The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 9 June 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, JUNE 9, 1908. NO. (3.M12
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    MAJOR-GENERAL GOSSIP.
    1099 1 TLe ia'f tay llsjnr General of the is rspi.lv b-oomicg a distinct species, I t- bd confounded with that of a: ne epoch. He flourishes greatly along idsouth western shores cf our native land tLo.e sunny nooks of Dorset and Dei n wd'.e tho air is so s
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      167 1 SOLD EVERYWHERE. SMOKE LA REINA DE L' ORIENTE CIGARS TO BE HAD EVERYWHERE. d HOTEL de la PAIX, This Old Established House having been thoroughly Repaired I Renovated is NOW REOPENED. Good Accommodation for Boarders Passengers. A Speciality s made of the Table, and only Wines, &c, of the best
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      97 1 Entertainments. Alhambra GINBM A TO GRAPH BEACH ROAD. Entire Change PROGRAMME From To-Night. ONLY PATHE FRERES FILMS, L. F. WlLLlS,— Manager. APARTMENTS. Rooms with board for bachelors and married couple, Tennis Court. Terms Moderate. Apply to Mrs. ORRE, jk H— H \*—s C^_ g s— f T P_____B-_H^ «<$ __S8
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      309 1 Entertainments. TEUTONIA CLUB SINGAPORE. FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY MAURICE E. BANDMANN PRESENTS HENRY DALLAS THE BANDMANN OPERA GO. 40 LONDON ARTISTES 40 Tuesday, 9th June, FOR THE FIRST TIME IN SINGAPORE. THE PRESENT LONDON TRIUMPH "THE MERRY WIDOW," (DIE LUSTIGE WITTWB) TRICES AS USUAL. FULL ORCHESTRA. TO COMMENCE AT 9
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      194 1 THE DAY'S NEWS. Telr-grams of the day d^al almost exclusively v. ith Russia. The King has arrived at Kiel and received with German navd honours. M. Stohpin cor s:ders A commercial rapprochement poss'l Meanwhile the 1 >u__a has r j ct'da credit of ekven million roubles for the constructkn of
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      313 1 High Water.— s.2l a.. 6.40 p S.V.A. D.R F. Gun Laying Drill, 5.3 r < p S.R.E. (V) Semaphore Signalling, 5.15 p S.V J. Company Drill, 5.30 p Bandmann Opera Co.. Teutonia Club, 9 p Wednesday. 10th S.V A. D.R.F. Gun Laying 5.30 p S R.E. (V) Military Engineering, 5.15
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    GOOD DIVERS.
    25 2 Account of 3] s ncwdiiigble ball 1 The pro. I nfliiing tha cigar-shaped balloon an hour led was a I I thousand person-
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    A GAMBLING HUSBAND.
    42 2 j from C towaladj .band, wh Her plan da the wind he visited for that pnrp sa. K I spou.e 1 I the be -e th e She v^ ie front and wheu Liken to ccurt amended h_r action.
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    BOMBAY NEWS.
    56 2 Bombay, 11 d on received y from I the Advocate cf d' states that preeau: re taken on lay to prevent the churches in Bon. from being blown up by bombs. St John's, >a, was guarded by armed military p. St Thomas' Cathedral by I ind aimiI recautions
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    ORIENTAL MUSEUM AT KIEL.
    101 2 A museum is about to be established at Kiel under the aape the famous Asiatic art connoisseur, Prof. Fische: has just returned from Japan on behalf of the German Government. The museum will be absolutely Oriental as to exhi vie of building, and decoration. in I
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    SAYINGS OF THE WEEK.
    149 2 Republic were formed to morrow 11Majesty would be elected as the dent. Councillor Bibbj, I h. The population grows, but the people drink less. Blr. __l *h. I am delighted to bear testimony that this i_ the soberest Parliament I ever remember. EL Cn :aer. We
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    THE WORKING OF COMPENSATION.
    140 2 The Look-out M .rd in Fairplay baa this am D aritb the Compensation A asapplied to seamen, a curious story reaches me. 1 noble Bi;C:>h sailor, such as plied to the Boose of Commons, finding himself on shore and kindly disposed, married a widow. The widow
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    Selangor Turf Club.
