The Straits Times, 30 September 1902

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  • 13 1 The Straits Times. NO. 20,043- SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1902. PRICE 15 CENTS
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    • 733 1 NOTICES. NOTICE. NOTICK is hereby given that Helena Wilson of the Central Hotel intend* to apply to the Licensing Justices for a Third Class License for tbe Public House k nown as the Kit re* t," 69 Robinsou Road. Any person having any objection tv the issue of such a
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    • 389 1 NOTICES. J. P. JOAQUIM, DECEASED. PURSUANT to the 46th section of tbe Conveyancing and Law of Property Ordinance VI of I^B6 notice is hereby given that all creditors and other persons having any claims or demands upon or against the estate of J. P. Joaquim deceused late of 32a Raffles
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    • 296 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Milkmaid^ «S® |V|i IXT SffiU $)km[ lflllH l "-*?w S^SL Guaranteed WB """ISCOHIEXaiI* 1 ar g,. th ls Full Cream. TLd.mir. Largest Sale in the World. "iT" TOWN HALL— SINGAPORE. THE ROYAL BIOSCOPE. (THE KING OF CINEMATOGRAPHS) $rand Opening ftigfjt, Wednesday, Oct. Ist. LIFE-LIKE PICTURES NO FLICKERING. THE
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    • 92 1 List of Applications for Licences and transfers of Licences to be considered on the Ist October by the Licensing J ustices J- ~i i i ?ffi ■pap I MX i:i;s Jx c s. ii -SilcSs! c 1 411.1 If 3 effSS S-j|r ■ill I i "s h t i o
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    • 663 1 I AUCTION SALES. WNBKOKhRS' ORDINANCE no. iv of 1898. OTTON BALEB of unclaimed pledges from the following Pawnshops op) Seng Fatt No. 29, New Bridge Road Buan Ouan 178, Bouth Bridge Road. Buan Poh 89, New Bridge Road Puan fhenng 211, Roc h ore Koad Buan Hop 81 Cross Street
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  • 190 2 Berlin, September 15. It in xtaUxl by the Sorddrutxhr I%—iiim Zeitung that the creation of a np«cial Vla» of German colonial official* in contemplated. If thio new departure iihould prove to be aatiafac tory, an independent Colonial Office will be demanded in the next budget. The vi«it of
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  • 381 2 The Rebellion in Hayti. Fl'Rtubk particulars have Ween received in connection with the sinking of the Havti insurgents' gunboat, the Cretr-a-Hierrol, by the German gunboat Panthrr in cm-.' I'li-iifi' of tne insurgents having seized arms and ammunition on the Himman si earner MarJtom uuit/i. It appears that
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  • 153 2 Declared a Bankrupt, and blames the Indian Government. On the 4th inst., in London, a receiving order wan made under a petition presented against Prince Victor A J Duleep Singh, described as of Hockwood Hall, Brandon, Norfolk. The petitioning creditors are Messrs. Fieldings (Limited), of Cardiff, their
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  • 139 2 Ho stii:ill a misprint as that of a mere mark of exclamation may get itself exclaimed about. In fact before now an affair of punctuation has decided the issue of an affair of the heart. The lady was in India when she lost her husband. The
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  • 82 2 Messrs. Harland and Wolff, who have received an order from the White Star line to build another steamer, have been instructed to make her 20ft longer than the Cedrie, which is at present the longest ship in the world. The new vessel will also be a few feet
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  • 419 2 Local wielders of the willow will be interested in and amused at the following Bow Street police court report from I'luicli On the Bench Mr A G. Steel, K. C, Mr. Andrew Lang, Mr. A J Webbe, Mr. John Kail, Junior, Mr. N. L Jackson, and
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  • 256 2 Sayß tbe Manila Critic of tbe i:uii inst- A communication has been received from British Burneo detailing the troubles of seamen with the pirates of the coast, whose continued depredations have been a source of mu>:h anxiety 10 the law-abiding From tbe account it
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  • 224 2 50.000 STOLEN. The Hongkong Daily /Yes* gives some further details of the daring robbery of 150,000 on board the steamer Zujiru, already telegraphically reported in these columns. The K iiro left Hongkong for Manila on i!., l'Jth instant, having shipped specie to the amount stated above, $r,0,000 gold. The bullion
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    • 369 2 NOTICES. CROSSLEY'S OIL ENGINES. UBUAL PIZES ALWAYS IN STOCK PARTICULARS AND QUOTATIONS ON APPLICATION TO THE BORNEO CO.. LD. ADVANTAGE OF EFFECTING ASSURANCES EARLY IN LIFE. IT is an advantage to effect Assurance early in life. By delay, the rate of Premium increatrt; Death may occur before tbe Provision is
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    • 328 2 NOTICES. OVER 60,000 IN USE! BLICKENSDERFER TYPEWRITERS. A portable and perfectly efficient machine. Weight complete with case No- 5 l«l lbfl. Price SB5. No. 7 Sl*>Sole Ttnportert THE BORNEO CO., LTD. The following is an extract oi a letter just received from Indragiri "I duly received the Blick and must
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  • 30 3 Thk members of the 1.0. G.T. will be At Home at the Temperance Club at HM ou Saturday evening, 4th jprox and cordially invite their friends. There will M music.
