The Straits Times, 20 December 1906

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    13 1 The Straits Times. ;O. 22.221 SINGAPORE. THURSDAY. DECEMBER 20. 1906. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      442 1 AN UNBEATEN RECORD! DE DION BOUTON secure all possible points. Vide "Official Report." Now winners of every hill-climbing contest held in Victoria. Further proof as to the truth of the name THE RELIABLE GAR. Nk loilowing nt«rt i* n tin UelboorDe Pnncii. Septeniber -»otli. lttW: ill-olimbii t- eonteuta organiM by
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      194 1 ROBINSON CO. Ufflglj STAND CAMERAS kfr^saaLLftl "Regular Popsnlar" HAND CAMERAS H^^^| m THESE ARE THE "CAMERAS" X'mas Present Mqrf|RATE iIM PRiCE. ROBINSON Co. .pany. ADELPHI HOTEL Special Dinner j ON 32I3VC^.S EVE I OfiCHESTBA IX ATTENDANCE. i Xmas Presents i THE w r.i.i.-KNitwx MACKINLEY CIGARS Mamifactur..d by the THIO Co..
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    MESSRS ARBUTHNOT &COs. FAILURE.
    512 2 Should the Coffee Estates be Sold? In a letter to the Madrai Hail" A Plant _'r from Ycrcaud, mjt Tlk subject as to whether the workiag of the coffee estates that hava Ik en ti nanced by Mes^is. Arbutluiot and Co., ii to be extended for
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    GERMAN BI'DGET.
    229 2 Items for Kiautschou and the Far East. A special Berlin telegram to tin- Suth China Morning Pod informs us that the German tiudgrt just an nounc-ed shows the following items: For the establishment of a Consulate at Tsinaufu, 120,000 Buurka. For the Minister's sunmier rcsicleiu-.' at Peitaiho. 78,000
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    Ladies' Attentions Not Appreciated
    52 2 Ilcrr Kikiaek, conducting parformapecif Diuekiwr'i Ninth Symphony" at Leipzig, created a sensation by rising suddenly frmii liis scat and addressing the fashi ni'.Me audien:v. lie up bfaidad the ladies for staring him through their opera-glasses. Your conduct,. he txcijiinied, makes me s<> nervous that I cannot
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      130 2 GARRETT'S PORTABLE ENGINES. JW > yrf^ '^^TjßKaWjtfß^^aa! mm <y J?TP*^w"^y.jj^^^Bggyff3jßm^a^a^BmaiM /^M^^-'-' <x^|jfcK^^3p jaw JHawjV^^ffar° M*,t flawtei9Nl BaaVHawawK* r J»ln JfHp^Si? m~, V^ T **?3mi^^^^^^^i^aaß mßlir m PATENT FIRE BOX WOOD FUEL ARE MOST EFFICIENT AND ECONOMICAL "i l\ USE IS THE VEDEUATEb MALAY STATES. .meters: Tfa e Borneo Co Ltd.,
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      371 2 i^^%v BRAND ll^ 'M^N^l ri "1 VVf.'vJWV CTATTT ISMAIL &RAHEEM X'mas and New Year Gifts 2 MAGNIFICENT VALUABLE NECKLACES One mounted with choicest anil whitest Piamomls. and Mm Oilier decorated with line •>i n iflaV Rubies and Brilliants in KM Sittings. Don't miss pu> iiij; u» a visit to c\aniine
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      245 2 McALISTER CO. LTD. HAVK ,lIST BEEN APPOINTED SOLE AGENTS FOR Messrs. IRVINE CO.'S FAMOUS Australian Wines Brandies. CLAKET BURGUNDY HOCK POBT CHABLIS SHERRY McALISTER AND CO., LIMITED. .18-22 «THE LINOTYPE COMPOSIN& MACHINE Used by the Leading Newspapers. 7 GOVERNMENT CONTRACTORS, FOKEKiX AND COLONIAL GOVERNMENTS THU LCiHOLT THE WOULD. Big 11,000
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    THE WILES OF WOMAN.
    514 3 How the Weaker Vessel Manages the Mvre Man. A -iiiiii'i journal haa i">:i dealing I hi thoroughly |k>nd< rous fa -lii n the question ourtsliip. toward whi li it i^ intentn -t ins and amu ing i iii. it mm i .< 111 1 uu assumed
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    YACHTING.
    193 3 Hongkong Corinthian Club MotorBoat Section Tli" Corinthian Yacht Club, which has ii in making remarkable progreai this s.Mson, ih to !>;• cotnnii'iKk'd for its cnterpriae in fbrßHßf a aeetioß for iuo..irb Mta. Thu BB©vat i 08, which is the liixt .-itiiiipi :it focb an (wganiaatioo in the V.\\ East,
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    Take Care of the Pence.
    100 3 ik t Kttla ooanawßtarjr on tiip old axiom T;ik.- care of the peace and the i>.im will take can of theißHlvaa is -ii|>|)!i.ii by the report ol the Edacatkra mmittcs f the London County Cooaill. in ronM.'c tiim with the Penny Sav:iv;* lank at the
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    11 3 The Bxistiag eight of aQvai money is l) 'in 100.000 tona.
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      54 3 A Follower cf Influcr.za. Many ptraoai find thoinselvcs affected with p niatrat raagh after an attad 1 in'hu":/;!. As this eolith Can b< promptly cured by the use of Chamb.r-i.-iin s Coogh Resiedy it bbobM nol b« allowed Ui run <>n until :t becnaaci m. m'-'o- 'mo. For sale bjr
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      614 3 ff I lI V A I IftHT 4 s The Incandescent 4 C^" Kerosene Lamp. <*? (f) a^^"*^^^m 5 I Gold Medal with Special Diploma of Honour, Liege, 1905. S^ ,£3 1! UOMPLKIE TOWN INSTALLATIONS HAVE BEEN bIPI'LIED TO THE Perak Government for Ipoh and E to the Sarawak Govt.
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      64 3 ALEXANDRA BRICKWORKS Co, Limited. BRICKS FIREBRICKS. Sound \v.liy»h*|K'<l aud Hani burnt bricks can be -upi lied at $1 50 p«r Lakaa at the v. i.rks. Firebrick* $60 per thousand Fireclay -30 pat mo Any shaped bnrks eaa I made la urdci and deliver- U in h'ikui 6\i weeks. -</'X'/ to:
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    "THE TIMES BOOK CLUB."
