The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 26 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, TUESDAY, MAY 26, 1908. NO. 6,300
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    117 1 The Russian Governing; is going backto 1905 and is oourtmartiallii who took part m the revolutionary movement m that \ear Page 5. A lar^p flert is Electing at Dover to welcome President Failieres on his what to England Page Canada is considering the position of its textile
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    CAREFUL COOKERY.
    918 1 CAREF UL COOKERY. 'm rictical'y ail Q:, ipon ue teit* i-i'ed the monotonous en H W have no va;isty of food cut here, always the HUM old th look at their tiffin 1 with something akin to loathing, aDd quote from the epistle to the H'l' •n, owue; houses mtk
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      280 1 TANGLIN AUCTION SALE AT 'GRANGE GROVE" ORANGE GROVE ROAD Valuable Household Furniture Plants Turnout &c. THE PROPERTY OF MRS. NEWTON Saturday, May 30th, at I=3o p.m. FINE TONED COTTAGE PIANOFORTE BY KELLY Co., LONDON UPHOLSTERED TEAK DRAWING ROOM CHAIRS, Teak occasional tables Whatnots High grade rattan tables; chairs and Settees.
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      106 1 DAHL'S SOLD EVERYWHERE. A X n a CQ r t i I s GRAND HOTEL JAVA. BATAVIA. This first class Hotel, patronised by the English Community of Batavia, and situated m the Centre of the most healthy and best residential quarter of the Town, offers a good Table. "Wines and
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      335 1 Entertainments. A LH AM BRA TO-NIGHT'S PEOGRMME Pathe Freres Beautiful Pictures IN CON FUNCTION W ITH Deave's Marionettes. PROGRAMME At 7-30 p.m. 1. Modern Sampson 2. Ostrich farm at Nice 3. Institute of Beauty 4. Costumes of the different centuries 5. The French Military Airship (I. The Hanging Lamp 7.
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      53 1 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS. The Selangor Government call far tenders for tlu- Farms from July ltith Page 2. Caldbeck Haogregor for the well-known Club Whiskey Page 4. A Notice from Madame Dietz on Pag* 1 The Shire liner Carnarvonshire for Hong keng Sec Page 7. Auction Sale of household furniture. Powell 1
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      382 1 THE WEEK Tuwdax, 26th High Water. 7.17 a. 8.14 p S.V.A. Gun Laying Competition. S.V.I, Company Drill. Assoc. SC.C. v. E.G A Coleman Sh. Fathol v Sunlight. Y.W.C.A. Monthly Me3ting, 5.15 p WSOnSDAX, 2 tb High Water t- 51 8.54 p Thursday, 28th Righ W;.:er-" 29 .i., 9 30 p.
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    PERPETUAL MOTION WATCH.
    130 2 Hri" M I tish itoty, tx the rruth ci which v h. We take from &n A.rneri--01 «d tha reason which induced our i i t i v contemporary to copy it t'roni an £ng Bource induces U3 to reproduce it Lut spring, while .t party 0J
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    TRAGIC AFFAIR IN BANGKOK.
    464 2 BI'ROI'EAN KILLF.D RY THIKN I gk affair occurred m the early hour- M.iy 'at >.'.; '.zoom which lascostthe life oi bed a:; i esteemed young Bnro- gident, Mr Maximilian J. Kaiser. Mr K.ii-t a IS i.:'.y and was engaged with the Deut- h rHunftHinrfw H was
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    174 2 rPeth urado, the Mexican mine- d lion dollars to help bis poor fellow-countrymen, might be tcribed M oicaa Carnegie Twentj i_ro he was an unlettered peon, earning i v; at the present tin. t> his mice i H t 1 thn nice little income ol week. A rear igo be
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      918 2 TENDERS INVITED. GOVERNMENT OF SELANCOR. Tender- wiU be received at the office of the Secretary to Resident. Selangor, up to noon on the l">th June, 1908, for renting the undermentioned Farms for the period commencing the lGtli day of -iuly, 1908, and ending on the 31st day of December, 1909,
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      268 2 Hf>T>crti6cmcnto. NOTIGES. MUNICIPAL NOTICE. f Notice is liereby giveu that the RegistraItion and Licensing of dogs within the Municipality of the Town of Singapore for the year beginning Ist June. 1908, and ending :51st I May, 1909, will commence on Monday, Ist June. 1908, and be continued daily. Sundays excepted,
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      446 2 advertisements. 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. EVATT ft Co., Winchester House. CLAIMS MUST BE LODGED NOT LATER THAN THE 26th INSTANT. May 20 27.5 SHORTHAND TYPEWRITING Promptly executed.
