The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 4 September 1908

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1 8 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
  • 15 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER I, 1908. NO. (>.:>>*<]
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  • 95 1 The Raub report is given on pair- All the Chiuanien charged with complicity m the Pahang murder have been captured Page 4. The State elections m Vermont U. S A. have gone m favour of the Republican j Party Page 5. Owing to the action of Germany
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  • 625 1 laasmu.li as the public is thirsting (or novels of the Ik tetulf bran<\ there is no reason why the list of these peculiarly in'erestiag productions ■bculd not be udakd to; so here gees HALF A I 4 h\ the author of -eks," "Fix. and "Six I Hard." B.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 402 1 ANNOUNCEMENT. The Great Eastern Life Assurance Co, LIMITED. Authorized Gapital $250,000. IIEA I OFF I( K. S I \< APORE. S.S. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Chairman. G. A. Derric, H- Derrick Co. Vice Chairman. Ad ASMUS ra Helm Meyer Co.. Ltd. Managing Director. A. H- Fair. Esq. Chief Medical Officer. PEB
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    • 260 1 JUST WHAT YOU WANT! A RECORD FOR. YOUR'PHONE MESSAGES. GAMBLE'S RECORDER. Always g Placed on your Ready. ,y Si desk or nun g on Nothing loose- M wall, it promotes f trfg JPa Method, Regularity, with a record of gM Neatnesf and each message and '\^wW Promptitude. a duplicate to
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    • 129 1 Entertainments. Grand Qhange of Programme. including the following subjects. A KIND ACTION BRINGS ITS REWARD Back to Honourable ways. ILL-ADVISED HOOLIGANS. Grotesque Figures. A DRAMA IN TYROL. The Wonderful Scarf. AN INVOLUNTARY FARMAN (or what might happen to Aero-planing) Ist Show 7-30 p.m. SHARP. 2nd Show 9-30 p.m. SHARP. dies
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    • 90 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Darracq motor car for sale Page 3. The Auto-piano at Robinson Piano Cos Page 4. The Singapore Housekeeper's day book Page 2. Special musical dinner at the Adelphi tomorrow Page 4. Sailing. Ban Hong Liong for Bangkok on Sept. 6— Page 7. Notice re transfer of business of
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 399 1 THE WEEK, Friday, 4th High Water.— 3.27 a 3.17 p X.D.L. Mail Outward due. Legislative Council, 2.30 p S.V.A. D.R.F. Gun Laying, 5 30 p Bearer Co. Stretcher Drill, 5.15 p S R.E. (V) Military Engineering, 5.15 p Saturday, sth High Water.— 4.so a 4 10 p B I Mail
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  • 675 2 i having mpornrl i1 PortDickson, the provisions of the quarantine ordinance have been put into force there, and no dogs can be r«-'jQoved from the coa.s: district, or f\; The value ol B, do >ror cirs anl accesm tken into >•• <u_r >r during the m >ntns of April, to
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 542 2 i *****P»- What a grand family wP«Hifc)k me( iicine Ayer's Sarsapagy >r rilla is! Good for the gat child, good for the par- ent, good for the grandyS^^^ny^ 1 parent. Generatho oue 'Pi tSS^^S^r, fam i 7 ,Ae£Z,\ Ns "v? me d i W*YM\\ A- X\\ cine the \V/.' Alwa
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    • 764 2 NOTIGES. NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that the stock-in-trade of the business of a curry stuff shop keeper carried on by Tamby Yappa at No. 24 Arab Street, Singapore, has this day been sold or transferred to Kavena Mohamed Siddeck of Xo. 24 Arab Street, Singapore Trader. This is therefore
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    • 726 2 NOTWES. Chinese lessons given m Mandarin or Hokien dialect, by a competent Chinese Scholar, Spejtks English and Malay. Apply S. K. Y. c o Free Press." Aug 19 mwf 20.10 lessonslFplano and frenchl By Young Lady, Pupil of the Roj'aJ Academy of Music, London also a Student and Pianoforte Teacher
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    • 405 2 INSURANGES. r NEW ZEALAND INSURANCE CO,, LTD. FIRE AKD MARINE. YANG-TSZE INSURANCE ASSOC. LTD, MARINE. CHINA F.RE INSURANCE CO., LTD. FIRE. Fire and Marine Risks of every description underwritten at lowest current rates. Adamson Gilfillan Co. Ltd. General Agents. A J. Scandrett, Manager Insurance Department. SOUTH BRITISH INSURANCE CO., Ltd.
