The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 11 August 1910

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1 8 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
  • 16 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 1910. NO. 69,4 4
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  • 174 1 A serious coolie riot on an estate m Kedah is detailed on pap The Kiuta tin mine its paying a further interim dividend Page 4. The list cf the drawers of the Autumn griffins is given on paj.The handicaps for the second day's racing at Taipii g
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  • 530 1 ilv, h< i n a man id ti the sore, ard ran d< vn with teaweeping ..es a pit, at, but cot f?eti. I oq the eufi not the less ieal, and can easily be effaced. May, I victim if tea :no and 6trivfs to suppress
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 328 1 HOWARTH ERSKINE, L TD ENGINEERS AND GONTRAGTORS. SOLE AGENTS FOR WAILES, DOVE'S p a unt BITUM ASTIC SOLUTION For the Preservation of Valuable Iron and Steel Plant. meal Arrests Deterioration, Economical, Insures your Plant against Renewal and Costly Repairs, NO SKILLED LABOUR REQUIRED. OXIDATION PERMANENTLY STOPPED, MODERATE COST* << BITUMASTIC
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    • 72 1 S. MOUTRIE Co., LIMITED. THE AROADE. Vocal Scores Our Miss Gibbs Dollar Princess Moonstruck Two Step Yip-I-Addy Two Step Dollar Princess Waltz Our Miss Gibbs Lancers Songs My Dream of Love The Dollar Princess From the Dollar Princess. W. J. GARCIA, 219, ORCHARD ROAD. Piano, Organ Musical Instrument dealer. Pianos
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    • 278 1 ALHAMBRA BEACH ROAD. THE BIG SHOW To=Nisht! To*Ni&htll NEW SUBJECTS. 2nd Show 9=30 to 11 pm. 1. Gvertuie. Fantasia. Happy Pays m Dixie. 2. Betty as a Milliner's Apprentice. 3. The Ghost of Mudtown. 4. Her Golden Locks, s c.a.g l. g Oliver Twist. (Film dArt) (Dickens) 7. A light
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    • 140 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Notice re firm of Jaeger and Co pa^ Municipal notice re closing of Tank Road —Page 2. Sale of tilver plated goods at Powell's —page 3. Raffles hotel special arrangements for Show week Page 1 No performance at the Theatre Royal this evening Page 1. Benson's gold expanding
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 297 1 THE WEEK Thursday, 11th: High Water— l.4s a., 2.13 p P A O Mail Homeward due Philharmonic Orchestra, 5 p Footbal!, Ri.ffl.s vs. Lagoon. Taiping Races. Friday, 12th High Water— 2 30 a., 2.50 p Anniversary of Settitinent of Penarg (17Jimah Rubber Co., 12 P A O Mail Outward due
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  • 436 2 The Osaka pocdent of the Duly Chionicle, m toe course of a long letter on Japan's commerieal future, writes Japan is •< rging ahead m ali com mer that, ac yet, she opiei, but she copies ntly, often without the least regard for the rights of mine
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  • 94 2 :ip. as them m :e of the who act»- I i tter ;p, and a a hour h uted one of monoplanes at a It was mounted by one airman, and the Farman machine aiai ouivred so below it on the right. 9 the monoplane
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 555 2 WANTED. Typist required, not necessarily a shorthand writer, must have had some previous experience, gooi character. Apply box c/o Free Press. Aug 10 nc WANTED Experienced Salesman for R mgh Goods Department. Must also possess knowledge of type-writing and ordinary office work. Apply to P. W. D., co Free Press."
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    • 545 2 NOTIGBS. NOTICE. We have this day authorized Mr. F. H. Bohnen and Mr. M Eisonring to sign ojr firm per procuration. JAEGER k CO. Singapore, 10th August, 1910. Aug 11 14.8 MUNICIPAL NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that m order to carry out certain work on the Railway Level Crossing,
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    • 599 2 NOTIGES. MUNICIPAL NOTICE. Tenders are invited for Alterations and Additions to the Municipal Electric SabStation m Coleman Street. A Copy of the Printed Agreement, and of the Specification and Form of Tender, may be obtained from the Chief Architectural Assistant, Municipal Engineer's Office, on the production of a rec ipt
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    • 496 2 Chartered Bank of India Australia and China. INCORPORATED BT ROYAL CHARIER Paid up Capital m 60,000 tharet of £20 each fl.»no.orf Reserve Fond £1,600,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors 1,200,00< Court of Directors. Sir Montag-u Cornish Turner (Chairman). Sir Henry Stewart Cunningham, K.C.I.E. Thomas Cuthberteon, £sq Bir Alfred Dent, K.C.M.G. The
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    • 151 2 MANUFACTURERsTi ClaimB, oar proi Sings por .^j Head Offioe BEEfI The Rc^er holders a The Ai anct GVl't SOUTH BRITISiI FIRE I MAJLINi EAET Offices Royal M Ten. ■mm Norwich U n ion |r. artj Society Ar at lutta-mt i Pasixrrv I* at prop«n pr«ai:«*. Ouardia p^J B«becnW Total lnvect*^d
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  • 61 3 Be v 14th. ■1 airship Erbaloh this ground, killing Erbeloh and his four ned m the vici•ed the a second iminary trip -een made about ierr Erbsloh i Mcond ascent. With lerostat wetv r from Barmen, Herr ip. hour after the 1 *> I lowed by irthvhere
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    • 33 3 THIS IS IT. ODOURLESS. :ific prepara" 1 emal- 00 Wonderful Discovery. by core any any nu: r any out ala cation. 8.6 f If y AS££&//£\Y£s. Singapore Soda Water. Established over 25 years.
