The Straits Times, 10 August 1908

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  • 13 1 The Straits Times. NO. 22.725. SINGAPORE. MONDAY. AUGUST 10. 1908. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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    • 267 1 'The highest testimonials in regard to reliability and lasting qualities' have always been written in favour of DE DION BOUTON. Tin: Commkiu iai. IfoTOB," June 4, 1908, says: "We cannot be accused of bestowing undue praise, when we say that the De Dion Bouton Company has always succeeded in securing
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    • 134 1 ADDRESS. Our Kepri'-i utativc is now at Kuala Luni pur aud will bo at Ipoh. ou Aii^ust X; and Penan", about August IH. He will call at any other station when requested. LAWRENCE AND MAYO. OPHTHALMIC OPTICIANS. London, Cairo. Honibay, Calcutta. Madras and Rangoon. Plants, Flowers. A Basket of Beautiful
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    • 513 1 Robinson and Company. NEW SHIPM NT OF TENNIS GOODS. 1-|~TT~ l y >^ ;^r ti Patent Tennis NET /&7\ X ADJUSTERS, Iron n' J^, V i Foot with Plated T V| Jf.h 11 Straining Screw and H V webbing Band. Tennis Court Marking I Pins. f? The "Glub" TENNIS POLES,
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  • 1036 2 THE ROMANCE OF A SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION. Dr. Wallace's Modest Confession. Dr. Alfred Hansel Wallace made a most interesting and modest confession at tinrecent Darwin-Wallace Celebration. He was very cordially received on rising t>> respond to the gift to bim of the firtt DarwinWallace medal, and said, according to
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    • 468 2 I Protection of Iron Steel i. SIDEROSTHEN I 'VU fl an! <.AClHxn SHE ■Pit '^Jm ~^fe: ~~^^^^Ki RESISTS THE ACTION OF SALTS. ACIDS. STEAM. EXTREME CLIMATIC INFLUENCES. TROPICAL SEA WATER WITH ITS DESTROYING ORGANISMS (Specially Suitable for Bridges, Piers and all Structural Ironwork. "Siderosthen'" is what its name implies DEATH
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    • 31 2 LAXA^'INE, the Ideal Purgative, reoomneadod by tbe beat mediaal aatboritief Eaij •o take and oertaia in reunite. To be had of all bumißt*. Wholesale trom Tbe Pharmagr, i«C.»rj Hrmi Sinoapon ItM
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    • 748 2 HUHfMK PROMIHUIIfiIJJIUkIMJMI. i THE BANKKIPTCV ORDINAXt K. 18>«8. In rnt Sri'KE«E Conn or me Bnum knuam hum nr Ptvimi. Iv Bankruptcy. Km, 21 o 90H Re E. A Kaolfußa. Offers are invited for ttie p-rcbase cf tbe Stookand On clw.ll of tbe pbotographir l> siuessof Mr. K. A. KauKaai, Farquhar
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    • 638 2 INSTANTLY destroys the Germs of Plague, Typhoid, and all infectious diseases. Ideal tor use in the Home, the Stable and the Kennel. Destroys Fleas and all vermin. Exterminates Ants. Keeps away Mies and Cockroaches. Agenta t GUTHRIE A CO., Ltd., Penang, Singapore and Bangkok. TATTERSALLS MONSTER CONSULTATIONS. GEOR3E .MMYIS. HHIrU.
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  • 1601 3 MEETING OF THE KEPONG MALAY ESTATES. Advantages of Property and Outlook Discussed. Tin- ordinary general mooting of the Kpponn (Malay) Kobber Kstatus. Ltd., was held on July 10 at the office*) of thn company. H4, BishopHgate-strect Within. E.C, Sir (•ordon H. Youlcs iCiiairman) presiding. Cbairman said You have
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    • 597 3 A MATRON of the Y.W.C.A. HOME Neuritis, Lassitude, Neuralgia— Almost 1 '-r\ one has known tli.it fnolillg ol relief and thankfnlnet: 1 when lliey have 1 .iiid sonic-one who could be "dtftodtd npo»' v. iihotit doubt or dismppoiiitincjat, whOM ul cm be ;u 1 eptod iinuwlimiiililji well that is what
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    • 368 3 A GOOD START IN LIFE. Moftqn ritoaM earty kmNk how cmmlW .«<«*l health is for Mm mcccm rhcir eMM ■flei hodh riicd ...i.v SJMcnB) MMI oodenbad child, u.uilini: in -tainina ;ind vigour ll pnabk hi nur^c voor I'.iln v..,i mini i! t -nh. that Mod drmly rtmmbsn human milk Xo
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    • 673 3 FiZZ-OLOGY A STUDY OF THE FI RST WATER FRASEftfr NEAVE L« The United Asbestos Oriental Agency, Ld. SOLE AGENTS FOR THE UNITED FLEXIBLE METALLIC TUBING CO.. LD. Bronze and Steel FLEXIBLE METALLIC TUBING WILL NOT CHAR. KINK OR CRUSH. AND IS UNAFFECTED BY CLIMATIC CHANGES. Stocks held g" to 6"
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  • 441 4 MajM art, I U of arrival, and m"■ oj lgaUs. Liverpool, Bept 10 1 W. Urn v him. Sept W. Btancni I Ambria, Bongkoag, S pt Beha Moytr II I I V.Armandßelnc, Snj n An Sl;at.llai Bin > Uarn, Japan, Aog Binlai.^, Bau«k..k, Au Brasilia, Hainbiir^;. \>i 17:
