The Straits Times, 19 August 1907

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    13 1 The Straits Times. NO. 22.422 BIN6APORE MONDAY. AUGUST 19. 1007. PRICE 10 CENTS
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      125 1 glK.sTloN. WHAT is ROSBACH P A JUST ARRIVED. ONE 7 HP. TWO CYLINDER T*- «7 Price Complete Werner Car, 1907 MODEL. WITH HOOD, SPIDER SEATS, FOUR COM Or CW (|AA PLETE EXTRA TYRES. MAG- |»T^ 1 I NETO AND $200 WORTH OF ACCESSORIES. C. DUPIRE CO., Sole Agents. GEORGE WOOLUSCROFT
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      149 1 ART NEEDLEWORK AND FLOWER DEPOT OI CHARD ROAD. A New Stock of Artistic FLOWER BASKETS Many Novel Shapes to select from. Suitable for PRESENTATION. TABLE DECORATION AC All Prices--1530 Telephone No. 737. HOTEL WISSE Wn.TßT*n>a*. Batitu. EftaUiahad in 1836. RenoTated ap to date. Splendid .itnaiion in the Fashionable Centre. Opposite
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      171 1 ROBINSON CO. COMPLETE i Athletic Outfitters. i 1 New Deliveries J "DOHERTY" Tennis Racquets. "SPALDING" Tennis Racquets. All SPECIALLY Strung for the TROPICS. ROBINSON CO. ADELPHI HOTEL, niiiiJ!!L»m FOR 77. Brass Basah Road, SingaporeThe Brightest ami Healthiest Resort in COmfOrt? LUXUPV! Glean lin eSS! Hotel Porter iv uniform meot%all ji
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      14 1 mm THE LEADING TABLE WATER. Supplied by l,'o\al Warrant to H.M. The King, j
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    RUBBER NOTES.
    1032 2 New Rubber Comply. Full details are now available the Sumatra DcJi Knbber Kstatts paMBMla« The capital is jW-»0,00(> in jtl sliartn, and 85,000 shares aie now offered for subscrip. tion. The company lias been formed to acquire two rubber estates on the Kast Coast of Sumatra which are
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      400 2 *"Red Seal" A pure Whisky of the highest quality it is i>ossible to produce at the price, this Blend compares i'a vourably with many higher-priced bjK^jfll productions Guaranteed 7 years old. "Black a? White fig I A l>k'ii<l made up of only Pertcctly matured whiskies stored tor I many years
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      605 2 TO BE OBTAINED FROM ALL STOREKEEPERS.! M WTTtnTirmW M bottekplt U wa ii ii in M Wt ■iiiiii mW J FUSSELL'S ra/ "green mm xz W BUTTERFLY" IVI I L-fV SoinetimeH children and others wlio wonld benetit by a HK Ml milk diet liave trouble iv di»cstinK milk, owing to
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      156 2 c Oliver Standard VISIBLE Typewriter, The Cosmos Letter Filing Cabinet!). Card Index Cabineto. Typewriter Supplies. Agents: ATKINSON ft FORBES, 117 CN«aai »llcv. 60N0SAN The modern scientific remedy for urinary discascH. Gonosin gives visiljle results in a few hours and cures in a short period. Absolutely safe, and bollei than uny
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    SCIENCE NOTES.
    761 3 l-onj« Distance Talking. tii. K..i.,,,,,,,,5,, 11 i) 1 1( ltlillt v|H i :i: >MM 1.:..k liy th,. 1».|«it,,i..,,t liav,. .UfiniU-K .it.,l ,i,,. .i.,u,, a M M t 1n J t<!i r V „f amh W—m i mm m «Ua "that ''v mtmtmm I li B i; m of
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    Remarkable Shipping Disaster.
    123 3 ~t iii.ii k»l>!<- im.i ii-i. .Ii n that, j tiiiH liav. Imh n i.. ..1.-.I tli. vii-ii tin- fishing 1... vi. I: i.,M »ax inn .|,,uii U\ j ,i lln.i t.ui-ud ~i I. '>■■■• r mi \«ntu. k.l Ki|>. ..II ih. ..u.-i Ma-sa< 'liiiMlik. T.S.A.. ,iui^i. .l
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      27 3 CHAMBERLAINS COLIC. CHOLERA ANO DIARRHOEA REMEDY. bbbMlj bj_bHb i M-aaa* tm jJaiatK. aaa aa* kaal haw naaar a i. ;..i«il aaaai Ha >■ aaaaai v:,!,- ,ii .i;.|. ii
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      886 3 TEPUTZ An Unexcelled Table Water. OBTAINABLE AT ALL HOTELS. STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANIES, "NEDERLAND" ROTTERDAMSGHE LLOYD." XOTICK IS HKKEBY GIVEN that the Rates of Passage for Privat.- PnKspu«ers on the Ontward an<l Hnmewar<l Lines have been raited by ten per cent from this date. Sin K ai»re. August 15. 1907. 17:«
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      188 3 KOH COMPANY, 90 BRAS BASAH ROAD. SINGAPORE. We have jnat rrceiveil tbe following 6d.NoveiH by tbe bent Authors:— Guy Boothbv Mrs. Heury Wood, K. P. Oppenheim. Cliarli Dickenii, *c, and Detective aud Criminal Stories. At .0 cents each. Invitation Cards for Birthdays and WaMhaJl (for tbe traits-burn Cliine«e). Artificial Bo—
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    INVENTION TO PREVENT DIVING ACCIDENTS.
    735 4 Submarine Workers. M I'M 11 .-"I.I imv. haaa art int.. an \y II .lii.-, tl> li, «a> MlaMai f,,,,,, thrfoui inn, ajal l.i.m.jlit a: bbW t^ tli. Mirfa.v. I beli. v. Ins lit, sjavJH liiiv. Ih-.ii assjsji. Tlii> «..-tli, .•..Hin.iit i.m tli. I'Mitsmoutli .living :.-.ii.t\
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    LIST OF PASSENGERS.
    72 4 Passengers Outward. I, i I' <> -uuult Manila, from Lomlou, I ily «.4a* Any Major .1. A. O. Mac < -itl.y. XI4J.M- »u<l Mr> K. M. I'ildier. '•■r V li 1. KdauMi I'riu/ Heinricli. from Mil, tIH i^.^ at Col(>|ut f 1...ii.| U |i Au K l»i.
