The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 8 April 1908

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    16 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 1908. NO. G,2G()
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    199 1 Cabinet Minister making is the occur ;iM<>u <f politicians m England, just at present. Parliament has been adjouixeJ till April 1-ith and probably will th^n take tVe 1 recess. Mr Asqui'h has started for Biirritz Page 7. An outrage <>n the American Consulate m Mukden by Japanese
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    MAIL TABLE.
    156 1 The P O leaves Api 9, du3 London May o The P O leaves Api 11 due Hongkong Apl 15, Shanghai Apl 18, Yokohama Apl 24. Intermediate and local mails will be found m list below Do not be deluded into neglecting a cold, nasal catarrh or expectoration.
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    COLOURED EMOTIONS.
    950 1 A-j.l as In- ii.i..-. i;. <j behind him, 1 <■ itdEerad apurp!. intense irritation Souis years ap> a t claver little book, entiti. nation expressad the bat*3t6n 1 J ;!;fu'ly describe m colour, ;nd a s-.n'ence sonietLiag like that which I have quoted above imposed me very much
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      310 1 s^i /s ™«viS *\v Sufi Singapore Kumpers Co. Kuala Lumpur Federated Engineering Co. igj S We have much pleasure m informing the public generally, SB that, m addition to the fln^aV aff^Bk. jpy B flaw I ■HL JBF X R *0b IL^a^ MM I uE EriS we have been appointed
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      309 1 Entertainments. ALHAMBRA CINEMATOGRAPH BEACH ROAD TO-NIGHTS' PROGRAMME. Ist Show 7.30—9 p.m. 1 Pompeii 2 Love's Thermometer 3 Country Fare 4 The Nurses' Strike 5 Herring Fishery 6 The Phantom Guard 7 A Good Joke 8 A Paper Factory 9 I'll Fetch the Bread 10 His First Cigar. 2nd Show 9
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      102 1 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS. The full Alhambra programme is published on page 1. A mortgagee's sale of the tongkang Sin King Cheng is to be held by Messrs Coghlan Co. —Page 3. Government notifies that only Straits copper coins will be allowed to be imported into British North Borneo Page 2. Tenders
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      153 1 THE WEEK. Wed>esday. £th High Water:- 2 10 a., 3.53 p Thursday, 9th High Water. J. 57 a., 5.25 p. P O Mail Homeward due. S.Y.I. Semaphore ft Musketry Drill, 5.15 p Friday, li'th High Water.— 3.sB a., 7.22 p P O Mail Outward due. Municipal Commission, 2.3^ p S
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    MR J. L. SHAND AND THE "F.M.S"
    408 2 US RUBBER GROWING. The Bubbi Association Lwdoun Stand, who has been mukg b tour m the Fel rit 1 1 Mi aj Dota Ij ia M da i Sfl ingoi an 1 Nes| 5 returned to Colombo en Sa'ur-1 oiiig, and to daj
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    A REAL TUMBLER.
    124 2 A moles ...i. 1 uill insist on reverting to an erect position, no matter how fit quently it is knocked over, appears to p> 38 98 imirable merits. It will be news to many people that this was the original form of drinkiug tumbler bence the name.
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    JOSEPH TRAVERS AND SONS.
    163 2 Tbe report of Joseph T ravers and Sons c year ended January 33 last the trading profit was £18,578 the other re kin.-, irith £11,228 brought forward, a total of on debentures, bankers' loans, etc the ava lable balam is C 655. An icterim dividend on
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      401 2 TO ARRIVE SHORTLY. :;.f\y If w/ OA7 L U ':OU^|K EFRWSf <'-~ 1907; THE WORLD FAMED BRASIER GARS which had an unparalleled success m all International Contests. TWICE AND SUCCESSIVELY WINNER OF THE GORDON BENNETT CUP. SOLE AGENTS HSvertisemcnts, NOTIGES. NOTICE. Intended competitors for the S. K. A. Meeting at
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      366 2 S&vertfsementa. NOTIQES. MADAME FAMB3N, LADY DENTIST. High Class Work Moderate Price. No. 215, Orchard Roact. Nov 21 Q.O SHORTHAND TYPEWRITING Promptly executed. Absolute secrecy guaranteed. Mrs. E. F. HOWELL. Cavenagh Bridge Buildings, Raffles Hotel. JAVANESE COOLIES. Suitable fop Rubber other estates guaranteed to be Singkehs, are sup plied on very
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      407 2 ac>vcrti6cmento* NOTWES. Twentieth Century Impressions of Strait! Settlements and Federated Malay States, Subscribers to the Twentieth 'Century Im pressions of the Straits Settlements am Federated Malay States are notified that fch< first shipment of this publication is due ii Singapore irom London on the 30th April and that arrangements have
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      636 2 advertisement;). NOTIGES. s FRASER AND NEAVE, LIMITED NOTICE is hereby given that the Coupon Serial No. Id on Share Warrant^ to Bewei 4 of this Company for the Dividend decl.-u--d the rate of 15 per cent and a Bonus of I c or together 17j per annum, on account of
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      455 2 Btoeittecmcna BANKS. Hongkong Shanghai Bankix Corporation. PAm-iv Capitai 1 1 5,000.000 Eunufi Puvd: ■rttag Bum |l5 t 00( >00) Slo Silver Bmria J RmBKVI Liability of Pbopeisiom 0,000,000 Court of Dirbctoes. Hon. Mr. HexKT E«BWICK.--CjiAIEMi». E. G k.z Esq.— I»e; X Baa. IC. R Le> mann, I fc>-q. I E.
