The Straits Times, 27 August 1908

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    13 1 The Straits Times. NO. 22.740. SINGAPORE. THURSDAY. AUGUST 27. 1908. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      215 1 The OSTEND MEETING. Kilometer Trials. Flying Start. Mile Standing Test. FIRST -BAYABD-CLEMENT. FIRST— BAYARD-CLEMENT. SECOND BAYARD-CLEMENT. SECOND-BAYARD-CLEMENT. THIRD-BAYARD-CLEMENT. DAVI Dnmr M r«T FOURTH-6-cylinder NAPIER. THIRD- BA\ARD-CLEMENT. FIFTH— FIAT. FOURTH— FIAT. This proves once again tho SU'KKIOKITY of "BAYARDCLEMENT" CARS as regards RELIABILITY and REGULARITY. A few Models of this make
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      58 1 The Baby, The Dog and The Motor Car. The picture that made the KING A QUEhN Laugh. MOORISH TOTTERS THE RUBBER POLICEMAN ARABIAN CAMELS THE WRONG BAG NATIVE TROOPS RUSBIAN FLAGSHIP DIBABTER |Q OTHER BEAUTIFUL AND 10 INTERESTING PICTURES. To-Night! AT THE New Japanese Cinematograph. (Near the Sea). SEE THE
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      116 1 ADDRESS. Oar Representative is now at Penang. He will call at any other station when requested. LAWRENCE AND MAYO. OPHTHALMIC OPTICIANS. London, Cairo, Bombay, Calcutta. Madras and Rangoon. R,W. HEADi! Consulting Mining Engineer and Metallurgist, Member of the Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers. Olfic* and Laboratory RAFFLES CHAMBERS. BRAS
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      67 1 Robinson and Company. Billiards. J^W^ Billiards. BILLIARD TABLES TO ORDER. Butt Rests. •S» E ™T l 'Zr- SZIZI S P ider Rests CRYSTAIA T E BILLIARD BALLS. BILLIARD CUE CASE AND LOCK. N^ MAHOGANY TRIANGLES. CROSS RESTS. DE SUMATRA POST, Published daily at Medan, Deli, it the LEADING paper in
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      134 1 ADELPHI HOTEL. GUEST NIGHT-EVERY SATURDAY. THE BAND of the 2nd. ROYAL WEST KENT REGIMENT will play during and after Dinner on the FIRST SATURDAY of EVERY MONTH up to II p.m. DAHL'S MILK. The ONLY canned Milk in which the full flavour of fresh cows' Milk is retained. C. H.
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      70 1 CALEDONIAN HOTEL 77. lirnat BasaH, Hot,- 1. I >in(%poreThe Brightest and Healthiest Resort in the City. Hotel Porter in nnifonn meets all Soati and Tralni BHORTHAND AND TYPEWRITINB. Absolute Secrecy, Terms moderate. Mr*. F. COOPER-ABBS, Cavanagh Bridge Buildings and Hotel rie 1714 L'Enrope. HARIMA HALL To -Night AXD Every Night,
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    CURRENT LITERATURE.
    316 2 POLITICS IN THE PHILIPPINES. Thk Litti.k BaWWa Bwim, Hy stanlt v Portal Hyatt. London: Aichibald Constable and Co.. Limited. Anyone who has been in the Philippines, or who knows something of the conditions of warfare there and the politics of those vexed islands, will appreciate this cleverly written
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    Poems from the Philippines.
    190 2 Sum.s at ihk i'.h in< Hy Morilla Maiia Norton. Manila, the Iscolta I'ress. Miss Norton has been hailed by the I'ress of Manila as tho poetess of the Philippines. It is rather a sweeping statement considering the length of time embraced by the. modern history of
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    The Growing Taste.
    114 2 Thk Will Widow. Uy iertie de S. Wuit-worth-James. London T. Werner Laurie. There is no deuying that this book is clever neither can it be denied that in part* it is \ciy highly seasoned. Only a woman of the most modern school of latter day uovi liVts
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    Political Purity in America
    236 2 Mil. CatKWC'f Cmikkk, I!y Winston Churchill London Macmillau aud Company. The name of Winston Churchill is one to conjure with, as tho«e who have read the fascinating books Kichard Carvel, Tho Crisis, The Crossing, aud C'ouUton. cau testify, and we are not surprised to learn that
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    A Book of Proverbs.
    161 2 AKWIUS Wi-HMM. B\ J..HS W.IIiTMIKI, M.D.. London Ma Murray. Th< m little booka. designed as aiubas sadorH ol u<" il! and understanding between Kast and Wist, possess no little merit, and the one under notice will ser»e as well a any to show how much the
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    PRANK OF TROPICAL STORM.
    214 2 Twisted AH Four Masts of American Schooner. I The four-masted schooner James I>. Drake is at McPhee's shipyard in east Boston undergoing repaint for one of tbe most peculiar accidents in the history of navigation. While cruising in southern waters the schooner was caught in a
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    Claims Against the Treasury.
    123 2 All kinds of curious claims are constantly being made on the Treasury. A few years since a little old lady haunted the Central Hull of the Houses of Parliament in prosecution of a claim against tho then Chancellor of the Kxchequtr for a little matter of
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    Curtain of Wine Corks
    90 2 One of tho most fashionable clubs in licrlin has in its supper room a curtain made of champagne corks. Four thousand corks with their silver or gilt coveriug liavi- been threaded on i liin rods decorated with coloured ribbons and embellished with small copper halls. It
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      527 2 1" Red Seal A pure Whisky ot tho highest quality it is possible to produce at Ip\NHAJ| Sfl^ f} ie price, tin's Blend compares RED tanEDniDsajinnw favourably with many higher-priced ftMUXOFCON** productions Guaranteed 7 years old. "Black White" So o ■K^LH A blend made up of only Perfectly matured whiskies
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      42 2 A 8TUBS0RN DISEASE. Kin Lin. tti-ui is considered by tin- medical nu-u to be the hardext disease there is to control, but Chaiubrrlaiu's l'aiu Baliu bas remarkable power over it. One application will give relief. For sale by all Dispensaries and dealer-.
