The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 13 April 1914
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The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
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Title Section15 1914-04-13 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. rEN CENTS SINGAPORE. MONDAY APRIL 13. 1914. NO. 8,10915 words
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Article94 1914-04-13 1 Strikes continue in England Pago 7. Sir George Reid has expressed his views on Pacific problems Page 7. Col. Seely has made further explanations regarding lister Page 7. Some Mexican news indicates the continuance of trouble there Page 7. The Epirotes have defeated the Albanians and driven94 words
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Article1775 1914-04-13 1 Daw> So All night a fog like a blanket and tba colour of v blanket had held the sea blind; no bree/e stirred in a soundless world where the cold was of an intensity that seemed as if it might freeze the fog solid. Hut when th<' lat«'1,775 words
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Page 1 Advertisements
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Advertisement753 1914-04-13 1 LAST THO MCHTS PALLADIUM OF THAT 4 500 ft 4 RFFI THEATRE, ORCHARD ROAD pathe coloured picture TO-NIGHT! TO-NIGHT!! HONESTY GRAND EASTER ATTRACTIONS. And further Change of Programme. OR A MAN'S STRUGGLE FOR EXISTENCE miss nora MOORE rcATURINu Whose charm and voice created a furore in the Far East. M.753 words
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Advertisement172 1914-04-13 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. At the j heatre Royal, Lee Ah Sam Page 1. Shipping Ellora for Penang and Bur mah Teesta for Malayan and Indian ports Page h. Auction sale of Java teak furniture and piano and of furniture, victoria and palanquin and hor6e by Powell and Co of leasehold land172 words
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Page 1 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous134 1914-04-13 1 THE WEEK Monday 13th. High Water— o-21 a.m., 11-55 p.m. Public Holiday. Easter Monday. Hindu New Year comment > Cricket. S.C.C League Match. Polo Gymkhana -Balestier Road. Malay Football Penang vs. Singapon 8. R. A. meeting. Golf at Kuala Lumpur. If. M. Homeward mail doe. Tuesday 14th. High Water— l-7134 words
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Page 2 Advertisements
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Advertisement539 1914-04-13 2 Notices IN THE MATTER OF THE SINGAPORE 'OULTRY DA RY RRN IN LIQUIDATION. FOR SALE BY PRIVATE TENDER. Tenders will be reived for the purchase of Ike above bosioess as a going concern. Offers to be sent in to flu- DB rsign d on or before the lHth nisiant. Particulars539 words
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Advertisement694 1914-04-13 2 Notices NOTICE. The proposed stie of forfeiture to be held at Clarelands Suez Canal Road od Sat irday 18th April is withdrawn, the furniture having been disposed of privately. POWELL CO., Auctioneers. 10-4 NOTICE is hereby given that the partnership hither to subsisting between LIM SONG KEE, EU YEW W0694 words
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Advertisement541 1914-04-13 2 Notices GOVERNMENT OF PERLIS. Tenders for the sinking of a bore bole for coal and oii in the State cf Perlis. Tenders will be received at the offl c of the Adviser to the Government oi P« rliH at Perlis, up to noon of the Ist day of Jnly 1914541 words
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Advertisement579 1914-04-13 2 Wanted WANTED Furnished house with Tennis Court. I months or longer. Enter alx.ut )st of May. Pleas.- state si/c of r B8 and fall pat Would consider anfurnit-hed he there is a Tennis Court. Apj. EUROPEAN. Pool H( IX No. 54, Kuala Lumpur. 8-4 15.4 WANTED IMMEDIATELY For Singapore Office:579 words
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Advertisement369 1914-04-13 2 For Sale FOR SALE PRIVATELY Fr< Id I. lor a bun*. CHING KENG LEE CO 7 4 FOR SALE A 4 seated Apply be C. C. E. A. 1-4 FOR SALE I J alau<pin and new H W. BUCKLA 16 2 FOR SALE At I .t 10 rolls HENG CHOON369 words
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Article1122 1914-04-13 3 i IFrtm *ur own Correspondent.) London. March 20. \v\i\ am, Navy Plying. Any designer in the aeroplane business |Can toll you what is the matter with the army flying departments?, and why it is that the Navy does so much better. In the first place, though they me1,122 words
