The Straits Times, 30 May 1911

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  • 13 1 The Straits Times. NO. 23.578 SINGAPORE. TUESDAY. MAY 30. 1911. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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    • 266 1 WATSON'S No. XO Whisky THE BEST i THE MOTO-REVE Jbigdtweigdt Motor (Byele 2i H.P. TWIN-CYLINDER MODEL. Weight, approx., 98 lbs. A lightweight twin-cylinder motor-cycle, having all the advantages of a heavy S^^slfc77/^ machine without the weight, encumbrance, i *£^;j and noise, difficulty to start and control \V *a^' ii^^^^" in
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    • 58 1 OLIVER Special fjk jM and fyy Estate HA Accounts. No. S. Foolscap" takes paper 9" wide S2IO Brief takes paper 13^" wide $230 Policy" takes paper 18" wide $240 Special takes paper 24" wide $320 Special takes paper 30" wide $370 No. c. Foolscap $240 "Brief" |260 "Policy" $270 REBUILT
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    • 180 1 POBINSON AND COMPANY. t-"" V^^^^^w I It /r I I n^A BEST QUALITY AIL-WOOL BUNTING DECORATIVE MATERIALS FOR THE FLAGS UNMOUNTED COTTON FiASS CORONATION. ?li' Uaal0 g T^n d EBch to™ Price 1O cent, per Yard. 'H No. 51 Size 17 xl 5 in;. 1* etc $1.00 JJ;JJ „68 27x21
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    • 11 1 DDMINY GO. CHAMPAGNE ADAMSON. GILFILLAN AMD CO., LTD SOLI AOIKTB. a
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  • 887 2 ORGANISING THE KINGS FETE FOR HILDREN. 200 Miles of Garlands. (in-at progross lian been made with the arrangements for the King's Coronation fete for 100,000 London schoolboys and girls on June 80 at the Crystal Palace. After a mooting of the committee which is organibin<> the fete a
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  • 85 2 The news that Mr. Charles Wertheimer's collection is to be sold will make the mouths of connoisseurs water all the world over. An enormous sum, half a million at least, will change hands. Of the pictures the gem is probably the portrait of the Duchess of Cumberland, which was apparently
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    • 120 2 M i /f\ v V HjjX I c>(a^BwSfliHß^S BBaSSSST*^^^ 1 iL^L^Lvx^ ta^Ll L^aml V I\r >^^J^l f^Bt VANA' TONIC WINE THE IDEAL INVIGORATOR FOR BODY, NERVE AND BRAIN The vitalising effect of its bloocU enriching constituents becomes evident after the first few doses. Appetite is restored, digestion is aided, strength
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    • 56 2 Try It Once. Now is the time to act rid of your rheumatism. You will find Chamberlain's Pain Halm wonderfully effective. It is also an excellent liniment for lame back, stiffness and soreness of the muscles; sprains and bruises. One application will convince yon of its merits. Try it. For
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    • 409 2 Or««U#t aR T—tca C^^ Tt A K«a»a<i tii aOlana J CRUSHED FOOD. Tr» It and Ton Will ka IrtUfM. I. K. BELILIOS beg« to inform the public that his Factory for preparing Crushed Food, at No. 1, Belilioi Road, is now opened. Price of a bag of Crushed Food, 1
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    • 294 2 lifebuoy Soap is invaluable gCjm\ fection, and its regular /<^ff3| |i /f ffS^± CLEANS, PURIFIES, WW«fßriß W-M AM) DISINKECTS. fZnib*^^^^rEl Manufactured by th« f^~~^~Z^^^^^9^B^B^L aatt Proprietor, of Saallfht Soap. l^^a».wJ~"^^^r^^^B IB NECKLACES DIAMONDS AND COLOURED PRECIOUS STONES. We are exhibiting at our sale rooms a collection of the above in
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  • 573 3 AN EASTER SUNDAY AFFAIR AT LODZ. Three Mtn Defy Army of Police A fifjlit witli Anarchists wliirli in-.-iirrfd at l.i»l/ (Poland) on Easter Siuulay WH nlim st an exact counterpart of the Siilncv -t. ulftiir in 1.i .in 1n... Tbe police ascrt in iuul the fumnotorious criminals had
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  • 148 3 Through the energy of a few well wishers the funds of that excellent institution, the London School of Tropical Medicine, have recently received some augmentation. These contributions will, it is hoped, further tinsuccess which has attended the efforts of the staff and teachers. An ever-increasing
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  • 69 3 It is repotted, says a Tokio wire of Mny 17. that changes are impending in tin- management of the Imperial Bank of Japan. l'lt-iili l.t Baron Mattmo will retire from office, and Vice- President Baron Takaha»hi is expected to succeed him, while Mr. Mi/iiiiiiu lii. the
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  • 66 3 There- had been eight positive cases of plague in Sourabaya up to May Ml Conditions in Malang are about the same. The cholera in Itatavia is getting a little worse. Hats arc being caught in large numbers throughout Java. In Batavia. since the port was declared infected, about 800,000 had
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  • 50 3 Solomon Abrahams, aged fourteen, who gave evidence in the Houndsditch trial, caused the court to rock with laughter by his reply to counsel, who asked You are a pretty intelligent boy, aren't you?" Abrahams, whose head could just be seen above the witness-box, retorted Well, self-praise is no recommendation, sir."
