The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 6 June 1908

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    16 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEX CENTS SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, JUNE 6, 1908. NO. 6,:u0
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    THE HISTORY OF OPIUM.
    861 1 W hether one be a Pro- or Anti- tha historical facts about opium cannot fail lo be of interest just now, wh.n the subject is burning one, literally tad figuraf The facts herein set forth are from a nistoi note of the Pjppy m Chin i,
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      98 1 HU i nO favourabI V known for IIoUSiO kV 5o years m the Straits Boudoir, Concert Grand, Grand Upright Grand Pianola lii §yi ft o The Best and the chea P est m th < I IH Si I W Market. SHOW ROOMS, 375 Victoria Street. A. FRANKEL Co., Sub-Agents
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      78 1 Entertainmen ts. ALHAMBRA GINRMA TOGRAPH BEACH ROAD. 2 Entire Change PROGRAMME Nightly, From To-Night. I ONLY PATIIE FRERES FILMS, L. F. WILLIS, Manager. <yr ,|,-t c/ 5 r> L- __J C/^ M. BOLTER. A Varied Shipment of the following Marinated fish m Tins. S GREY SALMON D p PERCH PIKE
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      372 1 En tertainm en ts. TEUTONIA CLUB" SINGAPORE. FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY MAURICE E. BANDMANN PRESENTS HENRY DALLAS AND THE BANDMANN OPERA GO. 4O LONDON ARTISTES 4O Tuesday, 9th June. FOR THE FIRST TIME IN SINGAPORE. THE PRESENT LONDON TRIUMPH "THE MERRY WIDOW," (DIE LI'STIGE WITTWE) PRICES AS DfeUAL. FULL ORCHESTRA.
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      236 1 THE DAY'S NEWS. The Italian Minister, Tittoui, said tlu capital for the Dmub? Adriatic fUilwaj had been secured. Italy's leseut demonstration proved the ii rlience of military organisation on foreign policy. (P-»ge 7 -.The ill-feeling between the French ar.d Spanish soldiery m Mweoco has had a further iilustjation. (Pago 7.)
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      370 1 THE WEEK. Saturday, fith High Water.— l.sB a 3.4S p Belat Co. Meeting, noon. Cricket. S.C.C. v Police. Maxim Coy. S.V.I. Week-end-Camp. Sunday, 7th i High Water:— 2- ")1 a, 4.49 p Pentecost Wl.it Sunday. X D L Mail Homeward due. ACaxim Coy. S.V I. Week -end- Cam p. Swim.
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    COURT OF APPEAL.
    186 2 The Court of Appeal open* on Tuesday next, Mr Justice Fisher and Mr Justice r.raidell coining dowfl from Penattg to conitiUlfcl the fail court From decisions of Mr Just cc Law there are ei^hr QIHi. Re A. K. K. M B»ma»»mJ Chitty. i'r-vurfur Missions Etrarir *res v.
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    HYLAM "BOY" NUISANCE.
    187 2 rtcnrd Hyi uaa --rv i fined ■icb or t\> I r paying iiisuti thing two pollen rha pranom nig Uin P*fcen i I M r F ;> <n, of M msn PAleraon, Simona C sod the tetfendants to ba arrested. h>b raßera m i Mr H M>pa
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    FORTUNES IN PATENT MEDICINES.
    193 2 T will was proved reoentlj of ITr. Alfred 8 ott. head of Mess-s. Boot* an I IS tfl Kmulsion, Jaeol hi 3 English eaftate bein^ 6174, t 4 7 He -NM6 also the owner of property m America, the value of which is not ascertained, but
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      1260 2 THE SUBSCRIPTION LI3T WILL OPEN ON MONDAY, THE 15th DAY OF JUNE, 1908, AND CLOSE ON OR BEFORE THURSDAY, THE !Bth DAY OF JUNE, ISOB. WHITEAWAY, LAIOLAW COMPANY, LIMITED. (Incorporated under the Companies Acts, 1862 to 1900). Capital £600,000. DIVIDED INTO 400,000 six percent, cumulative preference shares of £l each
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      570 2 The difference between the purchase price and the amount of capital to be i-suoi and paid up m cash will provide the Company with .£60,000 available as working capital and towards the cost of rebuilding the Calcutta premises. No Founders' Shares will be issuod, uone of the capital o! the
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      349 2 Htoertfgemeittei. NOTICES. NOTICE. Notice is hereby given th;.i Mr. .1 i i^eonde, the late manager of our busine--. is no longer connectt(i with our Company, engagement having terminated on the 31st May, 1908. The Straits Tobacco Factory Ld. June 6 12.G NOTICE OF REMOVAL. Mods. A. de Wevodseff, Consul-Gem ral
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      402 2 EU^cttfßcmcntu INSURANCES. 1 Commercial Union Assurance Co., Ltd. Fire, Life. Marine, Accident. Guarantee. ASSETS Hcoeod SEVKKTBEN .MILLION- SI W. A. SIMManage! I Qaderwi Baaeen Bran h v ngapore. May 127 28.6 New Zealand Insurance Co. Ltd. rati and ma fl ill hmi iheti C3bj -£1,500,000. Paid up C&pitJi] :»nd lUs^ervc!
