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

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1 8 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
  • 16 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCATILS ADVERTISER. PEN CENTS SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 1909. NO, 6,596
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  • 101 1 The Co unions are debating fiercely the subject of l:quor licensing foes, with the aid of the closure Page 5. The first diy rf the Sirgapore R^ces is reported on p «ge 8. Sugar has been raised in pi ice by retailers, but this has nothing to
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  • 854 1 A The last ch «d u struck, the Bit singer of our ccn'ury ii dead. The barp is left for ether hands to pi her poets t lit re have tean mb\ is in ings tbe general public ham considered to 2OLtiin greater dt |th of Eetling, uiore
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 282 1 |"A NATIONAL SUCCESS" f! iSl.i: MOTOR IVM'KKS, ESIDDELEY^^ijI THE CA 3 \i.ri g [Tr a DlBTi\i'u C; AS:S 1\ THE!\^ELVFS CKERS SONS and MAXIM LTD.. are responsible for the mater i ii. j§ le Agents for the S.S. P.M.S. I ENTRAL ENGINE WORKS, i THE ADELPHI HOTEL. E f^ •The
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    • 175 1 Entertainments. i/iCTORIA THEATREI Six Nights Only! COMMENCING WEDNESDAY, MAY 12 BANDMANNS Merry Little Maids OPERA COMPANY. i The Screamingly Funny Musical conIt 1 1 u coction jJjl^Q THE DANDY DOCTOR -l o The Dandy Doctor has cured more people of Melancholia than any Doc- tor in the World. Tiiiin The
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    • 183 1 Entertainments. To-nigh t To-nigh t THIS PROGRAMME NEW PICTURES, 2ND SHOW AT 9.30 P.M. 1. Overture. 2. The Invisib'e Thief. 8. Bostock s Dangerous Anima's, Daring operation on an Arizona Rattle-Snake. 4. A Jealous Husband. 5. Film d'Art THE FEAR. 6. William's Suicide. 7. Launching of the Man-of-War Voltaire" 8.
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    • 79 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. The steamship Henrich Menzell is to be sold by auction at Calcutta on June 4th Page 3. Wanted a dog-cart Scotchman desires employment Page 3 list of works for sale Page 4. The Ipofa will wait on Saturday for passengers from the Races. Launch at 6 p.m. Page
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 323 1 THE WEEK. Wednesday, 12th Bieb Wator:— l 45 «,4 12 p S.V.I. Company Extended Order Drill. Lodge Zetland Regular, 8.30 p Bandmann Opera Company opens. Thursday, 13th High Water— 2 50 a., 551 p Races Second Day. Pi I Mail Homeward closes 3 p Chinese Prayer Mtg., Prinsepst Church 7.3
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  • 684 2 -parto Grass. The following eitr.: a the Field: From time t one ban i and paper on the other to turn to useful account a very common pes' I < Impf-rati ami ■>, which might be call ed the tropical couch gl A takes possession of
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  • 300 2 Result oi thb Two ThousahdGi [NEAB Tlif two thousand guineas stakes of 103 sovs. rich, for ♦■ntire colts and fillies, colts 9st ftUiea Etet Mb. London, Wednesday, '2- h April. His Majesty's, brc Minoru, by Cylleni Mother Biegel II- Jones 1 Duke of Portland's be Pbaleron, by Oallinnle-
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  • 321 2 11 For years I suffered cruelly from rheumatic gout says Mrs. E. Phillips, of 7, New Riverside, Springfield, Wellington, Somerset. England, who has been a nurse for eight years. 1 The pains in my legs were so awful that I couldn't stand. I was as helpless as a
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 8 2 VIOLINS. Ccmplete Student Outfits at a moderate price.
