The Straits Times, 4 May 1906

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    15 1 The Straits Times. SO. 22.028 THE STRAITS TIMES. FRIDAY. MAY 4. 1906. PRICE 15 CENTS.
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      772 1 NOTICES THE "GOOD VALUE" CAR. Money laid out *P||> t^t C\t\mT*Kt\iit(\t% proves a good in buying a *^V .CFIUI I*J3UU I UII investment. "SECOND-* 'AN h cars possessing n icrtat reputation are ever increasing in price. For instance. r.»04 pattern (i h.p. De Hion two-seated oars which a year ago
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      762 1 NOTICES. Robinson Co.— TAILORS. Spring Race Meeting 1 906_ New and Exclusive Designs FOR Gentlemen's Wear Tweeds, Homespuns, Lovat Mixtures, Cashmeres and Tropical Suitings, Fancy Vestings. Racing Colours IN ALL The Registered Designs. ROBIITSOIT &> 00. jj 98 Singapore Club. BnXNO i;\< K mm I [KG. rwnfaa ■.'•/n.f. rkavwfaiy :»'•<
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      165 1 DAY BY DAY. 4* Friday. 4th May. iJHigh Water.'?- 1 p.m. Militar> Fiald Oi«ratit.n-.. Town Club. General Meetmu. U-l« p.m. I (Town Band. H. S. Reservoir. *.3O Saturday, sth May. High Water. 7-24 a.m. <*!*» p.m. HI outward mail due. S.V.A. dkiwt Hunt Club. Waving Satu. !i. Town Band. Esplanade.
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    THE HIDDEN TREASURE.
    441 2 A Prize Essay. The following essay was successful in winning the first prize in a corniest recently promoted for children under 16 years of age, the writer being Mis* Dorothea Burgess, daughter of the Rev. Canon Burgess, M. A., of the Vicarage, Howick, Natal When we came
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    MALAY NEGROES.
    1626 2 In few parts of the Indo-Malav countries are the indigenous races of the human species of greater interest to the anthropologist and the ethnologist than are those of the Malay Peninsula and in few cases, says the "Indian Field' it may be added, are there greater difficulties to
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      362 2 NOTICES. 45,000. "EMPIRE" TYPEWRITERS. are in use. H.M. Government use 725 "Empires." C. P. Railway 450 j L.&N.W. Railway,, 80 Harrods Stores „68 Manchester Ship Canal 40 Visible writing Simplicity of Construction Durability and Perfect work c strong points of the Empire." Prices. "Foolscap" Model $110.00 takes paper 9" wide.
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      224 2 NOTICES. Cinematographes PATHE Freras Films For complete INSTALLATION apply to, Levy Hermanos, 3y Battery Road. "ODEON" Double-sided Records and Talking Machines "ODEON" Talking Machines from $20. SOLE AGESTS. Levy Hermanos, j, Battery Road. MICHELIN Tyres for motor-cars Rubber tyred wheels for Rickshas and Carriages Levy Hermanos, 3% Battery Road. .n
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    A National Calamity.
    129 3 Is MM MMM were 8.1M14 bro<xl mares ■eenwM for in tin- Knulish Stud Book. I omntru Lift, a total wliich fell to "i,661 HOC and which last yiar H^urcd out at ."..I(»9— in otlior words, MmM ar»' H9. r fewer rct>istrre<l in the j.nwnt Stud Book tlian
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    LIST OF PASSENGERS.
    176 3 FOR SINBAPORI l'er P. .V <>■>■«. .'Mrfmt-i MMMMnI with tin- rtMBM* ".viiimi at Od mbo, from Zamtm April II .In. 1-itli Ma> Mr (S. I)>m,i> Holland, H. M\uoit. W. \V. r«mpWll. Captain and Mm. Matlftv; Messrs. K. M. Miller. A. F. M. Priam, II OttfaMT, Mr. ami
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      413 3 NOTICES. URALITE. THE BEST FIRE-RESISTING BUILDING MATERIAL SUPPLIED IN SHEETS FOR ROOFING ALL KINDS OF BUILDINGS AND FOR CEILINGS, PARTITIONS, etc. ngents: HUTTENBACH BROS. CO. MAYNARD'S PRICKLY-HEAT LOTION. A CERTAIN CURE INSTANT RELIEF PRICE 50 CENTS PER BOTTLE. SOLD ONLY BY Maynard Co., Ltd., CHEMISTS AND DXI (KiISTS. 14 BATTERY
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      70 3 CHARLES ji6l HEIDSIECK S Si White Seal Champagne. POLE AGENTS jf M Behn, Meyer Co Ld ?^k Singapore <</"' I'i'nnng DEPOT: t A Ifwrs. lii^^J M\ LITTLF It., Hi. L^^^J March 30 m.w.f. v.c. J. MOTION CO. WATCHMAKERS. JEWELLERS OPTICIANS. REPAIRS PROMPTLY EXECUTED PILSENER BEER KEY BRAND IMPORTED SINCE i»76
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    The Straits Times. PRICE 15 CENTS. FRIDAY. 4TH MAY.
