The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 19 October 1907

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    Masthead
    15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS. SINGAPORE. SATURDAY. OCTOBER 19. 1907. NO. 6,115.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    135 1 There has been a serious break iv oopfOT prices eiiisinj; banks and sto. »k tirins m Ame ica to tail. Pagti 7. It appears inevitable tli.i* thw railway Mi ike will ehcrtK- bt deelar.«<l. Page 7. The Ha^ue Oo_feraeoe „niak<i to-c\mj. Page 7. In Council i!if Ouparium
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    THE HUSTLER.
    953 1 Iv Kipling mo-t inciaive atyle we hare l*>en told el tW tab of tha man who tried to battle taaEaat Bat ,\nw it ia tbe nature af bbßßb.bbj never to profit b\ the lessons cl othara, the Hustler still abidea iv the East as fast et Lo acquires
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      141 1 GRAND HOTEL DE UEUROPE. I. > m%\ < OCTOBER RACES. > m < Special Tiffin and Dinner will be served ON RACE DAYS. MONSIEUR REVERGERS QUARTETT Will play during Tiffin and Dinner. Pahl's Milk. PURE NORWEGIAN COWS MILK. THB only Ganned Milk m which the Full Flavour of fresh Gow's
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      288 1 Entertainments. ALHAMBRA, 2 CINEMATOGRAPH. }TO-NICHT PatlK frer<s. FILMS AND MACHINE. CHANGE of PROGRAMME NOW OX. LAST NIGHT Ott's Circus Everything New! Everything New!! TO-NIGHT! TO-NIGHT!! THE GRAND CHANGE OF PROGRAMME. JEU DE BARRE. AMATEUR RIDINO The Circus paye $10 to every man who tands on H^r^back throe tim.p ro md
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      22 1 ENGINEERS <? CONTRA GTORS. -__3 i rT 1 f 9 cc o OL < g BURMA I STRAITS SIAM ana 1 f 1 emm
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      50 1 TO DAY'S AOVLRTiSEMENTS. L tbt night of Tarsi Theatre Pftgfl 1. Auction sales. Land at Siglap bankrup t property on October 24 Chinese furniture at Duxton road, on Oct 21 Pago i. S.S. Istok Aus. Lloyd, for Bombay Oct. 2Y> —Page 8. Wanted by Eraser Noave, Lodger Clerk Pngo 11.
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      495 1 THE WEEK. 3ATUBDAY, 19th High Water 8 a., 9.21 p B I Mail Ontward doe Races. Third Day. Grand Cinematograph Show 7.30 X $Jss p Parsi Theatre: Majmoo-e-Majak, 9 p Sunday, Iftfc i High Water:— lo.3 a., 10 .1$ p 21st alter Trinity. Swimming Club Team Raie. Swim Clnh launches
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    JAPAN AND THE STEEL TRADE.
    142 2 la bis report ou th-J trade ot Nagasaki, Mr. >na Playfair makes an important statement with re£_rd to the steel industry. I am informed on good authority," he says, that tbe Imperial Steel Works at Takamatm. near Shiinonoseki/ are about to bubmit to a series
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    FROM SHANGHAI TO CHINKIANG.
    122 2 A TKIAI. TiiiP ON thb Xew KaILA.V. Ty- -lay's trial trip along the newly completed lioe to Ohiakiug; of the Shanghai NankiLg Rali*ay b.>6 be^n highly successful It was hoped by tbe authorities that somethii ij of a record r :n would be mad-*, and the
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    RHODESIA.
    73 2 In- rice and progre.« of thie, to-: jovmmjmmi of the British Colonies, is probably without parallel ;n the history of the fcritish Empire, and the wanner m wh". h the occupation of the wintry was earned out forms not the lea-* i imantic and estertafauag a>noag the _j.iny stirring
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    NOTHING NEW.
    58 2 T_t •-•ilft *.-i* l-i-tory ii that ii tc be deciphered ir^u. the Baby.Dni.tn oijy tablet-, and it ikowi '.Lit m al! es--ntiale men ~e_fab 'heir V.-v.ness -ixty centuries ago very they do now, bjing moved ty the ame peeeiOM *nd aspirations and idea-: wWpt -re still the most
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    AMERICAS OPINION.
    56 2 If tljere h one place mcr* than _not_-i wi.eretbe BafHah woman is perfe.-tly at horn*it is m a b .at M tho Tb_t_o^ TLe gayest ot colour^ Ml u-.ed m boat cushions a_l eofi liows, biiijht paraaoU and fluffy nine m sud feats mingle with -vhite fl .nn-!;
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    "C.B." AND HIS JOKES.
    64 2 "C. B." AND HIS JOKES. Whan ne first elated f>r the Stln.u^ 1 orgus, <|j:r constituent is ra-portei to lave remarked deprecnting'y i H- !l nae do I r o*. bm irfc«, be jcsea wi oot deefi ulty 1 hit vat _-aly f >ity y.-ars ag\ so i hat t
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    BIG FIRE AT SEOUL.
