The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 6 May 1914

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  • 16 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. T EX CENTS SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 1914. NO. 8,128
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  • 140 1 Mr Lloyd George has made his budget statement and has to make up over nine I million pounds Page 7. The funeral of the Duke of Argyll takes j place on Friday. Court mourning is sue- j pended during the visit of the King and Queen of
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  • 870 1 He is the ugliest man la Singapore. That must be understood at the very out set. It is a point of pride with us, and we would not surrender it without a very formidable disputation. He has what might be called a generous yet eccentric countenance, has our
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 204 1 POSITIVELY LAST THREfc NIGHTS at Tin: ALHAMBRA CINEMATOGRAPH THEATRE BEACH ROAO. SECOND SHOW 9-15 P. M. TO 1115 PM. OK THE BEST DETECTIVE FILM YET NO QUARTER IN 3 PARTS. nal trailed by Briti-h Dttectivi a i IN 3 PARTS. THE MILLS OF GOD -t Mt lodrau-a sino Her Dreadful
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    • 271 1 PALLADIUM THE HOUSE OF REFINEMENT. j SPECIAL RACE PROGRAMME. ALL THE WINNERS TO-NIGHT TO-NIGHT *s^ THE QUEEN OF SPADES -s# Among the Eskimos of Siberia. (You are requested to bring your over-coat with you.) The Time of His Life. (Comic.) The VJVaphOne, In new numbers. BROTHERS AT WAR. (An Episode
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    • 156 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Villa Marina to let Page 2. Assistant wanted for Rubber Estate Page 2. In liq. Singapore and Poultry Dairy Farm Page 8. Gosling for choice smoking material Page 2. Ship notices Kutsang, Charon Page 8. Star Opera Co., special race week plays —Page I. Two auction sales by
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 139 1 THE WEEK. Wednesday 6th High Water— 6 57 a.m., 8-9 p.m. Accession of King George T. (itfiO.) Government House 'At Home." Thursday 7th. High Water—6-9 a.oj.. ir-42 p.m. B. I. Homeward mail closes. Races, second day. Dalhousie Chapter, 8-30 pm. Fillis's Circus opens. Friday Bth. High Water— 9 9 a.m.,
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  • 363 2 The following new books will be ready for issue on Thursday, May 7th. Anderson, Huns C, Kairy Tales and Other Stories. Bating, Mum ice, Loot Diaries. Benson, Robert Hush, Initiation. Blundell IVter. Oh Mr Bidgood. Blyth. .lames. The Expropriators. Comfort, W.L., hown Among Men. ri.d.' Culluni. R.. TheWiiv
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  • 347 2 A Will Laid Scheme. We are now in a position to give fuller details of the gang robbery which occurred on the Kuala Kubu Tranum road, on April 23rd, when $2,400 belonging to the Straits Trading Company was taken. Since the robbery the police and others
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  • 119 2 Sunday, 10th May. Johnstons Pier, 9.10 and 11 a.m., 2.30 and 3.30 p.m. Club Bungalow. 9.30 aud 10.30 a.m 13.15, 9 and o.:U) p.m. 7." yards Breast Stroke. SO yards Handicap A aud H class. Club Water Polo Competition ."> a tide. The above events will take
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 243 2 Presented by Dr. G. E. Brooke. 1 Presented by the Advertisers. PROPERTY SALE. The following properties were disposed of by auction at Messrs thing keng Lee and Co's Sale-room on Monday afternoon 999 Years' Leasehold Land and house So. 3li Beaca Road, area HOO eg. teet. Monthly rent 940. Bought
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    • 192 2 F. CLARKE Co. 807, yUERN-ST.. BINOAPORK. Livery Stable Keepers. Fodder Merchants. Por Kabber-tyred Gharrlea and Best Kus&tr tyred carriages, ring up Tblrphonb 916 FODDEH delivered co any pan of the Islani. Robber tyred Victorias Palanqnins foi private use by the month at Moderate Prices Mrs. Ch. ZiSKMEBMANti. Proprietress. ROYAL HAIR
