The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 27 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 27, 1909. NO. 6,713
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  • 124 1 Britain proposes to mnke up for her backwardness in teaching Oriental Languagee by organising a department of the London University for that purpose— Page 4 and 5 Results* of the Selangor Gymkhana, (page 5) and also Ricing Notes. B >th parties seem to have made up their
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  • 801 1 ():ce or twice in each month I fiud myself at that very intending rerd< l*X Bt, the "White Citv," for the reas( u ptimanly, that, despite its popularity, oLe is a!mo.-t certain not to meet people one knows a inl does not particularly wish to run
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 96 1 John Little's SPECIAL SHOW RACE NOVELTIES, -a^p}^AN EXCEPTIONAL OPPORTUNITY. -^•S mi As our buyer is now in Europe and is continually sending lai-cre selections of the latest novelties of all kinds direct from Paris and London we are able to absolutely guarantee an up-do-date Show which far surpasses anything previously
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    • 367 1 En tertainments. HARIMA HALL ■>————^mmmmma*mmM^mmm^n**Mm*^^^^^^ mm mm mmm^~' CINEMATOGRAPH, NORTH BRIDGE ROAD. i i To-Night! To-Night!! I NEW PICTURES. K. HARIMA, Sole Proprietor. ASSOCIATION OF ENGINEERS. The Monthly General Meeting of the Association will be held in the Rooms, 43b, Raffles Place, on the evening of Thursday, 30th September, 1909,
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    • 368 1 Entertainments. ALHAMBRAI 2nd Show 9.30 p.m. j Special Attraction. /Il New Pictures. Ail New Pictures. THE BANKS OF THE GANGES. An exceedingly picturesque coloured film. Film d'Art. Sens cf the Soil." Adapted from Balzac by Bi. Bahier, Caste M. Bahier of the Odeon Theatre. Mile-Paul Laurent of the Sarah Bernhardt
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    • 79 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. A Press-man is wanted for an F. M. S. newspaper Page 7. To Let, Pax Villa, Mt Elizabeth— Page 7. Rubber seeds for sale at $4.50 per thousand Page 1. Tenders called for erection of quarters at Balestier Watershed— Page 2. Kelly Walsh's two new books. Giles' Dictionary
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 359 1 THE WEEK Monday, 27th: High Water.- 9 27 a., 8 40 p Chamber of Commerce Meetinp, 2. 30 p Singapore Polo Club, KO It. Cup. Shield Football, Police v M'sex 1. S.V.A. Gun Drill Fire Discipline. Mf xim Co, Company and Saluting Drill 9 p S.R.E. (V) Field Works, Bridging
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  • 101 2 Count Katsura, the Prime Minister, speaking at the Bankers' Chi'o, made an announcement regarding the coming Budget. There would be no increase in the naval and military expenditure, but there would be a material increase in the revenue, which would be largely devoted to decreasing taxation. The
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  • 218 2 The case of a young girl, reported recently m the halfpenny Press, from whose dia--5 hragui the doctors are supposed to have extracted a snake "at least fifteen inches long," l>: -uigs to mind a similar story told some time 800, A working man in a provincial
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  • 460 2 850 PEOPLE KILLED IN A WEEK. Tuirty eight killed was one Thursdiy's mot isms death list in the United States, and on a Saturday there was another carnival cf slaughter, so that the total for a week, accoiding to incjmplete returns from various parts of the country,
