The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 7 February 1912

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    Masthead
    16 1 Singapore Free Press AN D MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7 1912. NO. 7,440
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    135 1 Aii important toiler boon u Chinaman relating to Cantonese rowdiei in Singapore is published OH I'a^e IS and dealt with in the article Page/k. A Oermaa newspaper promises a great political event as the result of negotia* tions now going on between London and Berlin Page 7.
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    THE WORD "MAJESTY."
    659 1 Modern journalism l».i> played i.>>t Mid loose with classical Kn^li-h to such degree that one ii afraid to ii-W an tu|( eusation of pedantry In railing attention to its destructive tendency. From tiw strictly grammatical poinl of view, for example, an abstract substantive cannot hare ;i plural,
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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      51 1 I There's norhing berrer! I Bl LSEN ER BEER "TRIUMPH" We can supply from present STOCK both Ordinary and Free Engine Model "TRIUMPH" Motor Cycles. We have sold over 700 Triumphs in the Straits and F. M. S. THE MOTOR CYCLE WITH A REPUTATION SOLE AGENTS RILEY HARGREAVES Co, ty
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      392 1 VICTORIA THEATRE 5 NIGKTSZONLY -OMMENCING TUESDAY. FEB. 13th THE SOCIETY EVENT OF THE YEAR!! Ik- Biggest, Besl and Most Sensational Novelty Entertainment MAURICE E. BANDMANN EVEB BROUGHT TO THE BABT!! HE WORLD S GREATEST ILLUSIONIST rUMMltillfl Positively tlie M<>m Novel. Original and Startling MAGICAL PERFORMANCE K\ EB PRODUCED. kORGEOUS SCENERY
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      89 1 £o*£a\>'B Ht'vcrtiscments. Coghlan Hid o>. hare fixed mi Important sah-of property on March i>th Page*. On the Berth, k Lanka,' 1 ".Japan." and Ban Hong Liong -Page H The Katuna" is the next Bucknall Line Steamer for China Page 8. Th<> whereabouts oi Kt>> is sought Page a. Large house
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
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      315 1 THE WEEK. Wednesday 7th. High Water— l-1* am.. 1.4 pm. B V.I. Anl. Mtg. \"1 Club«.JOpm. r.W.A. Meeting 1..10 pm. Handing over Portrait** Bii B. Raffles and Rajah Brooke Viet. Mem. Hail I.M pm. Thursday Bth. High Water 1-4€ am.. "»1 pm. P. A o. Homeward Mail due. High Water—
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    CHINA.
    493 2 THE roMlMi BATTLES IN THE NORTH. chinaman's Van a. Enlarging upon the necessity ol au early wettlement in North China the China Mail says In this connection it is most interesting to note the views of a representative local ('hiueae gentleman who is a close student of political developments
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    GENERAL TIN POSITION.
    264 2 Business in tin has been of a lufuli charnctar, but <>t no great importance, j having Shown a tendency towards fspafl I ■ion on any appreciable decline, whereas I the demand was Usually checked by mion.Tjjent^ in \}u> opposite direction. It jthus apparent thai the market is
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    93 2 k paragraph in a Scientific column is to this effect An egg-marking attachment for MM ben is the mechanical oddity covered by Buffalo man'i reeent patent. The apparatal is seemed in pla<<> by rings pawing through nartilagimMM parti of the lien, and tollable ipringg bring the marker into petition to
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
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      596 2 WE NOW SELL OUR SHEET MUSIC at 85c. 1 PER COPY WHY PAY MORE ELSEWERE > THE ROBINSON PIANO CO.. LTD. NOTICES Strayed from Draycot," Stevens Road. Fox Terrier Dog, white with black spots. Municipal Number 41«5. Reward will be paid hy Me A lister k Co., Ltd. on return.
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      597 2 NOTICES STOLEN OR STRAYED FROM NO. '24, BARKER ROAJ>. BUok and Tan Toy English Terrier Do^l answors to name of Itoy." \ievard on returning to Captain Snewin, Hfl MfltOT iV Co., Battery lload, also [•fwat'd for information loading to the reoovery of aame. Fet» 6 it FACTS AND FIGURES >f
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      618 2 WANTED i WANTED AT ONCE Kuropean Nursery GOTOHSOSS foi 1 two children aged tt\«. H. S., <• b Free Press." Feb 2 3-3 WATER WORKS Applications are invited for the post of Water Works Inspector for the Town of Kuching, Sarawak. Applicants must have had expei'ience in laying mains aud
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      745 2 AUCTIONS. AUCTION SALE OF PLANTS. Fhe auction sale of a large collection of plants at No. Kjih Real j; (l l(J postponed owing to the w« i veaiber inn be I id on Wednesday the 7th instant, at 3-30 p. m The collection comprises nearly 2000 |>ots of flow. -ring
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      270 2 AUCTION SALE OF VataaMe HI an U aw h No. I7H, Nortli Brid| N \cara Leas* bold Buildii I at Mm 1 Monday, 12th Feb., at 2-30 p.t <i i Valuable Ml fears L< lul J Roajaa No. l N< rth I ■q. fet r aooordiii|{ toG vuiß ctimpristnl in
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    WRECK OF THE s.s. "KUALA."
    1425 3 DIFPICCLTIEB I>F THE SALVAGE OPERATIONS. ArriTUM op the Sultak of Socotra. PUNITIVK KM'KDITION PROfOBKD. Bombay, January 24th. The salving of Ihe British si earner Kuahi." stranded on the north •eastern point of Boeotra on the SOth November last, will serve ti» revive interest iu the
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      THE NEW NAVAL WAR STAFF.
