The Straits Times, 14 January 1909

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    13 1 The Straits Times. SO. 22.859. SINGAPORE. THURSDAY. JANUARY 14. 1909. PRICE 10 GENTS.
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      226 1 GRAND HOTEL EDBOPE. THE ASSEMBLY ROOM (Seating Capacity WO), NOW OPEN, IS AVAILABLE FOR WEDDING RECEPTIONS, MUSICAL SOIREES, ETC. MASONIC BANQUETS AND SPECIAL DINNERS SERVED IN THE MOST RECHERCHE STYLE. S7M FOR SALE. Pommery Greno's CHAMPAGNE. Vintage, 1900. raffles™ hotel. DAHL'S MILK. PURE NORWEGIAN COWS MILK. As a guarantee of
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      56 1 STRAITS CYCLE AND MOTOR CO., LTD., 15, Battery Road, ELECTRO PLATERS, ENAMELLERS, MAKERS OK THE CELEBRATED "LAJU" RACING BICYCLES. Triple 11 Motor Tyre 1 Pump Saves Worry, Time, Labour. The Largest Tyre can bo inflated in less time anil W ss fatigue than any other. W IT II GAUGE PRICE
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      61 1 THE NEW JAPANESE CINEMATOGRAPH, Beach Road TENT. TO-NIGHT I Grand Change OF Programme. ALL NEW PICTURES. MARTIN SHIBATA, Proprietor*. HARIMA HALL Grand Cinematograph North Bridge Road. TO-NIGHT Entire Change OF Programme. The sensational film of Harry Thaw's Trial will be shown again by special request. I K. HAIUMA. Solo Proprietor.
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      406 1 ROBINSON CO. M H Different Styles Up GENTLEMEN'S >$> BOOTS AND SHOES TO SELECT FROM. t %m^iiei^k^^^^ All English Made Ws/fK^fto^ l 9 A Smart, Up-to-date Walking GREEN CHROME FOOTBALL Boot, made in Tan W>l'ow BOOTB. Calf, -Oxford Shape." fls^^k. lined leather. M "The Cert' BLACK PRINCE BRAND. ft.'Vj McGregoi
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    NAVAL AND MILITARY.
    873 2 CONCESSIONS IN THE INDIAN ARMY TO OFFICERS AND MEN. Increase of Territorial Army. The following Gazette of India Extraordi I nary is published In pursuance of His Majesty's Gracious Message published on the Fiftieth Anniver- sary of the transfer of the Government of India from the East
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    20 2 The men, who make the deepest notches <>n the Stick of Time, are not usually preceded by a brass band.
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      256 2 RATNER Safes "List 2" Pattern, ADAPTED FOB THE CUSTODY OF VALUABLE PAPERS, BOOKS, ETC. Lined throughout with Fire-resisting chambers, 7>\ thick, filled with best non-conducting material. LUvKb Unpickable, violence and gunpowder proof, protected with plate of Ratner drill- proof Compo Safe Steel. AH usual sizes in stock. BORNEO CO., LTD.,
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      144 2 IN THK KITCHEN. Rich, wbolesone, paiato-temptiiu soup. delicious thick gravies cup. at invigorating bMf lea-BOVRIL will help yog to make them aIL BOVRIL F-.erj kiicb— ahoald ban BOVRIL. >T Koi™ l Hii Majesty Warrant to QJjgjQ U K>n < BRICKS THE BATAM BRICKWORKS. We are now able to supply our
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      69 2 NO OPIUM IN CHAMBERLAIN'S COUGH REMEDY. There is not a particle of opium or other narcotic in Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, and never has been since it tbs first offered to the public. It is as i-afe a medicine for a child as for an adult. This remedy is famous for
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      232 2 ISMAIL RAHEEM. Jewellery Bazaar. JUST UNPACKED, A LARGE VARIETY OF Diamond and other Jewellery IN NKW.DESIGXS, SUITABLE FOR All Manner of Presents. PRICES BEYOND <Cb ou customers the pib. p/iMamriAii X LIC oenekally are cordi. UUmFETITtON W ALLY INVITED. There is Nothing to be Said In .zcum l.r to. man
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      166 2 SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Payable in Advance, Daily issue per year 180.00 do per quarter 7.60 do per month 2.50 do per copy 10 Weekly issue per je »r 12-00 do per quarter 8.00 do per copy 35 When sent by post, there is added for the daily issue, two dollars a
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    RECENT LITERATURE.
    1214 3 EXILE OF NAPOLEON BONAPARTE IN ST. HELENA. More Letters and Impressions. N.i'iii.kon .xt> His Feu..iwTravki.lbrs. Edited with Introduction and Notes by Clement Shorter. London Cassell and Company. 10s. 6d. net. When a nation loses its generosity it is a proof of its being on the decline, aays Gibbon
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    VERGER'S CLAIM.
    474 3 Commission on Collections at Wedding Services. The former verger of a Borough church was the plaintiff in an amusing case at Southwark County Court, last month. His name is George Knight, and he was formerly verger of St. George the Martyr Church. He sued the rector, the Rev.
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    NEW AUSTRALIAN BOWLER.
    146 3 Three Good Wickets Taken for Two Runs. They seem to have discovered a new and formidable bowler in Sydney. In a recent match between the Paddington and North Sydney clubs, when Paddington had scored 62 without loss, and the redoubtable Victor Trumper was going strong. North Sydney
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      466 3 The Federal Life Assurance company, ol Canada. ESTABLISHED 1882. Head Office: HAMILTON, ONTARIO, CANADA. Capital and Assets exceed 4,000,000 Gold Dollars. The Federal Life Assurance Co. is one of the Oldest ami most favourably known Companies in Canada. Its loDg and successful experience enables this British Canadian Company with its
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      57 3 "Difficulties are thingH that show what men are," said old Epictetus, the Greek, in expressing the idea that a determined man will overcome all obstacles. Similarly, we might say that ill-health is the thing that shows what Steams' Wine will do. It is excellent for persons convalescing from severe illness
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      235 3 T7ie*Essencc of Vitality Cadbury's Cocoa f gnres valuable support to the whole system. m It contains everything essential to the maintenance and restoration of vitality, is easily digested, and I possesses the delicious, full, genuine ROYAL HOTEL PAYAH LEBAR, TIUM TERMINI'S, SINGAPORE. Grand Cinematograph Show, ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. JANUARY
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    VESSELS EXPECTED.
