The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (Weekly), 14 July 1910

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    15 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES THURSDAY. JULY 14, 1910. No. 1,198.
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    CONTENTS.
    183 1 Pa. as iblt m r- t»- J7 :_f-nt fnftu»'ncos within tin- Einpir*- 17 A meg ir Ml Wh.tt an-1 British r'.*«l ih I- t hit*- Kit. DwNßed is m Suffrage and tli»- Km}, ra I i i H. C, S. Roll- 19 Kifrift Hiiil'liug j B AM. 00l XT
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    TIN RETURNS.
    34 1 Printed and Published for the Proprietors •iy William Graeme St. Clair at the .ajjapore Free Press" Office No. 30 3, Raffles Mdct m the Towu of Singapore m the ColoDy Settlements. SDFSDF
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  • Domestic Occurrences.
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      Births.
      31 1 BCRDBBKT. U 'Spring Grove.' on 7th inst., the wife of R. "CHUBUT, of a daughter. At M IN'VERLOCHY on 12th instant, the wife of A. Emslie Bbn/ie, of a son.
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      Marriage.
      46 1 Hugh Ball.— On 23rd June, at St. Philip s Church, Kensington, Kngineer Lieutenant F. E. Percy Haigh, m third son of the late E.lward M. Haigh, of Halifax and Bath, to MABEL Dora, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George William Ball, of Parklands, Cowes.
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    EXCHANGE.
    70 1 (Corrected up to July 13 Bank 4 m s 2/4 s 6 demand 2/41 Private credits 3m 8 2/4 credits 6ms 2/4 JJ France, demand Bank... 294fc Germany, demand 230$ India, T. T 175 i Hongkong, demand 23!% die. Yokohama, demand 1144 Java, demand 140] Bangkok, demand 66 Sovereigns,
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    PRODUCE.
    140 1 July 13. Tin* buyers $7*:s7J Gambier H-40 Gambler Cube No 1 14 60 Gambier Cube No. 3 m norn Pepper Black (ordJm. B'port) buyers 13 75 Pepper, Whitt (fail) 25 75 Nutmeg! (110 to tkeJ».)- 18.0 C Nntmegi (80 to tk« IV) M m 22.0 C Maot (Banda) non
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    28 1 il' the Prrss tie FVopie's rikr>it maintain Unikwcd by influence am! imbribed I>y pain: Here p.itrir.t Truth 1i»-t (lonocii pwccpU ('.raw, Heda* 1 to Rclig:oO, Loyaiti ami I.a\v.
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    Troublous Crete.
    1208 1 July 8 In life a great deal of the irritation caused by our worries is that they are m many cases so trivial m themsalves, and yet withal capable of creating a constant mental and bodily \la\9€ that no make-believe on our part can help us to ignore
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    Diveroent Influences within the Empire.
    1215 1 Diveroent Influences within the Empire. .July la continuance of an elimination of Lieut. HofttMUur'fl scqoiij into the biflia of a possible coordination of the Empire, ne important paint he mikes is thdt what we consider the English-speaking communities and therefore presuu c to be each m sympathy aDd instinct captble
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    • Advertisement
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      124 1 THE WEEKS' NEWS. List Siturday the B 1. "Teesta" brought mails of June 1 7 This weekly leaves today by the P. O. "Delta." "Our Miss Gibbs" was given by the iUndnaann Opera Company, at the Victoria Theatre ou Thursday evening. The visit had to be curtailed to one night,
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    American Wheat a.nd British Food.
    886 2 July li. One feature of most of the departmental reports prepared for the [Tailed States Government is that of statistical fulness and accuracy. Perhaps no official report is waited for with such eagerness as the annual estimate of the aggregate wheat crop, which is compiled
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    "Is the White Race Doomed?"
    1661 2 July 12. It was ju3t yesterday, m discussing the very serious falling off m wheit production m the United States, a fact that is still more seriously emphasised by heavy failure m the crops all over Europe owi D g to the storms and Haods
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    Woman Suffrage and the Empire.
    1306 3 juw ia Kepeatedly have we insisted m these vluoiDs upon the often demonstrated Imperial incapacity of the British House of iumon?, and the consequent necessity of ling advantage of every opportunity to Hihibit thit incapacity, and, so as far as it may be gradually accomplished,
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    Death of the Hon. C. S. Rolls.
    854 3 July U. There will be universal regret at the sudden death at Bournemouth of the plucky young airman the Hon. C. S. Bolls, who has attained f lme as [a pioneer m motor development and m practical aeronautics. It was just recently that
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    Entire Building.
    1110 3 If general opinion were asked what last year, 1909, was distinguished for there would be a general agreement that it was remarkable for the definite development of the aeroplane, the heavier-tban-air machine. In the same way, within the more limited arena of British affairs if men were asked
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    AN ARMED BURGLAR.
    213 4 ExctTIVO Incident on Rihbkr Estate. A preliminary enquiry was opened by Mr Green, second magistrate, yesterday, into an allegation of housebreaking, after making preparations to cause hurt, brought against a young Chinaman. Court Inspector Ambrose appeared for the prosecution. A Chinese mandore employed on l)r Lim Bom
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    DEMAND FOR RUBBER.
