The Straits Times, 9 January 1907

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    13 1 The Straits Times. NO/ 22.236 SINGAPORE. WEDNESDAY. •aNUAHY 9. 1907. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      390 1 "THE CRUCIAL TEST OF TIME" "Ihe shortest and l>est thing to say is that, of many owners of De Dions who drive for themselves, I have never heard Mr comjilain that his machine did not wear well, nor that it involved'much expenditure in repairs. In fact, the De Dion is
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      315 1 CALEDONIAN HOTEL. 77, BRAS BASAH HOAD. Tin- proprietor has much pleasure in announcing tin arrival of the first am) <h\lv VIENA DAMEN CAPELLE (LADIES' OBGHEBTBA) Whieli has m rWaal the Ka-st. A musical ent<-rtainiui nt will b»- "ivcii every i m nini Sunday axeaaAaAi, —I a THE PROGRAMME Will embrace
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      337 1 FWBINSON AND COMPANY VERTICAL FEED SEWING MACHINES. *^^T^^Ek Automatic Lift. W1 srw over uneven surfaces as well as him I^^^L Tt will sew a curved piece on a strai<rht one. or two Drop ri6Bu v w jj| v a |„,m an( s titcli on trimming m oim> v Me? w
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      263 1 Pohoomall Bros., INDIAN MERCHANTS. Dealers in liiyli class silks, silver wan Indian. Chinese, and Japanese enrios. and I Oriental eiubroidiry. Ladies ami ccntleiuen I ire rordinlly invited t<> oui stoic No. X: i CA V. Ili^h Stliet. Hip are very moderate. 8711 THE FRENCH CINEMATOGRAPH. Rntin- riianu.- of PrograimiK-. f
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    SIR TATTON SYKES IN MANILA.
    301 2 Amusing Interview with the Baronet. A. crowd <»f touii-ts swarmed into the Delmomeo M Monday morning (says the Manila Times.' of the 'iotli ult.) The Times representative spotted an cldeiiy gentleman whom he had stayxl with i.i lie same hotel at Allahabad. India. On' ■nwwt.
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    Philippines Rice Crop.
    311 2 l',i|>t.tm llenr?y Steere. deputy collaetor of internal revenue, is just back from a stay of two weeks n .wi<] about Dagiipiin. Paii'fasinan. To a Manila Times representative lie stated, on the 12Cth nit., thai a hopeful feeling pervades the American colony settled in Pangauiiaii and the neighbouring
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    India and Indo-China.
    238 2 Than n taare than a peobability, we utdaratatid, says tka G!olx\" thai witk in a mederate c Bipaai of years it will lie |>ossible to take train a Calcutta for Hanoi, the capital of Fraud lndo-C hina, r irioß-vena. Railway exunaioin ara in band oa both sides:
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    LITERARY NOTES.
    1036 2 Mil, Ryves. wife of Mr A. Hvvrv Govcrmncnt Aafoatate a? Allahabad, ha* written a nnv?l entitL-d At tin- Si.pi uf ilu Peacock which i. atmol t ajv pear in Lnwiu'.- Colonial Library. A novel cl;ietlv < t i «-ni |»--r;i rin-m and character, this book i^ nmetrmt4 pri
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      253 2 H timber Cars t A Local Testimonial Tsde original may be seen at'our office. To the Borneo Coy. Ltd., Dear Sirs, I have had the 10/12 H. P. Coventry H umber Car, delivered here on 11th June, 1906, in constant use over steep and narrow roads in the Federated Malay
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      117 2 SHORTHAND TYPEWRII ING. Mrs. Howell CavanaKh Briilge Build. n^ IVI. 91 1 apaaatai I'or.t (Ms* 39»9 BUNKERS. FRESH WATfcR ISLAND n lo BUKOMi Opposiu- W'cstcni Entrantv to Kaffd li.trlxnu. LIQUID FUEL 3O(THiTTY SHILLINGS) PER TON F. 0 B IN BUNKERS. RATE OF DELIVERY 200 TONS PER HOUR STOCKS ALSO AT
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      257 2 McALISTER CO. LTD. HAVE JIST BEEN APPOINTED SOLE AGENTS FOR Messrs. IRVINE CO.'S FAMOUS Australian Wines Brandies. CLASH BURGUNDY HOCK PORT CHABLIS SHERRY McALISTER AND CO., LIMITED. 8H22 JT9/k THE LINOTm GOMPOSIBTQ MACHINE l/frl&Sm^ Used by the Leading Newspapers, {MM W& GOVERNMENT CONTRACTORS. AB£li3^m&-*r FOREION AND COLONIAL GOVERNMENTS HwRTJaB^. THR
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    THE WESTMINSTER EPILOGUE.
    307 3 A Hotcli-Potch of Soap, Book Club. and Suffragettes. The Phonnki of Terence wai pro duced in the hal] of >i. Pol t Collem, W. tnuii-ier and. HJ USUaI, the tOfMca al the day wen amusingly hit off in (Is epilogue, while Weatoaiiuter S».oici>l ••at glorified in the
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    Where Christmas Trees Come From.
    331 3 It i-. estimated thai ovar two million Chriittmaa twiea are reqaititmiad for ;h? t tivo leaaja each year in the United kingdom aloas. Whore don iliis :mrmou quantity eoasa froanl Many Bar•i'v liiin.- n'.iki' their prodacttoe a] kpocui > t ml chiefly far the Chriatmaal
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      99 3 Speaks Well of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. Mr .lolin Haaa, Maaagat for P. J. Petersen k Company. BloeaaloaUaia, 80. Africa, makes the foHowtag ataieiamt for tin- haacll < 1 the i>ul>iii- Chaniberlaia'a fVwifli Raaaedy kaa a big aale here iind as we liiivi- been haiidlinij it for seven] years, we ran
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      761 3 TANGYE'SOIL ENGINES For driving al. T^MaW^BSa^^'''"^l^y^ > Economical kinds of Machinery. wtm^jw HUTTENBACH BROTHERS COMPANY. Telejihoi No. 352 MACHIITEjRY DEFAIE^T^vdIEISrT IVl^rapliic- Ad.ln^s HAIH'ITUE ISMAIL&RAHEEM 2 MAGNIFICENT VALUABLE NECKLACES On* in .mi-, a witli ctiiiicest and whitest Diamonds, and the Other <kf«mUxl with tine MaaSftl Kaoi- and Brillwata in rass Hi'ttnitjs.