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      132 2 Sunday Church Services. Andrew's Cathki>ral. Whitsunday. 7 »m sal Matins 7.4S am Holy Communion (Choral). M 1 5 am Holy 'ommunion (Plain), 5.40 pm Sunday School. 345 pm Bible Classes (Adults). pm Evensong and Sermon. St. Matthew's, Sep^y Links. 11 15 am Foo Chow Service. .:a Sunday School, 315 pm
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    INDIA CANNED FRUIT TRADE.
    415 3 POB9 RM 09 Dk.vklol'ment Mr D. It. Gtttose, Deputy Magistrate, Dibrngarh, sends copy of a Note written by him I A Bird's Bje View of some j Ind 9] to the Province of Eastern B 3ng.il di:\ Assasa/ 1 m which he gives an outline of
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    THE CAMPHOR MONOPOLY.
    358 3 v Methods. aiphor refir dealers, says the York "Journal of Commerce, art- looking forward with considerable interest to the re- oJ a new method of distribution which k] uese (rovernment put m force at the I tail :.;onth. Primarily the ne* order ings is intended to create
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    CANALS IN BRITAIN.
    128 3 With a single exception, that o! the ManC he- M i'l-i.-tioaliy nothing has to i improT< mm fche last eighty years. While France has spent two hundred million doUsni IB 4vher canals, and now pom a» aeftwa thousand mil- SI I vod toll free while <yen more
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    SOCIALISM AND AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE.
    1149 3 The Sjdnej Lilour Socialist Conference, whose hopelessly crooked sentiments as regards national defence and armaments we have ilreadj touched upon, has not escaped castigati"U from the reputable Australian press. The soundness of the views expressed below, with the sense of nation il duty therein involved, constitu'e
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    WHAT HAPPENED ON "THE RAJAH OF SARAWAK."
    562 3 The Second Mate's Story. The Rajah of Sarawak is one of the best known steamers sailing out of the port of Singapore, and, as almost goes without saying, for her name tells as much, her cruise is to that portion of Borneo where
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    INTERNATIONAL RUBBER EXHIBITION
    897 3 Thk Man.v.kk'- Report. The following is the Man,/ -r's report Noted cfctfat mattimg Committee of thp [ctsrnatkma] B I bition. To the members of the Advie<> .iliition, ou« don, September, 10 B Gentlemen, I Lave the honour b pm irt that sin -c the laet meeting cf
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      107 3 MALARIA FEVERS. Owing to its easy absorption, LEMCO is of great value m fever cases. Doctors reconv mend it by itself and mixed with milk. LEMCO has proved over and over again to be the only food a patient could retain, and we have letters from nunv bers who have
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      629 3 ELECTRIC 4^l J&m* <~ wSQa mtm* wn. jPL >Mkl. Vfik^ are not more silent when running than T~* >^w T—k I FOR Simplicity Reliability and Elegance i a .ri r j y\ j 111 mtmm 1 I have beers sold locally and every one cf them is giving complete j
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    THE DIGNITY OF LABOUR.
    730 4 IN THE TRANSVAAL. A donation of a hundred guineas, sent by the Transvaal Chinese Association to the fund lor relieving distress amongst the whites, seems to have caused a certain amount of heartburning, •which is voiced m the Transvaaler. This gift, it is observed. emphasises the
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    BLACK AND WHITE
    227 4 avnon which Abovsj IN A MEKIt A A number ol white women, mire or less prominently engaged m social reform snd philanthi irk, invited a cumber of Qcluding many leading negroes, to Xl* I tog< the and a* the dinner speeches were made ia which it the
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    NEAR THE PRIMARY MALAY.
    933 4 Judge Clnrles S. Lobingier, of the Court of First Instance of Manila, recently delivered a learned and i ate resting address before the Philippine Anthropological Conference at Bagnio, on the subject of Some Survivals of Malay Customary Liw m the Philippines." The following is a synopsis
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    STEEL.
    432 4 The American Machinist for April 11 contains a long article descriptive of the ingredients and materials used iv the making of steel. It also discusses their effects on the static strengths and dynamic qualities of the product. One of the wonders of modern metallurgy is the effect of a
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    THE "ADMIRABLE" ATKINS.
    270 4 A writer m the "Daily Telegraph" draws attention to the f. real extension that has taken place m the soldier's duties and responsibilitiea since the close of the South African War. The curriculum through which the troops stationed at Aldershot are now passing affords very interesting eviJence
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    TO LENGTHEN OUR DAYS.
