The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 9 May 1914

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    15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. ;N CENTS SINGAPORE, SATURDAY MAY 9. 1914. NO. 8,131
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    162 1 To-morrow morning a treasure hunt starts from the Officers Mess, Tanglin. Mr Asquith announces the Government's intention of introducing before the present session proposals for the reconstruction of the House of Lords Page 7. There has been increased fighting in Mexico of which the rebels have had
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    THE ART OF CHOOSING A WIFE.
    2069 1 I suppose when you come to think of it, there is au art about the matter; unfortunately, however, one never get* an op portunity of practising it. I'nlike other crafts and arts, there is no school for it, and those who profe66 to know
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      390 1 TONIGHT AND FOR SIX NIGHTS ONLY ALHAMBRA CINEMATOGRAPH THEATRE -BEACH ROAD. SECOND SHOW 9-15 P. M. TO 11-15 PM. ALEXANDER DUMA'S CELEBRATED ROMANCE OF THE REIGN OF TERROR. THE CHEVALIER de MAISON-ROUGE 7,500 FEET in 5 PARTS Part I -In the Days of the Terror. Pa rt II —A Queen
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      200 1 A GOOD TIP FOR THE RACES You are sure to win And appreciate the FINE PICTURES We aie throwing on the screen TO-NIGHT And Following Nights If you pay a visit the 'GAIETY' PICTURE PALACE Junction of Albert and Bencoolen Streets. And enjoy the Special Beries of Features In the
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      218 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Buldog ***** lost— Page 1. Bullock cart number plates stolen Page 2. Shorthand typist wanted, Page I. Villa Marina," Tanjong Katong, to let —Page 2. Auction sale by Messrs. Powell k Co.. of freehold and leasehold land at Bukit Timah Road Page 5. British India B.N. Sailings Page
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      117 1 THE WEEK. Satortiaj 9th. High Waier— lol a.m.. 9-43 p.m. Proclamation. Races, ihird day. Sunday 10th High Water— lo-47 a.m., 1019 p.m 4th Sunday after Easter. Full Moon. M. M. Outward mail due Monday 11th. High Water— ll-32 a.m.. 10-53 p.m. M. M. Homeward mail due. Football. Cup match, K0.
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      130 2 WHERE DOCTORS AND IMBRt CATIONS FAIL Swelling of the knee can be immediately relieved and promptly oured by the use ol Little's Oriental Balm. Read this letter, from A. C. Lehman, "Waynesboro, Pa. I was the victim of a large swelling on the knee for TWO TEARS. Doo tors and
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      405 2 SEE OUR WINDOW! FOR GRAMOPHONE BARGAINS SMALL STOCK ONLY TO CLEAR. RIDICULOUSLY LOW PRICES WHICH CANNOT BE REPEATED ONCE STOCK IS EXHAUSTED. Robinson PIANO Go. Owing to the Theatre being engaged by a Parsee Co. THERE WILL BE NO PERFORMANCE OF THE EVER-POPULAR STAR OPERA COMPANY To-Night Saturday AND To-morrow
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      626 2 Notices LOST Bulldog *****, colour white and brindle. Answers the name of ROME." Municipal licenc No. 359 Will rtndri p!«M>" o uiumnicate with No. Ift l Qua v street. WARNING. Tbe number phitffl ol Bullcck Cart No. 494 (red ground and white figures) are reported stolen. W. E. HOOPER. Rtgistrar
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      482 2 Notices NOTICE TO EXPORTERS. Id view of the expected completion of the PANAMA CANAL and its early opening for M chant Tonnage, the undersigned Associated Members of the NEW YORK CONFERENCE desire to make it known to SHIPPERS IN THE FAR EAST that lib will establish a service "VIA PANAMA"
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      327 2 Wanted EFFICIENT SMORTMA^rV^ afaouhl g 9 I W»«TEO »T ONCE Bin;,;. between iO x 12 a.n WANTED li\ ChlU« s. I 1,. Borueo, U Chinese charactei and ano; t'KHential. Sa passage, <]iiai Apj>!\ in both REQUIRED IMMEDIATELY An experieLced Bceno£i; and t enc( v HARRISONS CROSFIEL: 7 WANTED IMMEDIATELY igetic
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      485 2 SUNDAY CHURCH SERVICES. Ith sun! ay After Easter. M.iv I'th 1914. ST. ANDREW S CATHEDRAL. 7 a m. Holy Communion. (Plain.) 7- «t am. Holy Communion (Choral) Hymns 76, 525. A 2 7. 9-15 a.m Matins A Holy Communion (Plain.) Hymn 4. 4 p.m Sunday School Bible Classes. 5-3 p.m
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    DEVELOPMENT OF GERMAN SYNDICATES
    228 3 I public rate not D of the (ierniau i thai Ikaj would be v' nt. r with in tliIt •>,. ,y it ?till t> pa. I Mm. Bat entt! ;-t» of i c the ■v oil Id .ruls -oriie of HI II uuld be that in
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    SAFETY AT SEA.
