The Straits Times, 16 October 1912

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    13 1 The Straits Times. NO. 24.005 SINGAPORE. WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 16. 1912. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      132 1 THE WHITE HORSE CELLAR. ESTAB. 1742 Ml"!! KATZ BROS., U will hold their STOCK-TAKING SALE IN NOVEMBER and NOT in December as formerly. SULZER DIESEL ENGINES CHEAP OILS USED FOR FUEL. (JOST OF RUNNING EXTRAORDINARILY LOW. Agent. i UNITED ENGINEERS LIMITED, Singapore. YOUR GUARANTEE OF Quality, Purity* and Reliability is
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      155 1 ROBINSON CO. $WeCts and SffP' Chocolates* S^" Frequent fresh supplies are received from this celebrated Regent Street VSrm of Confectioners, Rush pampers uw with FuU s T£t£-. P^ Fuller's Fruit. Seed. Ginger, Orange and Chocolate Cakes. Fresh Australian Prime Creamery 1 876, Victoria Strett, Complete Estate Furnisher* B| I p^
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      11 1 DUMINY A GO. CHAMPAGNE ADAMSON. GILFILLAN •NO CO., ITD.. SOLI AO.NTI.
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    BALKAN DANGER.
    785 2 HOME PRESS COMMENTS RECEIVED BY MAIL. The Quadruple Alliance. Tho following is taken from the Daily Chronicle of September 21. The Vienna correspondent of that journal wiring on September 20, states 1 learn on excellent authority that there is no longer any doubt that Bulgaria and Servia have
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    Russian Rubber Imports.
    97 2 A Vice-Consular report from Keval (Russia) says:— The imports of caoutchouc and rubber amounted to .£207,562, a decrease of 38.8 per cent., as compared with the previous year. The chief loser was the I'nited Kingdom, which supplied only 20,875 poods, .against 50/264 poods in lrflO. Attention must
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      204 2 A Vitalising Food for Feeble Bodies 'KEPLER' SOLUTION Many a constitution, undermined by long illness, has been saved from total break-uown 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 foundation of
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      69 2 Best for a Cold. When you have a bad cold you want the beat medicine obtainable so as to cure it with as little delay as possible. You will make uo mistake if you select Chamberlain's Cough Kemedy. You are certain to be pleased with the prompt relief which it
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      409 2 [pProlaJ /I^bJFT Ao VtLVtl. ai.a koep« It If) (.OFT. SMOOTH »nd WHITE <TXh all the y««r round Remove. »nd prevent* Rouflinee*. 'S J in. I IN. AM' Mill UINO L 0 uuiing the romi iikat ')0) 0 C, M. BEETHAM SON, b DYSENTERY AND DIARRHOEA BROWN S SPECIFIC. To be
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      329 2 Redio POLISHING CLOTHS. These olotbs contain within themselves all the materials required for cleaning and polish id^ almost any kind of metal, thusdisppnting en tirely with tins of paste or liquid. They are serviceable untl worn to pieces and are more lasting than any other metal polish. 2O cents each.
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    South African Mails.
    743 3 PARTICULARS OF THE NEW CONTRACT. The Rebates Question. Keutei's Agency has received the following additional particulars of the new South African mail contract which has been concluded between the South African Government and the I nion Castle Line. The contractors engage to carry His Majesty's mails to
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    BELGIAN CONGO TRADE.
    242 3 Rubber Chief Export in Second Half Of 1911. The Hull, t, ii do 1 otlic Colonial pnm dctail-i of the foicigu trade of the Belgian Con^u iv the HMM half of the year 1911. The exjioits were valued at 41,271,478 francs and the imports at 84,01 1,455
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    DECREASING MENTAL AND PHYSICAL FORCE.
    282 3 Depivwion fills the mind, and despair U apt to lake possession „f the soul of the man or woman who feel* that he i« losing mental and physical force. Difficult as it is to convince such sufferers, there in every rtnson why they should get
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      304 3 The National Mutual Life Association OF AUSTRALASIA, LIMITED. Established 1869. TUX FIRST LIFE OFFICE IN THK WORLD TO APPLY THE NON FORFEITURE PRINCIPLE TO POLICIES, A Mutual Offloe No Shareholder* Annual Income £1,200.000. Funds £6.700.000. Claims Paid £5.668.711. RATES OF PREMIUMS FOR £1.000 ASSURANCE WITH PROFITB. At>( Detroit Payable at
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      38 3 Rheumatic Weather. Dml bo surprised if you have au attack of rhciun Uimu tins spi'iug. .lust rub t!» affected parts fit-i ly with Chamberlain's Pain Balm anil it will kooii iliH.ippear. Sold by all Diapeasaiiea ami I1I 1
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      191 3 A. W. Tully, Tupf Accountant, is now doing burliness on the CESAREWITCH Run October 16. AND CAMBRIDGESHIRE Run October 30. DOUBLES COMBINATIONS AND STRAIGHTOUTS. Telegrams: TILLY Telephone: 589. 16-10 10 10 STOMALIXj I' bloir.icK Inllltlnir Dlitrlbutlni Azanti I I FRANCIS NtWKRY < COM, LM., Un<«il, If. pj CRUSHED FOOD. in
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      216 3 SINGAPORE GOLD STORAGE CO., LTD. (NIAB BNTRANCB r. BORNBO WHAR* r>iephon<i ioaa Se*rtoo*BoUU kinds of KKUZH^ MBATS, etc so be deliyered to Shipping at the Wharves, or ii the Singapore Road* oa vfaor •oMoe OFFIOE HOURt Week days 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sundays 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. 2
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      30 3 BRIGHTNESS and good spirits follow the use of Sunlight Soap. As the sunlight lightens the landscape, so Sunlight Soap lightens the day's work. Sunlight Soap TRY THE MJNUGHI WAY j
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      695 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. P. O. STEAM NAVIGATION CO. rOB CHINA, JAPAN, PBNANG, CBYLON, AUSTRALIA. INDIA, ADBN, BOTPT, MBDITBRRANBAN PORTS, PLY MOUTH AND LONDON. Through Bills of Lading issued tor China Com!, Persian GnU, Continental and American Ports. steamers will leave Singapore on or abont: MAIL LINES IBIS flowmard i for gvropej
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      651 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. N. Y. K. JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP GO., LTD. EUROPEAN LINE. A Fortnightly service is maintained between Yokohama via ports to Marseilles, London and Antwerp, nader mail oon tract with the Imperial Japanese Government. The New Twin-screw Steamers maintaining this servioe have been specially designed and constructed, and are
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      620 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. THE SIAM STEAM NAVIGATION CO.. LD. SINGAPORE-BANGKOK. Kor Pabang, Beraerab, Tringgano, Bisol, Semerak, BMbo, K elan tan, Bangnara, Telupin, Panarai, PaUni, Sinßora, Lacon. Kobsamui, Bandon. Uangsuan, Tain. Cbon. poD, Kohlak and Bangkok. Dv« Departure a p.m. BORIBAT Oot. 17 Oct. 19 YUGftLA Oot. 21 Oot. 33 ASDANQ Oot.
