The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 16 March 1909

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    16 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, MARCH 16, 1909. NO. 6,549
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    THE DAYS NEWS.
    143 1 Britain is to have the honour of buiMiDg the Wrights' aeioplanes— Page 5. A test cafe for smoking opium dross is report* <l on Page 5. The fiuanciers of France, Britain and Germany want to know what China is going to do with her new loaD, before
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    SUFFRAGITIS.
    768 1 I I have refrained, with wl. pWe3 me to consider coinmendatle H cence, from writing a single lint for or against the ■niCB-dtteaited i yarding the merits or demerits of female Suffrage. But the everlasting .juestioa "Are y< v a SuflY wkkk with sickening pertinacity bf at It as?
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      237 1 TRANSPORT TO THOSE DESIROUS OF REDUCING COST OF TRANSPORT Halley's Petrol Motor Lorries CANNOT BE SURPASSED One of our Clients writes For your information the total running cost of the 4 Ton Lorry you supplied, inelui replacements, driver's wages, oil, petrol etc. runs into 177 cents per mile. m less
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      310 1 Entertainments. Singapore Amateur Dramatic Committee. AN ORIGINAL MUSICAL COMKDY THE Pirates of Pulo-Brani PRECEDED BT A ONE ACT I'LAY The Ghost of Jerry Bundler ON Thursday k Saturday ft!ar. 25 k 27, at 9 p.m. IN THE Victoria Theatre. Plan of Seats AT THE ROBINSON PIANO CO., LTD. On Wednesday.
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      233 1 En tertainm en ts. ALHAMBRA TO-NIGHT. GRAND TRIPLE BILL I. DORY— TA. The famous French Danseuse. 10 P.M. 11. PATHE FRERES BEAUTIIUL PICTURES. 7-30 to 9, 930 to 10, 10-15 to 10-30, and 10-4£ to 11. 111. ILFOR Illusionist 10-30 to 10-45 p.m. bhv Special films To-Night. MESSINA DISASTER. THE
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      104 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Mr. J. T. Wenyon recites m the Victoria Theatre on Saturday night Page 4. Wanted three surveyors for Sumatra a steam launch for Bangkok a double bore gun and quarters Page 7. Wedding presents, to Robinson Co Page 5. Transfer books of Howarth Erskine closed —Page 2. Powell
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      349 1 THE WEEK. Tuesday, 16th High Water.— 3.3 a., 6.25 p S V.A. Manning Parade. S R E. (V) Electric Light, 8.30 p 8.V.1. Company Extended Order Drill. Wednesday, 17th Righ Water:— 4 45 a, 8.20 p St Patrick's Day. Thursday, 18th Bigh Water.— 6 36 a., 9.16 p B I
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    THE STRAITS AND THE SIAMESE MALAY.STATES.
    657 2 Although tl. I i v- m the Siaa Wim Ptet*," it rectly upon Uieee I tlw f tin N Hrthern MaUt States, jrainty till tht other day, IM I ifUOi I 'ne S Its the rale of their Britiah B laJdentiaJ fivice itaa ;i*
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      55 2 A Sprained Ajakle. Aft I ndc a ivan will feel well satisfied if he bottle around on crutches m two or three ka alter spraining his ankle, and it is two I thret months before be is fully recoYered. TLis is an unnecessary loss of time, for m many cases
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      808 2 KATZ BROTHERS, LTD. ||j|| f% Ladies'WaterProofs i|||k ifP? 1 1 TROPICAL WEIGHT. *5p a f^^^^o CHEAPER THA«Lea!*y I "SURPRISING RESULT* s^'^lih^l /\tSO AT L£HSOON LiVfeFPOOL <}U\sioVV MEvvc^.STLE. .CARDiff HAMBURG r<£W YORK, BOMBAY, CALCUTTA, S!W€APGRE. DURBAN. iroiiiiwwuiiiiiawiwiHiinHHffliww^ SOLE AGENTS FOR S. S. F. M. S.. SUMATRA. JAVA AND SIAM. We Undertake
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      554 2 INSURANCES. FEDERAL LIFE Assurance Company of Canada. EbTABLIfiHED 1881 Capital and Assets exceed 4,000,000 Gold Dollars. J. H. EVANS, Manager, South Eastern Asia.. The BOBMBO Co., General Agenta. Mar 1 I* K£W 2EALANQ INSURANCE CO,, LTO. FIRE AND MARINE. YAH6-TSZE INSURANCE ASSOG. LTD. MARINE. CHINA FIRE INSURANCE CO., LTO. FIRE.
