The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (Weekly), 24 August 1905

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113 128 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (Weekly)
  • 18 113 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. WEEKLY MAIL EDITION. THIRD SERIES THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 1905 No 943
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  • 206 113 :,s.m i.an Boy-ott IK> -Win Honour- 113 Tr.tthe 113 I nt 114 m 111 Limitation" 114 r CollUioß 11! CnnM 114 R ngaation 11 t i Pbnom" (14 vi.i 115 115 < unfei-ence 115 l^H>th 115 Nkws. laiwy&n IKngiw... 11|; M 0 11<> 'ion 117 iis'ioii 117.V2t> 118' Mill
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  • Domestic Occurrences.
    • 63 113 At The Grove, Lydiard Millicent, Purton, Wilts, on the 14th instant, to Mr. and Mrs. Rowland Allen, of Woodside, Grange Road, Singapore, s son. On 18th instant, at Southport Lanes to Mr. and Mrs. H. Hilton, of Ponang, a daughter. Penang papers please <*opy. Bltterworth. On July a2nd, at
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    • 67 113 On August 11, ai H. B. M. Consulate-General. Hongkong, before Sir PeDiam Warren, K.CJ1.0., Pkter Fenwick, to Lizzie Stewart. Young-Lees.— At St. (George's Church, Penans^ on Tuesday, August loth, by the Rev. F W. Haines, MJI., Colonial Chaplain, Bobbbt, s.'c md son of the lata Rev. George E Young,
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    • 67 113 On the 1 5th instant, at Bonhill, Dnmbartonshire, SeoUand, Mrs. Wm, Paki.ane, senior, m her 90th year. At No*. 31 Sele-ie Roa.l, on the 17th August I.".*., Captain Akm and Fkank Klattkj, aged 47 years. German and Bombay papers please copy. On the 18th Au-'ist, at the Grove, Lydiai-d
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  • 130 113 Aag 2& 82 87^ 1 M k I U M< V». l 28 do Vo.^ 12 25 P*l>l-er. I'!h« k iflWtlßMy&l"** l do. White. llWr U vV. »po 99. Natron 1 10 to *.l do. to 'o»> th I Mace (i3*nda; Gloves (Ali^ih*) i Liberian 0o^«e J** 0 Tapijo*,
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  • Article, Illustration
    26 113 li: doll the l're>s the I'eople's right maintain, .t-d by influence and unbribed by gain; atriot Troth her nlont/.is precepts draw. to l\<\i;:ion. Loyalty nnd Law.
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  • 512 113 While the movement amongst Chinese merchant! to retrain from purchasing American goods, Of promoting the operations of American merchants as coinpradores or agents, is a natural measure of retaliation for the too drastic Chinese exclusion policy of the United ►States, there are signs that, owing
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  • 250 113 To be too previous, either m blame or praise has its disadvantages. A mail paper says that v the French committee which some time ago collected subscriptions for a sword of i honour to be offered to General Stoessel, the defender of Port Arthur, is m a
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  • 746 113 Thbkb has been published a full report of the interview between a deputation from the chief Chambers of Coiiuierce m Great Britain ami the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the subject of a further reduction of cable rates to India, China and West Africa.
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  • Page 113 Advertisements
    • 121 113 Uh Singapore Free Press* 1 lU^> t'n.m Europe to the Straits V»y Ban, are invited to send to the cum* of tli»*ir steamer and date of Oofiet will then be mailed ports of fail. I rlnrojie wisliing detailed inform Jke. i.m have copy of m U«| |.o>u>d to them weekly.
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  • Page 113 Miscellaneous
    • 257 113 THE WEEK. Europe mails of July *J^fh arrived on Friday by the PA. Nabia. Homeward advices left bf Ihe X 1> Ti Prin/. Reinrich on Tuesdinr, and the li I Bharata leaves with mails for Europe to-day. At the first meeting of the Legislative Council siiu-e the return of H.B.
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  • 296 114 It is difficult to profess the least interest m the doings of the Peare Conference, a clear ease of Much Ado about Nothing." There is to be no agreement at all about cession of territory, (except the lease of Port Arthur and included district) an} apparently none at
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  • 498 114 It is not at all likely that the proceedings at the forth-coming conference on the Morocco juestiou, whatever their actual value may be, will l>e facilitated by the incident mentioned to-day by Reuter. No detail* are given but it appears that an Algerian Chief, who mist l)e
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  • 250 114 Oyama's Impatience. August 19. Jvst a month ago, ou Julj 21, we alluded to the probability that the military action of Oyama was to be held m abeyance until the meeting of the Conference m America. Ami that his action would be used quicken the work of the Conference. ''The
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  • 551 114 The Naval Armament Limitation." August 21. Our readers may remember that m an early stage of the war last year, and long before the start of the Baltic fleet for the Far East, we expressed the opinion that Japan, if she hoped to obtain anything like a solid permainent after
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  • 332 114 To-DAY details are given of the collision on Sunday between the Swee-Moh and the Tanjong Pagar Dock Board launch Nippon resulting m the latter, with several Europeans on board, being cut into and sunk. Fortunately although the launch went down m three minutes after the collision, sampans
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  • 407 114 It is satisfactory to see that a leading German newspaper lias been directed to publish an article intended to controvert the previous undue aud unwarranted objections on the part of the German press, to the presence of a British tquadroa m the Baltic. The claim of
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  • 535 114 Hollowing what has almost gular precedent, the high office of V India, the highest within the Bopfe M the Soverei-n, vacated by Lord n si-nation, is filled by a tftfMM official appointment was that Q General of the Senior Colony ill It 1s true that
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  • 195 114 BhOM that it is the Times eom>| at Portsmouth that telegraph* th* s1 that the Tsar has held I wmmß decided th.it no further concession* made to Japan' it may lie held to I*' m default of evidence to tin* r that decision is m conformity
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  • 803 115 letter to H. X the Governor n-losure has beefl forwarded •i the Singapore Free Press I loui.il Secretary I a-.\ directed by the Governor to forI the eadoeed copy of letter which bai received from the Chairman t ii,)H!.ti Committee of the International S.»ciety ol BJWghli, inviting
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  • 489 115 Somk of the older residents of the Colony inav recollect having seen m their vounsrerdays the famous shooting star shower of November. 18b*h\ These were the Leonids, a meteorite swarm whose periodicity was calculated by Professor Newton, of Yale, m 1864, to be about 33 years.