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    • 153 2 YONG FONG, Photographic Studio. High-Class Photographs and Enlargements. 79, SOUTH BRIDGE ROAD. Mar 3 NOTICE. On Tuesday, the 25th May 1909, a quantity of about 2,950 kilograms of rubber from the Government ficus-elastiea plantations in Java will be publicly so!d at Batavia. Particulars may be had at the Consulate General
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    • 648 2 TRADE fi .(^lu-yj fIIVIARK Singapore Kumpers Co. Kuala Lumpur Federated Engineering Co. NOTWES. STRAITS STEAMSHIP Co., Ltd. NOTICE. For the convenience of passengers returning from the Races to the F. M. S. and Penang the departure of s.s. Ipoh will be postponed till 6-15 p.m. on Saturday the 15th j-tant.
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    • 520 2 NOTWES. NOTICE, fn the Goods of Vavena Secimder, (Deceased) Notice is hereby given that all creditors; and I other persons having any claims or demands upon or against the estate of Vavena Secunder deceased late of No. 194, Telok Ayer Street, Singapore, who died on the 6ih day of July
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    • 537 2 INSUR2JNQES. FEDERAL LIFE Assurance Company of Canada. ESTABLISHED 168S. Capital ai\d Assets exceed 4,000,000 Gold Dollars. J. EL EVANS, Manager, SmtA BlfCfni Affe The BOBNBO Co., General Agents. Mar I M NEW ZEALAND INSURANCE CO., LTD. FIRE AND MARINE. YANS-TSZE INSURANCE ASSOC. LTD. MARINE. CHINA FIRE INSURANCE CO., LTD. FIRE.
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    • 435 2 BANKS. Internationa! Banking Corporation. CAPITAL and SURPLUS GOLD $6,500,003. Head Office .—6O Wall London Office Threadneodi. Bishopsgate Street Wit! London Baxkk kh National Bank of England Ltd. jreign Business Transited. DEPOSITS. Current Deposit 400 tod Interest allowed on the daii\ rate of 2 per annum. Deposits received for ti\ which
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  • 157 3 Report] MTH f •_> ur. r< mt a I 366 feet I W t unuU ring, ffl ntting, a ■> ovls Jrive 6i foot making a total I I k rries vie* body of stone. t .9 value ck. coming down Tbtt lias been
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    • 14 3 A Bargain. Stoq have a bargain. When 2 of Chambe: da's Colic **ii seTera
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    • 384 3 din. &SJjju M I i /^^tf^- -*7 her. i lj> v Mother iHr^V^l I it'3 s *§a-- i»r-< 1 v- r f r ehOdren IS©] B from narcotics or poison < lid. It is the great remedy the world over for colds, coughs, croup, whooping-cough, > grippe, and all bronchial
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    • 416 3 JUST ARRIVED Japanese Fancy Articles. The invoice includes a large collection of beautifully carved i Cherry wood Furniture handsome bronze and brass ornaments ladies' frog-skin purses superior silverware carved ivories eggj shell porcelain tea services &c. FOR SALE PRIVATELY AT OUR SALEROOM Exceptionally low prices. Inspection invited. POWELL Co., Auctioneers.
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    • 350 3 FOR SZILE. FOR SALE. The Hulk Tancarville as she now lies off Pulo Samboe. For further particulars apply to lhe Asiatic Petroleum Coy., Ltd., 14, Collyer Quay. Mar 17 uc WANTED. I WAN 1 ED Dogcart, mu-t be in good condition and cheap. State particulars Mac c/o Singapore Free Press."
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    • 234 3 SPECIAL REDUCTIONS. "HUMBER" /O 72 a/?c/ 20 H. P. NEWLY ARRIVED UTEST MODEL. Owingto facilities for turning out large numbers of these famous Cars in order to meet the growing demand, (2ost of Production has been reduced to a point which enables them to be offered to the public at
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  • 20 4 Domestic Occurrences. Birth. On May 10th, at No. 25-2, Sophia Koad to Mr. and Mrs J. A. McCully, a daughter.
