The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 5 June 1914

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    17 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEX CENTS SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 1914. NO. Bfir>:i8 f ir>:i
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    128 1 Two hundred victims of the Empress collision are being buried. A cross claim has been put in by the owners of the Storstad Page 7. Selangor has beaten Negri Sembilan handsomely at cricket Page 12. London Rubber wire, and Frasers Share Report on page 7. At the
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    WHAT THE SEA TELLS.
    1476 1 The quite I noh icial Loo or 4 La We saw the hills of Spain wueu the ship dipped to hf r port holes, as if happy at being out of the dank, inky waters of Biscay into those of a sweeter sea. The sun was
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      388 1 ALHAMBRA CINEMATOGRAPH THEATRE BEACH ROAD. SECOND SHOW 9 15 P. FIRST SHOW 7-30 P. M Positively Unparalleled Two Powerful Thrilling Detective Films The Accusing Hand The Accusing Hand *=S«r Die villian covers hi*> tracks carefully, with »j*t tntly leaves a clue, the smallest, which li Tlu n ensues a surprising
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      304 1 PALLADIUM ORCHARD ROAD Singapore s Premier Theatre. ORCHARD ROAD TO-NIGHT COMMENCING AT 9 p.m. SHARP. TO-NIGHT "Yes, we have Another Exclusive Photo Play" A WOMAN I ACTS lit §Hf UTS PEOPLE adapted from Messrs. Deunery and Maillans Famous Play Marie- Jeanne, ou la Femnit dv Peuple." Also Tathe Cartoon, Eclair
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      157 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Triumph motor cycle for sale Page I. Board and Lodging wanted Page 2. The Typhoon Barocyclometer Page 2. Residence in River Valley rd. to let Page 2. V.M.C.A. Technical classes second session Page 1 2. P. and Ellerinan line, and Apcar changes in sailings Page 8. Powell and
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      122 1 THE WEEK i Friday sth. High Water— 7-56 a.m., 7-5 i p.m. B. I. Outward mail due. < N.D.L. Outward mail due. Football, Cup semi-final. Mark Lodge, 8 30 pm. Saturday 6th. High Water— 9-3 a.m., 8 lid p.m. Rattles Institution Sports. Bromhead Matthews Shooting. Sunday 7th. High Water— lo-0
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    ' WORLD'S FAIREST THING
    294 2 WORLD'S FAIREST THING Poem by Sappho Found in Eoypt. A new poem of Sappho, the M Times announces, has been discovered at Oxyrhyncbus, in Egypt, by Dr. B. P. Gren fell ami Mr A. S. Hunt, the directors of the Bgfffl Exploration Fund. Tbe followiug is a translation by Mr
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    82 2 Two hundred years is the reputed age of the fine tortoise for which Mies Ellen Biddell, of IpHwich, who died recently, made provision in her will. Tbe tortoise was in Miss Biddell's possession for 69 years. It has now passed into the custody of Mr Herman Biddell, a well known
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      365 2 SEE OUR WINDOW FOR GRAMOPHONE BARGAINS SMALL STOCK ONLY TO CLEAR. RIDICULOUSLY LOW PRICES WHICH CANNOT BE REPEATED ONCE STOfK lfl KXHAUSTKD. Robinson PIANO Co. If asi^ K^B After momhs suffering, Vonos then cure absolute I suffered from a bad Cheat Cough, and I tn«d innumerable so-called 'cures,' without getting
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      331 2 Notices LADIES LAWN TENNIS CLUB. An American Tournament will be held on the afternoons of Tuesday and Wednesday, the 23rd and *4th June, mixed pairs, sealed handicap Entries close Saturday ?Oth June. The club will be closed from Monday. 29th June to Saturday 4th July inclusive in order to make
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      909 2 Ntoices Y. M. C. A. TECHNICAL CLASSES. The Second Session of the V M. C. A. TECHNICAL f'LASSKS will begin ou Modday evening, the 15th inst. Enrolment on th« 12th and 13th. Cour. es under competent Uwtractora are offered in the following subjects: v achine i Constiuction and Drawing; Mechanic!
