The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 28 February 1913

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  • 15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TI CENTS SINGAPORE FRIDAY FEBRUARY 28 1913. NO. 7,766
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  • 174 1 A budget of United States uews mentions that Dr Wilson is to give Mr Bryan a place m his ministry the Houses of Representatives have passed a ship appropriation Bill Page 7. France has also passed an opinion on the value of the Russian friendship at the
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  • 1072 1 Deep down m his heart many a hope lessly stolid Englishman fondly imagines that he could an' he would be merry as the maddest mummer of them all. Imagination and vanity! Empty as the lurid pM( of Shallow and Silence, who neTOr stirred from the paths of prudence
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 325 1 THE SPRINGTIME OF YOUTH A Comedy m 3 Parts.) with ASTA NEILSEN. the famous Banish Actress. In the Principal role is proving A REALLY ATTRACTIVE PICTURE at the I ALHAMBRA AM) is BUM Bl PPOfcTBD W A NEW PICTURES Aj TO-NIGHT "j <m*****m************^******aa****m******m**m**m***n**^^ THE JASMIN OF TUNIS JIM MISTAKEN FOR
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    • 478 1 mm^m******************^^*^**^****** mm******M*^*****w************\\*m*Mk*\ _________C________________________________________________________F_____ m**}***^**** m *******************/tMtm. _l jn|"i. ""l m-f I I' HARIMA HALL CINEMATOGRAPH, NORTH BRIDGE ROAO. 1 To-Night! To-Night I An Absent-Minded Burglar Biograph I I (Just a** of those 1 laugh, laugli, laugh farces, that have made Biograph famous.) 4$ The Burglar's Dilemma Biograph I (Powerful Diama.t
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    • 157 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Powell and Co. call the attention of investors to town property; and some sales on Tuesday next Page 5. Particulars of Garrison Ladies Rifle Club competition —Pago 2. Commercial Dept. of Anglo Chinese School to Methodist Publishing House Page 2. Telephone Co. want girl operators Page 2. John
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 151 1 THE WEEK. Friday 28th. High Water— .-42 a.m., 4 12 p.m. Moon Last Quarter. N.D.L. Outward Mail due. Legislative Council 2-30 pm. Municipal Commission. I.M pm. Spore Poultry Farm Statutory mtg. 3-30 p.m. Saturday March lst. High Water— I 26 a.m., 6-8 p.m. B. I. Outward Mail due. St. Davids
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  • 333 2 Indian Cb \i rs__l \nshii In the course of an address recently, Mr B. B. Havell emphasised the importance of Indian architecture and craftsmanship being given every consideration iv couuec tion with the boildiog of the new city of Delhi. At the present moment a petition
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  • 231 2 The official returns of the fishing industry of Canada for the year 1910, the latest figures available, give a production valued m round figures at six millions sterlir„ Of this a little over three millions sterling was exported, the balance being used for home consumption, and is
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  • 96 2 BUNKERED." Though only In his fourteenth year, the boy, as he stepped into the witness-box, lid so with au air of assurance and appeared to realise liis responsibility. The pteoMing magistrate glanced over his goldrimmod spectacles at the wideawake lad, and was favoumblv impressed by his Appeerenee. You are very
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 528 2 {NEW MUSIC I AUTUMN MANOEUVRES. GIPSY LOVE. PRINCESS CAPRICE. GIRL IN THE TAXI. NIGHT BIRDS. SCORES, WALTZES, I SELECTIONS, ETC. AT ROBINSON PIANO COMPANY. i i__i i mmmrmmmim*mmrmmmmmmummaamimmmmmmm-*aam*r.mmram,ut m TO THOSE BELOW PAR. A STAT KM ENT BY A FAMOUS DOCTOK. No matter how favoura4)le may he the cliui'-tic con
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    • 589 2 Notices GARRISON LADIES RIFLE CLUB. RULES Donnet Challenge Cup, 1913. 1. The Cup to be competed for qt_-___rt?tly on a date to be notitied by the Hon. Sec. 2. Competition open to individual members o tiie Ganison Ladies Rille Club. 3. The Cup to become the property of the competitor
