The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 25 November 1908

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    16 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1908. NO. 6,456
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    151 1 Field Marshal Lord It l^rts b«S seciaeo the support of tie H^use 1 f Lords to a moti >v for a much stroi ger defensive arn\v for Britain— leader and page 7. Mr Rockfeller his been asked questions about lhe Standard Oil Co. m the New Ycrk
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    TRADITION'S PRESERVER.
    1010 1 "Hernia pet-EOttibtlity arMM Etom the Unocal or evolutive perfectibility by \mm ttept— tha perfeetitiiltij 1 j oral tradition md Urn perfectibility bj irrittMi mmmm.** rhil BOOMi a st teal fi Uid I I id w q| iug that mm learns by word i i m mm. il I
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      524 1 LJJ II ij ll Cj favourably known for I 1 mk V 0 ll n KB 50 years m the Straits, Boudoir. Concert Grand, Grand. Upright Grand. Pianola. PR ft fl j^ The Best and the Cheapest m the W^ SHOW ROOMS, 375 Victoria Street. A. FRANKEL Co., Sub-Agents. WAYANG
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      248 1 Entertainments. THEATRE ROYAL GRAND CINEMATOGRAPH, NORTH BRIDGE ROAD. To-Night! To-Night!! Change of Programme AIL NEW PICTURES. THE SMALL CAR CUP 1908. Motor Car Race Organised by Ec Auto on the Compiegne Circuit, on of the Serpentine. tie Little Cripple. Beauty and the Beast. PATHE FRERES' POPULAR PICTURES. SCOTTISH FESTIVAL CONCERT.
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      275 1 Entertainments. HARIMA HALL. VARIETY SHOW COMI'.INED WITH UP-TO-DA^E CINEMATOGRAPH. Remember this please We make no extra charge for the additional entertainment. TO-NIQHT. EVERYTHING NEW. OL'R ORCHESTRA The Best m Singapore. ALH A M BRA PHONE... No. 582.. .9 a.m to 5 pm. No. 7 p.m to 10 p.m. NEEDS NO
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      86 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Latest prices of bricks from the Alexandra Brick Works Page 5. Foo Teng Quee Bakery and its owners Page 2. Mortgagees sale of land. Powell and Co. Page 5. Special holiday terms for Indo-China and Apcar Steamera- Page 8. Coghlan and Co. sell salvage coal on Friday Page
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      369 1 Wednesday, 2* tin Bigh Water t— lo 43 a, 11 55 p Confirmation St Andrew's Oathedral, 5.30 p Thursday, 26 h High Water.— 11.16 a. 8.1. Mail Homeward close-*, 3 p Childrens Conceit Victoria Mem. Hall 5.50 p Friday, 27th High Water.— 0.37 a 11 52 p N.D.L. Mail Outward
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    THE CHINESE THRONE.
    485 2 Quaint Death Ceremonial. Some idee of the rites performed on the death ol the last Dowager Empress are given ia Wade's State of Chine 1850-51, which was privately printed and from which R. K. Donglas drew portion of his material for cietf m China" DonhUeSß the same
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    PEKING UNDER ARMS.
    417 2 Prince Chun'- TnsTDITT. Peking, 17th November. The death ted Edict oi the hae Emperor wis drafted by Grand C tneeOlon YuanShihk.ii and Sai Ghoh by oommand of the Empress Doneger. Prin.e Chine, wno hid then returned to Peking, look no part m the formulation of baft Then
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      240 2 A BIG SALE OF LINENS AT WHITEAWAY'S I FOR FOUR DAYS ONLY Nov. 25th, 26th, 27th 28th. A 15 per cent Reduction on all Linen Goods. Towels, SJieets, Sheetings, Napkins, Hankfs, Curtains, Damasks, Glass Cloths, Pillow Cases, Hollands, Bed Quilts, Linen Dress Goods. Whitea way Laidlaw and Co., Lt>d. A
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      756 2 NOTICES. NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that the interest and responsibility of the late Foo Teng Quee deceased m the business of a bakery carried on by us and him m co-partnership under the style or firm of Teng Quee Co., Chop Ban Hup Hong, No. 10, Middle Road, ceased
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      456 2 INSURANCES. NOTICE. Manufacturers Life Insurance Co. It is hereby notified that Mr J. H. EVANS has resigned and is no longer a representative of the above Co. GUTHRIE Co. Lm.. General Agents. Singapore Nov. 2.''rd, 1908. Nov 24 27 1 1 NOTICE. THE FEDERAL LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA. Notice
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      612 2 BANKS. Hongkosg Shanghai Banli-^ Corporation. Paid-tjp CaprrAL M w ...$15,000,^)0 Rbbbrvi Fund Sterhnt? Reserve $15,000,000 t0 Silver Reserve $14,000,000) 2 Rbsbbvb Liability of Propribtobs $1 0.0.X'.0-jo Court op Dirbcjtors. E. Shblltm. Eeq, Obaik*a« Hon. Mr. W. J. Gresson— Deputy > A1 v E. G Lakh ett, Es^. C. K. Lenikank,
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    FLOATING VILLAGES.