    857 4 Name, pert, probable date of arrival and name oj Agents. STRAMBRS. Achillea, Liverpool, Feb 4 W. Mansfield Alrlie. Sydney. Feb 38 Bonstead Ambria, Hamburg, Mar 1 Bebn Meyer Aiaaye, Colombo, Apl 9 P. 4 O. Coy Avrjihia, Bombay, Jan Borneo (Joy Astyanax, China, Jaa W. Mansfield Austria, Trieste,
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    Mails to Arrive.
    110 4 FROM EUROPE By the P. A O. steamer Devanha, doe Jan. U. FROM CHINA N.D.L. steame Derfflinger, due Jan. 17. Lett Singapore E Jec 7 N D.L. Jec 10 8.1. 3eo 14 M. M. juc is p. to. 3eo 21 N.D.L Jec 34 B. I. 3m 38
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      48 4 CURE THAT COLO WHILE YOU CAN. Better spend the small amount a bottle of i liamberlain's Cough Remedy would cost you right now than to run the risk of a cold developing into pneumonia, which may mean a big doctor's bill. For sale by all Dispensaries and Dealers.
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      684 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. P. &O. STEAM NAVIGATION CO. Por China, Japan, Penans;, Ceylon, Australia, India, Aden, Erypt, Mediterranean Ports, Plymouth and London. Through Bills of Lading issued for China Ooast, Persian Golf. Continental, and Amerioao Ports. Steam era will leavs Singapore on or about MAIL LINE. (Outward for China) Oeetnha Jan
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      713 4 STEAMERS BAIUNG. OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO., LTD. AND CHINA MUTUAL STEAM KAV. CO. LTD. The Companies' steamers are despaohed from Liverpool outwards for the Straits, China and Japan every week and from Japan homewards for London, Amsterdam and Antwerp every fortnight for Genoa, Marseilles and Liverpool and for Marseilles, Havre
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      520 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. STRAITS STEAM SHIP COMPANY. LIMITED. SAILINGS FROM SINGAPORE TO FEDKRATKD MALAY STATES PORTS AND PENANG. rtaiT. 1POH "HTE LEONG" "KIMTA" "PENAMO" •-PEBAK" "MALACCA" "BELAHOOB" POH ANN •"OABLYLE" -LADY WELD" •"SAPPHO" "SRI HELENE" "BAN WHATT HIN" MONDAYS for Malaooa, Port Diokson, Port Bwettenham and Teluk Anson, at 4 p.m.
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      705 4 STEAMER SAIUNQS. HAMBURG AMERIKA LINE. HAMBUR6. Thee teamen of this Oompany maintain a regular servioe between Hamburg, Bremen, Antwerp, and Rotterdam, and the Straits, China and Japan. Homewards, they are despatohed fortnightly for Havre and Hamburg and onoe a month for Bremerhaven dlreot, calling at Penang and Colombo. Taking oargo
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      795 4 BTEAMER SAILINBB. N. D. L. lORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD Imperial Uerman Mall Line. The fast and well known mail steamer this Company sail fortnightly from Brenv d Hamburg via Bottsrdam, Antwerp, Bou«hhtn> ton, Gibraltar, Oanoa, Naples, (00nn. Marseilles, Naples, Alexandria, and vie* UMi Port Said, Bass, Aden, Oolombo, PenaDt Singapore, Hongkong, Shanghai,
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    SHIPPING IN PORT.
    1402 5 l'M>»* B***aß| l.'-i toll.."--!-.- -.I'.-.-iiattuaa o*> a*, i -ii.— 5l -.nii.-r BB akin, Ik*.— h-.r.ju. *rb.~ BBkaaaawi Y.-t.-Yacbt ;ra.— Cmnor n'bt.— <Jg^ BBBi; r..r.--T.>rpe.|. II. p.— llonnepowr Hrit. Briii-,'.. U.H.— UI ill 111*1 n, l*«B Til— B, llor.'l.it. 11. .h, lull -It-lian; Span.-- B|i..niih >. irawak ll.*,
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    Clearances.
    64 5 J'juvary 13 f Jumna, Brit sir, Pondicherry Seiratad, Nor str, Bangkok ■4 Sand&kan, Ocr str, BandjerrTiissin. P. Lant Keemnn. Brit str Maoi'a, Hongkong. Japan Delphin. Ger yet. Manusti, German N.Gainea Dovre. Nor str, Bangkok Ban Liong, Dnt str. Cotie via ports Lanrens Pit, l)ut str. Indngiri via porU Hainam,
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    Vessels at Tanjong Pagar and Keppel Harbour.
    91 5 Wharves at which Vessels arc Berthed To- Day. TAN JONG PAOAR I-'. ast Wharf Basis— New Orleans, Sultan, Bast W. Suction I— Sandakan. Sbctiom No. 1 (Shefbb Wharf) Bulysses. Siction 2— Putiala, Tamba Mara. 3 Ghszeo. 4— Patani. I J <coba. 6 Foyla,
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    Mails Close.
    104 5 Fob Pbb STBaaaa Tin To BORROW Europe via ports Auaye 6 am. Bangkok Proridcce noon Bangkok Nuentung 2 p.m. Penang and Deli l-aiupio B p.m. Telok Anson via porta Penimg 8 p.m. Malacca and Muar BanWhattHin S p.m. Batavia JJ«i6rar.dr 8 pm. Batavia, S'rang.S'baya.etc. Jnru6a 4 p.m. H'kong,
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    LIST OF PASSENGERS.