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      79 4 SJEANG LINE OF STEAMERS. M "Glenoglo" 8,760 Tooa. 8( an? Bet 6,709 Tom. 8 8 "SetngCboob »,;75 Tom. FOR PENANG AND RANGOON a. BEAMO CHOON, on October 17, 1912, FOR HONMONO. AMOY AND BWATOW. •.5. SBANG BBE, on October 24, 1912. Tbese BtesmershsTe excellent aoeommodft tion lor pusen«era, and carry
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      509 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. HAMBURG AMERIKA LINE. HAMBURG AND OEUTSCH (UMPFSCIIM mmtmei. mm*. iiMit Combined lervloe. Tbe sttamros of tbeae Companies maintain rtyulsr servioe between Hamburg Bremen Antwerp, and Rotterdam, and the Straits, China and Japan. Homewards, they are despatched fort nightly for Havre and Hamburg onoe a month for Brotnerbaven direct,
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      632 4 STEAMER SAILINBB. N D L. iorddeutscher Lloyd, Bremtn IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE. The fast and weU-kuown mail steamers ol this Company sail fortuy.litly from Bremen Hamburg, via Rotterdam, Antwerp, Sontb ampton, Gibraltar, Genoa, Naples (connecting Marseilles, Naples, Alexandria, and vice vena) Port Said, Suva, Aden, Colombo, Penang, Singapore, Hongkong, Shanghai
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      941 5 STEAMER SAILINGS. AUSTRIAN LLOYDJ UNDER MAIL WITH THE AUSTRIAN CONTRACT J/Ag GOVERNMENT New Monthly Fast Line, Trieste-Shanghai. From »nd to Trieste and Venioe, railing at Port Said, Snei, Aden, Colombo, Singapore Hongkong and Shanghai, and at Penang on the homeward voyage. ODTWARD. HOMBWARD. Doe to arrive on or about Dne
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      1053 5 FOR THE FIRST TIME A Handsome Uniform Library Edition of THE WORKS OF GEORGE MEREDITH At a popular prioe, and in a form entirely worthy of him, is placed within the reach of all readers FOR A FIRST PAYMEMT OF 15/Followed by 11 Monthly Payment* of 18/- each, or of
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      609 5 ARTICLES FOB SALE, j ROVER MOTOR CAR FOR SALE. For s»le, 8 H. P. Rover car with five-seated side entrance body, Stepney wheel, spore parts and tools. In excellent condition Price 1,000. Apply S. M. X., c/o Straits Tim:*. 14 10 16 10 CHEN6HAI TIMBER FOR SALE. From Johore, from
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      582 5 [•*****E) 3 m^HB Nerves I Young and old haw th* m. Some alms*- them. They <ct tired, sun" ed S; :i". p torn 3: Loss of 9 cpp<liU\ ;Li.plessness, 5 indigestion, irritability, I* eventually a wrecked constitution. I Alcoholic remedies stimue late only; they do no good, much harm. f
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      414 6 A. B. Mackay's LIQUEUR WHISKY. As supplied by order to the HOUSE OF LORDS and HOUSE OF COMMONS. Price $12.56 per case, INCLUDINO MTV. SOLE AGENTS FOR STRAITS SETTLEMENTS AND MALAY PENINSULA Adamson, Gilfillan Co., Ltd., SINGAPORE. PENANG AND MALACCA. flWfl IwffTC JtTlt 11 11 tl IM If Till VI
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    DAILY TIME TABLE.
    88 7 FIXTURES Wednesday, October 16. High Water, 1.49 a.m., 1.0 p.m. P. and O. homeward mail due. Thursday October 17. High Water, 2.89 a.m., 1.88 p.m. Friday. October 18 High Water, 8.41 a.m., 2.28 p.m. P. and O. outward mail dan. Saturday, October 19 High Water, Mi a.m.,
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    212 7 Daiit, (B>' ipi Somdit) Bf Ta«i» F derated M .y Statts, Malacca tnd Vcnang 6 p hcDu TampiD, Malacca. Seremban, Poit Dickson, Port Swettenham, aod Koala Luapur tarn 1 •-!>*¥. .ai^on Kampot 3 pm ledao Circe 8 pm wlat PmrijaoK. Bengalis, Siak »nrt Pakan Baruo Merkoß Bpm
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    Mail Steamer Movements.
