The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (Weekly), 8 February 1906

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81 96 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (Weekly)
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    22 81 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. WEEKLY MAIL EDITION. No. 967 V HIR n S ES THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8 S 1906.
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    CONTENTS.
    117 81 J -1 s^ v > 82 82 82 82 8:? 89 s:* 89 8:: M -4 :»l 94 r ud B 9 89 Ht- I. Hon. W. 84 Si 84 87,93 W B Collyer. 8S En ■n 89 i Ltd i«2 <»;? M *:o?t mown s-» Hoagkoag 86 ivies
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  • Domestic Occurrences.
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      Marriage.
      46 81 801 188-WATBOH. On January IP. at H.B.M. Consulate-General, Shanghai, by Sir Pelhain L. Warren, X.c.M.0., and afterwards by the Key. Fleming James, ma., ph. i>., Gbobgk P»., eldest ■on of George Boyers, Castor, Lincolnshire, to Alice Jane, daughter ol the late John Watson, of Shanghai.
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    • Obituary
      Death.
      22 81 Xkkin. Bogbl. Oa January It. :-t tlie Gfrenera] Hospital, Shanghai, Friedrich NeringBogel, S. retarj of the Club Concordia, aged <»6 rears
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    The Future of the Philippines.
    721 81 Hti;- shall Ihc Press the Vt op rfght maintain 'Jnawed by Influence and unbribed by gain; L*?':* patriot Truth her glorious pro epts draw. 't,:^ci to Relision, Loraltv r.tid Law. February 1. A London telegram to HongkoLg (Jan. 23) says thai it is rumoured that
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    The Evils of Mixed Control. February 2.
    508 81 Another reference t.> some proposed idea ot altering the status of the Philippines appears m this Washington telegram to Loudon dated Jan 4th A joint resolution was introduced into Congress to-day regarding the Philippine Islands, which, if adopted, will raise an important International
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    Redesdale "Redux."
    1021 81 Besides tho gallant Admiral i tl*< eel Sir Edwjmbd Set mo irlio couie« with Prince Abthub ol Conn«ugli< to iu»aw I mull ude ol -M I ip« all thror^li th.- China Station, tliere- is another personality of interest, who also hai had diplomatic experience of the Fair East
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  • Page 81 Advertisements
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      67 81 YOU ARE WRONG you s iw JAVA propend a few clays which lethe loveliest ;e thi out Java. AY! A take a railway ni which is Only from Batavia. v.!f 2.200 feet, i In a delightfully i din lemi ask without HOTEL LENNE HOTEL VICTORIA and the -r.: ABATOE, the
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      134 81 S. THOMAS' COLLEGE, COLOMBO, CEYLON. FOUNDED 1851 The chief Bearding School ol Ceylon, under Chinch of England principles. Non-Christian have separate religious teaching. The coarse ranges from elementary classes to the Cambridge Senior Loral, and University of London Examinations;. The Classical side takes English, Latin. Greek and French The Science
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  • Page 81 Miscellaneous
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      279 81 THK WEKK. The P. O. Dougola arrived on Saturday with European mails of January 12. The homeward advices iio by the I>. I. Z.iida to-day. On Saturday morning His Koval Highness i'riuee Arthur ol OonnaMght, en route to Japan to convey to the Mikado the Order of the Garter, arrived
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    Prince Arthur of Connaught. February 5.
    399 82 Prince Arthur of Connaught. February 5. EL R. 11. Prince \xthur of Connaught, who is entrusted with t lit* important duty of inresting If M. the Mikado of Japan with the Mosl Noble Order of the Garter, has come and gone, after ;i splendid reception that is at once n
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    British Shipping Disabilities. February 6.
    800 82 It has been for lon<* a reproach against British Governments of both parties, that the effect of their attempts to regulate British trade and, particularly, British shipping has been equivalent to erecting hurdles and obstacles on the IJritish track, and giving foreign trade and shipping
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    A Rubber Intelligence Agency.
    524 82 These isan intenriew m the Times oi Ceylon* 1 with a prominent London broker, Mr G Cheston, on the general question ol the flotation of Ceylon and Malayan rubber coinpuuies iv London* That gentleman** rJew was that the most important thing was I get the right
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    Cobden Discredited February 7.
    534 82 Cobden Discredited February 7. Whii |[r n m Free Trade <]• thi» policy by Rnglai tlmil live veil- 1 S ti(»u- would, ii; iii' undoubtedly said. Tariff* be i.. ]>•. an;. ptodlM fog n ncr or lat i Hr Cobdi k i i>ii t ii.-.-.' lit- would ba the tremendou*h
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    ATHLETIC NOTES.
