The Straits Times Annual, 1 January 1907
1907-01-01
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The Straits Times Annual
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Advertisement153 1907-01-01 1 new model OLIVER standard VISIBLE TYPEWRITER. 0 0 i ‘4t OLIVER WITH NEW FEATURES. RULING ATTACHMENT. DUST-PROOF INTERIOR. NEW STYLE KEY TOPS. IMPROVED SHIFT KEYS. DISAPPEARING POINTER. INCREASED STRENGTH. Interchangeable Carnages Heaviest Manifolder. Finest Stencil Cutter. Perfect Alignment Writes in Colours. VISIBLE WRITING. No. 5 Model writes 84 Characters; No.153 words
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Advertisement81 1907-01-01 1 aINuArORJc r 1 wMJII 17U7 The most Luxurious of the High-Powered Cars THAT AKE BUILT ARE DAIMLERS 28 H P. 4-Cylinder Canley Phaeton. F iz id m ru I ,i p.» *>»- j '«> 6:,- 7 As recently supplied to Tan Tat Yan, Esq., Malacca. GUTHRIE Sc Co., Ltd., SOLE81 words
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Advertisement111 1907-01-01 2/3 Mitsui Bussan Kaisha. (MITSUI CO.) <r~ 3 A. B. C. and A 1 Code used. Telegraphic Address: “MITSUI.” Head Office: I, Surugacho Nihonbashi, Tokyo. London Office 34, Lime Street, E.C. Singapore Office 2, Finlayson Green. fsjs 4*4 Kf* Sole Proprietors of the famous MIIKE, TAGAWA S YAMANO COAL MINES. Sole111 words
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Advertisement24 1907-01-01 2/3 THE Straits T.ITLS. Annual. No. I. Price ONE DOLLAR AND A HALF. ORIGINAL FACTS, STORIES, PHOTOGRAPHS, DEALING WITH STRAITS AND STATES LIFE AND CUSTOMS.24 words
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CONTENTS.
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Article566 1907-01-01 4/5 I’Ad K Avlesburv «S; Garland Agents for Talbot Cars, Singapore jo Allen Hanbnrys, Ltd. 85 Adet, Seward Co., Associated Vineyards Cultivators Co's... 118 BORNEO Co., Ltd., Singapore, Agents for Humber Cars 22 Jas. Buchanan Co., Ltd., Whiskies 26 Siderosthen 36 Lamm Bros., Co., Eagle Cement 39 Jeffreys’ Pale Ale566 words
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Article160 1907-01-01 4/5 PAC.K Title 3 Index to Advertisers 4 Legislators ol the Straits 7*9 Motoring in the Straits and KM.S. 11-24 Yap Ah Fong's Indiscretion Capt. Herbert A ayes 25-29 Honoria’s 11adji (F.A.) 33*39 Snaps of Singapore {Scrutator) 4'“47 The Rubber King Tasma 49*55 Wisdom of the Widow Winnie Dolly Oliver)160 words
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Article305 1907-01-01 4/5 PAGE Legislative Council t Motoring in the Straits and F.M.S. His Excellency, the Governor, Sir John Anderson, K.C.M.G. {Lambert). 11 Inaugural Meet of the Singapore Automobile Club Lambert 15 Ilis Highness the Sultan of Johore (C. Vandvb) '5 An Arrol Johnston Trio Lambert '5 Meet of the Singapore Automobile305 words
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Article, Illustration40 1907-01-01 6/7 Hsm.MrT.S.Raker. 'Hoh-llr.Jokn Anderson 'THoN.MR.iIuGH Fort A ff HorHr.FJ.R&ott. I) 1 1 HIS H,™'- GOVERN 0«. Aj Hmi.Tak Jiar Kitn. hoNM k R '^J.Aapier Attorney Genera,--^ Hgn.DilDJ.Gau-oway r Major General iG.L Perrott e.M-G. Capt. A.HXounu.CMG’ n COLONIAL SECRETARY. "IiuN.MR.JO.ANTHOtHISZ|40 words
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Advertisement23 1907-01-01 6/7 PUBLISHED BY The Straits F.M.S. Annual Syndicate SINGAPORE, S.S. For Advertising Rates apply the ORIENTAL CO., LTD., Advertising Contractors, Cavenagh Bridge Buildings, Singapore.23 words
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Article1282 1907-01-01 8/9 TATLER - 1 >y TATLER. Editor’s Notes Governing bodies have mam-critics, and quite possibly deserve them, for history sees few instances for a Colonial legislature perfect and full armed like Minerva from the head of Jupiter. The earlier da\s of the Government of the, Straits Settlements were not1,282 words
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Advertisement87 1907-01-01 8/9 MANSFIELD’S PATENT SELF CENTREING EARTHENWARE Drain Pipes. Large stocks of all sizes from 3-in. to 24-in. Kept by Wf Z&S&y'i an;»' 1 GUTHRIE Co., Ltd., Guthrie Co.’s Store Ground at Singapore. Photograph taken 21st Sept., 1906. SOLE AGENTS Straits Settlements, Malay Peninsular, Siam and Borneo. THE IDEAL ROOFING mm XT87 words
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Article, Illustration2485 1907-01-01 10/11 ALTO - Motoring in the Straits F.M.S. By ALTO. Editor's .Vote. In these parts it is only during the past few years that the warning toot of an auto horn has startled the jungle fowl and astonished the ignorant native The rapid growth of automobilism thoughout the Peninsula and the neighbouring SettlementsPhoto.; Lambert.; La tuber I.; La mbert.; Lambert, - 2,485 words
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Advertisement59 1907-01-01 10/11 r r 8P ABROL-JOHHSTON ’tfc Cars, ’Busses, Lorries, y Char-a-bancs, Launches. -m-WORLD-FAMOUS FOR ECONOMY AND RELIABILITY. GARDNER 1 Kerosine 0,7 Motor Launches (As supplied to LANADRON ESTATE, MUAR). SOLE AGENTS FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG F.M.S. Central Engine Ulorks, Marine, Mechanical and Motor 55, victoria st., Engineers. Cable Address Central CARS EXAMINED59 words
