The Straits Times, 7 October 1908

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  • 13 1 The Straits Times NO. 22.776. SINGAPORE. WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 7. 1908. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 186 1 The OSTEND MEETING. Kilometer Trials, Flying Start. Mile Standing Test. FIRST— BAYARD-CLEMENT FIRST— BAYARD-CLEMENT. SECOND-BA YARD-CLEMENT SECOND— BAYARD-CLEMENT. THIRD— BAYARD-CLEMENT. ,vim% D .v«Dnmr,rrv-n FOURTH-6-cylinder NAP] Eli. THIRD-BAYARD-CLEMENf. FIFTH-FIAT. FOURTH-FIAT. This proves once again the SUPERIORITY of "BAYARD-CLEMENT" CARS as regards RELIABILITY and REGULARITY. A few Models of thia make have
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    • 380 1 RECREATION HOTEL Final Billiard Tournament. Two local Amateurs will play on Thursday, October h. at 8 p.m., sharp. (j. A. Fernandez, 2200 Proprietor. HALES TOURS of the World. Beach Road, Singapore. The perfect illusion of rapid Railway travel amidst thf loveliest scenery and most interesting places in the World. Tours
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    • 293 1 Robinson Company. NOW ON VIEW. New and Exclusive Models in Wrimrned Millinery. ALSO A VERY NICE ASSORTMENT OF Wings, Cogue and Ostrich Feathers, Ribbons, Coloured Silk Tulles, Chiffons, Flowers, Ornaments, Laces, Gloves, Mitts, Ladies' Belts and Belting, Motor Veils, etc., etc. THE LATEST STYLES IN Dress Materials, Filet Voiles, Crepe
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    • 143 1 MR.H. KOEHLER WILL nit i. A Piano Recital TEUTONIA CLUB, On Friday, Ootober 9, at 9 p.m. Tickets, at »2 eaoh, can be obtained from tbe Hon. Secretaries of tbe Teatonia, Tanglin and Dutch Clnbs, and at the Robinson Piano Company. 9193 NOTICE. Mr. Riohard Henry Sbarpe bas been authorized
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    • 31 1 DARRACQ CAR FOR BALE. 4 cylinder, 14/16 h p., 5 Boated ijnet pnrohased from Kat/. Brothers, Singapore). Apply C. O. Warnford Lock, Koala Lnmptir. 0 1958 Q H w 8 O
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  • 1559 2 WOMAN'S SPHERE IN TURKISH LIFE. Political Changes Give Greater Freedom To none of the Sultan's subjects will the recent chants in Turkey bring greater freedom and UappincsH than to the women. For years, they have been growing increasingly restless and discontented with their lot. for intercourse with cultured
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  • 190 2 Manila has ad'>pUd improved and heretofore unheard of methods for tinhtiny epidemic diseases, especially cholera, says the Manila Times. To Mr. Louis H. Pingraan. chief of the Manila tire department, i« due the honour of proposing and carrying out a new scheiue of '.li-infei lion. Chief
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  • 66 2 At a meeting of the Presbytery of Siaru on September '29, the question of forming a national Church for Siani was discussed, the general idea favouring the severing of the connection with the Synod in Nuw York, and a fusion with the Laos Miss'on. With the idea of further discussing
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 243 2 USE "Eagle" Cement For HIGH- CLASS WORK. BO PII GO COi, Ltd ay Government. GENASCO Tropical Roofing. I Ply $1O per roll of 210 square fe-t. 8 Ply $12 per roll of 116 squa c feet. Complete with lUh, Caps anp Cement for fixing. 'GENASCO' is prepared for THE TKOPIOS,
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    • 184 2 BUCHANAN'S WHISKIES. are Dot an experimeot. They have been the favourite blends at home for many year* and are rapidly gaining similar popularity in the I Colonies No expense Ii spared in keeping both "RED SEAL" AND "BLACK AND WHITE" up to the mark. It Singapore Cold Storage Co., Ltd.
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    • 150 2 12 (health! Little's Oriental Balm FOR ANY PAIN The p.iins of neuralgia, the pains of rheumatism.thj pains of lur.ib.it;'>, th; p.iins of stiff joints, the pains of the neck, throat, hack, chest, arms, IeRS and feet— all these JO away wnea you rub on plenty of Little's Orient il Bilm.
