The Straits Times, 25 May 1909

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    13 1 The Straits Times. NO. 22.968 SINGAPORE. TUESDAY. MAY 25. 1909. PRICE 10 CENTB.
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      87 1 Rew fip HPtistic Designs in JAVA TEAK FURNITURE Drawing Room Suites *V* ?xtS D ln I !fs^ OOK CASES Bed Room Suites hall stands, etc., etc. CUSTOMERS' OWN DESIGNS MADE UP. Prices and HlumtrmUmnm mi the Shortest Notice. KATZ BROTHERS, Ltd. Raffles &f& Hotel Special Dinner Saturday, May 29. SARKIES
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      113 1 HARIMA HALL Cinematograph, North Bridge Road. To-Night! ENTIRE CHANGE OF PROGRAMME. STRING ORCHEBTRA. ELECTRIC FANS. K. HA RIMA, Sole Proprietor. THE Empire Hotel, KUALA LUMPUR. F.M.B. A New First-class Hotel. Fitted with Electric Light and tans. Five minutes from Railway Station. Overlooking the Padang. Single and Double Bedrooms, with Private
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      458 1 ROBINSON CO. S HOUSE FURNISHERS. Cheavin's New Pattern P" •I SwSlnrranltSii FlliPr la£tfilfflKiB I Mlvl K^MflXsii The cheapest and most reliable filter that j S^HHm can be purchased. Easily Cleaned. Bs^f j 2 gallons. 8 gallons. 4 gallons. l\\V SjK^^ IPO. ipiUa «t>l4 a —-r^f-* HTCBIOU l«TIII0«. WORKS RAPIDLY IMlfiSßiliwt
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    MUSIC AND DRAMA.
    1302 2 OPENING OF THE OPERA SEASON AT COVENT GARDEN. Lewis Waller In a Balzac Play. The season at Coven t Garden Theatre was opened on April 26, with the first performance in this country of M. Saint-Saens's opera Samson et Dalila. The part of Dalila suits Mme. Kirkby
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    THE USES OF TANTALUM.
    798 2 Interesting Lecture by Mr, Alexander Siemens. Mr. Alexander Siemens, of Siemens Brothers, delivered a lecture before the Royal Institution, London, recently on the subject of Tantalum and its industrial applications. Some part of what he said, though interesting, was concerned with the pun ly mechanical uses
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      483 2 Special Reductions. HUMBER CARS 10-12 AND 20 H.P. Newly Arrived. Latest Model. \^^JL^J^ry LJ 1 1 a* or* n M n v iv i d t n Owing to facilities for turning out large numbers of these famous Cars in order to meet the growing demand, COST OF PRODUCTION has
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      6 2 Johnson's Digestive Tablets L for Indication'
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      56 2 A POPULAR AMERICAN REMEDY. Mr. Fred C. Hanrahan, a prominent druggist of Portsmouth, Va., U. S. A., says For the past six years I have sold and recommended Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhcea Remedy. It is a great remedy and one of the best patent medicines on tbe market." For
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      317 2 ISMAIL RAHEEM ARE NOW SHOWING A LARGE VARIETY OF Diamond Jewellery, LOOSE DIAMONDS AND OTHER PRECIOUS STONES. Early Inspection Respectfully Solicited. THE HONGKONG ROPE MANUFACTURING GO. (ESTABLISHED ***** MANUFACTURERS OF PURE ROPE 131 3 STRAND I I CABLE HID I 141 4 BTRAND 1/8" to 19" 6* to 10" 8*
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      40 2 W. J. GARCIA. 50, BRAS BASAH ROAD. Piano, Organ and Mnsio Dealer. Sole Agent for CHAPPEL and BROADWOOD Pianos. Piano, Organ and Violin Repairing a speciality. Orders taken for Music, which can be obtained from Home within two months. 078
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    A Financial Dorando.
    1479 3 THE CHANCELLORS TEST OF ORATORICAL ENDURANCE. Welsh Pertinacity. Describing the scene in the House daring the delivery of the Budget, Mr. J. Foster Fraser writes in the Standard The delivery of Mr. Lloyd George's first Budget statement took four hoars and twenty five minutes. When he began
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    EMPIRE DAY CONCERT.
    273 3 Programme of Works by British Composers. The musical scheme of the Empire Concert organised by Dr. Charles Harris, of Canada, and to be given in London, last evening, consisted practically of works by British composers, from which it has been found possible to select items suitable for
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    LUXURIOUS CATTLESHIP.