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      483 2 BANKS. International Banking Corporation. CAPITAL and SURPLUS GOLD $6 t 500,C00 Head Office 6O Wall N LOKDOM OH B I Threadn,Bishops}.. :> DOS Bankers Nationai iJtl Bank of England Ltd. General Foreign Business Transacted. DE: CUBBEHT DEPOSIT Accountrest allowed on the daily I I per annum. D]:ro t rat^ which
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    THE OPIUM COMMISSION.
    490 3 Tk\ r ••> Kks«»i riONH. Th«s following -ire the resolutions adopted >»j th* Isteraaftioaa] Oprasi Committee to be I •ahmitted to the respective Governments re-pr^si-nf^i, A summary of the representations h&« upp^^red m our c< iumn.s. B»- -1 j J iaterr..ttr>nal Opium Commission ret-^n -s thy un-wervin£
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    THE MAXIM NOISELESS GUN.
    152 3 L Silencer." N,-u- V i-k. Feb. 9. y M m ye>teid :V i»ave a ttioo i f an noiaakw gra. m baa een mentioned m l- 1 r !-i a i i twardly baa Urn a tl.in steel t;: bin f MUUiinr > >'i_'h vkieb the
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      541 3 ZLU&TIONS. ATJCTIOK SALE OF Found Property and Unserviceable Bailway Stores. At Thk RAILWAY Stork, Pulau Saigon On Friday, 19th March, at 2-30 p. m. For particular^ see catalogues. POWELL Co.. Auctioneers. Mar lfi vO 3 AUCTION BALE OF War Department Stores. At the Ordnance Depot, Pulo Rrani. On Wednesday, 24th
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      738 3 HOTEL de la PAIX, SINGAPORE. This Old Established House havirg teen thoroughly Repaired and Renovated is NOW REOPENED. Good Accommodation for Boarders Passengers. A Speciality is made of the Table, and only Wires, &c, of the best Quality are supplied. Terms Moderate. Runners meet Steamers. Telegrams: OIgIUIENO BDfITUEDC Telephone Siemens,
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      168 3 GARRETT'S I Portable Engines. I Fitted with patent economical Fire-box for j burning wood fuei. OVER 50 IN DSB IN THE V. H. H. I 10, 12 1U HP m stock BORNEOCO., LTD. |tti 1 1 rr r^ 1 1 Where "D. M. J) BOILER COMPOSITION is used A little
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      Births.
      33 4 At'Klang on the 9th March, the wife of Malcolm Watson, M.D., of a son. Barnard. At Taiping, on Tuesday, the 9th inst the wife of Basil H. F. Baknakd. of a son.
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      Deaths.
      49 4 On the Ist March, at the Shanghai General Hospital, Oskar Blass, aged 36 years. HANSON.— On March 13th, at the Chinese Girl's Refuge, Bukit Tituah Road, Caroline (nee Haberbier) widow of the late Dr. Charles J. Ha'nson of Bristol, aged 70 years. English and Java papers please copy.
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    The Singapore Free Press.
    32 4 Here shall the Press the People's ri^ht maintain, BTuawed by influence and imbribed by gain Here patriot Truth h?T glorious precepts «iiaw. Pledged to Religion, Loyalty and law.
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    Tuesday, Mar. 16, 1909.
    1731 4 It is very remarkable that Reuter has not telegraphed a very important bit of news that has reached HoDgkong by private wire to the South China Morning Toet. Thit is nothing less than the fact that Portugal has ceded Delagoa Biy to Britain. Those will best
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    RUBBER WIRE.
    55 4 L ■n<lorj 1 via J'^uaut'. Mil i h. At the last rublx-r Mil 'here was good <• >m petit ion. Medium and d trk crepe most requtrtd. Of M.tl-v.i rubl tow j ition Eetebfl U nverat'e price ot I I Shares are firmer. Vallambrosas are 16/ SI ]>ak
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    PERAK TIN OUTPUT.
