The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (Weekly), 18 August 1910

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    15 97 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES THURSDAY. AUGUST 18, 1910. No, 1203.
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    CONTENTS.
    220 97 Li*i»«kh. Pa«;rs. S i '!;irlfii- for Malay- !*7 TW Times and Japan 9h 'Jh.- SliijM.v. n.-i D»ymt&tion «»s A t|MtlMa lot tin- Straits Association M t N \j\\* inhale its r MICH ;in«l the Harbour Works 9<j a Conml t;n Sn^m>.<.tiou <n> I'.rirp m foiKT Nk\v> Against IMieMMMI <!,m
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    TIN RETURNS.
    176 97 "Morrhud Creosote is a splendid and efficacious preparation m pulmonary <l solicited) J. W. Beaumont, m.r.c.s., England. 8 April, 1904.9 June Jnly Total. Pikuiß. Belat £70 401 1,971 Brnans 2-13 Mi 1.643 Bruaeh 200 1,095 Uienderiang 300 1,249 Gopen* 653 725 4,820 Htawo'jd 257 257 Kanmning $4,253 $3,418
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  • Domestic Occurences.
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      Death.
      21 97 Atls-l,Qaeen Street, at 11 33 am. on Fri day, the 12th instant, Agatha Josthine, beloved wife of B E. d'Aranjo.
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    SENSATIONAL OCCURRENCE,
    102 97 SENSATIONAL OCCURRENCE, LOJAL CAPTAIN'S SUICIDE. A sensational occurrerc9 marked the voyage of tbe "Ban l\>h Gudn"from SiDgapore to Macassar. When a day iff the litter port second officer, Guy, who was until recently the master of the "Teresa," and who is said to have lost his life's savings through an
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    EXCHANGE.
    65 97 (Corrected up to Aug 16 Bank 4ms 2/4,^ demand 2/4 i Private credits 3ms 2/4 2 credits 6m« 2/4| France, demand Bank... 294 1 Germany, demand 2394 India, T. T i l^ Hongkong, demand 22|%d:& Yokohama, demand Il4| Java, demand 14O£ Bangkok, demand 66^ Soverkigns, Bank Buying $8.-4 Bank
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    PRODUCE.
    154 97 Ang. 17. Tin* 80 Gambier m buyere 11.37^ Gambier Cab 6 No 1 i 4 6c GhuubiarOnte JNo. i M noir Papp«rßUek forA'm. 8 f for«> buyers norn Pepper, WhiU (fail) buyers 27 50 Nutmeg* (110 to tk« ik)^ 1 8.ut Notxnugi (80 to ik* 111.) m m li){
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    School Gardens for Malays.
    1266 97 Aug. 12. The air is becoming reiolent with the aroira of agricultural and horticultural ideas, as tha days bung the Exhibition nearer. Along the RafH js Reclamation extend ranges of emieka buildings thU are to contain collections of all sorts of produce of the Und, rubber,
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      142 97 Bvlwcriben to th* "Singapore Free Press" *»»kiy ivturuiuif from Europe to th« Straits l-y »ny of thn mail lines, .ire invited to send to th** Maua^r the name of theit steamei and date •I arrival m Singapore. Copies will then be d aiifd t«» nie^-t ti.ein at various ports of
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  • Page 97 Miscellaneous
    • Miscellaneous
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      204 97 THE WEEK. Th« Usf, m^il from home arrived by the I* A. O Arcadia" on Friday a homeward mail was tak^n by the N I) L Kleist on Monday and this weekly goes by the Fhongwa to day. The seventh Malayan Agri-Hortiiu'tural Show wn 8 opened on Wednesday by His
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    The "Times" and Japan
    1339 98 Aug. 1:3 "Of making many books there il nend." S>said EccluiaaUi But tbu ancient scriptural ku hori'v lived m the da v« when documents werj written on ptpyrus or prepired skin. And amm who had half a d< z-n of thes^, possessed what would be then
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    The Ship owners' Deputatti n.
    1225 98 Aug. 15. That telegram forwarded by Keutor on Saturday regarding L 3rd Crewe's reception of a deputation representing influential shipping tirms, who waited upon the Sicretary of State for the Colonies to protest against the Bill, soon to ome before the Legislative Council, framed to
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    A Question for the Straits Association.
    384 98 A Question for the Straits Association. We cotiie now to another point wiii prubtblv be locked at ia ,< very serious l'ght iQ S.ngipoie. nu<l 'hat is the attitude towards the Shipping H.l of the Straits Settlements A.»ooUl and its Committee ia L *uiln!i. <)j Ai:. 4h iuformition re-tche 1
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    Florence Nightingale.
    1073 98 Au,'. |< Outside of queenly rank.it improbable that if anyone were asked to name two Englishwomen, who f.jr either a single golden de^d, or for a life of noble achievement, had attained the highest place m the hearts of their fellow countrymen, tin- c would be aloijs; acomin>n
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    Finance and the Harbour Works.
