The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 1 May 1912

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    15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, MAY 1 1912. NO. 7,510
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    181 1 Tbe Titanic" enquiry ut Washington has been concerning itself with the wire less messages, particularly those from the Carpathia" operators tor whicVi the news papers pail them 1760 eaeb. Mr. Isnmy offers his wiies to the Inspection of the Court -Page 7. Liners arc being held Dp
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    THE CURTAIN OF NIGHT.
    990 1 THE Stjmm.k ADVEXTCBSfI, Off l(l^ EiIQH NKss THi: Si 1.1 v\ ill MSNOKABOI v THE PALL OF THE TIN con Hittan bin HjiiukJ (old as toil ■tocy mm afternoon, as w« wen iquatted on the deck of the ship rocking on the iraten of tbe Hingapore
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      428 1 COMING SOON r watch! f Look it TOPICS OF UNUSUAL INTEREST Listen!!! IN NOT A PICTURE PATHE'S NEW GAZETTE BUT AN|) AN EXPENSIVE ENGAGEMENT 7 CAREFULLY SELECTED 7 -THE OUEALYS- NEW^^ CTS yUUHIiIO^B THOROUGH CHANGE TO-NIGHT U BTRALIA 8 PQPULAB hH BKCOSD SHOW u.:tn TO if P.* MUSICAL SKETCH ARTISTS
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      385 1 rOU WANT TO ENJOY YOURSELF GO TO U MA HALL CINEMATOGRAPH, 0 NORTH BRIDGE ROAD. TO-NIGHT'S PROGRAMME GAUMONT GRAPHIC. No. 14. Contents Tlm splendid lloo Darta^nan \\)n» ktOed Vkree tMDera ami flreothc** J nulshea ins Ute m a elnematogn^hJo Miße Att«oked by a Lion jr I'liiintiiiy.— funeral of employees of
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      192 1 VICTORIA THEATRE Saturday, 11th May, at 9 p. m. PEARL THE FISHERMAIDEN AN OPERETTA IN THREE ACTS PRICES ok Admission $2, $1 and 50 Cents. Matinee: Wednesday, 15th and Saturday, 18th May, at 5 p. m. Children 80 cents, Adulu $1. Au extra charge «»f 2". ceut> jkt ticket will
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      133 1 Co*£av» v s Huvcrtt6cmcnto. Young mbber planter wants hillet--Pa^e s. Wautetis a lad] typist aii(i a hlac k smith- Pa^«' J. Notice to creditors rl Alsagoit Saw mills Ltd. Vngc 2. In the goods of I Wilson, deceased Page i. K. Wi Hem 11. lor Arnvterdam. Aratoon Apcar for Hongkong,
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
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      153 1 THE WEEK. Wednesday May Ist. High Water— lo-31 a.m.. 10 Ji p.m. Full Moon. St. rhili]> ami St. JSJBSS* Victoria Tin atre. K. li. Kuowl. Thursday 2nd. High Water— ll-12 a.m.. '0-46 p.m. P. A O. Homeward Mall doe. Dalhousie Chanter. s:{o j>.m. Victoria Theatre. R. G. Kuowhv Friday 3rd.
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    PANAMA CANAL AND SHIPPING.
    769 2 In view of tin; developments which will follow the opening of the Punama r.ina). the Pacific Steam Navigation Coiupany have decided to extend the voyages of their fortnightly mail steamers via the Straits of Magellan from Callsio. which is the present terminus, to Ptmuina. At a
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      353 2 FINE ENGLISH and GERMAN PIANOS FROM $350 SPECIALLY PREPARED FOR SINGAPORE CLIMATE. ROBINSON PIANO CO., LTD. jnrwiws TURF ACCOUNTANT. 8, THE ARCADE PHONE 596. TBLBBBAMS: STRAIGHT. The Opening Btakes. (Distance Race Course.) VeovaJ 10 7. iioUl Efoggel 10 7. Tom Lees 0, I«ah 10. Parley Dale S-i, Swwt Marie m-0.
