The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 29 June 1914

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    16 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. JDGMBDFG SINGAPORE, MONDAY, JUNE 29, 1914. NO. 8 f 173
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    THE DAY'S NEWS.
    214 1 The earthquake consequent on an eruption of the volcano Korinchi, west Sumatra, is described in a special wire from Batavia, as well as in Reuter's service. The damage to property is great but as yet no great loss of life is reported Page 6. The visits of
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    THE ARROGANCE OF EARLY RISERS.
    1195 1 The relationship between early rising and crowing may form difficult problem for the philosopher to wrestle with, hut the fact of the relationship is obvious. 'Jock6 are notoriously early risers, and notoriouely, they crow. A man, normally, does not crow, but let him rise early
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      136 1 ALHAMBRA THE PIONEER CINEMATOGRAPH THEATRE BEACH ROAD. o*o SHOW 9-15 P.M. Two Shows for one Payment. FIRST SHOW 7-30 P.M. p^ a*% In 6 Parts JL JL JL 1& In 6 Parts Ghost TO-NIGHT. I B^ TO-NIGHT. JL %JL PUP 10 A.M. to 4P C. J. WILLIAMSON, -f.Mfnr t«i«H_»«_---i:aa---iaHHMtai« TO-NIGHT
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      427 1 PALLADIUM ORCHARD ROAD Singapore's Premier Theatre. ORCHARD ROAD TO-NIGHT commencing at 9 p.m. sharp, TO-NIGHT j A remarkable Film showing a degree oi inventiveness which places it in a class of its own. ROCAMBOLE (THE TERROR OF PARIS) No. 1. THE KNAVE OF HEARTS CLUB 4 REELS I Also Eclair
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      162 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Notice re Pajain dividend Page S. Two sales of property by Powell and Co Page 5. Ship sailings Yatshing, page 8 N.D.L. changes, same page. K. P. M. changes page 9. Bull- dog stout Page 6. Chappell gramaphone records, Robinson Piano Co Page 7. Shanghai Life advt. shows
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      142 1 THE WEEK Monday 29th. High Water— l-49 a.m., 2-40 p.m. Emulation Lodge. 8.30 p.m. St. Peter. Straits Trading Co. mtg., noon. Belat Tin Mining Co., Derricks, noon. Y.W.C.A. monthly mtg., 5 15 pm. S.C C. v Nomads. Tuesday 30tn. High Water— 2-16 a.m., 3-26 p. in N.D.L. Homeward mail due.
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    OLD YUAN SHIH-KAI.
    292 2 a ik. mrvAi I. at lVking sits in power. Th }>i>marck of China the man of the hour, And. save his own henchmen, he weapcus has none, He rules through sheer will and he rules all alouc, Wjth a grip on to day lord of near by
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    106 2 Lady Svtetteuham has arrived at the Hyde Park Hotel from the Hotel Beau Site, t/annes. Lieutenant Colonel R. C. Bond, Yorkshire Light lufantry, on promotion, has taken up command of the 2nd Battalion in Dublin. The marriage arranged between Stuart Oliphant, W.S., Edinburgh, and Yvonne, daughter of the late R.
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      320 2 it h Old secure y mm them absolutely against decay. DENTISTRY BY EUROPEAN EXPERT VM PLOYING LATEST SCIENTIFIC METHODS AND UP-TO DATE MODERN APPLIANCES FOR HYGIENIC AND PE FEIT WORKM NSHIP. Treatment nly Advised when Necessary CONSULTATIONS TREE. Business Hours: 9 a.m. to noon ft 2 p.m. to 6 p.m
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      617 2 Notices NOTICE OF REMOVAL Messrs P FRIER A Co., have removed from 8 The Arcade, to 22 RAFFLES PLACE. PAJAM Ltd. DECLARATION OF INTERIM DIVIDEND AND NOTICE OF CLOSING OF TRANSFER BOOKS. Notice is lu nh\ given that a second interim dividend has been declared by the Directors on account
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      709 2 NoticGS NOTICE Is hereby given that the undersigned are sole importers o? the trade nark of "Kaiitara" brand Tea in 1 ib. packets, prin-ed <u black upon yellow wrppp is, and that le^al proceedings will be taken ig au.->t any person using this trade mark in respect of t^apackiug. CHIN
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      425 2 Wanted WANTED TO RENT Godown Boat «^uay. m«ar Raffles Eqnai* Urgent. Apply to B. M. c/o Free l»re««. 27-6 MOTOR MECHANICAL ENGINEER WANTED A thoroughly eflldeat aud fully quali. Motor Mechanic to take ch a i,. ness in Penang. Apply BOX 123, c/o M Free Preaa." 13-6 uc WANTED TO
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      189 2 SALE J Hari 276 FOR SUE brea i 24 6 HOUSE TO LET an^ i ROOMS TO LET at Zetlai TO LET FURNISHED "VILLA June. A| pi :rr 4 6 5 TG LET 2nd SM TO LET near tb« Electric ligbt aii an TO LET UNFURNISHED Hart fell "14. March.
