The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 17 June 1912

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    15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS SINGAPORE, MONDAY JUNE 17 1912. NO. 7,549
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    152 1 A new tin company has been floated privately m Ipoh Page 6. The final collapse of the strike is expected daily Page 7. Mr. Asquith has been violently assaulted by Suffragists— Page 7. The excitement over the contest between Taft and Roosevelt is increasing and nghtH have
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    MY GARDEN.
    1155 1 And so you have garden of your own, and you plant and transplant, and are dirty and amused Are you not attained of your pelf? Why, I have no hucli tiling. \oumonHtcr, nor over shall ho dirty or niauscil so long a.-t I live. My gardens are iv
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      330 1 lENTmTgTAom T^ T^ y| RECEIVED ROSIOS GREAT EST MASTERPIECE "AFTER FIFTY YEARS" THE FIRST PC pmZE HA OF A 25T000 ED FRANCS AT THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION AT TURIN TO-NIGHT! FOR A FEW NICHTS MORE TO^nJgHTH IN CONJUNCTION WITH A GRAND CHANGE -STRONG IN COMICS iE ?2£°n>. MANNERS AID CUSTOMS OP
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      435 1 HARIMA HALL CINEMATOGRAPH, NORTH BRIDGE ROAD. I TO-NIGHT Among other good interesting Pictures The following will be Shown I Fate's Interception 1,000 h. Btogmph His Wife's Visitor boo n. Gaumont Graphic, No. 20. f Tklkphone No. llie. k. HAHIMA. Sole Proprietor. I THEATRE ROYAL NORTH BRIDGE ROAJ). 4 NEW ACTORS
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      144 1 GcvDay's ROvcrtiscmcnts. The world's classics at Messrs. Kelly and Walsh, Ltd Page 6. Wanted an elderly gentFeman to share a Mess— Page 5. Chinese clerk wanted for Kota Tinggi Page 5. Auction sale of antique Chinese por celaiu and Malay braesware Page 2. New pictures at the Marlborough Page 1.
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      133 1 .THE WEEK. ■onday 17th. Hljth Water— o-19 a.m., 11 8 p.m. N. I>. L. Honuward mail due. Cup Tie, B.C.C. v B.R.C. Tuesday 18th. High Water— l 7 a.m., 11-56 p.m. Hockt y S.C.C. v Officers of the GarriHon. Wednesday 19th. High Water— l-56 a.m. Dutch Club Concert, 915 p.iu.
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    657 2 The 1 ntetriational Congress on Geography which was to have beeu held at Rome m June this year, has been postponed until March, 191 H. At next year's Congress India will be represented by a representative of the British Government at home deputed to the Conference. A notification issued at
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      870 2 NOTICES HOWARTH ERSKINE, LIMITED. ANNOUNCEMENT. Met-srs. Howarth Erskinc Limited beg to inform their clients and the Public generally that from June Ist. 1914, they have amalgamated their business m Singa|K>re, The Straits Settlements, The Fedeiated Malay States, and Siam with the business of Messrs. Rilcy Hargreaves A Company Limited under
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      601 2 NOTICES FEDERATED MALAY STATES RAILWAYS NOTICE. Firms proposing to tender for the 1913 toal supply for the Railway are advined to submit not later than July 81st samples of any coals which have not been previously tested by the Railway Department. Samples of uot le*s thau 25 tons should be
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      606 2 NOTICE. Noti< is hereby given that Messrs. Ambrosoli S'oppaiii A Co., have commenced business at Nos. 7/X, Change Alley, Singapore as General Importers and Notice is hereby given that the business of Tha Schweiger Export and Import Limited formerly carried on at Hingapore has been acquired by them as a
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      850 2 AUCTIONS. IMPORTANT TANJONG KATONG SALE HIGN CLASS TEAK HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, MOTOR CAR, GRAMOphonf PLANTS, Ac. The pro|M?rty d the laU' Mr. \V. Percy Si'iKRH. at 'THE BUNGALOW Tanjo On Saturday, 22nd June, at 12 noon* Ooorartaiag: Handhome Cahvkd Teak Sidcboakuh wit}< Kibbobbo i Marble Top Bentwood Tables, Te*k and Rattan
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      166 2 AUCTION SALE OF Valuable Freehold and Leasehold Properties .\l Our S.ilr Hoi 1 On Monday, 17th June, at 2-30 p.m. Nos: .11. Offfm Oem Btn Sultan lioad, 1, I an. l Cm Vacant Jjniiti m Chin >-.'■ < B l^* Lt>har Road. For further particulars. sr< < PlanH. CHINO KENO
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    THE PLEASURE-LOVING AUSTRALIAN.
