The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 29 August 1908

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    16 1 The Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. EN CENTS SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, AUGUST 29, 1908. NO. 6,381
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    191 1 The Sultan cf Turkey and the Princes an now on speaking terms which is considered quite a remarkable sign of the times— Page t Tli9 case against Watson and (j-u nun for keepicg a common gaming house i> concluded but judgment is not yet given Page 5.
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    AT THE WELL.
    840 1 To-day I bH«' the dragon-fly come from the wtlls where he did To these «ho ive dependant for their water supply on the eld we Is that lie m spots judiciously chcs>n at tin gentle s'opes, the recent scarcity of rain and pro! spell o f dry
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      163 1 f^ M Fl M favourably known for I It UyinL W 50 years m the Straits Boudoir, Concert Grand, Grand. Upright Grand. Pianola. PA lUI I*l O The BeSt and the Chea P cs t in the SHOW ROOMS 375 Vjclorja street A. FRANKEL k Co., Sub-Agents STRAiBCYaE MOTOR Co.,
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      145 1 TRADEH 4^^-vB w| MAFK Singapore Kumpers Co. Kuala Lumpur Federated Engineering Co. Programme Exhibition Medan, Saturday, 9 a.m. Opening of Exhibition. 29th Aug. 5 p.m. Football Match. 9 p.m. Ball. Sunday. 10 a.m. Flower and Fruit 30th Aug. Exhibition. f> p.m. Hockey Match. 9 p.m. Performance m the Theatre. Monday.
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      125 1 Entertainments. ALHAMBRA TO-NIGHT! ENTIRE CHANGE OF PROGRAMME ALL NEW PICTURES. RUN AWAY MOTHER-IN-LAW The Spanish Army. \n Interrupted Idyll. THE HAUNTED CASTLE. The Jealous Fiance. On Bad Terms with their Hong P< ter. THE MYSTERY OF THE MOUNTAIN. The Spectre. rPIEROTTS TALISMAN SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT WED 2nd SEPTEMBER GRAND COMPLIMENTARY BENEFIT.
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      97 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Ships on the Berth are Palitana. Thong wa. Surada. Flintshire, Monmouthshire and the shire liners respectively east and west bound —Page 11. Messrs Robinson Co.'s Sale commences on Monday Page 7. lioneo Duplicator for business men Page 6. Auction sale of coal and sale of plants, Coghlan ft
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      306 1 Saturday, 2!^nd: High Water. 0.1 ti a. S.V.I. Class Firing, 2.30 p Sunday, 30th i Ith after Trinity. X D L Mail Homeward due. Swim. Club launches 9, 10, 11, 2.30 3.30 Monday, 1 1 st High Water— o.3o a.. 1.1 p Football V.M.C.A. v R.G.A. Maxim Co. S.V.A. Musketry
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    A DANGEROUS CORNER.
    473 2 Wluk tin luestioQ of lavs- oonrta improve- p s is un.inr dil D having been raided by Mr Kills m the Legislative Couu■another matte? ol some importance ■en.cd with d*ng3r to life and limb, igee attention. Iv the immediate vicinity n^e to the Litt Courts is the
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    BEADLES APPRECIATION OF BISHOP.
    103 2 A clerical correspondent of the Church Family Newspaper vouches for th^ t'oilowing: A distinguished American Bishop, and a man of physique, preached a very powerful sermon m an ancient parish church m the Mid.ands one Sunday morning. One of the ires of this church is an
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      298 2 mIGHELIN rices Reduced The constant extension of our works combined with improved methods of manufacture, has enabled us to lower the cost of production. 1 iu IVS slit. Tm is t]ie tyre t])at wins a^ l tiie big races. TARGA FLORIO (277 h miles) First NINE on Michelins. GRAND PRIX
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      548 2 FOR SALE. FOR SALE. Two Exceptionally Fine Freehold Resi- dential Properties Beautifully Situated within an Easy Distance of Town. 1. Dunearn, off Barker Road and Bukit Tim ah Road, near the entrance to Chancery Lane. Area, about 8 acres. 2, Strathmore. Tanglin Hill. Area, 2 acres 2 roods 30 poles.
