The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 14 August 1907

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1 12 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
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    15 1 Singapore Free Press ATD MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS. SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 14, 1907. NO. 6,058
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    FROM THE DEAD LETTER OFFICE.
    1898 1 FROM THE DEAD LETTER OFFICE. h i" m strict officer. I.lm v hi<f ,ud -.v»itii, K V rha«g< m ,<, O .itp--ot V mov, f P h v ntW, Mryavldn (•tit i til dun In d.»in My 'st > h ath ruin. •rATe and *a Unt J'is.^l, -t >*fi. r
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      420 1 ItheARROUOHNSTONcarI I HAS MAJESTIC APPEARANCE, I I AND WHAT IS MORE TO THE POINT I I IT IS AS GOOD AS IT LOOKS. I I CENTRAL ENGINE WORKS, I I AGBXTS. I Co Connoisseurs For High Class Wines, Spirits, Cigars and Tobaccos* WHISKIES from $12. 80 to S2O a dox*
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      186 1 TO LVT. Flat, two bedrooms, sitting room bathrooms &c. Furnisb*d or furni*ure at a valuation Suitab l^, married couple or two bachelors. Electric light and fan. Faxly entry. Ai j>ly Manager Whiteway L:iid\av Stamford Road. Aag 14 Entertainments. SINGAPORE TOWN BAND. 47, WATERLOO STREET. Brass and String; or String Band
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      363 1 THE DAY'S NEWS. dessert! h.-s UeD promoted to th« position ot In.-, i, -neral -t t>»»- totem. (Page 7 Events at o>ittiMi»ra liuvh stinesl up all the Moorish trir.i.«<meu, eitdargerinp Europeans on thr CL-att ;md inland. There M some an .m v.- u> rht« duration and extent of the warfare.
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      297 1 THE WEEK. WBDVBBJDAT, 14th High Water:— o.s7 a., 146 p Pa»i Thetttra Sh&heede Nax, t p Thubsdat. 15th nigh Water 138 a., 2.15 p P Mail Homeward dua Taiping Ruoee Parai Theatre 9 p I FEIDAT, 16th Hiph Water 227 a.. I '>t j P O Mall Outw.ird dun j
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      859 2 Htocrttecmcnts. MittticiPAL Notice. Notice is hereby given that m order to carry out repairs Stamford Road t»etwee» •t. Andrew* Road and North- Bridge Roa. will r»e closed to traffic from Friday morninK next, UJth instant, untl the work is completed. By Order, J. rOLcil.ASi:, Municipal Secretary. Municipal Oflice, Singapore, 13th
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      850 2 a^vcrttocnKltto. iuNGEITIRAM SYnKaTE. Notice is hereby given that a meetina: c f shareholders m the ab >ve Syndicate will be »ieid on Saturday the 1 7th instant at 2.30 p.m. m the offices ef Messrs Evatt Co. to receive toe Directors' Report and to consider the future of the Syndicate.
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      686 2 H^crtiacmcnta PJbkLA BTTBokK SaQQ). Orders now being booked for new Season Crop commencing August. Special rates for large orders. Apply to Manager, Sungei Rengam Estate, Sel&ngor. Apl 3 v.c NOTICE Rooms airy and comfortable with first class board are now available at a very moderate rate at the Recreation Hotel."
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      415 2 H^crtiacmcnts. 3sumnAieEs. ial Unfbti Assurance Ctr. Ltd. FIRE, MARINE, ACCIDENT, GUARANTEE. Punds Exceed £12,000,000. W. A. SIMS, Manager, Eastern Branch. AugB9 Guardian Assurance Company, Limited, London. Subscribed Capital ,jG2.OG0 > 000. Total InTested Funds, upwards ot...A'\ iV>,(xjO. Annual Income upwards of Jl) m/ 000. Fire Ridks. Short or Long Periods
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      618 2 Hongkong Shanghai Banki^ Corporation. Paid-up Capital jj, R«s«itv« Fund:— Sterling Reserve $10,000,000 SUver Reserve... $11,000,000 j Rhskkvb Liability of PKOPRI.TOE3 m COUBT OF DIKICTORH O. H. M«n«ußBT, Esq.-^HAiz«A X Hon. Mr. Hism Kxzv iCK.-Dmrvri 'n+i** J r F«OH..E^. A.J.aa7« f olf r.£ 0 E. Qowrz, Ksq. E Shiiuii, E*> C.
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    A NEAR SHAVE.
    1585 3 .c- -uiuil cabin, spanning four tracks of >. iu*d«* :< narrow luiigp »,f lad.**"** tu-icws the darkneM Hud its long iank of »Uiaiati ever*, t» sligh* mi*- handling ot which eooll ring off a catastrophe that would ring tbs countiy v o -l v vi'>"=» V-*fli»' v
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    CHINESE FOR CANADA.
    194 3 With a headtax of |M>o apiece ot ail fre»li Chinese immlgraaU to this conntry they still ooatinnetn cooae. and tLe list oa th« Emprise of Japan eclipses nil 7-revjou* records by about 500 per ceat fourteen Chinese being t]i*^ highest nutnr^r on ai?y «ingie liner preriooalathhi who
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    PLANTATION RUBBER RESULTS.
    143 3 The uliattfim mW er c u^ aaiM ia Oej .on -..Uii ii,n M !ay &z?.t".~ ontirue to announce; iaqprotad diatribatio— far 0 6-7 The C: >ely (k'.M.H tom|>aax as UBt declared a dividend on it>; ordinary t>! ar* capital of 15 i per eaai which c mpar^s
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    THE GEORGIA EXPLOSION.
