The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 13 September 1909

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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, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER, 13, 1909. NO. 6,701
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  • 161 1 THE DAY 'S NEWS. A feature of ibe telegrams is the eln netsupposed to be denoted by Lord Roseb- rv in his Glasgow speech, of hu intention to Pew his connection with the Liberal Party, l'd^e 5. Hongkong has passed the first reading cf the L'quors Import Duties Ordinance Page
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  • 1113 1 Such ;s tl e general name given by the C_'ast?r of the British Colonies of Gambia, Sierra Leone, Gold Coast, Lagos anj Southern Nigeria, the list two now aniaigamited. The inhabitant shortens even the West Coabt and as a rule alludes of The Coast "as though there
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 341 1 THE MOST SUCCESSFUL CARS OF THE YEAR. SPLENDID LIST OF WINS FOR 1909. IRISH TRML 5 Non-Stop Throughout. Fastest time on Both Hill Climbs. Tnw ymun Non-Stop Throughout. Special Silver Medal for Reliability. Two Bronze Medals for Hill Climbing. IB&TEAHI t C PEIRGL 5 I> tar inner °y^ lass w
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    • 181 1 "Moutrie" COMBINED PIANO-PLAYER $800 This Perfect Model of Mechanical Genius can be Heard at our Showrooms Daily S. MOUTRIE Go., LIMITED. UNDER HOTEL EUROPE ADIS BUILDINGS. Art Needlework and Flower Depot, 217, ORCHARD ROAD. ARRANGED FLORAL BASKETS, and "Wedding Orders a Speciality At moderate prices. CUT FLOWERS AT ALL TIMES.
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    • 189 1 Entertainments. A L HAMBRA To*Ni£ht I To*Nisht ENTIRELY NEW FILMS. 2nd Show at 9-30. "THE RISERAS AERIAL CONTESTS An interesting NOVEL GAME— The Rules are That the last person whose feet touches the gound is the loser. "CATCHING FISH WITH THE AID OF DINAMITE IN THE SOLOMON ISLANDS." Sporting Colored
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    • 93 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Robinson Co. make substantial reductions in prices on the last days of their sale Page 5. Auction Sales by Powell include valuable land and bouse property and cigarettes Page 3 Government calls for tenders for farmiug Crown Land Page 2. John Little Co. sole agents for liurroughes and
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 347 1 THE WEEK Monday, 13th High Water.— lo 34 a., 10 4 p N. D. T». Mail Homeward due. S C.C. Tennis Tournament. TQBBDAY, 14th High Water.— ll a., 10.4" p N. D. L Mail Homeward closes 1 p. SC.C. Teanis Tournament. WSDWBSDAY, 15th ffi«fe Water :—ll 22 a 11 10
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  • 392 2 The unparalleled exhibition of Celestial porkera opened at Smith field Market when the following placard, in bold faced type, was hoisted above the entrance to Stand 361 FIRST CONSIGNMENT BICE FED. CHINESE PIOB. The announcement instantly attracted a crowd of curious visitors from all parts
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  • 81 2 One of the mo6t significant signs of the present time is the desire among members of the Oriental races to obtain a thorough technical education. It is well known that every year thousands of students from India and the Far East are eagerly devoting themselves to
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 638 2 NOTIQES. notice. Notice is hereby given that the Lease for Three years commencing from Ist April, 1910, will be put up to auction at the Land Office, Singapore, at 11 a. m. on Wednesday, the Oth day of October, 1909, of the piece of Crown Land at Beach Road, near
