The Straits Times, 29 May 1914

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    13 1 The Straits Times. NO. 24.502 SINGAPORE. FRIDAY. MAY 29. 1914. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      156 1 hip)' BEER. KATZ BBOS. M sl 1 Yearly SALE For 12 Daya Commencing Monday Next, June 1. THE EAST ASIATIC CO.. LTD., ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT. FOR I=>lli ANT SPECIALITIES SLEDGE BRAND MILK. CONDENSED UNSWEETENED unsurpassed in Tea or Coffee. NATURAL STERILISED For all domestic purposes for which fresh milk is used.
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      197 1 ROBINSON CO. Hold a Large and Varied Stock OF HOUSEHOLD LINENS AND Table *^JM^ Napery Manufacture. VP^P Linen. The Shamrock, one of our many designs. No. *****. Extra Heavy Fine Bleached Damask Cloths, in a Shamrock design, as illustration, All Pure Linen, manufactured in Ireland, bemmtd ready for nee. Siz,
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      9 1 Eternit Asbestos Slates. Soli Aorkts: ADAMSON GILFIILAN CO., LTD.
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    German Friendship.
    802 2 LUNCHEON AT THE CARLTON HOTEL. Cologne and London. The Chief Burgomaster of Cologne, Herr Wallraf, was among the distinguished Germans who arrived in London to attend the dinner on April 28, at the Hotel Metropole, given by the German Friendship Society to their chairman, Sir Frank Lascelles. The
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    Australia's Defence Forces.
    210 2 A report of Sir lan Hamilton on the Defence Forces of Australia has been tabled in the Commonwealth Senate. It says that financial considerations are paramount, and emphasises the danger of excessive baste in building up an Australian army or lowering the standard of training for the
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      254 2 If you arc run down if you have been i!i and are slow to recover, try 'Vana' Tonic. It will sharpen your appetite, aid your digestion, j brace your nerves, revive your spirits and help to restore you to j j vigorous health. Mi in bottha ct all '\li f'r
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      12 2 For Children's Hacking Cough at Night, Woods' Grtat Peppermint Cure, Is. 6d.
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      819 2 CHRONICALLY DYSPEPTIC FOR TEN YEARS. Now Better, Heavier And Stronger Than Ever Before. Another Permanent Dr. Williams' Pink Pills Cure in Rangoon. Condemned to the life of a semi-invalid, never hearty and well this has been the lot of thousands of men and women whose lives were all pains and
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      498 2 JALESJI^AUCTIOM. BY ORDER OF THE SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD AUCTION SALE Ot A QUANTITY OP OLD STEBL, IRON SCRAP AND STEBL CUTTINGS, At The Workshop, T»njon« Pagar, On Tdbsday, Jim a, at 12 moon. POWELL A Co., AnotiODoers. 27-6 L 8 AUCTION SALE Of HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, PLANT J, ETC., The property
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      659 2 NOTICES. NOTICE. We, the nndersignod, hereby give notice that all creditors am 1 other persons having cliims or demands against THK CHING NAM JIT POH, LTD. (in Liquidation), are hereby requested to send particular* in writing of their claims or demands with proof thereof, on or before tho 10th day
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    A Great Disaster.
    896 3 RUSSIAN GRAND DUKE'S MOVING NARRATIVE. How A Warship Met Her Doom. In the new number of the Russian service review, Army and Fleet, tho Grand Duke Kyrill publishes a moving personal narrative of tbe foundering of the Petropavlovsk, destroyed by a Japanese floating mine just ten years
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    Wedding Bureaus Banned.
    116 3 The Kaiser has put bis foot down on officers of the active list securing wires through matrimonial agencies. Recent tri >M in the courts, the Express says, hare disclosed that officers when bard up are in tbe habit of applying to the agencies to find them wealthy
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      173 3 RANEEGUNOE GLAZED STONEWARE. Drainpipes and Junctions. ALL SIZES STOCKED. SHARPE, ROSS CO., LD. The Warm Season curiously enough brings with it most dulls. This, however, is easily explained by the great variations between the temperature of day and that of night, the wearing of light, airy, clothing, over-heating, the drinking
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      81 3 Croup. This disease is so dangerous and so rapid in its development that every mother of young children should be prepared for it. It is very risky to wait until the attack of croup appears anJ then serd for medicine and let the child suffer until it can be obtained.
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      772 3 Beauty Writers. BEST SELECTIONS FROM THE WORLD'S SMARTEST BBAUTY WRITERS.— SIMPLB, UNIQUE AND EFFECTIVE RECIPES. Permanently Removing Superfluous Hair. Toilet Gossip. How to permanently, not merely ttmporarily, remove a downy growth of disfiguring superfluous hair, is what many women wish to know. It ia a pity that it is not
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      1011 3 STEAMER SAILINGS. AUSTRIAN LLOYD UNDER MAIL fK* WITH THE AUSTRIAN CONTRACT yJL^i GOVERNMENT Monthly Fast Line, Trieste-Shanghai From and to Trieste and Venioe, calling at Port Said, Suez, Djibooti, Colombo, Penanj?, Singapore, Hongkong and Shanghai. OUTWARD doe to arrive HOMEWARD due to sail s.s. Koerber 9,890 tons Jnne 24 g.g.
