The Straits Times, 5 February 1908

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  • 13 1 The Straits Times NO. 22.566. SINGAPORE. WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 5, 1908. PRICE 10 CUNTS.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 234 1 Decide MOW on your car. I WEIGH CAREFULLY the claims of all the cars you have seen or heard about. OONSTOBB tVi- tests that all cars have been put to. and what they have accomplished. DECIDE whether you want a toy or a car that will stand the heavy tests
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    • 330 1 ROBINSON AND CO. A NEW SHIPMENT OF Raleigh Cycles. 1908 J^^^^% Modeis. MODELE SUPERBE. Fitted '.v.tlj all tits latest improvements aud with THE THREE-SPEED GEAR. POPULAR RALEIGH cdL SPECIAL RALEIGH FIRST-GRADE RALEIGH f RALEIBH ROAD RACER ALL OUR CYCLES AUE SENT 01 T COMPLETE WITH LAMM, I'KI.L. I'l Ml. I,IV
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  • 302 2 Morpuia Injected Tun Tiiibs. 5, St. James Street, Davbntry, England. I hope that no one may ever have to no through what I have undergone these past three years with kidney disease. It began with crnel pains in the back, and bad urinary disorders.
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  • 1122 2 HOW A VALUABLE PICTURE SHOULD BE CLEANED. (Fkom Our Own Correspondent.) London, January 8. The question has not been raised at Singapore or elsewhere in the Straits as to which is the best way to cleau pictures and keep them clean yet there are several portrait?, I cannot
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 403 2 Electric Motor Cars are not more silent when running than H UMBERS. For SIMPLICITY RELIABILITY and ELEGANCE These Cars are unrivalled. 16 have been sold locally and every one of them is giving complete satisfaction. A recent testimonial says I have completed 25,000 miles on a Coventry Humber and "Car
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    • 433 2 SUFFERING IS BEYONDJVORDS Eczema Spread All Over His BodyNot a Minute's Comfort in Sixteen Months— Constantly Experimented With Remedies, but Even the Doctor's Treatment Failed Writer Pronounces the CUTICURA REMEDIES OF MARVELOUS POWER A gentleman, who h a near relative of mine, had suffered terribly with eczema. The trouble started
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    • 346 2 THERMOS Bammttim of THERMOS ZZs THERMOS BOTTLES. THERMOS I thermos PEOPL E IN THE JUNGLE Cau now ketp ice. for I flam THERMOS W PLANTERS. MOTORISTS. SPORTSMEN I I IL. fan hM HMOU maOUM at :iny tlmo. ww g r»r ■»!>»•»: hot milk EACH BOTTLE GUARANTEED. HA If C£k H/l
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  • 820 3 THOUGHTFUL REFLECTIONS ON PRESENT DANGERS. While a.-tual assassinations are happily in frequent, the continual Rtate of apprehension that rulers have to endure has in itself no slight efli et on political affairs. Men in'powtr have reason to fear the weapon of the murderer not only for their
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  • 70 3 Michael Callahan, section boss, has a keen Qaelic wit. One warm afternoon, while walking along the railroad tracks, he found a section hand placidly sleeping beside the rails. Caliahan looked disgustedly at the delinquent for a full minute and then remarked: Slape on, ye lazy spalpeen, slape
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 758 3 s^n By Special '^sWjfcw Purveyort to J99S BF^hß Warrant HM l>u> Xin K Sin Celebrated Oilmen's Stores aHMI rkF IK. PICKLES, SOUPS, JAMS, JELLIES, jajg IL\ |^H POTTED MEATS, MALT VINEGAR. JSP H HI Acenu for LEA PERRIN'S WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE WLW Crosse Blackwcll, Ltd. AN IDEAL INVALID FOOD IN HOT
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    • 737 3 THE ROBINSON PIANO Co., Ltd., RVFKLES PLACE, SI\O\PORB The l*ub!ir an INVITED to .-all and insiwct the Ut.'st croatious iv i LAYLR-PIANOS. THE BKINSMKADANGEJ.UiS. conibioation of the Angelas I'iayer and the oelobrateO Ilrir.-im ml Piano. THE KASTNER AUTO PIANO. Both tho above have a lii^l. r<-putatu.a iv Europe un.l urn
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  • 250 4 Passengers Outward. The following passengers arc e^peutod to arrive here from Europe, by tho N D. L. steamer Uoebon, due Feb. 7 Mr. and Mm. M. Sulil, Mrs. Angelos Schmidt Thury, Mrs. Barouin .Kirshner Neukirchon, Mr. Ernst AUrcd Hilckes, Mr. lfl.ints.-hli, Mr. aud Mr*, van Kynberk, Mr.
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  • 139 4 Oa behalf of the Xorwcgiuu < fov> uuieuu ilio Mayor of Sunderland the other d*y pre- 1 Captain Joha WUsWrt, of Su.iderlaud, with a silver cup in reuogoitioo of his re-.cne of a crew, numbering fourt»:u, oi the Ncr -jji.iu barque Ida, which was wrecked in a
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  • 122 4 A uteaagK iv Houjjkoui, 1 baa grievance a^ainbt necoad party, an! writes to the local prens bug^osiiug iliat a bbok of rnbbor bo placod beneath each lift in the Colony. By way of alternative R'j^cstion, another writer recommends that a tow Poroioaans be imported to oolluct the I'.oada of
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  • 728 4 Name, port, probable date of arrival, and name of Agenu. STEAMERS. Airlie. Sydney, Feb 20 Boustead \ja.i, Liverpool, Feb I9j W. Manetield \hcant.-. Europe, Pil. 17; Barlow Antilorhus, Liverpool, Feb 8; W. Mansfield Austria, H'kong, Mar r, Rautenberg Sohmldl Aynthia, B.mbH\ Feh 80 Borneo Ooy A. Apcnr, Calcutta.
