The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 18 February 1913

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    16 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. ENi ENTB BINGAPORE, TUESDAY FEBRUARY 18 1913 ****^****m*M^m*a**mmm**********Eaum*amWk****Wmm*^ NO. 7.7^7
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    THE DAY'S NEWS
    133 1 Dr. Hert/. has been elected Chief Rabbi m London Page 7. Fighting continue* at Mexico City with renewed fierceness Page 7. Ties m the B.C.C. and L.L.T.C. tonrna ments will be found on page 12. Tbe meetiug of tbe local branch of the R. A. S. was
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    POETRY.
    1630 1 What is a Poet M asked Wordsworth m bis rathai prolix Preface (VI.884). hid he do even himself justice m largely confining bis reply to tbe gladdening and healing rays of which our friend tbe Priest spoke tbe other da\ m years gone hy, we were taught to think
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      845 1 i m—^.^^«— ANOTHER OF PATHS' S FAVOURITE ARTISTS IN f*+-—^ A-^^SSLHSiw HARIMA HALL CINEMATOGRAPH, THE SLEEPING-CAR MANI north mime r 0 »d. aooMEDi m two I'Air.v, V To-Night! To-Nl£ht!! IMaratadooaMdy 'Le Controleur des Wagons Lits hy Alexander Bisson. X ■■i^^ Prince Is said to cap all his other productions with
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      229 1 Co^av's Rfcvertteemente. Ka|s Eros for tbe latest Borsalino bats Page 12. First class coconut plantation for sale Page 2. Bugle brand Pilsener beer from (Jainer Ouelch and Co. Page 7. Notice re loss of German Lloyd deck passage tickets Page 2. Notice re removal of rubber company and other offices—
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      133 1 THE WEEK Tuesday 18th. High Water— 7-1 6 a.m.. 10-6 p.m. Wednesday 19th. I aiKn Water— B-30 a.m., 10-12 p.m. Thursday 20th. High Water— 9-29 a.m.. 11-12 p.m. P. <fc O. Homeward Mail due. A. Wilkie Co. "The Cardinal." Lodge Eastern Gate, 8-30 pm. Friday 21st. High Water— lo-21 a.m.,
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      1141 2 NFW i Notices svlßsn %f GOVERNMENT NOTICE. Tender* will bo received at the COLONIAL ■m aj *f\ ENGINEER'S Office, up to noon of tin zstl j Rn I I *^jw l'« binary, lvr.-j. for the following works IWH m \r m \r^ tsP General repairs, painti lg and colourwashing to
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      750 2 Notices NOTICE OF REMOVAL. The Offices of the Trading Company Holland, will be removed on Feb. 22nd to 3-B, Malacca Street, (the same building as Behi and Co). Feb 18 tths NOTICE OF REMOVAL. The Eastern Offices of the following Companies Kota Tinggi (Johore) Rubber Co., Ltd. Pelepah Valley (Johore)
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      657 2 **M HI B I a AM In U L a msTj^» LOST ON SUNDAY A black and tan collie dog, with white collar Municipal No. 2458. Reward on returning to DALLANS HORSE REPOSITORY. Jan 9 LOST CERTIFICATE OR CERTIFICATES OF SHARES IN THE SINGAPORE SLIPWAYS ENGINEERING COMPANY, LIMITED." Share Certificate
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      528 2 For Sale FOR SALE First class ooconul plantati.,. nine buyers considered. Apply "BOX 17 Feb is FOR SALE Pair of Grey Roan Oottt, foil palanquin. Kalleigh Cart harness (one for pon vi. Apsis 6 A. Feb 17 FOR SALE PRIVATELY 1. A 4-seated rubber tyred VieSori order; a grey Australian
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    LONDON LETTER.
    2147 3 iF*c*r. out ovm Correspondent.- Tn Political Takqls. London. .January 1* il h, 1 W 1 M One must go buck man\ years to find c< parallel to the present enofnaton inn sh politics. The issues are so m v VOlved tl .one has lost all sensible Q appreciation
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    THE AWAKENING OF JOHN CHINAMAN.