    665 4 Tin following article l^ikcu t'i"in the Pal |j 1 N mber 1 npnlicatii 11 i":' much Bii X,,.,. r- v". •liiam. in ved spparently to -i:. n by R letter from The 'I lines. i, „l .1. \m- 1r c already pointed out, number of copies
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    Mere HEATHEN Chinese.
    105 4 Three (Jbimeee lailan were put under arrel at l.i'iih (or riotous cii'luet and iiice;idiirisni on the ss. Ben Voiriieh" daring a v ivage fvp>u Bre:: :iliaveu. Twi-nty-l'oiii- eliine.so were shipped duiiiii,' a tnuitag v..yaije ol the steamer in Kasleiu waters, owing t.) the dcavtl. of while seamen
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    10 4 Tin- \|)cns.- of rowing "old is only Ida. par £100.
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    60 4 A party of isght-wtiac AsaerieaMa wore being ri<ii(luct(>d nnind Clu-lsea Hospital. The g«id;, pointing out objects of interest M they wont along, laid his haiul .ii v ancient piece f ordnance: Thi; |M, he said. we look. a. Banker's 11.11. That E*l replied one <f tlipaiiv. Well, you've »ot the
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    VESSELS EXPECTED.
    921 4 Naiiit; port, prohablr <lat< <>l amcal, and nanii' <</ AgfUtt, Steamkks. Airlie. Sydney. Dae. 24 Uou^t, i,l Aloinou, Liverpool, Deo. M Mau-ti.M Anibriu. Manil.i. Jan/Fpli Belm Mi'jvi .Vmlalusin, Hongkong, lan. \> Helm Mtj« Ayanalfc, Australia, Feb. Bousuad Arcadia, Colombo. Jan. S P. .V O. Aiistniheu, Colombo, Jan. js
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    7 4 India has 25.0(10.000 acres of irrigated land.
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    27 4 In this country the mean «g at death is G'2. 1 years, in Italy it is 63 years 8 months, and in Sweden <i 7 yean ■oaths.
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      715 4 Ships and Steamers. P. O. STEAM NAVIGATION CO. i I-Or China, Japan, Penanjf, Ceylon, Australia. India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Ports, Plymouth and London Through Bills >f Lading issued for China p.->t. Persian Gmf, Continental, aud American I'jrts 9teaman w:!l lesve Singapore on or about MAIL LINEOat, card (tor China). Delta
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      1195 4 K rinklljUe Paketvaart IVlaatschapplJ> T'nder contract with the Netherlands India Government. .<nr"'» at Singapore .-—Ship Aoency, uti J. Daendkls Co., 2-3 Collver Qcat. l'be undermentioned dates are only approximate Kxp'ted Will be deeiMtched for Van Mown Hilliton l»ei- 1m Hilliton, Batavia, Java-Coast. Samarang, i Soerabaya and Sauoe: with tranship ment
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      779 4 N. D. L. NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD. Imperial Qerman Mali Line. The fast and well kuowu mail sssaasen of this Company sail fortnightly from BremeuHamburg via Rotterdam, Antwerp, Sou'.hamp ton, Gibraltar, Genoa, Naples, (couuect'.cu Marseilles, Naples, Alexandria, and vice versa) Por Said, Suez, Aden, Colombo, Penang, Singapore, Hongkong, Shanghai, Nagasaki, and Kobe
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      SHIPPING IN PORT.
      1444 5 I'mliT this beading tlio followniK abbrrvialiona are iise.l str. -steamer ebip; bq; barque; sch> 501i. ...n0r; Y.t.- Yacht: Cru. —Cruiser. O'ht. C.iiiboat; Tor.— Torpedo; H.p. IllllWf II Brit. Hritiau 11.8.— (!iiji«i states Fi b.— French Ger Germau Out.— Dutch Ital.— ltalian Span. -Spanish Har. Sarawak O.c General
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      Steamer Movements.
      59 5 (iKKMAN MaII. The Imperial German mail steamer Prinz Imml liDitpold," having left Hongkong on the 19th iust. at noon, may be expected to arrive here on Sjn.liy the 23rd instant, at about 4 p.m. and will probably be despatched for Kurope on Monday, the 24th instant atnoon. The
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      VESSELS AT TANJONG PAGAR. AND KEPPEL HARBOUR.
      102 5 Wharves at which Vessels are Kerthed To-day. TanjOHC PSGAR East Wharf Basin:— llon K Moh. East Whaiif Skit. 1 PalatnctiliH, Prominent, Clir.krahlioii^. Skct. 1 (Shkkks Whabpj:— .Janet Ni.oll. ShiTinN No. V— Thnngwa, (ilenesk. 3— Siugora. 4— Ellen Kirknicis. B— Nil. N H 6—
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      MAILS CLOSE.
      113 5 tor Per Steamer Timt TOUOKKOW. Teluk Anaon via ports Sappho Su.iriiliuya Macanuar .Vinn Yung Langkat Sink Batuvia, Sourabaya. etc. IVw IHemeu Ban<ljermas»in, etc. Jmiueni Bangkok Uaca Cheribon ami Sainaraii), 1 Uiamj Seng 3 p.m. p.m. 4 p.m. 4 p.m. 4 p.m. 4 p.m. 4 p.m. Saturday. Bangkok ./"'if
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      MAILS TO ARRIVE
      118 5 From Eoiwpe— By the P. <v O. a. Ih-Ua, due on 22ud Dec. From Cbima— By the N. D. L. t. s. P. U. l.mtjuild doe on 24th Dec. TIIU TABLE Or M.UU) DOB. Loft Singapore Due in London Arrivec [ov «th V. ft <>. Dec 2nd
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    CLEARANCES
    106 5 December IS K..I i Si Chang. Gei str. Bangkok C. A|x.-ar. Brit str, Penang and Calcutta 19 CUiMilochy, Brit str, H'koni... Sh»n«lmi. Japan luaba Maru, Jap str. Antwerp via ports Valentvn, Dut str. Singknwang via MM Ruby. Brit str. Palemlmng Kistiia. Brit str. P. Swettenham, I', niui. Merkus. Dut
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    Books and Coal.
