The Straits Times, 28 February 1908

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    13 1 The Straits Times. NO. 22.586. SINGAPORE. FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 28. 1908. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      153 1 JUST ARRIVED Dc Dion DRY CELLS. Order at once to avoid disappointment '7 niiPiRF aPn t Motor Show-Rooms, W» UUI I!\L CX UU. HOTEL OE LEVP.OrE tt :^>iN(i-. SIXGAPORK. Compamn General tie Tobacos tie Flliptnas, La Flor tie la Isabel a MANILA CIGARS j Perfectos $1.50 per box of 25
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      212 1 ROBINSON and Co. J^uto-Strop Safety ßazor. The AUTO-STIiOP KA/OR is the first Safety Kazor that Strop* it* If that is to say, it h the Hist perfected Safety Ra/or. With it you conveniently keep the keen, smooth edge ot thr expeit tartar. TThe AUTO.STROP KAZOI: will ghave without Stropping. AUTO
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      198 1 ADELPHI HOTEL. O.N GUEST MGKTS THE 2ND ROYAL WEST KENT BAND plays during and after dinner. Those unable to attend Ibe dinner an in\ ited to Srj£7SoSrmaST% FAs^°uN h 0 lawu iw now m** tabl NEXT GUEST NIGHT-SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 29. Special Anglo-Parisian Dinner. The Management would respectfully request Patrons t
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      30 1 Mr. W. H.M.Browne of Messrs. FROST ami SHII'HAM. VVstt in Aiwtwliti Eyesight Spectacle Specialist, may be coiisiiitut at THE DISPENSARY BUILDINGS, 43, Raffles Plate. Spectacles mj;l Exauiiuatiou. from 11 1
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    WIT AND HUMOUR.
    1032 2 JOKES AND JOTTINGS FROM THE WORLD'S PRESS. Wbcdou tiru— iuitli used to tell a story about a play by Robert Oanthony, which i that gentleman asked him to read. Mr. Ctrosstoith took the comedy, but lost it on his way home. Night after night, he oays, I
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      435 2 EAGLE CEMENT. t *Jor all Migb-dass Work ON THE LIST OF THE CROWN AGENTS FOR THE COLONIES. Importers The Borneo Co., Ltd. H. ABRAMS,! HORSE REPOSITORY. 8. ORCHARD ROAD Wehavi just luuded, v S.S. "Olenloohy," English Harness Hoties in splendid condition and ready for almost immediate use. Wo liuvc also
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      857 2 TROPICAL HEAT SAPS STRENGTH THINS THK ULOOK, BKBKVATEB THE SYSTEM, INDUCES ANAEMIA. SLEKI'LKSSNESS, DYSPF.I'SIA. NERVKS. OR. WILLIAMS PINK PILLS Buildup Body, Brain and Nerve: Cure Aillueuts Caused by OebilitaUd, luipun Itlood; art l're-oniineutl) "The Tonic for The Tiuj.ifs An Auauiuic Cheuiist C'und at Maca<>. Mr. .1. I'>. Xavier, pharmaceutical at»i»iant
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      339 2 THERMOS I Bsmmmm of THERMOS V|i rn|flA A 1 THERMOS BOTTLES. THERMOS I THERMOS PEOPL I" JUNGLE Can now keep ice for 8 days. THERMOS W PUNTERS. MOTORISTS. SPORTSMEN I iL. Can *>» ICE-COLD STKNOAHN at :iny lima. w-m I a F»r hot milk 1 EACH BOTTLE eUaItaNTEEO. H All
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    SHIPPING IN PORT.
    1187 5 I'Numlhi* tit*:'. linn Oie f'pllnwinK UWWintMW Sfi ti--H ntr. ah. Hllip; bq. -liarqinj; icm. luii—t, ret. raaM; <;ru.— CTufwr; inn.-nun-l.i.il; Tnr.--Turiw.lu; ll.p.— Horso -power Krit. Kritl^h; D. H.-rt*td Utah* j Fch.-Kim.-li; <ier.(icriL.ni: l>ul. ll.iti Ilal. -Italian Mp.oi. ffnilhli: >irmk. It.'-. QMmIMHV; U -k ij i\ mokot: U.—
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    Mails Close.
    101 5 Fob Per Steamer Tim To-morrow lino. Singkep. ludragiri I. an run I'it 7 :i.ra. Bangkok Sucnliiini a.m. iatuviH A. Willem I noon ndragiri Aimj Thtjc uuon f, Swettenbam, Feuaiig Pin Seng 1 p.m. l\ S'tenbam and Penang Perak 1 p.m. iabang, Sue/. Qeuoa iirunje 2 p.m. Sangkojt via
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    Clearances.
    88 5 February 27 1 Sophie Rickmcrs, Ger Btr, Rangoon l'rinz I. ml- I^. Ger Yokohama via ports Owd, Brit str, IV I Said to. Devanha, Brit str, Bombay Edendale, Brit str, Samarang via ports Cheaug Chew, Brit str, Peuang Nam Saug. Brit str. l'enaug and tlcutta t Foxley, Brit str,
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    Vessels at Tanjong Pagar and Keppel Harbour.
    93 5 Wharves at which Vessels »re Berthed To-day, TAHJUKG P»O»R iMi WiiAßr Babin— Gilbert. Sasi Whist Rzction I— Van Imlioff. imn. 1 (Shurh Wiunr):-N il. itsoiion No. 2— Wailiora, Alicante. d— Uong Bee. 4 l'alitiiuu 6— Nil. m >• 6 Antenor. 7— lnaba llaru,
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    Mails to Arrive.
    98 5 From Eobopb By tbe P. A U. b.b. Marmora, due February 2S. From China— By the N. N L. 8.8. Kleißt, ■In. March 1. Lan tau [an feb Feb Feb K-i-Feb Peb Feb "20 l"\ li 81 6 10 ia 17 20 24 N.K.1.. H 1. U.
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    ARTIE TULLY'S MINE.
