The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 17 October 1907

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1 8 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
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    Masthead
    15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY. OCTOBER 17, 1907. NO. 6,118.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    112 1 The letters of H. M. the late .»u have been pabKaaad Paga •">. An appalling gunpowder disaster lias occurred m Ameiica, no le^s than nearly seven hundred people being killed or injured I'dge i>. A series If disasters by rail and train are reported by cable Psge
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    TREASURE ISLAND.
    780 1 Taaatraaaova WraHai— would haaa us believe that aari work i. unknown i„ taa East. This. Boat vac. is a calumny. Even Nleepy Singapore ha* its strenuous" wo.ken.. who hasten to iUe early md late t^ke rest, eating the bread of c*reiulue*9 the while and deeming Has well worth
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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      166 1 GRAND HOTEL DE L'EUROPE OCTOBER RACES. > aa < Special Tiffin and Dinner wiil be served ON RACE DAYS. MONSIEUR REVERGERS QUARTETT Will play during Tiffin and Dinner. DAHL'S MILK. SOLD EVERYWHERE. BEST POT STILL PURE MALT WHISKY SPEY I ROYAL J GOiUUNTEED By W. St R. GILBBY. The Largest
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      103 1 Entertainments. BENTWOOD CHAIRS. 40 Dozens, as Good as New lOJ UII IN SMALL 01: ::i(. M)TV t 3 NIGHTS ONLY 3 THE PARSI ALFRED THEATRICAL Go. AT BEACH ROAD TO-NIGHT! TO-NIGHT!! FOR THE LABT TIME "/HfIDDTIT OR, THE WONDERFUL LAMP. This Play will not be performed egain. PRICES OF ADMISSION
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      299 1 Entertainments. TheAlhambiu (BEACH ROAD) BRAND CINEMATOGRAPH, TO-NIGHT!!! SPECIAL NOVELTIES RACE WEEK Gala Programme. Life of a Racehorse A cock fight m Seville Our band going to the competition The Wood industry m Canada. Henley Regatta A big Nocturnal fire Grand Prix Pans Motor Cat Races The Fairy of the Black
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      19 1 ENGINEERS GONTRAGTORS. •S g rt i v DC O DL aaaai < aaaaaaaaaj O •aJJpP BURMA STRAITS SIAM and GHINA.
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      57 1 TO DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS. Eaaai Theatre. Aladdin laaia I. Oat's circus special programme -Pa^< 1. Lo-t, a brindled bull ttuirr bitrh Page Sailing aa. Paroo for Java and AaetraNa —Page 0. Smart ledger oletk aaaaai— Page 7. Auction sales Japanese curios on < let. 2m aud household furniture on Oct. M
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
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      454 1 THE WEEK Thursday. 17th t High Water-.— 7 4> a.. 6.4- p. B I Mail Homeward close* 3 p Ra-ee. Second Day. N D L Mail Outward due. Lodge Eastern Gate. Variety Entertainment Alexandra Hall, tp Grand Cinematograph Show 7.30 9.30 p Parsi Theatre, Aladdin. 9 p Friday, lHth. High
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    CEDAR WOOD LEAD PENCILS.
    344 2 The Forest Service of the Department of Agriculture at Washington sends out tbe following regordiag tbe future of cedar wood for lead pencils The lead pencil is one of the moet common articles ia every. day use, and nearly :120,u00,000 pencils are manufactured m the Tnited
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    FATE OF THE PHILIPPINES.
    282 2 S -r oorrospoadents an still r« gating Urn Pre--, with letters about America ard th< Philippines. Nobody disputes, apparently. that tha i-lan Is have u>t proved worth anytli u n like aWgOOO.OOO, th. ir estimated cost -ince tha* weie acquired from Spain, and that they have
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    KAISER DIRECTS SEA-FIGHT.
