The Straits Times, 29 May 1913

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    13 1 The Straits Times NO. 24.194 SINGAPORE. THURSDAY. MAY 29. 1913. PRICE 10 CENTS
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      126 1 UIRDO' LOGAN Hall fl JbVB SHCi*l Scotch Whisky, j Established 1749. WE SHALL BE QUITE BEADY ON MONDAY Exceptional Preparations FOR OUR COMING SALE. A rolling stone gathers no moss." Why go farther j On entering KATZ BROTHERS' Drapery Department, you reach the spot where you can gather the combined
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      36 1 SLEDGE MILK IS GESUINE Swiss Milk from cattle grazed on the FAMOUS PASTURES OF TBB BERNESE ALPS. I JjSUHSWffTHIEO IT| E AmVL for: SLEDGE BRAND Unsweetened Condensed or Natural Sterilized. Sole Importers: J. TRAVERS SONS LIMITED.
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      204 1 ROBINSON CO., Complete House Furnishers, Singapore. \*^Sl^? LIBRARY o« OFFICE FURNITURE. flj fitt^a///] i 3flsß I i < i lll Bureau Bookcase. > Hbilljlj Infflivil Pi! f Has Writing bed lined "Gloride" Leather, 18 B^PJBBiiiTrr „l P° rt Upper P art nas adjustable shelves. B m.'. i^ffiEHP^t^3PßTr R222 R222a. R222b.
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      10 1 PILSENER BEER Sol* Af(entl ADAMBON GILFILIAN. MO CO., ITO. |/VVVVVVWVVS/VVS|
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    S.V.C. ORDERS.
    635 2 llv M.V lOH J. A. R. CiLKNXIK, A... Commandant, B.V.C. Singapore, May 27, 1913. 8. T. 0. Balestier Kino Hangc. I:— The S.R.A. annual prize meeting will be continued on Sunday, June 1, 1913. Sunday, Jane 1, at 7 30 a.m., Wantage rapid firing, competition class A. and
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    Developing the Maldives.
    223 2 Too Maldivian Government at last appear I to be realising the possibility of a more proT I porous existence for the islands under their guidance, states the Times of Ceylon of I May 13. Following on the decision of the I Sultan to educate his heir in
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      249 2 Invigorates Nourishes Sustains Body, Brain and Nerve y Vana Tonic possesses remarkable m restorative power. It acts quickly, with the most beneficial effect upon ~7\ the whole system. Hence its value <£^?. in conv alescence after illness. f />/ Of a 'l A See you Avvl Chemists get 'VANA' Ru
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      11 2 For Children's Hacking Cough at Night, Wood* 1 Great Peppermint Cure.
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      555 2 BAD ERUPTION ALL OVER BABTS BODY Hardly Slept at All. Completely Disfigured with the Spots. One Box of Cuticura Ointment and Cuticura Soap Completely Cured. 67. York Rd., Walthamstow. Essex. En«. "ttf bahy was cured after two weeks' treatment with Cuticura Soap and Cuticura /£K. ointment. At tho beginIa i
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      212 2 RANEEGUNGE GLAZED STONEWARE. Drainpipes and Junctions. ALL SIZES STOCKED. SHARPE, ROSS CO., LO. SINGAPORE GOLD STORACT COMPANY, LIMITED. (Near Entrance to Borneo Wharf i. TELEPHONE 1028. Sea Stocks of all kinds of ETC., e»n be de!i»er«i to Mppkfl at tbe Wbarvee, or in t*e Sio^pcr* Road, on short notice OFFICE
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    The Scot and Golf.
    1157 3 golfer who wishes to abolish the stymie, or who says the hole is too small, and should he find a bad lie through tbe fairway will complain to the committee or the poor secretary? Generally speaking, the Southern player has not yet grasped the spirit of
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      377 3 The National Mutual Life Association OF AUSTRALASIA. LIMITED. E«t»bll»h«<l 1 869 The firit Lile Office in the world to introduce the non forfeiture principle to Policies. A Mutual Orfloe. No Shareholder.. Low Premium*. Annual Income £1,284.364. Funds A 7.351.290 Claims paid «8,078,850. ALL profits are distributed aruoD(;»t Polioy bolder*. Claims
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      81 3 Croup. This disease is so dangerous and bo rapid in its development that every mother of young children should be prepared for it. It is very risky to wait until the attack of croup appears and then send for medicine and let tbe child suffer until it can be obtained.
