The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 27 May 1910

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1 8 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
  • 16 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERC ANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, MAY 27, 1910. NO. 6,918
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  • 141 1 Later teltgrams about the rubber auctions indicate a further fall m the price of the article Pipe 5. Lord Roseberv's resolutions with regard to the House of Lords are to be postponed to Nov. li> h— Page 5. The final day of the Spring Meeting was held
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  • 1072 1 That the world Las just esciped a possible great danger from Halley's Comet is the firm belief of many people who would resent with indignation the suggestion that they were supeis itious or ignorant that the effects of the Wanderer, whose wauderiogt, however, are fairly well mapped
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 268 1 Hotel Van WijkCo,L td extra special dinner ON Saturday, 28th May. Austrian Ladies Band m Attendance. From 7.30 to 11 p.m. RATNER SAFES. FIRE, FALL, AND THIEF RESISTING. NO RATNER FIRE RESISTING SAFE has ever had its contents destroyed by Fire. All Ratner Safes are Twelve Corner Bent* PARTICULARS FROM
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    • 153 1 MARLBOROUGH BEACH ROAD. The People's Popular. TO-NIGHT 2nd SHOW AT 9 30 P. M 1. ACROBATIC CYCLISTS. 2. THE WRONG ROAD. 3. ARTISTIC PLATES. jf; j THE BONE-SETTER'S DAUGHTER. 6. VI 1. 1 ANY DEFEATED. g* MANON LESCAUT. S.C.A.G.L. 9. HENRY LEAFiNS TO SWIM. 10. PLEASE TAKE ONE. FAMOUS WAYANG
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    • 190 1 ALHAMBRA BEACH ROAD. THE BIG SHOW. TO-NIGHT 2nd SHOW AT 9-30 P. M. 1. OVERTURE. 2. VOLCANOES AND (RATERS OF THE OCEANIC ISLANDS. 3. THE IDEAL ARMY LIFE. 4. WHAT'S BECOME OF THE KEYS. 5. THE COWBOY'S RUSE. THE TWO PORTRAITS. S.C.A G.L. 8. ELEPHANTS IN INDIA. 9. FERRAGUS. 10.
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    • 104 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. The Gramaphone as a home influence (Moutries) Page 1. Ocean Steamthip Co'h new sailings PageO. Hotel van Wyk special dinner on Saturday —Pace 1. Shorthand clerk and European Traveller wanted Page 3. Lost a pocket book with certificates and a bag containing a number of bankers receipts Page
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 380 1 THE WEEK. Friday, 27th i High Water.— o 3S 11.50 p Legislative Council, 2 30 p X. D. L. Mail Outward due Saturday, 2 s :h i High Water. 1.20 a. B I Mail Outward dne S.R E. (V) Monthly Shoot, 2.30 p Emulation Lodge, B..'> p Sunday, 29tk High
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  • 260 2 The drowning of Gapt David Marshal Hay, master cf the P and O tend r "Gu*/.laff," m the Shanghai river on the ni^'ht of May 11, •v;is a very sad aff-iir. It appears that Capt Hay visited a cinematograph entertainment, m company with some friends,
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  • 262 2 The exjitement over M. Paulhan'a brilliant flight i<i now oaladag down, and people are l>eginning to consider the situation m which and m this matter of the conquest of the Mr. There is a very interesting letter m the Times from Major Baden- Powell, m the conrse
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  • 206 2 Tie murdor at .Talarpet of a young European named C. G. T. Mitchell, from the details which hive now 1 een sent to us, appears to have been one of the most diabolical crimes that has ever been committed m the Madras Presidency, or elsewhere for
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  • 100 2 A orrt'spondent writing to us (S. C. M. Post) from Saghalien predicts great things fcr the China Oil Company. As our readers doubtless are aware this company was formed at Tientsin with liuf>iar En^livh and thine o capital. A glowicg r«port from the <ierruan expert employed
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 57 2 Don't Take the Risk Wb«a you have a bad cough or cold do not '.drag along until it becomes chronic cr lops into an attack of pneuminii, but ;t fcbt atUn ion it deserves and get rid of it. Taktj Chamberlain's Cou^h Remedy and you are Bure of prompt relief.
