The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (Weekly), 21 July 1910

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    17 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES THURSDAY. JULY 21, 1910. No. 1t199.l t 199.
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    RACING IN ENGLAND.
    172 1 The London Cwp. Flan on Saturday. 2nd July, 1910. Tbe London Cup (handicap) of 1,000 sove. Mia .np value 50 sovs. or specie if :.Hferred). Oae mile and a quarter. (20 rle*). Clewed 24th May, 1910. MrT E. Liddiard'=< Wolteland, 3yrs, 7at 51b, Trigg 1 Mr A.
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  • Domestic Occurrences.
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      Births.
      38 1 Phillips.— On July 7, at Strathmasbie Estate, Telak Anson the wife of Mr. R. H. Phillips, of a son. Si me —On July 14, at Singapore to Mr and Mrs W. M Simb of Malacca a son.
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      Marriage.
      40 1 S<andrrit lurnival the 2nd July at St. Michael's and All Angels', Colombo, by ihe Rev. Wm. Henly, Alfued Joseph S<an drett. Singapore, S.S., to Hilda Natalie Furnival, Teignmouth, South Devon, danght er of the late Henry Rice— Daniell, I.C.S.
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    THE WEEKS NEWS.
    243 1 The outward mail arrived by the P. A < > Assaye last Friday afternoon, with mails of .June '24 h. ibis weekly (,'ots to-day by the 81. "Taroba." On Thursday afternooD. a reception was held at the French Consulate in honour of the Fete Nitionale. Mapr (teneral
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    EXCHANGE.
    66 1 (Coreectbd up to July 90 Bank 4ms 2/4,^ demand 2/4 i Private credits 3 m 2/4^ credits 6ms 2/4 France, demand Bank 294 i Germany, demand 239} India, T. T, 175] Hongkong, demand 235% dis. Yokohama, demand 114 4 Java, demand 140{ Bangkok, demand 66\ Sovereigns, Bank Buying $8.54
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    PRODUCE.
    130 1 July 20. Tin* 7 W Gambier 11.52* Gambier Cube No 1 Gram bier OnM No. M Pepp«rßi*c* (oi^m. B'pcm) buyers 13 25 Pepp»,Whit» (fEii) bnyera 25 23 Nutmegs (110 to fckft tk^m 1 Nutmegt (80 to tkt ib.) M.OC Hue (Bana») non Olotw (Amboi»^ °°tt Bally Coffee (10^ Black)
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    The Late George Clunies Ross.
    915 1 Julv 15. A K jmance of Tropjcal Pioneering is recalled to public notice in the announcement that that fine man, Gkokgk Ciajnies Ro*s, has died at Ventnor in the Isle or Wight, not long after his arrival, in <juest of health, in England, ladeed, he
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    The Minsitry and the NAVY.
    1121 1 Julv I»'.. We wonder how the old pet phrase bloated armaments. that a deceased Liberal Premier used to roll about in his mouth so unctuously, would taste to Mr As^iith's palite to-day. He sees now, what in Opposition none of his part? wete honest enough
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      409 1 CONTENTS. Psesa. Lais iUe rj*i luiii"- Rosa 33 Mil trv and the m g t\ -j Prise > j \-< uith an 1 *mtiii.iu t'j.ii.i.-ii ;i4 Kingdom* 34 In n* <-m tllj»..\ 35 I Imcertal \»*u N-fvi.-r I»• \a aunodafl i< -n 3,~> I !it JM ifcOjed 37 1 1
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    Teh King's Prize.
    1054 2 Julv 1- Oace again has the great event at the National K tie Association's annual meeting at Hisley been decided, and the great honour of the KiDg's Pn« has fallen this year to a young marksman, who had already earlier in the competitions distiuguished himself by heading
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    Mr. Asquith and German Opinion.
    835 2 [r is mentioned in the telegrams that the public press iu Gerniauv, in givicg promioence loMr Am.iuh's speech on the Navy Vote, express appreciation of the moderation and friend liuess of its toue as showing a considerable relax. ition in the tension between the two
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    The king and his Kingdoms.
    1228 2 Julf I.' in telegram that ;ippeais t. nu_: to the openiug ot PirillPMP.l year there is a state me ut that is iu m.i excellent, iu form deplorably the wire it reads thus "The hiilv Kxpr>s* *tite> t! r intitiative of Kid^ Gjorije pLcv> reserved
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    The Concealment of Smallpox.
    713 3 d ustom when one reads of instants q which Asiatics are tined or dealt *.th ior not reporting small-pox or other Lt'totioU3 disease, to assume a frame mind ol'eitraoriiniry indignation with concerned and to class all Asiatics as by nature of a race born to deception
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    The Imperial news Service.
    981 3 Juiv -20. WITH the arrival of the latest advices from Birma we see that at last the Imperial Ne*s Service has been allowed to pass through the obstacles that the Indian Government charges placed in its way, and it is now supplied to the Indian press
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    Naval Dock Accomodation.
    1062 3 July 21. Thf; Piiina Minis'^ *'s tardily develop**] solicitude about the Nivy, is reft *cted, as tbe debates on the Nivy Vote proceed, in Mr Lambert'- admission that the question of docks had eiven great anxiety to the Admiralty. For that confession there is little room for
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    A HIGH JUMP.
