The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 15 April 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, FRIDAY, APRIL 15, 1910. NO. 6,882
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    145 1 Fraser and Co's share circular appears on page 5. Sir William Orchardaon the famous artist is dead Page 5. Correspondence on the Shipping Ring appears on page 5. Notices of rubber re! urns and new companies appear on page 4 The Labour party m Australia have gained
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    STRAITS MEMORIES 11.
    1213 1 Continuing my notes of the other day it was m 1063 or thereabout that the police were first put iuto regular uniform, this idea being introduced by Mr X B S Robertson, Deputy Commissioner of Police, who died at Mount Pieasint, Tnomson Road, on Good Friday of
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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      644 1 RUBBER MACHINERY. SUCTION GAS PLANTS AND OIL ENGINES. Bertram's Rubber Machinery WITH THE MOST UP TO DATE IMPROVEMENTS, INCLUDING IMPROVED FRONT ROLLER ADJUSTMENT. RUBBER DRYING SMOKE SHEDS LARGE STOCKS OF MATERIAL HELD TO MEET URGENT DEMANDS. PROMPT ATTENTION TO ALL ENQUIRIES. Riley, Hargreaves Ci?m Grand Balloon Ascent AND PARACHUTE DESCENT.
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      179 1 ALHAMBRA BEACH ROAD. THE BIG SHOW. NEW SUBJECTS. Latest Arrival, New Series. TO-NIGHT SECOND SHOW, AT 930 pm. 1. OVERTURE. 2. A MARBLE QUARRY AT ST. BEAT. (HAUTE GARONNE, FRANCE) 3. UPS AND DOWNS OF A HAT. 4. HERRING FISHING AT BOULOGNE. 5. THE MISER. (Film dArt) 6. ESCAPING FROM
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      90 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. S.S.S. latest sailing list Page 6. Notice re Crown brand trade mark for oils Page 1. Brooke Bond's popular teas on sale m Singapore Page 3. The well known galloway racer "Actress is for sale Page 3. To-night At Wayang Kassim Shula Ali Shair At the 1 heatre
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • Miscellaneous
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      298 1 THE WEEK. Municipal Commission, 2.30 p Mr Bean's Slides, Chinese V.M.C A 8 p M. M. Mail Outward due 6 p S.V.A. Camp launch, 6 3o a Sw. Club launches 7, 9, 10 a., 2.30 A 3.30 p id. M. Mail Homeward due. S le, as. Oscar ll"— Coghlans. Capt
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    RUBBERWOCKEY.
    577 2 A correspondent writes to the NT. C. D News, Last evening m an endeavour to forget rubber I turned to Alice through the L >oking Glass with the following unfortunate re ult 'lis bullig and the rubberspecs Do sweeze and shamble on the stange All freasy are the boromex.
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      700 2 SINGAPORE GOVERNMENT RAILWAY. From Ist May, 1909, and until further notice. TRAIN SERVICE FOR WEEK DAYb ONLY. UP TRAINS. am. am. am. am. am. pm. pm. pm. pm. pm. pm. pm. 12 8 4 5 6 789 10 11 12 Passir P. 7.25 4 -30 Borneo Wf. 733 12.42 4.38
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      416 2 NOTieES. SINGAPORE SPORTING CLUB. NOTICE. Ladies attending the Races on May 10th, 12th and 14th, are reminded that admission to the Grand Stand and Lawn will be by Ticket only. Ladies' Tickets are obtained through members of the S.C.C. Free but they must bear the name of the bearer, and
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      736 2 NOTieES. NOTICE. The Sze Hai Tong Banking and Insurance Company, Limited. In accordance with the articles of the Company's Association Mr. Tan Teck Joon retires (but remains a Director on the Board) and Mr. Nah Kirn Seng, a Director, has been appointed Managing Director, who will assume charge as from
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      560 2 NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL-IAkTSCHAPPY. NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY. Established 1824. Capital— fl 45,000,000,— (ab0ut £3,760,000) Reserve— fl 5,752,885,— (ab0ut £479,407) Head Office m Amsterdam. Head Agency Batavia. Branches Penang, Hongkong, Shanghai, Rangoon, Soerabaya, Semarang, Weltevreden, Cheribon, Tegal, Pecalongan, TjiUtjap, Djember, Medan (Deli), Kota-Radja (Acheen), Palembang, Padang, Bandjermasin and Macassar. Correspondents at Bombay, Colombo,
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      457 2 MANUFACTURERS LlFr! INSURANCE Co. OF CANai >Ai Claims Loans and Surrenders immediately by the General Agents at I pore without delay of reference to Head 3? I F. S. EVANS, o. BRUCE I Manager for Eastern District Mas Asia and India. Singa I GUTHRIE <8k Co., Si General Agenta, Singap<
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    SOCOTRA; AND CAPE GUARDAFUI.