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    • 395 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. STEAM NAVIGATION CO. For China, Japan, Peuanjf, Ceylon, Australia Indir, Aden. Egrypt, Mediterranean Ports, Plymouth and London. if rii^mi! ia*ieil hw >'"hiu C PtraJan Gnlf Ooattoaotal, and .Vai ri'\ Htearocri will lenvt! Bini ip »i en or a'loaMAIL LINE. Judc.ir.J i«r I r.. v Bit f'c-m v sift
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    • 481 4 STEAMEB SAILINGS. HANDEL AND SCKEEPVAART MY. BANDJER." 3 famF <& 3ANI.JEFMASIH. The -jtoeaj^rs ot this company maintain a regnlar r.ervlcc between:— BaaaMaM, Buarab.tya. Bandjermasin, Pnlo Laat, Balik I'i.pan, K.'etei, with transhipment at BaDdjermasin 0M Ramplt, Mandawai, Kocwui, Kolla Djctal. ■an h>rpcooaa<sefmod»t('-.nf:r first nt. IIS7 W 5« W. Th. Kookx >'or
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    • 426 4 1 STEAMER SAILINGS. OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO., LTD. AND CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAY CO. LTD. i i the Companies' steamer* are despatched fr>u Liverpool ontwc.rde hr Ihn Btre Onina and Jaaaa every week, as 4 troai Trjwh •10m'' r Ln re mi i. very is dayt and Taonma taking oai
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    • 456 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. HAMBURG AMERIKA LINE. HAMBURG. The eteamera of this Company maintain a regular service between Hamburg, Bremen, Antwerp, and Rotterdam, and the Straita, China and Japan. Homewards, they are despatched fortnightly for Havre and Hamburg and once a month for Rreracrhaven direct, calling at Penang and Colombo. Taking cargo
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    • 540 4 STEAMER SfIILINGS. N. D. L. NOROOEUT iCHSI LLOYO. (mparlal (Jin.if Mail Lla«. The fart aad Mi m aal m I this Company aail fortnightly from Bf -a Qamborg via Rottefdau, AatlMcp, lon, Gibraltar, Baaoa, Napl^a nn i Maraeillea, Naples, Alesandrla, an rl I Port Said, Saei, Aden, Uolomoj, P«Mn Singapore,
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  • 908 5 r*n(Rtht» tmiwling th« following »hbt«»'Mion« ,\re r, uta&mar ah.— nhip; lni.~ln.-qa*: •eh.— •ch.Miim; Yet.— Y»cbt; Cru.— Cruiser Ut>t.—(lanho»t; Tor.— Torp««l<i II p.— llnrae pownr Brit.— Kntinh. U. H.— Lnit»l NtaM-i: ?eh.— French O«r.— (lorman Dot.— Dutrh lUl.— ltaliU Span. -Sp mmli; Sur.— Sarawak (».c— OanariO cargo d.p.—
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  • 68 5 Homeward P. and O. Mail. The P. and O. homeward mail steamer Marmora left Hongkong, at 1 p.m. on Saturday, ukl is due here at 6 a.m., on Thursday, the 13th m=tiiut. Outward I*, and O. Mail. The P. and O. outward mail steamer Malta left Colombo
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  • 87 5 Fob P«b Btiammi. lv. Monday. To momow Datavia La Styuc 9 a.m. Sarawak Kuehinj 1 p.m. i'ali'inb.uu Ophir 1 p.m. P. Hwetteuham, l'onauy Itotorua 1 p.m. Ilnllo and Manila C. I.vpcz 2 p.m. H'kong, B'fjhai, Japan Manlufl 3 p.m. P. Swettenham via ports PohAnn 3 p.m. Malacca and
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  • 105 5 August 9 Aparima, Brit str, New Zealand via Samarang Giang Aun, Dut str, Samarang via ports Ban Yong Seng, Brit str, Palembang Natuua. Ocr str, Bangkok Ban Whatt Hin, Brit str, Kuantan 10 IStrathcljde, Brit str, Calcutta Auxtralien, Fch str, Saigon, Japan via port. Hong Hob, Brit str, Pcuang
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  • 149 5 PASSED SUNDA STRAITS OR ARRIVED FOR ORDERS. uly 25. Dut. str. Ooentoor, Capt LoC lercq, from Rotterdam, June 20. For Batavia. 26.— Oer. utr. Plaucn, Capt Hcllorick, from Hamburg, May 9. For Batavia. 28. Oer. str. Augusburg, Capt Paulsen, from Batavia, July 28. For Tjilatjap. 28.— Ger. str. Hanan,
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  • 587 5 Voluminous Report By the Master Attendant. Among the papers laid before the Legislative Council by command of His Excellency the Governor, at Friday's meeting, was tho annual report of the Marine Department, Straits Settlements, for the year 1907, which is signed by Commander C. A. Hadcliffe, R.N., Mastor
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    • 974 5 STEAMER SAILINGS. C P R Canadian Pacific Railway Company's Royal Mall Steamship Line. THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TO BUROPK VIA CHINA JAPAN, CANADA »u,l the PNITED BTATKB. R~uto from U<-Dgku;- ria Hhanghot, Niig-wakl. (Inland Boa of Jap in), Kobe, Yokohama, Victoria and Vanoonrer. R.M.B. "Ehfekki of Indu" Twin -icrow stoaR. MR.
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    • 1039 5 SINGAPORE SPORTING CLUB. The Autumn Race Meeting will be held on Tuosday tho 13th, Thursday the 15th, and Saturday the 17th October, 1906. FIR8T DAY. Tueiday, October 13. l.-THE MAIDEN PLATE— Value 1600. and $50 to the .Second Horse. A Race for Maiden Horses. Weight 9st. ExGriffins allowed 7 lbs.
