The Straits Times, 14 May 1914

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    13 1 The Straits Times. NO. 24.489 SINGAPORE. THURSDAY. MAY 14. 1914. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      54 1 fflTI" BEER. THE EAST ASIATIC CO.. LTD., ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT. BURMEISTER WAIN DIESEL MOTORS FOR ECONOMY and RELIABILITY. DRINK SAPPORO BLACK BEER AND CITRON WATER. MUM HIGHEST PRIZE AT THE ANGLO JAPANESE EXHIBITION. Mitsui Bussan Kaisha, Ltd., SOLE AGENTS FOR The Dai Nippon Brewery Co., Ltd. KKT.ULKRS: ASAHI SHOTEN. 7, STAMFORD
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      13 1 The TOP NOTCH of Scotch f^S^T^ Say WHSMJttm THE QISTILLERS LIMITED, EDINBURGH. COPYRIGHT.
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      36 1 SLEDGE MILK IS OErnjINB Swiss Milk from cattle grazed on the FAMOUS PASTURES OF TUB BERNESE ALPS. L 'SWEETENED p\ A»i* tor: SLEDGE BRAND Unsweetened Condensed or Natural Sterilized. Sole Importers: J. TRAVERS ft SONS, LIMITED.
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      322 1 ROBINSON «8c CO., Sole Agents for the well-known "TWO STEEPLE" brand of Underwear. RELIABLE UN DER WE A.R. Tbe aiviptiiiicn of wearing Wool nott to the skn aro »■> w 11 known as to need little comaoat. the principa 1 difficulty being to get a roa^e rf wonlUn Uaderwnr thai
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      9 1 MORSE'S CALCARIUM DISTEMPER Solb Agents: ADAMSON. GILFILLAN CO LTD.
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    Prison Age Limit.
    715 2 SIR R. ANDERSON ON THE NEW CRIME BILL. Punishment Problem. The Criminal Justice Administration Bill, the second reading of which was moved by Mr. McKenna in the House of Commons on April 15, while generally received as an earnest attempt to solve the problem of the treatment
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    IMITATION SILK.
    247 2 Usefulness of Article Made From Wood Fibre. The possibility of mistaking silk substitutes for the genuine article was emphasised by a case heard at Old-street Police Court, when a firm of drapers was fined for selling an article described in the shop window as silk, but which was
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      261 2 p^ Protect your 5E3 |M Children against fkJ Consumption by giving t*em jilV| •I j 'KEPLER' l 1 (Trade MarMt j il I Cod Liver Oil 1 V with \U /I Malt Extract a\ 111 It provides weakly children (and y// adults) with strength and stamina to \\\Hl \v/V( battle
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      80 2 "UP-TO-DATE HYDRAULICING Boving and Company's Klctro- Turbo Rf^tem does tiv.i tim>s the work for the *ame Head as tbe old Uydrioiic Elevator system. lni-ta!:atio:.B of II m cla«s tow trected io radiog mines in Australia and New Z- aland. 'ho Borneo Uniupatiy, Limi e4, Kitaarore. liavo been apoointed Agents for
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      530 2 WATERY ECZEMA ON HEAD Al FOREHEAD Head and Ears Were Right Raw. Red and Scabby Patches at First. Alway. Scratchingand Rubbing. Cuticura Soap and Ointment Cured. College Road. Fnunlinxham. Suffolk. Enc. "My boy's head and fort'kt-ad. undrr bis ears and on bis shoulders, were aiTcx-trd with xjfßPK^ watery eczema. When
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      743 2 SALES BY AUCTION. RE CHOPS LOH KEE SENG LOH OHEE SENG, IN UA.nKIH ITCY. AUCTION BALE Of A QUANTITY OF CHINESE SILK, At No. 28, Market Street, O» Friday, May 10 XX a*. m BY ORDER OF THE OFFICIAL ASSIGNEE. POWELL CO., Auctioneers. 12 6 H6 AUCTION SALE Of VALUABLE
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    China's Budget.