      307 3 \l .< l.^si I 01 V (it M: I 1 I T»> THE Kmruit. sir. Sim r the primary objocl <»f liiiii-U national police is to win and bold command of the sea, :>inl since the ii«,'lit disposition of torceti prior to actual hosti* lities
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      443 3 (TRADE MARK) Solution <or con U¥£t on tn malt extract* "ii Contains all the nourishifcg and d vitalising dements which \.uun- retx> l\ and brain. V-i; Ever) spo&nful absorbed goes to increase the weight and stfength. K ',><wmnm> a pleasant nutty malt flavour, and the feeblest can digest it ith
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      69 3 Chamberlain's Cough Remedy In Africa. Mr. Met A. V\s, of LeUevlei, Orange Rivet Colony, testifies to the qualities of Clianinartala's Coagti Remedy. He says: "We have used it several times for our children and ourselves and expect to continue with it as we have found it excellent. We can recotumeud
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      370 3 Do you realize \tu> iimneiitM* importance of the unique »ui>friorit> ■>! t)<l While all otlio prcp.i rjit ions for olennHin»< the inmith teetli ;n<- effective <>ni\ during the fen moment* of n| fciou, the Antiseptic and refreshing power «>i CWol ponti u'.'nlU hi ijt ))<M>i>lcMlly for hums <iHii,ct,tU. Oilol pellet
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    EMPIRE IN FIGURES.
    198 4 GROWTH OF THE Dominions ()vkusk\s. Highly interesting figures dealing with the British Dominions overseas are given in the forty eighth annual statistical ahs- i tract just published. The area of the Km pire is 11,166,000 Square miles, and the population has grown since IK9I from j 807,470,000
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    CANADIAN AFFAIRS.
    159 4 A \'o\ SOOTIaM BI.A/.K. Ottawa. January 12th. At Halifax in Nova Scotia, yesterday the ofMce« of tlie Herald tiewrtpaper. as well as those of the J Onited States Consulate and numerous commercial firms, were destroyed by firs. \N l\Sl RAM K ScHIMK. Montreal. January 12th. x mc^rsasami lias
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    PENANG APPEAL CASES.
    199 4 A M \l l H»:i>i ki». atr. Justice L. P. Ebden waa yesterday occupied in the bearing of the appeal of ]i Tan Chooi Siah and (2) Chin Foo Bftong ;tgaiti*t their conviction and sent ence of two years' rigorous imprisonment [>;»-<-c<l upon them h\ the District
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    AUSTRALIA AND THE ALDWYCH SITE.
    201 4 AUSTRALIA AND THE ALDWYCH SITE. We learn i statr- the Builder/ 1 that the Australian Comtnonweath has decided to make the eastern end of the Strand* Aid wych site its stronghold in London, building thereon its offices and agencies ;i- a i>:»ms perhaps of a r»'th>\ movement Of deportation, Or
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    BRAIN FAG.
    404 4 The Simplest and most Effective Bemmdt. Of the comlitions which dcinami most sym paiiiy and receive least, there tire few as le})iessing to the sufferer as brain f vtf. The reason is not far to seek. It includes a sense Of weariness, of depression, of utter inability to
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      384 4 I A CONSIGNMENT OF GENUINE I MEGALIESBERG I LEAD SEAL BOER TOBACCO I MANUFACTURED BY IF. H. HARTLEY SONS, I MEGALIESBERG. Price $1-60 perlb. Jin 1-lb. bags or airtight tins containing I 5— 1-lb. bags. H.W. GREER, L« I 43, ROBINSON ROAD, SINGAPORE. Iglass rubber tapping cup. HALF LEMON SHAPE,
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      262 4 Twenty -seventr, Annual Publication THE SINGAPORE and STRAITS ROUGH DIARY for 1912 Prloe $1.25 per oopy $1.65 post free. Pub//Bher« FRASER AND NEAVE, LIMITED. To be had from all 8Book»ellen in Strait* Settlements and F.M.S. THE NEW STUDIO THE NEW STUDIO THE NEW STUDIO THE SINGAPORE ART STUDIO No. 103.
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      200 4 FOB I ESTATE other BUILDINGS I "GENASGO" (Tropical) ROOFING \ftS^\ AaSkm Genasco is the result of over 30 yG3pS Experience in the manufacture of Rc;i,| v j{oofin«-. its durability makes it ti,, most economical of any roofing on ft* market. I ONE OF THE STRONGEST POINTS in favour of Genasco
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    RUBBER NOTES AND NEWS
    1296 5 vvv bars not yet had time to g i,. concrete oaves to gain further Insiglj into Mr W. M. sime's contention thai mans !o« al. that is dollar rabbet I names now sland in the share Lift! at lowat vain,- that they bsjjM oompar* with sterling
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    REPORTS, DIVIDENDS, ETC.
    218 5 Gaiang Besar. Int. di\ per cent, 'actual 1 Strathmore Rubber Co. The Strathmore Rubber Co.. Ltd., is issuing at par x i2..*><io to the share' holders and the public, jtii.r.oo of which aie for providing a factor} on the Riverside K>iaie. (Ceylon Ex.) Duff Development. Gold dredging
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    RUBBER SHARES AT 3½D.