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    • 210 2 A perfect beverage, combining i Strength, Purity and Solubility." Medical Annual. van Qoufen's The most Delicious, Refreshing and Invigorating of all Cocoas. BEST GOES FARTHEST. 2 SOFT a 1 /||/l|ll l\ IRRITATION, TAN.jnd w/"m« VJ >* W V-7 KEEPS THE SKIN j| SOFT, SMOOTH, and WHITE PURINtSS 0» (Ml. and
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  • 632 3 WANDERINGS OF A YOUNGSTER OF FIFTEEN. From Scotland to Canada and Back. There lias just returned to the reformatory traiuing-sliip Cornwall a youngster of II who has had crowded into his brief career enough life to^make the most hardened devourer of penny dreadfuls green with envy. The boy,
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  • 264 3 Allegations of Remarkable System of Fraud. With tlic wholt- deteclive force of the city rounding tbeni up, five Orientals were taken into cnßtody last mouth on a charge of conspiracy that allt ges a Hy<<teiu of iugeoious fraud almost wiihout a parallel^ sayu the (ilobe, Toronto. It
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 497 3 r 'mS Wrjk vc a TvPmiT^^T Purveyor* to Warrant J339fr^K HM Ph X'K K l|p PB Celebrated Oilmen's Stores J\¥ Kk PICKLES, SOUPS, JAMS, JELLIES. Iy| POTTED MEATS, MALT VINEGAR. Agents for LEA PERRIN'S WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE Wmr Crosse Black well, Ltd. 9 W*pr^ A Delicious Luxury r r^^Sl| |ngga^{^ >
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    • 131 3 J. MOTION CO. Watchmakers, Jewellers, Opticians. REPAIRS PROMPTLY EXECUTED. C.H Willis, TURF ACCOUNTANT ANO GENERAL COMMISSION AGENT, Is now doing business on the forthcoming SINGAPORE RAGES OCTOBER 13. 15 AND 17. Long Odds, STRAIGHT-OUT DOUBLES. TREBLEB AND STARTIN6 PRICE ON ALL RAGES. Ail bets made by Telegram or Telephone must
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    • 34 3 LAXATINK, th, Idenl Pnrgntivr, recrm mended by the tM>i>( rasdicnl snhorities Easy lo t iKe »n.l c«nma id reialti To be bM of all ohe ivblf Wholomle (mm The Pbvrmnoy. Ba»ry R»d. Bin«%p<ir« Mi
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    • 739 3 ,£/ti£d E a IKICTAMTQ S^ MARK ll'l A=* 11 I W CHILDREN j &INVALIDS I quite: a new departure:. 4 Based on Science and Practical Experience. I Wmr SIS il Herefordshire) GUARANTEED PURE JUICE ONLY OF FINEST SELECTED APPLES. The advantages of a PURE CIDER over SPIRITUOUS LIQUORS in a
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  • 753 4 Name, port, probable date oj arrival, and name oj Agents. STEAMERS. Acbnles, China, Oat 20 W. Manstitld Airhe, bydney, Oct 13 Bonatead Alcinoue, China. Oci M; W. Mansneld Antung, Hongkong. O<t Bebn Meyer -MLiinv Li\erpool, Nm 24; W. Mansfield Armand Uehio, M'seillca, Nov 1; M. Maritime! Absaye, Colombo,
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  • 254 4 Passengers Outward. I'd- P. uixl l>. China, cunnt etiujj with the etwmn Aj aye at Colombo, due October IV— Mrs. J. M. Watt, -Miss Condon, Mr. and Mrs. E. M. IV-sborou-;!! and child, M*. W. H. McKerron, Mr. B. J. Wood, Mr. J. Cowap, Mrs. A. HOIK),
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 70 4 "Our doubts arc traitors and make us lose ■'ie noo<l we olt uii^lit win, by fcariu^ to ■.tempt.' Don't let your doubts cause you to di lay a*kfasa st.'.mis' Wimt for anotlit diy if you are iv ill-hraltli. It i-. a touic ul it- i liag excellence that lias restored
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    • 643 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. P. &O. STEAM NAVIGATION CO. Por China, Japan, Penanx, Ceylon, Australia, India, Aden, Egypt. Mediterranean Ports, Plymouth and London Through Bills of Lading issued for Chin. Ooast, Persian Quit, Continnntal, and Amtrioan PorU. Bteaniera will leave Singapore on or sboat MAIL LINE. {Outward for China). 1908 Anaye Oot
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    • 742 4 STEAMER SAILINGS, PACIFIC MAIL BTEAMBHIP CB.. OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL BTEAMBHIP COMPANY AND TOYO KiAEh MIMA The three great steamship Itnee between CHINA, JAPAN, and EUROPE, via Honolulu and San Francisco, operating the new 13,000 ton, twin sorew steamers KOREA and SIBERIA, together with the well-known ateaman CHINA, ASIA, PERSIA, AMERIOA
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    • 485 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO., LTD. AND CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAY. CO. LTD. The Companies' steamers are despaobed from Liverpool outwards for the Straits, China and Japan every week and from Japan hemewards for London, Amsterdam and Antwerp every fortnight for Gonoa, Marseilles and Liverpool and for Marseilles, Havre
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    • 506 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. HAMBURG AMERIKA LINE. HAMBURG. The steamers of thia Company maintain a regular service between Hamburg, Bremen, Antwerp, and Rotterdam, and the Straits, China and Japan. Homewards, they are despatched fortnightly for Havre and Hamburg and onoe a month for Bremerhaven direot, oalling at Penang and Colombo. Taking oargo
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    • 783 4 STEAMER BAILINBB. Wd.l. NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD. Imparlal Oat-man Mail Lin«. Tbs fast and well known mall steamer I this Company sail fortnightly from Bn.rr. Hamburg via Rotterdam, Antwerp, Boatham,; toa, Gibraltar, Genoa, Naples, (ocnu MarssiUss, Maples, Alexandria, and rtea versn, Port Said, Bass, Aden, Colombo, Peon. Singapore, Hongkong, Shanghai, Nagasaki, aal
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  • 1237 5 t ..bit* lln. b.~li»K Ih. (..lluwinn ,i.iir«vi..t«M,< an «,,l .v. -rt»^m«r •U.-i.llip; b<|.— lnutile. Hk. M1..»>..0r; Vct.-V«bf, Cr«.-CrutMT; 0 M.-U-w kaM; 1 „r.-Torp«.lu: 11.|.--llori«pow.r Kril.KritUl. I'- H -tnilM Niatx; tch.— French l.or Una v int. -Ilutrli Itivl. lt»li»n; .spun.— «p..nuh; BaMSft; <i «»on«al carKo d.p.-ilßck (mKii.i.l I.