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 95 4 mmr*. O. J. KEYMFIT m\ Cm. b.y ro »tfmr thmlr amnrlamm am AGENTS IN LN -LAND. Catabllmhmd In 18**, fhmy harm a thorough knowlmctmm mt tmm Mirkon, mnd mxpmrlmncm mt t Mttmrn rmQulrmmmntm. Tbm hmada ot thm Firm alvmamraottat auparwlalmn to all btialmmaa, mnd < ..ntldmncm Inrltm thomm rmauirlng HE
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    • 701 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. P. &O. STEAM NAVIGATION CO. Por China, Japan, Penang. Ceylon, Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Ports, Plymouth and London. Through Bills at Lading issued for Cbio* Coast, Persian Gulf, Continental, and Amerioao Ports. Steamers will leave Singapore on or ahjit MAIL LINE. ■tutwtrd (for China). 19' a Delhi
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    • 1179 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. HAMBURG AMERIKA LINE. PABBEN6ER BERVICE B> M u«w rteamers RHENANIA," HABSBURG." HOHKNBTAUFEN. I fceae skanvara offer to the pablio the highest Comfort yet Attained in Ooean Travelling. They havo very large oabina, provided with only lower bertha. The oabius are amidships and fitted with fans. Laundry on board.
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    • 784 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. N.DTL. NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD. Imperial German Mall Line. The fast and wall known mail steamers aj Ibis Oompany sail fortnightly trom BremenHambnrs via Rotterdam, Antwerp, Sonthamp ton, Oibraltar, Genoa, Naples, (oona r Marseilles, Naples, Alexandria, and vioe versa) Por Said, Suez, Aden, Colombo, Penang, Singapore, Hongkong, Shanghai. Nagasaki and
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    • 145 4 6 |j Truth Stronger Than Fiction A BUcKsmithi Eiperlence t Wigton Street, Belfast. ••I suffered terribly with Rheumatism in my right arm. It affected me to sack .in extent that I could only rikjhtly rjix- my arm. lam a Bl.iiksMirli by profession and, as 1 h..vc to we a hammer,
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  • 1470 5 I HDP.nthii h««/l>n( ttaafoUowiu nhhrtrrlitlon. m ■n*.l att.- *wani«r; nh. ahtp; bu. hari^un; «cl».— ~-h«KHHir, \rt. -YMbt; i:rn.-CraiHi; libt.—Ouß(MM; I»r.-Tuni«.l«: U.p.— Horw-puir*r Brit.— Briinh, C. H— lni'wl suites j Pch.-Kroni-h Oar.— Oarniti Dot.— Dutch Ital.— lt&lian Mpnn.— Npaniita; Hut. ->...r u.r.— <l«n«ral cnno; il.p.— <locJr pu. Mliger;
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  • 96 5 Oot*asd Germah Mao. The Imperial German mail steamer Goeben having left Colombo, at 10 a.m. on the Ist inst., and may be expected to arrive here on Friday morning, the 7th instant. Outward B. I. Mail. The B. I. contract packet steamer Thongwa, with the London mail*
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  • 92 5 Foil Pn Hmrni To-aomaow Mur and Malacca itary Autiin Penaog and Colombo Priai Europe via port* Bharata H'kong, Amoy, Swatow Hong Wan I Penang OUmfaltoch P. SwetteDham vis port Malacca Montok and PaKtmbmg O. O. Meyer FretnantU via ports Minilya Tin 1 p.m. 2 pm. 8 p.m. S
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  • 91 5 Wharves at which Vessel* «r« Berthed To-day. t»»JO«O *>••■■. Earn Whiu Bastm— Hong Moh. East Whiu Hfction I— Bhurata, I'm'*. 3bot. 1 (Sbrbs Wharf):— Nil. 3acnoa No. 2 Nippon, Hong Wan I. A VorwaerU. 4— Minilya. m m 6— TiUuia. 6 Darvel, Priam.
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  • 30 5 By the Malacca. Captain R. H. D. Sanderson, Feb. 4.— From Port Swettenham Mr. A. Orothe, Mr. W. Cbristoph, Mr. F. Schroetter, Mr. MatthiseD, and Mr. Morrison.
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  • 451 5 Sweeping Reforms Suggested at Hongkong. We may congratulate the Governor and the Executive upon tho introduction of an Amending Bill in connection with the Chinese Emigration Ordinance. Early in November, says the S.C. Morning Post, we exposed some of the inner workings of this emigration business, and as
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  • 109 5 Fmm Euaop»— By the N. D.L. i.s. Goeben, lue February 7. From Chuu— By the M. M. Mb Yarn, loe February 10. Joo lan lan I no lan I mi lan in lan lan "eb 80 3 6 9 18 17 30 33 rr 81 8 M.
