The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 19 June 1912

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    15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY JUNE 19. 1912. NO. 7,551
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    139 1 Still more excitement about the Presi deutia] election In Chicago Page 7. Praise for the enterprise of English Chemists comes from Professor Perkiu, who mentions that they have taken out a patent for artificial rubber Pfetfß 7. The Kubber Page this week contains a column of votes
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    ELECTING A PRESIDENT.
    688 1 The largest section of the English speaking world is now engaged iv deciding who shall he its single representative- one hesitates to repent the- first pentlrman of America phrase, after reading few specimens of what T. called R. and what It said about T. Not only is
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      481 1 HARIMA HALL CINEMATOGRAPH, X i NORTH BRIDGE ROAD. t TO-NIGHT The following will be Shown GAUMONT GRAPHIC N« 21 His Wife's Visitor boo n. Biogmpb Fate's Interception 1,000 ft. Biograpb GRAUMONT GRAPHIC No. 20. I No. me. K HAK IMA. Sole Proprietor, f NOTJCE. The Attention of the Public is
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      285 1 CHURCH OF ENGLAND ZENANA MISSIONARY SOCIETY. CHINESE GIRLS' SCHOOL. The Half Yearly Sale of refill and Fancy Articles, m aid of the funds of the above ■Cheat, will take place D. V. m th«VICTORIA MEMORIAL HALL ON FRIDAY, JUNE 21st, 1912, FROM 4 TO 7 P. M. Utkkxoon tea a
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      132 1 SOfcta?* Hv'vcrtiscments. Mine Aguinalda sings at the Victoria Hotel for a ft-w nights Page 1. Two Englishmen are open to undertake book-keeping woik- Page ft. Inforulation wanted ot the whereabouts of J. A. Adams Page J. Ship notices Torilla. Arratoon Apcar. Apcar Live Page h. Powells sale of furnitun Page
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      145 1 THE WEEK. Wednesday 19th. Hl«h Water— l-56 a.m. Dutch Club Conerrt, 9-lM p.m. Thursday 20th. at«h Water— -.11 a.m.. 2 46 p.m. B. I. Homeward mail close*. Cup Tie. Replay. ftdaj 21st. UWh Water— l-5* a.m., 3 37 p.m. N.D.L. Outward Mail due. Hockey S.C.C. II v Buffs. CX./..M. Sale.
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    MANNING COLONIAL WAR FLEETS.
    299 2 Th*> Government of the Commonwealth cannot complain of any lnck of volunteers from the Mother Fleet to join their local navy, either from quartet deck or lower deck, lot there are volunteers sufficient to meet all present and all prohahle future wants. Whether it will be
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    YET ANOTHER OPHIR.
    196 2 l>r. Frobenius has returned to Hamburg after an absence of eighteen months m West Africa, especially m Southern Nigeria. He brings with him considerable and irn portant material scientinque," says a Paris contemporary— anthropologic, ethnologic, and economic. In all he has some three hundred packages, tbe contents
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    AN ORIGINAL STRIKE.
    153 2 A strike of an uncommon nature has just tak-n place m Japan, the strikers being lepers. At Kameyamo there is a leper hospital, under the direction of French Franciscans. It seems that the directors of the institution consider that the afflicted m mates aie none the worse
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    A LEOPARDS SCARE.
    124 2 Wireless has done great things for men ia general, and for Mr. l'ickerell, the oper ator on the V'asari, m particular. The vessel recently reached Sandy Hook. By the rolling of the ship a cage, containing a leopard for the Zoological Gardens m New York, was overturned,
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    DOMESTIC HYGIENE.
    782 2 how to maintain health m hot Climates. The question of health m hut countries practically resolves itself m the overcoming of the difflcultieri due to extreme* of temperature, dry ness, uioiKture and miasmata. These, m their turn are affected by ques- j tions of food drink, clothing, lodging,
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      51 2 The fashions for ladies are never the same, The hats and things they wear ne tl i ing to-day and another to-morrow me styles often make people stare. But therms one thiug which cannot change, Be fashions what they may wSS B^ ldl1 chilu and i»«. Woods Peppermint leads the
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      61 2 LONDON'S LATEST SUCCESSES. PINK LADY WTZ. EVA WALTZ. THEj^ETERNAL VALSE 85 cents EACH. ROBINSON PIANO CO., LTD. SERVANTS' AGENCY OFFICE. No. 79, Tank Road, Book Keepers, Building Contractors, Clerks, Conductors, Dressers, Drivers, Engineers. Fitters, Overseers, Painters, Stevedores, Surveyors, Steno-Typists, Draftsmen, and Domestic Servants supplied at short notice. Employees other than
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      582 2 NOTICES NOTICE. j Notice m hereby given that my wife Teoh Peck Oek left my house aud my p.otectioa on the 21st May, 1912 and that I shall not he re* ]>oniible for any debts which she has iueurred or may incur after that date. D&ted thin 18th day of
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      500 2 NOTICES 1 MESSRS. G. F. KELLNER Co, CALCUTTA will be glad to hear from any relatives of the late Mr. JAMES ALEXANDER ADAMS, of Elgin, Scotland, formerly m their employ. June 19 U f m 2^-6 FEDERATED MALAY STATES RAILWAYS NOTICE. Firms proposing to tender for the 191H coal supply
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      660 2 WANTED WANTED A Juui.>r Qerk iChu >s<.i i, Mtotifiriiioa. mlh u M J2iT^ I good at n.nrvs. Apply hy m X X.,c, Fr. •Inn. If BOOK-KEEPING, AUDITING, c Two Kntflisliriien IhoroMl the work iuvito T,a<]« s .M, trust tnein With the opeLin»«,u,H. their «,o<,ks and (h,,.,',,.,,.";::;,'; 1 L«»ss aos and
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    CHINA AND THE POWERS.
