The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 9 January 1909

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1 12 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
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    16 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, JANUARY 9, 1909. NO. 6,494
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    102 1 Mr Ehldane K uti the idea of Enulaud being ia danger of a sudden raid, aui is confident that on "pre^sirg the button" the army will move tfipoldOD lll'l army was leported ready to the 1; st button page 7. Farther eartl:quako shocks have occurred at Messina.
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    SUNDAY SCHOOL
    83 1 ry m?pe:tib!y brought up r girl has hid Ifa B on Sunday tftemcoa to i I ing next to tbe church or ch.-,j ea tLe I l-uildiog itself, to bfl ii itruoted l>y kindly amateurs wit I. i plio^ and no irgumenti tg&tcil n tiiuliiness except a scripture-cu<l
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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      19 1 The Federal Life Assurance Co., ESTABLISHED 1832 BEAI K, HAMILTON, ONTARIO, CANADA. Capital and Assets exceed #,000,000 Gold Dollars.
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      40 1 Entertainments. To-Night's Programme AT 9=30 P.M. 1. Polka March C'est Le Printexnps." Pirpegnaa. The Alhanibra Orchestra. 2. Subject A Collection of Postage Stamps." (The national airs will be played for each nation.) 3. Ccmic The Misdeeds of a Sack of
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      7 1 Entertainments. CINEMATOGRAPH. Beach Road Tent. TO-NIGHT. TO-NIGHT.
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    BRITON AND BOER BURYING THE HATCHET.
    191 3 I SI. I v I r may ht the outcome of 8 i. one must admit ttn*. who j jumped fr i with the t them in infinite •v )ilhy of nbers ait that the pi y th-3 h ive bi Bgsft our legislators.
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    THE MODERN COST OF AN EGYPTIAN PYRAMID.
    34 3 .It) an American en^tneer- nUj gave i of materials and building i repKc I on solid t of t lof ne:'. thing or, aa i j ithor,
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    FORESTRY IN JAPAN.
    17 3 have This i.i_'h atili- >nt of j D luis rij t' her i -eep
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    ECCENTRIC WILLS.
    794 3 Rkmki>\ IMG An E I El v^ m lay.-, there ures t'etiei In the prota t. n ol everything :md everybody. An am > m already ex its for Um Amelioration of kfce L <t of the Cucumber; another proteeti t!i M.lii-: Qltssei a third keep* a watchful
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    FAMILY ATTACKED AT AMOY.
    458 3 By Malakial Fever. Health and Stbknotb Rbstobed To All By DR. WILLIAMS' PINK PILLS. W hilsi Malaria is amonij the commonest oi maladies which aiilict people resident in i ar East, it ia not often, fortunately, that one hears of a whole household being stricken with
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    GYMKHANA RACE MEETING 1909. RACE COURSE.
    680 3 Sat ;:day. 13.;. F< 1995, 1. BUMTOt'I HtJBDLI Si A Cjppre!by H. E Ma r <„ cb. A hur.i ra f or 1 never won a flat race or hur ra value £50. Catch weights >vf.r. Galloway! (14.2 and under) catch weights 10it Tib.
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    POST CARD EXHIBITION.
    66 3 Messrs. K'oh Co. annouuer that owing to the paucity of the competitors to dat< th< y ;n-<- reluctantly compel!* i to postpiMM I'tbruary, (probably during I Year), their post-card exhibition. Doe notice of the date will be notified in H K:-;<!iar^e [legister." The pri» I d>-. ocly
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    THE "CEYLON OBSERVER."