    257 5 Inspector of I M.S. Mines Performs the Opening Ceremony. A uoml number of fricuils assoiubkil to witness tin toniiiU opening of Mr. Artie Tully's uiiuo at Scrcmlali ou Saturday. Tlic gMabl met at the Seruiulah Club, ami after various toasts luul bien houotircd, ;< walk across the
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    Arrival of Passengers.
    85 5 15y the I'alitaua, Captain Synnm is, l-t I. 27. Frmii Baunan: Mis I'orter K. Sargi ul Messrs. A. 11. Kuney, W. K. Kv< rett, N. W. North, S. I'adgett, E. li. lJaker, 1). N. Madero K. S. WhittiuK, A. Whitting, P. P. Kalli M. E. .last. B.
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      610 5 STEAMER SAILINGS. KY7K. JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP CO. LTD. A regular FORTNIOHTLY service is maintained between Japan and Europe by (he following NEW TWIN-SCREW STEAMERS, Under Mail Contract with the Imperial Japanese Government, specially designed for tbe Company's Enropean Service, lighted throughout by Electricity, provided with oxcellent i xnmmodation for First
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      386 5 STEAMER SAILINGS. C.R. CHARGEURS REUNIS "ROUND THE WORLD" LINE. Tlif twin-screw Stuamcr "Ceylan" 16,000 toils displacement DUE ABOUT MARCH 1. 1908. Splendid I'asKungcr Accommodation. ton HONGKONG, SHANGHAI, CHINWANTAO, KOBE, YOKOHAMA AND HONOLULU. Passage Kan; from Singapore to SAN nUNCISOO o>* M M SEATTLE au.l XT £t_ It TAOOMA i OL»
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      471 5 STEAMER SAILINGS. OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO., LTD. AND CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAY. CO.. LTD. The Companies' steam jr a are despatched from Liverpool outwards for the Straits, Chio» And Japan every week, and from Japan homewarda (or London, Amsterdam and Antwerp every fortnight aud for Genoa, Marseilles and Liverpool monthly.
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      468 5 STEAMER SAILINGS. Canadian Pacific Railway Company's Royal Mail Steamship Line. THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TO EUKOPE VIA CHINA JAPAN, CANADA and the UNITED STATES. Route from Hongkong, via Shanghai, Nagaaaki, (Inland Sea of Japan), Kobe, Yokohama, Victoria and Vanoonver, R.U.S. "Enriuua or India" Twin screw stea- 1 R.M.S. "Eupriss or Japan
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      311 5 AUCTION SALES. Powell and Co. lebj -".I— At Saleroom, Joweilei > ate. nil I a.m. Mcb 'i— At Sale loom, uurcilrinii IjMbjt nl 10 a.m. I At BalcriM,m. uajadawuaU pludyer.. ill 10 a.m. t il Bah riMim. pruatc alauai, at 11 a.m. Li— At Sale ro..>m, unredeeimil plaa^a*, lit 10
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      195 5 DAY BY UAY. Friday, February 28. Hißb Water. 9-13 p.m. 8. C. C. tenuis touruamunl. Hippodrome. 7-30 p.m. Albambra Cinematograph bbow. 7 )0. Japanese Cinematograph. 730 p.m. Tangliu Club at baaw P. it. O. outward mail duu. Municipal Commission. 230 p. Association Football. 5.11.C. v. U.I. L.L.T.C. tournament rim!. Saturday,
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    The Straits Times. PRICE 10 CENTS. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26.
    902 6 The Straits Times. PRICE 10 CENTS. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26. In I 1 i" or 1010, it is proposed to hold i Grand International Rubber Exhibition in London, but the iuilm mi.d Commitleo to whom tin arrangements aie entrusted have decided to hold a preliminary exhibition in London this year, from
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    287 6 A correspondent writes to M with reference to the recent fatal gang robbery which has bern attributed to coolies employed upon the waterworks, and seeks to lay upon the contractors the responsibility of providing watchmen to keep the roolies in order and within bounds. Now, iv the first place, it
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    14 6 In the Kuala Kangsar district all kinds of fruit are now abundant and cheap.
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    18 6 A Chinese nonia committed suicide last night, by hanging herself in her room, at No 189 Queen Sweet.
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    20 6 To-day is the eighth anniversary of the Relief of Ladysmith yesterday, the twentyDeventh anniversary of the Battle of Majuba Hill.
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    9 6 H.M.S. Monmonth is expected to arrive from Colombo, to-morrow.
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    17 6 A Mnlay hospiuil is in MNM of erection close to the railway station at Kuala Kangsar. I
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    16 6 There was a death l'roin consumption on the Norwegian steamer Rrcid, which arrived yesterday, from Itangkok.
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    19 6 The price of tin in Singapore to-day is 86-ij prr picul. One hundred and twnntyfive tons have been sold.
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    37 6 Eight Chinese were arrostad by Police Probationer Henson, on Wednesday night at No. 10, Teochew Street, on a charge of gambling in v common gaming house. They were fined 84 each by the Third Magistrate, yesterday morning.
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    45 6 This morning, tho (ilatik, a smaU Dutch Colonial Navy steamer, Commander K. L. Nix, arrived from iiclawan, to which port she returns leaving here on Sunday next. She has a tonnage of 408, horse power to 400, crew of 26 men and carries two guns.