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    THE "DREADNOUGHT" AS A FIGHTER.
    1658 3 I— HER OUH EFFICIENCY. By IiERIKD FIEWEs. I the haughty Pish-tush Pooh- when hi readt the headline of this i, will fill oil* gorged." The Dread jht, h^ win assert, has been sufficiently written an already, and he is tired of her same. So she
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    MR. WINSTON CHURCHILL'S TOUR.
    297 3 An Impression of Mombasa. The aspect of Mombasa as she rises from -ea and clothes herself with form and colour at the swifc approach of the ship ialluring, and even delicious, writes Mr. Winston Churchill in the Strand Magazine." But to appreciate all these charms the
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    Singapore Sporting Club.
    1222 3 THE SPSIKG RACE MEETING WILL BE HELD OX Tuesday the 12th, Thursday the 14th and Saturday the 16th May, 1908. FIRST DAY. Tuesday, Uth May, 1908. 1. The Maiden Plate. Value $300. R*ce far Maiden Horses. Weight 9st. Ex-Griifins allowed 71b. Entrance, $20. Distance, Race Ccv se.
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      375 3 THERE ARE NO ier Exorbitant Profits. 2(1 FOR ANYBODY ON tjUuHANAN 5 Mr i, 1 fl^^'^^ H^H fl^B H ft "■^MtOi iflw THE PUBLIC f F _flli tut THE e "red TO/seal" \J JL* L i iiL 51l_ 9 of the High qualities of i ljlaCK (SQi White at the
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      67 3 MMuA THAT IS Fraser and Neaves' Aerated [Waters. SINGAPORE FOUNDRY LIMITED. DIVIL MECHANICAL AND ELECTEICAI. ENGINEER? JfiOHAMED SULTAN AND TEMPE%S Ul SQATQRE. Have In hand rofldy for sale both new and second hand Steam Engines and Boilers and fittings. Centrifugal pumps and pipes. Steam and Donkey Pumps, Saw Mill machineries,
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    RHODESIAN RAILWAYS.
    1517 4 EX TEN SI 3N~ TO CONGO TERRITORY Linking up the Continent The saaj ity of people m this country have very tittle idea of the tremendous pace at whkth the railway system of Rhodesia has been developed m recent years, and 3tili les3 idea, perhaps, of the mignifode
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    TRAGEDY OF THE SEA.
    489 4 MURDEB AND PIRACY. an Extraokdinaky Story. Sydney] March 9th. A remarkable story of piracy and murdei was told by touriv:^ from the Gilbert f glands. Recently an anua::.: ■>.! schooner was found stranded at Ajamanaa, Gilbert Islands. Two men, one only a youth, formed the crew,
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    VESSELS EXPECTED.
    841 4 STEAMERS. Giving port of departure, and (where known) date due here, and name of Agents. Achilles, China, May 25 Mansfield. Airlie, Sydney, April 24 Boustead. Ajax, China Apl 11 W. Mantfiell. Alcinous, China, May 2; Mansfield. Arcadia, Colombo, May 22 P O. Australien, Saigon, May 18 M M.
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    THE Singapore Free Press.