    602 5 Passengers Outward. Per P. and O. steamer Mooltan, connecting with the steamer Devanba at Colombo, due January 15. Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Crane, Mr. Ku-kard, Mr. O. A. Talbot, Miss A. M. Smith. Per P. and O. steamer Noro, due January 22.— Messrs. V. Knight, K.
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    45 5 Timi-Baua on Fort Canning aod Mooni Faber drop daily at 1 p.m., Singapore standard time oorraspanding to 6 ».m. Gnenwiob meantime. The time-gun U fired at 13 o'clock noon, indicating Singapore standard time, on every day excepting Sunday, when it it fired at one o'olook.
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    Market Price List.
    398 5 Singapore. January 11, 1909. Article*. c Beans, Long (per catty) 003 (do.) French (do.) 0.07 Beef perlb. 0.18 Beef Steak (do.) 020 Ikan Sprouts (per catty) 002 Bamboo Sprouts (do.) 0.0'2| Rlachan (do.) 014 Brinjals (do.) 004 Cabbage, Batavia (do.) nil (do.) China (do.) 0.10 (do.) Salted
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    Mail Steamer Movements.
    73 5 Octwabd P. and O. Mail. The P. and O. outward mail steamer Devanha left Colombo at 10 p.m. on Satorday, and may be expected to arrive here to-morrow afternoon. Homwiao Gbbman Mail. The Imperial German mail steamer Derf(linger having left Hongkong at noon, today and may be
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    32 5 Twenty-three English insurance companies have agreed to settle clainiH. amounting to iXOO.OOO, arising out of litigation in connection with the disastrous earthquake and tiro which occurred at Jamaica, on January 14, 1907.
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      423 5 STEAMER SAILINGS. N.Y.K. JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP GO. LTD Eilar KOKTNIOHir.Y service Is mainbetween Japan »ud Europe by the TWIN-SCREW STEAMERS, lii.lit Mail Contract with the Imperial Japan- Government, apeoially designed (or the Company's European Service, lighted throughout by Electricity, provided with excellent iK'inim xliuion for First and Beoond Clan Cause
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      638 5 STEAMER SAILINGSINDOCHINA STEAM NAY. CO.. LTD. Tn steamers of (hia Company maintain regular direct service between Caicatta, Straits, Hongkong, Shanghai and Japan, taking oargo on through Bills of Lading for Canton, Bwatow, Amoy, Ctefoo, Tientsin, Newchwang, Yangtue Ports, Fo^.uosa, the Pbilippines, Ac. »«l«')llll«T» Tons Comrmoder Rcmuira 4,8«« R. C. D.
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      423 5 STEAMER SAILINGS. C P R. Canadian Pacific Railway Company's Royal Mall Steamship Lin*. THE RATIONAL HIGHWAY TO EUROPE VIA CHINA JAPAN, CANADA and IB* DNITED STATES. Boole from Hongkong, via Shanghai, Nagaaaki, (Inland Sea of Japan), Kobe, Yokohama, Vlotorla and VanoociTer, R.M.B. "Ehpbbk of Ibdu" 1 Twin sorew atea R.M.B.
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      190 5 AUCTION SALES. Ho well and Co. Jan. 15. At Mr. Abrams' Horse Repository, Orchard Koad. Horses and Carriages, at 5.15 p.m. Jan. 16.— At No. 95, Waterloo Street, teak household furniture, at 1.30 p.m. Jan. 18.— At the Cable Depot, Kcppul Harbour, unserviceable stores, at 2.H0 p.m. Jan. 19. At
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      26 5 Strarns' Hru>achk Cf kk acts directly on the nerves and quickly cures all kiuds of headaches. All chemists. Accept none but Steams'. It's certainly worth trying.
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      77 5 WEATHER TELEGRAM. Hongkong, January 14, 10 a.m. Barometer 80.31 Direotion of Wind N.N.W. ForoeofWtad 1 Max. Temp in Shade ..56 Manila. 783 S.E. 1 34 88 WEATHER REPORT. Kandang Ktrbau HofUal, January 1,1, I!>ii9. a.m. Sr. M.|9r. a. Hawaii* Bar. 83 Fab 89 928 39.610 29 H-fi Temp 88.5 84.8
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      152 5 PAY BY DAY Thursday, January 14. High Water: 8.7 p.m. Aluaiubra Cinematograph, 7.80 p.m. Japanese Cineinatosjrali, 7.30 p.m. Hirima Ciuematograph, 7 BO p.m. Gaiety Cinematograph, 7.80 p.m. Friday, January 15. High Water: 4 3 a.m. 4 5 p.m. P. and 0. homeward mail closes 6 a.tu. P. and O. outward
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    The Straits Times. PRICE 10 CENTS. THURSDAY, JANUARY 14.
    1199 6 The Straits Times. PRICE 10 CENTS. THURSDAY, JANUARY 14. Bven the majority of Russians were able, no doubt, to forgive General Kuropatkin for Home of the amazing passages contained in his history of the Russo-Japanese war. It was necessary to toll the truth unflinchingly in order that the Czar, his
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    28 6 A cargo uf copra arrived from the Natunas and Anambas, by the Klevo, yesterday. From Bangkok, a cargo of rise arrived, this morning, by the Norwegian steamer Heim.
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    17 6 The Colonial Yacht Sea Mow wont into dry dock at the new dock, East Wharf, this morning.
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    22 6 The English mail steamer Delhi made a fast run up from Singapore and arrived at Hongkong some hours ahead of her time.
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    22 6 It is stated from Moukden that the Man. churian House Hotel, owned by Mr. II Fuchs. has been completely destroyed by tire,
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    22 6 The submarine cable between Rome and the lonian Islands is broken and it is feared that the recent earthquake visited the group.
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    20 6 Mr. B. L. Williams, of Mt. Elizabeth, is minus a Javanese houseboy and a quantity of clothing, which disappeared simultaneously.
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    26 6 All persons who are banished from tho F.M.S. are now to be provided by tbo Superintendent of Prisons with a suit of clothes and a blanket.