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    36 6 The Japanese training squadron left for Penang this morning. The exemplary conduct of the men during their stay here, hundreds of whom have been continnally on shore for several days past, has occasioned much favourable comment
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    58 6 A -01. inn high mass of requiem for the repose of the soul of the late Most Rev. D. Antonio Sebastian ulcnte, Archbishop of Goa. Primate of the East, and Patriarch of the East Indies, who died in Goa on January 2. r >, will be celebrated to-morrow, Saturday, at
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    51 6 At the recent session of the Central Conference, of Metl j i ii li -t missionaries h t Rangoon, when delegates from all parts of Southern Asia were present, an invitation was extended to the Conference to meet in Singapore for their next session, four years hence. The invitation was
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    59 6 Mr. C. M. Ellis was prosecuted by his cook before the Seuior Magistrate, yesterday morning, on a charge of refusing to pay wages due him. Mr. Ellis explained that he dismissed the cook because he suspected him of theft. The cook made exorbitant demands. The Magistrate ordered Mr. Kllis to
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    56 6 The Chinese New Year and Chap Goh Meh festivities have been the dullest on record in Kuala Lumpur, and many of the oldest inhabitants say they have never seen the like before. This shows at once the influence of the tin industry in Sclaugor when a short slump can cause
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    51 6 Mr. G. It. Rice addressed the Epworth League at the Short Street School, last night, on the ancient Jewish Tabernacle, and the lesions which it conveyed to the modern Christian. The lecture was well thought out and delivered, and was illustrated by excellent views of the interiorand exterior of the
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    62 6 The Mehsageries Maritimes Company is extending its services in .lava, hy despatching a vessel, every six weeks, fitted up half for cargo and hnlf for passeugers. The vessel calls at Sourabaya. Samarnng, and Batavia on tho voyage to Marseilles, via Sue/ and Port Said. The first vessel on the new
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    69 6 The Blue Tunnel steamer Idomeneus arrived at Penang on Tuesday from Joddah with 8. r >9 pilgrims on board. Nineteen deaths occurred during the voyage to Penang, and 24 pilgrims, including seven with smallpox, were landed :it the quarantine station on Pulau Jerejak. The vessel arrived in Singapore yesterday morning,
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    76 6 The Governor of Acheen roports, under date February 19, that many of the enemy had latterly fallen in engagements with patrols. The enemy also lust heavily in rifles and other weapons. It is a hard matter to overtake the rebels iv their mountain fastnesses, but a patrol managed to surprise
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    78 6 Voieen have been raised ;it Saigon iv favour, partly, of meeting the expected loss of the opium revenue by levying a heavy poll tax on the Chcttjes and on Indian hawkers. The Saigon Opinion points out that these people amass money and send it away to India, thereby impoverishing the
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    100 6 A report that the Government exchange* rate for Straits dollars would be fixed lowsr than 1.40 guilder has quickened the rush to convert the Straits cum into Dutch currency at Mcdan in Deli. During the first half of this month, about •300,000 in coin were exported from Deli to tho
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    108 6 I Fish is now vory plentiful in the Municipal murkcts. The steam launch service for the conveyance of tisli, packed in ice, from Kurnn, which was start**! a short time aeo, appears to be a great suov.-ih. says the PmanK Gazette. The principal fish fromKurau is the throbow, which is
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    Social and Personal.
    420 6 His llighui-ss the llniah of kalikoL was a 'the Hon. Mr. J. C. Fitzi>atrick. mouiber of tho Federal Government, and Justice i>f the Peace, of Sydney, Australia, visited tho Singapore Police Courts, ilus morning. Mr. l(. Stokoo has been appointed Vice President of tho Selaugor Club. Tho
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    13 6 Two more lawyers have arrived in Kunla Lumpur lately to join offices there.
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    55 6 An earthquake was felt in Maudalay thoothei morning, and the tremor laxb'd for about ri\ minutes. A second and a third shock were felt after the lapse of some twenty minntrThe di-iliirbiiiice ap|« nr-< to have tnvellod from west to east. It caused a scare to tho natives, many of
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    56 6 Pro|K}.stils for starting a general charitable famine fund for India are iinderstood to be before the Government al India. Thn financial relief due to the recent rain is likely to appear more in the lindget for I'JOS-09 than iv that of tho current year in the greatest demand for relief
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    81 6 The Postmaster-General observes Mint a large number of postcards ornamented with tinsel, mica, powdered glass, or similar substances continue to be posted without >ov< n Such powdered material has been found to he injurious to tho health of lii.-. st&lT. and the Postmaster-General therefore desires to renew the notice which
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    85 6 Sumbawa, where a DuWlfoiQCM r-'port-ort in our German wiro, has just won a victory over the rebel", is one nl the.Mnlm-r-a i>landA. and lies to the west of Mores, it is ruled by a Sultan, who is a vassal of the llniil Government, but the sway of the latter it
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    108 6 A prophet, by the name of Hasan Moha mcd, has given rise to serious troutilo in Java, in the province of Miidiun. He and sixty seven of his di>ci|>l>'-> havo l«.i, arr«>W. In thrir houses, tho police found charms, amulets, and a quantity of iimu ments which showed that they
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    121 6 Up to Pabman U. n..tiiinu; bribec bad been lieard at Saigon of the French sti-aruor Charles 'Liborghiun, which had been »hau dr)u< d by her ONW, who saw her last as float in:; derelict with onr .sailor on board, whom they had left to his fate. The IndoChina authorities let
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      200 6 ls>useious Grapes HOMFSON, Direct from Almeria. THOMAS CO., 17 an I iPerlb Jll Cents. FURNISHED HOUSE TO BE LET CALEOONIAN HOTEL Comfortably Fnroihhpd lioaoe. with t lied" 77. Brass Haaah Jioad, Singaporerooms, Taut-lin neighbourhood, witlnu2 n iles j from Town. Tennis Court. The al>o\ to Ix lei i for 6
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      197 6 ALHAMBRA CINEMATOGRAPH. BBACH ROAD. To-Night' s Programme. FIRST SHOW, 7.30 P.M. TO 9 PM 1 From Earth to Moon 2 A Hooligan Idea 3 Wonderful Mirror* I .lack'n Xjnaa Box Tom RemovPß 6 Magic Roses 7 Beware !My Husband Come* 5 1907 Military Tournament at Haumur 9 A Cabman's Delution
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    RUBBER EXHIBITION.
    205 7 SPACE TAKEN BY FEDERATED MALAY STATES. Sir Henry Blake as President of the Committee. iKuom Oi k ows OaMßaiwnßm.j London, February '27. 7.l. r > p.m. The Rubber Exhibition which is to be held in Ijcndon in the month of .September promises to be au unqualified success. So
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    OPIUM QUESTION.
    91 7 Provincial Taxes on Imported Opium in China. ItU'-TiK's TkLK'.KAM; London, February 28. A White Book has been issued on the Opium Question covering the period from September 20, 1906, to February 11. 1908. On the 11th mutant, the India Ofticc wrote U) tho Foreign Office asking for information
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    PRUSSIA AND POLAND.