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    • 531 2 Wanted Oriental Telephone Electric Coy., Ltd. Wanted immediately girl operators. Commencing salary $35 to $40, maximum $60, according to grade. Apply by letter only to Clerk-in-Charge Telephone House, Hill Street. Feb 28 mw 6-3 JUNIOR FOIT OFFICE WANTKD A Chinese youth well educated wilbng to be trained to a good
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    • 229 2 "'Hazeline' Snow TRADE MARK The Original /''^^Swl X o n grea s y Beaut i f i c r *gs for the Skin M\ and SA Complexion \Asf S FOR BEAUTIFUL WOMEN '••Hazeline' Snow" is a beneficial tonic wh stimulates the skin, cleanses the pores, ureservi the natural clearness and
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  • 1342 3 Tl4\(.! DEATH OF MR. VAN BIENE BELIEVED TO i: I'AI.T OK II lirighton, .Jan. SS. Mr Augnste Van Biene. the veil known actor rn usiciai., died with dramatic snd denncsh at the Brighton Hippodrome to night, m full view of the audience, and passing :iway m the
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  • 426 3 The priceH quoted ar<; generally those; current at Clyde Terrace If arket. At the other markets there may be small variations. Singapore, Feb. 24th, 1913. Beans, Long per catty 06 do. French do 14 Beef per lb. 19 Beef Steak do. 22 Bean Sprouts per catty 2|
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 384 3 A Lay Preacher I S***m. -***^i r m. 1 Am J _____R___Om nm __l-kV_ TiMi l_H__B__s__'t l _________T4 vh___U___] E v A m*. ■*XQa*i «hL' t d'/ i *>\ <>v a* ,^^**r'**MM\ i4L -v <",<■■_/ tO* _**n^i_i iii-. Jm*^ „'> vki*. rSf '7s i vM 4_fc M i Tip Bram
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    • 156 3 KEROSENE OIL FOR 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. Por Particulars and Prices apply to THE ASIATIC PETROLEUM COMPANY (Straits Settlements), LIMITED. Winchester
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  • 461 4 We fear it must be confessed that the French have shown more courage and en terpriae than ourselves m constructing their railway from Laokay to Yunnan Fou, while we have heen hesitating for 20 yean to connect Burma with Yunnan hy ji line and even to run
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  • 284 4 The Hamburg correspondent of the "Hongkong Dai tly Press" has thi6 reference to the affairs of this line The Hamburg-America Line has made the following communication to the Press, after a meeting of the Board of Directors and the Council of Administration held on the *20th inst., at
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  • 223 4 There seems likely to be a good deal of trouble also over poppy cultivation. When the late Chinese Imperial Government forbade the growing of the poppy, there was an immediate great increase m opium cultivation on the high hills along the frontier. This
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  • 350 4 Official Thinks Vesskls May bi USBD Mori: Profit ai:i.. Elsbwhbbb, Mr Nomoto, a Secretary iv the Japanese Communications Department, lias returned from a trip to the South Seas by the 1 Hokuto maru, having been to inspect the new South Sea service which has been 'opened
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  • 441 4 Last Word m LUXURY New York. Afnerica's most beautiful, capacious, luxurious, and costly railway terminus, constructed m New York to meet the growing demands of the New York Central lines, was opened to the public on Sunday. Including the cost of the site, which covers an area of
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 109 4 APPOINTMENT HM THE K,HG CONTRACTORS TO The British Admiralty. The War Office. The India Offlce. MILKMAID MILK *^iW LARGEST SALE IN THE WORLD. THE FACT THAT j MILKMAID MILK HAS BEEN CHOSEN FOR USE IN THE GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS IN THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS AND I FEDERATED MALAY STATES PROVES THAT Milkmaid
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    • 30 4 The Traveller's Malay Pronouncing Handbook TENTH EDITION. Price $1.25 per copy. PUBLISHERS FRASER AND NEAVE, LTD. To be obtained from all Booksellers m the Straits Settlements and F. M. 8.
