The Straits Times, 8 October 1903

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    15 1 The Straits Times. NO. a i, 353 SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1908. PRICE 15 CERTS.
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  • Correspondence.
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      A PREE LIBRARY FOR SINGAPORE.
      143 1 To Ike Editor of the Straits Time*." Sir,— lt is gratifying to learn that Mr. Carnegie is prepared to give $100,000 (gold I suppose) to the U.S.A. Government to establish a'Free Library at Manila. He would, no doubt, do as much for Singapore, if asked
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    THE POLLARD COMEDY COMPANY.
    239 1 Ah previously announced, the wellknown Pollard Comedy Company will give a one njght'n performance of What Happened to Jonen on Monday evening. It is rather unfortunate that the Comparfy'ri engagements iv Calcutta preclude anything like an extended visit in Singapore, but the regret is tempered by
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    "POPULAR JUSTICE."
    185 1 POPULAR JUSTICE." The trial nf Ernest delli Franci for murdering Count del B ilz ended last month in Hip Assize court at Naples Count del Balzo induced Lucia delli Franci, daughter of the accused, to leave her home for his. He was brought before the magistrates and imprisoned for several
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    TO RESTRAIN EXTRAVAGANCE IN OFFICERS' MESSES.
    101 1 In a special Army Order issued on Sept. 7, the Commander-in-Chief deals with the i juestion of officers' expenses. General officers are directed to ensure, by careful periodical inspection, that officers' messes are so conducted that it is possible for those of moderate means
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    AMERICANS IN BULGARIA.
    242 1 Protected by the Wife of tbe Russian Envoy. The Sofia correspondent of a \ew York paper writes that the American wife of M. Bakhmetief, the Russian Envoy at that capital, is rendering valuable services to American travellers in Bulgaria this slimmer. On account of the political unrest
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    THE "BELLEISLE" TESTS.
    162 1 THE BELLEISLE TESTS. Experiments were recently made on the old hulk tetleUte at Portsmouth and were witnessed by Admiral Sir John Fisher, Mr. Arnold- Forster, and several officials. To the Belleitle, which was moored up the harbour opposite the Vernon torpedo school, had been titted a compartment packed tight with
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    A PRINCE IN A DUNGEON.
    134 1 A Bekmn correspondent states that Prince Arenborg, who was sentenced to death two years ago for a series of cruel murders and atrocities perpetrated while he was a lieutenant with the Colonial troops in Africa, but who brought to bear aristocratic influence enough to get
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    HARMSTON'S CIRCUS.
    98 1 HARMST ON'S CIRCUS. II akm.-ti >n'* Circus arrives at Singapore *»y the steamship Aaron from Sourabaya to-morrow. Already extensive preparations have been made for the. reception of the circus, and on Saturday evening, when the entertainment opens, everything will be spick and span. Like good wine Harmston's Circus needs no
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    WHAT NEXT?
    52 1 From a Paris paper we learn the interesting fact that the chefs of all Franco are jubilating over another country conquered. The Dowager-Em-press of China has issued an edict declaring that henceforth" she will eat only French cooking. The French chefs thank the Boxers for thin new field
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    MUNICIPAL MATTERS.
    442 1 At the meeting of the Municipal Board on Friday next, Mr. Pooles will ask Is there any quarantine Camp or Hospital, under direction of the Health Officer ofthe Municipality available for the isolation of infectious diseases and contacts, if so where is it situated and is it fit
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    DEATH OF KATIE SEYMOUR.
    207 1 London playgoers will learn with regret of the death of the famous Gaiety dancer, Miss Katie Seymour, which took place in a nursing home at Maidavale on Pept. 7th. Miss Seymour was born M years ago in Nottingham, and as early as 1875 she and Miss
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    S. C. C. LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    62 1 Yesterday's Results. B. SINGLES. Sauuden v. Treadgold, unfinished. c. SIHOLXS. de Courcy v. J. O. Davien, unfinUhed. PROFESSION PAIRS. Law HI Braddell and Elliot beat Tel. Kent and Beattie, 6-3, 3-6, 7-6. Ties for To-day. C. SINGLES. de Courcy v. Davies, to finish. PROFESSION
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    AN EXCITING SCENE AT BUXTON.
