The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 29 April 1912

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    15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS SINGAPORE, MONDAY APRIL 29, 1912. NO. 7,508
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    192 1 The Americau enquiry into the loss ol the "Titanic"' is continued. Mr. Frank liv repels the suggestion of delay ie publishing the news m order to reinsure Boats m tbe vicinity speak of the preva lence of ice, of tbe "Titanic not being nt tbe spot sbe
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    IN AN F.M.S. PORT.
    1231 1 I 11. Reader, have you ever spent a couple of days m an out of the way port doing nothing.' H not. w.i. have missed one i of the joys of life. Asa rest cure it is 1 iusurpassable: but. of necessity, you must have earned
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      731 1 JUST LOOK THROUGH THIS f^S^ to-night |r 7 **f and see I OUR GRAND CHANGE HARIMA HALL CINEMATOGRAPH,} 1 BKCoxm xii.in ttt ii i:m. I WORTH BRIDGE ROAO. I Whether it wont interest you* I COMPRISES A CHOICE VARIETY I 9 OK mmmm i^T mmmmm HJEW PICTURES To-Night s Programme
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      163 1 €<Vtttf'i R&vcrtisemcnts. Small motor boat wanted Page Robinson's bave a special display of trimmed millinery Page 7. Hotel van Wyfc bave a special dinner to-night m honour of Princes*. Juliana Puge 7 New book on Cbiua- Page .">. Harmston' change of programme Page 1. All the odds froui all tbe
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      127 1 THE WEEK, ■onday 29th. High Water— h-57 am.. 9-34 pm. bodtfc St. Michael Regular. 9 p.m. Tuesday 30th. High Water— 9-46 am., 9-59 pm. Hockey, S.C.C. l v Buffs. Drums and Fifes Gardens. 9 p.m. Wednesday May Ist. High Water— lo-31 am.. 10 23 pm. Full Moon. St. Philip and
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    HARMSTON'S CIRCUS.
    198 2 HARMSTON 'S CIRCUS. Harmston's Circus proved a great draw ou Saturday night and the large double tent was packed to overrlouring. Thc uew programme was much appreciate!; ami the large audieuce were enthuisiastic m tbeir applause. Tbe various turnwere all good, and special mention must be made of the Clarke
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    RECKLESS MOTORISTS.
    107 2 Ei ROPEAB TBBOWB OCT Oi* Rikisha. Mr Constable of .lohore had an unplea sant experience on Friday night while re turning m a rikisha from Harmstons Circus, lie has informed tbe police thai m Middle Road his vehicle was msi SB! si by two motor cars which were
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    TRAFALGAR, LIMITED.
    492 2 The Report of the Directors and Balance 1 Sheet and Revenue Account for the year 1 ended March :11st. 1912, to be preseuted b at the Meeting, ou Tuesday, May Tth is: Singapore, April 27th. 1912. Gentlemen, Your Directors beg to submit tbe duly audited Statement of Accounts
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    THE GAZETTE.
    412 2 His Excellency the Oovernor has ap- pointed Mr. <_uy Hatrou Sugden to be a Magistrate and an Assistant District Judge for the Settlement of Penaug. His Excellency the Oovernor has appointed Mr. M. Kodesse. Deputy Registrar, Supreme Court, to be a member and to art as Secretary of
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      260 2 SINGAPORE RACES. MAY 7, 9 11. MQ pnilf 111 I Are now Executing Ui UU II nil j Commissions on the F. LANDER, above Meeting Please Note Address SON LEVY, j 29-1, Rales Place, (FIRST FLOOR.) Bill ATT Below 'FREE PRESS. Telephone 1201. Jas. CHRISTIE, PREMIER TURF ACCOUNTANT, SINGAPORE. ATTENDS
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      603 2 NOTICES i NOTICE. Tbe business of tbe Harbour Aerated Water Factory has this day been transferred to John r Edward Branson. All debts due to or by tbe > Factory up to this date will de received and paid by Ali vena Ravena Mana Pana Lana Veerappa Chitty of Xo.
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      759 2 NOTICES International Rubber Exposition New York. SEPTEMBER OCTOBER 191? Intending exhibitors a,e iUkmneA that Mr. Leonard Wray. 1. S. o. ha. i„. ai>i»to£ ed official representative London .ud New York of th. Federated Malay state. ..ndth« all enquiries regarding the genual Malaya,, exhibit should he addressed m London V Mr.
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    A CHINESE CHURCH.
    724 3 FfIMUfIKIT. \M» BLOOMBBH. Th<- following appeared recently m th* I\dl Moll Gazette. Psw of the residents m. and fewer ot the visitors to. Hongkong make their wav St Paul*! College, where there is rhit'vi: built and supported by tbe Chi BW We were informed tbat no dollar
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    CHINA.