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      560 2 Wanted WANTED. Accommodation with < inlet family. 1 I bedrooms. Verandah ami r Sitting Room. i Reply T.A B. c/o Free Press. 5-6 11G MUNICIPAL NOTICE. The Municipal OOBUBintaMra of the Town of Singapore re<juire the bervlce of a Cashier. The commencing salary of the |K>Ht month. Approved security in
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      263 2 To Let TO BE LET TJih comiottabi. nwHem-.- koown M BOUi i i. Kdi. •)-b TO LET No 10 ir A I lucid i couiprivinjt v p aOl present »> Kntry Jst July. 4! Apph NETHERLAMDB TRADING SCCIET? TO LET FURNISHED A com po dab. BadniLi on. Keppel I!;. I
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    THE LATE DUKE OF ARGYLL
    1763 3 THE LATE DUKE OF ARGYLL (From Our Own Correspimdent.) May 7. With the passing away of the Duke of Argyll it seemed as if there were turned down a pas»e of the years that bare gone, scarcely at all of the days that are present. Vet at one time his
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      321 3 Ij 7 1 Neuralgia, Nervous Breakdown c/o Mrs. Bassett, Commercial Place, outh, writes: 4 *l was suffering lown with Internal Neuralgia, c of Phosferine. After having r four months, 1 felt better than s prei iously, and consider it c ever tried. As a remedy for all I think there
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      163 3 ROYAL HAIR DRESSING SALOON Just arrived a large shipment of Perfumeries and Lotions from the best makers viz Houbigant Ed Pinaud Delletres Roger Gallet Violette Bourjois Co. Simon Jn. Giraud Fils Panafieu J. Lamotte F. Wolff &Sohn Dorm Sauze Freres Lubin L. Leichnei L. T. Plver L. Legrand LADIES SPECIAL.
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      350 3 SOME MAKES OF PENS ff Mf are pretty, but fail the flj -jt¥ fITTK J^^ teet of hard work. Some Mif Ml pens write uuder fay- fff ffml m^a&^&' **VV^ ourable conditions, but if! ami MJLJ fail when driven. The ff fffff X 80RE 'SWAN' stands ever} r fff f&
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    ARMS AND THE IRISHMAN.
    972 4 lull, a ,►l.l for and th bumpi kshing a Die treat apu te the Pat. by 1 tile hound, to the i. unan i b, of red :.~elf .m c. drunkard bnl he of niy too late to exp<vt aid IO 1 acked np the car.
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    ONE-LEGGED SWIMMER.
    220 4 Cambridge Freshman With Many Records. Cambridge has secured an extraordinary swimmer in the person of J. F. Resleuse, au Australian freshman, who won the fifty and 100 yards races in the contest with I the Richmond Swimming Club. His right leg has been amputated, but he possesses remarkable
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    PORTABLE STEAM ENGINES.
    59 4 The old time Portable Steam Engine is now giving place to newer ideas. R. Garrett A 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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      244 4 g DELICIOUS PURE RICH THICK CREAM 1 Fn it is just the pure EXTRA THICK CREAM taken from the richest milk obtainable J AND PRESERVED BY NO OTHER MEANS THAN STERILIZATION. *j f— OBTAINABLE EVERYWHERE. LJ W^ NESTLE AND ANGLO-SWISS CONDENSED MILK Co.. (London). W pin nun huh ii ii
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    NEW CHINESE PRESS REGULATIONS.
    253 5 D| \pril JO. produced J good the 1 I oi« TIKI I ocal journal ■itly put BUM .tore loug wouh utt I'ut .lated to Irking en flaying the the President, highly mposure. tlr.it all the (i yi t they have 'be h:. 11 power iv ;i.'
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      7 5 his hack. U "M Peppermißt C-Jre t
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      794 5 Auctions REMINDER. AUCTION SALE OF VALUABLE FREEHOLD SHOP HOUSES AND BUILDING ALLOTMENTS AT TELOK AVER STREET AND WALLICH STREET TO BE HELD At Messrs CHING KENG LEE Cos Sale-room On Monday, Bth June and Wednesday, 10th June, 1914 COMMENCING AT 2.30 p. m. each day. Ist Day's Sale, Bth June,
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      448 5 KB H Jj I 1 I JUST IT GOLUMB I I THE GOLUMB TYRE Co. (far east.) I D 50-51 Robinson Road. Phone 1510 Tel PROWODNIK. H MORTGAGEES SALE OF FREEHOLD RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY No. 2 SCOTTS ROAD ON MONDAY, 15th JUNE, AT 2-30 P. M. Freehold land and house No.