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Advertisement90 1907-01-01 12 BILEI, MIES CO., United, Mechanical, Electrical arid Oivil Engineers, Singapore. Shipbuilders, etc. f? rrrrr-———"—-Branches Agencies IPOH PENANG. MEDAN (Deli), PALEMBANG BANGKOK. SOLE AGENTS FOR THE Albion” S “Lindsay” Hitjb-class IDotor Cars» MOTOR VANS AND LORRIES. 1 Prices and all Particulars on application. 9 Telegraphic Address “HARGREAVES.” W '*’n§ i I90 words
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Advertisement37 1907-01-01 14/15 O. DUPIRE co.. Sole Agents for De Dion Bouton Motor Cars. Cheapness, Reliability, Nearest Perfection. The Automobile “Bayard ft u jps m m w K Marks a New Era in Motor Oonstrtiction. THE KING OF MOTOR OARS.37 words
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Advertisement52 1907-01-01 16/17 'titr*' mCwiFT 3 m s !fns 1L «*> as y e 12—14 H.P. 4-CYLINDER CAR. 1908 Model. 18—24 H.P. 4-CYLINDER LIMOUSINE 1908 Model. Gold P Medal Irish Reliability Trials, 1907. Scottish Reliability Trials, 1907. lit iiit--1« 18—24 H.P. 4-CYLINDER CAR. 1908 Model. STOCKS KEPT BY 1 GvttHrie fir* Go., Ltd.52 words
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Advertisement170 1907-01-01 18/19 C. F. F. WEARNE CO., j® Motor and Mechanical Engineers, 0 Sole Agents for—- Star Motor Cars. OOUGILL’S Cars and Lorries, Motor Traction Wagons and Petrol Engines for Launches, etc., etc. MOTOR CARS and BUSSES tor Hire at all times, 77% Sole Agents for Reo Motor Cars and Busses. Ford170 words
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Advertisement209 1907-01-01 20 TALBOT REGISTERED TRADE MARK NO EQUAL CAN CARS. BE FOUN D. The Name “TALBOT” is synonymous for all that is Best. registered trade mark 'V ar ws m. m H TALBOT Car was chosen for the use of the DUKE OF CONNAUGHT when in Penang. Three “TALBOTS,” the property of209 words
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Advertisement72 1907-01-01 22/23 ‘Facta non Verba 9 Deeds 1101 UVirds.") Read the following Telegram lately received from home A client has just completed 25,000 miles on a Coventry HUMBER, and car running equal to new, bearings hardly shew wear.” i <■-* tr~ m r Wm rn Wl f= K m* ft mmm r72 words
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Advertisement59 1907-01-01 22/23 PR A TT’S Motor Car Spirits In Galvanized Iron Drums. Containing 10 American Gallons, These Spirits are recognised the hi nest in the World, and are universally used by all Leading Motor Manufacturers, Motorists, Railways, and Motor Bus Companies, and in large economy motor trials m Europe and America. STANDARD59 words
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Article3445 1907-01-01 24/25 CAPTAIN HERBERT NOYES - By CAPTAIN HERBERT NOYES. Editor's Note. —The author lias succeeded in portraying vividly the conditions which existed a decade or so ago in parts of the Malay Peninsula. Net Ah Kong's indiscretion is a fascinating tale, accurate in descriptive detail of the feeling of the Chinaman3,445 words
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Advertisement243 1907-01-01 24/25 FREIGHT stern S£/? Vir EN E 3 s v. M Si] i m THREE SAILINGS PER MONTH FROM HAMBURG. Monthly departures from BREMEN, EMDEN, ROTTERDAM and ANTWERP to PENANG, SINGAPORE, HONGKONG, SHANGHAI, YOKOHAMA and KOBE, and homewards via HAVRE calling at MANILA and TSINGTAU, if sufficient inducement offers, taking through243 words
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Advertisement35 1907-01-01 26/27 JAMES BUCHANAN Co. LIMITED, Scotch Whisky Distillers. g i PMS. -5 To HM the KING. m -,C A MORNING NIP. u BLACK WHITE 99 AND SPECIAL” (RED SEAL). Agents THE BORNEO COMPANY, Ltd., ToHRH THe.PRINCEorWALES.35 words
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Advertisement156 1907-01-01 28/29 KATZ BROS. Ltd. SINGAPORE. 1> 4th sth Edition. The WHITELEY’S of the EAST. i mm IS?) SOLE AGENTS for Mellin’s Infants' Food. Dunville’s Scotch and Irish Whiskies. Natura Milk (Sterilized). Monninger Pilsener Beer. Cutler Palmer Co.’s Wines. David Sandeman Sons' Wines. Dentz Geldermen’s Champagne. Marie Brizard Rogers’ Brandy and Liqueurs.156 words
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Advertisement104 1907-01-01 28/29 British-American Tobacco Company LIMITED. If you wish to eliminate all element of chance or uncertainty when you are buying SMOKING TOBACCO, then buy. Garrick IDixture. No VIRGINIAN CIGARETTE now being offered to the public surpasses, or is even equal in quality and flavour to our Garrick The delight of the104 words
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Article, Illustration162 1907-01-01 30/31 2 Wynfreda (5 '4) Jack (4%) Anderson, children of Hon. Mr. Mrs. John Anderson, ‘Ardmore,’ Singapore. QO7- 3.-Peggy Hamilton, 4'i years old. 4- —William Archer Nicholson, 3 years. 8 -—Patrick Charles de Uaspary Down, 6', yrs. 9. Nancy Peirce, 6 years. '0. —Evelyn Peirce, 4 years.162 words
