The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 27 June 1908

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  • 16 1 The Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, JUNE 27, 1908. NO. 6,328
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  • 1299 1 There are two route s by which tie traveller from i un.;.ntle, m W < A;. to Singapore may leich his destination; either by way of CVombo, or 1 northward, along the Australia coast, aj so on to Java. Oa the oooasioß lam about to describe,
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 128 1 Rfl IJ II favourably known for mm w N I si isi^J 50 years m the Straits, Boudoir, Concert Grand, Grand Upright Grand Pianola PA &llft T 4 m Best and the Cheapest m the 111 Wm I Market. iniivvi SHOW ROOMi 375 Victoria street A. FRANKEL Co., Sub-Agents, Straits
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    • 78 1 IM TRADE!: (2^-q»MjMAFK |g Singapore Kumpers Co. Kuala Lumpur Federated Engineering Co. |g f 1 d^MHK9W« faMMtd fc—4 PQ T 1 M. BOLTER. A Varied Shipment of the following Marinated fish m Tins. S GREY SALMON D p PERCH PIKE F I FLOUNDERS I i- LAMPREY E STURGEON I XT
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    • 270 1 Entertainments. TEUTONIA CLUB Tuesday, June 30th. SPECIAL VICE-REGAL NIGHT AM' FAREWELL TO THE CORRICKS. This wonderfu 1 family headed by Miss Alice Corbick the bri liant Sopiano will give a Special G-ooi-bye programme of in.<trnim'ut;i]. Vocal and linn, turoofl it< Chairs S2. May be reserved at Robinson Piano Co. A
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    • 212 1 THE DAY'S NEWS. Mr Haldane Las announced h s intention not to leave the Wer Office till I c ii turned away, refusing tie Chanceilorshp, if offered him— Page 7. Mr E. L. Brockmau is made a C. M. G. Leader and page 7. The parliament of Persia is crumbling
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    • 349 1 THE WEEK. Saturday. J't 1 High Water.— lo.ll a., 9.33 p B I Mail Outward due. B.V.L Class Firing, 2.8 C p Golf— Vade Cup. Sunday, 28tli High Water 1 L.O a, 10.11 p 2nd after Trinity. S.V.I. Glass Firing, T 30 a S.R A. Monthly Shoot, J3Q p Swim.
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  • 252 2 nvh woman's Story of Brutality m Peking. Paris, M 29. A di.sillusione-i one who married a Chinaman is now suing before tbe Paris Courts for a divorce. The respondent is a certain Hsu jj ■wbose father some years ago was Chinese Minister m The son. who was an
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    • 521 2 H&\>crtiscments. TO LET. TO LET A compound house No. 28-A, Syed Allie Road. Apply at No. 71, Prinsep Street. June 24 8.7 TO LET Ottice at 49. Robinson Road Ist and 2nd Floors. Entry Ist July. Apply to— R. SASSOON, 1 D'Alineida St. Jane 18 v c. TO LET. Compound
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    • 432 2 Hfcvcrttaemcnts. TO LET. TO LET. 89 Orchard Road. Furnished. With or Without Carriage and Horse. Entry Ist July. Apply T. D. P. co Free Press." June 23 30,6 TO LIT Clanghton, 6 Paterson Etd. furnished. Entry Ist July. Apply on the premises. June 28 30,6 WANTED. NOTICE MUNICIPALITY OF SINGAPORE.
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    • 732 2 H&vcrtieements. NOTIGES. GOVERNMENT NOTICE. Tenders will be received at the Office of the Colonial Secretary up to noon, Monday July 6th, 1908, for the right to sell Refresh ments for a period of 12 months at the Borneo Wharf, Tank Road and Woodlands Stations on the Singapore- Kranji Railway. Particulars
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    • 465 2 H&vcrtiscmcnts. INSURANCES. New Zealand Insurance Co. Ltd. FIRE AND MARINE. Subscribed Capital -£1.500,000 Paid up Capital and Reservet tiO.OOU Fire and Marine Risks of every description under-written at Lowest Current Rates ADAMSON, GILFILLAN Co, Ltd., General Agents Eastern Arenipeiago A. J. .SCANIjKEIT, Manager Insuranoe Department SOUTH BRITISH INSURANCE CO., Ltd.