    70 7 The Polish Expropriation Bill Discussed. RrnTßE's Trlroram. London. February 27. Tho Upper House in the Pus ;ian Diet has debated thp Polish K\proprintiou Bill brought forward by the liovernmout. Count ton Aruim declared tlia. a paMaM policy w.mld noi solve tlie I'nlisli problem, and that only plantation-
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    CZAR NICHOLAS ON THE RIGHTS OF PROPERTY.
    71 7 RKCT«k's TKLKiiB.IM London. February "^7. Receiving three hundred members of tho Duma at the Tsarskoe Selo Palace, the Czar exhorted them la help him to fttrongthon lnw and order, and declared that he would never sanction any infringement hi the rights of property.
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    THE IMPENDING RESIGNATION OF THE PREMIER.
    32 7 H»r run's Trlhoraml London, February 28. Sir Henry Campbcll-Bannerman continues to improve. The Conservative journals, nevertheless, sssert that he is to resign the Premiership after Easter.
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    JAPANESE IN MANCHURIA.
    51 7 IDaa Oktabiatiscbi Lloyd T«leokam] Berlin, February 27. It is reported from Washington that the rumours about the Chinese having approach d the I'nited States in regard to Japanow action iv Manchuria and about pourparler) between Germany and thp United States oc thp onbjert are denied as without
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    Charge of Housebreaking.
    119 7 liasip. a Kefonufitory graduate, \\asbefor< the Second Magistral*), Mr. C. F. .1. Green yesterday afternoon, for preliminary inquiry into chaigo* of housobr*>al;ing by night am dishonestly retaining stolen property. The evidence showed thai Hnssin. I Keformatory warder, who lived outside bu nesr the Reformatory, went to bit
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    MOVING PICTURES.
    361 7 Case for the Defence Outlined in Court. The rnooecdiugs in the Police Court, before auaan. Howard aud Gibson, known > as the Cinematograph Case, were continued, yesterday afternoon, when Mr. Lionel Willis again attended to answer charges of criminal breach of trust in respect to cinematograph films, belonging
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    SUCCESSFUL LAW STUDENT.
    245 7 Mr. Salzmann Admitted to Practise in Supreme Court. The distinction of being the first member of the legal profession admitted in the Council Chamber, to practise as an advocate and solicitor of the Supreme Court, at Singapore, belongs to Mr. Frederick Sal/iiiaiin. a sou of Mr. and
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    The Rabies Scare.
    282 7 A correspondont writes The few genuine cases uf rabies have 1 1 -ulted in a regular scare, aud the faithful canine friend is beloved on every hand from the tiny lap pet to the great watch dog. A war of extermination has begun and the dog shoot,
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    The Kaiser's Decorations.
    157 7 According to Berlin newspapers, no fewer than H.HSO orders find decorations were conferred rinently by the Kaiser, at the annual test ival of the orders. I This is the greatest number vet recorded. During the present Kaiser's rule, the number has riscu from a little over '2,0(10
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    Congo Territory.
    144 7 1 BRITISH GOVERNMENT WARNS THE BELGIANS. i I Raising Question of False Pretences. [RanTiß's Tiliqrami London. February 27. Speaking in the House of Commons, Sir Edward Grey, Foreign Minister, said 1 the Congo Free State had forfeited all right to international recognition. If the Belgian Parliament, by the
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    A SHORT CAMPAIGN.
    435 7 Willcocks Reports Smashing of the Zakka Khels. [rUcTBR'a Tki.koium London, February 2m. The Zakka Kliels have been smashed completely, with comparatively trifling l'.ritish loss. Major-General Sir .lames Willcocks has granted at two days' armistice to enable the Tirah tribes to persiw.de the recalcitrants to snbinit. The Pioneer
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    Case for the Assizes.
    213 7 Mr. C. F. J. i ireen, the Second Magistrate, continued the preliminary inquiry, yesterday afternoon, into the charges of criminal breach of trust, which were made by the Holland > Trading Company against their late cashier Lim Siew Hock. Mr. G. S. Carver appeared I for
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    The Late Boxer Chief.
    98 7 Further instructions have been sent to the Governor of Kansu, Sheng Yun, by the v Peking Government, relating to the disposal y of the property of Tung Fu Hsiang, the Boxer leader. [> The Government has ordered the cone fi scat ion of all arms and
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    Rubber in Malaya.
    2130 7 THE NECESSITY FOR STOPPING FURTHER EXTENSIONS. Cost of Labour and Weeding. Mr. L. F. \V. B. Davidson, the well known planting proprietor, returned to Ceylon from the F.M.S. by the P. and O. steamer Peninsular, on the luth iust, after a visit to some of the leading
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    Police Constable Acquitted.
    197 7 Moharaed bin Osman, Malay Police Constable No. 499, was prosecuted by a vermecelli hawker, named Liin Chan Kirn, beforo the Third Magistrate, Mr. E. E. Coltnan, yesterday afternoon, on two charges of extortion, with which were alternative charges, of accepting illegal gratifications. Complainant said that accused had
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    35 7 Mr. Z. M. Martin, who applied for per mission to leave the Colony while an undischarged bankrupt, was refust.-d permission by Mr. Justice Sercombo Smith, yesterday afternoon, as he could not furnish the security required.
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    THE GAME OF POLITICS
    130 7 DUEL BETWEEN TWO HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT. Lord Rosebery's Opposition to His Former Colleagues. |KICT«R's TSLIORAMJ London, February 17. Tho House of Lords has given a second reading to the Small Holdings Allotment!) l Scotland i Bill introduced liy Lord Camperdown. This measure applies the Euglisli Laud
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    REUTER'S CRICKET REPORT.
    138 7 [Kiutkr's Tklkoramj London. Fobruary "2S. Australia won the fifth test match at Sydney by 49 iiniH. In the v. itch at Sydney, between the M. 0. 0. and New South Wales, brief details of which are now coming to hand, tho Englishmen made :'.<* iMr. Mulchings 73'
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    JAPANESE IN CANADA.
