The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (Weekly), 5 October 1905

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    18 209 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. WEEKLY MAIL EDITION. THIRD SERIES THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1905. No 949
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    CONTENTS.
    319 209 -Japanese Treaty IIOJJ ng Pa^ar and the Imperial rnruent 2u9 \V Egerton's Engagement 2»>!» v»-rn<»r and the Straits Medical 210 PI) Nine Million Claim 210 t ,^ress .>f the Malay States 210 Chatham and the Sue* Canal 210 an-Kussi;m Alliance 210 D. Shares 210 -r '-n »>t' Team Shooting
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  • Domestic Occurrences
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      Births.
      44 209 IooVUfeBH. On the °»rd Sept., at EversdeL. Rector/, Cambridge, the wife of Lieut. -Col. H A. I'.r.i rum, Sherwood Foresters, of a son, Edwards. On September 15, at 51, Boone Road, Shanghai, the wife of Gillespie Edwards, China Navigation Co., of a son.
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      Marriages.
      55 209 Clakke-Duake. —Aug. SI, at Weeke, Denis. sou oi late A. E. Clarke, Straits Settlements, to Bmill Dorothy Drake. Grenibr-Simmonds. —Sept. 2, E. Grenier, to Mart Victoria Simmonds, widow of late Captain J. H. Simmonds, of Shanghai. Turnbi 11-Sparlino. —Aug. 26, at Holborn, Robert, son of late William Turnbull, of
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      Death.
      16 209 Reii>. On Sept. 15, at Weihaiwei, Frank Baird Bm», native of Glasgow. Scotland, aged 53.
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    PRODUCE.
    131 209 Oct 4 Tin I 8-. Ghunbier *8>« > do. CnteffA i IS. do. ao. No. 2 11. Pdpper, BUek (ordinary Spore- 20. do. White, (Fail- L. W. I p.c o*H. Nutmegs 110 to the %A 3". do tr. th<* ft 8" Mace (Bandai 145 Gloves (AniboiKA) „38 Siberian Coffee
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    The Anolo-Japanese Treaty. September 28.
    340 209 The Anolo-Japanese Treaty. September 28. Hcis the Tress the People's ripht maintain, UlttMVed by influence and unbnbed by gain; lev patriot Truth her glorious precepts draw. 'i-.-d to Reunion. Loyalty and Law The most important telegram to-day is that which gives a fairly full {trcci* of the text of the
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    Taxjong Pagar and the Imperial GOVERNMENT.
    883 209 Taxjong Pagar and the Imperial GOVERNMENT. The careful attention of the public of this Colony is invited to the strangely disingenuous official declaration made in London regarding the position of the Imperial Government in reference to the expropriation of the Tanjong Pagar Dock Company. To those who, as we in
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    Mr Walter Egerton's Engagement. September 29.
    310 209 Mr Walter Egerton's Engagement. September 29. All Mr Walter Eoerton'.s inend> iu the Colony and Federated Malay State> will be greatly interested to hear that a marriage has been arranged between hiin and Airs K.YMnerslet, widow of the late Mr C. W S. Kynnerblby, Colonial Secretary. Botfc Mr Egerton and
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  • Page 209 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 209 Advertisements Column 1
      133 209 *rs to thf* Kagapora Free Ptpsa t::iine, from Europe to ttLeSt :«".t- hv i ill lines, are incited to sen-! t-' k€ *h- name of tiieir kieioj:^* :m«i d fc t j »i; „,.,r»>. Copies will 'hen. he i i t a rioiitt ports -of »;;11. > in Europe wishing
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      Page 209 Advertisements Column 2
      30 209 SIAM IN THE MALAY PENINSULA Short Account of the position o Siam in the States of Kelantan, Patani Le?eh and Sai. Re-pHnted from the Singapore Fr^^ Press/' Price ftO cents
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  • Page 209 Miscellaneous
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      290 209 THE WEEK. Europe mails of Sept 12 were brought by the N. D. L. Prinzess Alice on Wednesday, the N. J). L. Roon sailed on Monday with mails for Europe and the B. I. Bharata goes to-day. H. E. the Governor on Thursday of last week opened a Government medical
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    The Governor and the Straits Medical School.
    162 210 The Governor and the Straits Medical School. All who heard the Governor's speech yesterday afternoon at the opening of the Straits .Medical School are agreed that it was an excellent address Tt was imbued with sympathy for the scheme in itself, for the medical profession, to whose self-denying devotion His
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    A.T.P.D. "Nine Million "Claim. September 30,
    1557 210 A. T.P.D. "Nine Million "Claim. September 30, W't arc informed, on good authority, that the chum made by the Tanjong Pagar Dock Company against the Colonial Government amounts to the net unding figure of mm million pound* tterling! This stupendous sum will take the Colony's I reath away, for it
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    The "Chatham" and the Suez Canal.
    259 210 A professional gentleman who has arrived in Singapore by the mail, in connection with the Tanjong Pagar expropriation, has been telling a local friend an interesting fact about the blowing up of the ss. Chatham in the Sue/ Canal, which she was partially obstructing
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    A German-Russian Alliance.
