The Straits Times, 26 July 1909

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  • 13 1 The Straits Times. NO. 23.021 SINGAPORE. MONDAY. JULY 26. 1909. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 377 1 KATZ BROTHERS, Ltd. WINCHESTER REPEATING RIFLE, MODEL 1906. Extra Light Weight. For .21 Short, .22 Long:, and .13 Long Rifle Rim Fire Cartridges. The Winchester Model 190*> is a compact, light weight, take-down rifle, handling 22 Short, .2*2 Long, acd .22 Long Kitto Rim Fire Cartridges. It is attractive in
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    • 217 1 THE GROVE HOTEL AND SANATORIUM. BUILT ON THE POINT OF TMJOM (ATOM. Rooms, en suit or single, with private verandah (and bathroom). English Food, Good Wiaea, Sea Bathing, Tennis Court. Special Dinners and Tiffins catered for. Invalids, diet a speciality. 428 Telephone 110. ART NEEDLEWORK AND FLOWER DEPOT £17 OroKnrd
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    • 456 1 ROBINSON CO. Sola Agents for > THE RALEIGH CYCLE CO. The 7 Steel 'Popular' fl HtuStß^sflsis^'' LJmva/Fitted complete with Silver-plated Lamp, Bell, Tool Bag, Tamp, Spanner and Oiler. ROBINSON CO. NOTICE. With refssMae to oar Notice of tbe 2nd March, 1908, wherain we called tbe attention of Manufacturers of Aerated
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  • 681 2 ILLUMINATED CRAFT PRESENTS PRETTY SCENE. An Enjoyable Function. We had a big day, but a bigger night writes a correspondent to the Japan Advertiser, on July 1, on the occasion of celebrating Yokohama's jubilee. Taking the view fronj the Bund where the best and most interesting sight of
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  • 204 2 Pioneer Rebukes the Government of India. The Pioneer, of Allahabad, nays We hear from the frontier that a raiding party of outlaws appeared in the Tochi on 11th inst. They attacked the post at Kapori near the Banna end of the pass and killed six oat of seven
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 224 2 RATNER Safes "List 2" Pattern, ADAPTED FOB THE CUSTODY OF VALUABLE PAPERS, BOOKS, ETC. Lined throughout with Fire-resisting chambers, 7>\ thick, filled with best non-conducting material. LUOr\o Unpickable, violence and gunpowder proof, protected with plate of Ratner drill-proof Compo Safe Steel. All usual sizes in stock. BORNEO CO., LTD., SOLE
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    • 181 2 BUCHANANS WHISKIES are not an experiment. They have been the favourite blends at home for many years and are rapidly gaining similar popularity in the Colonies. No expense is spared in keeping both, up to the mark RED SEAL ANO BLACK AND WHITE 46 SINGAPORE COLD STORABE CO., LTD, (NEAR
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    • 83 2 OVER THIRTY-FIVE YEARB. In 1872 there was a great deal of diarrhoea, dysentery, and infantile cholera. It was at this time' that Chamberlain's Colic. Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy was first brought into use. It proved more suocessf a than any other remedy or treatment, and has for thirty-six yean maintained
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    • 265 2 7%atis /%4S£R&tf£AVE$ SINGAPORE SODA WATER EstaM/sAet/orer 25yeaxs. Mmmmrm. O. J. HtlHK.lt A Co. ba m to offmr Ihmlr urr/cu v AGENTS IN f N .LAND. CataMtenW In IB**. Ihmy a thorough knovrlmdgm ol Ihm Mmrkmtm, and mmpmrlmncm ot Laalarn ranulrmmmntn. Ihm h, ad a ml ihm Flrrm a/hrm amrmonml munmrrlalon
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    • 695 2 rjxjx^i^ixij-ijii^^ There is no need to S% -*x?:-':_ir use boiling water when using W Sunli^itl I Soap 1 and it does not matter whether the water i-ijixk is nard or soft— the result is the same. Jps: ;XJfrv A saving of labour, H^j^N. v j a savin? of time, and
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  • 835 3 INTERESTING CENTENARIAN OFF SOURABAYA. Voyage of Chinese Pirate Catcher An interesting though rattier crude-look-ing craft arrived at Sourabaya the other day, says the Java Times, and many conjectures were made as to whether her intentions were hostile or otherwise, as she sailed up the harbour with the
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  • 171 3 The death of Major General Arthur Battye, C. 8., is remarkable because it has occured at Torquay and in his seventieth year. For it has become almost a rule in this family that its members shall be killed fighting for the Empire in Asia. Lieut. Quintin Battye
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 677 3 Howarth Erskine, Ltd. CIVIL. MECHANICAL ELECTRICAL GENINEERS, IRON BRASS FOUNDERS, BOILER MAKERS, BRIDGE BUILDERS GENERAL CONTRACTORS. SOLE JLO-ICISrTS FOR Worthington Pump Co.'b Patent Pumps Pulsometer Engineering Co.'s Pulsometer Pumps Robey and Co.'s Portable Engines and Machinery Richard Ilornsby and Son's Oil and Gas Plants Waygood's Liftfl d lloiBts Robert Roger
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    • 34 3 A GOOD SUMMER REMEDY. At this season diarrhoea and dysentery are always prevalent. Chamberlain's Colic, cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is the best medicine obtainable for trouble of this kind. by all Dispensaries and Dealers.
