The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 4 March 1909

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    16 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 1909. NO. 6,539
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    151 1 It has b?en decided to look after Indian students m London, incase they have de signs for outraged Mr Gladstone defends the action and doubts not thitthe p. lice will act with discrimination Page 5. Good news for rubber planters m the opening of a great using
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    NOTES BY A NOMAD.
    777 1 1 If, as Seton Merriuaan .-ays, 'the happiest man is he who his reduced the neci feitit s of life to a iniuinium," we certainly weie amorist the happiest of maul. whilst under canvas. Xo gin pmhits w> ra needed to conjure up an appetite for
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      135 1 KATZ BROS., LTD.[ FASHIONABLE STRAW HATS. SUPERIOR O.UALITY. Jj NAVY BLUE BANDS WITH ROLLED BRIM. j KATZ BROTHERS, LTD.] ___________^______________i_________________l_ i 4JM.U r bgbb_b. ttpmaai lc^^^____ J mmmmmmmmtmmmmmmmmm w >_3pHnH»t Relailed by ali Grocers and Hotels. I II IB [The Mitsuiißussan Kaisha 1 1 i i SOLE AGENTS FOR: fl;?PP^l
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      285 1 Entertainments. LOCATION :-BEACH ROAD. TO-NIGHT. TO-NIGHT. AND EVERY EVENING AT 9-30. GIGANTIC SUCCESS OF THE HIPPODROME CIRCUS MENAGERIE. Acknowledged by all wl o have seen it to be THE BEST SHOW Ever Seen m Singapore. DON'T MISS SEEING OCR BRILLIANT PROGRAMME A PERFECT FURORE Created by the Wonderful Performance of
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      205 1 Entertainments. a ALHAMBRA TO-NIGHT THE MAN WITH THE WHITE GLOVE. THE IMPRESSION THE RED HAND In this picture the DANSE D'APACHE. The Great London Success will be L. F. WILLIS, Manager. ROYAL HOTEL DANCE. j On Saturday, Gth March. 1909, at 9 p.n.. EXCELLENT MUSIC. Admission Gentlemen $2. Ladies Free.
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      87 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Auction sales of unredeemed pledges m Malacca Page 3. Wanted a book-keeper also a small flat Page 3 and 4. To let house m Chancery Lane one m Queen street and office at Finlayson Green Page 9. Powell and Co sell freehold building land Page 8. H. A.
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      299 1 B I Mail Homeward closes 3 p S.R.A. Ladies Meeting, Balestier 5.30 p S.CC. Tennis. W. C. T. U. Public Meeting, 8.15 p Dalhousie Chapter, 8.30 p High Water.— 9.32 a., 10 3 p Rallies Girls' School, Prize Distribution, 10 a S V.A. Loading and Laying Driil. Lodge St George
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    THE MINISTRY.
    229 2 C .N'.'..) Li.: s RVMABKR The writer who >.-vere'y criticised th^ < > t witMMB m the last mWWt 4 tbe "Fortnightly Review t:irns his attentlOß to the Ministry d tbe February Bomber. He signs himself Audit r rantum" and otters the-.-, sayings 1 spring from over weening
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    JAPAN AND UNITED STATES.
    328 2 W v v. That C Come. most radical views ol the .Tapani-* ■ti beard ia the 7. 3. Honse of Etepre katrves lor some tune were otterod by I w v 1 h on the 22nd debate on the N ival Appro Never, he said, had
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    CIGAR SANDWICHES.
    85 2 I ke, comes the story of an bsolutely wmm nndwi tb invention for getting I toco on Sunday, except In N-a York city the sandihihssMCii. *.t'_v the laleoJ liquor is at nearly reaL En Portland they have inionti II gart Iwioh, A man .-ho iranti I > I
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    CHINA'S POPULATION.