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    • 387 5 are (lye Starters, the property of different owners. NOTE -The attention of owners is. called to Rule 53. which makes the hour for Scratching 5 p.m. the day before the Race. Owners of Griffins are entitled to enter fcr either of the following series of Races Free Berie» No. 1
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    • 188 5 AUCTION SALES. Powell and Co. Ang 11— At Saleroom, valuable freehold land off Holland Road, Alexandra Road, at 2-30 p.m. 11— At Sale-room, freehold land at Perseverance Estate Road, at 2-30 p.m. 11 At Sale-room, jewellery, at 11 a.m. 1m At Sale-room, land and houses in Sagu Street and Kago
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 137 5 PAY BY DAY Monday, August io. High Water. 8.38 p.m. Public holiday. Agri-horticultural Show. Kuala Lumpur. Lawn Bowling Tournament. Cricket. B.R.C. v. Interclub. Cricket. S.C.C. v. V.M.C.A. L.L.T.C. Autumn tournament. Hale's Tours. Alhambra. Ben Hur. 7-80 p.m. Japanese Cioematograpn. 7SO p.m. llsrima Cinematograph. 730 p.m. Wayang Kassim. 9 p.m. Tuesday,
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  • 1061 6 The Straits Times. PRICE 10 CENTS. MONDAY, AUGUST 10. From the early days of Spanish exploration in the Philippines, there have been rumours of fabulous mineral wealth in those islands, but no comprehensive and reliable statistics of actual mineral products realised have ever been published until the recent issue of
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  • 15 6 It is stated that a new weekly newspaper will be published shortly in Kuala Lumpur.
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  • 20 6 The Malay Mail states that Kuang Estate bungalow was burnt down on Tuesday. The cause of the fire is unknown.
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  • 22 6 It is expected that the honours list for tho Mohmand and Zakka Khel expeditious will br published at home during this werk
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  • 23 6 Imports into the Striiil-. (ran the I nit-. >i Kingdom darina last pax < motmr..-,] to IMJBW,8I»- an liewmi of MMjOutkoi IJ per cent.
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  • 21 6 Proposals Imve aaaa placed before the F.M.S. (ioveiumont with a view to the establishment of a Posts and Tplegraphx Provident Association.
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  • 34 6 Venyadasamy, a Tamil, wascharxed before the Second Magistrate, Mr. C. F. .1. Gre«'n. on Friday, with criminal breach of tnißt in respect of twenty-eight sovereign* belonging to a countrywoman named Supc-rma. He wan acquitted.
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  • 38 6 News has Ih'Pii r-ioived by wire iv Kuala Lumpur to the effect tliat Mr. (tranville O'Hara. who iaemploycd in tho Forest Department and stationed at the Dindin^s. lias accidentally xhot and killed a uativr there with a revolver.
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  • 38 6 To-day being Coronation day, set forth to enjoy myself for verily I need rest and change. \'isit<"d New York London and Canada, so home to bed. Truly Hales Tonrs are wonderful, i Extract from .lohu Pepys' Diary, IstOS).
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  • 45 6 Fatima, a Malay woman, who was charged with the theft of a bracelet from a Tamil child ouly four years of age. was discharged by the Second Magistrate. Mr. C. F. .1. Green, on Friday, a nolle prosequi having boen entered by the Crown. a*
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  • 39 6 On Tuesday, August 25. there will be a reception at the V.M.C.A., of Mr. R. D. Pringln, the General Secretary, on his return from England and Australia. Tho anniversary meeting of the Club will take place on this day.
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  • 37 6 Oariaa to the rain, the wrestling match be tween Iten Hur and Nieca Singh, which was to have taken place at the Alnambra Cineniatugraph yesterday, has been postponed to Wednesday. August IS, according to advertise, men I.
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  • 43 6 The suit brought in the Court of Arches against the Key. Canou Thompson. Vicar of Eatou. for refusing a regular member of the congregation communion on the ground of his having HaffM hi- daaaaaal wife s ister. has been decided against the Vicar.
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  • 39 6 Mi Sttyraour Hicks has l>een operated on by Sir Alfred Fripp for blood-poisonum. While pliyiiii; in BaraaaMJaMa recently Mr. Hicks rau a -plinti'r into his left haud. The operution M performed only just in time to avoid au amputation.
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  • 43 6 Suspecting that was wrung, a vigilant deUctive arrested a Chinaman who was carrying a BMk, in the early hours of vesteiday in.irniii:'. ne.tr th" Itumah Miskiu Police Station. The aaak was found to contain chicken- the nwner ot which lins iiuee been found.
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  • 46 6 fn the Federal Kstiinnt.es for this year •900,0(10 is the amount provided for the pur r'.iaso of the Sungei L'jong Kailway Com I'iiny. Limited. The Malay Mail understands that the sum paid to the Coni|iany when taking over Mm Kailway wassouieivhnt more than the estimated amount
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  • 45 6 Sir Oliver Lodge, Principal of the I'uiversity of Birmingham, states that the tine of electricity in agriculture shows that crops treated by im an- of the current yielded 4(1 per cent, hotter than previously. The crops experimented upon included wheat, mangolds, tomatoes, and raspberry canes.
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  • 50 6 Leave them with my hou->< hoy. said a nouya living in Sophia Koad, to a friend who wanted to -oil her some choice sarongs. They MM left as directed, but the houseboy and sarongs disappeared subsequently. Tho police haw moMMaWI in finding tho boy. but thr saroiie arc still missing.
