The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 7 May 1912

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    15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS SINGAPORE, TUESDAY MAY 7. 1912. NO. 7.515
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    THE DAY'S NEWS
    161 1 The debarkation of the Italiaus at Hbodes was carried out succesfully, though there does not appear to have been imv opposition Page 7. An account of the Governor's Trip to <iunong TiiliMii is give»i on page 7. The rumoured transfer of Count Biehcrstrin to liOudon is held
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    THE FINEST FRUIT.
    1065 1 Leaning over the side of the ship, 1 was watching and cursing. 1 was watching those well known green swamp-, to which the vessel was rapidly drawing near, and I was cursing the \:\U> which sent me out once agtiiu Jo tin* Kt-r. aftor too brief a
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      504 1 TRIPLE ATTRACTION I w S TO-NIGHT! FIRST ATTRA CTION TONIGHT! 5> O Tn v l>. 1/. Q "H 51 NEW SUBJECTS O 22 SECOND ATTRACTION 2 j O NEW SUBJECTS O THIRD ATTRACTION W -:m mn m HARRY THE QUEALYS -NELLIE STHAI.LVS IAVOIRITE MISICAL SKETCH ARTISTES IN THEIB ONE ACT
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      324 1 H HARIMA HALL CINEMATOGRAPH^ U NORTH BRIDGE ROAD. U A GRAND SELECTION OF PICTVRES TO-NIGHT'S PROGRAMME GAUMONT GRAPHIC. No. 15. Contf/nts Fashion m Paris. The c.hnnging Arlette Dert>gere trying theatrical f bonnets The Presitlent Fallieres und The Prince of Wale> at the arri- j val of the Horse Raid at
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      190 1 SPECIAL RACE PERFORMANCE AT THE ALEXANDRA HALL NORTH BRIIKli: ROAD by m STRAITS OPERA Go. To-Night I To-Night HAWAI-E- MAJLIS OR A TRIP TO FAIRYLAND. 0« not miss this opportunity to nee the Fairies of Fair> land M \mll li^j^Tof ie oi> your iK'ivcv* after a fast tiay's rmdng. C.
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      189 1 > < lofcas's fl&verttecmenta. Mr A. Atiithoon signs Stephen Pauls and Co. per pro Page 2. Heruiiu Villa to be let furnished Page H. Two auction sale-., Powell of laud and Ching Keug Lee of dentists implements Page 2. Assistant wanted for timber estate Page 8. French gentleman wishes to
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      117 1 THE WEEK. Tuesday 7th. Hijlh Watei^-0-40 a.m., 2-2. i p.m. Trafalgar Itubber Co. Meeting. Singapore Races. First Day. Wednesday Bth. High Water— l-ai a.m.. 3 '*> p.m. (lovtinint'ut House "At Home." Thursday 9th. High Water— -2-9 a.m., 4-56 p.m. Moon Last <,m Proclamation. B. I. Homeward mail closes. Singapore Races,
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    NEW TELEPHONE LINES.
    326 2 The following new lines were added to the telephone list m April. 1165 Adam. Thomas 11-27 Ang Siang Hill :j7 1 Ad:imson. 1). Lindsay. Ashestiel, Orchard Koad. 59; i Addie. It. .1.. Abbotsford, Orchard Hoad. ♦»60 \llan, A. h.. Vmdobona Oratige ('•rove lioad. '2H'.i Archdeacon. S. H.,
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    209 2 Tl»h death at Ispahan, of Mi- Marti rose S;irkies, the founder of If Mill Sarkies Brothers, proprietors of the ldB« Hotel m Singapore, and other hotels m PWMttg and Rangoon, has severed another link with the old generation. He was the eldest ot five brothers. and one sister, the mother
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      171 2 FINE ENGLISH and GERMAN PIANOS FROM $350 SPECIALLY PREPARED FOR SINGAPORE CLIMATE. ROBINSON PIANO CO., LTD. Singapore Races Ist day, 7th May, 1912. FRED LANDER is bettikci TREBLE EVENTS Races 2, 5 6 3, 5 6 DOUBLE EVENTS AND STRAIGHT OUT ON ALL EVENTS Also Combinations. FOR PRICES AND FURTHER
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      302 2 SINGAPORE RAGES. MAY 7, 9 11. MC PflUf AM Are now Executin s ■VtUU If nil Commissions on the F. LANDER, above Meeting j I Please Note Address SON LEVY, i 29-1. Raffles Place, (FIRST FLOOR.) BW A] Below "FREE PRESS. 11 "flI I Telephone 1201. Jas. CHRISTIE, PREMIER TURF
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      490 2 G. H. WILLIS TURF ACCOUNTANT. 8, THE ARCADE PHONE 596. Telegrams. STRAIGHT. The Opening Stakes. (Distance Race Course.) Yeoval 10-7, Gold Nugget 10-7. Tom Lees 90, Lah k-10, Darley Dale *-5, Sweet Marie H-0, Yabba 7-7. Grand Stand Stakes. (Distance Race Course.) Skirmish 10-9, (Wafion King 10-9, BoHtra 10-7 Yeoval
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      587 2 FOB SALE FOR SALE otter. Bone, Rot— oomptotg. vl< Apptf Dr. BLACK iK u T -■it A Valuable Rubber Estate For Sale Privately. mSmLSP 9 property know., a H the ESSPI ESTATE taMti&ly rituated aml (/ll^ X (.uvornment RMA to the HUuj lUihv«j statin (4 mile* from Slim Station) Batantf
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    TURKISH WOMEN.