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      343 3 PHOTOGRAPHIC STORE AND STUDIO. Developing, Printing and Enlarging Amateurs' Works. KONG HIN6 CHEONG CO., Adelphi Hotel Buildings. Branch 70, Bishop Street, Penang TO ESTATE OWNERS. The undersigned will undertake contract* or ■ally laboun on an) Rubber Estata, for Weeding, Tree felling, Clearing, ate. For particulars, please •ppl» to THE TSAK
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      127 3 You may pay more for your milk but you cannot get a better quality. •28-4 i h 'i'i-i GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO.. LTpT Portland Cement. In Casks oi 375 lbs. net. Drain Pipes, any shape In Bags of 250 lbs. net. Outterways Cement Tiles, any pattern. Firebricks, pressed Glased Paving
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      603 4 .TEAMER BAIUNBB. P. &O. STEAM NAVIGATION CB. FOB CHINA, JAPAN, PBNANG, OBTLON, AUBTBALIA, INDIA, ADBN, EGYPT, MEDITERRANEAN PORTS, PLT MOUTH AND LONDON. 'Through Bills of Lading issued tor Obtaa Coast, Persia* Gull, Ooatiaaatal aad Amerieaa Ports. Steamers will leave Singapore oa or about:— MAIL LINES ISIS Bomewmri {for Bwropt). {crTwit'
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      662 4 BTEAHER SAILINGS. N.Y.K. JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP GO,, LTD. EUROPEAN LINE. Fortnightly servioe ia maintained between Yokohama tU porta to Marseilles, London and Antwerp, under mail contract with the Imperial Japanese Government. The New Twin-screw Steamers maintaining this servioe have been special 1 j designed ana eonstraoted, and are fitted with
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      641 4 BTEAMER BAILINM. THE SIAM STEAM NAVIGATION CO.. LD. SINGAPORE-BANGKOK. For Pahang, Berserah Kretay, Paka, Tringgaau, Biaut, Semerak, Bacho, Kelaataa, Takbai, Bangnara, Telupia, Panarai, Patani, 8 ngora, Laooa, Kohsamui, Bandoa, Laagsuaa, Takn, Ohuropoa, Kohlak and Bangkok. Ou. Dapairtu— ••....ASDANQ May SI. Will not oall at Pahang, Berserah, Takn and Kohlak, Will
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      64 4 SEANG LINES OF STEAMERS. s.s. "Gleaofcle 8.T60 Tons, v. Seang Bee 1,799 Tom ii "Seang Obooa" 5,775 loat. FOR PENANB AND RANGOON. m. SBANG BBS, oa Jane IS, 1918, This steamer has excellent aooommodation for passengers, and carries qualified surgeon. She ha« Elec.rio Lights throughout For freight or passage apply
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      501 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. HAMBURG AMERIKA LINE. HMmBURG. AMD iuituu. uiu man. Combined ■anrtoa. The uteamroa of theee Gompaniea maintain regular serrioe between Hamburg Bremen Antwerp, and Rotterdam, and the Straits, China and Japan, Homewards, they are despatched fort nightly tor Havre and Hamburg and onoe a month lor BremerhaTen direct, calling
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      614 4 STEAMER 3AILIHJB N. D. L. orddoutsohar Lloyd, Br*ne.« IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL UNI. The fast and well-known mail (teamen o* this Company sail fortnightly from Bremoa Hamburg, via Rotterdam, Antwerp, So><t j ampton, Gibraltar, Genoa, Naples (ooaaeeting Marseilles, Naples, Alexandria, and v on versa) Port Said, Sues, Aden, Colorab Penang, Singapore,
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      634 5 Motor Tyres. Hoo£[landt C^o* 9 sole agents. STEAMER SAILINGS. BRITIBH INDIA STEAM NAY. CO.. LD, APCAR LINE OK STEAMERS The undermentioned mail steamtn ol Ibe above Line maintain a regular service be tween Calcutta and Japan, calling at Ponies Singapore. Hongkong and Shanghai en route. FLEET Tons con muds/ Ji-
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      425 5 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. AUCTION SALE OF DAMAGED CARGO EX SICILIA AT QODOWN "A. KEPPEL ROAD. TANJONG PAGAR, On Saturday, May 31 at 9.30 a.m. Comprising:— HAND-SEWING MACHINES, BLANKET^ COTTON PRINTS, WOOLLEN YARN, BISCUITS, SAND PAPER, ETC. To be sold in lots. (For account of concerned). POWELL CO., Auctioneers. 29 5 80S
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      529 5 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. AUCTION SALE Of HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, ETC., To be held at No. 80, Bencoolen Street, On Satubdat, May 81, 1913, at 8 p.m. (Now on view). CHINO KBNO LEE CO., Auctions r». 29 5 81 5 SHERIFFB SALE. M. E. T. K. R. A. R. MOOTIAH CHITTY vs. A.
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      357 6 Whiteaway, Laidlaw ft Co., Ltd., STAMFORD ROAJD AXIKT^ I Jg WT* and HILL STREET. «^9^A.Jl^i JKT^^L^ .MT^ XL« Boot and Shoe Importers. J QkgX, ORIENT. CANVAS KING.! isto U pi/11 he BL- =L# «ive our I l.r. VALUE Y'tfMm "HIGHEST TOME VALUE^>2i "ORIENT" "REX" "IMPERATOR "CANVAS KING FOOTWEAR. FOOTWEAR. FOOTWEAR.
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      211 6 THE STRAITS TIMES Can be obtained at the following places in Singapore Messrs. John Little Co., Ltd. Messrs. Kelly and Walsh, Ltd. Raffles Hotel. Adolphi Hotel. Hotel de l'Earope. Hotel Tan Wijk, Stamlord Read. Mossrs. Koh Co., 90, Bras Basah Road The Refreshment Baffot, Tank Road Railway Station. Mosbts. Kwong
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      114 6 Always Ahead of The Times I ANCASTER S Latest Electric Hair Brashes, Latest Gentlemen's Toilet Club, The only Up-to-date Place in the East. WE INVITE INSPECTION. ONCE TRIED A SURE RETURN. WOOD PRESERVATIVE MADE FROM PREPARED PETROLEUM RESIDUE. por 4-gallon tin t. o. b. or 1. o. r. Singapore THE
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    DAILY TIME TABLE.
    130 7 FIXTURES. Thursday, May 29. High Water, 4.29 a.m., 6.19 p.m. Friday, May 30. High Water, 6.0 a.m., 7.4 p.m. (iiArrimr returns. ltruang Lt<l., mti;.. (iresham House, noon. Muniii|>al Commissioners, 2.30. P. and O. outward mail due. Saturday, May 31. Hi«h Water. 7.21 p.m., 7.41 p.m. Prize Day,
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    177 7 To-day. Batu Pahat A ing Leong Bpm Malacca and Muar Kaka 8 pm Port Dickson and Port Swettenham Selangor 8 pm Penang, Rangoon and Calcutta Japan 8 pm Tebing Tinggi, Bengkalis and Bagan Meran 8 pm Batavia K. Willem I 4pm Batavia, Cheribon and Samarang Giang Ann
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    Mail Steamer Movements.
    107 7 The P. and outward mail steamer Arcadia left Penang at 10 p.m. yesterday and may be oximtjUml to arrive here on Friday morning. May 80. The Imp. German mail steamer P. Ludwig left Hongkong at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, May 28, ami may be expected to arrive
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    Mails for Europe.
    72 7 ■■FT SINGAPORE. DC pi. 24 K. I. pi. 28 M. M. lay 2 P. AO. lay 6 D. L. lay H H. I. [ay 12 M. M. lay 16 P. k O. lay 20 K. D. L. lay 22 B. I. lay 26 M M. 71 is
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    SINGAPORE SHIPPING.
    340 7 Latest Arrivals. .\~.l.nii;. Siam. str. 405 tons, Capt Andersen, May 29. From Bangkok. May 24. O.c. ami .!.)>. K. Asiatic Co. For Baugkok, May 31. IM>. Antenor. Brit. str. 3562 tons. Capt Wallace, May 28. From Livei|«>ol. April 29. (i.e. \V. Mansfield Co. Left for Shanghai, May 2H.