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  • 135 5 October 0 Po^na, Brit str. HongkoDg. Shanuh-n, Japan Timor, Dut str, Batuvia Heliopolis, Brit str. Dm ban t Siam. Brit str, Laimkat Bau Hong Leong, Brit atr. Bungk.ik Ban Hin Guan, Brit atr, Pontiauak Hill, Nor atr, Bombay lleim. Nor str, Bangkok 7 Spezia, Ger nr, Hamburg via p
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  • 116 5 Prom Eubopi— By the P. am' U. tteamer Assaye, dae October 9. From China— By tbe P. and O. steamer Devaoba, dae October 8. Left Singapore D Sept 1 N. D. I. Sept 3 B. I. Sept 7 MM. Sopt 11 P. 4 0. Sept 16 N
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  • 112 5 Foa P«" Siuaaa Tnu TOMOKBOW Rhio and Indragiri Laurent Pit 7 a.m Cnoob Olanggi 9.30 a.m. Anamba, Natuna Islands Satuna 11 a.m Malacca, P. D. and P. S. Janet SicoU 1 p.m. Malacca and Linggi Kheng Seng 1 p.m. Penang and Calcutta C. Aprar S p.m. H'kong, Amoy,
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  • 340 5 Bt Major E. C. Ellid, Aoting Commandant, 8.V.C.. Singapore, Odvber 6, 190 H. B.V.C. Notioe. I The Monthly ahootof tueSingv pore Rifle Acs loiation will t»ke place on Sunday 18th, at LM p.m., under Warren Shield oou ditiona. (Sd.) B. B. Colbeck, Capt., R.0.A.. 8. O.
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  • 99 5 Wharves at which Vessels are Berthed To- Day. TANJONO PAOAR. East Wharf Basis— Zweena, Jos. L. Eviston. Eaht Whart Skction I— Deli, Edendale, Chun Sang. Section No. 1 (Sheers Whaiif)— Nil. Section 2— Catherine Apcar. B—Baron8 Baron Eldon. 4 Benavon. fi Nil. B—Paroo,8
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  • 68 5 Homkwakii P. and O. Mail. The P. and O. homeward mail ateaiuur Devanha left Hongkong, at I p.m. on Saturday. md is due here at 6 a.m., ->a Thursday, the Bth instant. OCTWAKD P. A!»I> O. MaIL. The P. and O. outward mail steamer Aitsayu left Colombo
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 326 5 STEAMER SAILINGS. jr. iv. Canadian Pacific Railway Company's Royal Mall Steamship Line THK NATIONAL HIGHWAY TO EUKOPK VIA CHINA JAPAN, CANADA aod Iba UNITED BTATEB Kouti- from Hongkong, via Shanghai, Nagasaki (Inland Sea of Japan), Kobe, Yokohama, Viotoria and Vauoonver, X.M.X. "EMFamw of Imdu" 1 Twln-aorew steaR M.S. m Em»bbw
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    • 451 5 STEAMER SAILINGS. KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MM. (ROYAL PACKET COMPANY). NEW SERVICE BETWEEN SINGAPORE AND PALEMBANG. Notice is hereby given that a WEEKLY SERVIOE between SINGAPORE AND PALEMBANG will be maintained by the uji. JAPAKA. First sailing will take place on October 17. For freight aud passage, apply to SHIPS' AGENCY. LATK
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    • 621 5 STEAMER SAILINGS. KY.K. JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP CO. LTD. A regalar FOUTNIOHTLV sarvioe Is maintained between Japan and Europe by the following NEW TWIN-SCKEW STEAMERS, Under Mail Contract with the Imperial Japan eeo Qoverumeot, speoially designed for the Company's European Service, lighted throughout by Electricity, provided with excellent accommodation for First
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    • 343 5 TENSERS INVITED. JOHORE STATE RAILWAY. MAKING UP OF INIFORM CLOTHING. Tenders are invited for the making- up of Uniform Clothing for the Joliore State Railway, during tbo year 1909. The Con. tractor will find all eewing material, the khaki, drill and clotu being supplied by the department. Samples of Uniform
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    • 110 5 AUCTION SALES. Powell and Co. Oot 10— At "Hazehvood," Nasuin Hill, valuable honseho'.d furniture, billiard table, cottage piano, etc., at 1 3 i p m 20 AtSale-ro -in. freehold land and h.m-e Kampong Java Road, at 'i SO p.m. Almeida Co. Oct B—At8 At Sale room, freehold property, 27 3,
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 162 5 DAY BY DAY Wednesday, October 7. High Water. 8.21 p.m Interport shoot Ba'estier. 7 am. Albambr* Cinematograph. 7 30 p.m Hale's Tonrs. 7 p.m Japanese Cinematograpn. 7-30 p.m Harima Cinematograph. 7-30 p.m. Ott'sCirona. 9-15 p m. Thursday, October 8. High Water. 9.47 a.m 9.94 p.m. P. A. O. homeward mail
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    • 142 5 Singapore Tide Table. (FaoM October. 7 to Octoiieb 13.) HIGH WATER. LOW WATER Time" H'ght Time H'gbl October Dn mlv 1H "rs.min..ft. ins. j 9.-> am 7.9 i.ißam l.n w kekdat I Ig3l pm s 4 j.38 pm 4.8 Tbdrhdat 8 J 9.J4 pn 9.2 8.27 pm 8.8 110.21 am
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  • 660 6 Straits Times. PRICE 10 CENTS. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7. It may be regarded as a favourable augury that thoro is not much additional information to be gleaned from the long telegrams about the situation in Eastern Europe which we publish to-day. There arc abundant rumours about the mobilisation of forces, the
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  • 358 6 Dignity is a thing that most people profess to understand, hut few arc capable of giving it an accurate dohnition. Europeans have one idea of its moaning, Orientals have quito another, and the fact is responsible at times for disagreeable incidents. Something of the kind has recently occurred at Saigon
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  • 28 6 Mr. Walter Flynn, of Pulo Brani, has reported to the Police that a thief entered his quarters, last night, and got away with a watch valued at $17.
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  • 32 6 An advertisement regarding the use of certain trade marks appears in a corrected form elsewhere in to-day's issue. The notice is iv>ucd by Kintaro Hattori and not Kinta Ilattori, as previously advertised.
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  • 36 6 Mr. CC C. Howard, the Senior May in tpiti weutout with the Chief Market In ttprctor, this morning, to inspect bad food exposed for sale, against which a campaign is being inaugurated by the Municipal authorities.
