The Straits Times, 17 August 1910

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    13 1 The Straits Times. NO. 23.338 SINGAPORE. WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 17. 1910. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      69 1 D. I J. McCallams PERFECTION WHISKY. IALDBEOK. MAO9REBOR AND COMPANY. KATZ BROS., Ld. Sdow. STALL NO.B. FRAMROZ CO.S High-Class Aerated Waters SECOND TO NONE IN THE EAST. 87, CECIL STREET. Telephone No. 1011. SUAUf C rubber nHlf W MACHINERY Supplied to the LEADING RUBBER ESTATES. Qi A .i r/ tt-IJ
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      88 1 THE MALAYAN RAMIE 00., LTD., IN LIQUIDATION. FOR SALE Bf AUCTION OR PRIVATE TENDER The Entire Stock of Machinery oomprising Ploughing Plant; one large and one small circular saw Benob oomplete, Traction Engine, Horiaontal Steam Engine, Babcock and other Boilers, Steam and Hand Winches, Chain Blocks, Stamping Tackle, Bark Crashen
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      252 1 Robinson Co. CAMERAS. FILMS PLATEB. BUY A CAMERA AND TAKE PHOTOGRAPHS AT THE Agri-Horticultural Show flß|H|HP|^flS>s9 ur Sp ec **l' Film Camera. 4x5. M^^^MHpSPtfM Busch Detective Aplanat Lens F6 5. HR^Hl^i^Mif Itsnl Complete in Leather Case. iO^L %io. Film Cameras. I *api J Plate Magazine Plate Cameras. Iwiu^ Poitcard aizfl
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      6 1 BeTtfffger ttiampflpc. CALDBECK. MAC6RE6OR AND COMPANY.
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    Cause of Appendicitis.
    861 2 SIR LAUDER BRUNTON'S NOVEL THEORY. The Health Congress, Some important medical papers were read at the Health Congress at Birkenhead on July 19, (over which Mr. W. H. Lever presided). Sir Lander Brnnton, the president of the Preventive Medicine and Vital Statistics Sections, gave it as hia
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      125 2 Consumptives Need V\\ something more than ordinary foods to V I i give them strength to battle with the 1 If disease and to repair its ravages. F KEPLER SOLUTION! supplies strength-giving, vitalising and bodybuilding materials in a highly-concentrated form. It is as delicious as honey and easily Rapid improvement
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      49 2 asSOFTas^B I^^ndSMOOTH <>^^^ESjEusflslfl^^' *t V S- Of V* V* PHOTOGRiPHIG DEALERS. Always in stook, Cameras, Plates, Papers Films and every kind of Photographies Mate rials. Development and Printing executed in good Btyle and with dosoatoh. Prioe last Frue. KONG HINO CHIONQ CO.. 104, Vjrtb Brij^e Road, Telephone No. IMS.
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      1022 2 Pain arising float Rhematrsm, Cknmic Jtßf placed inside canons with {US^JUfmmvKt/^"^ r 'jMF" uVll.P.bookletP.lsoconUins U oilier iolormalion of such j*^**"^ tST^^ ySISI '^f 1 practical volue as to cause Imf 1 '^f^^%^\ 1 it to be ia demand for First Jnr IJ6I Aid and other purposes; ft U \MI tly
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      271 3 RICHARD HORNSBY SONS, LTD. WORKS (Covering 50 acres) Orantham and Stookport. Establish^ 1815. oil Engine*. Gas Engines. Sizes 2 to 180 B.H.P. Fixed and Port- fa np h m H p SPB c^v zsss ■sL«rnClMtrlc Lighting, Pumping, Irrigstkm. patent Bengitive G oTe rning. a nativi i an manh.i it. Effective
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      260 3 Robey's Portable Steam Engines. j^w M^. *oH^ it. Improved Centrifugal Pump. •Hi single and doi blb standard, y^iiP^^T t- "Ibm iV^H I Bay )^t^^^tt««. J V" *"***^S 1 r ,^B uJH nSr^i^tH Kri^l^H Horizontal and Diagonal Steam Winches. ■^■^^^^llHv'^BS M I^*^^iZai^^M^sMsTi S»Sml Doable Cylindered Horisontal Single and Doable Purchase Steam
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    The Territorials.
    818 4 INADEQUATE FOR THE DEFENCE OF GREAT BRITAIN. Organisation Unsatisfactory. The debate on the Territorial Forces on -July 11 was made interesting by Lord Lucas's promise that the general military and strategical question would be dealt with whon it was specifically raised. It is to be hoped that the
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    1,000 MILES IN A DAY.