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    • 427 3 UPRRTMENTS. Comfortable single rooms for yourg men with Board at 21, Sophia Road. July 23 22.8 Comfortable double and single rooms with board at "MILDURA "7, Oxley Rise. Tennis. Stable*. Terms moderate. Feb 21 n c FOR SALE. FOR SALE. »ne lot of 1,000 books enl.Med Sa, Li, Chua, Pan
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    • 961 3 AUCTION SALE OF Valuable Teak Household Furniture, Cottage Piano, Horse Carriage, Plants &c. At "Rosebank" No. 6, Mount Elizabeth Road ON SATURDAY, 2Oth AUGUST, AT 2-3O P. M. AN EXCELLENT TONED COTTAGE PIANO BY M. F. RACHALS Co., HAM BURG, IN FIRST CLASS ORDER; beautifully carved teak plate cabinet witb
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    • 402 3 The Best Tonic to take after illness is ='VANA Tonic Wine Helps to re-vitalise the blood, improves the appetite, and rapidly restores robust health. Its action is swift, its effect permanent. The first dose convinces you that it will do you good. SEE YOU GET 'VANA' OF ALL CHEMISTS BURROUGHS
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  • 934 4 The Singapore free Press. Thursday Aug. 11, 1910. I .aw. laj evening the wire brought news of a crime that will resound all through the Uaited Spates, not alone for the dastardly character of the attack but on account of the high politic A position of the v etim of
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  • 354 4 Mr. A V. Wijoyekoon left for Eugland by the French mail on Monday, to study for the R*r Mix} ltA.l. Passenger traffic is good on the J\tbang truck line from (iernas to Bahau aud on the light lirinch railway from Bxhau to Kuala Pilah. A* B ing >□ Bfeatn Davis,
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  • 201 4 A letter received from A West Aus tralia, states that a musical f itnily knowo as the "Kennedy V Ojinpan poses to visit the Strain, Jiva and Kist, arriving heie some time m Jin They appear tv ba very much on the h lines as the Corrick Family
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  • 343 4 rade with our Colonies i that our (\>iou. uarge a smaller duty on goods nd than on g n countries, and that England should allow goods from Colonies to come m at a lower rate than Is from 1 inada, South Africa, New 1 and Australia
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  • 237 4 The Uovernme: ndia have under consideration the memorial of the political officers m i n with I of the p it is understood that a fresh scheme for the reorj?*Lisation of the political service is now iward Memorial has decided on a hosp. :id a phthifc an and m*. The
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  • 33 4 ACO 0: of a serious ditestate m saulted boer the to assist watchmen fl out with kui\ Th. and to save the watchmen t bou 1 Mr I. infor;
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 261 4 Caldkck, macgrcflor AND COMPANY. Have pleasure m announcing that they have been appointed SUPPLIERS of their well-known SCOTCH WHISKY V. 0. S. (OLD MATURED) ML. i^K^^i *^B^. M to the Refreshments Departments of the and to the I Rouses of Parliament OTTAWA, CANADA. They aUD supply the Officers' Mess, Middlesex
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    • 48 4 BY ROYAL WARRANT T O T.M. The King Queen. BECHSTEIN PIANOS. THE MOST ELEGANT AND ARTISTIC PIANO MADEJ The Robinson Piano CO LTD. THE AGENTS. TO /ILL THE BEST MAKERS. LEE BROTHERS! 58-4, Hill Street, (off Stamford Road.) HIGH GLASS PHOTOGRAPHY. Enlargements a Speciality PRICE LIST ON APPLICATION.