    152 2 o'ixh;iv«n, Friday, Bepi, »>. I iu'. ut \vi:aUnr and lii)»b sests, tbe Kaibcr's yacht Hohcu/.ollern put into Cuxlir, v« n Cot the mI^M, but left a^ain io iiay. All the tinif. however, the Kaiaar k. pt m aanak with tfaeHsTal fighting l>\ ariretasa telcqrit,hy. and bt iiaii
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    149 2 Au .ut.-i.* Las axperimeni i-. Vriag tiicfl tke -oast ol Brttka ffitlwiMa. Tbe C »as: Osatw Coaapaaj has planted ,000,000 ojater seeds fikeo from the mmi oi Naw Kmrland Btaaea, and they appir ta km d >:qj? wm\t It t-jij experimeut sveoaeda tbe ••native" of the Waatera var itjf will
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      633 2 *jp«crtidcmcnto. Pianos Bought, Sold or Exchangred Pianos at $150 and Upwards, by different Makers Guaranteed m Perfect Order and Made for the Climate. W. J. GARCIA, Pianoforte Tuner and Repairer. 50 Bras Basah Koad. Oct ..11 ESHARAT KHAN Co. Cheapest and beat Book Binder, Printer, and Account Book Ruler. All
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      620 2 Nqpiees± LOST On Tuesday, a brindle bull lei' i lei *****, Municipal No. 3060. Finder will be rewarded on returning to Claughton, Paterson Koad. Oct 17 20 JO REWARD $500. The above reward will be paid for information leading to the arrest of Lim Siew Hock, late cashier of Trading
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      537 2 Btocrtiacmcnts. Furniture and Goodwill of a First Class Boarding Establishment FOR SALE PRIVATELY. Tbe valuable household furniture and accessories at the well-known residence. SANS SOUCI, St. THOMAS WALK. Fourteen bedrooms. Established over 20 years. For particulars, apply to POWELL Co., Auctioneers. Oetl INSPECTThe 1.-i-geat Stock of Second liand typewriter^ m
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      493 2 Stocrtiscmcnte. INSURAISjOBS. Commercial Union Assurance Co., Ltd. FIRE, MARINE, ACCIDENT, GUARANTEE. Funds Exceed jK12.000.000 W. A. SIMS, Manager, Eastern Branch. M Guardian Assurance Company, Limited, London. Subscribed Capital Total Invested Funds, upward* 0f....£tt,26U,000. Annual Income upward* of i i >,OOO. Fi.e Risaa. Short or Long Perioda at current rates. PATEE*>OK
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      572 2 Htocitisemcnte. Baiwes. Hongkong Shanghai Backing Corporation. Paid-up Capital... Il*aa Rbsrrv. Fund.— M °.<*M* Sterling Reserve $10,000,000 Silver Reserve... fl 1.000,060 j 1 U,l >M*. Rksbevb Liability op Propribtors Court op Dirbctors. G. H. Mbdbubst, Esq.— CßAjana, Hob. Mr. Hbnbt Kb«wick,— Dartrrr i\ A.Fuchs,E^. |A.J.h7^os 4 S; 0 A. Haupt, Esq
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    DEFECTIVE AMMUNITION.
    581 3 Tlie following <• r espon^nc" n the ot nf lefective ammunition w.!, interest Singapore r.H ;men. I onncil Rwn. 9ti.tngkai, Jnly 6th l.» >7. Sir, I have the honour to refer to certain respondence which iias recently taken place ftween the Commandant of tbe Volunteer Corps and the
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    56 3 > BB < Tol*utoini. aditoT vj<l propeiatOaT Kokutmu SlmiiluD, and Mr. editor aad proprietor the forodzß Cholu-, iiave Baca Nobi*bbl a from ♦In* Oaa*efßßßßßl :u BBOOfjaßin of tlie seiMCfs resdatajal by them m oeetioai with the bv baiUatii rgaßiaatMai kaa>wa tha Kokuruin Eoyaav u,q aaaociatica. fcor tbe relief of m
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      135 3 71UGTIONS. LAND AUCTION SALE Valuable Town Property. AT No. 18Q, AKAB STREET. ters. H. L Cognlan and Co's Wart. ON Monday, tltt Oct.. ot 2-30 p.m. AH that Valuable Leasehold Land situate n Arab Street, comprised m Eaat India Com,'s Leasee Noh 901 and 902 for 99 years, anaaj 3»
