The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 20 April 1912

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    Masthead
    17 1 Singapore Free Press A N D MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS SINGAPORE, SATURDAY APRIL 20" 1912. NO. 7,501
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    171 1 Ai/ioii^' the matter on our inner p;i^«:s is a farther instalment of "B>e-gon<: hays in Malaya*' 1 dealing with early planting essays: a special fiom China on "The Exile's Return"; and other mailing matter. An enjoyable dance was given at the Volunteer Drill Hall last night Page
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    A RESORT IN THE DESERT
    1308 1 There are many golf- courses round Caj and near ever} important Boropean -'-(tie MHMit in Egypt. With thn oTrr preiant and expansive desert, there is no excuse t«»i not making link-. The putting pi... m i are certainh doI 'greens are merelj questionofa fen boon
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      696 1 ™?JL"!£!!L IEH^- P*R» MA "ALL CINEMATOGRAPHJ you a 'c then dont miss seeing U NORTH BRIDGE ROAD The Grandest P.eture ever produced by the Famous Thanhouser Company I DAVID COPPERFIELD To-Nights Compete Change of Programme >- ;»•»«>; i'-M.inem., ud actawwledged to h, h uoai petfaoi The Mender of Nets. l.()00
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      134 1 A speeial meeting of the Asx.i lation of fngiaaors Ka called tor Page I. Auction sales of household furniture Page Kemindcr w sale of Htikit Kepong Estate Page 5. New films at the cinematographs and now plays at the Malay theatres Page 1. liankruptc\ notice re Chop Ybng Chi4ng Seng
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      125 1 THE WEEK. Saturday 20th. High Water— o-7 am.. 1144 pm. Cl icket Ktcs. v Law etc. Chan^kat Scrdauj^ Meeting Boon. Harmaton 'a Circus, Matinee and Evening. s. k. a short Kan^f Handicap. t-H p.m. Sunday 21st. High Water— o-".H aiu. 2nd Sunda\ after Easter. Water Polo B. C. B. Port
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    JOHN BULL'S SHYNESS.
    85 2 In a learned article on shyness this the Lancet remarks national characteristic, boveTar, this abnormal aloofness and shyness has i;» > ompenssitions. It throws -i man more upon his own resources society < ease- to be a necessity to him, and this may have boen oue ot
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    SUNDAY CHURCH SERVICES.
    195 2 ST. ANDREWS CATHEDRAL. OND BOVDAI A: tkk Kaskr. Hal April 1912. 7.30 a.m. l.itany. t '"i.t.iij. Holy CoauMutioß, (Choral) and Btmimu, HyanM 197. 11l I ->t\7 9.15 a.m. Alarins <ft Hoi] Communion <Plain». Hyma *2«o. 4 p.m. Stiuii,t\ sdi.kJ 4 Bible Ctam 5 p.m. Bveaaoag 1 Bermoß,
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    THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS ASSOCIATION.
    1115 2 ANN! AL MEETING. TLu- aunuul meeting of the Straits Settlements Association Ml iifKl on JTth March ;it the Instil ate of Directors, London. Mr. W. H. Shelford < Chairman* presided, iiinl there weir it Iso present Sir I Win. A damson and Messrs. Wni. MrKerrow, S.
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    KING COAL'S RIVAL.