    201 5 Turbulent Scenes at Meeting of Victoria Rubber Estates, Limited. London, .'an. H. series of turbulent scenes characterised an extraordinary general mooting of the Victoria (Malaga) Rubber Estates, Ltd., on Jan. >. at Win Chester House. The chairman said the meeting had been called in accordance with
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    A RUBBER FLOTATION.
    967 5 Official Receiver s Criticism. At Bankruptcy huildiugs meetings of creditors and contributorietj were held in the liquidation of the Aowin Jtubber and Proiluce Company (Limited), of 16, Kastcheap, E.C.. under a winding-up order recently made upon the petition of share bolder*, j Mr. H. H. Burgess. Assistant
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    RUBBER ESTATE RETURNS.
    899 5 The total where given represents figures for 1911. except wherna figure in brackets is given representing so many mouths. Estate managers and agents w ill oblige by (correcting returns if wrong. Dec. Jan. I<Ul. Ulagar 11)49,450 Alma 3.066 25,789 Alor Gajali 1,840 2.075 13,476 AJor Pongsu 5.354
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    TIN RETURNS.
    133 5 !><<. .lan. 1911. B«I*I H'4.677 Bnu«g js gg9 l^'iseli LI) 4,508 Chandariaaf 440 Gopeag 610 460 7.060 H»>awooil 9»t Kainunin^' M,tTB 4.»"r20 8)48,110 Kanaboi «264 :'..()08 KinU 1190 3;i."» 1D4.06. r > Kint-.i Association *\t> 9'6,H53 Kledang 1.V2 '2,063 Knimat Palai r»7l 6. .Us Lah;it 51>4 7,6'Js M«'iiglerabu
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    RUBBER FLOTATIONS.
    279 5 The Ceylon papers publish life following ■patial London cablet ou Jan. 19 Another Rubber Plantations lu\ estmeni Trust Notation, tlie Mendaris Sumatra Rubbef Produce Kstate«*. i> appealing on Monday with a capital oi £800,000 ill 1 shaven, of which 100,000 shares will b« issued at present. The Directors
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    LEWIS A PEAT'S RUBBER REPORT.
    169 5 .luililarv \'l. Since our las< Raporfl the MuvUet |mm been very firm, but onl> a moderate business has been done. Near positions an rather ijuiet. but flint* is a tfood demand IOT disla/it. Feb. to Mincli an»J March to April combined sold ;vt is r.d.
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      22 5 Matico Capsules and Injection still maintain their reputation for the cure of all those inconvenient diseases, about which'.the less said the better.
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      120 5 >^* v TAKE 1/IY ADVICS X^ipf DUPLICATOR. M fefc| it^»Jj|*J^* PERFECT COPIES JjXSfl f|T PERFECT EASE ftuS Price $S ate/}. toQJA g&d SHARPE, ROSS Co., Lt? Singapore, iftp For all internal complaints dy sentry cough colds Ac, take Woods' Great reppermint Cure THE BUKIT K. B. RUBBER COMPANY. Ltd. NOTICE
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    The Singapore Free Press WEDNESDAY, Feb. 7, 1912.
    982 6 The Singapore Free Press WEDNESDAY, Feb. 7, 1912. .t".ii T-Mi-i hr" i )<«e- epo draw. "Wtn*t a fttniwi Loyally Ml It has been for long a common remark thai perhaps the principal characteristic of the settled Chinese community here has l>een its law-abiding nature, and its disposition to accept necessary
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    268 6 Mr i ust »<•♦• Ebden took his sr.it In rhr Suprnin' (Ouit y»'st»'nl;»\ i 'l hi> annual congregational meeting of] tli«» Preshyleriaii Chnrcb will »»r beld on February 14 .»t *a:> p.m. at th<- Charon. Mr Philip Peakfotd, ilaying at 881, Victoria str»M't. Ikik reported to thm police that he
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    SIR STAMFORD RAFFLES AND SIR JAMES BROOKE.
    436 6 SIR STAMFORD RAFFLES AND SIR JAMES BROOKE. PomnuiTfl FOB tmk Victoria Mmwmtlkl, Hall. k will be romanibered thai the Committee of the recent Agri- Horticultural Show, I from the balance remaining after all rhar^i.'h had been defrayed, agreed to defray j the entire expense of providing for the j Victoria
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    432 6 Mr. \Y. \Y. iKmglas. who has been on inspection duty irj Pahaug, hati arrived from Kuantan, and proceeds this evening to his headquarters at Kuala Lumpur »>> lk« evening mail train. It is asked that it be mentioned that the entertainment styled Mrs. Charley's Mechanical Toy*,.' to bs gtaan on
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    MANILA CARNIVAL.
    44 6 Success of Singapore Representative In the kwotemU.chwipio, Manila Carnival. M, L K Om^ Singapore competitor. lum h in^ prafnM i/i j)i.- TJafiot (Jaunt lu'at Gr«gg| Vamasaki (.lapani m 6,6 2. 8 8. (iaunt nou bM to D m|||) match b^agAzad lordeci^oo tod
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    VENTURESOME CHINAMAN.
    36 6 ChIMMMB tins norning attempt* te jump ouf of Ihfl train hefon- ,t itnppjj at Tapuli tUOon. Ha ItU Ntnc n* rail and h.-ul l»ot)i legte«| off. iyfog m it JrJ iniiuiU's iu ftwU ;i^ony.
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    LADIES RIFLE SHOOTINC.
