The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 26 October 1907

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  • 15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS. SINGAPORE, SATURDAY. OCTOBER 20, 1907. NO. 0,121.
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  • 149 1 To-day telegrams from Aum-. kt exemplify the wide- spread financial pat-io If est Banks bnre gone and the Ti usts m Uhode Island are m so precarims a position that public holiday- bare been dcclaied for three days. IVrpont Mjr_;an has coiue to the NMIM with Eabuloui
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  • 211 1 The N.D.L. leaves on Oct 28, due London Nov 2". The B. laay on Oct 31, due London Nov 24. The N.D.L. leaves on Nov 1 due Hongkong Nov 6. Shanghai Nov 10, Yokohama Nov 17. The M. M. leaves on Nov 4. due Hongkong Nov 1 1,
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  • 861 1 It is MM of the itinerant gentleman who ■web-* atemltmih rouad to your room m UWOOGJ wtfcbM of the morning, carrvinjr INttUl-ttdhlfMd weirinir i d.feremial smile that J wi,:, 0 sp>ik a( the pregent time, it.is n „rt of tho WesUrn artist one meets m town i_a the
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 195 1 DAHLS^ MILK. SOLD EVERYWHERE. CONTINENTAL MOTOR TYRES ■p^aj MB x oKSmmmmWtm KL'MPERS <fc Co Singapore. fe§B^|j^Mgl^J FEDERATED ENGINEERING Co, Kuala Lumpur. 'VnvENTAL CAOUTCHOUC GUTTA PLRCHA Co., Hannover. w.s. HOTEL EMBONG MALANG (WIJNVELDT) Co, Ltd. SOERABAIA. Extract from A Padre m Partibm (p. 80; by the Rev. 0. M. Reith M
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    • 416 1 Entertainments. SINGAPORE TOWN BAND. «_-_m_nißa r^Lsm.-^u \_a__M. a* _»n_«. 47, WATERLOO STREET. Brass and String; or String Band Only. Now open for engagements. Music Lessons given, 7 a.m.— 9 a.m.— 5 to 6.30 p.m. J. TRINIDAD, Proprietor Bandmaster. CINEMATOGRAPH. TO-NIGHT! TO-NIGHT!! ENTIRE CHANGE OF PROGRAMME. OLIVER TWIST. (By Charles Dickens)
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    • 16 1 ENGINEERS GONTRAQTORS. mmJ^Bßmam. LU mmmmmmM QC o CL 4 wmmm t < -eeytSie--BURMA STRAITS SIAM and GHINA.
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    • 113 1 TODAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS. Governm. m c:.lls fef leaflet* for railway bungalow Pa^i I. East Asiatic Co. sbi-s for Mars, lilts and Via livostock. Isla d. Pauay for Kurope— Pa^r 1 lianknij.t.y notices re Kboo Syn Hwak, H< •iin-e i Co. and c lb -i m Boon- Page i. Change of programme
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 160 1 THE WEEK Satuhdat, Ltith i High Water. 1 21 a., 051 p S.R.C. Athletic Sports. S. V. A Camp. S.C.C. Cricket Commute. v The Rest. Grand Cinematograph Show 7.30 A 9 30 p S-,NDAT, i7tb High Water:— 2.2 a., 1 '23 p 22nd after Trinity. X D L Mail Homewa.
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  • 251 2 We feel sure that many ladies m Siu^s.pore will be tnucb interested to learn that Tbe Singapoie Rifle Association have decided to form a l.idies R tte Club m conjunction with their ordinary work. R fl.s of 22 bore will be placed at tha disposal of the
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  • 85 2 i Examination Results The following are the sucaessful candidates m the examination recently held by the Chamber of Commerce at Penang Ist Prize, Goh Gum Ho. Anglo- Ch inese j School. 2nd Priz<\ X G. Young. Aoglo-Chinese School. 3rd Prize. Thung Siang Swee, St. Xivier's. Passed.
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  • 47 2 ,> < The Penang Huut Club held a paperchase on Tuesday afternoon. The meet was at the Golf Club, wuence a field of s.me seven ladies and eighteen gentlemen started on a good fast ride across fine sporting country- Mr Starr, the energetic Hon Secretary, had laid the paper.