    277 210 Onl of the most notable things in the telegrams to-day is the talk, chiefly in German v. of an alliance with Russia as a counterpoise to the renewal of the Auglo-Japanoo treat v. This, of course, would imply Ihe tinal disappearance of the old balance between the
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    T.P.D. Shares.
    298 210 < October 3. The notice given by the Colonial Office to he Tanjong Pagar Al- isory Roard m fjon- lon that it was dec :-icd to expropriate the Company was received, we understand, on De- T ember 9th 1904. On December 10th, oad x >nwards, there appeared to
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    A Question of Team Shooting.
    481 210 The msnsapore mam. in match with hTeogb eommler very tori isly ranee as it lies, it ptnlunl t.. chances of onenesses smnring sheets i we io not think it is. mime early, ssnet mmn soesethmg for those who have to gu long dieUae* the more
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    Tanjong Pagar Doce Company. October 4.
    138 211 Tanjong Pagar Doce Company. October 4. er tisemeiit columns of the SinyaI' 1 .iy contains a notification j extra iidinory Oesmml meeting ,a the IsSTJOSMJ Pagar Dock be la 11 «>u Friday the 13th as re to 1*? submitted < 1 -i the meet- i autfa nise Ibe Directors .o
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    The German "Ousting" of Singapore Trade.
    216 211 The German "Ousting" of Singapore Trade. i p•- is no! having ••'s in her colonial '1 is finding rather t i free an 1 :e ran be ss of the Ger- possessions, j rts ol mntries. In tern of »1 rwing rop >rl I Berlin, we Ibe claims made a
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    The Depraned Singapore Orang-Utan.
    374 211 1 iom< ati r ;he immorality 2 tarocus'. !!m re is no re- j s nners the r. -»f British an 1 foreis«i j B en *i li" ssian j„. is ml 1 mad. refer rat lie j v >rality maintained among i a of Ihe
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    SALE OF TOWN PROPERTIES.
    458 211 The third day s sale of properties belonging to the estate of Badjee feman (deceased > svas hold a1 Powell Co's Saleroom yesterday sfternoon. There was a large attendance and prices were again realised. Yesterday's auction completes the selling of Badjee i Osman's Estate, the total
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    CHIEF OFFICER'S SAD DEATH.
    271 211 A distressing oecnrrerce was witnessed at J [anjoug Pagar lasl evening, Mr. Thompson, be Chief Officer 01 the 8.1. steamer Urlana osing his life in somewhat extraordinary j circumstances. He had, it would appear letgotbe inchorandl beboal wasgoingout into the stream \U>>n something struck him ss
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    ATHLETIC NOTES.
    1604 211 The B class 150 yards race on Sunday last resulted in a long handicapped man coming in just in front of Linton who swam from scratch. The start of the winner is the longest which has been given to any placed man swimming in this class of races
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    THE BANDMANN OPERA COMPANY.
    421 211 La Poi i»kk." The Bandmann Opera Company last evening, before a very large audience staged La Postpe«\"' the performance of which will, no doubt, not only prove as successful a> any in their admirable repertoire, but remain as a delighful recollection of their visit to Singapore
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    59 211 Little wonde* that footbill st home IS to fl mrishing a sport hnaacully. In a recent uvu.orab e tie between T ttenhim BotepUT and Aston Villa, in which i'2,2o<) was drawn, the for ball was actually costing the enormous cr> wd over £24 a minute, or B*. every single sc<
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    THURSDAY, SEPT. 28, 1905.
    825 212 Mr J. E. Nathan beat Mr M. H. Graham in the Peuang LawD Tennis Championship. Q. M. and Hon. Lieut. EL Friar, re. is struck off the strength of the Command. Chua Kew for giving fool to prisoners in the lock up paid $1. Lieut D.
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    THE LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    233 212 Considerable interest centered in the game between the two Salzmanns and Hanbury and Miles last evening in the A class doubles. The former were owing their opponents a not very serious handicap. After starting somewhat raggedly the scratch men pulled together and won their games steadily,
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    LEAGUE FOOTBALL.
    362 212 Gr. and H. decided their League fixture a Tuesday evening at Tangiin both Coys. being well represented. <J. soon commenced to press putting in some good forward work. A foul was given against H. just outside the penalty area but the awarded kick went wide. 11. occasionally took
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    THE CELEBES WAR.
    150 212 On the 18th inst, in the afternoon, the Datu of Luwu, Wehauibi daengri Sampa, accompanied by her husband, the Opu Tjaning, hot daughter, Andi Luwu, uer son Djemma bahru, and the Onu tomari lalang ami the Opu anrepuru pampawa Opu. came to the bivouac at l*aloppo to
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    LAND SALE.
    156 212 The following properties were sold al Powell e\ Co's Saleroom yesterday afternoon. No 107 Amoy-st, 2,432 s^ ft, 999 years' lease. Bon. ght by V. B. C. Narainau Pillay for $12,000. Half share iu 3 pieces ol vacant land at Club■t, 10,989 iqft, 999 years 'esse. rVmghi by
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    62 212 A Paris telegram to Saigon makes the curious statement that M. Witte, ou his arrival at Paris declared that Japan renounced her claim for a war indemnity under a menace from President Roosevelt that he would withdraw from lier the support of the United States. The improbability does not lie
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    BOOKS RECEIVED.
