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

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1 8 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
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    Masthead
    16 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, MAY 18, 1909. NO. 6,601
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    128 1 THE DAY' S NEWS. A shipping s*rike has broken ut amonget the crews of the French At Untie ships.— Page 5. A gang robbery and murder took place m < Ipoh yesterday. Pige 5. Legislative Council met, yesterday and discussed further votes for Penang wharves. P*ge 5. Tin Bind m
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    A PHILOSOPHER AT AN AUCTION.
    774 1 1 shall never tot smiles. It 1 furniture 1 :iow j ,ng, white men, brown nee, yellow men,b. m iges and rikisha, or bicj I forlorn little figure ij. vn Li*. oa verandah, .uriouadecj hv nent of miseellaneci ore an iir of mingled d< md
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      242 1 KATZ BROS., Ltd. 1 7\ Fresh Stock ol I O— IN HANDY IM_|P E~DS PACKETS I _-*t a_> W •> I VEGETABLE SEED? FLOWER SEEDS. I 35 cts. 35 W Gloxinia 35 I tomatoes 35 Carnation 35 30 Phlox Drummondii 35 15 Aster, Little Gem 35 stard 15 Sun Flower
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    • Advertisement
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      223 1 Entertainments. VICTORIA THEATREi Positively Last Two Nights. Maurice E. Bandmann presents for tbe First Time m Singapore BANDMANN'S Merry Little Maids COMIC OPEKA COMPANY. 60 ARTISTES, ENCLUDING BALLET OF 24. TUES. "WALTZ DREAM. MD. GRAND POT POURRI m Last Performance and Farewell lo of tbe Merry Little Maids. In which
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      151 1 Entertainments. fill WIM l-l-ll»l-M-__ga--WI_--_<-WMM-VW.IIIIIII- ■■■-M-«WCTa-M--i-g-» To-Night! To-Night!',! PROGRAMME. MARLBOROUGH CINEMATOGRAPH, BEACH ROAD. Change of Programme Tfl-NlfHT andFvery ONE PAYMENT FOR BOTH SHOWS THE PREMIER PUCE FOR A PLEASANT EVENING. POPULAR PRICES. I W l__P .A miii mm %m m tA *Mtf *m» mM %m* «r a jt Tl g SS
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      84 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Little's Oriental balm Page 6. Houses to let m Tanglin Page 7. 1 Coghlan's auction list Pagt The Giletto safety razor at Robinson and Company's Page 5. Bandmann Company to-night The Walt/. Dream Page 1. Government tenders and Municipal notice re dog licensing Page 2 At the Wayang
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
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      378 1 THE WEEK. S.V A. Battery Diill D.R.F. S.R E. (V) Lecture on Electric Light, 5.15 p S.R E. (V) Recruits Drill, 5.15 p S.V.I. Company Extended Order Drill. Bandmann Opera Company, Waltz Dream. Chinese Prayer Mtg M ddle-rd Churcb, T.3u p Piayer Meeting, M. E. Church, 5 p Bandmann Opera
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    KRAMAT PULAI, LIMITED.
    270 2 iKT OF THE l)lh of t uupany, which at the ang ol the Company, lon on Friday, April 16th, cou.ottowing: Ti trom tribute were oi ore on hand, ol Ihe preliminary experi- approximately TV. land 5 Mining. r was ada.o the p rk was commenced 1 Monitor
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    PLANTATION RUBBER OUTPUT.
    228 2 M y ol Peradeniya aud the F. Bi. S and Mr Ferguson, C m ca, v London on the occasion of Mr Ferguson's lecture on Ceylon. Here is what Mr goson writes to our contemporary of the interview Mr Carruthers considers that the extent of rubber planted
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    MURDER OF BOY NEAR RANGOON.
