The Straits Times, 3 December 1907

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  • 13 1 The Straits Times NO. 22.513. SINGAPORE. TUESDAY. DECEMBER 3. 1907. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 105 1 n| THE WORLD^RENOWNED CARS. f®m!f WARNING: All the Cars built by jk^| A. Clement bear this Trade Mark. ®f^l ONE 12-16 H.P.. 4 CYLINDERS llif IN STOCK: Win TWO 10 H. P.. 2 CYLINDERS. An|& C. DUPIRE Co., B^^T^^^i^ SOLE AGENTS. KATZ BROS., Ltd. Great Clearance SALE I NOW ON.
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    • 144 1 ROBINSON and COMPANY. TOY BAZAAR NOW OPEN. r DOLLS. DOLLS' HOUSES. A SWING ROCKING HOBBBB, DOLLS" PERAMBILATOKS. CINEMATOGRAPHS. DOLLS" COOKING STOVES, (LOCK-WORK RAILWAYS. DOLLS TOILET SETS. MODEL STEAM ENGINES. TEA SETS, PABLOUB GAMES. SOLDIERS. CRICKET SETS. LE HABLE, TOOL CHESTS, ETC ETC. TOM SMITHS XMAS CRACKERS, ALSO XMAS PRESENTS IN
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    • 55 1 ADELPHI HOTEL, FOX Comfort Luxury Cleanliness Jeffrey's Stout ffl|| In order that tins First-Class Mgg Stout may become bettor known in II this market, ■I It Will be mold until further II notice at m $12 BP^Si ■f/j?i*B I Per Case |of 7 dozen Pints. HH OF ALL DEALERS. WHOLESALE
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  • 952 2 PUBLICATIONS FOR US| 0 COLONIAL READERS. A new volume in I'awin's Colonial Libi in. The Spanish Prisoner by Mrs. pion <le C'rcspiyny. author of The M of a <tlo»e, The <irey Domino ai. i work*. Thn MM of the re: laid in Spain, amonu the- mountain* Navarra, with
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 414 2 CONGO Wropieal Sloofing IS The Ideal Roofing for this Climate CHEAP! SANITARY! ~2 DURABLE VERMIN-PAOOF The thiok-it quality (3 plj) 0M now b> Ripplied «t $12 ]>er roll of 'ilti square feet complete with ca\h, nails and oemcut for tixin^'. AGENTS: The Borneo Co., Ltd., H. ABRAMS, HORSE REPOSITORY, OaCHaVBO
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    • 299 2 Re\»vard $500. The ftbov*- reward will be paid for information leading to the arrest of LIM SIEW HOCK, late ca>hicr cf T.a ir.g Company Ho'l* d. t&tt seen I on September 7, &t noon, in! Singapore. Photograph may be j seen at the Central Police Sla'ion. rino:i Thr DEAR Or
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    • 262 2 MAINTAINS '111E HIGHEST KKI'UTATION KVIRYWHERK BUILD UP and PREBERVE YOUR HEALTH and Fortify the System against Disease with •We cannot ap^k F^aTia^^KfaiVa^H *(aVa>^aliL^H LS_ W uvi liighlT uf it aWWalaT<m»cWMfll Liter!. Pronounced by th« MIOMRST MEDICAL AUTHORITIES X!T s sSff* T BS Torpid Liver, Debility, Eruptions, ad WONDERFUL PURIFIER of
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    • 73 2 NO OPIUM IN CHAMBERLAINS COUGH REMEDY. Than is nut tlir least iMafM m ChMatfcariaia'i > oagh Hnniilv to -mall dii'd ilrcn :is it icintaiii- nu upiiini nr othac liaim. ful (Inn;, it has .in MteUkbed re] of liinif than thirty yrai-. a- tin mo>t ROC 1 MMM liH-ilirini' in use
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  • 726 3 QUEEN'S VIOLINIST TO SETTI E IN LONDON. irlj »ixt) years that talented artist. 11 *'lioni V..ii Rulo« dubbi d Th. r airy, has been before the pnblic, ami now decided to make London hat permanently. r.,r many yean Lady Hall, liaabnen hvi,,- i,, Bertha, and it through
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    • 399 3 ITCHING RASH ON BODY AND ARMS Was Hot and Irritated Dreadfuiiy— Doctor's Medicine Failed Utterly Completely Cured by One Set of Cuticura Remedies and Now RECOMMENDS CUTICURA TO SUFFERING FR|Ff:QS g«. feck. 1 arms t bUJk while Irritated i drraclfti V ■bowed it t.. ih- my uood v.,. ou me
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    • 225 3 G.OTOMUNE4CD. japanese igh class M^^^^^^^^K Have Just Unpacked a splendid assortment of (oMs^ NEW THINGS jgi|* i-^jj SUITABLE FOR ff> 2 ta > 4\ MivXS. cr f P-EWIEAR PRESENTS. i 4 4 ALSO Xmas Jfew "Year Cards and Calendars FOR /A/ GREAT VARIETY. WE have long been famous for our
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  • 450 4 Passengers Outward. P. r I. .V t). steamer Mongolia, comeotiag with tbe rteUH Di-'.'ii at Colombo, from London. Nov. H, Am I>ic. r,.-Mr. A. K. T. Murray. Mr. H. Mill.ml. Mr. aud Mrs. A. E. Smith, Mrs. O. (iannloscr, Mr. W. A. Sims, Mr. Douglas, Mr. T.