    575 4 Ipoh, March. 1 It is stated on reliable authority that the decreased on' y\\\ ol fin from l\?rak is due to the strenuous efforts being put forth to stop tin stealing. > < be Withers Concert Company have %i a successful concert at Hoik Mr W. Makepeace,
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      368 4 Griffin s "Polo" Whisky, j m THE FINEST (1 OBTAINABLE HIGHLAND AT ALL WHISKY 1 FIRST'GLASS IMPORTED. W$M HOTELS. CALDBECK, MACGREGOR CO., Ijngapqre. Lm pnipm a f* n#^ are now showing a g iaflfll laceg choice collection of \A m I M £k I HI 1 f P SANATORIUM PENANG,
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      181 4 THE "MANSION" Entrance Oxley Rise and River Valley Road. A BOARDING HOUSE WITH 25 Comfortable and well appointed Rooms. The Dining and Drawing Rooms are Hpacious and well furnished, the latter commanding a view of the Town and Harbour. Situated on high ground and apart from noisy thoroughfares and insanitary
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    BALKAN MUDDLE.
    41 5 Submarine Telegraph. Reuter'g) p;n. Tbe no felt over I oi at i i Mtnitad owing to the arming of tbe second and third hues of the Servian Thr» 5C3 of the and lemanl- t prompt daa qpol the i
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    THE BUDGET.
    31 5 SERIOUS DEFICIT. Mm 15, 11 15 H.m. A the budget expenditure says v ill total I«>s millions and tb t1 there will be an anticipated deficit of thi ill
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    A Rice Exhibition.
    12 5 The firs- -\hibition has been with ove: .ad exhibits.
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    DELAGOA BAY.
    447 5 CB Londen M oa Kiy has been ced- I Gtreat y Portn i. by .reut Britain of this the development Colony, bringing Pretoria nearest British inlet cf the .v on the south-east coast of Stn mil -a between :.i. S. hit it is ad accommodation] harbour m South
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    CHINA'S LOANS.
    68 5 Into Whose Pockets, (V,y Submarine Telegraph. Usuter's) Received at 4.1$ p.m. The correspondent of the SUmlard at Paris, .sty* that there WU a meeting of the Bngliah, French]Jau<l Gerrnin bankers on s*l ;nl,ty t.» dttCOU (hi proposed internitiona] loan to China. The meeting came to no decision. Apparently
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    BRITISH FLIERS.
    47 5 Not so much Behind. The Annrican Brothers Wright have enrustei an English f rm with the construci of six aeroplanes. A factory for the construction of the flying machines is bjing built at Sheppev, and the out-turn is to be tone flying machine each fortnight.
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    THE BLACK HAND.
    48 5 America to Uproot It. The American detective Pelro3ini has been shot at Palermo, whilst investigiting the gs of the lilack Hand organization of New York. The United States G3vernment has m consequance determined to relentlessly hunt n all members of the Black Hand Society merica. ■> <
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    THE LATIN TEMPER
    77 5 Needs Repressing. Rec. M ir 1".. 10 25 a.m. ing to the continual arming of the Caatral American S:ate3 despite the peace agreement they entered into at Washington, the United States has intimated a wish to confer with Mexico on the question. Mr xico has declared herself
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    A HAPPY STATE.
    61 5 Cuba Overflows with Wealth. At Havana the Housa of Representatives has agreed to the suspension of the export tax on cigars, cigarettes, tobacco and r at the President's discretion, theTrea- at the present time being m an affluent condition. (The expDrt duties on tobaccD, cigars, cigarettes bring
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    CRIME IN TOWN.
    306 5 A Chinaman living m Biin Street has told the police that three of his countrymen held him up and robbed him of $5. A Malay mined Ganny has been arrested for stealing property valued at S7O from a woman named Chee, also a Malay. A Hokien krani
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    Correspondence.
    820 5 THE PORT OF SINGAPORE. To the Editor, l)<*xr Sir, Singapore used to be the first coaling station m the E ist, but by false Calculations Singapore h helping Sibang to become au iuip>rtant place, a rival to Singapore iv amount of business and a source of danger to the
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    SWIMMING CLUB.