    51 2 a years ago the Chinese Government I the whole .-Empire. It h*> _n taken and the results are made known. the statistics the population of ••letv Empire is 138,214,000 indiviof n. foreigners are very few, only The Chinese will ..count fur a third ol the population of the
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      21 2 Croup. The fast symptom of this disease is hoarseness. When Chamberlain*! Cough Remedy iinnvpn as soon as the child becomes hoarse,
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      735 2 Howarth Erskine Ltd. Civil Mechanical and Electrical Engineers, Iron and Brass Founders, Boiler Makers, Bridge Builders and General Contractors. SOLE AGENTS FOR Worthington Pump Coys Patent Pumps Pulsometer Engineering Coys Pulsometer Pumps Robey and Cos Portable Engines and Machinery Richard Hornsby and Sons Oil and Gas Plants Waygoods Lifts and
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      677 2 NOTIQES. The Bankruptcy Ordinance, 1888. In the Supreme Co.irtof t-e Straits Settlement. Settlement of Singapore. IN BANKRUPTCY No. 282 of 1908. RE (1) Cheong Choon Jin h Wee Seok Lin. Receiving Order made Bth January, 1909. Date of Order for Summary Administration sth February, 1909. Date of Adjudication Bth January,
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      542 2 INSURANCES. FEDERAL LIFE Assurance Company of Canada. Established 1882. Capital and Assets exceed 4,000,000 Gold Dollars. J. H. EVANS, Manager, Stmtk Eastern Asia. Thk Borneo G Genecnl Agents. Mar 1 NEW ZEALAND INSURANT CO,, LTO. FIRE AHD MARINE. lAKfi-TSZE INSURANCE ASSOC. LTD. MARINE. CHINA FiRE iNSURANCE CO., LTD. FIRE. LONDON
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      533 2 BANKS. International Banking Corporation. CAPITAL and ASSETS GOLD $6,500,C00. Head Office 6O Wah HK> LOUDON 9m E: Threadn* Unp^ili StoaeC Within, Lokdoh London BrnXna National Provincial Bank of England 1. General Foreign B .smess Transacted. DBPOSITB. Current Deposit Account i &B< i allowed on the daily ba... rwht of 2
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    RAFFLES LIBRARY.
    117 3 T.u. Follow Dg asw bo Wl will be readj wue on Fridaj lieeke is, The adventam of Loui; Whrnmrn, Kodkii M Mc D The Capture of Pau 1; t k m d i The Golden Kej Dwwi I i l;.t Now Androrneihk 1 > l .1; k L<
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    SELANGOR'S NEW GOLF COURSE.
    514 3 The follow ;on of the new df links at Kuala hump r will doub less 9 as on the original P< and a pitch to railwu n, how-. has been meed und bank. I lower t I r. the risk I runnii. D length ia 9
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      578 3 WANTED. BOOK-KEEPER WANTED i Young experienced European, for Mercantile j j firm Apply— J. S. c o Free Press." Mar 4 sm 9.3 READER WANTED Apply, with copies of testimonials. To Frasek and Neave Ltd. 2-2, Rafflea «,?uay. Mar 7 3 WANTED A small Ht-ht Office Gharry. Must be cheap
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      996 3 THE LAST SALE OF THE SEASON. FINE ART CURIOS, OLD PORCELAIN, Etc. (from one of the Leading Firms m Japan) TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION At Messrs* H, L, Coghian Cos. Salerooms, On Saturday and Tuesday, 6th 9th March, at 10-30 a.m. Specialities m Cloisonne, Historic Bronzes, Beautifully Embossed Brasses,
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      146 3 RATNER m* «_> "LIST 2" PATTERN, ADAPTED FOR THE CUSTODY OF VALUABLE PAPERS ft okm m AT dOS* UNPICKABLE, VIOLENCE AND GUNPOWDER PROOF PROTECTED WITH 1 2 INCH PLATE OF RATNER DRILL-PROOF COMPO SAFE STEE THE i BORNEO Co^LTD, OlL^i^l/Tklvl/O* KM™**, Bom).. Our new patent Low Set Express Cushions can
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    The Singapore Free Press. Thursday, Mar. 4, 1909.
