The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 25 March 1910

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  • 15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, MARCH 25, 1910. NO. 6,^65
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  • 1247 1 To lize proper) v one should be at the seaside, nevertheless m this very English looking garden lin ike a good attempt. A long chair and a sarong would assist consilerablv but the untravell-d Njw Z inlander would be scandalised if I adopted them m his country At
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 234 1 THE STANDARD LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. A GOOD ALL ROUND POLICY. For Married or Single. IS TH£ 20 PAYMENT LIFE POLICY OF THE STANDARD A limited amount of Premiums to be paid. I A guaranteed sum at death, with such bonus addition as may be declared every five years. S. While
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    • 235 1 ALHAMBRA BEACH ROAD. THE BIG SHOW. GRAND PROGRAMME. Fitst Choice! New Subjects! 2nd SHOW AT 9 30 P.M. DVERTURE. IRISH AND SCOTCH MELODIES. DARJEELING (NORTHERN INDIA). GRANDFATHER'S CLO K. A VISIT TO THE ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN Itf ANTWERP. THE BROTHERS HARRY, CHAMPION STRONGMEN, A KINDHEARTED EMPLOYER (Film dArt). CORK INDUSTRY IN
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    • 190 1 The Old Favourites Back Again. THE FAMOUS WAYANG KASSIM. The Indra Zanibar Royal Theatrical Co. OF SINGAPORE. TO-NIGHT TO-NIGHT I ARDAN ZANGGIE. ALEXANDRA HALL, NORTH BRIDGE ROAD. SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT OF iVew Actors Actresses. Come To-Night! Don't Fail!! Stop at the first Show on the left North Bridge Road, up from
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    • 252 1 THE DAY'S NEWS. Lord Rosebery has more resolutions to propose regarding the Lords Page 7. Major General T. E. Stephenson, Essex Regt is the rew G. O. C. for the Straits Settlements Page 6. Conscription for China, says General Yin Chang Page 7. The Rev H. C. Izard was yesterday
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    • 357 1 THE WEEK. 1 Friday, 25th High Water— lo.l9 a, 11.11 p Good Friday. Public and Bank Holiday. Purim (Jewish Holiday). S R.A. Meeting begins. P O Mail Odtward due. i Sw. Club launches 8, 9, 10 a., 2.30 3.30 p Saturday, 26th High Water.— lo.s6 a., 11.30 p 1 Public
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    • 146 2 ANOTHER MIRACLE The miracles performed by Little's Oriental Balm ara almost countless. Men and women who have become crippled by the horrible agonies of Rheumatism are throwing away crutches, canes, and bandages and walking free with elastic step. Rheumatism m the back or shoulders, m the arms or legs, can
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    • 797 2 SAVED FROM THE KNIFE. Mr. C. Mayne, of 52, Gladstone Road, Bos combe, Bournemouth, England, says coffered eight or nine years from chronic m flammation of the kidneys and stone. "I was Twice Ex\minbd Under the XRays, and the doctors thonght they could see th< stone. I was told again
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    • 869 2 NOTICES. I NOTICE. Daring my absence Mr. J. C. Koopman holds my power of attorney. H. 0. VERLOOP. Mar 24 27.3 9 PANTAI LIMITED. ■> Lost a certificate for 1,000 shares Nos. 7 *****1/*****0 m name of Dr. T. Murray 1 Robertson. Anyone bringing same to the 3 undersigned will
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    • 680 2 1 NOTIGES. FRASER AND NEAVE LTD NOTICE OF ORDINARY GEVE&IL I MEETING. Notice is hereby given that the Thirteenth Ordinary General Meeting of the Compan; will be held at the Registered Office of th Company, 11, Collyer Quay, Singapore, oi Tuesday, 29th day of March, 1910, at Nooi precisely. Holders
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    • 559 2 NEDERUNDSCHE HAWDEL-WAATSGHAPPY NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY. Established 1824. Capitad— fl 45,000,000,— (ab0ut je3,750,000 Reserve— fl 5,752,885,— (ab0ut j£479,407 Head Office m Amsterdam. Head Agency Batavia. Branches Penang, Shanghai, Hongkong Rangoon, MecUn (Deli), Samarang, Sourabaya Padang, Cheribon, Tegal, Pecalongan. Tjilat jap, Palembang, Kota-Radja, (Acheen) Band jermassin, Weltevreden and Macassar. Correspondents at Bombay,
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    • 403 2 MANUFACTURERS Lift INSURANCE Co. OF CaXaDa Claims Loans and Surrenders immediately by the General Agent. *T** pore without delay of reference to HeJ r> F. S. EVANS, o. BR UC > Manager for Eastern Dbtrid M Asia and India. SingaZf^ GUTHRIE A Co Ltl General Agents, Singapore, FEDERAL UFE 1