    1010 3 AN IRRESPONSIRLE DOCUMENT OF LITTLE VALUE. Real and Imaginary Figures. We qncte below an interesting letter from the Peking correspondent of the North China Daily News on the subject of China's budget, as to the valne of which the writer evidently holds very pronounced view* It it difficult
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      377 3 l^^e~s c me a^* y° a about L '"Jfj^r^ *^3@£3n Ol l )USC es^ tlle rtti l() nourish the Doiiy.the K& S^K ulllte to fight disease. In Ann-mia, the red S."-JJ t» BBjf' r irpuscles ;ir< deficient. 'I bus r" l^ -**9 WT' <l>c blocxicannot properly susunn and not.ET^ JQfi
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      53 3 A Good Rule for the Home. Make it a rale of your home to always keep oo Land a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera ami Diarrhoea Keniedy ax a safe gaard against bowel complaints. It always cures promptly and no household is safe without it. For sale by al 1
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      684 3 SORE THROATS: Their Cure and Prevention. Sore Throat is so much in the air j'.ist now that everyone will be interested to lean how we catcii this complaint, and the best way of curing and preventing it. The germs winch cause Son 1 Throat are literally in the air," floating
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      650 3 STEAMER SAILINGS. COMBINED SERVICE OF THE OCEAN S. S. CO.. LTD., THE WEST AUSTRALIAN S. N. CO.. LTD. BKTWKKV F reman tie (Perth North West Australian Port*, Java and Singapore. Regular Fortninliily fai'ini;s bctwren Siii^pcro and Western Australia, calling at Java (aft induce mint effe'g), Deity, Kind's Sonnd (Port for
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      634 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. P.^O. STEAM NAVIGATION CO. FOR CHINA, JAPAN, PBNANG, CEYLON, AUSTRALIA, INDIA, ADEN, EGYPT MEDITERRANEAN PORTS, PLYMOUTH AND LONDON. Through Bills of Lading issued for China Coast, Persian Gulf, Continental and American Ports. Steamers will leave Singapore on or about MAIL LINES Homeward (for Europe). a a I Connecting
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      518 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. EUROPEAN LINE. A Fortnightly service is maintained between Yokohama via ports to Marseilles, London and Antwerp, under mail contract with tbe Imperial Japanese Government. The New Twin-screw Steamers maintaining this service have been specially designed and constructed, and are fitted with ail tbe
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      738 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. THE 81AM STEAM NAVI6ATION CO.. LO. SINGAPORE-BANGKOK. For Pabang, Berserah, Kretay, Paka, Tringganu, Bisat, Semerak, Bachok, Kelantan, Tabai, Bangnara, Telupin, Panarai, Patani, Singb.a, Lacon, Kohsamai, Bandon, Langsaen, Taku, Champon, Koblak and Bangkok. Due Departure s.s. YUGALA May 16 s.s. PRACHATIPOK May 18 May 2O s.s. BORIBVT May 20
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      61 4 OCEAN STEAM SHIP COMPANY. LIMITED. FOR DERBY, BROOMS, PORT HBDLAND, COSSACK, ASHBCRTON, CARNARVON, GERALDTON AND FREMANTLE. Tbe Company's steamer CHARON, 2,882 tons, Captain Dalgleish, is intended to 1 1 nail for tbe above ports on Friday, the 1 6th May, 1914. I For Freight or Passage, apply to W. MANSFIELD
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      543 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. HAMBURG AMERIKA LINE. HAMBURG. AND OEUTSCH OAMPFSCHIFF FAHRTS6EB. "HANSA" BREMEN. Combined Servioe. The stoamors of th: so CompanicH maintain a regular service bstwenn Hamburg, Bremen Antwerp. Rotterdam and Emdea and the Straits, Cbiua and Japan. Homnwardp, they are despatched fort nightly for Havre and Hamburg and ono >
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      606 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. N. D L. NORD3EUTSCHER LLOYD. BREMEN. IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE. Tho f&Bt and well-known mail steamers thi» Company Bail fortnightly from Bremen, Hamburg, L.shon, via Rotterdam. Antwerp, Soutl sa>r'on. Gihralt&x, Genoa, Naples (oonneoiinig Marseilles, Naples, Alexandria, and vice versa) Port Saia, hue*. Aden, 'olombo, Penapt! Sin«»i-.)-o Hongkong, Shanghai,
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      945 5 TYKES. Moo^^^mxci't •&> Co*. Singapore. AUSTRALIA BY BURNS PHILP LINE Sivc.Ai'oßK to Java Ports, Port Dabwin TmaMl I-lam), liKisiuNK and Sydney, via Tiikkfs Stkuts. Also taking paofcogerc and carvu with tranfihipmcot for other Vhtokian, lMm*mtuuini Ncrtu Qnasun BntaM Nkw (luinka, N'bw Britain, KaHUMUa and Nkw Zkvhni> Dmßßi Smooth Passage- Superb
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      377 5 A NOVELTY IN JEWELLERY is to be fiecn in tbe collection of PHOTOGRAPH SIGNET RINGS we have on show, in wbicb n'iniatnre photographs cf tho"- near and dear to yon or your own may be placed. These tii gg m»v !>•• had with n'miti in PLAIN GO CD OR BLOODSTONE.
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      391 5 Royal Vinolia Cream Soap. Royal Vinolia Cream Soap is specially adapted to meet the requirements of the daintiest toilet, while for daily use in the nursery it is unsurpassed. The care bestowed on the selection of materials ;.nd manufacture of this charming soap ensures its absolute purity. It is indeed
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      389 6 LAIEST ADVERTISEMENTS TO LET. Bungalow near town, partly furnished. Rent moderate. Apply Estates and Shipping Syndicate, No. 11. Raffles Quay. 14-6 16 I TO LET. FURNISHED Vindobona," L*av Hii!, from lnt September, 1914, for ahnnt )5 n.nr.tl,s R. Nt $150. Apply DKhiW AND NAPIER, 10, Collyer Quay. 14 5 185
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      381 6 AUCTION SALE 01 VALUABLE LEASEHOLD AND FREEHOLD PROPERTIES SITUATE AT PULO ÜBIN, CHANGI ROAD. UPPER SIRANGOON ROAD, PALEMBANG ROAD, ROBERTS LANE, BEACH ROAD AND ARAB STREET, SINGAPORE, To be held at Powell ft Co.'s Sale-roam, On Tuesday, Maty 19, at 3- SO p.m. Lot 1 Land at Polo Coin, area
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      445 6 THE STRAITS TIMES Can be obtained at the following places in Singaporb Messrs. John Little Co., Ltd. Messrs. Kelly and Walsh, Ltd. Money Changer, Raffles Hotel. Money Changer. Adelphi Hotel. Money Cbaogr r, Hotel de I'Eaiopo Money Changer, Hotel van Wijk. Messrs. Kou A Co., Bras Basah Koa The Refreshment
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      103 6 "SHELL" EYOU CAN RELY ON THE QUALITY AND QUANTITY. THEY DON'T CHANGE. OBTAINABLE EVERYWHERE. WEST DULWICH NURSING HOME. lla. Ro.-ctdalc Koa j, WEST DULWICH, S.E. For Medical, Surgical and Obst< trie Caoeo. TERMS £4-4-0 per week, or by arrangements according to the f-pecial nqairtmcntß of tre oano. EXTRAS Dressings, Drogs,
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    DAILY TIME TABLE.