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  • 1128 4 The Singapore Free Press. Wednesday, May 12, 1909. I: t!i« P; ess the People's hv influence anrl anbribed ljv gain patriot 'i ruth h jr'to'io'.i!, precept dt»w 0 Pledged to Religion Loyalty and I Socialists aud Libour meinbars, independent, radical or federated, have been having a bad time of it
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  • 1219 4 A Chinaman living at 113 10, North, Bridge Road, reports that his house was entered on Monday night aud §3 40 taken. The Hon. A. R. Adams, m. l. c, has joined the Board of Directors of tha Pmang Gazette Press, Ltd. More than half of the leading Chinese merchants
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  • 14 4 Caftf n iseu es. The present capital c ies, fully paid I-
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  • 132 4 The German cruiser rived from Colombo yesterday i ed in the roads. She exehau Fort Canning. The iug tli3 flag of \li,u Admiral von The Admiral lai shortly before one o'clock ai ird of-bon ur 1; Regiment, with the colour an salute was fired from Port
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  • 63 4 SLOW AS THE LONDON COURTS. The oiseof Sir! Pallis^r was Sercomba Smith w yesterday. Mr Tarrer Bm asked for a t settle aaent bang an parties. l>±lay, for oppose the applicitiuD, 1 only one settlement c mid ment for hie CO!-" His Lordship meuced in Juae 1908. V, «>u of
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  • 50 4 ment in the Sup: case of A. Parroau an Alagappa Chettj. aside a mcr house and bu the grounds that h> oaortgai Mr K plaintiffs and Mi V. I) 8 His Lordship lu-i invested in the n she was entitled I uiesed with claim granted with c
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  • 100 4 Lob Field- Marshal Lerd large and enthusia- jj Wycombe in fur' Forces, eaid he had the panying the r and he saw th» an Emperor'a army. Tib of armed and trained mei what the rest of thI ence l>etween our owe wae, that we were until a
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  • 41 4 HE. the Governor i called the tadong apt,* 1 io w I on the Golf Lir Latuaj? House or enake is a cobra, and oi; known species. We U >st stepped on t it 1 Bttfta.
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  • 23 4 A IN ;al telegram to the i 1 Hongkong states that coDsent*-.! I be godfather Id the Dutch I > rinceBB. Inspector McLaan, Tat,
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 230 4 PLAYERS NAVY MIXTURE TOBACCO In lb. PatentllAir-ti&ht Tins. Obtainable from all first-class Tobacconists. PRICE: *i*i CP/?/S DBF titl* ;M Sole Agents, I JOHN LITTLE Co. "i YOU MAY HIRE A PHOTOGRAPHY. pi AWO AIIEST and MO/I^ V/NLY European firm ¥1¥ T^Y* of its kind in this Co- Ov/ 1 lony,
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  • 40 5 ar Licensing Pees, is legrapk t's) \l iceu it 615 p.m. me of Comm >ns the debate on nu e uried :\ing i than i I i'- 1 e trried tn i '^position protests. ed by 206 votes
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  • 17 5 in. 1 the price of ti varym. farthing to a :ad. iritb any lulget li
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  • 20 5 led. KAISER ATI M r 11, 10 1 ..i.m. m of G to a Hern rho lan I
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  • 22 5 FOREST FIRES IN HAMPSHIRE. rning for Five Da out. in northern urteon milesre 1 d lestroyed. have keen lighting bat the ism.
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  • 57 5 I and is ->ful stay here. The Dandy is ticb, whilst i i t the more splendid fuu. It is 1 in that it g rea the to shovv their abi- an exceptheir own m- j I for the successexceptional uty cf ;.vf> musical .11 scenic
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  • 97 5 not unkind, but 9 I viug ttion. and the full 5 t Da caused by i] but unsuen the Kingship of y brought out by the t the In the dual role of I ill Rassendjll Mr. roved himseil an actor of u always digniisea were he Duke
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  • 52 5 rted note that tfcs d will be competed for on 3 in !ZF. for the first round is as i m Upleton. n. v. H. V,. Silmond. 1 .11. I>. Jones. K onie v. V. emit. Yok Sunner v. winner of Mar ■Si irdaj ind BmaOt^ lid
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  • 124 5 A COMPROMISE POSSIBLE. The Times Attitude. IBj 9 i mnr.i- T uph K mter's) M ij 11, 10 17 am. Beater leumi that a meeting has been arranged to take a Berlin on May 13 of the represeatat *rr< be German, Anglo Chines?, Ffanca-Chinese banks and the
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  • 44 5 Peking, May 2. The Board of Military AlTiirs has ordered nineteen Krupp guns from Germany. They are to be sent to China by the Siberian Riii It is proposed to change all the old guns in the forts throughout the Empire.