    224 4 1\ ik is ha Stripped off its Tyreh. A Chinaman named Tan Ah Wan wan before Mr Green, second magistrate, yesterday, on a charge of theft of t libber tyrei valued at .S'>o. and a pair of browu shoes valued at $2.50. He was further clinr^fol with
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    LOST OVERBOARD.
    142 4 A melancholy incident occurred as the P. acd (> Borneo," homeward hound, was off Socotra m stormy monsoon weather. As a passenger uamed Mr Grey, who was, it is understood, m theemployment of the X istern Extension Telegraph Company ou the West Coast of Australia, was standing just
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    FLY PLAGUE IN COLOMBO.
    274 4 There is no doubt about it that the present plague of Hies m Colombo is serious and disgusting and housewives are at their wit's ends to devise means of ridding their bungalows of the loathsome visitant*. Naturally there is a strong inclination to associate the present
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    18 4 Mr Isaburo Vamagata, tin new Vio-kesident-General m Koiea, arrived at ChemMlpho on June 4th aid proceeded to Seoul.
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    THE SS. "TRIESTE."
    655 4 The Passengers Safe m Bombay. Bombay, Jul? 3 —This morning the P A. O tug "Dewan" left Prince's Dock supplied with a special towing hawser and pro ceded at 1 1 o'clock to sea to bring m the steamer "Trieste," after several ineffectual attempts had been made
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    BAGAN RUBBER Co
    155 4 WIVDIKG-UP ANIi SaLF. An extraordinary general meeting of shareholders m the Bagan Rubber Co Ltd., was held m Bangkok for the purpose of confirming the resolution enpowering the winding up and sale of the Company passed at the extraordinary meeting held on June :Mst. There were present,
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    HONGKONG BANK.
    76 4 The local nunager of the HoEgkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation has received a telegram from bis Head Office m Hongkong stating that bubject to audit, the bank dividend for the half year ended 30th June 1910 will probably be £2 ncr §har« $500 000 will be placed to
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    CUP FOOTBALL.
    319 4 S. R. C. v. HtMUMEi YUm n The S. K. C. met the second M Regimental team m the second round (if Association Cup, on the KspUnaoV evening, and after a most interentiD£ jr a r were beaten by the narrow margin of Mr F. Apps ruled the
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    HOCKEY.
    75 4 The S. C. C m*t a combined \mm of rhv K. G. A. and K. K. on the K>planade Im evening, and a fast and exciting game wat. the outcome of the meeting. The club ha.: the best of matters at the start, and at ba/ time crossed over
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    502 4 President Taft has signed the new rail way freight laws and they wdl come id' operation iniuudiatth A Ceylon paper promotes Capt )KCallum a whole generation by introducing a little parenthesis m a note quoted troni Malayan journal. It says Captain C H McCafluin of the Ifafo States Guides I
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    Friday, July 8, 1910.
    704 5 At a mm sitting of the Shanghai -,prem- Court Mr Mont^u H*rri a was iWIHM t.. practise at the Shanghai Bar. Thp cn k lament of Key. James Bruce KS^EJ?*ff* D ««g"treetre. h ol the Methodist M mkm, Foochow is .1.1 Ml -X" *nn*. I \rst.
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    WHAT IT MEANS TO BE KING.
    2107 5 PROCEDURE AND DUHE3. The King is Deed I-'jng Live the King Ji3t<veen the death of one Sovereign and he accss.on of his successor there il prac tv lly no interval. As soon as the Court £j«ebM report that their li.val patent's end 19 near,
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    STANDARD LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY.
    366 5 la the report to th^ doauil meeting of above, of which A.dam*oa Gi!fitla» are local agents, the directors itat*d thittbe total new buaineae effected am -uated lo £?/)99.990. Oi this there vure-Mnna witi other offiaee £145,567, leaving a net amount of £1,954,423 Claim* bvde Oh aaei
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    FRASER AND Co.'s SHARE CIRCULAR.
    171 5 Siace !i6t week's circular the sune quietness hris prevailed, with few il leUtatw. Toere has b»en a distiiio iucreas j however, m the business doae ie L >nd >n Biabbnr shares. Rubber. While them Ins \>*on more activity daring the week, m iteiiing ehavtm, prices
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    205 5 Mr Jam* Mickey, who, a quarter of <i cpntu^v Mro, w^ C mmwaVme* of the Chiueee Maritime Customs, died ie Kobe on tbe 22ad Jane at the <&i ot eighty-six years. There wm qui»e an exiting scene m IJ^n .Sia Street on Wednesday afternoon when tbe police entered house X>.
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    THE ASSIZES.
    501 6 BIKIMU Coolie Stabbed. At the Ast- ze Court yesterday, the Chief Justice, Sir William H. Hyndnian Jones, and a common jury were further engaged with a case m which Kan Shu is charged with attempting to murder, and voluntarily causing 2rievcus hurt. Mr K. C. Edmonds, Deputy Public
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    POLO.
    339 6 9SLABGOB v. 8lN«AP0RB. Tl;e members of the Selangor Polo Club were k> at houie to their friends on the race course on Monday afternoon on the occasion of th»j match between Selaugor and Singapore tor the Seiangor Cup. There was au excel lent turn oat, a great number of
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    S. L. R. A.
