The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 14 November 1908

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    16 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1908. NO. 6,447
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    120 1 The announcement is made that B i ain is to keep up to the two-power standard in its Navy Page 7 and leader. Council yesterday passed the second reading of the Currercy Note Issue Amendment Bill, the Uaoffi ,i.ils voting agiinst it— Page 12. The Munic r
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    RETIRING FROM BUSINESS.
    1181 1 The three questions thatobt: uL> themselves at one time or another ou the mind of every thoughtful inac, i;ra whence 6i>\ I some what can I do where am 1 going. Ihe firit acd last a e speculative, the second practical. Pjisf, present, and injure, each bas
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      154 1 D AOUj A I O f avourably known for ll fl U I Ifa kV 50 years in the Straits. Boudoir, Concert Grand, Grand, Upright Grand, Pianola, PAljAft The Best and the Cheapest in the Ift 11 JQ Market SHOW ROOMS, 375 Victoria Street. A. FRANKEL Co., Sub-Agents. Wines, Spirits,
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      190 1 POPULAR WANTS. (Wanted; To Let; For Sale; Notices; etc., up to 30 words in length will be accepted for this column at One Dollar for three insertions. Cash with Advertisement.) TO LET. House No. 32-7, Killiney ltoad. Apply to Wee Choo Teck, 27, Killiney Road. 0 i FOR SALE. Calcutta
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      294 1 Entertainments. ALHAMBRA CINEMATOGRAPH BEACH ROAD. To-Night's Programme. SECOND SHOW AT 9.30 P.M. 1. An Unexpected Squall 2. A Little Cripple 3. A VIRTUOUS YOUNG MAN 4. Her P'lowers (by special request) 5. New Laid Eggs 6. In the Army Our Dog Friends 7. Detectives Fight and Fiock 8. NEW YORK
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      74 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Alhambra and Grand Cinematograph ucw programme Page 1. 11 Red hot needles Pa^c B. Municipal tenders for painting fee. Page 2. On the Berth Uruballa. Taroba. M ultra and Peking— Page 11. Chinese GirlV School sale of work Page Powell and Co's auctions Page (iodown to let in
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      407 1 THE WEEK. Saturday, 14ih High Water.— 2 '21 a 1.30 p Cricket, S.C.C. !?nd XI v The Rest. B I Mail Oulward due. N.D.L. Mail Outward due. S R.E. (V) Monthly Bhoot, 2 SO p S V.A.R. Meeting cont. Sunday, 15th High Water 315 a, 2,17 p •22nd after Trinity.
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    THE MOSLEM FAST.
    318 2 T :o Iff I; unmed in month of fasting is over and the mow surfeited fest-hreaker may be expected when be baa leoowered from the fating and Bubs ouent feasting, to give a b aocoont oi bimsstt to the man who pays ha WM2S. The Ma'.iy's energy
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    CHINESE SUPERSTITION.
    309 2 Hisai :a iea at wciii in China are eoat.r: mly B i g tnA orideaoa to oal] for the I bil or I Shrnti inity in that ccuntiy. for do ::y ftfee reHgioaa acts of the Chi- m Been to be to try to keep the demons waoai
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      388 2 ADELPHI HOTEL Saturday, 2 1st Nov. 1908. GRAND FAREWELL CONCERT OF THE Band of the 2nd Royal West Kent Regiment IS" The Programme will consist of those items which have proved most popular at previous concerts. On this occasion, by "TM£ KING'S MENU be served! general request, „T AT ever
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      632 2 NOTH2ES. NOTICE. Found derelict sampan, of Japanese degign and construction, in Ojter Roads. Owner should apply to the undersigned. B. A. CATOR, Lieut R N. Ag. Master Attendant, S.S. Receiver of Wrecks. _Nov. 14 21.11 C. E. Z. M. S. Chinese Girls School GOVERNMENT HILL. Opening of the New Dormitory
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      623 2 INSURANCES. NEW ZEALAND INSURANCE CC, LTD. FIRE A¥D MARINE. YANS-TSZE INSURANCE ASSOC. LTD. MARINE. CHINA P.RE INSURANCE CO., LTD. FIRE. LONDON GUARANTEE ACCIDENT CO LTD. GUARANTEE Fire and Marine Risks of every description underwritten at lowest current rates. Adamson Giifillan Co, Ltd. General Agents. A J. SCANDRETT, Manager Insurance Department.
