The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 14 March 1914

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    16 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS SINGAPORE, SATURDAY MARCH 14, 1914. NO 8,0 H
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    163 1 In the House of Commons, Colonel Seely spoke of increasing the provisions for married men in the army at great cost. An Opposition amendment to reduce the army estimates put forward for the purpose of calling attention to the hardships of the wives of soldiers married off
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    WONDERS OF TRANSPORT.
    1774 1 There were roads of 6orae sort in the very early days of civilization. Herodotus records that for the building of the Great Pyramid in Egypt, 4,000 years before Christ, a road wau made from the quarries at Turab to the 6ite of the Pyramid, and that it6
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      658 1 I I THERE'S ONLY ONE SCENIC |BHHiiHHBi^HHi DRAMATIC THE GRAND VARIETY PROGRAMME to-nioht: -2nd show. 930 to ii p.m. to-night!! CIRCUS AND MANAGERIE. "IJC SNARE OF FATE acknowledged the barnum of the east. A Yita,raphFeaturein 2 Parts. NEW ARTISTES NEW ARTISTES I NEW PATHE'S GAZETTE 183rd Edition Culled T e
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      121 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Edison phonograph and 180 records and a Broadwood boudoir piano for sale Page 2. Nursery Governess Seeks Engagement —Page 2. Mortgagees Sale of freehold allotments Page 6. Step This Way Victoria Theatre Page 1. British India, Hamburg America and N. D. L, Sailings— Page 8. Straits Steamship Sailings
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      144 1 THE WEEK Saturday 14th. High Water— ll-45 a.m. Titi Tin confirmatory mtg, Exchange. BaDdt^ann Vic. Theatre, "Step This Way." Sunday 15th. High Water— CO a.m., 0-28 p.m. Sid Sunday in Lent. M. M. Outward mail due. Finlayson Salver Competition, 10 am. S.G.C. Sweepstakes competition final. Monday 16th. High Water C-31
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      152 2 Gaiety Theatre, Corner of Albert Bencoolen Streets ENTIRE CHANGE OF PROGRAMME DUNCAN Co. fill NO AN v>ill acce P t all challenges to ""■»W#IM escape from all manner of detention, HAND-CUFFS, straight jackets, milk cans Boxes, Trunks, Introducing Spiritualism, manifestations. See the spirit HAND and HAT. Bros GOULD Singers, Dancers,
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      588 2 THE ROBINSON PIANO s COMPANY, FOR BEST ENGLISH MADE GRAMOPHONES FROM $25 TO $150" RELIABLE MOTORS, FINE TONED SOUND BOXES, SOLIDLY BUILT CABINETS. HIGHLY PLATED FITTINGS. ILLUSTRATIOXB AND I'HICE LIBTM POST FREE I v <>N APPLIOATION. 1 I Notices SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND EXCHANGE. The annual general meeting of
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      733 2 Notices HE SUNGEI GAU TIN MINING Co., Ltd. NOTICE OF CLOSING TRANSFER BOOKS. Notice is here* v u ven tbat the Transfer ooks of the Company will be closed from uesday, 'he 17th Marc i to Friday the 20th [nrch, 1914, both days inclusive, for the purose of prepaiing di\ule
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      773 2 To Let TO LET Furnish. Mfcis court atid mat fled ■Intry Is: Api, Apply i. 12 8 OFFICES TO LET Arcade Ist Floo kjuai< ARCADE K o k TO BE LET Ev« i ished from M md all pat iculats app! I GEA TO LET PARTLY FURNISHED renientl; rooms and
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      452 2 SUNDAY CHURCH SERVICES.! ST. ANDREWS CATHEDRAL. 3RP BTNDAY IN' LKNT. Mar. lMh 1914. 7 M a.tr.. Holy Communion, (Choral) Hymns 86. 46->. part 111, ml tune -i3B. 9-15 a.m. Matins. Hyniu 9-4 a.m. Holy < ommunion, (Plain.) e Sunday School Bible Classes, i. Evensong and Sermon, Hymns 279, it<3 *88.
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    London Financial Letter.