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  • 44 6 The Singapore Philharmonic Society are bow making arrangements for the grand Scottish concert which is to be given in the Victoria Memorial Hall on the evening of St. Andrew's Day. Thu best Scottish talent a\ajlablt in thu Colony b being ..t-<:urnl for the occasion
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  • 13 6 The Astor House at Hankow, was totally destroyed by tire ou September 25.
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  • 32 6 No less than three disastrous typhoons have visited the Philippines in the lost fort night. Chile has allowed China to station an official in her territories to look after Chinese trade interests.
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  • 16 6 '^he cable steamer Magnet came in from the east, this morning, and leaves westward, this afternoon.
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  • 17 6 From Foochow. a cargo of case boards for Langkat arrived, this morning, by the British steamer Stettin.
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  • 18 6 Fifty thousand cases of oil arrived from New York, yesterday, by the British steamer Koranna, bound for Manila.
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  • 22 6 Tho manager reports that tho output of tin from the Sipiau Tin Company, Limited, for the month of September was 92 piculs.
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  • 24 6 A cargo of rice arrived from Bangkok, this morning, by tho N.D.L. steamer Korat, which also had a lighter in tow from Koh si-chang.
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  • 29 6 There will a meeting at the V.M.C.A. at 9 o'clock this evening, when an address will be given by tho Kov. W. Murray, M.A., on The logic of prayer."
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  • 29 6 Duke Tsai Cha. President of the Chinese Board of Finance, has sent official- to various provinces to enquire if the increase in the salt tax has auy injurious effect.
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  • 28 6 Mr. L. C. B. Kdiiiimstiiu, the popular exchange broker, of the firm of Messrs. Edmonston anil Maitlaud, Shanghai, died from an abscess of the liver, on September 29.
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  • 52 6 Among the passengers from Batavia aud Bitlitou by the Dutch steamer Spcclmau, which arrived, this morning, were six decrepit Chinese, who are being returned to China. The Chinese Government intends to direct the Board of Communications to take prompt measures to get back into Government control all privileges concerning the
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  • 35 6 Attention is drawn to tho advertisement of the sailing of the steamer Putiala from which it will be seen that her departure is accelerated from 5 p.m. to 6 a.m. on Friday, the 9th instant.
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  • 33 6 The Waiwupu is i-onsulting with the British Minister, Sir John Jordan, with a view to so confining Dr. Sun Vat Sen at Singapore that he will bo unable to communicate with the rebels.
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  • 29 6 Mr. Maurice Thunder, the Third Magistrate, yesterday, lined a Hokicn Si'im or, in default, two months' rigorous imprisonment, for possession of 115 packets of morphia and instruments for injecting.
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  • 37 6 The Korean journalist, Ving Xi Tak. who has been charged before the .lapatim' Court at Seoul with embezzling money subscribed towards a fund for the redemption of tho National Debt, lias boon found nut guilty and acquitted.
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  • 36 6 Only seven out of over 200 studeuts who have completed their educational course id Japan have passed the examination held in Peking. All the studeuts from Europe and America who presented themselves for examination have passed.
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  • 43 6 After a two days' trial, Stevenson, the man who was accused of the murder of a ricksha coolie in Shanghai, was found guilty of manslaughter. The jury twice disagreed and wero sent back to reconsider. Prisoner was sentenced to a year's hard labour.
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  • 46 6 The King- Pan, a daily newspaper published in Peking, is just entering on its thousandth year, having been ostaulished in the year 908. It issues three editions a day, on different coloured paper yellow in the morning, white in the afternoon, and pink in the evening.
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  • 42 6 Sergeant Nicol prosecuted another Tamil lad, twelve years of age, in the Senior Magistrate s Court, yesterday, for trespass in Government House compound and theft of 14 gutta seeds. The lad was fined *."> or, in default, sentenced to a week's simple imprisonment.
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  • 48 6 An Imperial Edict has been issued at Puking directing Tak Long, a member of the Imperial family, aud lately a Vice-president of the Board of the Interior and Leung Tuau In, Vice President of the Board of the Interior, to proceed to Amoy to welcome the American Fleet.
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  • 41 6 A wireless telegraph office is being prepared by the Formosan Government to le established on the Aiiucourt islaud, which is off Keelung, and the communication with wireless telegraph offices on board Japaneso ships is expected to be opened early next year.
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  • 49 6 -Mr. J. Ward Hall, dentist, of 2, The Bund, Shanghai, committed suicide by shooting himself with a revolver on September 29. It is reported that Mr. Hall's rash act was the result of temporary insanity. He had been bitten by a dog and, fearing hydrophobia, wax driven to self-destruction.
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  • 49 6 Two Chinese, a well-to-do trader named Lim Ping and an employe named (jua Suah, were brutally uiurdurud iv their shop in a central location in Manila ou the tarty morning of September H. The trader hitd thirty-six wounds and the employe fourteen. Robbery appears to have been the motive.
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  • 63 6 A Chinaman has met with a violent death at Kuala Lumpur. Ho was riding down the Court Hill on a bicycle, and, losing control over the machine as well as his presence of mind, came to a smash at the bottom of the hill against a poet. He was removed
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  • 557 6 Mr. T. F. B. Kouible, of Ayer Itam Estate Sclaugor, died from fever on Suuday. Alderman Sir George Wyatt Truscott. -ou of a former Lord Mayor, is to be the next Lord Mayor of London. The death is announced of Mrs. T. I. liose, wife of Mr.
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  • 25 6 While a Javanese and his family were at dinner, last night at No. 24 Club Street, a thief entered anil stole property valued at IMb
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  • 32 6 The wife of a Malay vendor of sea shells and ornamental coral, living at Pulo Brani. gave birth to triplets last night, all girl*. The mother and babies are all doing well.
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  • 34 6 Boh Ah -In had a friend sleeping in the same room with him, last night, but, this morning, the friend was not to be found, nor was *30 of Boh Ah .lv's hard-earned savings.