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  • 37 5 3 HIS BREAD AND BUTTERS 3adly Hurt. i ph.—Reuten. -k, Mr Gaynor, >pc when he was iua- be m a reHe ad Pre ernor I I and :ient» rried 1 useless i r m
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  • 53 5 AUSTRALIA'S GOVERNMENT. A D3AD BILL REVIVED. (By Submarine Telegraph.— Reuter's) An 10 pm. i correspondent at Adelaide states that the standing orders In Parliament have been suspended and ti.e bill for universal B which was recently lost on a snap sion on his bjen m the Assembly and h e
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  • 53 5 Russia i and Japanese Sailors. i.m. <mouththe- t the R<: >on attendel a trd the M Ikhoina and were The ppreciating the com pi ibe ban- m the Town Hill ia honour of the Japi vening. ia toast said as W3uld evenly become a> riends of the Japanese
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  • 35 5 Penang, Aug 1 Mr G. A. Hall, who is m charge of the P^nang exhibits for the Agri-Horticultural Show, leaves probably on Sxturday. The ma t the exhibitors leave by rail on Sund
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  • 64 5 The e welcom?B the renomioation of the Hon A. \l Adams as memacil, and recalls that the road id the I m an incomplete and he Hill railway utinual source of irritation and ret. The hat these matters re Mr ey when the estimates come up for
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  • 39 5 Penan His Excellency the Governor with 1 and M ved at Pry* the Hon J. < > Ant. war oompanied them on board the The "Sea Mew an hour later, the H m athonisz accompanying the par"
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  • 139 5 following is the text of the B ■nvention od I g on Jul;. The Imperi nments of Russia and bed tothe principles by the Convention concluded m on July and b developing the effects of this be consolidation .rreed to ,-ement m the following i. the ol
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  • 1209 5 OPIUM ORDINANCE CRITICISED. The hardships under which the owners and inns'ers of steamships labour by reason of the legislation to govern the smuggling and importation of cbandu, was again demonstrated m the District Court yesterday, when Mr Firmstone had before "him Capt ridge, m is*er of the
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  • 126 5 The surreptitious pilfering of sand frcm the foreshore at various parts of the island by owners of tongkangs working for the harbour works contractors, is being taken up by the Lind Office, and yesterday morning four owners of tongkangs appeared before Mr Firmstone to answer a charge of
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  • 186 5 We regret to announce the impending aition of Mr Tv ing MackeLZie, Pro vincial Secretary for the eastern couatus Mr Mackenzie is a gifted speaker and a keen controversialist, who can giva and receive strokes with the same zest, and since nib <')nnection with the League has
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  • 180 5 Maryland Farmer Unkarths Treasure. LAUREL, Del, July 2. Hidden m a brick walled vault under the ghastly guardianship of a human skeleton, $32,000 m gold coin, the newest of which was coined m l^Jl, was discovered by Asbury Hammond m his farm m Wicomico county, Md
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  • 81 5 It will be of great interest to many t° learn that Mim M wie Hall, the noted violinist, who has had so romantic a history, is about to take a tour to Sjuth Africa, thereafter visiting ludia, China and Japan, before returning to Europe. That will that
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  • 99 5 Recently at Colaba a Ladies' and Gentlemen's cricket match was played between elevens made up of six ladies acd five gemlemen. The rules of the game were that the men should bowl, field and bat with the left hand, the penalty for touching the bill with the right hand being
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 7 5 Skin Soap, J repro- Nvashing and 11
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    • 51 5 No Opium in Chamberlain's Cough Eemedy. There is not a particle of opium or other narcotic in Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, and never has I lfc wa8 flrst offered to the public. It is as safe a medicine for a child as for an adult. For sale by all Dispensaries and
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    • 61 5 Chamberlain's Pain Balm. You will hunt a good while before you find a liniment that is equal to Chamber- Iain's Pain Balm. In cases of rheumatism I and sciatica it relieves the intense pain and makes sleep and rest possible. Sorenesss of the muscles, swellings and lameness are quickly relieved