    1786 4 The Straits Times. PRICE 15 CENTS. FRIDAY. 4TH MAY. Al the Legislative Council meeting, today. lal •< retarv ptonOMl to move a 111,026.73 in payment of expenses qonaocted with the visit of Prince Arthur. Was it not arranged, however, prior to that visit that Singapore was to pay SlO.OOO for
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    24 4 Thk paddy oropatbM ye bars failed in Cochin China, and famiin is (eared. The rice miller- at liaifton are abaky and dread a crash.
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    27 4 Thk Town and Volunteer Band will play at iba High Banrfee BaaiiiiiMi at s.:Mit<i niglit. and a; the Ksplanade loinonow night, at the same uour. weather permitting.
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    33 4 Thi 61a arrived thin inoiuiug from LiMi[)Ool. The Cantain i .ports having p»s-<d v white shiii butu full of water visterday at H.l.*> ajn. in Lai. M N. and Long, lo'i _>ii E.
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    36 4 Ar Saigou. on the 1 'ill April, a Mash of lightning atmok down foocteea aativa work men employed ia repairing i-. man-of-war. One of them was kill. d. I he others recovered after a long hile.
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    30 4 It is reported that plague is practically lion existent in A istraha no.\. K\er\ effort was made atann oat the dJaeaaa, and the destruction ol rats went on rigOl i.iiisly.
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    54 4 I'l s UN complains .>i IIIMlljJMII. l»ut is WOm in :i fair way to Mean relief. Then- is uotinng like publicity to pat ;i stop to that Idnd of lnwiti.ss. tad, \\\wn places awl times hii poiuted nit id tlic |M)MM~s. m;uki-<l im provcmeut in behaviour in thoH I'Kalitits i-.
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    57 4 On the ,'ils: March last, a match waa Bred between tin South Australian fjanfj hnm llii'.e A -sociation and the Knglish. Smallbore Hifle Association. The \ustralian team, which included two ladies, find in Adelaide, and scored 1.52.1 i>oiuts. The Kngli-li team tired at >ou;lilield. and MMand l.Hltt. The South Australians
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    60 4 Thki.-k has often been talk ot the imiioita tion ot iiuages of Buddha bom Kuropc and America into Siam, but it hail never been clearly proved hitherto. Than is Now evil-. now an Indian shop in liaugkok, where |thrie wan recently, a number ol vei v trail huishe<l Huddha images
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    60 4 Ml:. T. I). MaKAT, general paaaMMBI agent and '-cpn-s, ntative of "Tin Overland LimiUil. the Handsointst Train in the World is amongst us ngain for a few moments. If Mr. McKay had his way, none of us would go home by the westward route, but wonld travel to Hongkong and
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    65 4 Thk Indo-China Stt-aiu Navigation Co. s s.s. LiikH'nii/, on a voyage from Shanghai (which she left on the 18th April) for Chefoo and Newehwang, went aground off IVtennan'n l'oint in a fog on the 21st April. The crew ateasta. The steamer is ie|>oit.il as Itadly damaged and making water in
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    61 4 Now that a man lias been appointed to investigate the manufacture of lilnrlini., Hiniilst his other duties eonne.:toil with the fishing industry, as Saportad in the Strmitt 'inn* it is to liope.l that he will donouie tiling to diiKMiiragc the prodnetion and sal< of lhiiimalodorouHarticlowliiehisn.it only a i|iiestionable article of
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    118 4 hiu \V. H. Lioxkl Cox, Chief.! iixtiec of the Straits Settlemont«i, who is K"'»K houie on leave for about a year, was in Colombo |>ass niH through on the lHth nit. Sir Lioacl Cox lias been Chief .Justice of the Straits since 1898, that colony, remarks the I'ini,* nf CtfUm,
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  • Special German Telegrams.
  • Reuter's Telegrams.
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      Russia's Political Life.
