The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (Weekly), 13 September 1906

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  • Title Section
    Masthead
    19 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. WEEKLY MAIL EDITI ON. THIRD SERIES THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1906. No. 998
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    CONTENTS.
    113 1 >i\iinarv |<i! "Tit i '.til i N: 161 MIS I ..US 82 > k 'Mi-ii HJL' j ition I»kJ I I PJ ]**>:; j übQHiea ICo j I: 1 174 i 08 J 173,174 i 73 1 ">. r > 1 .••!■<. 16m j Hi© tin- 109 j 170
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  • Domestic Occurrences.
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      Births.
      62 1 HODGQfS.— On 4th instant, at Budfeurh kerangoon Road, the wife of J. P. HODGINS of a son. On Angttt IT. ut Taichow, the wife of iJr. S. If. BABDCGTON, of twin daughters. ,t On JW* 2r> at Shanghai, to Mr -Mrs. L. Mortimkr Thomas, a son. Cooper. -On September
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      Marriage.
      26 1 On the 2nd September, 1906, at the Synagogue, "Onel Leah," Albert Raymond to Richie, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. I). H. Sila>, of Honffkon.cr.
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    • Obituary
      Death.
      76 1 At 2-J-l Armenian St., Singajx^re, on Than<lay Aorust 90th 1900. Eugene Alp.w dk Kouza, bite chief Draughtsman P. \Y. D. Perak Perak papers plonM copy. MosLEY.-At Orange Grove Road, on Friday morning, the 7th inst., Georgb Edward Moslky, agecl 30. At Cardiff on 10th instant, Mrs. Martha BUSHELL, beloved
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    The Ceylon Vehicles Ordinance.
    352 1 maintaii^ nVtbcd lifpn; H*rr ptiti .ili h-T kz'i'i-) h \jTr eprc dfSW a k-.i.-v., loyalty w)d I.ay.-. Sept. 7. There has been a considerable agitation in Ceylon lately over the introduction of the M Vehicles Ordinance/ 1 which w;is t*n;jiied j j for the purpose of
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    Recent Naval Appointments.
    386 1 Time was when the British Mediterranean squadron was the most important unit m the Navy. But the happy solution of our outstanding difficulties with France has enubled the Admiralty to transfer a large proportion of our Mediterranean strength to the Atlautic aud the Channel. The whole naval
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    A Problem of Mails.
    211 1 It is not yet, dear h»u- tli« recent acceleration of tli€ Mail service l>y lhe Canadian Pacific Route ii to secure delivery of wails at Hongkong, as claimed. m a week lea** 1 tha.il via the Sue/. GaaaL The HemgLoMy Tehstosh of Aug. 90, lias this:—
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    Battleships Leave the Far East.
    283 1 Shortly after the battle of Tsushima Straits, when the last successful blow was struck sit Russia's naval power m the Pacific, the whole of the British battleships, then a homogeneous tieet of six. were recalled Home ami passed through Singapore almost before the full details
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
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      207 1 Sdi Sin£japor»« Fre« Presr» rvtarninjj from Ki'ropn to th« Straits irnil lines, nr* invited to send to 4MM tk th»>ir sttsamer an 4 data v I'opi*^ will then bo .-in at various port^ of call. :n Europ.* wishing detailed inf or- i ifcinri A<r. can have a copy of 1
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    • Advertisement
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      137 1 Japan Coals. THE Mitsui Bussan Kaisha. (MITSUI CO.) Head Oflice: No. 1, SURUGA-CHO TOKIO. London Branch: 34, Lime Street, E. C Singapore Branch 2, Finlayson Green. OTHER BRANCHES:— New York, San FraDciscO, Hamburg, Bombay, Sourabaia, Manila, Hongkong, Amoy, Shanghai, Chefoo, TientsiD. Newchwang, Port Arthur, Seoul, Chemulpo. Yokohama, Yokosuka, Nagoya, Osaka,
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • Miscellaneous
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      203 1 THE WEEK. Tlm mail of Auff, 17th arrived l»\ |Imj V v.nd < Poou;» ti.uri IVuiiujj (wh»Tt! it was picked up fruit T*6ftta.) on S.iturdiv. The mail of Auj. -JJrd is expected lo arrive this afternoon l»y the Delhi. This homeward uia.il is being oairiad by the Malt». The Legislative
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    The Ways of the Woman of Wale's
    251 2 Gallant little Wales has been the world an exhibition of what tho Welshwomen of the artisan class can do when instigated sufficiently by the ineii-folk. As an example of to what lengths organised labour will go, when it 13 conveuieut to coerce a
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    A Penang Association.
    681 2 Sept .8. [I is proposed ;<\ Penang to stari a M Penang Aw :i wb »ee o >ject shall be 1 > represenl and protecl the iuterests of Pe '.:ir.j will t seen that the scope Lhe A aociatiou is 1 be purely local, a ?id p|
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    Singapore Quarantine Responsibilities.
