The Straits Times, 10 October 1903

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  • 15 1 The Straits Times SINGAPORE, SAT UK DAY', OCTOBER 10. 1908. NO. ai,355 PRICE 15 CENTS
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    • 2125 1 LORNE WHISKY. POWELL ROBINSON. MUNICIPAL COMMISSION. Thk Singapore Municipal Commission met yesterday Mr. \V. Evans, president. The members present were —Messrs. Pooles, Barker, C. J. Saunders, Dr. Robertßon, Dr. Middleton, R. Peirce, Choa Giang, Thye, Lee Choon (ivan and Mr. J Polglase, Secretary. The President, in his opening statb ment,
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    • 654 1 Agents. Slnfcapore and Federated Malay State*. TO-MORROW'S SERVICES. 1 8th Sunday after Trinity. 7 a.m. Matins and Litany. 7-45 a.m. Holy Communion 5-30 p.m. Evensong and Sermon. ST MATTHEWS, KKI'OV LINKS. Next Service Oct. 18. St. Luke* Day. CATHKDRAI, OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD, BRASS BASSA ROAD. 6-15 a.m. Low Ma-".
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    • 337 1 NOTICFS. Ideaimik Enriched 20 per cent. Rj^^™jj*H| with Cream. |sjfil^ Sterilizcd-Not Sweetened. Rto""<**»i A Perfect Substitute for Fresh STRAND HOTEL, RANGOON. o UNDER THE DISTINGUISHED PATRONAGE OF HIS HONOUR SIR HUGH BARNES, K. C. S. K. C. V. O. LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR OF BURMA. OTHER ESTABLISHMENTS. Raffles Hotel, Singapore Raffles Tiffin Rooms,
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  • 1833 2 Mr. Chamberlain** Resignation. London, September Wh. Thkkk is published in the London press this morning the full text of a l«tter written by Mr. Chamberlain M the Prime Minister on Wednesday, the 9th instant. in anticipation »f the Cabinet meeting held last Monday. The letter run* at
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    • 412 2 NOTICES.' I To H.M. the King TO H. M. THE KING. TolinU'-!!: !v" To H. R. H. The Prince of Wales. The House of Lords. TO THE House of Commons. Buchanan's Whisky IS Regularly Supplied. Ip buying Buchanan's Whiskies the Public are protected against overcharge by retailers as the selling
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    • 155 2 NOTICES On Sale at Messrs. Katz Brothers, Ltd.,L.&.. li/:* SIITG-A^OBE. DAKIM'S IMEAT JUICE I A liquid preparation of the 6doieest tßeef, I Containing the Nutritive Albuminous Principles in an unaltered soluble Forfa. i?f- Of great -value after Fevers etc. Mayfiard Co., UMITHD WhoiMii* Retail Chemist* and Draught* John Little Co7Ltd.|
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    • 247 2 M.C.S. Mohamad A Co. Diamond Merchant*. Manufacturing Jewellers, and dealers in precious ■tones, fco. 8 Hi* atrees, Singapore »r, showing •P»*r« lld to<tlt ol High «■»■■<■ And oem-set lewellery with exVensiT* Pieties of soli 1 Gold and Bilw ware*, •cnnranteed genuine works from cnma, ai tioderate terms. Orders and ropoirs
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  • 150 8 A man hrnt nearly double, carrying a linavv load of eiapevirut leaves and talking rolublf to himself, was recently stopped iifar tRe fortifications of Paris by :i po'jce inspector, jvho inquired: 11 What an you doing with those things "I am tnking these leaves to cover
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    • 101 8 Smri'iMi advertisement?, with dates of sailing etc., will be found on pai;e 7. General shipping news is printed on pa go S. m Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. IOOSENS tlie oough, relieves the lungs, j and opens the secretions. It counteracts nny tendency of a bail cold to result in pneumo i.-i
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    • 466 8 NOTICES. lTl§ DIFFERENT NOW. Once upon a time students of medicine held the notion that there were "a- many different diseases as tlm body has organs and parts every one of these ailments requiring a different treatment. So stupid a mistake could lead only to miserable* failures. For the fact
