The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 24 March 1909

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    16 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER TEN CENTS SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 1909. NO. 6.556
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    175 2 And m aDy case T*,ipec£ can only be reiehed from other parts of t'*ie Peninsula by a 1 'tig r&ilway journey, which rather puts out ourt the Taipen^ Hills as a Simla, I >ai jelling, Mussone, or Garoet. Just before I was up ♦here, the first (or 8-'>-> nd) trigonometrical
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    FRENCH INDO-CHINA AND SIAM.
    282 2 iTwrnof Oaewril oi French [ndo* rden for the varwey of a rdi.- Q Mkßgtri m Aanam to SivmBakti 'a 'i,h Mekong Tlrii gmi the l\>ii':- [ad m opportunity of returif the proposed Kirn from thi the province of Lioe and llanos ifl > imese territory pa-
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    LADIES AND NATIONAL DEFENCE.
    435 2 I ;.a i F.A.Y St. Hum. '1 tie t- iup*: i* vanuag ol na*'iual danger i owl j mm bt L«d Roberts and bj r Gforard N '<•!, which has been ■MBjf DVrs] .lUd tniiitirv UPOQSe the nation I v mi j ol prarentiiig the Bubeerri-
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      681 2 LEONGCHEONG&Co. /^%i ~f\ TAILORS a 'MJL I l "y r m 1 T* T* r^ i-% r> V Leong CheoniJ Co. Dl&^L^lXnLl^JLr O» Billiards, Bombay We Undertake to Supply a First-class full sized Billiard Table, design No. i, to following Specification, viz: Eight Massive turned Legs, raised panels to knees,
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      272 2 The Swimming Qlub. Notice is hereby given that the annual general meeting of members will be held on Tuesday, March 30th (by kind permission of Col. Broadrick, Commandant S. V. C.) m the Drill Hall at 9 p.m. Business To receive the annual report and accounts to elect a Committee
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      568 2 NOTIQES. GYMKHANA 1909. Any tiruis or persons having Bills outstanc ing against the Gymkhana Fund are requeste to forward same to the undersigned befor the 30th inst. C. C. MACTAGGART. 23rd March. 1909. Mar 24 :->!., S THE SINGAPORE SLIPWAY ENGIN EERING CO LTD. NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that
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      578 2 BANKS. Si International Banking Corporation. CAPITAL and SURPLUS GOLD $6,500,000 r Head OFFICE 6O Wall Street, Xi;\v York, j London Office ThnmJaoofflo House Bishopsgate Street Within, LoxitfiN XC London Bankbbs —National Ptowm i L Bank of BogUad Ltd. General Foreign Business Transacted. DEPOSITS. Current Deposit Accounts opened ant Interest allowed
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      499 2 INSURA\eES. FEDERAL LIFE^ Assurance Company of Canals EbTAHLISIIED lf-wv'. Capital and Assets exceed 4,000,000 Gold Dollars. J. H. EVANS Mmm§m\ Si El Eas.terr. TBB BOBVBO Co., <« r.i rai Agents. MEW ZEALAND INSURANT CO,, LTD. FIRE AND MARINE. YANG-TSZE IKSiJRAKGE ASSOC. i'D. MARINE mika fsre insurance cd., lghbon guarantee acciden^
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    CAM-RANH BAY.
    151 3 mi n th '.f l rt-vent interpellation iv t, ihimi-T on thn subject of the r \wti-"". M Giulia de Vi; nee amid he M >-■••. M rVi f I'uii Kiuh must h-3 looked _r"t' p >rt < t cill of IcdoChina, t bf> TraiJ.H Inut'-t 'hiuese Kiilwav
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    FORMOSAN SUGAR SUBSIDIES.