    286 5 A l^)M(loii correspondent writes to tlio West mi 11st or Ga/.ct.e We have all bwn tula that the tost ..f books bnn a very taukll prop. >rt ion to the retail price paid by tiio reader, and that tfcfl cheapening of book, would ill! HUM IlK'ir sale
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    Passenger List.
    390 5 i'er P. .V O. s. /in/in, connecting with the Ktenuier Ihlt.i at Colombo, from I. .union Nov. 23, due 2-2rul Dec— Mr. 0. Seven, Mr. V.' K. Kennev, Mr. W. Tuvlnr Mr. Cox, Mr. 11. MocOhec, Dr. D. H. McDowell, <-.>i.ii., Mr. I. W. Stewart, Mr. .1. S.
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      601 5 iNDO-CHINA STEAM NAY. COY. LTD. '1 t.-.ini.-i •.1 thi- MM) maiatua I ■agalai a»rrioe hatßuaa i a.'.-ntta. OataiU aw llongkoi:;;. i iknr, oargo on Umnm^ Bifli oi LajaMg for Canton. Swutow. Am..\ Shiinglmi fawfiin. Ti.nt-,111, Hawaii— mg, Yaagaaai Parta, Foiiiw-a. lafa*, Mm PUNppaai i, .v.-. si. ;im<-r- on He (illrllltli,
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      806 5 C. P. R. Canadian Pacific Railway Company's Royal Mail Steamship Line. THE FAST ROUTS BKTWKKN CHINA, JAPAN. AND BUBOPB, VIA CANADA, ANH THE UMTKD STATF.S. s Route fri>m BoeMhoag via Shaoghai. Naganxki jlnlaud Raftaf .lapau), Kobe, Yokoh.t:iia, Vie'.onn u:d Vancouver. Twiu Screw Kmpres> SieamshiiM— 6,(hH) Tons -Speed 19 knots. 'HOI'OSK.D
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      600 5 APCAR LINE or STEAMERS Tljt'iiiulrimentioiird mail MMUnCfI of the above Company maintain a ttMi-riaily service between Calcutta and Hongkong. RAttUMG AT I'K.NANG AM) SING APOKK isiU'i n FLEET Tom Commander s.s. "AiuaTonx Aii ah" 1..'>10 k R. (MnUi .•<.«. "Cvnii.niNr. Aii Ait" 2.727 W.I). A. Thomas U. "OMMRAll'tt" I.IKMi S.
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      117 5 VESSEI.S ADVERTISEI) TO SAIL. London via ports. Mace<loni,i, 011 -JMih March, t> Co. Port Sweltenhain and l'euang, Kintna, e»ery Wednesday, Uoustead. Teluk Alison, via ports, Mondays, S. S. Coy Tnesduvs, for Port Suellenham \ia ports. Wednesdaxs, for Teluk Aiikoii via portn. Thui'Hduys, for Port Suctttiiham via portM. Fridays." for Teluk
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      92 5 W EAT HER REPORT Kandnng Kerlxiu llotpital, lUlh Decemhrr, 1906. 9 a. >i. 8 p. v. 'J r. m. Kkmarxs. Bar. 32 ..29.*****.786 29.887 £>. Temp 82.2 77.8 78.0 -oH Wet Bulb Ther 77.6 76.6 76.2 „-.2 DirofWind.. n.k. n.k. n.k. 8- Mox.^mp 57.0 Mm 7-..1) »'S Max. in Sun
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    The Straits Times. PRICE 10 CENTS. THURSDAY. DECEMBER 20.
    960 6 The Straits Times. PRICE 10 CENTS. THURSDAY. DECEMBER 20. There is famine in Kiangpch. and mothers are selling their children to be slaughtered and men their wives into slavery, but the latest statistics prove irrefragably that China's trade is improving and the country is on the high road to prosperity.
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    443 6 Au item in Itcuter's telegrams confirms the report, recently circulated, to the effect that those iutiTrstrd in tlie Channel Tunnel Company arc again organising a demonstration in favour of their project. A Bill, we arc told, has been deposited iv Parliament, according to the customary procedure, to incorporate the Channel
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    12 6 The Swanley brougl t a uarno of suj{ar from Samai any yesterday.
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    13 6 The I iti-li steamer Kvaudale arrived with a cargo of Cardiff coal yesterday.
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    15 6 The price of (jus in Hongkong has been reduced to $2.75 per I,(XX) cubic feet.
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    14 6 11. M. S. Moumouth passed through the port from Hast to West this morning.
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    15 6 At about eight o'clock this morning the temperature in Singapore had fallen as low as
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    18 6 The F. M. S. yacht Merau. which has been docked here, left for the F. M. S. yesterday.
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    14 6 The Telegraph steamer Hecorder returned to Singapore this morning after doing cable repair work.
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    15 6 The British steamer (ilenesk arrived from Middlesborough yesterday with a cargo of rails for Johore.
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    16 6 .V special meeting of the Singapore Municipal Commissioners will be held tomorrow afternoon at three o'clock.
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    22 6 "Anou's" lines ou Anthea are pleasant readiug, but we cauuot venture to reproduce eveu so graceful a comment on a winsome maid.
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    25 6 The acti\o members of the Singapore Youug Men's Christian Association arc reminded of the meeting for the election of Directors ou Friday at 5.15 p.m.
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    37 6 Mr. T. P. O'Connor, M. P.. has been cuter taiued at dinner at the Hotel Cecil iv recognition of his services iv couuectiou witl the passing of the Musical Copyright Act 1900. The Duke of Argyll presided.
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    38 6 At the next meeting of the Chinese Christian Association, which will lie held iv the new hall, Prinsep Street Church, on Friday, December 21, at 8 p.m.. Mr. A. Lea will give v talk ou "licmiuisccnccs of Travels.
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    45 6 A writer iv a weekly paper calls attention to the fact that the heroine of the modern novel has almost entirely given up the habit of blushing. It seems a pity, for a modern novel offers such grand opportunities for the exercise of that art.
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    47 6 A juryman at the Hongkong Supreme Court, ou making an affirmation instead of beiug sworn in the usual manner, was asked Is it against your religious belief to take the oath No "he replied, it is not against my religious belief, but it is against my convictions.