    670 3 Life Saving Aitlianxj In order to give effect to the provisions of the International C onvention on Safety oi Life at Sea, it has been necessary to make certain amendments in and additions to the Board of Trade rules relating to life saving appliances, which came into
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      567 3 The Vanity Box. MIN<; SELL 'TIONS I ';OM THI WORLD*! SMARTEST BEAUTY SIMPLE BBCII MOST EEFBCTf?E. The Magnetism of Beautiful Hair \pplied Art-..' itiful hair adds immensely to tho per sonal magnetism of both men and women Ban and smart women are ever on th< lookout for any harmless thing
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      116 3 Sweet C/Zestnutf I 7b6ctcc:o Because of its delicate aroma and sweetness of flavour Sweet Chestnut Tobacco assures that pleasing contentment. THE CRITERION OF QUALITY. CARLSBERG bFer- Z~ Better s^S^z^ the Best JFfi4BKm World-wide v use. SOLE AGENTS rHE EAST ASIATIC Co., Ltd., Singapore. JN I NEST i Claret Chateau La
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      544 3 THE MAGNETIC GIRL How She Compels Others To Obey Her Will 100 000 Copies of Remarkable Book describing peculiar Psychic Powers to be distributed Post Free to readers of The Singapore rree Press "ThewondMfulpowerofP. onal Influence Magnetisiu. F.i>eination Mind Control call it what you will, can Purely be acquired b]
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    NEW ARMY OR NEW PARLIAMENT
    552 4 Mr Kicb iv n ruth ority on ii following }uit:p Poet. If we t;i men at lb< utteraruve have f he v gp ie ol these profi<^-ii Ie <le j racy pr> i.iie ■ben i .'ulioss >ere subject* \w: hoi:: n-hts.ita-tiow -<> long as tliei
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      70 4 «fl 4j ?jfi 5i The British War Office, India Office, Admiralty, MFi 17 1VF Q T7 T^ IVP 'N ■B The S. S. and F. MS. Government Hospitals, etc. IL^MAID BKAKIf 3 MILKMAID (m- «,»C h M n^^^SSSS^Si^^ I^^ NESTLE AND ANGLO-SWISS CONDENSED MILK Co. (LONDON.) N^^^S^j^ cmgiifini ii as
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      120 4 fj; MM acis~ mm mm Gfi» v k For Cuisine AND Cleanliness TRY THE HOTEL. KUALA LUMPUR. .->-)? 5-8 PHOTOGRAPHIC Store and Studio. Amateurs' work, Developing, Printing and Enlarging. KONG HIN6 CHEONG Co., AdeSphi Hotel Bnlldings, Singapore. Branch Pbnano. F. CLARKE Co. Mff, sJUekn-st., Singapore, Livery Stable Keepers. Fodder Merchants.
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      93 4 ML^K>VI^K* I -^V^flttß lira *v- r_. i Railway Material a a OUR SPECIALITY. -A Very Very r^ga Stocks. Prices. a General Agents for 2 H. H. BOEKER Co., BEHN, MEYER Co., Ltd. ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, SINGAPORE. ABRAMS 9 Straits Motor Garage, rELEGRAMS Abrams." ORCHARD ROAD. Telephone 719. AGENTS FOR NAPIER CARS
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      66 4 0 A da? y dose oil this invigorator will help if to keep you in I t4 Pink of Healtlv i It stores Up ].:-rp;e rctcr. cf alit}'' which enables ycu to J ph See ycu 'VAN A 9 For the Races. J/ PRISM BINOCULARS ft NEW MODELS L« 10
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    TOPIC OF THE WEEK
    804 5 Oticquid a««la« mmmt. a* IM JUTMAt -'•int I.: in i news as it appears in Art— 1 Ward repeure wh> undoubtedly ll he would not have on correspondent of ie he lacked the i i^'iiation. We may less was he qtmlilied for the il the -cue-heads
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    SIX VARIETIES OF LOVE
    123 5 v varieties of love have been defined Irs. Charlotte Perkins Oilman, a leading American writer and lecturer on the feminist movement. Love Xo. 1 represents gratitude, such as is shown by a child towards its parents. Love No. I is represented in friendship based on sympathy.