    42 6 Mills Ci'i\ The local score for the above competition yesteiday at Balestier range totalled 198 tha toileting being the individutl sc res. Mrs Felkin 95 Mrs Fisher 34 Miss Gunn 33 Mrs Murphy 32 Miss Kerr :>[> Mrs Jago
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    THE RAUB AUSTRALIAN GOLD MINING Co., Ltd.
    817 6 Manager's Report for the four Weeks ending June 18th, 1910. Bukit Koman Mines. Main Shaft. The Bin Bucket Pomp has j been placed m position below No. 6 level and is working satisfactorily. Sinking of the shaft has not yet been commenced, as
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    78 6 The Mitßui BussanJKaisba has decided to order two co Hera from England, one of 8,000 tons and tbe otber of :j,OOO tons. -M^IST?" has jUBt la^ ded Per 8. 3 Mmderoo" two pairs of whippets m spiendid condition, for sale. The Regimental football team of the 3rd. Middlesex will proceed
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    Saturday, July 9, 1910.
    838 6 Messrs. Allen and Gledhill have closed their office m Kuala Lumpur. Mr V. Salznann proceeds to their Malacca braLch. It is asserted that Arabindo Gliose is now hiding at Pondicherrv, awaiting a French steamer to sail for Fi-unce. A K'.ing has been arrested for having stolen
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    COLOUR VISION A'J SEA
    163 6 A further development has arisen the cB.Be of Mr J >hu FlMdw. Ari».n^ of chis case, the BoarJ f Tru le «i Cru.ild chat they are about to «r;. email Departmenral Committee t<» ad them as to what changes, it ;m\. advisable m the e\stem of
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    SUNGEI BAGAN RUBBER CO.
    140 6 We have received a copy of the pr of tbe Sungei BtOM liuhber Comp t marked for private circulation ou!\ 1 i j scription list closes on Wtdaesiiv. .1 The capital is $600,000, divided id! shares of $i! each. TLe veiid-.: p shares and 1150,000 m
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    AUCTION OF SHARES.
    109 6 There was a larger attendance on i dM day than a week ago :tt the IWtMS it ih mi held by Messrs (/iinninshdin. Clark tad Co. at the Auction Share Mart, l\im. some letter prices we r e obtnirit-d iv H rtl I instances. The prices realise!
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    GARRISON ORDERS.
    121 6 Major (Jenf-r.xi r J'. BupktMnr, i arrive at Singapore by the p. <', •^Ass.ive," on Pridaj Istfc ici P. O. Wharf, au.l will pri cV d Io J >bi hton's Pi^r, where he wi I itlMiWk Guard ol Honour, oi the 3 J Bu M Jvegt. will bednvn
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    AN AMERICAN SENSATION.
    153 6 Hl;e Company Fkai l 1: ir»tl Mk: Akrkm k.". Loh<3or /wnr Sensalioca' iWtt«Mi were rMMtfN m connection with the aflaire of the*!" Wireless Telegraph Company of Araeric hs a result Mr Christopher Wjlhqd pmHill MdMrßofMt (rtnimfJMi) nw miwlU at^ew rjrt fmimh§ m ekuct of u»* defrauded tbe
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    82 6 The Duff Develop ment Co. has issue.! a pictorial pamphlet illustrating the worL of the company m the Straits Settlen.euAmong the photographs, which are btftiitj fn SI! UC€d n fine art F^per. M included some important events which have occurred during the Mil t*e!v months and have had a direct
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    1486 7 4ui<: r r,l mfwmi Itmimf* mmiri rrf fmnmn Juvenal. There m not the least use m disguising ♦he f*ct that the Fourth of July has provided The Topic of the Week for everything that walka on two lees between the Equator and »he two Poles. Mtkeno
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    SUPREME COURT.
    309 7 Before Mr Justice Fisher Yesterpay. His Lordship gave judgment m two appeal cases from the District Court Judge m both of which the decision of the District Court was ruled to ba wrong. In the appeal of L.im Tye Hock his Lordship said that one of the differences
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    64 7 Mr J B BvMi who has represented England at'hockev on about ten occasions, was expected at IK' uak Lumpur last Saturday. He g>es planting m the Seremban district. The number of Chines banks m Singapore will shortly be iLcreased by the Establish meat cf another, with Cantonese capital, at th>
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    Correspondence.
    140 7 CHINESE CHAMPIONS. Dear Mr Editor, In reply to the enquiry of Y. K. L as to whether the three members of ."The Singapore— Eun Chino Youag Physical ColturuU' Association" who challec'ge all Singapore m weight-lifting and wrestling, are going i o take all men of ali weighs, I regret
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    BANKRUPTCY COURT.
    243 7 A Satisfactory Statement. B-fore Mr Justice F.sber. Ke K. H. Mauleffinch, application for discharge from bankruptcy. The Official Assignee (Mr P. F. Divid) m bis report stated that a receiving order was mide on a creditors' petition on December L^th, 11*04. The bankrupt was by profesfcion a surveyor,
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    GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.
    107 7 Messrs P. A. Batts, F. J. George and A. Jamieson have been made J. Pa. for Singapore. Mr W. Patchitt is appointed a member of i he Tacjong Pagar Dock Board for a further period of three years. Mr Hans Becker replaces Mr A. Asmus. Mr A. Stuart,
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    SMALLPOX PROSECUTIONS.
