The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 13 August 1912

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    Masthead
    15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS SINOAJPORE, TUESDAY AUGUST 13 1912. NO. 7,598
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    203 1 I Telegraphic news is rather .scant to day. The great earthquake m Turkey and Asia [Minor has caused devastation and loss ol life, with many fires following Page 7. There sseins a prospect of friction I between the Liberals of Scotland over the candidate for Midlothian. The
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    SHAKESPEARE v BACON.
    1264 1 There is a strain of perversity ever recurrent m the human race which MMWM for all far- fetched claims a certain amount of fanatical support. From Lambert Simnel and Perk m Warbeck down to the Tichborne and Portland claimants every impostor, if gifted with a very minimum
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      405 1 X HARIMA HALL CINEMATOGRAPH, X TO-NIGHT! ummi Complete Change of Programme INCLUDING: GAUMONT GRAPHIC, No. 29. An Outcast Among Outcasts, Biograph Tomboy Bessie. Biograph When Lovers Part, Kalem J NO. 1116. K HARIMA, Sole Proprietor. YOU'LL BE DELIGHTED WITH THE GALAXY OF ACCOMPLISHED ENTERTAINERS ALL-STAR SERIES g INTERESTIKG AND AMUSING
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      273 1 LOOK HERE Are you on pleasure heut t Are you on the look out for a nood place to enjoy yourself m If ho DROP IN AT THE MARLBOROUGH PICTIUE THKATKK. BO* H lU)AD. where a CHOICE PROGRAMME OF ENTERTAINING PICTURES Is bftag put on the second show, 9-3o to
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      197 1 £o*£ag'o Hfrvcrtiscmcnto. Situations: Knglishmau open to billot bead taniby wanted Page h. M. C, A. has residential quarters, with or without board Page 2. Tenders called for llhio Tlom— ant I arm.-. Page I. Shipping: (ileulogan for Naple- .Mm ileroo for Western Australia; N.Y.K. boats and Austrian Lloyd— Pages B
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      107 1 THE WEEK. Tuesday (3th. High Water— ll -26 a.m.. 1031 p.m New Moon. A|»|K'al Court. Pennn^. Wednesday 14th. High Water— I? 4 a.m.. 11- 16 pjn. Mohamnifdan laviin^ Month (Bolaa I'ikink) eomnunces. Thursday 15th. High Water— o '21 a.m.. 0-0 y.ui. B. I. Homeward Mail nioacn. Association l\>otl>all, S.U V
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    OLDEST RIFLEMAN.
    200 2 Fink Rk< ord of Thk mphs \t BISLCT. Despite thunder and rain and a shifting wind the shooting at Bisley on a Saturday morning for the Graphic and Daily dm phic prizes was quite up to the average. Kight full scores m the nrst and thirty one m
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    GOLD IN CAPETOWN.
    150 2 iBBFOVTBD DIBOOYBBI v rilK Dot ks. Capetown, July 17th. It is reported that a gold ben Hug quart/. reei has been discovered m the excavations for the docks at Capetown. The reef is stated to be tOffe. high and runs towards Signal Hill. The discoverer is a
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      51 2 Morrhuol Creosote is sold iv capsules each of which is equivalent to a teas]>oonf ul of cod i^ i aml one drop of P ure beechwood nrTi^n tt is orm the has no taste contain* 7n 1S n n ot cx P cn i ve and each bottle contains 70
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      187 2 NEW RECORDS FOB OLD BRING YOUR OLD RECORDS TO US AND WE WILL ALLOW YOU ON THEM IN EXCHANGE FOR NEW ONES ROBINSON PIANO CO., LTD. BOOK NOW OPEN ON TAIPING RACES RUN AUGUST, 13th, IStta 17th. Trebles, Doubles and Straight Out. For Particulars and Prices Apply M. S. COWAN,
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      257 2 VICTORIA THEATRE. WORLD'S TOUR 1911 12-13. FIRST APPEARANCE IN SINGAPORE OF THE EMINENT ACTOR ALLAN WILKIE SUPPORTED BY A FULL LONDON COMPANY INCLUDING THE TALENTED ACTRESS Miss FREDISWYDE HUNTER-WATTS for SEVEN NIGHTS only. Commencing 24th August, 1912. •THE ENGLISHMAN" (Calcutta. *si)i October, Vni) WRITING OF THE COMPANY, K\¥S: "A NEW
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      38 2 SINGAPORE STEAM LAUNCH Co. n The Steam Launches, Kate, Palinurus, Thistle 3 and Roker, for hire or charter, picnics or pleasure parties. Apply LOW CHOON OUAN Tel No. 361. 32, Winchester House Residence 175, Beach Road. May 28
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      651 2 NOTICES NOTICE In the Estate of John Maclean deceased All creditors and other persons having any claims or demands upon or against the Estate of John Maclean deceased are hereby requested to send m writing particular* of their claims and demands to the undersigned on or before the 31at day
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      440 2 TO LET. J I TO LET j i'loin Ist Sept., Newlyn Coti.iu- 17 (Jilstead Road, 4 bedroom with bathrootn attached. Stabling. Kent 540. Apply I. CRAIG, "Sheron," Kivt r <!|. tkmi Aug 10 10 9 OFFICE TO LET 11 < iresham House," Battery Hoad. In m< diat*' entr> Aj)|>ly McALISTER
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    LONDON LETTER.
