The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 11 April 1908

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1 12 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
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    16 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, APRIL 11, 1908. NO. 6,263
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    164 1 His Majesty the King went to Biarritz ir conformity with medical advice, to aeeap* the infiuerza, and not tie Parliament a -w crisis. Page 7. The ts.-egraph operators of India an on strike and wire^ are much delayed Page 7. The Municipal Commissi men are not quite
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    STANNUM.
    1182 1 In Tin w. tr st I'm down a < re boat—" Local Saying. How much ye trust, and how naac m)*ra bust by the p**sent low price ofl tin. hi present depress! m tell. When the of all the common metals ran a' its Irghest m ***** at 01
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      415 1 THE Federal Life Assurance Co. OF CANADA Established ISB2. Qapital Assets $3,870,472 [Gold) COMPOUND INVESTMENT POLICY. .> < m h introduced by THE FEDERAL LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY to meet of a large dase of tin- maming public, who recognize the advantages of the DO ol JMBIIiaUHi. but are doubtful about
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      410 1 DAjjpe Mil if -TilL v ItIILJY* mil— a_P The only canned Milk m which the full flavour of fresh cow's Milk is retained. Entertainments. ALHAMBRA CIINEMATOGRAPH BEACH ROAD TO-NIGHTS 1 PROGRAMME. Ist Show 7.30-9 p.m. 1 Cabby by tbe Hour 2 A Tragic Moment 3 Scenes of Convict Life 4
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      131 1 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS. Another new programme for tbe Hippodrome to-night Page 1. Particulars of the Federal Life Assurance Co. on page 1. Small gallery of pictures on view over the Robinson Piano Co. Page 7. Teplitz. the natural mineral water. Caldbeck MacGregor Co. Page 6. Levy Heimanos have the finoat Diabolo
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      313 1 THE WEEK. Saturday, 11th High Water.— s.37 a., 8.25 p S.V.A. Monthly Handicap shoot, 2.30 p Cricket. Cantrell's Team v. Talma's. Maxim Coy. Annual Inspection, 4.30 p S.R.A. Annual Meeting, Entries close. Lodge Zetland Regular, 5.30 p Sunday, 12th High Water 7.1 2 I 9,3 p Palm Sunday. S.V.A. Monthly
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    51 2 i the Sta Frmciaeo "Grooerti Ai- Ii China the ser ranks than i great actor, higher than a i The Chinese re OOg] r v *»l provides the wherew. He »fo dstuffa, and the fort of nasi rta m his hands. He is an imoort.tu: Eec) m the welfare of
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    CHINESE RAILWAY ENTERPRISE.
    255 2 A New LOAH. S. K. PO«t Cjvv." London, March 30. He 0 I -ospectus cf the new Chinese boa Tientsin I > Pakan, running pa-ra.i-l U> tha Gran I C m -.1, has been published .mons eioeee on Toes-Say. (One million one hundred and ten thousand pounds
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      505 2 ITHE FASCINATING GAME FOR LADIES AND GENTLEMEN IS NOW THE CRAZE IN LONDON AND PARIS. I A LARGE STOCK AT Levy Hermanos. I flbverrtecments. NOTICES. MINING G. EL BONE, Consulting Mining Engineer barr.- a Buildings, Singapore, and 10 Walbro.k London E C. and F.M.s. 20 years experience m the Management
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      572 2 H^vcvtiscmcnts. NOTICES. THOMAS HANDRIHAN WW DECEASED. Pursuant to the Conveyancing and Law of Property Ordinance VI of 1886 Notice is hereby given that all creditors and other persona having any claims or demands upon or against the Estate of the above named Thomas Handrihan Bath, deceased, late of Belat, Kuantan.
