The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 14 May 1910

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    15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, MAY 14. 1910. NO. 6,908
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    185 1 The Legislative Council mot yesterday to pass a formal vote of coudolence with His Majesty and the Royal Family. At 5 p.m. in the Victoria Memorial Hall there was a gathering of the Moslem Community for a similar purpose. Deep mourning is not exppcted to be worn
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    UP-STREAM.
    1139 1 So, after mar.y days, the great barges sidle slowly into Laowieng. The current which, sometimes impetuously and in foaming fun, at others with dark and sullen unde- fl >w, but always relentless and steadily, had for so long opposed our progress, even now when almost conquered, abandoned its efforts
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      233 1 KATZ BROS., LTD. FURNISHING DEPT. We are prepared to undertake the Furnishing of Houses at the shortest notice. OUR STOCK OF TEAK FURNITURE of the newest designs made under our direct supervision and every article is guaranteed of the best finish. Bentwood Furniture K£ Pillows steads Mirrors Garpets Linoleums. Sheetings,
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      278 1 VICTORIA THEATRE. OPENING NIGHT OF WARWICK MAJORS COMEDY CO. To-Night! To-Night 1! BATTTRDAY. AT 9 0 CLCCK. Tbe successful farcial comedy from tLe Shaftesbury Tbeatre Loudon "ARE YOU A MASON?" HaV 1 6 By Brandon Thomas from the Globe Theatre. R.C. Carton's brilliant Comedy Ttl6Sdcty in 4 Ac ts from
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      265 1 ALHAMBRA BEACH ROAD. THB BIG SHOW. GRAND EXHIBITION OF Pathe's Celebrated Films. NEW HIGH CLASS SERIES. TO-NIGHT. 2nd SHOW AT 9 30 P. M. OVERTURE BY OWN ORCHESTRA OF PROFESSIONALS THE FLIRT. SCAG L. THE THREE THIEVES. LOBSTER CATCHING. Taken from real life). PETER THE GREAT. S.C A.G.L. A Study
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      118 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Ships on the Berth Fultala, Taroba and the accelerated Monmouthshire Page B, Changkat iferdang lost scrip certificate Page 2. Marlborough and Alhambra ne* programmes Page 1. New sailing dates for Hamburg Amerika Line N. D. Lloyd and K. P. M —Page 8. Subdivision of shares of Consolidated Malay
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      366 1 THE WEEK. Saturday, 14th i High Water.— 0.4 5 a.. 2 37 p B I Mail Outward due. Are You A Mason," Theatre 9 p Sunday, 15th High Water.— 1 30 a., 3 51 p Whit Sunday. Sw. Club launches 9, 10, 11 a., 2.30 A 3.30 p Monday, loth:
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    388 2 German physician has put forward a new theory of gout which is in opposition he generally accepted views held by specialists. Thus he does not believe th it rich living makes any difference to th", cou-se of the ailmmt, holding that restriction of diet is therefore q lite unnecessary again,
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    SUNDAY CHURCH SERVICES.
    156 2 St. Andrew's Cathedral. Whit Sunday Services. 7.45 am Holy Communion (Choral, Hymns 156, 470, 207. 11am Choral Matins. Hymns 585, 210. 11.4') am Holy Com inunion (Plain.) 5. 10 pm Choral Evensong <k Sermon Hymns 210, 524. Processional Hymn 156. Recessional Hymn 211. Prksbytirian Church. 8 am
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      618 2 TO LET. HOUSES TO LET. "ANNANDALE," Orange Grove Road. "BURRITZ," Orange Grove Road (entry July Ist). "DIMBOOLA," Nassim Rd, (entry July 31st). For Rent and particulars, apply to Donaldson A Burkinshaw, 19, Collyer Quay. May 11 NEWLYN COTTAGE TO LET. 17 Gilstead Road. Four bed-rooms, each with bathroom attached. Good
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      815 2 NOTICES. NOTICE Neither tbe Captain Owner or Agents will be responsible for any debts of the crew of the Norwegian Barque Munter. Capt. TSEFJER. May 14 21.5 GOVERNMENT NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that all Roads within Government Houße Domain will be closed to the public from 1 p.m. to
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      601 2 NOTIGBS. EXCHANGE BANKS. NOTICE. The Exchange Banks will be closed on Monday, May 16th, Whit Monday. May 11 15.5 The United Singapore Rubber Estates, Ltd. NOTICE is hereby given that the transfer books of tbe Company will be closed from the 9th to 14th May, 1910, both days inclusive. By
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      557 2 Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China. INCORPORATED BT ROYAL CHARIER Paid up Capital in 60,000 shares of £20 each #1. 200. nnr Reserve Fund £1,600,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietor! £1,200.00( Court of Directors. Sir Montagu Cornish Turner (Chairman). Sir Henry Stewart Cunningham, K.C.1.8. Thomas Cuthbertson, Esq Sir Alfred Dent,
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      399 2 ALLIANCE ASSSSSS MOTOR GAR INSURANCE COVERINGLIABILITY TO THE public DAMAGE TO THE CAR DESTRUCTION OR D 4M GE T C thecaT? to THe b& ACCESSORIES. URGENT REPAIRS. The Policy extends to any Dart m m. of tbe Straits SettkJon tV L p e C <S Federated Malay State, and Zo^
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    THE SUEZ CANAL.