    612 3 Hi: Now Makes His own Cotton Goods. News from China, regarding matters such as tbe Chinese loan, Mongolia and Tibet, continues to flow m but, from an Indian point of view, the most instructive item of Chinese news has not been cabled at all. It
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    CHINA MORAL, BUT NOT RELIGIOUS.
    198 3 China has always been a moral rather than a religious nation, which means that the family rather than the individual sense has been developed. This may militate against the rapid growth of free dom for women iv public life, but m the end will give
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    WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY.
    487 3 THE BRITISH CONTRACT. At'STHAMA NOT [NTBEESTBD. Melbourne, Jan. 24. A cable message setting out that the Manchester Guardian las stated that until the self governing iominious who are parties to the contract vith the Marconi Company to erect a chain >f wireless stations round the Empire, vaive their
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      141 3 f. CLARKE Co. 207, Queen-st., Singapore Livery Stable Keepers. Fodder Merchants. or Rubber-tyred Gharries and Best Hnbboi tyred carriages, ring up Telephone 916. ODDER delivered to any part of the Island. PEGIALITY FURNITURE REMOVALS m our own Vans, by our own men. Rubber tyred Victorias Palanquins for rivate use by
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      267 3 KEROSENE OIL TOR BUNGALOWS. COOLIE LINES. WATCH HOUSES. ROAD LAMPS. JUNGLE CLEARING AND OIL ENGINES. LUBRICATING OIL AND GREASE FOR ALL CLASSES OF ENGINES AND MACHINERY. MOTOR CYLINDER OIL MOTOR GREASE SPECIALLY PREPARED FOR MOTOR CARS. ?or Particulars and Prices apply to THE ASIATIC PETROLEUM COMPANY (Straits Settlements), LIMITED. Winchester
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    SAFETY OF THE STEAMER – SNOWDON RANGE."
    1099 4 SAFETY OF THE STEAMER SNOWDON RANGE A Remarkarlf. Arrival. The Lutine Bell was rung at Lloyd's on Monday afternoon m mail week to precede the announcement of the arrival of the British steamer Snowdon Range," long overdue ova voyage from Philadelphia for Leith. The vessel had been over 50 days
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    ARMOUR OF SHIP'S
    695 4 Defence For Smaller Guns. It has now 'been decided to introduce some armored protection for the smaller or anti torpedo defence guns m the British Dreadnoughts. The latest battle ships to take the water, those of the Iron Duke group, as well as the latest to be
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    TERRIBLE TALE OF THE SEA.
    100 4 The steamer Linan," which arrived m Hongkong on February 6th, landed a Chinese fisherman who had been picked up the previous day at sea. He was found clinging to the botton of an overturned junk, and stated that he had been m that precarious position
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    THE PROBLEM OF INFANT FEEDING SOLVED.
    444 4 VITAL Pvrt of Human Milk Obtainable. Professor Beim.ell'h Remarkable Announcem ent. At last the problem infant feeding has been solved. Great interest has been aroused throughout Europe by the announcement of this discovery by the well-known scientist, Profe-sor Bergell, of the University of Berlin.
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      117 4 APPOINTMENT H,M E KING CONTRACTORS TO It The British Admiralty. The War Office. The India Office, I MILKMAID MILK 1 LARGEST SALE IN THE WORLD. gl THE FACT THAT I MILKMAID MILK H HAS BEEN CHOSEN FOR USE IN THE GOVERNMENT I HOSPITALS IN THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS AND FEDERATED MALAY
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      199 4 W. J. GARCIA 219, Orchard Ron*. Pianos bought, sold or Good prices alloweo for Q tsruments. Cheapest and best nock o: Mus^c and small rn'us^ «oodi Singapore Piano, Organ A nfntiot i,. Btl ments dealer. Singapore Gold Storage Co., Ltd. Hear Entrance to Borneo Wharf Telephone 1026 Bea stocks of
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    THE MODERN BOY.
    657 5 What Moronnfa Has Dona Ron M ■ci it has done for him an Others Uks him. In the Christmas holi 1 bin off to distant golf link ami hockey matches and meets and dance rS mr "roiis than m pre motor days), ithoat any exertioi and generally
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    RAILWAYS IN CHINA.
