The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 2 April 1910

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    15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, APRIL 2, 1910. TEN CENTS NO. 6,871
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    161 1 A severe hurricane at Fiji has caused many deaths Page 7. Rubber returns for several estates during March are given on page 0. It is anticipated that a general election will be held in May Page 7. The Liner Pericles" has sunk off Cape Leeuwin. All lives
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    THE TRANSFER.
    798 1 Events have not so far proved that the day selected for the transference of the Straits Settlements directly to British GovI eminent control in 1887, bhowed an v prophetic insight as to the career of the Colony. That the transfer should have nominally been accomplished on All Fools
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      167 1 [KATZ BROS., LTD. I FRESH I A SMALL SHIPMENT I JUST TO HAND IN [splendid condition. I TO SAVE DISAPPOINTMENT I AX EARLY VISIT IS INVITED. KATZ BROS., LTD. I MOTORISTS. Send your covers and tubes to be retreaded or repaired to be Bunlop Rubber Co, (far east) Ltd. I
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      254 1 The Old Favourites Back Again. THE FAMOUS WAYANG KASSIM. The Indra Zanibar Royal Theatrical Co. OF SINGAPORE. To-Night To-morrow Night Grand Special Malay Story entitled PANDJIB SMBRANG Special Performance. Special Costumes. Special Scenery. Special Songs. Come and witness. Worth your Money. ALEXANDRA HALL, NORTH BRIDGE ROAD. SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT OF New
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      199 1 ALHAMBRA BEACH ROAD. THE BIG SHOW. LATEST ARRIVAL— NEW SUBJECTS. To* Night I! 2nd SHOW AT 9 30 P.M. OVERTURE BY OWN ORCHESTRA OF PROFESSIONALS. MONT St. MICHEL. DISPENSING WITH THE BARBER, THE COUNTRY SERVANTS. THE GRAND3IRE (Film d'Art). THE FLOODS IN PARIS. THE HAIR RESTORER. (S.C.A.G.L). POULA PETERS AND
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      148 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Koetei coal $5 per ton Page 2. European riwellinghouse for sale Page 11 Strong horse and rubber tyred Victoria for sale Page 1. Robinson and Co., for the latest photographic appliances Page 7. B. P. de Silva for the beautiful Brittanic expanding watch bracelets Page 12. Fresh Australian
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      349 1 THE WEEK. Saturday, 2nd s High Water— l.s4 a., 3 24 p B I Maii Outward due. N\ D. L. Mail Outward due. S R.A. Meeting. Sunday, 3rd High Water.— 2.34 a., 5.2 p Low Sunday. Sw. Club launches 9, 10, 11 a., 2.30 3.30 p S.R A. Meeting. Monday
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    VOLUNTEERING.
    392 2 S>me correspondence ha% been taking plice in the Malay Mnl on how t^kwp up interest and improve the M. S. B. A correspondent aats Given that every European is a Volunteer and efficient, in tho event of their being want ed for a general defence, can we spare them
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    "MAD" BRITON'S FREAK.
    247 2 Drives Nearly 7O'> Miles in Swiss Cab. (D'i'tl>i CkromkU Correspondent.) Geneva, Feb. 25th. A mad Englishman has created a record by driving in a hired carriage from Interlaken la Cannes, covering a distance of nearly 700 miles. )a January I** the Englishnran, with a Gladstone bag, jumped
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    OFFICER'S REMARKABLE JOURNEY.
