The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 4 June 1912

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1 8 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
  • 15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. rEN CENTS SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, JUNE 4 1912. NO. 7,533
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  • 116 1 King George's birthday was celebrated by a public holiday yesterday. There was a ceremonial prude of the troops in the morning, and a ball at (iovcrmnent House in tbe evening- Page 8. Tbe report published in respect of the defences of Malta is most satisfactory Page 0.
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  • 952 1 The little oil de sac rises distinctly he fore me. Leaving unsleeping Fleet Street to its ceaseless restlessness, you turned up a small lane, crossed ;i square which at one time possessed a certain dignity of its own, then up the puclJiug bug laue, rightly
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 343 1 EXTR AOR DIN A R J"™ If fr of pictures l 0 HARIMA HALL CINEMATOGRAPH, jj RowxKD and iLLusTuiors TO-NIGHT! TO-NIGHT!! f north bridge road. SARAH 9.:iu ro n p. m. BERNHARDT OVERTURE^* noreh^" Professionals. MOST SELECTED FILMS m uro nocT .y n E STR ITS 0F BONIFACIO Imyerimn Film.
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    • 169 1 A PROGRAMME OF GEMS In moving pictures will be put on TO-NIGHT! Comprising a variety <>f subjects and ENSURING A PLEASANT ENTERTAINMENT AT THK Popular Chinematograph Hall, the MARLBOROUGH PICTURE THEATRE. BEACH ROAD. to Snow. ;k) to 11 p.m. The Birth of a DragH Fly. The I'alace of Fontainablean. Many
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    • 174 1 THEATRE ROYAL NORTH BRIDGE ROAD. The Star Opera Co THE DUTCH AND MALAY VARIETY ENTERTAINERS TONIGHT TO-NIGHT A BKAITIFIL PLAY. EJAZAM KHALBE WILL BE STAGED in which ABUBAKAR, NANI, MOHD. USOP, NOOR and Mist Ann take the leading parts. T. L. TAN, Manager The Straits Opera G° ALEXANDRA HALL NORTH
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    • 109 1 Ccvfrap's Advertisements. Notice of stocktaking. Howurth Krskiue Page I. Telephone Directory corrections Page 2. French or German nurse wanted Page I. Buchanan's Royal Household Whisky, Garner, Q— lch and Co. Page .">. Tropical blankets at Little and Co., Ltd. Page 4. Sailing Notices. N. D. L. "P. K. Friedrich and
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 100 1 THE WEEK. Toesday 4th. High Water— l-38 a.m. Hockey B.C.C. v Buffs. Wednesday sth. RlKh Water— o--_>% a.m.. 2-1* p.m. Glrnealy Confirmatory meeting, noon. Bruang Mteting. 2.3 I pin. K|«si>m Bate*. Tin Derh> Thursday 6th. <.Itgh Water— l-9 a.m.. :*-0 p.m. Corpus Christi. S.R.A. Meeting Ladles Competition. Friday 7th. High
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  • 186 2 A "Jihad" Declared. Allahabad, May 15th. In connection with measures taken by the Amir to suppress the rebellion in Khost, a Frontier correspondent says In the Jellalabad, Ningrahar and Laghiimii Districts a Proclamation has been issned practically declaring a Jihad against the Mangals, .ladrans and dagis. The
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  • 191 2 THE P. O. STRIKE London, May H. The strike of seamen on the I', and <). steamers, because of the refusal of the company to carry two efficient white men for every lifeboat on board is still in progress. The dispute centred on the R. M. S. Mooltan,' which carried
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  • 77 2 Position in Mexico Wushiugton, May 2nd.— Messrs. Dodge and Bacon, and other members of the Foreign Affairs Committee In the Senate, express the opinion that the Monroe Doctrine ought to he revised in order to prevent Japanese commercial interests securing control of territory around Magdaleua Bay, in
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  • 73 2 Calcutta, May 20th, An official report on the Assam frontier tribes admits that Mr. Williamson was on a political mission to euquire into the extent of Tibetan influence when murdered in the Abor country. It adds that Mr. Williamson previously visited the Mishmi country, where he