    550 3 L-put.-Col. R. Q. T. Bright. CM. G. who left England at the end of 1906 aa British Commissioner m connection with the disputed frontier between. Great Britain and the Congo Free Stale, has returned to Baghrad after 2 m>nths trav el m eotae of the wildest pjrts of
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    TURKISH FAMILY LIFE.
    576 3 Ri a Turkish La* i Let sa ly fmy acquainI c belonging to the old nobility of I urkfl y. air of ia a I then >wn I-- v do ny: aa ba their koaah I host of slaves and good-for I people, ai you would m
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    TZU HSI, THE TERRIBLE.
    625 3 In the "South China Morning Post," on the announcement of the death of the Empress Di wager ol Chiua there appears this appreciation of that forceful personality: T/u Hsi, the late Empress Dowager* baa always been a mystery to the wes'ern world. In some respects the
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    "APPALLING" MONEY LENDING.
    156 3 Judge Selfe. giving evidence, recently, before the. Select Committee of the House of Commons on Imprisonment for Debt, said the extent to wbich working-men, clerks ol sll kinds, and the lower classes of the Civil Service were m tie hands of money leaden waa really appalling. A
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    A JELAPANG MYSTERY.
    101 3 On Friday a Chinese detective on rounds at Jelapang obtained certain information which led him to a kongsio house USU dly oo aipied by a number of wood cutters. When the detective entered the house he found it m silence hut a search brought him upon a
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      29 3 Nothing to Fear. Mothers need have no hesitancy m giving Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to their little ones, as it contains absolutely nothing iniurious. This remedy isnot only perfectly safe
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      388 3 *^mma^mr^em^m^mm^ma&Bwtmlߣ&l!ta!3% f mml Bmmaae^^ I 1 1 1 11 1 L > IJJ ■>#.& 3 Z2^f-£T| WATERPROOF 3|3lSfe| VERMINPROOP HFIRE RESISTINQ COOL DURABLE Cheapest on the Market. SUPPLIED IN R01.L3 3 ft. x 24 yds. f^lVfl Adamscn Gilfillan &Co Mff^-mA (li*».m«.) Singapore Cold Storage Co, Ltd. Near Entrance to Borneo
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      600 3 SPECIAL REDUCTIONS. HUMBER CARS "HUMBER" S 1012 and 20 H. P. NEWLY ARRIVED UTEST MODEL. Owingto facilities forturning out large numbers of these famous Cars m order to meet the growing demand, Cost of Production has been reduced to a point which enables them to be offered to the public
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      591 3 THE Singapore Free Press. Morning Daily. To Our Headers. The Singapore Free Press is now a Horning Daily, aad a aa ana al depots, bam aa early hour eacli morning (Sundays excepted). Cos:; priofl Ten Cents a copy. Subscribers' oopies will be delivered at their pmate residences, (or town offices
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    THE SPORTING WORLD.
    1678 4 (JVsm 0»r Special Cot*reMpnmmmi London, Oot 30, (a A Sri ms nn Colt, j F is rOmost a certainty tbat whan betting on next jeu-s Darby comm nose, a strong favourite ml be found m Biyai. > This handsome sou of Bay Rjnald and uihcui finished ap
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    AN EASTERN TREASURE HUNT.