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    VESSELS EXPECTED.
    791 4 6<ort, probable date of arrival, and name oj Agi-nts. STEAMERS. Iney, Augt 84 Bonatead liverpool, Angt 19; Mansfield China. Oct 2i Mansfield [ongk nig, Angt 80 P. O. Coy ongkong. Sept 8 Rautenberg Austraiien, Marseille*, Augt 26 M. Maritime! Ayuthia. Calcutta, Se [it Borneo Coy Bellerophon, China. Angt
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      637 4 STEAMER BAIUNBB. p. eTo. STEAM NAVIGATION CO. For China, Japan, Penanc, Ceylon, Australia, India, Aden, Ejcypt, Mediterranean Ports, Plymouth and London. Through Bill. >( Lading iasned for Chin. Coast. Persian Onlf, Continental, and S merioar Porto. Steamm Till leave Singapore on or about MAIL LINE. (MaaMtgarOkkMi, Delta Augt 31 Nk*M
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      1081 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. HANDEL AND BCHEEPVAART MY. BAWDJER. PS BANDJERMASIN. The Steamer, of tbi. company maintain a reßolar asrvioe between: Singapore, Bawean, Sourabaya. Bandjermaain, Polo Laut, Balik Papan, Koetei, with transhipment at Bandjermasin (or Sampit, Mandawai, Koemai, KotU Waringin, Djelai, Marabahan, Marakasaries, Negara and Bebirik. Tbe (teaman have good aocomodatidn (or
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      677 4 CTBWEB 3AIUHBB. N. D. L. NORDDEUTSCHER LLOVO. Imperial Qtrnun Mail Lin*. Tbe fart aad well known mail steamer* ol this Company Mil fortnightly from BremenHamburg Tie. Rotterdam, Antwerp, Soathampton, Gibraltar, Genoa, Naples, (oonneotioo Maneilles, Naples, Alexandria, and vice verea) Par Said, Suei, Aden, Colombo, Penang, Singapore, Hongkong, Shanghai, Nagasaki, and
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      135 4 A Monster I Devil Fish DcKTO]ria| Ml vietim is a :vpc ol waßaß RhcjnutiMii. To lx- ovcrpowcrtJ I by this terrible daeaK, crippled, I kdplns, bedriddea, is t,.-Jay the I late of hunUrcds of suffi-rcrs. K,.r hu: few diacam arc- .-,> many nnicdbi laraaaataaVd m f<r Rhcumatisni.but Baaaj them none
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    Clearances.
    72 5 August 17 i Mo>iine. I'.nt str, Liverpool via ports j K. Willem I. Dut >.!r. Amsterdam vi* ports j Simongaii. Dut str, Samarang li.-.l.im:. Si«m Rtr. Bangkok via Barti i Ban Yung Seng, Brit »tr. Pataui via ports BaUvier. Dut str, P. ltrnuJan 18 Paliuna. Hrit rtr. Penang. R'gor>u,
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      MAILS TO ARRIVE.
      89 5 Krom Eraore—By the K. HL. l'nuz lleiuru b, doe on Augutt 22. Frum Chika—By the M. V. to. Salaue, due ou 26. lolv r. *O. Aufit 11 July N.l>. L. A<i|;t M Jnl'v 15. I. Augt 19 J.IV 1» M. M. Aufit ti August 1 9. O.
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      Midi Steamer Movements.
      36 5 Octwiri. G kkuan- Mail. Tlic Imperial German mail vteainer Priuz Heiunch, having left Colombo, at 11 p.m. on the 16th instant, may be expected to arrive here >v Thursday morning, tin- -'-ml instant.
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      MAILS CLOSE.
      94 5 For I'ek Steamer Tin T(>-MORK'IW Annnilni^ Natuna Islands linnka 9 a.m. Sarnwak HiijiilutiSarnirak noon P. S'tenham, aud I'cuaug iVr.it 1 p.m. Muar aud Malacca .Sri Mu.ir 2 p.m. P. Su'Ltliiiham I'i'h Ann 2 p.m. H'koug, H'gha'. Ja|«ii Titdii A a.m. P. Swe!tu.iliain via p iris Ili/t l.mvii i
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      33 5 The HtreuuouK life again William Jickett, charged at Ciewe with begging, confided to the magiiittate that he had no nettled employiueut. but that he remembered that on one occasion he ran an errand.
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      Vessels at Tanjong Pagar and Keppel Harbour.
      89 5 Wharves at which Vessels are Berthed To-day. Ttajoao p»c»h K*ht Wbaßf Badmh— Nil. East Watu Sectios I— Merapi, Wakn'yaMaru Sect. 1 iSbkkrk Wbari-):— Nil. SiCTioK No. 2— Mnncantrr Castle. In.iiHvo!li. ■i— Mortlake. -I— Liberia. J— Nil. 6- I-'uh Wo. HeW. T— Trincganu. Scaudia.
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      Arrivals in Singapore.
      94 5 By P. and O. steamer Malta from I loinbay to Shanghai, on August It!:— From London Mr. J. McLeod, Mr. T. Finnic, Mr. H Kitsou. Mr. C. K. l'j«li'by. Mr. Mrs. and Miss Lcege. Miss Haeslop, "Mr. Gordon. Mr. aud Mrs. J. D. McArthur: from Marseilles: Mr.
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      Singapore Tide Table.
      155 5 (Faon Ac.ii-sT 19 to ArorsT 2>.| HIGH WATER. LOW WATER Time H'ght Time H'ght August km.mim ft fa*, hrs mm. It 1Q i 6.20 am 7.1 11. 21 am ->.:I Monday 19 552pm i 8.20 am 7 3 1.1 an M Tl— M 20 j 7 t,:,
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    HYPNOTISED JURYMEN.
    254 5 Strange Charge Against an Alleged Murderer. Th>. plivsiriium otClii. at;o arr l«iffl«d hv tlic.Ntmoiiliimiy BaMM whk-li has nttacknl h nuinlH-r of men snininoiicil as jurymen in th. trial of 11.-rinai. I'.illik for tin- luuidir of the raaal family. One c\|H-rt whaexaaiMMd the jurors on baaaH of tin- awamiiliuii
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    Decoration for Courage at Mines.