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      594 3 Htwrttsemcnts. j nUQTtOA'S. AUCTION SALE Valuable Teak Furniture Oldsmobile Motor Car Turnout. Tuesday, 22nd October, at 3*30 p.m. THE PROPERTY Ol I. WATSON. F.sg. Who is harinfi the Colony OHERITON No. SYED ALLEY ROAD. coui'uimni. -An Excellent Toned Cottage Pianoforte by Uiappcl and Co. London, Handsome Carved Teak DispUy Cabinet,
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      347 3 H^vcrliocmento. JKJQTIONS. SALE OF STEAM LAUNCH. SHERIFF'S SALE OTTOS CAUttBOF Max BcBIIFfBaABB Plauitiff. vs. Thb Steam Launch "Sandt Point ".Deft ndent. The undersigned has received instructions TO SKLL BY PUBLIC AUCTION At his Sales Room No. 13 Raffles Place, 0)i Friday, the 18th October, 1907, at 2. 50 p.m. The
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      651 3 ftotK.rttoeme.it*. AUCTIONS. AUCTION SALE OF Handsome Japanese Porcelain, Ac at "Thb Mart" Nos. 4 5, RAFFLES PLACE On Monday, 2Ut October, 1907 at 10.30 a.m. COMPRISING. Porcelain Coffee Services, Bowls, Trays, Chocolate Cups, Sugar Bowls, Cream .Tugs and Assorted Plate ware, Ac. Ac. Ac. (For account of concerned. H. L.
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      298 3 ELECTRIC MOTOR CARS are not more silent when running than HUMBERS. FOR Simplicity Reliability and Elegance These Cars are unrivalled. have been sold locally and every one of them is giving complete satisfaction. A recent testimonial says I have completed 25, 000 miles on a Cov--44 entry Humber and Car
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  • Domestic Occurrences.
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      Death.
      53 4 Yesterday at 11 a.m. Mrs. L. Aiticen, widow of the late David Aitken, Advocate and Soli citor, at Park Villa C. Institution Hill aped '5. The funeral cortege will leave Inatitu tion Hill at 6 4" a.m. this morning, arriving at the Cemetry at 730 a.m. Edinburgh and Dumfries
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    The Singapore Free Press. Thursday, Oct. 17, 1907.
    1677 4 The Singapore Free Press. Thursday, Oct. 17, 1907. malm It does not tike more than a very lew years "f residence m a place like Sinjip >re where society is m a cons'an* el ite of Hui with tbe incessant departures and new arrivals, to tersl cunviuced that the erateee
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    1173 4 l'he full report el the race meeting will be Contained .n next week's issue of the Singapore Press Weekly. Orders for exTra ip,*. abea.l l ?v sent early tc t T > Mrs Manaaook Meyer left Toeterdaj momdl' ly tbt German mail -teamer Goeben for Egypt She will be followed
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      242 4 Caldbeck MacGregor -25* WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS. ALE, BEER STOUT IMPORTERS. BOTTLERS AND BLENDERS. gga»aaa»*»*a»aaaa<*a<*j»**«a**»a»V»iai*«aa*^a»*^»»»«*^ I LAST IDEAS for RACE WEAR EXCLUSIVE AND DISTINCTIVE. j| LADIES' LADIES' i BLOUSES IN BLOUSES IN LATEST STYLES LATEST STYLES SILK LACE SILK LACE j MUSLIN etc. MUSLIN etc. EXPRESSLY EXPRESSLY IMPORTED IMPORTED I
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      237 4 TO LET FURNISHED Large House m Tanglin suitable for a Family or a Bachelors Mess of three. Moderate terms to a good tenant. Apply Homeward cara of this paper. Sep 13 p 1 tts 31.10 Raffles RoteK RACE DINNERS. TANGLIN CI P DINNER, THURSDAY, OCTOBBB 17. I STEWARDS CUP DINNEH.
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    APPALLING EXPLOSION.
    82 5 Death and Ruin for Half a Mile. Hundreds of Dead and Wounded. I By Submarine Tetegraph— ReuUw'e.) powder works has beau blown up at Vontanet, Indiana, and twenty-one persons killed. Kec. Oct. 10, 1.40 pm. Twenty. five people were killed and forty t re m a dying condition,
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  • MANY ACCIDENTS.
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      REGULATIONS IGNORED.
