The Straits Times, 21 August 1907

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  • 13 1 The Straits Times. NO. 22.424 SINGAPORE WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 21. 1907. PRICE 10 CENTS
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 240 1 Ql»T!.>\ WHAT 18 ROSBACH P JUST ARRIVED. ONE 7 HP. TWO-CYLINDER p^ COC Om P lete Werner Car, 1907 MODEL. WITH HOOD, SPIDER SEATS, FOUR COM A Wt*# *W PLETE EXTRA TYRES, MAG mn It M NETO AND $200 WORTH OF ACCESSORIES. C. DUPIRE CO., Sole Agents. HOTEL WISSE WELTETMSn.
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    • 230 1 ROBINSON CO. COMPLETE Athletic Outfitters. 1 Mew Deliveries I "DOHERTY" Tennis Racquets. "SPALDING" Tennis Racquets. All SPECIALLY Strung for the TROPICS. ROBINSON CO. ADELPHI HOTEL, FOR Comfort Luxury Cleanliness NOTICE. CALEDOmAH HOTEL I I 77. Braa< Baaah Rottl. Singapore j THE HOTEL DE LA PAIX I Tbe B^ ht^ n
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    • 14 1 ANSWKK. THE LEADING TABLE WATER. SuppllY.l l, v !.',.>;, 1 Warnint to H.M. The King.
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  • 277 2 MMI KIDNKY .\M> ItLM'I'KI; TIW 111 11. Mr. W. .1. Hi'usou. of HI. Fife Koad. Bcckton Head, Canning Town. Loudou. Kngland, write*: "(ientlcuien: I wax taken very bad with paius in the small of my back. I soon liecame so ill that I could do no
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  • 886 2 Sherbets and Cups for MM Home Menu. There are too many Knglish 1 siwivesin Singa|K>re to whom some s|»eiesiif linionad.' is the only notion of cooling drink to lie made at home. L 'lunnade is, of course, excellent in itwny. cooling and refreshing, but the charm of novelty
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 351 2 PROTECTION IRON STEEL. in mi: TROPICS Siderosthen Paint p -^^-Ttj BMMtV th** action of B;ilt>, Aciils. St«'ain. Extreme climatic infhu'iuts, tropical si a water with its dtstioying organisms. >|.t cialh Bwteble for Bridge*, Piers ami nil Structural Ironwork. "Sideiobtlnii is what its inline iinjiliis DEATH TO RUST Ko osttaTtKNl is
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    • 298 2 TO BE OBTAINED FROM AIL STORE-KEEPERS. I KUSSELL'S ffl "GREEN MM Lf W Yjf BUTTERFLY" I VII L. IV W Sometimes eliildien and others who would Im n. lit by a MS milk diet haw trouble in di^estin^ milk, imlllg to its UA i-iiMlliiii> on tlu- stomach. Tliis milk i-
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    • 196 2 PHOSFERINE 5 Tha Greatest «f all Tonic». 1 KADI An* HEALTH. 2 Ifwartwow lim hnm, UmtHt, 1 t U IMU. Wm-m. Lialm. X.C MARTIN'S w a maak m«4r to* all Ii nflmrttKa. flioimaiW UJM t«. bosol I.rili, Fillali! tk. kouu. lh»t ea tM ■CM <Ka of «nr Unftmtflt U" S>U«n
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    • 111 2 A RELIABLE REMEDY FOR DYSENTERY DIARRHOEA. As the season is nt liuiul wlien diaiihi^.i anil ilv>entirv lire |ir. -vitleiit. ;i nliiilil.reineilyshiiiilil ul ways lie ki pt in thelmiise lot iliinieiiiati' use. The sneiess .>!' Cli.iiulmi' lain's Colic. Cholera iiiiil lli.n iliueii Kinu.lv iv the treatment of Im.uol tioul.lr, km hroni4ht
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  • 779 3 Genius. Originality, and Eccentricity. milk, emn, .!.,n t v.m. MM 1 f<ll ti.in;; w» H a.,,1 **1 -l\ 11. 1.1 my 1,,.,,,.. KM M, vai,| Ir-ul.-,. I Maj hitni »»l -t.,at.',l y tl..- »1... |k^ss..,| the Artisti.- T.i,,|.ra"■"■■■t U.-« 1 1,. tr,,e „,«ar.1.,. ss.,f l.appinesM. 1 i-ul;i
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 48 3 CHAMBERLAINS COLIC. CHOLERA AND DIARRHOEA REMEDY. li,.- i- iirrftvtK ivli.il.!. in.-4i.-in. for |„».l ..,lll|.lalllt-. a.1.l ..II.: tllHt llH^ IH'V.I U.-n known t.. fail v.n in til. ni.»-t s. v.i. a...! .Ui.ii.-K.uxa~.-. X.* s»U by all di«|*-a -and ill-nit tv. j. MOTION CO. Watchmakers. Jewellers. Opticians. REPAIRS PROMPTLY BXBCUTID.
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    • 566 3 MAJNO'S MILK. Soie Agents: HUTTENBACH BROS. CO. Mftnal I'riz. at tli<- Oaaa«B Kxliibition. IH9C. Hi^iicst I'liz. Nt tin- Hmss<-ls Exhibition. 1«»7. mmM M m llij-li.st Mar at the I'liivfisal KCliibitioti in Watches "OMEGA" Watches. LEVY HERMANOS. c< 25 YEARS GUARANTEE! 25 YEARS GUARANTEE! STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANIES, "NEDERLAND ft ROTTERDAMSCHE LLOYD."
