The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 20 September 1909

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1 9 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
  • 11 1 MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS SINGAPORE, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1909. NO. 6,707
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  • 192 1 An interesting Assessement appeal Page 8. An account of Saturda} 'i trainiig appears on page 8, Orville Wright has made another fljing rec<ud Page 5 Kmta Tin Mine pays an)ther dividend —Page 5. Another F. M. S. rubber company has been floated— Puge 5. Miles h*B won
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  • 863 1 At last summer bae BMM, and tfcoet of us who have patiently waited for a tight of the sun have our reward now, for down here oa the Devonshire coast we are having whole days of unbroken sunshine. Not a drop of rain has fallen for a
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 241 1 i Davy mixture. In 1 lb. PaA.r Tigfcl Km. Price 55 cts. obtainable at 11 Robinson Co. THE United Asbestos Oriental Agency, Ltd. Hongkong, Shanghai, Singapore. !>teara Packings and Jointinga Wire rope?. Manila ropea etc. nti:'.;.s. Woodite Uings. Cups. Cones and Sbeeticg Metallic Tobing i r Woik. Dixoo's Flake Graphite.
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    • 178 1 COMBINED PIANO-PLAYER This Perfect Model of Mechanical Genius can be Heard at our Showrooms Daily S. fVIOOTBIE Co., LIMITED. UNDER HOTEL EUROPE ADIS BUILDINGS. FOR SALE PRIVATELY. 11 WOODTHORPE," A valuable and pleasantly situated freehold residential property in the vicinity of the Botanic Gardens and Gallop Road, Tar.glin. Area about
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    • 275 1 Entertainments. alThamb^a NEWJ>ICTURRS. To*Ni£ht To*Nl&ht I In India. The marriage of the Maharadja of Tanjore's Nephew. This magnificent coloured film, depicts the Oriental magnificence, picturesqueness nnd splendour of an Oriental Potentate's Marriage. The magnificent barges, gaudy dresses, the wealth of jewels, etc, etc, Film D' Art. THE SNOW MAN. A
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    • 44 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. K. P. M. sailing list Page 7. Dutch mail Rembrandt for Europe Page- 7. Colours for the Autumn race meeting at Little's Page 4. Kelly and Walsh's Imperial diaries and date blocks Page 4. Reliable and experienced prospector wants engagement Page 3
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 356 1 THE WEEKMonday, 20th 3igh Water. 1.17 a., 1.10 p M. M. Mail Homeward due 6 a M. M. Mail Outward due 5 p Ladies' Bisley. S 0.0. Teunis Tournament. Shield Football. Police vs. B G.A. Chinese Y.iI.C.A Su Po Sia, 8 p Catho!ic GoDcert, Victoria Theatre, 9 p Tlbsdat, 21st:
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  • 383 2 The Kowi.oon Railway. Am J")th). Mr. Ginnell asked the Under Secretary for the Colonies if he would say on whose opinion the expectation was based that the Kowloon Railway ever could, in addition to its working expenses, repay the principal or any interest on the
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  • 249 2 Mr. Taft promises to equal Mr. Roosevelt i3 An exponent of physical culture. Horseriding and golf have kept him fit at Washington, and now he has set up a gymnasium at his summer home in Beverley. He weighs nearly twenty-two stone still, |but Dr. Barker, his advi.er,
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  • 188 2 Dinker in Kuala Lumpur. There was goodly satheriaj* at the Guan Jod Hoiu Hotel in Hitjh Street, bnfl Sunday night, of the leading Chinese resident-, who had responded to the inrltation cf Mr Eu Say Len^. to a farewell barquet which he gwra in
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 612 2 NOTIGES. Merlimau Rubber Tapioca Estate, MALACCA. Notice is hereby given that a call of one shilling per share (Is.) has to be paid in to the Mercantile Bank of India Limited here, not later than Tuesday, the 21st inst, to secure allotment of the shares applied for. The balance of
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    • 686 2 THE MOST SUCCESSFUL CARS OF THE YEAR. SPLENDID LIST OF WINS FOR 1909. ill'SH TRIAL?. Non-Stop Throughout. Fastest time on Both Hill Climbs. QPMTIQU TPI'IQ Non-Stop Throughout. Special Silver Medal for ReMiUI HoH IhMLb. liability. Two Bronze Medals for Hill Climbing. AUSTRALIA A 0 PETROL 1^ tar llier c y*-
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    • 538 2 BANKS. International Banking Corporation. CAPITAL and SURPLUS GOLD $6,500,000. Head Office 6O Wall Street, New York. London Office Threadneedle House, Bishopsgate Street Within, London EC. London Bankers National Provincial Bank of England Ltd. General Foreign Business Transacted. DEPOSITS. Current Deposit Accounts opened and Interest allowed on the daily balances at
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    • 416 2 IHSURAjvoj^ WANUFACfuRERTTiT; INSURANCE C, „F Nalj ESTAHLIs'^KD l*sPolicies are World-Wide. Hon-Forf.it f»nd Indisputable eit *H It has today more busin, any other Canadian Life In*ur ever bao at the same All claims are pr cash surrenders, ac.. application, by the G pore and Penang, wit] I ence to H*-ad Office.