    90 5 The National Herald" reports the re- *< I ne of the railways m China m 1912. The following is the approximate list: Pekiog- Mukden HS f OOO,OOO Peking. Hankow 1 2,400,000 Peking- Kalgan 800,000 Tientsin Pnkow 1,000,000 Shanghai-Nanking 2,600,000 Honan 700,000 .ton Kow loon 600,000 Cheng! mg
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    THE CHINESE ARMY.
    64 5 1 tern Times" reports that the Vrroy Department baa decided to have jr. >ni and ten brigadee throughout the aa foil l 'i\ i. lone I i tiviaion anhni and l Brigade i Chekiang Kirin 2 Fnkfen !,,i Hunan tnng 2 New D »rainion 1 I Mvi»ion>
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    AN OBSERVANT AMERICAN TRAVELLER.
    603 5 Bete are a few of she more orerpo I r ing impression-* ol sa ordinary Amer sen returning to New York and Boston after two years of ordinary travel m Kurope The American customs officials MS <|uit»' up to the standard of politeness when it is
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    ALMOST FUNNY.
    115 5 Patience Hasn't Miss Oldum got searching eyes Patrice Well, I don't wonder at it. Bha'l been looking for a busband for twenty year." You can't imagine," said the musical young woman. how distressing it is when singer realizes thai she has lost her voice." Perhaps not," replied the
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    "RECESSIONAL."
    109 5 RECESSIONAL." SlavuacniPT ok Famous Poem Sold FOR £14. A sheet of notepaper covered with neat ly written verse was sold for E%A at So thehy's. The writer was lindyurd Kipling. and the poem was the famous "Recessional." God of OUC fathers known of old Lord of our far flung battle
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      915 5 Auctions AUCTION SALE OF SUPERIOR WAX POLISHED TEAK HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE; SEMI-GHAND PIANO, dc. Th« Property ok Mrs. Sohst at Powell <t Co.'s Saleroom On Saturday, 22nd February, at 70-30 a.m. aaaJLm Piano by M. F. Rachals Co., nearly new and m good condition, aptaolatered and spnng-Bcat«d drawing room suite: largo
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      99 5 The Food of Health I 1 COD LIVER OIL with Malt Extract Fattens and strengthens Delicate Children Emaciated Adults Consumptives Nursing Mothers Delicious to take Easy to digest 'V All Chemists. S££ YOU GET KEPLER 'I I Burroughs Wkllcomi a Co., London N Y,kK Ho«t«i Svsnev Cam Town Milam •'IANI.IIAI
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      BIRTHS.
      54 6 See Tbono Wah.— At IP, Balmoral Road on Feb. 17, to Mr. and Mrs. See Tkong Wah. a Son. Maclkan. On the 14th inst., at the Grand Hotel, Ipoh, to Mr. Mrs. G. D. Maclean, a son. On Feb. ISth. at Batu Caves Estate, the wife of Arthur James
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    THe Singapore Free Press. Tuesday, Feb. 18, 1913.
    1316 6 THe Singapore Free Press. Tuesday, Feb. 18, 1913. He* »m*| me P,- <.n» Prop c* -K't r^etntMto, 17na*» j nHi'c. t« -».i -.<-;.- rt'- < 17 Jim Heir v,. hi Trull n* |im :>i .r?<-. dr**< m surveying the field of the forces and influences at work across the face
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    ALLAN WILKIE COMPANY.
    1732 6 As the Municipal Commissioners have raised an objection to the proposed performance of George Bernard Shaw's play Mrs. Warren's Profession it has been decided to substitute for it as the open- ing play Louis X. Parker's costume drama The Cardinal." This play will be remembered as Mr.
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      186 6 By Royal Warrant of appointment to his Maiesty King George V. BOLLINGER CHAMPAGNE We hold stock of the 1904 vintage of the above Wine m Quarts, Pints and half Pints. Sole Agents CALDBECK, MACGREGOR Co., POMMERY AND GRENO EXTRA fL\ SEC QUARTS W\ PINTS m* 1 H r 1 SJy,
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    THE WAR.
