The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 8 May 1912

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    16 1 Singapore Free Press AN D MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS SINGAPORE. WEDNESDAY MAY 8 1912. NO. 7,51(>
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    179 1 Details are contained m to-day's wires of the occupation of Rhodes. The Turkish official account threatens a guerilla warfare. The French encounter at Fe/. has led to farther troops being despatched there Page 7. The Singapore Hace Meeting commenced yesterday, the ground underfoot being somewhat soft from
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    THINKING ALOUD.
    1380 1 I MB sick of Singapore; lam lick of getting up and going to bad I MB si< k of the mosquito curtain that will alwmys gape l am iii k of :he rnrrlatting whins of the nos(]uito th;it iiink(!s inevitable entrance I urn sick of trying 1o fcOBfJ
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      291 1 LOOK! vkt anothkr LISTEN!! TREMIHOOUS SUCCESS <""»™ TO-KUmTS 2 THE QbEALYS PSS"'*" 10 Z I FIRS T (7-80 to 9 p.m.) I THALIA'S pRr.MIKRSKETtH |Q CHOICE ATX xTTITir I I" nnncn ALL NEW. I THEY ARE GREAT! SECOND (9-80 to 10-80 I.M.) I THEY ARE SCREAH.NGLY RUINY!" I TlilJIO (10-80
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      283 1 HHARIMA HALL CINEMATOGRAPH,} NORTH BRIDGE ROAD. I A GRAND SELECTION OF Pi CT LI RES I TO-NIGHT'S PROGRAMME GAUMONT GRAPHIC. No. 15. Contkxts Fashion m Paris,— The changing ArJette Derogere trying theatrical honnets The President Fallieres aud The Prince of Wales at the arrival of the Horse Raid a! the
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      214 1 STRAITS OPERA Go. Is tbfl leading Maluy OjMra m the Kast WILL I'KRIORM To-Night To-Night AT THE ALEXANDRA HALL NORTH BRIDGE ROAD A MOST SCREAMINGLY FUNNY PIECE KNTITI.KO "CHAYA INDRA." Our Popular Cotui tlian^ *0. Hwu> To*»n Daud and Afcmfd Bondit will take part. C. Y. Tan. Sole Proprietor. B.
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      154 1 Sorfap'B Rinvrtisemcnts, Wanted an engineering clerk and a mine foreman Page H. Tenders for the supply of opium Page I. Straits Opera to. gi\e Chayi Imlia. ami the Star Panji lsmara Page 1. New programmes for the Alhaiulua and and Murlhorough Page 1. Cash prizes to t'loo- Pago 2. How
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      130 1 THE WEEK. Wetiuesdaj Bth. High Water— l. -21 a.m.. 3 "2 p.m. (Jo\ (innu lit House "At Home.' Thursday 9th. Hlgb Water— 2-9 a.m., 4,56 p.m. Moon F^ast Qr. Prtxlamatioii of King George. B. I. Homewanl mail closes Singapore Bhn, Sectmd I>a> Friday I Oth. High Water— 3-I*2 a.m.. 6
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    RAUB AUSTRALIAN GOLD MINING Co., Limited.
    878 2 Ma\\(.ki:s RBPOBI FOB POUI WSKKfI ENDING APBIL SOTH. 1912. The mine measurements and MOej re suits show a total of 23i» feet, m id* up a* follows Sinking Is leal Driving on lodes M feet. and Crosscufting 1 1't feet, and compares with a
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    CANADA'S "FIRST LORD."
