The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 18 April 1914

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    15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. BN CENTS SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, APRIL 18 1914. NO. 8,113
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    104 1 Our special London wire gives the latest rubber dividends Page H. Sharp sentences were passed on some Chinese at Ipoh for illegal spirit distilling Page 9. Kleinmann won the A Singles of the S.O.C. lawn tennis championship ye6terday Page 16. It is reported that the Chinese brigand
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    A HASHISH RAID.
    1939 1 Hang, bang. bMg I Then silem bf nip of HM night M your cheek. Again Hang, bang. bang!" BOMMNM wins; hisb and Police." and a little thrill of tfcdftl raent pins your feet to the spot where yon id. A crash. i!i. sound of ripping wood, and
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      378 1 PALLADIUM THEATRE, ORCHARD ROAD. TO-NIGHT TO-NIGHT!! STUPENDOUS PROGRAMME IN THE MIDST of the JUNGLE A Masterpiece of Masterpieces in 3 Acts. IN MID-ATLANTIC Or a Dancer s Heroism in 3 Acts. MISS NORA MOORE In Selected and Illustrated Songs MISS JEANETTE ARKAS Russian Comedienne Supported by Vivaphone, Pathe Cartoon. Comics
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      132 1 |i|r II ANOTHER GRAND CHANCE IN OUR X PROGRAMME X Only selected pictutes from various X makers will be screened JL y TO-NIGHT! !AND FOLLOWING NIGHTS AT THE \GAIETY PICTURE PALACE Corner of Albert and Bencoolen Streets. Besides the fine pictures to be bhown in the j First Show, the
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      268 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Insist on having T brand when ordering beer Page 8. At the Theatre Royal Zul Zul c Bahai At the Marlborough and Gaiety fresh films Page 1. Shipping: N.D.L., P. and latest sailings Edavana for Penaug and Burmab, Gregory Apcar for Hongkong and the north, Tara for Penang
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      100 1 THE WEEK Saturday 18th High Water— 2-50 a.m., 6-31 p.m. S. R. A. meeting, v-30 p.m. Amateur performance. Victoria Theatre. Sunday 19th qigh Water— 4 36 a.m., 7-40 p.m. Low Sunday. S. R. A. meeting, 8 a.m. 2 p.m. N.D.L. Homeward mail due. Monday 20th. High Water— 6-40 a.m., 8
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      617 2 THE ROBINSON PIANO COMPANY, FOR BEST ENGLISH MADE GRAMOPHONES •FROM $25 TO $150 RELIABLE MOTORS. FINE TONED SOUND BOXES. SOLIDLY BUILT CABINETS. HIGHLY PLATED FITTINGS. Illustrations and price lists post free on application. THE EVER-POPULAR STAR OPERA COMPANY 'Ihe Dutch and Malay Variety Entertainer AT THK THEATRE ROYAL North Bridge
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      712 2 Notices NOTICE. Tbe proposed s<l<* of furr.itnrp to bp held at Clarel nds Sue/ ''mm' X >ad on (Mil iJiy 16th April in withdrawn, the furnn ug been disposed of privately POWELL CO., Auctioneers. 11-4 SINGAPORE SPORTING CLUB. SPRING RACE MEETING 1914. Tuesday, sth Thursday, 7th and Saturday, 9th May.
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      516 2 Notices NOTICE Mr. C. I. WlttUm«nii km tfek dny been appointed Manaf \lhain bra Cinematograph and Mi. W V. Wi vS in charge of the ni^ht ihow only up to ll* May. 1914. The Pruprw t, t ALHAMBRA. Singapore, lnth April, I9U. W-i 24-4 NOTICE. Our Office will be iwmnj
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      264 2 Wanted CLERK WANTED ir< H V W SITUATION WANTED A guai. i hi^h class t--17 4 WANTED Wanted hy Ii.N.K lu^>< GUTHRIE k 15 4 WANTED. Government linuseuj. I'laiL j)l\ in w GUTHKIE A Co 1.4 WANTED Ch Api at 1. Tank H 15-4 WANTED IMMEDIATELY For -iL^aiM-n OflkX 2oj
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      448 2 SUNDAY CHURCH SERVICES.! i Low M Ml i»Y. Apiil loth 1911. TANOLIN GARRISON CHURCH. 7.^0 a.m. Una and Sermou, Hymns 13 > X i 0. 630 p.m. bora] Rvensung and Sermon, I Ihmus 30, lit', 137, 31. NORMANTON. 8-iO a.m. nip Service PULO BRAN). 10 a m. Matins and Bermon,
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    ARTIFICIAL MILK.
    998 3 BUTTEB \M> CHEESI PBOM SOYA Bl A discovery which should prove of great interest to housewives and mothers has recently been brought to perfection in a London chemical laboratory. This is a process of manufacturing synthetically a pure and wholesome milk of high nutri tive value, possessing all
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    "NERVE-GRAFTING."
    317 3 LATEST ACHIEVEMENT IN SURGERY. Cube for Paralysis. The latest achievement of surgery is the restoration of paralysed muscles by repair and replacement of injured nerves. Some time ago modern surgery, triumphant after many successes, essayed the problem, and proved that if a cut nerve was immediate ly reunited loss
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    RUBBER ESTATE NAMES.
