The Straits Times, 8 January 1901

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    15 1 The Straits Times. ESTD. OVER i A CENTURY SINGAPORE, TUESDAY JANUARY, 8, 1901. NO. HUM
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      914 1 NOTICES. r*WE BORN F.d C«'M PANV, 1.IMI1KI) rpHl MuKlanl Ufa AsMmaaa. 1 Noraiok Uaioa Fin Im-jmo. Society. A Ja. Asawnaea Ooaafaaj (Fire). The Bqvatabl* Ufa Aaawaaas Sookaty. TW Chla. MrtwAl Stsaas Mavliatioa Oxwfaaj. Tke Tntaaahaaa Uf*T Beer Ooampamy. fal l i°lnCrt!L»t«lt of TBS BO > lSfi»b" < 001 PAWT. LIMITED
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      776 1 STEAMSHIP COMPANIES. I£-ONINKLIJKE PAKETVAABT MAATBCHAPPIJ Under contract with the Netherlands India Government Agmttt at Sviwopore: Bhif Aoixct, laii J. Duhdbu A Co., M, CoLLTBm (Joay. The undermentioned date* are only approximate. Bteamer Krom Expected Will be DeapalcHari for On Van Outkoorn. gourabaya. Jan Penang, West Coast ports and Padang. Jan.
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      481 1 Norddentscher Lloyd Bremen. Kuesten Linien. j f STEAMERS OF THECO.VST FLEET. Tok» N. R. To-b N. R. -.».m*l«*«i niwuirt ii M ».s. Paknnm 1250 Rajahun I ISO '.i. Tanglin l»0 CAor Toi 1116 s.b. Bangkok 1237 s.». Wong Koi 1 16 s.s. Kyr.t 1223 K,ong Wui 1116 i«. .Siogora 1123
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      605 1 INSURANCES. rE LONDON AND LANCASHIRE FIKK INBURANOK COMPANY. Capital Ettf7,ra> Paid up Capital £.'l'2.7W) Reserve Fund £1,073,680 Iho undenigned, AgenU for the Company, are prepared to accept fin risk* at currant rate* of premium. BOUSTEAD A Co., Agent*. rX CHINA TRADEBS INBCRANCI OOHPANT, LIMITED Capital Subaoribed ttrOOO.OOO. Amount Paid op
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      605 1 INSURANCES. BRITISH EMPIRE MUTUAL LIFE OFFICE ESTABLISHED 1847. FUNDS KB. 420.00.000. LOW LIBERAL PREMIim CONDITIONS AMD LARGE BONUSES. Endowment Assurances at English rates." AgtnU:— Mnu. LYALL AND EVATT a. th. s. Sikoapork. CEYLON LACE MEBCHANT, P. B. Padris Hamy, No. 8 Stamford Road, Singapore. Has rrceived a Inrge collection of
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    CLEARANCES.
    80 2 !>««. VmulNmi Klao*R». Cam.iii De.th.itio. DITB. 7 SulUn van Ungkat Dot itr. Blombern Hongkong I r ieYo Bri FjriUr Pahaog and KuanUn «'-m «r. Sovell Bangkok '!"'■> «tr .-mill Muntok and PalemUn« Kian Ann nr. D'Oruie Djainbia H b tP lols r Penaug aod Deli ChMDg Hock Kian ttr.
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    THE STRAITS TIMES. PRICK 15 CENTS. TUESDAY, 8TH JANUARY, 1901. A THING THEY DO BETTER IN FRANCE.
    672 2 THE STRAITS TIMES. PRICK 15 CENTS. TUESDAY, 8TH JANUARY, 1901. A THING THEY DO BETTER IN FRANCE. blrailt Tim* *)U a ysor, or pott fret S»4. Strait, H"dg»t. •18 a year, or pout fiM t2O. A'lvertuing RaUt may he found th« fourth jyufe. When the announcement was made th%t the
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    606 2 When the Government yacht Sta HelU left Singapore yesterday she took as passengers the lion. A. Murray, Colonial Engineer, and (Japtain Craufurd, R.S., the Master Attendant of the port. They are e<> route to I'ulau Aor to survey a possible site for the proposed new lighthouse on that island. Though
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    8 2 To-day's 4 mi bank rate is i.*, 14
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    5 2 Legislative- Council meets thi* afternoon
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    8 2 Raffles Girls' School reawemblei on Monday, Uth iuslanl.
