The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 14 October 1910

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1 8 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
  • 15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1910. NO. 69,49i>
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  • 151 1 Mr Birch is m slightly better health— Page 4 A (Jtiinamtn was killed at the Rices yesterday Page 8. Toere were one or two surprises at the Races y«eterd«.v Page 8. i The "L*dy Weld" waa not damaged as the ie^uk of goiDg ashore PagA seizure of
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  • 634 1 The M.lay Theatre is a yreat adrncce on the open air Chicle we have an up to date light, and cooled by electric fins. Out c' defeieLc paper roses are whilst the court jar Jjpinese lanter down for this evening which draws a large crowd. lam told tha
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 318 1 BEaGH ROAD. To.Ni&ht at 9.30 p.m. AUSTRALIAN BUCKJUMPERS FOR ENGLAND. Of Outlaw Horses and Daring Roughriders Including The World's Champion BILLY WAITE, Who will ride and master any outlaw that may be brought. Also The noted buckjumping Champion SNIPS, Which horse we undertake will displace any local rider within 30
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    • 416 1 ALHAMBRA beach road UNIQUE RACE PROGRAMME Entirely New Subjects. Choice Series TO-NIGHT TO-NIGHT 2nd Show 9.30 to 11. p.m. Pathe's Animated Gazette, Fourth Edition (Weekly Publication] Relates the following Events THE St. LEGER Swynford'B Sensational Struggle to Victory GRE iT LOCK OUT IN THE NORTH. Scenes m the Boiler-makers' Strike.
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    • 95 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Houses to be Let Page 7. Bankruptcy notice re 0. J. Monteiro Page 2. Second hand steam launch for sale Pace 6. New model pianos at the Robinson Piano Co' 8 Page 4 Thirteen excellent films at the Hirinia Hall— Page 1. "King Harrischandra" at the Theatre Royal
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 382 1 THE WEEK Friday. 14th High Water.— 7 *6 a., 6.26 p S. D. L Mail Outward due. Legislative Council, 2 30 p SATURDAY, 15th Hi^rh Water 8 4 7 46 p B I Mail Outward due. Races. Third Day. l T ln Pardan Rubber Estates. Art ade, noon. The Arcadiats
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  • 476 2 Engineering gives a co plete description of the new naval construction work at Ham 1 of the well known Yu'can Company, of who have won a front place among the i blisbments of the world, due to the character of the ships built, to the
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  • 373 2 I T. Hamilton, the General Manager for the E*3t of tbe Equitable Life Assurance tj of the United States, who returned last week via Siberia, writes I consider tbe trip across the Siberian Railway nothing mote than a most enjoyable motoring tour through Russia, Siberia and Manchuria.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 484 2 A. W. -fully AND COMPANY, Turf Accountants Now doing business on the Forthcoming Singapore Meeting. Treble Event Double Events Straight-out all Events 33, Raffles Place, Singapore. Tels. "Tully," Singapore. Telephone 5? 9. WATERBURY'S Metabolized Cod Liver Oil Compound* TASTELESS. ODOURLESS. Aids digestion. Does not upset the stomach and is unrivalled
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    • 744 2 NorteES. Twenty-sixth Annual Publication. THE SINGAPORE and STRAITS ROUGH DIARY for 1911. Price $1.25 per copy $1.65 post free. PutHlmhmrm t FRASER AND NEAVE, LIMITED. To be had from all Booksellers m Straits Settlements and F M.S. The Bankruptcy Ordinance, 1888. In the Supreme Court of the Straits Settlements Settlement
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    • 706 2 NOTIGES. NOTICE. THE JUNGLE GLARING COMPANY, LTD. AUTHORISED CAPITAJL $200,000. The Company undertakes contracts to clear Jungle, clean, improve, plant, drain, cultivate, develop any laod control, superintend the clearing, planting of land and plantations erect, construe., repair, bmgalow*, cojlie lines, hospital sheds, houses and other buildings. Contract for the supply
