The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 6 May 1912

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    15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS SINGAPORE, MONDAY, MAY 6 1912. NO. 7,511
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    192 1 Our Scottish ljeMer iH on puj/t II to day. Some interesting facts about ".Jack." the late police dog. will be found on page 12. A special telegram from Malacca gives the results of the rubber auction held thereon Saturday- -Page 7. News from Mexico is that the
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    ANNIVERSARIES.
    1055 1 I was discussing the subject of anniv. i sarics wiih a friend of mine, a morose, cynical sort of (hap. who reminded nothing on earth, or in heaven either, with respect. What do \ou call an mini vet sarv he asked, arrogantly, a* he pufTed awa\ at his pipe,
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      241 1 s« TRIPLE ATTRACTION TO-NIGHT! FIRST A TTR ACTION TONIGHT! 5> O NEW SUBJECTS O 2 SECOND ATTRACTION 3 P NEW SUBJECTS t> THIRD ATTRACTION low) k, n i m HARRY THE QUEALYS NELLIE STlJ.Vr.l.\> r.WOCHITKM! UCAL SKKTCII AUTISTi:* IN THEIR C ONE ACT ORIGINAL FARCICAL COMEDY SKETCH S "FUN IN
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      196 1 {HARIMA HALL CINEMATOGRAPH, }j I NORTH BRIDGE ROAD. I A GRAND SELECTION OF PICTURES IN TO-NIGHT'S PROGRAMME String of Pearls, 1,000 feet, Bigjraph. Showing that their J 1 only value is to satisfy vanity. X Englishman and the Girl, 1,000 feet Biograph. Wuggsy Becomes a Hero, son feel Biograph. The
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      234 1 MADAME ALICE GOMEZ I THE FAMOUS CONTRALTO WILL GIVE A CONCNCERT IN THE TEUTONIA CLUB THURSDAY, MAY 9th At 9-15 p.m. KINDLY ASSISTED BY WELL KNOWN LOCAL AMATEURS ,'Tickets $2 each at THE ROINSON PIANO CO.. LTD, May wth 10-5 THK STRAITS OPERA Go. K tlu- leodtag Malay Opera in
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      152 1 £o*C*a^'s Rt'vcrtiscmcnte. Closing of thf Km hung** Banks on race days Pagr 5. LeßHOiib in short huiul. and commercial business training Page ■'>. Hanl<ruptr> notice re Teo Boon (Juee I\iH<* 5. Sailing ilates of the Karoo. Kooksang, BlcHMifontein and Kiuimis Ta^e H. "Jufruii Alum" at the Theatre Uoyal to night
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      91 1 THE WEEK. ■onday 6th. High Water— 0-5 a.m.. 1 4"» p.m. N. D. L. Homeward mail du«-. Accession of King George V. 1910. Tuesday 7th. High Water 0-40 a.m.. I*H p.m. Trafalgar Rubber Co. MlMMagt SingajHHO Kacts. First DllJ Wednesday Bth. High Water— l-21 a.m.. 3-«2 p.m. Lady Evelyn Voting
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    WOOD-BLOCK PAVEMENT.
    242 2 The city of Wellington. New Zealand, according to a recent consular report, <■< instructs its wood-block pavements in the following manner The roadway is e\«.a.v:ited to a depth of ll| inches below the finished- surface level of pavement. Six. iurhes of concrete (composed of ti parts of bul
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    COLONEL PEREIRA'S JOURNEY.
    179 2 Reuters Agency is informed that MWI from Turf an, dated middle of February, states Colonel (i. K. Pereira. late Ht-it isli Military Attache at Peking, has arrived there after a journey of 4!) stages from kushgar. He reports that a revolt hail broken out at Kuldja. and
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    MONGOLIA'S DEMANDS.
    147 2 Mongolia has sent new demands to Peking. This iiii)\r of hers is taken to mean that she is willing to discuss terms of continued federation with the Chinese Uepub lie. but the terms uamed are such :»k ft w Chinese would accept. The demands cm me from the
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    A COAL STRIKE RESULT.