    353 3 One sometimes wonders how certain rubber estates got their names. Of course Malay names predominate and they require no explanation since they are generally the name of the place where the plantation is or at any rate an approximation towards it. Among English names some are selfevideutly
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    DON'T GRIN AND BEAR IT.
    125 3 Tossing and turning on a bed of woe. do you rise with an aching, painful back that unfits you for work or pleasure Backache la serious. It should not be neglected. You should not grin and bear it." STOP IT by rubbing in Little's Oriental
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      220 3 A \,j^<^'' Modern Business Man ta' to Mai strength in grappling with I ever, disastrous it is, when, on chills etc. the brain refuses to work. md in Bayer's Tablets of Aspirin ■I such cas:s. U'hile being quite safe the ins. I Bzm T^tafs of ftspirin Hhl v ?*cktr.s) FOR
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      103 3 The Garrick Cigarette uf rip* Ttfcarcnr •fc**^"'^ ■■^%^MkMnLl^l_llL^MMri^e^BM 60 cents per tin. CARLSBERG BEER- j£ Better the Best World-wide SOLE AGENTS THE EAST ASIATIC Co., Ltd., Singapore. JONESI q Claret i Chateau La Tour Morin Per case of 12 Quarts $7.50 f Per case of 24 Pints $8.50 Grsi yes
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      505 4 R NESTLES and KOHLERS CHOCOLATES R 1 AND S^^^m PnrwnaFH F JL? HfeMßSSfini 3Ur LKD P*" NIIT-IVIII X p^ HHHH l?^»^;«r I g^p KB i SO NOURISHING THAT EVERY TABLET MAKES A MEAL. THE SWEETMEAT DE LUXE Q C NESTLE and ANGLO -SWISS CONDENSED MILK CO. (London). P Oiuuijiiiiiiijjui 88
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      150 4 Singapore Gold Storage Go., Ltd. %ear tntFance to Borneo tin*'? Telrtphun^ tin*. Sea stocks of ail kinds o Frezen Meats etc., can be delivered to shipping at the Wa^rves, jv v the Singapore Roads oo shot QOtice. OFFICE HOURS. Weekdays 7 a.m. to S p.m. \1 a.m. to S a./r.
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      93 4 SSHM SBSn Gb«JH p^ I Railway Material OUR SPECIALITY. j^j Very Very BB| I Large S Low Stocks. ¥>M Prices. General Agents for IM^M H. H. BOEKER Co., BEHN, MEYER Co., Ltd. M ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, SINGAPORE. ABRAMS' Straits Motor Garage, Telephone 719. ORCHARD ROAD. telegrams Abrams. AGENTS FOR NAPIER GARS
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      103 4 GLASS AND PORCELAIN RUBBER LATEX CUP. IN HALF LEMON AND FLAT BOTTOM SHAPE SAMPLE FREE ON APPLICATI APPLY TO G. OTOMUNE <& Co. > -±sSe^ 1 J|i 'LA YEBANA MANILA CIGARETTES. PURE GENUINE TOBACCO! GOOD SMOKE IN THREE QUALITII 1. Brown Paper Mild. 2. Brown Paper Strong. 3. White Paper
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      161 4 CELESTINS V3CHY TABLE WATER. This l:. i brat* d table water in order t< m* < mands of the public ha bere in Bmal. in large ones. Th< VICHY WATEF^ In number. Grande Grille. Hi >^\ tin's. The two nrst wa purposes and are not to b« < CELEBTINB VICHY
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    FRENCH POSSESSIONS IN ASIA.
    253 5 Extinction ok Old Contbovbbsies Presiding over a dinner of the "Comite de l'Asie Fraucaise" on March .">, M. Poincare spoke of the change in French public opinion regarding the Asiatic pos- sessions of the Republic. The nation [he said] now considered its Asiatic colonies, the foundation
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    "IT," THE SWEETHEART
    188 5 A pretty young Russian girl who asked the London Alien Immigration Board to be allowed to remain in England said, through an interpreter, that she had left all her relatives and friends behind in Northern Russia to find and marry her cousin, a tailor in London, whom
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    RUSSIA RIPOSTES.
    221 5 (iermau Chauvinism has borne its natural fruit in the gigantic increase of the Russian Army. We do not suppose that the recent newspaper campaign in Germany and Austria has had much, if anything, to do with the Russian move. It has been made necessary by the increase in
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    BEST TYPE FOR THE BLIND.
    175 5 I think," writes Mr Arthur Pearson, that British Braille is the best system of embossed printiug extant. The Americans, continues Ml Pearson, t altered a certain number of the letters of the British Braille alphabet and called the system American Braille. The difference j thus
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      131 5 HumberettE AIR-COOLED $1,200 Nett WATER-COOLED $1,325 Complete ex Garage. Latest testimonial from a Singapore purchaser: Singapore, Bth Dec., 1918. ts Till: BORNEO Co. Ltd., Present. D; With regard to the Humberette I purchased si months ago, 1 am pleased to Bay -faction. The air-cooled engine haves nothing to be 1
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      153 5 SIEMENS I I I I 111 I I m^mmm, WINCHESTER HOUSE, SINGAPORE. TnccntAMS: SIEMENS, SINGAPORE. Telephone No. 647. j Electrical Engineers, (Manufacturers and Contractors. SIEMENS BROTHERS DYNAMO WORKS, UL Head Office Caxton House, Westminister. London. Supplie* I'spt. and Store* Upper Thames Street, London. Lamf* <ivd Fittnuj* Dept. Oalston, London. Work*
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      18 5 i For Colic and windy spasms. Take Woodi' Great Peppermint Core. Sold everywhere 80 i cents a bottle.
