The Straits Times, 2 February 1907

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    13 1 The Straits Times. NO. 22.257 SINGAPORE. SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 2. 1907. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      282 1 DE L EUROPE". gOMUPOK Kittol with the latent M.>.lirn Appliances for (M]nf,,rt and Heallli. DAINTY TISINi:. SELECT WINES. __j DE DION BOUTON CARS 1907 models OUR NEW PRICES: 8 li.p., 1 cyl., Tonneau, 4 seated $2,200 H h.])., 1 cyl., Voiturette, 2 seated $2,100 10 li.p., I c-yl., Tonneau, 4
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      194 1 ROBINSON CO., Sole Agents, LONDON GRAMOPHONE TYPEWRITER LTD. Insist Wa^^fc^ Insist upon this )uk^T upon this TRADE MARK <^^^^p(j^^) TRAOE MARK There are Many Talking Machines THERE IS Only ONE "Gramophone" if or ning Glory Korn. Morning Glory Horn. E,OBiisrso3sr co. T^C O^O'D^O'^L/'^C? ART NEEDLEWORK AND J2a FXI X\X2i X
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      21 1 nuiCL DE L EUROPE. HXGAFOUE. I <1 v.a\t ttie lnttst Mwlfru A(.pliiMi<is for '..mfart mi Ilialth. daini v cunon. SELECT WINES.
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    THE MALAY STATES.
    1624 2 OFFICIAL S.LARIbS ON A SibKLING BASIS. Plea Tor Higher Remuneration. A -|><vial f nc»|xm(lcnt writes m follow* to the I-. and Kxpn-ss Your ('(>luinii> liavr already hatM ten liiii.mv to the fact that MMMenble haidship, and evra iaJMtin, lia> hern wrrooglri «m m. miUts m tin- K.JI>,
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      308 2 Dee's Concentrated Disinfectant. SB IP' -~wßt «a\^a^^*T' The most economical effective of all Of all Dealers. Importers: The Borneo Co., Ltd. H. ABRAMS ALBERT L. A. DALEY THE HORSE REPOSITORY. ""^SZVT* M\<;.\ \(ll!K. Sole Asont for j Mossni. Dottndge MMtBOT* LtU., Loudoa, I [im just lan.!.-.! n s.s. Darius'- 1
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      242 2 McALISTEB &c Co. The Remington Typewriter Famous all over the WORLD for SIMPLE and DURABLE CONSTRUCTION. EASY, RAPID AMt CONTINUOUS WORK. soli: .i..7..v/.s iMpmn "i:i:s: McALISTER Co., Ltd. Sniiiiifuiri l/mli. h'nnln LnnijHir, mnl I'iiinmi. ISMAIL RaThEISM Man jfactminj,' Jewellers, hiainond Mounters nml ilraloiH in precious stones. OEDEES EVEN OF TEDIO7S
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      267 2 PIMPLES BLACKHEADS futicura To treat Pimples ar*l Blackheads, Red, Rough, City Complexions, gently smear the face with Cuticura Ointment, tho Great Skin Cure, but do not rub. Wash off the Ointment in five minutes with Cuticura Soap and hot water, and bathe freely for sorre minutes. Repeat morning and evening.
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    A Princess at the Tivoli.
    102 3 Suuk- interest hai been taken in the appcanUMC recently on tho stai;c of Ike Tivoli of Prince Robert de Bro^lic siul his wife. Princess Esiellc. The Prince enmlucts the accoinpanimi'iits to lii- wife's sonjjs. Hefi.re her marriage Princess Eslelle «j, appeal in? at the Opera
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    A Dissatisfied " Engineer.
    124 3 A Dissatisfied Engineer. A chief Magiaaar ol tiaalag ataaaiw ealliag at the Indian and Straits Settlemt i>ts jxirtK writes lo the British .1 nui i);il .if Photograpliy respectinir the etaSßsttagrapk tent or shanty shows. He stales thai "as sure as one see« it is run l>y an bfjaWHBMI it is
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    An Admiral's Nickname.
    169 3 A <• ■rii>|K)iuloMt nlluilniu to the bigfc expectations which have boon .unused in service circles by the nppotatraeat of VfetvAdtoiral Sir XVilliani 11l my May. X.C.8.. X.C.V.0.. to be -"ecoiul H> Lord of the Admiralty i.ii i|uittinjr cimiinand of the Atlantic Kleet. says lie is still known
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    LAND AND LABOUR.
    855 3 Situation and f'rospccts of the f M. i>. In the 6rst of a aerie* ot articles written to the Times of Ceylon, Mr. K MacFadycn, ot' Jobaog Estate. I'oi.ik. says Lying between i| u moOnl ;uid sixtli barallofa „f aorta latitude, Urn Federated .Malay BtStei o<iii|iv central
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      489 3 TO ADVERTISERS C 0 "STRAITS TIMES" AdvertiM-r-, eTOMaa an»«ers are to be addressed to c,'. .Sfaiif.. lni">. will confer a favour on the ManatJi'iiHiit, if. when they write SS this office, to inquiiT lar loaaa answers, they instruct SsMaT Umliv who hnn K s the letter to wait for a
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      454 3 VL jgssai er ajfl i 5 M j; L f f i eil M x^^^9t j 4035 J. MOTION CO. WATCHMAKERS JEWELLERS. OPTICIANS. IiKIWIKS PKOMITIA EXECUTED Sduedanans Whiskies art not an experiment. They have been the fuMniriU- bli-iuU at home for many year« and are rapidly |»'»'"H n'liular insularity in
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      696 3 Jewellery Exhibition Just unpacked the Choicest collection of ..ewellei v ever s<ci! in Singapore. Vary suitable for Birtli.Uy and *JoilW*i| I'.u^'iits. AU laoaal Laoaiaa aaal I'.ui> iaatfßl Reduced Prices Reduced Prices Si'ver-ware, Fancy Gootls and Clocks, Electric Qriwwito, Statues, Mirrors. OMEGA WATCHES The unrivalled tiniekfeper in silver, and plated. ODEOW
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      THE PARI-MUTUEL.
      597 4 New Departure at Ceylon Races. It is satisfactory to find that the pariuiut in 1 was a ili'cuied MJMCMa, and wheu the o!— di 'iimkc I lie improvements wlacli are shown to be necessary there will Ij>> ii(> question of the return of the bookmaker. The K 10
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      VESSELS EXPECTED.
