The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (Weekly), 8 April 1909

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    18 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. WEEKLY MAIL EDITION. THIRD SERIES THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 1909. No 1,132
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    CONTENTS.
    363 1 L»Ai»ricTli* Impvii;;! Pieoi Coa'erei c 2 i> I M'm.Ji.oultM-- m.l the Coloiii*'-; 2l*J Itfgfcl tin Fnti it v mH Uw >!iir.{>iu^ Bill L»lO llu- c baapaen «.t the BHpire i»l Tin Showing „t Th»- Rme I The K. M S. *n.l tho NVw M Oaj St.ir 211 fi itu.l
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    EXCHANGE.
    79 1 (Cobkhctxd v? to April 7.) b*nk *m 8 m nominal M demand 2 3J Private credit* i-: net 2/4 credits b m. 2/4 j FaAXoa, daman. i Baak— M IS 2 'tiisast, <irf-.-. i. i mi 237 India, T. T. 174.} Howavoit*. O^wanv? 24 5 dis ""Kohama, deuvizid nom.
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    PRODUCE.
    126 1 April 7. I*. buyers $67>"> Gaaxtvier B.*o Gambia- Chib* No. 1 12 50 Oaabier On be No. 3 norn 1 2.00 ?spp«rßbtck (or* a. S'pow) MM Pepper, Wkita (f*:r bajers \%M Natmagtilld to tk« ik)^ 17.50 Nutmeg* (80 to tit !>.) ~> mm 22 50 Mtca (6an<k) norn 01ot88
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  • Domestic Occurrences.
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      Births.
      58 1 CHAMiiKHLAiN.— On March 8, the wife of A. B. Chamberlaiu, of 8, Colville House, Bayswater, and Singapore, of a son. On April 7th, at Matheran, Mount Echo, the wife of G. C. Murhay, of a son. Van BUHBBBK. Oa April Ith at No. B, XasBim Hoad, the wife of
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      Marriage
      47 1 Whitton— WiNTEßßOTHAii. March 17th at St. John's Church, Vayitri, Malabar. Newton Cecil Whitton, of Sungei Uengant Estate, SelaDgor, youogest son of F. A. Whitton Esq., of Kingstown, co. Dublin, to Klla Mabel Hetty, youngest daughter of H U Winterbotham Esq., of Auda Tode Estate. Xayitri, Malabar.
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      Deaths.
      36 1 Newman— At Kuala Lumpur on the 29th March, Gerald Pengelley, first sou of C. A. Newman. COCK. March P. at Stockport, Helen Louisa, widow of \V. W. Cook, of Sale. Holland, and Java, aged SO.
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    The Imperial Press Conference.
    940 1 April 'J When it is mentioned that m response to an invitation to suggest what topics should be discussed at the approaching Imperial Pi ess Conference, it was telegraphed from Singapore m reply that these should include "Imperial J\ fence," and "the constitution of an Imperial
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    Hongkong Opium and Compensation.
    483 1 From a special telegram from ECoßgkosg it appears that the matter of the closure of a proportion of the licensed opium divans, dictated actually by the Home Government, though m accordance with the really compulsory suggestion of the Governor of Hongkong, whs made by the Roogbooc
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      112 1 An Anecdotal History OF OLD TIMES In Singapore, r "ci th c Fuandation of the Settlement on Fel raary Sth, ISI9, to the Transfer to the Colonial Offioe oa April Ist 1867, with 90 Portraits Maps and illustration*. BT Charles Burton Buckley m two volumes, m paper cover $3. 50
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      234 1 THE WEEK. The mail <f March 11th reached here by the B. I. on Saturday, followed by a French mail ii day later on Monday. This hemeward mail goes by the P. A (>. Djlhi on Friday. The Legislative Council met on Friday and advanced a number of bills a
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    Dreadnoughts and the Colonies.
    1406 2 Apnl 3. There has been a considerable amount of speculation as to the propristy of detached if art m varijus British dependencies as to the voluntary provisioi of first-class battleships m supplement to the actual Navy Estimates of the Tnited Kingdom. It is very possible that
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    Legislative Futility and the Shipping Bill.
    1009 2 April .">. The public of this Colony we think have every right to be dissatit-fiad with the futility of the discussion at the Legislative Council on Friday, on the important and voluminous Merchant Shipping Bill. To bring forward any arguments as to tfee importance
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    The Cheapness of the Empire.
    1538 2 There is a very prevalent impression, chit fly within the United Kingdom, that Britain, which on the map shows so eniill m area as compared with the vast extent of overseas British dependencies, groans under the burden of the Empire, add that the wearied Titan
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    The Showing of the Flag.
    1485 3 April <i It has loDg been a sentimental gii9varc3 of the pjrts m the Straits S.ttleuieuts that outside of the Admiral's annual brief tour of inspection and t he casual calls of crui e-s doing omnibus duty, carrying reliefs out to Hmgkong and relieved crews
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    The F.M.S. and the New Malay States.
    414 3 The question of the relations of the Federated Malay States and the new proviuces of Keiab, Kelanun, and Tiinginu, that are to come m some sort of sense into the Feder. ation is, rightly enough, c mcerning the lf*lftj M iil. That journal
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    Siam and Railways.
    783 3 Si am and Railways. April 7 la view <»f an announcement j'.ist mac 6 m the Bmgkok pipers, it is not unreasonable to assume that the loan ovision of four millions sterling for a railway lice from Kingkok to connect with the F. M. S Kiilway, was not an inconsiderable
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    Ceylon's "Nest Egg."