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    • 446 2 Btotrttoementu BANKS. i Hongkong k Shanghai Ea> Corporation. PAID-UP CAPITAL Sterling Reserve SI 5,000,0* Silver Reserve >O,OOQ Rbbervb Liability of p*°'««°*» H5,000,0e0 Court of Djkkctgrb. It—. Mr. Henkt rum, rt, fnr>i|) j; tan la) r U| C. B km, Esq. il. L. TOXKitrs, Ce:e- Manager I JKOHG.— J -MITH. M
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    • 133 2 Sunday Church Services. St. A\ :< :r. a Sec- Trinity. 7 ia Bjma 34 7.4:5 Hi Holy Communion (Chornl Servioe Sm na&j oJt. Children S'M vice. •5 -J" i: I Sermon, Hymns 260, nd 7 Veapex Hymn Lord Keep Us." St. Matthew's, Sefoy Lines. 11.15 i Foe Chow Service. 3A>>
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  • 741 3 EiOO i 'U, May, 1908. London is looking f s gayest to-day m honour of Am visit of the French President. 11 ia a < ght this afternoon, fes- i I double rows of tl igs they id charming against the fresh green ->'f li* the
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  • 511 3 Some Comments. We are very glad indeed that Sir J. Bampfylde Fuller has had the courage to I speak on:. Naturally "we are supposed to be afraid," as every act on of our Government betrajl intense timidity, but it baffles imagination to know of
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  • 438 3 < toe of the most popular fibres m the world at the present time is jute, and, in spite of efforts made m various quarters of the globe to produce a substitute, no other fibre has been found to equal it m equality or price Jute
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  • 95 3 The latest accounts from Panama Bhow tint the exc:iv:ition of the Canal is proceeding at an iccelerated rate, but about L5O m i] ion subio yards of material have i >1 to be m> ved. 'It is believed, 1 owever, that this gigantic work frill be completed
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  • 372 3 It would be interesting to take a pl< biscite (.■f reminiscent s: tolls. Ay t) ii hat g \va- ii: Dirk. Bfl ii am H oi ua ;uni pickle i;<akiDg is to t: i writer of this parawho onoe i I work bard within odorous ranc< of* aseand
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  • 212 3 We believe that m order to encourage officials providing themselves with motor cars, which are undoubtedly of material help I t touring officer m facilitating inspections, etc., the Government of India have issued a rule to the effect that under special orders of a local Government
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    • 699 3 TWO SISTERS IN CEYLON Cured of Anaemia (Bloodlessxess) and Its Attendant Ailments ky DR. WILLIAMS' PINK PILLS. Talking not long ago about tbe merits of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills as a Blood-Tonic medicine, Mrs. Dickson, of St. Heliers," Kotta Road, Colombo, very kindly gave permission tor the publication of the
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    • 268 3 FOR PROTECTION OF j IRON AND STEEL. IN THE V v l J_s Siderosthen Paint Ironwork f] 1 "DEATH TO RUST" |i: No oxidation is possible where a Siderosthen LsproOne gallon covers 510 Borneo Qompany, ML %f Onr new*patent Low Set Express Cushions can be fitted to any Billiard Table,
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    • 111 3 B. LUKWEL'S UMvnso npkno LA CORONA vIUAIIJ. 5 The Weight of The Pyramids v^ unfortunate a T r 'ing headache. A headache of this <J J kind, if unrelieved, leads to aix:-a- tionoftheraindandinsanity.lt; es f' beyond human power to endun l v -eheada aoesi I Little's Oriental Balm f* iys
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  • 352 4 At a joint sitting of the Budget Committee, tlu Coun Empire, and the temporary Special Committee, it was resolved, by '20 tolai to 17, ho proceed immediately with the construct! n oJ the Amur Railway, which wm regarded m necessary both from a military ami a pofitical
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  • 334 4 GoauMßdet R. ft'renjh Pow r .1 makes an --•■•-rion as to a possible cause :;:e numerous mishaps which have recently British Navy. So strange is the ggouli a thai I c Bated from a landsman or anyone not known to be a qualified sailor U I probably
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  • 182 4 The WHAT is it Officially a found for the M What is the weird leonine lay' ani' Hamlyn, the naturalist, il, and a short sojourn at the Zoologica; I nere its d all the ex\-< I H m tell what m weie point- I lion, leopari. _-u:ir.