    294 4 Japanese Seabch fob Sunken Wealth. Treasure hunting is not confined to Tobermory Bay. Cocos Island, or the regions of th-' West Indies where Spanish gilleons m days gone by sank with a weight of wealth aboard. Out in'the Eastern seas there is a treasure trove beneath
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    THE "CEYLON OBSERVER"
    164 4 THE CEYLON OBSERVER" (Established m Colombo 1534) Circulates throughout the island of and m BontSssrn India, [ta < 'verinnd Edition circulates extensively m Great Britain and Ireland, as well as amongst persons interesti dd m Ceylon resident m other parte of the world. Ceylon Observer Daily! Annual subscription, including postage
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      34 4 Morrhuol Creosote was carefully tried m a case of threatening throat and lung trouble, for which a patient had been treated with various remedies for many n onths pre- ,i_ /-"j i" 3 i.-
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      749 4 A SHIPS DOCTOR —-—x-^zL si «£&i^ yj **^jgf*r "> r Neurasthenia. Nervous Debility, Degression, Malaria A rtnrnntee a positive assurance That is the strong point of this wee s ie <i. wlii li is e:i>* h, tic and definite, and leaves no doubt of our co 1 a a;"s u.eonin
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      36 4 An Anecdotal History OS OLD TIMES In Singapore, from the Foundation of the Settlement on February 6th, 1819, to the Transfer to the Coienial Office on April lst 1&67, wtth ao Portrait! Maps and Illustration* 1
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      828 4 VESSELS EXPECTED. STEAMERS. living port of departure, and (where lcnowr) T date due here, and name of Agent*. Airlie, Sydney, Dec 23 Boustead. Andalusia, Hongkong, Dec 18: Behn Meyer. Aparima, Calcutta, Dec 8: Boustead. Armand Behic, Saigon, Dec 14 M M. A. Apcar, Hongkong, Nov 19 P. Simons. Astyanax, Liverpool,
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      606 4 Passengers for the Straits. Per Kamo Maru. due Nov 20 -lb ft Q H. Smart, Mr S. Master-nan, Mr Bftd Mia l{ C. Whiting, Mrs BkertcUy, Mr \V Meilor* Lieut Col H. V. X -nt, Mr E. M. Wt \j T. A. C. Strickland. Per P A <> Nile, Is*
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    WIRE NEWS.
    680 5 1 i i. Ja.l R— iii a hubs. Calcutta, November IS A press cctsEur: aie announces a 1 mg^> m tbe Bengal J,;, a tr |s K s% the ssak ag over of tks Imdy cf an execwted criminal te his friends is aed :n cases where the
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    "GREAT AND GOOD KING."
    391 5 Siam R*:le?:'s Rl- Re: n. The I sg ia a hranalataon ol Lbs [a aciipikia b ths Mjnealiiaii status ol Hl= M^je^ty X n-jof S am, whs h nas anvniled on the a ■:f tie record rei^n coin brat; re:er.*.ly "la the j ir "--i'l ol
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    LONDON'S "BLUE LAWS."
    266 5 '."a;:" PW*«i DCS r ■_>£ MIDNiaKT GilRI A-• lI as been asade en the othei Bed rn'* to the J States 1 the ell I tbat L:u I v i i pidry becoming im] aa 6 I gay and sightseer on aceiunt of its blu- aepapi These
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      70 5 ALEXANDRA PRESSED BRICKS. We are now prepared to supply these at the following prices Drdinan perl6,oBoattta scially selected $140 wrta P. Panjang Our quotations for fireclay goods are as follows Rneta! S2G per Iw Firebf >.s certs ea;n -at tne mm Arch 6 J Any shaped goods can be made
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      693 5 NOTICE. Dalian's Anstralian Horse Repository. I beg to notify tiie public of a great reduc- 1 tion m the price cf horse fodder as from Novsashes 15, 1908. My earnest desire is to keep tbe price cf j f xider low, so as to facilitate business m the horse trade.
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      286 5 GREAT to-day f AST RAY LriU I un I HBWjaSBW. BSSBB^^k. mMMM^MX m^mWt^mMmMX S^B^S^SZS mm^Lmmmm. %%Mm\^m%M>^. WSmmm^^m^m. mmrnVTmrn. mf** K ~*mM*km*3m. mm^S^mm^LV** 9 fPSI *Hf MH M> f^M BSSV^BSa^a# SJBBBb fe^f Mm. mmm. AUCTION SALE OF Valuable Household Furniture &c. Ron NO NIYEN B< )&D. Baturdaj, 28th Novem:-:-:. at 2
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      490 5 STYLISH TEAK FURNITURE. VERY ATTRACTIVE AUCTION SALE OF Superior Household Furniture. THE PROPERTY OF WALTER BLUNN, ESQ. AT -THE SHANTY" 4. SYED ALLEY RD (for Nov, ln Station) SATURDAY, XOV* 28th, at I*3o p.m. C mprising Cottage Pianoforte by Joseph WaMis Sons upholstered teak drawing room suite, teak ma tables,
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    The Singapore Free Press. Wednesday, Nov. 25, 1908.