    859 2 Sept 10 j rv few people seem quite sufficiently i to realise thegreat respoiisiiulitv thrown on the port of Singapore, as a warden o\ ihe gates betweeu the Iudiau Ocean and the China Sea, in respeci l<> th< i necessary i vigilauce (<> be exercised over >ssibilitit*s
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    Cambridge v. Harvard.
    367 2 r l E 'i >n i! c!. l.'ii' iiAirvAJM) v Cambridge I I oe bu, is i he telegram shows, itttdas home papers it-si it v. an >used h v ial i -i. 'l'ij:s was prove I bj ;be r#oot that assetnbl i Lo watch the gtrug^ta,
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    The Old Deutschland.
    145 2 No cleverer move w.ts ever made l»v the Kaiser of Germauv, thau when he despatched to the Far Edst his brother Admiral Prince Henry of Prussia iv the German battleship "Deutschlaud on the mission which was to strike a holy terror into the heart of the Peking
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    The Chinese Customs Difficulty.
    438 2 >.y II N 1 h<- j I at C If u i I'- I sti] i ••.»!-<;• PretfiJ v«i to U r.-.'.i I be i ii'im'r I a" is l.i i Kill kill*; fiii: i on i I if i lie lirsi <•!, I lie PM
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    Alcohol and Principle.
    592 3 as B i tiiscusstosi m the LVvlon B n the Vehicles Dill, to j fl i yesteWlay as abandoned, I B •i tveraor, Sir A.M. Ashmore, it thai was To have h<*eu j of Ihe tolls, "which www a fl "ly." lie said that the j -1
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    A Shipping Jubilee.
    144 3 A Blatter ol historical interest, ai well as '^w^tingtonwnjißtbeStnuUandChiDji, mi the fact thai tb« current inontli completes the fiftieth year of the joint service of the [ado Cbinji Steam Navigation Co (Messrs Jardiae Mathesou Co) and the Apcar Line between Hongkong, tbo Straits and Calcutta. With the
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    China's Ambitions.
    714 3 Sept. 12 Elsewhere in :1ns issue is reproduced an unportant article, evidently well-in formed, j which dealt with the gradual .steps China is I talriag toward* the creation at an [niperial wnmfom moderu lines, and ihe resultant provisit)n of un armj roaorw*, the men who j complete their
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    China's New Attitude.
    912 3 A home paper, describing ?!i<* situation m China, while it well depicts the influences now working .-<» powerfully sigaiust the position of foreigu trade and investment m Chinas seems inclined to attribute all this j movement to official greed for "graft* 1 m I every shape. We
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    The War Office Commission.
    849 3 Sept 13. •ili.i a i* Office Commission to uikii into the future strength and >,t .tf -»s of the }l> :il Engineereand Uoyal Artillery at tbii fortress, arrived by the Terrible yesterday morning. It ia presided over by Major General Sir. P. < >« bk, Inspector
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    MUNIC PAL COMMISSION.
    112 4 A special meeting of the Municipal Commissioners was hfld m the Board Boom yesterday afternoon at BJB pm to consider the Building Bye-Liws, and there were present, besides the President and Secretary; Messrs Cheng Keng Lr*e. Rowland Allen, J. W B. MHclareu and W Macbean. The Secretary
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    THE LAST OF THE "HOCK GHEE KOHS."
    580 4 SIS Ml- N COSTICTBD. heariug of the cnse against the seven uien charged with beiug membra of ihe > v > ii-'v knowu as th*» Hock Ghee Koh Kongsee," was continued 1-; Mr Co) nuui psterdaji uionw g. 31r A. W lsail< p
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    THE PLEASURE OF EATING.
    967 4 THE PLEASURE OF EATING. There is one pleasure m life, and I take no high stand point m declaring that it is a pleasure, which fails one m the Far East, aud that pleasure is the pleasure of eating. There is no opportunity m this benighted oasis of heathendom of
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    THE HOGAN CASE.
    984 4 YESTERDAY'S PROCEEDINGS. Eljcii>atin<; Fujurek. The adjourned hearing <»f this case was resumed jmftonllj afternoon before Mr CotaOJUL Mr Sproule, D. P. I\, pwwecntti wad Mr W.A.N. lV*ttenl»erjr defended Mr H.C. Efogaa,aJ»d Mr Elliott defended Mr J. I. Roberteoo, who are charged m the case. Mr 0. V.
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    THE BANKRUPTCY COURT.
    155 4 P*A*U BWM Nun T,uHi affairs if ft, Senmtroou-id wen- i*Uu*i Filler m |Im Bnkraptci Court i when the iJn.s. 1Y,,^., the ■rhmn.wfco wieiioi wont pul.lii- exambtetiuK. IV II Pmabi mm Jfp ftled i.:> |«*-titi..n i I creditor* ntsed bk piw^iif him m lung H ditare a MotJi
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    RAUB AUST. GOLD MINING CO.