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      226 2 NO CAUSE TO WORRY. With METHYLOIDSa rapid aud i fluctive cure (an be obtained in caics of cntarrhal atloctiouH of the urinary tract. Far Miprrior to injections. ;n tliey etM no pain or »trictuiv, and luorr il'lirinr thau xautal or copaibn. Thpy relievo tlic pain and eaHe yotir uiind. In
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      242 2 UNDER THE riMS^lf^ THEIR HIGHNESSES MOST DISTINGUISHED Qm\'* VlLs\ THE LATE »RD PRESEN T PAT.ONAGEOF JCb«!!»J^^ SULTANS OF jOHORE HONORAKY DIPLOMA AT THE A.M. SHOW. SINGAPORE, Al/GI'ST 18, 1906. Ismail Slaljeem, 82-1 AND 82-2. BRAS BASAH ROAD. Just manufactured in our Factory HIGH-CLASS DIAMOND RINGS. PENDANTS, BRACELKTS. BBOOCHM, etc., suitable
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    NAVAL AND MILITARY.
    1280 3 INFLUENTIAL MEMORIAL TO THE PRIME MINISTER. j Growth in Armament Expenditure, Mr. Murray Macdonald has presented to the Prime Minister a memorial, signed by 144 Members, dealing with the subject of the expenditnrc of Great Britain for naval and military purposes. The memorial is in the following
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      298 3 The^rand Prix, 1908. (le pneu [^ichelin -ITVAINCU leßail AS USUAL, DIT OF THK 12 MUST CABS, IX WBBB UTTKI) WITH MICHELIN TYRES. Sra :lfevy Rermanos, CROWN PERFUMERY Manufactured by THE CROWN PERFUMERY Cp., ""TS OF ALL DEALERS. %Jf I fflgtS jj^M II Herefordshire) GUARANTEED PURE JUICE ONLY OF FINEST SELECTED
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      586 3 c^f^s^cv^^s>c^€^s^c s^€^s^c^©^s^c s^©^^c^<B^^ c Boon to the Bilious. BKCHMB PIUS (Jl and all annoying; ivmptomi will soon disappear They safsaa ih. t M <9 WORTH A g.fj!ff_EA^ A BOX. 6 O Sold tvtrywhtre in boxef. pri« llj |56 pill. I<» 6 g p,,,,, BAHKIHG COMPANIES. NEOERLANOSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPIJ. NETHERLANDS TRADING
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      378 3 BANKING COMPANIES. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA. AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTEK Paid np Capital in 80,000 Shares of ««ooaoh £1,300,000 Reaerve Fund tl.S2i.dOO rteaerve Liability of Proprietors a 1,200,000, 200,000 BANKERS. Bank ol England. National Bank of Scotland. The London City i» Midland Baos. Ltd. SINGAPORE BRANCH Carreot
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    VESSELS EXPECTED.
    842 4 Nam>, port, probable date oj arrival, and name of AgtKtt, STEAMERS Achilles, Liverpool. 8. |it 10: W. MausfSe'd Airlie, .Sydu. > Oo» II Bon»«e»(l Aiix, China. Hept l»i W. Mtimfield Alciuoua. Uwrpool Sept 11; W. May- field Ambria, Hongkong, K pt Heho Meyer \uttnib», Sue^. B**at Kast Asiatic
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    Mails to Arrive
    99 4 Flfiaj Ei'itori By the P. 4 <> steamer Dtvaulia due Ar.i;uat 28. From China By tbe N.I) 1., steamsr P. R. l.tiitp U due Auguat M>. I'IMK TABLK OK ilAll. \>VV. Left Kiugftpor* I' 1 Jnlv 31 V. *O. Wnl 4 N.D. L. If ll 6 B.
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    AS A LAST RESORT.
    70 4 Bi lorr m'iiii; to the txpense of c illiu^ a .lotor for a case of diarrhoea or dysentery, pro.-i ii 'i' a bottle sfl (.hatuberiaiu's Colic, C olera ami Diarrhoea Huuicdy auJ you will U luor, than |lsaasi with the usult. Thi'i-i is uot auot'ier medicine
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      654 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. "^*r m 1 STEAM NAVIGATION CO. Por China, Japan, Penan*, Ceylon, Australia. India, Aden. Egypt. Mediterranean Ports, Plymouth and London. Through Btlle of Lading iaened for ChinOoaat. Persian Golf, Continental, aud Am "i>v Ports Steamera will leave Siogap .re on or abont MAIL LINE. (Outward for China). 19T.8
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      716 4 STEAMER SAILINGSBURNS PHILP UHE. SINGAPORE TO 'JAVA PORTS, PORT DARWIN, THURSDAY ISLAND, BRISBANE AND BYD»i-:Y. ALSO TAKING CARGO KOK OTHER NORTH QDEENSLAND POUTS, BaHISHNEW GUINEA, NEW BRITAIN AND NEW ZEALAND PORTS (with transhipment) Aa induoement offers. A regular monthly aerrioe to above potM ia maintained by the British Steamera AIRLIE,
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      457 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO., LTD. avi» CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAY CO. 1 LTD. The Companies' ateamen are deapatohrd from Liverpool ontwarde for the Straits, China and Japan every week, and from Japan home wards for London, Amatsrdam and Antwerp every fortnight and for Genoa, Marseilles and Liverpool monthly.
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      597 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. HAMBURG AMERIKA LINE. HAMBURG. The ateamera of Ihia Company maintain a regalar service between Hamburg, Bremen, Antwerp, and Rotterdam, and the Straits, China and Japan. Homewards, they are despatched fortnightly for Havre and Hamburg and onoe a month for Bremerhaven direot, calling at Penang and Colombo. Taking oargo
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      797 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. N. D. L. NORODEUTSCHER LLOYD Imperial (let-man Mall Line. The fait and well known mailatoamr. f thia Company sail fortnightly from Bremn Hamburg via Rotterdam, Antwerp, Southvn, ton, Gibraltar, Genoa, Naplea, (ooon >c-.;.-i Maraeillea, Naples, Alexandria., and vloe rets* Port Said, Buei, Aden, Colombo, Peuij. Singapore, Hongkong, Shanghai,
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    SHIPPING IN PORT.
