The Straits Times, 31 May 1907

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    13 1 The Straits Times NO. 22.355 SINOAPORK. FRIDAY. MAY 31. 1907. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      402 1 GRAND HOTEL DE L EUROPE siN<;.\p«iHK. -ntly l'ui-iiislieil IV. Bltgurt JBlmplinitj CONDOR CEMENT. 1 Messrs. G. Dupire Co. m»»|im, mm* mm. IDmu Sin, We liavi- CAREFULLY TK9TED Mm MMfIH ol "COMCI; emmt which luid siUt-Ud fioui stored in your (-odownK. THE TESTS INIKOKMLY SHOWEI> the ciiuent to be .'ae <f
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      230 1 Robinson and Company, £0L a GENTs RALEIGH CYCLES Season 1907. The RALEIGH CYCLE Co. own the finest factory in the world, equipped with the most up-to-date tools and appliances for obtaining accuracy and finish, and are thus enabled to produce CYCLES THAT ARE UNEQUALLED IN VALUE AND GENERAL EXCELLENCE by
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      20 1 GRAND HOTEL DE L EUROPE. siN(,.\r(M(i;. MtMHI in OMKTI i v ■■ill— lIIIJ .L.1.....1..-- IMI llriO-ttV M.llM-M.- I'll.-. lt!l ..ii.l.-..iiif.-it.
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    WIT AND HUMOUR.
    1062 2 OaMeßuy: Tbpn-nrv twumrn nailing tv \ou. -ii. \iiiiriiii>! Hilil.n «iii. what nit- th.v lik. UaVa li,.\ Oh h hi-, livrii '-looking man. witli ;i jii-tnl in baa Mt; tin- ..th. -i In I. Imii.-.l in;< n with iinn.ll. ..t |««ti v. Kilit.ir .|ii.iiii|ll\ Shuu in tin man
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      388 2 FACTS WORTH NOTING. "HARD WATER HARDENS THE ARTERIES; SOFT WATER HELPS TO KEEP THEM ELASTIC AND PULSE-RESPONSIVE. TANSAN is the softest of all Drinking Waters. Th<- Stomurli assiinilntcs TAN BAM in loss time than i> required to absorb any known Water, tht 1 significance ol wliieli fact must be Apparent
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      89 2 ALBERT L. A. DALEY Undertaker Tomb Builder ISO Middle Up.,4. Sole Agent for Memra. D.ntrulge Bruthera, Ltd., UaaMß, g'-^ISH Teh.-pb.ouu No. 019. LIQUID FUEL BUNKERS. Fresh Water Island (PULO BUEOM) Ofanana Waaaan bVmmm u> KMMaI Harbour 30/--i (THIRTY SHILLINGS) PER TON F. 0. B. IN BUNKERS. RATE OF DELIVERY 200
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      149 2 I RSSEIXSI AND TO iw: oinwiNKii ikom aim. stokk kki:ii:h> McALISTER Co., Ltd*, tirmtd Utfmtumitm. $350. Wropieal sBuiU BY LEADING LONDON MAKERS. TIME. In SOLID Maliuyuiiy CW». Kull Siml.-. I run Ki.um.l. *m m n PAYMENTS Chtck-Action. Hands IK.*i K iiH, 11..,,.I 1 Iticli iin.l I\HH|| TAKEN. N— ati TuNf.i.
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      831 2 WHEN WOMEN WANT TO CRY i vi; No li; >l. Itliri Tiiki:k h s.imkthim. \v,:i.s,.. 'i'uv Branca Bra O»ws. Tan SfowM Dmiim, Tbm ami Una HnrMn Baa* Tiht IaWCMATK Hllf Is RmlMcM. DR. WILLIAMS PINK PILLS I'm si. k. Wi,;,, lawn v«an .\s Om .xrKi.KisK (an. '•Hi- I!\n..i.i.\ Lam i
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    The king's Pockets
    130 3 K i i v Kilwiinl. like in'ii *****11 who valuch tin- Ml nf hix ilotlii s. eaniM very little iv hi-~ |KK-ki'ts Ihhmli-s a liHiiilkiichit f. In li is «.ii'-lio.it |mm kits In- rnnirs gold |Hiiiil .isi a i-iyai i utti r. a littli- )>a-.> k<\, a
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    Pounding Grammar into Him
    135 3 A ifi'tnin little l»n\ in a villny.- m-Ihmil liihl fallen into tlirtmliit of siiyiny I liavr wrotf ami 1 liuve. wi'iit." Tin tcarliri triiil in mM ral ways to l>r««k liim of the lialiit, Imt all in vain. So one •lay she Imil him renniin aft-r
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    The Yunnan Railway
    231 3 close oliservei of the political sitiiaU<>n CM seareeh have failcil to notice the Htron^ desire of the French to leave no stone unturned in stri'ii^tlienin^ their influence in th" Vunnßii province, for. in spite of a m, 1;l l Ulief exprissed hv the I'ress that the |M)litieal
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      170 3 Ttme Losters i Painfully #J for the** who taffw from tin toi- J infW of r.euralgi.i. The irdescnb- d 0 aNt pain nnd torment t bltlirta i 0 CMM siuldcnly, ami takes all t'.ic a 1 n;tYcrer's courage, and leaves him weak. Just as q;iicly will relief K J come
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      282 3 Chubb's Safes. SOLE AGENTS: HUTTENBACH BROS. CO. ISMAIL RAHEEM, "ZTweum, s-2 1 aod B*2-2 llrax Kasnh Rni, Bzhibit I I'lianning collection of Gold and Diamond Set dm .It'wellery in modern and antique design. Inspection invited. Xim Jim Qo., HEADQUARTERS I l.\ XXV MEW HU'TION of Wines, Spirits, Beers Liqueurs. Wiitc
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      103 3 CHARLES 7sfai HEIDSIECKS White Seal lW^ Champagne. y¥ Behn, Beyer 4Co Id M; f^ Singapore and I'mung. gBOtUHF^ DEPOT JOII.\ LITTI.F 4 Ltd. L=^^^ March 30 m.w.f. u.o. GRIMAULT A C° Medicinal Skin Soap GRIMAI LT ft" C i tr^*'"'\ MEDICINAL SKIN SOAP ,i k-. *s Recommended by eminent Dermatologists
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    A CALCUTTA HORROR
    423 4 Lad Tortured to Death by Brutal Syces. (Mi tin Mii.iniiii,' of May k. InaMtjrofa ni'»-.t utMK-i'ius ohamotar «a* ooaataittadni SautarUn'a Law, ('.iliutta. Tin- mbm ol ill. (nTiirii iii-c w:is :i linckney MCriaMl stalilf. which fonii- a right angle oouactmfi Booaarkin'aaad Nalpaker Laoea. Akaatf) •'efaak in the morning
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    Registration of Partnerships Bill,
    178 4 'I'ii. I'nujuli Cliiiinli i „f r, nun, iv:- hus i. ritoaMNovatMtdmM Mill k* Ike Kcyisri.it .u| ivtiM i-,hi|>-. in luiija. b-.u baa sag H< -t I ih;it HouUou 7 should lie mm ndid to read HH (ollowa When ilic uai I niv peraou ban been dnly
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    Cases which Puzzle the Doctors.