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      127 3 I COMMON SENSE-NUTSHELL iiM.ti.ttl w..rk „n the .mu<*» and m<*l M-ientifi. I j.U aWaaast jjT WsaM— WTt>arHfH mWmWTTWm fetaj i' ••fiutiMl dthilify, ajajajlaj ssj %ir:tlity. mWfgmmmWm "f ir t-. *r .an!h |.r;otnail ib^rrvatiumt on nwrria^t'iind full ititvrtiam faff rfoioTioc Mfftsslai d^ijtiulillratntaft that den r.iv mmfjmmmtmt*9mtmm li:r. It ajaaj ummM on
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    WIT AND HUMOUR.
    869 4 It good to l>c ahlo to extract iniiiiciil in riiiiK lit from even, thing. The Daiiv Mail" lias a miiiil <;f this sort. Describing I jiu-jit«l JOCte^ at Bordeaux, it renta Irani one eambdUBt'i boa «ii "beaten aim is, to a pulp." while tin other hud all
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  • Ships and Steamers.
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      VESSELS EXPECTED.
      879 4 XtiiHi 1 jhirt, jirohallr date of nrriral, anil MMM <>J -Infills. Steamers. Achilles, fiiai. Tin If HaaalaM Airlie. riydncv. l'cl>. M lloustead Alciuoue, China, Feb IT Munstirl.l Amhriii. Mimilu. lud Vvh B. !in Hays Audalusi;i, Beaa^Bßg, .lan. Behn V Apmima, Australia, I'Vli. lioustea.i Arcadia. IfniiallnM. tarn U V.
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      SHIPPING IN PORT.
      1225 5 lluder tin* MJMMag the following alilirevia- < >ionn are u-n-.l str. stvamer sb. -ship bq; barque: «h.- s.li,K.uer Yet.— Yacht Cm. -Cratwr. G'ht.— Uunboat Tor.— Tonieilo il.p.-Horse jwwer; Brit. British lI.S.Uuited States Fc-h. -French Ocr —German Dut.— Dutch: lutl. Italian Span. -S|mnish Sar.--Sii.rawak 0.r..— General cargo; d.p.—
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      CLEARANCES.
      55 5 January X (IlKiiiortjmnliire. Brit str, H'koii); and .liipmi Ulenesk, Brit Btr, Newcastle |N. S. W.I Arconia, Rutw str, Odessa \ia |)->rts Fiuine, (ier str, Smlong Ilok Tjioe. Dut xtr, Samarang T.ai Sang. Brit str, Hongkong Paroo, Brit str, Fremantle iih i«rtH Kistna, Brit str, P. Swettenham and NmMHJ Poutiunak,
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      VESSELS AT TANJONG PAOAR AND KEPPEL HARBOUR.
      97 5 Wharves at which Vessels are Berthed To-day. IfiUJOMG PACAR Eakt \Viiai:v Basin Hong Moh. Eaht WhaetHkct. I— Kaugola. Hharata. Sbi-t. 1 (KHKfciis Whabk):— Nil. MM No. 2— llpzwada. 3 -Sane tor la. 4— Lightning. s— Pnroo. 6 Ke« -*****1. Hehe. T Sultan. Dugnev.
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      MAILS CLOSE.
      106 5 9m ftt Steamer Timf 'lil-MI.HHO*. lli.iu;k..k Iknrc 11 a.m. T. Anson via ports I'oh tea 1 p.m. Mum- anil Mahi.ca -I in Ms 1 p.m. Malacca and Lnig^i Kritg Stnii Ip.m. Colombo and Rum hay llnmbaii M.rm 2 p.m. Singkep.Djambie. Sal*k I ■i1.n1,,,, -I p.m. Euro|ie via |>orts
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      MAILS TO ARRIVE
      88 5 From Edbops By the N.D.f.. s. s Omlmmm due on Jan. 10. From China— By the M. M. s. s. t'arru dae on Jan. 14. ,rft IM >ec tm Ht Hi Ihii an Sings 13 17 20 24 27 81 a 7 tpore Di B I. M.
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      A Clergy man's Strange Conduct.
      280 5 At WWtßMMtar, Mr. (.'tirlis H.-nneM MMaM ili" Rev. Thomas D— m „;i,, l*ivin^ v .I'lclrr-s .11 Medina mad. I Ic.vvav, v.lio is ehar<;ed as a NMMVtdd per- > .11 found MtatHM ai \Ve*tininsitT for a MMMtMti unlawful purpose and not fiviag a «:itisfiti:.orv aroiint ai
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      The Pilot.
      151 5 From the Past and Unavailing Ou: of cloudlaml we are steering After groping, after fearing. Into starlight we come trailing, And we find the stars are true. Still, O comrade, whac of you? You are gone, but we are sailing, And the old ways are all new. For
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      Passenger List.
      153 5 Prr I. A O. s. S(j.tn:u from London Dec. MM Hth .Inn Mr ,1. W. W, Hughe-. Mr. N. K. Bain, Mi. VS. M. Milliiißtou, Mr. and Mis m.m.v Mr. .1. K. OmmM. Mr. sud Mi. Paiiou*. Per P. .V O. h. k. llrit.inuia i-onnrct.ug willi Hi. tMMMM
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      Steamer Movements.