    330 2 1 I It is possible there 'will never be another eoaJ strike. Not beOMMe o! anv u i-mloim on the part of (iovernnient, beue volence on the. part of miners. The bar to trnrh another Straggle a« that through which we are passing now is the riae
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      270 2 WANTED PLANTERS. WANTED BILLET IU robber planter 4 years experience :t vis. tapping Sml nnriag I "or testimonial- apply LATEX, 11 I'roe I'pss.' A M H 4 WANTED IMMEDIATELY B isiuosH Manager for a large Robber Coring iactory a>M)ut to oommenos operations Kajan^. FtirnisheU (Quarters prOvMssL <ic<xl terßM t<> suitable
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      424 2 ENGLISH B Warm Days rrnilAlT O bring with their pleasures some AND GERMAN discomforts. Then it is really H refreshing to remove every U trace of dust and perspiration 9 |H by using H PIA f OS IGlverrsl $350 |#l)iletSoap| and any day it is a good soap to j
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      527 2 NOTICES NOTICE. Tluif Will ht ~>|m „ii M laMMtatkM on Tbnrvday, l> nharp to connidei fb«- «i |)<>s t)'.u Of wages lor al< s. I g out of this Port. This j-, .a tin re* ol n accordaii'i with little i I r>| th< J H- BUTCHER, Apl-.'(» Am The
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    BYE GONE PAYS IN MALAYA XV.
    2084 3 BOTANU \l. KAI'KUIMKN I 3. Mi. Hu.HTs EtBSUn BD. No one in these days entertains a doubt J'- '<> khl practical value ol Botanical Garden! n»id kindred institutions. The planting industry could never have attained its present splendid proportions Without them. And in the
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    HIGHER FREIGHT CHARGES.
    356 3 That the steamship companies are feeling the pinch of the coal strike is shown by increases in freight rates in many directions. Uiitish and German lines run nittg to the West Coast of South America are. feu- instance, putting up outward freights by 10 per cent at
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    MEDICAL MARRIAGE CERTIFICATES.
    439 3 In tht January Kngenici Review a. N. Field suggests in New Zealand a new con dition for entering the marriage state The ides is that every person before marrying should be compelled by law to undergo a medical examination. The public has been accustomed for many yean
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      375 3 BY APPOINTMENT $fg|^ To H.M. THE KING. LEMCO AND MILK is a powerful, tissue building, invigorating, readily digested food tonic. A glass twice a day does more for invalids, delicate children, anaemic and nervy people, than change of air. Add I to I teaspoonful of Lemco to half a pint
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      291 3 RESH MILK THE SINGAPORE POULTRY DAIRY FARM SYNDICATE, CHANCERY 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. SELF CURE NO FICTION I >O SUFFERER NEED MOW OfSPVIff
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    THE EXILE'S RETURN.
    1335 4 CHINA AS THE HLDORADO OF THE STRAITS CHt\ESK. (Written Specially for the Free Pram.") Five \cars itijoAb Fong, liylani stalwar*. with keen eyes umi at limes an outrag< ouslv broad grin, lay sleeping in my long chmit at my rooms iu the Hotel do PBlirope. M lay
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    NO RICH PRESIDENTS.
    664 4 It i* a graai pity to bav»' ihr Lincoln an m\«'rsar\ misiiseil hy untouiuletl contru*tb it»'t\MM'i» his tiint' antl ours, charges of tli** |M)liti( a) rtfiranVfflf of the [)«'ople and ■bMUd AMKgerations of the pvsteot in tlut'iicc of \v«ulth. The Btat«'iiu'iit that \N»- wouhl in all likelibooti
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      299 4 AL jL^f'^^O^^^AERATED WATER TRADE. t^^ij I IN ALL STYLES AND SIZES USED. Ml iIJ I R^yl I EXCEPTIONALLY STRONG GLASS I\ I K] il accurately made, I ft I E il securely packed for safety in transit. M I I. IALFRED ALEXANDER CO. tstbd. 1848. I .f{| fk r9 I
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      129 4 j! In Body, Brain and Nerve TAKE 4 VAN A bran Tonic Wine You will soon feel like a new being, with a healthy appetite, buoyant spirits, a cool head, steady nerves and j fresh hope and interest in your business and social life. j When Exhausted by Sickness 'VANA'
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    1111 5 Quirquid agunt homine* noatri est farAgo libelli. Juvenal. Throughout the whole of the \v;rl; that draws to it-- close today, all humanity thai is civilised, in touch with the i»sources Of Civilisation, has been appalled at the shook ot the news thai the splendid >hip Titanfo,"
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    FAR EASTERN SHIPPING.