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      287 5 AUCTION SALE OF Valuable Freehold and 999 Years Leasehold LAND SITUATE AT BUKITTIMAH ROAD, ADJOINING BUKIT PANJONG RAILWAY STATION. SINGAPORE To be held at Powell Cos Sale-room Dn Tuesday, 12th May, at 2-30 p. m. All those pieces of freehold land situate at Bukit Timah Road, in the district of
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      286 5 I DISINFECTANTS. I ALL KINDS AND FOB ALL PURPOSES. AS SUPPLIED to H.M. GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS SANITAS-OKOL," 20 times the coefficient o( carbolic aci<l. The ideal SANITAS-SOLDIS," a cheap but concentrated Coal Tar Disinfectant of the greatest reliability and Guaranteed efficiency. Supplies of the "SANITAS DISINFECTANT" may be had of S
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      483 5 I Auctions II PYrpi i,™ AUCTION SALE OF Now on view II POWELL Co.. Auctioneers. AUCTION SALE OF I A, Valuable Rubber Estate of 1 36 j acres situate at I 1 Kranji, Singapore, I \On s TUESDAY ""ihT "i*™"' P t D/ 8a croonJ I the K^S y r
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      108 5 AUCTION SALE On Monday, 11th May, at 250 p. m. Piy^ L ABLE Freehold libber and Fruit I antation situate about half a mile off DuSJ £?Sfi!S CHIHO KENO LEE Co., Auctioneer. 11-t MOPOSED MONTHLY AUCTION SUCS OF SECOND HAND Motor Cars Accessories Messrs Wearne Brothers Ltd. have appoiat ed
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    Domestic Occurrences. DEATHS.
    85 6 Domestic Occurrences. DEATHS. Johnston. Apiil 11, at Abbontiakoon. Gold Coast Colony, Jamks Halley, son of late A. Johnston, formerly of Singapore. Nicholls —On the 11th inst., at 63, Glass-lyn-road Crouch-end, N., Mahgarkt Mary, the beloved wife of Irving H. Nicholls, only daughter of Sir William Adamson, C.M.0., and Dame Margaret
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    The Singapore Free Press Saturday, May 9, 1914,
    996 6 The Singapore Free Press Saturday, May 9, 1914, p n^M Imp The policy of bluff is Again to the i< in connection with Homo Rule ami Ulster question, as to-day's telegrams indicate, the chief offender being MB John REDMOND, who is reported to have denied,aocording to one telegram, having consulted
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    1180 6 The Right Revd. the Bishop of Singapore will preach at St. Matthew's Church on Sunday evening. Mr and Mrs Burnside leave for Home early in August. Mr and Mrs Lemon leave next week's P. and mail. (T.0.M.) The Turkish Government has ordered auotber Dreadnought from Messrs. Armstrong, to be completed
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    THE EXPORT OF DRUGS.
    179 6 o: batef 'o w bicb tli, tthial. it I M>orth <,', (.pnj. I hand rMt ti finitely jnoie harm MB thih coiititiv >v'Otl:»n.: to the lin I ption pun. a. Mild ,\p»! I we do. on U oi tli,» basbittfa i. Thfl hemp if not Hm
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    COLONIAL LABOUR.
    139 6 The am partmeut for tb» immigration of tad S3 the bigb aud exceeding tl). by 10.1 12. Of t)i. immigrants, and inch. The number of 1: totalled 70.090 t'>< I les6 than wu« t igratiou. Tl imers pi extra trip out of 65 had to amount of discus*
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    43 6 "The Voice Within attractive film now Alhambra, in which H. H I known cinema actor appear r several other pood pifl gramme including It's n< I Mend" and a Whittle* '''."^^L^l seating accommodation and electnr fans have been in*t»«'<ed *> popular place of amusement.