    248 3 Horses Carried as First-Class Passengers. The largest and speediest vessel ever built for the cattle trade arrived in the Port of London, on April 26, from Belfast, and was to sail for New York for the first time on lnt inst. Thirty years ago steerage passengers in Atlantic
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      299 3 MAINTAINS THE HIGHEST REPUTATION EVERYWHERE. BUILD UP and PRESERVE YOUR HEALTH and Fortify the System against Disease with "We t*nn"t (peak ■^^^■^^■■^^■^■^■■^^■■i^BlV^H V^H la Z^t HiW vx> tutu? of it iVI limr Im iliTll !pH v a Pronounced by the HIQHEBT MEDICAL AUTHORITIES "sHeW&b" Torpid Liver, Debility, Eruptions, ;ad -WONDERFUL
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      3 3 Johnson's Baby Powder
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      71 3 DONT PUT IT OFF. Don't allow twenty-four hours to elapse without Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy in your home. True yon may not need it within that time, bnt it is better than any doctor's prescription and worth twenty times its ooet in cases of diarrhoea, cramp colic or
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      358 3 tSft7finONT TOOTH *J VJL*\JMJ\jm 1 POWDER Is the favorite dentifrice of the tourist because it is known and sold in every corner of the world. It cleanses and beautifies the teeth and purifies the mouth, as nothing else will. In new patent tin which keeps the dirt out and the
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      110 3 DOGS HEAD Brand AHEAD of ALL. BASS'S ALE, GU IN NESS'S STOUT. SOLD EVERYWHERE. Sole Agents: KIM HIN AND CO., 18, Kling Street, Singapore. 728 J. DA. PEREIRA. HORTICOI7ITRIST AND KLORIBT Collector and Exporter of Orohids. Diploma tnd Oold Medal from the late King of Denmark. By Special Appointment to
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      690 4 BTBHEB warn. P. 6. STEAM HAVIOATIOII GO. Por CMsbS, Japan, Peasntf. CeylM, Australia. India. Aden, Egypt, aatJM«jrt«nrin Porta, Plymouth and London. Throagh Bills of LtJiig iwned tor Chin* Ooast Per jian Gulf, Oonlinental, and Amerioan Port I. Steameri will leave Singapore on or about. MAIL LINE. Outward (for China) Davanba
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      647 4 STOUTERS BABJNG. OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO.. LTD. AND SMIHA MUTUAL STEM NAY. CO. LTD. Th* Companies' steamers are despached from Liverpool outwards for the Straits, Oataa aad Japan every week and from Japaa homewards lor London, Amatsrtam aad Antwerp every fortnight for Genoa, Marseilles and Liverpool tnd for Marseilles, Havre
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      695 4 STEAMER BAIUMBB. COMBIHID fUUKTICH OF THE OCEAN 8. 8. COY. LTD. ft THE WEBT AUSTRALIAN 8. N. CO.. LTD. ■■twain FRBMAJf TLB (PBRTH) NORTH WEM AUSTRALIA* PORTS, JAVA Ua> SINGAPJkRH. Regular Fortnightly aaiUags *st»ssa Sisga nor* aad Waston Australia, oaUing at Java a* indnoement offers), Darby, King's Sound, tort for
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      266 4 BTEAKH mums. C. P. lt Canadian Paclflo Railway Company's Royal Mail St-amshlp Lino. THM, NATIONAL HIGHWAI TO BUBOPB ru CHI HA JAP AH, CANADA aai IBs UN ITED BT ATE S. Boot* tram Hnagkcag. at* "—s^n 1 Nagasaki. (Inland Baa of Japan), Kobe, "Yotoaama, Vtotoria and Vanoouver BJLB. "Emtbbbi or
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      637 4 STEAMER BAILIIWB. HAMBURG AIERIKA LINE. HAMBURG. g; The atasrasrs of tail Ompany m»l»fcmhi a regular service between Hamburg, Bremen, Antwerp, and ItGllirilin, aad ths Straits, China aod Japan. noansiMda, th*y are «.**n*t«liia fortnightly for Havre aad Hamburg and onoe a month for Bremertuiven direct, oailing at Penang aad Colombo. Taking
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      799 4 STEAMER BAILIHM. N. D. L. NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD. Imperial Herman Mail Line. The fast and well-known mail steamers of this Company Rail fortnlgbty from Bremea, Hamburg, via Rotterdam, Antwerp. Southampton, Gibraltar, Genoa, Naplea (oonneotion Marseilles, Naples, Alexandria, and vice versa) Port Bald, Suez, Aden, Colombo, Penang, Singapore, Hongkong Shanghai, Nagasaki and
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    OUTWARD BOUND.
    349 5 List of Passengers Coming to Singapore; Per Imperial German mail steamer Print Regent Lnitpold, die May 29.— Mr. A. Price. Mr. J. <i. Howan, Mr. M. Loebel, Mr. A. Telchuj-. Mr B. Streefland, Mr. W. L. Conlay, Mr. C. W. Kier, Capt and Mrs. Breden berg and child.
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    Vessels at Tanjong Pagar and Keppel Harbour.
    93 5 Wharves at which Vessel* are Berthed To- Day. TANJONG PAOAH. East Wuit Timra Banka. Ear W. Saorioa I— Mam Sang. Bacnoii No. 1 (Shxxbs Whabf)— Qlenfalloch. Samoa S— Tan, Chieogmai. a B— Kokotu Mara. 4— Nil. a S— Darvel. a H 6— Kintaok,
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    SHIPPING IN PORT.
    1322 5 Under ibis beading tbe following abbrevi* lion* an used rtr stnsnwr ah. ihip bq. —barque sob. schooner Tot. Yacht Cm. —Cruiser. O'bt.— Ounboat Tor.— Torpedo H. p. —Hone power Brit. British IT.S.— Doited States Fob.— French Oer.— German Dot.— Dutch Ital.— Italian Span.— Spanish Bar. Sarawak G.o.
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    Mails Close.
    111 5 For Per Brat— Ton To-Moaaow Bangkok Ban H. Liang 8 a.m. Sabak and Djambie Brouver noon P. B'tenbam and Penang Kittna 1 p.m. Indragiri Etmeralda 2 p.m. Talnk Anson via ports k'inta 3 p.m. Pcasog and Calcutta Nam Sang 4 pm. Saigon Sord 4 p.m. TavasDAT. Rbio and
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    Clearances.
    74 5 May 33 Japara, Dot str, Muntok and Palambang Herapi, Dot atr, Hongkong, Amoy, Swatow »4 Rnmi bins, Dot str, Belawan and Deli Solfond, Nor str, Nantes Perak, Brit str, Telnk Anson via ports aj Wilhelm, Brit str, M »rtfmtr via ports Osnabrook, Ger str, Hamburg via port* Rajah of
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    Mails to Arrive.
    124 5 Prom Eurpoe By the N D.L str P. R. Lnitpold, due May 88. 8.1.. toamer Tbongwa. doe May 89. M. M. steamer Tonrane, dne May SI. From China By the M.M. s, won Oceanian, dne May 81. ipril 16 B. I. .pnl IB M. M. ipril t8
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    Complaints Concerning Noises.
    190 5 A contemporary has revived the perennial complaint about noises, with especial reference to Sunday morning church bells, says the Straits Echo. Being human, we cannot deny that noises often annoy us, but being journalistic, and therefore somewhat super. human, we go on to say that we have
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    Finance & Commerce.
