The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 8 May 1911

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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, MONDAY, MAY 8. 1911. NO. 7,209
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    THE DAY'S NEWS
    83 1 FillisV Circus opeLß bere shortly —Page 5. The S.CC. secor.fi *leven beat the Si Andrew's choir at cricket, on Saturday Pace 4. Lttesi rubber returns and auction prices are on— P^ge 4. China has adopted universal military trniniDg for bojf —Paj^e 5. Training N(»tes appear on —P»<?e
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    MAIL TABLE.
    331 1 The P. O. le»v6B May sth dn» London M;y2B. The P. O. lea»eB May 6tk due Hongkontr May ll.Shangbhi May 14, Yokobani* M ay 20 infrmnd)**-*- an(J ioo*: iumlb will bm toan«, is lilt below To-day. From Europe. Per B. I Mail on Friday with mails Api 21.
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    CONTRAPTIONS.
    845 1 Sirjce there is no dictionary meanirg to this word, it is permissible 1o dtfiue the term for ourselves. So we will take it as nieauii t: an ii^enious device for carrviog out any operation, whether up«.n the human body or other material. And we will further restrict it to
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      605 1 FRANK E. FILLIS' CIRCUS. 4th WORLDS TOUR. Grand Opening Night SATURDAY, MAY 13th. LOCATION BEACH ROAD. Return visit to the East after an absence of 25 yearsArtidriiied s^wssr asftagy*"" 1 <ialaxy of ContinenU star A cow of Jugglers, Acrobats Cyc'is's, Trainers, Jook< y«, Equestriennes, SenBat on a 1 heats, and
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      197 1 A FIRST-RATE ENTERTAINMENT WITH UP-TO-DATE MUSICAL ACCOMPANIMENT. AT THE ALHAMBRA BEAGH ROAD. TO-NIGHT! TO-NIGHT!! NEW PICTURES ADDED TO AN EXCEPTIONALLY STRONG PROGRAMME. 2nd Show 9.30 to 11 pm. 4> Tbo Birds of Africa and their Enemies 38rd Edition of Pathe's Animated Gazette (Imperium Film) The Planetary System 1 Love and
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      177 1 CHOICE PROGRAMME OF CHOICE HUMOROUS SUBJECTS TO-NIGHT At the MARL BOROUGH CINEMATOGRAPH. BEACH ROAD. Pictures and Music to Enteratin. 2nd Show, 9-3O to li pm, 1. Kicday and Godayon Equilibrists (Colonred). 2. Calino's Cliildwood !(i*nmont). B. The Island of St. Hilda ([mperium) 4.1 THE EOLDIBB THE M\RCHTO--5 NESS, gpieadid Coloured
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      87 1 lATEST ADVERTISKMERTS. Sailing date of tbe V.m Linscboten Page G. First elbss cr fiVe seeds for sale —Page 2 Alterations m tbe intecded bailings of the Straits Steamship and Paketvuart steamers Pa c 6 Opening nigbt of Fillis's great Circus Pag« I. Princess Joban Malikan at the Theatre Royal —Page
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      101 1 THE WEEK. Monday. May Bth Hirh Water- 7.1 7.3 p PbilbHrruonic Oicbeetra, 5.15 p Tubs day, 9th i Hijjh Water —7.41 a., *.4O p Y. M. C. A Musical Everirjg, 9 p Races, Fi-st Day. Wbdnisday. 10th High Water. 8 47*.. ».ll p Mrs Brock man "At Home" Govt. House.
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    THE CANTON DISTURBANCES.
    366 2 Viceroy's Yam en Destroy ki» Canton, April 28. The supposed leader of a revolutionary society whs arrested by the authorities about 4pm on April 28th, whereupon his followers, several tens m number, assembled and made an attack upon the Viceroy's yamen three houts later. About seven o'clock
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    WRECK OF THE "IROQUOIS."
    313 2 Details of a Tragic Accident. Vancouver, April 11th. The British Columbian wooden steamer Iroquois (195 tons) foundered at the entrance to the harbour at Victoria (on Vancouver Islaiid) yesterday m view of nun dreds of persons on the fehore. Many lives were lost. A launch started
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    Should Be Pleasant to Take.
