The Straits Times, 8 July 1909

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  • 13 1 The Straits Times NO. 23.006 SINGAPORE. THURBDAY. JULY 8. 1909. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 65 1 KATZ BROTHERS, Ld. r 1 Our Great SALE Is THE Sale for A TTRA CTI YE PRICES TO LOWER STOCK. KATZ BROTHERS, Ld. Raffles ;HI Hotel Special Dinner On Saturday, July 10. SARKIES BROTHERS, Proprietors. ASAHI IB lIFFD I H Best mud Cheapest. JjAA H| Wholesale* only from s^Bra El
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    • 100 1 TBB Empire Hotel, KUALA LUMPUR. F.M.B. A New First-class Hotel. Fitted with Electric Light and Fun Fire minutes from Railway Station. Overlooking the Padang. Single and DoaUe Bedrooms, with Private Bathrooms attached. Oaiaine under European Supervision. Cold Storage Supplies weekly from Singapore. Hotel Porter meets all Mail Trains. M tlUgfUTMint
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    • 220 1 ROBINSON CO. AMERICAN REFRIGERATORS fe^^so B^^^lthMatalaia^a^»aßeAlß^L a^BM LiL^Bfl A ICE CREAM FREEZERS. BJ In this Free/or there ia no /.ioc in contact with '.he cream, and it is the only freezer made having more than tvo motions. $4, $5, $7. Filtering and Cooling Bottle: iJ^JHWWjßplWt^^^^. For domestic and field urr.
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    • 67 1 Yong Lee Seng Co. 27, KLING STREET. Farther reduced prices from July 1 (8 a.m. to 8 p.m.). Hinks' HangiDg Lamps, 1 and 4 lights, Tricycles, Crockery, Glassware. Perfumery, Handkerchiefs, Hosier}-, Toilet Requisites, etc., etc. FRAMROZ'S Aerated Waters GUARANTEED as haviDg passed through the world-renowned Germ-proof Berkefeld Filters, as used
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  • 906 2 A TRIP THROUGH THE PROVINCE OF SZECHUAN. Murder of an English Traveller. A few days ago, a Morning Post representative had an interesting chat with Capt. P. A. Lapioqne, who has just returned to Hongkong from a trip through the Szeohuan province, during which he also passed
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  • 29 2 There is n6 sock, however watched and mended. But one small hole is there There is no maid, c'en if she doth pretend it, But wears some store-bought hair.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 365 2 WHITE ANTS, TEREDOS, DRY ROT, DECAY IN TIMBER. JODELITE The Only Safeguard has been on its trial in large quantities for the past ten years in the Straits Settlements and proved all that is claimed for it. The six pieces of deal illustrated below were partly coated with Jodelite and
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    • 80 2 TAKE A VACATION. Now is the time to take a vacation, get oat into the woods and mountains and visit the seashore, bat do not forget to take a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy along with you. It is almost certain to be needed, and oannot be
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    • 166 2 ISMAIL RAHEEM ARE VOW SHOWING A LABGE VARIETY OF Diamond Jewellery, LOOSE DIAMONDS AND OTHER PRECIOUS STONES. \Early Inspection Respectfully Solicited. -feS W 48 Ho/ (J3) i MbHHbT Mm<l -*> WJ /Mm m^k\m W PARI9, 8. rue Vl-rienne. Sold by all Chemists. The United Asbestos Oriental Agency, Ld. 80LE A6ENTB
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    • 39 2 H. ABRAMS. New bhipment of horses due to arrive Thursday, June 24. A specially selected lot of high-class horses, cobs and ponies. Inspection invited. Any reasonable trial given and a guarantee given with each horse sold. 5. ORCHARD ROAD.
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 172 2 The Straits Times, 4*o The Straits Budget. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Payable in Advance. Dailyl'usne per year 180.00 do per quarter 7.60 do per month 8.60 do per oopy 10 Weekly issue pei year 1340 do per quarter &00 do per oopy 36 When sent by post, there is added for the
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  • 350 3 EFFECT OF DISE4SE ON CLOVE TREE CULTIVATION. The Industry in Singapore. The cultivation of clove trees, which waa once an extensive industry in Singapore, is said to have almost ceased owing to the attacks of diseaae and it is stated that tbe chief oause ia a fungus which
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  • 326 3 Expediences in a Severe Storm at Calcutta. Tbe storm that broke over Calcutta on Wednesday night, says the Statesmen of June '24, was in tbe recollection of many residents tbe most severe that Calcutta has experienced for some time. Curiously enough no accidents of any description were reported.