    644 83 mm •n^mtulate Miles on his .<< ir wai i w bag ftgßi at drift tlmt lie we« tl* Singapore Chamstyle, au«l be htm mom won the pol t] Sepoi Lows <Jt>^ Chrt* > l fair lumber d mUm neoad ...uir. Campbell, bet po ulkur that pea plaj ing
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    THE DONGOLA DRAFT THEFT.
    220 83 Drafi Uncashable. Sovereigns ai >•• Stolen. I mI Police have up to the present found no trace of the ilr-tfl for 2200 stolen from one "i" Prince Arthur ot* Coonaucjht's suite on the a mail ste unei Don i though enquiries bave been made at all
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    STOLE TITLE DEEDS.
    195 83 A hiaese uotiia, living st No. 9 Narcid reported t i Sjrgeaut I> w I i > lasl uight that she lit'l lost two title deeds for houses valued .it $10,000 and a ijumtitv of jewellery valued at over S7OO. She added that the deeds ■m\[ jewellery
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    A MYSTERIOUS DOOR.
    195 83 For the past five years one of the doors of the Second Police Court has been kept barri- caded t'<>f some unacvouutable reason. The do i- o£ Hie two other Courts, which are both b milar to the Second Court, are all open. On Monday when there
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    THE HYE LEONG GROUNDS.
    111 83 No Damage Anticipated. Captain Perry of the ss. Bye Leon*, which unived here this morning from Teluk Anson via port*, reports that at5.3J amonthedth when off Pufc Angsa the vessel took the bank. It was then blowing strong ;md there was a blinding ruin storm and
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    DESTITUTE STRANGERS AND PRISONERS' AND FUND.
    398 83 The Hon. Treasurer of the Destitute Btran geri and Prisoners' Aid Fund, m presenting his »tate raent of accounts for the- year ending :>lst. Dec, 1905, desires to express the thanks of the Committee for the generous manner m which the European public have
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    A CUTE THIEF.
    162 83 bur the past few weeks n number of umbrellas stored ai \!'>s<v> Cadonau Co'a have b h disappearing m an un ice* mutable m inner ;i:i<l the jrtgali has l)een on the alert to discover who has been appropriating uiem. Yesterday the jagah noticed that i coolio,
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    "THE FORTY-FIFTH."
    171 83 The Sherwood Foresters (Notts ant] Derby Regiment) 1-t Battalion, has attained the l*'»»;;h \<\!r »>t its regimeutal existence. Singapore will be interested to know that the form tion of tho ltf_;iiiit'n 4 was m January lltl, 1741, ami until 1748 i\ w is known as the 55th. I'
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    A POWERFUL TUG.
    149 83 The Federated Mstlay States railway recently places] a contract with Messrs Howarth Erskine Limited., for a new tug for use at Port Swettenbam. This boat has just been completed uuder survey of the Governmeut Marine Surveyor with most satisfactory results. A.l the trials which irero completol yasterday
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    PUSING LAMA TIN MINES.
    26 83 )The output from tin* mine f«»r Ilm Month of January, was 1,01 J pieuls of tin .>»•- -> l" an approximate Tallhj of sVJ.OOM.
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    THE STRAITS CURRENCY.
    1122 83 The Hongk<mg Telegmpn nas these observations m a leader based on tta telegraphed announcement of the fixing the r te for the Straits dollai In now fixing the ratio, t; »••■> eminent has followed the example set by India. After sufficient Straits dollars had been vin^d and
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    THURSDAY, FEB. 1, 1906.
    926 84 The Earl and Countess of Leitrim arrived here by the Rajah of Bamwak from Sarawak this mornin-_r A Chinese prisoner awaiting trial at the Civil Prison attempted lo commH filicide this morning b? htipy w g himself. The Netherlands Trading SocieU ii opening a branch m
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    LABUAN GAZETTE.
    155 84 The second issue of the Labuan Official ColoDial Gazette published to-day contains the following notifications. His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint Mr. M. 8. H. McArthur to be Ju<Ju r^ of the General Court, Labuan, with effect from the Ist of January, 1906. Subject to
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    W. C. T. U. CHRISTMAS TREATS.
    227 84 W. C. T. U. CHRISTMAS TREATS. We publish b low, at tbe requea oi the treasurer the bal sheet of the W. C. T. U. Christ mas Fund. 11. 12. The G (vernor, $20: Mrs N Trotter, $21 Mrs P 20; Misses Norris, >I" R !>. [rce, *10; Sir J.
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    H. M. S DREADNOUGHT.