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    • 753 3 BABY'S AWFUL CASEfECZEMA Terrible Humour from Head to Foot —Had to be Wrapped in Cotton Wool— Discharged Uncured After Three Months in Infirmary Scratched Until Bandages were Soaked with Blood. DREADFUL DISEASE CURED BY CUTICURA "My little boy is barely two yrars old, and when he was about eight months
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    • 203 3 S. SMITH SON'S ii.ro. i P^5SE^ PERFECT IKmII SPEED INDICATORS M^gJPfe" jffi Ifalj OVER 20,000 CARS 200,000,000 MILES. V From ft Guineas. IN USE ALL OVER THE WORLD. Largest Manufacturers of SPEED INDICATORS. MOTOR WATCHES. MILOMETERS. PETROL-METERS and MOTOR ACCESSORIES. WRITE FOR ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE. SPECIAL TERMS TO SHIPPERS. 9 STRAND,
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 656 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. P. 6M>. STEAM NAVIGATION CO. For China, Jasan, Peaang, Ceylon, Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Ports, Plymouth and London. Through BUI* of Ladiog issued for Chini Coast, Pertiao Gulf, Continental, and Amerioan Ports. Steamers will leave Singapore on or about MAIL LINES. Outward (for China) Caledonia July 80
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    • 626 4 STEAMERS SAILING. OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO., LTD. AND CHINA MUTUAL BTEAM NAY. CB. LTD. The Companies' steamer* an deepached from Liverpool outward* for tbe Straits, China and Japan STery week and from Japan homeward* for London, Amsterdam and Antwerp svary fortnight for Genoa, Marseilles and Liverpool and for Marseilles, Havn
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    • 646 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. C. P. R. Canadian Paoiflo Railway Company's Royal Hall Stoaaitblp Lino. TUB NATIONAL HIGHWAY TO KUROPB rid OHIHA JAPAN, OANADA aad Us UNITED BTATKB. Bout* frota nnortua*. ssa BhaßafMl. Haa-aaail (Inland Baa of Japoa), Kobs.^okohamaT^ Vlotorta aad VaaoMvtr. 8.M.8. •BaisassorlßPiA* Twin *er*w ttsa I.M.S. -EnrßßSSot JifAS" V mers,
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    • 244 4 STEAiER BAIUHC3. INDOCHINA STEAM NAY. CO.. LTD. I'hb stssmsrs of this Oompany maintain a regular direot aervioe between Caloutta, Straits, Hongkong, ff**ft**^j* > »J and Japan, oargo, on through Bills of Lading for Oanton, Bwatow, Amoy, Chefoo, Tientsin, Newohwang, Yangtas* Ports, Formosa, the Philippines, *a,, ate. eUeuien Tons Oommander KimAM
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    • 676 4 STEAMER BAIUNBB. HAMBURG AMERIKA LINE. HAMBURG. Th* stwanasis of this Oompany maintain a regular servlee between Hamburg, Bremen Antwerp, aod ilntHrilsm. and th* Straits China and Japan. Homewards, they are despatched fortnight!* tor Havre and Hamburg and onos a month for Bremerhaven direct, calling at Penang and Colombo. Taking oargo
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    • 746 4 STEAMER 3AILINOB. N. D. L. Norddeutscher Lloyd. Bremen. IMPERIAL 6ERMAN MAIL LINE. The tut and well-known mail steamers ol this Oompany sail fortnighty from Bremen. Hamburg, via Rotterdam, Antwerp. Soathampton, Gibraltar, Qenoa, Naples (oonnosMoai Marseilles, Naples, Alexandria, and vice vana) Port Baid, Suez, Aden, Colombo, Penan*), Singapore, Hongkong Shanghai, Nagasaki
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  • 145 5 FIXTURES. Monday. July 2ft. Hi^li water, 4 30. p.m. Fourth T..«t Match a. Manchester. Alliambra t 'ineiu-rtograpli. Harima Cinematograph. Marlborougu Cinouia'.agrapb Tuesday. July 37. Hijjl) water, 5.6 a.m.. 5.20 p^i. Penan* Races, first d ly. UarrinoH I'iild Operations. Wednesday. July Hi-h W,it«>r. LM a.m., 180 p.m. Garrison
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  • 116 5 ToDat. Hongkong, Amoy and Swatow Houg Wan I S pm Malacoa. Port Dickoon, Port Swettenham and Ti-luk Ansou Peuang 3 pm Fremaotle, Adela<d«, M'bouroe and Sydney Obra 8 pm P. Br.-etttnbain. Peuang, N.ijipHtaui, Mftrtnw Tbongwa 4pm t^Teylon, A'tralasia, M'ntiun, India, Egyft, and Europe, eta. Armand Bebic 4pm
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  • 81 5 The P. and O. homeward mail steamer Delta, loft Hongkong at 1 p.m. on Saturday, and is due here at 6 a.m on Thursday morning, tbe 29th instant. The P. and O. outward mail steamer Caledonia, loft Colombo at 0 p.m. on Saturday, and may be expected
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  • 57 5 Loft Siugnpore Jane ■.;■> M. M. Joly 2 PA O. Jaly 6 N U.L. juiv a b. I. July 12 M. M. Jaly 16 P. 40. Jaly 31 ND.I. Jaly 22 B. I. Doe in London July 20 Jaly 25 Jnly 29 July SI Aag S Ang
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  • 781 5 Latest Arrivals. MAN-OP-WAR. Cadmiu, H. M. screw sloop, 1070 tons, 110 orew, 6 guns, 1400 b.p Captain Heard, July 26. From Krlantan, U Rds. Sea B<Ue, F. M. 6 Govt yaclit 400 tons, 42 orew, 1-25 h p. Naoodab, Ju v «6. From Kelnutan. For Port Swet enham,
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  • 98 5 July »3 Nam r'unp, Brit str, Macaxsar via port* Mm, Brit str, Laopkat Srlangnr, Brit str, Teluk Anson via ports Lady Weld, Brit str, Muer and Malacca Will oihe ll'i'p, Brit str, Bagtn 34 Qoebeti, Ger Bar, Hongkong, Skangtiai, Japan Capri, ltal str, Penang and Bombay Amherit, Brit str.
