The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 12 April 1909

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    16 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS SINGAPORE, MONDAY, APRIL 12, 1909. NO. 6,571
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    126 1 The L Jkao Aff ur may now le ccoiiden d tan ei-d, aa the Powers hs_\e Pgm bo lb« brogationof article 25 tf lhe Berlin Treaty nd Au.tri,i ba. c btained finarciil lelief 1 j i. binding her uoops. Page 5. The burnt out Net hei ton
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    THE DOG IN THE STREET.
    928 1 am just a MV value nr'tM that fact ilom r keeps me so that when he is asked he i ver like a man of p 1 r.s and i&j "1 aa. we n i ci;.] dog at all. My mastei v after admit ing
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      199 1 M^ I Entertainments. /F^l MARLBOROUGH^ I Fascination Change of Programme j of the East ,^ll^Sfefe ai IW "r^^ S Fi TWICE V. EEKLY. 1 '^mWKßßkv\\\%%- TO Ml PUT end [very Night, _S____K_lti_§P§l___P__S> I B f__l lil_ < n iv _-_y_- at /-dv y-ou. BOlltOll MOIICCC. "she FFEMiER pl/cc for A^LEASAHTEVEKINS.
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      361 1 EntertainmentSm ALHAMBRA^ TO-NIGHT. a Special New Programme of New Art Pictures. j, COMEDY i-.Y M. Labiche M College Chums Based on the perusal of a hack numher of he paper by two people, th.c morning followDg an unusual- spree. "THE Meudon Futcher" A di?. ma by Mr. Jules May, acted
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      189 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. The Alhambra new programme Page 1. K. P. M. new time table— Page 7. Elobinson Piano Co. bave a bargain for to-day. Not tickets for the Bandmann Co.. though they are good enough— Page 5. Notice re Ec Tek Hock Lin— Pat;' I Lovers of music will rind
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      275 1 THE WEEK. Monday, 12th High Water.— l.24 a 2.56 p Easter Monday. Public and Bank Holiday. Tuesday, 13th Sigh Water— 2 4 a., 4.16 p lloolu New Year commences. S.V.A. Gun Laying Competition. S.V.I. Company Extended Order Drill. S.V 1. Recruits Drill for New Members. Waterloo and The Bells, Victoiia
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    A TRUE TEMPERANCE STORY.
    202 2 There i rather earning story of an Magistrate a itrong ter ftitillftr who me' '.'.ndon, and the ooeaaion t-^mei] an appropriate one for hospital t J t- a dep (tattoo, and tiie Bailie was Btaj. tg a Irek-eleM hotel not one of joor t unity affain
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    EMPIRE TRADE.
    437 2 \t the W 't.itehaii i; toms, Hotel Mttropolt Moicb llth, Mr Ben H Morgan road a paper, lei tuspices of tbt Royal Colonial fastiIntt on Toe Development of Empire Track and lvi Mr Horny Birchenough pre--Mod. Mr Morgan, al l u ti i i_ i 4 to the
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    DETECTIVE AMMUNITION.
    192 2 MMMMMM BOUNDS UNSAFE. Iv his report on the store accounts of the y. the Comptroller and Auditor-General Btatea that ifl the course ofl the examination ihe account.- of the Inspection Department ..nneld it was found that 1,2 .6, 600 rounds .ammunition valued at £5,907, and manu- .aetured at
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      746 2 i^ii__E_i. illstffip Wsmsismsm i |Po^*_J, CHEAPER THAN PAINT. gESULr > J s^\^f I |Y^^ PAI^NT^HS 6- ORIGINAL I ALSO at Lomoon, liiwfool, Glasgow, Newcastle, Cardiff hamburcj new York, Bombay Calcutta Singapore., DURBAN M HIIIIHIIIIIIHIIIIIIIiBII^ SOLE AGENTi FOR P, S. F. M. S., SUMATRA, JAVA AND SIAM CENTRAL ENGINE WORKS. 1
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      404 2 GOVERNMENT NOTICE. Tenders will be received at the Colonial Secretary's Office up to noon of Monday 26th April, 1909, for the purchase and removal of the Woodlands Bungalow. Particulars and further information may be obtained at the Railway Offices, River Valley Road. t Colonial Secretary's Office, Sj Singapore, Bth April,
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      280 2 B. P. Oe Siiva's ESTABLISHMENT WILL BE CLOSED ON NEW YEAR DAY! 12 th <£ 13 th April. Apl 8 i:;. 4 EASTER HOLIDAYS. The following Establishments will be close on Easter Monday, AprD 12th. JOHN LITTLE Co., Ltt KATZ BROS: Ltd. ROBINSON Co. Apl 6 n.4 F. CLARKE GO.