    94 2 I Beddhiet priest wm -red one noon m his Monastery, Ban ill ti b, on charge of ne ol the noT-oef, thirteen yean peculiar circumstances. It :ip--0 led C Might bird m >ol- 1 r > the Monastery and killed i The priest, incensed at
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      312 2 'Wco'i-. Utkoti I; raci uta m 1 unj rr.'i. ci qui.!. Tfc pOWELpI -Dil. JL _3_f_i JH 1 m&k%l&mmm*Mm\iJmi? f "r^ Of Chen f"' 1, C the same diseases as these drugs i C In forty-eight hours without C C inconvenience. C C Eacb Capsule bears the name f UID
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      660 2 I 'l^ ,lll, "lftL mmmi I TAILORS y fjf AND f I 1 OUTFITTERS. m &3 S__OOCff___ll-CiVBB_-KB__ Singapore. NOTIGES. J j 0 1 'ERNMENT NO TICE." j Applications will be received at the Master Attendant's Office up to the 31st M^.y for the j post of Usher and Malay Interpreter
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      608 2 NOTICES. NEW YEAR SPORTS. May 24th, at, 2 p.m. The postponed New Year Sports will be leld on the Race Course ou Monday, May 1 1th. Subscribers' Tickets to the grand stand md the Native Ladies' stand may be obtained )f the Honorary Secretaries Mr. W. Makepeace (Free Press Office)
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      404 2 INSURZINGES. FEDERAL LIFE Assurance Compaivy of Canada. _BJ_HHBD 188 S. Capital and Assets exceed 4,000,000 Gold Dollars. J. K. EVANS, Manager, South fiutfrl Asia. The Borneo Co., General Agents. Mar 1 1.6 NEW ZEALAND INSURANCE CO.. I FIEE AND MARINE. YAKS-TSZE INSURANCE ASSOC. iTO. MARINE. mU f£t INSURANCE CC. LTD.
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      356 2 BANKS. I International 1 Banking Corporation. I CAPITAL and SURPLUS I GOLD $6,500,000. I Head Offici; 6O Wall i London Office Threadu< Biahop London 1 National Bank of England Ltd. General Foreign Business Tra:.Cubi f.nt Deposit I st allowed on the dai rate of 2 per annum. Deposits received for
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    STRAITS STETTLEMENTS ASSOCIATION.
    264 3 "traits was held m the after- at the In 8.4 y. ar. on el ttee, remaikar hand > proto take it as read. have come 1 he past year hive and the questions ■d to us You will see from were e to an j Bill, I
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      458 3 Straits Photographic Studio. BBiargea Views of Biugipore, 0 BE OBTAINED AT "<~o. 67, Coleman Street, Singapore. Dark Room for use of Tourists. Developing and Printing from Amateur's own negatives at shortest notice. Charges moderate. 26 M. BOLTERS ariety of Dainty Snacks, Including: Smoked Herrings. Smoked Salmon. Smoked Salami. Roquefort Cheese,
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      779 3 AUCTIONS. (TEAK HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE The Property, of P. H, Elobihbon, Esq. AT "CHER-TON" SYED ALLIE ROAD On Saturday, 22nd May, at 2 p. nt. Comprising: Polished sideboard, teak dinner WBggcn, polished dining room table, sel of bentwood standard chairs, teak cabinet, litted mirrors, ebonised double music stool, rattar i settees
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      303 3 Estate of Shaik /bdulla Birahim Ba-Ashin (Deceased.) AUCTION SALE OF One Undivided Elghkh Share oa Nos. 35 and 36, Cross Street; for 099 years, Xo. 235, Bochore Boad for 999 years, Nos. 39, 40, 41 and 42, Clyde Street for 699 years aud Nos. 39, 40 and 41, Arab Street
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      568 3 ASPINALL'S GENUINE 111 ll /.Nli t (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.) j*"Sr, a-k-Bk _>*_ rf _a_* s irf____& _Ri__f^_H^
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  • Domestic Occurrences.
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      Births.
      34 4 At Brighton on the 16th inst., the wife of C. G. May of a daughter. CROCKATT. On 24th March, at No. 16, Maye-Machi, Kobe, the wife of J. L. Crockatt, of a daughter.
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    • Obituary
      Death.
      15 4 Merrylees. At Runny mede," Penang, on May 12, Edith G. Merrylees, aged 45 years.
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    The Singapore Free Press Tuesday, May 18, 1909.
    1550 4 The Singapore Free Press Tuesday, May 18, 1909. Here shall the Press the People's n^nt U .awed by influence and unbrlbee by g.iin Here patriot Truth h-' plorioui ptetent dra I'lefl^ed to Religion Loyalty jna I •> The three Emperors have been indulging m a little self-congratulation on the successful
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    391 4 The statement made m yesterday's issue that Sir Arthur and Lady Evelyn Young were at the Uaces on Saturday was incorrect. Neither His Excellency nor Lady Evehn at .ended. A lard manufacturer m Hongkong, found m possession of decomposed pig, has Governor General Smith of the Philippines has visited Sir
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  • Correspondence.