    186 2 The Hon. I). Hu/cn. Minister of Marino and fisheries; and Naval Affairs, who will leave m May for Kngland to con suit the British Admiralty iv regard to n Canadian naval policy, is the biggest man iv ilie new hominion Cabinet, says Canada." lie stands over si\
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      149 2 Nn.liiUtlimt M. w IMM M M r "-"i«» ■i^M H B B ■•■!^i|4|fi'nwh -O a. I V V V V Cuh and oitMf the squares <■ W CASH NO ENTRANCE FEE &"*<£££ s«nd th« Correct Nu bvrior ne.ire^t J| *1 Cil Ltl we win >J—^ _^M K've £100 j',; P^MWi^i^L^^B
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      167 2 FINE ENGLISH and GERMAN PIANOS FROM $350 SPECIALLY PREPARED FOR SINGAPORE CLIMATE. ROBINSON PIANO CO., LTD. Singapore Races Ist day, 7th May, 7972. FRED LANDER IS BFTTINfJ TREBLE EVENTS Races 2, 5&6&3, S&6 DOUBLE EVENTS AMD STRAIGHT OUT ON ALL EVENTS Also Combinations. FOR PRICES ANO FURTHER PARTICULARS Apply TeJephom'
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      285 2 SINGAPORE RACES. MAY 7, 9 11. Mo pnufAU Are now Executin ■Oi UUffMlf, Commissions on the' F. LANDER, above Meeting Please Note Address SON LEVY, 1 29-1 Raffles Place, ff% 111 ATT (FIRST FLOOR.) II WA 1 1 Beiow free press wW Wm 111 Teiephonk 1201. Jas. CHRISTIE, PREMIER TURF
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      579 2 NOTICES NOTICE. Tenders will !,<• iv.-d at feeO O.lonial Secretary no to no,, O0 W Maynth, i«, foruw supp, y ruil tho order of liDvernu.cni of 150 che«r« ll and 'or I'atna Ofhun .is follows 6<»ehestH t<, Im- JtMimJ a Factory on June 2Ktli, iyi2. (6) 60cbeHtK to he delivered
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    THE CONGO ON THE AMAZON.
    603 3 HoitKrKLK Treatment of Indians. EVIDENCE OF A RKirisit \(,i:nt. A tenible story is told by Mr. Seymour Bell who was for some years commercial agent on behalf of the l.itish Government In th<> United States, and was a member Of the Commission appointed by the
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    NAVAL PROPOSALS FROM THE COLONIES.
    280 3 With the Canadians andSoutb Africans both likely to make trcsh proposals to the iiiiti^l) Admiralr > respecting bearing tin it share oi- a larger ahare -of the expense of the Fleet that defends the Empire, add ed to the determination expressed on in--half of tin
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      496 3 NOTICES NOTICE. Mi. A. C. Arathoon, hat been authorized so Ricu oui I K nro as from this date. STEPHENS PAUL St Co. Ittß Max. 1911. piMaj M r NOTICE. REWARD OF SI OO. is ia >t by tin > n that a sun, oi aae is will \u- 1^:"
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      787 3 NOTICES NOTICE. THE EXCHANGE BANKS will In- closed nt noon on Tuesday, 7th instant RACE DAYS. Thursday, 9th instant N May ti 105 International Rubber Exposition New York. SEPTEMBER OCTOBER 1912. Intending exhibtton are inJoraned t!»at Mr. Leonard Wray, l. B, O. has been appoint- j <•!! official repreaeatative m
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      836 3 0) v Makes O^JM The wk Grow \V? r :i talking about Ayers I IS.r Vigor. Just note that word "Aycr's." You are perfectly safe with it. No harm to you or to your hair. Makes the hah grow It certainly does. Stops falling hair, too. Remember, it's "Ayer's we
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      45 3 PARIS MODES FRENCH MILLINERY. 213, ORCHARD ROAD. This day unpacked from Paris a nice selection of the latent French model hats, as well as a lot of untrimmed millinery, Motor Bonnets, Panamas, golf hats, veilings, flowers, feathers, etc., etc., etc. Mar 30 mwf 30 G
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      405 3 SWARN^NO TO PsP-P^TFRS 1 All ships running to Bangkok should take all the freshwater a they require for the double trip, m Bangkok, and not m Singapore IWe supply the purest water fmm our D\vn Artesian well, over 700 feet deep. llt is not Necessary to Boil our Water Before
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    LONDON LETTER.
    1708 4 {JFrom our own Correspondents London, April 12. There has only been the Home Rule topic tli is week specially to interest the public. Although m England the Easter Holidays wer,e tine, but cold, with a strong wind, which capsized nearly every sailing boat taking part m the usual
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    TIN RETURNS.