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    Vessels at Tanjong Pagar and Keppel Harbour.
    95 7 Wharves at which Vessels are Berthed To-Day; TANJONG I'AOAR. Bast Wharf Basin Nil. W. Suction No. l...Ekma, Jausscns. Shbbrs Wharf Kuala. Main W. Sect. No. 2.. .Japan, Benclench. B...Stentor. 4.. .Ni1. 6 ..Nil. o...Oanfa, Boyne, Chiengmai. Niw Dock 7.. .(Under construction) Wist Wharf
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    LOCAL PASSENGER LISTS.
    71 7 Arrivals. Per str. Kaka, May 28.— From Malacca Mr. K. W. Buckley. Per str. Kinta, May 28.— From T. Anson via ports Messrs. J, Melbye, H. Scrutton, W. Jones and Gusch. Per steamer Kaga Main, May 28. From London Mr. D. Laidlaw, Mr. Linton, Mr. C. Foster,
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    Medals for All.
    172 7 The International Exhibition of Labour, Industry, and Foodstuffs," organised at Milan last year, under the patronage of the local committee for a national air fleet, has finished in the hands of the Crown Prosecutor. Thousands of small producers responded to an appeal by Signor Italo Rognoni, the
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    FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
    272 7 EXCHANGE PRODUCE. Sinoapoei, May 20, 1018. On London Bank m/s Demand Private 0 m/a 8 m/a On Gibmavt Bank d/d Private 8 m/a 2Mw 2/4* 2/4J 2/4 J j 2381 2484 On Franci Bank d/d 204 Private 8 m/a 299J On India.. Bank T. T. Private 80
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      MINING
      166 7 . If 8 6 1 Buyers. Sellers Value <JJ 10 10 Ampang 8.50 0.50 10 10 Belat Tin 2.80 8.26 10 10 Bruang 1.00 1.50 10 10 Kanaboi 2.05 2.20 10 10 Kampar par 10 10 Kinta Association 12.60 1400 £1 £1 Kinta Tin 1.18.8 2.9.4 £1 Laliat Mine* 1.8.0
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      R U B B E.R.
      604 7 RUB B ER. Bayers. Sellers. Value (2 2/- 2/- Allagar 2/7 8/£1 £1 Anglo Java 8/6 7/6 2/- 2/- Anglo-Malay 11/9 12/7 2/- 2/- Batans Maiaka 2/4 2/0 1 £1 Batu Tiga 8.7.6 8.14.4 £1 £1 Bukit Kajang 2.7.6 2.11.8 £1 £1 Bukit Lintang 4.10.0 5.0.0 norn 2/. 2/- Bukit
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      GENERAL.
      104 7 100 100 R. Hargreaves 116.00 120.00 100 100 R. H. 7% Pref. 110.00 116.00 10 10 Spore C. Storage 23.00 36.00 60 60 Spore Dispensary 70.00 80.00 10 10 Straits Ice Co. 20.00 22 00 100 100 Straits S. Ship 276.00 386.00 £1 £1 Shell Transport 6.12.6 6.18.0 10
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      DEBENTURES.
      40 7 Buyers Sellers United Engineers 6% 11,284,500 par Singapore Electric Tramways 5% £880,000 Spore Municipal 5% 11,878,000 nom. Bajen Seta* Spore Municipal *i% of 1907 1,1.000,000 7% S'poro Municipal 4J°., of 1909 $1,000,000 10% fa Spore Municipal 4% 9602,900 pa
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      8 7 For Bronchial Coughs take Woods' Great Peppermint Cure.
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      326 7 AUCTION SALES. Powell and Co. May 80.— At The P. and O. Wharf 89 ohests Persian Opium, at 11.80. May 80. At saleroom, Thoroughbred Bay Australian Mare Novice," at 11. May 80.— At P. and O. Wharf, damaged cargo, at 9.80. May 80.— At The Dock Yard, Tanjong Pagar, Steel
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      188 7 BEESWING FLAKED Q L CAVENDISH. Robinson Co. FRASER CHALMERS, Ltd., SINGAPORE, SOLE MANUFACTURERS OF THE BETTINGTON BOILER, LOWEST GRADE NO STAND-BY LOSSES COALS EFFICIENTLY 75-80% EFFICIENCY. CONSUMED. NO SMOKE. "Having regtrd to the lignitio ohtraoter of the coil, theie results nny be considered as eminently satisfactory and there is no
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      104 7 HARIMA HALL CINEMATOGRAPH. NORTH BRIDGE ROAD. TO-NIGHT S OEMS. AT 9.30. THE UNWELCOME GUEST Biograph. The old man, on his wife's death, goes to live with his ton, bat is mere unwelcome and made to work hard, ho is the little slavery. They ran away, and finding the miserable wife's
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    The Straits Times. THURSDAY, MAY 29. MATTERS MARCONI.
    1312 8 The Straits Times. THURSDAY, MAY 29. MATTERS MARCONI. Whether certain British cabinet ministers did or did not participate in Marconi share transactions to their own personal benefit, it is not oar intention to discuss here for we suspect that most people have read quite enough on that subject in their
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    11 8 Latest advertisements of the day appear on page 5 and 11.
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    23 8 The case in which the keeper of a coffee shop in Craig Street was charged with permitting gambling on the premises was adjourned.
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    31 8 It is rumoured that owing to the dangeroas nature of the work at one of the Governmenc quarries at Bato Caves, there is great difficulty in getting coolies for the work.
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    31 8 Onr Penang correspondent wires that verdicts of suicide were returned at the inquests on the Chinese clerk who cut his throat and on the nonia who hanged herself from a bedpost.
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    43 8 Those of oar readers who may be interested are reminded of Messrs Powell and Company's sale of 89 chests of Persian opium, damaged on the P. and O. steamer Assaye, which take place at the P. and O. wharf at 11.80 a.m. to-morrow.
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    44 8 Jack Johnson, tbe coloured champion pugilist, is being brought to trial for a violation of the Mann law. The charge is that Johnson used his fists against a white woman with whom be associated, and who has in consequence been taken to a hospital.