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  • 281 3 I Tbe following new book* will be ready for isHue on Friday Adams, I. William, Shibusawa 8 10,195 Anon The King and Isabel S 10,170 Beoke, Louis, Neath Austral Skies S 10,177 Bnckroee, J. E., A Little Green World S 10,178 Crawford. F. Marion, The White Sister S
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 746 3 Howarth Erskine, Ltd. CIVIL, MECHANICAL ELECTRICAL GENINEERB, IRON ft BRASS FOUNDERS, BOILER MAKERS, BRIDGE BUILDERS ft GENERAL CONTRACTORS. SOLE AQ-EITTS FOR Wortbington Pump Co.'s Patent Pumps Polsotneter Engineering Co.'s Pnlsometer Pumps Bobey and Co.'s Portable Engines and Machinery Richard Hornsby and Son's Oil and Gas Plants Waygood's Lifts and Hoists
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    • 149 3 7%atts SINGAPORE SODA WATER EstaMsfatfotvr ZSybam. JOHN JAMESON'S THREE STAR .^r.'s.msiEY JOHN JAMESON «oJ SON. LIIITED. DLBLIN. DMilkn I* H.M. Urn Ma*. J. d'A. PEREIRA, F.R.H.S.. LONDON. Horticulturist and Florist. Collector and Exporter of Orchids aad Rare Plants. Diploma and gold medal from tbe Late King of Denmark. By Special
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    • 247 3 GThe Cocoa of the Old Country Il^/i7< iJnfw&^ A» a recuperarivr after physical ■'V^^A /IT jjtf/T J or mental strain. Cadbury'i Cocoa ,'X I CsHHXaB^ as no et l ua ts d*lick>u« flavour I BJJ s2Bf itmLfs it unquestionably the most palatX^^^B^f a^ f food-Lxrvrr.igr while its nourishing f^^Bß/ yHHKp
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 638 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. P. O. STEAM NAVIGATION CO. lor China, Japan, Penang, Ceylon, Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Pot«, Plymouth and London. Through BUI. of Lading iaeued for China Coast, Persian Quit, Continental, and American Port.. Steamers will leave Singapore on or about MAIL LINES. Outward (for China) Delhi July 19
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    • 670 4 STEAMERS BAIUNQ. OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO., LTD. AND CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAY. CO. LTD. The Companies' steamers are despaehed from Liverpool outwarda for the Straits, China and Japan every week and from Japan homeward, for London, Amsterdam and Antwerp every fortnight for Oenoa, Marseillee and Liverpool and far Marseilles, Havre
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    • 927 4 BTEAKB BAIUN§B. COIBLI Bl» MBTIOB Of THE OCEAN 8. 8. COY.. LTD.. ft THE WEBT AUSTRALIAN 8. N. CO.. LTD. BETWEEN reraUTldß IPBBTH) NORTH Win ACBTKAI.IAII Ptm JATA A» BDTCAPORB. Rsgolar Fortaightlv aailiage between Singapore and Western Australia, oat Ha* at Java (as tnrtnoemanl offers), Derby, King's Bound, (Port for
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    • 695 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. HAMBURG AMERIKA LINE. HAMBURG. The steamers of this Company maintain a regular aerviee between Hamburg, Bremen. Antwerp, .ad n i) tear lam. >nd the Strait. China and Japan. Horn.ward., th.y an despatched fortnightly for Havre and Hamburg and once a month for Bremerhaven direot, sailing at Peaang and
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    • 752 4 STEAMER MILIIIM. N. D. L Norddautscher Lloyd, Bremen. IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE. The fast and well-known mail steamers ot this Oompany sail fortnighly from Bremen, Hamburg, via Rotterdam, Antwerp. Southampton, Gibraltar, Genoa, Naples (oonneottoo Marseilles, Naples, Alexandria, and vioe versa) Port Said, Saez, Aden, Oolombo, Penaoc;, Singapore, Hongkong Shanghai, Nagasaki
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  • 167 5 FIXTURES. Thursday, July 8. High Water, 2.19 p.m. Selan^or Races, second day. B. I. homeward mail closes, 8. Lecture on Manhood, Su Po Sia, 8 p.m. Alhambra Cinematograph. Hariina Cinematograph. Marlborough Cinematograph. Friday, July 9. High Water, 1.45 a.m., 8.8 p.m. N. D. L. outward mail due.
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  • 221 5 To-Dat. fcS"Penani* and Madras, taking mails for Europe, eto. via 80-nbav Tan 8 pm Malvei, P. Dickson, and P. SwetteDbam Poh Ann 3pm Panang and Rangoon Hong Wan 1 8 pm Japan Barpedon 8 pm Penang, Colombo and Bombay E. F. Ferdinand 8 pm Colombo and Bombay
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  • 113 5 Tho outward Gorman Packet P. Ludwig left Penang at a.m., to-day, and may be expected to arrive here tomorrow morning at 6 a.m. She will probably be despatched (or Hongkong, Shanghai and Japan on the following morning at 9 a»m. The B. I. Contract Puoket Teesta, with
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  • 59 5 Left Singapore IDI Jane 10 B. I. June 14 M. M. Jane 18 P. AO. June t8 N.D.L. Jane 34 B. I. Jane 18 M. M. July t P. 40. Jaly 6 N.D.L. )ae in Londoi ■Inly July 6 Jaly 10 Jaly 18 Jaly 18 Jaly 80
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  • 439 5 Latest Arrivals. MAN-OP-WAR. Bta BtUt, W. H. 8 Oovt. yaobt 400 ton., 41 craw, 136 h p. Naoodah, Jaly 7. From Port BwelMnham, July 6. O.— Bds. To be dookad. Calypto. Brit. atr. SS9 tons, Capt Bannatyne, Jaly From Deli, Jaly 18. 0.0. and 01 dp. W. Maoifleld
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  • 148 5 July 7 Kinla. Brit str, Telnk Anson via ports Hai Sam, Brit «tr. Muar and Malacca Ba« Ymg Sent, Brit str. Palembang 4 Bangkok, Gcr str, Bangkok Kittna, Brit str, P. Swettenham and Penang Tara, Brit str, Negapatam via ports Han to Sam, Dot rtr, Pontunak via ports Hid
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  • 116 5 Wfaarvt* at which Vessels are Berthed To- Day. TANJONQ PAOAK. Basx Wbabf Bisra Paroo, TanoarviUe. EirW. Baonoal -Kalomo, Tara. BaonoM Ho. 1 (Bnm W«±ar>— Carlyla. Saonoa m 3 Terrier, Oregory Apaar. (—Silesia. Takaaaki Maru. 6 Charon. B—Barpedon,8 Barpedon, Patani, .lapara I 7-Nil- B—
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  • 117 5 Coming to Singapore. Per M. M. steamer Tonkin due July 26.— Mr. K. Black. Per M. M. steamer Ernest Semons, due July 12 —Mr. Lortet, Mr. Hobden. Per P. and O. oteatner Syria, due July 9.— Misses M. and K. Cahill, Mr J. Lunney. Mr. T. H.
