The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 29 March 1912

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    15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS SINGAPORE, FRIDAY. MARCH 29. 1912. NO. 7,483
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    124 1 Fiaser's sliarc report will !>«• found on page 7. Probable ruiuieis In tfje Liverpool Cup race Page 7. Germany hutwmgthening bw Kiaochow (Varrison -I'agf 7. An article on Malaria m the Straits appears on page 12. The report of liukit Timah Rubber Estates is given on page
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    THE CURTAIN OF NIGHT.
    1422 1 THEBTBANGE ADVENT! REB (iHll.i THI SULTAN OP KBNGKABOU. TO S\« hi;,) KIsTN \H. On Fridays it was the custom of His Highness with some of us. to assemble m the large verandah of bhe MHUltiy house of Hadji Hafts, oil tha Hal—tit Boad at the mogreh
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      429 1 r-jTHE COAL STRIKE!- i THE SCENE OF THE CONFERENCE. CROWD WATCHING the MEMBERS of the CABINET. J- A UADIMA UA I I OllirM ATAAn Imi MINE OWNERS AND MEN S REPRESENTATIVES »Sr nAllllflA II ALL Ul N Clfl ATOG R A PH LEAVING DOWNING STREET. fjQ SCENES IN DERBYSHIRE. HH
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      129 1 Look Out! Look Out!! FOR THE KKTLHN OK MNUAI'DHKS FAVOCRFTRS. THE STRAITS OPERA CO. After a Most Successful Three Months' Stay m Peuaug. where they were showing to CROWDED HOUSES NIGHTLY. TIM Company further added to theii Laurels by inning 2 SILVER MEDALS 2 FROM THE PENANG PUBLIC!!!! GRAND OPENING
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      220 1 Jas CHRISTIE PREMIER TURF ACCOUNTANT, SINGAPORE. ATTENDS ALL MEETINGS F.M.S. JAVA BANGKOK (Siam) Will return from India m a ft w days to transact business on the forthcoming SPRING RACE MEETING. For further information appl\ No. 4, THE ARCADE, Kkprkhkntativk EDM. FOSCOLO. Tklkgral'Hk I niifM 'TRITON.' Tf.lephonk Oma No. 186.
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      201 1 SofcatTs Rfcvcrtiscments. To IK fi QfOtti Koad Ptg« I. Sanato^en to restore heitlth I*age B. Singapore leaves for liangkok on March :i0 -Pajje B. M. S. Cowan has a book open on tinSelari{, f or Skye Meeting l'atfe 1. KohiiiKon and Co.. have a shipment of Kuller'h chocolates to hand
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      135 1 THE WEEK. Friday 29th. High Watei* 6-39 am.. 9 18 pm. MalakofT Kuhbcr Co. 11 am. Royal Johore, 12 noon. Municipal Commission. 2.30 pm. S.C.S. annual meeting. Drill Hall. 'J pm. Saturday 30th. High Water— 8 10 am.. Ml pm. N. D. L. Outward Mail due. B. I. Outward Mail
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    APCAR LINE OFFICERS.
    133 2 The semi apologetic terms of our wire from Penang re the disposal of the officers of the Apcar Line on the purchase of the steamers by the British India Co. are not sufficiently explicit. The plain fact is that as each ship arrives at Calcutta and is
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    REMARKABLE SURGERY.