    114 7 FIXTURES. Thursday, May 14. High Water, 0.9 a.m., 1.56 p.m. Friday, May 15. High Water, &H a.m., 2.58 p.m. P. and O. out wan 1 mail due. Saturday, May 16. Hi«h Water, 1.41 a.m., 4.14 p.m. Sunday, May 17. Hii-h Water, i.46 a.m., 6.29 p.m. Monday, May
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    227 7 To-DAT. Batn Pahat Hong Wan 3pm Malacca and Muar Kaka 8 pm P Dickson and P. Swcttt'uham Selangor 8 pm Hon^kon^, Aiuoy ami Swatow Hong Moh Bpm ■sa^Hg and Japan K:ma<{iiwa Mara 3 pm Rhiu Emelie 4 pm liatavia, Cheri'on and Samarang Giang Seng 4pm Penally, ltangoon
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    Mail Steamer Movements.
    256 7 The I. ami outward mail steamer Devanha left Penang at 8.80 a.m. to-day, and may be expected to arrive here at 1 p.m. on Friday, May IS. The M. M. company's steamer Manelie left Silicon ut 4 p.m. on Wednesday, May 11, and may bo expected to
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    SINGAPORE SHIPPING.
    439 7 Latest Arrivals. K. I M. B. MM t. .n«. Ci|itain II iinilt' übay, May a. ft. H. OiVn-ur. Koi H kou>>, May 14. -tr. 5C85 tons, t'apt Habel. 1 i Pnhiy. April 7. G.c. Ma •w. Max 14. Illy Caatphnya, Put. str. 1687 toon. I apt \.in 1;.
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    Vessels at Tanjong Pagar and Keppe! Harbour.
    98 7 Wharves at which Vessels are Berthed To-Day; TANJONO PAOAR. Bast Wharf Basin T«para. W. Section No. 1... Kllora. Sbiirs Wharf Nil. Maim W. Sect. No. 2....1 inten Maru, Hong Moh. B...Argenfela. 4...Ni1. 6 ..Klang. B... Charon, Medusa. New Dock 7. ..(Under oonstruction) Win
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    LOCAL PASSENGER LISTS.
    94 7 Arrivals. Per str. Lady Weld, May 14.— From Malacca Messrs. Bokenham and Penfold. Per str. Krian, May 14. From Kelantan Mr. and Mrs. W. Ken and child, Mrs. J. S. Rogers, Messrs. Sherland, Askroyd and N. Gardner. Per str. Hock Lee, May 18.— From Bagan Messrs. D.
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    The Safety of St. Paul's.
    141 7 The Ecclesiastical i' nuraissioners bavo decided to yive to the St. Paul's Cathedral Preservation Fund a tenth part lup to £7,000) of the money exptndid. Tim Clothworkers' ('.jmpauy ha* voted 4.1.1)00, the Mercers' Company AMOi and the Vintners' Company HH, The fuud h,is now reached
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    FINANCE AND COMMERCE
    275 7 EXCHANGE BiKOAPOBB, M... 24, 1914. On LoHooa Bank 4 m/s tm 2/4) Demand 2/4 A Private 6 m/s 2/4 ft 8 m/s 2/4 jj Oh Gbbmaut Bank d/d 28£ i Private 8 m/s 24'J J Oa Pbamob Bank d/d m 294 Private 8 m/s 298 Oh India
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      MINING.
      186 7 10 10 Ampang 1 1 Ayer Wong 10 10 Belat 2.70 10 10 Bruang 10 10 K&mpai 10 10 Kanaboi 1.85 10 10 Kinta Association 10.00 £1 £1 Kinta Tin 1.15.0 I £1 Labat Miner 6.'25 10 0 Malayan Collieries £1 £1 Malayan Tina 2.4.6 10 10 Middleton 6/-
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      RUBBER.
      639 7 I/- 2/- Allagai 1/5 1/11 El 41 Anglo-Java 2/10* 8/9 I/- 2/- Anglo-Malay 9/44 10/1 I/- 2/- Batang Mai&ka -/10 1/1 El 41 Bata Tiga 2.7.6 2.18.10 2/- Bekob -/6 -/8 El £1 Bakit Kajang 1.8.9 1.13.4 El £1 Bukit Lintang 2.12.6 2.17.6 norn 2/- Bakit Mertejam 1/8 2/1
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      GENERAL.
      121 7 GENERAL Value g hvyen- SeUe 41 £1 B. Smelting Co. 12/- 18/6 *1 £1 Pwf. 1.1.0 1.8.0 6/- 6/- Electric T' ways 4/- 4 0 10 10 Fraoer Neave 61.00 63.0U 50 60 Hammer k Co. 100.00 110.03 100 Howarth Brakioe 45.(0 100 7%Pre«. 100.00 100 100 Kats Bro, Vet.
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      144 7 AUCTION SALES. Powell and Co. May 15. -At No. 29, Market Street, a quantity of Chinese silk, at 11. May 15.— At No. 16, Devonshire Road, Java teak furniture etc., at 4. May 16— At the P andO. Pilots' Quarters, Teluk Itlang&h, teak household furniture, etc.. at 2.30. May 16.
