The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 9 October 1912

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  • 19 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS fl- -II I I SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 9 1912. NO. 7,646
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  • 215 1 Montenegro has declared War against Turkey- -Page 7. The Commons have met and heard a statement from Sir Edward Crey anent Balkan affairs and Mr. Asquith is to move a guillotine resolution about the Homo Kule Bill on Thursday night Page 7. The first day of the
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  • 106 1 Marlborough and Alhambra new programmes j Jensen under the patronage of His E\cellency ou Saturday Page 1. Legal notice re estate of (ieorge Clunie* Boss- Page 2. European planter, dresser and clerk wanted ior estates Page 2. Bungalows to let at Tanjong Bhu Page 4. j The Caste
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  • 1207 1 HAWKERS SIGNBOARDS During over fifteen years' residence m Singapore I have come across many things to interest me more or less including hawkers and signboards. The first-named may be heard m almost any street and at almost any time but signboards, the kind F mean that is have to be
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 317 1 OUR PICTURES FIND FAVOUR; i because aipmnnnanani I PLEASANT OP *■*> I CHOICE I VARIETY I THEIR 1 QUAUTY I TO-NIGHT'S MATCHLESS PROGRAMME.! (2nd SHOW 9-30 to 11 p.m.) I mil^nmKanUMa« tyBMMB A HUMAM MEASURE. (Comic. J 5 tSI ?m? S Q UADROM TWO SETS OF KEYS.- (Comic. J B
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    • 277 1 I SUPERFINE SUBJECTS IN THE PROGRAMME I H OF THE f I HARIMA HALL CINEMATOGRAPH, I I NORTH BRIOGE ROAO. I 1 TO-NIGHT, 9-30 TO II P. M. I SCENES OF TOKIO ON THE DAY OF J THE LATE EMPEROR'S FUNERAL. I THE NARROW ROAD Biog.apl, I (It may seem
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    • 247 1 A VERY PLEASANT SELECTION OF PICTURES. Combining the drama, the- farcical comedy, htfJit Sketches, beautiful scenery ■nd a trick subject will be presented TO-NIGHT! AT THE MARLBOROUGH PICTUKE THKATRK. BEACH KOAD. Ensuring a Most Enjoyable Time 2nd Show, 9 30 to 11 p.m. Monte Carlo and Its Envhous. Tin Invisible
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    • 29 1 V. V. o. i IS WATSONS OF DUNDEE I i FINE OLD SCOTCH WHISKY. I AGENTS: CALDBECK MACGREGOR Co j SUfi-AGESrS: GHIN GUAN HIN Co., 113, South Bridge Road.
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 129 1 THE WEEK Wednesday 9th. High Water— 9 47 a.m.. Ml p.m. (.ovcinment Boflflfl At Home," 4-11 p.m. "Lady Frederick.'* Theatre. Thursday 10th. Hleh Water— 0-l» a.m.. 10-19 p.m. New Moon. Races, Second Day. 2-30 p.m. Lady Frederick, Theatre. Friday llth. Tllqb Water— lo 36 a.m.. 11-1 p.m. N.D.L. Outward Mail
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  • 287 2 Suc.iiKsnoN POI a Nation v. Pension. l>r. Sun Vat Sen, having devoted years of his life to the preparation for a great revolution, and having seen that revolu tion accomplished, has been content to step into the background and to give place to those whom he
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  • 119 2 A boat made of reinforced concrete hy the Hollandsc he Maatchappij at Taudjong Priok for the carrying out of work m reinforced concrete now plies on the canal between that port and Batavia, says a correspondent of the Sourahaya Handelsblad." It is the Jirst of its kind iz.
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  • 113 2 Two Tamil servants, employed by Mr. K. W. O. Merror, of Dominion Kstate, Kajang, who had recently come over from India, absconded on the evening of Friday last, taking with them, it is alleged, M.150 worth of silver plate and other property. The suspected men
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 12 2 flflUS F £w C Medical rely ou Charges from the urinary organs.