      61 5 OsjMua M,n The lni|»'iial German mail ..learner OMi senau," having left Colombo on the slh iiißtaut at 6 p.m., may be expected to arrive here on Tlnir-.iny the 10th instant, at about 6 p.m. B. I. The B. I. contract packet Thougwa left Negapatain on the 7th mutant,
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      725 4 P. &O. STEAM NAVIGATION CO. For China. Japan, Penang, Ceylon, Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Ports, Plymouth and London. Through Bills of Lading issued for Ch.u Coast, Persian Oulf, Continental, and American Porte. Steamers will leave Singapore on or aboui MAIL LINE. Outioard (for China). Dmvafca 19 Jan 4uaa*J M
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      660 4 Kcmnklljke Paketvaart Maatsr happll. I'udcr coDtract with the Netherlands India Government. Aaentt at iiii,fap<*e t-Bip Aoekct, l*tk J. Dakkckls A Co., 2-.H C<hxte» Qr*T. The undermentioned dates are only approximate From jE'pectecl 1 Will be des|»tvbed for:— MerLtut Singkep Jan 7 Billiiou. Pontian and Hin>;kawaug -lan 10 7Vi«m<i« Bandlerniasiuii Jan
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      537 4 I a-^ '--TV, -fa. HAMBUR6AMERIKA LINIE. MAMtU The steamers of this Company maintain a regular service between Hamburg, Bremen, Antwerp, and Rotterdam, and the Straits, China, and Japan. Homewards, they are despatched fortnightly (or Havre and Hamburg and once a month for LSremerhaven direct, calling at Penang and olombo. The
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      779 4 N. D. L. NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD. Imperial Otrmnn Mail Line The fast and well knowu mail steamers d| this Company nil fortnightly from Bremen Hamburg via Rotterdam, Antwerp, Southampton, Gibraltar, Genoa, Naples, (connection Marseilles, Naples, Alexandria, and vice versa) Por Said, Snez, Aden, Colombo, Penang, Singapore, Hongkong, Shanghai, Nagasaki, and Kobe
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      64 4 OCEAN STHAMSHIP CO P NY, LIMITED. KM BOUBABATA, BROOhtK. PORT UKDLaNLi COSSACK. ASHBURTON, CAK.NAKVON. OBRAMITOX. ANII KKKMANTI.K. The (.'ompany'H steamer SI 1.1 IS, J.W.i tons register. Captain Townley, is due here nth January and M iutendiil to sail fur Die. above ports on l'ridaj iMtli idem For Freight or I'a^siiKe
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      779 5 C. P. R. Canadian Pacific Railway Company's Roy3l Mail Steamship Line. i in: na riOM \i. iik.iiw a v to i;ri:oi'i:CHINA. JAPAN. ANU'A and tlie I NITRH SIATI'.S. 1:..U1e 1 1. .til RoMj(kflßK, Sll.lll..||Ul. NllgH'Utl.l, (Inland S.-n of Japan), Kobe. YdknhMm, Vietorin :iu.l Vniiroia.i. H.M.S. "KmIMWIOI Im.ii" j I »il.
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      577 5 N. Y. K. JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP Co.. Ltd A mod* FORTNIGHTLY Mrvfcaia main-miin-.l baMrata ilaaaa. anil Rajaaja !>>■ the NEW TWIN-SCREW STEAMERS, finl Muil (Contract with the liii|xnnl .I»i«ii tl..MTniiieiit, H|«M-i:illy ile«igned for llie 1 1 .riii|>.iin', KWMM Serw.v, lighted through ;ml l«> Yl.itnrtiU. MUvitM with excellent n. .iiini. «Uu.
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      613 5 P.&0.5.N.C0 HOMEWARD PASSENOEI SKASON S.S. "MACEDONIA." 10,512 TONS. Krom BINCIAPOKR DIRECT to MAKSEILLKS and LONDON Wilhoill lr.in-lii|. iinnl Lr&ves Snij!H|>..if Mil Man-h .1 p.m. UMM IVtuiii!.' -J'.uli .\Ur.h M p.m. Leaves Colombo ::><l April. Urn Ho.nl.nv M April. Dm NmmMm -'"Hi Apni. D« i..,,,,i.,,, f7it a pi.!. PtHMMMI hg t!n>
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      115 5 BRITISH INOJA STKAM NAY. CO.. LTD. PKNANC. UWGOON. ANI> (AM I TTA. The H. Mil Mul MMM Mil; 111. 4.0.-.I MM, OmmMMMWA.4. Windflmiik. l< N R. "ill be dcKptlrlic.l foi MM port-, ou I.th inHtitnl.ui I. Kip ni. prompt, nmkiny the vo)ago tO I'enii,,.. ill M 1.*****. She MM -ii|»-n..r
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      156 5 VESSELS ADVERTISED TO SAIL Penang, Rangoon, Cr utta. llhnrata, on Jan 10, Boustead. Japan via port., Uneiienan, due Jan 10, Beha Mryre Sydney via ports, Koorinf, doe Jan 12, Boustead Fremantle via ports. Sultan, on Jan IH, Mansfield London via ports, Macedonia, on 38th March, P. A O Co. Port
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      93 5 WEATHER REPORT. Kandang Kerbau Hotpital, .Itnuanj 8, 1907. 9 A. M. 3 P. >!. a P. H. KEHiBKk. Bar. 33 ...29.932 29.»:«« 29.902 >■ v Temp 82.2 H7.0 77. X -o S Wet Bulb Ther 76.8 77.0 75.2 fc Dir of Wind north north s.i. $5 Max. Temp 87.0 Mm
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    The Straits Times. PRICE 10 CENTS. WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 9.
    1588 6 The Straits Times. PRICE 10 CENTS. WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 9. Many are the nostrums advanced for the federation of the Kritish Empire. Mr. Chamberlain, as a business man. has thought out a scheme which he believes will bind the Empire together by material interests. Ho trusts more to the natural instinct
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    9 6 Ott's circus aud menagerie have gone ou to Ceylou.
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    9 6 The twill Bwi'jrt will be published to MtM niorniiif>.
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    11 6 H. M. S. Alacrity left Eastward at 7 o'clock this morning.
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    13 6 Seuor Alfaro is now President of the Kepublic of Ecuador, sucixxxliug Lizardo Garcia.
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    21 6 H. M. S. Vindictive arrived at Ceylon on the 27th ult. with new crews for ships on the East India station.
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    23 6 Profes>or W. J. Morton, of New York, claims to have effected cures of cancer by means of trvpsdn, a product of the pancreas.
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    23 6 At Paris on December tl. President Fallien s gave audience to Piince Charoon. the Siamese Minister to France. The Prince presented his credentials.
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    26 6 Asked to lend some of his Chiucse-speak-ing staff to assist iv Famine Belief work. Sir Kobert Hart replied by telegraph Cannot spare men for famine work.
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    25 6 Thk Sailors' Best, in High Street, will be glad to acknowledge gifts of spare books or periodicals for the use of sailors frequenting thi< Establishment.
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    35 6 Mr. Lloyd Gcor', speaking ut Liverpool ou December H, said consular reports in future would be edited by the commercial department of the Board of Trade, iv place of emanating direct from the Foreign Office.
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    33 6 Charles < ioette. a Swiss in the employ of Lilt/, aud Company, died at St. Paul's Hospital. Manila. December 24, from amoebic abcess of the liver. He was sick in the hospital twenty-eight days.
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    35 6 Gcucral Paredes. the candidate for the position of President of Venezuela, has sailed from New York with the intention of overthrowing Castro, the present dictator. A number of Americans have been enlisted in his forces.
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    41 6 A Kamiy corrcsfiondcnt writes to a Colombo eonti mpor;ii liubber has ceased to be the interesting subject it was two or three months ago. The cardamom planter feels that his product is looking up again and cacao is getting good prices.
