The Straits Times, 10 May 1909

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    13 1 The Straits Times. NO. 22.955 SINGAPORE. MONDAY. MAY 10. 1909. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      344 1 FOR THE RACES A BEAUTIFUL SELECTION OF THE VERY LATEST SHAPES IN Ladies' Trimmed Hats. JUST ARRIVED. t^ FINE MODELS. Races I Races I KATZ BROTHERS, Ltd. Raffles £A& Hotel Special Dinner Tuesday, May 11. Thursday, May 13. Saturday, May 18. SARKIES-BROTHEKS, Proprietors. NOTICE. IN THE ***** OF ZtOHARIAH HOSKEN
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      293 1 NOTICE. IN THE ***** OF VAVENA BEGUNOER. (DECEABEO). Notice is hereby given that all creditors and other persons having any claims or demands upon or against the estate of I Vavena Secunder, deceased, late of No. 194 j Telok Ayer Street, Singapore, who died on j the 6th day of
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      135 1 HARIMA HALL Cinematograph, North Bridge Road. To-Night at 9.30. Jealous Husband. Cupid's Four Darts. Mr. Absent mind. You Must not Play with my Feelings. BTRIN6 ORGHEBTRA. COOL HOWE. K. HARIMA, Sole Proprietor. THE Empire Hotel, KUALA LUMPUR. F.M.B. A New First-class Hotel. Fitted with Electric Light and tans. Five minutes
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      334 1 sBinoeulars Afield glasses OF EXCEPTIONALLY HIGH-POWER AND CLEM DEFINITION, w ni/iiu jg iPnb J^hTl New Model islJiH Ittji*ff HIH "ZEISS FIELD GLASSES. |B ||H fH Tbe Power and Field Telescope H A iv tlie com P asB oi an Opera Glaas. I^p^^AT^9 l* OBJ WTIV AWTMW j "ZEIBB FIELD GLABB
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    RUBBER NOTES.
    1026 2 PUNTING PROGRESS IN MALAY STATES. Excellent General Outlook. Mr. J. B. Harrop, Manager of Danlop Estate, wag recently interviewed in Hongkong and in toe course of its report the C. Morning Post says In view of the importance of tbe rubber industry and of its special relationship to
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      339 2 ft spi nails Sanalene (SUPERSEDES PAINT AND VAKNISHES). 1 Foi Use on Railway Carriages, Ships' Saloons and Public Buildings Where th s ENAMEL is used no varnish is required.' A splendid wall covering for Hospitals and Public Buildings. In "SNOW WHITE" it gives a sanitary hard wearing glossy surface impermeable
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      386 2 BABY IN AGONY FOR MONTHS Torturing Eczema Covered Head, Face, Neck, and Arms— Parents were in Despair, Fearing His Death or Lifelong Suffering— Condition was Pitiful— Baffled Treatment CURED IN THREE DAYS BY CUTICURA OINTMENT "Mr little son's eoswma started whim b* waa saven weeks old, hia bead. ,<jt-v face,
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      33 2 A CURE FOR BOWEL TROUBLE. No matter how severe an attack of diarrhoea may be, Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy never failss to give relief. For sale by all Dispensaries and dealers.
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      606 2 A CELEBRATED BEAUTY Head Pains, Gout, Lassitude ReaH rs su for themselves that those in a position to pick and chaost— wht.ner they are Royal Personages, popular celebrities, experienced doctors, nurses, athletes, &c. without exception unhesitatingly select Phosterine as the one ertain remedy for all nervous disorders. All these distinguished
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      172 2 The Straits Times, MB The Straits Budget. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Payable la Advance. Daily issue per year 180.00 per quarter yjo do per month 3.60 do pet copy 10 Weekly issue per year I*oo do per'qoarter BUM do per copy f* When sent by port, there U added for the daily
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    SCIENCE NOTES.
    1178 3 PARIS, THE FUTURE MECCA FOR GOOD ASTRONOMERS. Mapping tbe Heavens. Paris is to be the Me-wa of all good astronomers on April 19, says a home contemporary, when the permanent committee of the Astrographic Congress meets to report progress on the most gigantic astronomical task that has ever
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    A ROYAL CARRIAGE.
    250 3 Magnificent Saloon Constructed for the Queen. A -ew special carriage has been constructed at the North Western Works at York for the use of the Qui jn and Princess Victoria on the East Coast route. It is the companion carriage to the one constructed for the King
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    Lord Dalmeny's Marriage.