    31 3 A scheme I "mplated \>y the (Governor gi nl Gots yen, to the panics i:. .nd irl ::-jui the T:. BUI for odueed m the Imperi 'J 3
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      369 3 HUCTIOS SALE f JVATER MACHINERY i bs&Co,] On Mcnday, 29th Maich. at 2-30 p.m. parts of soda- j •^at, one No. 4 Gene- i >ne vtra pipes from acid bb geaeraJ Bt of concert POWELL Sc Co A «n Mar AY TION SALE 141 Mm a* 11 idl \7 CASKS
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      510 3 nUGTIONS. auction sale of Household Furniture &c. AT No. 115, BEBANOOON ROAD. On Saturday, 27th March, at 2-30 p.m. A K'-'od toned cottage piano rattan chairs and lounges; teak rockiD^ chairs polished dining table; bentwood standard chairs; crockery; glassware Ac. lion bedsteads; dm .->bing tabl« I with mirror attached Ac.
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      779 3 PRELIMINARY NOTICE. IMPORTANT SALE OF Valuable Teak Furniture &c AT NO. 11, LLOYD ROAD. Saturday, 17th April. The sale will include a collection of valuable orchids palms. POWELL CO Auctioneers. Mar 24 1&4 nuerioN sjilb. Teak Household Furniture THE PROPERTY OF W. G. BELL, Esq, AT "KENWYN" No. 3, GOODWOOD
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      438 3 CARRETT'S Portable Engines. Fitted with patent economical Fire-box En burning wood fuel, OVER ~><) IX USE IX THE I M. 8. 10, 12 <£ 1U HP. m stock. IMPORTERS. BORNEO CO., LTD. > < I N Where "Q. M. IJ BOILER COMPOSITION is usd A little "DJL" introduced into a
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    The Singapore Free Press. Wednesday, Mar. 24, 1909.
    1506 4 The Singapore Free Press. Wednesday, Mar. 24, 1909. Here shnli the Press the People's ri^ht maintain, I :bj i n r T i t- tnd osfaribed bj g- iin > Here patri TVatfc b r flonoos precepts diaw. Pledge I to Religion, Loyalty jnd I^iw. Nothing is BO outstanding m
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    979 4 A blacksmith named Lee An Seng living m Keppel Harbour Road reports that clothing valuad at $9.50 was stolen from his houP:. 1 From a house ia Tanglin Road occupied byaHylam it is reported that 52 2 m cash have been stolen by whita-washers. Two arrests have been made. The
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    THE TWO-POWER STANDARD.
    877 4 GREAT BRITAIN S POSIT] An A rsTh.u. i an I Q n It m well known thai a diff< ren< i of opinion exists between the Federal (iov< th< Coiumonwcalth and the llorn< <» r ij ment, as to how the OOMfai and pftaatfng trade of Australia
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    32 4 The Pioneer notice* the voting; for election of a member t< rep"the Upper India Chamber of OoOMMI N on the Legislative Conucii of t:• United Provinces when an Indian and a I
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      172 4 Old English Curve Cut Tobacco. *\!r n sliqe to a pipeful. N£ Packed m I Db Patent Air-tight tins with an aluminum pocket case m each tin. price: 52 CENTS PER TIN. i OBTAINABLE AT Messrs. ROBINSON Co., I AND ALL FIRST-CLASS TOBACCONISTS. SPECIAL DISPLAY OF Appropriate Wedding Gifts. AT
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      53 4 I NEW STUDIO High Class Photographers, LEE BROTHERS, 58-4, Hill Strf.f.t, Singapore. U>ff Stamford Boad.) Price list on Application. Dec 16 16.1:! PIANO TUNING AND REPAIRING. REQUIRES NOT ONLY KNOWLEDGE BUT EXPERIENCE. 'We have had 18 years practical experience here and our guaran- tee is based on it. MODERATE CHARGES.
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    BRITAIN'S NAVY.
    97 5 NEW ZEALAND'S OFFER. Melbourne Awakes. Submarine Teleeraph. lie iter's) Hank 1 10 1r > am. The navy ooi bs tbe chief topic *,OD. igtjri ii Wellington, N Ha>s vernmen- -1 to itnme- lefrav the cost of a Dnadaooght, f aa«'lher if necessary. i Crewe batiq edtoNtwZ -a! and.
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    COMMONS DECIDE.
    16 5 Rec. at 9 pm ise of C tbout a divi- an effe I ifj.
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    16 5 lith d«L t Mil absurd, M apulous and ur.: i\ the old Bof 1 ptace.
