The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 27 May 1907

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    Masthead
    15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS. SINGAPORE, MONDAY. MAY 27, 1907. NO, 5,991.
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    156 1 ■niter sends us some account of how Enipiie Day was i-peut in Britain and her Colonies. The Stick Exchauge seems to have had quite au enthusiastic lime of it. Page o. By airship to the Noith Pole is the intention ot NVellmau the American explorer. The ship
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    1056 1 H ippt'iiiug tbe oi her Ja\ to glauo through the Kiw J're*.*.' thiug which even such peMous as a m *ie»t contributor like myselt must occisionally do. a» a tnitter ot honour, I uoticei a pira^nph headel A which gave iu a tew sea.eactjs ths tragedv of the opeuioi:
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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      580 1 Straits Cycle and Motor Co. engineers BATTERY ROAD. I HARMSTON'S o BROWN CARS GRAND CIRCUS. TO ARRIVE SHORTLY. AND GONTRAGTORS M Royal Menagerie of Wild Animals iV f I****" lfll H^S M9r s mO4^ e^ a double cylinder H i|ii 10-12 h.p, Electric Ignition E.I.C. AGAIN __nB ft^3 HBHBB^^ Coil
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    • Advertisement
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      63 1 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS. Harmston's" Circus cannot do better than continue their excellent programme of Saturday night. —Matinee on Saturday Title Page. ftiley Hargreaves specialists in ferroconcrete work Page 1. Andrew Usher's whiskies, Messrs. John Little Co. Page 4. The same firm's St. Marceaux Champagne-Page 8. An experienced studio man wanted, German
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
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      395 1 THE WEEK Monday, 27th 1 High Water. 10.21 a., 1"'.9 p NDL Mail Homeward due. Full Moon 9.17 p. Hnrmbton's Circus, 9 p Tcmsday, 23th High Water 11.7 a., 10.45 p Harmston's Circus p. Whdnssday, 2Sth High Water:— ll 52 a.. lI :2P> p Hockey, S.C.C. v. R G.A., J
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    THE STRAITS LOAN.
    395 2 From the Daily Mail," May Ist Dim Straits. This announcement a* to the resu»t of the Straits Settlement* Loan has been sent us for publication. We are officially informed that ISJ per i-ent of the Straits Settlement* Loan was taken by investors, and that therefore the underwriters
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    THE TRAGEDY OF THE " BOX OF TRICKS."
    185 2 THE TRAGEDY OF THE BOX OF TRICKS." Pedlar Palmer who has been «oj»mitted for trial f -r manslaughter in a race tram, has loagbeen known as one of the most scientific boxers in Emjiaid. Some years airo h*> m quite ■napproa*haMe in tlie boxii t: ring, and defeated all the
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    SWATOW-BANGKOK SERVICE.
    184 2 Keen competition is now going on between the liners of the Norddeutscher Lloyd and the Nippon Yusen Kaisha over the Swatow-Bang-kok service. More than one year has already elapsed since the competition began and it appears that both parties are resolved to continue the struggle to the bitter
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
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      110 2 An American Remedy. There is probably no medicine manufactured that can be found in more homes in the United States than Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. It has been in general use for over thirty years and each successive epidemic of diarrhoea and dysentery during this time has tested
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      667 2 Btwerttaemenifc i NOTIGBS. SHORTHAND TYPEWRITING work promptly done. Absolute secrecy guaranteed. Hotels and offices attended if required. Mrs. HOWELL. Cavenagh Bridge Building, Tel. 911. (Opposite Post Office.) D. PICTON DAVIS, CE. Qualified Land Surveyor. Expert on selection of Rubber Land, Tea, Coffee or Cinchona. Silvie Medal R.S.A.S. Full particulars of
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      609 2 Boverttsements. rtotims. PAKA RUBBER SEES. Orders now being booked for new Season Crop commencing August. Special rates for large orders. Apply to Manager, Sungei Rengam Estate, Selangor. Apl 3 u.c ESHARAT KHAN Co. Cheapest and best Book Binder, Printer, and Account Book Ruler. All orders executed promptly. Cow's milk supplied
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      472 2 advertisements. INSURANCES. Commercial Union Assurance Co., Ltd. FIRE, MARINE, ACCIDENT, GUARANTEE. Funds Exceed 412,000,000. W. A. SIMS, Manager, Eastern Branch. Aug 29 Koyal Insurance Company. Fire Life Total Invbstki> Funds .£9,722,880. THE LARGEST FIRE OFFICE IN THE WORLD. BOUSTEAD k Co.— Agents. The London and Lancashire Fire Insurance Co. Capital
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      642 2 Hfcvccttsemcius. BAAKS. Hongkong Shanghai BanKmg Corporation. Paid-up Capital flu, Rese&vb Fund Sterling Reserve $10,000,000 Silver Reserve... $11,000,000 1 RbBCkvb Liability or PROPEIBTORB $Im...mm. Cou*t or Diesctoes. Q. H. Midhuect, Esq. < haiku* s Hon. Mr. W. J. Ommon.-Dipctt Chaih^, G. Balloch, Ehq. A.. Fuchs, Esq E. Gorra, Esq. A. J
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    BY THE WAY.