    85 7 TURKEYS FAILURE CONTINUES. The Old Muddle. lon, I eb. 17. I rieensored isSMMV from Constantinople state that the »t Turkish losses at P.ulair on i. mount to r>,ooo killed, aud over r isonei I and wounded. SON sISO 1,000 wouuded m the fighting Kurudagb on Pon, 7. The
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    WARSHIP ABANDONED.
    40 7 London, Bob 16. a telegram from <onple states that the Assar i-Ttw-bas been abandoned and the crew rrived at Constantinople. The Bulgarians state that she was struck ...nan mine and that the Bulgarinn mining detachment subsequently des ner.
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    THE SKUTARI SIEGE.
    85 7 ftMstantinasas, Ki-i>. 17. a belated rarkisn seennnl of las fierce battle at sku tin <>• Feb, 1 m which the Montenegrins ii.iitly iidniitted heavy losses Bays '.hat sixteen thousand besiegers were coin- I defeated leaving three thousand issd snd wounded and losing six gnns and quantities of
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    AUSTRIA AND RUSSIA.
    97 7 A Sharp Warning. London, Feb. 17. A telegram from St. PSSSfsbors states that it is understood that the Tsar's reply to the recent autograph letter from the F.mperor Francis Isspafa is short and decisive. It refers to ths long standing ffnssn ftuslijsii friendship but states that the
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    A GERMAN DENIAL.
    37 7 Berths, Feb. 15. The M Nord-deutsche" declines to agree that Prince Hohenlohe's mission has failed. It rather thinks that tas exchange of views will facilitate a solution of the difficulties of the Balkans > as <
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    THE ARYA SANGAM.
    293 7 public meeting under the auspices of iva Sangam was held on Sunday m the orchard Road Si van temple, to present a yohl medal, to Pandit Kanakasabapatby lysi for the valuable services he has rendered to the members of the above Sannua, by imparting religious instruction for
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    MEXICAN AFFAIRS.
    68 7 WHO f S WHO IN PRESIDENTS. Position of the United States. London, Feb. 16.— A telegram from Mexico states that tbe announcement of Madero's resignation is premature. The Senate yesterday fruitlessly endeavoured to persuade Madero to resign and secure the assent of Diaz to an armistice. They are
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    TAFT'S DECISION.
    40 7 London, Feb. 17. A Washington tele gram says that Hands off Mexico" is at present the decision that President Taft has reached after a prolonged Cabinet session. An official statement disclaiming any suggestion of intervention was subsequently issued.
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    ARMISTICE BROKEN.
    52 7 New York, Feb. 17.— 1n consequence of the efforts of diplomatists an armistice Las been arranged at Mexico City until eight m the evening and a neutral /.one around the legations has been defined m the meanwhile. Later The armistice has been abruptly terminated and fierce lighting has
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    BRITAIN'S CHIEF RABBI.
    117 7 London, Feb. 17.— Dr. Hertz has been elected chief Rabbi of Britain. Dr. Hertz is a Rabbi of high qualifications. He was for many years m South Africa at the head of an important congregation and he has since been the head of an orthodox congregation m
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    THE SCOTT TRAGEDY.
    49 7 London, Feb. 17.— A telegram from Christchurch says that Capt. Evans declares that he has no further information to impart, and absolutely nothing has been withheld. The Terra Nova is practically deserted. The men are paid off and otticers and scientists are packing specimens and records.
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    PENANG NEWS.
    62 7 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Feb. 17. \t the Presbyterian Church here the wedding has taken place of Mr E. K. van Oster/ee, manager of Napoli Estate, Sumatra, and Margaret Maria Wolten6 of the Hague. The prolonged drought is causing the paddy planters anxiety both m the island
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    SIR HUGH CLIFFORD AT THE GOLD COAST.
    310 7 The following from the Gold Coast Leader of December 28th Ova Nkw Governor m Oun Roads. After all the Falaba was m last rhursday morning, for m the evening of bhe previous day there was a strong rumour that a telegraphic communication stated
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    PANTAI, LTD.
    567 7 An Bzcaavon With QovannManr. The fourth ordinary general meeting of the shareholders of Pantai Ltd. was held at the registered office, Gresham House, yesterday at noon. Mr. W. L. Watkins presided and there were also present Messrs. A. W. Bean, W. M. Siine, G. A. Derrick, R. J.