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    • 266 3 *&nttZX&L |^H H PDUCCin mH aH PICKLES, < H UilUObJli H H soups, By Special AND ToV/o Warrant BLACEWELL, W^ ,™.t«52. bmß BBS TiTT) 8888 l bmß Aari.n ran Purveyors to H L ea perrins H.R.T116 KING WKmrnWrnrnW $mt Popular JHllStral Motor Qar. Guaranteed against any Defect of Fabrication MAGNETO
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  • 396 4 Machine Guns used on Mutinous Troops. Shortly after nine o'clock y»-st-ni; I y, vavs ti,< In Nhi n f Anyn-t a skirmish of A ■wiDcw-liat m ruiii* oli.iu.t. rt.»,)k place insiilc Mm mii ill West ti.iu Mm t.. tlii«. ssVaJai Pak Suiijjwliau. ComsMßste of MM Kirs'. lUttalion
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  • 76 4 ftmm Ciaon— B> she K. DI. im. PriM i, J;:e.n \nju-t tt V Cam— Bf !\i« M. It. 5 Ka'a'ie igmm 26. j-ucrr Duo-; I. uj-.n Vid|j r. \<> i > N. 0. I II \ul:: IT ■■!> -.'"i 11. I. kM >■■•■: I I l.ili M
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 95 4 •SAVARESSeS SANTAL Capsules I Oriimly of curt, with do IbciihSslssih Kull Oi.. .Hon.. All It I Mill -n t*r sa ta Hr.mm. WONDERFUL. VALUE! "pa?o" ■»ii.< ■ia I UQI Et l: Scotch Whisky. <(> K i:\ i:;awiii:i;i;. .*W V^s»»»* p^"' )UCHNESS 7 ''J-s#— REDNESS. HEAT. t^T IRRITATION, TAN,jr.i!| KEEPS THE
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    • 677 4 STEAMER SAIUN6B. P. 6?O. STEAM NAVIGATION CO. For China, Japan, Penan*. Ceylon, Australia, India, Aden, Egypt. Mediterranean Ports, Plymouth and London. Through Billa tt Lading issued tor Chini Coast. Persian Onlf Continental, and American Ports. St««rn«m "vill leave Rinjip-we on or ab.nit MAIL LINE. Outward (for CWn Delta Aogt SI
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    • 675 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. HAND€LANDBC'IEEPVAART MY. "BANNER." BANn.fERMVSIN. The Steamers of this company maintain a regular sen ice between: Singapore, Bawean, Sonrabaya, Bandjermaetn, Pnlo Lant, Bsiik Papan,' Koetei, with transhipment at Bandjermasin for Sampit, Mandawai, Koemai, Kotta Waringin, Distal, Marabahan, ltarakasariea, Negara and Bebirik. The steamers have pood accomodation for first and
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    • 435 4 STEAMER SAIUNBB. HAMBURG AMERIKA LINIE. HAMBURG. The steamers of this Company maintain a regular servioe between Hamburg. Bremen. Antwerp, and Rotterdam, and the Strait*. China, and Japan. Homewards, they are despatched fortnightly tor Havre and Hamburg and once a month for Bremerhaven direct, sailing at Penang and Colombo. Tbe arrivals
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    • 775 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. N. D. L. HORDOEUTSCHCR LLOVO. Imperial daman Mail Line. The fast and well known mail steamers of this Company aail fortnightly from Bremen Hamburg via Rotterdam, Antwerp, Bonthamp ton, Gibraltar, Genoa, Naples, (connection Marseilles, Naples, Alexandria, and vice versa) Por Said, Snas, Aden, Colombo, Peuarn;, Singapore, Hongkong, Shanghai,
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    • 840 4 SINGAPORE SPORTING CLUB. The Antumu Kace Meeting will be held on Tuesday the 15th, Thursday the 17th and Saturday th«- 19th October, 1907. programme. FIR8T DAY. Tnnhhnj. t.ilh Oitobrr. IMF. 1.— THE MAIDEN PLATE— Value $600. A Race for Maiden Horses. Weight '.i-t. Ex Griffins to receive nn allowance of
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  • SHIPPING IN PORT.
    • 108 5 August 30 Muncaster Castle. Brit str, Dalny aud Chefoo Wakamiva Uaru, Jap Mtr. Bomhay via ports lndravelli. Brit str. Hongkong and Bhangual Titan. Brit Mr, H'konfi. Ja)ian, Pacine ports Cnaang Chew. Bnt str. Uoogkoni;, Kwatow GlenfaUorh. Brit str. Hoogkonc and Amoy Bocotra, Biit Mr. Houekooit and Japan Patrol, Brit
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    • 695 5 Xani'', ]>'>rt, ftrobahli: datt' of arrival, and nam? of Ag?nts. ST3AMEKS Airlie. Sydney, Augt M Bonttewl Antilochu«. Chin*. Oct 25 Mauatield Arcadia, Hongkong, Aagt SO P. AO. Coy Austria. II ml*, m^. Sept Rauvenb r< Aaatrahen. Marseilles, A net 26 M. M*ritime\yuthia. Calcatt*. Sept 3 Borneo Coy Bellerophon.
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    • 38 5 Octwarii Gfkh >n Mail. The Imperial German mail steamer Priuz Heinriah, baviug left Penang, at 2 a.m. on the 21st instant, may be expected to arrive here tomorrow morning, the 22nd instant, at 6 a.m.
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    • 95 5 For Pkk Bteameh Time To-MORRO* Kuautau I'imiiuHuk a.m. Malacca and Linggi Kkeng Seng 1 p.m. Moar and Malacca Jin Ho 1 p.m. Penang and Colombo Stentor 2 p.m. Bangkok Iteli 2 p.m. Palembaug Opkir 'I p.m. Europe via ports Tara II p.m. Penaug and Calcutta Lai Sung 3
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    • 236 5 Passengers Outward. I'er.N. I>. L. «tcßm«T Mm H<inrich, from Soutliamptou July t',\. daa Aug. ~1 Mr. ami Ma. T. .Moulds. Mr. Orabaai, Mr. ami Mrs. H. Collins, Miss L. Priaa. Per P. ,v 0. sU .vii» r Manila, from London, July 90, diif Aug. tt. Maiof 3.