    1049 2 PROGRAMME. Jaly th, 9th and 1 1th 1908. FIRST DAY. 1. M-.iden Plate. Value $400. A Rice for Maiden hirses. We ght 9 stone, Exgriffins allowed 7 lb. Entrance $20. Distance R.C. A H rse HANDICAP —Value $500. $50 to /nd horse provided there are 5 starter,
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      369 2 Hbvertieementa WANTED. MESSRS HOWARTH ERSKINE Lti. Require the services of a diver who has had experience in underwater Steel Construction work. Apply at the Works. June 2 10.6 WANTED for British North Borneo, diplomaed Apothecary for Estate Hospital. Healthy District. Roughly furnished quarters with water carrier. Salary according to qualifications
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      486 2 H&vert.sements. NOTWES. MESSRS. HOWARTH ERSKINE LTD. Require a First Class Timberman. One who has had experience in heavy timbering in foundation work. Apply by letter to Works. June 9 12.6 NOTICE Is hereby given that tho Trade Mark PERTUSSIN is the property of Kommandanten Apotheke E. Tacschner, Proprietor Anna Taeschner,
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      543 2 B&vcrtiscmcnts. NOTI&ES. BHIH iITMAI LIFE IISU3.UGE Co., Ltd. I have this day appointed Mr. Taa Jiak Hoe agent fcr The China Mutual Life Insurance Company Limited in Malacca. STANLEY KNOCKKR, District Manager, Straits Settlements. Jane 2 10.0 GOVERNMENT NOTICE. Tenders will be received at the Colonial Secretary's Office, up to
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      492 2 flDverti^cmctn.. BANKS. Hongkong ft Shanghai Ba._k.ru Corpoi Pa t f Capital ..$15,<X)0,000 Re i krvb Fund ier Beaetia 113,500,000 ve Lcauijjc I I f Pk. auneuaj ?1\000,060 GbUBT OI H Mr. Hec:et EhwH n —Deputy Chairman. j C. R L_nro_A«a, Esq. Gustav Esq. C. S. Gubbay, Esq. j li. A.
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    WIRE NEWS.
    517 3 WIRE NEW S. T l i .TION CF A BB] [SB London, Jut A roi r_i Ib_ d r.d n that a has developed insanity :.axco-British suggested Franco-Kussoßritish Alli- to be the all-ad me iscussion of the I >nal Press. An Intel: a. A son has been born to the
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    EFFECTIVE ELECTRIC ENERGY.
    141 3 fc is somewha! varc coal into e'. the complicated effort is only abo we come to whole process of converting the heat unr- -cal to {.iven out by an we find that the efficiency of •nly aboul d •jot very much more efficient. It uat about p
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    THE Singapore Free Press.
    460 3 THE Singapore Free Press. Morning Daily. Tc Our Headers. The Singapore I Pni il r i Morning Daily, and is on sale at hum an early hour each morning _'ed). Cash price Tea Cent. Subscribers' copies will be ed at their private residences, (or towr godowns if preferred) by seven
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      610 3 H^crttoemcnts. ti ue TIONS. GOVERNMENT SALE OF LAND. TO BECOYEB ARREARS OF QUIT RENT. To be bxld at Powell k Co's Saubboom. On Tuesday. 16th June, at 2.30 p.m. 1. Palembang Road. Area 1,488 feet. Leas, 1,550 for 99 years from October 1858, qui. rent |2 per annum. 2. Koo
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      660 3 advertise mcnr_s. aU&TION:-. MORTGAGEE'S SALE. Valuable Freehold Sc 999 Years Leasehold Property. Monday, 15th June, at 2-30 p.m. Lot. 1. All that piece of land situate in Singapore Town comprised in Lease No. 2435 for 9-*9 Years, Estimated area 3,600 square feet together with the two shop houses Nos. 1248
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      580 3 (In common with every article of Proved lent) HAS ITS > < 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 in its natural state may be seen. No contamination is
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      40 3 S ingap: re FreG Press HKeekly. A complete sun the nc the week. h bomewai Sixteen large idThree months $%>5O A year SIS. PAYABLE Id age). Three ment:. f PUBLIfi SiifilkPC Fi I 58. Utusan Malayu, J \atfa+*mf i Hi.KALD)
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    The Singapore free press. Tuesday, June 9, 1908.
