The Straits Times, 17 May 1909

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  • 13 1 The Straits Times. NO. 22.961 SINGAPORE. MONDAY. MAY 17. 1909. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 65 1 KATZ BROTHERS, Ltd. Embroidered Madras Muslins WITH FRILLS. NEW STOCK. VERY TASTY. KATZ BROTHERS, Ltd. Raffles Hotel. (5J<5» Special Dinnep On Saturday, May 22. SAItKIES BROTHERS, Proprietors. ASAHI OS Pr^Fylf I H Best and feAis^. unc&pestm ffln HH Wliuleitule only from jT^Mjl ■I V The mitsui bussam RAisHi ffli 111
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    • 137 1 HARIMA HALL Cinematograph, North Bridge Road. To-Night at 9.30. Jeakras Husband. Cnpid's Four Darto. Mr. Absentmind. Yon Mast not PUy with mj Peelings. BTRING8 T RING ORCHEBTRA COOL HOUBE. K. HARIMA, Sole Proprietor. THE Empire Hotel, KUALA LUMPUR. F.M.B. A New First-class Hotel. Fitted with Electric Light and fcans. Five
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    • 174 1 THERMOS a ft fl\ Patent Flasks. £3| f t i kH^ obtainable at Wk 1 "THEKMOB" WITH BTRCN6 Invaluable to Travellera. lS— -^L, W LEATHER CASE Invaluable to Sportsmen. <Wfr i Jgflj*»P— Invaluable to Excursionists. HOT BEVERAGES will remain hot for 24 hours without any application z or any precautions
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  • 1016 2 INGENIOUS METHOD OF INSECT DESTRUCTION. Complexity of Wings In Earwigs. Here are some interesting (act* with regard to moths, earwigs, and rats. Satisfactory results have been recently obtained at Zittaa, Saxony, by an ingenious method of insect destruction, says the Times Engineering Supplement. The caterpillars of a certain
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 257 2 RATNER Safes "List 2" Pattern, ADAPTED FOR THE CUSTODY OF VALUABLE PAPERS, BOOKS, ETC. Lined throughout with Fire-resisting chambers, 3£ thick, filled with best non-conducting material. LUUI\O Unpickable, violence and gunpowder proof, protected with plate of Ratner drill-proof Compo Safe Steel. All usual sizes in stock. BORNEO CO., LTD., SOLE
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    • 390 2 EYES TREATED AT TWOJWSPITALS For Over a Year, but Baby Girl Grew Worse— Mother Followed Friendly Advice and There Has Been No Return of Disease for Three Years. ONE BOX OF CUTICURA MADE PERMANENT CURE "When my llttla girl was a few aoath* old. her v/m began to nt sore.
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    • 6 2 Johnson's Digestive Tablets for mdif eitioo'
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    • 521 2 A CELEBRATED BEAUTY Head Pains. Gout, Lassitude Readers see for themselves that those in a position tc pick anJ i7i<v>s«— whether they are Royal Personages, popular celebr ties, experienced doctors, nurses, athletes, &c. without exception v :htsitatvi«lv vM Phoslerine as the one ertain remedy for all nervous disorders. All these
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 173 2 The Straits Times, 0 The Straits Budget. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Payable in Advance. Daily issue per you 180.00 do per quarter 7.60 do per month 2.60 do per copy 10 Weekly issue per yew 13-00 do per quarter 8.00 do per copy 9S When sent by poet, there U added tor
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  • 1211 3 PROSPECTS OFTHE ANGLO-MALAY COMPANY. Plantation Rubber Conditions. This company's report (or 1908 will be published daring the car trot month, and it is an open secret that exceptionally good results will be shown, says the Stock Exchange Oaaette. The total crop amounted to a little over 840,0001b5. oi
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  • 582 3 Bold Raid by the Municipal Authorities. One of the boldest steps ever taken by the governing authorities to rid the community of an objectionable feature was taken when a raid was made upon the Alhambra, and before the management of this bouse of entertainment were aware of what
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 699 3 Howarth Erskine, Ltd. CIVIL, MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL GENINEERS, IRON AND BRASS FOUNDERS, Boiler Makers, Bridge Builders and General Contractors. SOLE FOR Worthington Pump Co.'s Patent Pumps Puleoraeter Engineering Co. h Pnlsometer Pumps Robey and Co.'s Portable Engines and Machinery Richard Hornsby and Son's Oil and Gas Plants Way good's Lifts
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    • 3 3 Steams' Wine 1
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    • 186 3 A Cure That Cures There are men and women in every locality who are being racked todeath with Rheumatism. Many of them have tried electricity, liniments, Turkish and mineral baths, massage, &c, while others have been doctorea until they have last all hope and patience. Little's Oriental Balm has, by
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    • 376 3 The United Asbestos Oriental Agency, Ld. SOLE AGENTS FOR THE UNITED ASBESTOS CO., LTD. This company bag held, and still holds, a prominent place in adapting asbestos goods to the ever varying requirements of engineers. The diversities in prices cover a wide range. The varieties in quality are at least
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 745 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. P. ffO. STEAM NAVIGATION CO. For China. Japan, Penan*, Ceylon, Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Porta, Plymouth and London. Through Bill* of L»ilig issued for China Ooast Persian Gulf, Coutineutel, and Amsnoan Port). Steamer* will l«vi 3mj»p >ro aa or aboat. MAIL LINE. Outward (for China) Delhi M»v
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    • 673 4 STEAMERS SAILING. OCEAN STEAM SHIP GO. LTD. AND CHINA MUTUAL BTEAM NAY. CO. LTD. The Companies' steamers are rtespaohed from Liverpool outwards for the Straits, China and Japan every week and from Japan homewards for London, Amsterdam and Antwerp every fortnight for Oenoa, Marseille, and Liverpool and for Marseilles, Havre