    160 4 The Daylight Saving irreverently called the Clock Faking Bill, introduced m the i louse of Commons by Mr. Pearcdj came before a Select Committee recently. It is proposed that at 2 am. on each of four Sundays m April the standard tima should advance 20 minutes,
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    A HONEYMOON IN THE DESERT.
    703 4 A O>I."RAGEOI> 1 h It was recently stated tbtl the honeymoon trip is going out of fashion, the rea^.r, p ro bably being that such a holiday Mnre purpose beyond Itanhiag two fMUg p pie to tire of each other's society. A me, honeymoon trip
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    RETURN OF THE HORSE
    60 4 There is no gainsaying the f*ct that calls and shopping and for driving m the the motor will never entirely supersede the carnage. The novelty of the former made it extremely popular, but it has been dawatng upon women that their pfOWB do not show v
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    LEAVING HOME.
    76 4 I would give a few words of encouragement to any young man who may hesitate about leaving home. There is not I |he world so good for a man, say, between years of age, especial y if un visit to distant o i.tiw. to learn other tongues, to
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    AIR INSURANCE RISKS
    43 4 Joct^ar refemtoet fevt bees made to what is described as ti.e up-to-date policy of the ihpmes ;iI Hi UmmylUrim m, oinpany (Lioiitec) m its n include within its o! Muai.-e of riska v ai r. This f, which is r-
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      730 4 A MATRON of the Y.W.C.A. HOME A< I f Neuritis, Lassitude, Neuralgia Almost everyone has known that feeling of relief and thankfulness when they have found someone who could be 'depended upon' without doubt or disappointment, whose word can be accepted unquestionably well that is what the writers of these
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    MAIL NOTES.
    1009 5 His Hsj >sty the Ksrij held a lev-e on 11th i -t U 8t James's Palace. Amongst the ten of the Diplomatic Corps introduced i-y the Mantel of the Ceremonies, an I named la Hk M mfy by Om Lord Chamberlain m Ambaaa .1 ar, Sir T. Mat>s<lu:.i
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      706 5 Ht>vertisement9. 71P71RTMENTS. Rooms with board for bachelors and mar- ried couple, Tenni3 Court. Terms Moderate. Apply to Mrs. ORRE, 7, Oxley Rise. Oct 14 tts NOTIGES. MUNICIPAL NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that m order to carry out certain work on the Tram line, Tank Road, between the Railway level
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      580 5 H&vcrtisemcnto. nuerioNs. MORTGAGEE'S SALE. At Powell Go's Saleroom. ON Tuesday, 16th June, at 2-30 p.m. ARAB STREET. Leasehold land, area 994 square feet, Government leases with about 38 years to run, together with the shop-house No. 180, ARAB STREET, Singapore Town. POWELL Co Auctioneers. June f> 17.6 LAND SALE. Monday,
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      644 5 Hfcvertisements. AUCTION*. MORTGAGEE'S SALE Monday, 15th June, at 2.30 y.m. All that piece of Land situate m the District of Toah Pyoh, being Lot 2 part of Grant No. 5. Area 75,633 square feet together with the Compound House erected thereon known as 94, Thompson Road. H. L. CpGHLAN Co.,
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      373 5 THE SUCCESS OF 1904 Gordon Bennett Cup (Internat) First 1905 Gordon Bennett Cup (Infernal) Fimt 1906 Grand Prix A.C.F. (Internat.) Brasier alone had all his ears placed 1907 Verona Cup C. T. First 1907 Lyon Sport Cup (Hill climbing) Pint 1907 Val-Suzon Cup (Hill climbing) Fir<t 1907 Lyon A. C.
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    Domestic Occurrences.
    56 6 The friends of Mr. Eang Kirn Cheng are hereby informed that the funeral of his beloved mother who died on the .".Ist May will be removed from his residence at Xos. 10 and 11, Teluk Aver Street to Thompson Road Public Burial Ground on Sunday the 7th day
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    The Singapore Free Press.
    32 6 Here shall the Press the People's right maintain, U .awed !>\ influence and unbribed by gain. H«-rt- patriot Troth h~» ptonous prrcepts draw. Pieced to Religion, Loyalty and I.aw.
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    Saturday, June 6, 1908.
    1225 6 A rather interesting feature of the telegrams is that which stales that "despite the anti- piated system of voting for the Prussian Diet, the Socialists have captured several seats m Berlin." This opens up the wide «{uestion whether it is to the advantage of a state
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    GERMAN SHIPPING SUBSIDIES.
