The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 27 August 1909

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    16 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, AUGUST 27, 1909. NO. 6,080
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    107 1 rUub Gold Mine report on page 3. Fraser and Company's share report on page 5. Some Europfan subjects are said to be m danger m Persia Page 5. An account of the mishap to the Dei Singer will be found on page 8. A Committee to consider
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    A JOURNALIST AT HOME.
    1031 1 It is tbankt to him that I remain*.] ;n Wellington instead of burying tnyseli ia the country. It came about iv this way. 1 was lunching with a journ, ai lwtie fneud when Im remarked. "You ougbt to meet he used to work on a paper
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      258 1 FRESH AUSTRALIAN LOBSTERS $1.50 BACH DAILY ORDERS RECEIVED. YEO SWEE HEE, Singapore Cold Storage Co.. Ltd. RETAIL DEPOT. 42-21 Orchard Road. «*_-BB_Bl ßßßßSSßaaSßHßßSnßßß______Bßß__— fl_________^ THE G 8," VENTILATING FAN DRIVEN BY HOT AIR MOTOR m S. VENTIL ATOB is constructed snoot- hag to entirely new Patents. i arras no perceptible
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      127 1 k Lead Competition Follows. NEW- PIANOS IN JIIi'.K «||l PEK MONTH UJNiNG REGULAR ATTENTION INCLUSIVE-. >. MOUTRIE ft Co., Ltd. UNDER HOTEL EUROPE ADIS BUT—THINGS. YONG PONG, Photographic Studio. High- Class Photographs and Enlargements 79. SOUTH BRIDGE ROAD. MARTELL'S BLUE SILVER LABEL s an accepted guarantee, all over tbe world
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      266 1 Entertainments. Under tbe patronage of H. E. Sir Jobn Anderson G.C m.g. TEUTONIA CLUB Saturday, August 28th. Grand Evening Concert MADAME MONTI BALDINI. The celebrated Italian Prima Donna. K'NDLY ASSISTED 15Y Mr. Claude Severn, Mr. E. Lehrenkrauss AND Mr. Linton David iSolo pianist of Queen's Hall St. James' Hall, and
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      121 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Bolter's latest delicacies Page 2. PuluLaut Coal Company's facilities Page 2. Auction sale of more Kalomo goods Page 3. Manufacturer's Life Insurance Company Page 2. Experienced planter seeks engagement Page 7. Contracts for estate coolies can now be made -P.ge 1. Special dinner at the Hotel van V\
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      399 1 THE WEEK. Friday, 27th High Water.— 7.* 4 a., 6.^8 p P k O Mail Outward due 3 p. Legislative Council, 2.30 p V.M C A. Anniversary and Foundation, 5.15 p V.M.C.A. Concert, Theatre, %M p Ipoh Olympic Games. Football Shield Entries close. Maxim Coy Signalling "15 p Saturday, 28th
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    DON'T GET UP TOO QUICKLY.
    251 2 We think it true th_t p HW OM of middl age or more U»jond tiftv shoull not assume aa upright p >sition immediately upon awakening from a nit»ht'-» s!e"p The danger from jumping ap q li kiy bbob awaaaniag hi adis t rrenne a al
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    NEVER SAY "DYE."
    233 2 Some Ml bim witb red hair, some havered bb— r thrust upon I— Baß, and some of these have the impudence t) oall it auburn. But when a m-in pays f<>r a hair-dye that shall tarn his looks fiom grey to brown, and finds himself a Rufus
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    PEARLS.
    222 2 It is said that the Chinese were the first to find out that the pearl m the oyster is due to the irritation produced by the introduction of a particle of fore'g_ matter. This is coated with nacreous matter, and forms the pearl. Advantage was taken of this to
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    LIFE INSURANCE CLAIM.