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  • 51 6 The American battloships Maine and Alabama left for Colombo just before daylight, this morning. Their MM were much in evidence about the town yesterday and they seemed to enjoy themselves thoroughly. A few of them came into contact wtto the police, but there were no serious charges against any of
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  • 61 6 The news of the death of Mr. .1. D. P. Mac Lean, of Kehelwatte, Lunugalla, Ceylon, came as v shock to many who knew m, Mr. MasLaaa wm aMucdad oalj laai October, being one of the bridegrooms in the unique triple wedding in which the Misses Esdaile were the brides
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  • 54 6 The li.itin in Electric Tramway has just issued its report for I'.mT. During the year, the lines were extended and the receipts were increased to 1 1 .»'..".-> guilders, from 180,402 guilders in IMS. Tho outlay roso to U0.01'2 guilders, ■smiaat VMJKU guilders in 19*16. The report does not recommend
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  • 79 6 Hamlet, or the l'rince of Denmark, was staged before a large audience at the Theatre Koyal, on Saturday night. Tho Wayang Kassim has the happy faculty of turning tragedy into comedy, which seems to take immensely with its patrons, who were, ap Ml— tU. more thuu ii, incited ukli Urn
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  • 87 6 The oVatli-rate Huong the troop« stationed at Saigou has been something terrible of late. The Opinion of Jnly 24 reports eleven deaths in wveu il.iys Yet, tbo city has an dp to date health Burvice, and haH liospiUilt believed to be fitted up with the latest im provementa. Inquiry sliowk
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  • 439 6 Mr. K. S. Hoi-tor has JoiaWd Mm F.M S Kailways l>epartiueni „s uu \ssist.iiit Engineer. Mr. .1. l>. Kemp. Miui.i^er ol the lUliiuau Tin Company, Limited, has Ult tor ,lav» ou a health trip. The death is annoum-i I at i Mptaai Maaaey Koyal Irish RafMMatt, at
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  • 16 6 I- nun >lava. a enryo of coal ariivcri, yefttei day, by the British steamer CSkta Bfaateaa.
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  • 15 6 The Sea Mi;w n turne<l fruiu l:.ilav:a. yes teniuy. without tho Fliamunc RojaJ pas MBUafa,
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  • 26 6 There are now KHB.OOO peiaons in receipt of relief in India, of wliom 780,000 are in tho I'uitcd Province.- au<l 80,000 iv the Central India States.
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  • 28 6 At the evening service at Mm Victoria Memorial Hall, \esU.rday. the Key. 11. K. Mansetl delivered a patriotic stimou. ia view of its being tho ■■iiluiiaaiji CotoMttea day.
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  • 39 6 Most of the public oftOM Md tin courts are closed, to-day, iv honour of the annl versary of tho Coronation of Hit. Majesty King I-aI ward, and BOOM of tin puLli.-. and 1. few priv.tfc building- nn 111 rated
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  • 40 6 His M 'ieBty the K--^ lia j,.; rovi I at the appointment of Sii < !>...n;lii Arthur Flr<t«niwl WilHnn. K .IS.. In h»- I'inaDcial I tii' it 4f i il'fl council at Bombay in tin- room of Sir Bdwkri Norman Baker.
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  • 35 6 Madame Lcmoinc has been granta-1 11 divorce from her husband, who recently absconded from Cans while awaiting triiil on a charge of having <h traiul.il Sir Julius Wornher by pretending that he could manufacture diamonds.
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  • 46 6 While a Customs officer at Boston ma using an axe to opt 11 a box continuing da tonating caps landed from tlie. Hamburg American liner ik-llu.ua, the cap* exploded, killing the Customs afßotf us well as au inspector and a warehouse man and injuring several bystauders.
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  • 54 6 Mr. F. Clarke, 1.C.5., Magistrate of My meusingh. India, hits filed an appeal against Urn 4mWm r. ul,y gtVM by Justico Fletcher fining him rupees .~>oo with BMM iv tho case brought against him tor iMBHt in tin- < xecution of DM duty in searching the OHtclirry 01' a local
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  • 92 6 Some light on the causes of that mystcri. our disease, bori beri, Iwh buen thrown by an outbreak among mining coolies in Bank.i. The iliwaw, this year, was ho viruleut tliat consigumenta of coolies are Hunt off weekly to .l.iva for trcatiui nt. Inquiries brought out Mm fact tliat UlO
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    • 158 6 I I I j j j j I THE Cook's Complaints WILL CEASE IF YOU ORDER Famous "FITZROY Dripping. Cheapest and Now obtainable in i and i ib. tins FROM THE AGENTS Best in Singapore Thompson, Thomas Co. CHINESE CLERK WANTED. CHILDREN 3 COMPANION WANTEO. WkDted. a voting laiy to
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    • 209 6 ALHAMBRA NOTICE. The Wrestling Match, which should have ooroe off last evening, has been POSTPONED to Wednesday, August 12. BEN HUR NIGCA SINGH. CATCHASCATCHCAN. IN CONJUNCTION WITH PATHE FRERES BEAUTIFUL PICTUREB. An entirely NEW Picture PROGRAMME will be presented on this date. Owing to the DOUBLE ATTRACTION, Special Prices of
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  • 628 7 POSITION OF BRITAIN RUSSIA UNDER NEW SCHEME. Neutrality of Powers. ENGLAND AND THE MACEDONIAN QUESTION. Establishment of Mobile Force. jßarTiK's Thliokam.J London, August The Hussian liuveiniueut has cominuni catod to tho Powers the principal features of tlie Vn^lo liiis-ian Uefonu Sclu me lor Turki y. It i
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  • 99 7 Initial Ascent Expected in Eight Weeks' Time. [I'm Ost&sutmcbi Lloyd Tiliobam] Berlin. August tt. The Crown Prince of Germany has made an appeal for a further gift of honour towrads Coast Zeppelin's fund for the construction of a new airship. The Count has reported to the Government
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  • 54 7 (Dan ilmhiuimki I. lido TiLaoBAM I'Kiliu. August ll has been otticially IMMMMI in 'H'ruiHiiy that llif North dcriuau Lloyd lias signed tl.e contract tor the new four-weekly mail service from Hongkong to New Guinea, via Jap, to Sydui So fai nothing lias been decided ngarding the
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  • 19 7 |Dm U»ia»iatl!>i:ui LLOTD Tbliokah! Berlin. August 9. A/iz is reported |c t>- Mate J»>V march Iroui Marat esol.e.
