The Straits Times, 27 February 1908

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  • 13 1 The Straits Times. NO. 22.555. SINGAPORE. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 27. 1908. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 158 1 JUST ARRIVED Dc Dion DRY CELLS. Order at once to avoid disappointment. TO UK HAD FH-'M &MA HJI 1_ f* I n r miPiRF iCn f Wotor Show-Rooms, Wi UUrillt OC VUi HOTEL DE LEUHOPE BUILDINGS, SINGAPORE. I THE 3 Best Bicycles All Made in Coventry, England. 1908 MERLINS $57.50
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    • 97 1 CALEDONIAN HOTEL 77. Brans Basah Road, SingaporeThe Brightest and Healthiest Resort in the City. Hotel Porter in uniform meets all 6o*ts and Trains. NOTICE. The Imper al Ruasiau Cousul kas remo\ed from the Hotel de l'Europe to No. 5, Mount Elizabeth. 357 THE NEW Japanese CINEMATOGRAPH, BEACH ROAD TENT. ONE
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    • 317 1 ROBINSON and Co. Jiuto-Strop Safety Slazor. The AUTO-STROP RAZOR is the first Safety Kazor that Strops itself that is to sa.v. it is the first perfected Safety Razor. With it you conveniently keep the keen, smooth edge of tlio expert barlirr. TThe AUTO-STROP RAZOR will shave without Stropping. AUTO-STROP BLADES
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  • 1089 2 Burlesque of Anti -Trust Campaign in United States. Speaking nt the dinner of hotel proprietors I lin the Waldorf-Astoria. New York, recently. (teortfe A. Pest declaied that in these days it was the simplest thing in the world to eon- true the Constitution. Ho then proceeded tofjive
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 503 2 Tansan (in common with every article of PROVED MERIT) has its IMITATORS. Tansan is bottled under the strictest EUROPEAN Supervision. The extensive, up-to-date Plant is open to the inspection of all visitors to Takaradzuka, Japan, where the bottling of Tansan in its natural state may be seen. No contamination is
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    • 158 2 PHOSFERINE I The Greateet off all Tealee. I M mAmiAT MM MM ALT*. I I w m ii nun hMt urn I EYESIGHT. The utw Fairy Spectacles and Eyeglasses, lightest, raoflt up-to-date, elegant and comfortable. All Sights. Very moderate prices. CONSULTATIONS FREE. N. LAZARUS, Hotel de I* Europe, No. 97.
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    • 32 2 LAXATINE, the Ideal Punitive, recomfneoded by the be*% medical aotborittea. Easy. so take and certain id resaltd. To be had of al chemists. Wholesale from The I'harmary Rattery Ros4, Biaßap re. HSJ
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    • 262 2 H Do you want a Pure Cocoa? Then drink H Van Houten's. Do you want the cocoa H which possesses the finest flavour? Then I ffl drink Van Houten's. Do you want the B jH cocoa which is most readily digested? H Then drink Van Houten's. There is no H
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  • 1054 3 THE RECLUSE OF LITTLE GIDDING. Thk Lm and TDM ok Xhuolis Fkrrar. Uy II P. K. Skipton, London: A. R. Mowbiay. (3b. (id. net). Mr. II K. Skipton. has not added materially to our knowledge of Nicholas Kerrar. but he has at least written a useful biography, embodying
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 368 3 ff^L eirsf "Cadburvs cocoa r^^fSH^^V X v c ea )evera 8< because it it rich in strength-imparting essentials and therefore promotes physical endurance and hardihood. PUREST. BEST. MOST ECONOMICAL Kuhn Komor Have |n-t i.rrivi <1. M I'rin:-. llciinich, :i cliuio. c.III-. tion ol SILVERWARE. CLOISONNE. SATSUMA. SILK EMBROIDERIES AND EMBROIDERE!
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    • 887 3 SINGAPORE SPORTING CLUB. The Spring Km Meeting will l» held M Tuesday tho 12th. Thursday the 14th. and Saturday tho leth May, 1908. FIRST DAY. Tucud'iy. Afei;/ ll>, MM, I.— THE MAIDEN PLATE— VaIue WOO. A Race fur Maiden ilorees. Weight 9»t. Ex-Griffing allowed 7 lbs. Entrance, i'lo. Distance, R.C.
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    • 400 3 mittee t-> have the option o{ cancelling this raoe if there are lexs than bye horses fOtered, tho prop rty of different owners. Entrance, $15. Distance. Hrnrr. Coarse (5 furlongs 1 13 yards.) Entries close at noon on Saturday, the 2nd May, except (or Races Nos. 2. 4. 5. and
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 175 3 The Straits Times, AND The Straits Budget. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Payable in Advance. Daily wvi per year 130.00 do per qurtar 7.56 do per month 3.10 d* per «op 7 0.10 Weekly iatae per year 13.06 do per quarter 8.00 do per eopj| 0.31 .When tent bf post, there i» added
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  • 283 4 Temporary Boom in Repair Work at Dockyards. The prolonged depression, which has been tbe prevailing note of local shipbuilding recently, has for the time being given place to a more, cheerful state of affairs, observes the Shai^'nai Mercury. Iv the actual work of the construction of Hhip-i
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  • 170 4 VeaM interest-, have M stcont a hold in Holland as in other countries. Tin Sourabaya Handelsblail instances it by the story oi a ienuau who, lately, applied theie tor permission to sc^t up a gunpowder lacioiy in .lava. It was admitted that such
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  • 88 4 A Liinoiick cotui>otitioii, in which the tirst piizv v.as a house in the country and £2 a •Mk, lias bueu won by ;t baker's clerk named Robert McGhie, of :l. Craigiu'thani (iardens, I'artick, Ulasgow, who is I., years of age aud -upp rts an invalid mother
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  • 332 4 Passengers Outward. l'er P. and U. steamer Moldavia connecting at Colombo witli the steamer Marmora, due Feb. 28:— Mr. C. V. Miles, Mr. and Mrs. Carver, Miss Carver, Mr. C. W. Hewgill, Mr. H. Connolly, Mr. E. V. Carey, Mr. and Mrs. E. St. Beujatield, Mr. A.