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  • 33 6 Mrs. Alice Webb, former wife of Mr Brodie Duke, the American millionaire tobacco manufacturer, was arrested recently in Chicago on the charge that she passed a worthless < heck at the Groat Northern Hotel.
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  • 48 6 A samseug visited a lady iv a questionable quarter of town, last night, aud suiokcd eighty cents, worth of chandu. for which he declined to pay. When pressed for money, he seized a pair of solid silver clog knobs, valued at •*>, and tied. The police hav< arrested him.
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  • 41 6 The outbreak o/ typhoid fever iv Taipin^ amounting almost to an epidemic is, tin: Taiping journal understands, the subject oi a Oovci'nmeut inquiry. There are at pre sent over half a do^cu cases under treat nient at the Taiping General Hospital.
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  • 108 6 I.iuj Chung, a llylaiu, was the pfMMtltof in a stttbbiug eaue in thu Third Mii;:i.tti.U. Court, yesterday, the accused buing a Mm at> named Lim Siew, who put in the common plea of mistaken identity. The crime was committed in Sago Street on September 21 and accused said that he
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 192 6 AUCTION SALE OK HOUSEHOLD FUKNITUHK, KUBBEK TYRED RICKSHA, ETC. At No. 1-2, Niven lioad, On Friday, October 16, at 1.80 //.m. On view three dm prior to sale. POWELL CO., TJUH Auctioneers. AUCTION BALE 14 CASES CuItKUOATED IRON, At H. L. Coghlan and Cos Sale-rooms, Friday, October 9, at 11
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    • 86 6 ALHAMBRA To-Night. NEW PICTURES. Change of Programme. MARY QUEEN OF 800T1 THE BEE AND THE ROSE A TRA6IC COURSE THE MILLER, HIS SON AND HIS DONKEY THE FRENCH MILITARY AIR-SHIP A NOBLEMAN'S PLEASURE ETC. L. F. WILLIS. Mauager. HOUBE TO BE LET. AKNHAMS, S, 6y«d Ally Road, opposite N«wton Station,
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    • 98 6 Theatre Royal, North Bridge Road. GRAND CINEMATOGRAPH. Opening Night, SATURDAY, OCTOBER R ALL MCW PICTURES. HaiuifaflHrm. PIANOS ON HIRE FKOM $12 per month, Toning and Regular Attention inolmlve. Robinson Piano Co., Ld. G. R. LAMBERT CO. b ESTABLISHED 1875.; 1 Photographers to H.M., the King of Hi»ru, andH.H., the Sultan
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  • 678 7 POLITICAL CRISIS CONTINUES ACUTE. Sen ia and Austria. MILITARY PREPARATIONS BEING MADE. Prospects of a European Congress Discussed. Rkitkk's Tklki.ham London, October !>. I'riuce Ferdinand of Bulgaria has tele graphed to the Sultan that he is compelled to respect the voice of the nation, but hopes that friondly
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  • 676 7 Jinricksha Department Policeman Sent to Prison. Mohamcd Eusope, A.P.C. 854. attached to the Hackney Carriage and Jinricksha I 'epartment, was prosecuted in the Second Magistrate's Court, yesterday afternoon, on a charge of accepting an illegal gratification of i\ from a bullock cart driver named Lim Cliye or. in
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  • 206 7 Heavy Punishment for Dishonest Chinese. Tay Jin took a dollar to a friend, named Tan Kia Lye, on the night of September 26, and had it changed. He wont back next day to get another changed, but, in the meantime, his friend had cea-cd to be a friend,
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  • 161 7 A planting periodical in East Java gives interesting details of rubber-growing in that country. In bygone year-,, planters look only to tbe varieties known as Ficus, Ceara. Castilloa, and Funtninia. The growing of the lastnamed is now out of fashion, owing to its being attacked persistently by
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  • 708 7 SINGAPORE AND F. M. S. RIFLE CLUBS 1 CONTEST. Success of the Singapore Team. There was excellent light at the Balestier Range this morning, when the Singapore liifle Club team shot at 200, 500 and 600 yards in the inter-club competition with the Malay States Volunteer Rifle Club,
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  • 116 7 The Malay States Volunteer Rifle Club team selected for tbo contest with Singapore shot on Sunday with the following result: mju 'itni \nj*t xi. (i. H. PhillipH :l:: :tl :;n -94 N. F. Haszard 33 34 26 98 E. A. O. Travers 31 31 30 02 H.
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  • 115 7 About six o'clock last evening, an old Army pensioner, in attempting to alight from a tramcar, which was in motion, at the junction of Buffalo Road aud Serangoon Road, met with a nasty accident. Under his arm, he had a couple of framed pictures, and they got entangled
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  • 71 7 It appears tbat the rapidity with which the King Alfred, flagship of the China Squadron, was enabled to get off her quickfiring guns at the recent tests was due to the loading tray invented by the very clever gunnery officer, Lieutenant W. F. French, and the constant handling of the
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  • 1493 7 VISCOUNT PIERRE de BONDY AND MISS LODGE-GREY. Picturesque Scenes at the French Consulate. The intermingling of many English and French flags at Atjee House. < Orchard lion I. yesterday afternoon, recorded a happy event at the home uf Count and Countess de Bondy. Viscount Pierre de Bondy Kiario,
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  • 452 7 Lively Contest Between American Politicians. Recent issues of the Manila Times contain several interesting special telegrams relating to the crisis causod by the revelations of Mr. W. It. Hearst's yellow journals concerning corruption among the Republican leaders. .V wire from Washington, under date of September 11, says
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  • 120 7 la the Supreme Court before Mr. .lustier Scrcoinbe Smith, this morning, two judgments wore given in favour of the Mercantile Bank of India, Limited, by consent of the defendants. In the lirst case, tbo claim was for 15,125 as damages for breach of two exchange contracts
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  • 452 7 DISASTER TO AUSTRIAN STEAMER NARROWLY AVERTtD. Driven on to Coral Reef at Midnight. At tho mouth of the Uulf of Tonkin, midway between Saigon and Hongkong, and in the direct line of shipping to and from Singapore and China ports, are the notorious Paraccl Islands. Many a
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  • 64 7 Etonions Support Bishop Cassel's Scheme. IRJDTIE'S TILIORAM.| London, October 7. At a meeting hold at Salisbury House yesterday, it was resolved to form an Etonion Association for China to support a schome for a students hospital at Chentu proposed by the Right Kov. William Whartou CasHolx,
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  • 203 7 Pet Monkey and Cat Killed in Thomson Road. The village of Javanese carters, near tho junction of Syed Ali and Thomson Roads, resounded with cries of Mengamok this morniug, and a policecorporal rushed to the scene and arrested a Javanese, who was slashing to right and left with
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  • 157 7 At the Teutonia Club on Friday night, Mr. 11. Koebler, tbe well-known pianist, will give another recital. Ho has arranged an exceptiona'ly interesting programme, and will be assisted by Mrs. Krarup, Messrs. E. Sai^mann, E. A. Brown and Fr. Schioetter. Tickets, which are t'icach, can bo
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  • Sporting Intelligence.