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      274 7 EMBASSY NO. 77. N 25 O I Wd.&HOWi^H 5O VIRGINIA FRASER CHALMERS. Ltd., MANUFACTURERS OF Crushing Screening Plants Quick Delivery of Standard Sizes of Blake or Dodge Jaw-type Crushers FROM STOCK AT OUR WORKS. SPECIALITY Sectionalization to suit means of Transport. Symons Gyratory Crushers LARGE CAPACITY POR SMALL SPACE OCCUPIED.
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      83 7 TO-NIGHT! TO-NIGHT 1! THE EIGHTH WONDER OP THE WORLD The BATTLE of WATERLOO (IN FIVE MASSIVE REELS) Depicting the Greatest Battle In the World s History, produced on a most lavish scale. A sensational and Elaborate Production with. THOUSANDS OF MEN AND HORSES. GAUMONT GRAPHIC, No ie(NewEdn.) IN THE 2nd
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    The Straits Times. THURSDAY, MAY 14. REFORMING BY RESTRICTING.
    1031 8 The Straits Times. THURSDAY, MAY 14. REFORMING BY RESTRICTING. We still see, from time to time, articles and letters in the English press which give one the idea that Englishmen never learn. Fifty years ago or more a few lurid writers des cribed the horrors of the opium den, and
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    17 8 Prompt action on the part of the Tutiih of Yunnan has quashed the rebellion in that province.
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    16 8 Tbe Kapar District Planters' Association has been exempted from r. i>ihtration under Tbe Societies Ejactment, 1913.
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    22 8 A mud volcano, showing two vents at the thirty feet water lev.-!, has appeared off the West Boronga, near Tiger l'oitt, iUngoon.
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    29 8 The South Manchurian Railway is begin ning to feel the benefit of thi< years tounst ruth, which baa necessitated extra cars b ing pat on to their principal trains.
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    27 8 The Chinese Government bag decided to restore to tbe Manchu ret>ni«uUt their privatelands and bouses which were eoufi ,oated at the time of the revolution of 1911.
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    29 8 Jack Johnson has signed the preliminary documents for his naturalisation as a Frencii subject in the Quartier St. George, in Paris. He has been living there for some time.
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    30 8 It is learned that the Hongkong Govern ment is appointing a committee to consider what further precautions should be taken to prevent piracy on British steamboats in the neighbouring waters.
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    38 8 The Earl of Meath has suggested that Empire Day shall be held on June 22 this year, as May 24 falls on a Sunday. The former dato is tbe King's officiul birthday and the anniversary of his coronation.
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    34 8 A marriage has been arranged, and will be solemnized early iv July next, between Victor Lunberg, lato of Penang, ami Elsie Minnie, second daughter of the late James liodyk, of Malacca, Penang and Singapore.
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    45 8 The design of tbe French postage stamps is being altered, and in future will contain a view of the Eiffel Tower, with an aeroplane flying pant. Tbe familiar figure of the wo man with outstretched arms, sowing a field with corn, is too easily forged.
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    43 8 The biograph is creating a new type of heroine. The gentle, clinging creature is fast becoming extinct, and popular taste demands strong, virile, agile girlg of the daro devil, athletir type, possessing uo nerves and able to drive motor-cars and pilot aero planes.
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    45 8 The number of civil engineers on the F.M.S. establishment estimates in 1913 was 63, with one mechanical engineer as assistant at tbe factory. During tbe year, however, five additional appointments were sanctioned for anti-malarial works, bringing tbe approved total for the former up to 68.
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    54 8 The Malaria Advisory Board has begun to turn it* attention to Kinta, and work has already been commenced in Batu Oajah w In re Mr. K. H. M.iulo flinch, an assistant engineer attached to the. board, has been surveying and levelling parts of the town in order to facilitate tbe
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    61 8 Tbe R.I. M.S. HarJinge, Commander A. Hamilton, arrived in port yesterday from Bombay. She has on board a number of officers and 834 N.C.O.'s and men of the :i6th Sikhs bound for CLingwangtao by way of Hongkong. Tbe vessel was scheduled to resume her voyage to-day, but it is understood
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    70 8 Six hits in six rounds tired from a 4 inch gan were scored in forty six seconds by Petty Officer J. Silvtrtout of the torpedo-boat-destroyer Pincher in the last gunlayer's test. He is tbe best shot of tbe year in the destroyer flotillas, and tbe next best is Able Seaman
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    75 8 Speaking at the Boustead Institute tbe other cveuing, Mr. Creber, tbe resident uiisniontr of The Savvy Mission Society, said that the contribution to thank offeriug fund of the society, from public works men in Siunaporo was so substantial that it a^aiu this year led the whole world. Moreover, never before
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    81 8 The Malay Mail says it is rumoured that the recent visit of the general manager, KM S. railways, with tbe Superintendent of Locomotives to Sabang was to inspect the modern coaling appliances at that port, with a view to providing at the oew Port S wet ten ham wharves for
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    91 8 At the Hongkong Magistracy on the Kth inst.. a man named Joseph Blackwell. des cribed as tbe quartermaster on board the Blue Funnel liner Ixion, was charged with the larceny of various articles of ware, cloth, and merchandise, worth Sf;:;o in all, from the Ixion on divers dates between the
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    108 8 Six thousand two hundred and thirty teak seeds from Burma were sown in Penang and Province WYIU sl.-y in the Penara ISukit and riukit Serayah Keserves in 1913 but all of them proved failures. Casuarina and Cedar (Acio carpus) seeds were planted in the Pcnara tiukit Reserve and met with
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    108 8 A number of rcprmeutativu and wealtby 1 hinuse would vixit the Panama bxliibitii.u :f they were awurid the American autbuniii would not ftubject tbern to tbe personal dixcoiiifoft and incoarenii-ace of tbo imaaigra tiou examination. T!i>: *u£ii< stion baa been made by Mr. Sy Coo lieng, of Manila, that ii
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    452 8 Captain F. J. (i Agg, Ist Bn. K11.V.1,1, piocee.led to Penang on tho I2th inst. for temporary duty with the Penang Volunteers. irank Lawton. tbo well known whistler, who was a meuibor of the original Belle of Now York Company, has died in London in abject poverty.