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    • 547 2 Chartered Bank of Incip, Australia and China. INCORPORATED BT ROYAL CBAMfME Paid up Capital m 60,000 iharet of £20 each «1,200,0nf Reterve Fund £1,600,000 Kcteir© Liability of Proprietori «l,200,0(X CJourt of Dirsctors. Sir Montagu Cornish Turner (Chairman) Sir Henry Stewart Cunningham, X.CXX. Thomas Cuthbertaon, Esq Sir Alfred Dent, K.C.M.G. The
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    • 270 2 MA NUFACTimSnr F 987. Policies are ITABLL mB, loans, promptly Bettie, b the oSSJ The Reserve. holders are over $2 Th< Account GUTHRIE Gee. SOUTH BRITISH IHBTJIUXCE CO., LTD. FIRE Insurance on RniM^KABIhE lABXE( Offices.— 2 I g££! Royal Txrr^i. P»kds norn 4^ The \?£»T Cap lnsui jioe Co. CantoD
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 209 3 APPETISING and DELICIOUS. ROQUEFORT" CHEESE AT BOLTER 9 S THE PROOF IS IH ITSELF. g up 50. 398 and you will get it immediately. H. BOLTER. NOTICE. GRAHAM HUTCHI3C jr>w esta I AVAL ARCHITECT SURVEYOR atd GENERAL CONTRACTOR Agent for MABINE MOTORS. MARINE GENERAL MACHINERY a-d BOILERS. T^HN McINNES 4
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    • 796 3 Pohoomull Brothers, JEWELLERY AND SILK MERCHANTS, NO 9, HIGH STREET, SINGAPORE. Just unpacked a large stock of Silks, Jewellery, etc., from India and Japan. SUITABLE FOR X'MAS PRESENTS. CHARGES MODERATE. EARLY INSPECTION KINDLY SOLICITED. NOTIQE. The Bernese Alps Milk Co. wish to draw the attention of the public to the
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    • 518 3 ='VANA Tonic Wine Nourishing and Strengthening Enriches the blood h^^£t Invigorates the nerves Braces the muscles Tones the digestion Restores the appetite tL^ r^ The Ideal Invigorator Of all Chemists BURROUGHS WELLCOME CO., London New York ntreal Svd Cape Town j^X 163 Milan Shanghai All Rights Reserved PRELIMINARY NOTICE. (Estate
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    • 428 3 AUCTION SALE OF PROPERTIES Situate at Short Street and Middle Road, Singapore town On Tueiday, 18th October, at 2-30 p m. 1. Three honpes known as v > anJ 10, Short Street, Singapore, 9.906 I Statutory Grant, quit rent %VA. 2. Ihehou c known as No. 131, Middle Road, Singapore.
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    • 255 3 THIS IS IT. R.ESS. ODOURLESS. Tbe 1b: of COD LIVER OIL. Do< persedes tbe old fashioned emnlsiooß which upset the stomach. [1 iLl^r^l cn-/ii (nn> 25 and |2 00 W. J. GARCIA, ORCHAKI* Piano, Org:an Musical Instrument dealer Pianos bought sold or d. Good prices allowed for nstruments. Cheapest and
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  • 816 4 'raw. Uw. Friday, Oct. 14, 1910. There is an amusing fiivour of a sort o "opera boulTV' ultimatum about a deli verance uttered by a Berlin newspaper o some repute, calle 1 the Tatglicke Rundschau which is telegraphed m brief by Kju'er The gist of that
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  • 338 4 The death is announced of General de Courcy Hamiltoa. The deith m announced of Iff. Carl V. 'ter, of tho firm of Maasrs Kruger and Company of Ringoon. The honour of knighthood has been conferred on the new juices, Messrs Avorj Horridge, and Eld >v Binkes. Shareholders of Messrs Lever
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  • 821 4 The Police are at present investigating a case of assault which is supposed to hive taken plac* at Paeir Pad j -ing on Wednesday night.While a Chinaman was fishing, his boat was boarded by four Malays who assaulted him and then stole his fish. The man was able to proceed
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  • 182 4 The Rangoon Gazette says:— A very srong condemnation of the working of the Municipalities of Singapore and Penang, which are at present representative institutions, has appeared m the form of a report by a Special Commission. It is held that. especially m Singapore, corruption is rife and ineptitude
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  • 11 4 Mr E. irch room but it kit Europe b.
