The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 5 April 1912

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    15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS SINGAPORE, FRIDAY. APRIL 5 1912. NO. 7.489
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    146 1 THE DA Y'S NEWS. The tendency of the miners seems to be to go back to work without waiting for the result, of the ballot. But distress is gradually accumulating. The effect on the railways is held by the Times to be l>eueflcial— Page 7. A Royal Commission has been
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    GOOD FRIDAY.
    841 1 To most possibly who read these lines. the heading of this will appeal mereJU from the point of view of religious oh-ei vation. hut since a m idem historian has ruledthat lhe mouthpiece of the Hritish nation has passed from the Church to tlie Polk ticia_. it max
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      483 1 r___-_ae m n M AT THE HARIMA HALL CINEMATOGRAPH, NORTH BRID6E ROAD. I i REVOLUTION IN CHINA. j GRAND CHANGE OF PROGRAMME. I LATEST GAUMONT GRAPHIC. I Telephone: me. K. HAEIMA. Sole Proprietor, jj m m *r^^___t___-_____^_fli I LAST NIGHT LAST NIGHT /_#^t Friday, sth April. I I^3l OT THK
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      367 1 YOU'LL NEVER TIRE OF PICTURES Hhown m a cinematograph theatre if rhey are regularly and frequently changed, and voull never tire of tlit-m AT THE MARLBOROUGH PICTURE THEATRE, BEACH ROAD. BECAUSE at that popular place of entertainment They Are Entirely Changed Every Wednesday and Saturday a thoroughly fresh series of
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      193 1 So-tfa^'s Hfrvcrtiscmcnts. Municipality rerjuire a .Supt. of Work shops Page 1. Bankruptcy Notice re Madar .Sai»>oo— Page 2. Hats on French models. Ac. Page 1. Coghlan and Co. sell Chinese Porcelain Page 5. Second hand Camera wanted Page 2. dohn Little. Robinson and Co.. and Kat/. Bros close on Good
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      149 1 THE WEEK. Friday sth. High Water— o-37 am. Good Friday. Public A Bank Holiday. S. V. I. m Camp at Katong. Saturday 6th. High Water— 0-17 am.. 1 16 pm. P. A O. Outward mail due. Public and Bank Holiday. No Issue of the Free Press. Cricket, Colony v^ F.M.S.
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    KUALA LUMPUR RIOTS.
    519 2 Commission to Issik. H. B« the High Commissioner for the Federated Malay States has caused a commission to issue to enquire into the recent Chinese disturbances m Kuala Lumpur. The constitution of the commission aud terms of enquiry are as set out. To His Honour Mr Justice
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      693 2 THE ROBINSON PIANO CO., LTD. HAVE THE FAMOUS PAT HE MACHINES RECORDS NO TROUBLESOME NEEDLE TO CHANGE NO SCRATCH AND BOTHER. RECORDS BY CARUSO. Mac CORMACK. BEN DAVIES. KIRKBY LUNN. MARIO ANCONA Etc., $2-50 each. DOUBLE SIDED. WASH YOUR HAIR It is a very remarkable aud strange fact that many
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      468 2 NOTICES m _W____-__-__-_-|-_-----_ NOTICE. Tlie following 1". -unl. liniments will he ckmeu ai day. I tu.ay \tiood Friday) and Monday (Eastei Monday.) lfeurg.JOHN LITTLE ft Co, Ltd. Messrs. ROBINSON A Co. Messrs. KATZ BROS., Ltd, Apl fni VM NOTICE. i I Fraser and Neave, Ltd., be^ to notify tneir <
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      556 2 NOTICES THE EXCHANGE BANKS WILL BE CLOSED ON Friday sth Inst.) Saturday 6th Inst. Easter Holidays Monday Bth Inst. Apl 2 6.4 FEDERATED MALAY STATES RAILWAY. NOTICE. On (iood Friday, sth April, 1912, trains or the Singapore Section will run a«* on weel days. E. A. COOK. Traffic Manager, F.M.S.R
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      599 2 NOTICES I The Bankruptcy Ordinance 1888 DI THK BUPREMK COURT OF THK STRAITS SETTLEMENTS SETTLEMENT OP SINGAPORE. > IN BANKRU'TCY No. 104 of 1909. Re G. E. Mohamed Madar 8 a i boo. Notice is hereby that a first and final Dividend is intended to be declared m the above
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      589 2 WANTED CAMERA WAKTED. Wanted, Second Hand with full a,wi,|, u 5J MUNICIPAL NOTICE. Appiic.tion. an la *ttad 0 th Superintendenl of th.- Mnni<- i MaarVri-ya,,. a, «uT'f W ,T^ annum. e»->.«»oo p, T Applicants must have a good workshop and foundry practice m. if, U Dce knowledge of cost anu
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      183 2 SUNDAY CHURCH SERVICES. ST. ANDREW'S CATHEDRAL. B_JRH__ Kvkn. C-30 p.m. Festal Evensong. Eabtkr Dan 7th April 1912. 1.5 a.m. Holy Communion. **j_l Boi) Communion. Hymns 137. Ut, 140. 10-30 a.m. Choral Matins. Hymns IM, i.,s. 11 90 a.m. Holy Communion. (Plain). 4 p.m. Children's Bervioe, Hymns 125 114. .5- ill
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    CHINA WELL PROVIDED WITH COAL AND IRON.