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      136 5 AUCTION SALE OF A RUBBER TYRED VICTORIA CHESTNUT HORSE; A TWO SEATED VICTORIA AND A RUBBER TYRED GHARRY To t c held at The Parsonage No. 5 Fort Canning-ru ON SATURDAY, 6th JUNE, AT 4 P. M. POWELL A Co Auctioneers. 56 6 6 PRELIMINARY NOTICE. AUCTION SALE OF The
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    The Singapore Free Press. Friday, June 5, 1914.
    1166 6 The Singapore Free Press. Friday, June 5, 1914. UMM i 1.. The future of horse racing in this Colony and indeed in the whole of Malaya, for the F. M. S. will probably have to stand or fall by the success or failure of the Colony, is thought by ;i
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    248 6 Mrs Burn Murdoch, widow of the late Mr A. Bum Murdoch, leaves for Burmah this week. There is a rumour going about that the Calcutta Sweep has been won by v Chinaman at Klang. 1T.0.1L) Mr EL B. Hutchison is on Durian Tunggal Estate, Malacca, now, in place of Mr
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    BIRTHDAY BALL AT K. L.
    81 6 (Prom Our Own (*»rrespondent Kuala Lumpur, .im The liii tbilay Ball it Cai most brilliant raeeese. 'II hundred accept irhoai the i> were, present. Supper lerYed in I large temporary building. The night I fine and tbe arrange! '.Inch 1 been carefully organized woik.-d with
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    749 6 Me H. C. E. /achai end in Penan*. He has left tor tin Capital after a visit to Sumatra. .Mr (i. \Y. Duncan, of Urn I radiug Company. Buttei w ortli. h'ft Ptoaang l>\ I P. and India on leave on Batnrd evening. The business and goodwill of the Hong
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    THE ASSIZES.
    41 6 keoterdaj 1..' Km f»MHu!. 1 fou mi if lir bad I His loiiihhi|) uoiii rible m If wns notable ibi. i:^h th. uce. BMavndhar X Pathfl I. ML tliH deceased bi I IlKill ij.UJ WO and on otM jour:;
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    THE KINNG'S PARADE.
    79 6 To And fa To ID'll II i Without ue< To day. >ou i. And I he cbiM To morrow Should \ou d t^till be look To day you morrow ou '11 To day tin Aud the childr* t Morrow They will loat i When you 'r» To
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    BAND IN GARDENS.
    35 6 Bf the kind Withyooo iwn Yorkshire I tin tit will j> tion ot mnsic in I weather permit) commencin. 'i M:tich ure Val lion Humoro Piccolo I-!! Tv Mit. .lockey to Urn
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    91 6 Aii lndo -i'hirisi lact that v. (10(1. tB4 only '.',<>()<• Kurop there R peaus and IC milli The Wa wfi-Arii. been c.linit J'hilippine legislatioi oi longress. It ha*the I •<■< As the result of b* motor car at the Pagar and Keppel I Tan (^ueck now from a badly ftactwr
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      129 6 BURGOYNE Co.'s B Celebrated Australian Harvest X Burgundy «HHH| THE WINE FOR IHE HOT Hfj^^J WEATHER. NICELY ICED— DELICIOUS. Xi Price $16 pe ;,°r I HMpSM SOLb AGENTS I E J For STRAITS STATES. JOHN LITTLE Co., Ltd SINGAPORE KUALA LUMPUR. I the" saleof the year katz bros. JUNE SALE
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    PANAMA TOLLS.
    9 7 I! RESOLUTION IN SENATE, le]. gMtm I'a-iam.i
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    FRENCH POLITICS.
    8 7 II Viviani's Cabinet. M. i for
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    PROPERTY IN MEXICO.
    9 7 Agreement to Protect. i i real
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    NATIONAL FINANCE.
    13 7 Russian Railway Loan Austrian Special Credits. in open kronen, of special <
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    YOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION.
    74 7 YOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION. conference will olai iv. i or Mr* .ye from conference thp true plan for Man ii M the world." -ed at j V.W i wins Conference Ho;. c \]»}nher& i. Welcome from ahont The Mraent. iern we on I p.m. 1.. lutercc m i aid. In
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    106 7 •ft Hart, on Ike -'i veiled ou M the hanish consul M. th« in the presence of ;>olitau gntueriu<». l| li :e men of war at /> a l to the Keveil dv Nord block of the latest design has been stolen from ..p^ r a i'une, near Dunkirk. were
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    EMPRESS TRAGEDY.