    1754 3 < t-*o>» ou> o-.rn (.orrespondtnt.) BIUTISH HVI'OCKISV. Loiidon, 19tb July. We are not feeling very proud of ourselves this week. The Government have issued Sir Roger Casement's report on the Puturaayo atrocities, and while everybody agrees that it is demoralising document, there are all sorts of controversies coming
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    A THREAT TO THE NATIONAL COUNCIL
    70 3 The National Council at IVkiug on the 86th ult. received 10.5 letters signed Kienkuttgtuan." saying that the Kien- kuug proposed to Btsssfll each member of the Council with a bomb as a special re- cognition of the energetic services of the Council m helping
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      387 3 SIMPSONS SCOTCH WHISKY Tl.r Uhio r.uim.l line of llMlMn Muling f Mm OIMOOW and Liverpool to the Baßtern am I ache Ports M well as South Africa, Australia and other important marketa ot Urn world, ire tb« fcargesl carriers of whisky, from Scotland. It was, appropriate that Simpson's should have
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      10 3 For Children's Hacking Cough at Night, Woods' Great Peppermint Cure.
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      298 3 GARLSBERG BEER FROM THE FAMOUS CARLSBERG BREWERIES OP COPENHAGEN. PUREST BEST ALWAYS THE~SAME. Ask for it at all Hotels, Clubs and Dealers. SOLE AGENTS: THE EAST ASIATIC Co, 11, Singapore Siemens Brothers Dynamo Works LIMITED. Siemens Brothers Co, Ltd. ELECTRIC LIGHT, POWER AND TRACTION ENGINEERS CONTRACTORS TO THE ADMIRALTY, THE
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    CHOPSTICK STRUGGLE.
    736 4 EN .ililSH GUESTS AT CHINESE FEAST, j The amusing spectacle of Englishmen struggling with chopsticks at v least was to be seen last night (July 15th) at a Cathay Restaurant. A little coterie of artists and writers were the guests of Mr. Chung Ling Soo. It was a
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    CHINA IN HOTEL BUSINESS.
    162 4 Assimilation of Wkstkun [DBAS. The Manager and Directors of the M Moog Vucn Lee Tzar Hotel," Shanghai, sent invitations out for a dinner as celebrating the successful launching and opening of China's most up-to date Chinese hotel which is located at the corner of Hupch and
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    PHILIPPINES PROFITABLE.
    562 4 U, S. Cleans Million A Yi:\w. San Francisco, June 30. Most of our people Kb the Tnited States believe that the Philippine islands are a white elephant on the hands of the Government," said Captain Henry Steere at the Sutter Hotel last night, M but. as a matter
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    PLUVIUS POLICIES.
    251 4 BUOOBM OK iNSIKANi'E POI.HIKB \<.\|\vr Bkhlbd Holidays. Holiday-makers this year are taking strongly to the idea of Pluvius Policies, a schenio of insurance against rainy weather during holidays which was first tried, with gtmA success, last year. Every day just now briugs a score ol applications to the
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      52 4 APPOINTMENT <^^^^^B^^Sj^^ 1> HM THE KING CONTRACTORS TO The British Admiralty. The War Office. The India Office. MILKMAID MILK LARGEST SALE IN THE WORLD. FOR MILK I I STAND WITH SAFETY R I MILKMAID BRAND. I MILKMAID MILK IS GUARANTEED TO CONTAIN ALL THE CREAM BUY THE BRAND YOU CAN
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      70 4 M Morrhuol Creosote was carefully tried m a case of threatening throat and lung trouble, for which patient had been treated with various lemedies for many months previously. Cod liver oil and creosote preparations were not tolerated by the stomach, but the capsules of Morrhuol Creosote distinctly benentted the patient,
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      240 4 Beauty and Comfort Ladies who Inflamed value x J^ and w\ f p i Complexions \V\ oKins "Hazeline Snow" ka l>v M IKK| If the climate is spoiling your complexion, begin to use "'HaZBUNE' Snow' without delay. It tones down excessive colour, keeps the* hands, arms, neck and shoulders whit*;
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    MR. GONWAY BELFIELD, G.M.G
    243 5 'I' li<- appointment of Mr. Henry Conwa> Hel/ield. C.M.0., P.ritish Resident m Perak, fco l>e (Jovernor and Commander-in Chief of the Lust Africa Protectorate m succes sion to Sir Percy (iirouard. who has resigned, eviilentl\ does not meet *vith approval locally. A telegram from Nairobi, states
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    PANAMA CANAL DUES.