    659 6 GERMAN SHIPPING SUBSIDIES Mk. Editor, With reference to the article German Shipping Subsidits" m your to-<liv's issue, we m iv state that the writer is wrongly informed as to what is termed the policy of the German Government to subsidise private companies m order to be able t) successfully compete
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    Beer
    500 6 To mi. Editor, Sir, There appeared Hi j ,f t^ e •Jad iustant an article on DMT, which ha« 1 presume, ju Igtßg bj the ior of it, I,^* written by MNMOM who about Ji^er brewing tmd specially about the climatic condition'i influence on brev. It is a well
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    227 6 The annual athletic sports of the I Adab Club will be held m July on the Darul Adab ground, Ec eh Road. A A lover* an j amuring v Uf l)(iar ii mind to night's per by the Ben Hur compare Chinese youth was convicted fag Colman, the third magistral,
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      286 6 Caldbeck, Macgregor Co's r Q KSPPr, EXT R A SPECIAL _f^. LIQUEUR WHISKY. KNOWN V 3 CALDBECK. MACGREGOR &C° v^...-, ''CHOP BAJAH" Obtainable Sipmrvtml SmoduUnt imitoa. iv Mm "iU KXtm/tfWHf rootumranifr !>,;./ -tlfrrcrmr lutyayUk Tynwrm J A OnFA B A I tf^iTfl^ri f j S** a» I 1 D* r*
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      299 6 2 STUDIOS 2 I Adapted to the Morning and i to the Afternoon Light. They are the Largest, Coolest and best Equipped Studios m the Colony, and are situated m the most picturesque part of the town, adjoining Government House Domain. Moreover, we possess m a high degree all the
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    ITALY'S FOREIGN POLICY
    106 7 INFLUENCE OF MILITARY ORGANISATION. (By Submarine IV-e^raph Reuter's.) Iv <-2;ved June sth, 2.11 p.m. feelqgm from \l -.me stares that, iq the Italian Chamber, S ;^uor Tittoni said that mplete A:_- -u'.-sum Agreement re•idonia would probably result from the maetin^ I King Edward and the Tsar val
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    FRENCH & SPANIARDS
    334 7 FRENCH SPANIARDS I collision toot place on Cjw .blmca between the Prenon anJ Is. 6 50 p m. 'djial message announced that the brawlm lasablanca is confined to mtive irregu'ars. The previous occasion of a collision at lahlancn concerned some Spanish soldiers with a number aatrfesin the employment of the
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    AUSTRALIAN PENSIONS.
    244 7 rEEec 6 p.m. bourne telegram states thai Au9trali.iu I > ell^ioEs I -ill has passed both Houses. the Camp cf instruction on .Tune U BUm monthly ihoot of the S.V.A. Club for June is cancelled. M-ijorA. F. 3. Scott, R.G.A. will be the •or at the Detention Barracki
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    PARIS SENSATION.
    101 7 ANTI-ZOLAISM. Dreyfus Wounded. Bj Submarine Telegraph. Reuter's.) Received June sih, 10 15 a.m. There is immense excitement at Paris over the removal of the body of M. Z >la to the Pantheon. A I nirnalist named Gregori fired a revolver at Captain Dreyfus as he was leaving the
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    O'GRADY AND THE KING.
    89 7 Why Visit Russia The House of Commons has rejected the motion of Mr O'Grady, protesting m the 16 of the Labourites against the King's visit to Russia, It was suggested that Russia was forcing the visit m order to rehabilitate her credit. Sir Edward Grey said
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    PRUSSIAN ELECTIONS.
    20 7 l».>spitft the antiquated system of voting for the Prussian Diet, the Socialists have captured several seats m Berlin.
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    FUNERAL OF BULLER.
    39 7 Received June sth, 10.30 a.m. The Kioi: lias directel that full military honours he paid at the fuuer.il of the late Sir Redvers Buller to- 1 iy. Special trains will be run from London to CreJiton.
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    THE NEW BISHOPRIC AT SINGAPORE.
    86 7 Mi Laidlaw, M.P., has given notice To tsk the Under Secreturjf of State for the Colonies How much the (I jvernment of the Straits Settlements have contributed towards the e=tiblishment of the new bishopric at Singapore; if the Federated Malaj States have contributed to this
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    A BUCKETFUL OF SPIRIT.
    126 7 Ho Peng Hong, a young Straits-born Chinaman employed as a clerk by Messrs Brinkmaa and Co was before Mr Column, the tlinl magistrate, yesterday, charged with criminal breach o! trust m respect of a bucketful of spirit. Mr T. sar appeared for the defence. A Sikh
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    HIGH PRESSURE GAS LAMPS.
