The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 18 June 1912

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    Masthead
    15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. EN CENTS SINGAPORE, TUESDAY JUNE 18 I^l2. NO. 7,550
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    161 1 The telegraph service to-day is meagre. j There is a good deal about the chances of I Mr. Roosevelt and Mr. Taft m the Presi- dential election Page 7. A hitch is reported to have taken place m the negotiations for the Paris meeting to arrange the
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    A HORSESHOE FOR LUCK.
    1122 1 I fouud a horse shoe upon the road ous day about a fortnight ago and I took it to Celia. It was an immense shoe rusty, dirty, and with several enormous bent nails sticking out of it. I drew Celia's attention to them, and boasted of
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      274 1 ■"■"■^^m* Positively the Last Night OF r* W MBROSIO '5 GREATEST MASTERPIECE "AFTER FIFTY YEARS" mm THE PICTURE THAT WAS AWARDED THE FIRST PRIZE OF 25,000 FRANCS AT Tn l 2?2*™? lO A:L EXHIBITION AT TURIN. TO-NIGHT! TO-NIGHT!! IN OOHJUHCTIOII WITH A GRAND CHANGE-STRONG IN COMICS tTm p MANNERS AND
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      561 1 HARIMA HALL CINEMATOGRAPH,} NORTH BRIDGE ROAD. TO-NIGHT The following will be Shown GAUMONT GRAPHIC N? 21 His Wife's Visitor wo it, Btognpfa Fate's Interception 1,000 ft. Biograph GRAUMONT GRAPHIC No. 20. TKLKPHONE NO. 1116. R' rnRIUA C l r> tv. tiAKiMA, bole Proprietor. A PLEASANT AND FURTHER CHANGE OF PROGRAMME
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      145 1 Notice re Grenier's Rubber News— Page 6. Furnished house to h:t Page v. Tracers wanted for *he F. M. S. Railway Page 5. Shipping notices i Selamis. page h Yorck, page 8 M. M. uew sailings Page Hymethus page 8. Cold Storage Co. have luxuries from England Page 7.* Robinsou
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      132 1 THE WEEK. Tuesday 18th. tilgh Water 1-7 a.m.. 11 ,"16 p.m. Hockey S.C.C. v Officers of the Garrison. Wednesday 19th. High Water— lW a.m. Dutch Club Concert. §»15 p.m. Thursday 20th. High Water i 51 a.m.. 2-46 p.m B. I. Homeward mail closes. Cup Tie. Replay. Friday 21st. High Water
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    SINEWS OF WAR.
    465 2 Theorem attacked hy a French Writer. Every child is familiar with the dictum that money is the sinews of war, but m the current number of the "Revue des Deux Mondes M. Levy, m a remarkable article, combats an idea which he qualifies as a national danger.
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    THE AMUR PROVINCES.
    215 2 Russia's Commercial Policy. Of many important matters submitted to the Duma by the Russian Government, there is a bill proponing to establish m Amur Province a bureau representing the commercial and industrial department. The matter was almost unanimously approved by the committee. According to the explanation of
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      638 2 LONDON'S LATEST SUCCESSES. PINK LADY WTZ. EVA WALTZ. THE ETERNAL VALSE 85 cents EACH. ROBINSON PIANO CO., LTD. NOTICES HOWARTH ERSKINE; LIMITED. ANNOUNCEMENT. Messrs. Howarth Erskine Limited beg to inform their clients and the Public generally that from June Ist, 191 i, they have amalgamated their business m Singapore, The
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      397 2 NOTICES FEDERATED MALAY STATES RAILWAYS NOTICE. Firms proposing to tender for the 1913 coal supply for the Railway are advised to submit not later than July 31st, samples of any coals which have not been previously tested by the Railway Department. Samples of not less than 25 tons should be
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      556 2 NOTICES MUNICIPAL NOTICE. Not ice is hereby given that plans of proposed Back Lanes to be constructed within the town of Singapore may be inspected free of charge by owners of property or their agents at tin office of the Municipal Engineer at any time between the hours of 10
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      746 2 AUCTIONS. I IMPORTANT TANJONG KATONG SALE f HIGH CUSS TEAK HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, MOTOR CAR, GRAMOPHONF t PUNTS, &c. I Tho property of the late Mr. W. I'ercy Simerh, at v THE BUNGALOW Taniontf I On Saturday, 22nd June, at 12 noon- I Comprising:— Handsomk (arvkd Tbak Sideboard* with Mikrorkd Vwi
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    MR. ROOSEVELT AND ORIENTAL IMMIGRATION.
