The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 17 June 1908

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    16 1 The Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 1908. NO. 6,319
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    123 1 Iv the debate on the Pensions second rcadii g Mr Lloyd George sta:ed the cost would soon be 7_ millions. Mmy modifications were indicated. A later message gives details. (Page 5). Our rubber wire. (P<-ge 5). Sir Thomas Sutherland's evidence is giv »v at length. He "stated
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    THE FORCE OF IMAGINATION.
    1415 1 What is imagination rssllj does it consist r S >vie people to this question will answer boldly ''telling liethev are the very p --.pie who are least fitted ti give an unbiassed opinion on the sui la our copy-books we learnt to write i many tears,
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      235 1 ■mebbessb— iMMißdJMi^^ I m lll— i TRADED |^^v9JLJ MARK Bingaptfl K.;mpeis Co. Kuaia Lumpur Federated Engineering Co. I RU iU H favourably known for oUninLy 50 years m the Straits. Boudoir, Concert Grand, Grand Upright Grand Pianola D I AUfW The Best and thB Chea P est m the w
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      232 1 INTERNATIONAL BAND. 47. WATERLOO STREET. Brass and String: or String Band Only. Now open for engagements. Music Lessons given, 7 a.m.— 9 a.m. 5 to 630 p.m. J. TRINIDAD, Proprietor Bandmaster. June It. uc POPULAR WANTS. (Wanted To Let For Sale Notices etc., up to 30 words m length will
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      90 1 TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS. To-night's new pictures at thc Alhambra Page 1. Syme Co's power of attorney held by Mr. Louie Page 4. Mortgagee's sale of jewelled krosangs by Powell 4 Co.— Page 3. Assistant for Kelantan rubber estate wanted —Page 7. House to let Page 7. Billiard table and balls xc.
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      238 1 Hockey, S.C.C. (2) v. D. Co. C. E. Z. M. S. Fancy Sale, Yic. M'rial Hall. S R.E. (V) Military Engineering, 5.15 p S Y.I. Lecture, 8.30 p High Water.— L 42 a, S.SO p S.Y A. Week-end-Camp, Pasir Pan j ing, 3.30 p C. E. Z. M. S. Fancy
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      23 2 Cough m oi^riv^rot V r y z?tv: c y ho 7 l I U1 Iroiu l than from Bcarlet All danger may v>_.
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      869 2 j CALL AT ONCE AND SEP. g THE RONEO. I DUPLICATING MACHINES. LETTER COPIERS. I I STEEL FILING CABINETS AND STEEL OFFICE FURNITURE. Visitors are welcome whether contemplating purchase or not. If you cannot call write for full illustrated Booklet to RONEO LTD—Jb$-A. Raffles Place, Singapore. fi is— Brc_r_aß_as3K3 BMMBBBMmnßffi
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      470 2 H&vcrtiecmcnte. NOTIGES. MADAME TAMB ON, LADY DENTIST High Class Work Moderate Trice. No. 215, Orchard Road. Nov 21 v.c Church of England Zenana Missionary Scciety. CHINESE GIRLS' SCHOOL. Sale of Work m the Victoria Memorial Hall Friday June 19 4to BJK) p.m. Saturday June 20 10 a.iv. to 12.30 Kindly
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      500 2 >^'^«iHM-_-_________a_B___a___B_a_H^aßM*aaHaßaHßßß^^aßaaaßa-l H&vcrtiscincnti,. BANKS. Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation. Paid-up Capital Reserve Fend Sterling Reoane $15 000,000 I M Silver Baaaraa $13,! ,000 j i3H -V*AW-W Reserve Liability of Proprietors „,$15,000,0Gu Court of Directors. Hea. Mr. h»>-et Kbswick.— C___tiaa_aa_ E. Goetz, E&o..— Dai E. G. BARRE: t Xi ft Esq. irs-jAv _r_M_a_T-aa
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    SHIPPING "RINGS."
    1717 3 E -3TESN Cl >SF__BEB BS fok*-. n sHippaaa ki. ...;_x May I the R yal Commission on Shipping Kings or Conference-, resumed Winchester House, St. I square. The ft atari of the proceedings was the examination cf Sir Thomas S "I'.erland, chairm..:, BB I B anagiog director toaspany,
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    BATHING ACCIDENTS IN INDIA.