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  • 95 5 Wharves at which Vessels are Berthed To- Day. TANJONG PAGAR. East Wbabf Bi«s— Tancar villa, Paroo, Miuilya. Bin W. Siotiom 1 —Dredger Shrimp. Section No. 1 (Shmbb Wb*»»)— Hebe. flßcnoa J— Thongwa, Orand. m B— Crusader, Kazemb«. a 4— Ohr». 6— Guthrle. 6
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  • 310 5 Coming to Singapore. P. and O. steamer Marmora, connecting with tlio steamer Caledonia, at Colombo, due July 80.— Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Moleswortb, Mr. C. Ereritt, Mrs. A. W. Scott, Mr. H. L. Boersma, Mr. C. H. Manro, Mr. U. Paterson. Per P. and O. steamer
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  • 42 5 Regarding the race between the Qerman mail Lutzow and the Bine Funnel Theseus, both of which lnft Hongkong for home on June 18, the Lutsow arrived at Genoa on 16th inst. The Theseus was doe is London on Fiiday last
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  • 200 5 Pawang Who Search Successfully for Tin Ore. A correspondent in the Malay States writes the Manchester Guardian on this matter. He says truly the art :s well known, and is practised in almost the same way by Malay and Chinese pawaug, or wizards. The object of
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  • 437 5 Former Ceylon Resident Prefers the Isle of Spices. Mr. H. Miller Mackay, of Sungeichoh estate, Selangor, formerly of Ceylon, is on his way home. Mr. Mackay is far from looking well and is going home owing to bad health, having suffered very badly
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  • 309 5 Strict Examination to be made at Home. In the House of Commons, on the Ist inst., Mr. T. O'Donnell asked the President of the Local Government Board whether frozen pigs were shipped from Chinese ports for consumption in these countries if so, what quantity had been
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  • 45 5 Time-balls on Fort Canning and Mount Faber drop daily at 1 p.m., Singapore standard time corresponding to 6 a.m. Greenwich meantime. The time-gun ie fired at 12 o'clock noon, indicating Singapore standard time on every day excepting Sunday, wben it is tirsd at cue o'clock.
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  • 242 5 Finance Commerce. EXCHANGE. Singapore, Jclt '.'6, IPOS. On London— Bank 4 m/s 2/4,1, Demand 2 4> Private 8 m/s 2/4£ do 8m/s 2/4£ On Germany— Bank d/d 2S8 Private 8 m/s 240* do 6 m/s 242* On Franee- Bank d/d 298 Private 8 m/s 286$ do S m/s £00 On
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  • STOCKS AND SHARES.
    • 53 5 Howarth Erskino 6% 600,000 1% prem. Riley, Hargreaves 6% 284,000 1% prem. Spore Electric Tramways Co., Ltd. 6% 860,000 nominal j Straits Engineering Syndicate, Ltd. 6% 45,000 pur. Singapore Municipal 6% 400,000 20%p.n0m 5% 1,878,000 7%prem. B 41% 1,600,000 3% prem. 4% 802,900 6% disc. Tanjona Pagar Dock Board
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    • 272 5 Captial Shams! j Paid Um- > ISSUID Company QuotaTIONS Last DIVLDIND I $800,000 $300,000 $600,000 ±V 00,000 •400,000 £60,000 £100,000 $150,000 £120,000 $450,000 £250,000 £100,000 £120,000 $450,000 £27,000 10 10 i BeUt Tin Mining Co., Ltd. 6.00 12% for 'OB 10 !10 7,600 Bruang, Ltd. 6.C0 10 10 Bruseh
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    • 487 5 £160,000 1200,000 .£30,000 £80,000 £30,000 £70,000 £86,000 £16.000 £75,000 £110,000 £810,000 $680,000 £60,000 £180,000 £100,000 £820,000 G. 175,000 £125,000 1 1 Anglo-Malay Kubber Co., Ltd, IJjB 80% for '08 I 17/6 contributory... 7.0.0 10 10 4,880 Balgownie Rubber Estate Ltd. (6)... 40.60 25% for W II 6,250 Batn Caves
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    • 173 5 $1,600,000 $225,000 12,400,000 *1,000,000 ♦MOOO I 10 10 «ii BMtern Smelting Co., Ltd. 12.75 a.* 10% for 'oB 10 7 40 9.60 10% tor 'oB 50 60 Fraser A Noave, Ltd. (8) ...142.50 16% for 'OS* 100 Howarth Erekine Ltd. (10) 85.00 2*% for 'oB 100 7% Preference 100.00
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 411 5 The Agri-Horticultural Show, Penang. SECTION 11 -RUBBER (REVIBED LIST).* Number or quantity Class. t0 De Exhibited. Prizes. 10 Para-Crepe, best sample no* less than V 6 lbs. (a) Cnp. 11 Sheet do. do. (6) Cnp. 12 Biscuit do. da 8. M. 18 Block (dry) best sample do. (o) Cnp. 14
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 231 5 WEATHER REPORT. Kamdang Kerbam HotviuU, July X3, 19M. 8 K. 3 f7"m.|» t. M.j BiuiFHJ, Bar 88 Fab 89.949 J9.886J 89.958 Temp 83.5 I 89.0 79 5 02m. Wet Bulb Ther 79.0 78.6 |76 8 Dirof Wind oalm oalm calm Max. Temp..! 89.5 Mm i I 78 2 Max. in
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  • 31 6 Wistntti At sea, on .July 20, John Joseph Leonard Wheatley, Surgeon s.s "Hong Mob," and late of the Colonial Medical Department. Aged 74 years. Madras a..d Baugalore papers please copy.