    171 3 One of the most brilliant social (unctions of the year was the wedding, on April IS, of Lord Dalmeny, elder son of the Earl of Rosebery, and Miss Dorothy Orosvenor, younger daughter of Lord Henry Grosvenor, and cousin of the Duke of Westminister. A large and distinguished
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      656 3 Howarth Erskine, Ltd. CIVIL, MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS, IRON AND BRASS FOUNDERS, Boiler Makers, Bridge Builders and General Contractors. Steam, Gas and Oil Engines for all pn-poseß. Boile 8 and Pumps for every use. Light Railway Rolling Stock and Railway Implements. Rails, Tipping Wagons and Sleepers. Winches, Cranes and Steel
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      286 3 PURE MILK FOR BABIES, The "Allenburys" Milk Foods ape the nearest approaoh to maternal milk that science has yet achieved They provide when used as directed, a complete diet for infants promote vigorous health and growth make firm flesh and strong bones and are so graduated as to give the
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      125 3 Japanese Grass Matting. THE BEST Fop the FLOORING In the Trot>ics. IN ROLLS OF 4O YDS. (36 INCHES WIDTH) AND In a Variety of PATTERNS AND COLOURINGS. G. OTOMUNE AND CO. H. ABRAMS, HOME REPOBITOHY, 6 ORCHARD BOAD. Just landed ex s.s. Darius, 8 very select Horses and Cobs, read}
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      198 3 CHARLEB *-*3b <^Law^~ HEIDSIECKS *XW§\ White Seal f Champagne. j|^ MILK AOKSrt M Behn, Meyer AOo Ld A; j^L Singapore and Penanq. DEPOT. pIK Singapore, W&ESA lean I > ]mAI JOH LlTftl to., Ltd L ■■■I^-J Mmmrnrm. O. J. KEtMUIf A 00. bmm ro oftmr tholr swrfces as AGENTS IN
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      722 4 STEAMER BAIUNBB. P. 6. STEAM NAVIGATION CO. For China, Japan, Penang, Ceylon, Australia. India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Porta, Plymouth and London. Through Bills of Ladiog iaaued tor China Coast Perjian Gulf, Continental, and Amerioan Port". Steameri will leave Singapore on or about. MAIL LINE. Outward (for China) Delhi May 21
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      607 4 3TEAHEBB SAILING. OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO., LTD. AND CHINA MUTUAL BTEAM NAY. CB. LTD. The Oompaniea' ateamen are deapaohed from Liverpool outwards for the Strait., China and Japan every week and from Japan homewards for London, Amsterdam and Antwerp every fortnight for Qenoa, Marseille, and Liverpool and toe Marseilles, Havre
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      600 4 BTEAHER BAIUNBB. APCAR LINE OF STEAMERS. Tan undermentioned mail ateamen ot the above Line maintain a regular awilus between OslenMa and Japan, calling at Penang, Singe pore, Hongkong and Shanghai aa raats PLHT. Tons *t- -Jatab- 8,800 J.Q. Ounn i.s. -GaaooßTAroAß" 4,600 8. H. Bauna i.s. M Abbatoob Ajcab" 4,800
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      261 4 BTEMIER BAIUNBB. C. P. R. Canadian Paoiflo Railway Company Royal Mail St.amshlp Lino. THB BATIONAL HIGHWAY TO KUROPB WU CHINA JAPAN. CANADA aad taa UNITED B'xATEB. Boat, tram Hoagkaag, sia Shanghai, Nagasaki, (Inland Sea oljapan,, Kobe, Yoioh.ro., Victoria aad Vancouver, R.M.R "Bansßß or Ibma" 1 Twin wrew .tea R.M.& "Kavsaas
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      636 4 STEAMER SAILIMS. HAMBURG AMERIKA LINE. HAMBURG. The rtaemara of thla Oompaay maintain a regular service between Hamburg, Bremen, Antwerp, and flnMartam, aad tha Strait*, China sad Japsa. Homewards, they are despatohed fortnightly tor Han* sad Hamburg and onoe a month tor Bremerhaveu direot, celling at Penang aad Colombo. Taking oargo
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      794 4 BTEAIER BAILIIHB. N. D. L. NORDOEUTSCHER LLOYD. Imperial (lerman Mall Line. The fast and well-known mail ateamen ol this Company sail fortnighty from Bremen, Hamburg, via Rotterdam, Antwerp, Soathamp ton, Gibraltar, Genoa, Naples (connection Msneillß*. Naples, Alexandria, and vice vena) Port Said, Suez, Aden, Colombo, Penang. Singapore, Hongkong Shanghai, Nagasaki
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    THE MONEY MARKET.
    705 5 Rise in Silver Favourable to the Straits. Messrs. Samuel Montagu and Co. write as follow*, under date April 16 Austria continued in the market (or bar cold and secured the bulk of the .£680,000 disposable, although there was Home oompetition foi Kranre, owing to the (all in
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    Police Intelligence.
    178 5 For breaking into the house of Soona Navena Alma Kaman Clietty, 28 Upper Hokien Street, one Lui Kwong was sentenced to six muntlia' rigorous imprisonment, at the' district court, this morning. Sappiah 1'illay. a bill collector in the employ of Messrs. Kelly and Walsh, Ltd., was sentenced to
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    Ricksha and Gharry Strike.
    124 5 Strikes in the F. M. S. seem to be infectious, ■ays the Malay Mail. No sooner has the carters' strike in Kuala Lumpur come to an end than a strike of gharry drivers and rickshapullers takes place in Kuala Kubu. The strike in Kimla Kubu is
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    GRAVESIDE TRAGEDY.
    342 5 Pilot Commits Suicide in Shanghai Cemetery. one of the most sensational suicided which it has been oar painful lot to record (or many years past occurred on April 29 when Capt. Alexander Sievwright Wilson, one of the best known of the Yangteze River pilots, ended his life with
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    Arrival of Passengers.
    176 5 Per steamer Ocean*, May 7.— From London Rev. W. H. Williams from Marseilles i Mr. S. R. Atkins, Rev. A. P. Crotton, Mr. L. Letis from Bombay Mr. R. H. Karian. Per steamer Perak, May 8.— From Telnk Ans, hi Mr. and Mrs. Mornee, Messrs. M. A.
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    Steamer's Long Voyage.
    66 5 The steamship Tremont, well-known in Chin* waters, and which was purchased by the American Government to take the place of tha Panama Railroad's liner Finance, ran down by the Georgic last Thanksgiving, has arrived at New York irom Seattle, 14,400 miles, having made only one stop, which
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    Japan as Shipbuilding Rival.
    113 5 In an interesting article in the May number of the Pall Mall Magazine, Lord Pine, the chairman of Harland and Wolff, remark* that in shipbuilding we have in Japan a competitor as serious as, if not more serious than, Germany. The .lapenene. he points out, have
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    SHIPPING IN PORT.
    1283 5 Under thii heading the following abbrerialions are nsed str.— steamer ah ship bq. barque sch.— aohoooer Tot. Yacht Crn. Cruiser. G'bt.— Uunbuat Tor.— Torpedo H.p.~ Hone-power Brit. British U.S.— United State* Fob.— Freuch Qer.— German Dot. Dutch Itel. Italian Span. Spanish Bar.— Sarawak O.o.— General- aargo; d.p
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    Vessels at Tanjong Pagar and Keppel Harbour.
    90 5 WhirvM at which VomcU art Berthed To- Day. TANJONG PAQAK. Bast Whiu Bisqi— Banka. East W. SaonoM 1— Romphiua Saonoii No. 1 (Sanaa Wsiar)— Nil. Sbotioh S— TessU. t— KutSang. m 4— 8 phie Kickmers I— Hebe. 6 Biogora, Maohaon. 7— Marudu. a
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    Mails Close.
    81 5 ToMonow *r»w»k R.uf Sarawak 8 a.m. 'ataai vim port i Ruby 9 am. laigon Sard 11 m Bwetteuh&m, Penang Rotorua 1 p.m. I'kong, Shnngh»i, J»p»u Kul Sang 2 p.m. •en»ng and Deli Hebe 8 p.m. f oar and Malacoa Lady Weld I p.m. 'ort Swettebam via ports Penan/
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    Mails to Arrive.