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    • 396 3 •REMOVE ALL BLOOD IMPURITIES. BUILDUP YOUR HEALTH with I KSSENOE o« FLUID extract op RED JAMAICA I^-^"^ Pronounced by the WCWtsT MEDICAL MmWWTIM the most •JSSISt TORPID LIVER, DEBILITY, ERUPTIONS, RHEUMATISM, OBSTINATE SKIN DISEASES, &c. RESTORES THE WEAK, REVIVES THE DEPRESSED WILKINSONS SARSAPARILLA HAS A WORLD-WIDE REPUTATION for over THREE-QUARTERS
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    • 43 3 Croup Can Be Prevented. \Vlit-u given as soon as the croupy cough appearo Chamberlain's Cough Remedy will ward off an attack of croup and prevent all danger and cause of anxiety. Thousands of mothers use it successfully. Sold by all Dispensaries and Dealers.
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    • 305 3 A.W. Tully HAS OPENED A BOCK ON THE ENGLISH DERBY. Prices at the Office. 13, the: arcade 26 5 v Turf Commission Agent, 10, THE ARCADE, SINGAPORE. BOOK OPEN ON THE ENGLISH DERBY Run Wednesday, May 31. Tel. "Facility, Singapore.' Phone 1201 29-5 815 Singapore Naturalists' Stores TAXIDERMISTS. BIRDS OF
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    • 403 3 tLSft Sozodoivt Mtjg^ggHJQl So«K people complain of the expense of a good denhD^^^Qj Irtee. SOZODONT is borh good and economical. P^(lo^llte(JwD (My a sttlc is wanted. It lasfs. It keeps the teeth I i~> j^ I ■•d rets ltw rom he corrosion of farrai fcfQ^-^AM^iIW b ri>e nktst dentifrice one
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    • 602 1 STEAMER SAILINGS. P" O STEAM NAVIGATION CB. FOR CHINA, JAPAN, PENANQ, CEYLON, AUSTRALIA, INDIA, ADEN, EGYPT, MEDITERRANEAN, PORTS, PLYMOUTH AND LONDON. Through Bills of Lading issued for China Coast, Persian Gulf, Continental, and American Ports. Steamers will leave Singapore on or about 'MAIL LINES Outward {/or China.) 1911 I Pevanha
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    • 567 1 STEAMER SAILINGS. N. Y. K. JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP CO,, LTD. EUROPEAN LINE. A Fortnightly servioe is maintained between Yokohama via ports to Marseilles, London and Antwerp, under mail contract with the Imperial Japanese Government. The New Twin-screw Steamers maintaining this servioe have been specially designed and constructed, and are fittod
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    • 890 1 STEAMER SAILINGS. Canadian Pacific Railway Co.'s Royal Mall Steamship Line. THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TO EUROPE Vu China, Japan, Canada and thb Unhid Stats*. Roate from Hongkong, via Shanghai, Nagasaki (Inland Sea ot Japan), Kobe, Yokohama, Victoria and Vancouver. R.M.S. "Empress ot India" j Twin screw R.M.8. Empress of Japan" I
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    • 512 1 STEAMER SAILINGS. HAMBURG AMERIKA LINE. HAMBURG. AMD DEUTSCHE DAMPFSCHIFF FAHRTSGES. "HAMSA BREMEN Combined Servioe. The steamers of these Companies maintain a regular servioe between Hamburg Bremon Antwerp, and Rotterdam, and the Straits, China and Japan. Homewards, they are despatched tortnightly for Havre and Hamburg and once a month for Bremerhaven
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    • 603 1 STEAMER SAILINGS. N. D. L. Rorddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen. IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE. The fast and well-known mail steamers ot this Company sail fortnightly from Bremen. Hamburg, via Rotterdam, Antwerp, Southampton, Gibraltar Oenoa, Naples (conneoiing Marseilles, N plae, Alexandria, and vioe versa) Port Said, Suez, Aden. Colombo, Ponang, Singapore, Hongkong, Shanghai,
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  • 140 5 FIXTURES. Tuesday, May 30. High Water, 0.8 p.m., 11.17 p m. Wednesday, May 31. High Water, 0.66 p.m. Darby Day. Thursday, June 1. Hinh Water, 0.1 a.m., 1.4H p.m. P. and homeward mail due. Sandvcroft K ibber Co., noon. The Follier, Victoria Theatre, 9 p.m. Priday, June
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  • 233 5 To-day. Tort Swcttenharu Poh Ann 3 pm Port Dickeon Carlyle 8 pm Batu Pabat Hong Wan 3pm Siak.liengkalis, Paneh, Aeahan and Deli V der Parra 3 pm t'unanf> and Colombo Mishima Mam Bpm Malacca and Muar Lady Weld 4pm I ulaii Laut Chunsan; 4 pm Manila, Hongkong
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  • 134 5 The P. and O. homuward mail steamer lievanba having left Hongkong at 6 p.m. on Saturday, the 27th instant, may be expected to arrive here on Thursday, the Ist proximo, st 6 a.m. The P. and O outward mail steamer Arcadia having loft Colombo at S p.m.