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  • 82 4 The CHmM < ioverniuent seems to be dibturbed at the attitude adoptcl by the Suusiki, a Chinese newspaper pubi lied in Paris, and has on more than one occasion communicated with the Chinese Minister with a view to prohibiting its publication. Thi». the Minister replied, could not be carried out
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  • 776 4 Name, port, probable date of arrival, and name of Agent*. STEAMERS. A^amemuon, Ck li ■'<*' 15; W. Mansfield Alicante, Bkmloo*, v ;b27; Barlow Alcinous, Liverpool, ip! 2 W. Mansfield Antenor, China. Ma 1 W. Mansfield Arcvlia, Colomb May 22; P. O. Coy. Australien, llmmßsM, Apl 6; M. Maritimes
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  • 156 4 Offered for Sale at Brixton The (Jueen's lost miniature^ an; imw m the custody of the iirixton police. Kecently a man ottered them for sale at an inn in c'oiuwall-ioad, liiitton. They were bought by a in. in in the bar who secured |K>ssession on paying
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    • 42 4 EVERY BOTTLE GUARANTEED. This is done with Chamberlain's Cough Boniedy, and if you arc not satisfied after Using two-thirds of the bottle according to directions, return what is left and your money will be refunded. For sale by all diGp<.L~aries and dealess.
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    • 712 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. P. &O. STEAM NAVIGATION CO. For China, Japan, Penang, Ceylon, Australia, India, Aden. Egypt, Mediterranean Ports, Plymouth and London Through Bills it Lading iasued for CMaa Coast, Persian Gulf, Continental, and American Porte. Steamers will leave Singapore on or fjboa* MAIL LINE. Outward (for china). 1918 Marmora Feb
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    • 698 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. HANDEL AND BCHEEPVAART MY. BANDJER." BANDJERMA6IN Tbe Steamers ot tbis company =a>nuiia a regular servioe between: Singapore, Soarabaya, BandjermasiE. Polo j Lant. Balik Papan, Koetei, with transhipment at Bandiermaein for Sampit, Mandawai, Koemai, Kotta Waringin, Dfelai. The steamers have goodaooomsdatioc tor first > and second olass passengers. Tons
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    • 537 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. HAMBURG AMERIKA LINE. PASSENGER SERVICE By the new steamers "RHENANIA," HABSBI7RG." FIOHEVgTAUFEN. These ateamers offer to the pub!io the highest Comfort yet attained in Ocean Travelling. They have very large cabins, provided ith only lower berths. The oabins are c midships and fitted with fans. Laundry on board.
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    • 757 4 STEAMER SAILINGS". nITI. NOROOEUTSCHER LLOYD. imperial daman Mail Line. The fast and well known mail steamur? of this Company sail fortnightly from Bremen Hamburg via Rotterdam, Antwerp, Southamp ton, Gibraltar, Genoa, Naples, (conn" Marseilles, Naples, Alexandria, and vioe fWOsal Por Said, Sues, Aden, Colombo, Penan;, Singapore, Hongkong, Shanghai, Nagasaki, and
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    • 66 4 PNEUMONIA. Old people at- 1 thusc who have weak lungs cannot be too earel'ul in guarding against iliis disease. Pneumonia always results from a oold or an attack of intlueuzu, and can be prevented by tbe timely use of C'li/nnb* rlain's Cough Remedy. We have as yet to hear of
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  • 1169 5 1 MiKKlhm healing the following MmWhaiM m.*.| «n. <t" uh... »li.— auip; Iki.— barque; Htw— »chiHiiier; Vet. VMM; Cru.— Cruiser til.:. Hunboat; Tor. -Torpedo; ll.p.— Horse-power Krit. Kritiah; O.H. -UmrW HUIW! Kh. -Freuili j (ler. llerman lhlt. -DuUli It.J. -Italian Span. -Spanish; -i^r. sir iw..V Hx. -Uaiieial
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  • 93 5 Wharves at which Vessels are Berthed To day, Taajoaa •>■•■*. Eaht Woarf BißDi— Giang Seng. Eibt Whibf Section 1 Van lnihoff. Scot. 1 (Sbkkrb Wharf):— Selangor. Section No. Waihora. i Namaang, Foxley, Gilbert. 4— Glenturrct. B— Nil. 6— Ti'lemaehue. 7— lnaba Maru, l'atani.
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  • 116 5 From Kctnpc— By the I. it O. s.s. Marmora. dne February 'H. From China— By the N. NL. a. a. Kleist, due March -1. Ja!. >0 I' I>. U Keb 1* Jau .'3 B. t. Feb U Jau 27 M. M. Feb 19 Jan 31 P. 40.
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  • 36 5 Outward P. A O. Mail. Tlio P. A O. outward mail steamer Marmora left Colombo at 4 p.m., od Sunday, and may be expected to arrive bore on Friday afternoon, the 28th instant.
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  • 107 5 KmU PSB StUMER To-MOBBOW BaD^kok ffrMi >ni '„ii (iilbcrl Manila AIU-aiitc Ben^kalib.Smk, Takau Kian Ann Suut'.w >ia icirl-. /•'reT.'l'inggi.B'kaliti. Boguii BMlf Peoaug and Deli Hebe Teluk Anson via porte Penuny Baudjermauio, ek. Dt Eerent Batavia, Snuralaaya. etc. Var Imhofl Tihi II a.m. 11 a.m. 1 p.m. 2 p.m.