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    • 382 2 j NEW RECORDS poi OLD BRING YOUR OLD RECORDS TO US AND i WE WILL ALLOW YOU ON THEM IN EXCHANGE FOR NEW ONES ROBINSON PIANO CO.. LTD. WanteiT" CLERK WANTED For Rubber Kstate m Johore. Applications i w ith copies of testimonials to E. A. C. c o Free
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    • 798 2 Notices j GEORGE CLUNIES ROSS DECEASED t Pursuant to the provisions of the Conveyanciug and Law of Property Ordinal cc Imh.6, Notice is hereby given that all creditors and persons having any debts, claims, or demands upon or against the estate of George Clunies Ross formerly of 40 Shaftc sbury
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    • 702 2 Notices NOTICE. j Notice is horeby given thai all Roads within Government House Domain will be closed to the public from 1 p.m. on each of the following dates namely October Bth, 10th and 12th. > H TOWNER, Executive Engineer. Oct 4 13-10 i GOVERNMENT NOTICE. Tenders will be received
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    • 186 2 C. H. WILLIS J w\ -^^immm^mWJMmmi.^^J»y.m^. \?xrT^4mm**~ J Or TH TTjPr. wl IB^^MfciMwTST FT »tH MI#TL f\± WW4JJ\.\ wFA Is now doing business on the SINGAPORE RAGES Run, October IO 12. Bets Straight out ON WIN AND PLACE ALL EVENTS. 100 1 TREBLE EVENTS 100 1 DOUBLES ANY TWO RACES.
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  • 1045 3 Salt Lagoobi and Disappearing Watkr. COIRKES. "watkr volcano ks dksoriiw.i*. Cnderground forces play strange pranks at times. Australia is happily free from earthquakes, but one never knows when the eruptive days of years gone by many recur. Apropos of tbis, a strange occur renee is reported from
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 292 3 a. w. tully; TURF ACCOUNTANT, NOW DOING BUSINESS ON THE SINGAPORE MEETING Run on October IO 12. TREBLE EVENTS ON RACES. 100 1 7, 2, 3., 1,2, 6&2,3, 6. 100 -1 COMBINATIONS. 100 1 ON RACES 2 AND 6 100-l DOUBLES ANY TWO RACES. WIN PLACE ALL EVENTS. Books open
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    • 646 3 SINGAPORE SPORTING CLUB j NOTICE. L idies attending the Races on the Btb, loth ard 12th October are reminded that admission to the Grand Stand and Lawn will be by ''Ticket only." Ladies' tickets are obtained through members of the S. C. C. "Free," but they must bear the name
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    • 125 3 i o ST* ABSOLUTELY 4CV PURE GRAND PRIX vl PARIS 1889 BEER THE EAST ASIATIC Co Ltd., T^ SOLE IMPORTERS. C. G. HIBBERT Co., Ltd. I (Incorporated m England) KLANG and IPOH. GENERAL MERCHANTS AGENTS. AaewMe for C. G. HIBBERT Co. (Established 1767) London and Southampton KANGAROO Brand of Bottled
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  • 1249 4 The first total where given represents figures fur 1911, except wlierc a ngure m brackets is given representing so many months. Estate managers and agents will oblige by correcting returns if wrong. In order to avoid the com plication involved to Companies finishing their year's m different
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  • 144 4 1811. Sept. 1912. Delat 4,9h'i i. m.-, Bn»«i 889 377 Bruseta 5,034 Chouderians 440 Duos (WqUmub) i.- >9 6f Oopenjj 7,060 4 Heawood 9)4,895 Kainuning(dollarB)9)4B,ll9 25.1 U Kanal( °i 3,008 275 1*064 Kiuta 11)4,065 MM Kinta Association 9)6,858 7,">» 1,900 Kleciang 2,068 Kramat Pulai 6,848 Lnbnt 7,628 Men«lcmbu
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  • 29 4 ttean'ort British Borneo 7)44,1 1| Jonderata n,62;i 85.T41 Langkon |,4M is Melala P 6)lH^w; ba P° n 7*58,626 eko 7)40.5«l South Kast 6)8,618 Tonom 7,820 39,008
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 60 4 APPOINTMENT g-^^W^M^^^. HM THE KING CONTRACTORS TO The British Admiralty. The War Office. The India Office. > .»»^»^i^— w— win m. mi »»w MILKMAID MILK LARGEST SALE IN THE WORLD. 11l r^fkfVy -tf\'H. IB Y BRAND *"*-eL/ I FOR MILK STAND WITH SAFETY MILKMAID BRAND. MILKMAID MILK IS GUAHANTEED TO
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    • 289 4 I I^^^^ LADIES SAFE REMEDY I I for functional troubles, I I delay, pain and those I I i wn/^~^ irregularities I I \W/ i/^/^^ peculiar to the I I APIOLIIE CHAPOTEAUT MW%, PARIB I I f^pjJ /> m m ]r<S^ rue Vivierjne I 1 i m nwmm. sses sssseeeesa