    283 4 Interesting Test of What British Railways Can Accomplish. As an express from Carlisle oame to a standstill in St. Pancras Station at 10.26 the other evening an alert, grey-haired man, of <J9, stepped from a first class oompartment. There was a smile of satisfaction on
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      101 4 See Stall No. y£ y^y 20. y&y y/\^ ?V j? Tn e steel build' /jsjyy n ff represents one oi our stanyr dard designs. a. few of the lustes "we h^litidijE. f\l on 1? V siddeleT" VJL-/011/L/I-/ I AUTOCARS. METALLURGIQUE cars AgYfP n,. D o p OBT l Lighting Sets
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      635 5 STEAMER MILIim. STEAM NAVIGATION CO. O«r China, Japan, Paaaag, Seylea, Aattralla, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Porti, Plymouth and London. Through Bills of Lading issued tor Ohlae Coast, Persian Gulf, Continental, and Amerioan Porte. Bteamen will leave Bmgapon on or about MAIL LINES. Ontuxtrd (for China) Delta Aug 26 I Arcadia
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      551 5 STEAMER SAILINGS. N.Y.K. JAPAN HAIL STEAMSHIP CB.LTD. A regular fortnightly servioe is maintained between JAPAN amd BCROPB by the Company's well-known TWIH-BCBBW ITIIIIBI, under Mail Contract with the Imperial Japanese Government, specially designed for the Company's Boropean Serrioe, lighted throughout by Bleotrioity, provided with exoellent aooommodation for First and Seoond
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      633 5 STEAMER SAILINGS. BURKS PHILP LINE. SINOAPORE 10 'JAVA PORTB,; POST DARWIN, THURSDAY ISLAND, BRISBANE ANDBYDNEI. ALSO TAKING CARGO FOB OTHER NOBTH QUEENSLAND PORTS, BRITISH NEW GUINEA, NBW BRITAIN A NEW ZBALAND POBTS (with transhipment) *As induoement often. Smooth pattage. Superb Soenery. A regular monthly serrioe to above ports is maintained
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      173 5 STEAMEK BAIUMB. ITeMIVIWHT-lUATtCHAPPU (STEAMSHIP OOMPABT) NEDERLAND." FORTNIGHTLY MAIL BERVIOB BBTWBBB JAVA ABD AMSTERDAM VIA SINGAPORE, BABANQ, COLOMBO, POST SAID, GENOA, ALGIERS TANGIER AND LISBON, ABD DOVER, OCCASIONALLY Sleaman art das on ot about tht under mentioned dates:— OnWABD UOHSWABD IIM 1110 Vondel Aag. 26 Bembrsndt Aag. 37 K. Willem II
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      524 5 BTEAIH BAILINM ™nuS* LIHE The steamer* ot this Ooatpany maintain a regular tarrioe between Hamburg, Bremen, Antwerp, and Rotterdam, and the Strain Ohlna and Japan. Homewards, they an despatched fortnightly for Havre and Ham burg and onoe a month tor remsrbaTsa dlrtot, oalling at Penang aad Colombo. Taking oargo at
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      693 5 STEAMER BAILIIIIS N. D. L. Norddeutscher Lloytf, Bremen. IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE. Haabn^Tta Rotterdam, Antwerp. Soutarml ton, Qibraltar, Genoa, Naplei (coan'otlo. M«^, NaplM, AJ^drtaf ..d'T^rZir Port Said, Sues, Aden, Oolorebo, Peaaap Singapore, Hongkong Shaaghai. (TeingUu) Nagasaki and Kobe to Yokohama aad baok. I They are doe la Singapore oa or
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      683 6 ISMAIL RAHEEM Q» magnificent collection of Jewellery just turned oat of oar Factory A, after the most up-to-date style and taste, and at moderate prices. A valuable and elaborate Tiara much superior to the onea manufactared before and Bet with diamonds and emeralds ot the best v.l finest quality ia
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      529 6 BANKING. IHARTERED BANK 8F INDIA. AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. ■OOBPORATUD BT ROY Aft CHABTKB. Pali np Capital la 80,000 Baara si ISO eaok i 1.100,000 iitervi Fuai aU,600,000 assttTt Llaolliry of Proprietori iI.WCi.OOO BANKERS. Baak oi Baglsal. ■aMoaal Baak of 800.1a.i. lat ao.soa Oity Mldlaas Bsaa, Mi. BWOAPOBE BRAHOH. Onmal Aecooaai
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      977 6 SINGAPORE SPORTING CLUB. The Autumn Race Meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 11, Thursday, October 18, and Saiurday. October 15. PROGRAMME. FIRBTDAY. Tuetday, October 11. 1. THE OPENING BTAKES.— VaIue WOO A handicap for horses who have never won a stake of more than (5 0. Entrance Fee 120
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      981 6 lent of One Hundred Dollars, when determining tbe advertised value of (takes. In calculating tbe advertised vrlue of an; race, the value of any oup, plate or prize, otber than money, shall not be inoluded, and no deduction will be allowed for entrance oi any other teea or expense! incurred
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      280 6 SALES BY AUCTION. MOBTGA6EEB UHD SALE. At H. L. Coghlan A Co.'s Sale-rooms. On Monday. Awgutt It. »t t.Jt a.aV Freehold Land. Amokiah, Area 21 acres. 1 rood, 80 polee, part of Grant No. 27. This house is situate just off tbe Yoo Chu kan^ Road and is planted with
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    DAILY TIME TABLE.