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    • 379 2 Glk^L^ljr\s\U \J* Billiard., Bombay We Undertake to Supply a First-class fall sized Billiard Table, design No. I, to following Specification, viz: Eight Massive turned Legs, raised panels to knees, Carved Brackets, Screwed Mouldings, double bolted, best Welsh Slate Bed, extra heavy solid cushion rails fitted with our new low set
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    • 439 2 BANKS. International Banking Corporation. CAPITAL and SURPLUS GOLD $6,500,000. Head Office 5O Wall Street, New Yobk. London Office Threadneedle House, Bishopsgate Street Within, London EC. London Bankers National Provincial Bank of England Ltd. General Foreign Bnsinesa Transacted. DEPOSITS. Current Deposit Accounts opened and Interest allowed on the daily balances at
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    • 419 2 MANUFACTURERsTIk INSURANCE Co. of cw, ■''■Mill EBTABLIBHKD ]BH7 PoUaesare World-Wide. Non-ForWw and Indisputable leit It has to-day more- busin. u f nrAf any other Canadian Lift lusuram, tfltB ever had at the same age. Ail claims are promptly paid cash Borrendera, etc., granted iiliuJl^ application, by the General Agents pore
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  • 615 3 v b's As To Thb Sccckss Ok A >i:>E-K Constitution. ■bfeci Ito ia the father of Conatitu- .rr ;.t t in this country, considera- t ratunuiy attaches to his views as cf a similar system being ,',;..> lial^d in China, says the j At a banquet
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    • 138 3 AUCTIONS. AUCTION SALE OF Valuable Land and House Property IBIKRJ ST,, SDWAFOBI TOW! Tuesday, 21st September, at 2-30 p.m. A. 4 v .iluabie piece of land containing an area of- 91 s.mare feet comprised in Statu- <>. No. 323, quit rent K>. Together |-W«lti»j house thereon known as 5: IS,
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    • 373 3 Beautiful Japanese Pottery AND ORIENTAL GOODS GREAT AUCTION SALE OF About UOO pieces of the highest grade at Messrs. H. L Coghlan Co's Sale-rooms TO-DAY. The Goods are now on view and comprise: Beautiful Satsuma Ware; specialities in Cloisonne, Handsome Historic Bronzes; Embossed Brasses; Decorated Art Porcelain dainty pieces of
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    • 455 3 AUCTION SALE OF A Merry-Go-Round, Steel Bars and Angle Iron &c. Ex s. s. JfC^LOMO TO BE HELD AT GODOWN A, KEPPEL ROAD. On Wednesday, 15th Sept., at 9-30 p.m. A LARGE KEEET-GO-EOUSD (IN PAETS) WITH HCESES &c. Also a quantity ot round steel bars and angle iron. POWELL Co.,
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    • 407 3 DRINK TANSAN!! MMM«MUiIIiIMfe4MnMIH«iaMMHBHMMHBMMBaMMF' P A PETITION TO CONGRESS. A Memorial signed by nearly one hundred leading American Doctors and Physicians has been presented to the U. S. A. Congress praying that TANSAN from TAKARADZKA may be admitted duty free into the United States of America. The "Japan Advertiser" says: The
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  • 2060 4 The Singapore Free Press. Monday, Sept. 13, 1909. Hfie shall the Press the Peopl-s nght rrr>inta.«ii. Thawed bv influence an(i unbnbed b> gain j Here patriot Troth hr< gionaoa precepts. Jra* < Pied^ed to Religion. Loyalty and !-»«<. A friendly interest in the fortunes of Johore lead us to speculate
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  • 32 4 Spirit Duty Imposed. Boftgkoag, |m ji.L Thel^gi.h.iveCou.,,] U before it and has passed the lir.t the BiU to impose duties on Uoa r which is identicil with th,. B auce.