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      506 2 Hbvertificmcnti.. NOTWES. MADAME F AMBON, LADY DENTIST High Class Work Moderate Price. No. 215, Orchard Road. Xov 21 v.c NOTICE. 1 ersons having any claims against tinEstate of the late Dr. C. Raikes are requested to forward them forthwith to the undersigned. D. K. MoDOWBLL. Principal Civil Medical Officer's Office,
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      586 2 R^crttecmcnu BANKS. Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation. Paid-up Capital m 5,000,000 Reskevb Fund Sterling Reserve ?1 5,000,000) 0 Silver Emm i 31 3,500,000 j Z W,000 Reservi Liability of Propeibtobs N ;>,000,0e0 COUET OF DIE»CTOEB. Hon. Mr. H«nkt Kbswiok. CHArRKA«. 'Oitz, Esq.— Dei mug, E. G. Barrett, B C. R. Lh
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    THE MUZAFFARPORE BOMB OUTRAGE.
    679 3 K*j 3rd. Tbfl Statesmaa thia dd irning publishes I *:i j la ol Mm Koaaff&rpore bomb ou*' correapondeni mljb Mr and X cgsford, Airs Kennedy and Miss Kennedy, good looking young lady, had :dge at the duh and about '(■lock m the evening they left lot
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    TAR MACADAM AND HEALTH.
    102 3 The use of t baa now been n to confer otl er benefits than those of dustlessnesa and durability, [n these i i plly eemmending itself to the :>tbn of surveyors all over the country rsea, says" Country I show nnmisi that it has a i
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    76 3 1- quite c lt much m«y be done tod; 3 risk of tobacco amblyopia by pavin* attention to certain points i personal For instance, i rule should smoke upon an empty stomach, but as fau nible only after meals. His abao to smoke befon dinnt r, and equally .moke la:
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    38 3 Morrhuol Creosote m tried m I U rattening Oip m I to»g mh treated wit iMMaiet t..r may kohUwftoI Urea- oil and creosote preparation i*reno4 tolerated by the st.,:u:u h, but f M mwojeg ol Howknol Creosote owtinotlj
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    THE ANTI-OPIUM RESOLUTION AND THE HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    355 3 The Ehngkong Duly Press siys: The Hon. Mr Mur ay Stewart is going to ask fehe Government on Thursday a question which many peop c have been asking within the last few days. As it could never have hoped that such a
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    262 3 The suggest ion that an engine-driver may fall asleep at his post of duty raises some very interesting problems. As a matter of facr, although opportunities of studying the condition we call sleep" are unlimited, to far we have obtained no exact knowledge of the mechanism or chemical change b
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      230 3 AUGTIONS. Re ONG KIM TYE A BANKRUPT. THE UNDERSIGNED HAS RKCEIVKD INSTRUCTIONTO SELL BY PUBLIC AUCTION It his Sales Room No. 13, Raffles Place. ON Thursday 28th May, at 2 p.m. All that one undivided half share or moiety m all that piece of land comprised m Govern rnent statutory
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      596 3 Hdverttssments. AUCTION SALE OF Household Furniture &c. (The property of Madame Dietz) AT No. 241 BENCOOLEN STREET on Thursday, 28th May, at i pm. Polished sideboard meranti dining table and dinner wagons bentwood standard chairs &c. Iron bedsteads seriah almeirahs polished writing tables with green baixe tops; dressing tables with
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      576 3 a&vcrttecment^. AuenoNs. PRELIMINARY NOTICE. TWO IMPORTANT FURNITURE AUCTIONS IX TANGLIN. SATURDAY, 23rd MAY. Valuable Furniture and Curios at Balaclava. Dalvey Road, the property of J. E. Romenij Esq. SATURDAY, 30th MAY. Valuable Furniture and specially good plants at Orange Grove, Tanglin, the property of Mrs. Howard Xewton. H. L. COGHLAN
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      592 3 TANSAN. (In common with every article of Proved Merit) HAS ITS IMITATORS. > < Tansan is bottled under the strictest European Supervision. The Extensive up-to-date Plant is open to the inspection of all visitors to Takaradzuka, Japan, where the Bottling of Tansan m its natural state may be seen. No
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    The Singapore Free Press. Tuesday, May 26, 1908.