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      675 2 advertisements. NOTICES. RUBBER GROUND. 10,000 acres for disposal m Java finest soil proximity to labour good rainfall. Enquiries answered by 263 co Free Press." Apl 11 18.4 ■"■"■■aaaM______BS__l SHORTHAND TYPEWRITING Promptly executed. Absolute secrecy guaranteed. Mrs. E. F. HOWELL, Cavenagh Bridge Buildings, Raffles Hotel. CM— _______a_ —OBNOTICE. My Establishment will
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      522 2 advertisements. NOTWES. JAVANESE COOLIES. Suitable for Rubber other estates guaranteed to be Singkehs, are sup plied on very favorable terms by MORAUX Co Apl 2 3.5 TO BUILDING CONTRACTORS Contractors desirous of tendering for thi erection of "SARKIES HOTEL"' at Ipol are required to send m their name and addres
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      593 2 H^crti6cniciU£ t BANKS. Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation. Paid-up Cafital WM .fU,OOQ,<) I 1 Reservb Fund Sterling Reserve $15,000,000 Qt) Silver Reserve §13,500,000 j r MJ WW Reserve Liability of c PuoPßi-rroBS 5,0 1 .1 s Court of Directors. Hon. Mr. Hhnrt Eeswick. Cuajkkxh. 1 E. Goetz Esq.— Depute CxA-UKAM. E.O.
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      159 2 Sunday Church Services. St. An athed:; ty, am M ttin i and L.c.-.ry. 7IS am H >ly Communion (Ohoral). 4 Chi] n*a 3e tea Bn :.song and S- rmoaL Anthem St A idrew'a Cathedral en Sunday evening will t>e M 0 Saviour ofthe W and a* tha aa I E
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    KUALA KANGSAR.
    650 3 CS-tSMOOTSS ani' Festivities. Since Friday bis*. 3rd inst Kua'a Kangsar Lus 'oeen en fete, u'ty with bunting and the' many. ired ani picture-. t :e dresses of Malaya fi a> every part of Perak, assembled to take put m lhe festivities on the occasion of the aaailiago el
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    RIOT IN RANGOON.
    221 3 Tax. IL AND MILITARY POUCI vl. LED CUT B. March 30th. A serious disturbance occurred m the bazaar to-day to quell which tbe assistance of the Civil an I Military Police had to be invoked The Municipa proposed to levy, from Urn 12th April, a tax rangi
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    STATE VISIT OF THE FRENCH PRESIDENT TO LONDON.
    823 3 STATE VISIT OF THE FRENCH PRESIDENT TO LONDON. The King will open the Franco 8.-bish Exhibition at Shepherd's Bush, on a date ear y iv May and Bf. Fai ieres, tlie President of the Fren.-h Republic, has accepted his Majesty's invitation to accompany him on the occasion. M. F-llieres' visit
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    BEST TIME TO WIND A WATCH.
    158 3 At a recent meeting of the British Watch and Clock Makers' Guild, a somewhat novel question was discussed. A member said he was often asked by his customers whether it was Utter to wind a watch at night or m the morning. Several members
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    COULD SCARCELY CLIMB THE STAIRS.
    414 3 Colombo Young Lady Ccred of Heart Trouble, Sick Headaches and Dyspepsia by DR. WILLIAMS' PINK PILLS. Miss Jocelyn de Jong is the daughter of a well-known and highly respected member of the Ceylon Civil Service. When interviewed at her residence, 119 Colpetty Road, Colombo, this
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    MATTERS ASIATIC.
    614 3 lhe Dscenber Journal ol the Strait B ai C i l l '.he li »ya; Asiatic S k ietj is a rather more m a ertn g d imbei 1 ian usual. Mr H N Bid lev reviews the aaouuaeata] work of Messis ibigi.n and Skeat ou thp
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    CONCRETE FOR NAVAL ARMOUR.
    299 3 News comes from Italy of the invent i. the well-known Signor Lorei zo d'Acda of a new method of protection for sh"ps of war. A communication on this suhject was made by Signor d'Adda on January 1 8 to the Con gress of Italian naval engineers
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      29 3 %wh__.w Mm /J 1 S f THAT IS Fraser and Neaves' Aerated Waters. Cwcnlj-ninth annual Publication, THE SINGAPORE AND STRAITS DIRECTORY for 1908. 911 pp. Royal Bvo., Cloth Price
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      257 3 Tropical Roofing IS THE IDEAL ROOFING FOR THIS CLIMATE. Cheap Durable Sanitary Vermin 'proof. THE THICKEST QUALITY (3PLY) CAN BE SUPPLIED AT $12 per roll of 216 square feet complete with caps, nails and cement for fixing. BORNEO Co., Ltd. Singapore. ii! -I--*--- 1 -m 1. i_iM__ ■___■!■_>_' _M>i_<ni__ i_w
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      53 3 A Remedy thai La Truly atagi Power to Relic a Pain. Mr. Lewis Lozario, Manager of Madras Co-op. Stores, of Madras. India. I _ly think Chamberlain's Colic. Cholera and Dianhuoa Bta__M|y is one <: medicines made, I had been suffering from an attack of colic and ar g a couple
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    CLOTHING IN TROPICAL CLIMATES.
