The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (Weekly), 26 September 1907

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    18 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. WEEKLY MAIL EDITION. THIRD SERIES THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1907. No. 1,052
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    CONTENTS.
    258 1 1 H'lr~» > Stal th» FJI.S. 177 M tkin^; Authority 177 »jue-^ -'liable Aifr»-emeut 17s !o-v •> iin-i I -lam 17S L.e»t*?»i»nt ol" th»- Bal*i^h 17s tn.fi iv fJ"\a and t KiH«- 7s A ia* c Im:i 'i^r.tti n Frstriction 17«j P»iMiv- ll^altl. and *')iin»*>»' loitiativc 17«» \I.S •'hin»-«-»
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  • Domestic Occurrences.
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      Births.
      59 1 FkihDKH ii.—On the 2."» th Au^u^t at Dalk» ith, 69 Byd» uham Hill, London S. E M the wif« of Gt'STAV Fkiedkicii of daughter. At Ualado, (iraugo-rd, on th«- 22nd, th« wife of Captain A. Ne\gi>E of a daughter. P.rown.—On Sept. 22nd, at M Leytonstone," Clove Hall Road. P»nang,
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      Marriages.
      106 1 lllAMONI) WKDDINtJ. On the 2«th August, 1847, at Moradabad, by the Rev. G. A. F. Saulez, Daniel son of Elias Mocatta, Litutenant, 26th Light Infantry, to Georgiana Lucinda, daughter of the late Major Francis Edward Manning, 16th Grenadiers. Present address, 15, Abbeystreet, Chester. At the Itegistrars Office on the
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      Deaths.
      47 1 In Aufcus* in Berlin, Jessie Grace, fourth daughter of the late John St. Clair, f.r.g s., f.e.i.s.. of Newton Stewart, N.B. Frieduh-h. On the 26th Au^u^t at Palkeith. >!> Sydeuhaui Hill, London S. E. the infant daughter (Klliuor Kuby Charlotte i of Mr. .t Mrs, Glstav PUEOBICH.
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    PRODUCE.
    127 1 Spteinb:i- 2o Th bvjen 83.02^ Gambia 00 Gambier Crtke No. 1 10.35 Gambier Cube No. 2 9.70 Pepper Black (ordX S'po^' 17-Ou Peppe-, White (fair L.W. 5 p.c. 23 00 Nutme<jB(lloto the Ib.) 22 uO Nutmegs (SO to tbe Ik) 32 00 Mace (Banda) 64.00 Cloves (Amboina) Liberian Coffee
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    The Trkaty Status of the: F. M. S.
    1161 1 I'err ►hal' t'i<? Pr^<; fli^ P^opiA rl^nt maintain ITiuurti] I,} biflacnoe an' nnbrilx«l by gain; litre ;i.it i <t Truth h r cWions precepts ('.raw. !'ledge«l t> Religion, Loyalty anj Law. Sep. 20. TwtKK has been a -certain well based objection expressed
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    Slum Making by Authority.
    764 1 Nine uut of ten of the sanitirv ev;is of Singapore are attributable to one certain caase, namely, the appallingly reckless way m which the Land Department of days gone by sold allotments m town on fatill vicious principles, or rather on the entire ignorance of any
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      376 1 PASSENGERS. Ph Ban Fo Soon Mr A. de Val and Mrs ►dink and i'.innlj. P^" Sapplio: Messrs Paps. Nottingham, r.lphu'k. Per Putiala Messrs Woolat, Rattanoband, :{^ko»)!n.»! t \V.H>d, Mrs T.in^'ey and child a.; Mr M.iter. Per Wmmlllll 1 Man: Mr a,ad Mrs Duu■.n, R. Bulluior^. G, Newman, M. Ismail, S.
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      257 1 THE WEEK. The last mail from home arrived by the British India Thon«jrwa, ou Saturday with dates up to August '^0. A lK>m<vwar<l nuiil was taken by the M. M. Tourane. on Monday and this weekly goes by the P. *V O. Malta, to-day. A serious tire occurred on Tuesday
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    A Questionable Agreement.
    708 2 Sep. 21. Ahhough the text of th<* Aagb-Rwiiaii Agreement is not yet made public, there is still another inkling given as to its scope m the telegram printed to-day. The authority is presented as a M statement made at St. Petersburg, ana it mar be assumed fcr
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    Morocco and Islam.
    1330 2 Sep. 23. While there mu>t be a general feeling of regret at the news that theMoorish tribesmen -wLo have given the French at Casablanca a sample of the grim determination that ii the natural expression of fanaticism, are not disposed to enter into an understanding with General
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    A Lieutenant of the "Raleigh."