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  • 34 4 PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA. A telegram a re that the instrumt'. will be and O 6h leave LondoD and th*the me mentfi, and I TV oxidawrt if bound to w< tit. if 6 Mil pern. pitc
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  • 35 4 Io rum. thr. keen 01 ductions. facilities v. sceiv mcc irk mm 6Bff, mdi. bunjii. do a beat mud 'btt •-6UCure into i\>tn» dep peDera! pi a ud, and i eight, will callcivilian
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  • 39 4 raaer at ■ta* I has been more a ing raw Tebr.. Saf dollar s from SerdaD£B a and par and Pan' pra failed t is week. quotations and done a bave declared an I and trai.
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 396 4 THE FAMOUS COLkARD PIANOS COLLARD rIWIIUU BNEW MODEL ONLY Less 10 o for cash SOLE AGENTS -ROBINSON PIANOS Pommcry and Grcno fgf extra Sec M Champagne m\ Cbe f awuritc Brand I Quarts $46-50 Per case. Pints $49=50 Per case. John Cittle go., 01 RAFFLES Mi HOTEL SPECIAL RACE TIFFIN
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    • 57 4 LEE BROTHERS. 58-4, Hill Street, (off Stamford Road.) HIGH GLASS PHOTOGRAPHY. Enlargements a Speciality PRICE LIST OH APPLICATION. C. H. Willis, IS NOW DOING BUSINESS ON THE FORTHCOMING Singapore Races. OCTOBER 11, 13, 15. Treble- Races 1, 5, 6, Doubles any two Races. Straight out all Races. For Prices apply
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    • 10 4 To those who co Too frequently At chufch or publn
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  • 42 5 ANOTHER LINE STOPPED. MbM M Telegraph. Renter's) that four main h railways are now affected bj strikes IfctEttton Riilway have men of the Paris Lyons-Mediterra-o* 1 aeral strike, em a a gen se. ace is a ed aa >mmunieaUons.
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  • 11 5 1 were seven to one 11. and :ne Columbus.
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  • 17 5 a m. three-and-a half per cen' *oandrliog w i3 under~d will becffjred to the
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  • 26 5 that Mr lia has shown a marked improve a health, an shes a str ika his seat at m debate at the it >pp
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  • 17 5 I three minutes ac with Mr Hoxse*, an h3 would like to tk for
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  • 7 5 •ai states that B -public.
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  • 17 5 schau sajß ,'ood underae Cm prove it by -lo German r the p the
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  • 18 5 üb.in Government has of the Grand Trunk Chinese on the ie western of the
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  • 14 5 he Tien ted shortlj. It i sterling m five > be
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  • 4 5 SEPTEMBER RUBBER RETURNS. four
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  • 6 5 7 pklg (small output > <
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  • 15 5 Howard of the Governrtinent, boarded the \ihils of kerosene oil tin The
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  • THE CONFERENCE.
    • 40 5 A Parliament of Empire. (By Submarine Telegraph.— Router's.) Ojl Mb, 5.83 pm. The DiiW Express states that the Veto Conference of the eight Ministers is discussing the formation of an Imperial Parliament with representation of the Colonies.
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    • 16 5 HOME RULE ALL ROUND The Diilj New> rhat the Conferenoe is discussing Home Rule all round.