    180 7 FIXTURES. Wednesday, August 17. Hirh Wator 9.0 a.m.. 7.32 p.m. Public and ISank Holiday. Leaeue football, S. 11. C. v. M sex I. Regimental Boxing at Tanglin, 8 p.m. Albatubra Cinematograph. Haritua Cinomatograpb. Marlboroagh Cinematograph. Tburtday, August 18. High Water, 9.58 a.m. H.Bl p.m. Agri Horticultural Show,
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    221 7 To-Dat. Deli Calypso 3 pm Batu Pahat Aing Hin 3 pm K. Pabang, Pckan, Kuanlan and Kelantan Will o' tb<; Wisp 8 pm l'enanc lion-.' Uee 3 pm Malacca. Port Dickson, Port Swettenbam and Telok Anaon Kinta 8 pm Pout aoak Profit 3 pm Bangkok Hreid 4
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    Mail Steamer Movements.
    147 7 The Imp. German mail steamer Boelow, Having left Colombo at 1 p.m. on Saturday, the 18t)> iust.. may be expected to arrive here on Thursday the 18th inst., at nl) jut 3 p.m. The B. I. contract paoket steamer Teesta, with the London mails of the 39th
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    SINGAPORE SHIPPING.
    316 7 Latest Arrivals. Bombay ilara, .lap sir 46*21 tons, Capt Terau«k», Aug 17. From Kobe, July SI. G.c. i'at-r- Simons Co. For Bombay, Aug It W. (ierd. Nor utr 7." 1 tons, Capt Aodreanen, Aug 17. From Bangkok, Aug H. Timber. Borneo Coy. For Bombay, Aag 17— W. Hainan,
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    Finace & Commerce.
    195 7 Finace Commerce. EXCHANGE. Smqapobb, August 16, 1910. On London—Bank 4 m/s 2/4£ Demand 2/44 Private 6 m/s 2/4** do 8 m/s 2/44 On Germany—Bank d/d 240 Private 8 m/s 244 do 0 m/s 246* On France—Bank d/d 296 Private 8 m/s 299* OnZna.-BanaVT 8^ 58 Private 80d/s 24J On Shanghai-Bmnk
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      MINING.
      171 7 Issue !2 Value. 10 10 BeUt Tio 10 10 Braang 10 10 Braseh Hyd 10 10 Kaoaboi £1 £1 Kinta Tin £1 £1 KledanK Tin 10 10 Kuantan Tin £1 £1 Lahat Minos £1 £1 Malaya and Siam 10 10 Malacca Tin S/- 6/- PahangConsc £1 £1 Pengkalen £1
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      RUBBER.
      570 7 I«sue 3 Value. (2 Bayers Sellers. 2/. 2/- Allagar 5/6 6/3 2/- 2/- Anglo-Malay 1.60 1.83 2/- 1/6 Batang Malaka 1/- 2/- pm £1 £1 Batu Caves 17.0.0 17.10.0 £1 j£1 Bata Tiga 6.6.0 5.15.6 £1 £1 Bukit KajanR 8.0.0 8.5 .0 £1 15/- Contributor; 2.0.0 2.5.0 pm £1
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      GENERAL.
      100 7 Value. S, Buyers. Sellcti. 10 10 Eastern Smelting 10 7 B 60 BO Fraaer k New 100 Howarth Krakino 100 7% Pref. 100 100 KatiBro. Def. 100 100 8% Cum.Prcf 10 10 Mayn»rd*Co. 206.00 68.00 91.00 22.00 oom. 10.00 0.00 316.00 00.00 96.00 126.00 nom. 23.00 '3 falve. 100
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      DEBENTURES.
      51 7 Bayers. Bellor Howmrth I ErskineB% 1800,000 pu Rilej, Hrn 1284,000 1% V% pre I B'trioT'wayi 6% £860,000 Singapore Municipal 6% $1,878,000 nom Bayers. Sellers. Singapore Mamoipal 4*% ol 1907 Jl. WO.OOO 8% 1% pro Singapore Ma Dioipal H% of 1906 91,000,000 7% B*, pw Singapore Manicip»l 4% 9603.900 7%
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      356 7 STEAMER SAILINGS. < BHIRE LINE OF BTEMMERB. LTD. FOR LONDON. ROTTERDAM AND ANTWERP. To. i.a. CARDIGANSHIRE, 4,126 tons. Captain W. A. Tyerx, is expected to arrive bere on l'tli instant, and will bay. prompt despatch fortheaboT. pori-. She has exoellant aooommodation for saloon passengers, fur Qcntluinea unly. First class tare,
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      68 7 B!cT^B!cX^B!c!LT|B!c!L7Tß!cTir' MF v 22 ■> jr\ PQ aaaW /aßaWt^BßaVf \V'j 7 *1 1 'j 1 yXZy I^L^^^phßi I aaaf IbbbGJb^bT/ \^W VTV VrS 1 I^Kbbbßl I Bliß^ A\ TRADE MARK lf& T/-0 I JEFFREY'S EDINBURGH i ALE and STOUT. IN CABBS OF 7 DOZEN REPUTED PINTS. _J Imported for over
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    The Straits Times. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17. MALAYAN AGRICULTURE.
