The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 21 May 1914

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    15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS SINGAPORE, THURSDAY. MAY 21, 1914. NO. 8,141
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    182 1 There is somewhat of a mix up in j Albania and Es6ad Pasha has been taken on a foreign warship. The ultimate effect of this is somewhat obscure. Page 7. According to reports Villa has inflicted a serious defeat on the Federals. President Wilson has instructed the
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    VERA CRUZ.
    1175 1 Vera Cruz is to many foreigners the first Bight of Mexico. Ships from almost every country of the world find their way to this important harbour, the chief port of the country, with a population of 25,000. While sitting at one of the mau\ boulevard restaurants in the
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      236 1 To-Night To-Night ALHAMBRA CINEMATOGRAPH THEATRE BEACH ROAD. SECOND SHOW 9-15 P. i. FIRST SHOW 7-30 P. M Max Linder in MAX WISHES HE HADN'T! 2 parts. THE BETRAYING MARK 3 parts. THE TRAP 2 parts. FROM OUT THE FLOOD 2 parts. A HUSBAND'S AWAKENING Comedies. MARRIAGE LOTTERY OH 1 YOU
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      316 1 PALLADIUM ORCHARD ROAD ORCHARD ROAD THE MOST UP-TO-DATE THEATRE IN THE FAR EAST. TO-NIGHT COMMENCING AT 9 p.m. SHARP. TO-NIGHT A PROGRAMME THAT WILL PUT IN THE SHADE ANYTHING YET SEEN IN SINGAPORE. AN ALL BRITISH EXCLUSIVE BY SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE. THE HOUSE This tilm is unquestionably one of
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      158 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Notice re claims on the Kwong Yik Bank —Page "2. Engine driver wanted for B. N. Borneo. —Page 2. Tenders for the supply of opium today Page 2. Royal Hair dressing saloon novelties Page 2. Three bankruptcy notices Page I. Some striking particulars re the Jackson Rubber Curing
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      161 1 THE WEEK. Thursday 21st. High Water— B- 18 a.m.. 6-26 p.m. Ascension Day- Holy Thursday. B. I. Homeward mail closes, Lodge Eastern Gate, 8 pm. Madame Kalnas Concert, 9.15 pru. Willison's Circus, opens. Fridaj 22nd. Hifch Water 9-6 a.m 8-54 p.m. N.D.L. Outward mail due. B, I. Outward mail due.
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    A GOURMETS LUNCH.
    527 2 There was giants in those days heroic trenchermen who must have borrowed (iargantna's mouth and digestion. The Yicomte de Yieil Castel, the friend of Dumas Pere, was one of them. Of him Dnw tells the following story in his hicfionnaire de Cuisine. One d«y Yieil :el was
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    SUNGEI KAPAR RUBBER COMPANY.
    51 2 The directors have declared a final dividend for 1913 of 25 per cent., making 'Mh per cent, for tbe year, carrying £9,500 to reaerve, and off coat of estates, etc., leaving 18,100 to be carried forward, again* £6.600 brought in. Last year the dividend was «0
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      589 2 SORE THROAT: Its Cause and Cure. If your throal is sore, swollen, i inflamed— if it hurts you *o speak or I swallow you should at once take some Formamint Tablets. They ease the pain at onee cure the Sore Throat quickly prevent further attacks and safeguard you against infectious
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      1262 2 Notices IN THE MATTER OF THE KWONG YIK BANKING COMPANY, LIMITEO. NOTICE is hereby given that the creditors j of the abovenanu-d Company are required on or before the 30th day of June, 1914, to send i tbeir names an addresses md tbe particulars of their debts or claims and
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      650 2 Notices MUNICIPAL NOTICE. Notice is hereby (Iran that the Regihtration and Licensing of dogs within the Municipality of the Town of Singapore for the year beginning Jane Ist. 1914, and ending May Slst. 191*, will commence on Monday June Ist. 19 u, and will be continued daily, "(Sundays excepted) j
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      335 2 To Let TO LFT FURNISHED dab. I on. Kepfni Ha i H z TO LET St. Michael road S mil. s fair a new brick bur Ui t mmg* attach,,, M Apply M TO LET PARTLY FURNISEO v pound Houm I i bedroonin, bath rooa atti Ist. Apply M. CAZAL*
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    WATER FARMING FOR PEARLS IN AMERICA.
