The Straits Times, 29 August 1906

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  • 15 1 The Straits Times. NO. 22.126 THE STRAITS TIMES. WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 29. 1906. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 508 1 Proofs of Efficiency of power-production and transmission in the iiii 3)e £Dion 53outon 'Sr Cawkwell Hill Climb, Lincolnshire, July 12, V.)QV>. Saltbnrn Speed Trials, Yorkshire A. Jnly h Average grid Mot, lin Hi parts, lin c>. 1906. Hksii.t: Result 8 hp De Ulon lat I'lass A for Single-cylinder Touring Cars
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    • 445 1 "STRAITS TIMES" BDSIHBSS DIRECTORY. AUCTIONEERS. HOTFL til. *ot:--i» p«ixnuiCL a. a. c. 4th atn POWELL CO., Singapore. DE fl 'Ks-TAHUMIKI. 42 YIARMI. Real Batata Auctioneers and Valuers. Mortga- r fllA ,'i-s arrarr.v<l Valuations mule. Rente collected. t Powell A Coy. Auction and House Property Ttlrph,*, bj bin«.pore ircular i» im>ued
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    • 495 1 ROBINSON CO. 1 i PRELIMINARY NOTICE J^nnual Qasd t Qlearanee Sale! .X WILL COMMENCE Monday, September 3rd AND CONTINIK DAILY THROUGHOUT THK MONTH Once a year Once a year only HIGH CLASS AND VALUABLE STOCKS SUBSTANTIALY REDUCED. ROBINSON CO. 'OanlWacfarlane Co.'s 4K aY a ja? Wss% f w lumd Jbiqueur
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  • 265 2 Stop Press Edition. Special Telegram to the "Straits Times." (By Mwnifan CatU) PERAK RACES. Third Day. Monday 27th August. Reed 3-30 p.m. to-day. 1. Kamintim; 1'iirsK. I'ostinau 1 Sir .Mbans Mandolin I Won by length anil half neck batwma Meconcl and third. Time 1.2(1'. Tote paid »:»»> »17 and |17.
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  • 1284 2 The grcat.r part oj the BUI of in.Utir fonstituting ihc eartli, it, (ran the n. i ture oi tin? ca^e, inarciiniblß to direct imestigat.cn. On innuiitain m<l< n railway and road-cutting, m diamond drill cores, ami in m. rung opt rat ins, m.i tenal v readily übuinabii'
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 291 2 MOET and CHANDON. (The Champagne de Luxe.) Buchanan's WhiskieS are THK FAVOURITE BLENDS EVERYWHERE. "RED SEAL" AND "BLACK WHITE," BETTER VALUE CANNOT BE OBTAINED. 'Black and White" is guaranteed 12 years old and is matured in Sherry casks OF ALL DEALERS. J MOTION CO WATCHMAKERS JEWELLERS. OPTICIANS. REPAIRS PROM'TLV EXKCUTKD
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    • 554 2 Tho DEAN Or CARLISLE WTiUa I Sir. I waa almmt boyood .ipariaaae a martyr tn a-nul tor twiuy-Sv** year-* I look Urnii'i mxilrine*. which in simple and <ia» of appllrnttnn. 1 w.4 cored cnmpleUlr. and .flar Bin. jMr. trial I otn •fflrm that lliey ara a parfkcl ane<*in<: and an
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    • 240 2 THE COCOA OF THE OLD COUNTRY' It is tKe purest at\d most economical cocoa ii\ use. Its ixicest too. <& j» THE JANCET says "Cadburys is theStandardff highest purity' Cinematographs Films 9 si s For a complete Cinematograph Installation apply to Levy Hermanos, 3 Battery Road. 44 flfl ■CUM 77
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  • 148 3 A dtipwtte fight oci-urri-il at beauty ■huu at Klk Lick, 1 niuvkan a. One i the two lint t'ul luatil'is i.- ilyinj;. vhila lialf a di'zrn rivals haw been arTha anl t had bn n in for m viral diy-. and was foe the benfl
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 30 3 Any lrntuting <t disfiguring skin i|uuklv BaUanpad and porin;i iiciitly cured liy Dn.m's diiitnioiit Tlif oiatajaal earn piles, eczema, scuny itch, and every skin cc mplaint. Sold lr MftJ |)liariii.icii-s.
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    • 361 3 KITSON LAMPS BURN PETROLEUM AND GIVE A BRILLIANT LIGHT AT A LOW COST LAMPS OF 500 AND 1000 CANDLE POWER sou M 9en n HUTTENBACH BROS. Co. SPECTACLES, PIXCK-XEZ. MONOCLES, THI KKST AND CHEAPEST MAYNARD Co., Ltd. CHEMISTS AND OPTIC lAN v 14, Battery Road, Singapore. 'Mf/ihnlir ,V» Sft DEPOTS
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    • 420 3 STRAITS TIMES ANNUAL 1906-7. ORDERS Now Received for Delivery at the End of November IN Singapore and other places in the Straits. Any Desiring to Advertise Should Communicate Without Delay With i he Editor, Straits Times Annual, Straits Times Office^ Cecil Street, Singapore. USfcttrtLY&uSE ALWAYS ■pp B aaH^mß9B^rai|aßEpn most W
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    • 272 3 bumiHun ocnoc N *iiu i antLL A m. .Ik-ml »ork on th* rauum ati.l M ■ctoKUo anil t -T. tiuU meami of *.lf -cure mm il ■m-i f w m-rvimi and fuiKiiuuaJ (t.tiilily. >u» at ttMbj, i <(MkS Ac.wHh prariK-xl otMnMtMBO mamvinit full tir. 1 ',i.n- for rrnio¥inir tOTttai >li><|ii.ililiraiiun.