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    • 17 5 s understood that the Boilermakers' etv has come to a settlement with the Employers.
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    • 48 5 The has agreed to impose a fine upon members breaking the Edinburgh -ement of five shillings for the first nee, and a maximum fine of thirty shilli: The money accruing from these fines will be paid to the widows and orphans fund of the 9
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  • 19 5 Approaching A Civil War. The strike movement m France is assuming the aspect of civil war.
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  • 39 5 Military Precautions. M B-iand, the French Premier, declared erday evening that the movement was not a strike but a criminal enterprise. WaranU for the arrest of the ringleaders have been issued. Troops are pouring into Paris.
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  • 22 5 The 0 .-leans railway has pined the The Matropol itan underground at Paris has voted the general strike.
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  • 43 5 The Portuguese Minister of Fmanc3 m the new Provisional Government (Senhor Teles) has statai to R*ator*i correspondent that he will strive to reduca and wipe out the deficit m the B through a more •em of taxation.
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  • 38 5 There would ha a grant of financial autonomy to the Colonies except m the case of Angola. Under the heai of "Colonies" alone about one third of the deficit would be met without injuring the Coloniea.
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  • 40 5 No Admission to Spain o: Italy. Ojt 13sh, 4.10 pm. The Spanish and Italian Governments are taking steps to prevent the members of religiou9 bodies expellel from Portugal from taking up their residence m Spain or Icaly.
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  • 36 5 Hospitality of Orleans Prince. on Amelie has telegraphed to the Due 'rleans that King Micuel and herself will embark for England and will accept the Duke's hospitality at his residence, Wood Evesham Worcestershire.
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  • 147 5 With an averaee price per cbest of opium of over l: at the last Government opium sales, acother sain khs over the budget estimate has to be added account of opium gains tbi9 year. The prices now realised show a great advaDce on the average prices of
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  • 857 5 ROMANTIC ADVENTURES OF FAMOUS BOTANIST. Expedition m Remote China. A gold medal h*s b*en awarded by the Royal Horticultural Society for an exhibit of new plants raised at Aldenham House, Herts, from seeds sent home from China and shown by the H)n. Vicary Giobs. The story of these wonderful plants,
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  • 607 5 NEW SYSTEM OF RUBBER-TAPPING. B Fully Preserving the Trek. t is the opinion of several leading men m Ceylon Rubber- growing world— including we (Ceylon Observer) believe, Mr Joseph Fraser— that though th<j Straits are far ahead of Ceylon m the mature acreage of rubber and therefore m outpub, they
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  • 435 5 Lord Hardinge of Penshurst is now enjoying a holiday at Hammerfield, Pet^hurst, where be has received visits from some well-' known authorities on Indian polity, including his neighbour, Mr. T .1. Bennett, and his old friend Mr. Chirol. With reference to the commenta that have been made
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 26 5 Why 01 kl Bxna^ beginning the sale and nse iy baa extended ±tes and to many .c:r;tr,. v BaeftOM :t has v valuable for cooghs colds.
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    • 73 5 Rheumatism the Most Common Cause of Suffering. Rheumatism causes more pain and suffering than any other disease, for the reason that it is the most common of all ills, and it is certainly gratifying to sufferers to know that Chamberlain's Pain Balm will afford relief, and make rest and sleep
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    • 8 5 Woods 1 Great Peppermint Cure for all in**
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    • 216 5 at ROBINSON'S COLOURED NEGLIGE SHIRFS. >**)t There is a wide choice of patI *9 aJ terr *s all of which are new, pie;. in and Q uit e exclusive, the majority of the Shirts are fitted with narrow stiff linen cur whilst others have the new soft double cuff. A
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 40 5 SWIMMING CLUB. The Arero" will leave Jihnston's Pier for the Clnh Buopalow on Sunday the 16th instanfeat 8, 9 and 10 a.m 2 30 and 3 30 p.m; r^turnin? at 830 and 930 a.m. 12 Ib, and 5 30 p.m.