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      223 2 SINGAPORE RACES. MAY 7, 9 11. MO Pnil/AM Are n °w Executing Ui UU If fill} Commissions on the F. LANDER, above Meeting Please Note Address: SON LEVY, 29-1, Raffles Place, (FIRST FLOOR.) BUU A|T Below 'FREE PRESS. IWfl 111 Telephone 1201. Jas. CHRISTIE, PREMIER TURF ACCOUNTANT, SINGAPORE. j ATTENDS
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      97 2 M. S. COWAN NOW EXECUTING COMMISSIONS OS TUB SINGAPORE RACES Run MAY 7, 9, 11th. STRAIGHT OUT ON ALL Et/ENTS. DOUBLES ANY TWO RACES. TREBLES RACES 2, 3, 5 6. SPECIALITY COMBINATIONS MIXED PLACING. For Particulars apply 29-1, Raffles Place, (FIRST FLOOR). Below Free Press." Tm.KPHONK No. 1201. Apr 24
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      678 2 NOTICES In the matter of Alsagoff Saw-Mill, Ld. Notice is hereby given that the creditors of the alwve named Company are required on or before the lith day of June IUI2 to send their names and addresses and the particulars of their debts or claims and the names and addresses
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      750 2 NOTICES NOTICE. m ru dobDt or rnoitAfl ii DKCBAMBD. Pursuant to tin Conveya* aj 1 I'roperty OnMnanea 1 v f NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that < tors and other person, bavinjanj uUim?* dcmamlH uiMm or iigainsi tin I r JuliuH Ralph deceased hue of tl Home, Singapore, who died on
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    MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA.
    919 3 The following is a summary of the pro UOddingt ut the nineteenth annual general vesting ol the Shareholders of this Hank. lt i,{ ;<r Winchester House. Old Hoard Street, London, E.C.. on Tuesday, the 2nd ji^v „t \piiJ. H- J« Black, Ksq., the Chair- t i;iii.
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    YOUNG CHINA AND THE REPUBLIC.
    590 3 Hf Tau Tiang Yew (Middle Temple London* sends the following sceotint ut a Republican celebration m London lv honour of the establishment of the Chinese Republic the Chinese students m the Inited Kingdom held a private luncheon. The party consisted of fifty -fire students including
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    AUSTRALIAN TRADE.
    235 3 At the last annual wanting ol the Associated Chamber! ol Manufartiu-es at Sydney the PVMktant, Mi. Alfred Wunderei( h. m the course of his mklress. made these references Tin: \i:\i: KAVt MAMUCTB. There wm vide nnn foi oonquest Lo the broad waters of the South Central Paci* lie.
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    MENGLEMBU LODE SYNDICATE LTD.
    31 3 The Pinang Gazette 'understand that :i Arm offer made from London to the Meu^lomlm Loda Syndicate Ltd., to purchase the property, has been refused by the Boned.
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    LIFE-SAVING AT SEA.
    432 3 THE I IBBY U\K\s STROXO ['<>>-;.- HOS. i.-- i.l > c.\;;f.\ IfOBJ HOATd I KWI OF THi: 8188 l OOMMOOOKB. A Times of OojUm representative hml.'i interesting conversation with Captain QM. Harris, u.n.u.. of tin- liihby Liner "(ilouoeetersbire," and Commodore oi th»? Bibby fleet on the rabjed
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    INDIAN TROOPS.
    330 3 BXPKNU el HOKOI OS A correspondent of a Calcutta p.tp.>r M Cently tried to show that Indian regiments doing garrison dutj at lifflsglrong w penalised l>\ the •xpcaset of living there. and sympathy wu invited for the SepOJ m bis endeavour to make hoth ends meet It was
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    PLAGUE ON P. & O. STEAMER.
    100 3 PLAGUE ON P. O. STEAMER. a i.\s( \w FnonuM no Victim. On the arrival at l'!\ mouth on Mauli ttod of the I\ x O. Company's steamship "Macedonia 1 from Australia and Indian ports, it was reported that btlll U Botn. bay and Aden one of tbo crew, a Imiti.
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      37 3 !i a lamil withdellcateeh«ri wy cold's l.ada^ain. weU, bi ofl t. Jn:rt .r 51 \v, (H i s Peppermint re. lo r "V to «opd luck for thereat." he went with •flop, au^ lie jy keeping a
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      417 3 Do you realize the immense importance of the unique superiority of Odol? While all other preparations for cleansing the mouth nnd teeth are effective only dining the few moments of applica tion, tiie antiseptic and refrealnng power <>i Odol oontinaes gently but por^istentl} for hours ttftenrunls. Ovlol penetrates the interstices
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      557 3 y^sk family Up WiUicat j !§jj Alcohol j Ayer's Sarsaparilla is a tonic and alterative, free from alcohol. What is a 4< tonic"? A medicine that imparts strength or tone; a medicine that builds up, gives vi«?or and power. What is an "alterative" A medicine that alters or changes unhealthy
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    AVIATOR KILLED.
    403 4 Glidb to Death. New York April 4. Mr (Jalbraith Rodgers, the first aviator to Hy from tin: Atlautic to the Pacific, was killed yesterday afternoon at Los Angeles. The spot where he died was within a few yards of the place where Home months ago he landed after
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    WIRELESS COMPASS.
    387 4 M\H«OMS NKW lN\r.NTl<>N. A BOON TO NA\I(.\TOKS. New York. April 4. Mr Marconi left here last night for Canada, where he goes to inspect the Canadian arrangements for the British wireless circuit ot the gloiw. According to an interview published to day. he has invented a wireless compass,
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    THE PRISONS IN 1911.