    302 4 Btcwabi>*s PooliBH A< rioN \i Taxjon* Pagab A somewhiit peculiar accident happened at Tai j »ncj Pjgar ou Tuesday eveuiug Just as the North Garman Lloyd homewa-d bound steamer K >oa was casting away from the wharf, a nun rushed to the siiie, aud signified, that he
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    334 4 Jewellery valued at >>; 1 bas been stolen from a Chinese bouse \u Rjchore Road. A friend wiites: "The Architects' and Builders' iinjal ol list mail contains plan* it lid a perspective sketch of bouse that is> being built in the Thames ValUy for 3, A Harvood. who is dt
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    THE F.M.S. IN 1909.
    850 4 Mk Watson's GeneralisationMr K. G. Wttsoniu the course of general remarks at tfce end of his report on the F M S. during last vear inake9 the followiD^ remarks The Government of the Federated Malay States has to deplore the seriou9 loss, by death. of three
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    128 4 -M jor Anderson* Command ing \i 1' A, liUckuow, delivered a lee ure ou the Mutiny rt Li Blutiaiere 0 lieg~. Lucknow. He j related au iuteiemog storv of the Bret i teliet, when yi.uog Havelock, A. I). 0. c<> his father, committed what the lecturer called a pious fraud
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    EARLY JOURNALISM.
    1094 4 At the foot of a newspaper published in the early part of the seventeenth century, we find in the Notice to Correspondents' the following quaint invitation *o writers, who were not what is now termed 'on the staff' of the periodical, which runs as follows "All persons who
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    PANAMA CANAL.
    380 4 \U ADY TOR OPENING IN .).W v The work on the Panama anai ha»« greased that the authorities an uow *i, announce that it will b» opened to trj' January 1. 1911. The Philadelphia Kecord interesting facts regarding the work on Panama (anal, the excavation of which ed
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    SNAKE AND FISH STORIES.
    270 4 Far be it from us. *a\- Lite A^i-m cast any doubt upon the v U ;ik. st.nv rby our contetuporai ilw Bengali, pt which says Wheel tin- chili' is ob ihe ground ;i awake, the serpent spn aris its hood ov«-r -head like an unibreiia W
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    THE OBSOLETE POSTAGE STAMP.
    180 4 THE OBSOLETE POSTAGE S TAMP. Mo*t peop!* 1 would we' iacaat that does away with tfct weMtfcj adhesive postage Ftnipr Efa* that hiicn a devi<«M hns I een iu u-e Mi i in up to-date New -aUnd for the y-t-' year^ and hub proved enti ilj MM appearance the atitoniiitic
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    Friday, July 15, 1910.
    727 5 The Police have been unable to trare A Cooke. tke absconding Municipal official. Mr Willie in T« inple, son of Archbishop letupl?. has teen appointed to R »pton. i PffMtWNt at Bialev home pipers record n«r >jr Wm Chow Kim several times put t. .<♦ Ml
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    ST. JOSEPH'S INSTITUTION.
    263 5 Ihe parents cf the pupil, and the well *isber 8 of this Irstitution will be pleased o learn that the director has commenced the lon- nefded verandahs arrundthe rear and ends of the old school. Up to this the teachers and pupils suff-red much during the morning
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    THE FETE NATIONALE.
    208 5 In honour of the IV e Nationale an al fres-ci reception was held yesterday afternoon on the spacioiH lawn <i the French Coesulate, 106 OrebftH K>ad, bv M. Michel l'rilles, the acting consul for France, who was assisted by M. l>jrasauiv. the chancelier. M. T, illes was
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    FRASER AND Co.'s SHARE CIRCULAR.
    211 5 We spoke last week of the existing dulne*»s f the local marke', an<i fa'ud we have little to add today to those remark-. Stronger advices tVom Loluod h ive not had the usuil effect, anddoilir stocks have b^eu changing hands at focKoicg prices The chief
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    FIGHT IN THE HARBOUR.
    201 5 Shortly *f er ei«ht oVock yesterday mornio^, a ti,'ht took plac* in tbe harbur aloc<?side the M. "Lidy Weld" which had just Arrived from Mutr and Milacca. K -ur Chinese in one simpan and two in another fought with boat hooks. The smtller rum b^r^ot tbe
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    TWO OUTBREAKS OF FIRE.
    482 5 Bbmam Spend a Busy Etkvivo The Fire Brigade had a bu3y time of it list evening, receiving two on lls tj fi-es. The first alarm came at *> 40 when a telephone mf ssage waa received at the Central Fire Station from theTeutonia Club ancouncirg that
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    A DETECTIVE STABBED.
    443 5 Well Deserted Punishment. !u the l>;strict Court, ytsterday afteruood, Mr Wolferstau was engaged with a case iu which a Chioamau Wb> charged with using criminal foice to a dettctive and obstiucting him iu the execution of his duty. Court Luspettjr Ambrose appeared tor the prostcuuon and Mr
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    34 5 The Viceroy of Hunan hbs memorialised to tie tfiVct that the indeuiuitv due in respect ot the loss of foreign properties during the riots at ChaD^ihu shouM be borrowed from the Bxuk of Chin*.
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    THE GOVERNMENT AND THE PRESS.