      89 5 A Runaway Train. The Crewe to Brietol Express, with -Tlasgo^., I.iveipool. York aud II ill coaches, cf f 'he curve on entering Shrev. sbury on uight of the 1 Ith. Nineteen neeeona were killed iud injured. I. \ik Wire. It statt-1 tha* the train wrecked at Shrewsbury was
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      Halifax Tram Car.
      35 5 f workmen's tram car was wrecked at I Halifax Tewterday morning when rushing l.irru a stec-p hill. The brake iaile-1 au-1 the ir was demolished. Six nereone *ere :l seriously injured. P
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      New York Bridge.
      26 5 New jd d-iiet-»u. New V-r.. Btete, bridge ollxpsed and a trnhl iva; precipitated into i divine. Twenty were kitted an-1 m; ie I
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    RAILWAY CRISIS.
    27 5 tr\pecUM that th»* mil« ui n*l w tint lie oompletel ou <}A. 2&tb. Kol«inM ttt fch« hraii.-h^- Bttll I ui* ority Mir of the strike
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    BOLSTERING STOCKS.
    27 5 ■yndieete nm been fornao A th€ tt nowerf I W -at. bank ppon laaeiMie '<- -latent ■j wt I. his bene ci ••'?>'' a. euh Eew dajs
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    FRENCH FLOODS.
    18 5 1 he r're:. *eka f« I I -i six aeiUien franca i the innndaaad pr-^ yin
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    HOW LUSITANIA WAS BUILT.
    229 5 [juajia bei -i- Uavi been uni .iy sid oi tbe Bi In e..rlv 19G"2. when the Shipping -f, nu.-d by Mr Morgan, the eon ol abnea. all the im* hn. rs on I foreign < utuhiaition I Comni aj !.>• »od out. rbe Dnilj mnO ■>'•
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    QUEEN VICTORIA'S LETTERS.
    135 5 REMARKABLE VOLUME. A Strong Character. (By Submarine Telegraph Keuter's.) The coi respoudeuce of Queeu Victoria between 1*37 and 1*^1 has been published \i\ Mr John Murray, the publisher, with the Royal authority. It throws into strong reliet the remarkible personality of Her Majesty. The letters range from
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    CONTROLLING DRINKING.
    38 5 Government's Aims. Late Wirk. Mr. Lloyu George speaking at Mda^uev ter said that the Government meant to concentrate their energies iu 1**0^ on a irreai bill aimed a» t-xceasive drinking but *afeglMlttfag tbe in •> iernte Irinker
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    DREADNOUGHT DOCKS.
    37 5 Reoeivel Kt 1 1 20 a. in The pUn> have been finally .tpproved tor a uew Dock at Portsmouth, to aeeoimuolaxe Dread nought > 900 teet loug aud 1- fwide, a wmt of i uiiliiou s'^rliUk'
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    ANOTHER DREADNOUGHT.
    15 5 U. M. S. Superb tlie Itttftt of thi Dread■ooghl wiMirillbilHieM F.'on Apri 7.
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    CESA REWITCH BETTING.
    39 5 i,« u-- m Cmuwmiub is I to I a^t BUtia^ltM f 1 tgat Dtmi re bo 1 a^'a'. I' »J«1 Drews; > io <*>?*• Mivuditt .le Boahia*; 1" to l T AV :ff 7 1 t0 Whitt Knight. > <
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    Japanese Attacked in Frisco.
    36 5 Lati Wj en ran Jap.m-i-c iwre injured iv .n ~;au..k by drunken whiier on a iauudry ii m.v ioc m M edny evening 1 he police disperse I the rioten > et a
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    MALACCA NOTES.
    209 5 Oaio.i ann Genua In.-.kho-. The High Softool Cadet Conn on Tburadnv Uai bad the bonoui ol anincpee* ii ou i>v Qgneml flerrotl 08. The entne uudei tbe J enm md of^eptein Howell and 1. ut-> StufVweV. and Maekenaie mustered m the Police omapownd, tb»if tarn-oat end wnU-eienuted .-volu'tons
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    A PROPHETIC FAILURE.