    612 3 Rcftcft Cran^tor. ex-Lord iV^voHt of Edinburgh, Trmnk Mr. Carnegie s health in !aret at the opening of the Carnegie Institute other «lay. although he has been a teeto taller tjr ti^hteen ><.arn. Probably Im kuew I would get no forrarder. To-days «ireat Thought. Oh. would (lie l^iird
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    RAID ON A WEDDING EVE.
    99 3 tv-.ia Swiafttort! In tlit- .i«i- I < MmKOgjbA. A a tag «rw .*brif<i. kvcfythag ni in .a*lin« of the M- fort tht roundeii b> a lar«e crow.. l^.v,. wearing mask-. clamoure.i :or admittance and deman.ieii IBfc sliould be set »»efore them. The frightened .n-rai«nt9 refu>-<l.
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      599 3 Htoertfeement*. nuer/oNs. TD MINING ENGINEERS A\D CONTRACTORS. AUCTION SALE OP ONE COMPLETE SET OF Valuable Boring Tools (New). At "Thk Mart," Nos. 4 A r> Raffles Place, On Friday, May SI, 1907, at 11 a.m. H. L. COGHLAN k Co Licensed Auctioneers and Surveyors. May 20 1.6 TO MINING ENGINEERS
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      1119 3 Hfcwcrtisementa. AUQTIUNS. TANGLIN AUCTION SALE. at No. 3 6Qvernment Bungalow Nassii Road. On Saturday the Ist June 1907, at 2.50 p.m. The property of L. G. NORTHWAY Esq. Consisting: of one Iron Framed Cottage Piano by F. Adam Crefold, Handsome Carved Burmese Teak Table and Chairs, Rattan Lounges. Side Board,
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      128 3 .t Ch anri« pet |b (The Champagne dee) Lux A THE BORNEO |f| W§ Wwßj I j jjr V^^B RJOPT ft CHAWXIT AUSTRALIAN, FLOUR. J! r F- I E JAMESTOWN THE BORNEO Co., Ltd. FUSSELL'S thick f+r+r M mm rich %jI\KLf%MTW instead of Cod Liver Oil. Marvellous results promised; no
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  • Domestic Occurrences.
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      Birth.
      19 4 At "Sobraon," Keppel Harbour. Singapore, on the 26th inst. the wife of William Maclear Ladds of a Son.
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      Marriages.
      188 4 Moik Brodie. —On the 23rd April, at St. Leonard's Church, Streatham, by the Rev. Heneage H. Jeob, M.A., Rector of St. Leonard's, assisted by the Rev. J. A. Grant, m.a., Alexander Moir, of Little Firthhead, Dalbeattie, formerly of Sarawak, Borneo, to Eleanor Jessie, eldest daughter of Wm. Gibson Brodie,
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      Death.
      31 4 Brock. On the 25th April, at Levenford, Dumbarton, in his 72nd year, Walter Brock, senior partner of the firms of Messrs. William Denny and Bros, and Messrs. Denny and Co.
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    The Singapore Free Press. Monday, May 27, 1907.
