The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 9 May 1912

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    15 289 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES THURSDAY. MAY 9, 1912. No 1,293
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    CONTENTS.
    186 289 LEADERS. PAGE TIM I. S. anil Mii.u'il;tlt»ti:i \Ut\ -IHS* Tin- National Need 200 <'uiM<l;t anil th*« l»r« -.-.idi'iit ial Klc-tns. 290 Tlm Rod «»f UTrtet 291 Overseas Naval I>a>» TIM Itiilu TmkUh ftmilotl 291 POLICE AND COURT NEWS. Tlm OMKM Mess Cook 2"H Hmjm iv a Qtenry 395 A
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    PRODUCE.
    132 289 May 8. Tin 65 tons sold 103.00 Gambier 9.75 Gambier Cube No. 1 15.75 Gambier Cube No. 2 nom. Pepper Black ordin. Spore buyers 21.00 Pepper, (White fair) buyers 31.00 Nutmegs '110 to the lb.) nom. Nutmegs (80 to the lb.) nom Mace lianua 115 Cloves (Amboina) nom. Bali
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      BIRTHS.
      43 289 At the Nursing Home. St. Thomas Walk ou May 3rd. Mps. Dermont Simmonds, wife of Captain SimiiioinK «>f the T. S. Patrol" ol a s<>n. BK.N.rAKii;LD.— On May 2, at Gar.ston, Gil*uad Road, to Mr. A Bfrk E. N. Benjatu*ld, a •laughter.
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      MARRIAGES.
      133 289 At the lYesbyteiinn hurt-h. Singapore, ou the »th iust, hy the !U-\ W. Runciman. m. a., h. d, Gkorge Alexander Fin la vsox, M. A., M. b.. (Aberdeen) m. h. c. p. (London), son of JairvrsFinlaysou. Aberdeen, to Hklen Murifl. daughter of Win. Cnrwen Barrett, Manchester. Arnot;li> Barnes.— On
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      DEATHS.
      107 289 SIXT/.ENICH.— On the sth April, (Good Friday), at Margate, Charlks F. E. Sintzenich, fourth son of James F. F. Sintzenich. of Waldegrave," Rudlett. Herts, and the late Ada Mary Sintzenich, a^ed 26. Suddenly at '"Biutang House," Havelock Koad, Singapore, William Gutchero!" Canipbeltown, Argyleshire, Scotland, m his 53rd year. Deeply
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    THE WEEK'S NEWS
    147 289 The P. and O. Oevauba arrived on Friday hist, with mails up to April loth. This weekly leaves by the B. I. M Tara to day. Good progress is being made with the new graving dock at Keppel Harbour. A fairly encouragiug report of the progress that
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    EXCHANGE.
    68 289 (Corrected up to May 8.) Bank 4ma 2-4 9-32 demand 2-4 332 Private credits 3 m a 2-4 7-16 credits 6ms 1-4| France demand Bank 294 Germany, demand 238$ India, T. T. 174 J Hongkong, demand 14 Yokohama, demand 114^ Java, demand 140 i Bangkok, demand 6-1 v Sovereigns,
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    The U. S. and Magdalena Bay.
    1151 289 H«rc pMriol Truth \>fr c*o*ioas p!*"<?prs ti.xnv. WgiauJ t" H 1iu 0,., Loyal.i and I-iv.> May 8. Ji is another proof of almost neurotic sensitiveness on the part of American public opinion, as exemplified m the Senate itself, that this grave and reverend body,
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      Page 289 Advertisements Column 1
      181 289 Siil**eribers to the Siiiga|>«'re Free Press" >*eekl> returning from Europe to the Straits 1»> any of the mail lines, are invited to send to the Manager the name of their steamer and d«t« of arrival m Siu^aporc. Copies will then N- mailed to meet them at various ports of call.
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      44 289 THE SINGAPORE and STRAITS DIRECTORY for 1912 1,096 pp., Royal Bvo. Cloth Price f 8-50 per copy; $9-00 Post Free m Straits Settlements and Federated Malay State*. Publishers FRASER AND NEAVE, LIMITED To be had from all Book* slier* la Straits Settlement! and F.M.S
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    The National Need.
    1732 290 May 4. There are privileges attaching to more or less temporary exile from the home country which at least some of us highly value. For these privileges moan an endowment of no ordinary kind. There ma> be some who think rather of what exile deprives them of.