    280 3 The Sau Francisco Chronicle has stated the case for California against Mr. Roosevelt m these terms There is one thing upon which Californians are pretty well united, and that is on the question of Oriental immigration. On repeated occasions the voters of the State have
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    AUSTRALIAN MOTOR BOAT DISASTER.
    313 3 CBATT BI'KNKI) AND LOST. Bun bury, May 14. Messrs. SV. Hawkes and Tangye, employees of the Railway Department, had an exciting struggle for life on Sunday morning. At about half- past 8 o'clock they set out m Mr Tangye's motor boat "Averu for a day's fishing
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    MOTOR-DRIVEN WARSHIPS.
    270 3 At last we art' within sight ol t Lie lirst all motor driveu warship for the British Meet. .Messrs. Thorneycroft. the famous lOlpedo bout builders, having offered to construct ;i new destroyer fitted with the Deise) engine, to burn crude oil. The Admiralty have accepted the offer and
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    MRS. ASTOR'S PENALTY.
    306 3 There is a possibility that the will of Mr. John Jacob Astor, who was drowned m the Titanic disaster, notwithstanding the acquiescence m its terms by every member of the family, may be upset by the action of the Surrogate the legal officer who deals with wills
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    'DAILY CHRONICLE' CORRESPONDENT KILLED.
    231 3 DAILY CHRONICLE' CORRESPONDENT KILLED. Taken kok Turkish Offk kk. ROME. May l.v Whilst reconnoitring m the environs of Derna, m Tripoli, an Alpine patrol, led by Lieut. Vitaliui, was fired upon by a band of Arabs concealed m a cavern. Iv the fighting that ensued a distinguished look ing person,
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    THE EMPIRES GROWTH.
    179 3 A statistical abstract for the British Km pire just published gives the figures of the population of each part of the British Km pire. according to the census taken m each of the years !n.mi, ]k9l. 1901, and 1911. In regard to the Tinted Kingdom it is
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    ATLANTIC ICEBERGS.
    80 3 Kn« <>l N'iKKKI) OH ihi; si-w S(irnih:iii.\ UoiTK. A wireless message \in» been ivccivt'il by the Cuimrd Line m Liverpool from the Hamburg -American liner "AnierikM. stat ing that she sighted four icebergs, approxi Miotely IHO miles south ami I .s() miles west <>f the scene of the
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      180 3 TRADE TV I A MARK \i X-X I^l BRANO Tonic Wine 1 J The Ideal Vitaliser If tor Body, Brain and \j I 1 Nerve. The Best P 1 Restorative after p j Malaria, etc. L., I j Keeps you Fit Lj Obtainable of all the F'.£ principal Pharmacists f
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      10 3 For Children's Hacking Cough at Night, Woods' Oreat Peppermint Cure.
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      66 3 1 take plea me m adding my testimony to the great vahu of glycogen iii typhoid fever. During the Butler epidemic, I used it and the results certainly surpassed my expectations. A marked intlucnce was exerted upon the pulse and temperature, white the whole course and type of the disease
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      437 3 RHEUMATISM, LUMBAGO SCIATICA. Rheumatism. LumNago and Sciatica are three of the most common and most painful complaints and practically arise from the same cause and the names only distinguish the location of the disease. If the arms and legs are affected it is called Rheumatism: if m the Loins, Lumhago
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    AMONG THE PAPUA SAVAGES.
    749 4 Barbarian Imventors of Papknbag Cookery. They have no pots or cooking vessels they wrap their food m leaves and cook it over the fire. May T claim for the Papuan that this is the genesis of paper bag cookery, and that these dusky savages have led
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    MAN AS BOILED DOWN.
    179 4 An average man of ISO pounds contains the constituents found m 1,200 eggs. There is enough gas m him to fill a gasometer of 8,649 cubic feet. The iron m him would make four ten penny nails. Hi* fat would make 75 candles and a goodsized
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    BABIES AND BACHELORS.
    454 4 QUESTION OF ADOPTION. Sweki'inu Proposals. New York, May 18th. The National Congress of American Mothers, meeting at Chicago, resolved today that bachelors are mostly selfish men, who remain single to escape the financial burdens of matrimony, and it was urged by several speakers that all bachelors earning
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    IN MEXICA.
