The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 4 March 1908

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    16 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 1908. NO. 6,230
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    167 1 Xhfi riiot'on for armament reduction was debatt<l by the Con nions jes'erday and reiecVl by a Luge majority. Asquith insisted on the maintenance of our naval superiority. A late message gives the effect of a speech by Mr Ha!<Une. (Page An anarchist at Chicago shot the chief
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    QUALLA LUMPUR.
    1748 1 The knowledge of things ;h they wer< quirter i t OBBtury ago is generally interesting and MM hv instructive. Twenty-live years is nothing m thousand \e ir old Europe, and left than mtlni'g m the old, <11 couii'rit su( I -idia and Ci ,aa. Bui it is a
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      384 1 DahTs Milk. PURE NORWECIAN COWS MILK. HTHE only Canned Milk m which the Full Flavour of fresh Cow's Milk is retained. MOST FLATTERING TESTIMONIALS FROM MEDICAL MEN To be had from the Dispensaries and Retail Dealers. [EXPECTED SHORTLY. I ONE 16-25 H.P. FOUR CYLINDER. I ARROL-JOHNSTON CAR FITTED WITH SIDE
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      193 1 Entertainments. CHILDREN'S CONCERT (FIRST OF NEW SEASON) VICTORIA MEMORIAL HALL Friday, March 6th, 5.30 p.m. ALHAMBRA CINEMATOGRAPH BEACH ROAD TO-NIGHT. CHANGE OF PROGRAMME. LONDON REGATTAS EXHIBITIONS. "HENLEY REGATTA 1907" LAUNCH OF H I.M. BATTLESHIP 'ROMA" By H. M. The King of Italy. Special Alhambra Matinee for Children Saturday, 7th March,
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      125 1 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS. Furnished room wanted. Page I, Wanted, large offices, and foreman of works for B. N. Borneo P. W. D.— Page 5. To let. office.— Page 11. Children's Concert on Friday. Page 1. H. L. Cogblan iN: Co. announce a sale by private treaty of Tonkin ware and embroideries,
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      312 1 THE WEEK. Wednesday, 4th High Water:— ll.2s a. Ash Wednesday. Engineers Association Ann. Gen. Mtg. 8.45 p Thursday, sth High Water.— o.l3 a., 0.7 p. 8.1. Mail Homeward closes, 3 p N.D.L. Mail Outward due 5 p. S.V.I. Semaphore, 0.15 p. Philharmonic Orchestra practice, 5.30 p. Dalhousie Chapter 8.30 p
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    ASH WEDNESDAY SERVICES.
    26 2 St. Andrews Cathedral. Match 4th. Holy Comnuinion. M.'. f .:> and I itary, <" I B. &pa ■mination Swrioa and Addreea Rev. H. C. Ixard
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      41 2 Rheumatism Can be Cured. Th,re j| m iK.ase wluofa indicts more tor- :!an and thero i. probably E*S fur T IHCb SUCh a Varita unless lot of rt medics have been suggested Tn say that it en be cured. l23£t JS
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      513 2 advertisements, NOTIGES. PIANOS Bought, Sold or Exchanged Pianos at $150 and Upwards, by different Makers Guaranteed m Perfect Order and Made for i the Climate. W. J. GARCIA, Pianoforte Tuner and Repairer. 50 Bras Basah Road. Oc v c MUNICIPAL NOTICE. N< >TICK is hereby given m accordance with a
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      482 2 HJwcrtfsemenis. NOTIGES. MADAME FAMBON, LADY DENTIST. High Class Work Moderate Price. No. 215, Orchard Road. Nov 21 v.c STEAM LAUNCH "MAX." Suitable for pleasure cruises carries 50 jassengers, speed 1 1 knots, can be hired upon ipplication to PERTILE Co. Feb 19 19.3 1H: SWIMMING CLUB. SING\PORF. The annual general
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      527 2 fltoerttscment*. NOTIGES. SHORTHAND TYPEWRITING Promptly executed. Absolute secrecy guaranteed. Mrs. E. F. HOWEIL, Cavenagh Bridge Buildings, Raffles Hotel. ASSOCIATION OF ENGINEERS. The Annual General Meeting of the Association will be held m the rooms, 43-n, Raffles Place, on the evening of Wednesday, 4th March, 1908, at 8.45 p.m. Business, to
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      504 2 H6v>crttscmcntg. INSURANCES. SOUTH BRITISH INSURANCE CO., Ltd. FIRE Insnraroe3 effected on Buildings, Rente and Merchandise of every description. MARINE Insuranoee accepted to all parte of the world »t lowest rates. LOCAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS. L. Engjx, Esq., Chairman. The Hon. Ta n Jiak Kirn. Lim Ho Fuah, Esq., Lek Choon
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      455 2 B^vcrttocmcnto, BANKS. Chartered Bank of India Australia and China. IN CORPORA TED BY ROYAL CHA S TER Paid up Capital m 60,000 shares of £20 each 1.200.000 Eeserve Fund £'2.475 000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors £1.200.000 Bank 09 En<.i.am> nAxnrii'TJQi National BBahn h 1 V. land Bank )i SINGAPORE BRANCH
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    THE DEFENCE OF AUSTRALIA.