    66 2 Lieut. Etherton, of the Garwal Rille?, Indian Army, on March Ist. completed a remark' able journey from India. He arrived in London after a year's journey via Kashmir, Gilgii, Hunza, the Pamirs, thence along part of the little known Varkand River, and contiuuing through Chinese Turkestan, Mongolia,
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      635 2 GOUT. 6 Years Cured. Mr. James Vick, of Avon Cottage, Batheaston near Bath, England is well known and highly respected. He writes Dear Sirs— You will remember that about three years ago I called to thank you personally for the good Doan's Backache Kidney Pills had done me. It is
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      692 2 NOTIQES. ~KOETEI-COAL. (BORNEO)Good quality, large stocks in hand at §5 an English ton F. 0. B. Koetei river For regular supplies, contracts, cif. prices Singapore Roads, and ports Malay States, apply to the OO ST BORNEO MATT3CHAPPIJ. K. PLES, Representative in Neth. India. Telegraphic Address Ples, Samarinda, Apl 1 ws
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      674 2 NOTIGBS. MR. HEffBY PATERSOff, who left the Singapore General Hospital on or about the 27th January last, is requested to communicate with ADVitETISiJiR, c/o Free Press. Apl 1 5A Mr Otto Elmenhorst has been authorised to sign our firm per procuration from this date. Singapore Ist, April, 1910. BEHN MEYER
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      599 2 KEDERLANDSGHE HANDEL-MAATSCHAPPY. NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY. Established 1824. v^^ Capital— fl 45,000,000,— (ab0ut £3,750^00) Reserve— fl 5,752,885,— (ab0ut £479,407) Head Officb in Amsterdam. Head Agency Batavia. Branches Pecang, Hongkong, Shanghai, Rangoon, Soerabaya, Semarang, Weltevreden, Cheribon, Tegal, Pecalongan, TjiUtjap, Djember, Medan (Deli), Kota-Radja (Acheen), Palembang, Padang, Bandjermasin and Macassar. Correspondents at Bombay,
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      385 2 MANUFACTURERS LlTt INSURANCE Co. OF Ca.\ad A Claims Loans and Surrenders immediately by the General a-« nu *N pore without delay of referenc, V' at F. S. EVANS, 0 BRUCE 4 Manager for Eastern Distort M Asia and India. V' an *l» GUTHRIE A Co.! uT General Agents, Sin^puro. FEDERAL
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      111 2 SUNDAY CHURCH SERVICES. St. Axdksw's Cathedral. Firot Sund ty after Easter. 7 am Matius. 7.45 am Holy Communion (Choral:. \'A') mm Holy Communion (Plain). t pax Sunday School. 4 pm Bible Classes (Adults). ■>. 10 pan EvMMBg and Sermon. St. Matthew's, Sepoy Link3. 11.15 am Foo Chow Service. 4 pui
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    IS SMOKING INJURIOUS?
    1023 3 The recent iss-e by several distirguished commanding officers cf special orders designed to restrict cigarette smoking amongst the rank and file of the Army under their control once more calls attention to the often debate! subject of the effects of tobacco on the hnman system. It is
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    CONSUMPTION OF MATCHES.
    94 3 Civilised nations, it is calculated, UN 7,000,000,000 matches a year, and it is s f .id that half of them are burned in the United States. Matches are cheap and ve»y UUtgnificant compared with sorua art cles of wood, but the manufacturers complain that they are beginning
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      561 3 Singapore Sporting THE SPRING RACE MEETING WILL BE HELD ON Tuesday the 10th, Thursday the 12th and Saturday the 14th May, 1910. PROGRAMME. FIRST DAY. I'Vh May, 1910. 1. The Maiden Plate. y a l u A Race for Maiden Horses. Bx-Griffioa allowed 7!!'. En- DJotlTHi Race Course. 2 The
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      494 3 9. The Rochore Plate. Value S4OO and $50 to the Second Horse. A Handicap for all horses that have run at this Meeting and not won. Distance, Scurry Course. Entries close at noon on Saturday the 30th April, except for Race 9on the Third Day. Entries for Race No 9
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      594 3 HTt& Eddystone Lighthouse Keeper \n ?^£7vova Depression, Sleeplessness, Neuralgia, Rheumatic Cramps Because he has benefit ted so tremendously by taking Pho:- ferine, Mr. Francis Warder, head keeper ct the Eddystone Lighthouse, now realises that umil he took "the Greatest of all Tonics," the best time of life was slipping away
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      758 3 WHAT WOMEN SHOULD REMEMBER. Good Looks Largely Depend Upon The Condition of ihs Blood. Lady in Burma Hebe Relates How When Pale, Bloodless, and Suffering from A Disfiguring mun Complaint, She Found Permanent Cube In DR. WILLIAMS' PINK PILLS. Too few women realise that the secret cf good looks lies
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    THE VALUE OF THE CRUET.
    370 4 Condiments and Dietetics. The abolition of the cruet has been solemnly discussed, says the Lancet. First salt is banned on the ground that it delays digestion or has an unfavourable action akin to a mild poison and can further act as an emetic; next, pepper
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    MEDICAL MEN.
    269 4 To Assemble in Hongkong It has been arranged that the next conference of the Far Eastern Association of Tropical Medicine is to be held in Hongkong in 1912. The session just closed in Manila has been a most successful one, resulting in a most valuable interchange of views.
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    CHINESE SCHOOLS IN RANGOON.
