Eastern Daily Mail and Straits Morning Advertiser, 24 August 1907

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    19 1 Eastern Daily Mail AND STRAITS MORNING ADVERTISER. No. 596, VOL 111. SINGAPOKE, SATURDAY, AUGUST 24. 1907. PRICE 5 CENTS*
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    THE LAW'S DELAY.
    1199 1 THE LAW 'S DELAY. WASTING TIME AND MONEY. By Gracchus. With the advent of a Liberal Government, law reformers see at last an opportunity of attacking the crying scandal which the machinery of our Law Courts has long reached. Social and political reform is difficult enough m England the path
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    PETROL AS AN ILLUMINANT.
    331 1 Petrol as a source of motive-power is familiar to every one. The heat locked up m this volatile paraffin is the impelling force m these wonderfully powerful and wonderfully light engines used m a modern motor-car -engines which owing to their high ratio of power to
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    TRAIN DISASTER.
    327 1 THREE. KILLED IN A FREAK COLLISION. Trucks Playleat-Frog. The Cambrian Railway, at a spot midway between Montgomery and Abcrmule, was the scene of an accident which involved the deaths ot three men and two valuable shire horses. A heavy goods train, comprising numerous horse-boxes and cattle, sheep, and
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    84 1 Madame Albani is expected to Arrive at Colombo on October 24, and will pm bably give two concerts there before going on to India, where she will be the guest of the Governor of Madras. Figures for thf Past Hai.f-Yk.ar. The quantity of rubber manufactured m Ceylon and exported during
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      141 1 k#T C 0 13 S 3 so 'ft f^* co. at all tb« Principal Exhibitions, tbr«« t rdC v n ,r an I twelve G©ld ai>d Silver Medals 1 l til* > 4/^^W^l f *Bl S' 'T« >;'' 1 i>? l fe E I iiir T T*"3»HkSB I i^^ t-
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      203 1 IHowarth ErskineJ Ei>§ipccrs apd Contractors. I ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS. Teleplmw 28. Telegrams EESKINE. WEILL&ZERNER 6? 31. SSattery Sload. Are showing now a fine collection of Jewellery such as, Rings, Brooches Necklaces, Lockets etc. at very reasonable Prices. Sterling Silver Cigar and Cigarette Cases, Photoframes, Mirrors, Travelling Clocks, Manicure sets etc., etc.
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    The Eastern Daily Mail. PRICE 5 CENTS. SATURDAY. 24TH AUGUST. 1906 TRADE REPORT.
    1042 2 The Eastern Daily Mail. PRICE 5 CENTS. SATURDAY. 24TH AUGUST. 1906 TRADE REPORT. Yesterday we announced the publication of the Report on the Trade of the Straits Settlements for the year 1906 by Mr. A. Stuart Registrar of Imports and Exports. Mr. Stuart has taken considerable pains m the preparation
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    267 2 Mr. and Mrs. Somersei Plav.nl have left for Java on a visit, and will return to Singapore about two week^ hence. A Session of Assize will be holden before the Supreme Court Hou-e i Singapore on Tuesday, the ioth day September, A. I). 1907 at eleven o'clock m the fornoon.
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    MEETING OF THE LICENSING JUSTICES.
    123 2 The meeting of the Licensing Justices for the Quarter commencing on October ist will be held m the Magistrate's Court at 1.30 P. M. Wednesday, the 15th September. Applicants for transfer^, renews new licence^ and persons objecting I such applications must appear m person or
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    A REMARKABLE AMERICAN WOMAN IN INDIA.