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    15 2 Tu* Treasury in I<onduo is raising a loan of two million* and a ball elcrlmg.
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    17 2 Thk Paketvoart steamer Van Ouihiorn imported l>um B.itavia, on the bill inst 24S bullocks and 2 ponies
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    17 2 Ch k Telegraph »teamerft< corner, after Ci.ahng at K«ppel Harbour, lelt fur Australia un the sth iutt.
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    18 2 Thi Government of India inleud* shortly tv mart a rubber plantation on King's Island, in tbe Mergui archipelago.
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    20 2 I'dK homeward mail elo«es un Friday morning at six o'clock The M M mail truin Kurupe is due to-morrow afternoon.
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    22 2 Li Hang-Chang is said to lie in his dotage. He is paralysed and is unlikely tv participate any further in the negotiations.
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    19 2 Til* Uuxpli'dm, on arrival from Australia yesterday, landed at Tanjong I'.uar 51 hontes and 20 cobs, besides general cargo.
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    23 2 Licit. Lnqpcn, of the Malay States Guides, has had a quantity of jewellery, mostly wedding gilts, etc., burgled from ni* house at Taiping.
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    20 2 1,u.'6 death* were registered in Singapore during last month. The ratio per thousand was 5038 Cholera accounted fur 116 deaths.
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    27 2 MB. Hooper, Registrar 11 C and I Department, has been appointed Secretary to the R.S.P C.A M* Mr St. V B Down who ha* gone on leave.
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    23 2 Thi Roman Catholic Mission losses at Wenr-how are said to be recorded at SJO.OOO, and those af Roman Catholic convert* at another 520.000.
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    23 2 Thk annual general meeting of the Church Work Association will be held at Mrs. Adams'* house, on Wednecday, January 9th, at eleven o'clock.
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    26 2 Mil l«eiiiciiifer, lateColonialTreasurer S S has arrived in Stlangor to have a look at the Batu Caves Estate, in which he is said to be interested.
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    24 2 Phakaoi's mummy vis been discovered in Egypt. It was instantly identified by the discoverer by means of a picture in the latler's family Bible
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    32 2 A krshu cue of pi ague was reported at Hongkong on the 26th Dec. Thi* brought the number ot cases for 1900 up to 1,085, while the number of death* was 1,026
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    34 2 It is said that Mr. Dennys, who has thrown up his appointment a* Inspector of Mines, Tapaii, intends to join hi* brothers in Penung, in the newly established firm uf Messr*. Denny* <t Co.
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    37 2 At a recent meeting of the Taiping Rifle Association it was decided to hold a monthly medal shoot, the first to take place on the 27th inst. Member* wen also elected, and the roll now number* 43.
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    37 2 Thk plague has broken out afresh at San Franciscu, and grave fears are bei ng entertained for the health of the city. Severe restrictions are being placed on all foreign shipping by the Board of Health. t
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    34 2 Thk Pita Rielvidt went to Keppel Harbour on 2Htb becemrJaV where she wan docked. Yesterday she was shifted to Jardine's Wharf where she coaled and loaded cargo and left iramed lately after for Manila.
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    30 2 Thk Ehrhar.it factories at Dusseldorf, Prussia, are delivering in England Is batteries of quick-firing guns and 900 ammunition waggons in pursuance of a contract with the British South Africa Company.
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    36 2 Thk movement now going on tor the expurgation of Sunday School libraries will, we trust, eliminate a story, the memory of which still clings to us illustra'ing the beauty of duty, and the sinfulness of beauty.