    208 4 I'll, iv have baa any |.;'.r.tlleU t.. ihe (MM "f tin young man in the tioydon warehouse whose voice, bat through M acci.l-nt -even years ago, has h.en n,tored through the shock pcodMed by an exploding syphon of soda-water. Not long ago, .lohn Moore, an
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    68 4 In March last, the Rangoon Municipal i'ommittec made a strong representation to the Lieutenant-Uovernor with a view to more effectively protecting the population of Rangoon by means of vaccination. Sir Herbert White has now replied that he is iv full sympathy with the Committee, and a draft Bill to amend
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    MOTEL VISITORS.
    644 4 I.WTLES HOTEL. llou .Iiiiili.-e and Mra l.t. C > 1 immilll Fighor Major II L">o T Pnilliiw CU It. II. Jotmtai c,,,t ,t- Mi i II Burton Col U. Wright Mr an 1 M -< ken. i Major A Mrs Ford Mr H Scott Yi Major 4 Mrs
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    An Immigration Record.
    116 4 BMM i i lea of the rush oi immigration at present •.•■tting in towards America uia\ be gained lioin the fact that there nvntly passed through tlie hands of the Km V..ik inspection authorities a total of no Im ih.m 16,121 stecni<;c passengers in two 'liiy. ThiMW.is
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    The Pity of it.
    70 4 The dowers that bloom in the spuny. Tra h. Arc never to Moom any more We no longer ran dance as we sint; Tra la, The Lord Chamberlain says that they Mag, Tra la, The risk at our triends feeling sore Aud that's why our voice
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    92 4 Stories of trains being charged by elephants and bison, when the railway bat appear* in jungle regions, are by no mraui uncommon in this country, tays the Madras Mail, but their Madura correspondent reports a curious accident that happened just o it side Madura to a train proceeding from tliat
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      67 4 LAME BACK. This ailment is usually caused by rheumatism of the muscles and may be cured by applying Chamberlain's Pain Balm two or MM times a day and rubbing the parts vigorously at each application. If this does not afford relief bind on a piece of flannel •lightly dampooe<l with
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      716 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. P. &O. STEAM NAVIGATION CO. For China, Japan, Penan*, Ceylon. Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Ports, Plymouth and London Through Bills if Lading issued for Chins Coast, Persian Gnlf, Continental, and American Pjrts Steamers will leave Singapore on or abon: MAIL LINE. Out-rard {for China). Delta June 8
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      1158 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. HAMBURG AMERIXA LINE, HAMBURG. I The steamers of thi- Company maintain a regular service between Hamburg, Bremen, Antwerp, and Rotterdam, and the Strait*, China, aud Japau. Homewards, they are despatched fortnightly for Havre and Hamburg and once a mouth for Bremerhaven direct, calling at Penang and Colombo. The
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      794 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. nTdTC NORDDEUTSCHER LLO/O Imperial Herman M»ii Lm j The fast and well kuown mail sWamer-s al Ihii Company Mil fortuigbtly from Brenu-u Hamburg via Rotterdam, Antwerp, South imp too, Gibraltar, Genoa, Naples, (cjuii ■••Lion Marseilles, Naplea, Alexandria, and vice versa) Por Said, Suez, Aden, Colombo, Pmaug, Singapore, Hongkong,
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    SHIPPING IN PORT.
    1150 5 lader tbie beading the following abbreviations are n-cd str. steamer «h. ship bq. barque »eh. schooner; Tct. Yacht, Cru. Cnuiier. O'bt.— Gunboat Tor.— Torpedo B.p.— Hors. -p wer Brit. Hntiah I.S Vnitcd State.. Feb.— French Oer.— Oerman Dnt.— Duteh; Itnl.— ltalian Span.— S|mni-h Sar. Sarawak; (i.e. ilervral
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    VESSELS EXPECTED.
    767 5 Same, port, probable datt of arrival, and name of Ag>tits. Steamers. Airlie, Sydney, June '2l Boastei-l Ajax, China, June 9 MansfielJ Alcioous, China. July 27; Mansfield Ambria, Hamburg, June 22; Behn Meyer Antilnchua, Liverpool, June iii; Mansfield Ai-niMiuii. Hongkonfi. July Behu M-^yer Arcadia, Colombo, July 19 V. Jk
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    124 5 tor Per Steamer Time To-UORBOW Il»n ljerm iibin, etc. V. den Cipellm 7 a.m. Batavia. S'baya, etc. Tun den Untch 7 a.m. SamUkiiii via porU Dared 10 a.m. Penaag anil Colombo t'armua 11am. Sabang, Atjeh. Padang Btntam 1 p.m. P. Rwrltonhiim, Penaag Pin Seng 1 p.m. P. Swettenham,
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    Vessels at Tanjong Pagar and Keppel Harbour.
    97 5 Wharves at which Vessel.* are Berthed To-day. TINJONO P»O»fl Kabt Whist Basmn— Dagmar, J. W. Wen.it. E*ot Wnir Section I— Aldebaran. Sect. 1 (Bhebm Whaiw):— McClellan. Section No. 2— Nil. B—Nil.8 Nil. 4— IIon« Bee. B—Cliarou.8 Cliarou. B— Nine Chow. SMI in. 7
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    Mail Steamer Movements
    118 5 OI'TWARD GIBXAX MtlL. Tho Imperial Oerman mail steamer Rood, having left Penang. at p.m., on the 30th instant, may be expected to arrive liere to-day at about 5 p.m. She will probably be despatched (or China aod Japan on Saturday at 10 a.m. Outward B. I. Mail.
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    A Warning to the Colonies.