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    • 20 5 By P. aad O. ataman! Iron Tokoliatua to London, arrived to-day: lioui Hongkong to Singapore Miss Hanfaet.
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    • 80 5 Wharves at which V«M*fti «re Berth. 1 To-iiny. TANJONG PAG»W Kfn Whakf IJassun Nil Ei»TWBiRrKK.n..N I Merapi. Tf, W«JI11 S«rr. I (SbeiskhWh*kki:- Wn«ht ftatTioHNo. I-Baagui. Postiajuk. i—EUtonnoalavl. 1- I. in Suiu ft— Nil. 6— 11. M.5. Cnaeaßi, \utenor I— Wimbledon. H— AllilH.-rton. I
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 381 5 STEAKR BAWJWB. N. YTK JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP CO. LTD. A r^mil.r FORTNIOHTLT service is m.iutained between Japan aud Ku.npe by the foil' wing NEW TWIN.SCREW STEAMERS, Imler Mai! Contract with the Imperial Japan Government, specially dengue.! for t U)inpau> ivnropean Service, lighted throughout by Kiectncity, provided with excellent aoromm.Kiif.mn for
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    • 432 5 BTEAHEB BAIUW6S. F Steam Ship Co., Ltd AND MUTUAL STEAM NAY. CO.. LTD. PL Th« C.mpauies 1 et«am«w are .lo«i>atcb«l trOBI Liver wol outwards for the Siraits, C hme and lima even- week, &nd from Japan home ward, fo London, Arr.ntcrdair, end Antwerp werv l.irtnigbt *vii f< r Osuoa Marseilles
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    • 539 5 j steauct sAiimes. j < OMBIMII SEKVK EOF THE OCEAN 8. 8. COY.. LTD, i THE WEST AUSTRALIAN 8. N. CO.. LTD. iiTim FKEKAXTLE lEKTII >ORTH WEST A 1 STRALIW PORTS JAVA A\D SINGAPORE Kegular Fortni K ht!y sailings between Sing pnre and Western Anstralia, cnllinß at .Ta\ inducement offers),
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    • 459 5 j STEAMER BAIUHGB. C. P. R Canadian Pacific Railway Company's Royal Mail Steamship Lino. THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TO EVPOI'E VIA CHINA JAPAN. CANADA aud Ika DNITED STATES. Rout* from Hongkong, via Shanghai, Nagasaki (Inland Sea of Japan), Kobe. Yokohama. Victoria aud Vancouver. R.M.S. "E»»lUB!Hor Im>u" I Twin-screw steaR.M.B. "EvnuwKcr Jamh"
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    • 257 5 AICTION SALtS. Powel! and Co. 1 Aug 24— At No. 21 7 Wilkie Road, hoaaaha'd furniture, vi :m p in. 27-At Bale-ruom, building aiMmenu at BoWnaoa Boad, UcCallan m e.t. dc. at 2-80 p.m. 27— At Bale-room, Kalata ..f Boa| K> Lian. de.-t- sad, at i»|i m. 27-At Sale-room, land
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 29 5 WEATHER TELEQRAM. Hongkong, Augntt SI, 10 am. Barometer f 9 Direcuon of Wind S.E. Force of Wind 3 Max. Taaap ia Shade -7 Manila. 797 B W 3 M
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    • 188 5 PAY BY l)\y Wednesday. August 21. High WaU-r. 827 p.m. S. C. C. Touniaineni. Entriaa close Parsee Theatre. 9. Thursday, August 22. High Water. 10 2: a.m 9-M pin B. I. homewanl mail closes. I. Philharmonic Orehaatia. B-i (I Germau outwar.l mail daa, Ktoraing. Friday, August 23. High Water. 10"
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  • 1030 6 The Straits Times. PRICE 10 CENTS. WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 21. The lanKoon Uazette deals with the Crowu Agents in such an amusing way that we wonder what experience our contemporary lias to justify it in saying -An extremely foolish agitation against tbc Crown Agency system has been fomented in Singapore in
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  • 10 6 The cable steamer Magnet came in from Belawan, this morning.
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  • 16 6 A cargo of- teak logs for Bombay arrived from Bangkok, yesterday, by the Norwegian steamer Helios.
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  • 21 6 A meeting of the Garrison Rifle Association will take place iv the Garrison Adjutant's Office at 11 a.m., ou r'ndav next.
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  • 18 6 Over ;)0U passengers for Singapore arrived from Hongkong, yesterday, by the Levanzo, of the Navigazione Generate Italiana Company.
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  • 25 6 The Foreign Affairs Hoard at l'eking lias just granted to a British Syndicate a concession to mine for gold and coal at Jehol in Mongolia.
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  • 24 6 A railway servant at Tanjong Malim, X.M.S., was run over on Friday, while shunting operations were in progress, and died a few hours afterwards.
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  • 26 6 Miss Sarah Jones, who is an in-patient of the Royal Hospital for Incurables, Putney Heath, the other week completed her fiftieth year as a hospital patient.
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  • 30 6 Mr. Sdmund Robertson bUU* that, during the raokot Tint of the (our armoured vowel, of the ftrst Crainer Bqu»drou to American w.torb, 161 men de-wted. The vibit lasted forty days.
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  • 23 6 The quarterly meeting of the Singapore Licensing Justices will take place in the First Magißtiate's Court on Wednesday. September 25, at 2-30 p.m.
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  • 30 6 So accurate is modern rifle-shooting becoming that, in the Uisley of the future, it will probably be more simple to record only the shots that do not hit the bull's-eye.
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  • 26 6 The quarantine restrictions imposed at Penang ou vessels from Singapore have been withdrawn, but vessels are required to be inspected at their anchorage ou arrival there.