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    30 6 Ting A Toon was, yesterday, committed for trial, by Mr. C. F. J. Green, for using as genuine a forged document at No. 68 Scrangoon Road, on the 22nd ultimo.
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    25 6 We had three 20,000 ton steamers 'in the harbour this morning the Minnesota, Mongolia and Tenyo Marti says a Hongkong paper of the Bth instant.
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    29 6 The officers of the Malay States Guides are to be provided with a squash racquet court for which a sum of 11,700 has been appropriated in the Federal Estimates.
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    27 6 Alma Shcena Mahomed Gbousc, a local trader and bankrupt, was again before Mr. C.E. Howard, District Judge, this morning, on three allegations of infringing tho Bankruptcy Ordinance.
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    38 6 The new coloured 10 cent Chinese postage stamp is now in use at Shanghai and other places and its colour is changed to a slatyblue or cobalt. There is only the 4-cents now to be issued in red.
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    34 6 The Secretariat, Taiping, sends us the following figures, liable to correction, as showing the export of tin from Perak for December:—Block Tin. 11,419 pikuls, <J1 katties, Tin Ore, 32,644 pikuls, 2 katties. Duty, ♦388,787.59.
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    48 6 On Tuesday, throe steamers past the port from tho west to the east. One of them was a British India steamer, and another was a ship, which had evidently gone to Sabang for her banker coal instead of coming on to Singapore, where her mails were awaiting her.
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    43 6 Mr. S. Kamalingam, Conductor on a Rubber Estate at Bidor, has died at the Tapah District Hospital. The deceased was well-known in the Uatang Padang District and was very popular among his own people. He leaves a large family to mourn his loss.
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    48 6 The dismissal of Yuan Sbih-Kai has caused some dissatisfaction in the Diplomatic Corps. Chang Chih-tung recommends that Liang Ting-tan, ex- Provincial Judge of Hupou, be appointed Governor of Honan. Te Liang. President of the Board of War, is likely to be called to serve on the Grand Counoil.
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    55 6 A terrible tragedy took place, on December 19, at Maldon, Essex, as the result of a family fond. A man named Frederick Cole, using a revolver, shot his father, Councillor Cole, and his brother-in-law, Kitchen, and then committed suicide. Two of the accused's brothers, Edward and James, have been arrested
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    60 6 Two Pillars of Victory, which were found outside tho town-wall or Pegu, India, are to be erected on a masonry pedestal in front of the District Court. They are believed to have been erected in 1025 and 1027 AD. to commemorate the victory of Prince Rajendra Chola I, who overran
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    73 6 A number of intoxicated coolies boarded a tramcar at Shaukiwan, Hongkong, the other night, and began to give considerable trouble by their behaviour. They each occupied a seat by lying across it full length, and eventually their conduct was resented by the conductor. An altercation ensued, and the car had
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    90 6 Dealing with the opium revenue, the Statesman says An investigation of market conditions in Calcutta, however, shows that the increase in the Indian revenue returns is owing more artificial inflation of prices, due to speculation in this country, than to any actual increase in tho demand. This is a state
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    95 6 A recent number of the Calcutta Gazette oon tains the following draft bye-laws which are not devoid of interest to many people in Singapore:—(ll specifying the manner in which stables, cattle-sheds, and cow-houses are to be constructed and connected with the municipal drains (2) for the inspection of milch cattle,
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    109 6 Tiie monk who was arrested in Fatshan some time ago for creating disturbances, thereby destroying the Police station there, has been tried several times at the Nauilioi Magistracy, says a Canton correspondent, but at each of these trials he persisted in refusing to give a reply to any questions pat
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    407 6 The death at Delhi is reported of Lieutenant B, C. Young, 85th Sikhs, from a fall from his horse. Amongst the visitors now in India is Mi. William Heincmann, the publisher, and also two sisters of Sir Albert Spicer. Lieutenant W. Fallon, of the Nizam's Artillery, and
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    Municipal Commission.
    54 6 At the meeting of the Municipal Com missioners, on Friday, the Board will con sider the report of the Health Committee on fees for analyses, the lighting of back lam-. on Sultan Ali's Estate, the water supply to tho Theatre, tho revocation of the Singapore Dogs' Order of
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    Siam and the Opium Commission.
    59 6 On 7th instant, His Excellency I'hya Sakdi Seni, High Commissioner of Monthon I'atani, and Luang Vistr Kosa. Secretary for Foreign Affairs, who have been appointed delegates of tiic Siamese Government at the Opium Commission Wu->h is going to moet at Shanghai, on February 1, left
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    Another Boycott.
    93 6 -V London wire, of December l'.t, says. The efficacy of the boycott is again being tried in China, whore it has often caused great injury to unpopular movements and interests. A strong movement, backed by the merchants' guilds, has been instituted for boycotting German goods and institutions at
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    Mems and Marketing.
    101 6 In Singapore, Saigon, Uongkoug ,ml others places, says the Siam Free Press, the boy or cook follows the mistress to tho market, and comes back with what she selects and pays for, and if such a custom were adopted in Bangkok, it would do much to improve
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    New Year Honours.
    157 6 The New Year's Honours list is an oh|>ucially lengthy one this year and, so far .1 we nave examined it, says the Rangoon Gazette, the honours appear fairly evenly distributed amongst officials and non-officials, amongst civil and military, and amongst tho various provinces. A Knighthood is conferred
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      130 6 (Extra Special Blend) WlllS/iV. Caldbeck, Macgregor Co., Singapore. 0^ Tiicrmos" Flush. V hPtJm Kee P B HOT BEVERAGES hot for U hours. V COLD DRINKS cold for weeks. JOHN LITTLE COMPANY, Ld. MOND GAS. The Chaapaat Fual lor Power and Heating Oanaratad from Bituminou j Slick PLANT CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
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      162 6 Alhambra. TO-NIGHT New Pictures. 1. A Good Trip. 2. Rumkiln Ashore. 8. An Up-to-date Wig Chase. 4. The Martyrdom of Louis XVII. 5. A Milliner's Pranks. 6. The Man of Frequent Falls. ALL PATHE FRERES 1 FILMS. The Best in tho World. Defy Competition. L. F. WILLIS, Manager. The Auto-Piano.