    131 1 Tiik Midlana Railway station at Buxton was the scene recently of an exciting incident which came near to a tragic ending at a- moment when one of the platforms was crowded with people waiting for an incoming train. A lady named Miss Maine, of London,
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    SHIPPING NEWS.
    101 1 The Amiral Lhtperre should be here either on the 10th or 11th inst. from Marseille!!, as she is reported as having left Colombo en the r ith. irhe will make a short stay to enable her to put out a Miiall quantity of cargo and to ship some
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    AN ATLANTIC RECORD..
    62 1 The North German liner DeuUrhlund has lowered the Atlantic record by ;imin., liHv'ng crossed to New York in fi Hays 'ilhr. 54 sec. The vessel now holds bofh the eastern and western records. The new record cuts 29min. off the western record, and gives an average speed
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    CHILD KILLED BY A BEAR.
    69 1 .Mak-i Agnes Bbnnett, a little girl six years of age, who was- recently shockingly injured through being hugged by a Vi«sr at Tuobrook, Liver-pool, died on Wednesday in ihe infirmary. The bear, which belonged to some foreigners who were camping nn some waste ground, sprang
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    L.L.T.C. CROQUET TOURNAMENT.
    64 1 Yesterday's Results. CHAMPIONSHIP Mi". Hunter beat Mrs. I'eirce, by 7 point*. Ties for To-day. CUAMPIONMIir. Mrs. Itroatlri'-k v. Mr. Broadrkk. MIXKII DOUBLES Mi-. Klllifrix.ll and Dr. Glennie v. Mn. Hunter and Mr. Darbuhire. Ties for Friday. CHAMPIONSHIP. m» Hunter v. Mr. Cadell MIXKD DOUBLES. Ming Boilton and
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    SELANGOR TREASURERSHIP.
    87 1 Mr. Mahony, tbe Treasurer in Kuala Lumpur, has left the Service suddenly It is rumoured in 'the Malay Mul that he declined to fall in with the Government's views on the subject of quarters and offered to give a month's notice on certain conditions This was refused and
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    LIST OF PASSENGERS.
    316 1 For Singapore Per P. A O. s. s. Australia connecting witb the steamer B'ngaiaX Colombo, from Loiuon Sept. 18 due 18th Oct.— Mr and Mrs. W. Q. Napier, Mr. J Aitcbiaen, Mrs. R. Allen, Mr. A E. Ohittenden, Mr. R E Hose, Mr. and Mrs. S. Tomlinson
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    50 1 Wixe as a beverage— if champagne be excApted— io not (according to the Daily Telegraph) g.iining in popularity in England We drink loss than half a gallon of wine per head, while the consumption of spirits averages over a gallon per head, and of beer about thirty-four gallons per head.
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    64 1 The proprietors of a new theatre of PitUburg^ are so confident that their building is absolutely fireproof tb,at, in order to demonstrate the fact to the public, they interd to (ill one of the dressing-rooms with inflammable material and set it on tire. No wood is used in the construction
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    78 1 The French Press is freely discussing the advancement of France in Morocco. It set nib that a treaty between, Spain and France, for the division of the country, ha- nlnwdj boon concluded. The French Ambassador in London. M Cambon, is urging the British Govern* ment to aefcnoulfdue thp treaty. France
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    86 1 Last night a number of Chinese coolies were having a quiet gamble at 10 Havelock lt>ad when a false alarm of police was raised. The coolies stampeded and rushed to the back of the house where four of them jumped out of a window and feil a distance of forty
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    73 1 People who send postcards abroad should take care to have post-card" or carte postale" legibly written or printed on the address sides, or their correspondents will most certainly be surcharged for insufficiently stamped letters. The mistake is so frequently made that we think it well worth whiltto give this warning,
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      40 1 LORNE WHISKY. POWELL ROBINSON, Sole Agenti. Singapore «nd Federated Malay Staler Jayne's Expectorant is known almost the world over for its wonderful efficacy in the care of Throat and Lung Diseases. The Singapore Dispensary. Sole agents for the Straits Settlements.
