The Straits Times, 2 October 1912

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  • 13 1 The Straits Times. NO. 23.993 SINGAPORE. WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 2. 19t2. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 132 1 THE WHITE HORSE CELLAR. ESTAB. 1742 Dainty, Cool Select ARE Messrs KATZ BROS., Ltd. NEW Refreshment Rooms. HIGH-CLASS REFRESHMENT at popular prices. Afternoon Teas a Specialty, DIESEL ENGINES CHEAP OILS USBD FOR FL'EL. COST OF RLNNINO EXTRAORDINARILY LOW. Agents 1 UNITED ENGINEERS LIMITED, Singapore. YOUR GUARANTEE OF Quality, Purity and
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    • 145 1 I SPORTING TAILORS BREECHES MAKERS Jodhpur Breeches, Riding Whipcords, x Silk Racing Breeches, i Y^x x X Racing Jackets lin all the (J?k y^ Registered xd. x Colouis yX x U^ \tCf^^x Solaro Sunproof f X J^f^ >x Materials in t X j^^\ X Wool and Cotton, X X Shikari
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    • 9 1 DUMIUT GIT. CHAMPAGNE ADAMBON. 6ILFILLAN MOCC., LTt, sou Mint.
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  • 719 2 NEED FOR A NEW LAMP ON EAST COAST. At Komuriya Ridge. It has long been recognised by seafaring men that the lighting of the coasts of the British Isles or the coasts of our colonies is not carried out in such an efficient manner as the needs of
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  • 320 2 Interesting Statistics of Cost of Living. As the result of investigations carried out by the New Zealand Department of Labour among 2,000 householders it was found that I the worker with no family spends very nearly the same sum weekly on food as the paterfamilias but
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 376 2 A Vitalising Food for Feeble Bodies 'KEPLER' itudi aaaal SOLUTION Many a constitution, undermined by long illness, has been saved from total break-down by the vitalising stamina-giving powers of this delicious digestive tonic-food. It makes blood, bone and brain fat, flesh and muscle. It stores up strength, and lays the
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    • 69 2 Best for a Cold. When won have a bad cold yon want the best medicine obtainable so as to cure it with as little delay as possible. Yon will make no mistake if you select Chamberlain's Cough Bemedy. Yon are oertain to be pleased with the prompt relief which it
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    • 663 2 SORE THROAT Its Cause and Cure. If yon are suffeiirg from sore throat, yon should at once take Formamint tablets. They are oertain to Rive you prompt relief, and to enr«j tbe sore throat more quickly than anything else, been use they Hit the geimt which cause tore throat. ISind
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    • 298 2 Redio POLISHING CLOTHS. Theee oloths contain within themselves all tbe materials required for cleaning and polishing almost any kind ol until, thasdispendng en tirely with tins of paste or liquid. They are serviceable until worn to pieces and are more lasting than any other metal polish. 2O cents each. YAMATO'S
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  • 1036 3 SIRDAR'S DESPATCH DESCRIBES OPERATIONS. Severe Punishment of Raiders. The London Gazette recently contained a despatch from Lieutenant General Sir F. R. Wingate, Sirdar of the Egyptian army and Governor-General of tbo Soadan, to the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, giving details of the fighting in the Soudan
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 411 3 DISINFECTANTS. All Kind* and for All Purposes. AS SUPPLIED TO H. M. GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS. SANITAS'UKOLt times the co efficient of carbolic acid. The idc-%1 disinfectant for use in tbe Tropics. Highest efficiency and lewect oost Powerful Larvrecidu. Unaffected by organic matter, and miscible with both f .-< «ti an J
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    • 8 3 For Chronic Chest Complaints, Woods' Uroat Peppermint Care>
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    • 709 3 I regret to report tbe following casualties KILLBD. Captain J. W. Leihtenberg, D.5.0., 18th (Queen Mary's Own) Hussars. Captain C. E. Kinalian, Princess Victoria* (Royal Irish Fusilier-!. Three KgjjMsmofficerH. 42 Don cummiasjM.e<] officers and men. Wodmdid. On« Egyptian officer. 13 noncommissioned officers and men. It was impossible to estimate tbe
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    • 619 3 SINGAPORE GOLD STORAGE CO., LTD. (NBAB IKTIRiNCI ro BORNBO WHABF; tslephona 1026 »Bea stooM of ail »md« of KROZBN MBATS, etc. m be delivered to Bhippinu at the Wharves, or U the Singapore Roads, ea tfaori soiiee. OFFIOI HOUIt Week days 7 a.m. to S p.m. Sunday* 7 a.m. to
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 671 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. p. &o. STEAM NAVIGATION GO. FOB CHINA, JAPAN, PBNANO, CBTLON, AUSTRALIA, INDIA, ADBN, BGTPT, MBDITIRRANBAN PORTS, PLY MODTH AN!) LONDON. Through Bills of Lading issued for China Coast, Persian Gulf, Continental and American Ports. Steamers will leave Singapore on or about: MAIL LINES 1812 asawwara /or B^roptJ. J
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    • 650 4 STEAMER SAILimS. I JAP/IN MAIL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. EUROPEAN LINE. A Fortnightly service is maintained between Yokohama via ports to Marseilles, London and Antwerp, under mail contract with the Imperial Japanese Government. Tbe New Twinscrow Sttamers maintaining this service have been Bpecially designed and constructed, and are fitted with all
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    • 645 4 STEAMER BAILIH6B. THE 81AM «EAM NAVIGATION CO.. LD. SINGAPORE-BANGKOK. For Pabang, Benerah, Tringganu, Bisut, Semorak, Baoho, KelanUn, Bangnara, Telupin, Panarai, Patani, Singora, Laeon, Kobsamui, Bandon, L*ngsnan, Taku, Cburofon, Koblak and Bangkok. Dim Departure 8 p.m. a. YUQALA Oot. 9 c.a. ASDANO Oot. 3 Oot. 8 a. a. MAHIDOL Oct. 7