    481 3 .IJAO-MJ-XLI Csumiti.i, IXCBBAM m Production said to bi POssihli WhUe it is probable that many of the reports of extraordinarily rich ore deposit, and unusually line coal deposits that hay, long been common feature of discussion of China I natural resources and latent
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    "LABBY" AND THE BISHOP.
    173 3 LABBY AND THE BISHOP. Mi (J. \S". K. Uussell refers, iv the "Corn bill." to Mr. Labouchere as having taken a nrfschic \o,i-« pleasure m dwelling upon the fact t hut Bishop Thorold was his brother in-law. This r. -minds me. writes fche editor Of "Truth.' of the only recorded
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    AWKWARDLY PUT.
    116 3 Main <>l the clergy have recenth been engaged m securing special preachers for Lent. In Certain instances the results have heen. m view of some of the congregations, tar from satisfactory. But, asavs the 'Church Family Newspaper. m leer instances has the poor incumbent been so badly "letdown
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    NO COAL, NO ORANGES.
    89 3 Madrid. March.V.th. The Prime Minister. Senor Canalejas. has expressed fears lest the miners of Anurias and other coal districts of Spain should follow the example of the British miners. Already the effects of the British strike] are being but here, and the exportation of fruit and
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    STRIKE REPERCUSSIONS.
    318 3 The industrial post, ivnd, despite tier man and American competition, the imius trial present of this country make the he l haviour of British labour a matter of I moment to the whole world. The series of strikes, which have now reached what 1 we hope is their
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    THE UPRIGHT POSTURE OF MAN.
    247 3 In his foil tt li lecture ut the Koyal Col lejje ot Surgeon* on The Evolution of Man," l'rol'essor Keith said that lhe gihhou is the most important of ail surviving apes. We ure apt to think of the upright posture us a human characteristic,
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    NEW DANGER IN CHINA.
    319 3 PkI.TKNIH-.U TO THK THBOSB. Yl \S Smil-KM LOMKG <.l<or\l>. Another danger has srisca la i hum, where tlie outlook is alread> gloomy m the extreme. Yuan Shih-kai being practically powerless to control the forces which lie has called into activity by the revolution. It is now
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    23 3 Matico Capsules and Injection still maintain their reputation for the cure of all those inconvenient diseases, about which the less said the better.
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      541 3 _*<_£ __M_fi "&>}* I agg C&B 9K rrr;r Midlothian' "rolled oats A c/can, tempting food, giving stamina unrivalled for Breakfast. 7> f -GENTS FOR LEA 4 PERRINS' WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE k*Y S E *EST PREPARATION t I_n_ HEALTH or SICKNESS H Ir-SS Take regularly the 'Alienburys' Diet. It is most easy
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      161 3 iii hi ii ii a ■■■■i |gjj Warm Days B Wjjm bring with their pleasures some H j9H| discomforts. Then it is really fc H| refreshing to remove every Vei trace of dust and perspiration |g |H by using Wi (etjlYerfs) -toiler Soapf and any day it is a good
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    LEAP-YEAR BABY.
    348 4 saHTROATS Fl\ II) MY ACT OF HP. Nail 111. Tangye. On February at 40, Brain Ihamgardens. S.W., ihe wife of E. T. Oil bed TuWefye, barrister at-law. of a son. Mr iitlbert Tangye. whose son was born on Leap-Year Day, as announced m yesterday s Time" was the
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    A LEGEND OF BURIED TREASURE.