    26 2 A Prompt Settlement. The Federal Life Assurance Company of Canada, one of whose strong features is tbe promptness m settling legitimate claims, had
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      469 2 Weak and Exhausted Almost Read} to Surrender and Cease Fighting I the Battle of Life. If your blood (^_L circulates /_&y^Jl?h poorly and your yS^^S^W nerves are fcj'-y t^mkA, weak ;if you *_5r )j^-.^(7V are despondent rrn and discouraged, jJi^T// with stomach out J.-'./j of order, and have \jds yy
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      253 2 HOTEL VAN WIJK. In honour of the birthday of Her Majesty QUEEN WILHELMINA A Special Dinner WILL BE SUPPLIED ON AUGUST 31st, 1909. Band of the 99th Deccan inf. Re£. m attendance. Ann 26 1.9 STEEL AND BRONZE FLEXIBLE METALLIC TUBING. FOR Steam, Water, Oils, Qompressed Air, Etc. Stocks Held
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      152 2 NOTIGES. i NOTICE OF MEETING OF THE B3ARD OF L'CENSING JOSTICES. Tbe Meeting of tbe Licensing Justices for the Quarter commencing October Ist, 190'J, will be held m the First Magistrate's Court, at 2 30p.m. on Tuesday, tbe 21st September, 1909. Applicants for transfers, renewals or new licenses and persons
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      466 2 BANKS. International Banking Corporation. CAPITAL and SURPLUS GOLD $6,500,000. Head Office eo Wall Street, New Yoek. London Office Threadneedle Hookc, Bi— iopsgate Street Within, London EC. London 4 .nke. M National Provincial Bank of England Ltd. General Foreign Business Transacted. DEPOSITS. Current Deposit Accounts opened and Interest allowed on the
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      357 2 INSURAHQEs MA-UFACTCRERS LIFE INSURANCE CO Of C4H-1 M Er'' v. IB Policies are WaTld-Wide, I and I_di*j '^aie, It has to day w< r< bu>;i any oCb M OmiJilß Li- o. SSJSM ha«- Ct M BB— H I aw are 1 c islj sui renders n Co., through I and
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    RAUB AUSTRALIAN GOLD MINING Co., Ltd.
    761 3 RAUB AUSTRALIAN GOLD MINING Co., Ltd. Kj I > KEI'OIiT KOK 9-1 AUGUST NTS, 1909. m m l— MB— 1 and assay rettirna work show a total of 1,19H feet I %vt»ks> nnd«r review, made kiag,9o6 too* driving, 860 feet i oj feet of surface and under- s as against
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      608 3 Total crushed 1779 tons. Amalgam Collected 235.50 oz. producing Retorted Gold bl.oo cz. Smelted Gold 78.00 oz. Average Yield per ton .H9 dwt. Totals. Tons Crushed 5188 Amalgam 2946.50 oz. Smelted Gold 1085.60 oz. Average fineness w f J5.64 oz. Yield per ton 401 dwt. W, H. Martin, General Manager.
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      904 3 SINGAPORE GOVERNMENT RAILWAY. From Ist May, 1909, and until further notice. TRAIN SERVICE FOR WEEK DAYS ONLY. UP TRAINS. am. am. am. am. am. pm. pm. pm. pm. pm. pm. pm. 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Passir P. 7.25 4.30 Borneo Wf. 7.33 12.42
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      178 3 JODELITE. Prevents the attacks of White Ants, Dry ret. Teredo navalis. and decay m all kinds of timber. At the same time it stains the wood. A Handsome Walnut Colour. Estate Bungalows built of soft woods will last for many years without attention if the timber is "JODELITED." One gallon
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    The Singapore Free Press. Friday, Aug. 27, 1909.
    1645 4 The Singapore Free Press. Friday, Aug. 27, 1909. H hall tbe Press the People's right mail 'J '.awed by influence and on— ibec bj gain Here patriot Troth b~« plorions piecepU drnt Pledged to Religi oa Loyalty and Law, When the Hongkong Legislative Council was asked to pass the amending
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    404 4 Mr E. W. Birch, British B silent of Perak, has inspected the memorial erec'ei to his father's memory at Ipoh. The local friends of Mrs A. J Amery will be glad to hear tbat she has successfully undergone the operation for which she went home. Ipoh shortly loses its champion
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    THE TOBIN CASK.
    192 4 A i c\ II p Co:.* mi i1 1 ji i n, Ts Everybody wms waiting w n t Third Ifag-trate'i C >url j «tei for the accused to m hour being tel for 11 i I» wai ll.:>i when M I Chief Clerk ia the Mum,},,
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    573 4 lb I two* 11 w ti', M 1 1 H passed hii 1 1 aaooiata I— wnbei ofl ha and Municipal i. ag ci _ha Oaaaral Heating of tha Chr^t; tm -eoocia tioa wl :o be held on the 27l h instaut, has ben j the d September. The High!