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    • 418 4 I MY OEAR SIR It is absolutely impossible to get a better pen of any description than j J_bufMuK §eK I The latest Swan is the Safety whicb cannot leak even carried upside down Investigate this wonderfully Simple Improvement Sold by Jewellers, Importers, and Stationers. S ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE FREE. MABIE,
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  • 557 5 REAL TRA< THAT BAVE <v I R RED ON THE STAGE. >N I I. M BAIN. of Hr. Van Biene, lhe well known 'cellist, rho tell la full view 0 r (be audience el lhe Brighton Hippo drom< when ploying m 'The Broken Melody, took plnot
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  • 250 5 Wattle Day m Australia is. not an itution, and the date of its rel li not January 86, as English people, by --tcrday's celebrations among m London, may be led to Cine. There is some confusion, natural m the circumstances, as to what is Wattle Day.*' for Wattle
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  • 453 5 For Lheaetoria mo\ _j picture company terly hours are rhe ruin! When working _t the Htudio the tirm of arrival la norn Bto <J inn. Wh. n the work is at some oistant location. 7 a.m. is none 100 early for the start. The director, photo
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  • 345 5 The Republican Guards of Paris want the right to get married. They have been making this claim for some years past, to I the astouishmeut of many people, who wonder why it is that there should he any difficulty about letting the men do as they
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  • 154 5 One large American railway system suffers a loss of more than 18 tous of metal daily, due solely to the effect of rust. Thus far, the only known preventive is to keep the metal surface always covered with a suitable paint. Some idea of the costliness of
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 1073 5 Auctions AUCTION 2 SALE OF Valuable Java Teak Household Furniture AT NO. 6-2. OXLEY ROAD, ON SATURDAY, Ist MARCH, AT 2-30 P.M. Very handsomely carved Java teak cabinet with marble top and mirror panel; Java teak roll top writing ftert rattan fancy arm chairs Ac. Java teak dining table Java
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    • 368 5 TO CAPITALISTS. tmmmm9Wmßm MM mmW v*u m m ********^**********m**wm*mma. j THIS IS TO REMIND YOU! 1. That Singapore has proved itself to be a healthy and attractive colony and is noted for its exceptional geographical value its probable future position as a naval base its unrivalled shipping, docking, and coaling
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  • Domestic Occurrences.
    • 35 6 Wkhbkil— At tbe Midlands." Burmah Road. Penan on February */4, the wife of Mr. C. H. Wehher, of a daughter. AnOKBSOST. At Bournemouth, on 24th inst. to Dr. and Mrs. I.<vino Anderson, a daughter
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    • 46 6 Wilson Stanford.— On Wednesday, the Mth Febru .ry at St. Andrews Cathedial Bingapore, by the Rev. 11. G. Peile, HUOH RSFWOBTH, eldest son of Kenneth Wilson of Palmeresaa North N. z. to Olive Ma*<y youngest daughter of the late R. L. Stanford Wanganui N. Z.
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  • 1330 6 The Singapore Free Press. Friday, Feb. 28, 1913. B*r*«t_aH tb« lv amis *L T n.-_».<". iiil.-e. c t 7-»:. Here hi- '1i... j eep'.4r»w Phi-daeC K'-i.e^-: L val«. tmmla* Abundant evidence comes to hand by almost every mail that those m ftng- land who aie alive to the duty of
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  • 865 6 Ramasamy Pakeri, of 9 Tank Koad, reports that his coolie, Ramanangum, has gone away taking with him two sarongs, and two brown tweed suits, value $17. The March Court of Assise commences ou Tuesday next. By ths M.M. mail steamer Paul Lee it," lea-ring on the 17th March, Mr. M.
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  • 598 6 Wbloomi Last evening the A,,,.,;, oi Bingapon the Ad- lphi Hotel ,n sence m Singapore ol 11 ths recently appoint [dor to Holland. i Tbew < *«o I members ot ths Atse, iati H I thos.- preseu! irers H. E. Wn Chen Tso, I hin.