    124 5 Prom Eurpoe By the N.D.D. steamer Laetzow, das May 16. B 1. 1 taamer Tarbba, dne May 18. M M. ateamer Sydney, dne May IT. From China M. M. steamer Tonkin, doe May 17. Time Tat Left Singapore Ur 99 N.DL. .pril 1 B I. .pril 5
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    Clearances.
    110 5 May 8 iDdrasamae, Brit >tr, Boatoo, N.w York Zweena, Brit atr, Bamarang via ports Q. Q. Meijer, Dnt str, Mantok and Palembaog Fraya, Nor atr. Baagkok Fiume Ger atr, Saigon Ranee, Oerstr, Deli and Asahan Valantyn, Dot utr, Paneh Stettia, Brit str, Msnila Meteor, Bus atr, Colombo, Fort Said,
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    Finance & Commerce.
    227 5 Finance Commerce. EXCHANGE. Sdkufom, Mat 10, 1800. On London— Bank 4 m/a 2/4} Demand 2/8J Private 8 m/a 2/4| do 8 m/a 2/4* On Qtrmany— Bank d/d 287 Private 8 m/a 241 do 8 m/a 248 On Frano*- Bank d/d 202 Private 8 m/a 200 do 0 m/a 200 On
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      DEBENTURES.
      49 5 Howarth Erakine 6% 800,000 1% prem. Riley, Hargroaves 6% 284,000 1% prem. Spore Electric Tramways Co., Ltd. 6% 860,000 nominal Straits Engineering Syndicate, Ltd. 6% 46,000 par. Singapore Munieipaltt% 400,000 20%p.n0w 6% 1,478,000 7%pr«m. *i% 1,600,000 a% pram. 003,900 6% diao. Tanjoog Pag»r Dock Board 6% 1,060,000 par.
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      MINING.
      265 5 Oaptial 4 Paid >■ Siaui I9BUID Company Quotatiom» Lam DIVIDIHD I (800,000 1800,000 •600,000 10 10 10 10 10 10 7,600 Belat Tin Mining Co., Ltd. 7.76 Broang, Ltd. 6.60 Bruoeh Hydraulio T. M. Co., Ltd.(l) 7.60 Doff Development Co., Ltd. 6.36 Kanaboi, Ltd. 1.26 Kinta Tin Mines, Ltd.
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      RUBBER.
      406 5 £150,000 •200,000 £80,000 £80,000 1 1 10 10 1 1 260 l 17/6 10 1 1 1 10/--1 17/6 10 1 1 1 1 1 12/6 T 7 10/- 7,400 i 6.260 10,000 6,000 Anglo-Malay Rubber Co., Ltd. contributory... Balnownio Rubber Estate Ltd. (6k.. Batn Caves Rubber Co., Ltd
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      GENERAL.
      260 5 U) t% debentures.— {b) subscribed by employees.— (c) part paid shares. B4*uBbs.— and boons 21 per cent tor year ended 81/12/08.— f and 6/ bonus.— Bncbvis. Figures after names of companies i adicate that they bold reserves as follows (1) •26,000, (3) 110,000, (8) £8,000, (4) £4,878, (6) 126,000,
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      190 5 DAY BY DAY. Monday, May io. High Water, 1.49 p.m. S. R. E. (V.) Shoot, Balestier, 2.80. Chinese Prayer Meet., Hok Im Koan, 7.80. Ward Comedy Co., 9. Alhambra Cinematograph. Harima Cinomatograph. MarlborouKh Cinematograph. Tuesday, May 1 1. High Water, 0.57 a.m., 2.50 p.m. Singapore Races, First Day. Chinese Prayer
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  • Obituary
    DEATH.
    26 6 Mai'L/k.v—At Kildare, Swettenham Road, Taiping, on the morning of May 4, Violet Annie (Birdie), the much loved wife of L. J. Butler Madden, of Taiping.
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    The Straits Times. PRICE 10 CENTS MONDAY, MAY 10. TREASURY TYRANNY.
    1279 6 The Straits Times. PRICE 10 CENTS MONDAY, MAY 10. TREASURY TYRANNY. We have commented occasionally on the drastic control that is exercised by the British Treasury over the expenditure of that country. Quite recently the old-stand-ing grievance of men who now being curtly overruled by some understrapper who does not
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    10 6 Wireless telegraphy has been installed at the Palace Hotel, Shanghai.
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    14 6 Special race dinners are being served at Raffle's Hotel on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
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    17 6 The number of people who emigrated from tbe German Empire, last year, was the lowest on record.
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    14 6 Quarantine restrictions against the port of Jeddah on account of plague are now withdrawn.
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    18 6 The Electric Light Parade called for the S. R. E. (v) for to-morrow (Tuesday) evening has been cancelled.
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    22 6 A private of the Malay States Guides was drowned at Pulau Jerejak. He was knocked into the sea during a sudden squall.
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    21 6 It is estimated that India takes annually from Australia 7,000 horses. At the minimum estimate of £45 each, this means £815,000.
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    31 6 The number of Chinese immigrants arrived at Singapore since the beginning of the year to the end of April 1 was 61,568 as against 68,465 in the corresponding period of 1906.
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    36 6 The Ipoh paper hears that Mr. T. M. Clarke, the Ipoh registrar of vehicles, has appealed to the Supreme Court for a revision of the sentence lately imposed on him by the magistrate in Batu Gajah.
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    46 6 The Bank of Formosa, which has branches in Hongkong, Fooohow, Swatow, Amoy, Shanghai and Singapore, now proposes, says the Tokio correspondent of the N.-C. Daily News, to establish branches in Canton and Bangkok and to increase its capital to ten million yen from five million yen.
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    54 6 On April 27, the P. and O. steamer Nubia whilst proceeding from Woosung to Shanghai, grounded on the outer bar. All efforts to get her off were futile, but it is expected that she will float off uninjured with the high tide. The Vubia was relieving the Oriental, which .asel
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    50 6 111-treatment towards the Chinese in South Africa by natives and foreigners alike have been the subject of many communications between the British Minister at Peking and the Waiwupu recently. It is stated that Great Britain will exclude all Chinese in Africa, in order to keep up the relations with China.
