The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 12 June 1914

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  • 14 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. ENTS SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 1914. NO. 8,159
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  • 147 1 Fraser's share -ircular reports a busier market Page 6. A sunbeam car has won the Tourist Trophy race Page 7. Entries for the Selangor Sky race meet ing are given on page 12. The secoud day of the London rubber auctions showed better prices Page 6. There
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  • 1858 1 di of Human nati illiam Lf\ n speaking of his career, once made an observation combining modesty with ;i \»iy profound truth of human nature. 1 attribute my success. he said in effect, "to having gathered around me men who were more capable than myself in
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 281 1 ALHAMBRA CINEMATOGRAPH THEATRE BEACH ROAD. SECOND SHOW 9-15 P.M. Two Showi for one Payment. FIRST SHOW 7-30 P.M. MAX UNDER IN MAX THE NEW BUTLER! Films in 3 Parts. Up to the Alhambra standard the SILENT ACCUSER sun ng liana." for it is not of flesh and blood, the Silent
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    • 397 1 fPALLAD I U n 1 ORCHARD ROAD Singapore's Premier Theatre. ORCHARD ROAD TO-NIGHT commencing at 9 p.m. sharp, TO-NIGHT S If you have do engagement for to night, book a seat at the PALLADIUM we T have the l>« *t Orchestra and the best Programme in Town. 1 you see
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    • 278 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS.! Bankruptcy uotice re Chop Yew Long Page 2. New films at the cinematograph shows —Page I. Sale of Chop Loh Kee Seng bankrupt stock Page 5. Typist wanted for F. M S.. single and double rooms to let Page I. Auction sale of teak furniture, engravings etc.. by
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    • 110 1 THE WEEK Friday 12th. High Water— l-53 a.nj. Lodge Zetland Regular, 8- BO pui. St. George's Ball Subscribers' mtg.. ft- 15. Saturday 13th High Water— o 46 a.m., 2-38 p.m. Shooting, S.V.A.. v S.R.E. S.R A. monthly shoot. Sunday 14th. High Water 1-39 a.iii., 3-24 p.m. 5 8t Sunday after
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  • 201 2 Adventurous Voyage i kom Singapore. Claiming to be distressed British seamen, but failing to substantiate their claim, three former members of the crew of the hopper barge Hercules which recently completed a long ami :ulventuious voyage froir Singapore to Victoria, were deported aboard the out; bound C.
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    • 229 2 ORIENTAL TELEPHONE AND ELECTRIC COMPANY, LIMITED. NOTICE TO TELEPHONE SUBSCRIBERS. A new Telephone Directory la now in course of preparation and Tel phone Subscribers are reqaee'ed I i idvise the Company by letter to to the Manager, before the 15th instant, of my alterations or addition! llCiCtwmijr to the numbers,
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    • 458 2 SEE OUR WINDOW FOP. GRAMOPHONE BARGAINS SMALL STOCK ONLY TO CLEAR. RIDICULOUSLY LOW PRICES WHICH CANNOT BE REPEATED ONCE STOCK IS EXHAUSTED. Robinson PIANO Go. Notices The Bankruptcy Ordinance 1888" IN THE SUPREME COURTOF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, SETTLEMENT OF SINGAPORE. IN BANKRUPTCY. No. 64 of 1914. Re Ow Yew Loong
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    • 872 2 Wanted I TYPIST WANTED For Town Office iv one <»f th. Nntivp Kta: Salary ?60— 570 accov lalitications. Apj.ly BOX No 1164 12-6 1 88 WANTED AT ONCE Good Book k< oper and (lasMtr, one with previous experience in Kn^iooering work! preferred. Apply in first in-tanc<' c/oX. O. X. 10-6
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    • 223 2 For Sale FOR SALE F. CLARKI c^ donm Ltvery Slatii- K(*M Wh t odoer v<»r cha PODDI ptiian Kr: MHll THERAPION No 2 THERAPION Nc 3 FREE ~->~ THERAPION BRI IW6SST ON N t o^ 6OLD BY MAYNARD&Co THE Singapore Free Press MORNING DAILY To Our Readers. RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION
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  • 694 3 >re i ri tii the ap■erned to vand to i wherf in great ki verc to come by nd to hold it nerajun.. in Btf jQ. Irving was J»orn, j of posi ■oVeliil, >rt was born in thorn la 1*04; Holmm >»!-J 1'l" loreau, ll m, in I