      787 4 Xame, port, probable dale of arrival, and name of Agents. Steamers. Airlie. Sydney. Feb. 24 800 stead Ale. nous! Chi'im, Fi-b 17 Mansfield Aiit.-n.u-. Liveqiool, F.-b 27 Mannn.ld I Aparima, Australia. Feb. Boustead I Aivhclih. Colombo, Mar 30 P. A O. AuHtralien, Saiyon. Mar. 11 M. Maritime* AuHtn.i.
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      SHIPPING IN PORT. SHIPPING IN PORT.
      1096 5 SHIPPING IN PORT. Under this heading the following abbrevn (ions are used str. steamer sh. snip h. —barque ach. achooner Yet. Yacht Cn Cruiaer G'bt. Gunboat Tor. Torpedo H.p. Hone-power Brit. British U.8.l.'nitod States Foh. French Ger German Dm.— Dutch Ital.— Italian Span.— Spanish Sar. Sarawak; G.o.— General- ?argo; d.p.ieck
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      695 4 P. #0. STEAM NAVIGATION CO. For China, Japan, Penang:, Ceylon, Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Ports. Plymouth and London. Through Bills >f Lading issued for China ("oast, Persian Gulf, Continental, and American j Ports. Steamers will leave Singapore on or about MAIL LINE Outieard U'orChina). MirrllTtl 16 Feb heranha 13
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      719 4 KONINKUJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. TJnder contract with the Netherlands India Government. AgenU at Singapore -.—Hair Auen.v, latk J. Dakm us d Co.. 2-3 Coi i.vki; Qcav. The nndermentioned dates are only approximate i From E'pected Will be desi»uhed for Sptclman Bawean Jan 28 Baawean. Soerabava. BandjermauinJ Stagen, Kotta Bar.*, I'asir. lialik
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      500 4 HAMBURG AMERIKA LINIE. HAMBURO. The steamers of this Company maintain a regular servioe between Hamburg, Bremen, Antwerp, and Rotterdam, and the Straits, China, and Japan Homewards, they are despatched fortnightly for Havre and Hamburg and once a month for Bremerhaven direct, calling at Penang and Colombo. The arrivals of the
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      754 4 N. D. L. NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD. Imperial Merman Mall Llns. The fast and well known mail steamer* of this Company sail fortnightly from BremenHamburg via Rotterdam, Antwerp, Southampton, Gibraltar, Genoa, Naples, (connection Marseilles, Naples, Alexandria, and vice versa) Por Said, Suez, Aden, Colombo, Peuanft, Singapore, Hongkong, Shanghai, Nagasaki, and Kobe to
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      122 4 NOROOEUTSCHER LLOYD. PM KCKOI'K. The Imperial German mail steamer -I'KINZ rIKINRICH," ti,.'r,l toiiK, Captain Groxcb. left HouKkonK on We.l.iesd»v. the 30th mstaiit. at noon, and may be expected i.. arrive here on Sunday, the I'.bru.irv :i, al about 10 a.m. She will prohabl, Ik- .li^iwtched for BaMfa m Monday, the
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    CHURCH SERVICES.
    510 5 (Sundny, February 3.) Si IMMU SiNi'iv. Sr. Am.him's CantMUL.- Tn.m Matins and Litany. Ti'in.m. Holr Commnnioti (Choeml). yi.ia'm. Holy Communion iPlam a4O p.m. Sun.lv Sir..! Mid Bible Classes. 3-30 p.m. Kvt-nnong ami Senn..ii. Si. Maiih>w's. SF.ro\ Links.- U 15 a.m. Foo Chow Serviri!. ;t 40 p.m. Sunday School.
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    HOTEL VISITORS.
    339 5 RAFFLES HOTEL. M..v a Mrs Wilbe. Mr Bdww&i Lj nd lion A Mis.l.F. l.>ml- Mi P.i.imelrt Col H.H. .lohuKton Mr Wi ber <V>l U Wri^lil Mr Cuokr .Varlwmugli Mai'.i 11. V. Kent Mi .1. Adl.r Major C Mrs Koi.l Mi W. l>. Kisli.m Major .t Mrs Ornu-ioii Mr
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    VESSELS AT TANJONO PAGAR AND KEPPEL HARBOUR.
    90 5 Wharves at which Vessels are Berthed To-day. TONJOHO PtOAR Kaht Wharf Basin Hong Moh. EiHT WBAErBECT. I—Zeedlllf.1 Zeedlllf. Sect. 1 (Shkkr* Wuarki Mi- Cle'dan. Bkotion No. 2— Pentakota. 3 Kawachi Maru. 4— C'yruH. m M 6— lslander. 6 Charon, MoNune. 7— Nil. Klloe,
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    MAILS TO ARRIVE.
    110 5 From KcnoFt By the N. I). L. s. s Alirt due on Feb. H. From China— By the N. D. L. a. Pint Heinrkh due on Feb. 3. Loft f Dec Jan J&u lan Jau Jau Jau •lill J Singapore I 31 M. M. 8 P. *0.
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    VESSELS ADVERTISED TO SAIL
    207 5 Amsterdam wu ports. A. WilUm [I, due Feb. 2, liiii-inli'i-flMM aud C.ilc.uUh, l.,ii!tin i on Fib 4, Boustead Fri-niHiitii' via port a, Clitnw, on Feb. 4, Bousteu.l, Hongkong, Kifii-atitl, on Feb 5. Bouslead Tr ote ffi |x>!ts, < niiKi. on Feb W. Rnuti-i h«| .ln|Miu n
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    CLEARANCES
    131 5 •lanuary 30 Darius, Brit sir, '{iingoon Karang, Brit str, Ynanibas, Natunas Island 31 Keona Wai, Ger str, Bangkok li. ni-li-iii-li. Brit str, Hongkong and Japan Arcadia, Brit sir, Bombay via ports Cheang Hock Kiaii, Dut str, Bagau February 1 Furest Bismarck, Gercru, Suudal-land Scandia, Ger str, H'kong, Shanghai, Japan
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    71 5 tor Per Steamer Time Monday. Europe via ports HanrUh s.m. Muar and Malacca •'<» 1 p.m. Malacca and Linggi Khnuj Sen.i 1 p.m. Penaug ami Deli Hebe 3 p.m. Teluk Aiigoii via port* I'enang 3 p.m. Sarawak BaJafca/flanNMl 4 p.m. I Fremautle via ports Chanm 4 p.m. TCESDAT.