    1026 4 The Singapore Free Press. Monday, May 27, 1907. Here skaS' tke Pre»s the People s right ir aiitala, Unawed by influence asd nc bribed ly gain Here patriot Trcth bf r glorious piecepu draw. Pledged to Religion, Loyalty ar.c Law. It may strike our readers as rather curious that in
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    1823 4 H. E. the Governor is expected back from the Federated Malay States this morning. During a cyclone that passed over Moulmein on Saturday 4th inst, and up to the morning of Sunday the sth, the rainfall amounted to 21 1 inches, said to be a local record for the twenty-four
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      358 4 KELLY WALSH Para Rubber, by H. Wri*ht $4.00 Whole Art of Billards, by F. Hotine $0.85 Her Son. by Horace Vachell 1.25 Modest Man's Motor, by Major Matron 2.00 The Truce in the East, by Putnam Weale 7.75 Christian Science, by Mark Twain 3.25 The Saint, by Fofgazario 1.25 A
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      89 4 Dr. A. G. BUTLER, L.D.S., R.C.S.H. DENTAL SURGEON. 6, Battery Road. Straits Cycle Motor Co* BATTERY ROAD SINGAPORE. TANJONG PAGAR BOARD. WANTED. 5,000 Chengai Sleepers, 6 feet x 9 inches x 4i inches sawn die square. The last consignment to be delivered within 4 months. By order of the Board
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    FRANCE AND JAPAN.
    61 5 \By Submarine Telegraph Reuter's.) IN COMPLETE ACCORD. Repaired at 1 15 pm. M Pichon. at a meeting of the French ibioet, read a telegram from the French \uibassador at Tokio to the effect that France and Japan are now completely in leeord regarding the agreement being nego-
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    TSAR & PEACE DELEGATES.
    26 5 TSAR PEACE DELEGATES. The Tsar has received the Japanese dele'o the Peace Conference, who are 'i versing St. Petersburg en route to the il iu'ue Conference. > <
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    STANDARD OIL Co.
    22 5 Strong Measures. l'tie Supreme Court of Missouri has wmmended the expulsion of the Standard uipan* and its tributary companies > <
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    IRISH BILL DEAD.
    13 5 hI that the 'iovernmeut re- t Irak Bill as dead. > <
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    EMPIRE DAY.
    41 5 CHILDREN'S DAY. Day was observe,! far more widelv t.: BnU:n than hitherto. The Union vas largely displayed and there were •?s and appropriate celebra- t Schools. I' is estimated that five millions ot chilIpm saluted and ch«?red the thir.
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    Enthusiasm of Elders.
    38 5 There were many «j»vi*l ceremonies and r ic concerts. The Stock Exchange was crammed with •roker> vnging the National Anthem and usuteM was long at a standstill. The usual observances were k»pt in all lonies.
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    EDUCATION CONFERENCE.
    69 5 EDUCATION CONFERENCE. E^rl of Crewe opened the Federal i >bterence of Education. Almost all the Colonies, including India v.-re represented, andalso the Britishdepart.:mts of education and educational bodies. 1 Crewe emphuisised the happj provision of making <^ueen Victoria's birthday i rexmnaer of our great imperial position vcl --iponsibilitie* ped thit
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    SINGAPORE PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY.
    190 5 MUSICAL EVENING. n pieasant private musicil evening I v>n Saturday nijjht at the Teutonia r: > u.»t being a e<ucert but arranged .«iu^rooin entertaiument. the music i t- ac .f a liubt aud popul.tr character, the re seated at little tables, and this up into social groups
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    ARCTIC EXPEDITION.
    61 5 (By Submarine Telegraph— Reuter's). BY AIRSHIP. The Amencau explorer Wellman sails for Spitzbergen on the Ist of June, whence he will start on a mammoth airship towards the Pole at the end of July. The airship on which the voyage will be made carries a dozen men, boats,
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    PRINCE FUSHIMI.
    11 5 Prince Fushiini has visited the Dread- nought at Portsmouth.
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    HELP FOR CHANZY.
    17 5 The German gunboat Luchs has left Shanghai to help the stranded French cruiser Chaczy.
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    FINLAND AND AUSTRIA.
    40 5 The Finnish Diet opened yesterday. It includes nineteen women. The second ballots in Austria have been concluded. The Reichsrath is composed of 2\ parties, of which the strongest is the Socialists, numbering and the Anti-semites, numbering M,
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    THE QUEENS' SCHOLARSHIPS
    91 5 A telegram has beeu received stating that the suecesful candidates for the Queens' Scholarships for 1907 are C. Da Silva, of St. Joseph's Institution, Singapore, and Khaw < to Keck, of St Xavier's Institution Penang. The Brothers are to be heartily congratulat. d u carrying off b
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    542 5 Two Parisian Tightrope dancers weie performing above an open den of lions when the rope broke. They fell among the beasts and were badly mauled before thev could be rescued. This is an uneasy world. Every little thinir that happens has so many consequences. At Keynsham, for example, a chain
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    RAND MINE RIOTS.
