The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 5 March 1910

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    15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, MARCH 5, 1910. NO. 6,848
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    192 1 A great number of rubber and tin returns are $»iven on page G. The third cricket test match m S uth Africa has been won by England Page 7. The new Telok Anson Masonic Lodge was successfully dedicated on Fiidaj P.ge 7. H.M. S. KiDg Alfred lost
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    THE PATENT FOOL.
    1481 1  -  Mayo Some little while ago a lurL over appeared m these columns dealing with .|uack remedies from the point of view of the mcdiCil man. Now it is of curse an indisputable rule that controversial subjects or treatment of iucb rabjeds should always l>e avoided m a
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      142 1 N v^ Aft the: ,_.j» |^1 -V,^ i.Vy Forest devil, w>f for the openinu; up of lurgU 4 for rubber plantations. Two awo *id o Ulia machine can uproot trees up to five feet diameter For prices and furl's ir pTHrUBffS, apply to VADE Go., Singapore. A I UrU \ELhb\
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      125 1 Entertainments. MARLBOROUGH BEACH ROAD. THE PEOPLE'S POPULAR. GRAND GHANGE OF PROGRAMME. To-Night To-Night! I 2nd SHOW AT 9-30 P.M. PARIS FIRE BRIGADE. THE POSTMISTRESS. (Film dArt) A SHORTSIGHTED SPORTSMAN. A STORY OF CIRCUS LIFE (Film d"Art). Mr. GADABOUT'S CHRISTMAS. FIR'-T LOVE AFFAIR. A WEDDING AMONGST THE RAG AND BONE MERCHANTS.
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      312 1 Entertainments. ALHAMBRA BEACH ROAD. THE BIG SHOW. GRAND EXHIBITION OF First Choice —United Series* TO-NIGHT 2nd SHOW AT 9 30 P.M. OVERTURE. By Own Orchestra Of Professionals. THE DRAGON PAGODAS OF RANGOON. (Burmese Customs and Religion). A LESSON IN WRESTLING. (Up-to-date). A DISCUSSION ON POLITICS (Film dArt). MEMORIES. NORMANDY BUTTER.
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      129 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Launch for sale privately Page 5 Notice re firm of J. A. Elias Page 2. Junior book-keeping clerk wanted Page '2. Coghlan's list of forthcoming sales Page 5. Capital wanted to buy rubber estates Page 2. Special dinner at Rallies Hotel tonight Page 11. Godowns and furnished house
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      314 1 THE WEEK. Saturday, sth High Water. 3.2»J aat. t 5.21 p B I Mail Outward due. X. D. L. Mail Outward due. Bandmann's Pant. mime, 3 p Dear Little Denmark, Victoria Theatre, 9 p Sunday, 6th High Water.— 4.24 a 7.36 p 4th m Lent. Sw. Ciuh launches 7, 9,
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    VOGUE OF THE KIMONO.
    224 2 The Anglo- Japanese Exhibition at Shepherd's bush is likely to give an increased vogue tj the wearing of the kimono by Englishwomen who want to be m the fashion. At present this charming garment, or. rather, an adaptation of ifc, is frequently worn as an opera
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      536 2 WANTED. WANTED FOR BORNEO. A Chinese Clerk with a knowledge of Book" keeping. Apply m writing, stating experience and salary rcqiired, to GITHRIE A Co., Ltd. Mar 5 *<» PC WANTED Junior Clerk for Book-keeping. Applications under "Book keeper" to Free Presg. Mir 5 WANTED. CAPITAL to buy m and
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      795 2 NOTIGES. NOTICE. We tbe undersigned hereby give notice that the partnership existing between U3, and carried on m the name of J. A. Elias, ha? been dissolved by mutual consent as from the Ist of March 1910. J. A. ELIAS, M. A. NASSIM, E. A. ELIAS, With reference to the
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      770 2 NOTKBES. NOTICE. Tenders will be received at the Office of the Superintendent of Chanda and Liquors Revenue up to noon on Saturday, March 12tb, for (a) Purchase during 1910 of the sacking m which chests of opium are wrapped. Tenderer to quote rate per 100 sacks and to take delivery
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      554 2 BANKS. NEDERLANDSOHE HANDEL-MAATSGHAPPY. NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY. Established 1824. Capital— fl 45,000,000,— (ab0ut £3,750,000) Reserve— fl 5,752,885,— (ab0ut X' 479,407) Head Office m Amsterdam. Head Agency Batavia. Branches Penang, Shanghai. Hongkong, Rangoon, Medan (Deli), Sarnarang, Sourabaya, Padang, Cberibon, Tegal, Pecalongan. Tjilatjap, Palembang, Kcta-Radja, (Aeheen) Bandjermassin, Weltevreden and Macassar. Correspondents at Bombay,
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      399 2 MANUFACTURERS^! INSURANCE Co. OK I Claims Loans and %wum immediately by the Geeerd '^1 pore without delay of reiecon X|& F. S. EVANS, o. r-.KucE*! Manager for Eastern Asia and India. j, Vjan «ftri GUTHRIE Co t Ltd General A#Mte, Sllfi FEDERAL LIFE I Assurance Company of Cam^ I Established
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      201 2 SUNDAY CHURCH SERVICES. St. Andrew's Cathedral. 4th Sunday m Lent. 7 am Matins; Hymn 87, 7.45 am Holy Communion (Choral) Hymns v fs, 4t;5 part 1 and IUB. ?.15 au; Holy Communion 'Plain) Hymns 823 and 324 4 pm Sunday School. 4 pm Bible Classes (Adults). 5.30 pm Evenaong Sermon
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    THE SPORTING WORLD.