    919 3 H«)\\ Fish, MUSKBATS and ||ÜBBBLB LBI TsKi). I The United States Fisheries Govern ment Bureau has beguu to breed pearl mussels by artificial means in the valley of the Cumberland River, says the New York Sun. Already the problem has been fully worked out
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    THE DOCKS AT CALCUTTA.
    514 3 BTKXSIVK DfPBOVnRNTB PBOPOBBD. wards tbe close of last year the il Governmeut referred to a special littee, with Sir William Duke as president, questions arising from the congestion of the Calcutta jetties, owing to insufficient accommodation and the absence of adequate transport facilities for the growing
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      202 3 CA RLSBERG BEER- ji y World -wide use. SOLE AGENTS: THE EAST ASIATIC Co., Ltd., Singapore. FAR EAST OXYGEN ACETYLENE COMPANY, LTD., (SINGAPORE BRANCH.) MARINE BOILER REPAIRS BY AUTOGENOUS WELDING I.Ace Cracks. Repair*! of Leaky Tube Plates Corrosion. Repairs of Riveted Flanges. Co- rustionChamber Repairs of Steamer Hulls. Repairs of
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      208 3 NOTICE to PARENTS. Is It Fair When ordering, therefore insist upon beirig supplied with bledge Brand BQLB_aiPORTEBBj_ J. TRAYERS Sods. Ltd. FINE JEWELS! and other precious stonesfetc! fl f g< d ith diamonds I JADE JEVVELLEBY speciality I Everyone a masterpiece, and at moderate p. k 1 and p.ove Tor
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    PARNELL'S LOVE STORY
    804 4 FULL! TOLD B\ HIS WIDOW Polith m. Lights The love story and the political life of Charles Stewart Parnell are written by his widow, who \\a> Mrs Katheriue O Shea, iv a book which Mess ''1 announce for v publication. It is, we are told, writ with
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    ORIENTAL SCHOOLS OF STUDIES.
    248 4 London, May 6. A large meeting was held at the Mansion House to day in support of an Oriental school in London. The Lord Mayor pre I sided. Lord Curzoo moved a resolution in support of the view that a great impe- rial institute was required
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      429 4 BfP 11 11 H lI II IMI INI lllllHiM.ll 11 11 H Iffl ii ii ii ii ii HPQ R NESTLES and KOHLER'S CHOCOLATES 2 qv I J^ CiMa[ fl SO NOURISHING THAT EVERY TABLET MAKES A MEAL. THE SWEETMEAT DE LUXE Q* D NESTLE and ANGLO-SWISS CONDENSED MILK CO.
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    A WOMAN IN WARFARE.
    177 5 r of the mi. who was t inino ran. for some ring- i -cvun at Ibi r heir I to There of now boat the IS sOOU jn of to to .11 comawait i infor inch rofound b B with the big nd ien and on
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    THE HOT WATER ROUTE.
    377 5 FROZKN Mi a AM. I'\\ Although the new route fiom New Zealand to Liverpool via Panama will be about 900 miles shorter than the pi— ul route round Cape Horn, shipowners en gaged in the enormous fro/en meat trade say they will make no change. They
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    HARBOUR MASTER'S DEPARTMENT (SOUTH CHINA)
    81 5 I nder Special Expenditure do!: v included for the substitution of ga lights for the existing lights on the two fairway buoys and Cust Uock y. Au extensive trial which the Harbour Master has made of this method of :ing has clearly demonstrated its superiority
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    THE DEMON DEFIED
    113 5 TL v ho longer hold in thrall uf I am and misery. No eights and days of agony, i -i you end your tormentor it ring shield of Little's Oriental B.r ties Rheumatism, It CR*t* it out :e body and bids it return no more. For marvellous
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      44 5 SIEMENS WINCHESTER HOUSE, SiNGAPGBE. Telegrams SIEMENS, SINGAPORE. Telephone No. 647 Electrical Engineers, Manufacturers and Contractors. SIEMENS BROTHERS DYNAMO WORKS, Ld, Head Office Caxtoo House, Westminister, Loodoo. Supplies Dept. and Stores Upper Thames Street, Loodoo. Lamp* and Fittinjs Dept. Dalstoo. Loodoo. Work* Stafford aod Wooiwlsb.
