Eastern Daily Mail and Straits Morning Advertiser, 22 October 1907

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    23 1 Eastern Daily Mail AND STRAITS MORNING ADVERTISER. No. 640, VOL 111. J SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22. 1907. MHMMMHHH HV«Hnv-i«riw-n_i_*« T1 [PRICE 5 CENTS.
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    THE KING'S HOUSEKEEPING.
    2731 1 (By Constance Beerbohm, in the Grand Magazine.) When Queen Victoria was in residence at Windsor it took no less a sum than .£5OO a day "to light the kitchen fire." as the saying went with the Castle folk. On King Edward's coming to the throne, his first
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      106 1 1 i m OO lEN LITTLE CO., LTD. (SOLE AGENTS.) DEWAR'S WHISKY. THE STANDARD OF STERLING VALUE. H Oocktail I Martini. K _HI fc I L AGENTS Iftncricat) mfsM The Schweiger I p"r j Import Export eo. Wi B- LIMITED. Cinematograph 1 Entertainments I AT HOME I Complete Cinematograph Installation
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      516 1 PHonograpH "P»tKe"| THE BEST AND CHEAPEST TALKING MACHINES. NO CHANGE OF NEEDLES. KS* PRICES FROM $20 TO $80. *JU_ Records Pathe Records n£ inch single $1.00 each. uj inch double $1.40 each. Stetail Jlgents. WEILL Z£RNER 8 A BATTERY ROAD. Howarth Erskine Epgipeers apd Contractors. I ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS. I 1
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      13 1 FROMY, ROGEE CO. Oi* iLI m (to '_fa_fma\ S r i m B ________------>---■
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    The Eastern Daily Mail. TUESDAY, 22ND OCTOBER. THE CONQUEST OF THE AIR.
    1185 2 The Eastern Daily Mail. TUESDAY, 22ND OCTOBER. THE CONQUEST OF THE AIR. The conquest of the air is at present desired more for military purposes than for commercial pursuits. Great Britain, France, Germany and the United States are all anxious to secure an airship that can run safely against the
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    653 2 On Sunday, a party of the Shikaris secured a fine buck on the western side of the island. A Chinaman was arrested on Sunday in Anson Road trying to break into .t godefwn. Biswor Oldham will deliver his second address on the higher Christian life at the Short Street School
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      194 2 The Best Dollar's Worth SPLENDID VALUE IN CIGARS ftaoana and DutcD* HAVANA "Victoria" per dozen $0.26 Box of 50 .95 "La President per dozen .30 Box of 50 I*2o DUTCH "Mediano" per dozen $0.35 Box of 50 1.25 Vencedores per dozen .46 Box of 50 1.70 100 3.26 M Excelencias
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      270 2 NOTIFICATION. TtfOTICE is hereby given that the following Government Roads are closed for repairs to all traffic except bullock cart traffic Ayer Raja Road, Reformatory Road, Seletar Road, Yio Chu Kang Road, lampenis Road, Changi Road beyond the 7th mile, E^st Coast Road. By Order, H. V. TOWNER. Acting Superintendent
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      Raging in English Channel.
      27 3 Raging in English Channel. IL e English r 6 i -.>meiimes I* I**1 rf Of M*V m,,eS atl ..lim. ship 8 rc cver yL shelter along the
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      Emperor Francis Joseph.
      10 3 c Fmperor Francis together utb- the best
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      The Railway Crisis.
      29 3 I October zi, I* in the Railway eld at Manay Workers' 14 c,000 men, support of the Soc.ety of .cognition. the breach betSociety of c Kng.ne-
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      Chancellor of the Exchequer on Socialism.
      41 3 ber_M f M a.m. H. H. Asquith, Chancellor fcquer. speaking at Ladyasscrt.on bad captured the offered such unIShieoppositioi. to Socialism Cndcd that thc financial and 0 f the Government had Stfttl regard for all existing
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      Railway Strike in Italy.
      34 3 I- DISMISSED. •Lei zi, 1 1 a.m. .•acre- (rou Rome that the State Railways g .ders and thousand othen for ent r-.rikes be ratified by gc w ral strike lation.
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      uger's Bust Uninjured.
      20 3 I Load nam. user's Bust is lt is believed to seem to _d in their attempt of
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      The New York Bank.