    1300 3 q >-■/.•/ Cm nMjm><lc»ll,) London, Feb. 4. Tn Turk. rucmg are atjain on good ■ttbw, for the weights and 1 the Spring Handicaps are wintry weather has given coeditioaa, so that training is again po^siM* >Nt of weights appears to hare ictkM to HMMfI of the owners,
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    CHINA AND HER FINANCES.
    390 3  -  Manchester Guardian A decree of Jan. 1 places the Archduke Taai tseh 'an LL D. of Cambridge and a DC L of Oxford, at the head of a new official organisation for the general control of ali the salt industries m China, which f.r a thousand
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      690 3 GETTING WEAKER EVERY DAY. This Colombo Young Lady Was In A Precarious Condition Indeed Until DR. WILLIAM*' FINK PILLS Cured Her Decline, Restored Her Strength, Made Her Strong, Happy and Healthy." Few would tbink, looking at tbe bright, bealtby yoaog face m tbe portrait which adorns this page, that the
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      857 3 CROSSES f% I 1 CELEBRATED BIACKWELLJr C B °sV L o M r E^ S I (^^^^^l PICKLES, SOUPS, JAMS, I 1 by boyal appootment. I^^^^^^^ JELLIES, POTTED MEATS, I I WAIT VINEGAR, 1 1 T A "RT T? I Qto^£^K«u S^V M SALAD OIL 1 m X -tII IJLjEj
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    SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY.
    1153 4 A Combustion Turbine— The Oily Trick Behind a Ship Waste of To id L fe— Shifting Centres of Eirth Disturbance Palestine's Promise Electrical Meat-Cur-ing—GdM Contracted by Heat— Out Door Frescoes -A Problem Solved. A new French motor combiaes the steam turbine, the gas engine and the hot-air engine.
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    A SHOOTING ACCIDENT.
    89 4 China papers regret to leirn that Mr A. Brooke Smith, formerly of the Hongkong ctti^a of Jirdine, Matheson and Co., LI., who was a member of a shooting-p^rty that had gone up country from Shanghai for the holiday?, wis accidentally shot io the foot. The accident, the
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    GREETINGS FROM JAVA.
    71 4 The Editor of the Java Times has the pleasure of wishing all ht3 subscribers present, past, and future— a happy and prosperous New Year" is the legend inserted m the paper to hand by the last mail, s.iys the Globe" Not only present and prospective subscribers will
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    MARKET PRICE LIST.
    389 4 Singapore, Mar. 3rd, 1910. B^ans, Long per catty 4 do. French do 1-4 Beef pc Ib. 16 3eef Steak do. 17 3ean Sprouts per catty 3amboo Sprouts do. 6 31 ichan do. 1 i 3rinjals do. 7 Oabbage, Batavia do. nil do., China do. 6 do., Salted
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      75 4 Internal Treatment Not Necessary for Rheumatism. Fully nine out of every ten cases of rheumatism is simply rheumatism of the muscles due to cold or damp, or chronic rheumatism, neither of which require any internal treatment. All that is needed to afford relief is the free application of Chamberlain's Pain
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      499 4 THE REMEDY OF KINGS A further mark of Royal Appreciation has again distinguished Phosferine by the bestowal of a Royal Warrant to Supply Phosferiiie TO HIS MAJESTY THE KING OF SPAIN THE ROYAL EXAMPLE Phosferiue is used by the Royal Families of Europe, thus assuring- every user of Phosferine that
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      760 4 Singapore Spoiling Club. THE SPRING ft ACE MEETING WILL BE HELD ON Tuesday the 10th, Thursday the 12th and Saturday the 14th May, 1910. PROGRAMME. FIRST DAY. Tuesday, 10th May, 1910. 1. The Maiden Plate. Value $600. A Race for Maiden Horses. Weight 9st. Ex-Griffins allowed 7 Entrance, $20. Distance,
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      699 4 9. The Rcchore Plate Value $400 and $50 to the s Handicap for all horses that <■ Meeting and not woo. Distai a 3 Course. 1 Entries close at noon on Sal -...< d lV th* ->, I April, except for Race 9on tia f Entries for Race No 9
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    BROWN COAL.