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  • 259 3 r OR Driven Vessels For the New CUXABDBB. A feature of the equipment of the mam moth Cuuarder Aquitania, Briton's largest vessel, will be two motor lifeboats tilted with wireless. One of these craft, which are 30ft. long, broad, and 4ft. 6in. deep, was moored off Waterloo
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  • 613 3 Amusing Ph roai op its Vicissitcim A member of out Consular Service draws an amusing picture of its virissi tudes" in the Morning Po6t. One of the principal duties of a Consul is to render ab^istance to the subjects of the country which he represent*, and
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  • 188 3 From time immemorial tbe Chinese have looked upon the Civil Service as the one thing in their country's economic life that attracts, and though other parts of the nation's activities have to be looked to and managed, most Chinese would be devoutly thankful if trade
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  • 90 3 £600,000 Collection Left to Hkk SISTKRS. I It is understood, says the New Yorl correspondent of the Express. tba Mdme. Nordica, the fumous opera singer who died a few daysago, mode a will aboarc the liner Tasman on January 1 last, thre< days before the vessel grounded in
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    • 76 3 TO MINE MANAGERS. Wby be despondent concerning the low price of tiu. It is the cost of production that counts. The OAHHBTT Superheated Steam Engine will save 50% of your fuel account over other types of Steam power. Think— what 50 of your Coal Bill represents, and the 4h it
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    • 336 3 y^] v l^s l«t me talk to yon about L'^^^^ Nerve Troubles. I P^ •£y&o \^^^»C^ >Ur neives are can intricate network of |xCr"^»S^ V^s^^y^ t(.l« j4ia;-h wires. They are controlled and E_ *&g fc^j^, n !;r a P° lli n of the brain k;. own J E^<^^ ;i iht
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    • 217 3 N Baby Ch**s»rnmr> Baby's Whooping: Cough and Lung Trouble Cured by Veno's Hca. Oheowman, 17, W B M\ ght Wboosn g oncl 1 l«ad ad\ and w.. and lv: c, and t Bui I tried V«thtning C w glad am tliat I < ed da Wl though <i not." Awarded
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 149 3 SIBERIAN MAILS. New Servicl ok Fom Mail> Wkkk. The following extract is from a letter dated May 9, 1914. from the Secretary of the General Post Office, London "On and from the Ist. of this mouth, the trans Siberian Express Trains will leave St. Petersburg at B.Sfi p.m. on Tuesdays
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  • 755 4 The Man of Leisure is a type popularly conceived as the exact opposite i I the Business Man. In a«j j s when people knew how to do mothirrg and to do it gracefully 6uch men marked tl emselTeeoJ! He men the older
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  • 312 4 MoDi'ii.u. Mi DOUOAL. On May llnd. in the Tokyo District Court, before Judge Suzuki aud two As sociate Judges, the tirst hearing took place of nu action for divorce instituted by Mrs L. McDougal, au American lady, living at S«>io Negithi, Yokohama, against her husband Mr Robert
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    • 913 4 Hl"' II IJJIILIIIIILI J J I I I I I I I LIII ULULILfLU IIILI I J I IJJjjnnril 3 MmmSS^^^^^ The British warof ce india of ce Admiralty, CONITP mq i^niwfl; T^^^^W: 1 Jkra I^^ SThe S. S. and F. M S. Government Hospitals, etc. BRAN? .j I N
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  • 41 5 c n the ,:t* ir \bdur Hill, who of Indian I /ion pro .that !!Ut it la ::u!Ut: for Mould a beeu tb«- Pablk to a will) I lending ranta v i out what the ioney [ltmeut. •iere
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  • 58 5 eat ie :o London after with the will to induce him ye of the f his D irry me :!iere the of a IU-' the best h MU 1i.i1.--trrival of the is a] I uuch, were no trains, I by hirii and co being ath .land was
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    • 22 5 I MASSAGE HARU Mr FOJ TAf A:, >«• -.REMT. 3wn to many Docton In J »BtneJrM he most accompUshed l/^/T* "asaeuse and Masseur.
