The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 18 October 1912

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  • 15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS SINGAPORE, FRIDAY OCTOBER 18, 1912. NO. 7.654
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  • 206 1 The Caesarewitch has been won by an outsider- Page 7. Fraser's share circular notes a check m the fall of values— P.ige (i. Two malay chauffeurs have been fined for reckless driving Page 7. Another instalment of hints to the local cookie will be found on page
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  • 1081 1 Autumn hasairi\.jd to spend heraunual holiday with us. She has come veiled m a floating mist, with a crown of gold and scarlet leaves upon her brow: and both her hands are full of trailing hops, and bramble*. I found bei yesterday as I was walking through a Kentish
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 238 1 WHERE TO SEE NEW PICTURES ALWAYS? mm mm mmmwimrmmmmitmmmm m m+~ ANOTHER j AND T ™OBOUGHL* 1-NJOV THEM? New 6 New V PICTURFS U<R INCLUWU) IN n[h: CHANGE p THBBI is TO-NIGHT'S GRAND PROGRAMME I SKCOStt SHOW v M ro 11 P.M. lalhambral I Maior* k. That Qooh 1 thk
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    • 197 1 mmmmm a^mmmmaamim^mAmammmmmmmm^mmmawm^imm.mwmmm»Bmmmmmmmww»mm» I 1 HARIMA HALL CINEMATOGRAPH, NORTH BRIDGE ROAD. I TO-NIGHT'S FEATURE FILMS! I THE TRAGEDY OF A DRESS SUIT Biograph I(Karce Comedy m THE INNER CIRCLE Hi,,.,,,,,,, I A Keflex of au Ominous Condition existing I iv this and other countries Founded upon Pad H AN INTERRUPTED ELOPEMENT
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    • 247 1 TO-NIGHT'S Pictures we are screening comprise a series of subjects which go to make up a FINE PROGRAMME A feature of the entertainment being the variety of the pictures. In addition to this, the eU-armss und steadine -s of the films shown AT THF MARLBOROUGH Picture Theatuk. Reach Road. Now
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    • 175 1 Co*£a£'6 HCtvcrtiscmcnte. Old stamps bought -Page 2. An attractive list of films at the Harima Hall Page 1. Government of Johore calls for public works tenders Page 2. Hotel Norman, most modern and comfortable m Penang Page 1. Insular Life. Assurance Company for upto date policies Page 9. The V
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 118 1 THE WEEK Friday 18th. High Water— 3-46 a.m.. '2-23 p.m P. A Outward Mail due. Ttf Moon First Quarter. V.M.C.A. Technical Classes, Address, 5.45 pm Sultau of Selangor arrives Singapore. 10 a.m. Saturday 19th. High Water— ."i-32 a.m.. Ml p.m. K. R. A. Short Baage Handicap. MacWatters Quartette at V
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  • 682 2 British Beer. Only IS out of 1,046 samples of beer ami brewing materials f'.-t'd by tbe Government Laboratory idi' arsenic were found to contain that poisou m excess of the limits laid down by the Royal Commission on Arsenical Poisoning The "Maochurian Daily News states that the engagement is announced
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 418 2 NEW RECORDS FOR OLD BRING YOUR OLD RECORDS TO US AND WE WILL ALLOW YOU ON THEM IN EXCHANGE FOR NEW ONES ROBINSON PIANO CO., LTD. To Let COMPOUND HOUSE TO LET From Ist Kovemlter. 1912, at No. 13, Maudnlay Koad, otT Moulmein Hoad, Kent *?C>. Apply to TAN CHENG
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    • 837 2 Notices GOVERNMENT OF JOHORE. Tenders are hereby called for the following works 1. New Court House, Police Station nnd Barracks at Datu Pahat. t. Alterations and Additions to old Governmint Offices, Johore Bahru. t. Police Barracks, Johore Bahru. 4. Customs Ottice and Barracks, Tanjong Pclepas. 5. Slaughter Houses. Johore Bahru
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    • 776 2 P Notices K. B. RUBBER Co., Ltd. CLOSING OF TRANSFER BOOKS. hereby given that the Tiansferj Company will be closed from 19th 3ays inclusive, for the purpose of itlend warrants, ly Order of the Board, WELSH Co., Secretaries. Oct 12 19 10 BUKIT X B. RUBBER Co., Ltd. DECLARATION OF