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    Canada and the Presidential Elections.
    1102 290 Mnv Owing to the rank parochial flavour of American politics, which about the period of a Presidential election becomes almost of h/achan-Uke pungency, no outsider really attempts to probe the mysteries of the many main and side issues that seem to afford the American people
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    The Rock of Ulster.
    1084 291 ■May 7. mail brought us, ita chief harden, Ibe tale o f the introduction of Ike third "spasm** of Home Rule intolhe lion-, of Common*. It i^ with certain pernutatiofiM and combinations. Hardly to l». dntingukhed from the bill that (>; •">- went -m 1 The
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    Overseas Naval Bases.
    1121 291 May s. Two incidents of reoenl oecarrenoe furnish together ut instructive illustration of the necessity for elasticity m j the naval and military dispositions of a I power whose responsibilities are not j limited to securing its own frontiers I I and to holding at command the
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    The Italo Turkish Deadlock.
    1201 291 May <>. While a sort of conventional oourteajr compels the application of the epithet "war** to the relations arising out of the rupture between Italy and Turkey, we can only say, leaving out of account the quite isolated hostilities going on m Tripoli between the Italian
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    TRAFALGAR LIMITED.
    515 292 The annual meeting of the above Rubber and Coconut Company was held m the oilices of the Secretaries Messrs. Patersou Simons and Co. on Tuesday Mr. W. C. Southam presiding. The following notes of the Chairman's speech have been supplied by the Secretaries. 44 I have first to
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    183 292 Madro Luigia Morolli, the iuspectress of the Cauossian Institute of Xuns, has arrived on an inspection of the branches m Singapore and Mahuv.t. The Cauossian Institute is an Italian order of Nuns, and besides Singapore a n Malacca, has its branches m Macao, Tim >. !>illyand Hong koug. 1m the
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    RUBBER AMALGAMATION.
    1164 292 NEW SINGAPORE ST. HELENA. The fJiismholrtais of The New Singapore Rubber Co Ltd.. and St. Helena .Rub he i* Co., Ltd. hnve been circularised to the following effect Amalgamation Scheme. The Directors of tho above Companies have for some time past been considering the question of au amalgamation
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    MALACCA RUBBER AUCTION
    37 292 [From our .'a ,i Correspondent*! Malacca, May 7. The following pi -ires were realised. Sheet No. I V231.K1 Sheet No. f It Hit Scrap Cnpt V 207.00 Uark Crepe S2O«».in All lots being koM.
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    SINGAPORE RUBBER AUCTION.
    69 292 Hat Tjh 1912, Oft&mitov Sale 15. 'leases, pik. 1«i9.17 or Sold 7<> BMM, pik. 82.48 or 10.997 lbs. Pricks Hi:amzki>: Sheet Smoked »2. r »2 to *2«.-J do I iismoked t4t to 2"»4 Crepe No. 1 "2,'tl do No. I 2:t.'{ to MS do No. :> l\t\
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    RUBBER AND TIN RETURNS
    87 292 Agent .1. Sjjod^inss. T«boag:- :».<><) i Chempedak _'.•.<.»<, The Waterhouse Co., Ltd. Tanjoug Olak 2,9.#f» l':ihautf Jiuhher :{,:»:>4 Ag^nt EL Carpmael. Pelepah Valley: 1,440; Total for year 20,042 His. Kota Tiug[-i IJU6 Aj4CQts Wei si i i Co. Soinhoßj; i' 24 Tlu Piali. tIH.tJ pikul. Kstiitiatetl
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    MR. BELLAMY BROWN.
    122 292 A company of twelves of the Pressmen of Hongkong attended a farewell dinner given at the Hongkong Hotel on Saturday night, April 27th, m honour of Mr. A. Bel laiuy Brown, editor of the China Mail." who leaves this week for Kuala Lumpur, where he will take
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    SPRING RACE MEETING.
    2123 293 We «n: so vv. May s, 1912 FIRST DAY'S RUNNING. Then were ail the possibilities three weeks ago of this meeting proving one of the BSOSI successful which has been held of recent years and whilst the opening has i>y no means carried out that possibility, it
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    Golf.
