The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 25 September 1909

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    16 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1909. NO. 6,712
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    160 1 La^e vires newt, is on pace 12. Baukruplcy prcete.iugs will be found 01 the insidrt pages. New Yoik has decided to rfc>_:tn>e I> Cook as the discoverer of the Xjrth Pole Page 7. Cox beat Nunneley m the final for t h* Singapore tennis championship Yesterday Page
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    ON THE RIVER.
    837 1 Sunday en the river To the um:v 1,, i, doners ou up country plan'at ;oiis. lad iti godowne of the Straiu Settlemeoti ;,i d HalajM Peuimu'a, the phrase Bill hold I world of ineani? _r T- I liem there is, <. one river the Thamrt with ti.e
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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      89 1 SPECIAL SHOW OF AN EXCEPTIONAL OPPORTUNITY. As our buyer is now m Europe and is continually sending selections of the latest novelties of all kinds direct from Paris tad Londen we are able to absolutely guarantee an up-do-date Show far surpasses anything previously done. y^^\ y- H f w I
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      629 1 DOUBLE AND SINGLE ROOMS NOW AVAILABLE IN THE "MANSION" Entrance, Oxley Rise and River Valley-Ed. High-Class BoGrdifog House. Tennis Curt and CoiEaaßdlag View, Terms Moderate. Telephone 5C3 ORIENTAL 7ELEPHCHE ELECTRIC Co.. Ltd. Notice to Ttlephone Sub-cribers. A new telephone directory is now m course of prepara ion and Ttlephone Subscribers
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      252 1 Entertainments. MARLBOROUGH CINEMATOGRAPH, BEACH ROAD. Complete Change of Programme. To=Night at 9 30 p. tn. 1. In India. Tbe Marriage of the Maharaja of Tajore's Nephew. 2. The Unlawful Heir. 3. Film d'Art. The Children shall go to the seaside. 4. Catching Fish with the aid of Dynamite m the
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      75 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. To let, Lydia, 3-2 Leonie Hill— Page 11. Tenders rt quired for fixings for Clyde Terrace market Page 2. Experienced, smart Chinese or Eurasian clerk wanted Page 5. Meeting of the Engineers' Ay sociation Page 2. Lee brothers the well-known photographic studio Page 6. Try Little's Oriental balm
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      408 1 THE WEEK Saturday, 25th High Water.— 7.44 a., 5 57 p Day of Atonement (Jewish Holidaj). S. R. E. (V) Handicap 2.30 p Keppel Golf Club Monthly Medal. Maxim Co. Scouts Gun Firing A Rifle practice Sunday, 26th t— High Water 8 50 a 7.83 p 16th after Trinity. S.VI.
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    WHAT SOCIALISM IS?
    608 2 If Socialism d tei not m°an a ledistrilmtion, confine ition, or readjustment, oall it wbst JOB will, of property aud capital, what, may 1 ask, does Socialism really and trulymean r Let me quota Mr Robert Blatchford's defiuiti- n. Ia Merrie England," p. 121, he says Make
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      627 2 NOTHBES* MUNICIPAL NOTICE. The Municipal Commissioners invite Tenders for supplying and fixing Timber Sunshades and Willesden Canvas Roller Blinds at the Fish Market, Clyde Terrace. Plans and Specifications may be seen, and Tender Form with Cover obtained from the Chief Architectural Assistant, Municipal Engineer's Office. Tenders on the proper Forms
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      116 2 KAT7 RRfK ITn iiHIl DiaUdy L I §J_ S LADIES* I I NOW ON SHOW I 1 A QHOWE SELEQTION. 1 LEONG CHEONG&CoJ f^i^^yy TAILORS ;|f OUTF(TTERS '-'5 Toilet Requisites of every description y^y^m "ff Leong Cheong Co. "N^ >^..f .US^* 6! > Hi h Street. ~—-±C -„13^ Singapore. lKj
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      439 2 BANKS. I SSSBSBt -B-B-B-B-_B-aaH-g-5-g--g----B-BBBg-g-B__™ 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
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      403 2 MANUrWIJRIRrT^ INSt'iiANCE Co.. OF t Z 1 ADA Policies are World-Wide. Non-Forf and Indisputable 0rfl!lu X It has today rnor< b te !i( any otber Canadian Lit, Imuran! r tf44 over ba" at tiie MM f^cj All claims are promm v j caBh enrrenders, etc., application, by tht Qeaeral I
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      91 2 St. Andrew's Cathedral. 17th Sunday after Trinity. Harvest Festival. 7 am Matins. 7.4-3 am Holy Communion (Choral', Hymns 388, 3*4, 17S 208. 4 pm Children's Service. 5.30 pm Festal Evensong A Sermon. Pr. Ps 65, 147 1 5 J. Hymns 381, 382, 383, 3>6 37i». St. Matthew's, Sepoy Linbs. 11.15
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    THE WAGE TAXERS.