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      797 5 tfjKSm^^^ Fnnn i§§s§£ ifl^ H e tiie !y f reefr oma "y fe#r? Okp chemical substance irj p>^ JQj^n|s 4^ if whatsoever. Ay Ult^ llatura <-!ii;< j stive y is prepared for child, invalid, or aged person with fresh new milk, and in course of preparation, Loth the Food and
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      166 5 Estate of Shaik Abdullah bin Mohamed BelM'r, (deceased) AUCTION SALE On Monday, 25th May, at 2-30 p. m. 1. All the one undivided third share in land and house No. 20 Je<l<lah Street. Leasehold for 999 years, area 623 sq feet. 2. All the one undivided third share in freehold
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      510 5 Au ct I o n s auction salt: o High-Class *va Teak and Europ* -made Oak and Mahogany Household Furniture, Victoria &c. The property of W. A. Verschoor Esq AT No C "«NCE ROAD. ON SA TURD A V, 23rd MAY, AT 2 P. M. standard chairs &c. Carved Java
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    Domestic Occurences. BIRTH.
    21 6 Domestic Occurences. BIRTH. LIM.-On the 19th instant, at No. 9 Tong Watt Road to Mr Mrs Lim Tay Swee, a ton.
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    The Singapore Free Press. Thursday, May 21, 1914
    1807 6 The Singapore Free Press. Thursday, May 21, 1914 ra-i lac Fi«« ihr F-opie J rigß;. -h« w** '^yri>>ed bf ft-" To use a common expression Essad Pasha has got what he has been asking for, for a considerable time past. The famous general who defended Scutari and attempted twice to
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    356 6 Messrs. Brossard and Mopin, the Reinforced Concrete Specialists, who built the New French Bank premises, have been awarded the contract for the fra aie, floors and roof of the new Chartered Bank. The choice of this system of construction, so well suited to local climatic conditions, for both these important
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    LONDON RUBBER WIRE.
    20 6 QU'ETER DEMAND At the aurtioi)'. l xere off( Th, nj?e decline v There hat, beei and Yulioii.hioh;,
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    MORTALITY RETURNS.
    55 6 The morlal:t> the week ended M a ratio per mille of distinctly above the a\. but perhaps Dot woi months. 1 I cholera mnd two f ron rial fever and M f, Om f, 29 each fro.. from oonvuUion a. while l^ ilai from pil to the hot
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    THAT I.C.S. BALL.
    338 6 Messrs before MrC V'.Dj against tin the di6«stroub ball with the local bi On the halauce dm memhei H (i.e. Wii Jinn Smith •I. <■. Campbell f Tb* judgment untii I Tlu 'I that all rubber \ia v, ill A MOtel in DM League will be held
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      207 6 N. CHAMPAGNE As supplied As supplied L I fti Bano net givtn Lord Mayors ML\J §L Banquet held Lord Mayor at W W W j*%_ Corporation The Guildhall, 1^ If 1 JCf of London to London, M President on the Poincare on his ioth November, Ponsardin laBt visit t0 London
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    ALBANIAN TROUBLE.
    129 7 £SSA D PASHA DISCREDITED. Taken Aboard a Ship. rp v S^mannr Cable]. skrvic* i^rave complications Some two ad insurgent pea ..j siiik mvir DurM/'O from military *er v >tnim tongue in \'iXA\A Of Meanwhile an ,i has arrived in haste at .asha and his wife it uncertain by
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    SEVERE PUNISHMENT FOR ESPIONAGE.
    14 7 .lu-couimis-russiers has t v years penal serviI 300 for espionage.
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    ROOSEVELT'S RETURN.
    26 7 Slim and Well. Col. Roosevelt has ely well though pounds below his nor report that he was {'residency in 1916 vept nomination for York.
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    SUGAR DUTIES.
    17 7 v2O. The permanent Sugar v. i r eased the counter■tfflHl and Japan nadian and Ru > <
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    MAXIM CO. S. V. A.
    194 7 to Lt Cuthbert. Last evening the members of the Maxim I v:.:ertamed Lt. Cuthbert at ilotel de 1 Europe on the leaving for a post in Java. to dinner, including 2nd ;ini Hay, former members A pleasant dinner w r the to] Sgfc Major proposed
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    99 7 "vi hIS Sl W to mOve to P° BBibilities where her reputation is concerned. Ommli Smith asked for Rs. 20,000 a team of fifteen marksmen to p« Ra. 6,000. So only eight r ROID X *od these will be snpplekj enthueiastd at Home on leave. took place ou Monday night,
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    BRITISH POLITICS. THE IRISH QUESTION.