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      GROSS DISRESPECT.
      439 4 To the Enn I U I you kindly allow m^ to draw a-i. through the medium to the of the Str tary funerals. Ou Tuesday a DA 5 pm. on its way to Bidadari At this point a gham bi n.< I pan tl party, but there not
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      199 4 SHERRIES. I Palma Black Seal. j Pale Dry Blue Manzanilla White Montilla Black Pale Fino Blue Pale Gold Bark Yellow Amontillado Brown Manzanilla (Mark S. C.) White Manzanilla (Pale Dry Supr.) Yellow Vino de Pasto Blue Amontillado (Very Supr.) Red Also lower grades for Cooking purposes. CHOICE OLD DINNER SHERRIES.
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      160 4 I THE "MANSION" j Entrance Oxley Rise and River Valley j Roa! A BOARDING HOUSE WITH 25 Comfortable and well appointed Rooms. The Dining and Drawing Rooms are spacious and well furnished, the latter commanding a view of the Town and Harbour. Situated on high ground and apart from I
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    TRIUMPH OF TRIPLICE.
    33 5 SPLENDID PRESTIGE. (Bj 8 coived a' J am. ■nflflC li» aifihasise Trip}} AU'mace poses--1 tl I I lam. parol Fran/ Jos- i liser I tanne] a a. tlterable ncerely recipro-
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    EARL ROBERT' GOLDEN WEDDING.
    12 5 ters print most sympathetic i nboof ag to-day.
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    MURDER AND GANG ROBBERY.
    47 5 place venter liv near r*a hut was entered and a Chinese! we hay legraph public for the .iy. lp to now all n the E. E. Teleacca or Penang. The Singapore into a picks up the to all w fl ail alteris chea]
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    BROTHER v. BROTHER.
    67 5 over a ssm the matter iv the 1 Ba. is and put up with bis horn he entrusted a 1 Saturdaj he q ex imioing it, i&th-__i the to his moted tvne charged him and sought which w ed. ►yor, wa pa ■_ed that Serturn under the
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    THE GOVERNOR'S RETURN.
    33 5 v returns to the Colony d the P. vv < >. mail steamer :aed by his two daughters. .c landing will be an he hour of o the time of arrival of
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    REV. F. B. MEYER MISSION.
    147 5 grata that •he pui a. tend the when h, as he has not a beyond those required been found m have been arrader Street. Bote] his rethe loss of a gold pen led at U r partner of nd Co., haa accepted an I o!
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    FRENCH STRIKERS.
    55 5 THE POST OFFICE. (By Sibmarme Telegraph.-— U-uter's) Phfl Itrikfln m the Paris Postal DepartBOt fa iv- bflflfl reduced m number to i an I xpacted that the service will be normal 1 0-da\ Dismissals of the strikers continue. nake iv Franca is practically over now and there are
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    SHIPPING NOW.
    34 5 Rec. May 17, 6.25 p.m. In consequence of a strike of seamen and :iremen on the French transatlantic liners, OB] -'via Trmsatlantique is laying up aU its ships now at Sa Nazuro.
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    THE ADANA OUTRAGES.
    41 5 The Sultan of Turkey, on receiving cordially an Armenian deputation, promised to Ifl a proclamation to the M i^dmansto iin from murder and pillage, and enIniog on them the necessity of living m inrmony with the non- Moslems.
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    DISTINGUISHED JAPANESE IN EUROPE.
    17 5 Rec. Maj 17, 2 50 p.m. Prince and Princess Nashimoto have left .ua.
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    MAGISTRATE'S APPEALS.
    244 5 CONY* :iv CTPHELD. Appeals from the decisions of police magistrates occupied the attention of MiJustice Sercombe Smith m tho Supreme I yesterday. a Hastings Rhodes, Doputy Public Prosecutor, appeared on behalf of the Cro Mr. Campbell represented three Chinese, Ko Mon Ek, Ko Kok Choon and Ko See
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    MASONIC JUBILEE.