    1570 3 lhis *eek the typical Australian has t.eu cttnglifc m a crossfire of criticism from a heavy ecclesiastical battery ou one h i,U and a crack military sharpshooter on the other. Both pound away at him for hit inordinate love of pleasure. "Ho U repi ett Died as
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    AUSTRALIAN INTERSTATE TRADE.
    347 3 Tkßfl 'Vra.N Stf\wkr« Chartered. I vM week i;o less thau three of the Clan steamers vi/.., the "Clan Campbell," "Clan Mackay. and Oil Kos6" were taken up on timecharter for the Interstate Trade. It la stated that the "Clan Hoss" and "Clan Mackay have been fixed by
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    THAMES-SIDE FIRE
    703 3 GlOmi *NI» BIUfKUKI,!.'^. HAMAOK 4:20.000. From the tops of the last south |»ouud cars by Yauxhall Bridge one {Saturday late travellers saw flames bursting through the floors of Messrs DrntjfC and Blackwell's, at Nine Kirns Wharf, and earn passing through Battersea Park road had their progress impeded by
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    HEART ON WRONG SIDE.
    223 3 A curious dibcovery has just been made on board the French cruiser "Patrie." at present off Toulon. A young stoker, Albert rtnsan. aged 2 t. came to the doctor and told him that he suffered from palpitations of the heai t. Quite naturally, the man accompanied
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    AUSTRALIA'S GREATEST PROBLEM.
    523 3 Mr Thomas (the Minister for Kuterml Affairs), ufter a trip to the Northern Territory, on which he was accompanied by a small parliamentary party, remains as arde.nt a White Australian as ever. If words mean anything no one could be more confident tban Mr Thomas that this
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    PEKIN TO PARIS RACE.
    321 3 Pekin to Paris by aeroplane constitutes the greut outstanding event of the year. The race organised by the "Matin," is due to start from Pekin m September, and is open to pilots of every nationality, though competing machines must be of French manufacture. The contest is
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      71 3 I have been prescribing Morrhuol Creosote capsules very extensively during the past two years Bronchial and Tubercular disordiner?, and m several of my severest cases, I have bc«n astonished how rapidly repair has takoii place In pulmonary tuberculosis, they check the formation of purulent expectoration and m from out to
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      76 3 Five hundred cases of typhoid fever were treated with glycogen during the December 1903 epidemic m western Pennsylvania, and Dr. A. W. Hill, who was especially couimissioned to nee that glycogen was Huplied the public hoHpitals during this epidemic, received abundant testimony to its value. ."In using glycogen, 1 had
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      130 3 j. It's never too earfy yM Fraser&Neaves^*^ SQDAWATER I C.G. HIBBERT Co., Ltd. (Incorporated m England) KLANG and IPOH. GENERAL MERCHANTS AGENTS. Audits for C. G. HIBBERT Co. (Established 1767) London and Southampton "KANGAROO" Brand of Bottled Beer. FORTNUM and MASON'S Ltd. Piccadilly, London. High Class WINES and SPIRITS. ESTATE
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    THE TUBERCULIN "CORE."
    1072 4 Whilst ut the present day the guardians of public health cnn CODJfMttulatl them' selves on the progfeftt that hub been made' against the MOWCgP of consumption, it stonds to reason that should any investigator be fortunate enough to discover some substance that vsould act as a direct
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    THE COMMANDMENTS FOR WOMEN.
    673 4 Tki Marrhesa di Tievano, chatelaine of the (Jabtello Ave/./ano, Sulmoua. m the Abru//.i, who is now fntfaged m mii-Hing oftioers wounded m the Tripoli wur, has ni\«'ii Urn world au up to date decalogue for 1 li<> guidance of wonifii. The March»'sa T<;u (.'onitmindim-utb for Women
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    DEFERRED DIVIDENDS.
    140 4 "The Week's Little Story," from the "Gentlewoman." When Sir Philip Hurny .lone* was staying m America with some friends, he was asked one morning he their negro butU-r, one "Thompson," to take shares m a company for rebuilding a Baptist chupel somewhere, that he Thompson, whs interested m.