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  • 38 3 In a special Army Order issued at the War Oilice regarding the army reliefs for 19(>2, the Ist battalion Manchester Regiment is set down to arrive at Singapore from South Africa during the period from October to March.
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  • 42 3 Thbv do not appear to be in much of a hurry in Corea, judging from the following in the Vorean Heriew This number of the Review has been delayed three days in order to include the scores of the Seoul tennis tournament?''!
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  • 32 3 I'hva Sikkhi m, the Siamese Chief Commissioner of the seven SiamoMalay States, arrived at Bangkok on tht; 1-tlt inst. He, as usual, reported that everything was ewtleur ac ron within his jurisdiction.
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  • 47 3 It is intended to make arrangements for a more extensive experiment in laying the dust with oil. For the moment there is nothing in the form of a proper distributor on hand, and shift has to lie made with such material as we have, which iB antiquated.
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  • 63 3 Bbtwkkn thirty and forty executions have taken place in Tientsin since the administration was handed over to the Chinese. Yuan Shih-kai entered the place on Aug. IB last, so he has not wasted time in giving work to the executioners These figures represent on an average more than one execution
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  • 69 3 A New departure in jurisprudence was inaugurated in New York four weeks ago when a court for children was opened on Third- avenue. Judge <">losted, notably the tenderest hearted of New York magistrates, was on the bench The new court is for prisoners under 16. About li'.uOO of these are
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  • 71 3 The Selangor Turf Club met on Wednesday. Mr. dimming stated that the Selangor Griffins would arrive at Singapore in the middle of October. Mr. Cumraing then proposed that the date of the forthcoming Meeting at Kuala l.umpur be altered from Dec 2nd, 4th and 6th, as previously suggested, to Dec
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  • 80 3 Mr. W K Vandbrmlt, says the New York correspondent of the Sttmtmi, has .-'lil all his automobiles except one -a slow steam machine for humdrum use. Only a fortnight before the death of his brother-in-law, Mr. Fair, Mr. Vanderbilt made the fastest one mile on record, and seemed most enthusiastic.
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  • 98 3 A ram agency states that Lord Kitchener has booked his passage to India by the P. and O s s Effft, which Im«m London on November 7th. His lord«hi|t may. however, pay a visit to Khatt"um before taking up his duties as Commander-in-Chief in India, in wlinh MM he would
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  • 105 3 Gkslkai. Sik Geokgb White, V.C., at the recent opening of the Gordon Highlanders' Memorial Institute, Aberdeen, alter speaking of the value of institutions of the kind, paid a warm tribute to the gallantry and good service of the Gordon Highlanders in South Africa. Sir George White was afterwardx entertained at
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  • 36 3 ITI -:n.l tin- llnssl ilsilsi niHii. I have <|uil il. .in- my own -lmvin». It really i- «iiiTij;< on-. N«T*OW a^ki'il tka liarlicr. (>li. u>. lint \.--tcnlay I tried Is liitlicr my fiur with the fn/.0r.
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  • 39 3 "I shssH Hha." -ai.l the man. "to a 1 1 111 in m irMtHsssr "(Sorry, ~"i'l ll"' pul>li»lier "but we've laid <>lf ail our inaJn- don't need em.' hi don't V ■V. »i> ii' |.ul,li-liin- n<. tiling I. nt
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  • 142 3 IVr I A o. g. India, connecting with the steamer Chiunn at olomUi. from London Sept 5. due 6tb Got.— Mrs. Crawford, Mr and Mr». K. A. J. Bidwell. Mrs. Cone», Mr. D. 0. Himmoods, Mrs. gromes, Mr. Grew, Mr. W C. Macdonald, Mr. Youcg.