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    • 684 2 SEE OUR WINDOW I FOR GRAMOPHONE BARGAINS SMALL STOCK ONLY TO CLEAR. RIDICULOUSLY LOW PRICES WHICH CANNOT BE REPEATED ON( I STO( X IS EXHAUSTED. Robinson PIANO Go. Notices NOTICE Notice is hereby given that all Roa 's within Government House Domain will be closed to the Public from 1
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    • 851 2 Notices NOTICE. The Exchange Hanks will close at noon oc Tuesday, Sth iu-t. RACE DAYS. Thursday, 7tu 2- r 7 I NOTICE is hereby given that the business of KOONG THYE. at 34 Hongkongst., Singapore, has been determined that the business has been bought by anew firm KOONG THYE WING
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    • 474 2 Notices 1 NOTICE TO EXPORTERS. In view of tin ,in- < pletion of the PANAMA CANAL and its early opening for Merchant Tonnage, the undersigned Associated Members of the NRW YORK CONFERENCE desire to! r make it known to SHIPPERS IN THE FAR EAST that they will establish a service
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    • 277 2 Wanted RUBBER ESTATE -ihtant t i rttfc HHlai I HAROLD CARPMAL' 65 WANTED \root plant- C E. Z M M WANTED IMMEDIATELY i.n< au an pattia^ Pirm lnitiariv. an :ial (i(M)d salary la suitab witii particulars >alai\ i to BOX ho 40 EUROPEAN ACCOUNTANT An itun A|>|)l> WORKER WANTED IMMEDIATELY
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  • 1133 3 Orders by Major J. A. R. Glennie, Acting Commandant, S.V.C. Singapore, 4th May, 1914. S. V. 0. Halestier Rifle Range is allotted as under Saturday 9th May at 2.30 p.m. S.R.E. v. Musketry. Sunday 10th May at H.yo a.m.— S.R.E. v. Musketry. Saturday 16th May at
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  • 279 3 Cures for the labour unrest are many and varied, but there is room for another, while all look so unprofitable. Lecturing before an assembly of medical men at the Koyal Institute of Public Health, Dr. Josiah Oldfield, whose advocacy of a fruitarian diet, and whose
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  • 75 3 Calcutta, April 20. The report in circulation on the Tibet border to the effect that Ivan Chen, Chinese Plenipotentiary iv the Tibeto- Chinese Conference now proceeding here, has been recalled, is contradicted upon the highest authority. Also it is not the case that the proceedings have been
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  • 50 3 Messrs. Boving and Co., Ltd., London, who have the highest reputation in the world as specialists in Turbines, Turbo Pumps and Pipe Lines have appointed.' The Borneo Company Limited, Singapore, as their Agents and will be pleased to advise and estimate upon, Power, Pipe Line, and Pump proposals,
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 166 3 v ily dose cf this invlgorator will help to keep you in the 'Pink of Health" j I It a large reserve I icli enables you to i and tal lo resist mai^ri. 't 9 VANA f j s mm SEE THAT YOU GET YOUR FERRO-GALLIC PAPERS. FERRO-PRUSSIATE PAPERS. DRAWING
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    • 107 3 If 6S an established facf^=^* i^^ Bayer's Tablets of Aspirin are ifetingtiis&abfe from theif I nia.iy mutations by the following advantages/ S l-|[>ceasevxithvxhichi! J cv!.rcjla:.. ihouteven stirring) Z. 1 heir rapid action in allaying the pain of headache, toothache, I jprm neuralgia,- rheumatism, menstrual oo 3. Their safety. 4. Their
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  • 95 4 S V X Nir Mi-hiina Mam. sailing May 12 B. Hubback. W. J. Gibbie, W. Greig, W. E Rawer, Mr Martin. Mr Catto, I Mr Mr MocD nald. l^r it Mrs McKeaD and children. Mi>> Xi! I Kali Kagi Mam, sailing May '26. MrsWaterrield. :i eh ldrtn
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 574 4 MILKMAID) ""steriuFed Tlatural milk ""ii Z y '""brjtvnd 1 NEVER VARIES. f^i_ Pure Fresh Cows Milk "MILKMAID Sterilized Milk. 1 j£DTI I *y ii This analysis is given by T. H. >« 1^ J K\JtCl///^t/U^> IVann.n ami C. C.' Moore Tqis is a nnont analysis of an jt- «b /Zr'JU.