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Article5333 1907-01-01 32/33 F. A - By F.A. Editor's Note.—ln two previous local publications, F. A. has already contributed stories, in both of which his strong character, Honoria, figures considerably Although this stands complete in itself, there exists a connecting link in the three tales, and the following work, from the pen of this5,333 words
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Advertisement349 1907-01-01 32/33 <P HONGKONG SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION Paid up Capital $10,000,000, Reserve Liability of Proprietors $10,000,000. RESERVE FUND I VSSSSSSS i $21,000,000. Court of Directors. G. H. Medhurst, Esq., Chairman. Hon. Mr. Henry Keswick, Deputy Chairman A. Fuchs, F.sq E. Goetz, Esq. A. Haupt, Esq. C. R. I.EXZMANN, Esq. A. J. Raymond,349 words
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Advertisement99 1907-01-01 34/35 DUNVILLE’S CELEBRATED e TRADE O CELEBRATED MARK SCOTCH WHISKIES stat.'? «UY ZBAon'iMld 1 n 'OJ If DUNVILL f«W Old Scdl-chiijM Qwru-i&C, yikMf •tASGow, acoukAOt Thoroughly Matured and Free from all Impurities, X>m\iLLEs X£s VHRV FfNEsr ©LD Sc OTCH whisky tf-j/ji I Especially suitable for Hot Climates, DUNVILLE’S EXTRA SPECIAL SCOTCH99 words
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Advertisement89 1907-01-01 36/37 SIDEROSTHEN! (Anti-Corrosive Paint). Kills Hus! and. flrrssis Pilling. Used all over the World. SIDEROSTHEN adheres so tenaciously to metal that no rust can take place under it. To prove this write to N THE BORNEO CO. LTD., Sole Agents for Straits Settlements, for their Sample Steel Sheet, giving a practical89 words
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Advertisement44 1907-01-01 38/39 MANN’S w <1 hj >o, IB 3 ;WVWW Two Ton Wagon STEAM WAGONS (Largely used on the Mines for transporting Coal and other material) Five Ton Tip Wagon J ir, m m So/e Agents for Mat ay a: GUTHRIE Co. Ltd. SINGAPORE AND PENANG.44 words
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Advertisement62 1907-01-01 38/39 CEMENT. On List of the Crown Agents for the Colonies. \> to m V Sv m <s S' 0. PRIMA P flf 99 if ft sK °irte schW m s S> o “EAGLE” was recently described by a local Government Engineer as “A PERFECT CEMENT.” General Export Managers) Agents in62 words
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Article, Illustration436 1907-01-01 40/41 GRAND HOTEL DE L EUROPE, SINGAPORE. CjISi rORS to Singapore will find that a great transform- at ion has taken place on the site of this old hostelry. The former hotel has disappeared, and in its place has arisen a hotel de luxe, with an unrivalled position on the Esplanade,436 words
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Article, Illustration2665 1907-01-01 40/41 SCRITAT( )R - By SCRITAT( )R. Editor's Xote —Singapore of to-day is bone of the bone, and flesh of the ilesh of the British Empire. Standing in the sunlight and the sea, although the smallest, it boasts the proud position of being one of the wealthiest of British Crown Colonies.G. W. PUGH]; Photo; Lambert'] - 2,665 words
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Advertisement377 1907-01-01 42/43 0 GADELIUS -&mgsr SOLE AGENTS for the FAR EAST. Si "VI The “LUX" Light kPossesses many prominent advantages over other systems of lighting, among which the more principal are: 1. The installation of the lamp is simple and inexpensive, being only a fraction in cost of that for gas or377 words
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Advertisement165 1907-01-01 44/45 Telegraphic Address ‘‘MONOPOLE, SINGAPORE.” Code used: A.B.C. sth EDITION. ESTABLISHED 1893. KIM HIN &Co., Customers are especially invited to write for our quotations before placingtheir Orders. 7, Klin.g Street, Import Export 8 Wine Spirit Merchants <s><s><s> AND COMMISSION AGENTS. Sole Agents for the following Well-known Brands:— Ask for “DOG’S HEAD165 words
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Advertisement165 1907-01-01 46/47 Telephone No. 331 Chronometers, Watch and Clock Makers Jewellers,Marine Opticians AND Compass Adjusters. Lord Kelvin’s Standard Compasses Compass Cards Azimuth Mirrors, Ac. Hezzanith Standard Compasses Sextants, Parallel Rulers Artificial Horizon Telescopes Binoculars Thermometers Aneroids and Baro-Cyclonometers Surveying Instruments Theodolites Dumpy Level Levelling Staffs Abney’s Levels Prismatic Compasses Ranging Poles Clinometers.165 words
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Article, Illustration3165 1907-01-01 48/49 TASMA - By TASMA. Author of A Bush Romance,” A Modern Delilah,” etc. Editor's Noth. -This forceful talc, told in the author's simple language, echoes typically the life ot the Federated States of British-Malaya. It relates the influence, in an isolated part of the Empire, of a pretty English3,165 words
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Advertisement34 1907-01-01 48/49 kk UNDERWOOD 33 MEANS Aigm, wmywmĔĔßEm mu m TYPEWRITER! Write for Catalogue: GUTHRIE Co. Ltd., Sole Agents. THE O' MOTOR C YCLE. Large stocks kept in Singapore and Penangr GUTHRIE Co. Ltd., Sole Agents34 words