    765 4 C nel Se 1 m ia al a farther eommua the 8 wti van, m which he qnotei P *ofeas r S imbon, leclurei lti i l\ pk J Medicine ■■'1';.- most w. 1 imrortant difference between the ml tf the temperate •one ami the nal
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    CHINAMEN THE "FITTEST"?
    773 4 la the "Pacific Era" Mr Michael J. Dee claims that if the fittest is to survive we should seriously consider the claims of John Chinaman to be regarded a3 a claimant for tne proud title of fittest Though much of the article is more likely to amuse
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    THE SIGN OF THE CRICKETERS.
    145 4 The English civ rs m Australia have got a mysterious -ailed "The Sign" one of those shibboleths, saya a writer m Baily's Magazine," meaningless to the world outside, which arise m every company of men. Jon of the team is wandering a broad, and any
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    DESTRUCTIVE TIRE AT RANGOON.
    107 4 About 3 am. on March 25th a lire broke out m some stabling on the Kemendine quarter of Rangoon, and spread rapidly. It is stated that fifty- nine houses semi-pu i and woodea, mostly new uad batter built, been completely burnt away. _he dimage has beeu
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    THE ART OF TRACKING.
    603 4 General Baden-Powell has been moved to put into book form for the benefit of the rising generation, hints on a subject of not less importance to sportsmen than to soldiers. The General, as was proved over and over again during his service m South Africa, is
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    EMPIRE DAY.
    261 4 Fiy the Union Jack and wear daisies, ox-ejed daisies, bachelor's-buttons, or marguerites on Empire Day, May 24." This is one of seven pieces of advice tendered by the Earl of IMeath, m furtherance of the movement which, under his guidance, has taken shape so successfully that last year
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    A POOL'S ADVERTISEMENT.
    184 4 All Xew York is talking of .Air. Richard Read, a graduate of Cornell University, who, tiring of getting suitable employment by the usual methods owing to the slack times here, advertised that he was an utter fool, a seven-year failure at business," and that he was now
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    PRINCE EDWARDS NEW YACHT.
    581 4 As bo- 'cm ruh a nation, Prince I the Prin. ■•< 1 1 W» as, baa i oud pOSM BSOT Oi I fSCht. His tathar _s jaai pnrohai the 'ons register, I lilt m 1872 cd during ncr months the; will sail on her m the
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      3 4 Burns and Scalds.
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      801 4 ij'-ffij-fflrm^^ I.m --ImiimSmml>—m~&-VX-}-^ ;__i_-g^ I "Very soothing I KaaaW to the stomach*" I 106 Stockwell Park-road. London. SAY. Dear Sirs,— l am taking Angier's Emulsion regularly, and derive I great benefit from its use. I take it for dyspepsia, from which I have H suffered for the last ten years.
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      35 4 9 Rv H Truth Stronger ij Than Fiction 'aclUm'. nee ma have I ki; j c Lilty, and rength i knife. A trie:. 's Oi and hen I used the first bottle I foun j
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    THE MAIL.
    1732 5 His. Ver 1 Weatwotth, OSS cf the forty worn n 1 iTragists who were -Treated for attempt ng tQ ~:;ter the Houses if Parliament by BSeeaa of a furnituie van, waa released from H.U.way. s>e w.is kept m gaol a day longer than her companion- f.>r cutting V
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    CHINA MERCHANTS' COMPANY.
    79 5 Proposed -nationalisation. Peking, April 1. The Beard of Posts and Communications has passed a resolution to nationalise the Mer--': ants' Steam Navigation Company. The Company has been capitalised partly by the Government and partly by the Chinese ants. The decision of the Board is to control the
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    THE LIVER IS A GOOD FRIEND, BUT A BAD ENEMY.