    130 5 The Distric' Grand Lodge of the Eastern Archipelago was founded m 1858 and has therefore now been established 50 years. In celebration of the Jubilee the members of the Craft will attend service at St. Andrew's Cathedral on Ascension Day, Thursday next, at iipm, all Freemasons and members
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    183 5 The Maharaja of Tikari Wealth Behar Zemindar was married at Lucknow on M _j tc Miss Elsie Forrester Thompson to be known hitherto as Srimati Sita Dcvi, according to Hindu-Aryan rites and m the presence of a gathering of the Maharaja's i Dersonal friends. A I c are glad to
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    626 5 Monday, M w 17th, 19 PRKHKN'T His Excellency th<; Acting-Governor, Capt. Sir A. li. Young. The Hon'ble the A .j I Sec, W. Eva the Attorney-General W. J. Napier. the Col. Treasurer J. O. Anthonisz. n the 1. Engineer A. Murray. Tan Jiak Kirn. T. S. Baker. E.
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    144 5 Under the propcsad Chinese Naturalization Code, it is provided that Chinese may be naturalized foreign subjects and vice versa. lutermarriages between Chinese aud foreign subjects are a'so allowed. It is laid down that undertakings of voluntary consent must ba made m all cases and must be placed on record with
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    A Bargain.
    50 5 When you can save from 2*5 to 50 per cent od any article, you have a bargain. When you buy a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy at the regularprice, you will probably save several times its r»nß_ m doctor's hilta hpfnrp th« enrvimpr ie nxrcxr
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    THE LATE Mr. C. E. SPOONER, C.M.G.
    278 5 THE LATE Mr. C. E. SPOONER, C.M.G. The death of Mr. Spoorier caused universal grief m Kuala Lumpur. All fixtures on Saturday were postponed ol of respect to his memory. Th« Malay Mail m the course of long and appreciative notices of has career has the following: The dominant note
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    THE MERRY WIDOW.
    217 5 The Bandmann Opera Company essayed a task rather beyond their strength last night m The M«ry Widow." The scenes were bright and aheerful, and the dresses gay and— not altogether Marsovian. The dances went merrily and the action of the piece did not drag. Nevertheless the music
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    F. M. S. RUBBER.
    58 5 The returns of cultivated rubber for the F. M. S. are.— April 09. 4 mo. 09. 4 mo. CB. Perak lbs 57,173 243,134 137,507 Selangor 292,674 993,496 551,730 Negri S. 79,209 340,695 275,943Totals 429,056 1,577,325 965,180 being an increase over the corresponding period of last year
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    287 5 Oa Saturday the boys of Outram road school will hold a sports meeting m celebration of Empire Day. No formal invitations have yet been issued and it has not been decided yet whether they will, but friends who like to go will be welcomed. His Honour. Judge Skinner Turner and
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    Relief from Rheumatic Pains.
    23 5 The great pain relieving power of Chamberlain's Pain Balm is clearly shown m cases of sciatica and inflammatory rheumatism,
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
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      22 5 I A Popular American Remedy. i >■■■■■ than, praiiimwl drag' •tli. Va.. i s. A., -a\s- ■For years I have sold and rppnmmpnd.
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      155 5 iROBINSON&Co. I The "Gilette" Safety Razor. The Gilette Safety Razor is made of solid metal, triple silver plated, and is supplied Ik M with 12 blades each with two edges m M, 3 Every blade set ready for use. i/ Each Razor Is supplied with a Patent Razor Blade Holder
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    COMPANY NOTES.