    498 4 The of State for the Colonies bis been insisting that Ceylon, instead of inventing surpluses m local public works of a remunerative character, should invest m securities so as to form a nest-egg for a time of need. There was a time when this Colony also hid
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    Free Trade and Free Labour.
    1334 4 Free Trade and Free La bour. April S. It will not be overlooked that although it was not long ago since it was declared on behalf of the Government that they would take their own tiaae as to a decision when it would be proper to appeal to the country,
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    50 4 The post of chief instructor m range finding and position finding at the Ordnance College, Woolwich, has been offered to Capt. W. G. Blandford, R.G.A., Singapore. Captain Blandford ha 9 specialised m these branches, and for some time held the position of instructor m range finding at Halifax, Nova Scotia.
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    ARMY ESTIMATES.
    552 4 We give below the votes for tlie Strait* Settlements so far as they appear on the fac*. of the Estimates Establishment. Two companies of Gam son Artillery of all rank*: 252. One company of Royal Engineer?. seven officers and Km; men a battalion of Infantry. 982 of all
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    A MALAY STATES RUBBER, &c., CENSUS PROPOSED.
    383 4 The Ceylon Observer is cot incliue«] t > agree with correspondent, J 8 M.X who advocated iv a litter to the KJilor of thi« journal the compiling of a Production Ceusu* usa basis of accurate econmiic statistics. That Colombo journal refers thus to
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    Friday, April 2, 1909.
    860 5 Mr. and Mrs. Wailich have gone to Ceylon for i fortnight. Mr Gordon lieanett's yacht Lysistrata yesterday afternoon for Saigon. Mr J. P S*ett*ulnui, Exf3cutive Kugi>Mvr. P. W. D, Kuan tan, goes on leave siortly. A crcktt mi* eh between Land and Surv t '\.s aud
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    SHORTHAND WRITERS ASSOCIATION.
    134 5 Students of shorthand m Singapore have an association, meeting weekly for the discussion of interesting point 3, the exehaoere of view, etc. The President is Mr. \V. N. Haisjh and tha hon-sec. Mr. Pat A. Bains. The report for February mentions model lessons on the -tion hook
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    A WITNESS'S CLAIM.
    185 5 The heaiia^ of the cltim of 11. VV. Bray v Bix^at Sicfch for |500 for travelling ex-p:-n>ts, uiiviaTeuaoce and lo^s of tic p alleged to hive Iw^en incurred m comiL^ to S;n^aporr» from Lvbuaa to giv* evidence io the eate betwtea Captiiin l*fort atd iii^-at, Sir.g (the
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    DAMAGED PINEAPPLES.
    197 5 TVi\>rp Mr Sounders m the District Court ▼esterday, Tin S^'ee l\m was sued by Messrs Moine, Comte and Co. for 153.30 alleged to have been overpaid by tl em. The piaictitY firm was represented by Mr Emerson. Evidence was given by Mr M >me ct the firm to
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    BIG JEWELLERY THEFT.
    211 5 Before Mr Howard m the District Court vf&terday v Chiie »c servant named Chung Ah Cheug w.is charged with the theft of jewellery to the "aggregate value of $1790. AUo with ilm theft of a quautit y of silk" raided at §14 The complainant wai Mr Cheung
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    97 5 At the Tanjong Pagar Dock Board cflices en Wediiesday, the annual general meeting of tie Singapore Slipway Company was held. The report and accounts were passed and a dividend of St> was declared. The directors' report showed a profit of $36,857.11. making a total of 137,420.22, when $-303.11 brought forward
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    FRASER & CO.'S SHARE CIRCULAR.
    321 5 FRASER CO.'S SHARE CIRCULAR. Rubbers stifl keep the chief attraction a-d the list throughout closes firm, the general opiniou being tha* higher pric->9 will be seen m a great many instances when the rfsults of the past jear are known. Murnra This section is still q'liet. and calls for little
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    THE SIPIAU MEETING.
    311 5 There was some interesting discussion at blie Sipiau Tia Mining Company's meeting. The low dividend was accounted for by a want of water and the lew price of tin. Mr. Tedlie said he could put up more monitor 8 which would iccreaBB the company's costs and decrease
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    BURMA-SIAM TRANSFRONTIER TRADE.
    113 5 BURMA-SIAM TRANSFRONTIER TRADE. Tl.e figures for the tra&sfrontier trade of India during the eight months ended November List are now available. The total value of the trade with Northern Sl<«in was K5.2,986,703 as against \l<. 3,*****7 during the corresponding ptrit-d of the preceding year. The imports into ]>urma decreased fiom
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    LINCOLNSHIRE HANDICAP.
    106 5 London. 28rd March. The following is the result of the Lincolnshire Handicap, run at Lincoln today The Lincolnshire Handicap of 15,000 soys second received 50 soys and the third 25 soys straight mile. Mr A. C. Mandaras's Duke of Sparta, by Eager-Simple Aveu, 5 yrs. 6.11, 1 Mr
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    17 5 A de Dion car scld at Kuala Lumpur by order of Court only realised some i>">oo odd.
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    WEDDING IN PENANG.
    355 5 Kirk Thomson A lur^e and fashionable congregation assembled at the P:e->byterian Church, Northam Road, Penaner, on Saturday afternooa when Dr. James Kirk. m.d. (Edin), third son of Mr James Kirk, of Bishopton, Renfrewsbire, N. 8., was married to Mis-? Caroline Isabel Thomson, joun^est daughter cf Mr John
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    TEE CROWN AGENTS AND LOCAL TENDERS.