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    39 2 A Javanese named Hcdin, a teratia on board the s.s. Balaner, was stabbed by a man named Sleiinan in Hadji Lane at 7 o'clock last night. Iln teveived several nasty cuts on the face. Hi* assailant ha* been arrested.
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    40 2 The programme of the annual rate meeting of the Hongkong Jockey Club ha* now been issued. The meeting will be held on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 26th, 27th and 28th February next. On each day ten race* will be decided
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    50 2 The Kazan, one of the latest addition* to the Russian Volunteer Fleet, built lait year, a vessel of nearly 8,000 ton* gross tonnage, 400 feet long, 50 feet broad, and drawing 26 feet, is due on Friday next from Odessa en route to Vladivoatock. She i* expected to coal here.
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    47 2 Mr. W. Webster, of Oxley Road, was driving along Rxvhore Canal Road in his private 'rikisha yeatenlay evening when a dog-cart driven by a -Malay collided with the 'rikisha and Mr Webster was thrown out The 'rikisha was damaged, but, fortunately, Mr Webster escaped with a shaking
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    48 2 The turning of apothecaries into assistant surgeons is not yet recognised in Federated Malaya. It is a sore point with several of the subordinate medical staff there, especially those 10 have passed out of the Madras Medical College and consider themselves entitled to the designation of assistant eurgeon.
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    53 2 Thkrk is an organised movement among the largest commercial house* in Italy to induce the Government to aid the foundation of a direct line of fast steamers bi reen Italy and the Far East. The want of auch a service handicaps Italian merchants heavily in the struggle for trade in
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    53 2 Mk Donaldson, of "Rose Cottage," Dublin Koad, reports that between 7 o'clock last night and 7.30 this morning notes between SIOO and S2OO and a gold watch with A R on the hack, together with a chain, valued at «320, were stolen from his dressing table drawer. This morning his
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    58 2 New York city at the end of December developed a big small-pox scare, which grew no seriou* that the press of the city was admonished by the city authorities to remain silent until they had the matter well in hand. It is presumed that the infection was brought into New
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    67 2 A recint trip of the Qaaha from Penang to Teluk Anson was an eventful "lie. The steamer went aground near i'angkorforsome hours. She was further delayed by the suicide of a Chinese, the brother of the ship* cook, who jumped overboard and drowned himself. It appears his brother had spoken
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    61 2 In a paragraph published on Saturday, it was stated, in connection with a prosecution for carrying on a public lottery at 218 North Bridge Road, that <>no I^se Chee had been arrested by A~.istant 80.pt. Hamilton and fined Slot), in default four monthV imprisonment. The paragraph should have stated th»t
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    73 2 Fur local amateur ;.ru-t- One of Mr Whistler's art students at the schools in Paris the other day asked the master very seriously if l,e thought that she might paint Nature exaotly as she saw her. Mr. Whistler very promptly replied There ia nn earthly reason why you should not
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    62 2 A Japa.nksi newspaper says that Dr. Morrison, the Peking correspondent of the Times, and the correspondent of the Morning Pott, have had trouble with the Uarnwii military authorities The correspondents ascribed the Heath of Count York to the defeat the Germans received at tbe hands of the Chinese troops. The
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    47 2 To-nioht the band of the 16th Madras Native Infantry will play the following selection* of music in the Botanical fJardens:— March. Soldiers in the Park Moncktan. Omrture Martha Flotow. Vals- Fiorine" C.Lowthian. Selection.. Doris A. t'ellier. Polka Pierrot" Godfrey. S»lecii,n. U Perichole". Offenbach. God save the yuecn.