    144 7 S C. C. Tamby Fined. Chief Sanitary Inspector Mnyhew brought a further batch of smallpox summonses into Court yesterday before Mr Wolferstau, the cases being of failiog to report. A KHng coolie living at 35 Tanglin Road, being one of five adult occupants failed to report three cases
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    THE BANDMANN CO.
    130 7 "<)jr Miss Gibbs was enthusiastically welcomed back to Singapore by a lar^e audience at the Victoria theatre Ust night. It is a pity that the Bmdmtnn Company were only making *uch a short stay heie. The piece l»st night was an eu*ire success and the talented members
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    21 7 The death is reportad of the Due d'Alencon, the head of one of the oldest and moit noble families of France.
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    SELANGOR RACES.
    689 7 PIN BREAKS RECORD. (From our ovm Corrt-sponilenf Ku*la Lumpur, July •>. The prospects fjr this afternoon's tjchj are good. The course is m excellent order though rather on the hard eide, there baviDg been no rain recent iy, There was a fair attendance at the lotteries. Grey Plume,
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    THIRD DAY.
    355 8 Kuala Lumpur, July I*. The following horses were scratched over- night for t., -lay's races, Rice one Picton, Lidy Goya and S3afoam. Rice two, Too Late aud Second Start. Race three, La Parola. lUce Four, Trouble, I>dlcore, Townmoor, j Dulcie, Frou Frou, Quorrobolong and Honey B*ar. Rice five,
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    Mr C. B. BUCKLEY.
    370 8 In an interesting letter Mr lljckley mentions tl a* he sptnt a fortnight at Cyprus on the way home. "Thetfhcials there, where they are poorly paid, look to Singapore as a possible Elysium. Bovill, Peliereau, Collyer, Sir Arthur Young, Sir \Vm Taylor, and others having gOM
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    67 8 Mr Charles Gunter living at a house m Uiver Valley Road has had a gold ring valued at $1* stolen from the house. The Provincial representatives who have petitioned for the earlier inauguration of a Chinese Parliament persist m their demand m spite of the Imperial Edict. The Civil Board
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    Monday, July 11, 1910.
    885 8 The fallowing appointment is c fticUlly anncuuced Capt. F. W. Lumsden, RM.A, appoiuted general Stall" officer, second grade, Straits Settlements command, to date 4:h June. At the ir quest on Tan B*k, whose death was the result of being left out ia the open, while dangerously
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    SINGAPORE CRICKET CLUB.
    1104 8 Annual Sports Gymkhana. Favoured with glorious weather, and a cool bret/e from the sea, the S C C. sports gymkhana on Saturday afternoon were a great success. The events commenced at 230 and the competition was very keen throughout. There was a very Urgt attendauce of members
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    THE LATE Mr W. H. READ C.M.G., K.N.L.
    365 8 THE LATE Mr W. H. READ C.M.G., K.N .L. Mr C. B. Buckley, writing from London by the mail, encloses a photograph of I bras* plate and inscription that was despatched t. Singapore a fortnight previously to U pi.t up m St. Andrew's Cathedral m memory the late Mr W.
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    THE ASCOT MEETING
    367 8 Ti Vi.iokv Ascot race meeting has been h^id th'.s we m brilliant weather, baft sombre surrounding It was the blackest rset meeting that evet has been held m mortal memory. Til th* eye became accustomed to the si^»ht, ti^ rfM and flow of this black tide of
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    THE KEDAH PROTEST.
    722 9 On^ matter that is of importance m that P«amng opinion, frequently divided m public iftffl, appears to be m the m^in unit' 1 a> to tie situation underlying tho j b«1 <>f the Kedah Government against the attrude of the Straits Government as ■plified bl the action
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    RESIGNATION OF THE PRINCE OF RAJABURI.
    105 9 TW <io/Htte Extraordinary Siam pabi on Ibt 27th ult. has the following. H.KH. The Prince of Rajriburi having i His Ma.jesty the King to b« relieved t his Miti as Minstar for Justice, owing to iB WwrttV His Majesty has been graciously ;lMito ac
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    THE GARRISON.
    163 9 It is underHtor.il that the date of the departure of the 3fd Middlesex from Singa pore by trooper is November 30fb. In the ordinary w d y the :J d Butts would come on from Hongkong to Singapore, but there 13 still a slight uncertainty over this, because
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    CRICKET.
    158 9 A match wai played on the S R C. ground between the S.R C. and a tcrmtob team got up by Mr Xicol on Saturday. The S.R.C. won an interesting game. Mr Kicol*B XI. Tyn -!i c Oorloff b Barthoioaieus/ 6 Goldfinch c Oaveiro b Oorkff 0 Millar b
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    ATTEMPTED GANG ROBBERY
    225 9 Ml: 1 »Al HKNV SILD IP A I KIAMi, An attempt was uiade on .Inly 2 to hold up Mr P. M Daubeny, of Kuang Estate, on his way back from Kuang railway station to the estate Mr I>aubeny, who has a large Lumber of Chinese coolies
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    JUNE RUBBER RETURNS.