    134 7 With reference to a paragraph m Friday's issue regarding the new high-power gas lamps fitted with an automatic compression apparatus OOT readers might like to know that Mr Halloway of the Municipal Gas Decartment imported one of these lamps a few weeks ago. It is fixed
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    1314 7 Quic'i'ii'i agunl homines nostri est farrago ÜbeUi. Juvenal. Says a home paper: "Sir Frank Swet tenham's letter to the "Tim9s" on the subject of the recent resolution of the House of of Commons concerning the Indo-Chinese opium trade draws attention to the difficulties attending all attempts
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    SEPOY LINES GOLF CLUB.
    105 7 The following are the han:licap3 and draws m the Naval Cup, Men's Foursomes (Handicap).— Cuscaden and Bell 18 v Fergusson and Darbishire scr. McGregor and Hellier 10 v Izard and Gentle 18. Gibson and Draper 10 v Green and Seth 4. Baddelej and Talma 9 v
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    L.L.T.C. CROQUET.
    36 7 YESTERDAY'S PLAY. Singles. M. E. Sherwood beat Mrs Law by 8 points. Tie for to-day postponed. No play also on Monday. TUESDAY. Mixed Double MrsSaunders and Sherwood vs Mr and Mrs Green to finish.
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    BOWLING.
    49 7 The Tanglin Club Monthly Bowling medal for May li is been won by E. G. Hartnell. Below are the scores of those who have qualified handicip. E. G. Hartnell 580 220 -uo A. Agnew 556 220 776 H. A. Mtson 713 30 74:'. A. Robertson 517 200 717
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    S. C. R. C. LAWN TENNIS.
    94 7 RESULT OF YESTERDAY'S PLAY. A Singles. TanTiam Kiat, owe 2 beats Lee Kirn Choo. 6—2, 4— G, 9—7. Song Ong Joo rec 2 vs Ong Teck Lim owe IS. 5 7, 5 5 (unfinished). (J Singles. Boon Lim Seng, owe 2 vs Lee Kwee
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    COUNTERFEIT COIN.
    152 7 Three Chinese, a woman and two men, were before Mr Howard m the District Court, yesterday. Tbe woman was charged with delivering counterfeit coin and possession of the same and the men with possessi< .11. Mr Hastings Rhodes, the Deputy Public Prosecutor, conducted the ease for the Crown.
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      839 7 Robinson Company. > < A LARGE AND VARIED SHIPMENT OF rpi SINKS' LAMPS a^yLk IN ALL THE LATEST DESIGNS WMzSM PABLE LAMPS HANGING LAMPS jjgJS BRACKET LAMPS HALL LAMPS If HINKS LANTERNS. J Robinson <£ Qompany. f-Z^Zlk- -3 ■TENDERS INVITED. GOVERNMENT OF SELANGOR. Tenders will be received at the office
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    EASTERN EXTENSION TELEGRAPH CO.
    834 8 The rt9th half-yearly general meeting of the Eastern Extension Australasia and China Telegraph Company, Limited, was held on 13th ult., S.r John Wolfe Barry, kcb, presiding. The Chairman said the gross revenue for j the year ended Dee. 31 last amounted, m round Igarea, to £804*000,
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    MILLIONS IN PREMIUMS.
    47 8 A BtaftOMßt oi ICC I mtfl oJ .ill the life insurance compauk-^ of the Kingdom, issued I 1 following icmarkubU' figures i 7 1 17,55] I 88,455,100 *****,881 CSmli hus i [>aid 1 885,861 Bid debts 7.1 Q ■-t-M 4,468,083 W uf investiut 177,360
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      503 8 advertisements. SHIPPING. KTZ JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP Co., ltd. A regular FORTNIGHTLY Serrice "b maintained between Japan and Europe by the following NEW TWIN SCREW STEAMERS. Unde* Mail Cont*acts with thb Imperial Japanese Government. Specially designed for the Company's European Service, lighted throughout by Electricity provided with excellent accommodation for First
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      613 8 advertisements. SHIPPING. P O STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. For China t Japan,' Penang, Ceylon, Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Ports, Plymouth and London, Through Bills of Lading issued for China Coast, Persist Gulf, Continental and American Porta. Steamers will leave Singapore on or about MAIL LINES. Outward (f>r China) 1908 Malta
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      722 8 a&verttsements. SHIPPING i OCEAN STEAM SHIP Co. Ltd. AND China Mutual Steam Nay. Co. Ltd. The Companies' steamers are despatched from Liverpool outwards for the Straits, China and Japau 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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      628 8 H&vcrttsemcnts. SHIPPING. HAMBURG AMERIKA LINE, HAMBURG. The steamers of this Company maintain a regular service between Hamburg, Bremen. Antwerp, and Rotterdam, and the Strait^. China and Japan. Homewards, they are despatched fortnightly for Havre and Hamburg and once a month for Bremerhaven direct, calling at Penang and Colombo. Taking cargo
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      444 8 H&v>ccti6Cincnts. SHIPPING. WWT 11© U* JLf Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen IMPERIAL GEEMAH MAIL LL¥E The fast and well-known mail steamers < ,f this Company sail fortnightly from Bremen, Hamburg via Eotterdam, Antwerp, Southampton Gibraltar, Genoa, Naples, (connection Marseilles, Naples, Alexandria and vice versa) Port Said, Suez, Aden, Colombo, Penang, Singapore, Hongkong,
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    BRITISH LOVE OF SPORT.