    89 2 I)r Hertram Alden. the chief surgeon of the City Hospitnl m San Francisco, m a remarkable person, if we can trufet a Paris contemporary. He has just performed an operation on himself for appendicitis. To begin with. We read, I'inlHMM b'etait anesthesie la coionne vertebral* 1 Then he
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    177 2 Almost the last regular Senior Naval Officer here was Commander Sir Bourchier Wiey. Since his retiiem-iiit from th<' Navy he has literally been doing Yt'oman's work m liis county of Devon. A home paper sa\s t hat Lieut.-Col. Sir Brouchier Wrey has applied to resign his commission m the Royal
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      592 2 WE NOW SSLL OUR SHEET MUSIC AT 85 c. PER COPY WHY PAY MORE ELSEWERE THE ROBINSON PIANO CO., LTD. THE RESTORATION OF LOST HEALTH. IT I HIT SUPREMEHT FORrB KII'L^INBD. I'd give anything if I couUl feel really well ttfatn I Only a day or two ago a well-known
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      815 2 NOTICES NOTICE. iM.ii' the Kin-4 having boen gracious- I .isoil 10 confer Bpoa the Honourable Tan ki in the Dignity of a Companionship m iost Distinguished Oitler of Saint Michael Saint George and His Majesty's Com s lhat the Warrant ami Insignia Ik.* I nted to the recipient having been
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      597 2 NOTICES KELEM AX SCRIP FOUND. Certificate No. 1m J for 100 shares, distinctive numbers 4 i 621 to 41TM standing m the name of Mi. >»co Ewe Hoof Binga|K>re. reported m December last by Tan I lock Leoofl as having been lost, has now been found. Mar 29 31-3 HOWARTH
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      547 2 WANTED WANTED Experienced Chimcm SaleHman wanted for Iraj)ort Department of lar^e European flrin. < ood salary to Huituhle man. Apply O. S. P. co Free Pre*Mar '29 5-4 WANTED A Typist with good knowledge, of English. Apply X.. c,o Free I'iohh." Mar 23 u<Coconut Properties Wanted. By London Clients 1.500
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      470 2 FOR SALE FOI* SALE. A Beautiful Lao laultft*, Mw i, ,ni With new tyres. Also liorse. with aan wn a, hoi- particulars ap,,u to 11. Marti DOG CART FOR SALE. '•iilriitta h.uJr r,,,i a ,,i s t of ale. 322, a/to r,,,. j. M s Mar 26 i FOR SALE
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    COMBATING DISEASE IN INDIA.
    1865 3 Calcutta.c utta. *th March. In the Imperial Council to-day the Hon. Sir C. P Lukis discussed medical work m India m the following speech Sir. I lay upon the table the memorandum men tioned by the hon. member iv chaise of the Kducation Department and at
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    724 3 Owing to the \vn><-k of tin- Oceana the P. and O. steaiuci 1 Malwa which left London on March s will proceed to Sydney via Uombay. passengers for India Joining the vessel en route. Operations to recover the specie on board the Ocean a were to begin on
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    EVOLUTION OF THE ORGAN.
    202 3 As such, the organ was never really invented, but lias been a gradual evolution from the first single hollow reed pipe or whistle sounded by the breath of man. This was the origin of the Pan Pipes, according to the pretty legend of the infatuation of
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      69 3 Real Merit Wins. There never was a tiuiv when people appreciated the real merits of Chamberlain's Cougn Remedy more than now. This is shown by the increase m salt and voluntary testimonials from personswho have been cured by it. If ou or your chi Idren are troubled with q coutfh
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      14 3 For all internal complaintH dy sentry c"»ugh, colds Ac, take Woods' Great Peppermint Core.
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      529 3 ♦i C. &B. English Soups ||§i *30 Varieties AH Delicious *****1 The Cuisine of one of the finest chefs m the world available for your table 81 Cros se Blackwell Guarantee these Soups b, Roy*i to be made under ideal conditions, as are all their table delicacies. A>. Appointment AGENTS
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      40 3 FRESH MILK THE SINGAPORE POULTRY DAIRY FARM SYNDICATE, CHANCKRY LANK. regret to announce they are unable to supply any new customers at present, being fully booked with orders. They expect a fresh batch of cows from Australia during this month.
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    THE RAILWAYS OF INDIA.
    1272 4 The first beginnings of the present Indian Railway system were planned under the direction of Lord Dulhouaie, aud the liisi section of the Great (ndian Peninsular X lilway was opened m 1858. ruder the original plan three railways. Urn (treat Indian Peninsular, the* East Indian and
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    PRICE OF COAL IN BOMBAY.