    29 9 Apevts Kvitt Co. Ui.i Pankan -410 lbs A«;eDts Derrick a Go. TBLUI AHBOH :—">•'••"> lbs KtnmUt Btrlow Co. Bbmbia EwtaTß:— 621 lb« Total to date 8361 lbs.
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    BANK MANAGER ON LEAVE.
    220 9 Says the Hongkong Telegraph -Mr J. r. M. Smith who, t'^r at laest twenty-eight years, has l^een one of the "few m the know." now is about to show how much he knows by transferring the bodily pirt of him to the Old Home on a
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    THE LATE SIR R. KYFFIN THOMAS.
    896 9 It was with great surprise and the deepest regret that we saw by the mail th*t the former Chairman of the Overseas members of the Imperial P. ess Conference, Sir Rjbert Kyffin Thomas, of Adelaide, South Australia, had died there on Monday, June 13th,
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    19 9 Lieutenant J. A. Chamier, 83fd Pun jib s has been appointed for duty f the M* ay States Guides.
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    COMPANY NOTES.
    993 9 Federated (B>laikx>b) Rubber. The report of the Federated 'Se'angor Rubber Company, Ltd, for the year ended 31st March last, to be submitted at the meeting on 23rd July, states that the amount of rubber harvested was lt>l, 1 1 1 lbs, a.3 compared with 59,fi94 lbs the previous
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    Kali Glagah (Java) Rubber and Produce.
    348 10 The statutory meeting of the members of the Kali Gtefftk (Java) Rubber and Produce Company, Ltd., was held on June 13 at the registered offic of the company, 18, Le«denhall street, E. C, Mr Thomas Carritt (Chairman of the company) presiding The Chairman said
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    THE ALKAFF ARCADE.
    449 10 (Aik: The Lowthbb Arcade.) As 1 was strolling down the Alk IT A'cule, That place for Stocks and Saares, I really felt just a little afraid < >f all the Bulls and Bears. And as I walked with wary eye Said a Chinese voice to me. I
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    67 10 A notable achievement for the benefit of the blind is the ti si French- German dictionary (Lingenscheidt), printed m Brtilie typ?. This work demanaed an extraordinary amount of minute aud laborious preci sion, and was carried out by Herr Kirl Satzenhofer who is himstlf blind, at the printing office of
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    Tuesday, July 12, 1910.
    824 10 Z ppeiia's air3bip to the North Pole has passed the North Sea. channel and started towards Spiizbeigen. A burgUr paid a vif-it to a Chinese house at 77 Weld Road and got away with property valued at $28 DO. Two Chinese, a father and a son,
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    BALGOWNIE Ltd.
    576 10 Fifth Ordinary General Meeting The fifth ordinary general meeting of the shareholders of tfte Bilgownie Rubber Estate?, Limited, was held at the registered office of the Company, Exchange buildings, at noon yesterday. Mr W. M Sime presided and there were also present: Messrs A. A. Gunn (for Messrs
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    PULAU BULANG.
    229 10 There will be issued to-day the prospectus of Pulau Buiong Rubber and Produce Company, Ltd, the Mibecription list for which will open on July 18 The capital is 15,000,000 m $10 shares of which 4T.0.000 are offered. Payment of $•> on application balaru>=> m calls of $1. The
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    JUNE RUBBER CROP.
    25 10 ,j™ NG Estate :-19.:i00 lbs sixmonths 101J40 against 56.883. Kckau Rubber Estate -2,07^ lbe Alob Povocu 2,000 lb?, Bun Estate s^oo lbs.
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    LAHAT TIN MINE.
    450 10 The following was the report of T^ Directors to be presented at the tl annual meeting of the shareholders t held at the Cannon Street Hotel. L »nd ,i on Thursday, the '11 d of Juie. During the year h9b 4 tons of tin were sold, realising
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    CHINA AND THE OPIUM TRADE.
    327 10 The Bombay correspondent of The Tim*-* sends the following telegram, dated 10th June. The opium market is excited and disturbed on account of the action of China m holding dealers m raw opiain responsible for the collection of new duties on prepared opiam The measure
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    THE RIKISHA IN ENGLAND.
    157 10 A Bristol correspondent states the local firm of Alexander and Masters have embarke-l upon a venture which is attraction conM able pnblic attention. They have lutroJiir- -1 into England rikishas. which have b« ■■■n tried during the past few weeks with stub saccesK that locally it
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    IPOH BRIBERY CASE.
    727 11 Chinese Millionaire Chak«.ej». OaTh'^^ay last before Mr X. Kendall, as Mau'ist'atu, mi n the Ipoh Police Court, the well knows Towbaj Tan Tet Shin wan charged with kevh Uenjptedto induce a Magistrate to accept ;in :.lej;ii u'r.it Ji ;ation. In tie a-.sence of the Deputy Public Pro—
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    CHINESE LABOUR SUPPLY.
    111 11 Mr Wa,lter JacksOP, manaper d the Libtur Bureau oi ipob. 13 on a rii bereosi hid way to Hon^k r,g where be will arranft to begin his eoelie supplies SFM S. He enrnea with b;ai already rders for ever l.« <"> o,nd the number in--rs diilv. 'Ibis
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    PENANG WEDDING.
