The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 18 March 1909

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    17 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERSER. TEN CENTS SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 1909. NO. a.V) i
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    125 1 The point of supreme iderf st m the <f l- jgrams to-day is the discussion on tl. Estimates. Mr IJufour spoke with emphasis, and a late wire shows liroog support to the Government on the part of a Labour member Page 5. The movement for the organisation
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    HEALTH AND HILLS.
    655 1 The teinptatioa to uiak. -.<.. title by dropping out an "h' an "Htalthand Ills" was one t It is better v il for m the l-licts of the earth there is healthand pi. in ih'nking, whit i rery few poeti bate ever actually written their verses on
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      180 1 I TO THOSE DESIROUS OF REDUCING COST OF TRANSPORT I For your information the total running cost of the 4 Ton Lorry you supplied, inclu- 1 II replacements, driver's wages, oil, petrol etc. runs into 17 cents per mile. In less than one year it has covered 5000 miles or
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      34 1 Popular Wants. Died competent lady teacher to teach standards. Good salary. Apply personally, Miss Lemon, 2, Killimy Road after t p m. or Chinese Girls School, Hill Street, :u. and p.m. WANTED TO CHARTER.
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      263 1 Entertainments. Singapore Amateur Dramatic Commiltee, AN ORIGINAL MUSICAL COMEDY THE Pirates of Pulo-Brani riIECEDED BY A ONE ACT PLAY The Ghost of Jerry Bundler ON Thursday Saturday Bar. 25 27, at 9 p.m. IN THE Victoria Theatre. Plan of Seats AT THE UOBINSON PIANO CO., LTD. On Wednesday. Mfrch 17th.
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      234 1 Entertainments. HARIMA HALL GRAND CINEMATOGRAPH, NORTH BRIDGE ROAD. To-Night! To-Night!! I MESSINA EARTHQUAKE. SHERLOCK HOLMES. BABY'S PLAYMATE. CATCHING A TARTAR. GAMEKEEPER'S BRIDE. CHINA OF PRESENT DAY. WRIGHT'S AERONAUT FLIGHT. K. HARIMA, Sole Proprietor. ALHAMBRA TO NIGHT. GRAND TRIPLE BILL I. DORY— TA. The famous French Danseuse. 10 P.M. 11. PATHE
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      75 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. TLe Borneo Co. undertake tbe insurance of Motor Cars Pag(- 7. The Royal Dutch Mail defers tbe departure of the Baud till Saturday at p m. Page 7. Dividend m Sarkies Johannes, iv bankruptcy —Page 2. Notice re Teluk Anson wharves. F. M. S. Railways Page 2. Lost
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      370 1 THE WEEK. Thursday, 18tb Sigh Water.— 6 36 a., 16 p B I Mail Homeward closes 3 p S.V.I. Company Extended Order Drill. Engineers Association, 5.45 p Friday, l*th High Water.— 7l6 a., 9 52 p Legislative Council, 2.30 p Golf Club Meeting, 5.15 p Sacred Concert, Presbyterian CbutcL, 9
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    PUBLIC TRUSTEE.
    398 2 FIBS WORK. No Bed i Tl 1 duties of the Pablic Trustee are desr it annual report on the working oi his office, which was opened on Jam The Public 1 Mr < Stewart, has under hia care forty-six clultlreu, owin^ to ont: or both of t. is
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    OPIUM RESTRICTION AND COMPENSATION.
    210 2 The Perak Pioneer" touches on the theM terms have on several occasions urged, m common with our Straits contemporaries, the -trong and well-founded claims of Hongkong and tlie Colony to compensation for loss of revenue which they would sustain by cnrrying out the mandate of the
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    WHITE WOMAN'S DEATH IN CABUL.