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 265 4 PASSENGERS EXPECTED. 1\ ila« Mi' B. H. H. ans and Vn SfoCrea <; .i i and* an ihon^;. Tiak W. PD a ith the F W Mi 80l H a. able, Dr A. K. !<.-. iritta doe May 19. J«B I AJdwortta, >lin H W. T. Torr, J. D. We
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  • 627 5 M on the cultural development the special efforts, tit of two officer ng made to to take up rirecult; lv. But he also had 0 of the prepaakm-. Machines ;!ow for experiments mpt was to h»> made lastry could not he :»8 a «tary Bents fan f»llU!l now
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  • 427 5 At to day's auctions the quantity on offer amounted to 54 tons. There was a good demand, all grades showing an advance. with the exception of Smoked Sheet, which only realised up to $134, or $1 below last li"s price. Standard Crepe showed an 'nee cf
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  • 50 5 Wiring under date of the 4th instant, with regard to the London Rubber Market, Messrs Barlows's London Hous6 informs them that the demand for the commodity is good and that prices are higher. Smoked Sheet is quoted at 2s B id with Standard Crepe at 2s Bd.
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  • 87 5 Papers dealing with the discolouration of the water from the high pressure reservoir were discussed at the last meeting of the Kuala Lumpur Sanitary Board. Dr. Stanton's examination of the water bacteriologically had proved it sound. The discolouration, due mainly to iron can be greatly diminished,
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  • 44 5 COMMODITY STRONGER. j (From Our Own Correspondent., London, May 5. Kuala Selangor pays 25 per cent dividend and carries £5,800 forward. The commodity market is stronger and satisfactory sales are expected. The Linggi report shows £25,0C0 depreciation on the Company's investments.
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  • 156 5 Singapore, sth May. The Auction held this morning saw a steady demand, prices of ino6t grades showing a slight improvement on the week, the exception being Smoked Sheet which was down $1 at »134 per picul, Pale Crepe fetching the highest price of the sale, |187 per
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  • 92 5 Singapore, sth May. Offered for sale pikuls 910.76 or 121, 435 lbs. Sold for sale pikuls 782.72 or 104,3631b5. Prices Realized Sheet Smoked Fine Ribbed 5132 to 9134 Good Ribbed 124 130 Fine Plain 127 132 Good Plain 118 124 Unsmoked Ribbed 124 127 Fine
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  • 96 5 Agents, sharpe Ross ft Co. Merlimau 50.779 Agents. Derrick and Co. Bruang Tin 34 pkls. Belat Tin n 331 pkls. Sungei Gau Tin Battery 183; Tribute 27; Total 210. Balgownie 16,150 Agents. Behn Meyer vV Co. Singapore Para 23,720 Sungei Bahru 9,064 Hevea (Johore) 8,559 Agents.
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  • 125 5 In view of the general results now being shown by rubber companies, the report of the Sungei Kruit Rubber Estate will be regarded as satisfactory. The net profit is £11,200, against £14,900, and after carrying £2,000, against £1,000 to reserve, the dividend is 12^ per ceut., against 20
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  • 97 5 Although the Sungei Choh Rubber Estate substantially increased its crop during the past year and lowered expenses appreciably, a very disappointing showing is made by the report just issued. The net profit has fallen from £20,053 to XI 1,592, and the directors are able to pay only 15
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  • 32 5 Mr D. O. Russel left Kuala Lumpur last night by the mail train for Singapore. He is going Home on leave by German mail, and will be away six months. (M, M.)
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  • 693 5 The following is the report of the Directors to be submitted to the shareholders at the fourth aunuel general meeting of the Company. The Directors have pleasure in submitting to the Shareholders their Report and Accounts for the year which ended on the 31st December, 1913. The
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  • 185 5 An official announcement is to hand from the board of the Broorae (Selaugor) Rubber directors stating that as the result of negotiations the original vendors have agreed to refund .£5,000 of the purchase consideration, half in cash and half in shares. The amount of cash recoverable from
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  • 27 5 Elephants have again made their appearance on the Pahang Road near Kuala Klawang and have partly demolished the P.W.D. sub overseer's quarters at the 52nd mile. (M.M.)