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  • 78 5 Per steamer Ipoh, July 8. From Port Swettenham Messrs. Gowland and Khoo Keng Hooi. Per steamer Lady Weld, July 8. From Malacca Mr. Jiak Choo from Muar Messrs. A. and C. Mitchell, and 1 child. Per steamer Hye Leoog, Jnlv 8. From Kuantan Messrs. Belfield, J. F. Neil, Tozer,
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  • 50 5 Tho F. M. S. yacht Sea Belle returned from Port Swottenham, yesterday. From Pulo Sembilan. 130,800 tins of kerosine for Swatow and Shanghai arrived, yesterday, by the British steamer Sbansi. A cargo of rioe arrived from Bangkok and Kohsicbang, this morning, by the N. D. L. steamer Tsintau.
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  • 46 5 Time-balls on Fort Canning and Mount Faber drop daily at 1 p.m., Singapore standard time corresponding to 6 a.m. Green wioh meantime. The time-gun is fired at 12 o'clock noon, indicating Singapore standard time on every day excepting Sunday, when it is fired at one o'clock.
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  • 33 5 Life's Little Tragedies, Mr. John Ellis, writing to the editor of "the Bookseller, says, in last week's list ef publications you inadvertently quote leaves worth burning. The true title is, Leaves Worth Turning.
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  • 151 5 Monster Meeting to be Held To-day in London. To-day is the seventy-third birthday of Mr. Joseph Chamberlain, and it is an event which will arouse enthusiasm throughout Great Britain's Empire. The Tariff Reform League has arranged to hold a monster meeting in the Albert Hall, London, and
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  • 108 5 A boy six years of age was throwing pieces of bread to the swans swimming in the lake in the Bois de Ville, Budapext, when be overbalance*) himself and fell into the water. He tricJ to save himself, but in vain. He drifted towards the middle
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  • 95 5 Here is a proclamation by the governor ot Hangohaw On the first day of the fifth moon (June 18) from 6.15 a.m. to 6.45 a.m. there will be an eating of the sun. We hope that those learned in magic, Buddhist and Taoist priests and others, will
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  • 236 5 Finance Commerce. EXCHANGE. SnrsAPOU, Jcly 8, 1909. On London— Bank 4 m/g 2/4A Demand 2/4 Private 6 m/s 2/4,«, do 8 m/s 2/4/, On Germany— Bank d/d 287} Private 8 m/« 240} do 8 m/ft 242 On /'r.jnee- Bank d/d 2«2J Private 8 m/n 296} do 6 b/b 800 On
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  • STOCKS AND SHARES.
    • 52 5 Howarth Brakine 6% 800,000 1% prem. Riley, Hargreaves 8% 284,000 1% prem. Spore Electric Tramways Co., Ltd. 6% 860^00 nominal Straits Engineering Syndicate, Ltd. 6% 45,000 par. Singapore Municipal 6% 400,000 20% p.n0m 5% 1,8V5,000 7%prem. H% 1,6a>,000 8% prem. 4% 6O!,900 0% disc. Tanjons Pagar Dock Board 6%
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    • 269 5 g Shaus Captial j Paid Uht> IBBDID COMPAMT Quota- i Last TIOdB j DITIDIHP •800,000 •800,000 •600,000 £600,000 $400,000 #30,000 £100,000 150,000 £120,000 •460,000 4250,000 10 10 10 1 10 1 1 10 1 10 6/--1 1 10 1 1 1 1 6 10 10 10 1 1 10
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    • 458 5 £160,000 1200,000 £30,000 £80,000 £80,000 £70,000 £***** £16.000 £76,000 £110,000 £810,000 •680,000 £***** £*****0 £100,000 £820,000 G. 176,000 1 1 10 1 1 i l l i I 17 1 1 1 1 1 1 680 1 1 1 1 1 10 10 1 100 1 V--100 100 i
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    • 171 5 »1,600,000 $225,000 $2,100,000 $1,000,000 ♦84,000 $876,000 $600,000 »80,000 £400 ,000 $200,000 1500,000 $8,000,000 10 10 60 100 100 100 100 10 100 100 10 60 1 100 100 10 7 50 100 100 10 100 100 10 60 I 100 100 4011 Eastern Smeltiug Co., Ltd. 10.00 j 10%
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 99 5 AICTIOW SALES. Ho well and Co. July 9.— At East Wharf, Tanjong Pagar, Galvanised Iron Sheets, etc., damaged ex v. Kalomo, at 9.80 Jaly 10— At No. 10, Tras Street, off Tanjong Pagar Road, Chinese household furniture, at 2.80. Jnly 18. At saleroom, the British steam launch Istana Dania, at
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    • 178 5 rV. D. A H. O. WILLS' THREE CASTLES "MAGNUMS" A Lmrge Hand-Made Cigarette. Packed in c MAGNUMS" »A it racKea in hj \m Pn( e j. 'nree Castles *v m I 55 CTB. II W.D.&'HD.Wills I I Bristol Londor^JiJ^ OBTAINABLE AT Messrs. John Little Co., Robinson Co. REMEMBER THE NAME.