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      653 2 BANKS. Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation, Paid-up Capital $15,000,000 ResKiiVi Fu»D: Sterling Reserve $15,000,000 too Silver Reserve $14,000,000 j y ()00 »^00 Rbsekvi Liability of Pkopribtoks 115,000,00 j Oouet of Dibioto&s. E. Sh»ti,h. Esq.— Chafem** Hon. Mr. W. J. (jresson -Dbpctty Ckai&xah E. G. Barrrtt, Esy. C. K, L«nsmu.»n, j^ (y.
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      71 2 SUNDAY CHURCH SERVICES. St. Andrew's C.vtkedral. 7 am. Matins. '.45 am Holy Communion (Choral 1 i ...a Holy Communion (Plain). •>.4 •pm Bnnday School. 34« p. u Bible Classes (Adult*). 530 pm Evensong and Sermon. St. Matthew's, Sepoy Linis. 11.15 am Foo Chow Service. ?W pm Sunday School. 9M pm
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    COFFEE.
    1155 3 Koir comme le diable, chand comme l'enfer. pur comme un ange, doux comme l'amour. Talleyrand. It is appropriate that the most famous formula for coffee should have come from the lips of the greatest diplom it. for the influence of the cafv and the coffee house on the destinies
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    ANOTHER CENTRAL ASIAN EXPLORER.
    613 3 Calcutta, October 29th. A report from Dr Stein, tbe Central Asian explorer, has been published officially at Simla, covering apeiiod from April 19th, 1906, when he left the Swat Valley and went north through Chitral and across Afghan Wakhan into tha, Oxua upper valley and Turkestan,
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    LONDON SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE.
    322 3 Lord Crewe presided at tbe inaugural meeting of the winter sess on of this school in London, on Oct 14, ind Sir Clifford All butt ai d Sir P. Manson also spoke. Lord Crewe said The existence cf the school was a great boon to
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    THE LATE CAPTAIN T. S. B. KEMBLE.
    424 3 A home paper says —The announcement of the death of Capt. Thomas St-ynionr Brand Kemble, elder son of Capt. H F Kembl<\ r.n d.1., j p., ca., and Mrs Kenible, of Great Ciaydons, East Hannin^field, has been received by cable, the sad event
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    THE ABYSSINIAN SUCCESSION.
    329 3 A new problem is about to be introduced to Europe by the iHaeae of the E uperor Me. nelik the <i jestion of the succession to tbe thione. MeneliL-, who ni. Aaeaoed by Baropean idea9, is anxious to found a dynasty, but the misfortune is th.it he
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    TO-DAYS LORD MAYORS SHOW.
    261 3 Following tho precedent lai-t year's L u\ Major's Show the Show wLI have U its principal feature a pageant devised by Lewis Barker, a picture of E glish Literature from Chaucer to Milton. The authors who will be personified in the pnvi s>ion will be f
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      56 3 Lame Back. This ailment is usually caused by rheumatism of the muscles and may be cured by applying Chamberlain's Pain Balm two or three times^a day and rubbing the parts vigorously at each application. If this does not afford relief, bind on a piece of flannel slightly j Q ™«*n«d
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      537 3 LIKE RED-HOT NEEDLES. Thus Mr. Cowan of Bangkok Describes The Sciatica Pains Which Tortured Him fob F. fteen Years Cored, Permanently and Completely, by DR. WILLIAMS' PINK PILLS. 11 For about fifteen years I suffered agonies with Sciatica," said Mr. Charles Cowan, of New Road, Bangkok, Siam. The pains were
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      620 3 White Ants!! Teredos, Dry Rot, Decay in Timber. JODELITE. The ONLY SAFEGUARD has been on its trial in large quantities for the past 10 years in the Straits Settlements, and proved all that is claimed for it. Six pieces of deal were partly coated with Jodelite and buried in a
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      13 3 Matico Capsules and Injection still I maintain their refutation for thj» mrro oil
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    HAPPY HUNTING GROUNDS FOR LAZY MEN.
    1767 4 HAPPY HUNTING GROUNDS FOR LAZY MEN. I. THE OAXACA VALLEY, BY C. J. CUTCLIFFE HYNE (Author ot ••Cap?.::: Kettle/ 1 "Kate Meredith/' etc), Ton a-k rue to pick you out a tasy man's \*> have been hunting for thi- for a tic r ot yean, and over a ry vast
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    THE RUSSIAN VOLUNTEER FLEET SERVICE.
    388 4 Criticism Bv A RUSSIAN JorBNAL. M. M^nsbikotf. in the Xovoe Vre«nja, is very severe on the management of the Russian Volunteer Fleet. Since the bu Iding of the great Siberian Railway, the Volunteer Fleet has lost many opportunities of profitable activity in the interests of
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    BRITISH INDIA.