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    • 256 2 CHURCH SERVICES. St. Axdrbw's Cathedral. Easter Eve. f) pm Choral Evensong and Address. Processional Hymn 131 Responses Festal Psainis, xxiii and xxvi 42, 49 First Lesson Hosea v, 8-vi, 4 Magnificat 86 Second Lesson Romans vi, 1-14 Nunc Dimittis 183 Hymn after Third Collect 135 Hymn after Address 140 Recessional
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  • 976 3 (from our cram Corresj>omients T^ deaths are announced from the f Ti^ue of Mr Hegt. late Colonel Intendant 77L Pirch India Army, and Mr de Vriei, i ajent of the Netherlands B<u>k. From Simarang hare been reported to f M±rch Btb, 49 cases of cholera, of which 1
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  • 241 3 An Appbeciation. With the departure of Dr Morrison, the famous Times' correspondent, from Peking, the European community m the Chinese cnpital loses another of its most interesting personalities. Peking's loss, however, is London's gain, for he comes, it is said, to take charge of Far Eastern
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  • 292 3 The seventh ordinary yearly meeting of shareholders of the China-Borneo Company, Ltd., was held at the Company's Office, Hongkong, on March 15. Mr J. W, C. Bonnar presided. The Chairman said Gentlemen, The reports and accounts have been m your hands. for some days and, with
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  • 225 3 4 Hero of the Namoa Piracy Affair.' Hongkong papers regret to announce the death of Mr Alfred Ramsay, chief engineer of the s. s. Haiching, which sad event took place at Swatow on Saturday, 12th mat. The late Mr Ramsay become ill at Amoy and
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  • 107 3 The following advertisement appears m The Times— Gold waiting to be picked op m British territory. At low estimates, £40,000 easily recoverable within two years. No romantic treasure hunt, no exploiting the ocean bed no expensive experimental shaftsinking; gold already located on surface, coarser gold balow. A
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    • 635 3 SO STRICKEN WITH MALARIA Was This Young Man That His Condition Alabmed His Mother— He Grew Weaker and Worse Day bt Day Until Cured by DR. WILLIAM*' PINK PILLS. So long as the Malarial poison remained m Mr. Denzil Jansz's blood so long did he sontinue to suffer with Fever
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    • 390 3 CROSSE& D c ™Jed Df/iri/ii7rTi 1» K te. OILMEN'S BLACKWELL JF V U stores. I (^ilri^l PICKLES. SOUPS, JAMS. I I by'^^Sht. f^^^^ JELUES. POHED MEATS. I 2^^^^^^* If \l MALT VINEGAR. S 8 T 1 ADT 1? 1 m SALAD OIL E I lilJjljJCi I^S^-^J^S 1 S "TI"PT Tf^
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    • 21 3 FRASER& CHALMERS, Ld. Manufacturers of Mining Metallurgical Machinery. Atiamson, Gilfillan Co., Ltd. Eastern Agents. Singapore Soda Water. Established over 26 years.
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  • 465 4 The following facts appear m an interview with' Mr 0. 0. L. Fitzwilliams, who has jast passed through Hongkong on his way to Shanghai, and thence to Europe via Siberia. Comparisons are always odious, and m the light of present knowledge it is impossible to say
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  • 286 4 (Lines on the Heat) Ob let other people grumble At the tumble Of the rain When the Sou-West m its glory Roars the story Of its pain 1 As for me, I'll sing its praises When its mighty i orce it raiseß And consigns the heat to blazes Once
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  • 124 4 First Commercial Message at Hongkong. Yesterday (says the S CM. Post) reference was made m our columns to the need of a wireless telegraphy installation m Hongkong. We are glad to learn that the U.S.S. Wilmington not only picked up the first commercial message received m Hongkong, but actually
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    • 857 4 THE REMEDY OF KINGS A further mark of Royal Appreciation has again distinguished Phosfcrine by the bestowal of a Royal Warrant to Supply Phosferine TO HIS MAJESTY THE KING OF SPAIN afirV jffljfl£fl!£^^^^A sS^c^^aV^^^V m^^a^iJUa»aSaß» THE ROYAL EXAMPLE Phosferine is used by the Royal Families of Europe, thus assuring every
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    • 436 4 "I prescribe Wincarnis to tired-outs, depressed, disordered and deranged." tWhat 18 WinCaimiS rest^S™ S of extraordinary power. It combines the strengthening property of the greatest and most beneficial elements of uw.n, i c choice "Wine, Extract of Meat, and Extract f Matt. Wine has been known from time immemonal as
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    • 493 4 Apcar Line The andcrinentionfd mail steamers the above company maintain am. gular service between Calcutta ami Japan calliag: at Penang, Shanghai, Hong. king Shanghai en toute. FLEET Tons. Commander b.B. Japan 6,013 J. G. oiif et b.b. Gregory Apcar 4,606 S. H. Bel** 8.8. Arratoon Apcar 4,510 A. Stewwt 8.8.