    202 4 There arrived in Rangoon a few days sgo from the Dutch East Indies Sah Chun Luk, inspector of schools, Fokien, China, and Taynt Kuk Fong, his deputy inspector. These members of the eductional department of China are on a tour of inspection and have come to
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    THE WILDS OF HAINAN.
    126 4 Hongkong Gentleman's Visit Mr Pearson, H.B.M. Consul of Hoihow, the Rev C. H. Newton of Kiungcbou, and Lieut Symonds of Hongkong have started on a journey to the Five Fi D ger Mountains. These mountains, the most important in Hainan, are located in the interior of
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      437 4 fPHQ^F ff% CELEBRATED tKU^t O K OILMEN'S BLACKWELL^ w D IB *''^^f^ PICKLES, SOUPS, JAMS, I I JELLIES, POTTED MEATS, I I BY ROYk APPOrNTMENT. MALT VINEGAR I IB I 1\ _iV SALAD OIL. Si Inn m a rri?c *i^^^^^ Agcnts for Perrins> 1 UHjljlv>>i\l^lJLjO# -vtr**' WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE. v ctctl
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      708 4 f^^\ Shopping byPost /g^gflggg^ A boon to those at a distance. /tWK. IT is impossible for those living in distant /J v jf L\ towns and villages to get everything pj j y^A'j required at the local stores, and we therefore i^J r^^jri-yn will be pleased to send our illustrated
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    TARIFF REFORMIIN INDIA.
    712 5 M the last Annual Meeting of the Bengal I iu: b- rol Commerce there were some very .'rtim-nt remarks made as to the general t public opinion regarding Tariff Rekb iictor likely to revolutionize our pu licy. The Hon'ble Mr J. C. k, while recognizing that Free
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      87 5 El WITH RHEUMATISM nerve racking. p%mfn U upon yon Don'* IOM m li i yon Lottie's osands ol mvete Rlu imati>m, among kMfl that wen pronounced w. Tbroogfa ihis wonderfo] ibaadoaed Ibeircrntobi iflei >e«n ol intense s a CMC in poni Mr. W. i rboruuch, among other > yalwdtb« best
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      588 5 TO LET. TO LET. No. 6 3, Oxley Road, Castor Villa," frcm Ist May. Apply to J. C. KOOPMAN. Apl 1 uc TO BE LET Corbally Cottage, No. 30 Cavanagh Road. Entry May Ist. Apply 4, North Bridge Road. Apl 1 u.c TO LET. From Ist May next a large
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      607 5 WANTED. CHINESE CLEBK WANTED. One who has a good knowl dge of accounts and can use a Remington typewriter. Applications in own handwriting, stating salary required, to X. Y. Z. Singapore Free Press." Apl 1 u.c. WANTED Chinese clerk who thoroughly understands book-keeping and can take entire charge of accounts
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      575 5 AUGTIONS. GOAL. AUCTION SALE OF ABOUT 120 TONS MIIKE LUMP COAL Ex S. S. OSCAR II At H. L. Coghlan and Co's Sale-rooms Saturday, 2nd April, at 11 am. Delivery to be taken ex-Ship's bunkers at the purchasers' risk and expense. To be sold for account of concerned. H. L.
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      600 5 s K I Vnuwb v r^ > ~.\v;'*3w i CttEAP. DURABLE, RELIABLE J r V;a >. Will n.>t Kin;;. <'j,\i.. orCaOSK. IM A perfect protection against at I V j tacks of vermin or insects. «r The mest efficient pro'ection m^ mmme^ mm^^^^ tor Cables yet inveLted. THE UNITED ASBESTOS
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      317 5 'n the goods of Hleydin Kundoo, deceased, AUCTION SALE OF Valuable Singapore Town Properties To be held at Powell ft Co's sale room On Tuesday, the sth April at 2.30 p. m. DUNLOP STREET. 1. No. 11l Dunlop Street. Singapore, area 720 square feet. Cursetjee"s lease for 999 yearn. 2.
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    The Singapore free press.
    2093 6 Here shnll the Presi ihe People's right maintain, Unawed by influence and unbribed by gain Here patriot Truth her glorious precepts draw. Pledgcii to Religion, Loyalty and I-aw. Saturday, April 2, 1910. Nothing at this time in our national history weighs heavier on the soul of
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    RUBBER CROPS.