    • 54 8 Members of the Sin<;a]v>ro Sporting Club art reminded that Saturday is the last da\ 0B which they, cau nteive Ladies' tickets for next week's races. On Saturday, the postponed Cricket match between the winners of the S.C.C. tourna meut and The Kest will be played on the
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    • 52 8 lanolin Club' Monthly Medal. The following are the -ores for,"the September !uoutlily"\iaedul in connection with the TmhUb Club ,1. Waddell I. l>i'IMII~t'Hl V. A. Flown A. II. Withers l> M (raik V. E. W. Taylor If. BS4-I-U0— 7M 675+ 3O=7a'> 779_ M i MS r )99 4 KHI Ml
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    • 77 8 5.C.C. ist XI v. R.Q.A. and R.E. To-morrow, at 5 o'clock, the S.C.C. Ist XI will play a game of Hockey with the Koyal (tirrison Artillery and Hoyal Engineers, on the Ksplanude. The S.C.C. will be repre sen ted by the following I. A. Mason, E. H. Taylor, Lieut.
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    • 580 8 Rifle-Shooting. Association Football. S.R.A's. New Conditi ns. The S HA. Committee has decided that. oncu a quarter, the Monthly Handicap Com petition* should bo tired under siimla> c indiiious to thoso which apply to the Wui nii Shield Competition this year. Tin conditions will be '200 yards, 1 sighter aud
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  • 146 8 The lUn^kok 1 imm bam that tin- siam Steam Nawgution Company. UaM, have wmebtmi .i m m mamm lor the Chantaboon run. t») Ik- used in place of the Chakrabhongs. The uew boat, which will arrive in Bangkok this month, is built to accomodate pMMgan and will
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  • 527 8 Impressive Funeral Service at the Happy Valley. It came as a great shock to the community •>f Hongkong, on September to learn that Mr. L. A. M. Johnston, the Postmaster'ieneral, had died at his residence at tbe Peak of blood poisoning. Only a
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  • 224 8 Rumoured Dangerous Landslip at Taiping. Humanity, writing to the Straits Kelio tioiu Taiping on the Ist instant, says: There- was a rumour current in Taiping last Monday that two of the prisoners, while working in a quarry here, were buried iv tin debris in consequence of the
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  • 191 8 A curious appeal caso eamo before Mr. Justice Woodward at Ipoh last week. The interested parties were V. M. Mohamed Ismail and Mat Hassan and Ismail, who appealed against a decision of Coauiandcr Mills, K.N.. Magistrate at Teluk Anson. When the case camo on for hearing,
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  • 68 8 A Peking telegram to the Hongkoug Tele.urapli on September 25 says that the Waiwupu has requested the Japanese Charge d'Atluires in Peking to notify bis nationals that, while travelling in China, they must conform with Treaty provisions; must not exceed the period of their say must
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  • 837 8 TRADE RETURNS SHOW LARGE INCREASE,] British Resident's Administration Report. An excess of 5H3.381 as compared with tbe estimate, the roviii'ir of the State ot l'ahang for the year 1007 amounted to $621,425, or 929,202 less than the total for 1906, which was 56A0.717. This lattor figure is the
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  • 111 8 With regard to tlm telegram which was published on Saturday concerning the typhoon which struck the Philippines, the China Mail 1m- il on good authority that the loss of life has been great, something like 10,000 lives having been lost. A despatch from Manila, dated September
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 832 8 pe-'rij-n a cheerfully recommended for golds and catarrh. i A Prominent Canadian Gives His Experience "With the World-Famous Remedy For Catarrh. With An Ordinary Lola. own for num i H .r of year*. h« van influential resident In Scotatown and So Says Dr. Hartman, the Greatest widely known. Living Authority
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    • 346 8 GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. Tend-m will bs received at the Colonial fleceMry'* Office up f> nrnn of Thursday, the .'in. proximo, for tbe following service. 1. t r tha sappy of 15 paiMut black leather h ots mul .72 pai .-a of white cauvai shoes for the Kuroiiean Warder*, and 101 pairs
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    • 335 8 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. OTT'S CIRCUS, BEACH ROAD. TOMORROW, Thursday, October 8 GRAND CHANGE OF PROGRAMME. TO-DAY, AT 4 P.M. Jirst Matinee. Children admitted to all scats at L.ilf pririPRICES AS USUAL. Booking at the itobiriKon I'nuo to.. Ltd. HARIMA HALL. JAPANESE CINEMATOGRAPH. North Bruise Knl. Sin^ii, To-Night COMPLETE CHANGE OF PROGRAMME.