    759 3 MOYKMKNT FOR LIBBKTY. Stkkn EtEI'RIMSfOSr. Constantinople. March 2~>. The. advent of the new regime inTurlu y < gggpni|td Mm grow Ik of vory MrkHM nio\»!ii' in towards the emancipation of Moslem women m Urn Ottoman Kmpire. and BOOM progfVM W»i made, m the early days, towards the realisation
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    OIL PIPE COST $3,500,000.
    111 3 ma idea of the size of the operations m the California petrotom field may he '^«1 trom the fact that the Ksperauza l*>mpaa 5 has applied for a franchise Periuittinj the building of a pipeline ""> MAricopa- Midway Fields to San n»*o. Th... line will he
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    THE DOMINIONS AND THE NAVY.
    677 3 Mr. Archibald Hurd sjakos a stronc ap peal to the Overseas Dominions iv an article ou The New Naval Crisis," which he contrihules to the April Fortnightly Review." He believes that we are now within sight of another naval crisis, the burden of which, practically,
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    WIGS FOR £5.
    111 3 WIGS FOR £5. MO TOKfl 01 CIII.MM. I'li.TUI.". Hl.ll> IP. Then- hiv now outside the Austrian frontier 'wi iics-.i Vienna correspondent to a home paper) 880 tons of Chinese pigtails irhich the authorities are BllWillißg to allow into tin' country for lew of plague The hairdressers arc making frantic appeeii
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    ENCOURAGING INDIAN INDUSTRIES.
    106 3 In pursuance of the policy of encouraging infant industries by judicious «ul>sidief, the I'unjah <ioveinmeut has offered a grant of Us. r>,()<)o to Us. 7, 000 a year for five years to the Am balla Glass Factory, a private concern. The factory tried to specialise m glass
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    PASTURAGE AT BOTTOM OF OCEAN.
    381 3 Food VALUE of Vahioi s Fishf.s. The food resources of the sea was re centlv the subject of an interesting lecture at the Paris Institut Oi eauograpbique. The lecturer. Dr. Paul Portier. stated that m the sea, as on the land, there exist tracts of
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    PERSIAN OPIUM.
    154 3 A < -orrc*poiuteut m the Shira/ region of Persia writes to London that the Persian merchants are very merry about the opium prohibition m China. Poff their crop has extended and m m tine order thin year, SO they look for a banner time of profit. The\ find
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    AN INTERESTING SEQUEL TO A WRECK.
    177 3 AN INTERESTING SEQUEL TO A WRECK. The London correspondent of the "Scots man" vouches for one result oC the wreck of the P. and liner Delhi Shortly trfter the wreck, with its royal passengers. an inventor wrote to Queen Alexandra that, he had an invention that vvordd ha 1 c
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    THE CHINESE REPUBLIC.