    28 6 THE MARCH RETURNS. (Fium our mm Cbffi tp IVn 1 April 1. The following rubber croi \t notified. Caledonia Tali Aver u Gedong Kubana Nova Scotia
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    IPOH FLOODED
    68 6 Mine Coolies Work ng on Estate. {From our 1 1 c I; There w.<s a bofi downp evening and the t >wn m ii 1 *l ie iu many places beinp feet de< Mining work is bt Kg gttatlj iiirnper&J and it is reported that the outpir from
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    THE BISHOP IN PENANG
    25 6 (Fr<iiu out I The Bt K-3v the Bishop arrives here t> WQftlvm and three weeks in PtMMg IB I vince Weilesley
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    THE PROVINCE MURDER
    38 6 la the Pr vine- 1 Welles] tery accused nttibnri on Towkay and a police c 'ustable were ted, and the police oorporal and tvsMothen were sentenced to p» tiodfi t mouths to two years rigOfOf
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    Correspondence.
    333 6 Sir, All Englishmen the present time, to be d classes Free Tnidei> ftnd P luto the men's or fautm ti Fair and Free Trade i do not prop i even, I Winpoi tii D bigoted Protectionist irill deny Trade has some food p be counterbalanced by m i.:^ There
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    Stomach Troubles.
    26 6 Many NMIUI ■ot bles have bees Stomach and Liv. r had hpent over i*. cine and Uouuik-.i ml of these tablet-. lor and Dealers.
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      135 6 CALDBECK, MACGREGOR CO.j CHAMPAGNES. I 1 Jnz.ln.tts. 2 dOZ i botts.B Dufaut Fils and Cie (Epernay) $25 $27 Paul Dommier and Co., Extra Quality, Gold Marque 32 litov and Co., Carte d'Or, Ex. Sec. Extra "Quality $43 $46 Lanson Pere et Fils, Extra Quality $44 $47 p Due de Montebello
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      121 6 LEE BROTHERS. 58-4, Hill Street, (off Stamford Road.) HEOH GLASS PHOTOGRAPHY. Enlargements a Speciality PRICE LIST ON APPLICATION. THE Auto Piano ENABLES YOU TO PLAY ANY MUSIC WRITTEN See our Window ~lsfr§ ORDINARY PIANO Taken in Exchange. You are cordially invited to atattend daily recitals, whether you contemplate purchase or
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    AMERICA'S LABOUR.
    67 7 77AGE RISE FOR WORKMEN. Causes of the Action. Submarine Telegraph Reuter's.) I mflvaji in Pennsylvania have ..v raised the wages of their em- i -,vh > vere under three hundred fen gold an per cent. This aff eta 195,000 men and involves ten million dollars. I'.-Tist h;is acted
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    HURRICANE IN FIJI.
    50 7 Several Killed. BUM ll Fiji reported oa the kl limited to Rowa, Doha, and to i, wh":- nearly rverv European building ."•1 and numbers of native houses Tjrewreckr 1 BtBBß poopk were killod, but thi3 list acluded no Europeans. Trade I is not been Mri ush- affected.
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    TNA AGAIN TROUBLESOME
    25 7 April Ist, 11 82 am. p a of Mount Etui is increas- ,vt ihw is Incoming more rjUMBBg t>:ty yirJs an hour. > <
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    TRIAD SOCIETY.
    87 7 K3TEi> in Tan*. .1. in'. '':>■ Chinese Protector-D-tect;.' SorgMUil BljtOO paid a oil I i i bur m the jungle off D Thursday ni^ht and arresti Lin Pe^g Keng on a ng i !i;- inh^r vi a Ttiid S )ciety. tociet] doeQBMBtl were se:/.?d. •i tarafl Emooeeded in
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    ANOTHER BURGLARY.
    77 7 its paid a si; tessfal visit to a N sixth mile at Thorns m II tad, I"rr: v Dight daring the absence of owner, Foag. Pkupettj valued at I. n T >n^ sought the stress. A leu hours la r -fr, a IB TbomsOS Koa<i saw a i[
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    THE SIAM DIRECTORY.
    263 7 3mb Observer o:Hce we have theSiam 1>. rectory which ki -.•-<.■ tad yeir. This book is of nieal rixa .ml eontiina, in clear I mi .it ion custbmary in \v>- have i-^'iiu to eongratuI lishen mth i good printing and arrangement E ths issue, and the >nven:-
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    HOMEjPOLITICS,
    68 7 AN ELECTION IN MAY. Speeding the Plough. (By Submarine Telegraph.— Rauter's.) In the H***** of Commons Mr Asquith announced that motions would ba introduced limiting th9 time for discussion of the Lords resolutions and the budget. Thi3 is generally interpreted as indicating that Government is resolved to hasten the
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    THE "CHAOS" DEFICITS.