    429 3 v moNNi at THF Mouth of the Bin Ska. Maritime Francaise has recently the question of the cf iii; thou sea on the Island oi Cape Ouardafni. In doing this ia only following the example of \i itisebe Verein, which has m the same direction for
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    WHEN WILL IT COME
    200 3 iA'- a THI Strait-. the Hamburg- Anaaricaa is to stay. Tbe t.r-diet that I theeeeoc J little m I ist, I the past ia j I estrcwa with them. Aa >, only while tbej Bj y hate bean nought i ntraeti ii low ra*cs I for
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    Chamberiain's Fain's Household Liniment.
    50 3 Chamberiain's Fain's Household Liniment. Ie tansatasns, or a twinge of trouble is, Chamdrives away the pain at complaint quickly. First When a bottle of it Ihe nains of bnrns and amtrj refaered, cuts and -nd swellings promptly the household ills, it is -every family should tor sale by all Dispensaries
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      316 3 JS j la TEA A satisfied customer is a sound advertisement. We have Two Million such advertisements m Great Britain alone, and many more m other parts of the world. RETAIL AGENTS Guan Chin Hong Co. Chin Keat Co. Tiang Joo Co. KwongChin Hin Co. Ebramsah Pakirmaiden k Co. Nina
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      595 3 TO LET. TO LET. 27-1, Tanjong Katong, a large two storeyed house well situated. Entry Ist May. Apply to E. R. SASSOON, 23, Arcade. Apl 15 nc TO LET 10, Mount Elizabeth and 6, High Street. Apply to LOH LAM, 601, North Bridge Rd. Feb 18 18.4 TO LET. Newlyn
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      627 3 AUCTIONS. AUCTION SALE OF The Damaged Steamer OSCAR II At Messrs H. L. Cogblan Co's Salerooms. On Monday, 18th April, at 12 midday. as she now lies at anchor m tbe Singapore Roads with her appurtenances. H. L. Coghlan Co Auctioneers. Apl 14 19.4 MORTGAGEE'S SALE Tuesday, 19 th April,
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      334 3 I I I I I I |"I' 'jfIiIfIIKTJBBMIfMHWBMWBB^BMMam Mill I II I I I I I .^B*^ Mt i HAZEUNE SNOW (TRADE MARK) The dainty balm that preserves the beautiful complexion and improves the bad one. It removes greasiness instantly and imparts velvety softness and transparent beauty to the skin.
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  • Domestic Occitrrences.
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      Marriage.
      51 4 Georgeson Hedley. At the Presbyterian Church, Penang, by the Rev. Ernest Lawson, m.a., Peter Sinclair Arthur, second son of Mr. John and Mrs. Barbara Georgeson, of Gisborne, New Zealand, and Second Engineer, 5.9. Hock Lee, to Sarah Jane, youngest daughter of Mr. John and Mrs. Isabella Hedley, of Wallsend,
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    The Singapore Free Price.
    34 4 Here shall the Pros* llie People's ri.cht maintain, Unawed by influence and onbribed by gain; H»re patriot Truth her p'o r iotis precepts draw. Pledged to Religion, Loyalty and Law,
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    Friday, April 15, 1910.
    723 4 A very important item m the telegrams is that which announces that the Governor of Hongkong, Sir Frederick Lugard, has been authorised by the Secretary of State to announce to the Hongkong Legislative Council that a sum of .£9,000 sterling has been granted from the Imperial
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    1571 4 A brother of Lord Dalhousie and a son of Lord Eldon have recently been appointed to the staff of the British Legation at Peking. Bishop Oldham is due in Singapore on the 26th and after staying three or four days here will proceed via the Peninsula and Penang, en route
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  • HONGKONG'S OPIUM LOSS.