    103 3 British Soldiers Drowned. Lucknow. dune 2nd.— A fatality occurred at Rawalpindi on the 31st. A Bombardier of V. Battery, R.H.A., with a comrade went to bathe m the Sohna river. He was [seized with cramps and drowned before assistance arrived. Some hours later a Gunner diving
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    COL. MARTIN DROWNED IN JAPAN.
    310 3 Tokyo, June 6 h. Colonel Martin. P.M.O of Hongkong, (who was m Japan on a holiday) has been drowned m Lake Cuuzenji, near N kko. Ofl Friday Colonel Martin put < at alone m a small boat for some fishing. The wind rose and the
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    OPIUM IN CEYLON.
    199 3 The comparatively small dimensions of the opium question m Ceylon embraces intricate questions. These are succinctly reviewed m oir Henry MeCallum's common sense despatch on the subject, as quoted elsewhere; and the documents should serve a useful purpose m bringing home to the logical anti opinmiate amongst
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      373 3 Do Not Neglect the Children. At this season of the year the first un natural looseness of a child's bowels should have immediate attention. The best thing that can be given is Chamberlain's Colic. Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy followed by castor oil as directed with each bottle of the remedy.
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      568 3 advertisements. AUCTIONS. AUCTION SALE OF Valuable Teak Meranti Household Furniture Etc. THE PROPERTY OF J. A. FARMEIi ESQ., TO PE HELD AT No. 35, WATERLOO STREET, SINGAPORE Saturday, June 20th* at 2 p.m. Comprising iron double and single bedsteads. Teak oval dining tabic, teak dinner wagon. Teak "Whatnot, Teak Standard
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      268 3 EAGLE __t__?JS__ 7v&-HIGH-CLASS WORK. THE CROWN AGENTS The Borneo Co,, Ltd. AUGTIONS. In the Estate of Chea Keow, Deceased. AUCTION SALE OF VALUABLE TOWN PROPE At Messrs. ILL. Coghlan and Co's Salerooms Monday. 29th June, at 2 30 p m. Middle Read. Area 5,727 sq. ft. 5 Houses Nos 98
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      248 3 HUGTIONS. MORTGAGEE S SALE Tuesday. 23rd June, at 11 a.m. Three gold Chinese kr< large number of beautiful diamonds. Now on view. POWELL Co.. Auction. June 17 MORTGAGEES SALE Tuesday, 23rd Ju, Synagogue Street, shopdiouse No. is ■tgogue Street, Singapore town, Ifi Lease No. 497 for 99 -years from 1841,
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    Wednesday, June 17, 1908,
    2433 4 Yesterday was a big day m the United States, as it was the date of the assembling of the National Republican Convention m Chicago, the business of the Convention being to select the Republican candidate for election to the office of President of the i United
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      450 4 FOR ONE WEEK ONLY. I WE ARE HOLDING A J CLEARANCE IJoLL IMonday, June 15th, to June 20th. ENORMOUSLY REDUCED PRICES TO REDUCE A HEAVY STOCK PREVIOUS TO June 30th Stock Taking. S IfiHN lITTIF fAMPANY ITD JUfill Ll i ILL (x •LUifiriili l Lil/. •*MiMßManngss-B--S-Sfflscsffit-^^ i __}s____r?B«^^nßfirs--a THt yqkqhmu
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      423 4 RUSKIN, EMERSON AND DERRICK Agree that Price is Governed by (Quality. Those things called dear are, when justly estimated, the cheapest; they are attended with much less profit to the artist than those which everybody calls cheap. All works of Art must bear a price m proportion to the skill,
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    THE PENSIONS SCHEME.
    170 5 A RIG COST. Chancellors Warning. Bohmarina Dak-graph. Rente '<.) Received June 16th, 2 7. p.m. ng the debate mi the second readier of the Old Age Pensions i',.i Mr Lloyd Chancellor of the Exchequer, indited nnmbef of important modifications. ;gh the cost of tho scheme at the
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    CAPT STOCKLEY'S WEDDING.