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 273 4 I KELLY and WALSH, Ltd, NEW\SUPPLY OF PIPES <> PIPES GOLD MOTJNTID AMBEK CIGAR AND CIGARETTE HOLDERS. PLATED AND GUN METAL CIGARETTE CASES. THE "DIANA" RUBBER TOBACCO POUCH. No other Pouch affords the same facilities for filling the Pipe or for making Cigarettes, (four sizes mm^^^^^^m—m THE "CLEBO" PIPE.— A
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    • 182 4 LAMBERT'S RECENT Pictures of Public Interest. i. 30 subjects taken in Kelantan and Tringanu during H. E. The Governor's visit. 11. i The laying of the Foundation Stone of the Y. M. C. A. building by H. E. Sir John Anderson. 111. The Wedding Group at Government House and 8
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  • 685 4 A Culnaman has baen itm > i depositing a body in L m Kng lU, r The DiiJy Mail asks What is (1, for Manage? Answer, when x girl and the cash meet. D> tb Mr P. J. Sproule, who baa «*n for Mr J. R. Ia U ,s „Ju
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  • 174 5 ROSEBERY 'S DEFIANCE,. What Dees it Mean. ■ariM Telegraph. Reuter's) Reo Sep! 11, 10 10 am. I arj, ipeakinaj at a great rneet- n m ic n a >ji Glisgow, described .si r^vluVoa which will put the fn f Britaii into the melting pot. Uitiiigtl "f the nation the Bud-
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  • 74 5 China's Action. received Sect 11, at 10 10 Am. r Kive, writiag to tap T;uie?. Boapittßl I Chitu's breach of faith re^ir-.1--\a\ i Mice;*. hopes his MtJ3Sty's Ooverumeat m considering alv other compromise i i the qnsatioa of om rights to ittOf ol dUcu>>k>o, hut will I*l >cj
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  • 21 5 Pitsidcßi Tafl has given an audience to Kuni and ami a aaasaaga of personal I :-w.;i lo the Baaferor.
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  • 47 5 ■■:'< eoneepoejdsvt at Melbourne in Australian earned L ndsay, a Übour itentiterj and all his crew except .ivebeea murdered in German New I data I':.-.' fOSSeI was burnt. ki Vole was Jus to the wife of the I ma% forcibly takea on board the schooner
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  • 48 5 louuhb'i Merry Little Mauls open lemon bete on Wednesday, for four rights 01 I bt leea tbat the pseeea tbe Mikad aw tew tc th been received with great ra m Hongkong, where the cwnpaiij m stpT-tte seisons. Plan at iu b Piano Co. to-day.
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  • 68 5 Tbtrewasa good bom at the Victoria nSatardai n j- i f to w l n><s the ;v P >;i ird"* Lilliputian C aipamj. "The Gul fr in Paris" ged 'fv ppeci 1 r-.i|Ucst aud vv.^s a m. Dtmapfln ICI encoies w*»re fttqoemt. Mies Iw Pollard, "tbe Oaj w.<
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  • 86 5 Czech Boycott. Train Held Up. (By Submarine Teleeraph, Reuter's) Rcc-iivtd Sept. 11th 3 pm. la connection with the Kaiser's attending the Austrian manoeuvres in Mjravia, the Cseeh populition ic the manoeuvring area il boycotting the visit. The Czech pretl bitterly attack the Kaiter*i anti-Polish p tliey. Revived,
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  • 51 5 Pole Definitely American. A telegram from Washington states that Commander Peary has cabled the Nivy and State Departments officially notifying them that he has hoisted the Stars and S'ripe* at the P.de and took possession of the entire region iu the name of the President of the Unite!