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    • 574 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. APCAR LINE OF BTEAMERB. Tea undermentioned mall steams re of tbs above Line maintain a regular servioe between Calcutta and Japan, oalling at Penang, Singapore, Hongkong and Shanghai m rout* FLEET. Tons Commander s.n. -Ja»ab- 6,800 J. O. Ouraaa b.s. GiaeoßT ArcAi 4,600 S. H. Beuob s.s. Aebatoob
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    • 296 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. cTpTr Canadian Pacific Railway Company's Royal Mail Stoamsblp Lino. THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TO EUROPE ill OHINA JAPAN, OANADA aad the UNITED STATES, Route from Hongkong, wia Shanghai, Nagasaki, (Inland Baa of Japan;, Kobe, Yokohama, Viotoria and Vancouver, H.M.B. "Barman or Ibdia" Twin-sorew staaB.M.S. a EamaaB or Jajab" men,
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    • 633 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. HAMBURG AMERIKA LINE. HAMBUR6. The steamers of this Company maintain a regular service between Hamburg, Bremen, Antwerp, and Rotterdam, and the Straits, China and Japan. Homewards, they are despatched fortnightly for Havre and Hamburg and onoe a month for Bremerhaven direct, calling at Penang and Colombo. Taking oargo
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    • 819 4 STEAMER BAILIN63. N. D. L. NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD. Imperial Merman Mall Line. The fast and well-known mail steamers of this Company nail tortnighty from Bremea, Hamburg, via Rotterdam, Antwerp. Southampton, Gibraltar, Oenoa, Naples (connection Marseilles, Naples, Alexandria, and vice versa) Port Said, Suez, Aden, Colombo, Penang, Singapore, Hongkong Shanghai, Nagasaki acd
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  • 1086 5 COMMITTEE DISCUSS THE NEW RULES. Important Meeting at Kuala Lumpur A meeting of the immigration committee was held on 9th inst at Kuala Lumpur There were present— the superintendent of Indian immigrants, in the chair, and Messrs.. John Turner, H. W, Harrison, C. M. Camming, and Erio Maxwell.
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  • 130 5 In some of the English provincial markets wheat is selling at 50*. per quarter. Prices for bread in the provinces are generally from 6 id. to 7 id. per loaf. A report that the wheat reserves in the United States are 20,000,000 bushels in exoess of
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  • 70 5 The net profit for the past year amounts to £12,676. which, with last year's carryforward, leaves a balanoe for appropriation of £18,091. The directors propose to add to general reserve 41,000, and pay a final dividend of 12} per cent., free of inoome tax, leaving to carry
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  • 102 5 Mr. L. P. Brodeur, Canadian Minister for Marine, speaking at Montreal on April 19, referred to the recent visit made by himself and Sir F. W. Borden (Canadian Minister for Militia) to England to consult the Admiralty with regard to the defence of the Dominion. We want, said
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  • 111 5 Prom Eurpoe By the P. A. O. steamer Delhi, due May 11. From China P. <ft O. steamer Delta, due May 10. April 9 P. A. O. April 1* N 8.1. April IS B. I. April 19 M. M April U P. A O April M N.D.L
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  • 46 5 Time-bails on Fort Canning and Mount Faber drop daily at 1 p.m., Singapore standard time corresponding to 6 a.m. Greenwich meantime. The time gun is fired at 12 o'clock noon, indicating Singapore standard time, on every day excepting Sunday, when it is fired at one o'clock.
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  • 1285 5 Under thi« heading the following abbrevia lions are need «tr. iteuitr ih.— chip bq —barque •oh.— eehooner Tot.— Yacht Cm —Cruiser. Q'bt.— Gunboat Tor.— Torpedo H.p.—Horae power Brit. Britiah U.B.United State* Foh.— Frenoh Oer.— German Dut.— Dutch Ital.— ltalian Span.— Spanub Bar. Sarawak; Q.e. General- aargo; d.pJeok
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  • 176 5 List of Passengers Coming to Singapore. Par M. M. steamer Oceanien, due May 17. Mr. Pretre, Mrs. Belhomme .-nd child, Mr. J. Paggi. Per P. and O. steamer China, connecting with the steamer Delhi at Colombo, due May 21.— Mr. F. Toynbee, Mr. J. W. Haddon, HE. Sir
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  • 78 5 Fob Per Kruin Ton TViiomow R»l»\ La Seyru 9 a.m. H'kong, Bhan& »i, Taptn Braemar 11 ».m. Barawak KueMnf 1 p.m. P. BwaMenham, Penang Rotorua 1 p.m. Mnar and Halao«* Lady Weld 8 p.m. Port Bwettaham via ports Pmamt 8 pm HoDgkoDg and Japan Btnmohr I p.m. H'kong,
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  • 87 5 Wharves at which VeMcto an Berthed To-Day* TANJONO PAOAR. Ear Wbasv Basd— Banka, B. J. Spenoe, Oiang Ann. Bin w/gsvnoa 1-Anamba, Totoni Mara. Baonoa No. 1 (Brass Wham)- Nil. Batmen I— Cardiganshire, Taroba. I Monmouthshire. a 4— Braemar. Nil. langtsse, Hebe, Telemaohni. T—
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  • 161 5 May 14 Aityanaz, Brit str, Yokohama via ports Helangor, Brit *tr, Tslnk Anson via ports MacdaO. Brit «tr, Mauritius Kudo Mara, Jap str, Hongkong and Japan Ban Fo Boon, Dut itr, Pootianak Kampot, Fch itr, Saigon S. Van Langkat, Dntstr, Blow, Canton, H'kong t Telena, Brit str, P. Stmboe
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  • 231 5 Finance Commerce. EXCHANGE. SnKMPon, Mat 17, 1900. On London— Bank 4 m/s 8/4} Demand 2/8 ft Private 0 m/s 2/4| do 8 m/s 2/4J On On-many— Bank d/d 387* Private 8 m/s 240* do 0 m/s 242* On i'rone* Bask d/d 293 Private 8 m/s 390 do 0 m/s 299*
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  • STOCKS AND SHARES.