    1057 4 The Singapore Free Press. Tuesday, May 26, 1908. v•' s<; the People's rieht maintain, V ,*wed by itifluenoe antl unbribed by gain patriot '1 ruth r p'orinus precepts draw. Ple^^cd to Religion, Loyalty and I -aw. Those who have followed to any extent the general course of the controversial discussions
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    861 4 It is estimated there are now 300 motor cars m use at Bangkok. The Tokyo press declares that the boycott is embarrassing the Chinese more thin the The monthly mating of the Y. W. C. A. rill be held to-day at 515 pin. at River Galley R »ad. A cordial
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    THE SITUATION IN YONNAN.
    754 4 ba n lush i>k i i I It ],V REHE. (Clt >■■ >■■ .1/""' i v 17. The Imperialists have ba I ral engn. DHHfal witlj the rebels, who arc Victory on either siii. -eems to be undecided. But the liuperia- troops became outnumbered by the
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      178 4 V:^ 7 ULUD c «rV ESTABLISHES 1*64 Gald6cc£ Jl2ocgrcgor Co., Shanghai, T entsiv, Hongkong, Singapore penang. London, Glasgow. G. GEORGACOPULO'S EGYPTIAN CLEOPATRA M GOLD TIPPED No. 1 ZaXMUM U FELLAH MENA STRAUSS SOLE AGENTS JOHN LITTLE CO., LTD. §-522^ WHY P"ij I, w nil SJ^' buy inferior milk v/hen you
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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 Studios,
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    RUSSIAN REVOLUTION.
    415 5 Echo of 1905. >ur:iu.irtidi has been held it St Pc- rg on ahum Bwaiben of the Raroln. 03 Committee. 'he leader of the rerohltion of I: 1 and three Gthers hive been sentenced lo be nanged. Others h.tve been sentence! to ad lo deportation V Etc tort tef
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    TO ACCOMPANY THE TSAR.
    26 5 I^ec. 10.0 am. The Do* si] ress, the Bmpreas, and the Minister for Foreign Affairs, will ac apany the Isai to Ratal
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    CANADA'S TEXTILES.
    40 5 Bee M 29 p.m. IteDosaou r rernment are appointing i mm:^^ion to enquire into the condition industry m Canada The Qieu n i ire present out on strike to resume work pending the result of the investig ition.
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    190 5 > A v fa ol P» 4,000 has been passed m the ieod lelegates to the Tuberculosis Congress U iVashington. Dra 161 and FiW tmed as the two gates. A terrible ease ol amok took pi toe at Cani 9 Philippine, when Pte. Bea. the Isfl Cavalry, shot down six
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    PRESIDENT VISITS ENGLAND.
    238 5 Great Reception at Dover. Receive], May 25th, 3 57 pin. Thirteen battleships, eight cruisers and a ■warm of mosquito craft have arrived at Dover to welcome President Failures' who is paying a visit to England. Particulars of the arrangements at Dover for welcoming the President are as
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    THE STIRLING ELECTION.
    42 5 Rec. Miy 25, at 9.4»: a.m. A Mb' bye election for Stirling district, ..h the lata Premier, Sir Henry Campbell Banm>rinan represented m the House of Commons, Mr Ponsonby. Liberal, polled votes and Mr Whitelaw, Unionist, •J.:. I 2
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    AN AIRSHIP COLLAPSES.
    41 5 Serious Disaster. At Oakland, California, m a trial trip, the Morrell airship, the largest m the world, being 450 feet long, and propelled by five motors, eollapeei, ai a height of 300 feet Sixteen occupants were seriously injured.