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    CHINA CLIPPERS.
    280 3 to Ufol il to aj J ij of tbis -tical j li: khip ftill If ol of I f i ady I drive u Ibi ->elf- to I who Wi ige. mauy of \e could have ry which flourish •ven ;:.N of ith Us the ten ho for
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    11 3 r'-l»pper§, by Basil Lubbock. and Plans. (Glasgow and Son. sa. net.)
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    THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE MERCANTILE MARINE.
    977 3 the changes t it are rapidly occiniing in the British mercantile alike in regard to tbe construction of imp'roved vessels and the recruitment of the personnel of the officers. Hwre is an entirely new spirit of enterprise implied in the news which we pub
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      311 3 Health for Infants For over half-a-century Savory Moore's Food has been in general use, both at home and abroad. It ha* the reputation of beine a thoroughly reliable food for Infants. Bavocyft Bfoore's Food supplies Hut the nourfehmem an mfant n?eds in an easily digestible ami very palatabh- form, and
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      213 3 I RUBBER. I JACKSON'S PATENT RUBBER SMOKING I AND DRYING APPARATUS is still the best on the market. As many as 9 have been sold to ONE estate. Its low cost enables the small producer to install one. Rubber cured by this Process is now a feature at the London
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    ANOTHER REVOLUTION?
    285 4 M The; Cbinei f !t> Chinese have chartered men to M rcao od S in > ReTolntion. t rebels rlby, in I lunnrtijou will rts, that Dr Sun I on the way to j .I*l from Japan. He would be a bold man com neuts the a ho
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    AMERICANS DROWNED NEAR JOLO.
    214 4 •Jolo, Jun- recall of the capsizing of Iboat yesterday three Americans and a little girl were drowned ni.'l fourth narrowly escaped. nit Beach. Quartermaster Corpf, W. Fife, Thomas Burns ai:dj .epard, tlu> latter accompanied 1 y his little daughter, left Jolo for a pleasure trip along
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    OIL & GAS POWER.
    55 4 OIL GAS POWER. Diesel, Semi Dießel, and Suction Gas KuKines and Plants— enquirers for thi? claaa o( power would do well to consult The Borneo Company Limited, Singapore who represent firms of the highest repute' which >• a guarantee of reliable power •ud satisfactory running. Crude Oil Consumption from .4
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    Dr SUN YAT-SEN'S LATEST.
    295 4 i O A bnt Yuan. Shanghai, .lune 17. The North b na I 1 wi publishes .1 lett< to have been written l>> Sun Ya| t i personages in Japan offering the Japan* i of iua fomiilin^ the People*! Party to Ynau Shita k*i. and placing
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    HOMEWARD BOUND.
    51 4 Per P 0 str Nellote, sailing July I.— J. Bond, D. C. K. Davidson, Mrs Prada, Mrs Miss Gawthorne, Mr A Mis J B.Anderson infant. Mr Mrs R. Tobey-Cozens, Mrs A. R. Matthews 2 children, A. E. L. Smith, Mr Mrs OutoberledKe, infant, the Misses (4) Cumberledge, Miss
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      376 4 fl M^K WWW¥WWW*j J KW m CONTRACTORS TO Vs^. w The Britlsh War Office^ India Office Admirait y» MIL> 3 The S. S. and F. MS. Government Hospitals, etc. lll -KMAID BRAN^jl 1 i E MILKMAID Ij,, J W i^~V r lM"¥'T^ ai 3 CONDENSED MILK %i^ P m if
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      276 4 PASSENGERS EXPECTED. Pei P <v O str Mongolia, connecting with the >tr asaaye at Colombo, due Jnne 27. A. Kathewa, Mr tf Mrs F. G. A'lan aid child, K. W. Barton. A. T. Curtis, A IT. W. Sutherland, L. G. Attenborough, G. Wilkinson, H. V. Birrell, A. V. Vanbi.olina, H.
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    THE LABOUR WORLD.