    163 3 Peking. April 1 I. The name of Cal»iuet lias been abolished, and Stale Department substituted m its MeaA. The first matter to l>e dealt with by the Department will be the firmnejal representations of the six nations iv res pert to the llelgiau loan. Luk Thing Cheong,
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      364 3 AWATERBUBYS METABOLIZED I COO LIVER OIL COMPOUND I Finest Norwegian COD LIVER OIL, changed 1 by the latest tclentlflc proceut* to a forn 1 allowing perfect a«*luiilatlon. With Oteottla aud OuaiAcol, two ralaabU 9 m^STTT m T mm l g«rinicidal and auU-tnborcalar agmti, l Alds Dl estlon Allays Fermentation. PllT^'iN
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    SHIPS' BOATS.
    377 4 In regard to the following it is to be noted that it appeared In the Daily Tele- I graph of April Ith, six days before the Titanic" departed on the disastrous Voyage thai has made the provision of boatf and other life saving apparatus a subject of universal
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    CHINA'S FAMINE.
    321 4 HBABI );i mmn», Sci:nks m N. RIANGSU. l>r. W. K. Morse, who ha* returned from the famine region, makes the following report on the. present situation When one finds D4Jofjle lying round dead from starvation when one sees persons dying Of hunger by the roadside when one knows
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    ADVICE TO MR. MAURICE BANDMANN.
    162 4 Rangoon audiences do not care for serious musical ami dramatic art. What they appreciate is something light and l<*ggy.' Bxtraet from hater to Rangoon fia, ette. I. Pot higher art. we do not pine The beautiful, yclept sublime, Gives no delight. If you would rouse
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    ADVENT OF THE "OILER.
    329 4 ()d the assumption that the ship of the future is to be driven by internal combustion eugineb, the question of nomenclature will have seriously to be consideied. So Ear, the problem has been solved by calling such vessels motor ships, but, with the passion for abbreviation,
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    FIRST PASSENGER VESSEL WITH GEARED TURBINES.
    257 4 Havre, April :>. Th»- new steamer Normannia. belonging to the London and South- Western Hail way, ran for the first time last night m the cross-Channel nev- ice from Southampton and arrived here this morning with 195 passengers. The Xormannia. says the Standard." is
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    THE RUBBER SUPPLY OF THE FUTURE.
    287 4 The "chemical Bnginonr" reoently published an article hv Mr Walter Freudenberg of Bremen on the subject of Ike future rubber supph. The estinuited planted acreages of rubber as given by tbree of fbe leading publications sire as follows: Indian Rubber Trades Diary, 77«i,000 acres.
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      36 4 HIGHEST QUALITY PORTLAND CEMENT "EAGLE" BRAND "BORNEO" BRAND i m^ X 3 avj?3\ j£^aM^fctj^K*^^^^Tg v FRESH SHIPMENTS EVERY MONTH Every barrel guaranteed up to British Standard Specification m first-class condition. THE BORNEO Co L SOLE IMPORTERS.
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      260 4 jl Tonic Wine j j Obtainable of all the .2^ i principal Pharmacists •i*-A N*« York Montreal Sydney (.ai-h Town W-l V -j Milan Shanghai Blenos A 1 I|| /f 7i if' s^^ /^S\.''' Ijr n v All. KtGHTS Rr-.KIr.EU T^J^N \1 V^^ V S A*A V l/ l\ -N
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    UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON.
    999 5 At tli'' 89th annual general meeting of shareholders held on the 2ttrd April Mr. v t t hs presided and m the course of his lUOOfll *"'«l Tut> Premium Incomefor 1910 somewhat greater than that of the pie viousyear, which Is satisfactory, especially if one
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    TREATY PORTS WILL HAVE TO GO.
    626 5 Dk. Sin's \iku>. Interviewed m Shanghai l»y tin- losal Times re prose utative. Dr. Sun Yut Sen Alter investigation, and after our laws have lict'ti adjusted, Ike abolition of the Treaty I»ort system will demand our earnest attention. The Treaty Ports will have to
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    219 5 Says the "(ilohe of the GtU ult. By Urn death of Lord Alexander Kennedy, brother of the Marquess of Ailsa, we are reminded of the prominence of the Kennedy family m Scotland, (iilhert Kennedy was a Lord of Parliament m 1 4 f> 7 The third Lord was created Karl
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      540 5 i NOTICES NOTICE. Mr. A. Aratlioon. has been authorized to Mgu om- Mini pet pro :is from thi.s date. STEPHENS PAUL Co. Its Ma>. 1912. ei> May 7 i>-5 i NOTICE. REWARD OF $100. NOTICE is hereby given that a sum of one hundred dollars will be tfiven as a
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      800 5 NOTICES GOVERNMENT NOTICE. Ti'iitU is will ho received at the COLONIAL ENGINEER'S Office, up to iiotm of the lutli May, 1912, for the erection of New Offices. Government House, (modified design). Kvery person applying for a form of Tender Mill he required to dejKK-it thf sum of Fifty Dollars with
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      487 5 lINERTOLI is a liquid waterproofing material for the protection of all sorts of iron, 85 M steel, cement and concrete construe- B tions exposed to the corrosive actions I M of water, acids, dampness, atmos- 9 M pheric inflences etc. 9 Used by a number of Government Departments jS 9j
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    Dometice Occurrences. DEATHS.