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  • 107 4 -.lie Lick Observatory. Iligh ui> on th. Rocky Mountain* ol California, comes tin x.i^;J« aniioiiiKi iinut that ProfaaßOr discoT< red to-.ir knots on twi on 1 .<> Ii si.l. ol tin ilisi'. 1 |ireaent temporary diaappemraaoc oi 1_- aSorda peculiarly faTourabk nitj for usaminiug the rartaee of
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  • 249 4 ii.. Xcw /.-iiluM. n ma4a their Brat appearance in VValts on Saturday. N\b. r antl wgnaliamt it hj ilrfrn'inj; Mwi rt, a: Merthyr. in dedaive styl, i,y turn t; .aU and si \,:i trii- 1 37 points Ito thru trie* B points. SiertUyr etaeted to kick
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  • 212 4 Writing in the Times o l Ceylon from London on November 1, Onlooker says. I enclose nboiit the seventh advertisement I haw m ior oreepsn in Malaya of this kiml* I hen is in, premium charged. They ■et board free at tirst fi, r six
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  • 638 4 Sam?, port, probable date o) arrival and name 01 Igeats, STEAMKCS. Achilles. China. Dec 12; HwM Airlie, Sydney. Dm 23 itoii-t.-wl Alcinons, China. Docs; Mnn.<ti<'M Arcadia, Colombo, Rw 21 P. O. Coy Ayatbia, Bangkok. l> Borneo Coy A. A pear, Calcutta :i Patergon fiimccA. Behic, Mfn, J i
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  • 145 4 Anything whirl' r. -n.U ma iattn -t of Colombo r.t f •_;_>. i- .n the Mt I racing is to he weiconn and it would pn bably bo worth the while at the enterprising stewards at the loial Turi Club to eaonin int < the m m
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  • 174 4 Tin- Solanyor (.]i;iint>er of Coiiiiuerci I:.. ,i nhMM on Mad wWdl ahould 1m ■nil..r-i I at any rate by tha biisin< imi <>i Kua! Lumpur, says ttic likhl exotMßga. The idea is to hold ;it interval* mmiw tiona in khoai subjects, wliicli furm part el tlir eqaipmemt
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 9 4 ■ajjjj, u^d. b. ng «p." rr Tb Ph "»»cy.
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    • 664 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. p go STEAM NAVIGATION CO. For China. Japan, Penang, Ceylon, Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, Atediterranean Ports. Plymouth and London I'hrough Bill* of Lading issued for OMSK Coaat, Persian Oulf, Contineutal, and Amtmn Ports. Steamers will le»ve Singapore od or aboui MAIL LINE. Outirard {lor OMrinj 19 S Delhi
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    • 1177 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. HAHOEL AND SCHEEPVAART MY. BANDJER." pa HANI UK KM AKIN. The Steamers of thin company maintain a regular service between:— Singapore, Bawnan, Sourabaya, Bandjer raasin, Pulo Lant. Balik Papan, Koetei, with transhipment at P.sndjermaain for Sampit, Mandawai, Koemai, Kotta Waringin, Djelai, Marabahan, Marakaaaries, Negara and Bebirik. The steamers
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    • 805 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. NLDTL HORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD Imperial dcrmaa Ma. l Ln* The bat and well known mail eteaourp i this Company sail fortnightly from Brn.n-r, Hamburg via Rotterdam, Antwerp, Roath-m lon, Gibraltar, Genoa, Naples, (conn.vtion Marseilles, Naples, Alexandria, and vioe "■fi 1 Por Said, Suez, Aden, Colombo, Pm«M, Singapore, Hongkong, Shanghai,
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    • 52 4 A FOLLOWER OF INFLUENZA. Many persons lind tlieinsclviK ajhoted with persistent OMNJh after aa att;i. k influenza. As this OMga can \m' promptly •uri-.l by tlie us. oi lliaiulK rlain's Ctiu^b Reiueily it bhouUl Hot be iilloweil to run I until it becomes troublesome. For sale bj All ilispcuKai ion
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  • 78 5 Wharves m «vMck \o«.-ei« «r<Berthcl To-day TatjONO r»oia Bun Wuv !m-.v c F.a-i Watur Urn noi l I Sm-T. I (Siirru- Wuar):- I'-lm". Kn-Ti"> N LtbtUUi mli. Mimi t M l-i'ihWo ft Vmtoon Ap. nr. 7 Ni! 1. 1 i Bonn j&mn'i Hub-
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  • 50 5 I! P. 4(1 MillI 1. i-i i bou>«w*rd mriil itearner Devanhi I I p.m .>n Mtur ila> an.i v tine tier- at < |i 111 Ootwi P. \O. Mail I I mail itaMiM r Uelhi left n Mm Ib\ mil ij ba ■i Pn4k) n' the fitli
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  • 60 5 Fok Pn Bn Time i B l/.ir,.Sabak and Djunbie M.mr aivl Ma! Buck ■-•'">■'>• Teluk An- ii ril porU A'i«M h'bava KuaiV.a. Nattuiß. Anamhi itUadi •> i hi. II a in. l p.m I p.m. 1 p.m. ■i (i.m. H p.m. Jp in. I p.m. I p.m. TamaoiT.