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    • 92 5 a) 6% debentures. (6) subscribed by employees— (c) part paid share*. Boxuus. and boons Si per cent (or year ended 81/12/08. f and S/bonus.— Rbsexvbs —Figures alter name* of companies indicate that they hold reserves as follow*:— (1) 128,000, (2) 1.14,000, (8) £6,000, (4) £4,878, (6) 126,000, (6) 17,400, (7)
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 227 5 WEATHER REPORT. imdamt Ktrbcm HotpiUU, 19O». 8 1. a. 8r.m.9 r. Ruxtall. Bar. S3 Fab 29.885 39.804 39.851 Temp 85.0 87.0 8<.6 ml. WetßalbTher 80.0 87.0 78.0 DirofWind.. calm HE. calm Max. Temp 90.0 Mm 78 < Max. in Bon.. 145 0 Terrrad. Tber 73.5 The following telegram has been
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  • 1209 6 The Straits Times. THURSDAY, JULY 8. THE PHARMACY BILL. In a note to a draft of the Pharmacy Bill published in a recent issue of the Straits Settlements Government Gazette, the Attorney General courteously invites criticisms and suggestions with regard to this scheme for amending and consolidating the law with
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  • 16 6 The price of tin in Singapore to-day is »66.40 per picul, 290 tons have been sold.
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  • 17 6 Mr* C. A. Brass, the guard injured iv the Ennore rail way accident, near Madras, has died.
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  • 20 6 Owing to the floods the hospital at Jeram had to be closed. Tho patients were sent to Kuala Selangor hospital.
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  • 20 6 At Newcastle, i'2o colliers have been sent to prison for refusing to pay fines inflicted for absenting themselves from work.
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  • 21 6 Mr. George Ritchie, who lives at No. a:, Niven Road, has been visited by burglars who secured jewellery valued at SB2.
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  • 26 6 Nine tourists and two boatmen have been drowned by the swamping of a boat on the Lakes of Killarncy, says a London wire of June 24.
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  • 28 6 With a view to assist the Society of St. Vincent do Paul, Father Kivet contemplates holding a bazaar at the Victoria Memorial Hall, on August 3 and 4.
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  • 27 6 Bishop W. I Oldham will give a special address to students and young men on Friday, at 8 p.m.. in the Anglo- Chinese school hall, Coleman Street.
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  • 25 6 A change of programme is now on at the Harima Hall oinematograph show, a number of particularly interesting pictures, including two films dart being presented.
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  • 33 6 King Edward, in receiving the members of the Duma at Buckingham Palace, on June 18, said be followed the proceedings of the Duma with the deepest interest and hoped again to visit Russia.
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  • 34 6 As will be seen from tho advertisement on our front page to-day, the great clearance sale of Messrs. Katz Bros, will terminate on Satnrday next, when everything will be cleared out at record prices.
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  • 33 6 The grand council lias instructed the Waiwupu to revise the treaties in respect to the preaching of Christianity in China. The Waiwupu, observing difficulties in the way, has not yet made any reply.
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  • 36 6 The Yokohama Post Office prepared a temporary building near the foreign mail department to carry out the stamping of a special date-mark on mail matter on the day of the celebration in commemoration of the Jubilee.
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  • 52 6 The dead body of a Chinaman bearing marks of strangulation was found in the fivefoot way in Havelock Road, this morning. There were bruises on the side. It is believed that tho man hung himself and tho body was cut down and thrown wboro it was found, but inquiries are
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  • 45 6 The Hongkong government have applied to the government of India for tho services of an officer with railway experience to represent them in connection with railway problems now pending in southern China, and the question of the necessary selection is understood to be under consideration.
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  • 47 6 Three companies of the Malay States Guides are coming to Singapore shortly to take part, as usual, in the annual mobilisation of the garrison under tho direction of Major-General T. Perrott, General 'Officer Commanding, Straits Settlements. The detachment will be away for about three weeks or so.
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  • 68 6 At Langsar, in northern Deli, whero the Government has opened out rubber estates private enterprise has just taken to that lint of cultivation. This venture has the peculiarity of confining itself to the Ilevea kind and of being run wholly with Dutch capital. The plantation will he alongside the Government
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  • 80 6 The collection of Maldivian lacquerwork at the Colombo Museum has not advanced in recent years. Some examples which were lent to the St. Louis Exhibition camo back damaged and one piece was missing. The elegant lacquered models of areca nuts, which hail from the Maid i it Islands, have never
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  • 82 6 First Sergt. George Huebor, compuny I). Ist battalion of Engineers, I". S. A, stationed at Fort Mills, C'orregidor, Philippines, was shot in the head, in the early morning of June 28, while asleep on his bunk. Tbo sergeant was immediately placed aboard a launch for transportation to the Division hospital
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  • 152 6 This morning, Mr. Justice Sercombc Smith lii-ard an action by Chop llao Wall against Teen Chiam Tow, plaintiff and defendant being, respectively, represented by Messrs. Wee Tbeam Tew and Kuowles. The claim was for $2,;>70. of which 150 was for money lent and the root for good* said to have
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  • 489 6 Sir James Alfred Jacoby. M. P. for Dorby shire, is dead. Mr. Justice Moore died on Juno "J4, at his residence in Promo lioad, Rangoon, after a very short, but viruiont, attack of small-pox Mr. W. Woodfordc is leaving Bukil Vsahan Estate and taking charge of a
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  • 106 6 The dates of the cricket match in l'cnang between elevens of the Colony and the Federated Malay States have bum altered from Aug. 2 and to Aug. 9 and 10. The following have been asked to play for the Colony R. T. Reid, Griffith Jones. Dean and Neu bronner,
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  • 90 6 Since repeated failure, the attempts at refloating the German steamer Guayaquil ('.'l, which sank off Kuribama as far back as 1875 during her homeward voyage carrying on board the sum of about yen.600,000 payable by tho Japanese government to Germany, have so far been abandoned, as it wax
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  • 101 6 The report of Dr. D. K. McDowell, the registrar of births and deaths, shows that during the week ended July 3, 197 deaths were registered in Singapore, equal to a death-rate of 86.91 per thousand of the estimated population. Malarial fever claimed U8 deaths, dysentery 10, bronchitis
