The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 1 October 1908

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1 8 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
  • 16 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1908. NO. (5,101)
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  • 78 1 The rubber market is dull Page 5. The cotton strike has caused stoppage of many tr-iins m Lancashire Page 5. The Moroccan negotiations are proceeding satisfactorily Page 5. A Trial Society case was tried m Singapore yesterday Page 5. Mr Haldane suggests unemployed taking winter service with
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  • 944 1 That the receipt of letters from Home should s)iuet mes causa weeping and wailing and gnashing cf teeth with special reference to gnashing is quite excusable. Somehow or other the people who live at that place called Home, with very few exceptions, know little < r nothing
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 54 1 SPECIAL DISPLAY 1 1 Emm 8 IAV JL*^*? a INRIVALLED COLLECTION 01 NOVELTIES. r v— i i \fc»»v sril33r-J EXPRESSLY IMPORTED. mi> Tin. ss icon FOR THIS SEISON. TRIMMED HATS (and Millinery Goods of all kinds) ROBES, Dress Materials, Laces, Ribbons, Blouses, Sunshades, etc., etc. EVERYTHING tv AT I *■>
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    • 449 1 Dr. W. R. L7IMB, AMERICAN OCULIST AND OPTICIAN, CORNER OF ST. ANDREWS-RD., AND HIGH-ST, TILL IST OCTOBER, Dr. Lamb makes a specialty of Examining and Pvefraoting the Eyes and Fitting Glasses, and he has all the modern instruments and apparatus, including the Javal Ophthalmometer and Electric Ophthalmoscope for examining and
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    • 194 1 Entertainments. TO-NIGHT! THE STADIUM SPORTS IN 2 SERIES. Ist Series. H.M. The King Performing the opening Ceremony. Tbe General Salute. March past of tbe Athli t A Swimming Match. High Diving. High Jumping. Danish Ladies' Display. Water Polo (Belgium v. Holland.) 2nd Series. Throwing the Javelin. Tug-of-War England (winner) v.
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    • 129 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Notice re 81. J. Bowla Page 1. Notice re sale of Dovecot Page 2. Jobn Little's great display of race frocks and millinery Page 1. Robinson and Company advertise a new stock of revolvers Page 5. Special notice to Free Press subscribers Page 5. A tine show of
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 364 1 THE WEEK. Thursday, Oct. Ist 3igb Water.— l.26 a., 1.13 p N.D.L. Mail Outward due. 8.1. Mail Homeward closes, 3 p Ladies Golf Championship Semi fin. Friday. 2nd High Water. 2.14 a., 1.49 p Legislative Council, 2.30 p Municipal Coxuiibsion Special, 2.30 p S C.C Rugby practice S.R.E (V) Company
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  • 636 2 M r W B iker, eldest son of the Inspector Baker of the Hongkong Police, died at t cao recently on boird the steamer Hoisang" of which he was chief engineer. He was buried *T Macao. Deceased about i* }6JttB of age. During the month -^er there will be the
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    • 20 2 Do not Neglect a Bad Cold t N f Ver 1 ow a cold *o take its course. Too E
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    • 611 2 NOT WES. The Bankruptcy Ordinance, 1888 In the Supreme Court of the Straits Settlement. Settlement of Singapore. IX BANKRUPTCY. Xo. 178 of 190£ Re S. Ramtee and Co. The creditors of the abovenamed are not tied that their claims should be lodged wit i the Official Assignee as soon as
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    • 765 2 NOTWES. I, NOTICE. 3. In the goods of HEINRICH FISCHER Deceased, Pursuant to the Conveyancing and Law of Property Ordinance VI of 1886. ih Whereas Heinrich Fisher late of 22, Place Malherbes, Paris, France, died iutestate at Paris on the 23rd day of January 1008, and Letters of Administration were
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    • 675 2 NOTIGES. TO PLANTERS. TAPIOCA as a catch crop for PARA RUBBER. By E. MATHIET, On Sale at Messrs. John Little k Co., Ld. and Messrs. Kelly and Walsh Ld. _Sept_l9 20.12 GOVERNMENT NOTICeT Tenders will be received up to 7th proximo at the Colonial Secretary's Office for the removal of
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    • 511 2 INSURANGES. NEW ZEALAND INSURANCE CO,, LIB. FIRE AND MARINE. YANG-TSZE INSURANCE ASSOC. LTD. MARINE, CHINA F.RE INSURANCE CO., LTD. FIRE. LONDON GUARANTEE ACCIDENT CO., LTD. GUARANTEE. Fire and Marine liisks of every description underwritten at lowest current rates. Adamson Gilfillan Co, Ltd. General Agents. A J. SCANDRETT, Manager Insurance Department.
