The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 7 March 1910

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1 8 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
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    Masthead
    15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS SINGAPORE, MONDAY, MARCH 7, 1910. NO. 6,849
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    241 1 THE DAY 'S NEWS. Oxford is fdvouriij tcr the boat race Pairp 5. Rubber returns and prices wi'l be found on page 4. H M S. Minotaur arrive! from Colombo on Saturday Page 5. Toe prica of number one Plantation is 9{B per pouad Page 4. The ludian tudget has
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    THE WEEK
    140 1 M. M. Mai! Homeward due. S C.C Law i Tennis Tonrn. Monthly Miss Mt^ Prinsep st Church B \h p The Dollar Princess, Victoria Theatre, 9 p Tle-d.vy, £th High Water. 7 t> 9 50 p Singapore Johore Robber Co An. Mtg. noon S.C.C Tennis. The Girls of
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    MAIL TABLE.
    125 1 The M. M. leaves to day, due LondDo Mar SI. The M. M. leaves to day dne HongkoTi^ Mar 14, Shanghai Mar 17, Yokohama M*r 21 Intermediate find local dimUi niil <-c fcunc m littt below TO-DA.Y. For P^f (^ir>H^ Kerimun Ho Say 10 am Saigon Ac. Polynebi^u
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    ST PERPETUA.
    897 1 It is such a bag time since there h is beeu any mention < 1 ihe Saints of the Church m this column, that nc> may perhaps betx,use<i for revertirg to the topic ina£much as toflay is the uiniveraary oi one of Mm most glorious Of iheJnoartvrtL.nib of
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      293 1 THE STANDARD LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. Life Assurance with Monthly Premiums* y persons are deterred from effecting a life policy on account :r. convenience attending the payment of a considerable sum r twice a year by way of premiums. To obviate this, The Standard 91 issues policies with monthly premiums without
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      170 1 Entertainments. THE STAR OPERA Co. AT THE THEATRE ROYAL, NORTH BRIDGE ROAD. TO-NIGHT! TO-NIGHT!! The most interesting play entitled Jaya Ariphin." WILL BE BTAGED EEMEM *ER Ha11... The coolest, i Sceneries Specially painted. I Costumes New, fancy and valuable. Actors ft Actresses. ..New from Batavia. Don't forget, THEATRE ROYAL is
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      211 1 Entertainments. ALHAMBRA BEACH ROAD. THE BIG SHO W. 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 Custoni3 and Religion). A LESSON IN WRESTLING. (Up-to-date). A DISCUSSION ON POLITICS (Film dArt). MEMORIES. NORMANDY
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      121 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Lessons m Dubch wanted Page 1. To let furnished: 3U Byed Allie road Page 7. Honec lamp burners are sold by Kat/ liros. —Page 5. Tantalum lamps at Siemens' agency Page 1. Notice re trade exhibit spacer at ths Horticultural Show Page 2. Lost at the Victoria theatre
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    WHO ARE THE PEERS?
    519 2 WHO ARE THE PEERS From a bright and interesting book on family Names," by Mr Baring Gould, some curious information on the origin of the peers is to be obtained Thus the Duke cf Northumberland ia actually no Percy, but a Smithsor, and must reognise that hia ancestor wielded the
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    NEW RUBBER ISSUES.
    375 2 Khota Tamfan Rubber. Subscriptions are invited at par for 2-3,000 1 1 shares m the Khota Tampan Rubber Company, Ltd., being part of an issne of 31,000 shares, of which 6,000 will be issued ut par and credited as fully paid m part satisfaction of the purchase
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    The Same Old Story.