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    • 552 2 BANKS. Hongkong Shanghai EanKmp Corporation, Pail. up Capital ..$1 :.■■'<> Reskkvi Funi' Sterling Reserve Si:.,000,000 t9( nnn Silver Rllirfl %W >00,000 j f UW »W» Rkskevi Ljatility ov Peopeiktoes ?i „000,000 tt of DiKßcroas. E. Rfff",'K. Esq. OwAJRBtA* ETcn. Mr. W. J. Gresson —Deputy Ceaikman. E. G. Barrett, Esw. jW.
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  • 883 3 5 .ailing Urn F.nithquakes— Wickerwork Boa:- -A New DfMlgbt Annual Kiectric Htr (ram CotBBMM Stoves Gas Made Ha -Nbw Mkqum]i -Acid-Proof Alloys The Bfadrifled Torado. irll vice is the latest device of science for safeguarding human interests against natural phenomena. For a number of years great earthquake* m
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  • 85 3 Seine incidents of the play for the golf ions Lip were leiig discussed on the c is always hard to beat," said cne if the party, v he plays go much v. interrupted the I heard that he was partial to wooden clubs." Fr« ..>llington, N. Z.
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 511 3 WANTED. WANTED A Chinese qualified Dispenser (Cantonese pvefened most be able to speak Malay and m -vori.il Chinese dialects and to write Chinese ebttactera. Apply to Medical Hall. Aug 25 mwf v.c WANTED Typist and shorthand writer for Merchant's Office. Youth fresh from school preferred. Apply to British Merchant c
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    • 427 3 AUGTIONS. AUCTION SALE OF Household Ftirntu c &c. TO BE HELD AT No. 26-4. SOPHIA ROAD. Saturday, sth September, at 2-30 p.m. G. A. FERNANDEZ Co., Auctioneers. Sept 3 6.9 AUCTION SALE OF Unredeemed Pledges from 4 Pawnshops On Monday, tte 7th Sept. at New Market. Seng Joo, Ban Hong,
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    • 562 3 TO LET. TO BE LET. Furnished. No. 5 Villa Marina. Tanjong Ka tong, from Ist September. Apply to STEPHENS PAUL Co. Sep 1 v.c TO BE LET. YARNHAMS,' No. 5, Syed Alley Road, nicely furnished, furniture can be taken at Valuation. Rent unfurnished $70. Water laid on. Tennis Court. Now
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    • 86 3 DEE'S CONCENTRATED DISINFECTANT. 1 Gallon $1.75, 2 $3.25, 5 $8.00. This Disinfectant is imported m a highly Concentrated form and may be diluted up to 60 times its bulk, producing a Milk White Fluid which will not stain. This is the most economical and effective Disinfectant it is possible to
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  • 23 4 Domestic Occurrences. Birth. M DONALD— On the 18feh hist, at Whaka Koad, Rotorua X. the wife of A. J.. MACDONALD of twin daughters.
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  • 18 4 Marsh. At Rangoon on the 16th August, L9OB, Charles William, late Chief Kngineer, i. r Coy., Ltd.
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  • 2241 4 The Singapore Free Press. Friday, Sept. 4, 1908. k's right maintain, inl"k:en<:e and unbribed by gain Truth h"T plorious precepts draw. Pledged to Religion, Loyalty and I-aw. The Kaiser has been talking very handsomely of late about the blessings of peace and his devotion to the cause of European peace.
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  • 320 4 All the A The la f est infoi rd to the Pahang believed to have been c murder of Dr Barrack haw rln< are now m jail. There were ten m one has died m the pri- a his arrest. One man surrende and on 1. ;rched
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 244 4 BENSON'S SPECIAL MAKE LADIES' lf^% 0§( KEYLESS ft 8 I*-iC[ fi HS ''iji i IS Ct Gold Oases throughout. Price $85.71 Nett. SOLE AGENTS: MESSRS. WATSON GUTMANN beg to announce that all future correspondence for Tattersalis, Tasmania, must be addressed to their Head Office. barrack Street, Perth, Western Australia. HOTEL
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    • 229 4 2 STUDIOS 2 I Adapted to the Morning and I to the Afternoon Light. They are the Largest, Coolest and best Equipped Studios m the Colony, and are situated m the most picturesque part of the town, adjoining Government House Domain Moreover, we possess m a high degree all the
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  • 43 5 CONSUL'S RETURN -UNFRIENDLY." I.v Submarine Telegraph Beater's.] Sept. 3rd. 10 35 a.m. The French Press regards the German d's return to Fez as unfriendly and essive. .ley Hani has been proclaimed with enthusiasm at Cjda, the French authorities remaining neutral.
