The Straits Times, 14 November 1906

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    13 1 The Straits Times. \O. 22.190 SINGAPORE. WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 14. 1906. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      581 1 THE TRIUMPH OF s. De Dion Bouton RELIABILITY IN THE COUPE DU MATIN TRIALS. To .si! intentH and parpoai > the Coupe do M .aiu is a :>.IW miles race in daily i____w__, ami it *****-1 Im' nnuiubcnil that In ili: inoiuont the mil (io is called in the inorniii",
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      497 1 "STRAITS TIMES" BOSMESS DIRECTORY.! CALEDONIAN HOTEL 77< Br(isi liasah Kond- SingaporeThe Brightest and Hoaithiest laawt in she City. Hotel Porter in uniform, meet'- all 3oat3 and Trains. tL a. a. C. 4th StH DE LA PAIX Telephone b'i Singapore Thfl Recognised HeaJ(|u.?rters of the Navy, rmy and Tourists THE ADELPHI
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      188 1 SOU- AGENTS 4^S|& I YCLES FOR THK ©A?W THAT \!!K RALHIGH CYCLE U>. UD. UNEQUALLED IN VALUE. "RALEIGH" CYCLES Raleigh Gazelle Roadster i^^y^SJ\^^^r^P^|^ AXI) E B AR Raised or flat as illustrated. j-^ aej gr^ FREE WHEEL— BaII bcarins; with poritiv* drive f4 i CjS CJCJ PEDALS-Rat trap 3jin. CP^
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      144 1 WANTED. STAMPS.— OId Stamps and Malay States] Stnm|>s on reasonable terms. Collections en bloc preferred. Please apply to K. 278 c,o Strait* Tint". NOTICE. TKNUERS.— Tenders will be received at the Colonial Secretary's Office up to noon of the 3rd December, 1906, for the following Police services for the year
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      363 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENT. FOR SALE. A rubber tyred Gharry and ii —TOBg Ton.. 1111 l imillllll 111 ll—l l_— nearly new. Appl'. t.. Ml lAM-TO-Co., 11 -ugh SI. I'AltA BUBBKB ___oB.— -aadlmga and itumps in <|Uanti'.ics at wholesale and retail Kfaaa. Apply toJ. A A.Pereira, 108-B Orchard toad. 37:11 GIG, IUKISHA.
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    LITERARY NOTES.
    902 2 ttTOWUMi I'll ll i-, an interesting fad tliat Mr. Joseph Conrad, whoso new book. The; Mm I the Soa, reviewed in 'The: Tribune was discovered.' in a later sense, by Mr John Galsworthy, whose Silver Box M now being played at; the Curt Theatre In a letter to
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    PROMISE OF CHEAPER MARBLE.
    335 2 Nature's Process Hastened by Man. Interesting improvements in the method of producing niurblo have born atta ned by the Lithographic EKom and Marble OoMpMJ (Limited). As marble figures prominently in n.iu-h of tlir decorative work -cf tho preeeal day. n:.i k 1 ti tho demand for
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    THE JAPANESE RICE CROP.
    310 2 Some Unfavourable Reports. The jir, aspect of the rice crop for 190 li, which promised to be an exceptionally abundant one. has undergone a pwH change lately, and the outlook is now considered somewhat unfavourable. A Japanese paper states that in Tokio. 8a lU ma. Chiba
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    Peer's Bet.
    145 2 Speaking at t lie opening of the Bmhi B of the Royal Veterinary College, Caiutlcn Town, lately, Karl Carrington referring to the fact that the eOUCM ni for the first time receiving a Govern ment subsidy >if iISOO a year, stated that he would remind the students of
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      257 2 Dee's Concentrated Disinfectant. The most economical effective of all Of all Deafers. Importers The Borneo Co., Ltd. H. ABRAMS I'- motion co. Horse Repository WATCHMAKERS Just landed ex s. s. Darius JEWELLERS. J OPTICIANS. !2U very select Horses, Cobs and BV*4OM PROMPTLY EXKCUTKI) fonies, all broken to harness and Ql
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      601 2 THE COCOA OF THE OLD COUNTRY' It is tKe purest ai\d most economical cocoa iiwisc. It's nicest too. <s THE JjANCEf Jtys "Cadburys isfheStandardofhfqherJpi/rifv" 1 RlKffijy For your Health 1 M ■ff^jjV^v^Jr make a regular drink ot Lime Juice. The ;B L^mml l^^^^H^kw* SitiKapore. _-i.^^^^^^^A C -\V^s>^S^»^W MAYNARD'S ORIENTAL HAIR
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      62 2 Croup. Give Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as soon as the child becomes hoarse, or even after the croupy cough appears, and the attack may be warded off. There is no better medicine in the market for children than this remedy. It contains nothing injurious and as it is pleasant to the
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    WIT AND HUMOUR.
    702 3 lii: CiiiiliiiKN Mother < wh<> lias been ;i-kr<l to raggi i .i game for rany tin n% in) Why dun I you pictciul v an net And Oeurge can i dad dy. Thru MM M ghl |>lav .it In u<• keeping. Dangnter Hut. mother, ■.vi anarrelled "once"
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    21 3 W'.ion the Bank f England was created in 1t»94 the staff was only 54 rtronf. There are now employed over 900.
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    20 3 rilidiftlW Station was built in 1854. at a Mat of JEOJO.OOO. Including the Zocd* depot, :i now COVHI seventy acres.
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      70 3 Lame Back. Th ailment is usually caused by rheumatism of the muscles and may l:e rured ky applying Cluiinberlain's Pain Balm two or three times a day and rubbtßf th? parts vigorously at each ap"' eatkn. If tM. does not afford relief. bind ■n I piece el fa— el slightly
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      171 3 TANGYE'S OIL ENGINES. fcil J^ >ni^Wn\ Simple »^mm»3. Innnßr IT w^. »m to 40 B. Rake H. P. J^mj^J^ 1 Sfo^gSL^ AJW^ Reliable! VBn^^D /iWen^MnMnlSl nnnl HUTTENBAChTBROTHERS COMPANY. Telephone No. 352 MJLOIHIIIsriERIrr ID b-^P^K/TJMIEISr T Telegraphic Address HABITURE' 71 ISMAIL&RAHEEM Just I npacked SI ITAHI.i: VMAS AMI HEW YKAIUiIFTS. AN
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      225 3 HARNESS I^. SADDLERY. English jflsim Manufacture. IT^I^AT STOCK. JA PRICES RIGHT -j-».-.^^Hy ~2^^MT l\|^jJ^^iS^__ [^■nMMMMMVMwU'^^^nMMK 4^ Head Collars^^S^^^^fX eto. STRON6 DUR BLE PITT TARI IT vErQj£§r^ /'/\\M WITAX W HARNESS. POMY BLACK COB BBA S HORSE father m nted $55 KATZ BROS CO., LTD. COMMON SENSE-NUTSHELL »i» mi ihral work
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    THE MICROBE INFLUENCE.