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      644 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. P. O. STEAM NAVIGATION CO. FOR CHINA, JAPAN, PENANG, CEYLON, AUSTRALIA, INDIA, ADEN, EGYPT MEDITERRANEAN PORTS, PLYMOUTH AND LONDON. Turongh Bills ot Lading issued for China Coast, Persian Gait, Continental and American Ports. Steamers will leave Singapore on or about MAIL LINES Homeward (for Europe). (Connecting at From
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      591 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. N.Y7K. JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. EUROPEAN LINE. A Fortnightly service iR maintained between Yokohama via ports to Marseilles, London and Antwerp, under mail contract with the Imperial Japanese Government. The New Twin-screw Steamers maintaining thix service have been specially designed and oonstruoted, and are fitted with all
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      807 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. THE SIAM STEAM NAVIGATION CB., LD. SINGAPORE-BANGKOK. For Pahang, Burserab, Kretay, Paka, Tringganu, Bisnt, Semerak, Baohok, Kelantan, Tabai, Bangnara, Telupin, Panarai, Patani, Siognra, Laoon, Kobnamai, Bandon, Langsuen, Taka, Chumpon, Kohlak and Bangkok. Due Departure °S-S. REDANQ May SO i b.« ASDANG June 1 June 3 0 S.S. YUGALA
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      502 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. HAMBURG f-MERIKA LINE. HAMBURG. AND DEUTBGH OAMPFSCHIFF FAHRTSBEB. "HANSA" BREMEN. Combined Service. The steamers of th' se Companies maintain a regnlar servioo batwa^n Haubur^, Brnmen Antwerp, Rotterdam aod Ktuioa and the Straits, Chiua and Japaa. Homp.wardK, they are despatched fort nightly for Havre and Hamburg and ono i
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      608 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. nTd. l. NOROOEUTBCHER LLOYD, BREMEN. IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE. The fast and well-known mail stcamur& of this Company sail fortnightly fmm Bremvn. Hamburg, Lisbon, via Rotterdam. Antwerp, Southampton, Gibraltar, Genoa, Naplou (connecting Mar-eil'oß, Naples, Alexandria, and vice versa) Port Saia, Sacs, Aden, Colombo, Pnnang Singapore Hongkong, Shanghai, TsingtßU,
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      640 5 STEAMER SAILINGS. COMBINED SERVICE OF THE OCEAN S. S. CO.. LTD.. THE WEST AUSTRALIAN S. N. CO.. LTD. IiMWKIH Fremantle (Perth, North West Australian Port*, Java and Singapore. I!; "iilir Fortnightly sailings between ro and Western Anftralia, c tiling at Jav> (as inducement offets), Derby, King'« Sjutnl (Port for ths
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      604 5 STEAMER SAILINGS. STOOMVURT-MAATSCHAPPIJ (STEAMSHIP COMPANY) "NEDERLAND." FORTNIGHTLY MAIL SERVICE nETWBEN JAVA AND AMSTERDAM VIA SINGAPORE, SABAXO, COLOMBO PORT SAID, GENOA, ALGIERS TANGIER, LISBON AND SOUTHAMPTON. Stramers are dae on or aboat tbe ander mentioned OUTWAID UuMIWARD. 19! I 1914 Kooiaifin d. Nod. Konirgin Emni May 2S| May 80 Grotina Jane
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      193 5 CHUBB'S SAFES LARGE SELECTION ON SHOW AT Huttenbach Bros. Co., 13, COLLYER QUAY. INCREASE YOUR FLOW OF LATEX. Use SULPHATE or MURIATE of POTASH with your Manures, and note the difference especially in times of DROUGHT. MANURES always in stock. Double Superphosphate, Ordinary Superphosphate Booemeal, Basic Slag, Sulphate of Ammonia,
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      701 5 <3v fcEES. Being absolutely pure UNIVERSAL in itself and free from fl CAMCITD ii i ii- r i V^LLAINOLIA. all evil-smelling tats and oils, it leaves only perfect purity wherever it is used. ALWAYS DISSOLVE >^jf^A i un with If s^-, 1 V) boiu\g WATBIt Pax vVU jrg Made by
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      423 6 GREAT STOCK-TAKING Clearance Sale FOR TWO WEEKS ONLY, From June 1 to June 15. great reductions Kj j Ghotirmall GREAT REOUCTIONS Gold Jewellery > o< y AND CO Ivory Figures Damascene Ware J.w.H.r. .nd Indian Silk Porcelaln Ware Silverware 30 M*rchantt, and Tea Sets enir .T.H cnir 6162, High Street,
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      279 6 X^ivi-^cQ/ Rolled up in every State Express H^Tj^^^J^sS™/ Cigarette is a blend of the finest X/ ~~^~^iSLi>X^^ *V tobaccos the world possesses. State Express are made from tobacco that is intended, even while being grown, to appeal to men who will have the best. CIGARETTES. M/v CCC Packed in patent
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      84 6 BUY "SHELL" YOU CAN RELY ON THE QUALITY AND QUANTITY. THEY DON'T CHANGE. OBTAINABLE EVERYWHERE. NANYO YUSEN KUMI (SOUTH SEA MAIL S.S. GO.) FOR BATAVIA, SAMARASG AND SOURABAYA. The s.s. HOKUTO MARU is due here on the Ist Juce, aod v, ill be dec patched for above ports, on the
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      19 6 PHOTOGRAPHIC STORE STUDIO. Amateurs' Work, Developing, Printing and Enlarging. KONG HINGCHEONG& COMPANY. Areiph- Hotal Buildings, Singapore. Branch at Penang.
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    UAILY TIME TABLE.
    136 7 FIXTURES. Friday, May 29. Hi«li Wator, 1 :Vi p.m. P. ami i iil due. liriany Ltil., 1> rrii k's, uoon. Ib Concert. Municipal Commfasiaa. Saturday, May 30. High Wator, Ml a.m., 2.22 p.m. Sunday, May 31. ■ftfc Wator, 1.20 a.m., 3.13 p.m. Whit-S inday. Johon; I'lantcTs' Association.
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    SINGAPORE MAILS CLOSE.
    258 7 To-DAY, Keinaman, K. Dun^un and Tren|><janti Will o'the Wisp 3 pm hWH and Rangoon Scans Choon ]>in Batu I'.il.at Ba| Wan Bpm ■than mI Ham Lady Weld Bpm P. Sw.-tti nlmni, and Teluk Alison Kinta 3 pm M<-lan Alting 8 pm Ba^M| Anaoy and i,,w Seang Boe
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    Mail Steamer Movements.