    868 3 COMMKNT ItV COI'NT OhUMA. In the latest instalment of his monthly topical contributions to the Taiyo," Count okunia has some gloomy remarks to Make concerning the future prospects of the Republican administration of China 1 under Yuan Shih-kni. Somo of his observations, which were evidently made
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    USE OF ENGLISH IN JAPAN.
    623 3 Union English Speaking Sociktv Celkkrates Hague Conference. Vau'e of the Tongue m all Parts or the World is Bmqstoli Kmi'h asi/ed. The Union English Speaking Society of i Tokyo held Peace Day Exercises Saturday afternoon, at the Chuo University, Kauda, m commemoration of the first
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    THE INCREASE IN FREIGHT RATES.
    277 3 It is staf.il that the Nippon Yusen Kaislia has been m negotiation with the representative of tbe shipping conference m Kobe concerning tbe restrictioa im posed by the Oaveruiaeal on the proposed increase oi freight rates, on the Huropean sen i<"»', nut tbe negotiations do
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    MUSICIANS' TRIBUTE.
    468 3 London's Finkst Orchestras to Honour Memory of Titanic Band. Five hundred of London's finest orchestral musicians, honouring by their combined talent tb«> memory of the little band of Titanic placets who died so nobly This is the inspiring spectacle that will M presented at tuo Albeit Hill OU
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    THE PRODUCTION OF OPIUM.
    360 3 on May 20 tb m the Qous* «f Commons tbe Karl of Konal lahiiy asked the Secretary of State for Foreign affairs if ha had ni»y raports showiug 1 1 1 t the production oi opium was being car: -icl oji unchecked m certain provinces m
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      70 3 i I take plea ure m adding my ignllwony to the gfcal value of f{iyco>:< n iv ty]>hoid lever. During the Batter e/>iilen.ic, 1 nsetl it and the it suits certainly suipnssed my expectarions. A uiaiked iijlluenee wmh exeru<l iijioii the pulse and temperature, while the w hole ioiii-hc and
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      466 3 Long, Heavy Hair? T!ien treat your hair well. See t.t it is properly fed. Growth c t every kind demands proper f cd. Starved hair splits at the c: :'^>, turns prematurely gray, l.cops fhort and dry. Then feed your hair. Feed it with proper food, a regular hair-food. Feed
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      405 3 I Two New Introductions by I IFraser and Neave, Limited. l Dry Ginger Ale I Wholesome and Satisfying. An Ideal Drink. I j HottlecJ m alOoz. Non-returnable Bottle I I namely, the ""W" Crown Corked Bottle. 1 A Boon to Planters and Upcountry People. 1 I Price, ex Sipgapore Factory,
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    EMPIRE'S DEFENCES.
    186 4 Kxm.iSH Press Vikws. London. Iffky 24tb. Commenting upon the defence of tbe Kmpire, tbe Pall Mall (irtzefctu agrees with tbe wisdom of t he various dominions vicing with oiicli oilier m naval matters, each m its own way. Ie considers that the battleships Australia" and 'New ZealHtul," with
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    RUBBER ESTATE RETURNS
    1067 4 The first total where given representR 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 dif ferent
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    THE CRICKET BAT WILLOW.
    193 4 The Kew Bulletin contains an interfiling note on tbe cricket bat willow. Tbe best of. all willows for bat muking is a pyraraidul growing female form of tho hire willow which, except for recent plantings, is only found m a few Kast Anglinn counties. The K&nt
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    CANADA'S FORESTRY WEALTH.
    176 4 The annual report of the Forestry Branch of the Department of the Interior give* some interesting statistic* relating to Caoada'ri wood products. Nearly three billion cubic f««et of wood are cut annually m the forests of Canada, and half of this is used for firewood, the remainder
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    MALTA AND ITS TROUBLES.
    160 4 The lioyal Commission appointed last autumn to inquire into the finances, economic position and judicial procedure of Malta has presented its report [Cd. 6,090] The Commission, which consisted of Sir Francis Mowatt, Mr. Russell Rea, M.P., and Sir Mackenzie Chalmers, makes a scries of suggestions m
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    TIN RETURNS.