    133 2 One result of the coal strike is that ft roiiKirterable number of our colliers havp Hone to Curiatla to work iu the mines in Nova Scotia aud Cape Kreton. As soon a* the strike threatened, the Canudiau mines aaai agoats over to recruit men for their
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      498 2 M STERILIZED M COPRAH. THE COPRAH COMPANY, LTD., l'enang, begs to inform the pul>Uc that unfavourable reports, regarding the efficiency of tiie-ir system of sterilising coprah. the value of that system in general, and the duration of the effects of such sterilisation, have been and are tn inii spread by
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      307 2 SINGAPORE RACES. MAY 7, 9 11. MA OnUIAIi I Are now Executing ■Ui UUllnlij Commissions on the i Fl llinm above Meeting. LANDER, Please Note Address SON LEVY, 29-1, Rales Place, (FIRST FLOOR.) BUff A I Below "FREE PRESS. WWrl 111 TKi.EPMONK 1201. Jas. CHRISTIE, PREMIER TURF ACCOUNTANT, SINGAPORE. ATTENDS
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      432 2 G. H. WILLIS TURF ACCOUNTANT. r 8, THE ARCADE PHONE 596 1 Telegrams: STRAIGHT. The Opening Stakes. (Distance Race Course Yeoval 10-7, Gold Nugget 10-7. Tom Lees 0-0 Lali K-10, DaiJoy Dale h-5, Sweet Marie 8-0 Yabba 7-7. Grand Stand Stakes. (Distance Race Course. Skirmish 10 W. (iraftou King 10-9,
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      497 2 FOB SALE FOR SALE A rubber t.\ iv.i Lannda). H, otder. Horse, Harness complete. l -Mm'l.v Dr. BLACK, Mas I ■'•'■«''t-i'.-| -i.irtl.n. m R. MORTON, HORSE REPOSITORY. 193, ORCHARD RD. TEL. No. 830. FRESH HORSES by eve^ boat f lt)m Anfi trail a for Kale. VICTORIA A GHARRY turnouts tor
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    THE BRITISH NAVY.
    1191 3 London, April 1, it ii announced officially thattlie battle shipi l > the Mediterranean Fleet, now ii then home ports, will return to Malta ii Ifsy to make arrangements for taansferrini Iheii ise to Gibraltar. The public ha (l ure.l as in axiom that the necessitie of
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    WITH THE TURKS IN TRIPOLI.
    1562 3 KxnnUCXCEfI OF an Km.i.imiman. I'M I k ri/riKs ok ijvj.v STILL DfCBBASIMa Mr. I'. Aithoit. who has been with the Tijikish headquarters in tin; TriaoHsaal Binterland sines December last, has jnsl reached Lond(>fi. Me le/t the Tnrks on March, 19 and after ■B adventurous journey
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      832 3 aM M >n^ tM *^Mn^Bunnnasßnnnnnnnn»»'j'tffcwi-iii-»<ii^ *i.^ i i iinjajejenjiinnni The Book to Buy. READY KAY 15. PROFUSELY ILLUSTRATED <^<'vi» ORDER YOUR J^Ck\V COPY NOW. V-* £j>r-r The Truthful S/-50 HiBtoricalan dPoli *s^?* f l ral Rccord of Chinas Uiit. \>^*^ Civil War and the Birth of Postpaid in China o^^
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    CHINESE FINANCE.
    983 4 Huge Loan Rkqi'ired. The following is by the Daily Telegraph's City Editor: While it was held from the very outset, in the best informed quarters, that the rebellion would ultimately prove of great advantage to China, there is the fact that, the revolution having taken longer to consummate
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    WIRELESS DEVELOPMENTS.
    350 4 London -Nbw Yobk Direct. New York, March 29. Direct wireless messages between London and New York, with special facilities lor Press and commercial messages, will probably be inaugurated by .lan. 1, 1918. With this object in view," says Mr. Godfrey Isaacs, managing director of the Marconi Company, of
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    COUNT OKUMA ON CHINA.
    165 4 Count Oku ma. in an interview granted to a Hochi Shimbun representative, lakes the view that the outcome of the present commotion in China will be the economic control of the country by foreign Powers, The Court says that there is good deal of talk among
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    JAPANESE BREWERIES.
    145 4 Japan is not. quite abandoning her native sake tor beer, but she is steadily advancing in thai direction. About 10,400,000 gallons of beer are brewed annually in Japan, and considerable quantities arc exported to the Straits Settlements and to Manchuria, Korea and China, where Japanese brands compete successfully
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    MURDER OF A SIKH SERGEANT.