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  • 476 5 London April 9th. The feature of the past week has again been the demand for spot and near delivery, more paiticularly for Standard Crepe for tendering against April con tracts. The premium ruling last Friday, as compared with the forward positions, has increased, with the result that
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  • 101 5 The report for 191;* 6tates that the crop amounted to 218,233 lb., against an estimate of 210,000 lb., and a yield in 1912 cf 153,295 lb. The all in cost amounted to Is. 9.90 d. per lb., against 2s. 4.80 d. per lb. in the preceding year.
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  • 112 5 The crop harvested for the past year amounted to 410,170 lb., against an estimate of 408,000 lb., and a crop in 1912 of 319,595 lb. The average gross price realized was 2s. 10.46 d. per lb. The allin cost amounts to Is. 6. 01 d. per lb.,
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  • 707 5 The following is the Report of the Directors to be submitted to shareholders at the eighth annual general meeting of the Company. The year's working resulted in a profit of £79,07* 15s. Od. which with the sum brought forward from 1912 £13,101 17s. 6d. amounts to X'
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 111 5 RUBBER. JACKSON'S PATENT RUBBER SMOKING DRYING APPARATUS smokes rubber right through and is The only efficient machine on themarket. vh u e nd°e n r y 5 e s guaranteed to mo dry rubbo. ready for export io r t2n^«^ I s d the iowest cost i 1 We will
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  • Domestic Occurrences.
    • 33 6 At Kdcndale Ramlahan, on Easter Sunday, to Mr Mrs U. W. Dale, a daughter. On the Bth April, 1914, at "Aggie Villa," Sandakan. the wife of John B. Funk, of a Son.
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  • 1390 6 The Singapore Free Press. Wednesday, May. 6, 1914. "Mr Lloyd George's budget speech proposes an elaborate scheme for reconstructing the system of local tax•ation. Tie introduces a revised scale of ■income tax, and increases the death duties, whereby he secures an ad 'ditional revenue of jCH,BOO,OOO. Tie j also takes
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  • 72 6 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, May 5. At St. QtQega'a Church to day tht weu ing took place of Mr K. Leigh Okell. the Straits Trading < <> to Mis 6 Marian Beatrice, daughter of Mr Tompl;in6, J. P., of Stockton on Tees. The Key. F. Haines carried
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  • 682 6 (From Our Oun Correspondent.) Peunng. May I. The death has taken place of Mr Ernest Hogan, a member of one of the oldest Penang families, formerly iv tbe (iovern inent service, but later in business ac au architect aud surveyor. Mr aud Mrs A. Shelton Palmer have
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  • 44 6 AT 1 On Calcu? ping Co took removed to deepet spread to the otlfc i columns of hiii.,, heat was mo^ plates baeaorfag win' tLe lire am« ship is now lying in and taing and coal ba\ for v cv 6iink iv
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  • 24 6 in the Conacil. The Chinese T I into the death of i ;ed was shot bj Euro] tan miner, on a ni
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  • 134 6 The l.i itisi has the follo\ports The ifii' 31^t amount! Immmi uf Jcl'.<-j.(<: must conclude, th< ha\ fuudb than in the previoi. di\» of opmioi of this, and it cau bal thr lar^ei rice crop ai as the lime, up to M i sullicient to show
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  • 178 6 (The N. R. A. pi BUley on Sund;< The English B With wrath and he A heretic, an Ar A Pagan or Iconoc Would move him U So surely as the M The dour Scot ask*Blebt pastime thai The Short- iso To 6at.Thi6 day by hen neteenthly*
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 172 6 SMARTEST RACE t FASHIONS. X jTjfcw P^ and Tunics. i^^^^^^j New Race Gowns mil I 1 WH»/ /.'u 'A an^ Sunshades. New Dress Fabrics mi i wmW^A I AT* K\ I '111 > Littles TUXHAM CRUDE OIL ENGINES Have points of &u priority possessed by no other Engines of their
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  • 329 7 Optimism and Expenditure. I ,:.le]. I »BfM Ml U "X« »°l ,1 that the year ptionmlly propserous one id react highest led whilst unemployment had D able to anil to 00. The Progress of Trade. 1 the best authorities i I -.!:ukneM tndo during the (hen -Aou'.d bi
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  • 135 7 New York, April ■>. •morate the centenary of the allowing the signing of the Treaty that a number of publici New York men are planning to in this city a group of twenty laaeums of twenty different arts, and a of incorporation for the es tent
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  • 136 7 WHY NOT BETTER? [by Submarine Cable!. Rkotkr a SRRviri London, May 5. Mr Fell, in the House of Commons, suggested that the destruction (pirating) of the Tai on on April 28th was due to a failure to build the new gunboats voted by Parliament, for patrolling the
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  • 47 7 London, May 5. A telegram from Hamburg states that the Xord Deutscher Lloyd and the Hamburg Amerika have concluded a working agreement for the Far Kast ie business. What a disappointment for those who fondly hoped for o break away from the passenger confer
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  • 101 7 Brest, May 5. The .Japanese imval ofletn Captain Nakajo and Lieut. Horii have arrived on a mission. They vis-ited the Maritime Prefecture and are authorised to visit the Arsenal and Naval school. London. May .'..—The Tokio correspondent of the Tim- that Count Okuma in an
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  • 36 7 Perth, W. A. Investigation iuto the report of the attack and on the Mission I on the L>ysdale River 6how that the attack 'took place but there was no loss of life.