    183 84 Peb. 6 (the anniversary of the founding of Siugapore) has baen fixed provisionally for the launch a1 Portsmouth of H.M. battleship Dre<id nought, which, when she takes tha water, will be ii;*' largest warship m the world. Thai i exactly four months after the ti!i<-i;il laying
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    WIDDING IN PENANG.
    218 84 Teklix<s -An 1 1 1 n v. A fairl) numerous gathering friends assembled :i' the Ohur:h of th-2 Assumption on Weduesduy afternoon, on the occasion of the wedding <>t' MEr George Teeliug, the well-knowu barrister-at-law of Penang, only sou oi Mr S. J. Teeliug, of Drogheda, county
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    RAUB GOLD MINE.
    30 84 Tbe following is the result, of work ;it the Raub Mine for tlio our weeks ended Jau 27tli. Stone crushed, -t,vs<) tons: GK>ld obtained i 4i>4 ozp.
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    39 84 Mr S. Elaine leaves for home this at'iH--Doon per s.s. Malacca. \c'st<ir<l;iv afternoon before Mr .S-th ili«» caretaker at a Wtya&g-st theatre w&* beutAiced t<» three Mootta hanl labour i'<«r stetliw im actor's property. He deaiei) lb« theft. V
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    A CIVIL SERVICE PRESENTATION.
    181 84 Yesterday OfWUBg at the residence of Mr E L Brockman, the Colonial Secret ary, a very interesting ceremony, partaking of tne nature of a presentation to one has been long associated with Singapore was perform^. The occasion was of a private nature, but since it was
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    "WHEN THE SLEEPER WAKES."
    152 84 On the night of Jan 27a Javanese Eusope on burglary intent effected m < I to the Cadet's Bungalow on GrovernnM i and annexed ihirteen j airs of bo >is and b! ten pairs of unmentionables, and some tab! ]in t n. it is remarkable that
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    BIG GAMBLING RAID.
    152 84 Last night Superintendent rlairtrey U posse of men raided a house m Carpent< ati<l arrested a score of Cbiuese I r playii g "fan-tan." The prisoners were Ij Mjj Setb tliia morning when V -Ir Hawtrey big sums were found <>n their persons win arrested. The largest
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    CHINESE IN SOUTH AFRICA.
    208 84 Soutli Africa understands thai Lord 6 borne recently cabled that if hii signature to the pending contract* for the importation of Chinese labour was not honoured by the imperial Government he would immediately resign, and that Lord Elgin bas g ••••1 to such contracts being fulfilled.
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    MUAR NEWS.
    71 84 {From o:t)' own Com j Jan gist The Commissioner of Police, Major Abdullab, is still away m Jobore. News from Malacca is that ni.iin Buiusuai are launching on the businemof rubber pUating. Vast area* are said to I*3 awaiting development and since, fair roadfl for miles and milefl
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    ROYAL JOHORE TIN MINE.
    35 84 The total amount of liv oiv sxported by t!i<« tributors on the lau<ls of The R«.val Johora Tin Mining Coy., Lid, during the mouths „f January was Pis :>!>o. 516 Rags.
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    38 84 China is to hve ooKpulsory education A Peking telegram reports that' tin* authorities are making arrangements for Lite imposition of penalties on all parents who i!< t nen«] their children to school o* aMaiuin- Lbe i -eveu years.
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    SOLDIER GYMNASTS.
    388 84 Sherwood Foresters' R One of the best and fl'>w*r«**tt. x art of t lie gymnast w^ t I Hall last evening, where i ftutnbet I wood ForesU-rs were j. at arms that did th^m iutii the hall w.i s not For- row mi^ht have anticipated f of sul'li
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    COUNTERFEIT COINERS CAUGHT.
    232 84 E\'< I LJ.KNJ IMI'J 1 1 it momiDg I* fora M Sri I c «ii uged n itli Ikmul' In p w it coin. Inspector >.!.ui j A «"ett-«-tive uud be araa n duty m on Jan when be beard a isj bI Ho went m and
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    THE NIGHTLESS CITY OR THE HISTORY OF THE YOSHIWARA YUKWAKU.
    2156 85  - THE NIGHTLESS CITY OR THE HISTORY OF THE YOSHIWARA YUKWAKU. I. E. De Becker by /ghgfhfh/. X llllt describe within a :i [k if the critic would main literan faults, verholiffuseness. B« \>r ■>• sses la, gtlltfootSof l-dogy^ philanthropists witli reliable I x ticul working of ihe 1 -a iinu
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    THE HOME ELECTIONS.