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      COMPENSATION OFFERED.
      52 4 (From our mm 1,. Hongkui^, Apr. His Excellency the Govern,, r acn m Legislative Council to-day that -t perial Government will grant tr.,m r, funds a sum of £9,000 towards a sustained by Hongkong bad >iing ivaus. His Excellency congra?.. on the grant, which he added fined to
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      GLENEALY ESTATES.
      117 4 Mr. Maude's Latest Report (t rom our Corn The Times of Mdaya v Messrs Aylesbury and .In lan Maurice Maude reports on <„...,... lows under date April he fowl last vi>it m September tin- growth has be* extremely good. Tnere is ->:•••.-■ root disease and white an 1^
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      ANOTHER COMPANY.
      47 4 {Fr, n; M» M I Kuala Lump, r, April 14. Madingley Estate, neu X i VMM;, is bejj The capital is 640,000; the purchM price J825.000. The acreage is 2*2 are planted. Directors, Mr ftletcilfeuj three others. It is stated to ba already over privately.
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      RUBBER RETURNS.
      14 4 {Promt our <„.-■„ Q B bm\m L I Batu Tk;a March, $.800 lb.
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      CURIOUS ELEPHANTS.
      47 4 CURIOUS E LEPHANTS. [From our v** n < p b, On Monday night a herd phantfi visited the camp < i Xi B MMMM is prospecting near Tambun. Tbey pulled down his derrick aud kf the boring rod and earned aw Mr Boadles describe tbe ril several huge beasts.
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      RUBBER IN JAVA.
      148 4 The following is from tbe G 16 h: Will you kindly grant me In ft valuable columns Cor tbe 6 pears that my letter m a Moetfl 'want oi paper, warning agaiMt ti,» j p- .ase ol m Netherlands India witfa vestigations, has apparently tbe impression that
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      THE ALHAMBRA.
      92 4 Last evening there w.- the programme at the of amuseme i f eefwal fK inserted winch w«->e v Wednesday's prograstW i showed their appreciate I ment aud then ibould be full b KM of the week. Fbl time are of a very iatertft a leavening of amveii the
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      290 4 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 LAST DAYS OF John Little Co's GREAT CLEARANCE SALE REMNANTS ODDMENTS AT HALF SALE PRIQE ON THE LAST TWO
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      75 4 Mr. THOMAS HART, Jr. I p p c. j St. HELENA RUBBER COMPANY, Ltd. Notice is hereby given that a call of $4 per share, payable on or before the 28th inst, making the shares fully paid, has been made by the Board and that no transfer of partly paid
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    ROSEBERY'S SCHEME.
    88 5 THREE CLASSES OP PEER& fa Submarine Telegraph. Reuter's.) Rec. April 14 3 4 pm. rd R sebery has tabled a further reso•a regarding hisplinfor reform of the Q M ot" Lord*. provides tirstiv for peers chosen by ::i hrelitary rights among them- ml nominated by tbe Crown, second
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    IN THE LOWER HOUSE.
    65 5 1 Twai ycu, Sir.'' In tbe Hou?e of Gl mmons Mr Winston Churchill urged S(l Balfour, who held the m of his hand, to think well [fl the Veto Resolution Mr I» tlfc.'ir will be driven into re£m tatMNM and to the governing (r) s j
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    BALFOUR SUPPORTS COMMONS.
    42 5 ;r -raking at the United Club tl a UaMNUsti favoured an element of the I b BtMEE} e'.ected from the people* but they must not DC wholly so elected, as s |q destroy the undisputed -v of the Commons.
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    AUSTRALIAN ELECTIONS.
    63 5 Labourites Predominate. Kee April 14. 1026 am. Ia the C >mmonwe.ilth elections, the Labi urites of Victoria have secured many wins ■OffIMNH m.i nilam The returns trom the other States are ::plete. Roe at 6 20 pm. The correspondent ol the Times at Sydney sivs that the c<
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    33 5 Lan t the i> tv lot this afternoon's elude rive third readings (unconn eaeoraa); eecoad reading of the pral oa EU auaittce on the Courts. El pi ..-.ni Criminal Procedure Code
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    IMPORTANCE OF BEAN TRADE.