    869 99 Au^. 17. Considering that the Colony's financial position is heavily mv >!vtj] ia the constru?lioool great dock, thuf, D d reclamation works, m Keppti Harbour, m Taajong P^'ar, and along thy fortehore from Mount Riinjer to Johnston's P»er, it is causing a eartaii disquiet to
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    A Coronation Suggestion.
    833 99 Au^ 18 Ig anticipation cf the Coronation of His Majesty George the Fiftfa, which 13 annouueed to take place next Juae on some particular d*te to ba hereafter notified, a London p p^r, the Daily Express, makes the suggestion that the King, on that day, shou'd procliim
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    PROPERTY SALES.
    70 99 The following Singapore propertie* were disposed of by auction at P.-wel! A Cv*f sale room yesterday afternoon. Freehold Ul d and rtsidence knjwn a<» K>sebank N i 6 M-uot Eiz^beih Rjad, Tanuiip, area l?O4-8 squtn* fVet b c itjg pant of Gra»jt 34 A Frankd $5,300. FieeViold allotment
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    DEATH OF A TROLLEY BOY.
    110 99 Further evidence Wis taken by Mi 13 utlev acting third magistrate, yesterday, iuio the charge of (Musii g death by committing a rash or negligent act brought against a Sikh driver of an electric traincar Court Inspector Ambrose appeared for the prosecution, and the accused
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    A RUPTURED SPLEEN.
    135 99 Aba O^min, a Ifaky, was l.> fore Mr Finnatone, district jndg^, jmt&r6mj on a c'l^r^e ot voluutariiy MUMBg hurt to a rikisha co. He. The evidence showed thit accused and a rikisha coolie quarrelled m a c. tfee shop m Orchard X >ad. The Chinaman was knocked
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    CHINESE GANG ROBBERS.
    145 99 In the pecond poiion ccurt yesterday, evidence was taken by Mr Grenn m a preliminary erquirj into a cha^e of gat^ robbery brought against four Xeoohew*. Mr H. C. Edmonds, Deputy Public PrOtScutor, apieind 'or the Crovu. The tviderce for the Crown m*» that Chinaman uauitd Ng
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    122 99 Mr DJ. Highet has left the F M.S. oo a holid-iv trip to Cejln- Mr tod MrE. W. King, of Kijin^, hm*e g**M <v a trip to Objloß, Mrs. Aldwonh hbH tl Misses Drew have returned to Kuila. Lumpur from Tieichei'rt Iliil. Mr X bert L >ye who is going
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      EXPORT TRADE.
      1294 100 To The Editor, S ir> _j Q n-ply to fur footnote to my note of yesterday I have to say that you would be qmte right m assuming that I am ft+l prepared <o argue that too high rates do not help to kill entrepot trade. But I
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    THE M. S. GUIDES AT BISLEY.
    519 100 Although the cible has notified the general results of all competitions, the gre.it feature of which has been the uniformly high scoring, by dint of the use of the aperture H S A. bick-sight, advices received from Bislej testify to the immense amount of
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    125 100 A Cliinpaa g)!lsmioli of Njrth Bridge R >ad reports that his premises were broken iuto and property valued at 547 stolen. The dea'h has taken place at Kuala Kingsar of Wan Teh Sepiah, said to be the only ff mile penghulu m Perak. A Kiing tamby employed by Massrs Goshog
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    ATHLETIC NOTES.
    1334 100 O*ing to the dates of the Agri Horticultural Show falling on two of thos^ selected for the Ipoh Sports meeting the latter firure was abandoned for the time beiug though very IiWU public notice whs given of the abandonment, [l is now .stated 'hat the fix u-e will
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    SERIOUS ALLEGATIONS.
    631 100 POLK'KMAN Ch\R'JKII WITH ChEATIV; Pakirsamy, Kling P. C. N>. 4*4 cUira-d to be tried bet ore Mr B Art ley, vurd mtgig. trate yesterday, on ihre^ char^j* of oiitatintr. D-teeliva laspe^ot Kellehev c:mduc f 1 the prosecution. M r W. A. Case idee, J pector General of P^l.ce,
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    ESTATE RETURNS.
    30 100 The following were the returns of tapioc* during June and Julj from the below cutatee: Merlimau 1,414 pkle. $:»,OOrt. Batan.; Malaka 7M pkls. H.OOO. Chimi'CL:— l,H4<i pkU. Sl-"
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    Friday, Aug. 12, 1910.
    786 101 The death is announced of Lieut- General S.r J lilies Clerk Ri'tray, k. c b. an Indian Mutiny and Crimean vtt^ran. Dr. Soharenguiva), who was operated upon for appendicitis a few days ago, is making good progress. The will has been p-oved of the late Mr
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      LEPROSY AND THE NASTIN TREATMENT.