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    58 6 Foi: about eight months thefts of flowers have taken place from the residence of Mr. Seal i Peck Seah in Orchard iioad, aud until to-day the culprits had not been caught. Early this morning, however, two small Chinese boys were secu to take some flowers from the garden and they
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    64 6 Chinese merchants uud traders at Singapore have written to the shareholders iv the 'anton Hank jw railway counselling them to avoid friction and to agree among themselves. These Singapore advisers, so the Echo dc Chine" observes, point out that division among the shareholders will lead to the downfall of the
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    74 6 How would the Postmaster-General be able to stop betting telegrams, enquired Mr. William Hedmond in Parliament. >vheu they are usually in cypher? For instance, if a man wanted to put Xt on a horse named Scots Grey, he wanld not put X-'i on Scots Grey." He would put it in
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    59 6 In West Java, cocoanut plantations have proved to be sources of danger to the neighbouring tea guldens. A cocoanut tree disease caused by the Pestalozzin I'almarum," strikes also the tea plants within reach, and is spreading fast. The Govern ment has taken measures to compel the cocoanut planters to root
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    68 6 The Minister of Eduoation at Peking has fixed the rates at which the Chinese Govern ment will pay the expenses of its studeuts qualifying abroad. For England, the rate is JEI6 a month or £191 a year. For France it iv 400 francs a month or I.HOO francs a year.
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    Social and Personal.
    285 6 It isstattd that Dr. Gcirard is to U u,iu ferred to Kuala Lumpur and that Di Bridges will go to I'avit Muntai in !u, s( <r ,i|. We learn from the I'.nis edition of the New York Herald that the opentiou upon M. Alexis Olarovsky recently at
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    The Alleged Murder.
    49 6 The trial of One; Hong aud Lim Chiani loi the alleged murder of one Low Ycc Ho, on Decemlier K last, was heard at the Assize Court to-day. Proceedings were still taking place as we went to press. A full report will appear in tomorrow's issue.
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    Suicide of an American Vice-Consul.
    84 6 In connection with the suuidi id lh< American Vice Consul ;it Alnkden i-,ays tin "Seoul I're-s i. v laU i message stat« that Mr. Faiichild received a letter from America on the nijjht ol Deeemlier li 1 and that the sad iueident took place a
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    American Exclusiveness.
    88 6 Another pkasM has turii'il up ill the Panama Canal wort,. Tlie I niM.il SUte-< Government has issued a sUUincut dehni ring all foreign contractors from bidding mi the contracts to work on the Canal. This action has been taken after serious consideration, as it was at fir^t believed
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    Plague in Siam.
    150 6 According to the "Bangkok I a good many cases of bubonic plague .in ie ported from Petchaburi. the piuuml Mtt break being considerably worse ill vi the previous one. The same disease has recently been imported from a number of places up river in the Monthon cf
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    57 6 The Master Attendant notifies M with reference to the Klang Strait. Northeii approach, that a shallow patch haw been discovered ill l.at. 1 l.'i. HI. N. lattag. UK. Pi. -><i. E. al>out one cable in len^tli North and South, and cable wide. East »nd We^t. Ve~sel> are advised to use
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    74 6 The labour market for Javanese eiMigraulabroad shows a steady increase iv iliiii.iiml Hitherto Javanese coolies mainly went to the Straits Settlements, and the F. M. s. The other day, the Java Government Gazette contained notifications allowing coolies to be recruited there for planting, and milling in New Caledonia, and for
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    87 6 Japanese are now found in great numlx i in the province ot \> .nan where they meet with no hostility from the Chinese. Tin latter, on the other hand, are highly mmpiciousof Europeaus, especially Frenchmen who, they fancy, mean to take then inti j This suspicion was justified at one
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    106 6 The following is a quite model v Chinese Conception of the foreigners, treatment ol infectious cases If an epidemic broke out, two foreigners took the sick away and put them in a little room, washed them with lime water aud then locked them up, so that no one could see
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      237 6 Body huildei and strength K%H fc Jf 4■ I J i^^B creator for old people, pun? children, sickly women and J^^^^^^^^^^F I nursm 8 mothers, and to build \^f r-» up strength after a severe illness, The value of Steams' Wine in all condiW j— i V tim requiring a
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      108 6 Wilson &Go. Photographic Artists. I'oitiaits of the Highest Artistic and Technical Hxcelleutn*. WILSON Co. GODOWNS TO LET. Nos. I, 5 6 Palmer Godowns area I -v.ii square feet. Immediate entry. No. 7, Merbau Road near I'ulau Saigon Bridge. Ground area 4,1 !)3 gquart (cct, 2 doom. Immediate entry. Apply to
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      DEATH OF THE SHAH.
      26 7 |Fi;om Ol K OWN CoHI'KsPoNIiK.ST.I London. January An official message from Teheran anccs that the Shah of Persia died at sunset yesterday.
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      NEW HEBRIDES CONVENTION.
      74 7 NEW HEBRIDES CONVENTION. LORD ELGIN'S DISPATCH. Circumstances Necessitated Immediate Action. London, .lauuiary Tlu Blue-book in connection with the New Hebrides Convention concludes with a despatch from Lord Elgin, replying to the Ejections ot Australia and New Zealand. Souieoftl.cM'ol,jectio*.sthclmperial<;overn. nient would have pressed, but circumstances arose necessitating immediate actiou to s.eim
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      TRANSVAAL ORDINANCE.
      56 7 Serious Situation for Indians. The Imperial Government declines to disallow tin Transvaal Ordinance, against •.Nhicli Kast Indians have petitioned Lord I'.lgin because it precludes the Indians from holding plots of land at Vrededorp. near Johannesburg. This refusal implies that there will be an eviction of two hundred Indian
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      FROM ENGLAND TO CANADA.
      59 7 Ultimate End of a Bond of Commerce. In a message to the Canadian people, pub- |„d iii Montreal. Mr. Joseph Chamberlain, I*., said he is convinced that a bond of commerce would lead ultimately to a closer union between Britain and her Colonies. The preference issue
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      TERRIBLE WARNING.
      33 7 Murder of Political Enemies Must Continue. proclamation from the Terrorists at 1.. I/, warns the peop^ ""<• <" luavc their l, mm after six o'clock, because the murdering of political enemies must continue-.
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      KAISER AND FINANCE.
      48 7 Inquiries into U. S. People and Country. London, .l.intiary h. The Kaiser has sent an official at his own cxpuwn to investigate the commercial and linamial conditions of the Tinted States, lie is also sending six Army officers to study the people ami the country.
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      FISHERIES DISPUTE.