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    AUSTRIA AND TURKEY.
    173 7 INDEMNITY OFFER FINALLY. ACCEPTED. Grand Vizier Asks for More. IKhutrr's Tblkoram] London, January 18. Turkey has accepted Austria's offer of an indemnity for the annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is stated in Vienna that mere formalities remain to be adjusted, and a complete settlement is expected
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    Rubber Reports.
    72 7 EDINBURGH COMPANY FORMED IN LONDON. Three Years Dividends Guaranteedi i From Grit Corkksi'omiknt.) London via Penang, January 18, The Edinburgh l>:ibbor K state Company, Solangor, has been formod in Loudon. The present issue of shares is 2 i.tibT, and the price of the estate is i.'2ri,003 iu cash
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    PANAMA CANAL.
    84 7 Bill to Authorise Five Hundred Million Loan. |Rbdtkk's Tklbobam] London January ML A Washington telegram states that Mr. Hopkins has introduced a bill in the Senate authorising an issue of bonds for five hundred million dollars for the construction of the l'aiin ni Canal. This is an increase
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    EXCHANGE OF ROYAL VISITS.
    86 7 King and Queen of England Going to Berlin. |Dkh Ostasiatischb Lloyd Tblbobam] Herlin. January 13. King Edward and Queen Alexandra will be received at Munich by tho Prince It-gent of Bavaria I Prince Luitpoldi. They leave Dover on February N, and go direct to Berlin, where
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    SOMALI MULLAH.
    45 7 No Expedition to be Sent by Great Britain. [Rbotbr's Tblboram.) London, Januaryjli. Router loams that tho Imperial Government does not intend to despatch au expedition against the Mullah. The position, however, is such as to make it necessary to strengthen the British forces.
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    ENGLAND AND THE PACIFIC.
    40 7 Rumoured Establishment of New Naval Depot. [Dkh Ostasutuobb Llotd Tbuobam) Rerlin, January 18. It is reported that England intends to establish a port at Esquimanlt, Vancouver, for the purpose of giving support to her Pacific fleet.
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    PRUSSIAN BUDGET DEFICIT.
    35 7 [Deb Ostasutisuhb Llotd Tilbi.ua> Berlin. January l:j. The Prussian Budget for 1909 shows a deficit of about 176 million uiark«. labout £9.000,000 sterling. A loan will be issued to meet the deficit.
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    MOURNING DAY RIOTS.
    1002 7 Daring Daylight Robbery on Bukit Timah Road. The case against Kwek Chiang Tok, charged with voluntarily causing grievous hart to Siow Sing Jin, at Pulo Bukom, by striking him on tho head with a carrying pole in a fight, so severely that ho died the next day,
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    129 7 The direct steam oomtnnnication between Ja"a and Australia kept up by the Royal Packet Navigation Company does not pay unless subsidised by the Dutch Government. The Governor- General of Netherlands India warmly recommended a subsidy, even though the amount be high in the first few years, and advised the Minister
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    Excluding Asiatics.
    108 7 PRESIDENT ROOSEVELTSSTRONG REMARKS. Chinese Increasing in Canada. IRbutbr's Tblborah.] London January 14. Presidcut Roosevelt, conversing with a friend, described the anti-Asiatic measures introduced in the Californian Legislature as a piece of folly, bad faith, and iniquity. These measures exclude Japanese from the public schools, provide for the segregation
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    SINGAPORE SPORTING CLUB.
    266 7 Report for Presentation at Annual Meeting. From the report of the Singapore Sporting Club, to be presented at the annual general meeting, on the 20th instant, it appears that there is a credit balance on the workiug account of $5,802.54 and a cash balance of $5,798.28. The
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    HOGAN AND COMPANY.
    254 7 Further Examination of Detailed Stock Sheets. The examination of Mr. George Smellie. in the Benzie cas=, was continued by Mr, F. M. Elliot in the Supreme Court, before Mr. Justice Sercombe Smith, yesterday afternoon and this morning. For the greater portion of tho timo, the evidence was
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    LENIENCY IN COURT.
    198 7 Theft on Steamer Between Penang and Singapore. At the Hongkong Magistracy, on the Bth inst., tbe second officer of the Fooksang, S. Ooghton, proceeded against a seaman and a deck boy for breaking into a steel safe and stealing money to the value of $40. Complainant's story
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    Large Mail Causing Difficulties.
    89 7 The Post Office at Suez is experiencing some difficulties on account of the large quantities of mails daily arriving for the coming American fleet. Lp to yesterday, 450 big bags had arrived and many more hundreds, says a note of Deoember 22, are doubt less en
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    Opium Suppression.
    754 7 i A CLAP OF THUNDER AND A HIGH WIND. Poppy Cultivation in Kansu and Kiangsi. The following is a translation of a memoI rial presented by T'ai Pu, Tartar goncral of 1 Ningbsia, on the subject of the suppression of dpium. This significant document appear ed in the
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    The Disaster at the Docks.
    104 7 Divers were at work again on the wreck of tbe Dutch steamer Djambi, this morning, and definitely ascertained that it would bo a hopeless task to attempt to recover the bodies of tbe Chinese stevedores before the heavy cargo, which lies upon them, is removed.
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    Herbert Withers Concert Company.
    172 7 It will be seen from our advertising columns that this gifted company of artistes is about to pay a visit to Singapore, where they will give a concert in the Teutonia Club. The tour is half a pleasure trip and holiday for the .artistes, and just
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    BADGE OF SECRECY.
    480 7 Fatal Outcome of Trouble in Upper Chincbew'Street. About 10 p.m. on December 21, a number oi Chinese created trouble in I'pper Chinchew Street, with the result that 18 of them fell into the hands of tho police. An aggravating element in tbe case is that a man
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    MESSAGERIES MARITIMES SUED.