    227 7 The I', and O. outward mail steamer I', .ki-i- at 2.8P p.m. yesterday, aiul may be expected to arrive hero at I p 111. today. Tlic M. M. roiapanv's -tramcr Haiphong left Saiynu at 4 p.m. "oil Wclin-lay. May 27. and may be r\|Hiteil to arrive MM
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    Mails for Europe.
    64 7 Lift Singapore Apl. 27 M M. May 1 I. O. May 5 N. l>. L. May 7IU. May U MM. M.iy 18 P. I <>. IN. D. L. Mm ÜB.I May MM. M. M .y M P. >v t). I ID! IN LiOl May Juno NCOH. t
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    SINGAPORE SHIPPING.
    445 7 Latest Arrivals. Agamemnon, Brit. str. 4482 tons, Captain Hazeland, May 28. Fiom Yokohama, May 6. (i.c, W. Mansfield Co. For Liverpool, Jane 2. IMst. Brouwer l)ut. str. 3>4 tons, Capt van Dnyn, May 22. From P. Baroe, May 27. G.c. aud ttlf S. Agency Ltd. For Batavia, May
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    FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
    266 7 EXCHANGE B»a»poai, Mat 20, 1914. On Lomdok' Ban* 4 m/i M 3/4 f. Demand M 2/8^ Private 8 m/s 2/4 Bm/< 2/4'j' On amtn Bank d/d 338 Private 8 m/a 242J OmF*amoi Bank d/d 293} Private 8 m/« 298 O« Udu. Bauk T. T. 1 .4 Private
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      MINING.
      190 7 MI NING. .Brae a ftiuei Bnyerß -10 10 Ampang 1 1 AyerV-ong 10 10 Belat 2.60 10 10 Bruant; 10 10 Kampar 10 10 Kanaboi 1.85 10 10 Kinta Association 10.00 El £1 Kinta Tin 1.16.0 EJ £1 Lahat Miner 5.26 10 8 Malayan Collieries El £1 Malayan Tins 2.0.0
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      RUBBER.
      633 7 RUB BER. f? c Boycrs. Sellert. 2/- Allagai 1/5 1/1 1 El £1 AngloJav* 2/10* 8/7 3/- Anglo Malay 8/4 J 9/1 I/- 2/- Batane Malaka U> 1/1 El £1 Batn Tigs 2.7.0 2.11.0 norn 2/- Bekoh -/5 -/7* El £1 Bukit Kajang I.' .6 1.10.9 El £1 Bnkit Lintang
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      GENERAL.
      123 7 £1 £1 B. Smelting Co. 12/- 18/6 £1 £1 Pref. 1.1.0 1.8.0 5/- 6/- Electric Twiys 4/- 4/6 10 10 Fraser Neave 60.00 62.50 50 50 Hammer Co. 100.00 110.00 100 Howarth Et-kiDe 45.C0 100 7% Pref. 100.00 100 100 Kits Bro, Dal. HOM) 125.00 10 10 Maynard Co.
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      63 7 For a Lame Back. \VI» v ims or lameness in the back batlif tin' l'f's with t- hauiberlain'e La Iwiea a day. mawaginK with the palui of the lian>' for live uiiuntos at eacL application. Then dampen a pit I• of flannel uli^litly with tins liniiiifnt and biml it on
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      194 7 AUCTION SALES. Powell and Co. May 80.— At Ti(?linaßraiach, Xo. 407, Teluk Blaunah Hoacl, household furuitores, etc., prop.rfy of 0. A. Hauiuphrey Esq., at 8. Chine Kent; Lee and Co. May 80. At saleroom, Gramophones, Mirrors, Caps, etc., at 11. May to -At No. 26, Cairn Hill Road, off Orchard
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      94 7 FRASER CHALMERS, Ltd., SINGAPORE AND IPOH. Hendy Monitors Elevators PELTON WATER WHEELS TURBINES LOW PRICES QUOTED FOR BIVETEP STEEL PIPINC. Huttenbach Bros. Go. MACHINERY DEPT. Telephone No. 352. AGENTS FOR: Tailgye'S Engine, Pumps, Boiler Feeders, etc. Kit SOll'S Lamps, from 100 to 1,000 candle power. Complete stock of all Parts
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      95 7 AT THE HARIMA HALL CINEMATOGRAPH, NORTH BRIDGE ROAD. 3 FEATURE FILIMS 3 WELL WORTH YOUR ATTENTION. TO-NIGHT I 2nd SHOW TO-NIGHT I I ITALA IMMENSE DETECTIVE DRAMi OF SUPERB QUALITY A BURIED SECRET (in a Real*). PATHS POWERFUL ORAMA DEPICTING THE REDEMPTION OF A FORGER WITH STRONG LOVB INTEREST HIS
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    The Straits Times. FRIDAY, MAY 20. CANTEEN SCANDALS.
    1216 8 The Straits Times. FRIDAY, MAY 20. CANTEEN SCANDALS. Keen sympathy mingles with the consciousness that no more than justice has been done in the case of Colonel Wbittakcr. lie is the only person concerned in the Canteen scandals who has been sent to pri son without the option of a
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    23 8 A reminder is given that the sain of furniture at Slindoo, 1 A, Scott's Road, will take place to morrow, at 3 p.m.
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    21 8 Saturday, June 10, is Founder's Day at the Rattles Institution, and the annual school eports will be held during the afternoon.
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    26 8 We hear that Mark Anton, who was lately appearing at the Palladium in musical impersonations, has died at Saigon after being ill only a few hours.
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    28 8 The woman Socrates who poisoned her amah under circumstances already desnrihod in these columns has been sentenced by the Couvt of Justice at Semarang to five years' imprisonment.
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    31 8 The Headquarters offices and Army Ordnance Department offices and stores will be cloaod on Whit Monday, Juno 1, and on Wednesday, June 3, the anniversary of the birthday of the King.
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    32 8 Mr. Porcival Lowell, the distinguished astronomer, states that his spectroscope shows that there is undoubtedly water on Mars, although be believes that it amounts to only about one-third of the earth's supply.