    881 3 wir_' letter to the Daily Telemf m X> h trains BO particular value because it is i, who was formerly a ifl thfl Straits. But it is a tnd partisan criticism of the .'tr t o -cores of others that ard j to the Home papers. A
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    THE RECOVERY OF THE REGALIA.
    425 3 Murder will out. Jn the-e hasty, bustling days one exciting incident il forgotten as soon as tbe next spring! up. Hence it may be necessary t" remind John Bull readers that a couple of yean ago the valuable insignia of the order of St. Patrick
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    "NU SPELIN" IN AMERICA.
    524 3 More Mutii.atk.h Wokds. The American Simplified Spelling Board to day presented 3,26] "nu" words, and is "impioovin" 25,000 others, says tha Efea Tork correspondent of the "Daily Telegimph." i T bis announcement has spread terror ana a ti pi pie who are content with the d
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    OBJECTED TO STARVATION.
    604 3 Interesting Case m Shanghai. When it was suggested that Mrs. L. Encarnacau of Shanghai should undergo a treatment amounting practically to starvation for a period of four months she naturally objected still r-he undoubtedly would have bad to face the ordeal as a remedy for tbe severe
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      121 3 Insure your Motor Car! ASS COVER YOURSELF against result of CAR ACCIDENTS. Don't take the Risks any longer You may be called upon for Heavy Damages at any moment. The payment of a small sum annually RELIEVES YOU OF GREAT RESPONSIBILITY. especially if you use a native Chauffeur. Full Particulars
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      844 3 Tenders Invited under "The Pawnbrokers' Enactment 1908. Whereas by Negri Sembilan Government Gazette Notification number 39S published iv the Gazette of tbe 6th September 1909. the Resident with the sanction of the Resident General has declared tbat the number of licenses to act as a pawnbroker for a period of
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      433 3 White Zinc, White Lead, Paints, Oils, Varnishes and Enamels. Are of the very highest quality it is possible to manufacture. Beware of imitations Aspinali's products are obtainable of all Dealers. IMPORTERS, THE BORNEO CO., LTD. SINGAPORE. > < Of All Typewriters "THE EMPIRE" has the largest sale m the Far
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    SCIENTIFIC FREIGHTS.
    683 4 How Germany Enooukaois Exportation Some interesting details of the scientific arrangement of railway tariffs m Germany j are quoted by the Board of Trade Journal from the report by H M. Consul General at I Frinkfort-on-Miin (Sir F. Oppenheimer) on Ike trade of that district m 1908-9, which;
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    MODES IN CENTRAL AFRICA.
    332 4 XIQBACCO-Tni As Earring. The amount ef clothing worn by Central African natives would seem to favour the theory that the original incentive towards dteea was no*, ao much protection againsS the ni eleaasnes ol the weathea as the desire of personal adornment. Nearly all African races
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    "STEELING" IRON OBJECTS.
    555 4 Mr il. MartlxV Kallvan's Procbss. Mr M. Martin Kallman, president of tbe Oriental Trust Company, of Paris and London, is m London again on business m connection with the new process he is developing for turning iron of all grades into fine steel. Several demonstrations <-f the
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    FROZEN CHINESE PIGS.
    385 4 The President of the Local Government Board, Mr John Burns, accompanied by Mr Hardy. M.P.. Dr Buchanan, and DrMacfadden, medical inspectors for the Board, paid a visit on 11th ult., to the Red Bull wharf of the Union Cold Storage Company, where the party were shown the
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    BACHELORS REWARE!
    75 4 Tbe confirmed bachelor trembles before matrimony, s^ys "Black and White," as the man outside trembles before prison. In his heart lurk.-, a sincere terror of petticoat government, with a conviction of his own powerlessness to escape it once he takes a wife. If the confirmed bachelor does eventually
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      2 4 Chronic Diarrhoea.