    882 212 Captain Balaam of the Cormorant, by Morley •Joberts. Lucie and I, by Henrietta Cork ran. The Story of Lohongrin, by Bernard Capes. Unvin's Colonial Library. The Dark Ship, >>y Vincent Hmwn. Puck worth t Co. Morley Roberts' books are a spirited protest igainst the convention that a writer
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    HONGKONG INTERPORT PRACTICE.
    112 212 The first practice shoot ly tlie Hongkong 4 possibles for the Interpol t ssstoh was held OU Saturday afternoon at tli»- Kings Park Rifle Range, Kowloon. Tlie snooting ■as very satisfaetory and included a possible by Bonsh. A. Watson of the Volunteer*, at the longest range. The
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    POLICE NEWS.
    785 212 Dorasamy was arraigned in the P 0 on a charge of theft of a time-pi^ 75 cents from a house in Malabar- st h. who keeps a shooting gallerv iu Mai caught the accused in the conunisv offence and identified the tinin j Prisoner was sentenced to 21
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    FRIDAY, SEPT. 29, 1905.
    145 213 SELLING HAD FOOD. <>wKi: Fnm Bryaut thi> moruintr, Na^appa Ik reader was elnuuud by Inswith selnug adulterated milk. !i eoWl and supplied a b t<» the public Dr Kitned the milk and found rceut of w.iter. Ao- I IS in the cows milk »l:e eow in
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    SIPLAC TIN COMPANY ltd.
    136 213 i reludd- < was held ii ttvry- 1 t'< I :i i w»»re present V V W. > allil •I all ;i the u .ii-th. ether :l-l IO Mi- <• r I, I i peMFed i ii a ami I i him. Ii ilt' were ri
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    P & O SIMLA EXPERIENCES BAD WEATHER.
    154 213 P O SIMLA EXPERIENCES BAD WEATHER. K Vvillem 1, passed night .ind r4O Ii ;.u hour later. Cspt ron il.e Simla's deL the osWrratory sigS \Y ..i Luzon, travelling mail «swt <d IfcueeJesfield •iny ml and squalls weather iS. K., C alius* I sea .illd unThe sreathet cleaied as after
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    GOVERNMENT MEDICAL SCHOOL FOR MALAYA.
    2858 213 OPENED BY THE GOVERNOR. H.E. OB NATIVE IGNORANCE AND PREJUDICES. Those gentlemen, who, headed by the Hon. Tan Jink Kim, in September, 1904, petitioned 11. E. the Governor for the establishment <>f a mediea] sebo in Singapore, where Chinese and other non-European residents in the
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    WOMAN'S TRAGIC DEATH AT KALLANG PUDDING.
    143 213 WOMAN' S TRAGIC DEATH AT KALLANG PUDDING. A discovery of supposed murder was made at k'aliang Pudding last night by the poliee a Chinese woman being found dead in a house. A vo^o was round the neck of ihe body, but it was not pulled tightly and appqfirsuof point to
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    CLAIM AGAINST CLUB COMMITTEE MEN.
    151 213 CLAIM AGAINST CLUB COMMITTEE MEN. Test ok Muißl Id JULS*. Iu the Bn|reine Court this morning, Mr Carver inenthssrd the case, Joseph Travers and Company Lid, versus Craig and others, in which a eUisn i» lodged igsiuet defeulauls as numbers of the XJUMUtUSS of tJie now defunct Marine Club lie
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    THE NEW CLUB AT TANGLIN.
    2158 214 THE NEW CLUB AT TANGLIN. ABANDONMENT OF THE SCHEME. APATHETIC MEMBERS. The members. of the Tangiin Club were called together last evening to consider the •question of the New Club Scheme, S decision being desired as to whether the more ambitious idea of having a gymkhana and residential Club should
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    THE COLONY'S TRADES.
    374 214 A Busy Quartek. The quarterly return of imports and exports for the second three mouths oi the curreut year show that (excluding treasure) the value of the imports into Singapore as 161^004.018 aud into the whole Colony $83,065,6 0. Both these figures eiesed those for 1904 second
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    THE LATE CAPT. ST. G. HOLBROOK.
    519 214 F fiends of the l>t West fork*, (Lt.-Col. Grout ni'eji.) which arrived here from B«uej« koug in W'7, w i l l greatly regret i<» hear of the death 'a;>i rMiuund Robert St. George Holbrook. r».\.A.o Bombay. The r->»u:i correspondent of the 1/ rII
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    SATURDAY, SEPT. 30, 1905.
    179 214 Mr Albert Freear, well-knov.,, nt circles as a humorist, and a br.,t|,J Louie Freear, is dead M y r^ through the Far East, iw long I We understand that the j, j two arrests in connection wit}, t I tnurder of a Chinese woman n 1
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    JOHRE TIN MINE.
    28 214 Ibe total amount -a iu trihutors on the i ml nf II,:' .1 mining oov ltd dui iu I lie ii nt was pis 200
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    THE DEATH RATE.