    1104 8 The Straits Times. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17. MALAYAN AGRICULTURE. The Governor has opened to-day what we have every reason to hope will be the beat all-round show of agricultural products that has ever been held in the Malay Peninsula. It is possible that the display of fruits may be less perfect
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    15 8 The output for July from the Government Rubber Plantation at Pondok Tanjong was 4,700 lbs.
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    37 8 Colonel Seely, answering Mr. Henry Walker in Parliamentary Papers, states that the expression United South Africa, if used as a title, is not correct. The correct title is the Union of South Africa, or, shortly, Ihe Union.
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    22 8 The Chinese Board of Foreign Affairs has sent telegrams to various countries thanking them for the hospitalities extended to Prinoe Tsai Tso.
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    30 8 A special attractive programme is to be presented at the Marlborough Cinematograph show to-night, and the picture of the Funeral of King Edward VII. will be exhibited by special request,
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    32 8 The Madrid Council of Public Works has approved the scheme for the sanitary reform oi Madrid, which it is estimated will cost forty-seven million pesetas. The work is to begin in October.
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    35 8 Seventeen divorce cases were tried in the Edinburgh Court of Session on July 20, and judgment in each case granted. This is the largest number for one day in the history of the Scottish courts.
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    34 8 A conference in connection with the question of the suppression of opium will take place at the Hague in November. The Dutch Government have asked the Wai-wu-pu to delegate an official to represent China.
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    30 8 Advantage has been taken of the presence of many planters to hold a meeting of the Planters' Association of Malaya on the AgriHorticultural show ground to-morrow morning, at ten o'clock.
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    40 8 The construction of the harbour works at Samarang in Java started on July 80. They will take three years to finish, and will cost a large sam, bat will undoubtedly meet a want long felt by the mercantile community there.
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    35 8 An innovation which is sure to prove highly popular with long-distance travellers has just been introduced at Paddington Station by the Great Western Railway Company by the provision of bathrooms for the use of travellers.
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    44 8 Cement to the value of P1, 884,202 was imported into the Philippines during the year 1909. These figures represent only a small fraction of the total for the concrete constructed, as they do not inolude the cost of the aggregate used and construction expenses.
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    52 8 Thn Strait Echo understands that the Merbao Rubber Co., Ltd., has been inoorporated in London, and that Mr. R. G. Palmer, who reported on the estate, bat been asked by the promoters to take over charge of the property on behalf of the Directors. The estate is situated near Semiling,
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    62 8 It is reported that a land-owner in Java, the other day, by granting option rights to rubber speculators made a profit of over 26,000 guilders in a few months. These golden days, so the talk runs, are now a thing of the past. A letter from London which has just
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    60 8 The Oversea Dominions gained 113,000 British subjects by emigration in the first half of this year, twice as many as in the similar period last year. In June alone, according to the return issued, 12,000 left Britain's shores, practically all for Canada. Of the 78,000 emigrants who have settled '.n
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    68 8 The King tent a gift of 3 to Mr. James Doughty, the oldest public entertainer in the kingdom and once a favourite with London children as pantomime clown. With his troupe of performing dogs Mr. Doughty has been a notable figure at Brighton for over thirty years. He is preparing
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    58 8 A children's concert, under the auspices of the children's concert fund, took plaoe in the Memorial Hall yesterday afternoon, and drew a very large audience of youngsters. The Philharmonic Society's orchestra played five pieces, and very acceptable songs were sang by Messrs. R. W. Morris, C. Gosling, and J. Campbell,
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    73 8 In charging the tlrand Jury at the Glamorgan Assizes at Swansea, Mr. Justice Scrutton said the greater number of crimes were probably due to drink. When popular education and the growth of social feeling had succeeded in making it more of a disgrace than it was at present for a
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    101 8 This morning at 8 o'clock, in Bras Basah Road, a Urge bottle was either thrown from, or dropped oat of the third storey window of house No. 7. It nearly struck the Rev. Win. E. Horley who was passing, and caught the leg of a nckshaw coolie inflicting a terrible
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    86 8 The first general meeting of the Kuala Lumpur Xmas tree and entertainment was held at the Sanitary Board office, Kuala Lum par, on Saturday. Friday and Saturday, December 23 and 24, were the dates fixed tor the Xmas Tree and Tuesday, Eeceuber 27, for the entertainment. It is expected the
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    87 8 A sensational auction of town house property at Saigon is reported under date August 9. It belonged to the estate of a Chinese bank comprador, deceased, who held more sneb property at Singapore than at Saigon. The sale-room was crowded with 300 Chinese, besides a throng of Chetties, Indians, and
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    515 8 The death bos occurred of Mr. Gibson Ferrier Steven, aged 70, proprietor of the Berwick Journal and founder and proprietor of the Berwickshire News. The Rev. L. C. Wood, incumbent of Singleton, who is now the oldest vicar in England, was president at the opening of the
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    Tapioca Crops.