    63 2 A S. on! Islffsam la the Mainuhi Btste%Vt» ii -a store us tiro occured at the Kikus a i p o. a Japuut ne hotle, with th.: rtsolt that the pretni the .T ipanese ciuh, and othf-r b Hidings aver»- rtesiroy. d. As U.e outbreak took
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      645 2 PATHE FRERES SIXGHPORB eft PARIS. I.REAT SUCCESS OK THE Pa.be Phonograph WITH THE NEEDLELESS SOUND BOX. PRESERVE YOUR RECORDS BY USING PATHE'S SAMPHIRE POINT SOUND BOX PATHE DISC RECORDS. 1. Dispense witl. the use of needles. 2. Can only be lined with the sapphire point Hound box. ■">. Commence m
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      491 2 NOTICES. LOST On Tuesday, a brindle bull terrier *****, Municipal No. 8060. Finder wfll be rewarded on return my to Claughton. Paterson Koad. Oct 17 20.10 THE OLIVER Standard Visible Typewriter JUST ARRIVED LATEST MOI EL No Fr.- leuioustration on r.-oeipt ot a chit :o ATKINSON FORBES, 8-2 CHANGE ALLEY.
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      643 2 floverttscments. I FOR SALE. STAMPS. For Sale, a good mixed collection of 3,50* Strong m locals, including sets of Labuan ar B r un«ri Surcharged. Inspection by appoin ment. Bargain at $200 Apply STAMP c o Free Press. Oct 18 Furniture and Goodwill of a First Clam Boarding Establishment FOE
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      556 2 INSURANCES. 0 Commercial Union Assurance Go,, Ltd '< FIRE, MARINE, ACCIDENT, GUARANTEE. Funds Exceed _i 2,000,000 W. A. SIMS, DJ&nager, Eastern Branch Aug 89 Guardian Assurance Company, Limited, London. Subscribed Capital $$flOofim n Total Inreated Funds, upwards 0t...£t\',21H),000 Annual Income upwarda of £l,.<> 'o&) Fire Risks. Short or Long Perioda
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      522 2 Bfoerttecmcntg. BAMKS. Hongkong Shanghai Bankinp Corporation. Paid-cp Capital. tl Reserve Fund:— Sterling Reserve $10,000,000 Silver Reserve... $1 1 .000,000 j J Reserve Liability or Proprietors tllll Court op Directors. O. H. Mbdhurst, Esq.-CHiiHs.s i b. 5^5 ****^?tJ+ A, Haupt, Eaq. Shbwak 1 r q< H. E. Tombins, Ksq. Chief Manager:
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      124 2 Sunday Church Services. St. Asdekw'b Cath»dp.al. 2 1 «>t Sunday after Trinity. < aji M_tina and Litany. 7.45 Holy Coitimunion (Ci.or... V 5 iii;; Hoyforatnr. (P 4 n 3.10 pm Sunday ;-ch<»: and Bibll Ci*s*es. 6.30 pm Evening ?nd BersseaL St Matthev. LOM y ?clif>r,! H. 15 pui Evensong and
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    BETWEEN THE EMS AND THE WESER.
    996 3 I i ,t- -i;: n<l i* .1 and «.f gierf* in'OfOß* .•■-ijfi', for ftc>m tbeaoe am** ou ißcaato a— tba $t coming fiom t to tie north of tbe Ell*. The mtmi I ,cry (.•eru.au. and its Ul g. a_;»- i-r-di.ici''-- more akiu to
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    THE SINCERITY OF CHINA.
    861 3 Tli_ L_S_^_ m— L 1 i iiiorw mro'ii-o^f 0 f yjg < i^npsp i,, .o«j v Vina; whit is th«- y0 id oi man-. I r-al Edicts proni ii cg ditutres m the cor..: m;. tioa aud privilege i t.» the people, while y.-i •K.tl.iog U
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    JAPAN'S LATEST MONSTER BATTLESHIP.
    267 3 V Notab k Chanoe or Pi an The Mainichi states teat the dilay m liylag down the fi »t cl_b# line of b ttleshit) which fctard" on this ye,.r s const:-.:- tion pro me, h.ta baaa dv«» to some _i-cert»hty with reference to plan. The constriction
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    RUSSIA'S NEXT NAVY.
    161 3 tl 7 "000,000 TO RK E-PFM.BP ON ffSMMMtfU St. Petersburg, Sep'euibsr 17. Tl c repeat af the Committee of National Defence comes at a most unfortunate tun for Rnssia'ft Exchequer, for the Committee estimates t hat no lens a sum than t'170,030,000 will have to be spent
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      90 3 Inflammatory Rheuxnatunn Anyone wno has ov.r experienced th€ >.eru' ia> ing and almost unbearable psini ncide- 1 to irflammatory rhecmatiFm, will b€ <'ea*ed to know thfit tj-romrt relief may b« ~ad by applying Chamberlain's Psin Balm. Mr D. Sryder of Roseville, Ontario. < anada. says "I have b<»en troubled »itr
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      726 3 MOSQUITOES GARRY MALARIA DR. WILLIAMS' PINK PILLS. I 'Vfr Ukhk is I k>k ioM Mad kv (D.E.I That im Ci k_s are V im vnent. Wh^n M anaon, llu eminent a_tho;iiy on Tropical Diseases, demonstrated by conclusive experiment m 1894 that Malaria may be introduced into the system by the
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      299 3 TANSAN. (In common with every article of Proved Merit) HAS ITS IMITATORS. Tansan is bottled under the strictest European Supervision. The Extensive up-to-date Plant is open to the inspection of all visitors to Takaradzuka, Japan, where the Bottling of Tansan m its natural state may be seen. No contamination is
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
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      746 3 VESSELS KXPECTKU. stkami-:ks. Uitinu port of departure, and (where known) date due here, aiol name of Agents. Airlie, Sydney, Oct 2<"> Boustead. Alcinous. Liverpool. Oct 22 Mansfield. Antilo<;hus. China. Oct 25 Mansfield Auadia. Hongkong. BToa 22; PA O. Anuand Beliic. Colcinls.. Dec 2 M M. A Apcar. Hongkong, Oct Pat
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    THE SPORTING WORLD.