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  • 35 6 The Y. M. C. A. Town Council held thoir semi-annual election of officers, last uight. Mr. F. H. Robinson was elected Mayor, vice Mr. R. J. Bartlett. Mr. .1. 11. Waring was re-elected Town Clerk.
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  • 39 6 Seven of the eight Sikhs accused of the murder of three Sikh policemen at Kangkok were brought before MM British Court at Bangkok on the 1 Ith instant, and the hearing of the case was adjourned till August '27.
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  • 39 6 A towkay engaged a Manila baud to furnish music for a wedding procession, but neglected to get a permit for; music on the public street. He was summoned before the Magistrate to day and lit off with a caution.
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  • 45 6 Professor Starr, of t!ie Tniversity of Chicago, iv a lecture on hygiene, advises all parents to let their children go about unclothed until they reach the age of ten years. By so doing, he says,"they will ensure for their offspring a perfect state of health.
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  • 49 6 A ricksha coolie was sent to gaol for three months, by the Third this morning, for the theft of a tub from an empty house. Accused said he was ill and unable to work. He thought he could sell the tub to obtain money with which to buy food.
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  • 36 6 While some workmen were making a pathway iv the Lai liagh Gardens, Lucknow, they unearthed, two feet below the surface, an old cannon, eight feet long, obviously of Indian make. The find has arouwil considerable interest.
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  • 51 6 The following notice to mariners has been sent rouud by the -Master- A ttendant, The Master of the British ship Cape Autibes reports having passed in the Sulu Sea, on August 5, an uncharted shoal over which the sea was breaking. The approximate |H>sitiou is Lat.. m.2« K. Long. l_o_W.
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  • 39 6 It is stated by the Siam Electricity Company. Ltd., that the uegotiations with reference to the suggested amalgamation with th« Bangkok Manufacturing Company, Ltd.. are in abeyance, pending the return to Bangkok from Kurope of Mr. Aagc West •BMai.
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  • 56 6 At the meeting of the Penaug Municipal Commissioners on Friday last, the President. Mr. F. .1. Hallifa\. laid' on the table a letter from the Government, iutimatiug that the Secretary of State for the Colonies had approved of the unallocated tfiO.OOO in the proposet l loan of 41,o00.0H(> being utilised
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  • 56 6 The Netherlands Consul at I'ekiug is iv negotiation with the Chinese Gorernmeut with v view of allowing the I 'cli Planters' I'uiou to recruit coolies in the districts around Foochow. The scheme of the Deli Planters' I'uiou obtained the sanction of the Viceroy of the Province, but the Chinese Government
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  • 66 6 The V.M.C.A. bazaar, iv aid of the new building fund, will be held on October 3 and 4, aud, judging from the enthusiasm of the young men and ladies interested, the function promises to be a great success. The lady workers at various churches in the town are taking part
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  • 61 6 Intelligence has been received in New York of tlie discovery in Wyoming of the fossillised skeleton of au enormous reptile of the lizard tribe. The skeleton of this monstrous saurian is 3] 4ft. long, and, according to experts, the creature, when alive, must have weighed 100,0001 b. The skeleton was
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  • 65 6 Iv reference to a letter from Mr. li. N. Bland, Resident Councillor, Penang, enquiring whether the Municipal Commissioners in the Northern Settlement wero prepared to contribute 9288 a year towards the cost of controlling the traffic on Victoria Pier, the Penang Municipal Board at their meeting on Friday decided to
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  • 53 6 Ten more or less decrepit Chinese beggars appeared before the Third Magistrate, this morning. The Magistrate informed them that begging was uot permitted in Singapore, and six of them were committed to the House of Detention, which means banishment, while the other four were granted a postponement to cuable them
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  • 62 6 The largest insaue asylum iv Europe has just been built iv Vienna, and will soon be ready for use. It will accommodate '2,200 patients, but is built in sixty separate pavilions, the cost being (4.000,000. gold. The buildings occupy a line site, and are so arranged that from every room
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  • 99 6 The Government has sanctioned a rearrangement of the staff of the Registration of Deaths Department, Penang, whereby Mr. Francis has been appointed Deputy Registrar, vice Miss Boomgardt, who has been transferred to Singapore, and Misn Clarke has been appointed Assistant Registrar at a salary of 91, 800 a year. This
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  • 478 6 The Chief Kathi at Kuala Kaugsnr has resigned his appointment. Leopold Preinyslav, the violinist who is well-known in Singapore, is now on tour in \ustralia. He is expected shortly in Java. Inspector Doolcy, of the Manue Police, left for home by the German mail steamer Ziotcn, this
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  • 82 6 Three nremen and a cook, all buropcanfr, appeared before the Mariut Court, thi* morning, on a charge of desertion from tin British steamer Tudravelli. ou the lstli instant, and remaining in the Colony without a certificate of discharge. Two of the accused could not speak Kuglish, aud
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  • 117 6 Hoosaiu, a hackney carriage syce, was observed by Sergeant Kartells iv au opium shop, where none but Chinese are permitted to loaf. The Sergeant spoke to him. ami Hoosain fled hurriedly. Mounting his vehicle, he drove off in such mad haste that the gharry collided with