    63 4 RAUB AUST. GOLD MINING CO. iv, m wl .-.1. mcludu si<-!i bafl <1r i v. rov iltj from 1 bera <be ittrui irill s!..»u To i- 'J7 1 L'« I X t r i 0 t ii un. M rch 1 1 li rii 2 4 .T'.« 7 May Mo!i
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    COLONIAL DEFENCES.
    53 4 rvj.nt up":i .tnii'ii, mrivfi ywtord >•;' h from S..utl. Atl*>n*. bM will i <lav. Tl)»- Coail Fotluvt: lUj«* (him, K. < 15. WiWUm IINMMi 'l p Co! Horaiio N' rrw D In U»W»JW wvli hiving c«M*niii.«n<«'" Moris IVA. Ili"k.>. X.l the N*vd [ntelli^. The »eml^s.,t.!^ JohuBtou\ IVrat :;.K-
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    MORTALITY RETURNS.
    25 4 pore, a rat,.. i«r in.lfc- M include., 3.". d^tbs at tb. .Station, au.l excluding t»< poru-d cases of chol-m >. 1 exclndiog theso, wan
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    FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1906.
    738 5 FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 7, 1906. r mil hes will leave Johnston's Pier for liming Club Bungalow ou Sunday "l i 11. -I 1 lu :> *l* vM burning 12*15, and "> i*..M. itj Fisher dealt with summonl^rs yesterday morning aud interest uno before him m the ".n. Ml l«>rdship only ■ftisjp]
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    NOVELS OF THE DAY.
    1430 5 The Bwotw of He.iv.n. v Marir Corelli (ConstaM. .(<.) Mias Corel li\s litest achfcvemeut is a portentous volume of five hundred aud sixty four pai^es which might fittingly be entitled The Sorrows of a Millionaire. "The Treasure of Heaven is Love, aud Miss Corelli assmvs us,
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    OUR BISHOPRIC FUND.
    178 5 Mohammedan Contribution. Considerable interest, nod so far entirely unfavourable comment, his been evoked m the F. M. S. press by the grant of *7,500 to the Singapore Bishopric Fund. It would appear that an appeal was made ad roisericordam by the British Resident at the State Council,
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    SINGAPORE OLD STORAGE.
    243 5 The Directors report to the Shareholders states that the accounts comprise the twelve months tVotn Ist July, 11)05 to 30th June. l!)0t>. The profit and loss account shows a profit for the period of 517,61<>-78. The Directors recommend that the following depreciations be written Buildings $7,545.10 Plant
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    27 5 An agreement has just been concluded between the Nippon Yusen Kaisba and the North Pacific Railway Co. for a joiut service m connection with the MontrealAtlantic Line.
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    CAMBRIDGE v HARVARD.
    848 5 ALL abol iHf i 'i:iws. The Harvard crow arrival in England salt i and well, and a healthier set of yoang men tlian those who stepped g*fij on to the plati form of Euston I have rarely seen. They had an excellent crowing in t)ie Cedric. and
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    TRONOH MINES.
    19 5 The out-put for the month of August, was undressed tin ore, Piculs 4066.85, estimated val.ie *1 85,000.
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    106 5 A compromise has been arrang^l between the Nippon Yusen Kaishaand Messrs. Butterfield Swire whereby the la tter firm agree not to compete with the Japanese Company on the Shanghai line. A friend sends us two photographs of a parade of Chinese school boys at Cantou. There is a va9t crowd
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    LADIES' LAWN TENNIS CLUB.
    163 6 Club vs: Oxford ft Cambridge Universities. The first day's play m this match turned out very successfully for the Club. Green and F. R. Salzmaun (L. L. T. C.) beat K. W Braddell (Oxford) and Elliot (Cambridge) by 8 tetfl to love, and Hanhury and Tread^old
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    SATURDAY, SEPT. 8, 1906.
    665 6 The Honble A. T. Bryant, accompanied by Mr J. F. de Bouta, leave by theMarudu to-day audit the Government accounts at Labuan. On Wednesday night a Chinese detective arrested two Chinese borgUn m the act of breaking into a house iv South bridge-rd. The detective was
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    STEAMER BREAKDOWN.
    493 6 The "Segovia" disabled. The Hamburg American liver M Segovia is lying at anchor off Pedro Branca Rocks, near the Borsburg light, entirely disabled. Captain Scott, of the British Steamer Aiuherst, arrived here late yesterday eveui iftg with the Chief Officer of the Segovia aboard. When the Atnherst was
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    THE LATE MR G. E. MOSLEY.