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  • 121 2 Far away from the noise of the lowu aud the fret aud the heat. Here, where sea and hills meet Is my Paradise home, with its prospect of limitless sea Meeting limitless heaven, and southing the spirit of me To a limitless peace, m which Being and Worship are
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  • 183 2 Bt. Andrew's Cathedral. 22nd Sunday after Trinity Vig 1 of SS. Simon and Jude 7 am Matins and Litany. 7.45 am Holy Communion (Choral 4 pm Children's Service. 5.30 pm Evensong and Sermon. St. Matthew's, Sbfot Linbs 4 pm Children's Service. 8.15 pm Evensong and Sermon. Pbinbbp
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 917 2 PATHE FRERES SINGAPORE PARIS. GREAT SUCCESS OF THE j Patbc Phonograph WITH THE NEEDLELESS SOUND BOX.: PRESERVE YOUR RECORDS BY USING PATHE'S SAPPHIRE POINT SOUND BOX PATHE DISC RECORDS. 1. Dispense with the use of needles. 2. Can only lie used witli the sipphire point sound box. 3. Commence m
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    • 644 2 Btwertlsements. NOTICES. NOTICE Mr. C. LEEGE haa from this date been authorized to sign our firm per procuration m all matters relating to the Norddeutscher I Lloyd, Bremen. BEHN, MEYER Co. Ltd. Singapore, 26th October 1907. Oct 26 30.10 ESHARAT KHAN Co. Cheapest and best Book Binder, Printer, and Account
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    • 539 2 at>pcrtioemeiUo. INSURANCES. Commercial Union Assurance Co., Ltd. FIRE, MARINE, ACCIDENT, GUARANTEE. Funds Exceed £1 2,000.000 W. A. SIMS, Manager, Eastern Branch. Aug 29 Ouardian Assurance Company, Limited, London. Subscribed Capital. ..£2,000,000. Total Invested Funds, upwards 0f... .£6,250,000. Annual Income upwards of £1,100,000. Fire Risks. Short or Long Periods at current
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    • 642 2 Htoerttecmciitt. BANKS. Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation. Paid-up Capital e lO 0; Reserve Fund:— J, HOm Sterling Reserve $10,000,000 Silver Reserve... $11, 000,000 j O.OOf. RrBerve Liability op Proprietors 81aa_m Court of Dirrctobs. G. H. Mbdhubst, Esq.— C H Aia»iAi» Hon. Mr. Hbnby Xmwick,— Dspctt r__. AFccHS.Esq. HTSo^g* E. Oobts, Esq.
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  • 791 3 HOYEBTUTf IN New Tokk 10 Im "se a Hbiuht Limit. Sew York. September IM Is th rl ti ba a uy liuiit m New York to tUo height of its -kyscrapers The topmost girders of the forty- first story are being riveted together m the Singer building,
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  • 162 3 SIBERIAN RIVALS TO "TANSAN" AND HIRANO." I' appears from a translation from a v pa(>er m the Japau Advertiser that Xtti.ikal region is .said to abound with Uiinpral springs, and two m particular, lamarovaky and Darasounsky, are pronounced to be entirely suitable for sucessful export of mineral waters and their
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  • 528 3 laHle u \io_j irtiu.e un Jour 11 tl of Cum neree prints a revi*« of the -ksiatio immigration questio 1 whi'h is m .iking and iafieshing contrast to recent articles m other New York uewspapai s The Juu „ul u j 'emmeree ohows
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  • 322 3 According to the quidnuncs m Seoul, the stutY of the Residency-General is to be largely reduced, many of its present officials passing into the Korrean service, and therefore abandoning their old posts. In other words, the present advisory board and it? subor.linaU machinery will become an
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  • 196 3 Repairs Practically Complets. In accordance with arrangements previously recorded, the battleship Mikasa, which was sank at Sasebo by a disastrous powder magazine explosion m the latter part of 1905, on Oct. 1 left the dock where her repairs have been effected. At 8 am. water was let
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  • 34 3 Of Ceylon. TEILS I-OW A S__.Vfi.vE bTOM CH COVFLAINT Which Doctors ani* H«j pital Treatment Had Fail: d to Remedy for Six Years Wai Completely Cured By
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  • 618 3 Two points m particular stand out m connection with Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People, proving their especial right to Public confidence. One ia that they are no quack cure-all but a bonafide medical prescription—the work of a physician of genius, an M, D. of
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  • 340 3 Aoacicfl isfheLnl f sensational mci jent-.. Hi- c is mm of th.' late t: Miss Palmi r is a s ciety girl of independent fortune and high place. She has been a bell** m liar Harbor and Newport for several year*. T.ut more recently hhe took her celebrated
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  • 269 3 Nkw Gold Coin Dnosi At the Mint m Philartelphi i, wheie ti.e best part of the Unite! States metallic currency is coined, it has been found possible to modify the relief designs of the late Mr Saint Gaudens so that the coins may be easily handled. The
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  • 207 3 The South China Morning Root ha* this:— The scores m the Interport Shooting Ooa v st are gratifying to all competitors, and tinnarrow victory achieved by Shanghai is proof of the tine marksmanship of our Ua.i_. This healthy rivalry stimulates sport and brings ports
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  • 236 3 riNNKD <>\EK THE HAT TO DSVI WIND. Women henceforth are to bt free, if lbs] boos* from the vagaries of the weather, anil look neat and tidy even on the windie-t da\ The emancipation is brought about by a clever little fashion of arranging the front
