The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 25 May 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, MAY 25, 1908. NO. 6,299
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    169 1 Empire Day cslebrations were successfully carried through on Saturday, anl m (he various churches vest >r<liy. The only thing left for to-day, t ie official holiday, is the question of the supremacy of Married or Single at cilcket. Page 5. The Senat3 wants to give a subsidy
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    VICTORIA DAY.
    933 1 Now the name ot names. Engi the name of might. Flames from the a: I he bouu of tbe boreal night \nd the call of her morning drum goes m a girdle of sound. Like tbe voice of the suu m son .it globe round and round And
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      685 1 Hi AL I^^ TBLBGRAMB rIP JlVf f^V?^ Billiards, Bombay. Our new patent Low Set Express Cushions can be fitted to any Biiliard Table, malting it fo playing purposes as good as new. (Freight on a case of Cushions to Bombay, $3 only.) :(o): BEST AFRICAN IVORY BILLIARD BALLS. THOROUGHLY SEASONED.
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      264 1 FOR STILE. 100.000 RUBBER STUMPS. Must be sold at once, no reasonable offer refused. From nine year old seeds. Apply 1 IK YEA. co" Singapore Free Press" May 25 31.5 STABLE BEDDING. Lemon Grass. A cart load of 25 Bundles delivered to any address $2.50. DUN-MAX Co. Apl 10 lliNvf
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      61 1 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS. The Alliainbra Programme for to-night Page 1. Messrs. Kelly and Walsh have two excellent books advertised, on China and on Koiea Pa^e 4. Mr. H. A. Crane has two pieces of land for sale on Thursday, a bankrupt pco| and a sheriffs sale Page 3 A hundred thousand
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      362 1 THE WEEK. Monday 25tfa i High Water.— s.so a 7.21 p Public and Bank Holiday. NDL Homewmd Mail cIOMB 10 a. TUESDAY, 26tfa Sigfa Water.— 7.l7 ft, 8.14 p S.Y.A. Gun Laying Competition. S.V 1. Company Drill. Assoc. S.C.C. v. R.G.A. Coleznan Sh. Fatbol v Sunlight. Wednesday, 2 th High
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    A SONG OF EMPIRE.
    165 2 Key. Waller W. Skeal is Biiingtan and Be- ssor oJ Aoglo-Saxoo at has held since j *^7v He t the works ol Chaucer and oi English w! number of •al and dialect di Pol sea is ment of a monarchy." Bacon I. eh n broad domainM
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    WILL THE BRITISH EMPIRE STAND?
    283 2 Gibbon says that one ot I I jce was the hostility of the people of Athens nations. Their social .state, or, m other words, their civil tion, had become inei I provocative of retaliation. The same must bi recor other ancient and ->onu- modern nati
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    THE EMPIRE'S CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE.
    86 2 THE EMPIRE 'S CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE. I CHE COS 9 London, May 2nd. It has bee^ of the Chambers of Commerce of tht Kn mi n Sydney 3 umber 14th or September 21st ear. The delega: -:ay 1_» days South Wales, including the time dei hey will also spend m
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      5 2 r in the End. I
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      432 2 THE SUCCESS OF 1904 Gordon Bennett Cup (Internat.) First 1905 Gordon Bennett Cu|» (Internat) First 1906 Grand Prix A.C.F. (Internat.) Brasier alone had all his cars placed 1907 Verona Cup C. T. First 1907 I. yon Sport Cup (Hill climbing) First 1907 Val-Suzon Cup (Hill climbing) First 1907 Lyon A.