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    • 376 2 Hongkong Shanghai B, Corporation. Paid-up Capital tK/wv\ Heseev, Fund:- l5 000^ Sterling Reserve $15,000,000 Silver Reserve $14,000,000 j 2! '.°(K),oa Rk.seevi Liability of PEOPEIKTOEB COURT OF DIEBCTOKS. Ti v?' iT I rM Esq.— Ohaikma* tlon.Mr. W. J. i -Dkputt H*f O Hj X hRCDEKSKX, Esq C. K. LIN'KiJL p C.
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  • Correspondence.
    • 190 3 Imperial Japanese Consulate, Bejrt I ln connection with the postGtiand Exhibition of Japan, i a despatch my home n forming me that the project Exhibition m li'lii I till T.'i7 on the following ground, deem it a great favour of you if :i iiy msert
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  • 32 3 triumphs len© it the Bar— the tor a re red I we are promised an ascent I P y f Are. But French i of bill-poster, and
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  • 2118 3 rding to an of a The bat iety of Pai: it is yet it is .vhich crowned heads inks For been o adult persocs m the United Kingdom. And the Secretary of State for War can only say, as to those 300,000, that m a few
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 122 3 AUCTIONS. PRELIMINARY NOTICE:. ne Freehold r.nown as Dovecot No. 124. \eres. I I .:ghian& Go's Salerooms, Ota October, at 2 30 p.m. K. L. COGHLAif Co., Licensed Aactioneers Surveyors. io :I-iab Sabah binte Abdulla Albashi. deceased. Sale of Leasehold Properties. ay. 6*h October, at 2.30 p.m. I dwelling house known
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    • 883 3 430 LOTS. HUer/OAT SALE OF Superior Teak Household Furniture Excellent Cottage Piano English Billiard Table &c THE PROPERTY OF J, B. YOUNG ESQ. AL «HAZBLWOOD, M NASSIM HILL, TANGLIN. Saturday, 10th October, at 1.30. p.m. CAT?VPn^ Y d^r§^ NI>SOME MASSIVE TEAK CABINET WITH ELABORATELY SfRFFV v£tv 1 1 ttak -^■bonvdH
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    • 578 3 TO LET. TO LET No. 1 C. Orchard Road. Apply Office Hotel Van Wyk. Oct 1 4.10 TO BE LET FURNISHED OR UNFURNISHED Compound House the Cottage 105 d, Orchard Road with stabling, gas and water laid on, rent $55 unfurnished. Suitable for small family. Immediate entry. Apply to A.