    219 7 Defendants' Successful Plea Against Local Merchant. Before Mr. C. J. Saunders, yesterday, Messrs. A. M. S. Angulia sued the Message ries Maritimes for damages to goods entrusted to them to the extent of $188.74. Mr. Baker appeared for the plaintiffs and Mr. -Emerson for tho defendants. From
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    ITALIAN EARTHQUAKE.
    126 7 British Chaplain and Family Killed at Messina. A wire from London, dated the sth instant, says: The Pope, yesterday, visited the earthquake refugees in the Vatican hospital which stands on Italian ground, thus passing the area in which he enjoys extra-territoriality. Many of the refugees jumped out of
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    SUCCESSFUL AFFORESTATION.
    142 7 Financial Success of Japanese Forests. For 1,200 years the people of Japan havo been planting forest, with a success that has been a little short of marvellous. Under careful management the Japanese forests yield very good financial returns. This high yield is only mode possible by the close
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    26 7 The House of Representatives, at Tokio, has telegraphed a message of sympathy to the Italian Government expressing sympathy with the nation in the rtoent terrible calamity.
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    ANOTHER EARTHQUAKE
    76 7 GENOA AND OTHER ITALIAN CITIES AFFECTED. Consternation Among the People. IRbotbr's TauoRAMJ London, January 14. (■enoa, Padua, Florence, and Venice felt shocks of earthquake yesterday. They wore so violont that people rushed out of their houses. A number of the bouses were cracked, and the people are camped
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    COLLIERY CALAMITY.
    33 7 One Hundred Miners Entombed in West Virginia. [RaoTßß's Tblbobam] London, January 14. A hundred men have boen ontombod at Lick Colliery, Blucficlds, West Virginia. Their position, it is feared, is hopeless.
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    PRINCE KUNI.
    39 7 |Dkr Ostasutisohb Llotd Tslboram| Berlin, January lit. In honour of Prince Kuni a dinner was given at the Japanese Embassy here. Here von Schoen, Foreign Minister, and several ambassadors, and officials of the Foreign Office were present.
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    FRENCH CHAMBER.
    21 7 [DBS OSTASIATISCHI LLOTD TaLBORAM] Berlin, Janaury 13. M. Brissou has been rc-aloctcd President of the French Chamber of Deputies.
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    YUAN-SHIH-KAI IMPEACHED.
    69 7 luiou Times Telegrams.! Our Peking telegrams state that Censor Chin Ping Lun impeached Yuan-Shih-Kai, asserting that he had scattered his private agents nearly all over tho Empiro, and that there are only three Viceroys who do not make secret communications to him. Chow Ka Loi has been made
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    ASCENT OF THE MESSENGER.
    254 7 Chinese Curiosity Aroused by Shanghai Airship. Captain Price's airship made an ascent at Shanghai on Christmas Day, but tbo N Daily News says, misfortune dogged its path, for almost immediately something went wrong with the engine and tbe airship became a more non dirigible balloon. Tbe
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    DROWNING OF A CAPTAIN.
    145 7 Tragedy on Steamer in Sea of Japan. Yesterday morning, December 29, it was learned that Captain Wagermann, of the P. and A. steamer Nicomcdia, had been drowned shortly before tbe vessel entered the Straits of Shimonoseki. Full details of the occurrence are not yet to hand,
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    Grave Situation in Calcutta.
    94 7 Riots have been broken out in Calcutta, says a wire of 6th inst. The Maboruedans are determined to avenge the desecration of their mosquos, in one of which a slaughtered pig was found on 6th inst. The Military and Police are fully employed. Every mill is
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    Great Boxing Fight.
    1776 8 REVOLTING EXHIBITION STOPPED BY POLICE. Championship Contest at Sydney. In fourteen onesided rounds, in all of whieh ha had prevailed, Jack Johnson, the coloured champion, d feated Tommy Burns, the hold r of the world's boxing champion■hip, la the presence of 10,000 persons, tho bouso running into
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    POST OFFICE AT SEA.
    683 8 Dealing with Record Mail from Home. The Bombay correspondent of Capital writes The P. and O. steamer Persia, which arrived in harbour, ou Frid ly, brought, besides a largo number of passengers, an enormous Christmas mail, tho number of tags being a record. Tho Sea Post
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      103 8 Calcutta beat the Viceroy's Staff in the polo finals by eight goals to two. The steam launch Agro will leave Johnston's I'ht for the Swimming Club Butigalow on Suuday at 7, 9 and 10 a.m., 2.30 and 8.80 p.m., returning at 8.30 and 9.30 a.m., 12.15, 3
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      Rifle Shooting.
      53 8 Malacca Ladies' Club. The weekly shoot, at Malacca, took place, at the High School Range, on the l'2Ui instaut with the following results: Mi-s O. E. Williams 31 Mrs. Kinder 26 Miss Williams 23 Mis. Howill 22 Mi-s Hrooks 21 Mrs. Caldwi II 20 Mrs. Slnll.,be.iro 14 Mrs.
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    PETROLEUM IN WEST AFRICA.
    484 8 First Oilfields within Limits of British Empire. Sir Charles B. Euan Smith, K.C.8., who presided at a meeting ot the Nigerian In vestment Company at Cannon. stieet Hotel, said should oil be found in payable quantities in Nigeria, as they believed now was absolutely established, the
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    British Indians Abroad.
    49 8 The Governor of Honduras in a speech at Ottawa said that the failure to iuduoe Indiana to go to Honduras was due to a revival of industry ami tho action of wealthy Indiaus assi»tiug the destitute. He paid a tribute to Sikhs in business iv Canada.
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    VILLAGE SENSATIOIN.
    311 8 Clergyman Refuses Communion to Maj >r and Wife. A sensation has been caused in the Kentish village of Charing a quiet, picturesquo spot between Ash ford and Maidstone— by the action of the vicar, the Itev. J. C. Ltendcll, in refusing to administer the sacrament to a lady
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    DOCK STRIKE IN RANGOON.