    229 2 Three is at present m India one c the six celebrated women of Amen m the person of Mi&e Elizabeth S. Colton, who is mistrebs of forty different languages, including Pali, Avettt and Syriac, and whose brilliant lecturehave already made her famous Berlin. .She
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    UNKNOWN
    45 2 a »d the i Itr I c^ S encc Il a T" i 2 t e i ol !^B v «ould make I unqualified I ;C: I mendedtohim b y I fendtntoompn I Mr. Sproule mr I call Mr Kenne: I was adjourned i
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    NOTICE TO MARINERS
    27 2 BENGKALIj (t F.\!.\:. Intormati.):; u^J 'tie Consul General tjS t-'iat a wrecked I w jth ma.t above I from I. I track of \t-
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    CHINESE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
    45 2 At l w Chamber op w as decided chase of a hamber ol Conn Ihe subc Mven amounted Among-" 1 'h< >o >ze I Heng. > and over were >k--Lhua dice wentT-foui <ach, includ g I Scot X Unmbe: ;ave subscribed ioi
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    HAWKERS ON THE ESPLAY
    54 2 i Third Mag ofe: i approval lluniriw ■•«i n lien place. 1 The Magistral 11, this year. I from selling i He had justrt Chief Police ndants bestrictjr dak' did n permitted .mder the act h»be lined oolyli eachwould be fcj musl X Mr. Broadi they
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    41 2 The .salaries I Do salary or md j 3rd 4 th 5 Ui 6th 7* Bth 9 th 10th llth n ,:th 13th Isih joth lor a ,m, and all on that salarj Mana^cme..;:. SSsg nor annur rrfT B l^
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      247 2 BISCUITS?. Suialloeu Ariel's Australian. I 1 lb. tins, I Abernethy, Bicycle, Butter, Combi- I nation International, Lunch, I Oyster Crackers, Soda, per tin... 25 I Coffee, Milk Digestive, per tin... 301 Finger Ginger Bread, Ratafia per I nil j\j j 2 lb. tins, I Afternoon Tea (B. assortment I Bicycle,
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      293 2 f\ JOHN ItlTTliE Co., Ltd. DEWAR'S WHISKY. I THE STANDARD OF STERLING VALUE. I SOLE AGENTS. PATHE FRERES PARIS j Cii?en?atograpbs j Filips. New Films Arrive Weekly. I PRICE 43 CENTS (STRAITS CURRENCY, PER METRE. I Sole Agent for I The Straits, Burmah, The I Netherlands, Indies, Siam, j Hong
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      199 2 STRAITS AMATEUR CONCERT AND DANCE. ~m% August 23rd, iyoy. At the S. V. I. DRILL HALL. By kind permission of Lt. Col. Broadrick. Bras Basah Road THE WELL KNOWN FARCE Entitled The Jealous Husband M Also a host of interesting items, consisting cf the latest Vocal and Instrumental Music AND
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      89 2 6CMING EVENTS. TO-DAY, AUGUST 24. High Water. 11-31 am, 11-3 pm B I Outward mail due Cricket YMCA vSCC SRC Annual Meeting. 8 Theatricals Teutonia Club. 9 TO-MORROW, AUGUST 25. High Water. 0-3S am, H-46 p.m 13th After Trinity Swimming Club Launch, leaves Johnston's Pier 9, 10, and 11, am.,
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  • THE EASTERN DAILY MAIL. COMMERCIAL SUPPLEMENT.
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      6 1 THE EASTERN DAILY MAIL. COMMERCIAL SUPPLEMENT.
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      Stocks and Shares.
      805 1 minim Capital. Subscribed "Sf C l ue Paid v I •3 o Shares VllUw U P to xeserv .company Quotations pres pric I I GOLD 1900 £400.000 £350,000 350,000 1 I 2o,ooo *lo $\o Duff Developement Ltd. 1 70 19U1 1300,000 $20.3,000 -I to.000 $10 $10 Kadana
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      PRODUCE.
      108 1 Gamble S 0.874 do (Cube No 1) unP' cked 10.25 Cf pra Bali g 2^ do Pontianak B^Bo do Wh.te 5 0/0 24>62 Sago Flour Sarawak n$ 2.95 do Brunei No. 1 290 Pearl Sago 4> 6o Coffee Bali, 150/0 M 15.25 Coffee, Palombang, 20 0/0 basis 22. 50
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      EXCHANGE.
      133 1 On Ltmmn. Bank a m/s 2/44 Demand 2/4*l/8 Private 6 m/s 2/5 do. 3 m/s 2/4 5/8 On Germany. -Bank d/d 2.39^ Private 3 m/s 2.454 do 6 m/s 2.47] On trance- Bank d/d 2.94J Private 3 m/s 3.02 do 6 m/s 3.0 si On India. Bank T. T.
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        234 1 LIST OF PASSENGERS. PASSENGERS OU TWARD. Per M. M. steamer Australien, from Marseilles, August 4, due Aug. 26. Mr. J. Catto. Per P. &O. steamer Borneo, from London, Augst 3, due Sept. 5. Mr. and Mrs. Layer, Mrs. Knocker, Mr G. D. A. Sanderson. Per P. O. steamer Britannia, connecting
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      GERMAN ENTERPRISE IN THE NEAR EAST.