      30 3 < ii, 1 1 a.m. Üb York Clearing House Comt I to pay the e Mercantile National i-oj§ ot further net depend? upon the attitude H tS
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      Edison's Invention Perfected.
      38 3 "ITR If STORAGE rERY. lata. Octobc :i 11-15 a.m. ■e from Ne.v Vork -tate> that ine the famuu- Electrician, has perfected lattery whereby e electricity in weight He c tyttCOM of P*d < motors by iteriea.
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      FRAUDULENT POSSESSION.
      89 3 r: ga og >\a^ auaigeen on an allegaion of fifteen lo the Tan "n the 1 6th tender.. HowPL). Board tlt lant that he had Mr Kin- on took him to JJonaru He went to a house fl.to the defendant; nd found plank belonging to I the wood
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      TROUBLE OVER A SHEEP.
      132 3 IJJj ri > a butcher. I .iv servant un, mo received instructions n ,U T shec P Campong tH, rhc ordered to kill jl n Stained the necessary »W. ed v>: a.nmals; live •^•i goat Whlle was ab CJJ one of the carcasses that sn_? ried
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      Cholera in Russia.
      25 3 3995 DEATHS IN THREE MONTHS. London Octob^ _„.,_l s a m> »*99 cases of cholera k— proved fatal. mcBe 3 "5 hav
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      The Question of Asiatic Immigration.
      44 3 Londgn, October 2,, 3-55 p.m. nf th. brtS menti °ncd in the wire of the 9* mst goes via London in Foreign "offi?" r Wi h the Coteni" 12_5S n t ices °n the question of Asiatic Immigration generally.
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      A Big Financier Resigns.
      122 3 London, October, 3 55 p m ChirL M CW Y u° rk bi Fina cier Mr. Charles Morse has announced that he has resigned the Directorship of all the Banks owing to his connection with the Mercantile Bark, but it is significant that the announcement has
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      Collapse of a Bridge in Spain.
      69 3 KING ALFONSO'S NARROW ESCAPE. London, October ti, 6-45 p.m. King Alfonso has been touring in the districts which recently suffered from torrential rains and floods. The temporary motor-car bridge collapsed just when His Majesty's car was passing over it. His Majesty's car was precipitated
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      Mr. Winston Churchill.
      15 3 London, October tl, 6-45 p.m. Mr. W. Churchill has arrived at Aden.
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      Affairs in Morocco.
      42 3 London, October 21, 6-45 p.m. A wire 4rom Casablanca states that the enemy fired on Saturday on two Companies were reconnoitring. Captain Trooper was killed and six were wounded. General Drude hastened to spot the enemy who had disappeared.
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      FORTUNATE RECOVERY OF STOLEN PROPERTY.
      103 3 On the 9th instant, a house in Angullia Street was entered by burglars and property to the value of Si 134 belong ing to woman named Tan Poy. A report was made to Inspector Connor, lhe burglars were sought for and on Sunday the seekers
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      ALLEGED THEFT OF CHILLIES.
      119 3 Goh Seh i_» a planter off Bukit Timah Road. He grow among other products, chillies About 4 "3© on Saturday morning he saw a Chinaman busy in his chillie bed. He went toward the man who ran ofi" He pursued and with the assistance b. another
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      ENDANGERING MALAY STREET.
      107 3 Early yesterday morning, P. C. 214 wa on duty in Malabar street. He saw two Chinese putting burning materials on the side of the road. He put out the fire and arrested the two men. A third then appeared and asked him to let the men goT
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      HIS MAJESTY THE KING OF SIAM.
      69 3 His Royal Highness Prince Damroiig Of Sfrn, Minister ol the Interior, nas g been deputed by the Si«ij^ 3Pm.%»B^S Bangkok on 26th OctoDer, ar \\V& Ssrs on evening ot iv„,n_ on 2nd, November. P Two g Princesses, daughters of His Maiesty, will also proceed
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    NOTES FROM INDIA.
    615 3 Bomb.ty, October 9 National Congress.-General confusion has marked the meetings of the Keception Committee of the National Congress at Nagpur. Frequent scenes ot violence have been caused by thc extermist minority, as a result of which the transaction of business has been impossible. European Shoots his Servant
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    ALLECEU IMPORTATION OF ILLICIT DRUGS.