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  • 118 6 The Salvatiou Army iv .lava, which halts headquarters at Samaraug. now niuhter officers, 13 corps, ami 12 out)>osts. It has two refuges, three Soldiers' Homes, lone iv Acheeu). a training school for Javanese officers, and a labour exchange. At outposts up-country, there are schools for the
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  • 109 6 During the twenty lour hours ended ul noon today, only five cases of cholera were n-porU.il. They arc, mostly, from the Kochondistrict, where the 4-MM. originated. <>n. Singhalese case has been 4-WMNi Tin Chetties an- nx:u\criiu{ from their friu-lit there has been mi MlittiaMU em -*-™|f thrjii
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 242 6 Body builder and strength L^H I Jf^l Ml \U| crrat<ir for ld People, puny BTa^pHUVM chlldrcni lkkly woaieß anJ IT Better than id h^ W Tfc» wheel Stew* Wiwai Jl ea4 f r" I 1 «a«c I any cjhulsiod h—,* »v I 1 »*f— fc»ain_»el*t— _tl I f\f I I
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    • 313 6 RUBBER GROWERS' ASSOCIATION. 1 OXFORD COURT. CANNON STREET. LONDON. E.C. COMMITTKK. U.K. Hiitlicrfonl. Ks.|.(Cli«irni:iiii. Arthur Liimpui.l. Ksq., (i. A. TalU>t, far, K. S. Griuson, Kwj.. L. T. ISousUad, lan. H. Han-nan, Ran- Thm. C. Owin. lan. W. Korbos Laurie. Ksij.. A. In'tlninc. Ksq. Au Association comprising growers and others iitlcivsU-il
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  • 37 7 Dei. Oshmuixw; Lxovi. Tmjwiuii j Berlin. August 30. !nthe«.j|« Farujuufiit Horn* of Assembly, lbs Ministry Uvc awK-unctxl a line vt pohcj (....til.* Sore-uK* tl»- fuptm- HuttUwtot hief but 'v f.iour of. r**«ti..n with l**maay af.uH J»»<
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  • 82 7 UNIVERSAL BROTHERHOOD OF MAN! German and French Leaders at Variance. Kkitkh's Tklkmiam London. August 21. There has been a violent scene in the International Congress of Socialists which is being held in Stuttgart. llerr Bob. 1. the well-known leader of the Socialist party in (i«rmai:y. denounced the motion
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  • 42 7 Two Germans and 110 Chinese Killed. I>FK O-H-HTI-(HK Li,.)!!. TKLF..KAM Iterliu. August 20. explosion from unavoidable causes is r.-|K>rted from the 1 angt/e mine in Shantung Vroviuoe iChiua'. Two German- aud 110 Chinese perished. The mining shafts were not damaged.
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  • 179 7 Legislation to Facilitate American Business. Ukiti-k's huaa London. August "20. Iv th. esarnt of a speech at Columbus, t'hio. Mr W H. Tatt. the Secretary for War tec the I'u.ied States, referred to tho quickening ot tho public conscience with r< gard to abuse iv busiucs- affairs. He
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  • 112 7 Debate on the Treatment of Indian Residents. RriTKK'- Ti!!t'>KAM I. in.l'-u. August M The Houw ot Commons has adopted tut Trausvaal L»M "iuarantec Bill by 1W votes to 62. Then was a most animated discussion. the t'uionists and a sectiou of the Kadicals opposing the measure on the
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  • 81 7 Peaceful Penetration by Turkish Troops. HfClfHs TKLE<iKA*. London. August 21. !«cuu>r s correspondent at Constantinople telegraphs that the Turkish troops appear to have advanced considerably into Persian t. ritory in spiU; of the assurances of the I'orti Tl»e Persian Ambassador, in energetic terms, ha« demanded the recall
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  • 45 7 KrriKKs T»iji..i.a>i l.oudou. August 21. I'nuot: you But-luw. tin- liermau luqvrial Chancellor. h»- invited the French Ambassador. M. Cambon. to s|»nd several days with him at his country k at at Nordcruey. This is reg*rd«l as indicating an nuproviweut iv Franco < .enuau relatious.
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  • 510 7 The Magistrates Reserve their Decision. Tht ease tor the prosecution and that for tin: defence in the proceedings instituted against Messrs. Dietlielni and Company resisting the sale of certain whisky, know as the Matador brand, was concluded, this morning, at the Police Court, when Messrs. Miehi II
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  • 302 7 Alleged Wholesale Theft by Chinese. Some w.eks ago a large Chiuese shop at No. 11. Kliug Street, was uudir seizure for debt. While being guarded at the front by ililec .itchiucu. the shop was entered at the rear, aud projicrty to the value of several thousand
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  • 260 7 Ata special sitting of the First Magistrate court at IVnaug. the other day, the case of C. Ik/rry v. The Ajicar Live. was included. The action was for the recovery of tIOO, being the amount of damage done to the household goods, crockery, etc., of Mr. It.
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  • 261 7 ENGLISHMEN DISMISSED FOR A SMALL TOTAL. Thunderstorms Interrupt the Play. (From Ouii Own Courksponiiknt.l London, August 20, i.'-M p.'.n. The resumption of play in the test match at the Oval was delayed to day by thunderstorms. Kventually. play was resumed on a wet wicket, aud runs were
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  • 300 7 Designated for the Nobel Prize for Literature. IiKCTKR's TULKURAM, London. August 21. A Stockholm newspaper announces that Sir Kudyard Kipling has been designated for the Nobel Prize for Literature. The Nobi I Foundation is based upon the will of l>r. Alfred Bcriihard Nobel, the Swedish ngin. er and
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  • 48 7 TOUJOLRS MOROCCO [Deb Ostasutischs Lloyd Tkleuhamj Berlin. August '20. The Frcuch troops at Casablanca, without any aid from the Spanish force there, repulsed an attack made by the tribesmen on that town. [Rbuteb's Tklkgraxj London, August 21. It is estimated that two thousand Arabs were killed at Casablanca.
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  • 42 7 1 1 >kk Ostasiatichk Lloyd Tklugham J llerlin. August 30. Kiug Edward has invited M. Cleiucuceau, the Premier of France, to visit him at Marienhad. M. Clemenceau is now at Carlsbad, a health resort in Bohemia.