    729 2 la tbe death of Admiral of the FUv the Kirl of Clanwilliam we see the I appearance of one of the lust of the linU that connected the late Admiral Sir Henky Keppel and his famous i"riga!~ the Raleiyh, with associations of Singapore, and other
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    Canadian Boys and the Rifle.
    132 3 KM Rmnm p**rty at home continue to rvceiv* lessons from the Outer Empire as to .>h.r patriotism is and what it should do, ua that iv every case will be fouud to be exactly whit rommon-sense would dictate. *Ir*re i-j oi»e example from Canada that
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    Asiatic Immigration Restriction.
    1214 3 Sep. 24. I* is unfortunate that those difficulties «t;t ween the white population of the Ameri•an Pacific coast ports and Chinese and .Japanese immigrants should now tied an tcufe parallel m the Canadian Pacific terri- Ties. To a certain extent, looked at m a -receral wty and
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    Public Health and Chinese Initiative
    2044 3 Sep. 25. Whilk the Municipal Health Committee have produced a report with various sensible recommendations ou the substance of Professor Simpson's Report on the Sanitary Condition of .Singapore," it is disappointing to note that this golden opportunity has not been seized to enforce the prime
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    F. M. S. Chisese and Revolution.
    275 4 That there U a serious revolutionary movement m Southern China is beyond jiiestion, und th^s may be ta^en as a pha9e of that political unrest that has given the Imperial Government at Peking so many -rrave qualms of late, and been the stimulus to
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    Passenger Landing Accomodation.
    1395 4 .Sep. 26 Mo»l than ever, now that the function t Singapore as B port of distribution ii shrinking year by year. nay, has vanished entirely bo far us certain regions ".re concerned has it become :i truism that for the greater part of our activity Singapore depends
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    MALACCA NOTES.
    216 4 The semi-finals of the Golf Championship were played eft at L*reb with the result that Humphries aud Sime will compete m the final. In the first tie Firmntone the 1906 Champion iwm put out by Humphries and m the second Mmldocks was defeated by Sime. In both cisei
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    SHELL EXPLOSION ON A JAPANESE WARSHIP.
    68 4 Forty of* the crew of the battleship "Kashima' 1 were killed and '.vounded by the pxplosion of 1 shell after target practice at Kure on the Au^u»*. The killed include a lieutenant, cadets, and a staff officer The majority of the bystanders were fearfully
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    RAUB GOLD MINE.
    759 4 The General Manager s rc-f. n, IiJV weeks ending 7th September au_- th*. Mine Measurements, ami a^ay prospecting work shows a total of 410 fet t i,, the period <4 weeks under review, made v of 117 feet sinking, 17 feet rising. hH fj. driving and 197
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    SALE OF FLOUR.
    112 4 BoßvooChnmun fTmUvM >■ > d A suit, the BtIMD Compaiiv w%. the CL» neso chop Poh Cheng Iruan v:u> vl«»v.ii n the list of the C'hiet Jwtlt*, Mr W. 1 Hyndman Jones, je^t rdaj but the dcfea acts did not put \u :m MMMMMft '1 claim was
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    42 4 A report by Mr Ludla*, Aasisuut trict < >flioer, Lower !'erak, ou the ar.bjttf' of water- wheeN for the !Vrak l:iwr ha befn coHbidered bj the 1 eruk StattO* LCI and the sum of £i'oo for the ere wheels Tr»prov3d as m 9ip«»rm^"^
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    Friday, Sept. 20, 1907.
    634 5 C<>J«taMt!* Oilrov. I*, uric and I'eirce promoted to Sergeants. They are -mart young fellows and deserve their prouiulion. An extra race ralue WN over iI.C. will be run on the second da? of the races if there are sufficient entries. The race is for Singapore ex-i?riffin9
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    THE QUARANTINE PROBLEM.
    215 5 H < Piran^ <;» u-tte> are glad to be aUe sta!o that the situation at il»e Quarantine Camp on PdM .Jerej^k is MBtiblj ituproviu^. TWra have been two more eseee .»f cholera at t i,e central OMp, but no n>>re it two ot the t'tbr OUBf*i WO
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    THE LAW OF EXTRADITION.
    1256 5 CHINESE FUGITIVE FROM SOERAIJAYA. An Allsobd Dbfectiyi Requisition Before the Chief Justice Sir AY. H. Hyndman Jones, m the Supreme Court yesterday, an interesting extradition question was argued, m the matter of Yap Swee Eng and the Extradition Acts of 1870 and 100»'», and of the
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    FRASER & CO'S. SHARE CIRCULAR.