    831 5 Occasionally the scientific mind is betrayed into too hasty an assertion. which events subsequently falsify. Some fifty years ago a group of the most prominent scientists of the time were engaged m discussing the future industrial development of electricity. .Looking back now over that half century, which
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    DELAYING MAILS.
    139 5 Baaaara Wee Bin and Company were duuimenod before Mr Michel!, the l*niof magistrate, raeterdnr, for alteria'/ the BaiKeaj hour .t' the H >Bg H •> on September M and no* uatorm.i g ibe Poel Office of the change. A y rang Chinaman said ho wa--* Wee Bin." and
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    QUESTIONS OF NATIONALITY.
    966 5 A FEW OvUIOK CHANOES JN OWNERSHIP. Mr Justice Fisher m the Supreme Court, yesterday, heard a claim with several very ntereating features m it. This was an action by Tan Watt Choo and the sailing ship Kirn Ho Hin against Kwek I'oh Kee, and soucerued a tongkong
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      89 5 Inflammatory Rheumatism Ajiyone wno has ev*r r jg c ™Jgf, oxcruciatinjr and almost unbearable paine ncide, t to irflamn-atory rhetmatifrn, will be pleased to know that trompt rcbef maybe had by appryins Chamberlain s Pein Balm. Mr D. Sryder. of Roseville, .Ontario Canada, says I have been troubled vUh mrtaromatory
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      75 5 An Antiseptic Liniment. For wounds, bruises, burn? and like inuries th*»re is nothing better than i ham berlain'3 Pain Balm. It acts as an antiseptic, lormirg a thin, imperceptible film over the injured part?, which ex« ludea the air and causes tne injury to heal without matter being formed, and
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      66 5 Do Not Neglect a Bad Cold. Never allow a cold to take ita cour.-e. Too often at this season of the year its course is toward pneumonia. Chamberlains Cough Remedy will promptly cure your cold and counteract any tendency m this direction You carnot afferd to take such a risk
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      110 5 Robinson Company /^^V^aaana^T^v. ARE now shewing af^TantriTS^ n The Very latest and ■FTi'H?fTlTal Correct Styles 9em \W nW B 4enm£ -Hill X Gentlemen's Coloured New > Exclusive Neckwear. KNITTED SILK TIES >*' 1^ CREPE de CHINE TIES l^Jaanana! anW IRISH POPLIN TIES FIGURED SILK TIES FOULARDS TJTflanpfr^ ALL CHOICE AND
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    CHINA AND EDUCATION.
    573 6 CHIN A AND EDUCATION. The Boston "Traasoript of Aug. 24 re ported that the Hem. Chow Ts/chi, chargt d'affaires at the Chinese legation m Washing ton, has issued an address to his fellow conn trymen setting out the necessity for educatioi m China. The address was, m part, as foi
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    47 6 The pohce have arrebtt^J three Cantonese m u-nnection with the ease m which a Cantonese eating- route coolie wai. found m *outh Bridge Koad with his throat cat. The prisoners were 1 ought before Mr. Coliuan. third magistrate, yesterday. ard the enquiry wa> adjoonaei for a week
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      7 6 THAT I.S Fraser and Neaves' Aerated Waters.