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  • 149 5 I i;i> bI'NDA STHAITS OK AKBIVKD Y< IB ORDERS. N.. L.i Unt str Wodoro, Owl Gathria. ir^in lS.itaua. N n IS. For KotU-nlam. M-Brit»tr Oiiipeutu. Capt Hill, from Samarau,;. Nov IS, FOCCoioi lb 13 Dutttr Wilit, Cut Bagchus, from I: tt. nlaMi Oot IS. I''ir Katavia. lrt_Oer tr S-\'n
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  • 90 5 From Ecbopi-By the P.AO.M I>-Ihi. OB lie r.TllboT I). From Cbina-B.v the!'. .V(>. b.b. U tl, due on December i. TIME TiULE «T M«I» '>CB Siuiapure !">> lv t |llD Oot 11 I*l- N Nov 4 M. H Nov Nov 7 I' *I > No> -'0 Nov
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  • 1267 5 i-M.KHtI.iH taadlai the f..ii.wiii« „i..i..v,.,ti i«.iti <tr. stennor: lk. xliip; l«.|. l><r.|ue, ncll.<l er: V.-t. V...M: < Tu. -rraiwr (.M i.uiiboat; Tur. Totyrio; H.|>. ll"r»«i...»et Brit. urit.^h I" s I uito.l Mites: Kill. trench <ier.— enu Dit.' Dui.-h. It. l. It..l...ii;*p:in.-«p:iniih; <?r irnvk i"-ii«nl orp.. dp. .ItH-k
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  • 41 5 DwMakw V. ronej, Dutßtr. VMtaMtooh rim, Nurstr. lUuykok 3 Aragouia. Gcrttr. Y..k,.1,.,n,a .1, 1 lv,U i 'ub Aim, Unt btt, l'uri BwaMtahaai Mv porta i Pcrak, lint Mr. Port Swutu-nham and Penang Kuchiug. S^r str, Sarawak I'ontianak, Brit *tr. Kmn'an
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  • 452 5 More than Fifty Years of a Great Industry. Sheffield is probably the principal city in tho world a* regardx silver-plated work; in fact something like 100 tons of silver plat, arc producud there crory year. The process of Shrffield plating, which ha- been renowned for a century and
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  • 281 5 Overwhelming Majority of British Dealings. The foreign trade ot Bangkok, being to al! intents and purposes, the foreign trade of Siam, the report of the British Consul on tho business of that port f< r 1906. junt published l iy the Foreign office, i worth more
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    • 258 5 AUCTION SALES. Powell and Co. l>*c- "> A; Halm room, a«fataa»ed pVUea at in H.111 7- At salr r i im, nnraduaiiied i.l.-.l^tj i. m Hia.m. 10— At Hale num. nlnkb fraelroU tmm .W'Utial property known a- "Paula borg." GiUteidHoad, al 1 n m. 17— At Sal.' room, I Hong
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    • 384 5 STEAMER SAILINGS. INDOCHINA STEAM NAY. CO., LTD. Tnr Mtoaiiurs of this oinpany maiutam a r«i!ular dnect Mnrta Mmm Calcutta, Straits, Hongkong. Sliinghai and Japan, taking cargo on through Kill- "f Ijadmg for Canton, Kwatow, Amoy, Chefoo. Tientsin, Newrhwang, YangtH/.» Torts. Ko; 'innra. the I'hilippinpH, Ac, Ac. Nmni 'I'uum Comniatidir •Kii-Av,-
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    • 438 5 STEAMER SAILINGS. OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO., LDT. AND CHINA MUTJJAL STEAM NAY. CO.. LTD. Tbe Company' sl.-^ni are I h- from Liverpool outwards for tin -tr».*.n. 1 'lima and I .|r<ii every week, and froni l.i)ian homewards for London, AnMtordum »nd Antwerp every fortnight and for Oenoa. Marseillea and Liverpool
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    • 492 5 STEAMER SAILINGS. COMBINED SERVICE OF THE OCEAN 8. 8. COY.. LTD.. A THE WEBT AUSTRALIAN 8. N. CO.. LTD. BITWIEN r-KKMAXTI.E I'EKTH KORTH WEST .Vi'STKALI AX PORTS. JAVA AND SINGAPORE Regular Fortnightly sailingß between Siuga pore and Western Australia, calling at Java (as inducement offers), Derby, King's Bound, (Port for
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    • 467 5 STEAMER SAIUNGB. CTPIT Canadian Pacific Railway Company's Royal Mail Steamship Line. THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TO EUROPE VIA CHINA JAPAN, CANADA and the UNITED BTiTEB. limits from Hongkong, via Shanghai. Nagasaki, (Inland Sea of Japan). Kobe, Yokohama, Victoria and Vancouver, R.M.S. "EiirßHw of Ism*" ITwin-acrew steaR.M.S. Ehpbchh or Japan mers, 6,oootonp,
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    • 63 5 A noted 1< i_turer said, I would that good health wire an contagious a& moableu." While bach is not tin. case, rruiumbor that Stcorur.' Cordial of Cud Liver Extract doeo a world of Kood iv rL'^torin^ health. Suffurori- (rou nervous ]>ro.->tr<ition, wMtiu(; Smmm ;:<-u--oral dub.hty aud that fauiiUar couditiou called
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 165 5 DAY BY DAY. Tuesday, December j. lUnh Water. 9- 19 p.m. Troop* arrive from horuo. 11k bore Ward election. Hockey. S.C.C. v. Lt Heron XI. Addrean by Mr. Latdlaw. 8 p.m. Evangelistic service. 8-30 p.m. Alhambra Cinematograph Show 7 30. Wednesday, December 4. Uii!b Water. 14 a.m. 10-6 p.m. Hockiy.
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  • 818 6 The Straits Times. PRICE 10 CENTS. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3. After yesterday's discussion in tho Legislative Council, the Government will hesitate to pass into law the Stamp* Bill prepared by Mr. Authonisz. Wo do not accept all the gloomy predictions with regard to the blighting effects of tin: measure ujion the
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  • 352 6 So miK-h has been heard about the |>ort of Sa> inj;. Mi w «y. as a rival to Singa pore aud Penan^ that curiosity is aroised as to how matter* actually stand there. Wheu Governor of Ai-heeu, C.oueral Vau Heutez did his best to push Sabany to the frout as
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  • 37 6 The Straits liudgrt to be published in time for this week's outgoing mail will contain a full report of the St. Andrew's If" il The rcjiort includes a full list of hosts, g .1*! and organising committee.
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  • 12 6 The price of tin iv Singapore to day is $b." pei picul.
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  • 11 6 All WmMMM published in this issue- are protected by Copyright Ordinanoti.
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  • 13 6 About 7.10 passengers arrived from Hongkong, this morning, by the Apcar liner Japau.
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  • 19 6 Their will be four Judges sitting as a Court of Appeal, in the Supreme Court, ou Mundsy moi'iiiug. next.
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  • 20 6 There have beeu 2m» dogs <lt alt with by the l'euaug Municipal dog shooters since the churning order was reimorced.
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  • 18 6 Hum aie HcvenUfn cases listed for the unit ot Appeal, which eouvenes on Miuiday next, tour Judges sitting.