    426 3 -hip me somewhere east of Suez.' but not ecoi to be the desire of the Pre--1 t j ie (nited Kingdom Chamber of |l<J at who at the last meeting of the •ed that many ship)>eiB rather b m r e the heavy demands or tbe Suez
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    BRITISH LANGUAGE OFFICERS.
    119 3 tte announces that Capri Rddeliff, whose second terminated, an about lit, and t |ta n Wyatt, lk irn, Lieutenant Reddie rlulton will now he attached British E r the purposes of ly. We may take this 8 progre33 made in a 1-y many of the British D
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    INCIDENT TO DESTROYER OFF HONGKONG.
    71 3 INCIDENT TO DESTROYER OFF HONGKONG. I lE." 1 on til just ou-side the on 2nd inst th* British J* 0 1 ne" had the mis of her engines. At the red the destroyer was my warning, A. stoker who hand was •calded bnt beyond this no oircumstanc? that the -If
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    ANIMALS AND THEIR TAILS.
    78 3 to observe what tails are to their "Puilad soord"). Mtnrsjt use their fty tlipj i 1 -t then around 'rs. The rat 1 is by its I and sl« oil, and bottle*. Tbe -th its tail, and the -n^ hi S l ;1 valuable asset iu
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    40 YEARS OF RHEUMATISM.
    165 3 j Patient could not use heb Fingers, or Raise her Arms. M For nearly forty years I was a great Ruf ferer from Rheumatism," says Mrs. S. Coward, of 6, Nile Row. Poole, England. "Sometimes an attack would last nearly three months at a stretch. The
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    RAILWAY EXPANSION IN CHINA.
    521 3 At a meeting of the Central Asian Society held at 22, Albemarle-street, a paper on Railway Expansion in China and the Influence of Foreign Powers on its Develop ment was read by Mr A. J. Barry. Lord Ronaldshay, M. P., presided. Mr Barry pointed out that
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    "APACHE DANCES" IN AMERICAN PARLIAMENT.
    420 3 The New York correspondent of the Daily Mail telegraphed on April 12th The political topic of the hour in America is Governor Hughes' scathing denunciation, in a special message to the New York Legislature at Albany, of what he describes as M the worst of
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    365 3 Morrhuol Creosote was carefully tried in a case of threatening throat and lung trouble, for which a patient had heen treated with various remedies for many months previously. (od liver oil and creosote preparations were not tolerated by the stomach, hut the capsules of Morrhuol Creosote distinctly benefitted the patient,
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      429 3 CROSSE f\ n CELEBRATED BLAOflmL^r C*B w g{g I *j^ /^^^^^tev PICKLES, SOUPS, JAMS, I •vS XV-^-r n>aiJU __I^C^ JELLIES, POTTED MEATS, 1 BY ROYAL APPOINTMENT, lUr s^^^_^_-^Cll^X^ M f •If MALT VINEGAR, I n^ "DT IT' |l c *to^ ISLicwiru. J& SALAD OIL B AjnLlJi_jl_j I msA^j^ e^'PwV'"|] I
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      83 3 ■££c f frh i f /mS&Z&AfeAVjgS. Singapore Soda Water. Established over 25 years. MARTIN'S JrmifcrLadTjij pi LLS French Remedy tor all Irr-egul- rUieu. T 5.,..ti4 L*dia<> keep baa ol _Mfta_'l PSb in a• I. ,js .1 rh-.r > laa rite ten ot uiy Id' ,'M'lritf of tne Sy t ..1
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      375 3 FROM MAIDENHOOD TO MIDDLE-AGE The One Great Remedy For Woman's Weakness Is DR. WILLIAMS' PINK PILLS. This Thankful Husband Says That Their Curative, Strenoth Giving Power is Little Shout of Marvellous." Mr. S. John Perera, of 24, Hill Street, Colombo, is a clerk in the Ceylon Office of the Kuss'an
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    WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY.
    381 4 Undergraduates' Novel Company. Interest in wireless* telegraphy among the undergraduates of Harvard has given tbe university the diatinoti >n of being the only educational institution to po«se;iB a model wireless conpany, with stations, general offices, and all the features of an upto date commercial wirelesn company. According to
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    PARAMOUNT IMPORTANCE OF THE VETO.