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    59 6 There recently reached London a record consignment of 100,000 live quails, sent from Alexandria by the Egyptian Quail Syndicate —the largest importers of these birds. Six Arabs looked after the birds on the journey from Egypt, providing them with food and water twice a day. Probably the majority of them
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    66 6 A correspondent asks if it is reasonable to expect the tenant of a house which has a private water service, to make good the damage done to this service under the roadway and beyond his control. Heavy traction engines pass over the part of the road between the stop-cock and
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    65 6 A great missionary exhibition, is to be held by the Church Missionary Society in the Agricultural Hall, London, next month under the general title of Africa and the East. The chief features of the exhibition will include an African village, with native craftsmen (from Voruda i at work, a Chinese
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    61 6 A revenue officer who had been convicted by Mr. Howard and sentenced to a month's imprisonment, for obstructing a Tanjong Pagar dock policeman, appealed for a revision of the case on Saturday, but Mr. Justice Seroombe Smith decided that the magistrate had sufficient evidence before him to convict, and dismissed
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    80 6 Two privates at the Soldiers' Club, Cairo, were discussing the different stations they had served in. The Scotsman just returned from Khartoum, stated that it was so hot up there that the flies couldn't live the heat of the sun burned the wings off them. Oh that's nothing I replied
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    90 6 The fourth World's Convention of the Society of Christian Endeavour will be held at Agra, iiulia, beginning on November 20, and continuing for five days. A special steamer, the Arabic, has been chartered lo take the American delegates, several hundreds in number. They will leave New York, on October 16,
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    111 6 The rubber planters in West Java met at Bandong on April 26, under the presidency of Me Bingley to discuss their mutual interests. It was decided to establish a rubber -growers' association and the enrolment on the spot showed that forty members had joined. The association is domiciled at Bandong.
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    111 6 An ordinance just passed in Java which oomes into force on Jnne 1, next, falls heavily upon Chinese secret societies in Netherlands India. A fine of one hundred guilders or three months' rigorous imprisonment is tbe penalty on every Chinaman found in possession of secret society documents or emblems, or
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    359 6 Mr. C. E. Spooner is making most satisfactory progress. King Edward and Queen Alexandra have recently visited Mount Vesuvius. Mr. E. T. Bethell, proprietor and editor of the Korea Daily News, had died from heart failure. Messrs. G. H. Anderson, .1. A. Hunter and T. More, planters
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    The Pratas.
    90 6 Now that theso islands have attracted considerable notice it is interesting to learn that they are not to be allowed to return to their former obscurity. It is reported that the Viceroy of the Two Kwang Provinces has appointed officials to proceed to the Pratas in order to
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    Raid in Shanghai Alhambra.
    87 6 Six members of the Shanghai municipal police force, acting under instructions of the Shanghai municipal council, have raided the Albambra, an alleged gambling house outside the Settlement limit. It is alleged that the raid has been made without the authority of the Consul concerned and that
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    Bandmann Opera Company.
    107 6 Mr. J. F. Young, the advance agent for the Randmann Opera Co., received a telegram from Penang, IMi morning, announcing that another change in the dates fixed for their season at Singapore had been rendered necessary. Instead of opening at the Victoria Theatre as announced the company
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    Tbe Rev. F. B. Meyer.
    126 6 The Rev. F. B. Meyer, 8.A., minister of Christ Church, Westminster Bridge Road, Lambeth, London, who is on a six months' mission tour under the auspices of tbo Keswick Convention, arrived in Penang by tbe P. A O. mail steamer Oceana on sth inst. Hu
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    The Sultan of Tringganu.
    128 6 The Sultan of Tringganu, with a consider able suite of followers, arrived in Singapore yesterday, from Khio, where he has for some time been on a visit. Though the Sultan may, incidentally make an appearance at the races, it is quite probable that his visit to
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      80 6 CIGARETTES. "Three Castles" MAGNUMS. A large hand-made Cigarette manufactured from the highest grades of Bright Virginia Tobacco. In 60s Patent Air tight Tins. Obtainable from all first-class Tobacconists. Prir^^" £>£> r^pntc per I I Iww- ww wwl ICO tin. I Rain Coafs FOR. THE I RACES Made to order in
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      181 6 ALHAMBRA To-Hlght! This Programme. NEW PICTURE* 2nd Show, at 0.30 p.m. 1. Overture. 2. The Invisible Thief. 8. BOSTOCK'S DANGEROUS ANIMALS Daring operation on an Arizona Rattle-Snake. 4. A Jealous Husband. 5. Film dArt: THE FEAR. 6. William's Suicide. 7. Launching of the Man of-War Voltaire." 8. You must lot
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    HAMID'S TREASURES.
    80 7 HAMID' S TREASURES. REMARKABLE DISCOVERIES AT YILDIZ KIOSK. Cartloads of very Compromising Correspondence. 'RlCTlR's TiLIOBAIl! London, May 10. The newspapers are publishing Arabian-Night-like accounts of the treasures discovered at Yildiz Kiosk. These inolude carpets and tapestries, ancient and modern arms, and many rare birds and animals. Cartloads of compromising correspondence
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    Trouble in Asia Minor.
    63 7 TURKEY GIVES ASSURANCES OF REFORM. Intervention Declared Unnecessary. |DlB OSTASLATISUHS LLOTD TbLBOBIM! Berlin, May 8. Turkey has assured the Diplomatic representatives of tbe Powers that Asia Minor is quieter, and that it is her intention to restore order. Forty battalions have been mobilised for the purpose.
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    JAPAN AND AMERICA.
    56 7 Cordial Interchange of Courtesies at San Francisco. [RauTM's TbuojumJ London, May 10. Admiral Ijichi, who is now at San Francisco in command of Japanese warships, has entertained 700 San Francisco notables, and also tbe Governor of California. A number of military and naval officers and other officials
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    CROSS CHANNEL FERRY.
    56 7 Mr. Winston Churchill Gives the Scheme Support. [Rbctbh's Tblsoram| London, May 9. Mr. Winston Churchill has promised a deputation that he will do all in his power to advance tbe sohemo for a Dover to Calais train ferry. He suggested that a conference should be held for
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    KING EDWARD'S RETURN.
