The Straits Times, 18 May 1906

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    15 1 The Straits Times. VO. 22.040 THE STRAITS TIMES. FRIDAY. MAY 18. 1906. PRICE 15 CENTS.
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      409 1 NOTICES FEAD THIS AND BE CONVINCED!!! Extract of a letter received from the gentleman who bought our last 8 H.P. "DE DION CAR" :*id May li>O<>. I am <jlml to tell you tin- car is rnnniDg splendidly, in fact I have run al»out GOO miles in the la>t month, and
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      322 1 LAIUSE iHritish) firm of distillers (established I:m> vem-M of absolutely pure malt and old pot still whisky, desire to meet with some firm or individual to take up sale of this production. Age and quality guaranteed and prices low, Good advertising matter. L'ersonal interview. Apply Pißtiller t o Strutt* Tinir*
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      628 1 Singapore Sporting Club. BHUKfI HACK MKETING. aj i.i ■,-.')iil. ihiin,lu,i 14th, mid Satunlmi CM Vaii. Ticket- of a.lnii>»iou to the Grand Stand can now be had at Hasan. John Litti.i. Co., Ltd. Daily Ticket 4 Season $10 Ladie-' Ticket- Frm M application to the Secretnrv l>> Meiiibei-!> of the Club.
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      475 1 NOTICES. WILKINSONS' RAZORS Att>: paw n IROBIIsrSOIfcT 00. Every Razor is made from tf)e Jinest ord Steel Every Razor guaranteed. FINEST SWORD .STEEL BLADES .C* Black Handles. or i in. Blades. $2,25 eacli JT Ivmy Hai;.lles. 3.25 SET OF TWO RAZORS IN CASE $7.50 SET OF FOUR RAZORS IN CASE
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      291 1 In thk *****1111 l ot bt of thk StHUT* SKTITr^IINI^ SITTi.F.MKXT OK SIXIiAHOHK. Ix ihi: OMM M GEOKUE THOMPSON HARE, DECEASED. Notice is hereby that ill creditors and utlier |>rrs<>iis having any i-laims or deinamls against the estate of Ge.nge Thompson Here late of Hineapore in the strait- Settlements who
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      180 1 THE Straits Wimes CAN BE OBTAINED AT THE FOLLOWING PLACES IN Singapore. Messrs. John Little Co.. Ltd. Messrs. Kelly and Walsh, Ltd. Raffles Hotel. Raffles Tiffin Rooms. alessn. Kirn A- Co. Aoh <t Co. Adelpbi Hotel. Cbuan A- Co., Robinson Road. Hotel de U Paiz. Hotel de l'Europe. Hotel Netherlands,
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    NAVIGATION IN FOGS.
    668 2 An Important Judgment. In the Admiralty .Inrisdiciiou of the Hongkong Supreme Court on the 7th -May. before His Lordship the h:el .Instice i SiFrancis Piaaotk); and Lieutenant C l\ Mci'allum (Nautical As.-es-on. judgment w;igiven ill the action arising out of tl.. iollisic.il iHtwecn the Norwegian stcaun i
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    Philatelic Changes.
    107 2 Thk change in the system ol French stamps in connection with the introduction of penny inland postage, philatelists may I* reminded, took effect on April 16. The new two sou stamp will, of course. I* ready b\ then, but this is the least part of the change which
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    99 2 Thk Brititk KaHX Horn,,. Herald noted that two mm 1 11 i traps arrived for .'esscltou by s.s. Lix hu tin on 18th April, and are tin- hist of neb vehicles to be used in the place Others are expected shortly. One can drive comfortably the three miles eo\ en
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    97 2 Fot ii natives Hire being tried in the (a! cutta [Milice court for a series of loHJMMi and frauds in connection with insurance poßcif with the New York Life Office i-i lH94,forasumof Ks.7O.IHKI. It is alleged that tlie accused <{ot one of their servants to pel sonate a dying pain
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    99 2 Mk. (iii.. Nkwmvs. who left Colombo on tin- 2nd May lor the Malay States tool; with him some bundles of Slamitius BTM* with a view to enltivate it in Kuala Lumpur. This MSB. the Tinut of Cefkm points out. is the ordinary fodder yrass grown so largely in fields in
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    126 2 Whatkwik sU-ps the (iiiMiiiimnt takes to hU tl t- Kuruiexc agriculturist, the iiittivr money linder MM still t.> U an absolute NMRJ in the laiul. bays a Kun^ixni pMt, Take the newK formed Pyspoa mumm hii instance. Twenty yearH ayo then WM only one Chetty Krm e-.ul>li-ht .1 there. There
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      375 2 NOTICES. "EAGLE" CEMENT IMPORTERS Borneo Co., Ltd. gTANDAKD pOLICJES. The demand for these Securities continues steadily to increase. New Policies (or over £1,000,000 (sums assured) have been issued every year since 1865 a result maintain uninterruptedly for so long a period by no other office in the United Kingdom. Apply
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      198 2 NOTICES. Jlrtie XduUij. 4 4 Turf Commission Agent. HAS A 5,000 BOOK OI'KNKI. OX THE SINGAPORE DERBY. DOUBLE EVENTS oxMaiden and Derby Maiden and Grand Stand Cup. THE TREBLE EVENT Maiden, Derby, and Grand Stand Cup. See Price IM at M Baffles Place Teltiirapiic Adilrtu TULLV, Singapore. Address 22 Raffles
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      306 2 NOTICES. RILEY.HARGREAVESiCo-.Ltd. SIUGAPOR/B &D IPOH. Electrical Department MINING INSTALLATIONS AND MACHINERY. Complete Schemes for the Electric Equipment of Mines tor Lighting, Hauling, Pumping Etc. ELECTRIC LIGHT IVSTALLATIOVS \B WIRING Lumps, Pendants, Brackets, Switches, Fuses, etc. Electrical Driving Fans, for all Purposes. ESTIMATES FREE T.-gr. P h A--r HARGREAVES D 242
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    SILVER AND ITS FUTURE.