    137 4 1911. April ]912. 4,965 717 BrUMIf HH9 124 BntMk o,c:i4 i.\t\r> Cheudeiiung 440 ,-,-j6 CJopeug 7.060 1,895 lleawood 9)4,895 876 1.887 Kaniuiiing(dollarB'i9)43,ll9 8,rt9l 18,451 Kanaboi 3,008 678 Kinta 11 14,065 825 Kintn. Association 96,858 1,9.07 Kledang '2,068 2*j 1 Kramat IHilai 6.348 1,107 Lah;lt 7,628 1,H17 Menglembu Lode
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    RUBBER ESTATE RETURNS
    1092 4 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. Lower Perak I 8,418 Lumut 11)99,170 h.'/i's Majedie Malacca 1,085,*****6. Malaka Pinda 1O'28,86« Malakoff 'i.^^Ma
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      438 4 The fact that some of your teeth are decayed although you have always cleaned them is a proof that the preparations which you have used do not preserve the teeth. Use Odol! Being a liquid preparation it reaches all parts of the oral cavity, and being an antiseptic it arrests
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      105 4 tttLF OURE NO FICTION J 0 X SUrFEHtR NIIO NOW OESP*IR. THE NEW FRENCH REMEDY. THERAPION No 1 m a remarkably short t:m*. often .1 i> w THERAPION No 2 Lllli-s :>.»mml i>».iv>;',, (>.» d UffS, ul< lf||lWn. I ail lvi n»<-Il»<i ion«s.Af. wl».-n iii.-r- >■•.»: ti«-.ir-.v. nr l^il< THERAPION
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    RUBBER NOTES.
    1055 5 The liiutan proposition which is issued |S day will probably attract 1 good nuinIvor of soiid investors. The hundred dollar debentures ;ur not things to be lightly UkM Bp bf the multitude as tin- days ol gambling la n:u-Uy paid securities m almost CODS by. and W is
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    GLENSHIEL RUBBER ESTATES.
    1777 5 Svnsi \< mm Rknljlts anj> Kn< oi k \(;in<. Pbobmm is. The Fourth Annual General Meeting of the company was held at Winchester House. K.C., Mr. Kdward Lawrence Hamilton 'chairman of the OOmpsny) presiding. The chairman, m moving the adoption of the report, said that the result
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    RUBBER AMALGAMATION.
    1172 5 NEW SINGAPORE-ST. HELENA. The Shareholders of The New Singupore Rabbet Co Ltd., and St. Helena Hub her Co., Ltd. have been circularised to the following effect A.MALGAiVfATION SCHK.ME. The Directors of the above Companies have for some time past been considering the question of an amalgamation of the
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    LEWIS & PEAT'S RUBBER REPORT.
    179 5 LEWIS PEAT' S RUBBER REPORT. I April 12th. Para.- Owiag to the Faster Holidays the Market has heeu very quiet during the past v eek. but until just lately prices have kept very linn, and May to .June Hani Fine was done up to «"»s. O&d. At the close, however,
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    JOHORE ESTATE CASES.
    101 5 At Johoiv on Saturday Uagku Omar, tbr Chief Justice, Mr. B. Kkuiu, Chief Adviser with Mr. liryce ami Mr. P. Cuscaden us assessors nued Mr. Jiu \is |SOO for a rash action causing the death of a coolie who was attacking Mr. Spencer m a recent estate
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    MALACCA RUBBER AUCTION
    32 5 LFruth our nvn Correspondent,* Malitccn. >lay 7. The following prieai TTTIT rimltfj Sheet No. 1 ISSLIf Sheet Xo. IS4ft.il Scrap Cropa 190T.00 Hark Crep.- ISOO.IO All lots being «old.
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    SINGAPORE RUBBER AUCTION.
    75 5 •Man 7th 1911, OffVredfor Sale irr.i cases, pik. IM »7 or Sl t 596 lbs. Sold 78 ea>es. pik. ftft.4B or L 0.997 lbb. Hkicks Hi:m.i/k(» j Sheet Smoked Hit to 52<1.; do Cntmoked Jl9 to 2. r )4 Crepe No. 1 |*7 do No. I -j;i;i
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    RUBBER AND TIN RETURNS
    83 5 Agent .1. Snodgrass. r«bc«i :,.«ioi Chempeduk The Waterhouse Co.. Ltd. Taujong Olak LV .i:.r, Pabang übber j Agent H. (,'arpiuael. Pelepah Valley -1,440 Total lor year 20,042 lbs. Kota Tinggi Agents Welsh A Co. Semboug: 4^4 (lv Piah. 110.96 pilra!. RotiNfttipra lit 1 1.7.-. r. Messrs.
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    British Rubber Estates of Java.