    112 7 CONFLICTING CLAIMS. [By Submarine Cable]. Red^ee'h Sfrvics Montreal, .hme 4. in answer to the claim of the Canadian Pacific for two million dollars, tbe owners of the Storst.ad have entered a claim against the Canadian Pacific for Bfty thousand dollars damages for the collision, alleging negligence of navigation
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    COUNTY CRICKET.
    669 7 London, l une I -Warwickshire lias beaten Worcestershire by an inning! and runs, Leicestershire bai i Northamptonshire by 2l» run- glasses has drawn with Kent, Somers. r has beaten Gloaceetenbin by seven wickets, Essex liaa Derbyshire by 14". runs, Yorkshire has drawn with Lancashire and baa drawn with
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    WHITE WOLF RAID.
    115 7 SACKING OF MINCHOW. [By Submarine Cable]. Km ikK'h Sebvice. Peking. .June 4.— The While Wolf's followers broke throagh the cordon of troops and looted and burned Minehow including the mission but the Missionaries are safe. A large Mohammedan army is attempting to bar the march of the
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    TROUBLESOME WOMEN.
    69 7 Further Outrages. London. June 4. The suffragettes are growing increasingly violent. A young woman attacked with hatchet two pictures in the Dote Qalleriea :«nd severely wounded an attendant.' Three others horsewhipped a prisou doctor ontside Hoiloway gaol and two others violently assaulted the Editors of the Belfast Telegraph
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    YACHTING.
    19 7 New Juue 4. The Resolute beat the Vanitie over a 25| mile course by mini 12 sacs. > «e> <
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    STOPPING "SQUEEZE" IN CHINA.
    167 7 Peking, May 13. —At the request of the .eral Audit Bureau, the President ha?ordered the various Ministries and Bureaux is Peking to use the account books fixed by the late Cabinet, and that no Otbec forms should be employed. The hooks aud ledgers tixed by the
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    PHILIPPINE INDEPENDENCE.
    157 7 .i. Washington, May 20. Congressman William Atkinson Jones of Virginia, Cramer of the original Jones Hill," has prepared another bill for Philippine independence which he will introduce this week. The essential difference between the new bill aud the old Jones Hill is that in the new bill no
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    RATS AND COCONUTS.
    136 7 Mr T, C. Nock, Assistant Inspector of Coconuts, iiiay probably be moved to Bagan Datoh for a period of six months to supervise the killing of rats in that district. The planters have been complaining to the Resident of Perak of the depredations caused by these rodents
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    48 7 Mr Harry T. Jones passed through Ipoh by the mail train to the Federal Capital to be admitted as an Advocate and Solicitor of the Federated Malay States. On his return he will be in charge of Mr G. E. Wright- Motion's branch office at Ipoh. (P. G.)
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    LONDON RUBBER WIRE.
    63 7 MARKET IMPROVING. K orom Our Own Correspondent.) Londou, June 4. Madingley pays 2| per cent. Java Para pays per cent the profits being reduced by £"16,700 this year owing to drought. Sungei Hiching is raising convertible debentures to pay off overdraft and capital requirements. The rubber market
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    FRASER'S SHARE CIRCULAR.
    133 7 FRASER'S SHARE CIRCULAR. This is no improvement to report since our last advice and indeed the market is absolutely stagnant in all sections. Sterling Robbers vary but little from day to day and there is still little inclination fiora this end to come in at the lower prices. Local rubbers
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    RUBBER AND TIN RETURNS.
    117 7 Agents. Behn Meyer Co. Singapore Para 640 Hevea <Johore> 7,987 Sungei Bahru 9,. 394 Agents. Welsh and Co. Jimah 3,9 5 7 Agents. Kvatt ,v Co. Changkat >erdang: 10,37*2 total 4 months 81,117. Tapah: 16,570; total 5 mouths 7:>. 917 Agents. Bou stead and Co. Nordanal:
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    RAHMAN TIN.
    35 7 The Secretaries are advised by cable that a fourth interim dividend of 5 per cent, making 20 per cent tor the year ending M;irch 81st 1914, has been declared, payable on June 15th.
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    THE TIN SLUMP.
    342 7 KriT.c T IN S>;i.AN(i()H. Uatber alarmiL^ statements as to the position of mining coolies in SelangOt in consequence of the drop iv tin prices appear in a Perak journal Mr 1). Beatty, Protector of Chinese, does uot adopt the views expressed. 1 do not consider," he remarked
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    22 7 Major H. B. de Hainel, who in not in best of health, is going up the Penang hill for a few dajs.
