The Straits Times, 20 March 1903

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  • 13 1 The Straits Times. NO. 21,084 SINGAPORE, FRIDAY. MARCH 20. 1903. PRICE 15 CENTS
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    • 596 1 NOTICES. ADVERTISING RATES. PAYABLE IN ADVANCK. [per inrh, column measnre.l First insertion 2° c*" 18 Second aad i litr>l iiiMTti.iiisi-.uli *J cents fourth, liiih. aad m.mli 40 cents Be»enth t- fichtfi-iitii 24 cents Klneteeiitl.^Mil'-M ll 1 1 *rm"? n Ferwr. k «U daja, to I"' i-lmn K ed daily if
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    • 585 1 NOTICES. Supplied to the State Hospitals of the Federated Malay States. :ASE YOTJIR STORE KEEPER -F-DTt K^^^^ "SLEDGE" BRAND. l^pN V^^f STERILIZED MILK IV^wVt ABSOLUTELY r»XJrLE li v.:^^^^^ 5 1 Invaluable in the House, IRESE ALPCTffiM enICKNESS OR HEALTH. Don't be put ofil See that you g:et what you ask
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    • 88 1 CENTRAL HOTEL, Pitted with first class accommou'aiior overlooking Fytche Square GxrdeD, near to tba Banks. Offkes, Miukr., and tti- Stntione. All the catering is und»r European supervision. Liquor and Cuisine, best quality. A. CHIESA, FYTCHE SQUARE, RANGOON. The only hotel in Rangoon in the continental style. e.f. a 1/3 oa
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    • 1071 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. ABRAMS Horse Repository AND VETERINARY ESTABLISHMENT. HORSES, COBS AND PONIES 71 JUST LANDED 71 Ex. s.s. Sealda and Argus. Splendid pair?, high stepping Buggy Horses, handsome pairs ot Cobs and Ponies and Several Polo Ponies guaranteed height and manners. Also a large consignment Australian Fodder. Harness and Saddlery
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  • 2126 2 Extracts from the "Tlme«." Thk ninth of the series of Army articles in the Times has for its subject The Selection and training of the Soldier." We take the following from the article So far the discussion of the military problem in these articles has
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    • 321 2 NOTICES. -.JIJWI) :MM\. PARIS. IPOO. DaCa^EC^ lOf TTigbust Quality, and ha»in(?ore»Ußt Dnr«biUty,»re tnere«i- l^l IV |a% CHEAPEST. Ml^ W Hartmann's Rahtjen's Improved Compositions for Ship Bottoms Ilir imol our Antifonling CoapMttaM i« recommended for Specially Fouling Waters. vii iiiin'li iiniirnveil An'jfouling Qualities, and therefore ve>welft tinim; it do no) i<i|iiiic
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    • 267 2 NOTICES^ NOBEL'S" EXPLOSIVES COMPANY LD. GLASGOW. Manufacturers of Dynamite, Gelignite, Gelatine Dynamite, Blasting Gelatine, Detonators, ALL KINDS OF Safety Puses. AND Electric Blasting Apparatus, The above Explosives, Iming all min-i factured in Great Britain, are made to pass the high standard of safety and purity lestt imposed by the British
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    • 472 2 NOTICES. CTANDARD pOLICIES rE demand for th»se Securities continues steadily to increase. New Policiesfor over £1,000,000 (sums assured) have been issued every year since 1866 a resulted maintained uninterruptedly for ■o long a period by no other office in tbe United Kingdom. Apply U. THE BORNEO COMPANY, Ltd. Agents, Standard
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  • 280 3 On the Kith inst., at Serdanc. I CfaioeM mining coolie was lowered down a abaft and was overcome by the foul air. Another man, who went down to rescue him, was also overcome. A third man then descended, at great risk, attached ropes to the two bodies, and
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  • 239 3 \n\one contemplating going home rui the United StatM nowadaj pleasant little; ordeal to co before setting foot in the promised land. Before he or she can be accepted as a passenger by any vessel bound for the United States, they must uive their names in full,
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  • 863 3 In Favour Of A Qold Standard. A Corbesponi>*nt writes as follows to the I'all Mall Gazette on the burning question Now that the committee appointed to inquire into the currency question in the straits Settlements and to report on the advisability of adopting a gold standard