      119 101 To The Editor. Dear Sir.—ln reference to your leading article of the 28 ult., it may interest you to know that Dr. Deycke'* N*stin treatment uf lepro,y has bfeu carrifd out m Sarawak for sometime by the PMO and his staff. Ihe length of time
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    FRASER'S SHARE CIRCULAR.
    211 101 Shares ontinua to fill and we have to again lower n^aily all the lubber shire quotations Mining and industrial* have practically failed to attract any attention during the past week. Bu?era a'l rcu id are extremely scare*, and though many of tlie ihtfw h*ve reached what may
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    SEMBAWANG RUBBER CO.
    94 101 The following is forwarded to Ul for public Uion The firs^ statutory meeting of the Sem bawling Rubber Plantations Limited was held at the Company's Otri ;e, 85A S >uMi Ctnal K>ar 1 to-day (Aoff 10) at 12 o'clock noon. There was a small atibndance of shtreholders
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    CRUELTY TO A CHILD.
    109 101 Through a neighbour the detective police have been able to rescue a small Chinese child from very cruel treatment. A Caiaese couple living at 45 T^mplo Sreet had aa adopted son nine years of age. It appaara that ihe boy was oontioaally stealicg Kuiall articles and
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    LADIES' RIFLE CLUB.
    156 101 The priz 3 presented by Mrs W. Eying was shot for yesterday at B ilestier and won by Miss C. Anderson. Trie following were the :o res. Miss C. Anderson 96 "6 10) 20 Mrs Sjoular 69 -9 99 6 MissAotfus 61 -9 98 8 Miss J.
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    FOOTBALL SHIELD.
    65 101 The Lagoon Sports Club ware somewhat easily beaten on the Esplanade Ust eveuiug by the old R*ffl isians. The old boys were altogether too tricky for them and what with this, and the fact that the ground was slippery and the ball insufficiently inflited, play at times was
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    CHINESE DOCTOR'S TROUBLE.
    1131 101 Persecuted by Secret Society. Three Cantonese were before Mr Birtley, acting third magistrate, ytsterdav, ou three charges of extortion. Mr W. Peacock of the Chinese Protectorate, conducted the prosecution. A Cintoneee woman, a doe/or, of New B idge Road, said that the tinea accused aad another man
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    ARRIVAL OF AMERICAN GUNBOATS.
    135 101 The arrival of the two American gunboats Wheeling and Petrel was scarcely noticed last evening. There was an exchange of saiuiee, but people wondered what for, for the little vessels were <juite lost, m the B«l« of shippins? m the roads. G^mmauder El \V. Enerle it
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    A THEFT CHARGE.
    364 101 JjLQAHM AND THEIR LITTLE W.\YS. A HyUm engine driver employed by Messrs Rtley, Hdrgrenves and Co. was before Mr Btrtley, acting third magistrate, yesterday afternoon, on a charge of stealing a brass fiuiug from the firm. Police Inspector Hieksj prosecuted and Mr R. Sc. J. Braddell was
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    ANOTHER FALSE CHARGE.
    279 101 Perjury at the Police Court Detective Police Constable No. 044. Teh Ling", appeared bef >re Mr Green, m the second police court, yesWday afternoon, on a charge of extOftMM of S 0 Acting Insp<*ct<.r Nic >1 conducted the prosecution and Mr R S:. J. B-adddll wag for
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    30 101 Tbe military contribution paid by Hongkong m 1909 towards the cost of the maintenance of the military forces m the Colony, including barrack services and defence works, was $1 ,220,4-41.
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    Saturday, Aug. 13, 1910.
    787 102 A Crrnam^n has been arrested m Ophir Road for p sseeeion of morphia. A Tamil was arrested m North Bridge Koad on Thursday night for possession of a lead dollar. A Chinaman has informed the police that he lo9t a witch valued at £7 50 on
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    944 102 Quicquid agunt homines nostri est farrago libelli. Juvenal. Mr Asquith is the most brilliant genius Providence— or t'other Thing— has created. He is able to say yes and no m the saun breath and m the same word. He hates the very idea of Women's Suff
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      THE AGRI HORTICULTURAL SHOW.
      247 102 To The Editor, Sir —With reference to the approaching Show' I trust that better arrangements will be made to receive exhibits from exhibitors this time than were made at the List Singapore show held tour years ago. As an exhibitor, I remember distinctly last time what
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    THE SARKIES-JOUANNES BANKRUPTCY.
    354 102 la thp Supreme Court yesterday Mr Justice Fisher delivered bis judgement m the matter o£ Mr Sukies' application for d sjharge. la the course of his dtcision he said that the only real matter for consideration m the present application for discharge was whether this case ought
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    EXCESS OF PASSENGERS.
