The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 16 May 1908

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    16 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS SINGAPORE, SATURDAY. MAY 16, 1908. NO. 6,292
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    173 1 The Amir of Afghani itau has gu fa story ;issuraE<;es that te is not concerned in the border raids P.t^e 7. Mr Rjckfeller is said to bf about I<> fioance the Amur Rai?w*v L°»dar, The Scottish La -id V. Itifa Bl! b thr> u^h committee < t
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    WOMEN AND RACES.
    710 1 of Australia m horse an i jockey •■sire Im u's enjoyment r To ihs ff urn trie niin<" ever, tl v it «e tiling costume. Kkl LI fic.l the ce I v. man of having an al> <>]utelv nev. for the Races something gethei 111--pr< hensible. When
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      127 1 RU PUj A I Q favourably known for ■Ullll hV 50 years in the Straits. Boudoir, Concert Grand, Grand Upright Grand Pianola D I A&lft O The Best and the Chea P est in ths SHOW ROOMS, 375 Victoria Street. A. FRANKEL Co., Sub-Agents. TRADE/: j vA K MOTOR TYRES.
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      174 1 A FEW NIGHTS MORE o c HURRY UP The Japanese Magic and Comedy Company. (12 LADY GENT. AETISTS AT HARIMA HALL 362, North Bridge Road, (Back of Raffles Hotel Tram line) HUGE SUCCESS CEOWDED NIGHTLY "THE LIVING DEVILS" GRAND CHANGE TO-NIGHT. Prof. KikugoroV intrepid vanishing act into a tank of
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      298 1 E n tertainmen ts. ALHAMBRA Qinematooraph Beach Rca ALL NEW FILMS TO-NIGHT'S PROGRAMME. Ist Show 7.30—9 p.m. 1. The Fairy of the Black Rocks 2. Bobby's Practical Jokes 3. Fire in Odessa 4. The Hanging Lamp 5. The Old Maid's Inheritance 6. Charley Paints 7. MEWS OF THE IMPERIAL CANAL.
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      101 1 TC-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS. Notices re Meena Eusope. And .Mi Ezekiel admitted to be a partner of Mr. Adi>.— Page 2. Alesia. Lloyd-rd to be let.— °age 11. WiU Stadioa are the best lighted in the East.— Page 4. "The Living Devils" at Harima Hall.— Page I. Steamship notices Perak postponed till
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      292 1 Saturday, 16th sig Water. 10.46 a, 10.33 p R m. Third Daj B I Mail Ontward due. ket SC.C. v. YII.CA. Full Moon. 11.82 p. S.V.A. Rill- Club. i Sunday. 17th High Water:— ll 27 L1.3 p Ith after Easter. MM. Mail Ontward d :e g V A R;tie Club.
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    PADI RATS.
    104 2 \V. J l dUget wri w i*a Agricul tin a the extermination of i&ta ia Ids. Experiments were carred out f.t thebeguming oftl e yei r with c irbtn :ol i le. i':ir> burr »S I>l the ro lei t tire i the b»1 ii ot bai ka
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    THE LATE CAPT. ELLIS.
    335 2 Tfcl F u igh Times »f April j n CUEIt IE tci Men kfce late Capt E Ell: If Atl d at, Singapore [81 CVVI B, BUS DOB \n S KBBOUA] N >W. On S morning last the Lord Bishop of t Iddicated in Christ Church,
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    THE SECRET.