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  • Page 3 Advertisements

  • 390 4 The term trade customs m some quarters appears to be the modern synonym for malpractices (says the Lancet So n any defendants shelter themselves, or attempt to shelter themselves, behind tbe plea of trade custom that it would be interesting to have a list published of
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  • 445 4 AN INDIAN OFFICIAL'S VIEW. Sir 1 livid Misson, a member of the Punjab Legislative Council lids been visiting Colombo, where he was persuaded to speak about several of the chief Indian topic- of the day. Amongst these, he spoke to this effect of the recently conc'uied Anglo
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  • 79 4 Tn* first Teddy l>ea.B to invade Manila ate I h aud Uood ones. There are two of the ii and they came from Singapore on the transport Wright. They are of a Malay ■peeiM that imm not grow latga, never attaining more than two fe«t m
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  • 82 4 Th. Rev. J. T. Wardle Stafford, the w« 11--known Weel.yan Methodist minister, toll a good story at Wellingborough m referring to Methodist thanksgiving meetings at which members «t the congregation hand m promissory notes or donations for blessings experienced. He said that at one such meeting at
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  • 551 4 The Great Western Railway has made another record. Th) distance from Fishguard, m Pembrokeshire, to London is 262 miles, and yesterday morning one of their non stop expresses performed tbe journey m four hours forty-four minutes, or at a speed of nearly '>'•[ miles per hour. Two passengers
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  • 405 4 limnilll Reappearance m Cornwall Amid the excitement of following «_>cean liner?, test cricket matches, and the weather, it seemed probable that the sea serpent would not reappear this sea -on. But apparently the monster has only heen waiting for the sunshine and a favourab'e opportunity for a
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  • 256 4 This great work is now nearly completed, as we learn from the Daily Telegraph ef September 26th from which we quote It was m 18^6 that the contract for this great work was let Messrs Pearson and Son (Ltd.) People on the spot were incredulous
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  • 227 4 BBITAIN'S PROPOBAL TO POWERS. Great Britain has drafted a memorandum on which it is proposed to negotiate with Germany, France, and Russia for the conclusion of an agreement affecting contraband. There will be three lists 1. "Absolute" Contraband. Articles to be placed m the first class have already
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 84 4 Inflammatory Rheumatism Anyone who has ever experienced the excruciating and almost unbearable pains incident to inflammatory rheumatism, will be pleased to know that prompt relief may be had by applying Chamberlain's Pain Balm. Mr. D. Snyder, of Roseville, Ontario, Canada, says "I have been troubled with inflammatory rheumatism for the
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    • 223 4 £r] do you WISH 7 A Ojgre That Cures rhere are rr- n .-md vvemcn m every locality who arc I eing racked t o death wftfi Rheumatism. Many of t h ye tried ity, liniments, Turkish and mineral I massage, &c. while others have been doctored until tht y
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    • 735 4 emm. eemem t_' .< *~?AzJr--zj--r.- ~a*jrm~-^:e\~-(for dyspepsia I "Very soothing I to the stomach." ItoCi Stockwell Park road, London. S.W. Dear Sirs,— l am taking Auger's Emulsion regularly, and derive great benefit from its use. I take it for dyspepsia, trom vrhicli I have suffered for the last ten years.
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    • 538 4 THE Free Press. Morning Daily. To Our Readers. The Singapore Free Press aow Morning Daily, and is on sale at depot. from an early hour each morning (Sunda? excepted). Cash price Ten On ft a Cop T Subscribers' copies will be delbj their private residences, (or town offices or godowns
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  • 720 5 With regard to the piragaph m tin- "Far X .-tern Review" (Manila) about Subang b« mg a pom-Mc rival to Penang. it would ap ir that there is much of truth m the state I <if the IV nang correspondent that the int commercial position of
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  • 177 5 W bile Mt.ay police lance-corporal Nj. 87 >>v rounds iv Bukit Tini-ih Bo*d early •'erday morning, he saw a Hy.nn carrytuekaa wrapped up m a towel. The wai marked with the initial M B,' Hrn Hviiin did not give a satUf.f_.tory explaaatioa aud was locked up. "Liter m
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  • 76 5 -V telograua has been received from Lou--iys the Straits Echo to the effect that Itramat Polai Tin Mining Co. Ltd. has v floated there by Mr. Loke Chow Thje. capital of the Company, we under•md i 8 to be .£lOO,OOO, divided into 100,000 ures
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  • 73 5 Her Iff \mßa Om Queen will »W*fv present a new ».»t rt „.i, v-, t ijw l, t j;..ttalion the QujeuV <>vn Roy hi Weal Kent Kegiinent, now at Djver. Captain J. W. N.daon, Qieeu's Own Koyal West Kent Regiment, on return to regimental duty, has been
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  • 81 5 A marriage is arranged. «,ml will shortly take place, between Mr Ralph Paget, BriUah Minister to the Court of Siain, and Miss Leila Paget, daughter of General Sir Arthur and Lady Paget. The prospective bride and bridegroom are cousins, Mr Paget being a son of the late Sir Augustus Paget,