    31 7 Rec. April Ist, 2 55 p.m. The Revenue for the financial year closed shows a deficit of £31,348,544 including an income tax deficit of compared with the estimates.
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    THE.IRISH SPLIT.
    28 7 THE. IRISH SPLIT. Rec. April 1, G.-44 p.m. Mr O'Brien speaking at Cork at the inauguration of the All for Ireland League, denounced Mr Redmond's policy at length.
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    LINER SINKS.
    33 7 No Lives Lost. Kec. April 1, 11.15 ain. Tin liner Poricle3 from Australia for South Africa and Eagland ran ashore and sink oft" Cape Leeuwin. All on board have been landed. > <
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    163 7 The following note appears in the Progress report for January of the President, regarding the ne^ sv stern of holding meetings By a new arrangement which has been adopted this year two standing committees each comprising half the meuiters of the Board huve been appointed and the matters
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    THE PULO ÜBIN QUARRY.
    239 7 Those who have followed with interest the fortunes of this quarry and tbe inethcds arrange! to carry en the work of transport, will be interested to see from the following paragraph from the Municipal progress report that the Commissioners have decided to see how the quarry
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    TAN TOCK SENG.
    170 7 The annual report on Tan Tock Seng Hospital tor li»oi> was laid on the table of Council yesterday. The removal from the old to the new Hospital was carried out during April. Persons under observation tor lunacv are now sent to the Tan Tock Seag Hospital instead
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    1135 7 Quicquid agunt homines nostri es' farrago libelli. Juvenal. Nothing couH be finer than the placid equanimity with which the Peers, led by the Laird of Dxlmeny, discuss the matter of the setting of their House in order, and the strengthening of themselves, as a compensation for
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    SUPPLIES OF RUBBER.
    460 7 We extract the following from an article on the estimated future production of rubber that is given in The Times. It will not contain much additional information to that our readers are at present possessed of, but it will tend to confirm previous views. The writer states
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    FALSE INDIAN RUPEES.
    158 7 The number of false rupees coined in China and detected in Indi i is so large that it would seem that some kind of miut ni^st have be n established for their manufacture. The rupees are not of ba3e metal, but of good silver, the enormous profits
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    U. S. CRUISERS FOR THE PACIFIC.
    170 7 The armoured cruisers North Carolina and Montana, now on the Atlantic, which have been ordered to Bueno3 Ayres to represent the United States at the centennial celeb; ation there in June, will go to tho Pacific Coast with the cruisers Tennessee and Washington after
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      107 7 ROBINSON C° EVERYTHING The Qamera for the Tropics. Solid Leather Case to hold Camera and Slides fl extra. TO OUR SUBSCR'BERS. CASH IN ADVANCE Secures ten per cent discount. But not if bills have to be issued and collectors sent. Send to this office, any time before April 10th. $6.75
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    THE NEW COMET.
    1019 8 A Tiny Wanderer. "We are indebted to a valued correspondent for the followicg dotails about the interesting appeaiunce of a new cornet which has been observed in the western sky in various parts of InuU during the last few evenings. The sky, ho writes, presents just now
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      53 8 SHIRE LINE OF STEAMERS Ltd. FOR LONDON, ROTTERDAM AND ANTWERP. The S. S. GLAMORGANSHIRE, C,72'J tous, Captain H. C. Xorris, will be despatched tor the abo-e ports about the 29th April. First class fare Singapore to London is $300. For passage apply to BO U STEAD Co., Ageits. Max 11
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      677 8 The Swedish East Asiatic Co Ld. FOR COPENHAGEN. The Swedish 8-8. "YEDO" is expected to arrive here on the 6th April and will receive a prompt despatch for the above port. For further particulars apply to THE EAST ASIATIC Co., Ltd., Agents. Apl 2 7.4 NOTICE TO SHIPPERS. THE S!AM
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      1167 8 HI *^>> OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO., LTD. AND China Mutual Steam Nav. 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
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      717 8 P. O. STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. Foi China, Japan, Penang, Ceylon Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, 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. Out/rard (for China) Delta Apl 8 Delta Jnne
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      564 8 Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremer IMFERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINT The fast and well known Bail ifa this Company sail fortnightly from Hamburg via Rotterdam, Antwerp, ton. Gibraltar, Genoa, Naples. Marseilles, Naples. Alexandria and v. Port Said, Suez. Aden, Colombo f'onant Singapore, Hongkou^. Shanghai and Kobe to Yokohama and back. They are due
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    VESSELS KXPECTED.