    363 5 I n Use m El- rope. r :rdin-4 a copy of the following aril n .1. Warren remarks: "Aathe Nt of our brown coal deposits is a gruA importance, and the ntaoM !-t-f valuable information, y 0 i'\u\ .b it. If it pays to ii F.urope where black
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    CHINESE GAMBLING-DEN.
    263 5 S possesses one of the largoal Chinese sin the j..: TW Culaituli 16 r'y on m_• liag ita fend luiclad princi] reude ii Urn docks ■•.•y -v l f kbm appeared m t-.^ Iceal poli Bit oa Pet 1 a the dfl 1 1 Ibe poll 'C en
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    THE DOCTOR SPEAKS.
    125 5 Uutonß nd t-\pt>rienced physician i.u-kache is something that mediate attention, for as well h ri.k of ihe vital organs I :i ri>k iso person should I paicr il and for a person who >i back -he BMttM iuabiiicy to perimkt An 1 bt-yond this is the poke
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      611 5 FOR SALE. LAUNCH FOR SALE PRIVATELY. A well-built teak steam launch, copper fastened and m good condition. Now running m Singapore barbour. Length 48 feet, breadth 7 feet, depth o\ feet. Speed about 9 knots. POWELL Co., Auctioteers. Mar 5 MOTOR CAR FOR SALE A bandy ruu-about car m good
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      572 5 ffsia co'7r^nrYM'T tooth Ipl O\J£J\JLJ\JI\ 1 powder fdo/ Is of proven value. Sixty years is so:,. •'Urn i xr .i ||P!§g|| a pretty good tesl. No acid, no grit. f^^^^% Imparts a sensation so exquisite and 1 lading. It cleans the teeth and exhilarates the mouth. Prevents the ac&sSj cumulation
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      737 5 AN EXCEPTIONALLY GOOD AUCTION. **i Probably the most attractive Sale of the Year. Valuable TEAK FURNITURE. Plants, Turnouts, Motor Car «c. The property of A. loeb esq. At Osborne House No. 11, Upper Wilkie Road. (Near the Town Reservoir). Messrs H. L. Coghlan Co. will sell by Auction On Friday,
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      460 5 AUCTION SALE OF Valuable Household Furniture, Electroplatedware, American Organ, &c AT POWELL COS SALEROOM On Saturday, sth March, at 11 a.m. On view fkom Thursday. POWELL Co, Auctioneers Mar 1 gj AUCTION SALE OF Freehold Land Dwelling-House off Gaylang Road Tuesday, Bth March, at 2-30 p.m Area 14,520 Bqtutn feet
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      Saturday, Mar. 5, 1910.
      1888 6 There is a fairy-tale fascination about the acquisition of enormous wealth that appeals to the universal sympathies of all humanity. Tales of imagination, from the earliest time?, throughout all the races of men, rest for their happy denouement and no other is really enjoyable upon the
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  • RUBBER AND TIN.
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      LATEST RETURNS.
      101 6 Messrs F. W, liirker agents for the mm&mmmti p o panics Rend us the Foil BENAWANG i 879, Iml LEDBURY 8,020, U«1 months 1910, 16,068, i I LANADRON im,.v two months 1910, 10,215, SINGAPORE AM) JQH< year 1,096, two ROftthl 1 1,M3 BAHDYCROFT 8.4 HIGHLANDS AND PA/AH, L*.l
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      ANOTHER FLOTATION.
      26 6 K'u il« Lonpur, Though the rr -i- Yew's Sareiidah etttl been iiiued it U understood Ui.r „p; shares already OBOtod l iw ran liable,
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      TIN RETURNS.
      63 6 Tae total quantity oi tin ?d by the tributors on th of the .Johcre Tin Mining Coy. Ltd. during the month of February wa- ptkttlf The output of data mi it Si Ltd. for the moat), <l February wu pikuls. Thg machinery woik" I I hours. {Fr PiMMBg
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    PUSING LAMA CLOSES DOWN.
    93 6 No Profit on Work; V m Mr ipwi., U ireh 4. The attornies for the PtMUg Mining Company irrita to the Times of Malaya that tlie Directors of thiC regret to inform the llnufcuMgfi *.hat i has been conclusively proved that the mine cannot be worked
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    AN IRISH ELECTIONEERING HANDBILL.