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  • 72 7 London, May 4. The body of the late Duke of Argyll will be taken to Westminster Abbey on Thursday. The Kins and ljueen and other Royal personage! will attend the service on Friday. The funeral takes place on Saturday, iv Scotland. Court Mourning. London May
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  • 32 7 London. Ma> I.— Me Masterinaun has beeu invited to contest Ipswich, Hie >eat for which if vacant owing to the death of the Congregationaiist Minister the Key. Silvester Home.
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  • 21 7 Loudon, May s.— The Derby betting now is Kenuymore 11 4, The Tetrarch 4- 1, Black .Jester 3 l.
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  • 25 7 Washington, May ">.— General Funstou reports that ten thousand Federals are now in the vicinity of Vera Cruz and some of them are entrenching.
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  • 41 7 Shipmasters Complain. London, May 5. Some uneasiness is felt about the false wireless message about the Siberia, as tut re have been several cases of false alarms which are making shipmasters chary of rushing to the assistance of vessels.
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  • 134 7 The Emperor of Russia was pleased to receive in audience M. Georges de Plancono the Russian Minister Plenipotentiary to the Court of Siam, a few days after his arrival in St. Petersburg from Bangkok. The Emperor enquired about the Royal Family, as well as of the political
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  • 1206 7 We are of a mind to think tbat Malaya will in the future find, as India has found, that it is not always a good speculation getting horses from Australia, and it might be worth an extended set of experiments to see how importations from England would fare
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  • 180 7 League football will follow the Cup, and, as we have already said, will in all likelihood see the K.0.Y.L.1.s well able to retain their championship title. There will be several changes in their team. Dewick has gone, whilst Lindley, that astute little forward, hab not yet recovered fully from the
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  • 402 7 Three Quaktbbs of a Million Surplus. i ESTIMATE. Heveuue £195,825,000 Expendituie £195,640,000 Balance £185,C00 Actual. Revenue £198,242,897 Expenditure 197,492,969 Surplus £749,928 The national accounts for the year ended 31st March, 1914, 6how that the Chancellor of the Exchequer's expectations have been more than realised. It may be recalled
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  • 78 7 General Hert/.og's paper, Het Yolk, published in Pretoria, states that Generals Hert/.og and De Wai intend to resign their membership of the head committee of the South African party. Their reasons are, first, the action of General Botha against the official candidates of the party at Bethlehem
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 257 7 RAC E B /&>> The Latest and most up-to-date stock of EVERYTHING V XTx 2* FOR f OENTLEMENS WEAR/^P^/^ m^ NOW ON VIEW f^J THE LATEST Inspection X cordially /j/^T/ HATS AND CAPS, invited. jTj^^^fjr Plain and Fancy Socks, $g X Panama Hats, Handkerchie fs f White and Coloured Shirts,