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    51 8 The case of Boomgardt v. Bonmgardt and Boomgardt, concerning the ownership of Guernsey Estate and certain adjacent Malay holdings in the Dindings, has been referred to arbitration with tbe Hon. D. A. M. Brown and Mr. Herbert Wtlham as arbitrators and the Hon. Robert Young as umpirr. gays the Straits
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    56 8 In tbe third court, this morning, Mr. St. V. B. Down charged a Malay collector, named Hamid, with criminal breach of trust respecting a sum of about 1500, the money of the Singapore Motor Lannch service. Inspector Frayne's request for an ad jonrnment, until June 5, was granted, bail being
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    81 8 It has been repotted that the dividend of tbe Osaka Shosan Kaisha for the present half-year will be increased to 10 per cent, per annum. On the authority of Mr. Nakabanbi, president of the company, tbe Asahi states that the increase of dividend is still under consideration by the board
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    83 8 One of tbe largest consignments of alcoholio hquor that has ever reached the United States from overseas was conveyed by the steamer Wells City, which arrived in New York recently. The steamer usually comes direct from Swansea, but on this trip she called at Dublin and took aboard 1.250,000 quarts
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    81 8 The Straits Echo learns from a reliable source that a gang of professional pickpockets have migrated to Penang from the F.M.S. Their haunts have since been the railway stations and other places where a crowd congregates. As the result of several complaints, the detective department have been keeping a careful
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    97 8 The civil suit of A. K. A. M. C&rpen Chitcy against Wearne Bros., Ltd., was decided by the Chief Justice in the Supreme Court yesterday. The case turned on the possession of a Hudson motorcar which belonged to A. Heiruth, formerly an insurance agent in Singapore. Heiruth assigned tbe car
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    108 8 A number of persons were summoned yesterday, before Mr. Firmstone, under the Fire Arms Ordinance for being in possession of guns, rifles, or revolvers without having a licence for the year commencing July, 1012, and farther with not having deposited them at a police station after the permit had expired.
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    111 8 Louis dfe Yriendt, quick change actor, from the Folies Bergere, Paris, who played in Singapore some eight years ago, will gire a performance in the Teuton i» Club to-morrow night, beginning at 5.16. His company consist of two ladies and two gentlemen, who have appeared with great success in Berlin,
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    397 8 Mr. H. Fairburn has been appointed to act as chief police officer, Negri Sembilan, with effect from April 25. The acting Governor of Ceylon had not received any intimation, by May 21, regarding the appointment of a new Governor of the Colony. Major and Mrs. Knox have
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    A Lucky Arrest.
    88 8 The arrest, at Calcutta, of a man on suspicion for being in possession of two brass ornaments, has led to the discovery that the articles are fittings stolen about a year ago from the late Queen Victoria's desk presented to the Victoria Memorial Hall by King Edward.
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    The Alhambra.
    112 8 A varied programme is set before patrons, of the Alhambra cinematograph this week. If ranges from Cockfignting in Cuba to a series of beautiful views of Athens, while the humorous films are in strong force. Tbe Gazette contains some interesting and intimate pictures of the Balkan War, scenes
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    Penang Hills Railway.
    135 8 The Straits Echo of May 27 states We learn on good authority that the ltt. Hon. Lewis Haroourt, Secretary of State for tbe Colonies, has approved the plans and proposed expenditure for the PonanK Hills Railway. The plans were drawn up by Mr. A. R. Johnston, of
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    Theatrical News.
    174 8 The Victoria Memorial Theatre has been booked by the Dallas Comedy Company for June 18 and 14 for the presentation of The Thief and Charley's Aunt. The.former play is an adaptation of Henri Bernstein's Le VoU-ur and has in the past few years achieved extraordinary success under various
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      117 8 4TANSAN A NATURAL TONIC WATBR IN PINTS AND SPLITS. FRESH STOCKS ARRIVE MONTHLY THE TRADE SUPPLIED. CALDBECK, MAGGREGOR CO.. SOLE AGENTS. HERCULES PILSENER BEER. JOHN LITTLE CO., LTD. COMPARE OUR PRICES WITH OTHER MAKES. Full Particulars on Application CENTRAL ENGINE WORKS. LTD.. SINGAPORE and KUALA LUMPUR. The OLIVER Standard Visible
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      127 8 W.L.CT* t»OT«BU CkT»TAI»MT PROVIDED BY The Pictures ATTHI ALHAMBRA Beach Boad TO-NIGHT. Second Show, 9.80 to 11 p.m. the subjects being HUMOROUS AND INTERESTING. Athena, th« Pur I of ■run In tIM Und of Drum*. I The Weadcrful ML (Trick). I FROM THE WEBTERN UNO. Dramatic Comedy by Daniel Riche.
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    BALKAN CRISIS.
    332 9 SIR EDWARD GREY AND PEACE DELEGATES. Matters Brought to a Head. Knm'i Tblbobam. London, May 28. Sir Edward Grey received the Balkan delegates separately yesterday morning, and informed them there was no further room for discussion of the peace treaty which should be signed forthwith as it stood,
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    Empire Day Match.
    137 9 LIST OF THE FIRST SCORES TO HAND. The Guides Twenty-Fifth RaCTM'S TaLBOBAM. London, May 28. The provisional scores in the Empire Day rifle competition are Marine Artillery (Portsmouth) 8,704 2nd Hants (Mauritius) 8,100 29th Punjabis (Chaman) 2,939 2nd Battalion First Gurkhas (l)harmsala) 2,361 26tb Punjabis (Hongkong) 2,827
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    COTTON IN THE COMMONWEALTH.
    64 9 Australia Seeks Expert Advice. KsCTBB'a TSLBOIAH. London, May 28. Reuter cables from Melbourne that the Commonwealth Government is communicating with the British Cotton-growing Asso oiation to secure expert advice as to the best method of promoting the cultivation of cot ton in Australia. The step is
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    CANADA'S NAVY BILL.
    42 9 Kiitirs Tklkoram London, May '28. Sir George Ross, the Liberal loader of the Canadian Senate, has moved an amendment of the Navy Bill, refusing to assent to it till it lias been submitted to toe judgment of the country.
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    GERMAN REVIEW.