    206 102 Master and Owner Plead Guilty Before Mr Martiott, m the fourth magistrate's court, yesterday afternoon, a Malay named B.htnan bin AbdulraliuidD, master of the bs. "TdLjong Surat," running between Singapore and Kota Tingg\ pleaded guilty to carrying 51 passengers m excess of the Dumber allowed by his
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    LADIES' SHOOTING.
    17 102 Mills Trophy August. P*naog 203 Taipinj? 202 Solan g. r 200 lpoh 197 SiD^apore 105
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    JAGAH SENT TO PRISON.
    156 102 Burglary at Katz Bi;o.\ In the third magistrate* court, vfst^rdiv. a Tamil watchman m the employ of Messrs Katz Brothers was charged with dishonestly retaining property stolen from his employers. Court Inspector Ambrose appeared for the Crown ai»d Mr L. E. Giunt was for tLn defence.
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    PEN PICTURE OF CRIPPEN.
    587 102 "Weakling" Who was a "Looker M BY MRS ADELENE HARR!M)X, I»KAMAII< AND LYFK AUTHOR Hawley Crippen, the wanted man. has a the natural characteristics of a weakling He is spare of chest, narrow of shoulder, uieagr. m height, and devoid of muscle. His protruding eyeballs g've
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    154 102 There are still some of the senior m^ml I n of the- BL C. C. *ho will reuioTuhMr ?h*r sterling cricketer, T/eut. W G Grey, of tie 82od K<gt (2nd Stuh LaicAsbiie) b«n«-t Major Grey, Inspector General of Prison. Singapore. Lieut Grey joined the Indian Army afterwards and dist'iuguif-iipd L
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    JIMAH ESTATE.
    2310 103 A PLEASANT SURPRISE. The statutory meeting of the shareholders t the Jim ill Rubber X state, Limited, was neld at th« Exchange room yesterday. Mr St. V B J>».vn prfsi Ui aud there were also p-pseo: Messrs A. A. Gunn (SecreUty), M.x Hilkiet, J O. Divies. Chew Wooq
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    NOT REPORTING SMALLPOX.
    149 103 Several native 3 were before M Firrnstone, senior migistrate, yesterday, for failing to n-pjrt to the authorities cases of smillpox. Cnief Siuitary laspector Mtyhew prosecuted. Six Ttmils from a house ia N^il R >ad were the first dealt with. Mr Mi) hew said he found a man
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    ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL.
    118 103 S. B. C. v. Regimental Team. The shield football tie tixei for la*t evening b^twe9a the S X C. and the Wtrders' Club did not tike pUce, the former having previously arranged to play a friendly erame with C. Corupiny of the Middlesex X >2\ment. A large gathering
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    PELEPHA (JOHORE.)
    167 103 A circular issued to shar spates Mr \j B/roo Peters (Chairman) his just returned from a visit to the estates. The compmy, situited at K;>ta Tinggi, J>hore, was started m a small way m Apri!, 1 1*00, with some 600 acre-, free of quit reut, and had 101
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    BIG SHORTAGE OF MONEY AT CARGILL, LTD.
    82 103 In the c">u r se of the tx imi nation of the ace -uuts at M*"srs C*rgili, L r i Colombo a shortage of R42.000 was discovered. Tae employee responhible was not able to account for it. Criminal proceedings have not been taken
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    40 103 The construction of the new parsoDaze m the 'grounds of the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd is being pushed forward rapidly under the personal supervision of Father Ntin. who as vicar of the Cithedral, wiil, eiofls:i:>, be the first occupant.
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    THE RING.
    294 103 WHAT REALLY HAPPENED. Shipowners ready t) Nejotiatr. List evening tj c following very important communication from His Exeelleoey the Governor redcoed us. We iusert it iq parallel c»luui to R^utsr's telegram ia order that is importance miv be iully rec^goiz*d. [t will be seen that it puts very
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    CEYLON ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS.
    323 103 The Report of the Acting Director, Mr R H. Lock, for 1909 baa the following paragraph on Rubber: AmongBt products new to Ceylon certain recently inU- educed species of Manihot rubber have attracted considerable attention, and are receiving experimental treatment at the Peradeniya Experimental Station. It
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    THE GAZETTE.
    159 103 Dr. Gilloway, Dr. EIIm and Mr V. \V. Collios aro cjufi cnel m their C juncil app intm*»ntfi. Mr D. M. PifWl has been officially recognize^ hs vie* and Deputy Consul General for the Dotted S rates. His Mijesty will not be advised to disillow any of the
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    Monday Aug. 15, 1910. SCOTTISH LETTER.
    1040 104 Monday Aug. 15, 1910. SCOTTISH LETTER. (From our own Correspondent Eiinburgh, Jul) 22. This weeV, the Scottish members made a demonstration agaicst t:e Government m Parliameit, with special reference to Lord PentlaLd's management, or ra'h^r mismanagement of tbe economic aitOatioa m the Outer H<-bridfs. Tr»e attack whs openel by the
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    POLO TOURNAMENT.