    83 3 An Oiuciu Ulf PIT I.oudon July 20. The board appointed to mate an examination into the cause of the explosi' n on the battleship M Georgia ha* reiK):*t*»d tb-it a flrirebac- waa caused by ehn'- ting tM the «'r blust too soon, and a light wit d,
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    VICEROY YUAN IMPEACHED.
    71 3 Viceroy Yuan Shih-kai his been impfiach- on thirteen points, of which there is an I item to the iff ct that he has employed his private friends m various offices nn<i spent ofHjial fund^ without discretion. In view of the two charges the V oeroy began to
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    ANOTHER LIFE SAVED.
    372 3 8 >^ DOANS B.UkACHE KrDNEY Pff.l.s. t. BIOXB AND KIDNK\ D BKAIK. Mrs. Catlin, of Hardee, Street, Herne HIIL London, England, writes .-"I was iU altogether about four years from wha the doctors i (and I had to see three of them) told me was f fV
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      134 3 THAT IS Fraser and Neaves' Aerated Waters. r The Soap f or You m Tropical Climates should be Calvert's Prickly-heat Soap, i i Because, as the name implies, it has been found so serviceable as a preventive of prickry-heat or other skin irritation. It is an antiseptic ?oap (10% Crystal
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      247 3 THE "EMPIRE" 40,000 m use. > i the Expire typewrite* 1 Over Ovor ___aiJ- t^---- ,4|# a I _^_LJ __H_^ I^^ l^_H_l _^__r^^^^^^^^^^_^__i _l__^-^__l m 5_P JoSh V_/v/ o_r^_r% d-Bs_-WBi^^^^^ iT sold to the y. iT^__l__r r *^"^^^^E-' This Machine has been supplied to < The Postmaster General. The Govt.
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      867 3 i I 4k.« .1 {•ingpoi-t0t.1^,.. „,,,1 1.-ntwu date due hn. o, t ..„/.•<• ..f A.< A;Miiiemnon, Liv TV(,t V( i UuWft&H ATrlie. Sydney. A Uor.^euvl. Autonor. Live.pooi. Aag 19; MiinsfieM. Arc-ad a. Hoagtoog, Aii^ 19 I 1 i (>. JAscliia, Bombay. Aug JS H;lm Me).-r. i Austria, Baagkaag, Sept h
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    A FORTNIGHT'S CRUISE IN A TEN-TONNER.
    1960 4 »h tb« ati'b«^r id wiigh'd and th« SiiiU they I :ir«> Ml, Way Hio L Ancbcr Chanty. Thin is a sort of swaus«»»g of a yacht, for I when the cruise was over the little boat wm If »>olil away to distant islands for
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    THE BOYCOTT IN BENGAL.
    417 4 HIXnCH A^D THE F<> V.I .N )i(li>: ,ixii>t;i, .lune 2«». Soundly -jo.^h m. portative hat l>een attached to the boycott policy of the Hindus ;i MOM of the anr.?<tt which has lately ooaaOMRMMM m Btn^.il How cff active this a^ain-jt, Lanct.I ftliite >ods has been is
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      924 4 Singapore Sporting! Club. I THE AUTUMN RACE MEETING WILL BK HELD ON Tuesday the 15th, Thursday the 17th and Saturday the 19th October, 1907. 1 PROGRAMME. ?IRBT DAT. T'o-sday. lr.th October, tWT. I. Tbb Maiden Platm. Value A Raco for Maiden Horse*. VVffitrht 9st. Ex-'iriflins r... r -■•■i\>> an allow:inc<*
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      182 4 AN ARTISTIC GOLD WATER TINT FOR DECORATING WALLS, CEILINGS &c. WAPICTI READY FOR IMMEDIATE USE. mcfllistcr $f go, Dd, AGENTS. Fusscll's GREEN BUTTERFLY' Milk. Sometimes children and others who would benefit by a milk diet have trouble m digesting milk, owing to its curdlipg on the stomach. This milk is
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      506 4 THE Singapore Free Press. Morning Daily. To Our Readers The Singapore Free Press n 1 \Torning Daily, and is on sale at dep-r v from au early hour each morning (Soadsfi excepted). Caih price Ten Cecs Subscribers' copies will be datirered v, Ll.eir private residences, (or townoS>'< ftxlowu if preferred)
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    THE BANQUET TO SIR H. MCCALLUM.
    1462 5 ?IH HKNRY"gt "'SPKECH. *4« a la'^^ and trr*fca^Ja** 4 o r jg of Ovlon iaen at tae Tr-rttnu Rsatoa -int. Pi^adilly Circas, London, on July |fl h *ben the Ceylon Aat«ociat:on :d London gay« dicn. r to Sir Henry E. MeCallum, (i.r.M (i t
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    GOVERNORSHIPS OF COLONIES.
