The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 20 June 1914

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    14 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEX SINGAPORE. SATURDAY, JUNE 20 1914 NO. 8,16(5
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    197 1 The Porte's reply to the Greek Note is •onciliatoicy, buc while demands are made on the Greeks it evades issues raised re gardiug the reinstatement of Greek cmi grants and the return of their property Page 9. Comparative quiet has followed an ex citing encoduter between the
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    A PERSIAN TALE.
    1508 1 Oh servant of the truth, them that knowest the signiticance of all the stars that be in heaven, and from whom not even the secrets of the dark waters that flow under the earth ate hid, tell M I pray thee. one thing concerning riches t thought
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      190 1 ALHAMBRA THE PIONEER CINEMATOGRAPH THEATRE BEACH ROAD, SECOND SHOW 9-15 P.H. Two Shows lor one Paynuot. FIRST SHOW 7-30 P.M. Announcement Extraordinary ft-NKBT! TO-NIGHT!! TONIGHT!!! SPECTACULAR PRODUCTION OF LORD BULWER LYTTON'S MIGHTIEST NOVEL! THE LAST DAYS OF POMPEII 8,000 feet 5 Wonderful Reels. housands of People to til with Awe
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      187 1 I ft L LrlU 9 U Iwl ORCHARD ROAD Singapore's Premier Theatre. ORCHARD ROAD TO-NIGHT commencing at 9 p.m. BB \m\ TO-NIGHT "WE STILL LEAD. FOLLOW WHO CAN. THE MOST EXPENSIVE FILM EVER PRODUCED. SEE THE AERIAL FLEET AT WAR. THE CURSE I OF WAR AFTER WILLIAM LE QUEX S
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      169 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. The Hean Store acquired by c hew Woon Poh Page 2. Dunlop Tyres Page 6. Remnant and oddment sale at White away Laidlaw's Page 6. Mumm champagne, agents Garner Quelch and Co. Page 7. Robinsons agents for the Royal BarLock typewriter Page 7. Malini, the magician, at the
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      156 1 THE WEEK Satarda? 20th. Bi*ii Water— B-40 a.m., 7-59 p.m. Cricket, Malacca v S.C.C. at Malacca. S. Golf Club, Spring Cup. Jeram Meeting. Battery-rd., noon. Sunday 21st. High Water— 9-30 a.m., 8-36 p.u:. 2nd Sunday after Tricity. M. M. Outward mail due Swimming Jackson Millar Cup. Monday 22nd High Water—
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    327 2 Mr aud Mrs Brodrick are expected out from Home about the end of August. William Holderness, Permanent I uder Secretary. India Office, was due to retire on the 11th instant, having reached the age limit, but Lord Crewe, with the cordial approval of the Ind'a Council, has extended his term
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    GOLD MINING IN THE PHILIPPINES.
    191 2 Tbe Manila Cablenews says :—Approximating a yield of PI, OOO a day of virgin gold is the gratifying result of the past month's clean up on the Gumaos Placer Company's claim in the Paracale dredging field. With 864 ounces in gold bar bullion the steamer
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      327 2 THE NEW "CHAPPELL" GRAMOPHONE j RECORDS. I ALL THE LATEST LONDON MUSICAL COMEDY AND OPERA SUCCESSES M THE GIRL FROM UTAH THE MARRIAGE MARKET THE GIRL ON THE FILM "THE PEARL GIRL" "AFTER THE GIRL" Etc., Etc. Complete Lists Post Free. THE ROBLNSON PIANO Co. I GRAND OPENING NIGHT, OF
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      600 2 Notices NOTICE. The business btthetto carried on by me Ihoij CLye Hean hi So. 3. High 14 1 -inga ore under the Style of "The I »-an Store" las as from the Ist day of June, 1914, h^-en acquired by Chew Woon Poh. All debCfl due rom the said business
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      660 2 Notices THE STRAITS TRADING Co Ltd. Notice jh hereby giv.-D. that the Tian^t Books of the abo\ ,nv. will h< 'rom Monday the 22nd Juu< i?H ,y f :he 3<th June, 19>4. both day- in f,,i :he puparatmn of Dividend Warrat Dated at bicgaporr, t his 17th day ol i
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      264 2 Wanted MM x 722 WANTED A J.i ;ssential. X W NURSE WANUO A nun). 3ld. Tan^liu. cant Ap|> 1 < 6 WANTED IMMEDIATELY ShipV Doct. AMES BNC. MOTOR MECHANICAL ENGINEER WANTED A Mot. BOX 123 WANTED AT ONCE Apply iv tti t ii 10-6 WAKTED TO RENT in Boai Appl]
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      587 2 SUNDAY CHURCH SERVICES 2nd Sunday ai ikr TftlMiTT. June 21st 1914. ST. ANDREW S CATHEDRAL. 7IS a.m. Holy Communion, (Choral.) Hymns' ?t\ 6 .v 4. 9-15 am. Matins followed by Holy Comminion (Plain.) Hymn 254. 4 p.m Sunday School Bible Classes. 63. p.m. Bveenotig A Sermon. Hymns 527, vlB, vSI.
