■DU.T.T, ?73 tlosGKOxo, aemand 0 s <lis Fokohaxa, demand 115 Java, demand j
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    SHARES.
    529 208 MINKS. Capital Capital Issue Pa:J n Issued paid up Value up '-ompicy. 'Juct.; $30*1,000 300,000 lo JO BflhtTiaM.Cb.U4 \*JU $135,000 110,000 10 10 Bonawah Odd M. Co. Ud m $40,000 10 10 Do Do i Deferred I I 36U0.000 OOO.OCO 10 10 Biweli Hydraulic Tin M. < Y>. Ltd
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      221 208 CLEARANCES. Mar. :!<•. Amira! Jaiiregniberry, Fr. str., Joison, for 1 i gkong. liar. 21. Ten*bin Mara, Jap. str., Tfbbald, for Colombo an! Bombay. Pontianak, I^it. Btr., Casey, for Koantan '»:.i l ts. me! Xk-oli, Brit, sir., Wright, for Bangkok. Satuna, Ger. Btr., Stolberg, for Bangkok. •r. <; Meyer, Dai. «tr.,
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      586 208 l Gleuogle, Brit. str., Larkins, for Penang and Rangoon. Nijni Novgorod, Rua. Btr., Kompanion, for i Vladivostock. Lai Sang, Brit, str., Tald, for Penang and Calcutta. Mar 23. Isr.hia, Jtal ttr, Dodero, fur P.*nang and Bombay. Taian Maru, Jap. &ti\, Ito, for Rangoon. Ruby, Brit. atr. Morris, for PsJemfeuig. Coen,
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      551 208 VESSELS IN PORT. Mea-of-Wa** Flag and Tons Commanders Arrived From For m. Kaiser F. Josef I Aus. crnis. 4000 Rublay Mar 25 Honglonjj Hoc.,* t0 McClellan Am. tra., 1870 Lotbrop Jan 12 Manila Do. Sea Belle F.M.S. Yacht 48 Ahmat Feb 5 P. Svcet. for d «k n» Zeeduif Dut
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