The Straits Times, 28 May 1906

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    15 1 The Straits Times \O. 22.048 THE STRAITS TIMES. MONDAY. MAY 28. 1906. PRICE 15 CENTS.
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    COMMERCIAL.
    230 1 SiN,;»roRK. 2Hth Mvv. 1906. PRODUCE. Oambier buyers 7. ■-'•>* do (Cube No. 1) unpicked 10.7">" Copra Bali 8.40 do Pontianak 7.91 Pepper, Black buyers 20.75 do White, 5° o MB Sago Flour Sarawak Mi do Brunei N.'. 1 2.6-i Pearl Sago 5.40 Coffee Bali. 1"> buyers 1Mb Coffee. Palembann.
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    64 1 for Per Steamer Timt To-morrow. Sarawak Ba/afco/taw— Jl 9a.m. Billiton. SiuKkawariK l"»» Hapmdarp 11 a.m. Poutianak. Batavia fulniliii, 11 a.m. Palembang tiphir p.m. Colombo and Bombay Ilaknln Mum 2 |i.m. Samarang M,r,,pi a p.m. Malacca. A I'.S teiiham Curhil, :f p.m. HoiiKkoii)> and Swatow Boßf i :t pin
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    MAILS TO ARRIVE.
    134 1 From Ecrope— By the N. 1). L. i. Xielen due on Ist June. From China— By M. M. t. GMflßMta due on 4th June. I IMK TABLE Or HAILS DUE. Loft Singapore Dae in London Arrived Apl. 16th N. D. L. May 11th May loth Apl. 19th
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    VESSELS AT TANJONQ PAQAR.
    66 1 VESSELS AT TANJONG PAGAR. Wharves at Which Different Ships are Berthed To-day. East Wharf: Nil. ViiToim OBIMDM Dock: Beechlev. Ai.iu.r.r Gravini. Dock Nil. Br<Tiox No. 1 Deli. Surada. I Nil. "8 Nil. ..4 Capri. I Nil. 6 Ha. Boß.xto Whaiu 7 Darius. Paknain. 8 Lai Saiig, Prinz Heinrich. 9 Outtinr.
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      TRADING VESSELS. &c.
      551 1 Aatkif, Dm. str. 1,701 lons, (apt Boat, •Jtitli May. From Saigon, Mrd Hay. I.i Mansfield ACo For Liverpool, 28th— W. (nAte, Dat.ttr.fn Ibm, Oapt Odiuk, 3MtliMa>. Kri.ni Samba.-, tfth Mn> 0.C., •■id 63 il p. lian Kn Sunn Stfaiii-!ii>>( <'-. For Samba*, attfe— Ms. .'(,/>/ l.miii), Dut.
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      451 1 NOTICES READ THIS AND BE CONVINCED!!! Extract of a letter received from the gentleman who bought our last 8 H.P. "DE DION CAR" Bid May lUO<>. I am gkd to tell von the car is running spk-ndidly, in fact I have run alxnit <500 miles in the tat month, and
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      238 1 The Recognised Headquarters of the Army, Navy and Tourists. THE ADELPH! HOTEL A rii-t olas< Hotel in Singapore. Splendid •ituatiua. All mudern comfort*. Klectric Fans. LMitl. and Ckll Bell. Kii«lisl. and French Hilhaid-. Lawi, Tennis Courts. Charges Strictly Moderate WAVERLEY HOTEL ~>9, Hill-street, Singapore Healthy Position. French and German Cnisine
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      265 1 NOTICES. Robinson Co. Just received a large shipment of GRAMOPHONES RECORDS. RECORDS do 12-inch) High class Music just been produced Sung at Covent Garden elsewhere by the following notable Singers. Madame M elba RED LABELS. Madame Marc-elk Senibrich Sig: Coiinn. Francisco Taniatfiio. Celestina Boninsegua Fernando dv Luc Gemma Bellineioni ANCONA
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    British HonJuras.
    499 2 The colonists of British Honduras have received another rebuff from the Colouial Office. During the past rifU. i years thre.applications. sup|H>rted bj tlie Colonial legislature. lia\e 1m en made to Downing street for the construction of n seventy -mile railway to the western frontier. Tin- lir-t project was
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    Prince and Princess of Wales.
    355 2 Thi- City of I. Minion was handsomely Uilii knl on Urn lTtli inst. on tlit- iKiasion oi HH visit of the Priiu-e and MIMM of Wall to the duililliall to celebrate their return from India- Their Royal Hiylnn ssi ilro\. to Urn (iuildliall. MODCtod by
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    LIST OF PASSENGERS.
    238 2 FOR SINGAPORE Per P. 40. i-. -'<iy>./n from 1...n.1..n Apr.l 28, due 2nd June Mr. H. Pi ill ill I.ieut. L. K. I.i-i'Mon. Mr. Yonder Pfordu-n, Mr. T. Muir.Mr. Harrinon, Minn L. Phillips. Per P. .V O. s. Urilannin, connecting with the steamer Delia at Cnlombo. from
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      534 2 NOTICES. JODELITE Wm alfi EFFECTUALLY PRESERVES TIMBER and is a sure Protection against the attacks of WHITE ANTS 3 DRY ROT TEREDOS AND ALL DECAY. SOFT WOODS may be safely used for Building Purposes after treatment with JODELITE. IMPORTERS: BORNEO Co., Ltd. PSPEIIALHOLIDAITOIRTO Ceylon NEWERA ELIYA f^ 6,200 FT. I-
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      176 2 NOJICES. Jlrtie Wully. 4 t will settle ox Monday at 12 o'clock. Artie Tullj r willlhave a )o,uoo book open on the forthcoming £clangor Meeting. Prices later. Telegraphic Address Tully, Singapore. Address, 22 Raffles Place. 1964 FOR LADIES"" D"JORETiHOMOLLE'S u APIOL" the most iurt remedy tgtlntt the Sickness, and uthtr
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      259 2 NOTICES. MAESTAIXS THE HIGHEST REPUTATION _EVERYWHERE. BUILD UP and PRESERVE YOUR HEALTH and Fortify the System against Disease with we amnot qwk H*aaVa^Bia>aK*asVA aa •WlVi*•ma I w& fm K to. highly of it M^r>>T ■BiTii w lim taj Pronounced by the HIGHEST MEDIOAL AUTHORITIES S%&«S7«* Torpid Liver, Debility, Eruptions, ad
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    Modernised Chinamen.