    59 11 At Bt George's Church, PenaD?, the "Mn:i^ was solemnised of Mr hdward R >b«rt Murphy. Planter of Kuala Selangor, *u«i Mni KU»e Howard Kjss, of Stamford ii ill. f.ondon. The bride, who arrived by tb« German mail, was given away by Mrs ilium*. Mr Kdward Lees acted as
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    SCOTTISH LETTER.
    1246 11 (From our own Corre*pon<lent.) Edinburgh, June 17. The srey and stately City of Edinburgh has ilong been tbe familiar Mecca of Gospellers M*ny functions and congresses, national and international, have been held within us bounds, smie of th^in exercising a groat and permanent ii t\ ienee. But none
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    CUP FOOTBALL.
    515 11 S.C.C. v. The Police Club. A large gathering attembled on the Esplanade last evening to witness the game m the alove cc mpetitiou played between the SCC. and tie Police. Q M.S. English acted as refeioe. Both teams were not up to strength wheu the whistle sounded for
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    61 11 A daughter of the Sultan of Tringganu and three of his grand children are reported to be suffering from typhoid fever. Dr. Gimlette, Resident Surgeon, Kota lUhru, is attending the patients. A Cantonese pickpocket was arrested m Tan <<>uee IdUi Street at 11.30 on Sunday night. He took SI 1
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    SELANGOR TURF CLUB.
    492 11 Upsets \ni> bad JtTDGOro, The temperature of the on-lookers cinnot he said to have matched that of the weather, two or three incidents hiving generated unusual heat. Hickers, m "the know," or who thought they were find they seemed to be m the majority according to the
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    JOHNSON vs JEFFRIES.
    208 11 An Easy Win. PUBBI OF 1121,000, London, Ju'v -"> (reed. ■*> pm.j [q the Johnson Jtftrie9 Pght the tir&t throe rounds were simply wrestling bout.-. Jtffriea had the Wt of the fourth, drawing first blood. Thereafter the fighting l^ecame faster. Johnson's straight lefts and upper cuts on
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    GARRISON GOLF CLUB.
    100 11 The following are the result of the "Ju!v" monthly Medal competitions: Mrs Bowes with a nett score of 48. Bii cards were taken out. Großs H'(ap N ft L. E Gaunt *8 11 77 (j. N. Humphreys 88 M. Scarbrough B 8 8 80 H. W. FirinstoLe
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    KEPPEL GOLF CLUB.
    82 11 The One Club competition resulted ab under H. Tongue 4'J 4J 4 80 winner. S. Cockburu 41* r y L > K. O. Swan 4>i SO 14 84 W. X Swan 49 48 13 84 Also played A. S. Hitchcock, C. D. MacLachlan, W. King, E. Appleton,
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    BETTY CALLS.
    912 12 I bope it isn't much farther "I said a liu'e heatedly. m Sow don't get eroBP, you know it only makes you bolter. It people never got cross m this world tbey wculd never get hot. Acvway if it is any farther it will seem so much nearer
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    OTHER CREATURES.
    775 12 Maeterlink discourses m pbilosopbical German habit on the relations existing be tween mankind and animal?, and he points out that the only animil on really good terms with man is the dog. Tim or Tray is lost without the company of his master. He follows him about, greets
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    THE ROYAL COLOURS.
    1159 12 The announcement that His Majesty intended to maintain the racing establishment of the late King Edward was hailed with relief by all sportsmen. The support of the Sovereign is m itself a bulwark against faddist interference from the anti-tverything fraternity There were no colours more popular 'on
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    LAND SALES.
    174 12 At Messrs H. L. Cojjhlan A roome, yesterday, there VM a Urgi r dance of those intended m laud properties flared were mU with t: tious of C*cil Sroer, NX* B 11, and Bml Q*tJ **n«l Ri\ 'r Vtlley B Xiv^n X )id X >s ■">. 6 .•'•<!
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    THB LABDUR QUESTION IN MALAYA.
    442 12 In the course of a coupl; 1 oi uea'ing witb the labour problem, Mr F. W Kaocker (late F.IL& Bert ice) writes ia financial N\-ws of tiie MUay. tkal bk lire bM b-.t n smoothed oat and turned Mtd< l^lysian paths by a eun^i Kr
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    EMPIRE SHOOTING.
    120 12 ROBE! Cur E«TABLI6HBI>. I. m&trn, -1 At the irqimt «f I" 1 14 M X »heits the London J tiiy M til ;rf estftblisbiog new shooting irapby I pßtition thou«^hout the Kinpire It is su^^estr«l ih;!* th* trofkj I f.>r by uiiuiature-rifl? club'- M S -pt^tiiber e*eii ytif.
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    Wednesday, July 13, 1910.
    818 13 A railway poiter working at P>ukitTimah hai* lost clothing valued *t S:;^ from his house. A Chinese contractor who was stabbed while m t*-e jungle at Chan Chu Kdng has died from his injuries. Captain A X Chancellor, Chief Police 4 >ffieer. who has been suffering
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    ATHLETIC NOTES.
    1275 13 liming is possibly one of the most delic*t« operations m connection with sporting matters, and one ventures to think there are more mistakes made over it than m any other department of sporting management. Most of us probably are familiar with the gentleman who takes the time of
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    "HONG BEE" CASE.