    765 5 THE EtRAL \Kl,l,u\\ PERIL. IIIM>». IN HIM BHlPfft. Comnieaiittg on nrimw <»t Piofatioi K. K.>»" Look. "Changing China,* 1 tin- ntral China I'ost mivs it was shown how the author ftfgMd that the nations oi tht« WVst would hiive to lm 8 a raft] "yellow peri] baton
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      518 5 FOB SALE FOR SALE PRIVATELY. No. 9. 3]. ;iht<! Button Read, area 34M iq It. Leasehold for years. Btitmgly built and suitable for private residence. No. 70. Rivei Valley Road, area about 1816 sm ft. freehold Nos. 7:i. 71. 75, 70 and 77. New Bridge Road and No. -2, MMqve
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      542 5 AUCTIONS REMINDER. This Day, Saturday, at 11 a.m. AUCTION SALE OF Wax Polished Teak Furniture, Water Ballast Roller, &c. At Powell iV Co.'s Sale-room. CompriKintf a very handsomely carved wax polished leak sideboard with mirror panel; teak dinner wagon, teak dining table, teak bookcase, teak writing table with green baize
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      639 5 IINERTOL.I is a liquid waterproofing material for if the protection of all sorts ol iron, 1] steel, cement and concrete construe- fl tions exposed to the corrosive actions a H of water, acids, dampness, atmos- 3 B pheric inflences etc. M ra Used by a number of Government Depart tnenta
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      MARRIAGE.
      26 6 ILkPPnn I>: CASTKL DEL.KINO-DUIH.iKON. March £i, at Chelsea, VtTTOOJ O Rai'l-ini Marquis di Castki, Dei.kino to Clark, only child of Sir Charles and Lady Dudgeon.
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      DEATHS.
      38 6 HxNs^kn. On the 27th March, at Loii^icat. Sidi-ujj, Hans PbTBI Hansskn. formerly of Shanghai, in his H-*>th year. Ditt.mar Dr. ARNOLD Dittmar. formerly 1 of Messrs. Behu Meyer A Co., Ltd., at Manila, j on April 17th.
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    The Singapore Free Press. Saturday, April 20, 1912
    2036 6 The Singapore Free Press. Saturday, April 20, 1912 At last there comes over the cable the tragic tale of the vanishing of the Titanic with over two thirds of her enormous complement of passengers and crew. Never in the histor> of the tine service of the mercantile marine of Britain
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    ITALY SEEKING TROUBLE.
    148 6 FORCING THE DARDANELLES. Kkiti r'i Servu i I-onc], a, via fkmkm it is moon need In I'.n ii lt gnm from GonsUmtinople ann the Italian |*d i..i- sate rod tl,, (l nclN's Mild M Ittil.-uii v, [JJ Heut.T s nnrrnpuudunl .u < mutant* nople teJ<'Ktaphs i»i;ir it
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    THE END OF SEDDON.
    20 6 Rkiter's Service. Loadoa, i i %J Baiioo, who \\.i> I'onvirfeil ,r inurderof Him Barrow, bjm i».
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    GERMAN DUELISTS.
    48 6 iMI-KWIAL NhWS SeBVI. F. London. v:a DtlW^ LtoulenmnU ron I u t r k in ,j Hrinijeii of the iiiTiiiiui i( .in\ fiav. a duel in which tbt tan. t nephew of tile W«r Minister, injured, it jn heii, rad kkai i M <J the (jurtriei.
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    CHINA LOAN.
    59 6 Rllteb's Service. London, via Bombt?. .lapuu has designated the \<»koh.!-n« >P«m ie Hank and Russia the Run Wiat.c Bank U) represent them in ronnecTion wHh the Chinese loan. Kverv effort will be made to hold I onference at tb»- tail |»os>ihle in. .in,. nt in London or m
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    MOROCCO TROUBLE.