    451 5 FRASER CO'S. SHARE CIRCULAR. The announcement aB to the proposed distribution of the unissued capital of the Straits Trading Company caused a rapid advance m the shares and a fair business was transacted on the rise, but they have since eased a trifle and are offering at quotation. Pahang Cob>
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    "OPIUM-SMOKERS NEED NOT APPLY.
    208 5 bays the Malay Mail The following is a translation of a notice posted up by the Eng Hoat Kongsi for the information of coolie:- The opium habit has proved very harmful to our brethren, ami many have been seriously ill through it. Not ouiv docs it
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    LATHAM'S REPORT.
    640 5 The chief feature of m ten m the market this week, has been the announcement wh<\ by the Directors of the Straits Tiadiug Com pany, regarding the distribution of the remaining unissued capital of the Company. particulars of which we give below. The circular was issued on Monday
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    INDIAN GOVERNMENT AND THE PEESS.
    216 5 Special telt-gut m.s to the Tiwte§ <>( Cctfiom, dated CblcotU, September sth nd ftb, ire as follows The London [fihefmi Pwi strongly <-..n--deiJiH-i the a-rei-Miient. **nt^red into by Of Indian downinient with the DaH < \fmil ie suupljinjf Indian aewi lor England tfeiougli Mr Everard
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    LAWN TENNIS.
    62 5 HoMBUBG CUP CoVTBtT Nr.'\ Zkm. Defeated London, August -Hth, Ju :Lo tu^l i test for tbe Hombursr lawn tinu'.s cup *in^ morning, O.'to vcn Troit/h^in:. (it" m. il competitor, met and easily def^'it^r} *h<? Zealand champion, A. F. IVildio^. sets went tj to to 2, and »i to
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    Saturday, Sept. 21, 1907.
    482 6 The Tamil Immigration Fund O.dicatce couies iuto force on Oet Ist. Sir ill, am T. Dupree was a pjss°nger Through Singapore yesterday In- the Poona for Hongkong. luvititions have been issued l»v Mr. Seah \Adn% Se*h to an at houie at Ucndtmeer «»u O-t *.h on
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    FOOTBALL.
    157 6 DARUL ADAH CUP. Yesterday afternoon tbe drawn match betwees the Bintang Timor and tie K-b.k--tiuu Baje was rephjedoo the Reclamation ground, Mr Appa Kfeteeiag. There was a Luge crowd of tbe Uvlinirers of the contestants. The S; irs won the toss and played from Ihc C^aal (loal, a lie.?
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    AFTER MANY YEARS.
    140 6 Gib Ti 4.1 Hok was before the Bench Ocurt, Messrs. Michel! and Gibson, pester- ctay afternoon. <>n an allegation of having •ti^ine.} credit m August 1903 to the extent of 5100 and upwards from Goh Yen with out informing hi»n that he was an undia /i irge
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    923 6 Quicquid agunl homines nostri est farrago libelli. Juvenal. The Empire has long been sick of the present ministry of incapables, and we wonder how long the patience of the old country is tfciup to last. The Government that made efficiency its watchword at the polls, has
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    A BROKEN MELODY.
    1217 6 AND RESTRAINT OF TRADE. Red Hair and Mercantile Back hone. Before Mr Justice Fisher yesterday afternoon a musical tragedy was unfolded m a minor key. Mr T. \V. Proctor at one time an employee m the Robinson Pino Co. sued the above mentioned company for a sum
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    ELEPHANTS AS FIREMEN.
    173 6 A REMARKABLE STORY PBOM AMERICA. THE HOmn M( JDliid's S.\J.\ \-.h \'..,|;k. A telegram to New York, itvm WTWflinn (West Virtriwia states that I ■pfciiii tr*w conveying traveling menagerie mtm Wm> ked a t a spot Mir where the railw.ty Hue crosses the MonoL_rthfl.i River. Nine highly
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    SHOOTING NOTES.
    94 6 SiuiTApore will protiahly Ire mi the ~>ih October iv the Int^rpi'r! tl i match. The <jri,i;i^"ti II \\<*. Club innting !•;»> Ik i: abandoned >\vin^ t.> 'ho lack of estrwt. MarklSMfl are apparent ly u<»t '^-"n :i g all tha way v tit •.> the Al^ taadra i:
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    VICEROY'S VISIT TO BURMA.
    154 6 The Kecbitios Arrakuehkst*. Raagoon, Sept. m oOMMCkMNi with the Viccioy's i^Ji fet J-fant»oou. it ha» been decided bo Blum Dalhooeie Park aii'l the Hoyal I.ak« s, ?*nd not the iotoria Park. The natural m :i« .t. the 1 loyal LeJm is much prettier. j .nd when
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    INDIA AND STRAITS SETTLEMENTS POLICE.