    281 6 I ES. Rubber E don at par „25. shar. authorised total j of which 26,000 will bt Mih i king capital and the paymera osefl and brokerage. Or balance te all pai I jrs m pa auction o; I at the rate r annum on the amount for
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    A MAN-EATING TIGER
    87 6 AVo re terrible to a Neuralgia pains that s quivering and cause brain Knd bedy to cry out for aental c always efficient relief, the ever i m time of pain. You really can't you only rill pay for ii I And* atoenrea hikaring m the an
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      97 6 71P/1 RTMENTS. Boa: i i" either -ingle or mar: HAW, 21, Sophia Koad. Ap Single and double rooms with board ai Barganny House, 7, Oxley Rise, Terms mo. derate. Oc: n.c. S_ /"AAET MA-iTSCHAPPT (6t_-_a___-shif company nedekland;*) Fortnightly Mail Service between Java and Amsterdam via Singapore. Sabang Col: nib*- Genoa
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      538 6 SHIPPING. I m ~-~~-—~—-mmm-—-m-mm--mmmm----m----m-----m—---m> JAPAN UU STEASftSHiP Co., Ud. A As (linr^. Ur r.-.\ vvj V/ 1 regular services are maintained between JAPAN and EUROPE by the Company's well-known TWIN-SCREW STEAMERS, under Mail Contract with the Imperial Japanese Government, specially designed foi Company's European Service, lighted throughout by Electricity, provided
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      627 6 SHIPPING. Norddeutscher Lloyd, Breme: IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE Tho fast and well-known mail Gteamers o this Oca-pang sail fortnightly from Bremen Hamburg via Rotterdam, Antwerp, Southampton Gibraltar, Qenoa, Naples, (connection Marseilles Naples, Alexandria and vice versa) Port Said Suer,, Aden, Colombo, Penang, Singapore, Hong tong, Shanghai, Nagasaki 4 .Kobe to
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      1177 6 SHIPPING. HAMBURG AMERIKA LINE, HAMBURG. The steamers of this Company maintain j aßgulai service between Hamburg, Bremen Antwerp, an.l Rotterdam, and the Straits, China and Japan. Homewards, they are despatched fortnightly Eor Havre and Hamburg and once a month fcr Bremerhaven direct, calling at Penang and Colombo. Taking cargo at
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      188 6 SHIPPING. 00-18 STEAM BHP C China Mutual Steam Na?. Cc The Companies' stea for Lond nigh' -.oa, Marseilles an-; Thr Th< can be s_ I Class, -i Dau r»s, (vifc Wl RALIAN tain a fortnightly I 'E TABLE FOB one Jul Lond I HAVIOJ For China, Japan, Per.?. Aisstra.U, India,
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    SHARES.
    985 7 MINES. Capita! C*pJU! Imqi F*!3 Iwaed p*hf ap V*Int ap Co^piay QaoteflM 1300,000 300,000 10 10 Balit Tin Mining Oo. Lt& 7 75 1300,000 225,000 10 10 Bruang Limited 6.50 1600,000 600,000 10 10 Braaeh Hydraulic Tin K. Cc. Lt4 7 50 £500,000 444,769 1 1 Duff Development Oo.
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    EXCHANGE.
    52 7 (COEEECTBD UP TO Miy 17.) Bank 4 fc/4-fr demand 2/ti Private credits 3 w oredita 6 m/s Fsakcm, dey_.s__d Bar-?^ India, T. T. Z 1 74 Sov»o.r«, deanand 22|%d__, Yokohama, demand non Java, demand Bus lemand SovEttKiGsra, Bank Baying Bank of England Rate Discount 3 months bills >♦ o
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    PRODUCE.
    120 7 May 1 i Gambler Cube Ko. 1 Gambier Onbe No. 2 Pepper Black (ori'o. S'poro) 1 1 1 2 Pepper, White (fair Nutmegs (110 to tha 1h.).., 16.50 Nntmegs (80 to tha Ih.) 50 Mace (Banda) nora Cloves (Amboina) norn Liberian Coffee 25.00 Tapioca, small pearl (fair qualuy) norn
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      86 7 TO LET\ TO IE L*T \EMAR -oad, near N I tMM.** to be let tjnfu:;n>;:kd In residence FURNISHED. DDCK BOARD. Imme- roomed I water JRNISH-iD. '—Stevens Rd. }as, Tennis Lav Apply W. DUNMAN* a Lane off Killiney OFFICE TO LET. conveniently situated I boarding house. BABOA-D arpo Ross s Serosa
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      563 7 TO LET. TO BE LET OR SOLD SEPARATELY, OR TOGETHER iropeau Godowns, Nos. R>b rta m Q lay, reet, at pre Amsterdam." lr_m: ■•<■ Bntry. A] ply to the L'NIOX INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON LTD., 6, Collyer Quay. A p! TO LET down with ground, first aud second floors ble
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      95 7 |'l'_§ CAN NOW BE 0BTAIKEI) AS ALLOWS: 1 illl^___fe^ x Pure Sterilized. In tins of one pint, m l^^'^k^^^^^t tumbler, and cup size. miUri i^_To/_r.iil Condensed Unsweetened m 'no- I |||L y m)1 h 1 minal one pound half pound tins, g ir .rr-t___ir^^ Condensed Sweetened m nominal I one
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
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      853 7 VESSELS IN PORT. Han-of-am Flag and Tom CemmanC-ati Arrived From Ha* Yang Ch. Lin May 12 r £w< *J on3 Arrived From baa BanPohGuan Brit 576 Smith May 13 Macassar Wee Bin .rabaya Bnagavia Ger 4163 SchwinghamerMay 1 5 Hongkong Ban Yong beng Bnt 280 Angus Palembaiig B 18 Ban
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      63 7 WEATHER REPORT. Date Bar Wind Temp Ham Sky Rain May 17 H'kong l©_ E* 74 o Manila 1 9 SWI SI 27 i H'kong 4 p 29.90 B 3 o Manila 4p. 757 Calm I d Kandang Kerbau Hot-piui, '1 p 1 90S*. 9 A.M M P.M Barom. 32 Fah.