    140 2 onr.eetion with the announcement m Irish newspapers of the death "at 'abul, of Ei. of the late arj Simpson Lincoln," there is an element ol r Some twelve ye jot young Indian I ollege of geoi oeided with M n Linoolii, IM it 70 years
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      270 2 KATZ BROTHERS, LTD. f4^ Ladies' Water Proofs Jl||| T^p TROPICAL WEIGHT. LAT£ ST CUT STYLES f§(§^ TAI Q D C i fl AND M' i OUTFITTERS. 6/, ///^/r Street, PHOTOGRAPHIC DEALERS. Always m stock Cameras, Plates, Papers, Films and every kind of Photographic materials. Developing and Printing executed m good
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      221 2 FRASER AND NEAVE, LIMITED. NOTICE OF ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING. Notice is hereby given that the Twelth Ordinary General Meeting of the Company will be held at the Registered Office of the Company. 2-2, Raffles Quay, Singapore, on Monday, 22nd day of March, 1909, at Noon precisely. Holders of Share Warrants
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      363 2 NOT WES. The Bankruptcy Ordinance, 1888. i In the Supreme Court of the Straits S9ttlements. Settlement of Singapore. IN BANKRUPTCY. No. 126 of 1908. RE Sarkies Johannes and Co. Notice is hereby given that a first Dividend is intended to be declared m the above matter all creditors must prove
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      369 2 INSURAMGES. Insure your Motor Car! AND COVER YOURSELF against result of CAR ACCIDENTS. Dorft take the Risks any longer You may be called upon for Heavy Damages at any moment. The payment of a small sum annually Relieves you of Grea! Responsibility especially if you use a native Chaffeur. Full
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      478 2 BANKS. International Banking Corporation. CAPITAL and SURPLUS GOLD $6,500, C00. Head Office 6O Wa. London Office Tbreadn Bishopsgai< Within, London London Bankehs National Prcv.:. Bank of England Ltd. General Foreign Business Transacted. TS. Current Dei Interest allowed on the daily balam rate of 2 per annum. Deposits received for which
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    WIRE NEWS.
    192 3 rrmsM* i P ';h March. The Prince Rcf ■■»«M that a legislative ci Ml r l the I region of opium *hou;d bt framed without delay. Prince Chun has also .id".-'-! Urn drafting ,ntf man. ifi tmnmatSm. K-i IN C'H! Yhi I I -l*nt cf" the Mhmmkrj of
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    A PECULIAR ENTERTAINMENT
    72 3 E quarters of St. ribfcd by a Paris eontempoknown as tl t hunt, and man and his wir I hho shall by the ti^t r. The fcunttr then takes a i I x chambered re- t r£o into a bell which miii tion. When the six shots
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      242 3 Croup. ptom of this disease is hoarse- Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is given as scon as the child becomes hou attack can always be averted. Even ai attack can v the prompt use of this reiLi >iy. It is a core for croup and known to fail. For sale by all
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      596 3 FOR STILE. FOR SALE t Four Mated Rubber tyred Victoria fb Fairbanks Platfurui Scales nearly new. Apply "Mura" c 0 Free Press". Feh 27 tts q.c. FOR SALE. The Hulk "Tancarville" as she now lies Polo S.unboe. Pol further particulars up; iv to The Asiatic Petroleum Cuy., Ltd., l i.
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      647 3 FINAL PICTURE AUCTION AT H. L UO6HLAR Co's TCWN SHE ROOMS, FRIDAY, 19th M7KRQH, AT 2>30 P.M. The balance of the Academy Pictures will be disposed of at Auction on above date. Now on View. H. L. Coghlan and Co., Auctioneers. MarjW 20:6 FRIU7K V, MHRQH 26TH, at 1 P.
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      95 3 Valuable Town Property For Sals fey /setlofl by cnfcr of Ike Moi?g3gees At Messrs. H. L. Coghlan Co's Salerooms Monday, 22nd March, at 2-30 p.m. Houses Nos. 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, Malabar Street, total area 4,229 square feet, ,999 years leasehold. Annual quit rent $5. Monthly llent $360.
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      321 3 BUCHANAN'S FAMOUS "BLACK WHITE" Up is absolutely the best value obtainable. J&Uk. j t>* H M -v-.V^-^'v SCOTCH WHISKY 1^ g^ »B^ M fi^ fcl HOUSE OF COVMOIC Ifc^ has been made from the first. WW* THIS FACT IS GUARANTEED. There is only one "Tansan" refuse all imitations. LIMITED. HOTEL
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    The Singapore Free Press
    31 4 shall the Press the People's right maintain, Uuawed by influence and unbribed by gain Here patriot Trmh h?r $rk)nou< precepts diaw. Pledged to Religion, Loyalty and I-aw.
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    Thursday, Mar. 18, 1909.