    129 7 The P. and O. hom <warl mail steamer China left Hongkong at 1 p.m. on Saturday. October 12, and may be expected to arrrive btre at 4 p.m. to day. The P. and O outward mail steamer In4ia left Colomb) at 9 80 p.m oi Saturday. Oc'.olxr
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    SINGAPORE SHIPPING.
    349 7 Latest Arrivals Ayuthia. Oer. ntr. 2-50 to an, Capt Kreese, Oct 16. From Pt nang, <»ct 10. G.c. ami 17 dp. Behn Meyer k Co. For Paneh, Oct .7. W. Ban Ko Soon, Dot. »tr. 222 ton«, Captain Odiuk, Oct 6. From Pontianak, Oct 18. G.c. and 11
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    Vessels at Tanjong Pagar and Keppel Harbour.
    108 7 Wharves at which V easels are Berthed To-Day. TANJONG PAGAR Bast Wbabf Basin— Watorwitch. Bast W. Siotioh No. I— Edavana, Reynst. BBtan Wbabf— Nil. Mil* W. Siut. No. 'i- IVti-r Morcb, VulJura. I Cbnn Sang. 4 Bayern. s—Nil.5 Nil. B— Talthybius, Sandakan. Niw
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    LOCAL PASSENGER LISTS.
    111 7 Arrivals. Per str. Kan Fo Soon, Oct IF -From Pontianak. Mr. R. H. Lamb. Pt-r str. Talthybios, Oet 1«. -From L'pool. Mr. aud Mrs. Parnwell, Mr. Waddington. Per str. Hirano M*ru, Oal 15.— From London. Archdeacon an' Mrs. Izard, Mr. and Mrs. O. K. Wright, Mr. and
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      EXCHANGE.
      102 7 BtMATOU, OCTOBM 10, 1911 Om LMM««-Baok (b|i m 1/4 1 Demand W4J Private lull m 1/4} t m/« 1/44 On enun-B«ak djd 188, Private I n>/» MS^ i p FB.»<i-B»ckd/d ;M.; M JB4 Private 8 n/i ..IBS laeu-BaskT. T. IT4| Private M d/r IT*} Bonwone— B»tk[d/d li PiivateNd/t M
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      PRODUCE.
      161 7 Simatom, Octobib 10 Mil, OtmMet bnyrra BfO do (Cube No. 1) ufieked m HBO Copra Sondried M 11.31 do Mixed „10 BC Pepper, Black M 20.. 0 do Wbitc t% „84 r» Sago Flcdi Sarawci 4.88 do Broati No. I ■cm. Pearl Sa^o M R 6.11 Coffee Bali w
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      MINING.
      148 7 Issue 2 V»loe Bnyfrs. Sellers. 10 7.00 Ampang t.to par 1 10 feeiM 'lia 9.80 8.10 10 10 Brn»DR 1.76 8.00 10 10 Kmaboi 3.46 2.65 41 41 KiotaTii 110.0 1.16.0 10 10 Kampar par 10 10 Kinta Association 12.00 18.60 41 41 Labat MmM 1.8.0 1.14.0 10 10
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      RUBBER.
      592 7 l«rae 2 V»lne S, Buyers. Bciiett i, I/- Ail Mat -t 2 9 a/- I/- Any! .Msi.j 14/8 16 i i 21. Bstacg MM»k» 2.4 2 0 41 41 B»tn C»TOf 1H 15.0 14.7.8 41 41 BktnTiga 8.118 817.0 41 41 Bckit K*jug 2.U.0 80 8 41 41 Bnkil
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      GENERAL.
      122 7 Issue 2 Value Buyers Mtaa 7/6 7/6 Hleoltio Trwnw»ji 210 8/4 J 10 10 FrMer Nero 61.(0 61.60 100 How»rth Bnkiae 45X0 69.0G 100 7% Prel 103.60 114 00 100 100 K*lt Bro, Del. 180 IX 100 100 8% Cum, Pro! nott 10 10 M»jmrd 4Co 28.00 100 100
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      DEBENTURES.
      47 7 Buyer. 0»:le i Howarth Br skint 8% 8900,000 par Riley. Hargresvee t% 1384,000 34 Singapore Dleetrie Tramways 6% dBBO.OO S'porc Municipal 6 II 878 0C" nom. Buyers Seller* S'pcri :<i!.i.i..-.iosi *J% 0f19C7 11,6.0,0(0 7% S'porf- Municipal t|% Of 1909 tI,U(O,OOJ 1C p:. S'pore Man!eit>«)4l(. |v-?,900 iar
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      67 7 Sometiinr-s yon i-nvy a ru»D Ruroess, Aud yi t >ou ii> vit ir u!li> tn gu- ss Tin- prict' be'a paid Tor it in lmri toil. In tl.o>i{iit ai.X'eiy, ..iid turnioi l 1 Ii- ju^i Ika i (ini>- wi'h anyone's hcal:b, Yon t. .-1 that it h tho gM aU
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      434 7 AUCTION SALES. Powell and Co. October 19. -At No. 65, Scotts Road, furniture etc.. property of E. Lehrenkrauss, Esq., at 2.8 J. O.tober IP.— At No. 65. Scotts Road, Australian riding borne, at 4 October 22.— At saleroom, valuable land and boose. No. 10 a Cecil St., at 2.80. October
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      575 7 EGYPTIAN CIGARETTES MASPERO SPECIALS (Russian Mouthpieces) $1.50 per tin of 100. On Sate at JOHN LITTLE CO., LTD., ROBINSON ft CO., KATZ BROTHERS, LTD. ABSOLUTELY PURL Paris, 1889. THE EAST ASIATIC CO. LTD.. LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. AUCTION SALE Of 477 LOTS VALUABLE TEAK HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, ONE .".SKATED 4-CYLINDER NAPIER CAR, 14
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      69 7 HARIMA HALL CINEMATOGRAPH. NORTH BRIDGE ROAD. TO -NIGHT! TO-NIGHT! A Child* Remorse. Biograph (The Mother's pettish Naturo reflected in the Child). What th« Dootor Ordered. Biograph (A Comedy of Sonny California). Th« Tourist*. Biograph (Farce Comedy). Th« Laat Adventure. Itala (Comic). GAUMONT GRAPHIC, No. 3T. SCENES OF TOKIO ON THE
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    The Straits Times. WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 16. THE NAVAL POSITION.