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    38 8 The Epworth League anniversary service is being held in the Methodist Episcopal Tamil Church, Short Street, on Sunday, at 6.30 p.m. The R-iv. A. J. Amery will preside and the Rev. J. R Denyes will give an address.
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    42 8 A new reni'dy for dysentery is boiny used in India with great success. It is called Emetine, and is apparently a product of the salts of ipecacuanha. It is al in in stored by hypodermic methods, about sixteen injections being normally sufficient.
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    42 8 Singapore apparently has been flooded with the Spanish Prisoner letters, evidence reaching is today from other persons who have received them. We can only repeat our warning to all who receive such letters to pay no heed to this baro faced swindle.
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    59 8 Hongkong Island is becoming a veritable Zoo, says tho local Daily Press. Wild deer we have always had. This spring we have had reports of the presence of a tiger, a tignr-cat. a cheetah, and even a puma. Now we learn that the ilon. Claud Severn's chair coolies have captured
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    65 8 The inquest on the body of Mrs. A. 11. Platt, who, as already reported, was found dying from a revolver wound in a room in the Astor House hotel, Shanghai, was concluded by Mr. M. F. Perkins at the United States Consular Court. The Coroner recorded a verdict that the
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    62 8 The hegent of Kedah has received a letter from the High Commissioner intimating that Mr. L. E P. Wolferstan succeeds Mr. W. (i. Maxwell as British Adviser to tho Govern ment of Kedab, when Mr. Maxwelll becomes Acting Colonial Secretary. Mr. Mitchell. District Judge, Penang, goes to Malacca as Resident.
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    96 8 Isabelo de los Reyes, a member of the Manila Municipal Board, is greatly grieved at his inability to get the Municipal Board to impose a tax on fighting cocks. "By my attitude on this matter," he says, I have antagonized the cockpit owners and all to no end. I don't
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    92 8 The caso in which four Mohamedans named itinlha, H.i/. uvar, MohomeJ Hiu and Chirag were clnrgtid with nearly the wholesale demolition of an old graveyard, called Gang Shahidan. and the destruction of more than I,OUO Mohamedan graves, including the graves of forty Mohamedan saincs, has been deoided by Sultan Asadjan,
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    103 8 An experiment to test the practicability of destroying dogs by electricity has been made by the Municipality at Medan. The method hitherto employed had been drowning, but this was accompanied by so much unnecessary suffering that vigorous protests were made in the papers about it. At last the Kkctric Company
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    110 8 According to the South China Morning Post, tho Governor of Hongkong is not only a man of energy but also of iron constitution. On a recent Saturday afternoon, though suffering from a mild attack of lambago, he inspected a projected new road at Deep Water Bay, ploughed through the muddy
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    133 8 Japan is at present in the depths of a business depression, said Mr. V. Mikami, the Manila manager of the Mitsui Bussan Kaisha, who returned from a four months business and pleasure trip in Japan. Conditions, he declared, are none too good at present, but of course a change will
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    419 8 General Harry Cortlandt-Andorson, C.8., father of Mrs. Wnning Thomas, of Singapore, eclebratid his B'Jth birthday yesterday, and we are glad to l<;aru that '.he veteran is in cxc.ller.t health. Mr. W. Cameron Forbes, late Governor(■eneral of the I'hilippiue Islands, according to latest .idvices received iv the Colony
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    Singapore Polo Club.
    120 8 The quarterly matches for tho Club cups, presented by the late Mr. Warren I). Barnes, are being revived and the first to take place on tho new ground has been arranged for Monday next when teams representing the K.0.Y.L.1. and The Rest are to meet in a
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    Accident at Tanjong Pagar.
    208 8 A serious accident occurred at tho Tanjong Pagar wharves last evening, as the result of which Mr. N. K. Allan, shipping clerk with Messrs. l'atcrsou, Simous and Co., is now detained in the General Hospital. About 10 o'clock Mr, A. \V. D. Dovo was detailing various
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    The P. & 0. and the B. I.
    338 8 The P. 0. and the B. I. Give a dog a bad name says a correspondent who protests against our strictures on the 8.1. Steam Navigation Company "and he'll never gut over it." lUully we think what our correspondent means is that we have heard that the I;. I. had
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      137 8 EMBASSY NO. TT. VIRGINIA CIGARETTES. nob%&®&a& m b b 0 v la I The Sign ol Excellence, j Multum jl&^t^^^ Multum U in W p/mo* fj in Parvo 3^fc Parvo imuch In little.) v"^ (much In little). I 0, Recognised throughout Straits and j States as the "Hall-mark of Quality."
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      134 8 TO-NIGHT) TO-NIGHT II ALHAMBRA CINEMATOGRIPH THEATRE, BEACH ROAD. BMHB Show 9.15 p.m. First Show, 7.80 p.m The latest and Rrcatrat nf sensations in the upper air A TRAGEDY IN THE CLOUDS In 4 Parts. A Circus story with a thrill that yon will not boon forget THE FRUITS OF VENGEANCE
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    FUTURE OF CHINA.
    162 9 VISCOUNT BRYCE EXPLAINS HIS E VIEWS. Republic a Mere Farce. Rkctbr'i Telegram. London, May 28. Viscount Bryce was the chief guest at a dinner of the Central Asian Society and gave impressions of his recent travels. Siberia was being steadily settled. Within thirty or forty years the
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    SELLING OLD WARSHIPS.
    73 9 Rbu mi's Teleoka*. London, May 29. A Washington message says the Secretary ot the Navy has submitted to tho naval committee of the Senate a proposal to sell the battleships Idaho and Mississippi to a foreign power (understood to be Greece) for the original cost. Mr. Daniels,
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    RUSSIAN JEALOUSY.
    54 9 Uicui'i Ikllokam. London, May 28. Helsingfors message says that as sequel to tin; triumphal return of the famous runner Kolehmainen from America, the Hus sian Oovernment has] decreed that Finland shall not be allowed to participate in Olympic games in her own name. The Finnish Olym pic committee
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    POTSDAM PARADE.