    2623 4 It is hardly from a Ridical Government which is the mouthpiece of a congeries of sectional selfish interests, all frankly unpatriotic because selfish, that one expects to see more thaa a mere languid assertion of Imperial naval and military needs, when m the Budget thsse needs
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      360 4 Griffins "Polo" Whisky. THE FINEST l\ OBTAINABLE HIGHLAND /*%k AT ALL WHISKY f^J FIRST-GLASS IMPORTED. \$&M HOTELS. CALDBECK, MACGREGOR CO., slngapore. Lf «>^wi c 9 g*^ are now showing a I i Stsad Eea* choice collection of r- -^b F *^^^*>'*^^ *L— __j SANATORIUM PENANC, HILLS. A Perfect H- -ort
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      92 4 NEW STUDIO High Class Photographers, LEE BROTHERS, 58-4, Hill Street, Singapore. (off Stamford Road.) Price list on Application. Dec 16 18.12 PIANO REQUIRES NOT ONLY KNOWLEDGE BUT EXPERIENCE. We have had 18 years practical experience here and our guarantee is based on it. MODERATE CHARGES. THE ROBINSON PIANO COMPANY, Ltd.
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    THE NAVY ESTIMATES.
    215 5 WHAT IS TO BE DONE. Mr. Balfour's Views. Submarine Telegraph. lieuter's) tfa.ni. Commons wig crowded win n m.itea were bl the I'i it. aoi v. and nianv notable people were m attendance. Mr BleKenna m introducing the M said that the f the coun-:-v most b« the
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    LABOUR SUPPORT.
    307 5 tr. 1 7 I b 6.36 pm. te m the. House cf Commons was v t* worthy on account of a liber. Mr John Ward, vigorously c Government. Mr Ward de that "we should be u> blind is luts if we passiyelj allowed a l nation to produce
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    EDUCATING CHINA.
    71 5 (Bjf Subtnariue Telegraph. R-uter's) The Lord Mayor presided at a meeting of na Emergency Committee at which lie ipeakera were Sir Hubert Dart, the ikjfto Df 8c >tt Li Igett, and lha Ameri--0 m Ambassad >r, The Archbishop of Canterbury and the Bishop of London wrote sympathising with
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    AUSTRIA'S IRRITATION.
    23 5 Austria regards the last Servian note as ye and almost impertinent, and will ver demanding specific promises of Servia's peaceful intentions.
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    POSTAL STRIKE IN PARIS.
    20 5 Mar. 1/, 11 10 am. The postmen and telegraphists of Paris have proclaimed a general strike.
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    AMERICAN TARIFF REVISION.
    16 5 AMERICAN TARIFF REVISION. Congress has met at Washington for an extra session to revise the tariff.
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    DORANDO AGAIN BEATS HAVES.
    42 5 At New York Doranio has beaten Hayes m a Marathon race m two hours fortv-ei- r ht minutes and eight se2onds. This is considerably batter than the Olympic result which was J hour 3 s<! mm. od 1
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    THE BULGARIAN QUESTION.
    483 5 A Russo-Tutkish agreement has been signed sattling the Bulgarian indemnity. Woolwich Conservatives are making strenuous efforts to induce Lord Charles Beresford to stand for Woolwich at the next election m opposition to Mr Will Crooks, M. P. t X II M. WitsDD, R.GA, Hongkong, comes down shoitly
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    BATUU CAVES DIVIDEND.
    42 5 L>ndon, v.-i hn tnr, Mirch 17.h Uitu Caves li'ibber Co, has declared a dividend of 10 per cent for the year 1908 and carries forward £661. The capital is 630,000, of which £19,000 is fully paid up. Acreage 1921.
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    RAGALLA RUBBER.
    23 5 The output of rubbar on Ragalla Estate tot January and Fobru iry was as follows: January 818 lbs. February 7<'»7 lbs.
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    ST. PATRICK'S DAY.
    63 5 The Irish members of the Singapore Club dined together last night m celebration of bl national anniveistry, and spent a pleasant evuiin^. The following were present. Col H. J. Wyatt, r a m.c; Major Mac Carl hy, R.A.M.t.; CaptßadhamThornh.il], B a Taeut H. Creery, r a. Capt
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    JAPANESE ANNEX TUNG SHA.
    97 5 JAPANESE ANNEX TUNG SHA. (Union Times' Specials). Oar Canton correspondent wires that the unreasonable annexation of Tung Shi by the Japanese wis first found out by the gunboat "Fa Yiog," which, carrying out her usual inspection on the 11th day (2nd March) saw Japanese and Formosaus bii3Y building barracks, shops
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    CHINAMAN'S ESTATE.
    149 5 An Argument Regarding "Costs." Before Mr Justice Serjombe Smith, m the Supreme Court, yesterday, reference was made to a case m which the plaintiff was Teo Kirn Neo, administratrix of Tan Boon Cheo, de3eased, anl the defendants Wee Thiang Hock, and others. Mr J. Crabb W.itt appeared for
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    THE KUALA LUMPUR EXPLOSION.