    413 4 It is the duty of the Housi of Lirds to secure a measure of reform before the Veto is destroyed. It is well known that those wao are most anxious for the one are most thoroughly opposed to the other and that, were the Veto
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    Mr. CARNEGIE ON WEALTH.
    212 4 A Drastic Proposal. Mr Andrew Carnegie, who seems fuller of tage philosophy than most American millionaires, was in excellent after dinner form ;it a b m., net in Los Angelea. In the course of an ;ni mated speech he declared I believe a man who dies
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    "I WILL MAINTAIN."
    296 4 Miss Marjorie Bowen is tbe wonderful young lady who at a tender age wrote that remarkable book entitled "The Viper of Milan." "I will Maintain" is ber latest production, and however much one may be prejudiced against comparatively youthful prodigies, it has to be confessed that Miss
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    MARKET PRICE LIST.
    400 4 Singapore, May 9th, 1910. Beans, Long per catty 3 do. French do 11 Beef per lb. 14 Beef Steak do. 16 Bean Sprouts per catty 2| Bamboo Sprouts do. 2 Blachan do. 12 Brinjals do. 3^ Cabbage, Batavia do. nil do., China do. 6 do., Salted do.
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    Don't Ignore Slight Injuries.
    55 4 Don't neglect giving every cut, wound or bruise prompt attention. Blood poison may appear and an ugly scar or even the loss of a limb result. Chamberlain's Pain Balm is an antiseptic, heals the wound rapidly and all danger is avoided by its use. For sale
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      602 4 The Eddystone Lighthouse Keeper -jK"t_m^__JL^ < >'<-»-«£SBff^i-fcy-v^ V"-" crvous Depression, Sleeplessness, Neuralgia, Rheumatic Cramps Eecause be has benefitted so tremendously by taking Phosferine, Mr. Francis Warder, head keeper cf the Kddystone Lighthouse, now realises that until lie took "the Greatest of all Tonics," the best time of life was slipping
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      1081 4 f^^ySuomfiG by Post S^^^ZS^^^) DOOn to those at a distance. c^k IT is impossible for those living in distant 1 i I towns and villages to get everything fa'A/^f C^^^^=2l required at the local stores, and we therefore I *}^_f '"ff\T nTp 'T* w e P^ ease<^ to senc^ ou
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    GLENEALY PLANTATIONS.
    396 5 Tha tirst ordinary general (statutory) of Gleneal? Plantations, Limited, ince witb Section 77 of ordinance, IW, was held tb^; 'ices of Un Company, f-^ham House, yesterday at noon. _u presided and there were JrL^enl Mr H. K. Llewellyn (Secretary). i rant (of Johore) and Messrs MJ W Struvs,
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    SUBSCRIBED IN FIVE MINUTES. The Singapore Free Press.
    246 5 SUBSCRIBED IN FIVE MINUTES. The Singapore Free Press. k.n a A record rush for shares in new rubl>er and >» com] to remaikable scenes in tbe Ban. new prospectuses were bend the lit ts of several scribed many times •wr within I few minutes cf the opening of the de
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      41 5 *t works up the nu; It. kick iM-uty of dash, And a, ""<nt's bu.u. ng for lash Uti. "*t fur the leather, Voa wiu s ;ould have to ei dure, *to w"<_ 1 y „rt If Aether Nood '.r-at Peppermint Cure.
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      475 5 WANTED. WANTED Men used to trench work and timbering. Apply by letter to T. H. c o Free Press. May 14 21.5 WANTED Building Overseer, with good knowledge of building construction and used to supervising construction of Bungalows. Apply by letter to H. R. c o Free Press. M ay
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      355 5 FOR STILE* FOE SALE Horse and Rubber tyred Victoria in good condition, smart turnout, cheap. Apply D. D. c o Free Press. May 13 20 5 R. MORTON, Horse Reoository 193, Orchard Rd. Telephone 830. FEESH HORSES by every boat from Aus tralia for sale. VICTOEIA GHAERY turnouts for private
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      705 5 AUGTIONS. AUCTION SALE OF FIVE CHESTS BENARES OPIUM (Guaranteed in Good Condition) To be held at No. 11, D'Almsida Street On Thursday, 19th May, at 12 Neon. (For account of concerned). POWELL ft Co., Auctioneers. May 14 20.5 AUCTION SALE OF Damaged Goods ex s.s. Bandon AT POWELL CO'S SALEROOM
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      804 5 t SOZODONT Is of proven value. Sixty years is a pretty good te£. No acid, no grit. Imparts a sensation so exquisite and lading. It cleans the teeth and exhilarates the mouth. Prevents the accumulation of tartar. Try Sozodont. STRUTS DEPOTS. Maynard Co., Ltd., Singapore Graham Co., Penang. AUCTION SALE
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    The Singapore Free Press.