    1086 5 I' "(DKR 'Ills l't i'li'i^ 'id jli' Mi- r w .'.li*r©\ ill ton *r ns-,| i< i ..,,01 lh. -'I.. I I wliuo«ei Ittr-TMH! Cru. •:ui^t. MM. ',vi. bwl; tor. Tanado: tt»-Hiwiw«i i:rit.BrilUti; U. H.— Cnitad HUt*; Pell.— Fronr (/or. risraitn I>ut. -Dutch: Ital.— T'.li.n Hptuk tpaltUh,
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    LIST OF PASSENGERS.
    376 5 Passengers Outward. Per P. and O. Victoria, connecting with the steamer Dcvanha at Colombo, due August 28. Mr. aud Mrs. J. McCruadie, Mr. and Mn. F. H. Darko and children Mr. 11. K. Byrne, Mi. D. Maiu, Mr. K. Clarke-Spear, Mr. J. DykiK, Mr. K. O. Stevens.
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    Maii Steamer Movements
    70 5 OCTWABD P. AND O. MilL. Hi' I. and O. mitwa'd mail steamer Dvvanlia left Paaaafl at p.m., yesterday, and may be t'xpoctcd to iirrivu liere at H a.tn., to-morrow. lIOUEWARO CKIIIH.N MaIL. The *****1 1 ***** 1 r-iiil German mail steamer P. R. LuitpnM. left Houtjkoug at
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    Mails Close.
    137 5 FM PlB Btzavbi. 1 itr To-noaaow Europe via ports l>tll,i 6 a.m. Baudjcrniassin, etc. 7 a.m. Cucob Wanggi 9.30 a.m H'koug, B'Aai, Japaa Wtm May a p.m. Hiliiltn.Batavia, i-tn. DfJßarJ 3 p.m. Maliicca nud Mnar Imilij ll'eld 8 p.m. Bangkok Suentunq :t p.m. Telok Auson via ports Peiuing
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    Clearances
    40 5 August 36 Kut Saug, lint str, Penang aad Calcut.i Teresa, Hrit str. Marassar via ports »7 Sajipliii. Brit str. l'ort Swettcuhani via pnrt» Janet Nicull, Brit str. Port Swi-ttc-uliaiii I p its Hong Wan, Brit str, Ifriajinn aid Muar
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    LIFE IN THE TROPICS.
    486 5 Rules to be Learned by Residents in Singapore. PL'o those who pass their time in the Oriont Mibject of health and thu best methods ii-iiiu^ anuiiiii disease is of perennial luterest, not because people are really conM rued with health problems but owing to the perpetiial
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    OPIUM SMOKING
    245 5 The Agitation for Reformation not Succeeding. Tin re it a general feeling ii'aon^-t tin officials in Peking, as well as amon^ many ahai vitn. toreiguers and others, tint the attempts iwuU: by tin- Chineso Government to NMMi opium. smoking are by no means as MMN as it was
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      35 5 I.AXVTINE, th,. la,*' F:irt;»tiv. mmended by Mai best mi»dicai aatnoritieb. Easy to take and certain m rr-snU J To b* bad of all chemists. Whatabi* laa M>h I' rtn^y. BatWrv K H.n K n r,
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      381 5 STEAMER SAILINGS. INDO CHINA STEAM NAY. CO., LTD. Thk struvmurs of this Orrppary. maint.i.i a re |';iar .inert rn.t batW M i. St. aits t Iloogkor.^, Shaughr.i and Japan, takfcaj cargo on through BiUs of La Hag for Cmlon, Swatow, Araoy, (.'befx>, TienUiii, Newch-.v-i-j-.-Yanptuze Ports. Form*-"! the I'hilippirri. *o Tons
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      730 5 STEAMER SAILINGS. ICOr.ISIXEI* MBBVII'K OF THE OCEAN S.S. COY.. LTD.. ft THE WEST AUSTRALIAN S. N. CO.. LTD. rat mm VKrCYUV F'.E (TCITKI .\OKTU W'EHT Alnl^.'.M'. i'OUTS. JAVA 4NO SlX<: i:'»KE Kopular ForU..:!: f :.v ailHna^ i. kwaaa Singn .:< and Waatarn Anjti-alis, calling at Java (as indncement offers), Derby,
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      547 5 STEAMER SAILINGS. C PR, Ha: vdian Pacific Railway Company's Royal Mail Sioata&Hp Line. TUfc. N I IONAti UKiIIWAY TO RUKOPE VIA CHIMA JAPa;, OAN4DA nnJ ib« UNIi::D BTA'iKB Ri«Ma f«vm IluLdKooii, "ia kWM Nu^^ahi, Ifnlanr] S< of Japna). Kob". Yokobara*, Viotorla and Vano iuver, R.M.B. "Kmfbbw op India" ITwja ama>
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      160 5 AUCTION SALES. Powell and Co. Aug 29— At Erin Lodge, Emerald Hill Road, superior teak household furniture, •.to., at 1-iii p m. pi I—At1 At Sale ruinii. valuable leanebold pii> perty knowu as No. 11 I' rawer Street, at 2-30 p.m. I At Sale room, uuredc. me. l pledgeu, nt
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      123 5 Singapore Tide Table. U...-I 27 km> HIGH WATER. LOWWATEB Tin.c H'ght Time H'^ht August hr. miv. ft. ins. brs.min. ft ins. II nm >-.6 S.I am 1.3 1 .r.M tm :<.; .v pr. I g „Ul.- .5 am 8.7 s.Ham. Ham 13 ,11.27 pm 9.7 52»pm 3.6 ■MHM.M o) g
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      93 5 WEATHER TELECIKAM. Qonghrng August 27, 10 a id. BaaofluaH 29.83 Dirci .jdof W t Eust Force of Wlni 1 Mm. Temp in Shade ..88 MiaNa. 759 South o 29 26 WEATHER REPORT. Kandang Ktrhau Hntpital, Attaint ft, 1908. 9 i. H. 3 r. «.'9 r. M.i Reh iKts. Bar. 32
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      197 5 DAY BY DAY Thursday, August 37. Uigh Water. 10.54 p.m. New Moon. Ml p.m. S. B. A. Ladies' handicap. Colemaa Shield serai-final S.C.C. tennis tournament. L.L.T.C. Autumn tournament. Alhambr* Cinematograph. 7-30 p.m. Emperor Cinematograph. 7-80 p.m. Uale's Tours. 7 p.m Japanese Cinematograpb. 7-30 p.m. Ua.-ima Cinematograph. 730 p.m. Friday, August
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    DEATH
    30 6 Bwa\.— At Aboyne, N. 8., on July 2ii, Heury Charles Swan, late Stipondary Magistrate. South Australia, father of W. K. Swan. Tanjong Pagar Dock Board. Singapore aged 74 years.