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    • 362 8 NOTICES. CUTICURA OINTMENT Purest of Emollients and* Greatest ot Skin Cures. The Most Wonderful Curative of All Time For Torturing, Disfiguring Skin Humours And Purest and Sweetest of Toilet Emollients. Cuticura Ointment Is beyond question the most successful curative for tyrturiDg.dtsflgurlnghumonrs of the skin and scalp, including loss of hair,
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    • 593 8 NOTICES. .Head Pressman WANTED AT ONCE KOK THE Straits V>imes. Good Salary to a Competent Man. Apply Immediately. o.c. WANtED irMn-diatelv two Chinese -xiftnnts f< r 1 lie Ratoi] Department must be aule to rend aud wntr Enslieh.* Apply to 12-10 KATZ BKOS., LTD. ANTED at ODce a Chinese clerk
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    • 674 8 NOTICES. cJk BALE— A motor bicycle in good order. Apply to Z c/o MM* Ttmrt. 18-10 FOX -tAiJS,— Hai«on L«mpb, goanui(««u fr sh, at the CtoVd Diapenaary, B 6 8«l«gie Eo»d^ d.c, "~"for~saleT~ HOBBE, first class trotter, owing to owner's departure. Unusually cheap. Apply to X.X c/o Strai: Times 12-10
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    • 673 8 SHIPPING INDOCHINA STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY LIMITED. FOR SOUJUB^YA AND BAMARANO rnHE Company's s. s. FAY BAMO, 2,2". 1 A. tons, hnnng left Hongkong on the 6th inst >nt. may be extiected to arrive h re on oraboul the l'-'th idem, and will have prompt despatch for the above ports. For
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  • 301 4 The Straits Times. PRICE 15 CENTS. SATURDAY, 10TH OCTOBER. The Governor'*! annual address published* in -this issue records an era of prosperity. The flourishing state of the Colony and the sigryt of future progress and «dvanoement all around us Bpeak volumes fur the able administration which has wrougbftuch results. The
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  • 105 4 The ladies of Londm will siurtly have a daily paper of tueir vary ownest own. This agreeable fact is heralded in a bold advertisement, several inches deep, which runs across the whole top of a page in several ieilmg London •papers. The advertisment in question announces that The Me«Kn>. HiruiRworlli
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  • 11 4 The S. C. C beat the Glory at Kugger yesterday afternoon.
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  • 14 4 H K»Sih Frank Swettknham has been pleased to accord bis patronage to Raffles Hotel.
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  • 15 4 Mk. G. A. S.mith-Steinmet;^ has been appointed a Commissioner of the Court of Requests, Penang.
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  • 19 4 The M. M. mail steamer Annan le.it Saigon at 5 a.m. to-day, and may be expected here on Monday.
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  • 15 4 Hakmston'b Circus has arrived and opens to-night. Particulars will be found in our advertising columns.
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  • 19 4 The homeward M. M packet Annum will probably leave Singapore on Monday, the 12th instant, at about 4 p.m.
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  • 21 4 An Association football ma^ph will be' played on the Esplanade on Tuesday between- the S C. C. and the Manchester Regiment.
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  • 28 4 0 A Private r>f the West Riding Regiment was killed recently at the Darjeeling rifle range by the ricochet of a hullt't which Rtrnfk him in th« head
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  • 1891 4 BALL IN HONOR OF H. E. THE GOVERNOR. THE TOWN HALL PACKED. Sir Frank says nice things about the Colony. fcaUMH if ever lias the Singapore Town Hall held such a representative and withal so brilliant a gathering as that which waa assembled there last night at the ball given
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  • Veuter'o {Telegrams.
    • 29 4 ion-ion, 9th Ottohr, The Japanese Minister at London says that the Daily Mail story about renewed complications between Russia and Japan is unworthy of serious consideration.
