The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 23 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. TE CENTS SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 1910. NO. 69,4 0l
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  • 203 1 The Pclo Club e&Urt diced Mr Pitkerirg to Winter last eveniDg— Pnge The eogagement ot Mr Hynes of Ipoh to M»ss Giltnan is aencuted Page 5 A daring attempt at robbing the Treasury on Sunday Leaily succe* d«-d Page 5. Tnree thousand deiihe from cholera huve occurred
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  • 482 1 With an parts of tl. paid and Hal). Icfeide it on the left wats I •ix persons r<u. this we respectfully avoided and an m. admin d Fpecimen by which card on the card was written i •urrab," we exclaimed with a fcirgle v< our educative course
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 287 1 HOWARTH ERSKINE, L m ENGINEERS AND CONTRACTORS. for ROBEY'S STEAM ENGINES. Steam Wagons. Simple, Durable, Reliable, Perfect Control, Easy Manoeuvring, Silent Running. Great Steaming Capacity of the Boiler, Low Consumption of Fuel and Water, HIGH SPEED VERTICAL ENGINES. MINING MACHINERY, WINDING HAULING ENGINES. Sole Agents for MUMFORD'S DONKEY PUMPS. For
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    • 419 1 Victoria Theatre. THREE PERFORMANCES ONLY Monday, Aug. 29, Tuesday, Aug. 30 Thursday, Sept. 1 WARWICK MAJOR'S COMEDY CO. INCLUDING Miss Georgie Corlass Supported by 18 WELL-KNOWN ENGLISH ARTISTES 18 will have the honour to pres nt. Monday, August The amusing farcical comedy by Harry Nicols, in three acts. "JANE." Miss
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    • 116 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. No. 1 T Confederate Ebtate to let Page 7 Notice re sale cf town lands at Ipoh Page 3. Special performance at the Theatre Royal —Page 1. Mortgagee's land sale at Cogblan's on Sept 10— P d> Notice re balfyearly meeting of Engineers' iation Page 2. re alteration
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 309 1 THE WEEK Tub -day, 23rd High Water.— tO Keppel Golf Club Mtetii._ B;i:.d on the Esplanade, 5 3i p Wbdnbsday. li4th High Water. OS*., 0.47 p St. BrirtholoniHw. Footba.l, Y.M.C A. vs S.E.C. Thursday, 25th High"V\ T atbr- 0.49 1.19 p P i O Mail Homeward due Phi harmonic Orchestra,
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  • 677 2 srs Arm are contracting for a .ning crusier for China. The Chinese Parliament ha* been sum moned for the opening meeting on the 23rd tember. j t j, the H imbure America linr i»red a new steamer of 8,000 tons r the Far East. papers mention a grand old woman.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 481 2 FOR SALE. FOR SALE. Housefull of furniture, with crockery etc, Very cheap. App.y at once to GAMMA, c/o Free Press." Aug 20 i2,28 24.8 FOR SALE. Microscope, No. 1, D. P. H, by Baker. Two Eyepieces, Three objectives, 1 4, 1 6, I 12 oil immersion, Mechanical Stage. Condenser $200.
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    • 712 2 NOTieES. NOTICE. The Registered offices of Pulo Daat Plan tations Ltd., has been transferred to Winchester House. By or3er of the board of Directors. PULO DAAT PLANTATIONS, Ltd. Aug 23 25.8 ASSOCIATION OF ENGINEERS. The Half Yearly General Meeting of the Association will be held in the rooms, 43k, Raffles
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    • 700 2 NOTieES. ESTD. 1885. Wonderful Discovery. Patronised by Dr. CHAMBERS, Civil Surgeon, Calcutta. SPECIFICS for Hydrocele, Varicocele, Hernia Elephantiasis. Guaranteed to cure any nature radically by using this medicine externally; Rs. 2.8 per each 1 oz. bottle, Rs. 30 per lb. Apply to B. GHOSH A Co. Chemists, 85-1, Bechn Chatterjee's
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    • 543 2 Chartered Bank of India Australia and China. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHAMtBE Paid up Capital in 60,000 «har«i of £20 each I l,«00,onr Reserve Fund £1,600,000 Ke»erve Liability of Proprietor! mmmm £l t 200.0(K Court of Directors. Sir Montagn Ck>rnish Turner (Cbairman). Sir Henry Stewart Cunningham, K.C.I.E.' Thomas CuthberUon, Eeq Sir
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    • 189 2 manufactureST^l I i proi. n^, et^ Singtpc: Head Office The RcHer i umfaw. holders a of p^ Thi > GUTHRIE f& £*4 Genera SOUTH BRITISH DTI FIRE Insor KAETHUUAZ Offices.-2 Fi Rcyal lusarar.cf TOTAi PwKDf TE The London and Lane** Capttal ]T, Enu\ t xnUm ssHnßi Norwich la; Society o!