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  • 295 115 Although nothing ii happening bul the expected at the Peace Conference, m reipeci of the insurmountable difference of opinion ngmrding the payment of a war indemnity and the cession of territory, yet ths gravity of the issue pending on those serious divisions makes the final
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  • 584 115 The M Hongkong Daily Press after quoting and endorsing the reuiarlft made m the Singapore Free Prt*s (»n the political inexpediency of permitting General Booth to organise a Salvation Army Campaign m Japan, proceeds to make these observations on this topic It certainly cannot enhance the
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  • 130 115 This afternoon about one o'clock a black horse attached to it private guairv toot fright m the vicinity of Raffle i Square and Silted towards Batten -rcl, scat Bring the traffic m all directions and canning co isil»r il»l > excitement amongst the numerous native* \»ho i%*ere out for tiffin.
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  • 462 115 Last Day's Play. (China Mail Special.) London, August 16. Another enormous crowd attended the third day's play of the fifth test match, which is being played at the Oval. The weather was dull when the English t« n resume! their second innings, iiavin_ wicket down for
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  • 283 115 The British North Borneo Herald prints the following amusing remarks on the opposition of the Bajaus to compulsory vaccination. It says that the game is between the Vaccinators and the "Passive Resisters and points are scored as follows Some teams refuse vaccination at once This
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  • 12 115 Six regiments of Russian garrison artillerr have recent ly arrived ut Vladivostock.
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  • 630 116 The P O mail Nubia is due at 2pm to-morrow. Since plague broke out m Rangoon m February, 129,857 rats have been destroyed. The British steamer Abergeldie arrived here from Antwerp this morning with a general cargo for Yokohama. At Hongkong a man named Ellis has
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  • 254 116 At a Shanghai "boycott" meeting on the 19th inst. there wer i many eloquent and patriotic apeecthei ns.'.K hi which the speakers exhorted everyone present to maintain firm front to show to the world that m this instance, at any rate, there is 'a united China. 4t
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  • 697 116 THE SINGAPORE CRICKET CLUB. Interesting Finance. The annual report of the Cricket Club is before the members now, and its adoption will be formally moved at the annual general meeting which will be held on Thursday evening next at the Tanglin Club. The business is ordinary apparently, namely to receive
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  • 184 116 The Cablenews publishes ;i telegram dated San Francisco, August Ist, as follows :—Chinatown here is more excited over the boycott existing m China against American products and manufactures, than ever m its history. Under the auspices of tli£ Six Companies, the mercantile organisations which control
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  • 46 116 The result of work at Raub for the 4 weeks ending 12 of August was, Bukit Koman stone crushed 3,594 tons gold obtained 5030z average per ton 2.80 dwts. Bukit Malacca stone crushed 1,929 tons gold obtained 1430z average per ton 14S dwts.
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  • 13 116 Sergeant-Major Careless, the popular Volunteer Serjeant-Major, is away on a well -deserved nolidav.
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  • 551 116 Lawyers Disagree. This morning before Mr Bryant m the First Court Mr G. E. Raine asked leave to mention tjhe case of Defoe versus Defoe Mr Raine explained that the parties were husband and wife. He appeal \1 for the defendant, who was the husband, whilst the
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  • 207 116 F. Cos Fim: RwxHtD. During the time the Sherwood Foresters have been here, a Regimental cricket and football competition has been played which has just been brought to a finish. Owiug to a number of causes the tournament has extended over a longer period than was expected. The
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  • 228 116 Before Mr Justice Thornton, m the Supreme Court this morning. Beet Tan Lim, for whoa Rfr Wee Theam Thiew appeared, brought an action for the return of a bay cob gelding, alleged to have been wrongfully taken away from his plantation :A ThompsoM-rd, by I Kling. Plaintiff
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  • Correspondence.