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 593 8 Auctions Re Chops Loh Kee Seng and Loh Chee Seng, In Bankruptcy AUCTION SALE OF A Quantity of Shanghai, Chefoo and Tussore Silk, Chinese Silk Trousers &c. &c. At No. 29 Market Street On Saturday, 9th May at 11 a. m. (By order of The Official Assignee) To be sold
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    • 252 8 CELESTINS VICHY TAELE WATER. This most celebrated and too CUD pa i able table water in order to meet the ri.su g demands of the public has been now lot rod need here in small bottles, being formerly only use J in large ones. The VICHY WATERB are three in
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    • 590 8 Shipping INDOCHINA S. N. Co., Ltd. FOR PENANG CALCUTTA. The Company's Steamer 11 KUTSANG, 4,895 tons, R. C. D. Bradley, is due here on Thurday 7th inst., and sails for the above ports on Saturday, the 9th idem, at 4 p.m. She has excellent accommodation for first class passengers, amidships,
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    • 652 8 I Shipping ft "ft MESSAGERIES MARITIMES MAIL LINE China, Japan, Ceylon, Djibouti, Egypt and Marseilles OUTWARD HOMEWARD 1914 1914 Polynesieu May 10 Paul L6C9t May 11 V. de la Ciotat May 24 Coidillere May 25 Chili June 7 Magellan June 8 Atlantique June 21 Polynesien June 22 BINGAPORE-BAIGON-HAIPHONG.~A Branch Line
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    • 665 8 Shipping ox: Norddeutscher LJoyd, Bremeo IMPERIAL GERMAN MAII LINE. The fast and well-known mail steamers of this Company sail fortnightly from Bremen, Hamburg via Rotterdam, Antwerp, Bouthamr ton, Gibraltar, Genoa, Naples, (connecting Marseilles, Naples, Alexandria and vice versa) Port Said, Suez, Aden, Colombo, Penang Singapore, Hongkong, Shanghai, Tsingtau Nagasaki and
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    • 499 8 P.&O. STEAM NAVIGATION COMPAQ For China, Japan, Penang, Ce yltr Australia, India, Aden, Egypt Mediterranean Ports, Plyrnoatfc and London Burner* will leave Singapore on ot MAIL LINES Homeward (ron Kdroi From Singapore, connecting Colombo with 1914. ssAasaye May 15 ss Mooltan "dia May 29 sh M <>vanha June 12 «s
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 676 9 Shipping f oyo Kisen Kaisha (ORIENTAL S. S. Co.) AND Western Pacific Railway Co. Mew Route Via China, Japan, Honolulu and San Francisco to all points in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Europe. r fc duo Ton Triple Bcrew Turbine Liners "SHINYO MARU", "TENYO the Quttns of the Vac
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    • 485 9 SIN6APORES ONLY COMPANY. U CEST fUMp Mp|TU Of (Ny mm mmt PROSPEROUS and PROGRESSIVE THE GREAT EASTERN LffTASSURANCE 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 Assurance Companies
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    • 302 9 INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION Co., Ltd Direct service to Japan via Hongkong Shanghai and to Calcutta via Pcnang from Singapore. Taking cargo on through Bills of Lading for Canton, Macao, Swatow, Amoy, Chefoo, Tientsin. Newchwang. Yacgtsze Ports. Formosa, Che Philippines, Ac, Ac, Ac. STEAMERS. Tons Commander Kntsaiig 1,895 R. C. D.