    105 4 Jm the .Judicial Commissioner's Court, at Ipob, before Mr. Justice P. J. Sprouble, with Messrs. M. dm ls.incnsU>v and H. P. Lawrence as AlMMon, the licuring was concluded at 7 p.m. of Mm MM in which Foliro Constable Hadar Din was charged with the murder
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      191 4 Odol is the first and only preparation for cleansing the mouth and teeth which exercises its antiseptic and refreshing powen tmt on Iff during the few moments of application, but continuously for *«>w limits afu»rw;irds. Price per fask 90 ctr. (y <rii Ckemi&U Stores. Two New Introductions by Fraser and
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      382 4 i| -'VANA' r 1 Tonic Wine N The Ideal Vitaliser for Body, Brain and Nerve. The Best I I Restorative after Pi Malaria, etc. Ea Keeps you Fit J L j Obtainable of all the i i J principal Pharmacists 3 BURROUGHS WELLCOME a Co., London- f^\ I XC 1
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    THE UNITED STATES AND THE PHILIPPINES.
    1162 5 oootribvtsd urli< If to the Japan Daily M .il ur.ike- these onservatiouß on the- I .S. connection "ith the Philippines (t does not Eitqvin a prophet nor the dm.' to lancmm l the ultimate fu of l.nsijM'ss in t\u> Philippines if what is known
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    TRAGEDY OF HYDROPHOBIA.
    286 5 In eosmactioß with the cms. in which l>r .1. l'aul. :i et«'iin:i r\ <urgeoii on South Road, BBtally, met with so kragk death from the affects ol hydrophobia, further particalars show that the dog which i>it Um tVtefor belonged u» ;i Boropeaa gentle man, Who suspecting it
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      249 5 NOTICE. The business ot the Harbour Aerated Water Factory has this day 1m en transfenetl t<> John Kdward Branson. All debts dne to <>r by the Factory tip to this date will de received and paid by Alt vena Ravena Mana I'ana lan.* Veerappa Chitty of Nu. 94, Market street
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      636 5 NOTICES SHORTHAND Bl'sinkss Training Commercial English. PITMANS' SYSTEM KASY TO LEARN, EASY TO WRITE. Mr. J. E. Tyler, HOLDS (LASSES IN ABOVE AT 66 HIGH STREET AT 5 p. m. On Tuesdays Fridays 1 For pupils of both sexes. Fee $5 per month. Advanced pupils taken. Uood situations are open
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      754 5 NOTICES NOTICE. THE EXCHANGE BANKS will be closed at noon on Tuesday, 7th instant RACE DAYS. Thursday, 9th instant May <; 1Q.5 The Bankruptcy Ordinance 1888. IN THK SUI'KLMK COURT OK THK STRAITS SKTTLKMKNTB HKTTKKMENT OK KIN(;.\)>OJ:K. IN BANKRUPTCY. No. _>4 of Wit, Re (1) Teo Boon Quee. Keceiviug Order
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      389 5 ISARKING FELT I FOR ROOFS I USED UNDER ROOFING SLATES OF ALL I KINDS, TILES. CORRUGATED IRON Etc.. AS A I SURE PRECAUTION AGAINST I LEAKAGE I ISHARPE, ROSS AND Co., L TD I SINGAPORE il Orfevrerie Cuivrerie d'Art JENNY Co., L td Raffles Square D'Almeida and Malacca Street. Speciality:
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      MARRIAGES.
      84 6 At the Presbyterian Church, Singapore, on the 4th inst, by the Rev. W. Runciman, m. a., 8.D.. George Alexander Finlxyson, m. A., M. 8.. (Aberdeen) m. r. <;. p. (London), Kon of J arm's Finlay son, Aberdeen, to Helen Murikl, daughter of Wra. Curwen Hai'teft. Manchester. Arnould: Bahnks. On
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    The Singapore Free Press. Monday, May 6, 1912.
    1092 6 The Singapore Free Press. Monday, May 6, 1912. SSFASFA Owing to the rank parochial flavoui of American politics, which about t !\c period of a Presidential election be comes almost of bhuhan-Yxko pungency, no outsider really attempts to probe the mysteries of the many main and side issues that seem
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    309 6 Sergeant Major J. \V. Littlefield is resigning his poKt in the Singapore Volunto er Corps and is going to Klang Club. The programme of leciureii for the summer term of the School of Economics and Political Science includes a paper by Mr .1. O. P. Bland on "China.' His Excellency
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    A PRETTY WEDDING.
    357 6 FISLAYsoN BAMUHT. A charming aud very popular wedding took plate on Saturday, the bridegroom being I)r George KinluvHon and the bride Mis6 Helen Muriel Kumitt who arrived from Knglarul on Friday hy the P. and O. Devanhu. The S< otch Church was very tastefully decorated for the
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    LONDON GUARANTEE AND ACCIDENT CO.