    411 5 The liver is a large and powerful organ, composed of a great multitude of blood vessels, nerves, absorbents, and bile channels, held t-gethcr by a reddy-brown substance. The liver's great work is to supply the bile, which helps to prepare
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      109 5 THE DIRECTORY FOR BANGKOK AND SIAM 1908. ttetm I h 1\ a r i•/Pu b lica t ion NOW PEADY. The Directory for Bangkok and Siam contains a complete and official List of the -tranent Departments and the Principal Commercial Houses m the country. It is etc with information absolutely
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      225 5 APARTMENTS. Rooms with board for bachelors and maried couple, Tennis Court. Terms Moderate. Apply to Mrs. ORRE, 7, Oxley Rise. Oct 14 tts MADAME FAMBON, LADY DENTIST. High Class Work Moderate Price. A 7 o. 215, Orchard Road. Nov 21 v.c AUCTIONS. REMINDER FOR MONDAY. Kuhn k Humor's Auction Sale
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      680 5 Siwcrtisementa. nueriONs. AUCTION SALE AT POWELL Cos SALEROOM Monday, 13th April, at 11 a.m. 23 CAST-lEOX HOUSE TROUGHS POWELL Co., Auctioneers. Apl 9 14-4 MORTGAGEES SALE OF The Tongkang "Sin King Cheng'* At Messrs. H. L Coghian Co's Salerooms Tuesday, Uth April at 2.30 p.m. The Tongkang Sin King Cheng
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      994 5 5 DAYS SALE BY AUCTION -^pf BEAUTIFUL ART CURIOS COMMENCING Monday 13th April and following days. Each day at 10*30 a.m. Messrs. H. L. Coghian and Co. are instructed by Messrs. Kuhn and Komor who are making an entire change m their stock-in-trade to sell by Auction the whole of
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  • Domestic Occurrences.
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      Birth.
      17 6 Gad. At Dalvey House on April 10th, the wife of Mr. s. Gad, of a -on.
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      Marriage.
      68 6 E__ABMS DoroLAS-KiTSOX. On the 3rd March, at St Mary Abbots. Kensington, by Canon Digging, assisted by Prebendary Pennefather, Walteb Edward, son of Henry Ward Keabns, j. p., of Aocrington, to Irene M LRION, only daughter of Arthur DouOLASKITSON, of 28, Warwick Mansions, S. W. and grand-daughter of the late
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      Death.
      18 6 Friedrich.— Elisabeth Anna, the dearly belov vl wife of Gustav Friedrich, at Dresden on the 12th March.
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    The Singapore Free Press. Saturday, April 11, 1908.
    1616 6 The Singapore Free Press. Saturday, April 11, 1908. '>--i' Press the People's ncht nialnt-in, i 't -uth h -y > i ms precepts draw. l'l-'V. Loyalty and Law. Thb mail bring, us out news of the final retirement of Sir William Adamson from the Chairmanship of the Straits Settlements Association
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    905 6 The police arrested a Hokien early fester. day morning for prowling about m L'ovd Road. I must plead guilty because I am afraid ofthe Government," said a Tamil m the first court yesterday when charged with having filthy premises. He was fine! $3 and costs. Au unsuspecting Chinaman was walking
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      248 6 I TEPLITZ. A NA TURAL SPARKLING MINERAL WATER. PROM THE STEPLIFZER STADQUELIE (BOHEMIA) In cases of 100 Pints, (PRICES ON APPLICATION) -OLE AGENTS j CALDBECK, MACGREGOR CO. t jp_m«n_e3_3g*'^^*****T***~F^^ mil _*¥****m _i 7 F7T"_TIfIB 1 gH-MB r> A A l ANNUAL Now Proceeding [BARGAINS IN ALL DEPARTMENTS. -«*«v^Keaß)!mmamL<smHHMmß'^^ Straits Parcel
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      190 6 Wilson Co. PHOTOGRAPHERS. THE LEADING AND ONLY HIGH-CLASS STUDIO IN THE COLONY. Our Photographs are ofthe highest Artistic and Technical Excellence, and are admitted to be 4t Incomparably the Best m the Far East. No Satisfaction, No Payment. Orchard Road aad at Hotel de l'Earope. jf AMBER.T I IMITED II
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    THE KING'S HEALTH.
    49 7 uirine Telegraph. Reuter's.) WiiJ He Went To Biarritz. 1 1 B I 1 8 papers ar nou nee that the King's to BSaniti was undertaken solely m formity with :> strong p >n cf his mn, sittg to rep- ited attacks of i*_flue2za m BCCJtttitt spring-. >
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    MORLEY A PEER.
    28 7 lil p. m. N nrs mthai Mr John Mor- -v I a peer _•>, lv; he will re'aiu his position as Secretary of S for Il«I >^ <
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    CHANGE OF PREMIER.