    44 6 The ivnang Ladiei Rifle Clnb Bred Qt the Mills Trophy yeataiJay afteraata making ith. tho tallowing being the individual ■COree. Mi>^ Bozlei S\ M Oxenharn 11, Mrs P7righl MottOß 10 Miei Mclntyra M, Mn Jonet 18, Sfrt Anderson 27. J A
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    PERAK GANG ROBBERS.
    200 6 A Bad Case. f Ipoh. rl, Farther detaili of fche ittacl oa Mr Nimmo ere th.it Im left I|>oh on h Ueyclc at noon for S.Mitfa Rlteto, lad M |M was climbing a ri>e on tbe itelt read on tin- lou fHtft fMlfol rhinurni-n sprang out of
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    DR. LIM BOON KENG
    187 6 All th»> (rUadfl ol l»r Lain Boon keng, formerly ;m It) otVu-ial M. ••:::>. of lh« \.< -ui^hiii\f Council of this Colony, will br iutor*'Kt«a and pie— ij to lean that hr has hf.Mi >;mimiiiiiii .1 to Nanking 'half of Um m« u Qovernmenl of China,
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    THE DURBAR CHANGES.
    97 6 London, .'.in" \n Mriidfl U\ Willian W in the i iontempoi ai j R i iiualiti.Hl apncovaJ of Um Daiiai noun. -iMiiiMits m admirable and coop* henaive. rhii food itel S. ■aya, li ■■afmtatod with Um name* f H iliiiK'«* and Crawfl with bom mi^iit !•<• ad
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      198 6 in the House of Commons. The unsurpassed enjoyment afforded a by State Express Cigarettes is a (M| subject that is never debated; they jAfcjST' raised the standard of Cigarette quality, a standard not reached to this )Mw^^ xßf A»~ day by any other brand J' •'^MvAWiXV- Turkish Leaf, ;^H|::||^ no.
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      54 6 BILLIAKDS. THE ANGLO-AUSTRALIAN CUSHION. (Aix"ock'3 Patent with Improvements of John Roberts, Retired World's Champion i absolutely THE BEST CUSHION TO DATE FOR ANY CLIMATE. JOHN ROBERTS, 1910. only obtainable from John Roberts, London REPRKSKXTATIVE FOR THE EAST C. N. LUMB addrekh P. 0. Box 41, Penang. BHOW room Raffles Hotel,
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      72 6 A Reliable Remedy. You are not experimeajtfntioa your* M fon take Chamberlaln'a Goof fa h oold as tiiiit preparattan h.i^ won renntatton ami extenaiTe sai«> bj it* «.hl<' onree «>f oolda, and can al ays Jk* tlt >t lhl anon, it la equally \aiuaiiu- t<tra ln f ohilaren and may
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    A POLITICAL SURPRISE.
    89 7 GERMAN PAPER'S MYSTERIOUS EVENT. Imii MAI Nktvs Service. London, via Durban. ktenter'a correspondent ,t Berlin wires the Vottiche Zeitoag learns iron a rustworthy source that negotiations are proceeding in London and Berlin, the result oi which will he published in a leu weeks ami will amount to
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    ESPIONAGE CONVICTION.
    172 7 Press Opinions. London, via Bombay. The Conservative afternoon papers omment \ehemently on the seuteuee on Mi Stewart, which they characterise as h Aiagraoeful miscarriage of justice calcu lated to embitter relations between the wo countries. They say that a British subject now rititt Genneaj at his peril, and
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    CAPTURED TURKS.
    20 7 Recter's Service. I^ondon. via Bombay rhe Turkl irbicb weie ITp4llHnl aboard Im FVeaeh eteamec Manoulm bare irrived Bfax.
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    BAVARIAN ELECTIONS.
    46 7 Reuter's Service. London, via Bomba?. From Munich it is wired that the result the elections for the Bavarian Diet is fuir the Catholics lost eleven seats, tbe onaerratives ten the Liberals gained eleren -eats and the Socialists nine, whilo i < Peasants Union gained one.
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    NEW SPANISH DREADNOUGHT.
    50 7 IJeiter's Service. London, via Bombay. elegram from Perrol states that the Jueen Of Spain has launched the DreadQought M Bspana.* 1 Decorations were conferred on the repto -•■ntatives of Vickers Armstrong Whitwortb iml Co., and John Brown and Co., who nrere associated with the work of construetion.
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    THE ALHAMBRA.
    246 7 ''Nun Y\ \lc KBS DURBAB Pl< Tl BBS. His Excellency the Governor, sir Arthur >oun<j, and Lady Kvclyn Young, and a litftinguished party, included amongsf Ahom was Prince Carl and Princess Marie Sweden, attended ,t the Alhambra Cineinatograpfa lasf erening. The apb and building was prettily decorftted and
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    BELFAST MEETING.
    52 7 PEACE EXPECTED. RaUTUt'i Service. London, via Bombay. Troops iinve begun to arrive at Belfast. but resolutions oi the I'niouist Council and the (intrid Orange Lodge have Iteeii passed. Urging non-interference with the Xationalist meeting of KehHth. It is expected that, as a result. Mf Churchill will have a
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    SUGAR CONVENTION.
    68 7 No Agreemeut Yet. [MRUU News Service. London, via Durban. A telegram from Brussels states that I the German llelflgatai haTC communieat- I •(I with the Sugar Conference a favourable reply of their Government to a proposal to I allow Hussia to increase their export. But this is limited
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    CRICKET.
