The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 20 April 1908

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1 8 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
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    16 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS SINGAPORE, MONDAY, APRIL 20, 1908. NO. 6,269
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    163 1 Singapore his a diitanct idftntiga m the cricket match against Selangor, M tbfl State liis only three wickets to go down and has 75 to make to BiTe the innn gi defeat— Page 8. The Singapore Bisley has regun tritli enthusiasm and good shooting Page 5. Italy
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    MARMORA MURMURINGS.
    953 1 W "fan. wr had got over t ho g.] c.yes od Johnst..!/.* Piar v d tubs from the nunler ol i the ihip, we i lV at 3p m. Exactly twen'y-iour kotttl later, I usually gui v (for the P. and O), v<dropped anchor al Penang, A itorm
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      682 1 Entertainments. THE HIPPODROME Cinematograph Coy. Beach Road near Raffles Hotel. THE BISGEST BEST SHOW IN THE EAST Nightly at 9=30 p.m. All New Films Just Received per s s. PRINZ EITEL FRIEDRICH. 1. Free Dinner The Gentleman of the Press as Lumpui 3. To tame his wife 4. A runaway
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      371 1 Entertainments. alFambra CINEMATOGRAPH BEACH ROAD To-nights' Change of Programme, Ist Show 7.30—9 p.m. 1 Cabby by the Hour 2 A Tragic Moment 3 Scenes of Convict Life 4 The Scales of Justice 5 No More Children Wanted 6 AYonderful Mirrors 7 Bull-Fighting m Seville 8 Wrestling Matches of 1907 9
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      86 1 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS. Three new Siddeley Cars have arrived for the Central Engine Works Page 1 For the hot weather. Alexander's Lemon Squash Messrs. John Little page 4. And a special Dewar by the same firm Page B. Messrs. Coghlan and Co. have a unique sale of Irish linens &c. Page
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
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      319 1 THE WEEK. Monday, 20th High Water.— o.s a 0.55 p Easter Monday. Public Holiday. Banks close. S.R A. Bisley. C icket, Singapore v Selangor. Football, Sgts. R.W.K v. Police, Raffles. If. M. Mail Homeward due. M. M. Mail Outward due. Tuesday, 21st High Water.— O.SG a., 1.42 p Football, S.C.C.
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    KIDNAPPED BRIDE.
    259 2 Hswlt-Wks Oovfli Parted by Maskxs vv N T h e storj of how newly m ir- iratsd from his bride on their wedcH g nigh" ly i bald of masked ir:en is repot I I the Bsthnagleragh district of i trim Bid. A young farmer n.-med Flyxn, wlo
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    THE DISTURBANCES IN RANGOON.
    165 2 Cases Eei >cc the Magistrate goon, April Ist. In connection with toe ia the Basaax on Monday mon. g i s b*w bean tried by the t Magistrate on a charge of ob- tl.e PoKea m the execution of their ag stones, bottles, mud bS of
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    EXCITEMENT ON THE "KENT."
    255 2 E ited Coolie Cha:;,e> his Empl m witb i Batohst. A trnisher nu.ru .i. at Hongkong. v v vMBrf ko| I -iout the option of v fine f- i a il'ing a j )iner named Ng Heung, on board H.M.S. Kent, It was stated that the
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      483 2 THE FASCINATING GAME FOR LADIES AND GENTLEMEN IS NOW THE CRAZE IN LONDON AND PARIS. A LARGE STOCK AT WANTED. WANTED. Papils for Lcssoun m French arM Italian, by a gradoated teacher holding st class certificates. Efficiency m a few months. Terms very moderate. Address Box 9903 c o Free
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      484 2 NOTWES. rwentieth Century Impressions of Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States. Subscribers to the Twentieth Century Impressiona of tlie straits Settlements and Federated Malay States arc notified that the first shipment of this publication is due m Singapore from London on the 80th April, and that arrangements have been made
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      492 2 Hfcvertisements. NOTIGES. MADAME FAMBON, LADY DENTIST. High Class Work Moderate Price. No. 215, Orchard Road. Nov 21 v.c THE SANDYCROFT RUBBER CO. LTD. Notice is hereby given that the Transfer Books of the above Company will be closed from the 14th to the 22nd of this month both days inclusive.