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  • 20 6 A re.uud trip rat* of Mft Mexican, between Hongkong and Manila, has been fixed for the isrimal week, at Mauila.
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  • 18 6 lleicul.-.. the Dutch tug. has airived iroui Pulo Sambo.- towing the hulk Zeelaudia, which is loaded with benzine.
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  • 20 6 Maiatil ta the Arab flub disput,- (-.included his case thi« morning, belore the aetinu h.il .lustice, Mr. A. 0, Law.
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  • 18 6 hive thoi>and tout) ol kerosine arihnl from Uatoum, y -.unlay, by tlie Russian skauiei MeUor.eu rjutf to iadivostock.
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  • 24 6 I pwanls of a do/.en engineering MaMMMM haw |j-l arrived in Singaporu for the Harbour Works, now being constrticte.l by Sir .lolm .larksou. Limited
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  • 28 6 (...Id exix.rte.l (rum the fM S in OctoU r, amounted M 1.1H2 ounces the total to date this year is »,471 ounces ami the duty colUrted »as 49..'.4(iJJ.
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  • 26 6 Thrte MMMMfI arrive>l from Poutiauak, last uight the Dutch steamer lUn Fo Soon, the British steamer Hau Yong Seng, and the Brr.i-.Ji ilaaaMf lian Hin (ijwi.
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  • 31 6 A dog. U-heved to have been mad, was killed in Halestier Road, yesterday after u.H.n. ut'tt'i it had bitten two Bengalis, a man and a child. No other dogn were bitUu.
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  • 30 6 > apbtiu Schmidt, of the N. D. L. steamer Kant, uliich arrived from Bangkok, this luormug. reports the death of his chief kratni. The Lhhlv was sent to St. John's Island.
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  • 32 6 The U»ly ..I a young Chinaman, which hud cwdiuiiy U.-VU tour days in the water, was found iv the river near the Head Bridge, on Sunday afternoon. Deatu was due to drowning.
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  • 35 6 The total export of tin from the F.W.S.. from January to October MOT, was 673,760 pikuls. a decrease of 9,7;U pikuls compared with the corresponding |>eriod last year and 520. .V>8 less revenue was collected.
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  • 33 6 The auti.Bryanik-s of the Democratic party are urging ex President Grover Cleveland to stand a.s a candidate against Bryan at the next Democratic convention, and are launching a big boom in his favour.
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  • 38 6 Teochews and Hailams had a long chiugay procession, this morning. The Hokieus voted, last year, not to indulge in such func tious in future, but to devote the large sums, hitherto expended auuually iv that way, to education.
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  • 43 6 Veo Ah Hee was lined i' 2. r and bound over, yesterday, for three months, by the Third .Magistrate, Mr. E. E. Colmati, for trespass at W. p.m., ou Friday, in the com pound of Mr. George Smcllie, No. 71 River Valley Road.
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  • 43 6 Dividends totalling t'1,4'21,120 have been paid by the gold mining companies of West Australia for the expired k>n months of this year, making a total to date of over I' 17,(1 10.000. The dividends already declared payable by November 9 aggregated -t'< I
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  • 51 6 A Eurasian named Boliviar Simon Krois, employed as a clerk by Mr. W. C. Niblett, has been arrested on a cbarqo of criminal breach of trust as a servent, iv respect of MM Bail has been fixed at »l. r >(X>. Tho case is to be heard on the 11th
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  • 48 6 His Excellency Sir George Clarke, Governor of Bombay, accompanied by his Private Secretary, Mr. P. R. Cadell, and military members of his staff, has paid an official visit to H.M.S. Hyacinth, flagship of the East Indie* Squadron now in Bombay harbour His Excellency spent some timo on board
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  • 40 6 According to the Daily Express, tho Post niaster-Oeneral, Mr. Sydney Buxton, has forbidden the formation of a control telraram branch of the Primrose League (a Connervafve ~«oci«tion^ although the Liberal, Socialist, and Tanffite leagnes are allowed to have such branches.
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  • 591 6 The death is rejoited at Bombay „t 1. Metha, wife of the Hun. Sir M P. M.thii Brigadier General Dawsou, 0.10u.-I Wilson, and Major Warren. 30th I, an., r are permitted to retire from the anu\ Lieutenant L. N. SU'pheus, R.G.A., left Singajwre on Thursday for Calcutta,
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  • 37 6 Le l'etit Parisien s referendum as to the suspension of the death penalty iv lurni has elicited 1.412.000 protest* against tlie President's too frequent cxi rri->- .il this pre rogative of pardon, only Hf/WHr -np[>ortiMt; his action.
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  • 34 6 Voleauic is tlie term employed to deHCribfl the condition of the Sebaxtopol fleet. Ihe elaborate precautions taken la prevent hii outbreak liiuong the MWI on tlie wai vessels, have boell redoubled -.met- tinVUdiiostock iniitim.
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  • 41 6 Although it wan uot possiMt. to present the boxing programme, advertised to take piace last night, at Uio Alhambra, the scries ot general pictures shown were highly unteitaiuing. Living London, preßouttd at the close of the evening, was well worth setting.