    1407 4 The Singapore free press. Tuesday, June 9, 1908. lii Hongkong the position in regard to the peril of public revenue over the restrictive policy of the Imperial Government is more critical than it is here owing to the time of grace implied iu the preparation aud despatch of tha Straits
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    1474 4 Dr E. N. Graham has gone to Penang to relieve Dr Henessy who comes to Singapore. H. Bf. King Chulalongkorn of Siam is expected to leave Bangkok on the 12th in_t. He will probably arrive on the borders of Trang about ten days later. DrJ. and Mr. Donald, whose marriage
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      216 4 CALDBECK, MACGREGOR CO'S I r-^m^T) SPECIAL d LIQUEUR WHISKY. xC2_^ x _>/ d\.\v> 0/ 4/QtlEU^* KNOWN AS i CALDBECK .MACCRECCR _C. V SS-SmSmmZSSJ i l< QftQP RAj A H I Obtainable Ti psTtnmf ffwi-rfn.nf irwlH WILL KXO** 3***o M'• iWta ■t w Everywhere. -^^B_Q-^_n-WW-MCHM-BHO>M-MH-~HMBBES9E--'TI ■■XJ_J-UUK_H_^_-WB^^"* I'MS_^_^_»_M__^^^^^i™1 'MS_^_^_»_M__^^^^^i™' k i I
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      276 4 2 STUDIOS 2 I Adapted to the Morning and 1 to the Afternoon Light. They are the Largest, Coolest and best Equipped Studios iu the Colony, and are situated in the most picturesque part of the town, adjoining Government House Domain. Moreover, we possess in a high degree all tbe
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    THE KING AT KIEL.
    108 5 (By Submarine Telegraph Reuter's.) EN ROUTE FOR REVAL. A Commercial Rapprochement. Idr. June d at '»,20 a.m. The iv' nm] Y ;_ht with the King end Queen on board uriredal kd! Tbe Gersoan flaet had dreoaed ship and fired salute. Prince au 1 Princess Henry of
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    SSIA'S NAVY.
    52 5 Duma Demands Investigation of Irregularities. Following an acrimonious debate as to driiies iu i v Ministry of Marine the B tssaan Dumi his rejected the credit of 11, 0 I roubles for the constriction of new battleships and also resolved minding an investigation and the those responsible for
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    DUMA'S VIEWS.
    107 5 Rec. 3 pm. The President of the Duma and Leader of i tional Democrats, interview^], welcomed the King's visit as cordial'., u Bf. pin, but it is significant that they both sought to connect th the internal situation, tha former saying that the King's visit was opportune now
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    BORE PLANTERS' ASSOCIATION.
    119 5 BORE PLANTERS' ASSOCIATION. An extraord:. i?j ge :eral meeting the •re Planters' Aaeocial mm is held in the Johore Club on the 7:h inst. a1 1 1 30 a.m. Mr E. D. Bryce occupied the chair in the absence of the chairman Mr d Pears.) There were also present Messrs
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    LONDON RUBBER EXHIBITION.
    197 5 Dl .mods of Advertising Their Products. On May 21. lhe London Robber Exhibition dttee at Batavia held a meeting. With an eye to the urgent need ot applying by cable for the required room for the exhibits before the middle cf this month, the firo. business was
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    52 5 Tl g d rhe Regimental team of the _.IWi Si ats on the Esplanade this Clg. Dj Not Neglect the Children. AC c: H I I U f, natural looseness of a child's b©w< Is should have immediate attention. The best c can be given chamberlain's Coac. _o n:,...: _.m__V
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    LABOUR RECRUITS.
    38 5 (By Submarine Telegraph. Reuter's.) Received at 6 32 pm. The Miners Federation have decided to join the Liboux Part? in Parliament, and the Libour Parry is thus increased by thirteen members of the House of Commons.
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    BORNEO NOTES.