    58 6 Not Expected to bp Serious. KEI TER*B SERVICE. Ivondon. ria R iidl.it. Tki ::ew* fm .I nf tin i tIMM lj slaws tliat it is not fMOTaL quarters ot the lown ;m> Ifl reroll •dfiAiiitt loral meuMiivs and M?wt] I iviu-hiMa «M» kill. ml. Tli.- Kmliussv is safe
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    GOLD MINERS STRIKE.
    46 6 No Leniency on the Lena. Rectkr's Skrvicf. London, via Bombi?. a telegrani rooeired hi 84. Nssnaaaj from Irkutsk Btat«N thai ti-oiii>lt> 1 occurring on \)u> Lene rivei which cnlminassd in rinsing were snnisaoned and ared on the i killing in: ami wonading tm.
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    IPOH GYMKHANA CLUB.
    172 6 Highly Satisfactory Condition. I+ram cur v u nt.\ Ipoh, April. I l llif Annual general meeting ol ti- Oymkhana < lab wax beld B. 1 Garland pmsiilud and tb ancc wrmm excellent Mr. < iarlaiul was <•!.•, u>,l tin.. I Mr. P, <;. Shod Hon. i Traaaarer.
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    TIN RETURNS.
    34 6 Derrick A Co. Belat 177 p Biuang j i Mossrs t.uthiie and Oa, ageinCheviot Rubber, Lid., advise us aaa* of 3d per shar** has been niadi'. naya!''* k ou June 1st. m.
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      265 6 Macgregor's V.O.S. SCOTCH WHISKY. AS SUPPLIED TO THE HOUSE OF LORDS, H. B. M.S. TREASURY, HOUSE OF COMMONS, H. B. Ms. NAVY ARMY, HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT, OTTAWA, FOREIGN LEGATIONS, &c. SUPPLIED BY: MACGREGOR, CALDBECK Co, L'don Glasgow, CALDBECK, MACGREGOR Co., HONGKONG, SHANGHAI, TIENTSIN, K. LUMPUR SINGAPORE. Burroughes Watt's THE "STRAITS"
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      55 6 BILLIARDS. THE ANGLO-AUSTRALIAN CUSHION. (Alcock'l Patent with Improvements of JOMX K<>berts, Kktired World's Champion) ABSOLUTELY THE BEST CUSHION TO DATE FOR ANY CLIMATE. JOHN ROBERTS, 1910. only obtainable from John Roberta, London REPHESKNP\TIVE FOR THE EABT C. N. LUMB addrkss P. 0. Box 41, Penang. show room Raffle* Hotel, Penang.
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    TITANIC SURVIVORS
    327 7 ARRIVE AT NEW YORK. STATEMENT BY COMMITTEE. FORESTALLING MISSTATEMENTS. Belter's Service. London, via Bombay. Committee of the surviving passen- have ieeoed rtntiomoot 'We the undersigned surviving ssengena of the "Titanic. in order to rial] any sensational and exaggerated statements, deem it to he our duty to fl re
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    REVOLVER SHOTS.
    202 7 Kecter's Service. London, via Bombay tenter's correspondent at New York irlegraphs that according to stories <>! survivors, revolver shots were heard as Titanic went down, This statement K;ave occasion to rumoun that the Captain and Chief Engineer had committal suicide, but the survivors and crew have discredited these
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    "NEARER MY GOD TO THEE."
    161 7 passenger on the Carpatbia" says bhai the Titanic M crashed i/i the iceberg most Immediately after sighting it a i rter of a mile away. Simultaneously click levers operated on ihe bridge, pedthe engines and closed the balk The Captain, who was on the bridge,
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    THE STORY OF THE "CARPATHIAN
    293 7 SIGHTED LIFEBOATS ONLY. A Pitiable Sight. RIGOURS OF THE CRUEL NIGHT. Kecter's Service. London, via Bombay. A New York passenger of the "Carpathia" says thai sixteen life boats were sighted. Tho transfer of the passengers was a pitiable sight. Bopet were tied round the waists
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    THE RESCUING BOAT.