    358 4 A Land of Many Lansuages. A statistic il abstract relating to British India, which has just been published by the India Office as a Bme bx>k of nearly 300 pages contains a mass of interesting information At the last census there was a total population of £9 4,
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    TESTING INSULATORS.
    334 4 A series of tests were made lately of Liconite, a synthetic substance arrived at by Mr A!i Cohen, of Singapore, by blending hydrocarbons, and proposed to be used for wrapping electric cables, for belting. hoM, and other purposes for which india rubber, guttapercba, and bitumen are employed. It
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    FOREST FIRES.
    139 4 It is curious that the very year which has been sign&iised by the congrtss of governors at Washington to urbanise for the cor starvation of the natural resources cf the United States should be marked by the most destructive forest tires since 1871. This year a dry summer
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    THE INVENTOR OF THE LUCIFER MATCH.
    91 4 It is not generally known that tfae credit for the invention of the lucifer match belongs to John Walker, a Stockton druggist Walker's matches were placed on the market in L827, and cost a shilling for a box of M. so that a match
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      33 4 Croup. Give Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as soon aa the child become hoarse, or even after the "mi? YT S^" 8 and the attack ma y be off. There is no better medicinV in
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      56 4 "I have been prescribing Morrhuol Creot sote capsules very extensively during the pastwo years in Bronchial and Tubercular disorders, and in several of my severest cases, I have been astonished how rapidly repair has taken place. In pulmonary tuberculosis, they check the formation of purulent expectoration in frnm nna f^-»
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      435 4 KATZ BROS, LTD. Coventry Royal Cross Frame. $57.50 SPECIFICATION: FRAME.— 22, 24, 26 ins. Weldlcss Steel Tube. FREE WHEEL CHAIN. Perry's. BRAKES. -Bowden's rim roller front back. TYRE.- The Special Midland (guaranteed.) SADDLE.— Comfortable three wire. KATZ BROTHERS JID. igmij^l nestles jgpinife^ i^A Few yiliy NESTLE'S^k If Facts about 1
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      60 4 PROM THE ANTILLES. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Benefits a City Councilman at Kingston, Jamaica. Mr. W. O'Reilly Fogarty, who is a member of the City Council at Kingston, Jamaica, est Indies, writes as follows M One bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy had good effect on a cough that was giving me
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      22 4 SIAM IN THE MALAY PENINSULA A Short Account of the position of Siam in the States of Kelantan, Patani Logeh and Sai.
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      781 4 VESSELS KXPECIEU, STEAjIhiKS. Giving port of departure, and .(where know*) date due here, ani name of Agents. Aparima, Calcutta, Dec 8 Boustead. Andalusia, Hongkong, Dec 18; B^bn Meyer. Aiilie, Sydney, Die 23 Eoustead. Astyanax, Liverpool, Nov 24 Mansfield. Armand Behic, fc'aigon, Dec 14 M M. Assaye, Bombay, Dec 18; P
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    WOMAN IN THE COLONIES.
    203 5 The following letter has appeared in the London Daily* Mail. Sir, Just a word or two "on the subject cf Englishwomen emigrants before the topic i9 laid aside. My experience cf Colonial life is that the Englishwoman lacks initiative she is always new to Colonial conditions.
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    REPRESENTATIVE PEERS.
    145 5 Fv;l \Vfmy>> Proposes That Tk.vdintt E :k k- N 'MlNate Spokesmi nin Lords. BaH Wemyss bat just made an interestirg n Lv increasing the repiesentative i t the House of Lords. khia ba=? given notice cf the follow. mg That in the opinion of this H BM woald
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    CUT THREE INCHES DEEP.
    333 5 I Ot-EltA TION FOR STONE 01 THE KB S I suffered bran iuilainniation of the biad- stOM in the kidneys for '1 years." H His. A- Han>ov.. cf lr>. Hawk Street. gland. "At rirst 1 couldn't undt..-: in I arbafl WH ttw matter with me j
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      153 5 I Lead on Mortgage.— Sums ranging from 1800 upwards, on tirst-cla.s.s security. Apply. I instance in wri:im j stating amount and nature of security offered, to J. S. C 1 Singapore Frte Press." N v 4.18 BURGLARY HOUSEBKEAKING THEFT. P. vorin^ these iftks -re issued by V COMMERCIAL t'NiON ASSUBANCE
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      408 5 I CONTINENTAL I TRA D E i 1^ MAF K W& Singapore Kumpers Co. Kuala Lumpur Federated Engineering Co. Eg mJGTIONS. AUCTION SALE OF Unserviceable Police Stores, Unclaimed and Confiscated Property, and Intestate Estate Property &c. >By order of the Chief Police Officer) To be held at the Central Police
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      427 5 SHERIFF'S SALE. f In the cause of M. V. Mootatpa Ciiitty Plaintiff versus Tan Kim Li an i Choa CHOKG TECS Defendants. Wednesday, 18th November, at 2-30 p.m. 1. Three freehold building allotments situated in the district of (ieylang near 2 1 mile stone maiked lots Nos. 128, 129 and
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      164 5 jw FOR »^f s nuifiL ruLijLiiiui r JAPANESE ART WORK. UNPRECEDENTED £\£^£joLJ%^ 1 MUl\ DURING THE GREAT GASH SALE Now Proceeding till Wednesday, Nov. 25. WORK OF THE HIGHEST NEWEST ARTISTIC MERIT Most Suitable for Presents for your friends of taste I Ordinary and Cheap Curios also at Hand. i
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    The Singapore Free Press.