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  • 74 3 In t lie Arsenal at Koochow (China) thiri- ;ire several despatch boats which •n maintained by the Authorities. Uuriim late years, the commanders, miii.-, engineers, cadets and even sailors li:i\i' nut only been constantly absent from service but have overdrawn their salaries. Some of them have gone so far as
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    • 155 3 Smri-i.su advertisements, with dates of sailing "tc, will I.c lout d on page 7. General ■.hipping news is printed on page 8. Diarrhea Dl A 1 c 1 l i < I in 11- Brat itagea, can i.c eared bj a few dote* of thai plaaaant. reliable, and effectual medicine
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    • 245 3 rpo PREVENT CBOUP, begin in time; X The first symptom is hoarseness, this is soon followed by a peculiar rough cough, which i* easily recognised and will never I* forgotten by one who has heard it. The time to act is when the child first becomes hoarn- If Chamberlain's Cough
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    • 731 3 NOTICES. TTTANTED for the Bundi Tin Mines, T f Eemaman. an Eurasian as night overseer. Apply to oIJTHBIE CO., LTD., U.C As Agents. WA TED. AN eiperir need Ci inese storekeeper for Produce. Security required. Apply to Ted c/o Strait* Time*. U.C. WANTED AT ONCE. MANAGER for Teban Louise Estate;
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    • 622 3 NOTICES. Messrs. H. L. Coghla* ff Co. HAVE HE EN APPOINTED BTJB- AGENTS or thk Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada. BOUSTEAI) A CO., General Agents, OX. Straits Settlements. For Sale. THE HULK ■SARAH NICHOLSON," (Now lying in Singapore Roads). OF 934 tons, built of oak and teak, copper or
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    • 712 3 I SHIPPINQ INbb^CHINAWKAM NAVIGATION s COMPANY, LIMITED. FOR PKNANG AND CALCUTTA. THE Company's steamer 8O1SANG, 2,7m> tons, Captain Young, having left Hongkong on the luth inst.. may be expected to arrive here on or about the 30th idem and will have prompt despatch for the ahove ports For freight or
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  • 24 4 FKIPI'- At UHK.Seranifooii Rwul, on t lie Utt iu>l. Kosk I'oN.sTANCK, wife of Captain A. I. Fiiiim' of Singapore. I'enang papers pit- <opy.
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  • 437 4 The Straits Times. PRICE 15 CENT S. FRIDAY, 20TH MARCH. In another column will be found an article on the currency question here, from the Pall Mall Oizette. The article is mainly a repetition of well known facts, but it presents them in concise and compact form to show that
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  • 188 4 The stationary condition of the American-born population of the United States appears to be attracting general attention. According to the Mm York Medical Record the future holds no hope of eacape from the condition of decreasing population with which France is nowadays affected. According to this authority the fashionable American
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  • 91 4 Tin seems likely to help on the coming boom in South Africa. A Reuter telegram from Cape Town says that a syndicate has discovered tin deposits 16 miles from Cape Town. A sample of 16 lb. of washed alluvial soil produced 6 lb. of pure tin. The present sources of
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  • 21 4 Another instalment of the Times article on army reform and other reading matter will be found on pages 2 and 3.
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  • 6 4 To-day's 4/ms. bank rate is l/B£.
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  • 13 4 On the 10th instant the temperature at Bangkok was 100° in the shade.
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  • 15 4 Thk homeward mail by the B. I. s. Zaula closes on Wednesday at 4 p.m.
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  • 16 4 a letter on Raub, from One of the old Staff," is rather too personal for publication.
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  • 16 4 The Bangkok Manufacturing Co has declared a dividend of 10 per cent for the past year
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  • 17 4 Mr. Rockefeller, the Standard Oil King, is planning a big copper trust to control the world's tra<lt-
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  • 20 4 The mail steamer Ballaarat left Penang at 10 a.m. to-day, and may be expected at Singapore at I p.m. to-niorrow.