    • 153 116 Rifle Shoot ing. 1O TIIF. KDITOR. Dear Sic, -Oh, Mr?)K<litor, w! u you did give me, gawd how thai a*he You've convinced me o f au I render thanks, but you will douljtj* me, if, nevertheless, my organs display a tendency to uncontroll when I right on those pi<*un phic'
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  • 107 116 Acconlmo- o Qmm&4kmm Frankfort, estimates Mia m otl. au<l IbmhU sources show that 1 1 to the amount of $54i.5()0,0(Ki American bouds and dbiim. m Kussian bonds and ribar i of Dutchcapital areiuwsted m Hei ment bonds aud m bonds and railroad and industrial couij the irovernment
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  • 389 116 SHALL THE «RoWN MMTI HI mwai The question of important now i> the expropriation by the <•• the Tanjon- Pa gar Do<k C\.inj. -.:i > !.i years past shippers tod sliipowu need for more up-to-dat^ ioi i appliances at the wharves of flu- tli* 1 company
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  • 34 116 ;tl Hedkiue'' there is William EfftftigMl m wkkk t'..- Ui taaft^e of ejilia i« thai i jjutient tv resume au onlic tli i! ad, diet much st>oner tliau wl i u*ci aJono i» looptou
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  • 290 117 t*ooo Damaom Asksb F»»r. i Thornton m the Supreme Court v ui"rnin^ bad oastof unusual interest jim m the action, Theo? re Haibert, bertand P.tuliua Ad. ima Phiirue Aivli'Kvi- -n and L. Aukerschmidt. plimtHN, Mr Nanson Mr Raine lot the steam] defen-.;:-.-l engaged. The plaintiffs
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  • 244 117 Onr < m '.y August 14 Segafltst itanda at qI i tins who i plots m ti ne. Land rs i bile back would .r bun profits. I unable ;it m ml hly raav Dg :h> KVSteH will I DfUV*l > wo brick-kilns .tn-i inurh c i ij-l»*j^*!i<
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  • 169 117 T^« ni Ual meetin of the Singapore Garrison KiHe Association commenced under favourable conditions on tho Alexandra Range yesterday and the championship and other awards will be shot tor over a period extending to .Monday. The events include Army champion■hip for the European troops of the
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  • 479 117 The officers of the Dunearn, a tramp steamship of 3432 tons, had an interesting narrative to relate upon the arrival o! the vessel at Sydney recently from the Far Bast, via Newcastle. Towards the end of last year the Dimearn was chartered to carry coal to the
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  • 81 117 Canton, August 7. His Excellency Viceroy Slimn has received a telegram from Poking appointing bim Viceroy of the proviuces oi Ktangsi ;m<l Kiangwi. Li King-bi, tbo Governor of Kwangsi, has been appointed Acting Viceroy of the Two Kwaiiirs Kwangsi and Kwantung suooeed\u^ Vicen»v Shum. Clieun^ Yuu Chun is
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  • 133 117 Mv dear, I've soon you bagkiag, and your lips mere parted gladly, A> Urn UMOIOM jests were bandied to and fro; The biids had ceased their singing, while your joyful peal was ringing. And the merry brook was dancing down below. My <tear, I've ttm you weeping,
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  • 204 117 To-day is the birthday of the Emperor of Austria who was born m 1*33. It is reported that a steamer of about 0,000 reg. has l>een ordered m Holland for the Java-China-Japan line of Amsterdam. The Norwegian steamer Saga arrived here to-day from Calcutta with 1,500
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  • 669 117 The P. < >. intermediate s» earner Peshawur left Hongkong at 1- p m. on Wednesday, and is expected to arrive here at 6 p m. on Monday. The V. 0. intermediate 'steamer Japan lefl Hongkong at 5 pm "ii Thursday ami is due to arrive here at r am.
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  • 183 117 Mr Justice Leslie Thornton m the Supreme Court this morning delivere<l jn%iiwl m the action brought by Kurpeu Cliettv to recover $500 from Nagoor Gunny, the balance due m promissory note. The claim was heard a fortnight ago, and it will be within recollection that the
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  • 527 117 Further evidence m the case of criminal breach of trust againtt Jumd. a Malay, lately employed by Ho- an and Co as Inspector off Works, was taken yesterday by Mr Column. Mr Sproule, D.P.P., conducts the prosecution and Mr Van Cuylenberg defend-. The ase was further postponed. Yesterday
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  • 217 117 The eightieth report of the court of directors to the ordinary half-yearly general meeting of shareholders to beheld at The City Hall, Hongkong, on Saturday, the 19th August, l'.K){», at hood, reads as follows I'o the proprietors of the Hongkong and .Shanghai Banking Corporation. Gentlemen.