    365 4 j .JkukLs ok SlNfUUsal IOM KJaUSJI Hisiiiuu K.M-ks. This is but a legend, and as such we reproduce it, for it has been handed second and third hand to the planters m the district where the legend exists. Mr Bellerio. whose estate looks out upon
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    A REMINISCENCE OF SIR WALTER
    187 4 In the course of a lecture on Scott the Key. Prof.'ssor Cooper, of (ilasgow, mentioned that w hen he went to Aberdeen m Ihhl there was still living m that city a veteran upwards of '.Ml \ears of age. a Mr Laurie, who had been
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    DANGERS OF TOO HOT FOOD.
    431 4 To those who complain that their food }is seldom hot enough, an interesting cor- respond.' i<e m the British Medical Journal" as to the effect of eating food that is I habitually too hot on one's unfortunate digestive organs will appeal and ought to 'deter
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    UNEXPLORED CAVES.
    399 4 Dr CI. I>. Thomson of Canton writes to the ideographical Journal, giving an account of some eaves m the south of the Kwang tung province, which, he says, have never yet _>ccii deseri)>ed by a Kur Opeau traveller. They lie about MOasilai south-west of i'autou. hy the rout**
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    MINERS AS SHAREHOLDERS.
    92 4 Kin:\< H Puk.ckdiint. lii April 1906, aflat stormy disput.'s. the Blan/y Mining Company, which holds al) tin* mining rights within a radios a| twenty live miles round Monteeau lesMines, consented to give its workmen a share m the profits. i In the first year the miners received
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      494 4 The Daoger of Losing' Weight Persistent loss of flesh is a grave symptom. It proves that the body is using up its A\\ jA reserve of vitality, stored V J^^^^A against the attacks of disease, *k^^\ instead oi thriving upon the food eaten daily. Such a state L^S^ l*^d of
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      11 4 I For Children's Hacking Cough at Night, Woods* Great Peppermint Cure,
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      36 4 I Do not be deluded into neglecting a little cold, nasal catarrh or expectoration. If you do it will finally become too late for treatment. I Morrhuol Creosote cures catarrhand dries up secretions which cause expectorations.
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      656 4 A Captain m Kitchener's Scouts Nervous Breakdown, Paralysis The Sflunrr force arfaich ronquere<l the most peril u< nflKction .irw. •PSjbleJ flim to endure ama/in_i hardships, sa\s Captsjn II ndei derived entirely from Vhosjeriue. Ek posed i Ivnniiuus lit.- m I r.iorumary -cries of inisfonunes. iro <> being dins Ned m
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    CHINESE AFFAIRS.
    443 5 Ni w Chixkhe Minister. Shanghai, March •_>:,. Wen Tsun- Vao will probably proceed to Thibet SO take „p the post of Governor fl ßasral He will afterwards proceed to London, haviag already been appointed i hinese Ministc lan N.uv. President Yuan shih Kai and Vice -President U Yuan
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    "WIRELESS GIRDLE" FOR THE EMPIRE.
    253 5 WIRELESS GIRDLE FOR THE EMPIRE. SCHI 0 MAfl-fl OS iM'ii'KShKM «>i St i.MMtIM. CM-.1.l '1 he first >t«'[) towards the- establishment of a irirolesi girdle round the Essoin luls been taken by She accieofancis by the Poatniaater-Oanara] of the sender of Marconi i WTireleefl Telagiflph Coflspaay, Ltd., tor the- construction
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    AUSTRALIAN PLAYERS.
    870 5 A\ KXI'KIUMKNTAI. Tl. \\l. Now that the Australian Board ot Con trol has definitely decided to drop lhe recalcitrant players." and the team will come to England without Hill, Train per. Cotter, Carter, Armstrong, and Hansford not to mention Layer, the most natural questious ure M How will
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      710 5 COMPELLED TO RESIGN I Paralysed by Rheumatism. Ship's Officer Regains the Use of His Limbs and Returns to the Sea, Perfectly Cured by Da. William Pink Tills. The ■tory af how BTr .lames fjoflias came to try Dr. WilheaeV Pink. Pills and thus was rescued from crippling Kbeumatisni reads alii'osr
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      757 5 MMI MMWiMII>jM, *>- I _!a ISARKING FELT I FOR fi EOOFS I USED UNDER ROOFING SLATES OF ALL M KINDS, TILES, CORRUGATED IRON Etc.. AS A j| SURE PRECAUTION AGAINST 8 LEAKAGE I SHARPE, ROSS AND Co., IS I 5 SINGAPORE. m SI F H if 1 F "H" CONDENSED
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    Domestic Occurrences DEATH.
