The Straits Times, 10 November 1908

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  • 10 1 The Straits Times NO. 22.805. SINGAPORE. TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 10. 1908.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 514 1 Just Landed. One four-cylinder, 20-25 h.p. "MORS" LIMOUSINE, painted Red, four speeds and reverse, fitted with SELF-STARTING DEVICE, detachable rims on back wheels and one extra detachable rim fitted with tyre, tyres 920-120, side and rear lamps, two acetylene headlights with separate generator, horn, jack and tools complete. Trial drives
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    • 79 1 HALES TOURS Beach Road, Singapore. The Most Remarkable Illusion in the World of Rapid Railway Travel. HOLIDAY PROGRAMME. 1. ENGLAND (North-Wales). 2. AMERICA and NIAGARA FAL.LS. 8. ITALY (Naples and Vesuvius). 4. HOLLAND (Neerden to Leeren). 5. AFRICA (Rhodesia). TrainH run continuously from 7 to 11 p.m., stopping every fifteen
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    • 508 1 Robinson Company. A NEW SHIPMENT OP GOLF CLUBS. Simpson's Special Drivers and a ssssssssssssw B Brassies. if^&"' ft Scott's Unbreakable Neck '1 ff^ H Drivers and Brassies. J& H H I Taylor's Special Masbies and rff Jm H Masbie Irons. H Simpson's Masbie Niblicks. Jm Cleeks and Irons. fl B
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  • 808 2 PROGRESS OF JOURNALISM IN CHINA. Phenomenal Literary Department. One singular and startling result of the diffusion of modern ideas since the RussoJapanese war is the establishment of at least one journal in every one of the twenty one provinces of which the Chinese Empire now consists since the
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  • 124 2 The Police Department at Kuala Lumpur having docided not to provide Indian police to assist at European funerals, Javanese gardeners will, in future, be relied upon to draw the hand bier to the cemetery. The Malay Mail are antagonistic to this idea, thinking that the time has arrived when it
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 404 2 TTSE pjjj^gl^ Cement For HIGH -CLASS WORK. Borneo Co., Ltd., ooC«™m?nt. GENASCO Tropical Roofing. 2 Ply $1O per roll of 21t> square feet. 6 Ply $12 per roll of 216 square feet. Complete with Nails. Caps aop Cement for fixing. "GENASCO" is prepared for THE TROPICS, is cheap, ueat and
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    • 227 2 SAVARESSES ftSANTAL^ mmiNtSS Of ML AND COATINA Of MCNftMMt cum, with no incmvimukiJ a»w fQR. SAvyvttg.*ssy s WATERPROOF VERMINPKOUF < ODOURLESS FIRE REriISTINO OOOL4 DURABLE pmi'iti iHiaioii Supplied la BolU 3h-«i24: yi*. ▲Amuoh, auAlUn Oo 0.17 Ltd CRUSHED FOOD. CKY tT AND YOU WILL BK SATISFIED 1. R. BEI ILIOS
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    • 21 2 Stkarns' Hkaimihb Cube not only cures headache, but is equally valuable in neuralgia, rheumatic pains, painful menstruation and similar paiuful disorders.
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    • 364 2 ISMAIL RAHEEM, 82.1 82.2, Bras Basah Road. JUST MANUFACTURED IN OUR FACTORY: High-Class Diamond Necklaces Catstye and Diamond Pendants Emerald and Diamond Pendants A&l p ear i and Diamond Pendants Ruby and Diamond Pendants *OT A £xandrjte and Dialnond Pendants AND SEVERAL OTHER ARTICLEB SUCH A 8 RINGS AND BROOCHES.
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  • 1263 3 "FANNY AND SERVANT PROBLEM' AT THE ALDWYCH. Mr. Jerome K. Jerome's New Play. I .V curiously ramshackle, and at times very commonplace, play was rained by fine acting I at the Aid wych, recently, into something very 1 ke a genuine success. The play was "Fanny and
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  • 117 3 Herr Brackenhoeft, who is en route from Batavia to Shanghai to answer a charge of fraud in China, was again before the Senior Magistrate, on Saturday morning, under the new Foreign Offenders' Ordinance. He was brought from Batavia by Dutch police on the Dutch steamer de Klerk,
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 304 3 MAINTAINS THE HIGHEST REPUTATION EVERYWHERE. BUILD UP and PRESERVE YOUR HEALTH and Fortify the System against Disease with (n»rslSw^Si^l^^^^»Bß!oE^B^LUl^«mtAC^O^RE^J^»l7lC* W< aasol fj>eak ■aVrWK«V^H>Vr|iW>W| too klfhlT of it |711l~A^Bjl*JAIrAI Pronounced by the HIGHEST medical AUTHORITIES «I.S Torpid Liver, Debility, Eruptions, cad JS WONDERFUL PURIFIER of the HUMAN BLOCD. Fortify tbe System
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    • 269 3 G.DTOMUNRGO Special Bargains FOR Home Presents unprecedented KtllLL I IUIMo IN PRICES OF JAPANESE ART WORK ESPECIALLY Silver, Cloisonne, Satsuma, Antimony Wares and Silk Goods DURING the GREAT CASH SALE Now Proceeding, till Wednesday, November 25. Xmas and New Year Cards, Calendars and Toys at Special Prices. JUBT PACK YOUR
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  • 807 4 Same, port, probable date oj arrival, and name oj Agents. STBAMERS. Alrlie, Bydnev, Dec 23 Bonrtead Apariran, Calcutta. Dec 8; Bnustead Astyanax, Liverpool. Nov 14 W. Mansfield Armand Behio, dWm, Dec 14 M. Marltimes Assaye. Colombo, Dec 17 P. O. Coy Ayuthia, Bombay. Deo Borneo Coy A. L.