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      558 4 A Famous Cricketer Jijf i <m» P if r f\T i G. 11. Hi's: U the only J O I cricketer io take over 200 I wicki s, and io ccorc over /j 2.000 runs m one season. In add tion to his cricket- _A* ing activUie%. Ur, Hirst (J
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      802 4 Singapore Sporting Club. THE AUTUMN RACE MEETING WILL RE HELD ON Tuesday the 12th, Thursday the 14th and Saturday the 16th October, 1909. PROGRAMME. FIRST DAY. Tuesday, 12th October, 19.9. 1. The Maiden Plate. Value $500. A Race for Maiden Hrr?es. Weigh: Bst. Ex-Ori'ti^s allowed 71b. Entrance, $20. Distance, Race
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      338 4 In a! races the advcrtis-d laa^ will only be given when the 'P i Starters the property of difW_\ Note: The attention of own)-', Ito Eule 55. whi-h m&kf-s Scratching 5 p.m. the day bei Owners y Griffins ar,. entitj either of the following First Day- Ran No 1 Second
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    BANKRUPTCY COURT.
    1020 5 AfM-Tiima L".s., List ok Cask*. w inoflitr bl_r list of bankruptcy _j to l»« dealt with by Mr. Just!Cc s >. South is the Supreme Court M my counsel were present. la the mattes of Tan Hood Keuy, against D m there was a petition lot a receiving
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    SOLOMON'S TEMPLE TO BE REBUILT.
    399 5 Masons' THIBTJTE TO THEM SUPPOSED Founder. So_OUton*fl Temple is to be rebuilt m Jerusalem by the Masons of the world. The Masons of Boston, U.S.A., have started the plan by applying for the incorporation of a company to take the matter m hand. It is
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    A TERRITORIAL STORY.
    73 5 i A:i amusing story cowea from Sunderland concerning the loosJ Territorials, who were camping at Grindon. A night captain was showing some novices how to wrap themselves ap m knew blanket*, and took extraordinary <•;!!-• m giving instructions He was about to |p*ve when a pitm n
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    WEIGHTY FACTS
    142 5 Just read these Weighty facts— this overwhelming evidence from a sufferer who was oared oJ a sprained, stiffened, knee joint, cured, when other remedies had failed, completely cured by Little's Oriental Balm. O. F. Sehanierer, or Kiuuuudy, 111. writes; My wife sprained her knea so severely that she
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    FEDERATED MALAY STATES RAILWAYS.
    94 5 I Construction cf FIVB Stf/l Lighters. Tenders are- invi'ud for the construction of Five Steol Lighters to carry 80 tons dead weight and o! the following dimensions Length overall 70 ft o m. Ream Moulded 18 ft. 0 m. Depth 1 Bm. These Lighters are to
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      1114 5 I AuenoNs. i AUCTION SALE OF TEAK HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, PLANTS, &c. TIjE PROPERTY OF P. H. GIBBS Esq. AT "BISHOP'S HOUSE," STAMFORD ROAD. On Saturday. 25th September, at 2 p.m. Comprising Teak Occasional Tables, teak display cabinet, Upholstered rattan furniture, Miraboo Dining Room Table, well made miraboo sideboar J, teak
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      515 5 Howartlt Erskine Ltd. Civil Mechanical and Electrical Engineers, Iron and Brass Founders, Boiler Makers, Bridge Builders and General Contractors, wmmmm marmm soleXgen rs for Worthington Pump Coys Patent Pumps Pulsometer Engineering Coys Pulsometer Pumps Robey and Cos Portable Engines and Machinery Richard Hornsby and Sons Oil and Gas Plants Waygoods
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    The Singapore Free Press. Saturday, Sept. 25, 1909.
    1063 6 The Singapore Free Press. Saturday, Sept. 25, 1909. Heteshril' t>ie Pre>s the People's rigl I am intal*, awed hv influence and anbribec by gain j H^re patriot Truth hn gforioa. precepts dtawo Pledged to Religion Loyalty *r,c. I-. Correspondents m tbe Penang pipers on 1 the Municipal sanitation question are
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    PLANTERS & GOVERNMENT.
    927 6 PLANTERS GOVERNMENT. The following extract from the annual I report of |fr, B xendale. chairman of thcH Ku.la L.ngct Dijtrict P. A. is interest- I think we might take this occasion to I offer our congratulations to the authorities 1 on their choice of a successor to Mr. Ca'-IM ruthers.