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  • 19 4 Warren's Circus gives its final performance here this evening, when a special programme has been arranged for the occasion.
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  • 24 4 The meeting of the Licensing Justices advertised to be held at the Police Court on Ist April has been postponed till the 7th idem.
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  • 21 4 Mk. John Feruuson. the proprietor and editor of the Ceylon Observer, has been appointed a member of the Ceylon Legislative Council^
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  • 21 4 The griffins for the Singapore Spring race meeting will be drpwr for to-morrow (Saturday) at Dalian's Horse Repository at 5 p.m.
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  • 25 4 Temperance women in Maine, U.S., have discovered that it is sinful to ride in automobiles in which they get up steam by means of alcohol.
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  • 31 4 Last night the 8.1. steamer ltaura, was lying in the roads with one of her gigs fastened alongside. This morning the gig was non eat and has not been seen since.
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  • 27 4 The Saigon Opinion describes M. Deloncle as a bluffetir imbecile et un arriviste indecrottable." For a choice sample of vituperative argot this would be hard to beat.
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  • 28 4 Attention is called to the sale of furniture which will be conducted by Messrs. Coghlan and Co. at Lochaber," Scott's Road, to-morrow. The sale commeneces at 11 a.m.
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  • 34 4 Thk taking of the census in the Philippine islands began on the 2nd instant. It is the first time that an enumeration of the people there has been taken in hand on modern lines.
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  • 36 4 At a sale of rare postage stamps on the 13th ult. at London among the more important lots were:— Negri Sembilan, 4 cents with red and black surcharge (only 30 of this stamp printed), £9 ss.
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  • 33 4 Mr. Wyatt, the delegate of the Navy League, is on his way to Japan cia Canada, and after spending a month in that country, will proceed to China, Hongkong, Australia, and New Zealand.
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  • 32 4 Penang rumour has it that Mr. Justice Jackson, X.C, Judicial Commissioner, F.M.S. will shortly proceed home on leave, and that it is probable that Justice W. H. Hyndman-Jones will act for him.
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  • 35 4 V notice that, at Hongkong, Public Schools and Universities have been playing The Rest at cricket. The >.(/ C. might with advantage get up a similar match. It would be bound to produce some good play.
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  • 48 4 At some race lotteries in Bangkok the other day the same buyer purchased the horses in two stables in one race. He was not the drawer in either case so that he pays Tcs. 860 for a chance of winning (after deduction of the Club's percentage) Tcs. 882.
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  • 43 4 John Robekts, the Champion billiard player, arrived at Rangoon on the sth inst. He played with Mr. Long, and with Mr. Stewart, conceding them 700 points in a game of 1,000 up. In both cases he ran out, leaving his opponents at 926.
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  • 44 4 There still seems some doubt as to the size of the Burma rice crop, as the latest official estimate has reduced the figures to 1,800,000 tons available for export. The demand for money to finance the movement of the crop has further fallen off.
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  • 41 4 Tin forged notes of the Hongkong Bank and the Imperial Bank of China now circulating at Shanghai are said to be clumsily made with regard to thickness of paper, signatures, and many other defects of which alone the banks are cognizant.
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  • 48 4 Ricartk, one of the Philippine insurgents who steadfastly refused to take the oath of allegiance to the United States after capture and was deported lo Hongkong, is said to be in Singapore. According to Manila papers he is well heeled or in plain English has plenty of money.
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  • 50 4 Thk properties known as the De Wind Estates, situate near the town of Malacca, consisting of about 66 acres of coconut and fruit plantations will be sold by auction by Messrs. Powell and Coy., to-morrow, Saturday, at V.'JO p.m. The sale will he held at Ho. 130 Jonker Street, Malacca.
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  • 50 4 Bombay is to have a properly constructed theatre, to be built on the Hornby Road estate. Alterations in the carefully drawn up plans will increase the means of exit and improve the ventilation. When the theatre is built, therefore, it should be a model of what such structures should be.