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  • 598 118 Terrible Scenes. Some personal experiences of passengers by the ill-fated transport Chodoc, which was wrecked, on her homeward voyage from Saigou, near Cape Guardal'ui, on June 28 at 8.80 am., sh«>w that the perils encountered on shore were even greater than those from the ship-wreck
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  • 148 118 This morning before Mr Marriott half a dozen Hailams were charged with disorderly conduct m Purvis-et. It was explained that a new Hailam lodging house had been opened m the street and the members of the other "kongaie" had objected to it, affrays having taken place m
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  • 271 118 In this country where racing is so largely confined to sprints, the importance ot tl;t i part played while '"they're at the post" cannot be < overestimated H;df the battle is fought < here oftentimes m the shorter dashes of five und five ;tnd a half
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  • 1149 118 MILLIONAIRE LANGUISHES IN PRISON. Some interesting questions relating to the Bankruptcy Ordinance arose m connection with an application which was made before the Hougkon^ Chief Justice, Sir Francis Piggott, sitting m bankiuptcy on 11th inst. Mr P. C. Barlow applied on behalf of Tan Joo Chin, 57
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  • 365 118 Picturesque Prevention RITBB \n eounection with Reuter's recent t«-l about the earthquake shoeki at Macao, the following news from the Macao Comspoi *ul >f the South Ohiua Morning Post, written b. --fore the great shocks, shows how [>eople regarded th' 4 phenomena: The recent earthquake shocks which
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  • 274 118 Cukious Chixksi: Bajvkruptct. The adjourned examination iv bankruptcy of Khuo Lyn Thuett, an iceo— t of itWom iom* what remarkable transactions, .-it chop Kh«»o Chin Hin has previously Iven ghren, was talma before Mr Justice Leslie Thornton m tbe Supreme Court yesterday. The chop tail* 1 for
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  • 133 118 "Shipping" mji that the CmttptpiM! Km Asiati^ue Francais ha^ sold ii>< four »U imiTit to the Mensageries Maritime^. The 2d(l and lUth regiments of Dragoon* Valbonne Camp MET LjOM, durin/ I -'ivm-li manauirreH recently reoeiftd t!u* oftler f <» charge simultaneously, and ■pproacbinic »1 f«M i^illop failed to halt within
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  • 530 118 Ordinary Mehtino, Friday, Adj. i*REBKN 1 His Excellency the Governor (Sir John \n.U r ,n X The Hon'ble the Acting Ooloni S« T.-t*ry the Attorn»'v-.i;,. n f; the Act. C"l. Treasurer (J < the Audi?<>i-'i»>nr»r;<l X .<■ jj thoCol.EnjruieurfA Murray ii. S. Murr y. W V. WmiUL Tan
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  • 188 118 The "Canadian Engineer" > vtlM ■Oiling, ol" tfM ss. Tml.in i. I"'*' l %»arl\v jfimri I. 1 Mri W. H -..i-.m. I rul Cllf W ill- Tuil.itn >• Company, RamtlfcMi, Owl iri«». l.v the hIWOMI Marino '\\:r f •<' :»>K During the list Hum lb« s
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  • 12 118 When jjcace c •»!♦*>* tlnw t.» ;u-i two or three *M Uioin- AimJmh^i*'"
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  • 1417 119 •j article m the South China Morn.lesvribins? Port Louis says:— time, before th- Bbßh CaDal diverted of Eastern traffic from the Cape (>s t every vesse* which to, or ports rail- a m at Port Louis. In the town wiih i;ay and flourishing. recruited la fr..»ni
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  • 239 119 n November •>, l!».l-, the cable which nneru, Valde/ un«l Sitka., Alaska, broke wn. Oi\ t-j.stiucj it, the breat was located ah teu ■ili ii f mm Sitka. When the cable way d up, H was found to have capture 1 awh 0 IsetkH^. A loop of the
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  • 76 119 Major R. O. M«rnman u.g.a* who well reuwmbered by w^meof tlie oltier bands j»- a ki^n cricketer, has been gH Mi) Old Chelttiniaii dinner a( Colorah < a, correspoiulesi ol -i Ceylon paper T J i»i ol<l Rchool ie w»il the front i-i nttnt service. Layard (Chief Justice) r (Aoditor-Geoeral)
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  • 1451 119 A Famous Ulster Inventor. All the friends of Capt Lowry, of Singapore, will read this account of the inventive achievements of one of his brothers with much interest Mr George A. Lowry's latest aud greatest invention, the Auto-Cotton Picker, ia the subject uf a special
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  • 541 119 Sib Alexander Swkttenham's Subtle Humour Sir Alexander has recently treated some of Jamaica's public Matters m a humorous spirit," and as he omitted to give the good people of the sugar island precisely and definitely to understand that he intended to be humorous there
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  • 45 119 IJarinvr the week end ng Al^ 12 there an only 198 .leaths, g viug ade ih nt 181, i>f these 34 were due o coav n^on, :J r, -2.H to phthisis, two only to buri bnr i .1 a m to cholera.
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  • 30 119 Som* Dutch siii]o:>trom tlie forehip 'I Hendrik caused the I'«»lice a <• iiouo<j t^c* ii"/i:t before last, Three «»i 1 1n* prjwijnl flfeti<l(*rfl n« r* arrested and lined at Vie l*«>lire
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  • 861 120 H.M.S. Flora may be expected here m about a fortnight. During the second week of August 4-l»; do^ were shot m Penang making the total destroyed »;,715. Mr C. G. May has been having some good cricket at home and 'recently scored 10l for the In<
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  • 43 120 The S. S. C. Griffins for the October Meeting were drawn for yesterday afternoon at Dalian's Repository. The number of subscribers totalled 27, which should ensure good entries for the coming meeting, as the horses are described as a promising batch.