    101 3 (Established iv. Colombo 1834) Circulates throughout the island of Ceylon acd in Southern India lition circulates extensively in Groat Britain and Ireland, as well as amongst persons interested in Ceylon resident in other part* of the world. Ceylon Observer (Daflj).— Annul sub:din# po I in advance. Overland
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      32 3 S-VfßCM^jHft*,^.- "WX j SINGERS. '"PRO- 'I!©! >uy -;ESS, HUMBtKS a. -d CENtaurs iii**'^ §£&'*'.•''>*■'■- jeJ 15s. cash. S^gj SQf AH-^Gru'i e-^ a"^*-J /Stroll X 3 i s 2J cs &&&B &3 t ffio^Bß
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      143 3 31 THE FINEST TABLE DELICACY. 1 Preferred in Tins and Jars. Purity and Quality Guaranteed. APPROVED BY EPICURES. Appcteains:, Nourishing?; a?id recommended to the fnva.iid fcr its otrcngth^niiif^ Digjcotrvc Properties. G, F. BTUHH 00., HAMBURG. V/ l_ O V E O O V [Z 12, St. fViARY Axe. London. GUARANTEED
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      336 3 White Ants Teredos, has b (den its trial in large quantities for the past 10 years in the Straits Settlements, and proved all that is Six pieces of deal were partly coated with Jodelite and buried in a Singapore and were then dug up with the followwhereas the unprotected wood
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    OVER THE CHESS-BOARD.
    93 5 playo at chasm, in thw mean seai i I'rew." EPi jb!cm No. 20. v sb, 'Jottschee. 1 mate in two moves. FruUisii 7 B7 KB49K Q5 K- K B4; in the urney. B D ve- I H iroo/.y, I 'rian I out a new collection of I
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    CUT THREE INCHES DEEP.
    344 5 TSmau OPBBATIOM for Stone in Tin: KmiKl Ek I ■Offered from inflammation of the Mad del and .stone in tlic kidneys for I y< ars," ■-ays Mrs. A Hanson, of It, Hawk Street, Hoddenfteld, Englan 1. "At first I couldn't underhand uhit was the matter vviili
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    THE Singapore Free Press.
    357 5 THE Singapore Free Press. Morning Daily. 1 o Our Rudctl The Singapore Free Press is now a Morns::.- Daily, ana is on HkU *1 I iuij bom each mornh excepted). O§M ion Cen i Subscribers' copies will be delivered at tte residences, (or town officer or godov:ns if preferred) bj
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      153 5 WANTED. EICYCLE WANTED. ond-hand bicycle, up-to-date model. State particulars and lowest price. Apply H. V- C. c/o Free Press. Jan 6 n.c MUNICIPAL NOTICE. The Municipal Commissioners of Singapore require the services of an Assistant Snperinlent of Slaughter Houses. The salary of the po-t is $720 per annum annual increments
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      385 5 m/GTIONS. AUCTION SALE OF THE REMAINDER OF A Consignment of Superior Siifff and Plated Ware. At M'SHrs. 11. Coghlan Co's Salerooms. Friday, 15;h January, at 10-30 am. (Most be sold to wind up the Shipment) NOW ON VIKW. H L. COGHLAN Co., Auctioneers. Jan 8 16.1 AUCTION SALE OF Chinese
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      163 5 Sole Agents For m H.-P. 3 CYLINDER. 7.1 H.-P. 2 CYLINDER. Many of these Engines have been sold locally and all are giving entire Satisfaction. 3 l 2 h. p. Single Cylinder. 5 2 h. p. ff Prices and Particulars on Application to Sole Agents Any size ENGINE up to
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    230 6 purposes elimiaated Italj from tint Alliance. It is likely BDOUgfa that Turkey's firmaess ia st mding by the Treaty of Berlin, and in resisting all temptations to make terms with the power that has injured li3r so grossly, is largely b^sed on tha cDneciousaess that every one of the disinterested
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    RUGBY FOOTBALL.
    78 6 Hie f"!!- i^ir i- i team t Ktag will, bf dM f 1 urii-v „f the I > iru !t take f ,<jir my i; iffl« Ettoii n 445 MB. Ihi cruiser I r. H. Cari Cox, H B Ollerhea I i'tlS,-.; AS G-M J:: b phriet, Lwot
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      6 6 Ask For* II 111 \0 ami
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      46 6 NOTICE. G. R. Lambert Co., LIMITED, recall to the public that they are the only really reliable •studio in this Colony for high class photography in all processes, being the only firm both owned and managed by Europeans, whose professional qualifications, experiences and resources are superior
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    U. S. NAVY.