    60 2 The old, old story, told times without number, and repeated over and over again for the last 87 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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      570 2 WANTED. "government notice. Applications will be received by the undersigned up to the 19th March for the vacant post of Checker of Stores m the Audit Department of the Federated Malay States Government Service, on the non-pensionable Establishment. The salary is £210 per annum rising by triennial increments of £30
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      681 2 NOTICES. LOST. On the evening of 2nd March, probably m the Victoria Theatre, a small gold brooch the upper part resembling a horse shoe and set with 10 diamonds with a large diamond m the centre with four additional diamonds set m a cluster below. Finder please communicate with the
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      705 2 NOTWES. NOTICE. Tenders will be received at the Office of the Superintendent of Chan da and Liquors Revenue up to noon on Saturday, March 12th, 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
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      547 2 BANKS. NEDERLANDSGHE HANDEL-lAtTSGHAPPY. NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY. Established 1824. Capital— fl 45,000,000,— (ab0ut £3,750,000) Reserve— fl 5,752,885,— (ab0ut £479,407) Head Office m Amsterdam. Head Agency Batavia. Branches Penang, Shanghai, Hongkong, Rangoon, Medan (Deli), Samarang, Sourabaya, Padang, Cheribon, Tegal, Pecalongan. Tjilatjap, Palembang, Kota-Radja, (Acheen) Bandjerrnassin, Weltevreden and Macassar. Correspondents at Bombay, Colombo,
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      443 2 WANUFACTURERTLia INSURANCE Co. OK ,;a.\ Alj fl Claims Loans and Surrender immediately by the General tgc pore without delay of reffrenn t v F.B. EVANS, 0 B^| Manager for Eastern j, Cl 1 Asia and India. V' iMaa «fc| GUTHRIE (A Co u7 General AgentH, Singapore FEDERAL LIFE I Assurance
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    LEWIS & PEAT'S RUBBER REPORT.
    431 3 LEWIS PEAT'S RUBBER REPORT. I rid };.>.-,ehaufih crepe 9 i>;. uuind, aud everything advance I about 2d. g 2kd. all ptic< i [>ni Hard today on the spot ,b. ilowiny lots, comprising about 118 i Strata ami 15 tons Ceylon, were offered d on Ftb 8 and sold as follows:
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    129 3 I>u Opioi v" d<MI net vouch fcr N MUg Doctor m I had sM Uiia election."- His lutenUon Nurife did you maui^p thai I < hv? Ir my consulting- 4 and I had fourteen I beiaJs— in bed and, by 'Tiph 1 Mrllourne paper shows i ;s beiu^ exploited quite
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      532 3 J^*> Are your lips white, JE^Tf) your cheeks colorless, If -|H your ears transparent *z%L*J**iss, n( ou *°°k n f&^^^\jjss an d careliLtPa imagina[iiii" on t osee v.—.. cheeks, and a bright, cheerful face, m every bottle of Ayer's SarsapariSla. If your appetite 13 poor, your digestion imperfect, and you
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      408 3 'KEPLER' Solution {/(I (trade mark) m 1" f OFCODLIVEROIL i\| i 1 k V IN MALT EXTRACT V- -i J |i \l L m. 'WWsk mmr "-s^ m "^f*" 1 .»f V v-----:---^ yjp^r <■).-■:■ 7/1 J Delicious digestive tonic food for the weak and f 'te>^-''| wasted Restores strength,
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      1174 3 Friday Saturday, March 11 and 12. an exceptionally!ood~auction. Probably the most attractive Sale of the Year. Valuable TEAK FURNITURE. PLANTS, TURNOUTS, &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
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    Domestic Occurrences. Death.
    30 4 Domestic Occurrences. Death. Leresche.—Oa Sunday, Jan. 30, at Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia, Persis Margaret, tbe dellrly-loved and only child of Alfred and Hilda Leresche (nee Harvey), aged 5 years. (By cable.)
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    The Singapore Free Press Monday, Mar. 7, 1910.
    1111 4 The Singapore Free Press Monday, Mar. 7, 1910. Here shall the Press the People's rjrht maintain, Unawed by influence and unbribed by gain H-;re patriot Truth her e'o-ious precepts draw. P!edgt.-d to Religion, Loyalty and Law. It is to be expected that the important statement made by Admiral von Tibpitz
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    765 4 The entries for tha Veterans' doublet handicap m the S C. C. tennis tournament close on Thursday next at 7 pin. It is probable that Captain Price, who is at present m Penang. B*y mike fc bal!o3a ascent and parachute descent m Ipob duriag the course of the week. O^ing
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    RUBBER,
    60 4 RETURNS AND PPJi [From Oorret The following Htfbruiry noted. wumiha ISI 029. Aji;^- KiALAL.MrrK, 12,175 A I Eight months 31 2 ■> A Canaranji f.lBB, Shrftmj^an 1.7,890. Bottom CSbob 2.150. Inch KJonma r N.ne months -7.-J I v Quran 1,719 T- I Agncst 217. The Planters" Stem on j
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    LADY'S ASCENT OF MT. KINABALU
    28 4 Jesseltoa. M llim GKbbi I nu peak g| II >uv tain m 15 :>rneo. Ifr It M^v'v. er I successful m laoottding In
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    THE MASONIC FUNCTION.