    677 3 V KFBOnN j THB N ITIONAL SCHEME vi-i;:xj HPKSCB Bl MB DEAXIK. Helbonrre, Jar nary 87tfi. The Prime -ttr addressed himself to tfj defence itaca at Ibe a.N'.a. banqnet to night H« said that IbetQ was one .[uestieu m which throughout Australia was needed, ami tba:
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    PUGNACIOUS WHALE'S FATE.
    114 3 MaM.MH. W ChARGF!A kl Ll n■« D«A» IN BSGUSB I \N>KI.. A huu'e dead whale is no\v loating I ia t Channel, off tbe coast ol Corn- taij ;rs danger to naviga tion. lit- tr- i one. week thfl Wm -truck g] l-low bj th^ Ha »rg
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    UTILIZING OLD HORSESHOES IN CHINA.
    89 3 Or itantij growing imports into U (.....-.<-• n 18 tafong through ported Tmi old 1 ones! ow One M ia N "i! bet carried S tons ol tftria :ap iron from Hamburg. The mar k>t these m m*oat ihoee seems to be ■I withovt limit.
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    EVOLUTION OF THE GOLF CLUB.
    578 3 The Obkub of the Gaxs. It is very gsneraltj h-.lieved though the theory has its opp nents. writes Mr. F. Kinloeh In the Bud r.iuten Magi i tie for February, that the game of tjolf bad its birth* place m Holland. There can, at any
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    ONE OF THE RISKS OF TRAVELLING.
    334 3 Recent prosecutions must have made the ordinary citizen ahve to the danger which he runs when travel ling of unwhtiugly breaking the law, and to the f ict that he. may be made a quite innocent abettor of clfineea against the Excise Act, by
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    "OLD TIME, THE CLOCKSETTER."
    124 3 The Biil of Mr K. IVarce, to save daylight and make us rise an hour ani twenty minutes earliez m summer by calling 6 a.m. 7.20 ia down to: secocd reading on 10th iust. The idea ia to advance the clock on each of four Sundays
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    HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
    585 3 An Opim s os Or;! m. The annual meeting of tbe Hocgkong General Chamb r of Commerce m h -.d m the City If ill on Feh l'l h aid iraa brg If attended. Hon Mr X A Hewett presided We have already q u>ted
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      417 3 advertisements. Sounding ih-j praises of Aycr\s Hair Vigor. That's what every one does who uses .<<2p£|j^ this splendid /T/^^i^fe P re P aration (Mr forthe hair /wy^) ifyoudon t ifK^a^nlN praise it, then j^^p,>%> you must not use it. lousee, MVv I you will be so pleased riii i w^k
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      243 3 1 aUD "hflnj Pel o|| oon "^l^r W The (Champagne dee) Lux Jjl mm THE BORNEO I Imperial WW«J kr V VI D *JJjJ ni| |jAOETa k CHARDOR.j .JlOlt^'chaKDCw". AUSTRALIAN, FLOUR. /i -I i M if HI W T !&ER FLOI S i*^p Igf c i JAMESTOWN J||wccg| s >
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      54 3 Whopping Cough. The quick relief ■ffotdad bj Chamber Uift'e Cough Remedy m emma* aA vrhooping c« makes it a favorite with the mothers of small children. This remedy liquifi mucus, making it easier to expect< ketj"- iht cough loose and co 1 any tendency to ward j i v all
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    JAPAN AND ASIA.
    938 4 TOKYO AS A STUDENT CENTRE. A: the of Japan's wonderful raccess (writes He Sa at Nil: J Singh m Urn M i lern K.vi-w lice khe vigorous a-ul wise pursuance of the policy, "Tin: education shall be so aed th i- ixy not be a village with
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    THE ZAKKA KHEL EXPEDITION.