    331 4 GENERAL OROZCO KOUTKI*. Mbxican Rebellion Cbushkd. The rout of the Mexican rebel force recently has probably broken the backbone of the insurrection. A upecial despatch from El Paso says that the rebel commander who went to Conejos with 2,000 men returned with 600. About one-third of the entire
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    DISTURBANCE AMONG ALIENS.
    123 4 Thursday Island, May 16. A disturbance bordering on serious trouble occurred last night between some Japanese and Malays, but the presence of the police restrained an outbreak. A Malay entered a Japanese boardinghouse where a man who was stabbed a few days ago was lying. He entered
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      351 4 DUXBAK WATERPROOF LEATHER BELTING Strong and Pliable. N^Sfev*. Moisture increases the Pulling Power. a\^T Continuous and thorough JIWBK Soaking, has no Injuri- il ous tirTect Minimum Loss of Power Jl|||(Blll^P|j| Time, Labour and Money ll||j% FOR PRICES AND PARTICULARS APPLY TO I ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT BEHN, MEYER Co.. Ltd.. SINGAPORE. ESTATES,
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    BRITAIN AND GERMANY.
    1372 5 Mr BALFOUK s GREAT AKTICLE. Tv Knolish Point oi Vikw. MKMOKAULK KTATEMKNT. By far the most remarkable and impresbive utterance on Anglo German relations yet made from either side is Mr Balfour's article m the German review, M Nord und Sud." This publication, under the eminent editorship
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    THE HUNGARIAN CRISIS.
    312 5 Huiig-.uian politics are always m ii tical state, so critical that HuiisTuian statesmen, from the King downwards, are a little reluctant tc do anything tor MM of making matters worse. The riots which broke out m Budu Pesth result from a bcuuiuc j<iil imiMiUi aiA u^t >
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    CROCODILE'S ADVENTURES
    136 5 Months spent m the Drains of A City. IxmatfUi m Urn Museum (iardeu at Ofiikti tbe other afternoon were astonish ■i to sec a long snout protrude from a drainpipe by the side of the pathway. Tb«< snout commenced to Hnap at tho Jt?«s of the passers by.
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      331 5 FOB SALE RUBBER PLANTATIONS AT PULAU TEKONG FOR SALE PRIVATELY. Five small blocks of land situate at PULAU TEKONG containing a total area of 32 acres 2 roods and 32 poles of which 22 acres are planted with 4,435 rubber trees. About 1,000 of these trees are now being tapped
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      520 5 WANTED FEDERATED MALAY STATEB RAILWAYS. WANTED TRACERS. Two tracers are required on temporary engagement m the Government Architect's Office, Kuala Lumpur, salary $60 per mensem. Persons engaged must be neat and careful tracers with some experience of building work. Applications which must be made m writing to the GOVERNMENT ARCHITECT,
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      190 5 PAINT ANTICORROSIVE Exhaustive trials have proved it to be the best protection for iron constructional work against rust. Sea water has no effect whatever on iron and steel coated with Inertol. WATERPROOF Concrete and cement surfaces are rendered impermeable. Most suitable for reservoirs water-tanks etc. Write for Illustrated Booklet SHAHPE,
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  • Domestic Ourrences.
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      BIRTH.
      13 6 Kennedy. May 19, at l»eunh, I'.H.A. wife of Stodart-Kennedy. of Hongkong, son.
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      MARRIAGES
      73 6 HoiKiflos OiWDEKoY— At St. (teorne'r Cburth, Penanj;, on June If, 1912, by the Rev. Frank W. Haiues, Mr. Reginald Hodokon, Manager of the Malaysia Rubber Co., Hungkai. l'trak, to Mish K. Cowderoy. June 13. -A» ihr PreHbyteriau Church, renan«. by the Rev. E. Lawson. Mr. William Koklok STEMPELs, Chief
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      DEATHS.
      64 6 To/.L'K. May 22nd, at (irosvenor^juan'. K. TO'KK. Htied 36. KHO) Ann Neo, widow of the late Mr. YEo Hood Yew and mothtr of Moßura. Veo Hock Kee, Yeo Hock Chui and Yco Hock Hot\ at her residence, No. 5, Tong Watt Hoad, on Friday, the 14th instant at 6»
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    The Singapore Free Press. Tuesday. Jink is, v.n-2.