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  • 329 5 Demands of the Government of Japan. A wire trom Peking, dated -'<rth iustaut. says:— The Japanese Minister at Puking hatieoui niunicatcd to the Cbiuette Government a demand for the release of tlie Tatmi Maru 11. A demand for the piiui-liuii-nt of tbe officials responsible for the seizure
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  • 67 5 February 26 Saxonia, Ger str, Hamburg via ports Glonesk, Brit str. Port Said f.o. and K't-i i' Belgravia, Ger str. Japan via ports Palembang, Dot str, Batavia Sandakau, Ger atr, Gorontaio via |>orUj Bingo Mara, Jap str, Antwerp via ports 27 Jesaeric, Brit str, Penang and Now York Araherst,
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  • 39 5 Hsu Hsi Chantf. Viceroy of Maiiclniri.i liaviuj; telegraphed that lack oi funds pro m lit-, continuance >>f reform mlicujcs, Yuan Shili Kai propou-- „.n ,nl<i>ti' >v < I hu of from Jto •> cabh |h.t catty M ilit alt imlu ,try.
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 347 5 STEAMER SAILINGS. C.R. CHARGEURS REUNIS "ROUND THE WORLD LINE. Tbe twin screw Stvamur "Ceylan" 1(5,000 tons displacement DUE ABOUT MARCH 1. 1908. Splendid Passenger Accommodation POll HONGKONG, SHANGHAI, CHINWANTAO, KOBE, 'YOKOHAMA AND HONOLULU. Passage Fare from Kiugaporc to BAM FHANCISCO m m SEATTLE and i. X< XI TACOMA I o^^T™T»
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    • 619 5 STEAMER SAILINGS. INDOCHINA STEAM NAY. CO.. LTD. Tbe steamers of this Company maintain a regular direct service between Calcutta, Straits, Uougkong, Shanghai and Japan, taking cargo on through Bills of Lading for Canton, Swatow, Amoy, Chefoo, Tientsin, Newchwang, Yangtsze Ports, Formosa, the Philippines, Ac, Ac. Steamers Tons Commander Kctsino 4,895
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    • 670 5 STEAMER SAILINGS. APCAR UNE OF STEAMERB. Tm undermentioned mail steamers of tbe above Line maintain a regular service between Calcutta and Japan, calling at Penang, Singapore, Hongkong aud Shanghai en route FLEET. Tons Commander B. s. "Japan" 6,300 J. G. Our«sr 8.8. Gr.EnoBT Apcar 4,600 S. H. Bklson s.s. Ahratoon
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    • 527 5 STEAMER SAILINGS. CT¥R Canadian Pacific Railway Company's Royal Mail Steamship Line. THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TO EUROPE Ml CHINA JAPAN, CANADA and the UNITED STATES. Route trom Hongkong, via Shanghai, Nagasaki, (Inland Sea of Japan), Kobe, Yokohama, Victoria and Vancouver, R. 41.5. "Empress o» Ikdia" Twin eorew stca R.M.S. "EMraaas or
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    • 189 5 AUCTION SALES. Powell and Co. li.'li> J- At Central I'olicu Station, 1 Mam ceablo Police Storeb anil Confiscati-I Ooods, at 2 30 p.m. -.I'.l-At Kale-ronm, Juwellery, i«tc.. at II a.m. Mill J— At bale roc nn. uuredecuiu-l plwlgch. at IU a.m. I— At Saleroom, unredeemed pledgw. at 10 a.m. ,i
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 172 5 DAY BY UAY. Thursday, February 27. High Water. Ml p.m. N. D. L. outward mail due. I*. iV. O. homeward mail rl'i-.v p.m. S. C. C. tennis t luruainvut. Hippodrome. 7-30 p.m. Alhambra Cinematograph Bhow. 7-30. Japanese Cinemalograpli. 730 p. in Friday, February 28. High Water. B '2H a.m. 913
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  • 30 6 Elus. On January 3, at Inn residence, Ellismere, Bnndoran, County Donegal, Ireland, Henry Ellis, Lieutenant, late Indian Navy, and late Master Attendant, Singapore, Straits Settlements, in his seventy-third year.
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  • 775 6 The Straits Times. PRICE 10 CENTS. THURSDAY FEBRUARY 27. To-day's telegrams from Reuter indicate a eeling of apprehension in Enrope in regard o Macedonia. The condition of this unhappy country has given much concern to Europe or many years, and it will continue to be a ironing sore until the
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  • 516 6 Our readers may remomber that a few days ago we called attention to the misstatement of the Batavia Nieu wsblad that the Straits Times had expressed approval of the Chinese boycott of American goods. Our Batavia contemporary accused us of a change of front when we condemnod the effort of
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  • 12 6 The Full Court of Appeal completed its sittings at Penang on Monday.
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  • 10 6 Tbo American army transport McClellan sailed for Colombo, yesterday uvemng.
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  • 17 6 The price of tin in Singapore to-day is Sti per picul. A hundred tons have been sold.
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  • 13 6 Mr. Hastings Rhodes returned from the F.M.S., yesterday, by the local steamer Penang.
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  • 21 6 Mr. C. F. J. Green, the Second Magistrate, fined a Tamil V 2&, yesterday, for giving false information to the police.
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  • 24 6 The China Fire Insurance Company pay a dividend of $6 and a bonus of 12 per share, for the year ended December 31, last.