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    The Straits Times. PRICE 10 CENTS. THURSDAY, AUGUST 27.
    1088 6 The Straits Times. PRICE 10 CENTS. THURSDAY, AUGUST 27. I'cnar.j,' as Hell as Singapore in feeling the evil effects of the long-credit system, and Mr. Cecil Ouinness, in bis capacity of Chair mau of the Chamber of Commerce, did well to refer to c subject at the half- yearly meeting
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    16 6 At tbe "1 mile stone, Thomson Koad, the dead body of a Chinaman was found, yesterday.
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    29 6 Ang Uye, charged with extortion from a hawker, was acquitted by the Third Magistrate, yesterday afternoon, but was re-arrested on another charge as soon as he left tbe Court.
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    15 6 A Hnkien living at No. 10 Pock Srah Street has lost a seiv.mt .mil Jin.",.
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    17 6 His Excellency Shun Chia Pou has decided to issue orders for the abolition of slavery iv China.
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    16 6 Cold valued at «49 has been lost by a Chinese goldsmith. One arrest has boon made.
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    23 6 Mr. W. Ci. Brock has reported to the police that his hicvele has been stolen from his residence at No. II Orange Hoad.
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    19 6 The staff of the Revenue Survey Department. Kuala Lumpur, has been increased by the appointment of a European draughtsman.
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    21 6 Krom Laugkat. '21. '2(10 cases and 71,600 tius of korosine arrived, yesterday, by the steamer Stettin, which leaves to-morrow for Tientsin.
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    27 6 At No. 72 North Bridge ltoad, ricksha cloth and other property to the total value of 9111 was stolon by a burglar or burglars, on Tuesday night.
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    33 6 A Kling dhoby of No. 41 Bras Basah lioad has reported to the police the loss of proparty, valued at $46, aud has stated that lie suspects another Kling dhoby, who has absconded.
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    32 6 Property valueil at $60, belonging to a l'hine-e servant employed at 110 Cuppage Hoad, has been stolen. The thief is believed to be another Chinaman who hod been visiting the servants' cjuarters.
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    31 6 Bishop Oldham. of the Methodist Episcopal Church, reports having secured a number of teachers for various educational inititutio a iv Malaya, iucluding two for lpou. They will arrive late in October.
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    37 6 n-.i'i See Chin, Mrs. Salruond's servant, who was charged with theft from her of a gold brueeh-t valued at *(>il. was discharged by the Second Magistrate, yesterday, the D> ii-ity Public Prosecutor haviog entered a nolie prosequi.
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    41 6 A telegram to Madras from Mangalore reports the collapse,on the 17th iustaut, of the historic Milagres Catholic church and its tovvi-r with tiie well known peal of bells. There were many uarrow escapes but no casualties have so far been reported.
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    42 6 It is reported that the (lower boats at Tai Sha Tun will henceforth be abolished and replaced by restaurants on the land opposite their old site. Tourists visiting Canton will be greatly disappointed as it is one of the chief attractions km.
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    42 6 A serious spread ot cholera is reported from Wuchang, in China. Already over 2,-JIKI deaths amongst the Chinese population are recorded in the city since the bei;inni i) ot July, in spite ot the strictest possible measures taken by the local authorities.
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    47 6 At Tl.'i p vi., on Tuesday, a robbery is alleged to have been perpetrated at the corner ot North Bridge Koad and Merchaut ltoad. A Teochew, residing at No. 21 Hongkong Street, reports that he was robbed of a riug valued at il~> by two other Chinese.
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    37 6 Adalau and Arsbiuian, charged with at tempting to murder another Buyanese named Moadin, were again before the Third Magistrate, Mr. E. E. Colmau. yesterday afternoon, and were both formally committed to the September Assizes on that charge.
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    46 6 Tong Shiao Yu, the Chinese .special envoy to America to convey the thanks of China lor the reduction of the Boxer Indemnity, has-been ordered to study th<- naval organisation duriug his stay in America. When he returns ho is to bo made Miuister of tho Navy.
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    44 6 Mr. A. L. Van der Slott sued Mr. M. B. Kiiedberger. of the Westminster Construction Cmpauy, in the District Court before Mr. 0. .1 Snnuil. i,, ye>terd»y, for »:!<> as wages al toueduc. In tho absence- of defendant, judgment was given for plaintiff with costs.
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    49 6 A tugboat, named Cor, belonging to Sir John Jackson, arrived from Rotterdam, this morning, via Lisbon, Gibraltar, Algiers, Port Said, Periiu, Karachi aud Colombo. Sho is a vessel of only 40 tons and J 1 > horsepower. She carries a crew of ten ouly. She left Rotterdam on June 1.
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    50 6 Lim Ki-sw and Sa Sun Aag. eh irgti v.-ith housebreaking aud then ot two gunuy bti»s full of flower pots from a warehouse iv day liing belonging to Tan Pa, were convicted by Mr. E. C. C. Howard, District Judge, yes terday, and sentenced to three months' rigorous imprisonment each.
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    49 6 Two Chinese, Yap Su and N'g Mon Oeok, were tried before Mr. E. C. 0. Howard, the District Judge, yesterday, on a charge of removing a box, two old lamps, and au opium-smoking outfit, >vhile under sei/uro at M Hocliore Canal i{oad. Sergeant K'arce prosecuted. The accused were acquitted.