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      73 1 Rheumatism Relieved. IK) all tho«e afflicted witb rhi>nmatism we recommend a trial of Chamberlain's Pain Balm. One application will relieve the pain, and ita continued use for a short time will result in a care. Promptly applied to a sprain before inflammttion set* in, insures a cure in about on*
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      801 1 IBde Straits V)imes. IAXI) 5e Straits sBudget. ADVERTISING RATES. PAYABLE IN ADVANCE. [per inch, column measure, i Kirn Insertion $1 ai cento Second nnd third insertion* each dU cent* Konrtli, fifth, and sixth 40 cents Seventh to eighteenth 24 c»nt» Nineteenth subsequent,, 16 cento Per week of six days, to
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      160 1 UAY BY DAY Thursday, Bth October. High Water, 11.39p.rn S.V.A. Signalling. 8.31>. I'liilharwonic Orchestra. 5. Friday, 9th October. High Water. 11.37 a.m. N.D. L. mail from Europe due. Petroleum Sale at Kallang. Coghlan. 8.30. Municipal Commifwion. 2.30. .lelebu Meeting. 2.30. Horse sale at Dalian's. A. S.V.A. Gun Drill. 5.15. S.V.I.
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    THE AMERICAN HUSBAND.
    593 2 Varying Views on a Vital Quwtlon. The American reviews have had a number of article* lately dealing with the status of the married woman 11^ that country. Trjfcre seems to be no unanimity on thequestion, and a writer in the Morning Pott has been poking fun at
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    WIRE NEWS.
    223 2 (Via Manilt.) London, September i' 2. It is officially stated that the Powers wiH not ssnd their fleets to Turkey. This is taken as a laal declaration that the foreigu governments will not intervene in the Balkans and iliat the Porto will be left to settle the Macedonian
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    A POSER.
    61 2 A tailor of rather short stature went to join a highland regiment of volunteers. The drill inspector put him under the standard, took the measurements, stepped to the centre of the floor, and said to tho amazement of tfce" tailor:— Weel, my man, there's room for the kilt,
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    THE B.N.B. ISLAND QUESTION.
    478 2 THE B.N. B. ISLAND QUESTION. Tbb British North Kornto fienld goes at some length into the history of the islands off the coast there which are claimed by the Americans. The £rittsh North Borneo Company has administered these islands for years, under some tort of title from the Sultan of
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    A NEW HORROR.
    239 2 London amusement seekers are threatened next summer with a new apparatus of horror to tickle the sensations of the blaii holiday maker. It is a demonstration— in which he takes part— of what happens whe/i two railway cars collide. In this contrivance, which is- expected to displace
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    A LAW POINT.
    194 2 An important lepal point wft» decided by the Chief Justice, last month, at the Supreme Court, I'enung. Koine years back, the Legislative Council appointed a Commission fur the purpose of determining what Acts pa-M'd by the Government, of India were in lorce here. Tho Commifcsiouers il. :>:
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      407 2 NOTICES. 27 5j THE LARGEST ORDER EVER PLACED FOR TYPEWRITERS BY THE BR IT ISH G( )VERNMENT (275 Machines) HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE Price <^150 complete. PARTICULARS FROM BORNEO Co., Ltd., Singapore. HUXTENBACH Bros. Co., Penang. SOFT WOODS ARE RENDERED VALUABLE AND SUITABLE FOR THE PURPOSES FOR WHICH HARD
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      22 2 Thi eatate of Mr. J. A. McNeil Whistler, the painter, 74, Cheyne-walk, Chelsea, who died on July 17, is sworn at 10,602.
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      21 2 Shipping advertisement*, with dates of sailing etc., will be found on page 7. General shipping news is printed on page 8.
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    "STREAMS" IN TIN MINING.
    472 3 "STREAMS IN TIN MINING. The S > 6wnee and Art of Mmmg periodical published at Wigan gives the Httfowing description of streams in tin depot-its: Tin streams are deposits of detrital tin which have been carried by water with other earthy substances from the parent rocks on the higher lands,
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    THE VICEROY'S CUP.