    835 4 Allahabad, February 20, The Peshawar correspondent of the Pioneer says Fronti t rum rara go to show that the Zakka Khel have done their be^t to obtain the assistanse of neighbouring Afiidi tribes t i: Ip them to oppose the columns which a-; now m Bazar
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    ISHMIELS OF THE NORTHWEST.
    1396 4 Eve y no^v and theu a paragraph creeps ioto the news j ipy.s anami ie n^ the nnrnlinoti ofsjuie obscure v 1 afje or c v up of village* m a valley of NForth^ru vVeste n Indi;^. Ui leis it is on'y the prelu ljt:> .i
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    WAR IS THE FAR EAST
    242 4 Naval i lo*. trd, writing m the J;. number of v idea of the development m *Ji torpe of al! the leading Naval I :ag from the new iv the v. The m< the volutioni.sed ide>s of naval constru pro; Dreadnought" iieh, i jd irjg
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    CHOICE OF TOYS
    61 4 A hundred ani thim two girls m a Parisian school w«re iivifc BQces iv the way of Amongst the former thirty-one voted i railway train. I for tin a engines, nine for buildiand eight rity de v r. a creation. The Surer-child .y. a long way off.
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      10 4 Wounds, Bruises and Burns. By applying an antiseptic dressing to
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      814 4 Hackenschmidt's Great Rival. and Muscle l^ 7 ~'WdJiJ >WJy champion who has issued a challenge XW|f l %//-~ffi JS^P^ to Hackenschmidt, ie authoritatively KG* I /^^g^ stated to be the most dangerous rival who wAbk«i<M<^' as evel come forward to dispute the supre- f.i» '^?^w^^/ mac V 'he redoubtable Russian.
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      55 4 To S.iFe'iug Humsnr Arc you trcubiod with or them in'fi rain I>alm a trial an<l you will I the result. bom pain. V^R Phosphoglycerate fl w modern Wh o' f/w tier-ocas sys:&-n Mftf JE na men, tpaohrrs, stud< fl I _B» /#P »ad m deli. lily, seminal P^aH^y^Sr insomoia. Jji
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    THE SPORTING WORLD.
    1341 5 (Fr.rn o>ir S. r., rr^ t J. L >l<l >n, Fa 1 7. Busy Footballkks. r.'iis is perhaps the m^st interesting time of the year f.»r followers of football. We are m the thick of the Cup ties, which give 44 Soccer enthusiasts mucj t<> discuss, while
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    LADY LUGARD ON SHORTHAND.
    417 5 The certificate won at the first examination conducted by the new shorthand committee for Hongkong, together with theory certifi cates g lined apart from the committee, wei'e presented at St Joseph's College by Lady Lugaid. Mr E. D C. Wolfe, chairman of the committee, presided. The
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    OIL FUEL FOR LINERS.
    186 5 It is quite certain that too much reliance 13 being placed on ooal, and most engineering firma construct boilers which are designed as it" another and better fuel was not m existence. If oil fuel were used on the Cnnarder Lu&itania," the fire room M crowd
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      783 5 Singapore Sporting Club. THE SPRING RACE MEETING WILL BE HELD ON Tuesday the 12th, Thursday the 14th and Saturday the 16th May, 1908. FIRST DAY. Tuesday, 12th May, 1908. 1. The Maiden Plate. Value $300. A Race for Maiden Horses. Weight 9st. Ex-Griffins allowed 71b. Entrance, $20. Distance, Race Ccu'se.
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      688 5 7. THe Griffin Consolation. f Value $300, and— provided there are five starters t^e property of d'ff rent owners— ss^ to the Second Horse. A Handicap for nil Griffins thnt have run at ihe Meeting, and not won. Distance, Race Course. 8. The Ex-Griffin Consolation. Value $300. A Handicap for
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      614 5 Hfcvcrtfscmcnts. AUCTIONS. IN THE GOODS Of A. 0. RUDRA, (deceased.) THE DMBSBBIOSKD HAS KECK VXD INSTEVCTION3 TO SELL BY PUBLIC AUCTION AT No. 8, BATTERY KOAD On Wednesday the 4th March, at 11 a.m. Suncry Office Fu'ni'ure, Law Books &c. &c. H. A. CRANE, Auctioneer. Mai- 3 5.3 AUCTION SALE
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      460 5 H&vcrtiscmcnts. AuenoNs. AUCTION SALE OF MANILA CIGARS >Sa!.v\<;e from the Kecent Fihb At No. 15, Phillip Street, At Messrs. H. L Coghlan Co's Salerooms (To-day) Wednesday ith March, at 12 o'clock. 11. L. OOGHLAV I < Licensed Auctioneers and Surveyors. Mar 4 FOR SALE BY PRIVATE TREATY High Class Tonkin
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    The Singapore Free press. Wednesday, Mar. 4, 1908.