    43 7 Official Assurance of Improved Health. iRBUTBR'S TBLBOBAM.] London, May 9. King Edward has arrived at Dover on the conclusion of his Mediterranean trip. London, May 10. It is officially stated that King Edward's health has greatly benefitted by liis holiday.
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    JAPANESE LOANS.
    52 7 Subscribed Ten Times Over. IRIDTBR'9 TsLBORAM London, May 8. A loan of £80,000 sterling has been issued for the city of Nagaya, Japan. The price of issue was 95 J. London, May 10. The Nagaya loan has boon over subscribed tenfold at one and a half per cent,
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    HONGKONG APPEAL CASE.
    38 7 Privy Council Upholds Laihing Judgment. 1 Riotbb's TuaoiAxs] London. May 8. The Privy Council has refused a new trial in the caso of the Laihing firm of Hongkong. Costs have born refused to either side.
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    RUSSIAN NAVAL VOTE.
    42 7 [Dm Ostasutisohi Llotd Tiliokam! Berlin, May 9. The passing of the naval vote by the Dam* Is confidently expected. Members of the General Staff of the Army, who were against the vote, are yielding to avoid a ministerial crisis.
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    FRENCH POSTAL TROUBLES.
    33 7 [Dm Ostasiatucu Llotd Tiuubam| Berlin, May 9. A Court of Disoipline held at Paris baa ordered the dismissal of seven postal officials who have been prominent in the recent agitations.
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    AN OPIUM APPEAL.
    468 7 A Reduction in Heavy Penalty Inflicted. Before Mr. Justice Seroombe Smith, to-day, Mr. Harris conducted the appeal of K. Aloans and A. Curris against a conviction by Mr. Howard for having imported 871 tahils of opium contained otherwise than in an original unbroken chest, they having been
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    WARD COMEDY COMPANY.
    293 7 Farewell Performance to Crowded Theatre. The Ward Comedy Co. terminated their season in Singapore on Saturday and, yesterday morning, left by the steamer Charon for Australia, their first performance being at Perth on the 29th instant The vaudeville and dramatic programme presented on Saturday was exceptionally bright,
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    Sandycroft Rubber Co. Ltd.
    53 7 Mr. A. Lowther Kemp, secretary, advises us that the manager of this company reports as follows: Rubber crop harvested during April 8742 lbs. dry. Corresponding month last year nil. Total for first three months of financial year 8,888 lbs. dry. Total for corresponding peaiod last year
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    China's Military Preparations.
    43 7 The board of military affairs at Peking has ordered nineteen Krupp guns from Germany. They are to be seat to China by the Siberian railway. It is proposed to change all the old guns in the forts throughout the Empire.
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    Presentation to Mr. Kassim.
    143 7 Saturday night was a presentation night at the Wayang Kassim, the popular proprietor, Mr. 8. Kassim, being the recipient of a cap from the members of the Subordinate Civil Service Association under whose patronage the wayang were' performing that evening. Special seats were* assigned to the
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    14 7 The Straits Times will be published shortly after noon, to-morrow, Thursday and Saturday. I
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    Imperial Funeral.
    443 7 IMPRESSIVE PROCESSION AT PEKING. Foreign Ambassadors Present. On the 1st instant, the funeral of the Emperor Kwong Hsu took place. It started early in the morning from the Koon Tak Palace, says a Pekng wire. The imperial bodyguard and the imperial attendants and the cavalry took precedence in
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    AN UNSAVOURY CASE.
    445 7 Application for Hearing in Camera Refused. There was an interesting Jewish case before the fourth magistrate, this morning, which brought about thirty of that race to the court. Mr. Isaac Ezekiel Elias, a well-known member of the Jewish community, prosecuted Miss Rachael Bekor on a charge of
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    British Cruiser Ashore.
    73 7 H. M. S. Kinsha left some days ago to assist H. M. S. Bramble which was aground at Sunday Island, says thelohang correspondent of the N. C Daily News, writing on April 20.Before the Kinsha reached the place, the Bramble had been refloated. The Kinsha returned to
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    Storm at Ipoh.
    607 7 EUROPEAN RESIDENCE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. Marvellous Escape of the Inmates. The thunderstorm which burst over Ipob, last night, was of great severity, and on all aides is doolared to be the worst Ipoh has experienced for some years, says the Times of Malaya of the 1 lth
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    PAGEANT OF BACHELORS.
    232 7 Ladies Give Party to Prospective Husbands. The wind of matrimony is blowing over Belgium. Th« maidens of the village Ecauswinos, in the province of Haiaaut, issue a cordial invitation to all available bachelors in the world to come and seek a wife among them on Whit Monday,
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    Tin in Perak.
    38 7 The following statement of the export of tin from Perak for April, which is liable to correction hag been forwarded by the Secretariat, Taiping: Slock tin 9515.78 piculs. Tin ore '27,346.60 piculs. puty 1325,204.66 Ota.
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    Let off Lightly.
    128 7 A well-known Ceylonese contractor named Mntukumaro was the complainant in a case before the second magistrate, on Saturday, the accused being a youthful cousin named Kandiah, charged with theft of clothing and jewellery, valued at $141.60, from the contractor. Mr. Yarborough defended the erring youth, who said
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    THE LATE MR. WHORWELL.
    492 7 Coroner's Inquest at Ipoh into Tragic Death. We reproduce the following from the Times of Malaya of .Uio'.6th inst/:— The inquiry into the circumstances relating to the tragic death on Friday last of Mr. Ernest Whorwell, aged 82, late job manager of the Times of Malaya
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    HOSPITAL MILK.
    269 7 Maximum Penalty Inflicted for Adulteration. The cue against the manager of the Straits Cattle Trading Co., who was charged with supplying the Tan Tock Seng Hospital with milk adulterated with water and buffalo milk, was continued before the fourth magistrate, on Saturday. Mr. Thunder for the prosecution having
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    Borneo Stamp Frauds.
    135 7 Charged with frauds in connection with the sale of stamps purporting to be used for postage and revenue purposes in British North Borneo, John Stewart Lowden, a stamp dealer, of VilliorH- Street, Strand, and Henry Hanner, a stamp dealer, of PrestonRoad r Westeliff-on-Sea, were remanded at Bow
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    Singapore-Johore Robber Co., Ltd.