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    • 559 5 This Is Your j f^HP^^ 1 0 To Weekly I JS^ m H rWth. 1«6 m 3 a i .in .i Bj i^P^P^K a t i rrn liu-iit bninliod 9| i o<t iui'l-i iii leu* tnan one DiintitH No H k- i >"s i H four at i ma; be,
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    • 326 5 Auctions IN BANKRUPTCY Re CHOP LOH KEE SENG AUCTION SALE OF 100 CASES CHINESE. TOBACCO I casts Brassttubf Chinese Powder, 20 tubs lamp blick etc.. etc. i TO Bl HELD AT Nos. 27 and 28. MARKET STREET On Monday, 15th June, at 11 a. m. BY ORDER OF THE OFFICIAL
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    • 315 5 I COLUMB I I TYRES I 1 THE COLUMB TYRE Co. (far east.) I 50-51 Robinson Road. Phono: 1510. Tel PRGWODNIK. Auctions PRELIMINARY NOTICE. AUCTION SALE OF Che Valuable Freehold Residential Property (NOWN AS OMDURMAN. DALVEY ROAD, TANGLIN, SINGAPORE Tuesday, 16th June, at 2.30 p. m. A.REA 2 ACRES 1
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    • 536 5 ATTRACTIVE AUCTION SALE OF Superior Teak Household Furniture, Valuable Engravings Ac, iovtd from a cou: i conveni* uc< ofl tale AT POWELL 6c Co. s SALE ROOM On Wednesday, 17th June, at 10 a.m. A very tine designed wax polished teak sideboard with largi mirror pan* by Mi John Liv
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  • 18 6 Domestic Occurrences. BIRTH. Brownrigg— On Ist June, at Swat w, to Mr and MrsF. K. Bkownrjgg, a son.
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  • 2187 6 The Singapore free Press Friday, June 12, VM4. It may be that one of the chief inducements to the Chinese to come and live in Malaya and the Straits, and carry ion business, is the certainty that here "money is money." That is to say, that the currency is what
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  • 9 6 BETTER Prices •"'*d. .j of i
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  • 31 6 FRASER'S SHARE CIRCULAR. ■Uffctlj is still small. at ob. allambrosas i 0€ jgei Biisjans roun i 7[ d I Plllail discount. i bu\. j and of tin and maintain th. .t-
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  • 31 6 form U6 that tbunder dah' of t for tbe commodi Tbe pri tioQ6 tins w< »-k iren Higblacdt- Bind i rage pnSniok«'i. standard I Hrowu anii ha 1
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  • 12 6 Agent 6. Browi. Juru Hut coco urns M.i*
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  • 162 6 'iugh and 1. from the liold de la Pant. terrace mai The postponed tion of the will be played on instant. Mr ti to the Japanese K:n'.i- i I London from th< and entered upon hii ehirt de-camp to C.8., coniraai Settl At !of Padua ir) fea6t on the evening
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    • 162 6 JOHN LITTLE Co., Ltd. SINGAPORE KUALA LUMPUR. SOLE AGENTS FOR I Sandorides CIGARETTES THE WORLDS PERFECT CIGARETTE Virginia L. V. TnklshL.T. l'.Rypiian E.IV plain m»i plain jj; I'laln $1-10 Cork 1-20 65 cents. 90 cents. 001 2O MITHRAS MA. LUC'-NA EXT<*A TURKSH iv 80 c:^. »>«-»» phiiu $1-40 ock 90
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  • 31 7 sbfFRAGETTES IN ILL-ODOUR. Sylvia in a Litter. CaMel. KVlft. selling x burst, a procession of I lvi.i. The .normous d, where I 1 was I 'HODS on of lent
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  • 24 7 lutlicr W^sjcs Commission. Post office the r*4 d, al- 1 the recorn i that the int a iues ■em sours of
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  • 32 7 Won by a Sunbeam. i car tourist !au, over two starters Tue result of was a wiu for d beam in 1 vi n ness, third 1 mius 9
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  • 11 7 •at War yan innings and by an in .lrawn.