    525 3 A Celestial Picnic DOOM the recent Chinese New Year 'hmtioiisin Sydney the resident I 'elestiaN ftM a visit I n Wtmm* to the Theatn Koval ■Vannfag into the orchestra stalls, dress irde. and other ("arts of the boilrfing, to witness the pantomime of Snihuil lln Snilur, :he Sony,
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    Welsh Tinplates and Protection.
    363 3 Will Japan be our Competitor Tin. Welsh tinplate trade is despondent, i Mills are dosißg ilown. shipments are I'alliuij fl. and Mianutaiturirs MM one that the DUtlooll is :is had as it ran be. With increased output the demand has fallen off. Mn< li is BMda
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    What shall we do with Them ?
    153 3 What shall we do with Them Bl ihk hvk. what, as the years roll on. ■"hull we ili> w ith our picturi' [>ost<:arils asks Mr. (i.'o. H. SiliiM in MM m Most of uh uli.i starti i 'ollectiiii; when the mania first set ill are, to use an expressive <nlloi|iiialisiii.
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    104 3 Til n'n,, /I:,. I. Timri illiilcrstanils that tile i ■nMiiiin.iit is iiiukitiu arraiiyt'iiuiits !ii thr mti. hlih tion of 1 eoiMge shortly, (ho* H'lilwiiiy silvir as tlir- mdm tm-tal rm rtmej. The pieoM u> !><• issm><i will ix- of twenty Mid tea tii iUmiliu 1 ns|H rtivclv. Th« jwilM of
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      590 3 NOTICES. Cjianelli Majnos flatural Milk GTJABAITTEED PTJE-E. REPLACES LOCAL SUPPLIES OF FRESH MILK. STRONGLY RECOMMENDED BY THE MEDICAL PROFESSION FOR INFANTS AND INVALIDS USED IN THE HOSPITALS. HUTTENBACH BflOS. &C 00-» Sole Agents for Straits Settlements, Federated Malay States, &c. MAYNARD'S PRICKLY-HEAT LOTION. A CERTIAN CURE INSTANT RELIEF PRICE 50
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      125 3 I THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT where Eno's Fruit Salt has been Uken in the earliest stages of a disease it has in innumerable inetanote prevented a serious illness. The effect of ENO'S 'FRUIT SALT' upon any disordered sleepless, or feverish condition Is simply marvellous and unsurpassed. In fact it
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      199 3 Mmmmn. D. J. KEYMEtt Co. tat fO ottar thalr marvicaa as AGENTS IN EN-LAND. tatabllahod In 1H44, thay hmvo a thorough mnowloopa tha Markoia, mnd axparlanca ot Laatorn reculramanta. Tha haada ot Iho Firm giro po'aonml auinrr/slon to mil bumlnomm, and with conlldoncm Invltm thoaa rmqulrlng RE lABLE AGENTS for
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    The Straits Times. PRICE 15 CENTS. MONDAY. 28th MAY.
    502 4 The Straits Times. PRICE 15 CENTS. MONDAY. 28th MAY. It would appear that, to some people, the free trade in Chinese lalxmr is .me thing, but the grant of freedom to t.li C Chinese to settle. trade, and im>m>i>olize the business „f a British territory is iiiihV another matter. Mi.
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    418 4 It is not often that the Otertmmd M'til is guilty of a mis-statement, and therefore when such a rarity occurs we in the Straits (eel it all the more if it touches upon a very sore poiut in our economy. Our contemporary remarks that. "Kngland s^mls :tI.;.(KHI.UXU.on her Army and
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    1019 4 Thk day approaches when a British Prince**, after nearly four hundred years' interval, will become the Queen-Consort ..1 a Kinn of Spain. On the occasion when Mary Tudor. <«»m*ii Helmut of Knjilaixl. j was imitiil in weUlock to Philip, sou of the Kmperor Charles the Great. Spain meant a portion
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    59 4 Wl note that the Amateur Dramatic Company are to give two more performances: the one on Wednesday next, under the patronage of the Officer Commanding the Troops, when special prices will be allowed to everybody in uniform the other and final performance on Friday next. m( seats at popular prices.
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    12 4 >n Friday. Mr. Column, the Third Magis trate sat till f>-10. p.m.
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    19 4 Thk French cableship Fraud* <!' A my a arrivod this morning from Saigon and went .ilon^si.le the wharf to coal.
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    20 4 Thk s.s. (iuthrii- arrived from Sydney yesterday with fro/en meat, fruits, etc, and is now discharging at the Borneo wharf.
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    20 4 Mr. Kts'.s has resigned the Premiership of Western Australia, and has been appointed Agent* ieneral for the Colony in London.
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    19 4 O.\ Saturday, Mr. Scott sentenced four Chinese, each to one day's imprisonment for assaulting three Tanjong Pagar Dock Police.