    131 3 On Saturday morning, thc n_s. Glenfalloch came into port from Amoy. Sergeant Mussell boarded her to search for deleterious drugs. Lie found a very commonplace looking box, bound with rope, but it was not so innocent as it looked. It had a double bottom, and
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    ALLEGED POLICE SQUEEZING OF HAWKERS.
    117 3 Sikh Corporal Cormac Singh was yesterday, charged by Detective Ins pector Frayne with taking vegetables from Chinese hawkers in Pekui Street. One of thc Inwkcts said that the Corporal went to him daily, .sometimes twice and took v getables. ft he refused or remonsti ted,
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    FOUND IN A DUSTBIN.
    95 3 Detective No. 48 was at 1.45 a.m. m North Bridge Road on Saturday. He met a chinaman with a basket. It contained a Japanese flower pot and a metal. In reply to the detectives enquiries, the man said he had picked the things up at a
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    STRAITS PRODUCE LETTER.
    712 3 (From Mes>rs John Haddon and Co.) London, September 27. Capsicums —With heavy supplies of ordinary quality and slow demand prices are in buyers favour. In sales 80 bales Bombay were offered and bought in at 25, 59 bags Rangoon on stalk at 25 to 27 per cwt.
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    REMARKABLE OUTBURST BY A SOCIALIST M. P.
    255 3 A remarkable speech by Mr. Victor Grayson, M. P., was made at a meeting at Tunstall (Staffs) of the independent Labour Party, the other night. Mr. Grayson was questioned regarding his broken bottle speech. In reply, he said that at Hudderslield he told
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    MARRIED MISERY.
    125 3 Chin A Lim is suing her husband, Chong Tek Chow, for maintenance. A few days ago, Mr. W. C. Michell heard the case and advised the complainant to go back to her husband. She returned in a short time to her counsel, Mr. L. E. Gaunt and told
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    CHINA'S MOST WONDERFUL WOMAN.
    1188 3 HOW THE EMPRESS DOWAGER I IS PATCHED UP EVERY DAY TO FULFIL HER DUTIES AS RULER OF THE fe CHINESE EMPIRE. rikiug character sketch of the and bewigged old woman who way over the most remarkable in the world, has been contributed to M Current Literature."
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    THE TWO GENDARMES.
    339 3 (From tlie French of Gustave Nadaud.) Gendarmes twain on a Sunday bright Slowly along the green lanes rode, Brigadier, with his badges white, Yellow, the other's sword-belt showed. Said the first Tis a morning fair," His vice sonorous, reaching far. Answered his mate with solemn air, Faith,
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    QUEER CHUMS.
    281 3 The strange attachment of a goose for a pig which greets the view of people at Port Gamble, Washington, has caused comment and is the outcome of an animal story which defies the imaginations of those who are inclined to place themselves in the class with nature fakers
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      422 4 ED. PINAUD'S PERFUMERY call the attention of its numerous customers to the fact that none of its products is genuine unless bearing the following registered Trade Marks: *~*3rS£r i,m PORTE-VEINE A Extrait Vegetal a IIXORA CaQlr aa illustrations below. These different Articles are also regularly protectee 1 JbfcML and the
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      986 4 BANK S~ Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation. PAID-UP CAPITAL $10,000,000 RESERVE FUND.— Sterling Reserve 110.000.000 1 f a lio oo,ooo Silver Reserve $11,000,000 J Reserve Liability of Proprietors $10,000,000 Court of Directors. G. H, Medhurst, Esq. Chairman. Hon, Mr, W. J. Gresson— Deputy-Chairman. Bailech, Esq, D. M. Nissim Esq. E. Goetz,
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      291 4 "E. D. M." ADLETS. FOB SALE, WANTED &T GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. A PPLICATIONS will be received at the Colonial Secretary's Office up to the 26th instant for the post of Usher and Malay Interpreter at thc Marine Court, Singapore. Salary $6oc -51.200 by annual week ments of $120 per annum. Applicants
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      419 4 JUST ARRIVED!!! For the first tints In Singapore The Grand Imperial Panorama*. Patronized by H. ft King Edward VII H. M. the K.ng Emperor of Germany and I all the Royalty of the Continent of Euro* Realistic Views!!! Illustrating the principal Towns, Travels j Exhibitions and the Wars ot the
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      286 4 35_J Ati s«_Sl -J-'CLopv t *mmik °< o, I ADVERTISING te I Wa ted T Let. r J du,| y '"sertion ror I inrli v;- thrice weekly/ |*l Fol Si n o| e( I abov heading V'^ J Uvo '"^rtionsweeklv 75 •iV r 3 cons *c<«iv. J Marri age, Birth
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  • THE EASTERN DAILY MAIL. COMMERCIAL SUPPLEMENT.