    142 4 1911. May 1912. Bela 4.965 208 !»25 Bruaug 889 :\5 !>OB BrUBeb 6,034 1..J25 Chenderiang 440 926 Oopeng 7,060 1,795 Heawood 9)4,895 1,337 Kamuning (dollars)*) 48,1 19 8,518 16,d(\4 Kanaboi 8,008 260 988 Kinta 11)4,065 11,25 Kint:i Association 9)6,858 1,957 jKledang 2,068 276 jKramatPulai 6,848 1 g 4g
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    REMARKABLE ANTI-HYDROPHOBIA DISCOVERY.
    101 4 Successful at a Late Stage. It appears from a case whish happened iv Cairo that the famous remedy 606 is capable of curing hydrophobia. The Bourse Egyptienne relates that a certain girl was bitten by a mad dog, but the symptoms of hydrophobia were not apparent till
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    British North Boreo.
    16 4 British Borneo 42,464 Melalap 12,825 M *j)il,77i Sapong 68,8t8 15 ,«i4 Sekong 49,14/*
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      678 4 CAUTION NOTICE IB HKREBY GIVKN that the follow! og Tradt M.ukH: arc registered m England under the Trade Mark* Ac*. lWt, «stln rTriiuJrn pmpfwti ol JOHN' YATES A CO., LIMITED, of Exchange Works A«t n M:ukh, Hit nnn^luitii. England, it ranpect of Edge Tools, Axoh. Hatchets. Adzes. Chisel*. Wince Knives,
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      362 4 i You do not clean plate with a blacking brush, nor your teeth with a raw. Bui a* regards the teeth you want lo find out the really good cleansing medium and use it. Kverj thing else >;i iis special medium nowadays, from I kicyckM to bath-rooms. Odol is the
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    RUBBER NOTES AND NEWS
    1255 5 Mr Herbert Wright is responsible foi Ihfl statement that pink Fungus is causing enormous d image to the rubber industry m lava an 1 elsewhere. Notices of the Jars Companies have not come before one much lately and it is therefore impossible v to wii it
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    MR. JOHN GIBSON.
    609 5 An Interview at PBKAMk (P. G. Special.) Amongst the passengers who left Penang by the P. and O. Delta on Saturday was Mr. John Gibson, who, owing to ill health, has been obliged to retire after nearly 80 years' residence m the East. Mr. Gibson j who
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    COMPANY MEETINGS.
    658 5 ALOR PONGSU. The third ordinary general meeting of the Alor Pongsu Rubber Estate, Limited, was held on 23rd ult. at the Great Eastern Hotel, London, E.C., Mr E. E. Moreau j (chairman of the company) presiding. The Chairman, m dealing with the ac- counts, said turning to the
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    BRADWALL (F.M.S) RUBBER ESTATE.
    162 5 The annual report to December II last states that the output of dry rubber for year amounted to 21, 6681 b., and the average net sale price was 4s. r>.i)sd. per lb. The company have entered into a contract for the erection of a factory, smoke
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    SEGAMAT (JOHORE) RUBBER.
    86 5 Mr Anderson, the chairman, presided h( the ordinary general meeting of the Svga mat (Johore) Rubber Estates. He pointed out that the progress niadt had been so far satii- factory. The esti mated ou'put of dry rubber for 1912 wat 7,0001 b. The sum of £25,000, advancec
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    41 5 Messrs Gibb, Livingston and Company Agents for the British North Hornet Government, are m receipt of the follow ing telefilm from the Finance Commis sioner, Sandakan Dollars 10,000 Note* stolen fiom Chowfa s.s. instruct Bank not cash large quantities Borneo Notes.
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    TRONOH MINES, LIMITED.
    581 5 The 10th annual general meeting of th( above company was held at tbe Cannon street Hotel, London, on 23rd ult. Mi Charles Vivian Thomas (chairman of the company) presiding. The Chairman, iv moving that tbe report and accounts be adopted,, and thai €46,589 15s. M. be carried
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    JOHORE RUBBER LANDS.
    116 5 Mr George Anderson, presiding at the J annual grent meeting of the .lohore Rubber Lauds (Malaya), Limited. stated that the report of the general inHii.iger. showed that tbe estate was working m every way satisfactorily, and they could look forward with every confidence. They had now :k>.ooo
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    BEKOH ESTATES.
    234 5 The prospectus of the Hekoh llubber Estates, Limited, ban been issued and <he list of applications was opened on iindult. The company has been formed io acquire the estates known as "Bekoh," Wttiprialng approximately 5.400 acres, of which about hoo acres are In Maine ?a aud about 4.600
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    RUBBER AUCTIONS.
    40 5 MALACCA. Malacca, June 18. A large quantity of rubber was offered and sold at the auction here to day the following prices being realised. Sheet No. 1 5239.67 Sheet No. 2 MM.IO Scrap crepe »195. Hark crepe $1*4.60
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    RAUB GOLD MINE.
    52 5 The following is the result of crushing operations at Raub for the four weeks ending ir>th June 1012 BrKiT Komav. Stone crushed 2719 tons; Gold obtained 5 19 ounces average per ton 1.01 dwt. Bikit Malacca. Stone crushed 2380 tons; (Jold obtained 10l ounces; Average per tou
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    SETTLEMENT AND QUOTATIONS.