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      434 5 The Tonic You Need j If you are run down— if you have been ill and are slow to recover, try l Vana' Tonic. It will sharpen your appetite, aid your digestion. 1 brace your nerves, revive your spirits ar.d help to restore you to and S: !p (Gj Bur
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    HON. A. R. DUNLOP LEAVES B.N.B.
    329 6 Saturday, March 28th. 'says the British North Borneo Herald) saw the departure of the Honourable A. EL Dunlop for home. Mr Dunlop came to thit country in December 1885 and has therefore over 28 years service to his credit. His popularity was universal and
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    SHEDDING HIS HONOURS.
    143 6 When Viceroy of Ireland, Lord (,'rewe was once crossing from Kingstown to Holy bead. Part of the deck was reserved for him, and seeing the late Duchess of Devonshire also travelling by the boat he sent a message requesting her to share his place of honour. The
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      1245 6 Auctions REMINDER. This Day, Saturday, at 2 p.m. AUCTION SALE OF Superior Java Teak Household Furniture, Piano &c, AT NEWLANDS, No. 42. ORANGE ROAD A very nne toned COTTAGE PIANO by C. Bechstein beautifully carved walnut stained Java teak cabinet with mirror panel carved massive teak round table comfortable easy
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      448 6 do stand 1 —^^zf for V^ _V *T I stand for fts^T^ N^^J Durability— for Other words, I stand tot Tyres. STOCKISTS. DUPIRE BROTHERS. 5, Raffles Quay, S'po.t, STE FINANCIERES CAOUTCHOUCS. K. Lumpur. G WILSON. Ipoh. F. M.S. C.E. 2. I V^ i For all internal complaints Take Woods, Great
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    COCAINE SMUGGLING
    81 7 E AT P fort to Mrag tßfc lk« io. :»l autbo uuother iofenion ral of 1 Hamburg A merlin irk ft Haßborg on Kr >uperur t; O •<1 Mr .1. I; ipaeifod 9 m of 81, 9 bom it will be recalled, fortnight ago was also tfc itnent
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    WHAT ABOUT THE PUNKAH PULLER?
    73 7 liullllt! 1-troiu, the well known n Indian is the MM who worki while rior of M 0O« l>almy MM upon an Indian situated i a stream. re gi h of the stream, au hnmmock and a string i m th» d the string tightened i
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    GOVERNMENT TO ESTABLISH PATROLS TO DEAL WITH ELEPHANTS.
    99 7 GOVERNMENT TO ESTABLISH PATROLS TO DEAL WITH ELEPHANTS. for the gei Siput theT. of M. I to take >if elephants vi if the c hey si stently, we may improvement. of Plus Kstatc. |O th. Kr>ulfnt on the kl received the following Mr Oliver Mar your letter of the Jlst
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    THE ENDURANCE OF A FLEA.
    129 7 1 bow far a rtea could ti more important to v how long it can live. It ll imports are I iomUWi thus the :iie hearer of the plague liritu-h rat rtea usually thi development ryele in iv rev days in warm, ■ier. says Professor
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    THE REFEREE
    70 7 train was picking up homewardI folk at the stations »n the 1J valley, says the Manchester >uu v snatch of con versatiot. rose \je hu\ tha' referees waiut awter decioace they ye gien it. Aw know one what were refereeing i' a match at OwdHe give a deci&ioo,
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    PASSENGERS EXPECTED.
    803 7 I ti a. connecting with ttio t>- at Ci.loujbo. due April .7—l. M W. Bircbam, B. Leonard, A. C. Kaiunie.ilr yon "irf t ayfltm. W.O Deaeom. ran, duo aori] .M.-Mr-Brownie and child, Mm K. Dal.-. Mr. Poontney, Mr 4 MraC.J.W. Hurt. Mr A Mr. X., mac and children,
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      150 7 C. K. SEN Cos JABAKUSUM TAILA The Standard Hair Oil. THE ROYAL TOILET. Jabakusuni Taila keeo the brain cool, makes the hair grow soft and glossy. It is used by Maharajas and Maharanis of India. Its fragrance is unsurpassed and lasts long. Per Phial Re. 1. Postage extra AM RIT
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      1168 7 Auctions AUCTION SALE OF 50 NEW GRAMOPHONES At Powell Co.'s Sale-room, On Tuesday, 21st April, at 11 a. m. (To be sold in lots.) POWELL A Co., Auctioneer*. 18-4 21-4 AUCTION SALE OF 575 GOLF BALLS, At Powell Co.'s Sale room, On Monday, the 20th April, at 11 a.m. (To
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      777 7 Auctions REMINDER. AUCTION SALE UNDER ORDER OF COURT MONDAY, 20th APRIL, AT 2.30 p m. AT OUR SALE ROOM. oo w Valuable leasehold land and houses Nos. 16. 18, 20 and 22, Waterloo Street, 256, 257 and 258, Bencoolen Street. 91. Havelock Road. 31. South Canal Road and Nos. 15,
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    The Singapore Free Press. Saturday, April 18, 1914.