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  • 289 4 The "L meet" publishes a message from its Copenhagen correspondent suggesting that there is a certain connection between votes for women and mental disabilities of various kinds. The correspondent writes The women of Finland have not only for some time been m possessi -m of the right
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  • 326 4 A Protest by Bengal Noblemen. Simla, June 15th. A letter, dated the 4th instant, addressed to Sir Andrew Fraser by the Nawab of Murshidabad, the Kaharaj Adhiraj of Burdwan, the Maharajah of Gidhour, Maharajah Prodyot Kumar Tagore and the Maharajah of Kaaimbazar \a published. It expresses horror
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  • 162 4 May 81. The Chinese delegates to the international conference on the abolition of opium, which is the result of American initiative and which meets at Shanghai oexl January, are practical, English-speaking men, one of them beinu; an ex-Consul-General at Singapore, one a doctor educated abroad, and
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  • 60 4 Proposed Colonial Cbuisi LondoD, June 2 The Daily Mail suggests that if it be possible to spire the ships from the European stations the Admiralty should next "year to Australia and the other great colonies of the Eoapirj a powerful fleet of modern arm rar-olads, including the
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  • 172 4 A convention of the National Ass of Manufacturers is B. York, at }yeiore it concludes its labours will app O :iv a committee rad outer ojxki v m ■gaiaat labour agitation during the coming President,. -.iign. Toa association Rum. ban over 3,000 men; whom an the ujost
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  • 186 4 Tin Lancet" lately m a leading an \dtninistrati a sa\ u,.a official opinion m Inc. m our own country," compel'ed to recognise the gr rs and indeed b com th» wetA vital oonomi b! tbi <■ vermm i our great Butem Aepeiidei tlj* y art iv
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  • 172 4 The most important words m the Soci; vocabulan Conservath met "somehow." "somewhere," "sorm a to provide for Soda! a gooil isd -efficient answer to all in<iuirieB as to how their vague visions c be carried into effect. The ■<■■.. 11 Something for nothing '—and a fine sounding
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  • 85 4 caption oi curio co) t Length on tablt m the extc: showing the per taxation of U lippinaa h that ooant other interesting proc; All the money eircnlati; ud of April. report, amounted to V 4 people amooul sot) iipino t of his capital iv ded amci...
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  • 28 4 I -;v\- A cal c Uichhasthe advantage of b perfectly true. One of production oJ i ction oi real J< rs to tm Vs hen M
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 7 4 A Memc that Will Cure Chrome Diarrhoea
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    • 27 4 Do Not Neglect the Children. At I son of the year the first un natural looseness of a child's bowels should have immediate attention. The best thing
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    • 593 4 A MATRON of the Y.W.C.A. HOME cffc> TO r'n|: I* If ~~-<.r >§^ fl 'A c Neuritis, Lassitude, Neuralgia Almost everyone has known that feeling of relief and thankfulness when they have found someone wh > could be 'depended upon' without doubt or disappointment, whose rd can be accepted unquestionably
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    • 715 4 flfcvcrttecmcnts. Up-Country IEF *||IF* ExpediiioriS ""*p and shooting parties should 52* 2^ nevei without a few jars oi -'CO. They take up very little |Eg room, and most sportsmen wouki Ja| no more think of leaving ti.< m fj||ff 8 behind than setting out without msE ammunition. Not only is
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  • 2753 5 TheXcmbe.:- ih China. Szt-.-huan and Ifi<N i X Tne follov. Iff deoMi itant Co 3< retary, w lt s placed be* sting of the L igiolaiife < ttcil A lurid pi, freqjaettUy beta drawn, especially m recent times, of the prevalence of opium smoking throughout China. For example,
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 599 5 Hb\>crttsemcnt9> TIIItBTIONS. KUMBER MOTOR. CAR. FOR SALE BY AUCTION At Messrs. H, L Coghlan Go's Salerooms Tuesday, 30th June at Noon. 10/12 H. P. five seated, 1907 Model. Side entrance, Coventry Humber Car, m good order, fitted with Cape Cart hood, large Acetylene head lamp, 2 side lamps, tail lamp,
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    • 698 5 TANGLIN AUCTION SALE SUPERIOR TEAK FURNITURE THE PROPERTY OF A. M. McXEIL, ESQ. AT HEY TOR 50, GRANGE ROAD Saturday, 27th June, at 2 p m. Fine toned English Pianoforte. Stylish teak drawing-room suite, upholstered m silk brocade, teak occasional tables, teak bookcase, whatnots, Axminster carpet &a Well designed teak
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    • 458 5 m the Estate of Chea Keow, Deceased. 4UCTHM Off VALUABLE TOWN PROPBBTI At M( ssrs. H. L. Coghlan and Co's Salerooms Monday. July 6th. at 2 30 pm. Kiddk Ptoad. Area 5.727 v. ft. 580 N B. >fl Bencoclen SMeet. Area 11,9: Houses Nos. 83. 84, 87, 88, fl I