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    • 762 2 GLASS RUBBER TAPPING CUP. I i 7'"' HALF LEMON SHAPE, SIZE 10 OZS. UBED ON THE LEADINO RUBBER EBTATES LOCALLY AND THR F.M.S SAMPLE PT.EE ON APPLICATION. APPLY TO G. OTOMUNE Co. 1 ESTATES, LABOUR, STORES AND SUPPLY AGENCY r. ct.iii/.r *,>>,, nj, (siSGAi'tihi i Mi Hi Cable Addretn. Lii.h«jrstore
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  • 1006 3 An &-UHM Spectacle. An extraordinary development of the cinematograph craze is described by a correspondent of the tt Church Times," who writes A New York company has been busy this year m the prepatatiou of a series of pictures for exbibitiou hy cinematograph which will
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  • 583 3 Additions to the Imperial Institute. The reproach which has been made so ofteu that London possesses no museum illustrating the commerciaf products of the Empire is being removed to a great extent by the Imperial Institute, so far as inter-Imperial trade is concerned. The public exhibition
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  • 172 3 DocTon'a Pnucnraon rou a west Afhk an Disease. The action of a doctor who ordered a patient strawberries when they were bring sold at 7s. 6d. a pound was incidentally discussed at the closing meeting of ihe British Hospitals Association m Rirnr ham. The
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 173 3 Homage Hazeline Snow" (TRADE MARK) TKa Never was homage more richly deserved It stimulates the skin to Original healthy action, cleanses the pores jv I an<l produces the charming tone and INOn-gr&clSy silky softness essential to beauty. OK 111 r iii i every lady who wishes to preserve DCclUtificr r
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    • 54 3 Bronchit s, asthma, and catarrh Within my system were at wai 1 could not sleep, 1 could not eat, Hot was my head, acd cold my feet. My nights were drawn out agony, My coughing fits were sad to see I just tried Woods' Oreat Poppern int Cure, It worked
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    • 273 3 V* ABSOLUTELY *CV PURE GRAND PRIX ™j. PARIS 1889 V* BEER "V Q THE EAST ASIATIC Co., Ltd., SOLE IMPORTERS. 1 C. G. HIBBERT Co., Ltd. I (Incorporated m England) KLANG and IPOH. GENERAL MERCHANTS AGENTS. Agents for C. G. HIBBERT Co. (Established 1767) London and Southampton KANGAROO Brand of
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  • FREIGHT RATES IN SOUTH AFRICAN SHIPPING.
    • 432 4 A notice is now heing issued to shippers by several of the lines engaged m th*) South African trade which forms an interesting pendant to tbe statement of the Union-Castle Mail Steamship Company. The further notice is m the following terms: The undersigned beg to notify shippers
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    • 406 4 A WONDERFUL COUNTRY." What Folk Men do m thk F.M.S. In the Australasian of September :th we find this item Following is an extract from a letter written by the son of a Melbourne resident from Ipoh, m Perak, m the Malayan Peninsula This is a wonderful country. 1 suppose
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  • 411 4 In a series of articles on the Cana' works, the Times gives the following, th i last paragraph of which should be noted. Yellow Fever and Malaria. Panama has heen absolutely freed from yellow fever, for which it gained so evil a reputation during the construction of
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  • 312 4 Kvery writer on Burma bas remarked ou tbe extreme freedom of marriage among tbe Burmese. Tbe Burmese maiden shows a perfectly catholic taste m tbe matter of hor cboice of a mate. She is as ready to marry a Chinaman, or any of tbe ludiau races who
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  • 155 4 Ovkh Zealois Polh'kmen. One afternoon not so Ioug ago two •(•Ots* 1 saw a young man strolling down the Champs Elysees with the rosette of the Legion of Honour in iis huttouhole. The worthy policemen were surprised. To have the right to the rosette when one is neither
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  • 343 4 HOWLERS AND THEIR ORIGIN. This is from the M Hongkong Daily i, M Press j Schoolboy examination howlers" have a double interest if they are looked at m the right way. A writer of notes m a London paper on religious life and social work gives the following scriptural examples