    233 5 'tilt- Land Nationalisation Society ha* mt uiorialised the Colonial Premiers, urging them to take warning from England's land ■yataat, or lack of system, ia the pant. Partly owing to the granting of the national land in past times by kings to their favourite lOiirticrs. the
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    Hongkong Mine.
    155 5 Mining operations in the New Ti nitoi y remained in the proHpcctini; stage, says Si Matthew Natlian iv his report for 1906, but tin: discovery of iron ore, which cotupeiant enKincere report to be present in large quantities, led the promoters to apply for tlu'i mining lease of
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    36 5 No woman is »o good as slie looks to kuow that i.-. the firm step towanls the attHinmeut of knowledge of the world. The uuxt, to know that few tueu arc so bad as they seem.
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      383 5 STEAMEB SAILINGS. N. Y. K. JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP CO. LTD A mihl FORTNIGHTLY service i» mainlained bt-iwceu J«|>:ni mil Europe by the following NEW TWIN-SCRIiSV STEAMERS, I'u.lii Mnil C.mtrmi witli the Imperial Japan»e ti An Din. 'lit, specially designed for the [.'ompanyV European Service, lighted throughout by KlfCtrictity, provided with
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      517 5 STEAMER SAILINGS. Ocean Steam Ship Co., Ltd. and CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAY. CO.. LTD. The Companies' steamers are despatched from Liverpool ontwards for the Btraits, China and Japan every week, and from Japan bonnewards for London, Air.Hterdara and Antwerp every fortnight and f< r Genoa, Marseilles and Liverpool monthly. Oce
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      427 5 STEAMER SAILINGS. APCAR LINE OF STEAMERS Tbf miiWincntioned mail aten merit of th above Line maintain a regular service betweei Calcutta Hi.l Japan, calling at Penaug. Singi pare, Hongkong tod Shanghai en r,»ilt FLEET Tons Commaii<l«r i.t. "Jaun" 6,300 J. O. OuntST i.s. "Qhjw-.out Ak-\r" 4,600 8. H. Belsos s.s.
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      378 5 STEAMER SAILINGS. C. P. R. Canadian Pacific Railway Company's Royal Mail Steamship Line. THK NATIONAL HIGHWAY T<» EUHOPE VIA CHINA, JAPAN, CANADA aud Ihl I' SITED BTATKS. I Ronte from Uougkong, it'a Shanghai, Nagasaki, (Inland Sea of Japan) Kobe, Yokohama. Victoria and Vanconvar, R.M.H. Ewprksh or lam" Twiu screw ntea-
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      208 5 AUCTION SALES. Powell and Co. lane I—At1 At 46 Victoria Street, taluahle rose trera, palms Ac. and household furniture, at 230 p.m. B— At Stanmore." Grange Rnad, valuable leak household furniture <*o, at 2 p.m. H. L Coghlan and Co June I— At "White House." Dalvev Road. superior high grade
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      82 5 WEATHER REPORT. Kandung Kerhau Hotpital, May 30, 1907 Itf a. M. 3 T. 1!. J r. M. Klm/.hi.-.. I Bar. 32 23.913 29.SSG 20.N75 Temp 87.0 89.4 88.0 Wet Bulb Ther 80.0 7»*.4 70 8 Dir of Wind St. hr. calm Max. Temp '"'I Mm 73.6 Max. in Sun.. 150.5
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      269 5 DAY BY DAY Friday, May 31. Mumripnl Ommismor.. 2 30. Harmaton'H Circus. C. C. As4oc lieotare by Key. J. A. B. Cook Prinaep St. Church. 8 p.m. Ocrtnan uutward mail due. Saturday, June i. High Water. 047 a.m. SH p.m. B. I. outwanl mail due. b. L. 0. Variety Entertainment.
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    The Straits Times. PRICE 10 CENTS. FRIDAY, MAY 31.
    916 6 The Straits Times. PRICE 10 CENTS. FRIDAY, MAY 31. Tht militant, aggressive character of Christianity is perhaps nowhere more appareut than in Asia, though in every c-jrucr of ilu- gbfcu i!k- Christian inissiomirv may Ik; found eai -nestly emlciivouriug to convert tn his own religious i,;ws all races of mankind.
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    13 6 The British steamer Rajah brought a car go of coal from Calcutta, yesterday.
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    12 6 All telegrams published in this issue art protected by the Copyright Ordinance.
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    21 6 The general meeting of the S. V. A. will take place in the Drill Hall on June i, at 5-80 p.m.
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    14 6 Over two thousand passengers arrived yesterday by the British steamer Hong Moh from Swatow.
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    16 6 A cargo of copra from the Anauaba Islands arrived, this afternoon, by the British steamer fhvnka.
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    20 6 1 lie Mitaui Bussau Kaibha received a cargo oi coal, this morning, from Kutchinotzu, by the German steamer Elizabeth lUokmers.
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    19 6 There aro forty-eight saloon passengers on the P. ami 0. intermediate steamer Syria, which arrived from London, this morning.
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    28 6 Hankow's first crop of tea is expected to be a big one. The quality is gcuorally be ttcr than last year aud prices five per ***** lo wer.
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    23 6 A small fire occurred iv Ansou Road at 7.40 last night. A small attap shed was ignited by sparks from a blacksmith's forge
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    28 6 A iJO-h. p. four ton Arrol Johnston motor lorry, landed from the Wingchow yesterday, was put through a series of tests this morning, all of which proved satisfactory.
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    38 6 At the regular weekly meeting of the Epworth League at the Coleman Street Methodist Epieoopal Church, last night, Mr. R. H. B. Heap and Mr- D. M. Bent read interesting papers ou the life of John C laton.
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    21 6 A great meeting of Rajputs at Patial.t India, has |>a*scd resolutions condemning disaffected speeches ami writing, aud approving of the deportatious.
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    29 6 The Perth (Australia) Customs Depart njent has seized a shipment of fabric discribed as pure silk, which was found to l>e loaded with 50 per ceut. of foreign mattei.
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    36 6 captain i). Simmouds, of the Etttcru Extension Telegraph Company's cable steamer Magnet, which arrived, this morning, from Uaujoew augie. reports that a Chinese member of the crew was lost overboard, this morning. South of Ithio Straits.
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    50 6 The manufacture of paper from wood has reached the altitude of |ierfoctiou iv Canada. The superintendent of a null there nays: A tree is cut down and shoved into oue end of a mill, aud five minutes later there is a neighbour at the other end to borrow the paper.