    136 6 The Reporl of the Directors of the above stated that the uet income from premiums, after deducting re assurances was £849,911 2s sd. The halam e of claims Arcount. ie» hiding reserves for claims then under investigation and provision for Liability on notion of accidents
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    QUEEN OF SIAM'S JEWELS.
    101 6 Paul m Rotaoi in Bivgafobe. Paul dc- lioserk, who has been extradited from England connection with the mis *iug i«W«lt belMglag to the Dowager Queen of Siarn, arrived in Siugapore on Friday hy the P. ft o. Devnnha in charge of Detective Inspector Bower of Scotia
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    TRAINING NOTES.
    542 6 Training for tin- Spring a was omcladedoa saurdav i, linill| weather being all that Oould tor. the course in fine ot4t attendance large. Lojfti Blue <Kirwan>. Trow;, |>erl,v (Pierbu.v), both leaking (i( c: nt n the mile and I raurfter po«| then jumped off. rattling alon« at fine
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    THE ALHAMBRA.
    311 6 Th« prograraaM at fcht Alhaaian Saturday night excelled in merit ;iii\thin£ that lias beou si-en at this popular pit! sure house tor some consider. ihlf time. •TWrf item was new. :ind one fbjtrt rivalled with another in interest. As •<• gards the pictures, the ever pppntol M.»\ Linder
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    48 6 A iiMi«>Liii£ ot th<> legislative ounril <« called for Friday n»»\t. the ordcra of tbt day containing j Vote of 5l0,(H)O for tflectrioiil j»o\mm light, faiib and ray :«ppur-iir n-* Jif M»« Cienural lionpital. Interprotatiou Bill; I'oNt Bill; WVk&** WLtid Orphuns PonKion Ref{iHtr:itiou «*t Deeds; Theatr«»n Ordiuanc^.
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      521 6 KELLY AND WALSH L*.NEW BOOKS. Chess Tales and Chess Miscellanies by c Amateur Joinery la the Home a prac- c Uillard Fishe 3 80 rical manual for the amateur joiner Butterfly Hunting in Mauy Lands on the construction of articles of domesNotes of a Field Naturalist by George tic furniture
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      53 6 BILLIARDS. THE ANGLO-AUSTRALIAN CUSHION. (Alcock'B Patent with Improvements of John Roberts, Retire© World's Champion) absolutely THE BEST CUSHION TO DATE FOR ANY CLIMATE. JOHN ROBERTS, 1910. only obtainable from John Roberto, London REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE EAST C. N. LUMB address P. 0. Box 41, Penang. show room Raffles Hotel, Penang.
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    COLLISIONS ENQUIRIES.
    49 7 OCEANA TO BLAME. j By Submarine < 'able]. Bstrm'i Seuvice. London, via Bonn. a* The Admiralty Court has decided that the P. A Oceana is alone to blame *<>r the collision in which she was sunk on Miinh 17th. Consequently judgment is for the owners of the l'isagua.
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    "TITANIC" ENQUIRY.
    208 7 No Boat Drill. Rei 'itb'f Service. London, via Bomba*. lhe liritish Enquiry into the loss of the 'Titanic has been resumed. Sir Kufus Isaacs gave a clear consecutive account of the disaster. pa\ing parti- ilar attention totbe'TitajiicV speed, and tbe ice warnings. He concluded by sayiug thai the
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    WEST END STRIKE.
    64 7 No Spring Suits. Heuteh's Service. LoDdon. via Bombay era hatbean a strike of If ,ooo latton ami tailoresses of the West Knd to gain i.ipioved conditions aiui increased pay. V)ho is practicallv impassable from groups out side the work-rooms. Tens of thousand* of Spring suits are held
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    FLYING ACCIDENTS.
    30 7 Imfkkial X j:\vs Service. Iv>ndon, via Durbaa •'.nut Robillard Cosnac was killed while it Antibes. Vadrinet, the aeronaut, who had an UM rident, is now out of danger.
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    CRICKET.
    30 7 Reuter's Service. London, via Bombay. Tbe M. C. C. has beaten \otfs by an rinitigs and at Lords. 1 iif match Surrey v NortJjampfon af >\;f! has been drawn.
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    RACING NEWS.
    80 7 Rkiter's Service. London, via Bombay BeUtog on the Jubilee is f, 1 I'nclr i loyal Tender. Pot the Derby the betting is J Lomond; 9 1 Hall Cross: M I Lorenzo. rh« result of One Thousand (iuineas is J Ta^alic >J0 l)j Alope -J<) p p. Tbirtoao no,
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    ROYAL MAIL ISSUE.