    100 293 A match between the Singapore doir Club and Sepoy Lines <iolt Club was played at Sepoy Lines on Sunday, .">th May, and resulted m :j win for the visitors. The scores were as follows s. (i. Cli s. L. Cli i;. Ferguson »v Sharpe l Baker c Stevens <>
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    JOHORE ESTATE CASES.
    97 293 At Johore on Saturday I'ngku Omar. the Chief Justice, Mr. .1. learn, Chief Adviser wirh Mr. Bryce and Mr. P. Cuseaden :is assessors fined Mr. .Jarvis |200 for a rash action causing the death of a coolie who was attacking Mr. Spencer m a recent estate trouble
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    192 293 The preliminaries tot the work of erecting the ih'.w coolie immigration shock at Tort ftwettenbara are going ou apace. The huiid is being mised all round to keep our the water at high titl«-s and large quantities of sand are being brought m lor iilling the swamps. Mr. Perkins. Civil
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    RAUB AUSTRALIAN GOLD MINING Co., Limited.
    874 293 M.wuiKK's Rkpobi For Foci Wwmmm Kn;)IN(. APUL 20TH. Mil 2. The mine meavireinents and assay results show a to:ai of 239 feet, made up as follows Sinking is feet, Driving on lodes MfMfc and Cro— cutting 125 feet, and compares with a total of
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    ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL.
    208 294 s.c.C. Raffles Old r»<>\s. A large gathering assembled on the K*pi:i;«:ido yesterday afternoon to watch the friendly game of soccer" between the S.C.C. and an eleven of Rallies old Boys (and a tew others). Mr Teale olViciated as referee. A keenly contested game resulted and the Club team
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    190 294 > < A very pretty wedding took place at Holy Trinity Cathedral. Shanghai, ou tlu22nd, when Mr Charles B. Harbor, of the Uritioh American Tobacco Co., Hankow, formerly oi Shanghai, and Miss Helen Douglas (iordon, lately arrived from home were united m Matrimony. Many of his old friends In Singapore
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    COFFEE SHOP MURDER.
    297 294 Fortune Tkllbs Charged. Mi Acton, second magistrate, opened a preliminary enquiry yesterday afternoon into charge oi murder brought against a decrepit Chinaman named Teng Ah Ngah who was alleged to have fatally stabbed a cot Tee ghop keeper named Lee Ah I*o?» m IS, Sbaik Madersah Lane
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    MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS.
    2340 294 THtmsrar. May. 191-2. We have received from the President a copy of his report for the past year m which the work of ali departments i> reviewed and statistics given of what has been -done by the stall' employed and the cost of the doing thereof. Though it
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    TABLE COMPANIONS.
    225 294 The month of April. ol».-< i\..> I Hi contemporary, is always associated v pleasantries and hoaxes, and then it ;;i\ an example, One of the principal meatbet* of the orchestra oi the Opera, who it I a humourist, found hiins* it at the d'hote m a little town
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    MONEY LENDING.
    1021 295 Soi;i" Oovernmetita have tried to act as bi-ni'vob'iit nioiicN lender* with varying flassnea af sneceas, mi witness the Frenca and other pawn broking systems, but taken (m the whole it ma] pi ihaps be affirmed that the State has n«.t :>»<>ve.| t,> be eithi I a ver\ lent,
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    "MA."
    845 295 <\ Mkmohi Children ot ber own she had none—perhaps that is why we gave ber the nainf originally an abbreviation of Madre.'" and it teamed most appropriate, she had had a husband once: at lea>t SOShciSOJd, I nit there were those who averred that she and he had dispensed
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    TH CURTAIN OF NIGHT.
    982 295 TH CU RTAI N OF NIG HT. The Stbakgi Advexturss of Bh Highness THE Si I/! \N OF BIEKGKABOUW. THK FALL OF THE TIN GOD. H.issan i)in Hamid told us t b i s story on«« aftei'uooi). as we were squatted on the deck of the ship rocking on the
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    MESSRS KATZ BROS.
    869 295 "AT HOME." On Saturday. Messrs Kat/ BeOS, were Ht Horn m their line now godow n to friends and customers. A full de*cs iptiou of the building has already been given* baft a technical account doe^ not ellogatlu i do justice to the brilliant scone that the
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    SINGAPORE LADIES RIFLE ASSOCIATION.