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    50 6 A large shed has been erected at Taujoug Pagar, near the main entrance, apparently for the use of Asiatic passengers while their luggage is beiug examined by the chintengs." There is not sufficient accommodation aud it would be an p.dvautagc if gharries were not permitted to wait under the shed.
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    54 6 Here is a curiosity iv the way of an advertisement from the Manchester Daily Despatch Christmas comes but oucc a year, and its every one's delight to kiiep it up. What's that? tint no money. Then apply to the British V Co. This exhortation to keep up Christmas emanates from
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    63 6 Those of our readers who many have letters to receive as replies to their respective advertisements are requested to look up the list of Letters for Advertisers which appears M page 8. These letters are to be scut for, and advertisers would oblige us greatly if, when sending for them,
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    64 6 An astonished writer in "Truth" declares that the proportion of tails sold with furs is about live or six to every skin. This recalls the equally amazing ease of the ship's steward who, having brought to table fourlegs of fowl and no breast, was asked by the captain if he
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    80 6 Au attempt is beiug made to raise funds for the restoration of the buried church of li nan /.itliiilne. iv Cornwall. This name, the County Gentleman points out, is simply a corruption of St. I'iran-iii-sivbulo. St. Pirau in the Saud. As if to justify the name more completely, the shifting
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    71 6 The Ueutlewomau has been complaining of the edifices of hair which now crown so many ladies' heads at the theatre and are v* great a nuisance as the matinee hat. It is difficult to kuov how to remedy the evil. We doubt eveu (says Punch if ladies were allowed to
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    110 6 The visitors at Kaffles Hotel last niglit— aud there was a large number of them were somewhat startled last night by the motor Are engine dashing past at full speed, about ten o'clock, r.s if going to a fire in the native quarter. There was no occasion for excitement, however,
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    Social and Personal.
    15 6 Bishop liourdon arrived today from Rangoon, by the 11. I. steamer I'alameottii.
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    29 6 A party of Cook s louM* who arc tal.in; a trip round the world, have arrived in Singapore from Hongkong. Tlie travtii n are pattfaf up at Matties Hotel.
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    32 6 The "Jewish Chronieli- KMgntafetoa Lieutenant-Colonel NaUiau (a .brother, we believe, of the (iovernor of lloD^'kou^i upon his receiving the honour of uiflnttiuod. There are now thirteen Jewish kniyhts and twelve Jewish barouets.
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    42 6 Sir Matthew Nathan. X.c.M.ii., (iovernoi of Hongkong, arrived from Hongkong by the P. anil O. mail steamer Dcvanaha yc^lcrd a\ morniug. At 2 p.m. His Kxcellency went on board H. M. S. Diadem. The iruiser left for Java about clock this morning.
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    51 6 It is reported that Mr. P.asil Taylor. Deputy Harbour Master, has been appointed Honour Master at Hongkong in Miccessiou to tin late Captain liarues Lawrence. We coiigiatu late Mr. Taylor upon his new ap|>ointiiicnt. He is a capable official aud a popular OHO. both iv the service and out of
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    51 6 There would seem to In uo limit Ui tinaudacity of some members of the I'pper House. One day last month, Lord Milmi coolly suggested that the rights of *hritish settlers in the Transvaal and Orange River Colony should lie safeguarded! Lord Klgin administered the reproof that this show ot partisanship
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    98 6 It is a curious coincidence that, Colonel I lahymple Hamilton should have died a day or two after the filial disbandment ot the ird Scots Guards, which he had commanded till last year. The deceased oilicer lost his lutt arm in the battle of Behnout. where Mr. K. Knight, of
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    The Harbour Mystery.
    72 6 Mr. 'Alex, Gentle, the Coroner. In Id an inquest yesterday ou a body which wan found Moating in the sea near Kampong is.ihni. Il was at first believed that the deceased was I Kuril) lean -the face hail been partly eaten away by fish, anil was unrecognisable
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    Smugglers Fined.
    67 6 This morning Mr. F. K. Jcuiiin^>. A|(uut of the Opium and Spirit Farmer, charged a Chinaman before Mr. Colman. the 'fluid Magistrate, with being iv pMWHHkw of 51 worth of illicit chandu dross. Mr. Colin, in lined the accused $7.->O. For beiug in possession ot 2! taluN of
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    Thefts at the Adelphi.
    99 6 For sometime past thefts have Urn i< ported trom the Adelphi Hotel. The jiohcc were determined to catch the thiit and Sergeant Kartells laid a trap. He put a marked i~> note and a few dollars in oik- the rooms, and two Kliug boys were arrested
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    Free Passages From Singapore.
    125 6 Six American sailors, two of them bein^ those for whom Lieutenant Fisk of the Pennsylvania looked in vain last week, came into poit ou the Loougsang. They wen taken, says the "South China Morning Post, over to the fleet immediately upon arriving. Four were claimed by
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    Slavery in Hongkong.
    108 6 One would hardly suppose that slavery ot the worst kind was practiced within but eighty miles or :so of the Hritisl Colony ot Hongkong, the lir.st seaport of the world, aud yet such is the case. During the mount fire at Cantou, which broke out in a
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    7 6 The Strait* Uiulyrt was published this morning.
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    15 6 If kept going, the wheels of a watch travel 3.558, 1 miles in a year.
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    23 6 Over eli>rcn hundred invitations wen issued for the Caledonian lin.ll at Shanghai The Hall was rated a great success notwith standing the crush.
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    80 6 A smart theft was effected in the Itegistiy^ at the Supreme Court, l'euang. A Chinaman placed his handbag on one of the tables used by the lawyers' clerks, and went to the other end of the office to speak to v clerk, i>u his return, he found thafliis bag had
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      133 6 Champagnes, Sherries, Ports, Clarets, Liqueurs, Burgundies, Vermouths, Hocks. Bottled Ales, Moselles, Beers Stout, Brandies, Whiskies CALDBECK MACGREGOR Co., Wine and Spirit Merchants. MAJOR T. MCNALTY, in charge or thk ARMY MECHANICAL TRANSPORT, has placed an order with the NEW ARROL-JOHNSTON London Agency lor one of their cars for his private
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      147 6 WILSON A Co.'s ANNUAL X'MAS OFFER A Present of 12 Portraits On Bromide Post Cards will be included with every order for 1 doz. Cabinet Platinotype Photos from sittings given from the *22nd November to the* '2'2iul December, 1906. Wilson &(go. GODOWNS TO LET. Nos. s.and. and 6 Palmer Godowns
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  • Reuter's Telegrams.