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  • 24 2 Children when teething are liable to attacks cf diarrhoea and this trouble, especially in warm weather, should never be neglected.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 634 2 RILEY, HARCREAVES& Go, Ltd. mmmMmmmmmw^mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmtmmmmmmmmmimmmmmmmmmwm sole Agents tor steam Engines and other Machinery, Made by RUSTOX PROGTOR <£■ Go.. Ltd. Engines. Pumps. Boilers. GAS, BOILER FEEDERS, VERTICAL, OIL, MINING, COLON AL, STEAM, IRRIGATION, SEMI-PORTABLE. Suction Gas Engines Producers. NOTWES. MUNICIPAL NOTICE. The Municipal Commissioners invite Tenders for the erection of
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    • 526 2 i~ MERSEY SUCTION GAS PLA NT Jl I^^^ mmmm^ mmmmmm^ mmm^^^^ m^ mmmmmmmmmmm^^ Many attempts have been made in other quarters to gasify wood blocks, chippings, perimenting have not, of course, been able I 1- patents held by the Power-Gas Corpora- JtY IM tion, Ltd., therefore failure lias resulted on
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    • 552 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 cf England Ltd. General Foreign Business Transacted. DEPOSITS. Current Deposit Accounts opened and Interest allowed on the daily balances at
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    • 436 2 iNsußajyeF S manufacturerTufF IXM-UANCE Co. OF CAN UM Esuni.isiin) igM Policies are World-Wide. Non-Forf e^ hl and Indisputable. ablc It has to-day more botineea is f any other Canadian Lite lasurano aj ever ban at the same age. nm 1 All claims are prompil] cash surrenders, etc., grant,'*.", application, by
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  • 953 3 r N w York Herald (Paris edition) pob 1:1 account of Dr. Crook's reported dis-.-v telegraphed the explorer. The ia substantially the first part cf the ||m expedition i. n l>oard the steamer Hans Egede, Ler\VednBsday. \ft-r BBBfJ ■traggVl against hunger and it last succeeded in reaching
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 782 3 ~^gj |j|Z sure beacon. '**J^\^,- K^ and su ff eri n g I h'i ta_V))V^ back to the harv^W\ borof health aud (J *>ic strength. Isn't that a record to be proud ui Pox more than sixty years AYER'S Sarsapariiia has been the source of good health to many thousands
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    • 815 3 0< <&> HUI ___r cS9o gMM MT^^Amu BI_AtBB Each m W^^^^^^^^m Beware l^^y W a_o_iP_il W Coan,rr til **> wi JB m\mm\\m w _B__fla__l W Q(lkte Relief without PA RI S, R. rue Vivienne. Sold by all Chemists. flgi SLEDGE MILK. Il&jj^SSpk lj MANY OF THE HEALTHIEST t^jp^lPl! I BABIES
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    • 307 3 Genasco Roofing. 2 Ply $10 per roll of 216 square feet. O vj> 1 2 a, complete with Nails, Caps and Cement for fixing. Sectional Illustration or A *M t /....J OENASCO SMOOTH SURFACE READY ROOFING /jgs^ '^"J/ Jt'^" CROa_S^a___B___ L k /fc^"'---' ~Ar A r t *^SBfrf»»*m r <q™^**^pjF/ifqfm)»aw^mfmr.*
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  • 40 4 Domestic Occurrences. Death. Waddell. At Livingstone Terrace. Galashiels, on the 21st ultimo., Captain Walter Waddell, s.s. Kuching," Singapore and Sarawak Steamship Coy., beloved husband of Jatiie Russell Lynn, and third son of the late Rev. Walter Waddell, minister of Borthwick.
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  • 1091 4 The Singapore Free Press. Monday, Sept. 27, 1909. Here shall tfce Press i'\e People's <i s 'rt maiataftß, J awed hv influence an..' onbribed iv gainj Here patr-ot Truth lv-r jrioriour pte:ept. o;av, Pier.^etl to ReEeion Loyalty and Lam, The proposals contained in the report of the Committee of the
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  • 798 4 A Chines°! coolie jumped off a tram in motion at Kreta Ayer ou Saturday and broke one of his legs. In the District Court, on Saturday, Mr Saunders ordered Mr W. O'Connor to pay a Chinese coolie $100 damages for injurv done to him by his motor car. The Yang-tse
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  • 29 4 When you have a bad cough or cold do not let it drag along until it becomes chronic or develone infn an atianh r>f i_^.