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    • 42 4 It is reported that the main features of a general arbitration I reaty between Britain and France has been concluded on the lines of the* Hay-Pauncefote arbitration treaty between Britain and America, aud that the treaty is now awaiting signature.
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    • 49 4 It is Announced from Sofia that Turkey and Bulgaria h;.ve reached an understanding on the question of demobilisation, Bulgaria releasing 20,000 men and Turkey 40,000 men. Diplomatic circles at Constantinople are convinced that .war between Bulgaria and Turkey during the present year has now been averted.
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    • 40 4 The soini-offici il papers at Paris state that the Sultan of Morocco instigated the recent Moorish attacks upon French convoys it) Algeria. France demands explanations from the Sultan This seems to imply forthcoming action on her part.
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  • 10 4 Exchanoe and share reports will be found on page 8.
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  • 18 4 II. E. the Governor hag nominated Mr. S. B. Gaffney, Deputy Colonial Engineer, to the Penang Municipal Council.
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  • 21 4 Mr. ft. 1'iAcocK has been appointed to act as Second Magistrate, Singapore, and Mr. A. Cavendish to act as Third Magistrate.
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  • 27 4 Thk official rate of exchange for the adjustment of accounts with the Crown Agents during the fourth .quarter of the current year is fixed at Is. lid.
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  • 27 4 The Ladies' Sewing Party in connection with the Presbyterian Church will be held in Tuesday at 4 30 p.m. in Gilstead Cottage, the residence of Mrs. Shallcrass.
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  • 32 4 Chinese towkays at Penanp have just raised S6000 as donations to the Anf?lo-Chinese School there. Mr. Khoo Yira Hiang has besides Riven S2000 to found a scholarship called by his name. 9
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  • 32 4 The following passengers left yesterday afternoon by the German mail < steamer Preusten. For Hongkong Mr. H. J. M. Ellis, Dr. Davjf, Mr. A Struck For Shanghai Mr. Le Jonkheer Ad van Citters.
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  • 30 4 Captain K. C. Morris, No. 6 Co. Hongkong-Singapore Battalion R.G.A., who was recently stationed here, is a passenger homeward bound from Hongkong by the Japanese mail which leaves this afternoon.
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  • 45 4 Owing to pressure on space, our comments on the Report on the Colony for* tl;p year 1 902, the Report of the Registrar of Hackney Carriages and JinjikshM, an well as certain other articlee 01 timely local interest, are held over until our next issue.
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  • 42 4 Vice-Admiral Bridge, Commander-in-Chief of the British Ka'r Eastern Squedron, has been promoted to the rank of Admiral, a telegram to this effect having reached him in Japan His oucceBBor will, it is reported, be chosen from among the vice-admirals now at "W'eihaiwei.
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  • 51 4 A C{.vlon paper says that application has been made from South Africa by the wife of a wealthy Boer who died in the General Hospital in Ceylon last year to have the latter's remains exhumed and sent to South Africa at her expense, and the GovePnment, it iunderstood. will not
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  • 49 4 The new railway ferry pier of the Singapore- Kranji Railway at Johore Bahru will be formally opened by H. H. the Sultan at noou to-morrow. The pier in question is directly opposite the Johore Hotel, and therefore will prove a great convenience to European passengers and excursionists from Singapore.