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      12 1 THE EASTERN DAILY MAIL. COMMERCIAL SUPPLEMENT. SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22, ID 7.
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      Stocks and Shares.
      538 1 1904 4".""" kaaaamacmWaaat CaamattJ Reserves. d. Sundry Reserves. Special Reserve, fz Capital Subscribed Tf Reserve Company Quotations pr« <» o; Shares v P» GOLD. i««n r ~»~w» t All ltAnon i Duff Developement Ltd. 2 .00 nominal 1900 £400,000 £350.000 350,000 I q I q KadanaG.M.Co., O'ref)
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      PRODUCE.
      108 1 Singapore, October 19, 1907. Gambier 8.00 do (Cube No. 1) unpicked 10.45 Copra Bali n s.70 do Pontianak M 8.20 Pepper, Black M 5 oo do White 50/0 20.50 Sago Flour Sarawak H 3.12^ do Brunei No. 1 3.06} Pearl Sago n 4 7O Coffee Bali, 130/0 n 22.00
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      EXCHANGE.
      142 1 I On ondon.— -Bank a m/s 2/43/16 Demand 2/3 13/16 Private 6 m/s 2/4 11/ 16 do. 3 m/s 2/4 5/16 Oh Germany. Bank d/d 2.37 Private 3 m/s 2.424 do 6 m/s 2.441 Ou France. Bank d/d 2.91^ Private 3 m/s 2.984 do 6 m/s 3.01 Om India.
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      73 1 G. v. ■'ummins, •of lowa, declares that Adam, if he had lived until now and earned $450 per day, could not have accumulated a fortune as large as Mr. Rockefeller's. In Adam's day, it mu-t be remembered, the la as were much more strictly enforced than at present, and Adam
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        160 1 Mails Close TO-DAV. For Per Steamer Time liatavia La Seyne 9 am K. Pahang, Pekan, Kuantan and Trengganu Aing Leong lo am P Swet'ham and Penang Perak I pm Tebing Tin_.gi, Bengkalis and Bagan Betsy 2 pm Muar and Malacca Sri Muar 2 pm Palembang Ophir 2 pm Batu Pahat
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        670 2 —^A**--*- SHIPPING NEWS. MAN-OF-WAR, ETC S«a Mnt, Govt. str. 500 tons, displacement. 35 crew, 700 h.p. Commander Murphy, Oct 11. From Malacca, Oct 10. Colonial Government. U. W. Trading Vessels, Ac. Latest Arrivals. Awa Maru. Jan. str. 3912 tons Cope Oct tl. From Yokohama. Oct 2. G.c. Paterson Simons <S_
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        687 2 I Kalgoorlie, Brit. str. 1,852 tons, Capt McDonald, Dec 23, 1906. From Sydney, Dec 4. Ballast. McAlister I Kuching, Sar str, 903 tons, Capt Wad, dell, Oct 17. From Sarawak, Oct 15. Gcand dp. Ong Ewe Hai. For Sarawak, Oct 2_— Rds. I Levnnzo, Ital. str. 1,822 tons, Capt Gravone,
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        523 2 VESSELSJXPECTED. Name. Port, Probable date of Arrival and name of Agents. Steamers. Antilochus, China, Oct. 25 Mansfield Airlie, Sydney, Oct 25 Boustead Ayuthia, Bangkok, Oct Borneo Coy A Apcar, Hongkong, Oct—; Paterson Simons Alcinous, Liverpool, Oct 22 Mansfield Arcadia, Hongkong, Nov 22 P&O A. Behic, Colombo, Dec 2 M. MariI
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        514 2 j Scandia, Hamburg, Nov 24 B Meyer Sunda, London, Dec 12 P&O Coy Syria, London, Nov 1 P O Coy Spezia, Hamburg, Nov 6 Behn Meyer Teesta, Madras, Nov 2 Boustead Teucer, China, Nov 25 Mansfield Tamba Maru, Japan, Nov 4 P Simons Tourane, Marseilles, Nov 18 M. Maritimes Vondel,
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