    361 4 Menace to the National Welfare. At tin ■;>• MM ll1 l! Wlllt(>1 i tli< Wert I...ikl'.ii ilocpHal |ii c K-ctl<y. nil r Mirgeon to tli Ii «piUl, in l;i- tin n« -ty o) tt-i ikiny aHuaec between thi ph'U ithropirt, tin' priert, and the phyriclan. It w.iv
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    STRIOTER MARRIAGES.
    333 4 Bi h;ip Reaukes the Careless:eiS of the Clergy Parties appear i" order to be inarritd with little or no sense of shame that they have offended against God's law. II "i s not unknown that un- j ii. ricd w.»mcii present themselves 1,,. churched. Thus spoke (In- Bishop
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    A Queens Gift Stolen.
    138 4 An amusing incident thai *!fbt b: attributed cither tt> excess of loyalty a to its opposite has just occurred at Leg h 'in. Queen Helena had offered i bi.'iize trophy for the winner of tin yen nt competition of chairs at the Milai Exhibition, and a
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      STEAMERS.
      912 4 Mrlfe, Sydue\. Dee. M i Bonatead Vmtiria, Hamburg, Soy. J' Bebn >l. i \iiKtniliun, Silicon. Nov. 10 hi. Maritl >ci UMint, Calcntta, Dec. 7; Bonatead \r,H.|.:i. Colombo, .lan. 5; P. *O. Xiwtici. Trieste, .inn IS; Rantaabarti \yutl.i;i. Bangkok, Nov. -'I; Borneo Coj Anew, Hoagkoug, Ndv. 19; P. BtansM. \wa
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      716 4 Ships and Steamers. P. O) STfcAM NAVIGATION CO. Per China, Japan, Penan*, Ceylon. Auitralla, India, Aden, £xypt. Mediterranean Ports, Plymouth and London. Through Bills of Lading i««ued for Chin: «Bt, Persian Gulf, Continental, and America! >rts. Sti Htr.f r.< will leave Singapore on or abon' MAIL LINE. Outward il'or China).
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      1179 4 Koninklljke Pauetvaart MaatschapplJ. Vnder contract with the Netherlands India Government. AftnU at Singayive bmp Agency, late J. Daesdixs 4 Co., 2-3 Couair Qcat. The undermentioned dates nre only approximate Flaw Kx|i'-eJ V ill be ..eepi: ln-d for Brnarrr Djaml.le Nm HPJwM N" v ll Van ltl<' f I Batevia So*
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      699 4 N. D. L. NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD Imperial (Icrman .Mail Lm< The fast aad v,-»<ll known mail NIMMI of ;bis Compauy sail fortnightly from Bi-ctneu-Hamburg via Rotterdam, Antwerp, Soutliamp :un, Gibraltar, Genoa, Naples, (connection Marseilles, Naples, Alexandria, and vice versa) Por Said, Suez, Aden, Colombo, Peimu. Singapore, Hongkong, Shanghai, Nagasaki, Mid Kobe
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      MAILS TO ARRIVE.
      109 5 From Eonora— B/ the N.l>. 1.. i. R. l.uit/toM due on Hitli Nov. From Chin*— By the M. M. i.B. Aiutralicn, due ou 19th Nov. TIME T.UILK OF MAIM DCS. Loft Singapore Dae in London Arrived tic t 1 lth P. *O. Nov Ith Nov 3rd Oct
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      SHIPPING IN PORT.
      1153 5 I Under thin heading the following abbreviations tions are use. 1 -str. steamer: sh.— •ship: b<| barque hc)i. schooner: Vet.— Yacht; Cm Croiser. C'ht Gunboat Tor. Torpedo H.p.— Tlorse-power Brit. British U.S.— United States Fob.— French Ger German Dot.— Dutch; Ital.— ltalian Span. Spanish; Sax.— Sarawak: O.c—
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      CLEARANCES
      107 5 Xovembrr IS o l—rot, Hrit str, Hgogkoag. Bhaaflhai, Japan Colorado, V. S. cm. Mnmla Maryland. V. S. t-ru, Manila IVmisvltania. I. S. cm. Matiilt West Virginia. I' S. cru. Manila Okhla, Ittit str, Calcutta Kakn. Sar str. Sarawak Canh^aiwliire, Hrit str. HißMg, S'^lir.i. .lap.ii Zwi'iiia. Hilt str. BHMHmafl Mt-lapi.
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      VESSELS AT TANJONG PAGAR AND KEPPEL HARBOUR.
      92 5 Wharves at which Vessels are Berthed To-day. TANJONO PAGftR. KMf Whahf Basis:— llongMoh. Ka«t WhakkSect. I— ltiojini Mam, Wnimta. iteCT. 1 Itau Wnviin: Sultui van KcKlci. .Ski nox No. "2 Van BMwaek, Itaiirn. .I— Den of Ogil. 4— hlnmler. s— Nil. ti— Darilai.us.
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      PASSENGER LIST.
      478 5 Per P. .V O. 8. s. Sum ii r front London Oct. 13. due 18th Nov— Messrs. 0, A. Campbell. C. Owen, H. A. Slallwood, E. W. Mitchell, R. \V Luird. B. A. Biddulph, Mrs. A, S.Forbes, Mr. and Mrs. (I. 11. Sahnond, Mr. and Mrs. Pountnev. Miss
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      MAILS CLOSE.