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  • 126 120 Mk Hollky Returns. Mr F. Holley who with his fellow Jockey Mr findings, was bitten by a mad dog at Penang some weeks ago, returned to Singapore to-day on his way to Penang. safe and well. He was treated at the big Saigon Hospital where all sorts
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  • 120 120 The Straits Pharmaceutical Association of Singapore is exempted from registration under the Societies Ordinance- His Ma jest v the bTing will not be advised to disallow an Ordinance to incorporate the Board of Benevolence of the District Grand Lodge of the Eastern Archipelago (XI, 1905.) or an Ordinance
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  • 104 120 A special meeting of the Municipal Commissioners was held m the Board Room yesterday at 4 pm to consider a letter from Government regarding the Tramways. The President said the letter was one asking for the Commissioners' observations on an application from the Tramway Coy for a further
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  • 150 120 The Merchant Service Guild, who have been actively interesting themselves m the subject of Mariner's Votes for some years, have received a further communication from Sir Elliott Lees, who is very kindly co-operating m the mutter m the House of Commons. Sir Elliott framed a resolution
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  • 328 120 Lieutenant \V. I>. Duncan, R.G.A.. the new adjutant of the Hongkong-Singapore Battalion Royal Garrison Artillery, has been m the Royal regiment since December, 1900, when he received his firbt commission. He was promoted lieutenant m February, 1903, and previous to takiug up his present duties was serving with No 1
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  • 1647 120 Quicquid agvat homines nostri est farrago libelli. Juvenal. Many people will wonder why the Peace Commissioners are not getting tired of talking twaddle about things that Japan must have and Russia must yield. Why don't they, like the immortal Astley of circus fame, cut the cackle
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  • 63 120 THE LEGAL EXAMINATION DIFFICULTY. A ittgafl the j' I CoUBCtI v«'.strrii.i; ;Ut«-u rulet mmitby ili»-.lu.i-.- I et o<». :;i ut.-;i. !■:.-<; t-» il B Solicitor! Ad 1887, ■< < reoo^niae ili«* C imi'iM.'*- ti ntficaeol to enaipl iiuiniitioii. Hie .In>tic«- uii.K-r <-i;tl circiißis' cxnnpt. I' will ••<'ii!f,:.l»«'r-'! Of Mr Salzinunn
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  • 20 120 lorini unott^t ihueholdew v prate on the \ear» vorkmg iM nin- lid frrt.ou p»-r ecu? ***** Rraf carrie I Rtinv
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  • 2038 121  -  JEROME K. JEROME IU Ki^hts Reserved.]* »■> fj n Mi M n li'pat;* Paul „,imu smoker The question, m exhibited on a placard outside .\»'!:d"r"> >h"p. caught my eve reerer through Loadoa streets is like appeals t-» his decision marrj tall wive* "Ought S >uld secoad eouema problems
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  • 1276 121 (Times Toki<» Correspondent.) Since the tide of victory began to How steadily on the side ot Japan, the thoughts of the Japanese people have been turning more and more towards Sakhalin on account partly of its historical connexions, but mainly of its practical value.
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  • 495 121 The minute artistic skill of the Japanese lus long l>een known to the West m world. The events of the past few months have amply demonstrated her prowess m war. The remarkable union of these qualities, martial spirit and artistic, is well illustrated m an exhibition which
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  • 45 121 .\i Sandow Las been reluctaut] „i to prematurely teraußttte his euj.>.jsi. nuli'i owing to th« h*Mt. I],- ivt any 1 1 t i her perform m«v, l>u* w. foi Kii^'liiii'l iliract with h:.> couijjtnv I ua\i (Jerrii.m Kail. Thii willdisi tpotnt I i*nri tuJ .\f*
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  • 347 122 Stbt7<*>i.e m the Rapids. Buffalo, Tuesday. Def) ing death and injury, William Glover, of Baltimore, aged thirty-five, and Carlisle Graham, aged fifty -eight, have just swum a four mile race across Niagara Rapids. After a desperate and exciting journey, amid the raging and tormented waters, the younger man
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  • 209 122 A "i game results 1 irons the meeting m a T.*i_ f ergagemeni i»u Frtda? at Tauirlin. btrtweeu B. Compniry and the 78th R. (t. A. 1 be Sherwood* were very keen on opening; but both iideu pl.iv^.l e\«-(>]J*>ni football. The ArtMc ■> y irene tbeiral to att«el»
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  • 464 122 Without John Boucher, Sault Ste. Marie has lost half its charm Few characters anywhere wore as widely known or as universally respected, and his friends were scattered from the rising to thi setting sim. Boucher waa known to the tourists as the most fciinous of
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  • 279 122 A Suggested Honour. Amongst the many reports laid on the table of Council yesterday was that of the Government Committee on the vexed question of Chinese burial grounds. The report is covered by a letter to the Municipal Commissioners asking whether they are prepared to close all
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  • 199 122 Government reports of May are to hand regarding work on the Malacca-Pulau Sebang and Singapore railways. Doubtless the congestion and generally unsettled state of the Government Printing Office accounts for the lateness of their appearance. A sum of $271,71 7 had been expended up to May, during
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  • 137 122 At Penang on Tuesday Mr Robert Young and Miss E. M. Lees were married at St George's Church. Mr G. H. Lees gave the bride away and Mr O. V. Thomas was b<*st man. The bride was dressed m a white Roman satiu crossover bodico trimmed
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  • 313 122 Pakiri. a dhobv at Mount Echo, who stands charged with murdering another dhobv named Poonatamy, was yesterday committed to stand his trial at the next Assizes. A biting bankrupt named Ravena Mohamed Ibrahim was yesterday sentenced to three months hard labour by the Bench Court for fraudulently concealing property. <>n
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  • 1320 122  -  Robert Blatchford By The genius of the Japanese is the genius of common sense. The Japanese are a brave and a clever people, but that is not all. The French, the Germans, the Americans, and the English are brave and clever people. But the Japs above
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  • 537 122 GERMAN AND JAPANESE MERCHANTS. An Interesting com menial article m tktj i Stomp*; on Kiaochow and the N.,rti. Trade, specially translated for the ffeyfa M'rninj, runs Kioachow Bay ib the old* port m tbe province ot Shantung }>■• Chefoo was opened for foreign trade tuo > grown near the Yala
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  • 410 123 TWnt the new Inspector of Opium, and arrived here by the last P A O t T Wardr»p killed a fine specimen hid- utan at Suanlambah on July monkey was five feet four inches I:J round th« chest. The Imp rmuU mail steamer Koon, hav- ilm)
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  • 206 123 v ipVMM i trt this morning, Mr Van l )!"tihurj > applied ?o Mr Justice Thornton that slot Ika iri..ii, Phillips an-i Company. fnii.vs..;, hi the Bill Posting and Ad--1 AgMCj l» i treated as *he trial of the ii«lhi^ !<»r«ls):ip consent^}, fixing Wed- •«> tor
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  • 62 123 1 t'Hf a match took place at the S H[ I' n-.- l^etwc^u a team of the f ".»i!i »»f th** Rojal Ragnmre, T!».. BRE (V) won easily 'ii. tn at the three ranges. The t r»r the Volrtntwrs were Lieut „,V rV v «»o»7 HH nnd S;ipr.