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  • 25 6 Four Krupp guns together with a quantity of ammunition which had been ordered by the Canton authorities through a German firm, have arrived at Canton.
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  • 24 6 l-^lity ono passengers, who arrived at Penang by tho steamer Pahana from Rangoon on Tuesday, were sent to the quarantine '.•an.!! at Pulau Jcrejak.
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  • 26 6 From London and way ports, tho Japaneee mail steamer lnaba Maru arrived, this morning, Captain Bainbridge reports that a third class passenger is ill and delirious.
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  • 28 6 The steamer Mahidol, built for the East Asiatic Company at Copenhagen, has just been launched at that port. The new vessel is destined for the Bangkok coasting trade.
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  • 32 6 The management of the Adelphi Hotel desires that patrons should book their seats for guest nights on or before Friday in aach week so that proper provision may be frrnili for them.
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  • 41 6 We are asked to state that tbe rnmour that one of the clergy undor the Bishop of Dorking is to be tho Bishop of Singapore in succession to Dr. Hose is absolutely void of truth. No appointment has yet been made.
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  • 33 6 Mr. E. E. < ohi.au. Third Magistrate, thia moruiug. sentenced a Chinaman to two months' rigoronx imprisonment for fraudulent possession of twelve slabs of granite. It was stated that he had seven previous convictions.
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  • 41 6 The five Chinese <:hargnd with partaking in an affray in Sheikh Madersah Lano, were fined 815 nach by tbe Second Magistrate, yesterday. In default of payment of the nne, they will go to jail for fourteen days, with bard In hour.
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  • 38 6 A steam lighter belonging to Messrs. Riioy, Hargreaves and Company, Limited, collided with the P. and O. wharf, yesterday afternoon, as the mail steamer was going alongside, and caused damage to tho wharf to tbe extent of *500.
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  • 49 6 H.MS. Royal Arthur, Captain Robert E. Benson, arrived from Portsmouth via Suez and Colombo, yesterday afternoon, with relief crews for tho China Station. She went on to Hongkong after a brief stop. She is a vessel of 7,700 tons and 10,000 horse power and carries a crow of 505.
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  • 42 6 While attempting to Lave Hongkong harbour the other day, the lighter Ariel, Messrs. Wilks and Jacks, owners, foundered opposite the Harbour Office. Twenty-five persons on board wero rescued by a passing N.D.L. launch. An attempt will be made to raiso the craft.
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  • 56 6 According to the latest advices from Colombo, no decision has yet been arrived at as to whose name is to be submitted to the Governor by tho Ceylon Chamber of Commerce as a suggested member of Council to act in the place of the Hon. Mr. H. W. Figg, who
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  • 56 6 A Eurasian, unnied R. Burroughs, and an English-speaking Malay named Kashim Bakar, were tried before the Second Magistrate, yesterday, on a churge of assaulting a coolie employed in a spirit shop in Dunfop Street, where accused nought liquid refreshment. Accused said that they were attacked and merely defended themselves. Burroughs
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  • 73 6 The Vorwaerts, in an article on the wages paid to coal miners in various districts of Germany, .says that iv Silesia the yearly earnings averaged £4« 4h.. in the Upper Harz regions the earnings sink to £&l 12*., in Saarbrncken they are better, nnmely iJS7 65., but in lierliu there
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  • 71 6 At the inquiry in Pcnang into the working of the .Sunday Labour Ordinance, the witnesses examined were Messrs. A. Faber, (Manager, Behn, Meyer and Co.), A. Hutbmbach, (Sonior Partner. Huttenbach, Lieb.rt and Co.), John Mitchell (Manager, AdamsonGilfillan and Co.), Khaw Joo Tok (Manager, Koe liuaii and Co.), Captain Richard Owen
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  • 845 6 Mr. OL E. 11. Hi avis has been admitted as a partner in the firm of WMdaoM and Grist, solicitors, of Hongkong. Mr. A. G. Mondy, from BaiMgDV, and Mr. E. L. Cock, from Negri ScmbiUn. have been transferred to Perak as Inspectors of Mines. Emil Karl
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 165 6 Received Direct from Cuba. HAVANA CIGARS. KOTHSCHILDS ELEGANTES (Bock 4 Co.) ALICIAS KINOS (Bock Co.) REGALIA DE L V REINA FINA (H. de Cabanas) REOALIA ESPECIAL (H. de Cabanam LONORES KINO SUPERIOR EX TRA..(Henry Clay) BEGALITOS (Antonio Lopez) ORFEOS (Manuel Moreno i^Co.) ALL IN BOXES OF 25 CIGARS. CALDBECK, MACGREGOR
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    • 176 6 ALHAMBRA CINEMATOGRAPH. BEACH ROAD. To-Night' s Programme. FIRBT SHOW, 7.30 P.M. TO 9 P.M 1 ir. -Tit Karth to Moon 2 A Hooligan Idea :i Wonderful Mirror* 4 Jack's \-nas Box 5 Tom Remove? 6 Magic Rosob 7 Beware I illy Husband Comee 19U7 Military Tonroamsnt at Sanmur 9 A
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  • 681 7 FEEBLE BITTING BY ENGLISH TEAM, England Defeated. A USEFUL SCORE BY RHODES. (FKOM OCH OWS t'ORRRSPONDKNT.) Sydney, February 26, 6.. r > p.m. The English score at the close of the day's play stands at 117 runs for the loss of six wickets. With four wickets in
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  • 1184 7 Some Effects of the December Settlement. In tin Bankruptcy Court, tins rooming, before Mr. Justice Scrcombo Smith. Mr Harold Latham runic up for public examination, Mr. Is.iiMrlry. acting official receiver, questioning him respecting his affaire. Mr. Montagu Harris said he was present for the purpose of cross-examining
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  • 138 7 QUEEN OF HOLLAND IN CARRIAGE ACCIDENT. iFrom Ocr Own Cokskspondekt). London, February 26. A telegram from the Hague reports the narrow escape of the Quee.n of Holland and the Prince Consort. Whilst the Queen Wilhehnina aul her Consort were out driving, their carriage came into collision with
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  • 120 7 Great Britain Approves of Japanese Contentions. I'iK.rihh's Tklk.uk \m I .oniion, February 27. A Japanese official statemeui published in London says Unit the matter of the Kakumen Railway il unconnected with the question of the open door" in Manchuria. Japan cannot afford to allow the construction of
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  • 41 7 In: TklrihaM; London. February 27 For au additional subsidy of £25.000 sterling yearly, the Nontdeutse.lier Lloyd is establishing a regular monthly service between Sydney and New Guinea, Hongkong and Japan, and will rermw tho New GuineaSingapore service.