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      531 2 INSURAMGES. NEW ZEALAND INSURANT CO., LTD. FIRE AND MARINE. YAN6-TSZE INSUF NCE ASSOC. LTD. MARiNE. CHINA F,RE INSURANCE CO., LTD. FIRE. Fire and Marine Kisks of every descriptioi underwritten at lowest current rates. Adamson GilfiUan Co. Ltd. I General Agents A J. SCANDRETT, Manager Insurance Department SOUTH BRmSIff ~IMBU RA
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      601 2 BANKS. Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation. PAiD-rr Capital... «».$15,000,(K)Q Reskevi Fund.- Sterling Reserve $1 5,000,000) 40 Silver Reserve |13, w.wO.OOQ Resekvb Liability ok Proprietors «$15,000,00G Court of Diriotoas. E. S.-.T- tm raj -ma* Hod. Mr. W. J v —Dbpi tt Chaihhah E. G Bakeett, i W. '.lelms, Esq. CGB Brcii- t.eq
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      74 2 AY CHURCH SERVICIS. ICDBAL. .r.y. im Holy Coir:: i bcral. m Sv.: pm Even3on^and Sermon. St. Matth: oy Links. i Foo C cm Sunday School. 3.15 pci Bvensong and Serruoi. Prinsep Street Church. 8 am. o i 9 am. -.45 pm (English) Presbytery- on. mch^ Tanjong S^BukitTimah da bore Bahra
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    SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY.
    835 3 4ery m a Vacuum Magnetization Weight imm'3 Projectile^ A Graft! Klectric ichine 800 9 visibility of Lights The Smallest Brain Cancel Spots Swelled Iron— A Woadi I Automaton. In his vtm 1 of operating on the organs of the chest, Prof Braesi Sauerbruch. of Urn t niv. r-
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    OPIUM IN HONGKONG
    56 3 Ptbe Mainiehi, d th* 111 it the Hongkong Gomer/ dm to an arrangement with ;>py fields w'.thin their jurison r that the cultivation of be discontinued by March, Ea return, the land tax will be m month. The British home authorities have sanctioned the me. Bheumatic Pains
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    THE RHINOCEROS IN BURMA.
    926 3 None of the numerous works on Burma, says a correspondent, mention the undoubted fact that rhinoceros can be shot within a morning-'s journey of Rangoon hy train. They are fairly common m the Pngji reserves, and although shooting is not allowed th^re without special permission it
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    HALF-A-CKOWN FOR A BROFEN LEG.
    157 3 A peculiar accid e nt took place racenHy m Zhuvkovsky- street, St. Petersburg. A man, evid nt'y an ex soldier who had b.-en wounded m the late war. judging from his war-medsls, his limp, and his general appearance, waa crossing the street when a passing
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    A CRIPPLED FIRE-OFFICIAL
    622 3 Cured ok Agonising Neiu-e Pains, Numbness and Debility hy DR. WILLIAMS' PINK PILLS. Mr. (i. F. Weston, head foreman of the Byculla Fire Station, Bombay, has seen eighteen years Fire Brigade service m India it is not surprising therefore that, as a result of this arduous occupation,
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    FOR TROPICAL HYPOCHONDRIACS.
    604 3 To those w). the subject of health and tb guarding against disease is oi pereunuii n est, Dot because peoph an reallj oonoen with heaiti. probn ins but owing to th pel patad itn ana oi adi to with irfaiob I NfjaJed II M iralth doctor of
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    LITTLE ENGLAND'S HOUR
    302 3 Behold the flash of triumph now suffus The Little Englander's ascetic cli< With joy the Press he has been week by week rusing. For years have his long-drawn laments resounded While Britain's rule continued o'er the sea, But now his voice is redolent of glee Unbounded. No
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      90 3 By VV. O C. Price ONE DOLLAR. Publishers FRASER NEAYE, LIMITED. n» /PS] E Entrance to Borneo Wharf, Telephone 1028. Sea stocks of all kinds of Frozen Meats, etc., can be delivered to shipping at the Wharves, or m the Singapore Roads on short notice. IF THAWED DAILY SUPPLIES are
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      419 3 EDINBURGH STOUT AND PALE ALE IN ORDER THAT THIS FIRST CLASS STOUT AND PALE ALE may become better known m this market THEY WILL BE SOLD AT per case of 7 doz. pints until further notice. OF ALL DEALERS. WHOLESALE FROM nr ij c* l jn el RODNfffl CCS I
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    TRIVIALITIES.
    389 4 isur&nce A^ i nt (to email boy who has answered his knook) Mls your mot. Er in OM Prudent. Small Boy No, sir she's m the kitchen, y Wkaft l good -jb it w.is J K'^r's motor J Tvhit'» run over him." "Y|| t::,'.r's 8.1 l JoaMOfl aU over.
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    CHINESE AND THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE.
    282 4 A resident whose duties take him into Tientsin City came acre 93 the fallowing notice, the other day. outside oce establishment, and spett some minutes m copying it down ex aetly as it appeared, m English. It is re produced m the same words, and
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    NAVY BLUE.
    257 4 The Tsar's appointment cf King Edward to ia Admiral, honoris causa, m the Imperial navy will about complete the list of naval distinctions which fa possesses The addition of a Russian Admiral's uniform to the Royal wardrobe will, however, bring no very distinctive habiliment. Xaval uniforms, all the
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    TELEPHONE MARVEL.