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  • 683 3 LEWIS AND PEAT'S RUBBER REPORT. Th< Slowing lots, comprising about 1 17 Btosifti and 22; tons Ceylon, were it, auction on Aug. 20th and sold as .v tt Sa about 1 wew c«l»logoed, which Mil M Fri.lay an-i the r, B g -v OB Friday the wrio B Id. tiowu
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    • 507 3 fl BB^Areyou easily tired? |K -s,.^ N y mr w a vi f~roftenfeelweak your appetite poor? >XAre you easily di<■r >urago(l J 1 s\), your nervous Bystem is weakened, your bl K>d is impure, and Berious Hln ssa is not far away. Sars^naril!? I was made f< tr ju >i
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    • 679 3 7JUQTIONS. 6^^ Unclaimed Merchandise. AUCTION AT EAST RECLAMATION GODOWN No 2 (Vehicle thoroi:^hfare Via Trafalgar St. off Anson Road.) Tuesday, 28th September, at 9.30 a.m. Means. H. L. Coghlau and Co. are instructed by The Tanjong Pagar Dock Board to sell by auction about 2,215 packages of unclaimed Merchandise and
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    • 367 3 nuerioNs. VALUABLE SAWMILL PROPERTY AUCTION SALE OF The Valuable Property known as the Express Sawmill, Situate off Gaylang Road, Singapore, With frontage on the Kallang River To be held at Powell Co's Sale-room. On Tuesday, 26th Oct., at 2-30 p.m. The property comprises all those two pieces of land situate
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    • 178 3 SIZAIRE-NAUDIN I MOTOR GARS 12 H. P. Complete $2,300 With Hood, Magneto Ignition, Lamps, Horn, all tools etc. An exceptional opportunity to secure a POWERFUL 4 SEATED OAR at a reasonable figure. j ON VIEW AT The Straits Motor Garage Syndicate, ORCHARD ROAD. I AGENTS, BORNEO CO., LTD. I M
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  • Domestic Occurrences.
    • 9 4 At Koala Lnmpni on the loth instant, the
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    • 33 4 Stewart-Smith. Oa 18tb Sept. 1909, a: St. Andrew's Catheiral. Singapore, by :be Colonial Chaplain. Rev. H. C. Ezard, ma.. I Frank Stewart, of Bangkok, to Eli:. a: bth Fbascss Smith, of London.
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  • 1007 4 Pres .a, a, f i bribe j c t: fe I >Reßc Loga tj u mm, Although L"»rd Kitcheneb of Khimum .s visiting this Colony to-day onoffisiaUy, and wi:l be seen by very few of as, the passage through of so distiaguisuel
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  • 344 4 Ther- w ii be a service in English at the Jobore Church on .^anday, Septemb3r 2<j, at ~'-4-" a m. At St. Andrew's Cxrhedral on Saturday ifternoon the marriage t_«.'k p>ltc^ t M Frank S ew^rt of Bangkok and Miss Smith of London. Tue gjrc m came down from Bangkok,
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  • 558 4 A Farewell Pebformjlvce. I" is ©nly whfn one sees a G..b?rt and Suiliviu opart, after .--"ing d cutriber of the later prjiucrions termed musical comedies, light opaarai or the hke, Tnat one realises vaat a great galf there is ixai between the work ot thoao coadjutors, <m\
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  • 178 4 SATURDAY'S PLAY. N E W il EF. COS betl Me 53 6 -1, r 1. 0 C LAM RfWOTJi, Jones owa 2 t B L. WiiliuM tor, .r.£a. Veterans' Single Hanmoap. A I\ c we 2 r^at Mr Jiist.ee B—2, 6—2 L E P Wotfantom
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  • 138 4 IUDDum 11. r. K. g. A. XawLv feted c ff fur the R Q A., who were floured wi:n the wind. P iav was eveu for some t;me .and then Warren who wa« p iV in*? centre forward, beat the manners' £JL witu i very trick} that Acentre'fromtueMi.U'lef.wi
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  • 282 4 LORD KITCHENERS JOURNEY. THE AERANGEME] (Ft ,H ;r Statee Chridei and t h when onopul I i ;ir which r 'tached. I. I trmia no hkei i i K tala Luxj K. -:.-:ier here and th< together. The Eece^arv repeal to i i u r .j:nalarrangemen--IB the Kaai Mr E
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 280 4 I KELLY and WALSH y Ltd. ORDERS NOW BOOKED FOR IMPERIAL IMPERIAL English, Malay English Ghinese AND Qhinese Diary Date Block 1910. 1910 > FOOLSCAP FOLIO WIIH ESGUSS CHINESE DATES printed in black and red, in bold, legi- mthmhfßm***. b:e characters, with space at foot of I I-- 1T l
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    • 87 4 LAMBERTS j RECENT Picture of Public Interest. 30 subjects taken in Kelantan and I Tringanu during H. E. The Governor's I visit. The laying of the Foundation Stone I of the Y. at C. A. building by H. E. Sir John Anderson. 111. The Wedding Group at GDvernru^nt House and