    167 5 -~'.r.g m ik- it ion of the importance the M am beaa trade and its effect on Br:- ntrj is I v.-.nd m the statement I m the British Trade Journal that hat arc of the seed crushing ia 19 9 km beea the enormous im
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    WOOD PRESERVATION IN THE TROPICS.
    150 5 urn urn el preserving wood material t[ n.ni lotion of houses must be m I te architects and builders atrieawaarowaltaaatfl especially gut beaau used m booae build- I n% u-itims are m the market, at satisfactory is the prepa- M the Arias Wood Preserver, i
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    GRATITUDE,
    218 5 FOR HOSPITAL ATTENTION. (By Submarine Telegraph.— Reuters) His Excellency Kato has unveiled a tablet over a bed m the Seamen's Hospital at Greenwich endowed by the Emperor of Japan. He expressed the gratitude of the Emperor and the Japanese sailors for the bed which would be presently occupied b/
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    DEATH OF FAMOUS ARTIST.
    75 5 The death is announcad^of Sir William Orcbardson. Deceased was a member of the Royal Academy and aD.C. L. He was a painter oi subject pictures and portraits aud was seventy five years of age. Possibly his best known pictures to the common public were Napoleon I
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    NEW WARSHIPS.
    46 5 A wire from Trieste says that a battleship of 14,-"»00 tons has been launched. It is armed with thirteen inch guns. At Bordeaux the battle- sbip Yerginaud of ***** tons has been launched and with the five previously launched constitute France's most powerful squadron.
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    FOR HOSPITABLE ATTENTION.
    27 5 Mr Roosevelt has presented to the British Museum a large natural history collection m return for the kindness of the British officials m Africa. > <
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    LINKING ASIA.
    250 5 Japan's Superior Position. A dinner was given by Tokyo bankers recently m honour of Lieut. General Fakuahima, and others. General Fakushima delivered a speech concerning communication organs m Manchuria. He said The construction of the AntungMukden Railway has progressed and m Oct. next the northern line between Mukden
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    HONGKONG'S FINANCES.
    158 5 The current issue of the Gazette publish? s the financial s atement of Hongkong for the month of January. The balance of assets and liabilities on December 3 Ist, 1909, is shown as (351,097.94, which with a revenue of S'l32,Sl>i.S2< from the Ist to the 31st January, gives
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    ASSOCIATION OF CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE.
    971 5 Tariff Reform Resolution. The majority won by Tariff Reform at last year's meeting of the Association of Chambers of Commerce was considerably increased recently (March 16) although the number of Chambers "on the fence showed an even larger increase. The debate was followed with much
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    FRASER & Co,'s SHARE CIRCULAR.
    173 5 FRASER Co,'s SHARE CIRCULAR. A depression, not as serious as anticipated, visited the London market towards the end of last week, and had its quietening effect on our own and only a moderate business has baen done. Rubber. Local stocks with few exceptions have been quieter with more sellers than
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    THE JOHORE CASE.
    152 5 TOWKAY AH SIANG EXONERATED. Judgment was given m the High Court m Johore yesterday afternoon m the case of the Datoh Mohamed, State Secretary, vs Towkay Lim Ah Siang, a well known Chinese merchant of Johore. It was alleged by the prosecution that the defendant had defamed
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  • Correspondence.
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      SHIPPING CONFERENCES.
      340 5 To the Editor Sir, I bave read jour leader of date and should feel much obliged if you will set down plainly and tell 1119 how you arrive at the sum of c£200,000 whicb you are continually referring to. Is it secret rebate as you seem to imply,
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      RICE CULTIVATION.