      66 5 For Per Steamer Time To- MORROW. Muar ami Malacca Jim 110 1 p.m. P.S'ttenham &T. Am«in Han IC. 5...,,, 1 p.m. Malacca and Linggi Klmui Sail 1 p.m. Europe via |x>rts MmMi 8 p.m. P. Swetleiiham via ports I'arliilt p.m. Port Swettenhain -S'«y»/>/i.i 8 p.m. Mimtok and Palembang
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      Steamer Movements.
      32 5 German Mail. The German mail steamer I'rinz Ue^ent l.uilpold having left Colombo on the 10th instiint. at 4 p.m., may be •spatM to arrive here ou Friday at 7 a.m.
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      RE-ORGANiSATION
      612 5 Future Use of the Volunteers. mr. nauiane s views. The Secretary of State f".>r War addressed a gathering of Volunteers and others it Kast l.inton. a bttrgfa wit'iin his n iMiUu'iiiv Mr. llaldane Mud that at thin was the last mooting that lie should address upon war manors at
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      Poissned by Cockles.
      64 5 After eating cockles bought at a Mi shop, a Bristol boy of four and a half w;is attacked with convulsions, and.- in spite of medical attention, diud aajvtly after of fish-poisoning. At the inquest tho woman who gave tho deceased tho cockles said they were perfectly fresh,
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      VESSELS ADVERTISED TO SAIL
      167 5 Penang ami Calcutta, Pharaia, on ]/>th Nov., Boustead. Hongkong. Shanghai and Japan, P. 11. l uii- tpuld, dv. lKth Nov. Helm Meyer. Hongkong, Laita»u,&u* 19th"Nov., Boustea.l Sabang, Kaugoon and Calcutta, Itrnyalin, due 22nd Nov. Daendels. Havre via ports, Ami ml Olri/, due 2nd Dec., M me
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      774 5 C. P. R. Canadian Pacific Roilw>> C impnny'i Roya! Mi II S l ea>rr»>.:p Line THK I iBl BOOTF HK i WEEN CHINA. ■AI'AN U»D EUROPE, VIA CANADA, AND THE IMTKDSTM'ES. i< i tmm M OWnrtai, M mmki (Inla.i.l Sea of Jaijan), Kobe, 1.....; VioVjri»aad Vancouver. I\. in Sf-.v Kiiii'.esH
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      627 5 N. Y. K. JA^AN MAIL STEAMSHIP Co Ltd A regular KOHTNIOHTLY service is main Umc-.l bakaaaa ■laimu and Ktirope by the Mhwiafl NEW TWIN-SCREW STEAMERS. fmler Mail Contract wi'h •■>■• Imperial Japap we 'Jniriiinent. s|»t'. 'j -ijned for the .mien's Kuro|ieaii .->e > -t- ited through I ml l.\ I
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      496 5 HOMEWARD PASSENGER SEASON 1907. P.&0.5.N.C0. S.S. "MACEDONIA." ***** TONS. Pran SINGAPORE DIRECT to MARSEILLES and LONDON Without lr;ilislii|iuii'llt Leaves Singapoie 2Stli March I p.m. Leaves I'cnaiig Ml March n p.m. LmkmCUmlmM April. Leaw •< lion, bay «th April. Due Marseilles 20th April Due Litoo Wk April. riMMH by tliin ye
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      63 5 WEATHER REPORT. KViM.l«>i<r Kerlmu H<»pitul, lUth Sonmhrr, 1906. 9 a. v. 3 r. v. 'J p. x. Uf.hark*. Bar. 30.017 29.878 29.962 £2 Temp 79.0 79.2 76.0 i* Wet Bulb Ther 70.8 75.0 74.8 Dirof Wind njm. s«. calm °ac >. Max. Temp 87.8 5-1 Mm 7-..0 111 I Max.
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    The Straits Times. PRICE 10 CENTS. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14.
    1127 6 The Straits Times. PRICE 10 CENTS. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14. The inutatiniiK of triulc arc often iiu-mii-|>r< liinsililc. Without eau.se. apparently, a town will dci'lint' and decay, a port will sink from Hist class ini)>orUiucc to utter insijjnirieanec. yet tlicre is always, of course, a cause however obscure, however it nmv
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    12 6 At liciccstcr Cattle Market a sheep has been sold for am 9d.
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    14 6 During September H)Xi,(NMI tons of coal were shipped to foreign countries from the Tyue.
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    14 6 There are now thirty-one banks managed and maintained by negroes iv the t'nited States.
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    15 6 The Hamburg- American Company intend to build a liner which will contain a swimming bath.
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    18 6 London's Lord Mayor claims to have dined out 110 fewer than 257 times during his year of office.
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    18 6 Two memorial tablets have been placed on the house iv which Charles Lamb lived at Chase Side. Kuficld.
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    24 6 The highest military rank iv l-'.nglam! is not held marshal, but Captain General of the Forces, aud can only be litkl by the Sovereign.
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    23 6 Ovviug to the Arbuthuot failure which has staggered Madras, the Caledonian Society there, has decided to hold no celebration of St. Audrew's Day.
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    26 6 The Master Attendant notifies that the |H>rts of iibav nagar and Kathiawar in India have been declared to be infected owing to the existence of plag'le.
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    31 6 A pupil teacher at Manchester abused a member of his class so much that the latter died. An open verdict was returned and the teacher was severely ceusurcd by the coroner.
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    28 6 V\ ithin httecu minutes of her marriage at Norristown, Pennsylvania, a bride returned to the magistrate to ask for a divorce liecause her husband had taken to drink.
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    45 6 The Marquis ami Marchionexs Tnwnshend are to reside in Madeira until public intercut in their case lias died out, when they will return home. On tlie voyage there, in order to avoid publicity, they travelled as Mr. .1. K. OVmiiii.ll. LL.D.. J.l'., ami Mis. U'Couoell.
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    13 6 The Netherlands India I '"uniicicial Hank opened an agency at Hongkong on Novcmlxr
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    20 6 Kroiii umii to I(>hh Scottish lutnkrupts were compelled to wear n. sort of c mviet dress, half yellow, hah' brown.
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    24 6 Owing to the insecure condition of the tower of St. Philip's, the cathcdrnl-church of Birmingham, it has been decided to cease liugiug the bells.
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    25 6 While attempting to burst o|h;ii a safe with gunpowder, a liurglar in Berlin wns killed by the explosion occurring while he was relighting the fuse.