    1632 4 The Singapore Free Press. Thursday, Mar. 4, 1909. Here shall the Press the People's riijht maintain, Unawed by influence and unbribed by gain; Here patriot Truth hrr plot-ions precepts draw. Pledged to Religion, Loyalty and l.aw. It iii impossible to avoil being rather sorry for the Government, which has torn
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    378 4 Commander Henley, R. I. M has beei appointed to tie newly created post o: Deputy Port Officer, Calcutta. Dr. E. A. O. Travers has been appointee Consulting Surgeon to the Kuala Lumpu I The Japanese battleship Fuji-kan, whicl recently scraped a rock off Osumi while or her way to Tokyo,
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    THE RUBBER MARKET
    40 4 Tiie F<-t)ruary receipts of n_!-.<-r total .>, 040 tons. Bajon j are giving per pound. The United States Rubber Compai reopened ai! its workshopi This company •■.ny. •< i people and has been closed down lot utj m Bthe.
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    BALGOWNIE RUBBER CO.
    42 4 The directors of the above company have declared an uterim dividend of one c and twenty m\wt eeoti pel ii.- v 1 25) to bl paid to all shareholders on the Register 26 I r.-L>. uarv 1909, pajabk March.
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    RAUB AUSTRALIAN GOLD MINING COMPANY.
    130 4 RAUB AUSTRALIAN GOLD MINING COM PANY. The following is the result of wo Raub tor tibe four weeks ending 27ih Feb Bi kit X WAM St oae crushed n6 Gold obtained :»I<> i Average per ton 5 3o dwt. Br kit II i I Stone crushed I Gold Bd Average
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    519 4 1 H Weiss, the billiard champion of Australia, has arrived m Calcutta. By an oversight the Im I the pi giving at I Oil It Sell announced at 430 p.m It should be 10 a.m. those interested are requested to note. A cinematograph reproduction of tho Burns-Johii be presented at
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      294 4 Griffin's "Polo" Whisky. y^— _■> THE FINEST fl OBTAINABLE HIGHLAND f& AT ALL WHISKY P^l FIRST=<BLASS IMPORTED. [jS^a HOTELS. CALDBECK, MACGREGOR C 0. t BOL "sJsSoitt. i is: QIEMEMO DDnTUCPQ telephone Siemens, Singapore." OILIfICIIO DnU I IlCnd No. 647, Singapore. DYNAMO WORKS LIMITED. ManutAv.: .r.rs of, Electrical Machinery, Apparatus and
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      179 4 I i IG. R. Lambert Co., LIMITED. Established 1875. Photographers by Royal appointment. Artists and Art dealers. 4, C00 different Views and Types of South Asia. The largest Picture Post Card stock m the Colony. Stereoscopes, Lantern slides, Panoramas. Art Portraiture m all Processes. Modern framing m refined style. The
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    WATCHING AGITATORS.
    77 5 Indians m London Shadowed. Bj 9 relenieph. K_-uter's) Received at 7 10 pm. I 'ns Mr. < > < rradv i ored il detectives an shadowiue ll lentl :n I. >ud-n bed '7. uN'one replii i tha* ia view of opinions openly expr.-rv-ei r< spevtin^ res justifiable iv
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    GLASGOW CENTRAL.
    102 5 A Blow for the Liberals. B c. M.r j49p m. Iv the bye election for the Central Di?i go w occasioned by the death of S r A. M. Torrance, the late Liberal Member, the Unionist tariff re. »nn .'and; date Mr .son has beeu returned by toe,
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    AUSTRALIA AND IMPERIAL DEFENCE.
    31 5 AUSTRALIA A ND IMPERIAL DEFENCE. •er's correspondent at Melbourne says kl the Commonwealth Cabinet has decided heme for au Imperial G- nflf, with modifications giving the Comrol over its own officers. >»■ <
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    POOR LAW COMMISSION.
