The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 11 May 1912

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    15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, MAY 11. 1912. NO. 7,510
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    140 1 The lion)*' \lu\v bill lias passed secon<l loading hy a niujerity of KM fogß T« A eonforencQ bas kwen held with the object of briaging about an amal^ainatiou of Conservatives aiul Libenkl I'uioniKts l'age 7. Tom Mann to prison for si\ months Pafjc 7. The King went
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    RACECOURSE AND OTHER PROPHETS.
    1283 1 It is in MM of 11m HglOW Papers. I think, thai James llussell Lowell MM the homily M\ fffMi'tbor'f rule was safei n 't is to crow Don't never prophesy OOleM ye know." And II one could onl\ induce some people Ul carry that wis» precept
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      244 1 > 888 j THE FASHION PLATES 0? VAUDEVILLE "THE QUEALYS" I'K()NOL'N< KO TO UK THE BEST AND MOST O HIGHLY AMUSING SKETCH TEAM EVER HEKN IN SINGAPORE Z nan ark EXCEPTIONALLY CLEVER h, ai i. PARTICULARLY ATTRACTIVE tin,,, Z AND EXCEEDINGLY FUNNY Mi A Mis. I.iUHAI.V will pVMHH with f:a<
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      135 1 GRAND AND ATTRACTIVE PICTURES AND VAUDEVILLE TO-NIGHT SATURDAY 11th May. 1912. HARRY THE QUEALYS NELLIE IN THKIi: ORIGINAL FARCICAL COMEDY SKETCH An absolute Screamer) Entitled JIM COOPES BURGLAR INTROMUC INtJ Thai actor Making up on the Kta^e Popular Song Hits. Duet and Dance and their URKAT COMKhV WREBTLING MATCH MONDAY
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      207 1 HARIMA HALL CINEMATOGRAPH, NORTH BRIDGE ROAD. A Grand Selection of Pictures. IN TO-NIGHT'S PROGRAMME Root of Evil 1,000 ft. Biograph. A Child averts the purpose of II despicable villain. The Expiation. 1.000 ft. Biograpk This sabjecj Is rather oat of the ordinary, and being beautifully staged and acted will prose
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      188 1 SEE Whether you wont ENJOY YOURSELF with the pictures we are presenting TO-WGHT at rn MARLBOROUGH PICTURE THEATRE, BEACH ROAL. Second show 9. h0 u» 11 p.m. The Programme comprise* PICTURES TO INTEREST, TO AMUSE AND TO ENTERTAIN and you will nmUmbtetlly like them. The Ti 'ianoiiH (Versailles) A Croor*iik
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      113 1 3o*£a\>'d H^vcTtt6ctncnta. New Shipments for Kobin>oii Piano Co l^i^e 2. Hillei \v:iiited l>\ British Knjjiueer Puge Federal Liffl Assurance Co. I'n^e '.<. Dry Hoval recomnieinlcd hy iJarner. Queleli and Co. I'a^e 7. Auction >ale ;it BidstOO I'a^e r». White HOVM whiskey I'a^e t). State ExpreM Cigarettes I'age 7. Shipping Notices:
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      137 1 THE WEEK. Saturday 1 1th. High Water- 1 40 a.m., 7 -in n.ru. B. I. Ontivartl M;iil due. ota£tpoie RfeoH*. Thiitf )M\. Open tfa IVjuT Tov. u" 1.i1'.. S j»m, Sunday 12th. High Water— 6-17 a.m.. 7 52 p.m. Rotation Sunday. Monday 13th. nigh Wator— 7-3-> a.m.. h J4 p.m.