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  • 115 5 I France's Position. What Will the End Be Kec. Sept. 3rd, 4 20 pin. cm: ad to the recoga i Muley HanYl ia Morocco threatens of the Moroccan q .cute form. I* the Paris and Berlin Boursi Th<" German papers greet it however with chorus of approval, whilst
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  • 75 5 FRANCE REFUSES TO QUARREL. Relies on Germany's Good Faith. Kec. Sept 3, 7 pm. At Paris Reir a been informed that neb Government frankly regards the ■n of the German Consul to l\z as a •ttable incident, but at the same time the Government refuses to suspe?t Ger- contemplated act
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  • 54 5 Attack on the French. Kec. Sept. 3rd noon. moral I Jiilloud, commanding m Algeria, rtfl that liostib horsemen and footmen ked a French redoubt at Bidesnib and ied crests commanding the French ting continues. The Moors are not yet dislodged. The French losses are trifling, but the suffered
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  • 31 5 Which Way the Wind Blows. tblicana .c elections m Vermont by a majority of 28 the majority m any presidential year a his indicated the trend of lon.
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  • 70 5 X.. ,;n! re now conferring he minimum which s .nsidericg the -urper. repoit of a gang ova imr court, j ju.ry into i per;y bi rticlef d m court The case was b Infant Mortality. Town Council at Jo •directec •jober, forty-four of them hat Ration with
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  • 802 5 EVIL RESULTS OF SHIPPING CONFERENCE ARE WIDESPREAD. MERCHANTS AS AGENTS. 'BOUND HAM' AND FOOT," THEY CANNOT JOIN IN PROTEST AGAINST THE RUINOUS CONDITIONS. Not only among shippers and merchants, Dut among business and professional men of ill kinds m Singapore, the publication m the Free Press of
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  • 47 5 i ;of ten Chinese paid a visit to a 1 Chinaman's house at Payah Lebar oe 1 Wednesday night. The premises were •upied by a towk iv and his wife and son. Ie towk i-- seized, and the robbers took two rings and two bangles from the
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  • 556 5 The Shipping Conference. T<> the Editor, S r, I have read your leading article with regard to the shipping ring, and am glad to notice the independent spirit you maintain with regard to this most iuiportaLt question for the Colony. There is no doubt your remarks are true, and
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  • 226 5 Theft Of A Cigarette Cam:. Husse'nsah, a Malay tamby, was charged before Mr. Green, second magistrate, yesterday, with theft of a silver cigarette case. Mr. C. B Whitehead prosecuted. Mr. H. Branson of Adamson, Gilfillan and Co said the defendant was employed as a tamby m his
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  • 119 5 The Straits Jovial Club will meet tin Central Police Station Club ia a friendb match at football this evening on the GrouLd at Beach Koad. Wo understand Mr S. A. Line, Actin Chairman Tanjong Pagar Dock Board i going to PenaDg on Saturday, and wi not be back m Singapore
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  • 220 5 In our advertisement columns will be found particulars of a new locally started Life Assurance Company, called the Great Eastern Lite Assurance Company, Limited," with the Head Office at Singapore. Our readers will probably realise the importance of this announcement, for tli9 advantages of a purely local Life
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  • 255 5 FRASER CO.'S SHARE The prospective improvement m business generally which has been more or less expected for some time, has not yet made itself I apparent m the share market, which remains m a more or less somnolent condition. Mining. Of the few transactions reported most have been m this
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  • 329 5 Houses Katong. Before Mr. Justice Liw m the Supreme Court yesterday the case of Lee Boon (Jhye Chop Ecg Ann vs. D. M. Martiawas heard. Mr. L. E. Gaunt appeared for the plaintiff and Mr. Delay for the defendant. The plaintiff carries on business as a contractor at
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  • 115 5 V" Malay Policeman No. 704, appeal ed before Mr Grean, second magistral on a charge of extortion. H claimed to be tried. to A Chinese hawker stated that the aceus r ed thi Ito arrest him for obstructs r m and extorted fifty cents from him. of Accused
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 86 5 THE ANNUAL M t I. f I PROCEEDING AND WILL CONTINUE DAILY. XT 1?~ jS^tM I r/i^/? a/iy other office appliance, m a /ie has a reason to, 5 H c 7 r/^/if ire it F^( /i//n liill^lriJ TO tl »-tt ImSIl \P\ I/if r 1 j^\*i ■JV" 4U the