    170 7 It is stated from New \ork that the "Carpathia" was 800 miles to the Kast ward of Boston at I-.50 on Thursdaj morning. A north easterly gale is blowing. The Cnnaid officials are of opinion that she eaunot dock before Friday. Some doubt regarding the number of
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    ALLEGED MAD STRUGGLE.
    79 7 The aeooanti of the seem- irhen thp liner struck disagree. Some maintain thai calm preTailed and others allege thai wild disorder broke oat and there was mad struggle for the boats.' Somo hysterical survivors, who refused to give tbeir names, said the Captain uml chief engineer committed
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    IN BRITISH PARLIAMENT.
    150 7 Board of Trade Excuses. Mr. Buxton announced In the House o) (ominous that the I iiunic had boat :ucommodation for 1.17 5 persons besides Js lifebuoys and 8,560 lifebelts. She was certilied to carry :;.:»on parsons and had actually uu board 2. "J0."). Hi- than made a
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    THE WHOLE NARRATIVE.
    771 7 Imperial Xews Service. London, via Durban. Mr Beesley. a passenger from London, said the voyage from (Jueenstown was of the. <ini«test ;ind most uueventl'ul nature. The weather was of the finest, calm but very cold, especially on the last day. I had been in my berth about
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    Reuter's Service.
    37 7 London, via Bombay. A message from New York declare* thai one of the rescued from the Titanic diful la a boat and five expired on th»* Carpathia as a result of the hardships and exposure.
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    MEXICO'S REPLY.
    77 7 NOT PLEASED WITH U. S. Imperial Xews Service. London, via Durban Mexico has replied to the United States warning of the 15th iust. The reply denies the right of Washington to admonish Mexico, hecause the admonition is not based on any justifiable incident. It atlirnis that the Mexican
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    BIG SHIPPING DEAL.
    78 7 The Passing of a Cheque. Imperial News Service. London, via Durban. <>ti transferring the I nion Castle to the Itoyal Mail line this afternoon, Sir Owen Hiilipps handed a cheque* for £5,178,67*. Is. 2d. sterling to Bit F. .1. Mirrieleea, who in exchange the transfers of all
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    Mr. SASSOON'S ESTATE.
    45 7 Mr. SASSOON 'S ESTATE. Heavy Legacy Duty. KectebV Service. London, via Bombay Mr. Arthur Sassoon has left estate valued at 4650,664 'exclusive of real estate in China 1 ol which property in the I nited Kingdom represents tS76,4MM and rhe death duties atuouut fo £130,000.
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    THE LATE W. T. STEAD.
    607 7 William Thomas Stead was bom at Kmbleton, Northumberland, on July .">. 1849, and was the son of a Congregational minister who, a few months later, settled in Howdon on -Tyne. Mr Stead was educated at home and al Waketield. He left school when fourteen, became
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      274 7 ROBINSON Co FOX'S improved PUTTEE > M.m JL t*i WITH WOVEN UNFRAYABLE EDGES. Nl'-W NON-niAY SPIRAL (1'mi,.,,,,.,!.. t- '~W A great improvement. THE BEST LEG GEAR, f "".^M LIGHT WEIGHT KHAKI, RIFLE j'^jMft GREEN, OR NAVY COLOUR ROBINSON Co I [SUBSCRIPTION CLOSES ON APRIL 26TH, AT NOON.] This Prospectus has
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      494 8 TO LET. TO LET A small nicely tamiahed bungalow with '2 u*»ins and stabling at Confederate Batate Pioad. \ppl> at No. 20. MALACCA STREET. Apl ue ADIS LODGE, ADIS ROAD MOVNT BOPHIA. Fine House, extensive ground for children. large rconis. baH) rOOOM attached. Kvery <<'iiifoit for tamilies and bacheh is