    370 5 The directors of the British Rubber Bstaftet Of .lava, m their aunual report. state that the reports from the estates con tinue satisfactory An estimate of the production of rubber and cot Tee. based on recent advices, is as follows: -Rubber. 1912. 4.7(10 lb; 1018,
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      24 5 DYSENTERY DIARRHOEA BROWN'S SPECIFIC. To be had at the Singapore Dispensary, and of MISB BROWN, Grassd&le, River Valley Road. Singapore. Dec 14 ft* 13-6
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      86 5 ISARKING FELT I EOOFS I USED UNDER ROOFING SLATES OF ALL I KINDS, TILES, CORRUGATED IRON Etc., AS A I SURE PRECAUTION AGAINST LEAKAGE I SHARPE, ROSS AND Co., L TO 1 H SINGAPORE PJ PARIS MODES FRENCH MILLINERY 213, ORCHARD ROAD. JUST UNPACKED FROM PARIS A MICE SELECTION OF
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    The Singapore Free Press. Wednesday, May 8, 1912.
    1312 6 The Singapore Free Press. Wednesday, May 8, 1912. L'na«»*«l by inline-. an lbv*b*4 K a n > Hei«= patnot Trulfi s i r. pNMpM <}r*w, Pledc-<t T-'.-ll^io.. f v:i?:v H i Two incidents of recent occurrence furnish together an instructive illustration of the necessity for elasticity m the naval and
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    797 6 The death took place at Simla on April 24, after a brief illness, of Lady G rover, wife of Major -General M. H. S. Grover, secretary to the Government of India, Military Department. The Manila Customs have seized opium on the steamer Islasde Filipinas to the value of pesos 00,000.
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    IMMIGRATION COMMITTEE.
    125 6 The Returns. **'>"" •■»> Peiwng, M»y 7tb. Mnatiiy of Mm laiaiigratioa r mittee was held fUtudaj Bain the |> r( h dency of the Protector (Mr J. Al<l. ,rth He reported that the number ol a< i u i, immigrants arriving with f tm t(( k.-ts f o
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    VIOLENCE IN PENANG.
    73 6 PenHn«j. May 7th. At inquests held yesterday on the body of a Chinaman alleged to nan been killed by a tindal, by fracturing his skull with the handle of a ehaagkol and al>o m the case of Tamil who died from a rupture*) spleen, allege.! to have
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    THE MALAYAN ZOO.
    95 6 i Kualjt Liitupur. Ma> 7. Tljh I". M. S. collect iou for London. UoO specimens m nil, leaves Kuala Lumpur to morrow for Port Swettenhain hikl will |>c phirt .1 on thn bteamur Ma< -haon." Splendid X peri men have boon securnd m eluding a hahy eU'phant,
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    KUALA LUMPOR LITGATION.
    52 6 [From 4i Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpor. Ma\ 7tb. Mooy Kali I'hantf, who sued Mr K. .Jang«n and hr. Kd^ar fjr 51">,820 commission on the K;tle of the Hradwall KKii<t»>. and wm non suited by Mr .luntiro Sercoinho Smitr. has appealed and th« apjvuil will prohahly be hoard on
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    QUEALYS AT THE ALHAMBRA.
    97 6 Nellie and Hurry Quealy, the cU-\*r Australian sketch artistes, are proving a gteat attraction :it l\w Alhamhra an.l th^ir hoxin^ farce causes roars of laughter. MUs Nellie is quite good with the gloves, un.l m one of the towns they showed ;*t she had several application^
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    MR. BELLAMY BROWN.
    123 6 A company of twelve of the Pressmen of Hoagbmg ftfiftOßioi ii farewell dinner given at the Hooffeoog Hotel on S itwrday Bight, April JTth.in honour of Mr. V Btl lam\ Mrowrr. editor of the Chin:* Mai!. who leaves this wooh for Kuala Lm pur, where h<? will
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    CHINESE STAMPS.