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  • 764 6 As km JABT: 1806-1908. us: a krandrad > m risce the British c stays iatetrencd m Kathia- 1 •war tb.u nil r- >:in^ nclavo of Ihc coast of the Arabian rv a. which has lately bt en considerably m the public eye by reason ol
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  • 171 6 CONSTANTINOr: IN i.AMES. London, August 2~). A great lire bas been raging m Constant! noplt Fivepopulou- is have been almost "wiped out. and it is estimated that about 2,000 hou- been burned. Many people have perished. The Proposed great Natal Loan. The British Premier, Mr Asquith, is roport
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 491 6 SHIPPING. Apcar Line. The undermentioned mail steamers of the above company maintain a regular service between Calcutta and Japan calling at Penang, Singapre, Hongkong Shanghai en route. FLEET. Tons. Commander. U, Japan 6,300 J. G. Olifent. s.s. Gregory Ancar 4,606 S. H. Belson.] s.s. Arratoon Apcar 4,510 A. Stewart, s.s.
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    • 713 6 SHIPPING. P. O. STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. For China, 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 will leave Singapore on or about MAIL LINES. Outward (for China) 1908 Oriental Sept. 12
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    • 649 6 SHIPPING I OCEAN STEAM SHIP Co. Ltd. AND China Mutual Steam Nay. Co. Ltd. The Companies' steamers are despatched from Liverpool outwards for the 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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    • 618 6 SHIPPING. HAMBURG AMERIKA LINE, HAMBURG. The steamers of this Company maintain a regalar service between Hamburg, Bremen, Antwerp, and Kotterdam, and the Stra.ts. China and Japan. Homewards, they are despatched fortnightly for Havre and Hamburg and once a month for Bremerhaven direct, calling at Penang and Colombo. Taking cargo at
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    • 562 6 SHIPPING. NTT Hi MJ* JLf Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremei IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE The fast and well-known ni&il eteamart of this Company Bail fortnightly tr n 1-remiß,, Hamburg rx» Rotterdam, Antwmp, bout i.hil] 'jibraltar, Genoa, Napiet, (oonnection 2djirs<Naplef, Alexandria and vice rersa) Port Sa Suez, AuhH, Ciiom'iH_, Penang, Singapr>r«-. i: kong,
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  • 1494 7 By Captai\ Frank H. Shaw A friend who sends the sveeklv newspaper ining thig account quota Oh wad some power the giftie gie u>." We have seen many tnts of onr city and Elarbomr, some of them American, but never oih t eqa] this for
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  • 249 7 Representatives of National Enterprise Going to Victoria. Victoria, B. C July 10th— Representatives of the Chinese National Steamship company, for which much stock was subscribed m the Chinese quarter of Victoria, are taking advantage of the boycott declared by their countrymen against Japan, and representatives of
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  • 82 7 (Corrected up to Sept 3.) iank 4 i±i/«j JB/4J demand M 2/S|| J riTate crodits 3 m/s w 2/4 T V credits 6 m/s 2/4 T 7^ ''rawcjb, demand Bank^ 292 lermant, demand M 237 h kdia, T. T, .^l7 Iongko??«, deraamd 23^% r OEOHAKA, demand 118| ava, demand
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  • 134 7 Sept 3. Tin buyers $66.62j rambier buyers 7.75 kmbier Cube No. 1 12.00 hunbier Cube No. 2 10.00 'epper Black (ord'rx. S'pons) buyers 10.50 •epper, White (fair L.W. 5 p c 16.42 rutmogs (110 to the lb.) 20.00 lutmegs (SO to the Ib.) 21 .00 faco (Banda) nom lloves
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  • 751 7 Capita! Capital Issae Paid r Issued paid up Valoe «p Company. Qaotatfo* $3<.><>;ooo 300,0U0 10 10 Belat Tin Mining Cc. Ml $300,000 225.000 10 10 Bruang Limited 575 $600,000 600.GC0 10 10 Bruseh Hydraulic Tin M. Go. Ltd 11/ £400,000 350,000 1 IT i iff IT lii^iinwl till Hi
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 500 7 On the Berth. NOTICE SINGAPORE TO BANGKOK, The steamer Ban Hong Liong," Captain Rusbton, will leave Singapore on Sunday, morning at about 8 a.m. and fortnightly hereafter. Comfortable accommodation for first and second class passengers. Electric Light. LOW SUM k CO., Chop BAN HONG. 06, Boat Quay. Sept 1 7.9
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    • 263 7 O/i Berth. BRITISH INDIA S. N. Co,. Ltd. FOR Fremantle. Adelaide, Melbourne Sydney THE COMPANY'S STEAMER 11 SURADA ">,324 tons. L, Y. Archdeacon, Commander, is expected to arrive bere on the 11th instant, and will receive prompt despatch for above ports. For freight and passage apply to BOUSTEAD Co., Agents.