    145 296 The following scores were made m the May competition for the Mill's Trophy. Miss Ken »A Mrs. Tel kin k) Miss Gum .> s Mrs. Miiiilrion ._> iS Mrs. (iuttev fl Limy Kvolwi Young 26 171 mn Gattey won the May Spoon the scores being. 100
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    Friday, May 3, 1912.
    545 296 Mr Percy Cuscaden passed through Veiiiiug on his way to take up the dutie> of Chief of Police In Johoro. Surveys have, been made at the Alma Station, for a rrnning line m front of that station, about 1,050 feet m length. The Honourable Mr Staniforth
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    SINGAPORE'S NEW DOCK.
    382 296 PRACTICALLY COMPLETED. I A most important part of the new Harour Works, the new Dry Dock at Keppel larbour. sometimes known as the Adnririty Dock, is now practically completed, 'he dock lies between the P. and 0. Wharf nd the New Harbour Wharf, pointing out cross the
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    SHARE CIRCULAR.
    242 296 Praser Co.'s The market lor Sterling Rubbers has been dnll, and prices m most cases remain unaltered. Local stocks have kept Stead; with a lair business passing. Tin shares arc m good demand and close Artner, while Industrials are unchanged at quotations. Rubber. Duffs strengthened to IDs. but
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    130 296 The death took place on Thursday April 17th, at his residence, 107-.\, Bluff Yokohama, of Mr George K. Dinsdale, a resident of about forty years' standing. The Japan Ga/ette states that deceased, who was seventy one years of age. arrived m Singapore m 1H6:». and after ten years' residence there,
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    "THE CASTLE" MESS.
    609 296 Ways of the Gentle Cookie. Before M. A. de Mello. >iuiii^ M a fourth magistrate, yesterday morning. :i Hylam cook firing the name of Deo Mooug Keng Munmoned Mr K. EL Thomas, Secretary of the Castle" lleos, Cavenagh Road, for 120-25 which he claimed as i money
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    PENANG WEDDINGS.
    119 296 ITptox Jenkins Two marriage! were iolemnised at St. George's Church on Monday Afternoon. The Rev. F. Raines officiated m both cases. Mr Victor Crowther Upton, Manager of the Koala Perak Estate, Bagan Datoh. was married to Miss Edith Gweodolitte .Jenkins. The bride was given away by Mr llobeit
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    114 296 A gunpowder explosion occurred m Delhi Fort. A stair servant and six peons were killed. A Manila exchange to hand states that a suit has been brought m the court of nrst instance by Barbara King on behalf of herself and Bessie Le Claire, both memben of the theatrical troupe
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    DR. GERRARO ON SELANCOR ESTATES.
    697 296 A SWEBPIKU OOVOBXVATfOX The following ,\:r;tri> hl \>, rard s medical r< f »oi Mpltf) th,contained m on DOfeMpon iyesterday. PbAVTMM kXO IHMTW I r In conclusion hr. OcttmH *.i>> I feel it may duty to i.j, it unprecedented tin.oiiii; of olMtractimj passive mMmm Ihm
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    134 296 Commencing from the Ist M..v. further notice, coconuts v.iil v- :i m l»erak Mt per I.(m»u. M vu U tv. Many m Singapore will leant nit»regret of the death .Yesterday niorniu- ci Mr C. J. liajahkristuen. for many pearl chief Tamil interpreter m th,- T»pij._ Court. He recently retired on
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    SPORTING WOULD
    1821 297 ow >.n r > t f uncunt.} London. April 4. 12. I'm? Ath i ktic Or ri.ooh. :h<- decision of the 40th annual t r>it\ -> ports l>etween the represenativei of Oxford and Cambridge Iniver--il!»- outlook of the Olympic <»a)nes appeals much brighter. Some of our j c>!
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    JIMAH RUBBER ESTATES.
    577 297 JIM AH RUBBER ESTATES. A special meeting of the above Company was held on Saturday m the Exchange, Mr. .1. tfcClymoot presiding. Amongst those present were Messrs J. Snodgras*. A. Knight, If. Hilckes, F. C. Peck, Capt Craig, K. V. Cuthbert, o. Davids. After the reading of the notice and
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    CEYLON TAMILS.