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  • 155 4 From EUROPE— By the N. I). L. steamer Ooeben, due November 13. From CHINA— By the M. M. steamer Polynesian, dne November 16. TiM'Billh on Fort Canning tad Mount Fabar drop daily at 1 p.m., Singapore standard time corresponding to 6 a.m. Greenwich meantime. The time gun
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 604 4 STEAMER BAILIHBB. P. &O. STEAM NAVIGATION CO. Por China, Japan, Penang, Ceylon, Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Ports, Plymouth and London. Through Bills at Lading Issued tor Chin Ocast, Persian Gulf, Continental, and Am- r> a Forts. K teamen will leave Singapore on or about MAIL LINE. w (Outward for
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    • 705 4 STEAMER SAILINGSSTRAITS STEAM SHIP COMPANY, LIMITED. SAILINGS FROM SINGAPORE TO FEDERATED MALAY STATBS PORTS AND PENANG. FLBIT. 1POH "HYE LEONG" "KINTA- "PENANG" ".IS?aiKoR- "MALACCA" ..<Ca£IYLE" B "BANWHATTHIN" "SAPPHO" "LADY WELD" POH ANN "SRI HELENE 11 MONDAYS for Malacca, Port Diokaon, Port Swettenham and Teluk Anson, at 4 p.m. TUESDAYS: tor
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    • 458 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. OCEAN STEAM BHIP CO., LTO. *vi> CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAY. GO. LTD. The Companies' steamers are deapaohed from Liverpool oatwardi for the Straits, China and Japan every week and from Japan homewards for London, Amsterdam and Antwerp every fortnight for G moa, Marseille] and Liverpool and for Marseilles,
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    • 669 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. HAMBURG AMERIKA LINE. HAMBURG. The steamers of Ibis Company maintain a regular servioe between Hamburg, Bremen, Antwerp, and Rotterdam, aud ths Straits, China and Japan. Homewards, they are despatched fortnightly for Havre and Hamburg and onoe a month for Bremerhaven direot, oalllng at Penang and Colombo. Taking oargo
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    • 796 4 BTEAMER BAILIHBB. N. D. L. NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD Imperial Herman Mali Lin. Tba fast and well known mail steam-r his Company sail fortnightly from Brem-i Hamburg via Rotterdam, Antwerp, South.."] on, Gibraltar, Genoa, Naples, (oomi Marseilles, Naples, Alszandria, and Wee Port Said, Suss, Ada, Colombo, V Jingapon, Hongkong, Bnanghsl, Nagasak'. sa
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    • 38 4 AN INFALLIBLE: REMEDY. No matter how severo an attack of diarrhoea may be, Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy never fails to give relief. You cannot afford to be without it. For sale by all Dispensaries and dealers.
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  • 1180 5 I ■muliii hMuIIDK tli« fullowin« ibbntulioiu ara •■w.l nlr.- 4tfim<>r *ti. -ehtp, bq.— bftrqte •nh. Khooaoi. Yot.-Yacht; Cr».— Cnilier; Übl. (Inn bmt; Tur.-Torpelo; lip -11. r-.o power Brit.— Kril'.ih Vtt UiTlllllnnlM. Fch. French; (tor.Oermiui Hut.— Do'cli ItM. -Italian Span.— Hpniiinh. M»r.-N»r.i».»k (..< -Ctener*! cargo d.p.— deck w
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  • 570 5 Passengers Outward. Per P. and O. steamer Sicilia, due Novnu ber II Mm Roberts, Miss A. M. Fanklio, Miss G. M. Salmon, Mrs. Hamilton and children, Mr. Maxwell, Mr. W. J. Haskins. Mr. C. J. Bone. Sergt.-Major Wadler, Sergt. and Mrs. Maunder. Snrgt. Stroud, Sergt. Pearoe, Mrs.
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  • 333 5 The Eastern Extension Telegraph's Start*. Captain F. E. C. Byan, of H.M.B. Astrwa, bag submitted a report to Government on his visit to the Keeling-Gocos Islands, in SeptemIn referring to Direction Island, which is occupied by the staff of the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company, numbering 21 Europeans, 45
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  • 97 5 Wharves at which Vessels are Berthed To- Day. TANJONG PAOAR. Eiht Wharf Basin— .los. L Evinton. Ejjit Whabt Section I— Teesta, Kutsang. Section No. 1 (Shkibs Wdabf)— Nil. Section 2— Denbigh Hall, Pali tana. B—Chiengmai.8 Chiengmai. 4 Hong Bee. s— Charon. 6— Ching
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  • 48 5 OCTWARJi UF.HMAS MilL. The Imperial German mail steamer Goebeu having left Colombo at 8 p.m., on the Bth instant and may expected to arrive here ou Saturday morning, the 14th instant. She will probably be despatched for Hocgkong, Shanghai and Japan on the same afternoon.