    57 5 Jackson-Millar Cup The competitions for this trophy are three m number viz 100 yds 150 yds and 200 yds. races. The ti-st takes "place on Sunday next 100 yds. handicap. Members wishing to eater should send their names not later than Friday next to the hon. sec. Mr
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    71 5 A pretty wedding was celebrated m St. John's Cathedral at Hongkong, on the Oth inst., between Miss Phyllis Seth, daughter of Mr Arathoon Seth, 1. 50., Registrar of the Supreme Court, and Mr Mackeritch Cyrill Owen.lateof Hongkong, but now of Calcutta. There was a very large attendance of friends of
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    F.M.S. RUBBER.
    60 5 Statures of cultivated rut ber exported (lb) from the P. M. S. during Jan. and Feb. are as follows Feb'Of) JanAFeb'o9 Jaa k Feb'o6 The total increase to date ova- the corresponding months of last year is •238,<;2b l lb. Perak 60,249 112 97*; 71,241 Selangor 224,520 427,409
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    TIN RETURNS.
    383 5 The F.M.S. tin exports during February, like those during January, show a large decease m comparison with the figures fjr the corresponding months of 1 9 < S Though the Puhang figures for February are not yet to hand, there are sufficient statistics available to compare the exports
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    PUSING LAMA TIN MINES.
    38 5 The outputs for February for the above group of mines are as follows: Pusing Lama Tin Mines 4SI pikul3. Pusiug Bharu Tin Mines 48-5 pikuls. S putehTin Mines, 118 pikuls (working 19 days only.) ■> <
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    BANKRUPTCIES.
    107 5 Arrears of bankruptcy examinations were taken by Mr Justice Sercombe Smith, m the Supreme Court yesterday. Lim J!ok Kee came up for public examination. He said he had reen for nine years a cashier m the Opium Farm, finishing m 1906. He was paid SU'> a month, and received
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    A TEST CASE.
    235 5 Opium Dross as Remuneration. An elderly Chinese woman appeared m the second court, fcefore Mr Howard, yesterday afternoon, on a charge of openicg or keeping any house or shop wherein facilities are provided for the consumption of chandu m return for aDy remuneration whether m money or
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      10 5 Pneumonia. This is one of the most dangerous, and often
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      243 5 ROBINSON Co. ARE NOW SHOWING Wedding Presents In Sterling Silver Electro Plate. DESSERT KNIVES FORKS m Oak Cases, m Oak Cases. ELKINGTON'S CUTLERY m Handsome Oak Cases. RORIfUQOM Rj C>r\ I jdMrThc Now OLIVER ij^^T writes m sight, writes m colour on card* a^ on P&per, rules like a Hash,
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    WIRE NEWS.
    729 6 A S4N Fk\N< > AI.DSRMAN SENTESCID. j Sun Francisco, March 3. Sup c r%Uor 0 ley, one of the l-oodling mem- j Yen* of the city council of this rity, has been senten^-d to seven years m the penitentiary for at cepting bribes. Ho is the bat of
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      7 6 Croup. I ol Una i iwe- j
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      539 6 MTJSIC Mr. Josef Tombrank, Professional Toner, of the Amsterdam conservatoire, is prepared to take private engagements for the piano or organ. Skilled repairs undertaken m al branches. Temporary address, 3, Orchard-rd. Mar 3 3.4 PHOTOGRAPHIC DEALERS. 1 Always m stock Cameras, Plates, Papers, Films and every kind of Photographic mate-
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      675 6 SHIPPING. P. O. STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. ?or China, Japan, Pcnang, Ceylon, Attitralla, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Ports, Plymouth and London. Through Bills of Lading iasnftd for Chin* toast. Pereuox Gulf, Continental and Ameriui Porte. teamen will have Slngapofe 00 aboot MAIL LINES. r A Outward (for China) q )evanba Mar.
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      570 6 SHIPPING HAMBURG AMERIKA LINE, HAMBURG. The steamers of this Company maintain a 8 j Bgular service between Hamburg, Bremen b .ntwerp, and Rotterdam, and the Straits, 13 !hina and Japan. t< Homewards, they are despatched fortnightly g ar Havre and Hamburg and once a month for g Jremerhaven direct, calling
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      709 6 SHIPPING. N. D. L. 1 SINGAPORE, GERMAN NtW GUINEA. It. SANDAKAN J ill leave for Batavia. Sauaarang. Snorabaya. [acaasar. Amboiua, Banda, Beiimbait n. otsdambafen, Stepbansport, Finsclihafen. iinpsonhafen and vice versa on April 2nd m Dnnection with the German Mail ss. Buticw nd after this date regularly every eight weeks I
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      594 6 SHIPPING. Ll# l-^« Jorddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen IMPERIAL GEEMAJT MAIL LINE The fast and well-known mail steams his Company »ail fortnightly from lir.-m«»tt, Luiiburg via Eottordam, Antwerp, South w Gibraltar, Genoa, Naple*. (connection Mh; faple*. Alexandria and vioe ver»») Port ioee, Aden, Colons bo, Penang, Singapore, B :ong, Shanghai, .Nagasaki 4
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    OUR NAVAL PROGRAMME.