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  • 1301 5 In on i references last week to the auditors' renort regarding dimah and the position ol kfeetn Brett and Company, complaint lias been made to us that other similar professional firms regard those rererencei m ceuteloins innuendo* enent their conduct professionally. It may be eteted emphatically
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  • 322 5 The following properties belonging to the Bsteta Off Low Kirn Pong 'deceased' were disposed of by auction by Messrs. Cbing Keng Lee and Co. at I heir Saleroom ou Monday, 7th October; there was a large attendance Nos. 68, 64, H5 and 66, North Boat Quay for »9
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  • 150 5 There was quite a stir m local circles on Thursday m anticipation of a stormy meeting of shareholders of the China l Sugar Refining Company. A number of shareholders had taken the unusual step m Hongkong of proposing that the conI Suiting Committee end the general agents
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  • 121 5 j Calcutta, October 1. The latest phase of the cotton figure > croze is the establishment of gambling I lianks. A large number of such banks I have jately come into existence at Howrah J I and opened to all depositors of ten rupees j I I and its multiple.
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  • 570 5 SETTLEM ENTS AND QUOTATIONS. r The Stock Exchange Committee has i (1) appointed Special Settling Days as uuder Merlimau Robber Estates, Limited.----£411,000 fi per cent, first mortgage debenture stock. Padang Jawa Rubber Estate, Limited. Further issue of 50,000 shares of 2s. eaeli, fully paid \os. 550,001 to 600,000. Ski'tkmher 2fi.
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  • 196 5 The report of the Kuala Pahi Rabbet Kstate, Limited, for tlie period to December 81, 1911. states that interest at tlie rate of 5 per cent, per annum was paid ou January 12, 1912, to the holders of the 480,000 shares subscribed for cash, out of the
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  • 20 5 Agents Sime, Darliy aud Co. Kerapas: 4,000 Agents F. W. Barker aud Co. Sungei Bagan 1,190
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  • 827 5 I Good Qualities Steady. At the third and final day of the rubber auctions m Mincing-lane 12th the tone for good grades was very steady and previous prices were exceeded m some instances. Highlands" smoked sheet sold at up to 4s. 9 3-4 d. and m one
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  • 270 5 Nkw BULBS fok India, In practice all applications for com- j mutation of pension have heen submitted to the Government of India for sanction. This practice is, iv the opinion of the Governor -General m Council, not m con- j sonance with the policy which now I
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  • 598 5 LEWIS PEAT'S RUBBER REPORT. September 13th. rasa. The Market since our last Report has steadily declined, and business has been dOUS iv Fine. Lard for Sept. irom 4s. !o{d. SO 4s. 9d.. Sept. to Oct. from 4s. lOfd. to I 4s. Bid., Oct. to Nov. 4s. 9d. to 4s. Hd.
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  • 153 5 j lii a paper on "Lumping as it tffectt tho Steel and Tinplate Industries of South Wales" Mr. .1. H. Jonos said that steel bars used iv tinplate manufacture had been dumped from Germany, Belgium, and i America at irregular intervals during the pveseut century.
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  • 572 5 The New York and Liverpool Cotton Markets have touched 1 1.89 cenU. and J.7ld since our last report, fluctuating daily according to weather reports etc. These fluctuations and the contradictory neathes reports m the U. S. A. bar produced some confusion m the miuds of both Producers
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  • 88 5 siw. Lpoaa. October Sth. Offered for sale 16". cases pikuls 19)9.99 or 91*709 lbs. Sold 105 cases pikuls 191.199 or 21,709 lbs. The next auction will take place on 15th October. 1911. Mai. ac ia. i Sheet No. I *22H,30 Sheet No. 2 |»225.80: Crepe M 92.3 0;
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 10 5 For Children's Hacking Cough at Night, Woods' Great Peppermint Core.