    253 5 l.oudon Juue i-unally I Ula \aggethe the iiors r: i I bf ine for am ailed f< national will of the smaller I ra arc other rouble. irJ H. Thoi .\>r railv. iu doing entirely on his gramme ias otliciiil. It f a feeler for the i
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    KUALA LUMPUR PRESBYTERIANS.
    73 5 see the formal establishice ia connection Lumpur Presbyterian \lrvady close their iuteumembers, and when on lei; to Kuala Luinb Till have a memberOtlice- bearers will *****, and the question fcet for the erection will be pushed on as possible. The t I a the Masonic Hall il
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    51 5 t-'.:sou Brooke, the Rajah 'ted bis 85th birthday i pleased to give and :inand Tylor. <, m> be Chinese Maritime iis Majesty's Royal V i to wear the Insignia Mi of the Order of the fcr-_, lch decoration has been the President of the I*.! i in recognition of vala****i9&
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    THE HULL JOINT DOCK
    937 5 The site of the Docfc opraad hv the King ou Fri B adjoiuing the mid U. Odflapai exandra Dock. with a frontage to the River Humber of about one mile. The whole of the site, Ik the exception of about 20 acres, has been reclaimed from
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      42 5 Maodie pouted much at A To his great surprise P'raps she'd hearo of him and Gertie Swapping gladsome eyes. But the thing that did upset her, Made her glum and dour. Was that Bert had dared forget her Woods' Great Peppermint Cure.
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      700 5 SPRINGBOK SELECTIONS MADE FROM THE FINEST MAGALIESBERG TOBACCO. OBTAINABLE IN LB. TINS FROM John Little Co., Ltd. Katz Bros, Ltd. Robinson Co. TO CONTRACTORS OTHERS CONCERNED. AUCTION SALE OF Four large cattle sheds with galvanised iron roofing, steel girders and a quantity of good timber beaius. Also a wooden shed
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      767 5 Auctions AUCTION SALE OF Land and House Situate at Nankin Street Tuesday, 30th June, at 2-30 p.m. Leasehold land containing an area of H4O square ft e comprised in Uoveinni' nr Lease No. 551 for 999 years annual quit rent 90 cents. Together with the Rhophouse dwelling erected on the
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      696 5 Auctions AUCTION SALE OF Valuable backwood drawing room suite inlaid with M. 0. P. Shell and Teik Housebold Furniture etc etc. To beheld at No. 8. Balmoral Road. On Saturday, 4th July, at 3 p. m. Comprising Black woe J drawing room mitt inlaid witb M. O. p Shell, teak
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      BIRTH.
      20 6 Stevens —At Kuala Klawang, Jelubu. on the 24th inst., to Mr and Mrs W. J. COT.ON Stevens, a daughter.
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      MARRIAGE.
      28 6 DOIG fimr<p —On May 23rd, at Brunswick Street, Piesbyt^rian Church, Manchester, by the Rev John Riddell, ma, bd David McLaren Doig to Jean Allen Sharp, of Singapore.
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    The Singapore Free Press. Monday, June 29, 1914.
    915 6 The Singapore Free Press. Monday, June 29, 1914. .e t ma _m M 1.. l f*!B Until reports to the contrary come to hand it may be hoped that the earthquake reported from Batavia will not have involved the disastrous effects on life and property which so often characterise those
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    1422 6 Mr. J. R. Nicholson, C.M.0., general manager of Tanjong Pagar, was expected in Penang on Saturday on inspection duty. He will probably remain in Penang for a week. We hear that Mr. R. P. Phillips, who has been suffering from a nervous breakdown, will probably go home by the mail
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    SUMATRAN EARTHQUAKE.
    62 6 CONSIDERABLE DA«» CE WMe Area of Dis tU rb anc h > The s U m a tr Koriuchi. All broken and damaged, air Batav la to h^HH of Benr, Cb>n< I Ulice. Tbere are mam k, already -J covered loloZ teas cat. emigrant ■toatnei been d« The
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    EUROPEANS ALL SAFE.
    16 6 Later tbe Kuropea Hundreds help fund. om.nl, I it is feared I accider
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    THE KINTUCK.
    71 6 of water in brickwork on a coral The 6teatuer6 have gone to hi Work on the ha> been stop, cables aud the water eupj broken. Bi The Kintuck is asbore on a cora. in a safe position. Hiding wu caused by the ea: sea. Batavia. .lune 2" quake
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    EARTHQUAKE IN SAXONY.
    29 6 Lepip/ig. June I earthquake iu Saxot: wenMntl panics The motion was som I ing at Leipzig, where there was eUrUuil rumblings undergrc ud I slightly damaged
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    ANOTHER VOLCANO DISASTER.
