The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 23 May 1912

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    15 321 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES rHL'RSDAY. MAY 23, 1912. No 1,295
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    EXCHANGE.
    65 321 up to May 22.) Lack 4■ 2-4 9-32 demand 2-4 3-82 I mate credits 3me 2-4 7-16 credits 6 m c 2-4 11-16 \nck demand Bank 294 rmany, demand 238} !A. T. T. 174} :I<»ngkong, demand l-B.'o Yokohama, demand **•'> 3-5 J*va. demund 140f \n;.kok, demand 64? KHKIONB, Bank
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    CONTENTS.
    213 321 LEADERS. PAGE 1 h»" \;»\> and the Empire :;21 hina'* Future Development .jj <a:»-iv Prei autions at s«>a ;;2J Th»- l:;il!> of the Dominions :;-22 \.-.nplane. Motor Ship Wireless 818 Llkni I iircsr 328 rOLICE AND COURT NEWS. OoHc Contract Case :;24 TM Assizes Bf4, tit, :J2!*. :>:*o The
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    Domestic Occurrences. DEATHS.
    105 321 Domestic Occurrences. DEATHS. EAGGIX. On the 7th, at Tollbridge Wells, England, Arthur Colk LOGGIH, late Commodore, P. a O. S. N. Co.. aged 78 years. Hoar/:. At the General Hospital, Penang. on the 17th, C. A. G. Hoare. late Assistant on Gedong Estate, Hagan Serai, aged M years. Pars*jns. On
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    THE WEEK'S NEWS.
    205 321 The last mail from home arrived hy the P. A O. "Delta" on Saturday with dates to April 26. A homeward mail was taken on Monday by the N.D.L. Ludwij; and this weekly goes to-day hy the 8.1. M Teesta." At the Assi/es this week besides the
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    PRODUCE.
    132 321 May 22. Tin buyers 102.00 Gambier 10. 00 Gambier Cube No. 1 15.76 Gambier Cube No. 2 nom. Pepper Black ordin. Spore buyers 21.75 Pepper, (Wbite fair) buyers .'52.7"» Nutmegs (110 to the lb.) nom Nutmegs (80 to the lb.) nom Mace UJanda) 115 Cloves (Amboina) nom Bali Coffee
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    The Navy and the Empire.
    1068 321 V-- sha! l the rVr-s tfw PoonieV right naintaiiv w. 1 l influence »nd unbribeti liy pun; Wf.rtt patriot Truth brr gtonoun ptecopM r'.raw. ?]e..£c»; to X li^ori, Loyafei and I»w. May IT. What is tlic? chief value, and it is a great value, of
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      Page 321 Advertisements Column 1
      148 321 -.ii>MiH to the Siu^ajHUT Free Pros*" v.'»Uv ivr Hilling from BmopßtO the Straits v .t rlie mail lines. j«rc invited to semlto 1 r•.. Mawi^ar the name of their steamer and of arrixal m Singapore. Copies will then ifi.iihil to meet them at various ports of call. >:i»»<M-rih« -n» m
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      111 321 &£Lr CURE NO FICTION I O SUFFERER NEED NOW DESPAIR. IHE NEW FRENCH REMEDY. THERAPION No. 1 m a r»-nuirk:ibly short t'int\ often a few <J;i> s only, Cure««l m hiir|fi-H»'ithers'X^uj>»MSO«.linginjfition« THERAPION No 2 Cut*- :>'«»"d jx>ison. bad kg», ul< .ts.sohs, panifuf iwtll'-dio n- ■*,&<-. wlit-n iiwi ia! treatment fails
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    China's Future Development.
    1198 322 Mm IH While the work ol tho revolution m Cliina, m completely changing the character of the political system, was the work of but a few months -itself an astonishing thing that ia no more than the clearing of the ground for the great work of national
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    Safety Precautions at Sea.
    1067 322 Safety Precaution s at Sea. May "20 Now that tl.e first paralysing shock of the great North Atlantic disaster has gradually, m a measure, spent itself, the practical commonsense of the public mind has tinned to the question of ways and means for the prevention, or, atleast so far as
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    The Rally of the Dominions.
    1550 322 May 21. Already has notice bee* taken Im»i of the trul> historical speech of tl<« First Lord of the Admit alt\ m his venturing to foi<ea->i tha e— vm of the Koxt ton years m T.'ie development of the relations bet weea the Dome Counf
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    Aeroplane, Motor-ship & Wireless.