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    A DEFENCE OF TURKEY.
    1015 3 itself to fever urocities in Bul- m ago, over the tears .i the woes of Crete, dumb at the atrocities ilkan Campaign I enormities per- results in the ,sic of the organs of l cause it was that the he huurnni: mouDS of the shrieks of
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    TROPICAL GARDENING AND PLANTING.
    142 3 Mr EL F. Macmillau, Superintendent, Royal Botanic Gardens, is just getting out econd edition of his important Handbook of Tropical Gardening and Planting. The new work, which will be issued in a few days, is very much larger than the old one there being upwards of
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    CRUISER'S VENTURESOME VOY AGE.
    160 3 The news that H. M. s. "l'elorus," the crniser so well known in Colombo, will soon be leaving the East Indies recalls, save, an Indian contemporary, the fact that four years ago this little vessel made a longer journey into the interior of I'.razil than that
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    FOREIGN LEGION.
    98 3 For some time past an unscrupulous campaign has been waged in Germany against the French Foreign Legion. The facts have been so distorted that German newspaper readers may be excused if they believe not only that France is the only nation to have such a legion, but that
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    FORTUNE TELLERS AND SOCIETY.
    972 3 The soothsayer is the oldest of society sensations. Eve's serpent may be said to have played that part in the first garden and it is still the same. Lovers and statesmen consult them. Their devotees are legion, and no gentleman's "variety" show is complete without one.
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    The Vanity Box.
    624 3 VHOM WORM) SI BEAUT Y ARTI' Lfc>. mVJI'i tFI BOTH "Wavy Shampoos. :uely Hius Ftw |.< pk- know that Ktallax can be as a shHiij}**) and is far better than anvt! else for the purpose. It seems to hav< a n»t ural affinity f>.r Hm hair, leaving
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      257 3 RUBBER. THE JACKSON RUBBER CURING AND DRYING APPARATUS now needs no puffing. It has steadily worked its way to the extreme front. Estates using this system are able to ship their rubber within a week from latex and get better prices in London than they realized before. Orders now come
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      50 3 Those severe pains caused by wind spasms need not be endured one minute longer. A dose of Woods' Great Peppermint Cure will provide instantaneous relief, it is the finest specific known for this trouble, and very pleasant U> take. Bold by Dispensaries and Btoies everywhere, w cents a bottle. 8
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      72 3 CL6ANS6 YOUR BLOOD witmCRIMAULT U C os SARSAPARILLA Hi' c li* The original sar- I sap«ril!.i rec om- I rr. t :or the IhJn last 40 years for VJU lymphatic diseases, WwM eruptions, boils, K^fl and a! I disorder* HH ■'■I of the skin. tiL^ GRIMAI'LT *C .^^MHHb l,rnf .iMeLBf,
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    TRIALS OF MUSIC HALL PERFORMERS.
    1000 4 lv a receut Law Court cms* in Loudon some amusing evidence was giv. D by actors regarding performances in music halls. Mr Seymoik Huks's Vo* Mr Seymour Huks went into the witnessbox. He said he had beeu on the stage twenty seven years, and for
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    A GREAT SCHOLAR.
    109 4 Shakespearean student 3, and lovers of the poet in general, owe a great debt of gratitude to Dr. Aldis »Vright, who has died in his 73rd year. He was iesponsible for the Globe and the Cambridge Shakespeare, the latter perhaps the most scholar- ly edition extant, and
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      370 4 WAX 18 11 11 fill Bill lI I I ILiILI IXirPILUmiiLUJ I II MTTTnUQ W^k \^K M M M m m B M m II 4tttl^^^ 7A W \jl CONTRACTORS TO >WM ~Z^+*^^ Wm \^_^S- AND W *^l 1 iJi^i/ IH| Lbb' The S. S. and F. MS. Government Hospitals,
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    TRAFFIC IN TITLES.
    1391 5 Amusing Speeches in Commons Mr Locker- Lampson (Hunts, Ramsey, Opp.), in asking leave under the 10 minutes' rule to introduce a Bill to pro bibit the traffic in recommendations for titles and honours, said that be did not wish to be needlessly partisan or provoca tive, but
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      168 5 I WOLFE'S 1 Aromatic Cchied^ j^j SCHNAPPS I rdi iry 4 ■I> rfcr t» O ii of a •"""i I l v T.n,r. Th« btst Oisutiv*. 5 A< J G. F. KELLNER Co. g| CALCXTTA. A SCOTT Co. i BAHGOOM. FORD CARS j /R W*^^^ THE x^fc^L 1 !r^!^ B^BL^TS
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      177 5 4 'For the Blood is the Life. WHEN YOU ARE ILL With any disease due to impure blood such as Eczema, Scrofula, Scurvy, Bad tegs, Abscess«s« Ulcers, Glandular Swelling*, Boils, Pimplen. Sores of any kind, Pilcs,Blood Poisen,f- htum.ttmm, Gout, etc., <Ji<!i't waste your tin.* on lotio:;* and ointments whi tho
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      340 5 S J Jf A daily dose of this invigorator will help M to keep you in the I "Pink of Health" J I It stores up a large reserve cf I vitality v/hich enables you to withstand physical and mental strain and to resist malaria, etc. See yon get 'VAN
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    THE FAMILY TEMPER.