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  • 339 7 t Mr. J. G. Bennett and Distinguished Party Arrives. The Americin yacht Lysistrata, owned and captained by Mr. James (iordon Bennett, proprietor of the New York Herald, arrived from I'ondicherry, yesterday afternoon, which port she left a work ago to day. The Lysistrata left Marseilles nu December 20,
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  • 119 7 Mr. R. St. J. Braddell said to the Third Magistrate, Mr. h. Colman," yesterday afternoon, that Khoo Teck Siong, who is accused of criminal breach of trust of property valued at $62,000 belonging to his nephew, Khoo Ann Thian, had been in consultation
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  • 26 7 A telegram from London, of the 19th instant, says that negotiations of the transfer of The Times to Pearson's, Ltd.. are reported to have fallen through.
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  • 890 7 CONVERSATION AT AN OFFICIAL FUNCTION. Love Tragedy in Short Spasms. Usual crush, what 1 Extraordinary crowd, too That's the worst of these official affairs. Nine months' leave, and the whole population is jolly well changed, f have bad to shoot cards on dozens of new women. Makes one
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  • 74 7 Twelve petitions for receiving orders were before the Puisne Judge, His Honour Mr. T. Seroombe Smith, in the Council Chamber, this morning. In that rospecting Nana Mohamed Shriff. Mr. C. Emerson, for petitioning creditor, said he was instructed that debtor had effected an arrangement with his creditors whereby
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  • 121 7 Mr. C. F. J. Lin-en, the Second Magistrate, yesterday afternoon, concluded the hearing of the charge against two nonyat, Lim Lee and Lim Whatt, of keeping a common gaming house at No. 10-7, Short Street. Mr. P. J. Sproule, the Deputy Public Prosecutor,
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  • 429 7 Newspaper Comments on Gilbertian Farce. Calling attention to what it terms disgraceful delays in connection with the work of dredging Penang Harbour, our senior contemporary in tho notheru settlement points out that delays are due to the fact that, because it is without its proper complement of
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  • 151 7 Three British Officers Wounded East of Chinar. A telegram from Calcutta M the 19th instant, says that on tbe night of the 18th instant. General Willcocks' camp, east of Ciiinar, in the Bazar Valley, was again fired into. Authentic information received during the night stit.. l that, in
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  • 372 7 Big Decrease in Number of Deaths Last Week. The weekly return ot mortality iv Singa pore, prepared by Dr. D. K. McDowell, shows a decrease of -> s in the numlter of deaths occurring during the week ended February 22. as compared with the number in the previous
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  • 83 7 There have been ugly rumours in circulation to the effect that the local steamer Ruby, which runs between Singapore and Kelantau, and is now some days overdue, has gone to the bottom with seven of her crew, but the owners, Chop Tong Joo, deny these reports. They
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  • 134 7 PROPOSED AMALGAMATION OF GERMAN CONCERNS. A Consolidation of Capital to Fight Competitors. (From Oir Own Correspondent.) Berlin, February 2rt, 5.30 p.m. j An important change in German banking which may have considerable influence on Far Kastern trade is under contemplation. From some time, rumours havo been in circulation
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  • 216 7 British and German Assurances of Peace. [DkR OsTASIATISCHB LLOYD TrLKORAM| Uerlin, February 26. Germany demands a mandate for the prolongation of the Finance Commission iv Macedonia without endangering the reforms in the administration of justice. In the course of a debate in the House ot Lords on
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  • 44 7 [Kkctiik's Tklk.hmm; London. February 26. The Full Court of British Columbia has upheld the decision of the Chief Justice that the Asiatic Immigration Restriction Act is inoperative in respect to the Japaucse, because it is opposed to the Treaty.
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  • 55 7 [Kedtbks Tklkuham! London, February 26. Mr Wiuston Churchill, Under Secretary of St it. for the Colonies, was the guest of the British East Africa Association at diuner. Spciikiug afterwards, Mr. Churchill said he hoped it would bo possible to make proposals to Parliament to extend the
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  • 83 7 Improbability of Visits to Australia or Japan. Di-.u Ostasiatischk Lloyd Tkleoramj Berlin, February 26. The Navy Department at Washington considers it probable that the United States battleship fleet will return to tho Atlantic without visiting Melbourne or Yokohama. The fleet is expected to reach Manila from Seattle about
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  • 32 7 [Dir Ostasiatiscuii Lloyd IkMHI Berlin, February 2fi. In consequence of Oernii'i influence, th" Turkish troops have been withdrawn from Suj liulak, which h.ts been re-occupied by the Persian troops.
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  • 15 7 [Dm Ostasutischk Lull Tp.i.kokim Berlin. February 20. Tin- quotation for cotton i-i 5.9i3.