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  • 82 7 A Chinese cake-seller was struck in the back with an axe by an angry customer, on the 4th instant, and received a very bad wound. His «HH»il»nt was brought before a Bench Court, consisting of Messrs. Michell and Bain, yesterday afternoon. He bad live previous
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  • 1213 7 CONSULTING ENGINEERS AND RAILWAYS. Singapore-Kranji Railway Fiasco. Dealing with two leading articles which have appeared recently in our columns, and especially with the article of July 30, when a comparison was uiadc between the cliarges of two firms of Consulting Engineers for work done on different jobs, a
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  • 500 7 Analysing the Comet Brand in Singapore. Having sat on several occasions for the purpose of deciding what constitutes whisky. Messrs. Miehell and Bain, this morning, commenced, in the Police Court, a case requiring their views ou what is brandy. Messrs. Hutteubach Brothers and Company were summoned for selling
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  • 226 7 Penang Board Likened unto a Music Hall. Like the Singapore Commissioners, the members of the I'enaug Municipal Council smoke cigars, cigarettes, and pipes throughout their deliberations in the Board room, and this, says the Pinang Gazette, is one of the, small things which tends to render the
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  • 101 7 A Municipal contractor, named (ioviuda samy, caused the arrest of N'cgappa Chetty, some mouths aifo, on a charge of defamation in writing letters to the Municipality against him. The case was called, this morning, Mr. St. .1. Itraddell appeared lor the prosecution, aud Mr. C. .1. Carver
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  • 53 7 The Lowly I'oiut Light, Silencer Gulf, South Australia, is to be, altered, so that its range of visibility may be increased by one. and a half mile-h. Mariners are warned that during tbo njojrtb uf October, the ret o'ution of thb Light may b» tomewhat irrcpilar owing
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  • 751 7 Why doesn't someone copy Truth aud pillory our Magistrates? Six months for a Malay ruffian who drags a white woman to tho ground and robs her, seems rather incen tive than deterrent. On the other hand, equally absurd was the fine which rewarded the Kuropean public servant
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  • 59 7 The recent increase iv the use of electri city iv Spain has been so rapiil that an official report states that to-day there are few looali ties where the electric light is not employed This is particularly true of places situated near running streams. The consumption of electric lights, even
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  • 78 7 A remarkable instance of dread of what is called liming face" in China is given by a riient east- of suicide. An attache to the Chines.- legation at Berlin wus scut home by th. Minister, and the moment th. steamer he journeyed by reached Chin* waurs.ht threw himself into tbi>
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  • Sporting Intelligence.
    • 89 8 >»imming Club Launch. The suam launch \n;o will leave John I1I 1 M.ms I-,,, t,,, |he 5tti,,,,,,,,^ ,-i,,|, iMsm.l' km Mttmfej 1., m „t 10. 11 .1.1,... ■-•-Jt and :i:;n p.m.. returning at 9M aim l".:ui l-.'nooii. and p.,,,. The tW-t vent in the second .piaitciK 1 •mis tin.
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    • 128 8 Darul Adah Cup lie. The Iral ti- in the M.unl Adah t up Tie Coni|wtition was playtil off ymu-nby, when the harnl A tii met the K.u'.il P.ahar. H.)th were Baasi teams, an i Mm g.inu «;;s contests! kacaly. T!.. h.u.il Babai axtc ac doubt thr intti-r tea:n.
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    • 132 8 >inv;a|iorc (iolf Club. The a]-|>roacli!i:j and putting couip. tition Im tw>j pn/.s gr«M l.y Mr. .1. L Lyou wiil bo held ..!i the l;.ie> UtMrae on Friday and Monday n. \t. Anynst -J:» and St, As will be wmt au advertisement in anothi-r eol'.in.n. the eaawWeaa an tliat tofsawiafl
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    • 496 8 lroz:n Meat (or the British Army il'iii.M On Own ('iiiiKKsroMiKNT.i London, .l.i v '26. Some months a«i\ tin- Straits 'Times Icaaadl llmpaifcal to discuss the qne*tiou ill tlit} tci-dmy of the troops in tin- Strata Settlements, and to insist that British boef Mi llritiih mutton, as introduced
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    • 244 8 V.M.C.A. Tournament. The a'JtCJa, UnuU tournament, which was to hive Ih^-u eoi,c'..i,l,d by Imm 19, w arini-!., .1 \esti rday. Tile long"delay >va- die 1 .irt.v to Ike I' i.l ■Msthet, and partly to the 1 M tn^t tlie \-s,>ciatioii lias oulv one court. Other court-* are n^« bt
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    • 341 8 The Wac«r Singapore. < '.11 London correspondent write* as f01- under .i.i:. .lilyjii; I am ri minded by the death of Saraband ti.a*. Uh re was once a racer in Kngland named Singapore. Saiaband rau 4th iv the Two Thousand of I*.-*), when utorge Itarrett was lucky <
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    • 114 8 Mr. Kboo Sian Tan has ]nat retamMl to si u^apon- af tor a t wo months' visit to Sara wak and Itriini i. Writing to a friend in IVnang. Mr. Sian Tan given a abort account of his trip, say* tin.' Straiu Kiho. He states that
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    • 457 8 Annual Report and Statement of Accounts. Tti nnuii.il n port ami stateuit i:t of acI oiiinln ot t!u- Sini;apore Kcoreatioa Chsb for j th«- few Bspiai .lauc ;>ii shows that IhcM an- j llii meuiU-I's on the lull as kgafaat 1«| iv tlio previous year. The tieiit-r.ii
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    • 917 8 Inter-Colonial Correspondence Scheme. 1 t;»ke tli»> liberty of sending the enclosed letters to yon. They INN written by children to cliililn ii. I told my scholars to write as though the recipients of tlic Mftm wore ignorant of theMibjents to think of Knglish children living in a distant
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    • 175 8 Other places, besides the Straits, are said to be in need of more Anglican bishops, and those that do exist, says oar London correspondent, would seem to have need to be careful, if the Rev. W. Manning, Vicar of St. Andrew's LeytonKtonv. is to be relied upon
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    • 44 8 It lias l« <oim- bail form to Im- aware ol MM^al .listiuctious. i.inuks a riu-r iv the ymi ii. Tni, notwithstanding, however. Mr. William Sik<* will ktill clini; to tho •Id faslii.nii'd i-lca that a galf Hoparates him from a Jiisi.kv of ih< Peace.