    1911 3 A Bkttkh Mahki.t Rubber Shares All Improve Pataling London Asiatic Dividend Prospects Cheviot and Oriental New Issues. Feb 13. Partly in sympathy with general markets and partly as a result of the better tendency for the commodity, the position in the rubber share market has improved materially
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      575 3 Liangs^ "Angler's is iite only Emulsion I can retain.** s I'nr.ce Road. Richmond. Surrey words of pra!se and gratitude for benefit Ih lsion. It »s now quit! s o since i j fint began .taking u. on t mv doctor. I suffer from uiak lungs M j chronic ing to
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      171 3 The Warm Season curiously enough brings it most chills This, however, is easily explained by the great variations Intvreen the temperature of day and that of nighr, the wearing cf ii^hr, way. clothing, over^heating, the drinking of icc«cold liquids etc. For chills and colds \xith their attendant syir.ptoms headad e.
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      331 4 MILKMAID] "7£m£" j ""1 Jterfczed" MILKMAID 1 1 l^^^^M^3tC/ISIA/17/C, NATURAL STERILIZED MILK. Si 'm ci^^v^ *A TOFNATIIDA! f^^g^^- STERILIZED TO REMOVE ALL INJURIOUS BACTERIA 1^ DDF^FDVPH RETAINING ALL THE NOURISHMENT AND FLAVOUR OF THE FRESHEST f JW )k dd f on 'k t yflr AND BEST COW MlLK ii\ \i^*&\f
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      563 4 AUCTION SALE OF. Excellent Teak and Superior Blackwood Household I Furniture, Rachals Grand Piano; Pianola; Lady's Saddle &c. The Property of W. G. BELL Esq., To be held at No. 5, Goodwood Hill, off Stevens Road On Saturday, 21st March, at 2.30 p.m. A good toned grand piano by M.
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      127 4 your Physician \rsssW savs you need %wa( strengthening food V^/ IV C m Lrf Ci fv TjV^^iPJ (Trade Markt m] Cod Liver Oil with Malt Extract S Vt -^V It is all food concen- <*/* fVV t. trated, delicious, digestVtv/ m v ible, fattening and k!/s\/ CC.lIVir. C!- strengthening. \v^
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    850 5 Qotcqaid •fmiif fcomlnM bmu Mt fat f 11 belli- UVBSAL on the \dilres6, islj looked for, timed out 'petition of h»s famous tue gooil old Asnr t which he hassling with such ess on the provincial boards. deals, as everybody knows, M Tegenaria and I i
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      189 5 JUST ARRIVED Ex I. s. FAZILKA If Very Handsome Cobs and Ponies Broken to Saddle and Harness. Inspection invited. R. MORTON 8 HORSE REPOSITORY, 193, Orchard Road. •20 1 LIKE OIL ON THE WATERS the quieting inflneaee of oti poim-.i on X v waters iv ;i storm, Little's Ori the
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      431 5 81^ •""la A^-Vv o A BOON TO BACK SUFFERERS. 11 Dr. Williams* Pink Pills are a boon to sufferers such as I waV said Mr. C. T. Sawyer, of the Indian Telegraph Department, when, seen at his home in Moulmein, Burma. Thousauds of sufferers like him in all parts of
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      741 5 Auctions MORTGAGEE'S SALE. Tuesday, 17th March, at 2-30 p.m. Fourteen freehold allotments situate off Telok Kerau Road, Singapore, total area ***** square feet being lots 1645 to 1858 of Grant No. 1. Together with the plank and attap dwelling erected on the said land. POWELL ft Co.. Auctioneers. 15-3 173
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      954 5 at Tin: IHARIMA HALL CINEWLUiiuPAHH, I NORTH BRIDGE ROAD. M)W SHOW!!%(, I IN THE SECOND SHOW I The Greatest and most exciting exclusive Detective Film Produced by Ruffcll'i Syndicate. THE GLUE OF THE BROKEN FINGER I ENGTH „000 Illustrating the story of an innocent Mans flight lor freedom, introducing all
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    Domestic Occurrences. DEATHS.
    49 6 Domestic Occurrences. DEATHS. Bailey.— Feb. 17, at Bath, A. W. BtfLSY, late Straits Settlements Civil Service, aged 40. PBILLIPB.— At the General Hospital Penang on the 9th inst Gerald Austin, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Phillips, of Strathmashie Estate, Teluk Anson, aged 3 yenrs and 7 months.
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    The Singapore Free Press. Saturday, Mar, 14, 1914.