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    SIR THOMAS LIPTON.
    407 5 A Mucb Engaged Man. The report that Sir Thomas Liptoo is engaged to be married to a Philadelphia lady, who U a. capable yachtswoman, and >s known a* The Girt Skipper," is denied It i.s doubtful if •■v.-t than mm hmm i mm engaged" man ili.m Sir
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    Friendly Execution.
    106 5 Id cases in which there is constant and intolerable vain day and night, v the* surgeon to blame>, if urged on to do it by the patient, urged on by the patient's friends, yea, urged on by his own humanity, he attempt some operation which inwardly he knows
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    PASSENGER LIST
    276 5 I' T V. a O. s. s. MaiiiU, from London Jan. i. due sth Feb— Mr. T. K. P. Wolferstan. Per P. A O. s. s. MinAtan. connecting with th« steamer Macedonia at Colombo, from London Jan )H, due I.th Feb— Miss A. M. Of- borne, Msis L.
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    Steamer Movements.
    49 5 German Mail. The Imperial German mail steamer Prinz Heinrich having left Hoi.gkong at noon on the 30th mutant, may be expected to arrive hers on Sunday, February 3, at about 10 a.m. She will probable be despatched for Europe I oo Monday, February 4 at 10 a.m.
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    87 5 Once persuade the electorate, as Lord Hugh Cecil evidently desires to persuade tlieni, that tbev must choose between .lv« Church aud the open Bible, and the co n clusion is foregone. We do ■>*„ of course, admit that there is in truth any such dilemma but unfortunately many enemies of
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      565 5 P.&0.5.N.C0 HOMEWARD PASSENGER SEASON 1907. S.S. "MACEDONIA.' 1 10,512 TONS. From SINGAPORE DIRECT to MARSEILLES and LONDON without trnnsbipinrnt Leaves Singapore 2Mth March 5 p.m. Leaves Penang 33th M irch 8 p.m. Leaves Colombo 3rd April. Leaves Bombay 6th April. Due Marseilles iOth April. Hue London Ma April. Passengers by
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      675 5 j C. P. R. Canadian Pacific Railway Company's Royal Mail Steamship Line. I THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TO EUROPE VIA CHINA. JAPAN. CANADA and the I'NITED STATES. I Route from Hon^kocg. iiu Shanghai, Nagasaki, (Inland Sea of Japan) Kobe, Yokohama, Victoria aud Vancouver, R.M.S. "Empress or Inma" i Twin-screw stcaR.M.S. "Empress
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      271 5 INDOCHINA STEAM NAY.CO..LTD. The steamers of this Compnuy maiutuiu regular service between Calcutta, Strait* and Hongkong, taking cargo on through Bills of Lading for Canton, Swatow, Amoy, Shanghai, Chcfoo, Tientniu, Newchwang, Ynngts/r Port*, Formosa, Japan, the Philippines, 4c, Ao. Steamers on Ihr OalruU.i, MraUs and HitnukoiiK Kirn Tnni> Coniniander Kctmm
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    DEATH.
    23 6 llnvwi n.- On -lainiHrv *>. at iin^liloii. 11. S. Howlett. of Messrs. .lo'li i, Poet A Co.. of Rata\ia uml London, aged year-.
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    The Straits Times. PRICE 10 CENTS. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2
    1112 6 The Straits Times. PRICE 10 CENTS. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2 The danger to the present Government, which naturally arisen from the possession ot an enoriuu is majority in the House of Commons, is becoming apparent. A lairj sized, or eveu a bure. majority for a ho ten) geucoux party, such as
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    13 6 11. M.5. sp.'i'tiaU left Plymouth on the M'.h ultimo for Singa|H>re and Hongkoug.
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    19 6 Mil new Im.ui< Petrel, built fcr the barhour police by Messr6 Kiky, HarKrenveg and Company, has been bauded orer.
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    21 6 Ibt death is reported of Major begbie, Highland Light Infantry, at Nctlcy, on the 15th ultimo, from abscess on the liver.
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    25 6 In the Old Bailey on the Bth ultimo, Kdward Demarney, editor of Judy," was Kcntcnct il to two months' imprisonment for having published improper advertisements.
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    30 6 Tin- Keiiter telegrams (uiblishid iv lias isbue were received bj submarme cable, the hours of receipt in Singapore being Feb. 1, 2.10 p.m.. and I-M p.m. lubivn received to -ilav.
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    39 6 A special article, entitled Oar Savag Civilisation, by Mr. A. St. John Adcock. will be found on Pages IU and 11 of this issue. On Pages 2 aud I we print an article on official salaries in the I.M.S.
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    36 6 Mr. and Mrs. Herriagtuii arrival lrom fort Swettenham yesterday afternoon in the F. M. S. yacbt Meran. They are m route for Tasmania on a holiday. Mr. licnin<;ton MM In on ti u wr ll lately
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    17 6 The mail train between IViiaug and Kuala Lumpur is shortly to ba provided with t refreshment car.
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    20 6 scrindah Hydraulic Tin Miniug Co. Ltd. The output for .lauu.i'v it MMJrtaal M 1o; 1 7 picuN nndrcsscd tin ore.
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    16 6 In connection with the strike of London music hall artistes, mauy well-known performers resorted to pickettiug.
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    34 6 During the year lUOB. the number of third class railway passengers that travelled Perak to Penaug was n\IM The number travelling in the BfMMHa direction warn Ht>.'tli> an incrruse in immigration of i.'Jl I.
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    42 6 The Kiug has beeu pi. as. il u> a|iprovc the bestowal upon Mr. Frederick Oraham, CM., of the honour of a Knight Commander ihip of the Hath (Civil Division I on his retirement, after thirty seven years' service at the Colonial Office.
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    38 6 Lord Klgin gave llim to the .lamaiea Kc'lief Fund ai>d Mr. Chamberlain IM. i ylon. where a puhhc ap|x:al was made. km <olleited IhMMM :;.i*»<l <low v to January •.'.■>. lno|H:iiinga Fund in India, the Viieroy gate l!'i|H-es I.(NKI.