    345 5 (From Om- Correspondent.} 30th M iy, 1908. "Empire Div"' was loyally observed here. There was a Parade in tho morning, but, unfortunately, owing to ill-health, His Ex cellency the Governor could not be present. This somewhat marred the Parade, but the usual salutes we:*- ti ed. Tho ships
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    SARAWAK FINANCES.
    162 5 The M.v ;>.ue of the Sarawak Gc. zette grata D8 liuanci il statements for 1907, which are of some intecest. The total levenue for the State was 51, 441, 194, the farms pi<> ducin_r $496,778 and cost ms $430,908, the showim a small decrease. The expenditure sraa $1,359,273
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    TUNGKU BESAR OF LINGGA.
    110 5 I. Bt we k, with great ceremony at IVnjengr., the installation of Tungku Omar, the geet son of the SuUan of Liugga as Tungku Besar, or Crown Prince, took place. The nomination is acquiesced in by the Dutch Government and the ceremony was attended by oti
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    F.M.S. MINES.
    45 5 Outputs recorded up to cat 3 for the month of May are.— Gopeng 687 pit. Rambutau 290 pik. Iddhiils 150 pik. New G« psng 270 pik. j Kinta Tin Mines US pik. Chendai 198 pik.: Bruseh 4:0; Kanaboi 225 Kledang 352 Serendah 419.
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    AUTOMOBILE AND THE RUBBER MARKET.
    124 5 Paris. May 3. As may naturally be supposed, the stagnation in the automobile and allied industries has seriously affected the robber market. The chief sources of supply arte have been the Soudan, Kona.ry, and Central America, and several bold schemes have been spoken of with
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    A VINDICATION OF OPIUM.
    1313 5 We hear so much of one side of the cise iu regard to opium, and that the unfavourable side, that it may be woita while to look at the much more rarely presented case for the other side, that is to say fcr the use, as
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    CRICKET.
    250 5 Ye.terday's match on the Esplanade was well contested and there was some lively cricket. The game on the card was against the S.R.C. hut this fell through and the Y.M.CA. sent a fairly good team. The ground was peculiar and rather heavy, and as the boundaries hid been put
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    S. C, R. C, LAWN TENNIS.
    90 5 RESULT OF YESTERDAY'S PLAY. B Singles. Yeap Yeow Chin, scr beats Lim Loon Hock, C Singles. Boon Lim Seng, owe 2 beats Lee Kwee Siew, scr (walkover). Wee Tiang Kiat owe 3 beats Khoo Kim Song Ong Jo- 1 rec 3 vs Ong Teck
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    THREE SHILLINGS FOR A BABY.
    128 5 In a letter to Mr Knight, tbe manager of the Scottish National Exhibition, at Edinburgh, a little girl resident iu Edinhnrgh says I have heard you hatch babies in incubators. Do you give any away? If you don't I would like one about 35. one
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      18 5 A Medicine that Will Cure Chronic Diarrhoea Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is the most successful medi-
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      782 5 Robinson Company. > A LARGE AND VARIED SHIPMENT OP rni HINKS' LAMFS M&L IN ALL CHE LATEST DESIGNS f|!_^___|# TABLE LAMPS ?r«i* HANGIHG LAMPS if S BRACKET LAMPS '^T HALL LAMPS HINKS LANTERNS. I Robinson &Go in pan y. C^dJEft* TENDERS INVITED. GOVERNMENT OF SELANGOR. Tenders will be received at
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    707 6 It baa been dee-dad by the Chargeurs Tl.u_.;n French Steamship Company to make Liverpool a port of oill on the homeward loyage. ol ti rte uanra from the west coast of South Am-rd.i and the Far F. ist. The i Lding Employer^ Federation on Sa i Last luckcl
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      541 6 H&verti.cincitt3. SHIPPING. nTk s_k 1 A 0 aB-S) JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP Co., Ltd. '^__B_ A X^!^_\ N\3S ur 4\ nw v f/\ A regalar FORTNIGHTLY Service il 1 maintained between Japan and Europe by th. toliowing HK W T WIN SCREW STEA- MERS. I (7_n>n Mail Cont_iact3 with 3 the