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      167 4 1 A IV I A TR»Of rV| BRAND I J Tonic Wine j j The Ideal Vitaliser Wm tJk for Body, Brain and j !9 Nerve. The Best m ran Restorative after pjj M Keeps you Fit I -jk«^ Burroughs Wellcome a Co., London Y&k b ifl Niw York Montreal
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      543 4 Health for Infants I «»r «»vcr li i]l-a-i< nturv Savory i\: MoofV*l 1" "1 h ■< > use, fx>th at home abcoao. It hn«. thf rppvtaUuii ><i \teinu th«»routfhlv rt'linlilc I"<hkl for Infants. itvorjrft Hoov**! I ««m1 Mpptta* iuat tba aoariahmetii an ml, n**b m an easily <li^es!ihlt- himl erv
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    SCOTTISH LETTER
    1523 5 r" *-i"'f i/t> naent.) May IS. t IMDJ years UR o, the Disestablish mont and lMsendownient of the Welsh and Scott. sh Churches was among the ,m plankl of the Liberal platform. Hut times Imv. H.:ui«.ml. and party politics, m the North at any rate, have changed with
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    HOME RULE.
    306 5 Loki»n \.M) nil Hill: A Ba< kwoous.mvn's LKTTKI!. From Truth we quote a portion of a letter which has been received from a correspondent signing himself liackwoodsman It is assumed by politicians and journalists of both parties that the House of Lords will throw out the Home Rule
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      44 5 "When your dealer trieH to palm off an imitation k of Rijaud't Kananga Water or any old thing" which is not what you want then is the time to throw a little "hot air" into bin) and keep a* ay from bis store. 10
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      453 5 Tonic Free from ABcoSioS Are you pale, weak, easily tired, and do you lack nerve power? Ask your doctor if Ayer's Sars ;anlla would not be good for you. He knows, and will advise you wisely. Not a drop of alcohol m this medicine. It r Jts red corpuscles into
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      521 5 WANTED WANTED riiinese Cl«-rk to supervise transput and general agency work of Tin Mining Comipny, at Kota Tiuggi, Joboie. Applicants must i.« thorou^bly reliable. Call m person with testimonials. McALISTER Co., Ltd. June 16 uc WANTED By a Gkvtleman of 62 Years, another of about the same age. to share
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      214 5 I^M. IT is the only colour wash that will adhere to fresh concrete walls without the use of size. It sets stonehard. IT adheres to cement, concrete, wood, metal and glass. IT is easily prepared and possesses great covering properties. It is supplied m various colours. Sample 'I'm* rice. I
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      BIRTHS.
      41 6 Fagk Ou June 15th, at liiaukHonic, Run ens Koad, Singapore, to Mr. Mrs. RiciUUDI'AOE, a son. On the lAth June, at the Pavilion, Oxley Hiso, to Mr. aud Mia. John J. Cauapibt, a daughter. (Indian and Rangoon papers please copy.
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      DEATH.
      14 6 I Buckley.- May *22, at WestminiHter, C. B. I)UCKL.fc:y, of Singapore, aged 6*.
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    The Singapore Free Press. Monday, June 17, 1912.
    1151 6 The Singapore Free Press. Monday, June 17, 1912. ••-I t «> Not quest ion idm tho right of Mr CHAMBRKI.uk to l>e tho iirst of living Englishman, his misfortune, and his country's, that Im is laid aside from active work, a veteran emeritux of statesmanship permits Britain, and the world,
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    755 6 2216 immigrants arrived at Penan*; from Madras and Negapatam by the B. 1. steamer Tara." The coolies for Penang were sent to Pulau Jerejak for quarantine, and the rest conveyed to Port Swettenham. Mr. C. P. titickell. Superintendent of Telegraphs and Telephones, Penang, is re tiring on pension, owing to
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    PINEAPPLE GUTTERS STRIKE.
    123 6 Strikes IN rumours of strikes soemto!,, HM fashion just at present and the spirit of unrest hllh uuadedth* pineapple industry ■orally. O. Friday several hundreds of worker* employed m the various factories a* Pineapple outers M foran increaBe n wages. It appears that Home time a«o their
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    KLANG RACES.
    275 6 MR ELPHICK'S RSWVEIV. KlMll Liiii,. A huge crowd tM p., .sent on at the Klang Sky races, ladadinfl ib" Chief Secretary, the tetideol ,"i, the Sultau of SWangor a.,,! uJ)( The weather was line and the I were applauded for their gmnd plarin. Mr H. K. Klphick has
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    NEW TIN COMPANY.
    52 6 An Ipoh Flotation. ">»// our men Cot Ipoh, Jut The Malayan Hydraulic lin tfi* J has been tloatod privately with i apiUl Of |l2O.i»O0. There wa- uo -o Lb« public. The I M rectors are hi. BdgM n>J Mr. Cecil Uae. aud the Secrotii N Towers and
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    MALACCA RUBBER AUCTION.