    161 6 The world is famiinr with thl ■to" way m which the Irishman tftket I l| He is a born fighter, nut, wh*- I.]1 to sti with the outside enemy is a«i i« j th< nities of a p;rty split, Ins touip*-; f variety th it goorcbd
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    71 6 Captain 11. 1 Hilton. M I ment, will be the visitor ai thfdd barracks for t he ensuimr *Mk. B. A. Thomson of the same Etagiw be the Field Officer. The prohibition on the egpori iU has now been extends! to IM w\ vince of Heilungkiang. 'Yh- I m !l8
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      159 6 BOTTLED ALES, BEERS S TOUT Bass and Cos. Pale Ale. Guinness' Extra Foreign Stout. Kupper's Pilsener Beer. Jeffrey's Pilsener Beer. Pabst (Milwaukee) Beer. Amstel Lager Beer ALSO Amstel Beer m 2 Gallon Drums. CALDBECK, MACGREGOR AND CO. JINDIAN TEA COMPANY'S FINEST ASSAM SPECIAL 111 BLEND. Flowery Orange p er m>.
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      131 6 LEE BROTHERS. 58-4, Hill Street, (off Stamford Road.) HIOH OLASS PHOTOGRAPHY. Enlargements a Speciality PRICE LIST ON APPLICATION. NEWEST RECORDS 65 cents each. TALKING MACHINES $10 per month will buy one! GODOWNS TO LET. No. 5, Palmer GodownsArea 9,900 square feet. Immediate entry. No- 7, Merbau Road. Near Palau Saigon
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      61 6 An Excellent Liniment. Every family and especially thu» *ho reside m the country should be provni' d times with a bottle of Chamberlain Balm. There is no telling when it iuay b wanted m case of an accident or MBerg< It is most excellent m all cases of riu -uii.ati*
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    THIBET.
    90 7 I BDHISTS PROTEST. tj Relations Unchanged. Submarine Telegraph. Reutei'a) ■> oonwf stall at DarjeeKagaaja t,' of Buddhists was held > i resolution expris^ing a "..r.i's treatment of the md demanding his reinstate- Bg the Emperor to with- bii ps iud rein vo h\tm, ihe Rw at M 3 piu.
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    THE PEACE OF THE BALKANS.
    44 7 R, a Elibrts. sg tad ;eeu of Bn%«ria dmq j iftev a «eek*a riaH. The a a itau-offioia] Cdnamniqiie r>bur^ t-mphasises Russian B ilgariaa fkrmiopmowt. and aaolidatiag Piusso-Bal^a-ssfoi r iio laaintiwaaoo of peace eKiag f Serria viaiti St. Pdlefaborg
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    ENGLAND WINS AN AFRICAN TEST.
    23 7 ENGLAND WINS AN AFRICAN TEST. ■:'.s eonrespoarieat at Johannesburg .i* lac Bagiiaa team has won the I i Sfatcll u-uns: Snr.h Afrioi by
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    GRECIAN PROGRESS.
    21 7 tTbe G orbrlSO rota to eleven ipreed to convoke a National AaaembJy -mber 1 t to revise the Constitution.
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    THE CHINESE IN TIBET.
    409 7 political complications which have E uivolfiog the presence of a I Chinoaa force to rafedna the risings aich have kahea I 1 were foreshadowed! y the fame xplorer Dv Sv-n a his j ..-::-il account of his long •.nd adventurous journ-y though unknown The followißg extract
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    THE ARMY ESTIMATES.
    96 7 INTERESTING FIGURES. Brisk Recruiting. (Hy Submarine Telegraph— Pouter's.) llic. Mar. t, 10 24 am. The Army estimates total £27,760,000, an increase of £325,000 due to the success m filling up the ranks of the Territorials. The establishment of Regulars has been increased and there were a the
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    A LATE START.
    56 7 Rockefeller's Philanthropy. Renter's correspondent at Washington says that Mr Gallinger has introduced m the Senates bill incorporating a Rockefeller foundation for philanthropic work. He explained that the amount 1 1 the endowment waa not yet fixed, but R:>ckefeller was seeking for a method of disposing of his
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    MASONIC FUNCTION.
    106 7 Telok Alison Lodge Dedicated. I Our Special < 'orrespondent.) Telok Auson Mar 4. At TdipiD^ on M irch 4 many Masonic brethren assembled for the dedication of the Telok Anson lod^e. Mr F. M. Elliot, Mr W. Makepeace and Mr T. >. Miyhew and others came from Singapore,
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    FAREWELL TO THE STOCKLEYS.
    51 7 BpecieU CorrespondeiUy. Telok Anson Mar 4. The P. and O. Njanzi arrived at Port Swettenhaui on March 3 and a great number of people came down to bid farewell to Captain and Mrs Stockley, Mr Vane and Mrs Xutt. The ship left at six m the
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    PROHIBITED COINS.