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      299 4 TO-DAY'S BARGAIN. momsmmmmmmms^ssssmsommmmm R_CH_T_IN tropical upright grand utest model O I l Lk lw ONLY USED A FEW MONTHS. CONDITION AS NEW. $500 OTHER BARGAINS ORIGINAL PRICE BRINSMEAD— s«mi Cottage $400 MS* KRAUSS Modern Art Style $400 ROMHILDT Tropical Mo— s37s „..r n. U ..r U TP RACHALS-Tropical Model $275
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      251 4 ALHAMBRA Announcement Extraordinary. Napoleon Bonaparte. A Military Picture of Special Historical Interest. To-Night I To-Night 1 1 NAPOLEON.— November, 1793, at the siege of Toulon. NAPOLEON.— November, 1796, at the Famous Battle of Arcole. NAPOLEON.— July 1798 to May, 1799. The Egyptian Campaign. The Pyramids. NAPOLEON.— 1799, Bonaparte. First Consul.
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    "THE LONELY FURROW."
    40 5 ROSEBERY MAY LEAVE. ac Telegraph. Reuter's i hU Lord oeebery will resB a h I Badge! Protest I .J.jW. i«s si} s that it is believed an m B fl 081 Witt regarding nbery'a polid il future.
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    PERSIA.
    156 5 ropeana Threatened, 1 1" 10 lvii] ad al at Teheran aayi v.': _>'.• the Bank of Persia, md the Ea 1 i iropaan Telegraph Jo a: o it i tillage fl v tha i f Kirn mi >ben an attacking a o. Which the DOpU— ion has taken Bs
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    TURKEY ENSUES PEACE.
    65 5 TURK EY ENSUES PEACE. Eeo. Aag. 26, 6 pm. adeat al Qo_ at— at_ tople -ays thai the C BcH of _E ti liaten I his approved reply an the uo?e ot tbe Protectb tk bag them f >r solving the i d Crete and anuria g them of ia
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    MULAI'S REVENGE.
    37 5 Captives Tortured. :o aa at Tai agio are considering p] Jaat against the mutilation and tortunucs of toe foUuiaari of the Pre- v. ho \\irfr captured by .Mulai Harid. ies having aroused European iadig- > > aa < >
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    BAND IN GARDENS.
    102 5 ad permission of Li Col. Glover, red Officer*, the Bind of the -Wl I<— eaei Ragt *i_ perform the g preajiO— a of aim ls m the Gary b. iv nt\t, ">o:h instant. com meaci-g al 9 p m. a be Bo_ aiaa L i Bveagali Roeder
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    Y.M.C.A.
    44 5 ..the Govern, t wii 1 lay the corner ne Ibe BOW V. M.C. A. building m I 5 pm .t.>-day. A musical held m the Victoria Hail toligbl i MVaJ Perrott will preside. I ma iv the V. M. C. A. tennis presented.
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    140 5 B_ HJ or m Si— lib Minor started at acral —BOW— d^c paper. "What is the osea— a ag I Iha Utters R IE was oue question. r i mm pen. Smith Minor wrote at m it Poaai ibh 1 A corresp uoient writes to give bis version the Baeetiag
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    DESTRUCTIVE INSECTS.
    55 5 COMMISSION OF ENQUIRY. (By Submarine Telegraph. Reuter's) Received at 4 20 p.m. L >rd Crewe has appointed a committee of twenty-oLe distinguished scientists, under the chairmanship of Lord Cromer, to organise an entomological research m connection with the propagation of disease! m men and unim.il?, and economic plants,
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    COLONIAL NAVIES.
    45 5 Beginning with Canada. i B eeeired at 10 1s am. The Colonial Nival Establishment Bill has been issued. Il authorise! the transfer of the naval ■tationi at -Squimault and Halifax to Canada, and legal— ea similar transfers m the future to other Colonies.
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    CHLNA AND JAPAN.
    79 5 Settling Questions. The Times correspondent at Peking says that a compromise was reached ou Tuesday between China and .1 ip an, on the main points of nchurian queetions, except the lictiou of the Fushunyantai Mines. The arrangement provides for the retro- a E Chientao to China on
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    SPEEDY MONO-PLANES.
    55 5 Record Again Broken. M Blari ot at Eheims has beaten Cnrtiss's record by monoplaning ten kilometres m v mm '2 ~> sees, a speed of forty-six miles an hour. 82 Miles Flight. At Eheims, Mr Pal— bam has tl >wn 82 miles m two hours, 13 minutes aud
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    HONGKONG REVENUE PROBLEM.