    131 4 The annual report on the prisons of t)ie < MU,n> during 1911 shows that there were received during the year 4,727 prisoners. The average number m jail compared with 1910 was m Singapore considerably lests but m IV.nang slightly more. The drop m Singapore is m
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    CHINESE LOANS AND THEIR DISPOSAL.
    454 4 It is satisfactory to learn that Russia has finally made up her mind to come into Hue with the other Powers and join iv the loans to China. From various points of view this uews is to be welcomed It avoids the necessity which would
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    A PEERESS'S SPEECH.
    390 4 The DncheSS ol Sutherland performed the ceremony of launching H.M.S. Ajax at flrwiMClt Ml Marc)) 21. At June}) the chairman proposed the toast vi The Duchess ol Sutherland,' 1 and said she was wcli known Tor her inferest m Mm welfare u nd happiness of the Scottish
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    DR. LIM BOON KENG.
    147 4 Dr. Lin lioon Ken* U* mil-knowa Singapore medical practioner, edeoatioaalist, and a staunch member of the \U>orn Party. Milted m Penang from lpoh by the mail train on Wednesday afternoon m company with Mr. Tour Snow Chien and was accompanied to the Mere hunts Club m
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    THE ANGORA SEANG BEE INQUIRY.
    412 4 M\?iINE INQUIRY. At Rangoon the marine inquiiy m continued on the isth inst m the court of the district magistrate into the circMiinstances attending the collision that took place, on the morning of 9th instant at the pilot brig, between the B. I. S. X.
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    THE "SHELL" DEAL IN EGYPT.
    282 4 Now that t))o properties of the Rei >c;j OJMWMI and th»» KgsptißU Oil Trust bave been d»'tiuitel\ and completely tak<-jj over hy the representatives of the Shell intfi.sts. ii may Ih> t)finterest to state the position of the Egyptian tornpauins. The capita) of tlif An^lo
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    GOVERNOR OF BERMUDA.
    192 4 AI'I'OINTMKNT LIKI'TKNANT (JKNKRVI, Bi \A,Oi K. His .Majesty has heen pleased to approve the appointment of Lient -lien. Sir (reorge Mackworth Bullock. X.C.8., to he (iovernor and Command* i m -Chief of Bermuda, m succession to the late Sir K. W. Kitchener. Sir G*orgl is UM son
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      203 4 1 1 Two New Introductions by Fraser and Neave, Limited. Dry Ginger Ale Wholesome and Satisfying. An Ideal Drink. Bof tied m a 10 oz. Non-returnable Bottle, namely, the M Dan Crown Corked Bottle. A Boon to Planters and Dpoountry People. Price, ex Singapore Factory, $1 per dozen. Price, packed
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      25 4 Matico Capsules aud Injection still maintain -heir reputation for the cure of all those in•onvenieDt diseases, about which the lea«*t said •be better. i j
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      495 4 THE SINGAPORE and STRAfFS DIRECTO 5Y for IS»2 1,096 pp.. Royal Bvo. Cloth Price s 5Q n. copy; |9-00 Po.t Free m Swr*,u SetUerne^l •nd Federated Malay Statet. PuL/shcrt, i FRASER AND NEAVE, LIMITED To be had from all Booksellers m Straits Scttlemen U &nd F.M J F. CLARKE Co.
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    RUBBER NOTES.
    935 5 Can i he Leopard change his spots? Tht .quotation is from book which originatec m what we :tr<' pleased to term the Utt changing Bast, ami most of us have accept ,lir without question In the past. l*.ui II n,, remark bud been made m these latter days
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    SELANGOR RUBBER CO.
    1305 5 The directors of (lie Selangor Rabbet Co. iu their 18tk aunual report state that during the year 94 A acres were planted with nibbet, and the following was the position ol the estate as regards cultivation at 31st December last: la addition to the planted area oi
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    RUBBER AUCTION SALES.
    618 5 Lowki: Pi:k ks. At the sales of plantation rubber/, which Were held on April and «> on account of the Knster holidays. 108 tons Malay ami 1 1 I ton-. Ceylon were offered, compared with SH9 ;irul 69 tons respectively at the OQcrespofMH ng >al»>s last year.
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    RUBBER ESTATE RETURNS
    1188 5 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. Mar. 1912. Allagar 55,150 5.300 16, m00 Alm 25,789 8,180 6,144 Alor Gajah 13,476
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    British North Borneo.