      469 2 IMPORTANT CONCESSIONS. News from Persia and Mesopotamia is constantly arriving m Paris, says the the Standards correspondent, giving details of some new concession for banks or railways or irrigation schemes. It is difficult to get quite trustworthy confirmation of these reports, but I am
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        709 2 SHIPPING NEWS. VESSELS IN PORT. Wen-of-War, Ac. Crescent, H M cru 7,700 tons, 026 crew. 13 guns. 10,000 h p Capt R. Nugent, Augt 20. From Plymouth, Juiy 11. Seniorl Naval Officer. For Ply mouth, Augt 28 W. Flora H. M. second-das> cru. 4,300 tons, 300 crew 10 guns, 9,000
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        515 2 Kmckmg, S;n\ str. 903 ions, Captain Waddell, Au^t Ytom Sarawak, Augt 20. G.c. and d.p. Ong Ewe Hai. For Sarawak, Augt 27, Rds. Magnet, Brit cable str 215 tons, Capt Simmonds, Aug 21. From Belawan, Augt 19. 1 Eastern Extension Telegraph Coy Ltd U— K. H. I'rrak, Bi it. 513
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        542 2 VESSELS EXPECTED. .X<twe, I'ort, 1 'robable dale 0) Arrival mid i nne of Ageuk. Steamers,. Airlie, Sydney, Aug 24; Boustead Arcadia, Hongkong, Aug 30 P. O. Coy Aschia. Bombay, Aug 28 Behn Meyer Austria, Hongkong, Sept 8; Rautenberg Australien, A!;useilles, Aug 26; M Maritimes Antilochus, China, Oct. 25 Mansfield Ayuthia,
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        75 2 Sl ;j nia »H«gkoog f Oct» 5 ;B«hnlle. AUStralia Behn 2J™i Loudon, Nov i P Cnv SBr s?s S2STo.on,i, Ma, u Bombay Sep,- p Sl "staS." 1^ J A «**9i P. Va times J ar! Ci c"'e bept »»i M Mari Vo i. Bremen, Not 2<j Behn Meyer CLEARANCES. Nairn
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      CALCUTTA COURT AFFRAY.
      56 3 Hindu named «ruck him with JU 'junug the trial of I which the Karim were faring was I tj > Chou Karim, f2>co U p k L ,.7! n Plainantand iion b m^- creating S -turbance m sUm T aril y «ried A fined him K" l^^,
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      GREAT DISCOVERY IN EGYPT.
      411 3 BRITISH EXPLORER'S VALUABLE ACQUISITION. The latest of the many discoveries by archaeologists m Egypt occurred some months ago at Edfu, m Upper EgvDt near the site of an old Coptic monastery' A native clearing his ground of stones accidentally laid bare a small, tomblikc receptacle. In
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      THE WONDERS OF WAVES.
      112 3 Waves are deceptive things. To 1-K>k at them one would gather the impr» --ion that the whole water travelled This, however is not so. The water stays m the <ame place, but the moiun goes on. I n great storms waves are sometimes forty feet high,
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      HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN.
      151 3 The Queen of England has lately decided to have the whole of her extensive photographic collection arranged and indexed so as to facilitate reference and this work is now being taken m hand by members of Her Majsty's suite. For some years past Her Majesty has
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      MR. PAGE HOPPS AND INDIA.
      302 3 To the M Daily Chronicle which has been earnestly deprecating any discussion or criticism of Indian matters on the ground such would circulate among the masses m India and do incalculable harm, the Rev. J. Page Hopps writes a spirited letter of protest. It says
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      MR. JOSEPH FRASER ON SOUTHERN INDIA.
      1018 3 THE DEVELOPMENT OF RUBBER. The Important Question of Labour. V A r J T?, h aser thc w ell-known CrosfieW I Mr> Croll Of Messr n d Y?^ Co lefl Colombo ?nd£ 3 ,n,i Ju y *°L a trip to India and returned yesterday
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      78 3 We are glad to learn that a limited liability Company called M The Kesar Indian Sugar Manufacturing Company" has been formed m Bombay for the manufacture of sugar. The capital of the Company is to be Rs. 500,000 divided m 2,000 shares of Rs. 250 each which are being called
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      INCREASE IN PASSENGER RATES.
      609 3 AN ALMOST UNIVERSAL ENHANCEMENT. From Ttmes 0/ Ceylon.) The notices published from the mail hne Companies to the effect that all Ist and 2nd class passenger fares will be raised 10 per cent, are the resultofadecision arrived at m London, yesterday after a conference between the
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      THE BURMA OIL TRADE WITH INDIA.
      167 3 Ihe Burma kerosine trade during the year 1906 has once more made magnificent progress, and returns just published show that m the Indian market it defeated all other rivals with their totals put together. Here are the figures United States of America 28,835,000 gallons,
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      36 3 The Statesman writes that the Editor of lugantar during high fever was comuelled to sign a petition of pardon dtafted by his brother and a detective. On recovery he wrote to the Police Commissioner withdrawing it.