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    51 6 Messrs. Green and Colman sat as a lieuch Court, yesterday afternoon, to hear a charge of tioiischi caking and posscs.siou of iustru meut for housebreakiug agaiust four Chinese. Two of the accused had previous convictions aud were sentenced to two years imprison meut; while the other two got one year
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    67 6 During the mouth ol April, the total supplies of tin. according to the London Tribune, amounted to i.-'tOT tons, which shows a shrinkage of °J.~>U> tons ou the figures of March. Total deliveries, however. are more or less tho same at 7,04'J tons. Visible supplies are. consequently. •J.b'Ri tons lower
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    59 6 The South Indian Railway has inst completed a new corridor train, the til -st of those to be built for the beat mail service between Madras aud Tuticonn. It eoutains refresh, meut accommodation for European aud Indian passengers, is fitted with c leu trie light and fans, and each first
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    70 6 At a meeting of the Australian Federal Executive Council, a new regulation respecting the sale of postage stamps of one state in the other states was approved of. L'ndcr the new regulation, stamps of one state may be purchased iv auy other state up to the value of I<l without
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    66 6 A Loyal Sikh, writing to the Civil aud Military Gazette, coutradicts the statement that Sirdar Ajit Singh is a Sikh. His appearance, he says, is sufficient to prove the contrary, for his head is cropped. Ajit Singh. according to this authority, is a Sikh in name ouly, for a true
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    90 6 The Arab pearl divers of Koweit have been passing through Bushirciu large numburs on their return journey to Ceylon. The speculators v> ho nuance the affair and advance the nun i MMMI mouey aud torn! seem to be well satisfied with their gamble. It is evident that they ha\ c
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    80 6 Early this year the Admiralty auuouuccd the. appointment of Capt. Sir Geo. Warreuder. Bart, .u M.v.0., k.n., to be Commodoro First Class and Commander-in-Chief of tho East Indies Statiou, vice Vice Admiral Edmund S. Poe, k.i .v.0., to date February 1. 1907. Sir Oeorgc Warrcnder. siucc taking over commaud of
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    80 6 In Kcbru.tr lust a burglary occurred at Mr. Charlis .1 rtlieimer's iv I'ark-laue, London, pictures aud articles valued at i.'.~iO,<IUO being lal.i ii iucludiug< iaiusboroiigh s portrait of Naiuv I 'arsons, ami Sir Joshua I'eynolds's porarait of Mrs. Charles Vinke, valued at ITJO.OOO. large portion has now been discovered iv
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    94 6 The tight for Rupees 1,000 aside between Sam Newman and Bill Fisher came off on May 18 at the Calcutta Concert Hall before a crowded house. Newman,- although couceding Fisher a good deal of weight, had the best ol the fight from tho start, the whole affair being over in
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    97 6 ttaillic J. I*. Macluy. e.vnjagibtraU. ot Glasgow and a leading shipowner, appealing before the Glasgow justices to reduce public house licenses in Glasgow Harbour, said sailorb when they boarded ships were invariably drunk, and special men bad to be retained to take steamers safely down the Biver Clyde. The Glasgow
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    118 6 Miss Wing, an attractive young waitress at Ooodbody's Cafe, in George street. Plymouth, has come into a fortune under singular circumstances. It seems that some years ago the girl's mother was able to render a signal service to a gentlemau now residing abroad, who has since inherited a large estate.
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    Social and Personal.
    603 6 Ixml Yomi^. MhMU j'i.l^ i s ,lea<l Dr. Harold Maun has mm appointed Director ol the Agricultural Institute at I'oona. Mr. 11. W. Stevenson, the well known professional billiard player, is on a tour iv Australia and New Zealand Mr John limus's willkuoun mm M Labour ami
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    22 6 As Monday uext is to be observed as a public and Hank holiday, the Straits Timi s wil. published at 1 .:»(> p.m.
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    16 6 It is e.'.puctcd that tlic Australian Federal Parliament will mm business about th< middle of July.
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    20 6 An interesting partition i.a^« "Mi tiffs and 72 defendants occupied tin. «i.. of the Colombo Appeal Court the other day
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    27 6 Watorcarts might be employed with ad vantage along Orchard Road towards tht close of tho afternoon when traftic if. In aw aud dust thick in the air.
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    76 6 The twin-screw sloop Murliu, which left England on Ootober 31, aud hdt> beeu engaged iv survey work, has reached Colombo ou route to "the Far East. She has beun commissioned to survey the Peuaug harbour aud its vicinity. This work is expected to bo over iv •six weeks time, wl.eu
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    140 6 That there are social troubles iv Siml.i as well as in Singapore is boruc out by the following paragraph taken from the States man: A correspondent informs us that there appears to be a class of women in Simla this season who apparently have M ostensible MHI ot living, but
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      214 6 FDpC I—l Regular I V I^/ i^J L K SHIPMENTS. SPKCIALLY PACKKD i Jonathans OCJTPORT TRADE. Thompson, Fl CrOWit "SiThomas Co., £-5 $6. 60 CIS. rHE AUSTRALIAN STOKES. A Treat. f\ 1 I L/ tl BEST NOTICE. rUnC UnAIC If IRC resumed duties as Manager of Tuik Lee Guau aud
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      303 6 MUNICIPAL NOTICE. Matin is liuivln given thut tbu Ktgistr.tioii ami Licensing of Dog» within the Municipality of the town of Singapore for the year beginning Jnne I, 1907, aud en. ln. May 31, 1908, is now being condnuted at a paying iv counter at tlic Municipal (.'ltice and will be
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    RAJA MID A OF KEDAH.
    149 7 SUCCUMBED TO OVER-DOSE OF OPIUM. Fatal Effort to Induce Sleep > Flt">l Mil: OWN CoHKI-.M'oMJhMI. Penang. May 31. 9.10 a.m. The ltaja Muda of Kcdah is dead. Peuaug. May It, 10.35 a.m. It is ii p.. rti d officially (hat His Highuess the Kaja Muda
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    COTTON CONGRESS.
    106 7 Endeavour to Standardise the Grades. Urn n is TItHWIH Loudou. May The International C iHon Cungrc*-. in Vienua is closed. ticsoliitious were adopted t:\ picking grati ticaliou with the promises of the American growers toco-operate iv measures to cheapen the transference of raw cjttm trom the plantations to
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    OPIUM TRAFFIC.
    83 7 Persian Merchants Waiting their Chance in China. Kkittku'x TnntuKim London. May The Mlahabarl Pion > states Hint advices from the Persian 'iulf show that the met chants tlitrc urn watching m the most interested minur th iicgotiitions u.iw in ■MgnN* foe Hi.- n'-liiction of tlie inipoil ation of
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    EGYPTIAN TRAGEDY.