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  • 106 3 y r y the Indian strees 'e from a to men bers in all pa revenue will to replace the opium to India during >r any use the red ue ease in *ben the the five i exbeyond took t of >r three ■be'r roe
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    • 226 3 Gives Radiant Beauty to the Skin ff '"HAZELINE'\ (trade mark) Vk SNOW" JS> I An ideal remedy for dull or 1 fl *j^flj greasy complexions. LJ^/a *^jt^ A wholesome tonic which stimu- Mil lates the skin to healthy action, I I restores its natural transparency, V\ and produces the healthy
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    • 704 3 AUCTIONS. MORTGAGEE'S SALE. IMPORTANT LAND SALE AT Messrs. H. L. Goghlan Co's Salerooms. Cn Monday, 19th Sept, at 2.30 p.m. 1. Valuable Freehold Land situate in the District of Gaylang comprised in Grant No. 74, Area 25 acres 0 Rood 37 Poles. 2. Valuable Freehold Land situate in the District
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    • 1005 3 GOVERNMENT OF PfiRAK. Auction Sale cf Valuable Tcwa Lots at Ipob. The Town Lets specified in the Schedule telow will be sold by Public Auction on I spot, on Saturday, the 10th September, 1910, at 10 a m. 2. The lets are situated in the centre of the town of
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  • 21 5 Prince ChiDg has refused to accept the at of the newly-established Chinese cabinet on the ground of his oil age. 1
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  • 12 5 I LL OF TWO THOUSAND FEET. pm. Lieu aero Failure.
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  • 14 5 0 2 Quelp ,:we: 1 on 'part. a of met. one
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  • 14 5 ban- 1 the oew Im- 1 be the nur-'j :as.
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  • 8 5 QUEEN WILHELMINA'S BIRTHDAY. annum; of ed. ball Bdll.
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  • 17 5 aich ■>er i the the -ion I nJ the number evil on for hold-
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  • 57 5 ROOSEVELT ADDRESSES NEGROES. 11 Self-help and Hope.' (By Submarine Telegraph.— Reuter'a) t.m. rw York Mr. Koosevelt addressee the X S»o Business L-ague on th< advancement of the colour 1 oa them self help and hop Clinton and th- T. Bookei r«i Mr U that the lly support
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  • 35 5 There have been seven thousand cases ol within the last week with hs. Two steamers < m St. Peterstrd. The steamers 1 kh. In the Russian tbe pas: i have been reported and
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  • 37 5 Sympathy from Berlin. A I>^r;;n telegram says that the"Nord- alluding to ipanese >t Jaubt that d with her su*idy calm and sti r the terrible dauii^e and >vm vith the Jipane9e in cvere tr:
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  • 268 5 _;bt think conceivable situation and happening would be covered, but this is far being the c ise. The bu'k of the queries lution may oiratively answered by anyone with some little .me and its customs, 16 of inquiry the answer to which is not in
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  • 18 5 French President's Hospitality. -ilent, M. ued the officers of the nese cm >ma at lunch.
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  • 16 5 Tht -pondent of the I>ulv Mr Pitten, the wheat and retired from the
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  • 24 5 tive Discontent. udent of the Stand Harden ac< re that the inhabitants of utented with nplate abaDdoninp 'ining tb n.