    279 5 The King's promise, made at Cardiff, to establish, in apparent extension of the MOM of Mm Albert Medal, a deeoiation. bearing his name, to be awarded to those courageous men who in mines ami ijiiarries voluntarily en danger their lives in order to save those
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    Grumbles from India.
    192 5 It i* perhaps ;i Iwtnr.ll it-nlt el liviu iindrr n lxricvolcnt uutoiiacy. -iy> Urn Pioneer, that eras Mm EnglUbnian teem tomc<l to shift for liiinst'lf in ah own land should in Inilia tend to baft to (inivi nni.-iit for lu'lp on all aorta oi oocaaiooa. A curious
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    The American Accent.
    162 5 According to Mm Gaaaaaagn eonaaaaa. ilcnt of th<: Sew York Sun, MaM William of Sweden, although ha bbmhi oxcclk tit KnglUli. "ill vi-iit Amiri'ii this year baMMM ho is anxious to ui-tthv rijjlit Aiinrican MflMrt and tMM conversant with Aiui-ririiii el picssions. Naturally, tiiis cabl.^rain lias taken
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      403 5 STEAMER SAILINGS. n.ytk: JAPW MIL STEAMSHIP CO.LTO. .A A a rafaatr KOKTNIOIITLY wrvice i« maintained eH»IM Ja »n and Eun.pe by the Mmwmj NEW TWIN-SCREW STEAMERS, I'nd. r Mail Contract with the Imperial Japanese (iov.Tiiineut, apecially iU ii;i:.^l for the Company* Eawaaaa Service, lnjht.'.l throughout If Electricity, provide<l with excellent
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      681 5 STEAMER SAILINGS. Ocean Steam Ship Co., Ltd. rANIi MUTUAL STEAM NAY. CO.. LTD. The Companies' «t«»i!ier» ar* despatched from Lirerpicl outwards (or the MM, Chiua and Japan every wrek. a;id fr.vm Japan homewards for London. Amsterdam and Antwerp overv fortnight anJ fcr Of noa, Murfe lies and Liverpool mouthly. One
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      534 5 STEAMER SAILINGS. < OMB1.\EI» SKKVK E OI THE OCEAN S. S. COY.. LTD.. k THE WEST AUSTRALIAN S. N. G0 v LTD. IMIII IIti:>IAMLE (PBETH) >OKTH WEST U STR ALI AN PORTS JAVA \M» SINGAPORE llt-cular Forlni-htlv sailinga between Singa- (>■■>•• and Western Australia, oalling at Java 1:1s inducement offt-rsl,
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      236 5 STEAMER SAILINGS. C. PR Canadian Pacific Railway Company's Royal Mail Steamship Line. THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TO KVI'OPK VIA CHINA JAPAN, CANADA aut lb<UNITED STATES. Route bom Hongkong, via Shanghai, Natf»snki, (Inland Sea of Japan). Kobe, Yokohama, Victoria and Vancoover, R.M.S. "Em»r«xh or Ihdia" Twin-screw stoa R.M.B. Kmprkhs cr Japan- men
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      78 5 DAY BY IMI. Monday, August 19. Ilitfh Water. Mi pm. Parsce Theatre. !t. Tuesday, Augu.«t 20. High Water. h.-JO n.m. 715 p.m German homeward mail clones). 6 p.m. Wednesday, August 3( llijjl. Water. Ml am. H-27 p.m. Thursday, August 23. HMI Water. 10-21 a.m 9-24 p.m. B. I. homeward mail
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      82 5 WEATHER REPORT. Kamlant Kerbau Hotpital, Augutt Ih. 1907 m 7 i r. K. i r. RtHiiiK!-. Bar. 31 59.965- 119.873 29.M91 Temp BA.B H'J.U 7s v Wet Bulb Ther 80.0 MO.O 76.5 E DirofWind.. S.E. N.W. calm Max. Temp 89.0 Z Mm. 75.0 Max. in Son 112.0 s Terr rad.
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    The Straits Times PRICE 10 CENTS. MONDAY, AUGUST 19.
    1008 6 The Straits Times PRICE 10 CENTS. MONDAY, AUGUST 19. "I Inok u[>oii debtors who reftiM to pay I ,i~ out of the iuo>t vicious aud hatclul types nl criminal. They are the team of the earth. aud ought t.. be treated with the utmost n,,jur of the law whenever they
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    9 6 Cholera Imn assumed epidemic form at A lor Star.
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    12 6 kedah aud lVrlis are declared infected, owing to the existence of cholera.
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    11 6 All telegrams published iv this issue are protected by Copyright Ordinance.
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    14 6 A cargo of rice arrived from Bangkok by the Norwegian steamer halt, this morning.
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    23 6 .V l'aris wire dated August 10, estimates the number of Moorish tribesmen killed in the operations in and around Casablanca at four thousand.
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    33 6 As will be seen from au advertisement in to-day's paper, a Concert and Dance will take place at the S.V.I. l>rill Hall, on Friday, at 9 p.m. A good programme has beeu arranged.
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    37 6 Probably the first case of a mandarin dying at his post of plague has occurred iv the neighbourhood of Swatow. The Ch'aoyang 1 Isien lost his life from that disease, which is still sporadii- in his city.
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    36 6 A High Mass of Kequieui for the repose of the soul of the late Joseph William Casliin will be performed at the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd on Wednesday next, the 21st instant, at 7 a.m.
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    31 6 Over NIN) passengers arrived from Hongkong, on Saturday evening, by the Lai Sang. One adult and two infants died on the voyage, the causes of death being syncope, pneumonia, and convulsions.
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    35 6 It is announced that in Java, in 190U, the tax on trades and professions will be replaced by a universal income-tax. The existing direct taxation will be raised, and the import duties will be increased.
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    37 6 Revenue received by the Hongkong Government from January 1 to May 31 totalled 52.896.994.72 against »..'.766,587.60 for tl,« amo pnriod last year. Tin .-.p. udituru d mount. 'l to J-I.^Hb'.'Tl IV. iiitiri ,i ot over 1 531.1,1100.
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    18 6 The closiug of the mail for Europo by the /.ieteu has be jn deferred to 6 p.m. to-morrow.
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    20 6 A meeting of Chiucso merchants in Kaugoou has beeu held to discuss the formation of a Chiuesc Chamber of Commerce.