    207 5 On July lv Mr. Watt asked the Undersecretary of State for the Colonies why aiiltj tary men were appointed to governorships of i Colonies wbat were the duties which they I performed m the Colonies which were suitable for that professiou and whether he could m (future
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      278 5 < _t-_ An Assassin K'. matiM i> like an MtMHkk It C-t-e, 1. p (ion tMhb 1 i v .in y ur b»ck is irncd Belor* <■ kn»« t you an- In its p>wer. rim! IIhi lemt "p«ina and KflM mat f< ilrv. .-»re even vrnraa than »f t'usiU'inikiiue nt>
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      413 5 Df Ht>pertiocmento. 0FOR SALK. Ie d I FIRST CLASS SEED READY. $2 5O per thousand, h BUKIT HAKAS SYNDICATE. I SEBEMBAN j July 30 go.B FOR SALS i Mail phseton m good order, pair of Austrs 4 lian horses, double harness; a handsomi r turn out. Can be seen at
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      656 5 *torcrtfoetnente. AUCTIOIT SALE To be held at POWELL Co.'s Saleroo Thursday, 15th August at 11am. 18 cases, each 501bj, English Unsweeten< i. Cocoa. POWELL A Co., Auctioneer Aug 12 l.s MORTGAGEE'S BALE Wednesday, l^th August, 1907, at J.SO p.v c LttL AUtherikht title and Interest* and m the land and
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      333 5 "IP 81 %L Champagne dee) Lux ifl| 11 MPORTERS. 11 A THE BORNEO M I D7l~P»r.|J V#W«| LIU* :T MM -4} AUSTRALIAN, FLOUR. v> tLAl^ i J §JBw T jOLLER FLOPRi 1 i^fcP E iHmTowjl the I Borneo €0., Ctd. »i Pf f de rt*ke to Supply a First-class full
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    The Singapore Free Press. Wednesday, Aug. 14, 1907.
    1981 6 The Singapore Free Press. Wednesday, Aug. 14, 1907. M* r i«jl. isc Pnm the Paopk rifbt iwi«r»l», H «r- fStriot Trntk ber gtoioos pnrcpts dimw. r«l(W t* R«licw», Loy^ty mad Lmm. A rather inUroatin/ War Offi» letter I «iat^\ July lo h. h*s been circuUu* I through the Strait 9
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    1089 6 Hongkong haa imposed 'jtiarahtin» r^. frictions aeainst S»nga|K>re. Suimi'ord X >ad betw.^n S; t Road and North I .ridge lioaJ, prill be for tralli: f r »m Friday, for reprin I'laying tor the Royal tngiueers vr~ M.C.C. at Lords on July li>tb, M j)r i Guggisberi?, who was formerly a
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    JAPAN AND THE PHILIPINES.
    112 6 A Remakkarlk Rumour. It is nimournd her**, »h tn-.'ttoli H|MU*<* f«>ot I ft ween the Nm herl.«i.d< v d Ja an m b a vi»w to the Utter P w-r uyir.£ "n« bf tio is n«la n th^ Netberlan •li die« a h. fn'n-^ Jcmling btatiun
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    SEPOY LINES GOLF CLUB.
    51 6 The following i* the r» suit o Ij^p'*T*& i Mo'uhly Mtdal" for Au.ust Plavtd oo Monday Mia* Smith 02 10 b'2 Mm Wtk'na 96 I§*» 5! MUs W E Oemle 04 10 r >^ Mrs 3 R. Robicsoii 01 6 Mrs Leask 04 8 Miss Tarhat
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      239 6 THE Winchester Self-Loading Rifle MODEL 19C5 Made for 32 and 35 CaHbr- Centre Fi*e drirMg— A HAMMERLESS TAKE DOWN WEAPON The 32 Cal Shoots a 165 grain bullet and gives a velocity of 1400 Foot Seconds and a penetration of 21 inch DRY PINE BOARDS. with a full metal patched
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      235 6 PIE HOMEWARD BOUND] Campbell <Bb Co., irt, Naval Military Tailors I 59, Coitduit Brauwr, LONDON, W. G. DISS. w» 2p nc. E ONLY AND MOST I I SUITABLE, HEALTHY I I AND I COMFORTABLE PLACI I FOB HOLIDAYS IS THE GRAG HOTEL PENANO HILLS I DISTANCE from SINGAPORE I 26
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    INJURED RIOTERS IN HOSPITAL.
    106 7 INJURED RIO TERS IN HOSPITAL. MOB WRECKS POLICE B;i£?ACKS. A SERIOUS COLLISION. *tf\y Submarine Te^M-aph— Lieuter's) KaoMvad August loth, 11 U a.m. l..;ntyfive i»oldi«r*, in.-luding two otfi era, were *«mM m yesteHav's rioting at Forty rioters. ;n«iiudinir two women, are rvMi,* reit.id iv Lj«ipital. The authorities have nqytftad th» dmptfdb
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    NEW INSPECTOR GENERAL OF FORCES.
    97 7 i sir j. french^ appointment: Sniitb-Dorrien to Aldershot. L.vtc Tei.bgi:vm Re«»ived *< •>> pui. Au oliiciAl cjin'.nxinication Rtates thai -<^doml French, hw Jie^u apjoicto*! Ins pe. tor Oeneral of tbo Fitchs. and iieneral D^nien Ccmmtnd^r m Cbief at Mderehot iv succession. Sir J D. I',
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    Kaid Maclean "Transferred."
    24 7 Ravuii ba-« vow hand^l Kiid Sir Harry tfacluan to Khiiia»B tnbenmen, who ir*» "»f. rt<<i t •be <'nuveyin^ bim to Ft/.
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    EARL SEFTON'S PROTEST.
    37 7 Kee* i?ed August 1 ih, 11 Mo am. Bar! Seftnn bfti raaj^Md the office tf Miot-r of the HmtM 'J'^in,; t<> bis not b>im,» m MOoid with the ortr^na** MMMHW >f »b*> O iTtmiMit -> <
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    ROBBING A PILGRIM.