    226 7 Brit.- \m> m $v* Bsi mvtes. l>. 4 y t'.'rr says W« understand mci] will probably fmaliy ttletl 'it <>t th. N.ivy Kstiinates c ;i Committee ol Urn Cabinet is goin^ NUWfally into ttl€ demands L Urn A !:.iirair.y. [1 ifl believed m Navy League circles that
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    TRAFFIC TRIALS IN BANGKOK.
    272 7 eidabk iri on i trs rule the road and c% out at the >ound of the born: ntafl over bat t: Ml vantage n£ microbes m full measure. bo can takes to one m sc-lf- I drive m I .Ji powered the main road. On I
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    EXCHANGE.
    67 7 (COKiiECTKD UP TO M.-tr 14 Bank 4 ru/s 2 ,1 demand w 2.^ Prirat« credit* 3 m/« 2/4 credit* 6 m/s 2/4 1 Frahob, d^tnand Bank^ 2^2 G»*makt. demand 237 [hdia,T. T, IUI fTow»irow®, daraao'' 241 .dip Yokohama, demand nom. 11:;'. Java, demand 199\ Bahokok' demand Scvkkki'.ns, B.mk Buying
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    PRODUCE.
    133 7 Mar 14 Tii* $G«.65 Qambier 8.70 Gambier Cube No. 1 13.00 Gambier Cube No. 2 norn 12.50 Pepper Black (ord'tL S'pcr*) 31 37i Pepper, White (fttr 18 25 Nutmeg (110 to tfat > m.j Nutmegs (80 to th« Ik) M 23 00 tfaoa (B*ndA) M M M com QLotm
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    SHARES.
    549 7 £150/00 l: 7,062.10 f| Argo Malay Rnbbar 00. (1 1//6 Do Do £140,000 100,375 1 1 Asiatic Rubber and Prod Qfa $200,000 120.750* 10 10 Balgo^aie Rubber Estate s iM. V 7 k 30,000 25.7 M 1 i Bate Oaves Rabbar Oov 1 5 0 £30,000 21,0(16 Bakit Llntan
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      161 7 i SI ill Navigation Go., Lid. r Trinjcgana. Biaat, Ba<-h«. feU^itzn, ii, Bangnara, Teiapin, Fvnarm. pEtfijii, v-)a, B&isdca, LugtUßl, Charnron a w i i i.-ing Hard 19 Mm 1908. April, 1909. 8.3. Vjgaia Tth April, 1909. IChakrabbangs 10th April 1909. THE EAST ASIATIC Co., Ltd, Agent BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION
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      576 7 FOR SALE. i FOR SALE (a] Four-seated Rubber tyred Victoria (b) Fairbanks Platform Scales nearly new, Apply "Mura' c o "Free Press". 1 JFob_27 tta n.c. TURNOUT FOR SALE CHEAP. Kubb.r tyred PftlanqtTtP, Austraiiau Horse and barnesi all m good condition. Apply r. w. c o Singapore Free Press. Mar
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      641 7 TO LET. OFFICE TO LET. That spacious and conveniently situated office at D'Almeida street, lately occupied by Messrs Sharpe, Ross Co., Ltd. Immediate Entry. Apply 1, Malacca Street. _JL>ec 24 n.c TO LET Zetland House, No. I*, Armenian Street suitable for a ldrge family or a boarding house. Rent moderate
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      377 7 On the Berth. INDO-CHINA S. N. Co., Ltd. FOB PENAITG and CALCUTTA. The Company's steamer s.B. KUM SANG 3,207 tons, E. J. Bulier, Commander will be despatched for the above ports on Thursday, the 18th iustant at 5 p.m. She has excellent accommodation for saloon passengers amidships, carrying a qualified
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      227 7 l/ti'SS3w^, bUy lnforlor milk when you can Rot g 1 FSS^^S!^^ GUARANTEED I E>m i^^^rrf^ frCQ f° m ?M germs and act<:l^ THE YOKOHAMA DOCK CO LTD. No. 1 DOCK. No 2 DOCK, Length inside 514 ft. Length Instdfl 111 ft. of entrance, U>p 55 ft., bott Wldl h of
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    S.C.C. LAWN TENNIS.