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    242 2 A humorous comment iu RsmgOOn paper 011 the recent collision off th*' mouth of the Rangoon Uivnr says The Angora Seanj* Bee collision remind! one rather of two gfciij wallahi racing to racch a fitre, and colliding iu tht> middle. It adds another excitement to the joy of picking up;i
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      121 2 THE ROBINSON PIANO CO., LTD. FOR MANDOLINES. BANJOS. GUITARS. JAP FIDDLES. FLUTES. PICCOLOS. NEW SHIPMENT JUST RECEIVED THE ROBINSON PIANO CO., LTD. G. H. WILLIS TURF ACCOUNTANT. 8, THE ARCADE PHONE 596. Telegrams: STRAIGHT. R BELUHY NOW EXECUTING COMMISSIONS ON THE SINGAPORE RACES Run MAY 11th. STRAIGHT OUT ON ALL
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      170 2 SINGAPORE RACES. MAY 11. MO pnilf All Are now Executing Oi UUllMli, I Commissions on the Fl Alinm above Meeting. LANUtK, Please Note Address SON LEVY, 29-1, Rales Place, B (FIRST FLOOR.) j WA I I Below 'FREE PRESS. I Telkphonk 1301. I Jas. CHRISTIE, PREMIER TURF ACCOUNTANT, SINGAPORE. ATTENDS
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      85 2 M. S. COWAN NOW EXECUTING COMMISSIONS ON THE SINGAPORE RACES Run MAY 11th. STRAIGHT OUT ON ALL EVENTS. DOUBLES ANY TWO RACES. For Part i<-ulais apply 29-1, Raffles Place, (FIRST FLOOR), Below Free Press." Ti:i,kpjionk No. 1201. Apr 24 r SERVANTS' AGENCY OFFICL No. 79, Tank Road, nJSf*^ 06^" Buildin
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      637 2 NOTICES LOST From Rattles Hotel Pekinese pug dog pro perty Mrs. Harniston Love. Answers name Dichie. Reward of *20 on returning to Mr. R. Love, Raffles Hoiel. May 9 12 5 THE TANGLIN CLUB. Notk e ik ukrkbv <.i\en that a Special i General Meeting of the Members of the
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      461 2 NOTICES NOTICE. Owin^ lOtlM u-AJit Q| ship li: proposal to ornHMise* d.un. n B ii Fell<,ws ot the Royal Colonial In. r Empire Day. May -»*ili. hash,, ;il SSSJaeJT A. T. BRYANT, a uji^ c.iouiHJ Be netan May,,, GOVERNMENT NOTICE. May, 19)2, for the erection of New Offw! 1 Government
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      226 2 SUNDAY CHURCH SERVICES. ST. ANDREWS CATHEDRAL. Fifth Sunday Aitkr Basra. Notation Sunday. Oth May 1912. i«.m. Hoi) ('omnninion i lMain'. "IS a.m. Holy Coaunturiott, (Cboral) and Stimon. Hymns 247. US 4 2*^o. 9 1". a.m. Matins A; Litany, followed by Holy < onjmiinion (Plain*. Hymn 1 Ih. MQpjn. EveaooogJi Sermoa,
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    HOOKS RECEIVED.
    1402 3 ju>iiud Ihc Knl Tjainp A (onaii Doyle. Methnen*s Shilling Hooks. I Christie. Veiiny Webttag. Tin- hitf ConjmiMsioiH't HIM* M. Swabey. r< >>f Hcroolea. 0. N. and A. M. Will ia i n son MfthncM Colonial Literary. JfoSSTi .M«ffi:i*n h;i\e daw* well to in lade in kbi« capital series
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    "PUBLICLY DROWNED."
    288 3 Ui -i i/i of Wipe's Ikdmurbtiok. Canton, Ipril 27. V horrible tale COIIWI to band from l-'atshuu. A hushand. returning home un i'\[m< t»«ll> ton lid a stranger with his wife. The irate hush.iud s. i/»m1 wejipon and aaeanlted tli*» rtrangor. inflicting fearful punishment upon liiin. The intruder
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    THE FINANCING OF CHIN.
    622 3 The revolution in China has taken longer to consummate thin anticipated, the rinauces <jt the country have ;ilsr> KtifTered to a greater axUnt than e: p ct-ii. Mid tiSJOS the political situation is 1 rge y dependent iipoa finance, it is obvious that the means to
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    JAPAN AND THE UNITED STATES.
    640 3 The Desire fob Co-Opebation Thf Time* correspondent writes from l Tokyo Miuch I It has ceased to be possible to s:»y that citi/en-iiip of the United states oi America I constitutes 1 passport to Japanese good will. The MSertion was indisputable during the Aral cycle
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    EXCITING RESCUES FROM A BURNING SHIP.
    532 3 PASSKMiKKS IN I'KKIL VVIKRLI OPKKATOk's >< l.i i 1 Ww orU. April lifl> one nun. women, and childi en. piMn|M wlid hrid i.ccn mmmmi tram Mm Merchants" and Minns Line steamship "Ontario." wnr landed at noon to j>jj ftl New London. <ouu«'< tit ut.
