Eastern Daily Mail and Straits Morning Advertiser, 31 August 1907

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    19 1 Eastern Daily Nail AND STRAITS MORNING ADVERTISER. No. 602, VOL 111. SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, AUGUST 31, 1907. PBICE 5 CENTS*
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    LUCK IN BUYING RACE HORSES.
    1105 1 SOME REMARKABLE BARGAINS. An expert in equine matters has stated, that in his opinion the purchase of yearlings is a question of 66 per cent, of luck and 33 per cent, of judgment, but it is a moot point if the element of luck has
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    "ONE EMPIRE, ONE SEA, ONE NAVY."
    540 1 ONE EMPIRE, ONE SEA, ONE NAVY." SELF-GOVERNING STATES OF THE EMPIRE AND NAVAL DEFENCE. Addressing the House <>f Lords on the subject of contributions from the various self-governing States of the Empire towards naval defence, Lord Tweedmouth said he thought there was a basis on which a scheme for joint
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    WHERE WE GET OUR COTTON FROM.
    185 1 Hie M Economic Journal contains a paper on cotton supplies by Professor S. J. Chapman and J. McFarlanc. I he writers remark on the great change in the sources of our cotton supply whidl has taken place in a hundred yeais. Then the bulk
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      120 1 i fsdfsfsfsfs -TißioscHi co7";IT j a t all tbc Principal Exhibitions. tl>ree a concur ai?J twelve Gold and Silver Medals B%QHfIBH|Sg9 fit JzJ*** I 9utt% -a'^^BBBJ P [0 HAD .OF \LL DISPENSARIES. I SSCHWEIGER IMPORT AND EXPORT CO., LTD., I SOLE AGENTS FOR THE FAR EAST. I jSoccasion j TSare
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      72 1 r o b i ns bji jsTcbl ANNUAL CASH CLEARANCE Will Commence on Monday Next September 2nd. AND CONTINUE DAILY THROUGHOUT THE MONTH. REAL REDUCTIONS. Once a> Year 6r> Once a Year only. ROBINSON CO. I TO-DAY TO-DAY i^P LAST DAY 2EJP GREAT SALE t i SOME GOODS Finally Reduced
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      14 1 FROMY, ROGEE CO. OC ikt rn I QJg A Qjs po»« Roctt »H Q3
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    The Eastern Daily Mail. PRICE 5 CENTS. SATURDAY. 31st AUGUST. OUR INDIAN ORATORS.
    938 2 The Eastern Daily Mail. PRICE 5 CENTS. SATURDAY. 31 st AUGUST. OUR INDIAN ORATORS. We are at a loss to understand what earthly good can be achieved by the socalled patriotic Indian orators who preach sedition against t I! G vernn >ent with the most barefaced has in and out
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    THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS MEDICAL REPORT 1906.
    422 2 The Straits Settlements Medical Report for 1906 was published with the Government Gazctt< \v>derciay. It occupies more than one I hundred pages. There appears to be a general in the birth-rate and death-rate. The following table shews the estimated population J m Si%o!e rf!l
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    MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR IN TANGLIN.
    24 2 sOM was made, an^^ in a box n an* composite T» gate the rcn.a n^ 3 ,j^ i day. Jj
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      324 2 BISCUITS/ Suialloui flweU's Australian. 1 lb. tins, Abernethy, Bicycle, Butter, Combination International, Lunch, Oyster Crackers, Soda, per tin... 25 Coffee, Milk Digestive, per tin... 30 Finger Ginger Bread, Ratafia per 1111 jZ \J j 2 lb. tins, I Afternoon Tea B. assortment Bicycle, Butter, Coffee, Lunch, per tin 50 THOMPSON,
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      264 2 JOHN LITTLE CO, LTD. Sole Agents in Singapore and Straits Settlements. FOR Big Tree Brand Californian Wines. HKSE Wines are pronounced the Best value of any Wines and are largely Til consumed at nearly all the first class Clubs, Hotels, and Restaurants in the 1 United Kingdom and are most
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      442 2 GRAND GALA NIGHT OF Cbe Parsi Alfred Cbcatrical Cop* OF BOMBAY AT BEACH ROAD. To«night To«night "GOONCHA-E-IBRAT 1. e. A Collection of the Best selected Pieces from different plays WITH "THE LOVER IN THE TUB" The Roaring Pantomime Farce, COME AND SEE A Heavy Rainstorm on the Stage Water fall
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      72 2 eOMING EVENTS. TO-DAY, AUGUSI 3 High Water. 3-37 am 3-32 pra Moon. Last Quarter. 0-28 am Queen of Holland's Birthday ajhe Cinematograph Show. Beach Road. 7-}o 3. C C Tennis. J TO-MORROW, SEPTEMBER High Water. 4-46 am 4-26 pm 14th After Trinity German homeward mail due MONDAY, SEPTEMBER High Water.
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    QUICK OPIUM CURE.
    24 3 S> <* h reported £>«><• Pant d the cure mo ab P la which somerc de dlvr avcs and 1 *X*S?* CVCn *&>£ rootlets,
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    A JUDGE'S DAUGHTER ROMANCE IN REAL LIFE.