    1098 8 The Straits Times. WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 16. THE NAVAL POSITION. A month ago, the murmuringa in the Balkan Peninsula were not loud enough to have attracted universal attention, and we find in the home papers of that date a good deal of discussion about the movement of practically the whole French
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    21 8 Shoals of herring off Scarborough recently were r. orted to be the largest on record. One night's catch realised about £8,000.
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    36 8 While a Malay girl was attempting to cross the train track at Klang on the 11th instant, she was knocked down by an engine. She was immediately taken to hospital where she died the same day.
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    39 8 Friday next being the Feast of St. Luke, the Evangelist, there will be a celebration of Holy Communion in St. Andrew's Cathedral at 7.80 a.m. and there will be choral evensong and address the same day at 6 p.m.
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    25 8 Four Singapore ladies have arrived in Taiping to shoot at the Ladies' Bisley there. They are Mrs. Felkin, Mm. Ooldie, Mrs. Scoular and Mrs. Mauldon.
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    35 8 Amongst the cargo for Siaui brought from Europe by the motor-ship Jutlandia, was T5 railway wagons and coaches a large span bridge, HO metres in length, for tho southern line and 1,000 tons of rails.
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    38 8 Inspector Flanagan, weights and measures department, charged six Chinamen, before Mr. Firmstone, this morning, with possessing false dachings. The men were fine > 41" each and one was mulcted in an axil. I 150 for tampering with his daching.
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    41 8 Messrs. Barlow and Co., Kuala Lumpur, have received advice by mail that the directors of Klabang Rubber Company, Ltd., have declared an interim dividend of three per cent., less income tax, in respect of last year's working, payable on October 16.
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    44 8 Seen by a coastguard on top of tho Shakespeare Cliff, Dover, using a tripod camera, three men were arrested on suspicion of being spies, but were found later to be members of a London art firm with War Office permits to photograph Dover Castle.
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    54 8 *> f six Siamese ponies which were lately shipped from Bangkok as gifts from the King of Siam to the Crown Prince of Sweden, one died on the voyage, but at Aden the others were in good condition. The same vessel is also taking a Siamese cat and parrot for
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    48 8 In the Ipoh polico court, on Monday, before Mr. W. S. Gibson, Chong Quee, a Chinese carpenter, was charged with burning alive a rat which was caught in a trap and thereby committing cruelty to animals. His worship fined him »75, or in the alternative six weeks' imprisonment.
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    53 8 Tbe Deli Courant, commenting on the intention of the F.M.S. Government to abolish gambling from January 1 next, states that it will be curious to see how this decision works. Should the plan succeed, remarks the paper, surely the Dutch Government will also bo able to deliver its subjects from
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    56 8 Tbe Postmaster General of New Zealand recently sai.l tli.t tho erection of wire less telegraphy stations at the Tinakori hills (Wellington), St. Heliers Bay (Auckland), and Awanui lin the far north) was being pushed on. The department was making the erection of these stations a matter of urgency, recognising their
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    64 8 The new rolling stock acquired by the F.M.S. railways for use in connection with the mail train service between Prai and Singapore was used for a trial trip to Sereinban on Friday, and next day was used for the first time on the morning mail from Kuala Lumpur to Penang.
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    72 8 A telegram to a Japanese paper reports that Mr. Mori, captain of the Volunteer Fleet steamer Umegaka Maru, which foundered in Moji port on the morning of September 23 during the typhoon, is reported to have attempted to commit seppuku at his residence at Shimonoseki. He was, however, caught in
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    68 8 The new Japanese battleship Kawachi is the subject of a presentation plate in the Naval and Military Record. The Kawachi, which has only been completed this year, has a displacement of 20,800 tons, whilst turbines give her 25,900 horsepower. As regards armament, she mounts twelve 12 in., ten Bin., ten
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    82 8 The Methodist Publishing House forward a copy of a small guide to Singapore which they have produced for sale at 50 cents. Without being wordy, it appears to contain all that a visitor may desire to know about Singapore and its sights. There is a useful vocabulary in Malay and
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    90 8 Greek subjects in the employ of Messrs. Kalli Bros, in India who are reservists in the Grecian army have received intimation that if there is general mobilisation of the Grecian forces, they will be recalled to serve. At present it is not known what classes of reservists are being called
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    88 8 British North Borneo annual reports go into an amount of detail not observable in some countries. For instance in one such report for 1911, there are some remarks upon the clerical staff of a coast residency and we are told that a certain clerk is diligent and painstaking and a
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    107 8 A Chinese boy was charged before Mr. Forrer, third magistrate, this morning, with house trespass in the V.M.C.A. building, with intent to commit theft. It appears that the headboy caught the accused yesterday trying to open a door leading into one of tho rooms, dotained him and called Mr. Pringle.