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  • 75 5 Pol Fwk Uiuiui Tim To MORROW P. S'tenham and Fenaog A'utnu 1 p.m. Telok Anaon via ports Kinta 8 p.m. BaudjermassiD, eto. Ban Loing i p.m. Thuibdat. Batavia Van Viemtn 8 a.m. Cnoob Qlanggi 10 a m. Malacca, P. I), and P. S. Janet SicM I p.m. Freraantle
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  • 413 5 Lord Crewe Discourses on British Obligations. Lord Crewe, the Colonial Secretary, was present at the opening of the winter session of the London School of Tropical Medicine. The school, he said, was a great boon to the Colonial Office because they bad a very heavy doable responsibility. In
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  • 99 5 November 9 Calchaa, Brit atr, Hongkong, S'ghai, Japan t Dott, Nor atr, Saigon Cardium, Brit str, P. Point La Banka, Brit atr, Anamba and Natuna Island* 10 Ching Wo, Brit str, Hongkong and Japan Diomed, Nor atr, Genoa, Havre and Liverpool Scandia, Ger str, Hongkong, Shanghai, Japan Meinam, Fab
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 166 5 STEAMER SAILINGS. C.R. CHARGEURS REUNIS "ROUND THE WORLD" LINE. Tin; new twin-screw Steamer "Corse" 16,000 tons displacement, DUE ABOUT NOVEMBER 20. 1908. Splendid Passenger Accommodation KOB HONGKONG, SHANGHAI, CH NWANTAO, KOBE. YOKOHAMA AND AMERICA. Kit -t H.i-- Passage Fare from Singapore to CANADA OKO UNITED STATES f «i*lfc« TO EUROPE
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    • 641 5 STEAMER SAILINGS. COMBINED SKKTIt'K OK THE OCEAN 8. 8. COY.. LTD.. ft THE WEST AUSTRALIAN 8. N. CO.. LTD. MtBNANTLE I'KKTHi NUBTH WENT AI'STKALIAK POSTS. J4V4 »M» M%<.\I'OKK. Regular Fortnightly «aihngt between Singa pore and Weatorn Australia, calling at Java (as inducement offers), Derby, King's Sound (Port for the Kimberley
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    • 650 5 STEAMER SAILINGS. C P R. Canadian Pacific Railway Company's Royal Mall Steamship Lin*. I'llH NATIONAL HIGHWAY TO KUKOPH wu CHINA JAPAN. CANADA ud Ibr ONITED STATEB Route from Hongkong, via Shanghai, Nagasaki. (Inland Bea of Japan), Kobe, Yokohama Viotorta and Vanoonver, K.M.H "E««»* o» Isnu" I'J'wlo-wrew »teaK.M.B. KuraasH of Jirin
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    • 44 5 In oatarrhal affections of the urinary tract, the best results come from uxing METHYLOIDS. Taken internally, no discomfort or inconvenience. Relieve pain aud give visible result in a few hours, euro in a few days. Better than copaiba and santal, safer than injections. Prioelow.
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    • 153 5 AUCTION SALES Powell and Co. Nov 10 At saleroom. American built Barkent ne "Jos. L. Eviaton," at 8 p.m. 11— At Chop Hoo« Kee Chan. Clyde Street, sale of iron bars at 2.30 p.m. 14— At Palmyra, No. 8, Tanjonß Katong, boasebold furniture, at 2.30 p m. Deo I At
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 207 5 Singapore Tide Table. (Fbom November 10 to Novembeb 16.) HIGH WATER LOW WATER j Time H j ght "Time rTght November i bra, mm. ft. ins, hrs.min. ft. ins. 1 11.11 am 9.6 5.17 am 3 2 roBSDAi 10 j 6.89pm; 08 j I 0.16 am 9.8 5.48 am 8
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    • 207 5 DAY BY DAY Tuesday, November io. Iligh Water. Midnight. Assizes begin. Replay of football shield final. Grand Cinematograph. Theatre Royal. Hale'a Toura. 7 p.m Japanese Cinematograph. 7-30 p.m. Alhambra Cinematograph. 7 SO p.m. Harima Cinematograph. 780 p m Wayang Kassira Alexandra Hall. Wednesday, November n. High Water. Ml a.m. 11.41
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  • 52 6 Chan.— On November 4, at 137, Jonket Street, Malacca, Chan Koon Chiang, aged 4 i years, elder and only brother of Chan Koon Cheng J. P. CuKkt.— On November 9, at his residence Haleeworth, Bnkit Timah Road, Singapore Francis John Richard Clarke, age i 55 years. Funeral at 4
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  • 674 6 The Straits Times. PRICE 10 CENTS. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10. Sir Andrew Fraser, the Lieutonant-Gov-eruor of Bengal, must have something of a charmed life. It is not vory long since a diabolical plot was laid to blow up the train in which he was travelling, and the couspirators failed entirely in
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  • 392 6 It is an extremely agreeable duty to offer our congratulations to Sir Arthur Young and to Sir Archibald Law on the honours they havo just received from the King. In the one we have a Colonial Secretary of the Straits Settlements Government whose genial courtesy and sound common sense have
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  • 11 6 Singapore has been declared an infected port by the Madras Government.
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  • 14 6 The harvest on BaSgownic Estate for October was 2,868 lbs. of estimated dry rubber.
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  • 28 6 Pakiri, a Municipal peon, who was much respected by the staff, was taken suddenly ill at the Birthday parade, yesterday morning, and died at his home last night.
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  • 44 6 It is understood that the Viceroy is very much dissatisfied with the decorations in connection with the visit of the American 9c et at Amoy and after the visit of courtesy has concluded the Viceroy proposes to censure Dr. Mark, the Taotai in charge.
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  • 59 6 A ricksha coolie was badly off for passengers in Sago Street, yesterday, and got into an altercation with a Cantonese woman because she would not patronise him. He finally took the frame of the rioksha seat and gave her a severe blow on the forehead, for which the Third Magistrate
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  • 14 6 A cargo of rice arrived from Bangkok, this morning, by the Norwegian steamer Profit.
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  • 21 6 Another signs of the times. There are now nearly a dozen robber tyred rickshas plying for hire on the Ipoli streets.
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  • 19 6 Three boarding bouse runners were liming a warm fight in a sampan, this morning, alongside the Calypso. were arrested
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  • 25 6 The Siamese steamer Bon bat arrived from Bangkok and East Coast ports, this morning. with 57 passengers, 76 bullocks, 110 pigs and a general caryo.
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  • 23 6 Poll Seah entrusted a Chinaman with a bedstead for delivery to a customer, but it was never delivered. The recreant Chinaman watt arrested.
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  • 29 6 A Chinaman, dressed in siuglet aud trousers was found hanging by a rope frem the railing near the mouth of the Stamford Canal, this morning. He was quite dead.
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  • 26 6 Lieutenant Wilberforce, of the Koyal West Keuts, has lost his Raleigh bicycle, valued at 970, which was taken from outside the Cantien at the Tanglin Barracks.