    1351 6 1 nV thr Pres< tV Peoples ritrrit maintain, ti h\- infl.ioni-e am! unbribeil l.y gain H-re patriot Truth her g'o-ious precepts draw. Pledged to Reli;:ior.. Loyalty and I .aw. Saturday, May 14, 1910. There is another direction in what we described as a sort of moral
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    1464 6 The following is the Bir Committee for Singapore. Messrs E. F. Edlin, C. Emerson, C. V. Miles, and H. Millard. On April 10, a Chinaman of 47 North Bjat Q iay, gave one of his coolies SlBO aud instructed him to pay his coolies on a rubber estate iu Johore.
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      291 6 CALDBECK, MACGREGOR CO. WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS. Champagnes Sherries Marsalas Madeiras Ports Clarets Burgundies Liqueurs White Wines Vermouths Hocks Rums Moselles Bittters Brandies Bottled Ales, Beers Stouts Whiskies Draught Ales Stouts. Gins g| Perrier Jouet )gM PALE DRY CREAMING JgL CHAMPAGNE. if? W- il3 a'-\ i2 Q uarts 3 I
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      174 6 YOU I TAKE NO RISKS. WE GUARANTEE our PIANOS TO STAND THIS CLIMATE. PRICES TO SUIT YOU. THE RobinsonPiano COMPANY, LIMITED. Sungei Way (Selangor) Rubber Go,, LIMITED. The undersigned are in receipt of cabled advice from the Secretaries that the capital of this Company is to be increased by the
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    THE KING'S DEATH.
    69 7 Latest Arrangements. r« S .bmarine Telegraph. Reuter's.) tte extraordinary prescribes the form to be used in the prayers for the King J Family, which is lo be as follows our (i- QoOOa Mary, Alexandra the Mother, Elward, Duke of Cornwall." 'raordinary sr.ates that it is ,md not
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  • DUKE OF CONNAUGHT.
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      TALK OF REGENCY.
      121 7 Received at pm. \*rica and Canada are both ing for the I hike of Connaught, the the IVince of Wales, now •he *t the opening of the South LJnion Parliament; and the latter Lord I rey as Governor -rai. It i?- 'h of these Dominions lisappointed, as
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      COAL MINE EXPLOSION.
      48 7 Rec May 18, 9 16 am. An explosion has occurred at a coal mine t Whitehaven and 135 men were entombed. ie w,>rk went on all last night and otn won The mine however is now on fire and it I the rest have perished.
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    AMERICA'S DREADNOUGHT.
    13 7 The 23,000 ton battleship "Florida" has wen launched at Xew York.
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    RUBBER FIRMER.
    27 7 May 13, 10 28 a.m. The speculative rubber market has latterv heen dull but is now rather firmer on cms of more trade en< uiry.
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    CHINESE MISSION.
    17 7 LV:eived at 45 pm, Prmce Tsaitao and the Chinese military n have arrived at Cherbourg.
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    KAISER AND ROOSEVELT.
    45 7 The Kaiser and ex Preeilent Roosevelt witnessed a sham fight in which 12,000 part. The Kaiser, addressing Mr Roosevelt, "Vou are the first civilian to review our oldiers. \v e are honour! by the presence f a distinguished coh.nel of Rough Riders." > <
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    GAZETTE NOTIFICATIONS.
    149 7 •llowing appointments are contained rnmeot Gazette.— W ilium (Jilmore Ellin to be a mem- >>f the LeirMative Council ms to be a member of tte ocil m appointments are provi"dtubject to the approval of His the King, JV. Peel to act as supt. of Indian immigrants. N. h.
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    22 7 >d, called the Lower Burma ation, has been established •Meets being similar to in Ceylon »-elv rubber cultivation, s becoming an impor'aut
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    HIS LATE MAJESTY.
    1336 7 MOTION IN COUNCIL. A meeting of legislative Council was held yesterday at which there were I'kksbnt I Hi- El !l,.ncy tht- (J.-vernor Sir John Anderson. HtoKtaotJJency The Acting Offirer fl_-.----«- g •n. n Troops, Lieut. Col. liTiantoae. The H..nble th« A. t. Col. Bee. W. J-vana the
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    MUHAMMADAN LOYALTY.
    200 7 In the Victoria Memorial Hall last evening there was a large gathering of members of the Muhammadan cammunity gathered for the purpose of expressing their sorrow on accouut of the death of His late Majesty King E Iward. Tungku Ibrahim bin Tungku Abdul Jalil of the Singapore royal
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    APRIL RUBBER AND TIN RETURNS.