    30 7 Winston's Campaign. A uth i two sh a interviews 8 lay, it_d has st irted .on. W .u.t.n Churchill ope js his election campaign tl Manchester immediately.
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    THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK.
    680 7 I l iU th- L I D and Chi: i-'- Sir, Being Sued to my room at x this plac-. -harp touch of gout, I have been r ea irith gw speeches made at the dinner of Bm Hongkong and j Bank, and find that
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    FRENCH VICTORY
    49 7 (By Submarine Telegraph Reuter's.) IN MOROCCO. R.'ceivel at 4.19 pm. General D amade sends a telegram stating hat -inlay HttiTs Mahalla has attacked :he French Camp at Sett at t at 3 am. on April Bth. They were repulsed with heavy loss. The district was afterwards cleared.
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    LATE WIRES.
    39 7 Strike m India. Ree. April 10th, 11 15 a.m. The bulk of the Indian telegraphists have struck. Tha accumulation of messages is enorm* )us, but a few operators remain t attend to argent telegrams and press wark.
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    SLEEPING SICKNESS.
    177 7 The Governor of Uganda, Mr Henry H. I. 8011, has issue 1 a w irrn appeal for funds :o alleviate sufferings of pitients aiHicted urith s*esping sickness. It is estimated that over 20,000 are under re. it ment. "Dr. Koch, the famous bacteriologist, is one )f the principal
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    TO SUPPRESS ANARCHISM.
    20 7 President Roosavelt has sent a special message to Congress, asking for legislation ior the suppression of anarchism.
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    RUBBER EXHIBITION.
    36 7 Dutch Display. Ree. 12 25 p.m. The Netherlands Government has appointed a Commission to represent the Netherlands and her Colonies at the Rubber Exhibition. The Dutch Government will make a large display of rubber.
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    LAWN TENNIS.
    33 7 The double tennis match, Green and Seth' winners of the Profession Pairs, v Gaunt and Turnbull nil! be played on S. C. C. ground on Thursday 16th inst. fc. i m
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    SWIMMING CLUB.
    60 7 The entries and handicaps for the Jack-son-Mi ler Cup race for Sunday are. lh Ti CiHcaden scritch. i M lv- zie, N. H. D. Cuscaden 5 sees. M. P> Brock well, J E. S.ncltir 8 sees. E. D. But'er, W. Tempi* r 10 sec.. C. E D. Warry,
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    DESTITUTE STRANGERS AID FUND.
    87 7 THIRD LIST OF CONTRIBUTIONS. M.de Bondy $10 A ex. Gentle E?q. 10 Kumpeis A: Co 10 w. E H.«. per Esq 5 Maj ig r. Medical Hall 5 Manager, Pharmacy 5 S Manasseb &Co 10 The G ■t. of the Straits Settlements... JJ2so Bioine C >mte
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    23 7 ■> < It is amusing to notice the artifices resorted toby the owners of rikishaa to get their vehicles pas-ed tor service at the Jmrikisha
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    1396 7 Qui c quid agunt homines noslri est farrago libelli. Juvena-L. Is it real heroism Is it Quixotism Or is it merely a policy of pretentious and hypocritical window-dressing These are the questions that are being asked throughout xh_ Empire m regard to tie Cabinet's deliberate antagonising
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    ALLEGATION AGAINST POLICE.
    142 7 A Patba_ police constable charged a Si-jh before Mr Green, the second magistrate, yesterday, with being drunk and incapable m Anson Road. He siid that on searching th j Sikh at the station, iv tbe presence of the Corporal. $2.02 were found on him. The accused said
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    HIS MASTER'S WHISKY.
    163 7 Dickson Paglar, a young Eurasian, was before Mr Column, the third magistrate, yesterday, on a charge of theft of whisky and note books belonging to Mr Freiburger of the Westminster Construction Company. Mr Freiburger said the accused was employed by him as a clerk at S*2-") per
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    SEMPAN TIN.
    76 7 Output for Feb. was 4 tons, production having been curtailed owing to Chinese N-v. Year holidays. Mr A. Gh Kent-Johnston, who has been directing the work since April last, has left the East ou account of illhealth, and Mr 0. Gh Warnford-Lock haa already arrived as his successor.