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  • 1681 6 The Singapore Free Press. Saturday, June 27, 1908. i!' th* p; ess tlic People's ri^it maintain, influence and unbribed by gain Here patriot I nith h~* p-10-ious precepts draw. Pledged to Religion, Loyalty and Law, Hearty congratulations will be offered to a popular member of the civil service, both Prom
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  • 614 6 GOVERNMENT HOUSE BALL. A private ball wai p m at Government, 11 iun it m honour of H. y\ t^J Kiug's offi- v, bin the Oai Kingdi m which was celebrated m the honitlan i yesterdlj Iv India aud the Coloi >noured ember 9th, the true date. Kiag'l wei "vailed,
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 337 6 (EXTRA SPECIAL FINEST LIQUEUR) li^^iWl—l ■[■Mill !■■>■■■ 111 l iffhT-ff A im ---■CTTg^T^, acyT "i *TX^- Mi" WiiJ HII f "TT I 111 Perfectos 25s m Box 2.00 Reina Victoria 100s 5.75 Prlncessas 50s 2.00 Republicians 50s 2.75 Panetelas 50s 2.75 High Life 50s 3.00 High Life m the East
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    • 122 6 PO THOSE HOMEWARD BOUND J. Campbell Lathim Co., Court, Naval .v Military Tailors 59, Conduit Street, LONDON, W. Mr. H. C. DISS. Mar 30 ws pi uc GODOWNS TO LET N T os. i, j sad 6 Palmer Godowns, Area 18,890 sq. it. Immedia.te entry. N T 05. 7, 8
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    • 299 6 !G. R. Lambert Co., LIMITED. I ESTABLISHED 1875. Court Photographers. I Though for Quality and Artistic merit m our productions we are ever striving, and our 1908 Annual Exhibition m the I opinion of press and public has been quite I the last word, m every way we claim also
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  • 62 7 Wfll Stick to His Post. 1 n b, i 1 pm. Mr li ildaae, neakins at Birmingham 'he rum 'thai >rd L >reburu, the Lord Char h Bgning, and that he, Mr Haidase, would succeed to the Chancellorship. said he should devote bis utmost h to completing
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  • 70 7 Arrests and Executions. .rsv move arrests were efl I Tehe- The ed tho n >trul isI and others have been exec W tre demolishing the Parliament tmga The troops are well m laid and t-rly, and the ht tan ten ag -ived 3 r m. A St. Petersbu i
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  • 135 7 Three New Peers. Received, 9 .VJ a.m. Mr B. L. Brcckmaa, Federal Secretary of the Malay States, has been created a npanion of the >rder of St. Michael and St. < leorge. new peers are Sir Antony MacDonneli, the ex-Liberal Whip Mr. U. Whiteley, and Sir Argus
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  • 36 7 50 Drowned. Kee. at Iv a.in. A Coiuona telegram statestbat astßamer, Li Roche, :-truck a rock and sank near al 151 persjns were drowned. Mv- a own m Corunna, with a popnD I
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  • 81 7 At Fort MeKinlev. near Mauili on Wed I h. Private Rtlph •ye, Compai infantry, commit- unself through the > rhe call need t-> his place m the I his company. When he i i the command he p muzzle of 1 is body and The
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  • 224 7 X. Y. K. Liner at COLOMBO, The X. Y. E Kagoshinia Mara,' 1 Arakawa. from Kobe, arr. Colombo on June I I anchored outside the harbour. She was btt > port by Pilot. Ou arrival m c bad been four days overdue I i bad wt.
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  • 46 7 Everyone speaks of: I as he findfl :s a maxim of the Portuguese. Judging tars bom people all o\\ t praising Cluimberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea I ie is cvi ni und satisfactory. It (By Submarine Telegraph Reuter's.)
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  • 59 7 Labour Amendment Accepted Conditionally. Received 10 20 am. Mr. Lloyd Gaorge has acc?ptei th-3 LabDurite amendment to the Pensions Bill, iggestion for reduction m case of married ccuples. The Chancellor of Ilia Exchequer intimated that bis acceptance of the amendment was conditional upon the Labour members supporting
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  • 172 7 BODY OF EUROPEAN GIRL IX FISHEK MAN'S NET. A sensation has bac-n caused by the findin a ti^htr .nan's net at Sig'ap of the body of a European infant. 31' Miullefinch reported the incident to the Chief Police < > r yesterday, and c Inspector Frayne
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  • 141 7 A Boyanese was picked up m an trocon--18 condition near the Museum shortly re midnight on Thursday. He was removed to the General Hospital. An operation fur a fractured skull was performed successfully. The injured man was able to m&ke a stateme festerd hich led to the
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  • 179 7 A Teocbew coolie was severely injured m his tonekang at the river, oft' 1". Quay, at 4 v morning. He heard some one braiding hia vessel and, on getting up to enquire, was slashed aorcsa the tbroat with a knife wielded by a countryman of his.