    21 7 I e Increases. -.marine Ttfeglftph.— Router'*.) I -1 U 5 10 pin. .rim from Watfcingi u >?ites tha
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    BRITAINS RESOURCES.
    27 7 "Press the Button." (By Submarine Telegraph.— Renter's) Received at 8.80 p.m. Mr Haldane, speaking at Gullaoe, Had diogtoo, tOOQted tb« fears of a surprise in'
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    112 7 •illed Nemesis, and Ministers are already shaking in th<;3r shoes. 4 Alas for the vanity Of Christian charity Under the sun The following remarkable cuss has been pronouoeed against Count Tolstoi by Hermogenes, Bishop of Saratof "<> tboa cursed Russian Judas, worthy nf f^Q rioancct lrin
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    THE VICE OF VIRTUOUS FANATICISM.
    37 9 bai KMM .y i i f ij^t ing ■i referitafl igitati tad QJ] which .-::'■> Ol the wlole ia! u >w an ii ,i I the r i in] we do i i-uKi
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    THE PAGE MILLIONS.
    149 9 You are thk Wealth ik.st Peoti.e Amvb." Tliere rmm» out to Australia in the ftftiet one M .jur-<;enera! Wfllkm H»-nry Tonilf, stid to he son or gnttdtOO of the Heniy r<miig to whom the List Page bequeathed his estates. Hajor.Q«twraJ Foaog m of the Endi m A:
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    THE EVOLUTION OF EMPIRE.
    687 10 Tin: Fkijek.ited Malay States The loUowiaf ufMreoi ttioa ol the progress ■I the. F. M. S in from the special correspon tit ut -Ol ln.l, t Tlu '.Ik; devi lopment and progress a-: i i n of t!;<- Federated Mai.iv S-.v.. -i 'i! ii.- v< ry
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    A POPULAR CLERGYMAN
    120 10 Sciatica, Stiffness, Nervous and Muscular Fatigue The remarkable public appreciation of the important letters appearing in this announcement week by week, is clue to the absolute reliability of the experiences narrated. The very people we all know and feel we can trust, in whose word we have
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    THE DOG-WATCHES.
    365 10 Tin- corpora! f the uat.h ptppl M tiio bell and jork> the lanyard th.il hanu- from the clapper: eight belli <>f the aftamooa watch, and a- th< last r. -wrberatin^ stroh kway the row of DBglefl tain "evening quart* r- sounds along the busy decks. Ahead c>f the-
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      51 10 IF YOU SUFFER From any Skin or Blood Disc Eczema. Scrofula, Scurvy, Glaadi Sv ciif!i«4>, Bad i Tomoors, V. S DON'T DELAY Mixture (the V and cut 'i permnietitfy, Til-- POP < to Stior, our m. Tm- WORLD- FA V r I I SKiN AND BLOOD D!S£/ a^^3D!K¥^^C29H3V^^k ~^3'^HfIH^33C^BB^^HS'BB^HHCBVBHIBttaiaaHBHW^BV I
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    LOST BRITISH CAPITAL.
    222 11 Yk vi: FmOM Abl >AJK E i ten un* -rial eorresp< r.l- nt of the Daily itail a t p .^!,.nd is sucked ;'d aSJOSM invest SMS6J I t i; in one oft tlnanuea who spoke— k bj nstimis ffs ware diamuaiag sh>;d \.y 7'/,. I the
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    EXCHANGE.
    76 11 (Corrected up to Jan 8.) Bank 4 m/s m awn 2/4^ demand 2/3 1 Private credit* 3 m/§ 2/4,*,- credits 6 m/g 2/4f Fkawce, demand Baak^ M 2914 G xiMiKT, dem&nd 2364 India, T. T, 174| HoKOKOna, demand M 2S Yokohama, demand M com 113| Java, demand M 189|
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    SHARED.