    1641 6 The Singapore Free Press. Tuesday. Jink is, v.n-2. DaMnd I In seeking for the historical causes that baveoondnoed to the consolidation of nations into powers of a higher grade it is far from being .the case that we should look to internal creative and organising forces. For such causes are
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    PERAK NEWS.
    42 6 Oil Burning Locomotive. Fro,,. .:,r t -||„v l|H)ii. I 1 4 The loco.not.v, i»p,, t^ F. M. S. railways romnienc«H to-dj. of long distance trials with-, riCB Imrninßoil full. (> r lv A public merlin^ to h( Wednesday to „,oct it+Zg^Z
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    RUBBER AND TIN RETURNS
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    PLANTS IN THE GARDENS.
    137 6 Mr. .1. W.AndHM,,!.; urn, I|raluU|l thr Bo*»<e CUriwg, WlfMuu h« < O m piled and published through the Methodic Publishing Uomm [UK »n index of nlanu m the llotaiiir <lurd-i,s. a f, r f U] f durtion Mr. ftiiw vt j;(t h) has I»HiM coi..|»il,',| |q
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      210 6 GINS. ENGLISH. I SACKVILLE'S OLD TOM GIN. COUTTS' SUPERIOR OLD TOM GIN. COUTTS 1 UNSWEETENED GIN. COATE'S PLYMOUTH GIN. DU TCH HULSTKAMFS GENEVA. LUCAS BOLS SUPERIOR GENEVA. CALDBECK'S GENEVA (Horsehead Brand). WHOLESALE AND RETAIL FROM CALDBECK, MACCftECOR AND Co. Fli GRANDE I j| CHARTREUSE ■J GREEN YELLOW. v As a
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      102 6 PAUL JAEGER, p.p.e. GRENIER'S RUBBER NEWS. NOTICE. Mr. A. F. Staples having left our employ is no longer authorised to canvas for advertisements or Subscriptions for our Journal. CMAS. GRENIER SON, Soli' Proprietors A: Publishers of Grenier's Rubber News Kuala Lumpur, Hth .June, IJM2. June m .20-6 BILLIARDS. THE ANGLO-AUSTRALIAN
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      439 6 bjnnkmjk,mjk, The freehold residential prop.ru k-uowu a* Ituruhauk. situate at f.>, r, O i! Road. Trngllßi hat hrn tali t,> M m* and Co. to I>». Werner of for 111,076.7 V Th» ar.-a 1- M'.iart feet, and Mm prin- ahovemention. d equivalent of 1 SMti p. too, Iniaiii Haji Mohuiiu-d
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    ROOSEVELT BOOM.
    354 7 VOTES v. TALK. K'kiter'r Sebvick London. June 17th. Koos.-velt has arrived at Chicago and r,.. chived an ovation. There was a concourse of brass bands at the station and he drove to his hotel :i midst cheering crowds. A telegram from Chicago states that' Mi. Roosevelt made a
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    Mme. GOMEZ' CONCERT.
    435 7 \mong the item* to be given at the Concert of Sfme Alice Qontea at Ike hutch Club, Cairn-hill Kd.. to-morrow. Wednes la] e\ening. are the following Intermezzo La Golombe*' (Jouuod fnitm mental arrangement, piano b\ Mr. Martens. onoerlante for Pianoforte ami Three S'iotioi <». Itieding. Piano Mr.
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    CHINESE LOAN.
    48 7 NOTHING DEFINITE YET. Rfiter's Skrvjck. London. .Juut- 17th. The Times citato* that a Chinese Loan conference has been arranged to be held at Paris on Saturday has been postponed till to- morrow. The correspondent of the Daily Telegraph nt Paris states that a hitch has occurred.
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    ANOTHER ITALIAN LANDING.
    23 7 Reoter's Service. London, June 17th. The Italians have landed a fresh ex pedition at Rusheifa. sixty miles eastward of Tripoli.
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    RAILWAY ACCIDENT IN SWEDEN.
    35 7 Heavy Death Roll Rboter's Service London, via Bombay Eighteen persons have been killed and sixteen injured at Malinoe near Stockholm, through an express colliding with a goods train t»t Malrnstaett station. >- ■<
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    636 7 Seventy seveu fitowuways were lorretted out of various corners of the homeward bound German mail on arrival at Singapore last evening. A lack of official vigiIhm somewhere surely. The Manchester Guardian has a story which aptly illustrates our habit of bettering instruction.' The Japanese Aeibeeaftioc had been lunching with MiLeopold
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    ABORTIVE STRIKE.