    65 2 When a medicine must be given to young children it should be pleasant to take. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is made from loaf sugar, and the roots used m its preparation give it a flavor similar to maple syrup, making it pleasant to take. It has
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      564 2 C. H.WILLIS IS HERB And doing business on the forthcoming SINGAPORE RAGES Run May 9, 1 1 13. TREBLE EVEN! HUNDRED TO ONE 100 TO 1. RACES 3, 4 6. 100 TO 1. Straight-Out ALL EVENTS DOUBLE ANY TOO EVENTS ENTRIES FOR FIRST DAY. Opening StakeH (R. C.) Honey Bear
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      130 2 SON LEVY, j LF VIATHAN TU3F ACCOUNTANT. Now doing Business on SINGAPORE RACES. The Treble 5,000 to 50 On Races 3,4. 6. Doubles any two Events. Straight Out on all Events. Note Address 6, THE ARCADE. J. REANY TURF ACCOUNTANT 25 Years before the Public UNLIMITED DOUBLES, STRAIGHT OUT, pl*cs.
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      719 2 NOTieES. The Bajoekidoel Estate* Adress Railway station TEMOE iOEROE S. S. 0. L. at Java famishes first ciasa seed of Rubusta en Uganda coffee fr jm first class tress. Price per 61 K. G. free railway station or port, Banjoewangi Robuftta Coffee 150 guild rt Ueanda Coffee 500 J Orders
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      804 2 NOTICES. The Anglo-Java Oil Syndicate Limited. Notice is hereby given that the creditors of the above named Syndicate are required on or before the sth day of June, 1911, to send their names and addresses and the particulars of their debts or claims and the names of their solicitors (if
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      502 2 WANTED. RAFFLES MUSEUM Clerk wanted at $30 per month. handwriting essential. Apply to th. J LHABCTOI Singapore, sth May, 1911. M »y 6 m 9 5 MOTOR CAR Wanted Motor Car, reliable M«fa class condition 14 16 H P. immediate deii v Apply Box 218 c o free Press." T
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    LEWIS & PEAT'S RUBBER REPORT.
    293 3 LEWIS PEAT'S RUBBER REPORT. Bi April 12th. 1911. Since our last Re-w; t.U- h«« been a very irregular Market with heavy H -ctuatir.ns, and nr.ces havecontinua Ivbeen chanemg lb« lo «t touchy -"or p. rae Hard was f, 4 for May to Jure and 5.5 r- r .Iv c to
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      278 3 For all internal cc iiiplp.irts dytcalrr enomk coldH Ac. tak Woods 1 Great Petptrruint < r.rr "'""""""""MIIIIIMMiM IMHIUB I THIS 13 IT! I WATERBURY'S ETABOLIZED i Cod Liver Gil p 1 Compou nd 7Ai SS ODORLESS I Cjttp The lat< I parationofCOD r.l\i f it i j| em t I
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      435 3 v?c Ask "'a Q. What is good for my cough? A Ayer's Cherry Pectoral. Q. How long has it been used? A. Seventy yoirs. Q. Do doctors endorse it A. If not,we would not make it. Q. Do you publish the formula? A. Yes. On every bottle. Q. Any alcohol
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      552 3 International Corporation. CAPITAL and SUKPLUS GOLD $6,500,000 Hbad Ofpiob t— eo Wall Street, Naw Yose Lomdos Office Tbrtadneadle ttou*e, Bishopegate Street Within, Lobdob BC L )HDOB Bankebb National Prcvmcu Bank of England Ltd. General Foreign Buuneu Titnitcicd DEPOSITS. Cuhhbh* Dbfobit Accounts opened is Interest allowed on the daiiy balance* M
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      789 3 AUQTtONS. ESTATE OF JOflfl LOWLL? deceased. IMPOBTANT AUCTION SALE OF VALUABLE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES Situate at Oxley Koad, Fartin Boad, Bill Street, Printep Street. Cummirg Street and Keir Street; And Building land at Cairnhi'l Boad, Singapore. TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION AT POWELL CO.'S SALE-ROOM On uesday, the 23rd Kay, at
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      681 3 AUCTION Valuable Java Teak and R Harmonium, Hors AT 'ST- HELENS.' No. On Saturday, 13i An excellent, toned harmonium by Prodactiv-Gi one Hymnophon with 40 double-sided Ode rattan fancy a»m chairs and tables; beantif occaai; nal tables &c. Japanese carved 2-fold c Ac. Carved and jolished sideboards with dining room
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      664 3 SALE OF attan Household Furniture, c Carr;:ge &c. 26-A SYED ALLI ROAD th May, at 2 p.m. enoMjonuctiaft, Anstri*, m first cla> i Jn j )on and F ivourito record*, b i order; ully carved and polkbed cabin* :v whatnots! icteen lataid with tooty T<B c <ntr.. carpets mirror panels;
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    The Singapore Free Press.