    378 4 Simultaneous Writing and Speaking. The marvel of the telephone has become commonplace through daily usage. Fresh interest, however, is likely to be aroused m its wonderful possibilities by a new invention, of whLh a demonstration has just been witnessed by a representative of a home journal. The inventor
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    DAYLIGHT MIDNIGHT.
    308 4 The Edinburgh correspondent of the China Mail writes thus about the abnormal nights of this midsummer There must be mentioned a curious experience that we have lately had m the North. It has been called the mid-night glow, the auroral gleam," and continuous daylight." For several nights through
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    A GREAT ANGLO-SIAMESE DICTIONARY.
    238 4 The M Siam Observer announces the comletion of a scholarly task of a particuhrlv Qeroua character m the issue of the last olume of Dr. Samuel Smith's Anglo Siamese Dictionary. That journal says It is with special pleasure that we are ento record the completion of
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    THE STANDARD OIL FINE
    311 4 The JuDonai Rr\f.kBy the unanimous t pinion <f the United States 'lrcuit < lowt of i|ipt«lt fur the Seventh District, the famous case o\ tiie Government against the Standard Oil '<-i.ij.any of Indiana, m irhaeb fcfct i&m i■• r by Judyre Landis m the D mrt
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    THE ROSS RIFLE
    223 4 In spite of all the dire prophecies and malicious falsehoods of the little group of partisans and self seekers who have set out to destroy the Ross rifle, says the Nova Scotian," this made-in-Canada arm continues to btand the severest test* of firing on the ranges. The
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    THE SINS OF SOBRIETY
    167 4 (Sir James Cricbton- Browne is reported to have said that there was no medical objection to luxurious dinners and that he deplored the dangerous abstemiousness of a large section of the public No longer let the faddist f> Prescribing for himself and us A vermicelli diet.
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    THREATENING LETTERS TO POOKA OFFICIALS
    95 4 The following is a sample otti* tin- e tters w ch now 1 *eialsinPoona:-<.Dea lad to ,nfor m you that people of Poo. omgtota.eyourrever^. T litest top of fury and perl and to face. The reason of evered leaaer, Mr B. G. Tiiak, h o
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      64 4 A Eeiiable Remedy for Dysentery and Diarrhoea. As the season is at hand when diarrhoea and dysentery are prevalent, a reliable remedy should always be kept m the house for immediate use. The success of Chamberlain's Colic. Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy m the treatment of bowel trouble, has brought it
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      530 4 A HOSPITAL NURSE Hflßi iffl fin f& lil^ 'I 8S Hill [it 1 /I |l f 'ti' U'-ft -i*if ipm?'* V i I 1 I JU| 1 W\ 7 I M^' 1/ M^rvous Dls^rd^i^, Enkatistioii. Overwrought Msrves— Over and over a-r.in clever and capable peop'e f.n.l them selves without a
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      576 4 THE Singapore Free Press. Morning Daily. To Our Readers. The Singapore Free Press is now a Morning Daily, and is on sale at depots from an early hour each morning (Sunday*excepted). Cash price Ten Cents a copy Subscribers' copies will be delivered ai their private residences, (or town offices oi
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    THE LOTTERY CASE.
    904 5 LDMIS3ION3 AND AKGL'MENTS. M M Cmluiißi the thirl Magistrate* trai I Bate* part of yesterday, with the! case Me- B Joseph, an issistantlMessrs Watson tndG itm<u>, was charg* I 1 ed on. six counts of assistißg ia oai rjing on a lot'- v -T3 Rhodes, the Public
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    OVER THE CHESS-BOARD.
    349 5 ■ntlemen, to Bolace their weari»d minds by hoD -inu's, playe at chesse, th« astro'a game, an<l the philosopher's gam* which whettea thyr wittes, re reatea theyr ruiu'ls and hurts v m the mean season. All communications should be addree the C hoss Editor, Singapore Free Press." Original
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    LADIES RIFLE SHOOTING.