    517 13 Excess of Passengers Allbobd. Sitting as a District Judge yesterday afternooD, Mr Firmstone heard a case of some importance. Captain J. H«»me of the s.s. "Hong Bee" and Dr D. M. Roes, the ship's surgeon, were charged with making a false declaration by stating that the vessel
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    THE ASSIZES.
    754 13 The Ch ef Justice, Sir William Hyndnian Jonee, again presided over the Assizes m the Supreme Court yesterday, when a charge of attempted murder was preferred aga,ins r Lang A. Tim. There were two other charges. one of causing grevious hurt and of ciusins hurt. The jury found
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    JUNE RUBBER AND TIN.
    17 13 Aizents Derrick ft Co. Port DICKSOV ~>7\ lbs. Siimau Tjn Co 6l pkls.
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    WEDDING IN COLOMBO.
    85 13 S< A H I)K ETT Fu RN I V A 1.. The marriage was solemn 'zed ou S iturday. July 2, at St. Michael's and All ADgels', Colpettv. of Mr Alfred Joseph Scandrett of the New Zealand Inj-uracce Co. i/d., SiDgapore, and Hilda Natalie Furnival, of Teignmouth,
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    PERAK TIN.
    28 13 The following advance figures of export of tin from Terak for June aie liable to coriection. Block tin 6,884.86 pis Tin ore *****,65 pip Duty $336,806.45.
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    PROPERTY SALES.
    105 13 The following Singapore properties w#».e disposed of at Powell and Cj.'s sale-room yesterday afternoon. Two pieces agricultural land m thedis--1 trict of Tanjong Gull, area 11 acres 1 rood* 25 poles, part Statutory Grant and pair leasehold for 999 years, quit rent v Tan Tiarg Chye $•»<». f
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    Thursday, July 14, 1910.
    796 14 Entries for the Agri-Horticultural Saow Division D, (Horaes aid Dig») clo6e OQ :>Oth instant. marriage U announced to tak« place Bhortlv between the Rev. E J. Burnett, Archdeacon of Hongkong, and Miss Lillias S±ra Digby, of Keelmg. Mrs Forbes, mother of the GovernorGeneral of the Philippine*,
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    TORN BT LIONESS AT BOSTOCK'S SHOW.
    273 14 Lying unconscious at the feet of Dmbes", the largest of five trained lions m the Bostock menagerie at Dreamland, Coney Island, Peter Taylor, a tamer of wild animals, appearing m the arena, was found by two of the attendants with his face and hands
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    CRICKET RULE THAT IS OF TEN BROKEN.
    149 14 The following important notice affecting the laws of cricket has been issued by the Marylebone Cricket Club "The M C.C. committee consider it necessary to call attention to objectionable, if not illegal, action on the part of batsmen, which the committee know from
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    PRIEST LEAPS TO DEATH.
    95 14 A middle aged priest leaped from a pinnace of Milan Cathedral and was killed instantly. He was identified as Father Loigi Robbiani. principal of an orphanage at Arona on Like Maggiore. About ten o'clock he entered the cathedral and obtained a permit to climb the main
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    IF ELEPHANTS, WHY NOT LOBSTERS?
    254 14 IF ELEPHANTS, WHY NOT LOBSTERS The British Government has ju6t issued a statement that at present there is a plague of wild elephants m Uganda. They are roaming the country m devastating herds, eating up the settlers' gardens and even tearing the roof 8 off storehouses to devour the grain.
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    79 14 Professor W. Caldwell writes to the Editor from McGill University, Montreal, as follows It is some time since I received your kind communication and your article on the Imperial Council question m connexion with my article m the March number of the National Review. I thank you for your uiessige,
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    THE CEYLON SHIPPING CONFERENCE.
    892 14 The bill introduced by the Straits (Government to regulate the shipping rings has induced the local head of one of our largest tea exporting firms to send us, Times of Ceylon, the following letter In your issue of 27th June you gave the terms of a
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    CHINESE PRESS ASSOCIATION.
    80 14 The editors and proprietors of the Chinese newspapers of Shanghai propose to organise a press association. The idea is that such an association will h^lp to promote constitutional Government, and accelerate the opening of a Diet and tend to abolish the distinction between Manchus and Chinese. It
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    YORKSHIRE INSURANCE Co.
    420 14 The local amenta Messrs A lams; >n fiiUn and Com piny send us a cop? o f report of tbe Directors of the above f ljr h year ending 31st December. I .«<« The cumber of life Policies issued i 9 1127 as agiiDSt 104.* m the
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    NORTHERN ASSURANCE Co.
    276 14 The Import of the I >. rectors for Ittl forwarded us by Adamson Gilfiilan and Co spates that m the tire department tbe premiums received amounted to £1,228,702, showing, m comparison with the premium* of tbe prevu us year, a decrease of £545. The losses iucurred amounted
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    195 14 A municipal system lias l>eeo grgtavti by the (iovarninent of Oitario for the listribution of electric energy jztinerated a* Niagara P\lls. Coder thib scheme tlectric power will be delivered at Torou?«> n*V October and at London and St. IfctMi (100 miles to the we&t of tfct Kalis) by the end
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    TELEGRAMS.