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  • 71 6 MR ASQUITH EXPLAINS. Ready fof a Fight. Subma: 'lVi^nph.— Reuter'a) Bee. 8 -p* 18, 13 5 am. One of his Birmin^im s[ a i I thai theehoeea repre>fu'»ves pie sk old have the ana] nnl ol quest] m mess of eh trges ia el L rd B leberj'i
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  • 127 6 E BUDGET ALTERNATIVE Kri Nationettes" to the :ve-l Sepi I 410 DB. i reamrk r oeption niugham, I radieaoe in Binglej ng seven tl aid. iddreased nu oTern m thoumi: L i kdeaonstra- ;:r. a I --ire an tqoitil .bution ol r: e burden oi taxation 'he ind
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  • 37 6 sd, Sepft. 19 b, 0 t"> p.m. A i'. i:\ui Ft/ states thai G asular protests against i, the S d bad 1 be ProU d let shot presence of the Imperial Barem.
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  • 165 6 Rahman's Good Position. I- <:/.) Sept 18 i ta hii led ura I mothoi a ia Lou I ia on 9 >pfc 17. L lapnr, B -p 1 18. w B bet Plantations 1 ia I. d on Sept 6. It consi.-- of 800 fecrei I whkik 342
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  • 37 6 PENAN G NEWS. rismnf Bept 18. The sH a of the Municipal En■issJOßi has been received favour- reesai rains and floods have done 1 tillage to the rottdt, and a supple•v Municipal budget will certainly be rv.
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  • 78 6 FOREIGN EXPERTS WATCH MANOEUVRES. (By Submarine Telegraph. Reuter's) Sept. 18, 9.59 a.m. I >. visional rnacoauvres have beoa prowwdipg in England on an extended Bcale daring the past week, preparatory to the army manoeuvres oi nex f week. M iay foreign officer! of senior grade, including ChinaM
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  • 47 6 The Shanghai c vresp rodent of the Times r rasts the Qiiohasked b >yo >t.t of British shipping companies on the ¥4ngtis9, with i --naiLir anti Jipmesa ntOYement by the Kent daSS M, ia which OM6 the TioUi intervene] ander pressure from Japm.
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  • 38 6 B cetad, Sept 19th, 0. 15 p.m. A telegram from Barlin Btates that Orvillo Wright b u established a irorld's record for a flight with a passenger, remaining in the ail for 96 minutes.
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  • 48 6 Received, Sept. l(>h, 0.45 p.m. A telegram from Little R »ok, Arkansas siys th ii the Baoh C >mpany, one of the largest _:rain companies businesses in America has failed. The Company had an annual turn-over of from four to seven million do'lars. ■> <
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  • 585 6 NORWEGIAN STEAM-WHALER IN PORT. SOME INTERESTING PARTICULARS. Q nte small lo lo »k at, not more thm 80 j feet in length, and some 35 tons register, 10 trans, acd 300 h.p. is the Norwegian whaler Thor from Christiania en route for Japan, which arrived on Saturday. How. in the
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  • 622 6 LIQUORS ORDINANCE PASSED. {from our ni k <n Correspondent^ H mgkong, Sept. 18. The Legislature Cjuncil pissed the new Liquors Ordinance on Friday after a long sitting, which did not close till 7.45 p.m. The method of raising the revenue on this cjmmodi r y will be by
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  • 79 6 Eight competitors took part in a swiin acros3 the harbour here, the placed men being Cooke 1 Birrcs 2 Morrish 3 great water carnival had been arranged iu Hongkong for Sept. 23, 24, 25. Alany races and competitions were included and Shanghai sent down a team. Possibly
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  • 79 6 Received Sept. 19th, 10.00 am. The annual report of the Resident General of the Federated Malay States points out that whiU 1 the depression in the tin industry continued during the year, th« check to rubber was of short duration. He quotes expert opinion that the country will
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  • 971 6 The second of the great events with which Johore celebrates the Birthday of His Highness the Sultan was held on Si(urdav night at the Johore Hotel, whan the Officers of the Johore Government gava a banquet with His Highness as the guest, haviug, as usual, extended their hospitality
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 2 6 > < UAGzYLLA CHOP,
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    • 41 6 How to Prevent Blood Poison. Carelessness and neglect are the chief causes of blood poisoning. A cut or bruise, however slight, should have immediate attention. A good liniment and one that not only gives prompt relief from pain, but beinc antiH^ntm
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    • 6 6 Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy.