    160 297 The usual half-yearly general meeting of the Ceylon Tamils 1 Association was held on Sunn-day and the following were elected office bearers For the current half year. Honorary President, Mr, Annamalaippillai, Patron, Dr. J. M. Handy. president, Mr. H. M. Hoisington, Vicepresidents, Messrs. Snpiraiuaniam. and Aiyathurai. Sec-rotary Mr.
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    29 297 Xews has been received m Singapore of the death at Manila on the Oth Api-il of Mr George Gilchrist, an old resident there, who for many years represented Yeritas."
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    SPREADING SMALLPOX.
    230 297 How a Mii'mn MAOB Monkv. The Cantonese Bo'snn of the steamer Bucephalus,** Hip Kong, appeared before Mr. Firmstone, m the District Criminal Court, yesterday, charged with malignauth doing an act which he knew or had reason to believe to be likely to spread Smallpox. Court Inspector Ambrose prosecuted.
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    AMERICAN STATES.
    181 297 LnpbecBDBXTBD Pro ri:s r. Washington. April Ist. The body of Governor! of states of the Union, acting through a committee selected by the conference of Hoveruors last September, to-day solemnly protested to the Federal Supreme Court against the violation of the right of the Sovereign States to regulate
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    PLAGUE IN GHARRY.
    375 297 Dangerous Act by Two [kimavb. In the second court, yesterday morning, before Mr. Acton, two Indians. Abdul Kassini and Abu Dakar, were charged ou four separate counts. 1. on April "Jl negligently committing an act likely to spread a dangerous infectious disease by removing Abdul Gunny who
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    Saturday, May 4, 1912
    395 298 H. E. the Governor, Sir Arthur Young, has telegraphed that he will arrive this morning by the night mail train to Singapore. Mr. W. A. D. Donaldson, late of the. Peking and Tientsin Times," relieves Mr. A. Bellamy Brown as editor of the 44 China Moil."
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    ST. LUKE'S, TELUK ANSON.
    166 298 The Chunk of St. Luke tbe Evangelist, Tehlk Anson, was consecrated by tbe Rt. Key. the Bishop of Singapore on Friday lat>t. at .'j.l."i p.m. The service was dignified and impressive. Mr. Kiu^ston, tbe otganist, assisted by an etlicient choir, rendered the musical part of the
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    RANGOON CHEATING CASE.
    155 298 Mrs. Thorim: Released on Bail. Mr. C. I. Carver mentioned to Mr. Finnstone. m the District Criminal Court, yesterday, the case m which Mrs. Thorpe was arrested here on the application of the Rangoon police on several charges of < heating. Counsel said that as a result
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    1028 298 Quicquid agunt bomine* noetri est farage libelli. JUYKNAb. What the telegraph cable has done for the spread of news throughout tln> world ahead of mail communication, can best be understood by the fact that here ou tbe other side of the world from the eoeoe of
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    A FAMILY DISPUTE.
    708 298 Allegations Acjaisst J'hosk* ition. The charge against J. Brick of criminal intimidation against B. Riuanuel was re- sinned m the lirst court before Mr Firin--1 stone yesterday. Brisk was also called upon to show cause why he should not be I hound over to keep the peace
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    BANKRUPTCY.
    861 298 Before the Chief Justice, Sir W. Hynd man Jones, yesterday. In re J. d. Boyd. Public Kxanii nation, iv this rase, Mr. (iaunt 6aid that he wish ed to crosse.vamine on behalf of the. Shanghai Syndicate who were concerned with the negotiations for purchase of the Pulo Batain Estate,
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    RAFFLES PLACE ARCHITECTURE.
    2083 299 < --k-> K\i/ Hnoa. \k\x Fremim>. Although the ex. has tested on th»- most rut artistic adornment to Raflies Square for s,;in*» week-* now, and borne parti of li interior have btien used for business p irpose* for a similar period, the fornuil t.. ning has l^eu
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    INTER-SCHOOL FOOTBALL LEAGUE.
    253 299 Inning the past few weeks tbe lute is School Football League Competition was played oft" between the three schools Anglo-Chinese School, Rattles Institution' Mid St. Joseph's Institution. Kacb schoo h;idto play every other school twice once at home and once away. The greatest enthusiasm was shown throughout
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    EUROPEAN RESIDENCES ROBBED.