    352 5 How Mr. Farr Met His Injuries. The Malay Mail of Monday says: Mr Farr, who met with a terrible accident last week through the explosion of a gas cylinder he was examining, is making fairly satisfactory progress at the hospital. We understand that this cylinder, which
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    "IN A FRIENDLY SPIRIT."
    131 5 A QUESTION OF "DISCOVERY." Discovery of documents was a matter discussed m the Supreme Court yesterday, before Mr Justice Sercombe Smith. Mr Montagu Harris, who appears for the plaintiff m a case S3t down m the list for hearing to-day, intimated that there was a probability
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    A BURGLAR TRAP.
    177 5 A Chinese dhoby living at Anson Road put a burglar alarm on his back door and succeeded m capturing a man who attempted to break into his house. The alarm was simple. An emp f y kerosene oil tin was fixed inside the door m such a
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    UP TO DATE DENTISTRY.
    127 5 NEW CUKE FOR TOOTHACHE. Likely to Pk ye Popular. Two Chinese were charged before Mr Howard, m the District Court, yesterday, with theft m a dwelling. They lived m a coolie lodging-house at 10, Angus Street, and it was alleged that the/ broke inta the keeper's
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    RIOT AND MURDER.
    124 5 The hearing into the charges of rioting and murder brought against Lim Ah Eec, L?e Tuin, Low Ah Nam and Low Ah Fook wa3 continued by the third magistrate Mr. E. E. Colman, yesterday. Acting Inspector Brereton prosecuted and Messrs. V. D. Kuowles and Kitovitz appeared on
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    PROPERTY SALE.
    73 5 The following properties were disposed at auition at G. A. Fernandez Co.'s saleroom, No. 10 It ffli Place, on Wednesday 17th March J909 at '2 30 p m 1. Fifteen freehold building allotments fronting Jalan Datoh off: Balestier Kj. area. ***** sq. ft. bought by Moiunied Hu3sain for
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    A SMART HAUL.
    65 5 On Tuesday evening, the police raided a house at 324, Tanjong Pagar Road, and arrested two Chinese. Three men succeeded m escaping. The police seized a complete set cf housebreaking tools. There were patent gags, jemmies, and a special kind of instrument tor opening locks without making
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    CYCLIST STOPPED.
    64 5 While riding into town a few minutes after five o'clock yesterday morning, a young Straits-born Chinese cyclist saw five Chinese standing across the road m front of him. They yelled (> pukol and the babi dismountei and fiad. Some time afterwards when he ventured out of hiding, bis
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      252 5 ROBINSON Co. ARE NOW SHOWING In Sterling Silver Electro Plate. m v_/ 3.X L3S6S. ELKINGTON'S CUTLERY .^jr The New OLIVER jm^r writes m sight, writes jg/w m colours, writes on cards as on paper, rules like a wj, makes y^Hr more carbon copies than any other ma J&ajsp chine, cuts
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    WIRE NEWS.
    529 6 R An Buenos. London. March 6. *Th" m the Hftwieh Bwgfcl nece ippointinent I f Mr Ti. h i L .ri of Appeal has resulted follows Sir John Barrat (Liberal), :5,0> Mr Mackinder .Tnioniit 2,508. Bh r 8n Walter LAWBKfCI I S-:!.U:d *akm that Sir Walter I. r
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      189 6 A S; I Ankle a rule a man will feol well satisfied if he can bobble around on crutches iv two or three week aftl r spraining his ankle, and it is two •iree months before he is fully recoven 1. 1 > an unnecessary loss of time, for iv
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      496 6 N.Y.K. JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP Co., Ltd. A regular FORTNIGHTLY Serr c« is maintained between Japsin and Europe by the following NEW TWIN SCREW STEAMERS. Undi* Mail Conteacts with I TH» IMPISIA.L JAPANBSI GOVIRNMMNT. Specially designed for the Company's European Service, lighted throughout by Electricity, provided with excellent accommodation for Pint
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      650 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 Ooa.pt, Persian Gulf, Continental and American Ports. Steanaen will Singapore oa ox about MAIL LINES. Outward (for Chirm) Devar.ha Mar. 26 Oceana May
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      567 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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      680 6 SHIPPING. N. D. L. SINGAPORE, GERMAN MW GUINEA, ss. SANDAKAN will leave for Batavia. Bamarang, Boerabaja, Macassar, Amboina, liauda, Berlinhafen, Potsdanahafen, btephausport, Finscfahafaß, Siii-j)sonhafen and vice versa on April 2nd m connection with the German Mail ss. Buelow and after this date regularly every eight weeks alwaya connecting with the
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      598 6 SHIPPING. PI 111 JL/e JL*« Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE The fust and well-known man steamers < t this Company sail fortnightly from Bremen Hamburg via Rotterdam, Act '.v*-rj:., Southampton. Gibraltar. QgpfMi. Naples, (ooniMfki m bfaneilleef Naples, A i«ixandria and vioe v«r«u j l'<-rt Said Suez, Ad«n, ColomVx/
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    RAUB COLD MIXING Co. Ltd.