    68 2 -sure deep a secret in your heart I seek to know, but I have lost the key And all my pleading all my winning art Melts like the foaming froth upon the sea. ae to soothe the fever of my breast And whwpered, Soul be patient, love bestill/
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      546 2 A TIPFOR THE RACES ts TO COME AND BEE orii Race Week The Finest Exhibition show in town. STOP WATCHES, in gold and silver, SCARF-PINS, in brilliants of our own design, FIELD GLASSES, in large variety. ORIGINAL UNIQUE OWN DESIGNS. tinest assortment of Jewellery ever shown in Singapore. Can be
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      583 2 H&vcrttecmcnta. NOTIGES. TKOSUS HANDRIHAN B* T H DECEASED. Pursuant to the Conveyancing and Law ol Property Ordinance VJ of 1886 Notice is hereby given that all creditor- and other persons having any claims or demand- upon or against the Estate ot the abov. named Thomas Handrihan Bath, deceased, late of
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      560 2 H&verttsevncnto* NOTIGES. NOTICE. Take notice that the Power of Attorney dated 25th October 1907 from Xai Nieng Pisam to Koh Chwee ChiaDg appointing him Manager of Chop Hong Lee Chan of No. 68 Boat Quay, Singapore has been revoked as from this date and that I the Undersigned have been
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      512 2 Hbv>ertisement^ NOTIQES. MADAME FAMBON, LADY DENTIST High Class Wokk Moderate Piuce. No. 215, Orchard Roac Nov 21 u.c NOTICE. Persons having any claims against Hi Estate of the late I>/. C. Kaikes aie reqmitl k) forward them forthwith to the ui. D. K. KOfXW KLI Principal Civil Medical Officer's Office,
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      526 2 Bbtertocmcntt BANKS. Hongkong Shanghai Baniaii^ Corporation. Paid-up Capital >,000,000 Rbskevi Fund Sterline Reserve 115,000,000) Silver lawn »0 28 5 w,(XK) j Re^kbvi Liability of Pbopeibtoes 5,000,060 COUET OF DIkICTOEB. Hon. Mr. Henbt bMVHM f MStmum, B > Esq.— DEPUTT CHAIR.M. -E. <3 Biq. IC.R Lk an GusTAvi-h;K-UN])K:- 4 im, Esq.
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      137 2 Sunday Church Services. A r. ;.\L. Fourth S ~:er. am M ind Litany. Symn I. 7.45 am Holy Gommimioß (Oborai Sma I ymwSie, 178 18J K i Communion (Plain), Hymns 121, >S. pm Sunday Scluol. 3.45 pm Bible Classes (Adults). 5.30 pm Evensong and Sermon, Hy Mn.- »10, 215. St.
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    THE WELL.
    1353 4 May in Guvlipore. and he.it like a furnace j 1 heated Twenty miles out, in .1 tandj FWt houM, I :;n Rly turned and tossed, moaned and tend) whilst EofW hammered his pulses, and Ik i nib land from a bfiM I Aj. U her husband, f tanin^
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    KHAKI.
    421 4 The reference to recruiting recalls the fa t that khaki is considered by many to be n a -ible for the present depressed state of recruiting marki t. and certainly the appearance of the Queen- Bays, on theix reo at arrival at Honnslow from S i:h Africa, was id
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    GERMANY AND BRITAIN COMPARED.
    99 4 The Tariff Reform CoininissioD, in its Litest report, sho^s that comparing German trade unions with a total membership of ■0, with tbers in Great Britain* the pe oentage ot German unemployed in December was 23.5, while the average f» r the whole year was only 1
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    Lame Back
    17 4 This ailment is usually caused by rheumatism of the muscles and may be cured bv
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    CHINA'S NAVY
    304 4 The New n The Board of War bfti fa 'n j d on i EBf I na. The I divided into tn bet 1. The M Ml for constructing warship and for the i rial Lisbmeni oi ii. \ctl ports I reued by tbt B >ar<l of M
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    GALLANT RESCUES IN MID-OCEAN.
    306 4 hrilling story of gallant I in Mid-ocean undt-r traordina: ear and difli< don rad at lia..:.i\. \a Scotia, of the British steamer I Rotterdam, w of the -hooner Champa in Dumber, on board. The Volturno sighted I hanipagne on ixcb during the progress of a uale.
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    A NEW GAS.
    115 4 A promising substitute for coa alI >' in <»f plants supplying small teeo brought out quitt £a^ is made from oil and coK and. while unlike water-gas, r, produce. The material used in i eof the gas is either gas or mining amount of ooke consumed foi
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      594 4 B&vcrttecmcnts. One great reason why LEMCO is so valued by the medical profession in every part of the world is that it can always he relied on. It is essentially a standardised article, and not only does not vary in quality, but will keep absolutely in any climate. It is
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      159 4 CARRETT'S. Portable Engines. Fitted with their 1 PATENT FIRE BOX For Burning WOOD FUEL ARE MOST Efficient (§*> Economical OVER FIFTY, in use in the Federated Malay States. IMPORTERS, THE BORNEO CO., LTD. HII I lAI>T\C t.1. J^»flL#&^£d*»A\»*dl^dl« :<^rds, Bombay. Our new patent Low Set Express Cushions can be fitted
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    POLICEMAN CONVICTED.