    1485 8 The Singapore Free Press. Saturday, April 18, 1914. 'r ii lie Pi»- l > v- 'T i Swat the Fly is the well-known inelegant American war cry against what John Rrskix called "the Queen of the Air. The more science learns about the Queen the more emphatically will the cry
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    WINSTEDTS ENGLISH MALAY DICTIONARY.
    669 8 Messrs Kelly a r.d Walsh send us Part I (AtoD)oC**Al Eolith Malay hiclioiiaiN (Roman Spelling) «n four p v Mr K. (>. Winhtedt of the Malaj Ctril Service." We note that the lubecriptioo to the whole of the parts is |6, if p...d prior to the
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    ENGLISH LADY'S DEATH.
    278 8 on Steamkk at Shanghai. The death took place suddenly at Shanghai, on Monday night (March 2:ird> on board the German mail Vorck, which arrived here on the Sunday from Europe, of an English lady named Mr* Lyde. The deceased, who was 63 years if a^e. joined the
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    LONDON RUBBER WIRE MORE DIVIDENDS.
    16 8 LONDON RUBBER WIRE MORE DIVIDENDS. tßglo ud of II The following declared Land '2.'' per t-tjt.
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    THE BANK OF TAIWAN
    54 8 Tht little broclniri' setting of the Bank i foi mcd mid. OMllliHt t ratherw an) of earn (Formosa 1 Tht from tinare held h\ Mm I Bank ihov wit the profit wild loss sliov. lillion j i histdrv ie no int. good and safe baokii and
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    SUN LIFE ASSURANCE CO.
    198 8 j AN I Tb«- Monti port ot the annual i Pret tw.lv. ::t.;ntil> <•' general iils.. the opei d by pr< B| of Ml »-v morn i former TL< pn the y«:<r amourr ■arplat ov. r all |j stock. qu; mvi despite tht market \aloe of
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    RUBBER AND TIN RETURNS
    180 8 Agents. Dtttfafc l»i Co. Kampar Tin iite. Paterson g Kuala iVrgau Messrs Brown Phillipform us that tapping on 6topped for three w. Some gooa photon tamed of the Polo dun on Easter Mondii\. and be seen at the Club I on Saturday next. At Tientsin \<
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      143 8 We beg to announce having secured the SOLE AGENCY OF "FALCON BRAND PILSENER BEER, Brewed and Bottled BY THK Gekroonde Valk Brewery; Amsterdam. i o quality and 1 rtee, it cannot by bOftfc n. Per Case of 4 dozen Quarts, $12.50. Per Case of 8 dozen Pints, $15.00. L. I
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    HUERTA GIVES WAV.
    157 9 BUT WANTS A SALUTE FOX MEXICO '•on Easier. Submarine Cable]. p n. \pril 16. Huerta coutinu. i lightly and lelegiaphed impico incident bad 1 mar.- !>. least of all with the l. \{\i- m.! Set tte, whose •wn up to the present. rt* that the federals are
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    ILLEGAL DISTILLING.
    45 9 Sharp fines in Ipoli. 'tdent.) Ipoh. April IT. lin^ two well-known bare been convict the M Enactment of vtuishu illegally and being m >ion of illegally prepared sp: was tlned 52. ">(•(), the second fourth and if tli 1 1 I 111 tl '0.
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    THE GAZETTE
    83 9 it appointment of the Hon. Mr A. tmber of Council has been i in Hii rty. letM having returned from leave has reassnined the duties of l>eputy Supreme Court. I I s ii.actiDg commander and Mr A. Suow, Mtl appointed examiners j lllil Mitll Mr H. Muir tills
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    STRAITS SETTLEMENTS ASSOCIATION.
    191 9 il meeting of the lementa Anocialion was held ■li.'fa ot and Co.. rutchedfriar- p.m. on Mr W. H. Shelford presided. BM was purely formal, and in the import aud accounts for the :he Chairman stated that the i:id come to the conclusion that I the lack of
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    WHITE WOLF IN TROUBLE.
    94 9 BRIGANDS IN RETREAT. Official Peking News. [Bj Submarine Cable]. Reuter'b Sbhviob. Peking, April 15. —1t is stated that 000 troops are hemming in White Wol 1 his brigands at Kienchow in Shensi, which has beeu looted with meat slaughter. ,The troops resolutely attacked the bri Rands
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    CHINA'S STUDENTS RECALL.
    60 9 Bishop of Tokio Condemns Action. Londou, April lti. a letter from the !i>hop of South Tokio to th- Times ugly condemns the action of the Chi nese Government in stopping supplies or Uing targe numbers of Chinese stud from Tokio for political reasons. Such a policy converts
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    THE PARIS VISIT.
    42 9 London, April 16. Sil Edward Grey has had an audieuce of the King. In connection with the visit of the King and Qoeea to France, there i- ready an army of decorators and electricians transforming the i Pari v
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    SPEEDING UP NAVAL CONSTRUCTION.
    32 9 Lcndon, April 17. The Admiralty has invited tenders tor two battleships of the 14 1" programme, the earliest for many years. The ships will he ready in October
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    THE ULSTER CRISIS,
    437 9 Tuna Mii.itarn oi'iNi The military correspondent of The Times writing after the officer*' incui day's reflection only deepens and heighten! the effect of the intrigues aud tricks of J which the Army has heen the victim. The liovernment have now auti'illed. and de clared to be inoperative,
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    "FAIRFIELD SCHOOL" BOTLDING FUND.