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  • 53 6 The ball, held on St. Andrews uigM, in the Northern Scttleuu ut, was a urent success. A large uumb..r ;l Hrither Scot* from kinta, Batang I'adang, ami various parts of the X.M.S. and I'rovince Welksley some oi them in Highlaud costume— took part in the celebration of the birtlulHV ol
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  • 63 6 Mr. C. K. J. (Ireon. the Second Magistrate, yesterday afternoon, heard tho Htory of thu exciting cliatte of a housebreaker who was armod with a two edged knifo, iv Kocliuru Canal Road, Middle Road and Victoria Street, on the night of November IH. as described in these coluiuus at thu
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    • 122 6 JUST LANDED, SHIPMENT ol Pabst^— 1 Milwaukee Beer IN CASKS »»K DOOM PINTSi. Ot All Dealers, tad CALDBECK, MACGREGOR CO.. SOLE 10ENTS J. Travers Sons, Ltd. SOLE 7, D' Almeida Street. AGENTS for v GENERAL ELECTRIC Co.. Ltd., LONDON. Some Good Points about ARROL-JOHNSTON cars. 1. ECONOMY:— Win* the ttcottiah
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    • 267 6 S. A. D. C. AMATEUR PERFORMANCES. TEUTONIA CLUB, OK TUX I'OMKDV One Summers Day. Thursday, Dec, 5. i l'u. lor the .listi fui-lieil patronage and in the presence of Uih Excel. enry. The Governor, aud Mini. Ander.oo.) AI.SH lIX December 7 and 14, Coniiiiencinn at 9 p.m. I'lan of K<
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  • 160 7 CHANNEL FLEET BATTERS THE OLD HERO. Reported Hits Over a Seven-Mile Range. IKtCTRR'B T*t.lUßA<t| l.onclou, l>.M,iiil h .r -I. Ufa Maj-mj l,attl,.sl,i|,s DMhriH, U.b,-r urn. Tr,,,,,,,,!, alll r, M |,,y, ftV( boon a«ainst M oU hm|,,||| t oflf tll maHt of Knit 1 bnttluslu,, wan KM <mt a-
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  • 125 7 Th, x.,,,1 W lK U M lm ntB wen niK<if is the old turret ilifp Bfero, u»ed already for similar e&peruneata. She wax uianni'ii with wooden Inmmii to i.puijum ll ir lii;litiiis; puwtionk, ainl the Mwmiioa --tiitKin ou th. nut wfaan tii. Bn ll ixwtraUed U an „m.-«r Wtt K
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  • 62 7 Six Men Entombed in an American Mine. Km IKK- Tklk..k.\« Loadoa lYrmnhn B Kixtj miaen hart beea antouiaed at MonoDgahelt in 11.I 1 DDxylrania. It i- believed the) .ire all a«pl.y\iatej. M.-i.. Dgabele i- ,i -in i'; mininu city about Dinetel n miles south K it!, ea^t ■>:
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  • 88 7 Forecast Indicates a Moderation of Tone. [fclUlM'l T«L«.iKASI I. 'ii 1. ii. I >rccmlx'r a loreeaetol li.-id- at Room n li Meaaaga to Congre-s l*s contribated to the revival ot Wall S'.reet. owing to the m ideratiou of its tone. It tavoun the i«eae ot KaMrgaejey Cum ucy
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  • 123 7 La Patrie Blown Out into the Atlantic in a Gale. HuL'lKK's TitLEtIRAMJ London, December 2. li..- French military air ship La I'atrie has been carried off in a gale. A Meet was being repaired in an open tract of country near Verdun sur Mouse, where it hail
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  • 27 7 [Dak OsTAsiATIhCHB Lloyd Tklkuram) lterlin. December 2. The Spanish Chamber of Deputies has passed the Bill for the reconstruction of the Spanish navy.
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  • 97 7 The strike of tlio wliarf eoaiM at Kangoou continues, and no goods are beiug cleared from the vaiious wharves. It MM hoped that a settlement would have been airived at on November IS, but Me negotiations failed, and the cooly u.ai-tnes ma that tlu-y cannot resume
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  • 269 7 River Steamer and Lighters for Pahang Consolidated. (Fun* On own CoKHKsrosDKST.) 'I'riiijM.'inu. November ;tO. I'll": monsoon has mom fairly broken, and OWIIIK t« UM strim" «;i,,l umU hoHvy sea which new prevails, little can>o has Ix-eu Mii|nd from any of the coast ports. Oue ■MMMC hail io
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  • 498 7 Evidence of Brigade Superintendent Ridiculed. Mr. Jmhm Fisher, yesterday .tH.inoou. luitr.l th. aPjHjil i>f Tan VoMR Mean, a AfCman who was ruii\iit, .I uf breaking open till an. l taking then bom MO, at the seeae of 11 liic in Ming Sin. t. hi. St-pu<iiiU r
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  • 106 7 The murder of another Zoioastiian, a wealthy merchant, is report< d from Ve/d. Persia. He was about H years of aye. by name Hehraui OtiKtasji Merwan. and was suddenly shot dead. No trace has yet beeu obtained of the murderer, hut he is believed to be a Mahomcdan.
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  • 117 7 The area under rice cultivation in the IS rice-producing districts of India is now reported at 7. 2W.9h(} acres, an increase of le/HI acres over the figure- tor October. The increase is distributed over nearly all the districts, being Invest in Akyab, but iv I'rgu
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  • 53 7 The health W>WI <'f Mm PeMßg .Municipality, for tlio wmih ended November •23, showed that Umm «ere 77 deaths— l 7 uialeH and 00 females- djual to v death rate of 36.90 per mille, pi-r aiiniiin. MMWI with 4-J.6M iv tlie preceding week and witli 83.48 in the corres|ionding weak
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  • 103 7 COLONY PREPARING FOR ALL CONTINGENCIES. KKI'TKK's TkIKOI'.AM London. December 2. The Natal Field Force starts to morrow to arrest Chief Dini/.ulu, the son ot the Int. chief Cetewayo. who offered such a stiff resistance to the Itriti-h in my iv IS7W. Dini/ulu has five hundred followers, partly
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  • 155 7 Police Ordinance and Immigrant Bill Passed. Uv. m,l tin- Stamp Ordinance, discussed it yesterday n meeting of the Council, then was little of interest in Mm biiHines.* ticms acted in Committee stage. There MM present: His Kxcelleucy the (hncrnor. 8b .loliu Anderson, K.C.M.U. Captain A. 11. Young. C.M.U..
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  • 357 7 Serious Allegation Against Hospital Dressi r. Patrick M. Nnni-. a .Ire—ci employed at I the lieneial Hospital, is alleged U> have BOM imtlid erimiual breach of tru-t a- a public j servaut in takiag Ifi lrom Mr. W. N. Hafadl. ,i- a de|K.-it toward- the treatment
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  • 34 7 The election for a Municipal Commissioner from Kochore (No. 4) Ward is proceeding very slowly. Our reported, who voted shortly after one o'clock, cast the elevonth ballot out of a necessary twenty.