    1802 6 The Singapore Free press. Wednesday, Mar. 4, 1908. Here shall the Press the People's right maintain, Unawed by influence and unbribed by gain Here patriot Truth hrr jrlorious precepts draw. Hedged to Religion, Loyalty and bw, It was on Monday we remarked, m reference to the introduction of Naval Estimates
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    LETTERS TO AN EXILE.
    1081 6 D rarest Exile. Our greater dissipatii n since I las' wn *c has been a P. iairo-e Letgue dinuer ul Prince's. There were 800 p^'ple at it, bat m 6pite of the crowd the dmn" gnt the waiting were so good. The guect-. of the evening
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      357 6 'John little co. w\ SINGAPORE. TAILORING DEPARTMENT. ITtiis Department is no^r uader the Management of j Mr. V. P. Thorburn, an experienced Cuter. j j OUR STOCK OF TAILORING MATERIALS is replete with all the Latest Novelties m Angolas, Qheviots, Tweeds, Shirtings, Tropical and Tennis Flannels, ONE SUIT LENGTHS IN
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      356 6 Wilson Co. PHOTOGRAPHERS. THE LEADING AND ONLY HIGH-CLASS STUDIO IN THE COLONY. Our Photographs are of the highest Artistic and Technical Excellence, and are admitted to be Incomparably the Best m the Far East. No Satisfaction, No Payment. Orchard Road and at Hoiel de l'Europe. WHY G.R. Lambert Co. Ltd.
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    ARMAMENT REDUCTION.
    234 7 RESOLUTION THAT FAILED. House Supports Government. HALDAINE AND THE WAR CHEST. (By Submarine Telegraph— Re uter's.) Received at 1 15 p.m. Qftai interest attaches to to-liy'a debate .:i On IL>u>o ot* CominciH, on Mr Murray M be l>ualds l'solution for the reduction of ■nutm -nts. iff A- until
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    MUNICIPAL ELECTION.
    190 7 H 1. CAEVEB ELECTED. iitt'.e stir thtt has bo'i made about >n of a member for Tanglin Ward I m -t bumper election yesterdar, when Mr Ctcil In^ratn Carver, the only mdJdate, received -> votes by tbrce o'ck-k when the election d ised. Voting begsn early m the
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    269 7 I weiity banishment prisoners arrived from Kw.il i Lampm jrefetardaj under police escort. T-v.> Kussian sail ra amused them-elves on M r i jjht by sm;bh:Dtr the shafts of a rikisha. They mn irreeiefl, bat were :T on paj tag the damag i. TLcMmi.i carnival does not Beem to be
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    RIOT IN PARK ROAD.
    144 7 ONE MAN KILLED AND SEVERAL WOUNDED. About 9-80 last night a serious riot occurred m Park X >ad, mar the Peoples' Pa r k, be. we m two gangs of Chinese Sticks, poles and sto~ej were used anl over a hundred men were engaged ia the
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    JAPANESE STEAMER ASHORE.
    78 7 A CUBIOUa SILENCE. A small vessel was ashova across to the south-east yesterday but no signal was s transmitted to the rl.igstaff so that it is impossible to say what vessel ii was. No 1 report has been nude to the Shipping Offioa She is a Japanese
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    FIRE LAST NIGHT.
    95 7 A few minutes after ten o'clock last night, ihe Fire Brigade recived a call to a fire m Phillip Street. The Brigade turned out smartly with both motor engines. It was found that 'hi dfcb is m the house that Wus burned down recently had caught lire
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    ROBBED BY A RIKISHA COOLIE.
    217 7 Two Javanese sail, vi from tie Dutch Bteamer Spealman engaged a rikisha m A rib Streat ou Monday m^ht and asked the puller to t .kethein to Johnstui's Pier. Instead of doing so, the coolie took the sailors to Ban Sin S reet, oft' Queea
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    ANOTHER "BOY" SENT TO JAIL.