    879 3 Expert Opinion The MMMMI Initial Mantmir (Jus- v ,,,,,t on the oade of China tMm Wl w.th <he silver txclian-o problem Of external causes of the rise in the wiluc <if silver, two may be mentioned. Tlir world s .mtput of gold is increasing; in tin-
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    97 3 i:M'i:».-KM'Mi\ team lioin tli<- Mhluv 1 miili s will tiikf pun in I lit- inuinii lilMll roY) roni|>ctilioim ,if tlic Hislcy imctiny in .Inly nrxt. Tli<' ■uiilcs arc saiil to lulvc «kii IM] nintcli in tUol Mmj lihm i,m txl. with the i'sc*'|)tioti of tli;it H«aiiist tlio S, Im ol
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      596 3 NOTICES. "Best" Incandescent Gasoline Lamps. MAKE BURN GIVE A BRILLIANT THEIR OWN GAS. WHITE LIGHT. LAMPS SUITABLE a, STREET OTHER FOR J^ f^JQ^ FORMS OF PRIVATE HOUSES. IjTtj^ OUT-DOOR LAMPS. Sole Jigents: HUTTENBACH BROS. CO. -nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn«nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnninnnnnnnnnnnnnnn-«nnn^nnnnnnnnn-an^ MAYNARD'S PRICKLY-HEAT LOTION. A CERTIAN CURE INSTANT RELIEF PRICE 60 CENTS PER BOTTLE. SOLD
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      170 3 CRUSHED FOOD. TK IT ANhVlir WILL BE SATISKIKD I. K. BKLILIOCI begu t-. in form the publio that liis Faetar} fo>" weßjailim Oaabad Food, .a No. 1. lit-lilio- I: ■>:i.|. im now o|iened. Trice of kkag of Croabad Food wi lp. K)c \M per bag. No. l Bran wt. 7.">
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    The Straits Times. PRICE 16 CENTS. FRIDAY, 18th MAY.
    692 4 The Straits Times. PRICE 16 CENTS. FRIDAY, 18th MAY. It is not often that Singapore, and her needs and wrongs form the subject of a ministerial statement in the House of Commons. On Wednesday, however. question apparently was put. either with notice or w ithout. by some member of the
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    154 4 As our readers may probably remember, a representative of the Strait* Time* interviewed Mr. Sinclair, the Commercial Agent for the Oovernment of the State of Victoria, soon after that gentleman arrived in Sing upore, and a report of the interview was published, there and then, within these columns.- A second
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    714 4 Several times lately, the attention of the i readers of the Strait* Timm has been called to the advancing price uf Tin. siiiya|)oieans mayor may not Ik- jx rsonally interested in tin mines, but everybody in Singapore directly or indirectly should make some profit or receive some gain by an
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    416 4 It was announced by Renter on Wcdncs day that the Lord Mayor of London, we must add. as there are many Lord Mayors at home, nowadays has opened a fund for presenting a National Coronation gift to Queen Maud of Norway. The form the gift will take is not stated,
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    26 4 Thk German mail steamer PnaiM hay ing left Pe.iang on the lmh instant at p.m. may be expected to arrive here to morrow at T a.m.
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    16 4 Bkrx.\.m. Stanley, and Suinluua Steeeaa, and Dnxton and Craig Koads. are placed out of military hounds.
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    19 4 A ilot to assassinate 'he KaNi I has bean discovered, says a London telegram to the HoiKikimtj l>t:ihj I'rrxs.
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    18 4 DB. BbOOKB, the Port Health Officer, was yesterday afternoon sworn as a Deputy Coroner for St. John's Island.
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    21 4 I'm-. Kill which has been pro|XiM il lot the abolition of Light Dues has Imi-ii defeated, in the House of Commons.
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    28 4 We hear that the Malay helmsman of the S.S. li'iiti.uj has succumbed to the injuries he received at the time of the collision with tin- Han riliaiu lining,;
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    38 4 With tin over A'2(X) a ton. F. M. S. mining magnates are all wreathed in smiles. With the tin and rubber boon:, an era of great prosperity appears to have been flung open to the F. M. S.
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    24 4 1 havk had enough of trials by jury. remarked Judge Sir Horatio Lloyd at Bangor County Court." .Many veteran ionvicts endorse the judge's observation.
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    35 4 On the top of Pehyushan at I'nrt Arthur, surmounting a vast sepulchre where the bones of '20,000 Russians and .1 ipanetie lie together is to be erected a huge obelisk surjioiiuUii by a twelveiuch shell.
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    44 4 On the 7th May. the coolie transport ship Cranley arrived at Hongkong from Chinwangtao North China I on her way to South Africa with 2,111 coolies on board. This is invested with more than ordinary interest in view of present happenings in the Transvaal.