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  • 29 6 Details of the Parado State at the Kaco Course, yesterday morning, wore not available early in tho day. Tho number of officers and other ranks drawn up was 1,792.
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  • 30 6 The usual ''Old Bedfordian" dinnor will take place this year at Kuala Lumpur on Saturday, the 2Hth instant and a large number of old boys are expected to be present.
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  • 30 6 Pong Ah Hcng, of No. 9, Upper Macao Street, played the detective, yesterday, caught a Chinaman tampering with the lock on his door, and turned him over to the police.
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  • 41 6 At No. 4 Hock Laiu Street, a Macao was killed on Saturday, by the fall of a bcatu on liis head. The beam was across the air xhaft of the house and its onds had been eaten away by white ants.
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  • 49 6 Emit Schcrrer, formerly a bridge builder of the Public Works Department, Hongkong, has been charged with having attempted to obtain a bribe of $10, from Yuen Tim Sang, partner in the Sang Lee firm who are contractors. He was found guilty and was sent to prison for six weeks.
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  • 51 6 A European who was riding up Bukit Timah Road after tho parade, yesterday morning, was thrown from his horse into the drain at the foot of Cavenagh Road, the animal having been frightened by a motorcar. The rider was dazed by his fall but was assisted to his feet by
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  • 64 6 The demand for trained Forest BIMM is becoming so large in India that the Dehra Dun Forest School is now no longer large enough to n ceive all applicants, and it appears probable that the iucreasing demand will in the near future be met by the creation of provincial Forest
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  • 63 6 The King's Birthday Parado was arranged to bo held on the Padang at Kuala Lumpur, at 8 o'clock yesterday morning. The M.S.V.K.. Victoria Institution caduts and a detachment of Polico were to take part iv the parade, which was to be under the command of Major A. B. Hubback, M.S.V.R.
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  • 62 6 Previous to returning to the Philippines from their official visit to Amoy part of the American armada will call at Hongkong, where Hear- Admiral William 11. Emery, Commander of the Third Division, will probably be entertained by Admiral Sir 11. Lambton, the British Commauder-in-Chiof. The Louisiana (Captain K. Nilus), the
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  • 78 6 A Chinese ulork employed in the office of Messrs. Braddell Brothers lost the bar of his gold watchchain, on Friday night, and it wax subsequently ascertained that it had been pawned by his tukong ayer. The latter was before the Second Magistrate, this morning, on tho charge of having stolon
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  • 75 6 Mr. Brunei- Norman, manager of the Adelphi Hotel, informs ns that the band president of the 2nd Royal West Kent Regiments has consented to the band making one more appearance at the hotel on Saturday, tho 21st instant, before its departure. This will probe bly be the last opportunity of
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  • 97 6 Wherever his subjects ilined last night The King was pledged. But few places were able to decorate the tables with such an excellent photograph of His Majesty as embellished the menu cards of the Grand Hotel Europe. The dining hall was crowded, and the toast was given by the acting
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  • 132 6 The celebrations in connection with the record reign of the King of Siam commence at Bangkok to day, with the observance of various solemn religions rites. To-morrow morning, His Majesty will lay the foundation stone of the new Throne Hall at Dusit Park Palace, and in the afternoon the statue
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  • 514 6 aptaiu aud Mrs. Dcwar leave for Home to-day. Mr. W. E. Lott has returned tv Kuala Lumpur from long leave. Mr. K. Doral. auctioneer. Kuala turn pur, died suddenly at Penang on Saturday. Mr. Caulfeild. 1.5.0., the Inf.- DirwlM uf Public Works, F.M.S., lias yonc on a.
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  • 19 6 The price of tin iv Singapore to-day is $72 per picul. One hundred aud tweuty tons have been sold.
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  • 38 6 About two hundred men were gambling in Bukit Tim th Road, near tho tenth inilestom on Saturday. The police arrested oight of them and confiscated $6. The accused were fined SlO each by the Second Magistrate, this morning.
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  • 49 6 There was a bad stabbing case in A..J. Street, yesterday afternoon. One Itengbli quarrelled with time; others who lived in the same house aud stabbed two of them iv the chest with a pocket knife. I >ue of the wounds is about two inches deep. The mau was arrested.
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  • 97 6 A Siamese correspondent sends the l>>l Uv.ving singular story to the Siam Obscr ver:— On October 21, Nai \r\\k, wlio reside! at Sainsen was bitten by a rat while he was Mag asleep. A little later on, he was again bitteu. Within an hour he was dead. It is supposed
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  • 85 6 The report of the Indian Telegraph Department for tho year IU I7-08 shows a further large increase in m mber of telegrams handled. These amounted to the enormous total of fourteen millions in tho twelve months. On the other hand, the amount paid to the !>*:- partment per telegram has
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 312 6 fmr'~'" 'ti Ladies' Side Saddles, Gentlemen s T Saddles, Polo Saddles, Australian t■ ,f Demi-Kangaroo Saddles, k Racing J J Saddles in great variety. Z^^T: STABLE REQUISITES A SPECIALITY. JOHN LITTLE AND COMPANY. LTD. BRITAIN'S BIGGEST Dnl LJ (j Lb ARE COATED WITH BRIGG'S BITUMINOUS f\ 111 m t m
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    • 184 6 ALHAMBRA CINEMATOGRAPH. BEACH ROAD. To-Night's Programme. SECOND SH3W AT 9.30 P.M. The following films will be shown 1. Obliged to Consent 2. Collection of Postage Stamps lam going to my Aunt 4. New York 5. An Energetic Woman 0. Modern Magic 7. In Rustiia 8. A Virtuous Young Man Her
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  • 131 7 ORIENTAL RAILWAY QUESTION REVIVED. Turco Bulgarian Deadlock. |Rkiikh s Tklki.kaml I .oud.. ii, November 9. The Turco. liulgiirian railway negotiations are at a deadlock. The Bulgarian delegates refuse to treat with two parties, and the Oriental Railway Company insists upon its right to participation in the negotiations with
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  • 172 7 Conferred upon Mr. Alfred Russell Wallace. |Rbotbr's Tblbobaxj London, November .Mr. Alfred Uihm II Wallace has been granted tbe Order of Merit. Alfred Kobert Wallace, L.LI)., D.C.L., F.K.S. was born iv 1M23. aud began life as a laud survey or aud architect, but showed from au early
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  • 79 7 Deplorable Conditions Disclosed by Reporter. Kkuikk's Tklkuram.j London. November 11. The Importer ou the French navy estimates indicates a deplorable condition of affairs iv the service. He says the navy is mainly a paper one, as a coui|uratively small number of the ships powi a wir vain
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  • 63 7 Village Stormed by Troops in South Kordofan. IiMIKK- TkI.I ..IHM l.oiul.'ii. November 0. Cairo Magma .stales th.it Major Letup), i li ip i opetttfag .".jainst hostile tribesmen iv South Konlofan. He stormed Farsuhlull on Mm $t& instant, .iii.l captured the village. The casualties were three kilied. niclu.liu^
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  • 56 7 Mr. Henniker Heaton's Latest Reform Scheme. [Ridtbk's Tblboram] London, November 10. Mr. llonniker Hoaton has sent a letter to the 'limes enclosing six columns of letters from Home and Colonial notables in support of a scheme for an international penny-per-word cable ratu, or at least for sweeping
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  • 43 7 IKltJTlK's TILK.iKAM.I Loudon, November 10. The reuiaius of tbe Japanese Captain Kashyiania. who was serving in tbe French Army, havo beon transferred to Paris for cremation. Full military hououis were given, a French general beading tbe cortege.