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  • 81 7 Details of Last Month's Receipts of Para. (From Oi r Own Corbrspokdin't.) London ivia Pcnang), August 10. High prices obtain in London for Para compared with plantation rubber. This is supposed to be due to the action of the Leai covering tho market, aud to excessivn speculation. The
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  • 836 7 Acquitted on Charge of Theft of Cinematograph Supplies. A Frenchman, giving the name of Dampierro, was tried before the Third Magistrate, Mr. I-.. K. '"li 'Uiuu. on Saturday, on a charge of theft of ft large quantity of supplies from the Cinematograph Patho establishment in Stamford
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  • 47 7 Tiie .lohore Opium and Spirit Farms tenders were opened on Saturday, there being only four tenders received. Tln> highest offer is -si I, urn per month by the Kong Kek Choo (Company) the second is »75.2."<0 tlie third S7u.iTo«»and the fourth JiiT.OOU.
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  • 72 7 Shakari Kin.ii. Mm S.i.l.ir of .lalawan, and Sarawan, Ins son. wln> were imprisoned by the K Km ol l\i lut u.i ..lisbchavioui and dis loyalty, have now Im-u taken as state prisoners to Quetta owing to the sou having escaped from pri-.ni at Kelat and been recaptured
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  • 563 7 ENGAGEMENT OF PROFESSIONAL FURTHER DISCUSSED. Suggested Links for the Chinese. We have received the following letters in reference to the suggested engagement of a golf professional for Singapore To the Editor of the Straits Times. Singapore. August 4. Sir, Your leader on this subject ami the correspondence
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  • 134 7 To tho Kdit<-r of the Straits Times. Ba'.u Gajah. August t. Sir, May I say that I think thfbJ^gestion contained in your leader of the Ist instant U au excellent one But I very much tear that it will remain b an^gestiou unless someone takes it up with a view
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  • 199 7 Police Investigating Strangling of Coolie. Tho Park Street Police in Calcutta, assisted by members of the Detective Department, are engaged investigating a rase of murder committed in the office ol the Government Tt le^rnphs at 40, Free School Street. 'alcutta, tli. ictiiu ueni", a em. lie
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  • 80 7 The Governor, Sir George Sydenham Clarke, visited two hospitals at Bombay, on July 80, and saw and spoke a few kind words to every patient wounded in the recent riots. One was a girl aged 15. His Excellency subsequently sent her a letter through his Private
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  • 44 7 In the Olympic Regatta at Henley, England won all the events. The Leander boat defeated the Belgians in the final by 2} lengths, time 7 ruin. 62 sees. It was a triumph for the long British stroke over the foreign short stroke.
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  • 1003 7 CORONATION SERVICE AT THE CATHEDRAL. Striking Sermon by the Rev. J. Marsh Kirkby. Never since the Coronation service on August 9, 1902, has there been in Singapore a more impressive divine service than that which took place at St. Andrew's Cathedral last evt ning. in celebration of the
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  • 43 7 A Burmese baby show, tin- first of its kind, was held at Maudalay, in Upper Burma, on July 29. There were nearly 400 mothers with babies, some carrying twins. Prizes were given to the winners, who were selected by judges.
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  • 374 7 European Nurse Shot in Bed by Native Servant. Details are to hand of a dastardly outrage committed at the little Military Cantonment of J utogh. five miles from Simla. It seems that, on the night of July 80, Captain and Mrs. Thacker went out to dine at
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  • 588 7 Ordinance Respecting their Future Management. There is revenue to be derived from the forests of the Straits Settlements. This was apparent from the observations of the Acting Attorney General. Mr. W. G. Maxwell, at a meeting of the Legislative Council on Friday afternoon, when he moved the
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  • 107 7 During July, 1,143 deaths) were reported in Singapore— 9o2 males and '241 females— which is equal to an annual death rate of 50.62 per thousand. Altogether 875 Chinese .li. d, 183 Malays, 90 Indians, 28 Eurasians <iud 11 Europeaus. Malarial fever claimed IW of the deaths, phthisis
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  • 105 7 END OF THE FAMOUS SCANDAL CASE. All the Accused Sent to Prison. .Rk.ltkk's Tklkoham.] London, August 10. Aftor a trial extending over twenty days the Mile End Board of Guardians Case ha* come to au cud. The jury returned a unanimous verdict of Guilty agaiust all the accused.
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  • 198 7 Some startling revelations have been made in the Mile Knd Poor Law scandal, iv which the following Guardians were charged with conspiracy to defraud Thomas Gonld. aged 70 Samuel Gilder, aged 58 Joseph Gilson, aged .">9 Alderman Rowland Hirst, .IP. Walter Trott, aged 48; Alderman J. G. Warren A. W.
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  • 45 7 |Rbdtir's Tklhokam.] London, August 10 The Lambeth Conference is concluded. The Anglican Bishops strongly condemned the artificial restriction of families. In a resolution adopted by 87 votes to -> I tho Bishops favoured the re-marriage of tlw innocent party in a divorce suit.
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  • 32 7 fIUUIHH 1 TiHIUKAM) London, August 9. Messrs. Armstrong- Whitworth and Company, Limited, of Newcastle on I'yne. are issuing a million four-percent debentures at 102} for extensions in Italy and Japan.
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  • 18 7 |rUUTIKB TILKOKAM; London, August 10. The American Battleship Fleet have arrived at Aucklaud, New Zealand.
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  • 324 7 Superintendent Pett Married to Miss Jennings. On Saturday, July 11, at St. David's Church, Exeter, the iuarriag« took place of Mr. Montague William l'eti, eldest son of Superintendent Pett of the Fire Station, Exeter, and Miss Edie Jenniugs, daughter ol Mr. F. K. Jennings, Institution Hill, Singapore.