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  • 283 9 Sixsafou, Octobib 6, 1808. PRODUCE. Gambier buyers 7.60 do (Cube No. 1) unpirkod 11.75 Cops Bali 7.65 do Pontianak 7.15 Pepper, Black buyers 10.00 do White 6% 15.374 "Sago Flour Sarawak 3.00 do Brunei No. I 2.85 Pearl Sago 8.50 Coffee Bali, picked tU > Coffee, Palomban*, 30% b
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  • Stocks and Shares.
    • 350 9 Date of forma ion Capita! Snb*orib»d "of Bhari Una Paid j Sham Value ap to j Unlnaad Company Q00T4TI0M 1903 1300,000 400,000 1907 tSOO.OOO 1*6,000 1901 1600,000 600,000 1903 £400,000 360,000 1907 6400,000 876,000 1901 £60,000 "0,000 1906 £100,000 100,000 1906 1160,000 99,000 1906 £120,000 110,000 1906 £80,000 I
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    • 353 9 190A 1908 1904 1903 1906 1904 I MM 1908 iaoe 1907 1906 1908 £150,000 1300,000 £30,000 £70.000 1150,000 116.000 «76,O00 £310,000 £180,000 £330 000 /176.000 •360,000 124,136 196,000 23,760 66,700 118,000 16,000 65.0C0 258,530 180,000 201,500 176,000 230,950 48.M0 I 108,000 11,600 11,700 66,700 11,000 I 10,000 I 6,000
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    • 180 9 1894 £5,377.10.0 i,<M 7,688 1998 892^,000 SM.000 4,600 >>>«S •lS.OOO.W'O 16,000,000 I lSO.OOO «C5 M.400.0O0 l.iOO.OOO 1896 •l.OOC.'.OO 1,000,000 J°* 1901 >3;,ooc st.ooc 3)400 1899 j 1876,000 87^,Om) 1903 i 1600,000 340.000 24^000 1891 630,000 30,000 600 1903 £400,000 1 400,000 400,000 1904 1160,000 111,000 1,110 1884 I 1*00,000
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 148 9 LOOK VAN KIT, DENTIST. AND DENTAL SUPPLIES No. -JH, South Canal Road, and 17. South Bridge Road. HijjlJ Class Work. Moderate Cbartie-. Consulting Rooms fitlnl with electric light)) aud fan», etc.. etc. "M4ofl GRAND POSTCARD EXHIBITION. An Exhibition in connection with Koh and < o. s Postcard Exchange Register will
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    • 120 9 J. DA. PEREIRA HOBTICOtTCKIST AND iXORIBT. OUcrtor and Exporter of Orchids. Diploma and QolU Medal from the late KiDg of Denmark. By Special Appointment to His Majesty, the King of Siam., 11. H., tbeSnltan of Johorc. iod 11. 11., the Sultan of Lingga. Fresh Cnt Flowers on band daily Orchid
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    • 45 9 ff We beg to inI f"^ form Owners 1 and Agents of Steamers that we are now supply- j ing ice at the rate of (DOLLARS SIX) $6 PER TON. Kallang Ice Works, lACTOKY, 14-B, KALLANG ROAD. M«l .p..r... Aukum M Telephone No. m. 2U7
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    • 134 9 fROB ROYI uro.. n--.. rLlia »nii I ol ill k CO.. I 5,..,0«,.. aoSample«ad. Wm tUa I Wi^S^ FREE. >S^i r Wines Wines Genuine table claret a: 4.75 per dot Vermouth of Turin 1.20 p. litre bot. Moeoat of Syracuse, an invigorating wine mostly recommended for weak people and ladies
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    • 138 9 'SS22Z MANUFAGTURiIIG JEWELLER, Patronagt of 0 o f "•"c.V.V.m* JoBt •PP° int d Porveyor to H.M. The King of Siam, Johore. Now displays a magnificent sto=k of widest variety in new ami exclusive designs cf ENGAGEMENT, SILVERWARE HIGH-CLASS WEDDING AND KEEPER AND ENGLISH AND FOREIGN RINGS. ETC.. OPTICAL GOOOS. WA
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  • 1027 10 PLANTER'S VIEWS ON GROWING IN QUEENSLAND. Further Facts About the Synthetic Rubber. A planter iv them- States writes as follows to the Editor of the Over Seas Daily M.ul, says a planter of the H.M.S. Sir, In reference to tho letter ou this subjoct which appeared in your
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 635 10 BANKING COMPANIES. I CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA,", i AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER Paid op C«rit*l in 60,000 Share# of «J0each 11,200,000 Reserve Fond i1.StS.QM Reserve Liabilit) of proprietors £1,100.000 BAMSB8 Rank r,t England. Natioual Hunk of Sco.laad. I be London City A Midland Bank, Ltd. SINGAPORE BRANCH.
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    • 538 10 BANKING COMPANIES. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. /aid vv capital •15.000.0w iESERVK FUND:— Strrliot! Reserve 115. 000.000 1 la rM Silver Rewrve 114.0 -0.000 l OO0 oOr (nurre Liability of Proprietor* 115.00C.00C COURT OF DIRECTORS. E. Bboilim, Eeq. Ohvrrr.au Hen. Mr. W.J. Gresson. Deputy Chairmau. &.U. Barrett. Esq. jW. Helms,
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    • 30 10 DnMBMUM Pus Some kinds of pain have to be endured. Not so with headaches. Steams' Headache Cure cures any kind, all kinds. Does it quick, costs little, and in safe.