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    • 194 6 ROBINSON Co. if OPPORTUNITIES. Gentlemen's Dress Shirts K^SSSI S SS« $1,75 each. Gentlemen's India Gauze Singlets (I ]S acture) $3. 75 Half Dozen. Gentlemen's Black Cashmere Socks 2ftgj^ #5.00 Dozen. A very Superior Dark Tan Willow Calf Boots IN TWO SHAPES "Balmoral" "Derby" reduced to $5.50 per pair. HIERSEY SUCTION
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  • 741 7 The statutory meeting oi the shareholders of the Singapore Para Rubber Estate?, Limited, was held on A.Ug 26 in the Council Room of the Chamber d Commerce, Cannon Street, EC. Mr Keith F. Arbntimol (chairman, of the "board) presided. The Chairman said Gentlemen, although th"i3 is
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  • 159 7 Copper coins in Fnnoa seem to be doomed. Their fate har^a on a simple decree, which may be &i^ned by the Government at any moment, and aluminium coins will take their pIMS, The Mint has already struck a number of fire and ten centime pieces of the new
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 90 7 Singapore Cold Storage Co, Ltd. Naar Entrance to Borneo Wharf. Teiepfccna 1023. Sea stocks of all kinds of Frozen Meat* etc. i can be delivered to shipping at tie Wharves, or in tho Singapore Koads on short notice. IP THAwED DAILY SUPPLIES are le quired, orders for same must be
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    • 663 7 Apcar Line. The undermentioned mail steamers of the above company maintain a regular service between Calcutta and Japan calling at Penang, Singapore, Hongkong Shanghai en route. FLEET. Tons. Commander. 8.8. Japan 6,013 J. G. Olifent. 8.3. Gregory Apcar 4,606 S. H. Belson, s.a. Arratoon Apcar 4,010 A. Stewart, s.s. Lightning
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    • 1021 7 SHIPPING. SHIPPING. HAMBURG AMERIKA ARCHIBALD CURRIE'S LINE. HAMBURG. Australian Indian line. 1 SINGAPORE TO *JAVA PORTS, T >..^* MELBOURNE AND SYDNEY. *^^%^^l 80 a^ n cargo for other Australian and \%l^l?^^^^ ew Zealand Ports (with transhipment), vSJl^^^g^^^S^fcafc as i-duoement offers. vl^? "~y •^3^^^^^' re g-^ ar fi y weekly service
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    • 723 7 SHIPPING. P O. STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. For China, J&p&n, Penang, Ceylon, Australia, India, Aden, Eg-ypt, Mediterranean Ports, Plymouth and London* Through Bill* of Lading usnei for China Coast, Persian Gulf, Continental and American Port*. Steamers will leara Singapore en 07 about MAIL LINES. Outward (for China) Himalaya Sept 24 Himalaya
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    • 593 7 SHIPPING. Na% Jf m a^ Norddeutscher Lloyd. Ere-. e IMPERIAL GERMAN EAU LUj Tht faat and mai: u tins Company sail fortnightly f r t;j Hamburg ria Rott«rdAiii, Antwerp B t Gibi»ltar, Genoa, Kaplaa, (oonaaeti m, Naples, Alexandria ana v^ce t« h Suez, Aden, Colombo, P'-i.*ti. St. k kong, Shanghai,
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  • 1095 8 RUBBER STERLING COMPANIES. Cap. Issuic. Paid. Last Dit. Buyers. Sellers. 150,000 2/- 2/- Anglo Malay 12* Int. 14/9 15/. 30,000 1 1 Batu Caves 10 5 7 6 5 10 0 80 000 1 1 Batu Tiga (Selangor) 5 117 6 2 00 ion non f 1 l Bukit
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  • 238 8 No. l Dock. No. 2 Dock. No. 3 Dock. (In Course of Construction) D ocking Length 515 feet Docking Length 376 feet Docking Length 481 feet Width of Entrance 80 Width of Entrance 50 Width of Entrance 63 Water en Blccks 28 Water on Blocks
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 512 8 On the Berth. WAATSGHAPPIJ NEDERLASD! S-eamship Company "NEDERLAND." Royal Dutch Mail Service. C upany's Mail Steamer 1 REMBRANDT" will hKH Batavia on the 23rd instant, at i- expected to arrive here on the d 8 a.m. will sail for Sabang, Colombo, Suez, i i. Genoa, A'^a rs Tangier, Lisbon and