    1760 4 Front Onr Special Correspon-J' nt Rkcord Swimming. Loadon Sept. 20th, 1!»07. The progress made m swimming of late years has been remarkable and uot only does this apply to speed swimming, but also to the numltr of people who have acquired the useful art. Undoubtedly the contest
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    THE LAST USE OF THE GARROTE AT MANILA.
    175 4 Tho MUuila <J..i>;^u*\vs' Oil 51 say* She BBfajaa 1. toriety of beintr tlie 1;. 8 P' r^ w 1 i.) tl c p i;; v aslerdajr t Torn** 0 1 !■>!«. who p. id ii.< .1 peaaita loi hi* < !)i »O0
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    NEW SEA CURE.
    270 4 HOW SALT WATER MAT A' MANY MALADIES Members of fbe Singapoia. >» Club, who find that at Jrater p advertently imbibe more sea w it. care about, should l>e naainiuj b pears below The sea ia tbe finest 3 pa ii one of tbe best cures lor
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    THE INDIAN BISON.
    480 4 Tha terms 1-isoi:,' buffaio.' are used by Knglisb sportsmen ia it locw^ly, and we frequently and t applied to the MMiaala of one o: t quite distir t |BBBpa. It i- m tl for though tbe ganr of Indi», tha Burma, and tbe ariaaß-g ol th&mj monly
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    A MUCH MARRIED MAN.
    49 4 A Dal zel measag- fioai BerKu-f.-a wealthy French raeadaai of G Wurtenibe.g named K»tt_.um<. a ing for bis t.velfth auuniagja wli.T: be met with an accident which dep.ived him t leg-*. Five of his wives died natun' four succumbed to accidents, and t* mitttd suicide.
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      67 4 Do Not Neelect a Bad Cold. Never allow a cold to take i s course. Too often at this season of the year its course is toward pneua.onia. Ch mberlain 's Cough Kemedy will ptomptly cure your cold and counteract any tendency m this direction You cannot afford to take
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      840 4 THE WORLDS CHAMPION CLUB SWINGER. it *m «_t w_^ v^ Unfailing Vigour and Endurance Jj^i I $me the, is. t< enjoy that seqse of power which comes F^l il 1 I lo ever >' man vv 10 ttaB )aule^ uiur.iphantly into V I I j the front rank. Many men
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      225 4 Btocrtiscmcntd. Splendid S Slf yOUl' *****- :!:itn- l SS nulk. try l litfle LEJfCO, M not by itself, stirred m H into miik. ...ften IV I does mod, as I V I -iftiailty. 9 LEKCO and Miik is good W X for Hoita- too. H I H a pint ut
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      49 4 t v Cough Medicine for Children In buying a cough medicine for childrer never be afraid to buy Chamberlain's Cougr Kemedy. There is no danger from it aß relief is always sure to follow. It is especially valuable for colds, croup and whooptn. cough. For sale by all dealers.
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    SOURCES OF RUBBER.
    954 5 :,t which investors i:\ Kidd c East jiaiitiition companies should not over,x..k ik cry^t-vMsed iv the fact that m ;i few time mmmmim vturers (iv Europe, at any h_,-e at alitli di^ix-si; v IOHIcj fro.v steady and constant supply of the odity upon which their business de
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    113 5 lolegram to H {^kone State* »h*t the mer Merviniau Ins f-undered m th«tiivof Bacav. She wan a B i ish sre-.mer 1 1 26S tons.'and was coin minded by Capt. D. Low is. r l>e f( Powtay rue has beeu pribttlWd iv i Hongkong G. z-fte. 1! lis tf eichat
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    BARRISTERS FOR COLONIES.
    368 5 '1 he civil s- rvi c uo'utnn ot t !.e 1 r T de- uraph has tlu>e rem As on ha: nste>s lot the Oolouial Se: v .cc. Barristers an -.ometimes required a.- regfttrav*. law officew. jstdgrw, m m me ranee ainagutrntea, and as district commissioners and
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    THE UNINITIATED.
    263 5 tm world is driided into the initiated aud the tmitiated. and what is wanted to bridge over lho gulf betwei n the two classes is a pia( tieal appr» ciaticn of the fact that ta-tes differ. _J regudu literature Mr. Kip ing ba> ■M-Mei it up well m
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    THE PARIAH.
    223 5 a. Ml -> l);tv. b<;< n known of _MB who hnve pe-m itted bosi-Cn« to intr -rfere with golf, but tin v are rar»\ and certainly it wouhl b» extrtiu< ly difficult to find an individual bold (Dough to incur the odium of his fe lo.v olfera by
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    CHEQUES.