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  • 11 7 .illy mile rare ;e aspirauts for Sandy Mooads,
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  • 127 7 Chief 9 i -ui-kriill hich mo Jaagol, and ing coucerned I Ml, a > hose body, wag some months ago, growth on Alexandra Bar rPtnj i the ac of liulf aI whom w.i ised who was in ie was last intimat to hear any further rived at
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  • 115 7 CROWDS CHEER THE KING No General Strike. |Hy Submarine Cable Rbu^er'h Skbvics. Loudon. .lune In >trike affrays have taken place at Florence and Bari and number-, were wounded. One person has beon killed at Florence. I The general labour confederation at Borne has declared the strike olf
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  • 127 7 Sen York, June v. The New York Herald announces an epidemic of dytefl tery and unongit the troopt and bluejackets at v ami Tampico. There have been eight\ seven cases of malaria on ELM. S. Hennioue whish is homeward bound. The authorities at Washington declare that
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  • 94 7 Anglo Chinese Negotiations London. Jane li Renter ii informed that Auglo Chinese negotiations concern ing Tibet are proceeding in India and are not >et completed. China has raised fresh points occasioning delay. Reutei is also informed that Lew Yak Liv has been summoned to Peking to
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  • 53 7 St. Pssersborgi .Tune 10. The l>uma has adopted a motion calling on the Government to adopt more effectual inea s for the promotion of trade with Mongolia. China and the East generally by the creation of special export bounties and modifications of the customs tariffs and
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  • 57 7 Sydney pay clerk held up. iney. .Tune 10. A pay clerk was con ng a box with to pay irages at the railway pay office at Eveleigh. when two masked men drove up in a motor which they had stolen during chauffeur's nee, covered the clerk with
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  • 29 7 Melbourne, June 10. In the House of Representatives, Mr Cook aunouuced that Parliament would be dissolved ou .luly 20 and the election take place on September •JO.
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  • 23 7 London, June li. Regis de Oliviero, at present in Cuba, has been appointed Bra i lian Minister to Tokio and Peking.
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  • 18 7 Madrid, Juue 10. Kerruit Roosevelt is married to the daughter of Mr Williard, the American Ambassador.
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  • 135 7 > < Mary Haunt, the celebrated traveller and author, has just 6et out on a great journey right across Asia, from Peking to Tur kestan. It will take her at least six months, and she is travelling in a speciallymade wheelbarrow, with a spring seat, and drawn by two coolies.
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  • 264 7 The discovery of the grave in Hendon Church of Sir Stamford Rattles, Kt., the revered founder of this Colony, and one of the foremost of Britain's Empire Builders, haR enabled the Editor to send a rubbing of the plate, presumably found upon bis coffin. It reads Bir
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  • 676 7 A certain pathetic interest attaches to the fact that the tomb of this great adventurer (in tb 'use 1 has recently heeu (Uncovered during excavations that have been made in connection with the enlarge men! of the Parish Church at Hendon, Middlesex. The whereabouts of the
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  • 387 7 Thk Empress of Ireland. London, June 1. The Engineers James Kankin, \V. Scott and H. Smith, of the Empress of Asia, who were on their way to England on the Empress of Irelaud, have been saved. The body of Mrs Brigadier Hunter, a member of the Salvation
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  • 369 7 Malay States Loan. •May 20.) Mr Hunt asked the Secretary for the Colonies whether the Federated Malay States had been forced to raise a large loan in London to pay for the hreaduought given to this country on the suggestion of the Chief Secretary of the
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 53 7 They, who the worries of winter endure, Welcome thee, Woods' Peppermint Cure. 'Ncath thy gay wrapper a syrup lies stored, Worth all the vM»ky that ever was poured. Sore throat, bronchitis, and gastric catarrh Cannot prevail where thy votaries are Fragrant and comforting, soothing and sure Hail to thee Woods'
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    • 184 7 /Cycling Capes' Eminently suited for Walking, Cycling or Estate Use. Made from a light Fitted with storm Fawn shade of £r\ ar Shoulder Water Proofed J/ill and leg Straps Cashmere strong Oil Open button nnA Front and Full and Serviceable il\ PRICE Tt^f^ ?V~=^ p RICE 1 0-50 Each. <^^7
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  • 282 8 i Per P& O str Medina, connecting with the str Himalaya at Colombo, due June I\—Mr A Mrs A. McKenriek <J child, Mr Mrs J. M. Jacksou, Mrs M B. Kieliaids, Mrs E. Ellis,' J. W. L, de Booy, Mr A Mrs D. D Matthew-. R. St. C.