    170 7 BRITISH POLITICS. THE IRISH QUESTION. LBj Submarine Cabla]. Krotrr's Servici. London, May 20. Sir K. Carson speakiug at Queen's Hall said M As far as I know no offer or counter offer of any kind has been made except the hypocritical sham of an offer made in the House of
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    BRITISH SEA PLANES.
    20 7 London, May 20.— The Admiralty bus ordered seven British built seaplanes of a new and powerful type.
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    OBITUARY.
    12 7 London, May 30. The death is Rnnouuced of W. Aldis Wright.
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    JOHORE.
    273 7 We are frankly surprised at the agreement signed by His Excellency the Governor. Sir Arthur Yonug, and His Highness iltan of Johore, by which the State enters into more iutimate relations with the Home Government, though the change will, we are sure, be beneficial. Mr D.O. Campbell, the British
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    WARM WEATHER.
    317 7 On four or five da>s last week says the Tinang Gazette the temperature registered in Penang was much above the average, a? the table we published on Saturday indicated, and almost a record. So that those people who towards the week end observed the thermotnetric vagaries and mads
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    FIGHTING IN MEXICO.
    104 7 Victory for Villa. El Paso, May 19. Villa has defeated five thousand Federals at Paredon. He took eight hundred prisoners. Several machine guns were captured. Two Generals were amongst the Federals killed. The Delegates. Washington May 20. President Wilson informed the peace delegates when leaving for Niagara
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    SWEDEN'S DEFENCE.
    43 7 Special Taxation Stockholm. May 20. The King has opened the Kiksdag, and in his speech from the throne aunounced there would be a special defence tax on fortunes and incomes above a certain figure, but otherwise the taxation would remain unchanged.
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    "THE TETRARCH."
    32 7 London, May 20. The Times states that it has been definitely decided that The Tetrarch will not race again but will go to the stud uext year, probably in Ireland.
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    ENGLISH CRICKET.
    28 7 London, May 20.— Lancashire has beaten Perbyshire by 35 and Yorkshire has beaten Essex by an innings and 41. Surrey hue beaten Worcestershire by nine wickets.
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    LORD CROMER ILL.
    52 7 A Test of Severity. London, May 20. Lord Ciomer has been suddenly taken ill, it is stated with a stroke of paralysis. l-.iler Lord Cromer is not suffering from paralysis but from a general breakdown ;tnd his condition is not serious as he is able to read
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    MEAT CONSUMPTION.
    52 7 Great Britain Should meet Demand London, May 20. The Times directs attention to the immensely increased cousumptiou of meat which is largely surpassing the supply throughout the world. It believes that Great Britain will be forced to take to cattle raising for the purpose of maintaining its own
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    INDIAN CHRISTIAN WEDDING.
    288 7 On hist Saturday, the 16th instant, a very pretty wedding took place at St. Peter's Church (S.P.G. I when Miss Rose G. Dyiium, youngest daughter of the late Rev. 11. Dyriara and youngest sister of Mr S. Dyriam of the local Government Surrey Department, was united in
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    JANET NICOLL A TOTAL WRECK.
    88 7 It has been found hopeless to salve the Janet Nicoll which ran aground on the Kopah bar a few days ago and she has been given up as a total wreck. The Perak which left here on Thursday morning with Mr Campbell, Superintending Engineer, Eastern
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    MADAME KALNA'S CONCERT.
    153 7 We need hardly remind our readers that Madame Kalna and her distinguished party of artistes give their Concert in the Vie toria Theatre to-night, the programme of classical music being of a very high order. Booking at the Robinson Piano Co. The following is the programme for
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    EIGHTY FOUR CENTS.
    505 7 Mysterious Financial Proulem. The chase of the "1884" continues. Those people fortunate enough to possess copper Straits coins of that mystic date according to popular rumour are on their way to a fortune. Discreet enquiries were made by a member of our staff of the money changers
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    THE F.M.S. FINANCES.
    170 7 We (Straits Echo) have referred on previous occasions to the policy of economy with regard to public works already sanctioned, which was suddenly started in the F.M.B. a few months ago, and the value of the half hearted semi-official dementi I which our statements elicited from the
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    24 7 Mr G. H. Theunissen has been appointed manager of the local branch of the Netherlands India commercial bank whilst Mr Goldiingh is on lea?e.