    164 5 A meeting of the Unofficial Members of the Legislative Council was held on Wednesday, the ISth, at which the following resolutions were passed unanimously. (1) That a duty be imposed on all Foreign and Chinese alcoholic liquors imported and consumed m the Colony. Liquors supplied to ships,
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    CHINESE COMMEMORATION STAMPS.
    124 5 A Special laau_. lt will be of interest to philatelists to hoar that the Imperial Chinese Postal Administration is shortly issuing three special stamps to commemorate the accession to the throne of Hi* h bperi I ftfa jeety H sua a T'ung. Unlike China's present issue these
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    101 5 Two motorists were held up by the rain at the country inn, and —lie lup the time with billiards. The light was bad, the table rocky, and the balls democratic. You played with the red protested one. •Which is the red asked the other, of the marker. I dunno," said
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    RAFFLES.
    1105 5 A BRITISH RULER OF JAVA. F-OM a Dutch Point of View. {Bpeciai for the Singapore Free Presi 111. A difficult and arduous task now devolved on R a_ las. N A only was the whole system previously puisued by the Dutch to be subverted, but an entirely new one
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    FRASER & CO'S SHARE CIRCULAR.
    268 5 FRASER CO'S SHARE CIRCULAR. The past week has been extremely dull m rubbers, and rates are practically unaltered since last advices, whilst tins on the other hand Lave been m moderate request m sympathy with the recent steady advance m the price of the metal. Rubbers.— As previously stated, buyers
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    IMPERIAL DEFENCE.
    461 5 Common N "aval Policy. The Ti_es is publishing an important series of leading articles discussing the root problems of Imperial Defence. The articles advocate three principles to govern the permanent solution of the problems. Firstly, each dominion must develop its own naval resources under its own Parliament. Secondly,
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    TERRIBLE SEA TRAGEDY.
    655 6 Mother Mck de ks Childeen. Marooned on Middleton Re— for more than a month, the captain's wife killing with her own haud her two children and throwing their bodies overboard to keep the starving sailors from killing and eating her offspring, the death of the mother the
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      287 6 Sold the World Over. ''We have m itoek many colic and diarrhoea medicines, says R. M. Vv "Lite-, a prominent merchant of Turtle Bayou. Ti x., V. S. A.. but sell more c Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy than of all others put together. For sale by all dealers.
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      534 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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      718 6 SHIPPING. OCEAN STEAM SHIP Co. Ltd. AND China Hut— l 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 Marseilles, Havre
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      417 6 SHIPPING. Apcar Line. The undermentioned mall steamers of the above company maintain a regular service between Calcutta and Japan I calling at Penang, Singapore, Hongkong 8c Shanghai en route. FLEET. I Tons. Commander, s.s. Japan 6,013 J. G. Olifent. s.s. Gregory Apcar 4,606 S. H. Belson. s.s. Arratoon Apcar 4,510
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      767 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 Oh u Ooast, Persian Gulf, Continental and American Ports. Steamers win leave Singapore em or aboat mail lines. Outward (for China) Assaye Aug 28
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      686 6 SHIPPING. 1 It JLr» JL© Norddeutscher Lloyd, Brem-i IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE The fast a_l well-kn own mail Bteaii.Hr> < this Company sail fortnightly fr.m Bras Hamburg via Eotterdam, Antwerp, Bov— hampt Gibraltar, Genoa, Naples, (connection Maim-!,;*, Naples, Alexandria and vice versa) Port s„ Suez, Aden, Colombo, Penang, Siu^aporf, kong,
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    SHARES.
    948 7 C\y. losun. Paid. Last Div. Buyers. Sellers. 150,000 2/- 2- Anglo Malay 12^ Int. 14 0 15 6 30,000 1 1 Batu Caves 10 5 2 0 5 5 o 80,000 5 1 Batu Tiga (Selangor) 5 1 17 0 118 6 1 1 Bukit Kajang 2 0 0
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    VESSELS IN PORT.
    303 7 Fla.* and Tons Commander* Arrived From For Wh«a Waterwitch HMS. survey 930 Douglas duly 21 P. Swettenham i n certain Zahora Sar. yacht 95 Nanda Ang 19 Kooning rlucbing Steamers Flasr Tons Master Arrived From Cons«rne« For Wh#» r Airlie Brit ld'^2 Wilson Aug 22 Sydney Sonant*!