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    47 4 H. K. Sik William Taylor and party went to Johore in the Sea Mew yesterday morning. They returned at 7.30 last night. I>K. Mi-iLisTos arrived from I'euang this morning by the k.s. Kixtno. He is to act as P.C.M.O. during the absence on leave of Dr. McDowel.
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    26 4 Thk German mail steamer Mitten having left Colombo on the 2«th instant at m a.m. may be expected to arrive here on Thursday at about noon.
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    29 4 We leuMin that s.s. Kittna will sail from the Roads at 1.80 p.m. on Wedneday. instead, of 2.80 p.m., and a launch leave Johnston's Pier at 1 p. m
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    28 4 A Birminoham firm has just received large orders for air guns from Canada. There are indications that a hi.- trade in this direction is about to be established.
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    24 4 Uallan's Home Repository landed a new shipment of horses and cobs from s. s. Dnriu* on Sunday. They have all arrived in splendid condition.
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    23 4 Two hundred and twenty-seven .Laths were registered in Singapore during the week ending on the 19th May. The ratio per thousand was -12.20.
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    33 4 Sir West Uidgeway s committee Baa] their first sitting on the Ist of May. The evidence of the Census Commissioner was taken, ami (ieneral Botha and Mr. Smuts were called to give evidence.
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    26 4 Tuk Cold Storage Supplies have just received by s. s. (jiithri'- several commodities in the shape of-beef. mutton, turkeys. hores, hams, sheepekidneys. apples, pain, and giapes.
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    36 4 On Saturday morning eleven Chinese stowaways by the s. s. l^nsninj from China. were charged before Captain Boldero. They were fined $25 or in default fourteen days' imprisonment. Only one man failed to |wy the tine.
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    40 4 The Cornwall Minstrels were inviteil to dinner on Friday night by Mr. Kuek Beng Chiew on the occasion of his sister s marriage. A very enjoyable evening was passed and tlie Minstrels wire prcseiit.il with a beautiful ornamental silver cup.
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    38 4 Thk Premier of Cai>c Colony h»s offered the Natal Government a mule battery ol six Maxim guns fully equipped and mauneil by Cape Mounted Riflemen, free of all cost to Natal. He also offers a detachment of signallers.
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    47 4 Fiki.li operations will be held by the military on the Ist of June, blue force commencing opeiations at 5. 'M)a. iv.. ami n.l force at 6.15 a.m. The troops are cautioned not to charge closer than fifty yards from opposing units, and bayonets are not lobe ti\el.
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    56 4 lI. M. cruiser Julia weataahon BearQoeeaeto« non the 2nd of May. She was high and ilry on the rock and had a considerable list tc starboard. All her coal and ballast were thrown overboard in 0.-der to light' n her. She seemed little damaged, and the sea waa calm. Attempts
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    56 4 Man of the papers, in noticing the celebration of the uinet\ -second birthday of the Baroness Burdett-Contts. state that >he is tru principal partner in Coutts' Bank. The real truth is that the interest of the Baroness in Coutts' Bank ceased no her marriage, so that she has had no
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    57 4 Thk Maw York World says that the wire le~s operator on the new French liner La Provence, when l,BoO miles from I'oldhu ami 1.71 Ml miles from Cape Cod, at '2 o'clock on the '2nd of May simultaneouslycouiiiiunicateil with both stations and received answers from both. This is the first
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    52 4 Tin. Natal Government telegraphed to the Natal Agent (ieneral in London asking him to thank Lord Cardigan for the offer to raise iM) irregular troops, which is highly appreciated. He is, however, to explain that un less serious developments ensue the re.iuit ment of forces outside South Africa will not
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    58 4 This morning, Inspector Hart charged Hong -V Seng with theft as a mi ant of $.").:>•■> in coppers from his master Tan Kian Teng on the 21st. instant and absconding. Yesterday, he was passing the Sepoy Lines Police Station when his mast, r |Kiinl< .1 him out to tbe BoHee
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    66 4 Ai i oKuiNti to the London Daily Mail, a Swiss has mvi nted a way of turning the motor-car's stench into h blessing. He has devised little moto cones. 1} in. l>\ 1 in. in size, one at which dissolved in i liven gallons of )ietrol or benzine, will turn
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    82 4 Thk following passengers are csiiect.il to arrive here by tile Imperial (ierman Mail steamer Zieh-n due here on the Ist June: Mr. Springsfeld. Mr. a Mrs. Otto Schlecke, Mrs A. D. Duke and infant, Mr. Dv .lohr. Beausch-Drugulin. Mrs. P. V. Wise, infant and Maid, Miss. Elisabeth L.iuh. Mrs. Joseph
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    68 4 A Loxnox were to tl»e Timm <>/ Cf/lon dated 17th May says: There will shortly he cstahlishe.l the Kuala Lumpur Kubher Company, Limited, acquiring Kent, Nganda. Wardiebnrii. Setapakdalc, Klaug dates, ami The Mount estates. The capital of the Company is iIIMMMIO and the first directors are the Hon. Kverard Fielding.
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    103 4 A wkkk ago. No. 80 Niveu Koad. occupied by Mr. Buxton. wan burgled during the absence of the tenant, and wearing apparel, a clock, a blanket and a dozen and a half tins of milk carried away. A report was made and Sergeant Dowliug, who was put upon the quest,
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  • Reuter's Telegrams.
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      Chinese Commissioners in Brussels.
      37 4 It-r.l. SiiKj.ipnr, MM Duke Tsai-ts. and the other Chinese Ini]>erial Conn r sinners have gone to Brussels and, alter ten ilays' visit theie. they will proceed Marseilles on their way back to China.