    318 7 We Ho cf 4o China S:reet, was before the District Court yesterday on a charge of having imported into the Colony on the "2ad instant prohibited coins namely 3l British trade dollars, 12 Japanese yen, 118 Chinese 20 cent pieces, 40 Chinese 10 cent pieces, 2 Hongkong 10
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    1137 7 Quicquid agunt homines nostri esl farrago libelli. Juvenal. The Radicil party have como back to what thay are pleased to cill power on the crest of another wave of deliberate falsehood. The Chinese slavery invention was agLorioua success, and Sir Heary CampbellBinnerman, through his henchman, Winston
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    "DICK WHITTINGTON" AT THE VICTORIA THEATRE.
    333 7 "DICK WHITTINGTON" AT THE VICTORIA THEATRE. A Capital Production. Who is there amonpat us who at some period or other m tha journey through life has not made the acquaintance of that precocious youth Dick Whittington with whom is inevitably allied the wonderf ul cat. It may be that we
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    CHINA NEWS.
    330 7 (Via Hongkong.) A Grand Councillor's Death. Peking, Feb. 22. Grand Councillor Ta Hung Cbi died at 10 o'clock to-day. Tang Shao-yi Visits Canton. H. E. Tang Shao-Yi left Peking on the 2^th inst. by the Peking-Hankow Railway. He is on his way to Canton. Railway Enterprise m China.
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      32 7 Cause of Insomnia. gestion nearly always disturbs the sleep oj tesa and is often the cause of insom--Many cases have been permanently -•■abythamberlain'B Stomach and Liver *-or sale by all Dispensaries and
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      42 7 When your dealer tries to palm off an imitation of Rigaud's Kananga Water or any old thing which is not what you want, then is the time to throw a little hot air into him and keep away from his store. 10
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      240 7 :|||||j\ THE CELEBRATED ■jBSi "RAMSBOTTOM" i^^^ffl TENNIS RA3KETS. WpF^^^^Sl The Most Pert€Ct Jacket Ever Mode. 7 \OTTi L H-tt7tT Tbeae Rackets are all strung by one man V^KtrOXliit'^ by a s ecial method, which has proved <^ \\^X%XXry y njost «at'"sfactory, giving a maximum of \%"]%k&~-' .py Dlivc hll] PaCt
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    VESSELS EXPECTED.
    494 8 STEAMERS. Giving port of departure, and (where known, dute due here, and name of Agent*, Alesia, Hamburg, Mtr 14 Belm Meyer. Andalusia, Hamburg, Mar 29 Bebn Meyer. Arcadia, Colombo, June 4 P O. Aruiand Behic, Hongkong, Mar 7 M. 11. Arratoon Apcar, Calcutta, Mar S P. Simons. A^saye,
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      234 8 An Anecdotal History OLD TIMES In Singapore, j from the Foundation of the Settlement oa Feb mazy 6th, IS 19, to the Transfer to the Colonial Office on April lat 1867, \s!th ao Portraits Raps and Illustrations. BT Charles Burten Buckley m two ▼okimea, m paper ooto' 1 $S*sO JONN
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      605 8 BRITISH INDIA S. N. Co. Ltd. FOR Port Swettenham, Penang, Negapatam, Madras, Pondicherry, Cuddalore, Karikal and NegapUam. Tbo Company's steamer "TAROBA," 6,309 tons, W. H. Jacobs, Commander, will be despatched for the above ports on Monday, the 7th instant, at 5 p.m. She has excellent accommodation for first and second
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      1106 8 OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO., LTD. AND China Mutual Steam Nay. Co. Ltd. The Companies' steamers are despatched from Liverpool outwards for the Straits, China and Japan every week, and from Japan homewards for London Amsterdam and Antwerp every fortnight for Genoa, Marseilles and Liverpool and for Marseilles, Havre and Liverpool
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      696 8 P. O. STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. Foi China, Japan, Penang, Ceylcn Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Ports, Plymouth and London. Through Bills of Lading issued for China Coast, Persian Gulf, Continental and American Ports. Steamers wiil leave Singapore on or about MAIL LINES. Outward (for China) Devanha Mar 11 Devanha May
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      663 8 Norddeutscher Lloyd Bre^eIMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LIM The fast and well known uuu this Company sail fortnightly fi Hamburg via Rotterdam, Antwerp, i ton, Gibraltar, Genoa, Napl< s Marseilles, Naples. Alexandra an Port Saii, Suez. Aden, CoU Singapore. Hongkong. Sh&ug] and Kobe to Yokohama and t They are due m Singapore
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    FANCIFUL BIOGRAPHIES.
    1992 9 Ey the Topicist. No. I Lord Rosebery. Omnium consensu rapur imperil, nisi nnerdsset. Tac. Archibald Philip Primrose, known to the police and the public generally as the Eirl of K>sebery (through no fault of his own), waB born m London m 1847. Though of Scottish ancestry m the
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    AFRICAN FREIGHT WAR.
    79 9 Germans Versus British. Lordon, February 3rd.— Four Gtarmaa steamship companies are offering to take cargo for British South Africa from Southampton, Liverpool, London, and Glasgow for 03. per ton below the rates fixed by the British Shipping Conference. The Germans state that this step has been taken
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    AN EXECUTION.