    • 52 5 Howarth Erskine 6% 000,000 1% prem. Riley, Hargreaves 0% 284,000 1% prem. Spore Electric Tramways Co., Ltd. 6% 860,000 nominal Straits Engineering Syndicate, Ltd. 6% 45,000 par. Singapore Municipal 6% «00,000 20%p.n0m 6% 1,878,000 7% prem. 4J% 1,6)0,000 8% prem. 4% 602,900 8% disc. Tanjong Pagar Dock Board 6%
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    • 265 5 BBAUM Captial j Paid L'n >• IMUBD Company Quota- Last ttoks DnmuND $800,000 •800,000 •eoo.ooo 10 10 10 10 10 7,600 Belat Tin Mining Co., Ltd. Brnang, Ltd. Bruseh Hydraulic T.M. Co., Ltd (1) Duff Development Co., Ltd. Kanaboi, Ltd. Kinta Tin Mines, Ltd. Kledang Tin Mining Co., Ltd.
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    • 410 5 £150,000 ♦200,000 £80 000 480,000 £80,000 £70,000 £85,000 •160,000 £16,000 £76,000 £110,000 1 1 10 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 250 1 17/6 10 1 1 1 T 1 17/6 10 15/. 10/--18/ 10/.
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    • 175 5 11.600,000 j •225,000 60 •16,000,000 125 •2,400,000 •1,000,000 134,000 10 •876,000 •000,000 10 •80,000 60 £400,000 1 JOO.OOO 100 •500,000 100 13,000,000 10 1U 7 50 125 4511 Eastern Smelting Co., Ltd. 10.00 JQ ()H ti ii ii 6«*5 Francr Neave, Ltd. (8) 142.50 15% for 08* HoDgkong 4
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 138 5 AUCTION SALES Mowell and Co. May 18. At saleroom, land and bouse property, No. 86, Amoy Street, etc., 2.80. May 18 At saleroom, leasehold building allotment off Chin Swee Road, etc at 2.80. May 22.— At No. 172, Thompson Road, teak Anglo-Chinese furniture, etc., at 2.80. May 22.— At Dunrobin,
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    • 3 5 Zymole Tooth Powder
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    • 4 5 Johnson's Digestive Tablets SBMCjajasela.
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    • 88 5 a) 6% debentures.— (6) subscribed by employees.— (<•) part paid shares. Bonuses. »and bonus 2^ per oent for year ended 81/12/03.— faod 5/bonus.— Rbsbbvbs.— Fienres after names of companies indicate that they uold reserves as follows:— 1(1) »26,000, (2) 114,000, (8) £6,000, (4) £1,873, (5) 125.000, (6) 17,400, (7) £8,784
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 210 5 DAY BY DAY. Monday, May 17. High Water, 9.9 p.m. Legislatire Council, 2.80. Workers' Meet, M. E. Parsonage, 6. Chinese Prayer Meet., M. R. Church, 7.8 a Bandmann Opera Co. Alhambra Cinematograph. Harima Cinematograph. Marlborough Cinematograph. Tuesday, May 18. High Water, 9.80 a.m., 0.40 p.m. Prayer Meet, M. E. Church,
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    • 111 5 Singapore Tide Table. (Fmm Mat 17 io Mat HIGH WATER. LOW WATER TinS fff'gbtl Time I H'ght Hay I bra. mm. Ift in. lhrs.min.|ft. fas. Momui 17 J 9pm g4 spm 0 Hrssß*T IB J 940 fm 8 -i6pm u7>—™.,io /W. 96 pm 9.1 4.0 am 0.7 T M 1
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  • 35 6 Nunis —On May 17, at 201-1, Queen Street, S.ngapore, Arcina Engenia Macedo Nuni s, d arly beloved wife of Joei C. Silveira Nunes. Funeral tomorrow, at 7 a.m. Chin and Japan papers please copy.
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  • 1192 6 The Straits Times. PRICE 10 CENTS. MONDAY, MAY 17. HOMES AND CONSCIENCE. Some little time ago the convocation of Canterbury discussed and adopted a report which is calculated to make a few worthy folk dissipate their worldly goods, clothe themselves in sackcloth, and live happy ever afterwards. The report calls
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  • 8 6 The registration of dogs commences on Jane 1.
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  • 14 6 The report of the meeting of the Indian Immigration Committee appears on page 6.
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  • 20 6 Subscriptions to the Agri- Horticultural show to be held in Penang on August 0 10 and 11 amount to •6,269.66.
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  • 23 6 No naval manoeuvres are to be held by China this year, bnt the war junks on tbe Yangtsse River will assemble for inspection.
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  • 21 6 The Gladiator, which was wrecked near Lundy Island, Pembrokeshire, has been sold for £15,000. Tbe salvage work cost the Admiralty £66,000.
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  • 21 6 The annual Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States Anti-Opium Conference will bo held in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday and Monday next.
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  • 30 6 The Canadian Pacific liner Lake Champlain, from Liverpool, has put in at St. Julin's with her bows stove in by a collision with an iceberg. She carries a thousand passengers.
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  • 31 6 Several groups of dice throwers were before Mr. Green, this morning, for exercis ing tin? art on the racecourse on Saturda y. The leader was in each cue ordered to paj
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  • 35 6 The Norwegian steamer Helios recently ran ashore on Hainan) Head bank, from which she was assisted off by the German gunboat Luchs. The Luchs then continued her voyage and reached Hongkong on tl.B 10th instant.