    2354 6 The Singapore Free Press. Wednesday, Nov. 25, 1908. H p v. ...v..,;^ influence and anbrflwd by gain r i■ a *W a to X Loyalty and Lia, There i.s a remarkable parallel between the later years of the public life of Mr Chamberlain and Lord Roberts. Each of these distinguished
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    542 6 Mr Gale, tbe A'torm (J neral fir the Philippines ii vi pn Eeuf kong. X Bg Elu ird has v Ba J| playing of the N iti 'chits to a Bsinute. Bj tbe b bm b Q rmao asiil Kleist on M n I Meyer, aooompaaied M M -ur. Lett
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      181 6 '"now"" I OPEN IboimDflk^Co'sl iti •sss.-sss.as! Tj .MM MMMM. A I GRAMD i IX'IVIAS' I lj BAZAAR, i ty i j til ww gg-ggg^ w -JE St. ANDREWS DAY November 30th 9 1908. A SPECIAL DINNER WILL BE SERVED AT 7-30 P.M AT THE HOTEL de la PAIX. As spice
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      163 6 THE MOST WELCOME X'MAS PRESENT. To send to Folks at Home is H Good Photograph, one that will not only do justice to yourself but also bring credit to the country of your adoption and incidentally to WILSON CO. IG. R. Lambert Co., LIMITED, I ESTABLISHED 1875. Qourt Photographers. I
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    STANDARD OIL.
    75 7 Profits Seventy Millions a Year. (P.v Submarine Telegraph. Keuier's) Mr. Rockefeller has bee Q severely cro< S jammed for several days i, the Federal 2S V rk ij a Suit a g ainst *he Btandird OJ Company. He narrated circumstanti sDy and non-d-U^lj the history of the Trust,
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    CASTRO COMES TO EUROPE.
    20 7 R e. X>v, it, 10-41 a.m ''•■-lentCast.ooi Vmtamm is eomiag Baryta l»„ 3rat; a Feifjnn .j
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    A RUSSIAN DEMENTI.
    30 7 A saasi-o-fficia] atetement issued at St Pctessborg, repudiates the suggestion that Rusaia will seek territorial compensation m Uerlmijan as a setoff for Austria's annex*. ol D tenia.
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    CHINA AND AMERICA.
    64 7 N v. -2 1, \o.]:, a m li r i: s Sj bas arrired at s t n mcisoo on a mission to express China's A mittinghei portion itj, and to enlist Ameri as en perati n ia tbe development of North D t. T *"V lNl
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    CHINA'S REGENT.
    103 7 r 8 Bw T; ilk. {Union Tints* S ecial.) Ow Peking Correspondent states that on beating of the death of the Lata Empress Dowager, suddenly fell -ua remaining so I a-eral hours, be iras n i a ad by f >ragn d ietors. Tne New Bmpevoi reigns under
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    RICE BOWL WAS THROWN.
    137 7 In the Third Court yesterday three Chinese. Lay I keg QOSS", Chan I lee. ar.d Ch an .v i Sang wete charged with voluntarily .-.u_r hurl te Ghent: Ana. The charge net No. 1 wu altered to one of abetu* a: i agaiasl X i 3
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    CONFIRMATION AT THE CATHEDRAL.
    69 7 St. Andrew's Cathedral today, at I I pm there will be held a confirmation SH It i-* expected that there will be ■> B shops m Sai-jHp-ire today. The Kt. Ret Gerard Heath Lmder, Bishop of Victoria (Hongfc ng] who is a pissenger by the P.
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    81 7 ft may n_*t have been observed generally that the new Archbishop of York, l>r Cosmo j Gordon Lsag, is, like his pieleeesstt* Archbishop Maclagan, a Scot. His father, the Very K^v Dr John Marshall Laner. is Chancellor aud Principal of Aberdeen University, and has been Moderator of the Kirk of
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    ENGLAND'S NEED.
    106 7 MILLION TRAINED MEN. Lords Approve. (By Submarine Telegraph.— Racer's) Kee. Nov. 21, 2 54 pm. The House of Lords has by 74 to 32 adopted a motion of Lord Roberts urging the necessity of having an army strong enough to deter the most formidable nation from attsmpting a
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    COSTS MONEY.
    72 7 But is Being Considered. Kr-c. 6 La pm. During the Debate on Lord Robot's motion m the House of Lords, Lord Crewe said that the Field Marshal's proposals would cost an additional twenty millions annually. Though thej relied on the power 'of the X-ivy to dad with invasion,
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    CHANGING ISLAM.