    81 7 A few days ago, while Mr Fernandez of theCl uese Protectorate was at work, jeAellery and property valued at $460 were stolen from his residence. Mr Fernandez"* "boy" disapp-ired at the same time and was arrested later at Kwala Lumpur. Nearly all the stolen property
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    BEER IN BANGKOK.
    239 7 "The British Beer Breweries (Far East--1 era) Syndicate has been registered with a capital of £10,000 m x\ shares. To a?quire from the British Bier Breweries, Limited, a license to use, purchase, import, concentrate, and brew from S T. V, a-t m Burmah, Singapore, Straits Settlement^, Federated
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    A DEMONSTRATION OF EFFICIENCY.
    58 7 King Congratulates Willcocks. (By Submarine Telegraph. Router's. The newspapers heartily congratulite Sir John Willcocks and also L)rd Kitchener on the demonstration of the Indian Army's afficiency m the lite Zikki Khel Expedition. Rec. 4 15 pm. TII3 King hi 3 telegnphsd to General Willcocks congratuliting him
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    PROTECTION OF BRITISH TRADE MARKS.
    36 7 An Agreement with Japan. Eece'.ved March 3rd, 11 20 pm. It is understood that an agreement will shortly be concluded with Japan for the protection of British trade marks m JapanJ
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    A CHICAGO SENSATION.
    36 7 Police Chief Shot. At Chicago an anarchist entered the house of the Chief of Police and shot his son and coachman, and then shot and stabbed the Chief, who shot his assailant dead.
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    UNLICENSED STABLES.
    278 7 Mr W. Madden appeared bafcra Mr Howard m the senior magistrate's court, yesterday, on a charge of using stables at the Hotel de la Paix tor other purposes than private use without a license. Mr A. M. Gibson, manager of the hotel, responded to a charge of permitting
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    BIG HAUL OF BEGGARS.
    106 7 "Tin Miner, Plahtee and Cofpin Cabbies." Twenty of the most miserable looking specimens of humanity were before Mr Colman, third magistrate, yesterday afternoon, on a charge of beggiru 1 They were all Chi-r,.-je and one man was blind. Thirteen admitted being beggars. One man said he
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    CHILDREN'S CONCERT.
    193 7 Oa Friday afternoon (March 6th), the first of the Children's Conceits for 1908 will be given at lite Victoria Memorial Hall at the usual h<>ur, 5 30 pin. The Philharmonic Orchestra will play several tine pieces, and there will be other m cresting items oa the programme Mr
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    ATHLETIC NOTES.
    973 7 The list of Swimming Club fixtures for the year has been issued, somewhat late m the day, it is true, but the programme is m a very handy form, and contains events right up to November. Team racing has had a wonderful fillip within the past few months
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      471 7 ROBinson s co. Special White Show. CABLE DAMASKS, NAPKINS, TRAY AND TEA CLOTHS. PLAIN AND HEMSTITCHED, TOWELS AND TOWELINGS, SHEETS AND PILLOW CASES, CURTAIN NETS 6c MADRAS MUSLINS, EIAND EMBROIDERED TOILET COVERS. EMBROIDERED MUSLIBT ROBES, LADIES" AND CHILDRENS UNDERCLOTHING, &c M &c Ac. Robinson and Go/npany. I IAI U V
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    LONDON'S NEW PALACE.
    977 8 "Fkatures 09 Designs for County Hall It is seldom that the award m a great competition is received -with a practical^unanimity ot applause and confirmation on the part of professional critics. On the winning design for the new London County Hall the approval seems to be general,
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    ANOTHER MOTHER'S EXPERIENCE.