    358 7 Agents Derrick and Co. Port Dickson Rubber: "»82 lbs. Brcan<; Tin Mine 33€.75 pkls. Agents P. W. Barker and Co. Kinta Association Ltd.— Mine 882 pkls: Tribute oVT pkls Total 7_!i* pkls. \Fram out own Cotfxtjhmmnf^ Ipoh, May 13. The Times of Malaya is informed
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    895 7 Ql.tc7M._l ayunt komimms aaatrieai farrago libelli. Juvenal. Since the Topicist addressed his readers last Saturday morning the whole Empire has been thrown into the deepest grief bv the mournful news of the death of its great wise and good Monarch, King Edward! That unspeakable loss to
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    47 7 The first shipment of motor taxi-cabs for Calcutta has arrived and will be put on the roads speedily. The Savings Bank and the Money Order Branch will be closed ou Monday, the IGth instant. The General Post Office and the Sub-Offices will be closed at 4 pm.
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      168 7 ROBINSON ®> CO. THE RAMSBOTTOM "No. 2" RACKET. Strung with /^yp|||kX Frame of Best rlllf" E s lffl Finest Black Gut. English Ash. Improved >S==±pfi/ Perfect Long Head. \W Balance. $12.50 $12.50 ROBINSON I &Co !,,,E LA WW, J AGENTS: NEW PIANOS ON HIRE AT $10 PER MONTH. Tuning and
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    BRAZIL'S PARA RESOURCES.
    698 8 In tbe course of an article on the above a writer says It will also show them why the prospects of the Brazil rubber industry have been kept out o! their way by interested people. An UM of land equal in size and quality and containing some
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    STRAITS BERTAM FORWARD SALES.
    149 8 There has been a good deal of doubt felt here respecting the alleged sale forward of a portion of the Straits Bertam rubber output for 1911, the price for a forward sale being so extremely favourable. We can only say thut the authority was a mail
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    72 8 Bishop Charles H. Brent of Manila, hopes o leave with i Noith German Lloyd liner for Kuropean ports. Bishop Brent will stop f-ome time in London, after which he will go to Edinburgh, Scotland to attend a mission trv conference. After leaving the Brititl) Isles Bishop Breut will go to
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      104 8 ARCHIBALD CURRIE'S Australian Indian Line. SINGAPORE TO -JAVA PORTS, MELBOURNE BYDNEY. Also tatting cargo for other Australian and New Zealand Ports (with traushipnien: as inducement offers. A regular five weekly service is maintained by th< .wo British steamers "Euryalus" 3,570 tons (Cipt. Wilkinson K. n. it.) and "Darius" 8,295 tons
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      710 8 BRITISH INDIA S- N. Co. Ltd. FOR Port Bwettenham, Penang, Negapatam, Madras, Pondicherry, Cuddalore, Karikal and Negapatam. The Company's Steamer M TAROBA," 6,309 tons, W. 11 Jacobs. Commander, will be despatched for the above ports on Monday, the 10th instant, at 5 p.m. She has excellent accommodation for first and
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      1123 8 r» 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 Marseil'es, Havre and
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      748 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 abont MAIL LINES. Outward (for China) Assaye May 20 Delhi July
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      662 8 N. D. L. Norddeutscher Lloyd, Brem IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL Ll 5E The fast and well-known mail nt* this Company sail fortnightly fron??^ o! Hamburg via Rotterdam, Antwern S en ton, Gibraltar, Genoa, Naples (o m^ Marseilles, Naples, Alexandria and S?** Port Said, Suez, Aden, Colombo Singapore, Hongkong, Shanghai 'v. D
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    BRAZIL VERSUS MALAYA.
    948 9 Interview with Brazil's Commissioner. Desiring an authoritative statement on the position of the rubber industry in Brazil, a representative of The Rubber World waited upon the Commissioner for Brazil at the Brazilian Consulate, where Mr de Vasconcellos courteously gave an hour of valuable time to the discussion
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    Lame Shoulder.
    46 9 Lame shoulder is almost invariably caused by rheumatism of the muecles and yields quickly to the free application of Chamberlain's Pain Balm. This liniment is not only prompt and effectual, but in no way disagreeable to use. For sale by all Dispensaries and Dealers.
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    VALUE OF WATER.
    437 9 Among the material boons conferred on India by British Administration, one of the most remarkable is the development of the irrigation system of agriculture, and in that branch of our work the Punjab Colonies stand pre-eminent. Their progress has been so great that even the official report
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    PRIMITIVE WOMAN.
    615 9 Skull and Spirit. Ra Nefer lived a matter of 6,000 years ago. He was a distinguished Civil servant, and they have all that was mortal of him in the museum of the Royal College of Surgeons. Doubtless he thought a good deal of himself when he was alive.
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    Satisfaction Guaranteed.
    45 9 Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is sold on a guarantee that if you are not satisfied after using two thirds cf a bottle according to directions, your money will be refanded. It is up to you to try. For sale by all Dispensaries and Dealers.