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    73 2 Th« llaivghok Timer in an article on the State railway in Siam, which is now in working order, says it has been a costly work, in life, money, time, and litigation. Thirty-five Europeans and 7,iXHJ coolies are stated to have died nliil-t employed on the construction work. The line, Kays
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    73 2 A Tientsin correspondent gives the following figures about the French expedition to China. 17,515 men were landed at Taku 187 were killed in battle, died of wounds, or succumbed to sickness. 56M were ordered home on health grounds. 1.014 were sent back to finish their service in France or to
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    84 2 His Honor the Acting Governor has been pleased to promote the following official* of the Colonial Subordinate Medical Staff to the rank of Assistant •Surgeon -Mesßrs. A. B Leicester, M. W. Laporte, J R. Bruce, S A O'Keeffe, C. V. Norris, M. E. Scriven J A. Reardon, W. H. Hasan,
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    79 2 Masters B. d'Aranjo of Singapore, and Young of Peoang, have been selected by His Honour the Acting Governor to fill two vacancies as Student Assistant Surgeons. The former is the eldest son of Mr. B. K. d'Aranjo, who was for many years Chief Clerk in the Medical Department, Singapore, and
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    87 2 The death-rate among the British troop* in India is high, say* the iladra* Timtt, but it is as nothing compared with the death-rate and airknea* among the French troops in Cochin-China, and the Dutch in Netherlands India. This is dv* to the fact that our officers and men upend most
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      FIGHTING NEAR LINDLEY.
      53 2 OFFICKUS AXI> MEN XIII.XIV Uml*L,Jma $11, Lord Kitchener reports that a detachment from General Knoxa fores (li^ strong) came intorunUct, near Lindley, with a superior number of the enemy In the resulting engagement, Colonel Laing, two other officers, and 6fteen men were killed. Two officers and twenty
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      ANXIETY AT CAPETOWN.
      31 2 ANXIETY AT CAPETOWN. APPROACHES UUARDKI) BY ARTILLERY. Uncertainty regarding the where abouts of the invaders is causing anxiety and uneasiness at Cape Town, the approaches to which are guarded by artillery.
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    26 2 There were 212 Municipil summons cases for disposal this morning, of these Chief Inspector Mayhew had 64 for veraudah obstruction in North and South Bridge Roads.
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    85 2 A telegram from Penang states that entries for the Club Handicap at the forthcoming race* close on Thursdiy next— which n cans that owner* of horse* intending to run in the Club Handicap, in Penang on the 29th instant should send or telegraph their entries for this race bo as
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    85 2 Thk Herman census, which touk plai-e on the Ist of December, shows that Berlin since 189.~> has added 207,041 to its population, which is now ljM4|M& Tlie neighbouring town, Charluttenburg (says the Daily Aon* Berlin correspondent), show* again a rapid rise. In I*Bo it had :t0,48;i inhabitants, ten years later
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    86 2 Thk Secretary for War having had under consideration the great expense to which officers are put in respect to uniform, the generals commanding military districts have been directed to obtuin the opinions of officers commanding regiments and hattalions as to the possibility of having large portion of officer*' clothing, and
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    93 2 In the House of Commons' debate on the Addrens in Reply to the Queen's speech, Mr. Lloyd- (ieorge, Liberal, moved an amendment indirectly condemning Mr. Chamberlain's connection with companies interested in War Office contracts. Mr. Chamberlain made an indignant reply It wa> hard, he »aid after lie hacMiren in Parliament
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    87 2 I'm new steam yacht hanshee, built at Leith, by Messrs Rarnage and Ferguson (Limited), for Colonel H McCalmont, M.P, (at present in South Africa) was tried with satisfaction recently. With a tonnage of 888, the Hamliet may be said to be a miniature battleship. She has been built with the
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    109 2 A usidknt write*:— lf there is one place in tbe town that needs purif) ing more thananother, it is the region about Kandang Kerbau. The place is already crowded with cowsheds, ami others are being built At the same time despite the cowsheds and already congested condition of the district,
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    117 2 I.lkl T Brauuersreuthrr, the Captain of the Port at Manila, in his annual report to the Military (lovvrnor gives some interesting figures showing the advance of the port. The tonnage of the entrances, during the fiscal year of 1900, were 800,902 50, as against 396,463 17 in the preceding year,
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    185 2 It would appear that Sweden haa found itself constrained to adopt universal compulsory military service At all events its Minister of War has prepared a Bill for that purpose, and there is no doubt that in due course it will be passed by the Swedish Parliament. Up to the present
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    THE CHANGE IN COIFFURE.