    436 5 A SERIOUS ALLEGATION Lance- Our poral 399 tfalarc g»d before Mr Horn a d* ia 'the' net Court, jetterdaj, *j h Orion en u foroi Mr K- i ippeared for the prosenr on Chin I >ng Toag, the towkay of a sundrv goods shop, Chop ChooQ Baa*, of
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    A STORY OF JOHN BURNS.
    177 5 It b nerallj known that in his bs, Preside at of the I I Board, went out to th 3 Niger as >r's EoremjUß r i the Nigei npanj W'bifa r herv be met with ■uu iow than ob< i g une dauj m nag
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    "MASTER BOB."
    60 5 memorial to a country ly f the Japanese Xavy was unveiled in parish church of Charity k^ near as S of his own S a X of "o of ins^-tio, to th. j l-*-^ H,^ hiwa 'her were ente tamed bj Mr. foa r their gratifiction br Se
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      956 5 PENSIONED BECAUSE OF HIS PAINS. Mr. Fred. C. Dtas op Mandai.w Suffered AcL'TKLY KIU)M [NDIOIBTIti(N WAS Afflicted with Slkbplbssness, Hrabt wxakhsBB and excessivb debility Consulted Doctobs and Tried I;i:mi;dies, Bl I ALL x a [THOI T A\ \IL. Enai-.led to Wore again, Cubed LND Made StBONO, BY DR. WILLIAMS' PINK
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      604 5 HDvertisemente PRELIMINARY NOTICE. The following properties will be sold at our sale-room. No. 6, D'Almeida Street, on Wednesday 27th May, 190*s at 2.80 p.m. Xo. 1 Victoria Street No. 147 Sirangoon Road Nos. 14 15 Off Orchard Road No. 47 Minto Road No. 31-11 Off Rangoon Road No. 763-1 Gaylang
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      495 5 Hfcvertteement;), m/GTIONS. PRELIMINARY NOTICE. Furniture Auction at 157 Middle Road On Saturday May 30th 1908. Useful Teak Household Furniture. Excellent Nadun Wood Dining Table Etc, Well grown Plants including good collection of fine Crotons. THE PROPERTY OF THE REV. J. ANDREW SMITH. G. A. FERNANDEZ Co., Auctioneers, Surveyors, etc. May
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      499 5 EK>9ertf9ement& AuenoNS. MORTGAGEES SALE Tuesday, 19th May at 2.30 p.m* Valuable 999 j-ears' leasehold land, area 8,480 square feet. Together with the six shop-house dwellings thereon too* 5 to 10 Buffalo Road. Bingapon POWELL a Co.. Auctioneers. May L8 20.fi AUCTION SALE OF W INVOICE OF New Printing Mater'al and
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      389 5 Bbtertt^emcntß. AUGTIONS. AUCTION SALE Valuable 999 Vears' Leasehold Building Land [ON HILL, Kim El iOAD AT Messrs, H. L Coghian 4 Bi'l Mm Nus. 4 i 5, ft4FFLB€ PLAOE Wednesday 27th May, <•>' Th^ee pieces or E ,\e area^ Circulars and plauH. L COGHLAN Co Licensed Auctijiisti I v Allen
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    The Singapore Free Press.
    18 6 F Igllt ttt !r.t:iin, r.r,bril>ecl by pain H US precepts draw. i yaltyand \jm.
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    Saturday, May 16, 1908.