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    The Kalna Concert.
    80 8 We understand that Mndamo Kalna and her concert party, who have been touring at Penang and down the X.M.S. with much success, aro due to return here early next week, and will give a coucurt in the Thcatro on the 2ist inst., a week to day. The
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    A Pacific Ocean Record.
    111 8 The Hongkong agent of the Canadian Pacific Railway Co.'s royal mail steamship line has received a cable from their Yokohama office advising a record run by the new Canadian Pacific steamer Empress of Asia, the actual time b> iog 217 hours from Yokohama to Victoria. B.
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    Singapore Watchman Murdered.
    113 8 Sahab Bursurjee, age 55, a native of Singapore, who was employed as a watchman at tl.e gate of the Government Civil Hospital, Hongkong, was found on the ll hit of Ins room, by Mr. Chapman, on the ■ird instant, with his hands and ftet tied aud a
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    The Late Mr. J. C. Lonie.
    255 8 The funeral of Mr. J. C. Lonie, t ok i.laco od Monday afternooo, at the tamp— I Cemetery, Tel uk Annou, many of IharaaidMtl there attending. Tbe funtral ml l cunductud at the gHMMMa by tin- Id v. II C. Hi mham, of Batu
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      205 8 Ask for ■rt^-V^ SCHIEDAM GIN. v v Sole Agents: CALDBECK,MACGREGOR&GO., Wholesale and Retail Wine and Spirit Merchants. jV9V <* V VfWfffVV 'V OVW W V. B V. .V. WtfHP V K I Melachrino Cigarettes, j p The cigarette for the discriminating smoker. p Found in all the Best Clubs, Messes,
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      164 8 TONIGHT AND FOR TWO NI6HTB ONLY! ALHAMBRA CINEMATO6MPH THEATRE, BEACH ROAD. Sivond Snow. 9.15 to lUI i.m. ALEXANDER DUMAS' CELEBRATED ROMANCE OF THE REIGN OF TERROR THE CHEVALIER DE MAISON ROUGE 7,500 FEET IN 6 PARTS Part I. In tbe Days of tbe Tenor. Part 11. A Queen's Martyrdom. Part
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    ULSTER PROBLEM.
    357 9 DISTURBING SPEECH BY IRISH LEADER. Hostile to Further Concession. RtCTKIl's Tn.l'.KlM. London, May 1.1 Mr. Asipiith continued his statement on the Suyyestion Stage' of the Home Kule hill. He said that the t-overn tuent supported none of the amendments to tin l>is,.stablislim<'Et Hill consequently there was no advantage
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    Where Continents Meet.
    144 9 IMPORTANT SPEECH BY SIR lAN HAMILTON. L Decadence of Malay Races. RICCTKIt'S TKI.HIiRVM. London, May 13. V. W Unison. Sir Un Hn'uilton, speaking at a civic reception, attributed the war pro cautions in Australia and X™- /■■ilmd to the short mint; of distances owing to tli advent
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    AVIATION FATALITY.
    55 9 Two Army Officers KilleJ in Collision. RMTTI It LM.RWI. London, May 1:1. At Aldershot in t!ie evening two fast military biplanes collided at no ureat height and were smashed t > atoms. Captain E. D. Anderson an 1 the mi vliauic a .■coiupanyinii him wen; kill«d, and Lieutenant
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    GRIMSBY BY-ELECTION.
    41 9 l:> rKR't Tklboham. Lmlm, Miy 13. Tin n suit mi the Srimsby by i lec'ion was as follows li kler .fnioDist> slTl Uanmxtcr l.i Ural sl'.i;: I nionist Maj >rity -J7s The lni'>cist Mtjority at the (itutral Election I
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    OPIUM CONFERENCE.
    23 9 KtlltK's Tc.LIi.KAM. -indon, May 1.!. The Intern 4ti)i> il Op imi Confereaw at t.lu lUimi, has boeo convened for June It,
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    ENGLISH RACING.
    162 9 The Tetrarch Scratched For The Derby. Kkcter's Tslkoram. London, May 13. The Newmarket Stakes result was Corcyra 1 ltrakespear 2 Hapsburg 3 Five ran and the win was by a short head, three lengths separating second and third. Brakespear was ridden by 11. Jones and Waite Prophet by
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    LONDON RUBBER MARKET.
    70 9 Quotations Current Yesterday. The following message has been received in Singapore, dated London, May 18: Plantation Para first latex crepe ou spot 2/5] Para to arrive 2/10J Market steady. The Bast Asiatic Company favour us with the following report The market in London yesterday was steady. Tin-
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    DEATH OF MR P. S. F. NAIRN.
    106 9 (From 01-r Own Correspondknt.) Kuala Lumpur, May 14. The death has occurred of Mr. P. S. F. Nairn, District Officer. Port Dickson. Mr. Nairn, who was just over 30 years of age, came out to Kelantan as a Cadet Superin tendent of Police
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    DIED AT HIS POST.