    459 4 THE Singapore Free Press. Morning Daily. To Our Readers. The Singapore Free Press Ka mam i Morning Daily, and is on hale |4 In fcft, J from an early hour each morning (Sundayi excepted). Cash priot Ten Cents a < Bubacriben' imniai will bt delivered M their private residences, (or
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    Singapore Free Press Weekly,
    43 4 A a the week, it .1 ward mail. Sixteen luge pages of sulid local news. my. Three months SU.SO A year PAY LBLE IN A! postage). Three month.PCBUSHED AT THE 01 ECE (H EBI SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. Utusan Nalayu.
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      456 4 THE MEMORY MAN Brain Fag, Exhaustion, Neuralgia— The man who never forgets [s it possible there can be such a manone who remembers everything We suppose it does not ordinarily occur to readers what a tremendous advantage a r .7 Ye memor) gives them, how even their very abilities, friendships,
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    MANILA CABLES.
    739 5 Puon to Arrive Sept. 1">. W L&bißjrtoa, March 2**, Tb^ 1 atth i i» due to arrive m ?epi r 15. This is approxi v." lut u-;ty v, ry r £<;w duy> i 7- nt oi. the effioan c£ the rl >et i> ;.ip target pruetiee at Manila
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      638 5 BSwcrttscmcntd. AuenoNS. MORTGAGEES SALE OF TheTongkang "Sin King Cheng" At Messrs. H, L Coghlan Co's Salerooms Tuesday, tyh April at 2.30 p.m. The Tongkang Sin King Cheng" with all her appurtenances m she now lies off Tanjong Rhoo, Built m 1907. Length 70 feet, breadth 22 feet, depth m hold
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      555 5 B2>vertiBcmcnt& nuerioNS. AUCTION SALE Valuable Building Land. OUCHAKD ROAD At H. L. Coghlan Co's Salerooms donday, 27th April, at 2.30 p.m. All that piece of land situate m Orchard toad, nearly opposite the Hindoo Temple, eing subdivision 19 Lot No. 172 part of Surey No. 16H. part of Grant No.
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      634 5 71UGTIONS. FORTHCOMING FURNITURE SALES. April 11. At No. 9 Lloyd Eoad, 1.30 pm. F. d'Almeida Esq. j April 18. At Chief Police Officer's Bungalow, Fort Canning Eoad, 2 pm. Captain A. R. Chancellor. April 25. At Xo. 7 Chancery Lane, 1.80 pm. W. C. Niblett Esq. April 25. At Government
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      133 5 Portable Engines. Fitted with their PATENT FIRE BOX For Burning WOOD FUEL ARE MOST Efficient ®> Economical OVER FIFTY, m use m the Federated Malay States. IMPORTERS, THE BORNEO CO., LTD. IF YOU ABE NOT SATISFIED WITH YOUR BEER GET A SUPPLY OF Once tried you will always stick to
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    Domestic Occurrences. Birth.
    19 6 Domestic Occurrences. Birth. J lEGEB.— On April 6th, at Zurich, Switxer land to Mr. Mrs. Otto Jaegeb, a daughter
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    The Singapore Free Prees. Wednesday, April 8, 1908.
    1760 6 The Singapore Free Prees. Wednesday, April 8, 1908. Here shftP th* P-,es* the People's right mainta I i-iu. it unbribed by gain i t -uih b~T pionous precepts draw Religion, Loyalty and Jaw. In considering the deadly earnestness with wlii tha Chinese of the province of K-,vangtung are persisting m
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    OUR RUBBER WIRE.
    551 6 Anglo Malay Harvest. Glenshiel Company 1 be Formed. The harvest of tht An^i 1 M Jtj Comp IQj I for March Hat -J" 419 11> There is riboti I shiel Cmip.toy, with a capital of i Cor the purpoaa of 1 Okm I Estate, Bkugaj T mk
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      186 6 I ANNUAL TO OUR SUBSCRIBERS. Secures ten per cent discount. But not if bills' hav to be issued and collectors sent. Send to this Office any time before April 10th. SO. 73 for three months subscription. $25 for a whole year. POSTAGE 50 CENTS a MONTH EXTRA.] Do not expect
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      178 6 Wilson Co. PHOTOGRAPHERS. THE LEADING AND ONLY HIGH-CLASS STUDIO IN THE COLONY. Our Photographs are of the highest Artistic and Technica' Excellence, and are admitted to be Incomparably the Best m the Far East. No Satisfaction, No Payment. Orchard Eoad and at Hotel ds l'Europe. m waf AMBEIv.T IMITED ARGEST
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    CAPE POLITICS.