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      582 2 BANKS. International .Banking Corporation. I SCAPiTAL and SURPLUS GOLD $6,500,000 HEAD OFFHS GO Wall Street. w I London Office Threadneedle House, Dishopssate Street Within. London K_ London Bankers National I Bank of England Ltd. General Foreign Business Transacted. DEPOSITS. Current DftKMBI Accounts opened anc Interest allowed on the daily balances
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      375 2 I MSURAJVeES. ot federaTufT Assurance Company of Carina. Capital and Assets exceed 4,000,000 Cold Dollars. Manager, South Eastern' a T:._. RO Co., "****r% 4^ NEW ZEALAND INSURANT CO FIRE AND MARINE YA_6-TSZE INSURANCE ASSOC *>? tt CHINA FiRE INSURANCE CO., LTO. LONDON BUARANTEE ACCEDE CO., LTD. I u_._-.-r written at
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    CHINA NEWS.
    263 3 h.) Tms \!t s WmXWX I Pal tl M The Japanese Miaul ia Peking, Mr. tbat Japan! m. r |q r .f.. r B m pen I _n regarding M, t ischuria, on /round that the differences are of a trivial -char" )r arr_*n^ment witho to such a
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    PIRATES AT PEU-LANGTHUONG.
    97 3 PIRATES AT PEU-LANG-THUONG. I _>u -Her d'Haiphong reports tbat rol>»**r_. are numerous at P: ig Tbuong. M of them ran- :ie concession of M. Bonrafont. They had with th-o. two tvansl rounds of ai Continuing, the report says that the bead oi o.r one bnadred and eleven and they 1.
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      549 3 Weakened Vitality Impoverished Blood ■T^_W^ Rt.ul what A\ mj/ SarsajKirilla i i 1 H\^gJ I for a well known x >k^ I r v mi sS i ,> nary. Ny\\\^ \v\vi writes f^r a__a f'>r many years L asnflerex from boils and othex eruptions ol a like N/ nature, caused
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      628 3 FINE ART CURIOS, OLD PORCELAIN, &c. From one of the Leading Firms m Japan TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION At Messrs, H. L. Coghian Cos. Salerooms, Wednesday and Saturday, lUth and 17th April, at 10.30 a.m. COMPBIBIKO Valnable Old Satsuma and Kinko.s.n Satsuma Vane?, Plates-. Bowls. and Tea Beta. Embossed
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      306 3 ASPINALL'S GENUINE WHITE ZING. (99' 2 p.c. pure Oxide of Zinc) Very finely ground m raw linseed Oil. Covers more square feet to the cwt. than any other Zinc. CANNOT BE EXCELLED. ASPINALL'S GENUINE, Pale Boiled Linseed Oil. (STAR BRIGHT.) The Borneo Co., Ltd. hi mmmw Vv fi. SA m
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    The Singapore Free Press.
    34 4 or.' t>i» ?re.s the People's rigb. manHala. U awed by influence awl onbribed by gain Here patriot Truth 1; ptartotu precept. iii 3' Pledged to Kt'igion, Loyalty and 1-a I*.1
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    Monday, April 12, 1909.
    1518 4 The matter of the Penang Hills Railwa; is short lv again to come up m the E_?gis tt lative Council, on a query by the Hon bl< B.J Johh Tushes, who is to ask what steps th< j Government is taking wit.h regard to th. vote
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    TRAINING NOTES.