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  • 119 3 Sometimes it is as well to remember that capital letters may be rendered "lower case" in telegraphic messages. Not long ago an Anglican Bishop sent a message of sympathy over the wires to a meeting convened to support an increase in the stipends of the clergy. "We pay journeyman's
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  • 199 3 Departures. Thk following left on Saturday per Ernett Simons for Saigon. Mr. Biedermaun, Mr. and Mrs. Mayer, Miss M. Laporte, Mr. J. Contesse. Mr. M. Willy For Hongkong. Mr. Chang Chook Kooo, Mr. Goldenberg, Captain J. M Mac Tier, Captain M. B Robert. For Shanghai— Mr. J.
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  • 388 3 The Imperial German Mail steamer Hamburg arrived on Saturday morning from Europe with 212 passengers of whom 69 disembarked in Singapore. Among these were Krom Hamburg Mr. Otto Jobat. From Antwerp. Leutnant Wardrop and son, The B. N. B. Coronation Contingent, Mr. S. Younger From Southampton
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  • 90 3 Mr. E. F. Knight, the war correspondent, who has left his right arm in South Africa, and whose comments anent Singapore on the occasion of the Royal Visit last year, were condemned locally a* being unkind, was walking through one of the side streets between Leicester-square and
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    • 650 3 NOTICES. WANTED for the Bundi Tin Mines, Kemaman, an Eurasian hs Over-s»-er and Night Supervisor. Apply to 4-10 GUTHKIE A CO., Agents. WANTED. ASM AX J youth who can manipulate the Typewriter (Remington). Apply with references to U.C M. c/O Straitt Timet. WANTED, for British North Borneo. A TELEPHONE OVERSEER,
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    • 568 3 NOTICES. H. L. COGHLAN V CO. Auctioneers, Estate Agents, anil Mm Auditor*, Commission Agents, and General Brokers. Insurance Agents (Fire, Life and Marine, i Fire Loss Assessors. Manufacturers 1 Representatives. MORTGAGES ARRANGED. VALUATIONS MADE. RENTS COLLECTED. «OE«CT THE MEW ZEM.SRO KSU«««CE CO. (FI»C tHOKHII" Premises No. 8-4, Change Alley, GROUND
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    • 529 3 SHIPPING. DEL'TSCHE OST-AFRIKA LINIK. HAMBURG. THE outward mail and cargo steamers of this line connect at Aden, and the steamers of the Rangoon-Zanzibar Line at Colombo with the homeward German Mail steamerii from Eastern Asia. Through Bills of Lading and through Passage Tickets are issued to all coast ports in
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  • 49 4 I'r.KKZ At Chefoo, on the Ist inatant, Daisy I'krez, wife of R. I'kkkz. late manager of the Oriental Hotel, Kobe. Aged it yean. Ramsay— At No. 15, Hongkong on the 2*nd ■nut., Üboruina, the wife of \V. Ramsay, Kaq., Superintendent Engineer, MeaHrs Butterlield and Swire aged 47 years.
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  • 281 4 It is announced that the Kajah of Kelantan is proceeding to enforce the payment of the 3 per cent, import tax on all the goods landed, duty free, by the E<ut Asiatic Company's steamships during the past month or so, under
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  • 331 4 Not alone in Singapore but in many otber places in the Far East will there be sincere regrets that Mr. Grigor Taylor, the General Manager of the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company, has been called to headquarters in London on special duty and will, in all probability, not return to the
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  • 361 4 The late Emile Zola, the celebrated French writer, whose sad death by asphyxiation is announced in to-day's telegram, was born st Paris in April, 1840. He was the son of an Italian engineer. His first employment was with the world-known Parisian publishing firm of Hatchette, as a clerk. Soon he
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  • 494 4 President Roosevelt's recent accident is bearing results more serious than any at first expected, but the two minor operations reported are not of a nature to give grounds for alarm. At the same time, since his recent endorsement by the Republicans of New York, he is obviously barring accident" the
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  • 206 4 In this part of the world it seems difficult to comprehend how a man could carry about half a dozen Aengaht in bis vest pocket, but some heavenborn genius named Charles Obendaugh, a resident of New York, has devised a scheme for purveying compressed drinks in tablet form, and a
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  • 97 4 Judging from appearances, somebody in America has been murdering King Chulalongkorn in type Anyhow the Cleveland Plain Dealer thus hastens to allay the apprehensions of the public in the premises There appear to be several good reasons for believing that the King of Siam was not assassinated, as per the
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  • 48 4 Mr. Husky Wattkrsoh, editor of the Louisville Courier-Journal, and one of the best-known leaders of the Democratic Party, is advocating the retirement of Messrs. Cleveland, Hill, and Bryan from the Democratic leadership. It has been hinted that Mr. Watterson has the Presidential bee buzzing in his own bonnet.