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      326 9 m m m What ft gran 1 family t^^ in. ine Ayer's Sarsapa;^P^T rilla is! Good fcr tbe >r child, good for the parI fl ent. good for tie grandc J|tj_flHfc_L parent. Generav^W^^'^^W tion after fcss^ genera- 'Lj&^i tv\ ft tion as f-J v -*^l great ■>__^>>iK y^l'l Always I
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      404 9 Beauty Series No. 3 \_aa__>: Here's another Beauty .y^^^^^^^^s. s¥sT_t2RlsSS 2% CIGARETTES. They are mild but not tasteless— light but satisfying. They combine all the virtues of fine tobacco leaf without any defects— a Cv>mbination only possible by the most expert selection and a five years' maturing of the tobacco.
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      50 9 F. CLARKE CO. 207, Queen-bt, Sinqapope. Livery Stable Keepers Fodder Merchants. For Rubber-tyred Gharries and Best Rubber tyred carriages, ring np Telephone 916. FODDER delivered to any part of the Island SPECIALITY FURNITURE REMOVALS in oui own vans, by our own men. GENERAL CARRIERS. C. ZIMMERMANN, Proprietor, Jan 18 no
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      333 9 Apcar Line The undermentioned mail steamers of the above company maintain a regular service between Calcutta and Japan calling at Penang, Shanghai, Hongkong Shanghai en route. FLEET, Tons. Commander, s.s. Japan 6,013 J. O. Olifent. a.s. Gregory Apcar 4,606 S. H. Belson. s.s. Arratoon Apcar 4,510 A. Stewart, s.s. Lightning
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    COAL PRODUCTION IN CANADA.
    811 10 Tmk WoBLD*! Output. J 7 Dr. I>owlinj?, a scientific authority, has b^en lecturing in Canada upon tbe coal output of the Dominion, with comparative estimates of the rate of coal production in other parts of the world. The following remar.s are from a condensation of his
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    59 10 Don't Take the Risk. When you have a bad cough or cold Jo not let it drag along until it becomes chronic or develops into an attack of pneumonia, but give it the attention it deserves and get rid of it. Take Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and you are sir.' of
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    PHOTOGRAPHIC DEALERS.
    45 10 Alwayß u stock Cameras, Plates, Papers, Films and every kind of Photographic niaterialH. Develop tig and Printing executed in good ntyle and witb despatch. Price list free. KONG HING CHIONG A Co., 104, North Bridge Road. Telephone No. 1055. Jan 6 g j
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    OVER THE CHESS-BOARD.
    316 10 Gentlemen, to sulace their wearied minds by honest pastimes, playe at ch. WM. the I uOAAmfa gam*-, and the philosopher's game which wh.-ttes thyr wittes, recreates theyr minds and hurts nobody in the mean season." All communications should be addressed to the Chess Editor, Singapore Free Press."
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    EXTRAORDINARY DISEASE IN OSAKA FU.
    198 10 Local Medical Men Baffled. In the three villages of Kamits-hi, Tsukuo and Nishiinodzu Mura, of Senboku District, >saka Fu, a peculiar disease has been prevailing since last year. Dr Iwasaki, of Tsukuo Mura, has diagnosed 26 patients suffering from the disease since March of last
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    Passengers for the Straits.
    223 10 Per M. M. Yarra, due May 16. Mr Armstrong. Per P. O. Assaye, due May 20. Dr H. L Cumming, Mr MeCort, Mr T. M. Shervington.MrandMrs E. Burnside, Mr I. Turned, Mr G. F. Robson, Mr P. Ashmead- Baitlett,' Mr W. M. McKerroll. To Penang.— Mr
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    57 10 In a case of a neurasthenic patient who had been under medical treatment for years without permanent benefit, the effect of glycogen was wonderful. She gained in weight and strength so rapidly, that in twenty years' practice, I have never seen such results in so short a time. Easton, U.S.A.
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      644 10 IMPORTANT ARRIVAL OF THOROUGHBRED STOCK. Mr. W. N. OF SYDNEY notifies racing gentlemen and the public that he has arrived at Singapore by the s.s. Guthrie, wM !tt«^foUowlng high-class racing stock, which will be offered for sale here prior to being shipped for Calcutta. GOOD ROSE Champion Australian Sprinter. A
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      742 10 Singapore Sporting Club. THE SPRING EACE MEETING WILL BE HELD ON Saturday, the 21st, Tuesday, the 24th and Thursday the 26th May, 1910. PROGRAMME. FIRST DAY. Satiwday, 21st May, 1910. 1. The Maiden Plate. Value $600. A Race for Maiden Horses. Weight 9st. Ex-Griffins allowed 7 lb. Entrance, $20. Distance,
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      370 10 6. The New-Comers' Consolat^^ Value $400. A Handicap for J Horses imported into the SS or F vt batch to be drawn for by the snhL -A *a lot, and that have previously r< ber h Meeting. Winners excluded fintVj 1 Distance, Scurry Course. 7. The Ex-Griffin Consolation Value $350.