      74 4 Btc'd, Binfapttr* ;,.i \i, !i.r,1.h,/ li< ttrr ./</ HI, Tin liiiilif Trbfrapk'i canaepaadmi In st. Mantaqi says tba roi^jnnarj Dnniovo lias aKki-d t.. \>c reli. hasbaM dismi- •d J and that (ioriinykin. win. is an extreme Imreaiu an i neiuy o' < f onrit Wilti''s. -uc r.U
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      Colonial Conference next April.
      19 4 Lord Kl^in baa aaaonnned that tin Col"lli;d t'ollfrii will 111 l I 111 \plil. I!«I7
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      Insurance Losses Through Frisco Disaster.
      25 4 Tin ->iuttisli I i. n«nd National [mm rang Companies' koaaet "\er the Han Franciaon ii-i-i' s an netlimtiid at AMCUHO.
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      Disturbances in Zululand.
      32 4 I'nnitivr operatioM- have Ik'cii romiM. .1 in Z ill, land when iiilineroiis kraals have ix i n i n. .1 and i| i:i.i'itii of eattie h w bats wiaadi
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      Irish Party "Agin ' the Government.
      26 4 Irish Party "Agin the Government. M :iiei'tiii« of Hrn Irian Party it wan re.-o|v, .1 to vote aonisat tin -i i d of t!.. K.hi-ati.Hi Hill.
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      Indian Railways Scheme.
      77 4 i Hun-, of nuaona, Mr. M. K. B. Lynch iW. K. K. Von -i naked wheth.i. in \ii the i fad i Mm [winaanlluii at Bawdan inntu bob into Ptaniaon the frontier naoMei i .flii.lia. Mr. .lohn Moriey (Bwirntarj India) would rerun U> nanrtirm i lart;i cpenditaw
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      To Prohibit Duplicate Voting.
      175 4 The (fovernmnt'a raral Voting Hill. vrhicl 1 i- to prulilbit anylio ly from voting in t\\... .':-cituci]c!. h. lins )>ass-(| its tii-i i. I inn i" t!.i Hi of Commona, Tin rote* in favmiv "f ti Itill were :>J7, ami <U> iih m bers voted ■gain
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      679 4 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS ORANGES. BEST MESSINA £x s.s. "Roon" THE BEST OF THE SEASON. 50 60 cents a doz. Thompson Thomas Co. THE AUSTRALIAN STORES SINGAPORE. Write for <ur new Price List, now ready. AUCTION SALE OF VALUABLE ENGINEERING j PLANT. znd Ergii cerirg .Stock- in-Trade j I lie Property of
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      276 4 soldering machines, cast iron pile drivers, window bars, 11 cast-iron body screw jacks. 26 kegs of wire nails etc. Gal- vanised spikes and saplcs, 13 iron crosses, ;62 tins and pots Dion Silica Graphite {Paint and pipe joint composition, 113 gas couplings 119 gas bends. 115 stay I tube nuts.
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      94 4 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. WILSON Co.'s; PHOTOGRAPHS AKK ACKNIiWI.KDt.KII TO BE The Best in the Straits, IM. Kvl'U. Tv ANY ANYWUERB. Price ef Cabinet Portraits: 6 Copies 12 Copied IN MATTOTYPE ».00 »12.00 BROMIDE „12.00 ,18.00 PLATINOTYPE „I*oo .25.00 CARBON ,25.00 „40.00 Portrait* on Porcelain each $15. WILSOVS PHOTO ART SI UDIO
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      54 4 In pamoanea of sir Henry Campbell Bnnnei man's declarai. .11 of the intention* of of the (•.iveriinient la Bprca Inlxiiil acconliiiu to lrinh ideaa, five temporary Habitant Land OaaaaiMiaaan, wfai torni nf MCftaa ha« expired, have Im.ii ahniiwod without explanation. HattnnaliitiMlnnyiin! to the IriHh Cminty Councils liavn Iri 11 a|i]><iiiitoil
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    THE LOSS OF THE " BENTONG."
    1942 5 THE LOSS OF THE BENTONG." MARINE COURT OF INQUIRY. Thk inqiiirv into tin- loss of the s. s. was c -in. ud at the Marine Court yesterday afte D. David Swiu: ..i s. id lie was the Chief Fnitinnnr al Ha a*. Ma»mktm Qrmmfe. Hi produced tl certificate of a
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    TO-DAY'S EVIDENCE.
    2752 5 Cross- Examination of Captain Perm. CtrUß I'k.nn (recalled) By Mr. Elliott: A few minutes after 10 that night, he went to sleep. That was on the poop, near Mr. Francis, a passenger. He could not tell which whis.. awoke him. It was practically at the same time as
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    Alleged Attempted Murder.