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    468 8 Archdeacon Izard, Mrs. Izard, Mrs. Wro ford and Mr. and Mrs. H. .1. W. Uabekost returned from home yesterday, by tho Hirano Maru. It is stated that Dr. Sun Vat Son is making Shanghai his home, and is now staying with liis wife and secretary, Mr. B.
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    Training Ship Mercury.
    22 8 We have to acknowledge 910 from M. C. B. making the amount of second list xubscrip tions 31 M.
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    Music at the Sea View Hotel.
    62 8 There will be a special attraction at the Sea View Hotel on Sunday when tho Bcrggrun Quartet will discourse music both in the afternoon from sto 7 and in tho evening from 7.80 to 10. This will afford au opportunity to many Singapore residents,
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    New Rubber Flotation.
    112 8 Another Rubber Plantation luvostmout Trust baby has been floated, says the Times of Ceylon of October 8, namely, tho Toerangio Sumatra Kubber Produce Company with a capital of -C 160,000 in pound shares. The purchase price is £50,000 in shares aud £6,000 in cash. The present issue
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    Sale of Building Allotments.
    113 8 The following lots were suld by auction at Messrs. Powell and Co.'s saleroom yeHlerUty afternoon —Seven freehold ul.utiueuu fruut ing a reserve for road oil Gaylang I dun I, area 13.U30 square feet, G. A. Kui iiuiulux 131H); five freehold allotuieuta Iruuliu^ v rtseivu for road
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    Alleged Assault on a Lady.
    141 8 A Sinhalese naniod T. H. Porora, hailing from Ceylon, was cbargud beforo Mr. fr'orror this morning with causing voluntary hurt to a female It appears accused witli another man entered a jowoller's shop, UO North Bridge Itoad, at 10.45 p.m. on October 14. At that
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      148 8 WHERE TO SEE NEW PICTURES ALWAYS? And to thoroughly enjoy them? ANOTHER NEW Q NEW PICTURES are included in the change there in in TO-NIGHT'S GRAND PROGRAMME Sbcohd Show, 9.80 to 11 p.m. AT THE ALHAMBRA BEACH I'OAD. MAJORCA. THE ELECTROTYPE PROCESS. THE FATAL PORTRAIT. THAT 6008E manoeuvres of the
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    THE BALKAN WAR.
    701 9 Montenegrins Claim Great Success. TUZI SURRENDERED TO THE INVADERS. Reported Capture of Ten Thousand Turks. Tin leading feature of the news today is tin Montenegrin claim that Tuzi has surrendered to them and that they have captured ten tli ■'i-iixl Turks besides guns, ammunition and supplies. The
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    GERMAN MESSAGES.
    202 9 DSR OSTASIATISCHB LLOYD TBLBOBAM. Berlin, October 14. The Montenegrins have occupied a little town in Sandschak, but there is no reason for Austria to take military measures. She will only take measures when the war is ended. The King of Bulgaria has gone to join his troops. Berlin,
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    ENGLISH RACING.
    98 9 Probable Cesarewitch Starters. RauTßß's Tblboram. London, October lii. The Cesarewitch probables are Tullibardine (Wootton), Mushroom (Maher), Benedictine or Desoulac ><•- Stern), Clarence ux (Earl), Tootles I Pipert, Ralscadden (Clark), Galafron {J. Jennings!, Cherry i.lelliss), Rathlea (Foy), Fort iTrigg), Papavero iWheatley), Equitable iWhalley), Donnithorne ißobbin), Bryony (Marsh), Warlingham i
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    FIGHTING IN TIBET.
    43 9 Rbdtbb's Tblborah. London, October 16. Simla messages say renewed fighting is reported from Lhassa, the Tibetans attacking tho pro-Chineso at Tengayling Monastery. General Chung's small Chinese escort is assisting the defence. The Tibetans have already lost over a hundred men.
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    NAVAL AVIATION.
    40 9 Dbb OstASUTisoHB Lloyd Tblbobam. Berlin, October 14. A naval airship has made a trial flight over Friedrichshafen, Cologne, Osnabrueck and Lusbeck. Tbe course was a zig zagone, tho flight lasting thirty hours. The craft landed smoothly at Johannisthal.
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    GERMAN PETROLEUM TRADE.
    66 9 Dbb Ostasiatischb Lloyd Tblbqkam. Berlin, October 15. The Koichstag has received a bill for regulating tho petroleum trade. It provides for the establishment of a limited company which will be the only one allowed to conduct wholesale trade in lighting oil, under Imperial supervision. By this means,
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    LONDON RUBBER MARKET.
    40 9 The East Asiatic Company's Daily Report. The market in London, yesterday, showed signs of weakening and closed dull. The closing prices were: Hard fine Para spot 4/7} forward 4/6| First latex crepe, delivery next three months 4/4
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    Singapore Rubber Auction.
    89 9 The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association's fifty-seventh anction was held yesterday, when there were offered for sale 269 cases (pels. 269.64 or 35,952 lbs.) and sold 244 cases (pels. 245.89 or 82,786 lbs.) The prices realised were: Sheet Btuoked »228 to $288 L'DBmoked 221 to 235
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    Cultivation of Coconuts.
    735 9 ESTIMATES FOR OPENING UP AN ESTATE. Based on Practical Experience. Those interested in the cultivation of coconuts will find in the latest issue of the F.M.S. Agricultural Bulletin (for October) an instructive article by Mr. L. C. Brown, Inspector of Coconuts, F.M.S., who gives an estimate for
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    JAPAN-INDIA RATE WAR.