    163 6 PMttCB pnMMB are clearly not st.i« ip* collectors, for twice rccentK we h.-v«-read m two journals tliat on tin fVMiM of economy old stamps, overprinted, nobeing sold, rattier than yo to the expense of producing new stumps. Anyone "!■•> has ever collected stamps knows thai sui dtfUtgM Ml
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      379 6 fAsciituUot). «>f the East IS I'Cif't nc-e to V^ Wr T -^^^^fc I.? P'l'rt'.K..) 10 > I .^"^^^Bi F-K -c J^^ll Eouton Rouge %^^^3 11 u d Felucca Egyptian Cigarettes --"^gk jf-'^'Z Th» car- with which th*y art Tia<Jf. und'f Jc'ral JJSI? cl!Tiattc condlt'ons. star'mg from \*\t sfiettton of tfie
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      53 6 BILLIARDS. THE ANGLO-AUSTRALIAN CUSHION. (Alcojk's Patent with Improvements op John Roberts, Rettrp:d World's Champion) absolutely THE BEST CUSHION TO DATE FOR ANY CLIMATE. JOHN ROBERTS, 1910. ONLY obtainable from John Roberta, London REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE EAST C. H. LUMB address P. 0. Box 41, Penang. hhow room Raffles Hotel. Penang.
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      10 6 For f'hildreii's Hacking Cough at Klght, Woods' Great Peppermint Cure.
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    ADMIRAL OF THE FLEET.
    102 7 KING GEORGE. A Fine Display. [By Submarine Cable]. Kecter's Service. London, via Bombay. There i> tieet gathering m Wey•uouth Bay to await the coming of the King to-morrow. Intense interest is being displayed :is the King is commanding the !iauoeuvre.s which are on a war footiug,
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    CAPTURE OF RHODES.
    91 7 The Italian Success. Recteh's Service. London, via Bombay the Italians had one killed and six mouuded at Rhodes and the Turks 23 killed and 18 wounded whilst .">7 were taken prisouers. The (Jovernor surrendered. He was gta n an hour for consideration and then blue jackets occupied
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    Turkish Account.
    64 7 L€uerilla Warfare Threatened. Imperial Ni:ws Skrvice. London, May 7 th. A telegram from Constantinople states v hat the Turkish official accounts of the Italian occupation of Rhodes are that the 'sailing was opposed, hut the Turks were omp^lled to retreat to the hills, from tvheuce they expected to
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    FRENCH LOSS IN MOROCCO.
    31 7 Hirer's Sesvici. London, via Bombs?. The Kreurh casualties at El Maa/.iz WflM 27 killed and 30 wounded. FflMMh reinforcements are prweeding )a Fe, 'rom Tunis and Algeria.
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    THE MOROCCAN CRISIS.
    93 7 i- m Oovkbnob*! View. S«va, \pril «.*th. -—ln distributing the prizes won at the annual Fiji rirte meet>rift on Monday night the Governor made a statement on the Moroccan question, showing the view of high officials during ihe crisis. His Kxcellency said that m last he had
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    THE JAPANESE IN CHINA.
    268 7 I'ORTBD DEPOHTATIOMB PBOM WUCHANG. 1 is reported that the local government bang has decided to deport the JftW residing at Wuchang, on the ground the city ii Botopeaed to foreign trade. ■■^■•thi quotes the authorities of the Foreign Office for the following statement MI this question
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    BRYGE AND CANADA.
    246 7 ATTACK IN THE HOUSE. i Grey's Defence. [By Submarine Cable]. Imperial Nkws Service: London, via Durban. Mr. Asi|iiiih replying to numerous questions m the House of Commons vigorously repelled the suggestion that Mr. Bryce was committed to A merico- Canadian reciprocity. He obviously knew nothing of the
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    IMPERIAL TRADE COMMISSION.
    68 7 A Long Job. Recter's Servics. London. May 7. The first meeting of the Imperial Trade Commission will be held m the middle of .Tune. Work at the outset will lie m the I'nited Kingdom. After that the Commission will proceed to Australia and later to C'acada, reaching
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    ANOTHER.
    37 7 Keltlr's Service. London Ma.y 7. A imUfptmm from NV\r York state* that the 6iiit of the V. S. Government for the dissolution of the Steel Trust has \teen O|M»ned and is expected to last two fMUCft.
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    MOOT POINTS IN CRIMINAL LAW.
    469 7 It is a notorious fact m the history of Ceylon Court* 'says the "Times of Ceylon" 1 that prisoners charged with crimes of violence for which they can plead justification father set up an alibi or give a greatly altered version of the occurrence, m
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    SPORT.
    20 7 JUBILEE BETTING. [Bjp Submarine- Cable]. Outer's Service. London, via Bombay. Hotting on the Jubilee Handicap is 1 .'igainst Donnithorne. > <
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    RANJI AT THE NETS.