    119 9 Brilliant Parade Before Monarchs At Potsdam. RaUTM's TaLBOBAH. London, May 28. At Berlin, in glorious weather, the Kaiser in the uniform of the Garde-du Corps with the ribbon of the Garter, and King George, in the uniform of his Prussian Dragoon Guards, with the ribbon of the Black
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    COUNTY CRICKET MATCHES.
    50 9 RbOTSR's TfCLBIiKAM. London, May 28. Yorkshire beat Sussex by eight wickets, Surrey beat Essex by 74 runs. Lancashire beat Leicestershire by 292 runs, Kent beat Somersetshire by 354 runs, Gloucestershire defeated Notts by nine wickets. Warwickshire beat Hampshire by 64 runs, Northamptonshire beat Cambridge by ten wickets.
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    THE SUGAR CONVENTION.
    65 9 Rbutbb s Telsoram. London, May 28. It is reported at Brussels that Britain having undertaken, despite her withdrawal from the sugar convention on September 1, to make no change in her treatment of sugar prejudicial to others who adhere to the convention, without six months' notice, the
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    WEDDING OF MISS BELFIELD.
    49 9 Kbctm's Tblbobah. London, May 28. Miss Violet Belfield, daughter of Mr. H. Conway Belfield, C.M.G., Governor of East Africa, was married to Mr. Hamilton Frederick Ward, son of Sir Edward Ward, at the Guards Chapel, Wellington Barracks, yesterday. There was a large and fashionable attendance.
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    AMERICAN SENATOR SENTENCED.
    54 9 KaDTSB 1 TILBOBAM. London, May 28. Mr. Still well, chairman of tho Codes Committee of the New York State Senate, who was convicted of bribery in connection with Stock Exchange reform legislation, has been sentenced to imprisoi ment for the minimum term of four years. The maximum
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    JUDICIAL CHANGES.
    33 9 Rbutbr's Tblboram. London, May 28. Mr. J. K. Atkin, K. C, has been appointed an additional Judge in the King's Bench Division. Lord Justice Far well has resigned because of illhealth.
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    MORE FLYING FATALITIES.
    36 9 Kbutih'b Tbliorah. London, May 28. Lieutenant Arthur, of the Royal Flying Corps, has been killed while flying at Montrose. A Hanover message says the airman Horn has been killed while flying near Burgwedel.
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    GERMAN MILITARY BILL.
    18 9 Dkb Ostasiatisouk Ll'.'YD Telegram. Berlin, May 28. The military bill has passed the second reading.
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    LONDON RUBBER MARKET.
    39 9 The East Asiatic Company's Daily Report. The market in London yesterday was very weak. The closing prices were Hard Fine Para Spot 8/7 i st Forward 3,7 First latex crepe, delivery next three months 8/1 i
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    A Dorsetshire Murder.
    124 9 A shocking murder was discovered, on May 5, at the village of Cussack, near Wimborne, in Dorsetshire. Winifred Mitchell, a domestic, •employed on a farm near Cussack, disappeared on March 31, but no importance was attached to the fact, as the girl had said she was going
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    The Colony's Trade.
    591 9 FURTHER INCREASES IN THE QUARTERLY RETURNS. Rubber and Tin Statistics. The return of imports and exports for the quarter ending March 81, has just come to hand, and there is again revealed the fact that the prosperity of the Strait* Settlements continues making steady progress. The increase
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    A VAGRANT RUSSIAN.
    321 9 Annoys His Consul and Begs For Money. A Russian, who gave his name as Ivan Voickanink, figured in the third court, yesterday, as a vagrant, but his plea, in answer to a charge of begging in High Street, was one of not guilty. It was alleged that
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    38 9 The acting Government Advocate at Rangoon has issued a certificate for a re-consider-ation, by the chief court judges, of the summing up in the trial of Mr. S. A. Mower and other directors of the Bonk of Burma.
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    The Isolation Hospital.
    1827 9 OPENING OF ADMIRABLE NEW INSTITUTION. Scheme and Buildings Described. The new Isolation Hospital in Moulmein Road is little more than the bones of what was proposed when the necessity for a modern institution of the kind was mooted. The original scheme was comprehensive in all its aspects
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    A Farewell Dinner Party.
    257 9 Last night, the Rangoon merchants of Singapore entertained Mr. Ohmoora, manager of the Mitsui Bussan Kaisha, to dinner at Kulangsu, Tanjong Katong Road, on the eve of his departure to Japan on a holiday. There many guests present, among them Mr. Hoo Wei Yen (Chinese Consul
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    75 9 At Berlin, on May 7, a bogus lottery promoter named Schaefer, was convicted of fraud and sentenced to imprisonment for two yean. Schaefer's system was to avail himself of popular feeling to secure subscribers to lotteries professedly intended to encourage and develop aeronautics. He had acquired a fortune by his
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    NEW FRENCH TAXES.
    155 9 PROPOSALS FOR MEETING EXTRA EXPENDITURE. Light Burden on Incomes. Rbotm's Tiligram. London, May 28. Reuter advises from Paris that the Government income tax proposals for the purpose of meeting the new military expenditure have been issued. They are one per cent, on incomes up to two thousand
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    DOMINION APPEALS.
    119 9 New Bill Passes The Second Reading. RjCTM'S TILBORAM. London, May 28. Speaking in the House of Commous, Sir Rufus Isaacs moved the second reading of the Appellate Jurisdiction Bill, and emphasised the urgency of the measure in view of the growing number of important appeals from India and
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    THE TIBETAN BORDER.
    207 9 Some Fighting But Peaceful on The Whole. Rbdtbr's Tilbgram. London, May 28. Sir Edward Grey, in reply to a question by Mr. Vato, said latest reports show that hostilities are still in progress between the Chinese tribesmen on the eastern frontiers of Tibet. Otherwise all the Chinese
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    THE DUCHESS OF CONNAUGHT.
    30 9 Rbotm'i Tsliobah. London, May 28. The Duchess of Connaught continues to progress favourably and is daily carried into the garden. No more bulletins are being issued.
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    DAY OF MOURNING.
    46 9 Dm Ostasiatischb Llotd Tiligram. Berlin, May 28. June 15, which is the anniversary of the death of Kaiser Friedrich 111, will be observed as a day of mourning. The principal celebration will take place on June 16, all the federal princes taking part.