    21 7 Imjkkial KlWl Service. London, via Durban Mtbacriatiaa list tor the Royal Mail i M 0 >,.,1 yesterday morning.
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    TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP.
    31 7 Plmi-1 imal News Service. Ivondon. via Durban Wnw'i Club, at Knifhftabridfla, woo Um «rorM*i taaxnii rnawpion ill*- siuk.- wus t;,oo. He inftntml I'anc-h Fnirs bj narea itN to thiv.-
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    FAMOUS PICTURE SOLD.
    31 7 Impriui Xkws Service. Tx)ndon, via Durb.in BtelM that Lord Feversh.ini *oU 1t,,, i,raudL\ famods painting A Ynir M< rtha!lt "to t'rick of New r t'Hy tliousan«l pouiulM sterlinfl.
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    TASMANIAN ELECTIONS.
    29 7 Impewal News Service. London, via ]>urban. J Anal fijjuroH of the Tasmanian «i^:t»ouK hlu.w that the Liberals hav« !f" ei ij^ uu n ■eatB.an.llth* Labour Party thirteeu
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    JEWISH PERSECUTION.
    113 7 A MEDIAEVAL CHARGE. And Protests. Refuse's Sehvicb. London, May ."ith. Four separate protests, Russiau, British. French and Merman, signed by the most distinguished representatives of the Liberal professions and the leaders of thought in those countries have been simultaneously publised against the revival of the charge of ritual
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    CANADA AND U. S.
    247 7 THE PRESIDENTS INDISCRETION. [By Submarine Cable]. Imperial News Service. London, via Durban. President Taft in Inter published on January 3rd bat written on January 10th, 1911, ten days before the signature of the Reciprocity Treaty, said Tim amount of Canadian products we could take would produce
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    BATTLE IN MEXICO.
    59 7 FEDERAL TROOPS ROUTED. [By S\il)inarine Cable]. Imperial Xews Service. Tendon, via Purhan Keuters correspondent at Washington leaius that atlvices have bean received at the Treasury Department that the Mexican Federal army was defeated by the Kebelg uuder (teneral Oro/.co in I big battle at Toi reon Klpasos.
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    ITALIAN WAR.
    60 7 Vigorous Prosecution. Kedtkr's Service. A telegram from Rome state* that the Italians at Hums have wei/.ed I t •i and routed the Tilfks, of whom 800 were killed. The Italian casualties were small. Rhodes Occupied. London, M;i\ Mb. Another telega m from Hotiu- stad 1 tluit Admiral 'iale
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    THE CHINA LOAN.
    59 7 Rkuter's Skrvick. London. Mav 4. Sii Uwavd (irev. replying to a question ragaHUnn the China Loan, of irhteb the British <ioverninent approves, saitl that nobody wishes to infringe on the independence of China ifl any way. If China borrows money, it is for the lenders and tbe
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    BERLIN'S " PAUPER DISEASE."
    70 7 BERLIN'S PAUPER DISEASE. New Year Mystery and Result. Kecter's Service. London, May r»th. Keuter's correspondent at Merlin states that Scharmach, the chemist who supplied schnaps wliich was poisoncil to the paupers iu the Berlin Municipal «h«lter on Jau. Ist. ha» been conTicted mu\ been Heutenced to five years' imprison menf.
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    NORTH AFRICA.
    172 7 CAUSE FOR UNEASINESS. Mulai Hafid's Design. [By Submarine tStUe]. Kecter'B Service. London, via Bombay. London, May 4. Despatches from Fez show that before signing the French Treaty acknowledging the Protectorate, Mulai Hafld insisted in abdicating, declariug that he became Sultan as the defender of Morocco against foreign intrusion.
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    RUBBER AND TIN RETURNS
    299 7 Sime. Darby ami Co. Aloi (Jajali 8,170 Sharp*'. Hobs and Co. Mt'iNmau k»;o»i McAlister and Co. Port Swettenham §,00fl Allagar:- 6,600 Bukit K\ih\i 1 .000 Agents OoUuie and Co. Heawood 1,999 lbs. Tin: Company 160, Tribute 21«. (Jross receipts for both 111,780, mining costs *.*.H)O. piotit
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    MALACCA RUBBER AUCTION.