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    • 565 9 CHARTERED BANK of India Australia and China. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. PAID UP CAPITAL £1,200,000 RESERVE FUND I fi^OoloOO Reserve Liability of Proprlctore £1 200,000 HEAD OFFICE 88. CIBHOPBGATE, LONDON, B 0. AGENCIES AND BRANCHES: Amritear Hongkong Penang Bangkok Iloilo Pnket Batavia Ipoh Rangoon Bombay Karachi Saigon Calcutta Klang 6eremban
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    • 358 9 FEDERAL LIFE Assurance Company of Canada. Established 1888. Direct Government Supervision Government Audit. Policies are "WORLD WIDE" and Horn Fotfoi table. Large Nett Surplus above llablllliei tot RESERVE and all outstanding claims New Business, 1913, over $9,876,000.00, Cash Loans, Settlements, etc, made iocallf. Numerous modern schemes. i. H. EVANS, Manager,
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  • 264 10 Every pilot who has looped the loop or flown upside dowu has benefited enormous ly by increasing his chief asset, confidence, and aviators who have only watched these exhibitions gain much in this respect, said Mr P>. C. Hucks, in giviu« an explanation of the utility
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  • 203 10 "Religious circles at Constantinople are much agitated over the appearance of the Koran in the Turkish vernacular in a serial penned by Ibrahim Bey Hilmy, a learned Oriental," says the Egyptian Gazette. This is the iirst time that the Korau has appeared in Turkish, thus giv
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  • 97 10 Portion of Cargo Landed. Calcutta, April 21, News has reached Calcutta of an outbreak of fire on board the steamer City of York which left Calcutta on the 27th ultimo for home. The fire broke out either on the 13th or 14th whilst the
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  • 994 10 The first total where siven represents figures f 191?, the Jast column represents output toi calendar year to date iv all cases. Year 1913. April 1914. Ailagar 101,750 48,100 ■^Inia 83,233 24,800 \lor Gajah G5,855 22,700 Alor Pongsn 101,478 30,000 Auglo Johore 124,534 40,011 Anglo Malay 1,323,037
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  • 80 10 Year 191 >. Af.r Beiat Biuang Bruseh 1 Gopeng Conso! ood Kanipur uning Kan a bo i Kinta Kinta Association ng ;46 Kramat l'ulai 4 Kuni: Lab at I'm iembu Lode Miduleton !>uu P. Consolidated Pengkalen I'uKin^ Lama Pusiijg Babro Rambui; Hah i nan an Hyu Kaub (Gold)
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  • 26 10 British North borm eo eautort 89. ritisb Ktrieo J9O angkon 79,700 telalap 1M lembakut 15.553 apong 008 ekonp 118,049 outh F»Rt 51,221 enon 196.560 5U G-t
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    • 334 10 f-JoW to Keep Healthy ]JW /n //?e //o/ Season. \Wt ■JB »afflro'Hßl \W> 1 vie it is espcci;; slvßvi 1 have taken Sanatu^cn, .h found it a wonderful reviver and AmJwMI Mr. Jn»ti«.-e X i:-:n^tuii, ami Vi^Pilfc the lK>t cvi' Irfi^f^^H hich suffer S AS heat: that is why you
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    • 62 10 HART IK'S S& FIG L steel M Wifbr Ladies.! f^f tigjjl f rrenah Rbm*v.'r for all Irp«ealapitt«a. Thom^Ut L»d«kerpa -xot Mm.c-, ,'Ui in S* knm. M«M M tk< at m» lr--. rjMi rtt r of th.- Srvem a tirael) J.>« k. V »'"J !»>• wh» use then tc uii^enJ 'he.,.
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    • 202 10 What Medical Men Advise. When your nerves get run down you know it. So generally do those about you. When your medical man is consulted and says i HORLICK'S MALTED MILK, he is simply expressing the general confidence of the Profession in a sate, reliable restorative which builds up strength.
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  • 1462 11 Issued by FRASER Co,, Exohange and Share Brokers, May 4. ib80». Paid. t.abt Div bctbbs. Sellers. a 5.000 38 2s Allagar 7*% i 2 oxd 600,00 £1 £1 Anglo-Java 2 9 3 9 150,000 2s 2b Anglo-Malay 44% lnt 9 7* 10 6 50,000 2b 2h Batang
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  • 66 11 (COBBRCTBD DP 10 May 51. Bank 4me 24* demand 2-4 1 32 Private credits 8m iil credits 6m 2 -4 1 Franck demand Bank 294 Germany, demand 288$ India, T. T. 174} Hongkong, demand 15»% Yokohama, demand 114? Java, demand 141 Bangkok, demand 66| I Sovebbignb, Bank Buying 18.64
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  • 151 11 May 5 Tin 200 tons sold 177. b5 Gambie* buyers 6.40 Gambier Cube No. 1 10.76 jGambier Cube No. 2 10.00 Pepper Black ordin. S'pon buyers 18.75 Pepper, (White fair) 85.00 Nutmegs (110 to the Ik.) 24.00 Nutmegs (80 to the Ib.) 25 00 Mace (Banda) 90.00 Cloves (Amboina)
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  • 108 11 From Europe.— Per N. D. L. P. Liulwi^ May H. B. I. Tara with mails up to 17th ultimo, due May 9. From China.— Per M. M. Pau) Lecat due May It. London Malls Despatched Left. Dae. Arrived M. M. Mar 30 April II A[ P. &O.