    39 8 The output of tapioca for Jane and July from three Estates of which Messrs. Sharpe, Hobs and Co. are agents was as follows Merlimao Piculs 1.414 19,000.— Batang Mala ka Piculs 769 15,000. Cbimpul Pioola 1,946 112,660.
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    The Eternal Boy.
    59 8 A schoolmaster at Monster gives the following inventory of the contents of one of bis pupil's pockets A hammer, two pencils, a brick, five yards of string, two icecream plates, three spoons, marbles, a whistle, a large key, a slate, a pocket minor, button*, postage stamps, a
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    The Alhambra.
    98 8 For the Show week the Alhambra cinematograph are put ing on an exceptionally strong programme of animated pictures which should attract crvwded booses. By special request the film depicting various scenes at the funeral of the late King is being repeated. Other subjects include a pictnre of the
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    An Estate Case.
    107 8 Mr. B. C. N. Knight, who was convicted of the offence of assaulting a coolie on his estate, and sentenoed by the magistrate, Taipinp, to a floe of 1100, under section Us'i of the Penal Code, appealed to the Judicial Commissioner's Court at Taiping, against the conviction
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      72 8 Players J IRavy Qixfure Id i lb Patent Air-Tight Tins. PRICE 55 CTS^ obtainable at i Par Tin. ROBINSON CO. Jit tde Exdibition LITTLES' Stands 32 33. EVERYTHING FROM A PLOUGH TO A TREE SPOUT. Have you seen our Model Furnished House Agri-Horticultural Show. 17th to 20th August, 1910. THE
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      200 8 ALHAMBRA BEACH ROAD. SINGAPORE'S PREMIER SHOW. SPECIAL EXHIBITION OF Pathe's High-Class Series, To- Night. 2nd Show, 9.80 to 11 p.m. 1. OVERTURE. "Popular Airs ot England, Sootland and Ireland," by own Orchestra ot Professionals. a. FASHODA. Showing the actual site ot the meeting between Lord Kitchener and Marchand at the
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      65 8 Property Sales, The following Singapore properties were disposed of by auction at Messrs. Powell and Co.'s sale-room yesterday afternoon: Freehold land and residence known as Rosebank, No. 0, Monnt Elizabeth Koad, Taoglin, area 18,148 square feet, being part of Grant 84, A. Frankel 16,800 and freehold allotment at Syed Alwee
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    GERMANY AND BRITAIN.
    97 9 GREAT GIFT FOR CHARITY BY SIR E. CASSEL. A Peace Memorial to King Edward. [Rbutbr's Telegram.] London, August 17. A Berlin telegram says it is announced that Sir Edward Cassel has given two bun- dred thousand sterling in remembrance of King Edward. As a mark of respect
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    The Brussels Fire.
    135 9 BOXES OF PRECIOUS STONES RECOVERED. Goldsmiths' Work Buried in tbe Ruins. [Reciter's Telegram.] London, August 16. A Brussels telegram says tbat strong boxes of jewels valued at six hundred thousand pounds, which were in the Belgian section of the exhibition during the fire, have been found intact.
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    FRENCH RAILWAY DISASTER.
    61 9 Terrible Injuries Suffered by Girl Passengers. IBeutbb's Tblbobam] London, August 16. Most of those injured in the Saujon collison had their legs crushed and many amputa tions have been neoessary. [Der Ostasiatisciie Lloyd Tklkqram Berlin, August 17. Telegrams have been exohanged between the Emperor of Germany and
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    VATICAN AND SPAIN.
    40 9 [Rbutbr's Telboram.] London, August 17. A Rome telegram says a communique, issued by the Vatican, declares that the Holy Sac kept absolutely alojf from the demonstration at San Sebastian, doing noththing either to promote or to prevent.
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    TURKEY AND AUSTRIA.
    25 9 [Rbutbr's Telegram.] London, August 16. The Turkish Grand Vizier, who is at Marienbad, has conferred with Baron von Aebrental for 1 hours.
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    EGYPTIAN MUTINY.
    28 9 [Rbctkr's Telegram.] London, August 16, A mutiny of 400 prisoners has occurred at Hadra prison, Alexandria. It was rigorously suppressed, one being killed and six injured.