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  • 560 4 "BRITISH NORTH BORNEO. A Study in National Econon The following le'ter j* ;iC( same publicity as the article und. heading as the abate which apj, issue of Tuesday, Sep!. 21tl Siugap+oe. a The EotTOft, Singapore Free Press al Sir,— Referring to "British North Borneo" the issue of your paper am
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  • 126 4 A Jewibh resident of 1 '■■>, l^nco Asm Street, has l>3en the victim of a bin kl Toe Looal BUI Bjkai tied a heel aa 'be end <>f a long and slender bainb "angled'' with it through the reae iaaa a window. Ilia thief BueoeedeJ poeeeettoa of
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  • 111 4 A blood itained Chinaman was taken the Central Palioa Station m a bu on Saturday. He Staled that ab ml that day he was taking eight bag?- oi Ran bier into town m a Matt at Lim Chu B tag A number of Chinese sudden! v ruaht
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 208 4 KELLY and WALSH, Ltd. NOW READY FASCICULE I CHINESE— ENGLISH DICTIONARY PROFESSOR GILES CONSISTING OF 29G PAGES This is not a reissue bat a genuine NEW EDITION T_a 00-vfete aft will ooaaat of I.SOO pages. 20,000 NEW ENTRIES. Subscription Price £5-5-0. ON COMPLETION OF THE WORK THE PRICE W ILL
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    • 104 4 JUST FLKJLIbHHiU REPORT OF THE International Opium Commission SHANGHAI. 2 Volumes. -Price $5* RECENTLY ISSUED (new edition) PROFESSOR GILES STRAM6E STORIES FRDM A CHIMESE STUOIO Being a translation of Liao Chai PRICE $3. Giles wears his prodigious learning lightly— his is bright and easy he has done for a cation
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    • 110 4 "Moutrie" COMBINED PIANO-PLAYER $800 This Perfect Model of Mechanical Genius can be Heard at our Showrooms Daily S. MOUTRIE Co., LIMITED. UNDER HOTEL EUROPE ADIS BUILDINGS. LAMBERT'S RECENT Pictures of Public Interest. i. 30 subjects taken in Kelantan and Tringanu during H. E. The Governor's visit. 11. The laying of
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  • 109 5 ALL IN A FERMENT. Bv Submarine Telegraph. Reuter's) Bir, J. Chamberlain Safe. g pt. 25th Received at V 50 a.m. "he general electioa Mr. Chamberlain Is for West Birmingham. Liberals w;ii not oppose him, as a mark of thcif svmpat'ay with Ids illness. Sept. 25th, Received at 2.48
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  • 63 5 GOVERNMENT MAJORITY FADING. >,■; k, 25th, Kacaiied at 10 29 a bl [•a •!.>- H uise of Commons the Govern- oi'y fell to 17 on an amendment to redti M the whisky duty. A Naa >nalist m ttion to adj >uru, ai a pr u r- .at Mr L'ovd Gfoorge'l
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  • 19 5 A '-vA'noi from Saigon states that Lord :heuer has arrived there yesterday (Fri■MW—HMJ and proceeded to Hongkong.
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  • 38 5 |AVM MS* 9 n L rn /:..':>:!.) Kuila Lumpor, Sept. 25. -\p rta from the F M. S. for the al ght moatbi oi 1909 are lbs. 3447.338 tgaiaat 1,900,536 lbs in the corresponding mths of 1906
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  • 224 5 Fji I_> imwtinfl ol Friday next, at 2 p. m. Um o«_Bni of the Daj contain the following 1. QoMftMM by Mr. Ellis i 1 Has the (Jovernment received any iti >ns trom the BscsmtmtJ of State for the G iloaMM with reference to the sale or mpti
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  • 143 5 Tin Vmancial Times of Sep f 3rd s-.iys. The prospectus starts lhaft the right of the Heawood Synd oate, the present option „r, to transfer its title to the company been challenge 1 by the original option holder, bur the Syndicate is advised by counIhal the title
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  • 66 5 London, August Sift*.— Mr. Winston Churi.i.l. President of the Board of Trade, recently lOOOilOll a deputation which suggested that steps should be taken to compel the r o.w.iys to iftWOi third-class season tickets. The Minister replied that he contemplated the introduction in Parliment of a Bill providing
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  • 189 5 BRITAIN'S BACKWARDNESS. New Plans. (By Sabmanne Telegraph. Reuter's) Sept. 26th, Received at 0.40 pm. A report Ins been issued by the Treasury of the Committee on the organization of Oriental studies in London. It suggests a London School managed by delegates under the supreme control of the Senate
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  • 295 5 After the visit of the Chinese Naval Com- missioners to Hongkong Prince Shun was j presented with a humble petition from j CheuDg Yt-uog-hin, a brother of the Cheung Pat-tt-z who undertook to raise $200,0 0 for the Hongkong University. According to the H. D T Mr Cheuog
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  • 280 5 Wednesday, Sept. 1. Mr L aid'aw asked the Under Secretary for the Colonies whether, in view of the fact that in the Straits Settlements and the Federated Malay States, where the conditions were very similar to those in Hongkong, the opium farms were being abolished on the