    199 7 Professor G Jorge A lam Smith, preaching Urn missionary sermon m connection with the Baptist Union annual meetings at Bradford, surveyed the present position and future of Mahomedanism. He maintained that the altering of the despotic constitution cf Turkey, aud the abandonment of many of the most essentia]
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    347 7 Captain Giovanni Gaggino returned by the Deli on Sunday from his visit to Banekok. Too fo ob ill match Club v V.M C.A., put on the Kst fnr yesterday afternoon, was not played, a t sufficient men turning up. It now appears that the Dowager Empress bceiuie evei heated on
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    SUPREME COURT WORK
    231 7 CHETTY vs LEATHER COMPANY. The Chief Justice was occupied yesterday m heiring the claim of R. M. C. L Shedambaram Chetty vs S. Siibao Marican and S. M. H. Karim for $2,800 due for money paid. Mr E. C. Ellis appeared for the plaintiff and the defendants
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    ORDER AGAINST SOLICITOR.
    157 7 Before the Chief Justice, Sir William Bynd man- Jones, m the Supreme Court, yesterday afternoon, Mr C. I. Carver, Secretary of the Lar* C anmittee, moved the Court under Section 110 of the Courts Ordinance 1907 for an order cailiug upon an advocate and solicitor of the
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    PULAU DAAT.
    196 7 Judgment pob the Plaintiff. In the Supreme Court, yesterday, Sir William Hyndman-Jones, the Chief Justice, delivered judgment m the case of Harry Pfort vs. Bag it Singh. Mr. Upcott appeared for the plaintiff and Mr Gaunt represented the defendant. The plaintilFs claim was that he was the holder
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    "A PURE ACCIDENT."
    123 7 In the Second Court, yesterday, a Javanese syce named Sabaudan was charged with driving his gharry m a rash and negligent manner on Nov 7th. Kathir Mohamed said he was walking ilong Tanjong Pagar Koad and the gharry driven by the accused ran against a lamp post
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    ALLEGED THEFT OF BREAD.
    44 7 Mariapen, a Kling, was arrfs'ed on a sharge of gang robbery of 25 loaves of >read, value $1.20, m Bukit Timah Road. Insp. Meredith asked for a postponement :o tho lst December for further enquiries. Bail was fixed at $100.
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    POST CARD EXHIBITION.
    36 7 The medals for the Post Card Exhibition lave now arrived and are ou view at Messrs ixoh and Co's premises. Names cf competiors will be received up to the end of this nonth.
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    34 7 A Bangkok paper, reporting the celebraions over the record reign of the King >f Siam, has the following headings A Roun of Festi ities. Grand Rocession of Owner. TViaf cntllinnr BMcrcroafa tViof 4"ka tmmti
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    ATHLETIC NOTES.
    912 7 The wages or bonus question m home football seems to be graduilly approaching a settlement, at any rate to the extent that some general ideas have been worked out, and on October 30 the League and the F. A. and the Southern league were to meet and discuss
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    ARMED WITH A SPIKE.
    69 7 Lang Ah Kian, a Hylam, was tried by the Senior Magistrate, Mr Howard, yesteVdav on a charge of housebreaking at No 41 Middle Road. Evidence was given that the accused carried a spike with which he wrenched off the padlock of the door. He was disturbed
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      258 7 ROBINSON Co. Genuine Irish Linen Sale. 4 DAYS ONLY, COMMENCING Nov.2STH THE WHOLE OF OUR STOCK OFFERED AT 15% DISCOUNT OFF THE REGULAR PRICES FOR CASH. ANY LENGTH CUT! ANY QUANTITY SUPPLIED. Damask Gloths. Linen Serviettes (hemmed ready for use) Hemstitched Sheets. Plain Sheets and Sheeting. Plain and Hemstitched Pillow
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      137 7 EAST COAST WEATHER. Adviorsfi no ths Bast Coast show that these has been a 1 Iq cf rough weather n the E ist Coast Tae mail from Ive lata m I the Yugala wis not able t b i taken on board the boat vu X v I4tb, owing to
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    SANE IMPERIALISM.
    516 8 XO-R-D CUOMKR ON THE 17*E OF POWER. Presiding on Oct. 17 at the annual meeting of Ik* Newland* Corner branch of the "Victoria Leagae, held at Mr St Loe Strachey's -residence. Newlands Corner, Guildford, the of Cromer observed that he regarded the league as a very useful institution
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    THRILLING TALE OF THE SEA.