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  • 580 4 Local His only hope ci! mil motion, said a Chinaman to the ma^i-Uate. wits to U' sent back 'I to China Bingn j no place for him. I Hut his expatthlHW were not fulfilled in stead, he was t.« prison lor a year. Page I I Mi. Se.t K«
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  • 1085 4 The Straits Times. PRICE 10 CENTS. WEDNESDAY, 29th AUGUST. It is iiuprobnMi' tliat nil the Shareholders of the ilU.i|>|n;ii 'inn Taujoii" I'ayai Dock (onijumy will l)t- able to discover ho friendly .1 in 'Hid of investing their liard-eariied savings M that from which tiieyure being bought out l>v the (loverniii.'iit
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  • 67 4 If the Pimmmf (luzeltc is to be believed, tlie Northern Municipality is not to be left without a Hallifax. as Mr. .1. W. Hallifax is to be succeeded by Mr. F. .1. Hallifax. s. p>. v.. Province Wcllesloy. In thisxsase. we exclaim with Sir H. Campbell- Bannerman and tlie Guard
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  • 12 4 Tiik Wiglmm buoy light on the C'yrene Sboal was invisible last night.
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  • 38 4 A Vakikty Kntertainnient w ill Ik- gITM at the S. V. I. headquarters at Bras Basah Road, on Monday, Brd September, eoiuiuenc ing at 9 p.m. Tickets for admission can' be obtained at the S. V. I. canteen.
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  • 1268 4 I Fmm i"ir '•irn Hjtfrial C.in ><il,;,t. I iiiihi). SiiDiloy, fiith Ainjiihl K liic'ilion is looming very large iv the tuind of I'enani; just at present ami a number of letters have appeared in the Strait* Echo upon the manner in which the Free School is vow being
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  • Special German Telegrams.
    • 51 4 Il.riim.-.'-th Tlie I nited States (iovernment BMOCVaa to itself tin' rii^lit U> interveiw- in Cuba, if order U> not restored witlun thru weeks' (iermany will send H< rr Ni vik-nlKi lit. the (iermao consul general vi New Orhitus, to Havauah. The (icnaaui BMBBMt consul there ii* away on
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    • 54 4 Russia* Premier's Vigorous Sfaml. M. Stivlvpin. the rVanad "of Kus'in.. in -ijiiUof the laaaa aaata^i at I.ls sun m r real deuce, st.iint. out vigornisly agßßDat tlie rstahlislimeiite/ udictatoi-sliip. and vi taVDOI of earrviiig out tlie promisul refornw. The CVhi'h wrder «uithorising distribution of laml OJMO)g tli.- peas.
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    • 21 4 The aWealeieo i» kwaaa m Beta .m. 1 ttulgnria and Ixitwadii Knmc. and lurUey I »v. l». settle A
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    • 16 4 M. Clciiieni.vun. the French Maiatat l« >> Horn* Affairs, came to Kurlint iiu etniiti'.
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    • 16 4 IX. M. KiiLJ Kihsard aiU-nds returning to Krilain williout pas-^ng tlnough Kri-mli teirritoiv.
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    • 14 4 The Governor General of Nud BM .1 siiot in Warsaw.
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  • 12 4 Thk s.s. Aijnm tummm Usxpcn-tcil to l«iss through the poet ua Stimlay.
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  • 12 4 AooaasoH IfreeßaapaatajeataCtßi afomiag l'f>-l.\.\if trade- name f< cheap oajßCajMai is "tVn tacks."
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  • 20 4 I'iiK Selftiigor umi nii> us intends t. supply electric current for priajajai ptMDBMa at RiuUa Uuupur frmu Ur- Ist BaßMoaber
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  • 22 4 A BaManW |w*f** ikfjlur<>H the fa<-« tlwt the naaiber oi native women then' itfao siuoke opium is very ihikli on the UMtWHH
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  • 22 4 Ahut i.««m iih'H will participate- in the miluoeiivres of tlie Chinese army iv the province of Hunan on the .Ird Oetoix.l ne\t.
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  • 27 4 A 1.1. the Fii-iieh troops in North China it is stated, will have in Octoher with the exception of nlmnt 60 men left »t Peking ivnd lieutsin.
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  • 28 4 It has been said by one of the leading Japanese shipbuilders that ships now b» built as cheaply, if not chea|M.r. in .lai>au than iv the United Kingdom.
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  • 24 4 Kisiiot- Oldham of the Methodist Cpis coptl Church, now in the United States, is expected at Penang. next Fchnmrv. Ui attend a church conference.
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  • 40 4 Tiik Starlight Minstiels have Ik.ii in\iud by Mr. Cheaug Jim ll<m', son of the late Mi CajoajH llony Lim. tu his raaUaaee in Kiver Valley Hoad on Monday night, the :lrd pro\ iino. where thty will give some musical selections.
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  • 34 4 Tiik Stum Obnererr says that a Itangkok prophet with a good deal of coninnTci.il experience predicts that the dollar will rise to "2s. ML, if not higher, befoce the eixl of the current year.
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  • 56 4 Thk. |obUag department of the Btrmiti Timm have prepared a new and npto-date Het of Picture Postcards dcscripti\c of the Straits Settlement- .1 ml Federated Malay States. They will be printed in deep blue ink, and can be purchased at the rate of M cents per packet of 12, and
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  • 70 4 Thk foreign trade of the Initi il States for the fiscal year eßjdad the :i(ltli of .lulv far mrpaoaea tliat of any previous year, tin total value of ini|H>rts hhil ex]K>rts l«ing t.'i'.U.HT'.. T'.tH. Kv< ry year for the past four years, the total has MM I n cord. The
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  • 57 4 AllOl t one o'clock, this morning, a boat arrived from the Horttburg Lighthouse pulled by three lascars. They brought to Smy;i (Hire the body of the tuning who expired on the fTth. It was ini]Kis.silile to bury the deceased on the Pedro HI mca rocks where the lighthouse stands. The
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  • 64 4 Tins morning, the firm of Messrs. HiMig landt, agents for the Asiatic Petroleum Com pauy. rt s|kiii<lc(l to a summons, issued at the instauce of Mr. llawtry. Assistant Su|>ci inU'lideiit of Police, to explain why the firm allowed JtOO gallons of benzine to lie con veyed from a steamer to
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  • 97 4 C'oAsriM, vi --els lapaH that an oil tire h:vs been burniug for several dayH in the (inlf of Mexico, near the Texan coast. The flame* cover an area of about ten square- miles, ami arc sup|H>sed to he fed by an oil Npriug at the bottom of the gulf. How
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 291 4 Caillef s Monorail pATENT > 14 PLANTS AUK IX USE IN THE F.M.S. ALONE. Cars and Trucks of all Types and Sizes. Truck Type No. 33. V S»Jv i 4 Tv\l articulars ary'^a^BS 'V VH «R3Jalß^alßaßr'' k y i y^x?*. jjk IPlr^J--- IKS 9ut6rie&eo., i— -^-^^^^^^*"^Sm SOLE AGENTS Rotel ie
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  • Reuter's Telegrams.