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    CONTRACTOR'S CLAIM.
    82 6 Against the Pahai-Governm. nt Kuala L impor, Bep( 2_ h The case of Mr J W. Aj.rv of Pahang has been de i led m the Government. Mr AfST, a contrac r, Blaimi i ft IS from the State of f m 1906 7 m nrtaia Paha-ag. The
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    COMPANY NOTES.
    263 6 Tni: SBUSOWH I KM 8 I Ths oapiUl <> DO, divid-d mlo 2, ,00 iicl) 1,7,*. a-.e nos state i that the I t■ the \< 1 ration as Itai. naryeapsnssfl willb irork. ing capi. tl and the tbe company. The prospect rb tt tbis 0 unpauy I
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    A correspondence confisms statements.
    353 6 Freeh m the mines of our read am and tha market must be the sensational ti that occurred m connection with Pahang Consolidated Company ia Ju'v An encourgm^: report on the prospects of the ennpany iraa followed few days subsequently hy a cablegram from the actios;
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      164 6 AQUARIUS Cos. I Sparkling mineral Table Waters. So well-known throughout China. mmm^aw^^mma^mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm j Aouarius < In Q uarts > pints and s s lits Dry Ginger Ale < In pints and s P lits) Free Samples on Application to: CALDBECK, MACGREGOR Co. SOLE AGENTS. _-i— _-M tmimmmammmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm^^^m^^ BURROUGHES AND WATTS
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      35 6 BRITISH BUILT TROPICAL MODEL PIANOS, $300. The VERY best Pianos obtainable at the Price. I (Warranted for 5 years and Tuned the First year Free of charge. Monthly Payments Arranged. The Robinson Piano COMPANY, LIMITED.
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      198 6 ALHAMBRA 2nd Show 9.30 p.m. Special Attraction. All New Pictures. All New Pictures. "THE BANKS OF THE GANGES.' An exceedingly picturesque coloured film. Film d'Art. Sons of the Soil." Adapted from Balzac hy M. Bahier, Caste Bf. Bahier of the Odeon Theatre. Mile-Paul Laurent of the Sarah Bernhardt Theatre. Staged
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    HOME POLITICS.
    99 7 AN ELECTION IMMINENT. Mr, Gladstone Defiant. I Marine _V-egraph. Renter's) i] lech c mtinues to bs I peri rent uring to predict theß <u>e of L wds will take are •ly of bad m that a -onoal B se ol Cv hu 1 clan •he i Int] .i'
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    BRITISH ARMY MANOEUVRES.
    133 7 BRITISH ARMY MANOEUVRES. All Finished Fit. red Sepf 2 I ri I 15 am. ive been .ports ong the rem urkable m ir. she Eiaished tit I iciency of the I m eg. In I ino.ut.Sß the Red Army, led by Lie-.r I era Sir B L P rrien, en
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    HONGKONG NAVAL DOCK.
    263 7 8 I I BJ roinfj P*l (rf the 17th iaei taieoatains i tl res column article, ptire o| the electric power station which Messrs Siemens brothers Dynamo ive joel c mpleted for the Ids rail D m Bongkong. I: isaoolence that the official opening of this itation
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    THE ALHAMBRA.
    156 7 The Alhambra Cinematograph show m il continues to ba an attraction. ires shown nightly are excellent m every reaped and both the evening shows are weD attended. There are fre> tsngea oi programme, ana one is all jn oertain of row films at the A:. :i. The present
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    YANGTSE BOYCOTT.
    176 7 BRITAIN INVOLVED. (By Submarm* Telegraph. Renter's) Mr Carly m B Main, M.P h ta called the attention of the Houte of Commons to the statement of the. »rrespondent of the Timei at Shanghai, dated Bept 18th and has aiked what steps hive been taken to terminate the anti-British
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    POLAR EXPLORER RECOGNISED.
    37 7 E sewed Sept 34, at 1010 am. Tbe Board o! Aldermen of New XTork have decided to bestow on Dr. Cook the freedom of the city, treating him as the discoverer of the Pole.
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    MORE HARVEST FAILURES.