    274 4 Bombay, 7th March. The Times of India s commercial corresI>ondent this rnorniug bays: The price of coal has risen alarmingly m Bombay duriug the laht two months, and at the end of .January Bengal (O al was quoted higherthan ever l>efore except during the South
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    MUTINOUS MINICOY.
    168 4 A Ciilirut tom^poiulont o| thr Mudrao Mail writos: Mr. l>oig who is inspectiiij» rh<« L:u ra<li\#'s is raportesi to hav«' had rsi(h»-r an axoiiillg time at Minicoy ivtera MTenU hnndradi of IslMidws, wo"it'ii included, galhered on 11m btmeh and prevented the inspottiti^ party from em harking until they
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    CORREGIDOR IS TO BE MADE A GIBRALTAR.
    189 4 The Washington oorrespondanfl of the China Press writes: 'J h,. House of lU>. pmautatiTes is expected to lake a decided stand oa Ike qnestion of how the fortiMoa tiou of the Philippines shall ho pronoodsd with. For years, the army has urged that
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      376 4 Tonic Wine Obtainable of all the |£*»J1 principal Pharmacist* f 3*^ BURROUGHS WHLLCOME CO., LONDON f^\ iU-i NtwYoBK Montreal Sydney Capetown > r Milan Shanghai BienosAikes /f H i£ 'f P |p v <m I I t%r ALL KIGNIv URMrgVBI* 1^ »t X f^K L J FAR EAST OXYGEN ACETYLENE
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      220 4 SOME MAKES OF PENS Iff t are pretty, but fail the /ml J//l\ test of bard work. Some /ml f^^| pens writ(; under fay- //ml *^i±~izsr' ourable conditions, but /ml Dr «s.. nr fail when driven. The JImI BE SURE You CET THE 'SWAN' stands every ffj //mi XtiUwtx.U. if/
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    ELECTRIC SMELTING.
    651 5 A paper m Ike Kleet rician of 29th l>ecem>>cr should be read with interest b> our friends m the Straits Settlements connected with tin mining, it gives ;m account of Bltetrk Sim Itinß and Redoctioti of Ore iii England, where the method lias only just IM-uti to make
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    THE POET AND HIS PIGTAIL.
    150 5 A FB v KEN I t i:n\t IHI UHINI -^1 m the cherry-blossom leason, when i wear my bowler hat. And the merry troop* of geisha dance divinely on the mat. I murmur with Confucius, how bad are customs new. *s. denuded of m\ pigtail.
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    INVENTOR OF POSTCARDS.
    137 5 Lord (kingsburgll, hotter known north of the Tweed as Sir .1. H. Macdonald, is a man who hus played many parts. It m tmid that he could manoeuvre an arm\ with any general, and as a criminal lawyer his position is unquestioned m Scotland, where hi 6
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    "GOD'S FUNERAL."
    240 5 A Stkimm. Poem IT M»«. THOMAS H viti>\ Mr. ThoWl Hardy's poem m the new Fortnightl\. with the arresting title of 'God'i I "i'iiitsil. is igacribed by the author as "an allegorical conception of Mm present state of theology. The opening stan/as depict "a slowly stepping train M
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    MR. THEODORE ROOSEVELT, "CUP OF-COFFEE" CANDIDATE.
    240 5 Tin. '"I)! Ti.nnK PLAOABDS FOBMEB PRKBIDKKI > THUD CANDIDACY. \Yw York, Tuesday. The 'tup of coffee candidate" is one of many new name! being applied t<> Mr. Koosevelt as iescriptive of his renewed Presidential unbition. The genesis of the phrase is a lefente published
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    LOTTERIES.
    192 5 Lotteries are supposed to be dead m I ram c. but tln-y air (x niMonalh revived. one bavin;,' been drawn within the past few days, m other eoun ries a new form Of lottery has appeared the marriage lottery enterprising tradesmen offering to their customers who spend a oertein
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    NEW CHINESE CRUISERS.