    244 5 Finance Commerce. EXCHANGE. SwoAPou, Mat 25, 1MB. Oft London— Bank 4 m/i 'j 4> Demand a/8 ft Private 0 m/s 2/4* do 8 m/s a/4/, On Germany— Bank d/d 387 Private 8 m/a 240* do 0 m/s 242* On Prone*- Bank d/d 292 Private 8 m/s 308 do 0 m/s
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      DEBENTURES.
      52 5 Howarth Erskine 6% 600,000 1% prem. Riley, Hargreaves 6% 284,000 1% prem. Spore Electric Tramways Co., Ltd. 6% 860,000 nominal Strait* Engineering Syndicate, Ltd. 6% 46,000 par. Singapore Municipal 6% 400,000 20%p.n0m 6% 1,878,000 7% prem. *t% 1.600,000 8% prem. 4% W2.900 6% disc Tanjong Pagar Dock Board 6%
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      MINING.
      274 5 Captul Paid Shams ISSUBD Company Quota- Lam tioms Ditoiw I > i •800,000 •800,000 •600,000 £600,000 •400,000 £60,000 £100,000 150,000 £120,000 •460,000 £260,000 £100,000 £120,000 •460,000 £27,000 £200,000 10 10 10 1 10 1 1 10 1 10 6/1 1 10 1 1 1 1 100 s 10 10
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      RUBBER.
      393 5 £160,000 1200,000 480.000 480,000 480,000 470,000 486,000 •160,000 416,000 476,000 4110,000 4810,000 460,000 4180,000 4100,000 4820,000 G. 175.000 4126,000 l 10 1 I i 10 i 580 i. 1 1 I 10 \1 100 I 1 I 1 2/ 100 100 I 1 a/1 17/8 10 10/. 17,6 10
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      GENERAL.
      264 5 8% debentures.— <») subscribed by employees.— (c) part paid shares. Bonuses. and bonus 'ij per oent (or year ended 81/12/08.— and 5/bonus.— BasnTßS Fumre« after names of oompanies indicate that they hold reserves as follows (1) t26,000, (2) 114,000, (8) £6,000, (4) £4,878, (6) 126,000, (0) 17,400, (7) £8,784
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      156 5 AUCTION SALBS. Powell and Co. May 29.— At No. 198, Pasir Panjang Road, teak furniture, etc., property of L.C. Deverall, Esq., at 2.80. May 29— At Eskbank Cottage, No. 18, Tanglin Road, teak farniture, property of Major R. Ford, D. S. at 2.8 a June I.— At saleroom, unredeemed pledges,
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      6 5 Zymole Tooth Powder n .r J£s
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      118 5 SOn the Banks of the Nile s the perfect qualities of Messrs. Maspero Freres II Bouton Rouge H and Felucca Egyptian Cigarettes are recognised by all. Made of the finest selected Turkish Tobacco under Ideal conditions In Cs'.ro. A LUXURY TO THE MAN OF TASTE IN 60'S AIR-TIGHT TINS, OBTAINABLE
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      184 5 DAY BY DAY. Tuesday, May 25. High Water. U. 12 p.m. Meyer Meeting, Presbyterian Church, 5.16. Rev. Meyer, Theatre, Lecture to Men, 8.45. Alhambra Cinematograph. Harima Cinematograph. Mi 111 1 borough Cinematograph. Wednesday, May 26. Higu Water, 1.68 a.m., 4.18 p.m. Belat Tin Co.. Gresham House, 12. Government House Reception,
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      26 5 WEATHER TELEORAM. Hongkong, May M, 10 ».m. Barometer M 81 Direotion of Wind calm FsresoiWind 80 Max. Tsmp In Bbad* Manila, 758 S.E. 2 SI 26
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    The Straits Times. PRICE 10 CENTS. TUESDAY, MAY 25. THE MONSTER DEFICIT.
    1243 6 The Straits Times. PRICE 10 CENTS. TUESDAY, MAY 25. THE MONSTER DEFICIT. 1 :>• the last mail we received the text of Mr. Lloyd-George's speech in presenting a Budget, which showed a deficit of nearly sixteen millions sterling on the current year's balance between estimated expenditure and income, taking the
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    17 6 Chinese Public Opinion, of Peking, has been amalgamated with the Peking Daily News, under the latter name.
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    31 6 This morning, a N. D. L. steamer chartered by tho German Government as a transport. passed through the port from west to east. She hoisted the letters Q. F. L. T.
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    30 6 Silver fuang, the bronze sik, sio, att and solot and the old nickel satang pieces issued under a notification dated August 1898, have ceased to be legal tender in Siam.
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    31 6 The Sydney Referee of April 21, contained a capital portrait of John Welby Cooke, well-known to most Singapore circus-goers, on account of his visits here with the Harm h too show.
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    79 6 Another scandal has arisen with regard to the butchery bill which was rejected by the Japanese Diet last session. One representative ig the Diet, and a few Directors of the Osaka Butchery Co. hare been apprehended. At Hongkong the other day. a hawker was charged with selling dog flesh. After
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    49 6 The first persons outside tbe Royal entourage to hear of tbe good news at the Hague were a few workmen, who happened to be passing tbe Palace on their way to work. The men at first refused to believe it, but they were soon convinced, and raised loud cheers.
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    43 6 There was a considerable attendance at the Empire Day dinner served at Raffles Hotel, last night. The menu was all that could be desired, while the orchestra delighted diners with some charming musical selections. There will be another special dinner on Saturday night.