    238 5 With regard to the protest lodged by Great Britain against the United Mat. s proposal to discriminate against foreign ships using the Panama Canal, it is being contended on the other side of Hrn Atlantic that the British (iovernment di*. 1 1 minatss m favour of the
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    THE STATUS OF RACING.
    219 5 It is curious to note, says the "Gentlewoman." how very much less racing appeals to social London than it did two or three years ago. Last week the meeting at Newmarket was m full force, but it made comparatively little difference to social doings m town,
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    AUSTRALIAN IRRIGATION.
    154 5 Second Lar(ik->i I>\m m iiii: W<>ki.i» The ceremony of turning on the water m connection with the Murrumbyjgee ir rigation scheme was performed l>> Mr. (iritlith, who stated that the hrst subdi vision of 12"., 000 acres would be increased to 150,000, and that this area would be
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    SIX-YEAR OLD GIRL'S SWIMMING FEAT.
    393 5 HALF MILK STRETCH IN NINKTKKN MINI TKS. Pkoi>k;y of thk Wa\i>.. Dover, July lfi. Visitors to Dover and promenaders on the harbour piers were astonished to day to see a little mite of a girl, barely more than a baby, take the w;iter with all
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    STAMP-LICKING RACE.
    335 5 ".io\ii\\ AMuuuaan w Cbotdon. Joy day at Croydon was marked by a novel form of sport, that of a stamp licking race, which >vas entirely m hai inony with fthe present era of insurance stamps and card>. •Judging from the number of competitors i who entered for the
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    STRAITS (BERTAM) RUBBER.
    174 5 Shareholders m the Straits Settlements (Bertam' Kubber Company <says a city paragraph* are to havo an opportunity to subscribe, at 4s. per share, the 7H.47* shares now held m reserve, and which the directors have decided to issue. Hut whether the shareholders take up the shares or
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      40 5 Ladies who are about to became mothers and those courageous women who nurse theii own children, derive assistance and prevent the heavy drain on their strength, by taking Dusart's Lactophosphate of Lime Syrup which makes bone for the baby. I#
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      796 5 LOSSES OF WEIGHT IN MALARIA. HOW DCXTOR8 ARE WORKINC TO RESTORE IT. The loss of body weight is one of the most noticeable of the direct consequences of Malaria. Obviously, therefore, it is one of those most distressing to the patient as well as to his friends, for it interferes
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      474 5 AUCTIONS SALE OF VALUABLE TOWN SUBURBAN PROPERTIES. To be held at Messrs H. L. Coghlan A Cot Salerooms un Wednesday, 28th August, at 2 30 p. m. Lot No. I.— St. Helens.' 1 St. Thomas' Walk off Riv(;r Valley Boad, otherwise known as No. 3, St. Thomas Walk. Leasehold— 999
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      233 5 \IN ERTOL J^ PAINT ANTICORROSIVE Exhaustive trials have proved it to be th« best protection for iron constructional work against rust. Sea water has no effect whatever on iron and steel coated with Inertoi. WATERPROOF Concrete and cement surfaces are rendered impermeable. Most suitable for reservoirs water-tanks etc. Write for
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  • Domestic Occurrences.
    • Obituary
      NOTICE.
      30 6 Mr. Tan Tiang Yew and family beg to thank all those who WCN present at their father's funeral on Sunday and also for their wreaths and letters of condolence.
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      DEATH.
      28 6 Clark On the 16th July at his residence, Boden Hall, Scholar Green, Cheshire, Octavius Leigh Lkigh Clare, Vice-chancellor of the County Palatine of Lancaet r, aged 71.
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    The Singapore Free Press. Tuesday, Aug. 13, 1912.