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      Japanese Naval Officers Feted.
      53 4 At Sydney, bY Jaaaaaaa naval oatora have been (Oithusiastically feteil. thongli rain marr.il the out .l.w.r functions. A riHe match Itteaa a side. Becriee conditions. BWriaej ligures was shot ..tl between menihii- ol the National IfihV Association and tin Jajiam sr. The former won bj iic.i
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      A New Eastern Shipping Combine.
      21 4 The t'nniml. 1". tad <>.. Mart, .ind Ptoette Steamship ('(iiii|Mini.- announce a joint Baataca and Australian wrrlaa.
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      International Disarmament.
      87 4 i;.;\l. SMfejwtw, m* ti<ty. During a assail on intii national Pisamni mentin the House of i.l-. Lord Ripea was one of the s|x>.il>. rs. His lordship .hew n .listiuction l»-t\\ n reduction in Expmoßtan on armaments ami hisarinaincnt. Ue said that, il.ileth. Xi itish Governin. Nt uoulil do
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      Firey Speeches in the Duma.
      79 4 Un Sittfaptm ISA Ifrtf. J-i.i. If in.i.; Then: was I M..meutoii- m. ,tiug V)t the Duma on Satin I> r i i 11 1 1 I'ircv s|h .(hi men ma.i. ..n.l the I>. niocratie lea.lei I'.il a profst. The Duma th. v uith onl_. asfM
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      Forthcoming Royal Marriage.
      36 4 Str'd. HmgapoTy <Bth tf</;/ D 'hy Reutei i1 King aJfeaea ■tori On Princess Eva an making a tiiumplia i.',,.iess in Spain. Kaanaoaa crowd) ■.watt Umso at U» railway stations on tl H way.
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      Showers of Flowers.
      23 4 The delirious entli It m iiiaiiit. str.l lie lays the passage 1,, trains Band* of girls dciugi the tra iritfclewcia.
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      Probably Another General Election soon.
      72 4 .Mr. l.lo\.l(ieorg.'. sp. „i, iug at Liverpool, said tiiat the Lil>erals would probably have to tight another Oaaatal Kl.-etion. The .lat. for it di|Minls u|m,ii the m 'ion of the Mouse of Lords. The Government eanii. 1 allow the will oi the people to lie
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      Russian Habeas Corpus Bill.
      16 4 The Duma has reail a Habaae CorpCN Kill for tin- first t:me.
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      Recent Macedonian Massacres.
      31 4 The TrcaU Towers haw in.i.lc i. in. g tationstoth. Turkish (iov. nnient regai.l ing tl" (emu massacre ol' eighty Kut/o Wallaehs in Mi. clonia hy a Greek hand.
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      Efforts to Exterminate Murderers.
      38 4 llu Tnrlual tlnieiiiinwil jrielanaj to these n presentations, have ordered Ilihni Pasha the Governor of Maoedoaia to eaadael military OBermtioae with a view to the maid e\teriiiinati(ii, ol the bands iv the Hi 1.1.
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      Russian Political Life.
      115 4 M. (ioreuikvn. the Russian l'romier. delivered a reply to MM Duma's Ad.iress to the Czar. He declari'l UatJ the granting oi in ammsty lay wholly within the pr.-rogativ. of the monarrii Amnesty will [fl ao wise lie granted I-. (ktsous implii -nil .1 in murders so long
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      472 4 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS PHENOL Disinfectant. fa. drills §erms and (Bfiecks I TM.Ki: IHKTK ri.AHS OK THK VAI.IK (IK PHENOL SKK OCa I'MICK LIST. HUM 4H. Trie.' Per Rejtd. Quart Bottle $0.30 1 (xallon Tin „1.50 •2 ..2.75 and 10 gallon Drums on application. One Quart f Ten Gallons of Makes Strong
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      86 4 iaaaaci is ulhhh tv deaaaWi large lon to punish the Filipino-, v, ho have been raid iug in North Luzon. despAtch from Manila last mouth stated that a hand of marauding brigands, about forty iv number, made a des cent upon the headijii.n urs of the Aiiuriean Constabulary at Malolim,
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  • Special German Telegrams.
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      British Squadron in German Waters
      46 5 ll'-rln,. NO May. The German ffrmrnnnaaTt han grairtri a reqeeat made by the British Government that a British nqoadna should stay at I'illan aud Lnl ock at the end of August. Shah of Persia Better. The shah ol Persia is l«>tter.
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      False Rumour Spread.
      31 5 The StMUtUi is spreadini; a false rumour rflxiut German plans in Persia, with the object of mailing Russia more favourably lix]K>xeil MWI 'Is Itritish wishes in that quartet
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      Rumoured Russian Ministerial Crisis.
      36 5 Knmoon of a RMMaa ministerial crisis in curient. A Favourable Policy. ~i Hffg, omit Von Tschirsky s de -laratious of (mlicy in the Hoichstag. have beaa well received in MteJa and France.
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      Universal Suffrage for Russia.
      54 5 The political programme of the Kussiaa Government aims at establishing universal suffrage. The pragranune puts aside the following full amnesty, abolition of martail law, abolition of exceptional hiws. aud the compulsory expropriation of lnud in favour of the peaaaatry. The programme however, contemplates i-siuning Statel kanwia
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      Duma Demands Resignation of Ministry.
      18 5 rim. :'Ttll M.UJ. The Duma ha^ <lemaniteil the resignation ot the Russian Ministry.
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      Germany's Budget.
      13 5 The BaMhaaag h.is refused to pass the \dilitional liiiilyi t Batimatea.
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      A New Department.