    631 5 The Pinang Gjz»tte of Ju'v o h has f hl* upon the general a u^j-ct ot the i-uatnuu-. cauon if iuf orm.it ion to the Preoa bj Government, with a special application So tie Kedah lueident With all due deference to the [jnraititttf tradition tbat
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    WEDDING.
    264 5 Da; ikv Grat. At St Miry Abbots, Kensington, M; AtDul'i Savage fc»ul*»y, foltcitor, London, ano Advocate aud Solicitor of th-» Straits bett^ ments, youngest sou of the lute Mr Alt re: Bailey, b.rristt-r-at law. and grandson ut ?l.^ late Mr Eiwaro SvVnge Biil*J, president uf the lucorporaud Law Society,
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    97 5 Sida, a female living at SeraD^-.o Road vetjterdav put her child to bed wh:l^ ehe went out to the bick t) work. The ebild was we*riDg a gold bangle valued at 117 50, and when tne fond mother returned Ui her infant she found the bracelet had beeL taken. Some
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    TUBERCULOUS DISEASE.
    1254 6 A Commission has b^en investigating this important subject in Ceylon, and its report has now been made public. As pbthisi* is one of two heaviest contributors *o the death rate of Singapore, and as it is kaowi to be increasing, it may be well to L'ive this extract
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    KEDAH'S POSITION.
    567 6 Says the Malay Mail of .1 u'y 12 "We have reproduced in yestenliy's and to day's issues the account taken from Sir Frank Swettenham'H British Malaya of the early history of Pdnang. The story is not one flattering to our national pride. Sir Frank describes wh it Occurred
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    NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY.
    72 6 The annul report states thit the general baUnce sheet and Profit and Loil Account to 31st iJjcember l!»0!> show that after deducting current expenses and writing off bad debts, and with the addition of the balance brought forward from 1908, the net prori's amount to (4,791,685 24
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    23 6 A boy named Moore, who fell into the River Trent at Stapenhill wa« bravely rescued by a fourteen.jear-old Boy Scout n^med Frank ]>ignan.
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    Saturday, July 16, 1910.
    836 6 Mr Archdeacon's h )rses, we are informed, have been pUced in charge of Turner, who has now quti a lengthy and useful string \n Pck Li, of 3J mile Bukit Timah K >ad, reports the loss of H.OoOyouop rubber trtf -j. Mr J. H. Woitiker, (4
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      THE FIRE-ARMS TAX.
      425 6 T<> nil Ei»it«»r, Dear Sir, J notice a para^r^ issue of today saving tnat n firearms are bein;? handed over to the J by people who refuse to pay the M lax on firearms that his Uttelv rw^r, p »eea. Tbere are, Sir. I am sure, Mafcmrfp
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    "HONG BEE" CASE.
    348 6 THU C.WIAIS FlNh-L-The ci.se ri^iius: Captiiu H «M I ss. HoDii aad the ship- ix? officer, 1 >.■ Rose, tor sign it hd ;ij rsNNM statetneat regarding tue number <>! IMflll carried was c mtikued afternoon before Mr Finn>tone. Court luspectoi Aaibros-e MMMUtti, aoJ Mr B .ker
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    34 6 The Superintendent of the CoIoil" eervatorv states that an earthy u-**" registered at the Observatarv oq ifct inaUnt. The calculated dietaaoe Ceylon was J,.">00 miles, and the pro I position of focus was Sumatra.
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    THE SINGAPORE TEAM.
    647 7 Thk Settling Down at Bi>i f > Biblhy, June *iOtb, 11*10. The Singapore V^lun»eer R r!e Team foregathered at Bialey on Juue Ut and after their long jourEey were quite content to spend the first tew da\s looking tor suitable rooms in the localitv and gener. ally
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    FLOURISHING MALCCA.
    289 7 A Most Buccssarvi Ji ki A supplement to tLe G,>verDinent G tte" contains the admiuistriition report od Malacca for l*st year. The rtveuue Nm>ui;teil to $721^72 and tl e expenditure > •:!«».-J'"». The year 1900 has btea the most prosperous "year ever known iu MJac-c-i since the Settlement
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    20 7 I» i. glated that the Kusmau Governmen. inland, protesting against U-*P'«l»"| th^t li-iwiu .hculd takeover the po>u. administration at Tibe^
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    1235 7 Quicquii agunt kotniiu>* nostri est farrago libelli JuviNAL. The best-abused member of the Radical Cabinet for the time being is Sir Elward l»rev, the Foreign Secretary. The abuse comes, m huge and dirty volume, from the press and politician on his own side. The reason is
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    ARRIVAL OF MAJOR GENL. STEPHENSON.
    412 7 A RRIVAL OF MAJOR GENL. STEPHENSON. M j r General Theodore Edward Sephensou, C B who succeeds Major General T. Perrott as General Officer Commanding the Straits Settlements, arrived by the P. and O. Aesaye yesterday afternoon. For the past few dftji he has been staying at Qinen's House, Colombo,
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    KUALA LUMPUR RUBBER.
    125 7 The directors ot the Kuila Lumpi" Rubber Company, Ltd, anuouoce that th^v have availed theuiselvpa of an opportunity of purchasing BOtne 410 acres of good land adjoining the company's estates at an average price of about Jfclu per acre. They propose to proceed at once with the
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    626 7 The usual month!? meeting of this Board was held in the cmoeB, Mr E. O. Broadricl presiding, the others present being E)r Fow lie, Messrs Cheng Keng Lee, Me Beau, J Carapiet, H. \V. Buckland, P. E Jago and W Peacock. J jPolglase, Secretary, B Ball, Deputy ELgineer.