    1697 6 The Singapore Free Press. Tuesday, Aug. 13, 1912. t T i-.awp<! by ...i r bad uj gain. Han i-.it- 1 >i Ti'iih glarim iire-rj,.^ d»»w. PI -dgeo la fcMijioo 1.. a ally wo I.** There is a great deal more than may at first l>e imagined m the possible, though
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    409 6 lli»- death is reported m the Shanghai paper* to hand of Mr Herbeit Johu such. well-known resident of Shanghai. Mr David Campbell, manager of M Lane Crawford aud Co.. Shanghai, died somewhat suddenly on the il^t ult. Captain H. A. Douagan, i.m.s.. Acting Police BufMß and Pathologist of the Rangoon
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    PENANG NEWSPAPER CASE.
    97 6 The Appeal. (from Our Oich < I'enang. An- I_• 1 1 1 Mr. .Justice I'ishei sat m th. 9 Court here to hear the appeal of foui directors of the Criterion Press and tl Kditor of the Straits Bcho, Mr. T. WTrigfa] against the finding of the
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    NEWSPAPER LAWS
    318 6 Offence* under laws governing papers and printing press*"., coni U ;i.,| m Section of the Indian Act. \.i Ih.J."», were responsible for brittgini Japanese editor and a Chinese pi before, the District .Judge \estenin ing. S. Yamatnoto was summoned failing to make a decl;irat ion m i. a
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    298 6 The Lord Mayors Tit.nn, I;,;.. ■chwwMm leceipt of ftffl I lew Sympaihitan tnm flalti H.s Tin- latent speed record m tt > i i^ _r il of Yedrineson .July l:t lj;, 10 mm. sec. thi< baiaj rmkt ol miles p«»r hour. »Wak >«-ots havr iielilj I U) have a dinner
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      275 6 THE FAMOUS FRENCH WATER CONTREXEVILLE A Natural Mineral Water, very pleasant to the palate. V certain cure aud proveutative for the many complaints arising out of Uric acid j troubles, so prevalent m the Kast. By reason of a mineralization m perfect harmony with its therapeutical role, the j Contrexcville
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      50 6 BILLIARDS. THE ANGLO-AUSTRALIAN CUSHION. (Alcock'B Patent with Improvements of John Robr'is, 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. H. LUHB address P. 0. Box 41, Penang. show room Raffles Hotel, Penang.
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    FRANCE AND RUSSIA.
    85 7 A MUCH-WELCOMED VISITOR. London. Au rf 12th. -M. Poincare ha much feted m bag had long conversations with MM and Kokovtsoff. Yesterday he had luncheon with the He inspected a camp of 80.000 at Kirn tTdL* WhOtV lH UU nilS Wland leview The sole announcements bearing upon
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    MOROCCO.
    42 7 Abdication of Mulai Hafid. London Aug 12th -Mulai Ha.id has ul, •heated m favour of his brother. Mulii and goes to Vichy for his health He will probably go on pilgrimage to Mecca before taking up his residence at J nngier.
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    JAPAN'S DEAD RULER.
    34 7 LoaeVm, log, 11. Prince Arthur of i onnAOfht and Prince Henry of Prussia a ill represent King (ieorge and the Jerman Kmpetor at the funeral ol the iate Kmperor of Japan.
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    LAND SALE.
    127 7 At Hewn H. L. Ooghlau and Cos Sale rooms on Monday afternaon a piece of ireehold land known as Lot No. 12. Mukim No XV. I lv Kalaug, containing an area of 1^ acres roods, ami ft poles, was =old to K. K. M. K. Savujjun Chittv lor
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    RUBBER AND TIN RETURNS
    64 7 Agents F. W. barker I o. Chang: .<> Seinambu Kinta Association Mine 166 pikuK trilmters tl«» pikuls total 575 pikult of tin ore. If ami. (iuthrie and Co. have received able atlvice that the Directors have made a second call of Md. per share on the
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    RAUB RETURNS
    52 7 The following is the result of crushing operations at Haub for the tour weeks •riding loth inst Bukit Malacca. Stone crushed 17 ion> (lold obtained 694 ounces: Average per ton J.I s dwt. Bukit Koinan. Stone crushed 1,808 tons: i iold obtained 180 ounces. Average per lon 1.
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    UOUSEBREAKING. IN KLING STREET.
    98 7 The premise! of Mr B. Bmanoel, watch maker and jeweller, of 81, Kling Btroot, \rere brokou into some lime lu-tweeu Saturday night and Sunday morning. An "iitrance \v;i> apparently gained through the building formerly occupied b\ Messrs. Kat/ Bros Ltd., the persons concerned breaking through a
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    MR H. N. RIDLEY'S SUCCESSOR.