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  • 96 4 Berlin. September 21st. Mr A. M. New maun, an American resident m Berlin, ban formed a company m Berlin for tbe ex ploitation of a speaking clock." Tbe ko called "time announcing clock,*' iuvented hy Mr Newmann, calls tbe time m a loud and distinct voice every
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  • 257 4 Per P A o str Nile due Oet 2\ Mrs T. NY Rowley and children. Mr ft Mrs K. Prait Mrs Hannigan. T. C. Nock, Mrs Evans and child. Mrs A. J. Harrison Mrs A Miss Howell, Mrs Slight. P«rPftOstr Sicilia. due Oct BL—.LC. Watt, Mrs Maclean and
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  • 32 4 Pei PmO Naimir -ailing Oct Maui nn.l Mrs Naurenen. Hon. R. Y?nmg, Mr E. Lees P Q Nankin, sailing Nov 6 —Mrs Aid RMS* a Sharpe, Atkinson and Massey H
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 311 4 APPOINTMENT g&OT't^sSi^^lk H M THE K,NG CONTRACTORS TO The British Admiralty. The War Offlce. The India Offlce. MILKMAID MILK i LARGEST SALE IN THE WORLD. I I ]H ILKMAID NATURAL 'Top-Notch Brand, recognised m every land, J f you search both hemispheres, not a finer milk appears, L et it
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    • 71 4 I have been prescribing Morrhuol Creosote capsules very extensively during the past two years Bronchial and Tubercular disordin ers and m several of my severest cases, I have been astonished how rapidly repair has taken place. In pulmonary tuberculosis, they check the formation of purulent expectoration and m from one
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    • 30 4 Morrhuol Creosote is sold m capsules each of jvhieh is equivalent to a teaspoonful of cod hver oil and one drop of pure beechwo^d sawysar p-K a each b °uie
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    • 26 4 THE BANGKOK TIMES (ESTABLISHED 1887.) LEADING PAPER IN SIAM DAILY AND WEEKLY ENGLISH AND SIAMESE LARGEST CIRCULATION. KELLY AND WALSH, LTD. Singapore Agents. Telegrams: TIMES, BANGKOK.
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    • 274 4 SIEMENS tm ammmmm WINCHESTER HOUSE, SINGAPORE. TSLKOBAMB SIEMENS, SINGAPORE. Tki.kimionk No. 847. Electrical Engineers. Manufacturers and Contractors. SIEMENS BROTHERS DYNAMO WORKS, Id. m Jletttl (ifjit-.- Carton House, Westminister, London. Suppliet hrjit. wtrnt Stmrtt Upper Thames Street, London. I.d m pa tint! lifting* lr. pf. Da Is ton, London. Wo rhu
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  • 1343 5 A l>v\ Wiih thk Bulgarian Arm v. The Bulgarian soldier is one of the first things that strike you m Sofia. It is not the uniform that makes the impression, for his whity brown liven smock, rough brown trousers, and unpolished, heavy Wellington hoots are as ugly
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  • 255 5 The editor sat at his desk one day, and he looked uncommonly blue for to edit a paper like What's its name." is a strenuous thing to do. He'd interviewed writer and poets galore, and he'd sent 'em all of with a run the last fellow
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  • 239 5 A recent article m tbe Scientific American discusses tbe proposal of Prof. Btcbegoyen to flood a portion of the Sahara with sea-water by means of a channel from the Mediterranean and thereby to create an inland sea, which, as he claims, would favourably affect the climate, make
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 54 5 The strong respect the strong, I've heard, No man e'er spake a tmer word If you'd be strong, make no delay But cure that wretched cold to-day One thing alone can set it right, 1 Take Woods' Peppermint Cure at night There's magic m thi» healing balm, It never fails,
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    • 1089 5 J- Crowther Shaw respectfully m- v j vites the honour of n visit to his Tailor- ?\m ing Establishment, where a number of exclusive models and the latest novelties m materials are now exhibited. w J. CROWTHER SHAW, v y >C MERCHANT TAILOR, 50-a, Raffles Place. H.M.B. WHISKY. CHAMPAGNE, HOCKS
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    • 804 5 PAINT ANTICORROSIVE .Exhaustive trials have proved it to be the best protection lr n structl °pal work against rust. Sea water has no effect whatever on iron and steel coated with Inertol WATERPROOF Concrete and cement surfaces are rendered impermeable. Most suitable for reservoirs water-tanks etc. Write for Illustrated Booklet