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    CONTROL OF MANCHURIA.
    38 9 Chinese Denial of a Secret Treaty. DM OrfTAjUATtSCM LLOTD TbLBOBAM. Berlin, May 28. The Chinese Ambassador at Vienna denies the existence of a secret treaty between China and Russia regarding the outer regions of Manchuria.
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    DUTCH OIL DIVIDEND.
    26 9 Die Ostasiatische Lloyd Tilborax. Berlin, Hay 28. The Royal Dutch Petroleum Company pays a dividend of 40 per cent, against 19 peroent. previously.
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    Sungei Krian Rubber.
    1290 10 EXTENSION OF THE CULTIVATED AREA. Reduced Cost of Production. The fourth annual general meeting of the shareholders of the Sungei Krian Rubber Estate, Ltd., was held on April 30 at the registered office, Ceylon House, 49 and 61, Eastcheap, E.C., Mr. Thomas Ball Silcock (Chairman of the
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    SMOKING IN THEATRES.
    321 10 The Lancet on the Hygienic Aspect. The suggestion to permit smoking in the theatre as an inducement to increase the number of its patrons, says The Lancet, obviously raises some points of hygienic importance. It is easy enough, of course, to prove that if the suggestion were
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    SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
    269 10 In the Mid-east Interport rifle match, Penang made 741, an average of 92-625, Neubronner, Allan and Mrs. Wright Motion each scoring 95. Capt. Webber has been appointed acting Secretary of the Penang Turf Club until the return from leave of Mr. R. T. Reid, who is expected in
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    A Tamil Inscription in Siam.
    328 10 Dr. E. Hultsch contributes a note on a Tamil Inscription in Siaui, to the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society. He writes At Mr. Sewell's request the Secretary of the Royal Asiatic Society sent me an impression of this inscription which had been made over
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    Klang.
    1387 10 (Fbom A Cobrbspondbnt.) Kuala Lumpur, May 28. I Klang in reached in an boar from Koala I Lnmpur by train and is the next station to Port Swettenbam on the line. It is the I second largest town in Selangor next to the Federal capital, and sprang into prominence
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      121 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,— l regret that M." has construed my letter as being deprecatory to the Malays. Anyone who knows the mutual regard I believe we have always had for each other will understand that it was not thus intended. I
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      Malayan Collieries, Ltd.
      524 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, With regard to the article in your issue of the 26th on the subject of the forthcoming flotation of the Malayan Collieries, Ltd., I shonld like to be permitted to point out that you may therein perhaps have conveyed
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    More Oil Fuel Liners.
    250 10 Another large fleet of liners is to be converted to oil fuel. The passenger steamer Congress, now being built for the Pacific Coast Steamship Company by the New York Shipbuilding Company, will burn oil though the original plans, which have had to be altered, were for
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    My Past.
    1716 10 THE INNER HISTORY OF A LOVE TRAGFOY. Countess's Story. Sorrow is the Royal canopy that overhangs the throne of Austria. The aged Emperor is the world's lonely and leading example of the old tag, Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown." Madness, murder, saddened lives, and sadden
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    THE WRECKED NIPPON.
    554 10 Attempt to Salve the Stranded Vessel. The entire shipping community of Manila was agog over the sudden and unexpected action o? the enterprising firm of Messrs. Erlanger and Oalinger on May 15 in taking possession of the Swedish steamer Nippon stranded on Scarborough reef, situated a distance
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    Sir Stamford Raffles.
    2255 11 Id the I cited Empire, the Royal Colonial Institute Journal, for May, Mrs. Ktbel Col•juhoun eoutributes to a scries of articles on master builders of Greater Britain the following sketch of Sir Stamford Rattles There are few chapters in our Umpire's history more characteristic of the true
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    STOCKS AND SHARES.
    30 11 Prices Quoted io the Market This Morning. Singapore, May 29, 1918. Messrs. Lyall and Evatt, Exchange and Share Brokers, issue the following list of quotations this morning
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    RUBBER SHARES.
    651 11 No*. Valdi. Bctirs. Hbllsbs. 3/- AUagar 2/8 8/1 4 1 Anglo -Java 6/6 6/7 1 Anglo Joliore 8/10* 9/6 2/- Anglo Malay 11/9 12/6 x.d. 4 1 Anßlo Sumatra 67/6 78/0 1 Ayer Kuning U/8 16/8 1 Banteng 40/- 45/2/- Bataug Malaka 2/OJ 2/6 4 1 Bata Caves
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    UENERAL.
    90 11 GENERAL. 10 Franer and New Ld. 60.60 51.50 i.d. 10 Hotel van Wiik 17.00 10.00 110 Howartb Erskine Ld. 46.00 65.00 100 a 7% Pref. 100.00 116.00 10 Maynanl Co. Ltd. 28.60 35.00 10 C.A.RibeiroACo., Ltd. 10.50 ll.OOnom 100 X.Har K re«TeeACo.Ld. 116.00 125.00 100 7% Pref. 110.00 125 00
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      47 11 The Man Who Gets There Is tea aaaa wbe has Moo* seal rick Ni Ua*d and plenty of it-U bis tody VATERIUftTt MfTABOUZrJ ON UVER OIL COMPOUM make, blood— lota of It lite wiring brain nourishing, atreagth replenishing b'ooi. OF ALL CHCMISTS. 1 .9 B »n<J *a.
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      426 11 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. PRICOTA THE QUEEN OF LIQUEURS. Agents Garner, Quelch Co., WIRE aRO SPIRIT MERCHANTS. Battery Road, Singapore Ti it phone... 881 THERE'S Plenty of Entertainment FEW PICTURES APPIARINIi ON 1111 Si BKKN TO-NIGHT AT THE MARLBOROUGH PICTURE THEATRE, BEACH ROAD, Second Show, 9.C0 to 11 p.m. Wild Waiks. (Brautifally
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      247 11 FRONTIER MIXTURE. Js»-^ OBTAINABLE EVERYWHERE. 7O cts. per tin. 7O RAFFLESHOTEL Special ON SATURDAY, MAY 31. STAMFORD HOUSE. Bras lasah Read. Private Hotel. UNDER ENTIRELY NEW MANAGEMENT. Centrally Situated. FORTY COMFORTABLE ROOMS. Electric Ligh' and Call Bells throughout. Billiard Table for Residents only. DAILY OR MONTHLY TERMS On application to
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      59 11 HOUSE WANTED. Wanted immediately, house contaiainK 6 or 6 bedrooms, close to town. Reply to The Bank of Taiwan, Ltd 100, Robinson Road. 29-6 TOMORROW, FRIDAY! SHAKBSPEARB'S TRAGEDY ROMEO JULIET will be staged AT THB BVERPOPL'LAR STAR OPERA CO. AT THE THEATRE POYAL North Bkidok Road. TO-NIOHT TO-NIOHT I I
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    L !u Rantau Rubber.