    70 7 MEN ADMIT FAILURE. I<M TER'ft SeBVKK London, June 17th. The strike l-s at Plymouth and Swansea have decided to resume, but most of the vacancies at Plymouth have been filled. Mr. Gosling, speaking at a demonstration at Trafalgar Square admitted that the national strike was a failure. It
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    CHINESE AFFAIRS
    485 7 The following extracts MM from the annual report of the Secretary for Chinese Affairs s The total number of immigrants from China m 1911 was 269, H54. the largest number that has ever arrived m the Colony m auy one year. This figure represents an increase of 24.7
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    THE LATE MR BUCKLEY.
    314 7 The L. and 0. Uxpress regrets to have to record the death, at Artillery Mansions, Londou, on 22ud inst.. of Mr Charles Iturton Buckley, of Singapore, m his <>Bth year. Mr Buckley, who was the brother of Lord .Justice Buckley, first went to the Straits about
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    BELAT TIN MINING CO.
    272 7 The following is the directors' report to be presented to the shareholders at the meeting on June 26 The ore won during the year amounted to piculs 4,136.41 Singapore weight, against piculs 4,949.21 for the previous year. The falling off has been mainly due to the
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    LORD HARRIS ON NIGERIAN TIN.
    405 7 Presiding at the general meeting of the shareholders of the West African Mines, Lord Harris said he was afraid they must recognize that mining on the banket on the (Jold Coast was not what mining on the banket on the Hand was. On the other
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    THE MISSING MARCH.
    153 7 TBAOBDI \r Hrssiw MUUG BALL. II M wo ba\»> \iiriunt of the old legend of the Kar WVat, IMeai^ ilon't shoot.' The Pianist ib H-doinK his bent' 1 St. Peter ahing. Mnj ik. Col. Lili*;, a Meembet of Iko stair of the KielT Military district, is nnior
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      51 7 The fashions for ladies are never the hawe, The hate and things tb«>y wear Are one thing to-day and another to-worimt The styles often make people start-. Bnt there's one thing which cannot chauite Be fashions what they may P«p coughs, colds, chills, and -other ills, WoodH' Peppermint leads the
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      213 7 ROBINSON Co. THE SHOE OF THE MOMENT. In White s^ m Black Glace .^U^^O^BMM^mV Champagne, Grey mL^KK $5-5® per pair Brown Canvas In Tan Glace $3.75 Per pair. $5.75 Prtr. No. 1086, Ladies' Smart Promenade Court Shoe This is quite the neatest Fancy Shoe for out door wear. In Fine
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      587 8 THE Singapore Free Press MORNING DAILY Te Our Readers. The Singapore Free Press Is a Morata] Daily, and is on sale at depots, from an early hour each morning (Sundays ex«apt«4). Oaai price Ten Cents a copy. Subscribers' copies will be delirereA a> Steel* private residences, (or town offices or
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      591 8 SHIPPING INDIAN-AFRICAN LINE ORIENTAL-AFRICAN LINE FOR SOUTH AFRICA. Thk Fink WUU* Towered Steamkk "SELAMIS is due ro sail for Durban and Capo Towu, early m July. Has every facility and convenience wltii excellent accommodation for Saloon, Second and Deck passengers. For rates of passage apply to HUTTENBACH BROTHERS Co., Ageuts
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      607 8 SHIPPING N.D.L. Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE. The fa»t and well-known mall Bteamera ot this Company sail fortnightly from Bremen. Hamburg via Rotterdam, Antwerp, Southamp ton, Gibraltar, Genoa, Naples, (connecting Marseilles, Naples, Alexandria and vice versa) Port Said, Suez, Aden, Colombo, Penang, Singapore, Hongkong, Shanghai, Tsingtan. Nagasaki and
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      562 8 SHIPPING N. Y. K. JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP Co., Ltd. EUROPEAN LINE. A Fortnightly Rervice is maintained between Yokohama via ports to Marseilles, London and Antwerp, under mail contract with the Imperial Japanese Government. The New Twinscrew Steamers maintaining this service have been specially designed and constructed, and are fitted with
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      466 8 SHIPPING M. M. MESSAGERIES MARITIMES. MAIL LINE China, Japan, Ceylon, Aden, Egypt and Marseilles OUTWARD HOMEWARD Polyuesien June 24 Nera June 24 Armand Behic July 8 Salazie July 8 Caledonien July 22 Ooeanlen July 22 V. delaCiotat Aug. 5 Polynesien Aug. 8 Ernest-Simons Aug 19 Armand Behic Aug. 19 Salazie