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      44 3 By CTfl T# Appomtmen* i f M.M. THE KINr.. Wk A cupful of Hot LEMCO at bedtimes cures sleeplessness, because it soothes the nerves and regularises the circulation. Lemco 1 TJ'c mom McMy concentrated Reel Is the •rorid. Atmolstdy pare. L*mco, Thames Mon-«*. l.om'<'n.
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      429 3 r Wolfe's 1 Schiedam dCslllS«ipilS# II 1 1 A Refreshing and Exhilarating Drink and jflflßSfe valuable Medicinal m irotrn, ~gK Beverage in all cases of I H Malana,Liravel, Insomnia, sjnianS«s»» H Kidney Troubles, Stone 55. is I in Bladder, Urinary ;g- !7ff§S»s B Affections, Colic, Debility, 'ssi^~B Stomachic Troubles, I
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      43 3 Grimaulft Skin Soap, so justly renowned its cleansing and curative properties in removing dobies itch, Ac, prevents all Hkin diseases: it is nice to use, has a most refresh in^ smell and .sliould always be used in hot COtMMtien rg-n-nshinc aiuA t u
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    CROCODILE CATCHING.
    1192 4 Boknko Dyak's Mkthods. It is a common sight in Borneo to see a large crocodile suuuing himself on the I muddy bank of a rivei*. He takes no notice of the. natives, even though they pass quite near him. 80 common, indeed, is the sight that the Dyaks
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    BOAT STOWAGE ON STEAMERS.
    732 4 A w.w Invention. In connection with the frequent difficulty that in times of mnergeney only the boats on one side of a ship can be lowered the "Rangoon Times" gives details of an arrangement that has been devised to meet this difficulty. It is perhajM a
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    70 4 Morrhuol Creosote was oanfolly tried in a case of threatening throat an<l luntf t ronble, for which patient had b&m treated with various lemedies for many mouths previously. Coil liver oil and creosote preparations were not tolerated by the stomach, but the capsules of Morrhuol Creosote distinctly bonetitted the patient,
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      483 4 'I BBBVTI'* IIIIIIIIIHHI»HIIII|IIIIIIIMIIIIUIIlll .Cffl ■>' BBBJfcl*"^ S ft B t& A BAA Aft MM 0 UAi AAftAA#AS A bJ^H BB^m BBF BBm BBS J^, \jl' iHllll»|Pimi|i|llllli'iii|ir.i..iiiiimii/Miiiii Its worM-wide popularity is due to its \s\ mature ripene-s, soft refinement, and l/jf exquisite flavour. VI 1H One of the principal brands of
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      174 4 Ij Tonic Wine a Obtainable of all the i principal Pharmacists I I .3 BURROUGHS WELLCOME CO., LONDON t I NtwYoPK Montreal Svdhiy Capetown \S^ m Milan Shanghai Buenos Aires yf f- aii Hh.Hvs MMMI V //V* "a i3jV IWATERBURY'S METABOLIZED W I COD LIVER OIL COMPOUND I Finest Norwegian
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    1489 5 Quit-quid agunl homines noetri est fartgo libelli. Juvrnaj*. Qui focli per alienum tacit per se. This dictum of the law was. prudently perli.ips. pn* into operation when H.l'., the High Commissioner for the Federated Malay States potbimsmlf into commission „n tli rugged lower slopes of Guuong
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    PEKING AND THE PRINCES.