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    FAMINE IN UGANDA.
    36 5 Alarming Figures. A Renter'i massage from Mombasa states tint there is a severe famine m the (JaagS district of Uganda. There have been over 4,000 deaths. The Government is feeding 50,000 people i
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    INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURE.
    30 5 INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURE. At Rome, H. ALthe King of Italy opened the International Institute of Agriculture whioh has been initiated by His Majesty, to raise the standard of agriculture through* world.
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    BERLIN SCANDAL.
    24 5 R9ceived at 3.57 pm May 25th. The appeal of Herr Harden, m the Kulenberg Scandal, was granted purely on a technical point. > <
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    MR ROOSEVELT AND MILLIONAIRES.
    189 5 iteuter'a Washington correspondent telegraphs that President Roosevelt has sent a farther Message to Congress supplementing his Message of March 25. He hopes for a ouimittee to consider tariff revision nest <mn. The bulk of the Message is given up to a discussion of the relations between
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    29 5 President Roosevelt has issued an order that field otiieers of the Coast Artillery Corps will be expected to demonstrate their ~v.TT O;r.cil Ht-np*;«j by takinc a tratno of 50
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    A MILITARY FUNERAL.
    306 5 DSATH OF A ROY\L WEST Kest OFFICES. Ii is with much regret that we announce the death of Lieutenant Baron Hugh Frederick Leir of the Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) which took place at the General Hospital yesterday morning from fever. It is believed that the
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    VICTORIA DAY.
    80 5 Yesterday, Victoria Day, there were the usual outward signs of observance m Singapore. All the public buildings flew the Onion Jack, and a large number of the ships m the harbour wero dressed. The banks wen 1 closed, and considerably less business than usual was transacted. There, was
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    THE ALHAMBRA
    264 5 A MARIONETTE PERFORMANCE. At the Alharnbra Cinemat )graph at i leach Road, B uni<jue attraction for Singapore, is the Deave's Marionette performance, which wiil ui> doubt prove an extremely popular and diverting break m the usual [Alhamlra programme. Last evening the hall was well tilled m anticipation of
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    THE OPIUM QUESTION.
    193 5 Protest by the Honokoho General Chamber of Commerce. The following resolution was passed unanimously by the Committee of the Hongkong Chamber of Commerce, at a meeting held on Saturday the 16th inst The Committee of the Chamber record their strong protest against any arbitrary orders from the
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    NEWS FROM MUAR.
    334 5 (From Our Muar Correspondent Leopards for the Sultan. Oa the 2nd instant, a small leopard usually called by the native of India Chetah," was captured at Bukit Bekoh by Jamat, a Malay-man. The length is 31 feet and height 2 feet. He was rewarded" with $100. A
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    DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES.
    252 5 The annual distiibution of prizes of the Muar Govt. English and Malay Schools was held m the English School building on the '20th instant at 330 p.m. The School was very well decorated with flags and evergreens. Many vain ible and inteiested books for the English learning
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    Mr McARTHUR'S NEW POST.
    282 5 A LABUAN PRESENTATION. Our L.ibuan correspondent writes as follows Mr M. S. H. McArthnr (late Resident) Left Libuan on the 23rd April for Singapore to take up the posit ion of Federal Secretary. Before he left an Address was presented to him by his stuff which
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      6 5 o ;„<>* AnVle. Stiff Neck, Lame Shoulder.
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      48 5 A Good Suggestion. Mr. C. B. Wain wright of Lemon Ciiff, Fla.. U. S. A., has written the manufacturers that much better results are obtained from the use of Chamberlain's Colic. Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy m cases of pains m the c+nmaMi pnlip and pliolfira. rnorbus by takinc
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      791 5 Robinson Co. NEW SHIPMENT OF Ladies' Japanese Silk AND LACE BLOUSES ROBINSON COMPANY. HOTEL de la PAIX, SINGAPORE. This Old Established House having been thoroughly Repaired and Renovated is NOW REOPENED. Good Accommodation for Boarders Passengers. A Speciality is made of the Table, and only Wines, &c, of the best
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    THE JAPANESE MERCHANT NAVY.