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    • 495 2 TO LET. TO BE LET FUBNISHED. A bungalow No. 795, East Coast Road, Telok Kerau with stabling. Entry June 1. Apply Ali Amhar Banama, 21, Weld Koad. May 20 v.c. TO BE LET. No. H. F. Adis Road, 18 h, WUkie Road, 5, High Street. Apply to Loh Lum of
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    • 776 2 NOTtGES. STRAITS F. M. S. MEDICAL SCHOOL. The Diplomas and Prizes will be presented by H. E. Sir John Anderson, g.c.m.c;., at ."> p m on Tuesday, May 31st. May 27 31.5 ASSOCIATION OF ENGINEERS. The Monthly Goneral Meeting of the Association will be held m the Rooms, 43-B. Raffles
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    • 694 2 NOTiGES. FRASHf NEAVE, Ltd. Notice to holders of Shire-warrants. Notice is hereby given that certificates and warrants for the shares of $10, into which the shares of 150 have been sub divided, will be ready for issue on the 31st day of July, 1910. Certificates or warrants, as requested will
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    • 554 2 Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARIER Paid up Capital m 60,000 shares of £20 each JBl.Boo.onr Reserve Fond £1,600,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors t1,200,00f Court of Directors. Sir Montagu Cornish Turner (Chairman). Sir Henry Stewart Cunningham, K.C.I. E. Thomas Outhbertson, Esq Sir Alfred Dent, K.C.M.G
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    • 417 2 ALLIANCE ASSURAIK CO LTD. IV#t MOTOR GAR INSURANCE COVERINGLIABILITY TO THE PUBLIC DAMAGE TO THE CAR DESTRUCTION OR DAMAGE BY FT*. COMPENSATION TO THE DRivr* ACCESSOR T ES URGENT REPAIRS. Tbe Policy extends to any p of the Straits Settl.n,. p 7' 0 Federated Malay State For full particulars aud
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  • 340 3 a Mbbiti Proc mimed. (R.L), March 21.— With Sena liis left hand, President 0( .tly defended the Payne bil! m bis address \t the annual N\w Kngland Manufacturing >i;v.TMniths' Association. Taft pthnaiaatfc greeting. ut also expressed the hope that b< necessary to apply the against
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  • 178 3 V iAI K. Limbnrg Press•hat the M iitaty airsbip BO >ompUteiy destroyed D Apiil 2 t-th on the H< mburg ard bad airiv gne I m strong eon--1 it to make a detour and TLe airship was s€< urely anchored and it i m -her th^ :y.
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  • 94 3 vi Kino's Death. 1 igftll p of the OblM >.icklle liland from Hoog- md the "Alacrity," with m Liter m the •1 J the CorouianderM Minotaur N for Yo pni newt was roc-ivt-J I from H.M.B Kent" King I hrard m was thrtu im- d at Wai-faai
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 10 3 r int Cure for all inier gentry cougLs colda Ac.
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    • 726 3 'HAZELINE SNOW (TKAI»!- I \!^K 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. Sold by all Chemists Burroughs Wellcome Co., london (enc.j Ni i Montreal Stoney J£i »WN Mil Shanghai n
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    • 670 3 AUCTIONS. MORTGAGEE'S SALE. Tuesday, 31st May, at 2-30 pm. Freehold land fronting a reserve for road off Confederate Estate Road, Singapore, area ***** square feet being par 6 of grant No. 2. Together with the brick and tile-roof bungalow and a plank and attap bungalow erected on the said land
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    • 1028 3 AUCTION SALE OF Teak Household Furniture, Pianoforte, Plants &g, AT "IRIN LODGE,' EMEBALD HILL ROAD. SATURDAY, 28th MAY, AT 2 P. M. Fn A mf r^ JD ?7rv OTTAGE PIA NOFOBTE M OETZMANN A Co., TEAK SIDE ?21?&T B 5 X V l 0 1100 TABLE SET CF *^HT BKNTWOOD
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  • 1262 4 The Singapore Free Press Friday, May 27, 1910. There is a significance m the presence of the two Japanese cruisers now at anchor m our outer roadstead that may, m the shortness of the public memory, come to be overlooked. These ships are not only highly efficient units of the
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  • 944 4 The iMraw<ik Races will be held on July and 1* h. J A Chinaman of Teluk Blangah lt>ad has been arrested on an allegation of cheating a companion cut of $4. A Chinaman of 79 Sago Street has informed the police that three other Chinese attacked him, and robbed him
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  • 318 4 MEBBA3EB 01 BYMPATH* The Straits Chine*,. Britiri deeply mourn the loss of our belotJ?* hmperor. m h^. The Committee, Strut, Chi Association. The above message was on the lAti transmitted by telegram by th Government to the Secretary of S the Colonies i\>r subrn ssion to
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  • 197 4 \Fro>u out i.) Ma Tan TeoDg Bee, chief clerk m the Tretsury here, has been arrested un the charge of criminal breach of trust and forgery. Nj bail was allowed. L'p to the present, tbe full amount of the defalcations cli; not known, but it is believed they
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  • 168 4 The story is told as a true one. Aci* of infectious disease had occurred i° l m one of the native kann was placed to <;uir-:l the bo I prevent the spread of the diw ernin? which natives are M^reekleti I stable calmly allowed wh the house,
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 151 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. a Pcrricr jJoißt j iSm pale dry creaming /JL CHAMPACNE. F.i 12 Quarts $30 00 f^Hl 11 24 Pints
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    • 169 4 NOTICE. Sung a Rubber Estate Limited. The Singapore subscribers for shares m the above estate are hereby informed that all subscriptions have to be paid not later than Friday, 27th inst, at 3 p.m. Scrip will be delivered to them through Messrs. Wright and Beavis of Winchester House m exchange
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    • 9 4 For all internal complaints colds *c tak Great PtTper^'
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 35 4 THE SWIMMING CLUB. The steam laurch "Argo" will U rt Johnston's l\pr for the Club B Sunday at 9,10 and 11 am. i p.m returning at 930 *nJ 10.80 i* 12 1">, and 580 p.m.