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  • 1140 6 The Singapore Free Press. Friday Oct 18, 1912. ftnr vhali the <Vr»-<s lh* r«.v*** .iptt rr. < _i«».«i_, Una-.»-d b> 'nfl\i<tnrr and unb*_-*<! t- k»i_: Plnlgrd lc W.lip'icw* I < v»iiy %f>o law. Technically there is as yet no formal state of war between Turkey on the one hand and
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  • 132 6 The half yearly meeting of District Grand Lodge will be held at Ipoh, on Saturday, Nov. 16th. The MacWatters male quartette, who are giving a concert at the V.M.C.A. tomorrow night, are highly spoken of from a concert they gave m Hongkong. The Singapore Rifle Association monthly shoot is fixed
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  • 339 6 FRASER' S SHARE CIRCULAR. Tbe fall m Rubber shares has received a check but investors show an inclination to mark time for a while until the position at home is a little more clearly denned. Industrials have been more fully dealt m, but Mining shares lack support. Rubber.- The Nordanal
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  • 39 6 Agents Kvatt i Co. Djapoera < Indragiri* l.tiT:* Agents Derrick i Co. Raub (for 5 wks. ended Oct. 5» amended returns. Bukit Koman, Stone crushed 3,427 tous. (iold obtained m 92 ounces. Average per ton 5.20.
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  • 475 6 The Diocesan Conference will be held m the second week m November. The J Bishop of Singapore aud Mrs. Ferguson Davie will be at Home ou Saturday Nov. 9th at 4.M) p. m. Two cases of criminal breach of trust by servants were reported to the police yesterday by Goh
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  • 944 6 Race Week is over and now there n*j u» time to make some dainty ffahtl mhmt*. with to regale our friends from the V. v A not unpleasing design for a curious mmmm would be that of any kind of Li\« r cake iced with the racing colours
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  • 51 6 Found sleeping m the doorway of St. Mary's Church, Bras Basah Road, at I a.m. yesterday morning four men, who ga\e their names as Thomas Hill, Martin O'Brien, Robert Murray aud John Bro\>u, were brought up before Mr. Forrer and were sentenced to one month's imprisonment on a charge of
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 244 6 PRESENTS FOR FRIENDS AT HOME I FOR XMAS I Nett. C ORANGE PEKOE— a special .ju^ity tea with delicate llavjm 10 lb. chest 11 50 IH> a sj>ecial quality tea with delicate flavour 20 22 50 Do a special quality tea with delicate flavour 50 54 00 PEKOE -a fin=»
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    • 51 6 BILLIARDS. THE ANGLO-AUSTRALIAN CUSHION. (Alcock's Patent with Improvements of John Rub* rts, Retired World's Champion) absolutely THE BEST CUSHION TO DATE FOR ANY CLIMATE. JOHN ROBERTS, 1910. only obtainable from John Roberts, London REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE EAST C. N. LUMB address: P. 0. Box 41, Penang. show room Raffles Hotel,
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  • THE WAR.
    • 101 7 Descent on Bulgarian Coast. Reuter's Sebvice. telegram from Constantinople by an indirect route aud not censored states thati {wo battleships and two cruisers are m the I nardanellesaudproceedingtowardstheßosphorus. It is believed that the Government plat is to throw au army of invasion on i the Bulgarian Coast. Many
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    • 73 7 London, Oct 17.— A further telegram from Podgorit/.a states that the Montenegrins have captured Berana with foz-teen guns and 700 prisoners. The Montenegrin losses at the final as sault were ten killed and thirty wounded. The Turkish Ministers have left Belgrade and Sofia, and it is expected that
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    • 47 7 Naval Attack Expected. London, Oct. 16.— 1t is stated at Bucha rest that Varna and Burgas are being hastily fortified m expectation of a Turkish naval attack. A steamer has arrived at Constan/.a and reports having observed three warships off the coast.