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 194 11 "Royal Household" Whisky. g guaranteed to be Exactly the same m every respect as that supplied ivoularlv to The Royal Household by Messrs James Buchanan iV; Co., Ltd. All the* largest stocks of Scotch Whisky in Scotland are held by Messrs James Bnchanan iV Co.. Ltd.. and their subsidiary Companies
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    • 63 11 For all Stomach troubles. Take Woods' Great Peppermint Cure. At all Stores 80 cents a bottle. The Singapore Straits Directory for 1914. Price $8.50 per copy. 19.00, post free to places in Straits Settlements, Federated Malay States. Johore, Kedah, Kelantan, Perils, Trengganu, Hritish North Borneo, Sarawak and Brunei to Siam,
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  • Page 11 Miscellaneous
    • 830 11 VESSELS IN PORT. Flag and Tons Commanders From Arrived lor When Sea Belle F.M.S. 400 Yacht P. Sham, F..- Kelantan Bteamevs Nat. Tonnage Mastev From Consignees For Afghan Prince Brit 31 h.j Whalley Vhama, 3 5 Boustead N York 10 Alcinous Brit 4278 Brown Miike, 26 4 Mansfield Macassar Argenfels
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  • 2185 12 FIRST DAYS RESULTS. It is a lon- time since a local race meeting has been held under such depressing conditions as those which prevailed for the first day yesterday, aud it sa>s a K ood deal for the interest taken that there was quite a fair attendauce,
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  • 254 12 45 Ykaks English cook at Simpson's. The death of Ml George Duvey, which occurred ou April 6th, severs a link with old London, for he had been English cook at Simpson's in the Strand for 45 years, and retired only a few days ago. Mr
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  • 229 12 Berlin, which is probably less inclined to welcome the exotic, has not taken The Yellow Jacket to its heart like London did. The "Berliner Tageblatt commissioned a Chinaman resident in Berlin to write a critique of the play, and Mr Hsi-Po-Te does not seem to have liked
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  • 311 12 The blue Funnel steamer Agapenor left ihe wharves ou Sunday f<»r London. The Nankai Maru has arrived in tbe roads with a full cargo of Japanese coal for discbarge hero account M.B.K. The Duneia is due here from Calcutta an Saturday the 9th inst., with general 2argo for
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  • 280 12 KILIED BY DItUKKBK MIRPI.RER. Xew York. April 3. The Xew York police to day are mourning the tragic death of tective .Joseph Guarnieri, who \v;i- and instantly killed last night while trying to arrest a drunken murderer, Guoruieri had been an invalid for the past three years
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  • 145 12 Time-balls on Fort Cauning and Mount Faber drop daily at l p m>, Singapore standard time corresponding to 6a m. Greenwich mea time. The time -gun ie fired at 12 o'clock noon, mdicating Singapore standard time, on every day excepting Sunday, when it is fired at one o'clock.
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 13 12 For all internal complaints. Take Woods' Great Peppermint Care. 80 cents a bottle.
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    • 257 12 A STANDARD ATTRACTION AT THE HARIMA HALL CINEMATOGRAPH NORTH BRIDGE ROAD. POSITIVELY LAST NIGHT OF ALEXANDRE DUMAS MASTERPIECE THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO IN FIVE REELS Produced on a Most Lavish scale by the FAMOUS PLAYERS CO.. witt. JAMES 0 REIL the famous American Actor in the Til MPPORTKD GAUMONT
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 44 12 PASSENGERS. Per Charon Mr Miss Saunders, Mr Mr, Dowland, Messrs Heron, Cooper, Thomat-s Witcher, Hessenbruck. Per Selangor Mrs Kignall, Messrs J. Snod grass, H. Readwin. Per Koemai Messrs Wenning, Lewis. Per Mahidol Messrs B. Bates, D, J. Ward, E. E. Tuck, A. S. Malcolm.
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