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  • 19 4 Reading matter including wire news, advance mail news, and passenger lists, will be found on pages 2 and 3.
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  • 6 4 To-day's 4/ms bank rate is 1
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  • 10 4 The homeward mail closes at H a. m. on Friday.
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  • 13 4 The Municipal Limits of Singapore Town were defined 15 years ago to day.
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  • 17 4 Thb Hongkong Regiment leaves for Calcutta on or about the 29th October in tne steamer Arnloon Apcar.
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  • 18 4 A new Cricket Club has been started at Hongkong to be composed of members of the Civil Service.
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  • 18 4 The Town and Volunteer Band will play on the Old Jail Site to-morrow afternoon from 5 to c
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  • 21 4 Shipping advertisements, with dates of sailing etc., will be found on page 7 Ueneral shipping news is printed on pare 8.
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  • 25 4 Captain Babby A. D. C. returned to Singapore by the s.s. Sappko yesterday. H. E. the Governor is not expected hack for some days yet.
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  • 24 4 Thb P. O. Homeward Mail steamer s.s. Bengal left Hongkong at l.p.m. on Saturday and is expected to arrive here at daylight on Thursday.
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  • 33 4 The pocket typewriter is the very latest labour saving appliance. The inventor is Eugene Mc-Clean Long, a United States steel inspector. It is his purpose to sell the pocket typewriters at SlO each.
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  • 35 4 A broken trolley wire electrocuted a young Siamese at Bangkok on the 21st instant. The only mark on the deceased was a slight burn where the wire came in contact with one of his hands.
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  • 42 4 A river steamer, the Hongkong, of about 60 tons, is reported to hate gone ashore on the East coast of the Gulf of Siam and capsized on the 20th instant. It is feared that some of her sixty Siamese passengers were drowned.
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  • 42 4 The s. s. Caehar is still lying in the roads awaiting instructions as to whether to go into dock for survey or not. It seems that she came off the reef by her own exertions, the Friant merely standing by the while.
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  • Reuter's Telegrams.
    • 66 4 Another Operation. Physicians Confident of Recovery. l,ondon, September 29th. Since the operation for the removal of an abscess from the leg of President Roosevelt, there has been a rise in the Presidents temperature and an increase in the local symptoms. This necessitated making an incision eiposing the
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    • 28 4 P. O. COMPANY. Southampton to be the Future Home Port. The Shipping Gasrtle states that the I', and O. Company has decided to make Southampton its bmne port.
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    • 44 4 Sir E. Satow. British Minister at Peking, bag been instructed to begin the restoration of the (Shan-hai-kwan) railway to the Chinese authorities immediately. The Standard's Tientsin correspondent wires that the Russians restored their section of the railway to China on Sept. 26th.
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    • 94 4 The dreat French Writer Accidentally Asphyxiated. Later. Mons Emile Zola, the celebrated French author, has been found dead in his own house, the cause of death being accidental asphyxiation. Madame Zola is also affected, and is seriously ill. Poisoned by Stove Fumes. Mons. and Mine. Zola
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    • 14 4 The Montana Republican Convention has endorsed the re-election of President Roosevelt.
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    • 40 4 The Editor and Manager of the Irith PeopU newspaper have been sentenced to two months' imprisonment for intimidation. The Secretary of the United Irish League, East Limerick, has been sent to prison for three months for intimidation.
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  • 50 4 Thieves are now often exposed in the stocks at Hongkong to such good purpose that thefts are not so frequent there as before. The latest instance was that of a dock moulder who got six weeks for stealing copper composition one week to count for two hours in the stocks.
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  • 159 4 Captain Ryan, a United States officer in the Philippines, has been acquitted by court martial on charges of resorting to improper methods in obtaining information from natives. He had ducked the heads of headmen in buckets of water for that purpose. President Roosevelt disapproved of the fiading. A correspondent writes
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  • 40 4 Thb Chess Championship Tournament, which has been going on amongst members of the Singapore Chess Club for some time past, has been won by Mr. T. Ramage Miles, who beat Mr. J. B. Elcum by two games to love.