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  • 46 6 A Kheh has been arrested on a charge of cheating a Macao woman, by showing her a •SO note, asking her for change and, when she proferred $30, blowing smoke in her face and handing h a blank sheet of paper instead of the 150 note.
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  • 42 6 Messrs. Guthrie and Co. are advised by the secretaries, Labu (F. M. S Rubber Co. Ltd., that Mr. J. H. Renton, late senior partner i.f Messrs. Bosanquet and Co. has accepted an invitation to join the board of directors of the company.
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  • 43 6 The Chaplain to the Forces regrets that he cannot invite the public to attend the Parade Service on Sunday the 23rd, when the Rev. F B. Meyer will preach, as he has not a single available seat beyond those require by the troops.
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  • 38 6 Portugal claims as compensation a sum of 2,800,000 (?l) for the retrocession of her encroachments outside the territorial limits of Macao. Duke Tsai, president of tbe Ministry of Finance, is rather embarrassed over the preferment of the claim.
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  • 41 6 At the Wayang Kassim on Saturday night, a benzine lamp caught fire. Females and children were frightened and left tbe build, ing but subsequently tbe play was continued the management having assured the audience that there was no need for alarm.
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  • 43 6 Hernam Dass, a Sikh watchman who war charged for causing grievous hurt to another watchman by fracturing his arm, was again before Mr. Howard, this morning, and sentenced to three months' rigorous imprisonment. The defence was that the injured man was a thief.
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  • 48 6 A special meeting of the congregation will be held in the Presbyterian Church on Wed nesday first at 6 p.m., to consider mstters of uryiit importance. Although the notice ix short aud the hour extremely inconvenient it is hoped there will be a fair representative of the members.
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  • 55 6 Tbe tablet sytem which came into force on the F. M. S. Railways between here and *Min«ei Siput on Ist inst., has worked so successfully that it has now been further extended to Taiping. We hope soon to hear that it is also working on the Prai-Taiping section, as undoubtedly
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  • 52 6 The Chinese clerk of the Batu Gajab Treasury, who was brought np on a charge of criminal breach of trust in the snm of $500, has been acquitted by the Judicial Commissioner. His Lordship, in discharging the accused, remarked that though grave suspicion rested on him, the charge had not
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  • 64 6 The second magistrate hood nine Chinese IS each, on Saturday, for playing in a com mon gaming house, half tbe fine to go to tbe informer. The first accused, Chua Pan Han, who was also charged with assiHting in the management of a chap jee kee lottery, was fined $500
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  • 75 6 In the Supreme Court, on Saturday morning, the Chartered Bank, represented by Mr. Stevenw, claimed 15,000 odd on a promissory note from Hoh Ah Peng and others, for whom Mr. Kock appeared. The defendants, submission was that they hid been induoed to make the note by tbe alleged fraudulent representation
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  • 80 6 Mr. James Paterson prosecuted four lads, three Malays and one Indian, io the senior magistrate's court, on Saturday, on a charge of theft of fourteen coconuts. His worship discharged the boys after cautioning them thtt, if they appeared before him again on such a oharge they would be whipped. He
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  • 85 6 A few days ago, a stranger, Mahomed Bakis, gave, so he alleges, his brother, Sit Tspioo. a bag oontainiog money to keep. On Sunday, he asked for the bag and found on counting the oonteots that 1247 had been abstracted. Tue brother, who has been arrested, admitted taking the money
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  • 423 6 Mr. S. S. Gladstone, a director of the P. and O. Co., is dead. Mrs. Amery arrived safely in England oa Good Friday, in fair health. Capt. W. O. Blanford, R. G. A., was placed on the sick list on the 12th instant Mr. and Mrs. Adis
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  • 76 6 A private letter received from home by yesterday's mail, says tin; Times of Malaya, of 14th io«t., states that Mr. Gilbert Pearce lias resigued the chairmanship of tl.e board of directors of the Tjocoli Mines, Ltd., and Mr. C. V. Thomas has been appointed chairman in
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  • 79 6 An extraordinary ceremony was witnessed here at Luoknow on 3rd inst when a young and good looking European lady, Miss Thompson, was admitted to the privileges of Hinduism as practised by Arya Samjists. She had come up from Calcutta purposely to renounce Christianity and embrace Hinduism.
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  • 106 6 The caw in which Mr. P. B. St. John, Chief Clerk in the Federal Treasury, claimed $10,000 damages from Mr. Tap Hou Chin for criminal conversation with his wife and enticing and procuring her against his will to depart and remain absent from him,
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  • 174 6 We deeply regret to announce t in death of Miss Edith Merrylusx, the woll-koown pianist, which took place with startling suddenness at Unnny mede, Nonbam Road, laxt niglit, at fi 45 o'clock, from heart failure, reports the fioang Gazette, of the 18th inaUnt. Miss Merryleeo,
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 89 6 CIGARETTES. "Three Castles" MAGNUMS. A large band-made Cigarette manafactim <1 from tbe highest grades of Bright Virginia Tobacco. In 50s Patent Air tight Tins. Obtainable from all first -c ass Tobacconists. Price: 55 cents a: HIRANO If Japanese fl Table Water. 4Q HI Per case of 4 doz. pints $4.25
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    • 86 6 Alhambra To-Night! To-Nlght! Change of Programme L. F. WILLIS, Manager NEW STUDIO. Lee Brothers, HIGH CLASS PHOTOGRAPHERS, 68-4, Hill Street, off Stamford Road. Price list on application. 798 MARLBOROUGH Cinematograph, BEACH ROAD. Two Big Shows, 7-3O A 9-3O P.M., FDR ONE PAYMENT. POPULAR PRICES. PHOTOGRAPHY. Tbe Oldest and Only European
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  • 175 7 AGREEMENT ARRIVED AT IN BERLIN. Equal Division of Interests. [Riutib's Tubobam.l London, May 15. The oonferenoe of international banking groups on the subject of Chinese railway loans, has agreed that there shall be a German chief engineer of tbe Hankow Chengtn railway, and a British chief engineer of
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  • 80 7 ENTHUSIASTIC WELCOME AT VANCOUVER. Soldiers and Sailors Fraternise. |RbUTBB'S TeL«ORAM| London, May 15. The Japanese cruisers Aso and Saya have arrived at Vancouver. Tbe officers lunched at tho barracks at Victoria, and the orews were entertained at a smoking concert, at which the proceedings were of a
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  • 83 7 Proposals for Adjourning tbe Reichstag. [DlB OSTASIATISCHI LLOTD TbLMBAM] Berlin, May 15. Prinoe von Buelow has had a discussion with Herr Stolberg, who desires adjournment of .the Reichstag for four weeks, so that in the meantime a Commission may settle the details of financial reform. Thereafter the definite
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  • 21 7 [Dll O9TASUTI9CHB LLOTD TILBOIAM Berlin, May 15. Italy intends to spend 150 million marks on building Dreadnoughts.