    40 5 Military Precautions. Received May 25th 3 16 p.m. Four hundred men of the Cameron Highlanders have arrived at East It md, 200 of the Border Regiment at West Rand and 200 of the Queen's Bays at Johannesburg.
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    Meetings Prohibited.
    15 5 Meetings of the strikers have been prohibited in the vicinity of the mines.
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    Crowd Charged.
    32 5 The Queen's Bays charged a crowd that was attempting a demonstration at the Crcesus Mine. The leader of the movement has l>een threatened with arrest if the demonstrations are renewed.
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    RACING.
    68 5 MANCHESTER CUP. Rec. 25th, Ml a.m. The result of the race for the Manchester Cup is as follows Beppo 1 Speculor 8 Veno 3. The acceptances published a few weeks ago were s Llatitribby, Beppo, Noctuiform, Feather Bed, Bibiani, King Charles, Gingal, Spate, Mauatou. I'uck minster, Killeagh, Irelaud, Royal
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    Betting on the Derby.
    31 5 Beceived at 10.86 am. The latest Derby Betting is 5 6 Slieve (rallion 1 Galvani 7 1 Bezonian 10/1 W^jlwinder 100 8 Orby 100 7 Wady Haifa.
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    INTERESTING RUBBER STATISTICS.
    229 5 It will be interesting to see whether the mild decline in the price of rubber this year, as compared with last, will result in the increased consumption which the producer so anxiously anticipates:. It ha> been said that no industry- lias made such gigantic strides as rubber
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    NEW SUBSTITUTE FOR CEMENT.
    105 5 It is reported that ka/on bai (volcan c ashea) can be employed s a substitute for builder's cement. Large <iuantities have l>een found in the district of Yobiko, near Kar,tsu, says the Nmfmmki Pratt, and a brisk demand for it has been created by the great
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    THE PUNJAUB DEPORTATION INCIDENT.
    45 5 Calcutta, May lrith. The s.B. "Uuide," with Lajpat Rai aboard, arrived at Rangoon, yesterday. There was no demonstration He was driven, with his escort, to a suburban station and entrained for Mandalay. He seemed very depressed and dazed by the blow.
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    31 5 Mr Robert Abbott, the British subject who was kidnapped by Macedonian brigands at Salonika, has been liberated. No less than «£l*»,000 had to be paid by the British Consul-General as ransom.
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    A Good Suggestion.
    84 5 Mr. C. B. Wainwright of Lemon City, Fla., U. S. A., has written the manufacturers that much better results are obtained from the use of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy in cases of pains in the stomach, colic and cholera morbus by taking it in water
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  • Correspondence.
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      Children on Trams.
      340 5 To The Editor Dear Sik, Don't you think it is about time that the Tramway Company should follow the example of all Riil way companies to charge only half-fares for childreu, say under 10, travelling by their trams. It tells somewhat heavily on the purses of pirents
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    THE " NETHERTON."
    280 5 THE NETHERTON." Why Shi: is not Reiwihkd. There seeins likely to be a lot of trouble over the settlement of the s.s. Netherton loss, which may eventually lead to litigation. It will be remembered that this vessel got on fire at Sumatra. The fire was extinguished, but not before she
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    THE LATE MR. WALTER BROCK.
    223 5 Home papers announce the death on April 2">th, at the age ef seventy-one years, of Mr. Walter Brock, >enior partner of the firms of William Denny and Bros, and Denny and Co., of Dumbarton. Mr. Brock had been in bad health for some considerable time,
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    THE INDIAN TROUBLES.
    104 5 The latest Indian exchanges record the views of Erglish and Indian notabilities on the recent Punjaub deportations, which appear to have taken everybody, more or less by surprise. 'Change approves, but reputable Indian opinion disapproves, of its "injudicious" nature, and of the tryanny the measure exercises. At
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      39 5 1 Wh*t can be more criminal than to subes- medicine for Another!- Yet this common thing in India, were Grirnaulfs Syrup of Hjpophoaphite of Lime have saved tnoutands of consumptive*. You must get ~<Jrimault'B and no ioiita- t-a. 19
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      6 5 UNIVERSO AND S*s la corona ugars.