      23 5 In the Colonial Office a separate depart mi nt has been established for dealing with <ii iiiian South-weal African affairs.
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  • Correspondence.
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      Rotten Fruit and Health.
      113 5 tin EStftar ■•> tht HtnlU Timm." Ih Mt Sn:. Now that we aie iv the midst of the cholera season, the attention of the Health Department niiyht well be direct»nl towards the rotten fruit which is sold at liduced rates in MOM of the fruit shops,
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      Queen Victoria Day.
      228 5 To the Editor <# tht •■\t,.iiit Timm." Sn:. Miss Tarbat and Mr. Buckley ar« much to be congratulated on the success of Kmpire Day at KatHes < iirU' Sclhm>l. and Mr. rloflptt U to be comnii nded for his zeal to I iilahHah kha function as a
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      Cold Storage.
      154 5 In ih, h.diiin -.ii tht •'Stnutt Timm." Him: Sik. 1 see the Singa|)oic I 'old Company MM to add an ice liu-iiiess to their existing bn- in-ss. May 1 i tfftaaajat M the Directors to consider the: question of a cold room at the same time, in which
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    OUR LOCAL AMATEURS.
    554 5 A Third Performance Remarkably Successful. Thk efforts of the local Amateurs in the 111 1 presentation of the amusing comedy His Excellency the Governor have lost none of their charm and attractiveness. For on Saturday night there was another large audience in the Victoria Memorial Hall when
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    TRAMWAY CASES.
    118 5 This Morning Inspector J. A. McCully of the Tramway Company charged a Malay youth before Mr. Scott at the Police Court w ith riding ou a tram without a ticket. The Malay boy got a whipping. I.i fore Mr. Michel! a Chinese conductor was charged with cheating by
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    The Tronoh Mines.
    21 5 <>i in r for the month of April. 1006. dressed Tin Ore Produced pis. STMjM Amount Healizcd *14->,1')7.61.
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    The New Route to the Rand.
    74 5 The first train from Johannesburg to (.-'ape Town over the new Klcrksdorp Fourteen Streams route was des|>atched ou the .">th of April. When the first train conveying visitors for tne opeuing ceremony arrived at Fourteen Streams, there was already a train load of Western
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    The Late Sir George T. M. O'Brien.
    105 5 Mi:. W. .1. Hclmks. of Anerley. ex-manager of the Colombo branch of the Bank of Madras, a rites w ith reference to the obituary notice of the lute Sir George T. M. O'Brien, which appeared iv Th< Timm that it was he uho
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    The Grille Scene.
    73 5 Mi:. M\his iH.i has asked whether the regrettable incident which occurred in the Ijidies' Gallery did not constitute a breach of daoonia of the House and whether it was MBBdaal to take any steps iv regard to it. Tin shaker replied I have already given insti ictions
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    THE COURT OF REQUESTS.
    1045 5 An Englishman's Sad State of Affairs. Wukn the cane of Kong Seng Tiang A Co. vs. Mr. .1. C. Loveridge was called in the Court of U*>i|iiests on Saturday, the plaintiff was absent, but Mr. Loveridge volunteered to make a statement. He said that since the
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    Character Sketch of C.-B.
    147 5 Of medium height plnuip. with a large head now growing bald- thick. shouldered, genial -Sir Henry Campbell- Ban ncrmau is all theue but perhaps the word that suuiH him up is homely," says a writer in the april Rapid Hreieio. He is homely which includes the
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    After Death- What?
    386 5 Cone 'iid ing Lecture on Im mortality. Dr. B. F. West gave the final lecture in the series on immortality at the Middle Road Church, last night, stating that he was leav- ing for Borneo to-morrow. The subject i was The Final State of Good and Evil
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    VICTORIA DAY IN MALACCA..
    566 5 Victoria Day commenced, if a day can be said to commence, at mid-night, with a Sumatra of Sumatras aud the whole of the inhabitants, at any rate the English ones, compared notes as to that clap of thunder and the awful flash which preceded the bursting
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    68 5 We hoar of at least two possible offorts to eclipse Mr. .larrott's drive to Monte Carlo. The more elalmrate of them involves an attempt to carry a message from London to Monte Carlo, iv a series of cars with a motor' boat for link, all owned by the same K-.iu.
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    Navy Cup.
    45 5 I Thk Final ltouiid of t lie Nav\ lap' was I played on the Oacriaofl OoU Lukaoa Kri i itay the •2.') th inst. trbea (.'ajitains Pratt and Kirkwood. BMfa BnttJa' Inlantiv beat Captaiu- LeriaacM Qowet and Poynts., shewqod Fonafan hy i up.
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    Sepoy Lines Golf Club.
    57 5 May Medal. Thk May nitdiil m [ihiyc 1 fit 011 Saturday and Sunday. Scores H. Marriott 4". U* 88-17-71 .1. L. Humpii.e>- M :W= 74 -71 1 G. Ball N 4«- 9s-i-j Mti 1 Opt. Chancellor 'il B» 111— IT 104 laeaara. Coullie. Dane. Fixer, and
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    Cricket.
    159 5 V.M.C A. v. D.Co.Sherwood Foresters. Plates on the S. C. C. ground on Saturday. Mr. F. .1. Heujatield took wen wickets IrUum Scores:— A. Keid c nnd b Foxon 0 lA. < oulclu-rc Hudson li (iienslt-y 4» -I. I'ater-on c Hudson b Koxon 0 A. Merger c and b
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    LIST OF PASSENGERS.