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  • 62 4 Thbrk was another very excellent attendance at Harmston's Circus last evening when the same strong programme was presented as on Saturday night. All the items were well rendered and well received and, granted average fine weather, there is every reason to predict a most successful season for the
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    • 795 4 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. CALDBECK MACGREGOR CO. (ESTABLISHED 1864.) WINE SPIRIT MERCHANTS. LONDON. GLASGOW. SHANGHAI, HONG-KONG. AND SINGAPORE. (Price Jbist on Jipplication.) tu.th.B. NY CARLSBERG BEER, ("CROWN" BRANDS GLORIA PILSENER, ("W. B." BRAND Botk vary llfkt Pllacncr Bcara. ..pxl.lU brawad lor Tropical Climates. Ofetalnabla at tk< principal Hotak. and RaUII Jcalcr.. Yo.f
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    • 113 4 G.R.LAMBERT&CO. PHOTOQRAPHERS. Gretham House, Battery Road AND Orchard Road, 3. BEG to call attention to their latest and greatly i ncreaied col lection of views of Singapore, Native States. Johora, Siam, Sumatra, Sarawak, Br. B <rneo. Java, etc., etc. More than 3.000 <tiffen<nt numbers Price of each view, printed in
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  • 434 5 Thk U. S. Philippine Commission has established at Manila a museum of ethnology, natural history, and commerce. Its main object of course is the extension of trade and to that end the various V. S. Consuls in the Far B«st have been communicated with and
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  • 241 5 Lllore Till.-* from Tolstoi. -Tranidaled rroni the K«--ian, witb an enlarged Biography of the Author by K. Ninbet Bain. Ix>ndon, larroldand S,,n« This is, as its name would indicate, a collection of short stories by Lev Nikolaivich Tolstoi and is accompanied by a biography of the famous Russian writer.
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  • 77 5 The motor has invaded the domain of agriculture with seeming very satisfactory results. Specially designed for farm use. a petrol motor attached to a reaper and hinder have cut a field of barley in Lincolnshire in excellent style. It is equally adaptable for cutting chaff, pulping roots, and grinding corn.
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  • 135 5 An interesting but somewhat creepy story comes from Brockville, Ontario. A well-known resident, aged about 50 years, seemingly passed away very suddenly, and was laid out in the usual way. A barber was called in and proceeded to shave the corpse. He was passing the razor over the curves of
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  • 488 5 (By an Australian Horsemen The course proper was open this morning and the going was very good. The first to appear were Gaylass and Argonaut worked in Indian file, both going well. The mare is looking well and should be very well on tbe day. Sir Launcelot worked
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  • 134 5 ON thin day in tbe year 1684 Corneille died at the age of 7s. He i» probably tbe greatent dramatist that France ha* ever produced. Perhaps one of tbe must epoch-iuaking |»lay* in all literature is tbe "Did," a pay which provoked the attacks of Richelien and
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  • 306 5 Thk Hwang-Sang, the latest addition to the fleet of the Indo-China, S. N. Co. Ltd., of London, has just undergone her trial trip. The vessel has been built by Wigham-Ricbardson 4 Co. Ld., Newcastle-on-Tyne, and is 290 feet in length, by 42 ft. beam. She is rigged
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  • 332 5 As large quantities of petroleum are landed and shipped at Singapore, tbe following report of Captain J. H. Thomson, Chief Inspector of Explosives, published in Fair Piny of 4th September, on the circumstances attending the destruction of the wooden ketch 0- Rice, laden with petroleum spirit, which occurred
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  • 148 5 The Smartest Ship on the China Station Damaged. The British battleship Ocean which recently left Hongkong for Nagasaki experienced the full strength of the last typhoon, says a Kobe journal. A letter has been received in Kobe saying that the "smartest ship on the China
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  • 114 5 It would appear from the following paragraph which is culled from a home paper received by the outward mail on the 27th September that Singapore is not the only place where complaints are now and then heard about tbe insufficiency of berthage accommodation for vessels arriving with cargoes.
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  • 133 5 A Calcutta telegram of the 15tb inst. say that tbe Parsee millionaire Tata, who has concessions for working the vast iron deposits of the Central Provinces under the guaranteed protection of the Indian Government, announces that his plans are advancing as rapidly as could be expected
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  • 94 5 The usual monthly medal was played for on Saturday last, with tbe following result: ("apt. Kubinnon 51+50-101—16-83 A.W. Stiven 46 3t- 8S— 1- 88 J. It. Robert»on 47 92 wr. 92 Hon. W. R. Collyer 66 54-108— 15- 94 H. 8. Newmarch 38 60=106— 10- M
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  • 48 5 H. M. the King of Siam has been ill with fever and ague and was therefore unable to attend the recent royal birthday functions. At latest Bangkok advices he had been ordered a few days' complete rest but was reported to be on the high road to recovery.