    27 6 M;tl;n(.a. .IiJUO IJ. No. 1 She*-: |j No. Sheet IMI Snap Crepe MOLM Hnrk CMpt Scrap I utreate.l A iMgt f— (Hl| u.j- Mid. > <-
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    RUBBER AND TIN RETURNS
    20 6 Kvatt vv Co. Indra^iii 1 Mergui KaCMH. l>evri< k k liflat 17 pikul Hruaug i -Wul
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    S. C. C. LAWN BOWLING.
    75 6 The following ti.> w evening S!\ (l i H \v: w. W, MtflimM v 1., a. Brows. i>r a. (i. Batter v r. B. X H. Klphiok v 11. M. Cunfr. II K. W, Ly:i!l v .1. lUnt'. ti i:sn.\v> i [BH ftnrafii n utm
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    102 6 •> < The Prince's Tit Tin I! formed into a OOSSpaaj Prince'B Coy. Limit*-*!" *i'A\ of »25,000 with Iks int.iUu lartfinn the bsmsmm tad searij shares havo »>«>.«n prirs for. Full details Sfgssr h advert isiritf cohimns m a fi li *i :l > s In the S.voud Court BSIOSS»riS|
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      463 6 KELLY WALSH, LIMITED.; THE WORLD'S CLASSICS j Bound full Red Leather gilt top 95 cents per volume. The Professor at the Breakfast Table by Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens. O. Holmes. The Pickwick Papers, Ctaarle Dickons, 2 vols. The A Mtocart of the Breakfast Table by O. The Poetical Works
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      55 6 BILLIARDS. THE ANGLO-AUSTRALIAN CUSHION. (AbOOOK*! Patent with Imvrovkmknts of .Jons Ron iRiH, Betirkd World's Champiov) ABSOLUTELY THE BEST CUSHION TO DATE FOR ANY CLIMATE. JOHN ROBERTS, 1910. ONLY obtainable prom John Roberts, London REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE EAST C. N. LUMB ADDRKBs P. O. Box 41, Penang. show room Raffles Hotel,
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    MR ASQUITH AND SUFFRAGETTES.
    112 7 PREMIER ASSAULTED IN ROYAL PRESENCE. Sensational Birthday Reception Incident. 1 By Submarine Cable]. Reutkb'p Service. London, via Bombay. v the King's Birthday reception at the India Oftice. the King and Queen being resent, Mr. Asquith, who was receiving gueaU, was thrice assaulted by Suffragist aueata. woman
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    A LIBERAL VIEW.
    80 7 Mi 11. Massiugham, m the "Nation," lhat Sir Henry Campbell Banuer i first Cabinet contained seven Kadicilg. Now Mr Lloyd George is tbe only Inifcl Uadical^ With Lord Morley and tluicourt, Gladstonian Liberals, and li Hums, who is dirticult to classify, tbe tof tbe body bears an
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    THE LONDON STRIKE.
    165 7 f Collapse Imminent. Recter's Service. London. June ltitta. though the Strike Committee iv a untesio yesterday declares the position nor* promising than ever, mid Mr Ren fillet assured an audience of strikers f u^tralia, New Zealand and America rould lie prepared to help, the, final tlapee of
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    Bristol Back at Work.
    27 7 h.- Bristol Strike Committee haH ad Msod the men to resume vsork as the men Other ports diJ not come out as e\
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    PORTUGAL.
    36 7 New Ministry Formed. Durate Leite has formed a representative ot" all parties. Vusconcellos has accepted the PortFoveign Affairs. telegram from Lisbon states that the tamber has adopted a scheme for a i Colony at Angolai
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    A Royalist Expedition Stopped.
    29 7 telegnUß from London dated the l. r »th s that a steamer has been detained at ■A'-ic embarking many Portuguese nil a consignment of munitions.
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    OBSTRUCTIVE HUNGARIANS.
    47 7 Will Not Have Army Bill. Kl.l'TKK's SKHYK i London, via Bombay. telegcam from Vienna says that 1(> tin; urgent appeals of the Govern- i to pMi the Army Bill, the opposition' m the Uckhsrath are obstructing '''•utmost. One spoke for r»i hours "th.-r for thirteen.
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    WATER POLO.
    83 7 N •<■ 8. entertained the Muffs at yebtßia ;iy morning wheu a jjolo played. The Buffs brought tioiigteam, nud several changes ho«« aide did not tend to strtmglthem. In the first haJf the military I'br.o goals, the Club combination I v V poor. A shuttling of the side
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    THE PRESIDENTIAL DUEL.
    87 7 CONVENTION PACKING AT CHICAGO. Roosevelt Joining the Fray. Reuter s Sebvicb. London, via Bombay A wire from Chicago states that the National Committee has awarded Taft all the coutested delegates for Oklahoma and Tennessee. A telegram from New York says that Mr. Roosevelt has made the statement
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    ROOSEVELT AT CHICAGO.