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Article717 1914-04-13 3 Stoiuks i;y a Sportsman The interest recently shown in the prowlings of a tiger on the island of HongI kong has prompted a reader to send the following to the "Hongkong Daily Press". It may interest some of your readers to hear that a tiger has717 words
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Page 3 Advertisements
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Advertisement197 1914-04-13 3 RUBBER. JACKSON S SMOKING AND DRYING APPARATUS. I mvonr to prove we have failed in any of our, W< make the following offer which is unprecedented in I bus smoke cun and dry h doz. sheets of your rubber and days of receipt. Yon may keep th< our mouldy robber197 words
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Advertisement85 1914-04-13 3 A unique cure against Acidity, Heartburn. Loss of appetite etc., etc. DYSPEPSIN A dose is effective in severe cases. Price 75 cts. per phial. Advance with order. Post trt To remedy skin Diseases, Gout, Chronic I Rheumatism, Mercurial disorders, Exhaustion, Debility etc. "SARSA the only blood tonic and purifier, Price85 words
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Advertisement100 1914-04-13 3 THE GARRICK CIGARETTE R§^*LT|isgß 60 cents per tin. FOR KEROSENE OIL ENGINES THE IDEAL FUEL IS "Cross" Kerosene THE CHEAPEST REFINED OIL ON THE MARKET "Cross will give you MORE POWER it LOWER COST THAN ANY OTHER OIL OBTAINABLE FROM ALL DEALERS d^-i AEZ per 4-Gallon tin tJJJI* TE^J including100 words
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Advertisement696 1914-04-13 4 g=^m u ■■■*< MM li II II II II II 1 1 II II 1 1 IT~li^ Pf HiIUPIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIii ib »a v J.I ■JJ_Qj HBY APPOINTMENf TO H. M. THE KING. Wf MSSSS^^ W G Vernment H S P ltaK H I THE FINEST, PUREST and RICHEST MILK H Used696 words
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Advertisement238 1914-04-13 4 Singapore Cold j Storage Co., Ltd Neap Entraocti U Bo*p.jd Wharf. rfda. siocka of all kinds ol Fro zen Meais etc., can be delivered to shipping at the Wharves, or ir *he Siagapore Roadf on short lotice. OFFICE HOURo. Weekdays 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. i 7 a.m. to 9238 words
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Advertisement110 1914-04-13 4 VJDrtBMIBMHMIBHKaB 11 1 1 1 I 111 IMW Hill 111 lIIMIIiM i Railway Material B OUR SPECIALITY. Very W& Very Large Low Stocks. Prices. General Agents for H. H. BOEKER Co., BEHN, MEYER Co., Ltd. ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, SINGAPORE. FAR EAST OXYGEN ACETYLENE COMPANY, LTD., (SINGAPORE BRANCH.) MARINE BOILER REPAIRS BY110 words
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Advertisement226 1914-04-13 4 G-s J. Gaupp Co., 33, RAFFLES PLACE. Watchmakers, Jewellers Marine Opticians REPRESENTATIVES MAPPIN WEBB, L L Carrying a large stock of Sterling Silver AND Plated Ware. Specially Suitable lor Wedding Presents. FINE JEWELS. Every article guaranteed genuine and more than full va; We are now exhibiting a \vi tftoa ot226 words
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Article260 1914-04-13 5 ::k students of bl>!oi\ will I Dablfl nor c of the pan flic chief Colonial establishing their dominions. >■ MM ii it because they ifl any and in I trvr. more impartial, efficient Ifcsti i. But principles. Hoi tst Indies, for iiiMimn In the neighbouring Malay a260 words
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Article244 1914-04-13 5 \dniiral Prince Henry of Prussia, sea en route to the Argenuiii Chile. "quitf unofficially." .->. has become the supreme proc of golf in Germany. He attended meeting of the executive board ilolf Association at Ham- :!iug for Kuenos Ayres, took the 1 interest in reports royal and244 words
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Article85 1914-04-13 5 Here is a story from a club within a tone's throw of Waterloo-place not the Ualeigh. Four players eat down to a rub bet of auction. One of the four suggested that the points should be X's a hundred, to which the others agreed, with the addition85 words