    379 104 The eleventh annual tournament of the Singapore Polo Club for the K. O. R. cup fink place on S«turday afternooD, en the* club polo ground, the teems competing befog the Middlettl R^^t and a Sii3t;bp.>re Pok) Club team. Favc ured with glorious weather tho tournament wbb a distinct
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    "ROBBIE."
    232 104 ROBBIE. What wouM have happened if Burn 6 hcid earned out his plan of emigrating to Jamaica r he might have returned to the BroomieUw a r.igger diiver and ram lord." Loid Rosebery at Auld Brig o'Ajr The Celt, Ye leaves his barreu strand, To make a bit o'uionoy, And
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    148 104 Details bbve been received at Rangoon from the Pegu district < f a ruthless murder, m wbiih a whole family, coDsi9iiDg of a man aLd his rcife and three children, one cf *horn was a baby m arms were killed. The whole family were hacked to death with dabs and
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    SPORT AT TANGLIN.
    841 104 After a somewhat leafcth6ned period of inactivity the Middl» sex Hockey League was resumed'on conclusion of th-> football tournament and brought to a close 1-. st wef k. The result is as anticipated, an easy victory for F company, thus compensating somewhat for their 'failure m the
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    25 104 The magistrate at Bombiy has sentenced tna i author of the Marathi book inciting the soldier caste, to ore year* rigorous impri&on, meat for sedition.
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    CRICKET TOURNAMENT.
    282 104 TELE'iEATH VB. GaKKI- 1% Faced with the comparatively batty total of 264 compiled t>? *be Telegraph, ihaLU to Chamberlain's IM and J«ukiu'u *l.U Ib Garrison nevertheless put up a very si rone fight m this tie of the abave competition Saturday. Their team scored fir evenly than their
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    S.R.C. vs. Municipality.
    130 104 This match was played on the >L C ground on Saturday ending m a di<. favour of the visitors. S B C Oihff c AiuißtroD^r b B^ven T. de Silva c Bcvtn b Gihsun E=s b Galistan L A Brooy c Van CuUeub.irgh b BgVM Alvis b
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    VOLUNTEER CAMP.
    123 104 A very successful and ■pjoyabit wc«-k fnl camp was held by ihn C( mnirei ctmpai^eof the S. V. A. and S. R E V at IV, sr Paujang on Saturday and Sunday, a deal of instructive work being accomplished. The two companies were taken round on Saturday afternoon
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    133 104 Chinese Police Constable X > PI stabbed at 4 a.m. on Suod>*v wbile ou m New Market K)ad. No arr^ts wne made. The injured m^n was removed t« the General Hospital. The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News has a pa^e of B siey piciuree, on«» bhowing Mrs W W. D.ugUs
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    Tuesday, Aug. 16, 1910. SHOW VISITORS.
    507 105 ARRIVAL OF THK NATIVK CONTINGENT. Tank X »ad Station presented quite an an im ted »cene U3tweeu ihe h< v a of 5 30 aud 7 o'clock la»t evening; ali was ru,rlt> and excifemeu*, the cause of this ucu.ii>,! »ta»e of ..ff.ir» iv the
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    408 105 Mr H A M won is rppo-'ed to be making gc>J iuiprovt mmt iv H ;»pital. Th» n*ws ii reported from M UiQi that Mre J E S i«»pVy h»3 died there from cholera, an<J Mf H'isbaud, a clerk iv the Bureau of Public Works is not expected to Lye.
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      EXPORT TRADE.
      247 105 io ihe Editor, Ddar Sir, Iv your leading article to day jou say that it h^s been proved to the hiit J hat the hi^h Conference rates have actually knled much of the produce entrepot trade" Is this a fiction of your own or of you' able private
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    STRANGERS' AID FUND.
    384 105 Tie Honorary Treasurer and Secretary, A •cbdeacoii Iz s.rd, wishes to ickftowledge Ui« fallowing donations towards tbia Fun!: H E. Bti John Anderson §40 li. Abiau s E-q. >#< 1") Adaiiieoii Gilti Jug and Co. 25 Ai'kun Hud O. g Si-in^ lo Hod J O. Afctboßtti 10
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    99 105 Oae arrest has been made m connection witb the recent thtft of over $20,000 from a Chinese shop m Circular X ad. A wily thief his stolen the propellor from the motor laucch "Juno" which was lying at anchor m the harbtur. Mr Lever, the owner, has sought the assistance
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    MISS FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE.