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    • 626 8 TO LET. TO LET lURNISHED. A newly built bungalow No. 4, Jalan Rajah, off Balestier Road. Water laid on and with stabling. Entry October Ist. App'y Tan Kim Boon, 9, Raffles Place. Sept 16 16 -:!iL TO LET Blanche House, 13, Mount Elizabeth Road, with large compound, two tennis courts
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    • 141 8 DE KQNINKLIJKE PAKETYAART MAATSCHAPPiJ. OnDIK CoNTfcACfT WITH TH> N«TH«ELANDS INDIA QOViaNMBMT. Agents at Singapore. The Shipsa»ency, Limited, 2-3, Collyer Quay. THE UNDBRMENTIONBD DATES OF DEPARTURE ARE ONLY APPROXIMATE. Van Diembtn Muntok, Blinjoe, Soengei-Liat, Pangkal-PinaDg, Koba and F Toboali M s ept< 2 2 Brouwer Moeara-Saba, Simpang, Djambi and Toogkal Sept.
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
    • 770 8 VESSELS IN PORT. 11 *O I m Steamers Flaar Tone Muter Arrived From Conaiirne« For Wb«r Ban Hin Guan Brit 248 Hunter Sept 1 7 Pontianak Ban Lee Hong Pontianak 20 Castor Brit 863 Pithie Sept 3 Pekdongan Katz Broa. Langkat Dortmund Ger 3292 Malchow Sept 17 Hongkong Behn Meyer
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    • 408 8 EXCHANGE. (Corrected up to Sept. 18 Bink 4 m b 2 /*tV demand 2 4/ f Private credits 3ms 2/4 T f f credits 6ms 2/4| France, demand Bank 295 Germany, demand 2394 India, T. T, 176 Hongkong, demand 24;%dia. Yokohama, demand nom. 1131 Java, demand 140 Bangkok' demand 66
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  • 1181 9 Appeal to the Supreme Court. The appeal of the proprietor of the Marlborough cinematograph against tb« Municipal Cominissienars, was heard by Mr Justice Sercombe Smith in the Supreme Court on Saturday. Mr Wm. Nanson appeared for the appellant and Mr D. Y. Ptrkins for the respondents. Counsel for
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  • 685 9 Saturday morning saw some lively work being done on tbe course a good many horse bemfj seen at their best. A Urge number of sportsmen were present to witness tbe work. Petgrave (Fenton) looking and moving well was seen out alone being ordered threequarter pace work from the
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  • 798 9 A VERY SUCCESSFUL AFTERNOON. The Singapore Eecreation Club were fortunate in having such a perfect afternoon as last Saturday to hold the finals of their annual athletic sports. The members were at home" on the occasion and there were many visitors, the fair six baing strongly
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  • 54 9 Tbe !inal eighteen boles in tbe above competition were played off on Saturday on the Keppel links between Miles and F.>wlie. Earlier in the week Miles bad finished tbe first round four up. On Saturday be was again in excellent form and won a somew bat easy match,
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  • 25 9 Medical School v Departmental^. This match was played at Tanglin on Saturday and resulted in a win for the Tanglin' Eleven. Cpl. Shalcrass bowled
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  • 843 9 Bitavia is declared infected owing to the existence of cholera. The M. M. Company steamer Australien left Saigon at 5 am. on Saturday and may be expected here to-day about 6 a.m. The P. and O. s.s. Somali arrized on Saturday with a large quantity cf explosives including
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 17 9 W. J. GARCIA (Corner of) ORCHARD EOAD. For Good, Cheap, Reliable Pianos new, secondhand and for hire.
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    • 263 9 M-'VANA' Tonic Wine ffirh t\vsS The ldeal p 'Ck-me-up n W\^[NA? vitalising tonic specially prepared for use ir I 0 TONra^NE tropical climates. mZ^ZZZIZZ Dispels lassitude and depression pn-K I im ii if mm mm 6" t;! J i l^JT—* strength, energy and appetite, and aids digestion. ■I f^-Tvlr^H I
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