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  • 161 5 Sub Division of Shakes Agreed to. An extraordina y general meeting of the An^lo-Ualaj Babbar Gompanj, Ltd, was held on Aug. 16 for the pnrpo e of pawing the I iloirisg resolution: f4 That the 150,000 ■bavea of t'l e ich in the oapttal of tha company be
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  • 214 5 la connection with tbe reports of tbe recent meeting of shareholders in the Straits Settlements (Dei lam) Rubber Company, which appeared in the Press, Colonel Mayhew writes us a long lett-r, objecting to the abridged repoits which were published. He contends, firstly, tLat they did not contain the
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  • 154 5 Mr. L A. van Ryn, of the Netherlands Gotta Percha Co of Singapore, has invented a spokeless, nonpuncturable motor wheel, for which great things are expected. The wheel iv in the form of a solid disc, manufactured in ore entire piece, and wholly of rubber. The hub is
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  • 63 5 A rtaidflßf of Grange Road informs u? i Friday evening a young wild boar M in the jungle neir his buu^alow. Op Siturdiv mominvr, a party went cut-w-th -ms sIJ dogs and put up the pig- iWb bad a difficult shot at it, but m\. Tbl
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  • 17 5 I >*&. 1 th« agents of Baverlae 3 »«Of) Rubier Co. declared an interim '.?•<! of ten per cent.
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  • 91 5 Sir Henry Norman, who is busy advertising the work cf his association, received his Knighthood three years ago, af:er his return from the notorious Eighty Club hip to Budapesth. He w*3 educated in France, Germany, and America, and his youthful wanderings rilled him with a love of
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  • 642 5 An Alarming Blaze. Shortly after two o'clock on Sun lay afternoon, fijre was discovered to have broken out in the upper portion of house N >. 13, K .chore Road, almost exactly opposite tbe dyd^ Terrace Mirket. Word was sent to the Biich R >ad Police Station
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  • 145 5 The setni-fioals were played on Saturday, the four players left in beiug Fowlie, Mugliston, Miles and Stevens. Of these the first pair were expected to put up a good game, as Mugliston was very much fancied as champion. Ot the latter pair, it was thought that Miks
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  • 110 5 Discn?sing the profession of an auctioneer as a new career /or women the secretary of the Auctioneers' Institute remarked: "So far 08 I know, not n ore than twa or three women have r>s yet taken up auctioneeriDg. None has obtained our certificate. Those who are working
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  • 34 5 Some time ago the Postal authorities placed two automatic postage stamps-selling machines at the General Post Office, Bombay, one of them is for quarter-anna stamps and the other t i.-i* mi
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  • 301 5 Dismissed Feom St. Joseph's Institlt.on. Before Mr. Saundere, in the District Court, on Saturday, E. C. Biiley sued Brother Michael, the Dirf ctor of St. Joseph's lostitution, for $65. Plaintiff said Brother Michael eDgaged him as a teacher at the St. Joseph's Institution from August 1. His salary
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  • 171 5 REFUSING TO SIGN CONTRACT. L 3 e Ah Sew has been arrested for refusing to siga a contract at the Chinese Protectorate and will answer the charge this morn. ing. Illegal Trespass. A Chinese named Bee Soo has been taken into custody for illegally trespassing on the premises
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  • 116 5 Dock Employe Charged. Further evidence was takon in the District Court, before Mr. Howard, on Staurday in the case in which C. A. Teal, a foreman at Tanjong Pagar Dock, was charged with Berious allegations. Mr. Hastings Rhodes, the Deputy Public Prosecutor, appeared for the Crown, and the
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  • 134 5 Allthough spot wheats are still very scarce and dear, there is a prospect of a somewhat cheaper loaf in tbe near future. During the past month there has been a drop of from 3s. to 4a. a quarter in the prices for the new foreign wheats