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      238 5 ROBINSON Co. LADIES PROMENADE, DRESS AND DANCING SHOES. Jk WF STOUT WALKING SHOE, Finest Qua- u 4 T O u^c D lity Black and Brown Glace Kid, lacing WALKING SHOE. Brown and Black walking shoe, extra strong soles, leather Mace Kid one strap shoe, extra Btout heels, straight toe cap,
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    RUBBER COMPANIES.
    698 6 The B«auko«t Borneo Rub bib Co. This company has been formed with a share capital of f 1 00,00V, divided into 25,000 Ordinary shares and 75.000 Guaranteed shares of t'l each. The whole of the Ordinary share* are reserved for future iasue. To the j holders of the
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    SPITZBERGEN COAL.
    257 6 mmnmi ia the Northumberland coal I not likely, I fancy, to lie awake o' nighta worrying arm the Spitsbergen cual NHri thai was circulated in Newcastle m th*» middle uf last week. The story was «-rtj.:n!_v a pretty one. nod was calculated to make t!:e shippers of Northumbrian
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
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      43 6 Sprained Ankle. Stiff Neck, Lame Shoulder. These are three common ailment* for which Chamberlain "9 Pain Balm id especially valuable. If promptly applied it will save you time, money ar.d suffering when troubled with any one of these ailmenta. Sold by all dealers.
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      424 6 advertisements. Qood appetite, good digestion, refreshing sleep theM »r« essential to good health: and the following testimonial showg how they wer« obtained by using Ayer's Sarsaparilla Six years ago I had an attack of indigestion and liver complaint that lasted for weeks. I was unable to do any hard work,
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      553 6 Rtwertisement*. SHIPPING. Apcar Line The undermentioned mail steamers of the above company maintain a regular service between Calcutta and Japan calling at Penang, Singapore, Hongkong Shanghai en route. FLEET. Tons. Commander. s.s. Japan 6,300 J.G. Olifent. s.s. Gregory Apcar 4,606 S.H. Belson. 8.8. Arratoon Apcar 4,510 A. Stewart, s.s. Lightning
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      662 6 Sfovertteemente. SHIPPING. P. O. STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. For China Japan, Penang, Ceylon, Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Ports, Plymouth and London. Through Bills of Lading issued for China Coast, Persian Gulf, Continental and American Ports. Stcamcn will leave Singapore on or about MAIL LINES. Outward (for China) Delta June 8
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      773 6 Hfcvcrttocmcnts. SHIPPING. Norddeutscher Lloyd Bremen. COAST LINTJS. Steamers of the Coast Fleet. tons reg. tons reg. Petchaburi 2191 Derawonga* 1648 Borneo 21tO Paklat 1657 Kohsichang 2040 Anghin 1667 Kajah 202S Locksus 1657 Pitsanulok 2019 Choising 1667 Bangkok 1920 Pongtong 1657 j Rajaburi 1904 S&msen 1657 j Korat 19> O Loo
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      632 6 H&vcrtt9emcnt9. SHIPPING. or. Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE The fast and well-known mail steamer, 0 this Company sail fortnightly from !rv.a»et Hamburg via Kotterdaoi, Antwerp, bouthamtt Gibraltar, Genoa, Naples, (connection Manetil Naples, Alexandria and vioe versa) Port Sait Suez, Aden, Colombo, Penang, Singapore. Hon. kong, Shanghai, Nagasaki k
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    RUBBER ESTATES OF JOHORE.
    466 7 RU BBER ESTATES OF JOHORE. The nrst ordinary general meeting of the bber Estates of Jobore, Limited, was held a the London Chamber of Commerce, .ton! court. Cannon-street, E.C., on 30th dtinio. Sir F. A. Swettenhain icliainuan of ike company' presiding. The Chairman, in the course of his speech. ~Aid
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    SOUTH AFRICAN PROBLEMS.
    496 7 UN Bvl'EN-P'WELL ON Ho.ME I.NriRFEKEN< E. 'i^n. Baden- Po we". 1 presided over a the Royal United Service institu-•^-ently, at which Col. H. B. Jeffreys -tl a lwture on Th<» native races of A: .1. from a military point of view." describing the prim ipal uative races
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    EXCHANGE.