    224 5 The Stock Exchange Committee appointed May :*<) a special settling day m Tingha Consolidated Tin Mines No Lia hility. 200,000 preference shares of 10s. each fully paid. Nos. 1 to 200,000 (ex all dividends paid.) Applications have been made to the Committee ill to appoint a special
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    TAPAH RUBBER ESTATE.
    326 5 The. prospectus of this Company hus been issued, the liht closing at the end of August. The details of the properties to be acquired, nnruelv St Helena and New Singapore, were fully given m our paper recently and need not be repeated. The Company is to have
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    LEWIS & PEATS RUBBER REPORT.
    733 5 LEWIS PEATS RUBBER REPORT. May 23rd. The Para Market since our last Report has been very quiet, and only a small business done. Hard Fine has sold down to 4s. 7 id. with rather Sellers at this price. Soft Fine sold down to 4s. 3sd. per Ib. Peruvian— Small sales
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      22 5 Grimault ft Co* Sarsaparilla e'eant-es the blood from all impurities arising from Sc rofula, Eczema, Bad Legs, Skin Diseases, limples and Sores.
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      24 5 Matico Capsules and Injection still maintain their reputation for the cute of all those inconvenient diseases, about which the least said the better. n
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      68 5 I BUY A I PLEX DUPLICATOR I g AM) BE CHEERFUL. I j| YOUR TYPIST WILL NOT PULL A LONG FACE WHEN HE IB I ASKED TO MAKE 40 COPIES OF ANY DOCUMENT. H THE PLEX WILL DO THIS WORK FOR HIM. I mX jr\ e^O Uowipiete outfit foolscap size.
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    Domestic Occurrences. BIRTH.
    22 6 Domestic Occurrences. BIRTH. Kehry.— On >unr inth, at 4">, Cairuhill H.»a<l. Sintiajxn-.-. to Mr. and Mrs. O. Mac- DONALD Kkrrv. a daughter.
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    The Singapore Free Press. Wednesday, June 19 1912,
    1437 6 The Singapore Free Press. Wednesday, June 19 1912, Here dwlt the Pr*«< People i ri^fct malata!* Una**,! by influence and unbribed bj (ud; Here (..i- i,.t Truth her glorious pwctpU draw. Pied««d to kdi^j. .<». Loyalty and Law. To the otoir-seeing eye a groat event, the gradual correlation of the
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    1360 6 The strike of engineering mechanics at Kuala Lumpur continue*. H. K. the Governor mid Lady Kvelyu Youug and party returned from Trengganu aud Kelantun m the "Sea Mew" yesterday. H.M.S. "Cambrian" has arrived at Hongkong from Wei hai wei, and will shortly proceed to Australia. Our Ipoh correspondent sends a
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      300 6 »om »n«»tlo7r •►< |H* fiat C. o» \^fcl it .>«. .^J JA» I >S4^l Bouton Rouge '^^s^?^^| a n Felucca <jg E.^yptian Cigarettes JF- Tht UN *i'r, wnir'i t*>ev «ie m«d«, ond'i td«al *^^H jf :J^''" c »t.<c londitiooi, llMltfti trom ihc selection of *^^E Jf^T m ii, r leaf
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      98 6 GRENIER'S RUBBER NEWS. 1 NOTICE. Mr. A. F. Staples having left our employ is no longer authorised to canvas for advertisements or Suhscrijitions for our Journal. CNAB. GRENIER SON, Sole Proprietors Publishers of (Irenier's Kuhber News Kuala Lumpur, Hth June, 1912. Juuo 1H 20-e BILLIARDS. THE ANGLO-AUSTRALIAN CUSHION. (Altock's Patent
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    NEW FRANCHISE BILL.
    199 7 REFORMED HOUSE: REFORMED LISTS. Women's Vote Later. Kectkb's Service. Ix>ndon, via Bombay In the House of Commons Mr. Pease introduced a franchise aud registration bill which he said was meant to clear away injustices, absurdities and anomalies including plural voting. The Government he said intended to follow
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    KAISER AND TSAR.
    36 7 I July Meeting. Keuter'B Service. London June lHth. He liters correspondent at Berlin wires that the Kaiser and the Tsar meat m Finnish waters early m July. Herr Bethiiilllll flolllfg will be present.
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    Mr McKENNA'S DISCRETION.
    28 7 Recteb'b Service. London, June 18th. Mr McKeuua has decided not to expel Malatesta, the anarchist who was convicted and recommended for expulsion by the Court.
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      Team Against Australians.
      33 7 Redteb's Service. London, June IH. The following have been invited to play against Australia: Fry, Spooner, Warner, F. R. Foster, Hobbs, Rhodes, Barnes. E. J. Smith < Warwick > Woolley and Dean.
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      Hunt Cup.
      14 7 London, June 18. Short Grass has been scratched for the Hunt Cup.
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      BOXING.