    67 7 Mysterious Murder of Native Troops. Iti il kh's Trumh \m. Loudon. May :io. lleuter c m ic p.m. lent at Cairo reports that a ii itivc oluccr and twenty live men. who left for Kmgola in April last, have been missing ever since. The officer's body ha*, now
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    CHINESE INSURRECTION.
    58 7 Rebels Defeated and their Leader Captured. Kn tkk's Tklki.u am London, May M, Kouter's eoi respondent at Hongkong re ports that the Chiucsc provincial troops have engaged the rebels iv Kwaugtuug. Killing over I hundred aud capturing tl.e leader, together uilh his banners and ammunition. The Chinese gunboat
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    MUNICIPAL PATRIOTISM IN SAN FRANCISCO.
    33 7 Km rra'v Tummm Loudon. May W. Committee of seventy five influential men has beeu formed iv San I rancisco for Mm purpose of fighting the forces of disorder.
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    PACIFICATION OF PERSIA
    47 7 i.nidoM. Maj v Mpaakiag ia Urn Moms <>f Common*. Sir Kdward Giv\ I Foreign MinUleri aMad that Sir C. A. Spring Kfee.tht! ltriti-.li Minister in Tt'hornii. MfjaiM tli.it the situation in the provinces of Persia was belter. All is now i]iik-t in tlu. suuth.
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    PRINCE FUSHIMI'S FAREWELL.
    34 7 [Rmiu'l Tm.Ki.kam London, May .;ti Priuce Kushiini was entertained at a firewell luuchcou in Buckingham Palace. The Prince and PriaMM -:f WfclM and th* the Diikcjni L>noha» >jt "ouuaught were present.
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    NEW PROJECTS IN JAVA.
    950 7 Unwonted Activity in Railway Construction. (FittiM Ova Own OMHMWDMnn.I Mala via. May 21. The Government is exercising unwouted activity iv railway coustruetiou in this island, one important line having beeu completed a year ago, the surveys fot others now being on progress, and still further lines
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    The Attacking Cobras of Penang.
    187 7 His ricclly well establish..,! that it ia oeeaMlji la go to Mm stranger who has newr Ixvn within oaf gait's to learn the line state of tMtln existing in Ptnang. says tiie Piuaug Ga/.ctte. The following astounding information is from a novel entitled The Second
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    Army Appointments.
    175 7 A GENERAL POST OF GENERAL OFFICERS. The Command in Ireland 1 Kkitmi's Tklkukam. London, May Ml Official auuoiiuct ineiii is made of the following appiiiutiiieut-, General the Honourable Sir N. 0. Lyttelton. X.C.8., Chief of the General Staff and First Military Member ot the Army Council. succeeds General
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    HAGUE CONFERENCE.
    117 7 Japanese Delegates Entertained in Berlin. Dm Ohmuhhi !*•*> Amnu Berliu. May ML Karon Tsuzuki. Chief Secretary of the Privy Ccuncil and formerly ice Minister of Foreign Affairs, the leading Japanese delegate to the Hague Conference, lias called upon Prince von ISuelow. being introduced by M. Inouve. the Japanese
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    ARBUTHNOT FAILURE.
    203 7 Alleged Fraudulent Issue of Debentures. Madras, May 21. Mefore Mr. Clarke, the Chief Presideucy Magistrate, Mr. Short, of Messrs. Short and Breves, solicitors, preferred two fresh charges against Sir George Arbuthuot, under sections 106 and 400 of the Indian Penal Code. Mr. Short tiled a lengthy affidavit, in
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    All is Well that Ends Well
    157 7 A commotion was caused in Taipiug on Saturday, says the Perak Pioneer, when it was discovered that Mr. Sugden. of the Revenue Survey Department, who had g^onc up to Bukit Hijau to take some observations into the Batu Kurau Valley, had not returned overnight
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    Trouble in the Maldive Islands
    104 7 'in open (.-aiiix- put into olonibo on May IV from the Maldivian Islands with nix Maidivians.—Ali Didi Effcndi, the ex-Treasurer of the Maldive Islands, his brother, his son and three servants, who have left Male one night unnoticed. They left, they say, owing to the
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    The Scouts.
    749 7 HOW SINGAPORE WAS SAVED BY B. P. The Woodpecker and the Tree. Ho, 'el itlin' 'ere an' a peepin' there To sec wot tbe enemy's about. Kb the eye an' brain o' tbe 'ole brigade Is the Hnti-'h Army Kcout. His real name was Marchuiuut, but to his
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    Beach Road Murder.
    175 7 Dr. (I. libs gam medical evidence, this morning, iv the preliminary cuquiry iuto the charge d muvder agiinst Pcngata. saying that Inspector (\>>iuor took to the mortuary, on April M, the body of a male Bugis named Krisa. Thctc was a post mortem examination, next in ji
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    A Disappearing Island
    127 7 With regard to a new island in tbc Hay of Bengal, the Port Officer, Akyab, scuds 'the following telegram to Rangoon Principal Port Officer, Kuriua. -Mini Island is washiug away and disappearing by the aotion of the sea breaking off hnge lumps. The Island is now 100
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    63 7 .\i Christie's recently, 775. an ounce, or close upon J>955, wan paid for six richlychased silver table-candlesticks by Paul Lauicrie, dated 1737. The competition for a little Charles I. beaker, engraved with strap work, and arabesques terminating in thistlebeads, in particular was very keen. Barely lin. high, and eigbing under
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    THE KRANJI INCIDENT.
    254 7 Accused Chinaman Discharged. Lim Ec Chow appeared before Mr. (iret-u. the Second Magistrate, this morning, ou a charge of voluntarily causing hurt, at Kranji. Medical evidence was given by Dr. H. J. iibbs. who snid that ou May the body of a Chioainan was taken to the
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    PLANTERS' BICKERINGS.