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    52 6 Alderman Watney mentioned at a meeting of the Oxfordshire education committee, that many interesting and rare cases had been brought to light in the course of the medical inspection on school children. One was that of a boy, aged a years, who was suffering from smoker s heart, from over-indulgence
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    122 6 During the hearing of an action in the City of London Court, in which the question of fees for professional services was raised. Judge Kentoul mentioned that it was recently reported that a fee of 4,000 guineas was paid to a K. C. for an opinion which would have been
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    70 6 The Rev. F. B. Meyer, in the course of an address at Kuala Lumpur, mentioned Ipoh particularly as having given him great pleasure. Mai young planters and business men, he said, had come by motor or otherwise several miles to the meetings there regularly, and men had systematically left their
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    78 6 A correspondent writes complaining of what he considers the most uncalled for, and most unaccountable stinginess of the Municipal water department, which deprives consumers of water during the hours when it is most wanted especially from 6 till after 7 a.m., notwithstanding tin fact that the water has been running
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    84 6 Mr. Meyer has for many years been in the closest and most intimate touch with young men. He knows them as few men do, and is therefore qualified in peculiar measure to speak to them about the temptations and difficulties which surround them in city life. We, therefore, commend Mr.
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    76 6 The America submarine Shark, commanded by Lieut. Castle, made a most successful dive, at Cavite, Philippines, on May 12. The little boat went below the surface about fifteen feet, a torpedo was placed in the torpedo tube and was fired while the craft was under water, the torpedo hitting the
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    84 6 Under the recent orders of the Government of India, any Government servant in receipt of a salary of not more than Rs. 500 per mensem may, if a member of his family is bitten by a rabid animal, and he is not in a position to at once send the
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    85 6 This morning, Mr. Tozer appeared before Mr. Justice Sercombe Smith to represent three Chinese who had been convicted on a charge of using criminal force to a hawker and fined 110 each, and who appealed against tbo conviction. His Lordship pointed out that tho appellants should bo present and they
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    78 6 A curious illustration, says a New York paper, of Oriental prejudice was recently afforded in the experience of London banks haying occasion to forward gold coin to China. It was ascertained that the Chinese would accept no sovereigns bearing the Saint George and Dragon on the reverse side, as its
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    89 6 At Ipoh, the other day, two Chinese shopkeepers of llatu Kuaru were charged, at the instance of Insp. Wilson, with buying tin ore without a licence, selling spirits without a licence, selling cliandu without a licence, manufacturing cbanda without a licence, selling crackers without a licence and being in possession
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    79 6 To celebrate Empire Day, Mr. S. Kasaiui, proprietor of the Indra/anibar Theatrical Co., gave a free matinee performance to the pupils of all the Malay vernacular schools on Saturday afternoon. Nearly 1,800 children from the various schools assembled, and thoroughly enjoyed the play. At the instigation of Mr. Elcum, director
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    390 6 l>r. Skae has arrived from Teluk Anson Mr. H. A. Mason bu been ou a trip to Muar and returned to S-ngapore, this morning. Mr. Altman, manager of the North Borneo Trading Co., Ltd., with Mrs. Altman, left Sandakan for home on tbe 15th instant Dr. William
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    Royalties not Coming.
    65 6 A Tokio despatch states that the Belgian Charge d affairs at Tokio, has announced that the report of the proposed visit of H. M. King Leopold to Japau is groundless. Another despatch from the capital states that the visit of H. M. the Queen Dowager of Italy,
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    The Bandmann Dramatic Co.
    73 6 We would call the attention of our readers to the advertisement which appears on page eight of this issue, announcing the forthcoming return visit of the Bandmann Dramatic Co. for three nights only. They open at the Victoria Theatre on Thursday, June 3, with The Manxman,
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    Chinese Customs.
    100 6 In view of the contemplated uarly returu of Sir Robert Hart, the late Inspector-General of Customs, to China, a rumour that is worth mentioning reaches the S. C. Morning Post to the effect that Sir Bobert will resume his Ct, that Sir Robert K. Bredon, who has n
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    Crocodile Catches Convict.
    97 6 Some prisoners were employed two to three miles from Sandakan, and one of them waded into tlie sea. He suddenly disappeared, aud re-appeared a few minutes later at a greater distance from the shore. His head and one of his shoulders was in the jaws of a
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    Sandakan Appeal Upheld.
    164 6 The North Borneo Trading Co., Ltd., proceeded against D. W. Thomson, lately employed in some of the docks at Hongkong, for breach of contract. The assessors, Messrs. Dale, McCreath and Cox, gave their opinions in favour of defendant, and the judge, Mr. Turner, gave judgment and com
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      162 6 WHISKIES (SCOTCH) Dews o' the Glen. Perfection < D. ft J. Met allum s). The Old Brigade. Polo Brand (T. P. Griffin Co.'m. Very Old Highland Blend. Extra Special Finest Liqueur Robert Macdonald. (Chop Itajah). Club Whisky. Club Bharu. Monarch o' the Glen. O. D. S. Rare Old Blend. V.
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      192 6 ALHAMBRA LA TOBCA LA TOSCA I T LA TOSCA T A LA TOSCA A LA TOSCA I To- Wight! I 8 LA TOSCA 8 C LA TOSCA Q T LA TOSCA T LA TOSCA A A DRAMA BY VICTOBIGN SABDOU OF THE ACADEMIE FR&NCAISE I LA TOSCA I T LA
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    EMPIRE DAY.
    155 7 VICTORIA MEMORIAL OPENED M LONDON. Mr. Chamberlain on the Growth ol Union. i Use t it's Tblbobam] London, May 24. In celebration of Kmpire Day. tbero wer« over a.liundred Sunday Church parades oi the Territorials yesterday. Special sermons were preached in 6,240 Churches, and four million scholars from
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    United States and China.
    107 7 REMARKABLE DIPLOMATIC NOMINATION. Mr. Hays Hammond Refuses Peking Ministry. [Rnni'i Tilmkam] London, May 24. The New York Herald states tbat tbe mining engineor and financier, Hays Hammond, who was sentenced to death io connection with tho Jameson Kaid. has been offered the post of Minister for
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    RUSSIA AND PERSIA.
    62 7 Protests Against Continuing the Occupation. 'Us eras' a TILTCBAU] London, May 24. The St. Petersburg Press is somewhat perturbed over Russian action in Persia. Tbe Russ remarks that General Smarsky in sowing hatred in the name of Russia at Tabriz and throughout Persia, while tbe Retch dwells
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    HONOURS FOR EXPLORERS.