    117 7 A^'er several heorinsp, the case m which hi > Mi)t;.s nuniei H v v ji A 1 and rianidudiD •l>4rg»^l with cheating au o)i piltjriai out of t**-*^ m j^old. wd-* brought to <• >uc'n<iou befr»r« thp> Beuoh Cou»r, IVlessis Mb bell |fe4 B«in, v*»«fprday afternoon. -t:;i£r
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    THE WINGARD CHALLENGE CUP.
    153 7 At »h« pi^m»u shoo'iug r<"tre ii iifwrDmenf H^uso jpowriß %n M »ndd' if*6i'iNMia a Si' a^J>or« •♦mot fi e<l tor tb» 1 WitikMrri Cbiillenc* 1 C\ip,' ibe oth^r tuny T»u fti»i am he c vnipe'ifioQ cmi? Sha» eba h m yfc g. uik', it i» undeistrofl,
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    THE SITUATION IN MOROCCO.
    180 7 EFFECT OF EVENTS AT CASABLANCA. NO MORE REINFORCEMENTS. By Submarine Telegraph— Beater's.) There is gaaenl satisfaetionjiu France at the »listiuguiahed gallantry of the troops and marines at Casablanca, and the continuous shell-lire which ha* restored confidence iv t?ie pre«tnt type of fieM-gun. Rut \hero is some
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    THE ANTI-TRUST LAWS.
    122 7 Mr. Harriman to be Prosecuted. Slump m Stocks. lue announcement that Tri;h r^tVjieuoe lo tb« Xew York O.'ntvai, aud Pennsvlvauiau Hiilroads. Mr. liarrimac and bis as-.x'iat.?!* will be pro^.-uted for au alle-^ed infringement of the AotwTVntl Laws bis enl.au -ed the present sensation m American financial circles
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    A SAILOR ON THE SPREE.
    136 7 Au Kn<»!ish siilor naine-J FreJerick VVilaoD, tk-iongin^ to tbe German steamer Brasilia, was ar»vfcted at Tai j >ng I'agat Wharf on Mordaj night for fwing drunk aud croating a disturbance. H« wa^ hrou^hi U-foro Mr (.teoen. the second ma'/istra'^e, vaster Jav md *xprsa»ed his regreVf^r
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    THE INDIAN OPIUM REVENUE.
    160 7 Last Yiar'a Hc.-,:;ljs. TUf K*>p rtf < f ibo Opi.toa Department far •bey^arl* G-19 7 show- that the ity-rviid j fK\> r 4 fioru ihe aeyeral toalt-s to BontMl i f- r f-xiortut on to 'Una and o t?r forel.u countrf-s ai»d for b me con*utni
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    HOME POLITICS.
    72 7 A 1 IB* HAL VIOTOKY. t Ix>ndnn, Auiruat J The byo-eWtion f«r the Northwest Sta- ffxdsbir- BPdt, n-nde<ed nt-oessaty by tho d-ath of Mr. Alfrod »;.!!som, xeeu ted as follows: Mr. Stanley (Liberal-Laboor) 79"6. Mr. Twj ford Unionist 5 47 f Majority for Mr. Stanley '2£89. [Tho voting
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    RACING AT TAIPING.
    265 7 FIRST DAY'S RESULTS. Taipin^, Uec •■'> pm. Fiat weather in.v ked the fiist day's nu iuer Taipin- of the PeraV Turf Club. Th track was m good -onditiou and fa-t Rt suits yesterday were as follow Thr M.atdek Pr^iE.— Distance 2 miles. Seah Kng Kun'a Dispute. 9
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    FOLLOWERS OF SUN YAT SEN.
    257 7 Wmi m. Ouun Qfceuuu ,-ej. P<?kin,', J.lj JO. The Pek;:ii; iov^mui«n f baa rooeix »d a report tio.i the Governor of Kwan^i that S :n Yat-3en'«?;>nrrisin>are :n H; n. i, Annam, and ti te.feo b» CMH* JtatnHbaßOM .'.f Liag. The Peking G^r^raruont ius oviflrad the
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    JUVENILE GIANTS.
    155 7 Two chil-iren who a o at present visiting Wodn .sbury are attracting much attention. Tbeir father m a Mr W.stwood, a Wodne>bi>ry man, who emigrated to New Zealand thirty year* ago an<l urn rit d out there. He i-« viaitiu,» hia relative!-, with his wife aud seven iliildrtn.
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    L. L. T. C. TOURNAMENT.
    43 7 TO-PAY'S PLAY Oh*mpiohship Pairs. Mr and Am Aim my vMr L reacLo and Mi Penny Mrs tftaaMJM dnd Mr F Ral/mann v MrSaandera MrTreadgold Mis* Littlefair an! Mr Hanbury v Mis N'i ri ji ...11 m 1 ttrdeen.
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    ATHLETIC NOTES.
    882 7 The annual competition for tbe facksoi j Millar Cup, a Cup which has been establish ;ed now for some years, and has always evolved keen contests, came to a conclusion on Sunday when the final raoe was swum The distance of the three races are respectively :!Q0 yds.
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    CHINESE FACTION FIGHT IN BURMA.
    125 7 CHINESE F ACTION FIGHT IN BURMA. The Chi' e*e f ction ri<>-a at Ba sein, n en-tioa»-d on the I tl\ l>a?e ended m the. J>istr «t M^^ißtr. te binding d wn th* le.dvs of »-a« b .ii ton to k ep Ibe peace for o c year l>y ;ui
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      54 7 'In case of a n*uradtb*>mc patient wh< been utidcr medical treatment for year> without periuanent V>en**fit, the effect of |Ijm^{mi ni wondniful. She#ain«xl in«<'i^ht *»<i 8t»-Hn th so rapidly, that m tw nty year*' prsu-tico, I have Dever s«»*»n such result* m bo »Kort a tiru* 1. K'^ton. r.S.A. J.