    1560 323 Aeroplane, Motor-ship Wireless. May 2& With a marly simultaneous rush from the arena of experiment into universally accepted actuality, this century, young as it is yet, has seen three great scienti tic adaptations advance from the vague of yesterday into the commonplace of to day. Invention we have always with
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    Labour Unrest.
    1339 323 Ma> T.\. In the telegraphic horizon the cloud may he no bigger than man's hand, but for all that it is impossible to figßOra the fact that there has arisen tin* prospect that the harassed Uuited Kingdom, after having just extracted itself from the more pressing difficulties of
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    87 324 A new marriage day tenor. Two aero planes were used at a wedding m Mined* Loner Wand, for the purpose of showering nee and confetti on the newly wedded H is likely tbat H. If. s. "Mhiotiiir ou her return ,„>„. Colon,.*, afte recom .mss.ou.ng thore, will remain at .Si
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    SPORTING NOTES.
    1457 324 The weather daring the past week has been most provoking and has effectually barred all outdoor sports: eren the soccer match on the Esplanade on Monday evenI ing had to be postponed after the day's downpour. The cricketers on Saturday fared no better and tennis parties were quite
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    A COOLIE CONTRACT ACTION.
    208 324 In the Supreme Court yesterday Hi .Justice BfciM gave judgment m favour o< plantilfs m the MM of the Vow tmkmi Malay lUibber Company of Kelantan ami Mr W. Jackson of the IManteis Labour Bureau for a sum ol amount claim ed as money advanced and
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    Garrison Golf Club.
    38 324 May MoNrm.v Mi-:f»ai.. Eighteen cards were takeuout. ("apt Hicklinji s»; 10 Yaughari <ir> 14 sA. S. Bailey M IS H L. E. Guunt SI I Hj C. Kveritt he, j hj C T. Foot II
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    THE ASSIZES.
    64 324 11l the case of Tan Ab Ngah charged with the murder of another Chiiiaiuan iv March last at Shaikh Madersah-laue tb«* Jury found prisoner guilty by a uiajontj of live to two. The Chief .Fustier on find ing that the Jury wore thug dnided on the subject did
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    MISS HANKSTRAW, CRANK.
    1030 325 m 1 limi JU *t ftaieWd that ■tomW. Singapore Am Press, and a pipe, ft was a new brand of tohacco 1 had heen Irving. I could not quite lia ke up my mind whether ir tM superior to my old and taToarite mixture. Rather ioo much
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    THE ANNUAL OUTING.
    1042 325 The earliest symptoms of the outing are m a rule Dotioeg rolling Committee Meeting of the Benefit Society where on the agenda one reads. "To ii\ a date for the annual noting and select the destination for same.* 1 The Committee meet* m Ihe pay-office and every
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    THE FISHING EXPERTS.
    955 325 The rather pompous, uml certainly extremely dull, little Preach town was m a ferment of excitement. Tor some time the shops had been full of singular objects, all bearing placards. These placards I read, and translated, but their significance quite failed to penetrate my AngloSaxon head. I
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    THE CURTAIN OF NIGHT.
    1135 325  -  Kissah The strange Advextubbs or Htt Highness the slltan of Mbvokabouw. THE ANIMATED BUST. It was the custom of the Sultan to pro teed ashore nearly every evening after ten o'clock, accompanied by his relative Abdul Sahib and three or lour others, whj m walking, kept
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    LIFEBOATS ON STEAMERS.
    291 326 Sknsiblk Hi t< h Regi'latiox. In regard lo the discussion which is going on as to the inadequacy of the lifeboats at present carried by large liners, Mr L. L. Ainsworth writes to the Press: "In travelling over many waters, nowhere hare 1 felt so secure as
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    73 326 Mr s. a. Lane is appointed Chairman of the Tanjanj Pagar Dock Hoard, and not of the Pilot Board a* erroneously stated on Saturday. A Md fatality occurred on Sialang Kst.ite. Medun. Mr 1\ Meir, a JFOQUg Swiss assistant, afed 25, was accidentally drown cd. He went down to the
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    HEALTH OF BANGKOK.
    85 326 A cot respondent baring asked for information, the Bangkok Times estimates that during the last thirteen mouths 104 deaths have taken place from plague: .'J.2.56 from cholera and 2,457 from smallpox. That is a total of ;.*O3 deaths from these three causes alone, which is assumed to
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    Friday, May 17, 1912.