    184 5 In connection with the Singapore Rifle Association the v M-iubers fired m the tist monthly handicap competition at the BiUs'ier Kaogeou Thursday evening, when the followiug scores were made 100 m) 2 (i Heap Tl. Miss Kerr 31 23 27 .6 94 Leask 26 21 19 .7
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      826 5 -m SIONE RUBBER CO. LTD. The third report of the Directors to the Shareholders, for tbe meeting to be held od Sept 7th, is as follows. Your Directors beg to submit a duly audited Statement of Accounts for the twelve months ended 30th June last. The net Profit for the
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      695 5 7WGTIONS. SALVAGE. Auction Sale of Goal AT SECTION 8, TANJONG PAGAB WHARF On Monday, 31st August, at 3 p.m. About 303 tons Lancashire Coal, lire damaged, ex S.S. Counsellor. To be sold for account of Concerned. H. L. CCGHLAN CO., Licensed Auctioneers Surveyors Ang 29 1.9 PRELIMINARY NOTICE. Auction Sale
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      577 5 AUCTION SALE OF Valuable Teak Furniture Full Sized Billiard Table And a Fine Collection of Plants the property of MRS G. P. NICHOLSON At <k Westmore Thompson Road. Saturday, 29th August, at 1 p.m. Comprising a Full sized bi Hard table m teak frame with accessories, fine toned cottage pianoforte
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      258 5 TO LET. TO LET Large Office, Ist floor 5-3 Malae< formerly occupied by Messrs. Arthur I Co. Apniy to MEYER BR< .ICE AND GCDGTvN TO BE V With immediate Entry No. 7, Malacca Street. Apply to GUTHRIE Co., 1 Aug 14 TO BE LET No. 5 Malcoca Street, now oec
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    Domestic Occurrences. Births.
    42 6 Domestic Occurrences. Births. Reith. .U3l Chalmers Street, Edinburgh, on August 3rd, the wife of Rev. OtEORGE M. Reith, m.a. of a son. Adam. On 3rd inst.. at Cavendish-crescent, Clapham Common, the wife of Capt. H. W« Denison Adam. Malay States Guides, daughter.
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    Marriages
    78 6 Bayley Harris. sth August, at Caven-dish-square, R. W. W. Bayley, to Elsie Irene, daughter of J. T. Harris, of Samarang. Buchan Barnett. At InvercauM Arms Hotel, Ballater, on the sth inst., by the Revd. A. F. Taylor. N.F. Church, assisted by the Revd. F. Rae, Beechgrove, Aberdeen, and Revd.
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    Deaths
    76 6 Budd. On Blst July, suddenly, at 28, North Gate, llegent's-park, John Chambre Budd, aged 57 years. Vaughan Smith. At a Nursing Home, London, on July 15th, Alice Mildred Vaughan Smith, of the Peking and Tientsin Times," Tientsin, after surgical operation. Aged 46. Buried m Hendon Park Cemetery July 17th.
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    The Singapore Free Press.
    34 6 Here shall the Pi ess the People's riaht maintain, U jawed by influence and unbribed by pain Here patriot Truth h^r piorious precents draw. Pledged to Religion, Loyalty and I-aw.
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    Saturday, August 29, 1908.
    1864 6 W hat will most arrest public attention m the telegrams published to-div is that one which refers to the coming tato op:ntion of the Patents and Disigns Act of 19U7, an Act which is remarkable for the fact that although passed by a Free Trade Government,
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      166 6 RED (Pommard.) OF OUR OF 3 d ffl tf STILL GREATER REDUCTIONS. J x 77ze up-to-date business man al-M H u^.ys expects more and belter H S service from the j| ft s- r^ I f 7 -lin m Hi o I p t/i£?/2 2/23^ other of Flee appliance. /fe
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      299 6 2 STUDIOS 2 1 Adapted to the Morning and 1 to the Afternoon Light. They are the Largest, Coolest and best Equipped Studios m the Colony, and are situated m the most picturesque part of the town, adjoining Government House Domain Moreover, we possess m a high degree all the
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  • CONSTANTINOPLE'S
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      KING AT CARLSBAD.
      23 7 S 1 Carlsbad. M Isvolsky was a member of his lun•n party, but M. Clemenceai; 33B fc, md ia bed.
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      CONCORD.
      59 7 Princes Now Speak. Submarine Telegraph— Reuter's/ -eeived Aug 28th, 3 22 pm. vire from Constantinople says that ili, the heir presump--:ed his brother the Suttan, l or the first time m three year?. Themeetiu_ most cordial M :L>:l die sign of the times that Princes are going about freely
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      MOROCCO'S NEW SULTAN.
      10 7 been proclaimed Sultan Rabat, Sake and Laraiche.
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      ANGLO-RUSSIAN TRADE.
      27 7 An ufiaenfal wetting of the Tendon 'liber of Commerce has decided to form a, Russian section, m order to strengthen the .^o- Russian trade relations
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      BRITISH PATENTS.
      58 7 To be Worked m Britain. gna Act comes into opeiMtioa to-day, and extraordinary activity a wn by American and German M m opening works m England iv order to prevent the cancellation of patents. There is every prospect that twenty five liana sterling will be invested m England
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      TELEGRAPH CO. PINED.
      37 7 I -urt Las found the French cable compmy guilty of complicity m the Matos revolution, and has sentenced it to a fine of tire niT.ion dollars damages, besides an amount to be assessed later.
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      KILLED BY A PENCIL.