    120 5 CAPT STOCKLEY'S WEDDING. Capt Stoekley's numerous friends m the and the F. Bf. S. will bo interested I that his wedding with Miss Is i li, daughter of the late Mr lucre Hamilton and Mrs I F Cornaoasfca, *e.ind, will takep'a.-e to-day m M There will be only one bridesmaid,
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    301 5 Five Chinese were convicted by Mr Colb, third magistrate, yesterday aftern E morphia. Three were and one Tomorrow is the last day for receiving applica a r the cumulatii ence res m Messrs White Co. which are now beiug off r public snbptiou. We understand that the issue v favourably
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    SOUTH AFRICA.
    71 5 Selborne Confident. (By Submarine Telegraph Reuter's.) Received Juue lo:h, 10 a.m. A telegram from Pretoria state-, that Lord Selborne at the opening of Parliament said that 31,157 Chinese had already been repatriated. The supply of native labour was over suthcient and the mining industry was sounder than ever
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    THE MOROCCO PUZZLE.
    19 5 Received June 16th, 945 a.m. Drfuley Bafid'i adherents have captured Algerian Army instructors at Alcazar and
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    AMUR RAILWAY.
    17 5 The Russian Upper House has passed the Amur Railway Bill as adopted by the Duma.
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    MONSOON IN INDIA.
    9 5 The monsoon has burst ia India.
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    RUBBER WIRE.
    37 5 Cicely Dividend. {From our own Correspondent?) lon, via Penang, June 16th. Cicely Preference shares are to receive a further dividend of 27 > cent, making •ent m all for the year. linary shareholders receive 22| more,
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    The World's Stock.
    27 5 The visible supply of rubber m the world ,m June lst shows an increase of 15,800 over the supply on the same date m > <
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    SOLDIER CHARGED WITH
    261 5 POLICEMAN FINED FOR PF.IUI'KY Gnr. Brown of No. 78 Coy, R.G.A., was charged before Mr Green, the second maite, yesterday, with the theft of a bottle of gin valued at SI from the Keppel Harbour hotel, and also with assaulting Mi Johnston, the manager of the hotel.
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    THE CONTENTED MALAY.
    155 5 The following is an extract frcm Mr W. A Graham'a B>ok ou Kelantan: "That the Malay is lazy and will not tk is a common Baying m the mouths of Europeans m Malaya. True, tho Malay will often decline to work m the particular manner m which
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    OUR TRADE.
    308 5 The returns of imports ani exports of the Strait* Settlements are now published m a condensed and convenient form. The returns for the first quarter of the current year have the following summary, m which the returns for 1908 and 1907 (Ist Qr) ara compared. Imports. 1 Qr1907
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    THE LATE DR. RAIKES.
    266 5 A correspondent writes to the Times of India: "His many friends m ludia will hear with great regret of the death of Cuthbert Taunton Kaikes. He came out to join the Straits Medical Service m February last, and acted for a brief time as House Surgeon
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    SAILORS FIGHT.
    196 5 Herman G-ott, a German, and C. Walter, English, two of the crew of the disabled Bteamer "New Orleans,'' admitted before Mr Colman, the third magistrate, vest _rday, that they had been fighting iv Noith ßridge Road. They waie arrested by a Sikh constable at 10. 4-5 on Monday
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    A JEWISH SQUABBLE.
    93 5 Joseph Is?.ac Elias, a young Jew, was convicted by Mr Thunder, the fourth magistrate, yesterday, of trespass m his father's house. His worship reserved judgment pending consideration of the behaviour of the accused. He was releised on his own recognisances, ani was warned uot to interfere with
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    ATHLETIC NOTES.