    705 326 Lieu I Black lock, Bth Huss&rs, <ii. i ai Luckuoii on May in-[ from injuries received m a fall while pigstickinir. it is siat.'d m some of the Chinese papers that it is the iut< utiou of the Canton Govermueot to prohibit the importation and consutnp!
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    TROOPING THE COLOUR.
    288 326 .v very pnuy and nndentablj smart military ceremony wu-, carried out at Tanglin yesterday moinui;. m the grounds of Tyersall, kindly lent toe the purpose bj Hia Highness tin* Sultan of Johore. May I Oth being the anniversary of the Battle oi klbuhera, the Regimental Colour of
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    THE BUFFS SPORTS.
    480 326 Yesterday afternoon was ih«» <•<>);< I tiding day of the athletic sports of the i l»att. Buffs, and there was a large att< iidance of j all ranks and their friends present. Lfc. Col. Geddcs received the guests, including H. E. the (..>v, rnor. Despite the heavy
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    26 326 Second Lieutenant W. Archer. "The Buffs,' 1 serving with the 2nd battalion at Singapore, has l>een promoted lieutenant. He got his first commission m October mo.
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    THE ASSIZE.
    383 326 Befen the (."ln-.'l .h:sl k S;< Hyndauui .Jones. Attk.v ptkii Mi i Ifoo Ab ifu;i who had p! i.j to the chatgi Ofl iipiii!.: < Mai n syce's Writ |\.i; a ,114. up for sentence. His Lordship -vi'l di.l I :iftcr hawing read Hie evidence b— ad Intended
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    FRASER'S SHARE CIRCULAR.
    416 326 The week under re\ iew calls for Utti< oomnMßft. Most of ihe high price Hlerl liubbers have with few exceptions 001 nued to decline slowly, although ;b--reports of the rabaar aUat slioa- H hi t suits with only fall of a li.i! i pen n> m niw
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    Saturday, May 18, 1912.
    708 327 layers U appointed to be ■■•it* -Laments. StaDwood, cWefdmntiitsman, i I heeil -ranted n,v,n OKXltbt has been formed two pro-lmpe-)r""les one m Tientsin, calling F>r:tor>n-Opp,,n,nitv \mocUand ike other m Paoting under the Antique,:.. Cutting Socie- L Hutteahaeh has been Appointed r of the Pilot Board lot
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    1063 327 Qnicquid agnot bomine* ncutri est far*o libeHi. Juvenal. Prom \,'-in^ a stout Tory like his father, i.. for motives that appealed to him as sufficient, l>ecame a militant Radical. Having now admitted that he cannot sling Billingsgate with Lloyd George, he is on the restrained tack,
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    THE POST OFFICE IN 1911.
    1068 327 From the report on the Postal and Telegraph Department of the Straits Settlement* for the Year 1911, the fbllowiug j paragraphs are taken. The camber of postal articles Uncladi ing parcels) posted m the Straits Settle- Dientl during 19|1 was 8,089,698, as against 7,098,885 m
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    S. C. C. FOOTBALL.
    168 327 Hiei-e was quite fair gathering last evening on the Club ground to see the footl>*lL The B.C.C. tumad oularatfMt weak team and their opponents appeared to be somewhat shrouded m mystery afl regards their natne. The two suggested were tit.- Fort Canning Light Artillery" and the
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    FALL INTO A DOCK.
    101 327 .\v Mr, it. A. Vicbolson, Superinfc udeot Engineer at the Cosmopolitan hock. Hongkong, was :ifiont toga down inlo the do<;k on Slay znd to survey the bottom of the steamship 'Seang Bee* 1 which bad her bow seriously crushed m a collision recently. his feel shot
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    42 327 Dr. Kemp, ttafistrmrof Manila Uaversity a who is on a tour of tin* world, fu a pas. ■eogeron the Carpathia. which rcciaiT* e«l the distress si^naN from t)i«' "Titanic and proceeded to the HIM of the wivfL taking on hoard the survivors.
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    64 327 The British Museum has pwliliillmd the Coptic version of the greater part of Deuteronomy, the whole of Jonah, and Marly all the Acts fro"i the papyrus found m Egypt m Itll. The papyrus is a ropy oC ii preexistent document and not Mi iiid**pendent 1 raiitjlation. It was prohahly written
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    THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHINA.