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    • 262 3 ■^p' Used by Government, H Municipality and Contractors for STEEL IRON WORK. :Mr/' Resists the action of Acids, V Steam and stands Tropical 1 BORNEO CO, v ££k J TTAf T r P 1 1 >^_ S^' Jil -M 1 li.l. §J V I Mr B mm ■V* I 4
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    • 189 4 "CHOP RAJAH" WHISKY. CALDBECK.MACCRECOR&C? i V C-HiWA Ha^-KCIw. JAPAN i.Sr«AnS btTTLtWENT^y OBTAINABLE EVERYWHERE. ]\V Bridles, Mat= Saddlery and Ladies Side Saddles, Gentlemen's Riding PRICES MODERATE. INSPECTION INVITED. \^^^S Repairs to Harness and Saddlery executed on the premises. JOHN LITTLE Co., Ltd. "STRAITS (ICLEIIOTORCoOti a/5, BATTERY ROAD. POT AND Sole AGENTS
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    • 453 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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  • 97 5 AS SOLDIERS. i -ton's Ideas. To Live on the Rates. S Marine Telegraph—Reuters.] »7.15 pm. The Lancashire tad V rkshire Railway withdrawn sixty one passenger trains m its services m consequence of the cotkde lock out. The -'IV^ prominence to the sagof Mr H&ldane, that seventeen thou
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  • 24 5 Poo 8 's that a semimeeting between M. Isovolsky and showed a comr. veen Russia and Ii .".uation m Tuikev.
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  • 13 5 visiting immoned thither the Premier Commerce, who returnienoe with the
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  • 23 5 Banker's Bequests. 1 11 an. >th. .ii-Q banker earned Sai teathf 1 i million and a half 3te: a Academy Dee.
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  • 52 5 rested on Monhalf a dcz?n •s Robinson and Co. i sent wirh a policeman to I ted the custodian of uod tried to escape L iter, is a man who trie J a pair 3 from John 1 Co. Yesterday o, Mr Thunder, third 1 him to
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  • 70 5 York, Septeml rident B turn to Washington t< >mmand and to prepare his will m increasing the stand- men. partly to the del Lt\ m festival of ihedin proee33ion _;ue now has -rnbers. ;he Presign has now actively y ever g ge delivered 0 employees ibed
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  • 121 5 El m appeared before Mr it, on a ycle eleik m I .my. Com- ppeared was ac h cycling is c Chinaman tnself by ruling round :i Sumbawa Road. :f to the >t ition by an unpolicemvD, aul Mr c, ordered him A oulprit captured fS eet had to pay
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  • 107 5 NEW DEFENCE BILL. Many Changes. (By Submarine Telegraph.— Renter's.) Received 11 a.m. Sept 30th. The Commonweal.h Government has introduced a defence bill which provides for periods of training varying from an hour weekly to eighteen days yearly, with extra periods for non-efficiency. At -26 men enter the reserve
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  • 58 5 Received 11 am, Sept 30th. The Austrian and Italian replies to the Franco- Spanish Note regarding Morocco substantially concur m the proposals therein concerned. Raceivedat 3 l:>pm. Sept. 30tb. France and Spain are drafting a fresh Muiey Hand, m which the guarantees demanded are modified i:i accordance with an
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  • 97 5 The October number of this publication reaches a high standard both as regards interest and quality. There are a number of particularly interesting articles apart from the mouth's sporting records, which include a complete account of the S. C. C. lawn tennis tournament showing tha result
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  • 173 5 BISHOP OLDHAM AND MR. BRYAN. Bishop Oldham, of the Methodist Mission has had an interview with Mr W. J. Bryan, Den .inditkite tor the I .H Presidency. It is thus reported m the New York Sun, a copy of which has reached us Bishop W. F. Oldham of the Methodist
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  • 294 5 > A Chinese servant formerly employed m a towkav's house at. Teluk Blanga Road, his been arrested for stealiug a watch and a ta valued at $16 m August last. A boatman named Sahat ed vue month's imprisonment by Mr Thunder, third magistrate, yesterday, for Chinese sampan coolie at Pulau