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  • 293 5 Latest Arrivals. lirouwor, Dut. str. f75 tons, Capt llobrna, May 29. From Djambie, May 27. (i.e. and d.p. Ships Agency. Ltd. For Tongkal, May 81. Roads. Kinta, Brit, str, 500 tons, Captain Daly, May 29. From Telok Anson, May 27. (i.e. and 212 d.p. Straits Steamship Coy. Ltd.
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  • 100 5 Wharves at which Vessels are Berthed To- Day. TANJONG PAGAR. Bast Weuf Basin Nil. Bast W, Section No. I—Fuh1 Fuh Wo, Vienna. Shkbrs Wharf— Giang Ann. Main W. Sect. No. 2— Ayulhia, Japan. B— Nil 4— Catherine Apcar 6 Matartm. 6 Protesilaos, Gorgon.
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  • 90 5 Arrivals. I 'or steamer I'racbatipok, May '29 From Bangkok via ports: Mr. and Mrs. A. K. Wood, Miss Wood, Messrs. (Gardner, Mr. Tan Peck Tian and Kienninger Per steamer Lama, May 29. —From I'enaog via ports: Mrs. W. Jack, Mrs. Mower, Mrs. Forbes, Messre. Speiecr, Marot, Alkalate,
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  • 88 5 r uliim iug upon the annual mano-uvrcs at Gibraltar, comments have again been made by the press as to the depleted state of the garrison, and it is asked how the Navy gained their points, especially regarding the di-striict.ii hi of the wirelesH station and the capture of the northfront
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  • 241 5 Finance Commerce. EXCHANQI. Singapore, May CO, 1911. On London— Bank 4 m/s 2/4} Demand 2/4 Private 8 m/s 2/4 JJ do 8 m/s 2/4 1 On Germany Bank d/d 288) Private 8 m/s 242} On France Bank d/d 294 j Private 8 m/s 299 On India -Bank T. T. 174|
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  • TO-DAY'S STOCKS AND SHARES.
    • 160 5 Value 10 10 BeUt Tin 10 10 Bruang 10 10 Brnseh Hyd. 10 10 Kanaboi £1 £1 KintaTin £1 £1 KledangTin 10 10 Koantan Tin £1 £1 Lafaat Mines 10 10 Malacca Tin 5/. 6/- Pahang Conaol £1 £1 PengkAlen £1 £1 Posing Bahrn £1 £1 Posing Lama 10
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    • 571 5 laane 3 Value Bayers. Seller*. 3/- 3/. Allagar 3/11 4/4x/div 2/- 2/- An^lo-Malay 17/7; 18/10 x/div 2/- 2/- Batana Malaka 2/1 2/4 £1 £1 Batu Cavee 14.0.0 15.0.0 £1 £1 Batu Tig» 4.1.8 4HO £1 £1 Bnkit Kajang 2.1.10; 2.6. 10* £1 £1 BukitLintang 4.0.0 4.10.0 £1 6/- Contributory
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    • 120 5 Value Buyers. Seller* 10 10 Eastern norn Smoltius 10.00 10 7 7.00 £1 41 Eleokrio Tramways 8/8 4/8 10 10 Fraser k Neave 88.00 40.00 LOO Howarth Erskine 45.00 100 7% Prel 91.00 100 100 Kata Bro. Oef. 180 00 140.00 100 100 a a 8% Chid. Pref. nom
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    • 47 5 Buyers Sellers Howarth Erakine 8% 1600,000 par Riley, H»rgre»veß 8% 1384,000 3* Singapore Eleotrio Tram ways 6% £860,000 Spore Municipal 6 $1,878 000 nom. Buyers Seller* Spore Municipal 4|% of 1907 11,800,000 6% 7%pm Spore Municipal 4J% of 1909 $1,000,000 7% B%pm Spore Mamoipal 1602.900 7%dia
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 70 5 sick Headache. Thin distressing ailment results from a disordered condition of the stomach. All that is ueei !i d to effect a cure is a dono or two of Cluuuburlain's Stomach and Liver Tiihlnts. In fact, the attack may be warded off, or greatly lessened in severity, by taking a
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    • 346 5 The Doctor looked 8«<1 as be gazed at the lad, His maoner was grave and uneasy. HU one only chance was a Winter in France, Or a sea trip as fir as Brindisi. The youth with a wink replied, "Ye«, I don't think He had heard of a cheaper medicament.
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    • 498 5 W. E>. &H.O. WILLS'S Sweet Qljestnut THE LATEST CUT PLUB TOBACCO In jib Airtight Tins PRICE PER TIN 9O cents. Obtt3i.ina.bls3 from Messrs. JOHN LITTLE CO., LD. Messrs. ROBINSON COMPANY. JAPANESE LANTERNS FOR Coronation Illuminations. Or. OTO3^TJIsrE <Se COThis is the thing you muil have if you care to use
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    • 99 5 AUCTION SALES Powell and Co. May 80— At saleroom, valuable land and house property, situate at Prinsep St., at '2.80. May 80— At saleroom, valuable town properties, Keng Cheow Street, at 2.80. May 80— At saleroom, freehold land off Coronation Road, at 2.80. May 80— At saleroom, bouse and land
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    • 91 5 June B— At saleroom, unredocmed pledges, at 10. June 7— At saleroom, unredeemed pledgee, at 10. ri. L. Cojrhlan and Co. May 81 At salerooms, piece of land situate in tho district of Tauj.ing Pagtr, at 2.80. May 31 At salerooms, leasehold land together with the houee, known as No.