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  • 967 7 Quicquid agunt homines nostri est farrago libeUi. Juvenal. Truth saye that there is much dissatisfaction m Scotland owing to the long delay m filling up two medicil chairs m thy Scottish Universities, taat fell vacant iv December and January last respectively. One is the chair of
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  • 609 7 CASES YESTERDAY. On the bankruptcy list before Mr Justic? SeCDJibe Smith, m the Supreme Court yesterday, weie a number of patitions, iv Chinese and Indian cases, applications for discharge, and several public examinations, but as usual some of the work before the Judge was not reached. Owing
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  • 314 7 AN APPLICATION IX BANKRUPTCY. An application of a somewhat interesting na ure iv bankruptcy, was made to Mr Juslice Smith yesterday m the Supreme Court, m the matter of the bankruptcy oi* Messrs S li kies, Johannes. Mr Bad le'ey, the ActiDg Official Assignee, said this was
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 300 7 ROBINSON CO. £k Are now showing v The Xe\\ l*a- If tent-Del phin Enamelled Metal Table iff A. i 1 tvl oi They are perfection m workman- Iff ship and finish, are very simple, can- 9l! not possibly get out of order, and with ordinary care will last a lifeTo
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  • 747 8 Via Hongkong, The Prussian Diet. Berlin. June 17. The alat&MM for the Prussian Diet have j Nnlfeed as follows: 15 1 Conservatives, 60Independent Conservatives, 54 National Libe- ral-, .al Liberals. 105 Ceutruu;i>t>. 15 Polt> and 6 Social Democrats, Count i ttTg NIH» Aiu>ii:: London, June 18. Coral 7,vps*A\p
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 2 8 WhMfiig Cough.
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    • 568 8 fl^vcrtiscmellts. SHIPPING. I JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP Co., Ltd. A regular FORTNIGHTLY Sei-vice is maintained between Japan and Europe by the following NEW TWIN SCREW STEAMERS. Undb* Mail Contracts with the LarHKiAL Japanese Government. Specially designed for the Company's European Service, lighted throughout by Electricity, provided with excellent accommodation for i
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    • 625 8 HJ>v>ertioement& SHIPPING. P O STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. For Chin?, Japan, Penang. Ceylon, Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Ports, Plymouth and London* Through Bills of Lading issued for China Coast, Persian Gulf, Continental and American Ports. Steamers «?il! leave Singapore on or aboat MAIL LINES. Ovtu-arJ (for China) 1908 Marmora July
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    • 639 8 abwrttscmcnto. SHIPPING OCEAH STEAM SHIP Co. Ltd. AND China Mutual Steam Nay. Co, Ltd. The Companies' steamers are despatched from Liverpool outwards for tho Straits, China and Japan every week, and from Japan homewards for London, Amsterdam and Antwerp every fortnight, and for Genoa, Marseilles and Liverpool monthly. One outward
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    • 584 8 Stwcrtisemcnts. SHIPPING. HAMBURG AMERIKA LINE, HAMBURG. The steamers of this Company maintain a regular service between Hamburg. Bmnepa, Antwerp, and Rotterdam, and the Straits, China and Japan. Homewards, they are despatched fortnightly for Havre and Hamburg and once a month for liremerhaven direct, calling at Penang and Colombo. Taking cargo
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    • 467 8 Hfcvcrttecmcnts. SHIPPING. Norddeutscher Lloyd, BremeL IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE The fast and well-known mai) ete&mcr? this Company Bail fortnightly from Hr< Hamhurg via Eotterdam, Antwerp, Southnnij Gibraltar, C^enoa, Naples, (connection Marsi-i. Naples, Alexandria and nee versa) Port 6a Suez, Aden, Colombo, Penang. Singapore, B kong, Shanghai, Nagasaki L Kobe to
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  • 220 9 rrespondem who aigM bimaeil Fair from Milan a long repHp to on "Siamese Ambitions," I I on March 31. M Fan- O*ar > I ye. 11 1 m Siam, where he had ample opportunities of witnet- the ■aoraoofl strides thai oonntrj baa la on the path ol ptogl6ta
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  • 184 9 FROM THI s--9 unra por the colon:k->. :te of an aust i \rd. -a Churchill, who recently retired the Under Seared Übe .'ues nunuktoiTi m, nd a gin .be fjilowir.j cut issue of tlis tish Australia bardl j compli- the i to tell. sItOWX inhering the
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  • 140 9 K. 1 f: :u Jcne 1 ess* be delivered to morron of the Civil Surgeon cf them•- Judge received an ietter of the usual irum Kachi Sari post om":e on he handed over to the Dis-.-nt of Police. Messrs Cam duff ng v I Lai B merjee,
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  • 246 9 THE LORD CHIEF JUSTICE, A HORSE. AND A PUBLIC HOUSE. The animal concerned m the incident told below must have had some idea of impressing the Chief Justice with ita objections to the urtaHing of licences Lord Aiverstone, the Lord Chief Justice, a remarkable eeoape on Saturday after* DOOiB, May