    1692 6 Here shaß 0,» ?ro<;'- the Peopl«*s fight rnitint^in, l T awed by Influence anil onbrlbed by gain Hire patriot Tnith h~ r p'o-i":- prroejNS ciiaw. Pledged to Religion, Loyalty and l.aw. sion of the Empire's nival needs. It is the inevitable condition of the public life
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    Saturday, Nov. 14, 1903.
    579 6 Nearly a quarter of a esntury ago we recollect writing an article, the gist of which was that the Conservative party there was no Home Rule proposed by Mr Gladstone then, and as a consequence e<> such thing as the league between the Conservatives and the
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      313 6 WHISKY. BUPEMOB TO TIIK tftfi*^.* A HIGHLAND MUST EXPBNSIVB -~M WHISKY OF STBKLWa BKVNL.SI.MPOUTKD. QIALITV k JUllil LiUUv UL w. J I IV7// o/>e/i o/i Monday Nov. 16th. 1 T/re SAoiv of the Season. I an d:11y a uf ed TOYS and NOVELTIES. g UNDBB THE PATRONAGE OF H. a
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      202 6 HARIMAHAJI. Japanese Cinematograph COiIBINBD WITH KlimanofVs Grand Show. TO-NIGHT! t Entire Change of i Programme. INCLUDING ALL NEW FILMS JUST ARRIVED FROM EUROPE, DANCES, CLOWNS 4 COLICS. String Orchestra. Electric Fans. With a view to avoid the inevit- 1 able rushing of work for the X'MAS MAILS I and securing
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      40 6 THE MOST WELCOME XI AS PRESENT. To send to Folks at Home is J\ Good PMograpb, one that will not only do justice to yourself but also bring credit to the country of your adoption and incidentally to WILSON CO.
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    ENGLAND'S NAVY.
    60 7 Two Power Standard. And a Little Over. P>v Submarine Telegraph.— Reuter's) Kc Not. 13th, 10 15 a.m. MrAsquith in the Housa of Commons MJUylad the definition of the Two Power 31 mdard for the Navv, with a ten per cent ttlgn over the two next strongest powers. [til
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    SHOWING THE FLAG.
    22 7 Brahed Efar, loth, 644 pm. tofeglM from Capetown say that Sir j SooU'a Squadron has sailed for Rio Janeiro.
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    HOME RULE AGAIN.
    14 7 M:- Bedmoad, speaking at Manchester, H ui.> Rule campaign in B.itain. ■> <
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    C. E. Z. M. S. SALE.
    120 7 The usual half yearly sale of work, upon U i which tLi-, Chinese Girls- is mainly dependent, takes place on Uy Xjv. -JO and 21. The <stß this jeai be held on the School premises. Government Hill, instead if in th- Ball, t:i alteration
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    MORTALITY RETURNS.
    82 7 an ».•:•>: er 11 12 deaths werf> regisSingap re giving a rate of -"i> 58 par i -usa:. >: these 242 died from malarial I 74 from ferei nnspee'ned. There three eh bra deaths. Beriberi waa r 107 deaths and pneumonia Buroaesdts died. Last ;veek 'he numb I
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    CHILDREN'S AID SOCIETY.
    326 7 The general meeting of the Chil- i > .-iety was held in ihe MuniI room yesterday. Captain Sir Arthur Y (rag preside! and among those present Lidy Evelyn Young and, r, Chief Police Otii :er lue sta r -;nent of aooounta and report were 1 nime of
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    FTRE AT KAMPONG ROKOK.