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  • 160 2 Capt. K. E. Kirkpatrick, JJrd Hrahmans, Laving arrived on 27th inst., is taken on the strength of the Command from that d;ite. Mr. George Pitt, well-known locally and in the F.M.S., died suddenly at the Hotel de la Paix last Wednesday. He had been to cull on Mr. Ross, the
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 218 2 I THE LATEST THING is THE ENCORE GRAMOPHONE RECORDS 4 DIFFERENT SELECTIONS ON ONE RECORD $1-25 EACH. ROBINSON PIANO CO., LTD. NOTICES NOTICE. TAN SENG CHONG Co., ARCHITECTS AND GENERAL AGENTS FOR BUILDINGS. Designs, Estimates, Building Surveys etc Under European Supervision. Address 14. RIFFLES QUAY, (TOP FLOOR.) Moderate Charges. Telephone
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    • 605 2 NOTICES I NOTICE. Messrs. Howard Erskine, Ltd., announce that stock-taking will continue until the night of Tuesday June 4th, business being resumed on the morning of June tarn. By Order. June 4 5.6 ORIENTAL TELEPHONE AND ELECTRIC COMPANY, Ltd. Notice to Telephone Subscribers. A new Telephone Directory is now in
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    • 763 2 N THE MaTTER OF THE INVENTIONS ORDINANCE 1871 AND N THE MATTER OF EXCLUSIVE PRIVILEGES NOS. 180 186. Notice is hereby given that Exclusive Privilege* for the manufacture and sale in the Straits Settlements of latex spouts, of which the above are representations, have; been transferred by the Patentee Arthur
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    • 461 2 APARTMENTS. Y. M. C. A. HOUSE. WITH OB WITHOUT BOAJ Furnished Residents! tam has its own bathroom, electric Itshti, V'*" J tag and billiard rooms availabl. Apply. THE GENERAL SECRET!.* May 23 99 BOARD AND LODGING. Terms moderate. Apply 21. asfhsi Rosd. o-e BOARD AND LODGIOG Comfortable rooms at 7,
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 1832 3 _____> to* sale Kepler' Solution V !M-PTr.T I WANTED FOR SUE 111 JjJ\ 1 Vjlv I Bennaa ot Freeeß lady as nurse or A ?ood s^coud hand Piano. (Rosenkranz.) •'Or 7 COO LIVLR OIL IS MALT EXTRACT little boy aged three. Excellent tone. Pi ice $175. iW/ A i»pl\ R
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  • Domestic Occurrences.
    • 14 4 Haoenzieker. At Penang, on the3lst May, Mrs. B. F. Haoenziekek, of a son.
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    • 52 4 Jeff Voase. -At St. George's Oh— oh, Penang, on the Mth May, by tin- Rev. Frank W. Haines, Colonial Chaplain, Tenant*. assisted by the Rev. Kep|)el Gamier, act in^ Colonial Chaplain, Ernest, son of Arthur Jeff Esq., of Hull, Yorks, to MaDom, eldest daughter of R. H. Voase Kaq.,of
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    • 53 4 Strosai h. At Aberdeen on 30ih instant, John Strona* h. late of Penang, aged sm. LOOom. May 7. A. C. Logoin, at Tii.t-lilgg Wei In, late Commodore P. and O. Fleer, aged 76. Sk ELTON. --May at Maida -van Clauoe WIi.KORD, Hon ol A. H. Ski 'ton, of Hongkong,
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  • 1287 4 The Singapore Free Press. Tuesday. June 4, 1912. •I r -f i n• While there is much in domestic politics within the I'nited Kingdom, as well as throughout Kurope, that portends anything hut the ptnOffal rloyv of events, that will not justify the ignoring of that one outstanding factor in
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  • 711 4 Mr Matheson Lang aud Miss Hutin Britton are now on their way to Durban. They met with great success iu Bombay and had crowded houses every night. The death of Mr William Aloysius Chew, Chief Kngineer of the I.astern Shipping Company's steamer, Vidar, took place at his residence at Muntri
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  • 888 4 VICTORIA DAY. MALAY ATHLETIC SPORTS The Malay community «)f N held their Yietona Dai s tallet ij M orooS which was kindly leal tot the the Malaya Football La «a S ideal io,d lh« ti entire success. The oOehdi and Malax s. carried Ollt f capably aud ther.- Wm no