    52 7 Imperial News Service. London, via Durban. Whilst Mm game betweeu the M.C.C and Yorkshire was m progress at Lords this morning Prince Kanjitsiuhji on coming out to the practice net met with great reception, lie showed ease m his stylo and certaiuty m his timing of
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    THE PRESIDENT'S STRIFE.
    33 7 Imperial News Service. London, May 7 th. Keuter's correspondent at Haiti more wires that early returns of the Ohio primaries show that Roosevelt has secured forty and Taft fourteen delegate*.
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    CHINESE IN MEXICO.
    70 7 Received m U. S. Rectkb'f Sebvicb. Loiulop. May 7. A telegram from Washington states that the American authorities have admitted 2 MO Chinese refugees from Mexico, at Kaglo Pass, and they will be under Government supervision from miduight. Kagle Pass is m Maverick Co.. south west IVxas.
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    COCAINE HAUL IN BOMBAY.
    98 7 Kombay. April -Jttth. The Bombay Customs authorities are showing remarkable energy m their operations against the importation of illicit cocaine, and made h record haul two nights ago. whon 74,060 grains were found on an Italian seaman on board the Austrian Lloyd steamer "Seiniraiuis." Mr Watkiiisj.
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    ANOTHER P.& O. ACCIDENT.
    125 7 There t»eemn no end to the niiufortune* of the 1\ and (>. Their uew nfeunier the "Beltana" broke adrift m the hnrbour at Greenoek and fouled a river steamer, which suffered considerable damage. The Bottom* 1 broke OM of its piopollen. After (he loss of the
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    PERSIA.
    319 7 Allahabad. April 1 In th« course of a latter to the Pfoooor a Shira/ correspondent writes Tin* sit nation at present is loonnad np m a huge interrogation mark. Kvrryone is wondering, and bo OOfl m the least knows what is going to happen exeepl tint it is siuv
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    SPORTING NOTES.
    931 7 After many weary weeks of waiting the bowling greens on the Ksplanade are at last being doctored into some sort of condition for play, aud entries are now being asked for, to take part m the annual competitions. Tlmre are four competitions, the championship, single handicap, double handicap,
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      189 7 ROBINSON Co SPECIAL DISPLAY CORRECT EXCLUSIVE STYLES IN Trimmed Millinery LATCST PARISIAN MODELS. ROBINSON Co BINTAN PLANTATION LIMITED. incorporated under the Straits Settlements 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
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      454 8 FOB SALE FOR SALE A rubber tyred Laundalettc m splendid ■order. Horse. Harue^s compU i>. Apply Dr. BLACK. Cttgfctom, Tangliu. Ma\ ue R. MORTON, HORSE REPOSITORY. 193, Orchard Rd. Tf.l. No. 830. j j, FREKH HORSES by every boat from Aus tralia for sale. VICTORIA A GHAP.RY turnouts tor private
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      1176 8 WANTED WANTED At once. An Engineeiing Clerk. Preference given to one who has a knowledge of draughts manship. and who is familiar wit h technical expressions. Apply, stating salary required to B. C. c/o I'ree Press." May 8 uc WANTED A Mine Foreman who has had experience m underground work
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      594 8 SHIPPING NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD Hongkong, Shanghai, and Japan Ports. THK IMPERIAL (fERMAN MAIL STKAMKK "GOEBEN' 8.800 fous. ("aptnin Ahlborn. having left Oblombd on Sunday, the ">th inst., at 4 a.ru. and may he expected to arrive here on Friday, the 10th inst;i nt. at uoon en route for alKtvt jK>rts. Fin
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      531 8 SHIPPING INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION Co., Ltd DIRECT BEBVIGE TO Japan via Hongkong Shanghai and to Calcutta via Penang from Singapore. Taking cargo on through Bills of Lading for Canton, Bficao. Swatow. Anioy. Chefoo. Tient sin, Wewohwaag, ITangtasO Ports. Formosa, the Phillippines, <\rc. Ac, Ac. STEAMERS. Tops Commander Kutsang l,*Wi R.