    27 4 PV r >'/ -nsoa. 1 The name of kba M M is Napier. Aiooul's' Othan }i-"M-ut at the .'•jremiwa were Mr i3jteier Emm I gj
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    457 4 Attention is AiiocteJ I -pnkl lishei by the Bu Idil g« th^ Agri>Horttcultunaj si- plications lor sp.iee for t. At the Harim.t Hi fess >r Lewis an.; Bibv L)wis entertainment, utd M ss C ostai will sing and dance, i pictures make up an attr.t pi .inne.! Wo are informed
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      257 4 IKELLY WALSH, LIMITED.! I I 1 JUST WHAT YOU WANT! I A RECORD FOR YOTJR PHONE MES3AGES. GAMBLE'S RECORDER. lIWIY^ RFillY Ar>^^J Placed on yom desk ALHaiajICRUI. JP -r-jj Qr hung Qn wall< it j/Jfij&' Jgß promotes Method, Nothing loose with rP J__ j|% Regularity, Neatla record of each ////'-Ml-
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      99 4 LEE BROTHERS. 58-4, Hill Street, (off Stamford Road.) HIGH GLASS PHOTOGRAPHY. Enlargements a Speciality PRICE LIST 05 APPLICATIONS ROBISONPIANO COMPANY, LIMITED. BRITISH PIANOS MADE BY SKILLED BRITISH WORKMEN At Similar Prices to those made by Chinese, THE AUTO-PIANO ENABLES YOU TO PLAY ANY MUSIC WRITTEN $625 Ordinary Piano taken m
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    GERMANY'S NAVY.
    183 5 UN AGGRESSIVE COAST DEFENCE. Honest Merchant." abmanre Telegraph. Reuter's) Roe Mtrch 6 h, 11.12 a.m. Bg t i>sion up>n the subject of U 8 tw .v the K^iehstag, Admiral B MNI lIJ of State for the X-.ivv, tIM «i vernmeat had endeatdapt the estimates to the litiofl 4
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    THE COLOUR LINE
    74 5 A rican Methods. Bee. Mar. 5, 10.50 am. ill&s, m Tex i-. fifty mea who were 'ourthouse whilst a trial vafl pro- or| waved the ::i:ers and tore ol the I i ce^ro charged with as- i white iiir! aad hurled him frjm t second storey window,
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    THE AIGUN RAILWAY.
    41 5 The uussian note to China objects to the I A .n railway, and proposes a scheme ot railway through Kilgan, ikata, \>nneeting with the ia .me. be ready to cooperate m cc bu I I nek a line. ■> <
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    THE GAZETTE.
    125 5 I mden takes Mr Barnes' place •:cil. lajft ipp'untiiient to Council m M r .i Turner is gazetted. I IMr C. Km^rson is added to i Yiriton la the Lunatic Asylum. 18 fs <'n a \Hir's leave from \Urek rtlj Km iatrodnead int.^coun►rdinanca to constitute a Hospitals' the
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    TESTING THE BRIDGE.
    75 5 tij alter noon a great concourse of ■its l.nlen with granite, tramway I can with tracers carrying 9, congregation of mildly internurives und several European experts v bridge denoted that the bridge ■"rg> ng deflection tests. The range i-.est load contracted to carry is t Matter oJ
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    HOME POLITICS.
    126 5 FINANCIAL CONFUSION. Who is to Blame (By Submarine Telegraph— Router's.) Rec. Mtrch oth, 326 pm. la the House of Commons the Opposition strongly criticised the delay m the collection of taxes. L >rd Hu^h Cecil declared that the Government were subordinating the public interests to party interests. Mr
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    ENGLAND AND CHINA.