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      381 2 BDvertlsements* NOTIQES. I JAVANESE COOLIES. Suitable for Rubber other estates, guaranteed to be Singkehs, are sup- 1 3lied on very favorable terms by MORAUX Co. Apl 2 ESHARAT KHAN Co., 34, BRAS BASAH ROAD. Esharat Khan has opened a Book for the Singapore May Meeting, May 12th, 14th and 16th
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      502 2 Etocrttscmcnu-. BANKS. Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation. Paid-up Capital S 1 V KX),000 Reserve Fund Sterling Reserve $15,00 <1A AAA Silver Reserve $18> N 100 jfZ <(i0 000 RESERVE LIABILITY OF PROPRIETORS. SI '■.000,060 Court of Dirbctohs. Hon. Mr. Hikbt Kbswick. Chajkkak B.QOBB^ Esq.— Dei ikvav K. <i. Babmrt, Esw. C.
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    THE AMAZONS OF CANTON.
    352 3 ilia Mail CorreapondeotO Canton, A] ri! 7. nvt t:td by the gentle sex en I itantia c otiuu with the Tat.-*u was a aniqw one, and is raaponI i a v. ry great txunt for the growing I the boyoottian movement here. AM i registei of
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    THE INDO-MALAY ESTATES. LIMITED.
    200 3 A" md ordinary general me-" till s Company held at Colombo on April I Mr F. Cros] te Roles presided. man said: Gentlemen, I bow I eg to move the adoption of the report and the ants. The di? a short of what had been j
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    SOUTH CHINA COAL.
    119 3 3. C. M ruing Port i kja China or at -tia) section oi the Chinese mercantile community— I Tir ■gainst Japaieae uierIn r pnacnti ignal B^ trade. I meat >ued that at a meeting he ill Cftnl v Hongkong Chinese tU\ rfiH to the tbe development of
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    58 3 o Dinner Club baa been constitutS aiders, Messrs J I A. A Bel "nan Or itbetfard i Hoa a c- ssn W Mania Leake and UaTid Mi W. Saunden as the ;ü ber ol Oh Connnittee. iae v itcriptkMi has been fixed at ■■>„ B the ■übeeribei to participate m
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      638 3 Hc'vcrttscment;). ZIUtBTION*. FORTHCOMING FURNITURE SALES April 25. At No. 7 Chancery Lane, 1.30 pm. W. C. Niblett Esq. April 25. At Government Bungalow, (No 1) Nassim Road. o.:J0 pin. M. Hellier Esq. POWILL Co.. Aucticneers Apl 6 4 SMALL COUNTRY iSTATiS. TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION AT Messrs, H. L
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      398 3 H&verttsemcnts. 2WQTIONS. AUCTION SALE At Powell Co's Saleroom On Tuesday, 21st April, at 11 a.m. 26 cases champagne, pints W: quarts. (Maximum and Carte Blanche.) POWELL Co., Auctioneers. Apl 20 22.4 AUCTION SALE OF Valuable Household Furniture &.C., &C. The Property of M. Hellier Esq. AT GOVERNMENT BUNGALOW No. 1
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      656 3 Htocrttsements* AUCTIONS. AUCTION SALE AT POWELL Co's SALEROOM Tuesday, 21st April, at 11 a.m. 18 kegs paint, 1 keg Jeye's fluid, 2 drums oil, 1 case playing cards, 1 case medicine roots, 3 cases brandy, 1 bag seeds, 1 case tumblers, 1 case guns, 2 cases gin, and 1 case
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      306 3 THERE ARE NO FOR ANYBODY ON m m m H H r HI 'I H W £XI J_^ JL \J JLJ JL** X v/ l^Mp! of the High qualities of laCli \&b VVuilfJ at the lowest possible prices. "Red Sea!" retails at 9.50 per case. "Black White" at $12.50 of
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    The Singapore Free Press.
    23 4 icht maintain, iln H<sre i'.-it'i.>! i ruth is r p'o-iotts precepts draw, [i I to Religion, Loyalty and Law.
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    Monday, April 20, 1908.