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      169 7 0«J IASHK TONIC THE TONIC FOOD REMEDY FOR NERVOUS AND BODILY WEAKNESS. SANATOGEN IS PRE-EMINENTLY SUITED TO RESIDENTS IN TROPICAL COUNTRIES Flavoured or Unfavoured, fm Kills Disease Germs C/ in Mouth and Throat The Germ-killing Throat Tablet Bottle containing 50 Tablets SOLD HY ROBINSON Co. KELLY AND WALSH, Ltd. HAVE
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      279 8 THE BANGKOK TIMES TWBLI3HED 1387.) LEADING PAPER IN SIAM. DAILY AND WEEKLY ENGLISH AND SIAMESE LARGEST CIRCULATION. KELLY AND WALSH, LTD., Singapore Agents. Telegram* TIMES, BANGKOK Shipping Pacific Mail S.S. Co. I. S. MAIL LINE VIA INLAND SEA OF JAPAN AND HONOLULU Semi-Tropical Route Only lino taking the warm SOUTHEBh
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      636 8 Shipping NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD. FOR Hongkong, Shanghai, Tsingtau, Kobe and Yokohama. The Imperial German Mail Steamer GOEBEN MOOtOOS, Captain Ahlborn, left Colombo, on Sunday, the 17th inst., at 9 a.m. and may be expected to arrive here on Friday evening, the 22nd inst., en ioute for above ports. For Passage and
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      520 8 Shipping N. Y. K. JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP Co. f Ltd. EUROPEAN LINE. A Fortnightly service la maintained between Yokohama via ports to Marseilles, London and Antwerp, under mail contract with the Imperial Japanese Government. The New Twin screw Steamers maintaining this service have been specially designed and constructed, and are
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      541 8 Shipping MM. MESSAGERIES MARITIMEB. MAIL LINE China, Japan, Ceylon, Djibouti, Egypt and Marseilles OUTWARD HOMEWAKD 1914 i 9 V <l~laCiotatMay24 Cordillere May 25 Chi): June 7 Magellan Jane 8 Adantique June 21 Polynesien June 22 Amazone Jnly I V. do la Ciotat July 6 l'aul Lecat July 19 Chili July
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      678 8 Shipping N.D.L. Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremet IMPERIAL GERMAN MAII LINE. The fast and well-known mall steamers c 5 this Company sail fortnightly from Bremen Hamburg via Rotterdam, Antwerp, Bouthamp 2 ton, Gibraltar, Gocoa, Naples, (oonnectittj b Marseilles, Naples, Alexandria and vice veisa 0 Port Said, Suez, Aden, Colombo, Penang h I
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      315 8 Shipping^ STEAM NAVIGATION COMPAQ For China, Japan, Penang.Ce.i. Australia, India, Aden, E«v», Mediterranean Ports, P| ¥m ot; and London Steamnrs win i, p t MAIL LINI Home.varu (roh I From Singapore, connec Colombo with I Max Delta Jllni X 00 aha May Delta Ma <Aud Fortnight: INTERMEDIATE DIRi SERVICE Egypt,
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      368 8 PASSENGERS EXPECTED. Per r A O str Khyber. dne May 24.— Mrs FI. Adamson ami rbildreu. Mi>s Slocock, Mi«s A. M. i 'less, Mr Mrs G. Boyer A children, X Abercrombi F. Leggt Miss B. Xt rr, P. F. Dare, E. Walker, A. J. R G. Lcgan. IV i I
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      679 9 Shipping Tovo Kisen Kaisha! (ORIENTAL S. S. Co.) AND Vt'estern Pacific Railway Co. ♦c Via China, Japan, Honolulu and San Fran- 1 all points in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Europe. ,-rew Turbine Liners BHINYO MAKC TENYO ens of the Pacific. Equipped with Wireless Telegraphy .nd unexcelled Cuisine. ;i\fE
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      1528 9 SINGAPORE'S ONIY- COMPANY. LARGEST PAID-UP CAPITAL OF INY EASTERN COMPANY PROSPEBOUS and PROGRESSIVE. THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. HEAD OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32, Old Jewry, E.C. The Company has £20,000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England, ana compiles with the British Life Assurance Companies
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      359 9 FEDERAL LIFE Assurance Company of Canada. Established 1881. Direct Government Supkbvisioi Government Audit. Policies are "WORLD WIDE ana Nob* forfei table. Large Nett Barplus above liabilities lot RESERVE and all outstanding claims. In Business, 1913, over $9,876,000.00, 3ash Loans, Settlements, etc, made locallf Numerous modern scbci J. H. EYAHB, Manager,
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    MOTOR NOTES.