    2016 4 wirfn 1 ed by f--- t.n-p t Truth h*i l l im» prr< nt i H» [...vn'iv ..ml I .aw. Monday MAY. 8, 1911. If what is telegraphed to day be true, then Britain has attained indeed a "bid eminence" as being now the sole exception
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    PERAK NEWS.
    69 4 L '^ANS TO FARMERS. tpoli, M,y >;th. The R jth Muda goes to the Fh,]?^ Council at Kuala Luuipor m plitcw if h" father the Sultan, wh,» has Q Coronation. The Government is confirm Ui v wkm to granting small loans to ftfl Agriculturalists m Krian. In the
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  • RUBBER.
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      PRICES AND RETURNS.
      152 4 Kuala Lumpui M,\ <; i l< The Planters B: ores are m London Cable giviog. Sheet and biscuit ">s 2 1 Fine hard {Frmn "Mr Omn j The following April cropEdIXBUBOB X \.i S.. BUKIT Cm.KEKA: I IRILAN B Kknnki ■j t OIBNSHIEL Agents V W B.rkeranl
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      MALACCA RUBBER SALES.
      24 4 en/.} If all V. of rubber were *.o!d auction. The prices realised were i FiDt* Sheet N I Sh-et JWrk Crepe > -<
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      THE SELANGOR CLUB.
      35 4 m Com t.) Xii ila Lumpur, M i The adjourned geneial Selirgor Club ww held on 3*turd«} evening. Mr Anthonitz presi ;e<l aud th% ICOODItI and estimates wtn« pMOtd w« little discussion.
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      TRONOH MINES
      58 4 The follv^wiDg are the lull f the Tronoh output tor April. Output. Tributer's o~e Miue ore Total output 71 l\ pkli. V VI IK. Tributer's Ore 7X9 Mine llQt Estim ltbd Paorn. Trihi} er's on Miueore -H Total IVvti- $116,0( Kakan.. Tkkmbd Fro.n thafti oab yds 11 >peu
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      A LOST MENDELSSOHN SCORE FOUND.
      189 4 An interesting diaoovtrj bM ■••u made by Director Julius I'ii-k, Principal ol the Rov.il Academy of Music m Berlin. Atnoag the music arciivee of ihe R J bnrj b* CMM HeroNS a (juin'itv of Dtp Art l-tr hv the late FVlii M-mlelssohn-i; 1-- i I
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      331 4 KELLY WALSH Ltd. JUST PUBLISHED. THE BOOK for RUBBER INVESTORS Iflalayati Dollar Rubber Companies. (BY F. C PEC<) WITH DETAILS OF PLANTED AREA AND ESTIMATES OF OUTPUTS AND DIVIDENDS FROM 19 U TO 19*7. Price $1.00. Kelly and Walsh, Ltd Singapore. Little's Fire Proof Thief Proof SAFES WITH CHUBB'S LOOKS
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      87 4 No Home is Complete Without A Gramophone THE BEST CHEAPEST MEANS OF PURE (ENJOYMENT. TERMS TO SUIT ALL. S. MOUTRIE AND CO., LTD. THE ARCADE. mth LEE BROTHERS. 58-4, Hill Street, (off Btamford Road.) HIGH GLASS PHOTOGRAPHY. Enlargements a Speciality PRICK LIST 0* IPPLtCII'DNT. BILLIARDS. The Anglo- Australian Cushion. (A.lcock'B
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    CHINA MILITARY REFORM.
    56 5 CHINA MILITARY REFORM. UNIVERSAL TRAINING OP BOYS. A Lead To Lord Haldane. (}>. Submarine Telegraph.— ReuterV) May 6 h, pm. At St Petersburg a telegram has been from Harbin stating that the MM M nister of Education has issued r for obligatory instruction m also m military drill and shoot
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    THE STATE PAYS.