    2549 15 (B\ Submarine Telegraph) Received July 7th. The Minors of m*ny cities m the United ites have prohibited the cinematograph exhibitions of the J-ffrits Johnson tight m order to prevent, displays of racialism, especially m the S^uth where the feeling h the strongest. I' is feared that the moving pictures
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    STATES AND STRAITS.
    49 15 RUBBER NEWS. F.om our o,r,i Corrtipomdemt) Penacg July 7. A special London cable states tbatßukit Kijth Rubber Company had declared a dividend of 90 per cent making 150 for the year. A sum of £'7,.">00 is placed to reserve, £1,000 for depreciation, £5.966 i* carried forward.
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    ANOTHER DIVIDEND.
    23 15 Penan g 855 p.m. A London wire states that the Eiinburgh Company has declared an interim dividend of tifuen per cent.
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    JUNE RUBBER RETURNS.
    16 15 (From our own Qun-etyundent Kuala Lumpur. Chl.mor »j:JO lbs. IVlalao a 21,500 lbs.
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    A PENANG INVENTOR.
    89 15 Mr 0. V. THOMAS' SUCCESS. \From our own i '">■>? >f>oniient.\ Penang, My 12. The Pinang G^/jtte publishes a description of the invention, by Mr O. V. Thomas of the PenaDg Electricity department, of a compound for insulation of electric cables After a year's test it appears
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    IPOH ITEMS.
    123 15 Tin, Inque/t and Bishop. {Front i, tir <>>m fWmnmnftjHf.) Ipob. July 7. The Times of Malaya is officially informed that the reason for the decreased output from Pusing Bthru is the fact that both inclines were suuk to a lover level during the month thus the yardage treated
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    A SERIOUS CHARGE.
    128 15 Well known Ipo 1 Towkay m Trouble. Ipoh July 8. Towkay Vau Tet Siiu has been committed to the high court for trial on a charge ot attempting to bribe Mr Oilman, the magistrate, m c jnnec'ioo with the recent gambling raid. Mr Oilman said tbat the
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    LIVELY ACTION.
    52 15 Many Casualties. The pirates opened tire on the troops, a hot bombardment ensuing. In the course of the engagement a number of soldiers and pirates weie wounded. The gunboats 4t Mtc*o M and P<itria with an addition il force of artillery an 1 police have now reinforced the
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    SHARES.
    1237 16 July I > gBUI Paid. Liabt Dit. Bvyw%b. WmsMm 150,000 2/- 2/- Anglo-Malay 80% I7t 1 50.000 2'- 1/6 BaUngMalaka 1 0 t#|r. 30 000 1 1 Batu Caves >0% 17 10 0 1- |< fto'ooo 1 1 Batu Tiga (Selangor) 24% SHO 5 1--t BukitK ajang 310 0
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    KIDNAPPED.
    93 16 CHINESE PIRATES AND MACAO BOYS. Au horit'es Take Military Action Decapitatioi Threatened. (From our < urn Correspondent.) Hongkong, Juoe 13, 4 ">0 pm. A Macao telegram states that the parents of some boys who had baen kidnapped by pirates informed th-i Portuguese Governor that $:>,500 had been demanded as
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    REVOLT OF THE ISLAND.
    15 16 The population of the island has revolted from the P^rtguese authority.
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    KUALA KANGSAR PLANTATIONS.
    107 16 KUALA KANGSAR PLANTATIONS. lucre se of Capi al. (Fioih omt "H'n Correspondent) Penan tr J i ly 13. An extraordinary meeting of Xi X «n >ir l\aLtatiouB will be held on July 29 to ;-on6ider a resolution to increase the capital «>f the Cjmpany from £25,000 to £35,000 by the
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    RUBBER PRICES.
    73 16 (From <>nr own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur July 13. The Planters' Stores has a London. c*ble stating that Plantation Sieet Biscuit is S 11, Crepe 3, Bjst S:rap 8 :>, B.rk S^ap 7 10, S:rap untreated 75, Run bong 7/-. Five hard Para is 10 1. iFtiiii v/ .\\w
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    JUNE RUBBER RETURNS.
    27 16 Agents J Davies A Co. Bukit K. B— :>OOlbs. (From our own Correspondent Kuala Lumpur, July 13. Chersonese: 2,122 lbs. Sunou Way 0.21N lbs.
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    ANOTHER RECRUIT.
    30 16 \From our own Correspondent^ Ipoh, July 13. Mr C. H. Tyte, headmaster of Anderson School, is resigniug the service to take up a post on a rubber plantation.
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      225 16 CLEARANCES. July 7. S. V. E Spencer, Brit bq, Jorgensen, for Mauritius. Volute, Brit str, Jackson, for Puloe Soesoe. C'dlyp-o, Brit str, Bannatyne for Deli Penang, Brit, str., Jones, for Port Ssvett. via ports. Hdlaban, Dut str Hitman, for P. Berandan. Simla, Brit str, Goldsmith, for Antwerp via ports. <i.
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      812 16 Minderoo, Brit str, Miller, for Sourabaya and Fremantle via ports. Swaerdecroon, Dut. str., Hut, for Bandjermassin. Sappho, Brit str, Cox, for Kelantan via ports. Omapere, Brit atr, Lyons, for P. Swettenham and Penang. Van Outhoorn, Dut str, Chevalier, for Muntok. E F. Ferdinand, \us str, Cobal, for Trieste via ports
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