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      42 7 Rheumatism Makes Life Miserable. A happy home is the most valuable pos session that is within the reach of mankind, but you cannot enjoy its comforts if you are suffering from rheumatism. You throw aside business cares when you enter your home
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      277 7 IfJL^l'^x rs-X, GOLD MEDALS •384-1885-1886-1888. Am) ;,*■>*■■* DISINFECTANTS Jp jE| FRAGRANT-NON-POISONOUS-D0 NOT STAIN. W__.ftff_PM.Jfl \gt Ife lllfP. S A TSITT A <3 l S^^_2s_»«f^-___«*j''s The only Disinfectant. Colourless, fratr|;|^^^^|^^P| j rant, non-poisonous, and does not stain linen. Is^^^^^^^lih K^ s all disease srerms and should he used H^^^^^^^^ji.;,' for general
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    STRAITS SETTLEMENTS ASSOCIATION.
    763 8 Annual Meeting-. Retirement of Sir w, adam3on, g m o. The annual general meeting of the Straits ♦Settlements Association was held at the offices tf the Institute of Directors on 17th March •Sir William Adamson, C ■o. m the chair. There were also present Messrs J. Miller,
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    AN OLD CHINA HAND.
    90 8 .'ment is made that Mr. A v mdi .vourably known m 1 of his interest .ston ai. i Hongy for home, via Australia, and his final ply by know his sterling rood and uticularly H-. Be has tamped ov, r ,i J v nnyi I the
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      456 8 Hbvcrtisements. SHIPPING. RYK JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP Co., Ltd. A regular FORTNIGHTLY Service maintained between Japan and Europe by t following NEW TWIN SCREW STE/ MERS. Unbe* Mail Contracts with THE ImPEHIAL JAPANESE GOVERNMENT Specially designed for the Company's Eur pean Service, lighted throughout by Electricit provided with excellent accommodation fi
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      769 8 fl&vcMsementa. SHIPPING. OCEAN STEAM SHIP Co. Ltd. China Mutual Steam Nay. Co. Ltd. The Companies' steamers are despatched from Liverpool outwards for the Straits, China and Japan every week, and from Japan homewards for London, Amsterdam and Antwerp every fortnight, and for Genoa, Marseilles and Liverpool monthly. One outward steamer
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      646 8 H&vertiecmc'.ts. SHIPPING ~P. O. STEAM NATiaATION COMPACT. For China Japan, Penang, Ceylon, Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Ports, Plymouth and London. Through Bills of Lading issued for Chin; Coast, Persian Gulf, Continental and Ameri can Ports. Steamera will leave Singapore on or abou MAIL LINES. hOniward (for China) May 9
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      637 8 Homttsemcnts. SHIPPING. HAMBURG AMERIKA LINE, HAMBURG. The steamers of this Company maintain i regular service between Hambun*. Bremen Antwerp, and Rotterdam, and the StraitChina and Japan. Homewards, they are despatched fortnighth for Havre and Hamburg and once a month fo' Bremerhaven direct, calling at Penang ant Colombo. Taking cargo at
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      434 8 Hovcrtiscmcitfs. I SHIPPING. NDT Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen INPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE The fast and well-known mail steamers cf this Company sail fortnightly from Bremen, Hamburg via Rotterdam, Antwerp, Southampton Gibraltar, Genoa, Naples, (connection Marseilles, Naples, Alexandria and vioe versa) Port Said, Suez, Aden, Colombo, Penang, Singapore, Hongkong, Shanghai, Nagasaki A
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    SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY.
    809 9 I Feriili. uion i'iant Poisons m the A Cave's Inhabitants Fire-Producing -dkyyfl -The Week Curt Washing Away of South Africa Scarut Fever Diagnosed by Sound Spider Vision —Fatigue Poison. The t-itrogeat-absorbing bacilli discov red m root 3 twenty years ago wer, derived from ar; but were attracted minou>
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    THE "CRABBING" OF JAPAN.
    540 9 The psychology of politics m the Far East is at the present moment worth watching. AYe have never taken the foolish course of defending onr allies through thick and thin, without regard to the evidence, and we have never sought to conceal any matter of fact
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    RICE SHORTAGE IN MANILA.
    337 9 Tlie cablegram sent the other day bo the Secretary oi War by the governor general tells a lamentable story. A country that is almost '.y devoted to agriculture, whose chief product and chief article of consumption is rice, is compelled to import from abroad 10.000.000 pesos
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    H. & S. BANK ROBBERY IN BOMBAY.