    759 4 To-day t'lere comes to us another proof that the Balkan Peninsuli can always be relied on to produce from time to time disagreeable situations that are not conducive to the maintenance of the good temper of the other Earopaan powers more or less directly afftcted by
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    1050 4 > < Two Kliugs, Krishnasamy and GovindaBamy, have been anested on a charge of kidnapping a Kling boy under niue years of age. Ivlr HowarJ, the senior magistrate, tx>k the fresh cases m the second anl third courts on Saturday. Gemas will be the junction for the Johore and P.M.S.
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    FIRE AT BEACH ROAD.
    185 4 CABELE3SCO >LIE IN XXi; i sroRE A Pc v minutes after ten o*< I n k i a day momii g hu al bmai oc<-: Beacfa X' '.id, an oil store bei.iuu'iag to a a g Hiu. [t appears j a. leak] tin careless !y went
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    MASONIC.
    328 4 The regular ioa of D, <i L will be he. I will beheld on Tuesliv, I.Mi, at 9 p n. The installation meeting of L i be held on Thursd n. the fcubseque.it banquet baiag at th pore Club. if offi iilly ana Amp:: 111 has ited Pro-G M.sUrof
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    15 4 Lingering Coughs. iersisient coughs that coi;tmue through the spring and summer usually iadi< ill some
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      293 4 pELLY WALSH} 1 PURYTA PARCHMENT I 1 A PERFECTLY MADE WRITING PAPER OF UNIFORM f 1 TEXTURE AND QUALITY, WITH A MEDIUM 1 y LOW GLAZED FINISH. I 1 AZURE AND WHITE. I I FOUR SIZES I OCTAVO Tins, by 41 ins. ALBERT 6 ins. by 4 ins. 8 1
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      344 4 Wilson Co. PHOTOGRAPHERS. THE LEADING AND ONLY HIGH-CLASS STUDIO IN THE COLONY. Our Photographs are of the highest Artistic and Technica 1 Excellence, and are admitted to be Incomparably the Best m the Far East. No Satisfaction, No Payment. Orchard Road and at Hotel de l'Europe. W AMBER.T IMITED H
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    ITALY AND TURKEY.
    89 5 marine Telegraph. Reuter's.) Forbidden Post Offices. Naval Divisions. April l'.'ih. 10 19 am. A: R nne is s* ited officially that as] :rkey ii l 1 peremptorily refused to permi" the opening I 6re Italian post offices m .-v, tnehiling those for Constantinople and Smyrna, and as
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    TIBET NEGOTIATIONS ENDED.
    14 5 it] >ns have l> i pq c* n- Connussioners are leaving
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    AMERICAN FLEET.
    32 5 The a rican Pieet his reached San a I H immense reception ft&naM <i-'- .v welcouiin.: it, sakl Bust be ready to Eulfi battl Mbe n >rld i raid even_
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    TAFT'S CANDIDATURE.
    24 5 -I April 17th 32Q pm. The M.nnes publican State Coi :i)n baa snd I candidature of MEi be P The C'uv- n
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    WRECKED LINER.
    33 5 Hohecollern v I eing tiam mtled and i fei I she will 1 a total 1 9S isserj ra md part of tha cargo lave I ceded to Akxandria Aboard the
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    CONGO ANNENTION.
    45 5 t-iveJ April 1- b, 11 i m. The Balgian unbei began the debate ml the nsoS iteywte lay, the discussior B >? annc. the t: 8 ig, Old the future q of the > The Premier appealed to the pat-iotism Amber 1 efl i^men on.
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    THE BOYCOTT
    200 5 IN 3SEB I :::-A. dug, Ai i t: Tokyo, is apa m reference to ttinistez to Japan si ktes thai i a communi v Erom Government m which he was advis[n S r e carryofl on al> is workcommero B arrange with the Waiwupu > i by force
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    FRENCH AND MOORS.
    60 5 Heavy Fighting. A French column his l>?en heavily engaged with a Moorish force at the extrema south of tha Algerian Moroccan frontier since dawn yesterday. HFo details are available. The fighting <>a the Algerian frontier is the outcoma of a chance encounter. The French lost 28 killed
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    NEW MINISTRY.