    415 5 British Horneo 42,464 S<kon 49.147 10.943 Reduction of Bolivian Duty. a Bolhrtaa Presjden iini Decree hkwi COi tli- reduction of the duty on rttbbl I exported through Villa Kella for the IU deira and Ama/onas route to lit per rent. j from i% pet C ent Villa
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      64 5 I SARKING FELT I lEOOFS USED UNDER ROOFING SLATES OF ALL I KINDS, TILES. CORRUGATED IRON Etc.. AS A I SURE PRECAUTION AGAINST I I LEAKAGE I S SHARPE, ROSS AND Go., I™ B^ SINGAPORE THE BANGKOK TIMES (ESTABLIBHKD \HH~ LEADING PAPER IN SIAM. i DAILY AND WEEKLY ENGLISH AND
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  • Domestic Occurrences.
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      BIRTH.
      18 6 Ferguson.—At Chumor Estate, IVi-ak, on the 27th instant, the wife of J. R. Ferguson, of a son.
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      MARRIAGE.
      36 6 At the Presh.v terian Church, Singapore, ou April 29th, by the Rev. W. Runciman, L. Victor an EoDOMto M. .leannie D. Henpkr son. daughter of the late \V. Henderson and Mrs. Henderson. Cross Deep. Singapore.
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    The Singapore Free Press. Wednesday, May 1. 1912.
    1595 6 The Singapore Free Press. Wednesday, May 1. 1912. It was mentioned lately m this journal that two otik-ials of the Chinese Republican Treasury ha<l Arrived m Singapore m onler to disuse ol itoiuis of a loan issue, diitl*ibtll<jj over China anil m other countries where Chinese It. i\e settled, to
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    355 6 Dr Paul c. Praar, director of the j Philippines Juireau of science, has died at the Bagnio hospital. Arnold Pittnmr vice president of the La Radenia igui factory, located m ealle Auioague, Manila, was found dead m bia room. A notable absentee imm the meeting of the Planters' Association of
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    SELANGOR.
    583 6 CRICKET MATCHES. Floods. l-'rom Our Own CorreMpomUnt.) Koala LiniifMii. \p,,i The cricket mulch betweea N.!.,,,,', or aud Perak will ho played at [pofa 18 and 27. The Selangor team l,aa selected as follow! I'.amroft. Bannon Campbell. Huxley, Lionel!, M: k, Maartensz. Hru> >*hji > PafßOOanud VN.ir.J*-! For the Sohuigor
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    175 6 Then m i tim.-. mow iUu When it coulii b« *aid with irutli ih.i' IIM Postal system was one of tli>' departments of tin- <io\ vmiuiit I""That was m Mr Noel TlOltar'l linM. Now if one may judtfr by the tele| pkk it has fallon troni tli;ii Mgk 'stair. Tho
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      193 6 Burroughes Watt's THE "STRAITS" BILLIARD TABLE. Full Si/<* Mahogany Table on eight bold turned legs, fitted with slate bed, that Burwat M ouahiona M Eureka extra low fast ;md noiseless. Finest West of England Cloth etc. Complete with all Accessories. PRICE $790. SOLE AGENTS: John Little Co., Ltd. Adelphi^^Hotel. NIGHTLY,
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      72 6 TO LET Fully furnished Bungalow. Rent 560. Immediate Entry. Appiy C. I. F., c/o Free Pleat." May 1 4-') BILLIARDS. THE ANGLO-AUSTRALIAN CUSHION. (Alcock's Patent with Improvements of John Roberts, Retired World's Champion) absolutely THE BEST CUSHION TO DATE FOR ANY CLIMATE. JOHN ROBERTS, 1910. only obtainable prom John Roberta,
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    THE TITANIC ENQUIRY.
    188 7 QUESTION OF WIRELESS OPERATORS. London. April 80. Bbc Senate Committee enquiry .Mi. 001 «;is recalled. The Chairman asked Mm to discourage practice *>i llie wireless operators *> lliri^ news und Mr Marconi concurred. H attributed the Carpathia's" silence m siu'tiM 1 to oiVieiai onqiririei to the fact
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    WILSON ON ISMAV.
    100 7 What is Needed. Uirr.uiAL Bfswi Service. Ix>ndon, via Durban. Wellington message says Mr. Havilock s»vretarv oi the National Seamen'i L T nion, apwelrlng at Auckland said Km did nor believe that Mr. lsinay and colleague* w«-re responsible for tne Tiianic' disaster. The name ot Ismay t h
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    SEA TROUBLES.
    109 7 SEAMEN AND FIREMEN'S DEMANDS. Liners Held Up. Kkiteu's Service. London, via Bombay. mil meeting of t-eamen and firemen rerpool lims resolved to refuse to coal i<l -hips which carry nonunion labour I ttinetß. Tlu'y also decided that a I'nion must attend at the tests of tli«> life tselC
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    QUEENSLAND ELECTIONS.
