The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 7 March 1912

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    15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 1912. NO. 7,4(51
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    176 1 The Government have had a sot-hack m losing South Manchester, the election for which was caused h> t»je appointment of Sir A Ha worth as a junior Lord of the Treasury. Mr (Ha/ebrook. a conservative. bas bee/i elected Page 7 The miners are enjoying their strike holiday.
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    TRAVELLERS TALES OF INDIA AND THE EAST
    1050 1 TRAVELLERS TALES OF INDIA AND THE EAST la bygone dayi ever) brareller bo t)m Kast oonttdeted it Inoambeni npoa him t«> hare i itock of marrellotii tales <»f iii v placet which he had Hatted wherewith bo astonish the nat i\ es w hen hi« gofl hOMSj and oaring no
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      684 1 1 K^"Tf Wmm ■■Mi»Wß^J«W«ii^Hß«B%jiMiH^Hi^ HW I TONIGHT! TO-NIGHT!! I AT THE > HARIMA HALL CINEMATOGRAPH, NORTH BRIDGE ROAD. LUXURIOUS SIGHT-SEEING THE HEIGHT OF COMFORT COOLTH. THE GREAT FIRE IN OSAKA AN ORIGINAL AND STRIKING SCENE THE DESTRUCTION OF HANKOW. GAUMONT'S GREATEST GRAPHIC AND ALL THE NEWEST FILMS. r 1 lalhambral
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      253 1 VICTORIA THEATRE SINGAPORE. Commencing Saturday, March 9, MAURICE E. BANBMANN nmm THI NK\\ BANDM ANN OPERA C° ay THE QUAKER GIRL. E3M PEGGY. l a^r THE DOLLAR PRINCESS. K» I A WALTZ DREAM. ia"" d 4 ay THE MOUSME. THE CHOCOLATE "_J SOLDIER. j THE KING'S BRIDE. Monday. THE COUNT
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      87 1 Co^avi's Ht>vcrtiscmentB. Clyde Villa to let board and lodging wanted I'age 2. Mr (I. K. K. Mugliston per pro for Sandilands Hutterv >v Co. Page 2. Powell A Co. sale of Leasehold property Oil 12th Page .">. Wardha for Hongkong and Kobe Page 8. Pr Eitel Friedricli for Europe I'age
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      307 1 > < THE WEEK. Thursday 7th. HUh Water 0-.T2 am.. 0 »4 pm. S.G.C. Kntri«'s cloac DutTcis comiM-titiou. P. O. Bo— ward Mafl iiut-. Kntcrtainnunt. TVutonia Clnl». Dalhonsie Chapter. 8 pan. Ent. Chimsi Utd Cross. Theatre 9 jnn. Friday Bth. High Water— I -0 am.. 1:w pm. Legislative OOOBoU 2
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    697 2 Keferring to the statement to the effect that advices have been received from fcllber leld of a certain Professor Duisberg'k efforts to produce synthetic rubber commercially appearing successful, and that at any rate his i •■searches to improve the manufacture of artificial rubber made, out of potatoes are proceeding as
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    EX-SULTAN'S MANNIKINS.
    406 2 EX -SULTAN'S MANNIKINS. Ui sk to A\'»i!> Assassination. The well known Fn-ucb caricaturist Bam" is contributing to the I'aris .lour mil some interesting Berelattooi regarding the private life of the e\ Sultan of Turkey. Abdul Humid, himself an arch plotter, had an insane terror of plots against his own person.
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    P. AND O. CADETS.
    190 2 The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company are prepared to facilitate the entry of a limited uuinher of young gentlemen into their sea service as executive officers by pastting thorn through a preliminary training m the "Worcester." The company will, m the case of candidates who
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    THE BEST NIGHTCAP.
    128 2 A fashion journal has been suggesting some curious remedies for insomnia, but for most sufferers th«'ie is none better than a nightcap of some nourishing food Lev. rag.- huch as Horlick's Malted Milk. It is one of the most invigorating, nourish Ing, and assimilable of the prepared
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    PARIAH OF THE SEAS.
    93 2 San Juan. Puerto Itico. rbfl Uririsli sloop "Success' entered the harbour of 1 1 immcao. She was leaking and aaked to be allowed to land. The port oiricials found seven lepen on board th« wiiial and refused the desired permission, tWchiring that ihe condition of the
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    ATTACK ON A CALCUTTA MISSIONARY'S WIFE.
    41 2 Calcutta, February- 23rd. A Pathan entered the house of the Key. Mr Wood, of the C.M.S., who was away oo tour, and attacked Mrs Wood. The lady's screams brought help, and the Pathan was caught.
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    Miss FLORENCE BEECH.