    92 5 What Wo Can Offer. A meeting was held m the Senate House of Cambridge University m support of the scheme for a Unrversitj for Chiua. The Vice- Chancellor warmly supported the idea. Sir E. Sito'.v on 'lined the scheme and siid that he trusted that the conflict
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    THE INDIAN BUDGET.
    60 5 Rec Mar. 5, 10.44 am. Keuter's correspondent at Calcutta says that the Indian budget on Fcb ~2<> was warmly discussed m Council, a number of members declaring that the silver tax was specially injurious to the Bombay cotton trade with China. The Government denied that the duty
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    ROCKEFELLER RETIRES.
    31 5 It is announced m Xew York that Mr Rockefeller junior is retiring from the directorates of the Sce^l Trust and the Standard Oil Trust to organise his philanthropic foundation.
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    THE BOAT RACE.
    14 5 Betting on the Bolt Rice is six to four on Oxford. > <
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    THE BANDMANN COMPANY.
    318 5 >jce more on Saturday night the Victoria Theatre was crowded with an appreciative audience to see the Bxndminn interpretation of Daar L ttl-? Denmark. The piece is of the very thinnest description, even for this class of pl&y, and no one took it m any more serious
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    ARRIVAL OF H. M. S. MINOTAUR.
    299 5 H.M S. Minotaur the new fltgship under Command of Cttpt. Cay ley arrived here on Saturday. The Minotaur left Colombo on Tuesday morniDg and arrived here on Siturday morning, making the run m four days, a performance ssldom if ever equalled by any of
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    CHANDU CASE.
    142 5 The case against Chwa Bik Kow and Chye Ah Mit was called up on Saturday before Mr Col m in to hear the defence. The charge was possessing illicit chaudu and abetting the sale thereof. Mr Knowles urged that his client, No. 2, was not m the case
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    MR. BUCKLEY'S LECTURE.
    58 5 To is afternoon at a quarter past tire Mr Buckley will give his talk about the pictures m the Memorial Hall. The talk is sure to ba an interesting one considering Mr Buckley's unique knowledge of the subject. No charge will be made for admiss on and
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    387 5 In the last Congo mail which arrived at Brussels, private news refers to the discovery of vast gold deposits m Katanga, indicating the existence of an important gold mine. The deposits were discovered by an American prospector m connexion with the concession to an American Belgian concern. la a a
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    THE BANDMANN OPEHA COMPANY.
    646 5 An "Al Fresco" Evening Concert. When it was announced that the members of the Bandiuann Opera Company were to give an open-air entertainment m front of the Cricket Club Pavilion on Sunday evening—this quite an innovation here it could hardly have been anticipated that so remarkible
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    207 5 When the waters event v illy subside m Paris it will no doubt deserve its old name of Mud- town according to the doubtful etymology, adopted by Carlyle, which so explains Lutetia." The Fi each language of to-day bears, anyhow, a certain trace of the time when the Seine had
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      70 5 ■tent] Treatment Not Necessary for Rheumatum. y nine cut of every ten cases of rheu- is simply rheumatism of the muscles ooW or damp, or chronic rheumatism, of which require any internal treat- Ml that is needed to afford relief is Ir application of Chamberlain's Pain <*ive it a trial.
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      38 5 Cause of Insomnia. Indigestion nearly always disturbs the sleep more or less and is often the cause of insomnia. Many cases have been permanently cured by Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. For eale by all Dispensaries and Dealers.