    88 7 The Combat Thickens. Owing to the National Committee which organizes the liepublican Convention deciding aliuoat every i-mi-.--t.-il delegation m favour of Mr. Taft. as supporters of Roosevelt declare fraudulently. Mr. Roosevelt has gone to Chicago on the very eve of the Convention. His visit is denounced bj
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    A HOT TIME COMING.
    35 7 The Taftites control the Convention theoretically but know that Taft bas little chance of election. Meanwhile the political heat at Chicago m prodigious, and even fisticuffs take place amongst the delegates.
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    WEATHER AND WHEAT.
    52 7 Both Good Prospects. Him tkk's Skiu kjk. London, .luue loth. telegram from Horn buy states that the mousoon has hurst there. From Ottawa it is w ired that the Department of Agriculture estimates the Western wh»>at crop at 1,600 million bushels. exceeding that of 1911 l»y id
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    PROUD HARROVIANS.
    58 7 VISIT OF ROYALTY The Duty of the School. Kfi tku's Skrvuk. London. Jim l»>th. The King and Queen ha\e paid a visit to Harrow. His Majesty, replying to an address, said that he was coniideut that the school would continue to furnish Mi to serve m the great
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    MEDICAL LIBEL.
    58 7 Damages against Association. hr Robert Hell, the earner specialist who advises medical treatment and uot the Knife, ha** obtained 12. 000 iMMgM for libel from Dr Bash ford and the British Medical Association on account of an ait icle m the British Medical .Journal hoftded "Cancer Credulity and
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    NEW APPOINTMENTS.
    40 7 It is officially stated that Mi 11. .1. Ten ii'int. financial secretary to the Army Council (salary £1,6001 replaces Colonel S»?ely as parliamentary ntider secretary 'same salary. Mr EL T. Baker. Liberal member for A'-crington. raplMMt Mr Tennant.
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      THE ROYAL HUNT CUP.
      45 7 Rkttek's Seevicb. London, via Bomf.R? Betting for Ika Royal Hunt Cup is Protestant Boy 9 1 DorandolO -1 Whisk Broom and JJeaurepaire 100 9; Long Set 100 -7: Jarretiere andCyllius2o —1; Mary, I'revoyant and Bannock burn 25 1 Oliver 100 H.
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    CRICKET RESULTS.
    54 7 Keuteb's Sebvice. London, via Bombay Liith'Ubhiro has Ix-aten the Australians by 24 runt*. The inatcb South Africa against Nottingham at Nottingham was drawn. Surrey beat l!ss«\ by 2*7 runs. Hanta beat Derbyshire by 64. Sussex drew with Kent. Middlesex beat Yorkshire by four wicket*. Leicester beat Warwickshire at
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      ANT! HOME RULE.
      56 7 Kecteb'B Sebvice. London, via Bombay Mr Walter Long and Lord Curzou were the chief speakers at the great auti Home Bale demonstration at the Albert Hall, which was attended hy delegates from the wholekingdom, including a strong contingent of I'lsteriiien and Protestants from South Ireland. The meeting
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      Ulster Stands Firm.
      67 7 Sir Hdwurd Carson, who was the chief speaker at the Albert Hall auti-Home Rule demonstration, declared that i: later was determined that Home Kule, even if passed, would become dead as an Act of" Parliament. She accepted tho Government s declara tiou of war. He added "We
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      THE CABINET CHANGES.
      37 7 Little Engenders Break Away. Lord Haldane's succession to Lord Lore burn as Lord Chancellor and the appoint ments of Mr Tennant and Mr Bakor are regarded as weakening the Radical element m the Ministry.
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    MADAME ALICE GOMEZ.
    221 7 It is announced that Madame Alice dome/., whose reputation as a contralto singer is so widely known, is to give a concert at the Dutch Club, m Cairuhill Road, on Wednesday the lilth at 9.1 "i p.m. On this occasion Madame Gome/, will have the assistance of
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    LOSS OF THE OCEANA.
    407 7 Ofl 20th iiibt. the Board of Trade inquiry into the loss of the 'Oceana was tNMMi at Caxton Hall, Westminster. Mr. .1. Dickinson. Metropolitan stipendiary magistrate, presided, assisted by nautical assessors. Henry fJeorge Wilding, second OfllOM of the Oceana," described the measures taken to get out
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    ST. JOSEPHS' SPORTS.
    689 7 Despite the very wet weather which not only made the ground very bad underfoot for competitors but also prevented a large number of friends from attending, the St. Josephs 1 sports were carried through on Saturday with much success. Several of the competitions had been decided previously
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    TO-DAY'S MATCH.