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      341 2 H&vertteemente. NOTWES. NOTICE I- hereby given that Chop Joo Huat oi NO. 47 Boat Quay Singapore and .100 Huat Chan of Bangkok have this day been dissolved by mutual con* at. Tb< Managing Partnei Quaik I>, !i;ik i- mu%\ the «>]« proprietor oi the above chops. The bent ftciariea ondei
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      426 2 Hfcvertieerncnts. NOTIGES. NOTICE. All persons having claims against The Straits Cycle Motor Co. are requested to send full particulars forthwith to Mr. R.H.B. Heap incorporated Accountant. c o Messrs. BVATT Co., Winchester House. CLAIMS MUST BE LODGED NOT LATER THAN THE 26th INSTANT. May 20 27.5 NOTICE. The public are
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      508 2 Hfcvcrttscmcntu NOTIGES. MADAME FAMBON, LADY DENTIST High Class Wore Modkkati; Price. No. 215, Orchard liuad. Nov 21 v. c NOTICE. Persons having any claims against the Estate of the lafa Dr. 0. EtaOa i t» reg tested to forward them forth v\nh to the underpinned. D. K. MoDO Principal Civil
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      461 2 ■toerttoemcnt* BANKS. Hongkong Shanghai Ban] Corporation, i J A;r-rr Capita: m** Reserve Fund ■me Reserve $15,000,000 BShm Vieaerve K),000 KEsKkVK Liability of PBOPEI.TORB W&QOMt OOOTH CM DttBOfOM. H..n.Mr. Hknkt Kbbwick.— Ge uemah. E. Goitz, Eeq.-DE) GustavJ:.,, A Esq E. Seiuih, Esq. A. f.c-- i,. B C.S.G.bb, tt. A H. E.
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    KAISER'S MOUSTACHE.
    343 3 R M E8 CUBI B» MBl 01 w ACCIDSHTA] JMN'.K m A::•'!!: mawnflf of wearing bis m astach**, wlreh. it n laid, wit! Gtermanfl »h > f,.i! m tbeii s fish. il 808 m ide by the Em- I-- -v. Un I'he Moustache no I Niger turcs upon
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    CALLING THE AMIR TO BOOK.
    543 3 W H THE FRONTIER FIOHTOHG IS C\ER. ■•n matters have been straightened out on the Nort the Allahabad paper there will certainly have to be a re-adjustment of onr relations with the Amir. >f inability to prevent his subjects from joining the M iiiiuinds or
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      6 3 0~0 A'ikle. Stiff Neck. Lame Shoulder
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      640 3 £fovcrtisemcnt3. mien ons. Re ONG KIM TYE A BANKRUPT. BAi KKCEIVKL) IHSTBUCTIOHS TO BELL !Y PUBLIC AUCTION Ht his Sales Room No, 13, Raffles Place. ON Thursday, 28th May, at 2 p.m. All that ouv undivided half share or moiety m all that piece of land comprised m (iovern!t statutory
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      620 3 advertisements. AUCTION*. AUCTION SALE OF Valuable Teak and N'adun Wood Household Furniture Etc. THE PBOPBBTT OK THE REV. J. ANDREW SMITH. TO liE HELD AT ELPIS" NO. 157, MIDDLE ROAD. Saturday, 30th May, 1908, at 2 p. m. Comprising iron single bedsteads with tubular posts, Teak wardrobe with full length
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      573 3 Hfcvcrttsemcnt;). mjQTIONS. PRELIMINARY NOTICE. TWO IMPORTANT FURNITURE AUCTIONS IX TAXGLIN. SATURDAY, 23rl MAY. Valnable Furniture and Curios at Balaclava. I>alvey Road, the property of J. E. Romeuij Esq. SATURDAY, 30th MAY. Valuable Furniture and specially good plants at Orange Grove, Tanglin, the property of Mrs. Howard Xewtun. H. L. COGHLAN
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      300 3 DEE'S CONCENTRATED DISINFECTANT. *hJ HMO BOH mW ,iwß afri I fk*, 2 j vi fl J^*Wl 1 Gallon $1.75, 2 $3.25, 5 $8.00. This Disinfectant is imported m a highly Concentrated form and may be diluted up to 60 times its bulk, producing a Milk White Fluid which will not
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      175 3 AUQTIONS. r MORTGAGEE'S SALE Tuesday 26th Ma\. 230 od and house No. S] Palembang Road. -i hold for 99 yc;> frou LB4B, quit rest fi POWELL Co. Aucticne. MORTGAGIES SAL! Valuable 999 Years' Leasehold Property STRICT OF I 1 At Messrs. H. L Coghian Go's Salerooms Wednesday 27th May All
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    Domestic Occurrences. Death.