    156 3 Haiki>kb>9lmi <hows a marked change in fashion. The mode of wearing it on tli. top of the head haa held its own gajtaaty, but the very smartest women have beii'in to do then hair low. The hair l* Bull much waved, and is drawn lightly lioin
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    TRADING IN ARMS.
    163 3 HONIiKONO OPINION Tbi case in which Messrs Behn Meyer and Co, of Singapore, were recently convicted of importing arms in cases purporting to contain provisions, indicates, says the China Mail, the absurdly easy manner in which this nefarious traffic can bf> carried on in free ports such
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    A RECALCITRANT RUSSIAN.
    209 3 A RECALCITRANT R USSIAN. Ybwtkkhay evening Mr. Thomas Scott, was driving in his trap along Robinson lload, when he saw a crowd of Chinese and Klings near Teluk Ayer Market annoying two Russian sailors. Mr ricott checked the crowd and proceeded at a walk towards Tanjung Pagar in the company
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    MALACCA NOTES.
    604 3 In response to an invitation, a Malay football team arrived here from Singapore on the Slit, and prepared for a contest agiioat Ibe Malays of Malacca. ilered play impossible, and the match was postponed to the next century, i.e., ii. 'it morning. An exciting match wao then witnessed
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    FLORODORA.
    965 3 In Floroilora last night the Dtllas' Opera Company made its best hit this season. Of course, the clever pla> era on the stage were hampered by tbe absence of a full taleof players in tbe place where the orchestra ought to be but the merry swing it all went
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    THE ASSIZES.
    58 3 Thi Assizes opened this morning in the rji,ip Court House. There are twenty-five cases on the calendar, four of which are from the last Assizes l.nn Kirn, a Chinese woman, was charged with voluntarily causing grievous hurt by binding the leet of her adopted daughter. The Attorney General
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    NOT A "WELSHES."
    64 3 I.'ikh Halsbury was once described by a distinguished judge as a Welshman. Th» Lord Chancellor, who is, in fact, sprung from Hiberno- Devonian ancestors, explained that he was not a Welshman, "though "he added, I have made a good deal of money out of Welshmen in my
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    P. & O. COMPANY.
    1945 3 P. O. COMPANY. ANNUAL OENERU. MEBTi!»G. Sm Thomas Sutherland presided on Dec. 7tl>over Ihe annual general meeting of the P and O Co. in London The Chairman observed that from bis point of view the report wa« upon th» wbole perbapa tne mo«t gratifying tbat Hi.' director* had presented to
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    FUTURE OF THE YEOMANRY.
    96 3 The Secretary of state for War has appointed a committee (which has already commenced its sittings) to consider the future organisation, training, and equipment of the Yeomanry Force The committee consists ot ibe following officers: Lieut-Col Lord Hams, U.C.S.L, Royal E.ist Kent Yeomanry (chairman) Col. the
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    DECLINE OF CRICKET.
    124 3 A corrisposdint of the Chin* Mail notices a general decadence in cricket in the Far East of recent years, the only clubs to keep uparen a semblance of their reputation being those of tbe Federated Malay States Penang has woefully fallen off, as have Singapore, Hongkong, And
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    A SHORTAGE IN BABIES.
    144 3 At the general assembjy of one of the Scottish Kirks, some time ago, there was a complaint made as to the fallingoff in the number of children for baptism —as one minister put it, there was a shortage in babies." The same complaint has just been
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    HEAVY DAMAGES AGAINST A LONDON JOURNAL.
    296 3 The Times and several other London journals protest against tbe verdict of the jury in a recent action for libel brought against the Daily Chronicle. A wholesale customer of a meal-preserving firm in the Old Kent Road declined to pay for certain goods supplied
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    A NEW START IN LIFE.