    554 9 STEAMERS. 1 port >f departure, and [where leno\on) re, and name of Agents. A l.jndon, M.iy '24 Behn Meyer A .i.i, I 4ombo, Jum 4;P&. O. |Bl M -ir^i.les, May 30 ;M. M. B agkoag, Apl 21; PA O. Lustralien, Marseilles, Apl IS M M A atria, H
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    SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY.
    1155 9 Elusive Canals A High Land The Air's Electric Charge Drifting Sand to Forest Windmills as a Smoke Cure Quick Cooling Moulds— Bricks and Slates from Slag Fast Photography— Electrical Seasoning. Human senses cannot be implicitly trusted, especially near the limits cf their perception, and what can be seen
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    BY THE WAY.
    292 9 Enthusiastic Mr E. S. Montagu "It is no use sighing for a Cromwell when there is no Cromwell available. We must do with the Prime Minister, the Chancallor of the Exchequer, and the Home Secretary such as we have," he told the West Cambridgeshire Liberal Asssociation. Things
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    TO OBTAIN SLEEP.
    145 9 There is no harmless drug for inducing sleep. In most cases it is far less destructive to the nervous system to lie awake than it is to take drugs. People say to themselves, If I don't go to sleep 1 shall go crazy." It is no such
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    WHAT ABOUT THE SUBALTERN ?
    121 9 WHAT ABOUT THE SUBALTERN Major J. X. C. Kennedy, r e tells a story which is too good to be lost. He relates, says the Aero," that the commanding officer of a certain balloon section arrived one day at the lalloon shed with a mysterious parcel. Having selected a lightweight
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    Passengers for the Straits.
    233 9 Per M M Salazie, due Apl 4.— Mr F. G. Day. Per P. O. Delta, due Apl B.— Rev. P. Gore Graham, Mr H. C. Hallam, Dr O. M. Mirylees, Mr A. Erans, Mr E. H. Derrick, Mr A. Morrison, Mrs Alex Procter. To Penang —Mr
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    Chamberlain's Pain Balm a Household Liniment.
    92 9 A touch of rheumatism, or a twinge of neura'gia, whatever the trouble is, Chamberlain's Pain Balm drives away the pain at once and cures the complaint quickly. First application gives relief. When a bottle of it is kept in the house the pains of
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      156 9 Weak and Exhausted Almost Ready to Surrender and Cease Fighting the Battle cf Life. U your blood fj^L c 1 r c u 1 a t e a /alfof^N Ber v e s are /fcffl ?s*wft iff despondent jf^fy^''-ss tad diwwged, rf^jHyf with stomach out h-/\'^ rder, and have y?
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    WRECK OF THE S. S. TAISHAN.
    354 10 A Total Loss. Recently Messrs Bradley and Company received a telegraphic message from Swatow to the effect that the Shan Line steamship Taishan, of which they are owners, had foundered on the Sal rocks, which constitute a part of the Lam mock Islands. This
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    CONFESSION OF AN APOSTLE OF MATERIALISM.
    294 10 Higher education in America is attacked as wasteful and harmful by Mr Richard T Crane, multi-millionaire manufacturer, of Chicago, father of Charles R. Crane, who was recalled as American Minister to China a few months ago because of an interview that affronted Japan. Crane's
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    THE SUEZ CANAL.
    285 10 There is no more valuable body than the United Kingdom Chamber of Shipping. Composed of expe:tB and practical men, most of whom are directly interested in the foremost trade of the country, their views and suggestions are worthy of the greatest consideration. At the last meeting of
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      69 10 No Opium in Chamberlain's Cough Eemedy There is not a particla of opium or other narcotic in Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, and never has been since it was first offered to the public. It is as safe a medicine for a child as for an adult. This remedy is famous for
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      552 10 THE Singapore Free Press. Morning Daily. To Our Readers. The Singapore Free Press is now Morning Daily, and is on sale at den ta, from an early hour each morning (Sul excepted). Cash price Ten Cents a copy Subscribers' copies will be delivered their private residences, (or town offices or
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    TIN RETURNS.