    54 7 Asiatic Geographers Receive Recognition. jKICTiR's TbUORAM.) London, May 2.~>, The Royal Geographical Society baa presented a l'oundor's Modal to Dr. Stoin for explorations in lurkestan a Murchison grant to Captaiu Itavtling for explorations in Tibet a back grant to Rai Sahib Lai Hingb for surveying expeditions from
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    SIR DONALD CURRIES WILL.
    29 7 Famous Liberal Leaves Nothing to Charities. I HIDTSR'S TSLSIiEAM. j London, May 25. Sir Donald Currie left £2,377,052, but bis will contains no charitable bequests.
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    NAVAL RESERVISTS STRIKE.
    38 7 Two French Steamers Held Up at Marseilles. [Rjctm's Tilboram] London, May 25. The naval reservists at Marseilles have voted a strike. Two stefciuers due to sail yesterday have been detailed, as they cannot obtain crews.
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    THE SCARESHIP.
    30 7 Mr. Churchill Denounces Sensational Journalism. [Dm Ostasutucm Lloid Tauaßiit] Berlin, May 24. Mr. Winston < hurcbill, speaking at Manchester, has protested energetically against tbo spreading of sensational airship storios.
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    Local Shippiog News.
    28 7 The American transport Kilpatrick left for New York, yesterday afternoon. The Colonial steamer Sea Mew arrived from Malacca, yesterday, with Mrs. Dare ac sole pattenger.
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    PULAU BRANI FATALITY.
    536 7 Inquest Opened at General Hospital this Morning. The inquest into the death of Hob Hoo, who was shot at Pulau Brani, on May 10, was resumed at the Coroner* Court at the General Hospital, this morning, by Mr. Alexander Gentle, the coroner. The accused, Privates D. W.
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    Labour Strike in Saigon.
    135 7 At the date of last advices from Saigon, a peculiar strike was engaging public attention. Eighty native workmen employed on quay construction work there suddenly struck on May U, and refused duty. No persuasion could induce them to turn to. They demanded tbat the working day
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    Inferior Japanese Goods.
    157 7 The Tokio correspondent of tbo Java Hode calls attention to recently published Japanese consular reports, which dwell upon the bad quality of the goods exported from Japan. These consular warnings seem to be lost on the trading community there, who indeed appear to be getting case-hardened. One
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    Chinese Burials at Cardiff.
    139 7 A Chinese burial is not a rare occurrence at Cardiff, where there is a large colony of Asiatics. It was reported at a recent meeting of the Cardiff Burial Board tbat quite an invasion of the cemetery was made recently by Chinese, who appeared in great
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    77 7 The Election is tbe official monthly organ of tbe Siemens Stafford Institute, ana it serves very well to remind one of tbe magnitude of tbe Siemens Brothers Dynamo works in England. Copies of the magazine have been received at the local branch oi the firm in Singapore. There are some
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    Hongkong University.
    112 7 MAGNIFICENT DONATIONS TO ENDOWMENT FUND. Promises of £40,000. (From Our Own Correspondent/! Hongkong, May 24. Messrs. John Swire and Sons, of London, senior partners in tbe firm of Messrs. Butterfield and Swire, of Hongkong, who are agents for the Taikoo Dockyard and Engineering Co., Ltd., for tbe Taikoo
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    EMIGRATION FROM JAVA.
    294 7 Malay and Javanese Coolies Land in Australia. As tbe Van Spilbergen, which arrived from Batavia, on Saturday afternoon, rounded the point at tbe Domain, those persons who were waiting on Messrs. Birt and Co.'s wharf were amazed by the wealth of colour, which was apparent, even at
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    LIFE IN THE EAST.
    281 7 Kipling's Advice to Escape Where Reputation is Worth Having. Now is a place beyond all others wboro one must not take things too seriously— the midday sun always excopted. Too much work and too much energy kill a man just as effectively as too much assorted
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    Formosan Oil.
    103 7 Southern oil fields in Formosa are mostly on the uplans, and the traffic between them and other places ia very inconvenient on account of bad roads. For this reason, the oil wells on Banshorio have not yet been dug. The Rokujukei oil in Ensuiko district, which lecently came
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    The Nimrod Expedition.
    86 7 Lieut. Sbackleton, leader of tbe Antarctic expedition, has decided tbat on the homeward voyage of the Nimrod an attempt should be made to prove or disprove the existence of several islands, including tbe Nimrod Group, Dougherty and Emerald Islands. These islauds are charted, but doubts exist concerning
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    Liners Race.
    449 7 BELLEROPHON AND PERSEUS ON SPEED TRIAL. Birkenhead to Port Said. The start of the voyage of tbe steamer lielleropbon, which reached Vancouver on April 16, from Liverpool and tbe usual ports of call in tbe far oast, with \x> Chinese passengers, of whom 42 paid tbe bead tax
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    STEADFAST JURY.
    313 7 Barrow Accident Verdict Leads to a Deadlock. A remarkable deadlock has occurred between tbe Kurnea* coroner and the jury which has been investigating the death of Thomas Brown, a fitter, who was killed by the collapse of tbe gangway between the new warship Neptune and Messrs. Vicken, Sons,
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    Police Intelligence.
    193 7 Stray lunatics continually crop up. One was sent to hospital, this morning, and two last week. Mr. W. Donman, of Grove Estate, reports tbe loss of a motor lamp from his bouse at Tanjong Katong. A corporal of the Fire Brigade housed a friend for a while. The
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    14 7 He— He stole a calendar. She— What did be get He— T welre months.
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    EMPIRE DAY.
    488 7 Celebrations at Local Schools Yesterday. Last night there was a considerable gathering of girls of several nationalities at the Short Street Girls' School, to do honour to tbe idea conveyed by the term, Empire Day. The room was draped and otherwise made fit for the function and many
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    ALLEGED OPIUM SMUGGLING.