    780 6 A Cube. The family temper in the average British household cauuot be expected always to be at angelic pitch especially as people are. by louj; custom, permitted and even expected to lose their tempers in private life whereas, in otlices or public life, they are asked to
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      170 6 REMNANT ODDMENT DAYS WHrTEAWATS I GREAT CLEARANCE OF ODDMENTS AT BARGAIN PRICES. TjREEDAYS ONLY. g "THREE DAYS ONLY. I THURSDAY, JUNE 25th >«l H THURSDAY, JUNE 25th I FRIDAY, 26th FRIDAY, 26th I SATURDAY. 27th SATURDAY, 27th I DO NOT FAIL TO SEE THE BARGAIN 14 COUNTERS LOADED WITH THE
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    SCOTTISH LETTER.
    713 7 Kdinburgli. Ma> M P forward has been taken noafl Tt'shyterian Churches of < i a !nJ toward > I Qion, formal and neral Assembly of the jtland b#B approved of the proposed by u> Committee, draft article v of ution of Ibe < lunch doiudi U) I'res\ssembly ;iave
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    BANKRUPTCY.
    582 7 Before Mr Justice Sproule iv the Supreme Court lay. Re I>avies aud Co. on the application of Mr Tpcott this matter was postponed for a month. Re W, Pereiia. This was a Malacca matter and a transfer was asked for and made, the public examinatiou following. Mr deSilva appeared
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    72 7 There are not a few old friends of the Northumberland Fusiliers in Singapore who will hear with regret of the death on Monday, 18th May, of Capt. William Somervell, who retired from the regiment some years ago. The cause of death wae aneurism, The Ist Battalion, which is at present
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      707 7 A Tonic for Dyspeptics When food lies undigested in the storoacl It ferments aDd i>as forms This gas distends tbe stomach and preps s on the heart, causing a iiiin that sometimes arouses fear of heari tumble. The condition in which j'as forms is caused by a lack of rich
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      547 7 Auctions AUCTION SALE OF Vali able Teak Household Furniture etc., etc. TO B<3 HffLD AT NO. 21. WILKIE ROAD, On Saturday, 27th June, at 2.30 p.m. Comprising handsomely carved and polished teak sideboard with mirror panels, polished teak almeirahs. teak dressing table, occasional tables, fancy rattan chairs, rattan settees, iron
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      882 7 Auctions REMINDER This Day, Saturday, at 2-30 p.m. AUCTION SALE OF High-Class Teak and Europe-made Household Furniture Ac. AT No. 5-A DEVONSHIRE ROAD h^ U r d vTn y arVe d 4 f °l d BrreenB richl y inlaid Wlth mother-of-pearl Chineee rotesquely curved ba C kwo,,d round table and
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      BIRTH.
      22 8 Gordon Walker.— May vs. at W« ybridge, wife of R. E. Gordon Walkkr, of F. M. S Civil Servi c, son.
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      MARRIAGES.
      61 8 Stanlky An* MS' Jackson. May 23. at Highgate, F H. Stanley- Auams, second son of late W. S. Stanley Adams, M. D. (late of Hongkong), to Marik Jackson. Eadie Daviks— At the Presbyterian Church, Pcnanp.on the 16th June, ldJ4, Mr R. EADIE, of Kubana Estate, Teluk Anson, to Miss
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      DEATHS.
      37 8 Beveridoe.— On 24th May. at West Ea ing. London Henry Betkridgb, aged 77, formerly of China. Bulkflky- Johnson.— May 21 at 6*5, Campden hill Court. (Zoej Emma FIELDING BULK! ley-Johnson', widow of H H. Bulkeley Johnson.
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    The Singapore Free Press. Saturday, June 20, 1914.
    1087 8 The Singapore Free Press. Saturday, June 20, 1914. asdfasdfasdf Twenty- live months after the loss ot the Titanic," with all its attendant horrors, came the terrible disaster to the "Empress of Ireland," all the victims not yet heing identified and the evidence in the Court of Enquiry not yet heing
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    190 8 Mr F. W. Stewart, of Messrs. Wilson and Co., Kuala Lumpur leaves next week on a trip Home. Messrs. A. C. Harper and Co. are opening a branch office at Seremban on July Ist. Mr William Leslie, of the T.M.B. Railways, Malacca, has n urned from long leave. At Penang
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    THE MONOPOLIES DEPARTMENT.
    605 8 Where the Money Comes From. The annual report of i he woikmg of the iovernment Monopolies hepai tnient niblished iv the (in/. The average price paid in tLe I>epart nent for Indian upiutu was 51.2H1 per :hest, and for J. < tor the combined deliveries of 11,211
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    197 8 Lt. C. M. Pay ton, special reserve K. W. Kent Hegt. is attached to the Malay Company, Singapore Volunteer Corps, from May 21. Mr and Mrs EL M. Hodg< a arrived by the mail train in Ipoh on Mrs Hodges has returned from bolui; Home, and Mr Hodges fr n
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    LONDON RUBBER WIRE.