    441 4 It is OOVJ just a month a__v> liuoe training operations commenced for the Spring Race Meeting to be held under the auspices of ilia Singapore Sportiu? Club next month, but owing chiefly to the inclemency of the weather, the course has not bern quite up to tli3 mark
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    470 4 Mr Howard, the senior magistrate, took the cases at the Polica Court en Siturd The European police contiugent moved into the new quarters at Pearl's Hill on Good Pj iiay. An int xicated Chinaman fell out of a house m Smith Street on Friday night and was killed. Nineteen Hokiens
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    PERAK v PENANG
    23 4 Penang The cricket match Pa. commenced on Friday weather, and on a good made 198 Fuhplied with ttti -fl j
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    LITERATURE'S LOSS.
    15 4 an mm Crawford, author, and of I j burue. the poet. i m
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    IN MOROCCO.
    30 4 R --prii llth, 1024 am. The papers n -spite th. German agrec-mant with ng the G .man Consul at I a German firm niinin. threatening fresh diffi cvi:
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    RUSSIAN HONOURED.
    16 4 The Tsar has confe Anne of the Class ot, the Russian Minister at Tokio.
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    FAREWELLS AXD AU REVOIRS.
    424 4 FAREWELLS AXD AU REVOIRS. The air is full of th.- present time, when so man Europe, either for a time or ou The year 1909 will see I known figures away I There has aln wey, by the mail on I -gth m sport, pirticulaIly ever without string Is to
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    70 4 The Straits Echo mak.- i iti on the M.S Ettilwaj de| ont for not taking fffsutin stops to asaea dangerous piece of railwa. t Kuala Kangsar, which it desa as"* narrow track .matched on ths laoe of the mountain, with ouly a foot or ti stable earth dividing the outl
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      383 4 I KELLY and WALSH, Ltd. N£W SUPPLY OF HIGH-CLASS STATIONERY All Latest Fashionable Shapes and Shades. S\N RKXO," a linen faced paper suit "IMPERIAL PURE LINEN," per box able for both inland ami foreign corres- bigb olass, oiedium surface Sl to |1.78 ndence 80 and 90 cents box. TI r
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      7 4 Mr Mrs. J. NORMAN DICK. V Vol.
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    WHEAT RIG.
    79 5 ion and Supply. sgrapL.- Reuter's) Reociv. 418 p m. ■v is eipressc'd al the riss___g price of ed to the shortness I the <r!d's m with *be rising ■of whkh is attributed to the short ige world's supply, ti prami iron Chi_t the wheat operator r ng m
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    HOLLAND'S HOPES.
    25 5 iia th ate I i tate ooa- ng luehaaemt or ite preparations are b a for presents sterlii f of which to chai
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    MESSINA RELIEFS.
    42 5 ■Alleged Inadequac; Received April 9tb, 8 pm. .dent of the D.ily Mail at g Emanuel aad escorts from kg the ruins at Mesere dissatisfied the relief 0[ I lag tad I icilib, of sanitation, and < km anl the food nt.
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    BALKAN FIZZLE.
    43 5 Accepting the Situation. ordered the demobilisation of ad Southern Hungary. Llth, 10.24 tm. >ndent of the Times at Vienna that England, Italy, and Gar moisted the annexation EEeizegovioa, thus assenting to :he at a of arl .of the Barlin y. I
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    Montenegro Pacific.
    15 5 he Montenegrin an.i- A :_trian boycott D 1 the troops have been with- _> <
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    THE WORST WOMAN IN LONDON.
    100 5 ~e theatre -goers are prom sed •of more than average inter, st OB night when the B ittdmann Comige "The Worst Woman m Lon.sip around town has been rife is re of the play, some of th© knowhinting that it is well, just. To dispel
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    AT THE "MARLBOROUGH."
    118 5 A visit to the Marlborough eineinatcgraph will convince the moet a .1 that can provide os good an evening's i v of the m .re preten- ntres >f amusement. The hall has j renovated and many new imaents are noticeable chief amongst which aga .tionwhichhas oeen euti.-
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    32 5 Lame Shoulder. This ecu. mon form of muscular rheu■salissn. N"o internal treatment is needed. Apply C _____.he_r.__Uß 's Pain Balm freely four timet, a day and a quick cure is certain. Tbis
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    LOANS FOR CHINA.