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      636 6 advertisements. SHIPPING. P. O. STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. > For Chin?, Japan, Penang, Ceylon, Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Ports, Plymouth and London. Throng li Bills of Lading issued for Onin Coast, Persian Gulf, Continental and Ameri can Ports. Steamer* v'il leave Singapore on or abou MAIL LINES. Outward for China)
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      724 6 Hbvert.semcnts. SHIPPING dBp fe. imWjsnLi OCEAN STEAM SHIP Co. Ltd. AND China Mutual Steam Nav. Co. Ltd L The Companies' steamers are despatched fron l- Liverpool outwards for the Straits, China anc Japan every week, and from Japan homeward; it for London, Amsterdam and Antwerp every fort night, and for
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      614 6 uovcrttscincnts. SHIPPING. HAMBURG AMERIKA LINE, HAMBURG. ?a i "i j The steamers cf this Company maintain a B regalar service between Qambnrg, Bremen, Antwerp, and P.otterdaw, and the Strait-. I China and Japan. Homewards, they are despatched fortnigl itly a for Havre and Hamburg and once a rnonth for I
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      385 6 FafrvcrtiecmciU".;. SHIPPING. Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LIKE Tho fast and weli-tno^n mail stearn^i (hil Ccinpany eail fortnightly from Bremen, H smb-Ug VIR llotterdam, Antwerp, Sout ham pton GHbtal&ar, Genoa, Naples, (connection > i Naples, Alexandria and vice versa) Por Suez, Aden, Colombo, Penan?... Singapore^ Hcng- taaghai, Nagasaki^ Kobe
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    JAVA V. INDIAN SUGAR.
    382 7 Indian sugar-grow iug has long Keen in an unsai ry condition. So long aa Um world-wide speeding up of production, due to modern methods of t: t. was confined to thee re West, India's natire methods sand i ani I tie, wasteful and inadequv I y
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    IHE ORIGINAL TAXI-CAB.
    255 7 The Chinese are frequently credited with having invented the compass, and even with having anticipa" powder, though the they mafe of th nd other cLu wer- fa kind to atagg an aity died by the Ostasiatische Lloyd they also utilised a form of taxieab. In the eleventh
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    BOY KINGS ALLOWANCE.
    116 7 L Receive 673, I A Vev:; ll Repay His Father's Dei It has been decided that the Civil List to to the boy King Manuel i per annum, the same amount that -.ceived. i the money illegally advanced to the house, the P r I this debt
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    46 7 An 01 i Maxim Applied to a Modern Reme Everyone speaks of the feast as he da maxim of the Portuguese. Judging by t. s received from people ail ov, the country, pr ing d mberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrlu ;t;:- been i i d- u
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    THE EASTERN MORTGAGE AND AGENCY COY. (1902), LTD.
    924 7 THE EASTERN MORTGAGE AND AGENCY COY. (1902), LTD. The sixth annual general meeting of this company was held at the offices of the company, Corbet-court, E.C. on May 13, 1908. Mr Alfred 11. Drew in the chair. Tiu; secretary real the notice convening the meeting and the auditors' certificate. Tiie
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    PENANG ASSIZES.
    81 7 In the Supreme Court at (he Penang Assizes, before Mr Justice T de If. Braddell and a common jury, the ease was concluded of ban Pin, who was charged with gang robbery ac i 1 gai Tras, near Matchang Buloh, in Province Wellesley, near the Kulim frontier. trial
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    SEMPAM TIN.
    55 7 The agents cable from Singapore that output ol khe mine for last month was 5 tons. The sec-rotary states Mr Warnford-Loek s report is now in the hands of the directors, and steps ars being taken to carry his recom- fcions into effect Inter dd he says: .._.^..v^n
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    EXCHANGE.
    80 7 (Corrected up to June <>.) Bank 4 m/s 2/4, 6 demand M 2/3| Private credits 3 m/s 2/4 7 a credits 6 m/s M w 2/4 i g France, daman.l Baric* 291 Gtau -any. demand 2?6£ [ndia, T. T, 175 Hongkong, demand M 22% Y'oeohaha, demand 113^ lava, demand
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    PRODUCE.