    462 6 It was with great surprise and regret that j the many friendi of Mr CJ. E. Moelev heard yesterday of bit death which tool j place at his residence iv Orange Q-rove-rd 1 at 1<).30 yesterday morning. Mr M«wley had for some time not
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    AS WE GROW OLD.
    797 6 One of the great pleasures < f growing old aud by growing old I mean growing-up, is "to be found iv the different light m which the books of our youth appear to the niaturer senses. No oue who has experienced the delight of reading, aud
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    LEGAL AMENITIES.
    276 6 m iHliCbmtl SyeaAlweeJ)inSl,aik.H.i t a to hare given a che^n* t or S| 4 Wa! trader Lamed p o]; last kuuwmj: that H,h ci.,. honoured. The handing induced Pcii Guan to lei h the value rfs-2 that the chenue ty TA were made, and it w S.ved Alwee
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    CHINESE SLAVERY HOAX.
    198 6 Fakcical Di.vr.i v > There are c em* development of the Chinese the matter were n i m MrfMM The Chin-*-" X j.i;u<>n_' I Yen disbauuV.l, l«ut, at tin officers of tlit 1 regiment a«id who Imnpm qttalifad m Chinese lan^uag* —have l^-: circular of tin- f
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    THE RUSH TO THE STRAITS.
    73 6 A Pflwji dmmft* Colombo pajier Mr. J B.OMINB, leave short is for the frni ■OCQftM] a bilW Ho will U- the "tH*" 1 wlltMr himself useiul m ftlflMil i«J P playerl tor ]>ik,.v«i for «o^ I cue of ilie oldest m«*in»»erH In him Dikova ].■*->
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    A CEYLONESE CRICKET TEAM FOR SINGAPORE.
    38 6 A CEYLONESE CRICKET TEAM FOR SINGAPORE. PKorosiJ. Toik U** I WeO'Tiine-ofCe^n'; un<ler^ it iH proposed to send a Cejlone* Team to Singapore If^J^-fc *ul* I underthe auspicesof the ColU Ou first steps towards the project been taken I
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    671 7 I nlinarv inert iiii;, held m the I .-,ter iv ;iheruoon there were I Mr E.CK Broadrioa, President. W Mi AW Uulov, Ohpiiir \V. a Madam, Rowland Me»sn I" (engineer) and I Prc.Micp/.ijl Statement. I itei having 1.-»-n cowftrand, the llirf water m the reservoir it 24 I
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    2421 7 QbdHUI Mn.iiv,,, I 1 1 v\ 7in Bjspt, H:s Kxc Oca y the GtovenMr Sir Joha Anderson, His Excellency the Genera] OSeer Confcuuiding tSi-'l'i Major-General B.lnigo Jones* 0.v.0. the Act -Ut-irney-fjenl. .1. \i Inu« s. theAct. Avditor-Gcawml l.T.Brjaat CoL Engineer Mnrmjr, i Vet C .1. Treasurer J. lnthooirfz.
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    RAILWAY REPORT.
    212 7 The aunual report of the Singapore Kranji Railway sliows net earnings of 868,744, equal to a dividend <>i' 5.56 per cent <mi the capital account of el* fte <»v two million dollars. Season tickets show an increase oi'o<>. The early and iate trains put on for this class
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    KEDAH OPIUM FARM.
    154 7 The tenders for the Kedah Opium Farss were OMBMd iv^tvly when it wasflfbvnd that the following Im<l been sent m: 3lr. Cboong Cheng Keans462.ooo per annual. Cheong Bin Tew s'W- ,<>«) Chung Thye PLin *****00 Lisa Kek Cbsan $360,009 Goh Boon Xewg $318,000 Last term's tender wus
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    1052 8 Qmic f/MiV aijn.iit homines noifrs rsf j'arriwj<» HhfUi. JuVKXAL. Since the* Mftion doted, journalistic scribes have ben wasting uiuch ink, filling OohuiM with estimates of the work done m Parliament, and appreciation (or depreciation, as the case may l>e) of the men who an supposed to
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    THE IPOH ATHLETIC MEETING.
    202 8 i Tbe following general entries have been received Messrs. Frank Denny*, Pearse, B. Reid, P. McCaul, T. I>. (i. Cooper, A.^Jennings, A Kenion (Ipoh), W.B. Stephens. X. Grottier. E. H. O. Legget, P H. Davies (Taiping), P. 0. i». Dennys, D. H. LeeWarner, O. S. Alexander,
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    MALAYAN POLO PLAYERS AT HOME.
    348 8 The Morning Post "of Uw 18th. August contains an account the first match m which a Malay Peninsula team h-«s ever figured at home. Mr. G. E. V. Thomas was tin* prime mover m this gportiug eTeut, and Mr. fSi*.liit-\- Smith Selangor Polo i Club
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    246 8 This serins an echo of a case m Singapore some time ago. A euriou« case, of master and man m the Lancaster Country Court, seems to have escaped comment. A firm of drapers and house furnishers had eug&ged a manager, on the sigu* d understanding that lie should not enter
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    MONDAY, SEPT. 10, 1906.