    89 7 Win for M. C. C. i Imperial Xews Service. London, via Durban. For the conclusion of the match M.C.C. versus Victoria the weather was warm. The attendance was small, and the wicket wore well. Armstrong's Fine Innings. ictoria concluded their second innings for ;U4, of which Mackenzie made 7H
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    NOT CRICKET.
    43 7 IXMUAI News Service. London, via Durban i Keuter wires from Sydney that at a meeting to select the Australian team for the t«'»t match. th«> long -standing ditferen- Oes between )lill and McAlister cnlmiuated in fistuuHs. and Hill suh«>c»]vicntly w signed,
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    ROWING.
    31 7 Imperial News Service. London, via Durban. A fcelogHMl from Sydne\ says that Anist htm acct*pt»»d Harry's terms to scull the latter in Kn^land. He sails at Mm end of March.
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    AFRICAN LIQUOR TRAFFIC.
    30 7 No Agreement. Tikutee's Service. London, via Bomba?. Renter wires from Brussels that ih»-Intei-national Conference on the liquor traffic in Africa has adjourned, failing to reach an agreement. >
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    CHCRCH WORKERS' ASSOCIATION.
    251 7 Annual Qenbbal Meeting. The annual general mrnting of the Churcb Workers' Association was held in tin 1 Bible House, Armenian Street, at ii» a.m. yesterday. Mrs Ferguson havic presided and aniong those present were i Mrs Qattey, Hon. Sec. Mrs Swindell, Mis Dashwood Snunders. M is S:i)/mann.
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    THE HOME COMING.
    215 7 FURTHER DETAILS. Thanksgiving Service. Keuter's Service. London, ia Bombay. The Medina this morning quitted Spithend and passed close to the spot where the submarine recently sank. The ship traversed the lines of warships, which dipped flags as she passed, and moored at th*» jetty where Queen Alexandra,
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    Mayoral Welcome.
    117 7 Imikkial News Service. Ix>ndon, via Durban. There was a unique gathering in the Mansion House, the Lord Mayor of Lonilon entertaining the provincial mayors irid provosts who welcomed the King. The Lord Mayor, in giving the toast of the King and Queen, one toast, said be did so
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    HOME NEWS.
    34 7 Financial. Imtkrial Nswi Service. I>ondon, via Durban. Gilt-edged securities are weak, as the Stock Exchange is expressing disappoint merit that Mr. Lloyd George made no suggestion lor raising the price of Consols,
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    The Cold Snap.
    62 7 iMPBIIAI Xews Service. London, via Durban. The intensity of the cold is indicated i»y the freezing of Loch Lomond for the. first time in seventeen years. There is intense cold, accompanied foj snowstorms in Germany and Austria llungary, where the temperature is 27 degrees below zero. In
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    ART IN SILVER.
    311 7 The introduction of art into the craft of the silversmith has completely revolutionised the intrinsic value of the many productions lliat might fittingly rank as of the twentieth century period. Formerly the fashions in silverware were chiefly in whal is known as the Queen Anne *t\le. ami
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    CHINA.
    88 7 THE GERMAN LOAN. Imperialists Defeated. Imperial News Service. London, via Durban. Renter wire* from Berlin that Arnold Karhergs nay the loan is only three 'hundred thousand sterling. Its object is to relieve the market difficulties at Peking. Kecteb's Service. London, via Bombay. It is announced from Peking that Revolutionary
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    RUBBER AUCTION PRICES.
    115 7 At the Twenty First Auction held yesterday by the Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association 147^ canes weighing pikuls 108.16 or 20,421 lbs were offered and 142^ case* weighing pikuls 147. 5i\ or 19.671 lbs were sold. There was a full attendance of buyers and prices paid
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    MALACCA RUBBER AUCTION.
    41 7 \From cur tr^n Com<t>omient.} Malacca. Feh 6. At to-da>s mbber aocton all lots sold. the prices realised per pikuls hein^ M follows Number I sheet Somber 2 sheet 1354.60 Scrap crepe 1335 Hark crepe %313 Strap untreated fi7n
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    RUBBER AND TIN RETURNS
    106 7 liarlow and Co. Hcmbia: <,78N Lbt Krubong: i.2.-,o Lendn H4l PIBTHMM 3,314 Majedie 580 BIHM Darby and i'o. Vigornia: 3,000 Untbrie and Co. Senda>an ;..h.-,s |h».; against 1,082 Total 4 months 16,059; against 2,810. Suugei Buaya t ,H4;i Ibi against 1.470: Total 7 months 82,884; against
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    PROPERTY SALES.
    131 7 The following Singapore properties were disposed Of by auction jit Messrs. Powel] Mid Co.'s salesroom yesterday afternoon Freehold land at Bast Coast Road, 7 1 milestone, area 7 acres ;J roods :>:! poles. Kiist India Coys Grant No. :>r>. Planted with young locoaiiui trees. KohSek Lim 11,000. Klmside,
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    AGRICULTURAL BULLETIN.
    124 7 The Agricultural Bulletin for January is a really remarkable publication for it consists solely and entirely of an index of contents Since the inception of the magazine. Only those who have done any newspaper indexing can gather a faint impression of the amount of work required in going
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      18 7 Rigaud's *****l Extract is an exact reprt>duction of this sweet yet Pgwmfal India perfume otud is verj |»o|'u'ar.