    31 6 Domestic Occurrences DEATH. llomiE. At Bonnie Doou, Syed Alwi Koad. on April 4th. Colin HodoE. Lite of MeAlister A Co. Aged 62. Funeral at Bukit Timah -rd Cemetery at p.m. to-day.
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    The Singapore Free Press. Friday, April. 5, 1912.
    1844 6 The Singapore Free Press. Friday, April. 5, 1912. U I•"1" I'-ol <-H.M ■<•! I ft. ,m.\ l.v *«'f. Ptaatajaaj Pi, %m^ Like the proverbial had ponn\ every now and then turns up the jierennial problem which is no problem at all were it not for the political blindness of those
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    THE EASTER HOLIDAYS.
    779 6 WKK.K km, BroßTOffl \XD H Biff, uisn > Amongst the "s. r.i.es flf Hon general rule to ■BCkoa on 1,,,. during the various bolide] i 1 1, any other time ol the year. what represents tlie ordinary individual ;ills the newspaper man that trill* silly he? forced
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      231 6 Maison Fondee en 1828COURVOISIER'S BRANDIES "1869" and "Three Diamonds" The Brandies of this old established firm are now more generally used m the principal London Clubs, Hotels, and Restaurants than any other brands. a_B_BJBjBBa_B_B_BB_B_BBBBB.^BBVaB«^Ma>BI^a^BHa_BBMMM^___BBI STOCKS KEPT BY CALDBECK, MACGREGOR Co. SOLE AGENTS. (LITTLE'S) GASH CLEARANCE a SALE [Now Proceeding) LAIRD
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      157 6 UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON Ltd. NOTICE. Tlie Annual General Meeting of Shareholders will be held at the Offices of tbe Soc ety, Hongkong, on the 23rd April, 1912, whefl the Board of Directors will recommend the tallowing payments A final dividend of |*l per share on 1910 account an
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      60 6 All things have moved elon* tv ftftv \ear>. Bxespt mau's dress, \ou II f.nd it «t-.1l :i|»p« r I'pon his l»ack and coughs and soles Come iv the self -same place, as all can The rt medy is different you see. Instead of leeches, blisters, or herb tea. Polks nowt«vke
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    STRIKE NEWS.
    228 7 RELIEF AND SUSPENSE. KundS have been opened at Sydney Melbourne tor the coal sufferers Lord Mayor of Syduev yesterday aided the (Irs! instalment of a thousand pounds. uiei a speech by Mr. Stanles. xij-.. ten i sand Cannock Chase miners who hail voted overwhelmingly against a resumption of
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    EFFECT ON RAILWAYS.
    123 7 Rscter's Service. London, vis Bombay. Tin Times indicates that the coal strike may prove a blessing m disguise to the railways to whom the experience has tanght much concerning the superfluity of rains and the avoidant-** of expensive i ompetition. Prodding the Railway men. Mr. Thomas, assistant
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    PENANG ASSIZES.
    408 7 Wessels Acquitted. (From our oteu CorresjitHttlciii Penang April 4 th. lhe case m which Aug. Wessels, of liehr and Co. was charged with criminal bceseS. of trust. OSass to an end to day. m aa acquittal of the accused. On the tirst •rge. m respect of a sum
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  • MISSISSIPPI FLOODS.
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      RIVER 50 MILES WIDE.
      67 7 Great Distress. Imperial Xkws Service. Ixyndon, via Durban Wide spread distress has been caused hy Hoods m the Mississippi Valley, m Ken tucky. Tennessee and Missouri and several towns have been deserted. lTiousauds of persons are homeless. The river at Cairo is fifty miles broad. 10,000
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      ADMIRAL OF PATROLS.
      26 7 Heuteb's Sebvicb. London, via Bombay. Beer Admiral de Kobeck is appointed to oinmand the torpedo boat flotillas underlie title of Admiral of Patrols.
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      AUSTRIAN AMBASSADOR TO JAPAN.
      27 7 Reuter's Service. London, vis Bombs? Reuters correspondent at Vieuua telegraphs that Baron Mueller of tbe Foreign MHOS bus heen appointed Ambassador el Tokio.
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      GOVERNOR OF THE BERMUDAS.