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  • 1040 6 The Straits Times. TUESDAY, MAY 30. AUSTRALIA'S PROSPECTS. Australia has been having a somewhat curious experiment in the uses of referendum. Two Bills which involved alterations of the constitution were submitted to the vote of the people and both were rejected by majorities of about two to one. It is
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  • 27 6 It is officially notified that the output of Banka tin during the financial year 1910-11 was 270,508 piculs gross, against 261,146 picnl s for the previous year.
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  • 35 6 Mr. A. M. Joseph, a well-known member of the Tamil congregation of the Church of England in Penang, is going on tour for the purpose of raising funds to buy a preaching hall in Penang.
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  • 29 6 A number of officers and men of the Malay States Guides are coming down to Singapore to take part in the forthcoming prize meeting of the Singapore Rifle Association.
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  • 36 6 According to the Locomotief (Samaraug) the Billiton Maatschappij intend to begin with deep mining and have asked for an extension of 35 years for their concession as the work will entail an enormous expenditure of capital.
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  • 30 6 The North China Daily News state* that the recent aviation fatality has resulted in the abandonment of the negotiations entered into by the Chinese Oorernment for the purchase of aeroplanes.
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  • 13 6 As many tires have recently occurred iv Peking suspicions have been aroused that
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  • 17 6 revolutionaries are. at work planning nefarious deeds. Strict measures to combat any unforeseen circumstances hare boen taken.
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  • 34 6 The fifth ordinary geueraf meeting of K&naboi. Ltd., was held in the company's offices, Winchester House, today, under the presidency of Mr. E. Plumpton. A full report of the proceedings will be published to-morrow.
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  • 49 6 There lias been a great outcry at Howrali, states a Calcutta telegram to Ceylon, owing to the action of the Rev. Mr. Ruisdale, who refused to bury.v nurse who had committed suicide. The Daily Nows has a very strong leader on the subject. Mr. Ridsdale refuses to be interviewed.
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  • 50 6 A general meeting of the Eurasian community has been held at Penang to consider what steps should be taken by them to celebrate tho coronation. A sub-committee consisting of Messrs. J. D. Scully, A. Whit. T. J. Lesslar, and S. Pcreira was appointed to submit proposals to a general meeting.
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  • 57 6 A Malay employed as a steersman on the launch Nora was fined 17.1 and costs iv the first magistrate's court to-day for having failed to report tho fact that his child was suffering from small-pox. Defendant himself bore traces of the disease and had evidently been afflicted with it just
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  • 51 6 Messrs. Whiteaway Laidlaw and Co.. Ltd.. are said to have acquired a plot of vacant ground in Bishop Street, Peuang. adjoining Messrs. Riley. Hargreaves and Co.. ou which they propose erecting their own business premises, a similar plan having been followed in Calcutta and other contrcs where they liave important
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  • 59 6 Pity the poor peer Everybody has a go at him. The latest is Sir James Crichton Browne, who said the other day "If the scions of our nobility must needs descend from their pedestals, and seek wives in lower and larger circles than their own, I would recommend to their
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  • 83 6 A meeting of business men at Ipoh has decided to form a Chamber of Commerce for Perak. Mr. Chappcl was elected the first chairman and a provisional committee was appointed, consisting of Messrs. H. F. Nutter, J. H. Tatlock, G. L. Bailey, D. A. Dalziel, A. C. Hynesand F. H.
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  • 97 6 The Federated Engineering Co.. Kuala Lumpur, have served on the Secretary to Resident. Perak, a notice of their intentiou to oppose the application of Martin Huh), of Colombo, for a graut of exclusive privileges, tor Perak, in rospect of an invention for improvements in the manufacture of pyroliguoous acid, generally
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  • 112 6 One of the tire brigade engines got smartly away from the central fire station about six o'clock last evening in answer to a call to a spirit store at the back of a building in Orchard Road, near the railway. The outbreak was caused by the explosion of a cask
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  • 101 6 The Port Dickson flotation was KiibHcribcd fifty times over even, although the banks shut down on subscribers, ten miuutes after openiug time, writes the London correspondent of the Times of Ceylon. The Linggi shareholders, who received one share for every five Linggi shares they held, were not slow to dispose
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  • 120 6 Under the head of tin-mining, the acting ltesident of Perak, in his report on that State for 1910, notes tliat the mines managed by Europeans arc said to have had a fairly successful year. and the prospects are generally good. Chinese mining capitalists do not appear to have shown the
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  • 140 6 Another motor accidout to be recorded. .V senior mail officer of the Pout Office, named Santa Maria, was driving up Fullerton Koad yesterday in a rickslia, intending, to turn in by the throughfare beside tho Master Attendant's Office, when Dr. Chan Sze Pong'R motor-car, driven by its owner, came over