    90 3 ThOUBLE IB KwoM.it \g. Shanghai, April ih. diplomatic body at Peking has notified President Yuan Shih Kai that uere.ue troubles ia Kwougtung, and that •oreign troops will be leni to suppress the' U>akb TO China. !,t Vnan has wired to Mr Wen ao to proceed to Peking after re.
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    THE PASSING OF THE QUEUE.
    600 3 NSW OllDI.I; UxaBBDED t:\ EoWKK Cl-ASSRS i\ China. 1 j A conespondeut writes to the A. C. f Daily News r| Although the abolition of the queue bas beome an accomplished fact aud each day sees new eouverts to this visible reform. BB Interesting point
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    A DOUBLE COLLISION.
    373 3 Alarming Occurrence at Colombo. There wai an alarming occurrence m barbonr la>t night for which the almost unprecedented roßgprtitßi which prevailed yesterday appears to have benn very largely reaponaible, aaya the Times of Ceylon of April Ilth. The outer hai hour, during the day. accommodated mx steam
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    WANTED A WIFE WITH ONE LEG
    627 3 Qcrncs TABTEH ix Makuii.i. I»\ktneus. Judging by the advertisements for wives and husband?, that appear from time to time j m the newspapers, there are many people I who have very curious lasts! where mat I rimouy is concerned. For instance, not' long ago
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    DOES GERMANY WANT COLONIES?
    354 3 Edward Beraateiu. the philosophical leader of the .-Sivisioniftl Socialists, baa changed the whole tendanej ol modem Socialism m «Tiermany by opposing tin. ■Bark anil stubborn policy of tin* Marxian aehool, which hat iti ilroiighiilil m Prussia, with Herr Behel :h its leader, j Kat! Mari based
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      355 3 jri^> B# v dr**A. v *mm x iC ==^^i| Teeth— -Has no one been struck bv the bet that n n,.rareH TM. •n Of rhe rw „ar da„ y casing m the t ,e,h with j£ J t,^" I ZZa **> ">" <-><" —tes, rh. tmm mmi particularly the back
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    CHINAS NEW CABINET.
    981 4 Premier, Tang Shao-yih. a native 61 I Canton, is the eldest son of Mr faug Kiugsing who wasa pioneer m the commercial development of China, and who died m Tientsiu m September 1902. Thc late Mr Tang was prominently connected with the introduction of railways, mm iug
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    THE TRAGEDY OF PRECOCITY.
    792 4 Sin ,1. Crichton IJkownk on CRII.D-liKNirs. Vile tragedy of early genius is hi/ought (iut m report of the Loudon County Council, which describes the proceedings at h conference of twc ban which discusHed the special subject of the backward child. Kir Jmmi Crichton Rrowne supplied tbe
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      171 4 DUNLOP TYRES f^__^^»^ FOR y^ J\ Reliability and Consistent Properties FRESH STOCKS HELD BY Aylesbury and Garland, Guthrie and Company, A. C. Harper Company, K. LUMPUR KLANG. Sime, Darby Company, Paterson, Simons Co Ld McClymont and Co., PORT DICKSON AND C. F. F. Wearne and Co, The Straits Motor Garage
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      18 4 PHOTOGRAPHIC MATERIALS AND STUDIO DEVELOPING PRINTING NEATLY EXECUTED HONG HING CHIONG CO. NO. 102 104, Nobtb Bridge Koad.
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      514 4 f *v Health for Infants Kor over half-a-century Savory Ik Moore's Poed hai I i m -ncral use, botli at home ami ahroail. It has the reputation of being a thoroughly reliable food for Infants. Savory ft Moore's Food supplies just the noorishilMut an infant ..«•<•, s la an easily
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    THE STRAITS IN PARLIAMENT.
    1150 5 v McCallum >cott. the Radical meni- Parliament who is interesting him ■elf i»' r; '[iiestion ol the exclusion of Oriental races from the Colonial Civil j WEUm\ an opportunity this week. l„i. from no fault of his own. He had put >b the Parliamentary Paper for
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    Hendon Parish Church. (Grave of Sir T. Stamford Raffles).
    308 5 Sir HtMiry Kimber asked the Secretary of State for tbe Colonies whethei his attention has been drawn to the fact that, m connection with alterations now being made to Mriidou parish cliurcb. there is a possibility ot lettfing the tjurstion of
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    BERI-BERI.
    193 5 ESXPEEIEKC.. of rill. SIAMSSX \v\\. Formerly MMM were about fifty death* «\.iy year from l»«'ii l>cri m thr N__vy. L;i>t August there were as many as 500 cases iv thr hospital, hor some little timr before, thr u>»- of haiul milled rice had )>ci'u stopped, aud polished rice from
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    PREVENTION OF ACCIDENT BY VERSE.