    54 9 Rictir'm Tbleuuam. London, May M The great parade at Potsdam has been postponed and it is ropjrted that the Kaiser is suffering from a cold. London, May 29. It is officially denied that the K-iiser is in disposed. It is announced that tbo parade has boen po9tponei owin>;
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    SHIPPING COMBINE.
    48 9 Uiutik's Tblkoram. London, May 28. The l>. i ..S laJia S. S Company an ouoi-ji tint it tho aruilgviuti >v wuh tho Penins lUr :ioj Orient*! nupiny is on tii-iiii 1 1. I. in! Inchoapu will l> appointed a managing director of the I. and O.
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    EARTHQUAKE RECORDED.
    42 9 Rk.ltf.h > Iki.Ki.uam. London, May W. A lj Iney message says a violent earthquake bhock lasting three hours was recorded by the i <ni' .graph on the morning of May 27. It is supp *se J to hivo occurred uoir Tongi
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    NATIONALIST VOLUNTEERS.
    19 9 kMJIU't Tklkdhvm. London, May '28 The Irish Party lin givva official approval to the Nationalist voluutc n.
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    THE FATE OF M. HAMEL.
    43 9 ■Btrra'i huNtii London, May 2*. I mir excitement was c*u«ed yesterday eveaing by a baseless nipjit that liiinel bad landed froiu a RMk S tithing bj*t. The King wirod to the Miycr of SjiiMi SliioKU asking for confirmation.
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    ALBANIAN SITUATION.
    77 9 Kbctbr's Tblbukam. 1 judon, May 29. Dura/./.j message* sty the Au-itro Hungarian squadron from Malta visits Valona and Durazzo. d«r o»iwiTN nd Limb tamta Berlin, May 28. The position of tLe i'rince of Albania at Durazzo has been strengthen J by disagree mint among the rebels, who are
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    KUALA LUMPUR THEATRICALS.
    74 9 (From Ocr Ows Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, May 29. The Kuala Lumpur amateurs gave a successful entertainment at the Town Hall last night, staging Admiral Peters, by W. W. Jacobs, followed by a short concert programme. The entertainment closed with The Ghost of Jerry Bundler, by W. W.
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    THE IPOH CLUB.
    58 9 iFkom Oi'R Own Coukkspondent.) Ipnh May 28. The sub committee appointed to consider improvements at tbo Ipoh Club suggest a new reading room, large lounge, verandah extension, ladies' room, alterations in tbe billiard room and bar and the installation of the electric light. The estimated cost is
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    SINGAPORE ASSIZES.
    316 9 First of the Murder Charges Commenced. At the Assize Court, yesterday afternoon, before tho acting Chief Justice, the Hon. Mr. J. A. S. Bucknill, K.C., the four Malabari Tamils, Abdulla, Maidio Kooti, Ahmat Kooti and Kochini, indicted for criminal intimidation were found not guilty and were discharged. This
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    Royal Johore Tin Mining Co.
    303 9 The directors of the Royal .Tobore Tin Mining Co.. Ltd., report as follows for the fourteenth year of tbe company's working during the period commencing on February 6, IMS, aDd ending January 25, 1914:— The quantity of ore received during this period was 201 piculs
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    Sungei Buloh Rubber.
    133 9 The revenue account of the Sungei Buloh Rubber Company fur the year 1913 shown a balance to be carried to profit and loss account of £21,107, against £17,668. Including X' 1.215 brought forward, the total amount available is £'25,593. The directors reconimend a final dividend of 25
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    70 9 The death is announced of Mr. Edward Yenning, A.M.1.C.E., at sea. near Suez. Mr. Yenning was a Provincial Engineer of the Ceylon Public Works L>e(>artment, and retired in 1901, after 27 years' service. He was very well known in Kandy, where he was resident for many years. He wan 71
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    America and Mexico.
    189 9 THE LANDING OF MILITARY STORES. Japanese Activity Reported. Reciter's Teleoram. London, May 28. Washington reports that tho German steamers Ypiranga and Bavaria landed ammunition at Puerto Mexico, while a message from Vera Cruz states that the Bavaria has arrived and been detained by order of General Fuuston
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    VAULT OF STAMFORD RAFFLES.
    282 9 The Recent Discovery in Hendon Church. Mr. A. E. Nelson writing from London to The Times says It may interest Rome of your readers, particularly those connected with Singapore and the Straits Settlements, to kuow that a few days ago during the removal of the floor
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    SWISS NATIONAL EXHIBITION.
    345 9 Visitors to Europe from the Straits this year will have a chance of visiting the Swiss National Exhibition which opened on May 15 and does not close until October 15. It is intended to give a complete aud harmonious display of the entire industrial and social life
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    The Accident to the Sambia.
    95 9 The Shanghai newspapers are giving prominence to the accident to the Hamburg Amerika steamer Sambia, which grounded on Shadow Island, a hundred miles from Shanghai on May 18 and got off with alight damage. The vessel sent out the 5.0.5." signal for four hours before
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    Progress at Sabang.
    453 9 DEVELOPMENT OF A COALING STATION. Meeting Shipping Requirements. The rise and progress of tbe coaling station at Sabang, in the Dutch East Indies, says L a Gazette de Hollande, has been watched with somewhat mixed feelings by the British Colony of the Straits Settlements, and Englishmen will
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    PANAMA EXPOSITION.
    370 9 Features of Yellowstone Park to Be Reproduced. The Union Pacific railroad system will be represented at the Panama- Pacific In tern a tional Exposition in a unique and educational manner by a reproduction of tbe main features of Yellowstone Park. Four acres of space have been allotted to
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    The Share Market.
    115 9 In their weekly share circular dated May 28, Messrs. Fraser and Co. say Dealings in our share market have not been so restricted for some months and many quotations must be regarded as almost nominal in the local issues, a great many of which are scarcely ever
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    Municipal Cashier Arrested.