      29 7 Prospects of a Satisfactory Settlement. London. January The "Standard has l*ecn informed authoritatively that there are prospects that tl,e Uusso Japanese Fisheries negotiations Kill l,e concluded satisfactorily.
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      ANGLO RUSSIAN ENTENTE.
      24 7 11,,- postponed Anglo Hussi' n entente will b« concluded immediately afU r the settlement of this dispute has bee:i .irrivrd at.
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      British Policy in Persia.
      23 7 Britain has agreed already to a common policy iv l'crsia. iv Urn event of the death of the Shah.
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      ENGLAND'S WARSHIPS.
      49 7 The Prediction of Naval Reconstruction. The "Daily Chronicle" learns officially that ISe naval it construction scheme, described by t'le Daily Mail," is merely the transference v' ships, in view of the formation of tie Home licet. The number of ships and men alloat will not be reduced.
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      PRUSSIAN PARLIAMENT.
      64 7 Berlin. January H. The Prussian Parliament has been o|>cncd Ilii' S|kccli from the Throne dwells upon ilk -financial **ositiou. Thr salaries of the middle and subordin.iti made officials will be increased. There will also lie an increase in the Civil Pension Lint It will be proposed later on
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      REICHSTAG ELECTIONS.
      43 7 Contrary to the statement made by licutcr regarding the Iteichstag General Elections the different Qcnaaa Batfowl parties are combining a-.-diust the Centre and Social li. meciiit parties. There arc *H*r.sistcnt reports of weakness in the Centre Party as ,-eUarils twehc scuts.
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      RAISULI, AN OUTLAW.
      12 7 lUUmH wiH probably Ik oiitldwul. Hi extradition L expected.
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    EPIDEMIC OF FIRES AT BANGKOK.
    1154 7 Losses to the Insurance Companies. Iv last night's issue, we published a Hcutcr telegram stating that damage to the extent of a quarter of a million sterling had been caused by a serious conflagration in Bangkok. Krom exchanges, we gather that this must have been
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    The Royal Visit.
    214 7 PROGRAMME FOR RECEPTION. The Inauguration o.' the New Clock. 11.U.H. the Duke of Couuaught. accompanied by the Duchess of Connaugbt and Princess Patricia, is expected to arrive at Singapore on February 1 by the I*, and O. s.s. Delhi. Johnston's Pier md the route from the Esplanade
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    SERIOUS CHARGES AGAINST AN AMERICAN GENERAL
    178 7 Manila Journal Suggests Inquiry. The Manihi Times |„,hli,hes the following telegram. lUted S.m Fnuwiaen, December 20: The allegations made ugaiust Brigadier (icncral Pershiug charging him w ith immoral conduct while stationed in Mindanao arc awakening a lively interest throughout the I nited States, they
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    TELEPHONE CLERK CHARGED.
    351 7 Allegation of Disposing of Company's Property. A Klin;; named Vcndasalam, employed as fault-clerk by the < >riental i Telephone Coui|>ajy. was charged before Mr. Column. tin- Thirtl Magistrate, yesterday afternoon, with converting to Ins own use certain moveable property belonging to the Oriental Telephone and Llectrie Company.
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    Lady Curzon's Will.
    73 7 The Manila Times publishes, under date December 22, the followiug telegram from San Francisco: A bitter fight is promised o\cr the estate of the late Lady Cur/on, wife of Lord Curzon of Kedlestou and before marriage Miss Mary Leiter. Lord Cur/on has quarrelled with the Leitcr family
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    Extra Tax on Cigarettes.
    65 7 Yesterday, says the Manila Times of the lHth ult., the Executive Committee of the Tobacco Industry of these islands wrote a letter to the Commission asking that the application of the extra tax on cigarettes advancing them from 10.60 to »1 per 1,000, be extended to
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    Imperial Federation.
    1192 7 CANADIAN STATESMAN'S SCHEME OF EMPIRE NEWS. The Nationalisation of Cable Systems. Sir Sandford Fleming, iv the course of an address to the members of HM Kiylity Club. in which lie advocated the establishment of a great liii|x*rial Intelligence I'niou ax a means of MMH the consolidation of the
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    ALLEGED OBSCENE PHOTOS.
    464 7 Manager of Lambert and o. Arrested and Charged. This morning. Mr. H. Jensen, of Messrs. Lambert and Co.. was charged lieforc Mr. Cohn.in, the Third Magistrate, with celling and In-ing iv possession of obscene photo graphs. Mr. Haw trey. Chief Police Officer, prosecuted. Vr. L. K. daunt
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    SUPREME COURT.
    138 7 Hefoie the Chief Justice yesterday after MM the case of N. M N. Sccdunibanim Pillay v. Seng lleug (itiau and others mm continued. One ot the deiK-ndanU was dead, one I bankrupt, and the third. Seng Chiang (iuau, denied that he had signed the promissory note on which
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    A New Metal.
    88 7 Al/.en is the name given to a new metal, which is composed of two parts of aluminium and oue part of zinc writes tin American Consul -General at Frankfort. It is said to equal cast iron in strength, but is much more elastic. Alxcn is superior h—
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    42 7 At the request of the Viceroy of Canton. the Imperial authorities at Peking have conferred on the Frcuch Consul at Kwaagn. the Second Class decoration of the Order of the Two Dragous. to show the. fiieudship existing between. Cluua aud I- rauce.
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    CURRY AND SAMBALS.
    948 7 lla*.e\ou i m- hceu u« the Malay Opera Mr. Kditor? I improved shiuiug hour or two there the other night. Incidentally, I tried to get iv free oil the strength of I eing a distant connection of the Straits Times.' The impresario ithat sounds better than tuk.ing
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    The Tronoh Mines.
    26 7 The output for the month of Oeccmlx r at the Tioiioh Mine, wa;- ah follows: Dnawd Tla ftmnf udhwrt Tkmk 2.W6.4S \.iluc: ♦IVI.II-J.J7.
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      28 7 Just -rived one VERTICAL CONCERT GRAND PIANO 3 vu>mm one TRIUMPHOLA PIANOLA WITH 20 RECORDS BY M. F. RAC HALS COMPANY, Hamburg. 1 H. SCHAEFER Co., Solo A.'CllU.
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      49 8 The Ladies Monthly (iolf Medal for .lanmiiy was MMM yesterday at Kuala Lumpur, it will be concluded on Friday. The Civil Service head the Hongkong Cricket League table with 14 points t si\ in. itches played. Kowtooa is second with 1 1 |>oiiitM lor five matches.
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      Boxing in India.