    179 9 Memorial to Titanic's Wireless Operator. April 1.") was the second anniversary of the Titanic disaster, and Godalmiu^ m irked it by the opening of a cloister erected to the memory of John Phillips, a native of the town, who was the chief wireless operator on board.
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    The New Chinese Cabinet.
    88 9 A mandate promulgating the new Cabinet ■is fmmat at Peking on the 2nd inst. Its i imposition is us follows: Hsu Shih chang, f >•. it. s,, 1D lo rl,i, Minister of Foreign Atl.irs; I'liow T/u-chi, Minister of Finance; Chu Chi-chien, Minister of the Interior Tuau
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    Rule of the Road.
    89 9 The Chief Judicial Commissioner, F.M.S. 'Sir Thomas liraridelli.on Tuesday gave jurl^ ment in the appeal casein which Chief In specior Taylor sued Dr. McGregcr for $:M0 damages caused by a collision, between plaintills side car and defendant s motor. Mr. Adams, Magistrate, Kuala Lumpur, gave a
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    Indian Immigrants.
    844 9 IMPORTANT BUSINESS AT LAST MEETING. Quarantine Expenses. The acting Controller of Labour, F.M.S., sends us the following report A meeting of the Indian Immigration Committee was held at Penang on May H. There were present Mr. E. S. Hose, acting Controller of Labour (Chairman), the Principal Medical Officer,
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    Singapore Mortality Returns.
    98 9 The mortality returns for Singapore issued by the Registrar of Births and Deaths show that during tLe week ending May 9, there were 2*4 deaths (216 males. 68 femalw, giving a ratio per millu of population of 44. ay Malari.il fever accounted for 82 deaths, phthisis 24,
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    48 9 The marriage of the well known Filipino singer, Mis<* Isabel Sanchez, to Mr. Fran i>s( v Hyndman. of the Standard Oil Co., has taken place at the Rosary Church, Kowloon. Hongkong. After the religions ceremony, tin Filipino and Portuguese friends of the bride and the groom were entertained.
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    Supreme Court.
    373 9 JUDGMENT IN TIMBER SUPPLY CASE. Question of Costs. In the Supreme Court, this morning, the acting Chief Justice, the Hon. Mr. J. A. S. liucknill, K. C, gave judgment in a suit brought at the instance of the Societe Scieries et de Fabrique de Allumettes (a limited company
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    MR. THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
    338 9 Adventures in The Brazilian Wilderness. Mr. Theodore Roosevelt, who is describing in Scribner's Magazine his adventures as a hunter naturalist in the Brazilian wilder ness, gives an account in the opeuing chapters of the military strength of Paraguay. At Concepcioo, the second city of the K< public,
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    Volunteers in Shanghai.
    220 9 The Straits Echo asks: How does this account of an emorgoncy call cf the Shanghai Volunteer <orps compare with the recent surprise turn-oat of the Penang Volunteers when General Stephenson was in this Settlement Not too favourably to Yuang, we fear -The muster was to permit Major-General
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    59 9 Captain George Cnthbert Cayloy. commanding the training ship Ganges at Harwich, has bteo tried by court-martial at Chatham on charges of negligence of duty. The case arose ont of the recent embezzlements by Fleet Paymaster J. M. Lowry, who in now underling penal servitude. Tim court found tlie charges against
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    TAI ON PIRACY.
    668 9 r Finding of the Marine Court Of Enquiry. The bearing of the enquiry into the disaster attending the Tai On on her fateful voyage from Hongkong to Kongmoon on April 27 was resumed at Hongkong on the 6th inst. before Commander Basil Taylor R.N. (Marine Magistrate, President
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    SIBERIA'S DISTRESS CALL.
    424 9 Explanation of the Unfortunate Mistake. Capt. O. E. Warner, of the Shire line steamer Cardiganshire lately arrived in Shanghai, gives us some information which helps to throw light on the mysterious report that the I.M .S. Siberia was in need of assistance. At 5 a.m. on May
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    AMERICA AND MEXICO.
    87 9 THE GREAT BATTLE AT TAMPICO RENEWED. Proposals by the Mediators. Rkiter's Tklkoram. London, May 18. Vera Cruz cables that refugees from Tampico declare that the Federals evacuated Tampico on the 10th inst. A Washington message says Admiral Badger reports that the battle at Tampico continued last night.
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    ENGLISH CRICKET.
    64 9 Keutkh's Tklkoram. London, May 1:!. Derbyshire boat Worcestershire by an innings and 158 runs. Surrey beat Somersetshire by 241 runs, Leicestershire beat Lancashire by 34, and Hampshire beat Cambridge University by two wickets. Sussex beat Essex by nine wickets in the match at Brighton. Middlesex beat .Oxford by
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    SHIPPING CASUALTIES.
    42 9 Rkutkr's Tklkoram. London, May 13. The steamer Turret Hill capsized off South wold, Suffolk. Ono man was saved but fourteen are missing. A pilot cutter has been sunk in a collision in the Bristol Channel and live pilots wero drowned.
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    DR. MAWSON SEES THE KING.
    31 9 Rkutkk's Ikleukam. London, May 13. Dr. Mawson has bad an audience at Buckingham Palace and recounted to the King his experiences in the South Polar region.
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    FRENCH LOANS.
    21 9 Rbuter's Tklk;i;am. London, May l.'i. A French loan of eighty millions sterling is expected at the beginning of July.