    69 3 Miss Elloline Terriss has just had a curious experience at the Vaudeville Theatre, where she is to play in Alice in Wonderland "at Christmas. While waiting to get past a batch of candidates who were to have their voices tried, she was unrecognised by Mr
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    TRYING TO "'IT 'KM"
    86 3 At a children's service at a London church recently, a missionary, after telling his youthful flock about the bravery of a soldier at the front, drew a picture of a missionary in China surrounded by a howling mob, and with "no weapon but bis Bible." Both
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    MILK FROM THE COW.
    89 3 W« all know ihe story of th« grocer who sold New-laid eggs," Freeh eggs," Cooking eggs," and Eggs," and that of the dairyman who was prepared to supply either pure milk or milk guaranteed pure," according to price. But, it we may believe a Belgian paper,
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    MR. DOO LEY'S LATEST.
    100 3 Hint are a few of the latest Dooley aphorisms Whin we think we're makin' a gr-reat bit with th' wurruld we don't know wbat our own wives thinks ov us." "Thrust ivrybody— but cut th' ca-ards.'' It takes a strong man to be mean. A mean
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    BATU PAHAT NEWS.
    223 3 A I'ai. hkw was arrested the other day on a charge of attempting to poison a young Macao woman by drugging her t6a. The tea was examined by tbe Medical Officer who was of opinion that it contained nothing poisonous He, however, found a few pieces of
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    PAHANG NEWS.
    552 3 (F,um 0«r Correspondent.) Kuala l.ipit, 2nd January. Trig I'l'Bl.lr WORKS DCPABTMINT. Thi Public Works Department in I'aliang hah a very busy time before it, as it has a aum of $185,486 to spend this year on works and buildings and on roads, streets, rivers, and bridges, as against
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    463 3 The writer never had a Vwte of rheumatism but ouce— about four years ago it was and it laid me up aud made rue groan for an week*. And 1 am not praying for auy n.ore I can get a heartload now, just by thinking liow
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      1060 3 NOTICES, MIMCII'AL NOTICK. 'I'HE Miini.i|ml Commissioner* dr-irc 1 to draw the attention of tinallauls Surveyor*, Builder*. Cootrarton and the general public to tbe following resolution pawed at a Board Meeti <g held on tbe lib December last namely That on no building the pUn for which sent in on or
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      790 3 BJHPPINQ. k ITRUN I.LOVO'- *T K A J XAVKKTION COMPANY. lii.tl Mail Contiuit with Tiir AI'«TKMN GovnstMMT. Ine following are the date* on whicl the Companv'a steamers may lie fipevt« to Sill from here:— OrTWAaD. Horn* iit. 900 180U Mortma Jan. M Vitela Dec. V Adriatico 10 Mmria I'aferu Jan.
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      277 3 AKKANOBMBNTs Tiumt, Sth Janhhy High Water. 0 7p.m. 8. V. K. Tarmde. Week of Prayer. Beth -via. a Moonlight Band. Uanlens. 9. Dallas Co. Florodora." Town Hall. 9. W'llWUDIV, 9TH JiKl ARV High Water. 1.13 a.m. 0.44 p.m. I and Sale. Powell. 2.S1. MM outward mail due. H. M 8.
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    587 4 M Hotnu, 8rn Jincirr. 1901. PRODUCE. {Sat- an comattd to noon) Sembler also Ooprm Ball. gj» do Ponti»n»k, ,,6.00 Pepper, Black. 29JS0 do Whlto,(62) 4860 Sago riour Sinnt, 3 074 do Brunei No. 1 s.no Pearl Sago s .iv, OoHoe, Bali, 18* basis 84.00 Ooflae Pal«mbang, 16X basis. 88.00
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    76 4 To-Mouow. Indrawn Aim) Ann 11a.m. Djambie Xian Ann, 11 am Bangkok H. Srng Guan Noon, i'akan via ports Hong U> p.m. Cotteriaportt Puk Ann 3 pm. T. ADbOD via ports Malacca p.m. Mn-Rh-ar via ports H. Poh liuan S p.m. Saigon Try,n 4 p.m. Thcmdat. I'vlanK via ports
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    MAILS TO ARRIVE.