    102 5 t On the iit.li of March last. Heng A Jooaud t ioh Kia Vow quarrelled about money on the baige moorud near Kampong Malacca Police Station. The former, it is alleged, struck the latter ou the head with a piece of iron and ran away. The injured
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    71 5 Im>h in the opinion of Indian F.ntjmrcriinj, can scarcely be a poor country when, according to the Minister for Industry and ■.pinmeree. it has of late absorbed the precioim metals at the rate of ton millttmt itetUmg a ijenr fifty millions in the last five years Somebody has got all
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    Discharged and Stranded.
    180 5 In Calcutta raeeaaty, says I' mill, a vouuh Scotsman, siiid to have been disc-harp 0 from the Royal Oarriaon Artillery, was brought up it the Police-court ou a chaise of ragrancy. He said that he was bomaaaea and destitute. md desired to l>e sent home, and the
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    113 5 A i < okdim; to la>t advices from China terrible earthquake has taken place In Mongolia at Iniankai and its najghhonrhood md an enormous chasm has been formed, in which water of a tasted eoloaa and rockswerc teen. Heavy damage was .lone, in -ludinK many persons killed and buildings destroyed
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    LADIES LAWN TENNIS CLUB.
    63 5 Croquet Tournament. Play for Monday May 7th. DoL'BLK- Ham A. Mrs. Stevens and .Mr. Hn-.iitr 4 r«. Mrs md Mr. (iaimt 4J,.4 J i. Mrs. BaMoaa and Mr. Mratlon 1 ct, Mis. Law and Dr. Fowlfa 1 Play In T i»; Ma] *th. Winner o! tin.
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    Defective Measures
    112 5 l\sii, mi: Dvikmin i Weights *Ud .'>!..:■ anreel yaatorday, cited ri\e Mr. Bryant to explain whj adben to the l>rovi<riona of the Weighta v I i trdiaanoa in man v..t. I inrasuii-. Mr. Qrant appi lendant* and said that hfa roapectablo tinsiuiths. and had through ignorance. They mad
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    The Cholera in the Province.
    154 5 Tiu.i i been ohm of hoi, ,i; t and iw daatha oeeaned, Mya the Pinaiu Ham He, in tin' in ted urea in Province "i\'t !i. Urn Oth April. Tin total number anionnted then lo N.). and of It i-saiil tlmt the inhabitant-, ol Nibonfl
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    109 5 Til ilk is v newly o|Hlied road between Queen Street and waiarioo Btrout an tincorner of which stands the Lusitaniaii Club. Ko sti<t liylit lias been placed iiitliK stn-rt. vu 1 1 1 Mvcml «snaults arc said to h.i. place there lately on dark ni^'lits. This street i- practically in
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      176 5 LATENT ADVERTISE M E NTS. toTet. No. 4 Mount Rosie Apply to:— Raffles Hotel. OURTEAK PIANOS ffff --f.^^^..^_£» 1906 Models "KBKMCjIiBBBBBBBBaMatfB^SI^BB'W'' > I I M I idsOUlf rl lllMil Wtfm j Kich Tone. Jg^^^^jMMPJeaSaHBSBSR Sn Perfect Touch. «B bbbbbbbbbbbßßSS Durability fCl^| BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBmmIaa^^I Gliai'll II t li I nJ| BfJ $75
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    TRIAL BY WATER.
    515 6 A Siamese Humorous Tale. The following sample of Siamese humour is transhux! from the new ladies, magazine, published at Bangkok, the Kula Satri "Two hunters went into the forest la hur.t de;r. One had gt.n the other a spear. A deer was found and the hunter with
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    INDIAN COINAGE.