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  • 1219 6 The Straits Times. MONDAY, JULY 26. LIFE SAVING SCIENCE. It is so common to hear statements made about the degenerate tendencies of the age in which we live, that a little information about fifty years of progress should be welcome. Generally speaking tbe writers of books, wbiob deal with matters
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  • 20 6 Damage estimated at XH.OOD was done by fire in the Market Square, Bromley (Kent), several business places being burned down.
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  • 21 6 From a new advertisement iv our columns to-day it will be seca that a motor bus is required for KuaU Lumpur.
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  • 23 6 A case of liousebri akiuy took place at 15 Muntok Street, on Sunday night, when $70 worth of brandy and cash was removed.
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  • 27 6 It will be seen from our advertisement columns that the new Adelphi band will play during dinner and tiffin and will also (,ive lawn concerts after dinner.
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  • 35 6 According to a Chinese planter the rise in the price of rubber will stop at 9a. jd. per lb. by tho end of December this year, and decline to its present position by July 1910.
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  • 29 6 The draft of the regulations whicli shall govern tbe Japanese syndicate, which hopes to do bu-inuHs with China in the way ot railway financing and contracts, has been completed.
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  • 32 6 Tho Shanghai Dock aud K.ogiueoring Co has secured the contract for making the repairs on the transport Warren. This concern submitted the lowest bid for the work, 969,240 gold being the figure.
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  • 38 6 A couple uf days ago it was reported that a tongkang loaded with over $4,000 worth of property belonging to Syed Marican was tampered with since that.|over 91,000 worth of tbe stuff has been found by the police.
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  • 41 6 Tbe Board of Industries and commerce at Peking again proposes to send a member of the board to the Straits Settlements, and the Dutch East Indies in order to promote eloper relations between the Chinese residing there and the Mother Country.
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  • 43 6 A Japanese Government proclamation forbids the exportation to China by ordinary mail packet post of weapons, army apparatus, Halt, morphine or its syringes, and zinc, excepting at the order of the Chinese government or in such manner as is permitted by Chinese rules.
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  • 59 6 The Journal, of Paris, says that at one of the music-balls there on July 1, a lady tamer known as Princess Siva, had an arm bitten off by one of the twelve crocodiles with which she was giving a performance. Notwithstanding the nature of her injuries, the lady shot tbe
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  • 60 6 Negri Sembilan suffered as much as any State during I'JOH by the depression of the mining industry, and there is a further decrease in the output, which can only in part be ascribed to this depression. It looks very much an if the future did not bold out great prospects
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  • 65 6 Tho European police contingent is about to loso another of its men. Sergt. Mussel has finished his period of service, five years and has elected to go home. He has been for a considerable time doing excellent service in the Opium Farm and has made several notable seizures. He is
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  • 80 6 The appeal to tho Privy Council by Tengaohee Nachiar and others against the decision of the full Court of Appeal of the Straits Settlements in favour of the Attorney-GeDe-ral and benefioiaries, Habib Merican Noor din and 29 others, has just been decided in favour of tho appellants. This is a
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  • 77 6 A Berlin paper announces that at a meeting of the eight principal Freemasons' lodges in Berlin, it was decided to renew the friendly relations with the Grand Orient Lodge of France. These relations were broken off at the time of the Franco-German War. One of the high officials of tho
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  • 68 6 There are six measures on the agenda for the meeting of Legislative Council next Friday afternoon. Two new bills will be read the first time to amend and consolidate tbe law with regard to municipalities, and to amend the Apportionment of Kents Ordinance. The Societies Bill will be read the
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  • 72 6 A strange disease is reported from a district in Cpper Deli whore jungle country is being cleared for estate cultivation. The coolies and their overseers are attacked by infections disease which often ends fatally. The disease arises from disturbing burrowing insect in the soil. Tbe insects fasten on the skin
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  • 86 6 Iv the course of an inquiry at the ltuthnal (iroen Coroner's Court into tbo death of a charwomau, named Emily Walton, a witness stated that the deceased woman sometimes only earned 1(4. a week. She worked for Polish lo»s, who, she said, were terrible sweaters. They would pay as little
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  • 83 6 Revealcrt of official secrets in the vernacular press have bad time in China. So common have such disclosures become that the Ptiuce Kegent has threatened severe punishment upon those who publish official reports, unauthorised. Thbt the Prince Il"(pnt means business is clear from an incident related by the Echo de