    39 7 [Uek iiMi-im-nr Lloyd Tklkokam| Berlin, February 27. The Supreme Court of British Columbia has decided, on appeal, that the Asiatic Immigration Act. ro far as it applies to the Japanese, is against the Treaties with Japau.
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    AN HONEST TRANSACTION.
    395 7 Chinaman Fined for Advertising Gaming House. On Chinese New Year's eve, Detective Suli Inspector Kirn Swi.-e. discovered Mlunii uated signs over a shop in TriajßjaM Sin i t, announcing that gambling was going on inside and that it wax legal during the New Year holidays. He arresU«l
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    TARIFF REFORM MOVEMENT.
    148 7 Mr. Chamberlain's Expectations Surpassed. Wiring on the Bth inst., a Londuu corres-pondent-ays :—Tlici animal ■Mltagaf tne Tariff Reform League was bald yeaterday, when Viscount Ridley presided over :i gather ing of IJMD flelagaaea, Mr. Joseph Chiniberlain sent h BMaaaja! i" which hedecUrod that tin- prugrcs-, ot Hi
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      Notes in General.
      72 8 A new billiard table is to be installed at the V.M.C.A. rooms. Zetland linn-. on Monday ucxt. The Consul-General for China has cuusented to give away the prizes to the successful competitors at the Chiuesc Now Year Sports, to-morrow evening. The prizes won by members of the
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      Swimming.
      43 8 Swimming Club Launches. Ihe Swimming Club launches lor Suuday, the Ist proximo will ruu as follows -From Johnston's H and 10 a.m.. 2.30 aud 3.30 p.m., retumiiv from the Bungalow at H. 30 and U. 30 a.m., 12.15, 3 aud 5 p.m.
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      Rifle Shooting.
      188 8 Shooting at Ipoh. Some good scoring was made on the Ipoh range on Sunday. First place was won by Mr. R. Reid with 92. Mr. E. Whorwell, a recent importation from Singapore, was third with 87. He had bad luck at the 600 yards target, securing au inferior
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      Cricket.
      261 8 iM.C.C. Match in Colombo. Mr. George Vauderspar. of Colombo, has loccivod a cable from Major Trevor. Manager the M.C.C. team in Australia, expressing readiness to play iv Colombo on the return lourney, on the condition, however, that the professionals shall receive £60 for the match, which, there being six
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      S.C.C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
      212 8 Qualifying Rounds in Two Classes Nearing Completion uot her stage was reached yesterday iv the qualifying rounds ot the S.C'.C. Tennis tournament, when the following were the results: L) Singles. E. C. Morrison beat Dr. T. Naughton. j— 6, 6—4, 6—2. Scott beat J. Nelsou, 6—2. 7—5.
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    72 8 A LUnoUo letter recened by a resident ot Bangkok by a rtrcent mail from Singapore was. At what price could you uupply us M or 60 well-bred Siamese young and in good csudition 1 Please also let ub know Imi best and Mfe&t way of shipping name. Ibo reply sect
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    IMMIGRATION COMMITTEE.
    665 8 Legislation About Javanese Labour Thought Desirable. Mr. L. H. Clayton, Superiutendant of Immigration, has forwarded to us the following report for publication A meeting of the Immigration Committee was held at Kuala Lumpur on February 23, at which the following wore present The Superintendent of Immigrants (Cliair man),
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    SINGAPORE SHARE MARKET.
    347 8 Weekly Report of Messrs. Frasei and Company. Messrs. Ira-er and Company's weokl) share circular is as follows: So far, there is no recovery from the stag nation previously reported in tin and rubbei shares, aud, with prices in a good nianj instances still lower, the outlook is
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    Serendah Mine.
    1198 8 FIRST GENERAL MEETING OF THE SHAREHOLDERS. Vote of Want of Confidence in the Directors Proposed. The lirst ordinary general moeting of the Sereudah Hydraulic Tin Mining Company. Limited, was held at the offices of the company in Barrack Road, Kuala Lumpur, on Monday Mr. Lokc Chow Thye took
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      The Fatal Gang Robbery.
      181 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Singapore, February 27. Sir. With reference to the report of the fatal gau^ robbery, published iv the Straits Times yesterday, 1 wish to suggest that sufficient provision should be made by the eon tractors to maiutaiu order among coolies
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    PENANG LIBRARY.
    361 8 Committee's Annual Report to the Members. Tia- annual report of MS Committee of tin I'cn.mn Library, which was to be submitted at iuuetiu>; of members yesterday, slious that the number of members ou December tt, IW7. was IR Altogether. -»71 books were added to the Libiary during the
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    Japanese Squadron's Reception at Saigon.
    104 8 The Japancxc training wjuadron now iv Siu(,'aporc had quite a brilliant roccptiou at Saigon, and had a good tiuiu ol it. l-'cstivitios. entertainuieuts, bauijucts, a special race meeting, and a gala theatrical performance whiled away pleasantly the stay of the visitors, which lasted from February
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    89 8 '1 lie raising of capital for tliu nowly forujtxl Ml.uuh Trust in Holland, uf whicb tin Kuyal I'.icket Navigation Company i a member, hab bo far been ouly a, partial auccesu. The Trubt ia capitalised at three milliooa ot guilders. But, up to February 14, only b~i per cent of
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      345 8 Gillette SfjßH iv&ZOr. W 9ffi£|j&£P^ THE GILLEnE SAFETY RAZOR HAS 12 BLADES. EACH WiTH 2 SHARP EO3ES. NO HONING. NO STROPPING. Mauy mini say that tliey cannot shave themselves; MM M*J ln*e tii-l NpMMJHj .ml failed. They give as reasons that they are nervous nud linbli t. .-it MMIImIim. Hml
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      263 8 AMAH DISEN6AGED. Lady lca\ing Singapore ue\t niuntli. dctfiH-... to recommend her Climcar Amah. Aj.plv 11. I).. c/i> Straits Times. i _122 ASSOCIATION OF EN6INEERS. I lie Anuual Gvocral .-uu.. nl Ml tu.n will be held in Mm Room*, t.l i Kifll. I'laoe, ou M»«*MdMJ«t TTltllniiJ. Muni. 1. I'Nis.m -v i
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    Roosevelt Hit.