    30 7 (B_t Submarine Telegraph Reuter's.) Received at 8 20 p.m. la ftfl elf ions at the Cape the B>n& h-is secured the record majority of mag gained 19 Mats. > <
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    OUTRAGE AT MUKDEN.
    58 7 Japanese and U. S. Consulate. Bee. a! -4 90 p m. hum Xew York says that four ervd the American Consulate ■■d art;i;kel the native stall", .ippi?vu:!v' from some motiv-j of penomU q »The C Chinese police the Japanese wuq irrest I sobvBj< :o the ,1 itinese
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    RUSSIAN SHIP SUBSIDIES.
    27 7 •tnu.it tee of the Duuii is id -a for a Volunteer 3ubiilj to wtab ish services bc?'wee-j i iad Shanghai anl Vladivos< Cams iliitti
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    AMUR RAILWAY.
    372 7 Duma Recommends. Theßu-uin Duma hu been diacosaipg I the r.iilw iy 1a th-) Amur :ia.l thf Coaiiniiteea of X i:. d ifsnee kb I G mmranicationa haT« .'s iuime-.ii DstrnotioA &a .p r*..t:::- I thfl strategic point ot vvw. la the Po:tu_>u3se of 81 Joseph the i Sunday
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    PARLIAMENT.
    152 7 (By Submarine Telegraph. Reuter's.) CABINET CHANGES. Adjournments. Suffragettes. Received April 7ih, 10 10 a.m. la the House of Commons Mr Asquiili moved the adjournment of the House until \pril l-i^h, when it will probably adjourn Easter. The House of L^rds his also adjourned. It is confirmed m \vell-inforined quarters
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    FAMOUS GENERAL DEAD.
    128 7 Beoehrej April 7th, 12 '-0 p.m. The death is announced of Lieut.-Cten. Sir Drury Curzon Drury-Lowe, ftrmerlj [nspeetor General o( Cavalry. Drury-Lowe, Sir Dnry Curzon, G.C.8. 1895; J. P.; Lieut -General (retired); Col. 17tb Lancers since 1892 b. Derbyshire, 3 Jan. 1830; "2nd 8. of late W.
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    DIED FOR THE COLOURS.
    43 7 A :i:e lias taken place m the Officers' ifesfl of the 4b Bait. B VJtH Fusiliers at KnOingU m Ireland. Pool privates of the regiment were fear fully burned m Baring the cl mrs, and one them is dead > <
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    A CHINESE GRANDFATHER AND HIS WILL.
    411 7 "APPOINTMENTS" THAT CAUSED TROUBLE. The Chinese will case is, like the punkah always with the Supreme Court. Ynollu-r of the periodical disputes concerning one ol the contentious documents w:js rentilated yesteidaj by Mr A. G. Law, Acting Chief Justice. Bitting demurely at the lawyers'
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    NEW KNIGHTS.
    37 7 E ul Crewe has been created a Knight of the Garter m succession to the late Duke of Devonshire. Lord Tweedmouth succeeds to the Knightship of the Thistle vacint by the death of Lord Linlithgow.
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    MADAME AND HER AGENT.
    424 7 CLAIM FOR RENTS. An action was brought m the Supreme Court yesterday before Mr Justice Sercomba Smit-h by a lady house owner against her agent. The plaintiff was Madame Martha Bianco and the defendant A. C. Moses, and the lady sought to recover $9,242.63, balmceof rents
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    Y. M. C. A.
    452 7 SEND OFF TO ME, H. A. DENNIS. To judge by the number of ladies and gentlemen who gathered at the Y. M. C. A. rooms last, night to wish Mr H A Dennis god- speed oa his voyage home, he is a man to be envied
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    ATHLETIC NOTES.
    961 7 r^.w v_/. *»viiit"t<in.cn-« Kucii L\j\jbua.u season last Friday with a game en the Esplanade with a combined Gunner eleven. A larga gathering watched the play, which was not of a very interesting nature. B)th teams were inclined to k'.ck and rush instead of combining. The Ciub forwards appeared
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      573 7 If fi,_ tw;}^ GOLD MEDALS 1884- 1885-1886-1888. ISi DISiNFECiANTS $8 HI FRAGRANT-NON-POISONOUS-DO NOT STAIN. SANITAS. $?£j£ss£EE?KS£sss^ s The only Disinfectant. Colourless, frag;^^^^^^^^^^§ip rant, non-poisonous, and does not stain linen. ®?M^p|'^' :^^PpP' Kills all disease germs and should be used jj *40k3^^^^^^Ml or general disinfecting 'purposes, spraying 1 (oxygenating) the air,
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    MR E. V. CAREY AND F.M.S. PLANTERS.