    58 7 Labour Defeated. Hkmlr's Skrvice. London, via Bombay i- telegraphed from Brisbane that the eeiuiaud (iovemnnMU bus soured m election* majority of eighteen against ~< '--I the last Parliament Premier Issued a msnlfnsto on the polling ti h > declartng that the coiner lav een fttrliameniarj government and aii>ni.
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    MOTORCAR BANDITS.
    101 7 Affair Interests Paris. No Suicides. EBIAL News Bebticß. London, via Dnrbnn Into resl was displayed m the «JOt uage, .tul hawkprs m I'ans toU S b million copiet of qpoeial «Miition S '1 trains were run to f.iing hack the taton rjf the si^v. Weun thai Boonol and
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    MILITARY APPOINTMENT.
    29 7 J OoBOMi Hiekinnnn hn< DOM f j;;^'t,,i to IMlllianil th o^eoioood '^••^.ns to beau n" to many m IWUlly llri Gen ">ne<al of Cape Colonial Forces, i
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    DARDANELLES QUESTION.
    95 7 PORTE REFUSES TO OPEN. Powers m a Quandary. A telegram from Constantinople states that the Foreign Minister has informed the Ambassadors that the Porte regretted it was unable to comply with the request to reopen the Dardanelles m view of tinpossibility of further Italian attack, unless the Powers
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    Way out of Difficulty.
    63 7 Recteb's JSehviob. London, via Bombay At <|"^stiou time iv the House of Com mons it was suggested that a local armistice at the Dardanelles would give an opportunity of egress to detained ships into the Mediterranean. Mr. Acland said that Sir Kdward <irey has cousuked the
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    CRETAN DEPUTIES.
    64 7 Stopped by Blank Charge. Imp/:rial Kcwi Skbvice. JiOndon, via Bombay. A telegram from I'anea m Crete states that the British cruiser v Minerva M nred a blank charge to MEMsI the passage of a steamer iv which Cretan deputies irregularly elected to the Omsk Chamoer were proceeding to
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    RIVAL PRESIDENTS.
    92 7 THE STATE OF THE POLL. Rlxter's Service. liOndon. April 80. Renter oonejspon4oal at N»«w York ■tafcM tbjd rh»' greatoil interest is f»*'inj,' ::tkru m to -day's primaries m Ma^sarhu ■etto were Taft and I{oos*Melt are followiiitf each other, attacking and defending witli asfH'rity uihm mailed m I'residf-nt ial
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    FAMOUS AVIATOR'S ACCIDENT.
    95 7 Vedrinne Seriously Hurt. Rkutek's Sebvice. London, via Bombay, h announced too— Paris that the fam ous iivia tor ediinnos v iiilst making a flight from I'aris via Brussels to Madriil starte.d fioni Dooni but fell atßpinay wmx Seine ariil had to l»t» tak»Mi to hospital with v
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    INTERNATIONAL LAWN TENNIS.
    37 7 Wilding Defeated. Imi-lkml N i:\vs Strvjce. London, via Durbnn. In the QtMoß*l Club court lawn tennis championship Gobert 'I rann 1 the bolder, Uat Wilding i usu'uliu hy 6, '»-7. I. 6-4, c i.
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    EXPLORER DROWNED.
    37 7 Jmit.uial Xi:\ys SkkTICS. London, via Durban Heater wiree tron New York that khe explore! Bomp who acoooipoiiied Peary to the .North Pole has been drowned at Long Island Sound by the upsetting ol a carsoe.
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    129 7 The I'oniiir \vai>hip th«* Viiu'vninii which mn >old at auction at Nagasaki and was on route from that place, broke its tow chains In a storm of April 12 oil (ape Sada anil is missing. It is still a menace to shipping. A Tamil Christian marriage vm soU'inni/otl at tb<;
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    THE BAR ROBBERY.
    1238 7 DEATH AND LIFE SENTENCES. Police Commended. After lasting three and a half days the charge of gang robbery and murder brought against four Chiuese was concluded shortly before two o'clock yesterday afternoon at the Assize, before the Chief Justice, Sir William Hyndman .Tones and a special jury.
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    MONSEIGNEUR BOURDON.
    316 7 The Kight Kevd. Charles Arsene Hour don, titular Bishop of bardanie, e\ Vicar snostoMe o! Upper liiumab, and ex chaplain to the Roman Catholic troops iv garvison at Singapore, completes today his seventy -ighth birthday. The venerable Bishop was born iv the diocese of See/, France, and at
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    EMPIRE DAY CELEBRATIONS.