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    • 253 7 No. 1 DOCK. No. I DOCK. Length inside 514 ft. Length inside 375 ft. Width of entrance, top 95 ft., bott Width of entrance, top 60.5 ft bott. 75 fl. 45.8 ft. Water on blocks 27.5 ft. Water on blocks 20.5 ft. Time to pump out 4 hours. Time to
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  • 609 8 PIES OF -CARNAGE" IX THE 31 PREM£ COURT. t'.K nor A 3 moon's Childkkn. ivc too into the rights of the childr irkaj S. h.. < iuo Eag Choon, m hiseßUti tro reduced the SnpfGßM Court to a veritable field of legal carnage. Elements m the case
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  • 247 8 Three livlams appeared before Mr Green, second magistrate, yesterday, on a charge of Avonrield," Nathan Road. The second accused wjs also asked to show cause ■why he Bbould not be bound over to be of good behaviuur. Mr Axten said that between nine and ten oa Wednesday
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  • 914 8 Geniual Manager's Report for 4 Weeks Ending 15th Aug. 190 b. The mine measurements and assay results of prospecting works show a total of 699 feet for the period (4 weeks) under review, made up of 56 feet sinking, 10 feet rising, 162 feet driving.
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  • 244 8 YESTERDAY'S PLAY. Profession Pairs. Banks I. Linton and Bremner v Law 111 Gaunt and Everitt, no result. A Class Double Handicip. Perkins and Upcott owe 5, beat Bailey, A. W. and Talma scr., B—6, 6—o. B Class Double Handicap. Swan and Wilson owe 4 v Butler and
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  • 180 8 A Class Double Handicap. Foreman and Noon 2 v Green and Gaunt owe 50, to finish. Hoive and Mason 1 v Seth and Everitt owe 5. B Class Double Handicap. Godfrey and Mergler 1 v Edwards and Marsh scr. Wilberforce and Bussell v Phipps and Fulcher. C Class
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  • 210 8 An excellent and cool morning favoured training operations on the rao3 course yesterday, there being however only a few lccil sportsmen present to witness the horse 3 being put through their exercises, which are of a preliminary character at present m view of there being a long interval
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  • 90 8 The following is the draw for the above which will be played off on the Race Course on Saturday. Dr. R. A. Campbell Bye. C. W. Darbishire v F. k. Langley Dr. Finlayson v F. G. Stevens F. Ferguson v W. M. Masterton C. F. Green v James
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  • 132 8 The U. S. warship Ranger left westward on Wednesday. The cable ship Patrol arrived here on Wednesday night from P. Laut. A cargo of rice arrived by the Norwegian steamer Dott yesterday from Bangkok. Yesterday the Dutch steamer Salahadji arrived with a cargo of liquid fuel from B.
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
    • 463 8 < PASSENGERS, Per Choy Sang Mr and Mrs Gorria. Per Perak Mrs Horley, Mr J. M. Handler, Mr J. Mitchell, Dr H. Mailer, Mr J. W. Fox worthy, Mr Bath, Mr H. G. Bracken, Mr B. Matthews. Per Houtman Mr Breyer. Per Carlyle Messrs Ring, H. Holden, J. McCiymont, G.
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    • 506 8 VESSELS IN POUT. o i Men-of-war Flag and Tons Commanders Arrived From n For Hertog Hendrik Dut cruis. 5030 Goedh. ut Sept 3 Sal Uncertain Sea Mew Col. Yacht 500 Coleman Aug 19 Penang ..certain Ship Flag Tons Master Arrived I rom Consignee Albenga Ger 17"." Loren/en Aug 28 Hongkong
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