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  • 254 123 Discovert of Russian Gold. An extraordinary discovery of treasure has been made at the Samara goods station, says an Odessa writer. Some boys were seen trying to open a box which had been taken from a track m the railway siding, and they refused to stop when threatened
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  • 635 123 Croquet has auufea niarvell »us re-appearance m the last few years. The ladies m crinolines and chignons who were irnmortali-ed by Leech and Dv Manner on the primitive l;»wns of our grandfathers would scarcely recognise the modern game. They used to stroll about, we learn, with the
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  • 127 123 A Chinaman had a quarrel with three compatriots m Kochore-rd last Saturday and one of them drew a knife and stabbed him m tho sitle. They then ran away and the Chinaman who was* mortally wounded died before the Police could get him to the Hospital. Singapore
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  • 1258 123 An interesting private letter has been received by an old shooting friend m Singapore from Capt. Elliot giving a full account of his shooting at Bisley, where he engaged m a good many competitions without, m some of them, very much luck. He writes "I did
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  • 290 123 On Saturday before M r Marr.ott, Mohawed Jin, a Mala} described as runner on commission to the Johore Hotel, was charged with theft of 8162 from a Chinese passenger OB the the B. I. steamer Puudua. The evidence showed thai accused boarded the steamer and went up
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  • 352 123 When the present war is over it seems an open, question whether international relations m what is known as the Middle East or the Near East will command the attention of the world. Tfoe blow which has been administered to Russian prestige has not sensibly weakened the
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  • 185 123 Th*» small steamer Btopfeeß, which arrive*! here this morning from Keit-uuan brougfcfc down the master and part of the crew of the steamer Carolina, which hits beoi wrecked ou the Romanian bar. Tlm waiter, Captain Dakar, reports that ou the r >th h<s tried to lalfo his
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  • 13 123 A bullock was found with a trvt'm 4ptne oa the Sirangoon-rd on Saturday.
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  • 1073 124 A Swimming Club Launch Sunk. A startling collision, which was within an ace of being turned into a distressing fatality occurred yesterday morning, m the harbour, as a result of which the Tanjong Pagar launch Nippon, which only very recently was docked to allow of her
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  • 219 124 Me Gubeitz Still Acting. Mail advices received from Sandakan confirm the special telegrams sent us by our correspondent there recently, regarding the resignation of the Hon E. P. Gueritz. It appears that the trouble arose through the Court of Directors m London trying to get Mr Gueritz
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  • 760 124 Insurance as a Like Preserver. Every Man Entitled to His Century. That man should live to the age of 100 years, that he is not too old at forty, that some of the finest efforts of the finest minds have been produced by scientists, sculptors,
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  • 370 124 Taiping August, 14. The Maiden Plate. (Distance one mile) Faith 1 The Shrew 2, Grand Duchess 3. A grand race won by a length. Plave betting $7, $4. Campbell rode Faith. The Champion Griffin Race. (Distance one mile) Lady Jane 1 Giner 2 Thye Kum 3. The winner
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  • 489 124 Widespread interest has l»een recently aronoad by discoveries of tin lodes m the Bushveld country north of Pretoria, and not far from the Premier diamond mine, on a farm by the name of Vlaklaagte. Although the work of development has not proceeded sufficiently to gift an
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  • 57 124 Yesterday afteruoon a OmiUmmm m.tu named Wee Kuui attempwl to commit Mueidt by cutting open bis stomai-b with as ehopfwr. Ht; was scu t to hospital aud will raootwr. Ou Saturday last Butterwcrfh l'«.K» Club played Selangor Club at Bqtfanraftli Hulnrjror winning a fiin? game. The Rutt«>rvt*» th GJmW was
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  • 259 124 Strong Comment by "The Tr YE London, July 29th.— Com im*ntino. m its columns from Mr. T. A. Coghl. r General for New South Wales, expla situation m the Marshall Islands. T remarks that Germany's e\« n>.,.. insult to injury. Germany, it says, was not
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  • 414 124 A "Pot and Kettle discussion respective rights of Incorporated aii ed Secretaries, to l>e hj»j». »i;ir«- 1 j.. orships and Receivership*, |j.i> l*vu ...r two mouths m the joaraali .-l the S*>cieties! The Accountants l><'L r an lin May issue, apparent \y 1 at in^ number
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  • 87 124 This little anecdote will C'»nira«*ii.l Padre Walker as just the thiuj: t> a congregational cookie-shine A young policeman, frebh from \va* on duty, and had instructions I J traffic, as Royalty was ex^-t^l who was unceremoniously" hel«l "f way U) the Opera, put her head Mindov..