    154 7 A public meeting of Mohammedans a^ held m the Victoria Memorial Hall on Monday afternoon. There was a good at* tendance and it was resolved to hold Malay athletic sports on M.X.A. ground on June Srd. m the afternoon. A Provisional Commil tee. with SOWSI lo.idd to
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    102 7 Taedoath m annonnesd of Mr William Bollis Lnos, wlio repres«?nted tho tlna of l)ent and Co., Koocbow, duuin^r Ibfl fifties. Miss Justine Kong Sin^, sister of Mr Otto Kong Sing, solicitor. Hongkong, is a Bucceshful Exhibitor at tbe Paris Sjiion. Police Inspector Connor left lor home by the Freuch mail
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      935 8 WANTED TYPIST FEMALE. Wanted immediately, umst h< thoroughly experlenoed m ofliee routine and stenographer. Apply with full particulars, and stating salary ivquired to LEX" c o Frae Pram,* May 1 4 YOUNG RUBBER PLANTER With two \ears experiene* strong and enertietic. wiahes hilht as assistant. Speaks Malay and Tamil. Apply
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      472 8 TO LET. TO LET FURNISHED Valkyrie, Cavana^h Road, 4 bedrooms. HtahHng and Tennis Court. Entry Ist June. Apply H. co Free Press May 1 mwf uc AOIS LODGE, ADIS ROAD Mount Hophia. Fine House, extensive ground for children, large rooms, bath rooms attached. Every comfoit for families and bachelors Europeans
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      567 8 SHIPPING STOOMOAART MAATSCKAPPY NEOERLANO AND ROTTERDAM LLOYD. JOINT SERVICE. The Intermediate Steamer KONING WILLEM 11. will have prompt despatch tor Amsterdam direct on 12th May. For freight apply to THE 3HIPSAGENCY Ltd., Agents May 1 1,8, "> BRITISH INDIA S. N. Co., Ltd Apcar Line FOR Hongkong, Kobe Moji The
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      501 8 SHIPPING Hamburg America Line, Hamburg Deutsche Dampf schiff-fahrts Ges, "Hansa" Bremen. COMBINED SERVICE. The steamers of these Companies maintain a regular service between Hamburg, Bremen, Antwerp, anci Rotterdam, and Hie Straits, China and Japan. Homewards, they are despatched fortnightly for Havre and Hamburg and once 1 mouth for Breinerhaven direct,
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      595 8 SHIPPING P. &(T STEAM NAVIGATION COMPAN? For China, Japan, Penang, Ceylon Australia, India, Aden, Egypt Mediterranean Ports, Plymouth and London. Through Bills of Lading issued f,, r Coast, Persian Gulf, Continental and Ports. Steamers will leave Magapon on or about MAIL LINES. IMI Outward (tor china) I)e\,u;)ia May 3 DOTtaha
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      949 9 SHIPPING. Toyo Kisen Kaisha (ORIENTAL S. S. Co.) AND Western Pacific Railway Co. The New Route Via China, Japan, Honolulu and San Francisco to all points m the United States, Canada, Mexico and Europe. »j* rattaf UM New 21.000 Ton Triple Screw Turbine Liners SHINYO MARU TENYO MAB.V and CHIYO
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      586 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 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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      650 9 SHIPPING Pacific Mail S.S. Co. U S MAIL LINE VIA INLAND SEA OF JAPAN AND HONOLULU Semi-Tropical Route D /?T^^ line taklng the warm SOUTHERN £?2 T t across the Pacific via HONOLULU, on the most fertil e and beautiful island of the Pacific. Through Passage Tickets granted to England,
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      356 9 BANKS CHARTERED BANK of India Australia and China. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. PAID UP CAPITAL £h3ooim RBBBRYIS FUND *i, M0 ,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors..'. «1,200,000 HEAD OFFICE: M, BIBHOPSOATE. LONDON, E. C. tmtrnma and branches: ffi3r s kong 23E/Bank op England. BANkfrr THE Lo S don Citt and BANKERS
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      513 9 INSURANCE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE Co., Ltd. Head Office WINCHESTER HOUSE, UNOAPOBS. Nominal Capital ...$250,000 Paid up capital $135,410 Insurances m force over $5, 000,000 Annual premium Income over S 400,000 Board of Director*: <i. A. DnUNOK, Esq.. Chairman. A. H. Kajh, Esy., Managing Director. Pi: 1 kr FOWIB, m.h.
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    339 10 On March 21, there was launched at Belfast a new Holt Line steamer named Deinodecus.' The steamer has beeii built for her owners' trade to the Far East and is 460 feet m length with a gross tonnage of G,Ho<>. State rooms for saloon passengers are arranged on
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    ARCTIC EXPLORER SCOTT.
    341 10 Sirs. Scott, wife of the ilntaroiic explorer, tbongli naturally somewhat disappointed at her husband's nonit'tuni. is delighted that, m >pit«> of his difficulties, SUCh ;•-> tubseqnenl lack of funds, which the decision may entail, Captain Scott intends i»> make every possible aseof his fine staff, equipmenl and
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    ENGLISHWOMAN FLIES THE CHANNEL.