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  • 226 8 i\ P A 0 Btr I connecting at Colombo with Maloja, Bailing June 12.— E. H .-haw. Mi-s Miner, A. O. Lofts, J. ace-Clarence, Mr Bchimmelbasch, Mr LuuiEg. A. McNeill, Mi A lira Maclean Lachlan, J. W. Rowan, Mrs T. Wotberspoon, A. apbel), Miss <,». Glennie, A. McPherso
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 164 8 ovmovmq:. ff/'f^l")! CD q^qmq ||k /jjll IVCI L/CIV |y|f l\t>' r Trade Wur*; V^/ I Cod Liver Oil .!I jj? I Malt Extract f v The World reno\vned v j //I Repairer of Weakened lv |/j Constitutions I nil I A The first spoonful of this remarkable I |1\ restorative
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    • 251 8 Shipping BRITISH INDIA S. N. Co., Ltd APCAR LINE PENANG AND CALCUTTA. The Conipatr, s Stea; "GREGORY APCAR.' Otons, J.E. Drake, Conimani.ltr. will be despatched for the above ports on S day. 13th June, at 1 p.m. She has excellent accommodation for first and second class panwng For rates of
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    • 745 8 Shipping M. M. MESSAGES! E!S MARITIMES MAIL LINE China, Japan, Ceylon, Djibouti, Egypt and Marseilles HOMEWARD v UTW A RD 1914 1914 Polynt-sUn Jane 21 Atlantique June 21 V. it laCiotat July 0 Amazone July 5 Chili July M Paul Lecat July 19 Atlantique Aug 3 Cocdillere Aug 2 Auiazone
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    • 554 8 Shipping N.D.L. Norddeatscher Lloyd, Bremen IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE. The fast and well known mall steamers of j thin Company sail fortnightly from Bremen, j Hamburg via Rotterdam, Antwerp, Southamp- j ton, Gibraltar, Genoa, Naples, (connecting Marseilles. Naph^, Alexandria and vice veisa) Port Said, Suez, Aden, Colombo, Penang Singapore, Hongkong,
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    • 137 8 Shipping STEAM NAVIGATION CO^ For China, Japar Australia, India, A Mediterranean P c and Lon CoaHt. Torriac Ports MAIL i From Singapor Colombo v w Himali (And F< INTERMEDIATi SEP\ I For Egypt, Mar .'ommodatioL I P&K (And Fortnl^ above dat«> 1 Wireless Telegraphy fitted on a Sloan NOTICE di
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    • 431 9 Shipping foyo Kisen Kaisha •ORIENTAL S. S. Co.) w Route Via China, Japan, Honolulu and San Fran points in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Europe. .irbine LtaMtt "BHIN\O MARD", TKNYO teeoa of the Pacific. Equipped with W relo** ToJewraphv .i^ine. TIME TABLE FROM HONGKONG. j Ikon* I one i?