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  • 39 6 The Band of the Bed I play the following on Brd at the Botanic Qardeai Sii March Old Com i. Overture "Mai: Selection Gip>y (1 Valse M Deeembi Selection "The Balkan Prinoi Two step <*li<>
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  • 61 6 Mr Allan wilkie bas oabled cancelling Ihs perform;!' the Stfc March and bating tbat 1 play "Trilby" on tlie SI Garrick" on the 7th. An interesting wedding wt at the Church of Holy Hot on Feb. 19th when Mr. The* van, usher at the Supreme Court, wj married to Miss
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 196 6 LAWN TENNIS RACKETS I The Jaelanco Tennis Racket, Ths acme of Perfection la Racket Construe lion F.vciy racket Strung by the same Ei pert, i-, tin- beef hihl most Populai Racket la ths Bess. Price §15. The Littlejohn Racket, Well re commended a Reliable driver with loer donblemeini leeps lelly
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  • 133 7 Mr BRYAN TO BE IN OFFICE. >nvicK. ib pi me Cable]. en t arire* imm it> it iai ted tm W llson, the new Pleej qU Mr BrjaO lO !><• Secretary Mi fcdoo MaT" to th,' ii Barleson Postmaster, and \]r lie- Navy. A Labour Department •'•I. i
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  • 71 7 FUNDS PROVIDED AT HOME. i eb. 27. A teb gram from BerI bat a syndicate has underwritten nt. Imperial Loan of S| mil and i tour pe.- i ent. PrueD Oi 5 millio at :i price ol 98.60. 10-Called Prussian Syndicate has also BO ovei a further twenty
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  • 456 7 Indictmen rOl im: Hm*9 Bfiimt The Daily Telegraph correspondent leitnistic regarding china's future. He •.'ills: I'ekin, Snnday. Tha ■snesttonel act of the Military Got* t ot the S/echuan Province m publicly Bting outside the city gales as a combob criminal woman opium smoker, has Mil profound emotion, and
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  • 122 7 MONTENEGRO NOT TO HAVE SCUTARI. RB4 TJ-K*s SKHVi. By Submarine Cable], Londoji, Peb. 86. DeAnlss report! from Vienna Lndieats thai it i- provisionally settled that sr rater! shall be included m new Albania, Austria making m return Concessions to Montenegro and Servia m other directions. Though Important points
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  • 83 7 Bnkhareet, Peb. 26. In handing to the representative! oi the Pow... Roomania'i formal eeceptaace of mediation the premier added thai Ronmanis will m ao case renounce her claim on Silistrie and expressed the hope that the mediation would be conducted through ths ambassadors at si. Petersburg. Turkey's
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  • 46 7 Vienna. Feb. 37. Circumstantial reports tbat Russia mid Austria are ready to demobilise are Mmi -officially described as premature. The official Weiner Allemeine Xeitung of yesterday evening says that demobilisation is probable but is m no way certain. The situation is virtually unchanged.
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  • 59 7 Londou, Peb. Jf..— The French papers referring to the exchange of friendly letters between the Tsar and President Poineare declare that February 24 has been a great day m the annals of the Alliance. This splendid demonstration, coming they say at a moment when France was exposed
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  • 506 7 THE FINGER OF MR. BLEE." The following is the Times notice of i a book with much local colour which we < reviewed the other day i As far as we know, Peter Blundell, the < author of The Finger of Mr. Blee (John Lane, tis.). is a new writer.
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  • 42 7 MRS PANKHURST IN GAOL. RgUTßl's Skkvicp. [By Submarine Cable]. London, Peb. 88.- Mrs. Pankhurst Ims been committed to the A.-si/es. She reserved her defence and did not get hail as she refused to give au undertaking as to her conduct.