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      CONSCRIPTION FORESHADOWED.
      70 7 CONSCRIPTION FORESHADOWED. NEW PROPOSAL FROM MR. HALDANE. National Army. I. .union. December Tin ■•Standard -.latcs that Mr. llaldane has drafted proposals lor a National Army which will replace.the whole of the Auxiliary Forces, the men j lining to serve six years voluntarily with a fortnight's annual train ing. V;in allcrnativi
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      ROOSEVELT'S SPECIAL MESSAGE.
      67 7 Confident of Success of Canal Construction. I'lf-iiicnt Roosevelt, in I special Message !■> the Congress di scrilx's his isit to Panama. ll' is- confident that the canal will In conslrm t"d siicofisfnily. The message rebukes •doubting ThiimTwenty five huge steam shovels aro \w. riving simultaneously at Culcbra
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      ITALY'S INDEPENDENCE.
      88 7 Greit Speech by Signor Tittoni. lii a gre i-> speooh on foreign a Hairs. Signo Ti'.toui. in the Italian Chamber, declared the adhcicne. „f It dv to the Triple Alliance. Mi dinir.l that Italy s independence was lettered by that Alliance: and discussed exhaustively the Anglo. iernian relations
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      Mr. Chamberlain's Heath.
      29 7 letter from Mr. Joseph Chamberlain, rciid at h Tariff Reform Meeting at Swansea, stated that he ho|>od soon to be able to resume his p.iblif work.
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      Stringent Anti-Gambling Bill.
      15 7 I'iit stringent Anti-Giiinhling Bill has passed, finally, both of the Victorian Houses.
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      RICH GOLD DISCOVERY.
      27 7 Big Nuggets Found in Victoria. Several big nuggets have been discovered near Taragulla. Victoria. Two wore unearthed yesterday, weighing :i73 and 967 ounces respectively.
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      Far Eastern Open Doors.
      33 7 The IVl;in»c«iTcsi>i>ndcnt to "The Times" states that an agreement with Russia and .iap;ui will open up. on January 14, Changchun Kirin Harbin and Manchuria to international trade and residence.
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      NAVAL STRIKE.
      22 7 Strikes among sailors have begun at ieuoa. Naples. Leghorn and Bari. Tori>edo-boats arc carrying on the mail service where necessary
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      WAR DEMANDED.
      200 7 ALARMING NEWSPAPER REPORTS IN RUSSIA. The Fisheries Question. London. December l<). Russian newspapers ale adopting an alarmist tone v>il!i respect to the R.isso-.lapauesc negotiations concerning a Commercial Fishing Convention. Some of them even demand war. rathe.- than yield to the demands of the .lapancst regarding fisheries anil coasting
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      Channel Tunnel Scheme.
      25 7 A Bill has been <lapo»iu d in Parliament to incorporate the Channel Tunnel Company at an estimated cost nt sixteen million sterln-
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      CRICKET.
      261 7 STRAITS XI v. BURMA. Visitors Fare Badly in First Innings. Burma Tnkcs Lead i Fiiom O«a Own Coi!Kksi'oxi»»at. i Rang.KHi, December lit. The Straits XI bagH the first match of their tour iv Rangoon to-day but did uot make a very good show Iwing all sent back for hi..
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      TRIPLE ALLIANCE. Rumours of Discord Con
      68 7 - tradicted. Berlin. December 19. Signor Tittoui, in a speech in the Italian Chamber, said that Italy would adhere to the Triple Alliance that had been effected Italy's relationship with France was good. He contradicted tho rumours that there was discord between Italy. Germany and
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      NEUTRALITY OF NORWAY.
      43 7 The Norwegian Government has directed its representative^ iv Berlin, St. Petersburg, London anil Pai is. to place before the res[lectivo Governments their proposition as to the neutralisation of the country, and that a Conference with t!io four Powers is necessary.
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      Shipping Disaster.
      16 7 The pleasure steamer Victoria Louise, stranded at Jamaica, will probably become a total loss.
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    WHAT WILL RESULT BE?
    51 7 Political Leaders Confer Twice. London. November 19. Mr. Augustine Birrell. Mr. H. H. Asquith and Lord Crevve, twice conferre' 1 with the ;i 4 iosition leaders, yesterday, on the subject of the Kducation Bill. It is expected that the result of the interview will be announced
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    STABBING AFFRAY.
    199 7 Chinese Tailor and Assistant Wounded Severely. About 7 o'clock last night, seven Kohs went into house No. 20 Hadji Lane, occupied by a Kelt tailor, to whom they owed some money. The tailor and his visitors quarrelled about tho debt, and the seven men attack ed and assaulted
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    30 7 The country is congratulating itself that Ferreira's Raid has had no such disastrous effuut as .Jameson's Raid. It has not. so far. called forth v poem from the Poet Laureate.
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    IMPORTS AND EXPORTS
    345 7 During the Third Quarter of the Year. The Return of Imports and K\|>orts for the quarter ended HOth September. 1008, has betu received from the Government Printing Office, aud we tender out .best thanks. Tin; statistics are exclusive of treasure, und may bo briefly summarised. Live AniinaN,
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    SERIOUS ALLEGATIONS.
    215 7 Chinese Charged With Fraudulent Bankruptcy. Two Toochews named Sim I.. I,'ii.iy anil Vco Boon Kiaug were charged before a Bench Court, consisting of Messrs. Grkcn and Colman today, with transferring fraudulently certain goods without adequate consideration. Mr. pi oil appeared for the first accused and Mr. C. Kmerson
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    PiED IN A RICKSHA.
    74 7 Companion and Coolie Bolt. Yesterday afternoon two Chines*, one of them sick, got into a ricksha at Bukit Timah and told the coolie to pull them into town. Before they had gone very far the sick man died and his friend jumped out of the ricksha
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      Buffalo Road Lighting.