    120 7 Hundreds of Tins Discovered on the Empire. Another method adopted by Chinese in smuggling opium was discovered at Sydney, on April 28. Detective Insp. Donohoe, o( the Customs Department, accompanied 70 Chinese passengers who had arrived by the steamer Empire into quarantine. Their luggage was examined, but
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    Secret Societies.
    190 7 L>o the Hongkong authorities ever attempt to find out anything about the secret societies that exist among the Chinese, asks tbe S. C. Morning Poet? We would not like to say that they are remiss in their duties in this respect, for we frequently hear of Triad Society
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    Prisoner's Fatal Escape.
    205 7 A Chinaman was arrested by a Chinese detective in Wayang Street, at about seven o'clock, last night, on a charge of disorderly conduct. He appeared to be under tbe influence of liquor. While being taken to tbe Detective Station, he jumped from the ricksha which was conveying
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    GERMANS IN LONDON.
    69 7 POSSIBLE UNION OF KINDRED RACES. Finding Blood Thicker than Water. [Dim OsTAaunton Lloyd Tiliobjm Merlin, May 24. The Berlin Burgomaster and Town Council have bad a splendid reception in London. Tbe Council wired to the Emperor William saying that tbe visit bad brought conviction of the possibilities
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    AMERICAN-ENGLISH.
    538 7 Miss Rose Stahl's Quaint Word Freaks. When even Mr. Andrew Lang confesses that be has been utterly stumped in endeavouring to understand a certain subject, tbe presence in London of one of tbe most eminent living experts on that subject would appear to be a circumstance of more than
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    Big Jewel Robbery.
    94 7 A daring robbery of a pearl necklace valued at £8,000 is being investigated by the Bangkok authorities. It appears that the necklace was despatched by the Diamond Mer ohant's Association, of London, to the Q aeon's Chamberlain. The package arrived in Bangkok by the steamer Deli and
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    A Floating Arsenal.
    91 7 It is said of tbe battleship Delaware, the largest vessel in the American navy, reoentlj launched, tliat she can shoot at one time more metal than a whole broadside from Dewey's entire fleet wbiob entered Manila Bay. She carries enough coal for a cruise of 0,000 miles
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    Reduction of Opium Staff.
    123 7 The Pioneer says that as the cultivation of opium is curtailed, year by year the Government of India will have to consider bow the reduction of the departmental staff can best be carried out. One of the first steps should be tbo abolition of one of
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      Golf.
      130 8 Keppel Oolf Club. The result of play in the first round for tbo President's prize was ax follows K. Appleton w.0. W. N. Manterton w.0. H. U. Salmond beat A. Smith, 2 up, J. H. D. Jones v. R. F. Binnie, 5 up and 4 W. King v. Jas.
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      Rifle Shooting.
      182 8 Daily Mail Cup. Some twenty-five members of the Singapore Rifle Association fired at the Balestier ran^e, yesterday afternoon, in the match for the 100 guinea challenge cup presented by the proprietors of the Daily Mail for competition amongst rifle clubs of the British Empire. The best eight scores
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      Cricket.
      550 8 Garrison v. S. C. C. There was some excellent cricket on the Esplanade, yesterday afternoon. The feature of the match between the Garrison and the S. C. C. was the 97 runs by Home, retails follow:— Garrison. Lieut. Home ran out 97 L. Corp. Shallcross o May b Strotton
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    GOOD SAMARITANS.
    220 8 Serious Allegations Against Foreign Physician. A European writes as follows to the Editor of the Peking Daily News Sir, On May 1, a deplorable accident occurred in the new public garden outside the West Gate at Mukden. During a high wind a summer-house was blown down killing eight,
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    A MAN OF MANY PARTS.
    268 8 Dentist Starting Business with Borrowed Pincers. R. Vincent, of 11, The Grove, Hackney, was summoned at North London for implying that he was a dentist. Defendant said his name was R. Vincent Grey, and he was 21 years old. He and another young man (an
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    Sports at the Racecourse.
    176 8 The New Year day native sports which it was found impossible to bring off on the appointed day in January last, owing to continued wet weather, were held at the race course, yesterday afternoon, in ideal weather, and proved a source of great interest and amusement
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    Suit Over Autos.
    97 8 Suit has been filed in the Court of First Instance, at Manila, against the Philippine Motor Car Company, for the recovery of 2,500 pesos. The plaintiffs in the case are R. Kerr and E. Casademunt, doing business as the Sun Motor Car Co. It is alleged in
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    Borrowing Books.
    146 8 A curious claim wan made in the Manohester County Court recently. Two books had been borrowed from a subscription library. One was not returned, and the other was eventually sent back through the medium of one of the public freo libraries. The proprietor of the subscription library claimed
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    CHAINED TO STATUES.
    292 8 Latest Suffragette Ruse at the House of Commons. Another disturbance was created by the Suffragettes at the Houses of Parliament on April 27. Five members of the Women's Social and Political Union drove up in a motorcar and entered St. Stephen's Hall, the main entrance to the
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    London to Japan in Sixteen Days.
    133 8 Certainly the shrinking of the globe goes on apace, says Travel and Exploration and now, owing to the TransSiberian Railway, as newly supplemented by the enterprise of the Great Eastern Railway Co. and the International Sleeping Car Co., it is actually possible to reach
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    Disposal of Steamship Ashes.
    160 8 The newest liners now dispose of their ashes by forcing them through the bottom of the hull by means of oompressed air. In the newest expeller a hopper receives the ashes and clinkers and delivers them into a crußher, which breaks op the large pieces. Below
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    Mental Development of the Sexes.
    184 8 An interesting comparison between the mental development of the sexes was made by Professor Frederick Walter Mott in a lecture on The Brain at the Royal Institute. He showed that at birth the male brain only weighs 821 grammes as compared with the 861 grammes
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    An Englishman's Home.
    175 8 They call it an Englishman's Horne The name sounds a little bit queer The nails and cement and the windows are meant To be British— they're Belgian, I fear The mosaic was laid in the hall By people from Florence or Rome While Arohangel floors and cheap,
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    MANDI STATE RIOTS.