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    34 6 This is Financial News wit -The Straits Settlements Ua/ttte contaias a CJovtrnment proclamation declaring the British sovereign to be legal tender in that colony. What has Uvn tin- matter with the Hritisji sovereign hitherto
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    41 6 The Duke and Duchess of Conuaught aud PrincesK Victoria Patricia were present Ht a farewell luncheon given by the Hag at Buckingham Palace ou Oth ultimo, prior to their Koyal Highness' depaiture ou the Dnke of Counaught's tour in the Colonies.
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    45 6 As the result of a strike hv the Filipino market women at Manila on account of alleged grievances arising from the Municipal management of the markets, the Chinese have gaiued possowion of fully sixty percent of the stills, ousting a large number of the strikers.
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    50 6 With reference to the despatch ol the I*. S. coloured troops to the Philippines, Major < ie-icral Ikll says that they are being sent becHiise it is their turn to go, and not because of any desire to get them out of the I'uited States owing to the incident at
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    55 6 We certainly think with the Times of Ceylon that, a weekly death. rate, of Ml M per thousand per annum calls for serious inquiry him the sanitary condition of Coloihlni. and immediate action to cheek the death rate. A new system of drainage is being introduced, but it will not
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    64 6 A Chinese HWMMMJi at Haukow was suppressed, the other day, for publishing articles against a foreign trader. After a while, it received permission to re appear, ou condition that it paid the fees of a lawyer whom the trader hail engaged in tin ease. It had also to publish in
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    69 6 On .January 2ti, the < it. man MMaaM Tignr arrived at Bangkok and dropped auchor almost opposite tin- Post Office No. 'J. The visit »ai totally unexpected on the part of the rniaii Legation at Bangkok. The •Tiger came fr<v i Saigon which it visited along with the rlagsiiip Furst
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    63 6 Two widows, in the province of Shantung, iv China, have received high hoiiom from the Kmperor for giving each, two thousand t.ii 1 towards the maintenance of schools in that province. To commemorate this liberality, a stone doorway will be set up before the family bouse of the widows. The
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    62 6 Mr. William Crick, having completed forty years' service as an evangelist under the Snaavx Home Missionary Society, his con grrgation at liurgess Hill presented him, at a public meeting, with twelve volumes ol Dr. Maclaren's K\positions of Holy Scripture." Mr. (rick seemed staggered at the size of the volumes, and
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    73 6 A small Malay pi aim w as putting out from TanjougKling yesterday morning with a load of couoauuts when a Chinese twakow collided with it and sank it. The occupant* of the prahti. two men. two women and a child were thrown into the water. The Chinese vessel kept on
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    77 6 I bough Sbuui. the e\.\ jreroy "I anton is reported to Ih ap|*>inted to tLc Viewojrship of Yunnan, it is not yet certain whether he will really fill that post. He objects t- go until he is supplied with fund* to make good the failing revenue of the prwriuce The
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    63 6 One of the most trustworthy aud influential newspapers in the United State-, the "Springfield Republican," nays that Lady Susan Townlc y must share with the President the doubtful honour of having cuusetl the retirement of Sir .Mortimer Duraud. While Lady Susan Tow nley gossiped, tht President. »ith a characteristic lack
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    82 6 The Statute Book of IVrak forbids MohatuniedaiiH to ne^luct attendance at the mosque of their Met, on Fridays, if it in sitnut<-(l within throe miles of their habitation, and commands them not only to rtouu the usual ablutions and mm, but also to remain for one hour to hear v
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    Social and Personal.
    714 6 Mr. T. U. Angus has returned to kunl, Lumpur. Miss tarn ia leaviu:; Kuala I mi i In. mi on Sihxlhv. Tlu Amir shot tun liter* in Ciwnli.ii. ,iu,| MM <>re.itl\ cl.-itcd. H. H. the Snlun of Perak leliirned to In State iv the -icamrr Perak to
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    34 6 I'nder tb» arrangements to grant tt graphic transft rs on India against sovtreignt the Secretary of State for India has purchased d a hundred thousand pounds sterling due from Kjtvpt oa tho lOtli KebriiHry.
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    39 6 Sir K. Law. lecturing at the Chamber ol Commerce. London, advocated dividing the gold reserves iv two |>arts -the first to be available immediately, and MM aaaaaal »nX in casei of serious dillicnlty. llenri;eil the relmlHliu.lh.il ol Con-.. 1
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    43 6 Tlu Maa_ nsiug m the MeriatOi Kediri (.lavai arose out ol f.matic.il agitation The insurgents wer>- only !(«i in Diualmrx Such incidents are uot uncommon there but it seldom IMMMM that they ore im [•orlant i MNMJh to c.ill lor militii y npres
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    55 6 I able* from Honolulu state that the volcano Mauna Lou. l;i.T'.*tl ft. iv height, is iv active eruption, the HameH ueinn visible for hundreds of miles. Streams of lava art pouring from the crater, and then have hpcu (.-(•rated earthquake BBMka. The tbliibwi on Moiiut BlaaV iv Sicily hi smoke
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      194 6 CALDBECK MACGREGOR CO., Wine Spirit Merchants, Have just received fresh shipment cf HEREFORDSHIRE CIDER. THE CAR THAT LASTS IS THE ARROL-JOHNSTON The Following GUARANTEE is Given: If u:i> part |nuii paIMJ TyfM, Klwlrir Kitlinj,S) be tVmid tauliv tlir,.n^'h but work iiuaiiiin ur laatarial. WITHIN one vkaii of tin- Car bakaj
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      234 6 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. NOTICE. The Exchange Uanks will be closvd on WediH'Mlay, tith inut., Anniversary of the Settlement of Sin«ai«>re. FOR SALE LADIES BIC VCLK.— Anew HumlwrUulies' liH-yl.- for sblc. ch.«p. Fi»ewliwl and rin brakes. Lamp and all nreennoriei. Any reasonable otTer accepted. Apply "F.i BMBMI TMMa." WANTED. KMI'LOVXIENT.— PraciiciI Miinui;
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    ENTENTE CORDIALE.
    83 7 KING EDWARDS VISIT TO PARIS. Speculation in Europe. I RsvTKs'i Tumiw London. I bruai y I Much iutcri -t ccntris round the projected visit of Kin;; Kdward and ijiicen Alexandra to Paris, the auwouncciuent of which was quite Bocxpecti d. It is HUMKMud tv boa pleasure trip, but
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    SHIPPING DISASTER.