    338 5 The Present v close Co SYSTEM TO BE CHANGED. There was much that was technical m Ui report of the Committee of Enquiry brio kfae organization of the Crown Agents' office; but a copy is cow m our possession, iaya the Times of C
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    LEPERS IN THE MALAY PENINSULA.
    155 5 Mr .John Jackson, organising secretary of the Mission to Lepers, who has been on a joomey to inspect the various leper soitltj merits and asylums m the Far East, reports that there are fulJy one thousand lepers m Ibe Malay Peninsula, of whom about ouc-half
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    46 5 Mr H. C. Sells, Assistant P, stmasterGeiieral, leaves Penang od Saturday (io-da*) for Singapore where*,he will act for Mr W. G Bell, Postmaster-General, S. S. la consequence of his impending departu-e, he has resigned the office of Vice President of the Penang Football League. (Pinang Gr/ette)
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    Saturday, April 3, 1909.
    909 6 Mr. W. E. L. Shand is now m charge of Bukit Cloh Eitjte, Jeram. Chan Ah Fong, of 25 B3at Qmy. reports that a Chinese oolie m his employ decamped with a g )ld liug valued at $26*. April hiving now set m, the change of
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    TANJONG PAGAR DOCK COMPANY.
    954 6 A meeting t) wind up this company was held at 12.30 vaster Jav m the Exchange when there were present Messrs. J. W. B. McLaren, the Hou. H. Fort, W. Patchitt, \V. J. Niven, \V. A. Gtaig, H. Winkelman, A. H. Cox. Mr Rennie said Gentlemen,
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    906 6 Quicouid agunt homines nosfri ed farrago libeili. Juvenal. It seeml that on the eve of the poll at Tduaton which resulted m one of the frequent disisters that the poor long-suffering Government are ensuring with exemplary patience (but not resignation) Mr Keir Hdrdie sent what the
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    KINTA GYMKHANA.
    374 6 {Ftoui ci/r <>;<■// Corr //</<;;/.) The we^th^r for the second day's racing of the above meetinp opened tiue but *how Bfl fell during the r*OTg Ti •> dttej-lnui-.. was fair. The gttng w^« blow. Mixei» Hani»k:ai». Sutir.iy I; It inp l». Won by a neck. Time Jin ii«
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    COLLISION NEAR POST OFFICE.
    171 6 Ai I result of a collision m trJBl < l the i* si I between a rbarrr and a. rikitha, few BMranigf ig ICr .1 iltyriafc of the Dutcb Bink was §*ed Ix-iore Mr S^.undus. m the District C(«iirt, r^sterdav afternoon. i Sew Tin cltiaej >-"•
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    CHUA CHU KANG ROBBERY.
    91 6 Further evidence fH taken by Mr <-Sroen. second BUgietfftte, yesterday, iv a preliimu?+ry eequirj into a eheige of gaag robbery brought a^iiust two youug Cantocese These men are allowed to bavt beta concerned with others m a gtcg robbery at I sqtuUar't hut at Chua Ci:u
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
    41 6 The heavy rains have lendered the links unplayable :so the C( uipetitioa for 1 gold medal has been a^tiu postponed. The April monthly medal will hn playetl ou Saturday and Sunday the 1 7rh and 1* h inst.
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    90 6 .>♦ < Bdron Johann Karl Albert von Grieshiem, son of Ktrl Baron voo Gaesheim, of Bit<x> Gingging Estate, Medan, Sumatra (East Coast), and Miss Sophica Molochidrs, daughter of Mr Georgios Mcloch&crs of Constantinople, were married at the Presbyterian Church, Northam Raad, Peaang. Mr J. S. Cunningham presided at tbe organ.
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    2589 7 Ordinary Mektino, Friday, A pbii. 2nd. PrESBXT His Excellency tbe Acting-Governor, Capt. Sir A. H. Tovbc, Hii Excel'en^y Major-Gen. T. Perrott, C.8.,0.C.T. The Hon'bl«* the Acting Sec, W. Evans. the Attorney-General W. J. Napier. the <'«>l. Treasurer J. O. Anthonis/.. the CoL Engineer A. Murray. W. I). Bants,
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    DREDGER FOR KUANTAN.
    105 7 The F. M. S. dredger Kuantan/' Cap. tain Melbr, arrived from Port Swettenham yesterday en route for Kuantan where she will shortly commence operations on the bar at the river mouth. Th's will be good news to the residents of Pahang to whom the bar is more
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    THE STEAMER NETHERTON.
    107 7 The Daily Graphic of March 6 s>ys On the 25th ult. we gave an illustration of the steamer Netherton as she lay ctf Singapore after being seriously damaged by fire. The owner of the vessel now informs us that m the accompanying description the extent of the
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    BANKRUPTCY DAY.
    260 7 Rmcmmva Ori>kk A<;ainst European. The Chief Justice took the baikrupU-v work m the Supreme Court yest-rday. A few postponements were granted. Mr Simpson applied for a receiving order against Chop Wab Kee. This was a petitiou by the Borneo Comparv on a debt of •2,407 7. Mr F.
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    ALLEGED MALICIOUS PROSECUTION.
    179 7 fa the Supreme Court ffsterdaj, the Chitf Justice Sir Hvudinanu Jones was engaged on tte adj uined hearing of the CM6 of Ivomarapp* Sidambram, iv which the farmer as plaintiff claimi tl:r ion of 15/ for alleged malicioufl protecotioa. Both litigants are chenics. uj<J plaintiff*! claim is
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    TWILIGHT FOOTBALL CLUB.
    166 7 At their Club House m Kirupocg Bahru Road on Thursday evening the tnauil general meeting of members of the Twilight Football Club was held, and among tit* ordinary business transacted the following members were ekc'ed to be cilice- bearers for the ensuing \eir President/ Tay Eug Gtaok;
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    LINGGI HARVEST.