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  • 245 9 00l &PBKS 3 f.KI I BOM THE 6801 Ni>. 16 Pek-> >ns !nj ii:ki>. San Francisco, May 23. An extraordinary balloon accident occurred this afternoon at Berkeley, California. An ascent was made by the giant Morrell whip, a combination of aeroplane and diri- balloon, 450 feet long, 36
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  • 283 9 At the amra 1 meeting, held the other day. the Union .Tack Club, under the chairman ship of Sir Edward Ward, a reference was made by one of the speakers to the undying fame that Sir Edwaid earned as a commissariat officer duricg the siege of
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  • 142 9 ssißium 01 I Big Demand. According to descriptions to hand of the lique," the successor to the lost Frei airship, La Patrie." the new ship will m« nsuri :in length, and L 5 m width. The capacious measurement will be covered with -kin made of thiu. but
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  • 224 9 Qu kstiost of Taxes. B .ngooa, June 9. La July last year the Raoeoon Municipality appiir'l to the local Government for sanction (o impose a poll tax of rupees two per hea.tl p.^r annum on immigrant c3olies, including those who come to Rangoon en route to Madras and
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  • 300 9 11, Albion Street, Rngeley, England. P>om childhood I have had kidney and bladder trouble, but since my marriage (over 7 years Ago), I haw.' Buffered more than I can tell, especially during pregnancy. For the few months preceding the birth of my children, the water collected
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  • 747 9 STBAMtfBS. G i\h<j port" leparture, ai \ere know: doit iv ou<! f Agouti. Airlie, Sydney, June 21 B< Aj. L'pool, July 29 Mansfield. Alicante, Manila, July 11 Barlow Co. Anturg, Hamburg, July 16 Behn Meyer. Arcadia, Hongkong, Jalj 2 PA O. Aroonia. Colombo, July 18 E. Asiatic Co.
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    • 143 9 STABLE BEDDING. Lemon Grass. A cart load of 25 Bundles delivered to any address $2.50. DUNMAN Co. Apl 10 mwf Japan Coals. x XI -Lj Mitsui Bussan Kaisha. (MITSU! &COJ Head Offices No. 1, SURUGA-CHO I TOKIO. London Branch: 34, Lime Street, E.G. Singapore Branch: 2, Finlayson Gresn. OTHER BRANCHES:—
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    • 792 9 REALLY PURE JS^i I (GOLDEN BUTTERFLY BRAND) Is taken only from the richest meadowland milk, and you get it m just that pure, rich state, scien- tifically packed m tins only, without any sugar or I chemical. It will keep fresh anywhere and for any length of time. Always insist
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
    • 71 9 Passengers Tor the Straits. Per P O Marmora, due July 10. Mr Mundeil, Mr P. D. B. Openshaw, Mr J. E. Bishop. To Penan-.— Mr P. J. Weld, Dr R. Denman. Per P A O Syria, due July 9. Mrs W. Cummirigs and cbildien, Mr S. Trust. Per PA O
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  • 762 10 An AusißV'.rw View. If the late Mr. Bret Barte had lived a year or two loager he would probably have a'lded i tew ye ssto bit baDad of the "Heathen I <:lth j t tnndationof his snbjnt fane. The cnild-hke and bland •m of the average Celestial
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  • 62 10 Nippon Vusen X Tamba Mara arrived at Nagaaaki ;e did not carry ;mv Chinese 'although 100 are said to v her, but she reports pressing very hi ivilv upon to© Chinese m and that it are a few of the merchants. The British Consal at xertin^ himself to
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  • 631 10 M Veronica," who is writing a series of 14 Letters on Lifd to the C ana Mail" has this amusiug criticism of the social ceusorship as m operation at Hongkong. What she says reminds us that a number of years ago we asked the late Mr
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  • 310 10 Thk Team at Bislev. Writing m the Standard of Empire of May 30. P.W.W." says The Indian and Colonial marksmen, Regulars and Volunteers, who are coming over this year to Bisley include several official teams who will lepresent States. Canada is sending twenty of her best to
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  • 65 10 There is only one mm m the world who owns 35,000 sheep dogs, and he is a Russian. Some pe>ple <-al] him the Russian mutton king." Certainly he is the largest owner of sheep anywhere. They whiten the Siberian plains for hundreds of Bqnare miles, and
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  • 557 10 Seated side by Hide m orowfod train sat a portly lady of BMJOStic &pgM ad an insignificant i;ttieman. wi ing !ly but he was too well-bred to inform her of this. If and I ktaad wijtTi-1- .stout dame loggesfctvelj iirst at the little mau and then at fcht
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  • 132 10 In the Fortnightly Review" conclusions on the Asiatic the millions of Asia already iormii population of the earth and g much more rapidly than the whi; cU m, and will m the end sUeen said, either equality m t! or monopoly m their own. yellow men are to
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  • 63 10 Firm i c the D n American Protectionists of the are inquiring whether it to ba* big English firms and en_ underimerican jobs. They are complain i: jrapb, (Englishmen took the lead; building the tunnels which York with New Jersey, and now k nised that Messrs. S.