    391 6 Change in Native Habits. In ;i report on the rtaiistici relating to i':. ■-nl! m v. Mi- F. C. Harmon, AcKiiiiitant (Jcntntl. BtMßOay, calculates 11... 1 between 1900-1901, and October 31, J905. the net absorption of gold was 18.41 millions sterling. Of thY n I 53 million! were
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    59 6 S11: WORD filirw stat«>s that the C'ana- <iu\i mini nl are nady at any time to Mgotiatt willi Newfoundland with a view to tstf entrance of the inland into the Canadian Confederation. With reference to the West Imiiiv fawada fa pMpandto extend her ..hiti.niv witli tliein. Imtis not prepared at
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      699 6 NOTICES. CHINESE CLERK WANTED. For a rubber estate in Sumatra good handwriting required. Appply toE., c/o Straits Times 2309 WAXTED by a European firm, a smart Eurai ian or Chinese Clerk. Must be a good penman and quick at figures. Apply to C. c/o Strait> Timer. 1-2276 SHORTHAND TYPEWRITER. Wanted
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      618 6 NOTICES. FOR SALE. Rndge-Whitworth, 38 inch frame, inverted brakes (back and front rim), in excellent order. Offers at once to K. Y. Z., Straits Times., Singapore. FOR SALE. The 8. S. ABBOTSfORD built in 1900 of iteel, classed 100 A.I. at Lloyds, length 130 ft beam 22tt., depth of hold
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      537 6 NOTICES. TO BE LET. The premises in Prince Street at present occupied by Messrs. Rud Sieverts A Co. For further information apply to PATERSON, 6IMONB A CO., Singapore. 0 1836 TO BE LET. Premises No. 4a, Piffles Place. Apply:— Internationale Credieten Handels Vereeuieiiu: Rotterdam." 1489 TO LET. No. 46 Cairnhill
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      297 6 NOTICES. RILEY.HARGREAVES&CoItd. SIITGAPOBE <5c IIFOIH:. Electrical Department MINING INSTALLATIONS AND MACHINERY. Complete Schemes for the Electric Equipment of Mines for Lighting, Hauling, Pumping Etc. ELECTRIC LIGHT INSTILLATIONS MD WIRING T amps, Pendants, Brackets, Switches, Fuses, etc. Electrical Driving Fans, for all Purposes. ESTIMATES FREE Tel^raph Addr...,- >. HARGREAVES i: 242
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    News from Peking.
    314 7 Currency Reform. Tuan Fang and Tai Hung Chi have telegraphed to th<* Government at Peking recommending that the services of Professor Jenks be engaged in the event of it being decided to remodel the currency of China. They point out that Professor Jenks is a man of
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    Imprisoned Canton Boycotters.
    299 7 Tat Cliini-v r.Milcnt- in Perak. Malay Niitivf States, have sent a joint petition to Vir.niy Shuiii of Canton praying for tlie releane'of Ma Tat Shan. Pun Shun Miujj and Ha ChiinK Man who have been detained in prison, for taking part in putting up damag ing poHteni
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      109 7 perfectly' comfortable No matter how much pain y>ur Rheumatism ii causing you now, there is a remedy that will cure you. Little's Oriental B-ltn has soothed thousands of lufTercn from this insidioui disease. You can prove this very eas:'. by sendfng to your chet.ist tor a bottle of this grand
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      793 7 NOTICES. Singapore Sporting Club KOTICK. No Motor Cars or Motor Cycles will be allowed in the Sporting Club premites during Race Week, or during training. By order of the Committee. 201« Illustrated L>> my Sro. Price one dollar. The Cultivation of FICUS ELASTICA. The Ind a Rubber of the East.
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      670 7 NOTICtfs: H. ABRAMS, V>6e Jiorse Repository, ORCHARD ROAD. Has just landed Ex. S.S. Darius" thirty very select Horses. Coon and Ponies, in first claiw condition. This in undoubtedly one of the finest shipments of Horses that has ever been landed in Singapore and includes four very stylixh Victoria and Landau
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      589 7 AUCTION SALE* S.MovtrieffCo.,Ltd. (ESTABLISHED 1875) Pianoforte .Manufacturers. .Hongkong Shanghai. Importers of Pianos, Organs, and every description of MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS. Sole A:ents Ur Lyceum Theatre, Shanghai. Our Agent- at Singapore are Messrs. Powell C 0., at whose iale-room i f me <of our Pianos are now on view. i- 2151) POWELL
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      829 7 AUCTION SALES. AMOST IMPORTANT ATTRACTIVE AUCTION SALE AT "LABRADOR VILLA" PASSIR PANJANG Valuable Teak English and Chinese household furniture by order of the Trustees of the Estate of G. T. HARE deed. On Saturday 12t& May, at noon. Artistically designed teak standard dining room furniture, teak writing tables, two patent
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    PENANG LETTER.
    1176 8 The Cholera. PtMNtt, OMNBB* tsth I/"''. Tn cholera still drags on iv the Province^ without getting either much Uttci or MBE HOBM days we have BO fresh case reported at all. while on others several crop up. I am told by the doctors that the cases are alm.st
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    THE COURT OF REQUESTS.
    807 8 European Summoned by a Chitty. A IBUIMD European giving the name of W. K. Mastowski appeared in the Court of liequcsU before Mr. Michell. yesterday, to explain his failure to pay a balance of $80 on an I. O. I for $80 signed by him and
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    Football.