    154 5 An interesting method of educating the public iv the prevention of street accidents, whit h possesses possibilities m otlier directions, employed by the Boston Elevated l.ailw.iy Company, is commented! on m a recent number of the "Journal of the American Medical Association." The railway company
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      319 5 What fAboat A That Jm Dandrufi?^£ There is just this much about it Dandruff is a germ disease, is most untidy, annoying, and leads to baldness. When chronic, it is very stubborn, but surely yields to thorough and energetic treatment. All germs must be destroyed, the scalp must be restored
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      611 5 WANTED SMALL MOTOR-BOAT WAITED. Wanteti to bey (or hire) a Small Motor Boat, aliout 1« to M feet long, to seat 4 |>ei>ous, Engines 4, 6, or h.p. Speed not essential. New or second hand. Trengganu br.il l hull preferred. A. S. JELF. Baadac liaharaai, Mmut. Apl *29 uf 4
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    Domestic Occurrences. MARRIAGE.
    43 6 Domestic Occurrences. MARRIAGE. FHYBiC-t-JOHNSON.— ApriI 24, at St. George's Church, Penang, by the Rev. F. W. Haines, Frank Savilk. third soo of Mr. and Mrs. G. Physick, Brondesbury, London, to Clarice, eldest daughter of the Rev. and Mrs. .1. J. Johnson of Benares.
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    The Singapore Free Press. Monday, April 29, 1912.
    2047 6 The Singapore Free Press. Monday, April 29, 1912. By far the most important thing that has come to us with the latest mail most important because so intimately associated with the future of the Kmpire is the announcement that j Canada is determined to make, and at once, a new
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    MALACCA NOTES.
    208 6 Sports. The April j^olil medal was r0,,,,,- ,t with the following result. The ladies medal was won by Mrs Lon ton. The following team bas been selected to represent the Rifle Association m a match against Tampin J. W. Campbell C. D. Hogan, K. H. Moss, P. Fit/warineSmith,
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    S. V. C. ROUTE MARCH
    156 6 On Saturday evening there wa* I turnout ot the S.V.C. at the Drill Hall fop a ■awl, out. Lt. Colonel Derrick, v.n wa6 m command and there were repre-* sentatives of every unit of the Corps, includiug the Cadets. A strong contingent of the Malay
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    SHIPPING RINGS.
    434 6 am u\t .n Haarn ITT. Washington. April :,th. In the House of Representative., \esterday Mi. Humphrey introduced a Bill whose object i_> the smashing of foreign shipping rings. The Bill gives the Oovernment greater control of such restraints of trade. Any foreignowned vessel violating tbe Sherman _utiTrust Act
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      478 6 KELLY AND WALSH L.NEW BOOKS. Chess Tales aud Chess Miscellanies »>y c Amateur Joinery m the Home, a prac- c Willard Fishe 3 80 tical manual lor the amateur joiner Butterfly Hunting m Many Lands on the construction of articles of domesNotes ol a Field Naturalist by George tic furniture
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      53 6 BILLIARDS. THE ANGLO-AUSTRALIAN CUSHION. (Alcock's Patent with Improvements of| John Roberts, Retired World's Champion) absolutely THE BEST CUSHION TO DATE FOR ANY CLIMATE. JOHN ROBERTS, 1910. only obtainable from John Roberts, London REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE EAST C. H. LUMB address P. 0. Box 41, Penang. show room Raffles Hotel, Peaaag.
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    TITANIC ENQUIRY.
    51 7 British Court Meets Next Week. m- iiritisb Court of F.nquiry into the 4 .>; the Titanic opens on May 2ud. The assessors will be Admiral Gougb t .ilrborpe. Captain Clarke, Board of Trade inspector. Couuuauder Lyon, assessor to Admiralty Court, and Professor Biles. t ii tho rity em
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    THE WASHINGTON ENQUIRY.
    75 7 Smith on His Defence. wire from Washington states that at the conniption of the Titanic enquiry «v u.i for Smith referred to British criti- upon the conduct of the enquiry^ Ilie ollieersof the "Titanic" had assured -hat they had no grounds for com- The Committee had ample
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    Further Evidence.
    106 7 .aan Kvans gave evidence that mieu aud children were thrown into t!»- lifeboats as they were afraid to jump. lamp trimmer said that there were no lights m the boats. f_ IH man Memming were asleep at the time of the Collision. The boatswain awakaaad them saying Turn
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    THE "CALIFORNIA."
    172 7 Alleged Disregard of Signals. lisatioual evidence was given by (.ill. 'i t Jonkey engine man on the liner Call- trail." He declared that it was desired to pre .un captain neglecting to aid a vessel l •>s from bushing it up. He alleged Ih.it several of tbe crew
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    Captain's Denial.