    75 2 Miss Florence Beech who has beeu one of the greatest favouriten iv Bandmann Companies with Singajwire Audience*, will play the title role m the Quaker <iirl on Saturday. The Quaker (Jirl is one of the brightest of the Bandmann production* and has been brought up to date
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      255 2 NOTICES NOTICE Mr. I.u.i Roland Knight Miigllntou ih authorised t<» Hign our firm \ter procuration from date. BANDILANDf BUTTERY Co. Mar 7 10 S GOVERNMENT OF JOHORE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT Tender* are invited for the following work» of which full partlculara may \w ascertained and all neceMHary plant* neon at
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      530 2 NOTICES NOTICE. NOTICE i- hereby jjiven that any one havinfj claim against the Tamil Theatre now performing at the Alexandra Hall, formerly called Kana Vinoda \ataka Company but at present styled KuipreMit Mary s i)ra!iiatic Troupe is required to send the same to <i. N. Saminathan Mudaly, the proprietor of
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      419 2 WANTED WANTED By Import Arm, h Chinese Clerk, with knowlcil^i' of typewriting, for general office work and ba/aar. Good Halary to competent in.ni Apply A. B. c o "Free Press." Mar EM WANTED AN EURASIAN CLERK With knowledge of shipping. State prr\ ions •xperkHMi and salary ex\>*tUil to X. X.
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      421 2 TOjj; T TO LET From 15th Mar.,-, v Koad. F0,,, So. ADIS L 0? GE SS Plat ffouia. \tcnMv. HOUSE TO BE LET iiwr.it/. oiaaa Oi 1-1. Fur |i;irtn -.,u, Mtw,. DONALDSON 4 BU RK .N SHJW X TO LET FURNISHED^ oiiifortahl,. I poonj h Thrw hn) rooow, d upstairs.
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    BYEGONE DAYS IN MALAYA VIII.
    1548 3 BYEGONE DAYS IN MALAYA VIII. PLACV ai\ Daxbh. (OoprmioHT Rbsbbvrd.) The ladies had not a conspicuous place m the earliest settlements formed by the Bast India Company, it may, Indeed, be doubled whether for many years alter the Oral t* tories w< re established i,, the Bugl any BngUsh ladies
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    CROWN JEWELS AT THE DURBAR.
    242 3 JoußMai m old Cab. Ml alee Anderson, who Bsadesae voy»»ge to Imiia on the "Medina" for the Durbar, writing In luh old Kaool siagasina, The Lyoniai). Horror, tells an interesting Story Ol the Crown jewels. I travelled from Bombay, he says "with Mr. Bell, who
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    S. V. C. ORDERS.
    578 3 By Lieut. Colonel <•. Derrick, V.[>. Commam'.iKt, S.V C. Singapore. 10th Man-h. 19|| Baleatier KihY Range is allotted a> On Saturday 16th inst. Malay Coy., s.v.f On Sunday 17th inst. "nincse Co> S.V.I. (>m Saturday li«rd ust. at :i p m s.u.E. (ir). On Sunday 24tl
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    THE BAGHDAD RAILWAY.
    140 3 Surveys imd Plani Completed. Allahabad. February ISrd. A special telegram to the rtoneei elalei that ths Daily Chronicle s Constantinople correspondent says that the TurkisL Foreign Minfiter is preparing a reply v the British prnpoea li regarding the exten fiion of the Baghdad railway to Koweit The
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    BAFFLES LIBRARY.
    309 3 The foil* •1.1.. netv hooki trill be ejady for i-sn.- DM li.ucia.N. M. i rtM A fcivitlesol Lai i .lull. Brentwood, Evelyn, Hector Graeme. Crespigny, Mrs. c. i Mi Dickens. Man Angola, flic Dobio Donglas/Tli 0.. White Webs. Pram is, M. E., I tonest; Eraser, Mn Httgli, and
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    A NOTABLE INDIAN ENTERPRISE
    413 3 Pboobbm opthkTati hnm Bomuo. )'»omha> .Jan. 11. The vast undertaking known as the Tula Hydro Blotllic I'ow.t Supply. Ltii.. is rapidly going ahead. Construction If being pushed forward, and there are about HI. (MM) workmen engaged at present. The whole scheme will cost ftbmH i. t-'O.OOO.
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      66 3 Should be Pleasant to Take. When a medicine must be to young children it should be pleasant to take. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is made from leaf sugar, and the root** used m its preparation I gives it a flavor similar to maple syrup, mak ing it pleasant to take. It
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      413 3 INVIGORATOR V— I™ m 'VANA'™«» Tonic li MARK V I N VITALISES:— I THE BLOOD Arts Beneficial! y c upon the vaxa helps to torm pure j I i against the effects of over- t^SSt^*" I' I work and mental strain. .«».<•- -j 'Vana' DOUnsbcJ the whole ZZZZ?'"' 1 nervou.-.
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      14 3 I For all internal complaints dysentry eougl coid Ac, take Woods' Great Peppermint Curie
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      44 3 Croup can be Prevented. When given an soon as the croupy cough appear* Chamberlain* Cough Remedy will waid off an attack of croup and prevent all danger and cause of anxiety. Thousand* o mother* une it successfully. For sale by all Dißpeuaarie* and Dealers.
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    LONDON TOPICS.
    1883 4 Poan \i An i, ■i mir oin; CwrtMpondent.) London. February 10. Opinion m Portugal, my Lisbon corn'spondeni writes on i-vi>. s. La showing some h'v ntmrnt at the continueil BDggestion m the British papers thai an understanding might bs arrived ;»t with Germany on the basis ot the
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    COMING OF THE MOTOR LINER.
    384 4 I'.y ji peculiar coincidence one bundn-il years sepuraitc two such important and fa i raarhtm Brenta m the tnteodactkM of the marine Mcain engine on the river Clyde and the launch at (HaegOW Of tinfirst oil propelled liner built m tin; Dulled Kingdom* The vessel
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    RAILWAY STRIKE LOSSES.