    387 8 S. C C. Sherwood Foresters. It is a long time since the football-loving public, belore yesterday, saw a really good Association match, and when it became known that the two crack civilian and military teams, the B.C. C. aud the Slurwood foresters were to try conclusions at soccer yesterday
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    The Man with a Dagger.
    134 8 A Protest. Tn Bar. Mr. Wynne, a BMptCßsd Wesley an minister, speaking at Yolksmst. said that he always avoided jxilitics. but the occasion called so loudly that he dared not refuse to utter a protest against Natal's being over- whelmed. The natives were always well
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    Is Sunlight a Cause of Cancer?
    197 8 AriMKhlM. to writer i.i the Meiliml Vi< tin possibility that tiie effects of i \ti -~iv. Miuliyht may iucltnk the production of cancer is now attracting notice, attention having been directed to this possibility by the action of the X-ray in the same direction.
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    Women and Marriage in Egypt.
    203 8 According to the Cairo correspondent of the OliW, a number of native women of Kgypt have just preferred a |>etition to the i (iovernnient. imploring protection from the unjust marriage laws of thecountry. When any of us." they declare. have differences with our husbands over
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  • Correspondence.
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      The Cost of Water.
      293 8 ft the Editor of the StrniU Taint." Dear Sir. —Your correspondent. More Freedom." hax undoubtedly gauged public sentiment correctly in his references to various quetttions connected with tinMunicipality .but while I admit the popularity of liis ideas. I cannot agree with all of them but have
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    137 8 A< MMSMKMVT Wliln: l>ou't be too sure. Mr* Editor, that ao stutlinu language was ever uttered in our local li-jii-lutive halls. We hail some time ago in the Legislative Council a gentleman who used to (tour out Bonn- wonderful utterances though it was impossible for even the Strait* Time* reporter
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    COMMERCIAL.
    5 8 SOkMhME, 4th May. 1906.
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    PRODUCE.
    91 8 Gambler buyers 7.:<0 do (Cube No. 11 unpicked 10.62J Copra Bali 8.35 do Pontianak *.17J Pepper. Black 20.75' do White, 5% 2H.H7* Sago Floor Sarawak 1.71 do Brunei No. 1 2.65 Pearl Sago 5.40 Coffee Bali. IV. buyer* 18.50 Coffee. Palembang, 20% basis 25.00 Coffee, Liberian No. 1 21.25
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    EXCHANGE.
    133 8 On Umdon-htnkimis 2/4 Demand 2/4 A Private 6. n,» 2/4 j do 3m- I On On-many— Bank d/d 2.3»J Private 8 m/« 2.44 do 6 ra/i 2.46 0« France— Bank d/d 2.04 Private 8 m.'s 2.95$ do 6 in,, S.no* <;»• rii>li<i— Bank T. T. ITS*' Private 30 d/i
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      MAILS CLOSE.
      74 8 for Per Sttamrr Time To-morrou. BanJakan via ports Dwrnl lOa.u.Salmk mid Djambie BoMJ Urn 1 p.m. Penang. Bahaug. I'adani; Bait 1 p. m. P. Swetteuliain, Penang Pin SV»;i 2 p.m. Penang ami Calcntta Km Sunn 3 p.m. Malacca. P. D. *P. 8. .1/<i(</.«-.i s p.m. S'bayt. Hah. Macassar
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      MAILS TO ARRIVE.
      136 8 From Ecropc— By the B. I. s. s. Tlioiujtta j iue on ">th May. From China—By the M. M. s. Tlmmm lue od Ttb Left Singapore [ar. Wild B. I. [hi-. IMI M. M. [»r. '.".Uli V. AO. Due in London Arri v»H April Ulh April lltli
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      VESSELS AT TANJONG PAGAR.