    441 8 THRILLING TALE OF THE SEA. CUEW CaJLID v >a BI Natives The darn of a ■hipwrectl on ;m unknowr submerged r e'i m the Pacific Yean w. s ■■folded al Sydney, when the -..u.i steamei Muni.rt arm the eaptaia and orew of Hrn l«rque Fifeshire, which was lest near I
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      33 8 FROM THE ANTILLES. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Benefits a City Councilman at Kingston, Jamaica. Mr W (HVilly Fogarty, who is a member of tbe Lay Council at Kingston, Jamaica. A>est ltdies^wralpq^j fallowo o»„ w^4.i.i^
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      566 8 A crown of glory is a beautiful head of hair. An Australian lady -N> *y^'L now m London •^SS^-nX writes under /V V> date Jan. 28, t Sllttv' w f A y er 3 Hair Vi OT 1■• a worl<l of goo<3 l/S^^ Tbank3 lo my T ill 8j jm\
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      745 8 SHIPPING. P. O. STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. For China, Japan, Penang, Ceylon, Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Ports, Plymouth and London* Through Bills of Lading issned for China Coast, Persian Gulf, Continental and American Porta. Steamers will leave Singapore oa or abotrt MAIL LINES. Outward (for China) 1908 1909 Delta Dec.
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      705 8 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 for Genoa, Marseilles and Liverpool and for Marseille?, Havre and
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      628 8 SHIPPING. HAMBURG AMERIKA LINE, HAMBURG. Tbo steamers of this Company maintain a regrlar service between Hamburg, Bremen Antwerp, and Rotterdam, and tbe Straits, China and Japan. Homewards, tbey 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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      575 8 SHIPPING* XXI. Norddeutscher Lloyd. Bremen IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE The fast and well-known mail -steamers olr this Company sail fortnightly from Bremen Hamburg via Rotterdam, Antwerp, Southampton Gibraltar, Genoa, Naples, (connection Marseilles Naples, Alexandria and vice versa) Port Said Suez, Aden, Colombo, Penang, Singapore, Bonekong, Shanghai, Nagasaki A Kobe to
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    HAPPY HUNTING GROUNDS FOR LAZY MEN.
    2017 9 HAPPY HUNTING GROUNDS FOR LAZY MEN. [All Rights Re-krvkd.J 11. THE SWAGMAN'S LIFE, K. L. CAMPBELL. M *1 to bo-n on a 4 that because we cane Day «>t vKe-t m iire entith I i:;r to spend all om i to gel thi I I di into tiu round hole
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    A MATTER OF EPITHETS.
    120 9 Tbe Observe! has tbis interesting note The week's papers bave made great demands on the critical and censorious resources of the English language. A study of Tuesday s leading articles (m London only) gives htatiskkfl as to lhe Do3B* popular epithets, most of them used m
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    SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY.
    973 10 Hardened Tantalum— The Cut! linkable— Artificial Marble— Changing the Blood's Circula I tion— Gas for Small Place-.— The Gun Fired Without Powder— A file That Planes. Tantalum, one ot the rare metals now being brought into u-c has many resemblances -*to"iron. and one of these is the hardness
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    TEDERATED MALAY STATES.
    48 10 TK- Crown Agenta for the r 0 honiea ac ing on been I of the Government of the Federated Ma. ay States, invite tenders for the supply of ak«w| ".To ton. of Be.ll> Bessemer acid ■Jssl raili a-.d about 46 I tons of angle fishplates
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    9 10 A Word to Travellers. -*^t incident to travelling ana
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    CHANGE IN'JAPAN.
    745 10 CHANGE IN 'JAPAN. Alleged Moral Degeneracy. Certain public men and prominent newspapers m Japan have lately been discussing the alleged moral degeneracy which is said to he sapping the libra of the Japanese people. Baron Oura, Minister of Agriculture and Commerce, for instance, m a recent speech, warned the nation
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    SIAM CURRENCY.
    205 10 Proposed Chakobs. Contradictory reports regarding a proposed gold currency for Biam are issued by the Bangkok papers. The Bangkok Times says A new law, to he called the Gold Standard Law, will he issued m tbe course of ;i few days It- main object is the introduction of
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      565 10 mamm^^^ma^Bi^i^Bmm^DmtKmmmmmm^mL. •'^^m^amim.a.mi^imma^ummmamam^^u^imm^^^mmam^^^i^^^mMmmaK^u^am^mmimtmm^mmw^am^M^^^^mim^^am G^liP^ In y Special '^SHOTItH-T™ Purveyors to ■if X Warrant ij?¥*S&^sL H.M. The King. g II Celebrated Oilmen's Stores Kw p$ 4L pickles, soups, jams, jellies, OL :V^|Pl POTTED MEATS, MALT VINEGAR. ■B WB& Agents for LEA PERRIN'S WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE BpP Crosse Blackwell, Ltd. ■lIM-|MWMMIII*MI«^MMI«^"» ■^Mn— II a—
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      295 10 M R £3 1 2s. Gd. j|P SAKAWAK GOYEKNMENf hOIIFIATION. TENDERS wid be received np to I i na on l'ah April 1909, for renting tho foil wi g Farms fur Three fears from lat January 1910. viz. The 0| i im Farm for the Territory I wak from Tanjong
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    COMETS.