    403 5 fL >ndon, Febiuirv I The report of the Poor Ltw Comm iss B the ai of Etaurds of Guar- re| g them by the county and ia :he abolition general uses by special- i itil .< ions for Irw -ak and feeble-minded; .blishnient ol I I system
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    GEORGIAN PERIODS.
    84 5 THE OLD AGE PENSIONS. Warning the well-to-do. (By Submarine Telegraph. Reuter's) P.ec. Mar. :>, 9 46 a.m. Speakmg m the House of Commons Mr Lloyd George said that the greatness of the cost of the old age pension scheme showed the depth of the need. The amount of
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    AUSTRIA'S DEMANDS.
    70 5 Servia must Behave. Received, Mar. 9 52 a.m. Au .Tia has issued a semi official no'.ifica. tion to the effect that Servia must now formally anm uuce to Austria her renunci ition of all demands for the autonomy of Bosnia and Herzegovina and for territorial mpenaation, and mast
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    SHANGHAI CLUB NEW BUILDING.
    724 5 Howarth Ebskiub, Contr act.. ks. Sir Pelham Warren, H. B. M.'s ConsulGeneral, has laid the foundation stone of the new building which the Shanghai Club are erecting on tbe old site on the Bund. From the North-China Daily News we learn that it was m September
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    GOVERNMENT AND FARM.
    243 5 It makes a somewhat curious CDmnißntary on the correspondence between Government and the Opium Furjo to examine the evidence given by witnesses concerned before the late Ccm mission. The Farmers contend that it is the stopping of the sale of chandu io brothels whicb has largely brought
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    Mr. ENG KEONG "HELD UP."
    96 5 It was Mr S ah Eag Keong of the Opium Farm who was stopped m his motor car by Kehs at tha eltventh mile at Bukit Timah. They compelled him to drive them into town. The Chief Police officer is personally investigating the incident. Why
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    DISTRICT COURT CASES.
    100 5 Use Of The Knife By Chinese. A Cantonese named Fong Wah was fined $50 or t«vo months' rigorous imprisonment by Mr Howard, iv the District Court, yesterday, for wounding a countryman of his with a knife m Sago Street. Dishonest Hylam Servant. A Hylam servant pleaded guilty
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    CANADA AND GERMANY.
    145 5 Question of Trade Relations. London. January 28. Speaking m the Canadian Senate at Ottawa yesterday, Sir Richard Cartwright, Minister for Trade and Customs, stated that the Government had had pourparlers with the German officials regarding the Dominion's surtax on German goods. Canada's legislation had not been directed
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    INTERESTING EVENTS AT TAPAH.
    262 5 INTERESTING EVENTS AT TAPAH. The Straits and F. M. S. Chinese Babas of Tapah have joyfully arranged and enter tamed Ronggeng Performance at the Chinese Club House, Tapah, on the 18th instant For the Ist night it was conducted and creditably arranged by Messrs Vong Lean Choy, Choong Ah Theam
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    Correspondence.
    320 5 "THE TYRANNY OF THE CHOIE." To The Editor Dear Sir,— Will you allow me to send you my endorsement of the remarks anent the Tyranny of the choir as set out m your turnover of to-day's issue. I am a regular attendant attheCithedral, fond of music and not altogether
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    THE CRACKER FATALITY.
    297 5 Further Hearing. The hearing into the charge of culpable homicide not amounting to murder brought against Koh Ah Hok and Koh Ah Chan was resumed before Mr E. E. Column, third magistrate, yesterday. Mr Hastings Rhodes, the Depu'v Public Prosecutor, and Mr E. M Tczer prosecuted. while
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    PULO TEKOMG INCIDENT.
    204 5 A case from Pulo Tekong occupied the attention of Mr Green, the second magistrate, yesterday. A Malay youth named Bakar was charged with stealing five coconuts, valued at fifteen cents, from a Chinaman's plantation. Two men named Undot and Chee were accused of voluntarily causing hurt to
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    THEFTS AND ROBBERIES.