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  • 26 7 [Dm Ostahatisou Lwtd Tblsoxahl Berlin, May 15. Spain is mobilising a brigade for the purpose of operations in Morocco, if these become necessary.
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  • 38 7 I Lin OsTISLtTIfOBI LLOTD TIUSUI I Berlin, May 15. The ex< Sultan's favourite son, Burhan Ed-din, was arrested on a charge of partici pating in the recent reactionary risings. After being examined he was dismissed.
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  • 35 7 The Services Becoming Normal. [RaDTBB'S TILBOIAMf) London, May 17. The Paris strikers are reduced to four hundred, and it is expected that the services will be normal to-day. Dismissals of strikers continue.
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  • 48 7 New Sultan's Proclamation Against Outrages. [RacTßß's TbxbobamJ London, Msy 17. The new Sultan of Turkey, cordially receiving an Armenian deputation, promised to issue a proclamation to Mussulmans calling upon them to abstain from murder and pillage and enjoining them to live in harmony with non-Moslems.
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  • 175 7 Imprisonment for Abetting a Meeting. Oor Malacca correspondent writing on 14th inst., states This morning the 22 Chinamen charged with attending a secret society meeting and remanded from last week were brought up for trial. The defences were very curious. Most of them pleaded that they had
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  • 290 7 Bomb Explosion at a Wedding Party at Midnight. There was considerable excitement and a panic in Bag Baaaar on 2nd inst., when a loud report was heard at midnight in front of 10, Nobin Sarkar's Lane, Bag Bazaar Calcutta, close to the residence of Inspt. Sasi Bbusan De,
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  • 207 7 Change Important to Users of Certain Codes. Changes which will affect a large number of people using certain codes will come into forue on July 1, when the new rules of the International Telegraph Co. will be introduced. A circular on the subject has been issued by Renter's
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  • 257 7 Additional evidence was taken in the district court, on Saturday, in the case in which T»o Soo was charged with dishonestly misappropriating an investment bond valued at 1187 63, which bad been the property of Go Ah Lok, a woman now deceased. Mr. Hastings Rhodes, the Deputy
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  • 61 7 The eruption of Mount Etna, says a telegram of April IS, from Rome, has redoubled in intensity. So dense whs the shower of ashes on the surrounding country that a repetition of the fate of Pompeili was feared. At night the huge flame* issuing from the uratm-g.ve a
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  • 429 7 TWO CHINAMEN SHOT AT PULO BRANI. Soldiers Arrested and Charged. Shortly before midnight on Saturday, a Chinaman in the coolie quarters at Pulo Brani received a bullet in the right lnng which caused his death about two hours later, and another Chinaman was shot through the left knee
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  • 423 7 Performed by Bandmann's Comic Opera Company. Saturday night's performance at the Victoria Theatre attracted a orowded house which appeared to enjoy thoroughly the comicalities of the Gay Gordons as presented by the Merry Little Maids Comic Opera Company. A feature of the entertainment was the dancing in
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  • 121 7 If the whole of India is being impoverished by British role, as a leading citizen of Bombay has for years preached, says the Indian Spectator, the city of Bombay itself does not seem to have been overtaken by this alleged general misfortune The income of the corporation for
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  • 915 7 GREAT LOSS TO THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES. Taken io Full Vigour of Life. We regret to announce that Mr. Charles Edwin Spooner, C. M. G., M. I. C. E., general manager, Federated Malay States Railways, died at the European Hospital here yesterday evening after a
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  • 165 7 To meet the conditions of a contract which has been entered into between the Australian Government and the Orient Company, to provide a faster mail service for 10 years from 1910, the latter is placing on the line five new steamers of 12,000 tons each. Two,
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  • 369 7 Hongkong Opinion of the Penang Case. The two leading articles in the South China Morning Post on tbe Penang Bill of Lading oaso have caused much comment, says that contemporary, in local basking and business circles generally. That a vessel's liability for the delivery of freight should
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  • 290 7 Bungalow Struck by Lightning in Ceylon. A correspondent sends the following to the Times of Ceylon: Mr. Sidney Anderson, planter, of Yatiyantota, had a unique experience on his estate on April RO. He was seated in bis office (a closed in part of the verandah), about 6
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  • 137 7 Ng Yeow and two others were charged before the third magistrate, some days ago, with assaulting a Chinese towkay on the night of February 9, in Bukit Timah Road. His Worship gave his decision, on Saturday. Mr. Montagu Harris appeared for the prosecution and Mr.