    269 5 Au inter, sting Con*ul»r report is to the I erf. c. that trim gem. n a >*re iv p o*r ss m to «MWI for a more exUmuve me of cinques for the sett.em nt of mum- tvia' transactions Certainly it ia high time that his was done not
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      587 5 BMocrtteemcnte. AUCTIONS. MORTGAGEE S SALE OF Chinese Household Furniture, &c. AT No. 15 DUXTON ROAD, On Monday, 2 1st October, at 2 30 p.m. Comprising Chinese handsomely carved Irawin^ room suite Chinese carved ebony loss tables folding card tables bookcases fvitb glass doors Malacca arm chairs serial, lining table Chinese
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      677 5 Ba>verttecmcnt*>. AUCTIONS. AUCTION SALE OF (ndsome Japanese Porcelain, &c. at "The Mart" Nos. 4 6, RAFFLES PLACE ti Monday, 21st October, 1907 at 10.30 a.m. COMPRISING, orcelaui Coffee Services, Bowls, Trays, colate Cups, Sugar Bowls, Cream -TugAssorted Plato ware. a\c. Ac. avc (For account of concerned*. H. L. COGHLAN m
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      673 5 HOTEL EMBONG MALANG (WIJNVELDT) Co, Ltd. SOEHAP^fA. .Extract fi<m A Padre m Paitibui ;t. bO> by the Rev. 0 M Reith M A .JCelly WM Ltd, Singapore. j Some Hotels m Sourabaya have a good r< putation and '©serve it. I can speak from personal experience of one only, the
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    The Singapore Free Press. SATURDAY, Oct. 19, 1907.
    1784 6 The Singapore Free Press. SATURDAY, Oct. 19, 1907. ertwretree Wtn ihe peoing of tbe Philippines Legislative Ansemhly, ou which occawi n I th* inaugural ,peech wa*. del vered by Mr. TAFT.n behalf of the G v^nmeit of the Uui-ed Spates, a dUinct ne<v phase must open m the relatione of
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    48 6 Th- BRE (V) Shooting Club Monthly' Handicap Shoot is on Sunday, October 20 it 1 dO p.m., sharp. A wire to Hongkong states that the s s 4 Lusitania covered a distance of 1 25 mots m4B hours. This is a speed of 26 62 cnots an hour.
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    THE AUSTRALIAN TARIFF AND STRAITS TRADE.
    456 6 HOW IT AFFECTS I Special to the Free V r The new Australian tariff ceived m no friendly spirit by British™ facturers whose hope is that the wealth Parliament mAY alterations on the scale now ing the linal decision. The preference on British _oo__
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    434 6 The French Budget Committee prop)large redu<*ion m the Indo-China garriao: Captain C. F Bishop, roa, wiil be tt visitor at the Detention Barracks for tbt ensuing week. Bishop Oldham will preach at tbe VY tona Memorial Hall to-morrow, at 5 pr every body welcome. Tbe final tie m tbe Five-a-aide
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      277 6 Caldbeck MacGregor AND COMPANY. WINE AND SPIRfF MERCHANTS. 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, Hock, Port Sherry producers
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      392 6 POPULAR 1 WANTS. AN ENGLISH HOME-SCHOOL. A lady would be glad to receive m her Home-School m Staffordshire somegirl pupils whose parents are living abroad. Thoroughly modern education, languages, music etc, with Christian training, every home comfort and attention. Small Doys under 10 could be received to prepare for other
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    METAL PANIC.
    93 7 I BANKS SUSPENDED. Copper King's Failure. <Rv 9ub-. inneTetegraph Renter's.* Rec. Oct. 18, 5 15 pxn. "i unfavourable condition of the copper II of New York has led to the suspen- ■MS l the Otto Heio^ company aud the ElihUH of a leading stock exchange tirm and t
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    YANKEE JOURNALISM.
    43 7 Received at 11.46 a.m. .lh Ne>v York Sun, which is against the Government, ha 9 an alarmist article siy'ng that the chief reason fer sending thee t uad- v lo the Pacific is ro prepare lot wi- with T aPal $9 <
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    BY WIRELESS.
    33 7 Mr Marcoii; yesterday _iora.u_; aued that the "Wireless Service between America and England and Wale? was j pensd. Two ot the London evening newspapers published short telegram-* from America, By Wireless."'
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    INDIANS IN AFRICA.
    41 7 At .Johannesburg Mr. Botha m the course of a speech said that Government was doing >ts best to protect small merchants against .nfair Indian competition, regarding the Asiatic immigration as one >f the gravest dangers to the Transvaal.
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    EUROPEAN ATTACKED BY ROBBERS.
    256 7 .about 11.46 p.m. on Thursday night. Mr John Elliot', an engineer, residing at the Navy Bar m Beach Road, was going along Victoria Street m a rikisha when he was attacked by robbers. Mr Elliott was asleep tn the rikisha when two Hylarns came up and
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    PARSEE THEATRICAL COMPANY.
    203 7 T< -ni^ht tti* 3 P i.cc Afrtd Theatric*! 0 a pat v tfive 'ht-n umO p** T o mance l*-f >r> t~ii\i. g ter C:0«u 'a. Theb-s 1 wei«es of th» best kmnlMl pi«-ce»tb«v I v.»> stwg^d will h» put ard variety, with q tick action w:
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  • RAILWAY WAR.
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      WHAT'THE COMPANIES WILL DO.