    93 5 King Receives. Seals Change Hands. King Bdward has returned to London, looking well, and was met on arrival by the I'tiooe of Wales nd the now Prime Minister, Mi Asqnith. His Majesty presided at a Council at Buckingham Palace and received the new .M -.lusters. Lord Elgin gave
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    RAILWAY ACCIDENT.
    30 5 A snow slide ia the Albert Canyon of the Rocky Mountains s^vept the railway hue and threw the navvies boarding eir down the cany v, killing thirty Japanese.
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    THE PRINCE OF WALES.
    40 5 Accepts Lloyds 20th Century Impressions. L aion, April 16. Hia B v_u Highness the Prince of Wale: has accepted a oompKmeatary >py of the M Twentieth Century Impressions of th« tits Settlements and Federate} Mala} States."
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    SACRED CONCERT.
    292 5 The Clxcifixion at Presbyterian* Church. On Good Friday night a meritorious performance of Staine:3 M Meditation oa the Sacred Passion of the Holy K3deemer was giv )D m the IVesbytei im Church by a choir under the condiutorship of Mr H. Adani3on. Then wai a large attendance and
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    DISAGREEABLE EXPERIENCE
    115 5 \l,ur 1 am a coupY named De Sou/j residing In Ballestiei Road were roused by i rikisha puller with a couple of constables. The puller asserted that the man and his wife had used his vehicle for an hour or so, ml bad slipped into the house without
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    RUSSIA.
    55 5 The Persian Frontier. It is telegraphed from St Petersburg that \ussia has made serious representations i 3 Pcriia concerning the attack on the Rusian frontier post of Beliasaver, by which our Russians, including a ciptain, were illed and five wounded. Rdinforcemsmts from Biku and elsewhere a the Caucasus have
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    Revised Forces.
    113 5 At St Petersburg as the result of conerences amoog3t the highest authorities it s stated that it ha? been decided that all nilitary and naval t'jrca are to I>) placed mder one cupreme chief who shali be styled he Generalissimo. The Grand Dake Nicholas has been menioned for
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    Macedonian Matters.
    72 5 ML Uvoiskv, referring to the question of Macadonia, einphasiz3d Russia's intentioo not to infringe the Sultan's sovereignty and Qot ■•> provoke an armed conflict as Russia Deeded p ase to restore her shattered energies. He also added that Sir Edward Grey*s answer to the Russian proposal made a
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    MOTORMAN COMMENDED.
    199 5 Oa th-3 14th instant, Mr A. Gentle was a I ssenger m tram cv No 52 going towards Taojong Pagar. A.t Pagoda Street the puller of likisba No. 8194 ran across the lii tv > yards m m at of the car. He had women and children m
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    THE FRENCH IN SOUTH CHINA.
    251 5 Canton, April The Kwangtung Admiralty is taking a very keen interest m what is going on m Kwan-chow-wan, French Territory m South China. In an interview with Admiral Li Chun the latter states that from what can be noticed at present, there is a desire
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    S. R. A. BISLEY.
    484 5 GOOD WEATHER; GOOD SHOOTING Tin annual meeting of the Singapore Rifle Association opened on Friday at Balestier *ange, with a good attendance, keen shootng, and careful arrangements made I v Capt Uolbeck, the honorary secretary. The ste•eotyped range competitions were vaiiad on Friday by a spirited
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    THE DERBY.
    160 5 The following are Artie Tully's prices for the Darby Inglewood 5, Rosemead 7 4; Newbury 4; Dandala 15; Ranmore 10; Lady BrockleighS; GHliow3; Rapid Pilgrim 4 Aeetine 10, A suggestion that U. S. Minister Rockhill should ba sent up the Yangtze, with a U. S. squadron on a
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    49 5 Rheumatism Makes Life Miserable. A happy home is the most valuable possession that is within the reach of mackind, but you cannot enjoy its comforts if you are suffering from rheumatism. You throw aside business cares when you enter your home janrl iron r>ar\ ha volioTrorl fv^wi 4-U^o^ -1-
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      276 5 GRAMOPHON^RECORDS. The G'amophone Co., Ltd., have now opened a large factory m London for the manufacture of all English Records which has enabled them to reduce the cost of production and we are now selling Win. {Black labels) c $1.50 each 12 m. $2.50 Win. Zonophone $1.00 A LARGE STOCK
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    WHY AMERICA IS MISSING TRADE.