    183 7 How Should their Interests be Safeguarded I From (k'K Own (..'okrksl'oniiknt. I Penaug. May 2H. L'nited yet disunited seems tv be the motto of.planters throughout the Peninsula on the question of the propriety of forming a I'uited Planters' Association to safeguard their interests generally. Their little bickerings arc
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    Rubber Estate Dividend
    79 7 Messrs. (iuthrie and Co., Ltd, who are Agents for the l.mggi I'iiiut.ilnms Coy.. Ltd. of Loudou, have received a cable from London declaring the payn.il of a final dividend of Hi per cent, for the year I'.ih;. m.ikiiii'. with the interim dividend already paid. l.j per cent.,
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    A Frontier Scuffle
    84 7 Calcutta. Ma\ ttk Fighting took place three days ago at a village just outside Kannu. A party of tribesmen from over the border attacked the house of a Hindu at night, shot one man dead aud wounded two others. They also looted the place and got away
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    Blessing of New Bells
    192 7 At the Church of Assumption, Peiiaug. on May '.!<< there was a large attendance, at the ceremony of the l.lessiug of the four new bells purchased recently for the church. The ceremony was performed by the Bishop of Malacca, who was assisted by Kishop Cardot, of
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    34 7 An exceptionally large number of estates were passed for probate on May 2, aud the amount payable upon them in the form of death duties was considerably over 1 1 1 k i.( Nm.
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    98 7 Two Gcnevoae, studtuts. named Haul Bor(tier, aged nineteen aud Kim'k, Lagier aged eighteen (the former beiug the orphan hod of a clergyman and the latter the only child of a rich Ktationerl, were killed receutly on Mont Salc'vc fil.noofti. overlooking Geneva. Their mutilated bodies were found at dawn by Lazier
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    ROOSEVELT'S SPEECH.
    78 7 VIGOROUS DENUNCIATION OF MILLIONAIRES. Government Control of Railways Hum;'. IMMH Loudon, May W. President iloosevclt. speaking at India uapulis. at a Memorial Day celebration, denounced iv vigorous terms all predatory millionaires, aud insisted u|x>n the government control of the railways. He alxo advocated the prosecution of any one
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    PORTUGUESE POLITICS.
    45 7 Dissatisfaction with the King's Decrees. Kkutkr's Tklkhrvm London, May Ml The political situation in Portugal i^ obscure. Kiug Carios has issued I mindier i.l dictatorial decrees. The Municipal Councils throughout tlir Kingdom protest against a dissolution withont fixing the date of the election.
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    CITY OF LONDON AND LORD CROMER.
    40 7 Kkutkr's Telk..kam London, May HO. The Corporation of the City of Ijoudon has resolved unanimously to confer tlu: freedom of the city upou Karl Crotnor. Speeches eulogising Lord ('miner's work in F.gypt were delivered.
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    KING EDWARD AND MUTINY SURVIVORS.
    45 7 Kut'TKH's Trt.Ki.K \M London. May M. Kiug Kdwanl has invited one hundred and fourteen officers, survivors of the siege of I 1 1 1 1 aud the defence and relief of Luck now, to levee on Monday next, June M.
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    STRANDED FRENCH CRUISER ABANDONED.
    32 7 Kkttkk's Tklb<»rvm London. May M The French cruiser < hau/,y, which went ashore oil the Saddles, at the mouth of the Yangtse Uivwr a fortnight ago, has In-en aliandonod.
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    GERMAN FOREIGN POLICE
    157 7 Pacific Assurances of an Under Secretary. I► k n Ost.vsiatischk Lloyd Tslkgbam Berlin, May 80. At an official banquet to the visiting British journalists, Secretary of State Muehlberg declared, iv the course of m speech, that Germauy desires no territorial expansion, aud strives only after houest competition
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    TURKISH RAILWAYS.
    63 7 Sultan Invokes Assistance From the Kaiser. L>KK OsTAiUTISOHE LLOYD TMUMUM lkrliu. May 80. *At tbe request of tbe Snltuo ot Turkey, tiuptror William bas consented f appoiut au arbitrator to settle tb« loug outstanding disputes iu couuectiou «iih the admiuistra tiou Of th.- foreign railways in 'I'm key.
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    GERMAN EMPEROR AND HIS RUSSIAN FRIEND.
    86 7 (Dull Ostasmtischi-. humn TaUMBJMI Merlin, May M A persoual visit by Emperor William to Count Schu valo w.tlic Russian ex Atnbassa 1m to Berlin, has cause*! a considerable amount of political speculation and was stated la have reference to affairs in Kastern Asia. As
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    Tanglin Tragedy.
    1564 8 THE MAGISTERIAL INQUIRY TO-DAY. Corporal Newell Gives Evidence Drummer W, llium SaiMwell. of the Uoyal West Kent Itegiment, appeared before Mr. Ureen. tlie See-mil Magistrate, thi* morning, when a preliminary enquiry into the charge i.f murder of C'or|M>ral Hurley, of MM -aim regiment took place. Mr. Montagu Harris
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    DISREPUTABLE TRAMCARS
    422 8 Tukang Ayers and Dhobies Would Effect a Change. Wanted a m.iv with a long brush. The Straits Kcho, in a leadiug article draws attention to the unclean state of the exterior nf the electric tramcars in I'enntuj and recalls the discussion on the unit. r. which took place
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    Fastest Vessel in the World
    145 8 The torpedo boat destroyer (Hnirkii, MM for the British liuveriimeut. was successfully launched on April *J from the Hebliiirn-on-Tyne yard of Messrs. Hawthorn, Leslie A Co.. Limited. The (ihnrka is to attain a speed of thirty-three MM, mid will be the fastest vessels iv the
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    A Captain's Wager
    113 8 Nanuoya, May 23. i Capt. Chanuer left the Hill Club yesterday to ride to tho Horton Plains via "Pattipola and thence through Haputale to Bandarawela and return the same way (whole distanco 85 miles) for a wager of Rupees 200 if he cove-red the MMM between 4
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      38 8 Then- was au unusually large number of iior-.es trniniiii; on the I'enang Racecourse on May M, says the Pinnng Gazette, and the proceedings were quite interesting. This promises well for the forthcoming Race Meeting there.
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      Tennis.
      36 8 V.M.C.A. Tournament. In the V.M.C.A. tennis doubles, yesterday. Fails and Laporto failed to appear against Hall and Goctzee, so the latter were given a walk-over. Iv the "A class singles, Leicester beat Dent 6—3, 6—l.
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      Golf.
      204 8 Ipoh Uolf Club. Two more stages of the (inland Cup Com in ii' um have now been completed. Mr. Woodward 14 playing Mr. Bruce Robertson 1, which proved a very interesting match. Over the first 18 holes the match was halved, and it was arranged to l.l;iv 1m holes
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      The Turf.
      250 8 Pcrak Turf Club. A MMM "f tho Perak Tuif Club whs I hi-l-1 in Taiping, on Saturday, tn pass the AmMM race programme. Tho dates of the MMM race MMMIJ were fixed for the 18th, lHh, aud 17th. In the Selling Race, the weight for an animal entered
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      Association Football.