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      110 6 \The name that is a hall-iuaik for S GOOD QUALITY yT 1 in P.ianly. HENNESSY'S jj g z FINE OL D X SOLE IMPORTERS- >. /Caldbeck, Macgregor Co/\ Wholesale and Retail Wine and Spirit Merchants. SMARTEST RACE <& FASHIONS. y^^^^H New Race Gowns \i\vß and Millinery. /'»i*A-i- I• »i anc^
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    ULSTER CONVERSATIONS.
    65 7 LEADERS CONFER. Redmond s Views bit]. Xii i>b> Skkvici. Mr Kedniond denies Mr \>quub with m ,i. eon «n»i ofl Ike Iri^h i not changed :me He Bill will be sent to fore the MMri that Mr BOOM Law wpiith and that MOM Mr Redmond and Mr Dilk
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    GOVERNMENTS PROGRAMME.
    22 7 House of Lords Reform. Latin i ■>:" 088- the Govern v proposals for the 1 i pro the Home Mid Plural
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    BRITAIN'S TRADE.
    15 7 8M im in exp t > former principullv in food bat ill ai.d »tton
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    THE "COLUMBIAN" SURVIVORS.
    49 7 Ivors of the in ha- tgbt here by the i. The\ of expoby burns. The wireless operator >aid that be was \plosion and found the M of the opinion ia a case of spontaneous corabus- igs, A boat M i.irriedly dropped was holed Eoc forty hours.
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    MEXICAN FIGHTING.
    216 7 BANDITS ACTIVE. U.S. Army to be Increased. [by Submarine Cable]. RkLTKB'B SER7ICS. San hieno, California May 8. The bat- tlesbip California at Ma/atlan scuds a, wireless message tbat four people were, killed and eight injured by a bomb dropped in the streets from a Kebel biplane. The Uehels
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    PRESIDENT'S DAUGHTER MARRIED.
    18 7 Washington, May 8. Mr McAdoo, seere:aiy to President Wilson, and Miss Wilson been quietly married.
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    ALSACE LORRAINE.
    71 7 Ousting the French. Paris, May B Public opinion is disquiet ed by the report that French residents in ,cc— Lorraine have been notified tbat their permits for residence will not be renewed at the end ol the year. This is equivalent to expulsion. Though the re port is
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    THE ALBANIAN DISCONTENTS
    39 7 Epirotes Suspend Hostilities. London, M lbe Kpirote OoTe'm meut has consented to suspend hostilities on the intervention of tbe International Commission which undertakes to supervise and guarantee the continuance of conces sion by the Albanian Government.
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    SPAINS NAVY.
    39 7 Reconstruction Scheme. i rid. M;iy In the Chamber the Minister of Marine has introduced a bill providing for an annual credit of a million and a half sterling for vine years for the purpose of naval construction.
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    CHINESE INVESTMENTS.
    33 7 No case for Intervention. Jii hu Uees asked -c of Commons whether Sir i inslimted John _ood office* on behaU of I of the Anglo- j which was thai there appeared
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    BRITISH MUSEUM EXTENSION.
    28 7 Opening by King and Queen. Their Majesties the King Edwaid the of the Britisa Ma* jst of ±'400.000. :essed his pleasure at the portant addition.
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    199 7 > < ;al area of the earth 19 esti luare miles so one r Ivt contemporaries tells us I sometimes feel that less than taU will do when you are having a rough bannel passa. i I»over carter was tipping some ncr the cliff Margaret's, the horse attached to the
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    CANADA.
    18 7 New Governor General. London. May 8, Prince Alexander ol Teck has been appointed Governor (Jenera of Canada.
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    JUBILEE STAKES.
    16 7 London, May 7. For the Jubilee Stikes Diadumenos was scratched at (5 p.m. yesterday.
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    COUNTY CRICKET.
    14 7 London, May B.— Hampshire has l.eaten Leicestershire by an innings and 105.
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    F.M.S. LAND RENT.
    59 7 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, May 8.- -It is officially declared that the dejay in giving notice of the re duction on «4, rent of agricultural land will not be detrimental to planters. The reduction takes effect from the bt^inniug of the year. Those who have paid
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    ARTICHOKES RUBBER.