    86 7 Mk. .1. EL Bi MHLL. Mr EL burkill, Economic Botanist to the Botanical Survey of India, has been appointed by the Secretary of State for the Colonies to succeed Mr Ridley as Superintendent of the Government Botanic Gardens. Singapore. Mr Burkill will be greatly missed
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    68 7 »>u the recommendation of General Hwang Hsin and the Tatuhs of the differ ent provinces, the President of the Board of Education will send 110 students, male 'md female, to foreign countries Knglaud. France, Belgium, Germany, America, and lapan with an annual allowance. The privilege is only given to those
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    GREAT EARTHQUAKE.
    249 7 TURKEY AND ASIA MINOR. Fires Follow. Redtkr's Service. London, Aug. n._ A Constantinople telegram states that the earthquake was felt over the whole of the country between Constantinople and Adrianople and the centre was apparently In the Dardanelles where the shock lasted for thirty seconds. Scarcely a building
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    THE FATAL THIRTEEN.
    46 7 London. Aug. I2ih. Tiie AlDaniuns have presented thirteen demands to the <io\ernment. including the restoration of arms, educational reform, construction of roads, assistance m agriculture, and the application of revenues to local purposes. It is expected that the OOTentOMBI will accept these terms.
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    FIGHTING IN THE BALKANS.
    26 7 London An*. Uth. Fighting has l.oen resinned between the Turks jind Montr negrins on the frontier. The former bay» i been reinforced.
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    BULGARIAN INDIGNATION.
    34 7 Sofia, Aug. ii. The excitement <>\ei the Kochana maesai re continues and the press threatening and clamouring lor war. There i> a warlike agitation m Southern Bulgaria where meeting* are being held.
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    363 7 The l'erak Chamber of Mine* Is giving a dinner on Saturday, the 34th Instant, which, it It hoped, "ill become un annual affair. The Philippines arc lo have their own fUffragetteS. They will haTe their own! organizations one for American woman and the other for Filipinas and tin v are
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    POLITICS.
    117 7 WINSTON AND ULSTER. Redter's Service. London, Aug It. Mr Winston C hurchill, m a long letter to the Dundee Liberals, denounces Mi- Honar Law and Sir Edward Carson for inciting the llstermen to a civil war. He says They would be shocked and frightened if the melodra inatic stuff
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    THE PARLIAMENTARY GAME.
    705 7 Midlothian's Candidate. Loudnn Aug. 11. The executive of the Midlothian Liberals, which includes the Scottish Whij> Mr. (iullaud and six mining I representatives. h., s rejected the Master of Klihank's advice ami recommended the adoption of Alexander Shaw, a son of I Lord Sh»W, as Liberal candidate.
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    IMPERIAL MARITIME LEAGUE.
    887 7 ImiTISH NAVAL DECLINE. Sir, In the Admiralty Return dated April, 1906, Britain is credited with Bfl firstclass Battleships, 86 Protected Cruisers, 28 Armoured Cruisers, and 139 Destroyer* under twelve years of age. Jn the same return Germany is credited with 18 first class Battleships, 26 Protectted Cruisers.
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      134 7 ROBINSON Co. ATHLETIC OUTFITTERS TERRYS PATENT SPRING Chest Expanders In Single, Double or Treble Strands m all Strengths. TERRYS Patent Spring Combination Exercisers. TERRYS Patent Spring Rowing Machine. ii PLAYER'S i NAVY I MIXTURE In I lb. Patent OBTAINABLE AT M J^ htTln JOHN LITTLE Co., Ltd. PRICE 55 cts
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    CHINESE IN BURMA.
    391 8 In the Burma Census report an interest iug reference is made to tbe number of Chinese m the Province. This has apparently risen from 62,4 8 r> iv 1901 to near ly 128,000 m 1911. practically a doubling of the population m ten years. The main explanation
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    TOBACCO AND RUBBER WITHIN THE EMPIRE.
    251 8 In the current issue of the Bulletin of tht Imperial Institute <Vol. No. I), reports are made on recent progress within the Empire m the cultivation of rubber and tobacco, whi(h reach this country mainly from foreign sources. Samples of cigar tobacco from Ceylon,
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    Homeward Bound.