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  • 52 7 Rumoured Meeting During Monaco Visit. |Dbb Omtasiau.v in Lloyd Tblbobam| Rcrliu. November 10. News comes from Pnris that the Prince of Monaco has extended an invitation to tbt (terman Emperor to visit Monaco. There are rumours tbat tbe Kaiser will meet President Failures there, but this
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  • 690 7 Aerated Water Manufacturers Fined at Penang. The adjourned hearing of the case, Messrs. Fraser and Neave, Ltd. v. Messrs. Graham and Nicholson, Ltd., came before His Honour Judge Wolferstan in tbe District Court Penang, on Thursday. Mr. D. Graham was charged as follows That he did, on
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  • 149 7 Mr. Francis R, .1. Clarke died suddenly, yesterday mm unit,'. ut his residence Hale, worth, IJukit Tiiuih K >ad, in bis 55th year. The deceased was formerly soli proprietor of the livery stable in Hill Street and subsequently of the one in Queen Street.
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  • 150 7 An interesting entertainment is being given nightly at the Theatre Koyal. Despite its distance from town, good houses ore reported, but had Professor Ryder beon in tbe vicinity of Beach Road, probably tbe number would bo doubled. His sleight-of-hand and clever conjuring tricks and U-gerdc
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  • 61 7 The following tin mine outputs for October are rtporU PHH l/nii i Tin Mines 542 picuU, and 505 piculs won by the tributors. Pusing Bharu Tin Mines 260 piculs. Siputeh Tin Minos 125 piculs. Tbe previous outputs for the two latter mines weru as follow Pusiog Bbaru
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  • 80 7 AMERICAN MAGAZINE ARTICLE RECALLED. Anxious to Avoid Friction. I Die Ostasiatiscob Llotd Tblbobam] Berlin, November 10. The Century Miga/.inc was about to publish an article on the Kaiser interview, when the author, Mr. A. G. Hales, demanded its withdrawal. Mr. Hales— well-known as" Smiler" Hales, the war correspondent
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  • 354 7 Criminal Sessions for Singapore Opened. The Singapore Assizes commenced at tbe Supremo Court, this morning, before tho Chief Justice. Sir \V. 11. Ilyndruan Jones. There were ten cases on the calendar, involving the trial of seventeen persons, the charges iucluding unlawful return from banishment, possession of counterfeiting instruments
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  • 161 7 Passenger Robbed by Handcuffed Convict. The other afternoon a gang uf convicts was taken from the Aliporc Central Gaol to Howrah Station eu route to Buxar, to which prison they had been transferred. The men wore under a strong police oscort of ten constables and two head constables,
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  • 165 7 Lim Poh bad an exciting adventure in Armenian Street, on Saturday night, as did also two Chinese detectives. Lim Poh got his wages, about nine o'clock, from his towkay in Teluk Aver, aud was proceeding home in a ricksha, when his vehicle was stopped by two Chinese,
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  • 162 7 Mr. Ooorge Wolf, of the well-known Manila firm of Messrs. Castle Brothers, Wolf and Son, while out snipe-shooting the other week, was gored by a carabao. Seeing the danger he was in, Mr. Wolf boldly seized the brute by the horns and hung on in the
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  • 787 7 JAPANESE BOYCOTT MOVEMENT CAUSES RIOT. Armed Police Disperse Crowds. Never since the days of the Boxer scare havo such scenes been witnessed in Hong kong as those which took place on tbe night of the Ist instant as the result of a recrudescence of the boycott against
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  • 253 7 former Singapore Chaplain Dies at Leeds. The doath took place in Loeds on October 13 of the Rev. Thomas Cartwright Smyth, ».i>., 11. i>., at the age of 88. In bis early days, he became a Government Chaplain in India, and passed through the Indian
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  • 322 7 Predicament of Officers of German Mail Steamer. On tbo morning of the Ist instant, a party of Portuguese gentlemen left Kowloon shortly after nine o'clock, in a couple of house-boats, for a pleasure trip to a place called Kwei Chung, in the New Territories. They had
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  • 549 7 Hearty Welcome Extended by the Chinese. Writing to the China Mail from Auioy, on October 30, a correspondent says Amoy awoke early this morning. Expectancy was visible everywhere. Shortly after daybreak the Stars and Stripes hoisted from the signal station told that tliu American Fleet was
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  • 159 7 M. Klobukowski, the Governor-General of Indo- China, is now in Tonkin, where nationalist agitators and sedition mongers have been doing their worst. He received a hearty welcome at Hanoi, the capital, where be delivered a speech promising reforms and redress of grievances. His Excellency assured
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  • 126 7 RENEWED FRICTION BETWEEN. FRANCE AND GERMANY. Firm Refusal to Apologise. [Rbutbb's Tblboram.] London, November 10. A conference took place yesterday between Herr Kiderlonwaechter, tho aoting Foreign Minister of Germany, and Mr. Cambon, the French Ambassador at Berlin. The former repeated the German demands regarding the Casablanca incident. M.