      242 5 It is worth while notiDg here that an influential Association has been formed m French Indo-China for the purpose of developing m that colony the cultivation of rice by means of machinery, and of improving the quality of the grain. In Cochin- China there are some 1,200,000 hectares
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      10 5 r internal complaints dysentry coughs take WoooV Great Peppermint Cure,
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      21 5 Grimault Co's Sarsaparilla cleanses the blood from all impurities arising from Scrofnla, Eczema, Bad Legs, Skin Diseases, Pimples and Sores. 14
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      286 5 ROBINSON Co JpMk LADIES' %~f White Wed Wool, tfffjhfak Norfok Jackets Itffcff p-IITENNIS GOLF. A'?"-' W% 650 each. ROBINSON CO. W. D. H. O. WILLS. THREE CASTLES MAGNUMS A LARGE HAND-MADE CIGARETTE. Packed Pr/cc Three Castles' wM 55 cents 50'S l Cigarettes Air*tishtv\ PCr Tins. 8 I^^^^^^ H Tin. I
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      589 6 BjBMMWBmBBBWBMBMBBBBBBBmWBMtBMBBBMMBMBM J THE |"CRA<r_HOTEL SANATORIUM, PENANG HILLS. A perfect health resort and an ideal spot for spending holidays and week-ends. Crisp and bracing atmosphere. Bungalows for families; also single and double rooms. TENMS, BILLIARDS, CROQUET. SARKIES BROTHERS, Proprietors. I J %Bm9MEWBaBBBBmmBBmmBBmBMBMMBmmmmBBMBMBB Apcar Line The undermentioned mail steamers of the above
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      583 6 "S.S. KISTNA." FOR PORT SWETTENHAM PENANG. j The above steamer will be detained here for Docking and Boiler cleaning, and will not take the sailing of tbe 20th instant. She will resume her usual sailings on Wednesday the 27th instant. Apl 14 21.4 The Swedish East Asiatic Co., Ld. FOR
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      704 6 N. Y. K. JMR MAIL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. SPRING PROGRAMME 1910 SAILING FOR Penang, Colombo, Port Said, GENOA, MARSEILLES, LONDON ANTWERP. Miyazaki Maru 8,600 tons on April 20 Kitano Maru 8 600 tons on May 4 Iyo Maru 6,320 tons on May 18 Hirano Maru 8.600 tons on June 1
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      401 6 II OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO., LTD. AND China Mutual Steam Nay. Co. Ltd. The Companies' steamers are despatched from Liverpool outwards for the Straits, China and Japan every week, and from Japan homewards for London Amsterdam and Antwerp every fortnight for Genoa, Marseilles and Liverpool and for Marseilles, Havre and
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      733 6 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. Outward (for China) Delhi Apl 22 Delta Jane
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      570 6 N DL Norddcutscher Lloyd. Bremer IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL Llll The fast and well-known mail Bteai this Company sail fortnightly from I Hamburg via Rotterdam, Antwtrp. S ton, Gibraltar, Genoa, Naples. Marseilles, Naples, Alexandria and Port Said, Suez. Aden, Coloml I Singapore, Hongkong, Shanghai, and Kobe to Yokohama and back. They
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    OIL " BOOM " AND ITS BASIS.
    399 7 OIL BOOM AND ITS BASIS. SrsciAL Interview. SJi J. D. Henry, the editor of the ieum World," is of opinion that there it developments ahead m the matter of rids oilfields, especially m British ries. In Burmab, Trinidad, Newfoundr.i Eijypt. amoci,' other countries, he b i threat impetus. Mr Henry
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    DISCOVERY OF COFFEE.
    279 7 the middle ot tbe fifteenth century Mr Arab was travelling through Abyssinia, bag BOBSNjM weary and weak from c stopped near s grove j then being I foal to cook his rice, he cut down h happened to be covered with enies. His meal being cooked and
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    RUBBER ESTATE RETURNS.
    350 7 From the end of February all totals are calculated for the calendar year instead cf the financial year, wbich differs with many companies. Managers of Estates, returns for wbich m above list are incomplete, will help to make the list more useful if they will kindly till
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    TIN RETURNS.
    155 7 Feb. M ar. Total. Pikuls. jßelat 171 481 Bruang 96 352 jßruaeh 180 144 515 Chenderiang 150 436 Gopeng 650 680 2,090 j Jeher Kamuning $1,637 $5,870 $15,010 IKanaboi 330 221 971 •Kinta 550 560 1,610 Kinta Association 1,150 1,650 Kledang ,KramatPulai 453 1,070 JKuantan 44.23 110 iLahat
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    SHAKES.
    1264 7 April 14. RUBBER STERLING COMPANIES. Cap. Issuh. Paid. Last Dry. Btttbes. Sellers 85,000 2/ 2/ Allagar Rubber Estates Ltd 9 0 10 0 150,000 2/- 2/- Anglo-Malay 25% Int. 116 6 117 6 50,000 2/- 1/6 Batang Malaka 6 0 6 9 30,000 1 1 Batu Caves 50% 17
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    EXCHANGE
    65 7 (Corrected up to April 14 Bank 4ms 91AM. demand 2 4- 8 Private credits 3ms 2/4 V credits 6ms 24-* France, demand Bank 294 J Germany, demand 239' India, T. T, 174? Hongkong, demand 23^% Yokohama, demand H44 Java, demand 141 Bangkok, demand 66$ Sovereigns, Bank Buying |8.54 Bank
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    PRODUCE.