    138 6 iUi esult oi the hidi-i ■nd St nn-uts I'olict •< -N-uninauoij, ImU m Jl i.-» MUMMMoed. The following tool U -torty }>la«c:- H. Ctttor, C. H. 0 W. Toms, N. S. UToodhOMM, F. <; !'*< Lonimrr. I. L. Orde, W. 1..^,.. J. C < -ymouth,.!.
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    26 6 1 say Trifle Jaok, I dreamt you guw i half a crown last ui*;ht." M Did you, my r Well, yo i t v.n bwp it.'
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    2515 7 Obsotabi Meitino, Fkii'ay, Sk:i -Jo. *|i- ['.\i lhncy the Governor Sir John Anderson, B M^jor-Genl. T. Perron, C.li. Tne l!«»n'M»- the Col. Secret iry Capt. A.H. Young. I h«- H"ii 'le the Attorney-* i»*nh W. J. Napier. the Act. CaL ibsssUßOl A.T. Bryant. th* Act. Auditor-* J*»n*ral<i. A
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    FAR EASTERN MAILS.
    207 7 Tha terma for the improvement of the mail services with tlu^ Far East are now issued. The new contract with the Peninsular and (> iectal covers period of seven years from tha beginning of 903, ami the more efficient service will be forthcoming it a BlightJy reduced
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    116 7 Ti.e report of tbe committee of lirchitecta appointed to it quire into tbe c <»n*J it ion of St. Paul's Cathedi U bai been preiented to tie Dean an -I Chapter, rbe committee consisted of Sir Alton Webb, II A Mr. John Belcher, Mr. T. E. Colkut (President R18.A.), and
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    CAPTAIN KINCAID-SMITH, M.P.
    675 7 CAPTAIN KINCAID-SMITH, M .P. AN INTERESTING INTERVIEW From Capt. Kincaid Smith M. P. who ha> passed through to China by German mail, a representative of the Pituutf GcMtii obtained some interesting views en current political topics. Captain Kincaid- Smith, who served with the ilUh Lancers m the »Sonth Afri.-an War.
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    A NAUTCH GIRL'S SINGING.
    209 7 A NAUTCH GIRL 'S SINGING. A ru-h nTarwari family of Bombaj .i. .-t--at tlifi." marriage ceremony Gauhar Jau. v well'ktkown navtek e^lrl of Calcutta, who h fir^t rate tioger m India, paying bet i fee t Rs. 1«V <M l«t«r she visited tl.o Lu<i;, Northcote Hindu Orphanag* and i^reed to
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    72 7 The Committee of the Bi!li*ri v i tk>o Litve decided to tubmit ,t reooa tion which will k.ll rL^ "cn*dle cantor, which has been s>- d v r»r. ;tited 4 j profesMoaal bilfiard J j( k-{ of the Ooamittee v Mtl2ia Ik j shall bc j Vawa trom cushion to
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    1121 8 Friday, 20th September. 1007. Present Mr E. G. Broadriek (President), Dr. Murray Robertson and Messrs. Rowland Allen. Cheog Keng Lee, A J. W. Witkitiß and K. A. Stevens, also K. Peirce Kutrneer) and J. Polglaae (Secretary) Tne minutes of the meeting of *23 d Albeit aud of two
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    THE HEALTH OF SINGAPORE.
    609 8 MUNICIPAL COMtfl FTEE f 8 INTERIM REPORT The above C >mmitue has hid under eon-sidt-r.ii ion the following resolution ptstied at ;t meeting of the Commissioners lit Id on the 26th July, v z "That the Haalth Committee be requested to give the Bjttrd its views
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    35 8 In the Green Room Hero's riddle for you. Wh nis an actress not an actress r When sh^'s a star." M Gaess ai?ain.' 4 4 (^ive it up. M M Xine times oat of ten."
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    Monday, September 23, 1907.
    896 8 The Dutch Indian Government has granted to a syndicate a concession for establishing a wireless telegraphy system between Java, Celebes, Borneo, and the neighbouring islands. The company will have a ca pit.il of 2,650,000 florins. Mr. T. C. Taylor. If. P. for the Kddelift'e-cuni-Farn worth Division
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    MR. NEAVE IN SCOTLAND.
    247 8 Dunolly, a pretty castellated niun*i, >n on the Tay. not far from the source, origin. Ih the country residence of Lord NVave. th*. witty judge, has l»een acquired by Mr. I) Neave, well known tjthe British colon? I Singapore, where he has been m lm>; n
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    DESERTER SURRENDERS.