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Article352 1914-04-13 5 I G >H AKKIAJ. Km M With the commissioning of the buttle ship Iron Duke at Portsmouth another new type of lighting ship entered the Xa\ I the roost formidable type yet evolved he most powerful warship in commit siou. It will he a costly thing for352 words
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Article212 1914-04-13 5 When the Swadeshi agitation was at its height some \cars ago, says the Statesman, an attempt was made to substitute the world 'Srijut" for "Babu" as an aflix to Bengali names. Infortunately "Srijut" annexed so successfully by political e\tremi>ts that i:i a very short time its came212 words
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Advertisement464 1914-04-13 5 LA YEBANA' MANILA CIGARETTES. PURE GENUINE TOBACCO! GOOD SMOKE!! IN THKEK QUALITIES: 1. Brown Paper Mild. 2. Brown Paper Strong. 3. White Paper Mild. RETAIL Per packet of 10 Cigarette s 04 cts. Per bundle of 50 packets= 500 Cigaretns $1-75. Wholesale Prices on Application. TRIAL SOLICITED. Samples Application. C.464 words
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Advertisement689 1914-04-13 5 Auctions MORTGAGEES SALE. Monday, 20th April at 2.30 p.m. Valuable 99 years' Leasehold Land anc house No. 8, Seok Wee Road area 2,060 sq feet. Annual quit rent '25 cents. CHINO KENG LEE ft CO.. Auctioneers, 13-4 20-4 AUCTION SALE OF Java Teak Household Furniture Iron Safe Rubber-tyred Victoria Palanquin,689 words
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Advertisement1106 1914-04-13 5 s Auctions AUCTION SALE OF 1 Superior Java Teak Household Furniture, Piano Ac, AT NEWLANDS. No. 42. GRANGE ROAD On Saturday, 18th April, at 2 p.m. WBmi On vit w 3 days prior to sale. POWELL CO, Auctioneers, BY ORDER OF THE SUPREME COURT. Dated 4th Nov« Hf t IN1,106 words
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Article, Illustration1475 1914-04-13 6 The Singapore Free Press. Monday, April 13. 1914. Ixvt Pessimism may be the result of a long residence in the tropics, but it certainly seems that the majority of men out here are more prone to destructive criticism and depreciatory remarks than to constructive criticism and appreciation of probable benefits.1,475 words
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Article789 1914-04-13 6 Major H. Barry de Mainel 1'.P.0. left j Penang by the (iermau mail for Colombo on two weeks'vacation leave. Mr i>tn acts during his ibssoea. When the last mail left England. Mi V. Carey was about to Midergo 86 hour treatment of radium, which has alrea.lv led to some wonderful789 words
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Article383 1914-04-13 6 ANCIENT ANGLO-RUSSIAN TRADE. til E«| i show 1 1 1- t BDll h.iv layg between Saxou i ally with Mofgow 11 tact il would not h:U it) the (Ih\s long i tile in, tlev and Othei Mr in i ur th.- DOW. thHn lt it wen- ;n th of corn383 words
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Article136 1914-04-13 6 i import to the reported loss tbe Nore. Obvious! is not tbe secret war r< signal book is quite worth alt truth were known, copu>> of books NMpI the MHI I passed into tbe hands of our fri. t.>; the water. The latter must h;t time136 words
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Advertisement155 1914-04-13 6 IMPERIAL INSTITUTE HANDBOOKS RUBBER Its Sources, Cultivation and Preparation BY HAROLD BROWN Technical Superintendent of the Scientific and Technical Department of the Imperial Institute Price $3-80. THE FINANCIER Rubber Share Handbook ELEVENTH EDITION, JANUARY, 1914. Price $1-40. KELLY AND WALSH Ltd. TohTlittles GREAT SALE To-days Special Bargains. El mts Polled155 words
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Advertisement11 1914-04-13 6 What relation is tbe naked truth to a 3are fact t11 words
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Article93 1914-04-13 7 A BRITISH PROTEST. US Marines Arrested. me Cable}. Kfiter's Sebvici. \pril 11. The Government has :if d that a thousand Spaniards flora Torreon in a plight 81 ill be taken to and the Koreign Mm mm I ttit matter with the I'nited -■*ador. \pril 1 i- tachmeut of93 words
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Article62 1914-04-13 7 Sir G. Reid on Pacific Problems. i ha> >: .1. In an that Australia bad 1 lining with •nd enth patriots lime iiiiw com,- .vlii'M the l help to maintain »»reat changes in her of promoting national stams tion of lemaad was bound 1 iutlue worlds62 words