    51 7 Singapore -Johore Robber Co., Ltd. Mr. A. Lowther Kemp, secretary of the above company advises us that the manager reports as follows Rubber crop harvested during April, 1,9881b5. dry. Corresponding month last year, nil. Total for first four months of 1909 6,1171 b?. dry. Total for corresponding period last year
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    Railway Contract for Local Firm.
    81 7 The contract foe the erection of eleven mild steel bridges and one large break-down cr&ne for the Fokien Railway has been awarded to Messrs. Howartb, Erskine, Ltd., Hongkong, the firm which erected Holt's godowns at Kowloon and is at present engaged on the steel framework
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    CHINA'S RAIL WAYLOANS
    96 7 RENEWAL OF BANKING GROUP NEGOTIATIONS. Expectations of a Compromise. [RbUTBR's TSLIORAII.I London, May 10. A Berlin telegram says it is semiofficially reported there that negotiations in connection with the Canton-Hankow railway loan question, and for settlement thereof, will be resumed in a few days. It is proposed
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    German Socialists.
    67 7 FOUR BERLIN REPRESENTATIVES UNSEATED. Effect of an Antiquated Law. [Raima's Tslbqbam] London, May 8. A Committee of the Prussian Diet has invalidated, oa technical grounds, the election of four oat of six Socialists who were elected as representatives of Berlin, in June last year. These Socialists were the
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    SIR ROBERT HART INVITED TO RETURN.
    43 7 IRsotih's Tslboram| London, May 8. Sir Robert Hart, formerly Inspector (ioneral of Customs, has boon invited to return to China by the Chinese Government. Ho has not yet decided what reply he will make to the invitation.
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    THE CONDITON OF BRITISH TRADE.
    29 7 [Rictir's TilioramI London, May 9. The British Imports Tor April were £49,193,978, an increase of £-2,099,967. The Exports were £29,958,468, a decrease of £1,746,880.
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    A FRENCH CANARD.
    53 7 Kaiser not Plotting Against Russian Premier. |I)ir Ostasiatisohb Llotd Tslsohahl Berlin, May 9. French statements that Germany is working against M. Stolypin, the Russian Prime Minister, and that the Emperor William is going to 3t. Petersburg in connection therewith, are contradicted in the Kolnisohe Zeitung which describes
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    TURKEY AND GERMANY.
    43 7 Emphatic Denial of an Amazing Report. [Dir Ostasiatuohi Llotd Tilb(»«am| Berlin, May 8. The Grand Vizier of Turkey declares that the alleged exchange of letters between the Kaiser and ex- Sultan Hamid has no foundation. The story has been invented.
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    AUSTRALIAN CRICKET.
    27 7 Opening Match Victory for the Visitors. |R«DT»E'a TilmkamJ London, May 10. The Australian's in (heir opening match beat Notts by an innings and six runs.
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    PRINCE KUNI.
    21 7 [Dm 0»i*8uti»ub» Llotd 1iimui| Berlin, May 8. Prince Kuni of Japan is the Rnest of Krupps, the gan builders.
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    GERMAN DUKE'S DEATH.
    16 7 |D»b Omuutinu Llotd TmmbamI BerUo, May 9. The Duke of Sohleswig-Holsteia is dead.
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    KAISER AT MALTA.
    22 7 I Dim Ostasiatisohi Lloid TiLioua Berlin, May 0. The Emperor and EmpreM of Germany wiU be at Malta tomorrow.
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    Extradition of Fugitive Criminals.
    67 7 The Waiwnpu is negotiating with the British Minister for a modification of the law relating to the extradition of fugitive criminals between Canton and Hongkong. A tolagram has been despatched to HE. Chang Jen-chun, Viceroy of Canton, to avail himself of the opportunity of the revision
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      Notes in General.
      328 8 Mr. H. M. Tibbey hu woo the Oolf Con •elation Cap at Shanghai. America's oldest jockey, James Gibbons, has died at the ripe age of 100. The six-year-old gelding Master Delavel bas been purchased in Auckland by an Indian buyer for 700 guineas. The DoncMter Handio&p winner,
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      Cricket.
      498 8 S. R. C. 1. v. S. C. C. I. On the Singapore Recreation Clab ground, on Saturday, the home club's first XI. played a cricket match against the first eleven of the 8. C. C. The results follow 8.RC.L E. Galistan b Eddis 0 O. James o sob b
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      Rifle-Shooting.
      25 8 The following is the result ol the S. R. E. (V) monthly shoot Lieut. Kent 88—5-88 Corp. Porteous 78 KV-88 Sapper Dodery 76+ 6^-81
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      Swimming.
      46 8 Jackson- Miller Cup. The following were the results for the Jackson-Miller, 150 yards, Cap at the Swimmine Club, yesterday 1, R O. Cuscaden, 2, G. Wald 8 sees., 3, B. Lloyd 12 sees., and 4, F. P. Harris 14 sees. Time, 1 min. 63 seas.
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      Golf.
      227 8 Selanffor Oolf Club. The following scores were returned for the Ladies' May medal Keppel Oolf Club. The results of competition by Medal Play (or the President's prise on Saturday and Sunday was as follows The first sixteen are qualified for later stages of the competition, Messrs Murray and Barrett
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    Association Football.
    172 8 Malaya Association Championship. The Post Office team and the Arab Peranakan Club eleven played off their tin in the above competition, at Beach Road, on Saturday, and the contest was keen. la the first half there was no score though the Arabs had slightly the better of play.
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    The Turf.
    282 8 Tod Sloane's Licence. Atuont; the spectators at the recently decided international Roller Skating Championship ai Olympia was Tod Sloane. In a brief chat with a pressman, the talented jockey said that he frequently met prominent turfites who expressed the hope that he would soon be granted his licence
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    A Good Cup of Tea.
    198 8 Cowper's cups that cheer, but not inebriate," minus the muffins and crumpets and other toothsome edibles, the memory of which brings tears to the eyee, are universally disposed of in Singapore, but bow often is it that we can say we have enjoyed a really
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    NOTES FROM MALACCA.
    681 8 Busy Times at the Ancient Town and Fort. (*ROM UCB UWN UORB«9POND«NT.) Malacca, May 0. The weekly shoot of the Ladies' Rifle Club took place at the miniature range on Toesday and Friday and resulted as follows Hiss McKenzie 88 Mrs. Howell 82 Mrs. Williams M Miss
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    SALVAGE BY UNEMPLOYED ?