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  • 305 5 S>,OOOSTOLENFROM THE TREASURY [CEMKN AKKKsi KD. A very daring attempt has been made to s f eal a sum of from the Government Treasury. It was merely by chance that the plot was discovered and the money recovered. It appears that at about 2 i5 on Sunday
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  • 171 5 WARWICK MAJOR'S COMEDY CO. has been previously intimated, this ipany has now been j >ined bv Miss rgie Cjrlasp, but the members who left such a pleasing impression duriDg their list visit here are all retained. The three par- formances to ba given are fully announced in our advertising olumns
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  • 66 5 rNE<;OTIATIN<; FOR Fl.A«. London, Aug. 1 is possible, bat improbable, that the Australian Flag will be fljwn on the units of the Australian naval squadron. The Common wealth Government is now negotiating with the Admiralty to obUin the requisite permission. >iderable difference of opinion exists as to the
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  • 48 5 A Chinese goldsmith of North Bridge > v into custody on Sunday. He alle^wd that the Malay entered his ishtnent and a^ked to see Home diamonds. He then picked up one vtlued at nd swallowed i*. Ahmet is the name of the accused. He has been charged with theft.
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  • 450 5 Datoh Mentri's Gold Sireh Box Stolen. < >j Sunday, two Indian policemen walking in North Badge Road, near Tan Quee Lan Street, saw an Indian hiding something in the sleeve of his coat. They detained the man, and, on searching him, found a magnificent gold sireh
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  • 326 5 \l tfirring to a scheme brought by the Kev\l D. M icQ liiviay before the notice of the North China BraDch of the Roy*] Asiatic Society, the Hongkong Telegraph approves the scheme as likely to be aided bv the working of tha Hongkong Tui varsity when fully
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  • 58 5 The Treasury has granted exemption from taxation to Colonial and Foreign motor tourists, who bring thair cars into the Uuied Kingdom. The State Express Cigarette Company will shortly be seuding one of their famous "SE. 555" motorctrs out Eist. These cars which are of rmgnificsnt make have formed a very
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 59 5 No Opium in Chamberlain's Cough Remedy There is not a particle of opium or other la narcotic in Chamberlain's Coagh Remedy, ai and never has been since it was first offered m to the public. It is as safe a medicine for a tl child as for an adult. For
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    • 58 5 Chamberlain's Pain Balm. You will hunt a good while before you ind a liniment that is equal to Chamberain's Pain Balm. In cases of rheumatism md sciatica it relieves the intense pain and oakes sleep and rest possible. Sorenesss of he muscles, swellings and lameness are [uickly relieved by it.
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    • 210 5 ROBINSON Co NESTOR CIANACLIS ECYPTIAN CIGARETTES. Quality Fine Petit Format. Quality Extra Fine Petit Format. I Quality Extra Fine Format Moyen. Queen (Gold Tipped) IN AIR-TIGHT TINS OF ROBINSON Co Player*s mixture. s In Ib. Patent Air-Tiybt TiDs. Price 55 cts. obtainable at _^_Jl!___ Robinson Co. Indispensable for the opening
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 396 6 YONG PONG, Photographic Studio. Xlgh-Clau Photographs and Enlargement 79. SOUTH BRIDGE BOAD DOTTBLE AND SINGLE EOOMS Now avai'able in "THE MANSION" Bntranee. Oxley Rise »nd River Valley Road. High-Class Board ng House. j/^^^^b^ X j^f^ SPm vi > ii-lm'^L H Tennis Cotamandic. Terms M one 563. Art Needlework and Flower
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    • 587 6 STOOMVAART MAATSGHAPPIJ NtDERLAND. Steamship Company "NEDERLAND." Royal Dutch Mail Service. The Company's Mail Steamer "REMBRANDT" will leave Batavia on the 25th inst., at 6 p.m. and is expected arrive here on the 27th inst., at 8 a.m. She will sail for Sabang, Suez, Port Said, Genoa, Algiers, Tangier, Lisbon Amsterdam
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    • 707 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. Home war de, they are despatched fortnightly for Havre and Hamburg and once a month for Bremerhaven direct, calling at Penang and Colombo. Taking cargo