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    25 6 Marriage of a woman teacher in the Isle of Wight is considered equivalent to notice of termination of her engagement by the County Kducation Committee.
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    25 6 To enable the wives and daughters of Chinese noblemen to study foreign languages, a school constructed to accommodate 2.000 women has liccn o|>cncd in IVkin.
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    28 6 The l.cc|iers at the New York Zoo have eined Cnlipli. a liip|x>|>otaiiius. of an illness which had lasted for several months They administered a bucketful of castor oil
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    24 6 According to statistics, cottonseed which thirty years ago was considered useless now has a commercial value to American oil manufacturers of nearly .f'.I.WKMKXI annually.
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    28 6 11. K. Major-Oeueral Inigo-lones left for Port Swcttenham in the Sea Mew 'bis morning. He has gone to in>|x'ct tin: Malay States (iuides aud K. M. S Volunteer-.
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    31 6 Failing to get four months' rent due to him. a Wilkesuarrc, Pennsylvania, landlord named Temerer kidnaped Mis debtor's baby, with the intention of keeping the infant until the bill was paid.
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    39 6 Klalford Bridge, immortalised iv the pain tings of .lohn Constable is in such a condition that it threatens to drop into the iiiver Stour and impede navigation. Kfforts are to be made to restore it on its original lines.
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    33 6 Dr. I!. S. Stewart, medical superintendent of (ilaiuoigau County Asylum, Bridgend. is dead. Deceased enjoyed a Kurojiean rcputa tion. ami was a contributor to the medical journals on subjects relative to mental disease.
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    41 6 At the cud of last mouth, the .lava tioveminent authorised Mr. P. si. Burgess, the manager of the Malacca liubbcr Plantations. Ltd.. to recruit one thousand labourers there for work on the Bukit Assahan Kstate belonging to that Company iv Malacca.
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    47 6 Hitherto iv every trading centre in I- icncb Indo-Chiua. particularly id Annam. the unlimited quantities of petroleum stored in every village formed a standing danger. Vet, not till last month did the (iovernment set "i,lK>oas the maximum limit of eases to be stored at retail depots there.
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    55 6 On October M, the British Consul at Batavia received a teUgram from Broome in West Australia to the effect that the British schooner Orion" of eight tons burden, had disappeared along with two Javanese. They are supposed to have made off in her for .Java. The .Java authorities are on
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    61 6 Trade between Netherlands India aud the Australian Common wealth shows very iioorly. The imports there from Java in 1005 were value, l at £28*4,064 and the exports to .lava at 1'170,2.°)K The other Dutch lslauds figured very small. Leaving out the I uited Kingdom aud British colonies. Netherlands India stands
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    81 6 The disappearance of forests in Touquin, uwing to reckless felling by the natives, is arousing official anxiety. Orders have been issued that each village shall have an area of forest land assigned to it for public use. The cost of maintenance will fall on the villagers, who also must sec
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    72 6 One official peculiarity in Tomjuin is the lack of encouragement to growers of tobacco, though the soil aud climate suit the leaf admirably. Tobacco of good quality is grown in the Colony. But the leaf instead of living handled locally is mostly shipped to China and Hongkong. From there it
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    63 6 Tobacco planting profits in Deli, last year, trench upon the marvellous, so rumour runs. Last year's crop amounted to 2'2(),U<10 bales of tobacco which fetched fifty-three million guilders. The highest crop price hitherto realised there was forty million guilders. The record has thus been beaten by fully twelve million guilders.
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    79 6 The Key. A. Pitkin. who has just been presented with the living of ShapwickcumAscotl, Somersetshire, was ut one time chaplain of Kxeter gaol, and bad the extraordinary experience of reading thrjc times the funeral service of John Lm, the Kubba niml'i murderer. Three times the lever on the sea ll
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    93 6 French IndoVhiua lacks an organised system of rescuing shipwrecked people, on the coast. The Avenir dv Tonkin says that there is nothing whatever answering to it on the coast facing the China Sea and the < lull of Siam. Kecent shipwrecks in that ■juartar have fully shown this. Many merchant
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    Social and Personal.
    360 6 Thr Kov. .1. A. B. I.nik will conduct service in K.iij;lish at the .lohore (hiircli on Sunday :it 9 a.m. I 1.- late Duke of Portland used Ui Maori it I- said, over fI.L'IKI a year M news pajicrs. all of which hp had' carciullv tilc-d 'I
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    St. Andrew's Ball.
    54 6 reminder is given, for the benefit ol tin uninitiated, that practices of Scottish dances which arc on the programme for the St. Andrew's Ball, will begin 10-momm at 3.:»0 p.m. in the Memorial Hall. There will be other two lessons given, one on the lltth iust. and
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    Magistrate's Conviction Quashed.
    89 6 Yesterday morning, before Mr. Justice. risher.Mr.'K. St. .lohn Braddell ap|ieared for Kac'.ia Mia. a process-server of the Police Courts, who was convicted by the 'iiid Magistrate some time ago on" a charge of accepting a valuable thing, to wit 21 cent.. without consideration, from a woman. Meiua.
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    An Archdeacon's Sad End.
    74 6 The Vcuerable Thomas Williams, Atolldeacon of Merioneth, who resided at the licctory ot I .lan ystumdwy, Carnarvonshire, was found hanging in an outbuilding of the rectory. Life whs extinct. The deccasi-d. who was .)5 years of age, hud suffered some months Irom depression. At the inquest,
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    A Notable Production.
    259 6 An advance copy of the Straits Time, Annual" has been received and a most creditable and interesting production it is. The cover is a perfect masterpiece, represent iug a tiger's head in mauy life-like colours, the other work being done in red, white and gold. The reading
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    83 6 The Manila correspondent of the Java liode romarks that the most striking proot that the Americans mean to stay iv the Philippines lies in the fact they are busy building a first class naval wharf at Olougapo. in Subig Bay. The intention is to make it the best work of
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      138 6 WILSON Co. Nave Removed their Town iistablishment nun Bitter. R > iJ TO IMc. 8 C»vanagh Bridg: Ro&d. opposite til" l'() 4 Oflafoe. G.R. LAMBERT Co. Xma $ifts f r Jiime I'LitiMitin. in nil riuiwual Si/.rs. Our .|ii!ilit> in Known lofaenafxriorMMl MgacaalMs] In our pnsoh. Our 'I'arifT excels in m
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      STRAITS CURRENCY.