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  • 37 5 marine Telegraph.— Reuters.) Keceived May i2»'>b f r »..V2 pm. fhe Liverpool Tost is responsible for the it L )rd X* )sebtiry is postponing bis reao; "ions with regard to the House of v V.Lh.
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  • 39 5 A Further Decline. U*c Bl iv 26, 10.1 am. tber auctions <■ .included with a inline. There has bseu a considernee the last auction and much of 1 3 1 vu■• s w thdrawn. Ceyni vrhioh mostly sold.
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  • 32 5 Good Trials. Received at -2 4 pm. .1 of the new German crui>er >•: l.tnn Las resulted ia speed of [til that she is superior I'ritish luvinciblts m sp*vd and
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  • 537 5 bi Dght out a copy of The ni written by the B r. M :tb, former v Presbyterian m Singapore, new of F, Edinburgh, who since his deire from the Straits has often remind:.iB old frieuds pleasantly of his i n j by a series of descriptive
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  • 12 5 I Chinaman, employed I Uen »t«Uißg elothiDgTa] '"Pane** woman of MaUbti -reet.
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  • 88 5 International Agreement. (By Submarine Telegraph.— Renter's) B«o Mty 96, :{2 am. The Paris correspondent of the Times states that an agreement has been signed bj which the HankauS/echuan railway loan will be shared equilly between (ireat Britain, Germany, France and America. The chief engineer and also the agent
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  • 39 5 la the Daily Mail Empire Diy riJh competition Granviiie Oollega (New South Wales) S3 far leads with 816, the North London B t! Club cornea second with *10. The Malay Sites X H m are thirtieth.
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  • 18 5 Lord Derby takes over the ownership and runs the Eiag'a harsesjduriug the period of mourning.
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  • 21 5 Received at 2 1 pm. Priuc3 Uiroyasu Fushimi has visited their Majesties the King and <<>ueen at Mirlboiough House.
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  • 185 5 A local correspondent asks the following question "Are there m the Uuited States of America states and, or territories m which the sale of intoxicating beverages is prohibited by law and the contravention a punishable offence Distinctly there are, although W€ car-no 1 at the
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  • 256 5 This is the title of a book by Norman Angell, and deals with the Anglo-German rivalry. It is a reply to the war party ia both countries, and the trend of the book is that it would not pay either country to go to war with one
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  • 152 5 A passerger by the Bs. Pangan writes to the I'^ngkok Times from that ship m the BiMS Canal on the 22nd ultimo: I send you a brief account of an incident which occurred on board the E,i»t Asiatic Coy's c s. Pangan, now on her way to
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  • 217 5 FRASER Co's SHARE CIRCULAR. We have again only a very limited amount of business to record, due largely, however, to the interruptions m business days that have taken place during the past week. The price of Rubber has fallen considerably, but there has been only a slight drop la the
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  • 492 5 Last week closed at t149 17s. 6d. cash and t: I"> 1 12 8 i>d. three months. The week opened with an irregular market, and on balance cash down 5a., three months down 10a. (>a Tuesday the market was unchanged m price, and a small business was done. <>o
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  • 21 5 The May Monthly Medal Competitions will take pi*ce as follows Indies', Friday May '27th, Men's, Saturday May 2Sth.