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  • 79 7 The Ceylon Steamship Company, Limited, are introducing a new departure. Their new steamers, which are popularising voyages round Ceylon, will take weekend runs to Ammapatam and back, leaving on Thursday afternoon aud returning on Sunday morning. The accuuiuiodatiuu for passengers is excellent ami the cuisine firstcla.Hs
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  • Sporting Intelligence.
    • 89 8 Oa tin S.K.I.', ground, to-day, there will be au iuter I'lub Cricket match. Tin re will be a Cricket match on the Esplanade, to-day, between the S.C.C. and the VJI.C.A When Mr. J. li. Joel's, colt 0111 Majesty won the Kelipse Slakes ut Sandown Park on July
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    • 54 8 lanolin Clul) M i ithly .Icdal. The following h tli. remit of tliu Monthly Medal tui July in oonaeoUoa with the Tuu^lin Club 11. Kiecuian 7.»»; N MB I IVuuistou 8M 190 811 A. H. Wither H.V2 -Wl 772 Uobcrtson 567 < 200 767 i i. iiuir ms+mo W.
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    • 82 8 i Mid w mul Cup Kesult. The following is the result of the race for the Goodwood Cup Mi. L. de li.ithschild's Kadiuiu I .Mr. W. M. <i. singer's Torpoint 'J Mr. \V. it. Wyudhain s The White Knight 3 Si\ horses ran. The race was won by
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    • 527 8 X.d.A. v. S.K.C 1 >v the S.K.C. ground, on Saturday, there was match between the Royal Garrison Artillery and the Kccreatiou Club, the latter winning by '.17 to 80 runs. The scores were is follow U.O.A. WUnir b alberg 0 (uiuuer Bead b Valberg 4 Gunner horns b I'earst
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    • 152 8 Colman Shield Competition. The Marine Police and the Sajaratul Muntaha met at Beach Hoad on Saturday to play off their tic in the Colman Shield competition. The game was well fought, both sides showing good play. For the Hrst fifteen minutes, there was no score, though the Sajaratul
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    • 119 8 Malay States Volunteers. The following scores were made at a .-^ioou Shoot, iv connection with the Malay states Volunteers, at Kuala Lumpur the other day A. Class. 200 500 &20 Hep. Tl. K. A. Kallend 33 30 28 r 7 98 Hay 'S3 29 33 >- 1 96
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    • 220 8 Swimming Club Race. The delightful weather, yesterday morningi attracted a large attendance at the Swimming Club. The hundred yards handicap race the lirst of the scries of three races for the Club Aggregate Cup— was swum off, U. L. Cuscaden being the winner. G. Wald came second and N.
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  • 419 8 Satisfactory Termination to Three Days' Races. < >ue ot the ijuictost meetings held ol recent year- under the auspices of the l'enang Turf Club, eaiue to a conclusion on Saturday when Mm attendance, although better than on the two previous days, was still poor compared with what we
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  • 53 8 In the ca.se whaN .1 young Frenchwoman man u.l (.Inn, m diplomatist iv her native MM, and tluu wi-ut to Pekiu^, where the lin.ibuud ivtmniL-d hit Chinese mode ot life ttud ujairymtj .several of his countrywomen coubinned her to a very inferior position, the French Conrt has
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  • 484 8 List of Winners of First and Second Prizes. The following, according to the l'inang Gazette, is a list of the winners of the first and second prizes at the l'euang H orse Show on Monday: Imp Qum I. Mr. A. (i. Kaber's Fashion 1 Mr. O. Magnee'K
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  • 259 8 Sanguine Chinese Mine Owners at Kinta. The Ipoh correspondent to the Malay Mail writes as follows Despite the long period of low prices, the Chinese mine-owners seem to have it firmly fixed in their heads that we are shortly to sec a return to the unduly inflated
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  • 125 8 Opium imports for 1907 record 13,714 chests, an increase of 1.056. The average price of Benares at which transactions were done was J789 per chest, or 823 more tl ,in in the previous year. Exports rcacluxl 10,120 chests, a decline of 350. To the ft
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  • 358 8 Eighty- Five Days Out Without Being Spoken. Captain C. MacMahon, of the steamer Clan Lindsay, when he arrived at Colombo, on July 30, from Mauritius and Seychelles for orders, reported that he had been asked by the manager of a Mauritius Company to look for
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  • 125 8 Tho anti-Japanese movement now so strong iv China extends even to the form of Uuddhism professed in Japan. In Kwangtuug province. Buddhist missionaries from Japan have converted many Cantonese, and have caused so much stir that the authorities seized upga seven of the 'tadiug converts, and packed them
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  • 106 8 Representative George Glenn, a married man, who has just been visiting summer resorts, has introduced into the Georgia Assembly a measure relating to the wiles and blandishments of the gentler sex. The Bill provides that if any woman, whether maid or widow, shall betray into main Luony
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  • 60 8 The river Indus has risen so abnormally that it has practically destroyed Dora Uhazi Khan city. Almost all the residents have desortcd, au d grave concern is felt for the two mission hospitals, the mission houses and church, with the women's hospitals in course of erection.
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  • 42 8 A man. named llotilal Vartna. who sent a telegram to a paper called Bando Matarain at Calcutta, expressing approval of the Mo/.uffcrpur murders, has boon tried for inciting to sedition at Aligarh and sentenced to seven years' transportation.
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  • 214 8 Tonkin Police Capture Gang of Desperadoes. The Tonkin police have laid hands ou the murderers of Messrs. Kearby and Sutherland, the two Australian prospectors at Traimoi. Enquiries made established the fact that several of the neighbouring villagers wire accomplices of the brigands who did the Australians to
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  • 25 8 The output from Urn K.iuaboi Limited during July was as follows Klrvator 4;f.27 piculs Tribute 20H.0H piculs Total MLM picuU. <Jold 6ozs.