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      147 7 GENTS. SOFT BLACK CALF/^ RUNNING SHOES /^V N I^^^^ Best Steei ALL I Spikes^r nil. sizes ka^^ /&y/' tiger LIGHT IN WEIGHT y^^/IENNIS SHOES COMFORTABLE /fL^/ H^ FITTING y^CjV^ ed WJV 1 I BRASS X X r^&T m ©S J EYELETS. J>/ S leS l| I V^ Thoroughly 1 1
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    PASSENGERS EXPECTED.
    268 8 l\ rI" O f-tr Nagoya, due Junr I Mi Alexander, A. A. Warren, Mrs G. Maplt children. Mr tt Mrs 11. \V. Jones. G. Flatt, Mis.-. A. Totnpkins, C. Ba/ell. Mis> 1". van Cuyhnh.ri. r. W. Bnrm\ Major R. H Galway, W. 11. Dougan. E. D. Bruce. 11.
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      304 8 HOMEWARD BOUND Nippon Yusen Kaisha. N V X s; iling June 9. Mr Weddigt W. G. Stirling. Mrs A, W. Wilson, 2 children and European nurse. Mr McLennon Mr- Bridge nud 2 children. F. CLARKE Co. i I yUKKN-3T.. SINGAPORE Livery Stable Keepers. Fodder Merchants. r Kubber-tyred Gharries and Best
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      556 8 Shipping NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD. FOR Hongkong, Shanghai, and Japan ports. The Imperial Germau Mail Steamer DERFFLINOER 9,144 tous, Captain Prosch, having left Colombo on Saturday, the 30th ultimo, at 10 p. m. may bf expected to arrive here on Friday morning the sth inst., at 3 a.m. en route for above
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      616 8 Shipping N. Y. K. JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP Co. f Ltd. EUROPEAN LINE. A Fortnightly service is maintained between Yokohama via ports to Marseilles, London and Antwerp, under mail contract with the Imperial Japanese Government. The New Twinscrew Steamers maintaining this service have been specially designed and constructed, and are fitted
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      713 8 Shipping M. M 7 CSSAGERIES MARITIMES, MAIL LINE a. Japan, Ceylon, Djibouti, Egypt and Marseilles E HOMEWARD uCTWAKD 1914 1 914 gellan June 8 Chili June 7 Polym-sitn June 23 Atlantique June 21 V. delaCiotat July 6 Amazone July 5 Chili July 20 Paul L* eat July 19 Atlantique Aug
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      668 8 Shipping n.dX Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE. The fast and well-known mall steamers of •his Company sail fortnightly from Bremen, Hamburg via Rotterdam, Antwerp, Southamp. ton, Gibraltar. Genoa, Naples, (connoctini Marseilles, Naples, Alexandria and vice versa) Fort Said, Suez, Aden, Colombo, Penang bingapore, Hongkong, Shanghai, Tsingtau Nagasaki and
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      365 8 P. &0. STEAM NAVIGATION coim., For China, Japan, Penang C, J Australia, India, Aden. E<T Mediterranean Port,, pJJ^ and London Through Bills ,t Lading torn*. gOMl; PorsUn Qolf.ConJ, S^m«rv will leave Stag*,* MAIL LINES dOMEV. a From Singapore, connecting t Colombo with 1914 vanha Jun. Ita Jam- 26 SIZ« 8«
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      573 9 Shipping royo Kisen Kaisha (ORIENTAL S. S. Co.) AND y/estern Pacific Railway Co. sJcw Route Via China, Japan, Honolulu and San Pranci?co to all points in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Europe. ihfiNtw 21.000 Ton Triple Screw Tnrbine Liners BHINYO MARD "TEN^O ■SJfB i iIAKTJ ti.r (,m U ti;^
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      505 9 srmuPNE's only coupm. mm MIMP WPITII 0F mm mfm PKOSPEROUS and PROGRESSIVE THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. HEAD OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32, Old Jewry EX The Company has £20.000 deposited with the Supreme Court of England, and complies with the British Life Assnmn™ r™« ■-'ukvulo
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      453 9 HEAP ENG MOH STEAMSHIP Co,, Ltd. i smgapo c to Batavia, Cheribon and Samarang. tL TwiCH a Week. Giang Beug 1,128 Tons Capt J. Craig. 890 E. Tldall. denda'e 1,128 A. Dunlop. i.s. WUhelm 783 Bf.Oiesohe. Singapore to Sourabaya, Singaradja, Amoenan and Macassar. S<jl Once every Tes Days. Ban Pah
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      561 9 CHARTERED BANK of India Australia and China. INCORPORATED BY ROVtl CHARTER. PAID UP CAPITAL £1 aO O 000 RESERVE FUND Z I: l*do!ooo Roierve Liability of Proprietors £l JOi\oCo HEAD OFFICE 88, BTBHOPB6ATB, LONDON, E. 0. AGENCIBB AND BRANCHES: Amntsat Hongkong Penang Bangkok Iloilo Fuket Batavia Ipoh Kangoon Bomtay Karachi
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      366 9 FEDERAL LIFE Assurance Company of Canada. estaslished 1881, Dibbct Government Bupbbvisioh Government Audit FoSablc^ W RLD WIDE REBE g KVF C a n^ 6 n rplaB ftboVe »»WliHei tot KfcSERVt and all outstanding claims. New Business. 1913, over $9,876,000.00 Cash Loans, Settlements, etc, made looali. nerous Eaodern bchemee. J. H.