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      730 8 SHIPPING M. M. MESSAGERIES MARITIMES. MAIL LINE China, Japan, Ceylon, Aden, Egypt and Marseilles OUTWARD HOMEWAKD E. Simons Apr. 29 Polyiiesu u Apr. 29 Nera May 18 V. Ciotat May 13 Snla/ie May 27 Yarra May 27 Oo'anien June 10 E. Simons June 10 Polyiusit n June 24 N» ra
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      632 8 SHIPPING BRITISH INDIA S. N. Co., Ltd FOR Penang, Madras and Negapatam TjiE Company is Steam kr THONG WA" 6/208 tons. K. D. Fysh. Commander, will he despatched for the above ports on Thursday the- tfth instant, at 5 p. tn. She has exeellent accommodation for first and second otaM
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      611 8 SHIPPING N. Y. K. JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP Co., Ltd. EUROPEAN LINE. A Fortnightly service is maintained between Yokohama via j»orts to Marseilles. London and Antwerp, under mail contract with the ImjH' rial Japanese Government. The New Twin screw Steamers maintaining this service have been specially designed and constructed, and are
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      619 8 SHIPPING Hamburg America Line, Hamburg Deutsche Dampfschiff-fahrts Ge?, "Hansa" Bremen. COMBINED SERVICE. T)ie steamerH at thfl— fnmpAlrirn maintain a regular Kervice between Hamburg, Bremen, Antwerp, and Kottenlaiii. auil Ihe Straits. China and Jupun. Homewards, th< v are AeApAtehed fortnight ly for Havre and Hamburg and mice a month for Bremerhaven
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      570 8 SHIPPING p. &o7 STEAM NAVIGATION COMPAN\ For China, Japan, Penang, Ceylon Australia, India, Aden, Egypc Mediterranean Ports, Plyniou; and London. Through liilN of Tiadin^; iAAoed lot C'o;i«*t. I'trsian Ottlf OOBttßenlAi And PortH. •k .nuers will leave Siu^ajwre on i MAIL LINES 1012 Outward IBM China) IV\.uiha May M D« ita
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      610 9 SHIPPING. (ORIENTAL S. S. Co.) AND Western Pacific Railway Co Cisco to all points in the Un.ted States, Canada Mexico and Europe til niod.Tii ronvenienecs and mSSwCntafif t<! '"> I td wilh Wlrelem TcSo^apl TIME TABLE FROM HONGKONG. Chiyo Mara 7111 M ily Nippon M.,,u Maj ■,Inr,Tiuc<liat.-i •■.:.:.n.'s t .v.
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      558 9 SHIPPING. Nordcleutscher Lloyd, Bremen IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE. The fast and well-known mail steamers o! this Company sail fortnightly Irom Bremen, j 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
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      531 9 SHIPPING ARCHIBALD CURRIES Australian Indian Line. TO AND FROM MELBOURNE AND SYDNEY VIA JAVA PGRTS, ALBO TAKING CARGO FOR OTHER AUSTRALIAN and New Zealand Ports (with transhipment). A regular service is maintained by tbe steamers Euryalus 3,570 tons (Capt. Macfarlane), ami Gracchus 3,750t0ns (Capt J. R. Patrick). These vessels have
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      459 9 BANKS CHARTERED BANK of India Australia and China. P .m N PH ORATED BY MUI CHARTER. PAID UP CAPITAL £1 200 ,000 RESERVE FUND £littO|ooo Reserve Liability of Proprietor* £1,200,000 HEAD OFFICE 38, BI3HOPSOATE, LONDON, E. C. AGENCIfcS AND BRANCHEB Amritsar Hongkong Penan u Bangkok UoiiS pX>t Batavia Inoh Bombay
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      512 9 INSURANCE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE Co., Ltd. Head Office WINCHESTER HOUSE, singapore. Nominal Capital $*****0 Paid DP CAPITAL $135.'410 Insurances in force over $5,000,000 Annual premium Income over S 400,000 Board of Directors: 0. A. Dekrk k, Bu., (hainnan. A. 11. Kaih. Es<,.., M.ma^in^ Dtaeotor. Pitkr Fowlik. m.b. cm., Chief
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    HOLLAND'S MILLIONAIRES.