    85 5 Three Teochews threw pepper m a Chinanan's eyes m Ma. kat R^ad on Tuesday light and robbed him of So 50. One of he robbers was captured and a belt and \l 79 were recovered. A Chinaman was going along Bukit rimah Road m a rikisha on
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      188 5 ROBINSON Co. —^o»» <gggg^ THE NEW TOBACCO H~~_r i_» '1Rj55,"8.8.8." MIXTURE uUH not bus. <o/\zse q W^w^^'7 o __IiL:L£ c ***** cut- oz. tins U5 cents. a 3 4 oz. tins SO cents. m IL/VtJa «j| BgFgg ln_tt v>^_^^""^^^__| Mfl________B9(^ ROBINSON COMPANY. ONF f tHe many advanta^es the Oliver Possesses
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    WIRE NEWS.
    555 6 Vim Homgkom Thi- iirnii Revknle. TO FIX MA.)*, rr. 1 Pt-king. 23rd February. The orb i,t._ of the Waiwupu and the j Ministry of Finance are considering the .question of the prospective reduction m revenue from opium i imported into China and arc tcntemplatir. g the increase m
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    CHINESE CONSUL FOR RANGOON.
    172 6 1 Special*). Our Peking correspondent wires tbat If mums h is Memorialised and request* c.} ihe Thi one to BStal I -h Consul m Ra___geoa ia wtmm to pr keel Chiaww m. habitants there. A N'kw Treaty P Oar I tnton worn so indent mint that
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      472 6 N. Y. K. JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP Co., Ltd. A regular FORTNIGHTLY Serr co is maintained between Japan and Europe by the following NEW TWIN SCREW STEAMERS. Chdii Mail CoxTnACTS with THB IMPIEIAL JAPANIS! GOVKBNMINT. Specially designed for tbe Company's European Service, lighted tbrougbout by Electricity, provided witb excellent accommodation for
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      692 6 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 Ohina Coast, Persian Gnlf, Continental and American Ports. Steamers will leave Singapore oa or about MAIL LINES. Outward (for China) Macedonia Feb. 26 Delta
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      697 6 SHIPPING OCEAN STEAM SHIP 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 for Genoa, Marseilles and Liverpool and for Marseilles, Havre and
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      683 6 SHIPPING. HAMBURG AMERIKA LINE, HAMBURG. The steamers of this Company maintain a regular service between Hamburg. Bremen Antwerp, and Rotterdam, and the Straits, China and Japan. 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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      514 6 SHIPPING. NJXL Norddeutscher Lloyd, BremeD IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE The fast and well-known um;i IIMMH of this Company sail fortnightly fr- n. I.n. Hamburg via Rotterdam, Antwerp, Southantipton Gibraltar, Genoa, Naples, (oonneotion Mai Naplee, Alexandria and vice versa) 1 Suez, Aden, Colombo, Penang, Singap- ms Ii kong, Shanghai, Nagasaki A
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    AMERICA'S LESSON TO ENGLAND.
    1138 7 Thk i nk sown Na I the Oerasaa General Btalf i i.peri:. S ivy .md the claims of OUT ow Ad m anything our naval f m Home w ite. n, f.r the present, unn»***«sarily strong. Tbe rapping" of 150 ships ia distant Titers and the
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    A GREAT CONSTITUTIONAL QUESTION IN THE UNIIED KINGDOM.
    219 7 A GREAT CONSTITUTIONAL QUESTION IN THE UNIIED KINGDOM. a Leaf from the Pa;st. F. 8." writes to the Morning Leader." from London, as follows It may interest your readers to know a curious connection little Ceylon has with the great constitutional question of the right of Lords to deal with
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    STEAM AND SAIL.
    214 7 A lew years ago the chief charm of the view from the Strand Koad lay m the sailing ships at anchor m the river. Their tall masts, graceful yards and many coloured hulls formi picture that spoke of the romance which a steamer fails to give. Year
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    JAPANESE AND CHINESE MATTING.