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    THE NEW BAROMETER
    422 10 RkFOKMK!) MKTHOD OF READING May 1 is the date fixed by the International Meteorogical Committee for the introduction of a number of important changes in the meteorological telegraphic code which were approved at a meeting of the Committee in Rome last year. On the same date corresponding
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    RUBBER ESTATE RETURNS
    888 10 Ihe first total where given represents figures I f d 1912, the last column represents output lot 5 cilf ntlar year to ilate in all capes. Year 1913. May 1914. b Allagar 161,750 63,020 lAII A1 r 88,283 32,200 alorGajafa 85,8^5 29,300 Aloi Pongni 101,478 3h,520 Anglo
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    TIN RETURNS
    41 10 I Bru:. 01 ood Kin Kint:: tion Kled :!ai Mengleinbu Lode iiun üßolidated Pengkalen i'using Li losing liahru Kanihu! I Cabman Kahnian tiwb (OoM Redhille Koyal .'o: Si|)uteh uu uu !ur ">kka Tekka Tine K:l Tit; TougkaL Harbour Tronoh
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    British North Borneo.
    23 10 Ueaufort :ish P.nraeo HLangkon 00 Melalap 1 L'O Mcmbakut Sapong 16H.068 Sekonc 11 8,04 tf boutb F»«t 61,221 Tenon- 196.560
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      277 10 1 I^^ 16 VARIETIES. Cf POTTED DELIC OUS AND APPETISING. J MEATS. GAME, HAM, CHICKEN AND TONGUE, ETC., ETC. j? m^ mmmamma^i Prepared by a celebrated Chef under ideal <^W |P^^^^^^^^ conditions of cleanliness and selection. .^(o^ jjr IN GLASS, TINS AND WHITE JARS. ONE OF THE BEST OF jm-mm^^Emmmmm
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      138 10 Singapore Gold Storage Co, 5 Ltd Hasp EitnßM t«» brisa Ibtrt Tele 1^ Sea stocks k us 0/ Frozen Meats etc., oan be deiiv to shipping at the Wharves, or is the Singapore Roads on sic notice. OFFICE HOOFS Weekdays 7 i.b, jo 5 p m taMan (2 pan. to
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    STOCKS AND SHARES
    1147 11 Issued by PRASBR Co., Exohange and Share Brokers, June 4. ■ass j: «S;SS i. a Tlgi(B M 11 10 J S, 100 000 i BukitKajang 5% j Q "t 7 a 2* 35,000 1 1 Castlefleld (Klang) 40% 3 2 6 p* in L^ 225.000 Sb r:hen»noKe(P.M.B..
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    EXCHANGE.
    67 11 (Cobbectio DP ro .Tune 11, Bank 4m s 3.4 31c demand a 3 31-32 Private credits 8m 1 1.4 11. 82 1, credits 6m 1.4 f Fbancb demand Bank 293$ Germany, demand 288 India, T. T. 174* Hongkong, demand i?fc% Yokohama, demand 114 Java, demand 141 Bangkok, demand 66
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    PRODUCE.