    116 4 f'uoM Edeop». By the M. M. a. a. Ijaot, due on Jan. 7th with dates to the 14th D*. tibe brings replies to the noaila which left Singapore on the M'th Nov. Fkoh Cn:» A By the P A O. a.s. Bengal, due on Thursday. •■ft Singapore
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      1714 4 Under this beading th« following abbreviations are used sir. steamer sh.— ship co,. barque sch. schooner; Yet Yacht Cru.— Cruiser Qbl— Gunboat Tor Torpedo; H p. -Horse-power BritBritish U. B.— United States; Fr.French Oer.— German Dut.— Dutch; Job.— Johore 4c, O. e,—Osmoral•argo d.p. deck passengers: U.— l'neer
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      VESSELS EXPECTED.
      553 4 rtn«*- t>nrl, frrotMbU date ol nmi"ii <-l -amr. ol a-i- Steam us*. Aachen, hurupe, pad Canal, Dec 4 Acbittee, Chiua, Jau 14 Manstield. Kilns. Europe, p'»l Canal, Dae 4 Adriatico, Innate, Jan II Rautenbrrx Alciuoua, Liverpool, Jau c Mansfield. Ailing, bagan, Jan in Daendrls. Andaluaia. Europe, pol Caual,
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    184 4 Vwn',N>N A IMfel a Ki.. Jan 7 KelanUn Uer otr! 608 7 Bucephalua Brit itr lIX 7 Ban Seng Ouan itr MM 7 Beaog Leong itr It* 7 C. Hock Kian ttr. 968 T lining Seng atr.i 7jj 7 Charterhoiue Mr. IMS 7 Farfalla Ital Mr. 147 I 8
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      402 4 NOTICES. CHINA MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COY, LTD. Hsin OfTH'E No. 11. CANTO* RO«t>. Bh«».IH«i IA& A. WATTIF., Mani«er. MESSRS. TAX KIM TIAX SONS. l**i Ap>nu I hi ("nipany offer* easier terras and better bonuses than any other Company doing business in the East A special point is made of prompt
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      243 4 NOTICES. HOWARTH ERSKINE, LIMITED. ENGINEERS AND CONTRACTORS. fcTEAM •JjsjfesWg^sMfe STFAM WATER MOUNTINGS, and U|U VALVES, GAS y^P" j W^m cocks PIPING I Es^H KEVK V DESCRIPTION. FITTINOS. |fl WATER BLACK Bssfl^feid^Pli S KRVFCE <<« ■^^MUl^^sl rin[\(i>. (JALVANIZEI). 'i^^3Khl ITMPS, ETC. ALL SIZES IN STOCK, IMMEDIATE ATTENTION TO REPAIRS. HOWARTH ERSKINE,
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      475 4 H 1 DS. I. O. A. PF.KRIRa HiikTn:rLTi-HiKT UD FiukiKt. <°oixsotos uid Exporter or Obchii* I Hy special appointment to His Majesty Thf Kingof Biam. H H Th- Hultan of Johorc, ami H. H. The Miltan of Lingua. Order* for Bouquet sprays, Ac., Ac. iwfolly and promptly executed. Cheapest Boase
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      570 4 NOTICBB, INDIAN ENGINEERING. An liLvnuTiD Weeelt JoauaL THE RECOGNIZED ORGAN OF THE PROFESSION IN INDIA. fuanmltedttma fide mrtmlation. LIST OPEN TO INSPECTION. PAT. UOYLE C.E. CALCUTTA Ml VH>r should read the HISTORY OF RAUB and of how the price of the shares fell from about a sovereign to a shilling,
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