    69 6 Some of the volcanoeIslands are in eruptiou. creams have burned down woods andc plantations, and a ran damage throughout the*, rounding cou!.: have collap.eral of the Si midway between Mindanao and Celebes, ha. mo6t iraporta?. Great Sangir. by ntioai ol many tbousaud^ I I are 'in Its
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    PANAMA CANAL LOCKS.
    89 6 Further evident con.iderp.bly into the Panama Canal wa, for Federal grand J0 lvania, wcommei five employe pi tb.- r^ n on charges that tspired to defraud the I ol connection witbt canal locks. The M***™, charged with toting «P° D ment an inferior grade of declared to
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      175 6 JVST PUBLISHED JVST PUBLISHED I THE VALUATION OF RUBBER ESTATES FOR Valuers, Investors and Planters BY F. C. PECK. Price $5.00. A BOOK FOR EXPERTS. KELLY and WALSH, Ltd. SINGAPORE. Columbia Gr'aphophones fh <z> op> c-p> /a COLUMBIA JEWEL f GRAFONOLA. m i The Ibest known and most successful Instrument
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    THE CASUALTY BILL
    41 7 THE EMPRESS DISASTER. -v marine Cable). Kn nrt Sevvic*. immhmr u.juiry into iggp of the Kin press of Ireland, coun j r tbe SUM*** argued that the only ster was that the the Km press broke down. 00m
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    GOTHLAND SAFE.
    33 7 I. 27 The <;<>ih!;uu] is ,jing badly and shows a tendeucy to :er la consequence the <t been taken off. r tiie pataaagan was exag"J one hundred. th'aud has been re-
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    GRIMSBY FIRE.
    13 7 Half aa acre of ories high, rilled with been destroyed over
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    THE DESTRUCTION OF SALEM.
    40 7 Half was eventually The damage is i stai Ten e are 1 ad fifty een sent to hospital. The tire igiaated in at: I on in a leather bctor? »nJ later some oil tanks exploded houses.
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    FLOODS IN CHINA.
    26 7 1 Worst for Half a Century. Ibe Peikiaog and and iused the I a i-enfiry. Scores Je»tro\ed and thou•and* of per- homelef >atui
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    GENERAL NEWS.
    21 7 Hull's New Dock. Lol The King his open- ir.il which has cost --■i Hii M iJmlj con a Lord
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    A DECREE NISI.
    9 7 I. lias i .it rt-f nisi.
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    THE BOWSKILL AFFAIR.
    17 7 lummmd, -lune 2i A representative of will proceed I into the atfair of ikiU.
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    BRITISH PARLIAMENT.
    95 7 The Finance Bill. M M. The precise qnestion on of the liovt. majority JMtudty is unhkrly to recur in loin part of the bill dealing with ffwto to local authorities can be cut out tl motion, hut there are urtant amendments on which tw^Ntt might ari^e. and there
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    SPORTING NEWS.
    37 7 I Fashionable Boxing. —Jack Johnson has 7**n Frank Moran on points. Moran y pluckily and was severely Pwashed. was a remarkable number of !t aen m evening drees, including the exclusive society, present at the
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    LAWN TENNIS AND CRICKET.
    72 7 lb iedon, Jane 28.— Brookes and Ritchie and Prebble 6—l, ~«<*-0, 6—4. toooket beat Gore 7—5, 6—l, 6—2. **»*ogordato and Doust beat Crawley 1 I^vson 3—6, 6—3, 5—7, 6—B, 9—7. and Doust beat Parke and a. T >ex **at Cambridge University at T*J»by ten wickets. '**Mlftii»
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    THE UNITED STATES.
    152 7 NEGOTIATIONS WITH JAPAN. fßy Submarine Cable]. Kfcrikk'B Skuvici. Washington .lune 27.— The correspondence between the Inited States and .Japan has been published showing that the latter declined to accept the treaty pro posed by the Inited States for dealing with the difficulty raised through Japan's reiterated and
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    AFTER PANAMA.
    49 7 Washington. June 27.- -In view of the rumour that the Atlantic Fleet was re maining in the Pacific indefinitely after the opening of the Pauauut Canal, Government has issued a statemeut that the Atlantic Fleet will return to the Atlantic on the conclusion of the opening ceremonies.
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    THE KIEL VISIT.