    1990 6 In a New York telegram to Manila there appears a remarkable statement to the effect that the ureat America!] multimillionaire, Mr John I>. Rockefei lkb baa made an offer to the Q >vernmenl of Russia to supp\v i!i3 money for the bail ling of the Amur
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      204 6 Sohnlem \9k Rheingoid x^ A^ II !l Das ist d?s Marke Ml .^h Q£r Kenner! CALDBECK, MACGREGOR" AND CO. > I AN IDEAL DRINK RACE WEEK I Special (ÜbfsKy A I Hirano Mineral Water. j LIMITED. j IWijM isKamraa imii hi iiiiiiiir'Mßrrrrrrrinr^wi»MMri^^WMnß»MWMa»»Birnrr~T*ir~nir**r mi imiii wwmTrwrwniii ■■■nj^Ml tM JBP THE ROBINSON
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      315 6 Best Lighted STUDIOS In the East. LIGHT, that is the proper kind of light, plays the most important part in the production of perfect Photographic Portraiture and we must confess that no small measure of the success of our portraits is due to the ideal LIGHTING ARRANGEMENTS of our Studios,
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      72 6 POPULAR WANTS. Epgliabman desires post as dispenser and hospital attendant: experienced. Apply 137, c o Free Press/ 1 THE RAGES. The departure of the is.s. 'CATHERINE APCAR" FOR PENANG AND CALCUTTA will be deferred until 7 p.m. on the 16th Inst. provided sufficient inducement offers. She has splen- did accommodation
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    AMIR'S ATTITUDE.
    71 7 (By RnhmiiM rieki^aph— Beater^.) SATISFACTORY ASSURANCES. nsda -osed whether the A tbereprese, M "WMietf of India with ipatioiiof Afghani o rontier outbreaks, aether u» expWtion had been be hostile demonstration in bouse r tttbe \mir bad Msnmieei I i efforte to dissuade the Aigfcuu i rO m joining
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    JAPAN HOLDS OUT.
    31 7 3d 15th, 10 25 am. AFakbi| that Japan baa refused to reconsider her oppos;tnn I the con P«kilOMn railway, or permit a parallel line(t) the S>u:h Man- !wav.)
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    FIRE AT TAXGLIN.
    131 7 11 Kebun's H-.use Burnt. ;l P kst nigbi a tire t in tlw kebun's quarters of nbaum's House, FeruLi'.l, Orange Grote-rl, T J%t gardener nu ii •:e bouse, p .nd, g a roar, looked round and house in a blaz*. He and the servants a to the
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    KIT LARANGAN.
    267 7 rritec ng on j 'Old Sing ,o.<re aipse into the p that i eopj -t the old map P. Coleman, hangs up Ai la Fort Canning I Bukit Larangan" the forkrasoninhis paper on r subject »of S ng i] r?. The account of Singapore in the Malay I
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    FRANCO-BRITISH EXHIBITION.
    55 7 {By Submarine Telecr ipn.— Reuter's.) Opening Ceremony Marred by Rain Received 9 40 am.. May lith. Their B il Highnesses the Prince and Prmoesa oi Wale* opened th? FrancoBritish Exhibition at Shepherd's Bush. The French Ministers M. Cruppi and M. L'uiu were present. The proseedinga were marred bv
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    MINISTERS BAXQUETTED.
    37 7 Receive-! at 4 p.m. M. Cruppi and M. Kuau were entertained at a banquet in the evening at the Chambei of Commerce. They expres>ed the hope thtt the inhibition would further develop the entente cordiale.
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    GERMANY'S COLONIAL MINISTER.
    48 7 Herr Dernberg, the German Colonial M oister, who is passing through London en r< »nte to South Africa to study the British Colonial institutions, was cordially received bv Colonel Seely on behalf of the Colonial Offi se, and at:euded a dinner at the Bankers' Association.
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    A WEEK'S MORTALITY.
    90 7 Malaj i il fever and beriberi still continue to be responsible for a very lar^e proportion of the deaths recorded from week to week by Dr McDjwell. The former is the euise of 37 deaths last week, and beri-beri, nile the total attributed to fever not specified
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    THE LONDON SCOTTISH.
    148 7 will be remembered sometime ago that we printed an appeal on the babalf of the funds of this famous London Volunteer Corps. It has now gone over t-3 the Teiritorial Army, but certain considerable liabilities remain. The Head- Quarter Building is freehold, and is for ever secured
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    MORPHIA POSSESSION.