    301 4 Presiding s»t Maachaster at the halfyear ly meeting of tlic Lain jihh ire and Yorkslur*' iCailwnv (onip.«n\. Sir George Armytago said that on .lannar\ 1 the director* uhol iabsd M'cond -fla-h cuiria^eh. nVs trulVw from that source showing a decrcuso of 7.59 m iuiiiilhth and tt.'iH pt»r
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    NEW POLITICAL PARTY.
    143 4 Tokio. lYb. 15. it is reported thai the Follower* <»f i>r Sim Yai Sen. ;uiti olher parties m ivkin^. lui\«> commenced the formation of a u.-w political ]va\w. jw>tb tiu» National sembly and I'm Imperialist Party hare n dismisaed, i\»ul it i^ now expected thai the capital
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    'TIS LEAP YEAR LADIES!
    240 4 Til 1.-.,.. Needn't v. (1 r I So Ml RbQ Tell ih, And b f h.m'i'l l "'"'tl lilll ove thrills m And n ii;ui| Tl1 t:ikr hi "< ;i i kiM And pal jroar arm ahoal i, lni i i A lt Wm how you
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    GERMAN NAVAL INCREASE.
    261 4 IMI \!.M K4l It is ■aderitood iii.it .i rhauge ha* im>a made m th»- proposals, for tin* f'lrtii pauMun of tin* Oermuu Heet. which is i fln the nature of .1 contprosriae between the r^ views of tli»- Admiralty and thosi <>f the linp«'ttal him •♦•Hot Wln'ther
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    SPLENDIDE MENDAX.
    143 4 Btoriet with mo e©t I.— f .ct :.iv. KM r just tiou about Z According to Pfcrii Bchifferer. National LiU-nil tor Ike B itatf, m the c-.impaitfu. herd of bullock* The de the iidc of the road, whereupon all stopped. Then one o\ I lamed, and facing Ihe
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      16 4 For all fiii t-rnal complaints dy. sen try couitfa cold* Ac, take Wood*' Great Peppenmnt Cur*
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      257 4 IjHgL IWATE^SURY'S IHETA^OLEZED W§ COD UVER OiL COMPOUND j^&ffitim\< Finest Norwegian COD LIVEH OIL, chanptxi BaV^Z\ by th( latest scientiflc procesh to a form pk p^ mm allowing pi tiect auHiiriilatioo. ipBHBBBBBSeBBfc^ WirJi Creosote and «iijaiHcoJ, two valuable P^^?"**r*—^ germicidal and anti-tubercular agents. cS^^^i Aids Digestion. Allays Fermentation. PVpffi* Has
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      74 4 Real Merit Wins. Then never was a time when peaplt appif ciated the real merits of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy more than now. ThiH is shown by the UMCeaaa iv sales and voluntary teHtl- j mouials from persons who have been cured by it. If you or your children are troubled
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    AMAZING SCENE ON THE WEST RIVER.
    651 5 A fo!T.'S|)on !c:ii has Rent to the Pall Mai] Qaaaftta horn Canton tin- following account of an utiia/.iiig outrage which he. wifaau*d: It was a cloudy day and threatening ruin ;is w.' steamed Along Dp river a! ;< Hood eleven knots, passing junks and
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    PROVIDENT RUBBER ESTATES.
    281 5 DCPF I)H\ KI.OI'UKN T Oo'H ACQUISITION. An extraordinary meeting of the share holders of the Provident Rubber Instates. Ltd.. was held at the ottice of the Secretarit>. the China Realty Co.. Ltd., Shan ghai. Mr. H. H. Vaiker presided, and said At the last informal mooting, you
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    ABORS AND THEIR COUNTRY.
    569 5 An INDo-CmNKsi: RAILWAY. Colonel Sir Thomas IJ. 1! t\ I2ch re <i r. n i exceedingly entertaining and instructive paper on the North Easter:'. Frontier of India," before the Indian S. ct ion of the i Koyal Society of Arts, yesterday afternoon. Sir F. W. Fryer,
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    CURLING.
    294 5 Curling, like golf. h«l a literature of its own. Strange to say, Uobart Burn* wrote yery tew verses about the. roarin' game. Tho most famous are m the Kletjy to Tain Samson M When winter muftles up his cloak And binds the mire like a rock. When to the
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      437 5 THE L NIVERO!TY DF H3MNG. OPENING BAZAAR The University Buildings will be opened on Monday, March 11th, 1912, by His Excellency Sir F. D. Lugard, G. C. M. G., C. 8., D. S. 0., Governor of Hongkong and Chancellor of the University. The Opening Ceremony will be followed by a
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      543 5 AUCTIONS ESTATE Or HAJJ B9IUMED R/li3, decease AUCTION SALE OF 98S YEARS 1 LEASEHOLD PROPERI^ KIT LATE AT .1..1.AN BEBAR, SINGAPORE Tuesday, 12th March, at 2-30 p.n Vdu*bl4 leasehold land containing a area of 91H1 square feet, Government Leaa 1686 for 9.< l > years, quit rent SI. Togetht with
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      660 5 ror TiTTPT.Tr 1 A THP I V l E9P9 fcro L ur j J-ijii i Uit. I 1 oXs B iQci^l PROVIDES A SIMPLE MEANS As^s^ /j& *iO (X) CO ■r K?VCSS F PRODUCIN G A NUMBER OF \> Jw. ftSfifl jr^A^J COPIES OF ANY LETTER \j\^^^y>^ V>^)B3 n yS(Qj
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  • Domestic Occurrences.