    • 306 5 FORMATION OF A RETALIATORY SOCIETY. A Life for a Life" Uri'tl. Sinyiporr i. 10 p.m. M .Uiyu*t. The <..'>.ar has issued an EbumkW decree, eni|X)wering the \grarian Hank to arrange the sale of large estaU'S to peasants. The Russian revolutionaries declare their organization to bo so well arranged that
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    • 55 5 Relations Resumed Between Bulgaria and Russia. The difficulty between Bulgaria aud l.'ussia owing to tin formers tiuanthori/eil publication ot Mint correspondence, tt'eyraphi il on the Mill iustaut. has liet v settKd. aud diplomatic relations between the two ouutries has beeii resumed, as Bulgaria has gneu a satisfactory
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    • 49 5 Expected Audience with king tdward. in.,.,,,. MM Amgu*. l;au.u Komiiru. the new Japanese Amua-s-sador in London, called ui>ou Sir Kdwald <ira\. the Secretary ot State foi Fonigu Affairs, yesterday afternoon. He will probably have »ii audience w ith His Mujesty the Kmn mi tin 10th ot September.
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    • 26 5 4a amnesty has Im en priK.lanm-<l in Cuba and nearly all the insurgent leaders arc willing U) disl>and if guaranteed immunity from punishment.
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    • 50 5 British War Minister to View them. U...1. Bittiftn hi; turn. tM Aufuti. Mr. Haliliine. British >e<reUry of state Ml «ar, who has arrived at Mnrienbiid as iniiiisti r in atleiiiUnee ou 11. M. King Kdward. is to pnK-eed othi iallv and witness the (ii nnali maim n\ re-.
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    • 60 5 Status Quo Established at Djanet. Arc. i. liny t< a semi oitieial statement ill I'm is. the tin In- </ii" has Ixcn established at Djanet. |Kii<hnn a Franco Turkish treaty for ti\ini!thelH>uuilaiv Ixtueen (ihatiiu Kt'/./au. N. Africai and French territory. This method of procedure kl identical with that
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    • 31 5 r adiag ta fU Itol A^eiit in IVkiny the r.inpn ss Dowager ha- up|K>iuted a Committee. to consider the pr i|iosals as to a I ..ustilution lor China.
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    • 46 5 Cruiser to Show Flag at Rangoon. The Timmf OOffWBMaMI in Berlin a i.ii.-stliftttliri-riiiser ll«i».i km »ny from I'hinii. l.a- Ik in nrtlrrctl t<> prm-it-l to 1 (iiilf o( Miuulwn. with the avowed c it of pioiuotin^ (v riiiaii commercial M: !l |g at BM
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  • 252 5 A Further Postponement Granted this Afternoon Tn further hearing of the charges against Mr. H. C. Hogan. formerly Chairman of Directors of Hogan and Company, Ltd. and Mr. J. It. ltobertsou, formerly Secretary of IhaMMM I'oinpany. in connection with the affairs of the Company, were to Iw
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  • 236 5 Compendium of Latest Information Regarding Rubber. The May nunilH-r of the Agricultural Bulletin of the ttrait* and Ftiirmtei Ifrfcy Stole* has just been issunl from the (ioverninent Press. It contains indispensable, inlormation to tlii'-M' inten steil in the cnltiiatiou of riiblx-r. a large portion of which is espceialh
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  • 134 5 Preferred to go to China but sent to Prison Instead. Tuk man who. a couple of days ago. entreated Mr. Colman to send him to China aR the only chance of his redemption, repeated this MM Ham Miclull and Nathan yesterday, when he wascharged with fraudulent pawl
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  • 127 5 It is with regret that W» learn of the death of Mr. Sect Kwe l.ny. which occurred lit his residence Ht Chin Swee Koad. off Havelock Komi, tliis mcirniiiy from cardiac failure. The deceased had been ailing for a few weeks only and the news
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  • 178 5 At the ordinitry meeting of the IVnang Mnnieipality on Friday last, the President, Mi. .1. W. l(allifa\. referred to a communication which he had received from the I>irector of St. Xavier's Institution asking that, when the pupils were travelling with their tiiuhers on the tramway, they
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  • 37 5 Wl are iuforme<l l>\ Major O. W. Dod that the B»nd of the Ist Sherwood Foresters will play in MM Botanical Garden* on Friday next. :tlst ir.st.. from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m.
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  • 342 5 Hadij Abmad's \ppeal Being Heard At the hour of going to press the appeal in this now well-known perjury case is being heanl before Mr. Justice Kisher. Mr. Montagu Harris appears for the appellant, Hadji Ahmad, and Mr. R. W. Uraddell for the Crown. Mr. Harris spent
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  • 190 5 Chinaman's Embarrassment and Its Sequel It is an embarrassing position for v man to occupy to be caught by his wife in the act of enbraciiiK another woman. ISut sncli Wiis tin- MM last night, a Chinaman Ix-inu the \ictim. He had stayed out very late,
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  • 175 5 Pineapple Factory Destroyed by fire at kochore Ahout MB this morning. Police Corporal No. 51, Tambie, heard cries of fire in Victoria Street. He ran to the scene and tonnd the rear portion of house No. 44-6 in flames. The towkay and his coolies were throwing water from"
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  • 160 5 Possessor of Implements Committed for Trial. This morning Chan Seng was placed before Mr. Colman by Inspector Gallagher, on the allegation of being in possession of materials for counterfeiting. Mr. Brooke, assistant Government Analyst, produced a number of exhibits for counterfeiting. All were well formed, but none had
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  • 31 5 A re-inforceinent of ten nien from the Metropolitan Police Force arrived this morning for the European contingent. The Irish constabulary is conspicuous by its absence. Sergeant Frayne has returned from leave.