    170 7 ;S IN THE POLICE COl'lM' N Tan and his wife, Lee Seow, appeared before Mr C>lman, third magistrate, yester•harged with having in their possession rphia. Corporal 10 said on tie Bth instant he went with a c^cstable and two revenue officers to 65, Upper Chincoew Street. The woman
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    GOOD OLD WATER.
    137 7 annual repoit of the Metropolitan ,ard contains a suggestion that water, like whisky, matures as time goes <>a. aall presently be asked to "Take a gkgg liqueur water." A home paper <^:vs. In the course of the year 1906-7 storage capacity to th of a million and
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    1631 7 Quicquid agunt homines noslri est farrago libel! i. Juven.\l. By the time the sun sets today many of the Topicist's male readers Udies of course never never bet, or at least hardly ever will be making up their Httle accounts to see whether Fortune Totalisatrix et
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    HERR HEINRICH KOHLER.
    248 7 It is about eighteen years ago since Herr Kohler, the eminent German pianist, passed through Singapore, giving a piino re:ital here. That took place at the Masonic Hall, as a number of the senior musical residents here will well remember. It wes a rare mmical treat. Herr
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    SWEETNESS AND LIGHT.
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      403 7 ROBINSON Co. JAEGER'S UNDERWEAR IS RECOGNISED /^C^I^S THROUGHOUT THE WORLD AS \5 A GUARANTEE OF PURE WOOL. r GENTS PURE Wool Undervests, light weight half All sizes from 36 to 44 inch GENTS PURE Wool Pants light weight All sizes. GENTS PURE Wool Colic Belts. GENTS PURE Wool Dressing-Gowns. JAEGER'S
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    INDIAN BOMB OUTRAGES.
    745 8 Calcutta. Miy L A inau arrested at WftMH for the Ma/zufferpore outrage made a full confession. He expresses regret they killed Mrs. and Miss Kennedy. The bomb was intended for Mr. Kin^sfurd. Another arrest was made at Mokameh but before the Police had time to gel the
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    'TRUTH' ON CREEPERS.
    147 8 For the beneht of parents who think th .t thetet.'.nl ru\>ber planting I- q Ceylon v.!Oniisir_ ■■fa II I whica I guve a c time ago. It is notorious in Oylon th.it bply of n qpen the p lar^l pupils are called, is now very largely bm
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      533 8 H&vertisements. SHIPPING. JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP Co., ltd. A regular FORTNIGHTLY Service is maintained between Japan and Europe by the following NEW TWIN SCREW STEAMERS. Undkx Mail Contracts with thb impbsial japanksb government. Specially designed for the Company's European Service, lighted throughout by Electricity, provided with excellent accommodation for First A
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      609 8 a&vcrtiecmcnta SHIPPING. P. O. STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. For China Japan, Penang, Ceylon, Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Ports, Plymouth and London, Through Bills of Lading issued for Ohina Coast, Persian Gull, Continental and American Ports. Steamer* will leave Singapore on or about MAIL LINES. Outward {for China) 1908 Arcadia May
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      746 8 Htwertiscmcnts. SHIPPING OCEAN STEAM SHIP Co. Ltd. AND China Mutual Steam Nav. Co. Ltd. The Companies' steamers are despatched from Liverpool out wards for the Straits, (.hina and Japan every week, and from Japan homewards for London, Amsterdam and Antwerp every fortnight, and for Genoa, Marseilles and Liverpool monthly. One
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      617 8 advertisements. SHIPPING. HAMBURG AMERIKA LINE, HAMBURG. The steamers of this Company maintain a regular service between Hamburg, liremcn. Antwerp, and Rotterdam, and th< Skaits, China and Japan. Homewards, they are despatched fortnightly for Havre and Hamburg and once a month for Brernerhaven direct, calling at Penang and Colombo. Taking cargo
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      493 8 Bbvcrtiecmcnta. SHIPPING. 11l A/« JLr# Norddeutscher Lloyd. Bremen IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE The fast and well-known mail steamerthis Company sail fortnightly from Bremen Hamburg via Rotterdam, Antwerp, Boatiutfaptoa i (iibralt&r, G^noa, Naples, (connection Marse .Naples, Alexandria and vice versa) Port Said Suez, Aden, Colombo, Penane:.. Singapore 1 1 kong, Shangliai,
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    THE NEW MUSKETRY.