    17 8 MORE YEARLY BALANCES Mint;. I .11, Li bs-> an uvailubl. no dividend, ullocjitintf tatiou.
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    RUBBER AND TIN RETURNS.
    31 8 Agent I AlllKl llukit Toll Aim Thins Kiota X Kuala I tigei > i r 1 Ko' MM OoodlMai i Xl! tril niU. .ui.lku Limid I nik. Ami
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    PENANG GAMBLING RAID.
    19 8 the 1 1 polit i ot the Mr H L > SB of th« BM n mo?
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    REBELLIOUS PRISONERS.
    22 8 Trouble in i I'tnaug. lime i I run ooisily. Th moned and tl before anything set enquiry will he held.
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    MALINI THE MAGICIAN.
    88 8 Miilini is a cheerful to indue* wonder iv tl man in tbe world who do< without apparatus, uud I is not taking I no stage or elahorat. tionts. Tho .rial Hall ou 1 Saturday next, win about and astonish honour of appeal i: hdward. \ia> di v
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    THE PALLADIUM.
    37 8 A really I Curse of Palladium. It ie ai: le tocy, wh feature, and some urn iv mid air is Ml ture ie Mack with M ippeal t< Scot 6, 60 bber items i programme.
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    GERMAN TROOPSHIP HERE.
    26 8 on Thursday, l Patricia, Capt. Kordeu. and 1342 men ou board, an pore from Tsiugtau. June 9th. Km*m4 ed her voyage to Hfti
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    66 8 The houl. Commissioner under UjOrdinance. The following rule i* I'ort Rules, for vet**. under construction l'< truction of the main wkarf Pagar. west of Victoria Mo shall enter that area corn f line of buoys moored f off the main wharf under recoil and imaginary linef drawn s^are i the
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      196 8 \champ;gne As supplied also at the at \/ITI T\^G^ Banquet given I May \f j2^\J yf XL/ by the l.v id Lord Mayor l Corporation CLICQUOT rr Voincare on his ,m the last visit to (Ponsardin) Loudou at The DRY GuiMhall. Sole Agents: /^Caldbeck, Macgregor Co/\ Wholesale Retail Wine Spirit
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    PORTE'S REPLY TO GREECE.
    93 9 PORTE'S REPLY TO GREECE. muCILIATORY BUT UNSATISIOI(C FACTORY. Turkey's Demands. 1 i ble V kvipi Tilt has been prei hanictnr. PoHl t hat i nople >n of the < it il improving i yen crook and tb- >ut all the though onciliatory. si; produced in 0 Moslem irei ol !t
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    TURKS IN LONDON.
    9 9 Turkish l.ngland to KM) tons to.
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    ASCOT GOLD CUP.
    38 9 Close Win for Aleppo ot tbe -tunce 2^ 1 i' 3 W. Hux the race was won by three with three let. third, Ciuciunau:s i» )oper. Aldermasiou bj loseworthy did not v!eppo 6 1, Willy-
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    THE GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP.
    29 9 London, lune 18.— In the opeu uolf r. :>hip at Prestwick, the weather *Mflne. with sunshine. To-day's leaders Wilson tew io llutchiu--159 and Ouiinet a sap]
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    THE MEXICAN MUDDLE.
    35 9 Rebel President The Only Solution. 1 The American dele it on the appoint preside he only \ican trouble and an itiliiiea It was uuder i meeting of Villa recognises Carit himself assuprenie
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    SYLVIA'S RELEASE..
    44 9 .via Pankburst released from Holloway yesterday *ud motored to tbe House of ■■■•M. where *he lay on a couch in P°'ch. Ten minutes later Mr Lan 3 7 was informed that Mr Asquith would nutation of Baal Knd work- via then departed.
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    EXPRESS DISASTER.
    33 9 Three Passengers Killed. J °o. June 19. -An express from "vernesa partly fell into a •tream at Carr Bridge. Passengers •wept off in the torrent and three drowned. Twenty are injured.
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    89 9 < S'l!* 1 the amal «amation of the ntish India Companies, it ooted that apart from the in ■^I"^°° of new element into the Waent of the p. and O. Company, n locbcape bein appointed a «J 7!? dlrector of the P. and Comlie will draw its own con <££*»
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    THE SITUATION IN DURAZZO.
    113 9 REBELS' UNPLEASANT SURPRISE. Bluejackets Withdrawn. [By Submarine Cable]. Inm'i Skhvice. huia//o. .luue JH— The situation at Dnra//.o is rritical, and the people are ky after a ■•Tare defeat of the Mirdites and Malissori in an abortive surprise of the rebel position in the mountains, when they
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    FURTHER EMPRESS DETAILS.
    144 9 Contradictory Evidence •cc. June 19 lbe mate of the i under en "lination stated that he thought he bad a right of way ana entitled tfl keep bis OOarw and sp >rd even in fog. provided thai bis sp s»ed He anticipated no danger until he s.»w
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    MR HARCOURT AND THE COLONIES.