    245 85 Candida! ks Returned. Supplementing our list of Friday last may be added the following from the latest Ceylon papers Liberals. J. A. Bryoe, Inverness; l)»{(o. North Tyrone; R. AI. Ferguson iLeifch) Colonel Sir r l\ Coates (West Renfrew Whitbread (South Huntingdon); Branch (Middlesex Enfield); Edwards (Denbigh). Newnea
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    25 85 I he -Sherwood Poiesten bandsmen played the 3. B. at "soccer on tte Esplanade 1 M ..v,| :r evening and the game resulted m a
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    WHERE COURTING IS UNKNOWN.
    983 85 \s\> Lovers Never See Each Other Until They Are MaKETED. T. A. T.j To the average en^t^ed couple ii ><*ems incredible thai there, should exist cotnuunitios where courtship is unknown, an I lovers MfVCT <(>(■ each other until they are Married. This if true with the
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    81 85 The China Mail" of Jan. 86 Mrs: It ii with great ntgrel that we jure to an nounoe th« tragic death of .Mr urge A Chalmera, senior aab-«£count ant at ll< t Chair* i ed Bank, wbiefa occurred ai do i t,.• the Ciril HappitaL It BpoeAn tliat t .1-
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    ATHLETIC NOTES.
    1373 86 Posoiblv as a consequence of the representation* f hich were made at the last meeting of the Cricket Club, or perhaps for other reasons, it has I en deckled to alter the character of the cricket matches at Easter. Most cricketing BMUlben aw aware iv accordance with the
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    THE FRANGIPANI.
    218 86 Frangipani flowers, from which the wellknown perfume takes its name, comprise some forty species which grow wild m tropical America! Botauicallt they are known as Plumiera, and I*. rubra of Jamaica is known as the red j ismiue mango. They are exquisitely fragrant il weis, with elegant curled
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    THE FOUNTAIN.
    424 86 ['ye written you rhymes on the terrible crimes Tli, it the Fathers Municipal work: of tin* things they permit of the things they omit. And the things thai the}' bungle an I shirk An! I howled myself hoarse m my dreadful remorse A: the death of the trees
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    FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1906.
    263 86 CHINA NEW YEAR TRAGEDY AT HONGKONG. Shipping Manager Commits Suicide. Cban Hawaii, local manager at Hongkong of the blanch of the China Merchants Steam Navigation Company, committed suicide on the night oi Lhe23ra Jan. owing to financial troubles. Drinking a quantity of brandy be rushed to
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    THE COMING BIG BAVAL MANŒUVRES.
    650 86 j\ j iIMKUN PkOGRAJI UK. The nay.i' correspondent of the** Da Telegraph es: [n tliecmi: year the British tt*3cl will earrj out them *truetive ;m<l important series of manoe i\ ever held. They are lined to put to a me tost the recent scheme, bi
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    46 86 A -Vz E« u m.im MH-n -••"-\v.i)v men now ;;t (Jie S.ii'ors* Home l«r«» ;i-U-<l Cantaiii Pvfa •*f I lu 1 Ikitre t<> allow lliem Ui I'-o-m L r u.!ril-*«»r. i.'M <tii- at the g&ton i»f 1I b'liklfttg vbea I* i.icu A t r hur [msm >.
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    Correspondence.
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    An Appreciation.
    202 86 T« the Editor. Deap Sir. —I htlbwi r without fear of meeeMful i have read more ou all h-j» pine <ju^stion,'' both u> >. matter nn<l «li\rr_r. nee of 01 else m Sinpipon*, uti<l i >„ 'luive M v.-r s<-,-n v ;in,| gtaftmeaf "f An- 1; m*i m..•
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    JAPAN-CHINA TREATY.
    425 86 tLLEOED BECRI I M.\ i OF IBTICLBI HOI NJBLfI I;! A I Ti;.!t' has l»t'«Mt .1 i suluit ion to tin* rl;iu tea i Ik i t v l»<*t \v.-»ii Japan te I .t necrcl ajji irOIK. It Was. JU'lfr-I. l«'jt I '<• it: ta. addre— ii g
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    45 86 I>\ Ihe Ihn i'!. mill sf«»;ni»« r uhu Anl.l.i-li p f.«f iVt«M l! <! a i«il t t\m AniK'iii m i-.'Miiii!: i» .i\ .i il«- ill iffta w :n«K mi m !U r.ri i M ..-v,| .Ml-! I"' >!•._: i .i v i i II it i
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    PROCEEDINGS OF M. E. CONFERENCE.