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    • 666 6 N. D. L. Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen IMPERIAL GEBMAN MAIL LINE. The fast and well-known mail steamers oJ this Company sail fortnightly from Bremen, Hamburg via Rotterdam, Antwerp, Southampton, Gibraltar, Genoa, Naples, (connecting Marseilles, Naples, Alexandria and vice versa) Port Said, Suez, Aden, Colombo, Penang, Singapore, Hongkong, Shanghai, Tsingtau, Nagasaki and
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    • 491 6 OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO., LTD. AND China Mutual Steam Nav. Co. Ltd. The Companies' steamers are deepatci from Liverpool outwards for the Straits. China and Japan every week, and from Japa wards for London Amsterdam and Annevery fortnight for Genoa, Marseilles and Liverpool and for Marseilles, Havre and Li pool
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    • 50 6 STEAM;Foi China, Japan P f Australia. Mediterrar •m Through Bi:. Coast, Persian can Ports. Steamers will le&ve .nha ss Devanha ss Arcadia •■-•lta evanha Arcadia INTERMEDIA Egypt, Msrsei .t-g A Accommoda. pahsL-c^t-rh na ida bia (and bee aril Pac> am Passage ai BTOOM n n: Fortnig Amsterdam I i h
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  • 149 7 I June July Total. Pikuls. e!a 870 401 1,971 »ro-ng 243 202 1,643 Bruseh 203 1,095 Chenderiang 300 1,249 Gopeng 650 725 4,820 Heawood 257 257 Kamuning $4,283 $3,408 130,562 Kanaboi 194 322 2,114 I J) mta 377 400 3,483 Kinta Association 1,002 940 5,782 Kiedang 163 163
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  • 1043 7 Cap. IBBU-. Paid. LastDiv. Bmnu. Sellers 85,000 2/ 2/ Allagar Rubber Estates Ltd 5 0 6 0 150,000 2/- 2/- Anglo-Malay 80% 15 3 16 6 50,000 2'- 1/6 Batang Malaka 6 10 pr 30.000 1 1 Batu Caves 50% 16 0 0 17 0 0 80,000 1 1
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  • 69 7 (Corrected up to Aug 22 Bank 4ms 2/4^ demand 2/4-1 Private credits 3 m t 2 4 J credits 6ms 2/4 France, demand Bank... 2944 Germany, demand 2394 India, T. T 175 Hongkong, demand 23% d t Yokohama, demand M 11 Java, demand 140j Bangkok, demand M 66% Sovbreigns,
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  • 128 7 Aug. 22. TiL* $7. Gam bier 11.45 Gambier Cube No 1 com Gambier Oxibt So. D um Papperß a*k (ori'%. B'fort) yers nom Pepper, White (fair) 27. M Nutmeg* v 110 to tkt ii 18.00 Nutmegi (80 ic U* Ik. M 22.00 Mace Buiti mm mt m noiL Olotm
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 218 7 WANTED. by Lady .tie nun two tamily as paying guests. i WANTED. resaer for a RubApply to ME i'ER A Co, irtment. a Rubber Estate in Johc able to do I BN Ml d. A COMPOSITOR :ieo. Salary ..ars appK Co. TTPIST. :h Born' jmnienu.c WANTED IMMEDIATELY vuanian WANTED :or
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    • 12 7 Woods' Great Peppermint Cure for all internal complaints dysentry coughs colda Ac.
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    • 36 7 A Time Saver. Keep Chamberlain's Pain Balm on hand It is an antiseptic liniment and caus 8 e woands to heal in less time than by an) other treatment For sale by all Dispensarie* and Dealers.
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    • 39 7 H0USE8 TO BE LET. I Nos. 8 and 4, Chancery lane, a very ccmi fortable and beautifully situated European Residence, 4 bedrooms, Kabuns and Syce quarters and stabling etc. Terms moderate. 1 Apply to Office Raffles Hotel. Feb 17
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    • 194 7 Da KOXCNKLIJKK PAKETVAAKT MAATSCHAPPIJ Usder C3vra\cr wira thb Netherlands India Government \,ents at MnoripDre, Tne Shipsagency. Limited. 2-3, Collyer Quay OVO«*IHSWTIO*«D DATH OK DIPABTUBI ABI Or LT APPROHMAWI Brou.vkb Moeara-Saba, Simpaag, and Djambi lZ^ 04 Murkls Pontianak Japahv Muntok and Palembang K\L>fO\ Prigi-Radja and Rengat van XOORT Batavia, Semirang and
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • 576 7 VESSEL.SJN POKT, FU««n<lToi» Commandera Anirsd From For wh« psr -feA2- ssr -sr,, .ssr. t rjr Anapa Brit 22' 0 Park Aug 1 J > rk St. Oil Co. In* Ban Hong L.ong Bnt 807 Rnshton Aug 2 1 Bangkok Low Sam gkok 24 BaUvia Dut 390 Knof Aug 17 Deli
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  • 86 8 the wet weather prtveuted the final of the Picker mg played josX, Lie Club met at •uiDfi: for a pleasant little dinner to Mr Pickering. Mr Micheil was in the chair and there were 3 the guest of the evening M<* iriin Ca P l Hil- nett.