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    56 6 It is reported that the boycott in China against Japanese goods is stronger than ever. A Chinese merchant in Hongkong, who deals in sea products, secretly forwarded from twenty to thirty bags oi Japanese dried Ilk to a merchant at Canton, and in consequence of his action the merchants at
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    53 6 Tan Kong Seng, who is in charge of the Kochore Market, was prosecuted by Inspector Fitzgerald, Weights and Measures Department, before the Fourth Ma^iitrnU-, Mi. Maurice Thunder, yesterday uicernooo, oo a charge of briug iv possession of a false and unjust weight. Ho was fined 110. Mr. V. \>. Kuowles
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    58 6 The death ratc-H for the towu uf Kuala Lumpur for July and ensuing twelve montliH will be calculated od au estimated population of 41.1HH. For tbc previous twelve luonths, they wero calculated oo an estimated popula tion of 39,«9«. During July, there were 326 deathn recorded. The number of deaths
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    556 6 Mrs. M. K. Barclay, a oorMteaM bmbm has coinuieneLil i>rae:ice it Ipoh. We are yia 1 Io learn tbat M.ijm- K McX Williams. K..- Ml., has bccoiue ceiivale-cont Lieutenant Wilb'jrforcc. Jud K .yal West Kent Hegiment, has km reim.-vej from the sick list. Sir William T, Taylor,
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    13 6 The Kiinipi-.in Hospital nl Sereiuliau has been reopened for tbe irliuissiun of patients.
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    20 6 The general Tinting of the Ralnnin lly draulic 'I'm Mining; Company wu MfkOfad to bo held at Pon&ag Ut Cmwdmy.
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    23 6 I Baagkai is to hare i public roataaUoa I "round. It is to Uptaineil by the Iroraet Deportment, in mtber a novel departure.
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    22 6 The list of subscribers t<. tho AgriHorticultural Show, ou tho Mth Inatant, showed that the sum of ?.!.U2 ha I bean collected.
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    24 6 Eleven thousand and forty BUM ami 1,010 deaths is now the record of cholera in fluprovinces of tho Phillippine l--l.in.ls riaoa January 1 last.
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    27 6 The steamer tuioning, which recently toadied rock near the i atntOO* fa) Sw»io«. has been surveyed ami a number ot p! ttos will have to bo replaced.
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    38 6 Tin oidinury myetiny of the Siugnporo Municipal Coiuinissiuiici-. will be beta ou Friday afternoju. A BOBg i-.i. boafafe <i to bo transacted is the oonwdtHUtitwi ot tlio contract for the construction of a Ml road at Tanjong Katoug.
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    104 6 To-day, tliu officer* coiniuandiui* the tori-i-H i ir;n»> ii in field OperaiioM will be: Ked: Li. >it. -Colonel (t. \V. S. Hawfca, tf'.Hli Dtccau Infiutry: Blue Majot It. .1. WoulfoKlanagnn, '2ml Boyal Wc-t Kaat BagfaN ut. To-morrow, the Corurnnndtrs will bo: Red: Maj.r A. B. Hubbaok, Mulay State* Volunteer Kill
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    MODERN JAPAN.
    104 7 FIFTY \EARS OF PROGRESS AN DEVELOPMENT. The Tiroes Lulogiscs a Romantic Episode. |l»l ml 7aLßn*AM] LrjßdOß, August -'7. Al utieli i.i Tl, i limi sou tin i of the HUath annirmar] al t!» tnst Treaty bctwien Great Britain «nd Japan reviews .lapsi i gp; |ha i: terval. Tlie
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    MOROCCO. Abdul Aziz's Struggle to Retain the Throne.
    98 7 MOROCCO. Abdul Aziz's Struggle to Retain the Throne. [Imtu'i Tnaaiim London. August M. It I i.poitid that the Sultan Abdol A/.z. who was defeatid near Sfanakaah, refuses to abdicate in favour of M'llai Hull. l. his brotbi r Tin: Sultan iuti hi Is to collect a fresh army. London. August
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    UNITED STATES AND JAPAN.
    90 7 The Japanese Refuse to Discuss a Humiliating Treaty. i har'TIH TklIORAMJ London, August Mi Tin* Wasliin^l'm correspondent of the Honing I'ost t*'!> jjraphs that it is Npoftoi mi Rood antliuiity that Japaa practically him rrfuwi) to ussint t<> tin pro|K)sals of the I n i tid
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    TURKISH TROOPS IN PERSIAN TERRITORY.
    65 7 li'K' m:'- 'I 1-LHiKAM. liondou, Au,;ii-t 1~. A ti legiaai htwa st. Peteraaarn states tnat iv reply to M. Zinovnrt, the Uussiin Avkaaaadot t.. Torkey, theGaasd iznr has proUiisiii to ortli:r the withdrawal of all the Turkish tnopa bow districts nu'.siil. the disputdl I'err-ian tin.
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    GERMAN COALING STATION ON THE CVNARV ISLANDS.
    38 7 IDir OsusKTisi b» Ll«vd Txlmqkam! I'ltrlin. August M. Tin in gnti.itions bitweeu Spai'i and <lermau\ I i' Urn nrtaaHahmnnt of a private (ierm..: oealiag station on the Canary Isiaii'" ire eaaalndad.
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    HOLLAND AND VENEZUELA.
    41 7 I IK II OsTASIAU.Si UK LLOYD TkLBORAHI r.i rlin. Aagaat M> The dispute In Iweea Hollaud and \en« /ki !a has taken a moie serious aspect. Iv CMa of Mad. abiixkadeoftlie VeuezUPlan ports will be instituted by Hollaud.
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    RESTRICTION OF ARMAMENTS.
    39 7 !Da« OsTASUTiecaa Li.otd T»l»ubah Berlin, August 26. Replying to the toast of his health at a banquet in Hamburg, Mr. Lloyd Gtorge. the British Chaucellor of tho Exchequer, red-m-d to the desirability nt MaMatfau latawaaioial HMHait
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    ITALY AND GERMANY
    39 7 [I>kb Udtakutiscbi Lloyd Tilho«a«| Berlin. August 2t>. At the conference between Herr von Sehoeii. tho OanftU Fonigß Minister, and Mignor Tittoni, Urn Italian Foreign Minister, an n :in ni.-ut na- ,unw<! at t.n all outstanding questions.
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    KINO EDWARD'S LUNCHEON PARTY AT MARIENBAD
    47 7 ||MBj(t TIUHiIBAMI London, August i". M lawlakj, Kus-uii Faaaifi Minister, and M. Cltim uccau, the French l'remier, uu'n, irom OMahal to Mariuub.nl \cs terday to lunch with King Edward. Sir W. K. (ioscluu, tile new British Ambassador u> Oenuany, was present.
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    Opium Imports.