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      691 8 SHIPPING P. &0. STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY For China, Japan, Penang, Ceylon Australia, India, Aden, Egypt. Mediterranean Ports, Plymouth and London. Through Dills of Lading issued (or Chin* Coast, Persian Gulf. Continental and AmerJcac Ports. Steamers will leave Singapore on or abooi MAIL LINES 1912 Outward (foh china i Devanha June
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      639 9 SHIPPI N G Toyo Risen Kaisha (ORIENTAL S. S. Co.) AND Western Pacinc Railway Co. The Ne cT«,ro° t n te 7 ia Chil a Ja P an > Honolulu and San Francisco to all points m the United States, Canada. Mexico and Europe. TIME TABLE FROM HONGKONG. S£ rh&£
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      686 9 SHIPPING OCEAN S.S. Co., ltd AND CHINA MUTUAL S N. Co., Ltd 1 H The Compantea wioaiuein are despatched troni Liverpool ontwa «ls for the Straits, China and Japan every week, and from Japan homewards for London, Amsterdam and Antwerp avery fortnight; for Genoa, Marseille* and Liverpool and for Marseilles,
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      564 9 BANKS CHARTERED BANK of India Australia and China. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. I PAID OP CAPITAL £1,800,000 RBBERYBFOHD £1,650,000 R^«pv« Liability of Proprietors £1.500.000 HEAD OFFICE: 38. BISHOPSOATE, LONDON, B. C AOKNCIES AND BRANCHES: Ainntsai Hongkong Penana Bangkok lioilo Puket Batavia Ipoh Rangoon Bombay Karachi Saigon Calcutta Klang Serlmban Canton
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      723 9 INSURANCE MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE Go. OF CANADA Established 1887. Policies are "WORLD WIDE," nilhi Claims, loans, cash-surrenders, etc. **c promptly settled by the General Agen'i* »i Singapore without the delay of referenw I btoad Office. The Reserves for protection of Poiin holders are over £2,500,000. The Aooonnts are supervised by
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    LONDON LETTER.
    2722 10 {from out own Correspondent.) LAKOI'K TkOI'HLK*. I have an uneasy feeling that the person who reads my week I letter must be beginning to think that Labour unrest is to me what King Charles's head was to Dick m "David Copperfield. I cannot keep it out of anything
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    CONSTIPATION.
    375 10 A Reliable And Lastikg curb. Constipation means that th«r» Is not a r»a> alar and sufficient action of the bowels. It Is a very dangerous disorder because it prevents the body's waste from leaving the system, and this waste soon turns to poison. This is how many fatal di*ease&
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    TIN RETURNS.
    147 10 1911. Maj 1912 '*<•'*" 4,965 -20K 2 r, I*ruan X 889 :;.»> to* Hruseb 5.034 1.4 25 CbendonauK 440 g.> 6 Uopeug 7,060 1,795 Hoawood 9)4,895 |,fgf Kamuuing(dollai-8>9)48,119 1, §48 16,9«4 Kanaboi 8,008 260 988 Kinta 11)4,065 11.25 Kiuta AHbOciatKMi 9>6,858 1 957 Kledang 2,068 27 Krarnat Pulai
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    RUBBER ESTATE RETURNS
    1212 10 The 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. In order to avoid the complication involved m Companies finishing their year's m different months
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    British North Borneo.
    17 10 Britibh Borneo 42,464 ...8)17,6ti Melalap 12.82& 8)8,06H Sapong 58.8VS ...2>1f,T77 Sek on« 4»i,147 ...f)U,084
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      106 10 PARIS MODES FRENCH ARTISTIC MILLINERY 213, ORCHARD ROAD, SINGAPORE. Beautiful Paris Model Hats stocked, as well as a nice selection of Untrimmed Millinery, Golf Hats, Motor Bonnets, veilings, hair bands, feathers, tlowers etc., etc. FEATHERS CURLED Orders are attended and managed by an experienced. PARISIAN MILLINER. A P J 8
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      90 10 FRESH MILK THE SINGAPORE POULTRY DAIRY FARM SYNDICATE, CHANCERY LANK. Regret they cannot tally supply their customers at present, but hope shortly to be m a position to do so. Please Telephone to the Farm No. 435. F. CLARKE Co. 207. (,H KKN-BT.. KINUAPOK!:. Livery Stable Keepers. Fodder Merchants. For
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    SHARES
    1122 11 Oap. 188DK. Paid Last Div Bdtwrb hbllbrb I 85,000 28 2s Allagar 8% 2 8 8 3 xd. I 160,000 2s 2s Anglo-Malay 70* 15 0 16 1* 50,000 2s 2b Batang MalakH 2 3 2 84 30,000 1 1 Batu Caves 14O<* ..£l2-5 0 12 15 0 80,000
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    EXCHANGE.