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    • 27 7 London, Oct. 17.— Lord Rothschild, ou behalf of the British Red Cross Society, appeals for a special fund to succour the belligerents.
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    • 39 7 Berlin, Oct. 16. Prince Lichnowsky, a member of the Prussian Oberhaus, has been appointed ambassador to London. He retired irom diplomacy wheu he succeeded tc the title. Ho has been an advocate of Anglo-German unity.
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    • 31 7 London, Oct. 17. A second dinner has been held at Grosvenor House on behalf of the imperial fund to prosi < ite a tariff reform campaign. X' 60,000 has been subscribed.
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    • 86 7 Mining Landslip. (From Our Onn Cmrrmpwwtdent. Kuala Lumpor, Oct 17. Four Chinese were buried iv a fall of at Clv Klang on Tuesday and their bodies have not yet been recovered. Gang Robbery. A Chinese gang robbery took place near Sungei Besi on Wednesday evening, when robbers entered
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  • 236 7 Whilst examining an automatic pistol which they thought was empty, but which m fact had one cartridge m place, Police Constables Cotton and Priestland were accidentally shot at Wanchai, Hongkong. The bullet passed through tbe leg of one man and entered tbe body of tbe other. I'.oth are m hospital.
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  • 155 7 NO IMMEDIATE STEPS. ReUTE*'* SEBVIC*. thaiTh^R i° cfc X—TheK The Porte that the Bulgarian and Servian Notes are unworthy of renlv Tf i, bare f^ .w. eplJ Ifc hopes its efforts or peace will be appreciated by the owers, to whom these small States also show a
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  • 93 7 Outsider Wins. London, Oct. 16.— The result of the Caesarewitch <Dist. 2m. 2furJ is. 1 Mr. R. S. Sievier's Warliugham, 6.10 (Clout) betting 33 1 2 Capt. Forester's Tootles. 8.5 <Piper» 6—l. 3 Mr. W. R. Wyndham's Winthorpe, 6.3 <Ledson> 25— 1. 'Winner trained by Goodgames.) Eighteen ran.
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  • 27 7 Boston, Oct. 10. The Red Sox have defeated the New York Giant 6 by three and two runs, thus winning the world's baseball championship.
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  • 72 7 Forty-two Killed. Loudon, Oca. 17. Fourteen have been rescued iv the 1,000 ft level where there are still thirty seven alive. Forty-one dead were found m the 060 ft. level. A later telegram from Launceston 6tate6 that 37 men have been brought up from the thousand
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  • 25 7 London, Oct, 17. A body of Mexican rebels, commanded by General Dia/. a nephew of the ex president, has seized Vera Cruz.
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  • 23 7 London, Oct. 17.— 11 lias been aseer tamed that one of Mr. Roosevelt's ribs has been fractured by the x ullet.
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  • 271 7 A Peking telegram to Tokio announces tbat one of tbe Ministers of Peking bus preseuted bis views to President Yuan con cerning Mongolia aud Mancburia. Bi considers it would be advantageous to abandon botb countries. Tbe Cbinft Critic" reports tbat by tbe "Rohilla" tbe chaplain general to tbe forces, the
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  • 902 7 Au.kcki, Non-Delivery ok Scute. Before Mr Justice F.bden, m the Supreme Court, yesterday, the case was commenced m which Wee Hum Soon claimed *3,575 due on a promissory note from Mr J. D. Saunders. Mr C. Everitt appeared for the plaintiff and Mr J. G. Campbell for
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  • 41 7 According of the latest census, the population of Chosen is 14,0.">5,869. Of these 13,832,376 are Coreans, 210,689 are Japanese, and the remainder (12.H04) of other nationalities. The increase m the Japanese population is 40,000 as compared with the figures m 1909.