    77 9 Thin morning, in the third court, before Mr. H. A. Forrer, a Chinese named Sec ■Tee Been, cashier in the employ of the Singapore Municipality, was charged with criminal breech of trust in respect of a sum of ttOO. No mention of any details was made, the
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    KAPALA ISLANDS ESTATES.
    854 9 Regular Tapping to Begin Next Year. The first ordinary general meeting of the Kapala Islands Estates, Ltd., was held at Shanghai on May 15. Mr. V. Meyer presided, and the other director present was Mr. E. S. Kadoorie. The total number of shares represented was 44,378. In
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    Interport Shooting.
    70 9 A wire in the Hongkong Telegraph, dated from Shanghai on May 22, says that in the Interport shooting competition the Shanghai team made a score of 942 If this is correct Singapore and Shanghai have tied, and tbe winning team will be that which made the best total
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    Child's Death from Burns.
    223 9 Writing from Medan, Sumatra, Mr. J. J. Lease gives some further details of the death of his little two year old daughter from burns, to which a reference was made in our Jottings from Java published on May 19. The child, it seems, was suffering with
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    HINDUS IN CANADA.
    129 9 ATTITUDE OF THE DOMINION GOVERNMENT. Some of the Asiatics Admitted. Rectkr's Telegram. London, May 28. In the Ottawa House of Commons, the Government wero interrogated as regards the action to bo taken in the caso of the Hindus detained at Victoria aboard the Komagata Maru. The Premier
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    ENGLISH RACING.
    70 9 Rbbter's Tklki;ham. London, May 28. The Oaks probables are La Marquise (H. Jones', Wassilissa (E. Huxley), Sunray (Proux), Miss Denis (F. Templeman). Lancaster Lady (Donogliue), Arlette (F. Bullock), Sunwin (Wing), Giorvina (Rickaby), Naughty Girl (Jelliss), Protty Belle (Rollason), Santa Quaranta (Wha.ley), Calandria (Piper), Valise (Walter Griggs,', Torchlight (Stern),
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    AEROPLANE ESPIONAGE.
    79 9 Rkutek's Tklkcakm. London, May 28. Vn aeroplane descended at Rypin, in the Government of Plozk, manned by two Oernian officers. Both were arreste i. The aeroplane was damaged by shots while crossing the frontier Dbr Ostasiatischk Lloyd Tklf.okah. Berlin, May 28. During a thunderstorm, a German military aeroplane
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    SMALLPOX IN AUSTRALIA.
    22 9 Reuter's Teleok.vm. London, May 28. A message from Perth reports seven cases of virulent smallpox at Bunbury, West Australia.
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    CONTINENTAL PARAGRAPHS.
    145 9 DXX OsrASIATISCHK IjLUVI) TKLK..KAM. Berlin, May 2H. The It-.-rlin society of art abroad intends to exhibit at San Francisco. The SiveJUh Minister at St. Petersburg has notified the authorities at Stockholm that an old balloon, possibly Andree's, has been found in East Siberia. S. A. Andreo, the Swedish
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    LONDON RUBBER MARKET.
    69 9 Quotations Current Yesterday. The following message has been received in Singapore, dated London, May 28 Plantation Para first latex crepe on spot 2/34 Para to arrive 2/10 Market steady. The East Asiatic Company favour us witb the following report The market in London yesterd ly was quiet.
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    LONDON RUBBER SPECIAL.
    29 9 (From Oik Ows Correspondent.) London, May 28. Strathmore pays 5 per cent. Synthetic rubber and synthetic goods will be on show at the Rubber Exhibit! >v.
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    Municipal Kuala Lumpur.
    2505 10 Kuala Lumpur, May ?6. It is always interesting to know bow municipalities in diff« rent parts of tbe IVniiisula aro progressing. It helps other city fatli.is au i 1. ts tin; t.iv -payers know how others aro beiny treated. Our city is tlir tliinl I. truest in
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    SOLDIER SUICIDES.
    585 10 Facts About Russian and German Army Scourge. The Razvedcbik, the semi-official organ of tbe Russian army, publishes some startling igures about tbe extent of the suicide mania among Russian troops, quoting a report recently presented to a Moscow learned society by a well-known military surgeon. Dr. Prozoroff. It
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      162 10 Tbe Straits Social Football Club will meet tbe R.G.A. in the return football match on Saturday, at Blakan Mati. Bombardier Wells, owing largely to bis manifest unpreparedncss for bis recent con test with Bandsman Hice, has begun Bculling under the world's sculling champion Barry in order to
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    Descent Into Stromboli's Crater.
    246 10 Descents into the craters of volcanoes have become so common of late as to be hardly worth mention. Up till the end of April, however, no venturesome explorer bad penetrated into the interior of a volcano that was in full activity bat this is the feat
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    36 10 Mr. G. Boden, who for about six years has been manager of tbe Deutsch-Asiatiscbe Bank in Kobe, has taken charge of the Yokohama agency of tbe bank, after a residence of about sixteen years in Kobe.
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    ODD GHOSTS.
    600 10 Stockbroker Who was Advised by A Spirit. Some interesting ghost stories were told by Mr. W. B. Yeats, tbe Irish poet and dramatist, in an address on Ghosts and Dreams," t a crowded meeting of the London Spritualist Alliance, at the Salon of the Royal Society of British
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    SINGAPORE AMUSEMENTS.
    195 10 By special request the thrilling detective dramas, entitled Protea will bo screened at tbe Gaiety Picture Palace this evening. The story deals with the inner workings of the secret service, the subtle machinations and unparalleled audacity and ingenuity displayed by two spies in obtaining a secret treaty between
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    Crocodile in a Pipe Line.
    209 10 Probably the following accident is unparal lelled in the mining industry of the I .M.S. It was related by Mr. Artie Tally (of Serendah Mining) on bis way through to Penang, says the Times of Malaya. Recently, Mr. Tufty and his syndicate have been opening
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    59 10 Trouble is brewing between the Abyssinians and the Italians owing to tbe support the latter are alleged to be giving to tbo rebel chief, Has Okauia, says a Calcutta message. Tbe Abyssinians are believed to be planning an attack on Asmara, tbe Italian headquarters in Erythria. Fighting is reported among
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    KUALA SELANGOR RUBBER CO.