    69 11 'CORRECTED DP TO June 17.) ank 4m s 2-4$ demand 2-4 1-16 Private credits a ni c 2-4 18-89 credits 6 m t 2-4 11-18 Fbanck demand Bank 294 Germany, demand 288t India, T. T. 174| Honokono, demand 12^ Yokohama, demand 114 i Java, demand 140 i Bangkok, demand
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    PRODUCE.
    133 11 June 17. T 110 tons sold 99.25 Gambier 9.80 Qarubier Cube No. 1 15.60 Oainbier Cube No. 2 nom Pepper Black ordin. Spore *J2.87f I Pepper, (White fair) 33.50 I Nutmegg (110 to the lb.> noro j Nutmegs (80 to the lb.) nom I Mace (Banda) 115 Cloves (Amboina)
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      125 11 FOR Estate Coolie Lines [ftt O (HIGHY CONGENTRATED DISINFECTANT WILL BE FOUND THE Most Economical f.^— .•>" mJ i T^M •TilUM* 'm I SUPPLIED IN TWO QUALITIES No. 1 (Highly Concentrated) $1.75 $3.25 $7.50 No. 2 (Standard Quality) $1.25 $2.25 $4.75 In the matter of Disinfectants IOW price means low
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      95 11 De KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSGHAPPIJ UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIA OOVERNMENI Agents at Singapore, The Shipsagency, Ltd, 2-3, Collyer Quay The undermentioned dates of departure are only approximate. Japara Muntok aud Palembang June 19 de Cakpentier Billiton, Batavia, Cheribou, Tegal. Pekalongau and Beiuarang June 20 Coen Batavia June 20 Bumphiuh
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      12 11 For Children 1 8 Hacking Cough at Night, Wooda* Great Peppermint Cure.
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      936 11 VESSELS IN PORT. Flag and Tons Commanders Arrived Prom p p r Wnea Waterwitch H.M.S. ych 620 Reyne Hkong, 12-5 S.N.O. Uncertain Sea Belle ych 400 Nacodah Rompin, 16-6 F.M.S. P S'han7lT Steamers Nat. Tonnage Master Prom Consignees Pot Cardimn Brit 8993 Head Calcutta. 1 6 As Pet Uncertain Calypso
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      266 11 WEATHER REPORT. rh«M Weather Telegrams are transmitted by courtesy of the B. E. Tel. Co. and contain the observations made at Hongkong (HK.) Observatory, and at Manila Observatory (MN.) The data are, date and hour of despatch the Barometer reading (inches m HK., Millimetres m MN.); Direction of Wind and
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    SELANGOR RAGES.
    417 12 >„ „;,> >* >/>*//•.. fni. Kuala Lumpur. June 17. The following are the entries for Selan gor Races. Banker's Our and Amiano Ci'i*. Value 9800. bMMm six furlongs. Xx Griffin ponies. Kestor, Skiudles, Poor Me, Miesko, Olga, Never- was a. The *****, The Nib, Tabas co, Maori Bo>
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    182 12 Warren Shield Tug of War. First round. SO Coy. R.G.A. v E Coy. The Huffs. C Coy. Tue, HuiTs. v H Coy. The Buffs. Byes. A Coy. G Coy. 78 Coy. K.G.A. W Coy. D Coy. B Coy. First Round to be pulled on* at I.M pin. on Saturday, June
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    OUT DUITING THE DUIT.
    81 12 ■•91 a home puper A weekly contemporary tell* us that lortugal, RuHßia.and the Malay I'euinsula issue coin B of the lowest viilue j m South Knsßia there is a coin m uso worth one fourthouKandth part of an Xn B li B li penny, and the
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    CUP TIE FOOTBALL.