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    • 291 5 ROBINSON Co. SOLE AGENTS fGentfsmen's Dark Tan Brogue Golf Shoes OF THE FAMOUS KELTIC BRAND. *a**cnaiiarf These Shoes are made from prime lea ng bat the best British oak tann. 1^ /H tDE n tcielltific P rin ciplt comportable Shoe. $10. 50 per pair %S WE ALSO ST J Th3
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 1058 6 INDO-CHINA S. N. CO., LTD. FOR HONGKONG. The Company's Steamer KUM SANG" 3,287 tons, Captain Lcask, is dne here on lltb instant, and will be despatched for i the above port on Saturday the 18th instant, at 9 p.m. She has excellent accommodation for first class passengers amidships, carries a
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    • 1104 6 HAMBURG AMERIKA LINE, HAMBURG The steamers of the Company maintain a regular service between Hamburg, Bremen, Antwerp, and Rotterdam, and the Straits, China and Japan. Homeward? they are despatched fortnightly for Havre and Hamburg and once a month for Bremerhaven direct, calling at Penang and Colombo. Taking carge at through
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    • 540 6 P. O. STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY Foi China, Japan, Penang, Ceylon Australia, India, Aden Egypt, Mediterranean Ports, Plymouth and London. Through Bills of Lading issued for China Coast, Persian Gulf. Continental and American Ports. Steamers will leave Singapore on or about j MAIL LINES. a Outward (f>r China) Arcadia Aug. 12
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    • 81 6 1% Norddcutscher Lloyd Brem a IMPERIA 7 UtPViv «r Ti x pany m Hamburg via Mh 1 Port Said Nagasaki ac 2 'i h iow rfflyqpr •«s A lie* Yor 6 COAST Bangkok-K Singap and an;-. Geima: dot-Bonn Penang I ARCHIBALD CURR! Australian IndiaSIKGAPCRE I BC A r. tOti and
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  • 51 7 Julv 13th n 12 h and i "th inat. good qual. pe opened v re of tn was the id barky Crepes, mother 2d as tha salea were a ho paid per s were a little 1 ther about n, were offr biscuits Um.) 8.1 ma.)
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  • 123 7 Jans July Total. Pikuls. B :at 870 1,570 Bruang 243 1,441 Bruseh 200 1,095 aderiang 1,249 I Gopeng 4 s2O Heawood 257 257 waning $4,233 53,408 $30,562 Kanaboi 194 822 2,114 3 3.7 400 3. Kinta Association 1,002 940 5,782 lQ g 163 163 at Pulai 695 716
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  • 291 7 totals are calculated for the calendar tead of the financial year, which differs h many companies. Managers of Estates, rns for which in above list are incomplete, 1 help to make the list more useful if they kindly fill in the gaps.] June July Total. Alhu 3.5
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  • 1256 7 Aug 10. Oaf. fssui. Paid. LastDiy. Buyir*. Sellers 85,000 2/ 2/ Allagar Rubber Estates Ltd 4 6 5 6 150,000 2/- 2/- Anglo-Malay 80% 13 3 15 0 50,000 2'- 1/6 Batang Malaka 10 2 0 pr. 30,000 1 i Bdtu Caves 50% 17 0 0 17 10 0
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  • 53 7 (COREKCTID UP T Bank 4 m a demand Private credit* 3m credit* 6m a cc, demand Bank... 2^44 Germany, demand India, T. T r Hongkong, demand Yokohama, demand Il4f Java., demand 14 Baugkok. demand Sovereigns, Bank Buying Bank of England Rate... Discooot 3 months bi11 m 6 Bi.r Silver
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  • 113 7 Aug. IU. Tm $7Gambler il 40 Gam bier Cube No 1 14 ♦><> Gam bier Cub* No S m aom ?©pp«r Black tori*. B'pcrt) vert nora ?«pp«r, Wbitt (fut) Nutmegi (110 to tk« !b.)«, 18.00 STncmaga (80 to Ut IV I Mm* (Ban**) con OIot«» fAjabouuk^ norn Coffee (10%
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 30 7 Tot on. is under on en For Hoagkorg. nd Kobe Hongkong. A| accommodaclass passengers, and i iniers between Calcu:ta and ussage and all information TEBSON SIMONS ft Co.. Ltd Agents
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    • 11 7 For ail internal complaints dysentry congh« ,ke Woods' Great Peppermint Cure
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    • 30 7 Granite. The undersigned are prepared to enter into contracts for the supply of Granite crushed and screened to any sizes. FRASER CUMMING, 29, Winchester House. i Jan 10 mth uc
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    • 12 7 YONG FONG, Photographic Studio. High-Claw Photographs and Enlargement 78, SOUTH BRIDGE ROAD.