      36 7 Contest for the Lonsdale Belt. At the National Sporting Club tbe conl< ai has taken place for the welter weight of England and Lord Lonsdale's belt. Summers knocked out Kvernden m the t hirteenth round.
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    STATE OWNERSHIP OF RAILWAYS.
    296 7 Tin Hon. J. (i. Jenkins, who was Premier of South Australia Iron 1901 to 1905 •ltd Agent-General for South Australia, frou. 19o:, to 1908, m the course of a P"P«t on Australian Railways" read before the Colonial section of the Royal ety of Arts said that
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    STRIKE ENDED.
    80 7 RESULT: ACUTE DISTRESS Sailors Against. Rectkb'p Service. London, via Bombay. The distress amongst the strikers m the East end is acute and several pawnshops have had to close owing to the plethora of pledges they have taken. The Strike Committee visited the House of Commons m the afternoon
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    TRAGIC ACCIDENT AT COLOMBO.
    429 7 "MTUOU" OFFICERS SAJ) FATE. Steamkr Collides With a Gig. A very regrettable accident occurred m harbour this afternoon (June nth) when two offlcers of the sloop Espiegle," accompanied by ft seaman, were out sailing. 'A stiff breeze was blowing at the time, aud the little craft
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    AN ELECTRIC CRADLE.
    110 7 There seems to be no limit to the ingenuity of inventors. The latest novelty is what a Paris contemporary terms uu berceure electrique." The berceur is fixed to a balance, and this is connected with a phonograph. As soon as the baby cries, vibrating tablets of the
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    RIVAL CANDIDATES.
    294 7 Fight for the Convention. Reuter's Service. London, June 18th. A Chicago message says the Rooseveltclaim that they have secured the secession of twelve Taftites, but hitherto the feature of the situation is the frank declaration of Mr. Roosevelt that he will leave Chicago a presidential candidate. The Rooseveltiaus,
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    CHICAGO BUBBLING.
    68 7 Later. In Chicago the excitement is intense on the eve of the battle of the Convention, which is expected to result m a pandemonium. The Taftites do not conceal their alarm at the growiug desertions and the confidence and coolness of Koosevelt's supporters. Twelve hundred assistant sergeants at
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    TOPSY-TURVEYDOM
    46 7 English correspondents, describing the topsy turveydom of the situation, compare it to a contest between Asquith and Lloyd (Jeorge for the kingship, the National Liberal Club being crammed with rival delegates of the Kmpire, the balance of votes being controlled l>\ fifty South African negroes.
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    SWEDISH RAILWAY ACCIDENT.
    41 7 Recter's Service. London, .Tune 1 -v There have been twenty deaths as the result of the railway collision at Malmoe. They include a London vicar named Clib born, and the Key. Mr. Osborne of Newcastle is seriously injured.
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    MARTIAL LAW.
    292 7 Sikh KiNu Massacre at Wh how. Wuchotv, June 7. Eighteen men were butchered by the authorities here on Wednesday. The affair, called an execution under ruarf i.'il law. took place on the ground behind the Customs Commissioner's and Mission houses and the Wuchow Club, so near to these
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    CLEVER CHEMISTS.
    65 7 Great Discoveries Imminent. Kbcter's Service. London, June 18th. Professor Perkin of Manchester, famed for his researches m technical chemistry, lecturing at London, said that English chemists had forestalled German Chemists m taking out patents for the manufacture of synthetic rubber. He also claimed to be able to manufacture
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    FIGHTING CHARLEY.
    48 7 On the Mediterranean. Kkutbu's Skrvick. London, June 18th. Lord Charles Beresford, m a two column letter to the Press, attacks the Government for abandoning the Mediterranean, which is a main liuk m the defence of the Kmpire, and injuring the national prestige by leaning on France.
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    CHINESE PREMIER COY.
    72 7 Flees to Tientsin and Won't Return. Rboteb'B Service. London, June IH. A telegram from Peking states that the Premier Tang Shao Vi has fled to Tientsin. Yuan Shih Kai twice sent his secretary to recall him, but Tang Shao Vi refuses to return and wants to resign.
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    Mme. GOMEZ CONCERT.
    111 7 The following is the completed pro gramme, for this event, to take place at the Dutch Club tonight, at 9.15 p. m Tickets at the Robinson Piano Co., but Club lists will be available at the doors for members of the Dutch, Teutonia, Swiss Tanglin and Singapore
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    TEUTONIA CLUB CONCERT.
    205 7 TEUTON I A CLUB CONCERT. Credit must be given to Mrs Dudley Ward and Madame Aguinalda for the very successful concert which they carried through at the Teutonia Club on Satur day evening. The novel smoking concert as it was culled drew quite a fair audience so far ns audiences
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    OATCAKES.