    38 7 At Least Depresses it. (From, Our Own Correspondent.) London, May 8. The latest synthetic story depresses the market. Artichokes are to supply the raw material. The Oriental Rubber Co. declares a dividend of ten per cent.
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    RUBBER AND TIN RETURNS.
    30 7 Agents. Evatt A Co. Bukit Timah 5,585 4 naos. 81,002. Agents. Kennedy Co. New Columbia:— 13,116 Mandai Tekong 4 38C MalakaPinda:- 19.000 Malacca R. P.:— 264,500
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    DEPOSIT NOTES.
    1397 7 ARE THEY NEGOTIABLE? Interesting JuDOMBHT in Kwong Yik Bank MatTBB. The Acting Chief Justice (the Hon. Mr J. A. S. Bucknill, in the Supreme Court, yesterday rooming, delivered judgment in a, matter raised in chambers under the Companies Ordinance, 1889, in connection with the Kwong Yik Banking Co.
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    A MURDEROUS ASSAULT.
    190 7 Wardeb'B Narrow Escape. European Warder Posthelwaite on Wednesday was the object of a murderous assanlt by a Chinese prisoner in the Jail, Taipiug. Mr Posthelwaite, who is in charge of the carpentry branch of the Prisons, was examining some wood, when the attack waG made on him.
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    EUROPEAN LADY ROBBED.
    213 7 A daring robbery took place near the entral Market, Hongkong, the victim being Mrs Bell, wife of Mr W. H. Bell, of the Asiatic Petroleum Co. Mrs Dell was crossing Queen Victoria Street when a well dressed Chinese grabbed her by the shoulder and snatched the hand-bag
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    FAREWELL TO MR A. HUTTENBACH.
    134 7 A reception to bid farewell to Mr A. Huttenbach was held by the members of the Muslim Mahajana Sabha" at their premises No 29. Penang Road, Penang, on Tuesday evening. Mr Huttenbacb, who was accompanied by Messrs L. EL Weyraess, J. Dick and J. Macardy,
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      362 7 RAC E B The Latest and most up-to-date stock X P X EVERYTHING j^JV^ jj FOR f GENTLEMEN'S WEAR lililllMMHMßi X X COMPRISING NOW ON VIEW /Cj X THE LATEST /AJ^ TIES, Inspection X ▼^X iordially AS^/ AND CAPS invited, y^ f^^Ss Plain and Fancy Socks, X^^% jF X \r^
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      431 8 Shipping OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA (Osaka Mercantile Steamship Co., Ltd.) KOBE-BOMBAY LINE. The Company maintains a regular cargi service- \tith six steamers calling at Moji Yokkaichi, Hongkong, Singapore. Port Sv tUn ham, Penang. Colombo and Bombay and 01 the return voyage calling at Tuticorin, Singa pore, Hongkon and Moji. Intended sailings
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      559 8 Shipping BRITISH INDIA S. N. Co., Ltd FOR Penang, Rangoon and Calcutta. 0 The Company's Steamer I. ELLORA," I 4,999 tons, H. A. Sharpe Commander, will be despatched for the above ports on Thuredav 1 the 14th instant, at 5 p.m. She has excellent accommodation for first and second class
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      548 8 Shipping 1 N. Y. JL JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP Co., Ltd. I EUROPEAN LINE. Fortnightly service is maintained between )hama via ports to Marseilles, London and *erp, under mail contract with the ImpeJapanese Government. The New Twinscrew Steamers maintaining this service have Deen specially designed and constructed, and are fitted with
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      518 8 Shipping M. MT MESSAGERIES MARITIMEB MAIL LINE China, Japan, Ceylon, Djibouti, Egypt and Marseilles OUTWARD HOMEWARD 1914 1914 Polynesien May 10 Paul Lee t May 1 V.delaCiotatMay24 Cordiltfro May 2 Chili June 7 Magellan June Atlantique June 21 Polynesien June 2 SINGAPORE-SAIGON-HAIPriONG.-A Brand Line Bteamev sails every fortnight i connection