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  • 53 5 SHARE MARKET DULL: PLANTATION FIRM. {Front our own Correspondent!) Recaived Sept. 30th, 1908. London, via Penang. The recent activity m rubber shares has died out. No reliable information is available as to the Brazilian crop. In the meantime there is a scarcity of rubber on the spot and
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  • 476 5 Some Interesting Statements. A young Keh named Fait Sian Su appeared before Mr Green, second magistrate, yesterday, on a charge of being a member of an unlawful society. Mr B.iiley, assistant Protector of Chinese, said he ha 1 been asked to examine some papers by the palica
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  • 334 5 "It seems a pity,' says Mr Finn, Great Britain's Consul-General m the United States, m his annual report, tbat people should have become pi ejudiced against canned meats, which are a cheap food, and which, if packed with proper safeguards, should be perfectly wholesome." Since the scare
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  • 288 5 Supreme Court, Wbestling With Weary Problems, Settles One. Before Mr Justice Liw, m the Supreme Court yesterday the further consideration" of the case of K. S. Veerappa Pillay v. Sam Vincent came on for hearing. Mr R. St. J. Braddell appeared for the plaint ft', and Mr
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  • 72 5 I should like an explication for your non-attendance here on Tuesday," said Mr Thunder, third magistrate, yesterday, to Mr f W. E. Richardson, a smelter at Pulau Brani, who was subpoenael as a witness m an as- You are liable to a sentence of six months' imprisonment
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  • 300 5 The R. I. M. S. ilardinge with Bal (iangadhar Tilak on board arrived at Rangoon on the 22nd. When the special train which was to convey Tilak to Maudalay arrived at Barr Street at 2.4."> p.m., Mr. Baines accompanied by SuperilltPrulfint Mnllanins ,of the Port
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  • 174 5 Martinis Inonye is reported to hava regained the use of speech and to be quite sensible of his surroundings, but little hope is held out of a recovery, Okitsu is crowded with anxious visitors. A postcard wag recently received at Marquis Inouye's residence, purporting to come from
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  • 44 5 la these days independent thought is labelled eccentricity and the man who reserves to himself the light to work out his own salvation m the l ght of his own reason is regarded as a rebel against the dominion of established decencies. ("Sunday Chronicle.")
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 29 5 A Safe Cough Medicine for Children. In buying a cough medicine for children never be afraid to buy Chamberlain's Cough I "Romorl-u TViptp is nn rhindpr frnrn if ar\r\
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    • 168 5 ROBinson co, COLT'S REVOLVERS. JOINTLESS FRAMES. tSyifr^"^ Double Action Revolver. COLT'S NEW ARMY Y^V^^k inch barrel. Full Blued. Rubber Stock. 28 Webleys Automatic Pistol. Colt's Pocket Deringer 410 bore -4 2.1 inch barrel single shot. Magazine takes 8 shots. Nickel Plated Frame Blued Barrel Full Blued, Rubber Stock. Walnut Stock.
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  • 712 6 1 to be quite a p"i w Uta» that -re luiltup by the activity and industry o£ small insects, m mnch the same manner as the waxy cells cf bees and wasps, but 1 this myth of industry is quite exploded, for orals which go towaid* tbe formation of
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  • 182 6 I bow does it feel to fly alon» on a heavier thun vi»- flyiEg machine r The aeroplane ted along a rail. tkiog the end of the track the lot moves the front rudder, and the ue lifts from the mil like a kite supported by tie
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  • 90 6 y -tie st ory is toid by a Paris conol Alexandra Dumas when be was a member of tbe National Guard. He went into a caiY to lunch with a friend. The two ached well if not wisely. Dumas had removed hi> military hat on entering the ad