    152 5 Bank and Other Squabbles. (By Submarine Telegraph. Reuter's) Bee at 11 am, April t .h. Tiie German syndicate connected with the Canton. Hankow Riilway L.an has published a long statement at Berlin, declaring that the understanding with the Preach and Britiah group of bankers failed Owing to
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    CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED.
    37 5 Crewe Grateful. April 9 .h, 10.56 a.m. Lord Crewe has telegraphed to Melbourne m 1 Sydney statiug that the Imperial Government gra welcomes the proposed addition to the Navj bj Victoria and •v South Wales.
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    Castro Expelled.
    16 5 i 'ran is serving ex P.esident Castro with i writ of expulsion from Martinique.
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    U. S. TARIFF THROUGH.
    40 5 April 10th, 2 20 p.m. A telegtam from Washington states that the House of Representatives has passed the F_i fl Bill with a hundred amendments. Tea and coffea have been defiaitely put OK the free list.
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    CANAL DIGGING.
    62 5 Panama Progress. Received at 9.55 a.m. The excavation of the Panama Canal m March was 4 million cubic yards, a record for any one month. There remain to be excavated 104 million cubic yards and the Chief Commissioner now estimates that the actual excavation will be completed within
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    STRAITS IN PARLIAMENT.
    372 5 Of 1 1 m. March loth Mr Rees asked the UnderSecretary for the Colonies whether the opium farm of the Straits Settlements provided last year nearly hall of the revenue, and was estimated to provide 5t, 505, 000 out of a total o,f $9,6 _6 832, m
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    THE S.S. NETHERTON
    2023 5 PASSES ALL TESTS AT SATURDAY'S TRIALS. STEAMS GAILY AWAY. SiDgapore almost missed to-day from the Roads oae of the most familiar and unique of her shipping sights. The s.s. Netherton, anchored here for over two years a forlorn apparent wreck, should now be well on her S.OOO
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      174 5 ROBINSON Co. A .iiksh BHIPHKHT OF NESTOR GIANACLIS' EGYPTIAN CIGARETTES. Quality Fine Petit Quality Extra Fine Petit Format Quality Fine Format Moyin Queen (Gold Tipped) AIR-TIGHT TINS OF 100. l_____________HM______n__B.___________lM rmmmlmmvmvmmmmmmm^^ The Machine that has caused the makers of other Typewriters io wear worried looks. tS r^^f^. '_)_tj^~_. Ji! -i/
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    ERUPTION OF NGAURUHOE.
    250 6 Of M The eruption of Lb. Sjjanml] rokano _*_s signalled oa M _!<>•, evening by ttu «v_0.0.m;4 tho earth ia the aeighl. of tlo- iiii.n.ui! .k. i this a i followed, says Ihe Welling! n rimes." by loud rer t.s lilt* artil". ry. Th.'h tn beejaa U>
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    AMERICA AND JAPAN.
    128 6 Profess evoked ty plan a speech delivered t_> the Alumni of The Professor having said that the only way to put an end lo talk of war between Japan and i to nai Both the editors and st:.ff of the yellow press, I toe il :and f
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    35 6 Lingering Colds. The ior I angs on. tbe more it i not run tbe ris an attack ol pneumonia by neglecting it. ooedy will cure your cold and all rem th;- be I I I
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      157 6 On the Berth i NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, For Europe* The Imperial German -teamer PRINZ LUDWIG aptain von Biu/er. left Hongkong o>tant, at noon, and may be expected to arrive here on Sunday I lth instant. 31 probably be despatched for Europe vox the folio* in. m. I Passage and BEHN MEYER
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      560 6 SHIPPING. jl Apcar Line, j The undermentioned mail steamers of i the above company maintain a regular service between Calcutta and Japan calling at Penang, Singapore, Hongkong Shanghai en route. FLEET. Tons. Commander. s.s. lapan 6,300 .7. (i. Olifent. 1 s.s. Gregory Apcar 4.606 S. Belson. Arratoon Apcar 4,510 A.