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 813 10 P»p BJi Celebrated Oilmen's Stores K^^a I m, PICKLES, SOUPS, JAMS, JELLIES, OL li I POTTED MEATS, MALT VINEGAR. I Agents for LEA PERRIN'S WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE IMF Crosse Blackwcll, Ltd. PURE MILK FOR BABIES. The "Allenbupys" Milk Foods are the nearest approach to maternal milk that science has yet achieved.
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  • 245 11 Rsfq n mat r «i x 'H n»< m tiled ■i >ant o f the Mir:in, i\-in2ip*l M.-li-ul Olfiier ndi baa teen briefly reported ia lu'iias. 9 <j[ < oael]H. Mircin, R \.MC Priucipv. M >liEEoqgjkaag, hU b :i r^hin^ on -Unu. Os kha m)raiQ4 o
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  • 749 11 Capital Capital Issue Paid Issued paid ap V*iu« ap Company Q« jtattoa $300,000 300,000 10 10 Belat Tin Mining Co. Ltd 5. $300,000 225,000 10 10 Braaag Limited $600,000 600.0C0 10 10 Brnseb Hydraulic Tin M. 00. Ltd 1150 £400,000 350,000 1 1 Duff Development Co. Ltd 2.7« €60,000
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  • 174 11 A painful sensation was caused m tlu S t ttlc- Shanghai on I wbea i: became lily known that Mr K. L mi gmg tor of Mm \rnhold, Karl .Co. tied suddenly about noou. Mr Lemke B enjoying good health for boom md only a
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  • 65 11 The annual general meeting of shareholders ■I :..uuiy «ai I take place m London on the 25th June. has been written oft* for deprecia- ss4 la of the fl > I ii is i i cted a dividend of fk% on nee ea only, carrying
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  • 142 11 Ma i says XL -i aah Hue is rapidly cearin_ •be ■ij ■thin two miies I Ufl terminal point culverts remaining to M C. E Iwin Spooner, the who his just been on one spi visits of inspection to the £88 liou, a! W 1 beiQ J
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  • 133 11 MOSQUITOES IN CEYLON HOSPITALS. The Protects hue. i I satisfaction Bjlcm paper) vith the decision of H i i vernor that cv -nital m the island should be oa -:uito-pro. I vrarch It laprovement. which has been needed, of since fa m the islacd, though the reed has enly been
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 28 11 j the present birovimblfl itatfl of the age on B._i Dg a nu»bei ir l^ e it iv Bangkok bive buy gold It at. batwm M.'-ay butchers from
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    • 1058 11 EXCHANGE. (Corrected up to June 2b'.) Bank A m/s 2/4,^ demand M 2/3| Private credits 3 m/g w 2/4y\ credits 6 m/s 2/4| Fbanci, demand Bank... 2^l Germany, demand w 286^ India, T. T, M 174^ Hokgkoko. demand 20% Yokohama, demand 113 V Java, demand c M w 139| Bangkok,
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    • 16 11 SMOKE LA REINA DE L' ORIENTE CIGARS TO BE HAD EVERYWHERE. THE BEST FOR YOUR HAIR.