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    • 77 4 SEANG LINE OF STEAMERS. a* "Glenogle" 8,760 Tons. s.B. Seang Bee 6,799 Tow, ss "Beang Chocn 6,776 Tons. FOR PENANG AND RANGOON 8.8. BBANG BEE, on October 8, 1912. FOR HONGKONG. AMOY AND -BWATOW. s.s. GLENOGLE, on October 16, 1912. These steamers have excellent aooommodation for passengers, and carry qualified
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    • 489 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. HAMBURG AMERIKA LINE. HAMBURG. AMD OEUTtCM ■MPfMUrI 4MHTMEJ. iini mnu Combined Servioe. The Bteamres of these Companies maintain a regular servioe between Hamburg Bromtn Antwerp, and Rotterdam, and tbe Straits, China and Japan. Homewards, they are despatched tort nightly for Havre and Hamburg onoe a month for Bremerbaven
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    • 615 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. N. D. L. Horddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL UNI. The fast and well-known mail steamers ol this Company sail fortnightly from Bremen Hamburg, via Rotterdam, Antwerp, Southampton, Gibraltar, Genoa, Naples (oonneoting Marseilles, Naples, Alexandria, and vioe versa) Port Said, Sue*, Aden, Colombo. Penang, Singapore. Hongkong, Shanghai Tsingtau,
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 621 5 STEAMER SAILINGS. BIBBY LINE of faat (win-ioniw Mail Passenger* Steamer* between Rangoon, Colombo, Suez, Port Said, Marseilles and London. Proposed Sailings for 1912. HOMEWARD. Departures Departure* Arr i Te Steamer Stbambb from from m*«sbillb« rri Ranooon Colombo Lokdow HERBFORDSHIRB Oct 8 Oct 8 Oct 2« Nov 2 LEICESTERSHIRE Oo» 17
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    • 641 5 STEAMER SAILINGS. CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY CCS Royal Mail BtaaUiMhlp LIM. THB NATIONAL HIGHWAY TO BUROPB Vu Cbuha, JiPAB, Oamoa aav t»b United Statm. Roate from Hongkong, Tia Shanghai. Nagasaki (Inland Sea ol Japan), Kobe, Yokohama, Viotoria and Vanoonvor. R.M.S. Hmpres* of India") Twin screw i Steamers R.M.8. Bmpre- o. J.p«"
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    • 322 5 STEAMER SAILINGS. BRITIBH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION GO. LTD. APCAR LINE OF STEAMERS. The undermentioned mail steamers of the above Line maintain a regular service between Caloutta and Japan, calling at Penang Singapore, Hongkong and Shanghai en route. FLEET Tons Commander Jafah 8,018 L.Y. Abobdbacon I Obboobt Arm 4,800 J. B.
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    • 280 5 STEAMER SAILINGS. COMBINED SERVICE OP THE OCEAN S. 8. CO.. LTD. ft THE WEBT AUSTRALIAN 8. N. CO.. LTD. BBTWBBN Fremantle (Perth), North West Australian Ports, Java and Singapore. Regular Fortnightly sailings betweec Singapore and Weetern Australia, calling at Java (as inducement offers), Derby, King'F Sound (Port for the Kimberley
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    • 597 5 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. MUNICIPAL NOTICE. Tenders are invited under tbe following heads for supplies to the Municipality of Singapore from Ist January, 1918, for ONB YEAR. 1. Bakau and Bintangore Rollers, Kassau Sticks, Flooring and Roofing Tiles, Chinese Bricks and Lime. 2. Timber. P- Miscellaneous Articles. 4. Painter's Stores. 6. Brooms.
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 954 6 BURNS PHI LP LINE. Simoapom to Java Poets Pobt Darwin, Thcrsdat Island, Bbirbani rod Sydnit via Torses Steait*. Also taking passengers and oargo with transhipment for other Victorian, South Australian and North Queensland Ports, British Nrw Guinea, Nrw Britain, Tasmanian and Nrw Zealand Ports, Imooth P«ll>|«. Superb Senary. A regular
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    • 263 6 BIB— ESI i—i (29KbJ(3 Tropic Colds are not only the most disagreeable, the most annoying sort of colds, but they also are Hard to get rid of llji n Because in the Tro- Why pics your ystem 'i MI V *at its feeblest, you are worn out exhausted by the
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  • 202 7 FIXTURES Wednesday, October a Hith Wat. r. LM a.m., 0 R< p m. n-«>riH Bb*«, fk(«l«a Uoyal. T< inns Cliampionthip Finkl. 1 -iif.dnv October 3. 1 lull Water, 1:11 a.m., 1 83 p.m. P ani O horrfw»r<l roail dv«. Association of Knyinoors mooting, 3.45 p.m. Teutouia Club
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  • 177 7 To-oat. Medan Ciroe 8 pm Batn Pahat Aing Leong 8 pm tielat Panrfjana, Bongkalis, 3iak and Pakan Barue Merkus Bpm Malacca, P. Swettenham ami Tolok Annon Ipoh 8 pm Port Swi-tunham and Penane L»ma 8 pm Malacca and Ba«ao Hock Lee Bpm Hongkong, ShaDghfi and J»n«n Flintshire
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  • 210 7 The P. and O. Inm^wari mvl steams' Devanlia left Hongkong at 1 p.m. on Saturday, September 28, anl may be expocted to arrrive hero on Thursday morning, Oct. 8. The P. and O. outward mail steamer Delta left Colombo at 10 p.m oi Saturday R-plomb«r 2H, and
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  • 553 7 Latest Arrivals. Anghin. G ir str. 1001 ton«, Cipt Kamp< l, Ojt 1. From Swatow, SeDt 31. G.o. and 40A d.p. Behn Meyer Co. Uno. Rds. Ayntbia, Gor. str. 280 tons, Capt Kreese, O 1 From P. nang, Spt 2Y Q.o. and IS dp. It.jhn Meyer Co. For
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  • 107 7 Wharves at which Vessel! are Berthed To-Day. T NJONG PAOAR *a»t Wmi Basim— lona. iksr W. Sbotiom No. 1 Eriopnra, Fuh Wo. sbbbbs Wkaav— Tdkai Maru. ttaia W. Baor. No. 3— Muttra, Beoledi. 8— Dilwara. 4— Fau Sang. 6 Ml. B—Cbiengmai.8 Cbiengmai. Naw
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  • 92 7 Arrivals. Per str. Kika, Oot 2. -From Mnar. Mr. and Mr*. F. Mitohe'l. Per str. Cdvpw. Oot I.— From Trerjggana. Messrs. J. S. Schafer and H. W. Besß. Per str. Atsota Mam, Oct 3. -From Yoknhtma via ports. Mnsorx. T. Hokketsn, D. Kimara, N. Kato, Dr. S.