    785 8 Twenty four persons were banished during tbe month of August. Tbe Jury list for Malcicc.i i» published m the Gazette. Mr F. 'T. ilaliifax his been appointed Municipal President <»f Peemag lor three years. The Vi Toh Club of Piwung baa been dissolved as being inimical
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  • Correspondence.
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      Noise Nuisance, and the Law's Anomalies.
      205 8 Noise Nuisance, and the Law's Anomalies. To thk Editor, Sir.— lv fwr is>ue dat-d |y chronicle, almost iklfl l, v truces passed l.\ the satW m J the previous .la\. One wai two duck's tgp valued at i-' w week m jail. The other, for torture on a !;«r-e number
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    WHO DRANK THE WHISKEY?
    288 8 On the :>!» h i**t«t*l Ifohatw ;md Az tra Singh, tierv v,\- iv I IJOMifi John Little A. wiiii gftailiag -i\ bottle* of glass mm! a r»i I IftMtera Batteaberg and iMJunoo. mm] [mtpector Joj oaae i«>r the Police. Mr 11. BootlLur explain* 1 Hsaid tin
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    A PECULIAR AFFAIR.
    81 8 On the :2nd instant Urn I arrested ou llieclu^ a Sikh watchman nunied M Hill st. H<- irwlmHighl ■■i uhimi iirff *'■"> Ml watchmau, told was thai 1 question he w:.h asleep on »n 2dt the prfoini l 11 lH kept SBO ill u«»tes. He i»run Mi.
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    AUSTRALIAN SLANG.
    895 9 :i *laug almost entirely UV H hu> borrowed little or nothing aru'ot of America, or <»f the mother Of rapid and prolific growth, it -.1 tlie Spates) even of the classes. interlard the Kind's English will slau*:. Australian ickd the picturesqueuess of the Unlike the latter, which iisinglv
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    "BUSINESS?"
    847 9 N Ink* Father VAUgh m is deligbtiog large audiences iv Mnyfair, by tolling them, with an noneceasary amount «»f prurience, how wry wicked they are t.. !iw m the way they doaaJ especially ho.v wrong it is to gamble at bridge, we have no moralist, professional or amateur, togrreus
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    A STANDARD SANITATION WORK.
    619 9 We have received Irom the office of the Times of India, at Bombay, a copy of Mr C C. James's Drainage Problems of the East." This is the new title under which the same author's former work, "Oriental Drainage" now appears. The book has been very
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    DISHONEST SERVANTS.
    156 9 On theGth instant Mr. R. Forwerg living m Chancery House, Chancery Lane, reported to lospnstor Frayoe of Orchard-rd Police Station, that his provisions were vanishing with remirkal>lo rapidity, aud that he suspected that his servants were responsible for the thefts. Inspector Fraj&e put two defectives on duty at
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    S. R. A. RIFLE MEETING.
    555 9 Shooting m the auuiul meeting was continued on Saturday and yesterday ami some Rood scores were put m, particularly yesterday. The event on Saturday was the General* Cup, opea to Army, Navy, Volunteers, Polios and Kifle Association HMnnben. The competition was very close for first
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    THE HUNT CLUB.
    184 9 Testeed%t*B Ruk. The members of the Singapore Hunt Club enjoyed a very excellent run yecterda} morning. The meet was at Lrwell Bank, River Valley road, and alter <^oin<jja short wav, a turn was taken 1o the right on to a bitof fine soft country, where jumps had
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    160 9 The Sec of Chinese ifiun has been appointed Supt of Excise Farms Cor the Settlement, the Asst Protector of Chinese Singapore, Aast Supt of Excise F*rai for Singapore. Similar appointments have been made m Penan:,' an 1 Malacca. The L. and C. Express thus refers to the death of Mr.
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    CRICKET.
    573 10 The S. C.C. Tournament. On the Esplanade on Saturday another match m the above corapetit ion was finished, the Law and Civil Service being beaten by the Merchants. Despite an extremely bad beginning the Lawyers made a good fight, and finished oulv wswm behind then oppoDents. Davidson bowled finely,
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    Tuesday, September 11, 1906.
    804 10 His Highness tbe Sultan of Johore is entertaining a party at a banquet itt the Istana, Johore, on September 17th. Tenderf for about £80,000 worth of railway rolling stock were opened at the Siamese Railway Dept, Bangkok on Sept 3rd. On August 27th the Manila seismograph
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    POLICE NEWS.
    1326 10 'Bricks without Straw. Anamalafisa Chetty who lives m Marketit., and some days ago he got home and found there was no evening meal awaiting him. He called his servant naughty names and asked him why his dinner >\as no? ready. The servant replied that AjMUSalai had not given
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    A SAILING CLUB FOR SINGAPORE.