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    RUSSIA AND THE FAR EAST.
    33 9 Reutkr's Tklki.i: vm. London, May IS, A message from St. Petersburg says the War Minister, General Sukhotulinoff, has left for the Far F.ist by order of the. Czar.
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    CONTINENTAL PARAGRAPHS.
    98 9 Dkk Ostvsiatiscuk Lloyd Tklkoram. Mb, May 13. The homeward bound German squadron has been most heartily received at Brazilian ports. There have been Hoods in Tomsk, Western Siberia, and the railway line between TjamoD and Tomsk is endangered. Indians in Bolivia have murdered tin expedition of Kil.md Nordenskjoeld.
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    THE CZAR.
    52 9 Dkr Ostasiatischk Lloyd husltl, Berlin, M.y 1:3. The Czar, in company with M. Priwoschein, has gone for a motor trip through Cherson, his Majesty having expn 1 a wish to become acquainted with the sc MM of agrarian reform. St. Petersburg U expecting political consequences to accri. from
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    RUSSIA AND JAPAN.
    51 9 Dek Ostasi.wim hk Lloyd hwill Berlin, H iy l.i. A St. Petersburg paper publishes a report that General Suchoraliaoft, Rossi. in War Minister, received the Japanese ambassador in connection with his tour of inspection in Kist Asia. General Sucbomlinoff probably meets the Japanese Governor of Manchuria at
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    LONDON RUBBER SPECIAL.
    43 9 (From Our Own Cokrkspondent.) London, May 14. Merlimau pnys 6J por cent., p-its to nserve £4,000 and carries forward £2,000. M.iluy Planters' j, iys an interim of 5 per cent and Malayalam I per rent. The market is more cheerful.
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    Battle with a Panther.
    1381 10 STRANGE ADVENTURE OF THE 92ND PUNJABIS. Cannon-Bali of Snarling Fur. The 92nd Punjabis have just arrived at Benares from Eastern Bengal where they had been scattered in detachments in isolated towns and villages, where, owing to disturbs renditions it had been judged expedient to locate regular
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      445 10 Boom To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, Please allow me a few lines in your most esteemed paper in which I may set forth some very interesting news which may be or not of great value to the General Public. Since the Kubber Boom which has caused the
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    DORIC PILLAR OF SEVEN DIALS.
    396 10 IXC Survey of St. Giles-in-The-Fields. Another volume the fifth of that monumental work, the County Council Survey of London, has been published. It consists of the second and concluding part of the description of the parish of St. Giles-inthe-Fields. The survey is being issued by
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    Australian Tour.
    770 10 BRITISH SCIENTISTS VISIT TO ANTIPODES. The Programme. There will be a ripe field for scientific research in Australia," said Mr. O. J. R. Howarth, assistant secretary of the British Association, in discussing tho forthcoming visit of British scientists to the Antipodes. Zoology will provide great scope for that
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    THE KAISERS TABLE.
    213 10 Simple Fare Preferred by His Majesty. A famous Berlin purveyor has been de spatching huge packing cases to Corfu containing delicacies for the Kaiser's table. This statement, however, must be understood in relation to the fact that a considerable number of distinguished guests have to be provided
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    APRIL RUBBER RETURNS.
    7 10 Taiping Rubber Estates.-6,829 lbs.
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    China's Chaos.
    1536 10 BOXERISM, BRIGANDAGE AND ANARCHY. Death to Foreigners." Writing on China in The Daily Chronicle about a year afro, I headed my article A Nation in Travail." The title would be even more appropriate today, says the Shanghai correspondent of the Chronicle. I do not mean to infer that
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    RUBBER FLOORING.
    231 10 A Boon to the London Hospital Authorities. A tenDis court of rubber is to be laid down in London. This novelty follows on the installation of flooring made of plantation rub her in Guy's Hospital. It is proposed to cover rooms in the London Children's Hospital and the
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    MATCHMAKING IN BLOOMSBURY.
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    35 10 The Hongkong Police Magistrate's annual report states that the number of cases dur ing l'.iia was 13,9(4, as compared with 1:;,-T.O in 1912. The revenue was 1138,451.56, as compared with 199,203.10 for the preceding year.
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      121 10 Swimming Ciub launches will run as under: Saturday, the 10th inst., at 2 l."> and 3.15 p.m., and return at 2.45 and MQ p.m. Sunday, the 17th inst., at 9, 10 and 1 1 a.m., 2.30 and MO p.m., and return at «.:IO and 10 H a.m.,
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      Totalisator in New South Wales.
      270 10 The totalisator recently formed the subject of two deputations to Mr. I- red. Flowers, the Chief Secretary of New South Wales. One deputation, from the Country Kacing Associations, asktd that tho totalisator should be legalised. It was urged that while betting could not be prohibited,
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      Football.
      198 10 Malaya Football Association. The final match in connection with tho Star Opera cup, played under the auspices of the Malaya Football Association, will take place at the M.X.A ground, Beach Koad, on Saturday, beginning at 4.50 p.m. The teams will be photographed it •4.3."> p.m. Mr. M.S. M. McArthur,
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      Lawn Tennis,
      120 10 Sungel Siput v. Kuala Kangsar. This match, Sungei Siput and district v. Kaala Kangsar and district, consisting of men's doubles and three aside, took place at Kuala Kangsar on Saturday, the 9th, when Sungei Siput were victorious by 7 points to 2. Details are as follow W. W.
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    Decorating Westminster Cathedral.