    547 12 s. C. 0.1 s. H. c. Oue bad an opportunity last evening of seeing the first eleven of the S. C. C. engage m their cup He match against the Recreation Club. There wan a large crowd present and those who anticipated a good game were not
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    SINGAPORE MALAY SWIMMING CLUB.
    171 12 A iijub.s meeting of the young Mali >s was held yesterday afternoon on tb«- lawn of the Malay Volunteer Club, Mr Wor Mohamed Hashim occupied the clni It was unanimously agreed that it *as desirable to form a Malay Swimming Club with the object of encouraging
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    S. C. C. LAWN BOWLING.
    77 12 The following tios were played last evening SIMiLI. |f,\M)|( W. W. Msicdonald v K. A. Brown posi. T. B. Norrie beat Mr A. (j. liutler. 91 7. EL Klphick beat H. M. Cautrell w. o. V. W. Lyall beat J. Bentley. II TIKSDAY'S TIKS. Barau
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    ROWING RACES.
    61 12 A race for Nlffl of four will bo held on übout .Tuly 24 (or the Chengmai Cup us the Kace prize, aud for four cups present ed by the Hon. 3. \V. Darbishire. president of the Singapore Rowing Club. Members who contemplate entering for the race will find
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    CHINA'S NEW POSITION.
    442 12 REPUBLICAN GOVERNMENT AND FOREIGN LOANS. I'HOTKHT AOAINST HUPEKVISION. Writing from Peking on the 7th May the special correspondent of the Exchange Telegraph Company says For a long time past I have called your attention to the under current of anti-foreignism which has been very perceptible to those
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    CROSS COUNTRY WALK.
    133 12 A most enjoyable cross country walk was organised by the members of the Swiss Rifle Club on Sunday morning. Seventeen young men. including several guests, started at six m the morning from v nvenagh Road and proceeded to the impounding reservoir at Thomson Hoad. From here, tho
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    Singapore Golf Club
    44 12 The June Ludieb spoon competition wus plu>edon Monday June 17 and resulted m a win for Mrs. Scoular who returned a uett score of 4:5. Following cards were returned. Mrs. Scoular ">H 1.1 4;t Green 51 ;> uv Hell 58 8 BO
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    WEDDINGS IN PENANG.
    215 12 HODGSON OOWMMOY. At St. George's Church, the marriage was celebrated of Mr ItjglMiii Hodgson. Manager of the Malaysia Etttbber Company.' Sungkui. I'ocuk, and third na of the late Rev. J. R. Hodgson, and Miss K. Cowderoy, who arrived from Homo by tho I\ and q| "Assaye" on
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    233 12 The Imp. German mail steamer 'Vorck" having lefl Gclombo on the 16th inst at 4 a.m. may be expected to arrive hear on Friday morning the 21st at 10 a.m. The outward Spanish mail steamer Claudio Lope/ y Lope/. arrived on Sunday moruiug from Liverpool via Spanish and
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    LIFEBOATS ON LINERS.
    269 12 Maty P. Teiin\. of Boston, writes lo the Boston Transcript as follows The recent Atlantic tragedy recalls to the minds ot those just returned from a cross Ing Of the Pacific the arrangements of the JapaaVMt lines regarding ths lifebout pro t>leui. hi our state rooms on
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    COMPOSER'S INSPIRATION.
    149 12 Writing ol I'rit'dricb you Klotow ou the 100 th birthday auniviTbary of the composer of Martha." Dr Adolf Kohut mj% that Klotow s pareuts intended that he should enter tho diplomatic service, but that the love for music and the discovery of his talent changed the parental plans.
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      16 12 Matico Capsules and Injectiou still maintain th< ir rcputathm for the cure of all SSI m
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      402 12 SUN LIFE A s co« R P rv c E OF C sNADA fINCORPf)RATKD lsBS). FUNDS (Exceed) -£8,500,000 CANADA'S PREMIER COMPANY. Experience has perfected, and ACTUAL RESULTS to o u y ol(1) made the reputation, and proved the guarantee, of this Company'i Pbl I Apply for prospectus and pamphlet "FACTS
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      174 12 PASSENGERS. PttlM Belle: Messrs II 0. Robinson E Seumml, A. M. Burn Murdoch P. Phillips 1 H. Savage and Dr. Hanifsch Per Ipoh: Mrs. Weste.hout. M t ss Tho, U p. son, Messrs P. Lavender. W. C. Southam Templer, Adams. W. Sa.upso H. 1> Tr' Hicksou, T. O Nauuhton, A.
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