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  • 381 6 Mr. (i. I'upli.y Ims arrived in IVuanK from leave, and Mr. King, of the Tron mry, nonmeA duty in Singapore. liy the Mataram. Miss Lilian King left to-day for Australia, on her way home. vi:i Sydney and the Cape. The funeral of the lato Mr. Lm Client
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  • 68 6 Notice is given of a meetiiig of this com pany to clear the accounts up to December 31, it having been decided that the financial year shall end at that date. As full parti culars about tho position of the eompauj were given at a meeting in
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  • 144 6 Uarmston's circus arrived iv Singapore nu Sunday evening from Katavia. but owing to the lateness of the hour were unable to get across to Johore in time to give the opening performance yesterday. At H.;tO p.m. on Mon day their'special train, drawn by two engines, got away from
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  • 191 6 Messrs. M. ltodewie, hou. secretary of tho Coronation Celebrations Committee, and M W. l'ett, hou. secretary. Coronation Sports*. have now issiutl the programme of the sports to lie held at the Siuga|iorc itocccoursc on Saturday, June 24, commencing at 2.30 p.m. Then- arc eighteen items down for decision,
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  • 159 6 McHMrs. K. \V. Hurkei' ami Co., local aguiitH ol the Lanadron Rubber KsUUh. Limited, have bet'U advised by telegram that of tor making allowance for depreciation, for proportion of management expenses, and for expenditure on the area in tapping, the net profit for the year ended December
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    • 93 6 J-TJST JLTtTITVEIID Jiavana Qigars CLEOPATRAS BOCK CO. VILARINAS HENRY CLAY. PROMINENTES J. S. MURIAS. In Boxes of 26. Sole Agent* Caldbeck, Macgregor Co. LAWSCN'S LIQUEUR Jjk SCOTCH WHISKY. Per case $1 1.26. 0% discount. lUEEffi BOLE: AGENTS: I IMP John Little Co., Ld. IMMEDIATE DELIVERY. «-i«h.p. WOLSELEY oar KELVIN is
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    • 116 6 mi MORE HEW PICTURES REFINED AND UP-TO-DATE TO-NIGHT' TO-NIGHT!! N. 6. (Eleven New Films in Four Days) IS AN ABSOLUTE TREAT AXI> AN EXCELLENT TONIC (AFTER THE WORRIES OF THE DAY). Try a. Dose! To be Taken ALHAMBRA THIS EVENING AND EVHV EVENING TWO 818 SHOWS 7.80 p.m. to 9
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  • 74 7 SULTAN THANKS THE FRENCH OFFICERS. The Future Protective Force. IiKUTKIt's TkLKOKAM. London, May 29. Telegrams from Fez say tliat the Sultan lias received General Moiuier and the principal French officer*, through whom he thanked France for help iv restoring order. Dkr Omtasiatischk Lloyd Tklkurax Berlin, May, 29.
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  • 63 7 SECOND READING PASSED BY THE LORDS. Lord Rosebery's Curt Comment. I.kutik's TmMMAM. 1 ...nil. i. May -."I. Tht House of Lords ha* passed the WMd reading of tin- Parliament Bill without a division Later. Speaking on the Parliament Bill. I. ad RoKebery said that when the Bill
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  • 70 7 Proposed Increase of Building Programme. Dkr Ostasiatiscbf Lloyd Tklkoram. Berlin. May 29. The German Xavy League has met under the presidency of Prince George of Bavaria, and has passed a resolution urging that one more large cruiser should be built each year (ban is provided for iii
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  • 42 7 Cost Estimated at Twenty Million Dollars. Riutkr's Telegram. London, Muy It is estimated that the Mexican civil war cost twenty million dollars. The national cash resources are sixty-two millions, of which sixteen millions arc in the Bank of Kugland
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  • 42 7 I IKK OSTASIATISCHK LlOVI) TkIKi.RAM. Berlin. May 29. Owing to the holidays, the consideration i.t the Consular Courts Bill has been postponed, and tin Small Shares Bill is also held up. but w ill probably be passed in the autumn.
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  • 33 7 DIR OsTASIATIHCHS LLOYD TkLRORAM. Berlin. May 29. (■eiiiiaiiy hus sent a friendly reply to the American proposals with reference to arbi t.-.Uiiui and asks for a copy of the draft hclicmc.
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  • 25 7 Rrctkr's Tklkoram. London, May 30. A Papal Encyclical is issued which veheuieutly condemns the ant i religious acts of tin Portuguese Republic.
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  • 171 7 Rbutek's Tklkoram. London. May W. 'l'h< death of Sir William Gilbert is announced. The at librettist whose fame will ever bo linked with that of Sir Arthur Sullivan, the composer, is thus referred to in Who's Who: (iilbcrt, Sir William Schweuck. Kt. cr. 1907: b. Southampton Street.
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  • 285 7 Substantial Increase of Revenues. A supplement to the V. M. S. Government Gazette, dated May 26, 1911, contains a statement of revenue and expenditure for the year 1910, from which we extract the following figures Revenue Expenditure 1910. 1910. Perak 14,229,798.84 12,060,565.28 Selangor 9,288,845.07 7,881,804.83 NegriSembilau
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  • 585 7 Counsel for Defence Addresses the Court. M« the acting Chief .Justice, Sir Archibald Law, in tlic Supreme Court, this morning, the concluding stages were commenced of the action brought by Mr. Robert Passmore Silby. an engineer, of Shanghai, to recover from Mr. John Uraliam Boyd. broker,
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  • 932 7 INCREASES IN IMPORTS AND EXPORTS. Comments on the Padi Crop The Perak Administration Report for t9lO has just been compiled and issued, by Mr. R. O. Watson, Acting British Resident, and the following are some of the outstanding points in it The revenue for the whole year, from
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  • 23 7 During the absence from Ceylon of the Oovernor at home, Sir Hugh Clifford, the Colonial Secretary, will assume the duties of acting Oovernor.