    84 5 REDMONDITE NEST EGG" Bl iv Bth. The contributions by the Sv.t,» to Mr G rge'i H-heme will be 2* raili:<. ns rising to 5| millions s'eriint: the fourth year, which will be the first ye»r )f full workingThe Ti.th g says that the Redmondites ;laim from Britain
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    BRITISH MEDICAL ASSOCIATION.
    106 5 BRITISH MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. Bl \i..\va Bkan.ii. At the ancutl uieeting beld reoently m Penang the following were fthwttd offi w sarera for 1911 President Dr Kirk, Penang. President Bleot. Dr Fmlayson, Singapore. Vice Presidents: Siogapore. Dr Q-ibbt Penang, Dr Dice; Federated Malay Btatet, i>r Lucy. Membra of Council Singapore, Dr
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    TYERSALL CLUB.
    100 5 The arrangements for the establishment housing of the Club are steadily pro Dg. Tne rules have beea drafted and ire being printed for circulation among members and for consideration before the meeting takes place. The Sime is going on the debentures, and t{ir; list is being iiawn up.
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    FILLIS'S CIRCUS.
    314 5 With the end of the 11 ie« week will be >re, ;,t a Ups^ of a <j<; ;r er of a e-^utury, Fillip's Great Ijircus. Alii the "gfCit combination M has io' >een m Singapore for this lon^ time, it h;.s Lieen doing excellent work iv other p>r*s
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    VOTES FOR WOMEN.
    80 5 BILL READ SECOND TIME. B y SubmariD* Telegraph.— Reuter's) Miy h. In the House of Comrn™«, after a list less debate m which Ministers did not take part, and there was a small attendance, the second reading of M* j>r Sir G Kemp's bill granting parliamentary franchise
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    RUSSIAN RAILWAY.
    38 5 A ifleenm from S\ P^teretmr^ state? thai the M ris:er of Comoiunicitions has submitted a bill to construct at the expetse of the Crown, Booth Siberia* U*in Line Kailwhv, connecting with the Trans Syrian Tashkent Ka-lwavs.
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    TRAINING NOTES.
    642 5 There wag a large if at luring on the race course on Saturday morning Jo wi'iuss the tinal trials. Maori Girl and Dimfiao were sent aloi g together < r*r tivt> furlongs aud the former rau iv 1.09 ft'.ie M 111 and m >\v* Robs strippeJDurbir *nd Dilrymple
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    FOOTBALL.
    127 5 The (J ivernment Service met "C" Company the "B'lftV m a frienrilv g.ime of football on St. Joseph's Institution ground it Bras Bisah Road on Sttmd.v and a pleasant pame resulted m a wm for tbe former by goals to 1. The Service h-id hard lines with their shots,
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    1232 5 Quicquid agunt homines nostri est farrago HbeiH. Jovknal Father Vaughan, the fashionable Eliji for the moment m L~»ud m, has b?en mixius? piquant sauces with !:he Lsntsn fare he has boen setting before his devotees. VVn nodorstand there is great rivalry amongst the fii volous society
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    SPORTING WORLD.
    692 5 London, April 13. {Continued Flight. When one thinks of the ye^rg mon were f xperimetting before the M bftttTter than air" riving machiue re illy bee tine practical, it is MtooiaJriag how advanced we are at the present time. At the Monico MarineMotoring le e, DOW m progress,
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      130 5 ROBINSON CO. JUST UNPACKED. LATEST STYLES ■■■kII I /A IJL&• *W |«f Iff 11 Tan, Black, White and Colors. ROBINSON &CO. "EMBASSY." W. D. H. 0. WILLS'S Latest Smoking Mixture. Jfl> Patent Air-tight tins Price 75 cents per tin. Obtainable at Jq^ Jjflfe Co., Robinson Co. STANDARD OIL COMPANY OP
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      636 6 I OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO.. LTD. AND China Mutual Steam Nay. Co. Ltd. The Companies' steamer* 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 aud Liverpool and for Marseilles, Havre and
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      564 6 Singapore to Bangkok. The steamer Ban Horg LioDgr," Captain Rushton, will leave Singapore oa Monday, the Bth May, 1911, at 5 p.m. Comfortable accommodation for first and second class passengers. Electric Light. Single passage $60 or 95 ticals. Return passage $100 or 160 ticals. For freight, etc., apply to LOW
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      713 6 N.D.L. Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE. The fast and well-known mail steamers of this Company sail fortnightly from Bremen, Hamburg via Rotterdam, Antwerp, Southampton, Gibraltar, Genoa, Naples, (connecting Marseilles, Naples, Alexandria and vice versa) Port Said, Suez, Aden, Colombo, Penang, Singapore, Hongkong, Shanghai, Tsingtau, Nagasaki and Kobe to
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      636 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 Golf, Continental and Ameri can Ports. Steamers will leave Singapor* on or about MAIL LINES. Outward for China) 1911 1911 Devanha May
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      716 6 holiday-tickets! Between 15th April and 15th July, 1911 Holiday -Ticket from all the places of the j\etherlands-lndia Archil (Singapore and Penang included) will be issued. These tickets entitle the passenger to make a return v<n> against payment of single fare and are available for steamer of the following lines Koninklijke
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      185 6 The Heap Eng Sloh Lina pf ttmen Singapore to Batavia Cheribo^ bamaraDfti »ail twice a week s.b ng LJSfI b.s Cii.»iij4 Ann 8.8 M Kdcndale 1 1M A. i Tht'y h.ive BUN v: Saloon passeugci For freight or pas>>ago an»i tori tine. Addlv to SIAP No. MM MF.SSAGERIES MAEITIMB MAIL
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    TIN RETURNS.