    307 8 Interesting Sequel. We have just received a communication from Mrs. L. Lewis, 22, Wood Street, Penarth, Wales, it cis exceptionally interesting. Just previous to the birth of her first child Mrs. Lewis became so ill with dropsy that her life was despaired of. The premature birth of
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      447 8 SHIPPING. OCEAN STEAM SHIP Co. Ltd. A N D China Mutual Steam Nay. Co. Ltd. 1 be Compari-s' steamers art- despatched from Liverpool out wards for the Stiaits, China and Japan Brery week, aud bom Japan homewards fox London, Amsterdam and Antwerp ereryforS night, and for Genoa, Marseilles and Liverpool
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      536 8 Hfcvcrtisements. SHIPPING. INDO-CHINA STEAM NAY. COY., LTD. The steamers of this Company maintain a regular direct service between Calcutta, Straits, Hongkong, Shanghai and Japan, taking cargo on through Bills of Lading for Canton, Swatow, Amoy, Chefoo, Tientsin, Newchwang, Yangtsze Ports, Formosa, the Philippines &c. &c. STEAMERS. Tons Commander Kutsang 4895
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      538 8 Hbvertisementa. 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. Steamers will leave Singapore on 01 aboot MAIL LINES. Outward (for China) 1903 Malta Mar
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      746 8 Bbvcrtisemcnte. SHIPPING. Norddeutscher Lloyd Bremen. COAST LlNte. I IP Steamers of the Coast Fleet. tons reg. to kb reg. Petohaburi 2191 Chow Fa 1643 Borneo 21<O DerawongM 1646 Kohsichang 2040 Taklat 1667 Rajah 2028 Anghin 1657 Pitsanulok 2019 Locksun 1657 Bangkok 1920 Choiaing 1657 Eajaburi 1904 Pongtong 1657 Korat 1900
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      611 8 Bfcvcrtisemcnts. SHIPPING. WEI. Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen INPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LIKE. The faat and well-known mail st<jam*r- this Company sail fortnightly from Bremen, Hamburg via Rotterdam, Antwerp, Southampton. Gibraltar, Genoa, Naples, (oonnection Marseilles Naples, Alexandria and vice versa) Port Said Suez, Aden, Colombo, Penang, Singapore, H mg kong, Shanghai, Nagasaki Kobe
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    THE KING AS RACINGMAN.
    1341 9 L ALL KiGHTS KESERVEDJ BY B. II Cool' E B ftrowa I Newmarket/ 1 ling 1 a good many critics, the ad tlu moment jusi bow •■d thr rit are t> g ty. l ■ac men 1 it to-- n w, fa er cai isc might
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    BACK HOME AGAIN.
    395 9 AN ADVENTUROUS Si iKIT. -Air Winston Churchill, who baa j.isi arrived home again ;tfter an cxUti-ivc tour m Africa, lias been adding many new adVeottin to his already lengthy record. rVobai noflfc intereatinf incidenta of hit jonracy ireea the g motor ridei lie took tbrongh <i< cert
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    JAPANESE CHILDREN AND CHINA.
    204 9 JAPANESE CHILDREN AND CHINA. The Tapan Chronicle print-; es?ay« (m b.-oken Bog'tib), by .Taj chillrei on bhs m j chief ag as siu>\ m: hv.v Hie r <*eu- ration m .J Jib \v:t. Tt.ej B] ana of I loathe j tool<? J i moduli •inp-tuou-ly. Toe Empire ta too l.ig
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    A PEACE CENTRE.
    160 9 people k!j> know the St. .1 mi s'.s < > do regard it wm an ordin.union of thfl > home of tbe diploma* es, such, on'- I I nio-t anique cla worJd. It rnrale s a little c vet* fire hand mf-nibers, nearly all of w it
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      134 9 7 WATERPROOF R^ VERMINPROOP "o^i ODOURLESS, 1 FIFE RESISTING ;^%x COOL&DURABLB 1 1 SUPPLIED IN IcOT.l'3 D ■fc^'j 3 ft. r 24 Y^str T 'rff f An Anecdotal History OF OLD TIMES .In Singai>ore, .'rora the Foundation cf the Settlement en Fob ruary 6th, ISIP, to the Transfer to the
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      477 9 jf=g||g=THE KING ofRESTORATIVES!^ |l [JL^-^Mk A splendid tonic made from choice wines, /(^leman^ Liebig's Extract of Meat and Extract of Malt. Over 8,000 Testimonials received from tho •'''figf^ Ik) Medical Profession of the United Kingdom. VtrinCARNIS an unrivalled reputation of over 20 Y-A~* v />;;.-i /i years as the finest
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      585 9 THE Singapore Free Press. Morning Daily. To Our Readers. The Singapore Free PtaM ii now i Ifonung Daily, an-i ia on itJe al depoti from au early hour encii morning (Son excvptt?d). Cash prioß Ten Caatii oopi Subscril^ers' copi.s will be delivered a their private residence, (or town <.»lriees o
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    STOESSEL.
    1049 10 A FALLEN HERo. Tub Capitulation of Pout Arthur. From an article specially written for the China Mail by Lieutenant Itustam Bick, of the Tvi33ian army, wha was preset.! through ih» saiga of Tort Arthur, and later bourne a prisoner of war m Jipan these passages are takeD. deulirjg with
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    AN AMBASSADOR'S ANECDOTES.