    134 7 June ft. *rin $64.50 Gain bier w 7.25 Gambier Onto No. 1 10.70 GKffliMgr Onbe No. 2 9.50 Pepper T-i ok {c-rd'n. S'pore) buyers 11.25 Pepper, White (fairL.W. 5 p.*.) buyers 19.00 Nutmegs (110 to the 1b.). 17.00 Nutmegs (80 to the ib.) 19.00 Siaoe (Banda) nom Cloves (Amboina)
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    SHARES.
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      510 7 Ho*>ett.6emcnt& TO LET. TO LET No. 28 Raffles Place from lst of April. At present occupied by the Methodist Publishing house. Apply Meyer Bros. Mar 3 TO LET Large Office, Ist floor 3-3 Malacca Street, formerly occupied by Messrs. Arthur Barker ft Co. Apply to MEYER BROS. Mar 4 uc
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      363 7 NEW SERVICE BETWEEN SINGAPORE. MUAR AND MALACCA. The s.s. Lady Weld,"' until further notice, will leave Singapore on Tuesday and Friday afternoons for Muar and Malacca, returning thence on Wednesdays and Saturdays, This vessel has good accommodation for First Class Passengers. For freight and passage apply to. Straiis _team Ship
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      291 7 IHi YUIiUKAifIA kiuyK GQ-, LTD. No. 1 DOCK. No I DO. Length Inside 514 ft. Length inside 875 ft. Width of entrance, top 95 ft., bott Idth ol 1 e, top 60.5 ft. b 75 rt. ;.v8 ft. Water on blocks 27.5 ft. Wat. r on blocks 20.5 ft. Time
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    THE SPORTING WORLD.
    1209 8 Er m\ O-ir &m C Lond m, May 1 d Tones oi i i> Ti V a. the season is. we have already MMSS stics.it ional results. Thousands of people wh<> takfl bu: a pissing interest inriocn_r hope 1 tr the success of Perrier in the Two
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    THE FINANCIAL CRISIS.
    1029 8 MEETING Ol THE CHINESE TRADERS OF PENANG. A meeting of the Chinese Traders of Penang was held at the Chinese Town Hall on Tuesday afternoon, 2nd inst.. at 4 o'clock to consider wi ds shall be adopted to prevent a financial crisis owing to the present serious
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    A Contradiction.
    260 8 [To the Editor of the Pinang Gazette." Dear Sir, The attention of the Committee cf this Chamber has been called to the report in your issue of 4th instant of a pnl lie meeting of the Chinese Traders of Penang held in the Chinese Town Hall on _nd
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    THE SULTAN OF SULU.
    157 8 Alleges He Dxsibes to Escaps feom His Harem. The Sultan of Sulu, with a retinue cf two hundred Moros left Jolo on the Borneo on May 9 for his summer residence at Singapore. The dispatch states that the Sultan took his harem with him, but we
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    PHILIPPINE TARIFF BILL.
    117 8 Has Passed House Washington, May 28. The House has passed the Legarda-Payne tariff bill, who.e chief provisions are the free entry into the United States of all Philippine pioduets except sugar, tobacco and rice, which shall pay 25 per cent cf the Dingley tariff free entry into
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    Whooping Cough.
    30 8 This is a very dangerous disease unless properly treated. Statistics show that there are more deaths from it than from scarlet fever. All danger may be avoided, however.
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    336 8 The Outward German steamer Goeben left Colombo at 10 am. on the 6th instant, and may be expected to arrive here on Thursday afternoon, the 11th instant. The British steamer Strathavon arrived here yesterday from Newcastle with a cargo of coal. Captain Rarnage of the British steamer Gwahor
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    VESSELS AT TANJONG PAGAR AND KEPPEL HARBOUR.
    33 8 Wharves and Docks at which different vessels were berthed yesterday. East Wharf Basin Nil. East Wharf Sec. 1 T_eoru*ore Wille, Tara. Section 1 —Sheers Wharf— Nil.
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      14 8 PSANQS Bought, Sold or Exchanged Pianos at $150 and Upwards, by different Makers Guaranteed
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