    218 10 A little band of Sicilian workmen are bnsy executing '.he mosaics in the Chapel of St. Androw and the Saints of Scotland, situated in the south aisle of Westminster Cathedral. Their presence is due to the wish of the donor of the chapel decorations that they should
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    88 10 A case of extraordinary bodily temperature is reported from oue of the hospitals in Kn.ll, A girl was suffering from typhu*, an. l in I 1 number of pi aud students her tem|>eraluii sm The theriuomett r ■MMMi at IU sMH Then a special thermometer was used ami the mercury
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    Militants Rebuked.
    882 11 LIVELY DEBATE AT TEACHERS' L CONGRESS Fcenes in a Church. >abt'l Cleylnrn. apaat president of RmMhhl l.nion of Teachers and the natural leaiki uf the miHh^c party. [>li .i-<-l tlic ennfrrencu at Ltvaisl on April U with a iliyuit'nil rebuke to those who had 1 the disgraceful MMM
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    54 11 Tbe lirxt tim, a yirl is engaged she is atuiid tli.U otluT ii'tn will try ti tlirt with In r, bnt tlif sti- >nd time she's afi.ii'l thry I'.riiliyroom. Didn't I look like a fnol when I was at the al tai rail.' IU-st MaD No but anyone could see
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    STOCKS AND SHARES.
    714 11 Prices Quoted in the Market fM Morning. Singapore. May 14, 1914. Messrs. Lyall and Evatt, Exchange am Share Brokers, issue the following list o quotations this morning Num. Valui Kuykrs. Sellers 2/- Allagar 1/44 1/11 xd 1 Anjlo-Java '.'lit; 8/9 1 Anflo-.1/>hore 1/8 8/6 2/ An^.u ..l*i»y
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    Ideal Streets.
    1114 12 TREE TRUNKS AND SCIENCE OF TOWN-PLANNING. Beauty of Curves. t Discussing the ideal scheme of roads for 1 towns in the Town Planning Xi vie Mr. I Raymond I'nwin illuminates his recum- t us uith tome liilwmmm. examples 1 :.il .l.aractir of roadways, lie re i marks. MMfIIMMMi
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    PAYING FOR TRADING.
    662 12 Odd Rules For Commercial Travellers. The Commercial Department of the Boßrd of Trade has produced a memorandum summarising the regulations in force with MgM to British loiiiimrcial travellers in all the countries of the worlJ, and the collected facts have been issued in the form of a
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    DINERS' PARADISE.
    799 12 Cult of the Gastronomic Art In London. The absurd legend that London is not a first-class place in which to dine still lingers here and there, but the mists of such a superstition should be finally dissipated by the publication of a book. The Gourmet's Guide to London,
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    PASSENGERS OVERSEAS.
    709 12 Forthcoming Arrivals and Departures. The following passenger bookings to (he Straits arc taken from the London and China Express. It should be understood that, in some instances, bookings may be provisional and that intending passengers may alter their arrangements, subsequent to the issuance of this list in London
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    HOMEWARD BOUND.
    66 12 Nippon Yusen Kaisba. Per K. V. K. Ka«a Maru, sailing May 28.— Mrs. \s at. -i field. 3 children and European nurse, Mr. P.. M. Richards, Mr. and Mrs. McLeod Craik and child. Per N. Y. K. Atsuta Mara, sailing Jane 9.— Mr. Weddige, Mr. W. G. Stirling,
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    Identification Problem.
    954 12 VALUE PLACED ON SCARS AND MARKS. Some Strange Examples. The articles and letters which have appeared in The Times on the subject of the identification f criminals have aroused widespread interest and discussion. The question is felt to be one of the greatest importance, since it is undoubtedly
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    21 12 Instructor lat night school).— "< live a sentence with the world metaphysician in it." Pupil.— "On his way home, Mr. McAdam metaphysician."
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    23 12 A Sunday School Incident. And what do you know about Moses?" "Please, teacher, its my first Sunday here, and I don't know anybody."
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      817 14 INSURANCE. POSSESSION of life ts--urance convicts the poßses'or of Martina I ut nVM, and ut no timo is thin faft more int. n inert than whin faaily nbliga'ions aro ascumtd '•Io«os«ion of a lift, policy givrs a gnaraitw. tl.ai l.virg or d.ad, the f.ther hns protected his wif. and children.
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    THE MOTORING WORLD.
    1069 15 NOTES AND COMMENTS ON CURRENT TOPICS. Callous Brutality. A mysterious Lewisham motor-car tragedy was investigated on April 15, at the Lady well Coroner's Court, where Mr. H. K. Oswald opened »n inquest on Henry Clifford Tyrrell, a^ed thirty-one years, who, while cycling in liaring road, Lee, was
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      374 16 WANTS. Violin, Mandoline, Guitar and Banjo. Apply tv Mr. Reverger, Raffles Hotel. 17-4 165 TEACHER WANTED. Wanted, a qnalifled teacher for a >>igher elementary ciass. Apply to 8., c/o Straits Times. 13 6 15 5 MOTOR CYCLE WANTEO. Wantfd, Motor Cycle, secondhand. Reply giving ah particulars to K. M.. c/o
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      534 16 TO BE LET Oh SOLD. HOUSE TO LET. FurniFhed, 3j mileo, Thompson Road, from June L Tecnip, Stab'ing. Full particulars, Box No. 079, Straits Times. U-6 14 5 OFFICES TO LET. The Arcade, Nos. BH, 89 and 40, first floor facing Raffle* Square. Imirediate entry. Plea-e apply THE EAST A
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