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    And Ships.
    18 5 I that nothing k-3s than '.own of *readnoughts at .8 earliest possible momeut v>-oull si d
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    The Australian View.
    17 5 Eere 13 wide-spread enthusiasm m Aus- and Pr> t ■Beiiwgl prol m numerous centres.
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    PATRIOTIC AUSTRALIA.
    42 5 tips by Subscription. I p.m. motion f censure en the been fixed f h -H n thecc ft I ewell H. H. B iwson the present oft'erad ten tho -Is a Dreadnought, and .ad m the event of a pubI
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    PIRATES CAPTURED.
    87 5 .by the successes the gallant .TO with '■><> local cons^ 1 Jul.iry B S iturday which cause-! c leaders of the Brani deto knock with fearful spasms. It v the day as the result I] D the Pirate band u,ve recently bt^n displaying posters m U jld be
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    FIRE IN MALACCA.
    41 5 Iccday morning a serious m the road i mnorthward and c urge Chinese houses. The I a.m. m m fbc Pire Brigade (so iaja] turned m au-1 »j ru. A tire- II tUcca is a very unusual thing.
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    DECLARATION OF LONDON.
    156 5 DECLARATION OF LONDON. IMPORTANT AGREEMENTS. The Question of Contraband. (Bj Submarine Telegraph. Rooter*!) Bee. Mar. 23, 10.50 am. The agreement conclude! by the recent Daw*! cjnforence will be known as the i-.'Uration of London. It constitutes remarkable advance towards the codification of international law. Thfl declirati on !ia3 settled what
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    CHINESE ENVOY IN AUSTRIA.
    20 5 CHINESE ENVOY IN AUSTRIA. The Emperor Francia Jo« ph has reoeived H |E. Tang Shio Vi the Chinese special envoy.
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    U. S. Ambassador to Japan.
    20 5 M: Thomas O'Brien remainfl the Arnbas- 1 I I the (Jailed States to Japan. j^-
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    Russian Railway Minister Dead.
    23 5 The death ii aanotuioad of Princ3 Khilkoff, the organiser of the Siberian railway service during the Russo- Japan war.
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    JAPAN IN MANCHURIA.
    32 5 Mr BfcKinnon Wood, m reply to question? m Parliament, «.id that there was no reason to believe that Japan was assuming M attempting to assume territorial jurisdiction m Maneburn. > <
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    DISCHARGED.
    249 5 Cheang Kwee and Kwok Yok Yin en urged m the District Court ye3ierday before Mr Howard, the former with tbeft of g >1 i chain rained at 1223 and the Litter h dishonestly retaining the Bama Inspector C mnoi prosecuted and Mr T, E. ut appeared for the defence.
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    "THE GHOST " AND "THE PIRATES."
    197 5 THE GHOST AND "THE PIRATES." ■aisals for "The Ghost of Jerry Bdiidler and The Pirates of Pulo Brani ur< BOH well advanced and the rebeats.il on Monday nigbt iv oostuma and nuke up gives every promise that the public wi! 1 roe a really cjasa ud amusing performance d Thursday.
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    RAILWAY BLOCK.
    56 5 Trains Stopped. i {From our own Correspondent) Et3CBired Mir. 2:J;d, 3.08 pm. The laad-slip on the pass betwean Taipeng and Kuala Kang3ar, which is blocking the j {*eninsular Iviilway northward, will not ba cleared before Saturdty. v Basides the slip, there is a considerable fall of earth m
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    RAILWAY EXTENSION.
    41 5 i From Ipoh. I {FrotH our <.r^u Correspondent^ Ipoh, Mar. 23, li i> a.m. The Times of Malaya understands that the new railway to G-apeag will bo built c via Tambuo, Aaipang, Palai, Bungei Raia, and I'ekka. m i
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    AMOK IN PAHANG.
    36 5 i {From our awn Correspondent.') Beo. March '21, 2 08 pm. A Mv'av has run amok at Tranum m Pahang. He killed five persona and wounded eight others. The murderer has been shot.
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    RUBBER SHARE MARKET.