      181 7 LORD ELGIN ON FIXED EXCHANGE. Governor and Peoples Betterment. Imiihrn Xiiwult 1 Mr. WiDMton < limh lull ~|>. Iki ih_- in the llcnsr ul Cumi s. ■Utod tint the (iovcr..I tli Htraibi Hottiemoßtw hail strongly HiKi-id I,'iiH Kl«in not to abandon the ti\.d rait uf exohwgi tin grand
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      SANTOS DUMONT'S SUCCESS.
      68 7 I 1..n. November It. Santos Hiiiiioii'.. has won two prizes at Paris for tin first \eroplane Hying machine event. The distance was a hundred metres. lie actually covered 11 ares in ttj -eeonds at a height of liflccn fei t. The race nan with iiii'l against tin
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      IMMIGRANTS CREMATED.
      11 7 Forty seven liussian and Servian immi•trants have liecn cremated.
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      TRAIN SMASH.
      25 7 Thirty-Eight Persons Injured in Indiana. A serious traiu smash took place at Woodvillc. Indiana. Thirty-eight MM were injured, a number bring fatally hurt.
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      BOER RISING.
      31 7 Ferreira Still Evades the Police. Thi'"iiia\iiiiuin following of Kern ira in his I'.orr raid is twenty? hut with spare horses it is easy for them to evade the police.
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      RESIGNATION ACCEPTED.
      83 7 German Minister's Unpopularity After a long delay, the Kaiser has accepted the resignation of (ieniral Podbielski. the Minister of Agriculture, whose name has been mixed up with the Damaralaud War Stores' Scandal. He has also incurred much uii)M>pularity through his rigoiHtis exclusion of foreign cattle for meat, which
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      A GOAL AT LAST.
      30 7 The South Africans have Uuaten South Scotland by H points to t. This is the first time the Africans have had a goal sooicd against lliciu.
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    Cupid in the Cotton Mills.
    78 7 In eoiiMipience of the prosperity prevailing on all hands in the Lancashire cotton mills and wiigrs moving upwards, many factory workers not yet out of their teens of both Mm are earning their Xl and '-'2s. per week. During the last few weeks scores of
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    Almost Missed a Knighthood.
    92 7 A curious *toqr i- UM of the late Sir Augustus (Mm, wm has just died at Miilvern aged seventy-one. When his Unighthood was being conferred in IK9N the letter offering the honour was mislaid during his absence from home, anil when finally discovered there was only
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    54 7 A weathei 'iHiiten old man applied to Mr. Kennedy at Maryleboue for a Mof mau's divorce. "Do you mean a separation t the magistrate nsked. "Oh. im!" was the reply. The wifw has got a HMMMM, anil its my tiini now to get a divorce." He was refined to the
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      STORMY SCENES IN COMMONS.
      138 7 A LONG SITTING. Nineteen Hours Occupied in Discussion. London. November l& The Mouse of OtMMM rose this immiim at !».4lt, after having sat for nineteen hours Jittcus.sinn tlie Land Tenure Bill. The sitting of the House of Commons was characterised by stormy scenes, the ii|i|«i--itii)ii opening
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      MOROCCO BOUND.
      26 7 Atlantic Fleet Hastily Leave Gibraltar. Tiic Atlantic Meet, after hastily provisionin«. left (iilimltar yesterday evening, ami it is bc-lievcil that Tankers is their destination.
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    TOBACCO WAR ENDS.
    291 7 Result a Win for British Interests. U. S. Trust to Pay £90.000. Tin- tinal contest in the Anglo American tobacco war has resulted in a distinct victery for liritish interests. Terms have been arranged by which i.'.io.ixki of the bonuses which the American Tobacco Trust promised to
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    35 7 Sauc'nichall Street. Qmmmt, is said to hold the record of having more strict lamps than any other street. There air mall Hi I public lamps in the street. Oxford Street. London, has just over 100.
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    36 7 In IHOI there were uuly 62.1 ft females to every UN! limit* i:i New /"calami. In 1901 the pruprtiun was ;hi.;w to I<k>. It is expectec I ili.it tin- maum will soon he ci|tial in llUUlbl'R-.
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    BATTLE OF THE CLANS.
    1769 7 FIERCE FIGHTING BETWEEN HOKIENS AND TEOCHEWS. Chinese Rioting. Police inspector's Gallant Conduct. SHOPS LOOTED AND POLICEMAN STABBED. Serious rioting occurred in different parti of the town yesterday afternoon oniony Hokien ;ui»l Tcochcw Chinese. Kor some days l>nd feeling lias c\istc'l between these two classi s and
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    Meeting of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce.
    152 7 Meeting of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce. A meeting of the members of the ChiaeHe Chamber of Commerce was held this mm n i» i<_;. Among those piesent were Captaiu Young, tlu Colonial Secretary, Mr. W. A. Cuscadeu. Inspector-General of Police. Mr. Cu\V. Bailuy, Assistant Protector of Chinese, A. Hon.
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    The Judge and the Terrier.
    111 7 ['liiin^ Urn lieanug of .in application leforc his honour Judge Smyly, at Shoralitch comity court, a terrier sprang up to .lit- bunch 'ami sat clown and solemnly ilinKi-.l at the jiidqc. His honour held out ii- hand to it and said, Hullo, little ttrauger. what
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    Kelantan Affairs.
    535 7 ADMINISTRATION CRITICISED. Rejoinder from the Resident. We have much pleasure in publishing tue following letter from Mr. W, A. (indium. Wesidcnt at Kclantau To tin Editor of the Straits Times Kclantau. November I(HW. Sir. For some mouths past, letters have lii-i-'i .1 1 ijif -.-iri 1114 At intervals
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    A SNAKE STORY.
    147 7 Chinese Startled by a Boa Constrictor. A Chinese nun spoiled nl writes to us under this date This morning, at ulmnt 8 o'clock, while two Hokien Chinese were inaMn^ cukes at No. »H, Shaik MwUrsali Lime, they were suddenly startled l>y tilt: api>car»ii«-e of a him-i'iinstrictiir. about
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    26 7 On August 22, 1805, the Hp. train from Kuston ran to Aberdeen -a distance of MO milts in H hours, "i mintite-. This is British record.