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  • 59 4 A nkw thing in law suits is now on at Manila, where a brakesman :r> the service of a railway company is suing the latter to the amount of $10,000 (gold) for the loss of an arm. This is the first time in the history of the Philippines where a
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  • 51 4 Thb premises of M. Gazzolo A- Co., wine and spirit merchants, at 48, Hill Street, were entered by burglars on Wednesday night. They gained access to the bouse by means of a ladder placed against an upstairs window. Property valued at $206 was stolen and the burglars made good their
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  • 54 4 About noon to-day a Chinaman appeared before Mr. Wilson at the Police Court in answer to a summons issued by the Municipality for a breach of the Municipal regulations. The man was ordered to pay a fine of $10. On hearing the sentence he dropped dead in the Court. An
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  • 57 4 In constructing the new line to Seremban.the P.M.S. Railway Department has been entirely dependent upon Tamil labour, owing to the high price of tin Had it not imported 4,000 Tamil coolies it could never have got the railway through. It is now confidently expected that the line will be thrown
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  • 59 4 An advertisement in a Bangkok paper received to-day runs: "The undersigned Piul Riga von Wittekind. M.R.C.V 5.8., challenges herewith the best or any man, an Army man or a Civilian, to a Mounted Su-ord Combat for a public exhibition for a 1,000 ticals a side Queensberry rules. Full Particulars can
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  • 99 4 A Hindu was charged a few days ago, at Penang with being in dishonest possession of a sarong. He pleaded not guilty. The policeman who arrested him gave the following evidence I saw the accused coming out of a pawnshop with a sarong in his hands. I asked him where
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  • 96 4 Yesterday Sergt. King was going along Hill Street in a Yiki«ha in the direction of Stamford Road when he saw an Italian running after a Chinaman. He questioned the Italian and found that the Chinaman was fleeing with a lock which had been given to him to repair. The worthy
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  • 117 4 With regard to the recent troubles between Japan and Korea it would seem that Britain to some extent supported the former. It is alleged that while the trouble was at its height, Mr. Jordan, the British Representative at Seoul, saw the Korean Ministt.r of Foreign Affairs and declared that the
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  • 189 4 The Ist battalion Manchester Regiment now on the way to Singapore for garrison duty, left home for Gibraltar in November, 1897 They remained there till September, 1899, when they were ordered to South Africa and formed part of the force which bore the brunt of the first Boer attacks in
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  • 43 4 The recent electionsin Japan resulted in the return of 185 Constitutionalists, 96 Progressists, 17 Imperialists and 77 Independents. One member was elected for two places at once. The present Diet, is altnoMt similar in its constitution to the old one.
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  • Reuter's Telegrams.
    • 97 4 Liberal Elected at Rye. iMvdon, \itth Hank. The election at Rye (Sussex) kO replace Col. Brookfield, the Conservative member who has resigned on appointment to the post of Consul a~ Montevideo, resulted as follows —Mr. Hutchinson (Liberal) 4,»IO vot.s M Boyle, X.C (Unionist) 4,'i'ti votes Signs of
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    • 73 4 Replying to Mr. Bryce (Aberdeen) in the House, Mr. Chamberlain said that as a result of his representations, the Foreign Otlice has agreed to let one thousand Central African natives go to the Transvaal mines as an experiment. The charges of forcing labour, Mi Chamberlain
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  • 153 4 The popular < >rchestral concert to be given by the Singapore Philharmonic Society to-morrow night at the Town Hall, promises tu provide food >>f a hiuli order for the lover of mic Mrs. Hooper will sing Teresa del Riego's "Oh! Dry thoee Tears'' with piano, organ, and cello
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  • 66 4 A race between fours stroked by White and Darbishire respectively was rowed yesterday afternoon, the course., from Parsee Lodge to Johnston's Pier being about three quarters of a mile. Darbishire's crew got a slight lead at the start but were ultimately beaten by about half a length.