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  • 108 6 \>l. Frank Willau, the umpiru ot thu luirorsity boat race, ia chairman of the Southampton county bench, and was presiding at the last sitting when Frank Godfrey Willan, his son, appeared to answer a sammuns for oxcecdiag the speed limit with his motor car. The police
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 113 6 'Allcno' Cigars y Sol< Afmti Of British Moiiitiurtttn. 01 Hararw Tohaeco. CALDBFCK The facounk Ciftw at the SPORTS MCGREGOR club, l***. AND UU. I" s of 'io, 'Vinlttioii ijuaiunt-al. Walker's White Label Whisky Per Case, $10.50. SOLE AOENTB: Less discount. w.« *m m I John Little Co., Ld. Dreadnought Milling
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    • 151 6 ALHAMBRA Cinematograph. ENTIRE CHANGE OF PROGRAMME 1. Anatole's Umbrella. 2. Hare Huntl?" in the Hungarian Pousta. ■i. An Amateur Detective. 4. He is Unfortunate. 5. Film DArt: THE DRAMA OF THE CHARMETTES. 8. A Gruesome Farce. 7. Picturesque Kieff. S.\ Film DArt: 9.) A HOTEL THIEF. 10. A NARROW ESCAPE,
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  • 256 7 PREPARING TO TAKE OVER THE NEW TERRITORY. Forthcoming Departure of tbe Officials. (Fiiom Our Own Corrkspondkm i i Kuala Lumpur, July 7. Mr. Mason and Mr. Conlay are leaving on Saturday by tbe Sea Belle for Kelantan and Tringganu, respectively. His Excellency the High Commissioner follows at a
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  • 132 7 ADMIRAL JERRAM'S BRILLIANT FEAT. Government Not Preparing for Extra Dreadnoughts. [Rbutbr's Tblsoram] London, July 7. At the conolusion'of the naval manaavree the papers are eloquent in praise of the brilliance of Admiral Jerram's skill iv slipping through the Straits of Dover dariu^ a fog, and uniting with
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  • 57 7 War Office Consents to Australian Request. (RIOTSB'S TsLSORAIII London, July 8. Renter learns that the War Office has informed tbe Commonwealth of Australia that it has no objection to I. or 1 Kitchener's service* being secured for the organisation of Mm Australian forces. Lord Kitchener a decision on
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  • 29 7 Increase of Imports and Exports Recorded. [Rsctsr's Tblboram] London, July 8. The imports into Great Britain during June increased by A\5.58.".'J6:J, and the exports increased by £764,830.
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  • 20 7 RsuTr b's Tblbqrams] London, July 7. The Yokohama Loan of .£716,300 sterling ban lieen covered ten times over.
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  • 69 7 Offer of Mandate from Reichstag Unavailing. IDs a OnAsuTiacn Llotd Tblboram] Merlin, July 7. The compromise on the finance reforms has been signed. Prince Bnslow has given a farewell dinner to the members of the Federal Council. He is going to Nordeney Flottbock, where ho will reside.
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  • 40 7 MARQUIS ITO' S WORK. [Ou OtTAHATncn LtoTD TsuoaAM] Berlin, July 7. The Kaelnische Zeituog, in a comment on the resignation of the Marquis Ito, points oat the merits of bis work in tho interest of foreigners in Japan and Korea
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  • 927 7 Claim for Extra' Pay Against Local Engineering Firm. Mr. .1. R. Broadley, in giving evidence in the Supreme Court, yesterday, iv his case against Messrs. Howarth, Erskiue and Co., Ltd., the claim being for 91,260 for overtime, said that the first time that the question of extra pay
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  • 35 7 Tho following companies record outputs for tbe month of June as under:— Belat Tin Mining Co. Ltd., r>7o flO piculs. Kuantan Tin Co. Ltd., 97.00 picuta. Sipiau Tin Company. Ltd., IyJOO piculs.
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  • 84 7 The appeal court at Bangkok, has affirmed the decision of the court of foreign causes which gave judgment for plaintiff in the suit in which the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China sued Luang Sunthorn Kosa for the recovery of ticals 7,200 and interest. The case
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  • 755 7 DENOUEMENT OF THE JAPANESE CASE. Stupidity Necessitates Fresh Trial. After occupying the time of the Assize Court for nearly two days, the trial of three Japanese charged with extortion and terrorising the inhabitants oi a bouse in Dhoby Ohaut was commenced afresh yesterday afternoon. There was no alternative
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  • 213 7 Jafar, P. C. 65, waa fined J by the second magistrate, yesterday, for gambling in public. Tay Oag, charged with destroying a promissory note belonging to Samugam Chetty was acquitted by the second magistrate, yesterday. Lam Ng who was yesterday reported as on trial for trying to impose
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  • 457 7 MILLIONAIRE DISAPPOINTS PARIS COUNCIL. Legacy to M. Loubet Renounced. Almost every other person in Paris appears to have bad expectations under the will of M. Chauchard, and disappointment is general. Even the municipal council of Paris harbours a grievance against bim for tbe manner in which he has
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  • 233 7 Hawkers Complain of Extortion by Asiatic Policemen. Early, yesterday morning, police constable Omar bin Mahomed was on duty in Cross St. It so happened that at the same time constable Hempby was also on special duty there, but be had tbe advantage of being nader cover in tbe
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  • 338 7 Admits Stealing Watcb, Sextant and Certificates. A Dutch Eurasian seaman named De Hook has been arrested on charges of theft of a watch belonging to one of the ship's officers, certificates belonging to another, and a sextant belonging to the Dutch steamer Perlak. Supt. Howard of the Tanjong
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  • 225 7 Chinese Blacksmith Prosecutes a Wharfinger. Mr. W. H. Noble, a wharfinger employed at the Polo Brani Smelting Works, wms tried before tbe fourth magistrate, this morning, on a charge of assaulting a Chinese blacksmith, named Keng Ah Cbee, on board the Co.'s launch at tbe Pulo Brani landing
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  • 737 7 Interesting Notes by Department of Agriculture. Mr. H. C. Pratt, government entomologist F. M. S has just issued a bulletin containing "Observations on Termes gestroi as affecting the Para Rubber Tree, and methods to be employed against its ravages." It will of course be necessary for
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  • 125 7 The contract between the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad and the Osaka Sbosen Kaisba for a Pacific steamship service between Pnpet Sound and Hongkong provides that the latter shall have eight steamers running within one year from date, says a special telegram to the Manila
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  • 62 7 PREPARATION FOR DEFENCE ITS BEST SAFEGUARD. A Speech to the Territorials. [RauTßß's Tiiioui. London. July 8. The King and Queen have just concluded a three days visit to Lancashire. After reviewing the Territorials, the King said he hoped there would be no occasion to call them
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  • 135 7 BYE- ELECTION TEST OF BUDGETS POPULARITY. Government Willing to Ascertain Electors' Views. IRaunm's TilboramJ London, July 7. Tbe Daily News remarks en the fact that bye-electionn are pending in Cleveland, MidDerby, High Peak, and Dumfries. These are due chiefly to ministerial change*, and will pat th popularity of
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  • 26 7 [DSR OsTASIATUCHI LLOYD TaLBORAV] Berlin, July 7. At the opening of tbe Ssssnits Trilleborg terry toasts of German and Swedish friendship were exchanged.