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    22 6 Steps sire being taken by the Ooverumeut of India to teach shorthand to policemen under training in tho Velloro Police Training School.
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    28 6 A new Chinese daily newspaper, named the Teong Hin .lit I'oa. will be published tomorrow. It will be uiuler the management of Lim Nee Soon, of Cross Street.
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    33 6 A Malay named Buang hiiH been arrested ou a charge of importing SI 1 British Straits dollars, !114 Japanese yen. 106 Mexican ■ewe, 2 French dollars and 1 Hongkong dollar into the Colony.
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    36 6 News regarding this year's sugar output in .lava is encouraging beyond expectation. The Sourabaya Hamlrl-blad estimates the crop at 1.-JKUKXi tons. On the average, the milling results are fourteen per cent, higher than in last year.
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    43 6 I'ntil the other day. there were no'lady ius|>ectors for life insurance companies in all Netherlands India. One has just been placed at Sourabaya in the service of the I'trecht Life Assurance Company. She is the first lady inspector of the kind in .lava.
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    47 6 As B coucessiou to Europeans serving, or having served, in India, aud to their families, the DiniehllJ of State for India has beeu pleased to reduce the fee for certificates of baptisms, marriages ami burials iv India, Untied l>v the India Office from Khs. to 2s. 7d.
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    52 6 The Borueo Itubber Company, a Berlin vint iu r. announces that it is interested iv the hutch Kornco Kubhcr Company to the amount of one million guilders. So far. these joint concerns have worked at a loss. The (itiman Company lost :54.0«K1 guilders in I'.HK), and tlie Dutch Company twice
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    62 6 The st.aiutr Gibraltar passed through Colombo the other week from Singapore tor New >ork with a most valuable cargo: 1.5(10 tons of silver-tin valued at C:>i KJ.OOO. lrt.OoO oases i about 900 torn) rubber, tapioca, sago, spices, etc.. all rained at about 4.T20.000. The consignment of rubber is the largest
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    49 6 Tin charges against the three accused. Lester. Taylor and Ward, of having formed ,i conspiracy to murder Air. Oag. of the British Solders' Club. Bangalore, and afterwards to raid the Club cash chest, which caused considerable sensation in Bangalore, are t>eiug triid at the Madras High Court Sessions today.
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    86 6 A town water supply, thereby meeting a long-felt want, will be in operation next month, at Mtdau. the capital of Deli. It is iv the nands of a private company, which is now completing toe final arrangements. The concession m-ovides for eighty tire plugs. They will be Utilised by the
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    103 6 Commenting upon the recent increase of salaries to Civil Servants in Hongkong, a correspondent of the N. C. Daily News says it was .|uiie lime that something was done, tor. as one of my frieuds said to me a week •go. last year the Government saved enough out of the
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    95 6 It is said that British Magistrate at au unnamed place somewhere ou the China coast liked to bind native witnesses by the form of oath they seemed most to respect. One day a riceChristiau was iv the box, aud had just taken oath ou the Bible. Dissatisfied with the beginuiug
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    101 6 Messrs. Whiteaway Laidlaw and Company's premises at Rangoon, were recently entered at nifjht aud a quantity of goods were stolen, including t>7 watches of gold, silver, nickel, and guuuictal. valued in all at ltupees 1.107 32 meerschaum and I! 11 IS pipes, and live pairs of opera glasses with mother-of-pearl
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    96 6 Mr. Guy Nickalls. who stroked aud sitered Magdalen I Oxford i to victory in the Wyfolds, and who was thought equal to stroking Leander and enabling them to wrest tha Grand from the Uelyians. was rciiortcd, when the mail left home, to be progressing favourably. It appears that Mr. Nickalls
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    102 6 The (ioverniueut of India some time ago sent home a despatch recommending that High Court Judges should be permitted to tack on vacation leave to furlough. n a subttujueut despatch it was recommended that this privilege should be extended to Chief Court Judges. Xo answer appears to have been received
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    Social and Personal.
    637 6 Mr. A. Campbell has been gazetted as Acting Superintendent of Immigrants, F.M.S. Mr. Rowland Allen was a passenger down from Malacca by the Solangor, this morning. Mr. U. C. Hart, Adviser to the Kedah Government, has bencntted gruitiy by his sojourn at Ootacamund. The Attorney-Ucneral. the Hon.
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    Cholera Outbreak.
    47 6 ihe rains of Friday aud Saturday hau not had the permanent beneficial effect on the cholera epidemic which was hoped tolas the number of cases reported is about the same as before the rain. There have been 34 subjects discovered in the past four i'.,iys.
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    Interport Rifle Match.
    144 6 The following members of tlie HfcMWMM HiUc Association have boon requested t.. coninioncc practice {urihe lntorport Trophy which is to bo couipttv.il for early in Octohur. Practices will take place on Weduevlays aad Saturdays tiring to commeQce at 7 a.iv. < )n the above days, the ran^e
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      192 6 APPLES. Choice Pippins. Price per ilo/.en 50.r.0 IVr (.hm of 1:» dozens S7/25 THOMPSON, THOMAS ft GO. Stamford ro THE AUSTRALIAN STORES. SINGAPORE. TO LET. MOTOR CAR FOR SALE. WHITE NOUtC, Oalvev Ko»d. Imnu- '9<>6 I )K DION MOTOK CAR. 8 H.IV. lonuean. r.-volviuy tvtX, scats four. CaiK 1 (art
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      263 6 Wilson Co PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTISTS. Oar Productions are of (be highest possible ARTISTIC TKCHNICAL EXCELLENCE and arc kuowu throughout the East as "INCOMPARABLY THE BEBT. In Photography, a« in auythiug else, "The Best is the Cheapest." RUBBER GROWERS ASSOCIATION. Oiii.k.s: 1 OXFORD COURT. CANNON STREET. LONDON. E.C. i romnrouc. 11. K.
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    A BRITISH RAID.
    474 7 I SERIOUS SOUTH AMERICAN INCIDENT. Bold Captain Invades Venezuelan Territory. KmTBKs TkLBORvm l-oudon. August p.i liciiters eorroiv indent at (i.orge Town MM* 1.i.m,. U-legraph, that Captiin laliler. e,.iniuandin« the f r ut i r ((m intend Vene.ucla. and. at the point of the cVolviLelemandnlacpiaiitityofn,,,,, w |,j c|l
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    THE CULLINAN DIAMOND.