    92 9 Corona Club Banquet London, June I*. Mr Haicourt presided i the banquet ol tbe Corona Club at which there were present "JOO, including many colonial governors. Mr Hircourt eulogised eloquently the work of the colonial service, dealing separately with individual colonies. He said that there
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    FAULTY FINANCE.
    90 9 Liberal M P's. Disatisfaction London Juue 18. Mr Holt and fourteen Liberal members of the House of Commons have given notice of an amendment declining to pass the Finance Hill until i'lrlia nieiit has approved <>t the object on which the additional taxation is proposed to be tpent.
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    THE KAISER WILHELM.
    86 9 Seamen Allay Panic. London. June 18. Narratives of p:i--sengers on the Kaiser Wilhelm say that the officers had to go to the steerage to calm tbe despairing passengers and serve out life belts. The boats were able to be launched in ten minutes. Ttfe behaviour of the
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    £100,000 FIRE.
    54 9 Sheds and Schoor r? Burnt at Glasgow. London, June 18. A fire has taken place at Kingston Dock, Glasgow, and several sheds, with seven schooners have been burned. Tne damage is over a hundred thousand pounds. Later. The fire was controlled after nine hours. The damage is a
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    REVEL EN FETE.
    34 9 Revel, June 18. There was a holiday for the visit of the British Squadron. The streets were crowded and the commander of the Baltic Squadron had lunch with tbe British Officers.
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    AMERICAN TRADE.
    24 9 New York. June 18. The imports for May were $163,637,000 agaiust exports 1157,457,000, the excess of imports being attributed to tarih* legislation.
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    GERMAN LINER AGROUND.
    142 9 BULOW ASHORE OFF WEYMOUTH. Local Passengers. [By Submarine Cable]. Kkcj'ifb's Hrbvici. London, June 19. The German liner Bulow from Yokohama to Bremen is asho re otf Weymouth. This sea is smooth and the passengers are being taken off. The fJulow went ashore on rocks in a fog.
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    JOHORF PLANTER'S ALLEGED FORGERY.
    730 9 A BCHEME TO MAKE MONEY." AN AJUUBfI LOMBO. A man named Richardson was a little while ago employed on Bald Anam Hub tier Kst;.t<>. .Tohore. of which Mr U. J. Jewitt is the manager. This man'i sudden disappearanse led to the issue of a warraut for
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    THE P. M S. DINNER.
    945 9 A Sociable Evening. The eighth annual dinner of those who have been resident in, or associated with the Federated Malay States, was held on May 28 at the Hotel Cecil, Sir Ernest Birch k.c.m.g. being in the chair. The attendance wss rather smaller than usual
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    14 9 The Rev. H. G. Peile, M a., is appointed to act as Colonial Chaplain.
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      173 9 Robinson Co. SOLE AGENTS FOR THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS FEDERATED MALAY STATES. A E «!K Y /Lr PSPBI USED IN ALL BARLOCK JejUSSL THE WORLDS TYPFWPfTPD N. operator i IrLW Kg 1 1, K VpJJJL*, timJjmfm principal is business houses. THE BFST Jkirai GOVERNMENT OFFICES THE MACHINE P 4sl| It! ••Wl
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      395 10 Shipping AMERICAN ORIENTAL LINE. FOR BOSTON AND NEW YORK. The 9.8. MINERIC U due here on the 23nl June, and will receive prompt despatch for the above por For freight and passage ai>p l Y to HUTTENBACH BROTHERS ft CO., Agents. v 23-6 HEAP ENG MOH STEAMSHIP Co., Ltd. Singapo
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      501 10 Shipping INDO CHINA S. N., Co. Ltd, FOR SOURABAYA DIRECT. The Company's Steamer ONS ANQ 2,801 tons Captain Pickncll, is due here on Tuesday, the 23rd inst., and will sail for the above port on or about the 25th idem. For Freight and Passage apply to BOUSTEAD ft Co., Agents.
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      585 10 Shipping NY. K JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP Co., Ltd. EUROPEAN LINE. A Fortnightly service is maintained between Yokohama via ports to Marseilles, London and j Antwerp, under mail contract with the Impe- rial Japanese Government. The New Twin- j screw Steaiaers maintaining this service have been specially designed and constructed, and
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      768 10 Shipping M. M. MESSAGERIES MARITIMES HAIL LINE China, Japan, Ceylon, Djibouti, Egypt and Marseilles HOMEWARD OUTWARD 1914 1914 PolynH*i« n June 1 5 Atlantique June 21 V. delaCiotat July 6 Amazone July 5 Chili July 20 Paul Lecac July 19 i Atlantique Aug 3 Cordill»-t Aug 2 lAmazoue Aug .'7
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      669 10 Shipping n.dX Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen IMPERIAL GERMAN MAII LINE. The fast and well-known mall steamers of Ibis Company sail fortnightly from Bremen Hamburg via Rotterdam, Antwerp, Sontb&mp I ton, Gibraltar, Genoa, Naples, (connocti Marseilles, Naples, Alexandria and vice veiaal Port Baid, Buez, Aden, Colombo, Penang Singapore, Hongkong, Shanghai, Tsingtau Nagasaki
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      413 10 Shipping STEAM NAVIGATION COMPAQ For China, Japan, P«nang, Ceyl ir Australia, India, Aden, Eg ypi Mediterranean Ports. Piyrm and London Through BlUa of Ladlnc Joj*. Persian Golf., ontl^nt, Bteamers wtll leavt hlogap.r MAIL LINES From Singapore, Colombo with as] Delta Jnc s^ Blmalaya Ju M Devauha Au^ 7 kh :>!