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    THE HOLMBERG CASE.
    427 7 Father gives Evidence for the Defence. The hearing of the defence in the ease of Wilfred Holmberg. who is charged with breach of trust, was resumed l>efore the Bench Court. Chief Inspector Howard of the Police- con ducted the prosecution, as the Deputy Public Prosecutor was engaged
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    THE CONVENT BAZAAR.
    209 7 An Attractive Function. The annual fancy hn/.aar of the Singapore Convent was opened at the Victoria Memor ial Hall last evening, and despite the inchment weather then; was a fairly large attendance of visitors. The hand of tin Shurwood Foresters was present and played some lively pieces
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    Harmston's Circus.
    52 7 There was yil BMWur good atteßfkuHM aiUieabovu favourite resort last evening, a fall house thoroughly enjoying v capital programme. 'I'o night will si i the lust performance of the \isil. which has MM all two short. The amateur riding contest is on ami ought to ptoVU itii interesting
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    China's Schemes for Development.
    64 7 A wealthy Singapore Chinese merchantHow Tsc Chun by name, has lieen sent foif by tin- Viceroy of Canton, who wants to put him over the Commercial Department there. His first duty will bt to open up three districts, and to start ;> Land Development Company in
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      41 7 Raffles Rotel Musical Tiffin Dinner ON Saturday JVext. KirilAl, S BOUDOIB PIANOS Kit 1111/S SEMI GHAND PIANOS KU lI ALS GKAND PIANOS KilllllS CONCEKT GKAND PIANOS KHIIU.S TBHMPHOLAIi l''nr |»articiilars and prices apply U>, H. SCHAEFER Co., Sole Agents. D 17G3
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    ALLEGATION OF CHEATING.
    2611 8 RESUMPTION OF HO(i\N C\SE AT ASSIZES. To Day's Evidence. Yd* rdaj at:, in. -.ii. Mr T. I I Kirn „i- cr«m ■•■im i hj Mi ll.itt.nl>. 11; ia \l'r. I!, c. Uuj.mii. Tlm* «itm m mid that lie iiiiiiiv thinus lli it I"' 1.1 nnl remember both
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    NEW COLOMBO DOCK.
    534 8 Opened At Last. A Full Description The new Qrariafl Dock .it Oolmmm was ope. nil on (lota -il witliout any ceremony whatc.vr. ll would be difficult to give ll ilusci iption of tlif dock in the space at our ilimmwil. t»it it is liiliinwtillj( to noU- tliat
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    Memorial to Dean Hole.
    83 8 In the presence of a large congregation, including the widow aud only sou of the late divine, the memorial to Dean Hole in Rochester Cathedral was unveiUd aud dedicated by the Lord Bishop of the Diocese, who during thejservice placed a handsome wreath of roses, the'
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    21 8 The Mint struck 400,<)<>0 South African War medal*. This is the largest issue of medals ever made by the British Mint.
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    24 8 Tin- tallest liglitliotiHC on British coast* it the Skcrryvore. off Argyllshire. It is Unit. high. It contaius 4,308 tons of masonry, ami cost MUttL
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      40 8 In Australia, twenty millions sterliii" is lost and won yearly over liorseiaciun. A cricket hall bowled by :t fast liowlrr ha* practically the saino spenl as an express train nairn ly. N) to Hii feet :i MMaA
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      Hockey.
      109 8 S. C. C. indß b. Make a Draw. I'uder wretched conditions, these teams met yesterday afternoon on the Knplanade. The ground was very soft and rain 1 came down ctortef most of the (jHine. The good qualities of hockey were therefor, rather conspicuous hy their ahsence. The Jt. K.
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    MR. CHURCHILL'S REMEDY.
    304 8 The Relations Between the Liberals and Labour Party. Mr. Winston Churchill at Glasgow suggested as the proper and indispensable remedy for the difficulties that existed Ik tween a section of the Labour Party and the Liberals the institution of the second ballot. Me had every reason, he
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    GEM SWINDLERS IN COLOMBO.
    192 8 Mr. Justice Wendt Affirms a Conviction. Mr. Justice Middleton delivered the judgment of Mr. Justice W t ink on the 2nd inst. in the case argued in appeal from the Police Court of Colombo, in which Mr. H. J. Hoarc charged one Hauifa with cheating. The
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    Juggernaut.
    73 8 A return of motor accidents in the London metropolitan police district daring July and August shows that there were HB7 accidents caused by motor cars, of which 3()4 caused personal injury and twelve which proved fatal. Accidents caused by motor omnibuses numbered 797, of which 149 caused personal injury
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    Too Much Hospitality.
    52 8 Sir Walter Morgiu, the Lord Mayor of London, was no exhausted by the Paris festivities in honour of himself and the Sheriffs and Alderuieo of London, that lie collapsed on leaving the French capital. A bed was arranged for him on the train by which he journeyed
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    PARTITION OF BENGAL.
    324 8 Firm Attitude of the Secretary of State. In the House of Commons. M the Ist inst.. Mr. Kuthorford asked Mr. Morley to lay the papers on Mm Partition of Bengal on the table of the Houso. is promised by Mr. Brodrick in August, 1!>O.">, uud to appoint
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    Aliens in London.
    60 8 Very significant of the strength of the alien in London is the step takeu by Mr. Ralph Frost, Independent Ratepayers candidate for the Westminster City Council. So varied is the foreign colony in this part of London that, in addition to printing his address in English. Mr.
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    35 8 Hairiness increasing so rapidly th it it is believed that by the your -J'JtX) all men will be without hair on the top of their heads. Dr. W. A. Haimtioud is imfMMftli for this opinion.
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    Bucketful of Gold.