    197 7 The Brassey Incident. Kiel. June 26. Lord Brassey was strol ling in the precinrts of the Dockyard, not knowing the regulations. He was detained by the police pending identification. He told the Kaiser afterwards that he had been treated most politely and it was a mere amusing
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    BRITISH VISIT TO RUSSIA
    41 7 The Imperial yacht, with the T6ar and his fan ily aboard steamed through the British lines. His Imperial Majesty and family lunched on board the British flagship. Kronstadt, June 27. The Tsar has w>ited the British Squadron.
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    DUMA SECRET SITTING.
    29 7 Petersburgh, .lune 27. The l»uiua has held a secret sitting and passed four bills, including one for the construction of strategical roads in the Far East.
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    CHINA
    52 7 Sir Richard Dane Interviewed. London, June 27. Sir Richard Dane on his return to London, interviewed by a representative of the Morning Post, denied that he had any special mission. He was simply at home for a holiday. He liked China and believed in it. The general position was
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    NEW FRENCH COINAGE
    196 7 Bron/e Repi y Nickei After delays that seemed interminable, there is a prospect of th^ new French nickel coinage, whose emission was decided on so long ago, being issued before long. The coins were to have been sent from the Mint during the course of May but
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    RUBBER EXHIBITION.
    259 7 The Winning Companies. London, June 26. The awards of the Rubber Growers' Association trophies and medals at the Rubber Exhibition are as follow Class I. Crepe. (lold Medal, Balgownie. Silver Inch Kenneth. Bronze I'nited Serdan?. Certificates Carey United, Trong, Labu and Pataling. Clam 2. Bmokbo Bhkbt. (Jold Medal,
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    THE BALKANS
    104 7 The Situation in Albania. London, June 27. The situation in Albania is daily growing more hopeless. The i^iippii of Koumania has invited the PriomM of Albania to send her children to Koumania. The Turkish Hag floats over the towns the insurgents have cap tared. Vienna. .Tune 27. Two
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    TURKEY AND GREECE
    46 7 Constantinople, Juue 27. The Greek reply to the Turkish Notes on the subject of the prosecutions is of a friendly tone. It agrees with the Turkish solution of the emigration difficulty and hopes that there will not be any recurrence of the incidents.
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    COMMONWEALTH PARLIAMENT
    21 7 Melbourne, June 26. The Federal Houses have passed supply and the session* is closed. The dissolution proclamation follows soon.
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    REPORTED JAPANESE STEAMSHIP COMBINE.
    247 7 a Triple Fi sion A report from Yokohama states that negotiations are proceeding with a view to bringing about an amalgamation of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha, the Toyo Kisen Kaieha, and the Osaka Shosen Kaisha into company, with a capital of 20,000,000 yen, which will take
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    SELANGOR SPORT.
    40 7 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, June 27. The probable dates for the Athletic Meeting at Kuala Lumpur are Aug. 28 and 29. Transentier has won the open tennis championship singles the Belgian beating Lamare in the final.
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    Y. M. C. A. IN IPOH.
    76 7 A Substantial Promise. (From Out Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, June 27. The Rev. W. E. Horley has been promised a thousand pounds sterling by the head quarters of the Y.M.C.A. towards a scheme for the establishment of a Y.M.C.A. at Ipoh. The scheme is only
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    A MANCHESTER WEDDING.
    75 7 Doig Sharp. Hearty congratulations from hil hosts of Singapore friends will be forthcoming for Mr D. M. Doig, of Messrs. Adamson Gilfillan and Co., who during his Home leave was married on May 23rd to Miss Jean Allen Sharp, of Singapore. The ceremony took place at the
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    SHANGHAI LIFE ASSURANCE Co.
    101 7 The ninth annual report of this company gives the figures in Singapore Currency, ani shows that new policies were issued for 5n, 845, 805 and applications for *847,111 were postponed or declined. The total insurance in force on March 31 was SI B4 millions. The total
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    FORWARD RUBBER CONTRACTS.
    126 7 Messrs Sime Darby notify they have made the following forward contracts for their group of estates. Alor Gaiah Estate. Ist Latex crepe 2s. lid. delivery July to December 1914. 2s. id. delivery January to March 1915, 2$ tons monthly. Paiam ESTATE. Ist Latex crepe 2s. lid delivery
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    RUBBER DUTY.
    76 7 For the period from 26th June to 9th July, 1914, inclusive, the duty on cultivated rubber, on which export duty is leviable, on an ad valorem hasis, in accordance with the rules under the Customs Duties Enactment, will be assessed on the following prices per pikul. Smoked sheet
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    TIGER AT PORT SWETTENHAM.