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 444 5 STEAMER SAILINGS. N. Y. K. JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP GO.LTD. A regular FORTNIGHTLT servioe is maintained between Japan and Europe by the following NEW TWIN-SCREW STEAMERS. Cnder Mail Contract with the Imperial Japanese Government, specially designed for the Company's European Service, lighted throughout by Electricity, provided with exoellent accommodation for First
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    • 515 5 STEAMER SAILINGS. < o vHfi.w:i» sekvicb or THE OCEAN 8. 8. COY.. LTD.. ft THE WEBT AUSTRALIAN 8. N. CO.. LTO. BITTIII FKEMANTLE (PERTH) \OKTII WEST U'STKAM POKTft. JAVA AND SIM. U'OKE. Regular Fortnightly sailings between Singapore and Western Australia, calling at Java (as inducement offers), Derby, King's Sound, (Port
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    • 679 5 STEAMER SAILINGSOCEAN STEAM SHIP CO., LTD. AND CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAY. CO.. LTD. The Companion 1 steamen art despatched from Liverpool outwards for the Straits, China and Japan every week, and from Japan home wards for London, Amsterdam and Antwerp every fortnight and for Genoa, Marseilles and Liverpool monthly. One
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    • 391 5 STEAMER SAILINGS. C. P. R. Canadian Pacific Railway Company's Royal Mail Steamship Line. THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TO EUROPE VIA CHINA JAPAN, CANADA aud the UNITED STATES. Route from Hongkong, via Shanghai, Nagasaki, (Inland Soa of Japan), Kobe, Yokohama, Viotona and Vanoouver. R.M.B. "Emfbhw, or India" Twin-eorew steaR.M.B. EimutsH or Japan
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    • 136 5 HOW A SOUTH AFRICAN MERCHANT WARDED OFF AN ATTACK OF PNEUMONIA. There is a always cause for alarm when a severe cold is accompanied by pain iv the chest. Mr. U. L. La Grange, who in manager of a store at Jansonville, C. C, believes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy U bettor
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 25 5 WEATHER TELEGRAM. Hongkong, February 6, 10 am Barometer 80.37 Direction of Wind North. ForoeofWind 1 Max. Temp in Hh*/'* 55 Manila. 783 N.W. 8 26
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    • 211 5 DAY BY DAY, Wednesday, February 5. High Water. Oil p.m. Annual meeting Singapore Polo Club. Chinese Week of Prayer. Tanjong PaK«r Church. 7-30 p.m. Legislative Council. 230p m. L.L TC. tournament Hippodrome. 7-80 pm. Alhambra Cinematograph Sbuw. 780. Thursday, February 6. High Water. 119 a.m. 11 29 p.m. Anniversary of
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  • 1125 6 Straits Times PRICE 10 CENTS. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5. ■Mm WUle'a Annual Hliippiu^ totkm uuu in itethirty-ycv.-uili ytwv. a publication well kuowu >is au authority ou all matters maritime, in its issue dated .January l.adniii. abl\ mlvuji the conditiou of the uhippiji; industry during the past year. Ihe Kevien points out
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  • 12 6 JI A. G. Law, acting Clucf Juatioe, i.as not itu sitting to-day.
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  • 8 6 The cable steamer Patrol arrived iroin Datavia, ycoteidiy.
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  • 47 6 The Vice MiuibUjr of the Korean Educuuoual d partmcut hob aouticd the hca i.-j uf the dMurunt :>choo!& thai tboy muo. e^tabli:.h Japanu&o lougua^t, recitation clasaea within a wouk, it being necessary that the Japuxaey ldjigoage ebould b«i btltor known hi Korea. iLaa it fi &t p:o»6nt.
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  • 9 6 All telegrams BaMhhad iv thai iprotuutoJ BJ ('< pyritfht Ordinance.
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  • 26 6 Tin- biagftparo I,u-sitauian Club tluu. it, tl.'.;! ball matt-high on Monday and yonterday, as mark ni mapaot for the late Etag nn.l i n Prince Portugal.
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  • 34 6 11l .scutil police Mrtboritiw bavu ilcci<lnl 1 :U!>-.l ;i!l tho impostors v.h.i call them- I\ aacßßtW, II iz^irdb, wttohw und .-o forth, H!- to HIVr th' people »rulil l«'ill(4 iilifl nud i.npo ed n]j.'!i
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  • 31 6 ihi. Viceroy aad Lteotemuit-Uovuruor of Uurma bave been preaaated with oopki uta leoent i-sn.: ot the BaagJOOB Tiawß printed entirely in and containiuua full report i the ioeroy'a loeop'.ion at C\uj>oon.
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  • 39 6 Captaia Wright, of Mai P.-nan- >tnaiarr Mary Austin, report* tint liin Trim I ntitnik a floating log off Kaala Bckuwor, on the Ist limtaiit, and upon bix arrival here, li" fnnnd that a propeller blade bad been knocked off.
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  • 39 6 Not inoretluui thirty divorce eaew »ill he tliod by -Juries doringtbe eMMiini; Iflui ii the Hijju HotirtsJit hooM. ConntexH vi Va». mouth lotln-mise Thaw) v. Eaii of v ai HilllMl i.s urn..!!- the uullity suits to !>. beard in oaaajaa.
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  • 41 6 Tlwrc wore !)1M,OOI) dcmoii- ia BMaii<taf relief iv ludia a fortnwbt since. CMUkHB 241,0(J0 were iv tlie> United Province!*, and 62,000 in Central India Matea, The ijrand total shows au iuciease of Ki.i.HXi <jii tlio figures if the preci -dins; week.
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  • 42 6 Hanaftar, Intar inland itnainniaaiTlilaa at Mauiia will br ib!e tv 0t direst to thoir Ijurtii, faHtrad Ol taying iut in 'juarttiJtiuo until insjieKitcd M lutlarto, inevel^ l-y lii>BgTa|Jiißg l>"iu ili- |hjrt Uat oloareu, MißOßMaag th.H tin li:..i -.ith cliar bill "t M'llth.
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  • 44 6 •yivio tniui HuathMra Uilippiuee itate that the American Suprrin- ndtni il S< ola irhile maliinf,' a tdj) Uirongh the Jnoglc was fired iijum by Bye Moros i in .1 with lianriean army lille-, but oaeaped anhnri BoMier-i ar.- oat lookißg i »r the iniaoreuiU,
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  • 47 6 The Chiiii m fttrTiirnawnt in m>w ooavincedthat Un i>riK>n nyataaj in C"Uiui< needs ivfurm. i»il i~ laabmg ioquirieii iuto jail iiuniageiui.nl In uvighboaruiD oo mtriua. To that on<( ii ii. ,p;noh. i iiiissi,,,, t,, [ado. China, the ni.inliers of which arrived at Raqaoa, a tew day* ;<n^<.