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  • 24 7 [Dm Obtisutiscbi Llotu Tsuoaiii j Berlin July 7. The Csar has received at Peterbof the Chinese Embassy, which presented valuable presents.
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  • 21 7 [Dm Ostasiatisom Lloyd Tblmbam} Berlin, .Inly 7. News is to hand that slavery has been completely abolished in Zanzibar.
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  • 202 7 Handicapping for Tuesday's Racing Much Criticised. (From Our Own Correspondent). Kuala Lumpur, July 7. There has been much criticism on the part of turfites respecting the handicapping in the races of Tuesday. Tbe lottery prices indicated six winners, of whom five won easily. The dividends paid at
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  • 156 7 A special telegram to tbe Manila Times from San Francisco under date of June 20, says that the jury which tried Patrick Calbonn, president of the United Railway* company, on the charge that he bribed the Board of Supervisors to obtain an overhead trolley franchise, disagreed and
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  • Sporting Intelligence.
    • 341 8 To-day is the last day of the Henley Royal Regatta which commenced on Tuesday. There is every probability of a Bisley team being sent by the Guides next year. Beginning with next month, the Lower Perak Ladies' Rifle Club intends oompeti ng for the Walker Trophy. The
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    • 39 8 Selangor L. k. C. The following ssores count for June shoot for the Walker trophy Miss M. Grey 84 Mrs. Dupuis 88 Mrs. Highot 88 Mrs. Gerrard 82 Mrs. Cormao 82 Miss M. Charter 83 Total 196
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    • 122 8 Racing at Home. The race for the Newbury Summer Cup was run at Newbury, on June 28, with the following result 1 Liscbana, 2 Rookbourne, 8 Cargill. Seven ran. The race was won by a head, with two lengths between second and third. Betting at start 9 to
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    • 173 8 S. C. R. C. Tournament. On Tuesday, in the championship, Chua Seng Hong beat Chew Chooa Keat 6—l, 6 1. In B doubles, Chua Sim Ghee and E. Yean Keat owe 10 beat Cuia Kong Tye and Lim Loon Hock owe 9, 6 o, 2—6, 6—l. The result
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    • 202 8 Australian Sculling Championship. The sculling race for the championship of Australia, between Henry Pearce, of Middle Harbour, and Benjamin Thorongbgood, of Stockton, in which Tboroaghgood was beaten, took place on Saturday, Hay 27, on tlio Parramatta River. The course was 8 miles 830 yards. The water was smooth, and
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  • 353 8 El Dorado Found in Souther j Luzon, > Philippines. What will produce the biggent mining sensation that has ever t, truck the Philippines has just been announce 1 ty t.ie Tumlaga Mining Co., says the M tnila Times of Juno 28. Ore has been brought up which has
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  • 315 8 Experiences of Specimens Cut from Lanadron Block. In the July number of the Agricultural Bulletin of the Straits and Federated Malay States, Mr. H. N. Ridley, the editor, writes An interesting letter on the subject of rubber packing is published by James Ryan in the India Rubber Journal
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  • 100 8 Remarkable Swooping Flight by an Englishman. Mr. Latham, says a telegram to the Journal from Mourmelon, on the evening of June 8 performed an unprecedented feat with his monoplane. After rising to a height of 90ft. m.d performing a successful flight in a perfectly horizontal plane, he suddenly
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  • 152 8 A Chinese lad about thirteen years of age, described himself as a barber, complained to the police on Monday, that his agod father had cruelly beaten him, and he was sent to hospital for treatment. After having his bruises dressed, he felt much better and told the
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  • 97 8 Meditate— and Fly. A significant item of news appears in an Indian Vernacular paper. It is no leas than the following: "Barecdra Kumar Ohose, Arabindo's brother, has practised meditation to the such perfection that he oan raise himself three or four feet from the ground." With a bit more practice,
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  • 684 8 Farther List of Decorations Bestowed by His Majesty. In addition to the honours bestowed by the King which appeared in our columns on June 23, the following are printed in toe Indian exchanges Order of the Star of India.— T obeG.C. 8. I.— Lord Kitchener. To be K.