    375 7 S**? 11 1,830 8,2 DO 7,86^ Rantau Panjang 700 2,01( rZ RnKK_ M9B MN 6,24. i Kibu hnbber 19 K g, Riverside 3, !0 8 2,824 S.Bl 2 u f ana 25.000 19,000 69,001 1 S at v a n 3,500 8,718 18,461 Rubber Growers Assn. 8,707 4,251
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    SHARES
    1422 7 2 at™. I,d oT' Paid L*«tDt- Rut™. S____ms D 85,000 2/ 2/ Allagar Rubber Estates Ltd 10% for 1910 4 6 5 0 9 150,000 2/- 2/- Anglo-Malay 100% for 1910 20/- 1 13 I 50,000 21. 2'- Batang Malaka 2 6 2 8 o££S l Batu Caves 150%int.15
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    VESSELS IN PORT.
    678 7 *lag and Tons Commanders ArrlTed From For When Sea Mew Col. yacht SOO Murphy Apl 12 Tringganu Uncertain Nor. Hassin Sar schr 9ft Matnoor Apl 29 Sarawak Satawak Sea Belle F.M.S yat. 400 Nacodah May 3 P. Swett. F M.S. Uncertain <teameri fat Tons »*ete> Arn-ed From
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    RUBBER ESTATE RETURNS.
    470 7 Mar. Apl. Total, 4,150 8,880 12,205 Alor Pongsn 3,791 3,041 14,381) Alor Gajah 285 490 2,128 Alma 1.6 0 4,650 Anglo Malay 42,290 158 2 0 \yer Kuning 560 1,711 Aye* Molek 3,049 '.'.4.0 Ayer Panas 1,685 2,016 7.663 <*P 2,132 4,192 Balgcwnie 8,026 9,198 89.559 Batak
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      365 7 LET. TO LET. Roonm for immediate entry at Zetland House Armenian Street. Apply to Stephens Paul Co. May 6 dc TO LET. No. 2, Wiikie Road from Ist Jane. Compound Hoa^e, Liwa Tennis and Stable Apply J. CRAIG, Sharon, River Valley Road. May 8 3-6 OFFICES TO LET. FroD May
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      432 7 De X JXCNKLUKB FAKKTVAAIiT MAATSCHAPPIJ Under Contract with thb Nkthbrgands Isdia GovaaNMBNT Agents at Singapore, The Shipsaflrency, Limited, 2-3, Collyer Quay THI UWDIBM«WTIOW»P DATHS OF DIPARTITRI AR9 ONLY AFFHOTIMAM. Rumphh'>j Bela wan-Deli 7^~ ~TZi Merkus Bengkalis, Paneh, Aaahan and Belawa'n-Deli m!J ,1 Mesogala Prigi-Radja And Rengat Im i« de Eerkss
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      265 7 EXCHANGE. (Coeebctid vr TO May. "i Bank 4m g o/4J d «mand 2/4 r Private credits 3m 2/4 1 credits 6mi 2/4 I France, demand Bank.., 294 Gebmant, demand 23** India, T. T Z 174 J Konqkono, demani w 21 i Yokohama, demand 1141 Java, demand 140^ Bangkok, demand tjg
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    SCOTTISH LETTER.