    199 299 No less than four robberiet from European houses were reported to the police yesterday. Mr. Bramlet of Uooin 1, Hotel Europe, reported that between April ip» and May he lost a scarfpin valued at 1120. Mr M. i\ Hartmami, aOermkn, living at. <».;o, Serangoou ltoad. has lost
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    59 299 The mortality re turns for Singapore for the weekended April 27th show thai then; were 2.37 deaths, including three Kuropeans. The ratio per mille was 42.06. The chief causes of death were malarial fever 85, fever not specified 29, convulsion 29, phthisis 26, dysentery 22, pneumonia 14 and heri beri
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    POLICE CASHIER'S CASE.
    267 299 \rw Smnes of Charges. When Lim Tye Keug. the cashier m the Police Department, appeared before Mr. Manudrell. third magistrate, on Tuesday afternoon, for further evidence to be taken m the preliminary enquiry into allegations of criminal breach of trust as a public servant brought against him.
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    THE COLONIAL CIVIL SERVICE.
    450 299 Our readers will remember that a sliorfc time bank the question of the appointments to Colonial (lovernorships from outside the Colonial Service was raised m the House of Commons. A correspondent m The Times again takes up the subject. He refers especially to the recent appointments
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    MR. STEAD'S LAST WRITTEN WORD.
    103 299 In the Keview of Kevirws," rHerriug to a great movement m America for the union of the evangelical Churches, Mr. Stead writes on the last page of his editorial summary of the Progress of the World as follows The committee haa betm kind enough to
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    Tuesday, May 7, 1912.
    273 300 The Hon. Miles Staniforth Cater Smith, administrator of Papua, left Hongkong on Saturday, April 27th. by the St. Alban's. He only remained m Hongkong two days. It is reported (wires a Selangor Correspondent) that cholera exists on the Bantin Estate, Kuala Selangor and that there have
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    DEATH OF MR. TROTERE.
    296 300 a Phoufic Writes or Populab soncs. One of the most popttlai song writers of the past twenty live yean has passed aa ay m the person of Mr. Henry Trotere. a prolific composer of songs, without which no concert or drawing-room programme could now he considered
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    DEATH OF Mr. W. GUTCHER.
    232 300 The death occurred with tragic suddeniiese; yesterday morning ol Mr William Gataher, chief engineer of the Singapore oil Mills m HaTetoek Road. Mr Gutcher went to work as u>ual at a. in. and seemed m th« best of health, hut he oollapsed suddenh m the
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    THE HIGH COMMISSIONER'S VISIT TO GUNONG TAHAN.
    1705 300 Nabrativr ok thk .ToruNKvHis Excellency the Higb Commissioner and party arrived by train at Kuala Teh at 7.40 a.m. on Wednesday 17th April. His Excellency was met there by the Dato" lino :u Prang Indra Setia of Pnlau Tawar I and headmen. An
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    A VALUABLE DONATION.
    90 300 The Director of St. Joseph's Institution wishes to thank Mr and Mrs Lee Cboon Guan for presenting the Institution with the New Encyclopedia BriUtwka. When he commeaeed work on King George's H;ill they were among the first to subscribe a handsome sum is defray the expenses. This
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    63 300 Captain Caylev of tlie "Minotaur" and Captain Hunt of the Kent issued a tennis challenge to any two colonels m Hong kong and this was accepted by Lt. Colonels Stacpole and Hamilton. The match was to have been played at Government House on Saturday but, owing to the sudden departure
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    POLICE COURT CASES.
    780 300 w»;j:k End Kkpohts. In 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 m the grounds of itafMes Institution early yesterday morning, aud
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    114 300 The death ut Ispahan, of Mr Marti rose Sarkies, the founder of Messrs Sarkies brothers, proprietors of the KaWe« Hotel m Singapore, and other hotels m Penaiig and Rangoon, has severed another link with the old generation. He was the eldest of live hrotlieis, aud one Mster. the mother of
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    THE BRITISH, BRITISH NAVY.
    1258 301 London, April 3. It is a>inr>tince,| omriully tlnxt the battleship* of liie Merlin •rraiieaii Kleet. now m theii Immm port-, will return to Marts m May to wake at range aunts for transferrinc their ».:i>r 1.. Gibraltar. The public bM ;u< -i-i.ti-d ;i> mi axiom that
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    MADAME ALICE GOMEZ.