    186 7 The plant used m the ruanufa ture of Chinese matting is entirely different from that 1 for the Japan product, says a Consular report on the suhject. being a three-cornered reed, thick at its lower extremity hut tapering towards tbe top, aud requiring less irrigation than
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    Kinta Gymkhana Meeting.
    886 7 PROGRAMME. FIRST DAY. TmSmtU -:"th Mar, i 1. Maiden Plate 1 p m Value A Race for Maid, ni, V. Griffins imported at >i<»> I v R -.1 14 \bt vs er M 10 tfbe a nee 1 n 2. The Champion Griffin Race 1- p.n Value
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      474 7 A CELEBRATED BEAUTY 7 ..'li! II Head Pains, Gou., Lassitude Readers see for themselves tiiat tho c m a position to pick c.n.i choose whether they are Royal Personage-, popular celebrities, experienced doctors, nurse., athletes, &c without exception unhesitatingly select Phosferine as (he one certain remedy for all nervous disorders.
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      393 7 Singapore Cold Storage Co, Ltd. Near Entrance to Borneo Wharf. Telephons 1026. Sea stocks of all kinds of Frozen Meat* etc., can be delivered to shipping at tht Wharves, or m the Singapore Roads on short notice. IT THAWED DAILY SUPPLIES ar. n quired, orders for same must be telephoned
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      36 7 An Anecdotal History OLD TIMES In Singapore, r.m the Foun<iati-n of the S»rt^ment on ruary C'.n, 1619, to the Tn_n»f».r V> the liiml O_fioe on Apr:, iV.7, with »o Portrait! W*pi and lllaitrfttlo&i nii»r,icc Riidthn RurKLEV
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    MAIL NEWS.
    712 8 2 u.k B BBS, I m operator on Ih* wrecked lias* Etepubl was lionised at a N »w Y*>rk h.pp drome, and kissed by the I £iris oa the it us S3 atisties published m 8* Pjtprsbnra s tii.it dunng the last year 664,777 enr.grints of both MBM
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    THE OPIUM TRAFFIC PROBLEMS.
    193 8 For the International on. >.. .n_i. Jan. 18. The delegates to the luternati un Con ting, but Ibe preei ut h- and the ab tt of an> fciou oi the standing anl kfote -.of |Hi I dlf.i rat, ut es of the nrieaa GoTommena, trboei reaponaibility
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    OPIUM.
    858 8 The International Opium Commission has j been sitting for SDme little time now. In I dae course its report will ba issued. It is I already possible to forecast with some certain- 1 ly what that report will be, and what ac- i tion will fallow thereon. The Commission
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    EVOLUTION OF THE WICKET.
    213 8 Xot everyone knows the changes that have taken place during the history cf the game m the matter of wickets. Here is the record m ohronologica] order 17"". Two stumps, 1 foot high 2 feet wide. 1775. Three stumps, 1 bail 22 ins. by 6. 1793
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      928 8 -»KELLY WALSH^ NOW READY 1909 DIRECTORY &CHRONICLE FO R Singapore, Straits Settlements, Federated Malay States, Siam, Borneo, Netherlands India, Philippines, Indo-China, Hongkong, Macao, China, Eastern Siberia, Japan Korea. Complete Edition with Maps and Plans $W. without Maps $6. I UNDBB NEW PROPRIETORSHIP. ADELPHI HOTEL. E |gg?-) Select fireproof residential and
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      369 8 F. CLARKE CO., 207, Queen st, Singapofe. Livery Stable Keepers Fodder Merchants. For Rubber-tyred G tarries and Best Rabbet tyred carriages, ring up Telephone 916. FODDER delivered to any part of Urn Island SPECIALITY: FURNITURE REMOVALS m our own vans, by our own men. GENERAL CARRIERS. C. ZIMMERMAN!., Proprietor, Jan
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      801 8 VESSELS EXPECTB). STEAM MBB. 3ix ng port of departure, artd where lt%yp*) dat< 7a' here, and nanw of Agents. Achilles, China, Mar 2 r > Mannfi-l I Airlie. Sydne; Apl 25 BoanftOl fl k ante, Mai Barlow 00. i i Eleha Meyor. Andalusia, China. Mar 3 Behn Map Assaye, Colombo,
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    THRILLING STORY OF THE SEA.