    92 5 Dividends and Companies. {JFrotn our own Correspondent?) London, via Penang, Mar. 23rd, 4 p.m. j Patalmg has declared a furtber dividend of 32 1 par cent, miking a total of 45 par cent for the year. The Btraita Mortgage Trust Fund Ins been established with a capital
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    ROYAL JOHORE TIN MINING CO.
    304 5 The following is the report of the directors to be presented at the meeting to-day Your directors submit the du'y audited statement of accounts for the ninth year of the Oo's. working, the period commencing on February 21, 1908, aud ending January V 22. 1909.
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    166 5 Mr. William Jennings Bryan was thrown out of an automobile at Tampa, Florida, on Feb. 6, receiving a number of painful injuries. A hailstorm at Delhi is reported which has killed two persons and broken the city lamps. Some of the stones weighed over half a pound and were lying
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    ATHLETIC NOTES.
    961 5 The Lawn Tennis Tournament continues 0 be a subject on which the less one talks the jetter for one's peace of mind. Ingenious spirits who foregather round the bar, and ;aza disconeolitely at the sodden plain, ight over beforehand the battles they ntended tj win, and are full
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    THE MALAYAN TAPIK AT THE ZOO.
    265 6 Distinct m appearance and 3cien'incal!y interfstin_\ two tapirs, newly added to the collection, are qvait the most noteworthy animals received f'>r a lout* time. One of j the«e im from Malaya, her head, neck and i fore le,;* the specimen is a female, being
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    A NEGRO COOK ON MR. TAFT.
    250 6 Eli ham ai h M■• kxa Mr. Taft 1 -1 tiimsel? a friend of r>M^r hi pee N-w York he I there was room m the South for V.;. T h t ,i.; inn Ameriewu Hbi I'uit-* 1 ••■>' ooaakrj i tli-; cn!y hMM
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      201 6 MARTIN'S V|PJOL p S T^ r'-r Ladies.] ff^l JLsfM^ r* Si' Sh A .1 5A aißim ChawMk lOUTHiHi>Tn»i Encla** STOOMVAAET MAATSCHaPPT (STEAMSHIP COMPANY, NEDEHLAND.") Fortnightly Mail Service between Java and Amsterdam via Sicgapore. Sabang Colombo Genoa and Lisbon (Dover occasionally^. Steamers are due on or limit tho ndei mentioned dates
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      537 6 SHIPPING. Apcar Line. The undermentioned mail steamers of the above company maintain a regular service between Calcutta and Japan railing at Penang, Singapore, Hongkong Shanghai en route. FLEET. Tons. Commander, U. Japan 6,800 J. G. Olifent. U, Gregory Apcar 4,006 S. H. Belson. B4k Arratoon Apcar 4,510 A. Stewart. ■A
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      1258 6 SHIPPING HAMBURG AMERIKA LINE, HAMBURG. The steamers of this Corapany maintain a regalar service between Hanabarg, 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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      710 6 SHIPPING. N. D. L. SINGAPORE, GERMAN NtW GUINEA. ss. SANDAKAN will leave for Batavia. Satuarang, Soerabaya, Macassar, Ambcina, BanJa, Beriinhaftn. i Poisdambafen, Stephausport, Finschhafen. Sirupsonhafen and vice vetßt on April 2nd m i connection with the German Mail ss. Buelow t and after this date regularly every BJfht weeks j
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      457 6 SHIPPING. Jorddeutscher Llcyd Bre 1 IMPERIAL GEEMAK MAIL LINE The fast and well-known tun.', e'<*j» his Company aafl lortnigbtij b lamburg via EotUsrdaui, aatwex] iibraitar, Genoa. Naples, (connect saples, Alexandria and vich VBfam) ti met, Aden, Colombo, PMSBi Siaga] n :or^i;, Sliaughai, Nagasikei II id fa I i,nd back. They
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    FORTS AT PACIFIC PORT.
    383 7 T > k Hni.T m Fear of Japan. W.tMiin^ton, J.tnniry 21, that t!i~<- was recently sent to v hnt K>sevolt :i report hrn f th<-' Army, which b*»came i3 mending fortifications for difornia, vm made the li.it the dee HOM ha 1 '•i iii favour of
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    THE FUTURE OF THE PRISS.