      31 7 Recter's Service. London, via Bombay. <.eneral Sir MackworCh Bullock has been appointed tiovernor of the Bermudas m succession to Lt. Cru Sir W. F. Kitchener recently deceased.
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      THE PRINCE OF WALES.
      23 7 It is announced from Ottawa that the Dominion government will invite the Prince of Wales to Canada m ISI4.
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      FRENCH MOTOR CRIMINALS.
      37 7 Attempt Suicide. Telegram* from Paris state that Car* rouy and another of the alleged motor criminals have been arrested near Paris. They swallowed poison but the prompt action of medical men saved their lire*
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      TIN STEALER PUNISHED.
      46 7 „Froni nttr nvn Co> -■•■es*ontieni.s Ipoh. April 4. A Sikh watchman on the Tronoh Mines has been fined the maximum penalty of 1600 Of one year for stealing $21 worth tin ore the property of the Company which he should have been watching.
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    PERAK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
    81 7 Is^eem iv* •*:<>. Lw*iyomm4ma\l Ipoh. April 4 The first annua) general meeting of the Perak Chamber of Commerce was held yesterday Mr Tatlock presiding. The report and accounts were psssfld and it was agreed to hold a general meeting half yearly to hear the Committee's report
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    262 7 The two young Cantonese arrested m ronneetioii with a recent gang robbery, with deadly weapons, at Changi. were each sentenced to twelve years rigorous imprisonment by the Chief .lusfiee at the Assi/es. In the second court yesterday morning a Malay syce. Husin. employed by Major Hulk*-, of Tanglin Barracks, was
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    DEVELOPING THE EMPIRE.
    115 7 Our Trade Resources. Im pi.ri.4L News Service. London, via Durban. Mr Harcourt has announced that the members of the gepal Commission on the Trade Resources of the Frnpire will be Lord Incneaps 'chairman. Sir Fdgar Vincent. Sir Charles John Owens, Sir Rider Haggard. Tom Garnett (Manchester cottonmasterL
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    Composition Complained of.
    80 7 The Times says that the Opposition is surprised at the composition of the Trade Commission and do not consider the Government have carried out their tacit understanding that it should he of first importance m respect of personnel ond entirely impartial. They complain that statesmen of the
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    CUP-TIE PLAY.
    558 7 Finalists W. A. B. and Barnsley. Reuter's Service. London, via Bombsy. In the replays for the Knglish Cup. West Bromwich Albion beat Blackburn by one goal to nil at Sheffield after extra time had been played and Barnsley beat Swindon at Nottingham also by one to nil. In
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    SHARE CIRCULAR.
    263 7 Fmser and Cos. Tbe market for Sterling Shares has been easier and Locals, m most instances, close with fewer enquiries, except at low rates. The demand for tins has been well maintained, and industrials linish quiet at quotations. ItrnHEH.-- Duffs bad a sharp rise m the earlier part
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    RUBBER AND TIN RETURNS
    173 7 {/•*»/>/ eS)O irwa Cert •■>n<>Hitetu.\ Kuala Lumpur, Apiil 4. The Planters Stores are m receipt of a London cable stating that the price of plantation sheet and biscuit is ."is M fine crepe "»s ~,d best scrap, crepe 5s ld bark scrap, crepe 4s lOd scrap
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    RUBBER DUTIES.
    42 7 The export duty on cultivated rubber from April to April \h will he assessed on the following prices. Sheets biscuit §275 Kine crepe V2*o Best scrap (crepe form* 9205 Hark scrap < crepe form) §250 Scrap untreated 9240 Ihimhoug untreated |280
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    PENANG WATER SUPPLY.
    147 7 Was the recent rain tin* break up of the drought t Let us hope so at any rate, hecause if the drought continue much longer we might have trouble with our water. That we have as yet experienced no scarcity m the supply is due m great
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    THE GAZETTE.
    61 7 The Hon. D. T. Boyd lias been elected a member of the Board of Education. The Key. K. L. Hanson is appointed Hon. Captain and Chaplain to the S.V.C. Dr. W. C. MacDougall succeeds Dr. Middleton on the Medical Council. Mr A.W. Bailey has been granted eleven weeks
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      40 7 Ladies who are about to became mothers and those courageous women who nurse their own children derive asistance and prevent the heavy drain on their strength, hy taking i Datart's L&ctophosph&te of Lime Syrup which makes bone for the baby.