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      514 8 SHIPPING P 0 STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY For China, Japan, Penang, Ceylon Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Ports, Plymouth and London. Through Bills of Lading issued f, Coast, Persian Gulf, Continental and V Ports. Steamers will kave Singapore oa MAIL LINES. 1912 Outward (fou Cwisk) D<:lt;i .Ma\ 17 Delta Arcadia May
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      953 9 SHIPPING. Toyo Risen Kaisha! (ORIENTAL S. S. Co.) AND Western Pacific Railway Co. New Route Via China, Japan, Honolulu and San Franr cisco to all points m the United States, Canada, Mexico and Europe. rating tbc New 2] .000 Ton Triple Screw Turbine Liners "SHINTO MARtT", "TENYO iIARi: -and CHIYOMARU,"
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      704 9 SHIPPING. Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE. i r The fast and well-known mail steamerH of o this Company Hail fortnightly from Bremen, Hamburg via Rotterdam, Antwerp, South amp* I ton, Gibraltar, Genoa, Naples, (connecting o Marseilles, Naples, Alexandria and vice versa) I Poit Said, Suez, Aden, Colombo, Penang,
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      1042 9 BANKS I CHARTERED BANK of India Australia and China. I INCORPORATED B1 ROYAL CHARTER. PAID UP CAPITAL £1,200,000 J RESERVE FUND £1 W0 ,000 I Reserve Liability of Proprietors... £1,200,000 HEAD OFFICE: i 38, BISHOPSGATE, LONDON, E. C. AGENCIia AND BRANCHES: i Amritsar Hongkong Penang Bangkok Hoilo Puket Batavia ipoh
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      519 9 INSURANCE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE Co., Ltd. Head Office WINCHESTER HOUSE, SINGAPORE. Nominal Capital ..$250,000 Pau> up Capital $135,410 Insurances m force over $5,000,000 Annual premium Income over, f 400,000 Board of Directors 3. A. Derrick, Esq.. Chairman. i. H. Fair, Esq., Managing Director. Peter Fowlie, m.b. cm., Chief Med.
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      405 10 ITwo New Introductions by Fraser and Neave, Limited. Wholesome and Satisfying. An Ideal Drink. Bottled m a lOoz. Non-returnable Bottle, namely, tin 4 "Dan" Crown Corked Bottle. A Boon to Planters and Upcountry People, I Price, ex Bingapore Factory, $1 per dozen. Price, packed I l doz.) P. 0. B.
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      486 10 Jtv^ id 1 M 'A 1 •tt•p Ii L 1 1 1 1 %^^t^L- <• w A? 4 ii ill 1 1 ii i It's neve iztoo early \a\ X *2 5 w r"\ to A c iß^^ Fraser&Neaves^l 1^ I SODA WATER &5 i S 1^ S 3 Billiards.
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      200 10 A" II J 4 VANA'- m i Tonic Wine The Ideal Vitaliser for Body, Brain and I Nerve. The Best Restorative after Malaria, etc. Keeps you Fit Obtainable of all the principal Phut macist s Jj|^ BURROUGHS WELLCOMI ft CO., I >ND v .IZj New York MOMTftIAI Sydmbv Caw I
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    SHARES.
    1294 11 Issue. Paid. Last Div. Buyers. Skllhrs. *5,000 2s 2s Allagar 10% 3 0 3 5 150,000 2s 2a Anglo-Malay 70% 15 ICJ 16 7* 50,000 2e 2a Bataug MalaUa 2 7 2 10 30,000 1 1 Batu Caves 140% £11 10 0 13 5 0 NO.OOO 1 1 Batu
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    EXCHANGE.
    71 11 (CORRECTED UP TO May 6.) Bank 4 m/e n a q q»» n demand 0.4 Private credits 3 m.'s 2-4 71ft h credits 6m #># 2-4^ France demand Bank 204 Germany, demand 288 i India, t. t. im Hongkong, demand i4 4 Yokohama, demand 114 4 Java, demand m%m
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    PRODUCE.