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  • Sporting Intelligence.
    • 189 8 Lord Marcus Bercsford informs the I'ress A tsoeiatiiui that the report that he has Hold '■is stullion Cylleue to the Argentine Republic for .fi.-i.OOO is quite correct. Mi. W. H. Thrclfall, lately d Singapore, beat A. O. Anthony 6—l 6— -1 in the Championship competition in the
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    • 55 8 V.M.C.A. Tournament. In the mixed doubles of the V.M.C.A. teuuis tournament, yesterday, Miss E. Coventry and Nelson boat Miss Turncy and L, Edmett, 6—3. f> -8, Mrs. Hodges and Goet/.ee beat Mrs. Fostou and Chill. 6 4, 1, w.0., and Miss Covoney aud Bishop beat Miss Zehndcr ,iud
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    • 73 8 London Professional Foursome. The first round of the London Professional roursome tournament has boon fixed to taku place, by permission of the Ban stead Downs Club, on the splendid course at Banstead Downs on Tuesday, March 3. Tho second rouud will be decided ou March 10, the third round
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    • 137 8 5.R.C v. U. Co.. West Kent* A fast aud lively game of Hockey was played on the Esplanade, yesterday, between the S.K.r. and a team of G Company, Royal West Keuts. Some good passing aud driving were displayed and both teams showed off well generally. The G Company scored
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    • 162 8 .Malay States Uuides. The following scores made on Thursday by twelve of the Hisley team of the Malay states Guides under the MacKinnon Cup conditions, namely. 10 shots without sighters ill 800, 900. aud 1,000 yards. It will be seen that they made 118 point-, more than the
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  • 224 8 Installation Between Mergui and Victoria Point. Mr. Lawtou, Assistant Superintendent of Telegraphs, and Mr. Brookes. Sub-Assistant Superintendent of Tclcßraphs. have arrived at Rangoon from India, says the Pinang Gazette, and leave shortly for Mergui and Lliemv to Victoria Point for the purpose of eoustructing wireless telegraph stations there.
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  • 30 8 telegram from Calcutta states tnat K'avasalcti and Mndyha hare been sentenced to six months iaprisonment and to two years and a nee of Rupees 1.000. resp*c tively, for publishing sedition.
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  • 269 8 Results in Qualifying Round on the Esplanade. The results of yesterday's play in the S.C.C. Tennis tournament are as follows D SlM.Lts. Proctor beat E. S. Jones, scr. w. o. I. Scott beat H. O. Maas, 6—4, 6— ii. 1. H. C. Lane beat C. Severn, 10—8.
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  • 541 8 Far Eastern Publications for Use in Office and Home. Year by year it has been our pleasing duty to notice the Directory and Chrouiclo for tht whole of the ports and cities of the Far Hast, from Netherlands India to Siberia, in which Europeans reside. The work has
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  • 131 8 Great excitement has beeu caused at Amoy by the mysterious death of Russell, the light-house keeper at Dodd Island, who is supposed to have been murdered. Early yesterday morning, says a wire of the 20th instant. Russell was found in a dying condition on the verandah of
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  • 15 8 It oxtected that the new Reformatory at Bangkok will be read? for ocoupation in October
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  • Correspondence.
    • 383 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Singapore, February 26. Sir,- The domestic servant question is verily a thorn in the side of every householder from the highest to the lowest in the land. Much might, however, be done to mitigato the evil complained of, if all
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  • 497 8 Two Chinese Sfiapkeep^rs Fin;d by Third Magistrate. Dm case of the .Tohore Gambling I'aruier against Lye Tat Kali and Lye Ah Yu. whom lie accused of haviug. together with two others, held him up and robbed him of $72 in I I'l't r i 'liim-licu Street, one
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  • 164 8 An interesting list figured prominently in a case I* lore the Third Magistrate, this morning. Sab-Inspector Kirn Swec saw an affray in liokieu Street, on Tuesday night, and a Chinaman, named Lee Im, hist night, offered him Mn to leave the matter alone and not make
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 573 8 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. TO BE LET. DALYDENB, Killiney Road. Forparticuan, apply to Toralinson and Lermit, 1, Rtfflee Quay. ays MUNICIPAL NOTICE. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the following person bus beeu validly nominated us a Candidate for eleotion as a Municipal Commissioner for the Tauglin (No. 3) Ward of the Singapore
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    • 638 8 Gillette HBR C^ f? a. tS THE GILLETTE SAFETY RAZOR HAS 12 BLADES. EACH WITH 2 SHARP EOSES. 2 NO HONING. NO STROPPING. Mauy men say that thoy cauuot shave themselves; thai Ikq lia\e tried rep -iv IU »n.l failed. They give as reasons that they are norvous and luibh
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  • 450 9 Great Contest Described in Throbs by Punch. The following impressious were specially contributed to Punch by Sir Kennedy Bart iroade l B oi the Daily Mail will M* the p.jint ,f the joke):\s the men sat dowu tiiero was sil«:nce. Th. moment had come. Fronting them lay
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  • 172 9 The Dutch i':insii! i i.'iii-.ai al .Melbourne bM ■rImH tn a trade journal iv Holland, ]»>intmg out that a demand for T .a tea has suddenly sprung up in Australia. There, Ceylon and Indian teas have fallen into dispute from lack of keeping qualities aud
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  • 134 9 Th' UmMMMM tor the Survey of the Memorials ot (irvaier London which in- .nil s Lord Ki]>' m. Lord Moukswell, Lord CVM. and others h,n. issued an appeal lot public support for the work or recording London's ancient buildings. The committee's work is well known. Doiiag thirtten years
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  • 123 9 The pro eedin^s ot the OfMMI Commission BOW Mtting at Saiyon aie not reported, but enough of its deliberations have beeouie p iblic property to euable a forecast of its ttOMMMIMM to be hi/aided. The 'i 'iinon. ;i Sii^ou newspaper, liears that most of the members have
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  • 134 9 \u uii>igao<l article iv the Kebi uiry Blackwoodi ilttails some ot Urn ilcmauds made on the pona of a member of Parliament. The wriU'i- statt« that during his first MM camli'lato lie (expended about j£75U in IrOnatMMl .mil subscriptions, over and above 1 i- ctMMtnMJ
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  • Stocks and Shares.