    148 10 ENGLISHWOMAN FLIES THE CHANNEL. H LMEL'B I>\:;lN<. TBIP Wi i!! P ASS EKG EH London ro Gbisxez, riv.' 'UTtli tMll.edof Cliuduel High! with :i liuly as pMMnger bus l)et*n Mcomplish. (ii ;u»d nt the liist ntteinpl. The ;niatoi- to achieve khislnteit record ik Mr (iviatnv Hnmcl. a well -known md
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      249 10 he Skim I sm\ when rough, tender or c sm inflamed, needs the \;r^/ a exquisite relief and comfort produced by "'Hazeline' Snow" (Trade Mark) A toilet preparation of inimitable elegance with delightfully soothing and beautifying properties. It is indispensable to ladies for the preservation and improvement of the complexion,
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      10 10 Tor Children's Hacking Cough at Night. Woods' Gieat Pepptixiiiut Cure.
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      938 10 The Book to Buy. READY MAY 15. PROFUSELY ILLUSTRATED. \>* i ORDER YOUR "^CVI\ Truthful erip| <j?>-^^^Historical and Po!i «JI I "OU <& tical Record of Chinas B#J < V^-^^ Civil War and the Birth of >^%Vl V *>>the Republic. Postpaid m China lJ^^ >, i <Gy\^^^ I>iiirU s writings
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    SHARES.
    1275 11 3ap. Is9ub. Paid. Last Div. Buyers. Skl^krb. 85,000 tl 2a Allagar 10% 2 11 3 3 150.000 2s 2s An*»lo-Malay 70% 15 9 16 7J xd. 50,000 2s 2s Batang Malaka 2 7 2 10 HO.OOO 1 1 Batu Caves 140% £13 0 0 13 U 0 so.ooo 1
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    EXCHANGE.
    69 11 (Corrected up to April BOJ Sank 4 ing 2-4 6-l« 1, demand 2-4& i'rivute credits 3 m s 2-4$ M credits 6 m s 2-4 11-10 Prance domaud Bank 294 Germany, demand 238$ [ndia, T. T. 174* Honokono, demand 14 Yokohama, demand 114$ Java, demand 140| Bangkok, demand 64}
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    PRODUCE.
    138 11 April 30. Tin i:>o tons sold 104.75 Gambler ...buyers 10.00 Gambier Cube No. 1 15.75 Gambier Cube No. 2 nora. Pepper Black ordin. Spore buyers 21. '2 5 Pepper, (White fair) buyers 81.25 Nutmegs (110 to the Ib.) nom. Nutmegs (80 to the lb.) uom. Mace (Banda) 115 Cloves
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      135 11 SILENT RUNNING "SENTINEL" STEAM WAGONS Carries 10 tons with a trailer U '<t •*■■s'&££ tiSm 5""" m^'tSmS^SSßSSSKani^l B 1 lira H|d Be?'^^BH Ktaa^B^^ The Sentinel is the favourite Steam Wagon because of its EXTREMELY QUIET RUNNING, SIMPLICITY OF CONSTRUCTION, FUEL ECONOMY, SPECIAL SUITABILITY FOR THE COLONIES. Work done at the
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      106 11 De KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIA GOVERNMENT. Agents at Singapore, The Shipsagency, Ltd, 2-3, Collyer Quasi The undermentioned dates of departure are only approximate. Mkrkis SHat Tandjang, itflflfcaHll, BWi ""d f'akan-Baroo May Japara Muutok and Valoinban^ May Jansklns Ha wean, Sourabaya. Bandjonuassiu, Stageu, Ivota-Baroe, Saiuariuda, Donggala
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      49 11 3 Woods' lVpp«riuint Cure you can't deay A do/en ailments can defy I Your Hysteiti it will fortify I 'Gainst cough and cold. 3 1 think a ruan i- very dense. If h»'"ll not m»t-iul a few small ponce On a remedy wliich i«» defence, 4 Anil hiM -jtronghold.
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      81 11 SHIPS ATT. PAGAR KEPPEL HAR. East Wharf (Basin)— Nil. East Wharf Sec. I— Japan. Sbeei-s Wharf— Kom-sk. Maiu Wharf Roc. I Nil. Nil. N 4— Hui feauu. 5-Ml. 6 Kwong Kuy,, Achilles. Nt;w Dock Sec. 7 (Under oonstrnctloo.) West Wharf Sec. B—SWangor.8 SWangor. Jardino.'a Wharf Rec. 9 Nil. Pulo Brani
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      882 11 VESSELS IN PORT. Flag and Tong Commanders Arrived From For When Zahova Sar ch 9n Hmmkmk 294 s\ va k. consul nmiUlg Steamers Nat. Tonnage Master From Consignee* For Acbilles Brit 4484 Thompson H'kong. 264 W. MunsficM L'noo! 1 Anamb* Brit 1169 Cornish Z'boanKa. 27-4 As Ivt 00 k B.