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    88 4 About 9 o'clock tliis morning a rieliisliu attempted to crosx the tramlines at tin- jnue tiou of BraHH Hassa and North Bridge KoadH and the coolie and his fare very narrowly escaped being kuoektxl down by an electric car. The poiutsmau seeing the coolie'H object attempted to turn the shafts
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  • Special German Telegrams.
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      Speeches Limited to five Minutes.
      60 4 Si ISU .1/."/. D.r.i if The Duma it discussing, to the mill itt— t [Miint. the olaaMi of the Address in reply to the Spaaoli bam the Throne. The delivery of s|x-cchi s on the A.l.li.ss is limited to five ininuti-s for each s|k .iki
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      Democrats Accuse President Roosevelt.
      51 4 The Senate in Washington is debating l'resi.lent K<x>scvelt s attitiid. wards the Kailway RaSM I.ill. The Democrats in the Senate accuse him of duplicity. They say that the I'resi.l.-nt si, led with the Republican Party as regards the Bill afh r making athraßOM te the Democratic
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      The Rights of Chinese.
      101 4 Sir Kdward (my made the following -t;it. mint in the HmM of Cummons on the subject of recent Ini|K-rml CUm time customs appoint im uls The Chin.-. (Mivernment maintain that the appoint ment of an Administratoi ieneral over the Customs liepartinent is a matU-r for liie
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      Liberals Authoritative.
      47 4 Mngapotx 18th M DtTd, Butter UM p.m. The Karl of Portsmouth .I'n.l.r 8 of State for War) laid, ta ■peeeb ileUren d at Audover. that, if the BoQM ai La I-lej.-iteil the Kiliu iitinll Bill, tile <io\ein mint was BMfaaad t-> .i.vept tin clmlli n-.
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      Church Disestablishment.
      48 4 The Karl of I'ortsi ith then potato I 0 n that the <ieneral Eleotioa w.is (ought on 1 1. Kducation Question. The result of such rejection would, in his opinion, strengthen Lin case for Church Disestablishment, and would probably toad i to secularism in itlucal i.m
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      Finance Bill Read.
      16 4 The lions.- of Commons has rci.l tin Finance- Bill fnr the inroad lime.
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      Germans Banquetted in London.
      44 4 IMutnilM hnpßMMtm visiting I don have l>ei U lian<juett.-d I. y the Association of Municipal r<it|H>ratioii thin Sir Henry C implx-ll Itniineriimn W«l IM d the visit on llie ground .if its farthering friendly inti-i. .nirs<- between two Iricndlv nations.
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      Viscount Mayashia's Appointment Confirmed.
      17 4 Viscount ll.i\:ishi's ap|Hjintment t> I. Minister for I'.ieign AMairs in Tokio -i confirmed.
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    18 4 TiiK l!ns»i.ni su-amer Baltic* urived yesterday troui VhulivoMtock with 40 Russian officers and I,*MJ men m root, l»r < >
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    34 4 Thk Raatiaa su -inner Jupiter arrived yi'Htenlay bow ladivostock with '!'■'< dßoem and 1,761 im n (a* (Mi-ma. Thoro aiv uom three transports with MM nun in port. \ll leave for Odi a Ui day.
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    38 4 Wl h.-ur thai Un. S. V. 1. No. 1 Co. are giviug a i.ii.ki-i 'at their C'aiH.rii in Brass Bnssa »i..-i.l 1.. UKMIOW night. The Smoker isopiT \n iminilMim nf both onmpanliw and their men uiliuUrioo ln-in^ fnr.
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    41 4 Drama an ir.-< I v'wvi with Tumi K.uii; awl Tai Huiik Chi hk whew <>f Urn Special c'liims.' Tra Mitwioa, it is reported tliat tlic KiiiK of Norwaj mqmeaed his hiyli appreciation and a<liiiinUiofl of the literature and products of bin*.
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      866 4 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS Fussells" 1 Silver ,^A» fn/antCREANI Feeding I aF"^ I jl^gg^j Butterfly FULL CREAM MILK. Evaporated-Unsweetened. 1 lb Tins lb Tins I', r tin 20 cts. P*r tin 10 cts. Perdoxeu $2.35 Per dozen $1.20 I'rr i-it 1 1 <ln/.,'in $9.30 P*r fust- (8 ilozt'in $9.40 An extra tin
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      87 4 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. WILSON Co.'s PHOTOGRAPHS AUK ACKNuWI.KIH.KI) TO BE The Best in the Straits, an aajCAli to any anywhkrk. Price ef Cabinet Portraits: 6 Copies 12 Copies IN MATTOTYPE 8.00 112.00 BROMIDE „12.00 „18.00 PIATINOTYPE „15.00 „25.00 CARBON ,'.'>.oo „40.00 Portrait* on Porcelain each $15. WILSO/S PHOTO ART STUDIO. G.R.
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      Wild Rumour Officially Denied.
      48 5 Bimfaport nth May. 1 ),>>>. h,j Bbbbw 7 p.m. In the Henna "I Commons. Mr. Walter Hum ■man. Secretary toLeaal Sever »t k... id. di m the raport that Oetaaaay had acquired a- port I'ulau Kant, an island to the south o.i i f liorneo.
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      SINGAPORE HARBOUR.