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  • 215 7 The \nyli' t'tiim-M' School turned out in force, a thousand strong, to greet .Mr. R. l.;ii.ll;iw M.l., It u!, u ,i Hull, Orchard Hoad. si •ii 1.1 afternoon. Besides the schoolboy*, there were about titty adults proHent. Mr. Laidlaw addressed the boyH briefly, saying that
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  • 1601 7 RESTRICTIONS AND REGULATIONS FOR NEXT TWO YEARS. Rental Trebled for New Tenderer. iFkhx ()i;r Own OMMMMII l.ipis, November 28. The MmM tenderer for the I'utiang Itevenue Karm» for the two years 190H 1909. is Towkay Ng i'.,,,i !'„■<■. the well known miat'i' of IVrak. This gentleman is
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  • 253 7 Puisne Judge Settles Conflicting Stories. Mr.. lu~ticr Sercombc Smith i^.ivt jiKlym.nt. liiis Moral mj. in the mm of the Metnodiat Publishing House. »;;ai!i-t rattan furuitnrp in.ikcr named Wall Chaeag, tor »10; i fur MM of tin- j>r< mises he OMfM formerly at Mm MM of Stamford Itoad
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  • 245 7 It has beeu discovered, by the Sydaej Evening News, thut the inmates of iVutridgc Gaol are not unaware of the existence of the Melbourne Cup, and are not insensible to its attractions. la the holy calm ol prison life it might have beeu thought that their minds
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  • 66 7 Steps aro lieiug taken in New t alcdonia to send back to Krance convicts of the incorrigible class who were banished for petty crimes. A pardon is also to apply to convict woman of all classes, whose introduction wax mainly to provide wives (or convicts who had been given their
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  • 364 7 PARLIAMENT TAKES CONTROL OF CONGO. king Leopold Offers to Abdicate. |(>IR OSTAHIATIMI'HK I.LUVI. TlWUl] Hi-rlin. December 1 A telegram states that EmJ LmmU of Hel^ium li.-ih otter. .1 to abdicate MM tl >• Dip (Jiifhtion. IKeutich's Tklkhkam] London. DewcakM Tlio Median ami Consoles.' I'l.mi [...U-r, tiaricx have.
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  • 316 7 Dangers of Too Much Shaking of the Hand. Wilting under diitti Noveiu'uei 'I, n Loudon correspondent sa\The Hishop of London in mm of DM impiessions of America, appearing in the November ihsiic of the LoMM Dtocexau Magazine, delivers 11 wurninn to tbom who, as public nu'ii. or
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  • 135 7 H.M. transport Sicilia, in command of Captain C. H. Watkiu-, U.N.K.. arrived from Southampton, this BMniag. She left the home port ou October .11 and leaves here, to morrow, for Hongkong aud China. Her total pa*senger list is made up of 01 adults aud U childreu in
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  • 67 7 The appeal of a Chinese woman named Liong Thyc Hye. convicted by Mr. 11. (i. Setli, acting Third Magistrate, of lining her room at No. HO Hokieu Street us a common earning house, was to have been heard l>y Mr .Instice Fisher, yesterday, but was adjourned to the Court of
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  • 3033 8 LEGISLATORS CRITICISE NEW STAMP BILL. Raising Revenue. POSSIBLE DISLOCATION OF THE LOCAL SHARE MARKET. Is the Government Desperate and Reckless? What Mr I H. Itakcr described as a discreditable production of tho Government mm up f«r«iond nadirs m Mm Lapjialati«a i MBei ahMnlMr, ycsU nltvaft. moon. It wb-
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  • 153 8 Mr. A Un.lra continued his argument before Mr. Justice Uw, Acting thief Justice. yeHterday afternoon, iv support of his on teutiou that the fees of barristers were not the legitimate subject si litigation. It will be remembered that the question a^se some weeks ago. on Mr.
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  • 20 8 If i iriffin will send his name to the Kditor uot for publication, his letter will be in-erted.
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  • 144 8 Sunday Launch. The Argo will leave Johustou s I'ier for the Swimming Club liungalow on Sunday at 0. 10 and IT a.m.. Ua\ and $M p.m. returning at Mi and 111 30 a.m. lU*, '4 an<l I p.m. Fifty Yards 1 Handicap. Suon after the arrival of the ten
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  • 265 8 Sepoy Line:: Club. The Ladiis November Medal was won by Miss Smith. The Mens' November MaM was played for on November and l>rceiub<r I. <. K. (ireen M VI 7—71 \V. «i. Kllis M JO 4H 4 78 J. 11. It. Jones »:l 4:> hh h BJ The Sapjier's
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  • 253 8 S.C.C v. I nitcd Services. Tin rr «a- another interesting IbMpl match last ni^hl wlu ii the Iniud Services •It fr.ited the Club reprcseutativ, l, v UH l s 1 1(1 |.oint«' to J trie- 16 pointTln Harriet! iiu hide, of eoataa, anNal of tile lub be-t players,
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  • 286 8 Singapore Association Shield The Y.M.i.A.. hoed Hi. It. Team „i t lt Roml West K. in mi .111 Association Football match, played in connection with the Singapore Association Shield Couii>ctition at Beach Koail, yesterday. A large crowd witnessed a tin- aud interesting From the start the Kent* pressed,
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  • 29 8 Five Tamils were lined ilO each or, in default, sentbttcod to two weeks' rigorous imprisonment, by tho Second Magistrate, this morning, for an affray in Oaylang Koad, yesterday afternoon.
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  • 31 8 The two Chinese who were ohargod with assaulting Lim Ah Hai with a bar of iron because ho would uot join thuir society were acquittod by the Socond Magistrate yesterday morning
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  • Correspodence.