    88 6 Dometice Occurrences. DEATHS. Sjxt/.ENICH. On the sth April, (Good Friday), at Margate, Chari.es F. E. Sintzenich, fourth son of James F. F. Sintzenich, of Waldegrave," Rudlett, Herts, and the late Ada Mary Siut/.enich, a^ed 26. Sinld* lily at Biutan^ House." Havelock Road, Siugapore, William Gutchero/ Campbeltown, Argyleshire, Scotland, m his
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    The Singapore Free Press. Tuesday, May 7, 1912.
    1111 6 The Singapore Free Press. Tuesday, May 7, 1912. >. -I r fc.»io i,«r«..s I. mii i. fi,.. t«,i. < l^ist mail brought us, as its chief burden, the tele of the introduction of the third "spasm" of Homo Rule into the House of Commons. It is, with certain permutHtions and
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    972 6 a football match was played on the Malay Gound on Sunday the 9th instant between teams ol the Juvenile Foot hall Club and the Sumays Football Club. The game ended m a pointless draw. Thirty -two wbales, valued at Yen 391.000, were captured off Miya/aki, South-eastern Kyushu, by vessels belonging
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    DEATH OF Mr. W. GUTCHER.
    236 6 The (loath occurred with t, l( h j,,,,. ness yesterday morning r w,)li (iutcher. ebtef iMi;'iiieer ol the 5,,,,,,,,,', Oil Mills m H,iveloc-k Road. Mr Outcber went to work as ..sum] at 8 n. m. l( seemed m the l>«,i of health, i,;,t u >
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    ROWDY FOOTBALLERS.
    61 6 Kuala Lumpur. M;t\ Mlowing tin- football •scene of W«i uesda> last t)ie League Committee t m the Selangor Club lahl evening and m»». pended the Malay who played back, for one month and the goalkeeper tor th« rest of the season. A Casuals player w »k alHo suspended
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    A VALUABLE DONATION.
    91 6 Th.- Director of St. Joseph > ln> if utiort wishes to thank Mr and Mrs Lee Chooo (ivan for presenting the Institution with the New Kucyclopedia Britannica. Wb*H he •oiniii.'iiivd work on King Geor^n Hall they wen- among the first t«i suhs.rir^a handsome bum is defray the
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    DEATH OF MR. TROTERE.
    297 6 I's.-ouri. WftlTKa m Poiti.xic BOQkJt One of the most popular sour writers of the past twenty five years Ims passed away m the person of Mr. HmtUJ Trotei>, a prolific composer of songs, without, which no concert or draw ing room pro gramme could now bi
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    "UNE DISTRACTION DE GUILLAUME II."
    164 6 UNE DISTRACTION DE GUILLAUME II." I oiler this title we read m ;i Kroack newspaper a story from lierlin. mbUk ue think will not appear m the journal* m khe GerMM Kmpim If reads: ttitwtlj the Bmperoc was one of a hunting p.ut. m the North of tieinian\. He wiMie.l
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      196 6 Macgregor's V.O.S. SCOTCH WHISKY. AS SUPPLIED TO THE HOUSE OF LORDS, N. B. M.s. TREASURY, HOUSE OF COMMONS, H. B. M.s. NAVY SL ARMY, HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT, OTTAWA, FOREIGN LEGATIONS, Ac. SUPPLIED BY MACGREGOR, CALDBECK Co, Ldon Glasgow, CALDBECK, MACGREGOR Co., HONGKONG, SHANGHAI, TIENTSIN, K. LUMPUR SINGAPORE. John Little Co,
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      54 6 BILLIARDS. THE ANGLO-AUSTRALIAN CUSHION. (Alcock's Patent with Improvements of John Huberts, Retired World's Champion) absolutely THE BEST CUSHION TO DATE FOR ANT CLIMATE. JOHN ROBERTS, 1910. only obtainable from John Roberts, London REPREHENTATIVE FOR THE EAST C. H. LUM B address P. O. Box 41, Penang. SHOW room Raffle* Hotel,
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    ITALY AT RHODES.