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      29 7 Apioline Chapoteaut is superior to steel drops or pennyroyal and is a safe remedy for ladies. I Recommended to remove pain, obstruction' and the irregularities peculiar to the sex,
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    JAPAN AND THE ALLIANCE.
    483 8 Y\k\. ,N\sr Onmotsn m ran Fas Bast. Writing from Tok yo under date Feb 0. Heulei s oofrespeneenl sa>s: Tin* "Kokumin" follows tbe example i*f the "Nichi-Nichi"' and "Osaka Mninirui" m criticising the Vnglo-.lapanese Alliance. The "Kokumis" is supposed to have inti■sate relations with Prince Knfcenra.
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      256 8 SELF CURE NO FICTION SO SUFFERER NEED NOW DEBPMK. IHE NEW FRENCH REMEDY. THERAPION No 1 tn a Ti'markably Mmrt t »*-Larr»-*,< tih-r t-.oej THERAPION No 2 V ur«»« b „»u twfilfdjo n:*^.&. when abaesi j THERAPION No 3 Cii.-'-s chronic .ria Either Number l self treatment diree. ti<>n*«**ni 105ed....
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      409 8 Long, Heavy Hair? Then treat your hair well. See that it is properly fed. Growth cf every kind demands proper food. Starved hair splits at the ends, turns prematurely gray, keeps short and dry. Then feed ycur hair. Feed it with proper food, a regular hair-food. Feed it with Ayer's
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      669 9 SHIPPING. 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 Kotterdam, Antwerp, Southampton, Gibraltar, Genoa, Naples, (connecting Marseilles, Naples, Alexandria and vice versa) Port Said, Snez, Aden, Colombo, Penang, Singapore, Hongkong, Shanghai, Tsingtau, Nagasaki and Kobe
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      411 9 a mm m **************u'mumuummmmmmummummmmmmmmmmm INSURANCE FEDERAL LIFE Assurance Company of Canada. Established 1882. 0 8 CURRENCI INSURANCE m Force, over $45,000,000.0 C New Business, 1910, over $6,640,000.0f Large Nett Surplus above liabilities foi RESERVE and all outstanding claims. Direct Government Supervision. Cash Loans, Settlements, etc, made locally Policies sre WORLD
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      822 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. HATJPPE. Manager F eb 9 9 5 CHARTERED BANK of India Australia and
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      357 9 PASSENGERS EXPECTED. Per PAO str Mai wa, connecting with the> str Assaye, (dne Apl 5).— R. S. Bainbridgc, Miss B. Standerwick, Miss W. M. Church H F. Mills, H.V. Jordan, J. S. Mackay, T. 8. Livingstone. Per P& O str Borneo, (due Apl 12).— P. Glynis. E.C. H. Charlwood. I.
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    THE STANDARD OF CRUDE RUBBER.
    812 10 The time is approaching when it will be necessary for dealers m raw rubber, manufacturers, aud contractors generally, to reconsider the question as to the form of rubber which must be taken as the standard. In the past Fine Hard Para has always heen accepted
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    COAL FAMINE ABROAD.
    110 10 Tbe onl strike is producing ths same; effect! abroad as m Kngland by reusing] tbe price ol coeJ to tamine QgnrM and •topping works. Renter telegrams state' thai it t Havre hunker coal has risen end. l j deal y frpm > n>. t.d. to :.js. 64.
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    RUBBER ATROCITIES.
    368 10 The Daily News columns have ronaatlj contained several letters ia connection with the state of labour conditions m Peruvian and Bolivian rubber districts, and one correspondent assetts that, a Peruvian otlicer informed him that rubber was produced out of blood and corpses, and of tbe incidents this officer
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    THE AFTER EFFECTS OF FEVER.
    358 10 \ftir uwr whether it i*> oidinarj fever oi the sfmple eharaeter or one of the *erious diseases like Typhoid, the acute sta^e- <.f Malaria, etc. the unfen lunate patient is always 1« -ft m a eoudition «>f SBOSO M le -s preestration an. l OOllanoe,
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    RHEUMATIC GOUT.