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  • 100 5 Apropos of the present bronzing of the fauns of the fountain the following Just now, the municipal cleaners, armed with steps, sponges, and brushes, are at work at the Champs Elysees, Monceau, the Tuileries, and Luxemburg, faisant la toilette of Voltaire, Musset, Chopin, Gay de Maupassant,
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  • 283 6 The Resident of Perak has addressed the following open letter to a number of persons interested It id an open secret that Col. Walker will take his pension early in 1910. He first came to Per*k in February, 1H79, hs Acting Commissioner of Police. He has served for
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  • 209 6 The "Daily Express" has an interes'ing account of the fate of two of those ex L.C.C ateamers. the Boydell and Purcell. They are now under the Servian flig, thcugb. it is not mentioned whether they have been renamed Boydellich and Purcellieh and, if they reach Belgrade,
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 234 6 uob uyt jyg uyg uiu uj u7oi u WANTED. WANIED Good reliable men for Electric wiring. Good ■wages to competent men. Apply at once. Howarth Erskine Ltd. Sep 10 u.c WANTED A lURNISHED HOUSE. A small or medium sized Furnished House la required for 6 to 8 months, the house
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    • 1094 6 Tenders for Revenue Farms. Tenders are invited for the lea3e of Revenue Farms in the State of North Borneo from the Ist January, 1910, as set out hereunder. REVENUE FARMS IN THE STATE OF NORTH BORNEO. 1. In making arrangements for the leasing of the Farms for the next Farm
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    • 978 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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    • 1176 6 SHIPPING. f OCEAN STEAM SHI? Ca 1 A H T» China Mutual Steam Hai Da Ltd. The Companies' st-eamerr j. Liverpool outwards for tihu Straii i Japan every wwk, and frou J-. >■„... I 1 I for London. Imatwuiaiii and Ajit night} for G«noi, Uanaillee and 1 for Iv'arseiile?, BaVTV
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  • 1019 7 Cap. Issuk. Paid. LastDiv. Buyers. Srllers. 150,000 2/- 2/- Anglo Malay 12* Int. 15/- 1$ 3 80.000 1 1 Bit u Caves 10 5 26 5 76 80,000 1 1 Batu Tiga (Selangor) 5 1 17 6 1 18 6 100.000 H Bukit Kajang 226 23 6 1 h
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  • 70 7 (Corrected up to Sept. 1 1 Bank 4ms 2/4- 14 demand 2 4/JL Private credits 3ms 2/4 credits (J in 8 2/4^ France, demand Bank... 295 Germany, demand 2394 Im'la, T. T i pa Hongkong, demand 2*J%di». Yokohama, demand nom. 1131 Java, demand 14Q Bangkok' demand (yd Sovereigns, Bank
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  • 153 7 Sept. II T« m M buyers $68 874 Gtmbier buyers 12.O1) Gambier Cube No. 1 14. 17^ Gambier Oebe No. 2 12.00* Pepper Black (ord'm. S'jwrt) buyers 13.00 Pepper, Whit* (fair buyers 21.50 Nutmegt (110 to fcke 16.00 Nutmegi (80 to tht Ih.) m 22.00 Maoe (Baaia) nom Oloree
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 499 7 On the Berth. ■""ioKDDEUTSCHER LLOYDr FOR EUROPE. ;..j V r:il GefnWß Mail Steamer BUKLOW certain Pvosoh, left Bongkoog; iiy. the 9ih in^tint, at 4 p.m. ind msv t.e expected tu arrive here on Moni a y afternoon, IDC 13::i i-leca. at about ."> p.m. She iriß probably bt Jt^patched for
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    • 661 7 I TO LET. STORAGE GODOWN TO LET. Ground tbor (concrete) area 3,444 bj. ft. Light first door area 1,000 square feet. Ground floor about 2 ft. above level of street. Two cart-loading entrances in Selangor Street, and one in Trafalgar Street. Situation of Godown adjacent to Tanjong Pagar Dock Property
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    • 8 7 Each fIBBWHBIMwBMMMMHKMBBWI^^ Beware (J|s[y V IS lIEbI ConnterfeiLs.
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    • 18 7 uyhgnbbkjyoig bnmjkj kiil W.J.GARCIA (Corneb of) ORCHARD FOAD. For Good, Cheap, Reliable Pianos new, secondhand and for hire.