    40 7 Pall >wing an earthquake m South France, 'storms and fi-ocU hive occurred, ruining the crops and deyasl bting the vineyards. The vintage v proceeding but is considered rained. Manj hava been drowned m the villages, j —.-_i
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    AUSTRIA HUNGARY'S CRISIS.
    27 7 Sept 24, 3 28 p.m. The Hungarian Cabinet his resigned owicg to Austrian opposition to the idea of a national bank for Hungary. _-i
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    CHILDREN'S CONCERT.
    180 7 The promoters of the Children's Concerts must hive been very pleased last night to -cc m many happy faces. The Theatre was quite full, tw I m a seat m many cases, and trom the first to the last, piece of the short bright programme the keenest interest
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    ST. ANDREW'S CATHEDRAL.
    282 7 The Harvest Thanksgiving Service will be held to-morrow. Donations of flowers, fruits, fta for the decoration of the Church should be sent by I<> am. The Services will be Festal, Stainer m the morning, and Smart for the Festal EvenBong The Collection will be for the Sunday
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    POLICE COURT.
    864 7 Trespass a.m> Theft. Five Hylams were presented m tbe Second SdLagiatrate'a Court yesterday on a charge of trespassing on MrDanman'sGrrove Estate, I and! also with having stoien throe cDconuts. i Gtcfa of the accused was sentenced to im- I prisonmeut or a Hue of 3i each. Mysterious Hat
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    950 7 Qmequid arjunt homines nostri est farrago "belli. Juvenal. Keir Hardies book on India has received far too much attention from the press. Such a mass of pretentious vulgarity, prejudice, aud ignorance is happily rare even from the hopeless type of scribbler represented by "Padgett, M.P." We
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      26 7 Bowel Complaint m Children. Children when teething are liable to attacks ef diarrhoea and this trouble, especially m warm weather, should never be neglected. i *i,;_
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      234 7 ROBINSON Co. MENS' FOOTWEAR AT SALE PRICES. A Smart up-to-date Dark Tan Willow Calf Boot m "Balmoral" "Derby "Shapes (All Sizes.) j $5.50 per pair. A Very Useful Comfortable fitting Black Boot In the Balmoral Shape (All Sizes.) $5.50 per pair. Gentlemen's White Canvas Tennis Shoes Fitted with red Rubber
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    BRITAIN AND AMERICA.
    501 8 Dangbrs of kkw Rivalry is China.. A triumph for American diplomacy is the gratified verdict of this country upon the outcome of tha Hanlow-Szeohum railway loan negotiations m Peiin. "It was not a mere amount of money that was at stake," the State Department officials declared to
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    NAVIES IN THE EAST.
    246 8 Mr Asquith has made an interesting statement regarding tbe remodelling of the British Spaadrons m Eastern waters. At present Gieat Brit.iin keeps m those waters five fir.-t--«-'.asd cruises of which one is on the Australi.n Station and none on the East Indies JStation three second-class cruisers
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    "UNSEXED WOMEN."
    168 8 Marie Corelli's Denunciation. Miss Marie Coreili is annoyed that suffragist missionaries have claimed her as a convert to their OSUSS. Ha attention was called to a report of a recent meeting m North Wales, and m reply she wrote I notice that a speaker whom I have not
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      575 8 SHIPPING. iBURJ^PmLP LINE. SINGAPORE TO "JAVA PORTS, PORT DARWIN, THURSDAY ISLAND, BRISBANE AND SYDNEY, ALSO TAKING CARGO FOR OTHER NORTH QUEENSLAND PORTS, BRITISH NEW GUINEA, NEW BRITAIN AND NEW ZEALAND PORTS (with transhipment) as inducement offers Smooth passage —Superb Scenery. A regular monthly service io above ports ia maintained by
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      1003 8 SHIPPING. HAMBURG AMERIKA LINE, HAMBURG. *WW_P%. 4 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
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      733 8 SHIPPING. P. o. STEAM NAVIGATION COMFANT. Fcr Chir.a, Japan, Peaang. Csylon., f. uatralfa, Ind!i, Adcn f Eg:7pt, Mediterranean Ports, Plymouth and Locdcn. Through Bills of Liding i«Bt.od for Chine Const, Persian Gnlf, Contirasutti and American Port*. Stcarnsis will Usvs S!ngaport oa or aboct MAIL LINES. Outward (for China) Delhi Oct
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      558 8 SHIPPING. ll J__L«^ -il«_^c Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bl IMPERIAL tl-ULLI MAIL Llh;. Th<» fact and weli-knovrn my vt..^ this Company sail fortnicht'.j ir,, Hamburg via Eottei istri.. A ot worp, G-ibraitar, Qenoa, N»: iea, (oonm i Naple*, Alexandria ano vica veraa) Saez, Ac«n, Co-ombo, Penang, kong, Shanghai, Nagasaki k Kobe and
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    SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY.