    105 5 Mi Chen Tao Yuan who has juHt arrived m Shanghai from Knglnnd, has for two years been studying the work of practical shipbuilding m the Vickers Shipyard. Harrow m Furuess. He is a graduate m mechanical engineering from Cornell University. Mr Chen Bays that the two cruisers
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      13 5 For all internal complaints dysentry cough Colds Ac, take Woods' Great Peppermint Cur©
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      529 5 I ■2CE !3 M Pale?lKJrj All run down, easily tired, nervous? And do not know what to take? Then go direct to your doctor. Ask his opinion cf Ayer's SarsapariHa. It contains no alcohol, no stimulation, and is a blood purifier, a nerve tonic, a strong alterative, an aid to
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      630 5 AUCTIONS Al'C'l lON SALE OF A 10-12 h.p. 5 seated Wolesley-Sicldeley Car To be held at Powell Cos Btteroom Wednesday, 3rd April, at 11 a.m (The Tar is m Hist class Offer. Inspection bj arraii^euieni POWELL Co.. Auctioneers Mar 28 4.^ BY ORDER OF THE MUNICIPAL COMMISSIONERS AUCTION SALE OF
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      564 5 ISARKING FELT I FOR I EOOFS I USED UNDER ROOFING SLATES OF ALL I KINDS. TILES. CORRUGATED IRON Etc.. AS A SURE PRECAUTION AGAINST I LEAKAGE I ISHARPE, ROSS AND Co., L TD I SINGAPORP 1 JTwo New Introductions by !Fraser and Neave, Limited Dry Ginger Ale Wholesome and Satisfying.
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    The Singapore Free Press. Friday, Mar. 29, 1912.
    1012 6 The Singapore Free Press. Friday, Mar. 29, 1912. Ha* vh.nl! the Pr» the People's right »al»ui*. I ix w.-- i by influence and unbrib«d by gala Here j^t'iot Truth her glorious precepts draw. PUdgeti to Religion. Loyalty and Lav. Reference has before been made here to the fact that Burma,
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    308 6 The Sultan of Kedah m on a visit to IVuang. A large cohra was killed m the gßrdeu of a private residence on the (iopeng Koad. Ipoh. Mr. W. A. Wilkmsoji has succeeded Mr. K. M. Huk«r an Hon. Secretary of the Lake Club, Kuala Lumpur. Tungku Mnhkotn, son of
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    POLITICAL OUTLOOK IN CHINA.
    593 6 One who is familiar with ChiMM affairs is very far from confident about the future, as it may turn out to be, under the dubious guidance of Vuan-Shih kai. llh writes From what I am able to gather, f rom vhHouh sources, at the present time
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    SELANGOR EASTER MEETING.
    163 6 S ELAN GOR EASTER MEETING. !/•»/>/// i//. /•,f>, n.rrnf.l Kuala Lumpur, Mar JH. The following are the weights for the above first day's racing. POSY K\ (JHIKKIN HANDH Al- A. I.is tanre 6 furlongs. Hrown Comet 1J.3, Skiudlea 11.7, Olfli 11. Sodager 10.10. Sil via 10.7, Kestor 10. ll'OH (iRH-KIN
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    118 6 The trouble which has resulted from an attempt to compel the members of the Itu lian orchestra to part with their mousta ches recalls the order issued not so many years ajjo by the directors of the Hank of England, that their clerks should not wear moustaches during business hours."
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    CHILDREN'S CONCERT.
    125 6 The nrst.-1.iM,.,..,-, ■912 took v,.-,.,,,,, Memorial Hall 1,,,,,,,. of the ,i,,,,. giowD-apa. s i>m>, if The Oirbestin puycdw.ti, <>f res i The follow m«i n« was .1... protcranim. Overture... N,,,, n Tn Son*... My M-,t1,,r Iti.ls ti „,l ln> I|;i|r M MS. „,,K. March A Fiangesa" i. v.
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    PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRAL CONCERT.
    141 6 PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRAL CONCERT. On Saturday next. :w»th him, at *t Teutonia Cluh at «.l r, pm a concert will be given hy the I'hilharmonir Orchestra. The Orchestra will ptejOVMfcua Morn ing, Noon and Night, by O i, sopp; Overture Komanti<iue." by K»-ler iwi a the Allegro vivace fVom Mo/artg Symphony
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    BARLOW AND CO.'S PRICES CURRENT.