    25 4 Domestic Occurrences. Death. t >n the 28rd May. at Nellore, Jaffna, Ceylon Rev. CHABLSB C. HANDY, B. A., Head Master St.. John's College. By Cable.
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    The Singapore Free Press Monday, May 25, 1908.
    1759 4 The Singapore Free Press Monday, May 25, 1908. Here shaft the P;ess tlie People's riabt maintain, l T awed by influence and unbribed by gain Here patriot Truth h"» florious prerept*. draw. Pledged to R< ligii i,. Loyalty and Law. When it was telegraphed out the other day that the
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    208 4 Their X yd Highnesse* Prince and Princess Chira of Siam and suite arrived from Bangkok and are staying at the Grand H de 1' Europe. As there appears to be but one opinion about the state of business m Singapore and I that rather a gloomy one, it is with
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    RUBBER WIRE.
    42 4 STILL GOOD DEMAND. L 'iJja ru i' nuj Rubber is m n»d demand, the pr auctions b6iD^r twopence a pjund abov. prices at the list sale. Scrap fetched 2 to 2l] i and palish crepe 4 1\ d to 4
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    Successfully Floated.
    10 4 0 I 'rosfields' preference issue has beeL subscribed.
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    Malacca Plantations.
    25 4 II 'i2ca Plantations show ei,i2s. The vendors' guarantee ha pired, .rectors await the result of the year's Forking b^:ore distribut'n^ an )ther divilend.
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    521 4 The para<le for the Maxim Company SV A. this evenJL. m acelled. A revenue officer was lined ISO by Colman, the third Ig -trate, on Sa for receiving an illegal gratification of fifteen cents. The body of a Chinese won; uad rt Dating m a pond at Syed Alley Roac
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      414 4 "kelly walshl THE TRADE ADMINISTRATION THE TRAGEDY OF KOREA. o» By F. A- Mackenzie I THE CHINESE EMPIRE. Price $2.75. By Hosea BallOU Morse- Mr. Mackenzie seeks m this book to tell I Price S5 c stor >' ut tlse awakening and then the I destruction of the somewhat sorely
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      335 4 Best Lighted STUDIOS In the East. LIGHT, that is the proper kind of light, plays the most important part m the production of perfect Photographic Portraiture and we must confess that no small measure of the success of our portraits is due to the ideal LIGHTING ARRANGEMENTS of our Studio
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    PHILIPPINE ISLANDS.
    44 5 Subsidy to be Given. Rexntii 9.15 a.m. Umj 23rd uterence at tr,. Senate House at I Stoa, it was agreed to -rant a subUrn mnymg of maiU to Japan, 'he Philippine,-. FOpotm] fco nfona the currency ap- m lo baivbeea dttim'eU sbefod*
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    But Representatives Veto.
    49 5 KaooiTed M tv -jib. l p m -•'on rhe House of K-presenta- hai itjtctej the report ol the Con. n IfaiU Subsidies. Some ot •> speakers Uutatmed an m- ol the session rxther to the Senate, which bad secured M»'l ftp r' lo the granting of 168.
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    SECOND REFORM BILL.
    44 5 MrAsquith's Proposals. mi I )hv 83rd, 10.18 am The newtpaperi gire promiaence to Mr A»uuith"s promise of a second Reform Bill as marking an ep-vh m political history. weloonung the provision il the i?osaen'i voteninsi ba on the mot lemceratic basis.
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    PEACE CONFERENCE.