    768 9 NEW YORK HUMORIST ON FATAL GIFT OF THE GAB. Prcnident Roosevelt came in for a good deal of direct and indirect criticism at the I aunual dinner of the Hotel Association of New York City at the Waldorf Astoria last month. Ex-Judge D-Cady Herrick contributed most of the
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    Meat from Australia.
    223 9 A Hrisbanc contemporary learns tliat an iuformal conference of the companies and firms inu n-.tr. I in the frozen meat export trade of Queensland, was recently bold to consider whether there was a sufficient surplus of cattle avai'^ble for export to justify the re-opening of the various
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      264 9 United Asbestos Oriental Agency, Ltd., »a THE UNITED FLEXIBLE #*^y£B^ METALLIC TUBING CO.. LTD HHH BRONZE «i f iam r t<j a lU 1 -|fti| j TUBING w ;1: connections. $-y, :I| 3TEEL «N 1 diamet r to dianwtei gP^P^SB^II TUBIN6 wiU) oonuoctionH. -2J&^ K I PATERSON SIMONS CO.. LTD.,
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      888 9 SINGAPORE SPORTING CLUB. The Spring liacc Meeting w ill be bold ou Tuesday tbo 12th, Thursday the 14th. and Saturday the lttth May, 1908. FIRST DAY. Tuesday, May 190-s. I.— THE MAIDEN PLATE— VaIue »600. A R»ce for Maiden Horaos. Weight 9at. Ex-Qrirans allowed 7 lbs. Entrance. $20. Distance, B.C.
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      532 9 mittee *■< have th» rntion of "nivdling this raoe if thire are lean than live bur»™ otcr.'J, the prop rty of different owners. Entrance. SI 5. Diotaaee, Bcurry Course (Ii furlong, 1 IS yards.) Entries close at noon on Saturday, j the 2nd May. except for Races Nos. 2, 4.
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      199 9 PHOSFEBIIi 1 Tka Greatest all Taalnci^H I i in i i. in >t II I_ U Mlt I ..<-, B.C jl The Straits Tiiifl AND VH The Straits Budget! SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Payable in Advance. Daily ink* per ye*r 930.00 do per qurt«r 7.M do per math >.M d* p«r tcyj
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    BODY DUMPING.
    254 11 Hctuivsque Embellishment of V Hongkong Reports. ilays since, we reproduced from one contemporaries, a report li, -s ot Chinese had beeu found on (iardens. Knilowiui; aro lateat a meeting of the local SaiiiVI Hooper asked the Iii siilent if there any truth in the report that six boilies
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    Bishop Ingrain's Journey to Russia.
    112 11 i Jr. Ingram, in journeying to Kussia, docs uotj_really leave his own diocese, for the Dritash cuaplaiucies ot Nurtheru aud Central Enibpe fall under the jurisdiction of the l'itnop of London, whose coadjutor for the Continent is a City rector, Bishop Wilkinson. The Russian chaplaincies
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    LIST OF PASSENGERS.
    338 11 P Passengers Outward. L Per I', and O. »Wauior Moldavia, connectKno at Colombo with thu stvamur Marmora, kc Feb. -28:-Mr. C. V. Miles, Mr. and Mrs. Ku'vcr, Miss Carver, Mr. C. W. Hewf;ill, mlr. H. Connolly, Mr. E. V. Caroy, Mr. and Mrs E. N. Benjaneld, Mr.
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    VESSELS EXPECTED.
    838 11 Name, port, probable date of arrival, and name of Agents. VrEAMERS Agaraemn.ni. ua, Mar 1.') W. Mausfiehi Airlie, Syduej 2" Rouetead Aloiaous, Liv t x.l, Ayl 1 U\ Manitiekl lAuteuor, Chic... viar I YV. Man-tield Ar.adia, Colo.: b>. M..v P. A O. Coy. Aiistralien. M aatjfli t, Apl
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    Gambling in Rangoon.
    214 11 Tin ■ttfmwnti nf thf Rangoon Government has beeu Jrawn to the mcissity tlmt billiard nii'l bagatelle saloons. rin»s, throwing istab-li-hni' nt->, and similar places of public resort in lian^oon -.houM lx rc^ulat. by lic< m us. ttbaa b< SB represent* 1 that siu li establishun.nt-, are loing
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      28 11 Don't *5 If) Be Blind. 3> Littles I I Oriental Balm £■>!■':■ V' r,!,'.Y*--s?wu why any on.- rtiouM MiuYr withST- >Sbeuniati>Qi ii they Imve R. 1 lv p.,* Qi
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      713 11 STEAMER SAILINGS. P. &O. STEAM NAVIGATION CO. Por China, Japan, Penang, Ceylon, Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Ports, Plymouth and London. Through Bills ot Lading issued for China Coast, Persian Golf, Continental, and American Ports. Steamers will leave Singapore on or abont MAIL LINE. Outward (for C'Mn.i). 19C8 Marmora Feb
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      675 11 STEAMER SAILINGS. HANDEL AND SCHEEPVAART MY. BANDJER. BANDJERMASIN. The Steamers ot this company maintain a regular service between: Singapore, Sonrabays. Baodjermasin, Polo Laut, Balik Fapan, Koetei, with transhipment at Bandjermasin for Sampit, Mandawai, Koemai, KotU Waringin, Djelai. The steamers have good acocmodation tor first and second class passengers. Tors Out.
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      539 11 STEAMER SAILINGS. i HAMBURG AMERIKA LINE. PASSENGER SERVICE By the new steamer? RHENANIA," HABSBURG," HOHEVSTAUFEN." These steamers offer Mtfcl public the highest Comfort yet attained i= O:«ao Travelling. They have very Urge ;*bins, provided with only lower berth?. The cabin§ arecraidships and fitted with Une. La ■■ndrv on board. Doctor
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      757 11 STEAMER SAILINGS. KD.T. NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD. Imperial Oerman Mall Lino. Ths fast and wall known mail steamers of this Company sail fortnightly from BremunHambnrg via Rotterdam, Antwerp, Boathamp ton, Gibraltar, Genoa, Naples, (oonnection Marseilles, Naples, Alexandria, and vioe versa) Por Said, Snez, Aden, Colombo, Penaug, Singapore, Hongkong, Shanghai, Nagasaki, and Kobe
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      7 11 LAXATlNE^H^^^fc^i.rgative, reoomtc m^fl^H of al ""^sl s^s^sH
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    COMMERCIAL.