    1227 8 t'tvm our own Corretfonaent.) April 13. The proposal to er*»et only one memorial tj King Edward m Scotland, and make it truly national, haß falieu to the ground. When first mooted, it was received with uuanioioud approval. All men were rend? to obey the Ossianic command, G-o, raise
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    CHASE FOR A BABY.
    310 8 Stei'lal v Express *X<_lTlN<; TRAIN RA< E New York, April 18, •Vfrs Harlan Holliater, of New York, had an exciting chase across Nebraska yesterday m a special train, the object of pursuit being the fast exprebß on the Union Pacific Railroad, which carried c f r*
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    LIVE WIRE DANGERS.
    398 8 THRKK FkRSONS Kl.K< TROiUTKi' Berlin, April 13 An accident which cccurred last evening m the neighbourhood of Kiel, and cost the lives of three persons, illustrates once more the dangers of overhead high tension electric mains During a storm which prevailed m the afternoon, four of the
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    50 8 Oft I bear of people groaning With a cold they cannot care, And I thick what useless moaning Hapelosß mortals do endure, If they'd only think one minute Get Woods' Great Peppermint Cure straight off Then they vrouid know what virtne'a m it, Soon they have no cold nor cough.
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    EXPLORER'S FEAT.
    639 8 Penetrating to the Heart of New Guinea. REMARKABLE JjUKNET The Berlin correspondent of the Evening Standard has written to that journal The journey of exploration through the interior of New Guinea undertaken by the German scholar and explorer Dr Max Mosz kow^ki, with the support of the Royal
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    SHIPPING RING FREIGHTS.
    256 8 Some interesting points were brought forward at tbe meetirg of ilia Sewn Id Rubber Company. Mr H Rutherford said that it must be a satisfaction that so early iv their career they were able to declare a dividend of 40 per cent, for the year. After referring
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    255 8 Tbe Bourbon discharged a general cargo from Siigon at the wharves on Saturday, afterwaida loading for that port, and sails to day. The outwtrd bound Austrian Lloyd E. F. Ferdinand" from Trieste via Bombay landed a quantity of cargo on Saturday and loaded for China and Japan. Mr
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    HOW NATIVES WORK TORTOISE SHELL.
    160 8 The natives of Torres Straits, (Queensland, make numerous ornaments out of tortoise and pearl shells, many of which would not 1 "ok cut of plac«* m any jeweller's shop iv Ljndon. H*ir CJtubs, earrings, linger rings, chains, and brooches made of tortoise shell, and inlaid
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    THE HAND AND THE MIND.
    112 8 As dexterity with the hands frf^jr^ntly demands conquerable mental ffort, so manual training appears to re^c f upon the brain m a stimulative way. Thin is the conclusion of Professor Bid/. >k, of Austrian Poland, and l)r Schuyten, of Antwerp, who at the recent International
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    AN EPOCH MAKING ALLOY.
    112 8 When the world's supply of iron runs low w« shall be able to fall back upon au alloy of cobalt and chromium, called sfel lit*,' 1 which has recently bteu made aud tested as a substitute for steel. This alloy ein be forged into strips which
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    CLEARANCES.
    206 8 May Swaerdeeroon, Dut str, Tansent, for Bawean. Sourabaya and B'tuassin. Resident Schiff, Dut. str, Tnua, for Rhio. Van Hogendorp, Dut str, Tweedy, P. Baroe via ports. Koning Willom I, Dut str. Van Bremen, for Amsterdam via ports. Ipoh, Brit str, Olsen, Port Swettenham and Penang. Lady Weld, Brit str,
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      44 8 Good Cough Medicine for Children. When buying a cough medicine for children bear m mind that Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is most effectual for colds, croup and whooping cougb and that it contains no harm f i drug. For sale by all Dispensaries and •lealers.
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      277 8 Fresh Australian Pure Creamery BUTTER. Singapore Cold Storage COMPANY, LTD. 'Netherlands Gutta Percha COMPANY LIMITED. SINGAPORE RUBBER WORKS j All kinds of India Rubber Articles, Sheets, Rings, Valves, Tubes, Endless Belts, Hose (Suction, Steam, fy draulic, Armoured) etc. etc. Ebonite, Vulcanite and Hard Rubber articles. Works and Offices— Passir Panjang.
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