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Advertisement99 1907-01-01 50/51 JODELITE -REGISTERED) Q S, 9 to stop the ravages of WHITE ANTS 'X -iSf ĔL i i f fP 1. Workman. 2. Soldier. 3. Larva. 4. Supplementary Female. 5. Nymph. 6. Male. 7. Female. 8. Gravid Female. All magnified] H r TWO COATS on the timber work of a building99 words
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Advertisement51 1907-01-01 52/53 BETTING© feet supplied MASTERED 'V TRADE W«*' w 111 ZAj'JVJS BAIZE&ART O/lf W.<s cLoth. CLOTH gqods.^p^ iUtS'slp iUHUU Si IS i P V \|l> AtH-aC^P-ugP V hrnADtDESCRIPTIONS O F '4S^ E T fes. No s e v J r.-r, 4 o J°N S U> e s MANUFACTURED BY F. REDDAWAY51 words
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Advertisement68 1907-01-01 54/55 CXJ Hotel de la Paix CLOSE TO TELEGRAPH, POST AND OTHER OFFICES. RUNNERS MEET ALL STEAMERS. Large Cool Rooms. Comfortably Furnished ENGLISH, GERMAN, FRENCH AND DUTCH SPOKEN i 4k A T W HOTEL DE LA p s in i VmT mm pi" ip r mm? its»* XvJ ■K. BEST WINES,68 words
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Advertisement8 1907-01-01 54/55 POWELL Co., Auctioneers Valuers SINGAPORE. (Established 44 Years).8 words
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Article1367 1907-01-01 56/57 D01.1.Y OLIVER - By D01.1.Y OLIVER, Author of “The Vampire Nemesis," etc. IS it true I demanded, as she swept in gracefully and preferred me the tips of her dainty fingers. She looked at me in wonder, allowing the little fingers to rest for a moment in mine.1,367 words
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Advertisement156 1907-01-01 56/57 RAFFLES PLACE, SINGAPORE. Japanese Curio Galleries THE VARIETY OF The High-class Curios and Modern Art Work of lapan. COMPRISING EXAMPLES OF Panels with raised Flowers of Ivory and Mother-o’-Pearl, carved Wood Cabinet of gold lacquer, splendid Bronze Ornaments on natural Wood Stands, Wooden Screen inlaid with Ivory Mothero -Pearl, Silk156 words
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Article, Illustration3166 1907-01-01 58/59 lAS. T. DOBBIE - By .lAS. T. DOBBIE. Editor's Mote —In another part of this book there will be found “Snaps of Singapore," and it is thought that a work pretending publication in the interests of the Straits and the F.M.S. would be deficient did it notembodv a reference also to3,166 words
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Advertisement169 1907-01-01 58/59 HUTTENBACh BROTHERS Co. Singapore and Penang. Engines, Boilers. Boiler Feed Pumps. Centrifugal Pumps. Donkey Pumps. OH Engines. Oil Mill Machinery. Rice Mill Machinery. Winding Engines Si® mm I 1 s IMPORTERS and SUPPLIERS of Cranes, Winches. Packing, Belting. Cocks and Valves. Piping. Engineers’ Tools and Engineers’ supplies of every description169 words
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Advertisement207 1907-01-01 60 MESSRS Sandilands, Buttery Co., PENANG. ‘'X^yifK^r AGENTS LLOYD’S. Liverpool Glasgow Underwriters’ Association. The Underwriters’ Assn., London. The Sal vage Association, London. Union Insurance Society of Canton, Ld Yangtsze Insurance Association, Ld. National Bank of China, Ld. National Bank of India, Ld. Standard Life Assurance Co. Citv of Glasgow Life Assurance207 words
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Advertisement510 1907-01-01 62/63 Pritchard PENANG. Complete House Furnishers and General Merchants. HARNESS and SADDLERY. Horse, Cob and Pony Sizes. RIDING and RACING SADDLES, WHIPS, CROPS, SWITCHES, BRIDLES, GIRTHS, and ALL ACCESSORIES. -I=r- TAILORS it A, A, m ifeAND BREECHES MAKERS g y >7 l Racing Colours. RIDING BREECHES, LOUNGE SUITS, DRESS SUITS, etc.,510 words
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Advertisement168 1907-01-01 64/65 If f/j MM \<p NIPPON BREWERY/ CP. LID 1 TOKYO.JAPAN. A? V/ TIANG LEE Co., Merchants Agents, 53, Beach Street, PENANG. Indents for European and American Goods executed on very favourable terms. We carry a large stock of various goods Tobaccos and Cigarettes of the British ASK FOR PQB m168 words
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Advertisement80 1907-01-01 64/65 Banque de l’lndo Chine. Capital 136,000,000 (£1,440,000). Reserve Fund 20,920,000 (£836,800). Head Office PARIS. London Bankers: THE UNION OF LONDON and SMITH’S BANK. BRANCHES AT Hongkong, Shanghai, Canton, Hankow, Saigon, Haiphong, Hanoi, l ourane, Pnom-Penh, Battambang, Bangkok, Pondichery, Noumea, Tahiti, Pekin, Tientsin and Singapore. The BANK is prepared to transact80 words
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Article748 1907-01-01 66/67 IT O. Winstedt - (Retold in Rhyme -antlt apologies to the author oj Htidibras.) IT O. Winstedt, F.M.S. Civil Service. One day intent upon a joke, Friend Mouse-deer took the forest-folk To where a river ran its race, Meandering with rustic grace, Down to the sea and there he stood And ga/.ed748 words
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Advertisement30 1907-01-01 66/67 F Stocks of all Sizes from NO. 1 l r >/•>& Outside Measurements. No. 10 Kept by Safes. J i 4> 3 3 1 GUTHRIE Go., Ltd., Singapore Penang, SOLE AG-EILTS.30 words