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  • 242 6 Mr. Alan J. Woodward, general manager of the Times of Ceylon, is dead. Colouel Murray, Colonial Engineer, is pay in§ his farewell inspection visit to Ponang tbia week. Mr. A. I; Hubback has strainod a m'laole in bis leg at cricket, at home, and will not be
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  • 96 6 The trial of Private Miller, of the Middle sex Krgiraent, on a charge of culpable homicido in connection with the death of a Chinese coolie at Pulau Brani continued this morning before tbo Chief Justice, and a special jury, at the Assir.i>s. Mr. Hastings Rhodeo, deputy public
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  • 122 6 The fire damaged Kalomo, which was successfully raised off Pasir Panjang by tbe joint efforts of TaDJong Pagar and the Protector, having been emptied of her cargo, has been put into tbe Victoria dock for thorough examination as to the extent of the repairs necessary to put her
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  • 108 6 The revenue of Porak for 1908 amounted to »l:i, 162,714. This sum fell short of tbe estimates by i'u'2,4l l, but it was in excess of the actual expenditure by }H.'13,515. As com pared with 1907 there is a deficiency of over two million dollars, made np
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  • 126 6 In tbo court of the warden of mines, at Kuala Lumpur, on .luly '22, before Mr. M. A. V. Allen, acting warden of Mines, Selangor, the case came on for hearing of tbo State of Selangor v Mr. Wee Tneam Seng. Mr. A. K. Mynott, inspector
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  • 268 6 One oi the most respected of our Eurasiac community passed away last week within tliroo days of reaching Hongkong, in tbe person of Dr. Whoatley, a ship's surgeon for somo years past for the firm of Messrs. Wee Bin and Co. There are
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 59 6 The GARRICK Cigarette A LARGE HAND-MADE CIGARETTE. Packed in 50s H^^^\Rp/^ Vtke OBTAINABLE AT Messrs. John Little Co., Robinson Co. •r. Now on View. Inspection Invited. Decanters, #f*^ "j t^j r\ j^ Ettmmmmmmmmmmmimmmwa The Straits Motor Oarage in Orchard Road is roofed with s> m tz 3 s^: Supplied by
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    • 148 6 ALHAMBRA Cinematograph, BEACH ROAD. (Sdange of TO-NIGHT. 2ND ShOW, AT 9.30 P.M. 1. Overture. 2. Bnffalo liicing at Madura. 3. Doings of a Poodl. 4. A Good Joke. 0. In a Submarine. 6. A Visit to the Public Nursery. 7. Film d 1 Art: BIBTER ANGELA 8. A Troublesome Thief.
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  • 262 7 GRAVE DISASTERS IN MOROCCO FIGHTING. SPANISH PEOPLE RIOTING Hostile Reception of King Alfonso. [Rictbr's Tblbubam] London, July 21. It is stated that the Spanish Commander, General Marina, is apprehensive lest Melilla should be unable to bold out against tbe Moors, aud that ho has asked for forty
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  • 120 7 PRESIDENT TAFT'S DISTURBING MESSAGE. Strange Attack on a Bank. [Riotib's Tilboram] London, July 25. Tho Times Peking correspondent says that tbe Prince Hegont bas summoned the whole of tbo Wai Wu I'u, and has showod considerable anxiety, in consequence of a telegram from President Taft emphasising in
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  • 38 7 Mediterranean Command Not Worth Holding. [Rioni'i Tiuqiax.] London, July '25. Tbe Duke of Connaught lias resigned the Mediterranean Command. It appnars that he regards tbe post as un necessary, and the work as insufficient.
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  • 24 7 [Rnni'i Tiuabah] London, July 24. Tbe result of tbc race for tho Liverpool Cup ras: Adversary 1 l>ean Swift I llayden I
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  • 29 7 [((■Gill's TILBOEAXj l.uuilnu. July 20. Tho N. I). I. Wi-rUlinger, which wan ashore a l Tin- N. <ll<«. has Hailed on Ixr voyage to ihiua anl .lapuu
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  • 57 7 Deb OsTASUTiscHt Lloyd Tsleorax. Berlin, July 2.'>. Daring thoir homeward voyage, tbe Czar and Czarina and children meet Prince Henry of Prussia in tbe Kaiser Wilbelm Canal. Tbe Czar and Czarina will make a two days visit to Princess Henry. Afterwards' Ihef proceed to Cherbourg, and Cowcs, and
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  • 433 7 'JOURNEY MADE IN TWENTY-SIX MINUTES. A Remarkable Performance. (From Odb Own Coiuikspondbst.) London, July 26. M. Louis Blcriot, one of the competitors for tho Daily Mail prize, which Mr. Latham failed to win a few days ago, has had a remarkable success. He aeroplaned across the Channel
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  • 115 7 No Change of Foreign or Home Policy Expected. [Kictib's TeliohaV London, July 21. M. Briand bas formed a Cabinet with M. Pichon as Foreign Minister. Tho portfolios of Marine and War have not yet been filled. London, July '_'.">. Admiral ltonc dc la Peyrere has boon appointed
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  • 22 7 Riotik's Tiliobam.] London, July 20. Corporal Burr, of tbe London Rifle Brigade bas won the King's I'ri/e at Bisley.
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  • 29 7 Deb fJWWMmi Lloyd Teleeram" Berlin, July 25. Tbe anniversary of the Turkish Constitution has been celebrated at Constantinople. General von der GolU was present at tbe ceremonies.
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  • 25 7 [Dm Ostamuimhk Lloyd Ttinmin Berlin, July Mb The otthes of Huddha have boon exca vated at IVshawar by the Indian Archaeological Department.
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  • 28 7 (Dm OiTAiUTUiaa Lloyd Tkmbam] Berlin, July 25. British Guiana has decided to adopt tbe treatment of leprosy on the methods of Professor Deycke, of Hamburg.
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  • 18 7 DtK OSTASIAUSCHE LLCYD TeLEOBAM" Berlin, July 29. As ant^dynaalic conspiracy has been dtscofetad in Qrfecc.