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  • 353 5 The Patient, a Man of 75, also Suffered from Lumbago, Sciatica, Dizziness and Pains m the Head, Irinary Disorders, and Gravel. Mr William Davis, 96, Brereton Road, Ruseley England, pays:-* I am 75 years old. but I am not 'oo old to have found out how
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 308 5 FOR SALE Para Rubber Stumps and Seed m Large Quantities Stumps at |25 per thousand. Seed from trees 10 to 25 years old at $6 per thousand. Seed from younger trees at $3 per thousand. Apply The General Manager, The Anglo Malay Rubber Coy., Ltd., Sungei Gadut. July 23 PARA
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    • 553 5 Hc-verttsements. AUQTIONS. Re S. F. CONCEICAO, A BANKRUPT. Sale of Household Furniture &c The undersigned has received instructions TO SELL. BY PUBLIC AUCTION AT No. 2, WILKIE ROAD. On Saturday, the 26th October, at 12 noon. Household furniture viz. Iron bedsteads, Tables, Almeirahs, Teapoys, Bentwood chairs, Wardrobes, Toilet tables with
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    • 676 5 Sttwcrtfaementa. auctions. AUCTION SALE OF MACHINERY The undersigned have been instructed to sell a quantity of machinery, consisting of 2 double Diaphragm Pumps* one single Pump, 1031 lb Steel Bars, one Force Lift Pump, one chain wheel, 108 Plugs and Couplings, 41 Offsets, 250 Brush ings, and a miscellaneous collection
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    • 755 5 VALUABLE JAPANESE CURIOS ~V§ FOP SALE LV AUCTo.M AT Messrs. H. L. COGHLAN AND Co's MART Monday. 28th October at U a.m. Messrs. H. L. Coghlan and Co. are instructed to sell by Auction a consignment of Artistic Japanese Curios Comprising Valuable OH Satsuma, New Kinkozan Satsuma ware, beautifully Embossed
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  • Domestic Occurrences.
    • 21 6 Holtt.—On October 6th m tho Civil Hospital at Manila, Thorwald Herman E. Holtt. formerly of Singapore. Dutch papers please copy.
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  • 2205 6 The Singapore free press. Saturday, Oct. 26, 1907. It must gratify the Governments and the public of the Federated Malay States to discover that m more quarters than one these States are considered the administrative Arcadia of the British Empire, taking "Empire" to include Protectorates. We are not, m this
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  • 577 6 M e> < We regret to hear that Mr. J Assistant Superintendent of Police the General Hospital with fever. Mr. J. M. Sinclair, Coaranrci J A.Victoria, has arrived m B >niKt. trade between Australia and ludia. St. John's Ambulance Association have arrived for the local police fl qualified. The Europeans
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 425 6 Caldbeck MacGrcgor 1 AND COMPANY. —^ammm m WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS. j ALE, BEER STOUT IMPORTERS. BOTTLERS AND BLENDERS. BRANCHES AT:— Shanghai, Tientsin. Hongkong, Penang. Glasgow and London. WITH AGENCIES throughout the East. Purveyors to the British Army and Navy and U. S. Navy. AGENTS for the principal Champagne, Claret,
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    • 354 6 TO LET FURNISHED. Large House m Tanglin suitable for a Family or a Bachelors Mess of three. Moderate terms to a good tenant. Apply Homeward care of this paper. Sep 13 p 4 tts 31.10 TO THOSE HOMEWARD BOUND James Campbell <Bb Co., Court, Naval A Military Tailors 59, Cojtduit
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  • 119 7 EARTHQUAKES IN CALABRIA. (By Submarine Tetegraph Renter's.) Serious Damage. Many Villages Ruined. A violent earthquake has taken place m Olabria causing widespread damage and ceneral panic. A number have been killed tnd injured. The authorities are despatching assistance r«.. the towns and villages. Liter reports show that many villages have
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  • 65 7 His Majesty the King lunches on Saturritb the Lord Lieutenant -.n full unifont. He is expected to aldress the compauv n the Territorial Army Scheme m which Majesty is takiug the deepest interest. -Mr Haldane will probably be present. THE LUSITANIA. The Lusitania arrived at Queenstown m
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  • 419 7 ext Singaoore Assiz.es commence on 12 lne Cambridge Local Examinations comli Singapore and Penang en Dec. Mr P, Waddeli is appointed a ineni •he Pilot Board for the Settlement of >ingt pore. Hales are published m the Gazette f.»r •uaber and jungle produce m Penang. We are asked to state
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  • 120 7 (By Submarine Telegraph— Router's THREE MORE BANKS GONE. Many Millions Wanting. The Bank rate is unchanged. The consensus of opinion is that the London market has withstood m a remarkable manuer the influence of the Now York troubles, showing that it has rid itself of American speculative
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  • 178 7 A Chance for Fame. The Presidents of the New York Trutt Companies have appointed a committee similar to thu of the Banks' clearing house to assist the companies applying to them to keep (up). Mr Pierpont Morgan cooperates with it, and Mr Rockefeller has arranged to
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  • 63 7 An Ugly Outlook. Rec. Oct. 25, at 10-00 a.m. It ia generally assumed that the manifesto of the Great Eastern Railway Company (refus ug to recognize the Union) represents the decision of the companies as a whole. Mr. Bell complains that it has made the position of
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  • 37 7 It is wired from Nital that the Attorney General of the Colony Mr. Labistour has disappeared whilst hunting m Rhodesia. It is believed that he has l>een devoured by a croccdile.