    253 8 Mr X, al Carey's 'letter, which we reproduce elsewhere today from the Singapore Pr<_»- Press." say^ the Ceylon Obs«jrverJ recalls the action of the irate Highlander who stood on t\:v road and M swore at lair^e." Planters m Selangor especially do everything but
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    KING CHULALONGKORN'S LETTERS.
    465 8 RfAiwOT nas;. h Travel Notes to be Published. Penarg, February 11. King SomdetchPlira i /Aiuiudr Chulaloui,korn. ruler of 9BJMI hat many good /.ialitit-. as numbers of I. both m the I iWi know t'u not within the knowledge o many r. he is a dia. >: wi:h
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      91 8 FOR SALE. STABLE BEDDING. Lemon Gnaa b ml Estate dt-ii-Ito order. Apply to DI'NMAX C mwi no. FOR SALE .:a Launch "SUCCESS" good nraning i Licensed to r paasengea. m Launci v McALISTER <;ood ran¥m full particulars, apply to McAUSTER v< Co. Ltd F ebll FOR SALE, Para Rubber Seedlings
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      485 8 Hfrvcrttscments. EORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD. IP RETURN TICKETS TO COLOMB' and after April Ist, SPECIAL CHEA [JRN TICKETS TO COLOMBO ar BACK available for THREE MONTHS fro date of departure to that of arrival on retui will be issued at the following rates From Singapore 18. 14. 0. Ist Saloc X' Id.
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      664 8 B&vertteemcnts, SHIPPING. p •n ®%>, L 0; r* 2 OCEAN STEAM SHIP Co. Ltd. AND China Mutual Steam Nay. Co. Ltd The Companies' steamers are despatched fror Liverpool outwards for the Straits, C hina an 0. Japan every week, and from Japan homeward for London, Amsterdam and Antwerp every fort
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      573 8 a^verttacment^ 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 Amerin can Porte. (i Steamers will leave Singapore on or aboot MAIL LINES. Outward (for China) I
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      593 8 Hbvcrtiacmcnta. SHIPPING. Norddeutscher Lloyd Bremen. COAST LINI3S. Steamers of the Coast Fleet. TONS reg. TONE re,. Petcnaburi 2191 Chow Fa 164 c Borneo 21; hJ Derawoagae 164t Kohsichangr 2040 Paklat 1657 Rajah 2028 Anghin 1667 Pitsanulok 2019 Locksun 1657 Bangkok 1920 Choising I^7 Rajaburi ]y>l Pongtong 1057 Korat I9tw S&maen
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      500 8 Hftvcrtisctncnts. SHIPPING. NTT Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen INPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE The fast and well-knowr mail gtoamers of this Company sail fortnigntly from Bn j Hamburg via Rotterdam, Antwerp, Southampton^ Gibraltar, Genoa, Naples, (connection Marseilles. Naples, Alexandria and vice versa) Port Suez, Aden, Colombo, Penang, Singapore, Hongkong, Shanghai, Nagasaki A. Kobe
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    DIET AND DRESS IN THE TROPICS.
    776 9 i>r Fedkg ol Hangoon on Saturday evening ed r>t of two informal addresses Raagooa V.M.C.A. on "How to keep tit ia iwplOß.* 1 The lecturer has special claims to authority m his subject as a physician or U .rty years' experience m the East.
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    Passengers for the Straits.
    129 9 P-r P O Ocean*, due April 10.-— 3 n Pi J f M 8.Y0u::,.M: W .11. latherB F I rl Smith and child Xt A. B Or.. Ml I Pearse, Misa M. Pief a Per P 4 0 Baaaft»,da» April 1«--M«m ■Lansdell. Mi and Mrs 0
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    "REGULATING THE SUPERVISION AND MANAGEMENT OF ESTATES IN THE F. M. S."
    631 9 Sir John AuderBon, kc.m.q, High Comissioner of the Federated Malay States, when terviewed by the v Ceylon Observer two >ars ago, expressed his admiration for the ie body of planters Ceylon was fortunate possessing, and expressed the hope
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    STAGE REALISM AND AUDITORIUM EMOTIONS.