    65 7 (Coebbctbd up to May 24.) Bank 4 m/s 2/4? demand 2/V, Private credits 3 m/s 2/4£ credits 6 m/s 2/4£ Francs, demand Bank... 294 Gbkmakt, demand 239 India, T. T 173* Hongkong, demand 6%dis Yokohama, demand H5 Java, demand 141 Bangkok, demand 63£ Sovereigns, Bank Buying 2/4} Bank of
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    PRODUCE.
    126 7 May 23 Tin 93. Gambier 6\60 Gambier Cube No. 1 10.20 Gambier Cube No. 2 950 Pepper Black(ordin.S'pore) 17.60 Pepper, White (fair L.W. 5 p.c.) buy 25.50 Nutmegs (110 to the lb.) 25.00 Nutmegs (80 to the lb.) 38 00 j Mace (Banda) 63.00 Cloves (Amboina) 42.00 Liberian Coffee
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    SHARES.
    571 7 MINES. Capital Capital Iwtie Paid <^ mM laWed paid ap Value up Compaq. *uot*tl<m. $300,000 300,000 10 10 Belat Tin M. Co. Ltd 1 v5O $300,000 225,000 10 10 Bruang Limited 10.25 $600,000 60(»,0C0 10 10 Bruseh Hydraulic Tin M. Co. Ltd 18.75 £400,000 350,000 £1 £1 Duff Development
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
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      64 7 Lame Back. This ailment is usually caused by rheumatism of the muscles and mav be cured by applying Chamberlain's Pain Balm two or thret tune* a day and rubbing the parts vigorousij at each application. If this does not affort -flief bina on a piece of flannel sligntlj *mr*n«i with
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      482 7 HfcMpcrttecmcnta. TO LET. TO LET Godowu No. 41 Robinson Quay, with a anding pier. Apply to CHOP KWONG HUNG, No. 19 Market Street. Apl 7 mf TO BE LET. The two pleasantly situated residences known as Kenilworth, Barktr Road and Brendadene, Barker Road. A low rent would be accepted. POWELL
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      423 7 Btwcrtisementa. WANTED. PHOTOGRAPHER. WANTED an Experienced Studio Man. Salary and share proposition to right party. German prefered. Address FIG c/o KELLY WALSH LTD. Singapore. May 27 2 s 6 WANTED Smart Chinese Clerk to assist in Electrical Store. Apply, Electric c o "Free Press, May 25 28^_ On the Berth.
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      450 7 SHIPPING. OCEAN STEAM SHIP Co., Ltd. AND China Mutual Steam Nav. Co. Ltd. The Companies' steamers are despatched from Liverpool outwards for the Straits, China and 1 Japan every week, and from Japan homewards for London, Amsterdam and Antwerp every fortnight, and for Genoa, Mareeillee, Liverpoo' monthly. One outward steamer
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      454 7 HAMBURC-AMERIKA LINE. I PASSENGER SERVICE. I By the new steamer Rhenania," Habbbcbo." HohenBTacfen," and the I Scandia and Silesia. The steamers are specially built fcr the tropics and have luxurious Passenger accommodation. First-class Cabins amitiship, lighted throughout by electricity, cabin* fitted with fang. Doctor and Stewardesses carried. Laundry on board.
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    HARMSTON'S CIRCUS
    611 8 OMHM Pkrkormaxce. Harmston's are old favourites and are alwavs sure of a hearty welcome. No won- der "therefore that tie show drew a large audience on Saturday night. The circus uever comes to Singapore without new turns aid novelties and regular circus-goers pronounce the prograine on this occasion
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    SIR ALEXANDER SWETTENHAM.
    165 8 Tnbuoe makes the t< <\ lowing c<>uinjent vxi the pablictttioil >>t t!ie Swettenham r Th<i ii >iu p-js-ibility of keeping BB tin.rct!i>n that Sir Alex.uxl. 9 I ;iaiu"s nt of DnectioD wiUi the l>avi«, incident. Tliat ■■pKeaftkNi waa Moaifad -iinu!taneooaly witi. ail BMasnji unr -< >vcdl> uitli
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    125 8 of Deputy Jndge-Adviva»e to the Army, m succession to (Jolonel J. L. C. 3t. (Jldir. OUL C.M.«i has been giveu to Oolodkl A. K. Peiuberton. an officer whose name was associated with a great deal of useful work in a simiUr capacity during the Ute South Afruiu War. when, in
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    CRICKET.