    168 5 The situation in Peking with reference Ito the position ol the princes is thus described in a letter received in Shanghai last week Princes 1 palacei are now beginning to come into the market. Prince Ching has bought a large toreign house in the Ger man
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    129 5 Tbe appointment oi General Sir George Bollock to the Governorship of Bermuda is a reminder of one of tbe least obtrusive of our Colonies. It is far better known to our American cousins. It is only OHO miles from their shores, whereas it Is nearly .'..(MM) from ours. It has
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      42 5 "When your dealer tries to palm off an imitation of Rigaud s Kananga Water or "any old thing" which is not what you want, then is the time to throw a little hot air iuto him and keep away from his.storc. 10
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      522 5 WANTED WANTED Billet on Robber Kstate or Mine as Engineer by a Steady BlitUher holding liiitisli Board of Trade Ist ia-,H Engineer oertiflcate. Good Dtoapeeta desired. Aj.Mly CORNISH, 0«» Free Press." May 11 I*4 WANTEO Smart draughtsman experit need in Archii tectural Drawing! and taking off Building quantities. Good salary
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      473 5 AUCTIONS AUCTION SALE OF 443 PAIRS BOOTS (BBA-DiAII KOMD ex "SviiiA,"! AT FOWKLI, ,\i CO.'S SAL.K ROOM ON Monday, May 13th 1912, at 11 a.m Comprising incus brown and black glac« kid boots. I), .UK and liowo cstlf boots, Ik>vs and children's boor* Ac. To be sold in lots. (For
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      682 5 ISARKING FELT I ROOFS I USED UNDER ROOFING SLATES OF ALL KINDS, TILES, CORRUGATED IRON Etc.. AS A I SURE PRECAUTION AGAINST 13 LEAKAGE 1 SHARPE, ROSS AND Co., L TD I 5 SINGAPORE GLASS RUBBER TAPPING CUP. HALF LEMON SHAPE, SIZE 10 OZS. USED ON THE LEADING RUBBER ESTATES
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  • Domestic Occurrences.
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      BIRTH.
      18 6 Weber. May 7, at Tanjong Bunga, Pcnang, to Mr. and Mrs. J. C. W. Wkhrk, a daa^hter.
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      MARRIAGE.
      38 6 On April 9th at St. Judos Chun h, Soithsea. by the Rev. Langdale Smith, Erneht H. Walters, of tht; Engineering Dept., G. P. 0., London to Kathleen Blanche (Kitty) youn^ est tlaughter of Mr. E. Farrbk-Batnrb, ■Muhm
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      DEATH.
      18 6 At Katong, Thomas Norman Allen, youngest »on of Mr. ami Mrs. C. W. Edwards. Ag* 14 months.
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    The Singapore Free Press. Saturday, May 11, 1912.
    909 6 The Singapore Free Press. Saturday, May 11, 1912. -I* i iaMMli »a \> I a* Now that the new dry dock at Singa pore has been completed it may be proper to consider in what way that incident affects the status of Singapore as a naval base. As the comparative
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    300 6 A Chinaman has been arrested for passing a forged ono dollar note. Mr. and Mrs. A. V. <iahagau oiv passengers homeward hy the lrench noil a. 8. Yarra OB the 27th inst. reminder of the performance to-night in the Town Hall Theatre of Pearl the I'isher Maiden" hy the well
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    SHARE CIRCULAR.
    811 6 Fraser cV: Co's. Race week has rather interfered with business and quotations from London have not been encouraging to investors in Sterling Rubbers. The Dollar Rubber Companies have in a few instances been an active market. Industrials are in good demand but remain practically unchanged, and although the
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    LATE TELEGRAMS.
    108 6 Rnmnt*! Seu\ u >. London, vui Hoohty A message from London to ,1.,v that a feature of the Kin-s ritit'tu mouth was the flights of vriftlon, espc cially the hydroaeroplane which wm noi used before May liA. It was nu.sf sn, seifej rising from land and valet and
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    "A NATION ONCE AGAIN."
    125 6 A NATION ONCE AGAIN. ASQUITH AND REDMOND OVATED RH TKR'ft SKRVICE. London, via Bombay. OOOUMHMM in the PeJeee V;«r.l ;m,l the crowd outside ova ted Mr Asquith ;m<i >f Redmond on their iewutMN from tb»* House of Common-.. Mum\ sang n^ tion once again.' There had been the greatest effort*
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    INSPECTOR ALEXANDER ACQUITTED.
    90 6 Kuala Lumpur. Ma\ Kith Itnfotv Mr .lustire Sercoinlif Smith. Iris pert.or Aloaaierof Klang appealed against, th«* >*'nti>nce of two mouths simple impn Kontnont imposeil on him by thr Klan^ MagistraU", Mr Thomson, in ionu«>clion with gumhliu« ai Fulau Kotuni. \l<>\auder was convicted of aitliug and •kstliag and
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    PENANG FOOTBALL TROUBLES.