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  • Finance & Commerce.
    • 95 7 SmaAPOEI, Octobir 2 UIS la LinDH- Bank 4 m/i Dec.and Private 6 m/a 8 m/i in UataAat— Bank d/d PriTate 8 m/a Funi- Bank d/d Private 8 m/l Iaou— Bank T. T. PriTate BOd/r >» Hon«cgk«— Bank d/d Prirato 80 d/t 3ba»81ai Bank d/d PriTate 80 d/i >» Jiv*—
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    • 163 7 Bm«iroM, Cctobir 2. 1(11 OsuMet buyers Hit i*o (Cobo No, 1) amploktO 14 M Cop's Sondriod ,,11.40 do Mixrd H,io Pepper, h'.xek 20 40 do WL U. 6% 84 25 Sago Float bMawak 4.01 do Brjii^' No. I M bob Poan S%ko l.io Coffee Bali ra.M Coffee PaletD bang
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    • TO-DAY'S STOCKS AND SHARES.
      • 168 7 Itrae S Vulue Bn jers Sellers. 10 4Ampang par 1 lv hu>. xm 3.76 3,68 10 10 Brn»Df 1.76 3.00 10 10 KkOkboi 240 2.60 41 41 KinU Tii 1.14.8 1.18.0 10 10 Karupar par 10 10 Kinia Association 12.00 18 60 10 6 Do 2XO 2 6Cpm 41
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      • 602 7 I Roe S Value Buyers. Seller* 3/- I/- A lit km 3,9 8/0 H. I/. AnfiloHtii) 16,1* 2/. I/- B»t«Bk Mslkk* 3 4 8/£1 E»ln C»Tot 18 O.U 18.15.0 41 41 Bata Tip 8.1 0 4r .9 £1 41 Bakit Kajaag 2.16.8 8.1 6 41 41 Bokit Lintani, 4.1.6
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      • 117 7 larae 2 Value Bayers 8ell6f» 7/0 7/8 Blechio Trimwiyi 8/- 8/6 10 10 Fruei Noavo 61 60 63.00 100 m. Howkrth Bnkime 86.00 40.00 100 a 1% Prel 1CH.60 U4 00 100 100 Kati Bro. Dot. IBOiM 100 100 8% Oam. Prel. aom 10 10 M»yn»rd *Co 18.00 100
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      • 46 7 Bayers Seller* Howarth Brgkine 6% $BOO,OJO par Riley. Hargreave* 8% 1284,000 3* Singapore H leotrio Tramways 5% 4850,000 3'pore Monioipal 6 11,878,000 nom. Boyen belia Spore Momoipal i\% of 1907 *****00 7% 3 pore Municipal of 1908 11.000.r00 10%pm Spore Municipal 4% 1603,800 r ar
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 47 7 C aighiog, snecßiDK, spitting, wheeling, II mill too hot, and feet near frrcaing, I'J no pl.«Huri<, utanding, walking, Lying, aittioi;, xilaot, talking. V«ry hiijh wnt mv t««mp»ratore, I just took W.kxls' Oreat Peppermint Care Thnn I got relief, 'km pit anat.t Meruly with mo to be prew.nl.
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    • 227 7 AUCTION SALES. Powell a i.i Co. Ootober B.— At saloroom. unredeemed pledges, at I" 1 Ojtiber 4.— At Ni. 82, Wilkie Road, furnitures, etc., at 4.89. October s.— At Civan»gh Villa No. 84, Cavoi<vgh Road, furniture, eto., at noon. Ostjber 7. At saloroom, unredeemed pi'- 1 ■>•>, at I*. Ootiber
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    • 147 7 EGYPTIAN CIGARETTES MASPERO SPECIALS (Russian Mouthpieces) $1.50 per tin of 100. On Smle at JOHN LITTLE CO., LTD., ROBINSON CO., KATZ BROTHERS, LTD. THORNE'S OLD VAX No. 4 Scotch Whisky. Obtainable from HASLEWOOD CO., LTD., l E*£ ABSOLUTELY PURL Grand Prix 4ffl Paris, 1889. W THE EAST ASIATIC CO. LTD.
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    • 64 7 TRAVELLER WANTED. Wanted, by a large local Batail business, a Traveller to travel iv the Native States. Must have bad previous experience. Liberal Salary to a competent maa. Apply by letter to Traveller */o Straits Times. 810 GRANITE. The undersignod are prepared to aatei into contracts tor the supf ly
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    • 62 7 ATTRACTIVE PROGRAMME HARIMA HALL CINEMATOGRAPH. NORTH BRIDGE ROAD. TO-NIGHT, 0.80 ro 11 Mb The Sands of Da*. Biograph (Suggested by the verses oi the Famous English Poet Charles Kingslev). Thai Spaed Damon. Biograph (Faroe Comedy). His Own Fault* Biograph (Faroe Comedy). A Spldtar in the Brain. Itala (Comic). ALBO OAUMONT
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  • 16 8 McLkllan.—Atßandjormassin. on Snnday, September 29, 1912, George Galloway Me Leilan, of tbe »s. Sarie Borneo.