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  • 41 7 (Fhom Our Own Cokbkspondkst Penang July 21. The Committee of the Penang Turf Club, after hear in/ evidence, bas overruled the objection to I'raubs and Vera, and decided they are eligible to compete in tbe Roadster races next »> K.
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  • 49 7 Plantation Sheet at Bs. 84. and Para at 7s. lOd. (FMM O'l; Owj OMHNMRj Peuang, July 2-1. The Pinang Gazette received private advices from London, yesterday evening, stating that Plantation sheet is at It M. per lb while Para is <|uotcd at 7s. lOd. ptr lb.
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  • 77 7 Fifteen Hundred Acres Situate near Castleficld. (Fp.om Oi/r Own dMMMni Kuala Lumpur, .Inly 20. The prospectus is being issued in London to-day of the Kelenghall rubber company. It is floated with a capital of MMM of which £17,000 is buiug offered for an estate, near Castletiold, comprising
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  • 31 7 (Fhom On Own CmUMMKMXT.) Kuala I.impur, July 2C. The Malay Mail understands that an exhibition of rubber curing without coagulation will be given at the coming Agri-Horticultu-ral Show.
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  • 301 7 Consequences of Serious Trade Depression. In his administration report on Perak for the year 190H, Mr. E. W. Birch, British Resident, gives the following interesting introduction: The year \W)H was marked by a serious depression in tbe price of tin. The average price fell from 188 JO
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  • 230 7 Hamburg Amerika Line v. Owners of Steamer Cranley. The Court of Appeal, consisting of Lords Justices Yaughan Williams, Moulton, and Buckley, with Nautical Assessors, on July 12, in the oase of the Hamburg Amerika Line v. Tbe Owners of tbe Steamship Cranley, the defendants appealod from a
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  • 84 7 Commander Mills, R.N\, gave close personal attention to the Government launches, and be showed me the Rapid after blio was opened up, says Mr. E. M. Birch in bis report on Perak, for 1908. Sbe has been running for ten years and is in perfect condition. She was built in
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  • 231 7 Annual Mobilisation Commences To •morrow. The annual field operations for tbc whole of the Singapore Garrison commence to morrow with a field day between a Red force commanded by Lieut.-Col. Glover D.S.O Middlesex Regiment, and a Blue force under Major Priestley, 99th Deccan Infantry. The umpires with
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  • 444 7 Constructed to Order of Messrs. Sir John Jackson. Messrs. Wm. Simons and Co of Renfrew, recently launched, with steam up, complete and ready for work, a bo a- well barge-loading bucket-ladder dredger, which they have constructed for Messrs. Sir John Jackson. The dredger is named I'vdr.i No.
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  • 246 7 That the town of Klang bids fair to become an important commercial centre in tbe near future goes without saying, observes our Kuala li'iinpur correspondent. Rather less than a decade ago it was a small town, oomposed mainly of shop-houses and the population consisted chiefly of
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  • 87 7 Daring wedding festivities in a bouse iv Campbell Lane, lost evening, the breaking of a benzine lamp caused an outbreak of lire, which was a source of much excitement while it lasted. The neighbours, assisted by European police from Kandang Kerbau Station extinguished the flames, after
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  • 3904 7 KELANTAN AND TRENGGANU TAKEN OVER. Sir John Anderson's Tour. CORDIAL WELCOME RECEIVED EVERYWHERE. Amusing Experiences on River Trips. (By Ol-k Sfkcial OiHHUMPOKMan i At 8 on tbc evening of .luly 17, tho Sea Mew left the roads. She was followed by tho Soa Belle and, as soon
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  • SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
    • 137 8 Penang Races commence tvmorrow. The committee of the Selangor Recreatioi Club have elected Mr. P. Zilwa lion, secretary and treasurer of tb 3 Club. M. J. F. Wreford, Mr. Hugh Fort, and Dr. Travers are to be tbe racing stewards at tbe forthcoming meeting in Penang. The
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    • 78 8 Malacca L. R. C. The first shoot of tbe Malacca Ladies Rid Otafc for the monthly spoon presented by Mr lA. McKenzm, manager of tbe Diamonr Jubilee, took place at Bukit Sebukor anr resulted as follows Miss B. Williams 3S scr.^Bs Mrs. Kvans 82 +2 84 Mrs. Sells
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    • 179 8 Malaya Association Championship. The second tie in the semi-final of the Malaya Association Championship, between the Darul Bahar and the Majlis Persuki'an Sri, was played off on Saturday, at Beach Road, before a huge crowd. In tbe first half the struggle was very keen and tbe game was
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    • 165 8 Singapore dolt Club. The result of the Waddell Cup and Spring Cup competitions was that in each event three members of the Club tied for first place. These ties were played off on Saturday with the result that tbe Spring Cnp was won by Sir Arthur Young and tbe
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    • 552 8 S. C. C. Tournament. The second match in the 8. C. C. cricket tournament was begun on Sa'.unTay after noou, between eleven*) representing Merchants and the Rest of the club. The Rest batted flrst and were dismissed for 126, of which 21 were extras. Oardiner played a brilliant 81,