      192 7 range accident occurred at the Anglo-Chi- ;001. through a slate pencil piercing the of a Chinese lad, nam^d Chew Hop Pan, the son of Chew Soo Chuan. Like most Mttool children, the boy, who was about eight years old, carried a sharp pointed pencil m his
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    ARGENTINA AND BRAZIL
    70 7 Sovereignty of Uruguay. (By Submarine Telegraph.— Reuters.) Eec Aug2B, 10.15 a.m. The Argentine Ch umber has votel eleven millions sterling for increasing the fleet, and renewing the field artillery. There has for somg time been talk of war between Argentina and Brazil, who are building three Dreadnoughts
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    AMERICAN FLOODS.
    23 7 Sarioua floods haveoccurrei m Georgia and the Carolinas, and graat damage has been done to the corn crops m South Carolina.
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    U. S. FLEET
    16 7 Rec An.- 28 9.52 am. The American fleet has left Sydney for Melbourne.
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    THE KENT MURDER.
    30 7 The murder of Mrs Luard is shrouded m complete mystery, and the evidence at the inquest held yesterday has thrown no light on the circumstances or motives.
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    WIRE NEWS.
    535 7 {Via Ceylon.) The Hoarded Wealth or Ikdia. LondoD. August 17th. In a long letter to The Times Sir Ernest Cable urges the appointment of a Committee ai Enquiry composed of European and Indian financiers, to ascertain to wliat extent Indians 3an be induced to invest their savings m
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    1264 7 Quicquid agunt homines nostri est farragc liteUi> Juvenal. All the sportsmen whoso principle is sport for sport's sake deplore the growth of professionalism, pot-hunting and" gaming, which not only vulgarises .sport but destroys it. We have it on good authority that the great football matches m
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    LAW AND DISORDER.
    308 7 Battle of Sounds Dpsets the Composure of the Sm n: Court. acd the plaintiff m this action is, my view, boui:.! by the terms of dim dong! dong! ding the contract dated.., Boom! fourteenth day 0f..... dang!... dong! ding! made batweeu dicV dang! dong! ding! parties, and
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    LAST NIGHT'S CONCERT.
    214 7 At the Teut jcia Club was held last night a very pleasant concert, attended by many members of the Club?, who had placed before them an agreeable program me of music, mainly by toe excellent B md of the Eojai West Kent Regiment, utder MrMcKelvey, two other
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      67 7 ROBINSON CO. THE ANNUAL ASH CLEARANCE Raal RpniiAiiAMc iivui nviiuvHUiiS> The Establishment will he closed at noon this day for final preparations. D f*\ O f s ri o SMOKE I A DriM^ nr i ADirwrr pip ano Lii ilLliiri lit L UKlcNlb tluAKo TO BE HAD EVERYWHERE. r b±S
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    CASE OF THE "ERIKA."
    347 8 Vm; >* I kok I>KKFN DAD rS, Mr Justice Serc-'inhe biiiith delWeiwl jud_:ii^ he Supreme Court jesterdaj iq On case of Emmanuel di Polline, OJ Mariupol. Seaol A. I v the M. M Knka." Mi Y. M. Elliot pk»t™ 1 MrG. S Cartel for the del
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    479 8 Shipbuilding m Japan has of late made mir -py _rres>. IHiri s1 rear one :wo armoured cruisers, and one aa cruiser were launched at the At the >ime time the f the battleships Satsuma and Ikoma, launched m the precedii pushed forward, as well as the repairs of
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      508 8 SHIPPING. JAPAN WAIL STEAMSHIP Co., Ltd, f\ ngolw FORTNIGHTLY Service is Maintained between Japan and Enropob, -the blowing NEW TWIN SCRbW b I BAHERS. Ohdm Mail Contracts with ran Itcbiax Japamf.sk QoTmuncwra. Speeiallj designed for the Company's Eurovan Service, lighted throughout by Electricity. niafided with excellent accomtnodaUon tor Pint A
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      721 8 SHIPPING. P Rr O STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. For China, Japan, Penang, Ceylon, Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Ports, Plymouth and London* Through Bills of Lading issued for China Coast, Persian Gulf, Continental and American Ports. I Steamers will le*<re Singapore en or about t MAIL LINES. Outward (for China) 1908
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      648 8 SHIPPING li OCEAN STEAM SHIP Co. Ltd. AND 3hina Mutual Steam Nay. Co. LtdThe Companies' steamers are despatched from jiverpool outwards for the Straits. China and Fapan every week, and from Japa' nome wards 'or London, Amsterdam and Antwei cry fortlight, and for Genoa, Marseilles an Liverpool nonthly. One outward
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      632 8 SHIPPING. HAMBURG AMERIKA LINE, HAMBURG. The steamers of this Company maintain a regolar service between Hamburg, Bremen, Antwerp, and Rotterdam, and the Straits, China and Japan. Homewards, they are despatched fortnightly for Havre and Hamburg and once a month for Bremerhaven direct, calling at Penang and Colombo. Taking cargo at
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      476 8 SHIPPING. Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE The fast and wolUai n mail steamers of this Oompanj Mil fortnightly from Bremea, Hamburg via im, Antwer] Southampton Gibraltar, le8 > Naplee, Alexandria and vice versa) Pod Aden. Colombo Penang, Singapore, Honarkong, Shanghai, > i^asaki A Kobe to Yokoland back. They
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    ON DANCING.