    709 9 -t sensation .1 tales of the ufol led -a tale full of thrilling a ler, piracy, treachery, and comp-. --ion ol an accomplice bt in\estiga..-d at Suva, A'tks, when lbs Central figure romance, a ...an named Mortimer, who has also passed ander the name ot
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    LACONIC SUMMINGS-UP.
    102 9 I the Liverpool Con:' in:- pie regard for the tai time. "How much!-" ill leaned it necessary to say to the jury ■tion for daa Even Lord Bram■r of judviai brevity, said nothProbablj the nc got 1 m bis summing-up I prisoner c: th stealday was hot, the
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    SHARES.
    787 9 Capful Capful ItttM Paid ItfTOd paid np Valat up Company. QooUrtoa fflS 2X83! SSM^S^ M 5 1400,000 375,000 10 10 Kan.boi Ltd 10 60,000 60,000 1 1 Kinta Tin Minos fi 7* £100,000 100,000 1 1 Kledan? Tin Mhnn* Oo 4 2S $150,000 99,000 10 10 KuaaUn Tin MiuiJ
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      17 9 Phc.iiiol:.\ ..ud oftea iiseai.es. ■m a cold fa t r_V% rt ♦trt_ r *1 ._u ii 1
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      620 9 It is stated that the Woite Star Line will 11 mgorats its Canadian service on April 29, when the L lurentic will sui from Liverpool. This steamer is of the C imbination type. Two of her screws, t h it is to say, will be driven by reciprocating engines, and
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      624 9 1 TO LET. CHANCERY HOUSE Chancery Lane. Unfurnished. Entry Ist May, Rent 8100. Apply to Th. Sohst c o H. Scbaefer Co. Mar 3 tts 3.4 FURNISHED HOUSE TO BE LET. Cassala," Tanglin Hill, Entry Ist April. Kent §135. Well furnished, two tennis courts. Apply H. L. COGHLAN Co., Auctioneers.
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      592 9 EXCHANGE. (Corrected up to Mar 3 l Bank4m/s 2/4-7-demand 2/3| Private credit* 3 m/c 2/4 T ff credits 6 m/g M 2/4§ Franob, demand Bank-* M 282 G.nnM_uiT, demand M 237 [ndia,T. T, 174j Rox-jkowo, demand 24 Yokohama, demand 113J Java, demand 139| Bangkok' demand 66| Sovereigns, Bank Buying $854
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      273 9 THE YOKOHAMA DOCK CO., LTD. No. 1 DOCK. No l DOCK. Length inside 514 ft. Length Inside :J75 ft Width of entrance, top 95 ft., bott Width of entrance top 60 5 ft bott 75 ft. 45.8 it. Water on blocks 27.5 ft. Water on blocks 20 5 ft Time
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    GARRISON GOLF CLUB.
    51 10 On Sun liv Match 7th a mateh 12 nl E>de will be played, between a Military! 1 team and a team captained by Mr Fergu- j son. Siugks will \.3 played m the morning, commencing at 0 \7, a.m. and doubles m the afternoon commencing at 4
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    PRESENT-DAY ATHLETICS.
    470 10 Lou:) Ai. IBSTOHB'fI ADYICB. ■"Athle.ir Sports, Ancient and Modern" was th till of a 'tare delivered by the i.rdCi.ef a (Load Alreratone), at the bom of Court Mission Institute. Illustrating his remarks with lantern. slides, his lord-hip passed m bri* review I 8 WW ffta of Am M
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    "HULLO CENTRAL!"