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  • 101 7 |DlB OSTASIATISCBI LIOYD TILIQRAM Berlin, November 10. Victorien Sardou, the ominent French dramatist, is doad. He was seventy-seven years old. Viotorien Sardou was one of the foremost dramatists of Europe, although in his youth he was intended for tbe medical profession. He was twice married.
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  • 35 7 [Dm Oitasiatisohi Llotd Tiliueam Berlin, November 10. Count Bernstorf, German Consul General at Cairo, and formerly first Secretary to tbe Imperial Embassy at London, has been transferred in tbe same capacity to Washington.
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  • 33 7 I>» OSTASIATISOHB LIoYD TILaOBAM] Berlin, November 10. The German naval squadron in the East has closed a contract with tbe Shantung Bergbangescllschaft for the supply of Rungshang Coal.
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  • 417 7 Some Details of the Commonwealth Budget. It was announced tbe other day that Mr. Deakin's government had beon jeopardised by the attitude of the Labour Party on questions of tariff. The actual financial conditions were explained when Sir William Lyne, tbe Commonwealth Treasurer, deliverod his budget statement. The
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  • 58 7 The Peninsular and Orion til Company's dew steamer Salaette arrived at Bombay on October 26, having completed a record run. She left Marseilles on October 14, with 271 passengers, and did the whole passage at an average speed of 17°7 knots. This is par ticnlarly good, as at this time
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  • 2851 8 BRILLIANT GATHERING AT THE GOVERNMENT HOUSE Complete List of the Invited Guests The Birthday of the King. Emperor was cutnmeincrated by a Ball at Government House last night. And, in every way, the gathering was a brilliant one. The spacious lawns fronting the House were gaily illuminatod
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  • 287 8 Counter Proposals to the Chinese Government. The Dalai Lama was expected to leave Peking for Tibet on November 18. Crowds go to sre him as being the Living Buddha. All visitors must kneel down and worship him they must, at the least, pay a fee of
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  • 133 8 Singapore Uolf Club. A sweepstake competition (handicap) against Bogey was played on Monday November 9, and resulted in a win for D. AN. Reid who finished 2 down. The links were very wet after the heavy rains and only a few competitors turned out. Malacca Qolf Club. The Monthly
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  • Sporting Intelligence.
    • 227 8 Eight of the griffins for the Kuala Lumpur meeting have oxen taken up, and they were to be drawn for last night. Tbe final match in tbe Football Association Shield Championship will take place this evening on the Esplanade. His Excellency tbe Governor will present the Shield
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    • 52 8 Penang Ladies. The following scores were made at Penang tbe other evening s— Klfle 100 100 klrs. I- ishrr .:itai 82 82 Ure. Jamioson .8«0 82 N Urn. A.F.Ci. Auderson .810 80 80 ih-. Keun .860 81 26 klisH Allan Smith .22 28 26 I. it i M 60
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    • 269 8 S.C.C. Married v. Single. On the S.C.C. ground, yesterday afternoon, there was an inter-club match between teams composed of married and xiugle men, respectively. The match was easily won by the bachelors. The scores follow Married. I{. L. Dunman, c sub b Jansen 2 Lt. Scott Hewitt st. Cantrell
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  • 47 8 The British and American Ministers at Peking bave addressed representations to the Waiwupu inquiring if China is prepared to be represented at the proposed forthcoming conferenoe at which an inquiry will be conducted into the advisability of prohibiting the sale of dangerous articles.
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  • 208 8 Details of the Accident to Hanping and H.M.S. Flora. During the tiffiu hour on October '28, a collision occurred on the river, at Shanghai, which rt-sulted iv serious damage to tbe Hanyang Iron and Steel Works Company's new steamer Hanping. The Hanping (Captain Austin) was coming up
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  • 56 8 The recent performance in Penang of the Perak Cbicese Dramatic Chtb showed a net profit of just over t'2,000. Of this sum, 91,000 was distributed among Penang charities, and a further SI .OCX > has just been voted in two sums of ISOO cash for the relief of tbe sufferers
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 376 8 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. ASSISTANT WANTED. Wanted by firm of Exchange and Bhare Br.ik- rs. smart, reliable and energetio assist ant 6tate previous experience and salary expected to Broker, c/o Straita Times. BOARD ANO REBIDENCE. Com'ortable rooms with board at CAM BO HOI'SE, River Valley Road. MM EVENING EMPLOYMENT WANTED. Wanted, by
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    • 125 8 6REAT SUCCESS 6REAT SUCCESS Crowded Nightly. Miss LUSIE KLIMINOFF AM' Miss ANNA ABS IN THEIR NEW TURNS. CINEMATOGRAPH. 10 NEW PICTURES. Comic, Acrobatic Artistic Dauce aud Poses. NEW CHANGE. By Special Request Miss ANNA ABS will lift np the Motor Car a|{*in on UVdueid&v. The Favourite WAYANG KASSIM. The Indra
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  • 271 9 ■MMMM, Novk.mbbk 7, 1906 PRODUCE. Qambier buyers t 8.00 do (Cube No 1 1 unpicked 12.40 Copra Bali 7-85 do Pontianak 7.40 Pepper, Black 10.30 Jo White 6% 16.50 Saao Flonr Sarawak 2.90 do Brnnoi No. 1 2.80 Pearl Sago 8.75 Coffee Bali, pioked 22.50 Coffee, PaloinbanK, 20% baus
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  • Stocks and Shares.