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    • 706 8 Mr. Alfred rlf au, an txpert machinist, in St. John St., CjKiW City. Can., writes a letter to the Perma Drug Aljg. Co., given below MR. ALfRED PLCAU. PERUNA STRENGTHENS THE ENTIRE SRM "Two years %yio, an acldent noeewitainf my continement for several w-.-eks. The bixhl health I had enjoyed
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    • 361 8 John Little Co., Ltd., i SINGAPORE. Sole Ayents tor Mineral Water. A MUCH APPROVED AND MOST RELIABLE TABLE WATER. MSXZS EXCELLENTLY WITH SPIRITS. laralaablo tot Pro»j»ctani, -Min'-is. Pluitem, and all who livi- in Mil .!i trietn. No tionhli- with rituniiii", Uoltlcs. Per case of 8 dozen Splits $3 OO Per
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  • 163 9 Ac.;,, I. 1;,,,; Nmuce do ,Cn»H. K. K ''*:< Bali <ij Ponti.inak 15 I T-^v T r iS;:, :W P<«r' 5.,.r, J* coff.op..ii u% I t«fi... hMiKti Coff« U^rfai. x. IWilii,— MTIMu do mi, i', r do ui«l j tid Opiam. Imm Rice. Rangoon Rice-. Siam ■'i.. !i. v..
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  • Stocks and Shares.
    • 287 9 •le ol f Tin* Capital ion Subnribad I L Number of Share. I Imm hid Tahw jap to Btarre QCOTATIO U.i $300,000 8300,000 ISOI MOO.OOO MOO.OOO '903 £100.000 £360,000 1907 1400,000 9376,000 30,000 60,000 360,000 37.6000 00,000 90,000 10,000 IIIMM llj 15,000 190,000 «,000 800,000 i 100.000 100,000 21,750
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    • 309 9 .30) i'.SO.OOO £104.937.10 ISM fiOO.OOO 187,400 itM iiso.ooo en, im I 46,500 1 t W.BOO 1 1.700 «1O I 8,800 ,I 10 •,(00 maiMMil f 7.000 1 11,000 1 70,000 1 8,000 uIMKd 18,500 10 I 6,000 1 6.000 f 1 •To 8 t 1 11 Anglo M»l»y Rubber
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    • 202 9 IM Ji r '..-)77.K>.t' £4,80$ 7,683 11/6 9N »22},00U 1M5.000 1.500 t M lf/S SO 1,300 Belli Asbestos Eastern Agency, Lid 1 112,500 Fraser Neavt. Ltd. 10.000.000 a) 11,000,000 y Hongkong and Shanghai Bank 250,0006 j 87.00 147.50 Mi t10.000.0C0 80,000 1125 •its 670.00 ex new Imm 901 M.400.000
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    • 39 9 Homrth Enkiae, LU. 8% MOO.OOO 8% pram Riley Haierwa., Ltd. B% 225.000 3% cram. Biompon Monioti»W 6% 400,000 20% prem 5% 1,878.000 2% pram. 4% 801,000 2% dia nominal T«niongP«s»rDockCo., Ltd. t% 150,000 3% pram 5% 1,060,000 pv.
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    • 274 9 I *b« DB&B OF CAKLMLB wrttM 'I I tr.«rtyr »o MM look I l»»>H»t =>»^,- r... »t.Vi u4 •U!. «tl a I r«r« r.Mri>ulT. ••'1 ol« y«- mm I can «•> n. thai u.«y «r.- i«tw .'.r >it<] v 0i..--»iii > D j tw«9el>l r«tr.»lj. I »t«) «r»r Oi 1
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    • 20 9 RILEY, HARGREAVES Co., Ltd. Civil Engineers. No. 3 BATTERY ROAD. TELEPHONE No. 302. General Construction Work ESTIMATES AND NANS SUBMITTED.
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    • 205 9 Pohoomull Bros. We HI6H STREET. SILK MERCHANTS. Dealers in High-ckm Indian, Chim-sc and .Jii|)an*>se Silk. Cnr: >s and Silverware of txery description. Brasswaiv, etc. CHAR6EB VERY MODERATE. INSPECTION KINDLY SOLICITED. 23 HIGH STREET. Japanese High-Class CURIOS. .lust I'apaeked: IVOBY, HKOXZK. svtsi M.\ 1 i.ahii ki: WANS SCRKKXS TKA BETS. lu-ixction
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  • 260 10 When the national mirvcy work of the tinted State* in completed it will he one ol On- in. m notable H.lii.\. imnts of its kind. Wore |MpM in the work will be made this y< :u than ever hpforr, and new s-hectx will In- made in
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  • 194 10 M. I'l. rr. IlroiiHwt is. no doubt. in>pir«d »>v tin- W*x piMsMi iuU>tition» hut suroly 1.. MB OMB MMsV MiM BMM ill iind.Ttakiiiu to t. -ii.-h Nh pioplo of Paris how Is Mass. tlif road. It mmss easj Moaghl without t. MWag> It y.i-,1 Mi a la.lv
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    • 165 10 c s A Monster I Devil Fish Dc S -r.;.:np:- v.- V tim i» a t1 c t MnmbsmbVi I t'c ovrrrowcrcd r-y ih.t MtriUs MMtj inppleJ, fed| k >. boiriJaSca, i .-Jiy the fj:c >■! l^n bedi For hut few dsMMCS jr.' I > many rcm- MCMBMCMW j- r
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    • 553 10 BANKING COMPANIES. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CMPORATION. paid-up capital n0.000.00t RESERVE FUND Sterling Reserve •10,000,000) f^ Bilver Reserve •11,000.000} Wl ,000,000 Rwerve Liability of Proprietors •10,000,000 COURT OP DIRECTORS. O. H. Medhnrst, Esq.— Chairman. Hon. Mr. Henry Keswick.— Deputy Chairman. A. Fucaa, Esq. A. J. Baymond, Eaq. E. Ooet*. Esq.