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  • 31 7 Received Gctober 2oth, 10.40 am. The Canadian Pacific Company's steamer Emperor of China has sunk alongside the wharf at Vancouver, the afterhold and engines having become hooded. > em <
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  • 143 7 The American Navy Department has finally decided to name the two new bittlerhips of 20,)"'0 tons displacement, which are to be laid down this year, the Delaware and New York. There is a New York already m the American Fleet—the armoured cruiser which carried Amiral Sampson's flag at
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  • 1231 7 Quicquid agunt homines noslri est farrat Hbelli. Juvenal. In view of the wild flattering of law sleeves m prelatical circles over the Decsa* ed Wife's Sister Act, and the frenzied epis copal appeals to the more ignorant of th clergy as to the perfect divine inspiratioi
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  • 119 7 In reference to the telegram published yesterday about tbe Liuadron issue, it has been pointed out to us that the five pounds eight shillings is probably an error for 1 five eighths of a pound (12 6) at which price the brokers were yesterday informed shares were
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  • 173 7 The report ol the Coin _uit.ee. for presentation at the meeting en Thursday nex' is.— Your Committee herewith present the Keport and Accounts for the year ending 30th September, 1907. j The balance m the Bank on SOth SeptemI ber, V.)j7 was |lt9 "»4 which shows that
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  • 140 7 Neo Ah S_>h was arraigued b*fure Messrs. Michell aud Gibson, m the Bench Court, r yesterday afternoon, on a charge of robbery. Mr Dudley- Parsons prosecuted. Chin Guan said he was walking along Upper Hokien Street when he was assaulted by the accused and three >ther men
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  • 90 7 A Hokien oolie who was arrested a few morniugs a<o for climbing into tho S. C. C. pavilion, was sentenced tofow month* rigorous imprisonment by the Beuch Court, Messrs. Michel 1 and Gibson, yesterdayafternoon. The white suit recovered from a pawnshop was returned to Mr Reunie. Mr
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  • 186 7 In his annual report on the trade of Chefoo, Mr Consul Brady, it is stated, that while for many specific articles, for which there is only a limited dem mil, it would not pay manufacturers to send an agent to represent them m their line alone, if
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 145 7 Robinson Company i j Very fine Assortment of Gents CEYLON FLANNEL PYJAMA SUITS. Light and Medium Weights ALL SIZES AND COLOURS IN STOCK "TWO STEEPLES" UNDERWEAR. Pure Wool and Guaranteed Unshrinkable Thts is the finest Underwear ever Manufactured Kept m three weights. Light, Medium Heavy ALL SIZES IN STOCK. Robinson
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  • 467 8 Pahang consolidated are attracting a lot of attention at home owing to the high price of the shares. The difference of opinion held may he fairly gauged from the following appearing m financial papers. To the Editor of The Financial News.' I am a provincial broker
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  • 484 8 A chequered life, full of adventure, ended I on Sunday, Sept. 29, m the death, at the age of eeventy-five, cf Major Robert Adeane Bar- j low, m the Poor Law Infirmary at Enfield He made forty ocean voyages, passed through innumerable miliUry hazards, was one of
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  • 100 8 CRUELTY TO ANIMALS >a Thursday afternoon a Kiing cart driver was arrested m Tank Road for unmercituliy Hogging two bullocks. The animals were iv an emaciated condition ard were unable to draw a cart laden with granite luspector Peataua of the P. C. A. department charged the Kliug before Mr
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 559 8 Bt>t>ertfoemento. On the Berth. COMPANIA TRASATLANTIGA OF BARCELONA. FOR Colombo, Port Said, Genoa, Spanish Ports, Lisbon Liverpool. The Spanish Mail Steamer "ISLA DE PAN AY" is expected to arrive here from Manila on Saturday afternoon the 2nd November, and will be despatched for the above ports on the following day.