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  • 299 8 Hullo There was trouble among the Telephone subscribers in tbe Chansee d'Antin quarter tbe other day. About 10 o'clock in the morning ladies who wanted to ring up their tradesmen couldn't get through anyhow, and business men shouted into the transmitters without getting any satisfaction. About 10.80 the Central Office
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  • 690 8 Prices Quoted in the Market This Morning. Singapore, 26th July, 1909. Messrs. Lyall ami Kvatt, Exchange and Share Brokers, issue the following list of quotations this morning General. 10 Eastern Smelting Co. 17 pd 9.75 9.86 60 Fraser and Veave Ld 146. 147.60 10 Hotel van Wijk
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  • 98 8 Considerable attention has been paid for the last two years to the fisheries on the const line of the Federated Malay States, writes Mr. E. W. Birch in his administration report on Perak. It it very expedient that the Colonial Oovernment should
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  • 194 8 An extraordinary general meeting~of the Malaya Football wi» hold at tbe club bourn of tbe Simpolao Mohib&h, last Friday nigbt. Tbere was a large attendance and amongst those present were Messrs. Cnlman, Chancellor, Farrer and Hashim. One of the subjpetsbrought up for discussion was the erectioo of
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 364 8 i M 5 SPECIAL BARGAINS OFFERED IX .<OMS First-Class Pianos CASH TIME PAYMENTS. BRINSMEAD cSSSSSfS^ $550 RONIBCH igtUr..; 1 1 $550 The Robinson Piano werner SJtcSUj— $495 CO Ltd, KRAUBB Modern Art Stylo $430 1 allison asaa*^ $275 Proprietor: J. CAHAPIET. Established MM. The Adelphi Hotel. The recognised place for
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    • 428 8 SKETCHES STORIES OF MALAYA. A few oopies of the "STRAITS ANNUALS FOR THE YEARS 1905-6-7 are still in stock and may bo obtained at a clearing price of 25 cents each from the Straits Times Office, Singapore or from our agents as under Messrs. JOHN LITTLE CO.. Ltd., Singapore and
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  • 238 9 Damages Against Nippon Yuseo Kaisha. In the City of London Court, on June 30, before Judge Rentoul, K.C., Samuel Williams and Sons, Ltd., of Limestreet. claimed £S4 7s. for damage done to their dredger leaner, by what was described as the terrible wash of the Kamo Maru,
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  • 184 9 Remarkable Recovery of Missing irishman. A Young man, Edward Loogbanne, of Borriaoleigh Tip, who bad been missing for two years, has been discovered in strange circumstances in a house in Thurles. His mother, who bad given up hopes of ever seeing him again, and
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  • 161 9 Actor Shoots His Rival in View of the Audience. A terrible tragedy was witnessed at the National Theatre in Saratov, a few evenings ago. In the third act of the play which was being given, the heroine is shot by a rejected suitor, and dies in
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  • 173 9 Mr. William Lotinga, the well-known racing journalißt, gave evidence recently in the action in the Lord Chief Justice's Court in which he was sued for alleged wrongful dismissal, and in which he obtained the verdict. Plaintiff was Mr. Alfred Edmonds, who bad charge of the Throne when
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  • 24 9 Serions experiments by a bevy of French scientists resulted in figuring out the average speed of a snail at fourteen days to the mile.
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    • 513 9 Yong Lee Seng Co. 27, KLING STREET. CHEAP SALE Further reduml prices now cllered (8 a.m. to 8 p.m.). Hinks' Hanging Lamps, 1 and 4 lights, Tricycles, Crockery, Glassware. Perfumery, Handkerchiefs, Hosiery, Toilet Requisites, etc., etc. SLEDGE b^LKibi. ill -i nil MILK I. THE "UNIVERSAL" White Ant Destroyer IL EXTERMIHATEB
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    • 1484 9 TENDERS for REVENUE FARMS. Tenders are invited for the lease ol Revenue Farms in the State of North Borneo from the Ist January, 1910, as set out hereunder. REVENUE FARMS IN THE STATE OF NORTH RORNEO. 1. In making arrangements for tho leaving of tbe Farms for the next Farm
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    • 602 9 STEAMER SAILINGS. N.Y.K JAPAN MAIL STEAM BHM CO. LTO TST^BBBjA /S^>) Two reirular services are maintained between JAPAN and BUROPB by tot Company's well-known TWIN-SCREW STEAMERS under Mail Contract with the Impena Japanese Government, speoiaily designed tor tbe Company's European Service, lighted throughout by Electricity, provided witr exoellent accommodation (or
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  • 437 10 FRENCH COLONIAL PORT LIVES ONLY AFTER NIGHTFALL Colony's Resources. Saigon's importance as a port is Boriously affected, says a correspondent in tbe Japan Advertieer, by its inconvenient situation on the Mekong river, three hours' journey from the latter's mouth, while ocean-going steamers can enter the river only
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  • 218 10 Fuller Details of Case Against Osaka Shosen Kaisha. On June 29. Mr. Tokugoro Nakabasbi, president of the Osaka Shosen kaixha, represented by Attorneys Sunakawa, Kaki/aki and Kuroda, brought a protest against the compulsory execution of judgment delivered in favour of Mrs. Appenzeller and four other persons
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  • 206 10 Sorry Plight of Shanghai Holiday Makers. A week ago. says a recent issue of the Shanghai Mercury, we made mention of the report that parties bad been detained at Mobkanshan, being unable to return to Shanghai on account of the flooded state of the creeks which
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  • 21 10 The first refrigerator cars in Brazil will be pat in service in the near future on railroads controlled by the government.