    296 3 A JUDGE'S DAUGHTER ROMANCE IN REAL LIFE. A dramatic story of romance in real life is related by tfie Berlin papers An elderly, distinguished-looking gentleman, formerly a Prussian district judge, was sipping his glass of beer at a fashionable Wl bar in Berlin the other night when a young and
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    MISS BOTHA'S ENGAGEMENT.
    35 3 MISS BOTHA' S ENGAGEMENT. Jhe engagement is announced from Pretoria of Miss Helen Botha, daughter of General Louis Botha, Premier of the Transvaal, to Mr. Hendrick Hofmeyr de Vaal, a member of the English Bar.
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    THE PARSI THEATRE.
    143 3 SPECIAL SELECTION OF PLEASANT PIECES. Mr. Kavasji Khatau the genial and talented proprietor of the Parsi Theatre has by special request arranged to give a splendid treat to the playgoing public by selecting for presentation to-night some rare pieces from his choicest play>. Mr Khatau has an
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    FASHIONABLE DRESS EXPENSES.
    258 3 A very exclusive London dressmaker on being asked how much a lady should spend on dress replied She could dress fairly well on ,£1,300 a year. The analysis of a typical bill, however, shows that this sum may be very easily exceeded. Thus dresses cost 1 is.;
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    ANGLO INDIAN MARRIAGES.
    222 3 BRITISH WOMAN WHO WEDDED A SIKH BARRISTER. In the London Divorce Court Maria Carolina dc Alberqucrkc Grcvcl (otherwise Birch) was granted a declaration of :,ullity of her marriage with a native of Patiala named Kehr Singh Grevel, who is a Sikh and a member of the Bar
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    A DAY IN THE LIFE
    1613 3 OF A COLONIAL jjQVERNOR. (/-ram the Ceylon Morning Leader With the Governors o f Great Britain s colonial possessions rests the pres a ti^ SP nSibil L ty Of maintaining her -a im am 2* nations of th world \T \>'i i y whlch wel1
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    MADE THE BEST OF LIFE.
    130 3 What's the use of always fretting. Over ills that can't be cured What's the use of finding fault with What we know must be endured I Dbes it make life's burdens lighter If we grumble 'neath their load Does it make life's pathway smoother If
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    REASONS FOR DECREASED TIN OUTPUT.
    170 3 The decrease in the tin output was the subject of discussion in the Perak State Council at its last month's meeting. As it appeared there was a decrease of 2,382.65 piculs in the export of tin and tin ore during the half-year ended July 30,
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    WHY WE SELDOM WALK.
    166 3 The tramways return for the United Kingdom, which has recently been issued by the Board of Trade, contains some figures which are startling in their interest. Where there was a mile of tramline in 1878 there are mo-e than eight at the presen. day, the number
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    BEETLE THAT BENDS KEYS.
    181 3 WONDERFUL POWER OF A FIVEINCH INSECT. Visitors to the Zoo just now are taking an interest in the Insect House, where some very wonderful new arrivals are being studied by naturalists. The Goliath beetle, from South America, would send a British housemaid into hysterics. Its body,
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    "PHILOSOPHER'S STONE."
    184 3 PHILOSOPHER'S STONE." SIR W. RAMSAY AND THE TRANSMUTATION OF METALS. One of the greatest discoveries in the relams of modern chemistry, and one that will mark an epoch in the history oi the science, has just been made by Sit William Ramsay, Professor of Chemistry, University College, London, whose researches
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      300 3 n Howarth Erskine 1 Ep§ii>eers ai>d Contractors. (ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS. Telephone 23. Telegrams ERSKINE. WEILL &> ZERNER 8 A. BATTERY ROAD. Areshowmgnowafine collection of Jewellery such as, Rings, Brooches Necklaces, Lockets etc. at very reasonably™ s Sterling Silver Cigar and Clgaarette Casts, Photoframes, Mirrors, Travelling Clocks, Manlcurt sets etc., etc. Watches
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      120 3 CHURCH SERVICES. SEPTEMBER i, 1907. S. Andrew's Cathedral. Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity. Matins and Litany, 7 am Holy Communion (Choral) 7-45 am Holy Communion (Plain,) 9-15 am Sunday School Bible classes, 3-40 pm Evensong and Sermon, 5-30 pm S. Matthew's, Sepoy Lines. Foo Chow Service, 1 1-15 am Sunday School,
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      2009 4 FIRST NETH* INTV Ito stamp collectors. da yv c Um MKbi ntm. IIHU. B A H l_K_B_-_ "E. D. M." ADLETS. FOB SALE. WAiiTcn COfFEE ROASTING FACTORY b -*y »>»««- Hongkon, Shannhal Banking Z~T^Z nw 'f", &C^ M inivin L^y,,,,,,,,^ Corpora«,on. •EEJMW. TOBELET.^ MM LHNVj Single stamps and complete sets
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      210 4 Single r. I J Months I 1 Month I 6 Jjonths Year dall >' 'nsertion 8 $3 ?t thnce weekly 4 1.0o 2 r3Con^, Alvanu. Kcr ccntract spict Manager, Lj st of Depots V V Eastern Daily |j, Ma y-be obtained, A^ullah, s a, Lhauge Ate Niessr:s Soo:i a Raffles
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