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  • 418 5 t VE LL v MUNICIPAL WATER. Amusing Evidence. The cisc as?*inst four Chinese property waer m Teluk Ayer Street, m which r e v were summoned by the Municipal '^itnissionerg to show c*use why an order 1 v >t be made for the closing of a well property,
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  • 388 5 1 iriag approximate va^es for the I Urn HOB have reference to March U l B. A. oh. ioaa d^c. X.. 7 de£. DOC from san, 62 million rriles itlicn earth, 160 million miles culmi- p. ib. meridian altitude :u. rising, 6h. 39m a. m. ,j_. p. m.
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    • 588 5 It was certainly a good messenger who brought the news to your house that Ayer's Sarsaparilla makes the blood "rich and red." This means so much to those who are thin T pale, feeble, weak, and nervous. After Ayer's Sarsaparilla has cured you, carry the glad message to a friend
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    • 591 5 TO LET. TO BE LET. Godowns, Nob. 4 and 5 Nanson Road, extending through to Saiboo Street, from the Ist April, 1910. Area, 5,124 and 5,127 square feet respectively. Moderate rent. Apply to the Union Insurance Society of Canton Ltd., 6, Collyer Quay. Mar 23 q.n. OFFICE TO LET. Office
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    • 641 5 AuerioNS. AUCTION SALE OF the Damaged Steamer Oscar II At Messrs. H. L Coghlan Go's Sale-room Saturday, 2nd April, at 11 a m. Messrs. H. L. Coghlan Co., are instruction by the Underwriters to sell by MuerioN The Norwegian Screw Steamer "OSCAR II as bhe now lies at Anchor m
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    • 606 5 AUCTION SALE OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE. PLANTS &c. The Property of H. L, Vogelebang ebq., at Aubtirlitz," No. 2 b, Lloyd Road, On Saturday, 26th March, at 2*30 p. m. Very hard some Japanese 4-fold screen with silk embroidered panels teak centre table with marble top excellent rattan chairs and
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    • 188 5 Agri-Horticultural Show. Applications for space for Trade Exhibits at the forthcoming Agri-Horticultural bhow to be held m Singapore m August next should be sent to the undersigned. RULES. Ground Rent only. Building to be put by Exhibitor. 5 cents per square foot. If building erected by the Committee inclubive of
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  • 23 6 Domestic Occurrences. Birth. At the Maternity Hospital, Singapore, on March 24th, the wife of H. E. REDMAN, Capt. 99th Deccans, of a daughter.
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  • 32 6 Here shall the Pre-;^ the Pe«pl°'s r'cht maintain, Unawed by influence and r.nbribed by gain; Here patriot Tnnh her g*o-ious precepts draw. Pledged to Relipon. Loyalty and Law.
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  • 1943 6 The Chairman of the Sandycroft Rubber Company m his recent speech skated with admirable skill over the most dangerous portion of the ice which covers the whole question of rubber production. We doubt if Mr Jago, or a chairman of any other rubber company, or even
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  • 199 6 We understand that the cv s M«j. Gen. Perrott, c m, v Mai r Theodore Edward Stepbenaou, c al mand of the 2ud Division Aidersfa O 1907, and the previous year the <i\ D< gion at Colchester. |f«j Gen Parrotl V goes home shortly on
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  • 376 6 At S k Andrew's Cubedral morning a special pin of the I service was the induction of the I: bert Crawford Izu-d v Arefadetc gapore. The local clergy uid part m the service, aud th-,. a eon siderable congregation present the Bishop of Singapore w t
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  • 239 6 The Banks and Government be closed to-day, Stturday tod II m The Shipping, Import and Export will beclis<d U>-4rj aud open front* eleven o'clock on tfce ouruiu^s oi S*taw and Monday. To-day the S. B A meet m j btf Bilestier Ranee aud •rill becoatinad Saturday and Sunday.