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      BIRTH.
      20 6 On W about 3th instant, at Stranocum, Co. Antrim, Ir«laml, the wife of D. McLkod C'raik, of a daughter.
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    The Singaore Fee Press. Thursday, Mar. 7, 1912.
    2715 6 The Singaore Fee Press. Thursday, Mar. 7, 1912. M -i.;.t' in* M-r.. •>,»• }v.,i.»« ik.>-\ ..nv»i» Kvery topic pule** m importance bofore ili.it absorbing KfIMM of the coal Ktrike. At Urn moment of writing there is to band not a word bearing on the progress of any negotiations. And it
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      308 6 OLD TAWNY PORT Guaranteed 7 YEARS m vv jod m Spore. EXTRA SPECIAL WHISKY ditto. OLD BROWN SHERRY 6uaranteed J a E p A 0 R r s e m W6odin BOTTLING CAN BE DONE TO SUIT OUR CUSTOMERS. In QUARTS or PINTS. In any quantities, however small. PRICES AND
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      55 6 BILLIARDS. THE ANGLO-AUSTRALIAN CUSHION. (Aloook'b Patent with Improvements of John Roberts, Retired World's Champion) absolutely THE BEST CUSHION TO DATE FOR ANY CLIMATE. JOHN ROBERTS, 1910. only obtainable from John Roberts, London REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE EAST C. N. LUM B ADDRKsh P. 0. Box 41, Penang. show room Raffles Hotel,
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      48 6 j The inikjer fair was Li .f.siMUr, Ami Hudly mourmid ht r lot. 11 1 greatl^feai |,^»niiof api>c'Hr, l\>r«uc\x ftfloM I've got. Just try thl«, Mlhh," her MiaCtl a<lTis^»i, "You 11 sing to night, I'm sure She did, and Bine© has highly pm«d This Woods' Great Peppermint Cure.
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    THE COAL STRIKE.
    100 7 MINERS AND OWNERS. No Compromising Spirit. Reuter's Service. London, via Bombay. The Secretary of the Ministers Kxecuive has stated that the men are still not ompromisiug. There was no truth m the rumours that many m the federated area ire wishful to resume. Despite the foregoing, the
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    A Hopeful Sign.
    24 7 The Miners' Trades I'nions executive have informed the Transport Workers and the Railwa\mens' I'nions that a sympathetic! strike will be unnecessary.
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    THE MINERS ON HOLIDAY.
    55 7 High Jinks at the Sea-side. The Misery of Others. Newspapers %nd telegrams from seaside resorts give descriptions of the holiday making of the miners and their families, and contrast this with the distress prevailing amongst other workers, of whom it is estimated that 350,000 have been
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    THE WAY THE MONEY GOES.
    38 7 There is an enormous drain on the Funds of the Trades Unions on account of unemployed pay, which m the case of the railwaymen is greater than it was during the railway strike.
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      The Raiding of the Coal.
      23 7 A crowd raided a coal depot at Kytiope. near Sunderland, and looted the contents of three railway trucks.
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      How Mischief Spread.
      24 7 The industries on the Continent are seriously affected by the strike. Kor instance the Spanish orange export, which it practically ruined.
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      Foreign Mining Disputes.
      32 7 The Pennsylvania coal owners have refused the demand of the coal miners m that State for a rise m wages. Mining strikes are threatened m (iermany, France and Bohemia.
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    A LITTLE HOPE.
    47 7 The correspondent of the Times at Cardiff says that the Cardiff executive of ihe South Wales coal owners has been summoned to London. The departure is attributed to authoricative action, as they had previously determined not to go to London unless ofiicial lj invited.
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    THE MINIMUM WAGE BILL.
    52 7 The Daily Chronicle states that Government will introduce a bill to-morrow establishing a minimum wage. After the first reading it will be sul'initted to the coal owners and miners executives and then to district conferences to fix the minima. The bill will probably be passed within
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    237 7 Hlfl Contract for the first two sections and the surgical ward of the Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital at Klong Toi was M<;n<'d by Mr Smythe. on behalf of the Bangkok Dock Company, and the < eminent. The work will take about one and a balf years to complete and the approximate
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    FEMALES GONE FANTEE.
    56 7 Precaution and Prosecution. Rectek's Service. London, via Bombaj. Tbfl lioyal Palat -es have been closed to visitors for fear of demonstrations by the Suffragettes. It is stated that a charge is being laid against Mr. and Mrs. Pethick Lawrence and Miss Christabel Pankhur6t for con spiring to
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    Head Quarters Seized.
    50 7 Reuter's Service. London, via Bombay The police have seized the head-quart-en of the Women's Social Political I'nion m London and arrested Mrs Pethick Lawrence ami her husband. It is understood that Miss Christabel Pa nk hurst has been arrested m connection with the raid of Maich "ith.
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    THE "COLONIAL" INSTITUTE.
    69 7 Must Change its Name. Imperial News Service. London, via Durban. Karl Grey, speaking at the annual meeting of the Colonial Institute, said that if the Institute was to be a real factor and a home for every family m the self-govern-ing colonies it must change its name.