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  • 143 5 Chas Boon vs. Robe i Clxjnis. Readers are acquainted with the particulars of the case in which Mr. Robert. Ross Clunis obtained an order for the extradiction of Mr. Koh Chan Boon to the British Conur Court at Bangkok, on the ground of alleged embezzlement of moneys
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  • 167 5 Question of Security. The Osaka Asabi notes that Lloyd's have opened an important insurance business in Japan and is competing with low rates, which it describes as a characteristic of Lloyd's. On the ground that the insurance contracts are concluded in London, Lloyd's did not
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  • 37 5 Mw Medal. C. Emerson 18 71 tdie 85 8 77 D.Kerr 84 10 78 r.ibbe V. 78 plus 4 82 Sir A. Young io. 90 6 84 The ladies' medal is postponed till next
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  • 86 5 I of the Raffles School opposed the Special Cl«83 No I in the competition for the B ifflas Football Laague on Monday. In the firsi half both goals were frequented but no tore resulted. On resuming the the Malaya pressed vigorously and notched the first goal. No sooner had
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  • 41 5 The outputs from the Pusing Lama and Posing Bharn Tin Mines for the mouth of April wen as followi Posing Luiu 444 pikuls, won by the Company, plus 235 pikuls, won by the tribotors. Poains Bbaru 532 pikuls.
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  • 1390 5 AT H LETIC NOTES. There wraa m >re tbau one anezpected re. salt in the home foatbill on April the tenth Thus Northampton at home lost to PortsI oath ami thragh the result can hardly id in the deposition of the Cobblers, it eant a lot to tin Frattou Park
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  • 423 5 Taking advantage of the half holiday resterday, two matches were played on the Esplanade. The Y. M. C. A. beat the 3. C. C. after a close gams and the S.R.C )eat the Cathedral Choir. S. C. C. IG. May b Scharenguivel 3 B. L. Williams bF. W. Jansz
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  • 42 5 Taro Chinese, Leah Heng alias Ng Kim Sweeaud Lok Ki Seng, were recently arrested in Penang in connection with the piracy and murder caee which occurred on !hh ultimo. They were before Mr C. F. Green, yesterday, and remanded.
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 23 5 I A Popular Amencan Remedy. a prom in. nt drn^ SJiJ^owb. V a .,l\> For %j have sold and recommendColic, Cholera and H-ar-
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    • 37 5 Relief from Rheumatic Pains. The great pain relieving power of Chamberlain's Pain Halm is clearly shown in cases sciatica and inflammatory rheumatism, both of which are extremely painful, but one 1;,,.,*;™ *f fhi'a linimpnt 01VPR rplipf and
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    • 38 5 Don't Put It Off. Don't allow twenty-four boars to elapse without Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Kemedy in your home. True, you may not need it within that time, but it is better than any doctor's prescription and
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    • 169 5 4B> ROBINSON Co. is. New Delivery. "I ROBES I y\ DAINTILY MADE W I White Lawn Plain Colored Zephyr Striped Zephyr. Effectively Trimmed %M, EACH ONE DIFFERENT. IDO YOU KNOW THE MERITS OF TK£ OLIVER m*-~ iiiii«i™iiiM..-i 1 V f jS//rip/y Perfect Perfectly Simple* J ENOUGH SAID. 1 Can be
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  • 256 6 j t at irefl Hit .I Di Banardo*i Ko« w ill be you can find i ia V'ur valuable iow- letter which has beer. g ,ver Hm wmA I I peel bom y^^i^ ot po, end the national and benefie* bOßfl T, n was" f :it.-l bj
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 279 6 On the Berth. FOR LONDON, HULL AND AN! WEEP. GLEN GAK due at on or about 30th May and will have prompt despatch for above ports. nt accommodation for saloon ■fl i class fare Singapore to London For BOUSTEAD k Co., Ag< Ma- W 1--" LKJE iiinxi ITHAXPTOI LOHDOH A
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    • 580 6 SHIPPING. Apcar Line. The undermentioned mail steamers of the above company maintain a regular service between Calcutta and Japan calling at Penang, Singapore, Hongkong Shanghai en route. FLEET. Tons. Commander. p.s. Japan 8,800 J. G. Olifeni s.s. (in Apcar 4,606 S. H. Belson, s.s. Arratoon Apcar 4,510 A. Stewart. s.s.