    1109 9 Then WM time when the British Army m the lead of the great Con- tinental l'ow< n in ail matters relating to military "..Mining, but a new departure has now appa i*'v be« nude. Jnst when those Pow DM particularly alive to the i OBg their soldier-
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    PROCESSION OF TORTURE.
    431 9 GHABTLI CraEMOKIsa at an Egyptian Festival. A vivid description of the horrors of the Egyptian Hasauevn festival at Cairo has been received by a London gentlem m whcsa son was present while on bia way to Singapore. Hoeeyn was b _rrand«on of the Prophet, an I was
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    ELEPHANTS STAMPEDED.
    159 9 \Y <\s Mission-. I upled to Death. Riverside (Cal), Friday, April 17. An explosion which occurred yesterday at M the Btorage rinks of the Standard Coin pan? near here stampeded a herd of elephants attached to a travelling circus which was about to begin a performance. The largest
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    JUPITER'S NEW MOON
    721 9 OVSBI A :.l iireenwiv-h stai.ds u' ti" 1,0 world's observatories bj 1 tta Bftriy foundation ;;nd long record of invs 6 work accomplished But it i.-\ do ead the WM.J in aatron >.»very, though many of th> j most Important advaai at in knowledge have been i-u.lt
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    PREFERENCE IN THE U. S A.
    213 9 ier and harbour are about to be constructed in Hilo in Hawaii, and the 0 S. A. Department forward information as to the procedure adopted general that Department towards foreign compptitors for the contracts. This procedure will be of gr interest to Tariff Reformers,
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      368 9 AN IDEAL INVALID FOOD IN HOT CLIMATES. A PANCREATISED MILK AND CEREAL FOOD. For Travellers by Sea or Land this complete Food will be found exceedingly valuable. ALLEN HANBIIRYS Ltd., 37, Lombard Street, LONDON. I GREEN BUTTERFLY BRAND 1 i IN STERILIZED TINS I Recently Analysed, gave 5*71% Cream. A
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      195 9 Mini ■■—■.«< I pSMSr^T^ TjfPßjjfM »Y jA I—^. uHH off l*-?i?C HLfSCPSg V /^f f^ C-> r (3~t Rheumatism is like an a^^nssin. It eps up from behin 1 when > back is turned 1 re you know it you are in its power, an.l the terrible pains and ache*
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    WESTERN EDUCATION IN INDIA.
    1087 10 Indictment By Sir Henry Craik. la the latest of his interesting and instructive series of articles contributed to the S.-otsinan and giving his Impressions of i ladia Sir Henry Craik, Member of Parliament for the Universities of Glasgow and Aberdeen, dates Calcutta January -nd. After a
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    AT LAST IT HAS ARRIVED!
    533 10 An huiuble Chinese who gardened at Santa Rosa, California, for Luther Burbank, the plant wizard, who has made white blackberries, spineless cacti, and other succulent and useful combinations and alterations of plants, has gone bis master one better. After watering the garden for some years
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    "NOT A aUESTION OF BEAUTY."
    104 10 NOT A aUESTION OF BEAUTY." A ig method of discussion is in" angurated by an American paper, which chamthe claims of various protagonists of woman's suffrage to be called beantifol. The point Beei have do bearing upon anything, save je-haps the hitherto accepted menl that a policeman's lot is not
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    THE AUSTRALIAN FLAG.
    99 10 After a long agitation, which was strenu ously res sted by officers of the old fash type, the use of the Australian flag bg military forces ha*-, fays the liiitish Aklasian," been sanctioned by an official ]-egulation passed by the (.'omm^nwealth Executive Council. The Australian flag, iritfa
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    A SOLDIER'S DUTIES
    161 10 It is interesting to n<>te how H tidier* duties and responsibilities have bftta Mii.arged since the South African War. He I to do a great deal that he Ml I watched iieinu' done by the Etoya Enj eers. As, for instance the infantry [Oattered at Aldershot have
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    HOW MANY MATCHES
    169 10 About Low ;u,i!jy tmkdbm an then in an ordinary box of This is not a conundrum, b; it may well bi put bo tart people's observation or lack of it in ordinal M,.-; I a box of matches at least once a d ;ovi many oonld give
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    HEALTH OF FOOTBALLERS
    152 10 A medical examinwti'jn shon, no by every intending j l>yr Mrf accept the doctor's verdict > ji.ysician m the People's Friend n diaeaac nattain affaotiona of tbs kidney.'- and chest, and few other organic Adhtfa irfaich reed not be enmi.. -rat-d, fom iaaoj I hart -iei> to
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    PACIFIC TURBINE.