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  • 122 4 THE P. O. COMPANY LOSES. In the Admiralty Division, Mr. Justice Bucknill has just concluded the hearing of an action arising out of a collision in the River Scheldt between the P. it O. s.s. Socotra and the Southdown Steamship Company's Dnllingtou. The casualty occurred on February Ist. The Court
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  • 82 4 Colonel G. F. R. Henderson, C.H., the official historian of the m in South Africa, is dead. Col. Henderson served with the York and I/mcaster Regiment throughout the EgyptiM War of 1882. He was engaged in South Africa in 1899-1900 as Director of Intelligence, and was gubseqoently employed on 6pecial
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  • 101 4 Thk Italian Opera Co. shortly to visit Singapore, has gained golden opinions in Manila that is amongst those qualified to judge. According tv all accounts the luwt tun of American Society there flocked tv the theatre nishtly whilst the space reserved for the gods was generally lillod with Filipinos, who
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 422 4 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Apples Apples Apples AUSTRALIAN APPLES. Jn splendid condition. AUSTRALIAN STORES 1 ROBINSON ROAD. 111. i f. U.C. Warrens Circus. Last Night Jriday, Mared 2Ct6. PRICES OF ADMISSION. BM lo hold fi per.-on, .910.00 Single Clmir in Imix MM I in-w circle "J.i" Back attain I.M Carpet.-il Mti H.M
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    • 70 4 G.R. Lambert? Co. Photographers open Greaham House (Battery Road.) —on Weekdays only 8 a.m. 6 p.m. Orchard on Weekday* 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Ba i on Sunday g. Ba.m.—noon8 a.m.— noon Large Stock of Photographic materials. Monthly supplies frcm Europe, reliable printing papers, chemical mounts, Eastman films, Wratten-Wrainwright's Ilford and German
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    • 32 4 GENERAL DEBILITY AND BRAIN FAG. Thk Effects or Stkahns' Wine is remarkable in the following complaints and functional disorders Phthisis, Dyspepsia, Influenza, General Debility, Brain Fag, Anaemia.— Sold by all chimes ts.
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    • 16 4 Strength without stimulants is Jayne's Tonic Vermifuge. The Singapore Dispensary, Sob Agents for (he Straits Settlements.
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  • 2410 5 ANNUAL QENERAL MEETINO. This afternoon the annual genural meeting of the .Singapore Chamber of Commerce was held at the Exchange I loom, Singapore Club. Mr. John Anderson, the president, occupied the hair, and there was very representative gathering of members. The Chairman in his presidential address
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  • 120 5 This morning a bullock-cart packed almost sky high with empty kerosene oil tins was proceeding along North Bridge Road. A Chinaman was squatting calmly on the very top surveying the busy world beneath him with a look of supreme contempt. But he was not reckoning with bridges or such worldly
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  • 621 5 Bin»apork. Jinn March, 1903. PRODUCE. Gambier buyers f 15.60 Copra Bali 8.90 do Pontiauak 8.40 Pepper, Black buyer* 33.50 do White, (8%) 57.00 Sago Flour Sarawak 5.29 do Brunei No. 1 5.15 Pearl San.. 0.00 Coffee, Bali, 15% ba*i» 22.00 Coffee, Palemban(f,2o%ba«i«._ ...,,32.00 Coffee, Liberian No. 1 18.50 Tapioca,
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 290 5 Baby's Cough Must Never Linger NOTHING is more distressing than to see 4 helpless little infant suffering with a coii'^li, and to be fearful of using a remedy wbiuh may contain some harmful ingredient. The makers of Chamberlain's Cough Remodv positively guarantee that this preparation does not contain opium in