    1801 6 The Singapore Free Press. Saturday, Mar, 14, 1914. IB! i r-c fast *-:jt«- ri|B. TSMtaJi. lltf II— If »ni ty Although never a cadet Mr Noel Trottkk, iluring his long tenure of oflkoe as Postmaster General in this Colony made his mark as a man of great capacity and as
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    534 6 Sir Cecil Smith has arrived at the Hotel Jena, Paris, from London. The booking office for the Hippodrome Circus opens at Robinson Piano Co., this morning. .Mr K. Macfadyen. the well known planter, has returned to the F.M.S. from Home. Mr Yatseu C. Veng, has been chosen Third Secretary to
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    BANDMANM OPERA CO.
    148 6 Tmm Qibl i Mg n Victoria Th, Bandmann parlM the KtltM A;, With the stor\ of MM i importance, and it m title, which < cribed as quite up to d>. pica], in tin popularity of t! mance last night u. There M plentv ance of tuneful
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    BLAZON OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS.
    167 6 Looking o\ effort at the herald of the Colon Am good to be allo and re prod ii( i I blazonry ie in parts a t r i i hi Ft i a quay reclame ja\ double bumpy, regardant nister shoulder e\er increa- harbour scheme
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    PAWNSHOP POCKET PICKING.
    156 6 The senior magistrate. Mi sentenced two Chinese each to t v rigorous imprisonment as the BNH of a pocket pickn in a pawnshop in North of them took a purse, tout. u:..:., of dollar notes, from tliTamil who wa6 in tin- pi handing it to ln> MOM
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    11 6 Coughs and chill*. TakeWoodii GrejJ Peppeinjiut Curt. Fold o»Tj*fc< a buttle.
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      188 6 CONTREXEVILLE WATER. PROM I The PAVILLON Spring 1 V THE VALLEY OF THE VOSGES. f>J ft sfclWrtf^ This tast-K'ss Water is lvro^nised the world N^^^j P™sfiW over as a CURE for all One Acid troubles &c. fe"' so common in fche Tropics. An explanatory Pamphlet cm, titled "THE HOME TREATMENT
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    THE CHURCHILL REGIME.
    74 7 £14.817.000 NAYY PROGRAMME. Provision for Air Craft. I by Submarine Cable]. Reuters Sebvicb. Mar. II The Xavy Batfi ml la 10,000 and the proincludes four battleships and ghi iTu >yers and submarine*. r-\ will bl linr-ased for the 00. o«*t of the new programme, instruction, armaments, main
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    AMERICAN IMMIGRATION.
    95 7 A Question for Mr Br an i ircb I_'. Tin* >euate <ivlie immigration bill, including M ilopted a resolution l.imberlain, a demo ut of free tolls, asking r 111 Mi f\planation of the Iki tommdmk&i hambers of i.nuer iii London. He especial •he passage the ii doctrine meaning
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    THE ROY TRIAL.
    77 7 Counsel's Startling Accusation. .::.i. March 13. The excitement at elusion of the Roy trial drowned irks of the foremen of the jury, -.tul that the jur\ w» re unanimous |oittiag >ed of murder, but on the question of abetting and able homiciiif. On these charges a ill
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    THE "LADIES" AGAIN.
    44 7 THE "LADIES AGAIN. Suffragettes Burn Another Mansion. ion March 13. Sutfragettes have 1 ;i mansion at Stewarton, Ayrshire. London March Kichardson, S fragette who slashed the Yelasq iiv in the National Gallery and was :veil to six months imprisonment bnn^t striking. < o t e
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    353 7 iiants continue their depredations r eighbourbood ol Plus and Sut *>rak, in spite or' Government s at:j stop them at the expense oi the A new Kubu has been erected n the reserve at Plus under the personal -ion of the Raja Muda and th< i fetoh Sri Adika Raja,
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    ARMY INDUCEMENTS.
    166 7 CONSIDERATION FOR MARRIED MEN. A Costly Undertaking. [By Submarine Cable]. Kkctbh'h Skbvtob. London. March It.— Colonel Seely -peaking in the Commons said that pro vision for married soldiers in the army would be increased and that this would involve additional expenditure of many tens of thousands of pounds.
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    THE TOLL OF THE AIR.
    76 7 Constantinople, Mach 18.— The aviators Nun luy ami Ismail Bay fell into the sea off Jaffa and swam ashore but Xuri Bey Mibesquently died from exhaustion. Berlin, March 11, -The Reichstag has read for the first time a bill for regulating air traflic. Speakers in
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    THE HOME RULE TROUBLE.