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    • 624 10 BANKING COMPANIES CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA. AUBTRALIA AND CHINA. NOORPORAT^D BY ROYAL CHARTER ftia up Capital In 60,000 Share* of IMeaoh ..41,100,000 '*,aarv*Fund «1,874,000 r. aerre Liability o( Proprietors ..41,100,000 BANKERS. Bank ot England. National Bank of Sootland. Ik* London City A Midland Bank, Ltd. SINGAPORE BRANCH. Ourrenl Aooounta are
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    • 431 10 BANKING COMPANIES*! HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. [•aid-up capital ws, 000,000 RESERVE FUND Sterling Reserve 118,000,000 1 a»9 500 000 Sllverßeserve 114,600,000; oou ww C dtaaerv* Liability ot Proprietors 916.000,00 c COURT OP DIRECTORS. Hon. Mr. W. J. Greaaon, Chairman. H. B. Tomkina, Eaq., Deputy Chairman. E. O. Barrett, Esq.
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    • 525 10 INSURANCE Coupmies. UNION FIBS INSURANCE COMPANY OF PARIS ■mßUsaco 1818 RESERVES AND TOTAL QUABANTEEB £4,000,000 The undersigned, Agenta for the abovi Jompany, are prepared to aooept fire rleki or long or abort periods at onrrenl rated 3ABH SETTLEMENTS promptly made b) At agents la Singapore. MOINE OOMTB a Oc NORWICH
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    • 5 10 Johnson's Digestive Tablets digwt all'food
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    • 657 10 JMLE3 BY AUCTION. FOR SALE PRIVATELY. A Good Investment. A VALUABLE FREEHOLD PROPERTY conveniently and pleasantly situated at TANJONG KATONG, with a lar B e frontage on TANJONG KATONC I Ro* T AND^EAST COAST ROAD AREA ABOUT 29 ACHES, containing a lar K e number of e.collent building sites, together
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  • 1227 11 NOTES AND COMMENTS ON CURRENT TOPICS. There is a motorist in Penang who seems juHtitiably proud of his big car, and unjustly proud of its musical horn, remarks the Straits Echo. It makes music something like gramaphone music, and he in playing solos. We don't know him from Adam
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  • 387 11 Fleet Stations to be Established by America. Secretary of War Dickinson has issued orders for the establishment of a fleet of airships for the protection of the Atlantic coast and General Allen, chief of the Signal Corps of the Army, is preparing plans for such a tlcot
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  • 116 11 First Meeting in London Next Wednesday. Wednesday, the 28th inst is the date proposed for the opening of the Imperial Defence Conference in London. Lord Milner, speaking on the subject of the Conference at the Compatriots' Club dinner at the Savoy Hotel, observed that the loyalty that was
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  • 131 11 An altar frontal, whioh has just come into the possession of the Roman Catbolio Church of St. John's, near Norwich, has a pathetic interest attaching to it. About eighteen months ago Colonel Noyes died suddenly while on his honeymoon. His young, griefstricken widow sent
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  • 28 11 The erection of the latest electrio furnace for the production of steel brought the total number in service in the I'nited States and Europe np to thirty five.
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 605 11 1909 MODEL. THEI2>I4 Argyll (Four Cylinders). R.A.C. RATING 15 H.P., APPROXIMATE B.H.P. 20. Car with Standard 5 seated side 0 n mp PRICE: ".^pi^asss 01 975 EXTRAS s Hood, »175. Folding Windscreen, 170. Stepney Wheel, 535. Huadlights (according to pattern). avht o on sole agents for STIfIL OC OU., STRAITS
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    • 444 11 Cost of running depends largely on WOLSELEY-SIDDELEV. the weight a car may usually carry, the r— mileage it runs, and, lastly, its horse- >^^.. powpr. During the past year an owner _4?^EiSSii>«eH\™A of a 1012 li.p. WolscleySiddeley car that t,.,**, S»S^bBBBlI\ t\ ran 7,104 ojilca on the North Statlord |^**>
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    • 992 12 Scale ot Charges. PREPAID ADVBRTI3BMENTB.-Miß-Mrtlaneons Wants o* Every Description, Houses. Land, etc, to let, are inserted at tbe following rates One Insertion 11.20 per inch. Two 3.00 Three 2.80 Six 6.20 Nine 8-40 TweWe 7.12 Twenty- five 10.00 (Bach subsequent month 15 per inch.) The above rate is baaed upon
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    • 581 12 TO BE LET OR SOLD. Bra fom Ikw wiirn kmttlaa ri-M Br kMk, *m Mate *f OFFIOE TO BE LET. Offlea oa taoond floor of. Ho. T, DatXri Boad. Apply to Quthris and Co.. Ltd. 0 1878 OFFIBE 8000WN T8 BE LET With immediate Miry Ho. T, Malawi BtTMt. Apply
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    • 591 12 TO BE LET OR SOLD. lim>-rni Us**, oc I—Una, nm U* IMb. m B**l* of Okua**. OFFICE ANO GODOWN TO LET. No. 95, Robinson Road. Moderate rent. Apply to J. LEVY, No. 10, Robinson Road. ■M HOUSE TO LET. Westbourne, Oilstead Road, at present occupied. Entry August 15. Apply to
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    • 883 12 SINGAPORE RUBBER WORKS. Netherlands Gutta Percha Co., Ltd. Motor-tyres retroaded at Moderate Prices. All kinds of India Rubber Articles. Sheets, VALVES, Rings, TYRES, HOSES (Suction, Steam, Hydraulic), Gardenhoses, Tubes, ENDLESS BKLTS, FLOOR-TILES, MATTING, EBONITE and Hard Rubber Artidoe, Bicyclo Tyres. Works Offices: Passir Panjang, Singapore. Sola Agents 1 MESSRS. HOOGLANDT
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