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 528 6 SHIPPING. NTK JAPAN MAIL STEAHSHi? Co., Ltd. "ft A regular FORTNIGHTLY Service is maintained between Japan and Europe by the following NEW TvffN SCREW STEAMERS. Unds» Mail Contracts with the Imperial Japanese Government. Specially designed for the Company's European Service, lighted throughout by Electricity, provided with excellent accommodation for First
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    • 709 6 SHIPPING. STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. For China, Japan, Penang, Ceylon, Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Ports, Plymouth and London. Through Bills of Lading ißsned for Ohina Coa3t, Persinn Gvli, Continental and American Ports. Ers will leAve Siagapor* on or about MAIL LINES. Outward (for China) 1908 Oct. 9 Devanha Nov. 20
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    • 638 6 SHIPPING 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 steamer
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    • 473 6 SHIPPING. HAMBURG AMERIKA LINE, HAMBURG. The steamers of this Company maintain a regular service between Hamburg, Bremen, Antwerp, and Rotterdam, and the Straits, 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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    • 236 6 SHIPPING. Norddeutscher Lloyd, Breme: IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LIKE Iml and v^ll-known mail ifa i thit OoMfMV sail fortnightly from H»j terdam, Antwerp, 6 Gibralu pies, (coEuection Naplee, 1 »nd vice versa 1 Suez, Aden. Colombo, Penanr i kong, Shanghai, Nagasaki 4 and back. They are due m Singapore oner undermentioned
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  • 202 7 L\\v Factories to he a IBDUBTBH I sew British Patent Law, foreign patents held m j Kingdom must be worked" to a m that country, grows ,:e tor the enforcement of the approaches. Of 3,932 ,uted m England m 1907, rruan. Commercial bodies are j for
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  • 77 7 GENERAL BADEN-POWELL AND THE RISING GENERATION. I Baden-Powell is at the taip with his Boy Scouts, v should, and will, c: B > of U3 who professes re of the I ar boy can of him. Of to wish to see the s won. The to-morrow, j la our ::ed
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  • 44 7 D a m the Tyne di-' took ISlh alt. •oniTLe first g of heavy guns Shields l>y the were reinfor i i tive and a flotilla to tbe before is swcessfully driver. .vere The tnunteuvres, hours without interaiifi- at inter-
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  • 687 7 Capital Capful lssae Paid Issaed pafdapVala. ap Company. Quotatfoa $300,000 300,000 10 10 Belat Tin Mining 00. Ltd 700 $300,000 225,000 10 10 Bruif Limited :»0 $600,000 600.0C0 10 10 Bruseh Hydraulic Tin M. Co. Ltd 12 £400,000 350,000 1 1 Duff Development Co. Ltd 3.75 60,000 60,000 1
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 37 7 Inflammatory Rheumatism. I m ever experienced the and almost unbearable pains atory rheumatism, will be Know that prompt relief may be appljing Chamberlains Pain Balm. yder, of Roseville, Ontario, Canada, hai troubled with intianirheumatism for the past
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    • 758 7 On the Berth. BRITISH INDIA S. N. Co., Ltd. FOR PENANG, MADRAS NEGAPATAM. The Company's T. S. Stbameb TEESTA," 6,296 tons, C. "Willis, Commander, will be despatched for the above ports on Thursday, the Ist October, at 5 p.m. She has excellent accommodation for first and second class passengers. For
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    • 528 7 EXCHANGE. (Corrected up to Sept 30 Sank 4 ih/b w 2/4& demand M 2/S|| Private credits 3 m/g .>. 2/41 credits 6 m/ 8 M 2/4^ FsiNci, demand Bank.- 292 Germany, demand M 237 [ndia, T. T 1741 Hongkong, demand M 21%% Yokohama, demand M 113| Java, demand M 139f
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    • 264 7 THE YOKOHAMA BOCK CO., LTD. No. 1 DOCK. DOCK. Length inside 514 ft. Length inside 375 ft. Width of entrance, top 95 ft., bott Widl b of entrance, top 60.5 ft. bott. 75 ft. 45.8 ft. Water on blocks 27.5 ft. Water on blocks 20.5 ft. Time to pump out
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  • 1033 8 i i vngoon.) Suicide of General Luard. London, September 19. the inquest on the body of Genera Luard the jury returned a verdict of suicid( d :porary insanity. The coroner ex pn mm at the base insinuations mad( a_ c~ General Luard which had made his It_- unbearable.