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    TROOPS FOR BERBERA.
    40 7 Imperial Xews Service. London, via Durban. Mr Harcourt explained m the House of Commons the despatch of troops to Berbera. It was due, he said, to the Mullah having recently had an unusually successful skirmish with friendlies.
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    ITALIAN ADMIRAL DEAD.
    33 7 Reuter's Skhvicb. London, via Bombay A telegram from Taranto states that Admiral Aubiy. who was m < hief command of the Italian naval forces, has died suddenly on board his flagship.
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    ROSS RIFLE.
    42 7 May be used at Bisley. The National Rifle Association has cabled to the Canadian Association approving the designs for the sights lor the Most rifle submitted. This enables almost any sight to be used with the Ross rifle at Matey.
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    MINERS' "WAR CHEST."
    356 7 How Lost. int. Mkn Might Hold out Unless tilings change for the bettor. Leap Year day is likely to he long remembered m the history of industrial disputes, for it is ou the -J9th of this month that the miners' strike notices expire, and over a million
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    CHINA.
    118 7 VIEWS OF THE TIMES. [By Submarine Cable]. Ueuter's Servici. London, via Bombay. Thp Times, discussing the Anarchy m North China, pays a tribute to the loyalty with which responsible statesmen m Japan despite all difficulties have observed both the lefcteiaud the spirit oi the Anglo-Japan-ese alliance it emphasises the
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    AT WEI HAI WEI.
    33 7 At Wei Hai Wei the Republicans are gaining the upper hand and driving the recalcitrants south-west, killing thousands. The conditions at Peking and Tientsin tend to encourage the malcontents.
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    SHOOTING AT ROTHSCHILD.
    33 7 Imperial News Service. London, via Durban. Mr Rothschild's assailant is a man named Tebbitt, a manufacturer's agent. He has been remanded and his solicitor said he had been over- studying.
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    THE ITALIAN LOSSES.
    27 7 Reuter's Service. London, via Bombay. A telegram from Home states that the Italians lost «0 killed and 172 wounded at Derna on the 4th.
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    ADMIRAL CRADOCK, K.C.V.O.
    20 7 Keuter's Service. London, via Bombay. Keal Admiral Cradock is created a Knight Commander of the Victorian Order.
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    CHEMICAL LECTURE AT THE V.M.C.A.
    373 7 An interesting lecture ou experimental chemistry was delivered m the V.M.C.A. Hall on Tuesday evening by Dr. Paulus/. After a few introductory remarks m which the lecturer said that it was uot his intention to cover the whole ground of chemistry that evening, but just
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    BANGKOK SHIPPING.
    107 7 We learn that there are persistent rumours that Bangkok mercantile fleet is likely to be still further depleted owing to j the inability of traders to pay the freights demanded. It is also said that one of the leading j shipping lines here is considering the 1 advisability
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    MANCHESTER ELECTION.
    172 7 VICTORY FOR CONSERVATIVE. Considered an Omen for Government. Recter's Service. London, via Bombay. The bye election at South Manchester, caused by the appointment of Sir A. A. Haworth to be a Junior Lord of the Treasury has resulted as follows. Mr. Glazebrook, Conservative 7,051 Sir A. A. Haworth,
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    RUBBER AND TIN RETURNS
    224 7 McAlister and Co. Port Swettenham 6,500 lbs. Allagar 5,700 Bukit Kubu 800 Jaeger and Co. United Sumatra: 12.500 lbs; Total for two months 27,500 lbs. Waterhouse Co. Tanjontf Olak 3,3H2 lbs. Pahang 3fH g 8 H Barker and Co. Senawang:- 14.241 lbs: against 9.56« lbs. F.