    • 341 9 >at« ul I formation I sji:u. Sutj-ribeU Number of BhMTM I no* Vain* Paid up to Kharcß DniMued Company 1903 I MOO.OOO 1907 1300,r00 1901 »800.000 1903 £-100,000 1907 1400.100 1901 £60,C00 1906 £100.000 1909 •IVJ.OOO 1906 £150,000 1906 £30,000 :;oe liso.ooo .'O6 £250.000 1907 £100,000 1904 I £120,000
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    • 380 9 1906 4160,000 1900 I 1200,000 1904 > £30,000 1906 I £70,000 1906 l 1150,000 1904 £***** 1900 i 475.U00 1906 MIO.OCO 1905 465.0C0 1906 £110,000 1907 ctao.ooo 1906 /175.000 1906 M80.0O.) IB9S £100.000 137,062/10! 115,600 22,760 e6 7Jb 16,000 66,00t> 269.630 53,750 16.J00 103,600 I 10/00 2,100 22.760 66
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    • 184 9 ISO« 1«96 1901 1899 MII.'WO H.MH.BI U. 100.000 M.(KXi .0(1 iJt.COu )»79.0n0 ts.i.roo !S.OW,CU'J •j.«on.ooo 1,000.000 94,000 878,000 7,'«* 4.100 IM.ODO I 18,000 I t.ooo I 1.000 4,000 3,400 I 6.000 i t.7V» 14,000 •00 400,000 I,l*o i.oon 4,* M 100.0*. M 1M 100 100 100 100 10 100
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 177 9 Gents' Tailoring Ssi, FIRST-CLASS. OLI OUR NOTED Jrj|^^' %)ress Suit Wm $36.50. OX-, WHITE ALL-WOOL FUXHEL TROUSERS. $5.00. $7.00 $7.50. $8.75 $10.50. Whiteaway, Laidlaw Co., Ld. LOOK VAN KIT. DENTIST. AND DENTAL SUPPLIES No. 28, South Canal Road, and 17, South Bridge Road. High-Class Work. Moderate Charges. Consulting Rooms fitted
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    • 279 9 Bowel Troubles "I was prostrate with weakness and pain." 19 Liddall Street, Heywood, L2ncs. Dear Sirs, -It gives me pleasure to testify to the great beni'it I ha/2 r3::lved f/o n Algiers EmalsioT. WVisn I first heard of it I was prostrate with weakness 4(18 pain in my bowels, which
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    • 241 9 LNDEH THE fJSHfS) PATRONAGE OF H.K.H. THB DUKE OF I'ONNALGHT. HIGH-CLABS JEWELLER. H.M THE NIBGOr SI»M OSO?) lOHOKE. Diamond cuts Diamond! THE TRUE TOKEN OF LOVE JEWELLERY A ROYAL CHRISTMAS GIFT For QUEEN OF HOME HEART. ISeauties in something plain Rings, Necklets, Earrings, Bangles, Bracelets, BroocbeH Pendants, Belts and I
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  • 673 10 QUAINT NEGLECTED CHURCH OF THE HUNTING PARSON. Successor Appointed by Bishop. It was announced recently that the Bisbop of Bath and Well* has decided to inhibit The Hunting Pardon." the Key. John Pophaui Hayne, rector of the West Somerset parish of Stawley and Raddinuton, as the result qf^he
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  • 190 10 If John Bull is no better, he is certainly do worse than his Trans- Atlantic coasin, in the opinion of the Indian Mirror, a native daily paper of Calcutta. Within sixtydays, recently, twenty-five Negroes were lynched in different parts of the United States. At Greenville, a
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 400 10 STRAITS CYCLE AND MOTOR CO., LTD., 15, Battery Road. ELECTRO- PLATERS, ENAMELLERS, MAKERS OF THE CELEBRATED •LAJU RACING BYCYCLES. Sole Agents for Star Cycles. James' Cycles. INSPECTION INVITED. SMITH PREMIER TYPEWRITER GO.. LD. Commercial Machines, Nos. 4 4 5 are alway Stocked TYPEWRITERS REPAIRED, PLATED AND RENOVATED EQUAL TO NEW,
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    • 310 10 SALES BY AUCTION. AUCTION SALE or THE AMERICAN BUILT BARKENTINE "Jos. L. Eviston," To be held at Powell A Co's Sale-room, On Tuetday, November 10, at 3 p.m. Orosa tonnage 7H tons; built under special survey as per Veritas, April, 1900. Together with all the gear now on board including
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    • 68 10 A GOOD HOUSEHOLD LINIMENT. Wben a bottle of Chamberlain's Pain Balm is kept in tbe house, the paine of burns and scalds may be promptly relieved, cuts and bruises quickly healed, swellings promptly reduced and rheumatism and neuralgia robbed of their terrors. In fact, for the household ills, it is
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    • 520 10 INSURANCE Companies COMMERCIAL UNION ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED FIRE, LIFE. MARINE, ACCIDENT, GUARANTEE. ASSETS exoeed 217,000,000. W. A. SIMS, c 187S Manager, Eastern Branch. NORWICH UNION FIRE INSURANCE SOCIETY OF NORWICH A LONDON. Established 1797. FOR FIRE INSURANCE ONLY. Amount insured <58],000.000. Losses paid 11,600,008. Premium inoome. t 906,000. lnanranoe effected
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    • 637 10 BANKING COMPANIES. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA. AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. PaM up Capital in 60,000 Shares of £Joeacb ..£1,100,000 Reserve Fnnd £1,638,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietor? ..£1,100,000 BANKERS. Bank ol England. National Bank of Sootland. Che Landon City A Midland Bank, Ltd. SINGAPORE BRANCH. Current Aooonnta are