    154 11 June 4 Tin 270 tone Gold 170.25 Gainbier buyers 6.4t Gambier Cube No. 1 10.26 Gambier Cube No. 2 8.00 Pepper Black ordin. S'pctt buyers 18.25 Pepper, (White fair) buyers 84.60 Nutmege (110 to the Ik.) 24.00 Nutmegs (80 to the lb.) 25 00 Mace (Banda) 90.00 Cloves (Amboina)
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      85 11 OLIVER' Typewriters. id ior particulars of the newest models (Nos. 5 6). The Oliver M is deservedly 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 Mi Special Carriages to take
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      48 11 The Singapore Straits Directory for 1914. Price $8.50 per copy. «9.00, post free to places In Straits Settlements, Federated Malaj States. Johore, Kedah, KelanUn, Perils, Tienggann, British North Borneo, Sarawak aW Brunei; to Slam, Baigon, Netherlands India, Ac., 19.60' post free. Publishers FRASER AND NEA VE 9 LIMITED
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      640 11 VESSELS IN PORT. Flag and Tons Commanders From Arrived For When Sea Belle F.M.S. 400 Ahraat P Sham 1.1 v\i < M B °rjer g b r.x 93 Mimori "-sm s« >^ n 8te .mc« H«. Tonnage M.^ ft. c^.^^ pof Abbotsford Brit 99 Morris l- Buhbeger Dut 244 1
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      77 11 CLEARANCES. [Nationality British if not epacifled.J JUE> lj)oh, Daly, T. Auson via i>oit^ Poll Ann, liobinson, BilJiton via p< i Htim, Nor, Kriksen, BaDgkok Cbalistcr, Gait, Pcnang via ports Asdang, Siam, An^ Bangkok via Brisgavia, Ger, Boldt, Antu. rp ports on, Gcr, Lurxkc. Japan V. der Capellen, Beusekom, Munt. ug
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    INTERSTATE CRICKET.
    102 12 Eh l%ngor vs N^gri Bembilan. (/>„„; Our Oun Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. June The interstate cricket match Selangor p\ ibilan began yesterday. .ngor in their Art! innings made 149, stonor making 4 7 drenier 41 and Harris '21. Efegri Sembilan in their first innings made 57, Linnell taking live
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    FOOTBALL.
    184 12 The Orel ■emi-final in the local cup competition is due to be played this evenon the S.C.C. ground, the contesting clubs being ttar 3 and the A/.evedos. The selected teams I .1. I termark. goal W. C. Hill T. 1.. Knight, backs K. .1. Bennett, L. A. Thoi IH«
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      YESTERDAY'S PLAY.
      53 12 Haxd* S Hacker. 5 beat F. Kuchwald> H. T. White, owe 1 beat J. C. Herman--1 10. A Armstrong. 3 beat 8, B, Norrie 1. Cohnifl beal N. L. Critten. 2. w.o. T. l;, beat F. Blackwell. 21 If c. V. Mile?. 3 beal Holden, w.o. Mackenzie beat
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      FRIDAY'S TIES.
      51 12 Hand* W. i Phipps, 4 v V. G. Savi U. W. Allen, I v W. M. Butchart, owe 1. A. Procter, 3 v E. L. Talma. 4 W. H. Threlfall. owe 1 v J. Henderson. '2. A. r. Comrie, ;< v E. S. Nathan I. C. Hay, owe
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      MONDAY'S TIES.
      61 12 F<H v Bn» Rink Game* >coular, Blackwell. Critten and Hermansen v McKen/ie, Allen. Comrie and Holden. Hay. Wilkinson, Mackay and Woods v White. Butchart, Butler and Hacker, postponed. Doi I H\ Braddell and Bath v Armstrong and Chill. Williams and l>avies v Fulcher and •Tape. Bentley and Procter
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    BOWLING.
    77 12 The following are the scores for the May Monthly Medal Bowling Handicap J. Waddell 679 70 749 .Touts A. K. Thomley 597 130 727 I>. M. Craik 606 70 H. A. Breretou 464 200 664 H. L. Phillips 557 90 647 The following bowled but did not qualify R.
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    SWIMMING CLUB LAUNCHES.
    106 12 day. 7th Ji ■Johuston's Pier, at 9, 10 and 11 a.m., '2.30 and t.M p.m. Club Bungalow, at 9.30 and 10.30 a.m., 12.15, 3 and 5.30 p.m. ater Polo Match and Team Race between a combined, Team from the Gar. rifton uud the Club ia fixed for
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    RAFFLES INSTITUTION.
    109 12 The annual Athletic Sports of the School will take place on Saturday, June 6th (Founder's I>ay\ commencing at 3p. m. Parents and guardians of pupils, and Old Boys, especially, are cordially invited. Hn C. M. Phillips, wife of the Principal, has kindly consented to eive away the prizes
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    SUNDAY GAMES.