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      MESSAGERIES MARITIMES NEW STEAMERS.
      138 3 THREE NEW 10,000 lON STEAMERS. We are m a position to state that the M. M. Company have decided to put three 10,000 ton steamers on the run between Marseilles and the Far East. They have been obliged to take this step m view of the
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      QUIT YOUR PETTY POLITICS.
      149 3 On last Monday, the 29th ultimo, Mr. Isidoro Midel brought m the first stripping of hemp from his plantations m the mountain back of Zamboanga. Work on the plantation was begun only about two or three years ago, and the first crop amounts to about twenty-five
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      MR. E. L. F. DE SOYSA ON THE HOME TURF.
      267 3 WINS A RACE AT LEICESTER. Mr. E. L. F. de Soysa has not only won the Governor's Cup he has, we notice from mail papers to hand, joined the Turf m England during his present visit and has made a
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        201 3 Cbe Straits Cpcic ana motor Cop. GREAT REDUC P r E 8 o" THE BICYCLES TYRES, ACCESSORIES ETC. THE t v c LnHuLu I U i ADppcT Mai \i. Kdu O I UVj t\ FOR o°: E v WEEK Commencing Augiisf 12th. THE BEST OPPORTUNITY TO GET A AACT nn
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        106 3 CHURCH SERVICES. S. Andrew's Cathedral. ijth Sunday, a/Ur I'nntiy, August 25th. Matins and Litany, 7 a.m. Communion (Choral), 7-45 a.m. Holy Children's Service, 4 p.m. Evensong and Sermon, 5-30 p.m. S. Matthew's, Sepoy Lines. Foo Chow Service, 11-15 a.m. Children's Service, 4 p.m. Evensong and Sermon, 8-15 p.m. Prinsep Street
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        467 4 FIRST flETtf IND: COFFEE ROASTING FACTORY JUULJUM SOLE ADDRESS IN NETH EAST INDIA FOR SUPERIOR, ROASTED GROUND COFFE SOLD EVERYWHEREALSO A1 J( 2EF rV ULLEK A Co. 166 Cecu :lreei. CO-OPERATiVE AGENCY. ARGYLE ROAD, PENANG. STOCK Musical good-, Pictorial Post Cards, Household" Brand Ceylon lea and 14 liiitapia" brand Coffee,
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        312 4 TO STAMP COLLECTORS. FOR SALE. Labuau stamps surcharged Straits Settlements* Labuan stamps surcharged Brunei. Single stamps and complete sets. H. DUNKKLSBUHLER& Co. Deutsche BuchhancUung. Cava^agh Bridge Building. Suite G. (8-8 07— 22-8-07.) T. E. CHIN CO. I s COMMISSION AGENTS DEALERS IN Swatow Drawn Thread Works Chinese Embroideries Chinese WarePewerts
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        533 4 BANKS. Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation. PAID-UP CAPITAL $10,000,000 RESERVE FUND:— Sterling Reserve $10,000,000 1 M1 000.000 Silver Reserve $11,000 000 f ai 00U uuu Reserve Liability of Proprietors $10,000,000 Court of Directors. G. H, Medhurst, Esq. Chairman. Hon, Mr, W. J. Gresson- Deputy-Chairman. Bailech, Esq. D. M. Nissim Esq. E.
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        227 4 "Lj. M." ADLETS. FOB SALE, WANTED^ &C SEE MUM. 50-2 VICTORIA STREET, Opposite St. Joseph's Church. Cycles and Accessories, Agents for the HART" cycle also the famous X Bar cycle, Rubber Tyred Ricksha Wheels, Sewing Machines and Type-writers repaired. INSPECTION INVITED. v.c. HOOT COMPANY, 93, Bel field Street, Ipoh. General
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        528 4 TO BE LET. QFFICE and Godown. Win, imm Apply to GUTHRIE Co., Ltd v. c. TO BELET. QOOOW* t0 let No 4 Fiim Apply to GUtHJUC Co., Ltd. 14-8-07. U. c. OFFICE to let No. 7E Battery Apply to:— 6UTHRIE A Co., L«. 23-8-07. v. c. tolet\ COMPOUND HOLSE. Mo.
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        211 4 WanUd T o Let Notices a l inch Si r k B liK ehead 'nr^« Fur i 2 Vi.00." r 3 cons ccutue M Llst of D epots 11 Eastern Daily Mail Ma y be obtained,! Abdullah, 5 a, Change I Messrs Ghee Soon Ho., I X attics Hotel. Orchard
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