    82 7 After a lapse of many mouths another mar. *eating tiger has put in au appearance in the Port Swetteuharn district. As some Chinese coolies were stacking timber at Sungei Aur yesterday morning the marauder leaped from the jungle and carried off one man. A search party
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    116 7 Johannesburg has recently acquired an unenviable reputation for gambling among the coloured people, who are turning the streets in some parts of the town into casinos. Traffic is occasionally held up by crowds gathering and playing games of chance with dice and cards. The police recently raided several groups, but
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      264 7 ROBINSON Co. SUN HELMETS ARE THE BEST For Value, Style, fit and finish in White or KhaKi j W \rac-\ JtYsBA "ELLWOODS" SPECIALITIES ALWAYS STOCKED TUXHAM CRUDE OIL ENGINES Have points of superiority possessed by no other Engines of their type. THE TUXHAM WON THE GOLD MEDAL AT THE INTERNATIONAL
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      498 8 oiwoi/avq Protect vour qmpmiq: Children against fei J| Consumption II \y by giving them w Ilt 'KEPLER' U i] Cod Liver Oil V/ WITH \v 1 Malt Extract 11 11/ II It provides weakly children (and \\\\Jl. \\V//i adults) with strength and stamina to V W/aV/ battle with and overcome
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      578 8 Shipping INDOCHINA S. N., Co. Ltd, FOR PENANG AND CALCUTTA. The Company's Steamer "YATSHINO 2,284 tone, Captain Jam-tt, is due here on Ist prox., and will be despatched for the above ports on Thursday, the 2nd idem, at 4 pm. For Freight and Passage apply to BOUSTEAD Co., Agents. 29-6
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      628 8 Shipping M. M. MESSAGE RIES MARITIMES Mill LINE China, Japan, Ceylon, Djibouti, Egypt and Marseilles HOMEWARD vyOTWARD 1914 1914 V. delaCiotat July 6 Am a/one July 5 Chili July 20 Paul Lecat July 19 Atlantique Ang 3 Cordillere Aug 2 Amazone Aug 17 Magellan Aug 16 Paul Lecat Ang 31
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      679 8 Shipping N.D.L. Norddentscher Lloyd, BremeD IMPERIAL GERMAN MAI! LINE. The fast and well-known mfl.ll steamers of this Company sail fortnightly from Bremen Hamburg via Rotterdam, Antwerp, Southainp ton, Gibraltar, Genoa, Naples, (oonnec Marseilles. Naples, Alexandria and vice vet sal Port Said, Suez, Aden, Colombo, Penang Singapore, Hongkong, Shanghai, Tsingtau Nagasaki
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      435 8 Shipping^J^ P. &0. STEAM NAVIGATION COMPi. v For China, Japan, h Australia, India. Aden. Z Mediterranean Ports. P! ;J and London Through Bills of I, Bkl BM)r w!1: MAIL LIN bloußWAhr; (roc From Singapore, Colombo with iimalaya ,1 Ju! ss Devanha Outward (r 88 Assay*.- Jun<_ H ss Devanha Juh
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      535 9 "Substantial Successful" Progress has been the keynote and the it. ranee in Fme $18,753,909.21 Hcome for Year 1,709,463.47 ranee Reserve Fond 3,278,694.62 Dtpos ted with High Court (London) £20 000 Depos red with ComptroHer-Ceneral Calcutta) R5. 200,000 is !> rated in Hongkong. It. is regisBntaln according to the Assurance 'Company
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      530 9 THE ONLY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY REGISTERED IN THE COLONY. IW6 EST H D .UP MPITiII OF INT EASTERN COMP/tNV. PROSPEROUS and PROGRESSIVE THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED HEAO OFFICE: Winchester House, Singapore. LONDON OFFICE: 32. Old Jewry, E.C. The company has £20.000 with the S upr.. rae Com,
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      312 9 INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION Co., Ltd Direct service to Japan via Hongkong Shanghai and to Calcutta via Penang from Singapore. Taking cargo on through Bills of Lading for utou, Macao. Swatow, Aruoy, Chefoo, Tientsin, Newchwang, Yangtsze Ports. Formosa, j the Philippines, *c, Ac. &c. STEAMERS. Tons Commander Kutsang 4,895 R. C.