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    CANADA'S MILITARY ADVISER.
    21 9 IHbdtbb's Tblmbam.] London, Angnst 16. Brigadier-General Colin Mackenzie has been appointed first military adviser to the Canadian forces.
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    DJAVID.
    33 9 [Der Ostasiatischb Lloyd Teleoram.] Berlin, August 17. Rimours that Djavid is in Berlin, and has suggested a Cretan Conference are unfounded. (The telegTam does not tell vi what Djavid is referred to
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    CROWN FOR MONTENEGRO.
    26 9 [DSR OSTASIATISCBS LLOYD TbLBORAM.] Berlin, August 17. The Czar and Czurina have ordered at Moscow a King's Crown for Prince Nicholas of Montenegro
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    RUSSIAN COMMERCE.
    26 9 [D«B OsTASIATISCHB LLOTD TeLBORAM.] Berlin, August 17. Tbe Russian Minister of Commerce is going to establish an offioe for supplying information about foreign commerce.
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    FRANCO-GERMAN BATTLEFIELDS
    21 9 [Deb Ostasiatibchb Lloyd Tblboram Berlin, August 17. German and French commemorative servioesare taking plaoe on the battlefield of Metz.
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    AYER KUNING RUBBER.
    57 9 (From Ocr Own Correspondent.) Penang, August 16. An extraordinary general meeting of Ayer Kuning Rubber Estate is being held on August 28 to consider a resolution for increasing the capital from 1150,000 to 9450.000 by the creation of 300,000 one dollar shares which will be issued in
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    MOTOR ACCIDENT.
    52 9 (From Ocr Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, August 16. This morning, a motor car occupied by four Chinese and driven by one of them charged a house in the Ampang Road. The shock brought down the front of the house, the wall damaging the oar and injuring two of
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    LONDON RUBBER PRICES.
    31 9 (From Oce Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, August 111. Tho Planters' Stores and Agency has a London cable to the effect that fine hard Para is at 9s. 7d.
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    UNITED MALAYA RUBBER ESTATES.
    673 9 What Directors Consider "A Very Low Scale." One sentence in the prospec tvs of the United Malaya Rubber Estates, Limited, reads as follows The directors are of opinion that the reports made by Messrs. Fraser were based on a very low scale. The directors are A.
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    AGRI – HORTICULTURAL SHOW.
    6934 9 AGRI HORTICULTURAL SHOW. SEVENTH EXHIBITION OPENED TO-DAY. Larger Than Ever. UNIQUE DISPLAY OF MALAYAN PRODUCE. His Excellency's Speech. At eleven o'clock this morning, in delightful weather, His Excellency the Governor (Sir John Anderson, O C. M. Q.) formally declared open the seventh joint annual Agri-Horti-cultural Show of the Straits Settlements
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    THE INDUSTRIAL STALLS.
    4984 10 Asahi Beer. Graced by a picturesque representation of Fujiyama and the rising sun is a little stall near the restaurant where Asahi Beer is being given publicity. The effort at publicity, however, does not stop at the exhibition of the beer. The agents have faith in the
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    SPORTING INTELIGENCE.
    114 11 Notes in General. Lawn Tennis. L. L. T. C. Tournament. Yesterday's pay resulted as follow* Laciks' Opus Docblbs A. Mrs. Coombe and Mrs. Hewan beat Mrs. gaunders and Miss Abrams 6— 2, 6-4. Mixbi> DMW A. Miss Gunn and Mr. Moßliston beat Miss Pago and Mr. Cox 6—
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      The Show Prize Winners.
      199 11 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Dear Sir,— At every Agri Horticultural Show in the past, exhibitors and the general publio have experienced the greatest difficulty in spotting the winners after judging operations. If an exhibitor has won a prise, he naturally knows this by
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    STOCKS AND SHARES.
    756 11 Prices Quoted In the Market This Honing. Singapore, August 17th. 1910. Messrs. Lyall and Bvatt, Bzobange and Share Brokers, issue the following list of quotations this morning Norn. Value. Buyers. Sellers. 21. Allagar '"'i 6 63 2/. Options 4/. 6/--41 Anglo-Java 10/6 11/6 1 Anglo Johore 14/9
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      98 11 WATERBURY'S METABOLIZED COD LIVER OIL COMPOUND. 01 ALL CHEMISTS. $1.25 AND $2.00 AUCTION SALE <M VALUABLE BUILDINO LaND, Situate at St. Michael' Road, Singapore, To be held at Powell Co.'s Saleroom, On Tuesday, August 93, at 930 p m. All that valuable piece of building land •ituate at St. Michael's
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      65 11 There was a young man of Cloneurry, Who did nothing bat grizzle and worry If he had a bad cold, I am oredibl; told, That his groans oould be heard on the Murray. But at last this young man from Cloneurry Shook off all his tears and hi* flurry, For
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      477 11 MARLBOROUGH BBACH ROAD. The Popular Show. Entertaining and Instructive Subjects TO- NIGHT. Second Show, 9.80 to 11 p.m. 1. HUNTING WOLVES IN RUSSIA. LITTLE SNOW WHITE. SCA.O.L. 3 A pretty picture enacted from one of Orimm's Fairy Tales. 4. MAX TRIES SKI ING. 5. SUDDEN WEALTH. (Comic). I OLIVER TWIST.