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    THE TROTTER MUSICAL BENEFACTION.
    202 7 Mr Oliver Hawk* 8, of the euiiceut Urn: of Hawkes and Son, musical iDfetrumen* makeis in Loodor, bcknowledges by tbM mail a *e e^iam from the President of thr* Philhaimouic Society instructing him to proceed with the n of the order for a complete set of
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    58 7 Major P W. Rea, couuu<iodiog the 99th I>eccan Infantry at Sin^^pore, \n>* btn*u promoted to the r^uk of lieut.- colonel it Indian Army. Lieut. -Colonel lie* be^.iu his military career in the B«»i«1er ii-^imen' in August, 18S"i, j«.ined tbe Incun 9l I Corps in January, 1«H!*, and reacLtd the rank
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    COLONIAL MARKSMEN.
    1022 8 INSPECTION BY HIS MAJESTY. At Ma r !borf\ueh House yesterday afterdood, .line 28, King George inspected the three teams of Colonial marksmen who n*v* come to compete at Bislev. His M ij-9 f was bocotnpinied by the Duke of Ojnnau-jht, and arrived from St. James's P-iUc 3 af
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    CUP FOOTBALL.
    524 8 Cjxh Win on the Rki'lay. The re-play of the S CC. and the Police team, on the Esplanade last evening, attracted a large and enthusiastic crowd. The only alteration in the teams were Fulcher in the place of Nelson, and Doig being substituted for Lloyd. Mr Davidson was
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    AUSTRALIANS AT BISLEY.
    296 8 Commonwealth's Keenness. The Commonwealth rirle team for Bis,ey, under tbe command of Lieutenant Colonel Paine, of New South Wales, contains twelve of the finest shots in Australia, picked aftar special competition from among thousands of efficients and if only they are favoured with tine weather and brilliant
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    54 8 Dr Arnold Chaplio, Medical Inspector to the P. and O. Co., has been appointed Physician in London to the Standard Life Assurance Society. It will be remembered that last summer Dr Chaplin married Mrs D jugal, widow of the lave Mr W. Dougal, of the Chattered Bink, Singapore, and sister
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    THE HEIR TO THE THRONE.
    1980 8 Ojlt the oldest of us can remember the dav when with a young Qieen on the throne, the eyes of the whole country centred on a boyish figure endued with the special interest that attaches to the Heir- Apparent. To day the conditions are much
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    33 8 The Bengal Nationalists are said to be greatly disturbed because Mr J I) K**». m p bas been fcnighted, as he had formerly been a liberal critic of Lord Moi lev's Indian policy.
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    Monday, July 18, 1910.
    537 9 r Gen. T. Parrot', b from General *r Commanding S.raita Settlements fc s J**en appointed to command the Royal xrnson Artillery at Gibraltar, in succession M-tj or -Gen. A. J. Nix >n. iwo M*lavs have b*e n arrested f or ap MtHg *.>Uoor which were subs
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    104 9 [oteUool and athletics ire not naturally -xjinsive. used to be siid that the vdrsitv mm who won ni^cess in athletics u:d so «tt the expeuse of study, and that the «:iQ who t-^pp^l the examination lists r.trely knew th^ right side of a cricket bat. f oat idea his long
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    ANGLO CHINESE SCHOOL.
    192 9 Annual Arni.Kii-: Sfokts. -pite the somewhat iuclement weather i prev tiled on S*!urday afternoon, the ice ;i! athletic sports arranged for the kchokn of the Au^lo-Chinese Free School re successfully held on the school recreaI |iu««fl in Cecil Street. It was <|uite a ppv afternoon, and many
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    SCOTTISH LETTER.
    1952 9 'From ou> mm (tn*t*m*mt) The Vic, Royalty Ok Canada. Edinburgh, June 28 a Scou^h 'J^ by the Duke of ™e to a Scottish Canadian raises an important Imperial .uestion. The opinion the he would be willing to accept the duties of ation wi^hTh thU8 thrvW h hiB aMociband
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    THE CYCLONE.
    902 9 Turning over seme old mag*. zincs tbe otter dai, I c«me across a graphic account of a devastating tornado which once swept over one of the West Indian Islands. 1 his article, written by an American &w f horesp, was most realistic. The day alter I had read
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    Tuesday, July 19, 1910.
    901 10 CUP FOOTBALL. S. C. C. v MIDDLKSEX I. A geme of a vigour seldom seen on tbe Esplanade, jet without any of those incidents which mar the good name of football, was the outcome of the meeting in the .semi final of the Association Cup of
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    67 10 I>r to M. Ross, medical officer on the *'Hong Bee" was fined Sl"»0 by Mr Firmstone yesterday afternoon, for being concerned with Captain Home (who on Friday afternoon wa* fined $250) in making a false declaration of the number of passengers cirried by the "Hong B-e" from Swatow to Singapore,
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    THE SPORTING WORLD.
    896 10 (Frnu Oar Bpecisl Correspondent) A Sporting Action. London, June 24. I Walton Regatta was the scene of a ange incident last Siturday. The Win>eg and Thames crews were the tiaalists the senior fours and the rac^ proved a ipter of accidents. Thames led off, but i into
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    Cricket.