    898 9 nag New Pacteais A Drill With a (Jrip V w Coinage Metal Acid Oon kalins Water Strong Drink and Oou- A New Armour- I'icrj ing Bullet— Cinematograph Air I 'u! ishing it L>- ither. most Tcuaarfc able of recent biolo- is that certain tiving organisms rt dally impressed
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    OVER THE CHESS-BOARD.
    544 9 "Gentlemen, t<> aolaoe their wearied minda hoBWSt pastimes, plays at che_se, the a«troBOmerS game, and the philosopher's game which whettefl tii yr wittes, recreate. th<:yr minds sad hurts nobody m the m«an season. All emnmanteationa shook! he addressed to the Chsss Edit tt, Singapore Free Press." Original
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    Diagram in Singapore Bangkok Cable Match.
    46 9 Ons of ths two g tmes having been los*", Sing ip rs (White) has h id to play to win, iv order to retain their unbeaten record. Singapore to move. Can they bring their dangerous tactics to a successful issue
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      678 9 \*&&>-^i%*y- It vras certainly a good messenger who brought tbe nevrs to your boose that Ayer's Sarsaparilla makes tho blood "rioh and red.'' This means so much to those who are thin, pale, feeble, weak, ami nervous. After Ayer's Sarsaparilla lias cared you, carry the glad message to a friend
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      269 9 LAN IDEAL INVALID FOOD IN HOT CLIMATES. _Ps__r«<_____«*ftf l s 48\ 3ct *y%i iJi *-U«_^^^S-^* a > Invalids, peptics, ud Uk I ft A PANCREATISED MIUC AND CEREAL FOOD. Fcr Travellers by Sea or Land tL.'s complete Food will be -bond exceedingly vain .Me. ALLEN 8i HAN Oil RVS Ltd.,
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      199 9 jNEWrON NICHOLSON SOUTH SHIELDS. SOLE MAKERS OF TAYLOR'S Patent (Borrugated Metallic Jointing. Contractors to the A'miialty and to the Spanish Royal Navy Ccmmission. The attention of Engineeri and ollitai Ii most respectfully ■olicited to the principles of this unique packing. Ly which a light joint can he made with the
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    DR. COOK'S STORY.
    633 10 The New York Herald's Account. I.xhaustion ot food and fuel kltl'lies. The Paris edition of the New York Her add ba9 con-meneeJ pobh.shing the details of Dr. Cook's journey io search of the North Pole. The explorer states that he left Annatok on Febru.ry IMb, 1908, with
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    INDIAN NEWS.
    397 10 The STxw Councils Act. Simla has rec^ivp.l i ffieial intimation of the ■MBn U of the [adieu Councils Act, 1909, ami an inspired -t.item^nt appears m the Madras Press with regard to certain preliminary arrangements. Mr. A. Bntterwortb, i c s it it annoancad, kai been placed on
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    JAPANESE MUSHROOM GROWING.
    203 10 The Japanese have an interesting method of growing a kind of mushroom known as the wood mushroom, agaricus shitake. This species, which is much prized as a food m Japan, is related to the so called honey fungus, a species very destructive to tbe roots of trees
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    CONSTIPATION.
    324 10 A RF.LIAr.LE AND LAViISG CUBE, Constipation means that there is not a regular and sufficient action of the bowels. I; is a very dangerous disordec because it prevents the body's waste from leaving the system, and this waste socn turns to poison. Tbis is how many fatal disea-es begin
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      530 10 Passengers for the Straits. Per X. D. L. Pr. R. Luitpold, due Sett 30. Mrs A. Hilkers and children, Mr D. J. Dopenhurg, Mr A. Hoeffer, Mr and Mis O. Witscher.^Mr J. Hug, Mr F. J. Strach, Mr and Mrs K. Hasenfr.ttz and child, Mr and Mrs C. Zippert, Miss
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    SHARES.