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  • 119 7 HOWARTH, ERSKINE AND CO.'S CONTRACTS. Circumstances of Mr. John E. Hall's Dismissal. The writer of the following letter expresses himself willing to take all responsibility for the statements" it contains. That alone would not justify its publication, but we feel that it is a matter of grave public
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  • 1979 7 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, 1 have just had au opportunity of reading the report of the proceedings of the above Commission and as my name and connection with Howarth F.rskine were freely mentioned I wonld ask you to give me a little
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  • 124 7 Towards the close of the year tho commission of tho cruiser Ktnt on the Ohina Station will expire in the usual coarse, thus completing her third commission in Chinese waters. The Kent was originally commissioned in October, 1908, for service with the First Cruiser Squadron to which she was attached
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  • 64 7 MONARCHISTS DECLINE TO TAKE PART. Republican Assembly Assured. Rkutrk's Tkuoram. I<ondon. May 29 A Lisbon mut>Hage says there are indications that a great majority of the members returned iv the elections to the constituent Assembly held today will be "affinal Republicans, as the Monarchists have id stained from
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  • 139 7 Rkutkr's Tklrdkam. London, May 30. A New York telegram says that Jack Johnson, the negro prize fighter, haschalleng ed Bombardier Wells to fight cithor in America or England on any date. The last big contest in which Bombardier Wells, late of the Royal Garrison Artillery, took part
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  • 37 7 (From a Malacca Corrksponiiknt.i Malacca, May Ml Information has been received by Malacca Rubber Plantations, Limited, tliat tho pric« of fine Para in London yesterday was 4/1 per lb., value. The market closed dull.
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  • 192 7 An extraordinary general meeting of the Dominion Rubber Company, Ltd., was held at Shanghai, on May 16. when Mr. E. Jcnner Hogg presided. The chairman briefly ex plained that the meeting had been called to confirm resolutions passed at the meeting of the shareholders held in April.
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  • 134 7 The sacred cantata The Holy City will be given in the Presbyterian Church on Thursday. June 8. commencing at 9p. m. The choir will comprise the Misses Aitken, Keasberry, Cook. J. Mackio.-Kellar, Sharp, Brown, van Cuyleuburg, Polglasc aud Lea, Mrs. Husted and Mrs. Craig and Messrs. Macdonald, Frast-r,
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  • 166 7 A notification published iv the F.M.S. Gazette states that in pursuance of the powers vested iv them by section 9 of tho Tamil Immigration Fund Enactment, 191 1 the Immigration Committee, with the approval of His Excellency tho High Commissioner, prescribe the following rates of assessment under
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  • 95 7 The acoountn of tho Shanghai Klcctrits Construction Company for the past year show a profit of X7.584, as compared with a loss to December al, 1909, of .£949. Then* remains a balance of £6,685, which it in proposed to carry forward. The directors state that this improvement has been obtained
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  • SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
    • 24 8 A wrestling championship match has boon arrangnd between Hackonschmidt aud Gotch. The match will take place in Chicago in September next.
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    • 28 8 The second XI of the S.C.C. met a police team in a football match on the Esplanade, lost evening, the Club eleven winning by two f»nal« to one.
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    • 129 8 Oarrison Football League. The inatrhrs in the Oarrison Football l<caguc for the week ending Juno 4, are H. Co. Buffs v. F. Co. Buffs, A. Co. Buffs v. 78 Co. K.G.A., B. Co. Buffs v. 80 Co. R.G.A., C. Co. Buffs v. E. Co. Buffs, 80 Co. R.O.A. v.
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  • 601 8 (FaM Ol'R OWN CoRHKSI'ONDKNT.I Malacca, May 29. The third uniting of Malacca i'lautcrs' Association was hold in the Stadt .'louse on Sunday. The mooting was well attended and BM Hon. K. W. Collins occupinl the <■lia.ii. Mr. H. M. Darby was welcomed back after a short visit home.
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  • 123 8 hum American expert* have arrived in Shanghai on their way U> Haukow to complete the establishment of the extensive pap«r mill recently built by the Chinese Govorniinut. under the direction of Mr. Henry C Marker, also an American. Tho Hankow mill will make paper for currency uses, alho for stamps.