    115 10 A SAILING CLUB FOR SINGAPORE. For MOM (MM PM the Swimming Club h.:. feasibility of pmiiiot m the M«H will it >*M.,-. N KM established foct With such a Club woul-1 i stitutiuu. b«| to the following eff< annexed shouU be si<4U^ !< tlie lion. BtCWtaty. •'lt lms »>e*u ■oggiMtei]
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    65 10 > Y«t*nlav Mr «ir«Mi which lias had a Un< I"*'"** Cv. I r..iu«!.ic-lia.i«wlJ- alMB cburaed a man "r"!" 1 .V: Htoleu s+l4 wodfc o' .•<•«-■• Ali wis conTirteJ an.l --v moutlis' liarJ labour. Mnimi of sii per 0-u Mor of tho year. a».l T«m 1 >U s worts unJ »w
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    THE BLUE BOOK.
    645 11 I h j e> s one baa beeu brought up to it, so t K it rfjuires a rather serious mind .)j f, .»'nt and entertainineetf m i;.,.. 1-. nn«l vet a perusal o[ these documents, often times aft'ords inteiiag and at times Dot a little Bfai
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    THE ASSIZES.
    698 11 The robbery charge against Wong Swee bung and Chan To* Boag WH s proceeded with yesterday when the Chief Justice Mr. Hyudirau Jones took his seat m the Assize Court Counsel for the second accused, Mr. heiie Lowell, cross examined Low L<,k, who had also l)eeu anvsted, discharged
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    BOYANESE MURDER.
    999 11 Pbbjal Servitude fok Life. The IVluk KeraU murder case occupied the attention of the Chief Justice, Mr Hyudmaa Jones and a special jury at the Supreme Court yesterday, when Saileh bin Lonjrtang, a Bojanese, was m the dock on the capital charge. He pleaded not gniltj to having
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    THE L.L.T.C. MATCH.
    137 11 THE L. L. T.C. MATCH. There wm quite ;i Urge Attendance of members of the above Club last evening, to watch the further progress of the match between the Varsities and the Club. The play throughout was excellent and the results of the games leaves the opponents equal with three
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    93 11 > < Captain Dudley de Chair, R.N., who is of the last election of honorary members of the R.Y.S., acquired the useful knack of creating a favourable impression quite early m life. When he was a middy ashore m Egypt he got snapped up and conveyed a prisoner to Arabi
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    CHINESE CUSTOMS.
    607 11 Anxiety Amon^; TbadEßS. Hon^kon^r, August 10. Great uneasiness is felt here m \\fv. of the increasing evidence indicating that it is the set purpose of the now board of 0b .m*s+* Commissioners at Peking to over-vide the powers of the Foreign Inspector-funeral. Despite the assurances recently given t<»
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    A SUBORDINATE ASSOCIATION.
    197 11 The inauguration of tite "Subordinate Civil Service Association" took place on Friday night at the Association Club b«»useal No 164 Middle Road. Over lv» members were present. The President. Mr J. X Van der Beck, I. S. 0., said that he would like to see more senior
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    102 11 The Austrian Lloyd, states a Viuna correspondent, i.s engaged with the reorganisation of its various services. At the beginning of the coming year the lines totfo Near East aud to India are to be developed, and the passages to a large extent, shortened. Some of the voyages to Japan will
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    MEANDERINGS.
    3479 12 XXV. (For the Simjapor? Free Prt-sx.) At Funatsu we found ourselves m charming quarters, sort of summer tea-bouse perched on the olift'-edge immediately above Ka\wigiu-hi Lake. Spite of perforce foregoing most luxuries and" mauy so-called neoosisrins. (broad for instance Japanese tea- house's of the better rUss, aud chopst.ick meals
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    SIPUAU TIN MINING CO.
    204 12 A meeting of the shareholder Sipuau Co was held xesterday at the panv's offices, and a dividend of >> per declared for the half year miti JunAt the meeting an important J Mr W. I). O'Brien to Mr Manager, was read, bearing ou t: tv of
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    KEPPEL GOLF CLUB.
    73 12 Thirty one members of the ht?r Club competed for a pri^ pnv*;ntPresident on the Bth and N» W following 10 qualified W. J. Trowel! A. Oos A. M. Ho^g I J. L. Lonie S <• J. W Wilson l{ J. L. Humphrejs > F. W.KinK JJ R.
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    Wednesday, Sept. 12, 1906.
    106 13 .\rtl> rouvieted fi>r stealing over h **i jeweller; faom a jewel dealer, i.jainst hi^ senten.-. IViil hus it 94.000. r f Justice, Mr. Hyndoamn Joaos the II An II i> loroV j foe tii- oM town odai ■hi foltl [de ol Philip] Jai er f le
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    REVENGE IS SWEET.