    78 7 English Press Divided on Botha's Proposal. l>irr.Ks TklK'.ium I. melon. August Ift i l)i. Loud 'ii v. w-papei ommeiid lUtlnisiastiiilly the propt-il ol ih Premier ft th< Trai'-vaal ti ac.|uire th Cilliiiin ■i for pre-. ut iti >n Id Km; X l» ul 'I'lu.y coujuiiiid Mr. l>
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    PLAGUE IN THE UNITED STATES AND MANCHURIA.
    50 7 HBa o-i \-i.tnse hk Llovi> TJMaßtf Ikrliu. August 17. i in- bi.h. n o it iv South Manchuria. Ihr.* plagu. casis are rep..rte<l from San Iraiui-.... Km raa'l fMUMHUi] lA.uiion. Angii-l W, MM broken crit in San l-'raucisc.i .aid so ith. ru Manchuria.
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    DOCTORS CERTIFICATE.
    43 7 |>XX O-rA-lUI. RK I.LOVK TKl.mil. IVrlio. August 10. Imuj; Kdward ha- arrived at Marie übad. Kkltkr'x Tklk-bam Loudou. August 17. teli^jraui liouj Marieubad suites that hi on say- h. has MtU known King t; Iward Ui bt in such pirfect health
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    THE HOTTENTOT RAIDER.
    57 7 I»KK O-rvsllll- HI- LLOVII TH.K..KVM Ifcrliu. August 17. TUfugiliv. HotU Jitotic Ulchief. Mori uga. has eruNHed into licriuau territory from the Colouy He lias UW men with him. IU Cap <.ov.rniii.nt has d.ni. .1 him tin i.ght of asylum ia th. lolouy Ih. aiiUwritk-s ..u both -id.
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    ATLANTIC RATE WAR.
    31 7 I>H. IMtMIIIvUK LLOVII Tl:l.y.l\* Ikrliu, Augi I IT. A rate war has brok.n out vet«. ,1 til* Tr*n-*tUuli. Suaiuship C..iii|>aiiie^ phmß] iK-tw.i v Kurupu and the I'uit.d Statt
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    MONEY SCARCE.
    23 7 L)ff i- Ul»»".aJ Llovi- nUMH H.rhu An:' l-' II lOt Boarf. tbiJUfih "it tutop. n aecouat oi v*.-.. B.iu n *-*ri-.
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    A BROKEN ENGAGEMENT.
    311 7 Quarrel between* Eurasians Ends in Police Court. tersSS Olltll< 'tfPT «*«*3 that I, .''l?'- "ft n U '»H Urn i, T K totllc m (IHW I>riii "'X I .ut';."*; 1 st i>ii<il ui> M>M him vvi.i i• >. V ast P^vooaUon. struck »l« rth. b,g Malacca cane,
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    THE OPIUM QUESTION.
    514 7 Little Need for F.M.S. Deputation to London. Kefcrriug to the ami -opium deputation from the Ked.-iatcd Malay States to Mr. Winston Churchill, the ludcr Secretary of IMafe for the Colonies, the Malay Mail -late s Of the two ilihiwlril from the Straits aud Malay**. I*. I!- M.
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    Policemen Murdered in Bangkok.
    62 7 Three -ikh iKihcemeii were murdered in Poll V ■■me Itoad. llangkok. ou the 12th inst.. c- the result of a serious fend among sikhs. lit i- believed thai the meu were done to death by bamboo walking sticks. Kour sikhs had iHs'-n iirresti-d. aceordiug to liangkok
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    Japanese Yen Ousting Mexican Dollar
    130 7 Japanese Yen Ousting Mexican Dollar \s tile coiuat'c of tilt Colouy is about to become UK- subject ot investigation by a Commission, says the Hongkong l>aily Press, we- m*v draw attention to the growing prevalence »f the Japanese yen aud the Luvi-.y of the Mexican dollar. Uthc pre-.nl rate of
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    Morocco.
    141 7 MOORS' ULTIMATUM TO FRENCH GENERAL. Km t Kit's Tklkoium Londou, August 18. A courier from the native tribesmen iirrived at Casablanca and prcscutcd an ultimatum to (ielior.il Drude. demanding his surrender, otherwise a great force of the Kabyles w.xdel destroy the French forces. < ieneral Drude sent no reply.
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    DECISION IN THE BOARDING HOUSE CASE.
    133 7 In the Court of Kcpiest-. this afternoon. Mr. X.C.C. Howard, the Commissioner, gave jtiilgiucnt, reserved from Saturday, in the case in which Mrs. Kli/:ib,th Campbell, ol Kdcii Hall. Nassim Koad. sued Mr. Philip H. (iibbs. Acting Manager of the Oriental Telephone Company, for MS,
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    MISSIONARIES IN TROUBLE.
    383 7 Ladies to be Summoned for Abduction. The nolle.- of the Chief Presi.leiiey Ma-is-I wax,: Madia-. I elHail on the- Mime* Hal band. Striugfellow. and tun irthrr lertim uf the London /.liana Ml-iou. to -how oune why summons -houl<l not issue against them for alxlucting a Hindu -ill
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    F.M.S. Rubber Exports.
    61 7 Muring the mouth of July, there were 1ti.034 lbs. of cultivated rubber exported from I'cr.ik which brings the total exported duriug the year to Ill.ii2"> lbs. From Selaugor. 511.206 lbs. were exported, the quantity for the year being »il.'i,.i:kJlbs.. while JS.HIH lbs. were exported from Xegri Sembilau
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    Barristers Toss in Court.
    187 7 A collision in The Poultry was inquired into iv the City of Uuidou Court the other day. in which William Whiteley iLiniitedl claimed t_'i; for one of their horses licing Kill. I in a collision between a van belonging to a butcher named Pac kiuau and
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    Hongkong Murder.
    1189 7 THE IDENTIFICATION OF THE VICTIM. Tracking the Suspect to Chefoo. Throughout the |>ast week the trunk tragedy iv Hongkong was a BMpnl topic of conversation in Siuga|K>re. The man Adsctts, who has been arrested in Chcfoo, left Hongkong on August fi by the steamer Tosa Maru, under the
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    JUDGMENT IN DISPUTE.