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Advertisement70 1907-01-01 66/67 T!>* ‘EMPIRE 9 Type writer The BEST Value! Writing VISIBLE! RELIABLE! nw isssw .rrr gKnfnmnfu V 0 r. HHH B§3 *3 i I 1 \v M.v Si S Oven I “EMPIRES” used by His Majesty’s Government at Home Abroad. Ask for List of local users—that will convince you. Send for70 words
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Article, Illustration3622 1907-01-01 68/69 VETERAN VOI.I'NTEF. R - By VETERAN VOI.I'NTEF.R. QoU'NTEERING had been a feature of life in the Colony M or a part of the Colony, many years before the “oldest y inhabitant set foot on Singapore soil, and any article dealing with Volunteering must necessarily to some extent be historical. But, while3,622 words
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Advertisement223 1907-01-01 68/69 A Word for Baby MELLIN’S FOOD. I Go'ii F OOO />e tfotf/e VAL ,D ?,j« IN TS is acknf^jlk UK ’Moft: EUUiUVtrtE 01 £S< »32 mix |NC >‘ V.. r #r directions rop IlflSss sa«e >t«ssjS:-3 &k.s! n ah^ s^oo <<->»«si is nd.md lcra>l‘r,;a«‘ 3 |evc F 03 J about223 words
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Advertisement297 1907-01-01 70/71 rv A SPECIAL FEATUKE jf) The Celebrated Gold Medal BIDIHC BREECHES Lace or Button Knee Split Fall or Fly Front As advertised in all the m leading Periodicals in F.ncdand and abroad. England and abroad. HIGHEST A WARDS Grand Prix and 2 Gold Medals Paris Brussels Exhibitions, 1906. Cut the297 words
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Advertisement113 1907-01-01 72/73 G.R. LAMBERT &Co. ESTABLISHED 1875. r^L m Photographers BY SPECIAL APPOINTMENT TO HIS MAJESTY THE KING OF SIAM, AND HIS HIGHNESS THE SULTAN OF JOHORE. l 3 The Oldest and Largest Firm of the kind in the Colony. STUDIOS IN K BATTERY ROAD, (GRESHAM HOUSE! -P; S' 4 4 3113 words
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Advertisement246 1907-01-01 74/75 McAlister company, ltd. o^9 I SINGAPORE PENANG (Straits Settlements), KUALA LUMPUR IPOH (Federated Malay States), A TONGKAh (Siam). London Correspondents: McILWRAITH, McEAGHARN CO. Prop. Ltd., Billiter Square Buildings, SHIPPING, INSURANCE, MINING, ESTATE AGENTS, AND GENERAL IMPORT EXPORT AGENTS. SHIPPING AND GENERAL AGENCIES. Shipping. A. Currie Co. (Australian Line). Mcllwraith, McLacharn246 words
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Article, Illustration2053 1907-01-01 76/77 WILLIAM BRAY lON SLATLR - (Some account of houi the territory is being developed By WILLIAM BRAY lON SLATLR. 7TĔ quarter of a century of earnest development has passed in rl Borneo since the grant of the Royal Charter in 1882, and J I now the territory administered by the British North2,053 words
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Advertisement133 1907-01-01 76/77 Koninklyke Paketvaart Maatschappy (ROYAL PACKET NAVIGATION COMPANY), Under Contract with the Government of Netherlands India. REGULAR /H AIL and PASSENGER SERVICE between ALL PORTS in the DUTCH EAST-lIMDIAN ARCHIPELAGO, SINGAPORE and PENANG Ulitb Tirst-Class Steamers, provided mith /111 Comfort. 1 A The FLEET consists oE fir' 47 Coasting-Steamers and 4133 words
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Advertisement161 1907-01-01 78/79 WILKINSON, HEYWOOD CLARK, Ltd. Varnish, Paint, Color, Oil Grease Manufacturers, LONDON, m Established I 796. Principal Brands used for Varnishes, Paints, Oils, Turpentines. Greases, Dry Colours. and Painters’ Sundries. EXPORTED TO THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS FAR EASTERN MARKETS. Horse Star shield Bazaar Bell Brand. Brand V> OS' V Co Sr 1161 words
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Article3581 1907-01-01 80/81 JAVAN ALLS - Recounting the Doings in a Clever Jewel Robbery of an Erstwhile Singapore Physician. By JAVAN ALLS. QITTE within the recollection of a large number of local residents, on a spot in Raffles Square where now stands a vast emporium, there existed a large jewellery establishment owned by3,581 words
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Advertisement84 1907-01-01 80/81 coujxz Sui>uicc «8 Oo jhq QV te w j^7(a) X is) SE of COTCH Vi > 7 9 LORDS *A 4? HOUSE-LORDS OLD SCOTCH WHISKY AS SUPPLIED TO MEMBERS ofthe HOUSE° f lords /Y/'YYYY'/S’ YTTUrt/ y/Y, 3 m, /yruj/s/.te J.G.GOWIE Co.. GLA-5GOW.5C<377vf/W7. m BEHN, MEYER C° SINGAPORE PENANG Sole Importers84 words
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Advertisement92 1907-01-01 82/83 THE f Federated f Limited. tiKunccrs. Iron and Brass Founders. c*4 II i *.;a •TS View of part of Machine and Krecting Shop. Rubber Machine Installation. Specialists in Rubber Machinery. j? Estimates Plans of Complete Stores in Steel or Wood FREE ON APPLICATION. 35 I m Interior of Motor liarage.92 words
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Advertisement132 1907-01-01 84/85 r SCOTT'S 'l IMPROVED V actium Drying STOVES. British Manufacture. ill 1 J anHP X *r- am No. of Shelves. No. 12 10 15 20 20 Internal Diameter of Stove. 3ft. 9in. by 2ft lin. by 2ft. Oin. 3ft. 9in. by 2ft. lin. by 3tt. Oin 3ft 9in. bv 4ft.132 words