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    • 60 5 I" PLEX DUPLICATOR I AM) J S T CHEERFUL. jl YOUR TYPIST WILL NOT PULL A LONG FACE WHFN HE IS 8 ASKED TO MAKE 40 COPIES OF ANY DOCUMENT 3 THE "PLEX" WILL DO THIS WORK FOR HIM *3 ej>o Complete outfit foolscap size. S ASK FOR FEE SPECIMENS
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  • Domestic Occurrences.
    • 53 6 Boon Roberts. At \be Presbyterian Church, Sin«»ajK>re. c»n Fridny, the 4tli instant, Rah h C. 8. BOOTY, sec nd son of W. F. S Booty. Esq East London, South Africa, to Laura M. ■OneaTß, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. JoJin Roberts, Norwich, Cliesliire. Soutli African and English pape
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  • 1049 6 The Singapore Free Press. Wednesday, Oct. 9, 1912. Her* r..|i, ne P«o| ,f .r,?. ill <;» f *<'. Me.c patriot Tmt pn dr»if. It will be remembered that Major Chawkllor'h selection as Governor of Mauritius evoked a stream of protesting comment, not the least elective feature of which was that
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  • 767 6 11. at S. Talbot with the cvews for the Clio and Cadmus leaves for Hongkong at daylight this morning. On Thursday the Prometheus and Pegasus leave Singapore m company and will take home with them the crew of the Waterwitch. Com. Reyne and Lt. Hice remain liehind to complete certain
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  • 198 6 ADVERTISERS IN CONVENTION. The Ninth Annual Convention of the Associated Advertising Clubs of America will be held m Baltimore, Maryland, m dune, 101 S. The Association is composed of lei clubs m the Tinted States and Canada with au aggregate membership ap proximating 10,000. At the convention all topics pertaining
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  • 61 6 i Front Oar Own 'orn vi. l|»'.J; <» Mr U (l. Wilson is expeoSeJ beak m mouth and will assume his subeteutivs appointment us Resident of Belong Mr E. (i. Broadrick who is going on leers. A Malay Training College nill ohortlj be opened at Matang. Public house.
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  • 119 6 Readers are reminded of the pan formauces of Somerset htaughae't. dHi^m fill comedy "Lady PreOOrlck' 1 L li »> Urst of wliich is being given m aYs v Tbentre to night, ami ihe ssoonsl so bo night, bye company of talented MOUI from Teluk Anson. The company with
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  • 709 6 War nUMMiiineji Onisn rsou m Ml Fahkkk. Mr JJL .J. Farrer, Municipal \s*. se peared lief ore Mr Justice ■oaon, m fh« Supreme OOUfBj yesterda>. tu OOnduol several suits m tbe matter of The (juihition of Land for Public Purposes Mrdinance VI of 1H90" for BUS purpose of
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 204 6 POMMERY» CRENOJ f m EXTRA SEC 4 m champagne! i Jl^P tS Per Case J it Pints Per Case f fl SOLE AGENTS f HI JOHN LITTLE Co. L D Adelphi Hotel. NIGHTLY, A GRAND CONCERT BY THE WORLD-RENOWNED Berggrun Quartet From 7-30 to 11 p.m., Nightly, except Sundays. EVERY
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    • 52 6 BILLIARDS. THE ANGLO-AUSTRALIAN CUSHION. (Alcock's Patent with Improvements of John Rob bi s, Retired World's Champion) ABbOLUTBLY THE BEST CUSHION TO DATE FOR ANY CLIMATE. JOHN ROBERTS, 1910. only obtainable from John Roberts, London representative for the cist C. N. LUMB AoDRES^: P. 0. Box 41, Penang. show room Raffles
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    • 44 6 Coughing, sneezing, spitting, wheezing, Hands too hot and feet near freezing I'd no pleasure, standing, walking Lying, sitting, silent, talking, Very high was my temperature, 1 just took Woods' Great Peppermint Cure Then 1 got relief, 'twas pleasant Merely with me to be present.
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  • 128 7 COME AT LAST. London, Oot B.— (tenter 9 despatches from Cetinje announcing the declaration of war has produced a profound sensation m London. Hitherto neither the Foreign Office nor any embassy had received news that Montenegro had forestalled the action of the Powers by a few hours.