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 90 6 AT OUR PRICES TERMS there is no need to be without a High Class Piano or to put up with an indifferent one for we Exchange. The Robinson Piano COMPANY, LIMITED. GREAT COMMENCES ON Monday, April 4?FOR TWO WEEKS. ROTTI FT) 71 1 FS BEERS STOUT Bass and Cos. Pale
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    • 209 6 NOTICE. We have to-day received telegraphic advice from London that the E. M S. Rubber and Cocoanut Co., Ltd. will be floated on 31st March. The Company acquires the Kwong Mow Sang Estate of 2,799 acres situated m the Mukim of Sungei Passir m the state of Eedah. Capital £85,000.
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  • 64 7 WIRELESS CALL FOR AD. fljy Submarine Telegraph— Reuter'i.) Received at 6 45 pm. T ae British Destroyers Stag and Mdllard o ]iiJed m the course of minoeuvring by right 1 cc bows of the destroyers were stove m t nd they signalled by wireless to the Bact a:e
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  • 321 7 Cxfo-d Wins. Mar 24?, 10 9 am. -1 kM won the annual University ra.ce against Cambridge by three Later, 10 14 am. the contest between the two crews w.is a good race to Hammersmith. Ikftl place Oxfoni took the lead till the d [be weather was favourable,
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  • 20 7 Rec. Mar 24, 8.85 pm. IW Bond of Trade has intervened m the Sootfa Walm coal dispute.
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  • 26 7 Dg of cotton spinners and nianu- \m M-inchester Lis decided to form i le tariff reform association, with Ml Ifl c>vrv cotton centre.
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  • 28 7 'a \pr.l t Lord Rosebery will submit to DM ol L.^rds fresh resolutions defia- j Urn nfonM m the constitution of the Hou^-e UmU he proposes.
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  • 175 7 >r "irn Correspondent.) Ivuala Lumpur, March 24. The allotment m the G^nkee flotation nil !\> fifty thousand shares. Ferrers- Davitt case was resumed -itv before Mr Justice Braddell and r c-odicir. _*_< The Chinese Ministry of Education pro- > m! for permission from the Throne -mpulsory education m
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  • 44 7 AMERICAN FEELING AGAINST THE REPUBLICANS. (By Submarine Telegraph.— Reuters) R-=HJeived at 6 45 pm. A telegram from Boston states that a Democrat has bsen elected as Member of Congress for Norwell, Massachusetts, which has been hitherto overwhelmingly Republican. This is attributed to dissatisfaction with
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  • 130 7 UUK ATTITUDE. Cannot Dictate to Others. Replying to a 6eries of questions by Si William Bull on the Chinchow-Aigun rail way question, Sir E. Grey said that it wa true the Government had been pressed to take an active part, and the United States had asked for
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  • 86 7 An Army of Millions. Rec. March 24, 10-30 a.m. General Yin Chang, the Chinese Minister to Berlin, who has been appointed to the Ministry of "War m China, interviewed by the Lokal Anzeiger said that he contemplated introducing universal military service m a modified form m China also
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  • 69 7 King Peter m Russia. A Constantinople telegram states that King Ferdinand of Bulgaria has had prolonged interviews with the Russian Ambassador, M. N. Toharykow, and the Grand Vizier. The King of S9rvia, who is on a visit to St Petersburg, has been entertained at a banquet at the
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  • 290 7 The Rubber Dealers' Bill which will be introduced m Council on Friday next is little more or less than a facsimile of the F.M S. bill of the same nature and is passed to provide safeguards against the illicit traffic m cultivated rubber, by pie venting its purchase,
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  • 1327 7 Quicquid agunt homines nostri est farrago libelli. Juvenal. It must have been a nasty jar to any gentlemen of the Total Abstinence persuasion present at the rather thin attendance at Dr E llia's interesting and instructive lecture of water, to be told on authority that for
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  • 546 7 FRASER AND Co. 's SHARE CIRCULAR. The activity of the Market to which we referred m our last circular as having returned, has been well maintaiued since that j date, and transactions m several shares have been done during this period, at greatly advanced prices. But for the advent of
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 37 7 Cause of Insomnia. -^-suon nearly always disturbs the sleep r <- or less and is often the cause of in9om Many cases have been permanently r>d by Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver £*Meta, For sale by all Dispensaries and