    3507 328 Dr. Lim Boon Ki:n<;'s address. j Dr. Lim Boon King delivered the following address on the above subject at I'riueep Street Church on Tuesday evening. For many centuries, China has been a strange world to all beyond the pale ef her wonderfully self-contained civilization. Proudly had
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    ST. HELENA.
    611 329 A\j\u.am\tion Sen i:\n: ADOPTED). AH extraordinary general meeting of SI HSSSSMI Rubber Co. was held at AMi Commercial I'uion liuildings, -terday. at which the scheme of amalga- ..tion with the New Singapore Robber I Ltd.. was approved. Mr A. D. Allan who presided said You »v:li have gathered
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    41 329 I Pm I* t irk and Lady Lugard have arii\rd at Hans nvscent Hotel, where they NMii till May l.when they goto H>. Mans mansions, for the season. Lady f ijprl llilHiinl on J.srd iust. another opentiMk Bfc€ is progressing favourably.
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    46 329 Tlmj l>uily Telegraph,' discussing the liipilll between the P. and O. Company and its mm, says that the demands of the :.:ployees are not unreasonable, and adds hat if the Company adheres to its attitude ft MilMiMllMil the effect of recent *\ents upon the public mind.
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    47 329 on Mi. UIjMW HMH sitting down by i t,.. a ut*M)us damsel, when acting Cook's MM* 1 at the Coliseum, the high boru lady imperiously commands him to Rise. fctw»r Tin- reply, m tones childlike and Maud, ii !>o you take me for a Rubber ■>h:»re -r
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    REMINISCENCES OF AN OLD 'UN.
    1232 329 REMINISCENCES OF AN OLD 'UN. The opening sentences o r Mr. Frank r.'.itfi'Mds very entertaining Tolume filled me with desire to real farther, and I have just laid down the book with a genuine sigh of regret that there was not another word left m it to be read. The
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    LADIES' LAWN TENNIS CLUB.
    193 329 The Club held an At Home yesterday when Mrs Saunders >\as to have played Mrs Hansford (the Holder 1 foe the Championship, hut acting under medical advice Mis Rantford was at tho last moment unable to play and the linal is therefore postponed till next week.
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    SINGAPORE AUTOMOBILE CLUB.
    161 329 The financial statement sliows a credit balance 11,553,09. [Hiring the year l'l new Members joined the Club, and the total namber of Members is now The Committee bave made considerable pro•jres* m a systematic investigation of many roads with a view to taking steps to provide warnings
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    FIRE AT SUNGEI LEMBING.
    119 329 on Saturday fire broke out m one of the houses m the village of Sungei Le-mh-ing. Knantan district. A breeze was blowing at the time and the tire quickly spread to the adjoining houses. In less tuan an hour ninety-two houses, all occupied h\ Chinese, were
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    221 329 Ordinary Meeting, Friday, Way 17th. Prbobxt. H. E. Tlie (iovr.. Sir irtfaor V<» *****. k.« .m.<;. The Hon. Hie Atf. c <»]. Booty., A. T. Hnant. Aitonn\ liem-rai. T. <!<• M. [4. Braddeli. f»i<- CdL Kn^inccr. F. J. Pfgott. L. H. Cla\ -fun. (i. A. Hall. Dr. W.
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    THE ASSIZES.
    255 329 }>efore the Chief Justice Sir W. llyndnuui Jones yesterday. Mr (i. it. Seth. i».r.i\, applied for an order regarding a tom of %tQ& found on the. police cashier Lim Tye Rang, suggesting it should be applied towards paying the expenses incurved by Government m accused's proscc nfcioii After
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    A BIG AMERICAN.
    194 329 Weighing 2 4 stone, mm! measuring ~>ft Klin, round the waist. Mr. Bob Ihinlop, an American, is visiting England, ami was m London t lie other day being Measured for a suit. lie drove to the tailor's shop m a. lorry, knowing that a taxi-cab would not
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    77 329 A paragraph by the* mail says Captain T. X. Dun man. U.K., from First Assistant Instructor m Surveying at tie School of Military (Engineering, has b«cri selected for employment with Federated Malay States. Captain Dunnian served m the South African War, 1901-1, including the operations m Cape Colony. Orange Hiver
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    Tuesday, May 21, 1912.