      54 7 WHAT 'THE COMPANIES WILL DO. Declaration Imminent. (By Submarine Telegraph Router's. The railway situation is rapidly developing. The chances of conciliation are more remote. Some companies have notified Inspectors belonging to the Union, that unless they withdraw, they will be removed temporarily to lower posts, to prevent them using their
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      Mr. Bell on Intervention.
      48 7 Mr. Rowe has stated that the railway companies have decided to dismiss or degrade strikers and grant bonuses to nonatrikers. Mr. Bell speaking iv St. Pancara* said the men would welcome Mr. Lloyd George or anyone who would intervene to prevent i strike. > $o <
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    HAGUE CONFERENCE.
    72 7 Permanent Arbitration Court. due Hague Plenary Conference has adopted by 38 votes (six minor states r lining from voting) the British resolurecommending the Powers to adopt a permanent Court of Arbitration. It is hoped that the final sitting will be to-morrow. Kec. Oct. 18, 6.50 pm. The Hague
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    ITALIAN STRIKE.
    34 7 Railway Men Prosecuted. i Received at noon, Oct. 18. The Italian Government intends presenting the railway men at Turin who lately joined the general strike, charging them with violating a recent law.
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    THE FLOODS.
    21 7 Torrential rains eoßtinue m Central one 3 'Utbern Prance. King Alfonso is vi-iiting the fl ood-swepl listricM around Malaga.
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    CROSBY HALL.
    18 7 The City has unanim usly voted a thou jand poinds for the pieservition of Croabt Hall
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    ASSOCIATION.
    391 7 LEAGUE MEETING Af UM S. C. C. Pavilion last evening a mealing of rep ebentatives of association footl all 8 übs was held to decide what form af <.om petition should be inaugurated foi the sheld play, d for by the lafo League rh»-ro wt-ro fltomi t representatives tr«m
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    1644 7 Quicqnid aguiit^kpmine* non/ri est farrago libelli. Juvenal. In some ways it is a relief that Parliament is not sitting. The world, at large is providing an abundance of Topics of the Week, which will run, as they proceed, into months and years. The Blenheim pup is,
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    CHINESE CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION.
    281 7 The eighteenth auniversary of this flourishing association was 'Celebrated last night by a very pleasaut concert and a-»cial evening under the presidency of the Rev. J. A Gray, tbe R-v. J A. B. Cook and mam others being present. The musical items were mostly by Chinese young
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      56 7 A Reliable Remedy. The onry renred. which can always be deperded upon m t v e moet severe cases of jam m th» stonach, cramr. colic or diarrheea, ia Chamberlain "a colic. Cholera ani I'iarrhoea Renedv. Vest dealers know thus »nd re onr.merd it when such a medicine is tailed
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      39 7 What can be more criminal than to substitute one medicine for another? Yet this a ommon thing m India, were Grimault'a Syrup of Hypopbosphite of Lime have saved thousands of consumptives. You must get Grimault'a" and no imitation. It
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      130 7 _HBH I— M— —M—HB—MB— _H B_B Robinson Company §ARE NOW SHEWINC The Very latest and Correct Styles Gentlemen's Coloured SHIRTS. Mew Exclusive Neckwear. _^fi_-_____k silk ties SH P_ CREPE de CHINE TIES \J__ IPISH POPLIN TIES 17^ _F FIGURED SILK Tli> iof W m 9 J FOULARDS 1 j^ ALL
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    WIFE BEATING.
    624 8 THE I>. P. P. AS AN AUTHORITY. Ebram Socoyo, a Filipino appeared before Mr Green, second magistrate, yesterday, on an allegation of taking away Louisa Owen, the wife of P. It. Owen. Tbe deputy public prosecutor appeared for tbe Crown, and Mr n.dley Paraoua detended the accused. Owen
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    CHARRED BODY FOUND AT BEDOH.
    118 8 1 I buraduT afternoon, tfi'-phon^* ruesic^jived at tbe \l >chore Pa>lioe s« iti>a saving that Urn clurrei hodr of a :n .ii htl l<eea found Iving on tbe i' 1! nloh near the mii*'. laauor< «un<ir ht-tened to Bmiok tad the bod~ r a Ohiuuu-Ui
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    AFFRAY AT KALLANG.
    103 8 UOKIEN BTABKED TUBOUOH I\IK BBIBT X* k place m a ..iw Mr.'.l al r.exr L vender S'reet, OflTliurMUii ufturn iHMwa-on tmvtomomm un. 1 H Irici j r_M .oneof tht II I b o tha ii-aii and dropP vl i l m 1 B*>l the* l^eCiin--1 ran The
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    CHAP JI KI LOTTERY.
    53 8 A CrtUtoue-e n^iined H.'Uir Clii uaa ewuojmd before Mi Colin. u, fhird ma^istrar*. putterday, on allegations <,( rtuoirfua? d^j... -us and t.elhu_ tic_.u Ut a Chap Ji Xi ;u 13 1 Smifb Street. Mi Crardiuar, assiB(ant-«up«rintendent of l>olioe, proaaoutet. Mr P.irKona ap^eartd far the iftateuev. TKe
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      597 8 Itovcrttecments. On the Berth.. AUSTRIAN LLOYD'S STEAM NAVIGATION Coy. For Bombay Direct. S.S. "ISTOK" is due here from Hongkong on the 25th inst. and will receive prompt despatch for the above port. For freight apply to RAUTENBERG, SCHMIDT A Co., As Agents. Oct 19 27.10 The East Asiatic Coy., Ltd.