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  • 51 6 ihe napital oi Tialnna' of laa ha» pm on ijuito v m.mml jp|marauoe, Iwaxßaiag as it aocs;, with aimeii poilice. It in uot an Muoorutuou sivjln, Btvi on Tuiping conteoaporary, ii witi'rss siieri" TWHwknwd to aad from tho i;a-il< bafag oonvayed nadcr the eaoort "f ■tcoag police gaardk with K^ed
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  • 56 6 I'iiki Way, el uiiii.li Sabaag fc Li teasart, prodnce« pepper, but [lie pbvatert have ol late been straggling "'tli diniculti-, of such v uatiiii. that the Government '<:is h.id to aaafcit Thi Governor ol Aoheen baa ed to give thiiu a graat in aid amounting to live thtmnanfl uuilucn. The
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  • 48 6 H la reporteii that the KonaaOovata* lutiit Ims iKf ■> 'li.ii iaj rubiiild all tho D |,ji; meutal ofhci.'M in European style aud the necessary MBaaaai have beeo agreed to by tho Trtasurj-. Japanese workmen are already busy siirvoyiiif.- the offices and drawing up tin idjuiski plans for reconstruction.
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  • 56 6 The Canton authorities are gi'iup, lo order several liuu'lied copies of tile treaties between China and th<> toraigß I'owers. ;iud have tli* ni distriliutod to the oßicials iv th<difleveut districts for them to study thoreoghly, beoaaMe,fai pi-.st negotiations with foreigners, they ha\c always delayed ou the excuse to t!ie tureiguera
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  • 69 6 \\< regiet tv lean of the misbehaviour "t s-.'Mial e>f the seldieis of tlie Middlesex Kogiment the othei cv o'Ug iv breaking window aud kicking up a row generally in Tabu Koad. Thia in not the nr^t nfaplaint that has been made and «c eau ouly regret that the Uleu
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  • 62 6 tliiuese 'leportttl to their owu oouiltf] ov the Ketbarlaadl India Governmout fmiTC frou' the latter orders for five dollars aaoh, payau. by the agency of the Dutch Tradiug Society, nt Hongkong. To goaid against fraud or chicanery, il ha been decided that tin: official why certifies the orders must also
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  • 83 6 On the '27th v 1 timo. says the Siam Free Press. tin Bangkok customsguurds seized a ruachaug as she was lauding a lot of goods at the mouth of Klon^ Poh Yoiue. She had left tht> steamer Singapore, and among a lot of miscellaneous goods op board there were found
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  • 75 6 The jtU-r altcrnuou a party of toortuon nicmburs of the Cyoliag Company of the Bombay Volunteer Rifles left Bombay by road for Poona. a journey of 131 miles which was covered in 20 hours. The members had tc walk their machines up the steep Bhore Ghaut iucliue where tare oi
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  • 111 6 1 ..c gold Hißiag indactry in ludo-Cuna is hampered groatly by customs import dutloa on tno several pieco^ of machinery which make up a uuuing outfit. The matter was laid before the affair lac for tin. Coloaius at Paris, whose wab drawn to the nuod for cv Garaging yold mining
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  • 377 6 Ml. Mill—. l»i»irii I Itailmy Ki.ijiik-i r. Nurth. Taipiag, Hoei on kws loaro at tli< ■ml »t tlii 1 m.nith. The lumch oi abMeooc ut Meaws. I. Kaaflfpi .vi.l H. Keiim-.lv, .i tlu I'.M.s Civil Service, lm\( beea t r .oirli It is imU th;il the Mwlj
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  • 90 6 r.wo i" H atadduoibavi boeadi AnrafMl, both in tin aauie belghboaruood. The do:; >ii Mr. Mantaga Harris, who livee In Scott--Boad, whs tound aaUaa in a uspfcioax manner, on Monday, and was Killel Tho other do-; wan B stniy It bit ,i Miilaj workman Mvagely, at liie
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  • 101 6 Before Mr. Justice Sercombe at the Council Chamber, this morning, the OMB of Ahuiena biute Hadji Mohamed Aluueu Hadji Mohaiued Yiieob, foi uu aaoonat of all stuns of money received by the defendant ftjr aud on Inhalf of the plaiutill' as her attorney. Mr. A. K.
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  • 163 6 The Grand Hotel de I' Europe. About ibiM huu-.liud diners 'it the tiiau-l Hotel di I Europe, la: i night, wereobaHßed with the iuu»ii ut the baadfrutti the German flagship Faecal Bhmarok. The »ell-ligbtt;il dining hall v •n 1 .1 a (Keiallv bright appeal ioob, excelled ooly by the prataaaabV
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  • 183 6 A nomuwhat uiiquo cuho came before Mr. Justice Fisher, at tho Supreme Court, thi^ moruiug. wheu Aluiw.-. Meyer Brother^ saed Mr. H- li. .ioaopb, v hi-uker, to< "It tflOM balaiic*' duo on aoconnt. Mr. Gaunt, for thi Uefondam Jc-,!re>l it postixiQbmont, «tud p"t >n a .crtinoatt
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  • 15 6 Tao phoc oi Ha .v tn Jajrn iS't poi' piui. Ittkj toM bjm buca i.