      300 8 S. C. C. v. Dutch Club. A representative eleven from the Dutch Club trii d conclusions with a team of the S. C. C. on the hitter's ground, yesteiday. and a nood game took place. The S. C. C. won the toss and t leeted to defend the
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    Harmston's.
    133 8 The Circus continues as popular as ever, and last night there were several dinnerparties at Raffles Hotel with adjournment to the Circus later in the evening. Of tho many travelling companies that visit the Far East, none maintains a higher standard as the Harmston Circus, whose management are deservedly
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    44 8 The statistic* of mortality caused by wild animals and snakes during 1906 iv the United Provinces o( India show that 280 deaths were caused by wild animal* and 5,188 by snake bites. The number of cattle killed by wild animals and snakes was 6,487.
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    Correspondence.
    147 8 [TM Straits Tiuiim is not responsible for the opinions of it* correspondent*.] Singapore's Death Rate To the Editor of the Straus Times. ■MJMMMi May (L Sir, It iri astonishing to see from the Colony's health statistics, published in the Straits Tim* s yesterday, that most of the deaths occurred
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    THE UNREST IN INDIA
    488 8 Lala Lajpat Rai's Arrival in Rangoon. Lahore, May 15. A leading resident of Delhi writes: It is j marvellous what the single act of uue strong man in authority can accomplish. Already the effect of th«. "deportation of Lala Lajpal Rai is felt iv the bazaars
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    F.M.S. TIN MINES
    155 8 Returns for Four Months. Jan. Feb. Mar. April. |ils. pis. pU. pis. I Belat 561 811 485 46?! Urn seh l.'iii 242 475 265 j Oopeng 252 205 588 560: Jeher 150 180 171 1491 Kuantan 95 124 225 2">0l Kinta 200 200 21)0 200 1 New
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    Mining in Malay States.
    343 8 When Messrs. Burns, Philp, and Co.'h steamer Outbrie moored to the railway wharf at Pinkenba, Brisbane, a Courier representative met two Bendigo trained miners in Messrs. J. H. and B. Odgcrs, Mr. J. H. Odgers has also had a varied experience of mining iv the Malay
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      133 8 Jmt^VLm^mV*^ v t -fen C\\/ C Reserve: t-jT*: JOHN LITTLE CO. Lo SINGAPORE ESu n I k£ht Soap Flannels Soft as New. b'lunnels aud Woollens f£~^ should always be washed vSi L —^^^^7 with Sunlight Soup AND L^tJmH^./ with xn orin.i;, rW| because it not ouly cleanses 1/ jre woollen
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      PRODUCE.
      92 9 ianibicr <• <).70 do (Cubo No. li iinpi.-kri MM Jopra Bali 10.4 do Pontianak 10.10 Pepper, Black 17.70 do Whit.' .V MJO Sago Flour Bam trail BjOO do Brunei No. 1 ltt| Pearl Sayo 1.00 Coffee Bali, 15% IH.OO Coffee. Palismbans;. :iO nahin UJO Coffee, Liberian No. 1 J-201
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      EXCHANGE.
      133 9 On Loi'fon— Bank 4nis 2/4 Deiuaud 214 j,. Private ri m,s 2/4 J I.) ;i in s 2/4 On O, rminy -liank .1 .1 %M Private :ims >.4f>! do 6 ro./s 2.47J On 7- rm,.— Bank d/d 2.94' Private 8 nis MYM do 6 m/s 3.06' On Ind Ui
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    RIGA TORTURE HORRORS
    564 9 Official Admission 01 Appalling Atrocities. The DtUUI Commission* UtjKii't. wlncli was raai ut St. Petersburg or April 2.'t. and I In- truth of the major jiortion of which was ...huifnil by the representative of the Minister of the Interior, constitute* a horrible catalogue of torture* inflicted <m
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      MINING.
      323 9 Date of Number T J i format- Capital Subscribed of I c ne p d i Re»«rve Shares V>lue |°P*> lwrve I i i 1903 $300,000 1300,000 80,000 t 10 $10 1901 $600,000 $600,000 80,000 10 $10 1903 £400,000 £350,000 350,000 1 1 1907 $400,000 $375,000 37,5000 10 $10
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      RUBBER.
      353 9 1905 £150,000 £104,987.10 1905 »200,000 $87,400 1904 £30,000 £11,185 1905 700,000 $610,000 j 1903 £70,000 £70,000 1906 t150,000 $125,000 i 1904 £12,000 £10,500 f 46,500 1 I 93,800 1 IJ/6 I 1,700 |10 110 X 8,800 •10 8 uniwuxl f 7.000 1 1 11.000 1 7/9 70,000 |10 |10
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      GENERAL.
      219 9 1894 £5,377.10.0 £4,648.15.0 1898 8225,000 8225,000 7,638 12/6 4,500 50 I I 12/6 I 814.11.9 Bella Asbestos Eastern Agenoy, Ltd 90! 112,500 Fraser 4 Neave. Ltd. 10.000.000 a) $125 11,000,000 Hongkong and Shanghai Back 250,0006 1 1 •7.00 140.00 1865 810,000,000 1810,000,000 80,000 8125 855.00 1901 82,400,000 »2,,00,000 1896
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      DEBENTURES.
      20 9 ■c %"s£%&' 9 •> ■^~gs Singapore Mumcipal 6% 400,000 2^ prem 1,878.000 2%prem. TaniongP^WccLtd. g H "ft? US^T^ 1,060.000 par.
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      294 9 MESSRS. JEAN PAUL RA6OUL with their Trained Titfer-s .v Hears Comprising the greatest iip-Uid. t- Animal Act in the World. PRICES of ADMISSION. Full Box 6 Seats $18.00 Single Seat Box o.W First Chain* g.oo Second Chairx i (m Stalls o!60 Gallery i Natives onlyi ojjfl BOX ILAN AT Robinson
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    MR. DOOLEY'S PHILOSOPHY.