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      1308 6 SHIPPING. Pacific Mall Steamship Co. AKD Toyo Kisen Kaisha (OainKTAL S3 Oo.) VIA INLAND SEA OF JAPAN AND HONOLULU. BEMI-TROPICAL BOUTE. Only line taking the warm SOUTHERN ROUIE across the Pacific via HONOLULU, OAHU, on the most fertile and beautiful island of the Pacific. Through Passage Tickets granted to England,
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      666 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 China Ooast, Persian Gulf, Continental and American Ports. Steamers will leave Singapore on ok aboot MAIL LINES. Outward (for China) Delta Apl. 23 Devanha
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      510 6 j SHIPPING. OX. Norddeutscher Lloyd, E: IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINK The fast and well-known ma.: thi. Company sail fortnightlj fr n Hamburg via Rotterdam, Antwer] Gibraltar. Genoa, Naples, (oonnecti d Ma Naples, Alexandria ani vicx? nm] Suez, Aden, Colonil Penang, Singapon kong, Shanghai, Nagaaax: 4 X be to Yo. v
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    SHARES.
    875 7 MINES. Capital Capita! Idsim Paid n n Inotd paid op Valo« op Company. Qootetfoa 1300,000 300,000 10 10 Belat Tin Mining 00. U4 550 $300,000 225.000 10 10 Braang Limited 625 $600,000 600,000 10 10 Bmseh Hydraulic Tin M. 00. Ltf 800 £500,000 444,76^ 1 1 Daff Development 00.
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    EXCHANGE.
    71 7 (C< umn rr to April 8.) Bank 4, m/e ,rvti demand g Pr: rj»ie crodjia I rc/g w 4' credits 6 m/i 2/4 Frakci, dimuui Bank OiEMJUfT, d«mAnd 237 India, T. T, 174J H. on a Koif«, demand 24^% di«» I -itn,and Java, demand k itm«4 i Boi I
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    PRODUCE.
    139 7 Tu* m buyers $67/0 Gambler 8.16 Gambier On be No. 1 I GumbierOnbe No. 2 no«i]2.<K) Pepper Black (ord*. B'port) 1 1 M> Pepper, White (fair It.N NxitmiBgi(llofcotii«lli.)^, 17.50 Nutmeg* (80 to tU Ik.) 'Zi :>(> M><oe (B&nd&) m« m« m> dooi Oloree (Amboina) Liberiac Oolfee M 25 Tapioc&,
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      479 7 TO LET. TO LET FURNISHED. BRANKSOME Stevens Rd, 5 bedrooms, Gas, Tennis Lawn. ding for 5. Apply OMEGA, c o Free Press. v.c. TO LET v •_< v Lane oif Killiney BoodApp.y Ifl B. N. P.LIAS, oa Street. TO LET. To Let. No. 91 Kobinson Road. k\ Elias, 5 Malacc
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      510 7 WANTED. WANTED FOR MUAR HOSPITAL. Experienced Chineee Dresser, good interpreter. Salary 160 and $10 rent allowance. Apply P. M. 0., Johore. Apl B smw n.c. RUBBER ESTATE. Wanted t purchase interest, with Managership or occupation, m Rabbet Estate or advertiser would purchase small estat*. reairing development. ktidfaaa Bhou bhmin, co
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      301 7 THE YOKOHAMA DOCK CO., LTD. No. 1 DOCK. No. 2 DOCK. Length inside 514 ft. Length Inside 375 ft. Width of entrance, top 95 ft., bott Width of entrance, top 80.5 ft. bott 75 ft. 45.8 ft. Water on blocks 27.5 ft. Water on blocks 20.5 ft. Time to pump
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      56 7 How to Cure a Cold H< a*, careful a^- you can you will occasion ally take cold, and when t aun.li j cine of known reliability, out thai haw no i establish. _i reputation and that ih certain to I effect a quick cure E bl -jit-dieine m l^=u _____e__j
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      1091 7 VESSELSJN PORT. 1 k!,?.' H'/-;M r ..430..h_ Ap I H _U«Mi.U Av..O, Flw&Tona Master Arrived From al|rne l„. w h .o _u_t_L a. ekcr A| M H '"Kl<'.k B« .Yong Seng Bm *80 Angn, Apl_ Pal, ng H ,„^rt,,„ O.eln.CW R° r r ;kW, J A -ng Bangkok!* O.HwkK.an D,,,
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    S. R. A. MEETING.