    155 8 Chinese Clerks Make an Unusual Demand. Several Chinese clerks, employed by firms shipping rice in the stoamer Palitana, struck work at Kingeon, on December 30, and tried to prevent others from carrying ou their duties. The officers of the ship, assisted by European aud Euiasian tally
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    Pastor Eaten by Wolves.
    78 8 A terrible affair is reported from Hungary. A pastor named Heskert, who was driving at Olisa, BeUtadt. Tos-Chae?i-durg, was attacked by eight wolves. He shot one of the animals with a revolver, and alyhtod to secure tho carcase as a trophy. The other wolves, which had
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      164 8 TEUTONIC CLUB. January 23,25 itndtH. THE HERBERT WITHERS C3NUERT CO. INCHUIMi Madame Luisa Sobrino (Prima Donna Soprano). Mr. Charles Bennett (The Famous Baritone). Madame Marguerite Elzy, F.R.A.M. (Brilliant Solo Pianisti'. Mr. Herbert Withers (England's l-'.miurite •Ccllictl. Under Direction of C. Harrison Gibbous. Plan Tickets at the Robinson Piauo Co., Ltd.
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      90 9 Gambier t 10.10 do (Cube No. 1) nnpicko<* 18.75 t'jpr» Bali buyers 8.10 do Pontianak 7.60 Hopper, Black buyers 12.50 do White 6% bayers 19.00 Suo Floor Sarawak 3.02 do Brunei No. 1 2.86 Pearl Bago 8.7S Coffee Bali, picked 22.60 Coffee, Palembang, 20% b»» norn Coffee, Liberian 24.00
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      EXCHANGE.
      129 9 On London -Bank 4 m/s 3/4 Demand 2/8] Private 8 m. 2/4 j do 8 m/« a/4 ft On Germ my -Bank d/d 287 Private B m/« 241 do 6 m/a M 8 On fr.jne«-Bank d/d '281} Private 8 m/- 397 do 6 m/l 209 On i«iJ«>-BankT. T. 174
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      DEBENTURES.
      51 9 dowartb ttrakine 8% MOO.OOO 1% prcm EUley Hargnavat 6% 218,000 1% pram 3'pore Electric Tramwayi Co., Ltd. 6% 330,000 nominal ■itDgapore Municipal 8% 400,000 M%p.nom. S% 1,878,000 6% pram *i% 1,800.000 i% prem 4% 801,900 nominal Stralti Engineering Byd., Ltd. 8% 48,000 par I'kQJong Pagar Dook Board 6% 1,060,000
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      MINING.
      343 9 _>«te of formaon OapilaJ Mam bar Snbaoribad of Bh»rei laraa V»lar Paid ap to Bbaret Dniwoad Company QooT4noM IM» •SOO.OOO I9OT IWO.HOO 1901 1800,000 1908 £400.000 1907 MOO.OOO 1901 £80,000 1906 £100,000 1908 1160.000 1906 £110,000 1906 £80,000 1906 1*50,000 1906 £180.000 1907 £100,000 1904 £130,000 1907 •400,000 1908
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      RUBBER.
      369 9 i we 1150,000 137,061/K I 48.800 < 108,600 I 10,800 1,100 t1.760 88 700 11,600 I 10.000 6.000 88.000 I 161,484 1 118.R46 60,000 t 16,000 180.000 184,000 I 70.000 640 I »•<> 18,098 861,000 V 10,000 I 118.000 1 186 000 11,800 n.soo 1,888 I 11,411 990 800
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      GENERAL.
      200 9 1884 1008 1907 1896 IB6S £6,877.10.0 $350,000 •1,500,000 li,J,W.l> 4,806 350,009 1,090,000 16,000.000 7,688 2,500 150,000 4.60U lll.u. I M.OOO i 6000 6.000 LOOT 4.400 i 6.000 1.750 14.000 800 400,000 1,110 1.000 4,956 "OO.OOC 11/6 100 10 9u IJ.I 100 100 100 100 10 100 100 10 M
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      186 9 THE STRAITS TIMES CAN BE OBTAINED AT THE Following Places IN SINGAPORE Messrs. John Little Co., Ltd. Messrs. Kelly and Walsh, Ltd. Raffles Hotel, Beach Koad. Messrs. Kirn k Co., Battery Road and Amer man Street. Messrs. Jitts Co., North Bridge Road. Messrs. Koh Co., 90, Bras Basah Road. Adelpbi
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      302 9 to ff^^r} W Measure P^^^Hk ssfli?V I UPPIr WMt 00<l 8 ">«<"-«t« P^C. V^l J <» row own muiurwn.ntl. m.de by •kill.d workX \^^g3 IMr l h^»P» n- h«>lth» iurroundlnj.. mad> jfl^M T "V l% rd rln cloth '""nr popul.r .hade Our M Wh o< f o/M.llOrtl.rT.lloHn l l,wort»donth.mortup. rl
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      299 9 Whiteaway, Laidlaw Co., Ltd. STOCK-TAKING SALE. yjj?i^?>x Tea Services. //gStx y*+> J*™_\ THIN ENGLISH PORCELAIN. \Wt "GLOBE" VvCml wP^ffVtnv^tMrfy liEl> BLIE 0R <iKEEN GILT SALE PRICE: $5. A TJTTOTTTS! (31 Pieoesi f "V PRINTED AND GILT, BROWN, BLUB, isv Ll+ 1 L-^-v (iHEEN AND RED. >|OT%J|J W yT^ BALE PRICE:
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    Longboat's Victory.
    684 10 DORANDO COLLAPSES AT THE LAST MILE. Another Dramatic Marathon Finish. Longboat, tbe Canadian Indian, recently ran Dorando to a standstill in the Marathon Itace at Madison-square Garden, New York, the Italian collapsing in the twenty-sixth mile. With a fast sprint Longboat broke the tape, with plenty of strength
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    OCEAN RACE.