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  • 61 7 CONFEDERATES ENTHUSIASTIC. Confederacy Parliaments. Recteb's Sebvice. London. Oct. Hth.— The Parliaments of Belgrade and Sofia have adopted with acclamation addresses approving of the speeches from the Throne, and expressing t onfidence that the united action of the Balkan States would socuiy a lasting peace. The troops of the
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  • 35 7 Loudon. Oct. 7.— A telegram from Malta -tates that the cruisers "Good Hope," Yarmouth, Hampshire and M Weymouth have arrived there. The cruiser "Barbara." and the Mediterranean des trovers are expected on llth.
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  • 110 7 Constantinople, Oct. 7. Beuter's local agency learns from an official source that the Porte has resolved to anply to the European vilayets the reforms contained m the Vilayets' Law elaborated m IHKO by the Ottoman delegn*«sin agreement with the Interim tin I J Eastern Uoumelia Commission with
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  • 45 7 The courtmartial dealing with tbe Ko chana massacre of August has condemned one Moslem to death and another to penal servitude and imposed several minor sen tences. FRONTIER GUARDS MEET. There have been two collisions on the Turco-Greek frontier between frontier guards.
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  • 37 7 Taris. Oct. 7. M. Sa/.onoff has left for lierlin. Great Britain's reply to Austria's sug gested modification of the Powers' action regarding the Balkans has been received and the Powers are now m complete agreement.
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  • 45 7 London, Oct. B.— A state of siege has been proclaimed m Constantinople where a feeling prevails that the announcement of reforms under the vilayet law will not pacify the Confederacy. The opinion prevails that matters have gone too far to prevent war.
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  • 21 7 Home, Oct. 8. Italian troops landed yesterday at Bomhah, forty miles east of Hernia and met with no resistance.
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  • 31 7 Insurance Remuneration Increased. London, Oct 8. It is unJerstood that the Cabinet has agreed to increase the amount of medical remuneration under the Insurance Act by a million sterling.
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  • 61 7 Large Attendance for Business. KIEOTKRe SEBfICE. London. Oct. 7.— The House of Cora mons assemlded to day there being a largi attendance. Mr. Asquith is suffering from slight m disposition and was the only prominent absentee from the House of Commons The real work of the session starts
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  • 113 7 Sir B. drey replying to Mr. Bonar Law said that at present he could make no statement of a general character regarding the Balkans. The House was aware that a very critical state of things existed leers which was arousing the greatest apprehension. The Powers were taking what
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  • 285 7 Sir Edward Grey, answering a question whether if the present action failed the Powers would have recourse to The Hague, said he would rather uot contemplate failure. If, however, they failed Britain would do the utmost to preserve the unity of the Powers and would not
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  • 57 7 The Guillotine Resolution. London. Oct. S. Mr. Asqoitb mows on Tiiursda a guillotine resolution allotting :>2 days for the postage of the Home Rnlo Bill through Common*. Then; have been already seventeen days discussion, therefore thfl time allotted is altogether 18 days as compared with the eighty days
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  • 154 7 I telegram from Malta to the "Morn ing Post .says that the Marquis Adriano Celocci, and Italian ex deputy, liacked by Signor Enrico Mi/zi, a young Maltese J>arrister, has propounded m the Italian press a scheme by which Malta is to be es. changed for Eritrea,
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  • 91 7 Kihsien, Honan, Sept. 16. In June the local official posted proclamations on the I streets exhorting the people cut off their I queues. The Proclamation stated that the abolition of the queue would remove three disgraces from China. First, the foreigners could no longer speak of it as
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  • 128 7 "TITANIC" REPORT CONSIDERED. Reutkr*9 Service. London. Oct 8 —In the House of Com--2 mons, Mr Sydney Buxton, President of the Board of Trade, moved for consideration the Titanic Report. Several Unionists and Lil>erals comt plained of the new rules of the Board of Trade, statiug that life
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  • 35 7 Trial of Becker. New York, Od. 8.- Lieut. Becker of the police has heen arraigned on a charge of complicity m fcaa Rosenthal murder. The process of selecting the jury is tedious.
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  • 28 7 New York, Oct. B.— The return match between the Australians and the Philadel phians ended m tlie victory of the former h\ li Tty runs.