    404 10 Lincashire was the last county team to lose an unbeaten record, Surrey bringing this about at the Oval Chief credit for this was dm to N. A. Knox, the amateur bowling in his very best form and taking 12 wickets for 13*5 runs. Lancashire's defeat improves the championship prospects
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    VICTORIA MEMORIAL HALL.
    276 10 A Memorial tablet has joot been lived in the Entrance Hd.l ot the Victoria Memorial H ill. It is of repjus*< c >pper with a Wide border ed^ed with a bjaded bamboo j ornament which in the lower half forms a i pautl 011 each side in
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    THE LATE Mrs HAFFENDEN.
    143 10 Her mauy friends wi!l be grieved to hear of the death of Mrs John Haffenden IC^ tO u k aCe at Sldcu P' K*nt. onJune ir bnenad attained the ripe age of seventyShe first came to Singapore 8 o far backas 1861. W4 after her marriage
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
    165 10 A meeting of the Clumber of </., ttDl< was held at the Exchange vesterd^v noon for the purpose of nominatir,., their membars to act on the I. v Council. Mr I). T. Boyd pr*s there were also present MesHr* V y i P Cunliffe, H. Becker. \V
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    PENANG TRAINING NOTES.
    686 10 The number of spectators on hi to watch the training was -juite largn The ti-st out was Kann ou Sxtabl*. went n>und once at half pace, mere** the second lap to a full gallop. Pip* brought out Second Sttrt, and gaw exercise once rouud only. Kieher ou
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    38 10 The Chief Justice (Sir Win. Hyn«ioi Jones) with Mr R. C. K Jmond*. n r i g N to Labuan on Monday next, for the purp of conducting an assi/* prosecution will be followed l\v tha Malacca A>»
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    INDIAN EMIGRATION.
    2188 11 Wmm is Done in the Straits The report of the Commission appointed enquire into the whole question of Indian rlmitrntion to the colonies has been printed and among9t the iniormat ion gathered about •he Straits and opinion? expressed are the blowing S lAIW Sktti.kmknts ani» Fedkkatki. M \i.\y
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    THE JOHORE RAILWAY.
    636 11 Mr Ginnell asked the Under- Secretary of of State for the Colonies whether any liability attached to the giving of f he expert advice paid for by the Crown Agents for the Colonies if so, how was the liability enforced when it resulted in defective work and
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    KEPPEL GOLF CLUB.
    83 11 The July medal was won by K O. Swan with a net score of ~*'>. KM Swan 44 45 13 7<i O.her Scores J H. Sunner -k'» 17 15 J. H Murray ">] 47 20 78 S. Cock burn" 53 16 19 *0 C. D. McLichlan 50
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    FEDERATED (SELANGOR) RUBBER COMPANY.
    152 11 Messrs Barlow and Co. Agents for the above inform us that they have received 'he report of the I) rectorg for the *eir ended 31st M*rch 1910 The amount of rubber harvested wds 101,114 lbs as compared with 59,694 lbs harvested during the previous year. The
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    SHOOTING AT BISLEY.
    335 11 LA.DIBB* Hl'iM ScORKS. B.slev C^imp,. I Q generous, true sporLiDcr spirit, the executive of the London and Middlesex Association have invited the visiting Colonial team* to shoot ia the various m itches. This invitation most of the members of ihe Australian aud Singapore teimn have accepted, as
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    RACING IN ENGLAND.
    297 11 The Xoki hi muerlanh Plate. Run on Wednesday, :22nd June, I^lo. The Northumberland Plate (a h-tndicapy of 1,000 sovs Two miles. (b7 entries.) Closed April 1M Mr R -id Walker's Eli/abetta, 4/rs, Tat 111b S. Wootton 1 Lord Derby's Bridge of Karn, 4y»p, 7st 8!b F. Wootton
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    SINGAPORE RIVAL.
    940 12 Twice have I bten to Sibang and each time have 1 expected to see a scene of busy commercial life justifying the fears which are so frequently expressed—that the •ceptreha* departed from Judab Ichabod, the glory hath departed from Singapore. Sabang is a small town—little more than a
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    FOLLOW YOUR NOSE.
    959 12 Which, of ccuise, all intellgent animals dc except tbe padi-bird of Malacca, which is reputed to fly tail first to keep the sun out of its ejes. And the crab, which advances with its eye&tblks and antennae sideways, in echelon as it were. While it is easv
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    CHEDDAR GORGE.
    736 12 It is really astonishing how little most of us see of the beautiful world in which we live and \et there are few things in which we of this generation enjoy greater advantages over our ancestors than in the increased facilities of travel. I haye in my mind,
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    MAGISTRATE'S APPEALS.
    156 12 Before Mr Justice Fisher in the Supreme Cjurt yesterday, an appeal from Malacca was heard, the appellant btiag Europe bin Ibrahim, who was sentenced to one month's rigorou3 imprisonment for causing hurt to a Malay woman, aged 50, by striking her with a life preserver at Malacca on
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    26 12 The Chartered Bank here is in rf ceipt of advices that a Sab- Agency of this Bank was opened at Amritsar, Pucjtb, India, on Ist instant.
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    HORACE IS BURMA.