    298 3 Arrival of Friar Tuck in India. The steamer Kaidna, which arrived in Bombay harbour a fortnight ago brought Mr. J. C. Galstaun's new Viceroy's Cup horse Friar Tuck, from home. This well-known racer, it will be remembered, ran third in last year's Darby nd St. Leper. Running
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    HOW TO HARNESS THE HORSE.
    86 3 The following story is told in an Knglibh weekly journal: Two Cockneys, having hired a trap for a B[>< rting expedition, found '.hemselves at the end of the day confronted with the bewildering problem of harnessing the horse. The bit proved their chief difficulty, for
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      819 3 NOTICES. THEY WILL REMAIN. The bump of reverence is overshadowed by the bump of intelligence in the UOtb century man and woman. Old things are not preserved simply because they are old. Whatsoever is no longer useful must get out of the way. Nevertheless, progress that is not intelligent will
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      335 3 NOTICES. Head Pressman WANTED AT ONC€ FOIE THE Straits jDitnes. Good Salary to a Competent Man. Apply Immediately. \]TT ANTED irom'difitelv two Chinese W assistants (or the Retiil Department must be abl« to read and write English. Apply to 12-10 KA.TZ BROS LTD. \ir ANTED immediately a Dresser (or V?
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      687 3 NOTICES. iTItALK— A motor hii-yde in Rood order. Apply to Z c/o St'aiti Timrt. 12-10 Fix *i,h.~ -tai^on Lympn, gu'»ranle«<i fr «h, at Ihn Oowo Dispensary, W> flelegie Road. a.c. FOR SALE. Ke Imill Ueiningbui'- in Tu excellent condition. TYPE Price* W5, S.SS 31 OU, WRITERS restively. H. J. m.
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      687 3 AUCTION SALES. A VERY ATTRACTIVE' Horse and Carriage Auction WILL BE HELD AT DALLAN'S HORSL REPOSITORY On Friday, 9th Octolmr, at 5 pm Q/l LOT? to foe offered, comprising Oy horses and carriage", the owners of which are leaving the Colony. Fnll particulars may I* obtained from the Auctioneers. H.
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      651 3 SHIPPINQ FOR MELBOURNE, AND BYDNRY Also taking cargo for other Australian and New Zealand ports 8O ARGUS 2792 Ton*, Capt Hill, is .O, due facie about fth prox., and will receive prompt despatch for above p rts. For froight or passage apply to, McALISTEK A Co., Ltd. tu thj. 7-10.
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    The Straits Times. PRICE 15 CENTS. THURSDAY, 8th OCTOBER. Our Supplement.
    220 4 The Straits Times. PRICE 15 CENTS. THURSDAY, 8th OCTOBER. O ur Supplement. With this issue of the Straits Times we present our readers with a Special Supplement which will«be regarded by many ss of greater sentimental than intrinsic value just now, in view of the fact that the original of
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    1028 4 It must be gratifying to a man in the position of Sir Frank Swettenham to he able to retire for a while from the strenuous career that has been his for over thirty years, and look back on the labors that those decades have involved, and the good works they
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    643 4 Thus he harrowed the scribes, and then he toIJ of his stewardship. How the revenues of the Native States (they were not federated in those days) h-i'l grown from half a million less than twenty years before, to some six million dollar^ at the date of his speaking. How railways,
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    303 4 Rkoter to-day gives an outline of Mr. Chamberlain's fiscal proposals ac set forth in a speech delivered at Glasgow. The outline is so rough as to make it appear that the proposed preferential tariff applies only to Colonial fruit and wine too narrow a limitation of Mr. C!in:nberlaic's horizon. Otherwise
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    7 4 Today's 4/ms. bank rate is 1/11 -ft.
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    19 4 Foa local news, see pago 1 of today's issue. Exchange and share reports will be found on page 8.
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    13 4 The expenditure of the Colony of Hongkong for 1904 is set at 95,238,792.
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    15 4 An article on the British North Lorneo Island Question will be found on page 2.
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    17 4 It is reported that there will be a Sky meeting at Kuala Lumpur in three weeks' time.
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    17 4 A Rugoer match will be played on the Esplanade this afternoon between the S.C.C. and H.M.S. Argonaut.