    558 6 'The drowth of tie Merchant Navy of Japan is the title of an article m a recent number of Hauiburgische B->rsenhal!e. from j which the folio vmg interesting details are I gathered. It was m 1572 that the Gnl Ja- I panese Steamship Company was established,'
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    LIGHTHOUSE ILLUMINATION.
    207 6 T'f>- whether the existing method of illuii lighthouses is, or is not. a nal one is btng studied m Germany, and the v l> il ofcange m the system l*y found many advocates. The idea con ptciin, who declares I a lie hthouse would render far greater service
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    THE THREE PEOPLES OF THE WORLD.
    22 6 From the Cosmic (or John Bull> outlook .rid is properly regarded as peopk races Anglo-Saxons. Fortigu-
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      25 6 Lame Back I ailmeir d by rbeumaHam I -i>e muscles and may be cored i»\ Pain Balm two or i day and rubbing the park
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      546 6 Hfcvcrtisements. SHIPPING. KYJ. JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP Co., Ltd. \r An* A regular FORTNIGHTLY Service is maintained between Japan and Europe by the j following NEW TWIN SCREW STEAMERS. Undk* Mail Contracts with the Imperial Japanhss Government. Specially designed for the Company's European Service, lighted throughout by Electricity, provided with excellent
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      610 6 a&vertisemcnts. 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 00 or about MAIL LINES. Outward {for China) 1908 Malta Jane
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      724 6 abvcrtt6cmcnto. SHIPPING OCEAN STEAM SHIP Co. Ltd. AND China Mutual Steam Nay. Co. Ltd. Ihe Companies' 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 outward
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      646 6 H&vcrtiscmcnts. SHIPPING. HAMBURG AMERIKA LINE, HAMBURG. The steamers of this Company maintain a regalar service between Hamburg, Bremen, Antwerp, and Rotterdam, and the Strait.-. China and Japan. Homewards, they are despatched fortnightly for Havre and Hamburg and once a month for Bremerhaven direct, calling at PtnaDg and Colombo. Taking cargo
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      439 6 fl&vcrttscmcnts. SHIPPING. Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen INPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE The fast and well-known mail steamer* 0 thie Company sail fortnightly from BrMMQ Hamburg via Eotterdam, Antwerp, Southampton Gibraltar, Genoa, Naples, (connection Mnr^.Naples, Alexandria and vice versa) Port I Suez, Aden, Colombo, Penang, Singapore, B kong, Shanghai, Nagasaki 4 Kobe to
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    BUDDHIST MISSION.
    595 7 N Bear Gmi 09 Hoxk's un T. <. 1 EN'TKK AT BARNES. The Hi ti.-» rust time m his'orv of a Buddhist monk to England on a six months" mission has been brought about by the gene- Burmese lady, who ai the leader of society m Rangoon has
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    AFTER DINNER MUSIC.
    319 7 In i..c T.iil'T Mr Spenoei Lttgfa Huj^i I hai be< n some very unkin.l things abt.'it after dinner music, wind) $;aiher- hnHmbm to him. The fad Km HlfSi ■*h i> becoming -vriuny, and a --lin r r -peech of about tweivi j ratios 1- tar more enjoyable
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    SHARES.
    742 7 Capital Capital Issue Paid r Issued paid ap Valtn ap Company. Q o ;urtt>a« $300,000 300,000 10 10 Belat Tin Mining Co. Ltd 6.50 $300,000 225,000 10 10 Brnang Limited 7. $600,000 600.0C0 10 10 Bruseh Hydraulic Tin M. Co. Ltd II £400.000 350,000 1 1 Duff Development Co.
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    EXCHANGE.
    72 7 (Corrected up to May. 23.) Bank 4 m/s 2/4 demand 2/3f| Priyate credits 3 m/g 2/4 ,V credits 6 m/s 2/4 Feancm, demand Bank... 291 i Gumany, demand w 236^ India, T. T, M 174^ Hongkong, demand Tokohama, demand 113^ Java, demand 139^ Bangkok, demand 64] Sovereigns, Bank Buying
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    PRODUCE.