    226 87 IMC of interest at the Methodist A was a warm discussion C V ol mamm wot* um«B women U-.t „uT! ...Is of conducting I v- considerable dfoergA ■pedal eosMittee wmi Djjof BeT». Sh»-llsiU-ar, .-t \i ssea L Jackson and •a of .lni)u"'S m Im r
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    TRIBUTE TO SIR THOMAS JACKSON.
    191 87 TRIBUTE TO SIR THOMAS JACKSON. m p] ••iiiLT m i Jackson which K-i A the Hongkong jiuii Corpoi ttion. The stall 'I is to stand on the Des Vceui Road and I ueui Road j> »lish;:i pueition, I ascription i\i:i_!.' 1899, created Joined the B ug and C^rporatio 1866; appoint-
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    THE NEW JAPANESE MINISTRY.
    22 87 or Baron Matsndaira > Mr :i. i (or M' Ui I). for Mr J >-. Mr Vam;i:.'i«t.i iriU be M
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    PLANTATION RUBBER.
    1054 87 Ths Question of Price. SOME REA80NS WH1' IT IS LIKELY TO REMAIN HIGH. The industry, so far as it applies to Ceylon and the Malay States, is admittedly one in which even experts have yet much to l^arn, and we have on more than one occasion cautioned our
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    51 87 il 11 the Sultanof Perals arrived hereby iliilatoji tins morning aii<l was accorded a binding ai Johnston's Pier, li. 11. \ai.: di l^rtuan of N^i i Sembilan is also expected to-dat aiul will receive a salute ot d ins on landing. Theltalaj chiefs come t. n n Prince Arthur of
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    LITERARY CAUSERIES.
    1690 87 By the Tomeut. 11. Pigault-Leerun. This once widely-read novelist haa sunk from the memory of Englishmen, and very nearly from that of his fellowcountrymen. There was a time, however, when his works were much m vogue on both sides of The Sleeve. The rise ot Balzac and his
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    RAILWAY ACTIVITY IN CHINA.
    269 87 The Mandarins of Shantung and Chili bavefortnecl .'i railway syndicate, and raised already a capital of two million taeli. They intend to build a railway from Tientsin to i'a-chou and then to extend the same to Tsinanfu. The preliminary works should be begun next ipring. The
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    SINGAPORE ART CLUB.
    749 88 Owing to t he rush ->f i-v«-utsto Wn.>! iced m connection with the visit of li. R.H. Prince Arthur of Couaught it is impossible on this ooeasi m to do anything remotely Like justice to the excellent display produced m the Victoria Hall on Friday tv ■mi!.:,
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    209 88 Owing to the unusual pressure on our .space caused by the visit of Ptince Arthur, we are compelled to hold over reports of the Penang Races and other local news. It is announced that the wedding of Miss tShin, only daughter of Marquis Saionji, the Prime Minister of Japan, and
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    FAREWELL DINNER TO HON'BLE W. R. COLLYER.
    665 88 FAREWELL DINNER TO HON'BLE W. R. COLLYER. On Friday night at the Singapore Club a number of Mr Collyer's private friends met togirea parting e»terUinment to this gentleman before bis departure from Singapore > and retirement from the public service. Mr ,H. Shelford, Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce, was
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    A NEW AIRSHIP.
    106 88 According to Laffan'a New York corresp^ p. <:■ Mr Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of the te "phone, has been making experiments preliminary to the building of an airship. rJesucc 1 with a tetrahedral kite m lifting a man wreijjhin*; lb*"> Ibe, a height of 8t ft.,
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    BREEDING MOSQUITOES.
    193 88 An Insanitary Pond. This morning before Mr Bryant, Alagappa Chettj responded to a summons issued by the Municipal Health Office charging him with (ailing to comply with a uui:-auee notice i.» ;1 m on insanitary pond m GHlstead-rd. Mr Nanson appeared for the defence and (''.intended that the
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    A DAY IN MANILA.
    1405 88  -  E. Burgess by Very early, almost before the dawn, our little Japanese vessel has been steaming along within Bight of land— lovely, wooded, tropical land, aud now that the sun is high m the heavens, and the sapphire water all ashiue m the day -lurv, we
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    MR CARNEGIE AND THE PROFESSOR.
    75 88 MR CARNEGIE AND THE PROFESSOR. Au«lr.\v 1. 1. Hi ■'fk.'l. Ike lam -nl i»*. of Jena, .:'t<l i;-'t i vviiiii: Dl Hi who va.s ;i'». at J«*n.i t«. u r,-t frow liim I Hi sa\> V '1 v.' t;;to^»;j| (hie com -c ani\( J' read i a<*Kii>' j r tli<
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    "OIL ON THE WATER."