      239 7 To the Kditor of tht Straits Times." Singapore, December 17. lOOfi. Sir, -May I draw the attention of the Municipal authorities, through tho meHium of the Straits Times," to the utter absence of Municipal lights along Buffalo Koad, between the Cemetery fence and a point far beyond
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    39 7 Twi uty-eight millions of people attended the Paris Exhibition of 1889. The breweries of the world yearly consume over four million tous of barley. Next to iron, copper is the most important metal from a commercial point of view.
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    COURT OF APPEAL.
    1086 7 Pauper and his Costs. At the Court of Appeal yesterday Mr. Montagu Harris moved, re Ouhun Mahamcd v. The Opium and Spirit Farmers, Singapore. for leave to appeal on behalf of the plaintiff, stating that the Mr. Justice Fisher had refused the leave to appeal. The Chief
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    Theft .on the Selangore.
    47 7 A Chinese sampan coolie was arrested on board the s.s. Sclangorc yesterday for steal ing fourteen cases of beau oil from the deck of that steamer. A watchman employed on the vessel made tilt arrest. Captain Daly reported the matter to the police.
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    REGISTRATION OF PARTNERSHIPS.
    1342 7 Strong Expressions of Opinion From Penang. Writing to the l'inang (lazettc abunt a criticism that appeared in that journal conMniag the -i made by Hou. the W. 11. Shulfurtl Dii tho Registration tt Partnership. at the ico nt mi 'linn of the Bkiapn Chamber of Commerce, Mr.
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    VOLUNTEER RIFLE SHOOTING.
    174 7 The Penang Volunteer Corps fired otf on Friday at the Ride Range, Kampong Rhara. for the Murray Cup, scoring 70 points, or one point more than Singapore Volunteer Corps. Lieut. Wilsou was in charge of the shooting patty which comprised: -Sergeants liuthn ford and Hunt, Privates .1.
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    QUESTION OF FIRE ALARMS.
    526 7 Penang Police object to their Establishment. Commenting on the question of the establishment of Fire Alarms, incidental, perhaps.to th» outbreaks of fire that have occurred at Penang recently, the "Straits Echo" says: We have more than once referred to tl.e absence of any form of fire
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      26 7 Just .A-rrived. one VtRTiCAL CONCERT GRAND PIANO 3 pedals one TRIUMPHOLA PIANOLA WITH 20 RECORDS BY M. F. KACHALS COMPANY, Hamburg H. SCHAEFER Co., S.ik- Afr-nt.,.
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      Notes in General.
      400 8 The llnngkong Jockey Club hold theii three day inei'mgoii Keliruai y It, -Ml an. l SI. (1..1.1 I,'iach -h<<tild he watched next yi ar she will ii|>a\ Ihi' watcher if the w.ttcln 1 hacks In judiciously. It will repay anybody going Homo next MTIM who iuti lids
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      The Turf.
      49 8 Singapore Hunt Club. There will hi a run held on Sunday morn ing. the HOtli iust. Meet ut the corner ot Cluny Koad and Bukit Timah I toad at MB a.m., sharp. The finish will be at (ioodwoud Hill Mess. Saises can wait opposite tin Taugliu Club.
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      Swimming.
      42 8 Launchfs fo the Club. Tin- S. L Arjjo will leave Johnston* Mm I'"' the Club iSiui^iiluw mi Sunday, tlu ■l.W>\ iust., at \>. 10, 11 a.m. and DM ami MO p.m., returning at MO, MtSO a.m. uuil 12.1.".. 8 and Si.iv.S i.iv
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      Rugby Football.
      72 8 Practice on Esplanade. About two do/tm enthusiasts turned out yesterday for a practice, one side being cap tamed by Dr. N. Itlock and the other by .1. Kerr Black. The grouud was in a terribly soft condition and the game practically resol ved itself into a mudlark. Dr.
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      Cricket.
      254 8 Indian Cricket Team for England. Lahore, November Mk A correspondent writing from Bombay sends the following A fully representative I ud, .in cricket term, under the captaincy, it is hoped, of Prince Kanjitsinjhi.is going Home next summer to try conclusions with several first class con nt net. 1 hear
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    Straits Times Annual.
    101 8 The Daily Press." Hongkong, publishes the following paragraph The 19OU-7 number of the Straits Times Annual has reached us. It has evidently caught on with the advertiser as well as with the reader, and offers good value to both. To merely glaucc through this inter esting aud
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    THE SWALLOW'S NEST*.
    587 8 Chinese Home-Life in Old Malacca. The (juaint iilyllic brochure, descriptive .1 tli»- lit*- of a CUaeae lady and her family in Canton an<l afterwards in the Sii.u-S.t'Jiiin-nU. is charming every way. ami should be bought up MgKlj by those Having a friend or t.vo at home, to
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    LICENSING SESSIONS.
    472 8 M Applications from Hotels Struck off the List. A meeting of the. Licensing Justices was held yesterday afternoon in the Senior .Vagistsate's Court to consider the list of applications for new licenses, removals, transfers and renewals. Mr. W. C. Michell. the Senior Magistrate, presided, and there werealso present
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    20tli CENTURY IMPRESSIONS OF STRAITS SETTLEMENTS.
    1889 8 Interesting Account of a Book in the Making. Incidents and Accidents Afield Those who have no acquaintance wi inch au undertaking as the publication i ImM standard Ixwk of reference contain! M to 1 hi MgMi with niiinerous illustri ,n>iis, on au important part
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    CHINESE MERCHANTS IN JAPAN.
    85 8 A Peking message to the Osaka Shimpo states that the Chinese Foreign Office has addressed a Note to Mr. Hayashi, Japanese Minister in Peking, asking that the mostfavoured nation clause should be extended to Chinese merchants in Japan, as enjoyed by Japanese merchants in China, and
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    Headmaster's Warning.
    85 8 The standard of comfort in our public schools has developed to such an extent in these days that boys arc sent to them who formerly would have been thought far too delicate to go to school at all (said the Headmaster of Clifton at the Parents' National Educational
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    Sipiau Tin Company.
    24 8 The Manager of the Sipiau Tin Company, i Limited, reports that the output for the month of November was I'iimls KIT.ly.