    392 8 Officials Thrust into Gaol and Treasury Seized. Sensational stories have been reaching Lahore and Simla concerning the disturbance in the Mandi State. The Civil and Military Gazette gives the facts of the affair as follows Some days ago, a largo number of ryots, alleging oppression at the
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    Sorcery and the Detection of Crime.
    193 8 The farang whose interesting experience of the mob phi in the detection of crime was recently related in these columns now furnishes the sequel, 'observes the Siam Observer. Last evening all the parties interested in tho case gathered together, including the- moh phi that
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    Opium Hidden in Shoes.
    93 8 Two pounds of opium hidden away in the soles of two pairs of shoes being brought in the baggage of a returning Celestial was discovered by Chief Dorr of the baggage division at Manila, on May 14. It is probable that it would never have been
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    Batavia Observatory.
    130 8 Made in Germany, is now the hall mark with meteorological observatories in Java. The observatory at Batavia, is the only one in the equatorial zone where the phenomena of nature manifest themselves in a simpler way than in higher latitudes. Henoe the investigations at the Batavia Observatory are
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    A Record Shipment of Copra.
    100 8 The Russian Volunteer Fleet steamer Voronej, which arrived in Colombo from Vladivostok, bound for Odessa, is taking in at that port as much as 4,000 tons of copra. This is easily the biggest shipment of copra ever made from Colombo in a single vessel. The
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    Nearion the Limit.
    62 8 An old lady was going down in the cage in a Cornish mine. She looked with apprehension at the rope, and asked the miner anxiously, My man, are you sore this rope is quite safe Well mum, was the cheerful answer, these ropes is guaranteed to last
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    VESSELS EXPECTED.
    713 9 Same, port, probable date of amrai, and name of Agents. STEAMERS. Amiral Nielly, Saigon, June 6 Moine Comte Amiral Olry, M'seilles, Jane 10 Moine Comt« A. Fouriohon, M'seilles, July 14 Moiue Comte AlrUe, Bvdney, Jane 18 Boaitead Assaye, Colombo, June 13 P. A O. Coy Ayuthia, Bombay, Kay
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    46 9 Time balls on Fort Canning and Mount Fiber drop daily at 1 p.m Singapore standard time corresponding to 6 a.m. Greenwich meantime. The time. gun in fired at lo'clock noon, indicating Singapore standard time, on every day excepting Sunday, when it is fired at one o'clock.
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      208 9 GOSNELL'S Eau de Cologne RECOGNISED HI DELICACY CONNOISSEURS JflRj^ PERFUME, TO BE THE WKK J FRAGRANCY, FINEST SSy^r 2 LASTING EAU DE COLOGNE AND FOUITS REFRESHING COMBINED P^f^3 QUALITIES. TO BE HAD IN THREE SIZES. PRICES: 50 cents small, t medium, $1.76 large. from JOHN LITTLE CO., LTD.. a*^ SLEDGE
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      204 9 UNION 8.8. 00. OF JJEW ZEALAND. LTD. SINGAPORE TO NB W ZEALAND onaoTi AUCKLAND, WELLINGTON, LYTTLBTON AND DUNBDIN, AUOOAUUMS AT SAMARANO AND FIJI (IF lUDDCBMBNT OIFIM). The Company's T.S. Steamer APARIMA. 8,704 tons, H. A. Rutter, Commander, maintains a regular four-monthly serrioe between Singapore and New Zealand. Excellent saloon accommodation
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      610 9 BTEAMER SAILINGS. APCAR LINE OF BTEAMERB. Ti* udermentioned mail (teamen of Iks above Line maintain a regular servtos between OalmMa and Japan, oalling at Penang, Singapore, Hongkong and Shanghai m nwt* FLIKT. Tons Commander •Jui*" e.aoo J. O. Ouran v. ■QBasonAMiß" 4,600 S.H.BatM b. AamiToos Amab" 4,600 A. QrMWUti s.».
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      660 9 BTEAMEB BAIUNBB. N.Y.K JAPAN MAIL BTEAMBHIP CO. LTD, Two regular services are maintained between JAPAN and EUROPE by tbe Company's well-known TWIN-SCREW STEAMERS, under Mail Contract vith tbe Imperia Japanese Government, specially designed for the Company's European Servioe, lighted throughout by Electricity, provided with exoellent aooommodation for First and Seoond
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      1065 9 TENDERS for REVENUE FARMS. Tenders are invited lor the lets© of Revenue Farms in the State of North Borneo from the 1st January, 1910, as set oat hereunder. REVENUE FARMS IN THE STATE OF NORTH BORNEO. 1 In making arrangements for the leaning of the Farms for the next Farm
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      56 9 Schedule A. Tne Opium Proclamation No. 10 of 1901 a» amended by No. 7 of 1904. The Liquors Proclamation No. 17 of 1901. The Pawnbrokers Proclamation No. 14 of 190*2 as amended by No. 1 of 1903, and No. 3 of 1906. The Gambling Proclamation No. 8 of 1891. 869
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      116 9 Singapore Tide Table. (Fbom Mat 19 to Mat 81.) HIGH WATER. LOW WATER I Time H'ght,, Time HVht jj»y bn. mm. ft id. hrs.min. ft. fiu. TrtqTUT f 1712 am 8.7 B.Ham| 1.0 Tcesbat M!| B.Upm8 .Upm 7.1 B.opm IB 1.88 pm 8.2 I 9.tarn 1.7 J 2.57 am 7.5
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    Real Raffles.
    869 10 BURGLAR'S CONFESSION READ IN COURT. Amazing Memoirs Related. An amazing story of a young man's career as a criminal was unfolded at County of London Sessions on April 27, before Mr. Wallace, K. C, when a clean shaven, dark haired young man, named William Parker, aged twenty-eight, pleaded
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    50 10 A Shanghai contemporary says it has been i fonnd possible by the Palace Hotel wireless telegraphic installation to call np Hongkong at night, but not in the day time. The Empress of India on her last voyage up to Shanghai, got into communication with the port when 200 miles out.