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Advertisement247 1907-01-01 84/85 GOOD START IN LIFE. Mothers should early realize how essential good health is for the success of their child in after life. A badly nourished baby generally means an undersized child, wanting in stamina and vigour. If unable to nurse your baby, you must give the substitute that most closelv247 words
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Article, Illustration1522 1907-01-01 86/87 Mrs. TIBI. IK KYANS - By Mrs. TIBI. IK KYANS. Kditor's .Noth. —Were il not for the Press, one would glean little of the darker side of life in Malaya. It is a subject that one is apt to overlook in the bustle of the day when mankind is1,522 words
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Advertisement215 1907-01-01 86/87 J JAHNCKE'S PATENT Metallic Box Manufactory, Canonbury Works, Dorset Street, Essex Road, London, England. “MITRAILLEUSE” NEEDLE CASE. In CRYSTALLIZED COLOURS asserted Red, Blue, Green, Amber, Violet, and Pink. DO IN» co Containing 50, or 100, English Steel Needles in any of the following assortments of sizes 4 to 8, 5215 words
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Advertisement230 1907-01-01 88/89 MACHINE TOOLS Of the Most Modern Construction, for Engineers, Shipbuilders, Dockyards, Boiler Makers, &c. EITHER BELT OR ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN. LI c l m a; i jmjuuiiiuitiiiwjjjjiju |i Double-Oeared Self-Acting Sliding, Surfacing and Screw-Cutting Lathe. 14 in. Centre Self-Acting Sliding, Surfacin'»- and Screw-Cutting (lap Lathe, with Box-end Bed. Single-ended Punching Shearing230 words
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Advertisement176 1907-01-01 90/91 OLF 1 DEALERS. E §2 vv PCRT AV CAT> BOTTLING OF G U I N N S T O E U T S ’S OF THE <P ms ]9UY IT™ TKc Old Blend WKisky of tke Cel fh.im or^"^ ALI that are desnous to pan W" EDINBURGH to LONDON, or176 words
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Advertisement77 1907-01-01 90/91 < A > r ■z C 5 *2 •Z <s• •7 7 Supplied to H.M. King Edward VII. H.M. The King of Spain H.R.H. The Prince of Wales The British Government The Indian Government The House of Lords Parliament House, Melbourne, &c., &c. IF a 4 extra dry GUTHRIE CO.77 words
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Article, Illustration952 1907-01-01 92/93 Editor’s N’otk. During the present year the State ot Kedah has lost, by the death ot the Raja Muda, one of the finest native princes of the Malay Archipelago. A man of striking personality, the late Raja was loved by his own people and Europeans952 words
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Advertisement17 1907-01-01 92/93 Pilsener. Munich.. Pale Ale In Glass Bottles. In Stone Bottles. TRADE MARK .BRITISH BREW. SUPPORT HOME INDUSTRIES.17 words
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Advertisement52 1907-01-01 94/95 The N ational Ltd (9 I DNAL I 7?T '5- i e) Royal Society Trials, Derby, 1906. GOLD MEDAL AWARDED TO THE National Gas Engine Suction Gas Plant AGAINST ALL COMPETITORS. The New Cheap Power. WRITE FOR CATALOGUE. G -0 GUTHRIE &> Co., Ltd. SOLE AGENTS Straits Settlements, Malay Peninsula,52 words
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Advertisement119 1907-01-01 94/95 DAUMANN Co., SOLE AGENTS FOR The Famous AI sen Cement. Messrs. SWAN MACLAREN who have tested this Cement reports as follows “The result of the test shows that the average Tensile strength per square inch was 532 lbs.” THE GENUINE PILSENER BEER (Girl Brand) EXPORTER—HUGO SCHWER Co., VIENNA. Is the119 words
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Article1979 1907-01-01 96/97 AN AMERICAN STORY. II was six o clock on a cold November evening snow lav on the ground a few flakes were falling through the clear air. Before a mansion in fifth Avenue a gentleman paced, irresolute lus eye dwelt anxiously on one window in particular, across which1,979 words
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Advertisement71 1907-01-01 96/97 GUTHRIE Co., Ltd.l ARE SOLE AGENTS FOR MANSFIELD BROTHERS, ;hurch gresley burtonon-trent. PATTERN BOOKS ESTIMATES FREE ON APPLICATION. Stocks kept in Singapore. Speciality also made of Importation of Sanitary Ware. MANSFIELD BRO? GRESLEY. ENGLAND. ANUFACTUmSofALL KINDS of SANITARY APPLIANCES, ciosees, iavator/es. /romc/sterns, FRAMES, BRASS' TAPS of EVERY DESCRIPTION. CLOSET SEATS71 words
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Advertisement83 1907-01-01 98/99 Joseph Travers Sons, MERCHANTS, 7 D’Almeida St., SINGAPORE. ->*.. HAnd at 119, CANNON STREET, LONDON, and 44 STANLEY STREET, LIVERPOOL. Agencies: Bernese Alps Milk Co., “Sledge and “Sovereign Brands. Genera! Electric Co., Ltd., England Richard Haworth Co. Ld. Manchester Lever Brothers’ Sunlight Soap, &c. Lihhy, McNeill Libby, Chicago Reliance Marine83 words
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Advertisement33 1907-01-01 98/99 fir CUNNINGHAM, CLARK CO., ‘h SOLE AGENTS (Siraiis and Federated ITlalay States) LA Penang and Singapore. yTucfionsers, Valuers, Collard Collard ,/i Qeqerrd Commission and PIANOS. jrt anu f ac t urers JftyentsFOR ST.33 words