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  • 74 7 London, Peb. 27. Suffragetts meetings at Worthing and Southampton and elsewhere have been broken up. Two Suffragettes were badly hurt hy the moh attack ing a parade at Southend. A party of Suffragettes were interrupted trying to set fire to the croquet pevilion at RoehemptOU. A man was
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  • 52 7 Encouragement for Aviators. Tokio, i\\>. -ie. i„ or der to sneouregs aviation a rescript grants pensions to amateur and professional fliers who are injured when flying, aud makes grants to the families of such as shall he killed. A grant is also to he given for every
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  • 46 7 Engineer and Contractor Killed. Madrid, Feb. 20.— Three aud a half tous of powder were exploded to clear a site for tbe harbour works at Gijon. The force of the explosion showered rocks amongst the crowd killing twenty four, including the engineer and contractor.
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  • 43 7 Government Intervention. London, Feb. 26. The Board of Trade has intervened m the dispute between masters and men m the railway world over the affair of the Midland guard Richardson. Tbe Board is conferring with a view to averting a strike.
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  • 57 7 London, Feb. 26.— The German East Africa line announces a dividend of 8 per cent. The company expects better results next year m view of the agreement with the English lines, providing an increase of freights. Hitherto there is no agree ment about the Indian trade but every
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  • 79 7 A Notable Ceremony. London, Feb. 26. The wedding of Earl Roberts's daughter Edwinato Major Lewin of the Artillery took place at All Saints Church, Ascot. Officers of the Artillery acted as outriders and postillions and there was a notable congregation. Earl Roberts gave away his daughter, and some
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  • 171 7 With reference to the enquiry of the correspondent Titi yesterday it may be stated these shares are regularly quoted In Davies' and Co's weekly list, they were referred to m Fraser's circular of Thursday and m Lyall and Evatt's of Friday and tbe mine returns are published whenever
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  • 104 7 After a summary trial by the military authorities of Shanghai following his arrest m the city a few days ago by order of Colonel Y. S. Li, commanding the Chinese troops m Shanghai, Hu Hsuming. accused of having been an emissary of a secret society
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  • 113 7 MARKET LOOKING UP. (From Onr Own Correspondent.) London, Feb. 27. 1 Batang Kstates obtains a loan fr tr* federal Government to pay off the _h liorneo Trust. There is a slight improvement m the auctions, and the share market is looking up again. (From Our Oun Correspondent.)
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  • 364 7 Fraser'a and Cos. Our market has been exceedingly dull throughout tbe week and dealings m all sections bave been restricted. This morning's advices from London indicated a slight improvement tbere after a steady drop for several days. BUBBBB. Teluk Ansons were placed m fair numbers at 89. lndragiris
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  • 300 7 The statutory meeting of the members of the Jabus (Tin) Hydraulic Klevators, Ltd., was held at tbe oflice of the agents, Messrs. Sellar, Murray and Co., Penang, on February 24 when there were present R. L. Corbett, EL McC'rystal, G. A. Parsy, A. 11. Sellar (directors,) Ci. W.
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 46 7 I reckon if a man has wit, He need'nt suffer long 1 know what makes him well and fit, And beautifully strong. I reckon if he'd spent his pence On Woods' Great Peppermint Cure, lied have a deal of commonsense, And cure his colds for sure.