    77 7 Captain 's Denial. Lord of the Californian denied allegations. He said that at 10.1a ou Sunday evening he notitied the ■mic." which was then I.ii miles aiftant, of the presence of ice. He re C«ived tba reply Shut up: keep out." Thete was no further communication 081 the "Titanic." He
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    A Double Watch: A Strange Ship.
    160 7 A Double Watch A Strange Ship. -'.'tain Lord said that he took precuuaad doubled the watch, owing to re T^«> at three days previous! v of act ot ice from other rtiiaiaere e-irelesi operator was not on duty on s -"'l-i> night utter he sent the message «*ut the i
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    Titanic Warned.
    101 7 the wirel^s operator, on the i t Ufoni^n stated that he advised Hrn tj'\*\: that lbere wus iet > surrounding < -alifornian." received the reply; Shut up, you K me working with Cape Race." V 7u tohed and was «wakeaed at *>F the chief officer who said that
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    Scene of Wreck Visited.
    59 7 One of the Titanic's seamen. Bulev. gave evidence that another steamer paid a visit to the scene when the 'Titanic" had sunk. Her lights kept the lifeboats together iv the idea that she waa coming to their assistance, and also kept the pass engers who had
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    Senator Smith Again Opens his Mouth.
    29 7 Interviewed at Washington. Senator Smith was of opiniou that the immediate result of the enquiry would be stringent American legislation regarding wireless ships.
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    A "Phantom" Ship.
    112 7 A Phantom Ship. The evidence yesterday concerned tbe so called the phantom ship, whose lights were seen hy tbe survivors. The chief \-_itness was Captain Moore of tbe Canadian Pacilic liner' Mount Temple," whose evidence refuted allegations m the Press that tbe M Californian and the Mount Temple" were negligent
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    Fields of Ice.
    118 7 When day broke he found great fields of ice iv« hiding some 40 to 50 bergs, some hundreds of feet high. He was compelled to hoist men to the mast-heads to seek a lane. There was a tramp close by ami he tried to call her. but
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    Question of Reinsurance.
    68 7 Mr Pra aki ia, vie* pirwiiliml or the White Star, again recalled, was asked by Senator Smith if, after he learned of tbe lo6sof the Titanic" the White Star rein sured the Titanic. Mr Franklin emphatically denied this, pointing out that all insurance was bandied m New
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    THE RELIEF FUND.
    55 7 The total of the hinds for the Titanic Relief lists amounts now to .*****00. The Canadian < iovernment bas cafcl.-d tei thousand dollars to the Mansion House fund. London, via Durban A telegram from New York states that the Mackay Rennett has found the bodioi of Colonel
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    PRESS QUARANTINE.
    54 7 Arriving m England. Suvivors of the crew of the "Titanic" arrive at Plymouth to-day 'Snnday' on board the Lapland and will be detained iv tbe Docks till they ba\e been examined by the Board of Trade representatives. traordinary precautions are balof taken to prevent the Press and public
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    THE OLYMPIC.
    180 7 Voyage Abandoned. Reuter's Service. London, via Bomhay The "Olympic" is returning to South ampton. having abandoned her voyage firemen from Liverpool had embarkeii on the "Olympic" on Friday, whereupon th* seamen refused to sail on the ground thai firemen were nonqnionists. Numbers oi the seamen jumped on tbe
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    NORTH AFRICA.
    114 7 DISTURBED CONDITIONS. Precautions. I-Jfi:i..al Xews Service. London, via Durban. Renter's correspondent at Paris states that seven thousand .lews, escaping from the Fe/ massacre, are completely ruined. They took refuge iv the Sultan's Garden where the only shelter was the empty cages of the Sultan's menagerie. Tents are being
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    SPORT.
    105 7 J-.u*i kial Xews Service. London, via Durban. Betting on the Two Thousand Guineas is 10 —11 against White Star. ."> 1 against Halhross Ulll-; against Kompion IS- 1 against Lorenzo. Betting for tbe Derby is 9 4 against White Star 4 1 against Lomond 100 8 against Cylgad. Lati.k.
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    AUSTRALIA'S SPORTSMEN.
    32 7 lui'KitiAL News BjUflCl. I-ondon, via Durban The Australian cricketers bave arrived, Gregory is most hopeful of success, as all of them are workers and trtata. The sculler \ru»thas also arrived.
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    Boxing.
    22 7 A New York telegram state*, that m a ten rounds boxing competition Macfarland easil*? defeated Matt Wells ou point*. > m m
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    "HY-RIB" CONCRETE.
    503 7 "HY -RIB" CONCRETE. At Messrs Howarth Frskihe's works iv Mirbau-rd ou Saturday afternoon then' were carried out some tests of the Hy lib or Kahn system of reinforced con crete. The re infoicemeiit under thin system consists of a lath and rib. manu fact mcd from a single sheet of
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    GENERAL NEWS.