    965 11 RUBBER STERLING COMPANIES. September 24:h. Cap. Issui. Paid. \*g?7' 150,000 21- 2/- Anglo-Malay Win*. 16/. 16/3 30,000 1 1 Batu Cves 10 5 76 510 80,000 1 1 Batu Tig* (S3langor) 5 118 0 20 0 (1 1 Bukit Kaiang 24 0 2 5 0 100,000 1 Contributory 136
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    LEPROSY IN RATS.
    265 11 rrnni-H Wl JataMMMM Doctors. r e var* a_;o the discovery of leprosy Vr i» >dy < f a rat waa made m India, ipiad the attention of sssdical men ia antrj and ifl New Tork. In Japan n g the preeeot yeir two doctors have rsns m
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    COMING AERIAL "DREADNOUGHTS."
    305 11 art a pflrtVm i f Ihe daioss made m B a m igs (ins >r ths fighting cape- itary ur I ips being manufao- ..a I substantiated, than ton nsntf as look the V7alee*i general advice lo M waks is said lhal the Krupp firm produced bi_tb-i
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    66 11 (CORRECTED IT TO Bept. Zl B*mmk*imfe 2 4" s demand I I Private credits limi 2/ 4-yg credits 6ms 2 4 Fran.e, demand Bank... 2.^> Germany, demand 240 India, T.T lit HO-KKOVO, demand 24*%di». Yokohama, demand nom. 114Java, demand W| Bangkok' demand 06 Sovereigns, Bank Buying $S,5_ Bank oi'
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    158 11 Sept. 24 tl* t<y:>:k Gambier... buyers ll.8?| Gambier Cube No. 1 1.V00 Gambier Cube No. 8 nom Pepper Black (ord'n. S'pore) 1 Ml Pepper, White (fair buyer* 2. r 75 Nutmegs (110 to tht lh.)_* 16.00 Nutmegs (80 to thi lb.) mm mm 22.00 Mace (Banda) wm mm mm
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    THE AUSTRALIAN CONSTITUTION.
    250 11 OM a| the ll CSenll Constitutional l inth which Australia has been faced formation ot the Commonwealth B th ll ol an adjustment of revenue be- States md the Fsdsral authorities Thei- end'ess discussions OS the point, but bo tlMieuffUj satisfactory solution h„s I sen reaobs 1.
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    S.C.C. LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    559 12 S. C. C. LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT. The championship final and the prizegiving of the above tournament took place last evening on the Plain. Tbe rain early m the day had tempered the heat and just laid the dust on the court and made the afternoon very pleasant. The game was
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    R. A. LEAGUE.
    96 12 A match iv this league was played at Blak.n Mati on Thursday evening between the team of the Rt Half 80th Co and that of the Left Halt. Piny was very even and fast and the first haif yielded a blank score sheet. Ou res'ar'ing the game
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    VOLUNTEER ORDERS.
    67 12 The Inspection parade of the S. V. I will take place on Sunday, October 10th. There will be parades at 5 oO p. m. on Tuesday, "Wednesday, Thursday and Friday next week and on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday the following week. The S. V. A. will carry out
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    MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LTD.
    35 12 The Singapore branch has received a telegram from the London i tliee that an interim dividend Ins been delcared on the A and B shares at the rate of <> per
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    885 12 (Via Ceylon.) Students' Fights m Calcutta. Calcutta, Sept 16. Since the 16th inst. there has been trouble between Bengali students and tramway conductors m Calcutta, arising from a number of students finding no accommodation when returning from a football match, as the cars were overcrowded. As a
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    PRAISE FROM GERMANY.
    413 12 Three points m Professor Flamm's recent observations on the suhject of British shipbuilding have particulaily attracted attention m this country. The professor is head of the Xaval Architectural School at Charlottenburg, and last month he brought a party of his students to this country to inspect the
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    AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS.
    96 12 Tbe Sinhalese Sports Club, who are trying to arrange a match with tbe Australian cricketers on their return journey on October 11th held a second Committee meeting, m expectation of a reply to their request to tbe C.C.C for tbe nse of their ground. A letter of the
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    839 12 The poit of Palembang is dfclared infected owing to the existence of cholera. The regular contract packet Thongwa, from Madras and Negapatam, is due this I morning and will leave on Thursday at 5 pm, with the homeward English mail. The Burns Pbilp Co's Australian steamer Guthrie, from
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