    71 6 iFrem our cum Cof>'>PvnJeiit.\ Peuuug, .May Id. The P.Miaug football le;igue has I ptMided Itoth th»« players who loagM it» the match on Tuesday for fchm nionthsand has oi>ien>d tin* result to stand. U was suggested that a friendly match U l pla\ed hetween the teams, under
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    RUBBER AND TIN RETURNS
    61 6 Lauii»Mtlal»> Kstate i,M9. Knala Sawah I /_>.»4 Agents Simr l>arl»>. Kempas j.d, HMbrs <iuthrie and Co are iu receipt «.r of cable from the Secretaries of I^iuggi Plantations informing them that th»hirectois li;ne decided to recommend th« payment of liiml dividend of t>'l[ .n respect of
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    CRICKET.
    221 6 The following bave lieen s< play for the Ceylon \l v The S.i t i.xljv. Play rouimcnnng jif p.jn. DrJ. A. Scharciiguivel, A. W. |:e\.i H. .lames. \V. Keyt. I". I). Li KrofM 0. H. Guslar, H flnhauiagihiil. I. a. Itartuolomeus/., K. OorlotT. S. Oftuder, Armstrong. It is a
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      195 6 Macgregor's V.O.S. SCOTCH WHISKY. AS SUPPLIED TO THR HOUSE OF LORDS, H. B. M.'s. TREASURY, HOUSE OF COMMONS, H. B. Ms. NAVY A ARMY, HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT, OTTAWA, FOREIGN LEGATIONS, Ac. SUPPLIED BY MACGREGOR, CALDBECK Co, L'don Glasgow, CALDBECK, MACGREGOR Co., HONGKONG SHANGHAI, TIENTSIN, K. LUMPUR SINGAPORE. I We in
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      54 6 BILLIARDS. THE ANGLO-AUSTRALIAN CUSHION. (Alcock's Patent with Improvements op John Roberts, Retired World's Champion) absolutely THE BEST CUSHION TO DATE FOR ANY niiIMATE. JOHN ROBERTS, 1910. ONLY obtainable i ROM John Roberts, London REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE EAST C. H. LUMB addrehh P. 0. Box 41, Penang. snow room Raffles Hotel.
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    HOME RULE BILL.
    844 7 PASSED BY MAJORITY OF 101. The Debate. ["By Submarine Cable]. Reiter's Sebvice. London, via Bombay. ihe Mome Kule Bill has passed the i.nd reading by 2to 271. Some Liberal Speakers. bon'els w. T. feuaeU, Lib., N. t>- ii.'. t) said that the Protestants of Southern Ireland were
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    BRITISH NAVY.
    60 7 KING UNDER WATER. A New Reserve. I By Submarine Cable]. Kecter's Service. London, May. 10. At Portland the King whilst out in a submarine proceeded submerged for two miles. So far the principle manoeuvres have been impossible owing to fog. The Admiralty is forming a new reserve of
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    RUMOURED RUBBER TAX.
    62 7 Kecter's Service. London, via Bombay Col. :->eely iu reply to Mr .larding (Mr K. .lardine, M. P., Somerset K said that Mr Harconrt had heard nothing of any pro posal of the government of the Straits Settlements to put an export tax on rubber aud other produce.
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    ON THE CONTINENT.
    33 7 Trans-Persian Railway. Renter's Service. London, via Bombay. Viscount Kaindre formerly French Ambassador to Japan, has been elected as President of the Soeiete Ktudes in connec tion with the Trans-Persian railway.
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    THE CHINESE LOAN.
    33 7 Relter's Servicb. London, via Bombay. M Yijstraed. director of the Kusso Asiatic Dank, is coining to London to participate in the meetingsof the International bankers concerned with the Chinese loan.
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    WHITE AND NATIVE.
    26 7 ReutebV Sertic*. London, via Bombay The Marriage 'Whites aud Natives' Validation bill has be^eu passed in the iieichstji^' by a Clerical Socialist combination.
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    COUNT METTERNICH.
    32 7 Kecter's Skrvice. London, via Bombay. Count Wollfe Mettemichs resignation has baeu accepted. It appe.irs it was ten dered a year a^o but was postpoued for various reasons including she Coronation.
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    PUNISHMEHT FOR TOM MANN.