    117 7 The following will constitute the touiiiH m this afternoons' Cup Tie S. C. C. 1. v 8. R. C. to be played on the S. C. C. ground S. C. C. I. Black- Yellow. I .1. I'termark F. L. KobinHon K. L. L. liraddell L. J. Wishart K.
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      28 7 The P. G. heara that Mr. P. J. Sproule, Solicitor-General, Penang, will probably sit on the bench of the full Court of Appeal m Singapore on July 1.
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      10 7 For £hi)dren'H Hacking Congb at Night, Woods' Great Peppermint Care.
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    AN AWFUL TORRENT.
    497 8 SILPIUKIC ACll> EXPLODISg. ri mkn in.ii hi::». Newcastle, < Australia 1 May 18. An Hp[)al!if)^ accident occurred at B.SO thi* evening on the Newcastle and Huntn attvef Steamship Conipnuy's Wharf. A lar^e drum ol sulphuric acid, while beiug removed from the wharf, exploded. In an inst int.
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    "KAFFIR" WILSON : A MISTAKE ABOUT HIS DEATH.
    219 8 KAFFIR WILSON A MISTAKE ABOUT HIS DEATH. lionibay. May 27. -An aitnount ement was made m the local papers the other day of the death, near I'enang. ol Mr Haleigh Alban Kennelh Wilson. Inle 5 '.id K. S. L. 1., aged :>:J. the youngest son of the late Major Heury
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    HALF A MILLION DOLLARS MISSING
    200 8 hi tbe "Kwantung Notes" of the China mail is told the curious story of the disappearance oi fire hundred thousand dollars When tbe rage w;is on. on 1 1 »o port of the old Munchu nmnnmaent, for the baying \M» of the railways, (ive hondred
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      472 8 SHIPPING BRITISH INDIA S. N. Co, Ltd APGAR LINE FOR HONGKONG, SHANGHAI KOBE MOJI. Thk Comvany's Stf.amkr GREGORY APCAR 4.r>CO tons, .T. B. Drake. Commander, will be despatched for the above |H>rts on Monday, the lTtli instant at about 4 p. m. She has excellent accommodation for first class passengers.
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      654 8 SHIPPING West Australian Steam Navigation Co, Ltd. FOR Sourabaya, Derby, Broome, Port Hedland, Cossack, Onslow, Carnarvon, Geraldton and Fremantle The Companyk' steamer •MINDEROO 2,720 tons, Captain Kodger. will be despatch ed from the Koads for the above i>orts on Tuesday, the lHth instant, at 4 p.m. She has excellent accommodation
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      599 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 Imperial Japanese Government. The New Twinscrew Steamers maintaining this service have been specially designed and constructed, and are fitted with all the
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      615 8 SHIPPING M. M. MESSAGERIES MARITIMES. MAIL LINE China, Japan, Ceylon, Aden, Egypt and Marseilles OUTWARD HOMEWARD Poiyuealcn June 24 Nera June 24 Armand Bebic July 8 Sala/.ie July Caledonien July SI Oceanien July 2'i V. delaCiotat Autf. 5 Polyue-sien Aug. 5 Au«. 19 A. Behic Aug. 19 Ai i/iaud IJ.
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      462 8 I SHIPPING P. &0. ■STEAM NAVIGATION COMPAN'. For China, Japan, Penang, Cey| 0 Australia, India, Aden, Egvnt Mediterranean Ports. P|/^ a and London. Through Bills of Lad inn Iss i Oowt. Persian Gulf, Contn, Bteam-rs will leave Bingapm mot MAIL LINES itu Outward \wtm I anuj I>« %;iiiha .Inn. 2H
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      639 9 SHJPRi N g7 T °y° Kisen Kaisha (ORIENTAL S. S. Co.) Western Pacific Railway Co Mexico and Europe naaa rallugthi- Now 21.000 Tim Triplo Screw Tin-hi«« r- HARD and CHIYO MART],- Queeus o! h< w£??T BHINYO MARTJ TENTO :oc ;iM modern Conveniences and mK3edc3atoJf M l wi^ Wireless Telegraph T
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      684 9 SHIPPING OCEAN S.S. Co., ltd AND CHINA MUTUAL S. N. Co., Ltd The Companies' steamers are despatched from Liverpool outwa ds for theStraitH, China and Japan every week, and from Japan homewards for London, Amsterdam and Antwerp every fortnight; for Genoa, Marseilles and Liverpool and for Marseilles, Havre and Liverpool
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      595 9 SHIPPING. N.D.L. Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen IMPERIAL GERMAN MAII 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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      484 9 BANKS NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL- IKIAATSCHAPPY. NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY Established 1824. CAPITAL fl 45,000,000, (about £3,750,000 RESERVE fl 7,124,327, (about £593,698) Head Office m Amsterdam. Head Agency m Batavia. iJSJ? 01 8 T Penan S« Hongkong, Shanghai, J£n§ n Soe raba y». Semarang, Weltevreden TmSS^ff-^ C^ ribon >r «*H. Pecalongan Tjilatjap, Djeniber,
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      408 9 INSURANCE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE Co., Ltd. Head Office WINCHESTER HOUSE. SINGAPORE. Nomikal Capital ...$250.00© Paid up Capital $135,419 Insurances m force over ...|5, 000, 000 Annual premium Income over 400,000 Board of Di rectors I G. A. Dkrrick, Esq., Chairman. Tan Km am Hock, Esq. LOU Chow Kit Esq.,
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    RUBBER ESTATE RETURNS
    1032 10 The first total where given represents 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. In order to avoid the complication involved in Companies finishing their year's in different months
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    THE CHINESE LOAN.