    45 9 We are asked to publish the following list of subscriptions Hon'ble Mr Tan Jaik Kirn, c.*.0., 5 200 Dr. Goonetileke 200 Mrs See Ewe Boon 100 Mrs See ToonK' Wan 100 Contributions collected by Pupils of the School 485 Total f1,085
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    YUAN SHIH-KAI AND THE WORSHIP OF HEAVEN.
    1283 9 An Imperial Kitk. By his decision to perform the time honoured sacrifice on the Winter Solstice to the Most High at the Altar of Heaven the President has practically proclaimed himself an autocratic ruler who is responsible, not to the nation, but to
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    TRADE WITH W. A.
    587 9 According to the Perth, W. A. "Sunday Times," the Dutch East Indies and Malaya form a big market awaiting the products of Western Australia. The State is a thousand miles nearer these countries than any other Australian State, which pritna facie should make W. A. the
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      207 9 GILLETTE SAFETY RAZORS No 460 B fr=============================^^ No 500 B Complete Complete in m wim I Uf U Wlln Blades Pplpp rice I Nett '^^^-^B^^^—^ Htn SOLD BY ROBINSON C Q GENUINE HABANA CIGARS. The names of the manufacturers dre sufficient guarantee for HIGHEST QUALITY. Henry Clay's uCCkey Club, medium
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      591 10 Shipping COMPANIA TRASATLANTICA OF BARCELONA Colombo, Suez, Port Said, Ports of Spain and Liverpool. The Spanish Mail Steamer LEGIZPI |O arrive here from Manila on Thursday morning, 23rd inst., and will leave f or the >anH'day. at 1 p.m. For hClgtrf passage, apply to BARLOW ft Co.. Agents. BRITISH INDIA
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      422 10 Shipping NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD FOR EUROPE The Imperial German Mail Steamer "YORCK, 5,909 tons Captain Lo tar, left Hongkong, on Wednesday, the 1 5th inst.. at noon and may be expected to arrive hei 9 on Sunday aftei noon, the 19th inst., at 4 p.m. She will probably be despatched for
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      578 10 Shipping N. Y. K. JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP Co., Ltd. EUROPEAN LINE. A Fortnightly service is maintained between Yokohama via ports to Marseilles, London and j Antwerp, under mail contract with the Impe- rial Japanese Government. The New Twinscrew Steamers maintaining this service have been specially designed and constructed, and are
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      638 10 Shipping m. m 7 MESSAGERIES MARITIWES MAIL LIKE j China, Japan, Ceylon, Djibouti, Egypt 1 and Marseilles OUTWARD EOMEWARD t 1914 1914 Magellan April 26 Atlantique April 27 i Polynesien May 10 Paul Lees t May 111' V. de la Ciotat May 24 Cordillere May 25 j I'hili June 7
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      697 10 Shipping N.D.X. torddeutscher IJoyd, Bremen I MPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE. The fast and well-known mall steamers of his Company sail fortnightly from Bremen, j lamburg via Rotterdam, Antwerp, Southampon, Gibraltar, Genoa. Naples, (oo^noctiiif iarseilles, Naples, Alexandria and vise versa) 'ort Said, Suez, Aden, Colombo, Penan* Jingapore, Hongkong, Shanghai, Tsingtac I
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      491 10 Shipping I STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY I For China, Japan, Penang, Ceyi. n Australia, India, Aden, Egypt Mediterranean Ports Plymouth and Londor Through Bills of Ladlu,. Coast, Persian GuJ. Con timer a MBMI w.ll leave Singapore on or abou MAIL LINI S I Homeward (por r JRm From Singapore, connecting a
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      766 11 Shipping Toyo Kisen Kaisha (ORIENTAL S. S. Co.) AND Western Pacific Railway Co. I New Route Via China, Japan, Honolulu and San Franco to all points in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Europe. Triple Screw Turbine Liners "KHINYO MARU 'TENYO TIME TABLE FROM HONGKONG. agkonnMaru" leaves Hongkong '.r.th Apl.
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      475 11 SINGAPORE'S ONLY COMPANY. UMaT MID UP GIPITU OF INY EASTERN MMPINT. I PROSPEROUS and PROGRESSIVE I THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. HEAD OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32, Old Jewry, EC The Company has £20.000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England, and complies with the British
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      564 11 CHARTERED BANK of India Australia and China. INCORPORATED BY ROYII CHARTER PAID DP CAPITAL «i .no m Keterve Liability of Proprletorß £l MO 000 HEAD OFFICE 38. BISHOPSGATK, LONDON, S. C AGENCIEB AND BRANCHES: Amntsaf Hongkong Penang Bacgkob Iloilo Pnket Batavia Ipoh Rangoon Bombay Karachi Saigon Calcutta Klang Seremban Canton
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      360 11 FEDERAL LIFE Assurance Company of Canada. Established 1888. Direct Government Supbbvisio* Government Audit. Policies are "WORLD WIDE and Mosi Forfeitable. Large Nett Surplus above- Uablllttee to RESERVE and all outstanding claims. New Business, 1913, over $9,876,000.01 OMh Loans, Settlements, etc, made looaliy Numerous modern schemes. J. H. EYANB, Manager, South
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    MR ROOSEVELT'S ADVENTURES
    168 12 The Daily Telegraph" announces thai khej bavH secured, in association with nbner'B Magazine," the inclusive pub lication rights in an Bngligh newspaptt of ties of articles by Mr Roosevelt, who is now actually making a trip of adventure amj h into the Paraguayan uud Brazil interior, travelling
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    The Beauty Experts.