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  • 1287 8 The Straits Times. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2. WAR IN THE NEAR EAST. Some little time ago we discussed tbe situation in the Near East and attempted to describe the influence* which we conceive to be at work. The greatest of these is King Ferdinand of Bulgaria, who has all the passions
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  • 16 8 Quite a number of bad half-sovereigns are reported to bo circulating about in Singapore just now.
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  • 29 8 The total quantity of tin ore exported by the tributors on the land of the Royal Johore Tin Mining Co., Ltd., during September was 55 bags, or 44 piculs.
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  • 25 8 On Monday, Kuala Lumpur enjoyed a spell of comparatively cool weather, the thermometer dropping after sundown to within a measurable degree of 70 degrees F.
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  • 25 8 Advertisement from The Times: Wellknown author will dedicate important forthcoming book to any lady or gentleman who vill lend him one hundred and fifty pounds.
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  • 35 8 A Bangkok resident, rummaging among his goods, has discovered a fat wad of one tic»T notes, issued by the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China years ago. The notes are in almost now condition.
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  • 45 8 A Chinaman, named Cha Choon, living at 21, Market Street, reports to the police that he gave a Chinese broker a certain 500 rubber shares to sell, and that he has ascertained that the broKer sold tbo shares for 1,051. The broker himself has absconded.
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  • 49 8 Professor Jensen, whose feats of magic and mystery drew crowded houses to the Theatre Koyal a few weeks back, has returned to Singapore and will open again to-night in the same building as heretofore. The entertainment is well varied and visitors may depend on having a good evening's amusement.
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  • 52 8 Two Chinese coolios, employed on a scaffolding erocted in connection with the demolition of a building at the corner of Malacca Street, fell from same this morning from about a hoi. lit of 60 ft but strange to say with apparent little ill effects. The men were, however, immediately taken
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  • 55 8 The only new field work, states the report of Colonel Jackson, Surveyor General, F.M.S., for 1911, undertaken by tbe survey department during 1911 has been the triangulation of the State of Johore, by which the general triangulation of the Federated Malay States becomes continuous from the northern frontier of Kedah
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  • 52 8 The Currency Commissioner*' return for tbe Colony for August shows that the whole amount of currency notes in circulation on August 81 was $41,757,234, the average amount during the month being »41,251,413.26. The coin portion of tbe Note Guarantee Fund on that date was gold r2-i,594 (or 12,793,091.43) and silver
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  • 63 8 The Photo Litho section of the Survey De partment iv Kuala Lumpur is said to have great difficulties to contend with. The rapid corrosion of zinc plates in spite of protective coatings is particularly serious, while as tho result of peculiar climatic conditions producing in substances used in photographic and
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  • 73 8 Tht re was quite a commotion at godown 15, Tanjong Pag^r Wharf, yesterday afteruojn, c mseil by the appearance and subsequent capture of a python measuring about seven feet iv length. A Tamil coolie mandore first caught sight of the reptile in a hole behind tho tonnage office, and he,
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  • 117 8 The officers and crew of the wrecked steamer Dacre Castle arrived at Hongkong on September 25 by the Dagi Maru, with the exception of the Captain and Chief Officer who remained behind at Keeluug. Ihe master, says the China Mail, has noti lied his wish to have a Marine Court
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  • 131 8 Lawrence David Archer, a well-dressed youug Australian, was produced before tho third magistrate this morning on a charge ot cheating by falsely presenting chequcx as good and valuable security, thereby gettiug .iles-tr.-.. Katz Brothers to deliver a gold walch and chain, valued at ill), and Mr. Simmers, of the Hotel
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  • 130 8 At tbo annual general meeting of the StiaiiH Chinese Keureation Club, lnM on Suunlay laal, the following were elected ■Hi -i: bearera fur the year lull, namely Mr. Tan Wi Van, president Mr. U.ih Leng luu, bun. Beuretary; Mr. Soug Chin Ku^, asst. Hon. tux.; Mr. Tan Cliong Kbe, liuu.
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  • 501 8 Mr. D. Fraser is now The Times oorre* pondent at Poking. Capt. W. L. Hogg, 3rd Brahman*, has beea granted leave of absence from November 'li to July 22 next. Lieutenant J. P. Q. Worledgp, Itoyal Bo g'neers, has been ordered from Hongkong to Tientsin, and will
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  • 29 8 Hid Excellency the Governor and F.vlj Evelyn Youug will bo At Homo at (in. in ment House on Wednes Jay, October 0, at 4.4} p.m.
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  • 96 8 The Chief Justice, Sir William Hyndmao Jones, left for Malacca this morning to preside over the Assizes of that Settlement* which open to morrow. Mr. O. O. Seth him also gone in his capacity as Deputy Public Prosecutor. The cases to be dealt with involve charges of unlawful
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  • 154 8 Messrs. Fraser and Chalmers write as fol lows It was with much inter. Mt that we notud thu article headod Cheap Power it Estates contained in your issue of Mon- day, more especially as tho principlo of producing gas from wasUi products of various descriptions has
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  • 162 8 A concert will bo given at tho Tcutonia Club, by the band of tho Build, under tlie direction of Mr. Howitt, to-murrow cvuning, when the band will play tho followiug pieces:— Overture, Obcron, (Weber); Itviuiniscences of Verdi, (Uodfruy); Soloctiun, La Mousine, (Talbot); Overture, ZauetU, i Vulx
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 150 8 T3fje cheapest, quickest and most satisfactory metfiod of press copying is by means of tde RoNEo Qopier. It cannot smear tbe original Styress-copies W0 Utters flb water, wet rags or nn NOT WONDER IF IT »8 80, ASK US TO BHOW YOU. f\°NE° LTD.. 14a, COLLYER QUAY. Mmr JffiM" Millinery.