    • 309 8 To the Editor ol tin Strait-- Tim. t, "-iinjapore. hecetiibei B. Mr. I shall b»- very miicli obliged it JRM will allow me to iis< a little space in your widely read paper t.> .all the attention of y.mr Model* to a purity association which has just
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 460 8 Jodn Jbittle (80., Jbtd. GRAND XMAS. BAZAAR. c DONT l" 1^'^""'- 1 l'urchasing your Christmas l»res« nt^ and <»y»\ i Ireer, BUY AT ONCE an(l obui bi st Si1 lro m*"*w* 1 kl'U STOI'K has been nrv vau fully chosen «ith a viow tti oflehng a ask ti.n infinito variety.
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
    • 122 8 Singapore Tide Table. (From Dickmbkr 3 to Dkceuher 9.) HIGH WATER LOW WATKB Time H'gbt Time MVlii Ins. mm. ft. iv«. brb.iiiin ft. iuh. December T MI ».19pm, H. 4 Mtpa -l.r, WKiKDii 4 j ]o6 pin B_H8 H t 6pm 1? TBD«Hi.iV 8 19am 9 -'> 'llain 3.6 Frilay
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  • 280 9 SiNmroßF. Dkumi J, 190 T. PRODUCE. IHbWM 735 dc it'ul" No. 1 1 unpi'kc«l 10H0 jpra Bali H6O i do Pontianck 7H5 1 dpper, Black km ujg do White 5% 20.50 StM Hour Sarawak 3.05 do Brunei No. 1 gj)g| r.-arl Sago 4.55 Offoo Bali, picked 23.50 t'lfffo. Palrinbann,
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  • Stocks and Shares.
    • 337 9 Kate ol forma ion Capital Snbscribodi ""s*' Share, Shares Valoe np to Uniuaed Company QCOIIUOH* IM7 11=01 1903 190-1 1907 I'tOl 1908 1905 1906 1906 1906 1906 1904 190 A 1893 190S IX9B 1900 1907 1906 1599 1907 1902 •300,000 ItIOO.OOO »S0O.(«o M2.l.»rMi 1600,000 MOO.OOO 1100. '"00 £3.M>.000 £30,000
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    • 403 9 190 A £130.000 1805 1200,000 1904 130,000 1903 £70.000 1908 II*). 000 1904 £12,000 190.1 £75.000 1906 £310.000 1906 £180,000 1907 £320.000 1906 1175,000 1906 1280,000 189S 1100.000 1906 £300,000 190* 30.000 1906 4250.000 1904 £20.000 1904 tIOO.OOO 1898 £30.000 1903 «-m.. ,yi 1905 $100,000 1906 £100,0C0 1004 £5U,000
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    • 203 9 1834 £5.377.10.0 I*9S »*H.nOO »15.000.000 1905 12.400.000 1896 II ,000.000 190 i 134,000 1893 IH7VOOO 1903 »6iK).itno 1891 130.000 1933 £750.100 1884 t m 1890 t%00.n0 ixo7 ii.nao.aqo t s to.oo j I £4.80-1 2X1.000 415 OM.OOO •3,«00.000 11,000.000 •3»,000 1875.000 1240.000 130.000 £750.000 (Mdi.Oiki •4911.000 M.SOO.IUM •30.3<«0 7.68S
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 145 9 Singapore Cold Storage Co., Ltd. N'TRAXI BTO BORNEO KHABF, Telephone 1026. Sea itoeka of al! kinds oJ Fro/en Meats, etc., cun he delired to Bhipping at the Wharves i r in the Singapore Roads, ny short notice. If Tha-cd Daih Supplies ar» •jiiirn], i rden lor same must b^ >!ej>honed
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    • 65 9 MONEY SAVED IS MONEY EARNED. IF YOU INTEND TO SELL TOO! LAND AXD HOUSE I'HOPEKTIES, HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, *c. FIRST CONSULT (S. J!. Fernandez Co., .A-TJ-CTIOIISriEJEIE^S No. 6 D'Almeida Street. \\buw UAiEj-are the Cheahwt And toe Settlements of Acctstk the m>. >> ami C"MSii"in>. the Lnu»T Promptest in Singapore !ll l|W^W^^^^^
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    • 13 9 "JNI CHOP NUMBER SATUTUAN 1 THAT IS I Fraser and Neaves' Aerated Waters.
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    • 322 9 3SSE7 MANUFACTURING JEWELLER. Km!?! Diamond Merchant. •I Cofo..*u f M and I) n'er in Precious Stones, etc. KotaMMM Jewellery for Xmas New Year Presents. I bet; to inform my eaataaaan and tli. I'ultli ■in ■.■•■iiir.il. tliat 1 liavo just tmmmi an unsurpassed collection of new ami uni.ju. daaigM (ha choicest
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  • 589 10 A Fortunate I. M.S. Superintendent Interviewed. ■|ln apparently unequal division <>f the ialnmr supply tat vulilm r estates baa beta ■lomonHtrated to nsonee mare, says tin Time* i Ceylon, Mr. i P. Lnshington, oi Lapan i tan, Koala Selangor, an ex Ceylon planter, i~ it pn -I
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  • 123 10 i 11-known an.l very val labk ooUec bird* made by Mr. F. W. Styao daring bin i\\ nt\ yean in 'lima lm«. the London correspondent of tbe Scotsman rtate*, been presented by him to the Natural History Department of tbe Britiitb Mu«enm. Tin- collection 1-
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  • 106 10 v ibm «ii" -iw stiM Borneo! Yamaoioto Hat and pretends to be an employe of a foreign tn in .it Yokohama, i- itated by the O«alia \-iln to U engaged in kidnapping -11 N at (toakaand X..1,,. 11. tell* th<- ;;iil~ tlmt tli.. Britidi antbo- iti—
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  • 57 10 11,. late Bar. C. 11. tengeou'i study clock, which vml> preaaaied by his son ThoawN to th. Rev. John Bockey, liaptist MiuinW* and a prominout feriTafeafi* ■'■ill. memory of his parents, ban d kizi .1 l.v the pofioe under distraint for Uiat the dock, Which lms an
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 23 10 CHAMBERLAINS PAIN BALM. il "H wound f »'■•■■<■> v.,,,.,,,.-, 7 kin j- M«a Kbould be n Wy Ml 111 > "T -U. t,y All a,^,,^
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    • 560 10 BANKING COMPANIES. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. paid t?p capital »io,ooo,<xx RESERVE FUND:— Sterling Reserve 110,000,000 1 «o, 7^n nor, Silver Reserve »11, 750,000 f 81 7W 00U Reserve Liability o( Proprietors |10,000,00t COURT OF DIRECTORS. G. 11. Medhurst, Esq.— Chairman, lion. Mr. Henry Keswick.— Deputy Chairman. A. Fuchs, Esq.