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 561 6 WANTED. WANTED Smart typist for a Mercantile firm. Shortband writer preferred. Apply to 8. O. c o "Free Press." Oct 12 *^L_ RUBBER STUMPS WANTiD. CO 60.000 Hevea Rubber stumps, 12 months ©Id wanted. Price to be quoted f.o.b. Singapore, packed m ca Wanted by Lady and Gentleman two Booms
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    • 565 6 NORDDEDTSCHER LLOYD. FOB Hongkong, Shanghai Tsicgtau, Kobe and Yokohama. The Imperial German Mail Steamer 11 PRINZESS ALICE 10,911 tons, Captain Grooch, having left Colombo on Sunday, the 9th instant, at 6 pm. may be expected to arrive here on Friday afternoon, the 14th idem, at about 4 p.m. en route
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    • 662 6 HAMBURG AMERIKA LINE, HAMBURG The steamers of the 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 oarge at through
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    • 745 6 N. D. L. Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE. The fast and well-known mail steamers oi this Company sail fortnightly from Bremen, Hamburg via Rotterdam, Antwerp, Southampton, Gibraltar, Genoa, Naples, (connecting Marseilles, Naples, Alexandria and vice versa) Port Said, Suez, Aden, Colombo, Penang, Singapore, Hongkong, Shanghai, Tsingtau, Nagasaki and
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    • 748 6 P. 0. STEAM BTAVW Foi China, Ja r Australia, I r icn E MediterraneaT Pl •nd Lone on. T Through Bills oi Coast, Persian can Ports. Steamers will It; MA Ov Oc 1 ta inha Hometc.i ss Devanha *8 Am X iha Jat iia M y (anc INTERMEDIATE I Egypt,
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  • 147 7 August Sept Total Belat 2,297 Bruang 126 1,769 Bruseh 235 1,565 Cbenderiang 1,456 Gopeng 725 600 7,145 Heawood 303 560 Kamuning 14,189 $2,900 137,611 Kanaboi 3«0 265 2,759 Kjnta 475 500 4,458 Kinta Association l,lt=B 730 7,800 Kledang ]75 i 6 3 501 Kramat Pulai 604 8,787 Kuantan
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  • 1295 7 October 13. Cap. haul. Paid. LastDiy. Buy»m. Sillbb 185,000 2/ 2/ Allagar Rubber Estates Ltd 4 9 s<♦ 150,000 2/- 2/- Anglo-Malay 80% 13 6 15 6 50,000 21- 2/- Batang Malaka 10 ig Dr 30.000 1 1 Batu Caves 50% 15 10 0 16 10 0 80.000 1
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  • 444 7 [Ail totals are calculated for tne calendar ,-ear instead of the financial year, which differs August Sept Total. Ulagar 3,<5 1 21,970 Uor Pongsn 479 2,628 12,157 Mma 1,000 1,100 4,550 Inglo Malay 52,664 59,162 494 Kuning 295 320 1,786 Molek -'0 8,9 "0 Vyer Panas 1,090
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  • 54 7 (COEE«CTKD UP TO Oct. 13) Bank 4ms demand 2 4JL Private credits 3ms 4 credit* 6ms France, demand Bank. M &BRMANT, demand India, T. T Hongkong, demand d:*. Yokohama, demand li Java, demand 14<m Bangkok, demand Sovbriigns, Bank Buying $8.54 Bank of England Rate Discount 3 months bi11... 6
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  • 120 7 Oct. IS. Na* hoyen S jambier wm rambier Cube No 1 fonjDierOub* No. wm non. 3 epp«rß!a*k (orAhL Sport) buyers 1 J cpp«r. Whit* (faur) futmegs (110 to ti* lb.) M cora *atmeg» (80 to tkt Ik., M M CO m itaos (B&ndt noia ?1ot« (Ambouu^ M norn Jally
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 266 7 Charles Robinson I'M HERE TURF ACCOUNTANT A' THE Singapore Autumn Races. NO CRAMPING OF PRICES 01 .R BEE JMMISSIONS EXECUTED ON ENGLISH RACING CAMBRIDGESHIRE HANDICAP, ADDRE o. 18, THE ARCADE, RE. -l Tblj ROBBIE. be prepaid. mwf TO LET. Uoad, Wo. 6, High Street. Bridge-rd. HOUSE TO LET hed> 4