    100 88 An illustration wlihli ill 1 m; v <• .iimisii.'j,. liafl jli Duukirk «-f wlut 1 1 1 i 1 1 ibotild i iic use <>f pfltauleuni ni foe < i •uiit«M.«-i ijj_: it;.- waves, [taakirk regards I I tliiiiLf but ;niiusin_ r It ;i| lain of
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    A RECKLESS CAR DRIVER.
    129 88 CoLUSfOV W: n i B >t«m<l;iv before Mr Jl i t ram < ir No 1!• 1 was swum tram rar No m Imi ii Ibe i fwi»n of li '2 1 !i itlui '1 1m» police u r we eviclein c to t 1 i
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    THE GARTER MISSION.
    7364 89 PRINCE ARTHUR IN SINGAPORE. HJS HIGHNESS' APPRECIATION. A MEMORABLE DAY. 1 XC Arthur of Connaught before leaving desired His Excelconwv tfcOM responsible for the decoration oi the route traversed by public ay.d private buildings, his high appreciation of H and i itc.i I w.<cU touch?.; and gratified
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    "BEARING FALSE WITNESS."
    174 91 es A mpt ins Life. Mr Seth ;i < 'limn:. ;n rj'- 1 iril h having list :n the Civil Prison rape nforoi 1 the Court tli.it il r ingle himself m the v. is ;i!l Itut <W<l :i [h v.'tvl him. [as- kit that the charge
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    MEANDERINGS.
    3081 91 No. XX.— (Continued]. A sixteen mile run from lizuka brought Hi to Yoko-gawa, and the remaining seven miles to Karuizuwa are curious railway travelling, M the line here begins to climb the Usui Pass and is a succession of bridges and tunnels with a gradient of one m fifteen.
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    158 91 It is reported from Peking tiu, r several Mongolian chieftains, arrived there knb#i time ajjo iii-l are ;uixi«iu<lv consulting with Prince Su as lo (he steps to be taken to ''heck Russia's Attempts at interference m Mongolia* They will penuin at Peking until about March next and some of them
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    TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1906.
    739 92 By the end of March, 675,000 Japanese troops will be repatriated. The Russian Consulate has been re-establish-ed at Rewchwang. Pumping perationi on the Mikasa were commenced on the 10th. On tt damage was d<ne by a tidal wave on the ore of Iwaki province Japan on
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    OUR LONDON LETTER.
    826 92 London, Jan 12. This is tho very doldruin of dulness to anyone who is not a politician. To the unbiassed spectator it is little short of miraculous that two factions of fairly sensible aud decently educated people, should be able to affirm and reiterate that two and
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    PRINCE ARTHUR IN JAPAN.
    102 92 Togo md Kuroki to be m Attendance. The Emperor of Japan has given instructions thai the following Japanese officers and officials shall be m attendance on Prince Arthur of Connanght during Ins visit General Kuroki, Admiral Togo, Vice-Admi-ral [sluiin, Major-Generai Fukushima, Colonel Ntsunomiya, >sav:tl Captain Zaibe,
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    61 92 'lie Ueutsch-ARiatiscliti Bank abou! to i open a branch :it Kobe. The much discussed boxiug match betweeu -I-hii T. Villa and V. P. Sequira at Bangkok, proved uiui the R|K>rtiug fraternity would call "frost." At the conclusiou of tlie Co»r(h rouuci the Utler retired, merely I'oucksufiuJ to >is puzzled Uickorg,
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    MR HUTTENBACH ON EXCHANGE.
    505 92 MR HUTTENBACH ON EXCHANGE. After Government had fixed the ratio we telegraphed to our Penang correspondent to let Mr Huttenbachs views on the position. Sir Huttenbach to-day writes us further as follows When I spoke with your reporter the impression was that 2 4 was a temporary rateonlv, m order
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    SEPOY LINES GOLF CLUB.
    119 92 The Championship ot the Chih has resulted afollows: First Round. ICessra Fowlie, Marks. Fergusson and M byes. Dr. Barrack heat E. D. Hewan 4 pins :5. F. Longmuir beat G. Finlavsou 7 plus 5. R. A. Campion heat \V. M Anderson 2 up. A. Leigh-Clare and
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    THE MALACCA RUBBER PLANTATIONS, LTD.
    155 92 THE MALACCA RUBBER PLANTATIONS, LTD. \\V have already* mentioned that theatove I company lia-^ been buc**e«Kfnlly ioated m Londoa. We note that the board of Directors will include i Mr Punchard. of Me>srs Punchard. KcTagpurt, Lowther, and Mr J.Malcolm Lyon, of Messn Jeremiah Lyon and (\>., with Mr A. W.