    662 9 AIH I S B3S ITICISM OF O XF< >RD _.t Recount of eonversitior 'in.-, n m and the Hon Man ice <:\'d m the "Morning Post."; weie the top cf a t;am -joing to pton Court Whether the Chinaman w, s getti.. il Hr ßaring, mkjs
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    THE FAKUMEN RAILWAY.
    264 9 ..:v uni the --Open Toor." ting to this <i---" HAn says that J m*l with regard to her ob- nstoth^ jmil 111I II c^jn of a parallel lice --•>•:• by the declaration c -t I Grey, made m House of Commons on April 2ni The AiY.r: >
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    DEWAN OF NEPAL.
    370 9 Arrival of thi: GOTBBNMSNT'S Indian Guest. A bfenth of the East was waited into Vicnria Station on May 4 when the Maharaja Sir Chandra Shum Shere Jong, Prime Ministet or Dawan of Nepal, arrived on a visit of some length to London. During his stay the Maharaja
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    BERI-BERI.
    246 9 Captai.v Dei. any s Views T.:e causation of B^ri-Beri m jails is the sul joct of an exhaustive report by C^pt Dalany, who was p!acod on special duty early m the year aad made a tour of all the jails m E isterr Bengal and Assam, where cases had
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    THE MOHMAND EXPEDITION.
    323 9 An Empire Day Fight. Ladd, May 24. Em] Ire Daj dawned with every prospect of iod fight with the Utman Khe 1 who were reported stroofflj placed on our line of ad--Baidah at 3000 Btrong. Leaving camp soon after dawn, having watered mules and ho:ses, it was
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      468 9 p|P> DYSENTERY I||| is common m this cli.r,ate. The t eatment is absolute rest n bed a::d a diet restricted to MILK ONLY. GREEN BUTTERFLY %M ff I %Jt I BRAND Contains no sugar, is steri ized, pure full cream, and being homogenised mechanic, lly, is th; BEST procurable, and
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      910 9 Penang Turf Club. AUTUMN MEETING, 1908. Tuesday, the 28th, Thursday, the 30th Ju'y, Saturday, the Ist Aug 1908. FIRST DAY. Tuesday, tBtk Julf, 1908. 1. The Maiden P^ate. Value ,-50 j. A Race for Maiden Horses. Weight as per sca'e reduced 14 lbs. A-l horses imported into the straits or
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      231 9 Secretary, Penung Turf Club, Downing Street, Penang No second p ize wiil be awarded unless there be at least 5 starier? the property of different owners i nd no third prize will be awarded uni- pa bere ai c seven sac h starters. In calculating the ad 'ertised value of
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    SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY.
    927 10 Portrait- by Cave Artiste Soap Poisoning Prison liiwi^iii Fkiiiliiiwi Reentcitatioa Sla^ Qdm ir. Pneumonia Serum Automatic Dam llation Chemical Fire 1X:,:.. dahen -Hj brogen Peroxide M T'..c uly known cxatnpUs of paintings of men by prehistoric caw deooxaftOH have jusl BOTCH d by ilene Joamifll m the Portel
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    AN Oil Maxim Applied to a Modern Remedy.
    46 10 AN Oil Maxim Applied to a Modern Remedy. I oaks of the feast as be finds i is a maxim of the Portuguese. Judging od from people all over the country, praising Chamberlain's Colic. Cholera i rrboea it is evident :etly has been found satisfactory. It
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    STORM STREWN SHORF.
    770 10 The Xor'-West Typhoon CORPSES WASHED ASHORE La Grange Bay, April 30. The latest report received from the scene ol the wreckage states th.it Gaskin's and the bodies of a number of colon- ed men were found and buried yesterday. Dead bodies are coming ashore with tvery tide,
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    CHINESE AND THE AMUR RIVER.
    202 10 Rather more than a clo/3n years ago the Russians butchered the Chinese wholesale at the town of Blagoveetchensk, on the Amur River, on mid XE. Manchuria frontier. The Chinese have never forgotten that incident, md since Russia's overthrow at Japan's hands m the Far East,
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    VESSELS EXPECTED.
    812 10 STEAMERS. Giving port of departure, and (where known. date due here, and name of Agents. Aitlie, Sydney, June -b Boustead. Antilcchus, China, June 8 Mansfield. Arconia, Colombo, July 18 E. Asiat c Co. Ayuthia, Bombay, June Borneo Co. A A pear, Hongkong, June P Simois. Armand Behic, Marseilles,
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    Passengers for the Straits.