    556 12 WHAT IKK BE s?.Sfs^f SiYON'Va How to have Thick and Pretty Hair. Home Talents." Soaos a"d artificial fttamnoo* many w^uUfnl heads of hair. Few peopc know XL? a teaspoonful of V° a cup of hot water ha^ I Mtoml 'hair ami mak. I a, hatful SLnpoo imaginable
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    FLYING FOXES IN INDIA.
    267 12 People who live in India are familiar with the long string of flying foxes which can ofteu be seen wending their way in gle tile from tbeir sleeping places in remote trees to the fruit gardens upon which they pre> 1 baas curious creatures. rsa. writer
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    WOMAN'S SIXTH SENSE.
    384 12 DOCTOR'S STRAN(JK STORY Bpidi An extraordinary 6tory of a woman's spider sense has been related to the Times" by a medical correspondent. She could detect, her husband told the writer, the presence of a spider in any room she happened to be living in, without having seen
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      74 12 CL6ANS6 YOUR BLOOD with CRIMAULT UC oi SARSAPARILLA I*• r 91 1 nt t- m Wr A The original sar- I *aparilla, recom- I nR mended tor the last 4<> years for HO lymphatic diseases, \twmk eruptions, boils, lK^^| and all disorders fifl.* ot the skin. CRWAOLT *C" JJL &-'*-<\
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      51 12 CEILINGS AND PANELS. Beautiful and adaptable to any style of Architecture and to any method of inteiior finish, are the M CRANE wonderful Art Metal Ceilings. Cool, clean, white ant, and vermin proof, for Bungalows, Hotels, and Public Buildings. For illustrated catalogue and particulars write to The Borneo Company Limited,
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      443 12 -jg A Drink to be grateful for. I W Not simply a thirst-quencher p or stimulant, but just the purest f^ttHljiijj* and most health-infusing spirit iTtf'Jjim tnat nas ever t> een produced pfi fir ii» f jfflirf^ffp -?m Aromatic Schiedam Schnapps 2 the beverage for all times and all weathers,
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      704 12 SINGAPORE SPORTING CLUB. THE SPRING RACE MEETINGS (UNDER S. R. A. RULES OF RACING) WILL BK HELD ON Tuesday the sth, Thursday the 7th, and Saturday the 9th May, 1914. PROGRAMME FIRST DAY. Tuesday. sth May. 1614. 1. THE OPENING STAKES. Value $600. A Selling Race. A Handicap for Horses
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      443 12 THIRD DAY. I 4 8 THE STEWARDS STAM > PLATE $500. Bandies I QrtfaM thai tranc Ra If i the wards" Pla on the da) value of ih< will bessOO. 2 9. THE DIVIDED GRIFFIK HANDICAP. a $500 and $200 I and $lOe cap- into two for all Gn all
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    OIL AND THE NAVY.
    345 13 Altai Mr Churchill's speech and the extract from Lord Fisher's letter which he read, few will retain any doubt as to the tract :id vantages to be gained by the use of oil fuel. I bhall only touch on two points First, Lord Fisher points out
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    WIRELESS PHONE.
    162 13 Wonderful Fkat by Marconi. Home, March 15. Mr Marconi has achieved notable sue with his long distance wireless telephonic communication. The inventor nai been conducting a series of experiments from Ihe Italian warships on the high seas. I hiring these experiments he um'il his newly deriasd high sounding
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    SCHOLARS ON STRIKE AT SHANGHAI
    164 13 a\ Imtblligbnt Grievance. A ratbet jituusin^ incident happened at iLc Shanghai Public School yesterday, says the Mercury of March 27th, over the trans fer of a certain lady teacher to the new Boys 1 School which is to be opened after ;it the Rifle Range.
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    WHAT PILOTS EARN.
    147 13 From the table of average earnings of pilots in different parts of the I'nited Kingdom given in the pilotage returns for the years 1910, 1911, and 1912, published published lately it appears the most highly paid class of men are the Channel pilots in the Port of
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    TOLD BY THE PARISH PRIEST A Story of Cuba.
    515 13 At Canasi, in the island of Cuba, phere lives the Reverend Father Villanueva. a priest who, like so many others of his cloth, is a father in deed as well as in nam'3 to the memberhis tlock. The te.mi>oral well-being of
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    RUBBER ESTATE RETURNS.
    1162 13 Sagga 406 66,000 agaga 4i I 260 18,860 iycro'f 141 12,485 Scottish Malay MS 66,822 Seafleld BOH 60.539 1 T'i,94B •or 226.37 3 H.ITI Sedenak .'7,206 246 Kee 16,350 860 Selaba 401,361 Kelangor .'.54.164 107 19.169 tar 1,1 574 SclinKinj> i Semambu -7 1 9,139 ilan 104.560
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    TIN RETURNS.