    318 10 For years I suffered cruelly from rheumatic* gOUt" says Mrs. K. Phillips, e>f 7 New Riverside, Springfield, Wellington Somerset, England, who has been a nurse* for eight years. The pains m my legs were so awful that I couleln't stand. 1 was as helpless as a baby. At
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      436 10 iL %/ft jW for the aerated water trade, K\^JhLA t^n I B IN ALL STYLES AND SIZES USED. If i l^v 5 EXCF.PTLONALLY STRONG GLASS I ll| Tl K1 g accurately made, II I 111' A I X S securely packed for safety m transit. I I lII M'-| ■l^'
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      45 10 Grimaults Skin Soap, so Jostlj renowned for its cleansing and curative properties m removing dohie's itch, t Ve., preveuts all »kin diseases: it is nice to use*, has a most refresh- ing smell and should always le used m hot countries m washing aud shaving.
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      19 10 Rigaud's Bocool Extract is an exact reproduc tion of thin sweet yet powerful India perfume ud is very popular.
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      359 10 f SATISFACTIqJ^ H THE BRA>JD fvS^l t FOR CONNOISSEURS V. 'Oj i 4 f*rvprl to' v ij J D. &j. McCALLUM. EDINBURGH, j SCOTLAND. (ITSTAMJSHCD IBi H Idbeck, Macgregor Co., Singapore. H fms o ily Had/cine sf p* kind amardad a Certlfcsie st the Cs.cutts £tn>f on, 1883 4 nr<-
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      125 10 ReMlOWtliel Phy-i. mault's Mati.o as the most a«ti\. a the sarin' time th.» r medy id the trr.it.,i>**.- of A m>- bis. harjfes. MATICO nUECTIQR >« u^ rnxit uses ut. MATICO CAPSULES b tbe .or* ciw: GEt y^ Active Principle of Cod Liver Oil with Creosote. (Chapoteaut) RELIABLE AGENT IN
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    SHARES.
    1287 11 RUBBER STERLING COMPANIES. AP Is*ue. Paid. Last Div. Butbrb. Smllkrs. 85,000 2s 2s Allagar 10% 3 0 3 4* 150,000 2s 2s Anglo-Malay 70% 16 3 16 10* 50,000 2s 2s Batang Malaka 2 5 2 9 30,000 1 1 Batu Caves 110% 13 10 0 14 0 0
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    EXCHANGE.
    73 11 (CORRECTED DP TO April 4.) Bank 4 m/s 2.4 Rift demand o Ijl p.^.^ co.a' -jtf credits «m 2.4 11-16 France demand Bank 294 GERMANY, demand 'IRhI Ivm. T T !?Tl UIA A 174* HONGKONG, demand lei Yokohama, demand 114 jAYA demand i4of BANGKOK, demand 66 Sovereigns, Bank Buying
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    PRODUCE.
    139 11 A',ril 4J? ....'l5O tons sold' 97.00 Gambier 10.35 Gambier Cube No- I 1-5.75 Gambier Cube No. 2 nom. Pepper Black ord m. Spore 21.00\ PePP 6^ (White fair) buyers 30.50 Nutmegs (110 to the lb.) nom. Nutmegs (80 to the lb.) nom Mace (Banda) niMace (Bandai H., Cloves (Amboina)
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      186 11 TYPEWRITERS. THE "EMPIRE" t^ airily .S*yCy »^y? **____ja_a_a- aV-H*.K *^m^Tmmrs!!^^^^** "^**l i JSf^L!!l^^^^^^^^^^^^^*^*****immmmt^ -^KalLenßhr 1 J^ n** tf ii-ißTl'^^a-a. a_^Qi^*?9*la____*aaS----r ~L.^'' -^^a m *m£jf\&m}9**MS^^ r^ mmt -'+r M _t*a§a»_ B t <^l_______-^e_Baa.B\ l a...^eVS No. 1 MODEL-WRITES 84 CHARACTERS. j Foolscap" takes paper 9in. wide $112 "Brief" I4in. $140 "Policy".
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      121 11 De KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIA GOVERNMENT. Agents at Singapore, The Shipsagency, Ltd, 2-3, Coilyer Quay The undermentioned dates of departure are only approximate. \an Noort Batavia. Semarang. Sourabaya Apr I Camphuys Riouw. Tandjong Pandan, Batavia, Cheribon, Tegal, Pekalongan, Semarang, Sourabaya, Boeleleng, Makassar, Tifoe, Ambon, Banda.