      80 5 Lord Ei.s|in Says Work Must Proceed. Mr. Winston Churchill also stated that the rUnaapnfl baJnbel of Commerce had made repn i fttioM again-t tin- construction of oartaia Hatkear Works, but Lord Klgin was not satisfied that the representa :i,,ns embody the wiaasi at the trading oca» munity and
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      Japanese Society's Dinner.
      57 5 Lord Kedesdale presided at the Japan i.tvs Dinner and dwelt on the Mikado's gracious reception of tin- Order of the darter Mission. He s.-.id Japan was in many ways a Dl ntiiry ahead of tin times. Count Mutsti. Data 'Tsaitse. and muiy Japanese, and Chinese, and several
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    DEATH OF "BABY" SMITH.
    222 5 \V t regret to announce tin death of inr. "Baby" Smith of the Boya) Harrison Artillery which UCCUtred at Blakan Mati this morning from enteritis. Smith was a well built young man ..nl> twenty three and was a tine Imim-i. He had been ill hr .i
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    The Alleged Sharp Practice.
    303 5 l.iow KbokTaXWM again brought before Mi. Colman \csterday afternoon to answer ill.- charge brought against him of having cheated two Tamils out of a sum of money. while they were on Wrd a ship. The evidence tor the iii-iw-i ition was given in \e-teld.lY s iaHW.
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    Alleged Breach of Trust.
    207 5 VIMTKISDAI atleni(;on. lns|H-clor Howard appeared before Mr. Colman and mentioned that M. I. Kliikiiii- had jn~t baM brought liom l'enang when- he had Ih-cii arrested ou authority li Singapore on the allegation of having ricentlv obtained a ring valued at sic:: from tlie linn of l.rvy
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    55 5 tIHU BAT. t'lere wen- three cases liefore Mr. Scott in which three Chinese had rdeavoured to e\ade pa\ ing tramway fares. Two of these had haaa detected by Tram Inspector Haiti -el. the other by Inspector Van Buren. Fines »f »10, and »8 res|k-> tivt-ly were (aaaaaaaV The fare* were
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    INTERESTING TO SHIPPERS.
    970 5 Chinese Emigrant Ship Owners Fined. WsiutiuY morning. Captain T. A. Mitchell, Master of the Chinese Emigrant ship Sui S'lii;). responded to a summons issiml at the iii stance of Captain Willock. Acting Senior Boarding Officer, to explain how he came to carry 144 passengers in excess of
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    49 5 CwOUrtA o.ving to the large I'.rilish demand. a tin famine seems to be imminent, says the l'mlij T< I'ijnipii'i Hague correspondent. The Press is urging the Dutch Government to take immediate measures facilitating the transport of the tin front Banka aud Billium. and fostering energetic working of the mines.
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    43 5 Taw Chinese Government has decided strictly to enforce the Treaties with Foreign Powersaud hascommunicatedtothe Ministers that foreigners will not hereafter be permitted to establish shoi>s or warehouse- in Peking city, other than those already established. There is so.ne apprehension among foreigners in consequence.
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    THE COURT OF REQUESTS.
    810 5 An Alleged Watch and Its Accumulation of Interest. V. M. V. K. Vh.hsvmv, a moneylender living at 39 Japan Street, brought a suit against a Chitty in the Court of Requests yesterday for $9.24. the value of a watch said to have been delivered to the
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    A Pathetic Story.
    234 5 Curious Request by the Chinese Woman. In yesterday's Strait* Timm there was a report under the above heading, of a Chinese woman, who attempted to drown herself and child, and who had been brought before the magistrates. It was stated that Mr. Colman would give his decision
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    83 5 Thk Dauish steamer St. Dainiiujo arrived this morning from Vladivostok with 4(1 officers and 2.(r2H men also bound for (dessa. As the St. Uitmi nijii was coming into the roads she flew the police flag. The Marine Police went on board to make enquiries. It appears that a few days
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    STRANDING OF THE " BEECHLEY."
    475 5 STRANDING OF THE BEECHLEY." Marine Court of Inquiry. Ox the Court resuming yesterday afternoon, further evidence was taken. Hector Cliff, a lad, said he was a seaman on the Bmhltij. He was at the helm from 4t06 on the day of the grounding. He did not remember what the course
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    Football.
    394 5 S. C. C v. Telegraphists. Thk S. C. C. engaged a team Mt -*i)tius; the Telegraphists in a -iK-cer match on the Esplanade yesterday, the game being lively and interesting and attracting a large crowd The S. C. C. won the toss and elected to defend the Cathedral cml.
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    78 5 Thk PekiiiKGovernnieiithasissuediiistnicii«ns to the Viceroy of Szuchuan to send two brinades of foreign -modelled troops to garrison Lhassa and other important points in Tibet. These two brigades form a part of the new Army that was ordered to be raised in S/.e chuan proviuce by the Council of Army Reorganisation,
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    The Queen's Scholarships.
    37 5 Wk ar< lalnißllljl l.y Mr. I!. W. Hullet. director of public; instruction, that K. Aeria (St. Xavier's Ins'.itutiou. Penaog) and 1,. Sammy iKatii.-s Institution. Singapore) have won the First a.ml Beoond Qneea'a Scholarships, resjiectively.
