The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 31 August 1910

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1 10 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
  • 16 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. fEN CENTS SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31. 1910. NO. 69, 4
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  • 203 1 Sir George While is ill at Belfast— Page 5. The Malay* Agricultural Association m^ts on Sept 10— Page 4 Penang's new comb.oatjon fire engine and escape bas arrived there Page 4. Tie Kaiser speaking at Marienbad has explained his Konigsbarg speech Page 5. The Warwick Maj )r
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  • 605 1 THE COMPLEAT TRAVELLER. Time ws6 *h»n tie e cculd diive a man beaitb. C. me Ii to urge 1 tardy I*4 a world of which the with the nonpar promise in tv ry veirj. And f bi>, <ut of a are acd fi ltd wi'h the i unie:-- nr-tnhooc?, was
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 23 1 BARGAINS BARGAINS WORTH SECURING Reliable Goods Only!!! AT ROBINSON'S TO-MORROW THURSDAY, Sept Ist. (AND DAILY.) Once a Year, Once a Year ROBINSON'S SALE.
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    • 92 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Auction sale of 10 Balmoral road Page 3. P. and O and Barns Philp's latest shipping lists Page 6. Robinson and Co's annual sale begins to-norrow Page 1. The latest rec rd for Continental tyres Pag* 3. Little's have a stock of the comfortable coat sweaters P=itf* 4
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 324 1 THE WEEK Wednesday, olet High Wafflr. H54 ,719 p n of Holland's Bii Ball at Victoria Hall. THUBBDAY, r Ist: High Water- 9.. r p B. I. Mail Homeward closes 3 p V. D. L. Mail Outward due. Phi harmonic Orchestra, 5 p The Case of Rebellious Susan" V. Theatre
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  • 182 2 a examination of the books of August ■tary of L'ompany, of Louisville, shows that the entire surplus of the company, aaa been y Ropke. The my will not close its doors, as it is able the shock. Stockholders have subs•l for an issue of an
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  • 155 2 grilling pirtj r Walter Good •A from N y in became h fe.er, .ibout in th-i undergrowth uA new pygmy race was d *co?^ e mountains, wbo are between 4 ft. 3 in. in. in hsikjbt T a naked for a g bag, and uy strip round
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 270 2 C H.WILLIS, ;0W DOING BUSINESB ON THE FORTHCOMINQ Singapore Races. OCTOBER 11, 13, 15. Straight out Doubles and Trebles. For Pric3« apply to abave. v 8, THE ARCADE. PHONE 596. Wealth of hair is wealth x indeed, espei Lilly to a woman. If your hair falls out, is •o thin,
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    • 933 2 NOTIGES. NOTICE is hereby given that the patnership heretofore subsisting between us the undersigned, Alexander Peter Bowes and Thomas Ogle Naughton carrying on the practice or business of Dental Surgeons at Gresham House, Battery Road, Singapore, under the style or firm of BOWES NAUGHTON h*s been dissolved as from the
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    • 813 2 NOTieES. HAYTOOUBBEB ESTATES, LIMITED^ Notice is hereby given that a Call of $1 per share payable on or before the Ist October 1910 making the shares fully paid has been made by the Board and that no transfer of partly paid shares will be registered until the above-mentioned Ca 1
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    • 547 2 Chartered Bank of India. Australia and ChinaINCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHAMtEB Paid up Capital in 60,000 shares of £20 each 11,200.Wf Reserve Fund £1,600,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietor* 11,200,0<K Court of Directors. Sir Montagu Cornish Turner (Chairman). Sir Henry Stewart Cunningham, K.C.I. K. Thomas Cuth Esq Sir Alfred Dent, K.C.M.G. TLe
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    • 163 2 ■MHIFACTMRttT protL Head Office The R«er holders a anc GV neral At?' K a FIRE I >ted KAEIK I PAP TV t Offices.-2 F £*-m Royal Tcr* The L lj Go 36 Oftlce. ESWBSTI Ms ch I n and Un<kn km Lossbc InrafSAOs efl« ct«of property s prsßiiftßi Guardian Asnurance
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 209 3 SCIATICA AND RHEUMATISM. Kngland, wr :^mend Doau's Back medicine done me wonderful good. -ed from r.ica and rheumat a the legs and the bottom walking I with viiees, :o walk and Tor treatment, bat all to oarse of Doan's Back haa practically have I new man since »ect- r Barrow