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  • 42 5 A Uovernnu-nt Gaxette Extraordinary wag published yesterday, Riving the text of the Vagrancy Ordinance 1906, the Loans and S.S. Inscribed Stock Ordinance 1900. and Final Provision 1905 Ordinance 1006, all of which were read for the first time on the 24th inHtaut.
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  • 681 5 Alleged Armed Robbery by Chinamen. Aktkk tiflin. yesu>r>l»v. the erupiiry continued in the allegation of annor 1 lohbery. Tan Kwi Hi. a widow, said siie lived n* No. n South Bridge Head. On the night of the robbery a man entored her room. She could
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  • 433 5 It is stated on tfood authority, says the liming Omeltr of t\ie 2.'> th August, that no Icsh than seventy native firms in Singapore have failed to meet their liabilities since the beginning of the current year. There was another large failure in the Southern Settlement a
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 14 5 The Bca Hellc letnrned from Pulau Pisace lighthouse yesterday afternoou with a relief ciow.
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    • 400 5 "CLAN MACKENZIE" WHISKY /_J As Supplied ti> The House of Commits W-5 ffl^B Bvmsii Imiia Stivm N>mi.\tii\ ('■>.. l.rp. /1H ■flll Oi:ii nt -Pa. iih Link Biitikh ,V Ariiii'AN Sivm-hii- C.i II A Tiik It-ivw, Mail Stf.im Paikki < fl P^l aH Tn Ckjix Ijlxk Tiik City Ciink; Tiik Bikuv
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  • 837 6 CHINESE STUDENTS CROWD TOklO. Their Power for Good or Evil An observant vi-Hor to Tokio wnU« a long l.tt.r U tin- Japan Mail. from which w< take ths following: The first two Ch.nese s;ud.nts officially Had to Japan came, lure a httl. over eight year* ago. The number five years
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  • 57 6 The New York new»p»pen used thai tli:- xi lit. i -I the !ali Mr. Ru-.-ol! Bage, tin American millionaire. lia\i ..I guaranteed ImmkW of the \alui .I flil.lM.n.lMMl. the exist, mv <l' which had nut )>rcv?>u;lv l>een sus-pectcd. Following shortly BN the announce-im-iit of 111- dMtth, rf m stated that
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 51 6 Rheumatic Pains Relieved. The quirk lelief from rheumatic paint affiirdeil liy ('liainlicrlain's Pain Balm lias Mfprind and iWliLjhted thousands o: •ufferors. It makes rest and sleep possible A part many have been permanently cured <>f rheumatism by the uae of this liniment. For sale by al! dispensaries and dealers. 31
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    • 472 6 WANTED._ CHINESE BALESMAN— FW Machinery Ifopartmeut. Appl) C, c/o Srolfl Tiim». Mil S\li: Wanted to buy a second-hand flremta i biu ~;ifi Answers to A. L. L. c,'o Strails 1 im>».. BOABD AND LODGING— Wanted by bachelor. Apply to" Rumakan," c/o Strailt BILLET.— Rubber E«tate. by youngEng'iahman. C«n Hjwak Malay.
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    • 622 6 TO BE LET. HOUSE— No, 8 Thomson Road. Apply to f. A. Meyer c/o Meyer Brothers. ■an 00KFOVHD HOUSE-No. 5 Sophia Road. Vpply at No. 181Prinep Street. Ml EUND HOUSE— No. 49 Killiney E. Shasha, 17 Orchard Road. COMPOUND HOUSE.— No 6-4 Oxley Road Apply to A. S. Shooker 7
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    • 607 6 SAVARESSE'S SANDAL CAPSULES Not mule of C.-Utine, mm efficacious became «b»oluiely fxirt English Oil. Full directions. A II Chemists. Insist on tatar— m's. OLD AND YOUNG ARE CURED OF DiBEASE, BY DOAN'S BACKACHE KIDNEY PILLS. Mr. John Day, 29, Gravel Walk, 'ewkesbury, England, says. "I am 85 ears old, but
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    • 1110 6 JIGAPORE SPORTHB CLUB. PROGRAMME FOB THE Af ITMN RACE MEETING, 1906. Oct. 16th, 18th and 20th. FIRST DAY. Tuetday, October ltith. .—THE MAIDEN PLATE— VaIue WOO. A Race for Maiden Hone*. Weight 9st. 31b. Entrance MO Distance, R.C. I— THE LAWN STAKES— VaIue MOO. A Handicap for all Horses imported
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    • 829 6 Htli October upon payment o an Extra Free of 'en Dollars. All snen entries mn«t be made n tlie S.I!. A. Formgin the usual way, and be landed tv tlie Secretary. G. P. OWEN, Secretary and Clerk of th* Count. NOTICES. TO OUR ADVERTISERS. Advertisers arc earnestly relueated to send
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  • 519 7 Xa one wlii >;"••: n.' ili |k crab, or, for Uu matt r ol that, :Ikliving animal, eu fail to be Mnuk with the wonderful way in which the nuriou joints are fitted together. It rent i .mi ol the way in which the d li
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  • 40 7 The Brit s!i India s.s Umta," voyaging from Bombay to Rangoon, bn kc her tail ;h;Ut DO ikt liitli untanl ;niil vsi driftimg h Ipi,-. sly wfaaa ih« ni iVund by the s.e Ethiopia and t wed to ltan'^ i
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  • 136 7 11. E. oeroj Yuan Sli li Kai his mi! 'i in. .1 i!!ii- 1 and i thi nwh part in the fort hi- minj li n. i- in lilarv iiMiinuw:. al C'han^icfu. llonan. tli.it. the inanoiuvrox v.ill com tut iuv on Octjber '22 and tcrnrnito on Oetobw 16. Dnrias the
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 148 7 MOTOR CARS 0 JUST ARRIVED 6 H.P. Two seated Rover (Special Finish) Price $1425. (Trials By arrangement > EXPECTED IN A FEW DAYS One 4 seated B H. P. ROVER One 5 seated 10 12 H. P. ARGYLL Full particulars on application to Syme Co., Sole Ji gents. ARGYLL MOTORS
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    • 397 7 j*^M CELEBRATED fflmm ii^M OILMEN smm m I CEOSSE 1 1 PICK By Special AND MM Warrant BLACKWELL, MALT K I LTD Hi IK mmmma Purveyors to iJli/l HH| lea perrin-s ALBERT I A. DALLY, 150 Middle Head. Undrrtaker Tomb Build t Baflitd inf rm the public tlmt lie lias
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    • 799 7 Money to lend from $10,000 to $100,000 on first class security in (own L. HEPMCNT Broker Change Alley PHOSFERINE Th* Greatest of all Tonics. 5 RADIATES HEALTH. J fcdfrieton:— Aihaoa ft Pinons, Umiod, j 17, Fuiinfdoa Road, London. EC. J yamato Company. DEALER IN JAPANESE CURIOS. A great variety of
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    • 144 7 IHealthl Little's Oriental Balm FOR ANY PAIN The pains of neuralgia, the pains of rheumatism.lho puins of lur.ibagu, the pains of stiff joints, the pains of the neck, throat, back, chest, arm>, legs and foot— all these go away when you rub on plenty ot Little's Oriental Balm. This is
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  • Sporting Intelligence.