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      560 9 CHARTERED BANK of India Australia and China. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL NUITfI PAID UP CAPITAL m oqo a^ RESERVE FUND Z il^m Haaerva Uability of Proprietors ft 205,000 HEAD OFFICE 38. BIBHOPSQATB, LOK3OH, S. C. AGHNGIEB AND BRANCHES: Amntsai Hankcw New Yorh Bangkok Hongkong Ponane Batavla licilo Faket Bombay Jpoh Kancoon
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      342 9 FEDERAL LIFE Assurance Company of Canada. "ablibeed 1881. Diesct Government Supervision Government Addit. iSSSLT WOKLD WIDE Kw> 7L Nett S rpla!i above "abUltiee lot KbhlsKVh and all outstanding claims. New Business. 1913, wep $9,876,000.00. Leans, Bettlementh. etc, made locallf Numerous modern scnemes. H KYANB, Manager, South Eastern Art* THE BORNEO
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    BLANK CRIMINAL SESSIONS.
    211 10 White Gloves for Hongkong Judge There being no cases to come before the Acting Chief Justice (Mr H. H. J. Gompert/.) at the Tune Criminal Sessions, his Lordship was presented with a pair of white gloves, which is the custom of the Home courts. The Grown Solicitor
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    THE KWANGTUNG NOTE REDEMPTION SCHEME.
    192 10 Central Government's Attituw The Central Government (the H K.D.P. Canton correspondent writes^ ha? u hcrrapb- ed to the authorities expressing ita altitude I towards the scbgme for the redemption of the cu'iency notes at half their face value. I The scheme, it states, is beneficial
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    RUBBER ESTATE RETURNS.
    1083 10 The first total where given re pn sonts figures f: 1912, the last column repr- seni^ output foi calendar yew to date in all c. Yenr 1913. May 1914. Allagar 161,750 16,500 79,520 Alma 83,23p 32,200 Alor Gajah 95,855 8,292 39,368 Alor Pocgsu 101.478 9.802 48,322 Anglo
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    TIN RETURNS.
    59 10 re« af Bru i Bruseh Gopenfi Heawood lru par Kamuuing Kan aboi K I an Kledang Kram;.: a Luhat Menglembu Lc idle ton _v Tambun P. Consol idn Pengkalen ;ia .ru Rahman iiman Hj Boa Redhilla Roya Uohore Selangor Hi rendsb T ch ,_gei Bai j Sungei Gau
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    British North Borneo.
    17 10 Beaufort British P.nrieo Langkon Melalap Membak Sapong Sekong South F. _t 61 Teaoa 6
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      154 10 GREAT CASH CLEARANCE SALE Commencing Ist July, 1914. Ending 31st July, 1914. Of High Class British and European Goods in Latest Styles. REAL BARGAINS. ENORMOUS REDUCTIONS. EVERYTHING CHEAP. M. AHAMED SAHIBOO, 91 South Bridge Road, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER. GAS OIL ENGINES LATEST DESIGNS. (MAKERS W. J. BATES Co., DENTON,
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    STOCKS AND SHARES
    1464 11 Issued by FRASER Co,, Exohange and Share Brokers, June 27. Jap ibbob. Paid. i abt Di* butjcis. Sellers. 85.000 2s 2s Ailagar 7i% If 19 500,0<0 £1 £1 Anglo-Java 10 3 7 150,000 M 2s Anglo-Malay 44% Int 8 6 9 3 50,000 *fl 2s Batang Malaka
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    EXCHANGE.
    68 11 (Cobbbctbd up to June 27). Bank 4ms 1-4 f'l6 n demand 2-8 SJ-8S Private credits 8m 24 mtU N credits 6m i J4S France demand Bank 293$ Gebmant, demand 288 India, T. T. 174* Hongkong, demand 18% Yokohama, demand 114 Java, demand 141 Bangkok, demand 66 7 16 Sovereigns,
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    PRODUCE.
    148 11 June 27. Tin 125 tons sold 169.50 Gambier buyers 6.40 Gambier Cnbe No. 1 10.28 Gambier Cube No. 2 8.00 Pepper Black ordin. S'poit buyers 18.75 Pepper, (White fair) buyers 85.50 Nutmegs (110 to tbe Ik.) 24.00 Nutmegs (80 to the Ik.) 26 00 Mace (Banda) 90.00 Cloves (Amboina)
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      126 11 Biilmer's Sparkling Cider. Guaranteed to be the pure Juice of the apple only) IS SUPPLIED TO:THE HOUS OF COMMONS. HOTELS Savoy. Romano'S. Euston. Cecil. Almond's. Gt. Central. Glaridges. 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 11 FRASER NEAVE, Ltd. Printers. Office: 13, COLLYEB QUAY. Works: SIAK STREET Magazine, Book, Commercial and Miscellaneous Printing of every description carefully and expeditiously executed on Moderate Terms. Fraser Neave, Ltd., Singapore.