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    • 108 3 All Previous Kecords Beaten. L ?nd's End to John o'Groats in 31 hours 20 miiutes on a 15/9 ARROL JOHNSTON CAE FITTED WITB CONTINENTAL IYRES. Ihrough all dealers and garages. Continental Tyre Rubber Co, Ltd. KUMPERS C:. FED. ENG. Co., Siugapore. K. Lumpur. HAVE JUST ARRIVED THE QUEEN-MOTHER'S LETTER TO
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    • 734 3 AUCTION SALE OF VALUABLE FREEHOLD RESIDENTIAL Property Situate at Balmoral Rd. Singapore. Tuesday, 6th September, at 2-30 p.m. All that valuable piece of freehold land contaiuiDg an area of 44,600 square feet being part of Grant No. 40. Together with the large substantial brick and tile-roof residence and outhouses erected
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    • 328 3 PLANTERS' LABOUR BUREAU (F.M.S.) IPOH. Supplying Chinese agricultural labourers on a THREE YEARS 1 CONTRACT under the Labour Enactments of the F.M.S. and prorid ng for REPATRIATION. CONTRACTS AND QUOTATIONS SENT ON APPLICATION ADD:-JACKNUs ipoh. OFF:-MTrER& PEARSF, IPOH. HAMS BAQON. "PINEAPPLE" BRAND. Singapore Cold Storage Co., Ltd. SOLE AGENTS FOR
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  • 41 5 5 REAL MEANING, efence. B iph. Renter's.) 21 am. jrddeutsche rebuts the speech the vrords 1 for a king A the day as prn. bad said the were 9 grandfather, workupoaed by God, as simiM meant eech at > <
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  • 77 5 3 tmaThis will I sted j. The China was a>Q a XoW.e<l a^ II htr osmo nd Andrew John d Frede- mm vrchi,ane; M, Charles rg«v^n Robe ild F. uaster, James A. B>atBwaiu I. J Jat IVS I salvage _'hters aing, proince of the stranded tpected that
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  • 51 5 morning, Mrs. met u a hack bolted. :OD, ls cut in 'he t until .mashed by el," I for the will touch on tbe a 4 bfyp the eoffasrement on .•e been try will appear to i iuring winds rage, too, jpon tbe wind, i ;iri yon'll always
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  • 71 5 AN ENGINEERED RISE. (By Submarine Teleifraph.— Router's) Au.; pm. A X^w rk telegram announces a jump of cotton to twenty cents a pound, this being the highest price attained since the This rise has been uunipulated by a bull J headed by Mr Eugeae ScUes. ii expected
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  • 95 5 Earl Buchan's Daughte: Fo md De d. v of the beautiful and popular second daughter of the E irl of Buchan has been found on the mx>r near Ariemore. There are no signs of violence and a conible sum of money was on tha body. The girl
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  • 33 5 The Sublime Porte in a note to the Cretan asks what steps they proposes t^ke to de il with the fresh provoca I Greece in the election of Cretans to -sembly.
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  • 21 5 F.e". S.r George White is ill at st and grave anxiety is manifested as to his condition. > <
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  • 220 5 A has been issued regarding the above in the course of which it is the work is arnopg the Chinese and is in Chinese, save some Milav and English ->e Chinese born in the tsttaits who are known as B ibas." The Eoirlish Presbyterian Mission has beea
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  • 185 5 LA ND SALE. I Co. effected the i y« Ltnd at E i 41 acr aldund ory Lind 00. Lind at Piiver L^bar, area 26 acreLind Grant, Lmd at Pasir 4 poles., held un« >ld to Hong II H*lf share in F: md at Tampenis, Area 1 acre, 2 roods,
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  • 476 5 "Xioue" at the Victoria Theatre. Another larze au litmce spent a happy eveniag in the Victoria Theatre last evening when Niobe was staged by Warwick M-»j*>r's Comedy Cjmpanv. A Singapore audience evinced their appreciation by continued laughter and applause of the farcical comedy by the brothers
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  • 206 5 Chinaman's Akm Bro Two bjarding officer's lascars from the Mtster Attendant's office g*ve evidence before Mr. Firmstone, in the district criminal court, yesterday, in a case in which two Chinese were charged with Musing grievoin hurt to another Chinaman in a boat alongside the Lidy Weld
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  • 158 5 It i3 stated that the Government has been considering the building of the YunnanKuangsi and Szechuan-Tibet railways. The Government and the Waiwupu felt inclined bain foreign loans for the purpose, but the Presidents of the Ministry of Finance and of the Yuchuanpu are against this view. A
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  • 3 5 Cor responde nce.