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  • 163 7 I By Submarine Cable]. Kh tkb's Sekvic*. Loudon, Oct. 7. The death is aunoun OOd of Professor Walter Skeat. I'rofessor Walter William Skeat, whose death is anuouuced above, was born m London m November 1888 and will thus be 7 7 years of age. lie was educated at King's
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  • 55 7 Still Flourishing. London. Oct. 7. The increase iv >m ports for the past quarter was A'aV»o."».:_'.;.; and m exports 88,886,818. The decrease m the imports is mainly cotton #848,006, and the increases are principally m timber, iron, steel, silk, wool. Tbe chief USCtaosOS m exports are m machinery,
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  • 78 7 Governor Leaves. Loudon. Od 7. Banter wires from Sydney that Lord J>enman, tlie Governor General, had a great ovation on lea\ ing for Melbourne because the New South Wales Government has appropriated Government House for administrative purposes. Tbe route to I lie station was lined l>y cheering
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  • 199 7 AUSnULIAM BCHBMI Ci>\i>i:m\kd. Ottawa, September 18th. Whan inter viewed here yesterday with regard to naval matters, Rear-Admiral Tate, ex Superintendent of the Portsmouth dockyard, said that the withdrawal of the British squad rons from the North Pacific would I>e a great tactical error. Canada's best contribution to Imperial
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  • 898 7 i An ambitions scheme emanating from Manila is on the tapis for the holding of an Olympiad for the Far East during the period from February Ist to 9th 1018. The Philippine Amateur Athletic Association are the moving spirits m the scheme and already the work of organisation
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 36 7 In addition to giving a performance at Government House this afternoon, Renville Jensen will have the honour of the patronage of His Excellency the Governor and Lady Evelyn Young for Saturday night m the Theatre Royal.
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    • 92 7 ROBINSON Co. In Choice Leathers $16.50 17.50 19.50 each. ROBINSON Co. THE COOLEST AND MOST DAINTY REFRESHMENT ROOM IN SINGAPORE. LADIES AND GENTS.' RE DING AND WRITING TABLES HIGH CLASS REFRESHMENTS AT Popular Pric e s. UNDER EUROPEAN SUPERVISION. A VISIT WILL BE APPRECIATED BY Messrs. KATZ BROTHERS, Ltd. Grand
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 1071 8 StylC is the thing, above all others, by which a good garment asserts itself, and our style will be found to be the expres- sion of perfection m detail. I Quality must accord with style, and the materials used by us cannot be excelled, as they are the last word
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    • 562 8 Shipping Shipping Shipping Shipping •Vest Australian Steam Navigation Co, Ltd. 1 FOR SAMARANG, BROOME, PORT HEDLAND, I COSSACK, CARNARVON, GERALDTON AND FREMANTLE. The Company's Steamer The s.s. MINDEROO" f 2,720 tons, Captain Mills, will be despatched from the Roads for the above ports on Wednes- j day, the 16th instant,
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    • 539 8 NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD. FOR Hongkong, Shanghai, Tsingtau, Kobe and Yokohama. [•HE IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL STEAMER "PRINZ EITEL FRIEDRICH," 4,797 tons, Captain Malchow, having left Colombo, on Saturday afternoon, the sth inst., it I p.m., may be expected to arrive here on Friday the llth inst., at daylight en route for ibove
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    • 696 8 r^ciLf«jLja Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen IMPERIAL GERMAN MAII LINE. The fast and well known mall steamers oi this Company sail fortnightly from Bremen Hamburg via Rotterdam, Antwerp, Southamp ton, Gibraltar, Genoa, Naples, (connecting Marseilles, Naples, Alexandria and vice versa Port Said, Suez, Aden, Colombo, Penang Singapore, Hongkong, Shanghai, Tsingtan Nagasaki and
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    • 614 8 P. 0. STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY For China, Japan, Penang, Ceylon. Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Ports, Plymouth and London. Through Bills of Lading tssued for Chii. Coast, Persian Gulf. Continental and Amerie > i Ports. Steamers will leave Singapore on or about MAIL LINES 1912 Homeward (for Europe*. From Singapore,
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 696 9 Ship ping ToycTKisen Kaisha (ORIENTAL S. S. Co.) AND I Western Pacific Railway Co The New Route Via China, Japan, Honolulu and San Francsco to all po.nts m the United States, Canada Mexico and Europe. i«BSB^«.!XV W A %lMfrJs: J-«e "sn.Nvo makd-. -nam TIME TABLE FROM HONGKONG. k It,. ILS?T..