    238 10 American Liner First to Reach Plymouth. Seven Atlantic liners left New York on December 12, for Europe, and a week later was to be concluded one of the most interesting of ocean races of recent times. Tbe vessels concerned, says an e.\ change, are the American liner St.
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      481 10 INSURANCE Complies COMMERCIAL UNION ASSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED FIRE, LIFE. MARINE, ACCIDENT, GUARANTEE. ASSETS exoeed £17,000,000. W. A. SIMS, n 1375 Manager, Eastern Branoh. NORWICH UNION FIRE INSURANCE SOCIETY OF NORWICH A LONDON. Established 1797. FOR FIRE INSURANCE ONLY. Amount insured £385,000.000. Losses paid 11,600,003. Premium income. 906,000. lnanranoe effected on
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      635 10 BANKING COMPANIES. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA. AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. INCORPORATED BT ROYAL CHARTER Paid np Capital In 60,000 Bharas of £Meaob «1,100,000 Etoaenrs Fnnd £1,525,000 SUnrve Liability of Proprietors 1,200,000 BAD KERB. Bank oi England. National Bank of Scotland. Tb London City A Midland Bank, Ltd. SINGAPORE BRANCH. Current Aooounte
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      541 10 BANKING COMPANIES. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. i>aid up capital us.ooo.ooc RESERVE FOND Sterling Reserve •16,000.0001 Silver Reserve 114,000,0001 W 000 ooe Ssserve Liability of Proprislon 115.000.00 C COURT OP DIRECTORS. E. Shellim, Eaq. Chairman. Hon. Mr. W.J. Oreeson. Deputy Chairman E. O. Barrett, Esq. 1. R. Lenzmann, Esq i.
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      36 10 GET A BOTTLE TODAY. Guard tbe health of your family by keeping at hand a bottle of Chamberlain's Couch Remedy. It has no equal for coughs, colds and croup. Fur sale by all Dispensaries and Dealers.
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      773 10 SALES BY AUCTION. MORTGAGEE'S SALE. At Messrs. H. L. Coghlan A Co's Sale-rooms, On Monday, January 18, at 2.30 p.m. Freehold Land, area 41,597 square feet, with the dwelling bouse No. 9, Jalan Ampas, off Balestier Road. Circulars issued. H. L. Coghlan 9 Co., 75 Auctioneers. AUCTION SALE OF VALUABLE
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    AUTOMOBILISM.
    884 11 SUMMONS ISSUED AGAINST PEER BY TAXI-CAB DRIVER. Fines Inadequate as Penalties. Lord Abinger was summoned at Marlborough Street Police Court, recently, by a taxi-cab driver, named Keynolds, for a fare of Md. and for making use of certain threatening, abusive, and insulting words and behaviour." Mr. Bodkin appeared for
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    342 11 Road Hogs. A good many exaggerated statements, says Truth, were made, as a matter of course, at the recent annual meeting of the body calling itself tbe Highways Protection League, but on one point I confess myself heartily in agreement with somo of the speakers namely, in regard to the
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    385 11 Lesson from France. If we have little need nowadays to look to the French Show as setting us any lessouß, generally speaking, in ttie way of now things, there aro some particulars in which our French neighbours uny Btill be said to set the pace, says the Motor Car. One
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    201 11 A Prince's Privilege. At Wimborne, on December 11, Prince .1 itendra was summoned for having driveu a motor-oar to the danger of the public at Sturminster Marshall. Mr. Staple Firth, for the prince, said that as hig Highness was a suzerain prince to the King, that Court had no jurisdiction
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    20 11 A real estato title that has existed two hundred years has quieted its title. It is so with a lie.
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      364 11 The City Motor Garage Co., We undertake to Repair MOTOR CARS, STEAM CARS and MOTOR CYCLES. WE DO NOT THINK YOU ARE AWARE OF THE FACT tbat we arc Repairing cracked and broken CYLINDERS and OEAR BOXES. THE ONLY FIRM IN THE EAST. ALUMINUM CASTINGS MADE AND REPAIRED. THE ONLY
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      60 11 RANEEGUNGE PIPES. The interior of these Pipes being glazed, nothing will grow on them and cause obstructions, as is the case with cement or unglazed pipes and drains. Sole Agents i THE BORNEO CO., LD. n RIGAUD'S W Kanaka Hi op jflpßs J^L' TOILET WATER ■I jM oT lm tat
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      403 12 ARTICLES FOR SALE. ■Urst Foar Llass, omiot two laMrtiou, SI.X Bf tli* loch, m* Seal* of ChaigM. RUBBER BTUMPB FOR BALE. Good Rubber Slumps, 10 msnths old. Apply Manager, Llaggi Plantations, Ltd., Senmban. RUBBER EBTATEB FOR BALE Two Rubber Estates about 1,000 aores each (just valued). Will take shares. Apply
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      474 12 The Van Rijn Tyrclcss Rubber Wheel. PATENTED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ALL PRINCIPAL COUNTRIES AND COLONIES. A Perfect Wheel for All Kinds of Motor The Van Rijn Wheel is made of one solid Vehlcles# mass of Para Rubber. It is unbreakable, No Costly Tyre renewals No Punctures to Cause
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      353 12 Miscellaneous NOTICES tUTEt —Ut Month, 110 p«r Inch. SabMqaut month*, |6. for ihortar partodi M^Beal* of Charge*. THE STRAITS TRADING COMPANY. LIMITED. NOTICE TO HOLDERS OF BEARER SHARE WARRANTS. Notice is hereby given that on presentation of Coupon No. IS at the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China, Singapore,
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      326 12 LIST OR FOUND. JUTES:— FiT* I,in«», on* or two insertioi 4 11. "0 Br th* inch, m Sc&l* of Charg**. DOB LOBT. Strayed from Baffles Hotel on Sunday morning, a white-haired fox terrier dog, with black patches round eyes Wearing collar with Colonel Nelson" on it, and Municipal badge No.
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