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    • 506 9 SiniPMFI ONLY COMPANY. URCEBT mm m mm PROSPEROUS and PROGRESSIVE THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. HEAD OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32, Old Jewry, EX. The Company has £20.000 deposited with the Snpreine Court of England, and complies with the British Life Assurance Companies Act in evo.v
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    • 422 9 Hamburg America Una Hamburg Uoutsche Bampfschiff-Fahrtsges "Hansa Bremen. COMBINED SERVICE. Ii The Rteauiers of these companies maintain j a regular service net ween Hamburg, Bremen, r Antwerp, Rotterdam and Euidcn, and the i Straits, China and Japan. Homewards, they are despatched fortnightly for Havre and Hamburg and once a month
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    • 558 9 CHARTERED BANK of India Australia and China. INCORPORATED BY ROVH CHARIFR. PAID UP CAPITAL 1 iO o 000 RESERVE FUND Z ll^Z Reserve Liability of Proprietors 20 HEAD OFFICE 88. BTBHOPSGATE, LONDOM, K. C. ACENCIEB AND BRANCHES: Aruntsai Hongkong Penane Bangkok Iloilo Puket Batavia Ipoh Rangoon Bombay Karachi Sair,on Oaicntta
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    • 343 9 FEDEBAL LIFE Assurance Company of Canada. eBtabliBhed 1881. Dikect Government Supervision Government Audit. FoSib^ W RLD WIDE *.it-hEKVE and all outßtanding claims. New Business, 1813, over $9,876,000.00, Oaeb Leans, Settlements, etc, made locally Numerous modern scbe!~ J. H. EYANS, Manager, Bonth Eastern Aeti THE BORNEO Co Ltd. Genera Agenta. Sinfiapor^.
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  • 825 10 To the modern rose grower, though not perhaps to all true lovrvs cf rests, it uii^ht seem almost sacrilege to suggest that what the florists call a double flower is hd anomaly and even, as botanical purists might say, a monstrosity. Vet the wild rose is in
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    • 352 10 w z. /tXyy:;:: L i If Neuralgia, Nervous Breakdown NURSE HALL, c/o Mrs. Bassett, Commercial Place, rt, Portsmouth, Eng., writes: U I was suffering nervous breakdown with Internal Neuralgia, when 1 began a course of Phosferine. After having t ken it for three or four months, 1 felt better than
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    • 118 10 CELESTINS VICHY TABLE WATER. This most celebrated and incomparable table water in o:der to meet the rising demands of the public has been now introduced here in small bottles, being formerly only useJ in large ones. The VICHY WATERS are three in number. Grande Grille Hospital and Celestin's. The two
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    • 213 10 •an.aj«b Another of C. B/s Delicacies BB 685* C. B. OXFORD SAUSAGES n IBM «Mfc~o UNEXCELLED. X— *i Crosse Blackwell guarantee a*, toese and all their other table delicacies to be |S produced under ideal conditions of cleanliness. J« AGENTS FOR LEA A PERKINS' WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE. fT f^ A Good
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  • 1389 11 Issued by FRASER Co,, Exchange and Share Brokers, June 11. Cap. iHHOR. Paid. r,*eT Div Roykis. Sellers. 85.000 2s as Allagar 7}% 15 1 11 800,0(0 £1 £1 Anglo-Java 2 10J 3 7 150,000 28 2r Anglo-Malay 44% int 8 6 9 3 50,000 2b 2h Patang
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  • 64 11 (Cobbbctbd up TO June 11). Bank 4m s 14 316 N demand 2-3 31-32 Private credits 8 m/i 2-4 11-82 credits 6m 3.4! Francs demand Bank 293$ Germany, demand 288 India, T. T. 174. Hongkong, demand iri% Yokohama, demand 114 Java, demand 141 Bangkok, demand 66 7- 16 Sovebeignb,
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  • 149 11 TuDe 11. Tin 100 tons sold IT; Gambiet buyers 6.40 Gambler Cube No. 1 10.26 Gambier Cube No. 2 8.00 Pepper Black ordin. S'poM buyers 18.2.* Pepper, IWhite fair) buyers 84.50 Nutmegs (.110 to the Ik.) 24.00 Nutmegs (80 to the lb.) 25 0C Mace (Banda) 90.00 Cloves (Amboina)
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 128 11 Buhner's Sparkling Cider. mnteed to be the pure Juice of the apple only) IS SUPPLIED TO:T HE HOUSE OF COMMONS. HOTELS Savoy. Romano'S. Euston. Cecil. Almond's. Gt. Central. Gtaridges. Hyde Parke. Gt. Western. Carlton. Piccadilly. Oe Vere. Rjtz. Curzon. Berkeley. Etc., Etc., Etc. CLUBS Travellers'. Jr. Athenaeum. Naval Military. Carlton.