    986 105 MISS FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE. The Queex or Nuuses It was announced m the L,Ducn Gi z-tte of N .v. 29 b, 1907. that tLe late King Edward hid bestowed tie 0 der of Merit upon Mss Florence Kigbtiog*]* whose de*th is just aunouDcei. The rtcipients of tb s oid-^r are 1
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    MALACCA NOTES
    353 105 CRICKET. (From our own CWtVSMSMbsjf.) The Mat ace i Club played a scratch teim raised i>> Mr O H tr* uu Sf uscav. A:ler a bright the Cuh wa« defeated by twenty-two runs. The vigors started badly Chapman beinj? caught m the deep ti-M 111 me tint i»f*r.
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    ORDINATION SERVICE AT KUDAT.
    386 105 (From a Chinese Onm»pomdetd Monday, the 25tfa of July, witnfssed th* ordioaMou to the pried' Lo<:<l of deacon F jDg Hau Koug, of Kudat, Britibh North Borneo, by the Right R<verei.d the Lo«d Bishop of Labuau and BLrawtk, at St. J;mes' Church, Kuclit. Tie Reverend F^ng
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    RAUB OUTPUT.
    40 105 The following is tlie rc-Hiilt of c r usbict? operationi at Riub for the tour wetk* eudiug 13th icstant Toiiß crushed Bukit Koman 3,207 tots Bukit Malacca 786 Total Gold obuiiued BOS Average per ton 4 OS dwtc.
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    A MAD MALAY.
    481 106 Attack! a Btci with a Knife. Au E jglUh speikiDg Malay claimed to be trUd before Mr Birtley, third magistrate, yesterday, on chafes of c*u<ing hurt to a Tamil named Mohamed K;s*im and P.O. ♦;70 Accused give his address a9 the M-tUy Sulors' Ho«* at N >rtb
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    FORM VISION TESTS.
    416 106 In the course of an interesting letter to the Mjrchant Service Guild oh the above subject a captain siys 1 know a ctse of this kind, a chief mite, and there is cot a niiu abjard his ship who can pic* up a light or sight an
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    73 106 Canon Harvey, c.v 0., I) )mestic Chaplain to the late King Edward, has died aged tl4. It 19 rumoured that Liang Tun Yuen, ex presideut of the Wai-wu pu, will be appointed Minister to Great Britain. A crusade has beea started m Shanghai against the peddling of fruits on tbe
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    SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY.
    1181 106 A Simple Smoke Consumer Earth Cooling by Suns^ots— Settle Cloth— Stability for the Aeroplane— Unknown Wealth m Tropical Forests— Butte fly Gardens— Work of T-ermites and Ants Iron-Eating Bacteria A Set- In Propeller. One of the successful devices for diminishing Lonoon's smoke seems to be the "Caloriz3r" of
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    ONE HOLIDAY—AND ANOTHER.
    735 106 ONE HOLIDAY— AND ANOTHER. This is the threat holiday month at home whej every bjdy who is anybody (*nl of course, everybody sjmibod\) voluntarily subject themselves to OAtold miseries ia order not to bj out of the tashijn m the matter of the annutl vacation. Those whose business for the
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    Y. M. C. A. BURGLED.
    64 106 Mr B. D. Gomes, a steward at the Y. M. C. A. rooms m Stamford R>ad, has informed the police that on returning from Church on Sunday morniDg he fouad the premises had been broken into. Bir and billiard money amounting to $79 and an
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    CURRY.
    888 106 To the uninitiated when fi -at introduced to tbis fascioating dish m its deadli formon board a steamship— jurry means ric? and meat a*d all sorts of things, m Ucf the whole miss of indigestible naught iaest which goes to make a perfect dish. Liter he get B to
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    CHESTER PAGEANT.
    1178 107 History and tradition play an important pir m the formation of the character of the people. There is plenty of both m Chester. The grand old city, that with pomp %cd pageautry is during' all the days of this week, recalling many of the most rifnificant incidents iv
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    "RUNNETH DOWN WITH WATER."
    719 107 Kphjlv and truly, h< w maDy reaters of this have seen a man m the condition of the I* ophet Jeremiah, v whose eyes w^pt sore, and ran down with tears?" The *«epi»g child is sometimes a pitiable sight, but not cfiec, for chiidhcol's griff is
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    ENERETIC COMMISSIONERS.
    46 107 ENERETIC COMMISSIONERS. A special meeting of the Municipal Commissioners was called for yesterday afternoon to consider Supplemental Budget No. 2 of 1910 Mr Carapiet was the only Commissioner present. After waiting half an hour, the President adjourned the meeting until Friday next at 3 30 p.m.
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    IN THE "NEVER-NEVER"
    911 107 Not for a loDg lime has Australia er j >yed such a run of gocd luck as during the past four or five yeais. Lm year her revenue totalled over forty four millions, being a lise of nearly three and a half mil lions on the return
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    TAIPIKG RACES.
    902 107 1 trout fitt VK.ii L"'esf>c*i<fent.; Taiping, Aug 9 The annual Pcrak Turf Club meeticar opened heie today under favourable c:r> cumstacces. The ent»y was very fair and some interesting racing w-ts seen. There was a gocd attendance. The course wa& fast. VilDn Plate. (One Mile) This resulted iv
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    GARRISON GOLF CLUB.