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      599 11 Shipp i n g. foyo Kisen Kaisha (ORIENTAL S. S. Co.) Route Via China. Japan, Honolulu and San Fran--isco to all points in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Europe. Turbine Liners M BHINYO MARU", "TENYO U Ol the Pacific. Equipped with Wlrelosß Telegraphy la I i-ine. TIME TABLE FROM
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      649 11 THE ONLY LIF£ INSURANCE COMPANY REGISTERED IN THE COLONY. UME st PAID-UP CJIPITIt .-F «V E«3T£i COMMIT. PROSPEROUS and PROGRESSIVE THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED HEAO OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32. Old Jewry, EX. The Company has £20.000 deposited with the Supreme Court ot England, and
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      242 11 NETHERLANDS-INDIA COMMERCIAL BANK. Established 1863. CAPITAL. Nominal Gls. 30,000,000— {abt. £2,500,000) PAID-Ul- 17,407,000— £1,450,583) RESERVE FUND. Gls. 6,518,000 (abt £543,166) < Head Office Amsterdam. (with Sub Office at the Hague) Head Agency Batavia. BRANCHES Hongkong, Sourabaya, Sarnarang, Bandoeng, Weltevreden, Cheribon, Tegal, Pecalongan, Probolinggo, Indramayoe, j Tjilatjap and Ampenan. CORRESPONDENTS ln
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      559 11 CHARTERED BANK if India Australia and China. iBCOR?Ga*TSD 8V MM CHARTER, •AID DP CAPITAL £i 2 00 000 &ESERYE FUND £1 830 000 Reserve Liabiiity of I'roprittors £1 i 000 BEAD OFFICE: 38 BISHOPSQATfi. LONDON, 8. C AOKNCIEB AND BBAMCBCI *.nmty?r Hankov v York 3angl Hongkong ant 3atavia lioilc Fukr-i
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      368 11 FEDERAL LIFE Assurance Company of Canada. EBTABI TSHED 1888. UiRBCT Government Super viaio» Government Audit Fo^? le arC WOKLI WIDE KPR a Fwv? c t h n rplnfl above "abilities to, RESERVE aud all outstanding claims Nbw Business, 1918, over $9,876,000.00. Cash rx>ans, Settlemeuts, etc, made locally Numerous niodern^chetnes. J
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    THE TREASURE OF LAHUN.
    1089 12 -TERYOF V PLUNDBOD I'VKWIIP At the mouth of the Kayum, about rtfl miles south of Cairo, stands the high, dark mass of the brick pyramid of Sennsert 11. built about 8400 h.c This pyramid is better preserved lhaa any other, in its surrounuing works, owing to
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    MR. GLADSTONE AND PARNELL.
    423 12 lne publishing of Parnell's love letters is particularly «reU*timed, or it is particularly ill timed that depeuds on what 6ide you take iv politics and the Irish questiou. Perhaps the tit bit of Mrs Parnell's book even including the most ecstatic ot rho love letters is
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      331 12 (□kv. CANADA H P^^^hSH sun life as of CANa da I The fundamental Superiority I A. PPLES of Genuine Bayer's Tablets of Aspirin over all other medica-* I *\f such as headache, neuralgia, and other nervous conditions, in- NOW IN STOCK NEW SE4SOVS In buying, therefore, do not accept imitations,
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    MALARIA WAR.
    1158 13 Fishks that Prey on Young Mosquitoes. A most interesting series of experiments is now being carried out at Parel Laboratory, Bombay, with a view to reducing the number of malarial mosquitoes. Fish are to be used to dev.ur the larvae. In the laboratory is a long table, bearing
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      182 13 WHY ARE Tyres jX 50 resilient, yet so durable t^~ ~^3^^^ BECAUSE N^ > >>^ They are made of the best l\\Ss^^^ Jl7 They are the result of years of W^V^^ They are the work of experienced jf\. Jh*- workmen. r\^^j^ A A Th t is what places Michelin O^^Y
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      117 13 CELESTINS VICHY TABLE WATER. This most celebrated and incomparable table water in oider to meet the rising d. mands of the public has been now introduced here in small bottles, being formerly only used in large ones. The YICBY WATERS i in number. Grande Grille Hospital and Celettin's. The two
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    LEPROSY IN NORTHERN SIAM.
    632 14 Now and rgain one hears a reference to the Leper Asylum at Jchieng Mai, but not ruauy realise the nature of the work stablished and managed by Dr. McKean on an island ia the Meh Ping a short j distance below that town. A correspondeut who
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    THE CAPERS OF " JO."