    296 6 BARLOW AND CO. 'S PRICES CURRENT. Singapore. 2.; rd Mar. Xi uhbk. At the auctions held on the 12th aim? ltUh instant, the market was much firmer. The best price rea lised was •_".*:< for aorae, fine pale rrej>e. whilst smoked sheet fet< led up to %W2. The demand was
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    LATEST RUBBER PRICES.
    58 6 {/•rom cm* "~,vh '»t'\/'<,n,unr.t Kuala Lumpur, M;ir Hi The Planters" Stores and Ajjnicy hM London wire giviag the following DUMA prices of rubber v ,1. Sheet uiul biscuit 4 Fine Crepe Itest Scrap (crepe form) I Hark Scrap (crepe form > 11 Scrap Untreated 4 Rambong I'nt
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      55 6 BILLIARDS. THE ANGLO-AUSTRALIAN CUSHION. (Alcock'B Patkvt 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 addrf.hs P. 0. Box 41, Penang. show room Raffles Hotel,
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  • COAL CRISIS.
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      LORD LANSDOWNE'S FEARS.
      421 7 Feeding the Children. London, via Durban. Karl Onwt declined to assume any pos -ihility that the Bill would be a failure. It n«| tin- miners' wishes so far as they ould be met by legistation, and h.« hoped they would accept it. Lord Lansdowne said that during
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      CURIOUS PARTY SPLIT.
      68 7 London, via Durban The Times says there has been a serious split between the Trades Unionists and the Socialists ii* the Labour Party. The former are mostly miners and were responsible for the decision of the Party to oppose the third reading of the Bill, Mr McDonald
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    GERMANY AND CHINA.
    120 7 London, ria Bombaj. The Reichstag Budget Committee has voted the grant for an extra 000 men for Kiaochau bringing this garrison up to The Foreign I'nder Secretary said that the grant was demanded m consequence of the disorders and the constant appeals for help from many quarters.
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    THE PRINCE OF WALES GOES TO PARIS.
    71 7 London, via Durban It is officially stated that the Prince of Wtlm will proceed to Paris on Monday on v. visit to the* Marquis de Breteuil, and will probably stay four months to study the lADfnaffl and acquire the correct accent under Professor
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    GENERAL.
    75 7 Impekml News Service. London, via Durban. It is announced from Washington that the Democrats have reintroduced the Wool Kevision (Customs* Bill which was vetoed j »>y President Taft m 1911. This makefc legislation on wool duties before the elec- ions impossible. London, via Durban The Reichstag has passed the
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    SHARE CIRCULAR.
    249 7 Fraaer ami Cos. Local Kiibhwi have hmm somewhat erratic iv their movements during the week under review, but close with a strong undertone, wuilst Sterlings have been narked down during the past few days. Tin shares haive come m for a better demand, and Industrials remain unaltered. RUBMUL
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    BUKIT TIMAH RUBBER.
    502 7 The following is the Directors' Report to be presented to the Shareholders at the annual meeting on April 10. On the 10,000 partly paid shares three calls of tl each have been paid during the year, bringing the total of the issued Capital at Hist December, 1911,
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    113 7 According to the news brought down by a resident of Upper Perak it would appear that the murder of the Sikh Sergeant at that station was due to jealousy. It would appear that the constable, Badar Din, a Punjaubi Mussulman, was on friendly terms with a woman to whom the
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    THE ASSIZES.
    881 7 Labuan Murder Case Discharged. The case m which two Malays from Lnbuan, father and son, are charged with the murder of a Sikh constable, was continued m the Assize Court yesterday before the Chief Justice, Sir William H. Hyndrnau Jones, and a special jury. Mr G. <;. Seth,
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  • SERIOUS RIOTING.
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      Workers in a Bad Way.
      163 7 Millitary Movements. London, via Durban. There have been strike riots directed against the working miners m the Midlands. Soldiers have been sent to the affected districts and it is stated that ten thousand troops are iv readiness at Aldershot to proceed to the coal districts.