    99 7 li cio;ht aboot 7 pm. there w:n an trui in t Ktmpong Rokoh*. A glass i p was knocked over at-1 the Mimes soon sad to the attapa and timber of the house The inhabitants put out the fir^ with w t'er f rote the x-ivt-r,
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    PRESS AND REICHSTAG.
    77 7 Disappointment. L Bj Submarine Telegraph— Renter, s) Rtesived Nov. 30th, 3 38 pm. The German Press is disappointed at the Reichstag not rising to the occasion during the debite on the Kaiser's interview, and in not enforcing ministerial responsibility. The Press apprehends that the Kaiser's impulsiveness may
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    COLLIERY EXPLOSION IN GERMANY.
    65 7 Kec. Njv. 13th, 10.35 a.m. A colliery explosion has taken place at Haum, in Wtstphalia. Three hundred and sixty men have been entombed thirty-seven bodies and thirtysix injured have been recovered. Litest. Received Nov. 13tb, 0 44 pm. Hope of siving the miners imprisoned in the
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    AUSTRIA'S ANNEXATIONS.
    26 7 B.lls have been introduead into the parliaments of Austria at Vienna and of Hungary at Buda-Pesth yesterday, ratifying the annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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    TURKEY'S PARLIAMENT.
    550 7 < >ut of a total of 240 Turkish deputies to the new National Assembly 2±* have already been ejected. It is hoped to convoke the Chamber towards the end of the month > < The body of a Chinaman was picked up in the sea at Tanjoug Pagar
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    1441 7 Qnicqiud a<junt homines nostri esi farrago libelli. Juvenal. Who said Use majeste? That offence against the dignity of imperial autocracy has gone whiatling down the wind, now that the parliament of a great nation has taken to the impeachment of the sayings and doings, the confidences
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    BAND CONCERT.
    210 7 A large number of residents availei t^finselves of tli a opportunity list night of hearing th^ excellent band vt the Royal West Kent Raiment playing at the Tanglin Club, rhe concert was much appreciated, as was evinced by the heartj appUuse. Taa programme was as follows Grand March,
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    BREATHING FROM THE EYES.
    192 7 There is to be seeu performing at the October fairs in Munich, says a Paris contemporary, a man who, besides being endowed with extraordinary muscular strength, possesses the rare gift of being able to exhale through his eyes. He gives a proof cf this by placing
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      145 7 ROBINSON Co. ARE NOW SHOWING /W GENTLEMEN'S ENGLISH MADE BOOTS &^^k IN TWO SHAPES M "OXFORD" "DERBY" B 4jp "LOOK WELL" S*£ /?vt| "FIT WELL" B itJb^Sk "WEAR WBLL" f mTI $6.50 PER PAIR< DEKBY SHAPE if§| '-M IN BLACK OR TAN WILLOW CALF. m^ rJ W ThiS iS a
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      119 8 N. D. L in combination with STRAITS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, LIMITED. Combined Round Voyages Singapore-Deli (Sumatra)-PenaLg F. M. S. ports-Singapore OH Singapore. F.M. S. ports, Penan?, Deli (Sumatra). Singapore "by N. D. L. first class passenger steamers Rauee and Malaya and the well known steaim-rs of the Straits Steamship Company, Limited.
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      489 8 SHIPPING. JAPAN MIL STEAMSHIP Co., ltd. A regular FORTNIGHTLY Service ifl maintained between Japan and Europe by the following NEW TWIN SCREW STEAMERS. lUndbk Mail Contracts with THB IMPIEIAL JAPANKSM GOVIBNMBNT. Specially designed for the Company's European Service, lighted throughout by Electricity, provided with excellent accommodation for First Second Class
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      751 8 SHIPPING. P. O. STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. For China, Japan, Penang:, Ceylon, Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Porti, Plymouth and London* Through Bills of Lading issued for China Coast, Persian Gulf, Continental and American Ports. Steamers wUI leave Singapore oa o* abotrt MAIL LINES. Outward (for China) 1908 1909 Devanba Nov.
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      707 8 SHIPPING OCEAN STEAM SHIP Co. Ltd. AND China Mutual Steam Nav. Co. Ltd. The Companies' steamers are despatched from Liverpool outwards for the Straits, China and Japan every week, and from Japan homewarda for London, Amsterdam and Antwerp every fortnight for Genoa, Marseilles and Liverpool and for Marseilles, Havre and
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      616 8 SHIPPING. HAMBURG AMERIKA LINE, HAMBURG. The steamers of this Company maintain a regular 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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      570 8 SHIPPING. nd r Norddeutscher Lloyd. BreineL IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LIKE The faet and well-known mail steamers o* this Company sail fortnightly from Bromen Hamburg ria Rotterdam, Antwerp, Southampt i Gibraltar, Genoa, Naples, (connection Maim Naples, Alexandria and vioe versa) Port Sj», Suez, Aden, Colombo, Penang, Singapore H kong, Shanghai, Nagasaki
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      506 8 OVER THE CHESS-BOARD. Gentlemen, to solace their wearied minds by honest pastimes, playe at chesse, the astronomer's game, and the philosopher's game whettea thyr wittes, recreates theyr jninds and hurts nobody in the mean season. All communications should be addressed to I the Chess Editor, "Singapore Free Press." Original problems,
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    PETROLEUM IN BURMA.