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    • 62 11 Time-balls on Fort Canning and Mount Faber drop daily at 1 p.m., Singapore standard time, corresponding to 6 am. Greenwich mea time. The time-gun is lired at 12 o'clock noon, indicating Singapore standard time, on every day excepting Sunday, when it is lired at one o'clock. Two Special Lines in
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    • 12 11 lor Children's Hacking Cough a: j Wood?,' Great Peppermint Cure. lh. t
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  • Page 11 Miscellaneous
    • 891 11 VESSELS IN PORT. Flag and Tons Command Fiolu Aru For Wheß Sea Belle F.M.S. 400 Abmat P. s ham, 6-6 PJ| Kelan' Bteamori Nat. Tonnage 4 Master From Consignee* Foi Alting Dut 704 Oosterhuis B Deli, JO 6 Ships Agency B l>eli n Baron Erskine Brit 3505 Talker Miiko. WM
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  • 657 12 KIDNAPPED BY AUNTIE." CCRIOI'S STORY OF A BABY BARGAIN. The Claims of Chihsue Ancestry. Ancestor worship, a search for a hus band, and a supposititious bargain about a baby all had to do with a case heard by Mr A. V. Brown, district judge, yesterday, in which au elderly Cantonese
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  • 130 12 Declaration of Dividen The net profit of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha for the half-year ending March 31st last amounted to Yen 3,766,788, including V'en 181, *91 surplus brought over. This sum it is proposed to dispose o! as follows Yen Reserve 144,344 Reserve for extension of
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  • 73 12 The B. A. T. Company's tobacco factory at Mukden was destroyed by fire on 26th May. the damage being 9500,000. Opium is now $10 per ounce in North Kiangsu. It used to sell for less than two cents an ounce and the crop was worth several millions. Prince Maghaven (son
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  • 422 12 The Political X vlkii>oscope. The re shaping of the constitution is nearing completion, aud is assuming a form very different to that which the republican leaders were inclined to give it in the first flush of their refonniug enthusiasm. Its form, however, is in accord with the
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  • 507 12 While we are not disposed to endorse iv their entirety the views expressed in the article ou the Straits Turf which we repro duced from the Singapore morning paper on page 8 of yesterday's issue, we are inclined to think that there is something in tbe
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  • 188 12 The older generation of Siam residents will learn of the death of Mr E. W. Stringer with sincere regret. It was only in 1907 that he wsis promoted from Consul iv Chiengmni to Consul General in Mexico City, but even Sf;ven years make a very considerable
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  • 144 12 The Thongwa left the Wharves yester- i day afternoon for Rangoon and Calcutta. The Seang Choon left Rangoon yester- day aud tuny be expected here on the 17th idem with rice for discharge. The 11. A. L. steamer Silesia left Pen- ang yesterday and may be expected here
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    • 546 12 SELANGOB SKY MEETING. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Juue 11. The entries for the Selangor Turf Club' sky meeting are as follows. rmsi day. -ilvia. Silverlight, Flappei Tweedledum, B*. Patrick, Sunrise. Run Two. Lucky Jack. Capri, Whit Hope, Phonograph. K\(K< Thht.k, Fi\i vnij Six. Polestai Silvia, Stella, Silverlight, Joi
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    • 248 12 RUBBER. THE JACKSON RUBBER CURING ANn DRYING APPARATUS now needs no puffing. It has steadily woi> treme front. L Estates using this system are able to ship their rubbr from latex and get better prices in London than th< Orders now come to estate managers from their Lr ship as
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