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      470 10 VESSELS EXPECTED. STEAMERS. Giving port of departure, and (where hunt" date due here, and name of Agents. Aki Mara, London, May 20 Pat Simons Andalusia, Hongkong, May IS Bebn Meye Arabia, Hamburg, May 24 Bebn Meyer Arcadia, Colombo, June 3 P 4 O. Armand Behic, Marseilles, May 30 M. M.
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    LATEST COMPANY NEWS.
    331 11 TnP Riibana Rubber Estates (Limited) is Dy with a capital rf £250,000, into shares of tl each, of which will be allotted to the vendors in part the purchase price, and the red. The company acquires Para Rubber Estate, situated on k of the Perak River, Federated
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    TIN.
    291 11 veek opened rl it at a decline of 255, pted tor cash. The downward tendency continued, and on the sth iw as III!' ">- was touched. On the Dg day the tendency became firmer, and last evening t'lso 10s was paid I >n balance the net decline on the
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    74 11 ine <_ intoneee, Wang Caao-ming, who been ipprehended in Peking as a B olutionary paity, and nerly an editor of a paper, is 1 Lo the gaol of the inner city, ed is being tmated as a firstln his elimination he has led to kneel before the court. been allowed
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    TIN RETURNS.
    139 11 Mar. April Total Pikule. Belat 252 683 Bruang 246 598 Brueeh 144 515 Chenderiang 436 Gopeng 680 725 2.M16 Jeher Kamuning 15,870 |4,541 $19,551 Kanaboi 221 267 1,288 Kjnta 560 665 2,176 Kinta Association 1,150 1,650 Kledang Kramat Pulai 869 647 1.0H4 Kuantan 41 151 Lahat 760 2,010
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    RUBBER ESTATE RETURNS.
    362 11 Mar. April Total. Allagar 2,050 2,400 8,300 Alor Pongsu 1,160 1,160 Alma 600 600 Anglo Malay 53,167 48,839 201,030 Ayer Molek 1,344 Ayer Kaning 200 Balgownie 9,028 8,673 33,904 Banteng 1,464 1,381 5,410 Batu Caves 13,611 29,835 Batu Tiga 6,300 6,823 28,183 Bertam 9,588 10,000 42,088 Bukit
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    SHARES.
    1243 11 May 13. Cap. Lbbvm. Paid. LastDiy. Bums. S»llies 85,000 2/ 2/ Allagar Rubber Estates Ltd 7 3 8 0 150,000 2/- 2/- Anglo-Malay 80$ 111 0 113 6 50.000 2'- 1/6 Bttang Malaka 4 0 4 6 30,000 1 1 Batu Caves 50% 10 0 0 17 0 0
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      94 11 Th J^__ Fascination of the East 3|l v ome to you n =^=^^^B^ I Action to whici _/stT^^ S_______B_L Rarettes have _^-S"- fl jgjiur- i^i_^L J^" ~^__i&^_-_-_^» _JV JESSE _US_aJ Bouton Rouge ana Felucca Egyptian Cigarettes "jkP rJSI—.. The car e wlt h which they are made, under Ideal atic
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      27 11 YONG FONG, FRASER CHALMERS, Ld. Photographic Studio. Manufacturers of Mining Metallurgical Machinery. ligh-Class Photographs and Enlargement. 3 Adamson, Gilfillan Co., Ltd. 79, SOUTH BRIDGE ROAD. Eabtebn Aoentb.
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      129 11 De KONIxNKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ* Under Contract with the Netherlands India Government Agents at Singapore. The Shipsagency, Limited, 2-3 CollySr Quay TM UNDBRMnwriONnP DATHS OP DEPARTURE AR. ONLY APPIWII^AM VAN Swoll Penang, Oelee-Lheue, Sabang, West coast ~oT Sumatra and Padang van Hogen- Bengkalis, Siak, Pakan-Baroe, Si-Djawi-Djawi, Paneh, Asahan dorp and Balawan-Deli
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      1377 11 VESSEL^ LJS FOKT, nd Tons Commanders Arrived Prom Por Wh«a Koningin Regentes Dut cruis. 4730 Rippard May 6 Macassar Sourabaya S* Co1 yacht 50 Coleman May 7 Malacca P Swett. Steamers Flaar A Tons Master Arrived Prom Consignee For whAsdang Siam 405 Christensen May 12 Bangkok E. A. Co. Bangkok
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    BANKRUPTCY.
    527 12 The report for 1909 is published as a supplement to the Government Gc/.t f e Incidentally it may be mentioned that tbe receipts were $41,770 and the expenditure $18, 7n*, a handsome apparent profit to Government, were it not that no salaries are charged for Penarg and Malacca. Investments
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    BANKRUPTCY MATTERS.