    58 7 The quantity ol Maiwa opium imported into HoMtkoog asi \iar shows a decrease from 7.l)x»l icul-. va'un taall 4.."i1j0,7U7 to 6.J22 pieuls. value taels 3,975. ,",7: i. wliile the import of I'atiia also shows Immm from 28,844 piculs, vain taels 14.0:17,146. to 22,051 pieuls, value t«eU 10.5a8,894. A
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    AN ACROBATIC KICK
    532 7 Quarrel Between a Motor-man and Revenue Officer. Boadat Sinyh, motor-man No. 9<.», appeared baton tin; Fourth Magistrate, Mr. Maurice Thunder, this morning, on a charge of using criminal force apiiust Sheikh Abubakar, Ittvcuuc Officer No. 4, ou tlie 1-tli instant. Complainant Raid that accused acted in an
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    SHIPPING DEPRESSION
    260 7 Serious Situation Reported from Hongkong. According to the South Chiua .Morning Post, shipping depression continues most acutely in Ilongkcug. About 20 sti diners are lying idle. There is no di maim for boats. As far as our exchanges go. tho surplusage of tonnage seei. is to exist the
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    Telegraph Operator's Death at Cocos.
    76 7 The many friends in Singapore of the late Mr. A. H. Laiug, of the Eastern Extonsiou Telegraph Company's staff, will be sorry to hear of his death from heart complaint, on tho 18th instant, nt the Cocos Islands, where his father. Mr. W. D. Laing.
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    Steamer Struck by Lightning.
    82 7 A severe thunderstorm passed over Amoy on the evening nf the 16th instant, with torrential rain. The lightning was very vivid and Urn claps of thunder loud. It was the luaviest thunderstorm in Amoy for years; Tho China Navigation Company's steamer Lucbow arrived then; from Swatow,
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    A Royal Wedding
    774 7 BRILLIANT MALAY CEREMONY AT KAMPONG GLAM. Nuptials of a Descendant of the Sultan of Singapore. Pierre Loti, had his w.intlcriugs led him into tho Kampoiig Glam last night, would have found thero a tilting subject for his facile and artistic pen. Seated upon a throne draped iv
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    Charge Against Towkay Dismissed.
    98 7 Khoo Teck Siong, the well-known young towkay and former opium farmer, who was charged with criminal of trust in respect of J4.300 belonging to Tao Soon Sens, was acquitted by the District Judge, Mr. E. C. C. Howard, this morning, without being called upon for his
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    Arms on a German Steamer.
    101 7 From information received Detective-Ser-geants Wilden and Terrett boarded the Hamburg-Amerika Linie steamer Ambria at llonykoiij.'. on the 17th instant, and arrested the second officer on a charge of being in unlawful possession of anus without a permit from the Captain Superintendent of Police. In the
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    Skipper's Dismissal.
    1061 7 PECULIAR ALLEGATIONS IN THE SUPREME COURT. Claim for Damages Against a Chetty. A case of alleged wrongful dismissal occupied t!ie attention of Mr. Justice SerJ combe Smith at the Supreme Court, this morning, when Kllis Donald Morris, of 27 Balestier liuad. formerly master of the steamer Will <)
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    THE MURDERED INSPECTOR
    308 7 Kling Dog-Shooter Committed to the Assizes. Mr. C. F. J. Green, the Second Magistrate, resumed, yesterday aftcraoou, the preliminary inquiry into tho charge nt'iimst tin? Municipal dog-shooter, Chinua Kirn en. of murdering his superior officer, Mr. W. Goularte. Mr. Hastiugs Itl-odes. the Deputy Public Prosecutor, appeared for
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    HEAD-HUNTING RUMOUR.
    507 7 Harbinger of Season of Highway Robberies. A correspondent write-i deferring to a rumour that is going the rounds of tie ba/uar about Govei niueut hunting for heads in connection with thu new bridge at the mouth of ihe. Singapore river, to which you niaili; refereuco in youi issue
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    Two Motor-Launches Sold.
    93 7 Two Motor- Launches Sold. Two mntor-launches wcro Fold at auction by Messrs. 11. L. Coghlan aud Company at the Marine Police boathouso, ou Tuesday afternoon. The large sea-going motor-launch Labrador, length 40 feet, brendth 9 feet, with a IS horse power, two-c)lindcr motor, was ordered to be Fold by the
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    Hauling Down a British Flag.
    126 7 Just as tho turbine steamer Tenyo Mam was leaving San Francisco, the British 11 \g was hoisted, but as a result of c-iti'-isnn by some of the passengers it IM liu.ul- 1 do.vn and the Stars and >tripes w.is hoisti d. It is the universal
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    39 7 Fish is so plentiful in Kedah just now, says the Purak Pioneer, that the toothsome, bawal, weighing three quarters of a catty, is t be bad at only four cents each. Kcd.il.ile-. are fortunate in having no Fisheries Enactment.
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    REFORM IN TURKEY.
    108 7 REMARKABLESTATEMENT BY THE HEAD OF POLICE. Murder to Order and Accumulation of Wealth. I UHCTI K' 1 U LIUKAM London, August 26. A remarkable interview with Zia Pasha, late head of tho Turkish Secret Police, who is now iv London, has been published in the i Press.
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    ANTI-OPIUM SOCIETY.
    458 7 Illuminated Address Presented to Rev. W. E. Horley. On the occasion of his departure for home on account uf the si lious illness of his wife, tlie licv. W. E. Horley, of Kiiala Lumpur, whs entertained at a gathering of lpoh AntiOpiumists on Saturday. Mr. Foo Choo Cnoon
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    HEALTH STATISTICS
    155 7 Weekly Report by keg&trar of Births and Death-. The mortality report of Dr. Gilmore Ellis, BeyjMnr of Births and I > Mths, Singapore, states that 272 persons died in Siugaporn during the week endid August 22, the deathrate being equal to 52.19 per thousand of the estimated population.
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    Charge of Manslaughter.
    179 7 Before Mr. E. E. Colman, yesterday, •jii ll nt Ross mentioned tho case in which ,i hoitman named Lee Tun was charged with manslaughter in knocking another man in o the river aud thereby causing his death. He stated that the Deputy Public Prosecutor diil not wish
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    37 7 There should be a crowded bouse at the Teutonia Club to-morrow night when the excellent hand of the Royal West Kent Regiment is to give one of it- popular concerts. A capital programme has b en arranged.