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      62 5 An Excellent Liniment. Every family and especially those who reside m the country should be provided at all times with a bottle of Chamberlain's Pain Balm. There is no telling when it may be wanted m case of an accident or emergency It is most excellent m all cases of
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      214 5 /|gg|g^ THE CELEBRATED I /mW^ RAWSBOTTOM j IsL^^^^^^wi TPMMIC RAOIfCTC -tfe^^^^gl ItNnlo riH^lvtlo. The Most Pertect Racket Ever Made. Y^ffl ttflffifflTll Thes(> arc al! strun g b y oac man I j UtjS// by a special method, which has proved ---OX^lXd^ tuost satisfactory, filing a inaxiiuuin of \^liralt%r L|i ive
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      516 6 FOR SALE. LAUNCH FOR SALE PRIVATELY. A well-built teak steam launch, copper fastened and m gool condition. Now running m Singapore harbour. Length 48 feet, breadth 7 feet, depth 5i ieet. Speed about 9 knots. POWELL Co., Auctioneers. Mar 5 MOTOR CAR FOR SALE A handy ruo-about car m good
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      627 6 BRITISH INDIA S. N- Co. Ltd. FOR Port Swettenham, Penang, Negapatam, Madras, Pondicherry, Cuddalore, Karikal and Negapitam. The 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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      1088 6 N. Y. K. JAP/N MAIL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. SPRING PROGRAMME 1910 SAILING FOR Penang, Colombo, Port Said, GENOA, MARSEILLES, LONDON ANTWERP. Kaga Maru 6,301 tons on Mar. 9 Atsuta Maru 8,628 tons on Mar. 23 Hitachi Maru 6,716 tons on Apl. 6 Miyazaki Maru 8,600 tons on Apl. 20 Iyo
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      701 6 P. O. STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. Foi China, Japan, Penang, Ceylcn Australia, India, Aden, Egrpt, Mediterranean Ports, Plymouth and London. Through Bills of Lading issued for China Coast, Persian Gulf. Continental and American Ports. Steamers will leave Singapore on or about MAIL LINES. Ont card (for China) Devanha Mar 11 Devanha
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      632 6 1 mJ% \*i\ Norddeutscher Lloyd Bremll IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL Lljfj The fast and well-known uuii rtm this Company sail fortnightly f» g f Hamburg via Rotterdam, Am v.(r i ton, Gibraltar, Genoa. Nap,« Marseilles, Naples, Alexandria ai. Port Said, Suez. Aden, Cotoi Singapore, Hongkong. Bhangbj and Kobe to Yokohama and
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    TIN RETURNS.
    100 7 Jan. Feb. TotaJ. Pikula. Belat 260 Bniaiig 256 Bruseh 241 Cbenderiang 286 Gopeog 760 Jeber Kamaning $7,503 $1,637 $9,140 Kanaboi 420 Kinta 500 Kinta Association 500 KledaDg Kramat Pulai 617 Kuantan 66 Lahat 630 630 1,260 Menglemba Lode 286 New Gopeng 200 Pabang Consolidated 1.200 Pengkalen 500 Pusing
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    RUBBER ESTATE RETURNS.
    246 7 Jan. Feb. Total. Allagar 2,000 Anglo Malay 49,306 49,718 99,024 Ayer Moiek 1,344 Ayer Kaning 200 Balgownie 8,607 7,596 16,203 Bantecg 1,806 1,259 2,565 Batu Caves 6,100 Bcrtirn 12,500 Bakit Kajang 2,146 Bnkit Rajah 36,324 BukitLintang 2,000 2,500 4,500 Carey United Cicaiy 10,0C0 Consolidated Malay 23,8:*2 Caledonia
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    SHARES.
    1154 7 Mirch 5. RUBBER STERLING COMPANIES. Cap. Isbuw. Paid. JUastDiv. Bums. Sellers 85,000 2/ 2/ AUagar Rubber Estates Ltd 6 0 6 6 150,000 2/- 2/- Anglo- Malay 25% Int. 1110 1120 r,<>ooo 2- 16 BitangMilaka 3 0 4 0 30,000 1 1 Batu Caves 10% 910 0 10 0
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    De KONTNKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ
    121 7 Under Contract with the Netherlands India Government. Arents at Singapore, The Shipsagency, Limited, 2-3. Collyer Quay. THB UN DEB MENTIONED DATES OF DEPARTURE AEK ONLY APPROXIMATE Brouwer Japaea Kalmoa van outhoorn Vale nt yn Van dek Bosch Mengala G.G. Daendels RUMPHIUS Moeara-Saba, Simpang Djanibi Mantok and
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    CLEARANCES.