    70 8 Per P O Arcadia connecting with Mongolia sading Aug '23.-Dr Mrs Day and infant Mr Mrs Hope and child. Mrs Scott and infant Miss Harvey, R.C. M. KuKlerslev, N. E Bath Per P. &O. Nubia, sailing Sept 11 —Mrs Cobham and I infants, Miss Whittle 'Mrs Miss Masch
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      623 8 WANTED WANTED Experienced man as head office tamby. Good salary to capable man. j Apply to A. B. C. c o M Free Press." Aug 13 ths 18-8 WANTED Capable Chinese Clerk as bookkeeper for Estate. Reply giving copies of testimonials and salary required to BEHN MEYER Co., Ltd., Estate
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      629 8 SHIPPING West Australian Steam Navigation Co, Ltd. FOR BANJOEWANCIE, DERBY, BROOME, PORT HEDLAND, COSSACK, CARNARVON, GERALDTON FREMANTLE The Company- \s Steamer •MINDEROO 2,720 tons, Captain Mills, will be despatched from the Roads for the above ports on Saturday the 17th instant, at 4 p. m. She has excellent accommodation for
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      684 8 SHIPPING N. Y. K. JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP Co., Ltd. EUROPEAN LINE. A Fortnightly service is maintained between Yokohama via ports to Marseilles, London and Antwerp, under mail contract with the Impe rial Japanese Government. The New Twin icrew Steamers maintaining this service have been specially designed and constructed, and J
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      594 8 SHIPPING P. 0. STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY For China, Japan, Penang, Ceylon Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Ports, Plymoutr and London. Through Bills of Lading issued for Chlm Coast, Persian Gulf, Continental and America) Ports. MAIL LINES 1912 Outward (for China) Steamers will leave Singapore on or abon India Auq 2*
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      651 8 SHIPPING N.D.L. Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen 1 IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE. I The r.-ist and well-known mall steamers ot fchiH Company Hail fortnightly from Bremen. Hamburg via Rotterdam, Antwerp, Southamp ton, Gibraltar, Genoa, Naples, (connecting Mai selUex, Naples, Alexandria and vice versaD Port Haid, Huez, Aden, Colombo, Penang Hingapore, Hongkong, Shanghai,
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      194 8 PASSENGERS EXPECTED. I'ei P O str Naniur due Aug 24. l>r McClotbej, Mr A Mrs A. E. A. Ridgway and child, .T. E. Wilde, G.C. MacGill J. Legg, W. Mill-, W. Reed. Fee P. 0. str Macedonia, connecting witli the str. Devanha at Colonilio due Sept. 6. Mrs. G. Bingham.
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      785 9 SHIPP ING. Toyo Kisen Kaisha (ORIENTAL S. S. Co.) AND Western Pacific Railway Co. The New Route Via China, Japan, Honolulu and San Francisco to all points m the United States, Canada, Mexico and Europe. Turbine Llnera shinyo maru -tenyo «V!S. inSKa^^^^^ WW-. Telegraph TIME TABLE FROM HONGKONG. S.S. Tenyo
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      604 9 SHIPPING Pacific Mail S.S. Co. U S MAIL LINE VIA INLAND SEA OF JAPAN AND HONOLULU Semi-Tropical Route Only line taking the warm SOUTHERN ROUTE across the Pacific via HONOLULU, OAHU, on the most fertile and beantiful island of the Pacific. Through Passage Tickets granted to England, France and Germany
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      540 9 SHIPPING Hamburg America Line, I Hamburg Deutsche Oampfschiff-f ahrts Ges. "Hansa" Bremen. COMBINED SERVICE. i The stea uers of these Companies maintain < a regular service between Hamburg, Bremen < Antwerp, and Rotterdam, and the Straits < China and Japan. 1 Homewards, they are despatched fortnight 1 ly for Havre
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      432 9 BANKS CHARTERED BANK of India Australia and China. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. PAID UP CAPITAL £i,200,00C RESERVE FUND £i, 660> 000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors... £1,200.000 HEAD OFFICE: 88, BISHOPSGATE, LONDON, B. 0. AOBNCIKB AND BRANCHES: Hongkong Penanc Bangkok Iloilo Puket Batavia Ipoh Rangoon Bombay Karachi Saigon Calcutta Klang Seremban
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      511 9 INSURANCE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE Co., Ltd. Head Office WINCHESTER HOUSE, SINGAPORE. Nominal Capital $2flO,uuu Paid up Capital $135*410 Insurances m force over $5,000,000 Annual premium Income over 400,000 Board of Directors O. A. Derrick, Esq., Chairman. A. H. Fair, Esq., Managing Director Peter Fowlie, m.b. cm., Chief Med. Offloet.
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    AGE OF MENTAL VIRILITY.