    377 9 3ir T. H. Holland, Director General of J totogieal Survey of lidia, in his report for I:* >7 reviewing the principal results obtained >>y the orti -ers' rassirches gives a statement mi :n arising the total returns of mineral pro- tetMM of India since 19'H, tha first
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    CHINESE GRATITUDE.
    407 9 HI fKTUtKSTIHCI IHSTARCSS. The Chinese, the "N^w Y ,rk Sim reka, m i y appreciative people, who their apL''^c'.i';->n V,.y the lavish beatowy) An American merchant tells of his -a 8a with these generous givers. It or.'y the wealthy merchant cia-s, he B, I lend preeenta to their
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    OPIUM SMUGGLING.
    126 9 In connection with the recent case where a .'.a of the TNiutau was rined IM -mulled opium wa> found on .ts><.l on arrival here the Siara Observer W« 'tarn that OB the X I> L. ships reh m gifCS to officers who may discover >n thoir vessels. The
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    AMERICA'S CONSULAR ENTERPRISE.
    372 9 At a time when the official trade returns as issued by the Board of Trade disclose a state of aff urs wli'ch causes one furiously to think," and when there is so much controversy as to what means may be taken to help our declining trade, any
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    SCENE AT AN EXECUTION.
    387 9 Story of a Cu'me. A Urribla scene was witnessed at the Hor!kawa Jail, Osaka, when Iwaaaki Rinnosuke, aged 38, a calf enter of Osaka, was executed for the crime of murder, s.iys the M Japan Chronicle.* 1 The condemned man, who was a native of Kii
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    RUBS OF THE PRESS.
    192 9 Witnesses, as some of our contemps, have recently been to the pains to po'nt cut, have a very uneven and rooky time of it, and it is not only at the hands of these who deal in law that they suffer. There is another tormentor—the press
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    A Word to Travellers.
    27 9 The excitement incident to travelling and change of food and water often brings on j. ww ~t,A fnr thia rpn.Rrm no onfi nhrmlri
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      23 9 Nothing to Fear. Mothers need have no hesitancy in giving ~:..iu)berlain"s Cough Remedy to their little D( as it contains absolutely nothing in-
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      830 9 jffi i /!^t| BSk By Special Purveyors to H i^wl H B^^M Warrant H.M. The King. m H g MM Celebrated Oilmen's Stores "m pickles, soups, jams, jellies, wm o 1 potted meats, malt vinegar. BH HM Wm A^ ents for LEA PERRIN'S WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE IQ^ SiP Crosse Blackwell, Ltd.
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      391 9 MARKET PRICE LIST. Singapore, 10th November, 1908. Beans, Long per fatty 3 K do. French do Beef per lb. 16 BeefSteak do. 18 Bean Sprouts per catty 2| Bam^KDO Sprouts do. 6 Blachan do. 14 Brinjalfl do. CaVnage, Batavia do. 16 do., China do. nil do., Salted do. Carrots, Imported
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      532 9 BULGARIA'S POSITION. There seems to be a good deal of misconception about the real position oi Bulgari* with reference to Turkey. Tuo Principality and Eastern Roumelia are usually considered to form but one State, whereas until Princa Ferdinand's proclamation of independence ia officially recognised by Europe their status remains as
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    U. S. COMMERCIAL DEFEAT ON THE PACIFIC.
    780 10 "Mr Haniman declares sayß the" Literary Digest that the Pacific steamship lines in irbich he is interested have been carrying air instead of freight recently, the intimation evidently being that when a ship is empty there is nothing in it." The idea of
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    A CEYLON CRITIC.
    182 10 The Ceylon Observer," which fills its sp;tre corners with anti-opium abuse, has been asking why Ceylon, Singapore "and the very small island of Hongkong cannot prevent the importation ui opium when the Americans in the Philippines cm prevent it? The dense ignorance oi our Ceylon critic has
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    HOW THEY DANCE IN INDIA.