    736 330 Mr. J. <). Anthonis/., acting resident of langor, came out by the X.D.LI "Kleist" as far as Colombo, where he will stay for a week. Mr. A. I>. Young, late sub-editor and chief reporter of the Times of Ceylon, is taking up an appointment on Pelepah
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    THE COLONY'S TRADE.
    293 330 FIRST QUARTER 1912. A Moderate Increase. The retain of Imports and Expoits for the Colony for the first quarter of 1913 have now been issued. In Imports there is an increase of 117*219,170 over the corresponding quarter of 1911, and m Exports an increase of §12,102,406. Total
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    RESIDENCE AT TANJONG KATONG.
    468 330 Another example oi the general trend of the population to take advantage of living out of town when good facilities are pro* ided for that, was given on Sunday evening when m the presence of a number of friends and ladies and gentlemen interest ed Mrs
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    THE ASSIZES.
    386 330 Before the Chief .Justice. Sir W. Hyndinan Jones yesterday. Teng Ah Ngafa was charged with murder. Mr G. G. Setb, D.P.P., appeared for the prosecution and Mr I>m;til defended. Mr Seth m oiitliuiu^ the facts of the case said that formerly accused rented a sleeping place m a
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    KEPPEL GOLF CLUB.
    44 330 The Monthly medal \vas played oti on Saturday and Sunday and resulted m :i win tor .1. Kennedy with net icon of 71. otluu- scores were A. I. Cameron *i .1. H. Murray *•_> r. Townley w l>. Noble 83 <\. Brown 83
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    THE MILLS CUP.
    41 330 Returns pob Mw. Penang tor the third consecutive month occupies premier position, with your Club next. All seven ladies rifle clnbt took part. Penang 162 Peralt 176 Singapore 171 Sel&ngor 166 Kinta 160 Negri Semhilan ISH Malacca IS]
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    SIR WALTER EGERTON.
    241 330 The West African section of the London Chamber of Commerce gave a hangup! on April 12 to sir Walter Rgerton, Q.C.M.0., ex -governor of Northern Nigeria. Speaking of the guest of the evening sir Owen Phillips said It is just over eight years since Sir Waller Bgerton
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    38 330 Mr. EL Simpson, a quartermaster's steward of the 6teamer "llenzuda" of the Patrick Henderson Line, died on board on Thursday morning, May 9th, ol heat apo plexy. No similar case ha* been reported m Rangoon for many years.
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    THE STRAIN OF THE SESSION.
    880 330 Til!! GOVERNMENT KAOGBD 01 r A BKRAKDOWX Immfniat. Aro>« o'i'M Co>)> \f. nirnt\ London, April jo. To day dom what may be n gaid- •<! the fit-<t (tool period of the deli Iteration*! of the House of Commons. Next **ooh with the opening of the
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    NEW SERENDAH.
    850 331 < hi unr's fun nstusu Cosditi l: VM Tt m, presided KM I Huff of 01 \,v (< V, Ud par. lh< P 'or the amounted which together uitl, the !> I>r '-J- m: from 1910 -17. After paying 1 limiimrj expenses, paying divnl.-r, tmn% absorbing »20 800
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    GLENEALY MEETING
    538 331 A ipecial meeting of Gleoealy Rubber Company was held yesterday rmorning In < a tii' 1 &i n taries Messrs n>s and Co. to consider the scheme f«>r increase of capital which bad been round to shareholders by circular. There wne present Messrs A. I). Allan m the
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    THE THORPE CASE
    126 331 Mrs Thorpe who v. as arrested m Rangoon on her arrival froui rlie straits ap I peared on bail on the 9tli befo-e the Rangoon district magistrate to answer to live allegations ot cheating made against her by Bishop C'ardot, M. St. Constance, m charge of the
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    RAUB.
    48 331 Following is the result of crushing operations :tt Raub tor the four weeks ending 16th inst Bukit Koinaii, stone, crashed o.i^S tons: (iold obtained 668 o/> Avg per ton 3.88 dwt< Bukit Malacca, Stone crushed 1,8 14 tons: Gold obtained ll"» ozs; Avg: per ton 1.21 dwt.
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    106 331 The death oi Mr. I>. C. Howard, agent of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company at Yokohama, announced by cahle received on Sunday, came as a great shock to his aianv friends m the south. A shuflling of the cards at the German Foreign Office is likely to mark the Kaiser's
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    TAXATION IN THE F. M. S.