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    • 619 10 BANKING COMPANIES. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA. AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. Capital £800.000 Reserve Liability of Proprietora «800.000 Reaerve Fund £1.075,000 BANKERS. Bank of England. National Bank of Scotland. The London City A Midland Bank. Ltd. SINGAPORE BRANCH. Current Accounts are opened and interest allowed at 1 per
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    • 600 10 SALES BY AUCTION. AUCTION SALE ABOUT 2.100 TONS JAPANESE GOAL. AT TAN.IONG PAOAB, BECTK>HI Km. 3 a 4. JAIU)INKS WHABT, Friday, Drrember U, at 2.30 p.m. About 2,100 tons No. 1, Japanese Coal. To be Bold for account of concerned. H. L. Coghlan 8 Co., I n-crl Auctioneers 4327 and
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    • 540 10 SALES BY AUCTION, i SALES BY AUCTION. MORTGAGEES SALE. AUCTION SALE OK Wt+mtUg, l'-,;mh t r 4, at 2.30 p.m. JHE BRITISH STKAUER, 999 Years' LeaseboUl Land atd House iZT fc Ktrb u mit HONG WAN. G. A. Fernandez and Co., To ho)d at i., )We n A c»s Bak-nga
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  • 1026 11 NOTES AND NEWS OF INTEREST TO MOTORISTS. Had tin- railway strike taken plaaa at Hume, there wore many project-) for motoi car serviced. The cars would lmve boon fitUs! with flnngt wheels anil ruu on the ruilwav ::.i t.i.- new uVvel, pnicnt on tie {-art of the, Mteiuktag Dmlr
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 239 11 Argyll Motor Cars.^—^ Mr. Charles Brimlow, a Motor Expert of many years experience in the Argyll and other works, has arrived in Singapore, where he will be permanently stationed. His advice and services will be available by owners or intending purchasers of the undernoted cars. NOW IN STOCK: 12-14 h.p.
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    • 268 11 Local Motor Car Agencies. ARROL-JOHNSTON B Motor Cars II Motor Lorries. CENTRAL ENGINE WORKS. Agents. WE HAVK BEEN APPOINTED SOLE AGENTS FOR STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. NETHERLANDS INDIES. FEDERATED MALAY STATES AND SIAM, FOR THE FAMOL'S MOTOR CAR WORKS OF P4MIIRD LEVASSOK CO Catalogues, Price Lists, Rtferenoea, etc., on application. II AAIJ
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    • 424 11 TD» HUMBERS Again WON The HEAVY TOURING CAR RACE. See accounts in tbe Home Paper*. AGENTS: Borneo Company, Ltd. 1234 INSURANCE Companies. LANCASHIRE INBFRANCE COMPANY. LIMITED. now naorD in THE ROYAL INSURANCE CO., FIRE A LIFE INVESTED FCKDS £12..500,000 POWELL A Co..— AftnU. COMMEKCIAI. INK'N A>~! KANCK COMPANY. LIMITED FIUE,
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    • 658 12 Scale of Cbarcjes. 1 PREPAID ADVERTISEMENTS.- Miscel Itaeoos Wants ol Every Description, Homes, band, etc to let, are inserted at the loflowing rates:— One Insertion I 1.20 per inc!i. Two ».00 Tkn. ?.«> Xix 5.20 Nino 8.40 Twelve 7.20 Twenty five 10.H) (Kacb enbseqneut month |i per inch.) The above
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    • 558 12 ARTICLES FOR SALE. ::irt- .-V Ua*a or t» -"urtions, II.TO Bf I M n«of Cl -in TURNOUT FOR SALE. M Phaeton in Rood < nlcr, a pair of Anstraltaa boreas. aad ,"n.ble harness; a hand-OMie tiiriinut B 193". Apply tn W. C. Ntm.ETT. ENGINE FCR SALE. Oac Sen Om l-m-
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    • 552 12 TO BE LET OR SOLD. K*-I» J ÜBM I""" t Br tin inch, tfd Sc.Jo n( Chugn. TO LET. No. 4. Prioce Street. Apply, PATERSON, SIMONS CO., Ltd. I MM OFFICE TO LET. Lately occupied by Meaara. Win. McKerrow A Co., at No. 14c Collyer Quay. Moderate rent. Apply to:—
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    • 604 12 Miscellaneous NOTICES. Rates :-l»t Month. .10 p«r inch. Subs«qu»m months, 16. Kur »hort»r perids >e« Sc :U« of CharicM. NOTICE. OWNfcRS OF PIANOS who find it necessary to leave the Colony for any length of time, can have their Pianos WAREHOt'SKD and kept in GOOD ORDER, at a very moderate
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    • 287 12 ANTHROL. A i'KKSKKVATIVK AGAINST WHITE ANTS, DRY ROT, ETC. Autlirol lias all tin- qualities of otluv (Mji piv-ervutiv. l.nl at I mi. I: r eoKt price $li2oci1 i 20cia p llon. Syme&Co., A nu Waltham Watches EXACT AND DURABLE The Waltham Watch Company, at Waltham, Massachusetts, U.S.A., is the oldest
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