    950 10 Round the World in a Motor cat is the title of ji book by Mr ,J. J. Mann, reviewed in the Times Literary SuppleEent. He hud nn adventures, but it is igge6ted that other people might meet ith them. Especially is that the case in his account of
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      88 10 LARGE STOCKS ALWAYS ON HAND. SUPPLIES OBTAINABLE FROM ALL DEALERS GARAGES OR FROM CONTINENTAL TYRE RUBBER GO. THE LATEST (1914) SUNBEAM CAR CAN NOW BE SERN AT WEARNE BROS., Ltd., ORCHARD RAOD. It is fitted with moveable front seats, adjustable foot rests, one man hood of the latest and best
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      408 10 For Cuisine AND Cleanliness TRY THE EMPIRE HOTEL. KUALA LUMPUR jCELESTINS VICHY TABLE WATER. This most celebrated and n table watei in oidi mandb of the put here in small hot in large om VICHY VATUtI in number. Grai. tin's. The two fir purposes and an CELEBTINB YICHV TABLE YUM
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    STOCKS AND SHARES.
    1446 11 Issued by FRASER Co,, Exohange and Share Brokers, May 20. RUBBER STERLING COMPANIES. 1 AID &ABTDTr. BDTMB. SELLERS. 800,0(0 £1 £i Anglo-Java g o 87 150,000 2b 2s Anglo-Malay 44% ml I 87* 94 xd 60,000 2b 2s BatangMalikt 010 1 l £100,000 2s 2s Bekoh q
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    EXCHANGE.
    65 11 (COBBBCTBO UP *O May 20;. Bank 4m a 1.4 7 82 N demand 3.4 Private credit! 8m s-4| h credits 6m 1.4 1116 Fbanoh demand Bank 2«3$ Grbmant, demand 288$ India, T. T. IT4 Honokonq, demand ie|% Yokohama, demand 114$ Java, demand 141 Bangkok, demand 6flf SovBBEiONB, Bank Buying
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    PRODUCE.
    152 11 May 20. Tln 200 tons sold $75.67$ Gambiea m buyers 6.37* Gambier Cube No. 1 10.25 Gambier Cube No. 2 B^oo Pepper Black ordin. Spore buyers 18.25 Pepper, (White fair) buyers 84.50 Nutmegs (110 to the Ik.) 24.00 Nutmegs (80 to the Ik.) 25 DO Mace (Banda) 9000 Cloves
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      72 11 OVERLAND Cars. The Handsome 1914 Models are now available. Painted Olive green with cream line. No. 79 T. 35 H. P. $2,300 Nett. Upholstered in genuine leather. All fitted with Bos^ Magneto, and Electric -lighting system, can also be had with electric selfstarter $200. extra. Send for full particulars to
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      46 11 The Singapore Straits Directory for 1914. Price $8.50 per copy. 59.00, post free to placos in Straite Settlements, Federated Malay States. Johore, Kedah, Kelantan, Perils, Trenggano, British North Borneo, Sarawak and Brunei to Siam, Saigon, Netherlands India, Ac, »9.66 post Iree. Publishers: FRASER AND NEAVE, LIMITED
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      816 11 VESSELS IN PORT. Flag and Tons Commanders From Arrived For Wheo Sea Belle F.M.S. 400 Ahmat P. Sham, 2 3 F.M Kelantan Bteamot* Nat. Tonnage 4 Marte. From Consignee! Fot Alting Dut 704 Kolk Pontianak, 155 Ships \gency Pontianmk Casior GUan B B^B 4 3 8 IT* 19 5 ctowL
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      63 11 PASSENGERS. PerKinta: Messrs Robinson. P. Hoffner. H. D. Lane. Per Bohemia: Messrs C. M. Berezi, W. Murray. Per Edavana Mr Mrs Campbell A: three children, Mr Mrs Willison, Miss WiUUon Mrs Wirth, Masters Willison, Prof Master Bose, Messrs W. T. Elliot, W, Reitz, Clive J Patterson, A. Donenburg, R. M.
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    A KWONG YIK CHEQUE.