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Article71 1914-04-13 7 v 1 -The death of the get Kiupres* ol Japan is announced. en ordered for one year. \nril 12. The Kiug has comUrn ourt to go into mourning for April 11 for the howager ress of Japan. iencesof all Japanese in Singayesterday bore the signs of mourning71 words
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Article28 1914-04-13 7 '>r respondent.) Penang, April 11. t accounts show 18 including |10,1 forward from las: yeJUT. The I recommend a dividend of ten per > andforw.ird >l 1.-28 words
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Article137 1914-04-13 7 c variety turns at the Palladium 1 received by a big audience on _;ht. Mi»s Fanny Halle gave •eiality act. Miss Nora Moore in a way that elicited applause and »n encore, and Miss Jeanette Arkas, a comedienne of much vivacity, ibuted three songs, two of them of137 words
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Article90 1914-04-13 7 he Ug picture screened at I iiubra on Saturday night, delighted one present. It is a Pathe colour I of especial merit, and has Ml charming scenes k> charac- .udicatcd by its title. It tells of a capable, willing, and straight young v won through from misfortune to90 words
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Article83 1914-04-13 7 erv year the Amateur Photographer M au Km pi re or Colonial number, and >sue for 1914 is now to hand. It has' »v abundance of good pictures, and to' photographers for whom the making picture is tbe greater half of the I pleasure there is ample material for learning.83 words
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Article123 1914-04-13 7 STRIKES AND STRIKERS. Huge Strike Pay Allotments. [By Submarine Cable]. Rbo^bh'b Servio*. London, April 12.— There has been no settlement in the building strike in Lon don which has now lasted eleven weeks. Then is no ■nttUanut iii sight, and although the men's strike pay is exhausted, they123 words
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Article140 1914-04-13 7 London, April 12. Col. Seely speaking at htaycott said there would have been grave danger of bloodshed in Ireland through hotheaded persons seizing arms in isolated depots. Hence he had moved troops in lister and his orders had beeu implicitly obeyed, but the Conservative MM Went mad140 words
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Article37 1914-04-13 7 A Matrimonial Kureau. New York. April 12.— The uewiy enfranchised women of Illinois are advoeat ing the establishment of matrimonial bureau in Chicago empowered to check the issue of licences to marry.37 words
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Article38 1914-04-13 7 London, April 12. The suffragettes who were concerned in the Trafalgar Square riot on March 9 have been committed for trial after a riotous scene in which one thing a bundle of papers at the magistrate.38 words
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Article23 1914-04-13 7 London, Aoril 12. Sylvia Pankhurst has ed on a lecturing tour on the hunger strike in Austria-Hungary and Germany.23 words
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Article208 1914-04-13 7 London, April 12. The experiment of Abolishing ships police on the new battle cruiser t >ueen Mary has been so successful, that it will now be exteuded to the whole navy. ELM.S. t >ueen Mary has achieved quite n fame for innovations, and some of these are208 words
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Article163 1914-04-13 7 Many and complicated are the rules which govern Parliamentary elections, and there are few men not working in the House who can claim to be intimately acquainted with the whole code of Parliamentary procedure. Why, for example, has the new Lnder Secretary for India not163 words
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Article12 1914-04-13 7 Laugh and the world laughs with you. Snore a«d yo« sleep alone.12 words
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Article53 1914-04-13 7 HOW IT WAS SPENT. [By Submarine Cable]. Riuteb's Sebvioi. London. April 12.— There were large congregations at the Good Friday services and religious processions through the street-,. The weather is fine and a hundred thousand people watched football in London. Four airmen looped the loop at Hendon53 words
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Article22 1914-04-13 7 London April 12.— flame! flying at Bournemouth looped the loop twentyoue times in descending from a h».'i»bt of 2300 feet22 words