    108 7 THE FUTURE OF THE PRI SS. H nil, m a speech at. the S of thj Edinburgh B ->k- raid of the I ■»H He fan confident m th, *h«a fairly ap] I m th. w v BBi It" they told the people t! i down immo: lpul- Britkk >nr-
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    PROFESSOR J. G. FRAZER ON SUPERSTITION.
    525 7 PROFESSOR J. G. FRAZER ON SUPERSTITION. A Uotmr« at the Royal Institution wan iven by Professor J. G. Krazer. Professor of icial Anthropology m the I'niversity of Liverpool, whom- subject was "The influence f Superstition on the Growth of Institutions/ 1 Sir Jain-H Crichton Browne was m the i-iiair. The
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    THE LATE CHINESE EMPEROR.
    490 7 I kl> StOKI 01 h a Death. The Berne publishes an interesting s'udy ■t the Ufa m I de Ah of Kwuig Hsu, which ching his existence give 3 what purports to be a detailed story of his death 1 i It relates that when she
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      9 7 I^nAlAins Cough Remedy. s many remarkable mr*> u ««<i
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      378 7 Pocr little fellow He coughs BO hard he cannot sleep. That makes him weak and sickly all the next day. His brother thinks this coughing is terrible. So do we, far we know that just a few doses of Xiherru 9eeioral IT will stop the cough. Forsixtyyears it has been
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      436 7 .«.H« ««> ft i L *^«k »f I fV^ -J CmPtk P^'Wr. I 31WH.SHIC KESULf> "I s^^| I I jTV^^" PAIBNT^S l^^^. I S^ E AGENT 3 FOE S S *F"■ S SUM A"^A. "VA AND SUM CENTRAL ENGINE WORKS. 1 9 H jtr~"^^^^ BR bß^v^ m?n ||M|H|| I The
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    MAIL NOTES.
    1650 8 i A new weapon, or rather a series of I liis i-t -xx introduced m the B r m bomb* ottjurged of dynamite. These bombs i I>r >• tvali y, ■h > fire Bn I i nea, irti y and nf mtry •avalry i range of 800 yard
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    A NEW USE FOR RUBBER.
    343 8 Steam TUBBIHBB on RUBBEB FOUHDAWOMI. The Engineet is informed that illian 1 I Robinson, Ltd., of Rugby, have recently to work for the Vesfcry of 8t Paaoraa a 2,000 kilowatt Btenm turbine mount-.] on special rubber foundations, which have been introduced to obviate v y
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    THE U. S. AND JAPAN.
    189 8 The Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association better known as the Chinese Six Companies, representing the whole Chinese population of the United States, has forwarded a telegraphic communication to President Roosevelt calling attention to the instances m which the Executive Department has sought for Japanese residents m
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      22 8 Croup. The first symptom of this disease is hoarseness. When Chamberlain's Cough .Remedy lin eiven rh soon as the child becomes hrrnrsA.
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      727 8 If you wish your children to be healthy and strong -as of course you do feed them on I NFSTI F'S Mil X I delicious, wholesome, and nourishing, and containing every ingredient necessary to their perfect growth. Sample and Pamphlet on Jnfanf Feeding can be had on written application to
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      359 8 Pneumonia. This is one of the most dangerous, and often fatal, diseases. It always results from a cold or from an attack of the grip. Chamberlain Cough Remedy quickly cures these diseases and counteracts any tendency towards pneumonia. It is made especially for these and similar ailments. For sale by
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      851 8 6 BCOND I .-AY. TtaUMDAY, LSn May, 1903. 1. The Fiist QtUU Haudicap. Value $400 and ttd Horae A Handicap for i for the First Grifl Etai first Day. Winners excluded. Scurry Course (6 furl my*, 14.'> ya2. The 1 Stakes. VaUu |600 and ISO to the Becoa A Handicap
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      157 8 A MULTI-MILLIONAIRE'S DAY. Mr Rockefeller has supplied an American reporter with the following facts His breakfast consists of cereals, poached eggs, coffee and rolls of toast midday lunch roast beef, potatoes and milk dinner soup, beef etew or rib roasts, potatoes, fruit and milk. He himse't pronounces his name Rocky
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    THE BOMBAY MEDICAL CONGRESS.