    146 7 Some one handed oatcakes to me, Piled on a cbina plate, Like alien captives of low degree Brought from their barbarous North Countree To the Court of a Foreign State. Made m a factory, packed m a tin, Set on a table high, I knew them rougher and not
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      191 7 PROPERTY BALE. The following Singapore properties were disposed of by aurtiou ut Messrs Powell and Co. s bale room yesterday after noon Freehold land containing an area of H,4H4 square feet, part of Grant Ml. To gether with the six shop-house dwellings erected on the said laud and known a>s
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      228 7 ROBINSON Co. THE SHOE OF THE MOMENT. In White In Black Glace Champagne, Grey *<4^Sn $5.50 pair. Brown Canvas m Tan Glace $3.75 Per Pair, fe^ 8^ $5.75 P" Pair. No. 1086, Ladies' Smart Promenade Court Shoe. This is quite the neatest Fancy Shoe for out door wear. In Fine
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      920 8 AUCTIONS. AUCTION SALE OF A CHOICE COLLECTION OF PLANTS, (The property of W. K. H(K>per Esqr.,) At No. 9, Gilstead Road, On Friday, 28th June, 1912 at 4 p. m. Comprising:— Calauthes Orchids m bloom, Stcphanotis, cleniafcin, 'anthuriums, asparagus ferns, Michaelmas Daisies, Caladiunis <tc. Ac, On View From Wednesday 26th
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      559 8 SHIPPING BRITISH INDIA S. N. Co., Ltd APCAR LINE FOR PENANG CALCUTTA The Company's Steamer ARRATOON APCAR 4,500 tons, F. M. Austin, Commander, will be despatched for the above ports ou Thursday, the 20th inst., at about 4 p.m. She has excellent accommodation for first and second class passengers. Rates
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      712 8 SHIPPING BRITISH INDIA S. N. Co., Ltd FOR PORT SWETTENHAM AND PENANG. The Company's Steamer "LUNKA" 2,193 tons, G. W. Sinclair, Commander, will be despatched for the above ports every Wednesday, at 4 p.m. from the Roads. A Launch leaves Johnston's Pier for Steamer at 3-30 p. m. She has
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      622 8 SHIPPING N.D.L. Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE. The fast and well known mall steamers of this Company sail fortnightly from Bremen, Hamburg via Rotterdam, Antwerp, Southampton, Gibraltar, Genoa, Naples, (connecting Marseilles, Naples, Alexandria and vice versa) Port Siiiil, Suez, Aden, Colombo, Penang. Singapore, Hongkong, Shanghai, Tsingtaa j Nagasaki
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      603 8 SHIPPING P. 0, STEAM NAVIGATION COMPAN\ For China, Japan, Penang, Ceylon Australia, India, Aden, Egypt Mediterranean Ports, Plymouth and London. Through Bills of Lading j,, U) f Coast, Persian Gulf, Continental and AnieriSl Ports. 'uencac Steamers will leave ltaf*«i on or aboai MAIL LINES 1912 Outward (pot Csnuj Dex.tnha June
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      805 9 SHIP PING. Toy^lCisen Kaisha (ORIENTAL S. S. Co.) rAND Western Pacific Railway Co. ThC Ne c YJ^ Ute 7 ia China Ja P an H °nol"l" and San Francisco to all points m the United StateB, Canada, Mexico and Europe. ffi^J* "&MAOT 80reW T lrt> "SHINTO MABII-, TENYO rTIME TABLE
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      660 9 I SHIPPING OCEAN S.S. Co., ltd AND CHINA MUTUAL S. N Co, Ltd The CompameH' st eamer- are despatch, d crotn Liverpool ontwa Us for the Straits, Cblna and Japan every wwk. and from Japan homewards for London. Amsterdam and Antwerp avery fortnight; for Ueuoa. Marseille* and Liverpool and for
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      514 9 BANKS .CHARTERED BANK of India Australia and China. INCORPORATED Br ROYU CHARTER. I PAID DP CAPITAL i, aoo ,oOt JRBBERYE FUND £1 K0 ,00c Reserve Liability of Proprietors... £1.200,(MX> HEAD OFFICE: 38, BISHOPSGATE, LONDON, E. C. AORNCIEfI AND BRANCHES: Amntsar Hongkong Penang Hangkoh Iloilo Pnket Bntavla Ipob r^ d Bombay
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      671 9 INSURANCE MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE Co. OF CANADA. Established 1887. Policies are "WORLD WIDE" DNRIClaims, loans, cash-snrrenders, etc.. mi promptly settled by the GeneraJ Agents at Singapore without the delay of reference uead Office. The Reserves for protection of Polio* holders are over £2,500.000. The Aoconnts are supervised by the Inrat
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    THE LATEST JAPANESE WARSHIP.
    865 10 The battlecrusier "Kongo will have a displacement of 27,500 tons, with a length of 704 ft., a beam of 92 ft., a draught of 11 j ft., and a speed of 28 knots furnished from 70,000 h.p. She is one of four sister ships, the other
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    PANAMA CANAL.
    86 10 Thk QUBVTIOII OF Tou.s. Washington, May 2:Jrd.— By 147 votes to 120 the House of Representatives yesterday reaffirmed its decision that no tolls should be imposed upon American coastal vessels using the Panama Canal. Several shipowners waited upon the Senate Committee on Inter Ocean Canals yesterday and urged
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    THE SCOTTISH ASSEMBLIES.