    310 12 C>s Pre<> mvcs. OJi Pr/f'inttm I"/-/// It would be a theme abhorrent to i official muse To hymn the aacred warrant whicL world peruse. But in her jungle residence, she town -bred fears To sing a eoag of Precedence in u Burman ejt> There's Mrs. Stiff (civilian)
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    401 12 A Chinaman of Middle K >ai bt- btM arrested for ptsiing Messrs Frisc' it Xeave's labels on his own bottles A Chinaman living m tempi* i* i Bahru reports thit a jhuz oi DbtMtt entered his room and removed prope:^ at |Sl5. It has been proposed at fVkiuir the ad
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    Wednesday, July 20. 1910.
    830 13 Mr W K Mitchell, i- h&a accepted a ieat *n the B^ard of the Chartered B±nk. H M. the K«nsr has been pleased to confer Order of Ment upon Sir William Crookes and Themes Haidv. I Kwe:chow it is reported that there is ■vie caused by
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    ATHLETIC NOTES.
    1877 13 Advertme to a note U.t week regarding he great number of sportsmen supplied bv the Extern Telegraph Comp.nv we have received one or two letters pomting out in. teresting facts connu-ed therewi.h One correspondent puts it down very much to the direct encouragement given b> the heads of
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    150 13 The Let profit i >r the vear en^ed 30fch April of the Sh*i ghai D >ck aui K-ienii^r. mtj Co, Ltd, amounted lo Tit *****279. An interim dividend of 2| p^r ot?Lt. (Tls 138,000) had been paid ard h final divirteud ol Tie 3 -">0 per share (Tls 19:; 200)
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    Mr J. R. M. SMITH.
    296 13 The able and p >puUr general manager of the Hongkong and Shanghai !'.;1k.1. Corporation, Mr J. K M. Smith, has jim left HongkoDg for Englaud via Amtrln. Amoitgst the tributes of recogti'ion of his valuable services one appearing ;a the Cluna M.H concludes thus: The
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    A HOCKEY MATCH.
    223 13 SCC. Beat nu Mu«i»i.t>Kx Hh Tennis from tte Middlesex Regiment ana the Singapore Cricket Club met at hockey on the SCC end of the Esplanade last evening. The gr< nod was in tine condition and Mr T H Dividson acted as referee. O-viug to the late arrival
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    TONG NAMES.
    494 13 Important Jcdovekt ai Hovokokg In delhcring judgment 8t the ?uprCourt 8t Hongkong on the lUh inst iu a. partnership cape, the Chiei Justice. Sir Francis Piggott d» alt exhaustively and lucidly witli the ever recurring question of Todc names used by the Chinese. ffjs Lordship gaid The Tcug
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    RUSSIAN FIREMEN.
    1027 14 Attaci Okkkkrs with Knivks. Iq the Marine Court yesterday morning, before Lieut. Cator, Acting Master Attendant, Gustav Saverene and John Siliman, tirein«n on the Russian steamer J>tnia," .•!aim*d to be tried on charges of assaultiDg the master and iffijers of their vessel at p.m. on July 19. The
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    SHIPPING CASUALTY INQUIRIES.
    226 14 For a number of years pist, the J mperial Merchant Service Guild have urgad upon the B>ard of Trade the serious hardship imposed upon Captains and Officers of Merchant vessels who are liable to be compelled to throw up their positions in order to give evidence at
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    RAUB GOLD MINE.
    60 14 The following is the result of crushing operations at Rtub for the four weeks ended h>r,ta .1 uly. 1910:— Bukit Koman. S one crushed 3,071 toDF Uolcl chained 1,151 ounces Average per ton 7 49 dwt per ton. Bukit Malacca Stonecrushecl'.ul tons, Gr»M obtained 'J(>4 ounces; Average
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    A POLITE LYNCHING.
    310 14 1 wish you would please state that the lyochiog of Elmo Curl, at Mastodon, Missis sippi, was a most orderly aff tir, conducted by the bankers, farmers, and merchants of that county. The best people of the county as good as the beat anywhere simply met and
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    THE BISHOP'S VISIT TO IPOH.
    210 14 The "At Home" given in the Residency grounds by Mrs Ebden, in honour of tbe visit of the Bishop of Singapore, proved a very enjoyable little social function and, fortunately, the rain, which had been threatening during the afternoon, kept off. There was a fdirly
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    51 14 A mirriage has beeo arranged and will shortly take pUce between Cecil Montagu?, sec >nd son of the late J. \V. F. Connell of Ancbencheyne, Mmiaive, Dumfriesshire, and Florence Siphia Mary, only daughter of the late N. S. Rirn3ay of Polyampara, Nelliampathies, and Mrs J. B lrnett Burnett, Acaimad, Nelliampathu
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    TELEGRAMS.
    2311 14 (By Submarine Telegraph) {RemfarU Agemcf) K9C July H. A meeting of between forty and fifty Ktdicals members of the House of Commons has sent Mr A <juith a strong protest against the increased naval vote for shipbuilding but opinions differed reg tiding the advieab lity of forcing a division
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  • PENANG NEWS.
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      Mr R. T. REID ILL.
      16 15 Mr K. T. h'-.d >f I'iiersjD S.uaons uas -biit to li«.Bp»tul.
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      Mr WELHAM SICK.
      24 15 Mr W«inam. who was uut.l recently M >f the -P«n-ng ft ■f^.' 1 1S m lbe <»>'.tra; II vspiul with brocchins
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      Mr REID'S ILLNESS.