    54 7 (From our OWH (JorrvsfjoHffritt.) Malacca, May 4. No. 1 Sheet t'248.80 No. 2 Sheet f1i*244.10 Scrnp Crepe f217 Rark Crepe ftOT.M All lots were Hold. The Saule Zeitunn aunuuncoe Unit tb»« airship Piirseva] XIII., which has ju«t been completed, has been purchased by the Japanese Government, Her
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    MESSRS KATZ BROS.
    911 7 "AT HOME." On Saturday, Messrs Katz Bros, were at Home iir their Hue new godown to friends and customers. A full description of tbe buildiug has already been given, but :i technical account does not altogether (io justice to the brilliant scene that the four floors of
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      402 8 WANTED WANTED k Second hand Kkphuni Unle. 4">o CXfTCM Or thereabout*-. Repay to h K. <• o Free PraM** 1 s May r, 7-"i c WANTED Ayah or ChiMM Amali SO Mil t<> IiO»vlon. June, vuih lady, gentlenuui uuil twoehi 4 en. Required to pi "iretii |n Sftuwai IB H
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      426 8 TO LET. OXLEY HOUSE, OXLEY ROAD. 1 TwoUmU double roOOM with voramlali and ath room attached, for married couples. t\fia) lar^«" ukuiis for bnchclots. ?2very (•iiirort. Tt iinis, Stable. n May '2 l ROOMS TO LET At H Zetland House (Armenian Street), ipply on the PREMISES. Mai 11 uc TO
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      621 8 SHIPPING he Singapore Marine Motor Service, Ltd. The two fast Motor Launches "Cassia and Daphne are in coin mission from to-day and ire available for Special Trips, Picnics, etc., >y day or uij^ht at fixed Tariff rates. Apply at the Ottiee on Johnston's Pier or Celephone No. 1-*>h. DOWN Co.,
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      720 8 SHIPPING M. M. MESSAGERIES MARITIMES. HAIL LINE China, Japan, Ceylon, Aden, Egypt and Marseilles OUTWARD HOMEWARD Nera >lay It V. Ciotat May 13 Sala/ie May 27 Varra May 27 Oceauien June 10 E. Simons June 10 Polynesien June 24 Nera June 24 Armand Bnhic July h Sala/ie July 8 Caledotiien
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      524 8 SHIPPING Hamburg America Line. Hamburg Deutsche Dampfschiff-fahrts Ges, "Hansa' 1 Bremen. COMBINED SERVICE. The steamers of these Companies maiutain a regular Bervice between Hamburg. Bremen, Antwerp, and Rotterdam, and the Strait..-, China and Japan. Homewards, they are despatched fortuightly for Havre and Hamburg aud once, a month for Bremerhaveu direct,
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      788 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 in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Europe. Operating the New -21.000 Ton Triple Screw Turbine Liners "SHINYO MARU M "TENYO fiLtSLV and M
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      666 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, Tsiugtaa, Nagasaki and Kobe
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      648 9 SHIPPING Pacific Mail S.S. Co. U S MAIL LINE VIA INLAND SEA OF JAPAN AND HONOLULU Semi-Tropical Route Only line taking the warm SOUTHERN KOUTE across the Pacific via HONOLULU, OAHU on the most fertile and beautiful island of the Pacific. Through Passage Tickets granted to England, t ranee and
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      451 9 BANKS CHARTERED BANK of India Australia and China. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. PAID UP CAPITAL i, 20 0,000 RESERVE FUND i6oOf ooo Reserve Liability of Proprietors... £1,200,000 HEAD OFFICE 38, BISHOPSGATE, LONDON, E. C. AGENCIiS AND BRANCHEB: Amritsar Hongkong Penanc Bangkok iioilo Puket Batavia lpoh Rangoon Bombay Karachi Saigon Calcutta
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      500 9 INSURANCE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE Co., Ltd. Head Office WINCHESTER HOUSE, singapore. Nominal Capital ...$250,000 Paid UF CAPITAL $135,410 Insurances in force over $5,000,000 Annual premium Income over 400,000 Board of Directors G. A. Dkhrick, Esq., Chairman. A. 11. Fair, ESQ., Managing Director. Pkter Fowlik, m.b. cm.. Chief Med. Officer.
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    GOING HOME.
    1328 10 It WOllUl be perfect if one POttM drop straight into a clover field from an aero- plane with nothing but si rush through tli«' v Uf between I'eslntwur Mid Folkestone. 1 Out of the Minding glare of the Punjabi* 1 WbeM no flower throws to tin' lush <;reeii
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    THE GREAT MOGHUL'S STONE.