    • 54 8 Tiik. Ifaiaa Mail hears that it is no— fbl» tlnit Hongkong iind Ceylon may send teams to take part in the Singajxire ciick<t festival when the new pavilion is opened aliout February next. There would then l>e a triangular dm 1 between Urn teaaM mentioned and the
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    • 300 8 Tiik l!\i k Mk.k.tim; at Taiimno. Tills the r\ Mi PmSMT of the 21th illst Opponents of early morning racing and lottci ie s on the sivi nth day. must have been i|uitc pleased with the weather on Thursday afternoon when the annual and popular tixture "f the
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    • 58 8 Ai(iisT Mm>m.. l'lavril M S.itunlay last. BOWM K\.-r.'lt 4<>-r4l=*7— lo =77 tr» T 4i y<i— ia =77 A. \V. Stu.-ii 40*+41-« l— 2= 79 B.E.Colmaa "i" T*i <J6— l6 =«i S. Walk.r 4o +51 U Bl li. Hull 4K»4)J^94— 12 =M 2 K. 15. Conlliv II
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    • 289 8 s.r.r. Tin. i i M (i.i it A fairly larg- crowd brined np t<> witntss the socier in.itih bitween I second eleven ot the SA .1 and the Dutch Club, which proved v,iy lntercstim:. Tha S.I .C. won the loss and took up their posi. tion at the
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    • 225 8 m>Tii co. i:.i..*. v. S.i:.. Ate.unot the Ktlth Co.. U.G.A.. met an eleven oi the S.lt.C. at Hockey on the latter' ground yesterday, afternoon and afnirly good game was wiuu Bed. The Gunners dri W tirsl blood iv a short time after the start by goal which was scored
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    • 88 8 The hi., try., will leave Johnston's I'ier tin the Club bungalow on Sunday the -nd proximo at 9, 10. 11 a.m.. 2.15 and MO p.m: returning from thence at 9.80, 10.8(1 a.m. IS.U, :i and p.m. The Second Hace for the .lackson Millar Coiu|H.-tition. 1.10 yards Handicap, will
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  • 40 8 Tiik voice is the surest index of culture and character. Speak that I may know tine," said the sage. When a woman speaks she d.viarcs all her natal qualities, her taste, her eiilture. her social environment, her ambitions, and ideals.
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  • 736 8 Tiik retiremi nt of Colonel Sir John Hozier from his post at Lloyd's, as notified recently fiom liomi has directed attention to that Miierable institution and as tho public avi soniitiii.rsat.i loss to know the difference hi iweeii Lloyd's and Lloyd's Kegistcr. an endeavour is now
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  • Correspondence
    • 377 8 Tti Hi- Editor oftkt Strait* Km Sii;. It will interest not a few of your n nd. is to Irani that the French Senate has passed a law regarding the weekly holiday by ITS votes to 1 dissentient. With c\ ceplious i.-ii-aiiixhip companies and railways, etc..
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    • 839 8 Less Freedom Replies. To thr Kilitor 0/ tlir ■•Stntitt V iw««." Sik.— More Freedom" with great skill upholds the cause of those who, I presume, are his Fellow-Celestials. The coolness of some of his assertions and assumptions is particularly refreshing iv this hot climate. lam sorry that he regards my
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  • 293 8 Modifications that may be Needed. In a Hongkong Government (inzettr I'.itmonliuitry issued on the 18th instant, it is notified thai Hi- Kxcellancy the Governorin Council has been pleased to amend the form of grant at the Hongkong Opium Farm, I'iilili-hi-d in Government Notification No. 489 of
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  • 338 8 Mtltmrii, Anijunt .?»</. Oil: exhibitors at the Agricultural Showreturned on Monday morning in safety, but, X) speak' truthfully, not in comfort, for at light a heavy squall struck the 8»a-BtO», .-ontinuing in violence until we landed. Kvcn the |>oor ship's cat sent up her melan.•holy protests against the
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  • 211 8 Tuk fact that we are no longer being led by our Continental Cousins, the French, in luc inatti r of tin; building of Motor Cars is lailv becoming a more self-evident fact. The British manufacturer has tackled the [iroblem in his most wideawake style with
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  • 69 8 Mil. V. A. Klowku of the firm of Messrs. jjwan and Maclareu, architects, Singapore) .s in Bangkok in connection with the new Diiilding of the Chartered Bank. These premises, says the Bangkok Time; are to be •reeled on the present site, and, thougl) the )lans are not yet entirely completed,
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  • 59 8 Tub speech from the Throne read in the Canadian Parliament on Ji'ly 18 said, in regard to the commercial relations between lapan and Canada: A copy of the Convenion regarding the commercial relations Kstwoen Japan and Canada has now been rceived. Tho Treaty has been duly ratified ,nd exchanged, thereby
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  • 19 8 Thkrk is a great bourn in rails in New York, where the greatest excitement witnessed for many years prevails.