      19 15 Mr K T Reid is *LM*rim* tnm heart IM is n>t alloweii t> seo visitors. I
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      SMALL-POX IN PENANG.
      94 15 Ar the mating of the Munic palitj to- it wma d«M to llMtmj a block ot j;tv»w,» plai k btMH nenr the Uoit 1 lib a» btii»l luenptbie disiufectiou. A fcuin of 1960 will bt p-iid as coinpeu Thr^r^sof smallpox had occurred in block an six more
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    PRAISEWORTHY ACTION.
    40 15 TL* ki i Penan Rec. 524 p.m. Ihe block of undismfectable h^iwe* at anTJ. k WB B l* U S ht b V the Municipality FVe H IT* t^ this morDio S i one hour'* Colfl^ r^^ lasted
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    Mess s GUTHEIE & Co.
    37 15 Mess s GUTHEIE Co. Mr Hood B-g o f Me^r& Guihrie \Co It VIC enaD **<*m« manager of the firm 4n SiDgapo,*, H e W U bfe pr^ Dt ei with an address tn-monow bv the staff
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    MENGLEMBU LODE SYNDICATE.
    75 15 An extraordinary general meeting was held yesterday regarding the pioDosal for increasing the capital to s-,00,000 of the 3lBcglfmbu L3de Syndicate. The Chairman explained that the IXiectors, since the notice calling the meeting had been issued. hal opened negotiations for th* sale of the property. He proposed,
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    AN APPEAL DISMISSED.
    22 15 The appeal oi J »Ueh P \V D. overseer conv c ed of falsifying wage sheets has been dismissed.
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    THE BISHOPS TOUR.
    29 15 The Bishop of Siugapore is due here to-day and arrives at Seremban to- morrow where he will stay until the 27th when he proceeds to Malacca.
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    THE ASSIZES.
    91 15 At the Assizes two Chinamen aauied Hoe Vuog L»m and Chan Ah P^ang pleaded guilty to forgery of a conveyance of land at Bilik l*ulau whereby jl widow and her children were defrauded. They were sentenced to 9ix months rigorous imprisonment. Khoe Neo Tit was oocvic*ed of ciuaing
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    FACE VISITORS.
    57 15 ihere is excellent prospect of a large I attendance here for the races. The hotel accommodation is already overtaxed. Amongst those shortly expected ate H. H. tie Sultan of Jjhore, the Hon H. Fort, Mr S. B. ArchdeacoD, Mr A. D. AIUd, Mr F.. R Yzelman. Mr Liu
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    A WEDDING.
    32 15 The wedding took p!-!<j^ at tbe l'v?l»vre rian Church to-day <.t Mr CHrifJiaß lijiireus:, manager of SuDg^i is kie Ksta^e, D^li, and Mo Conradine Jasme ]>uke, nee Bdhrent*. of Bremen.
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    HARPENDEN DIVIDEND.
    26 15 PiMMTg, July IS. A Xi >ndon cable has boao reeeiyod here statin*? that Harpeudeu rubber estite deektltl an iutenm dividend of 25 per cent.
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    THE BISHOP IN IPOH.
    58 15 i (Fi'.in <»"'■ on' n Vorr&fijH indent Lpi h Jali 18. The Kisbop of Singapore preached at Ipoh vesteruay to a crowded eongrrgatioii th* sertLOQ beiuij .10 urging to live up to ideils which bec.iuie lowered after c >aiiog to the East. To night i oonosrt
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    IPOH AS A RACE CENTRE.
    59 15 The If-ob Ojmkhwu are hoidin-j I me^tiug cu Aut»usr the third to consider thkir.g ov*r the G?uikh*na tr< in the Kin t» Club At Bitu G j h au<i unkiD^ Ipoh the r-riciug c^urret.f P-*r*k\ ?md also the qtMftiioil ot ordniutj the 1911 -8 aod
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    AN UNHEALTHY CEMETERY
    25 15 TW Times of M *iaya in a leader criticises the i ew cen-«e*eiy a* uuhwal'hy, boiog near the heart of the town.
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    KILLED BY FIRE.
    40 15 Details of a tire in the MftlftJ village at P«lit show that two children wnre burned to death and their mother was b d!v buri_e] in ectering the bUi ug hut in au attempt U) rescue them.
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    A BURGLAR SLAIN.
    30 15 A burghr who entered ft keptk'l house at Posing township was killed bv th« kep ai«. aftt-r a desperate tussle in which the ktp-*la hiinsell was wounded.
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    F. M. S. PROSPERITY.
    80 15 The Resident Qe— r%Tl report tor IWl* haa been published. It shown thai jh« re venue of the FMS increased by $!HXV>CO aod expenditure decreased by $2,100,000 The repoit also states that the tin mdustrv has not vet recovered J^mlhed^presßion of 1908. Towards the end of
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    BATTLE OF MACAO.
    362 15 FIERCE FIGHTING. Man/ Killed and wounded. (hr<,m 1,11 r Mva Correspomdemt). HongkoDg, July 14. Hostilities are continuing between the pirate on K >lown inland near Mac*o and the Portuguese soldiery. Niue MUiMI have taen w ,unded and one killed, whilst the losxh of the pirates are enormous
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    DIED IN HOSPITAL.