    640 11 f There is. perhaps, no other astronomical capable of stirring the minds of so profoundly as the apparition of a ■Br eat comet.* The psychologic effects of a eclipse of the sun have at times been -extreme The same may be said of those wonderful displays of meteors m
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    SHARES.
    802 11 SH ARES. C«ptt»l Capital Issue P*ld Issoed p*id up V aiiot op Compic?. QooUifaa $300,000 300,000 10 10 Balat Tin Mining 00. LU 7 sft $300,000 225,000 10 10 Bruang Limited 725 $600,000 600.0C0 10 10 Bruseh Hydraulic Tn MOo LU 10-0 £400,000 350,000 1 1 Duff Development Oc Ltd
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    PURE FOOD.
    389 11 T'..- liternationa'. C mgn SS, thai concerns a with the qoeetiona i I port I todsand the I noi frauds m connexion therewith. a held thia year at Genera. Thirtytwo 6 remnants wen represented, and over mmm 1 members and associates attended ths uu t-tin^s. I: is perhaps
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      48 11 Lame Back. Tins ailment is usually caused by rheuma--mm td the muscles and may be cured by applying Chamberlain's Pain Balm two or three times a day and rubbing the parts vigorously al each application, if this does not afford relief bind on a piece of dannel slightly
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      560 11 Scheepsagentuur Voorheen J* Daendels Co* ACKNTS KOR THE Royal Nether-land MaU-line. Royal Dutch Packet Company. Java China Japan Line. Java Bengal Line. Batavia, 22nd Nov. 1908. The Headagentsat Batavia of the M Scheepsagentuur voorheen J. Daendels and Co." established at the Hagu3 herewith beg to announce that from the first
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      602 11 i On the Berth. COMPANIA TRASATLANTICA OF BARCELONA. ILOILO MANILA. THE SPANISH MAIL STEAMER C. LOPEZ y LOPEZ is expected to arrive here from Europe on Wednesday the 2nd December, and will have prompt despatch for above ports. For Freight and Passage apply to BARLOW ft Co., Agents. Nov_2s 3.12
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      648 11 EXCHANGE. (Corrected up to Nov 24.) Bank 4 ni/s nom h demand 2,3£ Prirate credits 3 m/§ 2/4 T credits 6 m/a 2/4| Fiujrca, demand Bank— 291 h Gmmajjt, demand 236 INDICT. T, .m. -a 174f HoNGKOice, demand 2-5*1% Yokohama, demand norn 113 Java, demand Bangkok, demand 67 3ov*mignB, Bank
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      294 11 11l b buy inferior milk when V° u c3n B et fl fey? **-a -f^ 9 fy the best at the same price? I S LEDGEI M\ t> x> "'-^S^^^'^x *'*mm*' mmmm MMmtM tm IE^S GUARANTEE I ||v/****^^ free from ?il germs and ati-Jcd fl a > *>->luZ~lrr' WsiLmW^e preservatives.
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    RAUB GOLD-MINE.
    879 12 CiENEHVL MANAC.ER*^ Ria'OßT lOR 1 WEEKS Endinu 7th No\ "emhf.r 1908. The mine measurements, and assay returns of prospecting work show a total of 989 feet i ior the period (4 weeks) under review made np of IN feet sinking, 78 feet driving, 297 feet ctos> cutting aud
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    THE GERMAN MINISTER.
    36 12 n ai Bangkok. The German community ct Bangkok and hrn nunurous friends q| othei nationalities ex. tended a hearty ss v;, H -g lUn JWj I'rulluK who arrives! there hv the s. s.
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    GYMKHANA ARRANGEMENTS.
    288 12 Last Nioht's MsBTINO. List evening a meeting m connection with the Gymkhana to be held m the New Year (Feb lo) was hell at tbe Exchange. Capt. Sir Arthur Young presided, and there were also present Ma jor- General T. Perrott, Col. Hawkes, and Messrs Elphiek, Suhl, Pickering,
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    SALE OF PROPERTIES.
    171 12 The f I-*. S.iaatp'ae properties were lis] >*ed of by auction at Powell and Co's S ile-room yesterday afternoon 1' ur > aa I dwellings Nos. 753, 7">">, 757 and 7'\' X ath. Bridge Road, '■■77~> feel leasehold with 50 yeai a to run, quit rent 521
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    VICEREGAL WEDDING.