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    ULU PIAH LTD.,
    206 7 The Report of the Directors to be submitted, at the third annual general meeting of the Company, to be held at the Chamber of Commerce, Penang, on February, 2 Ith is as follows. Your Directors have the pleasure to submit herewith their Report and Statement of Accounts
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    SINGAPORE DAIRY FARM COMPANY.
    79 7 The slackness of local shareholders again demonstrated The statutory meeting of the Singapore Poultry and Dairy Farm Co. Ltd., was called for 8 p.m. yesterday at j the registered office m the Arcade. Half an hour after that hour ther« were present) Mr A. Robertson, Mr
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    ROYAL ASIATIC SOCIETY.
    230 7 Straits Branch Meeting. The annual general meeting was held m Rattles Maseum last evening. There were present, the Bishop of Singapore, Messrs Peirce, Marriott, Burkill, Bartlett, Brison, Pringle, Dr Beuningen, Knight, A. C. Baker, Love Montgomerie, and Dr Hanitsch, hon. sec. In the unavoidable absence of the
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    SINGAPORE AND JOHORE RUBBER Co.
    139 7 A meeting was held at the offices of Messrs Barker Co., Winchester House, at uoon yesterday, with regard to the Singapore and Johore Rubber Company, m liquidation. A resolution was put to the meeting, that tbe books and accounts, as put m and examined, should
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    RUBBER AND TIN RETURNS
    23 7 Flu Piah, Mines output 862.33 pikul, calve 523,363 working expenses 510,062 tribute to lessors $2,803 estimated profit 510,498. m»*^s
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    INSPECTOR-GENERAL OF OVERSEAS FORCES.
    336 7 Mr. Pirie (Aberdeen, N., Mm.) asked the Secretary of State for War whether he would state the cost for 1912 and give the details of figures connected with expenditure on the post of Inspector General of [>verseas Forces and Commander of Forces In the Mediterranean did
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      51 7 what this world wonld be like v ithoot WoodS' Famous Peppermint Cure' would be amiss very soon, j Blefe would go dead. I'm sure. «1 SS soughs and colds on every hand, umd wailings and aches, and cries L'" the supply should ever cease, i *»e world would get a
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      10 7 For Woods' Hacking Cough at Night, Children's Great Peppermint Cure.
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      113 7 ROBINSON Co. Special Display OF Yiyella Flannel FOR DAY AND NIGHT WEAR 140 DESIGNS TO SELECT FROM A Full Range of Samples Free on Application. HI W. D. H. O. WILLS'S U fit THE NEW gj S SMOKING MIXTURE 83 H de LUXE W. m |Hj A PERFECT PIPE TOBACCO
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      1007 8 at l. t- cure no fiction i a OUinnlnri h raw f ybtra isnsi o n I p p I n g THERAPION No 1 m a rrniarkablv short tim*-. <Ht.-n a fi-w ciaymnly CDUr A fIADL 1 TTS B A ai#*VTAV Cmam.&mcmarwp4mkmmrtr* mp^rmmiimmmjmemomi &in\Jl\ar%JKJEj M.\M t> t\ I^4 %J
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      562 8 Shipping Hamburg America Line, Hamburg Deutsche Dampfschiff-fahrts Ges, "Hansa" Bremen. COMBINED SERVICE. h The steamers of these companies maintain a regular service between Hamburg, Bremen, Antwerp, and Rotterdam, and the Straits, China and Japan. Homewards, they are despatched fortnightly for Havre and Hamburg and once a month for Bremerhaven direct,
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      647 8 m^ m^ mm^ mmmmmmammm mmm Shipping N. Y. K. JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP iCo., 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 Twin screw Steamers maintaining this service have been specially designed
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      670 8 Shipping N.D.L. Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen IMPERIAL GERMAN MAII LINE. The fast and well-known mail steamers of this Company sail fortnightly from Bremen. Hamburg via Rotterdam, Antwerp, Southamp ton, Gibraltar, Genoa, Naples, (connecting Marseilles, Naples, Alexandria and vice versa Port Said, Suez, Aden, Colombo, Penang Singapore. Hongkong, Shanghai, Tsingtan Nagasaki and