    23 7 BRITISH DEFENCE. Reuter's Service. London, via Bombay. Mr Asquith has invited Field -Marshal Nicholson to rejoin the Committee of Imperial Defence.
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    RUSSIA'S FOREIGN MINISTER.
    92 7 No Alarm Felt. It is telegraphed from St. Petersburg that the Foreign Minster, M. Sa/onoff, m a maiden speech stated that he did not see any danger of a geueral conflict m the Xear Fast m the Italian conduct of the Tnrco-Italian war. The bombardment of the
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    RAJAH BROOKE.
    15 7 The Kajah of Sarawak has left London for Marseilles en route to Sarawak.
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    A GERMAN DREADNOUGHT.
    14 7 Germany's thirteeuth Dreadnought, the Koening Albert. has been launched at Dan/ig.
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    RIVAL PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES.
    87 7 Unedifying Recrimination. Mr Roosevelt, speaking at Worcester, m Massachusetts, vehemently replied to Mr 'raft's recent speech, declaring that the latter had been not merely m thought, word and deed disloyal to our past friendship, but had beeu disloyal to every canon of ordinary decency aud fair-dealing." He
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    THE STATE OF MEXICO.
    52 7 Owing to the insecurity of lives aud property Hrising from the chaotic conditions ia Mexico Americans are fleeing from the interior to the ports. la res|»onse to urgent appeals the Washington Government has sent a transport •town the west coast of Mexico to pick up 1
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    QUEENSLAND ELECTIONS.
    52 7 Ministerial Successes. i .Recter's Service. London, via Bombay. message from Rrisbane April 27th regarding the Queensland elections says that so far the Liberals bave secured 48 seats and the Lahouiites 29. All the Ministers have been returned with big majorities. The Liberals captured Char ters Towers. Mount Morgan
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    PORTUGAL'S COLONIES.
    38 7 Labour Regulations. Reciter's Service. London, via Bombay. A telegram from Lisbon states that the Minister for the Colonies has introduced bills regulating tbe conditions of labour iv Angela and the mitives m Sao Thome and Principe.
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    PRINCE HENRY IN ENGLAND.
    25 7 Prince Henry of the Netherlands lunch j ed at Ruekingbam Palace with the King and Queen and afterwards sailed for Holland.
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    RAILWAY WORKERS FUSION.
    35 7 The Oenerai Railway Workers Cnion voted by l.">.9Kf>to 110 m favour of the fusion of the Railway I nions. It is underI stood that the signaluieu and Pointsmen's Societies favour the scheme.
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    THE LATE JUSTIN McCARTHY.
    105 7 The Funeral. The funeral of the late Mr. .Instill McCarthy took place at West Hampstead. i Many beautiful flowers were sent and j there was a large assemblage of the political and literary friends of the deceased. j including Mr Redmond and other Nationa s lists.
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    MISSING RELICS.
    322 8 Nkw Yobs Chubi h's Loas. New York. March Mth. Iv religious circles bere commotion and ever bitter criticism bas been caused by tbe reported disappearance of important relics trom St. .lolins Roman C'atbolic 1 hureh. New York wbicb bns beeu i resort for pilgrims and tbe scene of
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    CHINESE IN NEW YORK.
    243 8 New York's Chinatown outdid tteell recently m honouring Yuan Shih kai to mark his taking the oath ol ottice as Aral President of the Republic ot China. Mott. Pell and Doyen streets blossomed out at sunrise with the new Mag. and this vati coloured bunting aud
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    GERMAN OFFICER SHOT BY SOLDIER.
    134 8 Berlin, March 28. The Berliner Tttgeblatt" etattri that Captain Keetsch, commanding the lltli Company of the lst Pose a Kegimeui. stationed at Osterode, m East I'russia. was shot by a mmsketeer of his company while on his rounds this morning. The soldier, whose name is
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    HUGE COALING STATION FOR ROSYTH.
    111 8 Fi.ki.t May Takk m Fuki Sl_W i/iancoi >j.v. It is stated on good authority that the mysterious boring operations wbicb have, been m progress for some months __t Kosyth on behalf of the Admiralty lore shadow the establishment of ti giv. it coal ing station.