    75 12 The marri ig i tbe daugbter of the ruling Viceroy to the son of an ex-Viceroy will Le a unique event m the history of Calcutta, and m tact of British lnd a. It is statr-d that .ointment I is been rased m London l«y the ion to
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    JAPANESE SHIPPING SUBSIDIES.
    119 12 SICAMSHIP GBANTS TO Bl CONTINTJBD. It is stated that the estimate of the Depaitment of Communications f^r next year was sent m to the Finance Department a few days ago. According to the "Japan Chronicle," the Department of Communications has decided to continue the grant of a
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    VOLUNTEER ORDERS.
    107 12 Hy Major E. C. Ellis. Acting Commandant 8. V. C. Singapore, 24th Nov. Max i.m Cum pany S. V. A. Orderly Officer 2nd Lieut. E. Tongue. Orderly X. C, O. Bombr M. A. Coppin. Parades on Monday 30th at 5.30 pm., Lecture on Mechanism. On Monday 7th December
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    26 12 Iv ihe D'atrict Court yesterday, Peag Ten- pleaded guilty to fraudulently remOTing property under se'/.are. He was fined s" >, or ordered to undergo two months' iJvmprVonment.
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    477 12 A cargo of rice arrived by the Norwegian steamer Prr fit from Bingkok yesterday. From Ts T atuoa9 Island yesterday the steamer Bjtnka brought down a cargo of copra. The s.s. Sui Song which passed through Singapore yesterday carries a cargo cf 478 mules which are for use
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    LATEST RUMOURS FROM PIKING.
    207 12 IRI ED ABSASSINAI lON 01 CHE YOUNG Peking, November 17. Prince Ching proposes to n tire from the (irand Council after the funeral oi Their Majeati* i. He has ref used to give directions with regard to any matters since bis return to Peking. H< bow<
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    CHINESE PUBLIC MOURNING IN PENANG.
    161 12 The few Chinese m Penang who identify themselves with the revolutionary party m China, are rejoicing over the deaths of the Emperor and Empress-Dowager. Taey issued an "express," of' which the following is a translation Happiness and Pbospbbity. A telegram arrived yesterday informing us of
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    VESSELS IN PORT.
    416 12 Men-of-war Fia* and Tona Commanders Arrived From For W :.r Tromp Dut. cru. 500 Rappard Nov 20 Sourabaya T. Pagar Waterwitch Biit sur. ship 640 Douglas Nov 13 Water Isid. Nov 27 Sea Mew Col. Yacht 500 Coleman Oct 3 Malacca Dfcotrtain Ship Flag: Tons Master Arrived
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      10 12 PIANOS Eought, Sold or Exchanged Pianos at $150 and Upwards,
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      54 12 General Carriers. %L% 1 Removals Superintended. i I Baggage collected delivered. I > PASSAGES B3OKED WITHOUT EXTRA CHARGE. < l i f SINGAPORE t=TOURIST AGENCY=j 1, St. Andrew's Eoad, j Corner of High Siet't. I MOTORCA^ f ftrh j rp CARRIAGES »VI 111 l C j j| FORWARDING AGENCY. Baggage
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      352 12 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. r.NDgR Contract with thh Xkt.-:kelandp India (jovkk\mex*; Agents at Singapore, Ships* Agency, laic J. Lacadels Co., 2-3. Collyer Q. THE UNDERMENTIONED DATEi Or DEPARTURE ARE ONLY APPROXIMATE. LAURENS Pit Riouw, Prigi-Radja and Rengat Valenttn Paagkal Pinang, Koba and Tandjong-Pandan (Biiliton) van deb Lyn Portiaaakaad Singkawang \AN
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      451 12 PASSENGERS. Per Profit Messrs If. Miurit/., H. Winstein and S. Feldman. Per Poh Ann Hon. Tan Ji.k Kirn. Per Samui Mr F. Koefoed. Per Asdang: Mr Yamstrau. Per Bharata: Messrs WioVeraham, White, Collingwood, Mac Donald, H. Cartwright, J. S. Yokoyaraa, Ellis. Mrs Masters, Rev McCarthy, Mr Aha Mahomad. Per C.
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      166 12 LAT E S T Aii 11 IVALS. Banka Brit 127 Simpson Nov 24 X, annas Teo Hot I Asdang Siam 405 Svarrer Nov 2 1 Bangkok E. Asiatic Co. Bang! Laurens Pit Dot 150 Deocber Xov 2+ Indragiri Daandela Bharata Brit 19*7 Bwanion Nov 24 Rangoon Bouste, .d P«nan| Profit
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