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  • 52 4 Yesterday's Results. CHAMriIINSHI*. Mr. t'adell beat Mrs. Hunter, by 15 points. Tie for To-day. <.lIAMPIONSIIII\ -FINAL. Mr. Catlell v. Mr. groiidrick. Tie for Monday. LADIKB, SINOLKS. Mra. Hunter v. Mrs. Broadrick. Tie for Tuesday. MIXKJi DOURLKS Mrs. 11 it nt t-r and Mr. Parbishire r. Mm. Kobertson ami
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 851 4 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Qpeefc Pippeiwitit G-E3T :f"e=*je::rje3s. Mi A^its r*r Siapptrr. IVnnn-. Straits Sfttlf raciitx. Sita, aad tie Far East. CALDBECK, MACGREGOR CO., Win-a A Spirit Merchants, .Singapore. London, Glasgow, Hongkong, and Shunghai. WASSIAMULL, ASSOMIJLL CO., Indian Store. No. 1. 2, 3, &4, High Street. ■lave jiiMt received I £<mm!k from
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    • 114 4 G. R. LAMBERT CO.. Photographers. OHM iireshain House, (Battery Koad), sa in to 5 p.m. Orchard Koad, 8 a. in. to 5 p.m. Sundays, 8 a.m. i<> noon. At>|i»intnientB or MittirfV* should be in.vle, il posHiule, beforehand. Customer* who intend to send portraits [i.ime for \in:i.», should make their appuintiii
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    • 31 4 GENERAL DEBILITY AND BRAIN FAG. The Effects of Steahns' Wine is remarkable in the following complaints and functional disorders Phthisis, Dyspepsia, Influenza, General Debility, Brain Fag, Anosmia.— Sold by all chimests.
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  • 5082 5 U.. _LU.._ c, n Vpivv *TIIIl1.KTAVk! KWKTTKMIAM, K.C.M.C1., (UOVKRNOR). H. E. C.eneral Sir A. K. f. Dorwanl, K.C.B. (OlliciT (<>iiiinandin({the Troop"). 1 1 on. \V. T. Taylor, <:. M.u. (< olonial SecreUry Hon. \V. K. Collyer l.s.o. (Attornoy-Ueneral). Hon. K. tJ. IVnnt-y (1'nfcmial Tren-ur.-r). Hon. A. Murray, O.S.,
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  • 70 5 TyAT the viait of a light comedy company is welcomed by Singapore residents is evidenced by the demand (or tickets in connection with the performance of What Happentil to Jones. The Robinson Piano Co. are booking orders and it is already certain that there will be
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  • 148 5 Thk big battleship Glory finished coaling at the wharf this DMtnpu and left Eastward at 8 o'clock. It is presumed that she has gone to Hongkong where the Alarnty, with Admiral Sir Cyprian liridgc on board, is believed to have left for yesterday morning. The Royal Arthur, with
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 148 5 DAY BY DAY. Saturday, lofh October. Ili^-li Water, n.s p.m. <;.»;.<'. Mnullily Medal Hay. flariiiKtuii'M Ohm, li.arh Ko.-nl. 9. Sunday, nth October. High Walter. &I7 a n. U.4S p.m. IMh Aftur Trinity. S.V.I. Drill. T a.a. Q.U.C. Monthly Medal Play. Swiniiiiint! Ctak LauiicbKP. H>.:!'i ami 11.3 Monday, 12th October. High
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  • 267 6 Kuala T/umpur, 26th September. Mr. O'Brien", an Assistant Sbrgeon in the Pauper Hospital, has retired owing to continued ill-health. The new General Post Office plan has, I Jiear. been prepared. The building, which will be pne of the best here, when completed, will ti is said cost Eomethmg-like
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  • 186 6 At Kuafa Lumpu on Saturday, two important arbitrati >n case* were heard before Mr. Justice Hyndman-Jones, in connectipn with the acquisition of land l^y Government for railway workshops there on Batu road. One case turned upon an arbitration award for $15,600 on an area owned by one Hassan.