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    • 473 10 BANKING COMPANIES. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. .'aid-up Capital usoooooo RESERVE FUND ».w~.w~ Sterling Reserve 118,000,000 1 Silver Reserve IM.OOoioOoj •"■°o°.ooo '•serve Liability of Proprietors 11(5. 000,000 COURT OP DIRECTORS. E. Bhellim, Esq. Chairman don. Mr. W.J. Gresson. Deputy Chairman B.C. Barrett, Esq. W. Helms, Esq. iC. G. R. Brodersen,
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  • 915 11 ARRANGEMENTS FOR NEW YEAR'S GRAND PRIX. Reducing the Maximum Bore. The Sporting Commission of the Automobile Club of France has decided to considerably reduce the maximum bore allowed for cars participating in next year's Grand Prix. Instead of l">smm., four cylinder cars must not exceed a bore of 140
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  • 78 11 A curious and unique sight ni witnessed in the Madras Club compound the other day. After one of the heavy showers that fell, the ground was seen to be strewn with small fish which were wriggling about in the puddles. The crows and coolies were soon
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 372 11 ARGYLL CARS. JUST .A.IH.H.XVED. SS&1"- P Argyll Model de Luxe. PAINTED DARK (iKEEX, NICKEL PLATED MOUNTINGS, KITTED WITH HOOD, MAGNETO, WIND SCREEN, LAMPS AND ACCESSORIES. Illustrated Catalogue and full particulars from SYME COMPANY, BO *£nt. SCOTTISH jg°^ TRIALS, 1908. TIUOC MARK As usual, the most noticeable feature was the overwhelming
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    • 31 11 LAXATINE, the Idea! Pargatire, raoom mandad by the boat madioal authorities. Enj to take and oertain In retail*. To bs had of all ahaariitt. Whole**!* from Th* PharmaOT, H»iMrT Road. 8log«por«;
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    • 245 11 SIDDELEY flutocars. FANIOUB FOR W Sole Agents: CONSISTENT RELIABILITY CENTRAL ENGINE WORKS. JUST LANDED: 20 H.P.. 6-CYLINDER STANDARD, Painted Green (Sold). TWO MORE OF THESE MAGNIFICENT CARS ARRIVING IX A FORTNIGHT, TO SECURE WHICH YOUR ORDER SHOULD BE PLACED AT ONCE. ftM? 1 VINOEC SPECIAL MOTOR CYCLES, 8} H.P., with
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    • 105 11 BUCHANANS WHISKIES. are not an experiment. They have been the favourite bleudsi at borne for many years and are rapidly gaining similar popularity in the Colonies. No.eipense is spared in keeping both "RED SEAL" AND "BLACK AND WHITE" op to the mark. ■1 Wines Wines Oanaina table olaret at 4
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    • 187 11 THE STRAITS TIMES CAN BE OBTAINED AT THE Following Places IN SINGAPORE Messrs. John Little A Co., Ltd. Messrs. Kelly and Walsh, Ltd. Raffles Hotel, Beach Road. Messrs. Kirn Co., Battery Road and Amer> nian Street. Messrs. Jitts A Co., North Bridge Road. Messrs. Koh Jt Co.. 90, Bras Basah
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 517 12 Scale of Cbaraes. PREPAID ADVKRTIBBMENTB.— MisosI laaeoui Wants of Every Description, Houses, ftaad, etc., to let, are inserted at tbt following ,Sj#ei One Insertion 1.10 per mob. Two 1.00 Three 1.80 BU MO Mine Twelve 7.10 Twenty-five 10.00 (Each subsequent month M per hub.) The above rale la baaed upoa
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    • 421 12 Miscellaneous WANTS. Bites Four Linen, on* or two Intsrtioiu, 11. By the inch, m* Scale of Charges. EMPLOYMENT WANTED. A certified Government Surveyor is open for engagement. Apply 0., c/o Straits Times. 2298 SHORTHAND CLERK TYPIST WANTED. Wanted, a good shorthand clerk and typist, capable also of writing a neat
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    • 499 12 ARTICLES FOR SALE. Bliss :-Ponr Lints, on.iot two ii«»rtioiu,'»l.oo v By tbt Inch, tss Boats of Charts.. RUBBER STUMPS FOR BALE. Good Robber Stamps, 10 months old. Apply Manager, Linggi Plantations, Ltd., Seremban. •MM RUBBER EBTATEB FOR BALE, Two Rubber Estates about 1 ,000 acres each (just valued). WiU take
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    • 495 12 Netherlands Guttapercha Co. Ld. SINGAPORE RUBBER WORKS. India Rubber Tyres, all kinds and shapes All kinds of HOSE, Suction, Delivery, Steam, lor Carriages Motor Gats, etc. Hydraulic, Rockdrill, Gardenhose Brake-BE-TBEADINO MOTOR TYBEB. CODDMNot'oYnOE-^sl rSoS. All kinds of I.R. Buffers and Springs lor Rail- INDIA RUBBER FLOOR TILES and MATways, etc.
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    • 449 12 Miscellaneous NOTICES B4ts« '—lit Month, (10 par inch. BibMqu»nt months, (6. For shorter period, m Seals of Chaigts. NOTICE. OWNERS OF PIANOS who find it necessary to leave the Colony or any length of time, oan have their Pianos WAREHOUSED and kepi In GOOD ORDER, at a very moderate charge
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    • 348 12 Miscellaneous NOTICES B4TH :-lit Month, no per inch. Stbteqiient month., |6. For shorter period* .m;mcil« of Chargea. NOTICE. NOTICE is hereby given that the partnership heretofore subsisting between us, the undersigned, James Dash wood Saunders, James Outline Mactaggart and Arthur Edwin Mulholland, carrying on businesses Exobange and Share Brokers at
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