    111 7 Twenty-One Lives Lost. X.XI Thi:'s ThMMUMI Loudoii. l'< hrnary I. The British sUainer Clnv< rin^. Ixmiid lor .U|i.m, luis U-. 11 wi'o4'keil it the liioiith of llie nvrr 1'.... Th* M her i.ich are re {KiiUil drow in .1. ami forty uthcrs arc missing. London, February 2 The
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    MENINGITIS AT GLASGOW.
    69 7 Khi tkh's Tki.kgiiams London, February I. Thirty three cases of Cerebral Meningitis Miirininuiatioii of the iiiemlnanesof the brain of spinal cord' al (•lasgow uc ri|Hirted. and -.venUeii have proved fatal. Hut—l deaths liav. also occurred tit Leith from the same .li-.» asc London. February 2. Meningitis is
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    MR. WHITELEYS ESTATE
    60 7 MR. WHITELEY S ESTATE I Hkitkii's TttMNUM)] London. Fcli.uai y 1. Th. uatftte] ot the late Mr. William Whltelcy has been sworn at tIJMVMI In addition to tin MMKM of tI .IKKI.IKKI lor the benefit of the MtMl certain family MfMMmHr. Whiteley has Mt tIo.WM to li»spit:ils and charities, and
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    THE GOVERNMENT AND THE LORDS.
    35 7 Kmtkk'i- IkUMUM I London. February I. IHumm Gladstone and Itiinciniau. while ipcakiiiK at I.eieester and l)ew»bury. respectixelr. declared that the Government arc rosolvnl to triumph over the House of Lords.
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    HARD WEATHER IN EUROPE.
    40 7 [Imn'l Tf.LKISKAMi London. February I. The weather still continues of a severe ehaia.t.r in Ktirufm. bli//.ard has been experienced in Yorkshire. Hi rliu is snowbound, and all traffic iv aud 1. 1 thr < itv i> Mispoudc'l.
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    BRITAIN AND JAPAN.
    58 7 I Revtkp Tfleoram Lond"u, February Huron Kumuru wa- the purist at MJUMC of the [jMM l"uiversit\. Ma -»id thai .1.-ipau owud a deep debt 1 pMMIt to the P>riti>li iu-tilutions, lor the .lapanesr trailed id Knuland had done splendid mork in Miiainc. in adiniuis. tration. in tlie
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    Agitation for Reduction of Tea Duty.
    81 7 London, .l.tnu.iry 22. j The Joint Committee i;l tlh' Imlian uud i Vvlon V-i-<«-intious in London aro asking lJw CiuutecUtM of the K\i-!n -t i i receive deputation of producers. I in- Ami Tea Duty Lcayuc aUo |MM tfl OMi opoa him a Luther
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    CABINET CHANGES.
    376 7 Mr. McKenna as Minister for Education. I .i.inloii. January It is officially announced that Mr. Hindi is appoinUd MJMMH7 for Ireland. Mr. McKenna replaces Mr. Uirrcll as Minist. 1 of MMMMM. A later telegram says Mr. McKenna will have a -eat ill the Cabinet. His reelection is necessary.
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    THAW MURDER TRIAL
    167 7 Sensational hvidence Expected. Calcutta. .January A MMMII MMMMi to the Kinpire states that the trial of Mr. Harry Thaw begins today. Five hundred and twenty journalists applied for MMM London. January 24. The lualot Mr. Harry Thaw, mentioned in a MMMMI of the 26th .lime last, has
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    dANG ROBBERY iN PERAK.
    205 7 Another daring yaug robbery occurred iv Perak on Wcdmsday MMMMJ. An attack was made on a gharry between Laba au Papan. The victim, Wong (Juc. is a kapala of a woodcutting kougsi at Pusing. He was rcturniug to Pusing, iv a gharry, from Meuglembii with lot
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    Murder of a Hylam.
    48 7 TMt morning the police found the body of a )1 v lam lying on piece of waste ground ofl tin Thomson Road. Tbe head Mi split open and tin throat cut, aud there wore also several wounds ou the body. Investigations are l>ting madi
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    Royal Surprise Visit.
    162 7 'I'lii <Jmi« b'm love of making wniaMt wsits v. as aMiB illustrated duriii", a (TMt "I thr Court to Windsor, says The World." A motor car containing three MMM drew nj> at Hit entrance to St. Vndrew's Hospital at CWwfr. Id response to the bt'll a httr
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    The Royal Visit.
    896 7 EMBARKATION OF THE DUCAL PARTY. The Scene at Johnston's Pier. -An Hcvoir" was the motto on the laud ward sidr of the handsome ureh which stood at the foot of Stamford Itnad yesterday afternoon, and it fittingly expressed the sentiment-, of the community as the hour for
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    A PEACE CRUSADE.
    6 7 MR. STEAD WARNED.
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    A Meddling Busybody on the Move.
    175 7 [Der OtTASiATitcHE Lloyd Telegram.] Iterliu. February 1. Prince von Buelow has promised Mr. W. T. Stead, the Peace Agitator, to give him most earnest support at the next meeting of the I Hague Conference. Mr. Stead intends to lay certain proposals before it. Hut
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    DENMARK GIVES UP RIGHT.
    64 7 [Der Ostasiatische Lloyd Telegram.] Iterliu. February 1. The Danish (iuvciument has published an official notification that it has relinquished the right of demanding a miss vote ot the Jicop'.s Of N'orlii SciiU-wig anil &(M M decide whether these districts shall be loug to Denmark or (icuuauy.
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    DUMA ELECTORS.
    58 7 [DM Ostasjatischk Lloyd Tki.kgiiam.J Berlin. February I. The primary elections to the Duma are now over. The Monarchical party form a majority among the electors. There is a slight reactionary movement among the Cadets or Constitutional Democrat Party. This party had a majority in the last Duma, but
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    KAISER HONOURS JAPAN.
    22 7 [OKI! OiTASIATISCHE LI.OYD TkLEGRAmI Berlin. February I. The Kaiser has paid a visit to the -lapanese ambassador in Berlin.
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    DISAPPEARANCE OF A NAVAL LIEUTENANT.
    242 7 Warrant Issued for Arrest. A sensational incident la reported to have occurred during the stoppage at Fremautle of H.M.S. K neon liter, one of the Anstraliau warships proceeding to the Naval Conference at Singapore. It is alleged that, while the Kucoiinter was in port. Senior
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    New Java Produce Co.