    1162 12 Ulu Rantau Rubber. PRODUCTION COSTS MATERIALLY REDUCED. A Fertile Estate. The sixth annual ordinary general meeting of tbe I'lu Rantau Rubber Instates Company, Limited, was held on April 25, at the London Chamber of Commerce, Oxford Court, Cannon Street, E.C., Mr. A. A. Ranmann (chairman of the company) presiding. The
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    CHEMOR UNITED.
    1362 12 The Year's Output Conies up To Expectations. The annual general meeting of the shareholders in the above company was held at Shanghai on May 15. The chair was occupied by Mr. O. Mordhorst, and other directors present were Messrs. E. E. Clark and R. N. Truman. Mr. F.
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    LUXURY FOR EMIGRANTS.
    290 12 Mammoth Liners for New-Comers To Canada. The building of mammoth new liners year after year for tbe conveyance of thousands upon thousands of emigrants to Canada and the carrying of millions of tons of produce from her shores is a reliable indication that tbe great Dominion is
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    TWENTY-FIVE YEARS IN OPERA
    241 12 Half a Million Earned by Melba's Singing Mme. Melba returned to London at the beginning of May, and was to appear at Covent Garden. On Saturday, May 24, she celebrated tbe twenty-fifth anniversary of her first appearance at Covent Garden, when she made her first bow
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    Allagar Rubber Estates.
    273 12 ('residing on May 2 at Winchester House, London, 8.C., at the meeting of the Allagar Rubber Estates, Limited, Mr. C. B. Sutton said that all round progress had been made on the estate during the year. The output of rubber had exceeded the estimate by 13,000 lbs.,
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    Passengers Overseas.
    305 12 FORTHCOMING ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES. Latest Lists. Tbe following passenger bookings to the Straits are taken from the London and China Express. It should be understood that, in some instances, bookings may be provisional and that intending passengers may alter their arrangements, subsequent to the issuance of this list
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    62 12 The following is supplied by the local agents Per N. D. L. steamer DerffliDger, due June 6.— Mr. J. Williams, Mr. J. W. Rose, Mr. H. Gardner, Mr. M. D. Daly, Mr. T. Groves, Mr. P. Luttringhaus, Mr. A. Rejubende, Mr. H. A. von Riemsdyk, Mr. A. K. Schabracq, Mr.
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    220 12 Homeward Bound. Per P. and O. Delta connecting at Colombo with Mix il tan, sailing May 80.— Mr. Haycroft, Mr. H. Wallis- Wilson, Mr. Deneke, Mr. T. S. Adams, Mr. D. McCulloch, Mr. J. M. Blair, Mr. J. Benson, Mr. J. Hatton Hall, Mr. E. Maxwell, Mr. James Robertson, Mr.
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    THE SUN AND THE EARTH.
    413 12 Effect of Eclipses on the World's Magnetism. Ii has lon^ been believed that the earth's magnetism is of solar origin, although the connection has never been satisfactorily explained. Violent disturbances on the sun's surface, such as those which appear to us as sun spots, are
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      202 12 LIBBY'S ASSORTED SOUPS Are packed in cases containing 48 tins, say, one month's supply. The Assortment Is made up from the following Soups TOMATO. MOCK-TURTLE. OX-TAIL. CHICKEN. MULLIGATAWNY AND VEGETABLE. SOLE AGENTS J. TRAVERS SONS, LTD., Singapore. i'O" 80 8 13 WHO HAS NOT HEARD OF SIMMONS P The World's
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      221 13 Club Members! Ought to know that Kunchißeer is to be had in all important Clubs in Singapore, F. M. EL, etc. Owing to its excellent Quality Key-Beer sells more than all other Brands together. SOLE AOENTS: Behn, Meyer Co., Ltd. "A MAN IS WHAT HIS TAILOR MAKES HIM J. CROWTHER
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      396 13 STEAMER SAILINGS. BURNS PHILP LINE. 3m«AFou to Java Fobts Post Dabwim, Tbubsoat Island, Bbisbamb md Stdnii via Tobbm Si raits. Also taking passengers and aargo with transhipment (or other Viotobiam, Sooth Austbauam and Nobth Qcbbnslamd Posts, British Nbw Ooimba, Nbw Bbitaim. Tasmania*: and Nbw Zba&amd Pobts, Imoeth Pansjaa*- lupirb losmnrA
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      690 13 STEAMER SAILINGS. COMBINED BBRVIOB OP THE OCEAN 8. 8. CO.. LTD.. A THE WEST AUSTRALIAN 8. N. CO.. LTD. iitwiim Fiwmantl* (Pert hi, North Was* Australian Ports, Java and Singapore. Regular Fortnightly sailings between Singapore and Western Australia, calling at Java (as inducement offers), Derby, King* Sound (Port for the
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      295 13 LATEST ZONOPHONE RECORDS. Cheapest Record in Singapore. t5»1«.20 Double-Sided. qoc < Mississippi Dippy Dip. ,nn lln the Garden of My Heart. wo {The Ghost of the Violin. lO 4 You Never Know. flQ o (The Wedding Glide. i The Admiral s Yarn. WWB \The Bacchanal Rag. 1005 |The Floral Dance.