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Article, Illustration28 1907-01-01 100/101 Fascinating Klmg Girl. Japanese .Woman. Chinese Actor. A Kling Youngster. Princess of Siam Chinese Children in New Year Robes. Siamese Women. Childhood s Innocence. Cosmopolitanism28 words
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Advertisement96 1907-01-01 100/101 Expanded Met ad IS STILL TO THE FRONT AS THE MOST SUITABLE MATERIAL FOR REINFORCING CONCRETE. Invariably specified by all the leading Engineers. 'mi 111 ITTf 111 ml I n <■ t*-? —;r RESERVOIR BASIN IN WHICH EXPANDED METAL HAS BEEN ADOPTED. EMPLOYED ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY IN ALL IMPORTANT BUILDINGS RECENTLY96 words
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Article4150 1907-01-01 102/103 R. W. K. GODWIN - By R. W. K. GODWIN. THERE seems no alternative,’’ said James Randale halfaloud to himself, I must shut up the house, clear out, lie low —anything, in fact —till the ship comes home again.” The cheery manner in which this was said, and the tune he4,150 words
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Advertisement19 1907-01-01 102/103 SINGAPORE. CD m n: m m TO Q° o o m D 7S m m n pi pi 3)19 words
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Advertisement50 1907-01-01 104/105 MARSHALL, SONS £r> Co., Ltd GAINSBOROUGH, ENGLAND. jrtA ■:5? v. Dredger Bo Her.. Three of these are at work on Red Hills Mine, Kinta. Mi Mj. Mj. Mu Mj. l A F*—c IS* Vj a PORTABLE ENGINE with CIRCULAR FIREBOX. .Mi AM MM \Vi Ml, for Malaya Guthrie Co.. Ltd50 words
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Advertisement90 1907-01-01 106/107 so Libby. McNeill Libby J «CHICAGO) "Dainty Food Products STOCKS KEPT IN SINGAPORE, -w a s za za Retailed throughout Singapore, Penang, Malacca, and The Federated Malay States SOLE AGENTS: J. TRAVERS SONS, Ltd., SINGAPORE Bf ii General Electris 6©mpany Electrical Specialities OSRAM LAMPS 9 GIVE FOUR TIMES the LIGHT90 words
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Article, Illustration2032 1907-01-01 108/109 R. \Y. K. GODWIN - (With Special References to Tropical Work). By R. \Y. K. GODWIN. THE camera is so übiquitous now-a-days. that we ot tlie non-adventurous type who remain behind in England, can enjoy something of the beauty of tropical scenery from photographs such as those lavishly re-produced in the2,032 words
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Advertisement138 1907-01-01 108/109 GRIME'S CENTRIFUGAL PUIPS Have proved a Boon for Disposing: of Sand Tailings on Mines. Plants similar to Illustration have been installed on some of the biggest Mines in Malaya. m m v estimates giuen tor Boiler, engine and Pump complete. Belt or direct driue can be arranged according to lift138 words
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Advertisement223 1907-01-01 110/111 f V* Doi-AI 'j w Paterson, Simons Co. <s SINGAPORE. London Paterson A Simons, IO II Lime Street, E.C. Penang: Paterson, Simons Co. 10 AGENCIES. SHIPPING DEPARTMENT. Apcar Co., Calcutta <N China Steamers Atlantic 'l'ransport Line Barber’s Line of New York Steamers “Ben” Line of Steamers Boston S.S. Co., Ltd.223 words
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Advertisement41 1907-01-01 112 9 s Seven-eighths of the CEMENT used in Malaya is Gillingham PO c T TRADE MARK C/IlincWJL L 0 BRAND 0 OF THE Associated Portland Cement Manufacturers Ltd., E^TO-I_.JLISriD. GUTHRIE 6r> CO Ltd. Sole Agents, Straits Settlements. Malay Peninsula, Siam Borneo.41 words
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Advertisement116 1907-01-01 112 1 K N Y 3<ipan Iliail s.s. Company. President R. KONDO, Esq. Head Office: TOKYO. LINES IN OPERATION. For FREIGHT, PASSAGE ALL INFORMATION Apply to the AGENTS, PATERSON, SIMONS Co., Singapore. BOUSTEAD Co., Penang. BRANCHES. BOMRAY CHEMULPO FUSAN GENSAN HAKODATE HONGKONG KEELUNG KOBE LONDON MO 11 NAGASAKI OSAKA OTARU SHANGHAI116 words
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Article2202 1907-01-01 113 FIVE hundred years ago the Emperor Timur Bee, Sultan, Khan, and conqueror of all the land from the Danube to the Japan Seas, took to wife Aglen Aga, the ox-eyed daughter of the King of the Moguls. It was for her pleasure that he2,202 words
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Advertisement52 1907-01-01 113 $F FRASER CHALMERS LIMITED, < mining milling Smelting Machinery, Stamp Mills and Crushers, Steam Engines and Boilers, Hoisting and Conveying Plants, Tin Dressing Machinery. Steam Turbines, Riedler Pumps AND Compressors. Smelting Furnaces Concentrators Gold Dredg es. i r i Head Office 3, LONDON WALL BUILDINGS, LONDON, E.C. Singapore Branch Care52 words
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Advertisement26 1907-01-01 114/115 GRAND VIN PREM/Um WEISSLACK While Seal By appointment m; eeajeca C/ BEHN. MEYER C?. SINGAPORE PENANG So/e Agent» for Stra/ts Settlements Siam and the Eastern Archipelago.26 words