    272 12 SlNOillom, FIBRCARY 27, 1908. PRODUCE. huakta bnvM-, 7.00 do (Cub. Si 1 Dpi UVtfi Copra Bali 7 60 do Pontiac «60 Proper. Black 13.:(7A do White t% M-M Sago Flour Sarawal: Ml do Br.inei No. 1 »00 Pi arl Sago 4-00 Bi<- Bali, picked 28-00 CoflMi PalembanK. -"i kw
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      MINING.
      330 12 Uate of c w k-a NQmber liid« Paid BhareB Company Qcoi*i form*- Capita! Subscribed of Vg Be to Unissued J W ion PPMtt I I Company VM :»::>■ UM SiOO.OOO HOO.OOO IMM •"> 10 Betat Tin M. Co.. Ltd. 9.75 1907 MOO 000 MJS.nOP 28,500 110 110 7,600 Bnrag
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      RUBBER.
      362 12 ***** £1 10,000 1905 £150,000 £116,6 M tl i 6] 1905 9*00.000 1106,000 10. W. WO WO 19C4 £30,000 £15 260 I J^ £1 16/ 1903 £70,000 £61,000 6l|ooo «1 9.000 1906 M 50.000 »123,000 12,600 WO i WO 2, MO 1904 £12,000 £10,600 j j g'ggg VJ 1905
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      GENERAL.
      191 12 891 £8,377.10.0 £4,MH 7,688 13/6 MM 1898 $W5.000 WJB.OOO 4,800 j $60 160 IMi Iie.OCC.OOO 115,000,000 «o'ooo $I*s »H5 1905 •?,400 000 '12,i00,000 »100 I j .806 .1.000 000 11,000.000 jjjg gg ,£g Ml »34.000 M 4.000 3,400 »10 110 j 18M »371,000 J875.000 J}So 1100 1903 •600.000 i
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      54 12 CHARLES ~i§L HEIDSIECK'S ffwT\ White Seal VWP\ Champagne. Behn. (Beyer &Co Ld Ajj^L tan. j^Jb^l .tiBN mit.K ft «'ii LM. L-|^^^l i:-:.!,^ m.w.f. n.o. PILSENEF BEEF KEY BRAND IMPORTED SINCE l»7f jsT^\^- ~fSZf bEWAHE JP ivii ta rr »\a. Ih( kfjuv wiUitat the iUv t«» Lik Is BEKN MEYER Co.
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      161 12 PHOTO DEPOT. 104, NORTH BRIDGE ROAD. All 6orts of Photographic Apparatus and Materials, viz. Cameras, Lenses, Plates, Papers, Chemicals, Films, Mounts, Photo Frames, etc. Prices very moderate. Pric Lists post-free. KONG HING CHIONG CO 1667 KOH COMPANY. 90, BRAS BASAH ROAD, SINGAPORE. Have just received the twlowiut? books:— Treasure Inland,
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      65 12 EYESIGHT. Mr. N. Lazarus may be consulted for SPECTACLES at the Hotel de l'Europe FOR A FEW DAYS ONLY. Consultations Free. c 326 ATKINSON FORBES, 1-2 CHIHE ALLE* Have the following secondhand Typewriters for sale at reasonable prices, Empire, Gran ville, Remington, Yost, SOLE AGENTS FOR: The I Man lard
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      132 12 THREE TROPICAL SCOURGES. DYSENTERY. FEVER 138 ULCERS. With Prescriptions for Self Treatment and Rules for Prevention, by Dr. LAMBART, (ii.a., v.d.) (Fellow of the Tropical Society). In simple language, the most useful information. Should to in every homePrice One Dollar. Kelly and Walsh, Limited. c 239 J. DA. PEREIRA. HORTICULTURIST
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      331 12 Pohoomull Brosl 40E HI6H BTREET. BILK MERCHANT* j Dealers in High-class Indian, Chinese and Japanese Silk, oe' and Silverware of every description, Brassware, He CHAR6ES VERY MODERATE. INSPECTION KINDLY SOLICITED Jba ffleina del Oriente, MANUFACTURERS OF CIGARS FROM BEST MANILA TOBACCO LEAF. LA 'SABEiA NEW STOCK OF WELL-MATURED BRANDS. Perfectos
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      60 12 Wines Wines Genuine table claret at 4.75 ,"<-' ta Vermouth of Turin 1.20 p. :>t:t do; Hoecat of Syr&cnbo, an invigorating wine mostly recommended for weak people and ladle at 41 .00 per qiiart Chianti Wine, Braccbcttc (a delicious red sparkling v.int), Freiea, Ferae' Bitters highly recommended, Syrup", A?aorteri macaroDi
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    DRESS AND FASHION.
    1317 13 BECOMING GOWNS FOR EVENING AND DAY WEAR. i t There cau be no doubt that iv matters of r dress, as in many other far more serious and s important ways, the young girl iv those t early days of the twentieth ceutury is a muchto-beenvied individual.
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      556 13 K lking companies. WH6KOHG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. tD-up capital us 000,000 SERVE FUND terling Reserve 11.0.000,000 1 h ilrer Reserve t13,500,000t 1 ***** 000 Bsaerve Liability of Proprietors 1K.. 000.000 COURT OP DIRECTORS. Hon. Mr. Henry Keawick. Chairman. E. Ooetz. Esq.— Deputy Chairman. OnstavFriesland, Esq. O. H. Medhurst, Esq.