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    • 229 7 Latest Creation m Pyjama Sleeping Suits /^i THE "HANOVER" t? is made from a light weight, hard /^JT^^^X wearing WINCEY SUITING which will NOT i\4 U^fr Jk shrink and is an ideal garment for (g$ I* Tropical WEAR. Smart m appearance, feT^ />iW^ being bound with strong wearing silk iFf/
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 273 8 SIEMENS WINCHESTER HOUSE, SINGAPORE. Tkle(,kams; SIEMENS, SINGAPORE. Telephone No. 647. Electrical Engineers. Manufacturers and Contractors. SIEMENS BROTHERS DYNAMO WORKS, Ld. 11l U> i,i Othrr Caxton House, Westminister, London. BooaUst l>>i>t. OO* Stores Upper Thames Street, London. Lmmpt 'md littirirj* Dept. Dalston, London. Works Stafford and Woolwich. -mwamaxmrnmammm mam* p— rv
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    • 564 8 Shipping BRITISH INDIA S. N. Co., Ltd. APCAR LINE FOR HONGKONG, KOBE AND MOJI. The Company's Steamer DILWARA *),378 tons, W. J. Bishop, Commander, will be despatched for the above ports on Friday, March 7th, at about 4 p.m. She has excellent accommodation for First and Second class passengers. For
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    • 499 8 Shipping BRITISH INDIA S. N. Co., Ltd APCAR LINE FOR Penang and Calcutta The Company's Steamer "ARRATOON APCAR' 4,500 tons, R. F. Thomson, Commander, will be despatched for the above ports on Saturday, the Ist March, at about 4 p. m. She has excellent accommodation for first and second class
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    • 634 8 Shipping N. Y. K. JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP Co., Ltd. EUROPEAN LINE. A Fortnightly service is maintained between I 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 and constructed, and are
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    • 669 8 Shipping N. D. L. Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE. The fast and well-known mail steamerß 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
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    • 463 8 Shipping STEAM NAVIGATION COMPa For China, Japan, Penang, c cv i Australia, India, Aden, EgyJ* Mediterranean Ports, Piy^ and London Through Bills of Lading i SHO d Coast, Persian Gulf, Continent. Ports. Steamers will leave Singap 1913 MAIL LINES UOME.VAI.I) (XFrom Singapore, connecting Colombo with Hs j; i, >; ,lllha
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 875 9 Sh_[p P' n B Toyo Kisen Kaisha (ORIENTAL S. S. Co.) Western Pacific Railway Co. v Route Via China, Japan, Honolulu and San Fran--10 ail points m the United States, Canada, Mexico and Europe. ''^m M 1 I,';,°'*i"1 ,';,°'*i"! l l S W Tnrhlne Liners "KIIINYO MAKU "TENYO ■\'M CHIYO
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    • 717 9 Shipping i Banks Pacific Mail S.S. Co. V. S. MAIL LINE VIA INLAND SEA OF JAPAN AND HONOLULU Serai Tropical Route Only line taking the warm SOUTHERN ROUTE across ths Pacific via HONOLULU,) OAHU, on the most fertile and beautiful island of the Pacific. Through Passage Tickets granted to England,
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    • 518 9 THE BANK OF TAIWAN, Ltd. Incorporated by SPECIAL IMPERIAL CHARTER. Capital Subscribed Y1 0,000,000 Capital Paid Up V 6,250,000 Reserve Funds V 3,100,000 HEAD OFFICE TAIPEH, FORMOSA, (Taiwan). Brancheb and agencies: Amoy Keelung Osaka Tamsui Bombay Kobe Shanghai Tokyo Canton Kagi Swatow Yokohama Calcutta London Taiehu Etc., etc. Foochow Moji
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    • 830 9 Insurance THE SHANGHAI LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. HEAD OFFICE rrl^ SHANGHAI. Inco.porated under HONGKONG ORDINANCES and tbe LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANIES ACTS, ENGLAND, \samea poiioia. World Wide, "Incontestable and M Simple." CLAIMS Lows and SURRENDERS settled promptly at tbe Loool Offlee of the Company. Por particulars of rates und plans write
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  • 162 10 New York, Jan. 20. A painful sensation has heen caused by the issue of a warrant for the arrest of Major-General Daniel E. Sickles, one of the heroes of the Civil War, who is charged with embezzlement, having failed to account for the sum of £'4.700 of
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  • 188 10 DEATH OF Wili. CARE-ETON, THE AMBBICAB AUTHOB. The death of Will Carleton, the American author known popularly as "the Farmhoy Poet," is announced by the "Publishers' Circular." In this country he is chiefly known for his poems Over the hill to the poorhouse and Betsy and
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  • 1100 10 The first total where represents figures for 1911, except where a figure m 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 to Companies finishing their year's m different months the
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  • 129 10 Near 1912. lan. 191 Belat 2.410 181 Hruaiiß 451 MO liruseh :Mi:. Cbenderiang 'J. Doßgm 'Wolfram M 4 Gopeng Con sol 1 14 Heawood Kamuning 119,819 '577 Kanaboi Kinta <) IM Kinta Association 1,041 Kledang 1 74 161 Krurnat Pulai 6,114 Labat ol Mtiißlembu Lode 1,81 Middleton 141
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 404 10 a-*~*~*"*~~ ♦{^^^[♦^T^" 1 C. &B. English Soups mm 4a Mkn M Minute" 30 Varieties All Delicious The Cuisine of one of the finest chefs m the world available for your table. H| Crosse Blackwell Guarantee these Soups D to be made under ideal conditions, as are all their table delicacies.