    462 10 THE GREAT MOGHUL' S STONE. In his Feuilles d 1 Historic M. Bioves publishes mass Of correspondence that had not hitherto seen the light, relative to the history of tbe diamond of the Oraal Sloghul. This correspondence consists of letters of Thomas I'itt. grandfather of the Earl of Chatham. In
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    THE RECENT STRIKE.
    194 10 Hkhb ii \!!i>i.\ s Tbibi ii: i<> British Si I.! I) is* !»'l.i\f:. Berlin, Fi (day. i H«»rr Maximilian Harden, commenting I in the "Ziikiii'li'nii the coal strike in I Great Britain, says the Minimum Wages Bill is a protection of labor against price-cutting,' 1 and must
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      102 10 A Royal Drink* I Of great age and exceptional purity and flavour* S A most suitable Whisky for the Indian climate* I ONt; OF THE PRINCIPAL BRAND.- OF 1 the; |j istillers ompany Timited I J^^^F Largest Scotch Whisky Capital rmploved, M assJjs«i« Dlstillcrs lu l^« World. ■m^SSSmi ovcr f
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      78 10 I FAR EAST OXYGEN ACETYLENE I COMPANY. LTD.. SINGAPORE BRANCH. I, Oxygen Gas Dissolved Acetylene. J Oxy-acetylenlo blowplpos and blow pipe ouster* j for quick cuttinj; Iron and Steel. AUTOGENOUS WELDING OF ALL METALS j Ail kinds of repairs to Ships, Boilers, Motor-oars eto. Application of the Dissolved Acetylene gas
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    SHARES.
    1210 11 RUBBER STERLING COMPANIES. ■as s s ssss* 70 j 30,000 1 1 Batu Caves 140% £|fl io o 13 5 o l.« f SS J J Bat«Tlga(Selangor) 20% £3 13 9 £4 0 0 30,000 1 1 BukitLmtang 124% int 47 6 412 6 175,000 j H 2s Bukit
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    EXCHANGE.
    66 11 (Corrected up to May 4.) Bank 4ms 2 4 yB:i demand 24 8-8^ Private credits 3ma 2-4 7-lft credits 6m 2-4 i France demand Bank 204 Germany, demand 288i India, T. T. 174 i Hongkong, demand 13; Yokohama, demand 114$ Java, demaud 140ft Bangkok, demand $4$ SOVEBEIONB, Bank Buying
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    PRODUCE.
    134 11 Mft] 4. Tin 125 tons sold 102.a.> Gambier ...buyer* 10.00 Oamhier Cube No. 1 15.75 Oambier Cube No. 2 no m Pepper Black ordin. Spore buyers 21.2.5 Pepper, (Wbite fair) buyers 81.00 Nutmegs (110 to the Ib.) nom. Nutmegs (80 to the lb.) uom. Mace (Banda) n5 Cloves (Amboina)
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      148 11 FOE Estate Coolie Lines UIQ u highy concentrated) DISINFECTANT WILL BE FOUND THE Most Economical fvt nt"" 1^ ■^^t^^^bb jß^^^bT Batr^ >£^bVbVbbbv r H^b^^^^'^bvJT i»*^^^b b^bh^b^b^b^b^blbh?* BBftßT^BHt> *j^BH BUL'< BW 'ai BB^^Pc* JB B bb^Slbl ■^Bm bp} *I^B -wßHbW'^ kHR Hr SUPPLIED IN TWO QUALITIES l (.'am.on. i (i.M.i.oN. <;*i.j.on.
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      122 11 De KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ UNDER CONTHACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIA GOVERNMENT. Agents at Singapore, The Shipsagency, Ltd, 2-3, Collyer Quay The undermentioned dates of departure are only approximate. EUMMUUfI )*ola wan Deli Ma H Ko»;mai Prifsi-Radja, Sapat Tttuliilahan, Tjenako and Rungat ...May 7 Mkrkls Seiat Pandjang, BfglnUl, JSiak and Pakan
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      819 11 VESSELS IN PORT. Flag and Tons Commanders Arrived From For Wtoen w h ra SL£*.2 Nandak29-4 s. Consul Tncertain Vstra^a H.M.S. 4 500 Leatha.n H'kong, 2 5 S.N.O. KngUnd 4 Steamers Nat. Tonnage Master From Consigneee For Anamba Brit 1159 Cornish /'boanga, 27 4 AslVt l)o< k Edendale Brit 718
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      317 11 NEXT MAILS DUE. From China.— Per N.D.L. Kkist duo May 7th. r London Mails Despatched. Left. duk. Arrived. M. M Apl 1 Apl 24 Apl 2> P.*a Apl 4 Aj.l 27 Apl 27 N. D. L. Apl 8 May 1 May 1 B. I. Apl 11 May 4 H. M
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    SCOTTISH LETTER
    1188 12 {J*ro»t out oun Lorrssponatw.) April 11. There has just been published the greatest document ever submitted to the people of Scotland since the devolution Settlement aud Scots who remember the close connection which exists between our ecclesiastical and secular politics will agree with tin 1 description. For some
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    "JACK," THE POLICE DOG.