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    • 66 7 For a Lame Back. N When you have pains or lameness m the p back bathe the parts with Chamberlain's Pain Balm twice a day massaging with the palm of the hand for five minutes at each application. A Then dampen a piece of flannel slightly with this liniment and
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • 691 7 I VESS E_L^ •m Planet W*« *ad Tom Commfcnrtw, Arrived Frw For ww. r-lan«t Ger «uc boat 600 Dominik Sept 25 ea New Ikl? H t?t° Kiddle Oc 10 B^^ Hongkong S^ltn. 1P J 3 7 50 V Sh ji Oct 12 Colombo YokotnkJlS eT^\ n^ Ml U Hon k
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    • 87 7 VESSELS AT TANJONG PAGAR AND KEPPEL HARBOUR. Wharvet and Dockt at which dif*rent vegselt were berthed yesterday. last Wharf (Baaic last Wbarf Sac 1 Amiral heers Wharf— Nil. Lain Wharf Sec 2— Dilwara, Kawachi Maru. 3 RumphiuB. 4— Gosler. s—Charon.5 Charon. 6— Nil. iagoon Dock See 7— (Under construction STeet
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  • 1589 8 UNCERTAINTIES AND BIG TOTES. 38 BADLY THROWN. Yesterday was a day of uncertainties and big dividends, for although m the majority of cases the favourites won, a couple of upsets early m the day made backers think h lot before making the tiual select iors m the later
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  • 858 8 Via Rangoon REVOLUTION IN PORTUGAL. Further Details. London, October 5. Nothing whatsoever has been received from Lisbon direct. It is supposed that all the brief undated reports hitherto received came by wireless. Rumours have been frequent of late that the Republicans were on the point of acting. The
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  • 368 8 The F M.S. Govt yacht "Sea Belle" arrived yesterday from Pahautj with X ja AlaDg Iskauder on board. The Japanese oiuiser Ikoraa" caire m to the wharves yesterday to bunker 700 tons of coal. The German mail Prinsess Alic* left Peoang at 4 pm. yesterday and is expected
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  • 323 8 The London i v.dent of the China Mail writes thus of this retiring < fflcwJ, who for so long a resident of Hongkong r Patrick Maoi m, formerly one of yoar best known residents m Hongkong, is not m good health and has taken leave of absence
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 38 8 What to Do. When a cold becomes settled m the system, I it will take several days' treatment to cure I it, and the best remedy to use is Chamber- H lain's Couch Remedy. It will /.m^ nn
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    • 107 8 NetherlandsGuttaPercha COMPANY, LIMITED. Singapore Rubber Works MOTOR TYRES rete^dltlioDESATE P RIBBED MATS for Motor Cars MATS (3ft. x 2ft.) for Carriages and Ril ALL KINDS OF BICYCLE 1 s Katz Bros., Ltd CALCIUM OTCARB^ IN TALL DRUMS OF 1 Cwt. EACH ALSO IN 1 Ib. TINS OF THE FINEST QUALITY
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
    • 187 8 Next Mails Due. From Europe. Per N. D. L. Princess Alice, to day, with mails of Sept 21. The B I. Thongwa, to morrow, with mails of Sept 23. From China.— Per M. M. Yarra, on Moniay next MAILS ALREAIV DESPATCHED |>< OM. I Left Due Arrived P O Sept
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