    426 15 OVERDOSE OF OPIUM A Sensational Story. PanaDer. July 19. A sensational sequel haB followed the death of a Kaag ar the Geueral Hospital where he was admitted on Juue '27 with acu'e dysentery. He was giveu a purgative milk diet and tie following day the doctor prescribed
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    RUBBER NEWS.
    86 15 VALUING RUBBER ESTATES. Unlicensed Valuers Convicted Ipoh. Julj 19ih, 4 J7 p in MrH. E. htrhy, cf Bikam Estate, IVakand Mr Met calf r. of the firm JsborcfChappel and Co, Perak, werpfinfd > r for having, while unlicensed, valued the Narborough Rubber Estate The magistrate, Mr V J
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    DIVIDENDS AND REPORTS.
    93 15 (From our own Co IHHJ— wrf<«f Peuang July SO. A special L mdon cable states that th^ Prve Rubber estate has declared a dividend of ♦en per cent. The E istern International Tiu«t declares a two shilling dividend, writes <ff preliminary expenses and carrier forward £26.427. Vcillaoibrot-a
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    A DAY IN PENANG.
    79 15 The Share Auctions. {From our own Corre^i'onih'itt P»nang, Jul? 20. The following prices we»e realised at Messrs Cunniogh^m and Claik's shaie auction to day. 500 Perak BtfW Vallej 40 cents per sbarf 2 0 Rubber Estates of Krian 1217 per frhare: 100 Allagars *>\\ per share:
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    RUBBER AND TIN NEWS.
    74 15 (From unr own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, .lulv L Tkkmelbyk 4*218 lbs, Agents Derrick Ce. Bbuang Limitteu 24:! 7-~> pkii Kramat Pulai-.— r»95 pkU. M BVOLBM BU 905 pk Is {from out mvm (.o> ropotident.} Kualu. [^uiiipur Julv 19 The PlacteiV Stores and A^eucv Co Ltd., have
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    F. M. S. TIN.
    50 15 (From <>ur own CofretpoudetU, Kuala Lumpur, Julv 1 The advance figuereo of tin exporti t<H the past six months are as follows Perak 206.476 pk\ Sehmgor 11^,714 pklf Negii Seuibilau I7.76*lpkis The decreases ar^ Perak 8,757 pki*. iu Selaugor 7,535 pkls. The duty lucreißed by $25,000
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    TIN TO RUBBER.
    61 15 P^uaDg, Jalj 19 Ad extrnordiiiarv in^e*iD^ of KtfftMi i Ilidraulic Tin mining comp-inv |^> sintioned a proposal or" the directors to tak* steps to plant up a portion of their kni Kiumrg^B with rubier with is little deUki as potfible. The Hon H. V unj who presided
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    MINING PROSPECTOR'S LUCK.
    72 15 Strikes a Tronoh Lead. (I' i't in mil' nii'n I 'oi' I >>l">tult' fit i Ipoh K-c Juiv 2" Mr S Kiwpleu JoMf, assistant to M«Mrt Osbarneand Cnappell. whilst boi>io£f <>n hi> o*n land uear Um Tronoh mines proved bore bvera^iD^ s x feet and going 5
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    SCHOOLBOY'S ESSAY ON SHEEP.
    206 15 The following ensuy from tbe m i h schoolboy, which wan printed ia Northern p-per, is simply as it wms writim save for the words in parentheses, irbicb tr* editorial expUcationE "Composition on Sheep. (I) The sheep as aoft w ,oi and w>get milk from it
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    TIN RETURNS.
    160 16 May June Total. Pikuls. Belat 296 1,200 Broang 264 243 1,441 Bruseh 200 200 1,095 Chenderiang 238 300 1,249 Gopeng 630 653 4,095 Kamuning 13,370 14,233 $27,154 Kanaboi 360 194 1,792 Kinta 531 B*7 3,083 Kinta Association 1,461 1,002 4,842 Kledang Kramat Pulai 688 695 2,467 Kuantan 74
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    SHARES.
    1260 16 Car Lbbvm. Paid. Ti IUIT B0T M -85,000 2/ 2/ Allagar Rubber EBtate. Ltd 6 6 r, 150.000 2/- 2/- Anglo-Malay «0% 18! I]o in ftftO 2 1 ,'6 Batang Malaka I U -0 or 30 000 1 1 Batu Caves 50% 17 10 0 H P ***** 1
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    RUBBER ESTATE RETURNS.
    458 16 May June Total Allagar 3.100 3,500 14,900 Alor Pongso LB7O 2,000 5,020 Alma 600 700 1,900 Anglo Malay 47.953 49,782 298,765 Ayer Kuning 833 Ayer Molek 1,881 5,077 Ayer Panas SCO 900 Balgownie 9,778 9,175 51,957 Banteng 1,716 1.948 9,074 Batu Caves 12,256 13,034 56,077 Batu Tiga
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      843 16 PASSENGERS. Per Lidy Weld Mr Dowdall, Mr G. Darke, Mr and Mrs Winter. Per Ipoh Mr I. H Sunner, Mr J Gamble, Mr and Mrs Holder, Messrs Juraes, J. Eisentorg, Ohee Shee Nam, Chan Ngoh Bee. Chee Taye, Like Looi Chew, Mr and Mrs G D. Russell, E. Wellmann, W.
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