    156 8 SALVAGE BY UNEMPLOYED Offer to Recover Wrecked Liner's Cargo. A strong westerly wind has caused a heavy He* on the Goodwin Sanda, and the wrecked Liverpool liner Mahratta has sustained farther damage. A novel offer was made, on April 12, to the Dover unemployed with the view of salving as
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    Fathol Munir Club.
    162 8 To celebrate the anniversary of their club, the members of the Fathol Munir Club gave a dinner and musical entertainment on Saturday night. The club house, which was tastefully decorated with evergreens and bantings for the occasion, presented quite a gay appearance. A large number of members
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  • Correspondence.
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      More Puzzling.
      85 8 To the Editor of the Strait* Times. Sir,— In reply to your reader in the name of a Puzzler, I advise him to work ont the pnzzle referred to in your paper of the 8th inst. as follows: Write down the figures 1, 2, 8, etc. to 18
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      Chap Ji Kee.
      86 8 To the Editor of the Strrits Times. Sir, —With reference to the complaint nade by a Son of a Gambling Mother re gambling of Chap Ji Kee ir your issue of the fth instant, I concur in his views. I would isk Son of a Gambling Mother
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      305 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,—While not a few will extend some sympathy to the San of a Gambling Mother," and the many sufferers of the 'females of the poor hard-working clerks, who waste their sons'and husbands'" Gajeeo" InCbapJee Kee gambling," it U worth remembering, in dealing with
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    Cinematographs.
    259 8 A crowded house witnessed the exceptionally good programme which was put -on at the Alhambra cinematograph on Saturday night, threw films dart figuring among the items. The first was a new one entitled The Fear, a sensational picture of crime, remorse and fear, capitally produced, and the others were
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      219 8 Local Shipping News. The N. D. L. steamer Loosock arrived from Hoihow with 1,182 passengers, yesterday. Messrs. Wee Bin and Co.'s steamer Teresa arrived from the Sangir Islands and Bali, last night, with thirteen passengers, a general cargo and 289 pigs. Tne captain of tbe Dutch steamer Japara, which arrived
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      649 8 $100 CASH FOR A "BRINSMEAD" and 18 payments of $22 each. THE ROBINSON PIANO COMPANY, LD. HOW TO SLEEP. French Medical Experts Give Divergent Opinions. The Paris Matin has been making inquiries with a view to finding out the best way to sleep. It really does not matter, so long
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      350 8 MARLBOROUGH Cinematograph, BEACH ROAD. BECOND BHOW. AT 930 P.M. 1. The Little Conjurer. 2. Cauchemar et dou* Reves. 8. Tenants' Revenge. 4. AU for a Necklace. 6. Father Mllon— Film d'Art. 6. At the Zoological Gardens, London. *7. Mohamedans at Home. *8. The ViUage Fiddler. a. The Black Ball-Film d
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    VESSELS EXPECTED.
    658 9 Name, port, probable date of arrival, and name of Agents. STBAMBRS. Urlie, Bvdney Jane IS Bonstead ban, Colombo, Jane 17 P. A O. Coy Mutate, Bomb*. May Borneo Ooy tatyanax. Liverpool, May 15 W. Mansfield trratoon Apoar, Calcutta, May 17 P. Simons A. Bebic, Marseilles, Jane 14 M.
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      264 9 SLEDGE MILK. Sweetened. Gondwa***. Prmmmrvmd with mil Its Cream. RETAIL PRICE: a q r- f\ per case of 48 90.0U nominal 1 Ib. tins. Obtainable from ANN LOCK CO. GUAN CHIN HONG. CHENG A CO. YONG LBE SENG. YONG HOA SENG. TIANG ENG. GHEE SOON k CO. KWONG NAM SENG.
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      426 9 STEAMER SAILINGS. N.Y.K. JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP CO.LTD. Two regular servioes are maintained between JAPAN and EUROPE by the Company's well-known TWIN-SCREW STEAMERS, under Hail Contract with the Imperial Japanese Government, specially designed tor the Company's European Servioe, lighted throughout by Electricity, provided with excellent accommodation tor First and Second Class
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      1052 9 TENDERS for REVENUE FARMS. Tenders are invited for the leaso of Revenue Farms in the State of North Borneo trom the 1st January, 1010, as set out hereinder. REVENUE FARMS IN THE STATE OF NORTH BORNEO. 1. In making arrangements for the leasing ■A the Farms for the next Farm
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      133 9 Schedule A. The Opium Proclamation No. 16 of 1901 M amend*] by No. 7 of 1004. The Liquors Proclamation No. 17 of 1901. The Pawnbrokers Proclamation No. 14 of 1902 as amended by No. 1 of 1903, and No. 8 of 1906. The Gambling Proclamation No. 8 of 1891. M9
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      569 9 STEAMER SAILINGS. INDOCHINA STEAM NAV.CO..LTD. Tn stnanmra of tbia Company maintain regular direot Mirtoa between Oaloutta, Straits, Hongkong, Shanghai and Japan, taking oargo oa through Billi of Lading tor Canton, Swatow, Amoy, Ohefoo, Tientsin, Newohwang, ¥angtit« Forts, Formosa, the Philippines, *o., 4o. Steamer* Tom Commander Kotbum 4,8M R. O. D.
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      133 9 Singapore Tide Table. (Faoti Mat 10 to Mat 16.) HIGH WATER LOW WATER Time jH'ghtj Time H'ght May hra. min. tt. in. hn.min. ft. Int. MmmA F°M m 8 9 7.10 am 0.S t™.»., 11 057 8 7 »-«8«"» 0.6 w ,ii 1« pm 8.1 8.84 am 1.1 W'!ce8day12 4i2
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    Selma Lagerlof.
    860 10 AIMS OF SWEDEN'S GREATEST WOMAN POET. Her Optimistic Philosophy. Sweden has produced two women of genius in our day Ellen Key and Selma Lagerlof says Current Literature. The first is a sociologist, the second an artist. TLe one lives in Berlin, preaching a subversive gospel that the world
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    President Taft Breaks Another Chair.