    28 7 Rkutkr's Service. London, via Bombay. Tom Maun has been sent to juil for six months in the second division for Inciting soldiers ro mutif]>
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    THE OPPOSITION.
    75 7 Parties Amalgamate. RMIIKaiI Skrvice. London, via Bombay A representative conference of Conservatives and Liberal I nionists has been held at which it. was decided to amalgamate the two sections. The Karl of Abercoiu. Lord Charles Beresford. Lord llalshiny. Lord Londondeny. Mr. Booat Law, Mr. Long, Lord Lansdownc the
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    LADIES' LAWN TENNIS CLUB.
    118 7 LADIES LAWN TENNIS CLUB. RESULTS' OF YESTERDAY' B PLAY. CM WHMONMtI)'. Mrs. Cantrell beat Mrs. Hartnell 0 2 I Mis. Sounders beal Mis. Oansloeet' B 2 Ii 0. ■fium Doumum. Mrs. Donnet and Mr. owler vac 2 beat Miss Qnnfl and Mr. Hartnell owe 1, ft— fi 8 L.Aim:s Dorni.Ks.
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    QUEEN OF SIAM'S JEWELS.
    1657 7 QUEEN OF SIAM' S JEWELS. PRELIMINARY ENQUIRY. De Boseck's Searching Questions. The preliminary enquiry into the charge ol retaining stolen property brought against Jules Paul de Hoseck was opened before Mr Arthur in the third Court yesterday afternoon. The case arisen out of the missing jewels that were despatched to
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    108 7 Tht» Owraiaii ataaoMt M Wonfkoi M brought iiowu ijid aiaiaßgatfi rcomSwatow. The Dutch steamers ta iJumphius and Van Swoll" were at the wharves yesterday < Friday) loading transhipment cargo. The (Jha/ee" and the Holt liner Pak Ling" bunkered at the wharves yesterdaiy. The Holt HncM PeJeus" discharges p;irt
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      465 8 FOB SALE FOR SALE Semigrand "Hacke" iano ror sale privately almost new. Apply to "PIANO" c j Free Press. May 9 14 5 "RUBBER MACHINERY." i For Sale several new Rubber Machines built by a well-known English Firm. Suitable for small estates. No reasonable offer refused. Apply in the first
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      720 8 SHIPPING BRITISH INDIA S. N. Co., Ltd FOR Port Swettenham, Penang, Negapatam, Madras, Pondicherry, Cuddalore, Karikal and Negapatam TiiK OOMFAmr'f BTBAMBB "THONGWA" 6, "20s tons. R. B. Pyah, ConnuHiulei. will be Mapatehed foe the above ports ou Momla\, the ISth insi;'.nt at I p.m. Slie has excellent aceoiumodation for nrst
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      606 8 SHIPPING N. Y. K.| JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP Co., Ltd. EUROPEAN LINE. A Fortnightly service is maintained between Yokohama via ports to Marseilles, London and Antwerp, under mail contract with the Impe rial Japanese Government. Tho New Twinscrew Steamers maintaining this service have been specially designed and constructed, aud are fitted
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      548 8 SHIPPING Hamburg America Line, Hamburg Deutsche Oampfschiff-fahrts Ges, "Hansa" Bremen. I COMBINED SERVICE. The steamers of th<se Companies maintain a regular service between Hamburg, Bremen, Antwerp, and Rotterdam, and the Straits, China and Japan. Homewards, they are despatched fortnight- 1 ly for Havre and Hamburg and once a month for
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      591 8 SHIPPING BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION Co. Ltd APCAR LINE. The undermentioned mail steamers of the ibove Line maintain a regular service between Calcutta and Japan, calling at Penang, Binga x>re,*Hongkong and Shanghai en route. FLEET. Tons. Command* r. is Japan 6,013 A.Stewart. Gregory Apear 4,6<)0 J. E. Drake. Aciacoon Apoar
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      592 8 SHIPPING p. o7 STEAM NAVIGATION COMPAN\ For China, Japan, Penang, Ceylon Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Ports, PlymouU and London. Through Bills of Lading issued for Coast, Persian Gulf, Continental aud aaerio Ports. Meamem will leave Siu^ajwrt- on r,r MAIL LINES. l'.M-i OUTWARD H\))i CHINA) 1»< tu Ma\ it Delta