    174 10 Per X. D. L. Goeben, duo June 11. Mr and Mrs H. W. Crouch. Mr G. R. P. Sayle. Per P O Devanha, due June 19.— Mr B. W. Powell, Mr C. A. Pccock, Mr B. Nunn, Mr F. A. Courtney, Mr Burner, Mr H. H.
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    THE YALU FORESTRY AGREEMENT
    289 10 The negotiations for uo-Japa < gploitation vi ilk i. n i side of th< llfl wJ the Peking treatj of Decembei iaTg been concluded and the salient poini i t j ie briefly reported m the -sue. are o area of operations i- divi.i, Tlie t
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    A WELL-READ COUI
    146 10 Mia l;<pplier. th<- brilliant essa at a dinner m Philadelphia, repeated an i heard conversation as an 'example of mental crudity. "It was.' she said. Mat a reading I we at this conversation was overheard. A young man and a girl conducted it. It ran like this
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    LARGIR GUNS FOR THE NAVY.
    283 10 1 :;..j in. WEAPO Twice the rumour has been current, wm our Correspondent at Barrow m Fururs^, that a now and more powerful gun was being built m this country. Tlie first occasion was that 13.5inwereto bo put m the two Brazilian idnou^hts building ud
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    90 10 Ihe marna^- Toodfail Brent, only daughter i I Us 11 Kn thur Bran, formerlj ol Mr ill»« ffutton Will ting neer, took place at All Lpper Norwood, on April i>s. Tiie vicar, MSWted by a cousin respective! v of the bnd< uid bridegroom, performed the < mony, which was fully
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      274 10 ffl I p Hyp Celebrated Oilmen's Stores mi Wffl Sh Bml Agents for LEA PERRINS WORCESTERSHIRE SAI'CE WBr Crossc Blackwell, Ltd. No. 1 DOCK. No. 2 DOCK. Length inside 514 ft. Length inside :575 ft. Width oX entrance, top 95 ft., bott Widl h of entrance, top 60.5 ft. bott.
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      401 10 I rmnK £ou [10 tells you to- 1 <|g day that he is quite well, think you," may to-morrow g^ 1 rithing m the grip of some a terrible disease. 6^ Somewhere m his system ||j there may be a weak spot 1^ 'k something he does not know R^
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    r/ MOTORIST AND POLICEMAN.
    271 11 DX OOONETILLEKE ACQUITTED. Dl I .vmetilleke commenced his defence > Mr Thunder, the fourth magistrate. I I iy, m Urn case m which 119 was charged with driving his motor MI at a 1 than was reasonable with re- tj oi the public at the Stamford
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    SHARES.
    730 11 C«pha! Capital Isstte Paid n Issued paid up Vahn ap Company. Qa;utfoaa $300,000 300,000 10 10 Beiat Tin Mining Co. Ltd 111 $300,000 225,000 10 10 Brnang Limited $600,000 600.0C0 10 10 Bruseh Hydraulic Tin M. Co. Ltd 1150 £400,000 350,000 1 1 Dafl Development Co. Ltd t" 60,000
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    HEAVY DEATH RATE.
    137 11 The mortality retu week ended :>Oth for Ski- P an extrap i.igh death rite, N >7 73 petmil No lesi q2 penonsclied fiftj I number c I a lenblj higher than has prt I some time. Of the I tai number of deaths, ore-fifth, 71, died of
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      237 11 On the Berth. NOBDDEUTSGHEB LLOYD. For EuropeThe Imperial German Mail Steamer BUELOW" N) tons, Captain Formes, left Hongkong -day*, the 3rd 1 p.m. and :ive here on Sunday afternoon flu 7th idem. SI I -bably be despatched for Europe on the following day al 5 p.m. For BM apply to
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      607 11 Hbverttoemcnt& BANKS. Hongkoig Shanghai Banking Corporation. Paid-up Capital ...$15,000,000 Reserve Fund Sterling Reserve $15,000,000") nn mfi Saver Reserve 1 3,500,000 J rf 5U0 Wl Resbrvb Liability op Peoprietoes.." ...$15,000,00( Covet of Disbctoss. Hon, Mr. Hknst Kbsvzick. Chaikmar, E. GoiTz, Esq. Dkpvtt Chairman. K. Bakre-t, Esq. C. R. LnracAvx, Esq. <justavFkie.slaxd
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      532 11 fl&verttsemcnts. WANTED. WANTED. jj For a Tobacco Estate m B. N. Borneo, a r qualified Apothecary. Good wages and free quarters. Apply with certificates and testimonials to N. D. 8., c o M Singapore Free j! Press." I June 3 10.6 MESSRS HOWARTH ERSKINE Ltd. r Require the services of
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      547 11 EXCHANGE. (Corrected up to June 5.) Sank 4 m/s M 2/4^ demand M 2/3| 'riyate credits 3 m/g 2/4 T credits 6 m/a M f 214} Branch, demand Baxik.., 291 Ibrmant, demand 2£Gi ndia, T. T, w 175 longeonq, demand 22;% roKOHA ma, demand 113^ aya. demand 1 39^ Jangsok,
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      279 11 RII I lABT><i JLr£ffa^l^£4A»fXJL#\J* Billiards, Bombay We Undertake to Supply a First-class full sized Billiard Table, design No. I, to following Specification, viz Eight Massive turned Legs, raised panels to knees, Carved Brackets, Screwed Mouldings, double bolted, best Welsh Slate Bed, extra heavy solid cushion rails fitted with our new
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      31 11 Keep your teeth m conditioi: by consulting I NG POO CHOW DENTIST DENTAL SUPPLIES B warn i; »be. cial Consult ißd GentU High Clus MeohHnodi ■:<■:■ vsion. ri^U Filling Plof^ Rn'^jjf. Wnrk.