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      DEATHS FROM STARVATION.
      176 7 London, via Durban. The railways will suspend goods traffic from April 3 to April 9 with the exception of food trains. Two lines have already cancelled their Easter excursions. There, have been a number of deaths from starvation m the Potteries district. Karl Brownlow has been cutting
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    The LIVERPOOL CUP.
    82 7 London, via Durban. The following are the probable starters and Jockeys for the Liverpool Cup run at Liverpool to-day (Thursday I over a mile and three furlongs. Wolfe Land Uiriggs*, Dalnacrag (Winter) Kton Boy (Hewitt* Merry Task <Trigg> Protestant Boy <Foy) Helot. Dartoi (Piper l, Royal Hackle
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    AMATEUR BOXING CHAMPIONSHIPS
    59 7 London, via Durban The finalists of the Amateur Boxing Championships at the Alexandra Palace were as follows Bantam weights. W. Allen (Polytechnic', and Wyi (Columbia.) Feather-weights. Baker (llendon) and Kayson 1 Polytechnic.) Light weights. Marriott <Stanstield>, and (irace (Eton.' Middle weights. Chandler (Stock Kxchange), and Thrower 'Hendon.l
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    MOTOR BANDITS.
    72 7 Search by Armed Police. London, via Durban. Renter*! correspondent at EVurit states that a reward of four thousand sterling has been offered for the discovery of the motor bandits who committed the outrage at Chantilly. Detectives are scouring the district m automobiles armed with big game repeating rilles
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    STORM CASUALTIES.
    89 7 At Buenos Aires and Perth. Neuter's Service. London, via Bombay. A cyclone at Buenos Aires lias caused considerable damage and the deaths of eight persons and injuries to thirty others. It also ruged m the Junin district where there were ten deaths and twenty serious injuries. A message
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      982 8 SHIPPING wim^m^m^m MWsVs^^^n«nnMm«^^^. MESSAGERIES MARITIIvI£c MAIL LINE China, Japan, Ceylon, Aden, Egypt and Marseilles OUTWARD BOMBWAJU) V.d*te( lotol Api. i Toot** Caledonien Apr. 1-, Auiitralien B. BimOM Apr, n Polyn< Kf« »J 11 V.CioUl BaUxie Ma] -a al£doni< a Oc^anlen Jum 10 I Bi i Polyi^ien Jan* Si Armand B<
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      801 9 SHIP PING. iiltj|jilt T0 V 0 KISEN KAISHA TRANS-PACIFIC j@F?ss(& WESTERN PACIFIC DENVER RIO GRANDE W^^^^^^Bjy TRANSCONTINENTAL KISEN KAISHA. New Triple Screw Turbine Flyors— 2o Knots Speed. S.S. TENYO MARU 21.000 tons. S.S. CHIYO MARU 21.000 tons. S.S. SHINYO MARU 21.000 tons. \NI) S.S. NIPTON MARU 11.U0O Inns. (INTERMEDIATE.) -PemPt^ni^l^.?,
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      553 9 BANKS THE STRAITS BANKING Co. Private Banking Business, I 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. HAUPPE, Manager rcb9 9 5 INTERNATIONAL BANKING CORPORATION. CAPITAL AND SURPLUS GOLD $6,500,000.
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      394 9 INSURANCE FEDERAL LIFE Assurance Company of Canada. Established 1882. INSURANCE m Force, over fiSSSBS w^« S e S' c 9lo over w.e-40 ooo.or RESE B rvf C^ V, rplu A above Ilabili «ea foi K.fcbkßVk and all outstanding claims. Direct Government Supervision. Cash Loans, Settlements, etc, made locall* Policies are
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      826 9 SINGAPORE SPORTING CLUB. THE SPRING RACE MEETING (UNDER S. R. A. RULES OF RACING,) WILL BE HELD OX Tuesday the 7th, Thursday the 9th, and Saturday the 11th May, 1912. PROGRAMME FIRST DAY. Tuesday, 7th May, 1912. 1. THE OPENING STAKES. 2.30 p.m. Value |600. A Handicap for Horses that
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      656 9 Entries Close at n<xm m ■Utiifltj. the 27th Apnl, except for K;u No. s th e Third Dmy. Entrfea for EUoe No. 8 the Third dar olom at Noon on Friday, fche LOtfa Ma\ m all races ike advertised SeoosWl Vns.v wil only be given when then- an Uvt Btarton
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    RES JUDICATA, CRIM. CON.