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      60 7 Cold May be Avoided. When your feet are wet and cold, and your hotly chilled through and through from expo- I sure, take a big dose of Chamberlains' Cough j Remedy, hathe your feet in hot water before going to bed, and you are almost certain to ward off a
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      15 7 For all internal complaints dy sentry cough I •colds Ac, take Woods' Great Peppermint (Jure
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      215 7 ROBINSON Co Aft Boys Suits. BOYS" FINE NAVY STOCKINETTE SAILOR SUITS, Trimmed Gold Braid, wiiri tfoM silk hinvnid ffl^^^J^ ■!>)(! brass \\)m^].'. Manuel hreast piece, wit!) sll^ <''ni)i-oi(leivd anchor. Kxac-t to ilinstmKf l9 I>iu s $3, 3.25, 3.75,4.25,4.75,5.25,5.75,6.25 V Boys Boots in Tan Calf and Glace Kid ROBINSON Co Fascination
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    RAFFLEB LIBRARY.
    469 8 The following mi'W booU* v> ill bo ready ior ihsuc on Tnnadaj Adaii. Cecil, The Qualities oi Mercy. Appiin. Arthur. No Lijuit. Deoibabin. Max. Zuleika Dobson. r.larkw ooci. I^.tik-h. I'ii. (fi;.Mir. r.lyth. Jaoiss, The Peril of Pine's Place. Bcown, Vincent, Mayfield. Itwgin. O. li.. The Bells of Hantiagff
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      45 8 Thm'sloU or ■o-eaUed cures for colds. Some good, ttoiue v«ry bad, But he Ih wise who always buy*, The best that'* to be had. There'b no mistake alx,ut the cure Woods' Peppermint Cure If n named -ror Influenza, cough* and colds, U'» very widely fam*d.
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      556 8 TO LET, TO LET FURNISHED Large bouse I bedrooms, Teunis Court, ami stabling from March Ist suitable for Mess. supply B. o o Free Press.* 1 Peb 7 10-2 TO BE LET FURNISHED The pleasaatl) idtualed residence known as k> Bathbourxu No. 9 Uppsr Btrangooa Hoad. Kent Entry Ist March.
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      569 8 SHIPPING BRITISH INDIA S. N. Co., Ltd FOR PORT SWETTENHAM, PENANG RANGOON thk Compact's Btbambb "LUNKA" 2,19H tons. (l. W. Sinclair. C'ounuander. will h(> despatched for the above j>orts on Wednesday, the 7th instant at p.m. from the Koads. A launch leaves Johnston's I'ier tor Bteamen at |>M p. m.
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      675 8 SHIPPING Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE. The fftsf and well-known mall steamers 0/ this Company nail fortnightly Jk-i.j Bremen, Hamburg via Rotterdam, Antwerp, Boatnamptou. Gibraltar, Genoa, Naples, (oonneottinj Marseilles, Naples, Alexandria and vice versa, Port Said, Sue/, Aden, Colombo, Penang Singapore, Hongkong, Shanghai, Tsiu^tau Nagasaki and Kobe to
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      560 8 SHIPPING Hamburg America Line, Hamburg j Deutsche Dasnpfschiff-f ahrts Gos "Kansa" Bremen. COMBINED SERVICE. The steamers of theeo Oomnanlet maintain a regular service between Hamburg, Bremen, Antwerp, and Rotterdam, mid Hu China and Japan. Bomewarde, they are despatehed fortn ly for Havre and Bamborg aim <>nrt montl) for BremerhaTen direct,
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      326 8 SHIPPING P. &0T STEAM NAVIGATION CC::paiiv For China, Japan, Per.ang.CcSon Australia, India, Aden, [Jvm Mediterranean Ports, Pl^^ k and London. th Throogb Bill- of i OfNMt, I .rsiauOulf. Poll-. v BBMSMn i l MAIL I iha M u HOMBWABS From Singapore, connecting Colombo with ■an mU« b 9 m ns
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      328 8 PASSENGERS EXPECTED Pe. P. AO. itr Marmora, connecting with the str Delhi at Colombo doe Feb 9.- Mr A Mrs K. Caldtcott. Mi A Mn EL w. Bnekland, I. a. T. Strachan. K. st« us. \V. M. Jack, Mitts Main, .f a. Howard, C. T. Hamerton, 1.. D. Jones, Mugliaton.
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      843 9 SHIPPING. I ITOYO KISEN KA9SHA _y oq f^Jtf!t^^ 1 TRANS-PACIFIC I V^» WESTERN PACIFIC *§?30^) DENVER RIO GRANDE j "^gr TOYO KISEN KAISHA. New Triple Screw Turbine Flyers- 20 Knots Speed. 8.8. TENTO MART" 21. imm) tons. 8.8. CHIYO MAIU' 21.000 tons. S.S.SHINYOMAIU- 21.000 tons. AM) 3.8 NIPPON MARtI lMlttaM.