    127 10 Early in June tkt ln( steamer to run between Fnncuoowill take up hm v Tei1 v i Knl of tfciwc i I Uuts wLlch the Toyo Kna K 01 "rental BtWUMhip building lor it, North Kadi I interesting point ibool thmm waaeli they tre prodttoftd entirely in Japan
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      628 10 For your own comfort in Tropical Countries use CALVERT'S Carbolic Soaps. Sold by local Chemists and Stores. Made by F C. Calvcri Co., Manchester, England. Guarded against Calvert's 20% Carbolic Soap. Infection. < J Among the special purposes for which this powerk fu! antiseptic soap is useful, it has secured
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      282 10 THE MARINES. If a Consul is browned at in China an African king looks askance At the fat on the bones of a preacher and hints for a feast there's a chance I: should break oat down in Cuba, a merchant ia skinned in .Japan I: Siwash go wild in
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      843 10 VESSELS EXPECTED. STEAMERS. Giving port of departure, and (where known J date due here, and name of Agents. Airlie, Sydney, June 25 Boustead. Achilles, China, May 24- Mansfield. Alcinous, China, May 25 Mansfield. Andalusia. Hamburg, May Behn Meyer. Arcadia, Colombo, May 22 P O. Australien, Saigon, May 18; M M.
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    THE AWFUL AUSTRALIAN DISASTER.
    808 11 FAI Collision" IX VICTORIA TBS I I UWS (i;ou DSD v ith HCI.iDA\ v U !.k>. April 21st. The most appallin« 1 Im} h UM history of Victoria Th >Kallaratandßendi«o meet cm tluir way to Melbourne 5 I H :erlyk:: WB «S fix»yfcroo* JnncBeTta milet from
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    EXCHANGE.
    70 11 (Corrected up to May. 15. > Bank 4 m/s 2/4 demand 2,3.',* Private credits 3 m/s M 2/4$ credits 6 m/s 2/4/,, Fbancb, demand Bank. w 2911 Gbkmakt, demand M 2S6| [ndia, T. T 174; Hongkong, demand M 23% foKOHAMA, demand M 113Java, demand 139| Bangkok, demand 64f SovK*KiGNB,
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    PRODUCE.
    140 11 May 15. ♦Tin M «'37.00 Gambier M w 6.90 Gambier On be No. 1 10 55 Gambier Cube No. 2 9.50 Pepper Black (orcTu. S'pox«) 11.50 Pepper, White (fairL.W. 5 p.e., buyers 19.25 Nutmegs (110 to the Ik) 18.00 Nutmegs (80 to the Ib.) 19.00 Mace (Banda) w nom
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    SHARES.