    777 6 There are three prime reasons why the "people of Dm United States do not iret their share of trade m South America and m the Orient, according to t lie statement of William W. Rook all, American Minister to China, tvho wiO sail for Peking
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    JAPANS CAMPHOR MONOPOLY
    168 6 Campb r, like batter bread, is The aiivan.- tes ii Urn beginning I ■H b< I assia and Japan. Japan, haylon For i. m whence the I derives the bulk of its supply oi camsecured a monopoly of the article for ■M m the manufacture of sinok*
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      1 6 MARTIN'S
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      461 6 Btwertisements. t^^L Are your lips white, IKS your cheeks colorless, I 111 your ears transparent CiL And y° u look thin j *3S? i^^! 1 j£&\ an(^ care i >4g^4r\&&*d%*P\^ worn It f3l ''\iy^i imagina--1 tiontosee [l| i r >^^ red lips, I \msty/ n l\\ blooming 1 v J
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      750 6 advertisements. SHIPPING. OCEAN STEAM SHIP Co. Ltd. AND China Mutual Steam Nay. Co. Ltd. The Companies 1 steamers are despatched from Liverpool outwards for the Straits, China and Japan every week, and from Japan homewards for London, Amsterdam and Antwerp every fortnight, and for Genoa, Marseilles and Liverpool monthly. One
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      657 6 H&verttsements. 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 or about MAIL LINES. Outward (for China) 1908 Delta Apl
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      617 6 Hbverttsemcnt& SHIPPING. HAMBURG AMERIKA LINE, HAMBURG. The steamers of this Company maintain a regular service between Hamburg, Bremen, Antwerp, and Rotterdam, and the Straits. China and Japan. HomeAs^ards, they are despatched fortnightly for Havre and Hamburg and once a month for Bremerhavcn direct, calling at Penang and Colombo. Taking cargo
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      399 6 H&vcrtiscmcnts. SHIPPING. Norddeutscher Lloyd, Eren INPEBXAL GERMAN MAIL LINE The fast and well-known masl llflMMi this Company sail fortnightly from Hamburg via Rotterdam, Antwerp, bout Gibraltar, Genoa, Naplos, (connection Ma Naples, Alexandria and vice versa) P Suez, Aden, Colombo, Penang, Singapore kong, Shanghai, NagaHaki 4 Eobe t.< Tokohama and back.
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    MAIL NEWS.
    819 7 Mr. McCaw U) has haen returned for WmA Down, Ireland, receiving 4,051 votes, 8,76€ recorded for Mr. A. Beattie I nty of 1.-291. or 507 votes larger d Ml •ured by Lord Arthur Hill m the ■ftwl. Drury Lane Theatre— the high temple of raeular drama and gorgeous
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    EXCHANGE.
    71 7 (Corrected up to April. 16 Bank 4 m/s 2I4 T demand 2/3| Private credits 3 m/s 2/4 T^ credits 6 m/s 2/4 f Pbancb, demand Bank.., M 291 Germany, demand 2c 6 1 India, T. T, 174* HoHGKONa, demar-d Tokohama, demacd w 9 lf Java, demand 139^ Bangkok, demand
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    PRODUCE.
    135 7 April 16. rin $72.50 3ambi©r 6.90 Gkmbier Cube No. 1 10.37 1 3-ambier Cube No. 2 9.00 Pepper Black (ord'u. Spore) 1 1 C 0 Pepper, White (fair L.W. 5 p.«.) 19.25 Nutmegs (110 to the 1b.).», 21.00 STutrnegs (80 to the lb.) 23.00 Maca (Banda) M norn Cloves
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    SHARES.