    218 8 Merchants vs. The Rest. On the Esplanade on Saturday afternoon, the Merchant* winning easily, thanks largely to the batting of Nesbitt and Jovnson. In bowling Reid took wickets for 37 runs, Nesbitt 4 for 28 and Joynson 1 for 3. On the other side Nicholas bowled effectively haying 4
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    JET BALL.
    206 8 OwiDg to the failure of the water supply on r^mpire Da} it will be re,membere«l the Fire Brigade were unable to give the exhibition of the original game of jet ball invented by Mr. Pett. On Saturday evening, however. Mr. Pett had made armngments for :iu "ffieieut water
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    S. R. A. MONTHLY SHOOT.
    109 8 A Class. Teo Keong Hee. SI, '27, 81, plus I<> 99 l'i Silva 88, 34, 31, ?cr T. LoMj 81, 82, 88, plus 96 A very even shoot. D- Silvi mis^e > the tir> r plan J om point only a,ii«; ;n;!~ tc ex'>!i"nt B.
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    THE SOUTH LANCASHIRE REGIMENT.
    169 8 'Hie bund uf the 2nd l.attahoii having COB> eluded its hw in Lille, left ba th» 16tb April, amid.-* ->ion oi ><>< i- 'vsill. ou it* to bgbuML iit fore entering the train. ii:- i'.iiti-h sol(li«r>. with Bh L^iMUt <>i their commanding officer, unfastened the bad^«
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    A SHOWER OF AEROLITES.
    156 8 AlLil.al.ad. May I -Ith. A startling phenomenon occurred .it 2 p m. oa the *'th instant, near the Dulhapur railway .station in th» Gh:t/ipur District. The sky wa> perfectly clear and a west wind Mowing wheu suddenly a terrific explo&ion was heard, followed in a few
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    229 8 The Glenogle has on board 1,105 homeward bound coolies for Hongkong. On the other hand the Hong Bee from Amoy has brought 1,388 coolies to the Straits. The German steamer Sophie Rickmers has brought down a cargo of Bengal coal from Calcutta. She is consigned to Messrs Adamson.
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    THE VALUE OF GEOGRAPHY.
    492 8 Mr. David G. Pinkney contributes an interesting arti-ie on "The Neglect of (r?o--graphy in our Schools to tbe Spring number of Th< Geographical Tem-her, the organ of the Geographical Association. It covers a subject of which the general public know little— tbe idiotic instructions regarding geography
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    FAT AFTER FORTY.
    244 8 A moderate ami comfortable Jnrrwc In wcif^lit after the age <if torty 'says nu'<iU -ul man) is a natural and iiealtliful proress. a laying by of capital a^alii'-t Mm I vil da\s that are coming. Unfortunately, shortly afkef the ige at which this desposit of ht warping
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    PASSENGERS.
    147 8 Per Lindula Mr Shamson, Mrs Grey, Mr Rogers. Mrs Stanley, Mr and Mrs Wadia, Mr Stevens and Harmston's Circus. Per Kwong Eng Mr Bohnen. Per Charon Messrs Archer, Pears, Hennazan and Jenkins. Per Penang i Mr Risk, Raja Both and wife, Mr Kna Pat San. Per Guthrie Mr Cooley,
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    CLEARANCES.
    321 8 May 2?. (^uinta, Brit str, Frahm, for Hongkong. Emile, Dut str, Sulong, for Rbio. May 24 Sri Muar, Brit str Hudson, for Muar. Spir, Nor str, Heen, for Bangkok. Seirstai, Nor str, Larsen. for Calcutta. C. Lopez y Lopez, Span str, Hazas, fcr Manila. Mossell, L)ut str, Scbeveteva, for
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    VESSELS AT TANJONG PAGAR AND KEPPEL HARBOUR.
    85 8 Wharves and Docks at which different vessels ■'■re berthed ■<« S-iturday. East Wharf Basin Daspnar, J. W. Wendt, F-. Wharf Section I—Siuion^an.1 Siuion^an. Lindu'.a-, Section I— (Shewra Wtmri*— McClellan. Section 2— Tolv. 3— Nii. 4 Tringganu. •5 Charon. 6— Xi'entung. 7. 7 Glenogie.
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