    129 9 Rumours of British-India Company's Plans. An official report from the Japanese Consul at Bangkok states that the British India Steamship Co., with a view to purchasing the Singapore trunk line of tbe Eastern Shipping Co., has opened negotiations with tbe latter, but affairs are now in a
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    30 9 For their services during the Franco German War (1870-71), Mr. J. A. Smyth and Professor Bonfils, of Dublin, have been awarded a French war medal struck in November last year.
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    35 9 Sir Edward Elgar's new choral ode, Tbe Music-makers, the most important work the composer has given the world since his Second Symphony, is to be first beard at the great Birmingham Musical Festival this month.
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    Bank and Chitties.
    1609 9 THE CLAIM FOR HALF A MILLION DOLLARS Allegations of Fraud Withdrawn The ci\il miit iv which tho Nederlandßche Handel Ma^tschappij claims from Vengadasakra Chitty and Seevaraman Chitty, of 2a Market Street, the sum of $572,939.67 in respect of principal and interest on a mortgage made between the
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    DEVELOPING CHINA.
    415 9 Ex-official To Ask For Aid of Local Towkays. Among the arrivals by the Hitachi Maru, on Monday, from Japan and China, was Mr. Lv Chi Ye, formerly Assistant Commissioner of Justice to the Provisional Government of China, and chief assistant to Dr. Wu Ting Fong. Mr. Khoo Kay
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    Siam's State Railways.
    110 9 The fifteenth administration report on the traffic of the Royal State Railways in Siam for the year 1911 12 shows that the length of line now open to traffic is 901.8 km. The total capital outlay from the commencement on all open lines amounted at the close
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    MR. ROOSEVELT SHOT.
    317 9 SPEAKS FOR AN HOUR AFTER THE ATTACK. Bullet Cannot be Extracted. R«utbb's Tblbobam. London, October 15. A Milwaukee messago says a Socialist firod at Mr. Roosevelt in the sireet near his hotel. Mr. Roosevelt was not hurt. He was pro ceeding to address a mooting. The crowd
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    The Far East.
    246 9 FAILURES OF THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT. Japan and British Interests. RbCTBR's TsLIORAM. London, October 15. Mr. Acland, in reply to Mr. Rees in the House of Commons, stated that diplomatic and consular reports contained evidence of [the inability of the Peking Govern 1 ment to iniposo its will
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    HOME RULE BILL.
    47 9 Kbotbb's Tils. imam. London, October 14. The House of Commons by 203 votes to 100 has adopted the Home Rule guillotine resolution, and by 197 to 92 adopted a motion to suspend the eleven o'clock rule on Friday* daring tho remainder of the session.
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    TURKEY AND ITALY.
    16 9 Rbdtbr's Tilboham. London, October 16. Turko Italian peace has been signed »t Ouchy.
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    20 9 Dbb OsTtsiATisciiK Lloyd Tblbobau. Berlin, October IS. The signing of peace bttweeu Turkey and Italy iv expected for ecrtaia <lu>
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    Dollar Share Values.
    878 10 A REVIEW OF THE PRESENT POSITION. With Some Forecast Valuations We have been askod repeatedly to issue a Rocond edition of our handbook on Dollar Snare Values," but have been reluctant to do so until a good deal of fresh material bxcaiuu available. Further, we found that
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    AYER PANAS.
    83 10 KoKMKU Ist FtBKI'AKY, 1910. Situation of Estate Malacca, Board of Directors. \V M -Mine E. Kong (man 11 How land Llewellyn Loo Choon Guan. Secretaries and Registered Offices: Derrick A Co., (ireshatu House, Singapore. Capital Authorised $750,000 Paid up 750,000 tin Ketjruary, 1912. 4,100 15 shares were issutxl
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    Area of Estate.
    526 10 <Asat.Janiiai> 1)1, 1912). Acres. Rubber in fall bearing 470 Wanted -1907 250 1908 170 19(>H, 1909 872 1910/1911 888 Total planted area 1,595 MUhM a. 298 Total area 3,898 Theoretical Valuation. Taking the planted MM as at December 81, 1910, the Sengat scale valuation of the estate
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    BALGOWNIE.
    484 10 h. .i.Mi i> 1903. Situation of Estate Ulu Langat, Selangor. Board of Directors. W. M. Sime A. W. Bean. K. C. M. Kiudersley. Secretary and Registered Offices Derrick and Co., Oresham House. Capital Authorised $200,000 Paid up 166,000 1 1910 100.942 Rubber Outputs 1911 133,000 (l9i2(Bmons) 110,000 fl9oB 25
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    LANCASHIRE COTTON TRADE.
    363 10 Increased British Consumption in Past Year. The annual circular of the Liverpool Cotton Association, for the season ending August 31 last, has been issued. The average price of middling American cotton during the year was 6.' 9d. per lb. as compared with 7.84 d. per lb. in
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    The Late Mr. W. Spencer.
    283 10 There was an expression of genuine regret, particularly amongst military, masonic, and engineering circles, when it became known yesterday that Mr. W. Spencer, Chief Engi neer of the War Department launch Moonstone, bad passed away early in the morning. He had been suffering from an
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      More Money and More Deaths.
      306 10 To tbe Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, Take your leading article of sth 1. You lead your readers to think that 296 cases of cholera were treated in Singapore in 1911. Yon forgot those found dead, and those moribund on admission to hospital. The
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      Datoh and Death.
      1141 10 To the Editor of tbe Straits Times. Sir, Having had somewhat exceptional opportunities during many years' residence in the East for studying the ways of native professors of supernatural healing, I feel it ii I x Hi cl by your recent leading article to offer a few
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    DOVER HARBOUR.