    140 13 Year 1913. Mat. 1914 Belat 'J.I 06 119 X,4tf Bruang 499 119 Bru6eh 1 Gopeng Consol 7 Ftf Heawood 255 Irdis Hyd 300 Kamuning 6,162 £09 Kanaboi igM :i6% Kinta :JlO Kinta Association 5,7 kledang 2.045 tti Krainat Pulai 4,774 Kanipar 566 68 Lahat 6,698 965 Malayan Tin
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    British North Borneo.
    30 13 Beaufort 88,784 19,100 British Bnrieo 148,290 19,700 Langkon 79,700 Melalap 120,220 Membakut 15,553 9,500 Sapong 168,068 88,400 Sekong 118,049 11,449 81,186 South Fml 61,221 Tenom 196,660 57.020
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      370 13 f ir^ \,j B m r Neuralgia, Nervous Breakdown SURSI HALL, c/o Mrs. Rassett, Commercial Place, port, Portsmouth, Eng M writes:— 44 1 was suffering nervous breakdown with Internal Neuralgia, i 1 began a course of Phosferine. After having D it for three or four months, 1 felt better than
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      22 13 TO THOSE HOMEWARD BOUND J. CAMBELL LATHAM Co., Court Naval Military Tailors. 59, Conduit Street, LONDON W Mr. H. G. DISS. i
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    SYNDICALISM FOR THE YOUNG.
    315 14 American School Strike. Washington, March 15. England has had its school strikes, but it has remained for the Tinted States to place these demonstrations on an organized looting. A good instance of this form of insubordination, of which there have been several during the last year,
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    WORLD CONFERENCE ON RELIGION.
    240 14 an American Scheme. The Aoierican deputation of ciorgymen who left New York last December to preBent proposal from the American churches for World Conference on Faith and < )rder to the churches of Eugland. Scotland, and Ireiand, made its report recently to the advisory committee of
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    THE PORT OF LONDON.
    296 14 The fourth annual report of the Port of London Authority for the year ended March 31st, 1913, issued as a white paper, shows that London still maintains her place as the greatest port of the Empire. The trade shows an increase in value, but as a
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      209 14 BEFORE YOU INVEST THAT $2,000 SEE THE $1,950 STUDEBAKER "25" Have you ever asked yourself what more you could want in a Motor Car than the $1,950 Studebaker gives you? To find the equal of the 25 in design and performance you must go far up the price scale. Few
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      328 14 388 miles at a speed of over a mile a minute on one set of tyres, and without a stop. Such was the performance of Mr. K. Lee Gurnets in the Coupe de 1 Auto race, 1913. The course was exceedingly rough, abounded sharp corners and bends, and each corner
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    STOCKS AND SHARES.
    1467 15 Issued by FRASER Co,, Exchange and Share Brokers, April 17. .UK luau». Paid f *ht Dry bdtbi 8. Sellers. 85.000 'is 2b Allagar 75% 18 2 1 500,0 0 £1 £1 Anglo-Java 33 4 0 150,000 2b 2s Anglo-Malay 44% int 9 9 10 7 50.000 9s
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    EXCHANGE.
    64 15 (COBBECTHD OP «0 April 17). Bank 4ma 2-4$ demand 2.4 132 Private credits 8m 1 2.4 11-82 credits 0 m/t 2-4$ France demand Bank 294 Gbbmany, demand 288J India, T. T. 174* Hongkong, demand 16}% Yokohama, demand m 2 Java, demand 141 Bangkok, demand 6«3 Sovereigns, Bank Bnyinf (8.64
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    PRODUCE.
    146 15 17. Tin 175 tone soldi Gambiet buyer 6 6.26 Gambier Cube No. 1 10.76 Gambier Cube No. 2 10.00 Pepp»r Black ordin. Spoil buyers 18.75 Pepper, (White fair) 85.00 Nutmegs (110 to the Ik.* 24.00 Nutmegs (80 to the Ik.) 2fi 00 Mace (Banda) 80.00 Cloves (Amboina) com. Bali
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    27 15 Time WAa Wm% Ommm^m tag Faber drop dally 1 p.m., lafpiat ard time, oonempamOAm* a.i jtccmi Mean time. The ttme-fu U fc-TTi it o'clock nooß, ladioaUcg BlaffapociiirtMiteMA
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      128 15 Bulmer's Sparkling Cider. Guaranteed to be the pure Juice of the apple only) IS SUPPLIED TO: THE HOUSE OF COMMONS. HOTELS Savoy. Pemano's, Euston. Cecil. Almond's. Gt. Central. Glaridges. Hyde Parke. Gt. Western. Garlton. Piccadilly. De Vere. Ritz. Gurzon. Berkeley. Etc., Etc., Etc. CLUBS Travellers'. Jr. Athenaeum. Naval Military. Garlton.
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      46 15 The Singapore Straits Directory for 1914. Price W. 50 per copy. $9.00, post>ee to place* in Straite Settlements Federated Malay States. Johore, Kedah, Kelantan, Perils, Treoggana, British North Borneo, Sarawak and Brunei to Siam, Saigon, Netherlands^lndia, Ac., W. 50 post free. Publishers: FRASER AND NEAVE, LIMITED
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      900 15 VESSELS IN PORT. Flag and Tons Commanders 1 ,om Am For When Sydney Brit 56C0 Glossop Queensland, 154 H.M Bte»mewi Nat. Tonnage Maotet From Consignee. Fot Atlas Brit 367 Vijgonboora Pladjoe, 16-2 A. IVt Co Uncertain Baud Dut 1150 Resner Batavia. 154 Ships Agency Batavia 18 Brandan Dut 176 de
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    SINGAPORE RIFLE ASSOCIATION.