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Advertisement161 1907-01-01 116/117 ~>v vv 1 0) WILLIAM YOUNGER CO. LTD., jflbbep and fiolprood Breweries, India Pale Ale. o ~S."+ Le t imm FOR EXPORT A^V <2 WSvlr 4 The Monk Brand. (IN BULK BOTTLE). Estab. Regimental Canteens and Messes supplied in all quarters of the Globe. < 1 it EDINBURGH. THE LARGEST161 words
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Article3564 1907-01-01 118/119 IHAD just finished dinner, and was enjoying a quiet smoke, when a loud knock at the hall-door roused me from my peaceful meditations, and the next moment mv cousin, Jack Leslie, entered the room. You here, Jack I exclaimed, in astonishment, “When did you arrive This morning,”3,564 words
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Advertisement143 1907-01-01 118/119 THE Associated Vineyard Cultivators Co’s a BEEHIVE Vn ■f BRANDY (The Best Brand) To be obtained everywhere. wr —'“‘Saar UNION IS STRENGTH o < <0 s> Gold Medal do. do. do. CALCUTTA, 1883 VIENNA, 1891 BRISBANE, 1887 LONDON, 1903 1905 a*BRAND the BEEH IVE GOLD MirDAI 884 l Sj \D143 words
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Advertisement79 1907-01-01 120/121 .UNDERSHIRTS. Vaam OF THE Very Finest Quality Only ARE DISTINGUISHED BY The ELEPHANT AND PALM-TREES CHOP. c SOLE IMPORTERS "m »5 f MARK TRADE GUTHRIE f\f\ +ri SINGAPORE vU. L-LU., PENANG. •j M M vcrf LIMPET Washers Bolts if you want a SMART and SAFE Joint for CORRUGATED IRON SHEETS.79 words
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Advertisement60 1907-01-01 122/123 KATZ BROS. LTD. SELECTED Danish •i: Three Cocus Brand. Butter n Tins of o Ay JR k 400 Grams rn Uj oo 800 1 ,600 A JiJHU 4,000 &0. In Tins of 1 Lb. 2 lO 0 £3 r-j CL rn SO xP 50M SELECTED Siberian Butter N 1-Lb. equals60 words
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Article577 1907-01-01 124/125 T I is a curious thing to reflect sometimes On the various incidents passing around, To think of the number of horrible crimes, Whose authors have never as yet been found. A murderer’s hand may be clasped in ours, In the grasp of friendship warm and577 words
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Article, Illustration154 1907-01-01 124/125 W n l si lent step and slow Ihe old year glides into the shadowv past, As tall ships solemn go Out into ocean desert drear and vast. Oh with this fading year Would all unworthy thoughts might now depart I’erish each base-born fear And sellish aim 1— Lord154 words
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Advertisement164 1907-01-01 124/125 Gilbey’s Ulincs Spirits Castle J. Port Wine “O.E” “0.T.” GIN, loxo W s® Sl* CHARLES A tjj j "iT—wt i mT'i m m r* Va J Agents GUTHRIE 6= Co., Ltd., SINGAPORE AND PENANG. t SANITARY > WASHABLE In rich cyvlade dark, as well as distinct light shades. colours. HALL’S164 words
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Article2295 1907-01-01 126/127 EVERY one knows that the itinerant jugglers who profess to swallow knives, never perform that feat in reality, but deceive the eyes of their visitors by dexterity of hand and skilful choice of position. 1 here are, however, several authentic cases of knife-swallowing on record; and the deplorable2,295 words
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Advertisement49 1907-01-01 126/127 t GAGGINO CO., merchants General Commission Agents. GENOA 1835 (Estd.) SINGAPORE 1876. Navy Contractors Ship Chandlers, AND Sail Makers. WATER and GOAL supplied to Steamers PROVISIONS of all kinds. Wine, Beer Spirits. i, 2 3, Cavenagh Bridge, I 2& 3, Flint Street, j Facing the General I’ost Office. Singapore.49 words
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Article843 1907-01-01 128 II was in the cold season that a few of the civil and military officers belonging to the station of agreed to make a shooting excursion in the vicinity of Agra and gave occasion to an animated scene. A convenient spot had been selected for the tents843 words
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Advertisement143 1907-01-01 128 Scoffs Emulsion o<^SiSl§^p£Fft o t the 20th Century lorm ol COD LIVER OIL is the original cod liver oil emulsion, and the only emulsion in the world made by the original, perfected Scott process, which removes the nauseous smell and and secures perfect digestibility. SCOTT’S EMULSION is invariably made of143 words
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Advertisement84 1907-01-01 129 •TIS TOLD BY THE TASTE. Judges of good cocoa have learned to distinguish “FRY'S PURE CONCENTRATED” from all others by reason of its unequalled flavour, aroma and digestibility, a few sips being sufficient to proclaim its superiority Wry'# PURE CONCENTRATED ******» IS noted for its Purity, Solubility and ail round84 words
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Advertisement122 1907-01-01 129 PURE WATER is of First Importance in the Tropics. FRASER NEAVE'S AERATED WATERS f£ Read f# uresf r ES l iMONIAI Quality f, VOALITY iSt.*»*. i ik ',y< S* -> < a KJ/*- 1 •a are acknovvledged to be the best in the StraitSettl ments second jto none in the122 words
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