    160 5 Arrived 26th May. )>t-r Darius from Melbourne.. MiM K. liarton. Mr. K ffflpn. Mr. G Dora md Mr. C DOOll. 37th. Pat (iutherie:- freni Sydney tin MrtaJ Mi-, rs. W. (i. C. Hato. B. K. Haynmrd. T. A. Thompson. Linscott, E. ll.iyl. ;t. B. W. Caultield. «i.
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    Y. M. C. A. TENNIS TOUNAMENT.
    75 5 Ties for To-day Dollll.K. j Stafford aiul Miller I Kin;! odell matoh a. Gum Si.nci.k <4. Kulillioff— l v. N. Fallt. Mr. It. Class gneuc. K. B I!. Heap Mr. vs. H. fajn-l pi. :i. Ties for To-morrow Dooaaaa, H. Lee and J. A.
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      463 5 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. |%A| AmVI'O COMMERCIAL UNION U#% Pi ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED. 1 INVESTED FUNDS LZCBED Horse Repository OXE hundred million DOLLARS ill->.(HK),OOO). A .Nevv Shipment Rates quoted for Fire, Accident, and Fidelity Guarantee insuranoc* ok W. A. SIMS Manager, Eastern Branch. HORSES, COBS, PONIES 2459 NOKDDEUTSCHER LLOYD. •H'ST
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    F. M. S. NOTES.
    167 6 Complaints reach the ''Malay Mail of the lack of facilities for the handling of luggage at Port Swettenham. Would in not be better, aeks that, journal, to place luggage to the port in the front van, thus saving a considerable distance for cartage? Also is k,
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    333 6 Says the 'Malay Mail" rtirrespondent —It is rumoured that a well-known company has bought, up all that vast tract of land owned by Towkay Chan Ah Teaii, situated on th? third mile from Port D:ckson and comprising about I,;j<ni acres, and also several small holdings on the
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    A Crying Injustice.
    457 6 Banjer men and women, mm Kii;ui oamtpamimt -of >.._ Times of .M.ilaya," are reputed to b. vciy h.< <i working and law abiding. It is a pity therefore, to learn that they arc UnuimJ us in great numbers, some of them aw a abandoning their lands and
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      633 6 NOTICES. BOXING LESSONS. A teacher of twenty years' experience desires a few select pupils. Terms moderate. Apply "Medallist co "Straits Times 2418 A LADY living in the West of England in her own comfortable Hume, desires to have a little girl to livt with her, and have lessons with four
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      571 6 NOTICES. TO BE LET ON LEASE. Premises about to be erected on the site of the shops now occupied by the rattan furniture makers at the corner of Stamford Road and Armenian Street. The new building will consist of tw > floors and be of ornamental design, and is so
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      441 6 NOTICES. THE Straits Wimes CAN BE OBTAINED AT THE FOLLOWING PLACES IN Singapore. Messrs. John Little 4 Co., Ltd. Messrs. Kelly and Walsh, Ltd. Raffles Hotel. Raffles Tiffin Rooms. Messrs. Kirn Co. &.oh Co. Adelphi Hotel. Chuan ii Co., Robinson Road. Hotel de la Paiz. Hotel de I' Europe. Hotel
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      507 6 NOTICES. Riley,Hargreaves&Co Ltd. Electrical Engineers. HOUSE WIRING Estimates and Advice free. ELECTRIC FANS Crompton Pnnkah Fans, Table, Bracket and Ceiling Fans. MOTORS From B. H. P. upwards for small Machines, Pumps and all Purposes. DYNAMOS For light and Power, Private Plants, etc. ELECTRIC BELLS For House or Office. c. Me
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    NEW ELECTRIC OMNIBUS.
    201 7 Successful Trial. The doom of petrol-driven omniimsea is at hand. The dally complaint of the householder, the shopkeeper, and th peilest nan is that they are a menace to business. The noise is most distracting, whil-t the smell of the exhauv.. is almost intolerable, not to say
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    Carey's Inland.
    464 7 The Times of Ceylon in noting recent rubber ventures in the F. M. 8. remarks —The formation of a CoaH pany to take over the whole of Can-v Island, ins cad of only 16,000 am- i it as originally planned, is anotlui aota worthy event and overshadows considerably
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    Selangor Tin.
    131 7 April Output The quantity exported aniuunted to 21,352, "J/ pit-ills agftiaal 'J-.-ir.ni pKuls :n the month pnvMMb. The approximate value of the input is returned at 91,815,300.77 OB which duty io the extent of 9363,7b6.68 was collected. Tli average arid |> I pica) was ?85.i)4 with uuty at
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    81 7 The London oonMßoaaaal <>f the "Manchester Guardian" hears i is probable railway cuinniun. cation will be establish xl before long between ImH and Siam. The railway line now io. construction from Pegu to Mouliuein is .approaching completion, and a su.rv.cv is Ibawg made »'t)i I litm I" carrying this line
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      631 7 NOTICES. ROVER MOTORCARS A SHIPMENT OF 6 and 8 H P. CARS EXPECTED SHORTLY. In tin IHISII AUTOMOBILE CLUB HILL CLIMB, two s H. I. ROVEB CABS came in first in their Class (A). The 'MOTOR NEWS" of 2nd September r.>os says "Dotting with the various rlaWltfUl in Older, it
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      418 7 AUCTION SALES HOGAN A Co., Ltd. (IN LIQUIDATION) OVUM ITIOMOI DAILY AUCTION SALES OF VALUABLE ENGINEERING STORES, &c. The Salo to mo -row, Friday, will •tart with tot No. 1600, and on Saturday, with lot No 2000. Tho sale of tho Office Furniture, Fittings, Fireproof Safes will com mence on
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      569 7 INSURANCE COMPANIES. ROYAL INSURANCE CO FIRE LIFE. TOTAL INVEBTED FUNDS EXCEEE £12,000,000. THE LARGEST riRE OFFICE IN THE WORLD. BOUSTEAD <t Co.,— Agenf THE LONDON AND LANCABHIRJ FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY Capital £8,127,900 Paid-up Capital 212,7501 Reserve Fund £1,073,550 The undersigned. Agents for the Compare ire prepared to accept fire risks
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      798 7 NOTICES. •■fcja^^j^ Capsules superior ■jTvVTv^v to Copaiba, T^^mM^^^y Cubebs, and Injections cure the same diseases as these drugs in forty-eight hours without inconvenience. >-->. Each Ctpuile bean the ntme fUIDY) FOR DISEASES OF THE OHEBT. SRIMAULT'S SYRUP Of Hypo Phosphite of Lime, j Prescribed in France for the last I
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    SINGAPORE SPORTING CLUB.