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  • 746 7 Bookmakers' Chauffeurs Fined. Yesterday was settling day with some of the local bookmakers, but the police court was tbe counting-house and it was m fines that the exchange of notes went. Mr Finnstonehad a Javanese named Rose before him m the first court on two charges, one
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  • 127 7 Next Sunday at 4 -15 p.m. the new organ of the Cathedral of The Good Shepherd built by Messrs Bevington m Sou of London and erected by Mr. W. J. Garcia of this town, will be blessed and formally opened for use. From 4-30 to 530 p.m. recitals
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  • 75 7 Tbe "Hankow Daily News" of the 30th Sept. states that there exists really no more Cavalry at Wuchang after the futile plot on the 25th. It understands that there were only about 180 to 140 survivors, of which about a hundred were pardoned and distributed into other contingents while the
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 228 7 ROBINSON Co. Complete House Furnishers. ROYAL SEMI-PORCELAIN DINNER SETS FOR 12 PERSONS. EACH SET CONSISTS OF: 12 Soup Plates, 24 Dinner Plates, 12 Pudding Plates, 12 Cheese Plates, 4 Vegetable Dishes with covers, 2 Sauce Tureens with covers and stand, 4 Meat Dishes d fferent sizes. fl ff mk Price
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 584 8 Wanted WANTEO Saddle horse, well mannered and with gooc paces. Apply B. co Free Press.' Oct 18 22-10 WANTED AT ONCE A Competent Book-keeper. Apply witl copies ot recent testimonials tc DOWN A CO.. 4.J, 45 47. The Arcade Oct Is mw 24-10 WANTEO A Companion for a lady and
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    • 643 8 Shipping BRITISH INDIA S. N. Co., Ltd. J FOR ADELAIDE, MELBOURNE AND SYDNEY. Thk Company's Stkamer "ULA" h 5,150 tons. R. B. Kedslie. Commander, is due here on the 24th Oct., from Calcutta, and will have prompt despatch for above ports. >. Terms and rates of freight and passage may
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    • 507 8 Shipping Hamburg America Line, Hamburg Deutsche Dampfschiff-fahrts Ges, Nansa" Bremen. COMBINED SERVICE. The steamers of these companies maintain a regular service between Hamburg, Bremen, Antwerp, and Rotterdam, and the Straits, China and Japan. Homewards, they are despatched fortnightly for Havre and Hamburg and once a month for Bremerhavcn direct, calling
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    • 710 8 Shipping NT. y7K. JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP Co., Ltd. EUROPEAN LINE. A Fortnightly service is maintained between Yokohama via ports to Marseilles, London and Antwerp, under mail contract with the Impe rial Japanese Government. The New Twinscrew Steamers maintaining this service have boen specially designed and constroicted, and are fitted with
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    • 676 8 Shipping N.D.L. Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen IMPERIAL GERMAN MAU LINE. The fast and well- known mall steamers 01 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, Tsingtac Nagasaki
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    • 605 8 Shipping P. &0T STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY For 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 Anisic Ports. Steamers will leave Singapore on or »boMAIL LINES 1912 Homeward (for EuhopfFrom Singapore, connecting Colombo with
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 719 9 Ship ping Toyo Kisen Kaisha (ORIENTAL S. S. Co.) AND Western Pacific Railway Co Mexico and Europe TIME TABLE FROM HONGKONG mi asr_ar gg-. mmmmm. W«^S^^^'w^^Vw^^ ir"i ld^ e MSS! •ford, new San Francisco lBt Class 2nd Class Chi-cago, 111. 53 -16-0 £23 12 0 New York flM* £35 2