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      620 10 BUNKING COMPANIES CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA. AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. DK3OBFORAT4D BY ROYAL CHARTER. Paid np Capital In 60,000 Shares ot «M each *1,100,000 Reeerre Fund *1. 574,000 Beserve Liability of Proprietor! 11,100,000 BANKERS. Bank ot England. National Bank ot Scotland. Tie London City a Midland Bank, Ltd. SINGAPORE BRANOH, Current
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      598 10 BANKING COMPANIES. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. paid-up capital iv.000.000 reserve fund BterUng Reserve 116,000,0001 ln goo 000 BUverßeeerve •14,800.000/ W^ 0 Osssrvs Liability of Proprietors 116,000,000 COURT OP DIRECTORS. Hon. Mr. W. J. Gresson, Chairman. H. B. Tomkine, Esq., Deputy Chairman. E.G. Barrett, Esq. O. K. Lencmann, Esq. J.
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      436 10 INSURANCE Complies. COMMERCIAL UNION A6BURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED FIRE, LIFE, MARINE, ACCIDENT, GUARANTEE. ASSETS exoeod £17,0f0,000. W. A. SIMS, a 1878 Manager, Eastern Branoh. NORWICH UNION FIRE INSURANCE SOCIETY OF NORWICH LONDON. Established 1797. FOR FIRE INSURANCE ONLY. Amount Insured £835 000.000. Losses paid i 11,600,008. Premium inoome. i 906,000. Insuracoe
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      55 10 AUCTION SALE or PAWNBROKERS 1 UNREDEEMED PLEDGES, Tuesday, June 1, 1909, at 10 a.m. Thursday, June 3, 1909, at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 5, 1909, at 10 a.m. Jewellery consisting of Watches, Chains, Diamond Rings, Brooches, Ear-rings, Bracelets, Chinese and Malay Gold Ornaments, eto. On view from May 29, 1909.
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      803 10 BALEB BY AUCTION. AUCTION SALE OF Valuable Teak Household Furniture, etc., The property of L. C. DEVERELL, Esq., AT NO. 198, PABIR PANJANG ROAD (NEAR THE BRICK WORKS AND THE RAILWAY TERMINUS), On Saturday, May 29, at 2.30 p.m. An excellent toned cottage piano by Joseph Wallis k Sons, Ltd.,
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    AUTOMOBILISM.
    968 11 DIFFICULTY WITH REGARD TO PETROL TAX. Road Conference in London. A leading member of the Manchester Automobile Club, interviewed recently, expressed the opinion that motorists would not greatly object to the proposed taxation on the basis of home-power, provided the bulk of the money »u< intelligently spent on road
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    29 11 Teacher Didn't Jimmy Green help yon do this sum? Willie— No'm. Teacher— Are you sure he didn't help you? Willie "Yes'm. He didn't help me he did it all.
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      341 11 ARGYLL CARS. JUST AKRHTED. S&Sa?*- Argyll Model de Luxe. PAINTED DARK GREEN, NICKEL PLATED MOUNTINGS, FITTED WITH HDOD, MAGNETO, WIND-SCREEN, LAMPS AND ACCESSORIES. Illustrated Catalogue and full particulars from SYME COMPANY, TT G E ENTS *a_ «^Ai«B— I :L.^> m Agra to Peshawar 760 SOmething LlKe a P^hawartoCalontU I.SOO Calcutta
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      45 11 H. ABRAMS, HORSE REPOSITORY. ORCHARD BOAD. Just landed ex s.s. Darius, 8 very select Horses and Gobs, ready for immediate use. First-class turnouts ready for hire at all times, at the lowest possible prices. Special terms made for hires taken by the week or month.
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      3 11 oiearns wine u»whou.7M«n.
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      632 11 Insure Your Motor Gar! AND COVER YOURSELF AGAINBT RESULT OF CAR ACCIDENTB. Don't take the risks any longer. You may be called npon for HEAVY DAMAGES at any moment. The payment oi a small sum annually RELIEVES YOU OF GREAT RESPONSIBILITY, especially if you nse a native Chauffeur. Fall particulars
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      762 12 Scale of Charges. PREPAID ADVERTISEMENTS.-Mis oeUancouH Wants of Every Description, Houses, Land, etc.. to let, are inserted at Ibe following rates One Insertion 1.20 per inch. Two B 3.00 Three 2.80 Six 6.20 Nine 6.40 Twelve 7.12 Twenty- five 10.00 (Each subsequent month 15 per inch.) Tbe above rate is
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      527 12 TO BE LET OR SOLO. Bate -ton Umm. m two haadaaa sum Ma Me, see aaaaa ef ekaqaa. COMPOUNO HOUBE TO BE LET. No. 102, Waterloo Street, and 96, Kamponc Java Road. Apply S. MANASSEH k Co. n 802 TB BE LET. Godown, No. 5, Mirbaa Road, sod dwelling house,
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      556 12 TO BE LET OR SOLD. KtlM t-Fcw Ltmm. Hi, KM 1 Hi mi. in fun if mum OFFMETOBE LET. Offioe on saoond floor of. No. T, Batttry Boad. Apply to Ontbrla and 00.. bad. d UTS OFFIIE ft BODOWN TO BE IIT. Witt ammiiiista tatty No. T, MaUooa flartta. Apply
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      1173 12 SINGAPORE RUBBER WORKS. Netherlands Gutta Percha Co., Ltd. Motor-tyres retreaded at Moderate Prices. All kinds of India Rubber Articles, Sheets, VALVES, Rings, TYRES, HOSES (Suction, Steam, Hydraulic), Gardenhoses, Tubes, ENDLBSS BELTS, FLOOR-TILES, MATTING, EBONITE and Hard Rubber Articles, Bicycle Tyres. Works Offices: Passir Panjang, Singapore. Sola Agents i MEBBRB. HOOGLANDT
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