    78 7 A telegram from the General M linger, Liuggi Plantations Ltd., advises t h it the totil output of rubber from the Cnnp.iL;, Estate during the montli of Mm-h wmm thirty-nine thousand pounds (39,000 lb this bringing the t<jtdl for the tirst three months of the current year up
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    SIPIAU TIN CO.
    95 7 With regird to what was published yesterday with reference to the Sipiau Co we are informed of Mr Tedlie's remark as to the addition of monitors, that he desirei to point out that as the Company's water power was limited, increasing the number of monitors meant dcci
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    Monday, April 5, 1909.
    849 8 Fisheries at Bissein and Tavoy have been leased to Colonel loss, who proposes to carry on experiments m the breeding of pearl oysters from Mergui and Ovlon. The R^jih of Sarawak laft London ou 11th ult. t\>r Paris and Marseilles on his wiy to Sarawak. Mr
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    SINGAPORE'S NEW BRIDGE.
    691 8 The Fikst Girder Across. An impoitant step m connection with tho coustiuction of t'je new Singapore brirge across the Singapore liver was taken on Saturday and aho yesterday morning, when the constructors, Aless-s Howarth Erskiue A: Co had tho satisfaction of seeiDg tie first girder of the
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    AS OTHERS SEE US.
    261 8 TbeßoZiar prints another of those letters <>i advice to correspondents concerning the K-ist, this time it 11 Pen ing which "compares favourably with Malacca and Welles ley the other important towns m the Mahv Peninsula Wo are again told to wear fitnnel cext the skin, but
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    SELANGOR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
    320 8 SELANGOR CH AMBER OF COMMERCE. At the annuil general meeting on Mirch 31, Mr. W. F. Nutt, the chairman, made the following remarks m his speech. Shipping Conference. This matter ha 9 been severely de;lt with m Singapore by the Pres^ on, no doubt, sound lines. It is unfortunate that
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    COMPANY NOTES.
    296 8 The Edinburgh Rubber Estate, SdftDgor, has been registered, with a capital of 645,000 m ill shares, to acquire the estate at Kepong, Sehiagor, knowo us the Edinburgh Estate, iiEil to arty on the business of rubber planters. The registered tfiije is 102, Hope-s'reet, Glapgow. A mail piper says
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    RUBBER RETURNS.
    48 8 r> aoowm. The nncager reports estimated rubber crop ha: vest d duiiug the mouth of Mai eh 3,545 lbs. diy. Corresponding month last yaar 2,241 lbs Qrv. Total for twelve months of year. 1<H)!»S *****, lbs. dry. Total for correspondicg period last year, 24,481. lbs. dry. >
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    THE COLONY'S PRESS.
    117 8 Oa Saturday night at the Hotel d* la Paix, the pressmen m Singapore p;wo a dinner iv houour of Mr. W. G. St. CUir, who is proceeding home on the 9th as the representative of the S:raits and Milaya to tLe Imperiil Press C mferenco, to bo
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    NEW MALAY RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL.
    74 8 The new Malay Residential School, which has been practically completed, will, says the Taiping paper, be formally opened early next month, when H.H. the Sultan and British Resident will participate m the f auction. The building is the handsomest and roomiest school which has yet been
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    INTERPORT CRICKET.
    598 8 8. C. C. Invitation to Hon«*kon«.\ AH who are interest**] id the fortunes of cricket will be well pleased to hoar that the S. C. C. Committee have again invited the Hongkong Cricket Club to send a team to Singapore towards the close of the jear, and ec
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    THE EASTERN GARRISONS.
    180 8 The Army Ettiai iv i for the coming year ]-.y<lowu the following establish men tn lor the Pat X; stern gailittHH Oil ill Settlements, two companies Royal (lArrison Artillery, 252 of all rtakr; one company I." »y.;l Bofnneart, Ho one bittalion of infantry, i'-)^ Army B twin
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    IPOH LADY'S PROWESS.
    156 8 lIM CocivßAM Shoots a Cuocodjlk. On Tuesday morning Mr B. A. Hodges, manager of tbe Ipoh Ice Works, was passing along the Selebin Koad when he saw a croco dile basking on a mud bank m the sun. Mr Hodges had no rifle himself but he knew
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    OH ! GENTLE SLEEP.
    815 9 OH GENTLE SLEEP. That knits op the ravelled sleave of care, The death of each day's life, sore labour's b.ith, Ualiu of hurt minds, great nature's second course. Chief nourisher ie life's feast." Tbe posts all love the obviou?, and not cTen Shakespeare, whose beautiful words voted above are put
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    BRIGGS.
    2241 9 Briggs was going home to take up a position m the London cfiijje. He was m many ways a remarkable man. He was a bit of a dandy. He wore a tall hat not only at weddings several of ua did that, at least till the insect got m
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    SEPOY LINES GOLF CLUB.
    190 9 The following is the result of the competition Cor prizes preFPi.ted by Mr and Mrs Marriott Played o\i Friday iiid Saurday, 2nd and 3rd. oxer a rtver^d course Mrs Emerson and Sir Arthur Young 48 10 3s Mrs Elcum and Mr Thunder 48 <) :{J Miae
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    SWIMMING CLUB.
    65 9 The 75 yards breast stroke competition at the above Club was swum off \esterday jiboiit i2<» competing. Th? men were divided into two hr?ats and the placed men m the first were Gallitnore, Cojkes\ liickett and X )biason. lo the stcand beat they were Carpenter, ll mi*, Chapmin
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    THE CROWN AGENTS AND CROWN COLONIES.