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    • 209 8 FILMS rHAT ENTERTAIN are what every showgoer looks for. We pot them on an our numerous patrons know, and tbat is why tbev come and come always. We do more than merely amuse or please with our films. We screen them— they entertain AND ENTERTAIN THOROUGHLY Just what there is
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    • 14 8 Latest advertisements of the day appear on page 5, 7 and on page 11.
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  • 601 9 Three States Rapidly Arming PROSPECTS OF PEACE GREATLY REDUCED. Macedonian Autonomy Demanded. Florin's Tiliurabi. London, October 1. Rt-uter wires from Athens that in pursuance of the agreement with the Balkan States, mobilisation of tbe Greek forces on sea and land was ordered yesterday, on the ground that Turkey
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  • 29 9 Kkptiu's Tpliora*. I^indor, Oo'ober 1. The Exchequer returns show that tho re venue for the lutlf year ending September 0 w>< £75,64 1.tt-2">, an increase of A'\Mo,lol.
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  • 213 9 LADY FREDERICK." To Be Presented By The Perak Amateurs. The appreciative, even enthusiastic, tenonr ol the press critiques relating to the performances of "Lady I" re derick by the Perak amateurs in various centres up country give one good grounds for anticipating a real treat when the company comes to
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  • 307 9 How the Students Question Their Teachers. A record of encouraging work under disheartening conditions is to be found in China and the Gospel," an interesting publication containing the annual review of the activities of the China Inland Mission. First the plague, then the floods, and finally
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  • 477 9 Tampering with Calcutta-Rangoon Bags. That His Majesty's mail bags should be cut opcu and ransacked and then retied with string seeiuH in these days impossible. Yet thi* is what happened, says the Rangoon Uazette, to ten mail bags for Calcutta and Kingoon on board the I*. and
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  • 403 9 MESSAGES BETWEEN BRITAIN AND AMERICA. New Service of Nigbt Utters." We learn officially, Hays tlte Daily Chronicle, that as the result of representations made to the Western Union Telegraph Com pany by the Postmaster General of Qreat Britain and the Postmaster- Oeneral of Canada the following redactions
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  • 530 9 Broker Acquitted of Alleged Dishonesty. Mr. C. F. J. Green, officiating third magistrate, was occupied yesterday afternoon in hearing the case in which a Chinese broker, named Theng Meng Hong, was charged with having on April 17 last dishonestly induced Kwek Keng Thong to deliver to him 200
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  • 84 9 At the fifty fifth rubber auction held yesterday there were offered for sale 206 cases (pels. 182.69 or ***** lbs.) and sold 172 oases (pels. 158.89 or 21,185 lbs.) The prices realised were Sheet Smoked 1229 to 1242 Unsmoked 225 to 289 Crepe No. 1 380 to
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  • 865 9 EVIDENCE IN WRONGFUL ARRESI ACTION. Judgment Reserved. The whole of the evidence in the action brought by J. O Davios, gbarebroker, against Nachiappy Chitty, for damages for malicious prosecution and wrongful arrest, was completed, yesterday afternoon, in the Supreme Court. Mr. Page appeared for plaintiff and Mr.
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  • 141 9 Messrs. Charles Benjamin and Co. kindly favour as with the London prices they havt reoeived this morning PftlCM. PBICU. Allagara 8/- Labos 0/0 Anglo- Malays 15,3 Lanadrons 02/0 Anglo- Java* 0/0 Lodburyg 00,'AngloJohores 8,0 Linggis 29,0 An glo SanuitrM 78/8 London Asiatics
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  • 550 9 Estate of tbe Late Low Kirn Pong The following properties belonging to the estate of Low Kirn Pong (deceased) were disposed of by auction by Messrs. Cbing Kens Lee and Co. at their sale room on Monday. There was a large attendance Nos. 109 and 110 Arab Street
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  • 285 9 Vessels Adaptable 10 Purposes of War. In view of the rise in shipping shares, amalgamation rumours, and fresh projects for linking up the Empire by means of subsidised merchantmen which can be equipped as armed cruisers in war time, it is interesting to learn that at least two
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  • 177 9 Berlin has a new toy, a trnly colossal caravansary modelled on the lines of the giant apartment hotels of New York. You cannot build sky scrapers in Germany, so instead of shooting up forty or fifty storeys into tho air, the builders of the Boarding Palaco in
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  • 48 9 H. M. S. Talbot, which is bringing relief crewß from England for the sloops Cadmus and Clio at Hongkong, is due at Colombo t j morrow. She stays there some time and it scheduled to reach Singapore on October 1-J and to sail for Hongkong two days later.
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  • 147 9 LIBERAL REPLIES TO ULSTER THREATS. Sir Rufus Isaacs' Prediction. Rsdtib's Tilboram. London, October 1. Sir Rnfns Isaacs, speaking at Reading, said the performances in Ulster wonld not turn the Government a hairsbreadth from their intention of carrying Home Rule. He predic ted that the bill wonld be passed
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  • 66 9 KIDTIE s TILBORAM. London, October 1. Tbe deatb of the Rev. Augustus Orlebar. the original of Tom Brown in Tom Brown's Schooldays, is announced. The death of Sir Herbert Ellis, formerly director-general of the medical department of the Navy, and a survivor of the Victoria disaster, is also announced.
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  • 43 9 KbCTBR's TlLKtkA* London, October 1. In the cricket match, Philadelphians v. Australians, the former made 185 and 74, and the latter 122 and 182. A feature was the bowling of tbe Philodelphian, King, which won tho match for his side.
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  • 40 9 rIIOTIB'S TILBORAM. London, October 1. Mr. Hemmerde, speaking at Leigh, said he had just returned from a merry week end party where the land question was discussed. Mr. Lloyd George, who was among tbe party, meant business.
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  • 26 9 Rrotbr's TsLiiißA*. London, October 1. Renter wires from Berlin that tho Chinese legation and German official circles know nothing of the Hamburg loan.