    111 10 President Taft is reported in the American papers to have broken another chair. It may be remembered that a chair collapsed under bis weight when he paid his first visit to Hongkong, and one of special strength was accordingly made for his use. The chair
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      613 10 BANKING COMPANIESCHARTERED BANK OF INDIA. AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. IBOORPORATiSD BY BOYAL OHABTEB. raid up Capital In 60,000 Shares of atlOeaeh £1.100,000 Baeervs Fußd iJ'Si'SS Beetrr* LUbUlty of Proprietor. £1.100,000 BARKERS. Bank of England. Rational Bank of Boo.land. Tie Umdon City Midland Bask, Ltd. BINOAPORE BBAHOH. Current Aooonnt* an opened and
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      472 10 BANKING COMPANIES* HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. paid-up capital 115,000,000 seserve fund Sterling Re*err, JW.000,0001 M>MO|M o SUver Beserve •14,500,000/ Beserv* Liability of Proprietor* 118.000,000 COURT OP DIRECTORS Hon. Mr. W. J. Oreeson, Chairman. H. E. Tomkin*, Bsq., Deputy Chairman. 8.0. Barrett, Esq. O. R. Len«mann, E*q J. W. Bandow.Baoj.
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      472 10 INSURANCE Companies. UANOASHIRB INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED. ROW ■nUMBD IS 188 ROYAL INSURANCE CO., FIRE ft LIFE. INVESTED FUNDS «U,400,000 roWEIiL <t Oc.—Atmti. COMMERCIAL UNION ASSURANCE OOMPANY, LIMITED FIRE, LIFE, MARINE, ACCIDENT, GUARANTEE. ASSETS ezeeed 117,000,000. W. A.BIMB, 1878 Manager, Eottara Branch. NORWICH UNION FIRE INSURANCE SOCIETY OF NORWICH A LONDON.
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      64 10 REUEF FROM RHEUMATIC PAINB. The great pain relieving power of Chamberlain's Pain Balm is clearly shown in oases oi sciatica and inflammatory rheumatism, both of which are extremely painful, but one application of this liniment gives relief and enables the sufferer to sleep, which in many instances be has not
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      245 10 SALES BY AUCTION. MJCTIOR.MLE OF A CINEMATOGRAPH MACHINE AND ACCESSORIES, At Powell and Co.'* Bale-room, On Wtdnetday, May IS, at 11 a.m. Now on view. Powell Co., 925 Auctioneers. AUCTION SALE OF (GOVERNMENT UNSERVICEABLE STORES, At the Public Works Department's Store, Kand'ang Kerbau, On Friday, May 14, at 830 p.m.
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    AUTOMOBILISM.
    1132 11 THE EFFECT OF SPEED LIMITS ON SPEED. Definition of a Chassis. I see that the same old bogey is beiLg raised in controversy by the opponents of the request for the removal of the speed limit, which we have seen for many a day now, and which the Lalf
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    HARD LINES.
    114 11 Got to Pay for What He Doesn't Want. Mr. Garland of Hawa, Gopeng Road, Ipoh, asked the Kinta Sanitary Board to exempt him from water rate on the ground that he had bis own well supply. It was decided to reply that such exemption cannot be granted, as
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    Race of Bigger Men.
    238 11 A race of men bigger and more efficient physically then any known in the history of the world is being developed in America, according to satistics just published by the Universities of Harvard and Yale. It is a race of college students, who by careful training
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    Baronet and Rector.
    95 11 Among the wills of well-known people recently proved is that of a baronet-clergyman Rev. Sir George H. Cornewall, of Mocas Court, Hereford who was rector of Mocas for over forty years, and who left estate of the value of £162,641. The deceased baronet on the one side
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      522 12 Scale of Charges. PREPAID ADVERTISEMENTS.— MisceIIaneous Wants ot Every Description, Houses, Land, etc., to let, are inserted at the following rates One Insertion $1.20 per inch. Two 2 00 Three 2.80 Six 6.20 Nine 6.40 Twelve 7.12 Twenty- five 10.00 (Each subsequent month »5 per inch.) The above rate is
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      460 12 ARTICLEB FOR SALE. Kimi-rom Umm, »tw»l—rtln— |U0 Br ttaa task, ss* Baals «t Chat** RUBBER STUMPS FOR SALE Good Bobber Stomps, 10 months old. Apply Manafisr, Linogi Plantations, Ltd., Beremban. FOR BALE. The Hulk Tanearville," as she now lies off Polo Samboe. For further particulars, apply to The Asiatic Petroleum
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      538 12 TO BE LET OR SOLO. ■axb -teat Umm, m» m twe l—rtln. n J» ~T llll|l BUNftftLOW TO LET. A fine bungalow, No. 18- a, Mount Elisabeth Road, immediate entry. Apply Guggino A Co. uSOI HOUSES TO BE LET. Commodious terrace houses in Wilkie Road to be let Rent 126.
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      557 12 TO BE LET OR SOLD. Katm !-Fo«r v— m»mtr mnrmnm* f\JM OFFIOE TO BE LET. Offloe on seoond float of. No. 7, DaMsri Road. Apply to Guthrte and Co.. Ltd, laW OFFIIE 80D0WN TO BE LET. With Immediate entry No. 7, Malaeoa Street. Applj to GOTHBIB A 00., LTD. BFFttES
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      778 12 SINGAPORE RUBBER WORKS. Netherlands Gutta Perch a Co., Ltd. Motor-tyres retreaded at Moderate Prices. All kinds of India Rubber Articles, .Sheets, VALVES, Rings, TYRES, HOSES (Suction, Steam, Hydraulic), Gardenhoses, Tubes, ENDLESS BELTS, FLOOR-TILES, MATTING, EBONITE and Hard Rubber Articles, Bicycle Tyres. Works Offices: Passir Panjang, Singapore. Sola Agents i MESSRS.
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      429 12 ■iSCELLANEOUS NOTICES fUw-l.t Month, tio per inch. Satrnquit monUu, St. For shorter partoda Ml Bo*l* of ChArfM. BOARD AND LODGING. *Atm i-row Umm, o— ot two 1—«■»»—, tIM Bff MoW laoh tti BosU < of Chmti. BOARD AND RESIDENCE For single gentleman or married couple. Apply 21, Sophia Road. 806
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