    296 7 SAFE, IF PROTRACTED LANDING. Slight Resistance. l IU- Submarine Cable}. Reiter's Skbviok. London, via Bombay rhe Italians have landed a division comi anded bf (ieneral Ameglio at Rhodes mopposed. The Koine press is jubilant over this trash display of Italy's ability m landiug au e\peditiou m the
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    OLYMPIC FIREMEN.
    58 7 Cy. but no Punishment. Kecter's Service. London. May 8. Ihe magistrate inquiring into the fssagaiaol the rrew of the "Olympic" refusing to sail found them proved. "at considered it inexpedient to fine or imprison them m view of the circumstances prior to their refuel of duty. He hscharged
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    M.S.V.R. RIFLE CLUB.
    157 7 Irn BlBHOP'fl Goon s« ORB. A eery pleasant shoot. s ;l s Ihc T.O.M.* |)lace on the Inoh Hirte Kange m Order to «i\o the Right Hey. the Bishop of ispors an opportunity of haoping m prsctks iv his rifle-shooting. The Bishop "ith Mr and Mrs H.
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    THE MANILA HOTEL.
    121 7 ri It \ejituie is capitalised at P. 450.000 ukl doubtless it will bring reward to us rpriaing proprietors, a company comprising all classes of people m Manila ami Chins roast. The need for mo '■""I "i Manila was demonstrated on after the American occupation and. of 1
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    COLD STORAGE CATS.
    103 7 Bwn has thousands ot eaU, which •■"'Pl<>vs a, :l „t of alK,ut |1£ i v«ar Tbe <io\>M'iinieiit maintain* m the M0,.?/,!!'''' 1 Jsklml n Klnitll il I '"Vof -cold Al this bwwm cold at Manila/- wiys tb, "San ,7 Ar KoHaut," whore great cpmnt o prov.sions are
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    IN MOROCCO.
    46 7 MORE FIGHTING. [By Su%marine Cable]. Router's Service. London. May 6. It is cabled from Casa Rlanca that the Moors attacked a French reconnaissance at El Maa/iz. The French had seven killed and seven are missing including an officer. There are thirty wounded, seven dangerously.
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    THE PISTOL AGE IN FRANCE.
    68 7 Another Outrage. impkrial Xkws Service. London. May tith. A workman suspected of revealing the hiding place of a member of the Ronnot band arrested at Lille, has lieeu inveigled out of town by a comrade Bille, who shot him dead m the highway m the
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    Obituary.
    14 7 Londou. May «»th. The death is announced of the Bishop of Truro. m———
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    GERMAN AND BRITAIN.
    136 7 Significant Diplomatic Move. Imperial News Service. London, May 6th. i There is a report that Count Bieberstein. the German Ambassador at Constantinople, will shortly replace Count Mot ISI nich m London. This is widely credited m Berlin. Count Bieberstein left Constantinople on Saturday. It is pointed out
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    MADAME ALICE GOMEZ.
    468 7 C<>\< BBT IN I'lN \N».. One of the. best concert*, from I musical standpoint, given m Peuaug for very many fears was that at the Town Halt Madame Alice (iome/ had heen heard at Home by many m the audience when she sans* m the company of
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    THE HIGH COMMISSIONER'S VISIT TO GUNONG TAHAN.