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      671 9 SHIPPING BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., Ltd. To Penang, Rangoon Calcutta. One of the Company's steamers is intended to leave Taujong Pagar Wharf every week. Passengers and Cargo booked by the above Steamers at through rates to all ports in India and Ceylon, also to East African Ports, Mauritius and
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      557 9 BANKS CHARTERED BANK of India Australia and China. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. PAID UP CAPITAL £1,200,000 RESERVE FUND £1,625,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors £1,200,000 HEAD OFFICE: 38. BISKOPSGATE, LONDON, E. C. AUKNVItS AND BRANCHES: A niri tsar Hongkong Puket Bangkok Ij>ol. Rau^oon Batavia Karachi Saigon Bombay Klau^ Beremban Calcutta Kohe
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      391 9 insurance Tederal life Assurance Company of Canada. EflTAßUaum 188S. i^bDKANCE in Force, over ?4i,000,000.0f New Business, 1910. over 96.640,000 0( nSSSStrS*** Sm Plus a>>ove liabilities for ■KBERVS acd a ]l outstanding claims. Direct Government Supervision. Cash Loans, Settlements, etc. made locallv Policies are WORLD WIDE." J. H. EVANS, Manager, South
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      544 9 THE Singapore Free Press MORNING DAILY To Our Readers. The Bingapore Free Press is a Morning Daily, and is on sale at depots. Inmian early hoar each morning (Sundays excepesd). Cash price Ten Cents .1 copy. ffnhsrrlhors* OupJOS Will be delivered at their private residences, i<»r feownonVssaot godowns if preferred
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    TRADE AND LEGISLATION
    622 10 A Si<;<;kstion to Takh'l' Kkkokmkks. A targe und representative company of business men was entertained al a dinner given by the President of the Glasgow Chamber of Commerce and Manufactures. Mr. .1. F. N. Oraham, tbe president, in responding to the toast of the evening, said the
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    SHROFFS' RECEIPTS.
    275 10 .Ii -i i iiovri ir/ i>\ LiMH \:i» iV Ol vt Hongkong oti Jan. 20th Mi JuHiice <ii )iiu»erl del i errtl ii 11; im 1 1 1 ill Ihe action brought bj the Vorddeutscher Lloyd Against the Chius hornet Company foi s 7j amouut Kaidtobedue for freight
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    THE CHILDHOOD OF ANIMALS.
    577 10 Food Supply. At the Royal Institution Dr. Chalmers: Mitohel] rook a.s the tobjecl of the fifth lecture of Ins Christmai coarse the f<>o<i i supply of young animals that were>gHMrded jjmcl piotected by their parenti ia the peri' lous period of youth. He sititl th;«t milk
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      232 10 1 «^^v!s Bm J^^ \m fli 1 B^K^^V Iml Jt^wla /A PLEASANT,^ 1 n INTRODUCTION 3 A Scotch Waisky of Distinctive Quality, Bottled in Scotland by the Proprietors, D. j. McCALLUM, Edinburgh. Ji gents Cxldi/<»ck, Macg^egor Co., Singapore. £&sy lies his fiead wAo cfrinAs Fra s er Neave's SODA WATER
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      54 10 Absolutely Safe. When you have eold get bottle ol ChamberUiii'i Coagfa Remedy, it will soon OX you up all right and will ward ott m\ tendency toward pnenmoaia. This rcmod'v contains no opium or other nan-otic and man beggfrea as oooftdentlv to a baby as to ars adult. For sale
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      217 10 How to Prevent Croup. Wb. i» Rlv« 11 M MOOT %h the DTCM t gh .•<P|m ars I ambi 1 n oagh 1;, bm i\ will u:Uli i ":i' b of croup snd pn at si dangei sad oanm ot anxiety. Thousands of mothers imm u snccessfully. saleb} all Djs|.»
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      325 10 Tonic Free from Are you pale, weak, easily tired, and do you lack nerve power? Ask your doctor if Aycr's Sarsaparilia v/ould not be good for you. He knows, and will advise you wisely. Not a drop of alcohol in this mcdkhie. It puts red corpuscles ir.lo the blood, gives
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      410 10 BY ORDER OF THE LIQUIDATOR Messrs. F. W. Baik< received Instruction* th« Landak Knf.i,. tender* foi the e, offd Bharenoi th< each. Such rimi-i «an o Rubbei Estate, i no\N Hi omme ->' The Purchat t1,,.,,,, rtamliir, Mutlu-i, Holdin* Caoatoho Pi SITUATION. ii;.n.-.K. h \V< I I. >', PontUuMk. Mrhieli
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    SHARES.
    1334 11 Cap. Issue. Paid. Last Div. Buyers. Sellers. 85,000 28 2s Allagar 10% I I 10 150,000 2s 2s Anglo-Malay 45% int 16 4J 17 H 50,000 2a 2s Batang Maiaka 2 5 2 10 30,000 1 1 Batu Caves 75% int 11 15 0 12 5 0 H0,000 1
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    EXCHANGE.
    69 11 (Corrected up to Ftofc. 6.) Bank 4m s 2-4 11-tt demand 24 5-83 Private credits 8m a 2-4 i credits 6 m g 2-4 23-83 France demand Bank 294 Germany, demand 238$ India, T. T. 174 Hongkong, demand 15$ Yokohama, demand 114 Java, demand 14O| Bangkok, demand 66 Sovereigns,
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    PRODUCE.
    128 11 Peb, Tin (100 tons sold' K.41 Ganibier 10.HI Gambier Cabs So. 1 15.60 Ganibier Cube No. 2 nom. Pepper Black ordin. S'pore buyers 21.."><> Pepper, < White fair) 80.3(1 Nutmegs (110 to the Ib.) nom. Nutmegs (80 to the lb.) nom. Mace IBanda) HQ Cloves (Amboina) nom. Bali Coffee
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      249 11 ESTATE REQUIREMENTS JODELITE (Registered) THK Timber Preservative For the Tropics. Estate buildings treated with jodeiite are permanently secure against attacks of White Ants, dryrot and decay. Jodeiite applied cold to the wounds of rubbe^ trees after pruning and to the roots of rubber Stumps after cutting forms an ideal protection
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      145 11 Oe KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIA GOVERNMENT. Agents at Singapore, The Shipsagency, Ltd, 2-3, Collyer Quay The undermentioned dates of departure are only approximate. Kokmai Uen^at p e{) Mkreis Sclat Pandjan£, B<>iij4kalis, Siak and Pakan-Baror j.\.|, 7 V. DEN BOKOI Riouw. BiJliton, Batavia, S<»urabaya, Boeleloig, Makassar.