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      473 8 SHIPPING Wfx JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP Go., Ltd. A regular FORTNIGHTLY Service is maintained between Japan and Europe by the following NEW TWIN SCREW STEAMERS. Und__ Mail Contkacts with ths Imfbriax Japakksb (jOVB-NMKNT. Spe«.ially designed for the Company's European Service, Ughted throughout by Electricity, provided with excellent accommodation for First A
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      636 8 advertisements. SHIPPIJVG. P. o. STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. For China Japan, Penang, Ceylon, A ustralla, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Porta, Plymouth and London. Through Bills of Lading issued for Ohina Coast, Persian Gulf, Continental and American Porte. Steamers will leave Singapore on or about MAIL LINES. Outward (for China) Devanha Oct
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      681 8 at)pcrtioemento. SHIPPIJVG. n 1 Norddeutscher Lloyd Bremen. COAST LINBS Steamers of the Coaat Fleet. tows reg. tons reg. Petchaburi 2191 Devawongse 1613 Borneo 2100 Paklat 1667 Kohsiohantr 3040 Anghin 1667 Bajah 202 b Locksun 16.07 Pitsanulok 2010 Choising 1657 Bangkok 1920 Pongtony 1657 Rajaburi 1904 Samsen 1667 Korat 1900 Loo
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      659 8 a^crti9cmcnto. SHIPPIJVG. KM. Norddeutscher Lloyd, Breineu nrPE-tIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE The fast and well-known mail this Company sail fortnightly fr.ai Hamburg via Rotterdam, Antwerp, Bout Gibraltar, Genoa, Naples, (connection S Naples, Alexandria and vice versa) P Suez, Aden, Colombo, Penang, Sin^r. Kong, Shanghai, Nagasaki A Kobe to J and back.
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    SOME EXPERIENCES OF GREAT PLAYERS.
    1122 9 ALL MISSIS U-M._a ao. j !ilM\ It »> irllc i; v v !<1 "g 1 have come 1 ling i.l;iv«-i-9 with r Im.v« t!..ti,vcd to be < ontoinpoi -t"l |'I<-. nt i. -coll.* t ions do 1 i.,. uv »i ii l( ffrt t ezffoaenU
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    NEW RIKISHAS FOR RANGOON.
    294 9 ut t.ue > iiief things th^tt itrike^ a fiaitor from the Straits to r.an^oon is the entire absence of that useful .in«l tne penaive m-xJe of locom tiou. tbe rikisha. That >>_m ia abo I to be if tht htnaaiaa bald .n 'he anbioine*] para sr<iph
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    SUIT THAT HORSES SHY AT.
    313 9 Mr W. W U«. Leih.juer, a Ph-udephaa tanker, !iad t change it of dc*Hee r. c niiv en account of th; pei aliar »ff <•'. I .tttern bad on horses n tLe St and -nd th. n.;- to Ur. aaneahau-r h a hmoo+l •4 tha
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    THE LATE PROFESSOR MASSON.
    773 9 Telegrams to Hongkong announce the leath of that emineut Scottish Literary tuition tv, David Massou, HistoriogmpherU >v«l for Scotland and Emeritus Professor ">f Uheioric and Koglish Literature of Edinburgh University, who retired from the David Mas>ou. wan born at Aberdeen m I >*22. The iollowing particulars
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      72 9 An Antiseptic Liniment. For wounds, bruises, burrs and like m th*re is nothing better than hamberlain a Pain Balm. It acts as a~ antiseptic, 'ormirg a thin, imperceptible film over the njurxd parts, which ex- ludes th« air and cause* the injury to heal without matter being formed, and m
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      726 9 fcnjfcjfr ________________fl ____________H_l_______ _Btß_fS^ L^LW^Lm LMEN SSTORES m* m crosse H p,ck s l 0 e^ ps I mn M jams. By Special W potted Warrant tmm BLauRnLLL, malt vinegar I LTD. I S ,ni ,o Purveyors to I J I J l 4:* i, tl .n-n 1 r M
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      448 9 Free Press. Morning Daily. Tc Our Reader* The Sins»apj>re Free Press is jm, II B-ing Daily, and is on su!e at depots. from tv eirty h'Mi each morn m if (Sundays excepted). Cash price Ten Cents a copy. Sdbeeribere* oopiea will l>e delivered at their private raoden >cc, (or town
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    WARSHIPS OF THE AIR.
    1733 10 BRITAIN'S FIRST CRAFT. Though it has- long been known to the oreign Powers m a general way that the I British Military Balloon Department was at work on various typo-, of airships the I secrets of tbe department havy been .so weL J kept thai very
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    NEW CHARGEURS REUNIS STEAMER.
    341 10 The t M-'-, baflt to the order ■>. La c mpagnie ties Chargeur-. Benaaa, of Paris aad Havre, bf Swan. Hunter and Wi_'bani Richardson. Limited, Wallsend ou-Tyne, left tbf Tyne on tbe -nil Sept to carry out tbe necessary trials, extending over two day-,. Sha aaaaai
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    SINGAPORE BANK NOTES DEFACED.