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  • 23 9 KlCTlk'tt TILBUHAM. London, October 1. A St. Petersburg message says the beet crop is officially estimated at 804,845,580 poods. I
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  • 18 9 RiOTBK'S TKLKIiHA* London, October 1. Barry and Durnan have signed articles to scull for the world's championship.
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  • 20 9 Dm OsTASUTISCBI LIOTD TILKU&AM. London, October 1. Rescind has brought Turkey V new propo sals to Lausanne.
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  • 41 9 The East Asiatic Company's Daily Report. The market in London, yesterday, wm quiet steady, with prices tally maintained. The closing prices wore:— Hard fine Para spot 4 7J forward 4/Gi First latex crepr, delivery next three months 4/6
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  • 166 9 Frequently charged of cowardice have been levelled against the lascars who man so many of our East bound passenger vessels, but that they can act bravely under stress of circumstances is proved, sajs the Evening Standard, by an incident related by Captain Hamilton, of the Anchor
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  • 2404 10 MR. BAXENDALE REPORTS ON HIS VISIT. Results of Removing Pineapples. Tho ordinary general meeting of the Si lv tar Iftibber Kstate«, Limited, was held on Scpteinler r>, at Pinners' Hall, Old Board Street, E.C., Mr. M. Dundas Mouat (chairman of the company) presiding. Tho Chairman said Gentlemen, tho
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  • 84 10 The British Acting-Consul at Para (Mr. J. Rroinner) reports in the Board of Trade Journal that the quantity of rubber exported from Para, Manaos, Iquitoi, and Itacoatiara, via Para, during the six months ended June, l.Ml and 1912, and also during the crop year ended June,
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  • 440 10 Majority of Shareholders Vote for Liquidation. Presiding at the second annual meeting of the St. Antonio (Para) Rubber Estates, Mr. R. B. Fidler said the total loss mode by the company was j£8,258 and tt ey had in hand about £10,000. The promotion profit wlieu tho
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  • 468 10 List of New Books Now Ready for Issue. The following now books are ready for issue from Raffles Library A Bachelor,' My Escapes S ***** A.uns.Oriue. Nuuceof Manchester S ***** Anon, The Street Called Straight S ***** Albanesi, E.Maria, Olivia Mary S ***** Askew, Alice and Claude, Barbara
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  • 14 10 I The Straits Times is not responsible toi the opinions of its correspondents.)
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  • 272 10 To the Editor of tbe Straits Times. Sir,— l must apologise for not having written earlier to thank you for publishing my let ter and for the support you ga*-e in tho matter of collecting subscriptions to tho Mercury." Mr. Fry should feel much indebted to those
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  • 441 10 Importance of Practical Experience In the Trade. The rubber trade, says Engineering, has shown a great development in the last half century, and in this development the influence of the mechanical engineer has been much more, pronounced than that of the chemist. As a rule those, both
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  • 129 10 Pajam.-15,750 lbs. Changkat Serdang. 4,902 lbs., making a total for the eight months of the current financial year of 33.815 lbs. Teluk Alison.- 4.0(1.1 lbs. J n nah. 1. Ml) lbs. Bukit Timab.— lo,ol4 lbs making a total for the nine months of tho current financial year
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  • 117 10 Mr. Alfred Bonnin, Secretary of the United Malaysian Company, h as addre.ssid the foliowin. tier to Tim Financier:— Attention has froni .line to time been called to articles appearing in various periodicals aud newß papers, and also to circulars addressed to shareholders, purporting to give information obtained
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  • 472 10 An Indian View of the Arrangements. At the recent annual meeting of the Unit ed Planters' Association of Southern luilia. held in Bangalore, says tho Madras Mail, during tho interesting discussion that took place on the labour supply problem, a delegate stated that, among the inducements
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  • 391 10 Negotiations for Loan from Johore Government. Presiding at the meeting of the Peneiro Rubber Estates, Limited, Mr. James Fairbairn said that the shareholders had already been well informed by circulars, which hud been sent out, as to the times of stress through which the company bad passed
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  • 215 10 The McNab direction indicator is a dovice for which United Engineers, Ltd., aro the solo agents. Briefly, it reproduces on the bridge every identical movement of a ship's engines, either ahead or astern, and it works in unison with tho engine, fast or slow, so that
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  • Sporting Intelligence.
    • 19 10 Mr. A. W, Tnlly has wired from NaMg that ho will arrive here on Friday morning.
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    • 187 10 The Osborne Interstate Shield. Tho Osborno Intor-Stato Challenge Shield was shot for over tho Kuala Lumpur MMSjt on Monday, Ix twren teams representing Selangor and Nflgll Sembilan. The condi (ions were about as bad as it mMfOMible for them to be, shooting starting at t-M in a drizzling
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    • 164 10 S.R.C. v. White Star. Before a fairly large crowd of spectators, the first eleven of tho S.Ii.C. met tho Whito Star team (Chinese), at football on tho Rallies Reclamation ground, yesterday after noon. Tho teams were S.R.C— goal, Wesferhout; backs, Mclntyro, and Leijssins halves, De Souza, J. A. van
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    • 143 10 S.C.C. Tournament. Yesterday's results were as follows Championship.— Semi- Final. Howe beat A.K. Terrell, 6—3, 6—l. A Singles— Skxi-Final. Lcnthall acr. beat Huya scr., S 7, 6—3, 6—4. B. Singles.— Sbmi Final. F. A. Tcale rec. 8 boat Jennings owo 13, 7-5, 6—4. C. Sinulbs.— Semi Final. Burnbam
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  • 396 10 Two Patients from Malaya Successfully Treated. The report of the Pasteur Institute, Coonoor, South India, from March 1, 1911, to February 29, 1912, has been issued. Tbo total number of patients treated again shows a marked increase, they being 940 against 827 in tin- previous year, lv
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    • 38 10 The Tan Tiang Ye (fourth) medal scratch ping-pong competition for new members at the Amateur Drawing Association wait won by Mr. Ong Boon Ch«ee, who beat Mr. Tan Kok Sinn in tho final, I—6, (J— a, 6 li.