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  • 6 5 Miss Constance Smedley declares that in
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  • 60 5 {from our own Correspondent.} Kuala Lumpor, Sept. 26 :h. For the Gymkhana on Saturday the weather was fine and the attendance good, the winners were. 1 Cigarette, Katousha, Tommy—Totalisator, $6. 2 Bushpark, $3|. 3 Sodager, Cigarette, Jack Horner, $6. 4 Tommy, Sodager, §3\. 5 Katousha, Sodager, $s^. 6
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  • 755 5 Saturday presented quite an interesting morning's work on the course, the going j being excellent as a result of the rain the diy before, the track proper open, and quite a large number of sportsmen being present. Celluloid (Kirwan) working alone canter- ed over the cuui se being
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  • 215 5 Mr Justice Sercombe Smith was occupied in the Supreme Court again on Saturday with the appeal of the proprietor of the Marlborough Cinematograph show against the Municipal assessment on the building. Mr Wm. Nanson appeared for the appellant and Mr D. Y. Perkins represented the Municipality. The appellant
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  • 227 5 Thirteen Obstructionists. Tn upper Cainchu Street on Saturday at 9 30 am. thirteen persons with twenty-six baskets between them were arrested for dumping their impedimenta on the 5 footway. Causing Hurt. New Yeong has reported to the Police that he received very serious injury at the hands of
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  • 92 5 Mr Tin Kheim Kiat, general manager of the T P. L. S. entertained a large number of guests at dinner on Friday last in honour of Mr W. S. Lecky, resident manager of the Penang wharves. Mr Lecky has arrived in Singapore awaiting the arrival of Mrs
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  • 288 5 The following story is being told of the Right Rev. C. J. Furejuson-Davie who was consecrated Bishop of Singapore at St. Paul's Cathedral last month. The new bishop used to be an excellent shot, and frequently won prizes at Bisley. When he went out to Lahore about
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  • 40 5 We are p.orrv to see from the Java Times that Mr H. M. Rankilor has been seriously ill in hospital, and it was thought possible that publication of a few cumbers of the t rp;„^„ ™,/a.il/1 Unrra Vwvan miafipd Rut,
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 4 5 Chamberlain> Colic, Cholera and
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    • 180 5 ROBINSON Co. MENS' FOOTWEAR AT SALE PRICES. A Smart up-to-date Dark Tan Willow Calf Boot in "Balmoral" Derby Shapes (All Sizes.) $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 Sewn
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  • 307 6 Matter occupies only an insignificant frac- lion of the universe; it firms but minute islands in the great ocean of tbe ether. The ether is net a fantastic creation of the speculative philosopher; it ia as essential to us as the air we breathe. Thf «ift.s
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  • 291 6 Blowiv, l'l' Tm: dm John Jack SOU. There is great t xcitement at Battica'oa, as Use tom-tom beaters have aunounced that thc wreck al Um Si* Jehu Jackson" is to be blown up by a man-of-war. The fisher people, ..tc., were warned not to go out to
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 212 6 APARTMENTS. Board and residence at Mildura Oxley Rise. Terms Moderate. Sept It u c Board and Lodging for single or married Families. Apply to Mrs. F. J. Shaw, 21, Sophia Roftd. Aug 31 30.9 PULU LAUT COAL COMPANY, STAGEN. (South East Boknec) best screened Pulu Laut steam coal to be
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    • 658 6 j SHIPPING. TN DO-CHINA STEAM NAV. COY, LTD. The steamers of this Company maintain a regular direct service between Calcutta, Straits, Hongkong, Shanghai and Japan, taking cargo on through Bills of Lading for Canton, Swatow, Amoy. Chefoo, Tientsin, Newchwang, Yangtsze Ports, Formosa, the Philippines &c. _c. STEAMERS. Tons Commander Kutsang
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    • 989 6 SHIPPING. HAMBURG AMERIKA LINE, HAMBURG. The steamerß 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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    • 713 6 SHIPPING. j P. O. STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. For China, Japan, Penang, Ceylon, Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Ports, Plymouth and London* I Through Bills of Lading issued for China 1 Ooast, Persian Golf, Continental and American Ports. Steamers will leave Singapore oa or about MAIL LINES, i J Outward (for
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    • 682 6 SHIPPING. Norddeutscher Llcyd, Er: 1 IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LEDJ. The fast and well-known mail B te_, this Company sail fortnightly from I Hamburg via Eotterdam, Antwerp, S< u< Gibraltar, Genoa, Naples, (oonnee Naples, Alexandria and vic< v^r^a) I Suez, Aden, Colombo, Penang, ngat kong, Shanghai, Nagasaki Ah oi* t I