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    LATEST ARRIVALS
    280 7 Sabine BickmereGer 2562 Bamlelin Ang 25 Bangkok M B Kaisha Bremen 2« ud Nor 720 Jenaen Ang 2$ Calcutta Borneo Co Bangkok Largkok Ger 1237 NicOlaiaen Aug 2S Bangkok Behn Meyer Bangkok Hydra Nor 831 ntiraebom Aug 25 Bangkok Borneo Co. Bombay 26 KyeLeong Brit 295 MorreU Ang
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    CLEARANCES.
    119 7 Aug. 2b'. Poh Ann, Brit, str., Robertson, for Port Swettenham via ports. Sabine Rickmers, Ger. str Bandelin, for Bremen via ports. Resident Schieff, Dut. str., Unus, for Rhio. Hai Nam, Brit, str., Phillips, for Muar and Malacca. Ban Hin Guan, Brit, str., Hunter, for Pon- tianak. Bdetidale, Brit, str.,
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    PASSENGERS.
    109 7 Per Hye Leong Tan Cben^ Joo, Mr and Mrs S. Knocker and child, Messrs McCausland. H. W. Bray, V. Valuppellar, L K. S, Matnam, Tarn by Ali, _go3i and Mrs Loke Cheong. Per Lady Weld Raja Bott. Per R. of Sarawak Mr Geekie, Mrs Gregg and two children, Messrs
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    EXCHANGE.
    46 7 (CO— BBC— n I UP TO Aug. 26 Bank 4ms 2/4, demand 24, fa Private credits 'I m s 2 4 credits 6ms 2/4: France, demand Bank... 294| G-K b many, demand 239 India, T.T 175,' Hongkong, demand 24 4 %d_ Yokohama, demand nom. 1181
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    PRODUCE.
    156 7 Aug. 2G El* m |ffl 50 Gambier buyers 1 0 .*"><> Gambier Cube No. 1 U. 17; Grambier Onba No. 2 12.0 ft* Pepper Black (ord' n. Spore) 117*. Pepper, White (fair J I 00 Nutmegi (110 to the le.)«, 16.00 Nutmegs (80 to the le.) 22.00 j Mace
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    VESSELS AT TANJONG PAGAR AND KEPPEL HABBOUR.
    88 7 Wtsmrmms nnd Uork* *J which different mmsmtU were berthed wesiermmm. j East Wharf Basin Nil. East Wharf Bee 1 Kalomo, Chiengmai. Section I— Sheers Wharf— Nil 2 Nil. I Hakata Mam 4 Nil. 5 Airlie. A s tU ochnt 7— Nil. k Slavonia,
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      339 7 BUNGA MELOR Con*. en crated 111 Tl V. R—AUD PARIS i f. CLARKE CO., '7 Ql I BS BT, —CM i'OI Livery Stable Keepers Fodder Merchants. bl H urn m and Best Rubberring v Tk u phoni 916. [I E R ■r-d ke any pn_ l of the Island. II
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      669 7 TO LsET. TO LET Villa Weltevreden, Dublin Road 3. Comfortable European Residence, tennis court, and water laid on. Entry Ist September, 1909. Apply to Hammer A: Co.. Kant Street o. Aug 2"* u.e GODOWN TO LET. First tlo^r No. 25, Malacca Street, to be let. C— exgea moderate. Apply to
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      69 7 THE STRAITS AERATED WATER FACTORY. The Oldest Factory m the East the Best. High Class Beverages only— Delicious Blend of Flavours. LEMONADE, TONIC, LIME JUICE and SODA. GINGER ALE, GINGER BEER, STONE GINGER BEER. AMERICAN ICE CREAM SODA, SARSAPARILLA. CHAMPAGNE CIDER, CHERRY CIDER, RASPBERRY CHAMPAGNE. SODA WATER LEMON SaUASH AND
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      164 7 j DE KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. Cndbr Contract with thi Nrthrrland* India <*ovirnmint. Agents at Singapore, The Shipsa^ency, Limited, 2-3. Collyer ftuay. THE UNDERMENTIONED DATES OF DEPARTURE ARE ONLY APPROXJUATl. Yandex Bosch Billiton, Batavia, Java coost, Sannuuug, Soerabaia, Fftnlolong I Macassar, Amboina, Banda NYira. Molocooa, Halmah.-ira. New Guinea, with transhipment to
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    STRANDING OF THE DERFFLINGER.