    51 9 Secuaderabid, Fabrairv 18. The death sentence w is oirned out this morning m S-->cuuderabad Jail on Sepoy G-yand Singh, i'.vh Russell's Infantry, who was sentenced to death by generarcourtmirtial on 10th Dumber hst for the murder of Havildar Mihadeo Singh of the same corps on the regimental tiring;
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    GRATEFUL MOTHER.
    299 9 Tells how Doan's Backache Kidnhy Pills saved BBS Son's Life, Mrs B. Tier, of 102, Newland Road, Worthing, KDg'and, says:— I don't know bow to thank you enough, for your Dean's Backache Kidney Pills have actually saved the life of my son Arthur, age 14. Arthur's illness started
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      418 9 ijuran >S the Fountain Pen you must buy jd^^^Br you would have satisfaction J^^J^^fr^ Thagrsi ::A moneys worth. .jd^^^^r^ cost to you of f\^4&^ MikBIE. TODD Co., MANUFACTURERS. /y^y n 4 s0 Hi h Hrfbotn, London, Eng. an-i at Manchester, Paris, THE SINGAPORE ELECTRIC TRAMWAYS, Ltd. After the OPENING of
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      108 9 I /^)L< When you are over- 1 I j^S^t, Heated, thirsty and tired, I It keeps the blood m a cool I and healthy condition, and I is a most delicious thirst I quencher. Good for the bairns. Made m two kinds Unsweetened, i.e., Plain lime Juice. bweetenod, i.e., Lime
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      473 9 fiRBA V> hat a pnnul fairrlly Ujjj^L medicine Ayer's S:»r :ip:iB'>L»'ilAL ent '!l l I rand ivT^/^ <.f it m the liousc. Sometime ftj^pF during t lie year s< :mo i:iciiibi:r of the family will oertainly nood it. You can surely t rastamedf cine thai Ims been used Eorovor sixty
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    NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION.
    620 10 BULLS EYE OR SERVICE TARGET. With the publication of the cfficiil record of tbeir work and fcores for 1909 by the National Rifle Association, there comes a further indication that all is not yet finally settled regarding the vexed target question, bull's eye versus Service. It may
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    "Imperial" Rifle Association.
    270 10 Besides the special meeting referred to, the regular winter gathering of the National R ti^ Association was to be held m the same place, on Monday, Feb. 7, at three p. m. In addition to routine business, the re-election of vicepresidents, uiemV>ers cf council, A: 2., theie
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    NORTH SEA AGREEMENT.
    100 10 la reply to .1 Note from Senator Vanheeckeranvacke!!, referring to the North Sea Agreement, the Mitister for Foreign Affairs m the First Chamber of the States General absolutely refused to demand a further declaration furnishincr guarantees that Great Britain and Germany, m case of war or impending
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    425 10 After repeated attempts at legislation m that direction, it looks as if the Ship Subsidy Bill now before the United States Congress may possibly pass. British shipowners certainly will not welcome the measure, which increases the tonnage dues on foreign vessels from 6 cents to 12 cents a
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    ILLUSTRIOUS BACHELORS.
    80 10 Among the illustrious who passed through life m single blessedness the San Francisco "Call" mentions Sir Isaac Newton Thomas Hobbes, author of the "Leviathan 1 Adam Smith, the father of political economy Chamfort, the greatest cf French talkers: Gi°=end>, Galileo, Descartes, Locke, Spinoza, Kaaf\Bishop Butler, the author of
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      761 10 Mf Greatest Restorative, g| Kraces up the Nerves, Restores Energy and Vigour m JT7^ 3g I (SO <i wonderful manner, whilst it stimulates without any fefy) ri'7'l reaction. "Wincarnis" has a charm all Us own which JiiiJ |Jf W| t-3 t' ein only be appreciated by those who have tried
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      109 10 B. LUKWEL'S LA CORONA VlVffllllJ* A. B. MACKAY'S LIQUEUR WHISKY. The Original Liqueur Whisky THE OLDEST AND BIST. ON SALE EVERYWHERE SOLE AGENTS Adamson, Gilfillan Co*, LIMiTED. Singapore and Penang. HOME VIA SIBERIA International Sleeping Car and Express Trains Co. Tliroagh tickets for the entire journey from any of tbe
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      382 10 f^"^\ Shopping by Post IT is impossible for those living m distant ii J L\ 1 towns and villages to get everything [t'.rSJ^J required at the local stores, and we thercbie \y m ?*g[ W&fff^pir?- will be pleased to send our illustrated cata\Yy\ logue, confident that we are meeting a
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    TIN RETURNS.