    354 10 On May 21st the General Assemblies of the Churches of Scotland meet m Edin burgh, and as far as we can remember I no Assembly since the time that the kite 1 Professor Kohertson Smith was renamed 1 1 for his theological writings has been of so
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    Market Pure List.
    407 10 The priOMmottd are jUWMjf those currout at Clyde Terrace Market. At the other markets there may be small variations Singapore. June 17th, 1912. BMM,LMg jkt catty M do. French do 14 Beef per lh. is P.ecf Steak do. 20 BeM Sprouts jK-i ratty 2j Bamboo Baveajai do.
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      138 10 DUXBAK j WATERPROOF LEATHER BELTING Strong and Pliable. Moisture increases the '^^^mP Pulling Power. Continuous and thorough j™iuuiuumh Soaking, has no Injuri- A Time, Labour and Money f[ BJvJKl^i m\%\ FOR PRICES AND PARTICULARS APPLY TO ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT I BEHN, MEYER Co., Ltd., SINGAPORE. MOTORISTS Send your covers and tubes
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      42 10 When your dealer tries to palm off an imitation of Rigaud'i Kananga Water or any old thing" which is not what you want then Is the time to throw a little hot air" into hinj and kerp away from his store. 10
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      243 10 I --'VANA 1 j I Tonic Wine j The Ideal Vitaliser j I for Body, Brain and j Nerve. The Best I Restorative after Keeps you Fit I Obtainable of all the t j principal Pharmacisig I !*««< Burroughs Wellcome Co., London L iZj NiwYobk Montreal Syowey Capi Tow* T-£l
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    SHARES.
    1070 11 Cap. Ihhur. Paid. LaBT Drr Porßfte Sioclhbb 85 000 28 2ft Allagar 8 v ft 15G.J00 2s 2s Anglo-Malay 70% ,2 50,000 2s te Bataug Malaka 2 S J 1} 30,000 1 1 Batu Caves 140% '"£l2 5 0 l« iS n 80,000 1 1 Batu Tiga (Selangon 25%
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    EXCHANGE.
    68 11 (Corrected up to June 18.) Hank 4 m/a 2-4$ demand 2-4 1-16 Private credits 8 m b 2-4 18-82 credits 6 m 2 4 11-16 France demand Bank 204 Germany, demand 288} India, T. T. 174 Honqkonq, demand I2i Yokohama, demand 114) Java, demand I4oi Bangkok, demand 64f Sovereigns,
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    PRODUCE.
    134 11 June 18. Tin 240 tons sold 99.75 Oambier 980 Gambier Cube No. 1 15.26 Gambier Cube No. 2 nom. Pepper Black ordin. S pore 22.00 Pepper, (White fair) 88.60 Nutmegs (110 to the lb.) nom Nutmegs (80 to the lb.) nom Mace (Banda) 115 Cloves (Amboina) DOm Bali Coffee
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      65 11 ESTATE REQUIREMENTS THE Universal" Ant Machine PRICE $4O VERMOREL'S Spraying Machines "THE KNAPSACK" (FOI? GROUND-WORK) PRICE $25 The "Cascade" iiL\. "V^ sCL (SPRAYS 65 Feet) FOR TREE WORK PRICE $150 AR3ENITE OF SODA J(IN DRUMS CONTAINING 1 CWT) PRICE $15.68 DELIVERY FREE AT ALL F. M. S. PORTS The Borneo
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      95 11 De KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIA GOVERNMENT. Agents at Singapore, The Shipsagency, Ltd, 2-3, Collyer Qnay The underment'oned dates of departure are only approximate. Japara Muntok and Palembang June ig de Carpentikr Billiton, Batavia, Cheribon, Tegal, Pekalongan and Semarang June 20 Coen Batavia T June 20
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      10 11 For Children's Hacking Cough at Night Woods* Great Peppermint Cure.
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      845 11 VESSELS IN PORT. Flag and Tons Commanders Arrived From For When Waterwitch H.M.S. ych 620 Reyne Hkong, 125 S.N.O. Uncertain bteame« Nat. Tonnage A Master From Consignee* For BFoSoon Dut 222 Odink Sambas, 16-6 Thong Ek P',,ak 19 Batayier Brit 215 Simpson Xatunag, 17-6 Teo Ho Lye XutunLiO cTZ 1
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      281 11 WEATHER REPORT. These Weather Telegrams art transmitted by courtesy of the E. E. Tel. Co. and contain the observations made at Hongkong (HK.) Observatory, and at Manila Observatory (MN.) The data are date and hour of despatch the Barometer reading (inches m HK., Millimetres m MN.); Duection of Wind and
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    SPORTING NOTES.
    1217 12 It is with considerable pleasure thatoue learns that the proposal to send a team to take part iv the Intorport cricket meeting at Hongkong has been found possible of adoption. The invitation from Hongkong to Malaya reached Singapore recently and as a result of communications between The Colony
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    SELANGOR RAGES.