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  • 482 5 To the Editor. Sir, "Yearly V painei but courteously expressed surprise compels me to continue to air my views. My opinions though the result of 7 years official work as District Officer are purely umfficiaJ, tfcough I believe they have the support of most officers of Government who
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  • 216 5 Result ix a Fl< Three small Chinese lads were before Mr Firmstone, senior magistrate, yesterday morning, on a charge of stealing fifty five cents from a rikisha in Pagoda S.reet, A coolie said that on returning to hie vehicle he saw four boys stealing money Ye had there.
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  • 225 5 The following paragraphs appear to show that some native industries benefi ed by the show being held in Singapore. "Pdrak 9ent nearly all the exhibits shown by the schools at the Singapore Saow, and they were much admired. All the miniature models, all the mats,
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 156 5 Katz Bros,, Ltd, SOLE AGENTS FOR THE WELL'KMOWJV BANZAI MINERAL WATER This is a natural Spring Water and is free from Chemicals. Can be had in Cases of 48 Pint Bottles $5.50 per case Less 5 100 Splits $6. 7 5 per case pE csnt Katz Bros., Ltd. Netherlands Gutta
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 429 6 WANTED. WANTED. For one month, Tamil Tracer for Drawing Office of abifebment. Apply agapore Free Press. 29 WANTED a qualified land surveyor (Eurasian or Native) for Sarawak. Appli mating salary toaether with :o Kesl dent's Office, Kacbing. Aag3O ac WANTED Ar. -urseon qualified onder the local Medica a Enactment for
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    • 586 6 INDO-CHINA 8. N. CO., LTD. FOR PENANG AND CALCUTTA. The Company's Steamer KUTSANG," 4,895 tons, R- C. D. Bradley, Commander, is due here on Monday 29th instant, and will be despatched for the above ports on Tuesday the Ist Sept., at 4 p m. She has excellent accommodation for first
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    • 671 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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    • 674 6 N. D. L. Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE. The fast and well-known mail steamers oi 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, T.singtau, Nagasaki and
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    • 413 6 < OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO.. LTD. AND China Mutual Steam Nav. Co. Ltd. The Companies' steamers are despa from Liverpool outwards for the Straits. China and Japan every week, and from Japan L wards for London Amsterdam and Antv every fortnight; for Genoa, Mv and Liverpool and for Marseilles, Havre
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    • 49 6 Foi China, J Auitra Ad gl kyic' Mcditer to Coast. Persu. caii Ports. Steamers wil A rcadia iia (and i TERME' E«TPt, Ma passen^ 3a Pmsfi Austr ..loyd Ste: Na\ ig. tion Co. Ol i M£SSAi r For Ciiina. Jfe rra Ocean it n Duu kin Singapore-B:v Singapc and,
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  • 1333 7 R-BKS ON THE HIGH Se \S. Whatever develoj meets the Crippen case may brirg forth, one outstanding featuie of this n.i./jrjj and dramatic stoiy, that has now become of wcrld wide interest, tetains a sign fliacce of its own. Wireless telegraply has demonstrated in a new direction
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 431 7 professional Announcement. I Dr. W. R. LAMB, American Oculist and Optician, Ljjst in Examining the Eye and Correcting defective Vision, £otel de l'Europu Buildings Corner of St. Andrew's Rd. /ens of Singapore that he may be consulted a SHOKT IJME. He is prepared as btfore with al! the moderr Javal
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    • 260 7 For your everyday use, and your everyday I buy [CALVERTS 1 Carbolic Toilet Soap i jj FOR you want a soap lhat is pure I and cleansing, yen li!:e a soap I that is pleasant and refreshing, I and an an soap like this, I containing 10 pure Carbolic I
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    • 772 7 Singapore Sporting Club. THE AUTUMN RACE MEETING WILL BE HELD ON Tuesday, the 11th, Thursday, the 13th and Saturday, the 15th October, 1910. PROGRAMME UNDER S. R. A. RULES. FIRST DAY. Tuesday, 11th October, 1910. 1. Tie Opening Stakes. Va'ue $600. A Handicap for Horses that have never won a
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    • 396 7 NOTE. Entries close at noon on Saturday the lit Oct except for Race 9on the Third I Entries for Race No 9 on the Third I must be made before the start of Race 6 on that day. In all races the advertised Second Prize will only be given when
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  • 613 8 An Interesting Report by Mb Shepstoni. The South African mail brings the last annuil report from Natal on native affaire, an interesting document on many grounds. It is prepared by Mr A. J. Shepstone, C M.G. (son of the famous Sir Taeophilus Shepstone, the greatest authority
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  • 320 8 A working demonstration was given at the Whitehall Rooms, Hotel Metropole, of the Knudsen system of telegraphy by apparatus which had been provided for the purpose. The system has for its object the reduction of the work necessary in transmitting messages under ordinary conditions by
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  • 57 8 You will hunt a good while before you find a liniment that is equal to Chamberlain's Pain Balm. In cases of rheumatism and sciatica it relieves the intense pain and makes sleep and rest possible. Sorenesss of the muscles, swellings and lameness are quickly relieved by it.