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Article29 1914-04-13 7 London. April 12.—1n the billiacd match at the Holborn Hall toman made 17,000 to Stevenson's 13,779. This is the first time Inmuti has beaten Stevenson playing level.29 words
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Article18 1914-04-13 7 raris, April 12. At hockey here England heat Franca by six goals to nil.18 words
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Article47 1914-04-13 7 France First. Pans, April 12. -The work of the French intercolonial wireless chain commences forthwith. The principal stations are Timhuctoo. Djibdtil, Atitanarivo, Pondi cherry, Saigon, Noumea, Papeete, the Marquesas, and Martinique. Most of the stations have a range of from two to three thousand miles.47 words
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Article46 1914-04-13 7 Stockholm, April 11.— The King had a quiet night with some pain. The wound is hssjiog satisfactorily. Stockholm, April 12. The King passed quiet night and slept well. The puin has greatly diminished and there is every prospect of a normal recovery.46 words
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Article44 1914-04-13 7 St. John's, Newfoundland, April 11. The stetmer Kyle has sent a wireless iu.>s»c to the effect that she has sighted seal pelts floating seventy miles south west of Cape St. Mary. They are supposed to be from the Southern Cross.44 words
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Article28 1914-04-13 7 Berlin, April 12.—A Frenchman who is believed to be insane has considerably damaged the statues in the Sieges Allee, Berlin, with a knife and stones.28 words
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Article27 1914-04-13 7 i Athens, April 12. The Albanians who occupied the villages between Premeti and Leskoviki were attacked by Epirotes and compelled to withdraw with heavy loss.27 words
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Article28 1914-04-13 7 Paris, April 10, The agreement Tor a big Turkish loan and other tinnncia. facilities, also for Turkish concessions to French groups have been initialled here.28 words
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Article13 1914-04-13 7 London, April 12. The death is announced of Lord Snffleld. > <13 words
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Article234 1914-04-13 7 A Missionary's Record. I)r \V. A. P. Martin is the oldest American living in China, and he has given longer service to China than any other missionary. On the 10th of next April he will celebrate his eighty-seventh birthday. Daring his long missionary life in China'234 words
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Article104 1914-04-13 7 SOME MORE DIVIDENDS. AX AYEK Xl XIXG PROPOSAL. (From Our Own Correspondent.) LondoD, April 11. Anglo- Malay pays a twenty per cent dividend, carries 12, ")00 to reserve, £8,500 forward. Changkat Salak pays a ten per cent dividend. Highlands and Lowlands pay seven per cent, carry 10,000104 words
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Correspondence.
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Letter301 1914-04-13 7 To thb Editor, Sir, Now that the Bookmaker has been abolished it seems to me that steps should be taken to better the position of the owner, who is after all the main supporter of racing. As things are at present he has to buy and keep his301 words
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Article405 1914-04-13 7 Tbe Modern Review contains a little article from the pen of 3lr. A. Das on What British Children Learn about India." The writer complains of the inadequacy of the information imparted in British schools to the sons of empire," and we think the following extracts and the writer's405 words
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Advertisement191 1914-04-13 7 FAMOUS EGYPTIAN CIGARETTES NESTOR frgiltf NESTOR GIANACLIS |||il GIANACLIS CAIRO pATRn rou«Niss£un oc s a n VAIIVU -C Pt.NCE HfßiTlt* 01 (,R£OC QUALITY FINE PETIT In air tight kmm of „p< QUALITY EXTRA FINE PETIT FORMAT $1 w QUALITY EXTRA FINE FORMAT MOYEN 75 QUEEN, COLD TIPPED „'jo FRESH SHIPMENTS191 words