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      457 14 INSURANCE. o»"ton insurant omci LIMITS 0 Utpital Saboeriaei ...11.600,000 Ainonnt paid up 600X5 Krmm hwd 1.600,000 Uiid Omci H«aass>* Th« uderrignsd, having bcaa appouited Aucst. of the above Compaay. '.re prepared I* «w»p» -riac Risk' it out" »S ratal. BOUBTIAD Oa.—Aemii uABVDUN ABBUBANCB OOMPANt, UMTTBD, LONDON •D^uMk^d Capital 43.000.009 Total
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      249 14 HWvIUWCE. FEDERAL LIFE ISBUKANCE CMPMf OF C«N»O«. BsTAßtuaiD 1961 DlfOt Oovtrnniant luparvltlon Oovarnmant Audit. Policies are WORLD WIDB aad Non Forfeitable, L«r(e Nat Surplua above liabilities tor Reserve and all outstanding claims. Narar Buainaac, 1911, aver. ..*****0,000.00 Cash Loans, Settlements, etc., made locally, Numerous modern schemes. 4. H. IVANS, Manager,
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      441 14 BANKING. THE IZE HAI TON 6 BANKINB ANO INSURANCE CO.. LTD.. NO. 67 AND 68. KLING STRBBT BsTAEfcItBBD 1907 Capital paid op 11,000,000.00 Reserve liability of proprietors... ll, ooo 000.00 Reserve Fond 1800,000.00 COURT OF DIRECTORS 1. Tah Taoa Joob 8. Low Khoo* Yaa I. Tan Swi Khi T. Sim
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      479 14 BANKING. THE CHINEBE COMMERCIAL BANK. LIMITED. NEW PREMISES. 84, Kling Street, Singapore. i AUTHORISED CAPITAL 14,000,000 ISSUBD CAPITAL 12,000,000 BOARD OF DIRECTORS, Lee Choon Guan, Esq. Chairman. Lim Peng biang.Esq. Cheok Cheng Kee, Scow Eng Tin, Jisq. Esq. Yeo Cheng Hai, Esq. Tan Sian Cheng, Esq. Tan Chay Van, Bsq.
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      909 14 INSURANCE. INSURANCE is an arsurance of a future income for yourself, of having made provision for your wife (son, daughter, mother, father, sister or other dependants) in tbe event of your death, or of protection for both provided you live. Nothing increases a man's earning power more than the belief
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    1135 15 NOTES AND COMMENTS ON CURRENT TOPICS. New Edition of The Motor Manual The Motor Manual is once more issued to the public, this time in its sixteenth edition of 40,000 copies. Always kept scrupulously up-to-date in .very particular, it has been found advisable to carry out even
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      522 15 WOLSELEY "The Cars for Reliability and Economical Service." The "Autocar of Bth March last published this letter from an owner-driver, giving a very interesting analysis of the running costs of his Wolseley car over a period of four years: RUNNING COSTS. 19,'2»8 1 beg to enclose herewith a copy of
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      88 15 CHEONG BROTHERS. Dentists, No. 25, South Bridge Rose. First-olas* Mecbanioal Dentistry. Gold 0.-owni Bridge, Fillicg and Voleaaiii I r»iijD of Wear guaranteed. CHARGES ODBRATB. FULL LINE OENTAL SUPPLIES Best lootta Powd-is and Brashes for sale JUIT ARRIVED. PLOCKWURST and CERVILATWURST in Gelatine from Mis Kuhlmann, Bremenhaven. These Sausages are the
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      64 15 For a Lame Back. When yon have pains or lameness in the back bathe the parts with Chamberlain's Pain Balm twice a day, massaging with the palm of the hand for five minutes at each application. Then dampen a piece of flannel slightly with this liniment and bind it on
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      148 15 CONTINENTAL TYRES. 1 THE BEST FOR YOUR WHEELS I I CONTINENTAL TYRE AND RUBBER GO., LID.. I H Telegrams: SINGAPORE, Telephone: I H CONTINENTA. 17, Collyer Quay. 290. H k:. i*. i. t. cars $2,100. NOW IN STOCK. APPLY TO KRIT AGENTS: THE STRAITS RICKSHAW MOTOR CAR CO., 75, BRAS
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      453 16 SYNOLEO I DISTEMPER J Washable Hygienic. Synoleo Is a Paste Diatom Is* phWif irttaUe oolonn on walls. It is the product of Messrs. WfTHss— Heywood Clark, Ltd., who we the largest and oldest palat maanfaetanri la the world. It i« manufactured ia Ik* palest aad dadus* art shades, whioh an
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      346 16 WANTS. SHORTHAND TYPIST WANTED. Wanted, a Junior Shorthand Typist for Malacca Office. Salary commencing ISO. Apply with copies of testimonials to Malacca Kabber Plantations, Limited, Malacca. 27-6 2-8 DRESSER WANTED. Wanted, a qualified Dresser (or an Estate in Joliore. Salary according to qualification. Application to be sent to R.P.A., o/o
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      675 16 TO BE LET OB SOLD. HOUBEB TO LET. To let, No. 21 and 23, Sambao Road. Apply Nathan Son, Change Alley. 1 11 n FURNISHED SEASIDE REBIDENCESTOLET. Belmont, Bensoline, Ben Ledi, off Tanjong Katong and 88, Balestier Rd. Apply H. Soma pah, 19, Raffles Place, or 817 Serangoon Rd. 2811
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      464 16 NOTICES. KIAM KMT A GO. SHIP-CHANDLERS, Bovsrsment and Municipal Contractor*. 106, 108 109, Market Street. Telephone Nos. 421 and 1174. GUAN KIAT CO., SHIP CHANDLERS AND GENERAL CONTRACTORS, 87, Phillip Stroet. 19-6 n NBTICE. It is hereby notified that the Exchange Banks will be closed on TUIBD.Y.JUNE. 286 2-8 MUNICIPAL
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      421 16 SINGAPORE CLUB FIXTURES. Straits Times List. The following fixtures for the current week and important forthcoming fixtures are kindly supplied by tbe secretaries of the various clubs. Convenient forms on which to make the returns will be supplied on application to the Manager, Straitv T-mes. Singapore Cricket Club. Thursday, Association
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      630 16 BOARD AND LOOSING. SILVEBPANK. ORCHARD ROAD. English Home, vacancies. Telephone 628. 18-6 81 6 Y. M. C. A. HOUBE. Excellent rooms, with or without board. Apply The General Secretary. 1-3-sdb. o BOARD AND RESIDENCE. Ooe large room (or bachelor with private family. 186 per month, attendance inclusive. Apply TBNNIS, o/o
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