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    24 4 The P. and O. extra steamer Pekin left Hongkong at 5 p in. on Wednesday and is due there at 6 p.m. on Tuesday.
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    17 4 Mr. E. Cropley has accepted the appointment of Manager of the Straits Engineering Syndicate at Kuala Lumpur.
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    20 4 A Football match played yesterday between the V.M.C.A. and the Police resulted in a draw, each side scoring one goal.
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    18 4 Undertaker (to gentleman) Are you one of the mourners Gentleman (sadly) Yes he owed me one hundred pounds.
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      MR. CHAMBERLAINS SCHEME.
      44 4 CORN TAX AND RETALIATION. 7th October. Immense crowds attended an enthusiatic send-off to Mr. Chamberlain at Birmingham. Mr. Chamberlain had a magnificent reception at Glasgow. The crowds which had assembled at the chief stations on the way hailed him with cheers.
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      THE PROPOSALS.
      86 4 Mr. Chamberlain, in his speech delivered at Glasgow, roughly outlined his fiscal proposals. These proposals are, namely a two shilling duty on foreign corn no duty on maize a corresponding tax on flour a five per cent, duty on foreign meat and dairy produce: a substantial preference tarifl"
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      COST AND OFFSET.
      43 4 This fiscal scheme will cost £2,800,000 mnnuaHy. Mr. Chamberlain proposes to compensate this "by a policy of customs retaliation. In his opinion a ten per cent tax on the value of foreign manufactures imported will yield nine millions sterling annually.
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      BOER MISSION.
      26 4 The visit of Botha, Delarey, and Da Wet to India is undertaken at the request of Sir Arthur Lawley, the Governor of the Transvaal.
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      LAMBTON AND HUNTER.
      78 4 With reference to the message dated 22nd September [regarding Admiral Lambton 'demanding an apology from General Sir Archibald Hunter for slighting remarks by him on the naval gunners at I.idysmitli j, Sir Archibald Hunter has officially intimated that, while he adheres to the opinion set forth by
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    21 4 The Preurten with the German mail from Europe left Penang at eleven o'clock Jast night, and is due here to-morrow morning.
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    22 4 Thk Klaug Sky meeting came oil successfully on Saturday. There were seven events. Hadger, belonging to Mr H. Browell, won three races.
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    29 4 The annual match between teams representing England and Scotland was played at .Shanghai on -September 26, and resulted in a win for the former by 127 runs to 106.
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    30 4 Stephen G\>t<;rovk fell 90 feet from a gasometer at Southern!, hut not a bone was broken, death being due to paralysis of the heart from falling flat on his back.
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    29 4 The s.s. fnaba aWiL Captain Bainbridge, arrived here this morning frum Hongkong and will sail for Penang, Colombo, Marseilles, London and Antwerp at noon on Saturday the 10th inst.
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    30 4 Sub- Lieut. Charles Ilradkirk Dickson baa been specially promoted to the rank of lieutenant, the London (iazetle intimate?, in recognition of his services during the operations in North China, 1900.
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    30 4 At St. Mary's Church, Wimbledon, on Sept. 10th, Miss Miry (iraves, eldest daughter of Mr. Alfred Perceval (iraves, author of Father O'Flynn," was married to Mr. Arthur Preston, of Alexandria.
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    45 4 Somk Nuneaton people ar i reported to havn been the victims of a strange blunder. They were taken ill after eating fried fish, and it turned out that the fish had beeu fried in colza oil, a barrel of which had been delivered by mistake.
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    39 4 President Loubkt and Finance Minister Rouvier have received in Paris samples of the new !0 centime nickel pieces which will replace the present bronze coins next y ar. A trial introduction of the nickels will be made in Paris.
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    43 4 Baron von •Rosen's visit to Port Arthur was undertaken that he might confer with the Viceroy, Admiral Alexeieff, about Japan's proposals about Corca and Manchuria He was to return on the 4th instant, after which the Russo-Japanese negotiations are likely >»kp dpfinite shape.