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    TRAGEDY AT PULO BRANI.
    708 8 SLEEPING COOLIE SHOT DEAD. ►LDIERB CHARGED Wi BICIDE firing off of a rifle at Pulo i night h ia -a 1 ted m the of a I coolie and the wou: anothei UB It appeara that P ratea -filler and I tbe Midd em i gimenl
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    30 8 V-stta.ii- M_rl lokery prosecute-1 a Chmimau I -ss m her home m Nel.ai B N_d w GUMd the man $10, m default i s imprisonment. The man went Ifl pri-KM-U
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    MIDDLESEX REGIMENTAL SPORTS.
    327 8 termination of the Middlesex Aunual Sportfl yeiie: i iy afternoon proved a great sue' Happily the rain which threatened m the doh m i g kept off, and left the ground m good condition. There was a ye ijg< '1 attendance of i iaiti 1 1, and
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    KEPPEL GOLF CLUB.
    143 8 The competition for the Ma;. M lal was played for on Saturday, and Sunday, the winner beinu f E. Appleton, who returned a nett score oi 69. The following cards were The tie between \V. S. Barrett and J. R Murray for 10th place m the President's
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    S. R. A.
    200 8 An association giving scope for the exercise of a serious pastime, which does not obtain the amount of support it is entitled to by virtue of its objects, from able bodied Britishers m this Colony is the Singapore li fie Association. There must be hundreds of good
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    MALAYA F. A.
    90 8 Laat evening Pulo Bukom met Babol Anam on the Reclamation ground m the above competition. The game was interesting, and early m the first half the Aman forwards got away and notched a goal. Later their captain sent m a hard shot but the ball ju-t B
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    SHOOTING FIXTURES.
    55 8 The Empire Day Challenge Cup will be fired on Saturday, May '22, at 2.30 p.m. The S K. A. Monthly Handicap and competition for the Macbean Cup will take place on Sunday, May 23, at 2MU pm. On Monday, Miv 24, at 230 p.m. the Daily Mai!" Empire
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    HOME CRICKET.
    5 8 London, May Sth.
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    WIRE NEWS.
    347 8 Via Hongkong Shanghai Alhahbra. Following the Allambra raid, the Municipal Council has decided to close a portion of Sicawei Road nightly, providing police passes to bona fide residents who may have to make use of the road. France and China. Peking, 6tn laay. Since the suppression of the
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    A MINING CASE.
    191 8 Important Judgment In the Civil Sessions of the Judicial Commissioner's Court, Ipoh, judgment m an important mining case, Liong Kon Chen vs. Lee Tat Kg, involving a sum of nearly §3 10,000, was delivered by Mr Justice Woodward recently. Plaintiff's c se was that defendant, who virtually
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    ULU-BACKAU TIN COMPANY.
    142 8 The Ulu Backau Tin Mining Co Ltd was registered m London on March 31, with capital t'6O,COO, m i'l shares, to acquire (1) about 3CO acres of land known as the UluBackau Tin Mining Property (registered m the name of the Ulu- Backau Syndicate), near Ulu- Backau,
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    61 8 In the Cress- st. Preparatory School on Thursday, at 10 30 a.m., there will 1)3 a short musical programme to celebrate Empire Day. A match had been arranged between the S. C. C. and the Recreation Club last evening, but the latter Club being unable to raise a team the
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    312 8 The P. O. Homeward Mail i.e. 1 >elta" left Hongkong at 1 p.m. en Saturday, and is due here at 6 a.m. on Thursday. The 1,400 tons of Bengal coal from the Oronsay which weie put up to auction by Mr J. W. Hallifai at Prye were bought
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    PACIFIC SHIPPING.
    178 8 New Vessels to be Put ox this yejje The Seattle Pcst-Intelh'gencer published the following Victoria (B.C despatch on April 6 That the Blue Funnel lire is preparing to enter the trans-Pacific passenger trade is the report current. The British shipping firm, Alfred Holt and Co, is building four
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