    113 16 B." Handicap Competition open to members of Ritle Clubs in Straits Settlements and m distances 150 and "200 yards. 10 rounds at each. This Competition took j place at Balestier on Thursday. l»ith. in, tine weather, there being a good attend-} ance. The followiug were the leading
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    THE END OF THE TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    121 16 s wnra a Th< Tennis Touruameut was brought to a close last evening by the conr <i. O. Hill 'Scratch) Kleinmann of tht c l as After a well contested c Kleinmann achieved victory with X ce 4. Kleinmann played good allround tennis. Some
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    FOOTBALL.
    98 16 U. The football season has commenced. The S.C.C. eleven yesterday played a friendly with the S.K.C. They won a close match by one to nil. It was apparent to the large crowd that witnessed the game that the long rest had h°»J zn: etfect on the players. The play
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    SEPOY LINES GOLF CLUB.
    36 16 In the Ladies' Spoon for April, only four cards were taken out the scores were as follows Holden 44 6 Mrs Badham Thomhill 10 41 Brooke Hunt 67 15 52 Mrs Nicholson
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    SQUASH TENNIS.
    174 16 Mr Eustace Miles writes to me I quite agree that squash racquets is a very popular game. The American game of squash tennis is, I think, even more popular in that country. I opened some courts there, and since then one can probably reckon the new courts by
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    600-YEAR OLD BARONY
    118 16 600 -YEAR OLD BARONY The Committee for Privileges of the House of Lords continued the further consideration of the claim to the ancient barony of Strabolgi. This is one of the three ancient baronies Burgh, Strabolgi, and Cobham, the claimants to which a y e Lieut. -Colonel Alexander Henry Leith,
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    78 16 The "China Critic" states that Mr P. Travers-Smith left Tientsin March 17th for a six month's trip in Europe, at the conclusion of which he will be married in London to Miss Marshall, a daughter of an old ex- resident, Dr Marshall, and then return to Tientsin with his bride.
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    NEWS FROM BANGKOK.
    460 16 The Singaporean leaving Bangkok on Saturday April lltb at 4 p.m. arrived in tbe Roads on Wednesday April 15th. She was there met with the information that quarantine was declared from Bangkok and she must proceed to St. John's Island, T,h.i» was d one and the deck
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    THE CEYLON LOAN AT LAST.
    489 16 Kiom a Keuter cable it will be seen that the million sterling Ceylon loan, long since sanctioned, has at last been issued and has been underwritten at 99. Doubtless this refers to the Loan sanctioned by the Secretary of state for the Colonies some 1*
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    CAPTAIN FINED.
    310 16 An Unfortunate Misunderstanding. Before Mr A. V. Brown, senior magis i rate, yesterday, ,'-v;\- I', K. JfttTet, master i of the steamship Vat Sbing, was chargtCl with taking his vessel from the quarantine anchorage on April 15th without the writ- i ten permission of the Port Health Officer.;
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    CEYLON'S NEW REGIMENT.
    254 16 The b.i.m.B. "Hardinge," 3,005 tons. Capt. A. llainiltou, from Bombay, put into port with the '2Sth Punjabis from Lahore. The Kegiment which counts nearly men is a swell link of the Indian Army. It is formed of Sikhs. Pathaus. Punjabis and Dogrms. Most of the men are
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    THE LATE MR JOHN FERGUSON, C.M.G.
    169 16 A more fitting tribute to the memory of the late Mr John Ferguson, 0.M.0., could not have been made, than the one which was attended by the function which came off at the Central Y.M.O.A. The nature of the function was very simple but
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    60 16 The Jewish Chronicle says it is authorised to state that there is not the slightest ground for supposing that Messrs Rothschild intend to modify in the remotest their business attitude towards the Russian Government, which has consistently been to refuse any dealings with it so long as its treatment of
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    395 16 The Vatshing is loading general cargo for Calcutta, and will leave the wharves this afternoon <via potts'. The Gor'gtiii is at present loading gene ral cargo for Western Australian ports, and expects to leave tbe wharves this after- noon. The B.M.N. steamer ßembraudt, with the outward Dutch mail
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      200 16 £100 A YEAR to your wife and children for at least twenty years and much longer as your wife shall live SUN LIFE a coTplk c y e OF CANADA Pull Particulars upon request S. J. HOW APPLES j /VOW I/V STOCK NEW SEASONS I AUSTRALIAN APPLES > < iSingapore
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      43 16 SWIMMING CLUB LAUNCHES. Saturday, April 18th. Johnston's Pier, 2.30 and 3.30 p.m. Club Bungalow, 3 and 5.30 p.m. Sunday, April 19th. Johnston's Pier, 7, 9 and 10 a.m., 2.30 and 3.30 p.m. Club Bungalow, 8.30 and 9.30 a.m., 12.15, 3 and 5.30 p.m.
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      320 16 NEXT MAILS DUB. From Europe. -Per Iff. I>. L. Luet/ow due April 24. From China. Ptr N. I). L. Yorck due April 19. London Malls Desp.ided. Left. Due. Arrived M. M. Mar 16 April 8 April 8 P. &O. Mar 20 April 11 April 11 N. D. L. Mar *3
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