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  • 344 125 \m-»terdam m June 1,000 bales Darvel i;,rneo) tobacco sold at 114 cent*. pa; the publicatioae of the Engineering C -iiiuiittee has been deposited m L;l nuv. and is now available for n „t the now defunct S. V. R. itulat*' their eld Adjutant, Lt. vv.,,rth. r
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  • 264 125 I r hold a i^reat exhibition at r it, Imt it is no* vet decided t international or domestic. Toki> for an international 1 ;i:<> not. however. gO+*\ but there X tlu* Uhfti were made, most eipul i neies cou ld be remed ied ied to Japanese industries or to
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  • 214 125 Thw morning before Mr Colman a Chinese rag picker was charged with grubbing m the Municipal dust-bin at Market-et. If was explained that men of accused's description go round to all the dust-bins and turn out the rubbish inside m the search for such articles
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  • 223 125 A dose of castor oil is as disagreeable to the ailing dojj us to the ailing human being. He kicks against it, and does right, when he is gnhhad by the hack of the neck, and with his jaws yftaked apart with a towel awaits
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  • 197 125 It is reported from Peking thut Viceroy Yuan Shih-k'ai m one of hir. recent memorials to the ThrontJ on the <iuestion of effecting real reforms' m the country, quoted the reform movement m Japan, m which the latter engaged from the West the services
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  • 333 125 The British North Borneo Herald has sympathetic references to the late Mr C. T. Wathen. The outward Spanish mail steamer Isla de Pauay arrived on Thursday morning from Barcelona and she left ut (> pm. on Saturday for Manila. Mr and Mrs F.O. Hagedorn of Manila who had booked their
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  • 1260 125 A Russian Officer's Terrible Nigh*. ("Globe" St. Petersburg Correspondent). Probably the most saddening picture of the many that have been sent home from the front is that which appeared lately m the Bourse Gazette from the pen of a Russian officer. It all took place one
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  • 300 125 Defects of Cordite Rem^dikd. The withdrawal of ammunition m the London district as defectives is one of a eefi I of withdrawals which take place from time to time. The question has been raised as to hoy i( li of this rifle ammunition has been called m within
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  • 506 125 (From the Glasgow "Weekly Herald The death took place at Callander on Monday (July 24) at a comparatively early ago, of Miss Katharine Elizabeth Buchanan of Le iy, Perthshire, youngest and only mnrtvißg daughter of the late John Buchanan-Hamilton. F. R. S. (died 18O3V of Leny,
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  • 61 125 Captain Sembill of the ss. Born In- notified tlit* North Borneo GktoeniMel bal ihe beat of hit belief the Islands oft 1 X van Sulu fjroup and the Islands «»i :.mac, Lau«r« an, and Boaan are wron^rlv < !i J, the error Ix-iiii; '3 miles. OoMi»unini"iiim have been sent to
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  • 231 126 The Chinese movement to boycott purchases of American goods has gamed a good deal of ground. An agitation that extends from Tientsin throughout the Treaty ports of China down to the Straits Settlements and the Federated Malay States exhibits considerable cohesion. In the domain of boycotts and
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  • 606 126 Yesterday before Mr Marriott a Cantonese woman charged <* Chinaman with having robbed her of a pair of silver studded clogs. Hie woniMii said that a* <*..ir> aui on the 16th she wa> m \ur room, h wing left the cl<j n r s just outside tN s
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  • 124 126 The Outward German mail steamer Eoon, left Colombo at 8 am, on the 19th, and is due here onThuradaj afternoon -.it 2 o'clock. A meeting of the Penang Hill* railway compauy wu held on Thursday at which a resolution to increase the capital by 50,000 was lost as was also
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  • 363 126 An Improved Method Mr R. C. Dickson, head of tlie Colombo Commercial Company*! Engineering Department, has just filed specifications at the patent office, Colombo, of an invention for the improvement of the method of coagulating and drying rubber. The new machine, by which latex may be
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  • 111 126 Yesterday afternoon the work of raising the sunken steam launch Nippon was commenced, and as she was only lying m eight feet of water the task was not difficult. A large lighter was brought up on either side of the vessel and chains passed under her by
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  • 184 126 The bearing of the action brought by Theodore Hubert, au engineer and his wife, and Paulina Adrian* Plagge, agaiust S. B. Archdeacon and L. Ankersehmidt for $2,000 damages for injuries received as the result of their gharry being smashed into by the first defendant's dogcart (the
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  • 265 126 The Profession Pairs Bowling Handicap at the Tauglin Club on Thursday, Friday and Saturday last has been won by the Architects as follows. Flower, 778 and Craik, 025-1403 the handicap 180 4583. A very successful race meeting was held at Sandakan recently at which Mr Lo Tian Yin's horses carried
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  • 528 126 Admiral Rozhdestvensky is recovering, and was able to leave his bed for the first time on the 81st ult. It is notified that quarantine restrictions against the port of Bangkok '»n account of plague, are withdrawn. The damage to the ste:im launch Nippon ii very slight
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  • 139 126 Quaint little essays on topics of interest emanate from time to time from Burma and India. As The plague is a kind of dicease if it touch a man, it is very hard *o live. It come like a feavour, afterwards lv's mind were confusioned,
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  • 123 126 EVEN Till NCOKEX FRAGMENTS. An interesting case of non-renewal of gnu license was m appenl before Mr Justice Wendt at Colombo. In this CM6 the accused pleaded that the gun was no longer serviceable, boiag broken into three pieces, which he had produced before the kachcheri
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  • 83 126 TliU morning bti PoKn 0 Bit* Mr I < P. A. O < .tiv. vto ex pi iii the and !.<• i Mr P. A 0 pore tntofihi] i' Ifr Bry Hr Cos, Traffi m com ndoed «t 83 0 H i 1 ittdicate X BOSteaaM MtnUi
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  • 210 126 The "West Yukk Wre< kei. Survivors ix a Dem'ekate Pu, iH From Manila comes news to H >_ shipping disaster, by which a Hon-k-i the 8.8. "West Toik," has Palawan Island, Philippines The West York left U^ M m ballast, under the command of Captain F ljeing bound
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  • 258 126 Further proceedings are iqptffcd tl^ Supreme Court of Hou^koui: Mm Chid Justice Sir F. Piggott. iv I case thmdj alluded to a* haviu^ connection with Siugapore Tan JooCliiu ex parte nVi Übt-.r." an application for the debtor's hlmm EMI I The report is as follows Mr
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  • 132 126 The 0. and F. Companies dik* met m a League fixture last .v.r.in-'. former succeeded m turning tin opponents. F. Coy. M»W scoring netting from a DNBtr ft the C. forward line, howcwr. soon Ihem hmlmm, but r *mtk to the r again secured a lead, ashot am
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  • 24 126 Til* »;il>i«* *t earner M;i_r^; Oltt ivpuimv a cable, i> r« .r:« was sent out to do the \.»»rkV :tisl the disabled pw« J
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  • 681 127 A the ;innu:ilfcf*»neral ineetingof the I CricM Club will I* held m the Oubai u»n e «»Vl<x-k. It is not to be it uiit ihtN will 1* anything like so ring there, as there has been lately i H.!!, liecause members will attend Joel meeting <»n their way
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  • OVER THE CHESS-BOARD.