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    • 577 5 NOTICES. S. EDWARD'S SCHOOL. NUWARA ELIYA, CEYLON 6,200 feet about sea level. For the sons of Europeans only. ALL the advantages of a first class school in England at very moderate fees Very healthy climate. Resident English graduates. Experienced lady teaches younger boys. School buildings stand in own grounds of
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    • 786 5 AUCTION SALES. LOCHABER Furniture Sale The Valuable Household Furniture &c, the property of J. J. MACBEAN Esq. Will be sold by Auction at Lochaber, Scott's Road on Saturday, 21st March, at 11 a. m. (Refreshment* uill he prwwW) This sale should prove most attractive one as may be judged from
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 177 5 DAY BY DAY. Friday. 30th March. High Water. 3.9 p. m Town H-rnd. H. S. Reservoir. 5 to 8. B.V.A. Lecture. 5.15. S.V.E. Klectric Lighting. 5.15. S.V.R. Maxim Gun Drill, 5.15. S.V.I. Recruits Company Drill 5.15. S.G.C. Annual Meeting, Pavilion. 5.15. Wayanj; Kit-sin.. North Bridge Road. 9. Wayanj? I'iibi. North
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 696 6 NOTICES. Requires o Thousands in use Al.MOS'i j K j^B ANYTHiiVG K-lLu,. Needs no ISo moving parts Jg WL to get out «v7^Hfl^^^HA K of order. yi^fe^s y IH^B Will Vv^-^^BB J^kS^:' ySlwKK^^^^&l^ STtAM PUMP. on a Chain. PAKTICI LARS J|B^^^^^ r^' PRICES on IS NOISELESS. *C*ziStS application. SOLE JLC3-E3STTS
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    • 202 6 NOTIwES. GRIMAULT* C° Medicinal Skin Soap MEDICINAL SKIN SOAP H Recommended by eminent Dermatologists and adopted in the Paris Hospitals in the treatment of Ringworm, Acne, Psoriasis, Eczema and Skin diseases generally. 8, RUE VIVIENHE, 8 T* V WATCHES DURABLE AND ACCURATE •QE^ The Keysiooe Watch Case Co. ctT.K-vtto tii*
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    • 216 6 NOTICES I DAWSON'S SOOTS FOR ALL CLASSES. Unequalled for STYLE, COMFORT, and DURABILITY. NONE 6EKUI.NE WiTtXUT to i Ti TO Be HAD OF ft--' -:CaLtR3 23 LONCON WALL, LONDON, E.C. Pure Dutch Cow's Milk DUTCH FLAG BRAND. NOT CONDENSED BUT STERILIZED. Prepared under constant supervision of Dutch Government Officials. STEKILI/.lNii
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 721 7 The Borneo Company, Ltd. rpilE Studs*! Life Anunnw. J. Norwioh Union Fire In»ur*no» Society. Atbu Anfuranoe Company (Fire). Di« K.|Uit»l.li. I, it" Awuranoe Society. The China Mutual St.«m Navifrntion Oomi*ny 1 'tu.nhnni Lajjer B««r Company. ror particulars of thene Companies, see th* rull »dv.,rtiH«nient of THE bOKNEO COMPANY, LIMiTF.U. AirenU.
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    • 797 7 STEAMSHIP COMPANIES, Koninklijke Paketvaart Maatschappij. Under contract with the Netherlands India GoTernmeni. (/•m« ol Singapore: Ship Agiscy, latv J. Imbbdblb A Co., 2-8, OoiXTma yii*T. Tbe undermentioned date* are only approximate. Steamer Krom tipected Will be Despatched tor On Van d>r (uprllin Batavia j 16 Bawein, Soerabaia, Bandjermassin, Kota Raroe
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    • 580 7 Austrian Lloyd's Steam Navigation Company. Undib Mail Contract with thk Austrian Government. The following are the dates on wbicb the Company's steamers may be expected to arrive and sail from here Outward. Homeward. IDO3. I»u3 \Melpimirne April 11 1 1 \»>/>»n Mar. IE. Ftrdinand Apl. 27 J.V'irin Valerir May 11
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    • 715 7 STEAMSHIP COMPANIES Compagnle Des Messagerlei Maritimes Da France. TILKikAPHIC AOL'hftj: ME88A0B«I«8, aiiIQAPOEI. The -n steamer* will leave Singapore on or aoout the undermentioned dates.— Udtwaxd. Hombwabd. Dates. Date*. 1903 1903 Tonkin Mar 15 Annum Mar 16 Tonkin Mar. '80 Simon* Mar 30 Calfdonifn Apr. 12 Sydney Apr 13 SaUuif Apr.