    104 13 b »ia Chiueae D 1 iwfll] a- \u ■> ■> c lad ion ■.> t defei i protecwioti v.,;.> thr 'u» u>nl f»» vorry PTJ toll < 1 :m<{ T)m*J t'tviiiK* s impOF- > pM :»'j>-ri^'] th'- liitu t.» |1m P«* w i i i i ih
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    "DOG EATING DOG."
    125 13 wed Cluaaaaa waa placed iv ck before Mr Green jetterdaj on v MKin_r ;t Hktfcha coolie and as- mb, Tbe coapluiMQt mid wed engaged Ins rUriaba at aad drovi all owr the town hours He then jumped Mr. \Vitue» rau afu«r him tillai,n.stab!e came. Acnuh^l wituesii on
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    ATHLETIC NOTES.
    846 13 i The latest mails to hand show prcttv fMarlf that Kent were fiuisjiiu- the season m a bkn o| glory. Not content merely witb besting their opponents, they be.U tnem all ends up. Thus m the Batch against Somert>t. Kent scored m a little over an hour and
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    92 13 A election law is being drafted for the Philippine*, and it M stated that m future there will be iv aU 78 or 7i> districts each "f which is to have one representative i m the assembly. They will probably be elected on the same qualifications as provincial Governors. Manila
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    SINGAPORE COLD STORAGE COMPANY.
    1074 13 A DIftCITSSMM 09 WOBKIVO The annual eneral meeting of the share- holders of this Cornj.any was i eld m tht> OnV 8 Battery-rd.. nnder the presidency of Mr H. H. Stevens, Managing Director, 1 yesterday at noon. There were present Messrs Gkntte, Fowlie, Pabncke, Hilton. Bech
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    THE "HOCK GHEE KHOHS."
    434 13 A I*2. t-T AXLBOED BY PRISONERS The caseagainsi Chinese >' el with being menibeni of th** Hock I Koh Becrei Society** was continued bef«w Mr. Coluian yesterday af(< ru«»ou Accused N«> 1 iuto the paid hie i name was Lee Lye Bk>ii. 11. liad kept v
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    THE SWIMMING CLUB CARNIVAL.
    134 13 The Carnival Committee cif lh< v% lii i tning oiu!> mcl l-> 4 evening and deckled to I'isk l),t<! monsoon w. her id hold thx Carnival ii Saturday Nov. 10, mhvu there is h 7 ft. <> m. t\*U' at liboul four o'clock The question ol'
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    SEPOY LINES GOLF CLUB.
    85 13 Ladies' September Medal, played on M»»udav af'eriKM.u. f Sc-»r«8 Mr Everett won the August men's medal after a lie with Mr Bodeses. The Annual General Meeting will he held on Friday, 28th September Mrs Peirce 47 2 Mr*. Fraer W 47 Mis Lorell 49 ior. 4>
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    115 13 The Presbyterian Church firewell to the Rev. St*»phMn \V ilker and welcome to the Rev. J. A Gray fall to be held, m the Victoria Meinon.il Hail, on Wednesday, 19tll ItttUuit, at 8. 4. r j p.m. 11. E. the Governor, Sir John Anderson, k. C mg., will preside, and
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    Thursday, Sept. 13, 1906.
    773 14 The mining returns for the mouth of August are Belat 581 pikult, Kuantau 119 ptkiilsMr.F.J. Hillit'ix his preside! at bii fast meeting of ilie Peuang Municipal Commissioners its thenewlj appointed president. Members are reminded that the September uiouihlv mp<lal will be played lor on the 15th
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    THE ASSIZES.
    1591 14 WELL KNOWN CHINESE IN TROUBLE. Broom Cheating Charges. A case mv riving charges of a serious nature against two well-known Cbinameii t was eommeuoed ;it the Assiies yeiterdav before the Chief Justice, ?vIY. Hyndman I Jones, when Chiang Jim Kian and Low Jin Yin were i»> tho dock,
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    MALACCA.
    291 14 From a Correspondent. Timers are becoming numerous m Malacca of late, and they can frequently be heard answering one another m the jungle at night. Recently several bullocks have been killed by them m the Alor Gajah district; and on the 4th inst. a Malay named Tahan shot one
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    26 14 —> < v L'Avenir dii Tonkin" reports the <l*ath of Lieutenant Gauthier, who was killed by a tiger while onga« 'e4 iv euney at PhanTiet m Cochin China.