    2921 8 SPRING MEETING 1906. I'liM I.IHIM. \>\\. Tin S. S. C. Spiing Bam BMIBtiBg held la^t wi^'U must Ik- put down as- I sueces,ful MM iioni a racing. BBaOBMBBV, aad probably hiianeial point of view. The attcuduncc was good, the racing interesting, and no hitch or accident occurred
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      66 8 K. A. J. CHOTIRMALL Co., JEWELLERS SILK MERCHANTS. llu\c just Opened I fresh stock of Indian. Chinese, and Japuieee ,u<»xls i.e. silk kinigiios. Maltese silk hit collars. Ladies silk Mouses, Japanese cotton crape kimonos, Persian and Indian carpets of ail sizes, gold «•'"> set-je\vellei-\ silver ware etc. etc. Ladies' and
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      512 8 NOTICES PeODle IVE YOUR PATRONS WHAT THEY WANT We »uppl\ *Jl I THE BEST FASZ BEER, "WICKULER," W i)i )H ,k aud Light in 711 l.ii.v.Hsks. Reepsiaanj bbmbi HANDSOME PORCELAIN BAR TAP APPARATUS, |]r|]/| Fitte<l with spiral ooi kuil we OOBluirtmaat. KaaM >^' v/ beer ice cold with ninaH amount
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      79 8 DAY BY DAY. Monday, 38th May. High Water. 1-.V2 p.m. Wayuug Kassini. '.1. liiifcby feoaaal DAT. s.< .c. Tuesday, 39th May. Hiflli Water. 1-4 ii.m. J:W p.m. Slipway CeSßfaay MeetinK. 'J. Wednesday. 30th Atay. High Water. 1-48 AJB. :i:tG p.m. reaatof Wsskaof metewa. Amateur Dramatic Society I'erfoniiance. S.V.A. Gun Drill.
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    F. M. S. NEWS.
    345 9 Local spartMMH will he iatanatad to bear that Dr. Tisvan \i->* Mild bulk "Kitty dim" aad Dtxlintion iit Batavia. Tlk- knsfjr, ran second tliroc limes at the mvnt incoting there. On <mo occasion, it is said in the Malay Mail tlic man ridor who was to
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    Treasure iii the Sea.
    316 9 Au lucidcul «..l tlic wreck ol the ttIMM Kliugainitc Mi the OOOat ol New Zealand on November 'J, VtUHt, MM the loss oi a number ol cases ol gold, of tne wJm of Xli,ol»i.i. rmice theu several ixpcduious have ,>ougtit ty recover the troasure and thereby
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    Public Roads.
    257 9 Them are two kiadi of indication of loads, which, saj~ a legal authority, will Uud the lanci-owacr. Fin,l •oi all, he may give to the public right of-way over his property in absolute terms. This occurs iii tlic simplest fjnu, when a property-owuc-r i-ut.^ up Ins estate, and
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      SHIPPING IN PORT.
      516 9 I'nder this heading the following abbreviation^ are used atr.— ateamer ah. ahip; bq; barque sch. schooner Yot. Yacht Cm. -Cruiaer. Obt.— Ganboat Tor.— Toniedo I.p. -Hone-power Brit. British U.S. Inited States Feb.— French Ger —German Dut.— Dutch Ital.- Italian Span. Sinnixh-; Sar. Sarawak; G.c— General -cargo; dp.
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      VESSELS EXPECTED.
      739 9 1 Same, port, probable date ol arrival, and I name of agent: Stcambhs. Acilia, Hongkong, July 4 IJehn Meyer Alesia, Hamburg, June 4; Bebn Meyer. Ajaeer. Houskong, May P. Sftaono. Andalutia. Hongkong. July lit Behn Meyer Arcadia, Hongkong, July P. 4 O. Atholl. r.uudon, July 9; Pateraon HimoiiH.
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      MINING.
      224 9 .1, |ttS|gg Buyer. S.U.r.^ I I f SOLD. 13,500 t 10 t 10 Beraawab G. M. Co., Ltd 12.50 14.00 tjmwmmmA 4,000 I 10 Hi (Deferred) h.oo JO.OOO 10 t 10 Kadaua U. M. <"-... Ltd. IN noin. 10,000 10 10 (ITef.l I'l.im noni 00.000 L 1 K. 1
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      GENERAL.
      136 9 400.W0 1 i. 1 Duff Development Co., Ltd.. 4U UU UUKUIU i,OOO 100 i IUO Federated Kngiueenug Co., Ltd. i, iw M i M> Fnuer <v Neave. Ltd. 00,000 12~> 12.) liuDgkoug ami bluuighai B»uk Ia.OUO 100 100 llowm-tli Krakiue, Lul. „lw 10 10 llayuard <& Co., Ltd. o,OOU
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      RUBBER.