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      53 7 I most willingly hear testimony to the 51-oat efficacy of GrimauVs Cifjjarettes for Asthma. I have had Asthmatic Bronchitis for some time. This winter the attack was llmout unbearable. A kind friend gave me i box and I am, thank God, almost a new woman. Yoars most gratefully, Ma»tha Ray.
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      39 7 Chamberlain's Colic. C ho era and Diarrhoea Remedy. This is a perfectly reliable medicine foi >owel complaints, and one that has neve' >een known to fail even m the most s*ve and dangerous cases. For sale by all dealers.
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      204 7 ROBINSON Co. fßfcv WKLL FINISHED CiWiiifcL INEXPENSIVE I^^^^-^iy fis2s=s^v Ppramnii afnrc ■W*^W*- DlflllluUldlUlu iwp^ MAIL CARTS. V WELL FINISHED RUSTIC V. WOODENEFTES \i With hardwood Strips. J*v y well varnished N^,,} Sv^_ }^*r Large rubber tyred m wheels. ROBINSON COMPANY. CONVERSATION._"THE TYPEWRITER/ ALPHONSE. Have you a Monarch Typewriter HENRI. Yes
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    THE "GEORGIA" EXPLOSION.
    458 8 THE GEORGIA" EXPLOSION. TKRKIBLE SCENES OK A WARSHIV.I ISCRKASIMV I»EATH itOlX.. Seventeen officers and men were injured,! Home fatally, m a disastrous explosion on the United State* bnttlesUp Georgia ofl Boston on July 16. ,1 According to uu official report an charge became igu ted m the after supenmi*>»d turret.
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    IRRAWADDY EMBANKMENT.
    392 8 IQan dun^c is teare<l of the Irmwuddy j .nbankment ertoading mainly fiom N^atlia- nq yancp to tieara a being lrea< Led, and roweroincnt have issued order**, to be sttntlj >l,*erved to prevent lose of life and property. Several |Mfll of the Irrawaddy Division are j ■clow the level
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    OPIUM SMOKING IN FRANCE.
    170 8 Opiam is making great ravages m the French national aeiTioee. This is the opinion of a doctor, who ia the most qualified to know He wty- there are fifteen per cent, of opiam xmokerf* m tho Marino*, twenty per cent m h»- Ki.roipn Legion, and twenty-five
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      593 8 Btwertteement* WANTED. Aug 12 lD 8 STEAM LATJHCH WAKTED Wanted to purchase at once a large steam IchS^bWof carrying ICO paaaengera. articular* to I POWELL 4 Co., Auctioneers. Au* 12 l 8 "8 HOUSE WANTED. From January 1908, unfurnished compound ouse. 4 bedrooms and bathrooms. Large j erandah and 2
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      463 8 Ht>vcrtiBetncnto. J SHIPPING, I ApcarLinc. The undermentioned mall steamers of the above company maintain a regular service between Calcutta and Japan calling at Penan*, Singapore, Hongkong Shanghai en route. FLEET. Tons. Commander. b Japan 6,300 J.O. Olifent, Gregory Apoar 4,606 S.H. Belson. „s. Arratoon Apoar 4,510 A. Stewart. ls Lightning
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      676 8 BDvertisementp. SHIPPING. I P. O. STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. EZhlna Japan, Penan?, Ceylon, •tralU, India, Aden, Egypt, dlterranean Ports, Plymouth and London. agh Bill* of Lading issued for China CJoaat, Persian Galf Continental and Ameri- 1 can Ports. Steamer* will leave Singapore oo or abort MAIL LINES. Omlvord (for China) Malta
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      765 8 Bt>vertf*cmento. SHIPPING* Norddeutscher Lloyd Bremen. OOAOT LINm 3 te*m era of the Coast Fleet. r Tos» ppr. TO»S r*v Petohabun 2191 DevawongM 1648 Borneo 21uO Paklat 1G67 Kohßiohang 8040 Anghin 1667 Rajah 8028 Loeksun 16r>7 p-.teanulot 8T»1B ChouLn* 1667 Bangkok lMu Pongtong 1667 Rajabun 19U4 Sainaen 1667 KoKt 1000 LooSok
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      744 8 Ht>verti3cmcnts. SHIPPIXG. KM. Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen. IMPERIAL GERMAN KAIL LIHE The fast and well-known mail steamer of this Company tail fortnightly from Itrwuen Hamburg via Rotterdam, Antwerp, Southampton. Gibraltar, Genoa, Naples, (connection Mit^'u Naples, Alexandria and vice vena) Port B*. 1 Suez, A dan, Colombo, Penang, Singapore, li tv kong,
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    SCIENCE HERE AND THERE.
    787 9 TkbßkiiishCumati: Andßrhibh Hi alti In the course of a review of Sir Herman Weber and Dr. E. Parkes Weber a book. Cl matotherapy and Balnootherapy,' 1 m tb .-urrtnt issue of M Nature," the writer rnaks the following very apposite remarks on th* Mritish climate and
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    CHINESE STUDENTS.