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    • 573 7 INSURANCE CO.'S CANTON INBDRANOB OFFIOB LIMITED. Capital Subscribed $2,800,000. Amount paid op 100,000. Reserve fond I,IKUKX. Hiad Oman, Ho»»io»a. rhe undersized, having been appointed Agents of the above Company, are prepared U aooept Marine Rim at current rate*. BOUBTKAD a Co.. Agents. ROYAL nWURANCK 00Y. FIRS LIFE TOTAL INVESTED FUNDB
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    • 781 7 NOTICES. MARTIN'S «*fTyrort,adies.| J*f LaLS AFr«nch Rsoiedy f>r *l\ I rr*pul«rlli«a I ix>ut*iut« tt I m.-\ k a hot hi Mi rt n- I „n Li<m flfitaunnfa.il. >' •mar tb*.ir enorniMj MARTIN. li. lat SOUTHAMPTON, ENCLAND. LIQUID^ FUEL(Petroleum Residue) Large stocks always on hand. 326 (Thirty-two shillings and sixpence) per
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  • SHIPPING.
    • 1211 8 Under this heading the following abbreviations are used str.— steamer »h.— •hip; bq.— barque; sch.— schooner Yet— Y*cut; Cru Cruiser; «.ibt. Gunboat; Tor. Torpedo; H.p.— Horse-power; Brit. British; U. H.— United Stales; Feb.— French Ber.— C4. mmii; Dut.— Dutch; Joh.— Jobore; B.*.— General-cargo; d.p. -deck passenger; 0.-Onc.-rt.iin
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    • 112 8 For Per iteamer Time. To-Morrow. Bangkok Bora 11 a.m. Sourabaya and Bali Hniknl 11 a.m. Indragiri Aim§ Mm Noon. Tringganu Mmmi Xoon. SourabavaJ Daphne) 1 p.m. Djambie Xian Ann\ Ip.m. Penang Pin Seng 2 p.m. P. Dicksoo and Klang Hong l.ian •> p.m. Mnar and Malacca Sultan Ip
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    • 143 8 From Europe— Ry the P &<>. s.s. Haltanral due on Saturday, with dates to the °JOth Feb. brings replies to the mail which left Singapore on the 26th January. Times Tabl« of Mails Dub. l.pft Singapore. Dae in London Arrived Jun With B I. Feb 24th Feb
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    • 143 8 5 i'BBitSL 3 Name a Iwa vUriAiM From Bailed. ConsioskkKk. Mar In Giant; Seng 19 Pin Seng 19 Valetta 19 Emile 19 Isal.rlla 19 Parfalln 19 It aura •Ji i Sultan iO Mathilde 20 Hebe 20 Palamcottn* Brit str. TV RawliogsoD Samarang Mar 16 1° K. Tian Co Ltd.
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    • 139 8 I'm Vk.nski.V Kami. I 'UK Vbbssl's Namk. Fi.ao 4 Rio Tors. HilßilMW. ,r 20 Mena 20 Ismaila 30 Waka-a Maru 20 Kum Sang 'JO Bmile VI) Chiang Sent Heng 20 Haldis If) Sri Woogsee 10 Mossel 21 Van der Cape i lan 2. Van .ler Parra 20 Qanymede 'JO
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 516 8 K. A. J. CHOTIRMALL Co., JEWELLERS and SILK MERCHANTS, 51-52, HIGH STREET. Jewellers and dealers in all kinds of Indian, Chinese, and Japanese silks and silk fancy goods, curios, art embroidery work, carpets, and rugs. Also Indian and Chinese-made gold and silver gem-set jewellerysilver ware and'silverlcurios. Visitors will be cordially
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    • 474 8 New Cotton Dress Fabrics The Latest Productions for the Coming Season AT. Whiteaway, Laidlaw Co., FKVOU can find everything in prints, excepting the very poor jtjy] stuff which we do not handle, the good standard prints are coming to us from the mills all the time, nice fresh patterns as
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
    • 94 8 WEATHER REPORT. Knvdnnq Krrbau Hospital, If)th March, 190$ »a.m. 3 p.m. 9 p.m. Remarks. Bar -J9.907 29.821 j 29.899 Mornine Temp 86.5 82.6 76.0 clear, day WB'lbTher, 78.0 77.4 74.9 cloudy, DirofWind s.s.w. s. k. Calm, night clear. Max. Temp 78.2 Mm 7.M Mil vi n Sun 14-2.0 Terr, rad
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