    150 7 April 14. Tin buyers $74 32^ Gambier buyers 11.70 Gam bier Cube Xo 1 15.00 Grammar Oubt No. 3 norn Pepper ßl*s* (or*;-*. S'aora) buyers 13 37 1 Pepper. Wkit« (foi?) buyers 24 50 Sntmege (1 10 to tks i a.) 8,00 Nutmegs (SO to tne la.) 22.00 Mace
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      213 7 THE YOKOHAMA DOCK Co Ld. No. 1 Dock No. 2 DOCK. I No. 3 Dock. (In Course of Constiuction) 515 feet Docking Length 376 feet Docking Length 481 feet LtfEntranes SO Width of Entrance 50 Width of Entrance 63 Ktcfa 2S Water on Blocks 26 Water on Blocks 21.6,, c
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      14 7 FRASER& CHALMERS, Ld. Manufacturers of Mining Metallurgical Machinery. A.a^son, GilfiUan Co., Ltd. Eastern Agents.
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      12 7 YONG FONG, Photographic Studio. High-Class Photographs and Enlargement 79, SOUTH BRIDGE ROAD.
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      119 7 jDe KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ Under Contract with the Netherlands India Government Agents at Singapore, The Shipsagency, Limited, 2-3 Collver Ouav THE UNDERMENTIONED DATES OK DKPAKTUBB ABB ONLY APPROXIMATE Rdmphius Batavia, Semarang and Soerabaya Aoril 15 Baud Batavia Java-coast, Samarang, Soerabaia, Boeleleng, Macassar, Balik-Papan, Palehleh, Menado, Sangi-islands, Ternate, Gorontalo, and Tomini-bay
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      1035 7 YES S E JL6 JJN fOKT. a Fla* and Tons Commanders Arrived From For Whan Sea Mew Col. yacht 500 Murphy Apl 10 Malacca Uncertain Brak Dut Light tender 225 Wink Apl U Rhio Medan Steamers Flag A Tons Master Arrived From Consignee For Wbtm Ban Poh Guan Brit 576
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    SINGAPORE'S MORTALITY RETURNS.
    258 8 "For the month of March the number cf death* m Singapore wis 831 a ratio per mille of population of 35 07. For the week ended April 9tb the ratio was 38.77, the number of deaths being 212. These figures give the number of cases of smallpox
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    SUPREME COURT.
    259 8 Chinese Tkaders' Dispute. The claim of 15,000 brought by Chop Poh Guan Co. Ltd., against Chop Choo Foo Liv and others, was board befure Mr Justice Fisher m the Supreme Court yesterday. The case came before the Court on Tuesday when Mr Johannes (for the defence) applied for
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    EMPLOYER v COOKIE.
    175 8 CLAIM FOP. WAGES DISSMISSED. A claim of $23.60 was brought by a Chinese cook named Lee Kee Jee against his former employer, Mr Allen, m the district court yesterday afternoon before Mr WotSSTStS*. The as^ouut was for -wages and food supplied from March loth to April *h.
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    RICE AS A FOOD.
    228 8 ln the whole world there is almost as much rice eaten as wheat. Latest estimates place the world's wheatcropat abost 190,000,00 0,000 lbs; rice, 175.000,000,*****8. Rice growing and riaa consumption have increased rapidly m the United States. The rice production inthat couotry m the last decade
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    WIRE NEWS.
    1017 8 (Via Ceylon) The Libct. Wood 3 Case. London, March 27th. Speaking at Cockenzie, m HaddiDgtonshire, Mr Haldane was heckled regarding pamphlets concerning the Woods case, which had been circulated m tbe constituency. He defended the procedure of tbe War Office. After Lt. Woods' action for £75,000 damages had
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    S. C. C. LAWN TENNIS.
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    THE SWIMMING CLUB.
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    S. L. R. A.
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    THE BANANA.
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    Next Mails Due.
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