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      668 8 SHIPPING P. 07 STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY For China, Japan, Penang, Ceylon. Australia, India, Aden, Egypt. Mediterranean Ports, Plymouth and London. Through Bills of Lading issued for Coast, Persian Gulf, Continental and An Ports. Steamers will leave Sin_"a*>ore on or MAIL LINES, it is Outward (for China) j Devanha May 3
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      798 9 SHIPPING. toyo Kisen Kaisha (ORIENTAL S. S. Co.) AND Western Pacific Railway Co. Tbe New Route Via China, Japan, Honolulu and San Francisco to all points m the United States, Canada, Mexico and Europe. atbt| the New 21.000 Ton Triple Screw Turhiue Liners SHINTO MARU n TE.NYO II and M
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      590 9 SHIPPING. njdix: I Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE. The fast ami well-known mail steamers of this Company sail fortnightly from Bremen, Hamburg via Rotterdam, Antwerp, Southampton, Gibraltar. Genoa. Naples, (connecting Marseilles, Naples, Alexandria and vice versa) Port Said, Suez, Aden, ("olombo, Penang, Singapore, Hongkong, Shanghai, Tsingtan, Nagasaki and
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      653 9 SHIPPING Pacific Mail S.S. Co. U S MAIL LINE VIA INLAND SEA OF JAPAN AND HONOLULU Semi-Tropical Route Only line taking the warm SOUTHERN ROUTE across the Pacific via HONOLULU, OAHU, on the most fertile and beautiful island Df the Pacific. Through Passage Tickets granted to England, France and Germany
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      456 9 BANKS CHARTERED BANK of India Australia and China. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. PAID OP CAPITAL £1,200,000 RESERVE FUND £1,650,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors £1,200,000 HEAD OFFICE: 38, BISHOPSGATE, LONDON, E. C. AGENCIES AND BRANCHES: Amritsar Hongkong Penang Bangkok Iloilo Puket Batavia i lK >h Rangoon Bombay Karachi Saigon Calcutta Klang
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      521 9 INSURANCE -_-_—___fi--._— GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE Co., Ltd. Head Office WINCHESTER HOUSE, SINGAPORK. If ominal Capital ..$250,000 Paid OP CAPITAL ..$135,410 Insurances m force over $5,000,000 Annual premium Income over 400,000 Board of Directors: G. A. D-H-MCK, Esc... Chairman. a. H. Pair, Esq., Mitnaging Direofeor. PKTBB FmvLiK, m.h. cm.. Chief
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    THE GOAL STRIKE.
    596 10 Kfuxt m Fah Bast. The following is from tbe "China I'ress" j of March 12:—- Effects of the big coal strike iv Kngland are beginning to be felt throughout the Orient, and local coal dealers say tbat a strengthening m the price for lump coal is expected.
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    GOLD IN MONGOLIA.
    144 10 In view of tbe various" Mports of Rus« sian activity m Mongolia, it is interesting to note thai this territory is said to bs rich m gold. It i< reported that not long ago a Siberian prospector acquired a concession from one of *be Mongolian princes, and
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    DOOM OF THE STEAMSHIP.
    146 10 w/utNiNQ uv Well-known Ownek. sir Ifarcus Samuel, the great oil nieg> uate. took part m a discussion before the Institution of Naval Aichitects on ihe achievements of the Diesel-engined vessel Selaudia."' The oil engiued vessels m existence demonstrated, he said, tbat tbose who went en building
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    A WEAKNESS OF CHINAS REPUBLIC.
    617 10 Sometimes the success of n n-voJution meiins the beginning, M_4 tbe end, of trouble. It Stes so iv France it may be so m Mexico und it is not impossible m China. Mr J. IJodetj. the correspondent of tbe Paris 'Temps." who bas recently visited
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    TIN RETURNS.
    224 10 Five hundred eases of typhoid fever wer t treated with glycogen during the Poemnbor 1903 epidemic iv western Pennsylvania, and Dr. A. W. Hill, who was especially commissioned to see that glycogen wassupfied the public hospitals during this epidemic, received abundant testimony to its value. j "In ostßfl
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    RUBBER ESTATE RETURNS
    1071 10 Tiie first total where given represents figures for 1911, except where a figure m brackets is given representing so many months. Estate managers and agents will oblige by correcting returns if wrong. Lmgygi 1.065.500 7 6.00.. London A, 146*986 Lower Per 9»H.415 Lnmut 11)88,370 o8 li jlWaoca
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    British North Borneo.
    11 10 I British Borneo 48*464 i Bekoag 40.147 IC
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      299 10 the Skin /Sl when rougp, tender or V .3/^*b inflamed, needs the Vl*-/' exquisite relief and comfort produced by "'Hazeline' Snow" Trade Mark) i A toilet" prepara'. i >n of inimitable elegance .fully soothing and beautifying i pr s. It is indispensable to ladies for preservation and improvement of and
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      35 10 W. J. GARCIA 219, Orchard Hoad. Piano, Organ Sc Musical Instruments dealer. Pianos bought, sold or exchanged Good prices allowed for old instruments. Cheapest and best stock of Music and small musical goods m Singapore.
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    SHARES.