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    • 129 7 Dd ivOXiNKLUKti PAKKTVAiKl MAAlMliAlVlJ Under Contract with the Netherlands India Government Agents at Singapore, phe Ships agency, Quay rua nsoaaei*NTifwen imts- <>k oapaaTrrat tppRoxiiiAea WN NOOBT Bitivia, Semirang and Socral TuT i"i oca Parra Paneh, Asahan, Batoe Bara. and Belawan I > 12 i: L'sSEN Billiton. Batavia, Java coa baia,
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • 746 7 VBBBELJS n\ pt)±ti Flar and Tons Command*™ Arrived From Wfc«a Sea Mew Col. yacht 500 Chamberlain July 27 Penang Steamers Fia* Tons Master Arrived From Consume Ban Hong Liong Brit 710 Rushton Aug 8 Bangkok Low Sum *11 B.urbon Fr 9^7 Roses Aug S Saigon Kirn 1! Chiengmai Ger 1080
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    • 74 7 VESSELS AT TANJONG PAGaUt AND KEPPEL HARBOUR. ty. East Wharf (Basin)— East Wharf Sec 1 > j Sheers Wharf— Low itle. Main V. 2— Koi n 3— Palamootl n 4 V a S— ,rt. 6-1 Lagoon I 7 CUnder construction.) Sec 8— Jardine's Wharl \il. Pulo Brani Coal Wharf— Esk
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  • 223 8 The timekeeping at Taiping reminds one im n'a pretty lines atn j competition where one of the compttitors pravs to High Heaven. and when the Umpire aiumber K him with gnats a summer's even- impossible to resist the conclusion timekeeper dreamed some of the moments away when Quarrel
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  • 22 8 The Ipob Sports will be held on Septem- 1 result of the drawTar. 17 1) 8 14 E. x
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  • 29 8 Says theßingkok Times.—The enterprising com: U ferring to the Paget v*u* plajed for 'between I .JW York if Po9^ Mr P. Ch- may be' a whl we are afraid
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  • 136 8 Another Shield fixture was played tt" on the Esplanade last, evening, the teams being the V. M. C. A. and the R. G A. Mr Gilles tfiieiated as reteree. The play was not of a very high order. The VMs made several changes m their team and suffered
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  • 117 8 Those of cur readeis who r<(juire an antidote to drive away the depression which follows as a natural course m the wake of the rubber share slump, should before ai v harsher methods are employed, try a dose of the Albambra. The programme provided this week seems to
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  • 197 8 '.-.a time ago we mectioned a regular lbtrv which has sprung up m the I'mt6<l tea for manufacturing Lv r ter ou 1 md-cuts. An Indian -pondent Kquentlj scut v.-. sainpUs, miaul we i .try, and p< very respectable palatable q rs that iv Germany, where tl -.upturn
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  • 185 8 It wan m 1867, when he was a gentleman apprentice m t lie marine woriJohn Perm n, Greenwich, that the lit*' Linlej Sarobouroe'i tirst small drawing appeared iv Punch as a kindly encour meut," be b from Mark Lemon who then editor. From to he continued
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  • 27 8 The "MftUyMail" hears that a director of agriculture has been appointed. He from Honolulu. Mr Bancroft, an assistant mycologUt, is due to arrive from home next week.
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  • 36 8 [In addition to that on page 7.] E Rickmers, Gsr, 2»!73, Ruhle, Aug. 10, Hamburg, M. B. Kaisha, V'ostok, Aug. 11* Van Der Parra, Dut,33', Schlette, Aug. 10, Paneh, Ships Agency, Paneb, August 12.
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  • 1685 8 British Rubber Estates of Java. J The statutory meeting of the members of the British Rubber Estates of Java, Ltd was held on July 8, at the offices of the company, 65, London-waif, E C Mr Stanlake Lee (Chairman of the Company) presiding. The Chairman said: You will
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  • 184 8 Tin plates a*e beti g <>i<kd on the Fuh Wo "for Lang k The Blue funnel Mwmer "Sirpedon" put m yeaterd v t > ie K lcui«»u her bunkers. The Lii S ing came m yesterday afternoon with a general cargo from Hongkong. A large consignment of Indian
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 56 8 For a Week Digestion. No medicine can replace food but Cham berlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets will help you to digest your food. It is not the quantity of food taken that gives strength and vigor to the system, but the amount digested and assimilated. If troubled with a weak
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    • 187 8 KATZ BROS, L D ICE CREAM FREEZER^ "NORTH STAR" BRAND IN SIZES FROM 1 TO 10 QUARTS. I These Freezers are j m Shape, the ard great care is exercised m the rr. All Metal j ing m with pure black tin, render possibility. All outside metal pa? KATZ BROsTI
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
    • 71 8 YESTERDAY'S PLAY. Mixed Doubles A. Miss Page and Mr Cox beat Mrs Hartnell and Mr Hanbury 5, 3—6, 6 4. Mixed Toubles B. Miss B. Evans and Hon. YY\ Evans beat Mr and Mr Mayson 6 5, 6 5. TO DAY'S TIES. Championship Pairs. Mrs Brooke and Mr Green v
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