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      581 6 Hcwctiecmcnts. On the Berth. BRITISH INDIA S. N. CO LTD. FOR 1 Penang Rangoon and Calcutta THE COMI'ANY'B BTEaMfKB TAROBA/' i 6,309 tons, C. J. Swanson, r.n.R. Commander, will be despatched for the above ports on 1 Thursday, the 17th instant, at 4-30 p.m. She has excellent accommodation for first
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      498 6 i SHIPPING N.Y.K. JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP Co., Ltd. A regular FORTNIGHTLY Service is maintained between Japan and Europe by the following NEW TWIN SCREW STEAMERS. QNDxa Mail CoNTaacTS with THn Impbbial Japanasn Govbknmknt. Specially designed for the Company's European Service, lighted throughout by Electricity, provided with excellent accommodation for First
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      562 6 Hbvcrttoemcnto. SHIPPING. P. o. STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. For China Japan. Penang, Ceylon. Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Porta, Plymouth and London. Through Bills of Lading issued for Ohina Coast, Persian Gulf, Continental and American Ports. Steamers will leave Singapore on or about MAIL LINES. Onboard (for China) Devanhn Oct 26
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      618 6 Bi>vcrtlocmento. SHIPPIJVG. Norddeutscher Lloyd Bremen. COAST LINES. .Steamers of tne Coaet Fleet. TOUB f^g- toj»s rea;. Petchaburi 2191 Demwongss i&wh Borneo 2100 Paklat 1667 Eohßiohang 2040 Anghin 1667 Kajah 2028 Locksun 1667 Pitsanulok 2019 Claaieing 1667 Bangkok 1920 Pongtong 1667 Rajaburi 1904 Samsen 1667 Korat 1900 Loo 80k 1604 Manila
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      705 6 I a^vcrt^ocnlcltto. SHIPPING. ore Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen IHPEEIAL OEBMAH MAIL LIKE The fast and weU-known mail ate.*:,,..--this Company sail fortnightly from Br Hamburg via Rotterdam. Antwerp. Southamr^.r Gibraltar, Genoa, Naples, (connection MarJ Naples, Alexandria and vioe versa) Port ftL?, Suez, Aden, Colombo, Penang, Singapore H kong Shanghai. Nagasaki A Kobe
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    MANCHURIA TO-DAY.
    925 7 Japan«B« Combination Brings ore a Obeat Coup. The following interesting account of pre- Nt conditions m Manchuria has been sent ly a special correspondent recent)/ authorised to visit the Three Eastern Provinces on beUlf of tha "Peking and Tientsin Times." The statements made may lie absolutely relied upon,
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    EXCHANGE.
    64 7 (Corrected vr to Ot. 18.) Bank 4 m/s 2/41 norn demand 2/3; Private crediU 3 m/s 2/4^ credits 6 m/s 2/4f| France, demand Bank... 292 GJermant, demand 237| India, T. T K3* Hongkong, demand M dia Yokohama, demand H4£ Java, demand 139J Bangkok, demand 65 Sovereigns, Bank Buying $8.50
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    PRODUCE.
    132 7 October 16 Tin It 87J Gambier 7.45 Qambier Cube No. 1 10.40 Gambier Cube No. 2 9.70 Pepper Black <or <L" n Spore) 1 5 .00 Pepper, White (fair L.W. 5 p.e.) 20.50 Nutmegs (110 to the lb.) 22 00 Nutmegs (80 to tha lb.) 30.00 Maoe (Banda) 90.00
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    SHARES.
    707 7 MINUS. C*pit*l Capital Isaac P*id Iwaed paid ap Val«« up Company. WaoUtloa. $300,000 800,000 10 10 Belat Tin M. Co. Ltd l;l. $300,000 225.000 10 10 Bruang Limited $600,000 600.0C0 10 10 Bruaeh Hydraulic Tin M. Co. Ltd 15. £400,000 350,000 £1 £1 Duff Development Co. Ltd 250 4:30,000
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      693 7 te WANTED. m Ist November 1907, a smart ledgerr. Apply with eopiea of testimonials to, W c/o Free Press. Oct 17 24.10 WANTED A smart Chinese Day Book Clerk for engi- i neering establishment. Salary 135 to $10, according to ability. Apply with copies of testimonials to H. R. co
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      441 7 advertisements. TO LET. TO LET No. 4, Prince Street. Apply Paterson Simon i Co. Ltd. Oct 8 v.c To Let.— The Cot, 33-2 Cavenagh Road, 5 ledrooms, Tennis, Stabling. Ac. Apply to -AO KOON Sew at Messrs Paterson Simons k Co., Ltd. Oct 8 8.11 TO BE LET No. 14-A
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      405 7 TO LET. TO LET Bungalow Unfurnished, Between Grove [otel and Swimming Club. Rent $35. Apply Grove Hotel. Tanjong Katong. Sept 26 uc TO LET "Dimboola" Orange Grove Road. From i c Ist December 1907. Rent $110 a month. Apply to Messra Donaldson Burkinshaw, Singapore. Oct tts uc To Let from
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      281 7 HAMBURC-AMERIKA UNE. PASSENGER SERVICE. By the new steamers Rhbnakia," Hu-huuo,' Hohenstacfkn, and the SCAN DIA and SILESIA. The steamers are specially built for the tropics and bavo luxurious Passenger accommodation. First-clam Cabins amidships, lighted throughout by electricity, cabins fitted with fans. Doctor and Stewardesses carried. Laundry on board. Return tickets
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    THE RACES.