    224 9 The' Ceylon Observer." m referring to the Jirport of the commission <>n the Crown Agents system, and the reforms proposed says Most important of all When m aColony firms exist able to produce articles required, or to carry out works needed by tha Colonial
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    EAST INDIAN PORTS.
    75 9 Messrs Geo. Philip and Son, Ltd have just published a n«w coloured folding pocket map, forming one of their ocean travellers' seriee, giving all the mail and steamship routes, distances, lines of railway, canals, depth of water at sea and m ports, coaling stations, lighthouse?, and other
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    LUCKY FOR MAN AND DOG.
    98 9 William A hern, a labourer, walked into an Omaha jewellery Btore recently, having m his hand a rough diamond half ac large as a hen's egg, which he picked up m a gravel pit near Denver, where he worked last summer. For three months Ahem
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    Tuesday, April 6, 1909.
    827 10 In the last quarter of 1908 there were 7,330 cases of cho era m the provinces of the Philippines, resulting m 4,21*2 deaths. The population of Manila is 5,199 Americans, 195.292 Filipinos. 2 908 Spaniards, i>77 other Europeans, 18,028 Chinese. The death is announced m England
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    RECOVERY OF $13,000.
    651 10 Sequel to a Bankruptcy. Before Mr Justice Sercombe Smith m the Supreme Court, yesterday afternoon, the claim of the Official Assignee for the recovery of $1 3,000 paid to Chan Kirn Boon by Khoo Teck Seong after he had been served with a bankruptcy petition was continued.
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    A DANGEROUS CINGALEE.
    207 10 A respectably-dressed Cingalee was before Mr Column m the third court yesterday, on a charge of being m possession of an offensive weapon m the shape of a danger-ous-looking knife. The complainant m the case was a fellowcountryman, Mr H. W. Nikar, who is the administrator of
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    41 10 The Board of Foreign Affairs has requested the Russian Minister to open negotiations with regard to the alleged illegal levy of taxation upon the Chinese m Harbin. Shi Shao Xi, theTao-tai stationed at Harbin, has been directed to proceed to Peking.
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    MAGISTRATES' APPEALS.
    494 10 Mr Elliot mentioned to Mr Justice Sercombe Smith, m the Supreme Court, yesterday, the appeal of Captain James Home against the King on the prosecution of the Opium Farmer. Mr Elliot s^id he was not proceeding with the appeal. It had depended on a decision of the Privy
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
    130 10 Championship. The following are the results t<» date. Ist Round Thunder be;;t Powlie w.o. Cimpbell beat Dondai 7 and 5. Darbishire bait Lintoß w.o. 2nd Round. Watt beat Va>le 5 and 4. Sir Arthur Young beat (ireen 4 aud 3 Sharpe beat Ifijsoa 5 and 4 Steveus
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    GARRISON GOLF CLUB.
    132 10 The First Competition for the handsome Cup presented by Sir Archibald Law for an eclectic Competition was played on Saturday, April 3rd. Result as follows P. U. Warren 40 7 83 H. M. Holland, RA. 40 6 M J. C.Watt 8:; plus 2 S5 Dr G Fin
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    76 10 > < On Saturday night a report reached police head- quarters that a Chinaman had been murdered at Pulo Brani. Oa the police going to the house where the body was lying, a fight between a number of Chinese was found m progress. The body of the deceased was taken
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    LINGGI NEW ISSUE.
    272 10 The Tim*B <>/ Ceylon has a column igj half on the action of the agents ci Ling^i Plantations Ltd., with regard to the new issue and the absence of opportunities atW. ded foreign shareholders of comiog m. points out that there is an obligation on th*> Directors,
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    STRAITS MORTGAGE AND TRUST CO.
    126 10 In our issue of Kirch Idh, ire pbb! duced au article by the London >l cut of tbe Times of Ceylon on tv Thllortgagt and Ttu«l r-. L 4 <l.' On of that iiticla, we naderatend i that which staUs tiutt ?ii^ Con only advance
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    MINE RETURNS.
    56 10 Tu<* output of dean ore from X Ltd. for the month of Match vat i. tors 58 pikolc; Tribuia -2\total 271 59 ptkuk. The total 'luantity of tin ore axporte the tributes on the land of Ihe X v, .lohore Tin Mining C«\v. t l/d., dariog month of
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    LEDBURY RUBBER ESTATES.
    38 10 The MtMger Ptporti rub' vest-d dariog t!ie m nth <i March 4,44^ Ib. dry DOfTMpoodiog HOtttii year 1,7:)^ Ib. dry loUj I months of 1909, 12,021 Ib. di I I corresponding period ;I<| Ib. dry
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    OUR NEW "SIAMESE JUNGLE."
    89 10 Mr K. W. Duty, tbo tn-n^-.njT iirector 1 1 the largest English concern iv tint portioc of the Malay Peninsula \vlii«l> h..> j i ceded by Siaui to Gvnt Britain, h;»s iM ed fieuter's representative that hf tha n&m treaty Britain will take under her a
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    ACCIDENT TO THE "FLEVO."
    68 10 The British steamer Flevo arrived i'r.lll Denguu via ports yesterday. Ct| I Gibson reports as follow- "i ;Jrd it was found tbat the tnmk t\ cracked. The engineer considered it unsafe to proceed, tut thought tlat wiii eire and at slow speed the steamer it i
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    COCOUNT BEETLES.
    142 10 In his annual report oa the Botanic Gardens Mr H. N. Kidle\ writes of JSm_. pore The red beetle seems to have got quite scarce among the estates and most if the harm is now done by the black one. These, however, seem quite to have disappta;ed from
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    MANILA WHISKIES.