    46 214 One case ot returns of i ust ri el f*ht e\ <r we regards unaih rs.no I biding put down to il 1 1 from lev- r and 1 H rate totalled el. t \n m I all F«Wty-Ml lei t" mouths old.
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    ILLNESS OF MR P. J. BURGES.
    50 214 the Ce\ >U 0 much iv. i sft .r H Strait t i>ir to Ceylon, b S nu!i a iievi 1 s postpone hi- risit late* sad sise for H We tender ar sin *ymp it In M- B bbm and nope there t*
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    LEAGUE FOOTBALL.
    134 214 Ou e Ineaday evening I cisVd th. ir League ntture I I much putting T .1 further two t -hie. A save sot k« Utety, aud srlu i I itave 1 in mi lield foi sset se\ I voer.l corner* I several t gerous snd at lasi score
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    POLICE NEWS.
    159 214 Y ste'day tftefUOSU bcf lows ting of Messrs I' T anasl lutn'Kiat st< f roll r\ of .t nut< rs.ei of a sjsnuuu saw 'I H .tfua^aultjuglier. M Pr»«ecNtof roudt* U Tli^ea-lv u.|.« n.««Mth«' rig»ir« ■■> i !l On 13 instant, M x lit 1 if. Court et
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    723 215 nsssussi eosfri ssl /nrrss/s h'belti J 0 VENAL. j I >,»rrv to hear that the Tsar has I ,1 a wet ti 1 Hague Peace Conference. what hue seeuned since the i the nusluusaviour of the e in. nt iii the Far Bast we can I
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    Correspondence.
    313 215 I'aperhuntino. fo rue Kditob. Dsun Sir, During the past fortnight I beteve two Paper Hunts have Ken held and our readers have been treated to graphic ac>unts of the success of both of them. Now I hapjHuied to be present at the fiuish 1 the first one and have
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    THE FIRE ON A DYNAMITE SHIP.
    672 215 THE FIRE ON A DYNAMITE SHIP. Tub Chatham Collides with the Clan CIMMINO. Thk Suez Canal Blocked. Port Said, Sept. 6. An accident occurred beween k il. 13 and kil. 24 during last night. It appears that the ss. Chatham, having some 70 MM tens of dynamite on board, which
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    THE TIMES ON KELANTAN.
    1313 215 Tin: First Administration Report. (Times, Sept. 7.) The name of Kelantan, a province of Siamese Malaya, concerning which we publish this I morning an interesting communication from a j Correspondent, is hardly likely to convey any j definite idea to the great majority of Eugj lishmen.
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    CHANDU PRO-ECUTIONS.
    291 215 In the second Court this morning before Mr Harriott, Capt Stoevitch of the German steamer Koh Si Chang, was prosecuted l>v Mr Jennings for being concerned iu the illicit importation of chaudu, 40 tins valued at $1,200. In addition to the 40 tins the evidence showed that a
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    BORNEO WHARF STABBING AFFRAY.
    92 215 IoOLIE St'« ci \ins. The Tanjong Pagnr Wharf coolie who wa> I seriously wounded in Ihe hick from a knife slash in the stabbing affray at Borneo Wharf last week has died fr« in his injuries, and his i dying depositions won- taken on .Saturday j
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    THE MOVEMENTS OF METALS.
    221 215 The visible supply of tin ou Jan. 1, 1905, excluding American stocks was 14,431' tons valued at £149 10 per ton, an amount and pries greatly exceeding those for lHi>4, 1908. During August 5,732 tons were shipped from the Straits, ;M> tons from Australia, and 2t<>
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    15 215 Admiral Togoo suakeu b.Vt! ship, Mikasa, i at Sdbebo, will be raised :a three months.
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    SINGAPORE RIFLE ASSOCIATION.
    1047 216 SINGAPORE RIFLE ASSOCIATION. PaopobEo Monthly Shoots. The annual meeting of the Singapore Rifle Association was held last evening in the S. V. C. Drill Hall, Major Broadrick presiding over a fair attendance including Hon Sec A. E. T. Murray, Capt H. R. Baker, Surg Fowlie, Lieut CM. Phillips, Sergt Beadsvvorth,
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    MONDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1905.
    490 216 The London Biidge arrived here vesterdav. from Cebu with copra, and goes on to Colombo. The many patrons oi Mr T. L. (losling. will be glad to learn that he has secured the premises fojrtuerlv occupied by him in Battery Road. j and will open to-day.
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    THE FINE ART OF PHOTOGRAPHY.
    253 216 Messrs Lambert and Oompaui have on view on their premises at Battery-rd a really capital exhibition of photographic effects as developed by the latest aids of science. The extent to I which they have carried their work is thev claim far ahead <d' anything else
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    SWIMMING AND WATER POLO,.
    237 216 A large number of members went across to the Swhnmiug Club yesterday morning and had a most enjoyable hat lie. iu a verv full tide, with bright sunshine overhead I 50,..; sifter the arrival of the first launch 14 competitors were started in the B." class
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    Correspondence.
    546 216 iO THE KDtTOSJL A DISCLIMEK Dear Sir, Referring to the report iu your issue of the 29th, under the headiug of Sellino Bai> Food You refer to a case where I was defendant charged with exposiug or cassnasr to be exposed for sale at Powell ft Co's auction rooms
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    RIFLE MATCH.