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      538 8 Shipping I-n P. 0. h STEAM NAVIGATION COM PAN* I For China, Japan, Penang, Ceyi 0D Australia, India, Aden, Eg ypt Mediterranean Ports, Plymouth and London j Through Bills of Lading issm-.i Coast, Persian Gulf, (■ontinlnuu;!Ports. Steamers will leave Singapor, I SIB MAIL LINES I Homeward (for Euu. From Singapore,
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      831 9 Ship p i n g_ toyo Kisen Kaisha (ORIENTAL S. S. Co.) AND j Western Pacific Railway Co. New Route Via China, Japan, Honolulu and San Francisco to all points m the United States, Canada, Mexico and Europe. rf »t»u«cr; ?Z***™*™?^***** Turbine Liners "SHINYO MARC", 'TENYO Ml riiIOMARD," the Queens
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      702 9 I 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 SOUTHERS KOIJTE across the Pacific via HONOLULU, OAHU, on the most fertile and beautiful island of the Pacific. Through Passage Tickets granted to England, Prance and
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      539 9 1 THE BANK OF TAIWAN, Ltd. Incorporated by SPECIAL IMPERIAL CHARTER. Capital Subscribed Y10,000,000 i Capital Paid Up V 6,250,000 1 Reserve Funds y 3,100,0400 I HEAD OFFICE TAIPEH, FORMOSA, (Taiwan). BRANCHEB AND AGENCIES: I Amoy Keelung Osaka Tamsui Bomhay Kobe Shanghai Tokyo Canton Kagi Swatow Yokohama Calcutta London Taichu
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      686 9 SUITLM^^rWaNADA. (INCORPORATED 1865). FUNDS (Exceed) £8,500,000 CANADA'S PREMIER COMPANY. I made E t\ P Pere e rl D uTat^ ma^?*tS£ ACTUAL RESULTS to Po,ic r h °^™> ba*e made tbe reputation, and proved the guarantee, of this Company's Policies. Apply for prospectus and pamphlet "FACTS ABOUT THE COMPANY" to W.
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    THE PANAMA CANAL AND ITS ENEMIES.
    578 10 A Rebuke to American Militarists. We have received the following interesting communication from Dr. Starr Jordan, President of the Leland Stanford University What answer shall ye give to Admiral Mahan's demand for a greater navy because the Panama Canal weakens our line of defence
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    WHEN NIAGARA FALLS RAN DRY.
    357 10 Only once m history has the roar of the mighty falls of Niagara been silenced. This startling phenomenon occurred on March 81, 1848. Early on that morning people living near the falls were surprised by a strange hush, as startling m effect as would be
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    THE PANAMA CANAL.
    535 10 Port Facilities. I The British Legation at Panama hag I forwarded an extract from the (anal Record, the official organ of the Isthmian Canal Commission, describing at some length the port facilities it is proposed to provide at the Atlantic and Pacific entrances to the Panama Canal,
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    PASSENGERS EXPECTED.
    596 10 Per T a O str Moldavia, connecting with the str Delta at Colombo, due Feb 21.— Mrs A. Beal, A. B. Lake, F. Lloyd, Dr A. Stanton, F. S. Clarke, G. Henbery, R. Clement. Per P a O str Nyanza, due Feb 28,— Miss Geory, Mr A Mrs
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      280 10 MOTORISTS Send your covers and tubes to be retreaded or repaired to THE DUNLOP RUBBER Go. (FAR EAST) LIMITED, NO. 43, ROBINSON ROAD, SINGAPORE. Repairs executed promptly and at moderate charges. Repairs will not be executed to those covers past satisfactory repair and which m our opinion are not worth
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    SHARES.
    1368 11 RUBBER STERLING COMPANIES. Oap. 188JI. Paid. Lam Diy. But.bb. Sioludrs 85,000 2s 2s Allagar 8% ni A1 500,0 0 £1 £1 Anglo-Java g 2* 150,000 is m Anglo-Malay 45% int U 6 is ft 50,000 2s 28 Batang Malaka 3 8 3 »***** Ba^ Tiga (Selangot 12*% int ...£3
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    EXCHANGE.