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      606 13 BANKING COMPANIES. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA. AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. Paid np Capital in 60,000 Shares of i £«)ea.h £1,200,000 ■Reserve Fond £1,476.000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors £1,200,000 BANKERS. Bank ot England. National Bank of Scotland. I The London City Midland Bank. Ltd. SINGAPORE BRANCH. Current Accounts
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      108 13 AUCTION SALE OK Jewellery, Chinese Carved Figures, Mandarin Buttons aud Chaius, Chino«e Porcelain Vases, Chiuese Silk aud Wool Table Cover, etc. To be held at Po.vel) an<] Co.'s Ha'.eruom, On Saturday, Frbruary -'9. at 11 a.m. Powell 8? Co., 402 Auctioneers. WATERPROOF VERMIN PROOF ODOCRLIiSS FIRE RESISTING COOL DURABLE CIiaPtSTOHTMEMiRI.fr
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      249 13 AUCTION SALE OF HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, KTC.. At No. 49, Killiney Roai, On Saturday, February 29, at 2 p.m. Catalogues isxied. On \ie\v fro.v Thursday. H. L. Coghlan Co., Licensed Auctioneers and 3-36 Surveyors. AUCTION SALE UNREDEEMED PLEDGES, The property of twelve pawnshops. On Tuetday, March 3, 19IJ8, at 10 a.m.
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      596 13 SALES BY AUCTION. MORTGAGEE'S SALE OF FIVE TONGKANGS AND FIVE RAMO BOATS, To bo held at The Singapore River, Boat Quay, Saturday, February ;'y, at 11 a.m. (For full particulars >soc circulars). Q. A. Fernandez Co., 382 Auctioneerr .iiul Surveyors. A SMALL FREEHOLD RUBBER AND COCOANUT PLANTATION, 8: MILES FROM
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      532 13 INSURANCE Companies SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA. (CiUkliskatf ISSS). A.ORTS £5 000.000 Income, 1900 £1,200,000 Mb*?**, B:iu«ry 1U..; W. WHITE Hinjtnpur,.. M.v, s..niii Ka t*r-; \«i:, c 43 NORWICH UNION FIRE INSURANCE SOCIETY OF NORWICH A LONDON Establiohed 1797. FOR FIRE INSURANCE ONLY. Amonnt insurud £3:15,000.000. LoHSespaH 11,600,003. Premium
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    AUTOMOBILISM.
    1415 11 NOTES AND NEWS OF INTEREST TO MOTORISTS. It should be borne in miud lint sj ml in but one of the nianiftstitioiis of power, and its uttumiient involves other factors than that of tin relative number of re vointii i:s of tlie i r|;inf Mid road wbec Is. Ike
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      288 11 MOTOR CARS. ARGYLLS Adams-Hewitts. 4* CAK.S ON USD AT show-room o^^r<T»o Prors from Coll Storage Depot) Dunlop Motor Tyres. •'Non-Slips" (grooved) and "Ordinary" (plain) Stocked in all the principal sizes. Catalogues and full particulars from SYME CO., AGENTS. WE HAVE BEEN APPOINTED SOLE AGENTS FOR STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, NETHERLANDS INDIES, FEDERATED
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      25 11 Write for New Catalogue OF HUMBER CARS. Latest Improvements Reduction in Prices THE BORNEO CO., LTD. J. MOTION CO. Watchmakers. Jewellers. Opticians. REPAIRS PROMPTLY EXECUTED.
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      47 11 TO PLANTERS AND OTHERS. CONCRETE DRAIN PIPES, with or without sookets. Btn>utj and cheap. Sizes, from 9 ins. upwards. ORNAMENTAL TILE WORKS, 25;'. SI, Hill Street, Singapore. SINGER MOTOR CARS. y!^^ fJapUHMBMISBQ HBx^^MMT "^S Stocks held in Singapore and Penang. Paterson Simons A Co., Ltd., sole agents
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      295 11 Local Motor Car Agencies. ffcrrol-gohnston y MOTOR CARS and A«e»t* MOTOR LORRIES CENTRAL 5_ ENGINE WORKS. MOTOR CAR REPAIRS. TYRES VULCANIZED. ACCUMULATORS RECHARGEO. PLATING. ENAMELLING, PAINTING J By Siiillfd Workmen. Straits Qyele Motor (80. IJATTERY ROAO. All Motor Accessories. 0 LAMPS, COLLS, .TACKS PUMPS, OIL, MOTOR SPIRIT, etc. The mm*
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      585 12 Scale of Charges. nMBkW ADVERTISEMENTS.— MIacoI i»aeon nts of Every Description, Houses kand. i.\ iet. are Inserted at the following ittw :.C3 Insertion I 1.20 per inch. >o ».00 :>ree 1.80 Bi S.SO Ria: 6.40 r^alve 7.J0 T'saty-flTe 10.00 iMk nbseqaent month IS per Inoh.j I'n.u »oove rate is based
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      670 12 Miscellaneous WANTS. Rates Four Linu, on* or two insertions, «1." Bj the inch, h« H«a]« of Charges. BILLET WANTED. Wanted, by a Young English I'lautei of 26, tbout the end of March or at once, if prospect* ire good, billet aa Manager on a small place, >r Assistant Manager on
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      566 12 Miscellaneous WANTS. inn Four Lines, one or W»» iii^rtinnv M. By tiie ir.'li. see sc ,W "t Chaffa. SITUATION WANTED. Dutchman (33) ie open for engagement. 10 years' with large Mercantile Firm in Sumatra, (oar years' managing experience, knowledge of English. Oerman and French. Shipping preferred. Apply D. V., c/o
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      569 12 TO BE LET OR SOLD. Kins:— Four Linn. on. or two ini.rtioni, 11, By til* inch, >ac Sell, of Ciiirje i. HOUBE TO BE LET. From March 1. Hou«e No. 14, Sophia Road Apply Batttrv Road. 336 OFFICES ANO GOOOWNS TO BE LET. To be let, Offices and Godown; near
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      660 12 DAN MACFARLANE COMPANY'S Royal Liqueur Scotch Whisky. OBTAINABLE OF ALL DEALEKS. Wholesale from SYME and CO., N«/< Agents. §S. ALLSOPP SONS, LTD. Brewers to His Majesty The King. LAGER BEER, PALE ALE, STOUT. Obtainable from the W SytltC Co., Principal Dealers. 5, fOAWSON'S* BOOTS FOR AJLI* CLASSES. Unequalled tor STYLE,
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