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      216 11 WEATHER REPORT. The*-* Wt afb« r Telegrams are transniitted by courtesy of the E. E. Tel. Co. and contain the observation* made at Hongkong (HK.) Olwei vatory, and at Manila Observatory (MN.) The data are date and hour of despatch the Barometer reading (inches m HK., Millimetres m MN.); Direction
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    SPORTING NOTES.
    1288 12 Uumours of CIQB "m the vicinity of the Swimming Club did not deter the usual large attendance ou Sunday moming, m fact some members decline to takt> the proposition seriously, one prominent official going so far as to declare that the saurian had made his home beneath the
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    SPRING RACK MEETING.
    153 12 Fliisl l>\V's WKIOHTH THE uri'.MM, Stxkks. R.C. Gold Nugget 1u.7 Yeoval 10.7 Tom !.<•• 9 Lah vie Usuries Dale >\nt< i Marie H Vabhs 7.7 The Oband Stand Stakes. BL4 Oration King 10.9 Skirmish io'.» Bostrs 10.7 Yeoval 10.5 Riversdale ii» Chanticleer 9.1 2 Cor/il y.7 Preopal
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    GARRISON GOLF CLUB.
    70 12 The following is the result of the half' yearly Competition tor the Law Cup beld after postponement, on Saturday April 37th: Captain B. Vaughan Captain C. L. Hit kling 34 Lieut. the Hon: P. <;. Scarlet." 86 (i. S. Carver :;o Major W*K« Holds worth Hunt :is
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    TRAINING NOTES.
    407 12 The rain had made the Course much nicer going and there were some good gallops yesterday morning. Loyal Blue is coming on nicely and has done as good work as any during the last week he had a capital gallop of a mile and a quarter on Saturday
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    HOCKEY MATCH.
    126 12 S.C.C. TIIK IK FFS A keen and fast game of hockey was played on the Ksplanade last evening between the first elevens of the s.c.c. and the IJutfs. The soldiers were the lirsi to score, netting the ball shortly site! the commencement and the. Club had equalised before
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    LADIES' LAWN TENNIS CLUB.
    176 12 results of ykstkudays play. Championship Pahs. Mrs Saunders and Mr Wishart l»eat Mrs Swindell and Mr Terrell, »i 4 I 6fl '2. Mr. and Mrs. Vowler beat Miss .1. (itiriu and Mr. Kveritt. J> I 1 I. i». Clam Doubues. Mr. and Mrs. K. A. lirown
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    HARMSTON'S CIRCUS.
    57 12 There was a good attendance at Harmston's Circus kasi evening when the excellent prograwme provided including the famous elephant turn, was lieartily applauded. A matinee will be given for the youngsters this afternoon uml on Saturday there will be a jumping contest which should be particularly interesting with
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    268 12 A male Chinese died of plague on the (ierman steamer Clara Jebsen," from Hongkong, yesterday morning. The local steamer Selangor was at the wharf yesterday (Tuesday) bunkering and loading transhipment cargo for F.M.S. ports. The Russian steamer Koursk was bunkering. The Kwong Bag loads transhipment cargo for Bangkok.
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    EXCESS OF PASSENGERS.
    485 12 Captain \sd o^nkk <»» "Hong Moh Oh \h<.i.i>. Captain w. L. Gardner of the itramcr "Hong Moh and a rwjpnwnialiin of l.im I'cug Siang. the owner of the vessel, appeared before Mr Green, sitting as a Dis trict Judge. yesterday afternoon, ou charges of carrying passengers m
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    115 12 A steam traction engine belonging to Messrs Kiley Hnrgreavfis and Company went over the left foot of a small Chinese boy m Soutb Uridge Eoad yesterday forenoon Mid criiKhod it to pulp. The child was removed to the Central Police Station and from there ff|| sent to the General llos
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      19 12 Rigaud's Bocool Extract is an exact reproduction of this sweet yet powerful Indian perfume auu is very popular. 21
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      174 12 'Pineapple Hams Bacon i I NOW IN STOCK j Singapore Gold Storage Co., Ltd. AND BRANCHES. J Send your covers and tubes to be retreaded or repaired to THEDUNLOP RUBBER Go. (FAR EAST) LIMITED, No. l:$. Robinson Road, Singapore. Repairs executed promptly and at moderate charges. Repairs will not be
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      70 12 CHINESE SWIMMING CLUB. The April Swimming Competitions of i the Chinese Swimming Club were suuiu I off OO Sunday with the following results: Division l»>0 "Sards Side Stroke. j Ist heong Keng Liatt '7 sacs.) 2nd Tan Kirn Chuan (18 sees. 1 ;snl Chia Keng Chin »1H sees.' Is. Division
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