    139 7 Mar 4. Alicaute, Span, str., Cornellos, for Iloilo and Manila. Mar 5. De Klerk, Dut. str de Bier, for Batavia. Japan, Brit, str., Olifent, for Penang and Calcutta. Prachatipok, Siam, str., Wind, for Bangkok via ports. Ipob, Brit, str., Olsen, for Penang via ports. Sri Muar, Brit str, Hudson,
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    VESSELS AT TANJONG PAGAR AND KEPPEL HABBOUR.
    84 7 Wharves and Docks at which different vessels were berthed on Saturday. East Wharf Basin Bong Moh. East Wharf Sec. I Taroba. Section I—Sheere1 Sheere Wharf— Nil. 2- Nil. 3 Bencleuch. 4 Glenstrae. 5-Nil. 6 lyo Maru. 7-Nil. B— Kleist. 9— Nil. Jardine'e Wharf—
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    VESSELS IN PORT.
    535 7 Flag and Tons Commanders Arrived From For Whtm King Alfred Brit flagship 14-100 C. Baker Marl HoDgkong Portsmouth Edgar Brit crais. 7350 Boyle Mar 3 Colombo Uncertain Sea Mew Col. yacht 500 Coleman Feb 1 4 Malacca Uncertain Steamers Flaic ft Tons Master Arrived From Consume* For
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    EXCHANGE.
    70 7 (Corrected up to Mar. 5 Bank 4 m s 2/4* demand 2/4 s B ff Private credits 3 m s 2/4|J credits 6ms 2/41 France, demand Bank 294} Germany, demand 2tf9£ India, T. T 174^ Hongkong, demand 2<:% Yokohama, demand 114$ Java, demand 141 Bangkok, demand 66 i Sovereigns,
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    PRODUCE.
    158 7 Mar. 5 *Tin M |h 45 Gam bier buyers 11.05 Gambier Cube No 1 1 4 45 (JambierOube Nc. M norn Pepper Black (oiC*. B'port) 15 45 Pepper, Whit* (feu I .uyere 28 51 Nutmega (l lo to tkt It.) m 1 8.00 Nutmegs (SO to tbt I¥.) M
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    PASSENGERS.
    156 7 Per Taroba S. Chetty, K. Chettj, Mrs Madas Sahili, Sister St. Alphonse, Revd. Lady Superior, Right Rev. Mossard, Mr A. S. Evans, Mr E. A. Smith, Mr and Mre Rodrigues, Mr Ong Scan Boon. Per Iyo Maru Miss L. Find), Mr A. W. Blackstone, Mr J. H. Chalmers, Mr
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      524 7 %J L*EU M m TO LET FUENISHBD Syed Ali Road. Four bedrooms, two I roan* drawing room, dining room. Ten- i:, 1 -tabling. Apply W. J. c o Free Press. MifT TO LET FURNISHED. Clau^! .ten, 6, Paterson Rd. Four bedrooms |W I 111 n»1 attached. Tennis lawn and i
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      158 7 APARTMENTS. Comfortable double and single rooms with board at "MILDURA 7, Oxley Rise. Tennis. Stables. Terms moderate. Feb 21 n.c BOASD LODGING. Board and Lodging for single, married or families. Apply Mrs. H. Shaw, 21, Sophia Rd. Feb 8 8.3 BARGANNY LODGE— 6, Oxley Rise, Board and Lodging for gentlemen,
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      255 7 THE YOKOHAMA DOCK Co, Ld. No. 1 Dock. No. 2 Dock. No. 3 Dock. (In Course of Construction) Docking Length 515 feet Docking Length 376 feet Docking Length 481 feet Width of Entrance 80 Width of Entrance 50 Width of Entrance 63 Water on Blocks 28 Water on Blocks 26
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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 yon want, then is the time to throw a little hot air into him and keep away from hie store. 10
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
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      67 7 WEATHER REPORT. Date Bar Wind Temp Ham £lty Run Mar. 5. H'kong 10a 31.17 El 56 o Manila 10a 761 WSWI 28 24 b H'kong 4 p 30.06 ESEI 55 o Manila 4 p 757 WSWI 80 25 c Mar 6. H'kong X 30.18 E3 59 o Manila X 761
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    A POULTRY FARM
    787 8 - ENGLISH ENTERPRISE IN SINGAPORE. PRIZE FOWLS FROM LONDON. A member of the staff spent an interesting morning yesterday at the Singapore Poultry Firm, which is being run under European management at Chancery Lire. Tim is quite a new venture, and, as it is being run on thoroughly
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    NEW WEST WHARF.