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    • 448 8 Htoerttaements. SHIPPING JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP Co., ltd. A regular FORTNIGHTLY Service is maintained between Japan and Europe by the following NEW TWIN SCREW STEAMERS. Cni.ee Mail Contracts with thb Impbeial Japanese Government. Specially designed for the Company's European Servioe, lighted throughout by Electricity, provided with excellent accommodation for First A
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    • 656 8 Hoverttecmcnts. SHIPPING. P. o. BTEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. For China Japan, Penang, Cejrlon, Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Ports, Plymouth and London. Through Bills of Lading issued for China Coast, Persian Gulf, Continental and American Ports. Steamers will leave Singapore on or about MAIL LINES. Outward (for China) 1908 Malta Nov
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    • 726 8 Bfc>pertfoemento. SHIPPING. Norddeutscher Lloyd Bremen. OOAST UITBS Steamers of the Coast Fleet. tons reg. tons reg. Petohaburi 2191 Devawongae 1843 Borneo 2100 Paklat 1667 Kohsiohang 8040 Anghin 1667 Rajah 2028 Locksun 1657 Pitsanulok 2019 Choising 1657 Bangkok 1920 Pongtong 1667 Kajaburi 1904 Samsen 1667 Korat 1900 Loo Sok 1604 Manila
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    • 750 8 a&vcrti9cmento. SHIPPING. KEI. Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremer INPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE The fast and well-known mail steamet-s jf this Company sail fortnightly from Brt. men Hamburg via Rotterdam, Antwerp, Southarupt a Gibraltar, Genoa, Naples, (connection Marst.: lies' Naples, Alexandria and vioe versa) Port Said Suez, Aden, Colombo, Penang, Singapore H n
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  • 1531 9  -  HOWARD SPENCER [All Rights RasaavßD.j BT Football haa itt humnrou- ride. Footbnl bnrinesa, me are told, and ft s> but i- I-. ;i sport, iiud most footballaca, 'even .ii.iJn, never lone sight ot the -port- .pert ol the game. It tins whmm toot ti. ill
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  • 508 9 Thre3 notes on long drive- at <i>lf ate from a Mail paper: Lord Moncreiff has wisely observe! m Badminton "There is much loose talk about the length of drives and since the rubber-cored balls came m the length of drives has not diminished, either actually or m eon
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  • 41 9 Iv the Day Dawn Police Court ot; Sept. 19, a Malay named Joe Edwards, was sentenced to six months' imprisonment for the larceny of .4*43 and a bicycle, the property of Alfred Palmer, of Day Dawn.
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  • 580 9 GOLDEN QUEEN FROM AMERICA TO HELP FRUIT-GROWERS. Hbr Rktinue and Hotels. American been are being introduced into Japan to rouae the bee of native growth from its lamentable laziness By means of the American immigrant it is hoped to ohange the face of Japan,
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 70 9 An Antiseptic Liniment. For wounds, bruises, burns and like inuries there is nothing better than Chamberlain's Pain Balm. It acts as an antiseptic, forming a thin, imperceptible film over the injured parts, which excludes the air and causes tne injury to heal without matter being formed, and m much less
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    • 53 9 I most willingly bear testimony to the great efficacy of Grimault's Cigarettes for Asthma. I have had Asthmatic Bronchitis for some time. This winter the attack was almost unbearable. A kind friend gave me a box and I am, thank God, almost a new woman. Tours most gratefully, Maitha lU.Y,
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    • 114 9 C/^IT^ I^IV These tiny £^^yAA^*f^^ Capsules mt'j Ml ft^k mW to Copaiba, I \m m^ m M^ u^mW Cubebs, and Injections— cure < I the same diseases as these drugs I m forty-eight hours without I I I inconvenience. I I Each Capsule bear, the name (idlDYj H V'fJ pll
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    • 677 9 JUkA aWWWM nn^ c- ebrated jjKlfltsl WQ| OLMEN'S STORES I CROSSE I P,CK LEB -rn^m soups, By Special I AND M I jams, JEL ues, POTTED Warrant BLACKWELL, m. t S r Purveyors to |A^B leaTpw m T kit V W Worcestershire I_J_ mmmmr BmmmmmßmW Sauce VESSELS EXPECTED. STEAMERS. Giving
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    • 741 9 Passengers for the Straits. Per P A O Syria, due Oct 31.— Mr R. F. Talhot, Mr and Mrs X. B. Cohen. Mr A. H. Withers, Miss E M. Cook, Mr Mclaughlin, Mr R. W. Lamberton, Mr H. W. Hall, Mr R C. Kinder, Mr C. Brimlow, Mrs F. W.