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  • 842 12 SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET NO. 1. A speclil meeting of the Municipal Com■ikaooen was held m the Municipal Board r om, vesterdav afternoon, to consider Supu\—mtml Budget Ko. 1 of 1906. MrJ.'l Polglase, the Deputy President, occupied tin chair and there were also present Dr. P Fowb.e, Messrs A. J
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  • 296 12 SIX ASIDE FOOTBALL DRAW. The draw ia the six-a-side footbill competitions, has baon made as follows (1) H. A. Mason (Capt.), Lt, A. S. Hewitt, Pat P. Lloyd, H. Eipbick, E. S. Jones, Lt. A. S. C. Hamley. (2) Lt. B. L. Eddis* (Capt), R. B. Bullmore,
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  • 93 12 SINGAPORE RIFLE ASSOCIATION. The following scores were made at the Ladies Rifle practice at the Rilestier Range, on Thursday. Bin. G. C. Murray. Mrs Bowea and Mrs Ra idock also shot, but did not hard m their scores. > < yds.— loo L5O 200 Tot Msa Anderson 3] 26 29
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  • 86 12 RESULT OF YESTERDAY'S PLAY. A Do Scow Poo. I-eng and Lee China Taan, scr l>eat Tan Chew Kirn and Seah Chener Joo, owe 1. I—6, 6— S, 6—2. To-DAY'S TIES. A Singles. eTiong Chin Eng, scr V 3 Scow Poh Leng, re B, (final)
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  • 207 12 The next Tanglin Club Dance will be held on Friday July 10th. The Bon. Secretary also desires it to be known that il is proposed to give another concert simi !ti the last one, except thai tie bind of the Royal West Kent Regiment will undertake the
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  • 60 12 The good impression created by the Automobile Army Service Corps during the recent French manoeuvres is now fully confirmed by the testimony of the French General Staff After nine years of yearly increasing utility since 1898, the rerdict ia that the motor waggon has come to stay.
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  • 860 12 At the meeting of Consolidated liubber Estates Mr J. L. Shand, who seconded the motion fcr the adoption of the repoit, made these interesting remarks. lam not a prophet. No cautious man m the 20th century who possesses a Eense of moral rectitude atd a regard
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  • 150 12 Honey is one of the most variable of food materials. When pure it is derived solely from the sweet fluid collected from the nectaries of ilowers and further elaborated by the honeylee. Lancet." Speaking of Pudsey, the constituency which has now, a telegram tells us, evicted
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  • 57 12 On the arrival of the British steamer Stentor yesterday |two Chinese stowaways were landed at St. John's Island. The Siam" arrived from Langkat yesterday enrouta for Bangkok with 60,0C0 tins of kerosene oil. The M. M. Company's steamer Tonkin leaves Saigon at 4.30 am. this morning, and may
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  • 129 12 The grape cure and the apple cure have now (says the "Boston Courier") B stalwart competitor m the pineapple. Its latest champion, Dr David T. Day, a well-known bcientist of the United States Geological Survey, lays bis own splendid health to the free use of pineapples, and
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  • 157 12 June 25. Baron Drieson, Rus. st\, Melville, for Vladivostock. Jr.ne 26. Euplectela, Brit, str Powell, for Yokohama. Dott, Nor. str Gjemri, for Bangkok. Dovre, Nor. str., Paulsen, for Bangkok. Emilie, Dut. str Mahmood, for Rhio. Oanfa, Brit, sir., Lycett, for Seattle via ports Sappho, Brit, str Sanderson, for T.
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  • 81 12 Wharves and Dock* at which different vessels were berthed yesterday* East Wharf Basin- Nil. Section 1 Sheers Wharf- Gleno^le. Section 2— Yebcshi Mara, Cheingmai 3 Zanoni M 4— < rregory A pear. s—Sultan.5 Sultan. 6 Oanfa. 7 Dinsdai" Hull. B—Andalnsi8 Andalnsi 1, Arr.
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 15 12 PIANOS Bought, Sold or Exchanged p Os at $150 and Upwards, by different Makers Guwanteed
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    • 125 12 DE KONINKUjKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPij. [Jm>m CoNTKACi H-MH HD U H BUI Agents at Singapore. Ships" Ageccy. late J Daeudeli 4 Co., 2-3 Coliyer (iaav THE DNDSKMBfTHMBD UATE> Of MPAKTUU aice om/, APPKiixiMAT k B.S.MAETSUYCKKBJ Penang. Sabang. Ocle. Lheiie, Poeloe-Raja. Meula. .pa Toean, Sinabang I Simeuloe), Singkel. Go. i toil. Bai
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 206 12 WEATHER REPORT. Date Bar Wind Temp Hum Sky Rain June 25. B'kong p. 29.68 SI 85 o Manila ir. 755 WSW3 30 25 c June 26. B'kong 10a. 29 79 SI 85 c Manila 10 a. 758 SE 28 26 ob Kandang Korbau Hospital, June 25, 1908 9 A.M. 3
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    • 643 12 VESSELS IN FORT. q r mi Men-of-war FUg and Tons Commanders Arrived From For U Adamaster Port eruis. 1757 FNde Sa May 10 Mahe Mm Ship Flag Tons Master Arrived From Cunsijfnee Adana Brit 21? 8 Park June 11 Ba gOO J M Wood Liverpool A.deb Sar 188 Jaaaa June
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