    398 216 Sixoajmk v v PSBan Yesterday morning the Singapore team as- lembled at the BaMestier Ritle Range at 7a.m. to shoot off the above match. The light was good at this hour but the team were unfortunately delayed from (ring for about half-au-iiour by volumes of smoke, fr^m a
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    INTERIOR COLONISATION IN RUSSIA.
    415 216 Now peace has lieen concluded the internal problems of the Empire will come in full 1 ground, and require ■oletm* Ti consideration must hs given In \,u ance— afterwards to a sssssU it is remembered thai ah..] population of lessee- I the year l*o; feel and
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    THE REGIMENTAL TATTOO.
    99 216 The Regimental utttoo it lav sijrht proved d ure was held to comttl Moedwil!. South A i i.i ost heavily. The quartei uvtiily eel oculed wuh dinVrea md tin* men taking pail 01 mid into designs of slai I'he action was earmouious thr rheu the evolutions coochi
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    LEAGUE FOOTBALL.
    130 216 A League passe tees j today evening, I > aud M Cher. I>. are phili: Plundering I heir sla» eason, and wen m; nupt urn out Front the KM* ad down tn>- ti< Id in Mjui be urmi le wore. A i! I laii in a udid bit
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    THE TIGHTTEST PLACE I WAS EVER IN.
    1815 217 THE TIGHTTEST PLACE I WAS EVER IN. \n Ri'.uiN Reserved. V. u 61 SHOI FOB AN OUTLAW, B M Macdo.vald > tjrcA Oj"if," 4tc. nan lever I have been iu I i mi get ing out had :f e-« I m mid lon ere i 1 at mj Inst im.
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    THINGS LEFT UNSAID.
    283 217 The following was found in s mutilated condition in thegrouuds of the Lunatic Asylum after the opening of tiie 8 raits Medical 8 'hool by H. E. the Governor. The author wasn't ap- parently given a chance: rhere i~> one thing which the other speakers hive refrained
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    THE AGREEMENT.
    408 217 He trusts that the Russian Government will recognise that the new agreement i^ an international instrument to which powers interested in Far Eastern affairs cannot tale exception. The letter draws esp. vial attent'u B t<» article two 6t the treaty laying stress on the words Unprovoked attack and
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    RUBBER IN THE MALAY STATES.
    794 217 A Chat with Mr V. Wickwae. A Bio CONCB*BION. Mr V. Wickwar, brot'ier of Mr J. Wickwar, of Nuv.aca Eliyi, and th** w-ll known Malay States panter, is again in Otfftou en route to England, by the Armand uehie.*' He stay a few days in
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    SEPOY LINES GOLF CLUB.
    66 217 The Monthly Medal was played for ou Saturday. Scores O. Hall 47 4s In &> I)r Murrav- K ,l>orls.Mi 46 4* 1<» 96 ,J. CH. Lhubj 47 40 <• 90 W. Lasghain Carter U\ 40 8 i^J H. Man-k.tt 51 :>«'» 1^ I*:; M Ford -VJ
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    S. L. G. C. ANNUAL MEETING.
    144 217 1, 7 The annual uieeting the Sepoy Lines Golf Club was held on Friday afternoon iu the Club Pavilion. There nas u fair attendance of members aud after mt discuss n it decided to raise tlie niontbb i»ub*«criotiou to i $1.50 per month. The
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    IDLE THOUGHTS.
    2286 218 All Rights Rbskrvbd.] by JEROME K. JEROME {Au'h»r tf "Three Men in a Bent" u Pmul Keftsr," Me.). Philosophy, it has been said, is the art of bearing other people's troubles. The truest philosopher I ever heard ol was a woman She was brought into the London Hospital
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    A NOTED VIOLINIST'S VISIT.
    208 218 Mr Leopold IVemyslav, a young Polish violinist who has so early attained great distinction and is DOW on a tour of the world, writes to us from Batavia to say that after a successful tour iu Java, and before going on to Australia he intends to
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    592 218 American papers report that the pearl and shell tisheries iu the Sulu group of the Philippine archipelago piomise to be an important industry iu the near future. The deposits in the Japanese Post < Mice Savings Banks have increased Yen 10,000,000 in the last seven months. The war does not
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    SPORTING NOTES.
    330 218 In the last notes attention ajaa I fact that the continued p.. weather has rendered the track i hard for the horses, wh„ h being kept well in hand ami going at top speed This kind of work tj tl particularly inter— tin. I tfho may as well
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    CRICKET.
    149 218 v. m c. a. s i; c **n VI Played ou Bsturdsy, i M C I two men short. N at C L\ \V. Pringt c (hemiet b /Uvb f 1\ .1. Beujsneid c K m Iss yi r I hVaj A. Merttier c snd b l\ I aw
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    ALLEGED CRIMINAL BREACY OF TRUST.