    50 7 Ulster to Continue Belligerent. London, March 12. Mr Austen <uam berlain speaking at Birmingham said that the unrest in lister must continue. We could not expect the llsterites to disband their organization and forsake the method whereby alone they had been ;it>le to obtain u hearing.
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    RUSSIA'S COSTLY ARMY.
    27 7 >t Petersburg, March 12. The extra ordinary army estimates for 1914 exceed XTij million sterling, an increase of 30 per cent compared with 1913.
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    WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TO THE EAST.
    198 7 Speaking before the Dutch Association of Commercial Agents about Wire less Communication in the Netherland and the East Indies." Mr A. Weiss, founder ol the Radiographical Station, Overtoom. Amsterdam, said that be had been one of the first to insist on the introduction of wireless
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    CHAIRMANSHIP OF THE P. AND 0.
    164 7 Information has reached a Ceylon resi dent by a private letter from an authorit ative source at home, says the "Times of Ceylon," that Sir Walter Lawrence is about to be appointed chairman of the Board of Directors of the P. and O. Company.
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    OFFICER'S SUICIDE.
    147 7 DECEASED IDENTITY ESTABLISHED. A Prey To Delusions. [By Submarine Cable]. Redtke's Sehviob. London, March 13. The officer from Gibraltar who was recalled home in connection with the canteen scandals and was found shot in Devizes Barracks is not Lieut. Kobert Martin but (^tv Master and Hon. Lieut. George
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    MR. BOWSKILL'S CASE.
    39 7 Foreign Office Urges Civil Trial. London March 12. The Foreign Office has instructed the Minister at Lisbon to urjje that Mr Bowskill be tried by a civil court, at Loanda, where the British Consul can attend.
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    AN ALBANIAN PROCLAMATION.
    39 7 Dura/./.0, March 12. A proclamation has been issued by Prince Wied who appeals for the hearty co operation of the Albanians for promoting the progress of the country and a summons to rally round their kiug.
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    DERBY AND BOAT RACE BETTING.
    33 7 Loudou, March 12. For the Derby 9 2 against Tetrarch was offered after 5— 1 had been taken. Ou the boat race J— 7 against Cambridge was laid.
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    CANADIAN STEAMERS COLLIDE.
    22 7 London, March 13. The steamers Hwades and Canada Maru collided in Tacoma. and the Canada Maru is seriously damaged.
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    AN AMERICAN DISASTER.
    23 7 Portland. Oregon Six blocks along the water front aud two steamers have been burnt, the loss being a million dollars.
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    INVENTOR'S DEATH.
    21 7 Now York, March 18. The death is announced of Westinghouse. the inventor of the well known vacuum brake. j <
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    SUPREME COURT.
    321 7 Uefore Mr Justice Sproule yesterday in bankruptcy. Re Sim Liang Toug, Chop Chye Heug Long, of 12 Kliug Street. Mr David the Official Assignee proceeded with the public examination of debtor, some time being occupied in elucidating the special uses of the three names used by debtor. The
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    RUBBER AND TIN RETURNS.
    14 7 Agents. Evatt A Co. Indragiri (Sumatra): 3,769 4 months 14,376.
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    PLATOONS.
    45 7 The Garrison Orders give the ties for the Tug of War for the Garrison Sports Club. 81 Co. R.G.A. and 41 Go. R.E. get a bye 5 and 6 platoons pull 15 and 16 platoons and 3 and 4 platoons pull 78 Co. R.G.A.
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    SUNGEI GAU TIN MINE.
    855 7 The following is the Directors' Report to shareholders to be presented on the meeting on March 20. Your Directors have pleasure in submitting herewith the I Company's Balance Sheet, Mining Account, and Profit and Loss Account for the year ended the 31st December, 1913. The Mine
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      177 7 ROBINSON Co. Have a Choice Range of Embroidered Cloths, Doyleys, Toilet Covers, Etc. No. DM Tea-Cloths. mm Tray Cloths. 45 by 45 $2.50 16 by 24 70 Duchess Sets. $P Runners. |11/DieV V Vf 14 by 54 $1.35 m Duchess Toilet Sideboard Cloths Covers. TOILET COVERS. 85c t ,eac h
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      73 7 SWIMMING CLUB. Launches for Sunday will leave Johnstons' Pier at 9, 10 and 11 a.m., 2.30 and 8.30 p.m. and return at 9.30 and 10.30 am., 12.15, 3 and 5.30 p.m. The team race for the Finlayson Swimming Salver, under the new conditions a team race of four^ aside —will
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      38 7 PASSENGERS. Per Produce Miss Hicks, Mr Mrs Robinson. Per M. Treub Mr Mrs Mathewson, I Messrs S. F. Humert, J. H. Curie, J. de Wolfl, Lawrence, Schuffner, V. d. Meulan. J. F. Hessinck, Nobbe, F. Hessing, Dr SchutTner.