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      68 11 THE STRAITS GUANO COMPANY, LTD. See Division F, Ciass Mo. 357, AT THE Jlgri-Jiortieultural Sfiow. AGENTS IN SINGAPORE AND MALACCA: Messrs. Sandilands, Buttery Company. (jrand Motel de T Europe Agri-Horticultural Show Week. SPECIAL TIFFINS AND DINNERS. Monsieur Reverger's Orchestra. Agri-Horticultural Show, 1910 SINGAPORE. STAND No. 27. CONTINENTAL TYRE AND RUBBER
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    Vile Slanders on King.
    1300 12 TWO CRUEL LIES TACKLED IN THE OPEN. Story of Maltese Marriage Proyed A Myth. la the whole kingdom there is only one man who cannot strike a blow in defonoe of his own honour and reputation. That man is the highest in the land— the King
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    THE HUMAN SALAMANDER.
    564 12 Man Licks Red-Hot Pokers and Chews Boiling Lead. Captain Spalding, of Oalesburg, Illinois, is a genial gentleman who would make Mount Vesuvius envious. He is a human volcano. Any insurance office would be glad to take out a premium on him, for he is absolutely fireproof. The
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    HOT-WEATHER BOOKS.
    343 12 New Volumes to be Shunned as Being Unsuitable. Mr. Anthony Deane, in the -July number of the Treasury, suggests a few books as suitable reading in hot whether. Tennyson's Princess be thinks almost ideal for the parpose. One is sufficiently awake to appreciate its wonderful charm of wordr,
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    African Lion Hunt.
    983 12 MR. ROOSEVELT WITNESSES AN EXCITING COMBAT. Natives Wounded. Mr. Roosevelt, continuing bis series of articles on African game trails in the Telegraph, gives an interesting description of a lion hunt by Nandi warriors at Sergoi. We started, he says, immediately after breakfast, Kirke, Soally, Monton, Jordaan, Mr.
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      98 12 THEY MAKE YOU FEEL 8000. The pleasant purgative effect experienced by all who use Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets, and the healthy condition of the body and mind whioh they create makes one feel joyful. For sale by all Dispensaries and Dealers. Agri-Horticultural Show, 1910 Offer, to bay the whole
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      355 12 Howarth Erskine, Ltd., Engineers and Contractors. The Most Up-to-date RUBBER MACHINERY IS NOW BEING MADE AT OUR WORKS. Rubber Washing, Rolling and Crepeing Machines. HAND-POWER MACHINES n. 8,01. o** ESTATE TOOLS con.pri.togAssam Hoes, Galvanised Spouts, Changkols, Latex Cups, Pruning Saws, Axes, Tapping and Farrier Knives, Scythes, Gonges, Sickles, Etc. u
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    Artillery Memorial.
    861 14 UNVEILING CEREMONY BY DUKE OF CONNAUGHT. Service in St. Paul's. The Royal Artillery memorial which has been erected in the Mall, London, in honour of the officers and men who fell in the South African War was unveiled on July 20, by electrical means, the ceremony being performed
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    Miss Florence Beech.
    175 14 Hiss Florence Beecb, of the Bandm&nn Opera Co., who passed through Singapore recently, had an unpleasant experience with a Rangoon ebarry driver on the evening previous to her leaving Rangoon for Calcutta, during the company's visit there. Accompanied by Mr. McUrath, the leading actor, she engaged a
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      104 14 ROBINSON CO. ?I)6e Sporting &)epot. GUNS, RIFLES, REVOLVERS, AMMUNITION. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN RIBBER VISIT IS AND SEE The "Rubber Mangles" "Latex Cups" "Tapping Knives" j THAT HAVE BEEN BROUGHT RIGHTUP-TODATE See THE ROYAL BAR-LOCK TYPE-WRITER. THE WINNER OF THE WORLDS CHAMPIONSHIP (SPEED WRITING) Used a Bar-Look. See THE
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      13 14 Wocda' Qrt»» Peppermint Cure lor all I iotoiCkl 00mp'»inU. Pywrtwy, OoTghn. "old*, at*.
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      58 14 THE JZgri-Jiortieultural Sfjow Call GODFREY PHILLIPS STALL NO. 13 AND ASK FOR A FREE SAMPLE OF CARRIAGE CIGARETTES. Godfrey Phillips, Limited, AWARDED THE GRAND PRIX FOR CIGARETTES, LONDON, 1908. ELECTRIC DISPLAY BY SIEMENS BROS. SEE STALL HO. 6. Paterson, Simons and Co., Ltd., KUALA LUMPUR ENGINEERING WORKS, LD. Bridges Rubber
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    MOTORS & MOTORING.