    477 12 'Tfuth." o» \pdJ loth, has this reference to th(* police dog Jack, ayd his fcn&tftj inabilities. It was not known \vh*»* (Aie passage quoted below vras writlen that Jack, immediately afrei the incident mentioned, had be(^n accidentally killed by a motor car. Truth says 'The value
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    LADIES' LAWN TENNIS CLUB.
    81 12 TIES FOR MONDAY. Championship Paths. Mrs. Saunders aud Mr. Wishart vs. Mrs. and Mr. Vowler. Mixed Doubles. Mrs. Swindell and Col. Whit- owe I vs Mrs. and Mr. Cantrell plus 4. B. Class. Douhlks. Finxi.. Mrs. and Mr. E, A. Brown plus 15 vs. Miss Webster
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    DR SUN IN CANTON.
    88 12 Canton. April 2f». Drftafl Yat Sen embarked in the transport Po Pik" from Hongkong at Jpm yesterday and would have arrived last night bad not the Canton Authorities sent Counsellor Tarn Lau Yarn, Assistant Commander Ngai Pong Ping and the other officials on the gun boat
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    JIMAH RUBBER ESTATES.
    585 12 JIM AH RUBBER ESTATES. A special meeting of the above Company was held on Saturday in the Exchange, Mr. J. McClymont presiding. Amongst those present were Messrs J. Snodgrass, A. Knight, M. Hilckes, F. C. Peck, Capt, Craig. R. V. Cuthbert. J. O. Paries. After the reading of the notice
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    THE YANG-TSZE INSURANCE.
    303 12 The report of tbe above presented to the twenty-second ordinary general meeting of shareholders, held at the oftice of the Association. Shanghai, on the 30th April, stated: Working Accouut 1910 and former years. -This account shows a credit balance of «2:»:;,<>.V2.H7. against *3 14, 163.90 for Working
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    206 12 The Nam Sang" from China discharges general cargo and loads for Peuang and Calcutta for which ports she sails this afternoon. The British Tudia liner Teesta arrived from Madras Coast ports early 011 Saturday morning with geueral cargo for discharge. The M N'atuna aud the Perak bunkered at
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    "TITANIC" POND.
    60 12 Amount previously acknowledged M ,o:j;, R. 11. Taylor 10 W. M. Sime. Malacca >:> C. W. K P.. F. M. 8.. and K. I Malacca Sfl s. 11. Burgess, Malacca. 10 W. F. Hooper 10 J. Winter 16 Anon ]n Mrs. D. Tonitta in F. L. Tomlin ]<)
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    BROMHEAD MATTHEW'S SHIELD.
    71 12 The shoot for the Bromhead Matthew's Shield competition, open to all volunteers in Malaya, has com -hided, and the follow iug are the results iVnang Volunteers .'.89 points If. s. v. 1:. (Selaafor) ",27 M.S. V. 11. <l|x>h> .V22 S. R. F. (V) "»14 s. v. 1.
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    SATURDAY'S CRICKET.
    286 12 Easy Win fob the Tklroraphh In the S.C.C. tournament match, played on the Ksplana.le on Saturday afternoon, the Telegraphs beat tin- Merchants by a large margin. For the winuing team. Lentball contributed fil ran*. The Merchants were one short. The scores were:--Thk Merihwts. It. D. Rutley lbw b
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      224 12 Pineapple Hams Bacon NOW IN STOCK Singapore Cold Storage Co., Ltd. AND BRANCHES. DUNLOP TYRES v^^^^V POR J^\ Reliability and J*i /jjjj^A Consistent I l/i«\i ProoprtiPQ Jmun^ I fl lMll I FRESH STOCKS HELD BY tlT^ If 111l 1 Aylesbur y and Garland. I I 111l IGuthrie and Company y^^j.^^u-
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