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      137 8 A Ciieliil matrli i' to U- played at Ipoh mi S.itnnl.iv between the Town (y'lub and be Trading Oomaaaiy'i naff. Towkay 110 Kiui Nyan, of limn Uajah, baa namneod a attvei eno (or a Milliard Tournament at the liatii (iajah Rnadlag li'hxii. In the Colman Shield fojtball
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      Rifle-Shooting
      42 8 1-Vactice for Interport Match. I'ractice for the lnter|K>rt match is iiciug commenced at Hongkong, ou September ~>, .it 2.. 'H p.m.. on the King's Park Range, and will continue every Saturd ly and Suuday until the match is tired, about October 12.
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      Swimming.
      100 8 I aiiiKh Departures. Tin: steam lauuch \rgo will leave lohn ston's I'ier for the Swimmiug Club Hungalow ou Suuday at 9, 111 and 11 a.m., MO and MO p.m.. returning from Bungalow at MO and IO.;i(» a.m., till, I and MB p.m. Kemarkable Feat in America. With nothing to
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      109 8 Tournament in China Squadron. Keceutly, a three days boxing tournament was held in the Queen's lUll, Weihaiwei, by the men of the Kar Eastern Meet. The hall was crowded every night, especially on Saturday, when the Captains and Officers of many of the ships were present to witness the
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      Lawn Tennis
      809 8 S.CC tournament. The following are the results of yesterday's play iv the S.C.C. Lawn Tennis tourna- ment I'i:oFKSsion I'aii:-. ISauks I.— Lioton and Browner beat Tel. i l\ Wilsou and Wintield.2 -ti. ti-4. B— :l. I C.S. I.— Seth aud Otaan beat C.S. 111. Bailey and Talma. 8—
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      The Turf.
      190 8 I aipniK Kace Meeting. Commenting upon the Taiping Ilaces, the Times of Malaya states that Dormer jH-rformed the hat trick on Saturday, anil pet up au S.It. A. record in cutting out the live furlong course iv I miv. 8 sec. with II stone up. as also did
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      Cricket.
      133 8 home County Results. A tulegraui to tlic < lima Mail on AMOMI 17 «ivcs tin.- following nsnltsuf liuiui: C'niiiity Mat<liCK: Tin (ieutlriiu v hi I'liilailelphia have km ilolMted at l>uiby by l>t rbysJiire by :lt> nian. KeLt ■aHMMMi Surrey at tlic Oval by an iuningn and 11 1 runs.
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    Viceroy of Canton Retires
    63 8 ChauK Van Chun, the Viceroy of Canton, Ins wired to the (irand Council at Peking, tendering his risi^natiou iv words of finality. C'li;inn Chi Tuny lms recouinieiidcd that Yun Shu, the (iovrrnor of Shantung, be appointed to the position of Viceroy of Canton, on accoont of
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    Hales World Tours.
    70 8 Ihis unique exhibition in Beach Road has been much improved sinco the opening ni^lit. Ie is a remarkable inventiou which requires a few rohearbals to obtain perfection. Everything is now running very smoothly, and it is as illusion of actual tnvel through the countries visited whiob it
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    U.S. FLEET
    772 8 Letter from an Indignant Young Australian. We have much pleasure in pabUetliog thy following letter To Mm K.htor of the Straits limes. Singapore, August 27. Sir, 1 shall be much übiiiti ;1 if jon will I insert the enclosed in your rained columns as a reply to your
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    27 8 Auother Inspector ImM now but v uildi d to the staff of the Dctoctivr Station iv the [HsiHou of Sergeaut Bourne, whose promotion is announced this moruing.
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    REMARKABLE ELECTROCUTION
    385 8 Microscopic Tragedy at Hongkong Observatory. Two dayi aao, aayi the < biaa "laii. ol IMh iust.in:. Hongkong wa- Bomewbat rtartlml hj the iucid'Dt that the time-ball drooped BOBM twentj seconds bdore the proper time, and curious people m;iy like to know the cause of an ooootsanae bb BBBanal
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    SALE OF LIQUORS AT HOTELS
    251 8 Licensing Ordinance to be Enforced at Colombo. Then i;an Ordinance. No. Ml of I*JI. which -tates that it is unlawful to -oil liijuors in lioeaaed preaueeeia Ooloabu between the I hours of midnight and .'> a.m. lint it U well known iv Colombo, say- a
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    The Population of Perak.
    167 8 The total number of births regislerei* in tin- Mate <>f IVrak .luriu» tin fret ball year i iidius> JaM :!0, 1908, was 1,605. Of tin-,, j, lll wire males, ud MM fcimaVna The largest number of hi -ths occur i- in the Krian dnMet, and thai
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      Tapioca as a Catch-Crop.
      128 8 Tapioca as a Catch -Crop. To tiic Kditor of the Straits Tun Singapore, A Sir, Sir. Winur- ranurk is ri^ii.. the Uandling and iv tuipulati >v of Tapioca cost more th.i;i i'< eeate pec i» il \s it ii ippi :is. tfaia aud two other errors bad been not' 1
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    Peon's Terrible Crime
    173 8 Iv the Bombay High Court, the other day. iilmsi \inau I'atel. a peon iv tin Na-iU Travellers' Buugalow. appealed against a conviction of attempting to murder a boy by thiowiug him into a well after robbing him oi his BUTet anklet. The boy livid with liis widowi-.l
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    51 8 At noon ou Monday, Chinaataa entered tin- .Mines Ollicc at B.itu Qajah on some business, and after rciniiniug inside a few miuutes he came out and attempted to rut his throai with a razor. Kortunitoly a policeni iv saw him and stopped him before he eoald inllict fatal injury ou
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    64 8 Samu I, a Tamil, prosecuted a tiokeba puller iv tiie Seeoud Couit, yesterday, ou a charge ol! attempting to piel< his pocket. Accusot said that about ten dnys ago com plainaut abeoondad without payiug his fare. Accused MaW him M tHe atatnit. yesterday, aud sei/.t-d him, only to have mi-
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    72 8 Siki (iooii. charged wilh housebr< -akiug at No. '.HI Seraugoijn Koad at 1 a.m.. on Sunday was tried before the District Judge, Mr. K. C. C. Howard, yesterday. Tlic place cutiTi'd wat an opium shop and il was uilc-jed that aooneed stole HO packets ol chaudu. Cow pipes, aui M
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      442 8 STRAITS CYCLE MOTOR CO., LTD., &&r *Z\ IMATrtBYRD. J^n/ Wo havo jiwt reocived «V* s i new shipment of STAR Manufactured by th Star Cyi le Co., Wo'v -livuptju. Iliudrvls of aaaM maehiaei have bjeu sold iv the Straits, and are U'l&j iillelin prioeaod li ik i. |gsp lOti >;i
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    COMMERCIAL
    278 9 SiNQAFOia, Auoi'bT 26, 1906. PRODUCE. CHmbier buyers t 7.H7J do (Cnbo No li nnpirkod ,12 00 Copra Bali 7.35 do Pontianak 6.85 Pepper, Black 10.85 do White 6% buyers 16.75 Sago Floor Sarawak 2.97} do Brnnei No 1 2.85 Pearl Sago 8.60 Coffee Bali, picked 24.00 Coffee, Palerubang. 20"*,
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      MINING.