    454 10 Admiralty To Spend More Money on Improvements. The Admiralty have decided, according to The Standard, to spend about a quarter of a million sterling on the improvement of Dover Harbour, which, since its completion two years ago, has been used by warships only to a very limited extent.
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    Messrs. Charles Benjamin and Co.'s Share Quotations To-day.
    168 10 Messrs. Charles Benjamin and Co. kindly favour as with the London prices they h»v< received this morning Quotations, M inn vim i i Pbicm. price., Allagars 2,9 Labus 9/Anglo Malays 14/71; Lanadrons p.p. 60/Anglo Javas 6/- Leelburys 60/-Anglo-Johores 7/6 Linggis 28 -1J
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    Siamese Ship Disabled.
    407 10 NAVAL VESSEL'S PLIGHT IN THE GULF. No Food or Water for Two Days. I Mafli of the salving of the Naval despatch vessel Suriya Mouthcu while in a serious predicament in the Gulf of Siam have conio to hand, says the Bangkok Times of tin 11th inst.
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    PORTUGUESE TIMOR.
    407 10 Arguments in Favour of Sale of Tbe Territory. Mi. Loareirn da Fon/.eea. wlu is regaidud in Political M M authority uu colonial matters, wrote in the (iazetUi de llullaudc of September I. an article about the much talked of sale of I'ortugues.e Timor. Nulwith standing the strenuous opposition
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    F.M.S. Motor Train Service.
    142 10 The F. M. S. railway authorities have in contemplation the inauguration of a motor train service on all local braucbos of the F.M.S. railways. There is little doubt, says the Malay Mail, that such an innovation would be of tho very greatest service, and its adoption
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    91 10 The Commissioner of Lands, British North Borneo, NfM tint |1m yu.tr Ull produced uollung startling in tbu way of uguculiuib uo new product wasstaiUxl, though a chiucs* tirui was anxious to obtain MM terms for a block of land at Tenoiu, to U usod partly for experimental purposes. Negotiations for
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    See Kee Rubber.
    1920 11 SHAREHOLDERS DISPENSE WITH SECRETARY. Annual Meeting at Shanghai. The wicuuil annual meeting of the See Kee Kubber Kstatew, I <U., was held on September HO, at Shanghai, Mr. 11. O. White presided, supported by Messrs. K. H. S'.lacob, L. Walker. .1. M. Kobb, (directorHl Mr. Francis KMn
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    SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
    118 11 The South African Kugby team beat Devon at Exeter on October ■">, by eight points to nil. In the all- India boxing tournament which has just closed at Calcutta, Pte. Sly, Ist Middlesex, beat Driver Towern, 20th P.. W. A., in the liyht weights; Bombardier Griffin, 95th H.
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    STOCKS AND SHARES.
    812 11 PrlcM Quoted la the Market This Moralig. Singapore, October 16, 1913. Messrs. Lyail aad Bvstt, Bxobaage and Share Brokers, issue the tollowiag list of quotatioas Ibis moeaiag I— Nob. Vali-i. Bcybrs. Sbllbbs. 3/- Allagat 2.6 8/4 1 Anglo-Jsvs 6/9 6,44 1 Anglo-Johore 7/6 8,6 2/- Anglo-Malay 14/8
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      19 11 AFTER TENNIS SCHWEPPE'S LEMON SQUASH. Garner, Quelch Co., VINE Ul SPIRIT MERCHANTS. Battery Bo*d, Singapore. Telephone 881 268 36-9-18
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    Passengers Overseas.
    760 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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    PORT DICKSON-LUKUT ESTATES.
    426 12 Final Figures of Survey Completed In July. The report of the Port Dickson- Lukut X.M.S.) Hubbcr Estates. Limited, for the eleven mouths to March 81, states that all titles lmvr now bucn transferred to the company, and the total area amounts to 4.1 14 acre*, instead of
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    TENASSERIM HEVEA PLANTATION.
    502 12 Cotton as Catch-Crop Proves Unsuccessful. The report of the Tcnassorini Hevoa Plantation, Limited, states, that of the sum of £638 which appears in the balance sheet as London expenses, £375 has been re invested by the directors ami secretaries in shares of the company at par, in
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    STRAITS PLANTATIONS.
    384 12 Last Year's Expenses to be Reduced. Tin report ot the Straits Plantation, Limited, states that the number of coconuts harvested in the year to June 30 was 2,491,680, against 2,11.'>,*j2 in the previous year. 620 tons of copra were manufactured at a cost of £13 14s Ul per
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    71 12 An interesting phenouienon is reported as having been MM from the Chutatutch on i it i last trip to liangkok, in the form of a rainbow at night. It is said to have been distinctly visible, but to have been of a whitish colour, not of the varied tints of
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    LONDON AND SINGAPORE RUBBER PRICES.