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    Market Price List.
    401 8 Singapore, March 9th, 1914. Beans, Long per catty 07 do. French do lb Beef P«lb 20 B. f Steak do. 22 Bean Sprouts per catty 2* Bamboo Sprouts do. 03 Blachan do. 20 Brinjala do Cabbage, Batavia do. nil do. China do. 05 do. Salted do. 05
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      245 8 Hamburg America Line, Hamburg Deutsche Dampfschiff-Fahrtsges "Hansa" Bremen. COMBINED SERVICE. i The steamers of these companies maintain a regular service between Hamburg, Bremen, Antwerp, Rotterdam and Emden, and the Straits, China and Japan. Homewards, they are despatched fortnightly for Havre and Hamburg and once a month for Brenierhaven direct, calling
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      458 8 Shipping BRITISH INDIA S. N. Co., Ltd FOR Port Swettenham, Penang, Negapatam, Madras, Pondicherry, Cuddalore, Karikal and Negapatam. The Company's Steamer t aroba; 6,309 tons, J. H. Addenbrooke Commander, will be despatched for the above ports on Monday, the 16th instant, at 5 p. m. She has excellent accommodation for
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      556 8 Shipping N. Y. K. JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP Co., Ltd. EUROPEAN LINE. A Fortnightly service is maintained between Yokohama via ports to Marseilles, London and Antwerp, under mail contract with the Imperial Japanese Government. The New Twinscrew Steamers maintaining this service have been specially designed and constructed, and are fitted with
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      629 8 Shipping M. M. MESSAGERIES MARITIMEB MAIL LINE China, Japan, Ceylon, Djibouti, Egypt and Marseilles OUTWARD HOMEWARD 1914 1914 Atlantique Mar 15 Nera Mar 16 Paul Lecat Mar 29 Austral ion Mar 30 Cordillere April 12 Amazone April 13 Polynesien April 26 Atlantique April 27 Magellan May 10 Paul Lecst May
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      656 8 Shipping N.D.L. Nortideutscher Lloyd, Bremen IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE. The fast and well-known mail steamers of this Company sail fortnightly from Bremen, Hamburg via Rotterdam, Antwerp, Southampton, Gibraltar, Genoa, Naples, (oonnectinf Marseilles, Naples, Alexandria and vice veisa) Port Said, Suez, Aden, Colombo, Penang Singapore, Hongkong, Shanghai, Tsingtan Nagasaki and Kobe
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      655 8 Shipping BTEAM NAVIGATION COMPi-t For China, Japan, Penang, c< yj Australia, India, Aden, Egypt Mediterranean Ports, Plymouth and London. Through Bills of Lading ia»ued tor r Coast, Persian Gulf. Continental and An>i** Ports. Steamers wil' leave SinMMM m*. MAIL LINES. Homeward (for Europr, From Singapore, Conner- n Colombo with 1914.
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      832 9 Shipping Toyo Kisen Kaisha (ORIENTAL S. S. Co.) AND Western Pacific Railway Co. I Sew Route Via China, Japan, Honolulu and San Francisco to all points in the United States, Canada. Mexico and Europe. ,ticg tfle Ne» 11 .000 Ton TripU Screw Tnrbine Liners BHINYO MAKC "TENTO KA "CEIYO MARC.