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    123 7 Mr. Frank Adam was a passenger Homeward by the Japanese Mail Kinno Main" OO Monday. Mr. H. W. Noon has returned from hu. land. He had a good deal of cricket during the summer playing for Lancashire County and Lytham. The Countess of Warwick has accepted an offer to go
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      61 7 Best Liniment. For cuts and bruises, there is nothing equni to Chamberlain's Pain Balm. It not only tolieves the pain almost instantly, but it is an antiseptic liniment and wken applied promptly causes the wound to heal without any danger of blood poison. You cannot afford to be wirbonf it
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      154 7 PROPERTY SALE. Messrs. H. L. Coghlan 5 Co.. submitted some important properties for sale by Auction at their salerooms yesterday afternoon. There was a large, attendance of buyers and the following properties were sold 99 years leasehold land In Sembawa Road comprised in Lease No. 1,532 dated 1st October 1M5H,
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      240 7 ROBINSON Co fir»» 3k t SWISS MUSLINS, \J*l Cat piques, DRILLS, a BRILLIANTS, Annual embroideries, HANDKERCHIEVES, UNDERCLOTHING, White TABLE LINENS, TEA CLOTHS, Ol SIDEBOARD CLOTHS, SIMYIA/ SHEETS, VJIIVTTT BEDSPREADS, TOWELS, *|*1 Z~ MOSQUITO CURTAINS, 1 IllS I LACE CURTAINS, PILLOW SLIPS, TOILET COVERS, \A/nolr CALICOES AND CCIV NAINSOOKS. THE BANDMANN
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      797 8 SHIPPING BRITISH INDIA S. N. Co., Ltd HONGKONG AND KOBE Thk OOnfftUrf'f stkamki: WARDHA 8,907 IOBjSi A. 11. W. HHn«lc<Mk. ('oiiiii:auili i Mill be d< spalehed r<>r ahore ports at psn. on Thurs.];t\ Ihe 7th insrnnt. Bhe hat* t-x*-. U. til acc-0.-iinnKlation f< xalcK»r! passcu^< Tscms ami ratrs <>f freight
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      637 8 SHIPPING N. Y. K. JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP Co., Ltd. EUROPEAN LINE. A Fortnightly service is maintained hctwt ru \\>kohama vift jwuts to Marseilles. London and Antwerp, under mail contract with the Imperial Japanese (iovernment. The New Twin screw Steamers n.aiut;tinin^ this servic( i have besn specialty designed and oosjstraoted, and
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      564 8 SHIPPING M. M. MESSAGERIES MARITIMES. MAIL LINE China, Japan, Ceylon, Aden, Egypt and Marseilles OUTWARD HOMEWARD Polynesien Mar. IH Humbert Mar. 1M V. d< la Ciotat Apl. I TOOHUM Apl. 1 Cali'«lonicn Apr. 1"> Australien Apr. Ii K. Simons Apr. 29 Polym'-sieu Apr. 29 Nera May IH V. de la
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      699 8 SHIPPING. p 0 STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY For China, Japan, Penang, Ceylon, Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Ports, Plymouth and London. Through Rills of Lading Issued for China Coast, Persian Gulf, Cuutiu< ut.ii bnd American Ports. bteamc rs will leave Singapore on or about MAIL LINES. itii Outward (for China) 7
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      743 8 SHIPPING SHIPPimo Hamburg America Line, Pac a fi eTTT^ < Hamburg T uaj> Co Deutsche Dampfschiff-fahrts Gcj, "Hansa" Bremen. ?LANL COMBINED SERVICE. WD I LDLU Route 9 wW^-* uA The steamerH of these Companies r.^iinnln a regular ser\ ic<- lHt\s»rii Baoilmrg, BreOMB, ll Antwerp, and Hottenlum, aud th< China and
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    CHINESE IN RANGOON.
    334 9 TUB Kkim r.i.i. xm< the New U:ak. The celebr.itions of il, r SI om "•unity of Rangoon, which bare i carried on since Sunday, (18th) will be, s-.ivs the Rangoon Oasette, the nmvi i,,,,,,,/ ruble m their history, nof only for their euietneci hut for the fact
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    IN SOUTH AFRICA.
    399 9 A latter fco the Saturday Heview by Mr Spencer Trvon from JobeJUMObsUEg is interesting m view of Neuter's recent, telegrams relative to alleged racialism, favouritism, and jobbery m South Africa. Knglishmen's < hildren, he says, are virtually forced to spend half their time m learning and being
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      777 9 SHIP PING. lIIIMIiTOYO KISEN KAISHA WESTERN PACIFIC DENVER "> RIO GRANDE TRANS-CONTINENTAL TOYO KISEN KAISHA. Hew Triple Screw Turbine Flyers— '2o Knots Speed. 8.8. TENTO MARU 11,000 toa*. S.S. CHIYO MARY 21,000 tons. S.S. SIIINYO MAlir BMOOtoe*. AND HIFFOH MART 11,000 ions. (Intkkmediate.) HoN(;KON(; to SAX FRANCISCO via CHINA aiul
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      582 9 SHIPPING Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE. The fast and well-known mail steamers 01 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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      550 9 BANKS THE STRAITS BANKING Co. Private Banking Business. 5 Change Alley. Current Accounts opened from $10 upwards. Interest on the daily balances at 2% p. a. Deposits received at rates which may be ascertained on application. H. HAUFFE. Manager _Feb9 9.5 International banking corporation. CAPITAL AND SURPLUS GOLD $6,500,000. HEAD
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      408 9 INSURANCE FEDERAL LIFE Assurance Company of Canada. Established 18.52. JiNbUKANCE m Force, over $4^,000,000 0 New Business, 1910, over $e,640,000.'0< HF3?Jv? ett J S rpluB abovo "aWUtiea fo> tULtsXARVh and all outstanding claims. Direct Government Supervision. Cash Loans, Settlements, etc, made locall> Policies are WOULD WIDE." J. H. EVANS, Manager,
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      135 9 NETHERLANDS-INDIA COMMERCIAL BANK. EfTABLORBO IB6ti CAPITAL. Nominal, IMOt,OOO (abi. JUI.'i^O.OOC) Paid-up IS,4OI,OJfrH N £1,033,^20) RESERVE FUND. Cls. :>.2VJ.i:>7.oi (jiht i' 271,013) HBAO OUKI Aja i;daM. (with Bob-Offtoe at kba Bafm| IIr.AH A«iKN(V: F.ATAVIA. BRANCHES. -Hongkong, fkunaimag, Sourahaya, Bandong, [ndimmayou, Wi-iu-vreden, ProbolinggO ami Ainpenau. CORRESPONDENTS In all principal towns of Nethorlands-lndia.
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    MOTOR NOTES.