    563 8 YESTERDAY'S PLAY. A Class DOUUJM. C^apt Young and Gaunt owe I~>.l beat Crallimore and Dunn 1, w. o. BaflM -r.d PctUhitt, I beat Cameron and Boyd .-h r wo. Robertson and Perkins owe lo biat Talma juid PhMO k B, 4. B Ci.v-s Dotnus. Phipps and FuL'her
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    THE BURIAL OF THE EMPEROR KWANG HSU.
    171 8 Bi F: :> iiie Blood to ATI rreq odeai ol Urn Tientsin m Tkmm lajt: ol Kaj of the U r.dendar han j<-it..-y upon by the As iMBMSOn for the reoiov;)' from the Etabidden 'v. the Coffin t ii:- Majoalj the late r
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    SELL YOUR RUBBER SHARES!
    404 8 "Proprietary Planter" writes from Singapore to the "Overseas Daily Mail" as follows I was glad to see m a recent issue of this journal a Dote, of warning struck by "ExColonist" with regard to the high prices pot upon estates cultivating rubber here m the Hidd'e
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    KINTA GYMKHANA CLUB.
    174 8 LIST OF ENTRIES. The following are the entries for the Kinta Gymkhana. Batn Oajab, which is to be held on March 30 and April 3 FIRST DAY. M \iden Plate. Reject, The Barbel, St. John, Minstrel. The Scurry. Zanibar, Reprint, Rapture, Little Stranger, Chester. The Civil Service
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    JUDGE AS CO-RESPONDENT.
    173 8 Bangkok Divorce Case. At the Siamese Civil Court the bearing of the action Chin Tai Chin v. Amdeng Pong ami Luang Ampai was begun. The piaiutilf who is a son of Chesua Hoi, a well-known local merchant, sues for damages Tcls. 300 on account of alleged adultery
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
    990 8 The report of the Committee [for the year ending 31st December states that the balance to credit of working account for the year ending December, I^U3, was 51.tJ51.23, from which has to be deductpd, amount written off furnitue and fittings 5312.J4, cost of prizes distributed during the
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    127 8 On receipt of the news at Hongkong that the s.s. Kutsang was on the rocks m the Haitan Straits, we learn that one of Messrs. Jardine and Matheson's steamers, together with the s.s. Protector, proceeded from Hongkong to her assistanca. These steamers are now standing by rendering their
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    BANGKOK-COPENHAGEN.
    134 8 \i:\\ Direct Line of Steamers. The s.s. Banuon, which arrived at Bangkok on March 7th, is one of the new direct line of steamers which the enterprising East Asiatic company had some time ago started for the Bangkok Europe trade, the port at the other end being Copenhagen. This
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    HIS LOOKS BELIED HIM.
    50 8 A Bankruptcy Court incident yesterday Official Assigree (to bankrupt, a Chinese) Are yon an opium smoker r Bankrupt No. Mr Justice Sercombe Smith (ro bankrupt) You lock cne, you know B mkrupt lam a man m ill health, and that's why my face looks like that.
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    STABBED BY A MADMAN.
    75 8 A Chinese krani employed m a shop m Teluk Ayer Street stabbbed his towkay and another man early yesterday morning and then made eft. The towkay is not expected to live. He was severely stabbed m tLe abdomen. No reason can be ascertained for the attack
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      19 8 PIANOS. The opinion of the press, also the leading German and English professionals of to-day of "QHAPPBLL PIANOS 9
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      316 8 CLEARANCES. Mar 13. Volute, Brit, str., Jackson, for Shanghai. Mar 15. Rumphuis, Dut. str Donck, for Belawan Deli. Emily, Dut str., Mahmood, for Batu Pahat. Hai Nam, Brit, str., Philips, for Muar and Malacca. Perak, Brit, str., Quine, for Telnk Anson via ports. Hock Lee, Brit, str., Morris, for Bacran.
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