    271 12 11 Betteb Than LOAFING ok Pitch AND TOBB, Peterborough, May 4. The Key. A. Newman, Vicar of St. Andrew's, Whittlesea, who astonished some clergymen and even laymen by his ideal of amusements for country parishes at a Cam bridgeshire Church Conference, is well known in the Fens for
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    WEDDING IN PENANG
    249 12 Williams R ss. A pretty wedding was celebrated on Monday at the Church of the Ass -.I i tion, Penang, between Mr Willie Alpho Williams, Assistant Teacher of St. V..\ier's Institution. Penang. and Miss Edith Annie Reuteus, second daughter of Mr Virgil Reutens. Sr. and Mrs Charlotte
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    206 12 A journalist, wishing to pass from Cattaro into Montenegro, we are told, found himself unprovided with a passport. Nothing daunted, he presented himself at the frontier with his hotel menu. The frontier guards duly compared the items with his personal appearance: Calf's head, shoulder of mutton, sheep's trotters," and passed
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    ROW ON A TWAKOW.
    181 12 Alleged Attempted Mubdeb In the third court yesterday Inspector Lucy mentioned the case iv which a Chinese twakow coolie stauds charged with attempted murder. The charge is the outcome of an altercation which took place in the early hours of the morning on the twakow which
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    AMERICAN SENTENCED.
    168 12 Pi qilist Given Six Ybabs in Japan. In the. criminal section of the Tokyo Court of Cassation, on Saturday morning May 16th, before Judge Vokota and four, Associate .ludgee, the linal sentence was delivered against E. Wilson, an American sailor and pugilist, relating to a burglary case. *Ou
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    PRISON BREAKING AT SINGORA
    70 12 It is stated that early cm the morning I of the 16th iiist. two convicts atSiogoraj succeeded in breaking out of the prison there, escape apparently having been tt j fected by filing through the bars of thei wiudow in their cell. The two men rather
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    CHIEF OFFICER'S SAD DEATH.
    166 12 Mb Stewart C. Davis Dies at ska. The many friends for Mr >tewart C. Davit, a Chief Officer ou the China Coast oi many ysars. will regret to learn of hit death at Be*. The deceased came out to the Far East about 16 years ago
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    "INSULTS TO JAPANESE SHIPPING."
    211 12 Compulsory Pilotage at Shanghai. L'nder the above heading, the Kobe Shimbun remarks that shipping accidents at Shanghai in which Japanese vessels were concerned have been alarmingly frequent of late. Among those occurring during the last few months may be mentioned the collision between the Nisseimaru and
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    22 12 Whilst the Sexta lay at anchor in the quarrantine anchorage on Wednesday evening two Chinese coolies jumped orer board and were drowned.
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    402 12 The M. M. Company' 6 Steamer Chili left Colombo at 6 a.m. on the 4th instant and may he expected here on Monday about noon. The If. 11. Company's Steamer Magellan will leave Saigon at 8 a.m. on the 6th instant and may be expected here on Monday
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    SKIPS AT THE WHARVES
    82 12 Bast Wharf (HaHini— Nil i East Wharf Section 1— Tara Sheers Whaif- Nil Main Wharf See 2— Nil 3 Kriaa 4— Nil s— Nil 6— Laisaug New Dock Bee. 7— Elepbanta. aIJ HoptMiff West Wharf Sec S— Glenoglc Jardine'e; Wharf Sec. 9— Nil Pulo Brau i
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      277 12 Chs. J. GAUPP 0 33, Raffles Place. Chronometer Makers Jewellers Marine Opticians. ALWAYS CARRY COMPLETE STOCKS OF Nautical and Surveying Instruments. Agents for:W. F. STANLEY Co., London E. R. WATTS SON, London. VOIGTLAENDER SOHN, Braunsch CARL ZEISS, Jena. XV LJ -L3X3XL/XX JACKSON'S RUBBER CURING AND DRYING APPARATUS. We have no
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      374 12 WEATHER KCFOKT. ll'etso Weather Telegrams are transiniitoO v courtesy of the E. E. Tel. Co. and oonta'.t the observations made at Hongkong (UK. Observatory, and at Manila Observatory (hIS The data are data and hour of detparch the Darunieter reading (inohes In HK.. Milll metoet in MN.); Dlreotlon of Wind
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