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  • 542 11 Instructive Notes About Tapping Operations. Judging by what your North Mysore corres|»ndcnt wrote to you recently, says a writer in the Madras Mail, Ceara rubber is not considered altogether satisfactory in that part of India, on account of tapped trees rotting during the monxoon, and of
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  • 582 11 Messrs. Samuel Montagu and Co.'s Weekly Bulletin. Writing on September 5. Mcfttrfl. Samuel Montagu and Co. itay: Silvk.k.—During August Uie course of prices wuh upward. The quotation for forward delivery, usually only slightly effected by special influence** which control that for cash delivery, and therefore relatively a
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  • 843 11 Prim Quoted In tbe Market Tbli Morafa*. Biafl'Pon. October 3, 1013. Hess**. Lyall and Bvatt, Bxobange tnd Sban Broken, issue tbe following Itot of quotations ibis aonuu i Norn. Valui. Bo vies. Sillies. Allagat 2/9 8/41 I/- a Optioat /9 1/8 4 1 Anglo- Java 0/ 8.3
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 10 11 Fob Children's Hacking Congh at Night. Woods' Great Peppermint Cute.
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    • 460 11 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Mako a note of it— NOW. ACKERMANLAURANCE DRY-ROYAL. At $25 per dozen, is the be:t value in Sparkling Wine. Garner, Quelch A Co., WINE AM SPIRIT MERCHMTS. Battery Road, Singapore. Telephone 881 M« 26 8 18 Coughing into i Consumption Only a Cough "but yon stop it while
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    • 264 11 Theatre Royal NORTH BRIDGE ROAD. OPENING NIGHT WEONEBDAY, OCTOBER 2. Retnrn Visit cf RENVILLE JENSEN The Matter Magician, and Lis Entcrtaioirg Vaudovillo Cimpioy. Mias Irene Beryl, fascintting Serio Vocalist and Dancer. Gordon Rubie, Bzpert Whistler and Comidiar. Th« Warlega, Harry and Hope, Dnetixts and Danoers. Walter Malroae, Monologue Artist. Popular
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    • 401 11 Quality Price. MICHELIN TYRES are the dearest. DUPIRE BROTHERS, 1.7-c M-S-U RAFFLES HOTEL RACE WEEK. Special Winners §Wiff 'ins on OCTOBER 8, 10 AND 12. Dancing on above Nights. FANOY DRESS BALL On Night of October 12. Two prizes will be given on above nighf, one for the best dressed
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  • 864 12 FORTHCOMING DEPARTURES AND ARRIVALS. Latest Lists. The following passenger bookings to the Straits are taken from the London and China Express. It should bo understood that, in some instances, bookings may be provisional and that intending passengers may alter their arrangements subsequent to the issuance of this list
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  • 217 12 The socrctarit-s of tlic Scndayan (F.M.S.i Rubber Company. l.ituiu»l. have issued a circular to the shareholders announcing that the resolution authorising the increase of the company')* capital from X' 50.000 to £75,000, by the creation of g.~>,000 ordinary shares of XI each, having been unanimously continued at
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  • 658 12 No Prospect of Supply Equalling Demand. It will doubtless be very interesting to ooosidcr liow the now view of the future of the raw rubber market, which I have lately advanced elsewhere, ought to affect share values and prospects, writes a correspondent, 1). A., of the
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  • 496 12 Tobacco a Failure Concentration On Rubber. Mr. Walter Miller, presiding at the general meeting of the Central Sumatra liubber Estates, Limited, said that for the greater part of the twelve months under review the present board was not responsible. What had been accomplished under the new management
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  • 1218 12 STOCK EXCHANGE CLOSING PRICES, AND SINGAPORE QUOTATIONS ON SEPTEMBER 5. We quote below the beat available London list from the report* brought in by the last mail, and add local quotation* from the lilt prepared by Messrs. Fraaer and Co (Singapore) on the corresponding date
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    • 323 12 POSTPONEMENT. The Sale of Mr. C. H. Follett's Furniture and Effects at Keppel Harbour is POSTPONED till the i9ih inst. H. L. COQHLAN CO 1n Auctioneers. 1 10 310 New! New!! New!!! The undermentioned be« to inform tbo Public 'that they have opened a Syrup Factory where all kinds of
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    • 390 13 ADLER TYPE WRITER Visible writing, permanent alignment, marvellous, simple and solid construction, a first- class reliable typewriter at a LOW PRICE. sole a< ems BEHN. MEYER CO., LTD. ft Aix-la-Chapelle Springs I KAISER-WATER IB A Refreshing Dietetic Table Water. Pl-CtsiS OBTAINABLE FROM: BEHN, MEYER CO., LTD., it-- Sole Agents. H.
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    • 689 13 SALES BY AUCTION. AUCTION BALE Of UNREDEEMED PLEDGES, THE PROPERTY OF SIX PAWNSHOPS, On Saturday, October 6, 1912, at 10 a.m. The Pledges onciHtioßot Watches, Chains. Gold, diamond and other Rings. Barrings, Chinese and Malay Ornaments, etc., will be on view at our Sale-room two ilajs prior to days of
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    • 235 13 PIANOS ON HIRE AT $10 PER MONTH. TUNING AND REGULAR ATTENTION INCLUSIVE. S. MOUTRIE CO., LTD., THE ARCADE, SINGAPORE. WINCARNIS $1.75 a bottle, $20 a dozen. Maynard Co., SINGAPORE. JAMES MOTION CO., OPHTHALMIC AND MARINE OPTICIANS. WATCH MAKERS. JEWELLERS AND COMPASS ADJUSTERS. SIN6APORE. Addres- HS*£fisfl WMAvMBrIVBBV Telephone No. SINGAPORE. \J^^2^^^^
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    • 478 14 INSURANCE. MEAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE CO.. LIMITED. lead Office Winchester Home, SINGAPORE Board Of Dl**OtOMi A. Dsaaioß, Bsq., Chairman A. H. Faib, Bsq., Managing Direetot. Fans Fowub, m.b., 0.b., Chief Med. Otßeer I. M. BtiioT. Bsq A. D. Allaj. Bsq. «.wN«A* Pa», Bsq. Om Sssb Tsa, Bsq msSiam Tad, Bsq.