    134 11 XIU buyers 102.70 Oambier a Gambler Cube No. 1 15 75 Gambier Cube No. 2 no m Pepper Black ordin. Spore buyers 21. 00 Pepper, IWhite fair) buyers 81.00 Nutmegs (110 to the lb.) nom k Nutmegs (80 to the lb.) nom f Mace (Banda) 115 Cloves (Auiboina) nom>
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      257 11 [STATE REQUIREMENTS 1 JODELITE (Registered) THE Timber Preservative For the Tropics. Estate buildings treated with jodelite are permanently secure against attacks of White Ants, dryI rot and decay. i j Jodelite applied cold to the wounds of rubber trees after pruning and to the roots «f rubber StUmpS after cutting
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      134 11 De KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ TNDER CONTRACT WITH THH NETHERLANDS INDIA GOVERNMENT. Agents at Singapore, The Shipsagency, Ltd, 2-3, Collyer Quay Tbe undorinentiouod dates of departure are only approximate. Mkum s S««Lif Paiidjang, IVn^kalis. Siak and Pakan BavoQ May 8 .lai'ARA Munrok and PaloiuJmn^ May s I>E CUtWTIBH Billiton, Batavia, Java
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      879 11 VESSELS IN PORT. I Flag and Tons Commanders Arrived From" For WnenZahorn Sar ycb 9o Xandak iifl-4 P8 Co lucertai M.notau, 11..M.5. H.iOO Cayley Hko,*, 7-5 S.N,, co,o^ Steamer, Nat. Tonnage 4 Master F rom Con»lgnee 8 For Aimhin Ocr l<>ol Kmnpcl Swatow. tt-5 Bahn Vent Baimkok h Broker ,>
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      221 11 NEXT MAILS DUE. From Europe.— Poi N.D.L. Go<«l»rn duo May I 10. Per IVI. TlnngWH with mails up to 19tii I \pvil dnr May 11. I London Mails Despatched. f MM. a5Ti JT* Arrivbd. l x H Apl Ap! ii N.D.L. Apl 8 May 1 May 1 B. 1. Apl
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    SPRING RACE MEETING.
    2166 12 FIRST DAY'S RUNNING. There were all the pofsibilities three weeks ago of this meeting proving one of the most successful which has been held of recent \e:ns and whilst the opening ha 6 hv no means carried out that possibility, it may be hoped that the succeeding
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    GEISHA GIRL'S STORY.
    300 12 TOOI Poison m m HOPS cv lU. IN« \K\\Tlll\. A recent attempt at suicide by one of Tokyo s most famous geishas was regarded SI matter of such moment that the lady, on her recovery, was induced to write the history of the incident and her own
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    SINGAPORE POLO CLUB.
    92 12 The farewell dinner to the hon'ble W. C. Michell will take place, it has now been finally determined, on Monday evening. May 18th. A match has been arranged for that. day. Married v Single, at the Race Course at 5 pm. The Married team will consist of
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    GOLF.
    98 12 A match between the Singapore dolt Club and Sepoy Lilies (iolf Club was play. Ed at Sepoy Lines on Sunday. ."<th May. and resulted m win for the visitors. The scores were as follow.-. ft. (i. Club. s. l. q, Clc*. Ferguson a. Bharpe l Baker o< Stevens o
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    LATEST SHIPPING.
    28 12 Beaitang, Dut. 845, Smith, 7-5. Port Dickaon, A. S. Co., Palembang H. Will o the Wisp, Brit. 149, Morris. 7-5, Treuganu. Wee Biu. Treugauu 9. I
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    718 12 The Imp. German mail steamer <»oeben M having left Colombo on the r» tli instant at 4 a.m. may be expected to arrive here on Friday the 10th instant at noon. The GlenalTrio discharges a cargo of Miike Coals at the wharves. The Austrian Lloyd liner "China" from
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      150 12 GAME. ENGLISH PARTRIDGES, SCOTCH GROUSE/ SHANGHAI PHEASANTS SNIPE. Singapore Cold Storage COMPANY, LIMITED. Useful Presents. A WIDE RANGE OF NEW DESIGNS IN STERLING SILVER- WARE SUITABLE FOR WEDDING OTHER GIFTS. IS NOW ON VIEW AT De SILVA'S INSPECTION INI/ 1 TED. B. P. DE BILVA, Manufacturing Jeweller, 62-63, High Street.
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      140 12 CLEARANCES. [Nationality British if not specified.] May 7 R. of Sarawak. Sar. Moxon, Sarawak Hong Wan I. Mason, Hkong Amoy Swatow Pin Seng. Dut. Glenday, P. B'haniA lVnan<« Prnaug. Cook, P. Sham via ports. Lady Weld, Jones. Malacca (V Muar Eniile, Dut. Mahinoot. Rhio Kirin Maru. Jap. Deguchi, H'kong Japan
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