    76 8 In one of the most squalid streets in Bel fast a woman name. I Hearst, for some time resident in GImMBW, has been found dead uniler strange circumstances. A safe was found in her bedroom containing a large sum of money in sovereigns and half-sovereigns, besides an
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      336 8 K. A. J. CHOTIRMALL CO., JEWELLERS SILK MERCHANTS. CHRISTMAS PRESENTS v lvat Sale of Indian, Chinese, Japanese goods, including Bvmese Silver Howls, Indian Muslin Drosses. Blonses, Table Covers, Centre-pieces, Silver things. Gold Jewellery, kc, ke. PRICES MODKRATE. INSPKCTION KINDI.V SOI. l( ITKD. c ,082 NOS. si 52 HIGH STREET. Telephone
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      142 8 DAY BY DAY. Wednesday, 14th Nov. High Water. M p.m. Convent Bazaar. Memorial Hull. Ni><lit. llu; in-.i. Hi's Circus t. Thursday, 15th Nov. High Water. !t-22 a.m. 9--,7 p.m. Assizes B. I. homeward mail clnsri. 3. Dance Proetice. Mcmoriul Hull. Friday, 16th Nov. Hinli Water. •>■:,<* a.m. 10 42 p.m.
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      MINING.
      260 9 ormat Cap.t.l Subscribed Reserve Company Qmutmi i I QOLD. moo 1903 1901 1*92 ]s9B H75.000 »140,000 110 10" £400,000 £360,000 £f\\ 7 •300,000 J293.600 J JS',OOO J10» 10 £-!UO,OOU £.91.200 j i/ioooo g j i B/10 r 2.000,000 /1.f00.000 20.000 /100 100 4,873 Be»nwah G. M. Co., Ltd 10.00
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      RUBBER.
      260 9 1905 £150.00(1 £140.000 140.000 i 1 1 190, -200.000 »«7.400 {J™J 1004 £30,000 £11.12.5 J; o^ «j :905 700,000 1610.000 70.000 S 10 J 10 1903 £70.000 £70,000 70,000 1 1 1906 $150,000 J125.000 mSBH »10 *10 IflM £12,000 £10 ..500 I eiMO fo-1.5 Anglo- Malay Rubber Co.. Ltd.
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      GENERAL.
      193 9 .i. Special Gold Res«rv» Fund. I). Insurance Fund. <•. Sundry Reserves. Sundry Beserves. c. Special Reserve. 891 £3.377.10.0 £1.648.1-1.0 7.633 12/6 I.6 Bells Asbestos Eastern Agency, Ll<l 1599 1225.000 t22->,OOO »50 $30 11 2.. M0 Fraser Neave, Ltd. 10.0OO.0OOu ISM *!0,000.000 M 0.000,000 80,000 *125 tltt 9.500,000 Hongkong and
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      DEBENTURES.
      43 9 Howarth Erskiue, LU\. 6% $600,000 3* prem. Kilev Hargreaves. Ltd. 6% 225,100 -i% prem. Sintf'sipore Municipal 6% 400.0 0 20% urem. 5% 1.478,000 5% prem. 4% 602,'K'0 par. sellers Tanionq Pagar Dock Co., LXI. 6% -250,000 2V. prem barerr. 5% 1.363,500 l%par.
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    RUBBER LAND.
    300 9 The Dvii Development Company Limited. itliin ob* enaion •svera plantations Ui meed, and then i^ ntiniH il i >and for laad. -i.inn id. an to the s;ir. iiilitj ot' tin- laad may hi u.itiiiicd fmiii followlnjj oxtracts from i vpecial renori rawn up by the weU-knowi .■iiiiM-r plaatei
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    COMMERCIAL.
    222 9 SnoiAPnaz, l»ra Inn nan. 1908. PRODUCE. OaatMct bayewl Ml| do if r.b. N">. 1) ri..:-'K-l 10.7.-1 Copra Bali H-'Mi Poatianak Mb Pepper. Blaca 18j00 Wiii;.- 5% ISM S;r-i Hour S.unwa!; 8.90 Broad No. 1 tM V, >..uo sy*o Coffoe Bali, \<H% 19.(H» Coffoe, Patoaiban)!. 20 o Umh tUO Coffee,
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    Murder in Self-Defence.
    104 9 Murder in Self- Defence. .lustifiahle homicide was the vcr elict letumed by a Bradford jury in th? rase of a young man who hit a friend of his (in tin- head with a wooden pey;. while defending himself against some niemiHi- of a local football team with whom ii.- had
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    Bridegroom's Misadventure.
    70 9 To prevent a marriage to which they wm cpasjeed, the fainilv of the arospective briajegraaaji, who lives at Welshpoo!, t; k a novel course. Ho awoke on th weddiatg asomiag. l.ut his oVth?s had (l s«ppcared. lie ran.-acked his room without avail. Meanwhile the brid party after waititta;
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    ASQUITH'S LUCK.
    289 9 Windfall for the Treasury. Millionaire's Estate. Mi. Astjuith. as Chan vcllor of the Exchequer, continues to make fortunes ior the nation out of dead millionaires' estates. Probate was one week granted in London of another millionaire's estate, making the fourth during the previous four weeks, the eighth during
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    Japanese Emigration to Mexico
    316 9 Mr. Sugiimira. Japan's Minister to Mexico, comments on Japanese emigration to Mexico as follows Emigration to Mexico is extremely promising, as Mexico has a great demand for emigrants from Japan. The area of Mexico is four times as large M Japan, and her population is only
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    WILLIAM IV'S GRAND-DAUGHTER.
    763 9 WILLIAM IV'S GRAND-DAUGH-TER. Interesting Stories of Lady Minister's Childhood. The death at Brighton >>f Wilhelmina. j Counter of Miw tir. reawvea ;i roaaaatk- IgUie lVoin the ranks of the peerage. Lady Minister was the granddaughter of William IV.. the Sailor King and Dorothy Jordan, the ianooa, fascinating and unhappy actress.
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    In Praise of the Birch.
    113 9 The vicar of Windsor defended birching in a lecture of the Royal Albert Institurt' on Eton in the Time of Keatc." Keate, he said, ruled Eton with a rod of iron, and be raised the number in the school from 357 in 1809 to 568
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    WORLD'S COTTON SUPPLY.
    557 9 British Spinners Urged to Turn Planters. The oaaaaueaioa appointed by a nun ocr ol the leading cotton inaa of Laneaahtra i.. riait the ootton-gßowing are. of America makes iobM important red v. niendations m a rcßort iaeoed oa Dct. 10. Europe pays the planten of Soinh America
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    SUNDAY RABBIT COURSING.