    177 9 H. S. BANK ROBBERY IN BOMBAY. Peon Disappeaes. Cade! Hughes, Manager of the local f the Hong- Kong and Shanghai Bank, has reported to the police that R*2,< 00 have been missed from the b_nk. The police on enquiries ascertained that on the 11th instant a peon m the bank
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    CONGO FORCED LABOUR.
    693 9 Consuls' Revelations. A batch of Consular reports relating to the condition of the natives m the Congo Free State was issued as a White Paper. The most interesting of the reports is a memorandum written by Mr W. Thesiger, British Consul at Boma, on Dec. 31, iv
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    A DUEL WITH FISTS.
    165 9 An incident illustrating the lighter side of politics is causing much amusement m St. Petersburg. Same days after the stormy scene m the Duma, when Professor Miliukoff was insulted by Bf. Purishkevitch, of the Extre ne Right, the Cadet leader received a letter from a professional
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    INVENTION BY ACCIDENT.
    147 9 The confession of Mr Percy Maxim that the discovery cf his silent firearm was the result of accident while studying the problem of silencing the constant explosions of a motor-engine reminds one of other notable inventions which we similarly owe to accident... It was the burning of
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    BANK ROBBER SHOT.
    480 10 Pasquale Pati, of New York, known as the Italian Pierpont Morgan, and Louis Bartiere, his son in-law. had a narrow escape, when Francesco Pellatro, alias Sapio, a middle aged labours, r, entered the Pati Bank holding a revolver. Immediately the rich, resourceful Pati and the equally resourceful
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    SLEEPING SICKNESS.
    313 10 '-SFERENCE RBBAJCS UOWV. Reate: A^-mey learns that the second International Sleeping Sickness C'onfe*. ena. ba I being able to agree on the nventio:. it. The French and Iranian plenipotentiaries de themselves unable to S proposal, made at the last md then unanimously recommen r i men*) f a
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    CRIMINAL APPEAL.
    72 10 Mk ,!>::■:: Bmham Fi> kliains Gka.k Doi lv I n Assises referred to i .a.t.s agama*) the police m u -t detect im.j ani the arf innoce:.: esaoua *m i said, satisfisd him tha: bus m the hands ol ea was well done as waa ■eaha then wtas
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    THE ANALPHABETS IN THE VARIOUS COUNTRIES OF EUROPE.
    583 10 THE ANALPHABETS IN THE VARIOUS COUNTRIES OF EUROPE. The enlistment of soldiers m the countries with Universal military service offers a good opportunity not only for examining the physical features of the whole population but also the educational culture as far as elementary knowledge is concerned. Thus from the Reports
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    IN MOROCCO.
    305 10 S aaiKS OF FIGE :a KG. More accounts of the sharp fighting are arriving from soldiers who took part m it, and they all bear witness to the courage of the Moors, and to the fact that the French troops m difficulties. o_e writer says inj of the
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    Passengers for the Straits.
    113 10 Per P A 0 Sumatra, due April 16. Miss 1 md Mrs 0 Marks and child, Mr A. 0. Elton, Corp. J. Ashton, Mi.s E. F. Fletcher, Mr P. Shelcock, Mr and Mrs F. C. Word, Mr W. M. McCulloch, Mr W. O'Connor. To Penang.— Mr
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    THE KUANTAN TIN MINING CO , LTD.
    330 11 THE KUANTAN TIN MINING CO LTD. The r- post of y>ur mine for the month March 3 1-t. 19( >S. I retting Bhort of water. Have not had much ram here lateH*. lies are getting scarce, the price of tin Laving risen the other mines are absorbing all surp] is
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    380 11 The report ol yora nunc tm the month ng short of water. Have not had much a here lately. Coolies are gritting Bcaree, arice of tin having risen the othei mines •bing ali lai labour. agei Sulai. Have 20 wages men working on this lease, burning or: jungle, cutting
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      567 11 EXCHANGE. (Corrected up to April. 10.) Bank m/ 8 2/.f- demand 23| Private credits 3 m/s 2/4-^- credits 6 ra/s M 2/4_V France, demand Bank,- 291 G-k»maxt, demand 226 India, T.T 174 Hongkong, demand 1 Yokohama, demand 1 14 Java, demand 139£ Bangkok, demand 64* Sovereigns, Bank Baying S3 54%
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    880 12 Ordinary Mketino, Friday, April 11. Present: Mr J. Polglase (deputy President), I>r Fowlie, Messrs EL L. Coghian, Wm Micbean, A. W. Bailey, Ong Tek Lim, Chen-' Keng Lee, A. J. W. Watkins, also Dr Middleton (Health Officer). H. Gostwyck icting Engineer) and F. J. B njatield Acting Secretary.)