    406 7 Ik. 27. mine ru- 1 a>say returns Hag i total tA 701 tY.t. v i< -.v. made (riving \-r g work ...tman. 1 Drive South.— making a total lode 48 k i- ■>■■ dwt irth on this lode the drivfroru 50 to 'i ••> m.
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    TARIFF REFORM IN PAHANG.
    104 7 Editoh of the M\r. w Mail. c following is au example of Tariff ra Us J m P&hang. months ago duty on whisky rted iuto this State wat .1: raised to $2 per case "to bring it line with t: States." Non .Urj4 of one of
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    EXCHANGE.
    68 7 (COREECTBD UP TO Mir 17 1 Bank in/8 2/4 T^ demand M 2/8f Priyat« credits 3 m/« M 2/4 credits 6 m/g 2/4f Peakom, demand Bank**, 292 Gi*MiLKT, demand 237 Iwdia, T. T, 74 RoKa^owa, 24^%dis. Yokohama, demand nom. 1134 Java, demand 139^ Bangkok' demand Sovereigns, Bi.nk Buying $8
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    PRODUCE.
    144 7 Mar 17. Tk* $65.40 Gambier «m 8.4 7 -i Gambier Onbe No. 1 12.75 Gambier Oub« No. 2 notn. 12.00 Pepper Black (ord'n. S'pcr«) tuyers 11.00 Pepper, White (f«ir buyers 18 (JO Nutmegs (110 fco th« lb.)^, M 1 7.5 C Nutmeg* (80 to tfca It.) 22 50 Hace
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    SHARES.
    706 7 1150.000 157.062.10 Aa 0 RtL^ RnbUr <: (1 17/ b Do Do 412 6 £140,000 100,375 1 1 Asiatic Rubber and Prod. 00. 19/--$200,000 120,750 s 10 10 Balgownie Rubber Estate Lti $>7 50 £30,000 22,750 1 Batu Caves Rubber Ooy. Ltd. 3 10.0 t 30,0 30 ***** P
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      540 7 WANTED. WANTED. I>. 12 bore gun, English make, second hand. Btatfl price to \v. T. c o Free Press." Mar 16 23.3 WANTED. Temporarily an European Ledger Clerk I have good knowledge of bookkeeping. a ly F. ii. C. c v Singapore Free Press. Mai 18 uc EMPLOYMENT WANTED. By
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      651 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. Dec 24 v.c TO LET Zetland House, No. I" 1 Armenian Street suitable for a large family or a boarding house. Rent
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      330 7 On the Berth. KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MA^TSOHAPPIJ. Royal Dutch Packet Company. (DEFERRED DEPARTURE). The departure of the Company's Mail Steamer 11 BAUD For Batavia, Samarang. Soerabaya and Macassar is postponed till Saturday the 20th instant, at 5 p.m. from the Wharf Section No. 7. THE SHIPS AGENCY, Ltd., Agents K. P.
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      258 7 I i Sla^aßßMaflßSSSl |W4Bjah^M^^^Mß^allbfeM.M^^BtfS^*Ni. '^^^^^^^g^afl Ba^hfc^ MMM^^^^ WHY I 1 t.isWEETENEU v buy lnfer| or milk when you can got M 9 ItW r^ C^ M> the best at tho sanic! Price? l^rmMt^ SLFnnFi ;i W&MW*W^ I 1 H,^.ESE ALPS -MP; GUARANTEED v p^ as from ill germs atuj added
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    S.C.C. LAWN TENNIS.
    188 8 ft) DAY B TIES. I_una_riin mule play impossible yesterday. Thi tisji i Ito Uy (weather permitting) are Pr K-.- t"N P.WUMer. VI B '■•rt-n and HsjSOB Mm. I:i .i.n and A I Bask Mer. X. <>('.,:•.. r Uid Dsj I Mer. VIII Djjt A GLAM D<>!!'. bsi
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    S.V.C ORDERS.