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 377 6 B^lT*™^ST^i'^^rTS^fe l'»"l\ liuilder and strenyth <■„,, Iwh jfillJ \|W i>|i < v"^ 1 i"< ny (h!il SbW «fi aaU^lulll ami v WOMH !l liurs u B wm I niotln-rs, und to build n\> strength I il d sexere 'll'iess. ■^T OCttCr than Tha valae of Bbbbbw*' "Hbb hi all eumlitie'U
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    • 232 6 ALHAMBRA CINEMATOGRAPH. HKAiil MAD. To-Night's Programme. FIRST BHOW 7.30 PM. TO 9 P.M. i r&t "t Btra* •i The Xi Xi lerobai i A Obi =c fur a Ho^lianJ I Ma<li. I Vat llaßuearrea I Afraid ol thi IttnMwt ti HnUU rf Cui'.veva'ici: iv Übiui I I'inat- .vtkiub MindH tin-
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  • 685 7 DATE FIXED FOR FUNERAL OF THE LATE KING. Dictator's Downfall. SOCIALIST ACTION AND VOTES OF CONDOLENCE. Progressists Bargain for the Release Prisoners. IiKIifKHS I'KLKUK'.M, liChJom, l'ebrnni\ I. Admiral Fcrreiia <b> \inaral has formed NHMJMM Cabinet. Th< PMDMMI I ulers hale |.l- ed -l resolution iaphnM. Urn .ts-ii .-.iiiations
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  • 31 7 Dkß lh>TA.i.vll. LU>iU TeLKOKAM ikilin, February 4. in con.>c.jueuoc of the prevalence of fainiuc in has- aud I of the QtTvorownt :i> ddapt'-Jj? MMMMJ to :'cl:jvi9 the distress.
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  • 359 7 jAn Unfortunate Tall in Kledang Prices. The rcsiiltoi au alleged shale trausactiou came before .Mr. Justice Kisher, at the Supreiiic l unit, this morning, wbcu Messrs. S. Manasseh and Cotnpar uiciclmnts of 7 il Almeida Street, sued B. lCiigelke. manager ol Levy Henuirn-, of 3 BiiUory Koad. fcr
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  • 303 7 Compensation tor Destruction of Rubber Trees. Mr. .lustie. S. 'combe Smith, tins morning, gave judgment iv (he small cauue oast) ol the Duuraau BaMW v. Pukiri. for #--00 <lamages for nVwtniftinM oi young rubber trees on the < tan 1 Ksiatc at I'an jong Kutonp. Tho il
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  • 200 7 Chinese Conservatism Greatly on the Wane. Dorillg Uk 1 t"i» i New \«<il holidays, tbed has been g. m ral tondouey on the part ot Cbillfu to deput from tlie wanted conservatiMii iv < 1 luttbal 'usloms. Especially in regard la diWHi luui Urio h.-iuge hei-u
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  • 152 7 Ai^oag iLt I reach residents in IndoChins, eE.neH.illy those of sU itanding. groat iuJ.gsa»jon haa MM aroused by the ovid.ut iutcntion of the Government to •übetitute icrqtly jjat>c olficial" for those of French nationality. i'hat snch a oUangc oi policy was under consideratioa tad boon avowed
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  • 119 7 ITHE EARL OF DUDLEY CAUSES A SENSVTION. ilnlkliV 'l K1.Ki.1t. ...1. Luudou. February 4. In a de-ltat'. iv the House of Lords on the snbjer'. of I rtland. tlie Bed ot Dudley. Lord Lienlciuuu of Ireland in the last I'nioiiist JMMMnU n MMcd h mmmhm by denouncing
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  • 30 7 IfmM'l Tklkosam! 1 u.'ii'u. February .">. Tho MA ,C teatn in \astralia has b«nteti Victoria at Melbourne b\ HBO runs. Tin' in ii began on .fanuary HI.
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  • 17 7 UKL'TIU'S T'BLKUKAU i .1 I'ebruuiy •">. Ike MaiaMiN ommmw of ttaaMM iroops in I'inu! Hid.
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  • 41 7 |I)UK U..IASIAII';. |(|r Luntß 'I'MieiU') I Isi rliu. I elniiny 1. The 1 litud s...te. Senate CoMttittM on Navigat.n. 1 advooatw aa increase n( the Ooveruuieat ntbiM) te >hippiu^ corupauit s MMKag '111 Hill fllililnJeiM «lli \ustralia.
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  • 28 7 iI)KH UnUtHMI IjUjYU TKLKUHAMJ lierlin. Kebruaiy I. Vice Vluiiral Touchiinl hailxi 11 MMMMI M. H.jino. nil's MMMMI M I rcuch Aniins. sadoi- ai SH Mmmkr.
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  • 25 7 fOKK UeuautMßM Lloyd TaiMßav] I'.-.riin. Xi binary I. The Uonaaa QuwraMMt eoatimdiata the htateirtent thut it iutouil.d to establish a convict ittlemeiit in Australasi;i
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  • 280 7 Some Sharp Criticisms by Mr. Justice Fisher To da\. Iv this 1 1.. there is tha umi.il conflict ot sworn t. -tMLHjuy *s to .ictiial fjcLa, which lenders it iiHjssiblc ko escape from the position UwV "uu side o the other, there Las be< 11 r|tuy of
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  • 90 7 Aug Bmm Chiaut;, a young towkay who MM couvieted by Mr. E. E. Colman. the third magistrate, O" charges of cheating Mi- -h. Daondels aud Company iv respect of two items of $2,000 aud 66,500 respectively, and was seuteucod to three months' rigorous imprisonment, appealed to the
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  • 156 7 i. rc^ut number ot the Labour i.oader contains an article by Mr. Keir Hardie, M.P., ie which Le J>- crtbej 3ituc of his czperiouces in India. He wl, uKoat to visit a prison, he writes, and was waiting outside the gates in company with somo local gentlemen when
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  • 2435 7 TRIBUTES TO DR. HOSES ZEALOUS LABOURS. Presentation of Addresses at the Memorial Hall. His Lordship the Bishop ot Singapore, L.'ibuau and Sarawak will leave; tin: Colony tiiu ,Uu ruoon with a ure&t assurance that his labour^ iv thi> ptvrt of »hn world during the past forty years BM
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  • 947 7 SINGAPORE SLOWLY LOSING HER POSITION. Increased Activity in Dutch Ports. {From IX k Own Corrbbpondhm.) Hamburg, January 7. Iv referring to Uermauy's trade with Singapore anil the Federated Malay States, tbc report of the Hamburg Chamber of Coui. ■MM expresses the opinion that Siugapoie is slowly losing its
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  • 105 7 The PoraU Pioneer say= that no suit under tho valne of 925 is now entertained in the local Coort of Request* all plaintiffs, irrespective of nationality, beiug voforred to tho Ponghnlu's court. NMOrt to tho I'onghulu'H Court is purely optional on tho part of the plaintiff, and a MagMMte is
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  • Sporting Intelligence.