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  • 748 8 Messrs. Samuel Montagu and Co's Weekly Bulletin. Writing from 60, Old Broad Street, E.C., on .May 4, Messrs. Samuel Montagn aud Co. report: Silvkk.- -During April the range of prices for cash silver, though small, was considerably wider than during the preceding mouth —namely, 5; 8, as
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  • 196 8 At the end of his report on Purak for 1910, Mr. Watson, the acting Resident of the State, mokes reference to his predecetiHor's work in the following terms The Resident. Mr. (now Sir) E. W. Birch, left the State on December 6, on three mouths'
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  • 956 8 Prices Quoted in the Market This Morning. Singapore, May 80, 1911. Messrs. Lyall and Evatt, Exchange and Share Brokers, issue the following list of quotations this morning DEBENTURES. •100 Howarth Enkine I*.. 6% par. 100 Riley Hargreaves A Co. Ld. 6% 3 pm. 100 Singapore Municipal 6%
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 13 8 Kor all internal complaints, Dysentery, Coughs, Colds, etc., take Woods' Great Peppermint Core,
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    • 59 8 THIS IB IX! Waterbury's Metabolized COD LIVER OIL COMPOUND JC&. TASTELESS, ODOURLESS. /PjL The latest scientific proparation of COD LIVER MBHB oil D °e» v that is olaim- ed lot it and supersedes r-r«Vaffiii the old-fashioned emulmoDs I i--Ffr whiob upset the stomaoh. l.£=fcfe Highlj reoommended by ggfca the medical
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    • 309 8 E. 40. HOTEL PENAN6 The best and the most frequented Hotel iv the Island, and CRAG HOTEL The only Sanatoria m in the Straits, ABB THB BBAMCHM Of RAFFLES HOTEL, Singapore. SARKIES BROTHERS, Proprietors. n2780 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. LOST OR BTOLEN. A Japanese Poodle answering to the name FIFI and having
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    • 547 8 Raffles Hg| Hotel. SPECIAL DINNER On Saturday, June 3. HARMSTON'S GRAND CIRCUS And Royal Menagerie of Performing Wild Animals, OR AND OPENING NIGHT AT JOHORE. 8 PERFORHINO TIGERS 9 M THE ARENA, amongst those one was presented to Harmston's Circus by H. H. TMI SUITaK OF JOHORE I WEEKS ASO.
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 218 9 Zingessol WASHABLE DISTEMPER Unequalled for interior and exterior work. Ne/er fails to please, once used always used. VARIOUS SHADES KEPT IN STOCK. Prices on Application. Paterson, Simons Co., Ltd. WERE THE PYRAMIDS MADE OF Conolite THE NEW AND INEXPENSIVE FLOORING Absolute Endless Wear. PRICES ON APPLICATION. Paterson, Simons Co., Ltd.
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    • 139 9 RAFFLES-BYTHE-SEA Penan^'i MOST SELECT HOTEL. No connection with any other Hotels of a similar name. EUROPEAN PROPRIETORSHIP. Electric light— fans. Private bathrooms i and verandahs. ROOF GARDEN Private Dining-room*. COMPARISON INVITED as to Cleanliness, Cuisine, Apartments and Term?. Billiards, Tennis, Motor Garage, Stabling. Tola "Rafflbs, Pbnano." Tele 803. THE i
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    • 270 9 STEAMER SAILINGS. INDOCHINA STEAM NAY. CO. LTD. The steamers of this Company maintains t regular direct service between Calcutta, Straits, Hongkong, Shanghai and Japan, taking cargo, on through Bills of Lading for Canton, Swatow, Amoy, Chefoo, Tientsin, N'ewchwanji, Yangtsae Porte. Formoea, the Philippines, etc., etc. Stcamora Tons Commander Kotsano 4,8»5
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    • 288 9 CONTRACTS SECURED For the supply of SLEDGE BRAND MILK TO ALL TUE Government Medical Institutions IN THE Federated Malay States. SOLE IMPORTERS: J. Travers and Sons, Limited. MOTOR LAUNCH FOR SALE. ft Horee Power "Regal" Engine, 2 cylinders, 4-3ycle, Battery ignition when starting. Magneto igtition when running. The hall is
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 513 10 IHBURMCE. j fiREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE CO., LIMITED. Bead Office Winchester House, SINGAPORE. Board of DiMOtorai O A. Dbebick, Esq., Chairman. < A. H. Fair, Esq., Managing Director. Pbtbb Fowlib, m.b., cm., Chief Med. Officer f. M. Elliot, Esq. Rev. N. J. Oouvbecr. Vow Noan Pam, Esq. O«o Soo« Tbb,
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    • 316 10 IHBDRMI6E. HOME LIFE INSURANCE CO.. LTD. OiT China.. Head Office, Sla, Kiangse Rd Shanghai. To the Chinksi Gentlemen or Singapore REMEMBER that it is the CNEXPECT ED that is always happening in all parts of the world The Home Life issues all sorts of policies to suit all sorts of
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    • 528 10 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA. AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. INCORPORATBD BT ROYAL CHARTER Paid up Capital in 80,000 Shares of £20 each 41,200,000 Reserve Fund 41,025,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors... 41,300.000 BANKERS. National Bank of Scotland. The London City Midland Bank, Ltd. SINGAPORE BRANCH. Current Accounts are opened and interest allowed
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    • 572 10 BANKIN6. THE SZE HAI TONB BANKING AND INSURANCE CO., LTD NO. 67 AND 68, KLING STREET. Established 1907. Capital paid up I 1,000,000.« Reserve liability of proprietors 1 ,000,000.(X COURT OF DIRECTORS. 1. Tan Tbce Joon ft, Sim Kia Jam 3. Nam Km Sins 7. Tao Hoo Lai >. Laow
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    • 649 10 BTEAHER BAILINGB. TOYO KISEN KAISHA (Oriental S.S. Co.) and WESTERN PACIFIC RAILWAY CO. The New Route Via China, Japan, Honolulu, and San Francisco to all Points in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Europe. Operating ths Haw 21,000 ton Triple Scraw Turbine Liners "Tanya Maru and Chiyo "sro, ths QiMsnt
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    • 273 10 THE HEAP EN6 MOH LINE OF STEAMERS SINGAPORE TO BATAVIA, CIIERIbCN AND SAMAKANO. Sail Twlos a Wsak. si "Giang Beng," 1.128 tons, Capt. J. Craig. I 88 "Olang Aon," 890 toot, Capt. C. Krniten. at "Zweena," 1,100 tens, Capt. Jamea Shepherd. at "Edendale," 1,118 tons, Capt. A. Dnnlop. They have
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  • 866 11 NOTES AND COMMENTS ON CURRENT TOPICS. Does Metal Tire and Weaken The many unexpected breakages of parts of motors and cycles has, among their users at least, strengthened the theory that metal under continual usage, and particularly when subjected to vibration, crystallises or tires, and. sooner or
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  • 71 11 i i'-.ii papers announce the death of Dr. .1. 11. Da Forest, who has been a missionary in. lapan since 1H74 audalsoof Mr. .7. Morris, who was for many yrars en<{ni;od as an i-li'i ti n-iil engineer by tlie (iovernment of Luian in tlie establishment of the telegraph system when
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  • 45 11 l.nntuuaiit < li'iK i-.il Sir James Wolfe Murray, X.C.8., of the British Army, arrived at Shimuiioscki ou April 26 by the O. S. K. xtciimer from Dairen. The General left Shimonoseki the same day for Korea. He will return to Japan after travelling iv tlio ixninsula.