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  • 105 8 I'hk following pioiicrties were di |Hise 1 of by auctiou at l'owell .V Cos saleroom y.irr day afternoon. I MSjhotd land situate at Keppel Koail batwead .lardine s Wharf and the pro |>erly kuownas St. .Tames, area M,7o| sipiare. feet, hiiii'; part of Govei *****1 -n c
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 353 8 K. A. J. CHOTIRMALL Co., JEWELLERS SILK MERCHANTS. Have jnst opened a fresh stock of Indian, Chinese, and Japanese goods i.e." silk kimonos, Maltese silk lace collars, Ladies' silk blouses, Japanese cotton crape kimonos, Persian and Indian carpets of all sizes, gold gem set-jewellery, silver ware etc. etc. Lathes and
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
    • 208 8 OAV BY DAY. Wednesday. 29th Aug. Jln-h (Tatar. »9I p.m. S. V. I ,ii,|Miiy Drill. o-30. Toara Bmmt institution HilL Ihi I Thursday, 30th Aujf. High Water. 7 ">t n.lll. M 6 p.m. K V. A. lUUCIA Mcitm;.. Unll 1I»M. 5-15. K. V. I. BattolMM Drill. V iV. (> Ii
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  • 332 9 rhe Duff Development Co., Ltd imi Company 1 Oonoaadoa iM-iny situau-d in the Soutlieru part of K> Untun is a»lmiralilv anmnl to nmnmnf> There in a large nmneec of Indinenow mbU-r trees Ipowiae, in foe Ooneemeon, and KumbonK l«Mnt trees from live H twenty years in :'j;i mac
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  • 358 9 Sn. Mr. Qaruegia in your issue of] the 27th oi July meed my charge that. although slightly covered." his speeches to the Canadian people who accepted his> gifts contained a palpable prop<isitiou •il unity with the United States instead •■I with the mother eu— try, by
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  • 118 9 Karth jiiakcs rp the latest cure for indigeet'OD Oomnentina on the Ban Francisco disaster, the "Hoanctal" says ll :in undoubted fad that ;i -;reat 1:1 a iv man and women who were in a I" of health In lure the shock, with bad appetites and defective
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  • 109 9 Then was charmingly Hibernian Hnvoor in the replj which Mr. W .1 Bryan gave, the other day, r > the asm 1 a WW :In r In- would be a candidate for the I'ri-ideney of the United Btatet Bi 111' 1 in xt led mm I cannot tn y whellici
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  • Stocks and Shares.
    • 341 9 Date of formation Capital Subscribed Number of Shares Issue Paid Value lup to 10 I 10 10 10 1 j£ 1 10 10 10 10 Reserve Company Quotation* Pays at l'n-eir Prioe. SOLO. 1900 1908 1901 1902 1901 1893 1898 •175.000 £400.000 •800,000 f.MI.IKIII £146.700 mmm fil.OOrt.OOtl •140,000 £350,000
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    • 295 9 190-'> 1905 1904 1903 1903 1906 1904 £150.000 $200,000 Jt.lM.lNk. "00.000 £70.000 $150,000 £1-2.000 £140,000 11-20,000 £11,125 $610,000 i v. .V.hi $124,000 £10,500 140,000 1 1 30,000 10 9 7 f 7.000 1 1 I 11,000 1 7/9 70.000 t 10 10 9.00U DDu-nad I 63,000 1 1 1
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    • 202 9 1494 189« i.V:i77.10.0 HtMM £4.648.15.0 7,698 i $225,000 4,500 13/6 $50 12/6 Bella Asbestos Eastern Agency. Ltd $50 112,500 Fraser Neave, Ltd. 10.000.000 a $125 9.500.000 Hongkong and Shinglim Bank 250,000 I $7.75 122.50 770.00 186-5 $10,000,000 i 1K1.000.000 i 80,000 $125 1901 1901 1899 1903 1891 IKN4 12.400.000
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    • 45 9 Howarth Erakine, Ltd. 8% 1600,000 3% prom buyers. Riley Hargreavea, Ltd. 6% 2*5,000 2% prem buyers. Singapore Municipal 6% tici.no nominal. 5% 1,478,000 par. bayent. 4% 602,000 par. sellers. TanjonK Pagar Dock Co., Ltd. 6K, 350.000 2% prem buyers. 5% 1,865,500 1% prem buyers.
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  • 231 9 Singapore, 29th August, 1906 PRODUCE. flan-Miif buyers 7.17J do (Ciilk- No. 111 1 unpicked „10.90 Copra Bali 8.75 do Poutian:iU 8.25 hM Bleed buyers 21.76 do White 28.50 Sauo Flour Sarawak 2.70 do liriiuci No. 1 2.65 I'earl Sajjo 5.40 Coffee Bali. Hi .<,, buyers B% 20.80 Coffee. Paleuibaiiu.
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  • 415 9 The King inspect:d at Bwtkfegßani Palace on Saturday morning. "JBl h July the 3rd batt. of the Beon C.v.ml which is to be d\ .banded in Oct- btr next The battalion, under th; c nimand f I Drumrnond, marched to the Palac with jits
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  • 190 9 'M. A. P." tells a st< ty of Lord Rayleigh while at Caml.ridge. The examiners for the Smith's Prize lei among numerous other probl ms. one which they ba;?d on an article in a German mathematical periodical iwnpowd to be unlikely to have penetrated to th
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  • 42 9 At Penanj it the practi i i i earta n Kling rc.wdie t. \i>.it the n w jittv in the evenings and extort money from the boatmen. A refusal to pay up i~ vjited with aamagc to thi 0 at> ;*l night.