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 164 4 CHaMPAGNES. DUFAUT FILS ET CIE (EPERNAY). PAUL DOMMIER Co. IRROY Co., EX SEC, EXTRA QUALITY. LANSON PERE ET FILS. DUC DE MONTEBELLO, MAXIMUM SEC. GIESLER, EXTRA SUPERIOR, DRY. BOLLINGER, DRY. IN MAGNUMS, QUARTS, PINTS A HALF-PINT* PRICES FROM:CALDBECK, MACGREGOR AND Co SOLE AGENTS. mmmmmmmm mmmmmmm mi mm mm mmmmmmm mmmmm
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    • 55 4 BILLIARDS. THE ANGLO-AUSTRALIAN CUSHION. (Alcock'b Patent with Improvements of John Roberts, Retired World's Champion) absolutely THE BEST CUSHION TO DATE FOR ANY CLIMATE. JOHN ROBERTS, 1910. ONLY obtainable from John Roberts, London representative for the east C. N. LUMB AD JRFBS P. 0. Box 41, Penang. show room i Raffle*
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  • 174 5 1 VALUE AS A NAVAL BASE. hi By Submarine Cable 1. Reuters Sekviob. London, via Bombay A telegram from Malta states that the >rdf Of the Admiralty have concluded their inspection and issued a statement pressing satisfaction yvith the efficiency and organisation of the dock yard. They propose
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  • 30 5 Renter's Service. London, via Bombay. Uc liter's correspondent at Malta states that Mr Asouith and Mr Churchill ha\"e left in the Admiralty yacht "Enchantress" for IU/erta.iTuuis.
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  • 150 5 a AN EXCITING FINISH. Kuala Lumpur, June 3rd. Tbe large crowd present saw a sensational finish in the Inter state cricket natch hetweeu Selangor aud Negri Sembilaa at six o'clock this evening. When the last ball was l>owled and the Negri Soruhilnu last pair were batting Hennessey fot
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  • 46 5 Imperial News Service, London, via Durban. Pram V-w York it is wired that the -vnipic competitor Hi vat has covered 1,000 etrei in min. ;'>♦'» 4-.') sees, Gardner of Wle in a pole jump cleared 11 ft. 1 in. Both feats set up word records.
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  • 25 5 Recteb'p Service. London, via Bombay. A telegram from London stntes that 1,200 meu are now working at the London l"f k>. > m
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  • 62 5 Ifieatt Sime. Ibo by Co. \vi nana s.soo Uor Oajab i :{.2ho bukit Lintung I 1,000 I'antai :J 000 I'ogoh: 2K7 0 Kaaella r ,.-2M) liniaaln: i.nyo Tabron: 10.0441 Kp<> l .:,oo -Malacca: 1. -.0,000 tfleutl Boustead A Co. Malabo*: 10,160; Total present vear 12,505 Against
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  • 96 5 '"iiisonie medal competition was I layel on Monday June Jrd and resulted 1 a tim between Messrs Hall aud Hallifax "»l -Messrs Baper and Knox who returned •> Mores of w. The following cards ■ware returned. lUII J.mi Hallifax 4rt 4:t <» 80 <"o\ and Kaper 4K
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  • 75 5 Hie Perak Turf Club's 1912 thorough~*l Australian Galloway Griffins have JJ! ,or iu T^Ping, and the best wea, so far as looks go. have been drawn I Ummn Chung Ah Vang, E. R. Salisbury BQfi and Tate. Two of the original »»'»oer imported were thrown out as re-J-~t. The price
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  • 172 5 ENGLISH INSTRUCTOR KILLED. I Ry Submarine Cable]. Rej ten's Sehtice. London, via Bombay Clanatal Lyaatoy reports that a column: left Pan at dawn on Saturday to attack the largest gathering of the enemy in the hills six miles to the north east. They bombarded and captured the
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  • 78 5 POPULAR RECEPTION IN PARIS. Imperial News Service. London, via Durban Quaen Wilhelmiun of Holland and Prince Henry, accompanied by President Kallieres and his wife and M. Poiucarre, were formally received at the Hotel de Villa. They gave a luncheon iu honour of The President and Madame Kallieres at
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  • 31 5 Rkcter's Service. London, via Bombay. M. Conty. the departmental chief of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, shortly re places M. Margerie at Peking, and M. Matgeiie replaces M. Conty.