    520 331 l A. s. <>•. k. w. B. lie letter of Sir Ernest Bireb, dealing v th the taxation of the rubber industry ir: 1.M.5., which we gave m v prevt--0118 issue, is replied to b; Mr itos. tfortlj t bristie, who points otii he
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    THE CAPE COD CANAL.
    284 331 The greater magnitude of the work m progress at Panama lms distracted the ;U--tention of tin* country from an important undertaking of similar character on Cape i cd. where a ship canal, which will prove of great value to American shipping, is m course of construction.
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    79 331 Next Sunday, being Pentecost or Whit Sunday, a confirmation and Ant communion service will be held m the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd stt a. m. by the Right Uev. Kmile liarillon, Jiishop of .Malacca, who will also perform a pontifi cal bi^li mass m honour of the feast. A
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    THE SIAM PEARLS.
    372 331 C.J lEI ■>.:> [111 I A supplementary examination i ncs.-cs m the de J;<>-< ck < a*a i b< before Mr. Arthur m tbe Third Court S esterda} afternoon* Mr. L. E. (J.-':riT prosecute J and Mr w. X. Battenberg defend Mr. W]!lj:.-;i Evans mr, < m
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    CEYLON RAILWAY TRAGEDY.
    344 331 A EUROPEAN SHOOTS HIMSELF. ixvrn op Mn. A. .1. Grant Cook. Tbe afternoon train troin Colombo, which arrived m Kandy at 5-23 p.m., ttit on May (Hh hull an hour late owing to a shooting tragedy while the train iraa going up the incline. (Juard Udell, who
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    115 331 Sonic one hns evidently fot a >\n\< against the lleklong Beilirsy, Slam, for three attempt! were made m three days to wreck trains. In two cases pile ot mud had been prepared over the rails and m the track In another great piles of /irewoodwere placed on the track. Evidently
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    ENDOWMENTS BOARDS.
    188 332 ENDO W M E NTS BOARDS. Many people will not be aware that Umn e\i>ts iti e;ieh of the settlements :i Board Cot dealing with MohaniDiedhan nud Hindu Endowment*. The Singapore Board consists of the Hon'ble T. Braddell, the bon'hle I. .1. PStfgott Messrs V. M. Klliot. B. Ball, J.
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    315 332 A requiem high mass for the eighth day of the death of Mr Pomingos Zu/arte will l>e performed at the Cathedral ol the Good Shepherd, at 7 a.m. to-day and m the Church of Sr. Joseph a similar mass will take place at 7 a.m. to-morrow, the 21st instant, for
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    Monday, May 20, 1912. AN "ENGLISHMAN".
    323 332 Monday, May 20, 1912. AN "ENGLISHMAN". Forthcoming Theatrical Pkbfdbmance. It does not reflect very highly on the musical folk of Singapore, m fact it is rn-th'-r a slight, when the melancholy state of affairs brought to liijht l.y the withdrawl ol rhe Gondoliers*' by tin; f). C. is explained away
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    SCOTTISH LETTER
    1149 332 from out oun Lornsflonatnt,) Edinburgh April 25. The discussion In the Standing Com mittee of the House of Commons on the Scottish Temperance Bill informs us m an interesting fashion of the personal views and experiences of several prominent politicians. Mr Alpheus Cleophas Morton says that Sunday closing
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    SCOTLAN'.
    182 332 (Scots Caddik dm London Course.) Aw a 1 wi' you on 1 yer London greens. Wliaur yer rough is made, tae order! If ye're on tao ken what l sliced ha' means Bring yer chilis across the Border, For it's Scotlan'. Brathm*. The heather holes o f Scotlan'. (Saug
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    EASTERN SHIPPING COMPANY.
    222 332 In the House of Commons on the 2."> th Mr Joynsou-Hicks asked the Secretary for the Colonies whether he was aware that, by adhering to the conditions m the licence to the Eastern Shipping Company imposed by the Governor of the Straits Settlements, the company's fleet would
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    111 332 Mr. Alan H. Weston has handed over charge of the tfatang Malaka estate to Mr. W. K. Turing Mackenzie, having joined the firm of Weston and Weston m their new venture, the Indian Labour Bureau aud Agency at Malacca. Mr. Weston is also opening up the Bruutwood estate, Matang Malaka,
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    HUMAN DERELICTS.
    891 332 We hat at both side- of serayah table of The Silver Cloud' lie hou*e at the New. now calked X Harbour, the time, the early ,-j^i. when Singapore was Ml vi spick ■psa with its eiirtrif light> iazrling ou eyes, and cars running t .\ei\ fi\, Then a
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    Wednesday, May 22 1912.