    47 218 ALLEGED CRIMINAL BREACY OF TRUST. i'lM-.-M-i Acuen ren .lun; I. aho UUS p* tscuted ..nip.un for criminal bret pod i<> material supplied ?:i" recently acquitted by Ml Third Court The magistrate what be bad done bad Im»«ii could not sad him guttti Thi« esse has txteuJotl seer
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    127 218 >, n itor hi-tri.-!i of N' i! 'i w I j.'..% ing eoawicf h «r in ,t,;i <\, Bui if lab eroaj t'." 1-:- Canal i- to incur Midi hi j .'..I during il»" pt««i CtMHfMiiji under I r.i;l. Jin alleged tli.it. oven I wwi fair, and outside rue sc
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    THE USEFULNESS OF SIAM.
    174 219 -m m vi: t»' with some gratification, says p.. r that France 6eems to lie quite Q with what it has acquired in the Q a ftks rrotSUSS l>etween Siain and t n lndo-China. BtSSt, we are f „r It worthy of the confidence r Chaatahoou
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    AFTER THE WAR.
    430 219 rhat Ibe world is I I r E isl. en I resi lent in 4 riewa iu the Pall 1 *d«len •iulheFir li mi and m h; be peculiar eleineutt i <»t t hin_s which baa bei n c ibe of China by u so Ibingg that
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    115 219 Tramway Co Ltd. hid their Ii tl ir own electric current, ml j. i- station down aa war st M i:._; id. TllS oar nu Willi and the run was a su ZtSßtn in i 4Ugura well for the comfort I iblic who will use the Conation is now practically
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    NARROW ESCAPE FROM DROWNING.
    135 219 Saturday afternoon while the boarders of the St Xaviers Institution, Penang, were being given i sea bath at Tanjong Bungah one of the boys, lamed Bernard Perkins, was dragged away rom his comrades by the strong current then unning and got out of his depth. One
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    GERMAN COLONIES.
    210 219 An OuTspowjrji CniTiciBM. The Berliner 'J';i_;« blaAt publishes an outipoken article from iho pen of the military writer Col. Gadke, on the subject of Germain s .louies. Col Qa Ike, according to Dalsiels Berlin correspondent, declares thai up to the present time Germany has reaped no benefit ivhatever
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    THE TRUSTEESHIP OF TOWN HALLS.
    213 219 The following is takes from Indian Engineering and refers to Client a Town Hall. It mighl be locally interesting. •'ihe Town Hall has been built out ol* public funds and is public property, and does net vest in any custt dian of it, temporary or
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    MUAR NEWS.
    287 219 [From our ozcii Correspondent.) Sept, 28th. The Sultan's birthday has been duly celebrated here. As usual the Esplanade was the chief centre of attraction. A number of Pandals' were run up in that neighbourhood for native entertainments, such as, bangsawan, rouggeng etc. The roads were decked with streamers,
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    47 219 Tbe cholera epidemic at Madras continued unabated at the dale of last advices, the daily returns being alarmingly high. Outbreak^ were reported in both the General Hospital and ihe Government Lunatic Asylum. The death rate from :iH causes in One week was over 125 pi»r mi He.
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    THE END OP THE WORLD.
    370 219 A Strange Sect. TnE Mission of James and Charlssv. The world is coming to an end to all intents and purposes in 1917. The earth itself is not to perish, but most of the people are to go. Afterwards there will be a period of
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    PLANTATION vs. BRAZILIAN RUBBER
    302 219 I The point that the absence of moisture might he the explanation of the deterioration of Plantation rubber described by Mr P. J. Burgees, has been brought to the attention of that gentleman, who has made the following comments thereon to a representative of a Ceylon
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    345 219 Mr Olarovskys rac'ng pony '<Jheer>"Vas i told at auction at Bangkok for Tictls 1,725. Mr Nordmanu was the purchaser, it is stated. i on behalf of a newly formed racing syndicate consisting, of Mr Montgomery Schuyler. 0. (J. Edwards and Luang Sunthorn Kosa. Victon was also s*>ld forTicals 300. Prom
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    THE SUEZ CANAL.
    73 219 j REDronoN* of Transit Rate Next Yeak At a meeting of the Council of the Sue/ Canal Company held in Paris on Sept 1, it wa> decided to reduce the transit rate from Bf. 50c I to 7f. 75c. per ton from the first of January next,
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    H. M. TSI AN'S PORTRAIT.
    214 219 Mr Hubert Vba hu> now completed the j portrait of the Bmpreaa Dowager -i China. upon which he has l>een engaged ail OS Jum iast. According to the Cbiaa Tjaaot/* too artist has been baving nttinga at the artistic hour ol" five .mm until his
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    SIR HENRY McCALLUM AND THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION.
    273 219 Thi Sentiment or mi: Boctthuuu fuoss. Pietermaritsburg. The members of the British A Moesttiou mrued here from Durban one afternoon in four spatial j trains, after a delightful journey iu bright* hracI in^ weather. A reception and garden party at Government House were
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    AUSTRALIA'S TRADE WITH THE EAST.
    349 219 The Brisl aue Daily Mail" says: A l>risbane merchaut interested in Eastern trade has obliffinfflv furnished us with particulars con- i eernirc_ r the revised Customt tariff for the treaty 1 ports oi China comprising detailed information us to the duties levied on products affecting
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    77 219 About ho Of 70 member- j the TeuSOUSn j Club, including a number of ladies, had a nip L vesterday m the new N. D. I- ts. Marudu, just t I come out for the Borneo trade. The party 3 started from Tanjong ftujaf tl 7 am. ran round Dorsburgh
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    MR. P. J. BURGESS IN CEYLON.