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    Y. M. C. A. TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    111 5 Yesterdays Results. C. Loveridge— -1 Ix-at H. L"c egr. 5-1, i> -i<i. Kolilhotf— l Wrtt tttMMJ <>"U Slany. BBC. 46, 6-8. 68. To-day's Ties. 51\..l >-. J. Ooetaee— l r. K. Kichanls— •>. a. Bdm>lm. K. S. U. Jennings— 4 v. (ioh hvay Inn
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    Keppel Golf Club.
    18 5 Mkuiimis ;m- reminded that the OOUipetitioii in> dal uill take place to-morrow and '.v Sunday.
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    Ladies' Lawn Tennis Club.
    147 5 Croquet Tournament. II.AY RM \K\T WKKK. Mi. 1 1 1 < I Mrs. I inn h;iv«- srrHtrhi-d in their tic D Mrs. Law ami hi. Kowlie. Mo\ll\Y. Wl.llNKslnl >Mi FRIDAY. To coiiiiiM'iu-i- ">> Mi>:)iln\ ('apt. iiinl Mrs Doadaa Mrs. l..i\\ ami Dr. FowUe. WinncisDi aUiw r.
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      159 5 Caught in the Act. Clever Capture of Alleged Coiners. Ox Weduesday ivi-niny. laaMOaOf Howard received information which led hi A— -i-.Uint Superintendent Dewar, Inspector Howard. Serjeant Tn-adyold and a of police prix-wlinf; about midnight to Ti< inn Haliru to a lonely liouxe on a lonely hill. They were rewarded for
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    WRECK OF A BARQUE.
    362 6 Ten Seamen Drowned. 1 Particulars were received at Auckland 1 (New Zealand) on the 13th April of the j wreck of the fowmmUd barque County of Roxbarg" at Takar c Island, on the evening of February Bth, the date of the eydone which devaatated the Pkamotoe
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    Bangkok Motor Boat Company.
    194 6 i-.\ rybody in Bangkok nowaday* 1. m- t b t;ilkinsr of motor boats and while MMM an only t.ilUin\; almut those handy little craft other* are at work, in war, whereof we may .-'.ate that there lias recently been formed 1 Transport Motor d>.. Ltd., with
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    Australian Immigration Act.
    155 6 Mr Deakin, the Autnlua PedenJ Premier, anaooacei the repeal of certain classes :n tin l!niiii<jrntio!i BeatrictioD l Act. 19lH. afaiaat vkicfa objectkuu bad Wen raved in tlio United Kingdom. l The principal alterattosu made have ni renci to tke Mtraaee <>S ecatrad lattour into the ooaatry, and
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    LIST OF PASSENGERS.
    237 6 FOR SINGAPORE vii. i, \l. i c. .line, lint; with i irmilia at Colombo, from London due jr.tli Maj Mi« Aitken, Mr, Me I. r Trevor, Mr. I w Mam. Mr. 0,.i Jlre.B. li Robinson, Mr. F. C. Peck, Mrs. Hyde. Mr L. N. Stephen-. Per P.
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      653 6 NOTICES. WANTED. Assistant Cashier who speaks and writesgood Knglish, anil can typewrite. Security up to 15.000 will be required. Good salary to comp itent man. Apply by letter in first instance with references to ALLEN GLEDHILL. 2377 It-i Raffles Place. MUNICIPAL NOTICE. The Municipal Commissioners of the Town of BfakJ**H»e
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      580 6 NOTICES. TO LET from the Ist April, house No, 103 Rivtr Valley Road, Rent 185. Apply to L. D, c/o Straits Times. i 1966 TO LET, Kinrara." Orchard Road, partially furnished. For further particulars apply to Dr. Turner, British Dispensary. i 2346 TO BE LET ON LEASE. li emiws about
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      491 6 NOTICES. TO BE LET. Produce Godowns No». 1.VV96 Havelock Road, facing the Singapore River. Entry Ist May 190t>. Apply to GOH BCAN QUAN, c 2158 3S/8 South Canal Road. TO BE LET. From July Ist, 1906, the newly built and desirable business premised, at present occupied by Messrs. Watte <t
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      445 6 NOTICES. WHITE SOUND TEETH produced by using ROWLAND'S ODONTO which preserves snd beautifies the teeth, strengthens ihe gums, md gives pleasant fragrance to the breath it eradicates tartar, prevents snd arrests decay, and polishes and preserves the enamel. Sold by Stores, Chemists, and A. ROWLAND SONS, 67, Hatton Garden. London.
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    THE TRADE OF HONGKONG.
    404 7 Figures for 1905. The Hongkong Harbour Mai n i--port on trade there in 1905 is interesting. He says My opcniiit; remarks under this head in<C in my report for 1904 an- M apph HUM n w a.; then. Then ina<-< in.uv ol these cargo returns is
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    Vladivostock.
    270 7 Vladivostock. April 14th. Vladivostock io tor the ninie a very busy place and. a vtry dear one, says .v "North China Daily News" correspondent, until r date i llli April. Every day ships are going out and coming in. and several have had to wait nearly ft week before
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    26 7 SIXTYsp.VKN pirllls i)l M.iitl'Hln Well- fV porU-d last month lion. Scliinyor. It in believed that this is tl, t tirst shipment ti wolfram from that State.