    161 12 FIRST DAY'S WEIGHTS. BAMUM Civ. Value MOO. Distance si\ furlongs. Brown Comet 11.7. Skindles 10.9, Stella 9, Olga s.»j, Maori Boy S, Nih 7.12. Kt-stor 7.7. Bran \uds Stakks. Value 1600. Distance K. 0. Severity '.»7. Cor/il 9.1, Durbar 9, Kiversdale K.«i, Tom Lees m Preopal 7.12. Pui:sii>kms
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    KEPPEL GOLF CLUB.
    54 12 The Monthly Medal was playe lo* on Saturday and Sunday and re-.nl ed as follows A. W. D. Dove -1 ft I. White Ml (1. EL W. Dawson Hi G. K. H. Webb h\ C. Graham Brown D. A. S. Lee gfl A. Smith W. Birchain s
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    INTERPORT SHOOTING.
    191 12 Shanghai Team's Mistake. The story of Shanghai's first es<av nd subsequent disqualification of the scoies is well enough known among shoot >ng men, but for the information of the public generally a further explanation may be given. In the rules for the interpoet eoav petition it is laid
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    FOOTBALL.
    27 12 The Cup tie on Thursday will be S.C.C, v. S.C.C. 2, instead of the replay Buffs v. Wanderers. That tie will take place on Monday next.
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    TRIAD SOCIETY.
    500 12 INTERESTING CASK AT POLICE COURT. Ten Cantonese, including two women, were charged before Mr Arthur, third magistrate, with being members of a Triad Society, and seven of them were further charged with being m possession of Triad Society membership tickets. Mr W. Peacock, of the Chinese Protectorate, who
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    A MISSING BICYCLE.
    140 12 A small Malay boy named Abu was charged before Mr David, acting second magistrate, yesterday, with crimiuul breach of trust m respect of a bicycle valued at |*f. A Chinese dealer of Victoria Street said the boy hired the bicycle for two Etooit at ten cents an
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    A TRAM INCIDENT.
    122 12 Barip, an Indian peon employed m the Chief Police Ofllcer's oflice, appeared before Mr David, acting secoud magistrate, yesterday, on a charge of endangering the lives of persons m tram No. 2. at Gaylaug Rond. The evidence showed that the conductor blew his whistle to stop the
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    75 12 The Times of India" understands that petition by the husband m the divorce case m which the Gaekwar of Baroda was the co respondent has been dismissed by consent with costs, the petitioner withdrawing all charges. Mr 11. Lloyd Chittenden, who was general manager of the Shell Company m Dutch
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    311 12 The H. I. liner tillora from Calcutta and Rangoon discharges general cargo I here. She loads for the return voyage and sails on Thursday. The "Meteor," Solva and Selan--1 gor were at the wharves yesterday (Tuesday) bunkering. I The Dutch steamer Van Heernskerk loads transhipment cargo for Java
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    COLONEL ROOSEVELT SAVES GIRLS LIFE.
    186 12 Hartford. Conn., April 27. Travelling from New Nork to Worcester yesterday ufternoou. Colonel Roosevelt is stated to have saved the life of Miss Ruth Vance, a senior m the Norwood, Mnss, High School, who wus returning on hoard the Colonels train with a party which
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    RUBBER AUCTION PRICES.
    72 12 .Fink Ikth, 1912. Offered for Sale If! cases, pikls 277.07 or ;i<).94:{ lbs. Sold 119 cases, pikls 2o;i.:i*2 or 27,lo«» lbs. Pricks Rkali/.kd. Tho next Auction will tako place on 25th June. ItlS. Sheet Smoked SU-17 to «246 I'nsinoked 231 |4| Crepe No. 1 240 H 251
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      49 12 A bad cold, and a long sneeze. And a coughing fit beside A harsh voice, and a red nose. And a throat that's raw inside. A smal! dose, and a great cry. More joy than I can tell Twih Woods' Peppermint Cure, you see Which made tho fellow well.
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      232 12 GAME. SCOTCH GROUSE, SHANGHAI PHEASANTS, j Singapore Cold Storage COMPANY, LIMITED. M. S. COWAN NOW DOING BUSINESS ON THE SELANGOR RACES FIRST DAY, JUNE 25th. TREBLE EVENT, on races 2, 5, 6 2, 5, 7 DOUBLE EVENTS ON ANY 2 RACES. STRAIGHT OUT ON ALL EVENTS. RACE 2. RACE 5.
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      28 12 LATEST SHIPPING. f Van der Lyn, Dut 600, Blomhert, IH-6, Pontianak, K. P. M., Pontianak 22. Brouwer, Dut 545, Sobels, 1H 6, Anambas, K. P. M., Anambas 22.
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      184 12 NEXT MAILS DUE. From Europe.-IVr N.D.L. Yorck due June 11. Per Per B. I. Taroha with mails up to May 31st due June 22. 'From China.-Per M. M. Nera due June London Malls Despatched. 'm Lvrr. Dubs. Arrivrd r.*O. May 17 June 9 j u > N. D. L. May
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