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  • 1136 7 September 25th. Cap. Issuh. Paid. LastDiv. Buyers. Sellers. 150,000 2/- 2/- Anglo-Malay 12* Int. 16/- 16/3 UoooO 1 1 Batu Caves 10 5 76 5 10 0 80 000 l' 1 B*tu Tiga (Salangor) 5 118 6 2 00 innmn P Bukit Ka Jang 2 50 2 5 6
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  • 78 7 (Corrected ur to Sept. 25 Bank 4 m s S/aj i iii demand I4A Private credits 8 ra i *7*t% cVi's 0 iti m 53 2i| France, Aeminu Bank l -L> Germany,, lemaad 240 India, T. T, 170' Hongkong, demand 24^% dis. [Yokohama, demand nom. 114 Java, demand ]H
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  • 158 7 Sept. 25 C" ~< mm mm 169.821 Gknmenw M M M buyers 1 1 .87 1 Gambier Oribo No. 1 15 00 Gambior Cabs No. 2 nom Pepper Black (ord'n. S'eora) 16 00 Pepper, Waist (tear buyers 26 5o Nutmeg* (110 to tha lk.)^. 16.0d aTvansnsjs (B0 to eat
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  • 48 7 Carelensness and neglect are tbe 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, bnt being antiseptic, hf.i> la tli« uTmn.'l without ttißturßtian. ia
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 559 7 On the Berth. BRITISH INDIA S. n7coTITD. FOR PENANG, MADRAS AND NEGAPATAM. The Company's T. S. Steamer THONGWA,!' tons, T. Herrington, commander, will be I for the above ports on Thursday, c instant, at 5 p.m. 6 has excellent accommodation for first nd class passengers. ight or passage, apply to
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    • 642 7 TO LET. ____________i__BSa^ss^a^a^asMas*»s»sss»^s__________________ TO LET Lydia, 3 2 Leonie Hill Road. Apply to Dr. Yin. The Dispensary Ld. Sept 25 26.10 TO LET lURNISHED. A newly built bungalow No. 4, Jalan Rajah, off Balestier Road. Water laid on and with stabling. Entry October Ist. Appiy Tan Kim Boon, 9, Raffles
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    • 98 7 Sff BSn I tM mmmmm*. ~w"w W JPn\ I sv^nV Tonic Wine The Ideal "Pick-me-up" *4 \l/il M A'S I vitalising tonic specially prepared for use in I I ton!e^S«e j tropical climates. JSS^nZI 1 Dispels lassitude and depression, gives I strength, energy and appetite, and aids digestion. Hi V«*
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • 1028 7 VESSELS IN POKT. Steamers Flasr Tons Master Arrived From Consisroee Por WNwj O. Apcar Brit 1730 Hudson Sept 24 Hongkong Pat. BisaOM Calcutta 27 Chiengmai Ger 108 Schinalfuss Sept 23 Banguok BehnMejer Bangkok Islander Brit 481 Deans Sept 19 Xmzs Is. Booscasd Xmaa le. 27 Primrose Brit 11.27 Watkins Bept
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  • 1312 8 Railway Matters. (Ang. 30) Mr Ginnell asked tbe UnderSecretary for the Ooloni s whether he would give a brief abstract of tbe figures of the chief resident engineer of the Kowloon Railway, showing buw it was alleged that that railway could ever pay working expenses, interest,
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  • 293 8 A Co. Man r S. R. C. In this match played at Tanglin ou Saturdav, the Club won on the first innings, Oehlers and Scharenguivel proving fatal to the military— four for 17 and five for 19, all cut in ten overs. Scores. S. R. C. W. W. Johnson
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  • 1074 8 A Malay infant died on board the Bin Liong on the 21st and was biried at sea. The W. A. S. N. steamer Paroo arrived from Fremantle on Saturday. Daring the voyage a Malay lascar died of beri beri on 20th inst. and was buried at sea. The
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  • 290 8 A few days ago some natives living in Laxamana Read made an attempt to destroy a large hornets' nest which was on a tree in the native kampong there, but they did not go about the business in tbe right way and the nest fell
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  • 195 8 The despised bug hunter of the past has developed into the valued economic entomologist" of to-day. The adjective and the substantive in conjunction would have s«t former generations upon the grin, but even the layman can understand roughly now the value of the African Entomological Research Committee, appointed
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  • 131 8 TIGRESS BAGGED AT KUALA SAWAH. Yt E. T. Henderson, of Linsum Estate, Kuala Sawab, Las been fortunate enough to bag a tigress 8 feet 7 inches in lenpth. It appears that some days ago a buffalo was killed by a tiger near the es'ate, and on Monday last Malays reported
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 306 8 STAR CARS. THE MOST SUCCESSFUL CARS OF THE YEAR. I SPLENDID LIST OF WINS FOR 1909 IR!SH TRIALS. Non-Stop Throughout. Fastest time on Both Hill Chr QP-nTTIQU TDI'IQ Non-Stop Throughout. Special Silver Meek: fa r, bUUillbn I*l*l3. liability. Two Bronze Medals for Hill Clia AUSTRALIA A. C. PETROL u"• tar
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