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  • 243 5 Punch, to hand by the mail, is full of rubber. A. A.M." introduces the subject into one of his clever articles, F. H Townsend (the art editor) has a drawing showing an orang utan from Sumatra M where the delightful rubber shares come from," whilst
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  • 779 5 Stron<;i.y Against lii rrer Spkoulaiion The Sirawak Gra/.9tte contains a record of the meeting of the Sarawak Supreme Council after the return to the country of R*jah Brooke. The following extracts from the Uajah'B Bpeech are of interest First, that he had come from England on hearing
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  • 185 5 Proceedings on Wednesday opened with kicking the foothill. It is a new departure and served to show m some (uses how badly even experienced footballers kick occasionally, notwithstanding favourable conditions. Competitors were required to kick from a mark, the distance b^ng measured to the first bounce. 1.
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 17 5 The body of a Chinaman was found hangiDg to a tree at Keppel Harbour jcntar day mornirg.
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    • 295 5 ROBINSON C° "Rubber Mangles" "Latex Gups" "Tapping Knives" "Coagulating Pans" "Rubber Sieves" "Rubber Spouts" Complete Furnishing for Estate Bungalows. ROBINSON C? W. D. H. O. WILLS. THREE CASTLES MAGNUMS A LARGE HAND-MADE CIGARETTE. J Packer! i^-^-^ >-.• -.»c #-€tcjcea j -r- Price •He MAGNUMS' J\4 f, IhreeCastles J55 cents 50
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  • 798 6 Ei e< tof M. Paii.h s*i Fii The effect of tbe London to Manchc flight v iii be, it is believed, to give to the aeroplane industry m this country, which is still only m its infancy, jast th;it df-finite impetus that wis needed to send
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 108 6 Satisfaction Guaranteed. C\ arub* r'aiu's Cough Remedy is sold on a guarantee that if you are not satisfied after osinf two thirds of a bottle according to directions, your uicniy will bo refunded. It is up to yr uto try. For sale by all Dispensaries and >ealers. Bicifcni prescribe (U
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    • 709 6 INDO-CHINA S. N. CO., LTD. FOX PENANO CALCUTTA. Tbf. Company's h.s. "NAM SAN 4,035 tons, P. M. B. Lake, Commander, is due bere on 24th inst., and will be despatched for the above ports on Saturday, the -i-jth in.st., at 4 p.m. She bast excellent accommodation for Baloon passengers, amidships,
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    • 1178 6 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 Liverpool
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    • 756 6 P. O. STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. Foi China, Japan, Penang. Ceylon Au&traHa, 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 aboat MAIL LINES. Outward {f<»r China) Arcadia June 3 Arcadia Aug.
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    • 651 6 N. D. L. Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE The fast and well known mail steal this Company sail fortnightly from B 7" Hamburg via Rotterdam, Antwern Sm,n' ton, Gibraltar, Genoa, Naples, c n Marseilles, Naples, Alexandria au.] v Port Said, Suez, Aden, Colombo, 1 Singapore, Hongkoo-, Shanghai aL
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  • 460 7 N x c.ast BKIPPMB*fI Story. th.it Cornishmen occasionally Bart, a native of the moat itLerly oounty of Englat-l (Mr George oottaultiag enineer, now of *rly of the Board of Trade; follows: For Severn! years I was m command of the nbftl Cain" trading to the
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  • 293 7 m papers by the last mail this matter, ih his excited no small interest m Louforth these references m the f the proceedings of two comThe trouble which has arison m regard to titles of rertain rubber companies because of the Dutch 'ioveinment was reman of the
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  • 150 7 Mar. April Total Pikuls. {flat 252 221 904 Kruang 246 598 Jjf 11 1 !<•* 515 Ctienderiang 4 -^g Gopeng rso 2 ,«15 Jeber Kainuning $5,870 |4,541 119,551 Kanaboi 2 21 267 1,288 1 ta 560 665 2,178 Kinta Association 1,150 1,600 Kledang Kramat Palai 869 647 1,084
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  • 371 7 the end of February all totals are calculated for the calendar year instead of the financial year, which differs with many companies. Managers of Estates, returns for which m above list are incomplete, will help to make the list more useful if they will kindly till m