    609 9 On< of the distinguishing features of the lying mm has been its taste for daneLondon has, m the hyperbolical phrase, gone mad about dancing this year. Wt m that London itself has lanced. Alas, no. You might pipe to them for fvtT withoM- sg any terpsichorean bran hard
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    SARAWAK NOTES.
    258 9 The Sarawak Gazette of August 17th has these items A hurricane of exceptional violence blew over Kuching on the afternoon of the 6th instant it was accompanied by rain and hail, the latter did not last very long, but some of the stones were as large round as
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    THE HAWAHAN ISLANDS
    101 9 The chi»-: ted States the Hawaiian to make an inspection cf sites for a proposed nay.d station rl Harbour, authorised by Cocgress. rant ant I the Kara] appro D For the improvement and lcpmen: r is 3,1 dols. The site owned by the Government at Pear) M-res
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    AERIAL TORPEDO.
    288 9 Invention to Destkoy War Balloon. An aerial torpedo, for which remarkable claims are made, has been invented by Lieute-nant-Colonel W. T. I'nge, of the Swedish Artillery and formerly first assistant to Mr. Alfred Nobel at Stockholm. Describing the invention, Mr. Gustaf Roos, who is Mr. Ufige'fl English representative
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    SUBLIME PORTE.
    279 9 The term Sublime! Porte," which has stood so long for the centre of the ruling Power m Turkey, is merely the French translation of M Babi Aali," or superior door," and is the name of the buildings containing the offices where the Council of the Ministers holds its
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    THE OLIVE OIL CURE.
    224 9 As now practised by many fashionable women, the olive oil cure hag more to recommend it than most of the popular fads of society. As long ago as the diys of luxurious Romans, it was a favourite axiom that a long and pleasant life depended on
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    THOSE LOVELY NAMES.
    165 9 A lieutenant m the 2nd Battalion Lincolnshire Kegiment, who \\;is lately called Leo Quintus Tollemache-Tollf -inache de Orellana F .'!anta^enet Tolleniaclie-Toliemaclie," gives notice by means of advertisement m a morning paper, that he has renounced the names ;iintus Tollemache-Tollemache Plantagenet Toilemache, and intends henceforth upon all occasions
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    VESSELS EXPECTED.
    726 9 STEAMERS. Qivin-g port of depart u re, atui (where kno%c%J date due here, arui name of Agent*. Achilles, Liverpool, Sfjt 1" Man>i Airlie, Sydney -.id. 01 ma, Sepi 1 M emsfie d Alcinoue, Liverpool. Sept 11 Mmrsfi&ubri H rngkoag, Sept Brhn MeyAi. Asiatic <"\, Antuug. Hon^konj. Sept Behn
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      917 9 Bf Mr Celebrated oUmenS SlOreS I Agents for LEA PERRINS WORCESTERSHIRE SADCE Bpr Crosse Blackwell, Ltd. Your teeth—whether naturally perfect or not— need I M?l daily care, and will well repay the regular use of $?K British Beer Brewery. The following beers are now supplied from the Brewery, Selangor Street,
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      34 9 Bowel Complaint m Children. During the summer months a rig subject to disorders of tb< should receive > n as the first unnatural looseness of the be appears. The best medicine m use for I
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    AN ANGLO-JAPANESE ENTERPRISE.
    467 10 Hitherto Briti-h capifealieta have found great difficulty m eanymg out any of their schemes m Japan, b mum at the last moment difficulties which tpoeared insurmountable have atwaja arisen, taja Comm^r.ial Intelligence t peon iar i.terest t 1 Matey, m> far aa it g^es, of the steel
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    THE EVOLUTION OF SHORTHAND.
    417 10 an Epoch-Making Machine. There is something uncanny about th> Si notyper, the new shorthand machine. When a girl, after six weeks" tuition, can sit down the thing on her knee and without the slightest difficulty take a rapid speaker, transcribe her note with facility and accuracy,
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    THE YUNNAN REVOLUTION.
    55 10 Tokyo. August 11. Hoang Using, a prominent Chinese revolutlonar rrival here via Singapore and i boon interviewed and said that the uprising m Yunnan was only Bd to divert attention from a contem- outbreak m Kuangtung and Ku, •■ot realized. attributes the failure of the revolutionaries m
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    BISHOPS AND THE BIRTH RATE.