    95 11 Jan. Feb. Total. Pikuls. Belat 260 Braang 256 Bruseh 241 Chenderiang 266 Gopeng 760 Jeher Karnoning 17,608 $1,637 89,140 Kanaboi Kinta 300 Kinta Association 500 Kledang Kramat Pulai 617 Kuantan 66 Lahat 630 630 1,260 Menglemba Lode 286 New Gopeng 200 Pabang Consolidated 1,200 Pcnqkalen 500 Pusing Babra
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    RUBBER ESTATE RETURNS.
    221 11 Jan. Feb. Total. Aliagar 2,000 Anglo Malay 49,806 49,718 09,024 Ayer Moiek 1,34 4 Ayer Kuniug 200 Balgownie 8,807 7,596 16,203 Banteng 1,806 Batu Village Bcrtarn 12,500 Bukit Kajacg 2,1-lfi Ikikit Rajah 36,324 B*ukit Lintang 2,000 Carey United Cicny 10.000 Consolidated Malay 23,883 Caledonia 20,000 14.760 34,760
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    SHARES.
    1141 11 Cap. Issu*. Paid. LastDiv. Buyers. Sellers 85,000 2/ 2/ Allagar Rubber Estates Ltd 0 0 6 6 150,000 2/- 2/- Angio-Malay 25% Int. 1110 1 12 0 50,000 2'- 1/6 BuangMilaka 3 0 4 0 30,000 1 1 Batu Caves 10% 910 0 10 0 0 80,000 1 1
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    VESSELS IN PORT.
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    EXCHANGE.
    63 11 (Corrected up to Mar. 4 Bank 4ms 2/4| demand 2/4,^ Private credits 3 ni s 2/4 credits 6m c 2/41 France, demand Bank... 294| Germany, demand 2394 India, T. T, 174$ Hongkong, demand 2«>% Yokohama, demand 114^ Java, demand 141 Bangkok, demand 66 Sovereigns, Bank Buying $8.55 Bank of
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    PRODUCE.
    135 11 liar. 4 *Tm bojen $75.50 Ganibier II.OS j Gam bier Cube Xo 1 14 45 Qmfciar Chib« No. 2 norn Popper BUck (or« c'fori) 1 S 4 5 Pepper, Whita (tab) buyers 27 50 Nutmegs (110 to tV»* 1 3.00 Nufcjz,fige (SO to !k) 22.00 ftlaoe (Banda) com Glove*
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    Next Mails Due.
    112 11 From Europe. Per N. I). L. DtM« today, with mails of Feb Per B. 1. Tarowa, to day, with m.iils of Feb 11. Per M. M. Polynesien, on Monday next, with mails of Feb 12. From China. Per M. M. Armand Behic, on Monday next. Mails al.kba.dy
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      503 11 TO LET. TO LET FURNISHED. ttbtOßi ft, Paterson Rd. Foar bedroom 3 br.lirooms attached. Tennis lawn and tabling 4c. Rent $120. Apply— H. L. COGHLAN k Co. TO LET v.'onii:: iious otlices No. 1, Raffles Quay, ■g Harbour. Apply to GTTHRIE a: Co., Ltd. ROOMS TO LET I H ;^e
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      107 11 APARTMENTS. Comfortable double and single rooms with board at "MILDURA 7, Oxiey Rise. Tennis. Stables. Terms moderate. Feb 21 v.c BOARD LODGING. Board and Lodging for single, married or families. Apply Mrs. H. Shaw, 21, Sophia Rd. Feb 8 8.3 BARGANNY LODGE— O, Oxley Rise, Board and Lodging for gentlemen,
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      114 11 Fascination of the East JE^i^ Is brought home to you In E _£lli±--^Blk the perfection to which r L > (■Hfr Egyptian Cigarettes have Jp^~ .^Jlii^H^ been brought by Mes rs. Jfrfr" \J MA S P E R O RbR E 5 J^= V vjfe.lk v,kJ In their two brands
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      128 11 De KOXIISKLIJKE PAKETVAAItT MAATSCHAFPIJ Under Contract with the Netherlands India Government. Agents at Singapore, The Shipsagency, Limited, I S, Collyer Quay. THB UNDERMENTIONED DATES OF DKPAKTCRE ASE ONLY APPROXIMATE Bantam Penang, Sabang, Oelcc-Lheuw. Went coast of Sumatra and p a d ang Mar. I \ANDER Parra Bengkahs, Siak. Pakan Baroc,
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      236 11 CLEARANCES. Mar 3, Elax, Brit str, Milner, for Pulo Samboe. Ovid, Brit str, Cubitt, for Port Said f.o. Natuna, Ger. str., Luers, for Bangkok. Mar 4. Banka, Brit, str., Mayne, for Triugganu via ports. Liberia, Ger. str, Kcaisel, for Hongkong, Shanghai and Japan. Trigonia, Dut str, de Boewe, for P.