    298 8 Ski.i 1 i«>n- \m> Weights. With a promised continuance of the good weather there should be some more keen racing to-day and the lotteries last evening were followed with considerable interest. The scratching of I'oseniead m the big race left this a very open affair. Large fields are
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    SECOND MAN ON RAILS.
    59 8 SEC OND MAN ON RAILS. Fikst Ex-Okihin H.\m>j* ai- Faust Thi. Read Stakes. Komp or Matsumata. The Cilh Owe, F r9t Tenor or dim Gosper The T\.v..i m C< t-.--Kxee!sior ar Jaa> phine. The Gai.i-.u\» HajrnacAE Yedta The Home Beake*. Zinibar and Lima. The Smai.i S< i rrt. Kingfisher. «»rient
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    LOTTERY PRICES.
    67 8 Fix:*.-. K\-0 aims Hwiw. m.— i'lacida and l.ye. The RbadSi ai an.— Kan more and Banna or Orara. Thi Ci i i Cue.— Lndy nnuilasaii and Gillo. The Tv.njin Ci. v.— Bea-i Gnreon and '^uorrobolong. The G»i.i...v> ay 11 anniCAE.— Albion and Ved a. T>ji Hbati Stakes Zan:b:
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    SCRATCHINGS FOR TO-DAY.
    45 8 tftn li- n BavOaii .;n H*- m/Anii'&r. Carina. Th» RSAE E>aaya Seal Garcon, W l'ai h .b-eph.ne. He polish. Kiidarv Tbk Qlce Oar. Ko.^einetT:. Quarrebolong, Pria t^oi.v CTKr. Tin tin <'. v Gillo. Ti,* K*V. Aeries. Newburv, Kildare Skpom. Bi Qeimie eToae Faust
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    Second Day, Oct 17th.
    517 8 1 The First Ex-GaaiFFis Hakdicap. Va\lue $400 A Handicap f>r all K..(iri±L. Kntrance, $l.". l»i,tanc- OouilJ C •ip- and 14'j yiu h,) Hon H. Fort's Sextant. lt.lt. Camming A GH ■lofaTl Benni- M ,ry, 9 7 K. F. Grey's F-'iet, I Hon. H. Fort'p Barrie-. P
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    43 8 Mr. L. B. Hannaford of the SoutL British Insurance Co. has been promoted to a position :n the Calcutta »flice of the Company md left yesterday afternoon by thr "Gregory Apcar."' The good wishes af his many friends will go with him. an <
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    VOLUNTEER ORDERS.
    299 8 L_. I.ie.u. Col E. G. Broadrick Commandant s v. c. ainafEafnra t 15tli. 5. V. A Orderly Officer Jnd Lieut. A. A. Lerniit. Orderly N. C O. Bonk J Aitken. Parades, on Tuesday and Friday 22nd I 21th at 5 M tu.. at nVI Drill H*U— Battery DrUl
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    JAPAN'S LATEST MONSTER BATTLESHIP.
    248 8 ia. laßaaaaal states aha* ana anlay iv I laying dowa th Aral .aaaa lim of battl esap winch aaaaaV on this year's construction pro [graanaa haaaaea ont lo -ome unc.-rti.inty j with rafetaaea to pkn. Th- construction -j^iu nuaaae naaaaEaaaaaal a aaaaai which would have heen
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    RUGBY.
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    DEATH OF AN OLD RESIDENT.
    94 8 A very old resident of Singapore pa^ed away yesterday m the person of Mrs. L. Aitkea The deceased lady died quietly at her residence "C" Park Villa, at Institution Hill after a short illness. She was tho motner of Mr. Jimes Aitkeu. advocate and solicitor
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    168 8 > m < AaatraKaaa Lave lately i-een proa «juite a colour problem to ponder over. It is solemnly and scientifically avowed that whether they like it or not, the future Australian people will m all probability be black. Ihe author of this all-black Aug- i t rai ia theory himself
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