    1003 5 One or two good games should result from the draw iv the Singapore Association Cup competition, which was effected last week, indeed all should prove exciting enough. The SCC, who "came out of the hat" with the AVest Kents I team, have now a strong eleven, aud one
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      7 5 A Medicine that Will Cure Chronic Diarrhoea
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      334 5 ROBINSON CO. 0 NOW ON SHOW. Lace Robes ¥>*# Embroidered J 8 go. *m. m. aW i w Is_ -s__ > 4 M A j. -«____3_______S_____-__________---__-W__B_-_--_C___-_a___^^ SMOKE LA REINA DE L' ORIENTE CIGARS TO BE HAI) EVERYWHERE Straits Shipping Parcel Agency. Af.LE ADDRESS, TOBACCO. TOURIST AND PASSENGER AGENTS. Passages booked
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      897 6 THE FISCAL QUESTION. CM IHI LORDS, Load n May 21.— Tbe l>uke of Marlbo- j d a fiscal debate m the House of ■b I day. Lord Cromer emphasised ribed as the absurd and into':. LV.b.y inmate elassh'.cations of the Australian tariff. pcoepeot of only eh.it. m the colonia'. protective
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      497 6 t_-V?f>' g'* n> 1 "WW l^i___J-i-_Olfli poor little fellow 1 He coughs so hard he cannot sleep. That makes Lim weak and sickly all the r .xt day. Hia brother thinks this coughing is terrible. So do we, for we know that just a fewdo3esof filler's Hherni 9eetoral wiUst p
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      604 6 advertisements, SHIPPING. P. o. STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. For Chin?, 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 wlli leave Singapore on or about MAIL LINES. Outward {for China) 1908 Devanha June
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      648 6 a&vcrttsemcnt^ SHIPPING p ***r^.. Wlw&%*& OCEAN STEAM SHIF Co. Ltd. AND China Mutual Steam Nay, Co, Ltd. The 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
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      594 6 fl&vertiscmcnts. SHIPPING. HAMBURG AMERIKA LINE, HAMBURG. The steamers of this Company maintain a regclar service between Hamburg, Bremen. Antwerp, and Hotterdam, and the Straits. China and Japan. Homewards, they are despatched fortnightly for Havre and Hamburg and once a month for Bremerhaven direct, calling at Ponang and Colombo. Taking cargo
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      500 6 Htwcrttaemcnta SHIPPING. 11 mJ% JL_#e Norddeutscher Lloyd, B IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LIKE The fast and web -known mai] this Company sail fortnightly fr ed Hamburg via Itotterdani, Antwerj Gibraltar. Grenoa, Naples, (count. -araeillee, Naples, Alexandria and vice veraa) 1 rt Said, Suez, Aden, Colombo. Pomanr Rinp-porci kong. Shanghai, Nagasaki <3_
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    THE LATE MR REGINALD WICKHAM.
    539 7 The writer ol the L ndon letter m the vies of C »vi *n mves this notice of the Wo kii.nr. who mysteriously diaappeared recently from itei -r while on his mbo to Singapore b sorrow has been expressed here by the friends— md th->y
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    THE RUBBER GROWERS' ASSOCIATION IN "TRUTH."
    273 7 THE RUBBER GROWERS' ASSOCIATION IN TRUTH." M Truth of June 20th has this reference to the debated question of the circular lately theßut "Association: bber Growers' Association has aroused •*m of indignation among the planting camlb lay States by a scheme which it has put forward for regulatM management of
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    61 7 Sir T:. h Deanur. pes ding tbe ladies' dinner ofthe W Compaq of Gardener- aeof his bl I 'represent!; m as the first ran the banner of the comp nclnded the following fereea ol his own com; irden of Eden, Which Adam was always weed TiU Eve by mistake got
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    EXCHANGE.
    77 7 (Corrected up to June lb' Bank 4 m/s M M 2/4^ demajid M 2/3| Private credits 3 m/s 2/4Vff credits 6 m/s 2/4 T^ Francs, demand Bank.^ 2HI (tbr2_ant. demand M M 2c6^ India, T.T w 175 [-Tongkong, demard norn Yokohama, demand M 113; Java, demand w 139^ Bangkok,
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    PRODUCE.
    130 7 June 16 ■•Tin buyers $65.25 (rambler 7 20 Gambler Cube Nc. 1 .*<, 11.00 Gambier Cube No. 2 M 9.50 Pepper Black (ord'n. S'pora) 11.30 Pepper, White (fair L.W. 5 pjA.) 18.70 Nutmegs (110 to the lb.)-, 17.00 Nutmegs (80 to tha lb.) 19.00 Mace (Banda) M norn Olovca
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    SHARES.