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 104 8 THE RUSSIAN EAST ASIATIC S.S. COMPANY, LTD. REQUiiAK MONTHLY SEIU ICK KOH CALCUTTA. CUBONIA, A>ir/,^t It. This steamer has excellent am >rum kliumm for Ist, 2nd ami :icJ cUsa pmjnjjor*, aud has electric light all over. Moderate Fares and cheap rates of freight. Apply 10 THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD.,
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    • 74 8 STRAITS CYCLE MOTOR Co., Ltd. 15, Battery Road, SOLE AGENCY DEPOT. The Famous ALPHA MOTOR OILS. CYLINDER. WATER COOLED. AIR COOLED. 4 GALLON 1 GALLON I GALLON IIDH gallon' MOTOR (iREASE. Cheapest Housejin the Trade. WAYANG KASSIM. THE INORA-ZANIBAR ROYAL THEATRICAL CO. a iik New Theatre Royal NOB I'll BKIDGB
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
    • 210 8 Singapore Tide Table. (From Acoust 10 to Acocst 16.) HIGH WATER. LOW WATER 1 Time H'gh t Time" H'ght August bra, mm. ft. ins, hra.min. ft. ins. Movd*t 10 TWJ«nj 7.9 "5749 ami 8.1 Monday 10 B M p m 9.0 2.47 pm 8.4 Tuesday 11 *****I 1034 am SA
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  • 71 9 aawwoa I*oB. PRODUCE. Qftmbier buyers I *.<xi 11.7.1 (oprh I 7.25 II," 1o Wl 17.87J LH B Übi No. 1 3.6() I oom. Tapioe*. stua U peat noiu. •1o rao<' 6.70 7'>O IT' MS Private POd/^ HO On U am '>■**)<. A 1M .nt 1-67 141) I ,^-u^ 1
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  • Stocks and Shares.
    • 312 9 it" Of ion I Capital I fsab crib d I 3«. r I™" 5* D "***> I Comp y r QsecM yj'IAIKMIS r.wj i £07 II 1903 1901 LtKM 905 131 m 1906 |«M :'<o7 1900 ![>o7 !JO7 :9Cfi M t; 'io.ooo »-.00.1t00 MOO.OM iMW.GOf 1 MOO CM £--.f\OOJ
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    • 321 9 1 505 1903 1906 1907 j LMM 18M 1906 ISM :M1 1900 19C1 'SO-: *7«,C03 £310,0015 £180.000 «3*0,000 ,r/a,oj: I MMM I SIOC.OOO j IM.IIB 126,000 ife.C 16.000 259,530 180,000 201,500 175,000 ■M C'W 76,100 383,12' i3S,OCC 10.055 f9 30,000 MMC i06.0»W 100,000 41,930 fii.OOO ,S(hl 11. .100 1
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    • 162 9 ..-.34 im Ml M IN 303 914 HH4 -fC bS? SO, i.o 4,801 IMS ia/a it/e 2i5,0C0 4 800 60 80 16.0W 00 J U1.000 12S 110 i 2.«<».ooo J« .t.OTO 24,000 A400 10 10 s</)..noo 24,000 10 10 >•«,« 30.0.% 600 50 80 .4O0.0C0 400,000 1 1 Jlo'.'.OOO
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 50 9 NOW READY. I Exchange Tables. DOLLARS into 81 .11 [NG urn STEBLINO into D From '2<:. :sd. U 1 sd. Ascending by l/82nd of a penny. PRICE: S2 P:R HOPY. POST n'-.i 52.12 PER COPY. C.A.R!BEIRQ&CO., STATIONERS. RUN IKBIM AND RUBBER 81 *P JRE3B. The Strnii The Sti gel j
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    • 72 9 fiy^ °I] WassiamullAssomull.co, aataaM W^ FREE. >ff^i^ 1 Have Removed JOHN JAMESON'S j THREE STAR THEIR NEW PREMISES, OPPOSITE, r::^ s WHISKEY No 56 and 57 H| s h street MIHN JVMESON anil Si)%. LIMITED. UIBLIV. nisltlltrs !u MM. the hinU. -I I ENTIRELY NEW STOCK UNPACKED s> IMW B8BU»
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    • 197 9 fT^PRJEE TO ALL OYjOLISJ a [•/JrtJLi VVITH THE :-«EE ART BOOK V V.«£AD CYCLE CO. dept. 1363 UVERPOOL, Whiteaway, Laidlaw Co Ld. SALE Now Proceeding. THEELIT4 arq BBCYOLE T^n io pi™ KUI:K WHEELI AMI IELL. THBBECOILEO BPRniO SADDLE, &i i'l'Ml* SADDLE !> -i ROLLER CHAIN, Ft COVENTRY TYKES. an<i SPANNERS.
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 571 10 SALES BY AUCTION. AUCTION SALE or U CASES Gia\Rl> 8 CROWN BRANDY INF 313 KEGS PELICAN PAINT, At Mcßsm. H. L. Coghlan k Co.'h Sale room-. ITMBMMiaf, Auyu*i 12, at 11 a.m. For account of concerned. H L. Coghlan Co.. Licensed Aaotioneers 17gg and Surveyor*. MORTGAGEE'S SALE. Monday. Au,,u,t 17,
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    • 274 10 SALES BY AUCTION, MORTGAGEE'S SALE OF VALKABLE TOWN PROPERTIES, Tuesday, August 18, at 2-30 p.m. BAOO STRKET. Noa. 89,81,33 and Sfl, Sago Street, Singapore town. SAGO LANE. No». 21,24, 26 and Sago Lane. Total areu 8,622 square feet. Lease W) year-i. Total monthly rent iloO. Powell Co., Rodyk and Davidson,
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    • 661 10 Dangers of Submarines. HEROIC ACTION OF OFFICERS IN THE ENGINE ROOM. While seven submarines belonging to the Howe Fleet were off Folkestone, on July 15, on a voyage from Portland to Dover, the parent ship Aeolus, protected cruiser accompanying them, noticed that submarine A 9 wa>> falling behind the others.