    143 8 A European was lw*fore Mr. Colmaa, \\m third mau-istiaU', on Saturday, on ;tn rille^Htion of beiu^ a deserter from the I British army, lie said his name was .1 >Lv Smith and that he had bren a musician m tluDurham L ;^ht lnfautty. KiVHtJltfimi at Wellington barracks, Madras,
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    CRICKET.
    179 8 On the S. R. OL ground, Mr. 6pi\.u^> XI v. S. R 0 The former won an a howlers wicket. Beven took seven wickets for 11 runs, Talma two lor."); James h:i<] <i\ wickets for 14: Vtlberg four lor -2. S. R. C. E. Gomes c and b Beven
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    SHOOTING.
    95 8 In tht > lootiu^ for the Iflf hffTi r f*nf yttartai fifttnrmm Olnhi L'p Km promising wlu IV BmlrMM :> mM4 uh'ch with i iU'lictp of 10 brought bun up to 103 He also w.»n tIM A CI«M Haadietp of ihe S I Aatocttiioi B W. Ci:At<.r, :ll 33
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    SWIMMING.
    84 8 4-lu Vaki».s Rack. ftft&l n*O6 of the s»'c quttterif DOMpotitioM was Mtm w Bondaj. This was tJj-i I4# > petition. TLc s.^a was rath- r choj the tidt l.v,t:re;l the MfiMßCtv. €(L of v.h'in j.'icl: iropptl vbeic Eei r (l'» i o§) Ml It tlie Iraal v.as udver troubled
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    33 8 Mmrt. St.o't Mmitt-d), Kinghfru. k >•' just received an order frtm a SiDu'up ie l:r vi t«> OOMttiMf a first-class twin-screw pas-»u-ger and cargo steamer of light draught, ,il 1 of 7^o t<w» re^ist«fr.
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    JOHORE.
    1288 9 The Siman's Birthday. *I he Officers of the Johore Service gave a banquet at the Johore Hotel on Saturday niifht, m honour of His Highness the S-iltan's Birthday. Over a hundred and that] Ml down, His Highness being on the right of the l>jtoh Meutri. The Hotel has r
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    RUBBER PAVING.
    263 9 Ihe o ■■>• eltHttf'a is .still sunViently scarce and exnensife m this country to make ;my thought of \isii:g rubier for street paring seem extravagantly luxurious: and the cost of transporting it from Africa is still expensive enongfa to admit of rabbar bang treated as a refinement beyond
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    GOWNED PROFESSIONS.
    196 9 Til*- wearing of gowns is made compulsory m some ot" the learned professions, where the practice if essentially one which adda dignify both to tb^ wearer md the calling to whioh he belong. Ju ih* Church priests and dergymen dii; them when perforning th^ t-aoivd duties b a
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    INDIAN YARN.
    90 9 Calcutta, September 6. The C mmittee of the Beugul Chamber of Oomneroe have received from the Sicgapoie Chamber of Commerce a letter, <Hi*d j 2nd A'j-.-i:^. forwarding a report and a statement of the results «-f tests upon ten simple of Bjmbaj yarns bought m the Singapore market.
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    THE ISLANDS OF ROMANCE.
    1262 9 A DUTCH WONDERWORLU i. (Special for the t re* Pre**.) There are very few people even m this part of the world, and not excluding the I >utch themselves, who realise what an ex- traordinarily fruitful and extensive heritage I has come down to the Netherlands
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    AN ADVENTUROUS NATURALIST.
    194 9 Attacked by Pa it an >. Mr. Walter < t oodfellow, the well-known bird c jllect >r, has just returned home (says the Birmin^liam D .lily Post after a very adventurous expedition to Formosa and Sew Guinea. After his successful ascent of Mount Morrison, m Central Formosa,
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    NEW STRAITS ENTERPRISE.
    192 9 a Shipping Chios. We a«re reliably inl'crmc<l >aysthe Times of Malaya that a mov« nient has been -tailed amonj* the Chinese of Penans; to form «;reat shipping union, or combine as such amal palliations are usually styled. Many of the most opulent and influential of the Chiaeee
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    MALAYS AND MINING.
    239 9 This is from the report ot the IYnik Suite Council 11. The Resident announces that the District Officer, Kuaia Kan^sar, has asked whether tbere should be a limit to the number ot Malay applicants ior a particular piece ol mining land, quoting a < ase m which
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    SHOOTING FLYING-FOXES.
    76 9 A Kling wan arrested by a MJiv COMtable early yesterday morning for t boot lag Hying-fox«-s on the third nils 'iul.it. Timah Road without a s»un licaßOH Inspector Maclean ciiarged him befon Mr QrtOß, second Hia^-istrate, later m the <Uv. T/ie Kliut? prodooed a permit for a double
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    Tuesday, Sept. 24, 1907.