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    142 92 The Russian transports Malua and Mercury have arrived here with nearly ilnvc (1 j Kussiau soldiers from Vi, .■';■> They are bound for Odessa. Mr. T. A. Ball of Lahad on Dee. 1 shot v Large wild 1> >;tr rii g I! iii.-i.i- shoulder, 05 inches ii m it to
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    FRANCE AND GERMANY IN MOROCCO.
    679 92 The kvidknck of thk Qtmmuki v, In thk Bum The White Hook ju^ Government is not «!ist inuui-J,. Tv of the facts dealt with iq t j M Aofflfto, bod I.v the limpl with which they arc m pjj meuts illustrate tl.- m,,,.. D principal
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    36 92 I 'i [aspect* h lWlii be i'iii_ up I vrmicl A tbe the i ii. I Tlii i i I tUe >!'< j ra i drui ll^il 1.. f j \iu\ a iiii' t? told i him
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    CLOSE OF THE METHODIST CONFERENCE.
    126 93 pal annual conference Friday night, the last act rell speech by the Bishop M going bo»e on leare. 1 al 7.30 pm and I ns4 before B. i on Friday were lesti n of the ben i the Mission Pn led I make roe r
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    POTTS WEEKLY SHARE REPORT.
    43 93 POTTS WEEKLY SHARE REPORT. 1 set! s resulted. i 225. Club V Kirin :m<l fron 120 EtiubMines i ads Iwvera ea i);i m •ie Lights sit N :'•> l•• Sanyo 1 tele^rapl SI i Bunks Tis sales. H and sell gkong 529 sellers.— Lands
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    SINGAPOER TRAMWAY INVESTORS.
    83 93 SINGAPOER TRAMWAY INVESTORS. th < "ii.i t-'i-C! man I Lord Ij BUUI6 U ii v t ».t I lie 1 >ng Tnuua That 8 'y i:;I regiilarlj i \mxt a •••I run'is hut bus _>• t Ling onier, ;«lti.'-»-i_'l» i r n i;-i-, <\ bicli are t-» ;»»-iv m tfi
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    WEDNESDAY, FEB. 7, 1906.
    835 93 The Charon arrived yesterday but did not bring Sergeant Leonard" and his" prisoner Phillips as expected. When the Polynesien left Saigon on the 27th ultimo, there were two fatal cases of plague amongst the native community there. The steamer Stettin has arrived here from Laagfca! with
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    RUBBER MARKET IN 1905.
    768 93 No Substitute Has Yet Been Discovered. Messrs. S. Figgis and Co., m their annual review of the indiarubber market for l!'0">, say We have reported upon the fine plantation rubber grown m Ceylon and Malay States and urged its cultivation for many years, and are glad
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    A GOOD LIAR.
    176 93 At ii.K> o'clock last nighl a clerk m ihe Hougkong Bank, who is the nephew of the towkuy of a general Btore m High at, was on liis way home when be met the towkay's KliuLf tamby with two boxes under Ins arm. He examined the boxes
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    86 93 Two Chinamen ad a row m River Yalley-rd yesterday and 0 c hit the other over the head with an ron bar and fractured his skull. He then sought sanctuary from the Police ill a house m the road and the occupant of the place, a woman, barricaded the door
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    'THE JURY OF FATE.'
    463 93 An AsT<»NTSKiN'r Dbakj An amazing amalgam of thunder and iightj niug and darkness, and visions m the limelight, i and pale faces, and gaspin^s, an<! pin« hbeck Mysticism, and cheap philosophy, and rattling good rough-and-tumble Melodrama. All this < and more -but not very much more,
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    BRITISH CRUISERS AT SAIGON.
    321 93 PI E PROGRAMME O1 i >.].:. fEXTJ. The S;ii.:<-n papers to bar. I reference* !to the visit of tin British oadron, bat, 1 unfortunately, the latest date of the "Conrrier '•minis* is the 19th in-t.. the liy preceding t!:-.- arrival of the squadron. The programs* of
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    202 93 A telegram from Ihe Peking correspondent of the Tokio Asahi reports that Great Britain <!<•"•• no! iuiMi<l to give up IVei-h&i-wei until the proper lime h.-.- fixot] by lease, bat that. China, now that Japan lias Arranged to train Chinese naval students, !:.•> to entertain ambitious ideas about lira Cbin<
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    PENANG RACES.