    254 9 Defendant Says he will Prosecute Golfers if Convicted. Is Sun(|;;y rabbit conning illegal Thai- w.i\ ilif problem the Bicntiord magistrates liad to decidi when William Od'vell. or Church-road, \V illejdon, and George Wood, of Barry-read Stoaebridgfo Park, were summoned (or rabbit ■innig on i Sunday at OrccaJr
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      45 9 A Word to Travellers. The excitement incident to travelling and change of :'ood and water often brings on diarrhoea, and for this reason no c:ie should leave home without a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera an'l Diarrhoea Remedy. For sale bvi all dlrncr.saries and dealers.
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    Smart Piece of Boring.
    195 10 Now that a good deal of attention is being given to boring feats in Bangkok, it may be worth while mentioning (says the "Bangkok Times") that a UMlt piece of work has just been complete i en the pienrses of the Bangkok Dock Co. This was
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    Japan's Coal, Iron and Steel Industries.
    227 10 The following paragraphs are taken from the monthly report of the Yokohama Chamber of OhHMIW: The prospects of the new Abuta iron mine, Iburi. Hokkaido, which began operations last yoar, are good. The mine contains iron ore at rate of 56 100, and the
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    FORTY YEARS AT THE OLD BAILEY.
    765 10 Anecdotes told by Mr Field the Senior I slier When t lie famous Old Hailoy i;i\ place to the Now Bmmoim House, bring inij with it a tr.iin of inanv change*, ilierp will lviiiain. in the picturesque perronagc oi the senior usher. Mr. Field,
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    London Lord Mayor on Kissing.
    102 10 •Speaking at tho opening o' the London Cage Birds Association's annual show in the Royal Horticultural Hal!, Sir William Trcloar, Lord Mayor ijf London referred to the Lord Major* kissing of the French maiket quten, and said that if anything of that sort had liappenc-d
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      570 10 Hongkong 6" Shanghai Banking Corporation. PAID lI( aPITAL *10,000,00t RESERVE FIND:— SUrlu.gßosf.ve «10.000,0001 20 250 qqq I Silver Reserve 110.2M.000i C Reserve Liability of Proprietor* 110,000,000 j COURT OF DIRECTORS. A. Haiii.t. F.»q.— Chairman. G. 11. Medhurht, Lsq.— Deputy Chairman. B Oeasa.Boi, I A. 1. Raymond, Esq. HoB.Mr.WJ. Or— nn
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      572 10 Banks, Insurances, Auctions. bartered Bank of India. Australia and China INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. apital £800,000 «serve Liability of Proprietors £800,000 .eeerve Fund £975,000 BANKERS. Bank oi England. National Bank m Scotland. he London City 4 Midland Bank, LW. SINGAPORE BRANCH. Current Accounts are opened and interest llowed at 1
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      505 10 JAPANESE ART EXHIBITION. ABOUT MO HIGH-CLAM WATER OOLOURB AND OLD PRINTS. BY CELEBRATED J.UANKSK ABTKTB. FOB SALE PRIVATELY AT POWELL ft (US SALEROOM FROM BATUBDAY loth NOVKMDKi:. l-'OK TKX DAYS ONLY EXCEPTIONALLY LOW I'Kli'KS (IMPORTED BY T. KOMKZAKI. YOKOHAMA*. Powell Co.. Jluetioneers. 3686 GREAT CURIO AUCTION SALE. Javanese Works of
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      303 10 AUCTION SALE TWO SMALL COUNTRY ESTATES CHANGIE AND KRANJI At Mr— <rs. 11. L. Coghlan iV Co.'s Mart. Mu,,,lay, l'Jth Knemlmr, at ■-•■■lop.m. Lot 1. CHANGIE Freehold Land, ana acres, 3 rds, 18 poles, situate near 11 milei tone. Lot 2 KRANJI Leasehold Laud, area I icres, U rds.. 6
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    OUR NEIGHBOURS.
    939 11 Javanese I a hour in the Straits. Tin < t.,\i rninciit in .hmi nl!<i«« ossMs 'iiii<:r:ilH.ii from there to the Straits and tluI. M. S pi ii.lv as ii Matter «i favour. The -tains nl lln IK llllllin imlsjliam lias not liilli.-rtn Ixi ii icynlaU .1 l.v law.
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    Plague in India.
    152 11 The s;-veiity of the ptewal piagoe epidewk in Pooaja (Western India), may be jwatgrnl from tlio statistic published in the last issue of tin 1 'Gazette of India from w'nicli it appears that lUuin^ the week enclini; the (nh instant t .ore were 1 il'.'l seizures with
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    A HUMAN OSTRICH.
    345 11 A H UMAN OSTRICH. Strange Story from Wormwood Scrubs Prison. At Wormwood Scrubs Priam, 11 r. C. L. Drew held a long inquiry with reference to the death of Harold William*, 56 years, a builder and sliop-fitter, late of Granvillegardens, Shepherd's Bvah, who died under temarkablc circumstances whilst undergoing a
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    CABLE RATES TO INDIA.
    194 11 Mr Morley Sympathetic But^ I'owerlcss. A Statesman aneejal cablegram says the "Tiibuni" publishes a strong appeal lot the reduction of cable rateto India, and prints a letter from Lard Curzon, who says: "I have long deplored the inadequate cable service to lnd'a, and did what I
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      186 11 ALBERT L. A. DALEY Undertaker A Tomb Builder 750 Middle Road. Sole Agent fur Messrs. Dottridge Brothers, Ltd., London, 0 21SH Syiwilaii tt^fe- i'” N ''J'~'> BOVRIL A j bottle of Bovril yields io or n cups of a highly nutritious aoii stimulating beverage. SAVARESSE'S SANDAL CAPSULES Xji rn:,.l. „l
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      195 11 Bjl^*-^ ArtlNlSTE.tl.^ >\\\ NOT BEYOND HOPE Those wboh ;v Vi— v.-.n," after year with RheunMthm v/'.'A b- j^'.ij to hear of a rorm-Jy Ihnt hns proved an absoluta specific. There are n > cotufitioos of Rhi-'uni.r.lsD, nu n;itt #l r how severe rmr fron v. ii.it cau «,t'wt c mnot
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