    349 333 At lowell and Cos Saleroom >cterdav afternoon the Netherlands I, alia Govern- nent Steam launch 'Marie was sold by auction to Mr M. Abraham for 100 Mr X helt.eld, Ufjal Adviser and Public prosector, b. M. s.. has arrived m Kuala Lumpur. Mr Hasting Kbo<les, who
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    EVOLUTION OF VALUE OF SUPPLIES.
    457 333 At the Imperial C t»l letf*» of Science and Technology. South Kensington, the tirst oi a sei of lecture^ on Rabbet was delivered on Apt i! by Mr. Uethert Wright, Kditor. India- Kubber Journal. The lecturer tirst noted the discovery of Haiti gnn Imlls by
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      A RECENT RUBBER PROPOSITION.
      292 333 TO THE Kimh.k, f»«ar >ir, When people Uoat concerns of any nature they iboold come In roogbly on tiie Kame basis as those whom they are inviting to suUcril»e t i. e. a dollar worth oi paper for a dollar spent m cash, or else should
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      KATONG RESIDENCES.
      250 333 To tiu; Editor, Sir,— Heading my paper this morning 1 find that undue prominence has been given to my name m connection with the starting of the electric light scheme at Mr. Meyers flats at Tanjong Katoug. It is perfectly true that the design of the building and
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    HOCKEY.
    66 333 s.c.C. v Office**— of thi Gaurisox. Seven goals to nil m favour of the Club was the result of the above meeting. As the score indicates the game was a rather one sided affair, for although some of the officers were mighty hitters and would undoubtedly do well on
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    181 333 lor the New York Rubber Exhibition British Malaya has doubled the space it was taking; it will now have ;),400 square feet. The following property was disposed of by auction at Messrs Ching Keng Leo and Cos Sale- room on the 20th instant: Agricultural Land situate m the District of
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    PANTAI LIMITED.
    365 333 A iiieetiiig of the share-bolder* of Pantai Limited was called for yesterday at noon at the registered offices, (iresham House Battery road. Mr. W.L. Watkins presided and there were present the follow ing .-.hareholders, H. \i. Llewellyn, fj. M. Darbr.H.E. van Wyngaarden, 11. H. Dounell. w. Woelber, W.
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    ANOTHER P. & 0. MISHAP.
    135 333 ANOTHER P. 0. MISHAP. Telegraphic Dews has reached Singapore that the 1\ and 8.8. "Malta," two days before her date to sail from London, had been on lire m thi> Lomlou docks. There are no further particulars to hand, but it is to he interred that the Ore reported has
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    THE B. I. COMPANY.
    172 333 In a note dealing with the British India Steamship Company, the M Empress," for March, mentions that during the hist two years sixteen large steamers have been added to the fleet of the company for purely local requirements. They are all large ships, powerfully engined and
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      MALACCA.
      32 333 (From our own Correspondent.} Malacca, May 21. All lots offered to-day were sold the prices realised being. Sheet No. 1 $242.70 Sheet No. 2 3*8,50 Scrap crepe 200.00 Bark crepe 187.50
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      SINGAPORE RUBBER AUCTION.
      59 333 May 21st, 1912. Offered for sale 122 cases pik. 128.41 or 17,121 lbs. Sold 101 cases pik. 98.26 or 13,101 lbs. P?IC£B Realized Sheet No. 1 Smoked 5240 251 rnsmokfid 9*5—245 Crepe No. 1 240 250 No. 9 210—220 Scrap Virgin 195—301 I ntrtated I:>H- 18m The
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    RAILWAYS OUTRAGES IN SIAM.
    477 333 Sj:kjo( s Attempts. The Siam Observer of May 1:; states that no fewer than three dastardly at tempts have been made since May 10 to wreck trains on the Meklong Railway. These outrages coming so soon after the others already reported expose a very serious state
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    NEW AUSTRALIAN NAVAL HARBOUR.
    332 333 Western Australia does uot seem to fa your the Commonwealth Government's proposal to establish a big naval and com menial harbour at Cock burn Sound, some five miles south of Fremantle. The recent visit to Perth of the Minister for Defence is believed to have been
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    63 333 Mr A. Wyatt Til by, m an article m the--I'nited Empire, the Koyal Colonial Insti tute Journal, on white colonisation m tho Australian tropics, has something to hayconcerning their climate. He tells- th.it ono enthusiastic lady remarked that Hrn climate nearly resembled the summer of Home it was better than
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    Thursday, May 23, 1912.