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  • 41 5 Rangoon's new water supply, the Hlauga water scheme, which is estimated to cost .19 lakhs, is expected to be completed by 1904. The reservoir is to be constructed to hold 13,950 million gallons at a distance of 16 miles from Rangoon.
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  • 50 5 Ku.iDg are being raised in France for a monument to Prince Henri of Orleans, who died at Saigon a few years ago after gaining fame as an explorer. The monument which is to cost one hundred thousand francs will be set up at Cape St. James near the Saigon River.
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  • 46 5 H.M.S. Pinafore was swinging along triumphantly and the fair artiste had already responded to one encore. Still the audience was tumultuous in its appreciation. That's right exclaimed the old lady from the wilds of Serangoon, make her sing it again until she sings it right I
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  • 70 5 The Pahang Corporation crushed 1 740 tons of stone at Sungei Lembing in August last, which yielded 43 tons of tin oxide, with forty heads of stamps running for twenty nine days, and with outlay set at $25,750. The Pahang Kahang Co. crushed that same month 740 tons of stone
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  • 63 5 A British officer named Willoughby is now touring in Laos, an up-country province of French Indo-Cbina. The Government of tbe latter has given him leave to travel both there and in Cambodia. The Courtier Saigonnait fancies that be is a spy, and wonders why the officials allow him to roam
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  • 63 5 M. Bbau, the newly appointed Governor-G«neral of French IndoChina left Marseilles for Saigon on the M.M. s.s. Annam on the 21st instant. The Annam is due here on the 13th October. Before departure, M. Beau assured an interviewer that he would do his best to push on railways, encourage trade
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  • 71 5 According to Corean tradition the marks of Royalty are(l) the possession of thirty-six teeth {2) a very prominent nose; (3) prominent cheek bones; (4) lone narrow eyes; (5) a white complexion (6) greater length from hip to crown than from hip to heel (7) ears so prominent that the man
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  • 80 5 About 2,800 of the Boer prisoners in Ceylon have not signed the oath of allegiance. They simply will not tign. The Tunei of Ceylon says who will blame them when they can have good food, lodging, jam, milk, etc., without working for them, particularly as they know that when they
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  • 69 5 Piracy that chronic evil on the China coast— has become rife off tbe Fukien seaboard on the route to Canton, Annoy, and Hongkong. Piratical junks throng the neighbourhood and plunder passing craft at will. Resistance means death to their crews at the hands of the pirates. The latter have it
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  • 69 5 The new Siamese Paper Currency Department was formally inaugurated on the 19th instant when a big tamaeha was held at tbe offices of the Ministry of Finance. Samples of the new notes were exhibited in a glass case, but a suggestion that they be distributed amongst tbe assembled company was
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  • 89 5 This morning at the Police Court a Chinaman was sent to prison for a month, a charge of the theft of six belts from a shop having been proved against him. After the sentence was passed, the man confessed to further misdeeds to the police, saying that he had stolen,
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  • 158 5 Consecration of a New Lodge The consecration of a new Masonic Lodge— lxxlge St. Michael, No. 2933, EC. was performed yesterday afternoon at Freemasons' Hall by Wor. Bro A. Knight, P.5.9.G.M. Ruling, assisted by Wor. Bros. Napier, Frizell, Derrick, Makepeace, Bean, and Taylor. At the conclusion of the consecration
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  • 148 5 Yesterday's Play. CHAMPIONSHIP. F. SaUnmnn beat Major Lilly. 6-3, 6-3. S. Balzmann v. Darbiabire, unrin. 11. CLASS SIN'.LK. Gordon Scr. beat T. Q. Scott Scr., 6-1, 64. c. CLASS SIHOLI. Lane Scr. v. Chancy rec. 1 unfinished. D. CLASS IIItGLK. W. Kerr rec. 4 beat Achelis Scr..
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  • 32 5 Admiral "Bob" Evans will assume command of the U. S. Asiatic fleet, at Yokohama, on the first of November. Admiral Rogers, his predecessor, has been assigned to command the Brooklyn navy yard.