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    • 653 9 j Shipping Pacific Mail S.S. Co V S MAIL LINE VIA INLAND SEA OF JAPAtv AND HONOLULU Semi Tropical Route Only line taking the warm SOUTHERN ROUTE across the Pacific via HONOLULU OAHU, on the most fertile and beautiful islam of the Pacific. Through Passage Tickets granted to England France
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    • 561 9 Banks THE BANK OF TAIWAN, Ltd. Incorporated by SPECIAL IMPERIAL CHARTER. Capita) Subscribed Y10,000,000 Capital Paid Up y 6,250,000 Renerre Funds V 3,100,000 i HEAD OFFICE l 8 TAIPEH, FORMOSA, (Taiwan). Branches and agencies- Amoy Keelung Osaka Tamsui Bombay Kobe Shanghai Tokyo Canton Kagi Swatow Yokohama < c. alcutta London
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    • 328 9 Insurance THE GENERAL INSURANCE AGENCY. No. 3, Malacca Street, Singapore. TRANSACTS 1 INSURANCE OF EVERY DESCRIPTION, viz: Life, Accident, Motor-car, Fire and Marine, etc. Only tlie best Companies represented. Phone 473. A. HEIRUTH, MANAGER .^i 8 8-11 Royal Insurance Co, Ld Fire Life Total Funds exceed *i B|o oo,ooo THE
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    • 401 9 Insurance GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE Co., Ltd. Head Office WINCHESTER HOUSE, SINGAPORE. Nominal Capital $2MUuc Paid up Capital $iaa.#lo Insurances m force over ....$5,000,000 Annual premium Income ever 400,000 Board of Directors: G. A. Derrick, Esq., Chairman. A. H. Fair, Esq., Manrging Directoi, Peter Fowlie, m.b. cm., Chief Med. Officer.
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  • 1002 10 Origin and Prevalence of the Art. The art of puncturing the human skin according to certain patterns, and afterwards rendering them permanent by means of colouring matter rubbed or injected into the incisions is almost universal, being most highly developed among the Japanese, the Burmans, and the Maoris.
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  • 101 10 Ofelrntaa, September ttld. Another story is told of Lord Carmichael l>y a vernacular paper. Wheal 81l Kxcellencv landed from the "Rhotas" at one of the j stages of his journey to Kajshahi, a l>eggar elbowed his way to the front of tlie crowd mid stretched
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 604 10 IDrenm from *cfi;a! 'tOmWMWM* of'tun«"J.!ity launch I I~jT\ You run no risks "Tlr with Lune Valley Hnsine m your Launch. No Ai^-''*- "^^J?- "*^^sfi ri<k oi breakdown, no ri kof explosion, no risk whatever 1«- g In Tact tbe Lunc \alley water tube boiler is so cons ructed 3^-^ C£*.".
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    • 420 10 Health jaj»^ R >; sg&BK pffv~JL^* Makes you feel fit. and enter into I absolute enjoyment. HORLICK'S Wm f W^^Jm^JL y^ is delicious, and obviates the trouble tL\\. wl KJv/ an£ l danger attending the use l £K&BßiY^mmmmmmm\ ln a mm ute with water, Itflj. J J VVft>J ?*A^^^SBilaaS^B Pfeekad
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    • 266 10 a*K /^^^^"^^^^^iik/dff 1 A Rv I A t v /f-S' —^S. \?S^fS TRADE rVI ROANan /s'-2T >t -.W^C MARK V# Af»% I Mmm\ BKArtAO w ToN,c W,NE For Debilitated j H-f\-^h v^3 Bodies and Brains Vsf^ V/ recover V after Recovery of appetite and digestive I f power. j Recovery
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  • 1360 11 Cap. Ibsub. Paid. Last Dry. Buyers. Bhll.krB 85. C00 9a 28 Allagar 8% 2 9 3 4) 150,000 2s 2« Anglo-Malay 15% int 14 7J 15 9 50,000 2s 2s Batang Malaka 2 4 8 0 30,000 1 1 Batu Caves 80% int £13 0 0 13 15 0
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  • 91 11 SHIPS AT T. PAGAR KEPPEL HAR East Wharf (Ba^in)— loue Carlyle East Wharf Section 1 -Taroba, Natuna, Atria Sheers Wharf— Mindcnx), Pisa Main Wharf Sec. 2— A. Apcar, Tosa Maru 3 Hop Sang 4— Selantior, Bridge s— Darvel 6— Hysn. Machaon New Doclt Sec. 7 (Under eonwt.rncci<n West Wharf Sec.