    528 10 Dr. Earl Barnes caused considerable comment m a recent lecture by quoting figures which show that the period of greatest productivity of a man's life lies m the decade between his sixtieth and his seventieth year. "At first thought," said Professor Barnes, "one would be inclined
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    TIN RETURNS.
    139 10 1911. July 1912. Belat 4.960 1,180 Bruaug 889 260 Bruseh 5,034 2,080 Chenderiang 440 926 Gopeng 7,060 3,030 Heawood 9)4,895 394 2,581 Kaiuuning(dol]arB)9)4B,ll9 20,585 Kanaboi 3,008 163 1.352 Kinta 11)4,065 1,770 Kinta Association 9)6,853 1,957 Kledang 2,063 684 X rain at Pulai 6,348 2,834 Lahat 7,628 3,456 Menglembu
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    Britibh North Borneo.
    13 10 liritisb Borneo 6):-s,461 MslaJaf 0)14,806 Bspong 5)34,540 s t-'kou« 6)88,4t4
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    RUBBER ESTATE RETURNS
    1220 10 1911. Jut) 1912. Allaga* 55,150 7,900 07,760 Alma 25,789 9,87 4 Aior Gajab 13,476 4,100 19,575 Alor Pongsu 52,148 30,305 Anglo Jobort' 5.935 10,659 Anglo Malay 772,107 68,326 422. H79 Anglo Sumatra 83,238 94,915 Asahan 2,097 2,097 Aver Hitam 4,:\ 16 Aver Kmiing 6,832 15,277 Ayer Kuning
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      433 10 BILIOUSNESS. There are many causes of this complaint, but they all spring from a disordered liver which does not properly fulfil its functions, especially m a warm climate, when it becomes sluggish m its action. The bile is turned from its proper channel, and enters the blood, and the A
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      10 10 For Children's Hacking Cough at Night, Woods' Great Peppermint Cure.
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      60 10 mm AMbaa hr..pch i*«n-^k M l»«I trouble* |Hkkl) .urcd »->^ I BALSAM 1 OF laniseedl 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 Domestic Servants
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    SHARES.
    1162 11 RUBBER STERLING COMPANIES. Cap. Issue. Paid. r A8T Div< bujbrs. Smllbrb. 85.000 2a 2s Allagar 8 «v 6 2 8 28 lo% int Z 15 0 16 Ii 50,000 2a 2s Batang Malaka J JJ *J Jj 30,000 1 1 Batu Caves 40% int £12 5 0 12 is
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    EXCHANGE.
    66 11 W.UKHECTBD DP TO Aug. 12.) Bank 4 m's 2-4* demand 24 lift Private credits 8 m/i 2-4 716 credits 6m 2-4* France demand Bank 294 Germany, demand 288* India, T. T. i 7 Hongkong, demand I3j* Yokohama, demand 114J Java, demand 14o| Bangkok, demand 64$ Sovereigns, Bank Buying $8.6
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    PRODUCE.
    133 11 Aug. 12. Tin buyers 102.00 Gambier buyers MO Gambier Cube No. 1 1 t 25 Gambier Cube No. 2 nonv Pepper Black ordin. s pore Pepper, (White fair) 13.50 Nutmegs (110 to the lb.) com. Nutmegs (80 to the lb.) aom. Mace (Banda) U5 Cloves (Amboina^ nom Bali Coffee
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      162 11 JODELITE (REGISTERED) The Great Timber Preservative. Not only protects all kinds of soft timber from attacks of white ants, dry-rot and decay, but is also m general use on Estates for the protection of Para Rubber and other trees from attacks of all animal and vegetable parasites. Jodelite being an
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      144 11 De KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIj! UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE NETHERLANDS INDIA GOVERNMENT. Agents at Singapore, The Shipsagency, Ltd, 2-3, Collyer Quay The undenuent'oned dates of departure are only approximate. van Hkemskeuk Batavia v kvnma Billiton and Bafavia AnJli Japara Mnnrok and Palonibang v Merkls Betel Pandjang, Beugkalis, Siak and Takan-Baroe Au^
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      1103 11 VESSELS IN PORT. Br—aSsarsS 1 S sS Steamers Nat. Tonnage <ft Master From Consignees For F«tnri, I Littmann Labuan, 11-8 Bonn Meyer Labuan 17 hsturia Brit 1280 Jones Bombay. 2-8 As Pet Co Uncertain GiangSeng Dut 736 Craig S'ran*, 11-h H.En*Moh B^av^ Haiphong Fohm l^po.»« Batavia, 11-8 SlT aval* slaX
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    SINGAPORE ROWING CLUB.