    599 8 HOW IT HAPPENED. Though a f*w days late tbe IMS. Der— l nger c<tuu into port at an early hour yesterday morning, none the worse for taking tbe grouad m the vicinity of the Needles on her outward run. A report got about on Wednesday eveuing
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    CATALONIAN HORRORS.
    380 8 D— SO— D _H ftOUQfl THE STREETS. Fierce righting took place on July 25th between the gendarmes, the police and the revolutionaries outside Barcelona. The Marist monastery c tfered a stout resistance, and three of the monks were shot. The mob destroyed five ehurchen and convents m a
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    POLICE COURT.
    453 8 An Ear ring Snatohek. —long Ah Won, a married woman, prosecuted Low Hing, a coal coolie, m the Criminal District Court yesterday for having on tbe evening of August 21 snatched a pair of ear-ring* from her m such a manner that her right cheek had been severely
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    CHINA WIRES.
    169 8 British Boycott. Shanghai,- 10th August. In eonsojueree of the acquittal rf Inspector Mean, oi the British Consulate, on the charge of the alleged manslaughter of a Chinaman at Kiuki.tng, the Chinese have advocated an anti-British Boycott. P— AT_ B ——AUD. Peking, 18th August. The Waiwupu has requested the
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    189 8 In consequence ol a general strike having been proclaimed m Sweden the Government Ins prohibited the sale of alcoholic liquor throughout its territory. The standing army has been mobilised and has been distributed among the chief strike centres. The death of l>r Khun Yiraj Vejakich (Mob Pan), has taken place
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    BISLEY.
    186 8 The following notice has been issued for the 1910 meeting. Tbe Council of the National R fle Association have decided that no service rifla of any pattern, other than the official pattern m use by the British Army, be admitted m Service Rifle Competitions unless an officially certified specimen
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    S. C. C. LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    107 8 YESTERDAYS PLAY, D. Class Single. J. Henderson beat Bullmore, o—4,0 4, 5 7, 6—4. Doig beat Stockwell, b —2, 4— 6, 7 5. Malcolm beat Lloyd, 6' 2, 6 3, TO-DAY'S TIES. D. Class Single. AH Tie -j that are possible after Thursday's Play.
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    SWIMMING CLUB.
    43 8 The si. Argo will leave Johnston's Pier for the Swimming Club Bungalow on Sun day at 8, 9 and 10 am. 2 30 and 3.30 pm, re urning at 8. 30 and ft :J0 am. 12.15, 3 and 5 30 pm.
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    ENGLISH CRICKET.
    157 8 In the match between Warwickshire and Worcestershire, which began at Birmingham a remarkable stand was made by E. Arnold and W. B. Burns for the lutter county. These two players established a record for the filth wicket by adding 3?3 runs while together, Arnold making 200 not out
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    BLOODHOUNDS FOR PENANG POLICE.
    52 8 The 8.8. Kistna brought down from Singapore, on Friday last, six bloodhcunds for the Penang police. They are beiog trained by Sergeant Ralph, of the Central Police Station for police patrol duty. We understand that, when trained, the dogs will accompany policemen on their night patrols.
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    GROWTH OF BUREAUCRACY.
    314 8 We have all 1 een exhorted of late to assist m, and to admire, the progress of social reform. Many have both assisted and admired some have helped forward one scheme, some have worked on behalf of another all alike have unconsciously lent a hand to the
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    714 8 The mail steamer Assaye left Penang at 9.30 am. yesterday and may be expected at Singapore at 3 pm. to-day. The F. M. S. Yacht Sea Belle arrived from Pahang yesterday en route for Port Swettenham. There were on board Mr R G. Lecovina, Rijah Alang and thirty
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    LATEST SHIPPING.
    46 8 In addition to that on page 7. 1 Rembrandt. Dut. 3718, Versteegh, Aug 20, Amsterdam, K. P. M Batavia 26. Sea Belle, F.M.S. ycbt. 4< 0, Ahmat. Aug 20, Port Swettenham, Uncertain. Per Sea Belle: Sir W. Taylor. Mr R. G. Lecorna, Rajah A'.ang.
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      118 8 WEATHER REPORT. Dat* B*.r Wind Temp Hum Sky Rain Aug 20. H'kong 1' a29 92 SEI 86 c Manila 10 a 758 NO 30 25 o H'kong 4 p 29.83 Calm 87 b Manila 4 p 756 Calm 32 20 c Kan C— ng Kerbau Hospital, Aug 25, 1909. 9
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