    1692 7 Nakratiye of thh JourxkyHi* Excellency the High Commissioner and party arrived by train at Kuala Teh at 7.40 a.m. on Wednesday 17th April. His Kxcellency was met there by the Dato' Imam Prang Indra Setia of Pulau Tawar aud headmen. An address was
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    RUBBER AND TIN RETURNS
    180 7 l'aterson. Simons and Co. Trafalgar. »>:»1 and 17,000 coconuts. Agents .1. Snodgrass. •Jasin 1. Agents K. W. Banker and Co. flnnjsls .-)sr» Kukub: :;,I". 1 Agents llflrluw and (<i. Rembis ;;.:>•»»» Lend u «i 7.-» Kmboog i,*22t) IVrmas 1.71<» Majcdie <•:?;, Kalgow vie lo.t'>.~>o against Kajang
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      432 8 WANTED WANTED Two experienced Chinese Dispense ts. Ap pttoantfl with knowledge of reading and i it in.v Chinese character! prafetnd. Entry June or July. Apply to MEDICAL HALL. Mas t ue CHINESE CLERK WANTED T«« take charge Oi Booln of two Tin Mines iii the Kuantan lMstrict. Must speak Malay
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      347 8 SHIPPING NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD FOR EUROPE Thk Imperial German Mail Steamer "KLEIST" 0,988 tous. Captain Maass. left BoaghoagOß] Wednesday the Ist inht. at 11 a.m. and may be expected to arrive here via Manila on Tuesday, tin- 7th hist., at about noon. For Passage ami Freight, apply to BEHN MEYER Co..
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      579 8 SHIPPING NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD FOR Hongkong, Shanghai, and Japan Ports. THE IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL BTKAMKR "GOEBEN" s.soo tons. Captnin Ahlborn, having left Colombo on Sunda\ the sth inst.. at 4 a.m. and may be expected to arrive" here on Friday, the 10th instant, at uoon en route for above ports. For
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      740 8 SHIPPING M. M. MESSAGERIES MARITIMES. MAIL LINE China, Japan, Ceylon, Aden, Egypt and Marseilles OUTWARD HOMEWARD Nera May IX V. Ciotat May 13 Sala/ie May 27 Yurra May 27 Oceanieii June 10 B« Simons June 10 Polynesien June 24 Nera June 24 Arinand IV'hic July h Halazie -July 8 Caledonien
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      650 8 SHIPPING N. Y. K. JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP Co., Ltd. i EUROPEAN LINE. A Fortnightly service 1 is maintained between Yokohama via j>orts to Marseilles, London and < Antwerp, under mail coutr.iet with the Impe 1 rial Japanese Government. The New Twinscrew Steamers maintaining this service have been specially designed and
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      564 8 SHIPPING P. &(T STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANI For China, Japan, Penang, Ceylon Australia, India, Aden, Egypt. Mediterranean Ports, Plymouth and London. Through Bills of Lading issued for Chinr 3oast, Persian Gulf, Continental and An Ports. Steamers will leave Singapore on or i MAIL LINES. 1912 Outward (for China) Ihlin M.iv 17
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      801 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. QMUIIf I>T"-~ 21.(100 Ton Triple Screw Turbine Lincra "SHINTO MARTI- "TENTO SAKr ami (.IMYOMAKIV the Qwm
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      672 9 SHIPPING. N. D.L. Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE. The fast and well-known mail steamers ol 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, Tsingtao, Nagasaki and
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      658 9 SHIPPING Pacific Mail S.S, Co. U S MAIL LINE VIA INLAND SEA OF JAPAN AND HONOLULU Semi-Tropical Route oJ?r^!^L line takin the warm SOUTHERN s?££ E acrOBs th Pacific via HONOLULU, A?^ on i he most fertlle and beautiful island of the Pacific. Through Passage Tickets granted to England, France
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      454 9 BANKS CHARTERED BANK of India Australia and China. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. PAID OP CAPITAL £1 200 ,000 RESERVE FUND £liBJflioo|| Reserve Liability of Proprietors... £1,200,000 HEAD OFFICE 38, BISHOPSOATE, LONDON, E. C. AGENCIfcB AND BRANCHES: Ainritsar Hongkong Penant? Bangkok Hollo P nke t^ gT Eg oebu Kuala Lumpur Singapore
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      509 9 INSURANCE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE Co., Ltd. Head Office WINCHESTER HOUSE, BINOAPOML Nominal Capital $250,000 Paid DP Capital $135,410 Insurances m force over $5,000,000 Annual premium Income over 400,000 Board of Directors (i. A. DttUUCK, iuHi) Chairman. A. H. Faiu, Esq., Managing Director. Pi:tkr Fowlik. m.b. cm., r^hicf Med. Oftlwr.
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    THE LATE LORD ALEXANDER KENNEDY.
    154 10 The following is the Times reference to the death of the brother of Lady Kvelyn Young The death took place at Ascot on Thursda> of Lord Alexander Kennedy at the age ol .".8. Lord Meander was a younger brother of the Marquess of Ailsa. and
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    CHILD BURIED ALIVE.