    50 7 London. January °Jl. The lists of the Seugon l.Javai Company opcu ou the 21st February the nominal capital is l"22,000 and the present issue is L'l.'i.OCK). The managing director is Mr. Frederick Rolierts, of -Torehaut. The company cultivates rnbl>er. coffee, and MM I "Times of Ceylon.
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    16 7 The lir-i luolol' lorry MM .ippcai lil in Penaug. It isownwl by Messr-. nmaM a*4 MM
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    101 7 Mr. 11. C. Kobinsou, Curator, Selangor Museum, writes to tbe Malay Mail as follows:— It may interest your sporting readers to know ihat a woodcock has recently been shot in the neighbourhood of Taiping and has been forwarded to me for inspection. Its occurrence in the Malay Peninsula is of
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    MINERAL STATISTICS.
    507 7 Output of Tin from the .M.S. iFrom On Own Cokkkswixdknti. Kuala Lumpur. .January The output of block tin from the Federated Malay States iv 1006 amounted to piculs ;H0t>.74H.(»2 (1M.259 tous) and of tiu ore piculs "i10,(XW.43 (;tO,S.j9 tons) or a total output of piculs H16,786.4*> <48,61H tons).
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    Australian Mail Contract.
    67 7 The Prime Minister of the Commonwealth ou the 9th ultimo referred briefly to the mail contract, and said that he had no direct knowledge of the plans haviuu been referred back to the contractors for fuller details. All he knew was that tho demands made byCaptain Collins
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    An Unfortunate Trip.
    67 7 Cap*. Forbes, tho Captain Superintendent of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha in Kngland, was in command of the Awa Maru when she grounded, bat the pilot was on board. Captain Forbes occasionally relieves Captains after their voyage from Japan, on the AntwerpMiddlesboro ruu, to allow of the captains
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    Consolidated Malay Rubber Estates, Ltd.
    60 7 Consolidated Malay Rubber Estates, Ltd. Me— 1-. Shand. Haldaue >v Co. Secretaries to the above Co.. have issued the following stutenieut to shareholders Crop of dry rubber to :U«t Oct. ItHHi M.4M lbs. Notrllibrr'anil L'i-i-. nil., i (Top MJM T.ital v. Met Do.-.. Uhm; :K.- l i(W Hi-. Land planted
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    72 7 The balance sheet of the Kiuta Amateur Dramatic Club shows, in connection with the recent performance in aid of the church building fund, that the fund benefited to the extent of »131.87, the expense* having been kept down to about one hundred dollars. Thus it is clear that the whole
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    ACCIDENT TO LORD KITCHENER
    190 7 A General's Bad Spill. Bombay, January It*. The MMMMM yesterday morning wrrr marred by two unfortunate accidents. His Kxcellency 1...rd Kitchener, accompanied by Sir Archibald Hunter and General Itiehard son, and others, was inspecting the lufantrv trenches when his horse put its hind foot into a
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    Discovery of Rich Ore.
    59 7 The Billitou Company, which so success fully mines for tin there, has lighted upon 11 new source of wealth in that island. It tins discovered magnetic iron ore on the slope., and sides of a hill. Steps have MJM lakun tc rase fifty tons of the
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    At the King's Request.
    53 7 In the interests of the Orange l.'i\ci Colony His Majesty the King has asked Sii H. .1. (ioold- Adams to remain in the position of Lieutenant) iovcrnur of the colony attei the granting of Respousible Oovernment. The announcement of His Majesty's request has been received with
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    Rubber Planting in Deli.
    76 7 On coffee estates in Ipper Serdang district 1 Deli), planters are beginning to And out tbat rubber might pay better. Hcvea trees arc now bring planted out there in thousands. Hub her growing on a small scale has been carried on in that quarter successfully for
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    Shipping Competition.
    77 7 The success of the Haiubarg Amerika Line- whose handsome dividend «c an nou need in our special German telegrams few days ago has induced the Hamburg shipbroKers. Messrs. Kuohr and Rurchard, together with other ship-owners, to create new regular line of steamers between Hani burg and New York,
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    64 7 M. IVau, the Governor-General of ludo China, is experimrutiug with administrative reform iv Cochiu-Chiua. Two provincewill be dealt with first. The French official at the head of each will lie assisted by a native functionary ot high rauk. Wmm jiowers are given them to deal with local affairs. The idea
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    67 7 In Acheeu Proper, the Government have taken measures to eucouragu the cultivation of pepper, arecauuts. aud cocoauuts araonv, the people. Growers there are in a state M bondage to money -lenders. The (iovern ment have come to the help of cultivators of good repute by giving them advauceson easy terms,
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    69 7 At Soiirabaya on .January IH, a quantity of opium was seized by the harbour police ou board the British steamer Kaisow, which had just arrived from Singapore. The master was not awarr that, under tbe port rules, he was bound to rcjiort what opium he had on board. The opium
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    72 7 Mr. C. 1> Mills lias been aiipoitiU<l Ituvemu Auditor for th* States of S« laiigor. Negri Sem bilan ami Pahaug. TWa i the" Malay M»il iK-lieves. a new arrangemeut. MMMJMM on the rftireineiit of Mr. W. Thorpe, who was Rt venue Auditor. Selaugor. An a— i-,t:mt NMVMM Auditor has Ihmii
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    98 7 Lord field and Sir Francis Lvana MM dead. Sir Francis was a partner in th<; famous firm of Messrs. Donald Currie 4 Co., and. manager of the I' niou Castle Co. H« was also a director of the Thames and Mersey Mariue lusnrauce Co.. and of the International Sleeping Car
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      29 7 JUST ARRIVED ONE VERTICAL CONCERT GRAND PIANO 3 PEDALS ONE TRIUMPHOLA PIANOLA WITH TWENTY RECORDS by M. F. Immm a Company, Hanriki.. <>h ew «i H. SCHAEFER Co., BtkA§tmta.
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      Notes in General.
      156 8 The sUmiii luuncli Aryo will leave JohnHton'H l'i.r for tlic Swimming Club Bungalow on Sin. day Ht tf. 1(1 ami II a.m. and :>.;«) and H. 30 p.m. ami return ul ».*>. 10.80 a.m. Illfi, :.iid B p.m. Iv addition to the ordinary tiring in the contest
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      Rifle Shooting.