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  • 264 8 Heading for the Borders of Slam. With reference to the escape of five convicts from Port Blair, the Maulmain Advertiser of June 16 gives the following as a sequel to the convicts' adventures. These runaways landed safely on the Burma Coast at Ye, the other day. They
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  • 646 8 Prices Quoted in the Market This Morning. Singapore, Bth July, 1909. Mans™. Lyall and Evatt, Exchange and Share Brokers, issue the following list of quotations this morning Value. Bayers. Sellers. £1 Anglo Malay 187/0 140/. 1 Anglo Sumatra 24/- 28/--1 Banteng 17/6 pd 5/- 7/8 prem 1
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  • 129 8 Two brothers named Pierre and Oaston Oarric are being tried at Abeyeron for a curious crime. Six years ago, Pierre, who was then only seventeen, fell in love, and as bis marriage at that age was illegal, he borrowed his elder brother's birth certificate and was
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  • 312 8 Certificates of Captain and Mate Suspended. At tbo hearing of the marine court at Bombay into the loss of the Shah Allum off Perim, details of which have appeared in these columns, the solicitor for Government said he would have to ask the court
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  • 207 8 Scheme to Materially Improve their Prospects. In connection with our recent wire from Kuala Lumpur on this subject the Malay Mail says: We understand that as the result of representations, endorsed, we believe, both by the local authorities and by the High Commissioner, the Secretary of
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  • 138 8 It is strange, a correspondent writes to the Rangoon Gazette, that in a country where pineapples grow as easily as they do in Burma, attempts do not seem to have been made to utilise pine-apple fibre. In the Philippines a very beautiful material is woven from it. It
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  • 105 8 Returns published at Simla, on June 25, show that although the government of India revenue is coming in somewhat better than last year there has been no very large improvement for the past two months. Land revenue, stamp receipts and railway earnings have been ahead, but this gain
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    • 1121 9 MUNICIPALITY OF SINGAPORE. Issue of $1,000,000 four and half per cent. Debenture Stock, 1809. 1. The Municipal Commissioners of tho Town of Singapore, having in pursuance of the provinionß contained in the Municipal Ordinance, 1896, decided with the sanction ot the (iorernor in Council, to create and issne debenture stock,
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    • 1110 9 SCHEDULE D. STATEMKNT SHOWING TIIK AVKRAGK ANNUAL BOMB FROM C.ENSTRAL RECKIPTS OK THE SINOAI'CRK MI'MCIPALITT FOH fUK LAST FTVK YIABK, HHMMM RATES, TaXES AND BkIMBCSSEHBNTS. Ykar. Luknsks. Fkis. R«xts. W ATK Mls Total. SrPPLV. < KLLANKOLS. 1904 81^36.46 76,098.24 284,928.67 j 391,714.91 i 86,786.83 sit, 10 1905. 30.***** 68,6.m81 287,566.00
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    • 427 9 SLEDGE MILK. Sweetened. Condensed. Preserved with ell Its Cream. RETAIL PRICE: ffl» Qrr fN per oase of 48 H*O-^w nominal 1 Ib. tins. Obtainable from ANN LOCK CO. GUAN OHIN HONO. CHENG A CO. YONG LBE SENG. YONG HOA SENG. TIANG ENG. GHEE SOON CO. KWONG NAM SENG. J. TRAVBRS
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    • 340 9 APCAR LINE OF BTEAMERB. Tbi endermontioaed mall iteamsrs of Ib I abovs Una maintain a regular serrios between OalooMa and Japan, calling at Penang, Slagt pars, Hongkong and Shanghai m routt FLEET. Tons Commander -iiikm- 8,013 J. Q. Ounn •J. Ousoit Arcii 4,800 8. H. Bum 5.9. Amatiooei Anas" 4,800
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  • 719 10 PUBLIC PROCURATOR ASKS FOR PUNISHMENT. An Interesting Review. On July S, Router wired from London as follows:— A telegram from Tokio reports that twenty-three members of the Imperial Diet have been sentenced to various terms of imprisonment, ranging from three to ten months, for complicity in
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  • 123 10 Foreign Residents Liable to Taxes Like Japanese. The foreign residents of Yokohama some time ago held a meeting to discuss the question of their liability to the business, inoouie and supplementary taxes levied by the Japanese government. They came to the conclusion that they were not liable
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  • 20 10 It is estimated that the number of failures in electrically welded rail joints is not more than 2 per oent.
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    • 620 10 BANKING COMPANIES CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA. AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. IBXX)RPORAT£D BY ROYAL CHARTER. Paid up Capital ia 60,000 Shares of ate is nh ..£i,>oo,ooo aUserve Fond aH,575,000 Tliiir Liability ot Proprietors 11,100,000 BANKERS. Bank ot England. National Bank of Scotland As Loadon OHy a Midland Bank, Ltd SINGAPORE BRANCH. Onnsat
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    • 510 10 BANKING COMPANIES. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. paid-up Capital •v.000.000 RESERVE FUND Sterling Reserve 816,000,000) an 000 000 BUvsrßessrvs •14.500.000J W»,000,OW) Bsawrs Liability ol Propriston •16.000,000 COURT OP DIRECTORS Hon. Mr. W. J. Oraason, Chairman. H. K. Tomkins, Esq., Deputy Chairman. E.O. Barrett, Esq. n. B. Lensmann, Esq. J. W.
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    • 524 10 INSURANCE Cobpmhes NORWICH UNION FIRE INSURANCE SOOIETT OF NORWICH a LONDON. Established 1797. FOR FIRE INSURANOE ONLY. Amount insured £383,000.000. Losses paid a 11,800,008. Premium income. 4 806,000. Insuranoe effected on almost every desorlctioa property at ourrant rates of premium. Riskt (or 10 days are now aooaptad si 4 oent
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    • 5 10 Johnson's Qigestive Tablets W dyap«paifc.