    345 11 The ivpOfff <>f the acting l>:rector of Public Health, Manila, for the last quarter of {90S, contains the following. lv the examination of distilled liquors, which continued during the last quarter, the •;i whiskies were a prominent feature. Uf the 50 samples examined, SI were of this jass,
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    ANGSENNA TREE DISEASE.
    225 11 > I writes m h> animal report of tbe iViiaiu* B time G&rdena, For the past two yean an cuscure disease iking the An/senna bees along i- Im These twee are <p.iite a feature of Peaang sad whether covered with l^n bloom, or out of rl >wer
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    NATIVE-RULE FOR NATIVES.
    279 11 NATIVE -RULE FOR NATIVES. ;n n--'. -paper makes some interest- and imtimlim comment* on the Angl:>Q686 Treaty, and what it ni^aas to the v of X dah, KeLmtan and Triaggaao. Tbt-se/* it rema: k3 MahooMduM, an! under the Siamese lihist regioM they Lave had terrible time. Thfl Buddli^t, as a
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    29 11 > < The inhabitants of Nagano prefecture m tpan are terrified by the eruption of the volcano Yake^ratake, the country being rered with ashe9 several inches deep for uianv miles around.
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    THE "REDUCTION OF ARMAMENTS " PARTY.
    654 11 THE "REDUCTION OF ARMAMENTS PARTY. Oj THI Chk.V! 1 la reference to the endeavours of Mr Murray Ma:donald, S r Jjhn Bruncer and others of the Little England party m the House of Commons, to restrict naval expeudituro,—au ondeavour that shrank into collapse when the actual and prospective naval position
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    DEATH OF MISS CLARKE.
    166 11 The Late Miss Clarke's Personality. The Times of Indi i says of the late Miss Clarke From the moment of her arrival m Bombay Miss Clarke set herself to discharge strenuously what she believed to be the duties of her station. Her unusual talents, ber beautiful
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    THE SOUL OF SUCCULENCE.
    1239 11 We were sitting tryiug to decipher a more than usually laconic Rdater message, when the foreman ushered into our presence a rankly-garbed and wild-eyed youth who had be^a discovered wandering about the linotype room, and whom the compositors accused of browtiog on "slugs." The seedy arrival
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    HOW MANY CONCERNS CAN A DIRECTOR DIRECT?
    212 11 We recommend a perusal of the extract below to some very much Bearer home than is Japan. It would hit sonic people very hard m this part of the world. The Japan Mail says that Me Taka^i Ifatsntaro, a well-known barrister of somewhat
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    ALLEGED BIGAMY.
    175 11 Chinese Marri&gb Law to be IKVE6I [GATED. In the test case against Chew Cheng Oman, row ponding before the Penang Polios Court, Mr Thome, counsel Cor (he accused, told Mr Xuun, the Magistrate, that the SolicitorGeneral had written to him Baying that he (the Solicitor-! General) had asked
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    THE COMMONS AND THE PRESS CONFERENCE.
    112 11 In view of the Imperial Press Conferen'.e to be held m Lmdon daring the coming summer, ;t meeting was held yesterday afternoon of members of all parties m the Houss of Commons who are or have been associate! with literature and J3iirn -ilisrn. Sir
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    38 11 "With the object of obtaining Chinese concessions m Chemulpo, Fu&an and GensaD, the leading coast towns of Korea, the Chinese Consul-general m Seoul has opened negotiations with Mr Nabfshiuia, Secretary of Foreign Affairs at the Korean Residency General.
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    50 11 The South American line of the Toyo Kiseu Kaisha will be opened m April. Tl c starting point is Hongkong, and the linera will call at Yokohama, Hawaii and ports oil the Pacific coa9t b of South America. Tb* Government subsidy granted for this new lino is 500,000 yen annually.
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    THE CHASTENING OF MACTAVISH.
    1791 12 It was a great pleasure to hear that my friend Dick Mactavish of JSroughty Ferry was going round the world and had arranged to spend a fortnight m Singapor3. I at one 3 engaged a room for him m my h)tel, and stuck hi 3 photograph
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    JAVA NOTES.
    89 12 [from our own Correspondent^ BataYia, March 25. Mr E. Gen its, acting President of tho Padangscho Bovenlanden, has been appointed i ßesident of Ternato. First Lieutenant 0. via der Meer, of the Engineering corps, was drowned while crossing the river Lnhoosa m Tapanoeli. A corvict lost his life
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    124 12 R^urts from Americi show that Tan Ah Lock, formerly of the Cambridge Senior Class m the Anglo-Chinese School this city is making a splendid record for himself m the Academy of the University of Southern California. Ho has been successful thus far m passing all his examinations creditably and will
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    APRIL FOOLS.
    1162 12 One mu9tbe very young inleed to be able to appreciata the exceedingly niiid jokes tbat are perpetrated with unerring regularity on the Ist day of April, and even then it is a question whether the time-worn hoax of turning an empty egg upside down and putting it back
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    LEWIS AND PEAT'S RUBBER REPORT.
    294 12 Ma The following lots, comprising ai i I tons Straits, and 1:* tons Ceylon, m I at Auction to-day and sold hs follow* Struts and Malay Btati A. C. 5 cr m. LABU F.M.s. p tr, pc Kainnuing If ci B. 5 c. Tcifcalißj 34
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    NOTES BASED ON SILVER.