    1251 11 $1,500,000 1 1° *******$<* 10% 10.00 noi 110 7 Contnb 10% 600 ",360,000 10 10 Fraser and Neave 80% 49 19 5000 $2,400,000 l™ 2™ H% 5o!oO 10 7% 92.50 97.50 «i ftmi iwi 10 10 Katz Brothers deferred 10% ***** $1,000,000 !;oo 100 H $34,000 !0 10 Maynard
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    VESSELS IN PORT.
    90 11 Steamer, Nat. Tonnage 4 Master From Consignees For OiangAnn n„t 576 Kn.hen rS£'M^ tt^lfo.* n*±"£ ndson.Marn lap 279k Morisoda SoTm" M B X o" 1 d. Kuchinc, <0.. on., i, J "n X Rangoon 9 KoeW" ,m .?no 2£"? JS" 4 E™ Hai Sarawak 30 s£ SstSb
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    LATEST ARRIVALS.
    222 11 Strata, Crii 4:kik Hiik.-r [,'dool >fi 4 st. i larlvle Prit .)4j i. P Marian. Id China W >6 l.llt »44 l>linngl-l J>. O'SOH 26-4 Be, B. Whatt Hin Brit 10, Tm„, Vatnn .1 27 4 rw v B n 7 Ceylon BriS 2fi37 Bak. S h ,7.4
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    SHIPS AT T. PAGAR & KEPPEL HAR.
    91 11 SHIPS AT T. PAGAR KEPPEL HAR. East Wharf (Basin)— Nil. J East Wharf Sec. I— Taroha. C. AiK_ai Sheers W T harf Perak. Main Wharf Sec. 2— Dilw.ua. Mattaraiu. a— Nil. 4— Nil. n s—Voronej.5 Voronej. 6 H\son. Achilien. New Dock Sec. 7— (Under construction.) West Wharf Sec. B— K.
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    NEXT MAILS DUE.
    28 11 From Europe.— Per M. M. E. Simons with mails up lo 6th April duo to day. From China.— Per M. M. TuU due I** day.
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    London Mails Despatched.
    156 11 The following is the list of principal mails due to leave and arrive other than the daily local mails by train aud steamer. MONDAY APRIL 29. Mails leave for Mails due from Europe, H'kong. Saigon, Europe. Hkong, Negapatam, Madms. Saigon. Sydney. TUESDAY APRIL 30. Mails leave for
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    CLEARANCES.
    189 11 [Nationality British if not specified.] April 2^ Resilient SehitT. Dut. Sudin, Hhio Dan Liang, Diit. Rooerteon, CotteTii |H>it«. Hyson. Machaon. Chemulpo via porta Trigonia, Dut. Westere, Pin d joe Dilwara. Bisl.op, Hkong At Japan S. Vau Lingga, Dut, Saman, Singkep April 29 Van Noort, Dot, Winsemus, B. Deli Ceylon,
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    EXCHANGE.
    64 11 (Corrected up to April 27.) Bank 4me 3.4 5.^ demand 2-4$ Private credits 3 m 2.4$ credits otn 2-4 11-16 France demand Bank 294 Germany, demand 238* India, T. T. 174$ Hongkong, demand Iff I Yokohama, demand 114$ j Java, demand 1401 Bangkok, demand 34$ Sovereigns, Bank Baying $8.64
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    PRODUCE.
    138 11 April J7. Tin 100 tons aoil 10*2.50 Gambier ...buyers 10.00 Gambier Cube Xo. 1 16.75 j Gambier Cube Xo. 2 n om. Pepper Black ordin. Spore buyers 21.25 1 Pepper, (White fair) buyers 81.25 Nutmegs (110 to tbe lb.) nom. Xutmegs (80 to tbe lb.) nom. IMace (Banda) 115
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    PASSENGERS.
    186 11 Per Kaka. Major,* Mis. Dewar. Pei Taroba Meaara R. Rradeha**, N. s. ti I V anion. .1. P. Rull, A. P. Ooodwin, If. Kador i Sultan. Per Pin Seu^ Master A Mi-ses Bart* II Pet Baa Hin Often: Meeeri Oobbett, stra!theau; and Lawrie. lei Perak: Mr. .V Mrs. M\ring,
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      157 11 TYPEWRITERS. zmttA THE "EMPIRE" j^^___te^ps^^^r*jij^j-^j»^Nf^j i____rT t j___J__3K*"'_^___S __BSl_______________^____^ j WAmeE**-^ No. 1 MODEL WRITES 84 CHARACTERS. Foolscap" takes paper 9in. wide $112 Brief" 14in. $140 Policy," IBin. $162 Na. 2 MODEL WRITES 90 CHARACTERS. "Foolscap" takes paper Sin. wide $150 'Brief" Hin. $175 Policy" IBin. $200 ihe 44 Empire"
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      110 11 De KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPI, UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIA OOVERNMENT. Agents at Singapore, The Shipsagency, Ltd, 2-3, Collyer Qua; The undermentioned dates of departure are only approximate. v Linschotkn Belawan-Deli 7" Apl Mkrkks Selat-Pandjang, Bengkalis, Siak and Pakan-Baroe May Japara Muntok and Palembang May Janssens Bawean, Sourabaya. Bandjermassin. Stagen,
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      123 11 WEATHER REPORT. These Weather Telegrams are transmitted by courtesy of the E. K. Tel. Co. and contain the observations made at Hongkong (HK.) Observatory, and at Manila Ohservatory (MN.) The data are date and hour of despatch the Barometer reading (inches m HK., Millimeties iv MN.i; Direction of Wind and
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      102 11 MAIL TABLE. To- Daj. Intermediate and local mails will be toumE m list below Penang, Malacca. F. M. S. Johore. (Overland) Daily by Train) 6 A.M k 6 P.M. Indragiri Koemai 7 AM Pulau Batom Hock Tew 8 am Kerimun (ilanggi 9 am Cucob Hock Oan 10 am V. Linschoten
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    FIRST DAY.