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      937 11 VESSELS IN PORT. Flag and Tons Commanders Tiom Arrived For Wtaaa Mogami Jap g'boat 1350 Minura I 22-6 Jap Consul K T ganu 2 Bteauie«i Nat. Tonnace Mastei From Consignees Fot Abbotsford Brit 199 Mori is Kagan, 22 6 Kong Fook Bagan Annam Fch 3889 Ve/.ie Colombo, lr, 6 MM
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    THE EMPRESS LOSS.
    870 12 THE HATEFIL WATER." i. i Fool Doc Like a page from Joseph Conrad is the description given by the "Morning Post" correspondent to a despatch from Quebec in a Washington paper Here in the lobby of Chateau Frontenac, an old man was pacing up and down at
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    95 12 Mr R. D. Acton, auditor general, returned from Labnan by the Sandakan yester dav. Repartee with hecklers is not easy, and a retort always sounds more witty than it looks in black and white. Besides the spontaneity must be taken into consideration. At a recent by-election, says the Daily sketch,"
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    FOOTBALL.
    218 12 Teams kor To Day's Leagvk Match. A league match will be played on the B, C« <\ ground this evening between the S. C. C, and the Nomads. The composition of the S. C. C. team, in view of next Thursday's replayed cup final with the K.0.Y.L.1., is a
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    S. C. C, LAWN BOWLS TOURNAMENT.
    54 12 MONDAY'S TIK> Folk A Side Rink O Welsh. Ruchwaldy. Henderson and Talma v Bath, Hvalsoe, Armstrong and Cantrell. White, Butchart, Butler and Hacker v Norrie, Threlfall, Cohnit and lhipps. CHAMTIONSHir. EL Scoular v F. Black well. Tl KSDAVS TIEDOUBLBB Handk w. McKenzie and Scoular
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    BATTLESHIPS FOR GREECE.
    395 12 Pkopo>eo Pc'Rt. (fAsr; ra Ambbu A plan for disposing of the battleships Idaho and Mississippi to "a foreign lower" was laid before the Senate Naval Ait airs Committee by Mr Secretary DanieS. These vessels have been in commissio i since 190^. The Mississippi cost 41,160 I 0
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    CANDOUR OF YOUTH.
    127 12 The film was a comedy picture. A lady, no longer in her first bloom of youth, w: jen removing some of the ingenious aids by means of which lovely woman sets back the hands of time. She was in the act of taking down a very elaborate
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    MRRCEIANT SHIPPING.
    626 12 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, June sth. There is likely to be a great deal heard of Mr Burns' new Merchant Shipping Bill, recently printed, which gives effect to the recommendations of the International Convention of the Safety of Life at Sea. In the Bill as printed Mr.
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    SAYINGS OF THE WEEK.
    266 12 What is at the root of most trouble in the world is misunderstanding. Sir Kdward Grey. It is impossible for me to dine out either in private or in public without having those confounded telephones mentioned to me. Mr Hobhouse. There never was a time when
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    SHIPPING NOTES.
    264 12 Typhoon noticed Saturday morning Typhoon, E. of Luzon, moving N. W. The Yatshirg left Hongkong on the 25th inst. with cargo for discharge here. The N.D L. steamer Gottingen left Suez on the 25th iust. and may be expected to arrive here on or about the 14 1
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    60 12 Charlie "Your wife doesn't seem to improve in health." Harry "Xo :as fast as she gains strength she uses it up telling people what is the matter with her.' Miriam, agt d five, had been delegated to rock the baby to sleep. "l can't do it mamma." she said, after
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      80 12 FISH SIBERIAN SALMON, PLAICE HALIBUT, FILLETS TURBOT, HADDOCKS SOLES, KIPPERS, t c BLOATERS. Singapore Cold Storage Co, Ltd SINGAPORE <fe BRANCHES I FORD CARS" TUC K^ X WISE I MAN $1450 nu/NC UYYPIj" a w $1375. wearne bros, Ltd., :r::"" n< SOLE AGENTS S. S. F M. S. Dunlop Dunlop
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      517 12 WEATHER KEPOKT. Th«ee Weather Telegrams are transmit** courtesy of the E. E. Tel. Co. ai)d contain obserTatlons mad* at Eongkong (HK. and at Manila Observatory (MN. The data "are date and hour of despatch; the remoter reading (inches In HK., Mill! tres In MN.): Direction of Wind and Forot (Beaufort
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