    281 12 Who>k Was thk Risk? The hearing was concluded in the Supreme Court, yesterday, of the action brought by Yaik Chuen Pak, a trader, of Puiau Samboe, against the Mercantile Bank of India, Ltd., to recover $6,337.50 being the price of a draft, and $69.50, interest at
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    A MALAY SENTENCED
    103 12 sentence of one year's rigorous imprisonment on each of the two charges against him, the terms to run concurrently, was passed in the District Court on Mohamed Salleh bin Ali, a Malay. He was accused of criminal breach of trust in respect of jewellery valued at .10^
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    TIMES OF MALAYA LIBEL ACTION.
    255 12 R] m| or TWOOWJKML. The question of whether the costs awarded to the plaintiff in the recent libel action by Mr R. W. G. Mercer against the Times of Malaya should include the fees of two counsel or not was settled by Mr Justice Woodward,
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    CELLULOID FILMS DISCARDED.
    137 12 Evidence was given by Lieutenant Sladen. the chief officer of the London Fire Brigade, and Mr E. G. Cooper, engineer of the inspection department of that brigade, before the Select Committee to which the House of Commons has referred portions of Bills relating to cinematograph films and
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    AN INDIAN OGRE
    65 12 accused of 30 to 40 Murders Bombay, May 7th. A Mahratta ouifeivator is being charged at Aurangabad with the murder of thirty to forty persons in the past nine years, his practice being, it is alleged, to drug carters with dhatura and conceal the bodies in walls
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    THE INTERPORT SHOOT.
    179 12 Singapore will fire in the above on the Balestier Range on Saturday afternoon of this week and those concerned are requested to be in attendance and ready by ;j.30 o'clock sharp. The following are certainties at present. The Bishop of Singapore. Messrs Chater, Neubronner, Pash, Kemp, Song
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    HARIMA HALL.
    45 12 Two stirring pictures are announced for the Harima. One, The black gang," is a Danish three reeler full of exciting episodes in which a bandit gang figure prominently, whilst "Saved by his victim" is a strong drama a Pathe production in three acts.
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    FOOTBALL.
    85 12 S.C.C. TKAM A/.EVKDOS The S.C.C. play the Azevedos this evening a sort of rehearsal for their Cup tie in a few days 1 time. There will be several absentees from the eleven that played in the Cup for the S.C.C, the selected side being J. Utermark, goal A. N.
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    24s. A WEEK FOR OFFICE BOYS.
    472 12 Jco Minimum Wage for Ford Hikdb The great profit-sharing scheme recently inaugurated by the Ford Motor Co. at its works in Detroit, U.S.A. has b*en extended to the employees of the Knglish company, whose works are in Manchester. On leaving work at 5 o'clock
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    86 12 The Government of India have this year awarded the State scholarship tenable iv Europe by domiciled European or AngloIndian girls or women to Miss Amy Watts, 8.A., Madras. As the result of differences, the origin of which is unknown, with fellow countrymen engaged in the same trade, a Chinese goldsmith
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    SURGERY DANGERS.
    296 12 Mishats to Siamese surgeons. Most people are aware that a consider- able danger is run by surgeons in the operating room, where the risks of con- j tracting contagious diseases and septic J poisoning are very great even when the j utmost precaution is observed. These dangers have
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    CHINESE OFFICIALS AND OPIUM.
    272 12 Are They giving UP thk Habit Dealing with the question of opium suppression, the Sinwanpoa publishes the following The anti opium policy was pursued vigorously during the latter years of the Ching Dynasty, even penetrating the ranks of officialdom. Provincial officials were sum moned to undergo
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    RIDDLED BY BULLETS.
    196 12 matha Estate Tragedy The Sumatra Post states that an assistant on an estate in Upper Serdang, Sumatra, fairly riddled a watchman with bullets a few days ago. apparently without cause. From the story of the killing as toid by our Sumatra contemporary we take the following particulars
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    93 12 There is likely to be an increased demand for Indian coolies in Mauritius as the Government of that Colony contemplate constructing irrigation works for which this class of labour will be wanted. The Calcutta Police have received information that Mrs Tibbets of Simla while travelling by mail the other day
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    385 12 The X. D. L. Durendart left Suez on the 151;h inst., and may be expected Lere on or about the 7th prox. with general cargo for discharge. The British India steamer Edavana arrived at the wharves yesterday morning. She is discharging and loading cargo and will have dispatch
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