    1866 220 Some Nora on Rubber. Mr P. J. Burges (iovernuient Analyst of the Straits says the Times of Ceylon is in Ceylon now eu route io Singapore. As is well-known in Ceylon, Mr Burgess \vu» relieved of his duties in Singapore, and tent home by
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    PROGRESS IN SIAM.
    290 220 Letters reaching Paris from Bangkok continue to ->\e most encouraging accounts of the progress of piactical reform iu Siam. These do not r. late to the political institutions of the couutry, but to improved administration, ind to tic opening up of good roads aud railw ivs. I
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    Correspondence.
    647 220 Mr W. H. Shelford on thk Currency. To rUf EDITOR. Sir, Your correspondent, a member of the Chamber of Commerce who shunned the open field offered him at the General Meeting, still takes shelter in your editorial columns. Ido not wish to prolong such a combat. The aspect of
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    SINGAPORE COLD STORAGE.
    399 220 The following is the report to Iw pres m tlie third ordinary general meet ing ->! above oimpany, on Oct 6, a! lireshani H Battery Square: The accounts now submitted eouipih twelve month* from Ist July, |jb>4 till '■'> I Ij June, 1905. rim buildings and pi
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    THE TOKIO RIOTS.
    478 220 Narrative or an Evi:-\Vr T vi,. Tkrriki.k Sctuus. T h The growing inuliguuliou st^K! nary peace terms has at last thanks to the indiscretion (1 thanks again to them the conservative estimate, |O0 killed and four timet that i while more than three arrest The tetrssnler at
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    A REFRACTORY CREW.
    110 220 hnversl uneusjew in mi ii. Bollivsn, M» I J .il- -n and t.'t-l ell. ilpf I Mi < 'oim in yeetst I United disisVirspuoe «4 H to disobey Uwfttl coiu: and lui uejr «he nSfSsagV I l lie louiile .ij.p •u> H di m rtii ig at
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    TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3. 1905.
    179 221 "~"T rH xU re that the Singapore community V will regret to learn that the Hon'ble at r -^..jiver i. s. 0., Attorney-General, will rhe end of this year. fWsnuestus Itetweeu Capt Spencer K. Hol- Brigade, and Miss Lula Pfizer will Qnorse't, Hanover Souare, on i
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    TANGLIN CLUB.
    67 221 the howling for the September M as follows: 1 834 to -794 ">77 plus J«»o 777 >( 754 plus JO 774. &49 pins 180 760 7t>o torates 763 H 578 plus 180 7">* I 594 pins 140 7;>4 U44 phn &0 724 K t; H Hi pint 200
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    UK INCOME AND EXPENDITURE.
    426 221 a no» i nu; 1906 BuDOET. I j; I^,-t estimates for 1906 published in t Qasette thou thai the total auti>venue is 99,479,064; two niillious I the probable revenue of 1905 and Utd a quarter less than the actual 1904. The decrease is due to a
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    25 221 I'ipa is going to let JOU marry 1 tafcaecsfl .n—' How do yau know r lb iMd th:it after all it *as «M*»»r Mian I
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    BANDMANN OPERA COMPANY.
    891 221 "The Toreador." Last night, before a crowded house, the Baudmann Opera Company, which is to give a short season of musical Comedy and opera here, produced that favourite Gaiety piece The Toreador." When we say the music is the joint work of Mr Ivan Carylljand Mr Lionel
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    THE WRONG HOUSE.
    92 221 A strangelv assorted crowd of IS Chinese were before Mr Seth in the Third Court this morning for the offence of playing in a common gaming house in 31, Upper Chinchewst. The Malay Police Sergeant, however, instead of executing the warrant at the address "iven went into
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    36 221 The Ist King's o#l Royal Lancaster Regiment formerly in Singapore, is- to have its headquarters at Shwebo, and a detach ment at Bhaino. It is to leave Calcutta, for Burma about the close of the year.
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    MASONIC CLUB SMOKING CONCERT.
    77 221 i A smoking concert at the Masonic Club on Saturday night proved very successful, the spacious club room being comfortably filled by an audience, who listened to an admirable musical programme, the contributors to which were Messrs E.A. Brown, J. A. Lindsav, H. B. Helbert, C.
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    SERIOUS COOLIE QUARREL.
    903 221 Mackenzie-rd has provided another of those quarrels which have been of such frequent occurrence in Singapore lately, and which, as with the majority, threatens to have a fatal ending. Three rikitha coolies, brothers, had cherished, from tome cause, animosity towards another man, and on Saturday night thev
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    WEDNESDAY, OCT. 4, 1905.
    899 221 The Dutch steamer Tasman from Pulau Laut arrived here with a cargo of |J6S tons of coal. The driver of tram car No 1"> ran nto a rikisha this morning on Seraugoon-rd The rikisha was wrecked. Monday the ninth of October is ihe Jewish feast of
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    A POLITICAL RETROSPECT.