    38 5 Takahir I the principal speaker at yesterday at the Peace Conference at "Mohonk, m New X rk. He t Japan'i action m Korea and ALanchurin, and dechred that Japan would p to the ideais oi peace.
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    363 5 At Association I tball H. Co. West Ken-- played Ihs Warden n Saturday. -The res i draw goal all. A Chinese lodger was found hanging to •bs Street on Saturday The body of a Chinese ieuidle child, with Lnd t >ur legs, was found on the roadway mbi the Central
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    5TH AGRI-HORTICULTURAL SHOW.
    50 5 I* for the sth joinl manual rA I >h :-w of the Maty P«,hioh opens at Kuala Lumpur on k ;wat 11 im bnowMeoed. Hi j fiiDi-bell, Baperintend«l Bipen men^al Plan 3 h. n-rary secretary _:n «1» r>nniAA of the DT3ZB lift, and (By Submarine Telegraph. Router's.)
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    BERLIN SCANDAL.
    287 5 Received May 24th, 1 p.m. At Leipzig the Court of Appeal has quashed the sentenea upon Herr Harjen. I the editor of the Berlin Journal Zukunft, and has ordered a retrial. The appellant uaroked as a new factor m the case the arrest of Count Phillip Eulenberg on
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    FRIENDLY MAYORS.
    62 5 Keceived May 24th, 1 pm. The German burgomasters who are at present visiting England have been received by the King at Buckingham Palace. His Majesty, speaking m German, expressed his pleasure m welcoming them. Tie burgomaster of Munich thanked His Majesty and hoped tint the exchange of visits
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    ENGLAND AND RUSSIA.
    51 5 The King's Visit. The papers of all shades m Russia welcome m the most cordial terms King Edward's visit to Russia as setting a seal on the friendship of the two countries. The\ consider the visit of greit political importance following M. Failures' impending visit t 3
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    MINISTER TO PEKING.
    48 5 Roj-eived May 23rd, '■'< .-W p.m. M. Korostovetz has been appointed Kussun Minister at Peking. This is m succession to the late M. Pokotilov, who died a few weeks ago. Possibly the new Minister is Colonel Korostovetz, 3-overnor of the Province of Grodno, m Russia fc_.
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    255 5 A European cyclist collided with Mr WaddelTs gharry m Xassim Road on Friday night. The bicycle was damaged. \l. If. Sutton, a European, pleaded guilty before Mr Howard m the histriot Court, on Saturday to cheating the Hotel de l'Europe by signing a chit with the name of Mr F.
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    EMPIRE DAY.
    950 5 Although today is the official holiday for Empire Day, most of the school functions have already been held, and speaking generally they were of a character likely to impress the lessons of the <liy on the growing generation, and reflected credit on the teachers of the schools and
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    MALAYS AND THE FLAG.
    213 5 A Malay Correspondent writes. I was surprised not to see a single Malay School represented at the Childrens' parade on Saturday last the I'ord inst. m celebration of Empire Day. It would seem natural that Malay youths every one of them British subject shoulj take part
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    PEON AND PULLER.
    162 5 On Saturday morning, Kadir Ali, a telegraph messenger, wai sent out with two messages one to Gilstead lload. the other to River Valley Koad The messenger rece velas rikisha hire the sums of eighteen an 1 thirty-nine onts. He 1.-ft the rikisha at Cavenagh Bridge and, according
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    THE MARINER'S COMPASS.
    255 5 A Popular Notion Dispelled. Nothing m tbf navigational equipment of a ship has been the subject of more anxious scientitic research or receives more jealous care than the mariner's compass." say- Mr Frank T. Bullen m an interesting article on Some Obscure Sea Perils m the May
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    CORNISH TIN.
    184 5 A correspondent calls the attention of a home paper to the Cornish tin mines. He thiaks their present neglect is only transitory, and is very optimistic as to their future. "We do not altogether share his optimism. The fall m tin has hit the companies very hard. The
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    WHERE ARE THE DANCING MEN?