    297 10 7t. >■:■> rouble among tbe Telephone Su'' 1 fta tin t» irter trdt Ab at i r-s who luted to ring np tlieir tradea md, couldn't get through an\ h m j and business men sbouted into tbe transmitters without getting auv tmi faction. A j. ea is
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    22 10 The tmtm\ lag ol ladies to make arrange" i g a doll show ia Singap. re, ■was bold reetereTaj reoraiag, i.ulv Breljn
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    THE SHANGHAI COMMISSION.
    910 10 In the Shanghai Mercury's Topics for the Times there is this amusingly critical reference to an International Opium Commission For the first time m its existence, Mr. Eli.or, Shanghai fa the home of an inteinational Commi.sion. International meetings we bave had tens of thousands of times. Tbey
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    COTTON FIRE.
    89 10 A small tire broke out yeeterday afternoon m a Kling shop at 53 Rochore-rd. Tbe Fire Brigade received tbe call about 4 pm and the Tan Quee Lm-st firemen were soon ou tbe spot and got a hose from the hydrant at wor! qnickly. Tho Kliogi occupying tbe
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    20 10 Wireless telegraph operators bave been sent to Mergni and Victoria point to operate tbe new wireless stations that havo m«.
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    DEPRESSED SHIPPING.
    216 10 The Baltic Conference. Copenhagen, Feb. 4th. The Baltic and White Sea Conference began its sittings to-day, representatives from fourteen countries, including many British shipowners, attending. After the revised rules had been adopted, Mr Macarthy, of Newcastle, delivered a long speech m support of his proposal, made at the
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    THE JAPANESE SERVICE AND SHIPS.
    259 10 Mr. Fred. T. Jane, m his weekly notes m a contemporary, writes His many friends who remember him as Japanese Naval Attache m London will be interested to know that Captain Mawasbiina has just been promoted to Rear-Admiral. During the war witb Russia he was
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    TIDAL-WAVE TALE.
    155 10 TIDAL- WAVE TALE. American Papers Hoaxed. Apparently some American newspapers have been gulled by a story of a big tidal wave on the East Coast of Spain, a tidal wave said to have involved the destruction of Barcelona. The Cablenews- American, of Manila, published the story. On Feb. 7th this
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    DOCTORS TINNED FOOD TESTS.
    180 10 Results of a doctor's tests on himself with tin-poisoning from canned foods, published m B Local Government Board report on Saturday, seem to be reassuring. Dr Sehrvver, who experimented on himself with daily doses of tin salts for three weeks, concludes that there is not much
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    REVIVAL OF THE MOUSTACHE.
    30 10 Tbe revival cf tne moustache is imminent. Women undoubtedly prefer men with moustaches, but it is pei baps because of our (women's) avowed independence cf recent!
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      196 10 Netherlands Guttapercha SINGAPORE RUBBER WORKS. India "Rubber Tyres, all kinds and sbapes for Carriages, Motor Car RE-TREADING MOTOR TYRES. All kinds of L R. Buffers and Springs for Railways etc. India Rubber Sbeets for Pumps, Valves, etc., also with wire and clotb insertion. Moulded India Rubber Goods, Valves, Rings Cones,
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      682 10 SHIPPING NOTES. We learn tbat on Wednesday, while the Eistern Shipping Company's steamer Jin Ho (Captain J. S. Wright) was proceeding from Ptnmg to Langkat, six Chinese were picked up m a sampan. According to the story told by the latter, they were the crew of a tongkang which had
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      700 10 VESSELS IN PORT. o Man-of-war Flat? and Tons Commander*. Arrived From F -r W..<»n Vasco de Gama Port, cruis. 83<>0 D'Almeida Fob £5 0010 111 ShiD Flag Tons Master Arrived From Consiflrnee i »r Avagyee Brit 250 Camp!. all Mat 2 P Swettenham Taik Lee G I 4 Ban Leong
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