    918 10 Sir Henry Drummond Wolff's Reminiscences. The most notable book which haB appeared for many weeks is that which Messrs Macmillan Dui> ish and which is entitled "Rambling Reco leotioLs," l»y Sir Henry Drummond Wolff. Educated at many schools m England and aKoad, Sir Henry early entered the
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      600 10 jM Ry Special Purveyors to M fl Warrant jP\[-j?\ S- -*^I HM> The Xin S- B Bi B fl fl H i|p IB Celebrated Oilmen's Stores I ftF I PICKLES, SOUPS, JAMS. JELLIES, ijt A POTTED MEATS, MALT VINEGAR. Mm BS Bi BB Agents for LEA PERRIN S WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE
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      564 10 Passengers for the Straits. Per N. D. L. Prinz^ss Alice, due Mar 5. Mr H. Volhnerhaus, Mr T F. van D >rssen, Mr and Mrs Friedrich Gierlings, Miss Frances G. Warren, Miss Alic3 R Wa>ren, ICr T. van Gelder, Mr and Mrs Aiolph ismas, Mrs Otetvt Enilie Hirs^h, Mr and
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      731 10 VESSELS KKPsyOfKD. STEAMERS. living port of departure, aiui (where ktunm) date du£ here, and name of Ag< ntt Aii lie. Sydney, A.pril 24 Bonst^a I Achilles, Liveipool, Mar 2 s Man.-:. Agamomnon, China, Mar II Maotfi*ld. Akinous, Liforpooi, Apl 4 -,d Alicante, Manila, Mar 21 Barlow Oa. Arnadis, Colombo, May
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    NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION.
    854 11 DKFKNGE OF BISLKI METHODS. There was a record attendance at the winter general meeting of the National Rifle As-ociation, which was held m the Royal I'niteil Service Institution, Whitehall. Among (best pre-sent wen Lord Cluylesmore (who occupied the chair 1 Earl Waldegrave, General Lotd William >eymour. Lord
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    WORKS LIKE A PENCIL SHARPENER.
    72 11 r. uDm i baa ap n oni J ■-:>• woo 3in Rotterdam barton works of all kind- denial and drainage of Uw r Zee a- U steadS? Dtoceedi ttirowa oirt iat m .a. n ramparts m all directions. A Lancashire ooatracting ftrm has built, for
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    EXCHANGE.
    73 11 (CommiOTßD UP TO March. 3.) Bank m/ 6 2/4 1 demand 8/SfJ Private credits 3 m/s 2/4 T credits 6 m/s 2/4 Fbancb, demand Bank Gbemant, demand 237 [ndia, T. T, M 1 73| FIOHGKOsro, demand 17}% Yokohama, demand M 114 Java, demand 1 394; Bangkok, demand 6€ Sovb*hionB,
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    PRODUCE.
    131 11 March 3 Tin $64.50 Gambier buyers 6 90 Gambier Cube No. 1 10 30 Gambier Cube No. 2 0.25 Pepper Black (ord'u. Spore) 13 20 Pepper, White (fair L.W. 5 p.e. buyers 2 1 .00 Nutmegs (110 to the 1b.)... 23 00 Nutmegs (80 to the Ib.) 25 00
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    SHARES.
    783 11 Cpltml C*p!u! Isaac P*id n Issued paid op V*lo« op Company. Qa urloo* $300,000 300,000 10 10 Belat Tin M. Co. Ltd <> 75 $300,000 225.000 10 10 Bruang Limited 75k $6(0,000 600.0C0 10 10 Brusefa Hydraulic Tin M. Co. Ltd HIM £400,000 350,000 £1 £1 Duff Development 00.
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      522 11 H&vertisemcntsOn the Berth. THE EAST ASIATIC Coy., Ltd. FOR COPENHAGEN. The Danish s. s. "SAMUI" is due here on or about the 16th instant and will receive a prompt despatch for the above port. For Freight apply to THE EVST ASIATIC Coy, Ltd. Agents. Mar 4 17.3 BRITISH INDIA S.
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      487 11 H&v>erttsement& TO LET. TO LET Large Office, Ist floor 3-3 Malacca Street, formerly occupied by Messrs. Arthur Barker Co. Apply to MEYER BROS. Mar 4 uc TO LET No. 28 Raffles Place from Ist of April. At present occupied by the Methodist Publishing house. Apply Meyer Bros. _M;irJJ TO LET.