    797 10 M*]Of Ganeral Parrot t goe3 to Kuala Lumpur to inspect the Volunteers on October 12th. Parents who wish their children to be admitted to the Government Preparatory School al O)ss-st, should take them on < >et. Ist. >aly small boys will be admitted. An < >.der
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    AN ELEMENT OF DOUBT.
    792 10 Counsel's Contention m the Pulo Brani Robbery Case. Identification Evidence. The Pulo Brani robbery case, m which a Malay named Johore was convicted by a Bench Court on August lu\ of having com- j mitted robbery from the person of Mrs I Lurcock, at Pulau Brani,
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    THEFT OF A TONGKANG.
    66 10 Police [nspector Conlan arrested aChioa- man at Kampong Martin on Sunday for beic«_' m posse«-si«»n of a stolen tongkartg valued at S2. r 'U. Tlie tongkang belongs to Mr \V. Danman and was stolen from Gay lan** on the 12th instant. The accused svas brought before
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    SEPOY LINES GOLF CLUB.
    61 10 The iesuit <i t^i*^ Ladies' September luedal was as follows Mrs Green M 8 4;j MUs Smith 55 10 4." Mis- Tarbat 10 40 The aun::al general meeting of ordinary mtmbers will be held on Friday next at 6 pirj The linal for the Ladiei CiiaupionI
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    SHOOTING.
    181 10 MIMATUKK RAYOI AT KITPBL HaKKOCK. A competition was held during Friday, Saturday and Sunday, the conditions being eight shots at *25 yards and 50 yards, any military position with service rifles only, the highest possible score being 04 The result was as follows Maxim Company v; Polick. This match
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    SMUGGLERS CAUGHT IN BANGKOK.
    129 10 i A towkay biin^inij 100 00O«ies from China on the Looiok w;:s arrested last week by the Customs authorities m Bangkok, for straggling. With his coolies he brought six jars of spirit all tied together. One jar contained opium, however, and, by an inspiration almost, the
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    ARREST OF GAMBLERS.
    143 10 There were niauv excited bt raits- born Chinese at the Police Courts yesterday when two bitches tl wealthy b;il>;is were Arraigned on allegations of gambling Captain Chancellor, Chief Police Oflicer, and Datective Inspector IVayne captured sixteen men lor gambling m a Chinese club at "Jl-1V Sago Street,
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    BANKRUPTCY PROCEDURE IN HONGKONG.
    326 10 The China Mail referring to court ohm arising out of bankruptcy, has this comment »n judicial practice m Hongkong Liytnen naualty burn their finder- when they venture t<.» hand c legal marten l»uft after all law is for the laymen and therein ao neaaoa why they
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    44 10 An advertiser m the* Pioang Qaxstte wishe:- to purchase a complete set of LtfSMfr Journal of tht Indlfm Archipcfaw a work which should b? obtainable m these parts. Utters should !>e Mnt to A 1. C Cft of tbe office >f that pap^r. I
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    HALCYON HOURS.
    896 10 There are >ome periods of i tu aij r. that demand the n>»* oi inieuaive l<m We do not mean to express the auirer dn indignation that follow on an im.ulr „r favourite corn scrunched, but to ade^i<ut« convey the meaning of something o the ordinary When that
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    TRENCHING UPON ETEENITY.
    959 11 nud.i, famous for Liurier and the kj.!.*. H.i- done it. i An exchange is responsible for the m Immti** that the Supreme Court there has H ;p-1 t.» allow counsel a maximum of ■\irrr- hour> for speeches, except by the ..arts sj>ecia! leave. Well, unless they Btwtkanafll
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    DEVILS.
    945 11  -  The pursuit of devils throughout the worM is an occupation of a most fascinating kind whi.-h should be approached with a due spirit of consideration and sense of responsibility. Derik have played and will presuni tbl v continue to play an extremely important pirt ia the life of the
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    PLANTER'S FARE.
    936 11 One of the hits of the now long-dead and lamented Straits Produce an illustrated local monthly, was a picture of a s.juad of Straits police inspectors, at that time a particularly solid set of men, approaching the Inspector Oneral with a petition u We are starving on our
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    A HAPPY MEETING.
    930 11  -  Mayo Tie e'ephants had tee 1 lurching along all through th hot afte-ncon and I was heartily sick of the journey, and if it had not been for a week's trainiu*: should probably also have been feeling a tritie sick from the motion. As the sui was
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    SHOULD INTERNATIONALS BE ABOLISHED?