    658 8 i The annual I_sley of the Singapore] liifle Association i nmmcaiorid oo Friday at Bilestier R.nge, the number of competitors attending being ps i Results up to date. IBobbbm Shapshootisci teams of eight Under cover, three-second apDearing target. 1 B Co Middlesei 19; 2. Co, Midd.
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    LADIES' RIFLE SHOOTING.
    96 8 Iv the Ap-il competition fot the Walker Cup, rWag aaada 189, kbe highest then made by any of the competing clubs <.ir.ee Januury. The scores Wt»t —Mil Cooper 83 Mrs Mclntyre 82; Mrs Maw lev 33; Mis J.uerii > Mrs Hamilton 31 Miss Wemyss o<> The scores
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    TERRIBLE PIRACY.
    1940 8 HYLAM JUNK LOOTED OTY JOHORE. CI.EVV MASSACRED. i One of the worst cases of piracy that has ever occurred ho the vicinity of Singapore, took place not Ur from the harbour limits early ia tho morning of Good Friday. Several unfortunate Hylama weie massacred and a pink Wil
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    GOLF.
    17 8 In the open match handicap finals Dr. Campbell defeated G. R. K. Mugliston by _> ___r»«__rv 1-^
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    181 8 The Dutch cruiser Tromp left for Batavia on Friday morning. His Excellency the Acting Governor, Sir J Arthur Young, visited the Chinese warships j on Saturday. The German fhgship Fuerst Bismarck" jB is expected to pass through Singapore short- I ly homeward bound from China. She is to
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    AT THE ALHAMBRA.
    197 8 An unusually fine programme of Pathe I Freres pictures are at present being pro duced at the Alhambra m Beach Road, the j best we have vtci seen m the Cinemato- j graph lice, m Singapore. Special mention j must be made of the Wright's airship, which
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    CRICKET.
    206 8 S. R. C. v. Y. M. C. A. Played on Saturday on the Recreation Club grouud, ending m a win for the home team, for whom Scharenguivel scored 43. Recreation Club. G. Armstrong runout 1? O. Schaienguivel c van Cuylenburg b Bullmore 43 W. A. Keyt b Beven 2
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    ANOTHER MURDER.
    26 8 A Chinaman was murdered m Synagogue Street on Friday night. He was atabbedin the back. His alleged assailant, also a Chinaman, has been arrested.
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    PERAK TIN.
    30 8 The export of tin for March, advance figures liable to correction, is. Block Tin 7 o4 70 pi k. Tin Ore, Pikuls 26,853 79 Duty $292,868 99, j"
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    LATE SHIPPING ARRIVALS.
    18 8 Apl llth, Brit, ship Ruby 149 tons, Shim- j men from Patani. For Patani _3th.
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      74 8 H. L. COGHLAN COS AUCTION SALESApril 10. Household Furniture kc, at Gaol House, 2 p.m. April 10. Household Furniture Hogan, Tan Tock Seng Hospital 2 p.m. April 14. At Sales-rooms Japanese curios 10-..0 a.m, April 17. At Sales-rooms Japanese curios 10 yO a.m. April 19th. Town Property m China St.
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      285 8 «aao__B_aa__B___BHMMßß_B_Dnß___n^ A Natural Cows Mil. ii i____r~~^ i 4 I fUSSELLSf J. 'H j_ c 5 S *f^> tr ?fc &^J FRF^H *V v E o IN «^§f l nCOui l_ Ci _l-__^ 1P *—o*% I 1 b^h. IHf fj I J^yUZED:IMPf^D^Sft I^___7^____^______. -^^^i___y xtjw ii j^* _____-__r__r r^ss_r -0--^."-i^rf-^^
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