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      33 11 Do not be deluded into neglecting «l I^*l cold, nasal catarrh or expectarSwit U1 it will nnally become tooU^ tor tri T U d Morrhuol Cpw^oU cures caSrrhln^ d^ wktak caune expectorations "Up
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      912 11 VESSELS IN PORT. Flag and Tons Commanders Arrived From For When Z. ftorfaicion Pnt cm 8800 Cate Bengkalla, 81 1 Dot.Con.nl Dock Steamers Nat. Tonnage A Master From Consignees For X ***** Kt :n::1 Baxb» Hkong, 28 I sm. Oil Go. Now York iam hm l Dalglelth Fwmiuitle, SI MantnaM
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      173 11 CLEARANCES. [Nationality British if not specified.] Feta Hircmhhna Marn v Jai>, Ilavui. H'kosjg A JSMA Residem Hohiefl, Dot, Jatar. Rhto I'm Beug, Glendaj V. Bwett. a I't-nang Btrathlorne, White, Colombo A P Baid Vander Lijn, Dm. Blomhert, Pontianak \i<u Lady Weld, Jones, Iffslsoos and Mow Pontianak, Dm. Bndin, P, B'haig
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    SPORTING NOTES.
    1193 12 <>u the result of the fourth Tesl Match which commences si Melbourne on Pri da> depends England*! chance *>i mm of returning with Ihe coveted ashes. True, ther>- is still another match to i>e «lt ided STen H the fates ai< against the Kn^lish tide In the coming
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
    98 12 Ladieh Spoon. The February Spoon competition was |ilaved on Monday i"»'t»inar\ 1 1 1 and resulted in a win toi Mis Hallow*! whci returned a nett scon oi 11. Tin following cards w ere ret urued. Mrs HalloWß} 1-' U Mrs Lyall BO i 4.'. Ah s
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    GARRISON GOLF CLUB.
    41 12 TUe monthl\ medal ol the Garrison (ioll Cini> will be played tor on Saturday and Sunday, the 10th and nth instants. In accords < with the new rule, th<' Ladies' Medal will played tor onThura da> in- Mh instant
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    PASIB PANJANG MURDER
    160 12 A I i iMI K -cm; 1 The two Chin< ifl H(< Tye s id M'oug Hi* cin g, \\!io ->i;»!.d accused ol I i iuur> iii'i 1 oi <i;iw Boon Chan at Vills H seph, l'.i-ir Pun Jang, again appeared before the second magistrate, Sfi R.
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    FIRE IN KUANTAN.
    161 12 Bklai Tov w > oi i w-» has i»«-« ii received fro n K antan that the Belat tOWnship W;i?> w id out bj Are on ianuar> 81. The ,n tbreas occurred at p. m. on that day, ai d prac ticall> every dwelling had been burned
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    LIEUT-COLONEL CECIL LANE, R.A.M.C.
    89 12 Colonel and Mrs Lane (says a Colomho paper* were wry well known in Ceylon, and especially in Colombo Society, before they left for England. They have been residing at Hoston Hall, Hesion. Middlesex, for some time. Colonel Lane has now been appointed to the 9th Division,
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      1206 12 Sir. I Im'^' I<> draw your attention to the (Iniijjeious attitude now assumed by the young illiterate hot-bloods of Canton In Singapore, since tin 1 iv\ olution in China. Yon remember tin' recent Quarantine case, in which six Cantonese have been sentenced to prison for being
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    252 12 The Mraihiarne bunkered ;it the wha 1 1 yi Mterda} The local steamer Kelangor was at tin wharf bunkering and loading some t transhipment cargo. 1 rotn < alcutta and Rangoon, the I. liner Kllora" is discharging large <inantn> ot general cargo. Mhe loads tor t)n- retnrn voyage,
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    QUARANTINE TROUBLES.
    244 12 WHAI Is Ui;mi;i n.»\ A case arising out of the recent troubles •if the Quarantine Camp, came before Mr Maundreli in the third Court yesterdn; afternoon, when Vap Hoi was charged wifh roluntarils obstructing Police Sergi Phillips on Januarj 18, while in the dii charge of public fonction.
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    LATEST SHIPPING.
    12 12 IVi-u. ISi-it. 4,91(1, C'<xikf. 8-S London. I*, uiul <». .hiptui \nu\
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      25 12 m^ m I'lipt Snrwin. of 'j;; Harker Komi, b.«>s informed the police of the loss of black uud tau terrier which he values at £20.
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      20 12 Ormault 4Co BanaparU!a cleanses the blrxKl from all ImpuritlM arisinnfroni Scrofula Eczema. Bad Legy, Skin Diseases. Piiuuleii und bores. F
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      302 12 BH H 9. 9IP SS f Bflk 1 mmwm Iffll Kiilt-in's Great Iri>li Picture of Dion B«i Famous Play. Nmv being shown m HARIMA HALL CINEMATOGRAPH NORTH BRIDGE !:< -\i» A MAGNIFICENT SPECTACLE IN THREE REELS IN ADDITION TO THIS MAGNIFICENT SI WE ARE SHOWING R CHINESE REBELLION PICTURE^ On
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