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Advertisement683 1914-04-13 8 SINGAPORE SPORTING CLUB. THE SPRING RAGE MEETINGS (UNDER S. R. A. RULES OF RACING) WILL BE HELD ON Tuesday the sth, Thursday the 7th, and Saturday the 9th May, 1914. PROGRAMME FIRST DAY. May, 1914. 1. THE OPENING STAKES. Value $600. A Selling Race. A Handicap tor Horses. All Horta683 words
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Advertisement837 1914-04-13 8 THIRD DAY. Saturday, 9th May, 1914. ft 8. THE STEWARDS 1 STAKES and PLATE. Value $500. A Handicap for Pony ExGriffins that have run at the meeting. Entrance $25. Distance, Race Course. If there are more than Twelve Entries, the race to be divided into two races by the Handicapper.837 words
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Advertisement551 1914-04-13 8 Shipping BRITISH INDIA S. N. Co., Ltd. FOR Penang, Rangoon and Calcutta The Company's Steamer ELLORA 4,999 tons. Captain H. A. Sharpe, Commander, will be despatched for the above ports on Thursday, the 16th April, at 5 p in. She has excellent accommodation for first and second class passengers. Terms551 words
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Advertisement718 1914-04-13 8 Shipping MISP MESSAGERIES MARITIMES MAIL LINE i China, Japan, Ceylon, Djibouti, Egypt 1 and Marseilles OUTWARD HOMEWARD 1914 1914 Cordillere April 12 Amazone April 13 J! Magellan April 26 Atlantique April 27 f Polynesien May 10 Paul Lecat May 11 i V. de la Ciotat May 24 Cordillere May 25718 words
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Advertisement720 1914-04-13 8 Shipping N. DX 8 ■iorddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL f LINE. The fast and well-known mall steamers of his Company sail fortnightly from Bremen, lamburg via Rotterdam, Antwerp, Bouthamp on, Gibraltar, Genoa, Naples, (connecting larseilles, Naples, Alexandria and vice vetsa) tort Bald, Suez, Aden, Colombo, Penang r Singapore, Hongkong,720 words
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Advertisement494 1914-04-13 8 ___Shipping^| P. 0. iTEAM NAVIGATION COMP4 h I r or China, Japan, Penang, c Australia, India, Aden, Fgy pi iediterranean Ports. Plying! and London Through Bille of Lading taaobd toast Persian G ulf Continental and a I Steamers will leave Btngap* MAIL LOU Homeward (for tProm Singapore, connecting k Colombo494 words
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Advertisement693 1914-04-13 9 Shipping Toyo Kisen Kaisha! (ORIENTAL S. S. Co.) AND Western Pacific Railway Co. t Sew Route Via China, Japan, Honolulu and San FranCisco to all points in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Europe. \mMAwnS£!2>!!2". Tur °«ne Liners "SHINYO MAKD "TENYO i d asar Equipptd with wireieBß xeiegraphy TIME TABLE693 words
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Advertisement568 1914-04-13 9 tiniPOIFS ONLY COVPA.Y. URfiEBT phmp ||T ||m||| PROSPEROUS and PROGRESSIVE THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. HEAD OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32, Old Jewry E.C Tbe Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England, and complies with the British Life A««n ran ~> c an,568 words
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Advertisement860 1914-04-13 9 HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI banking corporation. NORWICH UNION FIRE OFFICE SlSryVlund"- O(K H Im Sterling HEAD OFFICES,! £1,600,000 at 2s.- »15,000,000 1 NORWTPTI a vrTk Mifi Silver «17,650 f ooo[ MI.6IMM "vKWILH AND LONDON Reserve LiablHty of Proprietors... «15 ,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORB. Losses Paid exceed ..£30,000,000 Hon. Mr. D. Landale,860 words
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Article427 1914-04-13 10 In the Pcsitivist Review, Paul]'l>escours recites, in briefest outline, the part played by General Picquart in the famous Drey fus case. The ttnry hears repetition if only to recall that splendid fight in which Picquart defied his army luperiorf and scored a notable victory for justice. This427 words
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Article169 1914-04-13 10 The (iovernment of India were recently taken to task by The Lancet for its obs curantistaud short sightedattitude iuuot supplying mosquito nets to British soldiers. A doctor in the Punjab now defends the Government. Taking into consideration the doubtful success of such an experiment as the wholesale provision169 words