    • 89 8 On the S.C.C. ground on Saturday, the cricket match between the Garrison and the S.C.C, in connection with the tournament, will be concluded. Shillingloe Park, the place which has been taken by the Jam of Jamnagar, is the country Htat of Earl Wintcrton, and is about 6,800
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    • 101 8 Indian Championship.*. In connection with the Boxing tournament to be held at Lucknow from Ist to 6th instant, as Lieutenant General Sir K. Locke Elliott vacates the command of Lucknow Division this year, the championship belts presented by him will become the property of the various competitor)). In consequence
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    • 247 8 YESTERDAY'S PLAY. Ladies' Doubles. Mrs. Gansloser and Miss M. Law beat Ml ii Jackson and Miss Darbishire, 6 2, 6 6 Ladies' Singles. Mrs. Hartnellbeat Miss Abrams,6— 6,o— 2. Mrs. Wa idell beat Mrs. Saundors, 6—2, 8—6,6—6. TODAYS PLAY. Mixed Doubles. A. Class. Miss J Ounn and Mr.
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    • 371 8 5.C.C. v. S.R.C. On the Singapore Cricket Club ground, yesterday, the Cricket Club played a match again»t the Kect nation Club, winning by an innings and 88 run*. The scores wer_ ax follow S.C.C. Capt Stanboroagh c Bogaars b Coeblo... 80 N. E. Bath b Coehlo 0 B. L.
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    • 247 8 The Home Team Victorious By Ninety-Three Runs. (Fbom Obr Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, February 4, 10.25 p.m. The Cricket match between the Colony and the KM s. was resumed this morning, and the F.M.S. representatives won by 98 runs. When play closed on Monday, the F.M.S. had
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    • 49 8 Singapore Chess Club. The challenge sent by the local Chess Clab to Hongkong for a match by cable ban uot yet been arranged. Honukong has beep negotiating a match with Shanghai, and is awaiting the result A these negotiations before a definite reply can be sent to Singapore.
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    • 107 8 Classic Events Arranged. The following are tbe leading eTenta of the earning season May 16. Ladies' International matches, at St. Andrews. 16. American Ladies v. British Ladies, at St. Andrews. 18, etc. British Ladies' Championship, at St. Andrews. 28. English Amateurs v. Scottish Amateurs, at Sandwich. 25. etc. Amateur
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    • 489 8 (iriffin Importation. Writing to the Pinang Gazette under the nora il<> plume Yarraman, a correspondent says: It has often incurred to me that the various Turf Clubs in the F.M.S. and Straits would be much better served io the class of griffins imported from Australia, if they employed
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  • 1504 8 SUMMARIES OF THE ADDRESSES GIVEN TO BISHOP HOSE. Handsome Tokens of Appreciation. The following are summaries of the six tddresses presented in tarn to HU Lordship Bishop Hose, as referred to in another solumn on page 7, as tokens of appreciation )f his services as the spiritual
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  • 147 8 Chap Jee Kee Not Proved to be a Public Game. Mr. Justice Sercombc Smith, at the Council Chamber, thin morning, gave judgment on the appeal of Lim Kirn Walt and Neo Kam Kew, wlio had been convicted on a charge of assisting in the management of a
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  • 419 8 Greater Efforts Needed to Check the Importation of Arms. The F.M.S. public has so loDg been accustomed to read or hear of gang robbers being almost invariably armed with revolvers and guns, that no surprise is felt or manifested at reports of outrages perpetrated with the aid
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  • 32 8 The Police playod a cricket match against the Fort Canning Staff Sergeants on the Raffles Institution ground, yesterday afternoon, winning by 16 runs. The total scores were Polio* 87, Staff Sergeant* 79-
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  • 101 8 The currency reform in Deli, consisting in the Government demonetising the Straits dollar, old and new, and substituting the gailder, begau to take effect there on January 28, by the inane of a proclamation forbidding the importation of the Straits dollar. Immediately afterwards a notification came into
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  • 66 8 Dc!i lirx a Riding Club which has taken to deer hunting on January 26. Such a meet wan held on M« dau estate. The deer afforded good sport, but managed to escape owing to the huntsmen paying more attention to pursuing it than to cutting off its retreat. The Club
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  • 90 8 Gang robbers in Kinta, when i a considerable numbers, do not even hesitate to tackle police patrols. On the night of Wednesday last, a police patrol consisting of a corporal aud a private, while going along the road from Ipoh to Tekka, met a party of six Chinese whom they
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 310 8 ■A. JF iflV«rcw 9P I UHw V* 'j£&Sßma\^awß&TM^^Km:' K^ '-:m_ Tfe .*is&. ■'■•■^■■^^p^p^^^x MR. OZIAL ROUNDS. A Resident of Wetland Finds Relief in Pe-ru-na. Mr. Octal Rounds, WelUid, Ont., a retired lumberman and a resident of W- Hand for half a century, write*: "For fifteen years prior to 1900 I
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    • 256 8 THE HIPPODROME CINEMATOGRAPH CO. To- Night! To-Night AT 9.30 P.M. A New and Interesting Programme (BY SPECIAL REQnERT. FORA FEW NIOHTB ONLY). T.M. KIN 6 EDWARD AND QUEEN ALEAANORA ON BOARD H.M.& DREADKOU6HF. The Champion Wrestlers of 'A' .rid, HACKENSCHMIDT-MADRALI. EXCURSION IN ITALY. And seven other most interest in 14
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  • COMMERCIAL
    • 86 9 > ni. r lo (Cubt So. 1 I i pra Bali Jo Pontiau.. > pper, Black do Whito 5. >igo Flu-ir Sar^w,. ao Bruni' M< i F, irl St^O offoe Bali, picked Coffee. Palurabarc 20 ln>iCuffoe, Libcrian T.,pioj», '.mall Flat.* 1c imtll peart do Lj'vl pawl Tin OpuiQj BeDbr
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    • 115 9 Vi m* -Km u&na m/t Demand >.:\\ Private *u»'s 2/4£ do 3 uiV J/4A -i '>r. i y -Ban£ J/a 28* Jtjvsi. I iv/« 243' 3o 6 m/B 244" O- if Hmt, i -291 Private 8 cih 298 do 4 vi 801 iw»w— B*ok T. T. 173; Private 30
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    • 50 9 .EtAanbßrakfci* 1% MOO.OOO 3%prem. Kl-y Haoi^tM'. 9% MO.OOO 3% preci B'p?re Eloctri: Tr«:r.TaysCo., rtl VjO.OOO nominal 9itiaporoMnD»cir»'«% 400,000 20% prom SH 1,878,000 3% prom. tt% 1 .600,001) urem 4% 6(>S,9!io 1%, Ji» Doro. Si-nle Ent uftrfiw Sya.,Ltd. I 15,000 Imjorg P. D h v. .'SO.OOC ijrcin Hfc .(ViO.OOO p»r.