    1764 222 [All Rights Reserved.]* BY PROFESSOR VAMBERY. It is now forty-one years Sgo, when returning from Central Asi that I thought it my duty to lay before the British public my experiences in Central Asia. The reception 1 was favoured with in the press made it easy for
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    ENGLAND v. RUSSIA IN PERSIA.
    312 222 RESULT OF MR. A.N. SCHNEIDER'S Al»\j.\T TO TKHEKAN. St. Petersburg, August 26. Over the sioaia:iue of Mirsa Karagag Ali Khan, the Slovo's correspondent in Teheran, a letter appears on Etusso-SnglUfa relations in Persia. It savs:— 'Since the ••.nival in Teheran of our newMinister, A. N.
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    THE LAWN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP.
    649 222 Salzmann Loses to Gaunt. Great interest was displayed in the Championship round of the S. C. C. tournament singles last evening, and the spectators, who included a large number of ladies, were treated to an extremely interesting The following account is supplied by a correspondent. At
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    THE SOLDIER'S DRINK.
    342 222 This morning before Mr Bryant iu the Fhru 4 Court, Lo See Soon, oi 209, Sirangooa-rd, appeared to answer a charge o\ unlawfully selling liquor to a private of the Notts sad Derbyshires, without the pennission of his commanding officer, on Sept 'S-\. Defendant is one of
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    THE EVOLUTION OF BIG STEAMSHIPS.
    339 222 One of the most surprising mercantile marine of our time is tl„. W crease in tonnage of the lar-.- ft vessel which was launched I the Hamburg-America line I Only ten vears ago the largest I mer«, the Campania and I. slightly over one-half oft!,,-
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    POLICE STAYS.
    403 222 "Testerdav mo siatr. dd is i I. u»« se Lien I stabbing affrsy, were igain placed iu t o( Ibe Ss on I I I forth res .Mt Houtagu 11; e:i ed and Applied for b His H tAowed bid iu s bio In 2 to No 1,
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    TELEGRAMS.
    3429 223 Ueuiew* Ajency.) Vlniiralty disclaims all connection with si t Tanjong Pa^ar. It is officioed that the Ooeerusseut of the Settlements is the purchaser, and not Quiuunuust An_rlo-.l;jp;tnese treaty ha> I is Loudon and Tokio. preamble snd sight articles that the object of the >nsolidation and ms intone urn ol
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    SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.
    42 224 SUBMERGED MINE DISASTER {Fr*m cm- earn Corrcsp*ndeMt.) Hongkong Oct 2. The M. Msiehho was blown up on Saturday bv a sumbmerged mine DO miles west of the south east promontory. Fifteen person are missing including the engineers Muir and Mauchan.
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    SHARES.
    423 224 u. f Issue Paid UU Capital VaJuc uptQ Company. Buyers Sellers Traau; MINES. $800,000 $10 In Belat Tin M. Co. Ltd $115,000 16 10 Bersa*ah Gold M. Co. Ltd $40,000 lo 10 Do Do (Deferred) J $600,000 lo lo Bruseh Hydraulic Tin M. Co Ltd $M C400.000 11 C
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    THE ANGLO-JAPANESE ALLIANCE.
    282 224 Admiral Noel's Visit. our own Correspondent*) Tokio Od 3. Admiral Noel with seven warships and six destroyers will visit the Japanese Heet at Yokohama about Oct 9. (Straits Press Agency. I Thk Evacuation of Manchukia Hongkong, Sept 27th.— It is reported on reliable authority that the Chinese
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    EXCHANGE.
    46 224 (Ooaaujcfsa l r Bank 4 ins dewaud Private credits :J at b credits 6 i France, demand Germany, demand. Lniha. T. T. Hongkong, demand Yokohama, demand Java, den*and Ban g kg k, demand Sovereigns, Bank of England Rate Discount 3 mouth:- bills Bar Silver London
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      331 224 CLBAKANC K S September 27. Ayuthia. Brit, str.. Curtis, for Bombay. September 28. Tanglin. Gar. str.. Lenss, for Bangkok. Heim, Nor. str., Eriksen, for Bangkok. Brouwer. Dut str.. Greger, for Deli via porta. Labium, Brit. str.. Gardner, for Yokohama. K. Willem L. Dut. str.. Versteigh, for Batavia. Kintuck. Brit. str..
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      762 224 October 1. Tringganu, Ger. str., Littmann, for Zamlxianga via ports. Auchenarden, Brit str, Crowder, for Rangoon. Batavier, Brit, str., Morris, for Natunas and antl Anainhas Is. Betsy, Dut str. Bojeng, for Rangoon via ports. Isabe'la. Dut. str.. Passang, for Rhio, Singkep ami Lingga. Emilr-, Dut. str., Aboo, for Rhio. Pelayo,
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      550 224 I VESSELS IN PORT :o: »Vlen-of-Vrar FUr and Tons Commanders Arrived Prom Flora Brit cruiser 4360 Dalton Sept 12 Trincouiali Sea Mew Col. 500 Maddocks Sept 30 Penang vJtnerVessels Flaes Ton« Masters Arrived From Consleneei u' h Afghan Prince Brit 3183 Campbell Sept 25 Manila ItsuS* f^H Airlie Brit 1492
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