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    1632 12 OBDINABT MEETING, FRIDAY, JUNE 5. Present —Mr J. Polglase (Deputy Presidtu"). Dr. Fowlie, Messrs A. W. Bailey, Caeng K-ing Lee, Ong Tek Lim, H. L. Ooghkß, also Dr. W. K. C. Middleton (Health Offices Mr F. J. Be ai afield (acting Socretan and Mr H. Gostwyok (acting Engmf^er).
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    205 12 His Majesty the Emperor of Japan has btvn pleased to confer upon Dr T. Miller re the Fourth Class of th 9 Order of the Kisicg Sun. Km King has been pleased to approve of the reappointmeni of Ho Kai, K-<^., C.M.G-.. barrister-ai I iw, to be an Unofficial Member
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    WIRE NEWS.
    663 12 (Via Ceylon Proposed Afglo-French Alliance. London, May 28. The suggestion of an Anglo-French alliance is being gen3rally discussed m the London papers. The Standard hopes that it will never be. "We are stronger alone," it says. The Daily News says it would be a disaster to European peace.
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    AN ANGLO-FRENCH ALLIANCE.
    54 12 The Paris "Tbmfs" Again Repeats Its Warning. Londoc May 29. The Paris Temps,'' m a farther article, again insists that, as a necessary preliminary to any contemplated Anglo-French Alliance, the raising of the British Army to an effective Continental standard must be first accomplished, and suggests conscription.
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    68 12 The s.s. Pin Sang, which arrived here from Singapore on Monday afternoon instead of m the mcruing, encountered very bad weather on the voyage up. There was a very heavy ground swell, which necessitated the engines slowing down. The homeward German Packet Buelow left Hongkong at 1 pm.
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    PASSENGERS.
    262 12 Per Calypso Mr Wittick. Per EUnee Dr and Yi,. s Van Marie, Mrs Akil.a, Mr W. Summer. Per Benvorlich Rev Sangor. Per Merkus Mr Muaby, Mrs Sirri. Per P A: O Malta from London.— Mr R. Wallace, Mr X. McDermid, Mr and Mrs Xewlands aud infant. From Marseilles.— Mrs
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      14 12 PIANOS Bought, Sold or Exchanged Pianos at $150 and Upwards, by different Makerc nn/iMn#«^
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      245 12 rDE KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. L7m>n Contract with m Netherlands bnu BoiBMnR Agents at Singapore, Ships' Agency, late J. Daendels Co.. 2-3. Collyer Quay THE UNDERMENTIONED DATES OF DEPARTURE ARE ONLY APPROXIMATE. s.s. v TABHAH M Bandjcrmasin. Bfagon, Kota-Baroe. Samarinda. Donggala. Berouw. Tarakan, Balik-Papau and Sarupit Jane 5 s.s. LAURENB Pit"
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      371 12 CLEARANCES. June 4. G. G. Meyer, Dut. str., Griffin, for Muntok and Palembang. i June 5. Delta, Brit, str., Snow, for Bombay via ports. Laurens Pit, Dut. str., Hobn. a, for Indragiri i via ports. i Tasman, Dut. str Goedhuis, for Bandjermassin Bingo Maru, Jap. str., Christiansen, for r Hongkong
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      487 12 VESSELS IN PORT. Ship Flag Ton 3 Master Arrived From Consignee Ban Whatt Hin Brit I^s Morreil June 4 Kuantan Straits Ss Co. X P Ban Hong Leong Brit 71 7 Rushton June 4 Bangkok Low Sam Bang Corintbia Brit 2358 Miller May 8 Cardiff Admiralty Dnoett&ia Carlyla Brit 331
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