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  • 29 5 Rkcter's Sehvicm. London, via Bombay The North east Norfolk bye election has resulted iu Mr. liemmerde the Liberal securing Mil votes and Mr. Jordrell the Iriionist 4!>nr».
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  • 33 5 Imperial News Service. Jjondon, via Dnrban A destiuctive lire raged for three hours on board the Cunard liner Carmania' whilst lyiug in Liverpool docks. The mag nificent saloons were practically destroyed.
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  • 47 5 J m per j. a l News Service. I/mdon. via Durban The dockers at Southampton have demanded increases of wages which the employers have refused in view of last year's concession. The men in consequence have made a threat of a general strike. > m <
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  • 256 5 GovKßNoa'ti Tnan ORxnn_L*a Tram. The match between teams captained by His Excellency the Ooveruor, and His Excellency the Oeneral was played on the Oarrison links on Saturday afternoon. The match was very close, and at the end there was dillerence of 1 only between the scores, and as the
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  • 1515 5 {From our own < ortesporuUttt.') London. May 10. Nan AL Am uion. If ir had not been for the multitude of other happenings much greater attention would have been paid this week to the extraordinary success of the naval hydroplanes. They really indicate that we have arrived at
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  • 276 5 An all day match was played on the Esplanade yesterday between Elevens re presenting players from English Schools \s. The Best. The Best had all the best of the first inning! hut in the second venture the English Schools hit out well. The. following were the scores. 'I'm. KM
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 208 5 ROBINSON Co. I JUST UNPACKED LARGE SHIPMENT I Gold, Silver, Bronze, Tan Black. NEWEST STYLES ij IN LADIES SHOES 1 PLAYER'S j I I NAVY f j i^ MIXTURE I In i lb. Patent OBTAINABLK AT i -^w-. w r T ht Tins JOHM L,TT E Co., Ltd. PRICE 55
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 532 6 BANKS CHARTERED BANK of India Australia and China. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. PAID UP CAPITAL £1,200,000 RESERYE FUND £i.6£0,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors... £1,200,000 HEAD OFFICE 38, BISHOPSQATE, LONDON, E. G. AGENCIES AND BRANCHES: Amritsar Hongkong Penang Bangkok Iloilo Pnket Batavia Ipoh Rangoon Bombay Karachi Saigon Calcutta Klang Seremban Canton
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    • 654 6 SHIPPING iii ii aaaa— P. &0. STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY I jff China, Japan, Ponang, Ceylon, Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Ports, Plymouth and London. Through Bills of Lading issued for China Coast, Persian Gulf Continental and American Ports. Steamers will leave Singapore on or abont MAIL LINES. 1912 Outward (for
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    • 566 6 SHIPPING N.D.L. Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE. The fast and well-known mail steamers ol this Company sail fortnightly from Bremen, Hamburg via Rotterdam, Antwerp, Southampton, Gibraltar, Genoa, Naples, (connecting Marseilles, Naples, Alexandria and vice versa] Port Said, Suez, Aden, Colombo, Penang, Singapore, Hongkong, Shanghai, Tsingtau. Nagasaki and Kobe
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    • 593 6 SHIPPING. NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD FOR HONGKONG SHANGHAI JAPAN PORTS THE IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL BTKAMKR PaINZ EI I EL FRIEDRICH B,h<;.*> tons, Captain Malcbow, havingleft Col<»m I bo on Saturday, the Ist instant at 11 P.M., may be expected to arrive here on Friday, the 7th instant, at daylight en route for
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    • 930 6 SHIPPING. Toyo Kisen Kaisha i (ORIENTAL S. S. Co.) AND Western Pacific Railway Co. The New Route Via China, Japan, Honolulu and San Fiasco to all points in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Europe. Uporatlug th* Now 21.000 Ton Triple Kcrew Turhine [.inem SHINYO Uan an J f H