    1209 10 LKMM V MITCHKLL. Present Lord Mncuaghten. Lord Mersey, and Lord Kobson.) This was an appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court of Hongkong (Appeal Jurisdiction' of July 11. 1911. affirming a decision of the Chief Justice. Mr Duke. k.< and Mr J. A. Comptson were
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    TIN RETURNS.
    153 10 1911, Feb, 191-j. Belat 4.965 215 fl to Broaog 889 88 69 Broaeb 6,084 800 866 Cbenoeriaog 440 310 526 Clopaag 7,060 47." 1,040 Heawood 9>4,395 270 680 Kamoning (ooUars)9)49,l 19 2.864 7.mi Kanaboi 3,008 27- 540 Kinta 11 4.065 250 666 Kinta Association 9>6,853 1,180 1.957 Kledang
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    RUBBER ESTATE RETURNS
    1025 10 The first total where given represents figures for 1911, except where a figure m brackets is given representing so many months. Estate managers and agents will oblige by correcting returns if wrong. 1911. leli. 1«.)12. Allagar 55,150 .-,,700 11.500 Alma 96,789 Alor Gajah 18,476 3,390 4.:».i.', Alor
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      652 10 A Captain m Kitchener's Scouts mac p > i V A v i, Nervous Breakdown, Paralysis Iho wuatif force wl nqttered t'io most perilous afflictions nnd enabled him to endure ig hardships, says Captain Headerson v m denveA ev.uelv trow I .1 y his ai\ t -niurous litt- IO n
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      403 10 THE CARE OF THE HAIR. BnccUL AriKMios nkii>hu:v m Hot < OINTUIK.s. it is «eU known Bad thai the ball and th«scalp require much more attention m hot countries than m ooolar rllmatft i,s|x<iai]> ii t his the rase with Ihosc P bo art- not u%t\\ <s. Not only is
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      125 10 CELESTINS VICHY TABLE WATER. This most relrbratrd ami laoompfl table water m order to uirvt the rising dt mands of Ibt public has U»u mom Inti here iv small bottles, beiag lormerl) onlj m large ones. The YICHV' WATERS are thn« m number. Grande QHlle, Hospital and I tin's. The
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    SHARES.
    1295 11 RUBBER STERLING COMPANIES. j Mftfta.'ft?"' .I^lftl LAST DIV. BUYERS. SELLERS. 85,000 2a 2s Allagar 10% 31* 3 6 150,000 2s 2s Anglo-Malay 45% int 15 10* 16 74 50,000 2s 2s Batang Malaka 25 2 9 30,000 1 1 Batu Caves 110% 13 10 0 14 0 0 80,000
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    EXCHANGE.
    66 11 (CORRECTED DP TO Mar. 28.) Bank 4m g 24 fi-lft. demand 2-4 i Private credits 3 m/t 2-4* credits 6 m 2-4 1116 France demand Bank 294 Germany, demand 288 i India, T. T. 174} Hongkong, demand 17 Yokohama, demand 114 Java, demand 140| Bangkok, demand 00 Sovereigns, Bank
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    PRODUCE.
    138 11 ,Mar. 28. Tin mi I uyer^ 9Q.s<\ Oam u- er M GamNer Cube So. 1 ttt t^.tft Gambier Cube No. 2 tx Om# Pepper Black ordin. Spore buyers 22.00 Pepper, (White fair) buyers 81.25 Nutmegs (110 to the lb.) nom. Nutmegs (80 to the lb.) nom Mace (Banda) HO
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      28 11 HIGHEST QUALITY PORTLAND CEMENT "EAGLE" BRAND "BORNEO" BRAND FRESH SHIPMENTS EVERY MONTH Every barrel guaranteed up to British Standard Specification m first-class condition. BORNEO Co Ld SOLE IMPORTERS.