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      753 9 I SINGAPORE'S ONLY COMPANY. LARGEST PAID-UP CAPITAL OF INV EASTERN COMPANY. PROSPEROUS and PROGRESSIVE. THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. HEAD OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32, Old Jewry, EX. The Company has £20.000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England, and complies with the British Life Ansurancfl
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      542 9 [HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. Sterling £1,600,000 at 2s.- !15,000,000 ao Silver ?17, 650,000/ »32,G50,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors... 115,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTOFB. Hon. Mr. D. Landale, Chairman. W. L. Pattenden, Esq., Deputy Chairman. !S. H. Dodwell, Esq. P. H. Holyoak, Esq. I G. Friesland Esq. C. Landgraf Esq. i
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      341 9 NORWICH UNION FIRE OFFICE. POUNDED 1797. HEAD OPFICESJ NORWICH AND LONDON, Losses Paid exceed £30,000,000 Lowest Rates of Premium. Prompt and Liberal Settlements. T HE BORNEO Co., Ltd. Agente FEDERAL LIFE Assurance Company of Canada. Established 1881. Direct Government Supbbvi3io> Government Audit. Policies are "WORLD WIDE anC No»Forfei table. Large
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    THE NAVY AND THE FORTH.
    299 10 I was referring last week to the possibility of the Firth of Forth becoming a great place by reason of its fortifications. But naval necessities promise to mean much more to the Forth than mere forts and guns more even than the great naval base
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    CHINESE INCUBATORS.
    316 10 A I S. Consular report says :—Certain of the Chinese in the interior districts adjacent to Amoy employ a somewhat unique method for hatching both hens' and ducks' eggs. In this connection it may be of interest to note that some years ago a missionary living near Amoy
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    PENSIONS FOR M. PS.
    215 10 Remarkable Lahour Demand Foreshadowed. State pensions for M. P.s who fail to secure reelection, as the logical si quel to State salaries, is the Labour demand foreshadowed by a correspondent of The Globe," who bases his prediction on the opinions expressed strongly at a large number
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    The Beauty Experts.
    671 10 WHAT THE BEST OF THEM HAVE TO SAY ON VARIOUS SUBJECTS.— HOME RECIPES. How to have Thick and Pretty Hair. Home Talents." Soaps and artificial ihampooi ruiu many beautiful heads of hair. Few people know that a teaspoonful of good stallax dissolved in a cup of hot
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      599 10 £2 TO £10 WEEKLY FOR ONE HOUR OF YOUR TIME DAILY. With an Idea and £2 to Start I Made £5,0C0 in Two Years. If you work over a set of books or behind the counter, or over a typewriter, or behind a tear:, si on the tram, or in
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      55 10 OIL GAS POWER. Diesel, Semi-Diesel, and Suction Gas Engines and Plants Enquirers for this class of power would do well to consult The Borneo Company Limited, Singapore, who represent firms of the highest repute, which is a guarantee of reliable power and satisfactory running. Crude Oil Consumption from ,4 lb
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      135 10 IT Most Certain Cur-. I Physicians recommend th W. 11 Ut ifcP lUBMMMM Z" ST T± pi AST KM A www I Chronic Bronchitis, Suffocations B9 Immediate relief and Cure F C D I T- ra by using Cigarettes LOr lU M H Of leading Chemists and Stores I Insist
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      281 10 BEFORE YOU INVEST THAT $2,000 SEE THE $1,950 STUDEBAKER 25 Have you ever asked yourself what more you could want in a Motor Car than the $1,950 Studebaker gives you To find the equal of the 25 in design and performance you must go far up the price scale. Few
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    STOCKS AND SHARES.
    1479 11 Issued by FRASER Go,, Exchange and Share Brokers, Mar. 13 Oap. lobob. Paid. Labt Div. Butbes. Sellers. 85,000 2s 2s Allagar 9% 17 2 1 500,0' 0 £1 £1 Anglo-Java 3 3 4 6 150,000 2e 2s Anglo-Malay 24% int 9 M 10 1 50,000 2s 2r
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    EXCHANGE.