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    • 40 7 Stands Unrivalled. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy never diaappoints those who use it for obstinate coughs Sand irritations of the throat and lungs. It stands unrivalled as a remedy for all throat and lung diseases. For sale by all Dispensanes and Dealers*
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    • 252 7 ROBINSON C I Swiss Muslins I So*. g\f\m 1 Persian Lawns. yvUCll Piques. Drills. Brilliants. £%m Muslin Robes. Embroideries. Table Linens. VJIIVJ W Laceg Tea cloth8 Underclothing Sideboard cloths. OF &c &c Sheets. Bed Spreads. Towels Vl/hifga Mosquito Curtains. lllfcV Lace Curtains. Pillow slips. Toilet Covers. f^ m Calicoes and
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  • 335 8 A UUBIOUS STATEMENT AMENDED. In the November issue of the Xeerlandia" it was stated that the Netherlands Trading Society at Singapore is issuing notes of $5. The Soerabaya Handelsblad remarks that Ikis communication mast be incorrect, as the issue of notes m a British colony through
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  • 290 8 The "S. C. M. Post of March 16th says i Yesterday, a representative of the South China Morning Post had a chat with Mr Alec. Taylor as to the amateur championship. He confessed that he was deeply interested m the result, principally because Mr Hinds (so
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 279 8 THJii JSAST ASIATIC CO., LTD. FOR Marseilles, Havre, and Copenhagen The Swedish s.s. DELAGOA" is expected to arrive here on the 25th instant and will receive a prompt despatch for the above ports. For further particulars, apply to THE EAST ASIATIC Coy, Ltd, Agents. Mar 18 26.3 Austrian .Lloyd Steam
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    • 663 8 NOKDDEUTSCHER LLOYD. FOR EUROPE. The Imperial German Mail Steamer PRINZES3 ALICE." 10,911 tons, Captain Groscb, left Hongkong on Wednesday, the 23rd instant at 1 p.m., and may be expected to arrive here on Sunday, morning the 27th idem, at abont 10 a.m. She will probably be despatched for Europe on
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    • 1042 8 In y k JAP/IN MAIL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. SPRING PROGRAMME 1910 SAILING FOR Penang, Colombo, Port Said, GENOA, MARSEILLES, LONDON ANTWERP. j Hitachi Maru 6,716 toss on Apl. 6 Miyazaki Maru 8,600 tons on Apl. 20 *Iyo Maru 6,320 tons on May 4 *These vessels are fitted with WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY.
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    • 676 8 P. O. I STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. Foi China, Japan, Penang, Ceylon Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Ports, Plymouth and London. i Through Bills of Lading issued for China Coast, Persian Golf, Continental and American Ports. Steamers will leave Singapore on or about MAIL LINES. Outward (for China) Assaye Mar 25
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    • 633 8 N DL Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE k The fast and well known mail ateattert this Company sail fortnightly frotL br,.^ Hamburg via Rotterdam, Antwerp, Soatbai ton, Gibraltar, Genoa, Naples, (connect!? Marseilles, Naples, Alexandria and rice vet Port Said, Suez, Aden, Colombo. iv ta Singapore, Hongkong, Shanghai. NarJ
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  • 526 9 ENGINEERING IN THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. The British Empire covers such a wide area, and its relations to the other countries of the world are so complex, that the relative importance of its various parts is apt to be wrongly estimated, as position often counts for more than size, (For instance,
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  • 412 9 NEW YORK'S BEAU BRUMMELL. Mr Jackson Gouraud, known throughout the city as New York's Beau Brummell, has d^ed at the age of 35. He and his wife, who inherited £600,000 from her father, one of ac financiers of the Union Pacific Railroad, were known throughout America for their lavish and
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  • 496 9 STEAMERS. JHr tag port of departure, and (where knovm) date due here, and name of Agents. Andalusia, Hamburg, Apl 1 Bebn Meyer. Arcadia, Colombo, June 4 P A O. Armand Behic, Marseilles, May 30 M. M. Arratoon A pear, Hongkong, Mar P. S. Assay e, Colombo, Mar 25
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  • 273 9 Per P. O. Assaye, due Mar 25. Mrs J. D. Murray and child, Mr M. Brown, Mr I. Mabkota, Mr O. Jaffar, Mr C. Anderson, Mr R. Battiscombe, Mr and Mrs G. Gansloser, Mr A. W. Lain?, Dr. A. B. Simpson, Mr M. M. Shamner, Mr
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 595 9 f Don't Trifle I With a Cough! I Cure it Now. I There is positively nothing equal to Angier's Emulsion for coughs, s and all lung affections. By its peculiar soothing and healing effects c :h a]l l vs soreness and inflammation, improves the breathing, jj -.ikes expectorati i easy.