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    • 617 9 Stripping Pacific Mail S.s7ca Li S MAIL LINE VIA INLAND SEA OF JAPAN AND HONOLULU Semi Tropical Route D.SSXr. llne takln g the *arm SOUTHERN ROUTE across the Pacific via HONOLULU, OAHU, on the most fertile and beautiful island of the Pacific. Through Passage Tickets granted to England, France and
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    • 532 9 Banks_ THE BANK OF TAIWAN, Ltd. Incorporated by SPECIAL IMPERIAL CHARTER. Capital Subscribed ¥10,000,000 Capital Paid Up V 6,250,000 Reserve Funds V 3,100,000 HEAD OFFICE TAIPEH, FORMOSA, (Taiwan). Branches and agencies-: Amoy Keelung Osaka Tamsui Bombay Kobe Shanghai Tokyo Canton Kagi Swatow Yokohama Calcutta London Taichu Etc., etc. foochow Moji
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    • 330 9 Insurance THE GENERAL INSURANCE AGENCY, No. 3, Malacca Street, Singapore. TRANSACTS INSURANCE OF EVERY DESCRIPTION, viz.- Life, Accident, Motor-car, Fire aad Marine, etc. Only tlie best Companies represented. I Phone 473. A. HEIRUTH, MANAGER j A »g 8 8-11 Royal Insurance Co. Ld. Fire Life 1 Total Funds exceed £i
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    • 395 9 Insurance GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE Co., Ltd. Head Office WINCHESTER HOUSE. SINGAPORE. Nominal Capital 1250.1** Paid up Capital 133,410 Insurances m force over ....$5,000,000 Annual premium Income over... 400,000 Board of Directors I G. A. Derrick, Esq., Chairman. A. H. Fair, Esq., Managing Directoi, Peter fowliem.b. cm., Chief Med. Officer.
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  • 560 10 DESCRIPTION OF SUMATRA. A Laboik Paradise. Mr 1; C. Dickson, who is taking charge of Messrs Harrison and Crosfield's new engineering establishment m Sumatra, paid a visit recently to that country. Speaking to a "Times of Ceylon" representative, Mr Dickson said that the centre for tbe
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  • 352 10 According to a report from a British Vice-Consul, a scheme prepared by the Japanese Government involves the oxpen diture of ahout £7,141,800, spread over a term of Ifi years, for development work m the Hokkaido. Of this sum _C2,598,<»1» is to be devoted to
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 804 10 A Lady Housekeeper Nervous Exhaustion, Neuralgia, Sleeplessness The fact that Mr-;. Taylor did not give up her work, and did not go for a change* wear prx>t I'hosferine pre\ etued the nervous breakdown which her doctor said mis ctrtmim unless she fort up her duties. Mrs. Taylor is mot the
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    • 10 10 For Children's Hacking Cough at Night, Woods' Great Peppermint Cure.
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    • 316 10 MIDLOTHIAN "ROLLED OATS A clean, tempting food, giving stamina— unrivalled for Breakfast. mQ C A GENTB FOR LEA PERRINS' WORCESTERSHIRE BAUCE k.'V W fi£ST PREPARATION 0? fIS /^aO.f tf_P_n_P_f/i/ rhe'ALLENBURYS'Dictisa ffi W "mWM ££&MMm+M CmA l#fc3«P complete and easily digested foo W W) It is pleasant to take, readily assimilated
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    • 147 10 FRESH MILK THE SINGAPORE POULTRY DAIRY FARM SYNDICATE CHANCERY LANE. Regret they cannot fally supply their customers at pre sent, but hope shortly to be ie a position to do so. Please Telephone to the Farm No. 435 Singapore Gold Storage Co., Ltd. Near Entrance to Borneo Wharf. Telephone 1026.