      147 9 -.'O,OOO 10 b < lialKuwme KublMT htitate LiUl. 70,000 »10 »10 Bftiu I'lijor KubberCu., Ltd. 70,000 I I Bukit lUjab Rubber Co., Ltd. it V.UUUuuiMMd! t 1 £0.10 (toutnb.|Jtl.!..h 6,000 I 1 Cicely Kubber E»Ute f8.0.U b.OOU X 1 AO-14 j% l'rcf. .£1.14.0 J,iW UUIMSUMJ UO.OOO H H I
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      DEBENTURES.
      43 9 Howarth Krtkiue, LUJ. 6% 600,000 •> prem InnerUiley, Hargreaves, Lul. tto.OOO iX, prem bujor. biufjutorc iluuici[).i: 0% IUO.UOO 2% prem bu >li% 1,a78,U00 1% pram hu/it I, .■.!>.' UJU par. *ellei». r«i>).,Oi( »au»i I1I 1 -m <•• t."< o'fc jw.uoo l> v preta par. buyer*
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      604 9 BANKS. V ongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation. PAID-UP CAPITAL H0.000.00C P.ESERVEFUND:— Sterling Reserve »10,000,000 1 i|l)mnnri Silver Reserve t 9.500,000 1 19 500>00 R;serve Liability of Proprietors $10,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS. A. Hanpt. Esq. Chairman. Hon. C. \V. Dickson.— Deputy Chairman. E. Goetz. Esq. I>. M Niwim, Esq. 0. R. Leuzmann.
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      572 9 BANKS. Chartered Bank of India. Australia and China INCOItI'OHATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. Capital £800.000 Reserve Liability of Proprietor* £«00,000 Reserve Fund £975,000 BANKERS. Bank of England. National Bank of Scotland. Tbe London City 4 Midland Bank, Ltf. SINGAPORE BRANCH. Current Accounts are opened and intern* allowed at 1 per cent,
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      220 9 NOTICES tX T\ No V\ottver sYvou\A \>e vnthovfc vt sent VR^. On Te(^ est Aftfqpnssfce dteta/y adapted to trieffirvm?p d/jpesMv powers. k lbod N?l I Mllk Fowi N92 I Malted Food N?3 Jr WWW K f mm t tAfJm ett foMJeofvoetiis. I fiom6montAsapmt/t/s. J V^ NUTICES. Wfie Straits Wimes. AND
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    CARL SCHURZ.
    504 10 Carl Schurz. whose death was KBnoiuucd the other day, was one of the most BOtOsJ disciples of the ;,'odd< of Liberty w tlic world. As ;i youth Ii atn-mpted to nee h:s na' lvo land. Praaam, rroaj what he baliwd ko be .1 jsoha "f Ijiaaaj M ;t
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    129 10 The Viceroy of Canton. 11. E Tata 1 notified '!•> rluns atßHaami ii ('.niton that, mom tease afa, the I'iistor .•t' I lie <; rin.iti Protestant mission wrote to ih" aiagiairal* «f Nan bai eoaeanriag I piece of land in tlic vicinity of h> ntkaioa aWeh ho aaswed lot mission
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      142 10 Trufh Stronger Than Fiction A BlacKsmlth's Experience V/igtoa Street, Bclfiui. 1 I Htnered icrribly wiih Rhru. man mm m» right ana. ltirTc.tr.l BM i in extrnt that I could only slightly raisi; my arm. lam a ri.w I mkb 1 y prasMaiaa sad, m I have to use a lummer,
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      731 10 STEAMSHIP COMPANIES. BUCHANAN'S BLACK WHITE holds top place in the highest class of Whiskies Guaranteed 12 (twelve) years old. c4B P. 6? O. STEAM NAVIGATION CO. Far China, Japaa, Peaaag, Ceylon Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Port*, Plymouth and London. Through Bills of Lading issued for Chins Coast, Persian Gulf,
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      1259 10 STEAMSHIP COMPANIKS. Konlnklljke Pakettaart MaatschappiJ. Under contrsrt with the Netberlsnds India Government. Agent* at Singapore Hmr Aorncv, MTtJ. Daaaaui A Co., 2-3 Cou.ikii Qcat. The undermentioned dates are only approximate Steamer From Exp'ted Will be desjakhed for VaUntiin BiafBMHUHJ May 27 Poutiauak and Batavia M»\ Fe»aTa#K»aar» Sampit M.iv 111 Dillitnn.Pniitinmik
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      801 10 STEAMSHIP COMPANIGS. N.D.L NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD Imperial Oerman Mall Line. The fast and well known mail steamern of this Company sail fortnightly (reel Itrenie'iHamburg via Rotterdam, Antwerp. South»in|> ton, Gibraltar, Uen.ju, Kaasas, faaaaeatioa Marseilles, Naplo<*, Alexandria, au.l vice rema) Por Said, Sue/., Aden, Colombo, Penang, Singapore, Hongkong. Shanghai, Nagasaki, and Kobe
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      774 10 STEAMSHIP COMPANIKS. t ■^■^sfi^al^a^s^aajfjfj OOEiS SWAN SHIP l)»., Ltd AND China Mutual BU»n> Slav. Co., Ltd. The ("oinjiaiiiea' BteamerH <l<"s(uiUlie< from Limuuul uiitwni.iH for the Btraiss, < aim, aad Jaaaa tnrjr week, and from .ia|»in bow* wards far Uoadoa evatji ierHMflM am, l f> i Liver[xx>i in.,:itlily. One oiit\v;ir<l BManM
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