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      1043 11 VESSELS IN PORT. 1 Flag and Tons Commanders Arrived From For Wnen Z. Provincien Dut cru 6500 Cate Bengkalis, 31-1 Dut. Consul Dock Steamers Nat. Tonnage Master From Consignees For Border Knight Brit 2392 Dalton Miike. 2-4 MBK Uncertain Charon Brit 1660 Dalgleish Fremantie, 293 MnuMieM Fre.nantle 7 cSSr wHm
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    1157 12 Quicquid agunt homines nostri est farSf o libelli. Ju\ ts al. One cannot fail to be struck, on penis- ing the illustrated papers from Kngland, by the intelligence, the intellectuality, the refinement exhibited by the portraits of the miners' leaders, as contracted with the selfish, cunning,
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    THE STRIKE BEGINS.
    664 12 CRUSHING BLOW IO KVKI.YIioDV FnrsT oumpui asj Xi n r of Coal STRIKK. Tba "Daily Mirror Special correspon dent writes Darlington. Mart hl. Duriug an extensive journey which I have ansae tn the past fexx days m the Midlands ami the North of Kngland. 1 have boon
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    SINGAPORE LADIES RIFLE ASSOCIATION.
    145 12 The following ere the Mills Trophy scores for April. Mrs Fisher 31 Miss Gunn 2h Kerr 2H Mrs Goldie 27 tiattey 27 Si bury 26 167 The April Spoon was won by Mrs Fisher, the scores being 100 150 nett li'capTot. Mi*. Fisher .HI 81 IS
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    MILLS' TROPHY SHOOT.
    58 12 Kinta L. li. C, Mrs Lawrence 26 Armstrong '21 Hroxvn Il C. Cooper "Ji Vnlp\ 'JI Sproule 1 ."> Total 11* Put AUG. Miss Wein\ s.s Mrs 4 «ore Anderson > Mis> Huxley ■'>:'> Mrs Hamilton tt Miss Thornton 81 Miss .loan Smith :»1 I.*.; The total
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    AGRICULTURAL BULLETIN.
    237 12 No I <>f the Third Series. March, appears m an improved form, edited by the Botanic Gardens. Singapore. The first article deals xvith the third international rnbhar exhibition at New York, stress being laid on the point that the exhibits are to be of commercial bulk, and the
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    H. E. CLAUD SEVERN.
    284 12 Mr Claud Severn, now EL E. the Otliccr Administering the Government of Hongkong, has been cordially supporting thc Gondoliers at Hongkong. Tlie foilowing is the report of the proceedings, after the performance of Saturday 2:>rd March After the performance the members of the caste, the officials
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    163 12 The M.M. Company's steamer "Guadiana" left Saigon at .'> p.m. on the :.rd instaut and may be expected here to-morrow Saturday at ahout 8 a.m. The M Islander" loads transhipment cargo for Christmas Island, the M Van Noort" for Java ports, and the Nuentung" for Hangkok. Tbe local
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    REDUCED STEAMSHIP SERVICES.
    379 12 Happily, there has as yet 'March 6th) been m> occasion for any serious restric tion of the country's ocean steamship serx ices. Hut such intimations us have already been made suggest that xxe are gradually approaching a date when sailing schedules may have to be somewhat ruthlessly
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    EMBEZZLEMENT OF SUEZ CANAL BOARD FUNDS
    84 12 I'aiis. March l'>th. On October oth last n man named Lepreuv. who had l»een for tO yeurs bj the serx ice of the Sue/. Canal Hoard, absconded after having embe/./led 460,000 of the Hoard s funds. He bad been speculating on the Bourse m
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      126 12 J. F. BELLS] CELEBRATED Three Nuns Tobacco. T————— l In Hi. Patent Airtight Tina. OBTAINABLE FROM ALL FIRST-CLASS TOBACCONISTS PRICE 85 CENTS PER TIN r r-mri-rn- m _r_r-i -a -aa—- i~a.a-a_.iai i GAME. ENGLISH PARTRIDGES, SCOTCH GROUSE, SHANGHAI PHEASANTS SNIPE. Singapore Cold Storage COMPANY, LIMITED. mmmmmmmmmmm.mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmwmmmmmmmmmmmmm?mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.~~~^-~— Jp. cts. HAVE MERCY
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      186 12 MAIL TABLE. To- Day. Intermediate and local mails xvill be found m list below: Penang, Malacca, F.M.S. Johore. (overland) (Dully by Train) 6 AM i 6 PM. Pulau Batata Hock Tew s am Keriniun S. Wongsee 9am Morsiug Ac live Leong 11am Stagen Chun Sang 1 1 am Djambi Valentvn
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