    151 11 Jan. Feb. Total. Pikuls. Belat 260 171 431 Bruang 256 96 852 Bruseh 241 Cbenderiang 286 150 486 Gopeng 760 650 1,410 Gopeng New 650 Jeher Kamuning 87,503 $1,637 $9,140 Kanaboi 420 330 750 Kinta 500 550 1,050 Kinta Association 500 Kledang Kramat Pulai 617 453 1,070 Kuantan
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    SHARES.
    1098 11 April 1. RUBBER DOLLAR COMPANIES. Cap. Issue. Paid. JLiastDiv. Buyers. Sellers 85,000 2/ 2/ Allagar Rubber Estates Ltd 7 6 8 3 150,000 2/- 2/- Anglo-Malay 25% Int. 1 15 9 116 6 50 000 2/- 1/6 Batang Malaka 4 6 5 6 30,000 1 1 Batu Caves 50%
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    RUBBER ESTATE RETURNS
    346 11 Jan. Feb. Total. Allagar 2.000 1,860 3,850 Anglo Malay 49.306 49,718 99,024 Ayer Molek 1,344 Ayer Kaning 200 Balgownie 8,607 7,596 16,203 Banteng 1,806 1,259 2,565 Batu Caves 6,100 10,124 16,224 Bertam 12,500 10.C00 22,500 Bukit Kajang 2,1-ifi _*:J7 3,083 Bukit Rajah 36,324 37.362 73.686 Bukit Lintang
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    EXCHANGE.
    69 11 (Corrected up to April 1 Bank 4 in s 2/4? demand */4^ Private credits 3m a 2 4,';. credits Gm s 24£ France, demand Bank... 2941 Germany, demand 2591 India, T. T 174^ Hongkong, demand 23; Yokohama, demand Il4j; Java, demand 141 Bangkok, demand 66{ Sovereigns, Bank Buying $8.54
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    PRODUCE.
    148 11 April 1. *Tm |77 <* Gam bier 11.50 G-ambier Cul>e No 1 J 14 45 Gambier Com Nc. i M nom Pepper Black (ord*. 8 f port) 14.5 9 Pepper, White (two) buyers M 50 Nutmeg* (110 to tks lb.)^ IR.OO Nutmegs (80 to tk* Ik.) M M 22.00
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      494 11 FOR STILE. EUROPEAN DWELLINGHOUSE FOR SALE. iHfcital locality in Tanglin No. 18, Nas- v <lia Hergedorf, at present occuied by Mr a»d Hn Ewald. House and ont--3 well built and in best repair, rooms md airy. Stabling for 3 horses, 2 tennis neaUaßl well. Freehold property, 3 aflMft owner leaving
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      75 11 F. CLARKE GO. 207, QUEEN-ST, SINGAPOPH. Livery Stable Keepers Fodder Merchants. For Rabber-tyred Gharries and Beat Rubber tyred carriages, ring up Telephone 916. FODDER delivered to any part of the Island SPECIALITY FURNITURE REMOVALS in our own vans, by our own men. GENERAL CARRIERS. G. ZIMMERMANN, Proprietor, Jan 18 n
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      68 11 Egyptian gai ttes 1 ive J&- -"^^BbIW been brought by Messrs. j^st" ~^SBJIb. <^/* fc In their two brands _j^--~ ~3^^b— »lK^— j^hu ™f A mjl Bouton Rouge W Egyptian Cigarettes '^SMm' 7 r Th^ care w,th which they are made, und?r Ideal "^-^w^^^g^^^sl! J^~" r climatic conditions, starting from
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      132 11 De KOXTNKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ Under Contract with the Netherlands India Government. Agents at Singapore. The Shipsagency. Limited, 2-3. Collyer Quay. THE UNDERMENTIONED DATES OF DBPA.&TURH ARB ONLY A.PPROXIM4TB. VAN Hogen- Bengkalis, Siak, Pakan-Baroe, Si-Djawi-Djawi, Paneh, Asahan, dorp and Belawan-Deli April 2 Reael Penang, Sabang, Oelee-Lheue, West coast of Sumatra and
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      992 11 VESSELS IN FOKT. :O; Flag and Tons Commander* Arrived From For Whei Muratha Siam gun boat 550 Haurowitz Mar SO Puket Bangkok 1 Atlas Brit tng 95 Thomas Mar 31 Chatham Hongkong lolanda US. yacht 723 Bertun Apll Hongkong Colombo 2 Sea Mew Col. yacht 500 Murphy Mar 15 P.