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  • 57 8 I Mr 1 Mr and Mr« Mr P> Thoo s E son, Mr Per Mid Mr< Jame« Mr 6 Per M. M. ('.eamen, dae 8^ r Kirk} Per P t Lahm Kubi, Mand I Rule To I P^ D. Bee^. gomery. Mr H PritchaH Mr and
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 789 8 THE STANDARD LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. Life Assurance at Home Rates. No Extra for Residence in the Straits. The Standard issues policies to residents in the Straits at Home. Rates under the Double Endowment Assurance plan. For Rates and all particulars, apply MESSRS. ADAMSON, GILFILLAN Co., LTD. G. F. COLLYER, Visiting
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    • 727 8 Siemens Brothers Dynamo Works, LIMITED. Siemens Brothers Co, Ltd. ELECTRIC LIGHT, POWER TRACTION ENGINEERS CONTRACTORS TO THE ADMIRALTY, THE WAR OFFICE, THE POST OFFICE, THE CROWN AGENTS FOR THE COLONIEB, Ac, &c. Head Offices— Cx ton House, Westminster, London, S.W. Works— STAFFORD. Cable Works-WOOLWICH KENT. Tantalum Lamp Factory— DALSTON, MIDDLESEX.
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous

  • 140 9 Jnns Jnly TotaJ. Pik Bel 870 401 1,971 Bra *ng 202 1,643 Bruseh 200 1,095 Chenderiang 1,249 Gopeng 653 Heawood 257 Kamuning $4,233 $3,408 130,562 Kanaboi 194 822 2,114 Ki nta 400 8,483 Kin ta Association 1,002 940 5 Kledang 163 163 Kramat Pulai 695 716 3.. Knantan
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  • 381 9 IAU totals are calculated for tne caienaar vearinstead of the financial year, which differs J "an? companies. Managers of Estates, Z for which in above list are incomplete, will blip to make the list more useful if they will kindly fill Great Peppermint Cure for all internal
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  • 1264 9 Aug 30. RUBBER STERLING COMPANIES. Cap. IBsui. Paid. Last Dit. Burins. Sellers 85,000 2/ 2/ Allagar Rubber Estates Ltd 5 9 6 3 150,000 2/- 2/- Anglo- Malay 80% 15 0 16 6 50.000 2'- 1/6 Bitang Malaka 6 1 0 pr. 30,000 1 1 Batu Cives 50% 16
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  • 135 9 CLEARAN CES Aug 30. Produce, Nor str, Winseniins, for Bangkok. Resident Schieff, Dut. str., Unus, for Rhio. Glentarret, Brit str, Webster, for Penang, Colombo, London, Antwerp and Ham Kelvinhead, Brit str, Meikie, for Hongkong and Manila. Bloemfonteia, Brit str, Pattison, for Hongkorg, Shanghai and Japan. Pin Seng, Brit, str., Davidson,
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  • 61 9 (Corrected uf to Aug 30 Bank 4 m 8 demand 24k Private credits 3ms credits 6ms France, demand Bank... 2944 Germany, demand 23^4 India, T. T Hongkong, demand 23§%d?l Yokohama, demand 11 Java, demand .1 1 i vgkok, demand Sovereigns, Bank Buying $8.54 Bank of England Rate 3% Discount
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  • 74 9 Wvirvet an,d Dork* at wkmk difersnt re*n>\* were berthed >)• <terdag. Saat Wharf Bius.c; —Nil. 1 Yunnan, barf— Nil. Sec 2—tarob'a, P^ M 3 —Ale? tt 4 —Glenstrae. s—Nan5 —Nan 6 —Glancai Lsgoon Dock Sec- 7—(Under conetrnction.) Wharf Sec B—Bingo Ma: Jardine's Wharf
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  • 148 9 Aug. 30. I" ier ■e No 1 w Oamoier Ocbt So. i nom ?epp*rß.» B'pon) P^pp^r.WhiU faij) SutniesrtillO u> i*i 'k.*^, *gt (80 to Uu Ik Mac* b«x#a tm mi m» rom Closet Am be com Coffee (l-j% B*ack) Ooffet Tapioca, ttr*Jj pearl (f»u t i noa 40. do.