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    • 333 9 Japan Coals. THE Mitsui Bussan Kaisha. (MITSUI &CO.) Head Office: No. 1, SURUGA-CHO TOKIO. London Branch: 34t Lime Street, E.C. Singapore Branch 2, Finlayson Green. OTHER BRANCHES— New York, San Francisco, Hamburg, Bombay, Sonrubaia. Manila, Hongkong, Amoy, Shanghai, Chefoo, Tientsin, Newchwai.g, Port Arthur, Seoul, Chemulpo, Yokohama, Yokoeuka, Nagoya, Osaka, Kobe,
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  • 790 10 Among the many aspects of old time sea life which the student of naval history chances upon m his researches, none is more curious and none more romai tic than the records which are frequently met with of women sailors. They are divided into two classes, those who
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  • 352 10 KAISER'B EXHORTATION To His SUBJECTS. Iv a speech delivered at the Town Hall at Memel on Sept. 'i:'>, on the occasion of the unveiling of the monument commemorating Prussia 's war of independence, the Emperor decla-.ed '-ay- l.tuter) that the year LsOT taught that tiie monument of
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  • 1045 10 The ideal of a self-contained State, sufficient unto itself for all requisite supplies, is fast passing away. Great Britain has long been dependent on outside sources for the greater part of its food supply and of the raw material for its manufactures. Its vast co lonia l
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  • 466 10 A BRAZILIAN GOVERNOR'S SPEECH ON THE RUBBER QUESTION. Thb Preparation of Elvbbbr. Tbe following is an extract from the annual statement of H. E Or. Constantino Nervy, Governor of the State of Amazonas, to the Legislative Assemby. A Rubber Crisis Official ENGAGEMENT OF EXPERIMENTORS. Notwithstanding the great increase of rubber
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 65 10 Do Not Neglect a Bad Cold. Never allow a cold to take its course. Too often at this season of the year its course is toward pneumonia. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy will promptly cure your cold and counteract any tendency m this direction. I ou cannot afford to take such a
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    • 250 10 v~_l~ Up-Country i^^ Expeditions m m m V aru; jwit.--- -..u.iiJ *gj» EF 55 t"" LEW take up very little jgsj B%\ m _t \%ni.l IQ5^ nfß ■a .tiiu.it MBS aaunumtioii. Not 1 sly is LLV *:iglv useful fjr JK t s a hri" ek4m < 0 Mifurt. *m prf-veiitive
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    • 618 10 SELF CURE NO FICTION! MARVEL UPON MARVEL. NO SUFFERER NEED NOW DESPAIR but without running a doctor's bill or fa the <Wp ditch of qua, Iter) may iaf, and economical Ir cure hims.lt without the ki ledge of aMM party. Hv the intn.,l THK NIW FRENCH RKMCDV THERAPION, a complete
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  • 1037 11 Linggi Plantations (Limited). An extraordinary general meeting was held v Sept. 30 m London. Sir William Hood Treacher, who presided, started that some months ago the directors learned that the company's agents m Singapore contemplated placing some valuable properties possessing rubber of a somewhat more advanced growth than
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  • 467 11 A DRAMATIC SEQUEL TO THE DESTRUCTION OF THE FORTUNATUS." A MISSING COOLIE. Rescued After Tms Days on Board Melbourne, October 2nd.— When tbe steamer Fortunatus was abandoned on fire m mid-ocean, one of the crew, a coolie, was missing, and it was surmised that he bad either fallen overboard or
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  • 451 11 Holing m One. Writing m Fry's Magazine under the title "The Perfect Fluke m Golf," Mr Leslie Came gives a very interesting account of a number of occasions on which holes m golf have been made m one stroke Some of the most interesting history m this
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  • 98 11 It is reported m the "Mexican Herald that a movement has been started by several business men of Mexico City to call a Convention of rubber planters and those interested m the development of the rubber industry m the Republic, to be held m Mexico City on
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  • 648 11 Capital Capful lisa* P*ld Issued paid op Value up Company. WaoUtioat $300,000 300,000 10 10 Belat Tin M. Co. Ltd i*M {300,000 225.000 10 10 Bruang Limited 8 £100.000 90.000 1 1 Kledang Tin Mining Co IffT $150,000 99.000 10 10 Kuantai Tin Mining Co. Ltd \iu $400,000 375,000
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 52 11 A Reliable Remedy. The only remedy which can always be depended upon m the most severe cases of pain m the stomach, cramp colic or diar"hoea, is Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. Most dealers know this and recommend it when such a medicine is called for. For sale by
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    • 49 11 A Safe Cough Medicine for Children. In buying a cough medicine for children never be afraid to buy Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. There is no danger from it and relief is always sure to follow. It is especially valuable for colds, croup and wboopmg cough. For sale by all dealers.
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    • 569 11 advertisements. TO LBT. HOUSE TO BE LET, FURNIBHED. Villa Marina, Tanjong Katong, from December 1, 1907. Apply to STEPHENS, PAUL Co. Oct 2 TO BE LET. Shop House No. 9, Brass Basah Road. Apply to STEPHENS, PAUL Co. Oct 2 9 uc OFFICE TO LET. No. 20, Stamford Road, ground