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  • 1238 7 Cap. lssuß. Paid. LabtDit. Buybbb. Skllbro. H5.000 2r 28 Alla^ar 8% A 0 3 4 150,000 2s 2s Anglo-Malay 70% 15 0 16 1A ;>(».« 100 '28 2s Batan« Malaka <j 3 y g| 80,000 1 1 Batu Caves 140% £12 5 0 12 15 0 80,000 1 1
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  • 66 7 'Corrected up to June 1.) Bank 4 m'a 2-4$ demand 3.4 |.ggj Private credits 8 m/s 2-4 18-99 credits 6ms 2 4 11-18 Franck demand Bank 294 Germany, demand 288* India, T. T. 174$ Hongkong, demand 18f Yokohama, demand gggA Java, demand 1404} Bangkok, demand 64^ Sovereigns, Bank Buying
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  • 135 7 •Mine 1. Tin 1 1 0 tons sold 98.75 Gambier 9.80 Gambier Cube No. 1 16.76 Gambier Cube No. 2 nom. Pepper Black ordin. Spore buyers 21.76 Pepper, (White fair) buyers 82.CO> Nutmegs (110 to the lb.) nom. Nutmegs (80 to the lb.) nom. Mace (Banda) 115 Cloves (Amboina)
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 143 7 SIR JAMES SGOH'S Rubber Machinery _8S ■•*t^JaaW_B____*l WmmW M»- _*T _a al Hi H Baal __.^_l Kast^iC' i H H _El9HB_*___! Ihk |T^ M_k P^_i_r Embodies all the latest Impro vements. Each machine is fitted with Special Safety Breaking Discs to avoid damage by any hard substance getting between the
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    • 92 7 De KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIA GOVERNMENT. Agents at Singapore, Tbe Sbipsagency, Ltd, 2-3, Collyer Qnay The underment 'oned dates of departure are only approximate. Japaka Muntok and Palembang June I Merkus Salat Pandjang, Bengkalis, Siak and Pakan-Baroe j uno 5 DE Carpentjer Billiton, Batavia, Javacoast
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • 1238 7 VESSELS IN PORT. Flag and Tons Commanders Arrived From For When Waterwitch H.M.S. ych 620 Reyne H'kong, 12-5 S.N.O. Uncertain Hai Chi Chi cru 4800 Ching Colombo. 30-5 Chi Consul S'hai 8 Minotaur H.M.S. ***** Cayley Colombo, 2-6 S.X.O. H'kong Steamers Nat. Tonnage Master From Consignees For Charon Brit 1660
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  • 576 8 A BUSY HOLIDAY DAY. Yesterday being the anniversary of the Rhthday of King George V, was observed as a full holiday in Singapore. Sbips were decked in the harbour, most of the niercantile houses Hew the I'nion Jack, and great crowds of people made holiday in various
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  • 80 8 */«V//y«/ ■•u> "T.'i 'ii,fK/H,n<tefU.A Kuala Lumpur. June 3rd. The King's Birthdav was observed as a general holiday in Kuala Lumpor. About 300 volunteers paraded at seven o'clock this morning, together with the police and cadets. The Chief Secretary and Resident of Selangor were present. At noon
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  • 198 8 There was a larger attendance than even usual at the Ball given at Government House last night iu houour of His Majesty's Birthday, this being the Oral occasion during the Governorship of Sir Arthur Young. Arrangements were made for the. comfort and entertainnieni of the guests, as
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  • 2932 8 I following were l-IUfJ to the recepJOHOKK. L. the Sultan of Johore K.c.M.r;.. Duud. I'ugku A/is, I'ngku Ahmat, ohamed bin Mahbob, Dato Mentri Hadji Mohnmed Said, 01. B. F. Hoblyn undOtlicers, R. A. BL A. A. Livingstone, C. M. (L. cers, R. E. the Commandant and Malay States
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  • 34 8 INationality British if not specified.] •Tune 8 Bourbon, Foil, Le Ball, Saigon. Cardium, Iliad. Shanghai. Edendale, Dunlop, Samarang via ports \au Wurwych, Dut, Donck, B. Deli. June 4 Chatoa, Dalgleish, Fremantle via porta.
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 199 8 DUNLOP Cycle Tyres Are the best qua- a4**a. lity and value also the most popular tyre of the day. Fully proved after 25 **4 yearsof p u b 1 i c Dunlop Cycle Tyres can be ob- T it tained from every j H European Native Cycle dealer in the
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