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  • 247 9 Tin- Pc.ml.v.y pest men ;truck work in body, on the 16th August. They had been dissatisfied for some time* and, taking advantage of the present- I I the Director-General ia Bombay, demanded immediate increases in their pa* and improvements in their position from the Dnvctor-General at 8 o'clock at night
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  • 624 10 The Handwriting on the Wall The Vie.vi<..y of Caatoa is plaawiag the cemstruction of a railway from Canton to WhaiiijHia. a distance of only l.My mills What tin- miaiisto llongkoug ,s thus forecasted by the Hongkong Telegraph." It should be borne in mlnel Uiat \Vliaiii|.Ma tin iiiitural port
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  • 420 10 Mr. Churchill, in a brilliant ipam.ll extending over a, hour and a ha t and delivered to a full house (House of Commons) on the 31st of Julystated the conditions o: the responsible self-government to be granted to the Transvaal under letters patent In principle, lie said,
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  • 190 10 Lord Mayo. Mr. T. \V. jhiaall, Mr. P 111. Ge>rdo'i. and other Irish ineinbois i ParliaoMßl aenosapaaiodi depatati.ii loin tha Irish Cattle Traders and 9toea owiiii- .\--.eiat on te> tka Bacf»Ury of State' Im War 'I'licv urg-cd that in tin KoveSßber mat contracts for the Arniv tlf
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  • 281 10 What Causes Malaria Speaking at recent meeting i I" Ceylon Agricultural Beard on tin subject .11 malaria -11. E. the Govern 11. Blake taid that qmniße wai b im tried as a prophylactic at present I arrangement- bad been made fen eIK pcii.'Ors to treat villagers in malarial districts in
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  • 144 10 The Gambling Farmer at Taujun^ M.i Inn, in Perak. was fined Q'JS(J for issuing a licence to a Bengali for the pin gambling and .ihulli r $28 f«'i" tint |x itillg up n. tier.- in tin 1 K.irin stating f li.it ■Malays, Tamil., etc.. wcr-s, prohibit <> I from gambling
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 76 10 liowel Complaint in Children. Daring the saaaaor months children are subject to disorders of the bowels which slvuld receive careful attention as MOa as ih. ti: st unnatural looseness ol In boweh appears. The best medicine in use for bowel I'omplaint is Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Re ncilv as
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    • 727 10 Ships and Steamers. P. &O. STEAM NAVIGATION CO. Per China, Japan, Penaag, Ceylon Australia, India, Aden, Bf ypt, Mediterranean Ports, Plymouth anal London. Through BiL's of Lading issued for China Coast, Persian Gulf, Continental, and American Ports. Steamers will leave Singapore on or abont MAIL LINE. Outward 1 1 or
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    • 1279 10 Konlnklljka, Paketvaart MaatschapplJ. Under contract with t c Netherlands India Government. Agevf at Singapore SBir Aoemct, Lira J. Damdkui A Co., 2 3 Coiltib Qcat. The undermentioned dates are only approximate Steamer From Kip ted WilJ be desiaWhed for Vm SiroU Billiton Augt 98 Billiton, Batavia, Java-Coatit, Soerabaya' Boeloleng, Ampenan,
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    • 686 10 N. D. L. NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD. Imperial Qerman Mail Line. The fast and well known mail steamers of this Company sail fortnightly from Bremen Hamburg via Rotterdam, Antwerp, *Southamuton, Gibraltar, Genoa, Naples, (connection Marseilles, Naples, Alexandria, and vice versa) Por Said, Suez, Aden, Colombo, Penang. Singapore, Hongkong, Shanghai, Nagasaki, nud Kobe
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    • 59 10 A Good Rule for the Home. Make it one of your regular habit- to keep Cliamlieilian's Colic. Cholera and Diarrhoc.i Remedy in your hon safeguard ■gjaupei o sadden attai I bowel compliant, a! is eartaia t.. be Headed ""^rer or later, anel when that tint] c.iis it will Im> needed
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  • Ships and Steamers.
    • 269 11 l'er P. a- s. s. In-liu. connecting with the j steamer Dnanha atColombo from London Augt. 3-Mj. H. Heggie, Mr. A. Taylor, Mr. W. Mackenzie, Per P. A O. s. s. Mtqaaiia, connecting with j the steamer Delhi at Colombo, from Loudon i Augt. 17, due 15th
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    • 93 11 lor Per Sltamer Time To Mnr.Row. Batavia l.u Btfm 9 a.m. Muar and HalMM !Ii>ii;i Hull 1 p.m. Palembang OpUr 1 p.m. Haiijikok llnid 1 p.m. Europe via ]»>i'i«. Drill i H p.m. P. S'tenham via purts Ptnami 3 p.m Madras via ports Thoxiiir.i 3 p.m. Siiiffnrn and
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    • 122 11 From Ecbope By the P <* O. a. Ueianlia due on 1st September. From China— By the P. O. 8. 8. MM due 80th August. Loft Singapore Due in London July 1Mb P.AO. Aug. 13th Julv 23rd N. D. i.. Aug. 16th July 26th B. I. Aug.
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    • 99 11 Wharves and Docks at which Dif- ferent Vessels are Berthed 3 To-day. 21 East Wharf: Thongwii. Korat. a Victoria Ghavino Dooai Singap ire. AuiRBT Gbavino Dock Nil. Sixtion I:— Nil. A Bkctms No.— 2 Bengloe. m A Awa Maru. 4 Loch lay. jj.
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    • 1257 11 Under thit beading the following abbrevii lions are used str. steamer sh. ship bq —barque acb. schooner Tot. Yacht Cm Cruiser Gbt. Gunboat Tor. Torpedo H.p.— Horsepower Brit. British U.8.United States Feb. French Ger German Dot.— Dutch Ital.— Italian Span.— Spanish Sar. Sarawak G.c. General cargo; d.p.deck
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    • 759 11 Nairn: port, probtiblf ilntr of arrival, iiul MBMt of Agent*. Stkamkks. Achilles, China. Sept. 2 Mansfield Alcinous, China. Sept. I; Mansneld Ambria, Hamburg. Nov. 20; Belin Ksj j Annam, Silicon. Aug. 30 M. Maritime? Andalusia, Hamburg, Nov. 7; Behn M. Ardjoeno, Amsterdam, Aug. 31 Daendel* Austria, Hongkong, Sept.