    579 9 THE BOMBAY MEDICAL CONGRESS. SBI-BEBI AN!- LEPROSY. Kf(,m an accouir •>f ?h" <i i v-l,v-l lv pro >:y Medic li 0 >L_',es9 we Lw> pip-rs. one by I)r rd Braddoo, Of Ntfgri 6euul>:lau, on Qthtf piper by Pro- tpt li.MUcha.mp B tn < Hi!f, of kjjpl two importsal s tad
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    ELECTRIC LINE IN THE ROCKIES.
    65 9 Otl 26. y-jvae to li^'ht m :>. -r.t t te elec•ty for m the R mkj Moia- lor i -veral ye m« •cm --.-t 'j gmting the ■r-po ;rces erf the Rocky M >unm fa mtitioi cf lable, ele-- ity earn l.c 1 to i
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    A MOTHER'S MISFORTUNE.
    471 9 At no time is it of such vital importance to safeguard the kidneys as during prefinancy. Mrs. Mary A. Willis, of 169, Kirkdalc Terrace, South Wigston, nr. Leicester, Kngland, tells us of her terrible suffering, which was all brought aboui by a bright during that critical period.
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    EXCHANGE.
    70 9 (COBRECTBD UP TO Mar 23 > Bank 4 m/s 2/4^ demand 2/3| Prirate credit* 3 m/§ 2/4 r 8 ff creiite 6 m/g M 2/4 1 Fbakoi, damand Bank*, 292 G«*MijrT, demand 237 r»DiA,T. T, 174^ FToKOKOwa, r?«man<l 24]%dii Yokohama, demand nom. 113| Java, demand 1392 Bangkok' demand SuvKREKiXH,
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    PRODUCE.
    142 9 Mar 23 F** 1 m* buyers $65.90 3-ambJer M buyers 8.50 jraiabicr Oube No. 1 12 50 JambierOube No. 2 norn 12.00 Pepper Black (ord'n. B f port) 1 2 2 5 Pepper, White (fair buyers 19 5) ffutmegs (110 tothtlfc.)^ 17 50 STutmegs (80 to tkt IV.) 22
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    SHARES.
    519 9 v,«p*ni <~*p»Ul Issot Paid ass as lisas'— »«0,000 450.000 10 19 Malacca Tb Drod X i n? 00. LM £250,000 179,500 j s J ?»t«ng Consolidated Oo Lt4 £100 ,000 80.600 1 I 1 P.^btelM 7 Pr<>t vw -i,/0U i T R«rnbu(an Lt4. 300,009 191,250 X Raub Ar st
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      314 9 On the Berth. DOIMPANiA TRASATLANTICA OF BARCELONA, FOB Colombo. Port Said, Genoa, Spanish Ports. Lisbon Liverpool. II BPAHISB MAIL BTBAMSB I SLA DE LUZON" is expected to arrive here from Manila on Saturday evening the 27th March and will be despatched for the above ports on the following day. She
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      611 9 TO LET. FURNISHED HOUSE TO LET. From Ist April, Baxter .ey," Grange li-3 Municipal Water laid on. Two Tennis Courts, Stabling. Apply to ROWLAND ALLEN, 22a, Raffles Place. Mar 2 1 v .c TO LET." Small furnished bungalow, Barker Road, or 6 months, suit married couples, .'5 minutes ;rain, entry
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      430 9 WANTED. WANTED A teacher for Raffles Institution one who lias passed the Senior Cambridge Local Exanimation preferred. Apply by letter to the Inspector of Schools, S. and M. Singapore, 22nd March. 1909. Mar 23 14 Englishman 28 years of age, seeks situation, expert book-keeper and accountant. Address:— BOX 2, c/o
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      271 9 THE YOKOHAMA DOCK CO., LTD. NO. 1 DOCK. No 2 I)OCK Length inside 514 ft. Length Inalrta ft WWth of entrance, top 95 ft., bott wfl^ofSlurlnce! top 60.5 ft bctt. Wateron blocks 27.5 ft. Wateron blocks 20 5 ft Time to pump out 4 hours. Time to pump out i!