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    • 554 10 INSURANCE Complies. SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA. (fatakiitkaa- IMt). Assets exceed £5,400,000 Incoiu, 1907, exceeded £1,280,000 O«ca:r; <-, Battarjßd,, W ft. WHITE. Miny.tpora. Manaiar, Sonth-Butara Alia Ott The Standard Life. THE OLDEST BRITISH LIFE OFFICE IN THE £A6T. PROVIOE FOR RETIREMENT by taking a policy under the new BIMPLB
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    • 650 10 BANKING COMPANIES. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA. AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. Paid op Capital In 60,000 .Shares of IK each £1,100,000 Reaerve Fond £1,595,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietor! £1,100,000 BANKERS. Hank ol England. National Bank of Scotland. The London City A Midland Bank, Ltd. SINGAPORE BRANCH. Current Accounts
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    • 400 10 BANKING COMPANIES. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. SKSJftSI^- $IJ *****0 Sterling Reaerre 113.000.000 1 SUTerßeaerTe «1S.500,000; M^MCWW Unrrt Liability of Proprietors 113 000.000 COURT OF DIRECTORS. Hod. Mr. Henry Keswlck. Chairman. E. Qoetz, Esq. Depnty Chairman. K.O. Barrett, Esq. 0. R. Lenzmann Eiq JC. Brodersen, Esq^ E. Shellim, Esq. }uatavFriealaud,Eaq.
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  • 1208 11 NOTES AND NEWS OF INTEREST TO MOTORISTS. I A days holiday at Home, such as is general in Singapore, to day, would be hailed with do light by motorist*, and every advantage would be taken of the opportunity to get away from business and take a good run into
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 368 11 MOTOR CABS. ARO-YLLS-Adams-Hewitts. Rovers. TWO 14-16 H.P. "ARGYLL CARS ENTERED IN THE SCOTTISH RELIABILITY TRIALS COMPLETED NON-STOP RUNB DURIN6 THE FIVE DAYB. Can sli^l.tly "eJMp-aeJfei") tor sale at vti-y much reduced Prices. ONE 10 H.P., 3-SEATED ADAMS-HEWITT. ONE 6 HP. 2-SEATED ROVER. Kitted with Imkklk. umyiKto and all accessories, iiu
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    • 227 11 EINFANIIL CHOLERA. Any unusual looseness of a child's bowels duiing the hot weather should be a warning to mothers. Infantile cholera may develop in a few hours, and prompt action should be taken to avoid it. Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, followed by a dose of castor oil, will
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    • 127 11 v -v^l^B^CSw^^Pin 1 MODEKATB /gWWyW^^y^ PRICED CARS, 'yEjß^T' y' Skilfully PtMgnol to reduce Wear ou x^7 Tyres to the lowi ~t possible poiut For further particulars apply to the solk AciiNT-s CENTRAL ENGINE WORKS. I SILENT SIX-CYLINDER. 20 H.P. STANDARD Sole Agents for S. ft., F.M.8., The Car you ran
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 443 12 of CbarQv c .loi:ai.SXb.-lliaoel Erery Desorlp»!oc, House-, .-ire '.uaorwa a) »he .following i. I 1.20 i 1.00 180 1.30 «.4O Ihe bV*. .-s'.c It based upon an STetage ol :'vo c t -ht line; at 1 aercu Itnca to Ihe ack When mil tig lc adTorticcmonta, tbe number •t iMerii'.xa
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    • 357 12 Miscellaneous WANTS. 1 OiTiai— roar Lioo«, on» JJT the lneh, io< BC!tlt oi ChMt*a LADY TEACHER WANTED. ANOLO f:iiINESK SCHOOL. Coleir.an Street. ASSISTANT WANTED. ding. Appl)', lllllnj txp'.iieuce, t. K. Y. c/o Straits Time j 0 1603 DISPENSER WANTED. 1 Wanted, a nrst-class DifWfr. Applicant I -itU examiontion certificate preferred.
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    • 620 12 rO BE LET OS SOLD. :UI —Foot Lull. LO* 01 two lUMrtioo 11.00 Bt i an inch, k*l< of ehargea. HOUBE TO LET. No. 4, Mouut Boaio. Apply Kafflea Hotel. iM HOUBE TO BE LET. No. 1, Oxley Rise, to be let. Apply Meyer Brothers. 1149 ROOM TO LET. Koom
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    • 495 12 Netherlands Guttapercha Co. Lo. SINGAPORE RUBBER WOttnS. India Rubber Tyres, all kinds and shapes AH kinds ol HOSE, Siv:-tion. Delivery, Steam, for Carnageß Motor Cats, etc. Hydraulic, Boekdrill, Gai PIT TRFAnENrt MOTOR TYRFS- h Se f r Kaihv:l vs S ;lKi:^' Tabes, BE-TRLADi«G MOrOR TYRES CODDRINGS, C AI 3 RINGS.
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    • 494 12 Syrup of Raspberry PURELY MADE oF GUARANTEFQ NATURAL RASPBERRY JUICE MO SUGAR. Mixed with teed vp k ror no'!n w^t healtliy drink, which is l.uiloi'ot t ino^l > liteU It blm forms a delicious kOfpredil lit lor icr SOLU IN CHAMPAGNE BOTTLES. AT $1.20 PER BOTTLE. BY THE Medical Hall,
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