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    • 264 14 IMBURAHCE. FEDERAL LIFE •SSUKANCt COMPANY OF CANADA. ESTABLIBBBD 1882. Direct Government Supervision Government Audit. Policies are WORLD WIDE and Non-ForfeitabU. Largs Net Surplus above liabilities for Reserve and all outstanding claims. New Business, 1011, 0ver. ..18,800,000.00 Cash Loans, Settlements, etc., made locally. Numerous modern scheme*} 4. H. IVANS, Manager, South
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    • 531 14 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK BF INDIA. AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. INCORPORATED BT ROYAL CHARTER Paid up Capital in 60,000 Shares ol 430 each 41,900,000 Reserve Fund 41,860,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors... 41,300.000 BANKERS, Bank of England. Tbe London City 4 Midland Bank, Ltd. National Bank of Scotland, Ltd. SINGAPORE BRANCH, Current Aooounta
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    • 497 14 BANKING. THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LIMITED. INCORPORATED BT SPECIE IMPERIAL CHARTER. Capital Subscribed V.1 0,000,000. Capital Paid Up 6,250.000. Reserve Funds 3,100,000. HEAD OFFICE TAIPKH, FORMOSA. BRANCHES AND AGENCIES. Amoy Bombay Canton Caloutta Foochow Hongkong Keelung Kobe Kagi London Moji Nagasaki Osaka Shanghai Swatow Taiohu Tainan Takow Tamsui Tokio Yokohama,
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    • 1004 14 BALES BY AUCTION. (IN THE ESTATE OF LOW KIM PONG, DECEASED). IMPORTANT AUCTION SALE 0( Valuable Town and Residential Properties, To be held at Messrs. CHING KENG LEE k CO.'S Saleroom, On Monday, October 7, 1913, at 2.50 p.m. 18 Houses in 9 Lots, being Houses Nos. i 8* to
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  • 924 15 NOTES AND COMMENTS ON CURRENT TOPICS. The American Automobile Industry. Writing to the Royal Automobile Club Journal of tbo immense progress which is being made in the United States in all forms of automobilism, Lord Montagu states —The number of motors now running on the roads is
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  • 87 15 Mr. H. W. Taft, brother of the United States President, in an interview with the Excelsior, is represented as baring stated that tbe forthcoming Presidential election would turn out in Mr. Taft's favour. He thought Mr. Roosevelt would poll even less votes than Dr. Woodrow Wilson. Referring to tbe Panama
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    • 267 15 Wolseley Autocars. To tbow) who are besitatioK between tbe Wolseley and the SO-CALLED cheap car, we would lemind them that the FIRST COST is NOT ALL that is to be considered. The oar which embodies tbe finest examples of engineering skill, in design, workmanship and material, is the oar with
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    • 398 15 llpi§DEEDs\ Iff Not Advertisements, 111 llj MAKE A TYRE GREAT. H DUNLOP SUPREMACY J v\ Is Based upon Performance. I j v/ T0 BE obtained f all ///JbF W .X^WS, PRINCIPAL GARAGES DEALERS /flfir V 9^V%. THROUGHOUT J%// N^r^Os^^^ THE 8. S&F.M. 8. I U potted P I 5 VARIETIES.
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  • Page 15 Miscellaneous
    • 36 15 Rheumatic Weather. Don't be surprised it you have an attack of rheumatism this ipring. Just rub the affected parts freely witti Chamberlain's Pain Balm and it will soon disappear. Sold by all Dispensaries and Dial ere.
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    • 765 16 fy r ft A patent self contained metal cleaning and polishing cloth, for any kind of metal. NO PASTE. NO LIQUID. NO MESS. NO WASTE. 20 cents per piece. Serviceable until worn to pieces. Special grade for bright parts of Motor Car. S(H)t)>les Free SHARPE,ROSS&CO.,LTD., Singapore. WANTS. SUR6EON-DREBSER WANTEO. Required,
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    • 473 16 TO BE LET OB SOLD. 60D0WN8 ANO OFFICEB TO LET. Nob. 9 and 10, Raffles Quay. Apply Alkaff Co. 70, The Arcade. 8-6 v FURNISHED BEABIDE RESIDENCEBTO LET. Bolmont, Bemoline and Ben Ledi, off Taniong Katong. Apply H. Somapah, 19, Raffles Plaoe, or 817. Serangoon Road. 38-11 v OFFICE TO
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    • 612 16 ARTICLES FOB SALE. MOTOR CAR FOR SALE For sale, owner leaving for Europe, one 16 H. P. Vulcan Motor Car, torpedo body, as Sood as new, used for 8 months. Apply I. H., o/o Straits Times. 80-9 3-10 RUBBER. STUMPS FOR SALE. Well-grown Rubber Stumps for sale, 1 year old.
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    • 725 16 NOTICES. NOTICE. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that tbo partnership heretofore subsisting between Gino Pertile and Frank Septimus Goodall, carrying on business at 13/18, Boat Quay, Singapore, under tbe style or firm of Gino Pertile, has been dissolve d by the retiral of Gino Pertile as from the 80th day of
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    • 651 16 NOTICES. KMM WAT A GO. SHIP-CHANDLERS. MtarasMat tad Municipal Cemraoion. Telephone No. 431. 108* 109. Market Street. ASSOCIATION OF ENGINEERS. NOTICE. The Half yoarly General Meeting oi the Members of tbe above Association will be held in their Koom», Tbe Diapeniiary ISuild ings, 43b, Raffles Place, on Thursday, the Brd
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