    65 11 (COBBECTBD UF TO Mar. 13). Bank 4ms 2-4 9-32 M demand 2-4 116 Private credits 8 m/i 2 4 credits 8m i 2-4 France demand Bank 294} Germany, demand 238} India, T. T. 174* Hongkong, demand 17% Yokohama, demand 114} Java, demand 141 Bangkok, demand 66£ SOVEREIGNS, Bank Bnyinf
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    147 11 Mar. 13. Tin 150 tons sold Gambiet buyers 6.50 Gambler Cube No. 1 10.76 Gambier Cube No. 2 10.00 Pepper Black ordin. S'pore buyers 18.87$ Pepper, (White fair) 85.00 Nutmegs (110 to the lb.) 24.00 Nutmegs (80 to the lb.) MOO Mace (Banda) 90.00 Cloves (Amboina) nom. Bali Coffee
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      327 11 Railway Material I OUR SPECIALITY. Very Very Large Low Stocks. Prices. >x^- 1 at ralBAgentB for H. H. BOEKER Co., BEHN, MEYER Co., LIMITED. ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, NGAPORK. 1?_ J% SIEMENSFop Cuisine ■«rwMaMMHaBHB^MB^HMMHHaBH^BV WINCHESTER HOUSE, SINGAPORE. AND SIEMENS, SINGAPORE. Telephone No. 647. Electrical Engineers. I! I p Q ll l l
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      61 11 For all Stomach troubles. Take Woods' Great Peppenr-int Cuie. At all Stores 80 n«U abottle. The Singapore Straits Directory fer 1914. Price W.50 per copy. $9.00, post free to places in Straits Settlements, Federated Malay States. Johore, Kedah, Kelantan, Perils, Trengganu, British North Borneo, Sarawak and Brunei to Siam, Saigon,
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      976 11 VESSELS IN PORT. Flag and Tons Commanders From Arrived For When Niagara Am. yacht 703 Gabrielsen Penang, 8 3 Private Sarawak Sea Belle F.M.S. 450 Ahmat P. S'hara, 10 8 F.M.S. Uncertain Steamera Nat. Tonnage 4 Mastet From Consignee* For Alting Dut 704 Kolk Pontianak, 123 Ships Agency Pontianak 14
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    2331 12 Ordinary Mkkting, Friday, 13th M\hi fl 1914. Presen H E The GOT. Sir Arthur Yonng, K.C M.G. Hon. Col. Secretary, R. J. Wilkinson, c.M.O. Ag. Treasurer, A. M. Pountney. ?1. Engineer, F. J. Pigott. ■u Gk noral. G. A. Goodman. Dr. W. Gilmore Ellis. J. B. Klcum. J.
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    177 12 The following scores were made in the March shoot for the Mills Troply, 200 yds: Mrs Gattey 30 Mrs Mauldon 30 Miss Kerr 29 Mrs Scoular 27 Lady Evelyn Young 88 Miss Tomlinson 23 162 The March Spoon Scores follow. 100 Wo. H'cap. Total. Miss Kerr 34 34 1.2
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    TANGLIN CLUB BILLIARD TOURNAMENT.
    78 12 Results of Thursdays play Major Williamson rec, 50, beat McPherson scratch, 122. Willett, rec. 60, beat Col. Ridout, rec. 40, 223. Matches arranged for next week Monday 16. Thorougood v Hartnell, Cpl. Maddell v Stevens, Capt. Chancellor v Gold. Tuesday 17. Hilton v Suhl, Drunmond v
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    S. C. C. LAWN TENNIS.
    402 12 YESTERDAY'S TIES. CHAMPIONSHII'. R. C. Stout beat Lt. D. M. Black, 6— 0, 6—2. I F. Moding beat E. (i. H. Hartnell, 6—4, 4—6, 6-1. B. Class Singles. Lt. G. de Hoghton owe 4 beat E. C. Morrison rec 3, 6 2, 6 4. H.
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    92 12 The Outward Intermediate P. and O. Nubia left Peuang at 7 a.m. yesterday morning and is due to arrive here at 6 p.m. this morning. The withdrawl of the North German Lloyd mail steamers from the Australian trade synchronises with the new Messa geries contract which will begin
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      185 12 Professional Men and others in all parts of the world who have received th education through Sun Life of Canada Endowments are now in their turn taking out Educational Annuities for their sons and daughters. Send ages of Father and Child and S. J. HOWE. receive particulars. 6 hattkiu CHEESE]
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      101 12 NEXT MAILS DUB. From Europe. Per M. M. Atlantique with mnils up to 21st ultimo, due March loth. From China.— Per M. M. Nera due March 16. London Malls Despatched. Left. Due. Arrived. N. D. L. Feb 10 Mar 4 Mar 4 B. I. Feb 12 Mar 6 Mar 6
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      211 12 SHIPS AT THE WHARVES. East Wharf (basin)— Nil East Wharf Section I— Nil Sheers Wharf— Nil Main Wharf Sec. 2 Min, Chiengmai 3— Hong Moh 4-Nil s—Charon5 Charon 6 Ume Maru (Gokiasan Ma: u New Dock Sec. 7 (Under construction West Wharf Sec. B— Ceylon Maru. Yorck Jardlne's Wharf Sec.
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