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      79 14 T«> m Bmtojl Srp.-iutfi^vj,, l1llisl)eJ the aMßamg oi the SuUirdUi^ r not A- Ltion, m n r brougbl C..r«rarJ hv .-n--■mmto have aaeapad led to Pie peraicumi bad traafea vt «i4a«kodtlK fofajeijClubtodi^, siM,. Phehal^ba. jiu'l AMociaUoM wl .-j.. aaminaiMl.— 4too| butt** evil leattki ltd be part fcKiMger DHfOilian,
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      99 14 1" 1 m: Em KM DCAE SlB fa h i M ■Mil dammit vtUi i Buoueto uillc. erea i'.4j- ab»r<e {11 Tii" tbe Kinu' -i' Fibre*. toother dm I ti.ii), .ition. Mpeunlui^ rest Out is idi taifce,] dnurbneb m ili.tt m lar-e mou^to do the work oh t product
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      Cold Storage.
      167 14 T<» rtcs Editcml Sir. F notice iv UtWT MMMi tf I Storage mmtimg thai Urn H fol U b i 1 is x'lreu as MMtiaUlj the <nh plm Singapore «-el!iu^ ruear from the cold «b I liavo irom th^ i v sftlM ouM itora^ opening m ihe Oollrer
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    THE TERRIBLE'S MISSION.
    301 14 THE TERRIBLE 'S MISSION. A CoMPRKIirNSIVK VoVA'.J H. H. S. Terrible is I iNt^lMI which from time to time has been nd^A* for many important pacific missions one of her most recent duti»* MM that escorting the battleship Renown with th* Prince of Wales on board, la- India, fc was
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    TELEGRAMS.
    2330 15 mlisssiisie lelsgraph.) l;. 6, -l:\^ pa. ij -i.il cttsassaniqae describing icj amwwci i »i ol revoiotioaarj erisses, ral acs es ol refui ni:-, il .'i >;-.•!.>> restrict i of Z**mstoYs to I Kud ♦he pub! i: iS•; I Ill' hI C-uiAtilate >PMKiriu, 'i'-.r-iinr, > > i-t- I U i
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    405 15 {Out Hongkoi &i\ I S i- 7. 'J pia. thai a great vi- liu«£ \.t- bold i.i L'okto a1 which it v. t to i) v. |be i ram \\a\ s. .*i il ■•■]■> ii s<* «•> f:»r that it is BV< I rumoured m Hon^konjj ib I il:-- i-
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    PRODUCE.
    136 15 Sept 12 I'iu buyers '.'J.-*»<» Qambier bujers \l. Gtamber Cube So. I 10.8U iJamtierCnbe Xo. 2 25 Pepper Black (ordinary Spore) 1 njers 21 621 Pepper, White (fair L W. 5 p.c.) -'7 Nutmegs (llo to thejb)... 31.50 Nutmegs (So to ih<? lb.J 4^ liaee (Baiida) 15. doves (Amboina)
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    SHARES.
    490 16 MINES. Capit.il Capital Issue Paid Issued paid up Value up Company. QucU'. 5135.000 140,0(0 10 10 Bersawah t*old IT Co. Ltd 10 *.•.:> 140,000 10 10 Do Do Deferred. l«fcn SflnO.Onrt 000,000 10 10 Bnis^h Hjdralic Tin M. Co. Ltd 1« It I 5200.000 *****0o ***** 10 10 Kadana
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    EXCHANGE.
    100 16 •(Corrected up to Sept 12.) Bank 4 m/s 2/4* demand 8/iX Private credits 3in s 2/4J crodits 6 m/s 2/4-J-J-Fraxcb, demand Bank 293?, Germany, demand 239.1 India, T. T 173^ Hongkong, demand 4i%die Yokohama, demand 114^ Java, deniaud 140| Bangkok, demand 57] Sovereigns, Bank Bay ing* 2/4; Rank of
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      661 16 CLEARANCES. September 6. S«*govi;«, (jaw *tr., Scharfeldt, for Hongkong, Shanghai Japan. Achilles, Brit. str.. Thompson, for London Amsterdam and Antwerp. Ohakrabhongs, Blain str.. Danhott, for Bangkok via ports. Bh vat.», Brit, itr., Windebanlr, f<>r Penang, Rangoon and Calcutta. Pnninjr, Bii str, B.tkor, for Port Swpttenham ria ports. September 7. Kil.l,
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      483 16 Sept 12. Emile, Dut str, Sulong, for Rhio. Sri Wongse, Dut. ntr., Daud, for Muar and Malaooa. Kistmi, Brit str., Lsajnnoat, for Port Swettenhara and Penang. Belaagoar, Brit Btr., Duly, for T* Anson via ports. F;l falla, ItaL sir., Campbell, for Triaggann via ports. Mnrax, Brit str. Deacon, for P.
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      562 16 .VESSELS IN PORT. Men-of-Wir Flag and Tons Commanders Arrived From v Terrible .H. M. cru. ***** Ballard Sept 12 Plymouth Meran Fed. yet., 1 00 AUie Sept T." Anson py Zeeduif Dut tender 197 Yk^ma Sept 8 Pala^aMg jßm Mew Col. yoht 500 Murphy Sept 11 P. Swett nh;un l
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