    158 11 Capful Capful Ium p»|d mm n Inotd paid op Valo« up Company. QaoUffoa $300,000 300,000 10 10 Bekt Tin Mining Oo. LU 7 M $300,000 225.000 10 10 Bruantj Limited «H> $600,000 600.0C0 10 10 Bruseh Hydrauhe Tin M. Oo h* 1 '».-.<> £400,000 350,000 1 1 Duff Development
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      85 11 I TO LET. TO LET FURNISHED. Comfortable Hix-roomod P.unqalow, Chancery Lane, 4 bedrooms, cool high situation. Stabling, kc lient 875 per month. "C. B." Singapore Free Press. .Tan 0 smw 14.1 TO LET. A lar^e t-.vo storeyed house in Katon^ with pier and bathing shed, lontry Ist February 1909. Apply
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    THE OPIUM QUESTION.
    2145 12 CONTROL SCHEME CONSIDERED. ITS FINANCIAL ASPECT In our 1-t.nt arti -!e <>n the oruuru qimtio it wa.-> BMBrtlOtted thai tl.*' recommm Lit i >u a.* to what might ilvi.siblv be donet**nditi towards a prospective reetliotlOfl in th abuae of »li> dru/, wouli be dealt wit s»*p irately
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    BANKRUPTCY COURT.
    275 12 Receiving Obdebs Made Tho Chitf Justice, Sir William Hyndin inJcn3s, took tli3 bankruptcy work yesterday afternoon. There were a number of applications for receivirg orders. Mr Upcott appeared for the portioning creditors in ro the chetty firm of Navena Moona Riveai Mini. Ho sail a p^stponemect for twenty-one
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    PAID THEIR BILLS
    211 12 But to The Weonq Person. A youn^ Chinesn boy named Kwa Chow FoDg was before Mr E. E. Colman in the Fhird Court yesterday, on a charge of using is genuine a forged document. Mr C. Schooler, assistant of the Medical Hall iu Battery I'r.d. said he
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    82 12 From Barry ye3terd ly the British steamer l'oyle arrived wi'.h 4993 tons of coal. The German mail steamer Lutz)w arrived yesterday afternoon and leaves this morning "at !'am. The M. M. Company's steamer Ernest Simons will leave Sjugon at :> a.m. to-day aud may bo expected he!c on
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    NEW PASSENGER STEAMER.
    296 12 Dew Singapore Java. Additional facilities are to be afforded by the K.P.M. Co. for passengers travelling between Sumatr.i, Singapore and ,J;ivt by a line new steamer the Rumphius, which is to arrive here for the first time on the outward voyage on Jan 18th returning from Dili
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      87 12 Patented in the Unitea Kingdom and i Principal Ccooiiies k Colonies, A Perfect Wheel for All Kinds of Motor The Van Rijn he. 1 ehicles. No Costly Tyre renewals: No Punctures to bber li k nnhu l Cause Delay en route. able, wati r and < \< Lu <kid Saf?4
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      296 12 PASSENGERS, Per HeLe Mr E. Dbess, Mr W. Darens Mr Roueaens, Mr Theo Keo Pah, Mr Tju Tjeng Teang. Per Ranee Mr Boon Keng, Dr. Schmidt List of Passengers left per s s. Sieilia foi Colombo. Gucner B. Gri&shaw, wife, three children and t*o infants. Mr J. E. Whittinghame. For
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      583 12 VESSELS IN PORT. Man-of-war FUk and Tons Commanded Arrived From i Kiiut Alfred Brit, l/ship C Btkar Jan 4 K'on H, d'lberville IV g*bo*l*W-7 LafMBOt Jan I nee DelpLin < "-r. yacht K7 Ibbmk^n D* It Colombo Sea Boll9 F. M.S. Yacht 4 r ><> Ahmat n I P Sf
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