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      411 8 K. A. J. CHOTIRMALL 8b CO., JEWELLERS ft SILK MERCHANTS. CHRISTMAS PRESENTS < rcat Sale of Indian, Chinese, Japanese g >jcls, including BanneM Silvor Bowls, Indian Muslin DNMN, Blouses, Table Covers, Contre-piei-fs, Silver things, Gold Jewellery, ke., ke. PRICES MODERATE. INSPKCTION KINDLY ROMCITBD. c 582 ISOS. 51 52 HIGH STREET.
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      98 8 DAY BY DAY. Thursday, 20th Dec. High Water. l-M a.m. 0-">9 p.m. P. O. homeward mail closes. 3. Friday, 21st Dec. High Water. 2 -23 a.m. 1-11 p.m. St. Thomas' Day. Raffles Girls School prize day. I. 8. V. E. Concert at Drill Hall. 8-30. Saturday, 22nd Dec. High Water.
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  • Stocks and Shares.
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      MINING.
      315 9 Dale nt inrniat ion mirain Number Capua! Subscribed of c p»p d Reserve Shares lue U P«° p 20th Dec. Company QHotaiioxh 1900 1903 1901 1M92 I*9B si 75.000 .uo.ooo j^., 1^.,, »w• w I £400.000 £350,000 350* 000 .300.000 .293,600 0 g jj £200.000 j «1 W "Jgfi
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      RUBBER.
      272 9 190--. MM 1904 1905 1903 1906 1904 CUMN I £104.937.10 1 1200.000 187.400 I J;™ »}J| £30.01.0 £11,125 f JgJ| j[ J 7/ J 700.000 »61 0,000 70,000 110 M £70.000 £70,000 70,000 j£l j M 50.000 $125,000 "12,500 ;%10: 10 £1-',OOO £10.500 I I£ 1 10-ls Anglo-Malay Rubber
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      GENERAL.
      183 9 1804 JE1.377.10.0 fJ.64R.LVO 7,638 12/6 12/6 Bells Asbestos Eastern Agency, Ltd I*9B J225.000 «225,000 4.300 850 *50 112,500 Fraser Neave, Ltd. 10.000,000 a) 186.1 M 0.000.000 »10,000,000 80,000 $125 jMM 9,500,000 Hongkong ami Shanghai Bank 250,000 1901 52.400.000 $2,400,000 j ["'jJJJ »100 JIOJ Howarth F.rskine, Ltd. 190! J34.000 $31,000
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      DEBENTURES.
      42 9 Howarth Erskine, Ltu. 6% 9600,000 3% prem. I'.iley Harcreaves, Ltd. 6% 225,000 2% prem. Singapore Municipal 6% 400,0*0 20% prem. 5% 1,478,000 5% prem. 4% 602,000 par. seller* Tauiong Pagar Dock Co., Ltd. 6*. 2)0,000 2* prem bnyers 5% 1,365,500 l%par.
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      PRODUCE.
      90 9 (iambus buyers! h.ho do iCnbe S unpick I 10M < SOM Itiili IAJf >'.•< I'unti. 9.!1.'» I'.ppor. i;u. ln.ixi -lo WhHo S -'1.7:> Sut!" Pkrai sn iwab MM 1.. liiii.i. i N.>. 1 -i.'.X) Pearl S^o r».»0 t'offc.' Hali. 16 I9UOO fotfi.. l'ali'!ii».i.nu. 30% Iwsis HJO OMke, Llberii m
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      EXCHANGE.
      133 9 <Ji London— Itauk -1 m s 2/4! 3/4j| Private 6m i 2/4 iio a m,s yn QemMf Bask d,il 2.39 Private :i m/« 2.44 tin H m,s 2.4« Oml>rmet Hank d.l 2.93 Private :> ii! s 2.971 do 6 nil's ■_'.<»'.( 1 I I a Bank T.T. 172} Private
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    Man's Little Eccentricities.
    350 9 Have you ever, asks a writer in the Philadelphia Press, watched a man as Jie takes a chair/ He'll move it— every time even if it's only an inch. Jle wouldn't sit in it just where it was for the world. Watch him next time and] see
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    Viceroy Chou and Nepotism.
    186 9 \\Y arc nut in positym to state what li;i~ mad. 1 it Meeeean tor the issue of a proclamation by '.'i" Vicirov on the question if nepotism, Imt probably there have been then* wly are I t-yini; to palm themselves off M Ml relatives and ill
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    11 9 We have I knryen to each 100.000 f i) xmlatfc n.
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    Murders Cheap To-day.
    95 9 A working man and his wife and daughter were recently fired at in Riga as they were on their way to work. The woman was wounded and the husband, after a hot chase, captured the assailant. When brought before the police authorities prisoner confessed to having been
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    The Lady ' Leader."
    97 9 The Lady Leader." Mdine. lioaM has been sentenced to a year's imprisonment by the Paris courts. f»>r swindling four men who took part in a Morocco mission which she led. The men found the money for the mission. which was to explore Morocco and convince the inhabitants of the advantages
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    6 9 There are 3.t'i.'n.i"Xl native Christians Africa.
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    Royal Reconciliation.
    107 9 The State entry of the Danish Sovereigns into Berlin with all the pomp of powerful Sovereigns is probably the sincere expression of the Kaiser's joy that a feud of forty years should have been closed at last. Men in middle age can remember the ferment which Bismarck's crooked
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    Another Koepenick.
    102 9 Capt. von Koepenick has much to answer for. Since his memorable exploit he has had many imitators, and the story of the latest conies from Stuttgart. It is stated that a man in tli uniform of a major arrived before ihe guardhouse of the palace, and ordered the
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    Widening Blackfriars Bridge.
    72 9 Members of the Bridge J louse Estates Committee have- decided the form of tender for the widening of Blackfriars Bridga The work will be commenced pnpbably before the end of the year, the committee being most anxious to proceed as speedily as possible, and without causing undue
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    TEHUANTEPEC v. PANAMA.
    165 9 Which is Best Route for Canal. Mr. Kennedy, the Vice-Consul at Mexico City, lakes the opportunity af forded by his annual report of compai! ing the advantages of the rival p mtes at Panama and Tehuantepec. "It is improbable," ho states in tin cpurse of his remarks,
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    At the Shrine of Shakspere.