    207 12 Before Mr. Justice Fisher in the Supreme Court yesterday, Mr. R. St J. Braddell appeared on hehalf of Mr. Johannes in the banknptcv of Sirkies and Johannes, and in >ved tor permission to in ike application for tho discharge ot* the bankrupt. This debtor made application for discbarge
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    WHEN TO EAT FRUIT.
    135 12 Fruit (says a home piper) sbould be tafcen on an e npty stomach or simply witb bread. In the morning, befuie the fast of the night has beeu broken, it is not only exceedingly refreahil f, b«tt serves as a natural stimulus to tbe digestive organs.
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    SAW HALLEY'S COMET IN 1835.
    88 12 SAW H ALLEY'S COMET IN 1835. Mi Pe er Kerr i m i 1. the architect °f Mm s of Parliament, who will attai i bia 90th year to day, is still hale un(3 Ba retired from the public in 1892. Mr Kerr remembers distm< tly steiog EUlley'e comet in
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    TEE TWO BOOMS.
    457 12 Oil and Rubber. colossal capitalisation. A home paper publishes a list of rubber and oil companies floated for the three months ended March 31. .The capital of rubber is 213.568.0 0, and the number of shares issued 80.41 I^7 2. The Eastern Rubber companies figure as under.
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    MUNIFICENT GIFTS.
    134 12 Th3 Ceylon Observer says We have pleasure in announcing ttat the Hon Mr J. N. Campbell and Mrs Campbell, who are leaving Ceylon on the 1"» h inst., have offered Bishop Copleston £10,04 0 sterling towards the proposed Cathedral ar d that a similar sum has been offered
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    FORTIFYING THE PANAMA CANAL.
    182 12 U. S. Wai; Depaimmknt Ri:shi Work. Washington, D. C. April 5. Coincident with the work oa the Panama canal the war department is rapidly working to complete plans for its defence in time for the opening of tlie big ditch in 1915. Heavy oidnarce is l>eing
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    AERIAL SENSATIONS.
    148 12 Balloon Struck by Lightning: Four Men Killed. London, April 18th. Disaster attended a balloon journey which began at Bitterfeld. in Prussian Saxony, on Friday. A storm of thunder and lightning broke during the night, and tbe balloon exploded, the gas-bag being torn to ribbons. The inhabitants of the
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    PORT ARTHUR'S FUTURE.
    104 12 It is expected that the opening of Port Arthur to commerce will be announced early in May, says the Peking Daily News." With reference to the reported abolition of the naval base at Port Arthur, the Nichi Nichi reports that the Naval Department is of opinion that
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    RANGOON STOCK EXCHANGE.
    107 12 Expulsion of a Member. Rargoon, May 2. On the application of Mr L Bartlett, a member of the Rangoon Stock Exchange, Mr Justice Ormond today granted an interim injunction against the governing body on the Exchange restraining them from depriving him of the rights and privileges of
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    LATE NEWS.
    416 12 Barristers' Unseemly Condi Rangoon, May 5. Two barristers came to fisticuffs to day in tbe verandah of Mr Justice Ormond's Court over some statements made by one against the other on the previous day in the course of hearing an insolvency case. The fight continued some little time.
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    LATEST SHIPPING.
    58 12 Tn addition to that on paga II Ban Hin Guan, Biit 2U2, Hunter, May 13, Pontianak, Tong Ek, Pontianak 16. Ruby. Biit. U9, Durringer, May 13, Palembang, Tan Kab Kee, Palembang, It. Banka, Brit. 127, Campbell, May 13, Tringganu, Teo Hoo Lye, East Coast U. Ban Liong, Dut
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    13 12 Woods' Great Peppermint Cure for all inter nal complaints dysentry coughs colds Ac.
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    706 12 The Monmouthshire will leave Singapore on June Ist instead of June 4 as previously advertised. The*M. M. Company's steamer Haiphong" left Batavia at" 11 a.m. yesterday and may be expected here tomorrow about 7 a. m. The B. I. Contract Packet "Taroba," with mails from London up to
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      129 12 VESSELS AT TANJONG PAGAB AND KEPPEL HABBOUB. Wharves and Dock* at which different vesaeh were berthed >;>■■<<■ rlay. East Whart (Basin) Calypso. East Wbarf Sec. 1 Japan. Sb^ers Wbarf Nil. Main Wharf Sec 2— GlenlocLy 3— Nil. 4— Nil. n s—Van5 Van Hoorn. ti Astyanax, Camphuys. Lagoon Dock Sec 7—
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      251 12 SPECIAL APPOINTMENT TO H^^^S HIS MA.IESTV THI Specialitieß in -P-Cialitie^ Brush Ware Lockets MANUFACTURING Frames JEWELLER JWv- Purses Fancy Penria** 62 63, High Street. Z~T^ Card Cases 9 m Brooches Vases Necklets candlesticks Special Attention to all Orders Earrings Etc. Etc. I AT LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICES. Etc ALL DESCRIPTIONS OF
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