    134 12 The Allahalv.d Pioneer, ill •> it it describes as the British <ijveriitn cial difficulties. Mjl Private information lbo«r« th.it I pi is being considered lor the rev. Goschen's scheme lor ten shiltiug I secured on a silver hnit. tbnt I facilities for the payment oi 6ionB
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    124 12 Told m Fleet Street 4 prop of tbt the religious revival iv Wales, a rppor^r t tho Daily Mail, it stems, was sent to a W town to get the story of a woman frvaogelirt who had been greatly talked about. Tii reporter attended one ttf her meetings n I
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    Wednesday, April 7, 1909.
    794 13 Sir X >bert Hart bas been urged bj telegraph It return to Peking. The Chinese Government proposes to use tie ports of Chetoo and Taku as Naval itions. Mr Khoo Hun Yeang, the General Farmer r Strawak, and Mr Koo Sian Tan, left Sarawak by the
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    "THE BOOK OF THE PEARL."
    677 13 A volume which will appeal to all lovers of the beautiful is The B jok of the Pearl" by Messrs G. F. Km and Charles H. Stevenson, the one a gem expert, the other m the fisheries branch of the American Government. Beautifully bound and
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    DR JOHN MARSHALL.
    248 13 Rector of Royal Hi«;u School. A home paper says Tbe Edinburgh High School, famous as the training- ground of the great Sir Walter and miny other eminent Scotsmen, is shortly losing its present Rector l>r John Marshall, by his retirement at the end of the present session.
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    22 13 Chinese residents m the Netherlands Indies have telegraphed advising the Peking Government to put the proposed naturalization law into force at once.
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    A BUTCHER'S CLAIM.
    701 13 Story ok a Meat Monopoly. la the Supreme Cjurt yesterday morning and afternoon Mr Jj9tice Ssreombe Smith was engaged m the case of MoonaKider Su)tan v. Ho Yang Peog. Plaintiff's claim is for 52.000, the outstanding balance of a sum of $5,000 loaned to the defendant m
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    UNION INSURANCE OF CANTON.
    98 13 The report of this exceedingly H )urishin^ Society show 3 that the 1 .*07 accouut closes with a final dividend to shareholders of $17 per share ($lOO piid up) 1008 account pays an interim dividend of $30 per share aud 20 per cent dividend to contributois.
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    RAGALLA RUBBER Co Ltd.
    36 13 A cable has been received by Messrs McAlister Co., from the manager of the Rigalla Estate m which he advises that the estimated crop for the month of March is 940 lbs.
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    43 13 Shanghai's indebtedness next year will reach TU. 2,256,000 against which the Municipality hava assets such as land, buildings, stores, shares m the Waterworks Company and Telephone Company, and industrial undertakings aggregating close upon TU. 7,000,000, or a surplus realisable eecurity of Tls. 4,750,000.
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    ATHLETIC NOTES.
    997 13 We presume, if proper notice is given of a motion m eouie form or other, it will be permissible to raise again the question of the payment of a S(<*-etary, or manager, or steward, whichever term is preferred, for the Shimming Club, even if no meeting will have
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    Thursday, April 8, 1909.
    854 14 We understand that Mr W. K. Knight, lUrrister-atlaw, and the brother of the editor and proprietor of the Statesman, will succeed Mr Sinha as Advocate- General of Bengal. We hope for an early confirmation of this report. (Asian). Dr. McDowell, P. CM.O, accompanied by Dr. Freer,
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    THE ASSIZES.
    669 14 A FORGED PASSENGER TICKET. The last case at the Assizes was concluded before Mr Justice Sercambe Smith and a common jury at the Supreme Court yesterday. Ahmat bin Abdul Sauiat, a Boyanese, was charged with using as genuine a forged document, to wit a passenger ticket, on one
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    GAMING-HOUSE KEEPER FINED.
    116 14 Mr Colma^ had before him m the third court yesterday afternoon a Chinaman named Lori Tuck, on charges of assisting m the management of a common gaming house, and assisting m carrying on a Wah Weh lottery at No. 47 Middle Road. Mr \V. R Hawtrey, Assistant
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      A WAIL FROM JOHORE.
      293 14 To the Editor, Sir, The fate of the man who tried to please everybody is well known, and I fear that fate awaits the originator of the new time table seivice between Singapore and Johore. "Hope he will lose his train." But who was he trying
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    ALLEGED CRIMINAL BREACH OF TRUST.
    548 14 ALLEGED CRIMINAL BREACH OF TRUST. Both Accused Acquitted. A case of more than paeaing interest engaged the attention of Mr Howard m the Criminal District Court yesterday, when two Chinese carriers named Tin Ciiuu Hi and Tan Leocg were charg&d at the instance of a Malay named Wan Mohained. The
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    REPORTED MURDER AT KRANJI.
    77 14 A telephone message was yesterday received at police head-quarters reporting a murder at the 12th milestone, Kranji. A Malay, it would appear, had a difference with a Chinaman and as a means of discussion employed a stout stick with which he felled his adversary. The unfortunate
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    A PRAYER.
    129 14 If I have given you one hour of joy And made the happy moments swiftly fl*> Will you remember only them at lamt And so smile down on me If I have given you one hour of pain, Or caused the falling of a single tear Since you
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    ST. MARY'S HOME.
    630 14 The following is the report on s» for 1!K)h, signed hv the Key. H. C Miss Wolfe ltft us m May work at the General Hospital aud w«i« ceeded by Miss ITniingi. who jaeam od the work as organized by M:>v Monitres<:es are app -inttd and nud»-
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    LANADRON RUBBER ESTATES, LTD.
    46 14 The manager reports rubber crop vested during the moqth of March 1 lb. dry corresponding month last year 13,8521 b. dry total for first three months of 1909, 48*,800 IK dry total for correponding period last year 17,868 lb. dry. Trees wintering.