    929 10 ThOffT are few motor cycles which have uttiiirwd gT—ttt popu'jnity al home, a popuUtfitv which has followed th«in out Kast. tliau the Triumph of which Messrs lliley Harjircavcs an* the lor-iil agents. Thfl Triumph model m almost all it> man Idaaa is now laUeii as a coi>y by
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      154 10 I 1 Course Mexico-Puebis (1912) FIRST and Second car Fitted With "CONTINENTALS"! Continental Tyre Rubber Co, L« SINGAPORE. IWOLSELEY "ENGINEERING lays "TteWoleeleYaat iloaghsld hi.t;li rcpi.t.-i'ic/i. not t.nh for economy la fuel. Imt m tin uk.i. iiM|M>rtant desideratum ol Reliability n stilt ofcoaftinooasstad} and experiment M to mm (hanioal detail-. l>\
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      46 10 Relief at Hand. Many suttererH fn>m rheumatism have lK*en HurpriHvd and delighted with th<* prompt re- i lief afforded by applying Chamberlain's Pain' Balm. Not one case of rheumatism m ten re- 1 quirt'H any internal treatment whatever For nale by all Disi)cnsarieM and Dealers I
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      199 10 I BY APPOINTMENT. g (MOTOR TYRE MANUFACTURERS TO H. M. KING GEORGE V f§ A Testimony to the Excellence of Idunlopl (grooved motor tyres! I The owner of the 22 h. p. Silent I Knight Daimler Car No. 5.*****. now I I running m Singapore, informs us that he I
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      332 10 Singapore Free Pre« ■OBNWG DAILY To O^r Rsaders. H iJiK-an: Wild \pekmTm i I Kboul l t* 1 BATES OF SUBSOUP TION On moi th Three months Q7 C Postage 50 cents a raonth extr For subscriptions sent to the Office m Advance, and without a bill being presented, Ten
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    SHARES.
    1357 11 3ap. Issue. Paid. Last Div. Buyers. Sellers. 85,000 2s 2s Allagar 10% 3 0 I 4£ 150,000 2s 2s Anglo-Malay 45% Int 15 10ft 16 6 50,000 2s 2s Bataug Malaka 2 3 2 6 30,000 1 1 Batu Caves 75% int 12 1 3 12 11 3 80,000
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    EXCHANGE.
    68 11 J (Corrected up to Mar. 6 Bank 4 m/s 2-4 1132 demand 2-4 6-02 Private credits 3 m/s 2 -4ft credits 6 m s 2-4 11-16 France demand Bank 204 Germany, demand 238^ India, T. T. m Hongkong, demand 17} Yokohama, demand 114 Java, demand 140$ Bangkok, demand 66
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    PRODUCE.
    133 11 Mar. 6. Tin buyer* 96.26 Gambier buyers 10.40 Oambier Cube No. 1 15.60 Oambier Cube No. 2 nom. Pepper Black ordin. Spore ImyerH 22.50 Pepper, (White fair) buyers 81.75 Nutmegs (110 to the lb.) nom. Nutmegs (80 to the lb.) nom. Mace (Banda) HO Cloves (Amboina) nom. Bali Coffee
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      60 11 ESTATE REQUIREMENTS THE "Universal" PRICE $4O VERMOREL'S Spraying Machines "THE KNAPSACK" (FOR GROUND-WORK PRICE $25 The "Cascade" (SPRAYS 65 Feet) kFOR TREE WORK PRICE $150 ARSENITE OF SODA »(IN DRUMS CONTAINING 1 CWT) PRICE $75,68 DELIVERY FREE AT ALL F. M. S. PORTS The Borneo Co, Ltd, SINGAPORE, SOLE IMPORTERS
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      125 11 De KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPM UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIA GOVERNMENT Agents at Singapore, The Shipsagency, Ltd, 2-3, Collyer Quay The undermentioned dates of departure are only approximate. JAPARA Muntok and Paiembang VAN NOORT Batavia, Bemaran^ and Sourabaya v} ar J van Riemsdyk Riouw, Billiton, Batavia, Sourabaya, Boeleleng, Makassar, Tifoe
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      16 11 1 1 For all internal oomplainta dyaentry o nikh •Old! Ac, take W«od»' Great Peppermint Cur*
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      746 11 VESSELS IN PORT. LATEST AKBIVALS. Mlfe I TT. PAGAR KEPPEL HAR. East Wharf (Basin)— Nil East Who, f Sec. I— Nippon Sheers Wharf— Nil Main Wharf Sec. 2— G Ai>car. Benlomoud v 3 YawafaMaru 4— Hydra 11 s— ParoQ 6 TaUhybiuH, Ulander. Chieuguiai' New Dock Sec. 7 (Under construction.) West
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    "HOW I BECAME A THOUGHT READER.
    435 12 "HOW I BECAME A THOUGHT READER. Mr Alfred Capper who is appealing m liis wonderful Entertainment <m which he will be asisted by Mr Owen Hughes" at the Tauaoula Club today 'Thursday l and Friday evening is continually being asked how he acquired his power of Thought Reading and he
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    H. N RIDLEY, ESQ. F.R.S., C.M.G.
    149 12 H. N RIDLEY, ESQ. F.R.S., C.M. G. This genial and arromplished 84 leutisl (eajS Urn Ceylon Dbserver"' has retired from the Straits and is now m the w:r. home. His successor as Director of the Botanical Gardens. Ac-., has not been named yet. After taking farew»ll of hU Siugai>ore and
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    CANDIDATE'S DOWNFALL.