    236 9 V-T VVantet> m JxWAM. Thereat .stili soni-^ l r >.° Chiues.e itot* a-« in 'i'okjo, siv, :i Yokohama contem riry hij^lit tenli.s oi them are said to be n !U< e»e ima the '-e:;i.iin.Jor M-*nchn The "iuer. d r:nncr their ratMißoa i-i this conntrv, tiinJly bee d w>h
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    GOOD MANNERS.
    647 9 1. Good-breeding was at the point of death n even its name would not have protected i i against the rough-handling of fate. So ii c order to save it. thirty-six ladies and (b IS Key. Marsh Warren hare just taken thi c I initiative at the last
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    FIGHT WITH AN OCTOPUS.
    442 9 A Tm&Lnra Advunh.bk. The J ipan Times give* the fbOowiaa ac -ount of a struggle between a < ouple of Japanese boys and a monster devil fish In books on the mysteries of the Jeep, .id octopus of a si/* huge enough to embrace a sea-going
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    PROPOSED FLEET OF AUSTRALIAN MAIL STEAMERS.
    241 9 B Melbourne, July In the Senate tLi c afternoon. Mr Henderson (W. A.) tnovede That the Senate is of opinion that, m tin c rnterests of the Commonwealth, the Govern r nient should purchase and control a fleet o m til steamers, capable of
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    PEPPERING MOSQUITOES.
    107 9 The recently announced discovery at Born bay, for winch a Mr. <;. Close holds himself responsible to the remainder of the universe, x\r.:\ that finely ground common black rx-pper «(»rinkle«l all rouud and ingi.le ti house will cause au immediate dispersion of mos. i aitoes as complete as
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      44 9 RheniE&tic Pains Relieved. uaick relief from rheumatic pains »rded by Chamberlain's Pain Bairn hws 1 pmed and delighted thousands of suf?erIt make*; rest and sleep possible. A •at many have been of umatiarn by the ate of this liniment. For c by al! dealers.
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      59 9 A Good Bole for the Home. Make it one of your regular habits to keep Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea j Remedy m your home as a safeguard against sudden attack of bowel complaint. It is certain to be needed sooner or later, and when that time cornea it will
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      319 9 4 I had a vexy severe Inng trouble and was so weak that 1 c uld scarcely walk about «.r talk. All my friends believed I could never «;et welL I then t.-ua-i to take Ayers Cherry Pectoral and immediately felt an improvement. It took < nlj two bottles to
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      569 9 APOLLO j SCIATICA, NEURALGIA. PROSTRATION AND DEPRESSION. "Apollo" tells how to avoid wasted effort. "APOLLO," the Ideal Athlete, t T :s embodiment of physi* tl v 4 r« and synw p.e--ioa! rnusrular development, pays a glowing iribute to the wonderful curaitiw au hangoratinij propa/ties of E^hosferine. Even u Apoilo's M
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      364 9 Htoerttaemcnts. Japan Coals. THE Mitsui Bussan Kaisha. (MITSUI A CO.J Head Office. No. I, 3URUGA-CHO roKi<\ London Branch: 34, Lime Street, K.C. Singapore Branch: 2, Flnlayaon Green. OTHER BRANCHES:— New York, San Francis -o, Hamburg, Bombay, Sourabaia. Main!*., Hongkong, Amoy, Shanghai, Chefoc, Tientsin, Newchwang, Port Arthur. Seoul, Chemulpo, Tokohxma, Tokosakx.
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    TIN DEPOSITS OF THE WORLD.
    1135 10 ?By Hkkkkrj Thom.w A year or tv.o,,^ M Sidney Fawns dropped into our otti-je, and with the directness of good business man and a discriminating student, informed me that lie was, preparing lot publication a technical work on the Tin Deposits of the World, und
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    THE KING'S PRIZE.
    644 10 Pabticuluu Ok Thi: COMPBTi i i"n. London. July Jls-t. Lieut. Addison. m the I i third Htafce. scored 4M at HOo ards totali ng I 341. At this point Omtuund^en < wh«> is a mem- i ber of the Edk ish rifle team whir a will vi»it
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    FRANCO-JAPANESE ENTENTE.
    248 10 Cnviti Kmmotii. Telegrams frou. Pekir*; eav that lue v'Li-J nese newspapers there are unanimous m MB* demninj.- the Ftunco-.T. pine.-c (■.V^h.'j as an I instrument hostile to CfciMM iner^st*. btut- s t the Japan Dailj Mail." it U added mat. 4 Gem. any* Legation is at the lot'
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    "PEDLAR" PALMERFOUND GUILTY.
    191 10 TLomaa i'edlnr Paluieiv ilie unuei famous profef.sK.nil bo>.er, wu found guilty at th? Surrey Assi/^s, Ouildr" >rd, rerei'tlr I of the MaalMgfctor of Uol-ert Cboat, M South I London gusworker, and *ent^nced to five I year?" penal servitude. The niry'9 de'it eration was of very l.rief I
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      470 10 B&vertiaetncnt*. klexandra Brickworks Coy Limited j BRICKS FIREBRICKS. Sound, well-shaped and liard burnt bricks can be j supplied at $150 per laksa at :he Works. Firebricks $60 per thousand. Fireclay $30 per ton. Any shaped bricks can be made to order and delivered n about five weeks. VPPLY TO THE
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      325 10 ♦> i k (f^^ASK FOR IA/AX^nM^C r PNOEEWHISIirI -j| Bfl BTI Hf 3niong JAMES WATSON 8 Co., Ltd., DUNDEE. Agents, McALISTER Go., Singapore. Rachals Pianos. ALWAYS IS' STOCK. Full Size Concert Grand Pianos. Vertical Concert Pianos. Boudoir Cottage Pianos. SPECIAL OFFER One Full Size Concert Grand Piano. Slightly used but
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      488 10 Hl>vcrttoCTncntB. SHIPPING I RYIC JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP Co., Ltd I A regular FORTNIGHTLY Semaintained between Japan and Europe by thfoUowin? NEW TWIN SCREW STE AMERS. Under Mail Contracts with tri Imperial Japanbsk Bwumn Specially designed for the Company'^ petrn Bervice, lighted throughout by E!e< tn ]xj provided with exnellent acoomm'^dation
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    THE PHILIPPINE ELECTIONS.