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  • 66 11 (COBBBOT»D UP TO Oct. 8.) Bank 4ma 2 ii demand 2-4$ Private credits 3ma 2 4 17-32 M credits 6m 2-4 25-32 France demand Bank 294 Germany, demand 288} India, T. T. i 74 Hongkong, demand 9$ Yokohama, demand 114$ Java, demand uo\ Bangkok, demand 64j Sovereigns, Bank Buying
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  • 133 11 Oct. 8. Tin 75 tons sold $114.37 Gambier buyers 8.90 Gambier Cube No. 1 14 50 Gambier Cube No. 2 norr. Pepper Black ordin. Spore... 20.50 Pepper, (White fair) 34.25. Nutmegs (110 to the lb.) note Nutmegs (60 to the lb.) nom. Mace (Banda) UB Cloves (Amboina) oom Bali
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  • Page 11 Miscellaneous
    • 1019 11 VESSELS IN PORT. Flag and Tons Commanders Arrived From For When Prometheus H.M.S. cm 2135 .Luxmore H'kong, 18-9 SNO rnpe fain Pegasus cru 2135 Mitchell H'kong, 7-10 b.SO rlTm Talbot cru 5600 Hyde Colombo, 710 S.N O. S^oa^O Steamers Nat. Tonnage Master From Consignees For B. Poh Guan Brit 576
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  • 2529 12 FIRST DAY'S RACING. Considering the changeable weather of lato, yesterday started off well but the heavy rainfall m the middle of the morniug somewhat detracted from the pleasure which the hope of a quite fine day held forth. Despite the wet there was however a good attendance,
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  • 206 12 For the first time m the history of Aus trulia London newspapers have been deli vered m Sydney 80 days after their publication m the metropolis. This achievement is due to the resumption of the San Francisco- Sydney service by the Oceanic Steamship Company. The
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  • 13 12 Tyueu. Brt 4,799, Chrimes 8- 10, Liver-' pool, Mansfield. Hongkong 9-10.
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  • 201 12 From China the Vat Shi tig" discharges part general cargo here and loads for Penang and Calcutta. The local steamers Selimgor and Carlyle were at the wharves yesterday loading transhipment cargo. From British North Borneo ports, the N. D. L. Darvel discharges general cargo for transhipment to Europe.
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  • 235 12 As is mentioned m our Sporting .Votes the Philippine Amateur Athletic Associa tion are endeavouring to arrange Olympic (iames for the Far East, with meetings possiJdy at Manila, Hongkong, Singapore and Shanghai. The promoters hope to hold the first championship games at Manila from February Ist to
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  • 122 12 A RjJEIM -rroN ix Pun v. At to day's opium sales there was again a slight reduction m prices. The total proceeds for 1.770 chests, tlie same number as last mouth were lto.~».80,loo. against R56,. r j8,62.">. The general average price per chest was R.J. 124
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  • 53 12 Per Ekina Mrs. McLaren atid four children, Miss Ashcroft, Mr. <V Mrs. H. V. Lanners, Mr. i Mrs. L. E, Phipps, MissChai. Mrs. S. King Messrs f. R. C. Bidham. H. Y. Chai. Tsai, Mc Gowan. Vigor and Cunah Mali Ean. Per V set Capelen Mr. V. d. Does
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 118 12 Kippers, Haddocks, Bloaters, Fish Fillets, Soles, Turbot etc. Singapore Cold Storage Co, Ltd. wau.auKanae«BiMß>M^HaMMiMHaawev«uße>iM*j»»<ai>e> eaMßßHaMMeaaHnaMaaaae^Bi^Hneiai^^B^BßaeWeMeMeMßßaaam> 1 lh— o j i 11 I c\ t% a To ensure perfection m cigarettes insist upon seeing the above trade 11 mark on every paickage tt MASPERO FRERES'S EGYPTIAN CIGARETTES ARK. OBTAINABLE THROUGH Messrs.
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 273 12 WEATHER REPORT. These Weather Telegrams are transmlttea by courtesy of the E. E. Tel. Co. and contain the observations made nt Hongkong (HK Observatory, and at Manila Observatory (MNJ I The data ate date and hour of despatch the Barometer reading (inches m HK., Milli- metres m MN.); Direction of
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