    • 361 9 )mte of formaion Capital W-nbtd I Number of BharM I latne V.lnt Paid I Sbarei np to i Unissued Company 1 QroTiTiost 1003 f300,000 (400,000 1907 »300.000 •SM.OOO 1901 1600,000 1800,000 1803 £400,000 £350.000 1907 $400,000 •375,000 1901 £60,000 £60,000 1906 £100,000 £100,000 1906 1150,000 »99,000 1906 £120,000 £130,000
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    • 384 9 i i 190 StS t £150,000 £116,625 1906 1200,000 1106,000 1904 £30,000 £16,260 1908 £70,000 £61,000 1906 t160,000 1123,000 1904 £12,000 £10,500 1906 £75,000 £55,000 1906 £810,000 £243,227 1906 £180,000 £180,000 1907 £820,000 £201,600 1906 /176.000 /1M.260 1906 $MO,OOO t226,000 1896 £100,000 £76,100 J 46,600 1 98,600 10,500 7,000
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    • 199 9 1894 j £5,877.10.0; £4,805 7,688 1898 »225,000 »2J5,000 4.800 18*6 •15,000.000 116,000,000 1905 j 12,403,000 M,« 00,000 I J )8»6 •1,000,000 I •1,000,000 J;°°° -01 I U4.000 I »84,000 1699 »676,000 j 1876,000 1903 •FOO.OOO •140,000 1891 I MO.OOO •SO.OOO 600 1908 £750,000 £750,000 40,000 19J4 > •180,000 I
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  • 278 9 SlNOAFOM, FlBBUARY 24, 1806. PRODUCE. Oambior buyers I 7.00 do (Cube No. I) unpicked 10.26 Copra Bali 7.20 do Pontianak 6.96 Pepper, Black 18.60 do White 6% 21.50 Sago Flour Sarawak 3.05 So Brunei No. 1 3.00 Pearl Sago 4.00 Coffee Bali, picked 26.60 Coffee, Palembang, 20% basiu 22.65
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 26 9 PILSENER BEER KEY BRAND IMPORTED SINCb l«7* m§^\ Jyyi Km WtiWAKE OP IKIITATIUNS. ■)in» fenuiii' vritftoot tfaf sb«v« t«o Lab'la. BEHN MEYER Co. Ltd. Sole Imporieri
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    • 335 9 "DE SUMATRA POST.* Published l.ulj v .Medan. Deli, is the LEADIXO paper in Sumatra. 6 ■l'^iualniesiisofsflf<urteTCT4'i«.^e"H?,raCTwSS jn.i fin.ti..nal dfbilltj, ws.;f o< ihallii iajnaaksi ■•< ■yrlssj sli..ils>pMJMi •sanMlMi 1 1 sMiißgimftin uir.^ ti.mi tor runoTin*; c«n»in di'<iu-.1:i:.:.f.,ns -J»: troy Hi. ha|.|nnr«»f wrdilMlifr. lial>o trf«t< i>ai>r:n^-r imngtmtnu. rtiiwharnn, .-..ndsryiTi;.!* m.<. -li-i r:
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    • 213 9 Kame Co. JUST UNPACKED: Beautiful Floral Decorations. A SpienJk! Assortment of Aud Artificial Flowers d& i La^e seiwuou in Bunches o ■p'RTTQinsnnG Liiite Nktnnl io Appearance. X XV Jll OXLI lllQ. A VISIT 18 KINDLY SOLICITED. CROWN H^p PERFUMERY tg|gp Manufactured by THE CROWN PERFUMERY CO., Tp^ OF ALL DEALERS.
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  • 1199 10 DIKE OF CONNALGHT'S POSITION MISUNDERSTOOD. Some misunderstanding exists with regard to the Duke of Counaught's position at the War Office, now that he has gone to Malta as CommanderinChief of the Forces in Mm Mediterranean. It is stated and generally supposed, says The World, that his Royal
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 553 10 BANKING COMPANIES. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. paid-up capital tin 000,000 1 HEHERVE FUND Sterling Reserve ♦1'i.000.000l CM Silver Reserve •1),600.000) m Co Btserve Liability of Proprietors 11 .000,000 COURT OP DIRECTORS. Hon. Mr. Henry Keawiok.— Chairman. Ooetz, Esq. Deputy Chairman. aaßtavPricskuid.Esq. U. H. Medhnrst, Esq. A. Fuchs, Esq. E.