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  • 1352 11 RUBBER STERLING COMPANIES. G4P. Ibsob. Paid. Last Div. Buybrb. Sellers. 85.000 2s 2s Allagar 8% 2 6 3 0 1 52'2S2 I* 2H An g loM^ay 15% int J 14 6 15 7J 50,000 2s 'in Batang Malaka 2 4 2 9 30,000 1 1 Batu Caves 80% int
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  • 67 11 (Corrected dp to Oct. 17.) Bank 4ms 24 15 demand 2-4| Private credits 3m b 2-4 9. lft credits 6ms 2-4& France demand Bank 294 Germany, demand 288* India, T. T. 174} Hongkong, demand 10: Yokohama, demand 114 1 Java, demand 140| Bangkok, demand 84$ Sovereigns, Bank Buying $8.64
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  • 139 11 Tin r-. 9f tons sold 511 |f| Gambier 9.06 Gambler Cube Xo. 1 14.50 Gambier Cube No. 2 non >. Pepper Black ordin. Spore... 20.50 Pepper, (White fair) 34 40 Nutmegs (110 to the lb.) nom. Nutmegs (80 to tbe lb.) nom. Mace (Banda) 12fl Cloves (Amboina) nom. Bali
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    • 1242 11 VESSELS IN POKT. Steamers Nat. Tonnage A Mastei From Consignees For Annar Maru Jap 1870 Takemura Miike, 1310 M. B. X S*hav» iq B. Poh Guan Brit 576 Smith Macassar, 24-9 H. Eng Moh S'baya B.H.Liong Brit 710 Rushton B'kok, 16-10 Low Sum B'kok,9 C. Hock Kian Dut 1020 Huberth
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  • 1843 12 \f.-om our own Correspotutent.} London. Sept. 20. CniCKBT Ends. Another cricket season has run its course, and one m which we have had some sensational happenings. It would not do to overlook the fact that the conditions under which the 1912 season have been played were more m
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  • 271 12 The preliminary enquiries m which Ahmed Effendi is charged with the murder of a Malay hoy named Mahomet Noor, who was found drowned m the sea off Beach Road with a stone tied round his neck ancl his hands secured by a handkerchief, were resumed before Mr.
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  • 177 12 The Association Football season closes with the final match iv the League, which has been arranged to take place on Monday the 28th inst. on the Esplanade. The last teams to meet are the S. C. C. and S. R. C. The Cricket Club have again won the
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  • 167 12 Another game betweeuClub Colours and Whites was played ou the Esplanade last cveniug and although the play was at times scrappy the game was quite an interesting one to watch. The great difficulty with many of the players seems to be m the scrum work, there is a
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  • 39 12 The Ladies' Spoon for October was won by Mrs. Hartnell. Several cards were taken out but only two returned, the scores heing as follows Mrs. Hartnell 5 1 7 4 7 Mrs. Pei ree 60 •"> ">•"»
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  • 26 12 Members of the Rowing Club and others interested are informed that the pair oar races arranged for to day and to morrow are postponed.
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  • 29 12 Sl NDAY 20TII. Johnston's Pier at 7, 0 and 10 a.m.. 2.30 and 3.:i0 p.m. Club at 8.30 and 9.30 a.m., 19.18, 3 and 5.30 p.m.
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  • 103 12 The lecture on Technical Education tonight (Friday) at M.45 at the Y. M. C. A. is open to all men irrespective of their intention to join the classes. Information has been officially received at the Hongkong Police Headquarters of the arrest of the individual known as the Peak Burglar the
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  • 546 12 The Dutch steamer Van der Bosch discharges general cargo for transhipiiyuit to Europe. The Sui Seng" from Chin- wav tao and Wei hai-wei has a consignment of 550 mules for the Indian army. The P. nnd O outward intermediate, Nile is due at Penang on Monduy, 21st at
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  • 239 12 PaOOBMOpKM RKsrri--.it I'uom Bvrhiku Bom. A rather unfortunate experience occurred yesterday afternoon, Oct. 10th, to a party of gentlemeu who were out for a trial spin m the motor launch Dixie." A good start was made and everything went satisfactorily until Castle Peak Bay was reached,
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  • 68 12 tield Marshal Huang Using and General Chen Chi- mei, formerly Tutuh of Shanghai, were to leave for Shanghai via Tien tsin on the Ith. Huang Hsiug intends to proceed to Hunan, where he will devote his time to the development of trade and industries. Chen Chi-mei will start on a
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    • 25 12 The Fiench Medical Profession rely on Santal Midy to cure chronic bronchitis, kidney and bladder trouble, as well as discharges from the urinary organs. 1
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    • 184 12 NEW ARROL-JOHMON CARS. 11-9 MODELS. Due shortly. 2-4 seated Cms fitted with Toq>edG Bodj Detachable Wheels A spare wheel. Cape Cart Hood an.! Wind Screen. This Car has earned the reputation of being the best sm:ill C-U of the year. It is a marvel for its size. posseHHes a Rood
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