    51 5 WHERE ARE THE DANCING MEN? Dare we prophesy the death of dancing men For several seasons now there lias been panic amongst hostesses on this account. Yes, we dare the prophecy and more than this, we dare a reason to include amongst those which others may urge. Men want the
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      5 5 THE BIRKMYEE CASE IN CALCUTTA.
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      343 5 Robinson Co. NEW SHIPMENT OF Ladies' Japanese Silk AND LACE BLOUSES ROBINSON COMPANY. TANGLIN AUCTION SALE AT ORANGE GROVE' GRANGE GRUVE ROAD Valuable Household Furniture Plants Turnout &c. THE PROPERTY OF Mrs. NEWTON Saturday, May 30th, at h3O p.m. FINE TONED COTTAGE PIANOFORTE BY KELLY Co., LONDON UPHOLSTERED TEAK DRAWING
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    "TRAM ETIQUETTE."
    485 6 I'ader the above heading the Manchester ng Chronicle publishes some amusing remarks r- lI re to th part of th- world. The rules j.v^n mu-' se issued in conn latf P. M- >■ railway. The companies ha Itaral the I bag to the hettes insl nets ters of
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    265 6 A j wanting ge from the lai An tg i oea -i- >ubl ae H ind th< tstralian auonthiv. The May number d I Ir is excellently prioted and illustr ia wi Sor ia the letter pri confined te the mtinent of origin, for there is tsfOf] illustrated, and I.
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      46 6 A:. Aai^: ioUB Renirdy. j no medicine manufac--1 :>und m mere hotnStates i ub i olic I .lera and Diarrh 1 i. t been >r over thirty years and t-ach «QC rrhoea U i> i duriu^ thus tii. DfOVt d its SUli. VPr all <imilr»r nrp.
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      506 6 Bfcvertteements. SHIPPING. Apcar Line. The undermentioned mail steamers of the above company maintain a regular service between Calcutta and Japan calling at P*nang t Singap're, Hongkong Shanghai en route. 1 LEKT. Tons. Commander. 9j an i; J. G OKft BA Gregory ipt M H. Belson. i i ArratiMWi Apcar i.'i'
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      592 6 advertisements. SHIPPIXG. 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 AmeriI can Ports. Ste*men will Singapore on or about MAIL LINES. Out* ird {for China) 1908 Malta
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      752 6 H&vcrttscmcnts. 1 SHIPPING an OCEAW STEAM SHIP Co. Ltd. AND j China Mutual Steam Nay. Co. Ltd. The Companies' steamon are despatched from Liverpool outwards f->r the Straits, China and Japan every week, and from Japan homewards fox London, Amsterdam and Antwerp every fortnight, and for Genoa, Marseilles and Liverpool
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      630 6 I S^vcrtiecments. SHIPPING. HAMBURG AMERIKA LINE, HAMBURG. The Bteamen of this Company maintain a regular service between Hamburg. Bremen. Antwerp, and Rotterdam, and thChina and Japan. Homewards, they are despatched fortnightly for Havre and Hamburg and once a month for Bremerhaven direct, calling at Penang and Colombo. Taking cargo at
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      392 6 B^crtiscmcuta. SHIPPING. N. D. L Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen IMPERIAL GE&MAH MAIL LINE Tte fact and weL-Enowr mfl tteamerthis Company ba;: f rtni^ttly fr Hamburg vi.a Kotter'iikiii. A nt« t-r; ->■-;* Gibraltar ■t--^ Nap.-- (c -anf/. M»r»iiile*, ffTapli nadrii ari vioi wraa) P Suez, Aden, Colombo, Pmmm Biafipon B If* kong,
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    KAPAR PARA RUBBER ESTATES.