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  • 630 5 SntOAPOU, 3OTI1 UlFTEMBKE, 1902. PRODUCE. Gam bier buyers f 14.75 Copra Bali 9.30 do Pontianak 8.75 Pepper, Black bnyen SB Oi do White, (8%) seller. .13. (H Sago Flour Sarawak 3.90 do Brnnei No. 1 3.70 Pearl Sago 6.80 Coffee, Bali, 14% basis 23.00 Coffee, Palembang, 20% basis 30.80
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    • 330 5 Not Beyond Hope, Those who have suffered year after year with Bheomatism will be glad to hear of a remedy that has proved an absolute specific. There are no conditions of Rheumatism, do natter how severe nor from what cause, that cannot immediately be relieved and permanently cured by Little's
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    • 213 5 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. Settlement ok Singapore. Suit No. 362 of 1801. Between. BEAH HOOD H* K and SEAH CHENG CHONG. Plaintiffs. and SEAH LEANG PEAH, CHAN SWAN and SENG KIM LAV. Defendant*. A SALE BY AUCTION of the Goodwill and book debt* of tbe business
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 215 5 DAY BY DAY. Tuesday, 30th September. Hiffh Water 9.34 p.m. S.V.I. Company Drill. MS. Harmston's Circus. 9. Wednesday, Ist October. High Water. 10.Aa.rn. 10.20 p.m. Pledges Sale. Powell. 10. Licensing Sessions. S. C. W. A. Raffles Girls' School. 4. Town Band. Id Jail Site. sto B. V.A. Gun Drill. 6
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 312 6 NOTICES. JAMES WATSON ff CO.'S SCOTCH WHISKIES ARE THE BEST VALUE IN THE MARKET FLAG BRAND, 10 YEARS OLD i $12-50 per case. Duty extra. WO. SPECIALLY RECOMMENDED $8-50 per case. Duty extra. OBTAINABLE KKOM KKTAII. DEAI.KKS, OR McALISTER Co sole agents. Wurkisd Wropdies. TURKISH CIGARETTES. (TEN I* 801 Make
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    • 251 6 NOTICES. Cottolene FOR PRODUCING Light Pastry. OOTTOLENE is a white, firm Lard-Compound which keeps HARD and SWEET, indefinitely, in this climate. It has long taken the place of keg'fl fat in Europe and America for all culinary purposes. Put uj> in air-tight cans containing 1 kilo (a bout 2, lbs.'
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    • 413 6 NOTICES. Katz Brothers LIMITED. FOR tyj SPARKLET I SYPHONS i Just to hand, and with all extra parts J 1 I Katz Brothers LIMITED. DRINK TANSAN BUT SEE THAT YOU GET THK Genuine Article BOTTLED BY CLIFFORD WILKINSON, KOBE, JAPAN Of all Dealers BOTTLES FREE!! Wilkinson's Taiwan am Ml lower
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    • 155 6 NOTICES. CHAMPA GNE "LOUIS ROEDERER Extra Dry and Carte Blanche. The old, well known, brand. BRINKMANN CO.. Import, Retail at Messrs. JOHN LRTLI i CV, I.ti v.c. "THE LION" TANSAN Most refreshing and invigorating natural mineral water, for sale at moderate prices. Can be had at 6. OTOMUNE &CO. U.I
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 748 7 The Borneo Company, Ltd. rB standard Life Auwmw. Norwich Union Fir* Inanranos Boeistj. AtUa Ajrannoe Company (Fin). The Equitable Life AMnranoe Society. ITie China Mutual Steam Navigation Company T h Tottenham Lager Bear Company. /or particulars of tLe«B Companies, im> th* roll adVertbment of THE BORNBO COMPANT LIMTTKD A*»nt» STEAMSHIP
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    • 708 7 STEAMSHIP COMPANIES. Koninklijke Paketvaart Maatschappij. Under contract with the Netherlands India Government. Agents at Singapore: Ship Aoisot, late J. Daihdils A 00., 8-3, Ooixra Quay. The undermentioned dates are only approximate. Steamer From Expected Will be Itaapntched for On DeKock Sambas Sept 29 Pemangkat, Sambas, Bingkawang and Pontianak Oct. 1
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    • 568 7 TO PENANG, RANGOON, A CALCUTTA One of the Company's steamers is intended to leave Tanjong Pagar Wharf every week. Passengert and Cargo bookud by the above steamers at through rates to all port* in India and Ceylon, also to East African Ports, Mauritius, and 1 ,ondon. TO MANILA, KOBE, AND
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    • 725 7 STEAMSHIP COMPANIES. Ocean Steam Ship Co., Ltd. and Nederlandsche Stoomvaart Maatschappij Oceaan. Tons. Tons. Peleut 7441 3e-tor 4669 Tydeui 7441 Diomed 4670 TeUmachut 7441 Menelaus 4671 Jaton 7441 Neitor SbOl Agamemnon 7010 Ulyisei SB2O Ajaz 7039 Pyrrhui 3620 A'chillei 7043 Tantalus 3620 Deucalion 7030 Ixion 5612 Idomeneut 6763 Rhipeui 3113
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    • 534 7 STEAMSHIP COMPANIES. N. V, K. JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP CO. LTD. A regular FORTNIGHTLY service is maintained between Japan and Europe by the following NEW TWIN BCREW STEAMERS, Under Mail Contract with the Imperial Japanese Government, specially designed for the Company's European Service, lighted throughout by Electricity, provided with excellent accommodation
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    • 683 7 INSURANCE CO.'S SUN INSURANCE OFFICE, LONDON* ESTABLIRHED 1710. Insurance* effected upon almost •vary description of property at the current rate* of premium. Total sum insured in 1900, £460,000,000. do 1890, £3n 1,600,000. BRINKMANN A 00. General Agonts, Singapore and the Native States. •TIHE QUEEN INSURANCE COMPANY I HOW MERGED IB
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  • SHIPPING.