      241 8 >am Newman v. Phil Pickering. A tight was arranged to take place at Calcutta on December Jl< MMM Sam Newman, the American pugilist who was recently in Singapore, and Phil Pickeriii". an BmJmmmm, bora in Calcutta. The Indian Daily News "ol December l.l. publishes photos 111 both
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      Athletics.
      87 8 Chinese New Year Sport.s. A public meeting was held at the Chinese OMM of Commerce ill Hill Strict, yoster day afternoon, to consider the advisability of holding the usual MM at the Chinese New Year. The meeting was unanimous that the spirts should take place again. The Treasurer's report
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      Cricket.
      175 8 The Fleet v. Bangkok. I hiring the naval visit to Bangkok, a match wus played at the S|K>rts C lub. with the result that the local team recorded a great victory. The naval team scored KM. Mr. Lockhart being top scoier with IH. For l.angkok, l>*vy secured three wickets
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      Hockey.
      290 8 S. C C. Beat the West K e n(s. A hockey match was played on the S. C. 0. cud of the K->|i!:uiade yesterday afternoon, between the Club and a team from the West Kents. A giKxl. well contested game resulted, but the soft state of the ground made
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      The Turf.
      219 8 time hail not been allowed for training them. In conclusion, liis Royal Highness snid iie took a ,;rcat deal of interest in the Sportu Club and he wished it evory success iv the future. A Successful Prince. On New Year's Pay, we learn from the BaiiHkok Times," Mr.
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      Golf.
      305 8 Competitions at Bangkok. The MM Christmas Meeting of the Kangkok Golf Cluh began with a Mixed Foursome competition on the 22nd nit. After some close and interesting play, Mr. and Mrs. (Mm won with the g<*>d score ot 4(1 net. Mr. and Mrs. Price were runners up with 4;i.
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      Perak Rifle Association.
      246 8 Annual Meeting at Taiping. Tin' annual meeting of the Taiping branch of the Pel ,iK Itifto association was held on Friday evening, about a dozen MMM being present. Colonel Walker. C. ML G.. presided ami he remarked that the record of shootiug was exceedingly good. He regretted
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    CANTON-HANKOW RAILWAY.
    187 8 The Financial Muddle. It is well known that Cheng To Tsui was .it first the General l>iroctorof the Cantor. Hankow railway. Itecausc, however, he was the subject of sundry adverse criticisms 011 the part of the public, and especially of the public financially interested iv the pro gresH
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    The Rat Plague.
    183 8 It i-. probably not at all unreasonable to put the lens by rats in Germany alone at A"Jn.iHKi.<Kxi in one year, while the loss in Great Kritaiu is MM to exceed £10,000.000 per ;t nmi .ii. The progeny of one pair of rate will amount to HOO
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    54 8 Gambling at unlawful ganiiug houses is very prevalent at Saigon. The gamblers, natives as well as Europeans, too often lose money which does not belong to them. Many employees in mercantile houses frequent these place*. The Chamber of Commerce has therefore asked the doverumetit to put down the Humbling house*
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    SEVEN YEARS IMPRISONMENT.
    593 8 Sariman Found Guilty of Culpable Homicide. The hearing of the charge of murders, I made against Sariman bin Wongsa. a Javanese sailor on the s. k. Glanggi. was coueluded ytsU-rday afternoon, the MMMM himself being first called to give his own story. He stated MM hr was
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    General Commits Suicide.
    61 8 General Vaga. who has for a long time ts< a|H'd capture as the leader of the rebel forces in Kcuador, was surprised and captui icl last mouth by Government scouts. He made a MMMMM resistance, and after his capture commitl d suicide by shooting himself through the
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    Prye and Batu Kawan.
    84 8 Tin reports which have appeared elsewhere to the effect that the Estates of Prye ami Batu Kawan have been acquired by a Chinese syndicate are inaccurate, says the Piuang Gazette." Messrs. Huttenhaeh Bros, an; in receipt of a telegram from London to the effect that the
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    An American Missionary Missing.
    154 8 ltev. T. A. Sanderson, a Metln>di~t mis sionary stationed at Tugiiegarao, i- believed to have )x rished in the recent Hood that inundated the Cagayau valley, says the "Manila Times" of December 20. Mr. Sanderson started from Il.il.mi for Tugupgarao just prior to tlie heavy rains
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    AMERICAN TARS MELEE.
    579 8 Sequel to Uproar in a Hongkong Hotel. lii St. Thorna*' Hotel, Hongkong, mi New Years night, shortly after the dinner hour a iiuimlk m l American awl Austrian bluejackets were seated around tables drinking Hiid talking loudly. The men from th<- West Virginia occupied a table all
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    The Rumoured Increase of Salaries.
    104 8 I In publishing the article from the Straits Times couccrniug the rumour that it is the iutcution of the Governor to announce at an early date th it all salariesof Colonial Officers have been raised, or arc to be raised, by five ]>er cent, the
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    Argyll Motor Cars!
    182 8 The follow ing extract is taken from the Licensed Victuallers' Gazette" with regard to the Argyll cars at Olympia: The feature of the display is the remarkable assemblage of tiritish built cars and their superiority in quality and price over foreign makes. This year mm have been
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    Royal Patriotic Fund Again.
    191 8 Wax the money which the Royal Patriotic Fund holds subscribed by tbe public to provide for tin' wives and children of English soldiers killed in the Crimean War says the Saturday Review." We have always heard that it was. Hut, if ho, why in the world
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    S. V. C. ORDERS.
    524 8 IBy Li kit. -C..1.. K. O. Bpi.ih.uk k. CoMimandant, S. V. C. MqpqpMg Jmtmrf li HV. ;u«liiiiH i :-Tlie Si^nallm*; Clan will mccl ractice at For; Palmer on Wf.lins.la> Un in»t. at 1) p.m. ucm« Class II On Thursday, the 17th 1:1 st. at the S.
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      121 8 AUCTION SALES. Powell and Co. Jany. 12— At Hotel <le la Paix, Hotel furniture, 4c, at 12 noon. 14— At Hotel de la Paix, Hotel furniture, *c, at 12 noon. 1.5— At Sale-room, freehold lands at Upper Telok BUngab mid Clianj-i, at 2-30 p.m. 22— At Sale-room, leasehold lands with
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      187 8 John Little Co., Limited. SOLE AGENTS FOR St. Marceaux Champagne 1898. A Superbe Vintage Wine. Obtainable at all First Class Hotels. -M^^. MMM. against infection by H^ the use of Lifebuoy \_J Soap. Tor use in M all climates and at "^V V KM FOR PRESERVATION \JM y I^sl c
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      181 8 DAY BY DAY. Wednesday. January 9. IliUh Water. V4s p.m. Aml.nUnie .-lass. V.M.r.A. t-U. y.X.C.A. FiNitliall Club iiiii-tiii K .'..in. I'K'iiili Cmi inatoKraph. 7 :;il anil :i(l m. IU.-V. .1. A. (ifjy. WM of I'm.r. I p .m. Thursday, January 10. High Water. 6.10 ii.in. 7.22 p.m. It. 1. homeward
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      MINING.