    630 334 Fifteen tons of coal from Rawang have <>een shipped at Penang for London for testing purposes. The Comte de Bondy, French Consul, was nDt able to leave by the Ipoh yesterday as he has had a relapse and is again suffering from fever. On Monday he
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    THE LATE MR. C. A. G. HOARE.
    195 334 The Piuauj* Gaaette announce the death «f Mr. C. A. <i. lioare. late assistant m Oedong Rstiito, Bngau Serai, which occur«d m the General Hospital, Peuang. on Frid«y afternoon, the 17th inst. Deceus«>i was admitted to hospital two or three weeks ago aud
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    SIAM JEWEL CASE.
    841 334 DE BOSECK AT THE ASSIZES. Considerable interest was taken m the case of Jules Paul de Boseck which came before the Assizes Court yesterday. The case was heard before Mr. Justice Ebden and a Special Jury. The charge was of dishonestly retaining stolen property on Nov. 2,
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    HUMAN DERELICTS.
    1035 334 Nipped m the Bud. Near the close of the same year that the crew of the Xisero" were captured bf the Achineae fINB4», four of us wer«< loating round the Silver Cloud at Xew H*rbour discussing the affair between driuks. The landlord seeiug we had reached the last
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    BARLOW'S PRICES CURRENT.
    594 334 Singapore, May 18. Kuhher. At the auctions held on the 7th and 14th instant, the market wa6 very dull. Quotations for all grades showed a considerable falling otf. The best price* realised at the latter auction were V2SK for fine pale crepe. 9255 for smoked sheet and
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    100 334 The* Rev. K. .1. Hardy, m hi* interesting »»ook t "The Unvarying East," tells m rather funny story which ie good <miouul« to be true. A young lady about to visit tlie Holy Laud called on an old lady friend. She mentioned that she soon hoped to see Jerusalem, Bethlehem,
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    TELEGRAMS.
    3269 335 1 liv Si blej. RRI I BB'fl fift H London, via Bombay, A Magnus from Hamburg OT: T^weato i \eniny rtatei tlnu ti.e King «,t Deaawrfc vras <p«itt well and asptaawd his pleasure ?»t nAwMiag m the atat of imaith u> <o penhagen. Ti» da> \\et\nesda\ > aliout t«-n
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    41 335 In routrudietion of the recent rumour* of this death a letter has l»een received m Hangoon from V Dhaninialoka, dated Manila, April 11, stating that ho wa» ie.iving that port next day for Sail Fran cisco by the Kinpresa of Chiua.
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    RUBBER NOTES & NEWS.
    984 336 RUBBER NOTES NEWS. One of the greatest difficulties British North Borneo has had to contend frith m the past and will have to do m the future, has heen the trouble of getting sufficient labour to devolope the country adequately. As m all countries which are found undeveloped, the inhabitants
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    LOCAL WIRES.
    324 336 Kuala Lumpor, May 22. Tbe Court continued the hearing of the appeal of Haji Abdullab, who was nonsuited on a technical point m a claim for 10,000 against the Commercial Assu ranee Co. Counsel for plain tin". Mr. Pooiey. argued that his client had undoubtedly entered his claim
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    WIRELESS IN THE DUTCH EAST INDIES.
    267 336 There are at present four Government wireless stations m the Hutch East Indies. The most powerful one is at Snbang, a coaling station and a port of call for the Dutch mail steamers at the northern extremity of Sumatra. This station has a range
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    DEATH OF AN ENGINE DRIVER.
    142 336 The Pinang (iazette record the death of Mr. Thompson, engine driver, F.M.S. Hailways, at Prai. Mr. Thompson worked his train from Prai to Taiping. and left for Prai with a return goods train. At Bagan Serai, he complained to his firemen of feeling unwell and
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    SHARES.
    1236 336 RUBBER STERLING COMPANIES. Cap. Issue. Paid. Last Div. Buyers. SKLLKRe. 85.000 28 28 Allagar 10% 3 0 150,000 2s 28 Anglo-Malay 70% 15 4} 16 j 50,000 28 28 Batang Malaka 2 4 2 io 30.000 1 1 Batu Caves 140% £12 5 0 13 0 0 80.000 1
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