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  • 1220 7 May 26. I*. isBU». Paid. L-astDiv. ButirB, Sellers 000 2/ 2/ Allagar Rubber Estates Ltd :> 7 3 000 2/- 2/- Anglo- Malay 80% 1 9 0 111 0 000 2'- 1/6 BUan* Mal'aka 3 6 4 J 000 1 1 Batu Caves 50% 16 0 0 17 0
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  • 71 7 (Corrected up to May 2(j Bank 4 m a 9 /a.*, demand 2/4 T Private credits 3 m g 2/4?,] n credits 6ms 2/4 France, demand Bank 295 ia Germany, demand 240 DIA 'T.T 175 i Hongkong, demand 23% Yokohama, demand 114 Java, demand 140$ Bangkok, demand 66 Sovereigns,
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  • 134 7 May 26. Ti* $75.70 buyers 11.70 (xambier Cube No 1 15.00 Ghunbier Oubt No. J Dom Pepper BUck (orCm. S'por*) 1 3 70 Pepper, Whifce (fail) buyers 25 75 Nntm«g«(llofcotk«lk)^ 18.00 Nutmegs (80 to tk« IV) 22 00 Mace (Banda) M non^ Olore* (Amboma^ nom Bally Coffee (10% Black)
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 30 7 1 J ffnore Slight Injuries. vino every cut, wound or tion. Wood poison may r or even the loss of aiberla'n'M Pain Balm is the wound rapidly and all Forsa.eby.H
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    • 136 7 Cause of Stomach Troubles. "When a man has trouble with his stomach you may know tbat he is eating more than he should or of some article of food or drink not suited to his age or occupation, or that bis bowels are habitually constipated. Take Chamberlains Stomach and Liver
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    • 12 7 YONG FONG, Photographic Studio. High-Class Photographs and Enlargement 79, SOUTH BRIDGE ROAD.
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    • 15 7 FRASER& CHALMERS, Ld. Manufacturers of Mining Metallurgical Machinery. Adam son, CilfiUan Co., Ltd, Eastern Agents.
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    • 156 7 De KON INK LUKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ Under Contract with the Netherlands India Government. Agents at Singapore, The Shipsa^ency, Limited, 2-3, Collyer Quay DNDBRMKNTIONBD DATBS OR DBPAHTUM AKB ONLY AFFBOXIMA»B VANUEBHAi.EN Batavia, Java-coast, Semaraog, Soerabaia, MacaasarT^Balik Papan, Donggala, Menado, San^ir^islands, Gorontalo, Tominibay, Palehleb, with traneliipment to Boeleleng and Ampenan May 11
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • 1013 7 VESiSELs IJN fUKT, Ft*R and Tons Commander! Arrived From Por Wk»i b °y a Jap train, ship 6500 Suzuki May 26 Batavia Hongkong 1 Aso Jap train, ship 7754 Sato May 26 Batavia Hongkocg 1 Sealark Brit survey 900 Glennie May 18 Penang Australia Waterwitch Brit survey 62 Lt. Hancock
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  • 2580 8 CONCLUDING DAY. Yeaferday brought to a close the three day* Sprit^ Kice meeting, and despite the nt of a fortnight on account of the lunented death of his late majesty King Edward VLI, thfl function must be written of as a complete success. The weather thr.. j^hout
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  • 625 8 The Fenay Lodge arrived yesterday tuorning from India, with coal on account jf the Borneo Company. The Spanish ni iil steamer C. Lopez y. Lope/." after buakeriug at Tanjong Pagar, md landing a general cargo, sailed yesterday afternoon. The Japanese training cruisers Asd and Soya arrived from Batavia
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 44 8 Don't ever play with dynamite, In case it should explode, Beware of robbers late at ni^lit And take the safest road. Dou't lautfh at any little ill, But health at once secun Bad couehs and colds arise from chill, Take Woods" Great Peppermint Care.
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    • 288 8 MIN ERV A bileni WOLSELET— SIDDELEY— IHEaiJEENS CHOICE ABBOL JOHNSTON— WAR OFf ICE CHOICE METALLUBGIQUE-BY VANIDEN PIAS MINERVA— BY THE KING OF TBE BELGIANS CENTRAL ENGINE WORKS Sole Agents. Netherlands Gutta Pcrcha COMPANY, LIMITED. Singapore Rubber Works. MOTOR TYRES retreaded at Moderate Prices. RIBBED MATS for Motor Cars. MATS (3ft.
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
    • 254 8 PASSENGERS. Per Samsen Mr Tang Yenjjj. Per Reael Mr J. J. v. A. Ejte, Mr P. Konrermans. Per Valeatijn Pomnierent, Shogenshi Thair. Per Hock Lee Mr D W JonPer Van <W Li.i i S Echtg. Selby, Hadji S.de, Hadji Uoiail, Wood, Boe Rang. Per Ipoh Mr Irving, Hon. and Mrs
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