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      104 11 De KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ 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. Rumphius Batavia. Semaran^ and Sourabaya M Ai/riNO Batavia r nn Mar 29 Reynieksz liandjerinassin, Stagen, Kota-Baroe, Balik-Papan, Samarinda Beiouw, Taraka, and bampit
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      936 11 VESSELS IN PORT. Flag and Tons Commanders Arrived From For When Kunntan F.M.S. 249 Tadd P Sham, 17-3 G.M.S. Uncertain Z. Provincien Dut cru 6500 Cafe Bengkalis, 81-1 Dut Consul Dock (ilahb Dut Govt 250 Wink Rhio, 22-3 Dut. Consul China Sea Steamers Nat. Tonnage Master From Consignees For Alting
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      221 11 NEXT MAILS DUE. From Europe.— Per B. 1. SThOMWft, with mailfl up to M, 11 s. iU,«. Mai Mi. I. 1 N.D.1,. Klcist. tine Mat :v rioiu China.— Per M. M. TOWMM, due Ail London Malls Despatched. LKKT. ])L'K. ARRIVKD. I 1 «V <>• Peb 22 Mar 16 Mar N.
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    MALARIA IN THE STRAITS.
    2319 12 COMPARISONS WITH OTHER COLONIES. WHAT HAS AND IS BEING DONE. The report of the Advisory Committee log the Tropical Research Fund for l'.ui is an IntOlllStlilg nompilstion the more so mj account of the opening papers which deal with the subject ot Malaria m the Crown
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    S.C.C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    112 12 S.C. C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT. YBBTBEDAY*fI PLAY. Ch ucpiomsbip. Ranntord beal Major Btanbury 4 I I. B. Clam Bocolbs. Macphail beal Elphicli 6 0 8. c. Class Binoijis. Millard bent Struck r> fl I \r.v« oMi.its H\ni>i< vr. I'.vatt heat Boy. Marshall 8 4 7 i>. Class Bmouia. Thomson l>«-.it Hemstrd
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    TODAY'S TIES.
    91 12 CHsunommip. K. i». Coi v Bansfotd. Class Simolfh. v li. Linton icr. T. M. Kuya rec I. li. Cl.vss BIKGLGM A. Jenkins owe 1 Macphail. C. Cl-\ss S(N(il,i.s. .1. M. Boeters scr. i <i. N. Burnham SCI U. <;. Pssb Millard. Ni.wi omi.k's llandk %p. Dr. L. Clarke
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    680 12 The Chienguiai Jojuls transhipment cargo for Bangkok, and the liumphius for Java ports. From Rangoon the B. I. liner Tara arrived yesterday morning with part cargo of rice for dincharga here. The Dunedin and the local steamers Krinn and K.-inee WOTS at the wharf yesterday bunkering. The M.
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      236 12 CELEBRATED Three Nuns Tobacco. In i II). Patent Air-tiglit Tins. OBTAINABLE FROM ALL FIRST-CLASS TOBACCONISTS PRICE 85 CENTS PER TIN DUNLorrp /f Reliability a nd //fMfl FPESH STOCKS HELD BY I mIMI II 1 (J^^S Aylesbury and Garland, I 111 I II r 1 Guthrie and Company. Ill^yi I I
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      27 12 SWIMMING CLUB LAUNCHES. Johnston's Her. 8, il and 10 a.m., 2..50 and 3.;;0 p.m. Club Bungalow, 8.: jo aud 9.80 a.m., 12.15, 8 and G. 30 p.m.
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      220 12 WEATHER REPORT. Those Weather TIIMTUU are transmitted by courtesy of the K. K. Tel. and contain the observations made at Hongkong (HK.) Observatory, and at Manila Observatory (MN.) The data iiir data ami hour of despatch the Barometer reading (inches m HK.. Milli metres m MN.); Direction of Wind and
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