    1327 12 STOCK EXCHANGE CLOSING PRICES, AND SINGAPORE QUOTATIONS ON SEPTEMBER 19. We quote below the beat available Loidon list; from the reports brought in by the last mail, and add lecal quotations from the list prepared by Messrs. Kraaer and Cc. (Singapore) on the corresponding date
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      525 13 FRASER CHALMERS. LTD. WINCHESm KfUsE. 81NOAPORE. MaNUFACTURIRS Of MIRIH6 •NO POWER MACHINERY Our World-Wide Reputation meant hairlMM and Efflel eaci". w CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY CO. 8 Royal Mall Steamship Lin*. TBH NATIONAL HIGHWAY TO BUROPB Vu Chin* Japan, Canada a«o t>i Ckitid Stati* Route Irom Hongkong, via nbtogbaj Nagasaki (Inland
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      166 13 m PIANOS ON HIRE AT $10 PER MONTH TUNING AND REGULAR ATTENTION INCLUSIVE. S. MOUTRIE CO., LTD., THE ARCADE, SINGAPORE. FAR EAST OXYGEN ANO ACETYLENE CO., LTD., Singapore Branch. OXYGEN GAS AND DISSOLVED ACETYLENE. Marine Boiler Repairs by Autogenous Welding. REPAIRS OF FURNACE CRACKS. REPAIRS OF LEAKY TUBE PLATES. REPAIRB
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      482 14 INSURANCE. MEAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE CO.. LIMITED. ■•ad Office Wlncheiter House SINGAPORE I Board of Dlmetorai I 8 A. Daaaioa, Bsq Gbairr-ian A. H, Kna, Bsq., Managing Director Pataa Fowua, en., Chief Med. Offioor W M Bllioi, Bnq A D Allan Bsq. Tsw Na»H Pak, Bsq. Ons 3mb Taa, Bsq.
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      360 14 INSURANCE. FEDERAL LIFE MBUMNCE COMPANY OF CMMM. Established 1882. D.root Government Supervision Government Audit. Policies are WORLD WIDE and Nou Kotliuabli. lm«< Net Surplus above liabilities or Reserve and all outstanding olaims. New Business, 1911, 0ver. ..18,800,000.00 Cash Loans, Settlements, etc., made looally, Numerous modern schemes 4. H. EVANS, Manage*,
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      522 14 BANKING. CHARTERED RANK 8F INDIA. AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. INOORPOKATBD BY ROYAL CHARTBR Paid op Capital ia 60,000 Shares ol 430 each 41,300,000 Reserve Fund 41,660,000 Reserve Liabilitr of Proprietors... 41,300.000 BANKBRB. Bank of England. Tbe London City Midland bank, Ltd. National Bank oi Scotland, Ltd. BINGAPORB BRANCH. Current Aocounts are
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      514 14 BANKING. THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LIMITED. INCORPORATED BY BPECIAL MPERIAL 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 Calcutta Foochow Hongkong Koelung Kobe Kagi London Moji Nagasaki Osaka Shanghai Swatow Taichu Tainan Takow Tamsui Tokio Yokohama,
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      685 14 SALES BY AUCTION. BY ORDER OF THE CHIEF POLICE OFFICER. AUCTION BALE Of UNSERVICEABLE POLICE STORES, UNCLAIMED AND CONFISCATED PROPERTY AND INTESTATE ESTATE PROPERTY, ETC. At the Central Police Station, South Bridge Road. On Thursday, October IT, a.t 2-3O p.m. H. L. COGHLAN CO., Auctioneers. 810 1610 AUCTION SALE OF
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    THE MOTORING WORLD.
    1191 15 NOTES AND COMMENTS ON CURRENT TOPICS. Motor-Cars to Run on Paraffin. Thore is a possibility that within the next two or three years petrol will have ceased to be the moving spirit of the road, and that its place will be usurped by common paraffin lamp oil.
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      277 15 Wolseley Autocars. To tho»o who are heeiUtinj? betwrcn the Wolseley ana the SO OA.LLBD oheap oar. we wISSd wliind thtm that tbe Fl hST COST NOT ALL that to be oonw dered. The car which embodies tbe fluent examples of eoKineeriDK Rki". de »'.B°' workmansbip and material, is tbe car
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      10 15 For Childraa'a Hacking Cough at Night. Wooda' Oieat Feppermint Ciiie.
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      404 15 Iff Not Advertisements, 111 jll MAKE A TYRE GREAT. 5 DUNLOP SUPREMACY JJJ wl Is Based upon Performance. jfiT^-^-^ V? C^s^iwk T0 BE OBTAINED 0F AL ///jwr XyX^PMV PRINCIPAL GARAGES DEALERB jffifir/ |I^^ISVARIETIES. f^> KM POTTED I ALL DEUC i Of j S x>D APPETISING. M B MEATS. I GAME,
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      445 16 TO BE LET OB SOLD. FURNISHED SEASIDE RESIDENCES!!) LET. Belmont, Benzoline and Ben Ledi, off Tanjong Katong. Apply B. Somapab, 19, Raffles Place, or 817, Serangoon Road. 88-11 OFFICE TO LET. "Oresham Houfe," Battery Road. Immediately entry. Apply McAlister A Co., Ltd. 18 FURNISHED BEA-BIDE REBIDENCE TO LET. At Siglap.
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      635 16 NOTICES. NOTICE. I, the undersigned, Tan Ing Bong, hereby give notice, that I have this day appointed Mr. Lao Ah Fatt, as chief Superintendent for supervising my stevedorage work. Dated this Ist day of October, 1912. TAN INOBONG, STEVEDORE, 2-10-w 28-10 GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. A Meeting of Justiots of the Peace
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      642 16 NOTICES. BUKIT K. B. RUBBER CO.. LTD. NOTICE OF CLOBING OF TRANSFER BOOKS. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Transfer Books of tbe Company will be closed from 19th to 23rd iootant, both days inclu-ive, for tbe purpose of preparing dividend warrant*. By Order of the Board, WELSH t CO..
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      739 16 NOTICES. KMM KIAT A GO. SHIP-CHANDLBRB, •evsraiMil ft Munlcleal Coitnoton Telephone No. 421. 108* 109. Market Street. GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. Tenders willbe received at tbe COLONIAL ENGINEER'S Offioe, up to noon of tbe 24th October, 1912, for the following works: 1. Whit-, washing, tarring and repairs to Kandang Kerbau Hospital. 2.
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