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    Dogs Order.
    317 12 The President moved that the Board accept the proposed amendment to rule 5 of the Dogs Order. He explained that it was proposed that one day a week dogs could be destroyed m private compounds, but not m houses. Mr Bailey opposed the right to enter private compounds.
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    DEFENCE THAT BROKE DOWN.
    446 12 PKOMISSORY NOTES AND THE MANDAI QUARRIES. Yeeterday before Mr Justice Sercombe Smith, m the Supreme Court, the affairs of the Handai Quarry Company, which at various timea hive occupied the attention of several Judges m one form or another, a^'ain came under judicial notice. Thos. Charles
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    A GUTTA SHIPMENT.
    109 12 Mr A. G. Law, the Acting Chief Justice ntinued the hearing of the part 1 cause, Heine Comtek Co. vs. ll Price A Co. The claim is for $500 balance m respect of a shipment of Palembang gutta, piirt of which was accepted and part jected as
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    9 12 > < The latest book on Tin, referred to m to-
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    REVELATIONS!
    451 12 REVELATIONS WITNESS IN ALSAGOFF CASE CONFESSES. WAS TAUGHT BY ABDUL GANI. Hassan bin Omar, one of the principal witnesses m the recent Alsagoff murder enquby, was again before Mr Green, m the second magistrate's court, yesterday, ou four charges of perjury. He was undefended. Mr Hastings Rhodes, acting deputy public
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    398 12 Mr Justice Sercombe Smith leaves to day for Malacca, to take the Assizes at that settlement. Mr Hastings Rhodes goes as deputy public prosecutor. The Hon'ble T. S. Bakar goes this morning by the mail to Japan for a couple of months. Mr Cecil Guinness his come from Penang to
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    334 12 The Shipping and the Import and Export Offices will be closed ou Fri lay the 17th instant and open for one hour from 10 to 11 am. on Siturday the 13th instant and Monday the 20th instant. The P. and O. steamer Oceana leaves this morning for China
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      212 12 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. L .vokr Contract with the Netherlands India Qo*TS*SSItnMT. Agents at Singapore, Ship Agency, late J. Daendels Co., 2-3. Collyer Quay. THE UNDERMENTIONED DATES OE DEPARTURE ARE ONLY APPROXIMATE. van Hogendorp Siak, Pakan-Baroe. Bengkalis Paneh lLaboean -Bilik Asaban (Tandjong-Balei and Belawan I'eli ril I*_ CARI'ENTIER Batavia Aoril
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      65 12 WEATHER REPORT, Date Bar Wind Temp Hum Sky Rain Apl 10. H'kong 10a 30.06 EI 66 o Manila 10a. 760 SWI 29 24 c Kandang Kerbau Hospital, Apl. 9, 1908. 9 a.m. 3 p.m. 9p m. Baiom. 32 F_h. 29.883 29.830 29.854 Temp. 86 5 87.0 80.5 Wet Bulb Thar.
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      458 12 CLEARANCES. Apl 8. Chowfa, Ger. str., Spiesen, for Bangkok. Apl lv. Seirstad, Nor. str., Salvesen, for Bangkok. Sotrudink, Rus. str Gahir, for Batavia. Chr. Knudsen, Nor. str., Sarensen, for Chemulpo. China, Aus. str., Petris, for Hongkong, Shanghai and Japan. Senegambia, Ger. str Eckhorn. for Hongkong, Shanghai and Japan. Emilie, Dut.
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      508 12 VESSELSIN PORT. Men-of-war Flag and Tons Commanders Arrived From For WhetSea Mew Col. Yacht 500 Murphy Apl 9 T. Aas.n Uncertain Ship Flag Tons Master Arrived From Consignee Fcr When Arratoon Apcar Brit 2931 Stewart Apl 8 Hongkong Pat. Simons Calcutta I Ban Hin Guan Brit 248 Hunter Ap! 9
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