    409 7 Singapore Case Heard at Bangkok Court. In the l.ritish Court at Siam ou August 8, the cam) of Mahomed Kusope Angtillia v. Ibrahim Sully Saina, a trader of I'taradit, was mentioned to his Honour Judge Arthur Vincent. Plaint i lT. for whom Mr. (iibbins appeared, claimed for
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    Reported Mission Outrage.
    62 7 A correspondent at Yingtak. ou the North Kiver, above Canton, gives currency to the report that the < iermau chapel aOu-Ngeu has b.-en burned. This place is about thirty miles west of Shiukwan. The are many bad characters around this place, yet the reason for the burning
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    S.V.I. Inspection.
    159 7 The auiiiial inspection of the Singapore Volunteer Infantry took place ou Saturday afternoon. About' MM men turned out. including a° Kurasiail aud a Chinese- Company and the Cadets of Rallies Institution anil St. Joseph's Institution. On arrival at Teluk Ulaugah It lad.they w ere inspected by Colonel Kitton.
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    Another Hongkong Sensation.
    188 7 Ou August '.I. Police Constable lioud, while ou duty in Wing Lok Street, Hongkong, was approached by a Chinaman who complained of having been thrown into the water, ami ou proceeding to the wharf he met other two natives in dripping clothes who told a similar story,
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    Operations in Flores.
    103 7 News has beenreceived of the hrstoperations undertaken in Klores, in the middle of July, by. the few troops there. Two incursions into the hostile territory resulted in the destrue tion of several villages, the inhabitants of which lied on the approach of the troops. In I the
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    NEWS FROM CHINA.
    357 7 EMPRESS DOWAGER SUFFERING FROM DISEASE. _d> Gloomy Political Outlook. IIK.t.TKKS TkLK'.IIAH. London. August P.*. A Tokio telegram states that private advices have been received from Peking to the effect that the Kmpress Dowager of China is incapacitated from participating in the government of the country. She is
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    TAXATION IN JAVA.
    502 7 Strong Comments of a Batavia Journal. The: leadiug article which we published a lev* iUvs ago on the system of incidence of taxation iv Java is translated by Mm Hatavia Nicuw-blad, which admits the geueral correctness of our statements. That journal prefaces the translation with the following
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    Reciprocal Honours.
    164 7 Ilis Majesty tin: King of Siain has conferred the (iraud Cross of the most exalted Ordi r of the WhiU Klepliant ou 11.11. Prince Wilhelm Charles Bernard Herrmann of Saxe Weimar, and the M Class of the same Order on Professor I >r. Schclling of Heidi I berg.
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      Association Football.
      78 8 N.iln.iuil I'nion Cup Tic. 111. National I nion I'up Tiv .-<>iiip.titi.>n. wlii.li was kus|ii ml.il for s,,in,. time, owing t.tl,, bad .-on.liti.ni o( the ground at Beach l!«id. 1. sum.'.l yoHU-nlay, wl.eii th, N.irul Asikin K.M.tball lib m,"t tli. Moliain iu.,lau 11. k. 1 *1.»»». M l( rm
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      Rowing.
      82 8 I lie Chiengrnai Cup. \s a larg.. proportion of th.. aMsJ rowing 11..11 «il! kc playiug in tli. Teunis Tourua Iliellt. til. I!. min.; u h liiis |K>stp.uied the n.\t In. npini Cup ra. ,s till llie conclusion .1 Tonrnaiii, nt. I i.«s «11l U- s,.|,vt,-.1. SSMMT.M -.011 .i^
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      Lawn Tennis.
      86 8 V.M.C.A. iournament. In the VSIC.A. te'tnis toiiinameiit. on >.itur.li\. l.i.est.r I, at Ong Siaii<-. i. :< <-. <• 1 1.1 the A la-s -fajTri. M-nii final I l:e tin i. now lies between Leicester aud K.liuf.t. th. nit. stains in th,' tiuaU in |i .lassU-,n- ItwiMMl A. an
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      Swimming.
      160 8 Singapore Swimming Club. Th. last ru.v in thy first «^iiart. il\ Coin. p<titi..u \|.iil. May. Jms»| took pli.v on MM '■>. Riii M. B. llr,»,i,well and K. l». Bullrr tied 011 point- tor first pUoo. Tlie C.muiitU.- ord^re.l that they should swim fsV 1.v.l ia.-e. to isjUi which MM
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      Golf.
      116 8 IVnaiiß tiolf Club. The re-ult of the first round iv the Colombia up Handicap, iv connection with the IVuang (i.ilf Club, is as follows:— ('apt. Adam li>>— Sil 7(i l». A. M. Brown 76 r 1 -77 LX. I. Wolferstan... IK -77 A B. Smith «4 .14 «s<i KM.
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      Cricket.
      557 8 S.C.C. Tournament Winners v. The Utrst. <>v Saturday, on the S.c'.c'. <• round, tbc wimii r- of tin' tvrral SCI', iii'iiuanifut played a lli.kct mulch a-.uri^i tlio Host. with tin- iulluKinx m-uh-v<.>. »ism i:». I. T. Kvatt. b N. -Ijitt jk I. It. H.,i i ..I. h Nobitt M
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    PERK TURF CLUB.
    347 8 Winners of Third Day's Races at Taiping. iKk..m On i>«\ OMHMMnJ Taijuus;. August M, M..VI a.m. There was another large attendance at the third Jay's meeting yesterday. The weather »«>. tine, and the followinn "were the winners of the various events A Handicap for Galloways. Value $4(Ki
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    The Cullinan Diamond.
    27 8 Oi»u»<.a«l wCl.' i, T Mt Umou CiJlinan l«y.Uy of iTISM <* the 3««^ c««u U rp, t i t 1 e < iii t 11 mona
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    A London "Letter.
    1171 8 FUTURE OF ENGLISH POLITICAL PARTIES. Volunteers Suffer from Sunstroke. iKisim Or i »—a> OMMMMn,| London. .Inly 23. At last the snu gives signs of asserting itself. and we have been blessed with a week's really warm weather with the usual ll'SllltH. First, a Volunteer rogimeut happened to
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  • Correspondence.
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      Indian Immigration Bill.