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    • 614 10 BANKING COMPANIES. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA. AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. Paid np Capital in 60,000 Sharea of £Joeach £1.200,000 Reserve Fnnd ..£1,475.000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors ..£1,200,000 BANKERS. Bank ol England. National Bank of Scotland. The London City A Midland Bank, Ltd. SINGAPORE BRANCH. Onrreut Aooonnte are
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    • 184 10 Boon to the Bilious. Ar« you compelled to deny yournll many wholciom* loedt bwaun you think *7 th«y will make you bilious Do you know thai your condition it non to blame than tht food? Your liver and •toaucb need attention more than the diet. W jb. When you find
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    • 534 10 SALES BY AUCTION. AUCTION SALE OK HOrsEUOLD FURNITURE, ETC., At No. 19, Kiliiney Road. On Stturday, February SO, at p.m. Catalogues issned. On view from Thur'diy. H L. Coghlan Co., Licensed A uclioneers and 356 Surveyors. MORTGAGEE'S SALE OK FIVE TONGKANGS AND FIVE C\RGO BOATS, To be held at. The
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    • 527 10 INSURANCE Companies NORWICH UNION FIRE INSURANCE SOCIETY OF NORWICH A LONDON. Established 17s*7. FOR FIRE INSURANCE ONLY. Amount insured £335,000.000. Losses paid 11,600,00:1. Preminm income. 906,000. I Insurance effected oa almost every description property at current rateti of preminm. Ribb> for 10 days are now accepted at 4 oent per
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  • 1123 11 NOTES AND NEWS OF INTEREST TO MOTORISTS. Straying Cattle Danger in I M.S. The K ii;: i.i I. .iiii|iui juurual recently devoted n column of i >lvi i ml comment upon .111 utn ii which has ■ipi.t-iiM-iI in the I'erak lioucer, cuiling fur amendments to tbe Automobile Knactmcnt to
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  • 110 11 A Budhpest correcpondont says that tlic illcit uf 60,000 of tin inhabitants being down with iufluin/a is tremendous, and touches business and pleasure. Plays arc chauged "-imply lu-c-uii.-i- j'lTmr'nrs have j been caught in the toils uf the epidemic. Fashionable haunts ;irv nearly empty, and I
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 305 11 MOTOR CARS. ARGYLLS Adams-Hewitts. GABS on riKl AT show-room oVr.": 2 ,r |Two Ik»-)tv from Cold Storage l»epo"|. Dunlop Motor Tyres. '•Non-Slips' (grooved) and "Ordinary" (plain) Stocked in all the principal sizes. t'atal<>guot> iui'l full particulars tron SYME CO., AGENTS. WE HAVK BEEN APPOINTED SOLE AGENTS FOR STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, NETHERLANDS
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    • 108 11 Write for New Catalogue OK HUMBER CARS. Latest Improvements Reduction in Prices I THE BORNEO CO.. LTD. TO PLANTERS AND OTHERS. CONCRETE DRAIN PIPEB, with or without sockets. Strong and oheap. Sizos, from 9 ins. upwards. ORNAMENTAL TILE WORKS, ISA SI, Hill Street, Singapore. Wines I Wines I Gen nine
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    • 48 11 TO LAWYERS. BANKERS. MERCHANTS. MINERS. PLANTERS. AND EVERYONE INTERESTED IN BRITISH MALAYA. A Year's Record. STRAITS BUDGET Ma 1907 Strongly Bound in Leather, |20 per Copy. A LIMITED NUMBER OF COPIEB ONLY. SINGER MOTOR CARS. Stocks held in Singapore and Penang. Paterson Simons A Co., Ltd., sole agents.
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    • 297 11 Local Motor Car Agencies. flrrol-gohnston MOTOR CARS and *^> MOTOR LORRIES. GEN I HAL ENGINE WORKS. MOTOR CAR REPAIRS. TYRES VULCANIZED. tt O3U ICB ACCUMULATORS RECHARGED. =S== PUTING. ENAMELLING. PAINTING. T By SkilU d Workmen. LAMPS, COILS. .I.\rKS. PUMI'S, OIL. motor man, etc Straits <Byde Motor (So., BATTKRY ROAI>. The
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    • 1019 12 Scale of Charges. PREPAID ADVERTISEMENTS.— MI»oeItauaoni Wants of Every Description, Houses, Sand, ?'.c, to let, are inserted at the following •Ma" 'Joe Insertion I I.JO per inch. Two a.OO Three 2. 50 Six 8.20 Nine 8.40 TweWe 7.20 Twenty-five 10.00 -f*lich subsequent month IS per inch.) BH above rate is
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    • 463 12 ARTICLES FOR SALE. R»ns:— ro«r I.inM, on. ur tw bmiiioci, 11.00 By tb. inch, im io»le of Ok JJI» LANDAU FOR BALE, A First -class Landau, Rubber tyred, almost new, to be seen at F. Clarke *Co 'a Livery Stables, 807, Queen Street. ■H STEAM LAUNCHES FOR SALE For sale,
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    • 551 12 TO BE LET OR SOLD. EUtis Four Llih, out or two InMrtionv 11. By the inch. He Seal* of Chugts. HCUSE TO BE LET. From March 1, Houne No. 14. Sophia Road. Apply Battery Road. 356 OFFICES AND 6000WN8 TO BE LET. To be let, Offices and Oodowne near the
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    • 458 12 §S. ALLSOPP SONS, LTD. Brewers to His Majesty The King. LAGER BEER, PALE ALE, STOUT. Obtainable from the \3 SyttiC A CO. .n^-H^" Princ.^l Oea^r,. A g u Jba ftleina del Oriente, MANUFACTURERS OF CI6ARB FROM BEST MANILA TOBACCO LEAF. LA ISABELA. NEW STOCK OF WELL-MATURED BtiANDS. Peifcctos box of
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    • 194 12 Miscellaneous NOTICES Rites:— ut y.0a.1 *i p,r inch. Nul«»qu»' t i-mnriu. «o. For >hu:«»r p«ri«vi, w s<-,|.. i-rci. W i. NOTICE. Ido hereby jjnc nonce that I wilt uot bt responsible forauy ikbt- iutiared M eutered iuto, by and on behalf cf Tht- Bmt*»tion Hotel, Pnya f*bar. Birgapore, «itk,iil such
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