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      824 9 SHIPPING. Toyo Kisen Kaisha (ORIENTAL S. S. Co.) AND Western Pacific Railway Co. I The New Route Via China, Japan, Honolulu and San Francisco to all points in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Europe. Operating the New 21,000 Ton Triple Screw Turbine Liners SHINTO MARU M TENYO iIARV and
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      627 9 SHIPPING. N.D.L. Norddeutscber Lloyd, Bremen IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE. The fast and woll -known mail steamers of this Company sail fortnightly from Bremen, Hamburg via Kotterdam, Antwerp, Southampton, Gibraltar, Genoa, Naples, (connecting Marseilles, Naples, Alexandria and vice versa) Pott Said, Suez, Aden, Colombo, Penang, Singapore, Hougkong, Shanghai, Tsingtaa, Nagasaki and
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      453 9 BANKS CHARTERED BANK of India Australia and China. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. PAID UP CAPITAL £i ,200,000 RESERVE FUND £i, 660 ,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors... £1,200,000 HEAD OFFICE: 38, BISHOPSGATE, LONDON, E. C. AGENCIES AND BRANCHEB: Amritsar Hongkong Penang Bangkok Jloilo Puket Batavia Ipoh Rangoon Bombay Karachi Saigon Calcutta
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      680 9 INSURANCE INSURANCE FEDERAL LIFE GREAT EASTERN LIFE U S n can^ Pany ASSURANCE Co., Ltd. established 1882. Head Office WINCHESTER HOUSE DIKECT^V^M^B^HV^ON SINGAPORE. wSSSSJT M WORLD WlDE ana c-t- K RE^VE^MStan^oUim. 1 6 lnBUPanCeS lfl f PCe oVer $5,000,000 New Business, 1910, over «h,3c0,000 nnu^ premium Income over 400,000 Caah
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    PANAMA CANAL.
    639 10 Nasal vm> Commercial Prom'kcts. Question or Fokts. New York, April 8 AawkWl themselves hardly vet realise that In fifteen months from now ships are to go through the Panama Canal from the Atlantic to the Pacific, aud that vast commercial possibilities will be thereby creat ed. It is
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    RUBBER ESTATE RETURNS
    1011 10 The first total where given rppros*;nts figures for 1911, except where a figure in brackets is given representing so many months. Estate managers and agents will oblige by correcting returns if wrong. Lower Perak 9)8,415 Ltumit ll >;.;•;. J7u s:.jMujedi* Malacca 1.085,000 186.(HM Malaka Piuda 10)1834 Malakojf
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    154 10 1911. April 1912. I'^lat 4.965 717 Bnuuif 889 124 lilvlst> l» ft, 034 1.165 Chendrriaiig 440 5*26 Oopeng 7,060 100 i,79. r > Hciiwood 9>4.:U>5 376 I,BBV Kjuntining(doll*n)9)4B,ll9 :i,69i 13.451 Kanaboi 3,008 678 Kinto i1>4,065 300 1.125 Kiiitii Association 9)6,858 1.9f>7 Uadang 2,068 61 276 Krainat Pulai 6,348
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    8 10 British Borneo 18,464 Sekoug 1t,147
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      260 10 Send your covers and tubes to be retreaded or repaired to THEDUNLOP RUBBER Co. (FAR EAST) LIMITED, No. 43, Robinson Road, Singapore. Repairs executed promptly and at moderate charges. Repairs will not be executed to those covers past satisfactory repair and which in our opinion are not worth spending money
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      636 10 IN HOSPITAL A MONTH With Fbvkb and At;i e. Bit Cou!,d Not Find Permanent Cirk I 'xTiii Rl Tried The Provkd Rkmkdv for Maimria, Dr. Williams Pink Pills. When Mr. Charles Kelson first landed in Manila, to take op an appointment in theOoveinmeni Bdaret -^erviee. be l>;nl a. constitution and
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      10 10 For Children's Hacking Cough at Night Woods' Great Peppeiurint Cure.
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      27 10 SAVARESSES KSANTALS fCAPSJiIESJ 1 PUKLMtSS OP Oil. AND COATING Of MWftRWtJ j^ciRTWKTy of ciißt. wrrn wo \hzqmw~ s JS\ FULIDII«UTION% *llCf*t«« I** I t ASK fott SAVAfttSS^J
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