      436 8 To MM Kditor of Uu- Straits Times. I iilhunbrosa Estate, Klaiif,'. August 10, 1907. Sir.— ln a previous issue of your paper I you report the Hon. Mr. Napier's speech introducing the above Bill. attectinH the F.M.S. and Colonies, in the Initiative Council in Singapore. In fflhrihag
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    Lady Match-seller Evicted.
    98 8 The lady matchscller. who has been dis Msten of her humble wares outside tlie i I.oiitlou Pavilion, and whose romantic history has been already published in the Straits Times, will no longer be seen at her accustomed place of business. She states that she was ordered off
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      233 8 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. BILL COLLECTOR WANTEO. i Wantsd: A Bill Collector, salary %>r, per month. Security 91,50.). Apply to I'.T.S c/o StraiU Timei. MM 006 FOR SALE. One Kmooth-baired Irish Terrier I>oft. with fint-cUss pedigree. Winner of many first prizes in Australia. Can be seen at No. 3, < >.vev Road,
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      329 8 John Little Co., Ltd., SINGAPORE. Sole Agents for HIRANO Mineral Water. I A MUCH APPROVED AND MOST RELIABLE TABLE WATER. MIXES EXCELLENTLY WITH SPIRITS. Inv.ilna'.l' 1... 1,..-,,., uu.. Min.rs. I'l.intvrs. uri.l all who liv. i I .ii-.iirt*. No troaUe with rcturuiny Bottles. Per case of 8 dozan Splits $6 OO
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      244 8 HOUSE TO LET. I From September 16 the i, m .X K m i..l i- and commodious house— ••Al'(lll\i'\inv •> i|Tan«hn Hill Koe.l. Apnlv t, MJ NIAIUN o 1-66 MM N K l /0 S rMI C AUSTRIAN LLOYDS STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. 1 FOR KO.MBAY. DI!!K( I Thebteanier" ISTOK. "li»v,,i
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    COMMERCIAL.
    203 9 B(MAr«Mt, M n. iwc. HMMJCC. »fcU)b»r fi <io 1-mIh- N I n| k. I ifi.:'l<V -OPra Bah ao Ponti.imk K^J, 6«ao Floor Sarawak */m d BniD. i N,,. 1 Pearl Sai;o j CoBw Kali. 15 |g gg Cofl«<.. I'al< njbanc 20 d i^ii. Ccffw. I.ih<rian N",, 1 1 L
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    SIAM AND JAPAN.
    182 9 Vernacular Paper Sayings. Wise and Otherwise. >" ill li.limkok wilirll ..)1» Um inii— ti.- > -.11 «;-< and :h. Riau Ki.. I 1 Tli. n- t i .1- .la]>.tu in uiviluation. >>hi great dm ••it: aruiy. and 1 we •'.in .nl' peodi H :i i- M I
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    33 9 In. .-..ujiuiii.. who arc arrau^iurf tin I iiact-ant ut lovtntry liavc uol v. mclud. tli. impersonation of pmc T :i- tli.v f.ai that auy atlcuipt fu7i— this charact.i tuay le^l W l t.i:uih<-.l
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      MINING.
      300 9 Date ol forma- Capital Subscribed i Number Of Sham i lam* Paid j Value ap to I Company I I QCOTATIOSS 1901 MOO.OOO B*oo,ooo 1901 MOO.OOO 1800,000 1903 £400.000 4H0.000 1907 MOO.OOO •875.0P0 £80,000 £80,000 IMC £100.000 L CM.OOO 1905 tIM.OOO t99,000 1906 £110.000 £IJO,OOO 1906 (450,000 M 87,500
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      RUBBER.
      260 9 1905 £150.000 £104,937.10 j 1905 1200.000 187,400 J-Jg •j« J^J j •.MOuiMMd 1904 £30,000 CII.IM J-gg J «J 1903 £70,000 £70,000 70,000 1 1 1906 1150,000 $125,000 ''""llisOO tlO •10 1904 £19,000 £10,800 «;Jg» 5 1905 £75,000 £58,000 M ,OOO 1 1 i9(>6 £310.000 £tt7,7m.18 }5J"b46 1 *7M 1906
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      GENERAL.
      202 9 £3.377.10.0 24,605 7,689 12/6 12/6 1.300 Bells Asbestos Eaattrn Agency. Ltd 1896 1225,000 1*25,000 4.600 $50 ISO 111,500 Fnser A Neare, Ltd. 10.000,000 a) 110.000.000 $10,000,000 60,000 $125 $1M 11,000,000 V Hongkong and Shanghai Bank 250,0001 1901 t2.400.000 $2,*00,000 {"'ooO llo 100 4Oloo Howarth Erskine. Ltd. lftM (IMMIMO lIOOOOOD
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      DEBENTURES.
      41 9 Howartb EnkiiM. Ltd. 6% MOO.OOO 3% pram Riley HacenaTM, Ltd. 225,000 3% pram. Singapore Municipal 6% 400.000 20% pram V^ 5% 1.878,000 2%pnm. i% 602,000 2% dn nominal Tanjong Pagar Dook Co., Ltd. 6% 390,000 3% pram 5% 1,050,000 par.
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      52 9 RELIABLE REMEDY FOR DYBWTEIY j DIARRHOEA vi ..t limu.l .1ia..1..-;H „.,k'.1»,,.1.1i1»»v.1. k.|.tinlfi. -lij'ii- „,H,i.-.1. Tf« •■< i .auiUr. t „i,. t 1..a. ra »v.l UUrrbu.* t. m.-lv at(«n«V «»l» •••I"''> -"V .V.,1 tin I v .«i>. ai'.lh'i'l 1 1 tl""""*-' 111 .«Mca» t-airiylh* I"M«~; »»ucii U«\»r. muu.l.^ I '•> .11
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      27 9 RILEY, HARGREAVES Co, Ltd. Electric Fans TABLE, BRACKET, and CEILING FANS. Speciality: CROMPTON PUNKAH FANS. LARGE STOCKS. LOW PRICES. Electrical Department: Tmlmphomm Urn. 392. 3 BATTERY ROAD.
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      238 9 Wassiamull OUm* awl .lap > Assomull Co. 1, 2, 3 4, HIGH STEEET, Aim, M Aims STHEHTau.IM ii,. OBAXD HOTEL MI. Xl I:. E. SILKS, JEWELLERY CURIOS, t v Pohoomull Bros. 48E HIGH STREET. SILK MERCHANTS. Dealers in High-class Indian, Chiiu'sn and Japanese Silk, (.'urios and Silverware of every description.