    325 9 company from the Grand Guignol" Theatre m Paris, which is to succeed the ians at the Shaftesbuty, ought to create mat an excitement amongst lovers of ne^ sensations as the Bery Italians have done. For m truth the "Grand Guignol" may, m ndgar phrase, be
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    SINGAPORE AND KRANJI RAILWAY.
    553 9 From Ist April, 1908, and until further notice. TRAIN SERVICE FOR WEEK DAYS ONLY. UP TRAINS. 12 3 4 5 G 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 am. am. am. am. am. am. am. pm. pm. pm. pm. pm. pm. pm. pm.
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    POOR LOOK-OUT FOR MALAYA. PLANTERS.
    524 9 Tii- 1 1 lines of Cevku says We find it difficult to h> lieve that the proposals for regulating Rubber estates m the F M.S. which v. c reproduce to day are decision? come to by the Malaya section of the Rubber Growers' Association. When
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      286 9 ||r A good example ■"v'g is set by those who regularly use |p Carbolic Tooth Powder l'l^P^ffl^\ ICY cv^ ent V realize both the persond satisfaction fe )J^a\ O) anc^ l^ c h >'fe^ n^ c mporlznce o( brushing their teeth g Rte^ ■X^ [0 remove l ne OGC^ particles,
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      551 9 advertisements. r-r-T^"— H Toot Kttle fellow! Ho congta so hard he ccnr.ot; Bleep. Ih£t makes him wreak asd sckly all th« next day. Kis brother thinks 11:3 coughing is terrible. So do we, for we know that just a few doses of Hherru Pectoral w will stop the cough. Per
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      161 9 Japan Coals, THE (Vlitsui Bussan Kaisha. (MITSUI CO.) Head Oilice No. 1, SURUGA-CHO TOK!O. London Branch; 34, Lime Street, E.C. Singapore Branch :2 t Finlayson Green, OTHER BRANCHES— New York, San F...ncisco, Kainbnrg, Bombay, Souia.l>aiA, Hongkong, Amoy, ShangLa.:. I foo, Tientsin, Newel >.;,\.-. ?.,rt Arthur, Seoxil, Chemulpo, TokohMU« Y'.to-uka, Nagoya,
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    STORIES ABOUT THE KING.
    1593 10 [ALL KIGHTS KESBBVBD.J BY CHARLES LOWE <Au:~ ol William 11., German Emperor/ 1 "King Edward VII." etc. Heaps of stockl h.tve been tali about King Edward, all ol them interesting enough, but i:..i»iy cleat.) bearing the impress us inYe&tor, Mr. Benjamin •1 reto. From those, however,
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    "HAMLET" AMONG THE MALAYS.
    443 10 Profesfor J. Gollancz, o! King's College, is the hon. secretary to tbe executive committee, cf a movement for tie raising of a greft international memorial m honour of SLakespeare. He &aiJ, m a recent discussion cf the tter, it was to be b< ped that the
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    A MOTHER'S EXPERIENCE.
    370 10 Mrs. Sarah Coulstox, of 3, New Street. Shepton Mallet, England, says Doan's Backache Kidney Pills have been a boon to me. Following the birth of ray 13th child, I was taken with serious kidney trouble there were severe pains m the loins, and the right side of
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      196 10 The Soap f or You m Tropical Climates should be Calvert's Prickly-heat Soap, Because, as the name implies, it has been found so serviceable as a preventive of prickly-heat or othei skin irritation. It is an antiseptic soap (10 i Crystal 1 Carbolic), daintily perfumed. ,i and most soothing and
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      148 10 FOR PROTECTION OF IRON AND STEEL. IN THE TROPICS USE Sl] "nCATU TA DUCT" UtAIH lv KUbl No oxidation is possible where i^proOne gallon covers 510 (Ban be supplied m Dark* \^Jo^ Qhocolate and Black. IMPORTERS Borneo Gompany, Limited. 77? y Without the objectional cooking taste of oilier sterilized Milks.
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      489 10 H&vcrtiscmcnta. Nederlandsch Indische Handelsbank, NETHERLANDS INDIA COMMER' BANK Established 186: Paid-up Capital fi. 10,000,000 (about A Raswßva Fund fl. 2,112,(RX) (about jE;:, Head Office Amsterdam. Head Agency i Batavia Branches The Hague, I v marang, Indramayoe, Bandoeng, Wetevredea and Hongkong. Correspondents Macassar. Cneriboc. Tegal, Pecalongan, Pa.da.ng, Meda.n, Pontia* nak, Penang,
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    PORT ARTHUR UNDER THE JAPANESE.