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 272 9 APARTMENTS. rooms with Ox.ley Rise. Tennis. n.c LET. TO LET. :*e in >'• beth Road* Api OINO CoTO LET. V. 1> B N a very nnis coart, stabfur TO LI e Road, rent and pa J. i -MAN. u.c. e Road to be let Auctioneers. NT OFFICES TO LET. yer
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    • 618 9 VESSELS IN POK'I Flai; and Tons Commander* Arrived From For Wh*» Sea Slew Col. yac ht 500 Chamberlain Aug 30 Penang thoutes 1 Flair Tone Master Arrived f>om neurnec Wb»» Aing Thye Dut 7rt Sudin t Back H. M. Soon D Ban Liong Dut 275 Winters aaesinßan Keng Ban Yong
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
    • 89 9 WEATHEB EEPORT Date Bar Wind Temp Hum Sky Rain Aue 30. H'konjr I'»a 29 f\* WSWI 87 o Manila 10a 758 SSVVI 27 25 o H'kon* 4p 29.61 Wl opt Jianiia4p 756 SW3 26 24 d Kandang Kerbau Hospital Aug 29. 1910 9am. 3pm. 9pm Barom. 32 Fah. 29 935
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  • 834 10 A start has been made with the lawn tennis tournament cf Ibe SCC, and that is about all a be said. There was no play on Monday and Tuesday and today does not »1 as lt m'«? ht It 19 a curious thru g how difficult it has
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  • 106 10 Y. M. C. A. v Mids 11. The game on the R.ft^s school ground last evening between the above teams was quite exciting, despite the rather treacherous nature of the ground due to the rain. At half time no scoreAad been made, and the second bmlf found the
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  • 21 10 The bowlicg medal for July was "<-n by A G I; a with a score tf 688 90
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  • 19 10 The annual n.eetiDe of the Swimming Club will be vt in the l< ck in the evei
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  • 359 10 Broadri gu»t. A. .1 P. r 9th proximo, Lading and r I The Annual ion will take p; •ijang on .1 lth i I and men Q&able *o l>e presen* will please report, stating cause, sick nets to be ce launch will leave Johnston's Pier at 6.3u am,
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  • 952 10 Under the above title the "S. C. M. PoBt" quotes a number of anecdotes and reuain iBceDces illustrating the devotion of captains of ships to duty and the alertness and presence of mind they bring to bear on any unforeseen emergency. These passages are well
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  • 300 10 The "Binpro Mt-u" w*s in the roads with 1,900 tons of gHtiern' cirgo to lani. The Git laads 5,765 packages of general cargo from Europe. Tbe"Prirz Ludwig" the homeward bound Germau mail sailed yesterday afternoon. The master of the Dutch steamer "G. G. Meyer," which arrived here yesterday
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  • 165 10 The will of Mr LUniel Havward, of Cambridge, forrnerlv a famous cricketer and fa'her ol Mr Thomas W. Havward, the wellknown Surrey cricketer of the preday, 1m» been pr< He kept the Prince Recent Inn, and was aiWall outfitter. Half of hitbusiness he to his son Frank, and
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  • 155 10 ■upiled for the Singapore Free Pi Date of passing Anjer j Nationality and Description of vet*.- [tain's name; Where and when sailed Destination. 4. Brit Btr, Apollo Reay from Proboliogo. A gB. Brit str, Islandar Deans Singapore, Au£ Christmas Island. Aug 11. Brit str, Okara Colombo, Sotra
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 191 10 VICTORIA THEATRE. SHORT SE WARWICK mm COMEDY CO INCLUDING MISS GEOkG!E CORLASS. LAST NIGHT OF THE BBAfl THURSDAY. SEPT. Ist. 4 The Case of Rebellious Susan Now being played at "Wj ndhau/fe Theatre London. Georgie Corlass as Susan. BOOK EARLY. Prices S3, 2 Plan at Robinson Piano Co. Harima Hall
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    • 87 10 ai-hambra TH E BIC SHOW New, 2nd shcv 1. OVfr. fessionals 2. lumbering B 4. SbootiLg M•' 10 to 10DE M WonderA R 10-30 I 10. Love &Go BOOKIN MARLBOROUGH BBi The Popular Show. TO- ill I I PATHES l~ SERIES 2nd Shov 0 toll p 3. 4. 6 9.
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  • Page 10 Miscellaneous
    • 86 10 Next Mails Due. From Europe.— Per N. D. L. Deifflinger, to morrow, with mails of Aujj 10. Per B. I Thongwa, on Saturday next, with mails of Aug 12. From China. Per M. M. Australian, on Monday next. Mails already despatched foe London. Left Due Arrived ND L Aug 2
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