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 350 11 THOROUGHLY RELIABLE SECOND-HAND CARS FOR SALE. To those desirous of purchasing Cars which we can recommend, we will be glad to give full particulars of those we have in hand. CENTRAL SSSSS LIMITED. Bft^*ij RM J"T decide on your NEWCAK till yon have inspected our STOCK, *J*Jl^ I the FINEST
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    • 12 11 Woods Great Peppermint Cnro {or all internal oomplainU. Dysentery, Coughs, Colds, etc.
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    • 297 11 SINGAPORE COLD STORAGE CO., LTD. (NEAR BNTRANCB to BORNEO WHARF) Telephone 1021 I Sea stocks of all kicda of FROZEN MEATS, etc., can be delivered to Shipping at the Wharves, or in the Singapore Roads, on gbort notice. OFFICE HOURS Week days 7 a.m. to 6 p.m, Sundays 7 a.m.
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    • 101 11 GREEN ISLAND GEMENT CO.. LTD. Portland Cement. In Casks of 375 lbs. net. Drain Pipes, any shape In Bags of 250 lbs. net. Cnitterways Cement Tiles, any pattern. Firebricks, pressed Glased Paving Tiles Paving Bricks Price*, samples and fall particular* will be forwarded on application to A<i >ut W. A.
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 506 12 Raneegunge Glazed Stoneware DRAINPIPES All sizes sleeked. Sole Agents SHARPE, ROSS CO LTD. WANTS. COMPOSITORS WANTED. Wanted, good compositors who are wellop in stone work and general newspaper work. Good salaries given to competent men. Apnly, with recent testimonials, to the Manager, Straits Timos. 17-4 a CLERK WANTED. Wanted, for
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    • 416 12 WANTS. lADY STENOGRAPHER WANTED. Wanted, capable Lady Stenographer by large merchant firm. Apply, stating nationality, to Torry, c/o Straits Times. 6 4 a CHINESF KRANI WANTED. Wanted, Chinese Krani, for Sumatra. Salary about 80 guilders per montb. Apply S., c o Straits Times. 29-5 815 DRAUGHTSMAN WANTED. Wanted, an experienced
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    • 588 12 TO BE LET OB SOLD. OFFIOEB TO LET. With immediate entry, first and second floors, No. Kaffles Quay. Apply Guthrie k Co., Ltd. 1-4 n_ TOUT. Nob. 80 and 55, Robinson Road. Apply Nathan and Son, Change Alley. 15 GODOWNB TO BE LET. Nos. 18, 16, 17, 19 and 21,
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    • 709 12 NOTICES. NOTICE OF CHANGE IN BPELLING OF NAME. I, Gaw Boon Chan, of No. IS, Syed Ali Road, Singapore, Merchant, whose name has heretofore been spelt Go Boen Tjhan, DO HEREBY GIVE PUBLIC NOTICE that od and after the day of the date hereof I shall spell, write and sign
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    • 653 12 NOTICES. MAM KIAT CO. SHIP-CHANDLERS. BtW— t and Municipal Contractor*. Telephone No. 421. 108* 109. Market Street OLD WELLINGTON DINNER. An O. W. Dinner will be held on June 17 next, at Kuala Lumpur, should a sufficient number inform me that they will attend. N. H. DAKEYNE, Ktung Estate, Kuang,
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    • 352 12 BOARD AND LODGING. BOARO MO RESIOENCE. Board and apartments at 11, Dhoby Gbaut, for single gentlemen. Terms moderate. 27 5 v BOARD AND REBIDENCE. Comfortable room with bath room and Verandah attached, nrar town; terms moderate. Apply 108, River Valley Road. 18-8 q BOARO ANO REBIOENCE. Coll lor ;n Mo
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 241 12 Straits V)imes. ADVERTISEMENT RATES.— Misoellanooos wants of every description are inserted at the prepaid rate of II per four lines for one or two insertions. Notices of Births, Marriages, or Deaths, if not exoeoding (oar lines, 11 each insertion. For p.p.c. cards, on page 6, 19. Imcb Scali Ratbs are
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