    296 12 KKIM T\l ln\ Mi i\K]> HI \n A» U J>i\\| i. Mill H. New \tnk. Keh. la mingled tones of satire and san Mm the American newspaper^ to da\ record the raddaa oattaaat of Senator Boberl M. LaFolletle'i boom ai i Pioelileiiliel candidate. Hghtiug Boh. as the little
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    PERAK CLUB.
    528 12 Bad DKBTC and Bad FULJVe. The members of the Perak Club do not appear to be a particularly happy family if one may judge from the proceedings at the annual meeting held on Saturday, as reported m the Perak Pioneer. Mr Oliver Marks. Acting British lirsident. presided at
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    SWIMMING CLUB LAUNCHES.
    50 12 S\ I I |;l»\> Johaaton'i Pier, j.l"> and :"..i". pro. < '1 »i t» Bvagalow, 2.\:> and i» pn. Bum oai i 1 1 1 Jolin>tnn «s I'iei. |0 and II a m. J.. to and pm. dab Bangalow, i .«."»o and id.:i> a.m. 1 1.10, and
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    THE de BUSECK CASE.
    232 12 Sli: H. hill I i.|\ Xv K\ IItJ.M H. .luh I'aul de I'.oseck. alias Paul it Itoseek. des< rihed as a journalist, was again taken below Mr. Curtin BmumM ut how Street Police Court OB l ehruary charged as a tagitiYc offender, irilb unlawfully reoaiYiag stolen
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    S. C. C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    375 12 No play yesterday owing to rain. TODAYS TIES. Profkssion Pairs. Army I. l,t. Peareth and Lt. Huttanshaw v Press I. leanings and Davit's. Medico. 11. Dr. Clarke and Dr. Chill v I'.anKs 11. (iorris and Soeters. Mer. XVI. Kutley and Dove v C. S. 11.
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    GARRISON GOLF CLUE
    68 12 Members are reminded that the Ladies' Monthlj Medal will be played for on Frid;i\ M ,h Lnntunt, and the Mens on Sat n day and Sunday '.>th and Inth instants. There iriU (•<• sweepstake on latter da>>. A BogOJ Competition will begin on Salu? da\ m\t. and
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    223 12 We bu\e received from Mr. M. K. riumpton. the consul for Sweden, the Official programme and regulations for the Olympic games to be held at Stockholm from JIM S9tk to .Inly '2'ind. In the la^t mail from Home information was given to fhe efTect that Mr. I". \V. Parker, of
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    MYSTERY OF AN EMPEROR.
    94 12 Loal Ciunworth, who has junt returned from Ahyssinia, informs Koutor's A^nfj that thcrt? is unrout m th<« fjipitul and the surrouudiiif; country owing to thr growing suspicion that the Kmperor Menelik is dead. Monelik is supposed to he living m the palace m the middle of
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    214 12 The Itubeus discharges a full cargo of coals at the wharf. The Islander loads transhipment cargo for Christmas Island, and the Chiengmai for Bangkok. The Onda," Paroo." anil the local ■ttiansor Ayuthin bunkered al the wharves yesterday. The "Ayuthia" was m with general for transhipment to Europe. On
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    RED SEA BLOCKADE.
    381 12 .\i»i:\ fcfEBCH IXTi Sun i.\ l'.nmii;i\ Feb. 1 7 TIM \d»-n < •orr»-s)»i>inl»Mit ol t)i. Times of India, m a infs.HHtff* tinted February 1 Ifh Looording to advices received from Uodeida tin- Italian ikCMMI lala hria and thrrr or four othn SrarabJpfl vtiii blockading Hodeida ami Gab
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    POPULAR POLICE OFFICER LEAVES
    236 12 Mr. If. F. Perret}. V->Mstant Superintend ent of Police. faMßg, who went BOBM on leave last week by the N. |>. 1,, steamer DeiffliagOr" VM horn on Jum I 1, Im.V.i. After leaving school he went to sea ami sub se<jucnlly joined the Chilian Navy and
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      37 12 What can be more criminal than to nuhstiVite one medicine for another? Yet rhis is a common thing m India, where Grttn*nlt'« ftyrupof Hypophosphite of Lime, has saved thousands of eonHumptives. mast get 'GrimaaltV- aM no iiuitatiou.
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      19 12 The Huffs hold their annual i)riefoiiH>in Smoking Concert m the Mess Room, Tang lin, on Monday uext, March 11th.
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      328 12 FRESH COWS MILK. 1 We beg to advise that we have bean appointed sm if ling Agents of Fresh Cows Milk of the Sin^aonr 'I s Dairy Co., Ltd. P c lo *l This Company has now over 103 cows at tha m River Valley Road and a further ioo
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      58 12 PASSENGERS. Per Atsuta Maru Mujor L. 1. B. Hulke, Mr A Mrs Sobey. Miss Agajan, Messrs Brown, Beeston. Fox, Thompson. Diony-I sins. B..J. Husland, E. P. White, Mrs T. (UohiuKou. Per Kaka Messrs J. L. Moutgomerie j P. M. Ooldie. I Per Kinta Mr, Mrs Miss F. J. Ayris. 1
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