    488 10 It is harder fto he a millionaire in Kng land than in the Cuited States, for there you are rated at pounds"— so that to be worth 1.000,000 is really to he worth 65,000,000. And in Kollnud one can liave |402»000 United States money and be worth 1.000,000
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    PANAMA v. SUEZ.
    292 10 At the International Navigation «>i: I grees in Philadelphia next Mas our ot the many subjects set down lot discussion the probable influence ot the Panama Canal upon the traffic ot the Sues watei way. Mr. k. 1.. Corthell, of Ken York, i^ to read paper, in
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    DISAPPOINTED IN THE TEN COMMANDMENTS.
    125 10 DISAPPOINTED IN THE TEN COMMANDMENTS. 1 !i.-i\e the privilege of knowing two jroung ladies, daagfateri ol :< well known member <>f the Hoqm ol Comatoas, whose COBTenatioa is occasionally illuminated i>y ■tartliog Bailwa. The elder is a^ed eleren. her sivt« M eeven. One morning thrv hud read out to them
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    GOLF RECORD AT NUWARA ELLIYA.
    219 10 Tin: SiN(.\roHi: Visitor's Camx Says the M Times of Ceylon Mr .T. L. Humphreys a visitor from Singapore, playing in a private round on the Mid ultimo, went round in the re markal>le score of t>7, 4 strokes less than the previous record on the
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    THE IRISH CUSTOMS.
    217 10 h writes in ih»' Times v\ lio professet to \h- well 'informed itatea thai out* of the reasOM why th«- Irish National i»t^ tli-in:i ml control oi the Customs under any Hoom ltu)« Kill that may Im> Introduced is tlmt t\n'\ ;»r«- anxioua to u> aim* t<>
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    JAPANESE IN BRAZIL.
    205 10 The T..i»\o >\miu;itc, or^ani/ed l»> i^ count »»n:i ami m t. w others, r«» obteiii land «>r soots 1 "ii ebobo, suitable («>r rice growing, at Sati Paulo In Brmy.il, u>t the purpose ot encouraging Japanese farm en lo lellle Ibere, last ■pring despatched Ml At'Vi.ki I
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    JACK LONDON, 3RD MATE.
    90 10 v Trip Aeoi kd i w Horn Kalliimire. 1-Yhi nary 89. In Offer to gel the material at first hand uh well M propel spirit, .lack London, tin- novelist, has shipped as third mate on the square rigged Dirigio which will sail to morrow for a
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    DOCK FOR PEARL HARBOR.
    122 10 The bureau of yards and docks of t lie I. S. Navy department has prepared plans for the increase in the leugth of the dry dock which is under construction at the naval station at Pearl Harbor. The dosign of the dock as originally adopted called
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    S. V. C. DANCE.
    177 12 At th<- Drill Hall. Beach ui, la^t night t!i(« Volanteen (atc u ■nbecriptioii dance, which was largely attended Uv meinbeni of the Corps and their giir^tN. the number f)iesent being about 800. Lt. Col. Derrick. \.i>. and Mrs Oerrioh r<(»i\(il the guests, among whum irafl H,
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    HARMSTON'S CIUCIS.
    380 12 A Si i>m i i. ori.MNi.. There is nothing new under the sun i> an oft repeated laying, but Harmston's in tUe particular sphere in which they move do their best to refute that statement, and certain it is that they cannot be accused of bringing to Singapore
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    GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.
    289 12 His Excellency the Governor ban b» pleased to appoint theHon'ble \.T.r.i e bit Deputy m the Colony during hia lend in I'aliaim. His Majesty t'.i»' King baa please approve the appointment of Mr. 0 A flail to be t« lupoi.ti iU an nn.ii.il Membei ol the I stive
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    FALSIFYING POLICE ACCOUNTS.