      262 8 Polic Match. Kill.- shooting is de,idedl\ bin king up iv I'enang 1 writes our I'enang corre-poiident on January 27 >. mid on Saturday a I'olir.' team ol t. 11 memlMis fired in a coiu|vtiti»n against j >iir I'olice of Singapore. The light was not at all good, but
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      Association Football.
      231 8 me leagues Kverton hca<ls the First League table. with li.'i points, but as KmmM C'litcd have played two games less aud liave H te their credit th<-y have tlic lietter MCOT& 1 h.lsea. with its collection cf talented pl.ivir-. has juiii|>ed 01. 1 West Hromwii'h Albion and gour
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      Cricket.
      180 8 A Scratch Oume A match wa- played at the Cricket Club i.ist night iictween teams captained by < iintiell and (i. (i. .Janus. Thanks to even M-oring by the side and good bowling by Uevan, who captuied seven wickets for :k; runs, Cantrells team wou. Talma had three wickets
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      Golf.
      41 8 Lansdowne Oold Mr da. The competition for the Lansdowne (.old Medal wax concluded on the Calcutta niaidaii on tho mth ultimo. A large number cuipi ted. Major Hedley (Scr.) and Mr. Hrakonri.lgp (14i tieing for'first place- with MMM of HO.
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      Rugby Football.
      86 8 South Africans' Tour. It ia estimated that the South AM m toti bailers will receive nearly MIOJOOO as their share of the gate money taken all the MMMM played by them during then tour of tlie I'nited Kingdoui. The ui.uiey will be devoted chiefly to charity, and to
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      The Turf.
      336 8 The Death of Oberon Our I'en.'inv! rii'i.'-iHiiident wrote on the I 27th ultimo Training lusl«-en going on steaililv ilnrinw the week, and came t a practical end on Saturday in *MM. when most of the animals j took their ti ml prior to the MMMM. The last galloping
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    Sale ol British Warships at Hongkong.
    224 8 After being open for inspection for several days the old British warships Itamhlcr (Ml veying vessell and Midge (gunboat) were sold by public auction by Messrs. Hughes and Hough, Government auctioneer... on January 'ill. The Admiralty stipulated that they would not bu responsible for
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    Hongkong's Verbose Plutocrats.
    274 8 The MaAh parties have up to the present taken no notice whatever of two very important delinquencies affecting the community, mentioned iv thesr column- the other day! says the South China Morning Post." the first of these was the lack of information due t > the subscribers
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    Much in Little.
    72 8 From the agony column "of a morniug paper I S. \V. S. —My lawyers have not been idle. The lady you were ho anxious about, men tinned in your threatening letters, has never been engaged until recently, and luckily for her you are not the man. The
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    A RISING DISTRICT
    912 8 ATTRACTIONS OF KIANTAN. ,Fkom Ol ii Own OIMMmR). Ltpis, January M Kiom all Hi-count*, kiiantuu is now attracting more attention on the part of capitalists from Singapore and elsewhere Mmm Mi before. This is doubtless ,lm- t-o the ini|«)rlaut j wlieiiies .«l development on ill. 1 ust
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    Our New General.
    192 8 Major-General Thomas Perrott, C. 8., who has been selected to Httccoed Major-Cieneral Inigo K. Jones, C.V.0., C.H., in command of the troops in the Strait* Settlements, is a distinguished officer of the Knyal Artillery, says the "L. and C. Express." It is a little over 36 years
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    'REMVRKiBLE CHIRAGE OF FALSE PRETENCES.
    952 8 'REMVRKiBLE CHIRAGE OF FALSE PRETENCES. A Chinese Deal in Insurance. Tin- -toi\ ot' Ml a iim-Ii ss iu-iiiauc... «as elfectod on a shop in Samiieiif:. at BftMikok. recently destroyed by flic. «TM uiilol.l, 1 in the l.ritish Court for Siam when I Chiucse broker name. 1 lliiu (liian Seng was
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    SELANGOR REVENUE.
    116 8 (Fkom I)i°k Own Cokrkspondknt). Kuala Lumpur, January 29. The total Federal revenue estimated for the current year in Selangor is $5,727,729. The Railway receipts on account of passengers, goods, etc., and sale of sleepers are expected to bring in M.000.000. The other items of revenue are Forests, t.
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    40 8 Chinese merchants settled iv Java and the neighbouring Dutch inlands have jn»t petitioned the Emperor of China, through tho Viceroy of Canton, to station Consuls there. They say that Consuls are required in that quarter for the protection of trade.
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    23 8 Home papers confirm the statement wo made a week or two ago that the cruiser Bedford relieves the Diadem on the China Station.
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      549 8 THE OLD FOLKS AT HOME Are Never Without Pe-ru-na in the Home for Catarrhal Diseases. MB. S. D. FUSH^llft S. E. «th «tr.it, -I find that In my case Pernna In a Minneapolis, Minn., writ, flesh builder. lam now at work every "I wi.hto congratulate you on your I 1
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      128 8 DAY BY DAY. Saturday February 2. High Water. 0-.M pm. Penang Kaces. Third Day. Chinese ClirU' MMal l'rizi- Digtribution. i Sunday, February j. I High Water. I-M a.m. 1-20 p.m. Sexac^himH. N D. 1., lionu-wiutl mail due. 1 Swiiniiiini; Club l.anii.'lie-i. hi 11. IS, and 1 IMMIIJMJ atliao, IV.HO. mxl
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    4 9 SINGAPORE. JANUARY 31. 1907.
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    COMMERCIAL
    245 9 ■awuaaß, tamtam 31. 190". PRODUCE. Gambier buyers I 6.9.'. do (Cube No. li nDpicked 10.5. r > Copra Bali 1100 do Pontianak 10.4:. Pepper, Black 18.00 do White 5% 24.75 I Sago Flour Sarawak Mi i do Brunei No. 1 !i.9« Pearl Sago 5-40 Coffee Bali, 16}« o 19.00
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    THE PRINCESS ROYAL.
    382 9 An Interesting Story. Tho Duchess of Fife, whose illness is ■«> universally regretted, has never got over her dislike lo publicity. She iv very nervous in public, a fact which led Princess Maud to nickname her aktar "Your Royal Shyness.'" Yet. notwithstandiu<; her rctirinsf disposition, ii bl
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    Tolstoy on Shakespeare.