    660 10 The "Asian" has these amusiog paragnphs Bancing has naturally balked very largely in the Programme of Poojah sports and pas times and to the observant onlooker this form of exercise has doubtless furnished much food for reflection. At one hill station, which shall be nameless,
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    THE MUSCULAR MAN AT GOLF.
    530 10 A Story of St. Andre g It has always been a mbjwt of mie debate among golfers, says a wntei Field," whether or not it i 3 neddu; to tr^a the physique for gaif. Those wfa j ea( j B open-air life the majjr portion
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    A MOSQUITO TRAP.
    176 10 All those whose lot nnfortunat* Ij in regions where the mosquito thrii realize the nitgni of thu peat comfort experienct -d from tl:« ir attack not taking into account any maladies malaria, which fcbef iHwimßiimtr ii precautions arc not taken. A tiui| inexpensive little trap which M;
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    FIRST VISIT OF AMERICAN SHIP TO CHINA.
    167 10 The present visit of A: "Shanghai Times" remarks, r*»< vi it of an American ship to Mm shores 0 China. Strange to &.<y, the name I was The Empress cf China. 11l I the port of Canton on the S \h c£ A
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    PREFERENTIAL TRADE.
    21 10 Lord Milner writing in the x Century and After a Canadian i V»r>Mo ♦Lot nrufor«nr>i' ran and dO< E
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      419 10 A SHIP'S DOCTOR Neurastheiila, Nervous Debility, Depression, Malaria A rnamntee a positive assurance That is the strong point of this nee., s Ms er, whi h is emjrfiatic and definite, and leaves no doubt of our cone-p n Icni's meaniu The.letter means certainty, it means that a qualified skilled and
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      270 10 flß^ What a grand family wKk H^*. medicine Ayer's SarsapaflOgP^^j rilla is! Good for tbe nfe jO child, good for the parKtfl rl ent, good for the grand*j of it in theliouse. Sometime Jar during the year some member of the family will certainly need it. Youcan surely trustamedicicethathas been
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    1175 11 A Special Meeting. A spec id meeting of tb.9 Municipal Com---iocers was held at the Municipal B^ard r 'om, yesterday afternooD, Mr J. Pulglase l^puty President) occupied the chair and then were present Dr tow lie a nl Messrs Cbesg Keag h» t H. L. Coghkn, C. W.
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    TWILIGHT FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION.
    51 11 n :iv-> a-.si>le Football I^acue from to-day, Saturdays and s only, ■tartUßg fit 5 pm on the ■B «d T.>' foilowing are tf aa L Kee Cheok's v Tcin Kaj I N v i'ty Eo« Geok's v Chiang I a X»v K>h Chin Wee's v Chnan'fl 21sl
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    SHIPPING DEPRESSION.
    137 11 .iepression iu the shipping trade still M r gioat -meaainess to owners. not so many vessel seem now to be laid pin h Bg M■ M the (MM three mentha n rice trade, even at start ;ttioa <. kavisg drawn soaie of the F. a Shaniihdi coriies news
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      524 11 TO LET. GODOWN TO BE LET. The very convenient and substantial GODOWN known as No. 152 Havelock Road, Singapore, with river frontage. Two floors. Entry Ist December. POWELL Co., Auctioneers. Nov l-i 21.11 TO LET ''Maplednrbam" 13 Mt. Elizabeth, compound house with tennis court. From Ist January, 1909. Office at
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      556 11 On the Berth. BRITISH INDIA S. N. Co., Ltd. FOR Fremantle, Adelaide, Melbourne Sydney. THE COMPANY'S STEAMER UMBALLA 5,310 tons, A. M. Rait, Commander, will be despatched for above ports on Monday afternoon the 16th in3tant. For freight and passage apply to BOUSTEAD Co., Agents. Nov 14 1711 BRITISH INDIA
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      541 11 EXCHANGE. (Corrected up to Nov 13.) Bank 4 m/s nom demand 2/3| Prrrate credits 3 m/g M 2/41^ credits 6 m/s M 2/4 f Feanch, demand Bank^, 291 9-brmant, demand w M 236 s India, T. T, M 174| Hongkong, demand M -S% Yokohama, demand «< nom 1 1 3
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      275 11 THE YOKOHAMA DOCK GO., LTD. No. 1 DOCK. No. 2 DOCK. Length inside 514 ft. Length Inside 375 ft. Width of entrance, top 95 ft., bott Widih of entrance, top 60.0 ft. bott. 75 ft. 45.8 ft, Water on blocks 27.5 ft. Water on blocks 20.5 ft. Time to pump
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    2002 12 Special Meeting, Friday, Nov. 18. Prksknt His Excellency the Governor Sir John Anderson. His ExcelUn:y Major-Gen. T. Perrott, C.8.. O.C.T. The Hon'ble the CoV See. (.apt Sir A. Young. *The H.>u'ble the liis. Councillor Malacca, W. Evacs The Hon'ble the Act. Attorney-General W. <}. Maxwell the Treasurer J.