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    106 7 Mr. (i. C. WoOUCT, the district oflior nl .it»M>lU)ii. ltritif.li Nortli Borneo, in bbnaoct for l'JO.'i. ha*, tin- following imU OB iisin>. A cat* of a breach of tl Moan Leaden' Proclaniatiou was interesting .is Blowing tor hum lonj; a man MM BO <m lending I* «y HdM at exorbitant
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      573 7 NOTICES. WILLIAMS TYPEWRITERS. Wr Model No. 2 $120.— nett 6 $180*— Less 10", if tlnee or more nuu-hines taken at one time. WILLIAMS DUPLICATORS Price S3O. Will turn out better work than Notary Duplicators costing double the price. Sub-Agents. John Little Co Ltd. SYME Co. FOR SALE strLPHXjmc _a.ci:d. SYME
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      605 7 AUCTION SALES. HOGAN Co., Ltd. (IN [.iyt/IDATIONi <O\TIM AT lON OF DAILY AUCTION SALES OF VALI'AISLE ENGINEERING STORES, &c. The tale to mo-row, Friday, will start with lot No. 1600, and on Saturday, with lot No 2000. The sale of the Offioe Furniture, Fittings, Fireproof safes will com menee on
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      545 7 NOTICES. Wfe Straits V)imes. AND fifie Straits SBudget. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. PAYABLE la ADVANCE. Daily issue per year 130.00 do per quarter 7.50 do per month 2. 50 do per copy 0.13 Weekly issue per year 18.00 do per quarter 4.50 do per copy 0.40 When sent by post, there is
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      558 7 PRAISED BY PHYSICIANS. The Great Medicine for >erve Debility Anaemia. OR. WILLIAMS' PINK PILLS. Not long ago that celebrated medical authority Dr. Giuseppe Lapponi. physician to Pope Piux X, was pleased to speak in strong terms of praise of Dr. Willims 1 Pink Pills for Pale People. He recorded in
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      95 7 VESSELS ADVERTISED TO SAIL.. Penally and Calcutta. M«Mf. on l'.tth kU) lioustea>l. Coiienhaiifii and St. PMenbarg, Aktr, to la. i 21st Vlav. K. A Co. New Zealand ia port*, DnWw, on Jtih Ma> M.-Alistei Kremantlt via port*, Saltam, Ml Mtfa M;i> Man Held East CoMl ports. l;.m Whmlt Him, altoruate
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    PENANG LETTER.
    1310 8 M.kli Tides, fliawf. Bmmdag, I3tk May. U I 1. not know whether the leceiit crup 11 :md tarthquakes are resiKinsihle or not. bat we have had abnormally hiyh tide- tinWMk, wiiich have flooded our 1 oiu|Miuml-. ruined lawns, turned road- into lake- ami generally played havoc with us.
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    PULPIT VS. PRESS.
    723 8 Lively Debate at the Methodist Church Last Night. A lively discussion took place at the regu lar meeting of the Epworth League of the Colcuian Stieet Methodist Church last night tin question being. What has beeu the greater benefactor to mankind, the Pulpit or the Press?" The
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    53 8 An American 111 is at Bangkok from Manila getting nil the cattle he ran for ex port to the Philippines. He has made a con tnu t for the supply of 4im beasts a month. The O >ni|ian y WBo >cut him have three steamers which willcomi' monthly to take
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    52 8 Tin-: thst ton-iynnu-iil of heavy machinery, weighing about -■"> ton-, ordered for Ham. hiiUn Limited, flu lit 1 to the order of Nmh Osborue and Chap|>el. reached itanihutHii Station, the other day. where a new rifling has been specially laid down for its reception. The whole shipment oDMiati nf MOMtMag
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    Quarantine.
    240 8 Oik readers, says the Btimiti Bthe, will remember how, on the arrival of the I', and O. mail Dongijln. she landed here the whole of her passengers for Colombo, who had been refused permission to land there, owing to the fact that plague had broken out on the vessel.
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    Earthquakes in Fukien.
    253 8 Hkcknt issues of the I'ukien Dmli/ Kitwa, which is publislied at Aiuoy, gi\e accounts of earthquake shocks which have been felt in Kukien (China 1. On the °2Nth of March, and a few days after, there were repeated shocks experienced at the large prefectural city north of
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    81 8 Nmtu k> are now posted up in tramcars in different languages forbidding passengers from embarking on or alighting from tram cars while in motion. It is to be hoped that this will bo effective in preventing the frequent uiislm|>.s we havf: heard of. due to ignorant natives jumping off tramcars
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    Telegraphing to the Far East.
    117 8 As enterprixing agency iv Germany calls attention to tin- (act that a considerable reduction in tlie expense of cablegrams to and from China and Japan can be effected by forwarding message* n d Russia Eydtkuli nen/Wirballeu It is calculated that Id. 4d to 2s. Bd.
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    COMMERCIAL.
    230 8 Sin..u-.,ri. IMth Mi-,. 1906. PRODUCE Gambler buyers »7.30 do (Cube No. It unpicked 10.40 to 10.62$ Copra Bali 8.40 do Pontianak 8.25 Pepper, Black buyers 21.62} do White, 5% 59.75 Sago Flour Barmwak 2.77 to 2.80 do Brunei No. 1 ■■!■>'>'• Pearl Sago ■'>■*" Coffee Bali, IV,, buyers 1H.50
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      TRADING VESSELS. &c.