      325 9 Date of Number T p format- Capital Subscribed of v"Se lup to Reserve 1900 $175,000 1140,000 j fl0• 10 1903 £400,000 j £350,000 350*000 1901 J300.000 i 1293,600- w!oOO 1101 10 I immttmtt] oonnnnn «-ioi ->-ji 80,000 1 1 4,873 1892 £200,000 £191,250 150(m j 1898 f 2,000,000 1,800,000
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      RUBBER.
      271 9 1905 j £150,000 £104,937.10! f, j 1905 I $200,000 $87,400 J J;™° »JJ i,:...iini«ne.| 1904 £30,000 £11,125 J l j 19a; 700,000 Mio.ooo 7o!ooo I io !l..Nniini««u«'l 1903 £70,000 £70,000 70,000 1 1906 $150,000 $125,000 12,500 $10 1904 £12,000 £10,500 g^ 1 1905 £75,000 £55,000 55,000 1 1906 £310,000
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      GENERAL.
      202 9 l«04 £5.377.10.0 JE4.64K.15.0 7,838 12/6 12/6! Bells Asbestos Eastern Agency, Ltd 1898 t225,000 $225,000 4,500 (50 »50 112.500 Fraser Neave. Ltd. 10.000,000 a) Iki;.-) $10,000,000 $10,000,000 80,000 $125 9,500,000 Hongkong aud Shanghai Bank 250,000'> i 1901 »2,400,000 $2,400,000 i f 1 2'°JX *100 »100 Howarth Eiskine, Ltd. h.IHMI 1901
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      DEBENTURES.
      43 9 Howarth Erskine, Ltd. 6% 1600,000 3% prem. Rilev Hargre»ves, Ltd. 6% 225,000 2% prem. Singapore Municipal 6% 400,010 20% prem. 5% 1,478,000 5% prem. 4% 602,000 par. sellers laujong Pagar'bock Co., Ltd. 6% 350,000 i% prem buyer* m 5 1,365,500 1% par.
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    COMMERCIAL
    225 9 BOKAMttB, JlXTJUH 19OT. PRODUCE. li.unbi.r buyers* ti.9JJ (In (Cob Nil li unpic-k-'l 1O.87J Copra Bali 10.:t5 do Pnntian.-ik 9.95 Popper. Black biyeis 1H.05 Whit-' 6 UM Bmo Hour Sarawak 2.9.'i S Brunei Xo. 1 2.911 Pearl Sa«o 5-40 Coffee Bali, 16'.^ 1900 Coffee. Palcmbanu, 20 v ))i-i- MJt Coffee.
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    A HUMAN BENEFACTOR.
    658 9 German Invention to Prevent Seasickness. For -nine time past serious attention has liecn paid in shipping circles to the propon] of Grata] Scniicc for steadying the motion of ikipi in heavy seas by At ting a lanjc and rapidly revolving nutchine, resembling a hoy's top and hence
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    51 9 "In lliiLe it war. said a perf.Mvid orator n ifwiuiiiliag tones, let us alv. iv- !>»■ fonnd where ihc bullc.s arc thickeat. Same as you were'" shrut•d a Imiv Irom t4ic audience. The Otator pause:!, .'lak'd with pride at tiii:^ tribute from youthful admirer. "CloM to the aniinuni;ion waggon!" coiiiTnued
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    57 9 Auditor Bui why do you call your lecture 'Radium. when ymi don't mention t hat article at any stage cf the evening's talk?' Lecturer— Well, knowing the foatttacaa of the American people for forcis;ii li.'o. I n,;i<! "iii boM stroke fur popularity by dsaaasSg ;i tillr a- f< if iirn
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    STRANGE MURDER AT TIENTSIN.
    595 9 Young Chinese Banker's Body Found in a Pond. The body of a young Chinese banker 1 named Chang Pu-tsai, a native of Chihli. twenty-three years old, was recently found by some coolies, buried in the vicinf.y of a dirty pond in Tienan Lane, in the Japanese
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    AMBASSADOR'S QUICK LUNCH.
    556 9 Whitelaw Reid Longs for His Native Food. When Whitclaw Reiel wore the famous purple velvet knickerbockers at the Queen's Jubilee he shocked the democratic feelings of America. Now he has been patronizing an American quicklunch restaurant in London and has jarred the aristocratic feelings of Britain. To
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    Edison's Latest Invention.
    202 9 .Mr Kriison, the r.mimeicial inventor," M he stylos luni.-clt. has ;u.-i announced that he has ciniiplctcc! an invention whirh will bring ahi.ut _;ir;ii inangCS in he 111 tni-i ar induM it. After a lihil: COVM 1 I 1 x jcriun n 1 I 1 ha<- found I
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    24 9 Stranger You have a MM, vu -ay What does he do? Proud Mnthrr Ha h;i> rhargr of the irri.ation bureau in the railway -lalion.
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      179 9 Bouton Rouge Felucca FTIHKsn CigwoMm an Mannlaalnaal \J I and Packed at Cairo, Ki!\pi, with ex Gl treme care, *> as 1,1 irtaiii tlic hnaknaM 0 of their exquisite aroma, ami anonm M. their rea.-liiny tho MBaBBMr in /"!J. Yubs<ilutely |>erfect condition. A Xo lietler Egyptian Cigarette than our crlebrateii
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    FOREIGN COMMENT.
    711 10 Japanese Press on the San Francisco School Question. Never before has the Japanese pros ■ntWMd a feeling 01' resentment toward tho United States M openly and unrtscrvodly M M the present question of the ttnrgtk' inn <>f Jt^iaw childr.n in iiie San fnmdaoa public si hcols, say.; lliC
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    148 10 It is iiniioiiiii.'t'd that within six or eifjht mouths Samlakan will have an lee factory of itn own. The Meeeean capital has U'.eu ■ahaeribed, aad >hn wenhlimj will lie sent oejt from Kn^I.iml some time (lining the tirst lialf of the year. W.nm u aad Cigars. Well, Mary. 1 111
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    GAMBLING FARMS.