      68 8 Wharves at Which Different Ships are Berthed Tu-day. East Wbarf:— Nil. Vhtoku (JinviM, DiKh S<* Haw, Axj-.kkt Giumm. link Slmlinlluni. Section No. 1 Ot>.-ant:< hew. IVH«k. pe— 0. I Nil. 8 Elax. „4 Audit I v mm. 5 Profit. 6 Glaums. Tvckma, Borneo Wukv: 7 DanuW
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      119 8 K. A. J. CHOTIRMALL Co JEWELLERS SILK MERCHANTS. N0..51 ft 52 High Street. lietter value- thau ever. All a"**!* reduced uftirice.l'Buy for c»Mi aud save money. Silk at 25 cent* a yard. Ladits Japanese .-oti.t, «roiH- kiiiKinos of lainc size from I t» *2 each and alßo silk .Iftpane^ KimouoK
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      113 8 „.w NOTICES. STRAITS TIMES ANNUAL 1906-7. CONTRIBUTIONS INVITED Straits and Malayan Colour Alone Acceptable SHORT STORIES AND ARTICLES (SIGNED BY AUTHOR) ILLUSTRATED BY SKETCHES OR PHOTOGRAPHS (SIGNED BY ARTIST) To be sent in very soon and addressed to Editor, Straits Times Annual, Straits Times Offices, Cecil S'reet, Singapore. iClirtjiietiforiniitlnl nft,,
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      29 8 WEATHER TELEGRAM. HONGKONG.— Sub My-, 10a.m. Barometer W. 91. Direction of Wind kast, Force of Wind S. Max. Temp in Shade 73. MANILA.— 3m. Tiki somi -2 M M.
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    PENANG VOLUNTEERS.
    448 9 Interesting Case in Court. In the Court of Requests, Penaug, tho other day, before Mr. G. A Her.' ford, Lieutenant Alan Wilson, \djutint, Penang Volunteer Corps, sued Mr. George William Holloway, describ ed as a private of the Corps, for the recovery of the sum of |25, which
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    MORE MARVELS OF RADIUM.
    335 9 Atoms Living fora Thousand Years. Some further marvels of radium wenexplained in a lecture ou the Corpus cular Theory of Matter," delivered al the Royal Institution rccvutly by l'rof. J. J. Thompson. It was knowu, ht> said, thai in t lie course of an hour ouo
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      705 9 STEAMSHIP COMPANIES. BUCHANAN'S BLACK WHITE holds top )>ltico in the lii^'liest class of Whiskies. Guaranteed 12 (twelve* years old I 16 P. O. STEAM NAVIGATION CO Par China, Japan, Henaax, Csvlo-> Australia. India, A Jen, Bffypt, Mediterranean Ports, Plymauth and London. Tiir..ui;li BSsi <«f La<Ha| iaaasd br Ciisn Coaxl. Paniaa
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      575 9 STEAMSHIP onlrklljfce Paketi Under contract with the Ni A oKi »t Singapore Ship Aokncy, ij The undermentioned di I Steamer From Exp'ted Cuiuphuijt Bttavia April SOißs PtKtrtm Bawuiu April I 1 I 01en1;,,, SingkauaMX .Mny I liil Bsfl Paaaag |May .1 Pc 1 1 RarfausM Balm in April :(0 Sot
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      689 9 COMPANIES. waapt MaatschapplJ, etherlands India Government iti J. Daxkdi'.ls A Co., 2-3 Collye* Qi at. ates are only approximate Will be deb) atched for itavia, JavH-riiHHt, Samarang, Soerabaya, MakiMHar, Amboina, Banda, Boeroe, Batjan. Ternate, Imanabay. with transhipment at Batavia to Telok Belong, Kroe.and Benkoelen |May 4 HandjermnMin, Kola Baroe. Moeara
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      722 9 STEAMSHIP COMPANIES. N.D.L NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD Imperial (Jerman Mail Llna The fast and well known mail steamers of this Company sail fortnightly from BromsuHamburg via Rotterdam, Antwerp, Southampton, Gibraltar, Genoa, Naples, (connection Marseilles, Naples, Alexandria, and vice versa) Por Said, Suez, Aden, Colombo, Penang, Singapore, Hongkong, Shanghai, Nagasaki, and Kobe to
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      502 9 STEAMSHIP COMPANIES. N.Y.K. JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP Co. Ltd A regular FORTNIGHTLY service is maiu tamed between Japan and Europe by the following NEW TWIN SCREW STEAMERS, Under Mail Contract with the Imperial Japauese Government, specially designed for the Company's European Service, lighted tl. roughout by Electrictity, provided with excellen accommodation
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      86 9 VKSSKLS ADVF.RTfSKH TO SAIL. lluii£kuiiu. y..ii-. in.;, dsM .ii.l -Maj Boaasaad. Odeitsa, A'irni, due 3rd April. B. A. Co. Japan via (torU, 7io.ii, due 4th May, Behn Meyer. Penang and Calcutta, limiting, ou sth May, Boustead, East Const ports, lion Wliatt Hi,,, alternate oaturdaysand Wednesdays. Peuang via ports, Kittn-i every
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    F. M S. News.