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    • 1076 10 SALES BY AUCTION. MORTGAGEES SALE. Tuesday, August 27, at 2.30 p.m. Four Freehold Building Allotments fronting Tras Btree», near Tanjong Psgar Road, Singapore Town. Lot 1.-1,401 Feet; lot 2 1,398 feet: lot 3—1.393 feet; lot 4.-1,413 feet. Powell *y Co., Risson <t Delay, Auctioneers. Solicitors. 1778 AUCTION SALE OF HOUSEHOLD
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    • 531 10 INSURANCE Coupmies COMMERCIAL UNION ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED FIRE, MARINeTaCCIDENT, GUARANTEE. Funds Exceed £12,000,000. W. A. BIMS, c 1375 Manager, Eastern Branch. LANCASUIKE INHTTRANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. now mMm m THE ROYAL INSURANCE COFIRE LIFE. INVESTED FUNDS £11,500,000 POWELL A Co..— Agenf ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY. LIMITED. FIRE AND LIFE. TOTAL FUNDS £13.500,000.
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    • 676 10 SUES BY AUCTION. AUCTION SALE Teak and Rattan Household Furniture, to be held at No. 9, Tivcrton LMsS, off Devonshire Road, on Saturday, August '24, I!M)7,Mt 12 noon. For full imrticulan. see catologuo. G. A. Fernandez Co., 1763 Auctioneers. MORTGAGEES SALE (IK VALUABLE PROPERTY SITUATE AT TEW CHEW STREET. SINGAPORE
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  • 1100 11 INTERESTING NOTES AND NEWS FOR MOTOR MEN. Some Troubles Surrounding the Carburetter. Tea ipirstion (I the caiburatiou in a motor j vehicle is by no means solvcil yet. in spite of the length of time in which* active minds have labonrid at it. The best results nan only lie
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    • 510 11 The "ARGYLLS IN THE SCOTTISH RELIABILITY TRIALS. rVnentlj tin stiii. -t t. .i..iu:,M. m anaVeanne Wj th. m<»i. m '<■■ tm i .ii Metal R*e*M. II ■i. rat. povcreea price t.. mnennnMrji noßompliai (Uy» «itl m -In. 1-. u.-r. -tin- 1J 14 li.j.. nn.l 1 1 lr. li.p. \i;«.^ i.i.>
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    • 291 11 Local Motor Car Agencies. THERE IS NO CAR ON THE MARKET IWHH II AT TIIK I'HESEXT TIME MOliE II EX.IOYS THE FAVOIHAIiLE Ol'lXloX II m MoTOKISTS. QBMKBALLY THAN THE ARROL-JOHNSTON. WE HAVE BEEN APPOINTED SOLE AGENTS FOH STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, NETHERLANDS INDIES, FEDERATED MALAY STATES AND SIAM, FOR THE FAMOIS MOTOR
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    • 455 11 THe HUMBERS i Again WON The HEAVY TOURING CAR RACE. Sec accountK in the Home fepam o AGENTS: Borneo Company, Ltd. 1234 I 1 BOARD AND LODGING. Ratk- K.ut Llnw, one or two iiuertli.n., r.(O By tha inch, mm> K.iln ol chitrfce*. BOARD AND LODGING. For einfile gentlemen with a
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    • 568 12 Scale of Charges r&EPAI;. ADVERTIBEMENTB.-Mi?cH. Iv" Wants of Every Praeription, Honses, ban. 1 etc., t' !rt, are inserted at the following ny Insertion t 1.30 per inch. Tn? 1.00 Thr-r J.BO Sil B.JO Nine 6.40 Twelve 7.J0 Twenty five 10.00 (Each tr.bsequent month %i per inch.) z hh, m rate
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    • 517 12 LOST OR FOUND. K«iKs:-Five Lines, om or two iawrtioi aVM By 1■) BSkj ><w Scale o( t liar(ce». 006 LOST. .Upi-jo-, Tixidle, colour Black and White. Finder will be rewardel on brincing same t<< Hotel van Wiik Co., Ltd. 1772 ARTICLES FOR SALE. Xim Foar Linn, ont or two iaMrtlow,
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    • 603 12 TO BE LET OR SOLD. R»IU :-fo*r Li tm, om or two Imctloa*. fl M Br tks taca, w* Seal. 1 Ckaifw. eOMWNTOBELET. No. 4, Flint Street. Apply to GUTHRIE CO., Ltd. C 1709 OFFICE tQOOOWN TO BE LET. With immediate entry No. 7, Malacca Street. Apply to OUTHRIE CO.,
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    • 812 12 MiscELuuiEoUB NOTICES. RATES :-lst Month, tiopn Inch. Muhstqn.nt ■<»tl»,kS. For .horUr pOTio.l), IM Heal. ofCharf**. NOTICE. Mr. M. E. Elias has this day established himcelf as Exchange, Share and General Broker, having offices at No. 8, Malacca Street. August 15, 1907. 1736 NOTKEJ Rooms, airy and comfortable, with first-class board
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    • 812 12 I ROYAL SCOTCH WHISKY SYME 8c CO., Sole Agents. MUNICIPAL NOTICE. Tbe Municipal Commissioners ire p.voared to receive Tenders for the Steel aud Iron work and labour r. quired for the manufacture in Great Britain, and erection iv Singapore, of a Steel Bridge about 300 feet -pan. baring two carriage
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