      300 8 Haltiea. Hush. »tr. 1.89 a tons, (apt Jauowsky. 17th May. From Vladivostock. Wt Ma\. Gc. and 1,312 troop*. East Asiatic Coy. For Odessa. 1-th -I:.U. Cheang (heir, Brit. str. 1,213 tons. Captain Wlivte, 17th May. From PenanK, I.sth May. G.c. ond 107 d.p. .100 Seng Chan. Fur
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      MAILS CLOSE
      72 8 for Her aHmmm Time no*. Bangkok M.mil.i H a.m. Labnan A S 'dakim Mmrwtu Imii.i;.. Uaiidjerniii— 111 Me. .Illinfi 11 a.m. SonrabaMi.v Kmmu Sum l'a»s 1 p.m. P. Swettenham. rVuang Pin to 2 11.111. Penan).'. Babang. radniij!'.. Jatvh D.m. MIhWII, P. I>. A P. S. M,i1,,,;a p.m. Peuamjaii.i
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      MAILS TO ARRIVE
      147 8 From Europe— By the N.L> L. s.s. />.,«■•>. due on 19tli May nml B. I. s Ttfta >lue on littli Mu> From' China— By M. M. ttlfrnmtin due on 21st M.i\ Left Singapore Due iu I,, ud mi Arnvrfl Apl. and N. D L. April 7 1
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      VESSELS AT TANJONG PAGAR.
      76 8 9 Wharves at Which Different Ships arc Berthed To-day. Bmi MTufi-WI Vktohia GBaTOM l><x k B 11 lil>> .Mill I.l lilMIM' U<iCk D«li. Sution No. 1 (Mm, Hanoi, Kuan Tang i VaoSwool. HongUoh. De Klerk. 4 Geriimniriw 5 Treiithnm Hall. 6 Bcllerophoii. I! BOMM Wmiri 7
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      225 8 K. A. J. CHOTIRMALL Co, JEWELLERS SILK MERCHANTS. No. 51 52 High Street H. tUr value- tlia.ll over. All kooclh reduced in'pri"'-* Hl '">' ca»li and save xuony. Silk at Scents a yard. Ladies .lapainse ■••iH- kiiionoH of large sizr from I to «2 each and also silk Japanese Kimonos
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      128 8 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) CIINTKIBITIoNS InVITKI> MM PUAM, THK F.M. StATK>. AND KoRNKO J AL>o KK'.M .laVA AND Si M \TI: To be sent in very
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      146 8 DAY BY DAY. Friday, 18th May. High Water. 7-»(i p.m. C. C. A. L.L.T.C. Croquet. Tnuriian.riit. Saturday, 19th May. High Water. 7-54 p.m. s:il p.m. •crinaii outward mail due. H I. outward mail due IM. (lub At Home. T>er»all. 1. Theatricals. Memorial Hall S.V.A. Ladies HinV Competition. :i :!<i. Sunday,
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      24 8 WEATHER TELEBR4M. HONGKONG.— 16th Mh- 10 a.m. Barometer MJS. Direction of Wind soini. |l Fore* of Wind 1 j] Max. Temp in SI uJe
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      69 8 WEATHER REPORT K.imlu.i K*rtm» Botfital, l.ti, .1/,, 9 a. h. v. k. a r. KuiAiik-. ■or. It tt.9<l si: .>;i.s;f.i iMnn I'-'.-' 80.8 M.O c W«t Bulb That TT s sj 50..-, Dir of Wind -a. '»j Mas. Toran '.U.O "1 Mm -ii Mas. m Ban 14».U Terr rail. Ther
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    THE JAPANESE REVIEW.
    227 9 A Famous Regiment. In round figures, 00,000 troops took part in the military review mid in Tokyo on the .iOth ult. by the Emperor. Over a hundred regimental colours were seen at the luniaw, aud aamajl them (he colours of the Seventh Infantry Kegiuicnt is considered worthy
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    Whte Ants and Rubber.
    490 9 In uhc .March number ol jbc likU.iii Forester we nnd an article .•ii i he above subject, which is of coilMdcialilc m.crest to rubber plantcii. It is from the pen of the bditor, Mr. Ii I. Stebbiug, a well -known authority. 1 1. itrrtTl that he
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    Startling Crime.
    142 9 Quo of the most sta.it.ling crimos in the history of New England has just come to liglit at Cambridge, M;iv i*chu»<it.s A well-known instructor at HaWMi Univoniitv, named Neucnter. H •v fugitive lioiii justice, au<l there is .impli' ividciu't' to pi v< thai ho killed his wilr in
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    VESSELS EXPECTED.
    749 9 Same, port, probable date o/ arrival, and name of agent*. Steamer*. Acilia, Hongkong, .Inly 4 Behn Meyer Ajax, Liverpool, May 23; Mansfield' Alesia. Hamburg, June 9 Behn Meyer. Ambria, Hamburg. May 21 Helm Meyer. Andalusia. Hongkong. July 19; Behn Meyer Arcadia, Ooloarto, May 2tt"; P. 4 O. Ayuthia,
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    SHIPPING IN PORT.