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  • 187 7 Suleiman is a money ohanger of 708 North Bridge Road. He has told the police an extraordinary story about the disappearance of 1415. He states that an unknown Chinaman called at his simp, on Friday night, and said that a friend of his wanted to change foreign
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  • 79 7 On Saturday night, a motorcar accident occurred at Duxton road. Dr. F. W. Goonetilleke, after having visited a house in Duxton Hill, was driving his car in Duxton Road, and in avoiding a ricksha which turned in from lieil Hoad he ran into a table by the coffee stall. A
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  • 346 7 KAISERS VISIT TO AUSTRIAN CAPITAL. Hailed as Best Friend of World's Peace. ComnKßts of the European Press. (Rioni'i Tiumam] London, May 16. A state banquet was held in Vienna In honour of the visit of the Kaiser. The Emperor Francis Joseph proposed the health of the guest,
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  • 256 7 Important Judgment Delivered at Ipoh. In the Civil Sessions of the Judicial Commissioner's C-nrt. judgment in the important mining case, Liong Kon Chen versus Lee Tat Ng, involving a sum of nearly •300,000, was delivered by Mr. Justice Wood ward, says the Times of Malaya of 18th
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  • 182 7 The spirit farm prosecuted a Frenchman named Agopian in the third magistrate's court, on Saturday, on a charge of removing three cases of wines and spirits from a ship without a permit. Mr. Farrer-Baynes applied for the defence, his argumont being that the liquors were not dutiable
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  • 1151 8 SPRING MEETING CONCLUDED SUCCESSFULLY. Detailed Analysis of the Racing. Large crowds attended the last day of the •pring race meeting on Saturday and had tbe satisfaction of getting home without a wetting, heavy clouds having drifted np i before the final event, threatening a downpour of rain. His
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  • 300 8 Second Start Pause Pin Fron Froo St. DunsUn Grey Seaton Unexpected Excelsior Zauibar Halopin Sextant Castro Cardinal Suuny Sooth Salute Uarveet Melecbnt Celluloid Daooit Maiatenanoe First Tenor Delcore Kenmare Blita Lynwood Billet Doax L.A. T. AilM Gillo Diabolo Sundowner Acetine Stockade Para King Lockfiro Emu Brace Little
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  • 261 8 Ist 2nd Ord Unpl. Sultan of Johore 8 0 1 1 Sarkies 9 1 1 1 Hood 2 S 0 0 Rajavarinthr 2 0 1 0 Devereox and Solveiß.. 2 0 0 1 Nameless Kongsi 1 8 0 8 Seah Bog Keong 1 2 0 8 Tan Kwee Wab
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  • 62 8 iryana >uval tennett lirwan Vliit."cnton 'artwright i" timer r inher 'eerbox 'incent BH 'ran laitin Ist c o 0 0 0 0 2cd o 0 a l o o 0 0 Bra 1 4 3 1 8 1 8 1 8 0 2 1 0 0 Uni 6 T
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  • 21 8 Bryans Abrams Kirwan Greaves and Dnral Redfern Tamer Fisher Banvard S 4 4 8 8 1 1 1
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  • 277 8 Biggest Specimen Known Bagged in Assam. An Assam correspondent writes to tbe Englishman It will be of interest to those of your readers who aie keen on shikar to learn that a rhino has lately been shot in Assam which carried a horn 24} inches in length,
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  • 612 8 Silver Supported by Persistent Ordtrs oo China. Messrs. Samuel Montagu and Co., write as follows, under date, London, April 23. About £600,000 in bar gold was available, and was taken for the Continent on the basis of 775. 9sd., with the exception of the amount reserved as
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  • 51 8 At a meeting of the shareholders of the Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China April 31, the resolution was confirmed authorising the directors to accept a renewal of the bank's charter with certain alterations, enlarging the powers of the company in the conduct of its business. Sir Montagu Turner
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  • Sporting Intelligence.
    • 20 8 Mr. O. L. A. Smith has been appointed captain of the Sussex eleven for the coming season.
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    • 23 8 At the Oral, Surrey beat Hampshire by mo innings and 408 rang and at Hall, the match between Yorkshire and Northamptonshire was drawn.
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    • 31 8 The Perak Ladies' Rifle Association scored 198 in the May competition for the Walker Trophy. Singapore scored 189, Penang 188, Selangor 188, Ipob 171 and Singapore Garrison L R. C. 189.
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    • 45 8 The races at Penang tak j place on July 27, 29 and 81, and entries close on July 15. The Penang Turf Club has issued the proposed programme, which is to be submitted for approval to a special general meeting of members on June 7.
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    • 54 8 The Kempton Park Jabilee Handicap was ran on Bth inst., with the following results Ebor, 1, Beanswift, 2, and Succour, 8. Tbe betting was 100 to 8, 5 to 2, and 100 to 7 against respectively. Fourteen horses ran. Won by three quarters of a length, with a neck betwoen
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    • 54 8 The Java record for foreign horses in the 2,000 metres race has just been lowered at the Batavia meeting. Before that, tbe record bad stood in the name of Cecil which, in 1907, did the distance in 2mins. and 12 sees. Lady Gossoon has improved upon this by doing it
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    • 62 8 During the three days' races, the Straits Times selected eight straight out wins two on the first day, and three on each of the other days. Eighteen other horses were picked out which either won or secured a placi, so that a consistent following of our tips would ha c
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    • 59 8 In the way of sport Calcutta is ahead of Singapore especially in the direction of golf where long drives necessitate the use of horses on tbe links. The following advertisement in the Statesman will explain A beautiful cbestnat Australian gelding, an cxoellent jumper, about 7 years suitable for raoiug, golf,
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    • 87 8 Under ideal weather, the members of the Fathol Munir Club held their annual athletic sports at the Kallang Road ground, yesterday afternoon. Out of the 15 events, tbe high jump was remarkably well done, the height attained being 6 feet— a feat rarely achieved by natives while the other events
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    • 494 8 V. M. C. A. v. S. C. C. There were two cricket matches on the Esplanade, on Saturday. The scores in both were very light The results of the match between the Y. M. C. A. and the S. 0. C. were: Y. M. C. A. O. Scharenguivel c
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    • 19 8 Sergeant Gadd, Royal Welsh Fusiliers, committed suicide by banging himself in a bathroom at Shwebo, Madras, on 7th instant.