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  • Stocks and Shares.
    • 365 9 Date of forma- ion I Capital Number Subacribed of Sbara* IHQO Value Paid Bharea op to Unissued I Company QnoiAnom I 1303 i 9800,000 9300,000 1907 9300,000 MM.nOn 1901 9600,000 9600.000 1903 £400,000 £800,000 19<M £80,000 C30.Q00 1907 9400,000 9376,000 1901 < £60,000 £60,000 1906 £100,000 £100,000 1909 I
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    • 373 9 190S 1903 1904 1903 1908 1904 £130,000 •300,000 £30,000 £70,000 •150,000 £13,000 £76,000 £116,636 •108,000 213.360 £61,000 1133,000 £10,600 £66,000 J 46,600 98,600 10,600 I 7,000 11,000 61,000 13,600 6,000 I 6,000 66,000 I 181,464 138.646 180,000 f 184,000 s 33.600 900,000 10,000 116,000 140,000 46,000 20.000 33,500 3.688
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    • 210 9 io»4 £6,377.10.01 €4,800 1898 13M.000 UM.OOO IStfS tl«,000,000 .115,000,000 1908 »3,40 C,000 W,»00,000 1896 111,000,000 i 11,000,000 i»l 134,000 $34,000 1899 j 1373,000 1875.000 190) MOO.OGO 1240,000 1891 130,000 J30.000 1933 £750,000 £750,000 19 »1«0,ODO »112,000 1884 •900,000 MOo.lV*> 1890 1500.00 I H95 600 1887 t VXW.OOO M.SOO.OUO 1904
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 54 9 CHARLES T^L HEIDSIECK S f\wt\ White Seal ifflffi\ Champagne. jj| B*hn, Meyer A Co L<t \l.-Kfipo7i' -t'l'l P-li'ng. >>H> LMTLK i IM. L^^j llarsb SO m.w.f. a.o. PILSENER BEER KEY BRAND IMPOKTBD MNCB f^ojV/' T"M*-'<iuuiK. > v i <>F IMITAfIONS. tat tariM wiU.it Uw tk»w tw Lib Is ■ENN MEYER
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    • 176 9 The Straits Times, MB The Straits Budget. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Payable in Advance. Daitj MM* p«r year 130 00 i> fm q»art«r 7.M do p«r aoatfc 3.60 tk> per co^7 0.10 Weekly ucit per year 12.00 do per quarttr 3.00 do ptr w>m 0.2* When teat bg pott, there ia added
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    • 82 9 •Savaresse's Santal Capsules [Purer.MS of oil, and coktin* «f MSIMt I Certainty of care, with no l«l 1111 l PaU Direction*. All Cttmtl* Amk for SA VAREBMM. Artie Tully HAS THE KIOHT TO OPEN A B^OK ON THE FORTHCOMING KINTA MEETING AT BATU (iAJAH, ON February 11, 13 A 18.
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    • 165 9 GHEE ENG SONS. (Established >*<. Civil, Naval, Military kud 1 aiioro CONTRACTORS TO THE VOLUNTEER FORCES NO. E. 6RANO HOTEL OE I EUROPE. Beg to notify tbat tbey have jpuued a Branch Office at the ah«ve addrests in addition to their other premises at 620 -i, North Bridge Road, for
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    • 258 9 ALHAMBRA CINEMATOGRAPH Beach Road. i 'Go-Right. ALL NEW FILMS. ONLY PATHE JL L. F. WILLIS, FRERES' FILMS. «jjf Maim--J fM^R P Ap SWvpi $wk MUHbQI/i M. m UV VJllVili C^^3. kssrr manufacturimg jeweller. j I' Uron in» o( o "•"clihTm"!*?* -lust appfjiuted Purveyor to H.M. The Kin^ of Sikiii Xtk«i
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    • 103 9 TO PLANTERS ANO OTHERS. CONCRETE DBAIN PIPES. with or without socket*. Strong ami cheap. Sizes, frum 9 in*, m.vu: ORNAMENTAL TILE WORK^ 65 51, HiU Street, Singai- COMMON SENSE-NUTSHELL V nc«- tßm »ork on the caum» an.l md ''tTet-ttuil incarutof wlf-cure eTtr Ji«ocverr<! hr n<- .1 l ivxrional dcbilitr, *a»te
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  • 1566 10 SIR CHARLES DILKE CHATS ON THE OUTLOOK. Message of Optimism and Peace. In large letters La Patrio proclaims the uncertainties of the hour. Surely the moment of conflict between Japan and America is approaching, and then what will be the role of England In speculation of this sort,
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 610 10 BANKING COMPANIES. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. paid dp capital •10,000,000 reserve fund Sterling Reserve 110,000,000 I 7SO qm Silver Reserve 111,750,000f WMW.OOO Hnervo Liability of Proprietors 110,000,000 COURT OP DIRECTORS. O. H. Medhurst, Esq. Chairman. Hon. Mr. Henry Keswiok.— Deputy Chairman. UuntKvFrieBland,Esq. A. J. Raymond, Esq. A. F-iohs, Esq.