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      618 8 (^^Shipplng NJXL Norddeutscber Lloyd, Bremen IMPERIAL GERMAN MAII LINE. The fast and well- known mall steamers of this Company Bail fortnightly from Bremen, LI Hamburg via Rotterdam, Antwerp, Southainj--25 ton, Gibraltar, Genoa, Naples, (connecting 8 Marseilles, Naples, Alexandria and vioe veisai 12 Port Said, Suez, Aden, Colombo, Penang Singapore, Hongkong,
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      488 8 —.Shipping P.&O. STEAM NAVIGATION C O«p 4| For China, J«p an P Australia, India, Aden,*^ Medlterra rja «i Through Bills of Ladlre ifm^ HOMIWARD (FOR EDROn, From Singapore, connecting Colombo with i 1914 bssr* f -x ss Delta j UI Odtwaad (roR ssDevanha May \t 88 Delta May 29 §8
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      638 9 Shipping f oyo Kisen Kaisha (ORIENTAL S. S. Co.) AND Western Pacific Railway Co. Route Via China. Japan, Honolulu and San Fran ro to all points in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Europe. rlple Screw Turbine Liners SHINYO KABl 1 TENII the Quo os of tie Pacific. Equipped with
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      759 9 Bjjjl§lgjjg^ SINfiAPOHfS ONLY COMPANY. LARGEST PAID-UP MPITU OF INV EASTERN COBPHNT. PBOSPEROUS and PROGBESSIVE THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. HEAD OFFICE: Winchester House. Singapore. LON DON OFFICE: 32. Old Jewry EX The Company has £20.000 deposited with the Supreme Court or Kngland, and complies with the BriM.h ri»«
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      242 9 NETHERLANDS-INDIA COMMERCIAL BANK. Established 1863. CAPITAL. II Nominal Gls. 30,000.000— f;-bt. £2,500 000) 1 1 Paid-ui- 17,4O7;OOOH a.tfolttS) RESERVE FUND. r gis. c.518,000 (AM va t im f Head Office Amsterdam. (with Sub-Olnce at the Hague) Head Agency Batavia. BRAKCKE3 :~Hocgkong, lioarabaya, Sa- B marang. Bandoeng, Weltevredcn. Cheribon, 1 regal
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      552 9 CHARTERED BANK of India Australia and China, MGORPOMTED BY ROW CHASTER. £Sa*iXYß FUND 000 Reierve Uabllity of Proprietor* Ji'joolSo HEAD OFFICE: 38. BIBHCPBGATK, LOKDCII, S. Q AGFUCIKS AND BRANCHES: Imntea* Hongkong Pcnang Bangkok Iloilo P uket 8 Ba'avia >:, h Kangoon Bombay Karachi f^lgon Canton Kobe Shanghai Oebn Kuala Lamps?
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      335 9 FEDERAL LIFE Assurance Company of Canada. EBTABLIBHED 1882. Direct Government Supervision Government Audit. Porteiu?)e &re W RLD WIDE N K^BERVE and all outstanding clalme. Hew Business. 1913, am $9,876,000 00. OMh Loaus, Settlementn, etc. made looaU* nacrous modern schemes. i. H. EVANS, Manager, South Eastern Aaii THE BORNEO Co f
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    IRRIGATION PROBLEMS IN CHINA.
    670 10 AN IMI'OKTANT BCWMI Just now, when China is coming on j the market for further monetary assie- j tance, it is appropriate to draw attention tmuense possibilities iv connection with the National Irrigation and Water, Conservation Bureau recently establish ed by President Yuan Shih-Kai. It is
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    NEW RAILWAYS IN CHINA.
    202 10 IMIORTANT GO S TO BkITI-H IntekkPeking, March SI. The Board of Communications and the British and c hinese i_ orporation (Limited) have signed an agreement for the construction of roughly 600 miles of railway from Nanking to Xanchang and Ping Siang, where it will connect with
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    SUNDAY RIFLE SHOOTING.
    621 10 almrious Beginning. What in ancient days, says the Daily Telegraph was a statutory obligation ou every Englishman above the age of 1 6 has again been revived as a voluntary undertaking for the national weal, under the auspices of the National Rifle Association at Bisley. For many
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    FIXING RENTS IN ROME.
    218 10 Novel Bill a Parliament. A Bill is to be introduced iti the Italian Chamber by the Deputies for Naplei regulating the prices of house lents in Naples and Koine. By this bill, for every district of the city there will be a commission "of fair dealing"
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    PORTABLE STEAM ENGINES.