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  • 575 11 Gilt- Edged Securities and Modern Luxury. A oorrespmdi ni wribee There is a rj ioU'restiug article in the Financial ml Oonuiiercial Supplement of tin- Times TT on the auxie.'y and bewild.i in nt that. have been caused by the reeen. behaviour of the Consols market. \Vhat are the causes of
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  • 223 11 A i the bar of tin Legislative Ancmbly ai Melbourne the Rev Mr. Worrail, a Met hod Ut tniuiiter at Beadiso, was arrainged for seeking t<> manacl lax administration by Sir Saarael QiHott, the Chief >( -i ary. with the nurder of lieLend, the uvl-.liri kicked to death
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  • 68 11 BHHEL3 AD\ KRTISKI) TO fe.UI Bangkok via potto, Jbrihtf, -hi Mtn Augt.. nii:iMi iiiwl I'eiiaiii,'. Khln-i. i.cry Waflnrsriaj nnintsaii Tri>n!)!-i'i:i \ii'. |K>rtv. ii,m,,i., i-m-i> Bator<i»,\. Teng Qm*. Tclnk Anson vi» |v.rt«, Snppho <-n Monday*. W—> ii WartnaaVlaya. »nd ;/y< /.*>«,; <-r Frill*.- K. Co Baal '..I.! p.rta. M'A.ir/ //in. altprmite.
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 697 11 C. P. R. Canadian Pacific Railway Company's Royal Mall Steamship Line. THE FAST ROUTE BETWEEN CHINA, JAPAN, AND EUFCPE, VIA CANADA, AND THE UNITED STATES. Route from Hongkong vii Shanghai, Nagasaki (Inland Sea of Japan), Kobe, Yokohama, Victoria and Vancouver. Twin Screw Empress Steamships 6,000 Tons— Speed 19 knots. PROPOSED
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    • 618 11 N.Y.K. JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP Co, Ltd. A regular FORTNIGHTLY service is maintained between Japan and Europe by the following NEW TWIN SCREW STEAMERS, Under Mail Contract with the Imperial Japanese Government, specially designed for the Company's European Service, lighted throughout by Electrictity, provided with excellent accommodation for First and Second
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    • 246 11 THE EAST ASIATIC CO.. LTD. FOR PAHANG, TRINGGANU, BACHOK, KELANTAN, TABAAI, BKNARES, TELUPIN, PANGARAI, PATANI, SINGORA. LACON, BAN'DON, LANGSUAN, CHAMPON 4 BANGKOK. The s. a. BOIiUU T will be despatched for the above ports on Thursday the 30th instant, at 5 p.m. 3144 riAMBURa-AMERIKA-LlNfe. OST ASIA ABTEILUNG. The H. A.
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  • Page 11 Miscellaneous
    • 41 11 WEATHER TELEQRAM. HONGKONG.— 2H, ii A,-,., 10 \.u. Barometer 29.i1. Direction of Wiud Ferce of Wind Max. Temp iv Shade U. MANILA.— 26th HI s.iu.». 4 27 M. •2 »t 11 a. in. Typhoon s mth of Maseadosaa 1 moving west.
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  • 887 12 S. HK.MF.S kir China W-ordwg to a statement emanating from Peking, the Travelling Commissioners have already presented a memorial to the Emperor and the EnipressD.wager recommending the adoption w the Japanese constitution as most suited to the special conditions obtaining m China Constitutional government :s undoubtedly in the an.
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  • 93 12 The beech is popularly believed to be the one tree that is a safe shelter in a thunderstorm, but six men standing under a beech at Hemingfield, near Barnslcy, were struck by lightning, and two of them killed. At the inquest the Coroner said lie had
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  • 579 12 That remarkably graphic writer, Mr. John Foster Fraeer, gives a vivid narrative of the murder of the young Servian King and Queen Draga in his new book, I Pictures from the Balkans." The bloody deed, which very nearly miscarried, was committed on 10th June, 1903. There had
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  • 77 12 Loid St. Aldwvn (better kn '.wii I 9u ■fvrihaftl licks Beach), addressing a meeting of 50 colonial representatives at Bristol, on the 30th July, suggested the possibility of improving the commercial relations of the Emp're without raising the question of free-trade. If, he said, the colonies would consider the reduction
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  • 676 12 We are constantly being told says the Iron and Steel Trad.* Journal.' that, there is nothing new under the sun, and while wa h»ve great pleasure in directing attention to the Romnpac System of U-amway track and the machines and machinery which have come ifato
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 610 12 Banks, Insurances, Auctions. Hongkong V Shanghai Banking Corporation. paid-up Capital »i 0,000,000 RESERVE FUND Sterling Reserve $10,000,000' el9vlftnftne 19vlftnftn Silver Reserve t 9.500.000 19 500 000 Rsaenre Liability of Proprietors 110.000,000 COURT OP DIRECTORS. A. Haupt, Esq. Chairman. O. H. Medhunt, Esq. Deputy Chairman. E. Goetz, Esq. A. J. Raymond,
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    • 516 12 Chartered Bank of India. Australia and China INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. Capital £800,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors £800,000 Reserve Fund £975,000 BANKERS. Bank ol England. National Bank of Scotland. The London City A Midland Bank, Ltf. SINGAPORE BRANCH. Current Accounts are opened and interest allowed at 1 per cent, per
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    • 548 12 AUCTION SALE OF 34 POLISHED MARBLE TABLE TUPS Size S* 6" in diameter. To be held at Powell A Co.'* Saleroom Thurndaij. fOth Attgutt, at 11 a.m. Powell Co., •< I Auctioneer: PRELIMINARY NOTICE AUCTION SALE OF VALUABLE TEAK HOUSEHOLD FUBHITUBR ROSENKRANZ PIANO, TURNOUT, *o. The property of W. Tearle,
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    • 178 12 Pf* TANGLIN AUCTION SALt FIRST CLASS TEAK RKMTI XX. etc. THK HMMUTI in The Rev. STEPHEN S. WALKER, M. A AT THK MAXSK. CAVBVAOH ROAD, SATURDAY, ist September, at 2 p.m. An Excellent Toned Cottage Piano by Kozeiiknui/.. llhii.U Botid Teak Heads < ..1111,119 ingdrawtnK room tables, teak bric-a-brac stands,
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