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 5 8 Zy mole Tooth Powder LESSE*
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    • 448 8 $100 CASH FOR A "BRINSMEAD" and 18 payments of $22 each. THE ROBINSON PIANO COMPANY, LD. LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. VICTORIA THEATRE. Maurice E. .ndmann presents for the First Time in Singapore Bandmann's Merry Little Maids COMIC OPEfM COMPANY. 60 Artistes, including Ballet of 24 POSITIVELY THE LAST 3 NI6HTB. MONDAY, MAY
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    • 490 8 FAMOUS WAYANG KASSIM. THE INDRA ZANIBAR ROYAL THEATRICAL CO. OF BINOAPOBB. AT THE THEATRE ROYAL NORTH BRIDGE ROAD, To-Night! 10-Niyht! PAKDAMAN AND DILARAM PRICES OF ADMISSION Reserved Seats $2.00 I 2nd Class 60 ots Ist Class 11.00 I 3rd Class 25 cts. Ladies Zenana 60 cts. and 25 cts. S.
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  • 725 9 Nanu, port, probable date of arrival, and nanu of Agents. STEAMERS. Mrlie, Bvflney Jane 18 Bcastead Assays, Colnmbo, June 18 P. 4 O. Coy \vnthia. Bomba. May Borneo <""nv Astyanax, Liverpool, May 15; W Mannfleld Vrratoon Apcar, Ca'cntta, May 17 V. Simons A Behic, MarHcilles, Jnne 14; M.
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 556 9 GOSN ELL'S ■mm- Eau de Cologne RECOGNISED WL'\ DELICACY CONNOISSEURS r W PERFUME, TO BE THE jMlaaWi I FRAGRANCY, FINEST t LASTING KAU DE COD >G N E $&Bjt AN l FOR ITS REFRESHING COMBINED HS©^? QUALITIES. TO BE HAD IN THREE SIZES. PRICES: 60 oents small, II medium, 11.76
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    • 462 9 STEAMER SAILINGS. N.Y.K. JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP CO. LTD. 1 'Two retmlar nervioe« are maintained between JAPAN and EUROPE by the Company's well-known TWIN-SCREW STEAMERS, nnder Mail Contract with thn Imperial •Tapanede Govprnmrnt, opecially designed for the Company^ European Service, lighted Ibronehont by Electricity, provided with excellent aeenmmodation for Fir«t and
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    • 950 9 TENDERS for REVENUE FARMS. Tenders are invited for the lease of Revenue Farms in the State of North Borneo from the Ist January, 1910, as act oat hereunder. REVENUE FARMS IN THE STATE OF NORTH BORNEO. 1. In making arrangements for the leasing of tbe Farms for the next Farm
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    • 584 9 j (A) The Opium Farmer is responsible for seeing that Chandu is not sold by retail at the Opium Farm or at tbe Opium Farm Hoops at prices higher than those fixed by Government and named above (g). The Opium and Spirit Farmers may fix their own prices for supplying
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    • 83 9 A B RGAIN When you can save from 26 to SO per cent. on any article, you liave a bargain. Win a you buy a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrlm-a !<• medy at the regular price, you will probable save several times its cost in doctor's bills before
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  • 815 10 BIOGRAPHERS HOLD DIFFERENT OPINIONS. Mr. Chesterton Asserts Himself. Mr. Chesterton has been violently protesting ot late agaiußt tbe somewhat frequent assertion that Dickens was a Socialist. The great novelist ot democracy has been assigned to that fold, which some seem to think embraces all philanthropic souls, by
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  • 115 10 In the course of an address at Horsham tbe Minister for Defence (Mr. Pearce) said that the Government realised that Australia was in a very dangerous position owing to the D'aruiwH of Japan, which was now tbe fourth naval power of the world. Japan was
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 626 10 BANKING COMPANIES CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA. AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL OHABTKB. Paid up Capital in 80.000 Shares of sNOeaoh «1, 100,000 Bsssrvs Fund 5U, 67 4,000 Baserve LUblllty of Proprietors 41,100,000 BANKERS. Bank ol England. National Bank ot Sootland. Tie Laadoa City A Midland Bank, Lid. SINGAPORE BRANCH.