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    TIN OUTPUTS.
    36 14 The outputs of the Belat and Kuanua Tin Companies for the month ot March as reported by the manager are. Belat Tin Mining Co Ltd., 591.80 pikuls. Kuantan Tin Mining Co. Ltd. o'9. pifcnte.
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      79 14 PROPERTY SALES. The following properties were disposed at auction at Messrs G. A. Fernandez and Co.'s sale room, No. 10, Raffles Place, yesterday. 999 years leasehold land situate m the district of Upper Mandai, area 20 acres, and 12 poles. Quit rent $6-30 per annum, bought by Tamby Appah $375.
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    HOMEWARD BOUND.
    228 15 In the Spring the Exiles' fancy strongly rums to thoughts of Home,' and year by v*ar the months of Match and April see cumbers of residents bound for Europe. This year there seems an exceptional number, and this wfek end i 9 about the climax. Bf the Delhi
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    PETROL DANGERS.
    327 15 Mr PiowdeD, the L>ndon magistrate, is !:en MMHng an<l MMMtUMI instructive. und m a case recently before him commentI the thmainess of the vessels m which dangerous figfci flroleuoi spirit is >rored. fhm.krs oi Petroleum. The public were running, unknown to themselves, serious dangers day by day by
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    LETTERS AND WIRES.
    332 15 Public Isterest and Private Sentiment. a law of Post <>;Koe officialdom that :r-y should preserve the public confidence. «:raphists are not peruiicted to reveal the knowledge they giin m practising their work, und it would be well if this rule was kept inviolate Bat human frailty and
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    47 15 His Excellency Sir Arthur Young, k 0.m.g., r he Officer Administering the Government, paid an official visit to Tanglin Barracks last evening and was the guest of the officers of the Middlesex Kegiment at dinner. A guard honour under Captain Hilton reoeived His Excellency at the mess.
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    TELEGRAMS.
    1787 15 (Bj Submarine Telegraph) (Router's Ayency.) Received April Ist, 10.55 am. An enthusiastic meeting has been held at the Guildhall m London at which it was urged that the immediate construction of eight Dreadnoughts should be proceeded with. The audience tumultuouslv cneared Mr Balfour's arguments, and adopted the resolution, Lord
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    HONGKONG'S PROTEST.
    78 15 (Fr< >>/: (u y (i :<. m C 'orn sf>< vn temQ Hongkong. April Ist. The hon'ble E. A. Hewitt, Memlierof the Legislative Council representing the Chamber of Commerce, protested Hgiinst voting a gum of $11, (.51. '1 as coin pt-ti sat ion to the Opium Farmer for
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    HONGKONG POST OFFICE.
    35 15 Hongkong, April Ist. A Portuguese clerk named William Nuttall, employed m the Post Office, has been sentenced to three months hard labour at the Police Migistracy fur fraudulently removing stamps from parcels.
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    TYPHOON NEWS.
    29 15 (By Wireless.) The Governor of Hongkong has intimated that arrangements Lad been completed for the despatch of wireless messages concernic^ typhoons from Santo Domingo on ])i,dasco» Islands.
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    FATAL GANG ROBBERY.
    154 15 {From our (mm Corresponded^ Ipob, April 1. There was another serious gang robbery this morniug, a body of twenty Chinese armed with revolvers and parangs attacking the 6hop of a tin ore buyer at Sungei Siput. They shot the Bengali watchman m the head, arms and legs
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    THE RUBBER MARKET.
    214 15 {From our &urn Correspondent^ London via Penang, April 8, 5.50 p.m. The receipts of rubber during March were 4,1 :>0 tons. The visible supply of rubber is «>,054- tone, against 7,188 at the corresponding period of last year. The Ju^y to March deliveries were 2*>,t>Bo tons against
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    SHARES.
    811 16 MlNftb. Capita! Capital Issnt Pali mr n Issatd paid op V*lo« op i-oinpany. O^u.-.io, 1300,000 300.000 10 10 Belat Tin Mining Co. Ltd 1 1 1300,000 225,000 10 10 Bruang Limited gtf $600,000 600,000 10 10 Bruseh Hydrauhc Tin M. Oc. Ltd £500,000 444 f 7sy 1 1 Duff
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      673 16 CLEARANCES. April 1. Dortmund, Ger. str., Male how, for Colombo, Rotterdam and Hamburg. Worms, Ger. str., Schraden, for Hamburg via porte. Albenga, Ger. str., Larenzen, for New York via ports. Suruga, Brit, str Chubb, for New York. Ban Liong. Dut. str., Winters, for Cotie via ports. Chumpon, Siaiu. str., Hansen
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      872 16 Inaba Mara, Jap. str Takeda, for Antwerp via ports. Apl 7. Singora, Ger. str., Minkovitz, for Bangkok. Cooeyana Brit, str., Strom, for Calcutta. Perlak, Dut. str., Swart, for P. Soesoe. Dovre, Nor. str., Paulsen, for Bangkok. Tasman, Dut. str., Winkel, for Muntok. Brouwer, Dut. str Resner, for Moera Saba. Wilhelra,
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      405 16 VESSELS IN PORT. Man-of-war Flag and Tons Commanders Arrived From For Whe* Tromp Dut cruis. SCOO Rappard Apl 3 I. Ptfcfc I'ncerUin Zahora Sar. Yatch 75 Nandak Mar 21 Kuchint,' X uching Kuantan F.M.S dredger Mellor Apl 4 P. Kuantan Ship Flair Tons Master Arrived From Consignee For When Ayuthia
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