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    • 63 9 An Excellent liniment. Every family and especially those who re side m the country should be provided at all times with a bottle of Chamberlain's Paic Balm. There is no telling when it may b< wanted m case of an accident or emergency It is most excellent m all cases
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    • 398 9 (Jj|* o\JZm\jl) k) IN 1 fjjjff»l Teeth preserved to middle ace are jj|pgp pretty sure to last out one's lifetime. The J^7^=^§^ greatest known preservative of the teeth Illl^^^ and purifier of the mouth is Sozodont II SOZOBONT Liquid. It penetrates the minutest H5H* crevices or the teeth destroying the
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    • 200 9 S THE NEW FRENCH REMEDY. 0S A S fa. f^fcjf|3PwlWsiW^R^B > 2 H^^^s^^^B»^^^^^^ This successful popular rem«»dT, used m ront:r.cntal P hospitals by Ricord, Rostan, Jobert, Velpeauand m others, surpasses everything hitherto employed. 2THERAPIQN No 1 yi m a remarkably short time, often a few days only, hi remo»e**n discharge*,
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  • 583 10 Many of the friends of Mrs Diehn, whose name is a household word m Singapore musical circles for all that is truly artistic, will be glad to hear how that lady's kind assistance at a concert m Shanghai, where Mrs Diehn has been visiting
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  • 263 10 Whether the Chairman of the Calcutta Corporation was justified m going out of hi 3 way, when anxious to introduce municipalisation of public supplies into Calcutta, m indnlging m a much too general denunciation of the Oriental Gas Company, to whom the Corporation lately agreed to
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  • 94 10 The Jeher Hydraulic Tin Mining Co. at Tanjon^ Malim have resumed operations and the land has been sub leased to a Chinese towkay at a tribute of seventeen and a half per cent. Iv Ticland hopes the new lessee will be able to get out ore from this
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  • 433 10 In Connection With Wireless. Adelaide, Sunday. A quite unexpected discovery of the properties of a radium-bearing mineral has just been made m connection with the installation of wireless telegraphy between Melbourne and Clifton Springs, for which a contract has been made with a Victorian firm. The contractors,
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  • 499 10 How She Spsnt Money. Louis Seize is associated with many interests, but it is a little difficult to recognise him as the husband who kept, with his own hand, account books, m which he carefully detailed the sums of money spent by his wife, Marie Antoinette. That her
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 75 10 Internal Treatment Not Necessary for Rheumatism. Folly nine out of every ten cases of rbeavn*Uwu is simply rheumatism of the muscles due to cold or damp, or chronic rheumatism, neither of which require any internal treat meat AU that is needed tj afford r^t tt» free apphcahon of Chamberlain Pftto
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    • 60 10 Ihe 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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    • 322 10 j^~~^Shopping byPost t^T^rp?xr?!^^^ A boon to those at a distance. j(mN*j\ IT is impossible for those living m distant l\ if/ jk\ towns and villages to get everything fc Sp£p3 I f^^^^K required at the local stores, and we therefore H'iMjJT ffiSflP T* pl ease( J to senc^ Ol r
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    • 14 10 [dysenterTand diarrhoea. BROWN'S SPECIFIC. To be had at the Singapore Disphnrabv DeDli ttts 18.6
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    • 661 10 Singapore Sporting dub. 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 aliowed 7 It). Entrance, $20.