    185 8 At the umtalioa of the Tmjong I'agar I > ok Board, ig* o number of busiutb i men went down to tbe Borneo whaif on Saturday afternoon to witr.e>.s The opening of ths new west whut". There was no eeremor. v oi any description. At 3 90,
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    19 8 Rigaud's Bococi Extract is an exact reproduction of this sweet yet powerful Indian perfume, and i» very popular. 2
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    CRICKET.
    357 8 S C. C. Tournament. The final game m this tcurnamf nt, begun on Jan. 29, was finished on Saturday, the Ii iw and Civil Service winning a close game. At the other end of the Esplmade the S B C. beat the Middlesex Regiment m a Ijw scoring game.
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    GOLF.
    124 8 The March monthly medai of the S. C. C was played for ou the fifth and sixth and resulted m a tie between three members. The following cards we r e leturned. G. R. X Mngliston 39 41 plus 2 82 J. MoKenzie 47 43 8 82 R. Soulir
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    MALAYA AND THE N.R.A.
    169 8 Presiding oa ?th ult. at the winter meeting of the National Ti fU Association, Lord lib e ties no ore anncuuced thd'. this year's Brsley Meeting would open on July 4 ana continue to July l»i. A team from Australia was to bd present, and a
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    144 8 Amongst tbe passengers who passed through by tbe German mail Kleist for Hongkong were the eminent phy&iciau, Sir Fdlix Semon and Lady Semon, who during the stay of the steamer at Singapore were cuests <.f the Hon'ble Dr D. J. Galloway at Manor House. Sir Felix and Lady Semon luLched
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    RUBBER MAGNATE ON THE PRESENT SITUATION.
    1023 8 MR W. W. BAILEY'S VIEWS. j Yields of Tebes m Malaya. Mr W. W. Bailey arrived m Ceylon from the Straits on February 22, on his way home, with Mrs Bailey, after a seven weeks' stay m the East. Mr Bailey went to Dutch
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    454 8 It is notified that the port of Bangkok is declared infected owing to the existence of bubonic plague. The first Standard oil boat to cah at Fort Swettenharo, the Hudson, arrived from New York, carrying 1,500 drums of beiz ne and 13,000 cases of petroleum for bcal consumption.
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    71 8 R-ferriog to the fact that the earth is due to pass through the tail of H alley's comet m 'May nest, Sir Robert S. Ball states A rhinoceros m full charge would not fear collision with a cobweb and the earth need not fear collision with a comet. Fora hundred
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    LATEST SHIPPING.
    85 8 [In addition to that on page 7.] Minotaur, Brit, cruiser, 14,100 Cayley, Mar b, Portsmouth, Hongkong 8. Patricia, G^r. trooper, 3.42 4, Jager, Mar 6, Tsingtau, Wilhelmshaven 7, Kalmoa, Dut. 170, Brugsma, Mar 6 Indragiri, Ships Agency. Riow 9. Pin Seng. Brit. 378, Davidson. Mar 6, Penang, T.
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    ANJER SHIPPING REPORT.
    147 8 (Compiled for the Singapore Free Press") Date of passing Anjer Nationality and Description of vessel Captain's name Where and uhen sailed Destination. I Feb 12. Brit, str Mersario from Chittagocg. Teh It. Brit, str, Barton; Barry, Dec 11 Sharghai. Feb 16. Ger. str Meissen Schiltt Batavia, Feb
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    Next Mails Due.
    88 8 From EuroDO. Per M. M. Polynesien, today, with maik of Feb 12. From China. Per M. M. Arrnand Bebic, to day. Mails already dispatched for Lomdoh. L»pt Dv» Arrived B I Feb 3 Feb 26 Feb 26 MM Feb 8 Mar 3 Mar 5 P& O Feb
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