    692 7 Pi ANTE!'. Tie ordinary geejeral meeting of the shareI I m Ka] ur Fan Bobber Estates :.y. Limited, was held yesterday (April m r -iie company, 81, <irace- Otieei, X t'. Mr Bdtrard S. '-ri^-n d tli- ooaaoany] presiding* The Secretary ha* -'-.i^ read the notice
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    168 7 the most bibulous country m in.l an.! fell! M Cave mentioned, :1 speech, that the four worst m tiw u r of convict! I 9sarel kshire, Glam ganshire, Northumberland but that is re, m the --of evidence us to tit a thia p nt of the I ein the various
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    Lame Back.
    32 7 isflaseeri -usually caused by rh, oxoaIbe muscles and may be cured by Cbai kin's Pain Bahn two M a day and rabWng the pare at each application. It this doe>
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    THE YUNNAN REBELLION.
    866 7 China's I'n preparedness. The China Mtil makes these observations on the general situation m China In continuation of our remarks on the chronic unpreparedness of China to resist military aggression from without or to cope at all adequately with fonridable risings within, we take our stand on
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    90 7 (ringer beer has long enjoyed the reputation of being a temperance drink above and beyond reproach. Bat you can be sure of nothing m this world— not even of gingerbeer. The Melbourne police noticed that some boys were very unsteady on th9ir'lega after coming out of the shop of a
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    SHARES.
    750 7 capital v_spit*j issue raid Issued paid up VaIoc up Company. g u utioa* $800,000 800,000 10 10 kssles Tin Mining Co. Ltd 6 r>0 $300,000 225,000 10 10 Braaaff Limited $500,000 800,000 10 10 flVflsah Hydraulic Tin M. Co. Ltd £400,000 850,000 I 1 Duif Dsvelonsnent Co. Ltd 60,000
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    EXCHANGE.
    77 7 (Corrected up to May. 23.) Bank 4 m/s 2/4 demand 2/3 j Private credits 3 m/s w 2/4 f credits 6 m/s w 2,4 Franca, demand Bank.- 291 i Gbrmant, demand 286^ India, T.T, w 174 ETongkong, demand 20% Yokohama., demand 113: Java, demand 139-t Bangkok, demand 64 3ove*kigns,
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    PRODUCE.
    130 7 ♦Tin $66.75 Gambier w 7.05 Gambier Cube No. 1 1060 G ambier Cube No. 2 9.50 Pepper Black (ord'n. S'pore) buyers 11.25 Pepper, White (fairL.W. 5 p.e.) 19.00 Nutmegs (110 to thelh.).« 17.50 Nutmegs (80 to the lb.) 19.00 Mace (B&nda) M nom Gloves (Amboina) M Liberiau Coffee 22
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      58 7 A Good Suggestion. Mr. C. B. Waniwright of Lemon City, I 'la., U. S. A., has written the manufacturers that much better results are obtained from the 08C of Chamberlain's Colic. Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy m cases of pains m the stomach, colic and cholera morbus by taking it m
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      443 7 Hfcvcrti6cmcnt& A Are your lips white, your cheeks colorless, your ears transparent v And do you look thin IjS\ and care'M^^m^^^l worn 9 It ten, liiyx tiontosee lips, n blooming 1 l V 'cheeks, and a bright, cheerful face, m every bottle of Ayer's Sarsaparilla. If your appetite is poor,
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      377 7 TO LET. TO LET. Compound House Nu. 1 Oxley Rise. Apply to—MEYER BROS. May 22 v.c. TO LET.—A desirable family residence No 33-2, Cavena^li Road, 5 bedrooms, tennis, stab lings &c., apply Koonsrw at Messrs. PATEBson Simons <fc Co. May 21 21.6 TO BE LET. The large comfortable Kuropean residence
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      149 7 TO LET. TO LET No. 28 Raffles Place from Ist of April. At present occupied by the Methodist Publishing house. Apx>ly Meyer Bros. Mar 3 TO LET Large Office, Ist floor o-3 Malacca Street, formerly occupied by Messrs. Arthur Barker Co. Apply to MEYER BROS. Mar 4 uc TO BE
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      155 7 TO LET. TO LET A newly built bungalow So. 796 East Coast Road sth mile stoDe near Telok Kurau. Aj j Ali Anibar 16 Arab Street. b 28 uc TO BE LIT. A Newly Erected Bungrs; w at 'he Sea View Hotei Compound. Applj to MEYER BRI or at the
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    COMEDY OF THE SEA.