    60 10 The old time Portable Steam Engine is now giving place to newer ideas. R. Garrett k Sons, Limited, have introduced a Piston Valve Engine using Superheated Steam in which it is claimed half a ton of coal will go as far as a ton in the older
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    IS THIS YOUR BOY ?
    181 10 IS THIS YOUR BOY Is he too weak and sickly to join his companions in play, and are you helpless in spite of your utmost efforts to make him well What are you doing towards building up his blood Pure, red blood is what he needs most if he is
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      163 10 Dr. WILLIAMS' PINK PILLS II PI J— ~-.-r».^. qT|^ 1| |f >M BRAND JT^"""^^ STUHR. f"~STI[jHR'S 1 CAVIARE I FSLLETED ANCHOVIES I I ANCHOVY PASTE. I Sold by all High-ClaM Provision Dealers. I I C F. STUHR CO.. Hamburg. I Indents :hr ugh Eurooean Exporters only j r— ■p^^^^^j^gJßM>Spßßß^^^r >>^^--
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      289 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 Han the $1,950 StuJebaker gives you To find the equal of the 25 in design and performance you must go far up price scale. Few cars
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    STOCKS AND SHARES.
    1493 11 Issued by ERASER Co,, Exchange and Share Brokers, May 8. RUBBER STERLING COMPANIES. •Jap. Isaoa. Paid. Labt Div hutbss. Sellers. 85,000 2a Sa Allagar 7_% 1 g 111 xd 600,0(0 £1 £1 Anglo-Java 29 4 0 150,000 9a 2a Anglo-Malay 44% Int 9 0 10 1 50,000
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    EXCHANGE.
    65 11 (Cobrbctto up M May 8). Bank 4 m/g 1.4} demand 241 32 Private credits 8 m/i j-4| credits 6 m/i 2-4 1116 France demand Bank 294 Germany, demand 288* India, T. T. 174} Hongkong, demand 16% Yokohama, demand H4| Java, demand 141 Bangkok, demand 66f Sovereigns. Bank Buying €8.64
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    PRODUCE.
    146 11 May 8. Tin buyers 176. 87$ Gambiei buyers 6.40 Gambier Cube No. 1 10.76 Gambier Cube No. 2 10.00 Pepper Black ordin. Sport buyers 18.50 Pepper, (White fair) 85.00 Nutmegs (110 to the Ik.) 24.00 Nutmegs (80 to the lb.) 25 00 Mace (Banda) 90.00 Cloves (Amboina) nom. Bali
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      85 11 OLIVER' Typewriters, Send for particulars of the newest models (Ncs. 5 6). The v Oliver M is deservedly the favourite high-class visible writer throughout the world. Stocked with English, French and German Keyboards. Foolscap takes paper 9 ins. wide. Brief do 14 do Policy do 18 do iso Special Carriages
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      106 11 In recommending Woods' Great Peppermint Curee as a reliable medicine for coughs, chills dy sentry, and windy affections of the stomach, we are supported by the knowledge of its 20 year's record of curative work in Australia, Africa, England, and counties other l)i--of the World. Everywhere proved and accepted as
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      968 11 I VESSELS IN PORT. Flag and Tons Commanders From Arrived Por Wben Sea Belle F.M.S. 400 Ahmat P. Sham, 2-5 F.M.S. Kelantan Steamers Nat. Tonnage 4 Mastet From Conslgneea For Afghan Prince Brit 3183 Wballey Y'hama, 35 Bouatead H York 10 Argenfelß Ger 3537 Schmidt Xcastle, 804 Huttenbach Calcutta 14
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    KEPPEL GOLF CLUB.
    106 12 A Ladies Eclectic Competition for prizes kindly presented by Mrs Nicholson, will be held under the following conditions. Competitors may take out a total of six nine hole cards, one, at a time, on any Ladies day from May 11th to June 29th inclusive. The best eclectic
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    S.R.C. LAWN TENNIS.
    60 12 YESTERDAY'S PLAY. Championship. Semi Final. T. de Silvabeat E. Galistan, 6—2 B—6; 6—l. "B" singlk Handicap. Final. J. R. Cockburn owe *30 beat H. Van Cuylenburg owe 5 6 6 5 6 3. ties for monday. Double Handicap. Final. C. F. Oliveiro and E. E. Kyan owe
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    TREASURE HUNT.