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    • 571 10 BANKING COMPANIES. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA. AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. Paid ap Capitol in 60,000 Shares of £»Svh *1.900,00 C Reserve Fund £1.47.1.000 Reserve Liability of Proprietor* £1/200,000 BANKERS. Bank ol England. National Bank of Sootland. The London City A Midland Bank. Ltd. SINGAPORE BRANCH. Current Accounts
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    • 365 10 SALES BY AUCTION. AUCTION SALE OF HANDSOME NEW TEAK FURNITURE, The property of T. J. Van Roßsum, Esq At Surlinghara," No. 7, Mount Elizabeth, On Saturday, February 8, at 2 p.m. Comprising a li.imlx mv Laoqncred Cabinet, Teak Writing Table, well -nurte Rattan and Bnmboo Settees and Chairs, Solid Toak
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    • 626 10 SALES BY AUCTION. AUCTION SALE 8 H.P. MOTOR CAR, At Messrs. Howarth Erskine, Ltd. 'a Works, Mirbau Road, Friday, February 7, at 4 p.m. (For account of concerned). H. L. Coghlan ft Co., Licensed Auctioneers and 187 Survoyors. AUCTION SALE or PYWNBROKERB' UNREDEEMED PLEDGER, To be held at Powell Co.'s
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    • 535 10 INSURANCE Companies. LONDON AND LANCASHIRE FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. Capita) £2,880.000 Paid op Capital 225.000 Reserve Fund £1, 564,180 The ondei signed. Amenta for tba Compaov are prepared to aocept tire rink* at onrrent rat** of premium. BOUSTEAD <fc Co.,— Ageitu, KOYAL INSURANCE COMPANY. LIMITKD. FIRK AND LIFE. TOTAL FUNDS £13.500,000.
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  • 1117 11 USE OF OXYGEN AND SPEED RECORDS. The O'Gorman Trophy. Admirable M MM the regulations (rained by Mr. Morvyn O'Gorman to govoru the race for hiti trophy, one is bouuci to believo Unit he Ims overlooked a Tory important point in connection with the recognition of any records that may
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 295 11 Argyll Motor Cars. NOW IN STOCK One 12-14 H.P., four-cyHnder, five-seated ARGYLL. Painted and Upholstered Dark Green, Red Wheels, fitted with Magneto, Hood, Pump, Lamps and all necessary accessories and tools. Adams-Hewitt Cars, 10 H.P., threes eaters, in Stock. Trial Ron* by arrangement. Prices and full particulars from SYME CO.,
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    • 57 11 Write for New Catalogue OF HUMBER CARS. Latest Improvements Reduction in Prices THE BORNEO CO., LTD. CHILDREN QUITE A NEW DEPARTURE. Based on Science and Practical Experience. Kuhn Komor, iJp» Have always in stock very Artistic Furniture, Silverware, Satsuma, Cloisonne, Ivories, *c., Ac. INSPECTION RESPECTFULLY 80LICITBO. CM27 Goods packed and
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    • 220 11 Local Motor Oar Agencies. flrrol-gohnston W MOTOK CARS and "central MOTOR LORRIES. ENGINE WORKS. MOTOR CAR REPAIRS. TYRES VULCANIZED. «.;i;s»»uri C ACCUMULATORS RECHARGEO. PLATING ENAMELLING. PAINTING. fi T By Skilkd Workmen. LAMPS, COILS, JACKS, PUMPS, OIL, motor spirit, etc. Straits <2yck Motor (80., BATTERY ROAD. WE HAVE BEEN APPOINTED SOLE
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 1024 12 Scale of Cbaroes. PREPAID ADVERTISEMENTS.— MIsceItraeous Wants of Every Description, Houses, *and. etc to let, are inserted at the following ■hit— One Insertion I.SO per inch. Twc *.00 Three 3.80 Six B.W Mine 8.40 Twelvd 7.90 Twenty-five 10.00 Each subsequent month 15 per Inoh.) above rate ia baaed upon an
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    • 560 12 TO BE LET OR SOLD. lurxs F'. v.- -if -I* or two iaewtion*, fl. Bf the i.-.'"\ ccc Scale o? Chugee. HOUBETOLET No 81-8, WUkie Road, to let. Apply Nindet bin Date Hadjee. No. 181, Ktraugoon Road. IM OFFICE ft 6000WN TO BE LET. With immediate entrj Nc. 7. Malacca
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    • 787 12 Miscellaneous NOTICES KtTZ»:— lat Month, nc per Inch. Snbeeqaent month-. «6. For shorter peri«l< cc Scale of Cbr.rgeo. NOTICE. OWNERB OF PIANOS who fiod it necessary to leave the Colony for any length of time, oan have their Pianos WAREHOUSED and kept in GOOD ORDER, at a very moderate charge,
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    • 709 12 V.O.V. DAN MACFARLANE COMPANY'S Royal Liqueur Scotch Whisky. OBTAINABLE OF ALL DEALERS. Wholesale frovi SYME and CO., >, §S. ALLSOPP SONS, LTD. havf n iiiwun Brewers to His Majesty The ,<%*ng. LAGER BEER, PALE ALE. STOUT. Obtainable from the \3 Syme Co., Prinoipal Dealers. "1408 MM"- P Miscellaneous NOTICES; Kites:—
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