    247 10 I m Lbbsb d row I_n o, A Chinese trader aaaaed C':t<,n_' V. r enna, raeiding i t M.Tbbb| le.Str.-et, Tm mati, 11 wgkoag aai at tha Police Co. nt. I kat. S, ..rd- rad to be BaM m i jJ'ce e fl -tody for one
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    Passengers for the Straits.
    447 10 Per N. D. L Priu/. Ludwig, dne Oct 18 Mrs Beii7.il and child. Mr YV. Micholii-. Mr and Mrs R. G. L. Horton and family, Mr Beuzil. PerM M Tonkin, due Oct 21. -Mr Bidier. Per PAO Devanha, due Oct 26. —Mra YV. J. Napier, Mra
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    IMMIGRATION PROBLEM IN AMERICA.
    289 10 IMMIGRATION PROBLEM IN AMERICA. How thk Japanese Emm: rai i States. The United States Immigratiea never bad so stupendous a harden hands as during the past twelve Math* Tl„ average nii_».»er of immigrants no tbe million line for B year. But the embarrassment of the present .junetur from the persistent
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    CONSTITUTION FOR CHINA.
    362 10 SPECIAL CONFER EM I WITH BMPBE9B DOWAGER M tiag 'i. v PeK.n,' ou I«'iL. l| respondent of the VC /> VatraaaTi Aofficial of the ImperiV. PaLce ban inform* me that. a::or)_- t'.e six Graad State on'y Princ- thing and HE V lai iron eaUa 1 up for
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    MALARIA IN SALONIKA.
    184 10 Thori ;■> l ..-ry reason to aoliovO kbal p. ditir-n ttOMM the I ndon lehool TWO*""* 'led'fit a, which waa to hate y the early putt of ths preset d year f I dotii.i f r tbe purpose of iareatifi I ng t outb oal of --Maria
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      398 10 Azziizznzruixzu— tnx a^ /f H Nil M i"Help!" f r i i v a -tit. icd f-.r it.. i ?.-.a-.tr. I .1 t'..' -rie tUui— liS 1 m It IS J Little's*: Oriental Balm j -f i« If t:ia vi.- test .ii. Xc- )4 N ii h ■!>: n H'
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      347 10 USE ONLY and USE ALWAYS MpaMBiIHHBPPIBHHBPSB most y JL_J y yi_^_L <^y>l^___L^*B REFRESHING. Far Superior A Luxurious Perfume to the In Health. German Kinds. A fT**! Wsm\W**\\ __r^7__H_r*-i_PaM_Bß_[iW-_l RESTORATIVE V V§ H*Kh ttvSl ■BfwT'eW^TSiH IN SICKNESS. m w^^^^^^^^_jW^^H| HP**! _^a__Z Hi j Sq a _Z_ c__ _n -K^ '""naaaM _H*^
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    WHY BRITISH COLUMBIA NEEDS THE JAPANESE.
    1364 11 Yesterday 1 mot my British Columbian ac- 4 .dintaace again the man whose only comment oa the Vancouver riot waa that he *v,pdered it had not happened l>efore. He waa inclined to be scornful about the views pressed by some of the new spa
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    EXCHANGE.
    69 11 (ConmacTno up to Oca. 18.) Bank 4 m/a 2/d,» 8 demand 2/3 Private credits 3 m/a 2/4 t credits 6 m/s 2/4 Fbamoe, demand Bank... 291 1 Germ ant, demand 237 India, T. T, 173* Howoeoho, demand 11% dis Yokohama, demand 114 Java, demand 139 Bangkok, demand 65 3ovaa_iGNs,
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    PRODUCE.
    126 11 Octobar 1* Tin Vuyer* 71.75 Gambier 7.871Gambier Cube No. 1 10.45 Gambier Cube No. 2 9.70 Pepper Black (ord.n. Spore) 14.80 Pepper, White (fair L.W. s pe. 20.25 Nutmega (110 to tho lb.) 22 00 Nutmegs (80 to tha lb.) 30.00 Mace (Banda) 90.00 Cloves 'Axuboinai Liberian Coffee dun
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    SHARES.
    716 11 MINES. Capital Capital Isaac Paid Issued paidapValac ap tompanf. WuoUtlom •300,000 300,000 10 10 Belat Tin M. Co. Ltd I > 7>, $300,000 225.000 10 10 Bnumg Limited 850 $600,000 600.0C0 10 10 Broseh Hydraulic Tin M. Co Ltd, 15 *400.000 350.000 £1 £1 Duff Development Co. Ltd •>
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      978 11 TO LET. TO LET No. 4, Prince Street. Apply Paterson Simon Co. Ltd. Oct 8 v.c To Let.—The Cot, 33-2 Cavenagh Road, 5 j Bedrooms, Tt nnis, Stabling, Ac. Apply to Lao Koon Sew at Messrs Paterson Simons. A Co., Ltd. Oct 8 8.11 TO BE LET No. 14-A Collyer
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      358 11 TO LET. TO LET Dimbooia Orange Crove Roa-i. From tne Ist December 1907. Rent $110 a month. Apply to Messrs Donaldson <fc Burkinshaw, Singapore. Oct 2 tts uc TO LET Bungalow Unfurnished, Between Grove Hotel and Swimming Club. Rent $35. Apply Grove Hotel. Tanjong Katong. Sept 20 uc To Let
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      274 11 HAMBURC-AMERIKA LINE. PASSENGER SERVICE. by ihe new steamers Rhenania," Habsburo,"" HonENt-TAUKEN," and the SCANDIA" and "Silesia The steaifierß are specially built for tho tropics and have luxurious Passenger accommodation. First-class Cabins amidships. HghtoJ throughout by electricity, cabins fitted with fane. Doctor and Stewardesses carried. Laundry on board. Return ticket issued
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    1261 12 Ordinary M__TiN«» f Friday, Oct. 18. < —is Excellency the Governor Sir John Anderson, 1 Tne lion'Mc tie Col. Secretary Capt. A.H. Young. Tlie Uon'Me the Attorney-Genl. W. J. Napier. the Act. Col. Treasurer AT. Bryant. the Act. Auditor-UeneraK.. A. Hall. the Act. Col. Engineer F. J. Piscott.