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      387 4 TOWN HALL SINGAPORE. Urjdcp the dl»>cet!»n *>f fl. middlemen, Monday, October 12t6. For Positively One Night Only jadvent of the Pollard Comedy Company IMI IMMENSELY POPULAR COMEDIAN EDWARD NABLE And a Carefully Selected Company of fifteen Artl.L Special and Important Notice. Owinr to important (Iteration)! m th l'nmr.<ii> c Calcutta
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      29 4 For Croup Whoopinp-Cough, Catarrh any form of cold "—a safe and almost certain cure will be found in Jayne's Expectorant. The Singapore Dispensary. Sole agents for the Straits Settlements.
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      49 4 YOl R GENERAL HEALTH BECOMES GOOD. Under the Bkneki iai. Action ok Steams Wine, the chief functions of the body are regulated. The appatite is sharpened. Digestion becomes more active. Nutrition and assimilation are more complete. Sleep is induced. And the natural iorc.es are stimulated. Sold by all chemists.
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    BANQUET TO H. E. THE GOVERNOR.
    11313 5 REPRESENTATIVE OATHERINO AT THE TOWN HALL. Speeches of great local interest. H. K Hir Frank F\vl:itenhasi was entertHined at a public banquet in th«< Town Hall last evening, and t hereunto were gathered the leading lights of the SoOmonts nnd Urn Native State* in-!uJ
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    TAMIL FAMILY IMMIGRATION.
    280 6 Thb Strait* Echo thus offers its solution of the problem how to draw Tamil immigration into the Colony and the F. M. S. 'The hardship* arising from life in the jungle t,re the "real deterrents. Let it be added that Tamil coolies are essentially a famiLJ-loTing class,
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    FOR TENNIS COURTS.
    238 6 In the latest issue of tbe Agricultural Lidleti*, Mr. H. N. Ridley gives some hints to gardeners on turfing ground for lawn and tennis courts. Tbe writer says Gardeners not rarely {•end to various horticultural establishments for grass-seed to plant on their lawns, bat the attempt to
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    DELAGOA BAY.
    202 6 Coal Depot to Be Established. Tbk African World is in a position to state that important developments ire taking place at Delagoa Bay, having for their object the establishment of an extensive coal depot for the use of naval and commercial shipping, which, when completed, will give the
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    A BRUTAL MAGISTRATE.
    119 6 t-ni/N Tak district in Canton province fa n a magistrate that can beat the record for cruelty. Women are beaten on the bare back contrary to all Chinese as or propriety. Men are tortured in a horrible manner. The fiend will order a bunch of lighted incense
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      715 6 NOTICES. r These CAPSULES cure I recent and chronic discharges. I THEY NEVER FAIL ttrywhtrt TIT THEM «J Government notification. ♦VENDERS will be received at tbe JL Public Works Department, up to noon ot the 13th October, 1903, for tbe following works Paving under ward for female patients, Paslr Panjung
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      724 6 NOTJCE3. iRIGAUD'S Sa&anga OP JAPAN TOILET WATER Rlgaud's Kimnga Water h»j tly: sweet perfume of the Kiiiingi Flower of Jijto and a aootliia( and cooling ictioo on the skin; K rdieYej mosquito bitea, ter perapiralion. RIGAUD mniHus 8, rue viTlenn* •I IBlUUwtl COMMERCIAL CLASSES AT RAFFLES INSTITUTION. Conducted by Mr.
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      875 6 NOTICES. Claymore Whisky ld as the w CAN Bli OBTAINED AT THb (sk (ft jfl| Principal Hotels »«rakre Messrs. Ann Lock Geok Teat Hock Ann Hoon Keat Yong Hoa Seng j^i^ 1 etc etc etc &QiQStf& fl* Oi *«n AND FROM r- x V\ vu\ij\ j i Alia The Sole
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      728 7 STEAMSHIP COMPANIES. Koninklljke Paketvaapt Maatsci appij Under contract with the Netherlands India Government. „<«'* at Singapore: Ship Aghoy, latb 3. Dabvdblb 4 00., U-* Colltbb Qtjav .he undermentioned dates are only appro*' mate. Steamer From Expected Will be l)wtp^'<;hed for tV d Capellen Bandjermassin Oft 2 Bandjermamin, Kotabaroe Moeara x
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