    294 12 The preliminary enquiry into three charges of Ming us genuine forged documents against Lim Tye Keng. the polite cashier, was coiniiiciiccd in the third court yesterday afternoon before Mr Mauudrell. Chief Detective fnupectnr Nolan prosecuted. William Clarke, chief clerk in the Treasury department, produced books and voucheis
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    TING KIL TIN MINES. Ltd.
    234 12 Tbe prospectui baa been issued oi Um Ting K l l TinMinea Ltd., aomina! <apiial 1500,000 in 110 shares, of which 140,000 mi 1 <>nl\ offered u»r subscription 180,000 to the puUic. The hirectors un .--~i>». i> Allan and J. w ran as Bts I
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    RILEY, HABGREAVES AND CO LTD.
    103 12 RILEY, HABGREAVES AND CO LTD. Asm v! Mr.i.nsi,. The thirteenth ordinary genera] niool inji of MeawH Biley, Flargceai d 10 Ltd., waB ln-ld at t!i«' ollices Rej I Street, >r>teriia> noon. Mr C. K. I Sm. 1 rSOn preKidiuKThe repoH and acconnti irei adopted and the recomnxndai ions a^ to
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    ANOTHER PLANTING OUTRAGE.
    106 12 A tew dayi ago there was some trouble onGuooiig Pulai Kttale, Johoee, wiilj t i Chinese coolies, pome 2110 refusing to irork. The manager, lit Spencer, went to see the molirs. ami took a parang a\\.t\ trooi niaii who was tutting oil the bandies of the changkeAs.
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    THE ASSIZES.
    95 12 Before tbe Chief Justice, sir Hjrnd* man Jones, and vpecial jui> yesterday. SyougOng, a riUislm ooolie was charged with the mnidef of another rikiaha eoolie at 100 j. Queen Bineet, on the night of January B, when the deceased was Ivin^ Oil liis hunk asleep. Let-eased was stnhhed
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    BANKRUPTCY.
    339 12 Before Mr Justice Fisher yesterday afternoon. Pubuc Examinations. Re Kamisah Marican bankrupt. The examination of Eusof Hassim Thobruk, a witness, was taken. Witness stated he was a third cousin of bankrupt and had been tfivenaverhal agreement entitling him to a share of profits. He had been in the firm
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    LADIES' LAWN TENNIS CLUB.
    305 12 RRSCLTH Ol FRU>A> 8 TIES. CH kMFIOMSRU I'v'.it--. Mi>. BalTmann and Mr. Linton baal Mrs. Donnet and Mr. Black, fl i B >\ Mrs. Brooke and Mr. i pcoM beal Mrs. Hartnell and Mr. Mayson, i» i 8 8 I. Mrs. Gansloset and Mr. Green beal
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    215 12 H. M. S. Monmonth coaled at the j wharf yesterday (Friday'. The N. Y. K. steamer Miike Maru arrived from Japan on Thursday with part cargo for discharge here. She re BUmed her voyage to Rangoon and Calcutta on Friday afternoon. The Lema bunkered at the whnrf on
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    THE "TITANIC" DISASTER.
    598 12 h HER HIHTOBN U. Miifu UFA KS. In order 1 1 I:*t1 t tin- awfnl mag nitnd*- n! tin disaster al ~»-.i rluit Lnrolved the loss of tin* "Titanic with orei 1,500 tonli through collision with an iceberg last Sunday night, maj i>»- more trulj realised a
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    LATEST SHIPPING.
    12 12 Jir..uduu. hut 170, Dnudey, 19-4, Paneli. Ships Agency. Asahau '20.
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      139 12 CLEARANCES. [Nationality British if not specified.] Ap.il 19 Etuile, Dot, Mahuioot, Bhio Hock L*<", Morrifi, Hii^m ria ports Lema, eimnciN. V'atock j Hiiike Mara, .lap. \ashiUawa. R'gOOtt via \unts ICußirllo, John. Nagasaki K. P. Ferdinand, Aus. Lera, B'hal ria i»oirs I Kinta. <o\. T. Alison via ports iia«i> Weld, Jones,
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