    2094 12  -  HOWARD SPENCER BY (Captain of Aston Villa). All Rights Reserved. There has been no more curious suggestion m recent years than the one lust season that International engagements were paid for at too heavy a price. The argument, so far as I understand it, was that
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    THE SPORTING WORLD.
    1793 12 (From Our English Correspondent.) London, Aug. 23, 11*07. Ckicketeks Fok Australia.. The M. C. C. authorities have had unusual difficulties m getting together a team for Australia. The side is now known and when the tourists set sail on Sept. *20tb, the little party will consist of
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    WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 25, 1907.
    505 13 |> tfow ue i»r the 11 u«e < >fli«.«?r8 °f the «'-l<m*o liofpi. b*«si tencer»d his rp-iji- iiion and leaves tor the Straits I The friend* of Mr W. J. Wigleaworth, j who was for seme years m the Chartered i Hank m Shanghai, will be
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    FIRE IN TOWN.
    415 13 A disastrous lire broke out id the upfm Ittf of No. b*2 Kling Street about 8-50 poi. last night, supposedly through the iwHic: of the electric lifht wires. The Croesst eosriue. the Hroadrick motor, was first on r i.e scene ft! 9pm closely followed by the Northbrulge-ru
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    ATHLETIC NOTES.
    950 13 Xotta have received in.tuv congratulations on heir \iotorv m the County Championship and those congratulations have been well deserved, especially m view of the fact that they repeated the performance of the Club m 1884 m going through a season without a single defeat even from the South
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    ADVERTISING COMPANY vs. BANK.
    1338 13 CHEQUES AND CUSTOMS And Question* of Authority. The action brought by the Oriental Advertising Company Ltd against the Deutsche Asiatische Bwk wa» resumed before the Chief Justice Sir W. H. Hyndman Jones m the Supreme Court yesterday. The claim is for the recovery of s*-J,OOO odd,
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    THE WOLF AND TIGER.
    425 13 COMPARISONS THAT WEKK ODIOUS. Libki- Action koe $20,1*00. Au tcho of an old libel action m whiei. Muntok, the out of the way Dutch town m IVinka, an island of sunny Sumatra secured a little unusual and fleeting notoriety was before the Supreme Court yesterday and
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    FOOTBALL.
    100 13 DARUL ADAIS OUP. Fathoi Munir of Qayjaag pltypj tfct £t*rlight r'ootbal] Club (Tnnjrjiß) TMtudfcj Hi the Reclamation Gromd, Mr Appb raim ing. The Gayiac^ team won by four ffoalto one, scoring two m the tirs't ha'f. avid rather out-playing tlit Btefflightt. In :htsecond half the latter Moved t^eir onl?
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    Thursday, Sept. 26, 1907.
    604 14 Mr W. A. Graham, the Resident and Adviser to the Government of Kelantan, who has been on a visit to Penang, proceeded to Redan on Sunday. The total area of land m Perak already planted or shortly to be planted with rubber amounted on 31 Miv
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    LICENSING SESSIONS.
    295 14 A meeting of the Licensing Justices was liei.i m the senior magistrate** court Testerday afternoon to consider the list of applicant! for neve li- e'ises renewals, tr.iLsie?^ aim rcoiov.tls. I\l r. Micbell, senior magistrates pmided snd there were als."y present Df Middletoc, ltd Messrs Hocper, A. W. Bailey,
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    A GOOD SPECULATION.
    976 14 ESTATE SOLD AT HUGE PROFIT. Thk Shark of a Chinesk Broker. The story of the sale of an estate, which was bought by a Malay trader for $7,000 and disposed of for the big sum of $200,000 owing to the improvements made m the planting of rubl
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    CHINESE LADY AND CRETTY DEFENDANT.
    420 14 An Alleged Bogus Individual. In the Supreme Court yesterday before Mr. Justice Fisher a Chinese lady plaintiff, described by counsel as a considerable property owner, brought an action against Mooroogay Pillay. Mr. Harris for plaintiff and Mr. Parsons for the defence. Defendant was one of
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    RIFLE HATCH.
    324 14 Si'lexdili Shooting by BmoAFOKB. The Sin^ai>>re team nred at the Bj.iestier l ifle range yesterday morning m the match against Ceylon and Parak. The li^ht was l^ood and there was a fair wind from the left. Singapore put on the excellent score of 951, everyone of the team
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    POSSESSION OF FIREARMS.