    364 14 THE CAPERS OF JO." Jo. the black Main van bear presented to the Zoo some years ago by Mrs Jephscn, cut con.c line capers recently. Although she was christened with a man's name, 1 Jo is a female and is full of mischief. They tried to persuade her to go
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    WHEN TAXES WILL BE LOWERED.
    167 14 An interesting story of Mr Lloyd George's view of the taxpayer is told* in Messrs Zorn and Leigh Hunt's weekly Stock Ex change report. It is as follows —"a man in the Stock Exchange whom we know was dining with the Chancellor of the Exchequer
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    BRITISH ARMY MORE SOBER THAN EVER.
    107 14 A letter expressing his Majesty's appreciation of the work done by the Royal Array Temperance Association was read from King George at the annual meeting of the association held at MM Cftxftoa Hall. The results of the association's work are apparent throughout the ranks,
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    PASSENGERS EXPECTED.
    184 14 Per P 0 str Mongolia, connecting with the str Assaye at Colombo, due Jone 25.— C. A. Mathews, Mr Mrs F. G. Allan and child, R. W. Burton, A. T. Curtis, A H. W. Sutherland. L. G. Attenborough. G. Wilkinson, H. V. Birrell, A. V. Vansiolina. Per P&
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    HOMEWARD BOUND.
    98 14 Per P O str Delta, connecting at Colombo with Marmora, sailing Jul« 26.— R. B. Thompson. W. de Leighton-Brooke, Mr Doughty, C. B. Osborne. G. H. Ptlmear. J. H. Linscott, A. Btrick, T. Thomas. R. M. Pitceathly. J. P. Macaulay, Mr Mrs T. H. Dennis 2 children. Per
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    47 14 For iniluenza. cough, or cold, "Woods' is worth its weight in gold When winter troubles come your way Imbibe it— hot— without delay. Into a small sized glass or cup Of boiling water well stir up An ample dose of fragrant, pure. Wholesome Woods' Great Peppermint Cure
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      395 14 y^^rssgg rt]nßpnflflf|^fjnnnflnnnnfinnniifinnflnnannnnnnnnnniinnnnnniinnnpnqnnni|pnDnnnnnnnnnnnfinniggi^^^: iffe^fcSw With Lea Perrins' sauce, <? /%w l H kQkb^k^2K< ar^>/5 sprinkled over the meat, fish /s^ffil ||Av|C or cheese, &c, are all that is required Wj oM^r to m P art ie most delicious piquancy I^^^^^^^g The QUALITY and concentration of its H «W*fTC V 5» y^.'w^
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      331 14 SIEMENS! WINCHESTER HOUSE. SINGAPORE Telegram- SIEMENS, SINCIPOft ftrrwiui 647 Electrical Engineers Manufacturers and Contractors. SIEMENS BROTHERS DHtMQ tom Head Office Caxton House, «estaiilite> ooiw, Suppaea Dept. and Stores Upper Thames Street, loofes. Lampt and Fitting* Dept. Oaitton, London. Wvrkt Stafford acd Woolwlcti W. J. GARCIA 219, OrchaM Road Pianos bought,
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    STOCKS AND SHARES
    1460 15 Issued by FRASER Co,, Exohange and Share Brokers, June 19. Cap. Ibboe. Paid. r.4BT Div Botjbl.B. Sellbrs. 85.000 Is 2s Allagar 7J% l 31 19 500,00 £1 £1 Anglo-Java 211 3 8 150,000 Ip 2s Anglo-Malay 44% Int 8 9 9 6 50,000 2r Ip Batang Malaka
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    VESSELS IN PORT.
    380 15 Flag aad Tons Commanders From An: For When Sea Belle F.M.S. 400 Ahmat P. Sham, 186 F. Pahang Patricia Ger tran 9050 Korden Tsingtau, 18 6 <,er Consul Hamburg 19 Steamers Nat. Tonnage Master From Consignees For Annam Fch 3889 Vezie lombo, 15 .5 M M Uncertain
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    EXCHANGE.
    65 15 (Corrected up *o June 19 Bank 4ma 14 316 demand J 3 31-82 Private credits Bms j. 4 11-82 credits 6m 9-4^ France demand Bank 293* Germany, demand 288 India, T. T. 174_ Hongkong, demand IBj% Yokohama, demand 114 Java, demand 141 Bangkok, demand 66 716 Sovereigns, Bank Buying
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    PRODUCE.
    145 15 June 19. Tin 125 tone sold $70.00 Gambiei buyers 6.40 Gambier Cube No. 1 10.21 Gambier Cube No. 2 6.00 Pepper Black ordin. Spore buyers 18.26 Pepper, (White fair) buyers 84.60 Nutmegs (110 to the lh.) 24.00 Nutmegs (80 to the lh.) 26 00 Mace (Banda) 90.00 Cloves (Amboina)
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      126 15 Bulmer's Sparkling Cider. Guaranteed to be the pure Juice of the apple only) IS SUPPLIED TO:THE HOUSE OF COMMONS. HOTELS Savoy. Romano'S. Euston. Cecil. Almond's. Gt. Central. Claridges. Hyde Parke. Gt. Western. Garlton. Piccadilly. De Vere. Ritz. Curzon. Berkeley. Etc., Etc., Etc. CLUBS Travellers'. Jr. Athenaeum. Naval Military. Garlton. New
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      31 15 FRASER NEAVE, Ltd. Printers. Office: 13, COLLYER QUAY. Works: SUK STREET Magazine, Book, Commercial and Miscellaneous Printing of every description carefully and expeditiously executed on Moderate Terns. Fraser Neave, Ltd., Singapore.