    131 7 May 2J. ♦Tin $66.75 Gambier 7.05 Gambier Onbe No. 1 10.6<.» Gambier Cube No. 2 ,M 9.50 Pepper Black (ord'n. Spore) buyer s 11*25 Pepper, White (fair L.W. 5 p.r) 19.00 Nutmegs (110 to the 1b.)... 17.50 Nutmegs (80 to the lb.) 19.00 Mace (Banda) M norn Gloves (Amboina)
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      435 7 H&verttscmcnts. On the Berth. SHIRE LINE OF STEAMERS FOR HONGKONG. SHANGHAI. JAPAN. The s-. "CARNARVONSHIRE" 4,01 s tons. Captain Jackscn, will be despatched for the above ports on Friday the 29ih instant at 4 p.m. She has excellent accommodation for saloon passengers. For freight or passage apply to BOUSTEAD Co..
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      407 7 advertisements. WANTED. WANTED TO PURCHASE Two Cargo Boats of capacity o0 Tons each. Must be m sound condition. H. L. COGHLAN Co., Auctioneers May 23 30.5 WANTED Young Chinese Clerk about 22 years of ape having some knowledge of Engineering accounts and of typewriting. Apply X. Y. Z. Singapore Free
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      375 7 TO LET. TO LET. Compound House Xo. 1 Oxley Rise. Apply to—METER BROS. May 22 u#c. TO LET. —A desirable family residence No 38-2, Oavenagfa Road. ~> bedrooms, tennis, stab lings Ac, apply Koonsew at Messrs. Pater- son Simons Co. May 21 21.6 TO BE LET. The large comfortable European
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      135 7 TO LET. TO LET No. 28 Raffles Place from Ist of April. At present occupied by the Methodist Pub!.ing house. Apply Meyer Bros. Mar 3 TO LET Large Office, Ist floor 3-3 Malacca Street, formerly occupied by Messrs. Arthur Barker Co. Apply to MEYER BROS. No. 55, Japan-st, Ground Floor,
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      158 7 TO LET. TO LET A newly built bungalow No. 795 I Road sth mile stone near Telok Knr Ali Ambar 16 Arab Street. I < b 28 uc TO EE LET. A Newly Erected Bungalow at the Sea View Hotel Compound. Apply to MEYER BROS. or at the S. V.
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    GOLF.
    178 8 After the restrictions of Race time, full advantage is being taken of the Race Course Links, and there has been a good attendance of members the last few days. The Mixed Foursomes is not yet through the first round, play going on on Friday, last night and next Friday.
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    CRICKET.
    256 8 The Singles had all the best of the match on the Esplanade yesterday, as they got then opponents (who mostly emulated Peter m being bold) opt for 7'/ and scored 129 tgainsi rh^ Married. The ground was very I Scores.— M VRRIEI>. C. G. May c Smith b Talma
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    SHOOTING AT BALESTIER.
    231 8 A COMBINED COMPETITION. On the Balestier Range yesterday a coin!'iued ladies' and gentlenien'> competition was decided for prizes presented by Surgeon U&jor Middleton. The conditions were favourable and the shoot proved a popular event. Lady Evhlvd Young presented the first awards, to the successful entrants, the >eo>»nd
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    DESTITUTE STRANGERS' AID FUND.
    92 8 FINAL SUBSCRIPT* >H LIST .f Wmte> Bi i: an Soiner-u I H A brains X- 10 N A,lis Esq. I" LCkMfiagSi 5 I M lhop.tr lEI S J Dml Ids A C Ea. A Pm D6B A Co, Wm Meuke A Co. WhitOKway, Laidktii I Co.
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    A "HAS-BEEN."
    106 8 During the bearing j m <" ntl April 28, it was stated that a Bluebook bad been laid on the table of the House of Comta* hv Mr Churchill. Justice Darling's bvow puckered, and .ought for a minute before ttjing, k Haj I ask wlio Mr Cburchillr" Well,"
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    WHAT IS A BLUSH?
    24 8 pl-wcian attempts it as follows —a and calonifc eS y etiologwed by MM or nt y tOm a Sense of
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