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    THE ASSIZES.
    942 10 CASES FoR SPECIAL JUUORS. The Assizes commented at the Supreme Court, before Mr Justice Sercombe Smith, yesterday. As previously stated, there are thirteen case son the calendar. Mr J. Crabb Watt, acting Deputy Public Prosecutor, mentioned the last casa on the hat m which four Chinese are charged
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    LICENSING JUSTICES.
    540 10 A Small Meeting. A meeting of the Licensing Justice was held m the District Court yesterday afternoon to consider a list of applications foi renewal?, transfers, removals aud new licenses. Mr E. C. Howard (District Judge presided and there were also present Captain Radcliffe (Master Attendant). Dl Middleton
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    REGIMENTAL FOOTBALL COMPETITION.
    265 10 A. v. C. A: Tanglin list evening the abov< companies turned cut m the Leagui Tournament. When the teams met befon the game was abandoned with A Coy leading by 2 1. The game was m charge o Quartennaster-Sgt English who has jus returned from England, and
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    91 10 .1. Svanberg, a noted Swedisll runner who finished second m the L 906 Marathon race, has been declared a professional beC&QM he borrowed money on his prizes and ho is now going to America to meet the crocks. The International Cyclist Union contempLite boycotting the cycle events at the 1912
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    MALAYA FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION.
    214 10 A largely attended meeting of the representatives of Malay Clubs and those interested m football was held at the Central Police office on Monday night. The Chair was taken by Mr X J. Farrer and there were also press ant the hon'ble W. Evans, the Hon'ble Mr.
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    MINING IN TONGKAH.
    192 10 A Syndicate Wound Up. An extraordinary general meeting cf the Paket Tin Prospecting and Water Syndicate, Limited, was held at No. 63 Beach Street, March 19, to confirm the resolution, mention ed below, passed at the last extraordinary general meeting held on the 4th inst. There were
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    S.V.C. ORDERS.
    452 10 By Lieut. Coionel E. G. Broadrlck. Commandant S.V.C. Singapore, 23rd March. 1909. S. V. C. The Brorohead Matthews shield will be < competed for on Friday, 16th April, at 7 am. It is requested that names of teams may be sent m to the Adjutant by the 31st
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    164 10 A cargo of tin arrived by the Dutch steamer Sultan \an Lingga yesterday from Singapore. H. M. S. Hawke left westward yesterday. Messrs Wm. Simons and Co., Ltd., launched on 22 ad inst. from their yard at Renfrew the last of three special service steamers, which they are
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      266 10 DE KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ 1 Uwdbs Contract with th« N«? hrrlandp India Govbbnmint. Agents at Singapore. The Shipsagency, Limited, 2-3. Colher aaay. THE UNDSBMENTIONED DATES OF DEPARTURE ARE ON IV APPROXIMATE. TABMAN Muntok. Biinjoe, Soen^ei Liat, Pangkal Piuang, Koba ani ft boaii Brouwer Mocara-Saba. fc>iu2pacq an-] I'-jan.! VAN DER Lyn
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      534 10 CLEARANCES, Mar 22. Dagmar, Ger. str., Honers, for Bangkok. Tara, Erit. str., Aeheson, fcr Negapatam via ports. Emily, Dut str., Hoosain, for Batu Pahat. Mar 23. Will o' the Wisp, Brit, str Morris, for Bagan. Bridge, Nor. str Likang, for Bangkok. Rotorua, Brit, etr., Glenday, for Penang via Port Swettenbam.
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      586 10 VESSELS IN PORT. o Man-of-war Fla? and Tons Commanders Arrived From r t Wh^ Zahora Sar. Y'atch 75 Nandak Mar 21 Kuching Cv rfhio ¥\&g Tons Master Arrived From Consijrnee Pot H Ban Whatt Hin Brit 1 95 Cobb Mar 21 Malacca Straits 88 00. X Pfcfa Brouwer Dut 324
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