    1345 10 Calicut. April I 1. A case of burial ali\e is reported from slioiaruir. South Kalattar. (be victim i»»--ing v two years old child of the Chetty caste. The unfortunate child Is alleged w> have been buried a!i\v on tin 1 hank of a river !•> its mother.
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    TIN RETURNS.
    126 10 1911. April 1912. Belal 4,965 717 Bryumg 889 124 Bnwali s, cm 1.165 OmmWirfaiig 440 r>26 <ioppntf 7,060 1,895 Jlcuwood 9)4,5595 376 1.3;!7 KnniimingUlol)uvt>>9)43,ll9 U. 691 13.151 Kumil>oi 3,008 073 Kititu 11)4,065 825 Kinta Association 9)6,853 1.957 Klcdung 2,063 9f] Kraiuat Pulai 6,348 1,107 Laliut 7,628 1.H17 MenKlomhu
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    RUBBER ESTATE RETURNS
    968 10 The first total where given represents figures for 1911, except where a figure 111 brackets is given representing so many raonths. Estate managers and agents will oblige by correcting returns if wrong. j Lower Perak 8)6,415 jLuimit 11 >;.:. J7O h... Malacca 1,085.000 181 Maluku Piuda 10)28.869
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      338 10 I BAD BREATH. I THE TONGUE IS THE INDEX. I I Your breath is foul. You do not perceive it yourself. You a;v like a I 1 s^, person who is always MIKMIg the <><ls and I [If— 31)1 varnishes you get used to what is to many people I
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      51 10 PARIS MODES FRENCH MILLINERY 213. ORCHARD ROAD. JTJOT i NIwcKKD rBOM PARIS A NICE SELECTION OF THE LATEST FRENCH MODEL HATS for race wear. As \wl] as a lot <<i Untrimmed Millinery. Motor Bonnets, Flowers Hair Ornaments etc., etc., etc. FEATHERS CURLED Ortlrrs .ittiiultd by a PARISIAN MILLINER Apl 5
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    SHARES.
    1220 11 ft^ A l8 9 B DB AID liASTDIV. BUYERS. SKLLERB. 80,000 28 2s Allagar 10% n X 150.000 2s 2s Anglo-Malay 70% 16 0 17 50,000 28 2s Batang Malaka 2 7 110 30,000 1 l Batn Caves 140% Z £12 10 0 is 0 IMMO 1 Batn Ti
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    EXCHANGE.
    66 11 (Corrected dp to May 6.) Bank 4 m.'s 2 -4 9-32 demand 2-4 w32 Private credits 3ma 2-4 716 credits 6ms 2-44 France demand Bank 204 Germany, demand 288} India, T. T. 174 Honokono, demand 14 Yokohama, demand 114$ Java, demand 140$ Bangkok, demand ©4$ Sovereigns, Bank Buying |8.64
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    PRODUCE.
    134 11 Tin 7~> tons sold 102.40 Gauabier ...buyers 10.00 Gambier Cube Vo. 1 15.75 Gambier Cube No. 2 DOm Pepper Black ordin. Spore buyers 11.00 Pepper, (White fair) buyers 81.00 Nutmegs (110 to the lb.) nom. Nutmegs (80 to the lb.) nom. Mace (Banda) U 5 Cloves (Amboina) nom. Bali
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      68 11 ESTATE REQUIREMENTS THE "Universal" Ant Machine **^^^mt tti it W '^^B PRICE $4O VERMOREL'S Spraying Machines 44 THE KNAPSACK" (FOtt GROUND-WORK) PRICE $25 The "Cascade" (SPRAYS 65 Feet) FO#? 7"I?EE WORK PRICE $150 ARSENITE OF SODA (IN DRUMS CONTAINING 1 CWT) PRICE $15.68 DELIVERY FREE AT ALL F. M. S.