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  • 163 6 The Health Report of the Colombo Municipality reveals, says the Time* of ''"/■■>« '<(/. an astonishing stafe of backwardness. There isa special Inspector appointed to visit and report on the condition of the various dairies of the city, end the sum total* of his supervision has so
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  • 157 6 Thkoiqh the agency of .the shipwrecked Mariners' Society at Southampton and the kindness of Sir -Alfred Jones, of the Elder Dempster Line of Rteamehips, a native of Freetown, Sierra, Leone, named Lewkino, will be able to rejoin his 17 wives in his native land. Lewkino was recently
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 121 6 Have You Rheumatism IF you hit your thumb with a hammer would you swallow a lot of modicic* to ease Itf Not on \oar life. You would wrap it uj> with oome soothing, healing remedy li eChixmberlain'B Pain Balm, ana let natura do the rcf». Th^re is no more sense
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    • 318 6 NOTICES. For INFANTS am( INVALIDS, Purely Vegetable and Untouched by Hand. MELLIN'S FOOft is fr«o ffom Starch. Wh«n preparvri is similar to Breast Milk. Mellloi. rood Work., PtcMuua. lAtnAon. Km«l«M0l. J. BERTRAM KINSEY Co. 3 FINLAYSON OREEN. Consulting and Contracting Electrical Engineers. ACTING FOR SOLE AGENTS op Allgemeine Elektricitats-Gesellschaft. BERLIN.
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    • 785 6 NOTICES. Aflents for LEA SPERMS' ft WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE. tg Special Warrant £E«Syik Hl Ma i BSt 6 Purveyors to i *s§^^fi^^*^ The Kintr. CELEBRATED OILMAN'S STORES. Claymore Whisky o'^"" 1*:1 CAN IJH OBTAINED AT THE <fc A Principal Hotels ttmiHivisins F.KS. ALSO FROM roirsgow'* Uondoi; Messrs. Ann Lock GeokTeat |l.
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 664 7 BUCHANAN'S WHISKY' Sold everywhere. STlg AMSH I P~COWPA N ilsT p a Steam Navigation O. Coy.' FOR CHIXA. J AI'A^>I»EXAN«. CEYLON, AUSTRALIA, INDIA. ADEN. BGYPT. MEDITERRANEIX PORTS. IPLYMOVTH LONDON. Throuah Bills of La'linKi-'Sued lorOhiM C^ast, Persian Gulf, Continental, airl American Port--. Mail Linr. OUTWAKD. HOMKWVRD Ben R al Oct 18
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    • 1308 7 STEAMSHIP COMPANIES. Koninklijke Paketvaprt Maatschappij. Under contract with Urn Natberland* India bovernrreoi. at Singapore: Ship Aghcy, lam J. Daikiliu A Co., M Colltix Quay. Vhe undermentioned dates are only appro?' mate. Hteamer From Ripected Will be »«spcV:bsd for Nienhuy Pontianak Oct 8 Pontianak pet 10 Bantam l'enlng 12 Penang, Sabang,
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    • 670 7 STEAMSHIP COMPANIES. Norddeuts'cher LJoyd Bremen. Hambupg-Amerika Llnle, Hamburg. IMPERIAL (?EEMAN MAIL The fast aart well-known mail-steamer: jf these Hues will toare Singapore o 1 01 ibout the undermentioned dates Outward 1 Homeward Print Sigitmund Seydlitt Oct 19 (extra) Oct. M Roon Nov 2 Hamburg Oct 24 Preuten Nov 16 P.
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    • 630 7 STEAMSHIP COMPANIES N.Y/K, JAPaNMAIL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. A regular FORTNIGHTLY service is maintained between Japan and Europe by the following NEW TWIN SCREW PTEAMERH. Under Mail Contract with the Imperial Japanese Government, specially designed for the Company's European Service, lighted throughout by Electricity, provided with excellent accommodation 'or First and
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    • 427 7 INSURANCE COMPANIES. THE ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE (ESTABLISHED AJtoMl THE undersigned, agents for the abort company, are prepared to accept Firs Risks at current rates. w.As. 31/12 BEHN MriYER A Co. FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY., (ESTABLISHED A.D. 1844) THE undersigne/1, agents for the abort company, are prepared to accept Firt Risks at
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  • SHIPPING.