    644 10 Apparently the conditions luiujlown by the Six-Powers Syndicate and pro\ is>ion ally agreed to by the Chinese negotiators iv connexion with the great Chines* 1 Loan wore formulated on the 13th ult. and MM tolerably stringent.. Their purport is first, that v supervisory office shall be esta
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    OLD MAN RUNS AMOK.
    241 10 KILM Skvkku. PkMHMM IKB Km aii:s. A report from Mayebasbi cays that a shocking traged\ was enacted Sunday night at Kurohone rnura, (lUiuma prefecture. KuniajiroTakn/aua.aged weventytwo. a gambler of the village, armed with a spear j, ll( :t rilie. sitlm k*4 the house of Suf kichi
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    British North Bornoe.
    15 10 British Borneo ..< Melalap -JJgn Sapong f9i i*" l "■..•rail Sttkoug 49,147 1
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      559 10 The present ordinary method of cleaning antiseptic it destroys all the enemies which attack the teeth* the teeth and mouth with tooth powders and tooth-pastes The dentifrice Odol is one that has a practical antiseptic is completely mistaken. Mistaken, that is to say, if anyone effect, that is to say,
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      352 10 FAR EAST OXYGEN ACETYLENE COMPANY. LTD., SINGAPORE BRANCH. Oxygen Gas Dissolved Acetylene. Oxy ecotTlenlo bluwpipea anJ blew p\f* oct»rrt tot quick oattlim Iron utd Qthoi AUTOGENOUS WELDING OF ALL METALS All kinds Ol rapftln to Bhlp«, BoUeri, Mc^or c*r% ▲ppUoftlloa of lii« DlssolTti Ac#ty\e»e fu tat Ugkllßf MotOt-OVI, LAOBOkM, BtMUBOTS,
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    SHARES.
    1191 11 oap. Isauß. Paid. Labt Div. Buybbb. 8»LL»Ba. 85.000 2s 2s Allagar 8% 2 8 s a x,i 150,000 2s 2s Anglo-Malay 70% 15 l* !6 41 50,000 2a 2s BatangMalaka J 3 2Jf 30,000 1 1 Batu Cavos 140% £12 5 0 12 15 0 100,000 1 1 Bukit
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    EXCHANGE.
    69 11 (Corrected up to June 15.) mk4ra' 8 2 4* demand 3.4 1.13 »rivate credits 8 m'* 2 4 13-81 credits 6 m J4 11-lt rancr demand Bank 204 Germany, demand 238* NDIA, T. T. 174 3 Hongkong, demand 12} fOKORAUA, demand 114$ Uva, demand 140) Bangkok, demand 64f *overeignb,
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    PRODUCE.