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  • 280 8 R. E. R. A. Sergeants. A most interesting shoot took place on Thursday last the 24:h instant, between the and R.A. Sergeants' Clubs, on P>lakan Mati Range. The conditions of the Match were to fire 20 a side, the best 8 to count, but owing to the R
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  • 185 8 p West Rents I. Get a Good Leal. On 'the S. R. C. ground last night [two strong teams of the League met and one of them, the West Kents, got a substantial lead of three goals to nil. The Warders and Engineers had the misfortune to lose
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  • 125 8 The following are the fixtures for October .November and December. First Eleven Oct 3rd S.C.C. vsS.RC. Oct 10th SCc' a ?ol^ Oct 17th S G C vs V MCA. Dot -24th, Committee vs Rest. Nov 7th S C C vs S R C Nov !>th
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  • 5 8 P. C- Nn 991 Uo^.i^j
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  • 299 8 The following new Books will be ready for issue on Friday. Belloc, 11., Mr Chitterbuck's Election. Benson, E. I., The Plotting Book. Ulytli, James, The Smallholder. Bullock, Shan F., A Laughing Matter. Cobb, Thomas, The Chichester Intrigue. Conrad. Joseph, A Set of Six. Fletcher, J. S., The Harvest
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  • 382 8 By Major E. C. Ellis, Acting Commandant S. V. C. Singapore, 29th Sept. 1908 S. V. A. Orderly officer Capt F. Hilton. Orderly X. C. O. Sergt. J. F. Fitt. Parades on Monday sth October, Manning parade for No. 2 Section: on Tuesday 6th Jet. 1).
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  • 84 8 Clothing and cash to the amount of $9.40 have been stolen from the refreshment room at the Tank Road railway station. I Two chairs valued at 83 have been stolen J from a Chinese bangsal at the 5| mile at I Pasir Panjang. Lee Cheng Poon was acquitted by Mr
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  • 237 8 The M. M. Company's Steamer Polvnesien left Colombo at 9 p.m. on the 29th Sept. and may be expected here on Sunday at about 10 a.m. During the rain squall yesterday morning, a tongkang ran into Messrs Gaggino and Company's water beat Spring," which was lying at anchor
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 28 8 A Reliable Remedy. v The only remedy which can always be de- pended upon m the most severe cases of pain 1 m the stomach, crarnn ™liV nr
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    • 141 8 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPkIJ. I Ukvuu, Contract with thk Nkthkklands India Govebnmekt. Agents at Singapore, Ships' Agency, late J, Daendels Co., 2-3. Collyer Quay THE UNDERMENTIONED DATES OF DEPARTURE ARE ONLY APPROXIMATE. B-s. LAUI Biouw. Prigi-Madja and Rengat B-8. BAUD Batavia. Java Coa- -ourabaja'.' Bock Amponan. Makißser, Donggala. PaL Kota-Boena,
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
    • 428 8 CLEARANCES. Sept 29. Euryalus, Brit, str Suffern, for Melbourne via ports. Sept. 30. lesan Mara, Jap. str Awaki, for Sourabaya. Van Swoll, Dut. str., Van der Oord, foi Pladjoe. Heck Lee, Brit, str., Morris, for Kelnntan via ports. Kinta, Brit, str., Daly, for Teluk Anson via ports. Brouwer, Dut. str.,
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    • 430 8 VESSELS IN PORT, Men-of-war Flag and Tons Commanders Arrived r rom When F Sea Mew Col. Yacht 500 Col» I Ship Flag Tons Master Arrived From Cuh:«ijrnee Bangkok Ger 1237 Nicoiaisen Sept 2* Bangkok H.-i.i. Meyer Bangkos Ban Leong Dut 275 Winters Sept 28 B'massin Ban Keng Bawe Baron Innerdale
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