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    • 589 10 SALES BY AUCTION. j^TJOTIO3Sr SALE OF A Large Quantity of Galvanized Iron Sheets, Corrugated and Plain, IN CASES, DAMAGED EX 8.8. KALOMO. TO BE HELD AT EAST WHARF, TANJONG PAGAR. On Friday, July 9, at 9.30 a.m. POWELL CO., AootiooeecsATJCTIOIT SALE OF TEAK HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, PIANOFORTE, AND A FINE COLLECTION
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  • 927 11 NOTES AND COMMENTS ON CURRENT TOPICS. Speed Limit for Cars in Bangkok. There are few towns to the East of Sues that can boast of so many motor-ears and costly, handsome ones into the bargain than Bangkok, says tbe Siam Free Press. Perhaps for the extent of its roads,
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    • 686 11 Another Record for Dunlops. 2.875 MILEB THROUGH INDIA. NO TYRE TROUBLES. Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, Bombay, May 17, 1909 To THE DUNLOP PNEUMATIC TYRE CO., LTD., Bombay. Dear Sirs, I have much pleasure in congratulating you upon the grooved tyres you are now making. During my tour through India, on
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    • 50 11 A CERTAIN CURE FOR BOWEL COMPLAINT When attacked with diarrhoea or bowel complaint you want a medicine that acts quickly, The attack is always sudden, generally severe and with increasing pain. Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy has never been known to fail. For •ale by all Dispensaries and Dealers.
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    • 309 11 SHEFFIELD SIMPLEX CARS. 20-24 H.P.. 6-CYLINDER. 5-BEATED. WITH HOOD. SCREEN. H.T. Magneto Ignition, Wire Detachable Wheels, 815x106 m/m Tyres. Lamps, Horn, Mechanical Lubrication. Petrol capacity 10 gallons. COMPLETE $5,600 NETT CASH. sole Agents: CENTRAL ENGINE WORKS. LATEST NOVELTIES IN Motor Accessories EX 88. "BIMUT AND "TEUCER" Cylinder OH. Our own
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    • 184 11 CRUSHED FOOD. Try it »rd In Will be MnM. I. R. BELILIOS begs to inform tbe publio that his Factory for preparing Crushed Food, at No. 1, Belilios Road, is now opened. Price of a bag of Crushed Food, 1 p. 10 cat. 14.10 per bag. No. 1 Bran, wt.
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    • 197 11 THE STRAITS TIMES CAN BE OBTAINED AT THE Following Places IN SINGAPORE i Messrs. John Little A Co.. Ltd. Messrs. Kelly and Walsh, Ltd. Raffles Hotel, Beach Road. Messrs. Kirn A Co., Battery Road Ameoiaa Street. Messrs. Koh Co., 80, Bras Basab Road. Adelpbi Hotel. Hotel de l'Europe. Hotel van
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    • 569 12 Scale of Charges. PREPAID ADVERTISEMENTS.— MisaeIIaneous Wants of Every Description, Hnnstm, Land, etc., to let, are inserted at the following rates One Insertion 1 1.30 per inch, Two 2.00 Three 2.80 Six i 6.20 Nine 6.40 Twelve 7.12 Twenty- five 10.00 (Each subsequent month $5 per inch.) The above rate
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    • 420 12 Miscellaneous WANTS. atmi-fMi Urn, or r»* lawUM*, si M Bt th*ta*k,M« Seal* 1 OfcatfM. COLLECTOR WANTED. Wanted, a Chinese Collector. References, etc., to Sidang. c, o Strait* Times. 1846 POSITION WANTED. Wanted by a Japanese Lady, position as general housekeeper iv a European Residence. Apply M:f> Okei, 72, Middle Road.
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    • 590 12 TO BE LET OR SOLD. Era torn Umm. o». or tw. tawrttoa 11.00 By th. iHh, m ml. of cfautu. OFFICE TO BE LET. Office on asoond floor of. Mo. 7, Battery Bowl. Apply to Outhrle and Co.. Ltd. 0 1871 OFFICE ft BOOOWN TO BE LET. With hnwJlat* soiry
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    • 612 12 TO BE LET OR SOLD. ***** Wmt Umm, tw Imwtkm* ri.OB ■f tk* kMk. M* Seal* *f OkMs**. HOUBFB TO LET. Compound Houses, No. 6-4, Oxley Poad, and np tbe Hill, No. it, Adis Road, off Sophia Road. Apply to A. S. Shooker, "No. 7, D'Almeida Street. OFFNJES TO B£
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    • 497 12 SINGAPORE RUBBER WORKS. Netherlands Gutta Percha Co., Ltd. Motor-tyres retreaded at Moderate I rices. All kinds of India Rubber Articles. Sheets, VALVES. Rings, TYRES, HOSES (Suction, Steam, Hydraulic), Gardeuhoses, Tubes, ENDLESS BELTS, FLOOR-TILES, MATTING, EBONITE and Hard Rubber Articles, Bicycle Tyres. Works Offices: Passir Panjang, Singapore. Sole Agents i MESSRS.
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    • 381 12 BOARD AND LODGING. Ln I— roar L1..., on. of two lawrMeM, II 00 Bf th* tab, Boal. ot Chart*.. BOARD AND LODGING. Rooms vacant. Mrs. von Bargcn, s, Mount Elizabeth 132. 1 BOARD AND RESIDENCE. Board and apartments for single gentlemen at 11, Dhoby Ghaut. Term. Moderate. 1824 BT. ANOREWB
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