    23 12 Riders axe reminded that the start will be from the K.0. Y.L.1. Mess. Tanglin, on Sunday morning at 7 o'clock sharp.
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    MORTALITY IN THE COLONY.
    293 12 In the annual report on bir:hs aud deaths registration for the past year the Registrar gives the estimated population of the Colon\ at 740,000. Births roistered totalled 19,964 a crude rate ol 26.87 I against 28.26 the year before, ieaths I totalled 25,950 or a rate
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    THE ALHAMBRA.
    80 12 M Le Chevalier de Maison Rouge, which is to be screened at the Alhambra tonight and succeeding nights, is a remarkable pictorical adaptation of Dumas' celebrated romance of the Reign of terror. It is a Pathe production, in five parts, and from beginning to end is packed with
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    110 12 At the I'nited Provinces Social Conference at Meerut, resolutions were passed urging the recognition of marriages among various divisions of caste, expressing the opinion that in the interests of social progress the purdha system should be abolished, and appealing to the Hindu community to give complete freedom to young widows
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    252 12 A Si I Ii.KMFNTAL BUDGET. A special meeting of the Municipal Commission was held yesterday, the President (Mr F. J. Hallifax) in the chair. There were also present Messrs A. G. W. Watkins, J. Carapiet, Ching Keng Lee, Leong Man San, B. Ball (acting Engineer) and J. Polglase
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    CLAIM FOR LEAVE
    398 12 Case pboii Pout Swbttknham. The hearing was commenced on Monday in Kuala Lumpur Supreme Court, before Ml Justice Innes. of cross actious, in the first of which Messrs A. L. Harper and Co., sued Mr J. \V. Chalmers for 31.246.82 on pro-note, while in the second. Mr
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    THE KAISERS YACHT.
    190 12 Crew of 455 and SPBBO of :>0 Knots. Berlin, April 11th.— The Kaiser's new yacht, the .£500,000 Hohenzollern II.," will be the finest and largest royal yacht ever constructed. With a displacement of 7,300 tons, a crew of 455 officers and men, and a total length of
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    30 12 The scheme for the establishment of a school of tropical medical in Bombay has been before the Government of India, and it is understood detailed proposal! hare been called for.
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    BURNING COAL SHIP.
    193 12 OUTBBBAfi Partly SUBOUBD. The fire in two of the holds of the coal ship Irismere has at length been extin guished, s&ys Wednesdays Pinang Gazette, aud there are hopes tuat the fire in the other two holds will be overcome to-day. Government tugs continue to pump water
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    43 12 Two compulsory winding up orders were recently granted in H.B.M.s Supreme Court, at Shanghai, by Mr F. s. A. Bourne, C.M.G Assistant Judge the companies involved being the Broadway i>rapery and Outfitting Stores, Ltd., and the British and Belgian Industrial Bank of China.
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      225 12 CANADA IN 1913 Manufactures produced 1.620 000 000 H Farms 525,000.000 Forests 185.000.000 Minerals 145.000 000 Fisheries 35.000 000 Assurance carried in Canada Premier Co. 202 363 996 SUN LIFE A c s o s S^ c Y E OF CANADA S. J. HOWE APPLES NOW IN STOCK NEW SEASON'S
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      731 12 THIRD DAY. JRDAY, 9TH MAY, 1914. 1& 8 THE STEWARDS STAKES. Value $500. A Handicap for Pony ExGriffins that have ran at the meeting. En trance H -mcc, Race Course. Mr Kibel's Brown Comet 11.7. James Start's -Charity 9.7. .1. I )enniaton's— Wistful Lass 6.13. Mr Kibel's Laksfoes 6.11. Major
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      95 12 Singai'Ouk Stakes, instance R.C. and; Distance. Rouge et Noir will not care for this weight, though he ia very fit Lossie is well in but we take Hedonist with a chance for Lossie. THOBOUOHBBBD Gun tin R.u E. 7 furlongs. Chieftain has not accepted although he won with ease on
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      500 12 SUIPi'LMi NOTES. Tbe B.s. Dunera left Penang on tbe ";tb iiibt aud is expected here this morning. The If. M, Mail steamer Paul Lecat is advieed to leave Saigou this morning at b a. in., and is expected here on Monday morning at 6 a. in. The departure of the
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