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    • 645 6 SHIPPING. Norddeutseher Lloyd, Bremei IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE The fast and well-known mail steamers o this Company Bail fortnightly from Bremen Hamburg via Rotterdam, Antwerp, Southampton Gibraltar, Genoa, Naples, (connection Marseilles Naples, Alexandria and vice versa) Port Said Suez, Aden, Colombo, Penanj?, Singapore, Hcng kon^, Shaaghai, Nagasaki Kob« to Yckoham?
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    • 1259 6 SHIPPING. HAMBURG AMERIKA LINE, HAMBURG. The steamers of this Company n.^intain a regular service beiVMBl Hamburg, Br» men Antwerp, and Rotterdam, and the Mra.ts. China and Japan. Homewards, they are despatched fortnightly for Havre and Hamburg and once a month for Bremerhaven direct, calling at Penang an<3 Colombo. Taking cargo
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    • 483 6 SHIPPING. OCEAJS STEAM SHIP Co. Ltd China Mutual St fur. C: Th< "S |fel MM il Japan every Wttl HB h n Ja}>an I for L. i n. i—toiiinm and A T I t Genoa, Marseilles an<i I for Ma? ivre an<! One dutwftni itoa every 2s I Vancouver, Seattle
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  • 950 7 MINES. S*™_f 1 v7* P ld Companr. Qoxtatios Issue J paid ap Viim ap $300,000 300,000 10 10 Belat Tin Mining 00. Ltd 775 1300,000 225,000 10 10 Bruang Limited 6.58 $600,000 600,000 10 10 Bruseh Hydraulic Tin M. 00. Ltd 750 i 5 00,000 144 769 1 1
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  • 69 7 (COBBECTED OP TO May 10.) Back 4 m/s m 24^ demand 2/3£ Private credits 3 m/i 2 J-,*, credits 6 m/i 2/4*-"-"an an, dsin&nd Bank.-, £92 )-iM_jrT,dB_uani 237 EHDIA.T.T, M gananona, tiwmni m M 21$ die. hama, demand nom. 113| Java, demand |f<M •kok 1 demand Gsi Soverej ak
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  • 135 7 May 11. $67.50 Gambier M M M 9.12* Qa_nb-H Cube Vo 1 Gambier Cui* He I 12.20 Pepper iack (ord'n. S'pora) 1 1 .374 Pepper, Whifa (Ml 17 6 1 Uarinagi 110 to the ik.)^, r; Nutmegs (80 to ths 22.5* Mace (uanda) m M M nom (Ar-cboina) Liberia*
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 245 7 C. ORDERS. CornI lOtfc M M \htM date, nee B Dg week Lieut. 1). T. L I I and I tttery Drill and I ition will be -rgeant, S. V. A having h*>en duly o on ti: this >wa PLiliips and :ion. don. inted 6 from this date. A B
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    • 597 7 TO LET. TANJONG PAGAR DOCK BOARD. TO LET rat floor otlices and godowu at No. 6, Collyer Qttay. For fartl ex particulars apply i j W. G NIVEN, Si ore! iry. Sin^ap :h Slay, 1909. M u.c. TO LET Baropean sea Bide residence 17, leratc Estate partly furnished. Immediate entry.