    552 12 I. THE OPENING STAKES. 2.30 p.m. Value $600. A Handicap for Horses that have not won a Stake of more than $500. Entrance Fee, $25. Distance, Race Course. Mr. Hood's -Tom Lees. H. E. B. Sweet Marie Lee Toon Tock's Yeoval. Kbaw Joo Tock'e Yahba. Phya Aratbakorn's Darley Dale. Chung
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    SECOND DAY.
    590 12 1. FIRST GRIFFIN HANDICAP. -2.30 p.m Value &400 and $60 to the Second Horse. A Handicap for Griffins that have entered for the First Griffin Race (No. 4) on the First Day. Winners excluded. Distance, Race Coarse. Mr. Swire's Cavalier. F. F. Kongsee's ("01. Bogey. K. C. Ellis
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    THIRD DAY.
    766 12 1 kl. THE STEWARDS' PLATE PURSE.— (2-30 p.m.) (5-20 p.m.) Value 5500 and WOO. Two Handicaps divided into two Stakes constituting two Races for Ex-Griffius that have run at the Meeticg. AU Horses entered to he divided by the Haudicappci into two Classes, i.e.. 1 and I. Each
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    SATURDAY'S TRAINING.
    307 12 The Course was m good order for training operations ou Saturday morning aud tbe traiuers bad no hesitation m sending their horses along ou as mucb work as they thought necessary. Tbe top of tbe straight was obscured for some time by a dense mist wbich interfered witb
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    273 12 The Holt liner Achilles from Japan discharges general cargo and loads foi home ports. The v (ilenesk discharges general cargo from London and ports, and takein bunker coal. Tbe M.M. Company's steamer Polynesieu'' was to leave Saigon at 13.80 p.m. on Saturday and may be expected here to
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    LADIES' LAWN TENNIS CLUB.
    217 12 TIES foi: TO-DA Y. Lumks' Doubles. Mrs. Huskins and Mrs. P.rooke owe vs Mrs. Robertson and Mrs. Saunder. owe 15. Mrs. b'ijig and Miss Gunn owe 15 v.. Miss Marsh and Miss Worters. scratch, tn \Mrio.\sHir Puns. Mrs. Sal/mann and Mr. Linton vs Mrs Cantrell and
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    MALACCA RUBBER AUCTION.
    44 12 [jFrom our own CoereepumdemA.) April 27th. Tbe prices realised ut to day's auction were Sheet No 1 $25,-.. 00 Sheet No 2 $240.51 Crepe ISSt.IO; Scrap Crepe $2L't.HO, Bark crepe $210.70. A large quantity of rubber was sold at these prices.
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    RIFLE SHOOTING.
    92 12 Shooting for the Bromhead Mathews Shield (wires our Ipoh Correspondent) the M. S. V. R. at Ipoh made the following scores. The average at 500 yds. is excellent 30.5, while the total average is 87 as compared witb 89.9 for Peuang. W. Lance Conlay was Cmpire, Lt. H.
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    R. G. KNOWLES CO.
    64 12 Tbe R. G. Knowles Co. bave telegraphed from Bangkok tbat they are unable to get here m time to open on the 30th as advertised, and so tbe first performance will be Wednesday, May lst and not :U)tb April as advertised. Money will be refunded for
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      308 12 GAME. ENGLISH PARTRIDGES, SCOTCH GROUSE, SHANGHAI PHEASANTS SNIPE. i Singapore Cold Storagel COMPANY, LIMITED. I im^^ mm mmmmm mm^^^^^ m m m^^ mmmmm^ m^ m^^^^^^'^^^m^imi.m^m^ mm^^ IWOLSELEY ENGINEERING says M The Wolseley autocar has long held a high reputation, not only for economy la feel, but m tin- uioif important
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