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    • 21 10 PHOTOGRAPHIC STORE STUDIO DEVELOPING, PRINTING AND ENLARGING AMATEUR'S WORK. HONG HING GHEONG Co., Adelphi Hotel Buildings, Singapore. 70, Bishop Street, Penang
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  • Page 10 Miscellaneous
    • 741 10 PASSENGERS EXPECTED. Per PAO str Nyanza, due Mar 1, Miss Geory, Mr A Mrs Crag, Miss Beckett, Mr A Mrs Pledger, C. Haggard. Mrs Black and child. Per N.D L. str Yorch, due March 1. Major A. C. Lowe, D. S. 0., and Mrs. Lowe, Miss I>. B. Eastman, Mr.
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  • 1403 11 v^ap. isaaa. Paid. Last Div. Boterb. Bklubrs 85.000 2« i~ Allagar 8% 2 11 3 i* 500,0 0 £1 £1 Anglo-Java 9 0 9 10* 150,000 da 28 Anglo-Mamy 4.-,% int 14 4i 15 4* 50,000 2h 2* Batang Malaka 2 6 3 0 80,000 1 1 Batu Tiga
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  • 71 11 (COBRRCTBD UP TO Feb. 27). Baak4m/ 8 2 4 7 1a demand 2 -4 6-82 Private credits 8 m/i 3.4 g.jg credits 6nn m a-*l3-16 France demand Bank 394 Germany, demand ?88} India, T. T. 174 j Hongkong, demand 14 J Yokohama, demand 114 3 Java, demand 140J Bangkok,
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  • 143 11 Feb. 27. Tin 150 tons sokl tIOG.IO Gambler 760 Gambier Cube No. 1 13.00 Gambier Cube No. 2 noin. Pepper Black ordin. Spore ...buyers 19.50 Pepper, (Wbite fair) ...buyers 34.00 Nutmegs (110 to the lb.) nom. Nutmegs (80 to the lb.) noin. Mace (Banda) 1 15 Cloves (Amboina) ncm
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 206 11 SUPPLIES FOR ESTATES, MINES, k Ant Exterminators. (The Universal,) For fumigating with Universal Patent Powder. Arsenite of Soda, i Por killing weeds.) Boilers. (Spencer Hopwopd's Vertical) Calculating and Adding Machines. (The "Brunsviga" and Bri-Cal.") Cement. Eagle," Borneo," and Buffalo brands. Fresh stocks monthly. Disinfectant. Dees Xo. 1 and Xo. 2,
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    • 36 11 Do not be deluded into neglecting a little cold, nasal catarrh or expectoration. If you do it will finally become too late for treatment. Morrhuol Creosote cures catarrh and dries up secretions which cause expectorations. 12
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    • 10 11 For Children's Hacking Cough at Night, Woods' Great Peppermint Core.
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  • Page 11 Miscellaneous
    • 1172 11 VESSELS IN PORT. Flag and Tons Commanders From Arrived For Wan Kuantan F.M.S. 249 Egdom Kuantan, 15-1 1 F.M.S. Dock Sea Belle F.M.S. ych 400 Ahmat P. Sham, 14-1 P.M.S, (ncertun Pret tpd Dut 500 Klynecberg T. Pinang, 22 2 Neth. Con. Sourabaya NNolf tpd Dut r,oo Quispel T. Pinang,
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  • 675 12 In Hrn Dii-triet Court, yesterday. before Mr. Firmstone. Outeraji. o tamhy. was charged will) the theft of number of articles, including 0 pair of gold earrings, a gold bangle, a tweed coat, a piece of green silk, some white cloth, and a sarong, the whole valued at
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  • 182 12 At the invitation of tbe Seremban Chartered Bank Staff, a meeting presided over by Mr. A. H. Lemon, British Resident, Negri Sembilan, was held at St. Raul's Institution on Saturday, at 7 p.m., to bid farewell to Mr. A. S. Kice, Agent of the Chartered Rank,
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  • 154 12 The following ties will be played today tlie 3 Sth inst.. there being no play yesterday owing to tye rain. Cm ampionship. M. D. Dando v F. A. Teale. D. Class Singlk. A. li. Todd v A.P.'Ager. MONDAY'S TIKS. *MAMPIONSHIP. .1. K. Tyler v
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  • 316 12 Kilmer. Advices of lower prices ruling m the home market were reflected at to-day's auction, when the offers made by buyers showed a decline of about 510 p-r picul. Of the 25 tons put up to auction some 16 tons were sold, the balance being bought m.