    442 301 CoN( BBT IN PENANO. One of the best conceits, from a musical standpoint, given m Penang for very many years was that at the Town Hall. Madame Alice dome/, hod been heard at Home by many m the audience when she sang m the company of great
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    THE FINEST FRUIT.
    1059 301 Leaning over the side of the ship. I was watching mid cursing. I was watching those well known green swamps to which the vessel was rapidly drawing near, and I was raning the fate which scut me out once Again to the Bart, after too brief a
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    "TITANIC" FUND.
    64 301 Amount previously acknowledged II «»:;.v K. 11. Taylor .;(> w. M. Si me. Malacca •_>.-, C. W. Kl\. F. M. i;.. sod C. K. Malacca fj S. H. Barges?, Ualacc-a. 10 W. E. Hooper i .1. Winter l q Anon ],i Mrs. A. I). Toiulin I,> F. L.
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    M.S.V.R. RIFLE CLUB.
    156 301 Tin: Bikhop'h («oO!> S< A very pleasant sliot>l says the T.0.M.. took place on the lp<»h icitje Range m i okUt to give the K'ijjht licv. thfl Btehop ol Singapore an opportonity ol keeping m practice m bis rifle-shooting. The Bishop with Mr and Mrs 11. I.
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    SHIPS' BOATS.
    374 301 In regard to the following it is to i»*. noted that it appeared m the. Daily Tele graph of April 4th. six days before the Titanic" departed on the disastrous voyage that has made the provision of boats and other life saving apparatus subject of universal discussion Prom
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    35 301 Hongkong papers record the deutli of tbe liev. J. Bosshaidt, which took pluc* with painful suddenness at the Basel Mission. Bonhain Hoad. Mr. Hosshardt was the local ajjent for tbe ftriUrt acd Feroign l»il»le Society.
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    A PRETTY WEDDING.
    348 302 Monday, May 6, 1012. FINT.AY>ON DABBF IT. A charming ami very popular wedding took place ou Saturday, the bridegroom being Df George Fialavsoa ami tbe bride Miss Helen Mariel Barrett who arrived froiti Rngland OH Friday by tlie P, and Devanh:i. The Scotch Church was very tastcfullv
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    QUEEN OF SIAM'S JEWELS.
    100 302 PAi'l. Dfl BOOECK m SIKOAPOBB. Paul de Boseok. who has been extradited from RngJMMI m connect ion with the niissing jewels belonging to the Dowager Queen of Siam, arrived m Singapore on Friday by the P. A O. Dovanha m charge of Detective Inspector Bower of
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    THE ALHAMBRA.
    318 302 The programme at the Alhaiubra on Saturday night excelled m merit anything that lias been seen al this popular plea sure house fot some considerable time, every item was new. and our subject rivalled with anolher m interest. As regards the pictures, the ever popular M:t\ Under ami
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    31 302 A severe cyclone has swept over Bengal, causing enormous damage to property. Many bouts were sunk and villages destroyed. In one cast' a goods-train was overturned, and many deaths are rejKjrted.
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    SCOTTISH LETTER
    1169 302 from out u'ilH i^vrtesponaent.} April 11. There has ju^J been published the groatcot docnmont ever submitted to the people of Scotland since the Revolution Settlement;' and Scots who remember the close connection which exists between our ecclesiastical and secular polities will agree with the description. For some time
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    "JACK." THE POLICE DOG.
    470 302 "Truth," of April 10th, has this refereuce to ilc police iog Jack, and his tracking capabilities. It was not known when the passage <j noted below was written th it Jack, immediately after the incident mentioned, had been accidentally killed by a motor car. Truth" says:—
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    BROMHEAD MATTHEW'S SHIELD.
    68 302 The shoot lot the Bromhead Matthew's Shield competition, open to all volunteers m Malaya, has concluded, and the following aw the results I'enang Volunteers 539 points X. S. V. It. fSelaugor) 6*7 M.S. V. K. Upoh) 522 S.R. K. (V) 514 n B. V. I. 505 We
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    SATURDAY'S CRICKET.
    199 302 Kasy \Vi\ rom nil. T»:..i.,kv In tbe S.C.C. tournament niatcb. ou the Ksplanade on Satuviaj ftfteruoon the Telegraphs beat the SU-i\\r.\u\-large margin. For tli»« winning t Lenthall contributed SI runs. Merchants were one >bo»r. The scores wen- Thi: Mi.KHiWis. U. I). Uutley lb\v b riffci«M O. I*, (i.