    358 10 A Glorious Chance for the Informer. The Kegri Sembilan Government, which tcquired ikilH ill leputation for having; pasted the fiis. Anti-Gambling enactincut, has again conic to the fruit by the mm of itnagaat regalatioai in raaasd to gambling, :-i>ii- it and pawn-broking FlHH We notic:, says tho Perak
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    Sarcasms of Great Men.
    431 10 When Cicero was told that a certain lady hid s-aid that sho was but thuvy years old, though she was unquestionably far older, he replied I must believe her, fcr I have heard her say so for tin last ten years." .Seeing one day his diininutiva
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    67 10 ''Horn many f wls have you this mornii'jr.'" a^ked an old man of his poulterer. AboM .1 dozen, replied the tradesman. Well, s;iid the old gentleman, my lodsjers are the biggest eaters you ever saw. Pick out nine of the. toughest you've got." The shopkeeper complied laying aside the three
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      1228 10 Banks, Insurances, Auctions. Charter i Bank of India, Australia and China. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. Capital £800.000 Reserve Liability of Proprietor* ..£800.000 Re*-.-rve Fund £973,001) BANKERS. Bank ol England. National Bank of Scotland. Tbe London City <t Midland Bank, Ltf. SINGAPORE BRANCH. Current Account* are opened and interest allowed at
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    STRAUSS'S SALOME.
    529 11 First Performance of the Opera at Berlin. Richarn BtraaM, tha condactot at thci RoTm] Opei a tlotue, Berlin, has ju.,t I liad the great amtufaetioa <>f conductins; ilie orckattn during the uwiwaaiaana m Ins c w:i wmk. >:(lc]in< 1 Tli2 result ■raa a gnat triumph for the composer
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    Hunting Expedition in Trouble
    261 11 The- following Itory is taken from tho Manila Times Lm Banna. Dec-ember '24 George E. Wolf, of Castle Brothers, Wolf and Sons: Harold M. Pitt, known b?st us the [ironu tcr of Isuan Henry M. Chiindler of .he firm of Williams and Chandler, and Dr. McVean
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    INTERESTING STATISTICS.
    627 11 Population and Public Debts of Leading Nations. Tho Biiri>li«governmcnt ha, (itihlislied a blue iKKik mbm iiii-n^tin^ slatistii.s aboat ihc popu'.ution and the national (Joins of taa nu>.-.t important coaatriei of the world. Amongst tho stati>!:c, of population a comparison is i v.i vii betwwn tlu- igarca givaa for
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      107 11 A Habit to Be Encouraged. Tiie mother who has ac iiiiivi the habit i of keeping on hand a bottle of Chamber- 1 lain s Coogh Kemecly, save.- BCTaelf a| neal ani.nnt of uneaMiu's.s and anxiety. U';lis, cohis and croup, to which child-! ri-n an susceptible are i[iiicklv cured by
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      753 11 1 CEOSSE II pIOK i PS By Special MB ToY/d^ 8 Warrant m BLACK WELL, W* KALT^ A E T CAR lH I LTD H AGaNT. fO. Purveyors to I h h lea perrin's tMMim%O MM WDr £r iri Straits Times Annual, 1 906-7 'Ghree Royal Portraits* Royalties Fame Singapore
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      320 11 Singapore Cold Storage Co., Ltd. i Borneo Wharf. Telephone 1026. Sea stocks of all kinds of Frozen Meats, ftc, can )>•> dcliivercd to Shipping nt tin' Wharves, jor in the Singapore Roads, onj short notice. If Thawed Daily Supplies we required, orders for same must be telephoned to the Borneo
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      177 11 Hlelp!" M ptrtih MxfeerHta ilic wtar ,< g J i.-ur.l^.j. N h.;:. ota. wUl ami<y 9 J nn id<M of the a«ful i.ai... li. .1 N tlirough ihc Miffcrvr Ilu 1 II ie lli t JJ uirel ucre tubstitulcil I r the lh- |J 'Throughout the woaU cnt-. f.r help
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      528 12 WANTED. A I'R()Si:(rTIN(iA(;KNT.— AppIy |jersonnlK to ti» Manager. Opium :im.l Lii|ii»r Farms. M ROOMS,— Required by three gentlemen near town in healthy situation. Full particulars to S. It. V. e/o Straits Times. Ko BtanHmj Bcmm I«M*. BOABD AND LODGING. Two fientlemeu reqvin lx>ard and lodging in private family. T.-miv nxxlerate.
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      666 12 TO BE LET. HOUSE.— Ko. M Kampong Java Road. Immediate entry. Apply J. A. Meyer c/o Meyer Bros. 1-3K66 HOISE.— No. 2-1 Wilkie Road. Immediate entry Apply to A. S. Shooker, 7 D'Almeida Street. 34 OFFICE.— No. 7 Battery Road. Three rooms on 2nd floor. Apply to t 1558 OUTHRIE
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      585 12 TO BE LET. HOUSE— Clarelauds, Tangliu, Immediate entry. Apply to B "3220 VADE 4 CO. OFFICES.— SmaII first floor offices facing Cavenagh Bridge Road and Flint Street. Ap[ly to'Gnthrie A Co. Ltd., Agents. v.c a/ GODOWN.— No. 10 Trafalgar Street, next to Messrs. Fraser and Neave's Factory, area 3,ooo square
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      740 12 NOTICES. TO ADVERTISERS C/ 0 "STRAITS TIMES." if Advertisers, whose answers are to be addressed to c/o Straits Tinitt, will confer a favour on the Management, if, when they write to this oftice, to inquire for those answers, they instruct their tamby who brings the letter to wait for a
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      486 12 NOTICES. DENTAL NOTICE I have this day resumed practice. IT CHADWICK KEW. THE CROWN BAKERY, No. M Ben coolen Street, nupplies all kinds of BREAD. CAKES, etc., etc.. at moderate prices. ORDERtS PROMPTLY EUCTTED. Mr-. K. S. HANIN, 4047 Paapartiaeaß. The business hitherto carried on in London under the style
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      560 12 FOR SALE. MOTOR LAUNCH.— V»aI Motor Launch in good condition. Length 40 feet, beam "> feet. Apply at Ho. M Daaatrlaal e/e Beey Ye»k Knm. r2568 PARA RUHUKI; BRED& BeaOiaaji ami Stumps in quantiti. at wholpsale and retail prices. Appl\ i.. .1 .1 A. IVrcir.l, 106-H Orchard Road. 37:il MARE.-Clicstniit
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