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  • 47 8 played H The ground plsv was out of the bad the best of the ar.d eventually retired -winn 1 to nil. They had all thevpifih Je. The goal getters her. Two bad to be car These were Sim. beat the he match between has been
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  • 15 8 Tbe retsu win I Q with a also played J. Kei -Mc-
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  • 10 8 Members are ren >ing Cup an<l
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  • 36 8 oombe and Howe t> I Mia v Mrs La Mrs Co aloeer ar .m and M Mrs Bk and Mi Mrs v the Miaaefi Gunn B. Miss P Eley win on Tues-
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  • 63 8 I^feident, and •18 la ingsar on attend the iteetin^ of I for to day, says the At it ti the Parit magician, "who t' murder and sent•nc* of the law, will he \ppeal Court, it will be 8 with the con\ and it remains to in the law
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  • 55 8 A moto- nj? j n the death ©f Penang It apt *nd proceeding along the I—it ran into a him on the spot. He 'was an aged and infirm man who did not get ont of tie quickly eaoagh. Weld Quay is one of the
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  • 38 8 Mtrr. Barillon is shortly expected to return fron t to theNative States, *cg and Malacca, for the inauguration of the Lew church of the Sicud Heart in Tank Ro J on Sep. 11th, the opening ot nn iha.
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  • 1016 8 (Via Colombo.) Mining Mortality in the Transvaal. London, August 7th. Router wires from Pretoria that the report of the Mines Commission appointed in 19( 7 shows that the m< rtality underground is 00 per cent, higher than above ground. The average age of death is ?5 years on
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  • 387 8 The following pathetic description of running totiili/itors at a Sctndakan race meeting is interesting It is noted that at this t in^ one pony vu turned out three t. for in two hours. They inake them work in Borneo. "An innovation this year and Dot
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  • 171 8 While Sergeant Phillips was on his rounds at Jelutong Road recently be heard a loud crash, aud proceeding a little further towards Sin Khye Bee's rice mill he found that premises No. 7:5, a blacksmith's shop, had collapsed. Oa examining the ruins he discovered two Chinamen under
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  • 477 8 The Sini?'p r >re "ia undergoing repairs at Tacjocg P g«r. H. M. S. "Aatraea" coiled at Tanjong Pagar yesterday The Calyp-o and Po'ynesien bunkered at the wharves yesterday. Explosives were being landed frcin the "Glamorganshire" at the wharf yesterday. The "Ttucer" landed 1000 ton- general cirgo at
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  • 14 8 In addition to that on p. 22, I. Honyk' Mf Singk 21.
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 32 8 W. J. GARCIA, 219, ORCHARD ROAD. Piano, Organ Musical Instrument dealer. Pianos bought sold or exchanged. Good prices allowed for old instruments. Cheapest and best stock of Music t 11 1 T
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    • 272 8 Professional Announcement^ Dr. W. R. LAMB, American Oculist and Optician, Specialist in Examining the Eye and Correcting defective V No. 1, Hotel de FEurope Buildings Corner ol Has the pleasure to annonm ens of Singapon at the above addrets for a SHORT I]MI instruments and apparatus, includicg the meter for
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
    • 158 8 PASSENGERS. P^r < ire Mi Tan KbMr Tan Cbon^ Chew. WEATHER REPORT D Bar Wind Temp Hum Sky Rain Am? 22. H'kong 1 BW2 86 Kf«nila 10a rTkong 4p 29 76 BSWI Manila 4? 75 7 Wl 29 26 o Kandani; Kerbau Hcwpitfll Axt% 21. 1910 m. 3 pm. 9pm
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