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    • 83 7 I "> CAN NOW BE OETAINED AS FOLLOWS: l^^^v^' ure Sterilized. In tins of one pint, B IliJ^^Sßfe^^'-ii tumbler, and cup size. I Ei?^raNP Condensed Unsweetened in noS QGE BP' minal one pound half pound tins. 1 ii^ GlENlcswisS Condensed Sweetened in nominal Jg one p OUR d tins. Telf.grams:
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    • 126 7 DE KONIHKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. CJNDEii COKTEACr "^ITM THB NeTHKELANDS INDIA GOVBRNM«NT. Agents at Singapore, The Shipsa^ency, Limited, 2-3. Collyer Quay. THE UNDERMENTIONED DATEi OF DEPAKTU;:;- AES ONLY APPHOXIKA K Bkouwer Moeara-Sabi, Simpang, and Djambi j Laurens Pit... Iliouw, Prigi-Radja and Kengat May 18 HUMPHIUS Bitavia, Samarang and Soc-rabaia (passengers on!
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • 903 7 VESSELS l^N PORT. Man-of-war Flag and Tons Commander* Amvfyi ,:n ScharnboEvt mi. ll«; •> M.t.tss 11 Colombo il *****) F '^T Tons Master Arrivei |nm Consijfnee When Ban Hong Liong Brit 710 Rnshton Mayl«i R Low Sum kl2 BataTier Brit 216 Simpson May 10 N T. Hoc Nat anas 11
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  • 1710 8 FIRST BAYS RESULTS, •be Singap >re C üb's Sprier 13 ■'■is rery s it yastei ly, B tin t l n be but fortunately d 1 m down. The c bad I tag up, 11m met era .slow. The after: •'U > rathci warn an>: I ■•> wis
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  • 1364 8 Motoring in a Distant Outpost of the Bi;ITIHH EMPIEB. In the olden days, when the countries now generic-ally referred to as the Straits were vaguely known to studious people at home as Bfalaooa," Johore was, es it is to day, an independent state, and the island of
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  • 157 8 It is stated by the Nagasaki Press that the Genyo-niaru, sister s-hip to the Tenyo-maru iu couise of construction at the Mitsu Bishi Dockyaid Engine Works, and originally designed to bum liquid fuel, is now being altered to burn coal, in coc sequence of the heavy import tariff
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  • 106 8 Mr R Frohlich of Penang successfully accomplished the swim from the fiigstaff jetty to the Shimming Club bungalow at Tanjong Buagah. There was a strong breeze aud a he ivy swell, and at one time heavy rain as wall, but Mr Frohlich, who swam with a stroDg breist stroke, managed
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  • 276 8 We have long been pre-eminent in that region, but here, as elsewhere, our commerce is now compelled to take account of German enterprise. Many well-informed people will be astonished to learn the measures Germany has already taken to get a footing in Persia. It is the
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 13 8 Ladies who are about to l>eeonie mothers ;in<l thnqp <i->nraf?ftoua women who nurse
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    • 6 8 H. L. COGHLAN <§>> GO'S AUCTION SALES-
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    • 539 8 Netherlands Guttapercha Company, Limited. SINGAPORE RUBBER WOBKSJ India "Rubber Tyres, all kinds and shapes for Carriages, Motor Ca RE-TREADING MOTOR TYRES. All kinds of I. R. Buffers and Springs for Railways etc. India Rubber Sheets for Pumps, Valves, etc., also with wire and i Moulded India Rubber Goods, Valves, Rings
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
    • 69 8 PASSENGERS. Per Bharata Messrs Baring, Greene, Dolt, Phelan, Kim Thye, Scott, Young, Danley^ Faber, Goreys, Ross Clunies, Hon. A. R. Adams, Smith, Coyne, Cowan, Thomas, Frith, Arnold, Quentrell, Lopez, Meedames Babtz'. Meyerp. Stephens, Fitzgerald, Miles. Beach, Gregory, Romaine, Hinckoe, Edwards. Birkbeck, Murray, Florence, Magill, Robertson, Wellington, E. North, D. North,
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