    302 8 adrick, Combat, S,Y Singa] re, 17th March. ran. yingCoinpeti- ire. Corpl. E. D. H .runted one year's from Him MJ'ANY S.V.A. t. R. V. Cuthbert. B Wightwick. P ides on Monday 22nd at p.m. ire. On Hood 30 p.m. Battery Drill. Th>' pection will be held at I
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    A CURIOUS CALCULATION.
    44 8 A F I b— neen inraetigathtm A l> jeurs live fourpenny |m At the t n J ipttt i hM. If -we mulitply this |d -1" '^s. dgoMn wofa Bappoaißg each e gar ■mhs L.ii n I NUBA, at the end
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    PRESENTATION TO MAJOR HUBBACK.
    137 8 Ttif H.B V. R. camp on Saturday last was M.ij >r A B Hub back"- last wmp before his departure for Home on long leave, and the member! took advantage of the occasion to mike him presentation to mark their appreciation of his services to the
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    THE MANTIN OUTRAGE.
    109 8 DSA7 I ■X-IHBPECTOB STXTBNS. We regret to learn that Mi" C. Steven-, the <\- Inspector of Police, who was attacked by Chinese at his house at Mantin, has succumb c 1 to his injuries. It will be remembered that g tug of some 30 armed Chinese entered
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    SHIPPING IN PENANG.
    184 8 Competition at an End. The Pinaiii,' Gazette gives these details. The departure of the three vessels, belonging to the Straits Steamship Compuny, L mited, from these waters, and their return to Singapore, constitutes one of the conditions of the agreement whereby the competition between that line and
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    WIRELESS ON JAPANESE LINER.
    157 8 It is reported that the wireless telegraphic installation en the Tenyo Mam has proved remarkably successful. She left Yokohama on Jan 30 for Hawaii, and at 10.25 pm. on the Ist iust. communications were exchanged with the Choshi Telegraph Station at a distance of 650 miles
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    LOCKED UP THE COOK!
    64 8 LOCKED UP THE COOK A house m Devonsire-road, Tanglin, was visited by a burglar or burglars on Tuesday uiu'ht and a hanging lamp bracket and two or three pairs of shoes belonging to the Chinese cook stolen. The cook woke abaut •A 'SO a.m. to tiud himself locked m his
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    AN APPENDIXLESS CLUB.
    215 8 Patients Entertain a Suroeon An appendicitis banquet was held at Philadelphia recently when 160 surgeons entertained Dr Deaver, a fdmous American operator, says a kl Telegraph message from New York. Dr Deaver had removed all their appendices himself, and he was the only man present with a
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    AUSTRALIA AND GERMANY IN THE PACIFIC.
    350 8 The "Friend of India" comments thus upon t lie relations of Australia to German ambitious m the Pacific It is orly natural that Australians should watch with concern the growth of German activities m the Pacific. No legitimate com plaint can, of course, be
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    SIR FRANK SWETTENHAM ON OPIUM MISREPRESENTATIONS.
    545 8 The Friend of India (March 4th) has the folllowing-tjotice cf Sir Fiank Swetteuham's first letter to the Times Sir Frank Ssvettenharn contributes to the Times an interesting letter upm certain phases of the Opium problem, and his letter is all the more valuable because
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    BRITISH ARMY ATHLETICS.
    14 8 Calcutta, C tli February. In the preliminary beats of the athletic
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      18 8 PIANOS. The opinion of the press, also the leading German and English professionals of to-day of "(BHAPPBLL. PIANOS"
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      678 8 SHIPPING NOTES. The outward German Packet Goeben left Colombo at 7 pm. on Sunday, the 14*.h instant, and may be expected to arrive here on Saturday morning, the '20th instant. A cargo of cotton arrived by the "Knight of St. George yesterday from Bombay. There arrive 1 224 pilgrims yesterday
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      627 8 VESSELS IN PORT. o ShiD Flajf Tons Master Arrived From Consignee Yor Whpr Asking Siam 405 Svarrer Mar 16 Bangkok IA I Bangkok 29 Baud Dut 1689 Smit Mar 14 Sonrabaja SUpaAfpocy Banri Mam Jap 2368 Yamanaka Mar 14 Kuchinotzu M B X Uncertain Bharata Brit 195 7 Alexander Mar
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