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    BRITAIN'S SUPREMACY IN SPORT.
    1179 10 BRITAIN'S SUPREMAC Y IN SPORT. Pessimistic Attitude Decidedly Trcmalurc. |-..r im..:\ ftmf |.>-t the I-leeliilliini. „f :li. RritsA ..i lathii of itssrWrU-d pi. n: ,i:i\e». in the Xiiiion- ontd.xu pin ■■Ha asjd iia-tiiiie- with whieli liriUin i« i.1. mi11.. 1 has -iiii|>l\ lieen a.n |'t..l km ,i •i.t xi natural
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    Notable Diving.
    144 10 Out- of th<- nu>st astonishing dives ever p. if. Mined nas made by a Spaniard named. Krostai in- tif CaM Kinisu-rro. He recovered HMM worth vi silver bars from the wreck of the steamer Skyro. sunk at a depth of l^ift. He made over eighty descents in three
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      356 10 SALES BY AUCTION. AUCTION SALE OF VAI.rABLK LAND* HOI'SE PROPKRTY SITUATE AT AH HOOD ROAD. SISGAPORK. IWMMM, August at 2.30 p.m. i Pursuant to an Order of the Supreme Court dated June 1, 1907). Freehold Land, area 7 acres. 1 rood. 23 poles, being part of Grants 22, 4* and
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      591 10 BANKING COMPANIES. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. ISSSZ&SSSL Sterling Reserve »1O,OOO,OOO) Silver Reserve 111 000 0001 S1 > 000 000 R«erve Liability of^Proprietora •1*0,000.000 COURT OP DIRECTORS. O. H. Medhurrt, Ea,.-<3Uirman. Hon. Mr. Henry Keswick.— Deputy Chairman. R- E^" 1 I 1 A. rtbJJ33ai E. Goats, En. E. Shellim. Em.
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      1128 10 BANKING COMPANIES. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA. AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. S'P'^ 1 £800,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors £800,000 Heeerve Fund £1.075,000 BANKERS. Bank ol England. National Bank of Scotland. The London City A Midland Bank, Ltd. SINGAPORE BRANCH. Current Accounts are opened and interest allowed at 1
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      541 10 INSURANCE Complies. MAGDEBURG FIRE INSURANCE CO. (EHTADUrtHKI. A. 11. 1814.) The undersigned, agents for tlie above company, are prepared to accept Fire Risks at current rates. 691 BEHN, MEYER Co., Ltd. NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE INSURANCE CO Subscribed Capital £2,7.-iO,OOO Revenue *2,061,014-19-8 The undersigned are prepared to accept Fire Risks
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    AUTOMOBILISM.
    8 11 INTERESTING NOTES AND NEWS FOR MOTOR MEN.
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    271 11 A correspondent in Ceylon addressed the Municipal Council ol Colombo and the Automobile Club on subjects of jntenst to all motor men. In the first place, lie draws attention to the increase in use of motor Iiotdhou lickshaws. He says: I think at present the use of horns in this
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    155 11 Clear Dashboards. A fetish of tli« motor-car designer ju-.t now is what is e.illed a clean da*h in other words, a dashboard from which all the (•aii^cs. indicators, lubricating apparatus, and other mechanical features formerly located hero have been spirited away, leaving only a bald and uninteresting blanK space to
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    171 11 World's First Motor Road. The I'nitod Statts will be able to claim the credit of construction the Ih-st motor road i in the world, the track— Parkway is its real I name -through Long Island, which is rapidly I becoming the great country residence I district of New York. The
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    154 11 Some Things one Would Like to Know. I Why punctures invariably occur at the least propitious moments. i Why a car ia always at its worst whun taking a critical passenger. Why souie motor firms find it necessary to write so often to the papers. Why Kritishcars iuvariably bring up
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    223 11 Car Rescued in the Desert. The Matin describes how the wild C'hunchntses treated a broken-down motorist in the middle of the <iobi desert. Their petrol gave out. and they came to a dead stop. M. Cormier, coining up later, could them only a small quantity, and again they had to
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      490 11 The "ARGYLLS IN THE SCOTTISH RELIABILITY TRIALS. l'r«.lml>]\ Mm Mi(t< >t t«v-t i.f MMMM IM MMMM by the modern MM) far. Motor Woii.l. Th. -..lily i-mi- „1 ..<!. iiit< |«.«.i ami pii.. to -.nc <-sf,,llv :uf )>li>li tin liv.- .]..>- Inrt uitli.lri.il 51,,.,t5.w.i. -tin- 12-14 h.p. and 1 1 lt>
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      31 11 LAXATINE. the Ideal Purgative, recom■neudei by the bait medical aatborities. Kasy to take and certain in result*. To be had of all chemisn. Wlioleaale from The Pharmacy, Battery Road, Singapore. H
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      247 11 Local Motor Oar Agencies. THERE IS NO CAR ON THE MARKET I WHICH AT TIIK PRESKXT TIME MOUK II ENJOYS THE FAVOCKAHLB OPINION II or MOTORISTS. GENERALLY THAN THE ARROL- JOHNSTON. WE HAVE BEEN APPOINTED SOLE AGENTS FOX STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, NETHERLANDS INDIES, FEDERATED MALAY STATES AND SIAM, FOR THE FAMOUS
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      303 11 Tfie HUMBERS Again WON The HEAVY TOURING CAR DACE. See accounts in the Home I'ai)crs. o AGENTS: Borneo Company, Ltd. mi Dr. S. Iwatsubo, JAPANESE DENTAL SURGEON. Is bow on a visit to the different pints of thn F.M.S. where 1»' will pnetw for :i frw ■Maths. 2il {/^^jTlTlV These
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      592 12 Scale of Charges. PREPAID ADVERTIBEI(ENTS.-Miscel-lan. Wants of Every Description, Houses, Land. et< let. are inserted at the following ■Mil— Insertion V 1.20 per inch. TVe 1.00 ThT'e 2.80 Hi* 5.20 Nine 6.40 Twelve 7.10 Twenty five 10.00 (Each fnbeeqnent month W per inch.) The above rate is based upon an
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