    971 10 Pan-AN'. i.kan Congress on Marbi <;e Tie. Prominent amon« the many subjects dta cussed tiy the Pan -Anglican Congress at the Albert Ball on the 16th ultimo, was the quas tion of Marriage m Christendom." A striking debate took place, made noteworthy by the strong
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    COMMAND OF THE SEA.
    326 10 Hoy. THE BIiITISH FLKJH WO* LL> BE UBEE IN WAR. A mat bttwMß Brith other i naval Powers will begin mth i tion directed to the attainment of commas: of the sea writes Col. Foster, R. E, jn the SjdMj Daily Telfgraph. Cur battle fleets of
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    THEOSOPHY AND OTHER THINGS
    288 10 Yes, sir," said the eminent tragedian of a long pa6t day, I attended a lecture distinguished lady theosophist the other evening, and what do you suppose I heard P That man becomes what he thinks"; that 'one can create oneself to be exact y what one
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    ARMS "MADE IN AUSTRALIA
    176 10 The project of arming Australian with weapons inacU- m Aa conae an accomplished fact, and that b very Long, apparently, for the I rnment pr i at one. m Australia and England, for ti. for the small arms i.ithgow. J£'4o.oo'j »00 upon the and about i.-20.00(>
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    MOTORS USELESS FOR WAR
    54 10 >se mo' catedthe use of aotora a seveie check by the pul>. port presented tothby tie army cffic< the result of ex peril the last n;a.r<>'u\! The report shows that motor-cars of all kinds have so many disadvantages to Jtgainst under the special condition become quite
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      624 10 a -SHERRY PALO.II An excellent Wine JHL for its price. ■^sbSjjllllljiilmß^ l^*™r^| importers for Singapore: I i.i)'iisw^!i 5 J^^flßßlfS W& ?*ft Ti H N! &S I SI fi wmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Singapore Sporting Club. THE AUTUMN RACE MEETING. WILL BE HELD ON Tuesday the 13th, Thursday the 15th and Saturday the 17th
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      739 10 THIRD DAY. Saturday, 17th October. 1908. 1. The Open Griffin Handicap. Value $400 and $50 to the Second Horse. A Handicap for all Griffins that have run at this Meeting. Entrance, $10. Distance, Race Course. 2. The Singapore Stakes. Value $500 and $50 to the Second Horse. A Handicap for
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      454 10 I IF YOU SUFFER From any Skin or Blood Disease, such as Eczema, Scrofula, Scurvy, Glandular Swellings, Bad Legs, Ulcers, Abscesses, Tumours, Boils, Sores, Eruptions, Blood Poison, Rheumatism, Gout, ftc, DOM'T DELAY but at once start a course of C Hood Mixture (the World-famed Blood Purifier), and the experience of
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    LABU (F.M.S.) RUBBER
    856 11 1 general meeting of the L iba IMS Rabbet Company, Limited, was held (M A.«g I at the pttoa, 5, Whittingtor A L*a«leuh-.ill Street. EC the Hon uHm I. am*. ton. D.S (> presiding. The Chairman said I think we car honestly claim that there is reason
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    SHARES.
    675 11 Capital Capital Issue Paid Issued paid op Valat «p Company. QaoUtitm $300,000 300,000 10 lo Belat Tin Mining Co. Ltd 675 $300,000 225,000 10 10 Kruang Limited $600,000 600,0C0 10 10 Bruseh Hydraulic Tin M. Co Ltd 1] £400,000 350,000 1 1 Duff aWopma* Co. Ltd 60.000 60,000 1
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      6 11 Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Eiarrhoea Remedy.
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      597 11 Healthy Children Tan only be reared by giving suitable nourishment 1i" unable te feed your child, the proper substitute is i fqod tint corresponds m all respects with human milk. The ll Allenburys Milk Foods are so prepared as to remove the difference between cows milk and human milk, and
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      389 11 On the Berth. "norddeutschee "llotdT" For Europe. The Imperial German Mail Steamer PRINZ REGENT LUITPOLD" 6,288 tons, Captain O. Pahnke, left Hongkong on Wednesay, the 26th inst., at noon and may be expected to arrive here on Sunday afternoon the 30th idem at about 6 p.m. She will probably be
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      463 11 EXCHANGE. (Corrected up to Aug 28.) Bank m/s M M 2/4|demand 2/3|| Private credka 3 rn/s w 2/4 f 5 6 credits 6 rn/s 2/44 Feancb, demand Bank..,, w 292 Germany, demand w M 237 i India, T. T M 17oi Hongkong, demand 23% Yokohama, demand 113^ Java, demand M
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      249 11 THE YOKOHAMA OOOK GO., ITO. No. 1 DOCK. No 2 DQCK Length inside 514 ft. Length inside '^7^ ft Width of entrance, top 95 ft., bott ithof entrance top 60.5 ft. bott. Water on blocks 27.5 ft. ater on hlork* Time to pump out 4 hours. Time t? pS^u?°2 hours.