    1369 10 Breaking the Friendship with Japan. •■llot;an was in here just now.' said Mr. Dooley. "an' he t. 11s me he was talkin' with aY AManaM an' bmj i<oth agnei we're wire U> have war with th .lajis inside iv two years. Tluv BM MS it coinin'. IJefure
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    185 10 Sir K. <irey. haviu> Ihjoii aske<l by Mr. C'laikc if lie is aware that, in MMMMMa of Ml piiblicntion of b new edition of the .lap.in csp Plnii'iiiacorKriu and tlu; pro|H>sed i'iifoncmciitof the standards of that work ujxin iiuinnts of ilioiuicnls and ilrujjs into tho Jaimiu-M-
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      241 10 SALES BY AUCTION. i-r special -*t FLOWER SALE. AUCTION SALE AN BXTBBMBLI FINK OOUJDOTHM QV WKLL GKOWN STKPIIANOTIS, Ir.ANTS. KO3K TUBES, ASPARAGUS fi:i:ns, palms, limk trkes and difl'ekknt varieties of FERNS MOSTI.T IN BHANOHAI ANl> FANCY POT 3. Ok Saturday, Jmm I'.IOT, at iIM p.m. At 13*. mjKIT TI.MAIi KOAD.
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      610 10 BANKING COMPANIES. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. paid-up Capital $10,000,000 reserve fund Sterling Reserve »10,000.000 to,t -o, oqo goo Silver Reserve 111, 000,000 f W1. 000,000 R nerve Liability of Proprietors $10,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS. G. 11. Medhurot, Esq.— Chairman. Hon. Mr. W. J. Gresson Deputy Chairman. G. Balloch, Esq.
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      553 10 BANKING COMPANIES. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA. AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. Capital £800,000 Reserve' r.-.Rb'lity of Proprietors £ROO,OOO Reserve" FuDd 21.075.000 BANKERS. Bank ol England. Nations 1 Bank of Scotland Tbe London City 4 Midland Bank, l.tf. 6INOAPORE BRANCH. Current Accounts are opened and interest allowed at 1
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      1098 10 SALES BY AUCTION. 1 AUCTION SALE Ni:\V HUT Hi INSTIMMKNTS (fir account of SMaSMSa) v. MMsaa. H. L. Co-.iihn i\t>C.. M.i' i Friday, htm T. ltst,mi 10.10 a.m. 8 Cases of Musical In-trum.utscoiiipniim; 4 Fhouofraplia, I dcz Kiitfluli. ChineHe it ii< 1 Malay Records, '.I as*. a«-irte.l .Miinth Organs, 72
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    DRESS AND FASHION.
    1006 11 Artistic Hats As MMoMor ;ii>|>ii«i< li. tin- proWac* af IfflKUrinfl nr» HU'l --iiiHrt li;it- pKßßftfa MmX '.<i i vii\ w.iiimn. ;iml tlii> HMMMI, M]m a witter in la>imloii joonuU, the pceUnt l>: »-.in«-!. Mm of hoiih- mil-, us tlii-i-i- rm >o gMW) N.v.-ly Imls in all tin-
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    648 11 SHOWS HOW i".-. (.AN MAKK N/M and A 2(». mm Tlicre arc boolis whose r-hiel object is to uhilc away a ueury lieur. Tiu-rr- are books written to instruct aud to educate, histories, travels*, political, punphlits. uurks ot con mere-ill reference. All-are geod iv their «ay.
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      458 11 PHOSFERINE Th« Greateet of all Tonlea. 5 5 ft aon ret health. g Ptuaileum I*ll a Panma, Umi mi. J La B»il. Saa-rafa, London, K.C. Z Given away FREE OZONK t)ZONE OZONE 1111: key th SEA VIEW HOTEL TANJONd KATONd. OZOHE is r better Tonic than any piedirinc nuule by
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      252 11 The LINOTYPE HAS p. Composing Machine htaiv. LWf l's«l by tho Leadint; Newspapers. aHBRBBRw JL gPI 11,000 in Daily Use. 1 111 k*stki:n i.ki'oT: IJ^kL D4IHOUSIC SQUARE. CaLCUTTR. "^P^gjjPß lhi» I'-i— r i» p:.rtly »et up.n l.inutypn "mpo-'iiiii M.-u-hlli*. Yamato Co. Patronised by Tlieip Roya\ .Highnesses ttje Duke and Duc^eBB
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      671 12 Scale of Charges. PKEPAID ADVERTISEMENTS'— Miscellaneous Wants of Every Description, Houses, Lami. etc., to let. are inserted at the following r»'.» One Insertion 1.20 per inch. Two 2.00 Three 2.80 Six 3.20 Nine 6.40 Twelve 7.20 Twenty-five 10.00 (Each subsequent month J5 per inch.) Toe above rate is based upon
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      498 12 Miscellaneous WANTS. ■MM -Knur Linen, one ur t«'o insertion.*. II.'" II; theim-li. see !-i:ile of Charpe-. I SHORTHAND-TYPIST WANTED. Wanted, thoroughly respectable Shorthandtypist. Reply, enclosing reference". •'Senrcher," j c/o Straits Time*. UM CHINESE COURT INTERPRETER WANTED. Wanted. Cliiueae Court Interpreter ">th thorough knowledge of Chinese writing and accounts and able
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      577 12 ARTICLES FOR SALE. Rates -Four Lines, one or two insert ion.., ai.Oi Ky the inch, tee Scale of Charge*. FOR SALE. RUBBER EBTATE. 900 acres in Malacca, also Rubber Stnmps. Apply C c/o "Straits Times,' c 103 TURNOUT FOR SALE Mail Phaeton in good order, pair of Australian horses, donble
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      604 12 TO BE LET OR SOLD. K«tfs: -Kour Lines, one or two insertion", ti.OO Hj the Inch, tee Seals of Charges. COMPOUND HOUSE TO BE LET. No. 88 Sophia Road. Apply to 19-2 Prinsep Street. HOUSE TO BE LET Frankfort House, No. 1 Lloy 3 Road. Applywithin. 665 ROOMS TO LET
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      202 12 MOTOR CARS. Argylls. Adams-Hewitts. Rovers. EXPECTED DURING MAY AND JUNE. Two 12-14 H.P. (4 cylinder) 5 Seated Argylls. Fitted with Magneto Price $3,9 00. Two 10 H.P. 3 Seated-Hewitts, Fitted with Magneto Price $2,300. Two 6 H.P. 2 Seated Rovers, Special Finish Price $1,6 00. ALL GARS FITTED WITH HOOD.
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      112 12 J. DA. PEREIRA. lIORTICirLTIKIST \M> FLORIST Collector and Exporter of On-hid-. Diploir.e and Gold Medal from the Int. King of Denmark. By Special Appointment to His Majesty the King of Siam., 11.11. the Siiltun of Johore, and H. II the Sultan of Lin^a. Frthli Cut Flowers on hand, daily; Orchid
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