    305 11 i n\.*i KUVATICX MM THE SIATKS. Wasbingtun. August 1. The result of the election lor deloßutes to first Philippine Anaeiibly has created -t---ii.it ion m the I ntted States. Many i,>uspapers comment on thewnbjeot and point •it th<**s««r;inoe of the Filipinos ao Hhovu m theireMice of legislators.
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    UNITED SERDANG RUBBER PLANTATIONS.
    271 11 i "^ruaii^ omuati'a) Rui«ber i'iauu, n-. Lii'.itdl. has be< n formed, with a Mital ot t:i7i»,cn.'U m Li -*ii.»n* to purchase i .ln&^uJnaU- Hrn two eatotoa situated m >r \&T)u,- MMI OOVt ot" Sumatra, known as -•-rp4DK an.i Mamoo RamKu. Keqerpan;,' s:a;e. r >'«> ii-roa, is>
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    TIN.
    275 11 .v cash warrants nuiyn a. Mail i ~*e<\ «-ar y in :h»> week, owing '.v i»? trriv <} of totnm l«tg« parcels of Strait-" L. h.-i- !,.r"]"l >^-ry «xp*».litio»«ly, and tb* 1 a- ants weie rou'ly for deli^-ry on tbe nur- /s o.irlitjr tb.t h^d been anti>-i--rted Sil,. t
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    A VETERAN ANGLICAN CLERGYMAN.
    316 11 Fort v -Ok Yeakn pjv U«vlg<\, An INTJCEBKTIN.; Pkb.sONAL/TY. Hi* many friends will lw interested to kno* that the Veteran Colonial Chaplain, the Rev C. A. Koch, lucuniljent of Holy Trinitj Church. Colombo, clones his 74tb year to-day having badn born on l 2*th July, 18W.
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    3RD BATTALION ROYAL WEST KENT REGIMENT.
    255 11 It is int<rcNtin^ to noU thHt tbis liaLtalion, which }ias just completed at ita .mn a; training, 'i«s a <• «ntiuu.u s history r:hc« the year 177^. when Jie Kent Militia waa «livi«3e<l iut> two rqghimta, ;he Kast Kent anJ >eh Wpi,t Kaai. The
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    CHEAPER TELEGRAMS.
    145 11 The Japan Advertiser that leio graphic oominnnication between England and I:x^ao will pro': »bly be effected m fnture at j about h.ili t'.e j resent .-bargee At tbe pre j sent motuout, a uje^i>a^«» uetwe-^n th>? two i oountiies via the :-eat N >rtn»?rn T?lecrapb Company >-r\n ixi
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    EXPLORING AUSTRALIA.
    129 11 }>I»'OKT.\NT DiSCOVSRIE^ BY SpRVBY E^HBOITtOX IK THI WKhT OF THE Com mo *»alth Perth W. A.), July 1 1». i<* -ptioa VM aeoord- d at tbe Parliiiiueac House v sterday [evening to Mr Cuiini' who b>a lie* n bead* inj; .m exi/edi ion for \m.t% cses of survey
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    Lord Clanwilliam is dead.
    112 11 Colonel S'aveley Gordon, ot the Kngi. norrs, is dead. Mr Hugh Clifford, A:tin* G»vpmirof (V,i«iii, h..s liil a Ihiui of iifl.e Zi f r< m wuiich we are glad to see he is recover ing. From "Cn.-kef of July 18h w learr that Mr E. B-adbery,
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    EXCHANGE.
    69 11 (COKKBOTID UP TO Ang 13.) Bank4m/s 2/4* s demand 2/4 Private credits 3 m/a 2/4 j credita 6m/i 2/4 JJ Franci. demand Bank... 294 IiBEMANT, demand M 239 India, T. T, 1741 i rToNOKOiro, demand •'._%<! is Yokohama, demand lit Java, demand 140' Bajvqkok, demand 6*■ Sovvrbiohb, Bank Buying
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    PRODUCE.
    134 11 a August 13 rin Sh.JS) Gambier 6.70 Gambier Cube No. 1 10.35 Gambier Cube No. 2 9.50 Pepper Black fordin. fTpore) 17.60 Pepper, White (fair L.W. 6 p.c.) 24 7 > Nutmegs (110 to the lb.)... 23 00 Nutmegs (80 to the lb.) 33 00 Mace (Bands) 64.00 Cloves
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    SHARES.