    131 11 June 1 5. Tin ...buyers 99.00 Oambier g H0 Gainbier Cube No. 1 15.(0 Gainbier Cube No. 2 nom. Pepper Black or din. Spore 22.37} Pepper, (White fair) 38.60 Nutmegs (110 to the lb.) nom. Nutmegs (80 to the lb.) nom. Mace (Banda) 115 Cloves (Amboina) nom. Bali Coffee
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      86 11 THE BRI-CAL" Decimal Adding Machine Will keep books or accounts of any sort accurately m one -sixth the time taken by ordinary methods. s<- sklci m 100,000 Price §30 do 1,000,000 $40 m the Office it lightens Ote work of the clerks. To Accountants it is indispensable for dissecting accounts
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      112 11 De KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSGHAPPIJ UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIA GOVERNMENT. Agents at Singapore, The Shipsagency, Ltd, 2-3, Collyer Quay The underment'oned datcH of departure are only approximate. RUMPHiua Belawan-Dcli June \i Koemai Trigi-Railja, Sapat, Teiuhilahan, Tjenako Rengat Jnne 17 JAPARA Muntuk and Paloiuhang j u de Carpentikb Billiton, Batavia,
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      24 11 Matico Capsules and Injection still tnaiutain their reputation for tke cum of all those inconvenient diseases, about which, the least said the better. 15
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      1069 11 VESSELS IN PORT. Flag and Tons Commanders Arrived From For Wtaea Waterwitch H.M.S. ych 620 Beyne H'kong, 12-ff S.N.O. Uncertain Steamers Nat. Tonnage A Master From Consignees Fo» Amherst Brit 135 Scott Bagan, 14-6 Thong Kk Bagan 17 Cardmn, Brit 3993 Head Calcutta, 1 6 As Pet Uniertain Calypso Brit
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    BETTING IN THE STRAITS.
    1971 12 DRAFT OF PROPOSED LAW. Legalising an Illegality. lielow is Riven from the Perak Pioneer copy of what it is understood is a draft enactment to deal with betting m... I book makers, which the Singapore Sporting Club lias submitted for the consideration of Ciowvnmeut. Comment by
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    SINGAPORE RIFLE ASSOCIATION.
    650 12 Final Day and PnUB Givinc;. Considering tbe truly monsoouish weather that prevailed there was quite a good attendance at Hallestier Kange on Saturday afternoon, to see two events shot off, and the distribution of the very handsome collection of prizes awarded to the skilful (and perhaps lucky
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    "TITANIC" DISASTER FUND.
    51 12 TITANIC" DISASTER FUND. Ainuuut pre\iously uckno\vh>dgrd |1,A58 W. Birrlnun JO w.».if. 10| il l 10 H 1 KM" The list has vow been closed and fhave remitted to the Mayor of Southampton a demand draft for i.197 13s 4d, the equivalent of ?1,683 at exchadge 2s 4 3-l6d. G. A,
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    135 12 It is notified that the port of Souiabaya. is declared infected owing to tbe existence of small po\. The "(ilenstrae" and the local steamers M Peraii and Sappho were at the wharves bunkering. Tbe Holt liner Hyson loaded some cargo for Europe, embarked pilgrims for .1. (!»I. tli
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    Singapore Golf Club
    220 12 The Spring Cup Competition was played on June 1 •"> and 16 and resulted m a win for Mr Clement Kveritt who returned the excellent nett score of 7 1 for tbe m holes. A huge number of the members of the Club participated m the competition
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    THE VADE CUP.
    76 12 The Dbaw. N. C. Wilson and D. Paterson. Dr. (J. A. I inlayson and C. Kveritt. NY. .1 Ma\son and (1. C. Kno\. H. W. Kirnotone or V. .1. Hallifax and I". Fergu>on H. T. White and H. W. Uaper. K. W. King and O. P. liriinth
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    THE INTERPORT MATCH.
    108 12 Th.- following are the Penang scores: Pte. 8. It Perkins. F.V.C. M 14 101 tnd-Uenl rfonlimniiei :\:i n 82 97 Bft. P. J. Hall ftj |g Pte. C. D. D. Bogan |f W. T. Chapm.iu M tl il 92 1 Col Sgt Southam :;o ,;i ;jo I]
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    56 12 The April No. of tbe Agricultural Bullet m will be mainly useful to planters for tiling and reference. It has a memorandum on the demonstration of Mr. A. Drrry's method of coagulating, which has already been put before tbe public, meteorological returns, reports of tbo Planters' meetings and of the
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      139 12 Pineapple Hams Bacon NOW IN STOCK i Singapore Gold Storage Co., Ltd, AND BRANCHES. I Just Received! A CONSIGNMENT OF GENUINE MEGALIESBERG LEAD SEAL BOER TOBACCO MANUFACTURED BY F. H. HARTLEY SONS, MEGALIESBERG. Price $1-60 per Ib. m 1-lb. bag or airtight tins containing H. W. GREER, L 43. ROBINSON
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      138 12 PASSENGERS. Per Terak: Messrs Skiniur. Nicallay. Hoal Strukens, Greene, Clould and Stotar. Per Sappho: Mr. Mrs. Kock. M.ssisCraw ford and Parsons. Per Bourbon Mr. Paillaud. Per Fau Sang Mr. H. B. Baker. Per Poll Ann Mrs. Kirn Soon. Per Yugala: Mr. X Mrs. Sinjth. Me^rt Trolle, Edwards and Norrie. Per
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