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Article698 1914-04-13 10 Cheviot 153,217 10,845 Chimpul 49,201 5,740 16Chota 111,307 10, Chumor 37,656 18^650 Cicely 276.953 19,981 6*,995 Clovelly 20,111 4,735 Cl «ny 127,961 21,609 Consolidated M. 320,450 100. Consol Rub. 62,720 10,014 B0,( Damansara 617,770 56,425 Denni6town 28.">,58S 18,400 Dominion 205,018 23,114 Duff Devels 156,326 M v tfo698 words
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Article80 1914-04-13 10 Y« ar 191 I WB Belat 2.1 Bruang Bru;Gopeug Consol Heawood Irdis Hyd KaruuLia K 6,1 Kanaboi Hint* Kintii Association Kledang 46 Krarnat Pulai Kuinpar Luuat Mala\aJ) lembu Lode Middleton mlmti P. Consolidated Pengkaien Pusmg Lama Pusing Babru KaTiibutau K»0 Rahman Rahman Hyd >0 Ml Kaub (Gold) oz.80 words
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Article24 1914-04-13 10 Beaufort British JWaeo Laugkon 79 Melalap 120 Membakut IM .OiK *apong 008 Sekong 118,049 11.449 81 ->outh P»*t 61.221 Fenom 196,56024 words
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Advertisement144 1914-04-13 10 The Tonic m You Need V If you are run down -if you have been ill and arc slow to recover, I try 'Vana' Tonic. Et will sharpen your ar»ne:ite, aii digestion, bi\. i ryes, revive your J I I spiiv help to restore you to I vigorous health. Lj144 words
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Advertisement53 1914-04-13 10 Why remain in misery with digestive trouble when a certain alk viative for that heavy, over-loaded feeling is at hand in Woods' Great Peppermint "ure. The taking of only one dose will prove its value to you. Sold by Dispensaries and Stores throughout Settlements and P. M. S. 80 cents53 words
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Advertisement328 1914-04-13 10 i £t& Bulb and Double Your Present Income That's what you can do— no matter who you are or where you live. You can positively double your present income by working during spare time or permanently as a one minute photographer. One man earned over 116 pounds in 3 months328 words
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Article1496 1914-04-13 11 Issued by FRASER Go,, Exchange and Share Brokers, April 9. Ah ikbub. Paid. Labt Dn. Buyrbs. Sellers. 85.000 'in Ss Allagar 9% ..18 2 1 500,0 0 £1 £1 Anglo-Java 3 i\ 4 4 160,000 2h 2s Anglo-Malay 24% lnt 9 3 10 0 50,000 2r 3s1,496 words
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Article64 1914-04-13 11 (COBBBCTBD OP W) April 9). Bank 4m c 2-4* demand 24 1-32 Private credits 8m 3-4 11-82 credits Bmi 2 -4 1 France demand Bank 294 Germany, demand 288$ India, T. T. 174 Hongkong, demand 16}% Yokohama, demand 114% Java, demand 141 Bangkok, demand 683 Sovereigns, Bank Bnylng •8.6464 words
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Article146 1914-04-13 11 April 9. Tin 1>25 tons sold 885.00 Gambier buyers 6.25 Gambler Cube No. 1 10.76 Gambier Cube No. 2 10.00 Pepper Black ordin. Spore buyers 18.75 Pepper, (White fair) 84.00 Nutmegs (110 to the Ik.) 24.00 Nutmegs (80 to the lb.) 26 00 Mace (Banda) 90.00 Cloves (Amboina) nom.146 words
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Page 11 Advertisements
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Advertisement143 1914-04-13 11 HumberettE AIR-COOLED $1,200 Nett. WATER-COOLED $1,325 Complete ex Garage. Latest testimonial from a i Singapore purchaser: Singapore, Bth Dee., 1918. THE BORNEO Co. Ltd., Present. 9 With regard to the IJnmbeiette I purchased i :i few months I am pleased to say is giving every satisfaction. Tlit i air-cooled engine143 words
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Advertisement44 1914-04-13 11 The Singapore^ Straits Directory for 1914. Price 18.50 per copy. $9.00, post-free to places In Straits Settlements, Federated Malay States. Johore, Kedah, Kelantan, Perils, Trengganu, British North Borneo, Sarawak and Brunei to Slam, Saigon, NetherJands^lndla, Ac, $9.50 post free. Publishers: FRASER AND NEAVE, LIMITED44 words
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Miscellaneous935 1914-04-13 11 VESSELS IN PORT. Bteamets Nat. Tonnage Mastei From Consignee* P or Amherst Brit 135 Scott Kelantan, 4-4 T Eng Lee Kelantan Atlaa Brit 367 Vijgonboom Pladjoe, 16 2 As Pet Co -ertain Bourbon Fch 997 Hunt Saigon, 9-4 Kirn Hoe Saigon C. Okmin Rus 2329 Creger Tsintao, 114 BoL-neo Co935 words
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Miscellaneous94 1914-04-13 11 NEXT MAILS DUE. From Europe.— Per P. AO. Aasayc due April 17. From China.— Per M. M. Amazon* due today. London Malls Despatched. Left. Due. Arrived N. P. L. Mar 10 April 1 rtl l B. I. Mar 12 April 3 April 8 M. M. Mar 16 April 7 April94 words