    720 11 Capful Capital Isstse Paid Issued p*idapV*h*e ap Company. QioUtlon* $300,000 300,000 10 10 Belat Tin Minim- Co, Ltd 650 $300,000 225,000 10 10 Bmang Limited $600,000 600.0C0 10 10 Brueeh Hydraulic Tm MCo Ltd £400,000 350,000 1 i Dnff Development Cc Ltd 60,000 60,000 1 1 Kinta T)n Mires
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      456 11 HOLIDAY TICKETS. Koninklyke Paketvaart Maatschappy. The above mentioned Company issues, during the months MAY and JUNE, RETURN TICKETS to all ports on its lines against payment of a SINGLE FARE. The return voyage must be undertaken not later than 30th June. These tickets are also available for the steamers of
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      407 11 WANTED. WANTED Assistant on Rubber Estate for work on new clearings. Apply BARLOW A CO. May 15 u.c WANTED AT ONCE. A Chinese Salesman, must be an experienced man and able to speak fluently Chinese, Malay and English. Apply to The Borneo Co., Ltd. May 11 17.5 WANTED. An experienced
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      354 11 TO LET. TO BE LET FURNISHED. The comfortable European residence known as Alesia," No. 2-A Lloyd Road. The excellent teak furniture in the house to be taken over at a valuation. Apply to POWELL Co.. Agents. May 16 21.5 FURNISHED RESIDENCE TO BE LET. The exceedingly comfortable and beautifully situated
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      136 11 TO LET. TO LET No. 28 Raffles Place from Ist of April. At present occupied by the Methodist Pablisfa ing house. Apply Meyer Bros. Mar 3 TO LET Large Office, Ist floor 3-3 Malacca Street. formerly occupied by Messrs. Arthur Barker ft Co. Apply to MEYER BROS. Mar 4 uc
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      115 11 TO LET. TO LET. A newly built bungalow No. 795 East CoaB* Road sth mile stone near Telok Kurau. Ali Ambar 16 Aral b 28 uc TO EE LET. A Newiy Erected Bungalow at the Sea View Corcpou' Apply to UY\ ER BROS or at the K V Hotel. OFIICE
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    A TRAGIC INTERLUDE.
    592 12 STABBED WHILE WATCHING A PLAY. M VLAY \Vo>| VN CHAKU M t i: -lie r st tune since 1902 i woman, a M stood in the dock at the Assizes here. i trial on tbe capita] charge of B 1 ;-ed. >t ratal] itai ire, dressed in
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    S.V.A. RIFLE CLUB.
    15 12 i. sh takes place on th at 2 i I Sunday 17th
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    A MILLIONAIRE VIOLINIST.
    39 12 Henry O. Have meyer, the Saga] i ia a violinist whose skill surpasses that of ruauy professionals -ays the "Musical Horn* Journal lie is the proud possessor of a Stradivarius and one or two other famous
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    SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY.
    841 12 ADMINISTRATION REPORT. We have received the administration report of the President Siagapore Municipal Commissioners for 1907, a volume of 48 foolscap pages dealing with the affairs of Singapore. Much of the matter referred to will be fresh in the miud.s of ratepayers, but the report is a useful
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    145 12 The M. M. Company's steimer Australian was to leave Siigon at 4 am. to-day and may be expected here on Monday, 18th inst. about 7 am. With a view to testing the efiieicv of the gyroscope in preventing rolling, the Hani-burg-American Line is having the appliance fittrl to
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      20 12 PIANOS Bought, Sold or Exchanged Pianos at $150 and Upwards, by different Makers Guaranteed in Perfect Order sn Ma#»o -f™.
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      59 12 BINOCULARS FIELD GLASSES F C R "ffi E RACES}- A SPECIAL DISPLAY OF PRISMS DISTINGUISHING COLOURS. ■OFFERED AT SPEC- mil, MANUFACTURED BY DOLLOND CO,, london. SOLE AGENTS SING LPORE I M 8 PUBE NORWEGIAN GQWS MILK, JHE only Vanned Milk in which the dm Flavour of fresh Gow's Milk is
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      673 12 TO-DAY'S RACES. Below are given the handicaps for to-day's races. Horses marked are scratched. 1. The Open Griffin Handicap. Value $400, and— provided there are five starters the property of different owners— sso to the Second Horse. A Handicap for all i Griffins that have started at this Meeting. Entrance,
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      518 12 PASSENGERS. Per Ban Whatt Hin Messrs D. K. Scnierville and J. Someiville. Per Sikh Mr and Mrs L. F. Padstone, Mrs and Miss Sherman. Dr and Mrs Shattuek, Mrs Taulbee. Passengers Left. List of passengers per German ss. Prinz Heinrich, sailed to China and Japan on the ]4th May 1908.
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      673 12 VESSELS IN PORT. o Men-of-war Flag and Tons Commanders Arrived From Foe Adamas'-or Port crais 175 7 de Sa ilay i 1 iaa Mi Zeeduit Dut L tship Dryoer Ifmj IS Anai Sea Mew OoL T*oht 500 Coieman Hsj 14 T Anson certain Ship Flag Tons Master Arrived From I
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