      343 9 l>ato of formaion Oapltal Bnbaortbad "of Bhawt Inn Vaina Paid Shan* op to Uninned Company QOOIATMM IMS WOO.OOO 400,000 1907 WOO.OOO "6.000 1901 ;«600,000 too <^SSi IMS 4400,000 660,000 1907 1400,000 374,000 1901 «60.000 «O.pOO ISOfl £100,000 100,000 I*oB 9160,000 89,000 1906 £180.000 190,000 1906 «0,000 80,000 1906 1450,000
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      RUBBER.
      346 9 IWM iUO.OOO loos taoo.ooo 1904 £80,000 1 90S £70,000 1906 1150,000 1904 416.000 IBM 475.000 .906 £810,000 1906 £180,000 1907 £810,000 1906 /178.000 iaoe H50.000 1898 £100,000 IM6 I £800,000 190* £10.000 1906 1350,000 1904 £20,000 1904 1100.000 1996 rtn.nno 1908 Ijju.'JUO 1908 tlOO.no.) 1906 £110,000 1904 £60.000 1994
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      208 9 I i '894 £.'..377.10.0 4,80 ft l<»98 IJ-l\oflO I 2»«.000 :ibi »15,00U,0j0 15,000.000 7,688 4,300 133,000 18,000 1 6,000 6.0C0 I i.OOO 3,400 8,000 3,780 24.000 600 400,000 1,130 2.000 1,956 300,000 12/6 SO 139 100 100 100 100 10 ioo 100 10 so 1 100 100 100 II
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      521 9 LESSONS IN PIANO AND FRENCH. By You hr Lady, Pupil of the Rojal Academy of Music, London al?n n Student and Pianoforte Teacher in Paris. METRONOMES AND MUSIC FOR SALE. Ai.ply I,YNDHT'RST, No 12, Lloyd Road. 1720 GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. Tenders will be received at the Resi ten Councillor's Office, PenanR,
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      298 9 MUNICIPAL NOTICE. The Municipal Commissioners of George Town, Penang, require a Mechanical Engineer for tbe Nightaoil Pumping Station recently erected by them. He must be > properly qualified Mechanical Engineer with experience in electrical work, malt be -trictly sober and of steady and regular habits. Age between 25 auU o
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      62 9 St. Marceaux Champagne. Haig's Celebrated Whisky. Allsopp's Red Hand" Brand Beers. Watney Coombe Eeid Co.'s Stout. CVMr ATa SOLE AGENTS FOR OTIYIL <* wO. f SINGAPORE &F.M.S. jy»SßJi| SOMETHING fe^ii NEW M^EAW^ IU(t! At the special request of 5y t—. B iSr»^i^ OUP customers, SLEDGE Brand MILK is now pic^kl
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      310 9 Whiteaway, Laidlaw Co, Ld. OJk 1 ET Aott; V/ILL Proceeding. ORUBA SILVER FORKS AND /jf SPOOHS. II I j Walker and Hall Manufacture. I (.1 ARANTBED TO WEAK J WHITE THROUOHOrT. >{*•; Tea Spoons $1.20 per doz. i Egg Snoons 1.90 i Dessert Spoons 3.15 I Tabl* Spoons 4.90 I
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    Transpacific Trade.
    515 10 JAPANS FOREIGN OFFICE ISSUES REPORT. Decision of the Railway Companies. The Tokio Foreign Department has received the following telegram dated July 31, from Mr. Mizuuo, the Japanese ConsulGeneral at New York -Several papers publish Chicago telegrams stating that a number of railway companies have communicated to the business
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    JOLLY STOWAWAYS
    249 10 Amusing Scene in the Police Court at Hongkong. Eighteen stowaways were found on boardthe steamer Kook-Sang which reached Honglentil from Singapore, on the l'itli instant. It was only the day before Hongkong wan sighted, when tickets were bein» collected, that the officers were aware that there were stowaways
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    Drink and Dengue.
    155 10 During the hearing of a case at Townsville, Australia, not long ago, a railway official who was alleged to have been under the influence of liquor whilst on duty, entered the defence that he had been suffering from dengue fever. The officer in question supported his. contention
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      1094 10 SALES BY AUCTION. AUCTION SALE OF VALUABLE TEAK FURNITURE. FULL-SIZED BILLIARD TABLE. AND A FINE COLLECTION OF PLANTS. MRS. G. P. NICHOLSON, At Westmore, Thompson Road, SATURDAY, AUGUST 29, AT I P.M. Comprißiiw a Ft'LL-SIZED BILLIARD TABLE IN TS\K FRVME WITH ACCESSORIES, FINK TONED C JTTAGE PIANOFORTE iv ebmisel case,
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      35 10 Its not fair, either to yourself or others, to wait for a headache to wear itself out. You are not only suffering yourself, but possibly making it unpleasant for others. Steams' Headache Cure insures happiness.
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      795 10 SINGAPORE SPORTING CLUB. The Autumn Race Meeting will be held on Tuesday the IMb, Thursday the loth, and Saturday the 17th October, 1908. FIRST DAY. Tuesday, October 13. TnE MAIDEN PLATE— VaIue 1600, and (50 to the Second Horse. A Rice for Maiden Horses. Weight 9st. Ex.Griffins allowed 7 lbs.
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