    752 7 Capful CxplUl Issue Paid Issued paid up Valut up Company. Qu >utfo« $300,000 300,000 10 10 Belat Tin Mining Co. Ltd $300,000 225,000 10 10 Rruang Limited $600,000 600,0C0 10 10 Brnseh Hydraulic Tin X, Co. Ltd i1 ft £400.000 350,000 1 I Dull Development Co. Ltd &0 60,000
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      465 7 H&vcrttscmcnts, NEW SERVICE BETWEEN SINGAPORE, MUAR AND MALACCA. The s.s. Lady Weld." until further notice. will lo ive Singapore on Tuesday and Friday afternoons for Muar aud Malacca, returning thence ou Wednesdays and Saturdays. This vessel has good accommodation for First Class Passengers. For freight and passage apply to. Straits
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      492 7 Hfcverttsements. TO LET. TO LET House No. 5 Mount Sophia with a good view of the sea and tbe island. Enquire from Mrs Masuda Uahamim at No. 3 Mount Sophia or at No. 2 Orchard Roads. June 17 mwf 30.6 TO LET. Compound House No. 1 Oxley Rise. Apply to—
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      477 7 FOR S2ILE. Well-built gig with rubber-tyred wheel-s. c 7o oi ofl'ers. Apply "M.IL" c o "Free Press." May 29 mwf. v.c STABLE BEDDING. Lemon Grass. A cart load of 25 Bundles delivered to any address |2.50. DUNMAN Co. Apl 10 mwf WANTED. ASSISTANT WANTED. Wanted immediately an Assistant for a
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      223 7 r~^sm?>anm. p i.*.go<MM-__,-~ y-_____ata g«_--^ _____y j __gX*_-_^^ ->tV-»-J-3 .^A. LIM I StbT w Is. .n. 5 -«faaJßfv^-M-^rr-_---i_______B____________wß____g EjJEALTHJ I P -X w/ ,""r7™r 1 r^ I DYSENTERY AND kM_Li^ILS 1 DIARRHOEA. FOR ANY PAIN BROWI a M I D To be had at tlu ore I> The pains of
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    ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL.
    294 8 S.CC BEAT THE R G.A A weak eleven from the SCC. met the Royal Garrison Art*llery at Association! football os tne Esplanade last evening. Mr I C. M. Curtis acted as referee and there was i a small gathering of spectators. It was after 5.20 I -v. when
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    COLMAN SHIELD
    92 8 At Beach B yesterday evening the Bab*] A* the Mohammedan Cricket Club m the Colman Shield competition, the las usual being cr. v. del. Some g play .s shown m the first half and on one from a corner kick the ball was passed to the Captain of
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    GOLF.
    103 8 The final m the Mixed Foursomes of the Singapore Golf Club was played at the afternoon. ree couples entered, play has n for some weeks, and aeta wer-.- Mra Ganaloser I MrC. V Miles. The foil wing -ere the results io the wssi tiual and find rouuds s 1..
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    S.C.R.C. LAWN TENNIS.
    115 8 RESULT Ol I -TERDAT'S PLAY. Championship. Kiong Chin Eng, beats Lee Kirn Choo 6 2, B 8 B DOITOLKS. Lim Loon Hock and Scow Siew Kirn, scr Sect Hoea Seng and Chia Teck Chye, 6 6 2. -LAY'S TIE 3. B D Tan Boon Kiah and E.
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    L.L.T.C. CROQUET.
    37 8 i NAL. d: •.-•finished championship final tk tbifl tournament was proceeded with yesterC. F. Giean det'eattd A V, DATS TIL Sin B .n DIC vr Fi* Mrs Saunders 1 bisques ra A. W. Bailey, eh
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    THE GRAND PRIX.
    24 8 .-.re indebted tv a friend for the intormation the) Mr g Vanderbilt's *orth Bast won the Gran.; Pro at Lon^ ps.
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    27 8 tfeain Powell and Co. are selling thc steam launch Nora by pnvate arrangement. the aateof the Lanka by aoctioi. has been withdrawn. 1 most willingly bear testimony
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    COURT OF APPEAL.
    131 8 THE PREROGATIVES OF THE CROWN. The Court of Appeal consisting of Justices Fisher. Braddell and Sercombe Smith, continued yesterday their hearing of the appeal of the Attorney-General against the decision of the Acting Chief Justice. Khoo "-v.au Tean and another are suing the Crown for inducing the
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    PARAGON OUTFITTING CO.