    • 1335 8 Under this heading the following abbreviations are used str. steamer sb.— •hip; bq.— barque; sch.— schooner Yet Yacht; Cru.— Cruiser; Gbt— Gunboat; Tor. —Torpedo; H.p. Horse-power; Brit.—British; U. B.— United States; Feb.— French <Jer.— German Dut.— Dutch Job.— Johore U.c— General-cargo; d.p. -deck passenger; U.— Uncertain T.
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    • 660 8 ATamo, port, probable date oj amen. and name of agent*. STEAMERS. Achilles. Hongkong, Not 2; Mansfield. Afridi, Hongkong, soon. Afton, Hongkong, to leave Sept SO; Q. W. Agamemnon L' pool. Sept SO Mansfield. Alboin, Bombay, end Oct; Borneo < 'ny. Annain. Colombo, Oct IS M. Mari times Antonio
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    • 153 8 From Europe:— By the P.iO.u. C'Autnn due on the 4th October with dates to the 12th Sept She brings replies to the muil- which left Singapore on the 13th Aug. From China:— By the P. AO. s.s. Hrngal due on Thursday. if ii ifut* m ijoncior .in
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    • 144 8 To-Mobbow. i. elantan via ports B. Whatt Bin 7 a.m. frin^panu via ports Boribal 11 a.m. i'kawanc A Ftianak De Kock 11 am. £obe and Moji Loodiana 11 a-m. t. 3wet'ham »ia ports H. Poh Gwtn 2 p.m. hlenado, etc., Sam Yong 2 p.m. tarnwak Kwial i p.m.
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    • 295 8 I a B'pt L' 7 27 28 28 •>H ia 39 29 29 :"■< I ■->« 29 29 29 2H 2W a* i 30 30 30 30 fLAO Vzmil's Nami A low- Captaik Fboh Sailbu. Consioxiiu-. Rio. Genefie Out str 193 Walker PalembanjiiSept 2ft Synie and Co. Puritan Brit
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    • 123 8 Tinted and pobliihed by Edwaed Alexande* 'Mobtht at tl» Mrait. lime. 1 t'rei*. U3' FialajMD tiieen, Singapore, SuaiU SettlsneaU. Date. Vessel's Name. Flao M, Toms. Dbstikatiob. ept SO Indrawadi Brit itr. 2» Nippon Au» sti. 3U Resident Sctnfl Oul *tr. 30 Besitang *tr. SO Borneo > Brit itr. let
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 267 8 THE BIGGEST RETAIL DRAPERY FIRM IN THE EAST -.-> miiiTr IUHV Aim A IA/ JP Ofl THEY ARE THE BIGGEST BUYERS. THEY BUY |9 iflillLAlf Alp LAIULAff OC bUi P for cash and so secure the biggest discounts. —-^.^aui a VHHHKHSESbtI IVI AUSTRIAN RUaS CR IVBLEC 0 V E R
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    • 117 8 BAUNALL HILLEB 86, Robimm Road. HAVE ON HAND:— Electric Fans. Ceiling and Table, 40, 60, HO <O, 100, 1 10, and I'JO Volts. Designed to operate from Incandescent Circuit!!. Any Voltage to order. Direct or Alternating Current Fans. For Table Use, 104 Volts. Inspection invited from all people who have
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