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    748 12 Ou!-iN\t> Mkk ;s-i, Fkihav, Au-. 28 a :s Ei nUenoy the Governor Sir John An tersou. Bia BxceUen v M T. P»rott»C.B. Dg. -:.eral ....•11. the Cl. Treasurer J, O. Anth Tan Jiak Kirn. Jo: m. 8 B r :iis. W Ban Abbot I an PenanLC E. N.
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    512 12 A meeting »>f this Board was held yesterday afternoon m the Municipal Offices. Mr J. Poiglaae, deputy President, was m the chair and the other members pre?eat were Messts W. Macbean, C. W. Darbishire, Ong teck Lim, A W. Bailey, A. J. Watkins, [r Gostwyck, asst. EDgineer, Dr
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    L. L. T. C.
    43 12 The match m the Ladies' Doubles yesterday, Mrs Green and Mrs Gansloser v Miss J. Gunn and Mrs Murray was unfinished, set all. It will be concluded on Monday. TUESDAY'S TIES. Ladies' Singles. (Final.) Miss Darbishire v Mrs Gansloser.
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    SWIMMING CLUB.
    94 12 The S. L. Argo will leave Johnston's Pier for the SwimmiDg Club Bungalow on Sunday at 9, 10 and 11 am., 2 80 and 8.30 pin., returning at 9.30 and 10.30 am., 12.15, 3 and 5.30 pm. After the arrival of the ten o'clock launch the second of
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    BILLIARDS.
    94 12 The following is the result of a billiard tournament played at the Club House of the Subordinate Civil Service Association on Aug. 17. Doubles. C. V. C. S. C. S. A. Tan Chow Kirn Lee Kiew Siew and 176 vs. and 200 Lee Chim Tnan E. Fernandez Singles. Tan
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    MANDAI QUARRY CO.
    485 12 Judgment m Supreme Court. In the Supreme Court yesterday morning Mr Justice Sercombe Smith delivered judgment m the trial of the issue between Loveridge v Drage, which was m respect to points which the Court of Appeal had refered for decision. Mr Nanson appeared for the plaintiff,
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    A SAD CASE.
    225 12 I'-ANKUITTOY DUE To ILLNESS. The public examinai ion of Thomas Anthony Pestana took place before Mr Justice Sercombe Smith, yesterday afternoon. He had a wife living and no children was employed as a clerk I>\ l > >naldson and Burkinshaw and obtained sIOO a month. He was
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    CLEARANCES.
    149 12 CLEARA N C E S Aug 28. Delta, Brit, str., Snow, Bombay via poits. Stettin, Brit. sti\. Songster, for Tientsin via Hongkong. Lituania, Rus. str., Gnntler, for Yladivostock via ports. Devanha, Brit, str., Hide, for Hongkong and Shanghai. Bharata, Brit, str., Swanson, for Penang, Rangoon and Calcutta. Benvenue, Brit, dlr.,
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      250 12 RAHMAN HYDRAULIC TIN CO. The first annual general meeting was held at Penang on Tuesday. The repo"t states that 1-1:24 pikuls of tin had been won by tributers which is taken as a hopeful indication of what can bo done when the ludraulic installation is complete, which is expected about
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      462 12 S. a C. TENNIS. YESTERDAY'S PLAY. Profession Pairs. Mer. 11. May son and Foreman beat Banks 11. Murray and Boyd, 6—2, 6—2. Banks I. Linton and Bremner beat Municipality Fulcher and Marsh, 7 6 2. A Class Double Handicap. Bush and Dunn 3, beat Allan and Simpson scr., 6 4,
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      322 12 DE KQNINKUJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIj. Pxdbr Contract with the Netherlands India Govirnmf Agents at Singapore, Ships Agency, late J. Daendels Co., 2-3, Collver Quay THE UNDERMENTIONED DATES OF DEPARTURE ARE ONLY APPROXIMATE. 8.8. BROUWER Moeara-Saba, Siinpang and Djanibi s.s. LAUBBNB Pit Rioaw, Penoeba. Bakong, Prigi-Hadja and Rengat ss. Bantam Batavia g
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      414 12 VESSELS IN PORT. Men-of-war Flag and Tons Commanders Arrived From When Sea Mew Col. Yacht suo Coleman A.Og 19 Penan c Da Ship Flag Tons Master Arrived From Consjfrnw Auiherst Brit 135 Scott Aug ?4 Pontianak B Lmßoag 1 BanPohGuan Brit 576 Smith Aug 26 Macassar If M B Ma.assar
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