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  • 151 12 THE ONLY WAY." Sir Robert Anderson m The Lighter Side Of My Official Life" tells of the advice on bow to succeed m the Civil Service given him when he first, went to the Home Ollice. M One of the senior clerks with whom I struck up a friendship," he
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  • 47 12 Captain F. J. Badeley, Captain Superintendent of the Hongkong Police Force, has resigned from his position on pension and left for Home by the German mail ■teamer Bremen." The duties relinquished by Mr Badeley have been taken up tbe Mr C. liei. Messer, Postmaster (leneral of Hongkong.
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  • 588 12 The following is the directors' report to shareholders to be presented at the annual meeting on March 8. Accounts. The net profit for the year, subject to the sum to be voted for Directors' Fees, amounted to 897,613.85 as compared with 822,277.13 m the previous year.
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  • 209 12 Heroic work by the crew of a tiny tug, who succeeded m bringing a vessel of 1,800 tons 360 miles through rough weather to port, was described last evening when the steamer Glenmorven," of Leith, was towed into Falmouth. The Glenmorven had been towed broken down into
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  • 45 12 The death occurred m Yokohama after a very brief illness, of Mr Heinrich Friedrich Luther, one of the oldest of the German residents of the port and for a number of years Secretary of the Club Ger mania. Mr Luther went to Yokohama m 1869.
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  • 504 12 The Arratoon Apcar from Japan and China discharges part genera! cargo here and loads for Penaug and Calcutta. The outward bound Austrian Lloyd liner Austria" and the Heim and "Ranee" bunkered at the wharves yesterday (Thursday) The M. M. Company's steamer Allan tique left Colombo at 5 p.m.
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  • 42 12 Saturday. Johnston's Pier, ot 2-15 and 3-15 p.m. Club Bungalow, at 2-45 and 5-30 p.m. Sunday. Johnston's Pier, at 9, 10 and 11 a.m., 2-30 and 3-30 p.m. Club Bungalow, at 9-30 and 10-30 a.m., 12-15, ;> and 5-30 p.m.
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  • 45 12 Buyskes, Dut 17*4, Schmit/., 27 2,' Banjermasim. Ships Agency, Batavia 2. Standard, Nor 894, Bull, 27-2, Bangkok, Siang Kee, Bangkok Wilhelm, Brit 588, Geissler, 27-2, Samarang, Heap Eng Moh, Batavia unc. Pin Seng, Brit 878, Davidson, 272, Penang, E. Sh. Co. Penang 1.
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 344 12 FOOTBALLS! FOOTBALLS!) THE BEST ON THE MARKET. ami titt.. l with th. vSffit' V ikar**- ball Guaranieed. "V' lit. TH -M H r KI HR 2 MB The "Special" iVICIjI GgOF. A moel serve, ball. Known and pronounced by Football players iv i a a, I*"'" 1 D all parts
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    • 221 12 NEXT MAILS DUE. From Europe.— Per N.D.L. Yorck due today. B. I. Taroba, with mails up to 7th inst. due March 1. From China.— Per M. M. V. de la Ci:tat due March 3. London Malls Despatebed. Left. Doe. Arrived. P. *O. Jan 24 Feb 15 Feb 15 N. D.
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