    595 11 Rebuilpiv- the Fortress ox Secret Plans. March 9. In view of the aewed inters: aroused m Port Arthur by c recent condemnation of General Btowwl, toMtag to tisaalata from the Nt voice of Moscow portions of the article mam correspondent m that great :anese fortress,
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    KING MANUEL'S GIFT TO LONDON.
    72 11 meats Markham, ex president of the London Geographical Society, who i 3 now !y reski btoril for the benefit o f hi eeaeda desire through the British II BOia Villiers, to on of oceanograpbic D g ng the late X;- M desirous of manifest.:.: toe
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    A SCHOOL BOY'S "HUMOUR."
    99 11 a Mancnei ass I a sul- I m |fj pleasure One t,ut. wrote th t he found the one rare of his life, not on the cricket or the football field. L p ts to be found m these -rest. I* added tbal his pleasure was
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    EXCHANGE.
    82 11 (Corrected up to April. 7.) Bank 4 m/s 2 4| demand 2,3^ Private credits 3 m/s 2/4^ credits 6 m/s 2/4 T 5 gFrancs, demand Bank. M M 291 Q-b»mani demand 2c<> India, T. T, 174 HoNaKOii a, demand M l^a^> Yokohalia, dem-ind 1 14. Java, domaud M 139^
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    PRODUCE.
    138 11 April 7. Tin $72.75 Gambler buyers 6.90 Gambier Oube No. 1 10.37i Gambler Cube No. 2 9.00 Pepper Black (ord'n. S'pore) buyers 12.10 Pepper, White (fair L. W. 5 p.e.) 20.5 0 Nutmegs (110 to the ib.). M 2 LOO Nuttnega (80 to the 1b.) M 23.00 Mace (Bftnda)
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    SHARES.
    791 11 MINES. C*fl*»l Capita! Issae Paid r» attmmm Issaed paid ap Value ap Company. Quartern $300,000 300,000 10 10 Balat Tin Hainf Co. Lti 7. $300,000 225,000 10 10 Bruang Limited 7. $600,000 600,000 10 10 Bruseh Hydraulic Tin M. Co. Ltd 13 £400,000 350,000 1 1 Duff Development Co.
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      512 11 Hi>vcrttsemcnts. WANTED, WANTED. A bill, t in Perak by an S. D. who is leaving Negri Sembilau for a healthier district. Apply MAURICE WIUY, Labu Estate Negri Sembi'an. Apl 8 15.4 WANTED First class Produce Storekeeper, must have good experience and furnish security for 115,000. Apply to B. C. A.
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      535 11 H&vcrttscmente. TO LET. TO LET FROM Ist MAY. Lyntlhurst, 12 Lioyd Road. Apply HAMMER Co., Flint Stree \pl 4 v.c TO BE LET. N"o. 55, Japan-st, Ground Floor, from Ma 1908. Apply MEYER BROS \pl 4 v.c TO BE LET. "DALYDENE" 80, Killiney Road. Gas and water laid on. Apply
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      378 11 TO LET. To be let Ist Moor office, Raffles Place, apply to Meyer Bros. Sept 26 v.c BUNGALOW TO BE LET. Bungalow iv Tanglin to be lei furnished from the Ist of June. Five or six bedrooms, dining room, drawing room, large verandahs, tennis court and well kept compound. Gas
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      196 11 5 DAYS SALE BY AUCTION BEAUTIFUL ART CURIOS COMMENCING Monday 13th April and following days. Each day at 10*30 a.m. Messrs. H. L. Coghlan and Co. are instructed b; -si-?. Kuhn and Komor who are making an entire change their stock-in-trade to sell by Auction the whole of the- I
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    SINGAPORE HUNT CLUB.
    188 12 There was a very successful Paperchase Wi Saturday afternoon. The start was from the main entrance to the Botanical Gardens and Urn paper was laid by Messrs C. W. Abrams and Sesone through the Tyersall grounds over the jVßpiy down Cluny Road through the Economic Gardens back
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    S. V. C. ORDERS.
    288 12 By Major C V....>. acting Conmundun V. C Singap 7th April, 1 S. V. C. I'- peters will panda fo ynetioe on Torsdaja at 4.45 p.m. at th< ,s V. C Drill Hall. It is n m tatura the Modiea < 't; --ikl at the Drill
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    MALACCA GOLF CLUB.