    197 9 During this year the number of visitors to Shakspere's birthplace has constituted a record, no fewer than thirtyscve:i thousand persons having paid admission fees. Unfortunately the money thus raised does not enable the trustees to do much more than maintain the buildings and gardens belonging
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    10 9 Mrs. Mackay paid £10,000 for a dress embroidered with pearls.
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    16 9 For perfect irrigation of meadow land 1,700 tons of water are needed per acre per month.
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    13 9 Well, how has the world been treating you, old man?" Not often enough."
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    How Colds are Caught.
    191 9 Doctors, wbjo proverbially BMagree, would probably be of one opinion with •Sir Lauder Brunton when he points out that the way to pqolong life is to void catching oold and to take greater care in tlie mastication of food. How we oatch colds is very often
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    Nature's Secrets.
    100 9 In all parts of the world, says County Life." tlic camera is largely suppiaiii'ing the collector's gun, and of the two weapons the camera needs M les> skill and patience, and often greater courage in its use. Xot a week passes in which this paper does not publish
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    For Connoisseurs.
    94 9 The other day Berlin WJtnoMoJ an occasion which for connoisseurs in painting WM as interesting as it i* rare. < >nr hundred pictures by Barm von Koenigswater, of Vienna, were on sale, and the price worked out at nearly £800 each. The total realised was £75,000. The number
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    19 9 Hooker's botany is probably the largest book ever printed. It measures 6ft. by 4ft. Only 500 copies were printed.
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    20 9 Under f irty years of age insanity is commoner any>ng men than women Alter that age the conditions arc ravened.
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      188 9 bouton Kouge felucca f I yiKSE Cigarettes am Manufactured C I and Packed at Cairo. Egypt, with ex Gl trenic cure, so ax u> retain the freshness I J of their exquisite mm, ami ciwinv J_ lh«ir reaching the consumer in f •wy absolutely perfect oindili.ui. V-« N.i better I'uyptian
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    FAMINES IN CHINA.
    731 10 How Spread of Disease May be Checked. From the earliest times famine* have been of frequent occurrence in Chin.,. and it i- by no meant an easy matter t.i aliocat the blame for the frequency of these visitations. The time lias gone by when famine and pestilence
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    DRESS AND FASHION.
    1008 10 COLOURED STOCKINGS NO MOREN.i re coloured sb 'kings," says Dane Fashion frosa bet tkroM in Paris ;..|.nl. ii ÜBUbt, of the •ippnminity of giving tiili]) to the industry affected. And mi even tan and grey, which were beginning to gel popular, must in tlic ordinary course, go,
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    Too Clever by Half.
    189 10 The hoarding insttuet has usbbovsjbssl many strange hiding places, hut an old woman concierge of Paris who has amass. Ed a comfortable little property in hsr time has probably found about the mosi curious ever devised. This good woman reflected that the dustbin wpuld be about
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    Mascagni's "Virtuoso."
    155 10 A delightful little story is told of M asnagni, Me was in a hide t ,wn not many days ago when he came across a street organ-grinder murdering the intermezzo from Cavalleria Bnsticana, with the mechanical inanity of which Miily ihe hurdy-gurdy man ii capable. With his ears
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    Escapades in Paris.
    149 10 Joyous youth does rpt ofton disp.-.rt itself in these days after a manner which makes for sensation, but a couple of English young men ara credited with a frolic in Paris which might have passed for a roytf.ering escapade of the kind made fa.nous by Charles Lever.
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    Oddities Artistic.
    98 10 Mdlle. Calves engagement comes as the climax to a scries of emotional oddities which have been associated with her during 'tlie past six or seven years. At this period she had sculptured and stored in her house her own tombstone, which might be considered an cmbarrars mem in
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    Boy Messengers.
    102 10 Paris is about to assimilate and acclimatise one of the characteristic features of London s social organisations. Tho boy messenger service, oddly enough for a city so up-to-date in many ways still remains an unknown convenience to Paris. Its manifest claims, however, have at last been tardily recognised,
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    Canadian Poetry
    179 10 One of the season's literary features in Paris I -ings out what in British Imperial ulatioiis with Canada mu:t still be deemed a By in the honey-pot. It must always be matter lor regret when the natural expression a people's thought or feeling in literature embodies itself in
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    Canovas Ad Parnassum.
    202 10 The mention made of the sculptor Canova. in conmction with the outrage in St. Peter's at Rome, recalls a career emphasised by some of the H...M remarkable features in the history of art. Many famous artists have mounted from beginning! not nyve favourable than h.s. but few.
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    Mrs. Dowie Lives the Simple Life
    52 10 Mrs. Dowie, the "prophet's" wife, now staying at the magnific-ent pal.ice of Dr.wie at Whitelakc. Michigan, has discharged all the servants, and' does her own housework and cooking. Her son Gladstone, the unkisnd, rises at six in the morning, makes the fires, and milks
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    A Really Good Story.
    138 10 It was reported some weeks ago that octopuses wera being rathor frequently fnund about Calais. An incident, however, wliioli has just happened t-o a Si. Malo fisliing-b.iat in the Kay of Kurjjnjr probably beats all the octopus lloriai y t told. Luckily for olio's faith in
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    The Tribal Instinct.
    291 11 Private I •;.itct^ <ift ;-n experience th< bitterness of the slip 'twist tko caw and i lie lip Iron, tin- upsi tlni',' ft will-j on blom tkal lock ■raytira— but puli lie bodiei ;um( still nun- the state ■eldon suffer frnn Back incidents. The Kntirli Republic, however,
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    Knowsley Hall.
    201 11 i\n •■«>! v Hall, when the Prinrc and Princen ai Wuhrn \riaited t lie Bar] and Cbantem of Derby, is. <if eonne, deeply interesting to all Lancashire men. ;i- i everything astorialed with the Barli cf Derby. Bnl archil ctnrallv or bid ric ally it poaseHMi little, if
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    Brigands Awheel.
    164 11 Even the primitive and patriarchal grace if hospitality, still rarviving in the lem poMuomj parts :f Europe, is b?iul' ruined by the robber, for whom cvetuHj and motoring now obliterate! all law] marks. The) Warsaw nmmn rtllatC I striking: instance of the fact. Two weU-dromed cyclists the ,nher
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    Penalty Hats.
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