    • 740 127 The final score is Maroczy, V.*\ points (Ist prize fr. 5,000.) Janowsky, Tairasch, 18 points (2nd and 3rd prizes divided fr. 2,.">00 each:) Schlechter, i:>\ points (4th prize fr 1,386.; Marco, Teichmann, 14 points. Burn, Leonhard, Marshall, 12^ points Wolf, It, Alapin, UK. Blackburn, 10 1 Tcbigorm, 6|,
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    • Article, Illustration
      20 127  -  T. Fridlizios By White to [lay ynd mate m 3 moves. Black 6 pieces. White <8 pieces).
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  • 1691 127 Renter 1 Agency.) The peace Plenipotentiaries announce that article five relating to Sakhalin was discussed yesterday, but owing to a divergence of views it was decided to proceed with the other articles. They disposed of article six. Confusion has arisen owing to the partial nature of the information obtainable
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  • 700 128 If his, Curzon's proposal was rejected, he declined to take any further responsibility, and wished that his representations shoul'l be submitted to the Home Government, and if they were not accepted he requested the Premier to communicate his resignation to the King. The Premier on August 8 urged Lord Curzon
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  • SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.
    • 22 128 {From MOf gfcjq Correspondent.) Soerabaya Aug. 22. .The I?* j,ih of Boai La* been captured hy the DutcTi tr«x»ps.
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    • 70 128 RUMOURED ATTEMPT ON THE EMPRESS DOWAGER Rioting at Tai-Yuan {From our own Correspondent^ Hongkong, 3.20 pm Aug 17. There is a German report current here that an attempt on the life of the Dowager Empress of China was made as Her Majesty was on the way to the Summer Palace.
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  • 71 128 (Corrected up to Au<; '2-\.) B*ak 4 vi a 2 1; demand l 1 I I o Pnvato credits 3m s ~l* credits 6 in/ a 21} Franc::, demand 2(16! Germany, demand... lil? India, T. T, 158 Hohqkoh?, demand 7. 1 <lis Yokohama, demand 104-.', Java, demand 1261 Bangkok,
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  • 350 128 Atig -l\\ I 5 x n,,. v. :u M Nli S j Helat :< tM ..SMI *4»,t)|.M 7 BerBHvsr^,i, <i.)iti oi-U. to 7k 11 >,O»fc> Do Dff.., 10 1U 40,000 Bruoth M. Tin 10 JO 600,090 0.T.") Duff Dewloj-mont Co. if 1 £1 4100,000 6>pwugTta ...j.'l jgj jClOQyiiOn i«>
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  • Page 128 Miscellaneous
    • 406 128 FASSKNCiEKS AUKIVED. Aug. 17. Per Pundua Mr W Lindley and servant, Mr C E D Dany, Mr A W Stephen and servant, Mr G Memoli and servant, MiRidley and servant, Mr T E Llyod, Mrs Piper and infant and ayah, Mr B T D'Castro, and Mr Henderson. Per Rajah of
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    • 895 128 VESSELS IN PORT Other Vessels Flaes ft Ton* Masters Arrived From Co&steoees k Agamemnon Brit 4461 Day Aug 23 Liverpool Mansfield Aladdin Nor 4125 Olsen Aug 11 Hongkong Pat. Simon- '-< Amherst Brit 135 Scott Aug 23 Pontianak Wee Bin Arratoon Apcar Brit 2931 Fey Aug 23 Hongkong Pat. Simon
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    • 378 128 August 2J Bpiicleuch. Brit. s tl Reid, f- Hoiijk a d Japan. Lai Sang, Brit. *ti\. Lk-. br BM^ha^, Providence, Bar. >tr.. Corn Shantung. Q«r «>, Liitm.tn... via ports. Batavier, Brit. -tr. M PalemUanj. Waihoni. Brit str.. Broira, forfl kong and Amoy. Banka. Brit. -tr.. Etud ton, polls. Hydra, Xor.
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