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    • 479 10 BANKING COMPANIES. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. t> AID-UP CAPITAL •18,000,000 SBBBBVE FUND Sterling Roeerre 118.000,000) tM 500 000 SUvsTbsbbtvs 114,000,000) fW 800 000 Oeserve Liability of Propriston 1K.000.000 COURT Or DIRECTORS Boa. Mr. W. J. Orssson, Chairman. H. E. Tomkins, Esq., Deputy Chairman. 8.0. Barrett, Esq. 1. R. Lwiimann,
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    • 485 10 INSURANCE Complies. CANTON INSURANCE OFFICB LIMITED. Capital Subscribed.... M.goo.ooe Amount paid-up 800,000 Reserve rand 1,680,000 Head Onm, Hniiinn. Ths nnderiigned, having been appointed tgsnts of ths above Oompany, an prepared to ssospt Marine Bisks st cnrrsßt rasas. BOUBTBAD 00..—A t mtu, ONION FIBB INSUBABOB OOMPANT OF PABIB BKABIJSaBD 18M HBBBBVEB
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    • 64 10 RELIEF FROM RHEUMATIC PAINS The great pain relieving power of Chamberlain's Pain Balm, is. clearly shown in cases of sciatica and inflammatory rheumatism, both of which are extremely painful but one application of this liniment gives relief and enables the sufferer to sleep, which in many instances he has not
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    • 805 10 SALES BY AUCTION, -A-TJOTIO2ST S^XjE OF VALUABLE TEAK HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, ETC. The property of W. J. Mayson, Esq., AT DUNROBIN," No. 40, BARKER ROAD, UN 3ATURDAY. MAY 22. AT 2 P.M. Carved and polished teak octagonal tables handsome fibre drawing-room suite mounted with Malacca c*ne valuable steel and coloured engravings
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    • 318 10 MORTGAGEES SALE On Tuesday, May 18, at 1.30 p.m. 1. Leasehold building allotment off Chin Swee Road, Singapore town, area 5.362 square feet, 87 years to run, quit rent 60 cents. 2. Freehold building site, at Devonshire Road, Tan^lin, are* 13,646 square feet. Powell fi" Co.. 97» Auctioneers. AUCTION SALE
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  • 1246 11 ARGUMENTS FOR AND AGAINST TAXATION. Depreciating Selling Value. There are many public authorities and private individuals who are strongly of the view that farther taxation should be imposed on ownen of motor vehicles. On the other band, says Mr. W. Rees Jeffrey in the Daily Mail, motorists consider that
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  • 266 11 Semi -Independence of Lamas Passed Away. In connection with the sending of welldrilled troops into Tibet by China, it is stated in Allahabad that this confirms the news which has reached India direct regarding the pouring of troops into Tibet. There is now quite a large
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  • 55 11 One of the large bonded warehouses belonging to McConnell's Distillery, Ltd., at Belfast, as well as a number of adjacent buildings, was burned on April 20. Half amillion gallons of whisky were destroyed, and the streets were running with blazing spirits during the conflagration. Ten persons were injured, and £250,000
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 419 11 ARGYLL CARS. JUBT Ar-tRIVED S£££* P ArgyU Model de Luxe. PAINTED DARK GREEN, NICKEL PLATED MOUNTINGS, FITTED WITH H3OD, MAGNETO, WIND SCREEN, LAMPS AND ACCESSORIES. Illustrated Catalogue and full particulars from SYME COMPANY, SO A O e .NT.. Ai_|____ a 8l»^* an Agra to Peshawar 760 SOmetninq I_IKO a Pe«h»war
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    • 6 11 Johnson's Baby Powder h r g
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    • 477 11 SHEFFIELD SIMPLEX CARS. 20-24 HP.. 6-CYLINDER. 5-SEATED. WITH HOOD. SCREEN, H.T. Magneto Ignition, Wire Detachable Wheels, 815 X lO6 m/m Tyres, Lamp*, Horn, Mechanical Lnbrioation. Petrol capacity: 10 gallons. COMPLETE $5,600 NETT CASH. sole Agents: CENTRAL ENGINE WORKS. JTJST XjAISTDBID: 15-2O H.P. STAR Five-Seated, Fitted with BOSCH DUAL IGNITION WITH
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 558 12 Scale ot Cbarges. PREPAID ADVERTISEMENTS— MisceIIan> oiis Wants of Every Description, Bonsi-n, Ijhihl, etc., to let, are inserted at the following rates One Insertion 11.20 per inch. Two 2.00 Three 2.80 Six 6.20 Nine 6.40 Twelve 7.12 Twenty- five 10.00 (Each subsequent month IS per inoh.) The above rate is
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    • 502 12 ARTICLES FOR SALE. RaTO :—Tomi I.ldm. oa* or two ißMrtloa*, tl.oo Bj tb* Inch, a** Heal* of Chart**. RUBBER BTUMPB FOR BALE. Good Robber Stamps, 10 months old. Apply Manager, Linggi Plantations, Ltd., Beremban. 0 IM7 FOR SALE The Hoik Tanoarville," as she now lies off Polo Samboe. For farther
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    • 530 12 TO BE LET 08 SOLD. Kin -Fo.r LU... om n two umrtfoa tl.oo Bf th* laoh. m* *eal* ol sharg**. HOUSES TO BE LET. Commodious terrace houses in Wilkie Road to be let Rent »25. Apply to 0775 GUTHRIE CO., LTD. COMPOUND HOUBE TO BE LET. No. 102, Waterloo Street,
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    • 583 12 TO BE LET OR SOLO. lurii f o.t Übm. o*. ut ir lawMciai. lI J* Bf Ib* lash. Seal* ol Chan**. OFFICE TO BE LET. Offloe on saoond floor of. No. T, Battery Road. Apply to Qnthrla and 00.. Ltd. o 1878 OFftOE ft 8000WN TO BE UT. With immediate
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    • 666 12 SINGAPORE RUBBER WORKS. Netherlands Qutta Percha Co., Ltd. Motor tyres retreaded at Moderate Prioes. All kinds ot India Rubber Articles, Sheets, VALVES, Rings, TYRES, HOSES (Suotioo, Steam, Hydraulic), Uardonhoses, Tubes, ENDLESS BELTS, FLOORTILES, MATTING, EBONITE and Hard Robber Articles, Bioycle Tyres. Works Offices: Passir Panjang, Singapore, Sole Agents i MESSRS.
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    • 359 12 BOARD AND LODGING. Bin* j-Fom Urn**, om ot two I— »mo—, II .Ot Bf tb* tank, Soal* at Chart**. BOARD AND RESIDENCE For single gentleman or married couple. Apply 21, Sophia Road. 808 BOARO AND LODGING. Rooms vacant. Mrs. von Bargen. 8, Mount Elizabeth. 917 ST. ANDREW 3 HOUBE. A
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