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    172 12 The Transporter, with the two new submarines built in England for the Japanese Government, left for. Japan on Thursdiy evening. A cargo of 6,072 tons of coal arrived by the Dorothea Rickmers from Tarchinotzu on Thursday. The French steamer A. L. Treville had six ton3 of dynamite on
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    JAPS vs. GERMANS.
    184 12 Possession of a Loaded Revolver. Two Japant S3 named Yodo Kiinuna and 3aka Agintaro appeared before Mr. Green, second magistrate, yesterday, on a charge of pOv' session of a dangerous weapon acd 4 o show cause why they shoull not be bound ovtr to ketp the poace.
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    BANKRUPTCY.
    284 12 Before Mr JusticdSdi combe Smith vesterday. IJj Boloman Joseph. Mr Emerson on behalf of Messrs L»vv llermanos, judgment creditors, for sl,oB7 applied for a rtc^hiug order. Receiving order and adjudication granted. K-3 Syed llo'l bin Mahomed Aljoffre: Motion by Official Assignee tor directions. Mr BmersOß for debtor and Mr
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    THE FUTURE OF CANADA.
    207 12 Under the title The Kingdom of Canada, Imperial Federation, The Colonial Conferences, The Alaska Boundary, and other Essays" Mr John S. Ewart, the Canadian lawyer and publicist, h-is brought together in a volume of sonie 370 pages a number cf public addresses and several essays all
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    GYMKHANA.
    59 12 There sppaars to be a general feeliDg that the time is ripe for another Gymkhaca. It is now some considerable time since any such meeting has been arranged, on a large scale, with events open 1o amateur riders and we expect that the proposals, at present in the air,
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    SUNDAY CRICKET.
    355 12 A Quaint Story From Kobe. When I saw an announcement in the paper last week that a cricket-match was to be played on the Kobe Recreation Ground on Sunday, I was so taken aback that I absentmindedly poured the milk over the matutinal eggs and bacon instead of
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    DE KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPI.
    111 12 Cxder Contract with the Nkthkklanop Inijja (JovmuntßVT. Agents at Singapore, Ships" Agency, late J. Daendels Co.. 2-3. Ccllyer Q.a; THE UNDERMENTIONED DATES OF DEPARTURE ARE ONLY APPROXIMATE. van DEK Lvn Pontiauak and Singkaa Nov JaFABJI Pak-inbang N BCabtsuycxeb IYnang. Sabaug. Ot-lt i Lhec Poelo* Mealab Tapa-Tooau,
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      122 12 SINGAPORE TOURIST AGENOY. Ti-lt'pln.ne Xo. :ui. l. St. A.sdrew'fl Bd Telegrams NIMAJNEB,' Corner of High St. A ur COD». Tourist and Baggage and Forwarding Agents. Motor-cars and Rubber-tyred Carriages for hire Baggage stored and insured Passages booked. Baggage Department. We relieve the Travelling Public of all anxiety, trouble and unpleasantness,
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      92 12 PIANOS Bought, Sold or Exchangee Pianos at $150 and UpWJ by different Makers Guarantee in Perfect Order and Made for; a Climate. W. J. GARCIA, Pianoforte Tuner an j luj 60 Bras Ba*a\ I Christmas Presents FOR LADY FRIENDS AT HOME SHOULD BE BOUGHT AT ONCE TO GET BEST CBOI
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      214 12 VESSELS AT TAN JONG PAGAR AND KEPPEL HARBOUR. Wharves and Docks at which JiJ'erent vessfld were herthed yesterday, E. Wharf Basin— New Orleans, J. L Eviston. East Wharf Sec 1- KM. Section 1— Sheers Wharf— Nil. Section 2 C.inpLuys. 3- X.I. 4- Nil. 5— Nil. 6 Ohieogmai. 7- Lai Suig.
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      675 12 VESSELS IN PORT. Men-of-war Flag and Tons Commanders Arrived From Wl me f Sea Mew 001. Yacht 6 00 Coleman Oct 8 Malacca Uncertain Ship Flajr Tons Master Arrived From Consignee For Wher. Ban Whatt Hin Brit 195 Morrell Nov 12 Kuantan Straits SS Co. Kuantan 1 Bulyseea Brit 3957
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