    • 1346 8 Under this hoaitini; the followiog abbreviations art* used i str. steamer sh. ■bip bo. barque sch. schooner; Yci. Yacht^Cru.— Cruiser; Gbt.— Gunboat; Tor. Torpedo; H.p.— Horse-power; Brit. British U. 8.— Unitod 8tates Fch.— French Qer.- -German; Dut.— Dutch; G.c.—Generalcargo; d.p. deck passenger; U Uncertain; T. P. W.—
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    • 615 8 SlSOAFORK, 111 II 11,-miiu.h, 1908. PRODUCE. •Jarahler buyer* f i-j.o.i Copra Ball .t 7.(*> do PontlanaV (i.95 Pepper, Black buyers 30.30 do White, (5%) 46.3TJ Sago Floor Sarawak 3. HO do Brunei No. 1 1.87} Pearl Sauo .-..00 Coffee, Bali, 15% basis 17.50 Coffee, Palerabane, 20%b»«l»™ 'JS.ih Coffee, Liberian
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    • 126 8 MAILS CLOSE tor fer iteamrr Time. Moitdat. Malacca and Linggi Htltnt 1p.m. Bi Hi ion A Pontiarmk b.Whatt Soon 1 p.m. Labuan and Manila Singora 3 p^n. Amoy and Svratow Avom 2 p.m. P. S'ham A T. Anson Poh Ann 3 p.m. Amoy and Swatow Hong Bte S.p.m. Malacca A
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    • 222 8 5 Vessel's Nami. a Oct 8 'Slveig 9 Emile 9 M.'tn 9 .Isabella 9 Ban What t Soon 9 Koval Arthur 10 Rein* 10 Baaka 10 Will O the Wisp 1 10 Kian Ann 10 Lady Mitchell 10 Penang 10 Poh Ann 10 PaUni 10 Segovia 10 i Polyphemus'
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    • 146 8 Date. Vessels Name. Flag A Rio. Tons. Destination Oct 10 Inaba Maru 10 Socotra 13 Yarra I.' Annani 13 La Seyne 12 Siagora 19 Bappho 10 Farfalla 10 Isabella 10 Emile 11 Resident Sc-hifl 10 Olaucus 10 Mena 10 Pundit 10 i Waihora 10 Western Monarch 10 Amara 10
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 171 8 K. A. J. CHOTIRMALL Co. JEWELLERS an* SILK MERCHANTS, 51-52, HXG& STREET. JUST ARRIVED: Thick Japanese washing Crape Silk at $1.75 per yard. Flowered Japanese Crape Silk at $2 per yard. Silver things useful for. 'Wedding and Birthday 3?res3iits. Indian Muslin* for dresses, Chinese Embroidered Coats and Costumes. Grass cloth
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    • 295 8 Quality higher! Prices lower NEWSUNSHADESiIntTrELY N2W STOCK!! LATEST STYLES JUST RECEIVED. SPECIAL. *a%&® expensive to the most elaborate. 8 WE KEEP A VERY LARGE STOCK V>fje Undermentioned Jsines are Wortd your Jittention. THE EASTBOURNE in White Ground with Black Spots or Sprigs. PRICE JT9O EACH. —I. THE "CHRISTINE" Satinette Sunshade.
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    • 458 8 GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. rpENDERS will be received .it the I Publia Works I epartnvnt. up to noon of the i Sth October, ilk 3, for the following workt:— r'avum urTdrr ward for femalo patient?, Pasir Panjang Ben-beri Camp. Plans and Specifications may I* setn, and printed forms of tench r with
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    • 366 8 Refined society* appreciates samething distinctive, rare, a suggestion of fine lingerie, fragrant with iris, amber and dry rose leaves. ISI FOR ODR UTKT PERFUIK. RIBAUD'S LISERIS Extract RIBAUD'S LOUIS XIII 1 RIBAUD'S ALTESSE RIBAUD'S WHITE VIOLET RIBAUO'S SO HI A t. nun, s, n.. vititut, rius Run Uown. Are You
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