    116 14 Mr. Tyrell, assistant luperiikttadtßt of polio*, charged three young Japanese before Mr. Micheli, the senior magistrate, yesterda\" for being m possession of two double- < barrelled shot guns anu qtnutitv of caiti liO^s. r i'h koeuped cij.in«e"l to fa tried. I Mr. Tjrell mid lie the ihree
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    SINGAPORE COLD STORAGE Co., Ltd.
    755 14 SINGAPORE COLD STORAGE Co., Ltd. The Din ctors' Report to th- Sbarehouh at the meeting on Oct. ?th is a- follows. The Accounts now submitted are for th. twelve months ending HOth Jane, 1907. the Working Account of this p riod >ho*. a profit of II") t 6<)7.1 2 which
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    HOTEL PROPRIETOR FINED
    196 14 Bdfore SCr. Mioheii pactafdit ll* i Saigaaat pr rietor of n H was obaigad wi:u I behaviour iv blfl !:•>•«*!, as 4 u»' p Lodger book eot«.icO up pleaded gaiUj iße i*cood <•'. The SfldeDOß v" i- rate bar called 'j- 1 »"< kept opea UK mm
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    FROM THE DEAD LETTER OFFICE
    879 15  -  Mayo \i. 1«» v; "R ek. Louagh tuy peraonai acquaintance with \»>u most energetic Sir, is of a rather limit, ed nature, I still can claim to take considerable interest m jour movements. The attribute about you which appeals to me so much ia the
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    TELEGRAMS.
    2632 15 (15/ Submarine Telegraph. (Renier** Agency.) Kec. Sept. 111, 11.0 a.m. Mr Richard ]sell, the General Secretary of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants, bas writteu to the Companies suggesting a preliminary conference of the Directors ard Representatives of the men m order to determine what recognition of the I
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    SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.
    90 16 i Yrmn >mr IJomjJconfj Correspondent Received September 20. h, 3 pm. A Isetts, the American charged with the murder of au American woman at HongKong. his br*eu extradite at Manila He threatens to kill himself and the dtt^o'jves who guard him before reaching Hongkong. The s.s. Tiger has
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    THE BILLS OF LADING CASE.
    339 16 Chartered Bank Appeal Fails. {From i itr own Conrsfto/tdtMf,) Peuang. Kec Sept 24, 12. 15 p.m. The appeal m the Rills of Lading case lw>.6 been dismissed. Mr. Justice Fisher disseuted from the Icoision of the other judges. This action was started 011 J.m I"),
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    EXCHANGE.
    71 16 (COKIIOTSD UP TO Sept 25 Bank 4 m/s S/4J demand 2/4 Private credits 3 m/s 2/4 T 7 6 credits 0 m/s 2/4 Francs, demand Bank... 293 Gek^ ant, demand 238£ Indi/,,T. T, 174 Hongkong, demand 4?%dia Yokohama, demand 11 4| Java, demand 140 Bangkok, demand 64 SovekkignB, Bank
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    SHARES.
    726 16 capital Capital issue Fald Issued patdopValae op Company. wuoutioa $300,000 300,000 10 10 Belat Tin M. Co. Ltd 14 75 $300,000 225.000 10 10 Bruang Limited 850 $600,000 600.0C0 10 10 Bruseh Hydraulic Tin M. Co. Ltd 15.25 £400.000 350.000 £1 £1 Duff Development Co Ltd 260 4*30,000 30.000
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      164 16 CLEARANCES September 19 Euryaloa, Brit, fctr., Wilkinson, for Calcutta. Baa Poh Ouan, Brit, str Smith for Mncisvia ports, G. 0. M^yer, Dut. itr., Vos, for Miuitok and Pak-w'.an^. Helena Rtoinan, 6or. str., Banders, i'<»»Samaraß^. Vellora, I»rit. str.. P.nt>, for Calcutta. Merapi, Dm. str, (Jldall, for Boogkocg, Ajaoj aim Sv.atow. Bin
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      584 16 Nuentung, Ger. etr., flinsch, for Bangkok. Hydra, Brit, str., Kiraebom for Calcutta. Sappho, Brit, str., Upton, for Teluk Anson via ports. Amherst, Brit, str., Scott, for Pontianak. Hong Moh, Brit, str., Dawson, for Hongkong, Amoj and Swatow. Ruby, Brit, ttr., Morris, for Palembang. Anehises, Biit. str., Taylor, for Nagasaki, Kobe
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      441 16 VESSELS IN PORT. Men-of- War Flag and Tont Commanders Arrived From x Wright Am. tra., 364 Hamilton May 17 Manila Dock. Ship FUc Tons Master Arrived from '-frnrtgmt for Wh« Batavier Brit 216 Morris Sept 21 Teloban Tong Joo P. Brandon V Ban Tong Seng Brit 280 Angus Sept l
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