    387 108 Mrs Hew mii wr-n the first and Mrs Murphy the second m the Lidies' Handicap Competition for prizes presented by the Cub. The August Monthly Medal was played for on the 13h and 14 h and won by Mr E M Mirphy with a nett scoie of
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    SHIELD FOOTBALL.
    140 108 S. C. C. v 8 V 31. C A. A large githering watched Urn of Association foot ball ou the E^pUuiide last •fMUBg between the S.C C. an<l the V.M CA. The Cricket Club had the best of Bfttten thn u r 'hout, but f Ui d it
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    LEWIS AND PEAT'S REPORT.
    681 108 July 13th. At the auctions held on 12 h and 13th in3t. there wai a good demand, and the b ddmg was very general. Price for good qualities of Biscuit, Sheet aid Crepe opened very steady. The feature of the sale was the large demand for
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    BRITISH CONSULS FOR MANCHURIA.
    128 108 I learn from an c.i;ial source that m consequence of the getima! growth of British financial aril commercial interests m Mancluvia, a number of new Consular posts will ba created there as from October 1 next, says th« Birmingham Post." It has for a long time
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    19 108 Yang Tv has been recommended as a candidate for Director of Foreign Affairs by Viceroy Yuan Shuhaun, of Canton.
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    THE BURMESE PRETENDER.
    1046 108 Thb Doings of the Myingun Prince. In ao article from the pen apparently of a Frenchman who knew Mandaty m the old days of King Mindon-Min. entitled SidelAhf m Burmese H.story," some of the experiences of the Myiogun Prince who plotted againßt his father are given Oa
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    CHINA AND THE RUSSOJAPANESE CONVENTION.
    389 108 The Imperial Government having carefullj perused the new Rusbo Japanese Convention concluded on July 4, 19i<), copi*»R o f .r wer« banded to the Waiwupu l»y the Hum and Japanese Ministers, the following acknow ledgment, dated the 21bt of July, 6ays the Peking Daily News,
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    RAILWAYS IN MANCHURIA.
    266 108 Action *y thk Thin a Association LoLdon, July 27. Tiie Ch; na Association takes strong exception to the practical claim of Russia aud Japan to the control of railway construction m Alancbuiia and Mongolia. This action has been inspired i>y the tittiiule of the two Powers towards
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    THE S. S. DAGMAR.
    130 108 Expense or Raising Hkr Too Great. As cur readers are aware, says the S. G M. Post the salvage steamer "Protector" was despatched from Hoogko' g to the 6uccoar of the fetranded Dagniar." The former has now retained to Hongkong, having been unable to assist the
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    32 108 m Kexr- Admiral Sinipton Stokes has b*w»n appointed Admiral Superintendent of l>avonport Dockyard. Gama, tbe Indian wrestler, has defeated Roller, the American champion. The boul was an easy victory for the Indian.
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    AGRI-HORTICULTURAL SHOW.
    700 109 RETURNS TO SINGAPORE. 1 > those who had seen the previous show m S n^p^re four jears ago the present one h«v» -me as a revelation. There was n.uch diff rence between the two as there ii h^ween conglomeration of native huts n I .'-h-r wmjhaw and a
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    THE ARRIVAL OF THE GOVERNOR.
    3533 109 Punctually at 11 o'clock the Governor's t! irrUcje drove up to |Ih entrance near the S ttftfjrd X >ad Cuml, accompanied by s ifrfci <k Mfl. Ctpt C. H. Gay, and Capt P. Hilton and Mr Claude Severn (Private S crttirv). A guard of honour
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    DETAILS OF THE SHOW.
    1506 110 Flowers and Fruit. The plant p, flowers, fruit and vegetables were tastefully arranged m a apacious and c >ol shed opposite the main entrance. This was a delightful place to wander m duricg the heat of the day. The pleasing green shades of the palms and
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    THE PRIZES.
    208 110 The liat is of necessity still unfinished but we give those av^iltble below. They a.ro coinpl«-<* m the rubber snc'iou. DIVISION A. SECTION 11. KUKIJKR. Cliss 7 Pira Crepe Bjst S.imple. Ist Se^fi-li Estate. '1 id Caledonia Estate. 3rd Libu Estate. H C. P^naug Su^ar Estates. Class 8
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    FROM FURTHEST SOUTH.
    945 110 Revisiting a ship *hicli one has travelled on is like revisiting an old friend, ard few of us, given the opportunity, can rebist its fascination. Theie is for one thing a sense of M homf yness about it, to say nothing of the memories it recalls. L?t
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    TELEGRAMS.