    1058 15 MOTORS MOTORING. NOTES AND COMMENTS ON CURRENT TOPICS. A recent careful count by the makers of a standard type of gasoline car shows that in the motor, including magneto and carburetor, there are 1,608 piecaa; in the transmission system, V 2 6; in tbe rear axle, 166 in tbe steering
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      251 15 WOLSELEY Siddeley. •THE CAR FOR COMFORT AND RELIABILITY." SOLE AGENTS FOR STRAITS SETTLEMENTS CENTRAL ENGINE WORKS, Slngmporm. THE MOTOR AND CARRIAGE WORKS. MOTOR CARS FOR HIRE DAY OR NIGHT. General Repairers of Cyolee, Motors, Cjils, Magneto, eto. Cycles and Cars tuned, overhauled on Contract. All Tyres Vuloaniced by Harvey Frost
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      92 15 RHEUMATISM MAKEB LIFE MISERABLE, A happy home is the most valuable poo--t -fl.uu that ix within the reach of mankind, but >ou cannot enjoy itx comforts if you are i if riun foot rukumatiiim. Yon thn w ii-ide business cares when yon enter yotr home and you can be relieved
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      523 15 MARTIN'S J rMfa-l-adlesj fk Mm 9 i taau. m >ii imniuMic ttaßtii: fakkMK T*n.wVc v. <r«. racno.. dawk*. «TV» Ibovrill Tha luprcmt Achievement in Bocf Concentration. Infinitely superior to Meat Extract or Beef Tea. B; AppolMat iJfja- B< M«i*Mr to Tagjffl Ik. KW Persian Nerve Essence {> liunou treatment for
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      429 15 i- I yj le Traveller's Friend. I**™ """I 1 Many distinguished Travellers and INplorers W$M LEMCO is pure, highly concentrated |ll fresh beef, containing the essence of more beef than any other kind. $$l It never goes bad. In coo Wing, I.KAH O makes I In Sickness, LEMCO uuickly -X-^l
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      622 16 WANTS. TURNOUT WANTED. Wanted, strong cob with trap and harness. Frrli. h to V. c/o Straits Times. 1769 KRANI WANTED. Wanted, a Krani for small Rubber Estate State salary required and send copies ot testimonials to B c/o Straits Times. 1861 MOTOR CARS WANTED. Two secondhand Motor Cars, 12-16 h.
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      590 16 Tl BE LET OH SOLD. OFFICE a (MOWN TO BE LET. With immediate entry No 7, Malacca Street. Apply to GO THRU 4 CO., LTD. U1285 TO BE LET. The commodious dwelling house Langland," No. 112, River Valley Road, Tennis Court, Gas, Water, eta, laid on. Apply to A. C.
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      552 16 TO BE LET BR SOLD COMPOUND HOUSE TO LET. No. 85, Barker Road, with immediate entry. Apply to F. B. David, 1, Malacca Street. 1906 STOREYB TO LIT 2nd and Brd Storey of No. 91, Robin«on Road. Apply Sarkies and Moses, next door. ■MM HOUSE TO BE LET, UNFURNISHED Beth-Leah
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      602 16 NOTICES. BTMITS STEVEDORES AND CO. Contractors of Labour and Provisions for vessels. Loading and discharging heavy lifts, general cargo aod coal. Supplying Lighters and Chinese boats for transhipment work and Provisions of all kinds at modefltte charges. a H. SULTAN, Proprietor. Tel. No liasi. Office No. 0, Loke Yew Si
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      824 16 NOTICES. "notice. Notice is hereby given, that the partner, ship business hitherto existing between tbe undersigned under the firm of Chop Sin Tiang Bee, sundry goods dealers, of Nos. 104 and 105, Beach Road, Singapore, was on tbe 23rd day of March, 1910, dissolved by mutual consent and that the
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      283 16 NOW Select Your PIANO Musical JFK Stand mm^W The ROBINSON PIANO COMPANY. LIMITED. GIVEN AWAY OUR 1910 ART CATALO6UE. A fflT Mackay's Liqueur Whisky. THB ORIGINAL LIQUEUR WHISKY THB OLDEST AND BBST. ON SALE EVERYWHERE. Sole Agents i ADAMSON. GILFiLLAN Co Ld Singapore and Penang. see nvEunsr. No. 60-2, Victoria
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      242 16 Straits V)imes. ADVERTISEMENT RATES.— Misoellane eras wants of every description are insert ed at the prepaid rate of II per foot lines for one or two insertions. Notiooe of Births, Marriages, or Deaths, it not exceeding four lines, II each insertion For p.p.o. cards, on page 6, 12. Inch Scau
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