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • 539 7 VESSELS £N PORT. wt- u It I Toa r °mn»andeP< Arrived From For Whes Waterwitch H M.S. survey «30 Douglas July 23 P. Swettenbam Uaom-tai. p/- 3 11 400 Ahmat Se P tU P- Swettenham Pabangl! Steamers Flaur Tona Master Arrived From Consignee For wL Banka Bnt 127 Russell Sept
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    • 153 7 WEATHER REPORT. DaU B»r Wind Temp Horn 8k? fUia Sept U. rTkong Li 1881 11 M Manila 10a 7i'.> SI 26 2 r j o 4'J Kandang KerUa Hospital, Sept 10, 1908. 9 a.m. 3 p.m. 9 p.m Barom. 32 Fah. ***** 29 834 29.J10] Temp. 80.0 87 0 fc-2
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  • 788 8 The Final Gamk The final match in the ab^ve competition ia getting to be recogni/id as quite one of the social functions of Singapore and is yearly attended by increising crowds, not only of Natives but Europeans, and there must have been -[uite six thousand present at
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  • 23 8 Lame*/ Mkkai., September, 1909. Mrs. Carver 48 8 4~"> Krs. Stock Uv 68 4 f>i> No other cards ware returned.
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  • 83 8 A League fixture was played at JJlakan Mati on Thursday niojht between Lett half 7S Co and Lef t half 80 Co The game was fast and interesting from start to finish and ended in a draw, no goals being scored. Coe of the 78's had
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  • 34 8 The Paris Cine ma- Opera, at the foot of FortCanniDg, is gettiDg a favoun'e resort for an evening's entertainment. Sicce it started on Wednesday under the personal raanigement of Signor C. Morossi, the proprietor.
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  • 474 8 SATURDAYS PLAY. Championship. <1 M. Howe beat Threlfal! 6—3, 6—2. C. V. Miles v C. Ransford (postponed B Class Single. E. A. Swan scr. v E. W. P. Fnlcher owe 1, ucfin. J. W. Keenan owe 2 beat W. Patchitt scr. 6—1,6-4. Dan Brandt scr.
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  • 102 8 The heat or some other cause has impelled a contemporary to investigate the origin cf the words Shandv Gaff." One might have been pardoned for associating the refreshing beverage with "mine uncle Toby," but this does not seem to be the case. The veteran did not even fly
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  • 171 8 In 1883 Krakatau was the scene of the most violent volcanic outburst of historic times, and its vegetation was completely destroyed. Plant life, however socn regained possession of tha island, and its new "flora" has been thoroughly investigated by Eiast, who, according to the University Correspondent," states
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  • 9 8 Per Darvel Mr and Mrs Stuart, Mr and
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  • 608 8 The rain in the early hours of Saturday rendered the course soft for training purposes, and although the gallops done were not of a brilliant nature, the horses put in some strong work. The attendance was quite the largest since training began. Castro (Turner) trotted along slowly till
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  • 254 8 la th'se days when rubber is so much to the fore in the City, it is interesting to learn of a new process for producing pure rubber from the milk or latex, which claims to be a great improvement on any process hitherto employed. Immediate coagulation
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  • 926 8 At an early hour on Saturday the 8.1. miil steamer Teesta from Negapatam, Madras and other South Indian ports arrived with mails, passengers and cargo. The latter consists of 1,014 packages of sundries, 1,317 bags of onions, 2,000 pieces for export, and 14 i bales of cotton. A
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  • 30 8 Four teams of four each entered for the Relay Race at the Swimming Club yesterday, but only three were complete. Brockwell's team (Maas, E. J. Barker, F. H.
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 412 8 GODFREY PHILLIPS, Ltd, London, England. AWARDED "GRAND PR!X" LONDON 1903 SMOKE THE KING OF PIPE TOBAQ2OS. In 2 oz. and 9 ox. Tins. OBTAINABLE OF Messrs: KATZ BROS., Ld. AND ROBINSON Co. Netherlands Gutta Percha COMPANY LIMITED. SINGAPORE RUBBER WOBKS. All kinds of India Rubber Articles, Sheets. Rings, Valves. Tubes,
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