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    • 494 10 STRAITS CYCLE MOTOR CO., LTD.. 1?»x 15, BATTERY RD, i y\ bt^t Manufactured by the Star Cyclo Co., Wolverhampton. HuudretU of tliese inachim-s have been sold in the Straits, and are unequalled in price and tiuisti. Inspection invited. SALES BY AUCTION. MORTGAGEE'S SALE. Tuenday, October 20, at 2.30 p.m. Tho
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    • 442 10 INSURANCE Companies OANTf N INSURANCE OFFICE LIMITED. Opitnl Babaoribed....l2,SoO,ooC Amount paid up 500 GOO Reserve fund 1,675,000 Head Omci, Honseono. The undersigned, having been appoloic. \gcn<a of the above Company, are prepared k tocept Marine Risks at ocrrent ratea. BOtJSTEAD A Oo.,—Agmu. LONDON AND LANCASHIRE Kli.i. INSURANCE COMPANY. Capital £2,290,000
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    • 355 10 J. G. BIJDENOIJK, M.R.I 6., M.I.D.E, Consulting Mining and Metallurgical Engineer. Geological Surveys. I'etrographicaland Miueralogicat Researches. Assaying and Chemical Aim y^m cf Ore*. Suptrintendt-uce and Heports on Mining l*ro perties also under Dutch Indian Hcgulations. Ore Pressing and Metallurgical Design" and Plants. S r AFF OF EXPERT PROSPECTORS. No. 15,
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  • 1022 11 NOTES AND NEWS OF INTEREST TO MOTORISTS. Sliannliui has now a Motor Car Company which has taken steps to run our hundred of these vehicles there. The manager assures the Echo de Chine that these cars are both comfortable and up todate. The public convenience has been consulted in
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  • 477 11 A MOTHER'S MISFOR TUNE. At no Mac ik it of -nch vitul importance to tin- ki<lucyi> as duriug pn gnancy. .Mrs. Mary A. Willis, of 100, Kirkd vie- Toivaou, South Wigston. nr., l..ii-.st.r. Kugl.iiut. tells iin of her triiiblc wilti-iinK, which wn^all brought about by a (right during that critical
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 287 11 ARGYLL CARS. SIMPLE 7 E"ry Car Fully Guar. J anteed EFFICIENT One U-I6 h.p 5-Seated RELIABLE. Car expected Shortly Illustrated CaftalogM and full particulars from Syme and Company, SOLE AO-ENTS. SCOTTISH TBIALSJ9OB. TRADE MARK. \> Mwl Mm most noticeable feature was the ovetwhe'.uiiug popularity and success of OFFICIAL lIKMLTS IX
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    • 60 11 NO CAUSE TO WORRY. With MKTIIYLOIDS a rapid and effective cure cau be obtained iv cases of catarrhal alfnctions of tho urinary tract. Far superior to injections, «s they cause no pain or stricture, and more effective than santal or copaiba. They relievo the pain and I ease your mind.
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    • 286 11 kot,eaqentr: CENTRAL ENGINE \AfORKS> Just Landed: BELSIZE IA-lfi W P A 14 16 H.l'. BKLSIZB," driven l«f*IO 11.r., by Mrs. E. A. HILEY in the recent n J- J \J II <fi& KIVIXGTON I'IKE HILL rainted Ysllow, V oummfeooxpinTKMf.kMt Upholstered Blue. Ib h.p. bell 16 h.p. stella. You arc cordially
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    • 116 11 CHAPOTEAITS Wt\ PHOSPHO GLYCERATE TyfCOtTUTI&fIBCo ifl Loss of Vitality and Power, iv Nervous Debility, n. Neurasthenia, mi\ Impotence, msTioc-V Dyspepsia, I N, and Nervous Troubles I in adults and chSdrtn. Sold m CAPSVLF.S, In SYRUP, or WISE. CHAPOTEALT PARIS FRANCS W 111 II 1 Artie Tully, TIN MIN^G COMMISSION A6ENT.
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    • 188 11 "DE SUMATRA POST," Published daily at Modan, Deli, is tbe LEADING piper iv Sumatra. 6 The Straits Times, MM The Straits Budget. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Payable in Advance. Daily issue per yrar j:<O.<K) do per quarter 7.50 do per month '2.50 do per copy 10 Weekly iwue per year 12-00 do
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 600 12 Scale of Charge*. PREPAID ADVERTI3EMENTB.— MIioeI .'■■toui Wants of Every Description, Hooms, last, etc., to let, an Inserted at the following •Mm:— One Insertion I.M pet Ineb. Two 1.00 Three I.M Sta IM Mine 1.40 Twelve T.M Twenty -five 10.00 (Each subsequent month 16 par Inoh.) lie above rate If
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    • 652 12 Miscellaneous NOTICES Bins lit Month, flO pn inch. SubMqun-. monthi, 16. For .hort»r p.riods M<3otl< ol Chugs.. NOTICE. .NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Power of Attorney given by me to Chew Joo Cheat, dated the 11th day of June, I'.XK to carry on and manage my three Chops, viz
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    • 479 12 ARTICLES FOR SALE. Kins Four Llbm, one or two laMrtlons, fl.oo Br th* Inch, Heal* of Chare**. RUBBER STUMPS FOR BALE. Good Robber Stomps, 10 months old. Apply Manager, Linggi Plantations, Ltd., Seremban. •MM RUBBER ESTATEB FOR SALE Two Robber Estates aboot 1,000 acres each (just valued). Will take shares.
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    • 505 12 Netherlands Guttapercha Co. Lo. SINGAPORE RUBBER WORKS. India Bobber Tyres, all kinds and shapes All kinds of HOSE, Suction, Delivery, Steam, lor Carriages Motor Cats, etc. Hydraulic, Rockdrill, Gardenhose,' Brake-RE-TREADING MOTOR TTBBS. TODDRINof o'/uOE-SS rlnOs! All kinds oi I.R. Buffers and Springs lor Rail- INDIA RUBBER FLOOR TILES and MATways,
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    • 534 12 Syrup of Raspberry PURELY MADE OF GUARANTEED NATURAL RASPBERRY JUICE AND SUGAR. Mixed with iced water or soda water, it forms a very palatable, refreshing' and healthy drink, which is no doubt the most suitable beverage for hot climates. It also forms a delicious ingredient for icecream and sweet sauces.
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