    148 8 CLAIM AGAINST OFFICIAL __3SIGI-.EE DISMISSED. Further erideno was taken by Mr Howard, m the District Court, yesterday afternoon, m the case m which Tunku Yahya claimed the return of his furniture or the value, $462, from Mr P. M. Baddeley, the I >ffi .ial Assignee. Plaintiff claimed
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    N.Y.K.
    178 8 rs Paterson Sirups Co, the local agents, send us the half yearly report of the N V K. The capital is Yen 22,000,000, debenture V 300,00, Reserve fund 15^ million yen, and equalisation of dividends fund 3| million yen. The report says. The Gross Prcfita of the Company for
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    THE NEW SIAMESE PENAL CODE.
    378 8 On Saturday we announced thai tbe new Siamese Penal Code bad received Royal Sanction, and becomes law on Sept. 21st. Tbe Code is published m a Gazette Extraordinary under date June lst. The following is translated from tbe preamble Hi- Majesty, considering tbat tbe existing
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    MELILOT AND NITROGEN.
    470 8 In reference to the letter published yesterday from Mr B. Harrison, an Australian correspondent, on the virtu, s of Melilot as a plant capable of restoring nitrogen to the soil, and therefore of value to pianteis, we note that that gentleman has already baen m correspondence with
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    THEFT AT "HOPE PARK."
    111 8 Ihe police have received a report of a theft from a European residence at Mount Elizabeth. Mr W. T. Stoton reports that on returning to his residence Hope Park irom town on Monday night, his "boy" repoitsd that his silver watch and chain and m.rch-box had
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    ALLEGED GANG ROBBERY.
    62 8 A Chinese woman living at 19, Ophir Koad, has reported to the police that ber house was raided by gang robbers on Monday. She alleges that ten Chinese rushed into her residence and stole money and jewellery valued at $46. One man, whom she says she has
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    THE ALHAMBRA.
    235 8 Two excellent programmes were presented at the Alhambra Cinematograph last evening, v. dv n with one or two exceptions all the pictures were entirely new to Singaporeans. Pathe Freres' pictures continue to draw I urge and appreciative audiences to this popular place of amusement. Among the main excellent
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    257 8 The P. and U. Homeward Mail Delhi left Hongkong at 2 p.m. on Saturday, and is due here at 6 am. on Thuisdaj, the 18.h instant. Th 3 P. and 0. < Mitward Mail Davanha" left Colombo at 8 pm. on Siturdav, and may be expected to arrive
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    VESSELS IN PORT.
    510 8 Ship Flag Tons Master Arrived From Consignee Adana Brit 21 78 Park June 11 Sagon J M. Wood Liverpool Ban Leong Dut27s Winters .June 13 B'jennassin Ban Ken^ Cot< Brouwer Dut 324 Boelhuis June IS Djtmbit Daendels .übie IT Clan Buchanan Brit 3288 Darby June it Cardiff
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      15 8 PIANOS Bought, Sold or Exchanged Pianos at $150 and Upwards hv rh'ffprpnt M_»!_-____-*__ _r^».-_«_—-_.«_ _i
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      266 8 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. I M>KK Cohtbaci mra ras Xktheklanos Inma Qh m Agents at Singapore, Ships' Agency, late J Daeiia- Is Co.. 2-3. Collyer Ql THE UNDERMENTIONED DATES OF I'fc.i'Al.Tl U ARE ONLY APPROXIMATE. s.s. BBOUWEB Moeara-Saba. Simpang and Djambi witb transhipment to Palembang. Sekajoe. Lakitan, Moeara-Klingi and MoearaKnim
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      355 8 CLEARANCES. June 15. Anghin, Ger. str., Keinpel, for Bangkok. June 16. Perak, Brit, str., Crichton, for Penang via Port Swettenham. M.iyori Maru, Jap. str., Hands, for Colombo and Bombay. Lothian, Brit, str., Williamson, for Hongkong, Shanghai and Japan. Benledi, Brit, str Potter, for Hongkong, Shanghai and Japan. Sabine Rickmers, Dut.
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