    571 10 All-in Costs to Reach Shilling Level. The report of tho Kuala Selangor Rubber Company, Limited, states that the profit earned for tbe year to December 31 amounted to .£32,798, which, with tbe amount brought forward, £1,539, makes a total of £34,337. Deducting from this interim dividends
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    CLIMATE OF CENTRAL ASIA.
    575 10 Theory That Aridity is Gradually Increasing. Tbe annual meeting at Simla of tbo Board of Scientific Advice this year as usual was mostly taken up with discussions of programmes of scientific work and other tecbui cal subjects of intense interest to tbo workers, but not generally
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    19 10 Sir HugU and Lidy Clifford arrived on May 18 at 9, Sloane Terrace Mansions, London, from the Gold Coast.
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      Japanese Famine and Earthquake Relief Fund.
      101 10 Japanese Famine and Earthquake Relief Fund. To the Editor of tho Straits Times. Sir,— l have received a letter from tho Consul-General of Japan in England thanking me for the draft I sent for 41 I i 'M. '.'d. in behalf of tbe Japanese Relief Fund. Tbo Consul -General closes
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    LOCAL PASSENGER LISTS.
    112 10 Arrivals. Per str. Ban Hin Guan, May 29.— From Pontianak Mr. A. J. Newington. Per str. Hrouwei, May 29. From P. Karoo Mrs. and Mrs. Fox and Mr. Curtis. Per str. Jolunga, May 28. From Rangoon Capt. Sogara, Messrs. Dawlings, F. 11. Pocker, 11. K. Dean and
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    Vessels at Tanjong Pagar and Keppel Harbour.
    101 10 Wharves at which Vessels are Berthed To- Day; TANJONG PAGAR. Bast Whabf Basin Japara, Krian. W. SbctionNo. 1...NH. Shiibs Wbabf Nil. Main W. Sict. No. 2...l)ilwara, Rurnphius. 8...T05a Maru. 4...Patani. 6 ..Islander. 6.. .Medusa. Niw Dock 7. ..(Under construction) Wist Whakf B...Koii«osan Maru,
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    "Pluvius Policies."
    214 10 Pluvius Policies Underwriters at home are arranging to issue I'lu. ius Policies throughout the summer season. They assert that the amount of work ontailed in the original preparation and subsequent improvement of tbe scheme was very great, that an ituim-use number of policies were issued last year, and that they
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    The Trade in Human Hair.
    97 10 Many thousand pounds' weight of human hair is exported from India evtry year, says a Consular report. The Ust MM til-tun in England and (i- riuany. Most of the hair it obtained by dealers during tbo especially holy months of January and February, wheu Hindoo
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      97 10 WEATHER REPORT. Kandang Kcihau Hospital, May 28. 9 a.m. 8 p.m. 9 i.m. Bared. 32 Fab 29.901 29.841 29.587 Temp. 87.4 85.0 HO.O Wet ISulb Ther HO.B 79.0 79.0 Dir. of Wind S E S W calm Max. shade Temp. 83.0 Mm 75.4 Max. iv Sun 143.0 Te rod. Ther
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    TOWER OF BABEL.
    778 11 Remarkable Discoveries In Babylonia. I I i lubylonianx wtr- rich in accounts of tin first beginning of things, and tl.i n-liy (ins man had a choie.- of beliefs without much ill Hi r of beicg regarded as heterodox, ■■id Ml T. O. Piichea, in »n address on
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    Ceylon Drowning Fatality.
    135 11 A terrible miling to a shooting trip in Ceylon SMnsi a M days ago. While out shooting on the DmTCW Tauk near- Tinsamaharama, Mr. H.lwanl Russell Ayrton, giosl t'..ni!iiisHioner of Ceylon, and Mrluiii.ii I'lurk. Irrigation En--iim r, stationed at Tissa, lost their lives. Particulars available are very
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    STOCKS AND SHARES.
    901 11 Prices Quoted in the Market This Morning. Singapore, May 29, 1914. Messrs. Lyall and Evatt, Exchange and Share Brokers, issue the following list of ijnotations this morning DEBENTURES f 100 Howarth Erskine Ld. 6% 100 Riley Hart>re»ven 4 Co. Ld 6% 100 Singapore Municipal 5% mo do
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    NOTABLE LANDMARK.
    633 11 Link with Sir Joshua Reynolds Broken, The lease has just expired of Sir Joshua Reynolds's old house, No. 5, Great Newportstreet, I union, W.C., and by the retirement of the present tenant, Mr. John Lewis Rutley, an interesting link with the great painter is broken. Mr. Kutley is
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      49 11 My si«t< r Jane had croup again, And ho had Doris, too But mother's never anxious now ■IBM she knows what to do. She tucks tho darliDgs up in bed To moke the treatment sore, And keirxi th m right all through the night With WcodV Great Peppermint Cure.
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      101 11 i.OOMS WITH BOARD NEAR TOWN TO LET. Suitable for married couple and one bachelor. Apply S C c/o Straits Times. 296 a 36-8 WANTED. By an unmarried Dutch doctor, who followed thu School for tropical diseases at Batavia, a contract with a company or association with another doctor. Apply Box
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      375 11 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. The Trade Mark that implies all that is good in MUSIC. Call and hear our latest arrivals in Machines and Records. They are a revelation MOUTRIE'S THE MUSICAL STORE, RAFFLES II.ACE. BUNGALOW TO LET. A RtiDgaio* to lit, subling an! lir^e componaJ, rent J35 per month Fnrniture to
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      466 11 GARRICK MIXTURE A Perfect Pipe Tobacco. RAFFLES HOTEL. Special Dinner AND Dancing after Dinner ON SATURDAY, MAY 30. I^CTJSIO BY THE PA-p.TftTAT<r TKIO FOR SALE. e&aSaW&LHfiQL^nHBaN Two-stated Car, English built. Thin aghiy overhauled; tyres nearly now. (850 or Rlinhaiian'c near. s,t offer. Apply L.M., c/o Straits Times. Drink DUuliailull 0
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    Third Mile Rubber.