    698 8 Landing a.x Ai>mirai. at HIS Fr.>m D.»or. peek's humorous i.ettkk. L i Gnuithorpe, m an amusing letter to the Ti-^'s," Aaacribei how the North nWMI Lloyd liner Hohen,ollern grounded off Sardinia m an effort to land Admiral Tirpif. the German Minister of Marine, at his country
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    TANGLIN BURGLARY.
    50 8 BurgUrs paid atm I I European residence at Effiv: riday night and Btoifl P' atd money. A repoit has bee:. :o the police, bir no arrests have been vi El is lo be h ped that this is not the first ud regular m MO4 M nrg] iries.
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    ANOTHER BOMB EXPLOSION IN CALCUTTA.
    59 8 THREE PEOPLE INJURED. I ::a. M*J A bomb exploded m Grey Street, Calcutta, early this morning. It injured three persons, and marked the adjoiuin- hou-. a A Manicipal cart passed over the bomb. causing the explosion. The splinters rlew m aJI directions. Three people were
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    JOBBING BROKERS.
    57 8 York > m a dent of the ■raph ink nianv brokers have viortei of the Exchange by selling -:ist customers' baying orders at the mark- iras RoUig down! 1 it has steadily adv»n^.i »*a v.._ We have used Cypridol capsules with brilliant results far Wett.M- we may say
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    CRICKET.
    467 8 The match on the Esplanade on Saturday was S.CC. 2nd XI v. K.G.A. The Gunners only made 57, Warren Jones taking six wickets for 4 runs a single hit. Joynson got three for 11. The Club went m for some big hitting and knocked up 191, Phipps 45 (>
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    COLEMAN SHIELD.
    107 8 The ties for the Coleman Shield among the Malay Clubs have now commenced. There are no less than 27 eniries, which Bhowa what a hold football is taking on the M ila The Rochore Police Team beat Dirul A'lab on the Reclamation Ground on Situr.in the first match.
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    RIFLE SHOOTING.
    79 8 ECeppel II irhi ur Miniature Kitle Club is taking seriously to competitions and ■_'•> trs shot tor the A and I> Class Handicaps on Saturday. J. Q-rabam made a possible at "25 yards. The lesults ware A Ci ksa Handicap. 25 yds. ".0 yds. H'cap. A. Ad 27
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    FOR MANUFACTURING RAINBOWS.
    75 8 I Professor llartl, a German physicist, has invented an optical disc for showing the path of a beam of light through various lenses, prisms, and mirrors. The apparatus was demonstrated before the Royal Photographic :y. and a number of beautiful effects produced by mean- of the refraction
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    886 8 The homeward bound German mail steamer P. E. Friedrich arrived here yestetdiy afternoon about threa o'clock. She leaves for Europe this forenoon. The cruiser Challeager, en the Australian station, which was recoramissioned at Singapore m July, 1906, is again to be put into commission for farther service with
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    MR. CHAMBERLAIN'S HEALTH
    76 8 Mr. Chamberlain continues to make the most gratifying progress at Cannes. A wall of a mile along the sea-front has now become part of his daily routine, a Home correspondent writes and. though he usually leans ou the arm of his wife, his increased activity and strength
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    ETNA IN ERUPTION.
    171 8 Information has been received from the observatory on Mount Etna that thick columns of smoke are issuing from the central crater. The registration of local earth tremors began at 5 20 this morning, April 29. The disturbance reached its maximum at 6.22. A great mass of black
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