    813 94 A Buocwmrvh Ofbhiho. (From our OVrn Correspondent.} Penang J:>u 30. Fine weather favoured the opening of the January race meeting here and there was a large attendance. The Mai-leu Plate.— (One mile.) Kitty 1 Marie J. Only three entered. W n by three lengths. Time 1 mm 47
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    SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY.
    1029 94 The Time!BeMB.— Our [gnoranceof Odonw.— Propeller Governor.— Ant Recognition Sunlight Germ-Killing— Catteineless Coffee. -Suffocating Microbes.— Science m Mining.— A New Ferment.— Modern Alchemy. One of our commonest menial operations is estimating periods of time. Attempt! have been made to determine the quality of our time sense," and m
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    MR. DOOLEY ON FIXITY.
    1307 94  -  Joss Chinchinjoss By (With humble ajjoioyies to F.PD.) Mr Hennessy dropped into the little saloon intheArcheyUßoad looking much thewor.se for wear. Dear, oh dear," said Mr Dooley, where ye bin?" I had a currency debate with t townj if mine be th 1 na-ame iv Doyle
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    THE ELECTIONS.
    275 94 KM! fo ret limed. I. \i A Billsoa. X W *>■ Cainhrtdg thtni N j J. S. H ILanft* 4, Mi U North .i;< Puller, Wiltshire W B J X W V. I» A- MM. -J I>. White, Dutubarto ii ertshire N folk Rum il. >■ Burksll v
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    TELEGRAMS.
    2672 95 I POLITICS, Pj ogramme. .1 31,6.10] s ional Ii Ian: of pi ed, i ism ipli te I at 1 be Rupture, ire appe iring in si ion of the lea- r Mr Chaml calx Ider policy. .I in 31, 1° pio. j publish tal < )j position the
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    SHARES.
    402 96 Capital Capital Issue Paid Company. Issued paid up Value up r $135 000 14A 10 10 Bersawah Gold M. Cu. Ltd $40,000 14UUUM 10 10 Do Do (lUJiiml) §600,000 600,000 10 10 Bruseh Hydraulic Tin M. Co. Ltd $200^000 maaaa 10 10 Kadana Gold M. Co. Ltd. 8100,000 Jmi
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    PRODUCE. Feb 7
    146 96 PRODUCE. Feb 7 T:d "1 75 Gurui ier do. (Julio No. 1 11 -5" do. d>. No. 8 11. Pepper, Black (ordinary S pore» 23 5 do. White, (Fair L. W. 5 p. u., 13 SO Nntmogs 110 to the 1 33 do. 80 to tbe ft. 59 Mace (Banda)
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    EXCHANGE.
    49 96 (CoKKECTKP UV TM ret i Bxiik 1 m g demand Pi irate credit i 3 i k VCB, '1 tri-t.ii i <Ikkman v. <l'>in;iii'i... Inma, T. T J; 4 lf<'.^ i dewattd '"J* Ja\' 'ill Hanckok, den md Ji till, i,,;..! Discount mouth* li.tr Silver L n<l< d
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      380 96 THE "CEYLON OBSERVER" (Established m Colombo 1834) Circulates throughout the island of Ceylon and ia Southern India. Its Overland Edition eircuates extensively m Great Britain and Ireland, as s-eil as ■incniflirt persons interested m Ceylon resident m other parts of the world. Ceylon Observer (Daily). Annual sub- «< ription, including
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      468 96 PASSENGERS AKKIVED. Jan. 31. -Per P alma Dr. C. E. Rice, and Mr A. Morton. Per Zib-nghla Mr A. P. Stewart, Mrs Stewart. Mr Hargre;tves, Mr W. A. Battenberg. Mr GrlMlt, Mr L. K. Soon, Mrs Grun and three children, Miss Mailer, Col. Whittall. Mr O 0. Hoik. Mann GalWidi,
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      695 96 CLEAKANCES. February 1. Pakling, Brit, str., Rodway, for Genoa, Marseilles and Liverpool. Kol>e, Aus. str., Mikulicick, for Yokohama and Kobe. Karang, Dut. str., Den Haan. for Palembang. Bank;.., Brit, str., Rushton, for Kelantan via ports. Tientsin. Brit, str., Andrews, for Kobe. Asuhan. Ger. str., Peters, for Penan- via port-. Profit
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      411 96 VESSELS IN PORT. wr ~r W.r Flag and Tons Commanders Arrived From For en f fl <£ yet., 500 Murphy Jan B. Shoal *JJ* p MeW Brit destroyer 550 Everett Feb 4 Bangkok J?L Brit destroyer 550 Battren *eb 4 Bane, ne n Fed yet. 171 Long Dec 11 Port
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