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    ALLEGED SHIPPING TRUST.
    444 302 A.MEMC VN Pl{(»i;. New fork, April The Federal Governments camp against seveiaJ of the big companies v rying freight between the I nited Slat,and the Far East by way of Übfl Sue/ (Vi:.: is regarded by shipping mew as rtratrhing the Sherman Anii I rust Law to
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    44 302 Among the Gazette announcement i** the appointment of Mr. (i. H. M. Robertson to act as District Officer, Christmas Island Mr. A. M. (ioodinan to act as assistant pro tector of Chinese, Singapore and Mr. J.H > Arthur to be assistant district judge fur Singapore.
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    TELEGRAMS.
    3439 303 Bj Submarine Cable]. Khtkf:\s Skrvice. London, via Bombny. I Adiniraliv hat announced a further Isapavtnmi step m the reorganisation of lbs nWr. Whin tbe change* are completed m si\ months, there will be six battle squadrons, homogeneous. The First and Second flsjssiiUnni will consist of Dreadnoughts and Lord Nelsons;
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    LOCAL WIRES.
    198 304 PtMiatig. May 7th. A meeting of the Immigration Committee was held yesterday under the Presidency ot the Protector (Mr .1. I{. Aid worth.' He reported that the u umber of adult immigrants arriving with fiee tickets for the four months oi 191 S was 15,120 as compared with
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    THE TERM " KLING."
    1058 304 THE TERM KLING." A Malacca correspondent sends a letter too long to be given entire of which we append the material portion. Jt deals with the frequent speculation regarding the origin of the word Kling as applied to coolie* from the eastern coast of India who And their way here.
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    RUBBER AND TIN RETURNS
    20 304 Agents Derrick k Co. Tambalak '2.040 Agents Kvatt and Co. BukitTimab:— 5,100 Total four montbs 92,510.
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    PERAK TIN EXPORTS.
    41 304 Tbe following figures of the export of of tin from Perak for April, (exclusive Upper Perak > are advance figures liable to correction. Block tin 10,048. Si p ks. Tin oie 80,242. 82 pks. D^ty |510 v O4l. 46
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    167 304 Divine Service will be conducted m the Johore Church on Saturday next at 8.46 a.m. by the Rev W, Murray. It is stated on the highest authority that Mr H. E. Hansell, the Prince of Wales' tutor, will not proceed to Oxford with him. owing to the fact that his
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      RUBBER STERLING COMPANIES.
      571 304 Cap. Issue. Paid. Last Div. Buyebr. Skllers 85,000 2s 2s Alla^ar 10% 3 0 .1 5 150,000 2s 2s Auglo-Maiay 70% 1", 7f 16 50,000 2s 2s Batang Malaka 2 7 21) 30,000 1 1 Batu Caves 140% £12 10 0 13 o 80,000 1 1 Batu
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      RUBBER DOLLAR COMPANIES.
      129 304 750.000 5 5 AyerPanad 6-0 r 120,000 1 1 Aloi-Gaiah VZ f'S 150,000 1 1 AyerKuniug L JJ 500,000 10 10 BukitTimah 13 *AX ss;. u^L, •a- E a 400,000 1 1 Gleuealv s<^ i m v 450.000 1 1 MalakaPinda i^ l*S 1,000.000 I Malakoff 5%
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      MINES.
      169 304 5300,000 10 10 Belat Tin 10% int 4 tta i m $300,000 10 10 Bniang 7i% Final 2 To j™ $400,000 10 10 Kanaboi ?5? ttSS'SS I r Ki ta riD UtaNWll'tt/o £2 6 £120.000 1 1 Lahat 3s during 1911 £1 lv fi M v n W50.000 10
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      INDUSTRIALS.
      138 304 $1,500,000 {}J 1° Eastern Smelting Co 10% 10.00 com 1U Contnb 10% a /m $360,000 10 10 Fraser and Neave 30% Z *0M W,4oo.ooo{J«| Z Howarth Ermine 2*% g^ •I,OOO,OOO {JS J^ Katz others deferred 10% Z l Solbo $34,000 10 10 MaynardACo 15% 26*00 »870,000 JS i£! Riley
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