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Article164 1914-04-13 12 COLONY v F. M. S. Penang, April 11. Fine weather greeted the many visitors who had come into Penang for the above match. The Colony won the toss and elected to bat first. The wicket, which was soft, was rapidly drying. The following were the scores. Colony. First164 words
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Article250 1914-04-13 12 The weather was certainly not kind to the Association for its opening events, the Ladies' competitions on Thursday being curtailed and the one which was fired being carried through under adverse conditions, on Saturday although the rain only spotted during the afternoon the general atmosphere was very250 words
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Article165 1914-04-13 12 The Penang team journeyed to Johore Bahru on Friday when they met a team representing Johore. There was great interest taken in the match and many hundreds went over from Singapore, special trains having to be sent to bring them all across. The match was an interesting one165 words
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Article92 1914-04-13 12 The Gymkhana arranged for this afternoon to celebrate the opening of the new Polo Club Ground in Balestier Road promises to be a great success. Entries for all the events are very good and it is hoped that there will be a large attendance. In this connection92 words
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Article68 1914-04-13 12 Any of our readers who enjoyed the racy sketch of the Cheltenham meeting by our contributor "H. L." will find some interesting pictures of the meeting in the week's Sketch. Vice-Admiral G. F. Tydeman has been ordered to the Dutch East Indies to assist the Government in coming to an68 words
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Article1081 1914-04-13 12 TUBSDAI The fences were up during the training this morning, and the majority of the horses were confined to fair working gallops. A very early start was -**ade, for it was not properly clear whe.. Glorify strode over 6even furlongs at over an even time pace. Florus did1,081 words
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Article440 1914-04-13 12 The accused in tlm Army Canteen case have been committed to the Sessions, but the following excerpt from the evidence of the chief witness, who was in the box eight and a half days, gives an idea of the case The cross examination of the chief witness, Edmund440 words
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Article266 1914-04-13 12 Attack on New HEBRIDES MISSIONARIES. Sydney, March 22ud. —News of a revolting murder in the nev% Hebrides has been brought by the island steamer "Makambo." Six missionaries, who had been invited by a savage Gribe to go and preach in their district v.ei*e killed and eaten early this266 words
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Article26 1914-04-13 12 If a man has any sense at all, says an American writer, it shows up before he i gets engaged or after he is married. 126 words
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Article197 1914-04-13 12 Bluejackets to the Rescuk Koine March 22ud. Further details of the disastrous collision that occurred in the (Irand Canal at Venice on Thursday between a torpedo boat and launch containing HO passengers, mostly womeu and children, show that the torpedo was travelling at full speed when the197 words
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Article163 1914-04-13 12 A careful comparative study of the irrigation problem in Java, British India, and Indo-China is contributed to a recent Bulletin Economique. issued by the Government of Indo-China, by M. Normandin, the head of the Public Works service of that country. The writer comes to the conclusion that163 words
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Miscellaneous421 1914-04-13 12 SKIPS AT THE WHARVES. East Wharf (Lasm Lama East Wharf Section 1— Paroo, Dilwara. Teesta Sheers Wharf— Ml Main Wharf Sec. i— Dunera, KinkasanMaru 3— Nam Sang 4— Nil s— Nil 6 Pa'ani, Agamemnon New Dock Sec. 7— (Under coum ruction.) Went Wharf Sec. b— Manila. Hokkai Maru, Jardine's Wharf421 words
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