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    • 567 10 9. The Eochore Plate. Value $400 and $50 to the Second Horse a Handicap for all hones that have run Tt tV* Meeting and not won. Distance Sem? 8 Course. acur ry Entrietcloae at noon on Saturday the April, except for Bace 9on the Thudlw Entries for Race Ho 9
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  • Page 10 Miscellaneous
    • 326 10 SINGAPORE GOVERNMENT RAILWAY. From Ist May, 1909, and until further notice. TRAIN SERVICE FOR WEEK DAYS ONLY. UP TRAINS. am. am. am. am. am. pm. pm. pm pm. pm pm pm PasßirP. I 7 .25 4 I 7 8 43 9 0 10 Borneo Wf. 7.33 12.42 Z 438 People's
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  • 52 11 tlemen, to solace their wearied minds t^t pastimes, playe at chesse, the astro--T YamV amt >, and the philosopher's game hettea thyr wittes, recreates theyr i iVvuts nobody m the mean season. mmunicationa should be addressed to Editor, Singapore Free Press." ■uliVi— i_ games and other chess
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  • 661 11 p,y o. WrszBURG, Grand Kapida. Black (5 pieces). White (6 pieces). y," t4 to play and mate m two moves. ,\iine of the match for the chamItkfl World. Played at Yienca. Rtv Lopez. be-— G Sehlechter. Black E. Laaker. P-K4 30P-R3(c) RK2 jl CB3 Xt QB3 31
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  • 5 11 RUBBER STERLING COMPANIES.
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  • 6 11 SHARES. March 24. RUBBER DOLLAR COMPANIES.
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  • 6 11 j LATEST ARRIVALS.
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  • 28 11 under Contract with the Netherlands India Government. Agents at Singapore, The Shipsagency, Limited, 2-3. Collyer Quay. THE UNDERMENTIONED DATES OF DEPARTURE ARM ONLY APPROXIMATE.
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  • 225 11 Mar 23. Drachenfels, G-er st% Kepper, for Calcutta. Mar 24. Macedonia, Brit str, Andrews, for London via ports. A.vagyee, Brit str, Campbell, for Port Swettenham via ports. Banka, Brit, str., Campbell, for Tringganu via ports. Siang Bee, Brit, str., Larkins, for Penang and R m goon. Sultan Van Lingga,
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  • 87 11 Wharves and Dock* at wh-ieh different vessels were herthed yesterday. East Wharf Basin— Nil. East Wharf Sec. I— lndian, Hong Wan I, Mossel. Section I—Sheers1 Sheers Wharf Tringganu. 2— Capri. 3 Kum Sang 4 Sado Maru. s—Paroo.5 Paroo. 6 Stentor, Invercsk. 7— Nil.
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  • 60 11 (Corrected up to Mar. 24 Bank 4ms 2/4f demand 2/4^Private credits 3ms 2 4'\- credits 6ms 2/4^| France, demand Bank... 294£ Germany, demand 239^ India, T. T 174Hongkong, demand 24|% Yokohama, demand 11-H Java, demand 141 Bangkok, demand 66 i Sovereigns, Bank Buying $8.54 Bank ot England Rate 4%
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  • 145 11 Mar. 24. *Tin $7410 Gambier buyers 11.3* (Jambier Cube No 1 M 14 41 G-aaibier Oab« No. ft m norn p #pper Black (orC-m. Sport) 15.00 Pepper, Wkitt (tail) 27.25 Nntacog* (110 to Urn 18.00 Nutxr.Bjf» (80 to ti)i Ek) 2i.00 M&C6 (Bandt) M norn OloTee A-mboisj*' 1 xxom
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 82 11 FOR STILE. FOR SALE. One Stylish English mare; otJe dog-cart, harness complete. Apply to Kuda c/o a The Pree Press." Mar 24 c FOR SALE. Motor car, two cylinder, Hnmber, seated for two, m good condition and just overhauled. Apply S.G. co "Free Press." R. MORTON, Horse Reoository 193, Orchard
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    • 241 11 THE YOKOHAMA DOO KCoLd. No. 1 Dock. No. 2 Dock. No. 3 Dock. (In Course of Construction) Do ckine Length 515 feet Docking Length 376 feet Docking Length 481 feet Width of Entrance 80 Width of Entrance 50 Width of Entrance 63 Water en Blocks 28 Water on Blocks 26
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    • 19 11 Rigaud's Bocool Extract v an exact reproduction of this tweet yet powerful Indian perfume, and is very popular. 1
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  • Page 11 Miscellaneous