    508 11 Capital CadIUI Imoc P*id Issued paid up Valat ap Ump*UT. VrfaotaUon. $300,000 300,000 10 10 Belat Tin M. Co. Ltd 10 75 $300,000 225.000 10 10 Braang Limited ft 7$ $600,000 600.0C0 10 10 Bruseh Hjdraulic Tin M. Co Ltd li £400.000 350,000 £1 £1 Duff Development Co. Ltd
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      110 11 A Reliable Remedy for Dysentery and Lianhoea As the season is at hand when dis rrhoea dysentery are prevalent, a reliable remly should always be kept m the house for imtrditte us«. The succe s of Chamberin'-, Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Kerne^y :ne treatment of b^wel trouble, has *<>as?ht it
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      571 11 Btocrtfscmcnfe j APARTMENTS. Apartments suitable for Married couple lor two gentlemen, private Bathroom an< 1 j Verandah, near town. Apply A. Z. co Free Press. July 1 t TO LET. TO BE LET Premises No*. 4 and 5 Flint Street, suit able for shop or godowc. Apply to Gvthkib a
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      383 11 On the Berth. a r British India S. N. Co. Ltd. FOR, Penang, Negapatam, Madras, Karlcal, Porto Novo and Pondlcherry. The Company's T. S. Mail Steamer "TEESTA" 6,29»5 tons. C. Willis, Commander, will be despatched for the above ports on Saturday the 17th instant, at 4.30 p.m. She has excellent
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      480 11 HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINE. PASSENGER SERVICE. aßj he nett "*»mor^ Rhbnania," Habbkurg," HonKN^TAOFKS, and tLe SCANDIA 1 and Silksia. The steamera are hptoialiy built (or the tropic 3 ao 1 have luxurious Passenger accommodation. First-class Cabins amidships, lighted throughout by eloofricity, cabins fitted with fans. Doctor and Stewardesses carried. Laundry on board.
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    ALEGED INFERIOR WHISKY.
    749 12 HARGE AGAINST RS. DIETHELM CO. •iethelm and Co. were charged tVri-i Court, Messrs Michell and rday, with selling to one Chua l of Messrs Ann Lock and Co. of spirit* to which a false trade was applied to wit. Matador Highland whisky, on April th, ing on
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    A SHIP MASTER'S SUIT.
    719 12 AUCTION OVER THE S.S. THNCLIH. Before the Chief Justice y^elerday mor i ning m the Supreme Court Mr. J. il. 11 St. John, Master Mariner, sued M. S. E Angullia and Co., for a sum of £1,121.5* wages due under contract and damages fo breach of
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    RAILWAY TO MECCA.
    261 12 StBfeiur *bom SraMPS. On inquiry at the Turkish Embassy yesterday, a bigh official expl lined to our representative that there is a miaandarstanding in the announcement recently made con^roin* the purpose of the of Turkish stamps It is quite true that the Ott man Government is preparing,
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    THE CASTLEWOOD RUBBER CO LTD.
    480 12 The first annual general meeting c Shareholder* ot the above compacv wa held at Gresham House on Monday th 12th mat at noon. The Chairman of 1 »irt* tors, Mr A.. I> A Han presided and a uua ber of shareholders vere present. 6 In
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    25 12 The French Medical Profusion «>!y on Santal Mfdy to cure chronic bronchitis kidney and bladder trouble, m well as discharges from the nrinarv organs 7
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    92 12 Si earners arriving from Bangkok report bad weather. A bullock was injured on board the Ban Hong Liong by the rough sea. The mail steamer S.S Konirg Willem II left Sabangon the i2i.li inst. at midnight and is expected to arrive oa the 14th a\ i»pm. She will
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    ELECTROCUTION HORROR.
    129 12 A ho nble sceub was witnessed at ihe elec trocutionof a criminal n*med Herry White' in the St-te prison at Co.umbns, Ohio The first application of a current of »o0 volta failed to kill White, and the physicians, on examining him, found that bis heart was still beating
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      73 12 Bowel Complaint in Children. During the summer months children are subject to disorders of the bowels which should receive careful attention as soon as j the first unnatural looseness of the bowelp appear*. The best medicine in use for bowel complaint is Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as it
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      87 12 ALFRED KITCH NG, M.I.N.A, M.l.Mech.E. Marine Surveyor. Inspecting and Consulting Engineer. and U ReX rr! O nf h Q eK^°" OWing Societies the classificat.or and Reeristry of Shipping, viz: AMkm, Mepprs behn Mbt«e Co., Sinpipore DE KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPU ""88, t23SS?IK*^*AIS.,? o"t<>ki Bltai ~-Sw>ed LUt-1>"«-1 Aae' JOHN LITTLE Co.. Ltd.
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      410 12 < VOLUNTEER ORDERS. Order, by Lieut. Col. E.<i. Brt-adriok Com1 mandaTit S. Y. C. > l_- p lntb. Au2»ist. S. Y. C The Signalling Claw will parade ut Fort Palmer on Wednesday 2 let inat. at 10 p m <8d.) B. B\ Colbbcx. Captain R C.A Staff Officer to Colonial
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      454 12 PASSENGERS. Per Ban Hong Lion£ from Bangkok. Uetsrs J. T. Gale, R. C. Whiting and .7. J. Flioter. Per M'u.t.-c i Miss Hemmuiifwaj J CLEARANCES d Aug 15. h Beulaweri. Brit str. Bee. tor Hongkong and t Jajun. Besident Schieff, Dut. str., Unus, for Batu di P*^n Perak, Brit. str..
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      48 12 VESSELS IN PORT. wSrt Trlif 00 i r A 2 b^ 5*5 Wn«U« Am.tr... 86* Hiuniltoo Umj 11 Huil> Dock' t it 1 1 til 1 1 111 H fell 1: 1| W:Ji' aai»c^ Bnt 40S Sanderson Au X ]8 P Swettenham Stmite SSOo. P. S^tt 1 1
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