    71 11 (COBBECTBD UP TO Feb. 17). Bank4m/s a 4 7 1§ demand a 4 6 8a Private credits 8 m/s 2-4$ M credits 6m 3.4! France demand Bank 294 Germany, demand 28 8} India, T. T. 17 4^ Honokonq, demand 12A Yokohama, demand 114 J Java, demand 140$ Bangkok, demand
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    PRODUCE.
    145 11 Feb. 17. Tin buyers 51 09. 7 5 Gambier 7.75 Gambler Cube No. 1 13.00 Gambier Cube No. 2 nom. Pepper Black ordin. Spore 20.05 Pepper, (White fair) ...buvers 83.75 Nutmegs (110 to the lb.) nom. Nutmegs (80 to the lb.) nom. Mace (Banda) n5 Cloves (Amboina) nom. Bali
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    SAN FRANCISCO EXPOSITION, 1915.
    552 12 SAN FRANCISCO EXPOSITION, 1915. We are indebted to Mr. (i. 11. Corse, Jr. < ieneral Passenger Agent of the Sun I'raneisco Overland Routes 'which includes the Pacific Mail Steamship Company, optilting across the Pacific Ocean, from Manila and Hongkong via Shanghai, Japan Ports and Honolulu, to San Francisco and America)
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    A BANGLE THIEF.
    309 12 In the Police Court, yesterday forenoon, A. Perrau, second-engineer on hoard the Chan Ho Kirn," and residing at is albecl Street, charged a Chinese youth with stealing a gold bangle from the wrist of his child. Prosecutor's story was to the effect that, on coming out of
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    THE AMATEUR DRAWING ASSOCIATION.
    422 12 The Chinese New Year festivities of the above Association, which began with an Exhibition of pictures on Feb. 7 and 8, ended on Saturday night when an Entertainment was given. The programme began with a New Year Message by Mr. Q. Lee the Vice-President, then followed
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    DEATH OF MR H. F. PERRETT.
    439 12 Capable Struts Poi.uk Ofkickr. A telegram received m Penang on Saturday announces the death at Home of Mr EL F. Perrett, Assistant Superintendent of Police. Straits Settlements. Deceased, who was 54 years of age, joined the Metropolitan Police, m 1882, as a constable, being
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    LADIES' LAWN TENNIS CLUB.
    113 12 YESTERDAY'S PLAY. Championship Pairs. Mrs. Donnet and Mr. Mugliston beat Mrs. Peirce and Mr. C. Terrell, 6 4, 5 2. A. Douhles. Mrs. Gansloser and Mr. Terrell owe 15.4 beat Mrs Salzmann and Mr. Threlfall owe 3, 6—4, B—6, 6 —2. Mrs. Yowler and Mr. Oliver,
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    TODAY'S TIES.
    49 12 A. Doubles. Col. and Mrs Donnet v Mrs Wilson and Mr Barnes. Mrs Cantrell and Mr Mugliston v Miss Gold and Mr Griffith-Jones. Miss Feindel and Mr Ruijs v Mrs Gansloser and Mr Terrell. B. Class Douhlks. Mrs and Mr Salraond v Mrs Braddell and Dr. Simpson.
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    S. C. C. LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    559 12 The following Ties will ho played on Wednesday 19th inst. Championship. F. E. Gallimore v J. E. Tyler. D. J. Steyn Parve v F. G. E. Williams. .1. S. Jennings v Capt. E. W. Vaughan. M. D. Dando v C. Hecker. D. Class Singles.
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    743 12 The British India steamer "Fultala" from Japan and China discharges part cargo here. The X. D. L. steamer "Chow Fa" from British North Borneo ports discharges general cargo for transhipment to Europe. The P. and O. homeward mail Himalaya left Hongkong at 1 p.m. on Saturday, and is
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    PASSENGERS.
    100 12 Per Ipoh Mr. Mrs. Jenkins* n, Master Westerhout, Miss Westerhout, Mr. k Mrs. Lee Keng Yong, Mr. k Mrs. D. Mi not, Mr Mrs. Yarborough, Messrs K. S. Smith, Caldwell, Tennant, T. Donaldson. Weight, Greensill, G. S. Maguiness, A. H. Alston, Mauldon. J. E. Buckingham, Hilckes, Kb Yew Guan,
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