    2579 110 (By Submarine Telegraph) [Metier Aftmtm Rec. Au U, -..i anj Speikmg at IVe:oru Mr Smut* *<]■ ted military training forcivz.-nbon u,*.of the Swiss R^pubUHe deprecated any ill c )nsidnred j» .u:- rof a native franchise mud k*\d that mj must bj clear, thdro mint be n > Amui c
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    RAILWAY SERVANTS AGITATE.
    41 111 (From our own Corre»)>ondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Aug 17. The railway traffic staff is petitioning Sir John Anderson for quicker promotion, extra vacation l^ave, and Suaday and hoh day allowance, and a reduction o: the pensionable age to 45.
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    THE KEDAH RIOT.
    295 111 FULLJDETAILS. Police Refu c to Act. (Fr^ t ,i ijira Corfespondeni Ponau^, Augr 11. Additional particular* of the KecUh affray frhow that the disturbance occurred on the Baogei Modi rubber estate of which Mr Lede-bcer is the visiting agent. Mr L^deboer's estate adj jins. Tne Picar.g Gtildtte
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    ESTATE DEALS.
    186 111 HOW TO GEP RICH QUICK. Interesting for Perak River Valley Holders. ifftm our turn Correspondent^ Poning, August 12 Mr Jattiea T/nrnton ha 9 dismissed the case m which Tan ]>>on Hjug claimed from $3ow Cheng Hee, a former subpostmaster of Pcinang, an account to be tak-3n as to
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    A ROYAL BRIDE.
    92 111 RECEPTION "AT SEI. ANGO S. (From our on-n Correspondent Kuila Lumpur, Aug 12. H. H. the Sultau of SiUng;>r heM a recep'.ion yesterday iv the Astana at Klaug ia honour of his recdutlv arrived bide, Tunarku Gobeidat. Whea the guests had assembled the Secretary read theprocUtnitioii mikmg
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    RUBBER NEWS.
    35 111 \Fro>>, our 07. n Corr€Spots*£t&l KiiiU Lumpur, Aujj. 12. Harper and (Jomptuv have a L >n«lnn wire siting that shares are rising aud Fice Hard Para is at U Castlefield Jalj 3,800 lbs.
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    RUBBER UP.
    31 111 {From our own Correspondent.) Kaala L Jaipur Aa^ |6< The Planter's Scores Agency has a Lmdoo c»b'e to tae effdOt tlut tiae hard Para i 9 at, 9 7.
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    JULY RUBBER RETURNS.
    23 111 Inch Kenneth —11,14) lbs; ag-iinst 6,592. Glenshiel 4 89H lbs agiinst ->(iO. Ae*»nts Barlow <fc Co. Kemuja. Estate: 5U7 lba.
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    PENANG NEWS.
    122 111 TAMIL LABOUR GOES UP. '.From 9MW oum t < >r(f'<nient.\ Penan g, Au*. J:i Owing to the demand for f.iin 1 labi ur on estates the Muiicip'il C JinniHionprs here have 'lecidai to m crease the WAfes of c •< lie-* two cents per day, and Tin<ials a
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    VISITORS TO SINGAPORE.
    353 111 Penangr, Aug. 1 JThe "Kistaa" hts let'c fjr Siagtpo**. Amougbt he pissec^ers are the Rff? F O. Pykett, Mi^s (J sea ot Peiau^ a Lid Mi!** Buochfl of T.upinp, who are le*viug to attend tlie financial Methodist C^ufriiecce ia Singapore. By Lha samo steamer Dr. Elton Bel\
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    MOTOR CHARGES A HOUSE.
    53 111 (F<o)n uur MM C*>rre*i><»nlent Ku.iU Lumpur This morning a motor cir occupied by four Chinese and driven by one of them charged a house m the Amp'ing road. Tne shock brought down the front of t) c house, the wall damqring the Ci.r and iLjaring two
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    GETTING RICH QUICK.
    94 111 Tae Piling Grizitte is calling attention to the txhorbitaut deminds of luggage collies at SwetMnham whtrf, who are licenced by the P*n--in2 C >mmitt«e of th<* IWajoeg Pagar Djck Bjard. Trie wri c* Itatrt that he heard a d »llar demaadt-d from eich of two piss^ngers to
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    Mr THOMAS INVENTION.
    25 111 A start has been made m Penang with Kyingj a cible insulated with the special compound iaventel by Mr O. V. Thomas.
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    COMPANY NEWS.
    39 111 (From our own Correspond?. id.) Kuik Lumpur, Aug 17. The prospectus has been i-su'd of the Kuala Lumpur Engineering Works limited with a capital of .^-VJ.OOO which takes over three local concerns. Sekexj»ah Hti»racli<: Tin l^2 fkle.
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    64 111 It is reported that on Mr K. C. Grey's retirement he will be succeeded by Mr E. Burnside as Secretary to the Resident of Selangor. It is rum jure 1 that the Serenlah Mine will pay a i interi-u half yearly dividend of fire p*r cjnt. At the present value
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