    80 12 The monthly medal for April mL s played foroaSatm ,at Lereb a/relail ira 31. M Lckt Q/.:e 40 39 4 75 W Mill ogton 18 i- 77 W. M. 37 4] 3,• 7. Mis H 64 40 87 Di l^ue \.> Hon H W. ilnastoiie 47 <''■
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    PROPOSED HORSE SHOW.
    245 12 S tefil time ago a preliminary meeting < hmm gentlemen interested m the above, c result that it was decided a ths event of sufficient support being given to the venture, to hold a Horse Sho^ m Penang. mAngM* 3rd next, Hank Holiday, 'md r m the
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    Correspondence.
    1003 12 s To the Editor, Dear Sir, Mr Bransccmle's lttter ii your issue of to-day, does not explain wh; h he appropriated the title of my Compan_ "The Scarlet Mr. E's and traded on it reputation, after having obtained specimen c of all my printing and all information a n
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    THE PARK ROAD RIOT.
    510 12 Enquiry by the Second Magistrate Detective Ir specter Frayne brought ten Cantonese before Mr Green, the second magistrate, yesterday afternoon, on a charge of rioting at Park Road. Mr A. W. Biiley was present on behalf of the Chinese Protectorate, and MrR.St.J. Braddell appeared for the
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    RETURNING FROM BANISHMENT.
    73 12 Lim Ah Hak, a Teocli'w, was charged before Mr Colman, the third magistrate, by Inspector Taylor, yesterday. with returning from 1 anishment. Accused said he was on his way to work m a plantation mil n-ns landed at Singapore because he was ill. He aske.lt) be Bent
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    SIKH POLICEMAN CHARGED.
    110 12 WILL FIGHT THE CASE TO THE EN I Sikh polica Lince Corporal Bhan Singh, V>. 220, was charged before Mr dolman, the third magistrate, yesterday, with being drunk on parade on Sunday last, insubordination to Captain Dewar, and conduct to tha prejudice of good oi.l r and
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    BLIND PULLER.
    171 12 <>a Monday Mr Gostwyck, acting Municipal Engineer, had the puller of rikish i No 3292 arrested for pulling his vehicle in a way likely to endanger traffic. Yesterday the man was before Mr Hooper, and admitted that he was unable to see. He was fined $3. It would
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    185 12 The Ger mania arrived frcin Ainoy yesterday with 1050 passengers. A cirgo of copra was brought from the Anambas Is yesterday by the British steamer Banka. The British steimer Myrmidon arrived here yesterday with a cargo of rice. British shipowners trading with Australia are rather relieved to learn
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    THE BANGKOK DOCK CO., LTD.
    257 12 An ordinary general meeting of the shareholders of the Bangkok Dock Co., Ltd, was held at the Dock on Monday the 30th ultimo. The Chairman, Mr Hamilton Price, stated that though last year was recognized to be a bad year ali round, they were still
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      10 12 PIANOS Bought, Sold or Exchanged Pianos at $150 and Upwards
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      250 12 r DE KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. l.miek Contract mm the IffanOßftAaDi In;-ia QotSUnm Agents at Singapore, Ship Agency, late J. Daendels Co.. 2-3. Coilyer frntf q THE UNDERMENTIONED DATES OF DEPARTURE ARE ONL^ APPROXIMATE. c 88. "BBOUWBR* 1 M..«araSaba tag and Djaabi irttb fenu ig l^KUjbaij^. >^kajoe. Lakiian. Ifoei Moeara- B
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      295 12 CLEARANCES. Apl H. Profit, Xor. str., Olsen, for Bangkok Apl 7. Vennacher, Brit str., Gordon, for Calcutta. Ban Hong Liong, Brit str, Ruahton, for Bangkok. Kuching, Bar. str., Waddell, for Sarawak. Poh Ann, Brit, str., Robertson, for Port Swettenham via ports. Dovre, Xor. str., Paulsen, for Bangkok. Resident Bchiff, Dut.
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      503 12 VESSELS IN PORT. Ship Flag Tons Master Arrived From Consignee For WWeh c Awa Maru Jap 63*9 Keith Apl 6 Hoogkocf P. Simons i on g Brouwer Dut 3-4 Bon man Apl 6 Djambie Daend Djam Bullmouth Brit £607 Welch Apl 3 Paiembacg Syme < n certain Chiengmai Ger 10S0
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