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
    893 12 Ordinary Meeting, Friday, April I.] FfeBOOR Hia Excellency Um Governor Sir John Anderson. The Hon'l»> thw CoL Treasurer J. 0. Anthonisz. th« i Attorney-General F. fMii'-U. the CoL F.n*»ineer, F. J. Pigott. C. J. Siiunders. T. 8. Baker. Tan Jiak Kim. H. V -.rt. C. W. Darbishir- Absent
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    ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
    334 12 Trouble Through Wife Going Out. A sick looking Cantonesa woman named Lam Ah Eee was before Mr Robinson, third magistrate, yesterday, on an allegation of attempting to commit suicide by hanging herself. She said she did not know anything about it. She only knew that she went to
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    BOWLING.
    36 12 Tho winner of tlia March Competition at tbe Tanglin Club w-is Mr W. A. Sims. Scores W. A. Sims 760 100 SCO D. McLeod Oraik 7LI 100 841 R St. J. Braddell 597 lbO 777
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    S.C.C. TENNIS.
    13 12 Players should consult the lists in the Pavilion regarding to-dav's ties.
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    CRICKET.
    244 12 Penan.; vs. Ferak. The following were the scores in this abandoned match at Taiping. Perak. Ist Innings. N. Grenier lbw Dean 11 A. B. Voclesb Griffith-Jones 11 O. Marks b Griffith- Jones 3 B. CN. Knight b Griffith-Jones 2 F. W. Talbot b Dean 2 S. G. A. Maurtensz
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    "TO MAKE THE PUNISHMENT FIT THE CRIME."
    172 12 Chinese justice sometimes take3 a comic side, aad a scene on the Canton Bund a few d^ys ago reminded one forcibly of the "Mikado." At a wharf along the Bund many fish-boats land their cargoes, and there are ahvays a fine assortment of
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    CHINESE NEWS.
    276 12 (Via Hongkong.) Shanghai Municipal Affairs. Shanghai, March 22. The ratepayers' meeting yesterday afternoon decided to favour the erection cf a second Chinese school on Mr Ellis Kadoorie paying to build the same. The meeting also granted a reduction in the cost of electricity to the tramways but refused
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    AMATEUR BILLIARDS.
    555 12 Defeat of Mr Hinds. The competition for the Billiard Association Amateur Championship has been proceeding this week at Glasgow. A great crowd watcbed the second and concluding heat in the first round, which resulted in the defeat of the Hongkong amateur, Mr E. H. Hinds (winner of the
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    311 12 Amongst the passengers by the Apcar liner Japan on Thursday morning was Mr Shaik Adam, the mullah of the B>rah community of Singapore, who returned after a long holiday in Surat. The outward Spanish mail steamer lala de Panay" arrived from Liverpool on Thursday, and after discharging and
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    GERMAN CRUISER "H".
    265 12 The Berlin Corr of the Navy League Journal writes. I have been able to elicit some interesting but not, alas fully authenticated information of the gigantic armoured cruiser H," which was commenced last December. The displacement, it appears, will be 21, £.00 tons, or 500 les3 than
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    LATEST SHIPPING.
    79 12 [In addition to that on page 11.] Giang Ann, Dut 576, Kriuten, April 1, Samarang, H. Eng Mob, Java Ban Hong Liong, Brit 7( 9, Rushton, April 1, Bangkok, Low Sum, Bangkok 4. Messrs R. T. -Cozens, R. de la Makotine, Tan Boon Liat, Chuan Boon Quay, Kong
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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 in Singapore. <
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      109 12 PATRONISED BY ROYALTY. The Britannic'' Patent Expanding Watch Bracelets. ALL WATCHES GUARANTEED DE SUVA, MANUFACTURING JEWELLER, ALL DESCRIPTIONS OF Australian Frozen Meats Produce CAN BE OBTAIXED AT THE COLD STORAGE DEPOT, 192*25, Orchard Road. ASK FOR lily Carlsberg Beer OBTAINABLE EVERYWHERE. SOLE IMPORTERS, THE EAST ASIATIC CO.. LTD. Netherlands Gutta
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      118 12 WEATHER REPORT. D&te B*r Wind Temp Eum I ky Hen Mar 31. H'kong Q 29 93 E3 67 o Manila Q 757 SE3 31 24 be Apl 1. H'kong 10a 30.03 E3 67 o Manila 10a 760 ENEI 3L 23 c H'kong 4p 29.96 Calm 69 od Manila 4p 111
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