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      138 11 De KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIA GOVERNMENT. Agents at Singapore, The Shipsagency, Ltd, 2-3, Collyer Quay The undermentioned daton of departure are only approximate. KOKMftl PHgi lUdja, Sapat IVmbilatian, Tjtuiako and Keiigat ..May 7 >I»;rki;s S««lat P.iiidjnn^, H.n^kalis, Siak and I'akan Baror ...Mav Japaua Mnntok and
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      639 11 VESSELS IN PORT. Flag and Tons Commanders Arrived From For Wtoen A^tiaea H.M.S. 4,00 Leatha.u H'kong, 2-5 S.N.O. KngJLmm* 4 Steamers Nat. Tonnage ft Master From Consigneee For Anan.f,.-, Biit 11.'.fl Cornisb Z'boanga, 27 4 As JVt Dork ,V BrifclM DeCmz San, has. 4-.", T,o Ho, Ac \iiniiihuH f '>«.t7.6
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      189 11 NEXT MAILS DUE. From Europe.— IVr N.I L. QatbtAdM May 10. Per 8.1. Th^ngWH with mala up to 19th \pn/ tlu<> Ma\ 11. From China.— }Vi N.D L. Xl« ist dm ,ia\ London Mails Despatched. EM, Duk. Ahvuvki). M. U Vpl I Apl M Apl ft t* Apl 27 Apl
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    THE SPRING RACES.
    676 12 FIRST DAY S EVENTS. Thi: Opkmno Stakes. This is not a very high class Held uor a very large entry. Tom Lees has steadily improved since romiug to the Straits. Yabha is an e\griffin, the others are all strangers. The following .-I,, »u ld about place them
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    S.R.A. MEETING.
    164 12 Programmes ol the Singapoie Rifle Association meeting have now been is sued. 'Die chief events and days are May -J.". Volunteer Challenge Cup <lst>. May -if,, a.m. (ieneral's Cup p.m. Volunteer Challenge Cup (-Jiui'. Max J7 a.m. -Roberts Snap shooting p.m. N. R. A. Medal and A class
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    THE RACES.
    733 12 FIRST DAY. I. THE OPENING STAKES. 2.30 p.m. Value $600. A Handicap for Horses that have not won a Stake of more than $500. Entrance Fee, ftff. Distance. Race Course. Chung Ab Yong's Gold Nugget 10.7. Lee Toon Tock's Yeoval 10.7. Mr. Hood's- Tom Lees i*. Mr. Ben's
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    POLICE COURT CASES.
    780 12 Week Km> Kfj*okts. Id the second court yesterday morning before Mr. Acton three Europeans, Arthur Hill, Richard Walton and Peter Haderup; were charged with vagrancy. Detective, Sergeant Tyrrell stated that he found one of the men asleep iv the grounds oi Rsfflos Institution early yesterday morning, and
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    LADIES' LAWN TENNIS CLUB.
    100 12 REBULTB OF VEBTERDAVS I'L.w. ORAIfPt6NUCIP I»M!<?>. Kts. Sftanderattad Mr. Wi«hwt bemi Mrs. and Mr. Vowlcr. ]r> 2. IfIXBD |)nri!i.r>. Mrs. jukl Mr. Cantrell pJui < best Mrs. Swindell ;md Col. White owe 6 B 1. Class. Doi*blks. Fin \i.. Mrs. and Mr. K. A. BtOWO plus
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    162 12 The B. I. liner Tara takes iv bunker coal, loads Madras I oast ports and sails on Thursday afternoon. The Teo Pao lands a cargo of Pulo Laut coal at the wharf. The local steamer Pub Wo" loads transhipment car^o for neighbouring oil ports. The M. M. Cos
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    A LESSON OF THE TITANIC DISASTER.
    365 12 In the course of v letter to a Hongkong paper a oor respondent allndesi titnon^ot other questions, to that of bout ■ocomttiodiition on OOean liners. He says: The limitations of an\ vessel for carry inij boats are plain, and m the case of the
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      279 12 BINTAN PLANTATION LIMITED. (Incorporated under the Straits Ssttlements Companies' Ordinance 1889.) CAPITAL:- $1,500,000. Divided into 150,000 Shares of $10 each. Issue for Public Subscription at par of 9,000 Six per cent First Mortgage Convertible Debentures of $100 each. The Subscription list will open on Bth May and close on or
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      358 12 WEATHER REPORT. These Weather Telegrams are transmitted »>> oourtesy ol the B. H. Tel. Co. sad contaiu the OhsetTStiuai msds Si Hongkong (HK.) Observatory, and at Manila Observatory (MN.) The data are date and hour of despatch the Barometer reading (inches m HK., Millimetres iv MN.); Direction of Wind and
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