    157 9 The sworn! and final limit of jujitsu lu'lwcen Count Lm Tolstoy and tlic immortal niemrry of Willintii Shakespeare is com-'.udcd in ihe oum-ii. MMM of the Fortnightly." Pn-umably thorp a aotkiag nitre to bo said in dominciatirn of the poor old Bard. Never lum than boon such
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  • Stocks and Shares.
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      MINING.
      351 9 format- Capital Scribed Reserve Company QcnTATlox* I 1903 1300,000 $.100,000 30,000 10 110 1900 $175,000 1140,000 .^SSL 10 *10 1901 $600,000 »600,000 60*000 »10 10° 1908 i £400,000 £340,000 350,000 1 1 1901 $300,000 $293,600 J, JSioOO I 10» 10 1907 i J400.000 »:175.000 "sVSoOo" S 10 $10 •j.joo
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      RUBBER.
      306 9 1905 1905 MM 1805 1903 1906 1904 £150,000, £104,937.10 <*■*» \l\\ I-H)0 000 IK" 400 J 1 700 '•10' 10 •200.000 18,, 400 BiMO 10 8 i.W.000 £11,125 ,1000, 1000 i 700,000 IfiIO.OOO 70.000 «10 »10 £70.000 £70,000 70.1100 1 1 150.000 J125.000 12..VH) »10 tlO £12.000 £10.500 I'Z
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      GENERAL.
      220 9 1894 f.'..:i77.10.(1 i-4,tUH.1.-|.O 7,638 13/6 1898 »3-«,000 ♦■-'•Jo.OoO I 4,.'00 j• SO IH6". *1 0,000.000 10.000,000 80,000 I 1125 1901 »2.400.000 »2,400,000 J l l'(£n »100 1896 *1,000,000 51.000,000 f "JIOO IQnl 134.000 1.H.000 .i.ioii 10 •87-.000 §87^000 f 6'ooo6 000 Wo 1899 »87.',000 1875.000 I iI&Q $1(X) IQn
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      DEBENTURES.
      42 9 Ilowarth Kntkinc, Ltd. 6% 1600.000 3% prem. Kilev H»rßre»ves, Ltd. 6% 225,000 3% f rein."; Sineaiiore Municipal 6% 400.000 20% prem 5% 1,M78,000 2% prem. 4% 602,000 2% .lit. nominal Tu'.jong ftgar IVx-k Co., Ltd. 6% 230,000 2Jfcpren. i% 1,050,000 par.
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    Improvement at Dover.
    146 9 An important improvement scheme for Dover has received Parliamentary .sanction, under which the present nar- row western breakwater, known as the Admiralty Pier, alongside of which the Calais, and Ostend boats are moored, will be increased in width, so that at one place it will be no
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    42 9 CVntral-niindod peopl? find th<"ir views ill expressed on cither side e( Parliaj men. and in Lord Rosebery they I have a possible leader who unites a, mind naturally central with shining oratorical and literary powers. Ivord [Hugh Cecil in the Dublin Review."
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    Japanese at Shanghai.
    103 9 Tho "Japan Chronicle" says: A very rapid increase is noticeable in the .Japanese population of Shanghai during the last ten years. This is clearly to be soon From the following annual figures since 189" 1897 809 1898 932 1899 1,088 1900 1,172 1901 1,473 1902 1.891 1903
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    Lord Curzon as Ml1.
    66 9 Lord Curzon as Ml 1 It is reported that Lord Curzon is about) to re-enter British politics. It b stated that he may be a candidate at one of the b^-elections which will be necessitated by the forthcoming changes in the Cabinet. Lord Curzon first entered the House of Commons
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    "FISTS" OF EMINENT PEOPLE.
    315 9 Many people have attributed ihe indifferent handwriting of eminent men of the present tag to the stress and bustle of modern life. But to a writer in ihe Manchester Guardian thi-i appears to be a dubious conclusion. Goiusj, back over his autograph treasures from j the
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    MESSAGE FROM THE SEA.
    140 9 A Four- Years -Old Document. A battle which baa beaa picked aa •it i lie shore at Castle Rook. London deny, in tho North uf Ireland, contain ed mi authentic d'niini nl yivinjj tho only acWI that bai liivn Mraived ot.ii earaiag t he fate of
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    Japanese Copper.
    96 9 1H i> extremely uiulcMialile. says a Japanese journal. hat Japan should ex port raw copper, and re-iinjxirt the metal in a manufactured state liv jKivintr a '_'•> per cent. (lust i mis duty. The principal countries baying copper from Japan are China. Hongkong. Great Britain. Franc:', Korea, Germany.
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      234 9 Bouton Rouge Felucca •Erf t IHKSK ClaiiallM are Mamifactnred C I and l'acke<l at < airo. K«ypt, »ithex Gl trt'mc care. »o to it tain the f ri-lnif~-J of their exquisite aronia. and enunnJJ_ their resclimt the conumiier in f!* V absolutely |>erfect conJitiou. A No better Kgyptian Cigarette than
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    IMPRISONMENT FOR DEBT.
    640 10 The Roundabout Way of Justice. If? a caae at the OH Bailey Otiaipw which recently doted, the Recorder, PoTTCSt Fulton, made an important statement m the subject of imprhon OX-nt for debt. The prisoner, m the case in question. VM charged with perjury, wMoh he wafl alleged
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    4 Bygone Romance.
    226 10 In connection with the persistently riradated rumour now rife in Servia. that its unstable throne is to be offered lo IVince Arthur of Connaught, it is interaatiag to recall that after the independence of Greece was declared the choice <>t the nation iVII unanimously upon Prince Arthur's
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    OUR SAVAGE CIVILISATION,
    2506 10  -  A. St. John Adcock. All lfl<.HTs Kp.MtRTF.n. n i.Vi ihoim.i 'Kirn Ksn li.w.i.-.. m.i. I often fi/1 sorry for the policeman. We never give him his deserts, and whoa j he grows tired of waiting for them and I locks up the first man he can lay
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      559 10 Banks, Insurances, Auctions. Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation. paid-up Capital n0.000.000 RESERVE FUND Sterling Reserve 110,000,000 1 9VI Silver Reserve iHViW.OOO i0 250 0<)0 R serve Liability of Proprietors *10.000,000 COURT OP DIRECTORS. A. Haupt, Esq. Chairman. G. H. Medbnrst, Esq.— Deputy Chairman. E. Goetz. Esq. A. J. Raymond, Esq. Hon.
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