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    RUGBY
    610 12 9 OX/, rs Tio: CbkJHUOOB The 8.C.0. A team last evening ou the Esplanade met a Garrison XV, and a fast game was witnessed by a large number of apee tutors. Teams S CC X W. H. Carpenter, full back. R H Oliver, AS. Failey. V. G Savi, and
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    98 12 The S. C C are ploying the Garrison at Hockey on Tneodaj A /"lose game is expected. Two police probationers a.c Qippci pal U arrive from Kuglacd about the middle ol November. Mr F. M Wright of the P dice left for home by tie P and 0 mail on
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    THE RACES.
    189 12 There was a good attendance at the lotteries yesterday afternoon and good prices were realised for many of the horses. As the course is likely to be as good as on the previous days we make the following selections. Sinuapouk Stakkk. Grey Seaton 1, 1." m up re
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    SCRATCHINGS.
    41 12 1-t Kace. Komp, Kildare. Excelnior, X°rxe«. 2ud Race. Eve, Dirtmoor, I>,»uiBie, Ronnie Mary, Sentant, Lady Elsie. dd Rice. Lady Rrockleigh. Malapert, The Marquis. 4 h 1 1 ice. First Preston, R>s«mead, Acetine, Xewburv. -1. (.osper. Hinmore, Harmouy. •"•th I've —^'e<lla.
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    LOTTERY PRICES.
    45 12 ■nwasi/a C» w First PkWlooiSOO, Kanmore 170. ExOlirm HvM-ir.uv- Madame Meg 260. Orion 1 Patkk-on Cor.— Pint Veuor 260. Zmibir 220. BmwAßm'w Ci l.u]y Brocklei_h $60, Exc Lior l(H> Gali.ow w B-jtmosap.- -BoaUli 3»'<o Al liou II 244.>. BxOiimi C".n»'»i.ai ic...— •_'_<.•, Linvi 180.
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    404 12 > m < Tun Sinoatoek Stakbu. Value A H n i :.p for all H<..i>< that have .o-tW m Bm Haa. l. 4ur I <.-n tka Kir-t Day. Lntrhnce. *_o Instance. X C Jac de Votgt'a Prince G«>r£re. 10 Se;ih Eog X -on'-* l! in more. 10.0. E. Cropley'b Graf
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    359 12 The Italian steamer Levanzo arrived from Hongkong yesterday with 448 coolies. A Chinese coolie was picked up m the harbour by one of the Master Attendant's launches yesterday. The man is believed to have escaped from St. John's island. He said be was three days m the water.
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      35 12 ACm-onese Wis arres'el on T burs I j a*Vrnoon atealmp a piece of cloth val^i at $20 from R binson and Company. Mr. Coitnau senterc^d the accused to f.'Ui month's ri^oroup imprisonment yesterday af tornoon.
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      40 12 PIANOS Bought. Sold or Exchanged Piano* at $150 and Upwards, by different Makers Guaraiu ed m Pc feet Orcer and Made for the Climate. W. J. GAKCI/ Pi_n<Jorto T ncr and nepairer. 60 Bras Basah Road. Oot 4 4 ii
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      263 12 DE KONINKLIIKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. Uaaaa Oovraaci an m Va_BBai__n baaa fliMeeapei Agenta at Singapore. Ship Agency, late J Daendels Co. 2-3. Coliyai Qtu> THE UNDERMENTIONED DATES Ol DEPARTURE ARE ONLY APPROXTMATF. B\nt\m Pt-nanti. SitbanK. Olnhiotl, Pnlo R.yu. M- u.aiicb. Tapa Tcx-.au, Sinabang (Saawaloa), SMaejkol, Goonoeng Sitoli, Baro--. Si I Beej-i
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      294 12 CLEARANCES Oct 17. Terrier, Nor. rtr.. Nilsen, fjr Calcutta. Oa;t 18 Emilie, Dut. str., Sulong, for Rhio. Sri Muar, Brit, etr., Hudson, tor Muar and Malacca. B.m Fo Soon. Dnt str., Odink, for Pontianak via Sambas. Oct 1!» C Apcar. Brit '-tr., Thomas, for Peu; n^r ..nd Calcu ta Borilxit,
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      535 12 VESSELS IN PORT. o: Men-of-W»r Flag and Tons Commanders Arrived From For v_ Zeeduif Dnt 197 Ykerma Oct 16 Rhio R m Sea Mew Col. Yacht 500 Murphy Oct 11 Malacc. Uncertau. Ship Horn At Tons Master Arrived From Consignee For When Aboukir Brit 2345 Young Oct 7 Moji Boustead
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