    • 119 11 WEATHER REPORT. Data Bar Wind Temp Ham Sky Ra a Mar 24. H'kong K'a 30.15 EN T EI II o Manila 10a 761 Wl 28 25 c Hkong Q 3 .03 E3 62 o Manila Q 768 ESEI 31 26 o Kandang Kerbav Hospital. Mar 23, 1910. 9 A.M. 3
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  • 1167 12 Strange Case at the Assizes. Paul de Rozirio, a tall, ycuag Eurasian, claimed to b) tried at the A*s z*s yesterday, bafore the Chief Justice, Sir William Hyndmm Jones, and a common jury on an allegation of attempted murder by shooting a Chinese shopkeeper m the chest
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  • 269 12 Madras, March 14. Sir Wilfred Peek was mauled by a leopard on Saturday evening at Devali m the Wynaad. He had wounded the animal and was following it up on foot when it was discovered by the coolies m the undergrowth. Sir Wilfred's gunbearer bolted with
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  • 142 12 The Consul for Sirawak at Jeddah, Mr C. A. Osborne, has forwarded the following letter to the Resident, Kuching, under date Jan 21st. Sir, The Haj has now practically finished and meat of the pilgrims hav9 returned or are returning very shortly to their various destinations. On the
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  • 399 12 There appears to be a considerable number of epurions Straits Dollars circulating m Kuching, one or two that we have seen recently b9ing exceedingly poor counterfeits of the current coin. Some of the good dollars fail to ring clearly on being struck and will not b 9
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  • 204 12 By the Macedonia from Shanghai, Major Elliot, S.V.I, received a handsome silver Cup presented by Prince Hsun for annual competition between the S. V. I. Chinese Company and the Shanghai Volunteer Chinese. The Cup is of classic Chinese design, with no ornamentation, but beautifully finished. It was won
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  • 187 12 TO-DAY'S TIES. Championship. Dr A. G. Butler v C. A. Leggatt. j A. G. Bush vA. R. Lenthall. R. B. Nunneley v C. M. Howe. (To finish) I A Class Single. j A. G. Cox 40 vO. V. Miles scr. (To finish) G. R. K.
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  • 509 12 Pock Butchers m Teouble. Tan Ah Chai, a coal coolie at the Tanjong Pagar wharf, was complainant, and Wan Yck and Leet Woh defendants, m a case of voluntarily causing an injury to the complainant with a chopper. The first accused admitted doing the injury accidentally, the second
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  • 416 12 The mail steamer Assaye left Penang at 9 a.m. yesterday and may be expected at Singapore at 2 o'clock this afternoon. The M. M. Company's steamer Guadiana left Saigon at 6 a.m. on the 24th inst. and may be expected here on Saturday, the 26th inst., about 6
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  • 41 12 l±u auuicion to mat on page 11. i Ningcbow, Brit. £836, AlleD, Mar 24, Manila, Mansfield, London 24. Monmouthshire, Brit. 3197, Warner, Mar 24, London, Boustead, China 26. Ranee, Ger. 298, Peters, Mar 24, Deli Behn Meyer, Deli 26.
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  • 209 12 I Per Vander Lyn :Mr Lobman. Per Hye Leong Sir A. F. G. Law, Mr Carver, Mr Butler, Mr Mailer, Mr Goldthrop Mr Whitley, Mr Yangejzel, Mr Chow Loo Mr Ah Jang, Mr and Mrs Tan Chene Joo' Mr and Mrs Reyes. Per Japara Messrs J. H. Scbaae, A
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 34 12 W. J. GARCIA. 219, ORCHARD ROAD. Piano Organ Musical Instrument dealer. Pianos bought sold or exchanged Good prices allowed for old ml struments. Cheapest and best stock of Music small musical goods m Singapore,
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    • 220 12 i ELECTRO-PLATING WORK UNDERTAKEN BY B. P. de SILVA, AT No. 62, HIGH STREET. MOTORISTS^ 1 Send your covers and tubes to be retreaded or repaired to Cfic Dunlop Rubber gfc (far €asi) em. NO. 43, ROBINSON ROAD. Repairs executed promptly and at moderate charges. Repairs will not be executed
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 60 12 s Next Mails Due. aa y Fr^ E a rorM p ;;4 p Assa^ to i o /sraa^r PerNDLPriDz Mails alb.adt D.spiTOH.n for Lo»do» I SL Mar 3 Mar2 e pfn f ar 7 M "3l P O Mar 11 Arl NDL Mar 14 A pl 6 BI Mar 17
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