    1147 12 SUBSTANTIAL DECLINE IN COST OF PRODUCTION. Capital Requirements Provided For. The eighth ordinary general meeting of the Thmi Mfa tl-.M.5.) Hubber Company, Ltd., was held at Edinburgh on April 27, Mr. James S. Bontein (the chairman of the company) presiding. The Chairman said I presume 1 way
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    THE BLACK MAN'S BURDEN.
    535 12 Natives Who Suffer in Race For Wealth. The exploiting of native races in four specific centres formed the main subject of discussion at the annual meeting of the AntiSlavery and Aborigines Protection Society, over which Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton presided at the Westminster Palace Hotel. The
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    BEAUTY PROBLEM.
    962 12 Who is London's Most Beautiful Woman On the production of My Lady's Dress at the Royalty Theatre it was assertH that Miss Gladys Cooper was the "most beautiful woman on the London Stage." As most of the leading actresses now appearing in the West end have definite opinions
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    WESTMINSTER HALL.
    666 12 Steel Skeleton Structure to Support Roof. Mr. F. Baines, chief architect of the Office of Works, has, on completion of his arduous eighteen months' investigation into the condition of the wonderful hammerbeam roof of j Westminster Hall, the satisfaction of know ing that his exhaustive report and recommendations
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    Passengers Overseas.
    517 12 FORTHCOMING ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES. Latest Lists. The followi g passenger bookings to the Straits are taken from the London and China Express. It should be understood that, in some instances, bookings may bo provisional and that intending passengers may alter their arrangements, subsequent to the issuanoe of this
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    WOMEN AND BIG GAME.
    535 12 Mrs. Holmes-Tarn Describes Jungle Thrills. Lock lionrs of stalking," wearisome nights f pent sitting over a 'kill" awaiting the return of a panther, ami endless miles on the back of an elephant through thick jungle in quest of a tiger arc amongst the incidents experienced by
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      1810 14 TttMWaTg MLV COMfAMY. PAID-UP CAPITAL OF ANY EABTEM COMPAftI. PROSPEROUS and PROGRESSIVE. THE GREAT EASTERN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. HEAD OFFICE i Wmohe.fr Houae, Singapore. LONOOM OFFICE I 32. O4d Jewry. Tk» Coropaay has £20.000 deposited with toe Sapreine Ooert of Bngland. a«l eompliot with tba BtUkh Life AMoraaee Companies
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    THE MOTORING WORLD.
    1195 15 NOTES AND COMMENTS ON CURRENT TOPICS. Ideas in Lubrication. Anyone who has given attention to the details of lubrication contrivances for internal combustion-engines must have been struck with the infinite variety of ways and means for arriving at a common goal. Just now we have some very
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      246 15 WOLSELEY THE CAR OF REFINEMENT ftND RELIABILITY. Wolseley standard models are the crystallised result of an extraordinary amount of experiments. There is scarcely an invention that has come into the market for years that has not been subjected to exhaustive tests. Ingenious ideas have been tried and discarded because they
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      287 15 DUNLOP TYRES First in 1888. Foremost Ever Since. OBTAINABLE FROM ALL GARAGES ft DEALERS DUNLOP Pounders of the Pneumatic Tyre Industry. Tiliorams: "ABRAMS." Tkl. 719. ABRAMS' STRAITS MOTOR GARAGE, Orchard Road, Singapore. BIANCHI Premier Italian Cars. B efore you decide on your new car call and inspect I talian cars
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      906 16 FRENCH J^ SWAN BRAND ROOFING VENTILATORS, RIDGINGS. PTITT T3IQ crestings, JL X JLj XL O« FIN I ALS. SHARPE, ROSS CO., LTD., SINGAPORE. WANTS. TYPIST WANTEO. Wanted. Typist with good knowledge of English. Apply OLFA, c/o Straits Times. 286 a COMPOSITORS WANTED. Wanted, Composites for the Straits Times (news department).
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      419 16 ARTICLES FOR SALE; FOR SALE. 15 H.P. Vulcan two-seatad Motor car, newly (.ainted and in good running order, Box No. 69.1, Straits Times. •M 5 80-6 A STYLIBH TURNOUT FOR SALE. An English-built Victoria with a smart bay cob and harreei complete. Apply E. S. MANASSEH, 101, River Valley Road.
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      600 16 TO BE LET OR SOLO. FURNISHED SEASIDE RESIDENCES TO LET. BELINDA and JU ANITA, to let furnished. Apply No. 9, Mt. Sophia. 1-5 v OFFICE ro LET. No. la, Raffles Quay. Ist and 2nd floors. Apply Guthrie A Co., Ltd. 15 a FLOOR TO LET To let, and Floor, No.
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      657 16 NOTICES. GUAN KIAT CO., 37. Phillip Street. Ship-Chandlrrs, Government and Municipal Contractors, Gineral Importers and Exporters and Commission Agents. Telephone No. 1171 13S8 (Privata 1460). UK n GUAN KIAT CO.. 37. Philip Street. Solb Aqbnts For "GLOBE" BOILER FLUID, THE IDEAL FLUID FOR CLEANING AND PRESERVING BOILEKS New Shipment Just
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      443 16 SINGAPORE CLUB FIXTURES Straits Times List. The following fixtures f jr tho current week and important forthcoming fixtures are kindly supplied by the taring of tho various clubs. Convenient forms on which to make tho returns will be supplied on application to the Manager, Straits Time's. Singapore Cricket Club. May
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      225 16 Straits Isimes. ADVERTISEMENT RATES.— Miscellaneous wants of every description are inserted at the prepaid rate of II per fom lines for one or two insertions. Notices of Births, Marriages, or Deaths, if not exceeding four lines, 91 each insertion. For p.p.c. cards, on page 8, 12. Inch Scau Ratss are
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