    678 9 Under this heading the following abbrevia tions are used str.— steamer oh. ship bq; barque sch.- schooner Yet. Yacht; Cru. —Cruiser Gbt.— Gunboat Tor.— Torpedo H. p.- -Horse- power Brit. British U.S.— United States Fch.— French Ger —German Dut.— Dutch Ital.— ltalian Span. Spanish Sar. Sarawak; G.c—
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    MINING
    207 9 GOLD 13,-JOO 1 10 10 Beraawah G. M. Co., Ltd MJM 13.00 W"U uniuuad. 4,000 I 10 I 10 (Deferred) 8.00 20,000 10 I 10 KadanaG. M. Co., Ltd. num. 10,000 I 111 tlO m ll'ref.l IU.UU v.mi 50,000 1 1 Kaub Aust. G. M. Co., Ltd. (f.p.) Ml
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    GENERAL
    139 9 400,000 1 1 Dull Development Co., Ltd.. So UUU uuiolMd 2,000 100 t 100 Federated Kiipueeriiig Co., 111. 1,500 50 t M Fruiter <* Ne&ve. Ltd. M>,ooo 1M l'Jj llongkoug aud Shanghai bank 18,000 100 > 100 llowarth Erekiue, Ltd. J.4OX) > 10 10 Muyuard A Cc., Ltd. b,OOO
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    RUBBER
    142 9 20,000 tlO 16 Btlgownie Rubber E»Ute Ltd. 11.70 11.71 70,000 »10 110 B»tu Uujor Kubber Co., Ltd. 38.73 1 .0 y OUU uuutued. 70,000 1 1 BukitlUjah Rubber Co., Ltd. £4.2.8 »,uou uiuHMd 1 £0.15 |contrib.)£3.l7.B 6,000 i 1 Cicely Rubber Estate £3.0.0 6,000 1 £015 s%Pref. ..£4.15.0 iJHtwtmmm
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    DEBENTURES.
    43 9 How.rlU Emkiue, Ltd. 6% ttiUU.UUU pr.-i.i bujcrUiley, Hargreavea, Ltd. 6% M 5.000 1% prem buyer*. Singapore Municipal 8% 400,000 J% prein buyer.. o",, 1,X78,U00 1% prem buyers. 4% tHM.OOO par. sellers, Taujuug Pagar !>•■<* (."A. Ltd. b% WU.IWO prem. Vfc I.JH.i..«n> par. bu\eu
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      595 9 BANKS. Hongkong V Shanghai Banking Corporation. PAID-UP CAPITAL »10,000,000 RESERVE FUND:— Sterling Reserve t10.000.000l «i O rjv> nnn Silver Reserve 9,500,000 1 19 o<)0 ()0<) P. serve Liability of Proprietors $10,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS. A. Haupt, Esq.— Chairman. Hon. C. W. Dickson.— Deputy Chairman. E. Goet/., Esq. I). M .Nissim,
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      626 9 BANKS. Chartered Bank of India. Australia and China INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. Capital £800,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors £800.000 Reserve Fund £975,000 BANKERS. Bank of England. National Bank of Scotland. The London City <t Midland Bank, Ltr>. SINGAPORE BRANCH. Current Accounts are opened and interest allowed at 1 per cent,
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      342 9 SHIPPING. N. Y. K. JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP Co. Ltd. A regular FORTNIGHTLY service is maintained between Japan and Europe by the following NEW TWIN SCREW STEAMERS, Under Mail Contract with the Imperial Japanese Government, specially designed for the Company's European Service, lighted throughout by Electrictity, provided with excellent accommodation for
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    THE MERGUI RUBBER PLANTAION.
    714 10 State Planting. In the Teiiasscmu circle Forest Report for the year 1904-5 the affairs of Hie Hanoi Plantation arc dealt with ■t length. It was estimated that the plantation would have been extended by 1,250 acres during the year but owing to the difficulty of procuring
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    French Indo-China Coal.
    210 10 The most important coal mines in Indi. China are thow- at llongay. owned liv I lip S<x-icte Krancaiso dee Charbonnau'ok <lv Tonkin, which employs about :t.iMM> workmen. Chines? and Annamites. 'Yhv toUl output in 1903 amounted to '-'67,33 a tons, compared with 316,618 lons in 1902. The
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      676 10 STEAMSHIP COMPANIES. BUCHANAN'S BLACK WHITE Eiolds top place in the highest class of Whiskies. Guaranteed 12 (twelve) years old c 46 P. &O. STEAM NAVIGATION CO. Por Chlaa, Japan, Penan*, Ceylon Australia. India, Aden, Ecy pt mediterranean PorU, Plymouth and London. Through Bills of Lading issued for China Coast, Persian
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      1345 10 STEAMSHIP COMPANIES. KonmkiijUe Paketvaart MaatschapplJ. Under contract with tbe Netherlands India Government. Agenti at Singapore .—Ship Aoemct, late J. Dazhdkls A Co., 2-8 Coixter Qcat. The undermentioned dates are only approximate Steamer From Exp'ted Will be deaiatched for fan Stroll Batavia May 14 Batavia, Java-coast, Samaraug, Soera-j baya, Boelelcng, Macassar,
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      778 10 STEAMSHIP COMPANIES. N.D.L NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD. Imperial Oerman Mall Line. The fast and well known mail steamers of this Company 'sail fortnightly from BremenHamburg 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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      739 10 STEAMSHIP COMPANIES. OCEAN STEAM SHIP Cv,, Ltd AND China Mutual Steam Slav. Do.. Lui. The Companies' Meamers deHpabher. front liiverpnnl outwardß for the Straits. Chink and Japan every week, and from .la|ian homewards for London every fortnight an<l fci Liverpool monthly. One outward xteamei each mouth extends to Vancouver, Seattle
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