    783 7 MINES. Cipital Capital Issae Paid Issued paldapVala* ap Company. Qu iUtkmm $300,000 300,000 10 10 Belat Tin Mining Co. Ltd 7 1300,000 225,000 10 10 Bruang Limited f $600,000 600.0C0 10 10 Bruseh Hvdranhc Tin MC o Ltd 10 71 £400,000 350,000 1 1 Duff Development Co Ltd V
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      24 7 STRAITS STEAMSHIP Co,, Ltd. For Pahang- Kuantan S.S. "BAN WHATT HIN M Iha Steamer will leave Singapore for the ab ovt Ports every Saturday,
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      512 7 BJ>v>ertfoement6. NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD. CHEAP RETURN TICKETS TO COLOMBO. On and after April Ist, SPECIAL CHEAP RETURN TICKETS TO COLOMBO and BACK available for THREE MONTHS from date of departure to that of arrival on return will be issued at the following rates From Singapore 18. 14. 0. Ist Saloon 13.
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      593 7 K&vertisements. TO LET. FOR SALE. To Let, No. 91 Robinson Road. Apply to B. N. Elias, 5 Malacca-st. Aug 1 7.5 TO LET No. 28 Raffles Place from Ist of April. At present occupied by the Methodist Publishing house. Apply Meyer Bros. Mar 3 TO LET. A newly built bungalow
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      280 7 TO LET. TO BE LET No. 5 Malacca Street, now ccccpiid by Messrs. Bahr Co. June 15 no TO LET No. 4a Raffles Place. At present occupied ay Mr. W. C. Niblett. Apply MEYER BROS. Jan 3 TO LET Godown No. 35 Anson Road, two Stories loor, space about 5,500
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      300 7 THE YOKOHAMA DOCK CO., LTD. No. 1 DOCK No 2 DOCK. Length inside 514 ft. Length Lnsfcfc Width of entrance, top 95 rt, bott Rb of ent 1 n< c, to] 60.5 ft. bott. Water on blocks 27 5 ft. Water on blocki 20 5 ft Time to pump out
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    SELANGOR v. SINGAPORE.
    2075 8 The Eastk.r Cklkft Match. The Sr-I .ngor Cricket team under the comina.ud ol Mr A. P>. Hubback arrived early on Saturday morning, the very convenient arrangement made for their reception by Mr O. P. >*en, Becwtarj of the S. C. C. being that the temi shouM breakfast
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    ALL TOOLS' DAY.
    349 8 Celebrated at Shanghai. Yesterday, says a Shanghai contemporary of April 2, was All Fools' Day," and while there was comparatively little of the timehonoured pranks and follies which were wont to mark this occasion, this lack was made up for by the perpetration of a huge practical
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    DR. LIM BOON KENG'S WEDDING.
    222 8 The China Mail of the 9th inst publishes the following from its Amoy correspondent Interesting Wedding. Amoy, April •'>. On Saturday morning List, April 4, an interesting wedding was celebrated m the English Presbyteiiin Douglas Memorial Church on K'ul.mgsu, when Dr Liui lioon K'iag, m
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    MR. A. T. DEW.
    356 8 There passed through Taiping to-day, on his way home, Mr A. T. Dew, the retiring District Officer of Lower Perak. It is some thirty live years since Mr Dew first trod the soil of Perak or to be quite accurate waded through the mud of Lirut,
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    33 8 An American writer has made a discovery. Here it is The extraordinary capacity for producing high tones possessed by Madame Tetrazzini is due to her natural ability to contract the inner larynx oavWv
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    76 8 The M. M Company's steamer Tourane was tj leave Saigon at 5 a.m. on Saturday and may be expected here to-day at daylight. The British steamer Kituua arrived here on Thursday from Naw York with 45,000 cases of kerosine oil for Manila. A cargo of timber was brought
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    RUBBER EXPORT.
    67 8 Comparative statement of cultivated rubber exported from the Federated Malay States during the years 1908 and 1907. ht i mi. 1 Similar T March Pro- Total d In--1908. viously. 1908. gjj^ crease. Perak lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. 31,986 71,241 103,227 53,515 49,712 Selaugor 131,814 272,142 403,956 277,878
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    F. M. S. CUSTOMS.
    253 8 A Uniform Duty. The "Selangor Government Gazette"' published on the 10th April contains Rules under the Railways Enactment, which are of great importance to the producers of raw materials m the P. M. S. Hitherto railway station masters have been prohibited from accepting dutiable articles for
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      21 8 PIANOS Bought, Sold or Exchanged Pianos at $150 and Upwards, by different Makers Guaranteed m Perfert O— 1«>»» ~~j m#_j_ j?.
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