    492 10 Mr. I'ajTUlhurs, uirector of Agriculture, has gone to Krian, where he has started some experiments to eradicate woodi in waterways and drains by spraying. Auother reason for the journey, says the Malay Mail," is to enable the Director to continue his investigations ml.) the life lustory
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    Cremation.
    249 10 There H uo marked progress to rccoid this ycir in the employment of creinaUju as a means of disposing of the dead in Britain The total number of crematij i* in Great Britain durhig the _v..ir I'.Oo was, according to the British Medical Journal," 6UO as against 566 in
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    Italian Rubber Voltage Cable.
    439 10 Messrb. I'irclli and Cv oi Milan, tlu' blMai rirm of rubber muiiu/at-tuieri) in Italy, and aWßßjßloa Urn Continent, will txliibit al tin' Milan Kxhibitiun. cable* lor •traiiMniltiug pOW and lor (lie IcJograph and tclcplionc sens ices, as wi-li ,i some new submarine cables and a model
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    VESSELS EXPECTED.
    751 10 Name, port, probable date of arrival, mid name of agentt. Steamers. Alhil..iii. London. May 7; I 'uler* .11 Simons. Acilia, Hamburg, Mhv Belm Miwi Aker, Hongkong. May 15 East \niati 00] A'l-sia. Hamburg, June Belm Meyer. Ambria, Hamburg. May 21 Belm Kajrar. Arcadia, Colombr), May. 2« P. A
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    MINING.
    229 10 """i 1 Issue Paid „,1-W Kl f V»lue lup to Company Buyers Sellers Tranmc shares r tioim BOLD 13,500 10 1U Berdawah G. M. Co., Ltd 13.00 U.oo Ijmmmmmt, 1,1100 I 10 10 (Liefurred) H.OO 20,000 10 10 KadauaU. .U. Lt.l. J IK) 10,000 *10 »10 (Pref.) 10.00 uoru"
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    140 10 100,000 1 1 Rill l>.-v t .|..inii,-iil Ci,., I.U. I IN-. ||UlH»ll«d 2,000 100 t 100 Federated KiiginwriiiK Co., l.ul. I.'MX) ,on > n I' raser <v Neave. l.ul. 00,1)00 112 j 12.) Hongkong and Shanghai Uank 14,000 100 100 lluwarth Jirskiue, Ltd. •i.lou 10 10 Mayuanl 4 Cc,
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    RUBBER
    149 10 'A>,ooo tlO 6 Ualtfcmme Kubbir Estate I, td. 70,000 I 10 I •10 Bmiu Unjor Rubber Co., Ltd. 1,000 uuiuued. 70,000 1 1 Bukitßajab Rubber Co., Ltd. ..£4.2.6 9,000 u U ,,.u*J l 40.15 (coutnb.) £3.17.6 6,000 II 1 Cicely Rubber Estate £3.0.0 6,000 i 1 £0-15 s%Pref. ..:£-J.10.0
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    DEBENTURES.
    46 10 Howarth Kmkiue, Ltd. 6% W00.000 i% prem buyer* Biley, H»rgre«ve», Ltd. JM.OOO 1% prem buyer*. Singapore Municipal 400,000 2% prein bujer.. •i i. 5% 1 ,878,000 1% prem buyer*. 4% 604.000 p»r. seller.. T»njon« P»«ar Dook Cu., Ltd. 6% J50.000 1% prem. (,aMJW pmr. buyur.
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      610 10 BANKS. Hongkong tf Shanghai Banking Corporation. TAll) UP CAPITAL 110,000,000 R'iBKRVK FUND Sterling Reserve «10,000,000 l 10 'jin rwi Silver Reserve 9,500,000 18 )00 000 P. serve Liability of Proprietors 10,000,000 COURT OP DIRECTORS. A. llaupt. Esq. Chairman. Hon. C. W. Dickson. Deputy Chairman. K. Goetz. Esq. 1). kf. Nissim,
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      593 10 BANKS. Chartered Bank of India. Australia and China INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. CapiUl £800.000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors £800.000 Reserve Fun. l £975,000 BANKERS. Bank of England. National Bank of Scotland. The London City A Midland Bank, lAfi. SINC-APORF. BRANCH. Current Accounts are opened and interest allowed at 1 per
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      886 10 SHIPPING. V OCIAB STlfiiM SHIP Do., Ltd AND China Mutual Steam May. Co., Ltd. The Companies steamers despatches, from Liverpool outwards for the Straite, Chini. and Japan every week, and from Japan home wards for London every fortnight and fi.i Liverpool monthly. One outward xteamei each month extends to Vancouver,
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