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      513 15 LATEST ARRIVALS. Es a> t Ida Brit 60 Jones Bagan, 196 Wee Bros Bagan 22 Sri M,-*. r Brit 92 Tilburn Malacca, 19-6 Gaggino Malacca^ Dei f Crombie Brit 8198 Hemming Vstock, 19-6 Pat Simons I Kl9 Oh :is -j, na Nor 758 Erikson Bangkok, 19 6 Borneo Co Colombo
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      98 15 NEXT MAILS DUE. From Europe.— Per M. M. AtUntique due Jane SI. From China..— Per M. M. Polynesien due June 22. London Matli Dttpitehad. Left. Due. irrtwi. N. D. L. May 18 June 10 J B. 1. May Si June IS June It M. M. May 2ft Jane 16 Jm
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    AMATEUR GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP.
    1836 16 OmrS Edinburgh. Ma The concluding stages of the Amateur (iolf Championship were, of course, marked by heavy casualties runout! the leading players. The fourth round, with which we resume our story, from last week, brought out some remarkable results. First of all, Mr Hilton, the holder of
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    PENANG FOOTBALL CUP.
    133 16 P. C. C. Win the Replay Penang Cricket Club were victorious in the replay for the Penang Football Cup on the Esplanade defeating old Farquhars by four goals to one. As when the teams met last week the game was of the keenest description possible, both winners
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    SINGAPORE POLO CLUB.
    75 16 Papeb Chase Postponed. Owing to the heavy rainfall the district where the Paper Chase was iut.-nde-l ro take place is partly overtlooded and the roads are covered with very deep mad. Therefore the hunt will be postponed until Sunday. July sth, when the weather will most probably
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    FOOTBALL.
    46 16 There should have been a league tootball match ou the Esplanade last evening, between the S. R. C. and the Rangers. The heavy storm, however, rendered the ground quite unfit for play, and Mr S. H. Davidson, the league secretary, very properly postponed the game.
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    S.C.C. LAWN BOWLS TOURNAMENT.
    35 16 MONDAY'S TIES Championship. H. T. White v R. Scoular. Singled Handicap. James Bond v Foreman. DOUBLKB HANDICA] Mittelstein and Cohnitz v Pitceathley and Henderson. Threlfall and Hay v Braddell and Hath.
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    SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST A SOLDIER
    87 16 Before Mr B. Xunn, second magistrate, yesterday, Harold Harvey Grifliths, of the Ist K.0. Y.L.1., stationed at Tanglin barracks, was charged with using as genuine a forged document purporting to be a valuable security, vi/., a forged cheque purporting to be drawn by Capt. K.
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    179 16 The King has been pleased to give and grant unto Mr Skinner Turner, Judicial Adviser in the Siamese Ministry of Justice, His Majesty's lioyal licence and authority to wear the Insignia of the First Class of the Order of the Crown of Siam, which decoration has been conferred upon by
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    CENTRAL ENGINE WORKS.
    217 16 Messrs J. A. Hamilton and Liin Peng Slang sign the report of the Central Kngine Works. Ltd.. which covcis the year ending J>ecember 31 last, and sa>> Alter allowing for directors and auditors' fees, and making full allowance for depreciation, and sufficient for doubtful debts, the net
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    SELANOOR TURF CLUB.
    301 16 The Sky Meeting, (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, June 19. The two days meeting for ponies and ex-griffins began to day. Considerable interest had been taken in the meeting and the entries were quite good. The Owl, Camboya and Dorothy were scratched for all engagements, otherwise
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    374 16 Tbe s.s. Tara is due nt the wharves to day with general cargo for discharge. The s.s. Kiev is due here from 3olombo on Wednesday 2 4th inst. The s.s. Outang left Hongkong on tbe j 18th inst. with general cargo for discharge here. The s.s. Janus is
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      62 16 SIEMENS WINCHESTER HOUSE, SINGAPORE. ImmiMl SIEMENS, Singapore SIEMENS TABLE FANS. Wlien titted witli OSCILLATING MECHANISM as this FAN is the most effective BREEZE PRODUCER SIEMENS BROTHERS DYNAMO WORKS, Ld. Efaul o Caxton House, Westminster, London. Supplies Dept. an Upper Thames Street, London Lcu/ip* and Fitti»</.s Dept Oalston. London Wm Stafford
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      283 16 SWIMMING CLUB LAUNCHES. Sunday, '21. st. Johnston's Pier, at s '.< and 10 a.m., 2.30 and 3.30 p.m. Club Bungalow, at 8.30 and 9.30 a.m., 12.1 8 and .'.30 p.m. The Jackson Millar Cup, 15C yards Handicap will be swum off on arrival of the 10 o'clock launch. Entries will
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