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    • 399 11 SHIPPING. OCEAN STEAM SHIP Co., Ltd. i AND China Mutual Steam Nay. Co. Ltd. The Companies' steamers are despatched from Liverpool outwards for the Btraits, China and Japan every week, and from Japan homewards for London, Amaterdam and Antwerp every fortnight, and for Genoa, Marseilles and Liverpool monthly. One outward
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    • 262 11 HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINE. PASSENGER SERVICE. By the new steamers Rhbnania," Habbbubo," Hohenstacfbh," and the SCANDIA" and SUiKBIA." The steamers are specially bnilt for the tropics and have luxurious Passenger accommodation. First-class Cabins amidships, lighted throughout by electricity, cabins fitted with fans. Doctor and Stewardesses carried. Laundry on board. Return tickets issued
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  • Page 11 Miscellaneous
    • 196 11 EXCHANGE. (COBBBCTBD VT TO Oct. 25 Bank 4 m/s 2/4^ demand 2/4; Private credits 3 m/s 2/4 credits 6 m/s 2/4 i Feancn, demand Bank 29 1 Gnbxant, demand 237 India, T. T 1 73| Hongkong, demand 10; dis Yokohama, demand 114 Java, demand 139 Bangkok, demand 65 Sovkbbigns, Bank
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  • 1084 12 Bkeyit.es FBOM the Papers. A number of railway disasters arc reported iv yesterday's mail: An east-bound fast passenger train on the way from San Francisco was derailed and overturned while descending a steep gradient 180 mill's west of St. Louis. It is reported that the wreck caught
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  • 96 12 Captain von der Hagen, of the German General Staff, who was attached to the British columan which carried out the final pursuit of Morenga. has sent a report of the chief's death to tiie Colonial Office m Berlin, which he says: Tin British troop, nnder
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  • 277 12 London. Sept. 30.— The" Pali Mall Gazette, referring to the manner m which the Australian tariff has been criticised m England, say 8 that as the Imperial Ministers have showed the colonies that the United Kingdom is entirely self-centred, it is most natural thit Australia, when
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  • 521 12 Kn.ek ihi DOMIVIoa ai New Ziu..n> Sept. 25th was tbe last day upon which it wae correct to refer to the colony of New Zealand. From hencefoit.i thi- daiijj'iter of < >!d Baglaad assumes*, before ail the world, tne style and title of The D« -minion
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  • 445 12 S. C. C. vs. B Team West Kbnts. The above teams met on the Esplanade last evening before a good crowd to play a friendly game. The Kents turned out the cup team with one exception, but the S. C. C. had to begin with only ten men
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  • 147 12 Two Cantouese women were walking tloag Hokien Street on Weduevlav niijht When tliey mtA] ue.r the juucti oa of New l.ndtr- Rom Chinaaiia c;tne up twQBA behind, looked iiito the face of one womau aud then MBaabod a b -ttle wr her bead. He bolted int.. the
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  • 234 12 HoNGkuN". JxTtMßm P.-V IN vv Oki<;i.vw. B-PVOBT. We have heard a food many funny stories of the Hongkong boy but one reported by the Utest exchanges of the city of the Peak, eclipses most cf them, m that it is both funny and true. The tale was
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  • 173 12 The sexton of a quaint old church,' said the traveller, M showed me through the cool, dim building one warm afternoon, and, as we were departing, pointed to the Bible on the lectern and smiled. A strange thing happened last Sunday m connection with that Bible,' he
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  • 173 12 Oct 24. Besitang, Dut. str., Jansen, for Klant;. Spondilus, Brit, str., Moses, for Prawle point f.o. via Pulo Samboe and Suez Canal. Louqsor, Fr. str., Rebuff tt, for Antwerp via ports. Oct. 25. Planet Mars, Brit, str., Tim m is. for Moji. Palermo, Brit, str., Andrews, for Hongkong, Shanghai
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  • 79 12 Wharve* and Dork* at which different vesffh irere berthed yetttrrday. East Wharf Basin Nuen Tung E. Wharf Section 1 Glenojjle. Kutsani,'. Section 1 -Shears Wharf -Nil. Section 2 Nil. 3 -Hydra 4 -Nil s— Paroo 6 -Fuh Wo. 7-Nil. 8 -Nil. i« -Airlie.
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  • 124 12 IVr Sri Muar Mr E Valpy. Per Palermo Mr C E. W. Ifoggs. Per P- r ..k Messrs O T Mack Lickie, H. A. Hope, H J W. Ellis. T H T Ro^ r Whit-. J. H. Murry and J. S. Sciivenor. Per Speeimans >, Mr W. A De.
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  • 152 12 The lollnwiag passengers are expected to arrive here hy Prinzess Alice on th-j Ist Nov Mr M.-x Eisenrincf, Mrs C. E. Spooner, Mr Ed. Bronsmiche, Mrs General Director Weiler, Mr and Mrs Albert Baudour, Le Prince de K-ssitno, Mr R Pwatrg, Mr \We Kang Van. Mrs
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 36 12 PIANOS Bought, Sold or Exchanged Pianos at $150 and Upwards, by different Makers Guaranteed m Perfect Order and Made for the Climate. W. J. GARCIA, Pianoforte Tuner and Repairer. 50 Bras Basah Road. oct4 4.11 ll
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    • 922 12 VESSELS IN PORT. Men-ot-War Flag and Tons Commanders Arrived Prom Ro- a, Arcona Ger cru. 271 Von Keppel Oct 23 Wilhelmsh tven Hon rfc Sea Mew Col. Yacht 500 Murphy Oct 11 Malacc* Uncert Ship Flag Tons Master Arrived From Consignee For w! Antilochus Brit 5756 De Kinz Oct 24
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 108 12 WEATHER REPORT. Date Bar Wind Temp Hum Sky Rain. Oct 2i. H'kong 4 p 29.99 E5 7«« 0 Manila 4 p 758 NWI 30 25 c Oct 25. H'kong 10a 30 10 E2 80 b Manila 10a 7€o N 23 25 c 18 Kandang Kerbau Hospital, Oct. 24, 1907. 9
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