    482 12 Anm m, Meeting Ihe annual meeting of the Singapore Rowing Glob WM held last evening at the B.CC. Pavilion. Mr. A. Cruickshank presided over a large attendance of members. The minutes of the previous meeting having been read a/id adopted. The Chairman m explaining the report mid
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    LEAGUE FOOTBALL MATCH.
    156 12 S. C. c. Tv \i. <;. A laige gathering watched the Ltagot B tare on the Ksplanade yesterday btt vreen the S. C. C. and the EL (I. A. Staff Sergt. Panel refereed the game. The S. C. kicked off faciug the sun «ud went straight down
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    KEPPEL GOLT CLUB.
    211 12 The Monthly Medal Competition is post l»oned till Saturday and Sunday, 24th. Alld 2. r «th, August. 1912. At the half >early (leneral Meeting of the Straits Athletic Club held at their Club's premises on Sunday last, the following were elected office bearers for the en•aio| Uft
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
    161 12 A foursome matcli was played over the Uace Course Links on Sunday between the Captain's team Sepoy Lines Golf Club, and tho Captain's team Singapore Golf Club. The match resulted m a win for the latter by 6{ points to The scores were Sf.I'OY Links. SiMi.u'oitE. Dl
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    L. L. T. C.
    171 12 Championship Paibs. Mrs. Sal/nmnn and Mr. Howe w. o. Miss Taylor and Mr. Gaunt Iteat Mrs. Cantrell and Mr. Mugiiston. 8 2. 6. 6 Mrs. Boekland ami Mr. Hartnell beat Miss Gold and Mr. Cameron w. o. it. Class. Mrs. Blgse and Mr. Suhl owe B
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    KELANTAN NEWS
    252 12 Kota Bahru, August *th. Mr. C. Wilson arrived MOMltly and MMUMi charge of the Mercaulile Bank of Indisi here, relieving Mr. C. Mvii who has left for Singapore being transfer red to Calcutta. Mr. A. .1. Lane arrived ash > ime ago to join the I. \V. I),
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    172 12 His Excellency. K. W. Kramer, Oilicoi Administering the Government, lauded iv Saudakan on July 17th. A Guard oi Honour was drawn up on the wharf under the command of Mr E. G. French. C.P.O. and a salute of 10 guns was fired from the battery on the foreshore. His Excellency
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    THE LATE Mr W. A. R. KNIGHT.
    343 12 THE LATE Mr W. A. R. KNIGHT. Some further details are now available about the late Mr Walter Knight, the announcement of whose death must have been the cause of such deep regret to his many friends m the Straits. Mr Walter Knight was the son of Mr Knight, Government
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    COLLISION AT SANDAKAN.
    349 12 L\l N< H Si Nh. The following is the fading oi the Court of Knquiry into the collision between the Borneo and tin- launch "Leila" m which the latter sank, several of her crew being drowned. "We are of opinion that the collision was caused bf the
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    CHINESE TELEGRAMS.
    167 12 Shanghai, August 4. The Central Government has prohibited the sale of the China Merchants' S. N. Oo'l interests to foreigners. President Yuan Shi Kai has ordered the cruiser Haishin to convey Dr. Sun Vat Sen and Hsung Hsiang to Peking from Shanghai. The existence of the Provisional Government
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    473 12 Thp motor vessel S^landia passed I'ort Said yesterday (12th 1 ou her second trip to the Far East. Information has heen received that Sanibar Joint Light vessel has drifted from her position. The Imp. German mail steamer Prin/ j Ludwig having left Colombo on the 11th inst at
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    A THIRSTY CITY.
    101 12 onicial rtaliitici jw*t iwiMjilmml by the i municipality of Munich show that tho <it> still holds Urn record for the per capita consumption of beer, the amount per head of the population last year lieiug 70 1 I gullons the average consumption per head ot population m
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      316 12 SUN LIFE A s co«p A a ;v c E OF CANADA. (INCORPORATED J^WJ. FUNDS (Exceed) -£8,500,000 CANADA'S PREMIER COMPANY. Experience haa perfected, and ACTUAL RESULTS to Policy beaten, f».w made tlic reputation, and proved the guarantee, of this Company's Policie>. Apply for prospectus and pamphlet "FACTS ABOUT THE COMPANY'
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      209 12 NEXT MAILS DUE. f From Enrope.— Per N. 1). L. Piinz bndwlfl t due Aug 17. From China.— Per M. M. Armand Brine 1 due Au^ 19. London Malls Despatched. r Left. Due. Arrivrd. M. July 8 Aujj Xua 3 P. *(>. July II An« 5 Au« 5 N. I>.
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