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      105 11 WEATHER REPORT. Date Bar Wind Temp Ham Sky Rt n Mar. 4. H'kong 10a SM9 NNEI 55 o i Manila 10a 700 Wl N 2 1 b |a'kong4i' 10.04 E2 .',7 o Manila 4 p 757 BKH li w; 24 Kandang Kerbs n HospiUJ, Mar 3, 1910. 9 a.m. 3
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    AGRI-HORTL SHOW.
    945 12 MEETING OF THE GENERAL COMMITTEE. BABY SIIOW BASKED. A meeting of the Finance and General Purposes Committee of the Agri-Horticul-tural Show was held m the Chamber of C'juimerce last evening. Sir Arthur Young presided ani many of the members were present. The Ho* < Jen. Secretary, Mr T.
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    ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL.
    443 12 Navy versus Army at Tanglih. A great deal of interest was evinced m the meeting of the King Alfred and Middlestx soccar teams at Tanglin on Thursday evening, m view of its being a renewal of an old time rivalry commenced whilst at Hongkong, but with the non-arrival
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    L. L. T. C.
    45 12 Mi** Holden v Mrs HartnelL Ladies' Doubi.e>. Mrs SauudeiF and Mrs Stevens v Mrs Murray and MissGunn to finish. "Winners to play Mrs Sal/.mann and Miss Abrams. Mixis Doublxs Habdicap. Mrs acd Mr Cantrell v Miss Gardiner and X%■ (|Q Q.
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    GARRISON GOLF CLUB.
    37 12 The folio vs ir.vj is the draw for the SemiFinal for the President's Pr:/3 this round to be completed by Tuesday next. X Addie (4) vs. O. P. Green (7), Captain Chancellor (16.) Bye.
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    CRICKET.
    41 12 The cricket match S. C. C. vs. Law and Civil Service will be continued th a afternoon two o'clock. We understand that iv {'dp S. C. C. Team Beveu will play it stead cf Wishart and Dnnman instead o: Brace.
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    ILLICIT CHANDU.
    218 12 Yesterday. Cl.ws B.ik Kow and a ft male named Chje Ah Mat, were before Mr Colman on charges of havicg had iv their possession 11 tahils of illicit chandu value $82 on the 16th ultimo, and for seliirg the same without a license. This took place iv s
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    COINING CASES.
    480 12 Thomson Roai>. Oa the 17th ultimo, Inspector Nolan, Sdrgeant Blyton and others made a raid ou No. 158 1 Thomson Road, and arrested Wong Ah Hong, Chun Sing, Yong Chung and On Ah Swee. A complete outfit for manufacturing counterfeit coins was discovered, m addition to a number
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    BANKRUPTCY COURT.
    418 12 There were only five cases ou the agenda at the Binkruptcy Court yesterday morning before Mr Justice Secombe Smiih. On behalf of K. Somasundram Chetty, Mr Gretnfijld applied for a recaiving order against A. Eroola Pillay, the debt being $555.75, on a judgment m the district couit. Since
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    528 12 The German steamer Elizabeth Kickmers arrived yesterday from Mo ji, Japan, wilh a cargo of 5,772 tons of coal for Bangkok. The cruiser E Jgar has relief crews for the Thistle, Widgeon, Woodlark, Snipe, Nightingale, Kinsha, Tamar, Flora, Bramble, YVaterwitch, Teal, Briton, Sandpiper and Robin, and men for
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    PASSENGERS.
    27 12 Per Swaerdecroon Dr. T. ds Maas and E. A. Hilches. Per Alicante Mr A. Espnch aui Mr A. Verges Per Ranee Miss Ethel Xorris and Miss
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    Passengers for the Straits.
    307 12 Per X. D. L Kleist, due Mar s.— Mr and Mrs Gollner and child, Mr G. Watt. Mr G D. Whitwell, Mr O. Speck, Mr O. (Jlrich, Mr and Mrs P. W. von Abercron, Mr P. von Meurs, Mr G. Woelber, Mr acd Mrs H. P.
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      59 12 The Same Old Story. The old, old story, told times without number, and repeated over and over again for the last 37 years, but it is always a welcome story to those m search of health There is nothing m the world that cures coughs and colds as quickly as
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      34 12 w. J. Garcia. 219, ORCHARD ROAD. Piano, Organ Musical Instrument dealer. Pianos bought sold or exchanged. Good prices allowed for old instruments. Cheapest and best stock of Music and small musical goods m Singapore.
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      208 12 PATRONISED |§g|g© RY ROYALTY "Has gained Public Confidence" Qeylon Mail. B. P. de Silva's "Jewellery Creations which are always Artistic and often Hovel" Straits Times SUCH AS Diamonds, Rubies, Pearls, Emeralds, Sapphires I Topazes Opals set Jewels Eclipse all. Nos. 62 &63, HIGH St. ALL DESCRIPTIONS OF Australian Frozen Meats
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