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      277 11 B. LUKWEL'S UNIVERSO pjp ADO FOR STILE. Victoria Horse for Sale or Exchange. Kubber tyred Victoria m Ist class condition. 'C springs, with horse for sale. Price $400 cash. Advertiser would o.ccept Dog-cart or Gharry with horse m part payment. Address D. S. L. c o Free Press." Mar 3
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      176 11 B HAMBURC-AMERiKA LINE. PASSENGER SERVICE. By the new steamer? Rhfnan HaBWCTW/* HtlllfMOW "Scandia" and Silesia." The eaniere art- Hjncially htOk fcr have luxurious Passenger acconimedation. t'ir^t r;ahs Cabmf- ar.. bled throughout by electricity, cabin? fitkd with faus. I'tjctor and Sttwar. s<^--<-t- cai Laundry on board. Retaru tiokttfi issued at reduced
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    THE ASSIZES.
    404 12 His Honour Mr Justice Sercombe Smith sat m the second court to open the second criminal MBS of the year. Def a d unra Pi >st-Master. F. L. Johnson, sub postmaster at Tanglin I* oat Ofice, was charged with forgery and criminal breach of trust as a public
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    SCC TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    394 12 YESTERDAY'S PLAY. There was go "1 evening's tennis on the Esplanade vtstt rdav, and a Urge number of ■Kctaton witched the opening ihl.t .>hes of the SwC.C. Tennis Tournament proper. J\ few miipiiaoa. and sever il well-contested were phg ad. The final of the D Singles is
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    SECOND ANTI-OPIUM CONFERENCE.
    734 12 The Second Anti Opium Conference, to be held m Penang next month will extend over three days— the t>th, 7th and Bth March and about one dozen Resolutions will be submitted at the meetings. The Presidential Address wi 1 be delivered by Mr. Foo Choo Cboon at
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    ALLEGED INFRINGEMENT OF PUBLIC RIGHTS.
    115 12 The Attorney-General of the Straits Settlements, on behalf of the inhabitants of Singapore, yesterday claimed m respect of acts committed m Teluk Blangah Bay by Jafar bin Hadji Mohamed, execut >r of the late Sultan \hul>akar of Johore, and Tan Bui Ho m the Supreme
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    DESTITUTE STRANGERS AID FUND.
    591 12 The Chief Police Officer calls attention to this Fund m the following statement. The Fund is managed by a committee composed as follows Ist M^istrate Inspector of Prisons Master Attendant Colonial Chaplain Presbyterian Minister Chief Police Officer (Hen Treasurer) (Hon Secretary) The object of the Fund
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    CHARGE THAT FAILED.
    213 12 Two Cantonese were before Messrs Howard and Git s m sitting as a Bench Court, yesterday afternoon, on a charge of robbery. Detective Sergeant Bourne prosecu'ej. A Chinese maid servant einplowd at a house m Smith-st said that at 11.30 pm. on February :>»■> she was walking
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    401 12 The "Koninklijke HoUindsche Lloyd" (Royal Holland Lloyd) has just been established having for its object the navigation uider the Dutch flig m geneial and especially the creation of a regular mail-seivice between Holland, Brazil, Uruguay, and the Argentine Republic. The first name en the board is that cf
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      86 12 jTEe 'EXPERT' TRAPS!! m FOR THROWING INANIMATE BIRDS I NO CLUB COMFLETE WITHOUT ONE 0 H THE THRniA l^ m H THAT YOU GET -1 CO B M Pynprf Tran CLAY pigeons I TApdll Mdp, 513.E0 Per Cask 5OO) I I BOBERT T. FITZOKRALD, Esq.,— -1— Travellers the world over
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      289 12 PASSENGERS. Per Malacca Insp. Stevens. CLEARANCES. Mar 2. Ban Yong Seng, Brit, str., Angus, for Pontianak. Mar 3. Isabella, Dut. str., Pasang, for Singkep via poits. Solva, Nor. str., Tellefsen, for Bangkok. Resident Schieff, Dut. str Unus, for Rhio. Cowrie, Brit, str., Stratton, for Prawle Point f.o. \ia Suez Canal.
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      733 12 VESSELS IN PORT. Men-of-war Flag and Tons Commanders Arrived From For Wb^r, JMandjour Russ g'boat 14 24 Ogilvie Alar 1 Manila Bangkok 5 Sea Mew 001. Yacht 500 Murphy Feb 23 P. Swettenham Uncertain Ship Flag Tons Master Arrived From Consignee For Whea Batavier Brit 2 1 5 Morns Feb
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