The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (Weekly), 9 February 1911

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    Masthead
    15 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1911. No, 1.228
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    CONTENTS.
    204 1 l) <..-•• v •vether i'a >.•» -.r s s.; V-i* r ..a ir i'muii i! s. M s ss 1 »V f: POETS. s). Frmaer*!* Sh;i sfj M < Coinpa: Kich iLt* Ore 1 I«wis»B«] Pfc. I > Ti» Miii Senong TV 1b terns to i r k. Rly.
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    EXCHANGE
    56 1 (Coi»B«cr»r- cr to Feb. 8 > BMk4m i/4| .lfu;.»a. I IA PMntooraiitaSai MiHi om p I kancb, demauii Bant 295 (fFKM \N c-: '.1 2i" [ncA.l »74i ft ..v.-ri' -N I! HI 0 I Y«.k... :riii^nc iH, Java, d«MS( W< j I'»n >k«-k <)6 erkit.n P-ut:s« SB.^ Kt:v.» Kajo
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    PRODUCE.
    80 1 TiL M Gain buyers &50 r M.M P«pj*rßUrj: 3'y«r») 11.71 ?«Pp«r.Wriii *»uye« 7n Snt'iißv:: li'.- cc U« com S:i B- *c COIT Ma > t o.^ Ait n tT rft a J rfir;:^,.^.: m Copr* K*.. mi fJoprm Pcnl>*juk mi Opium, ii#£*r*i a:o*. Siam Ifo 1 2( Cooo-antt, pei
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  • Domestic Occurrences.
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      Birth.
      18 1 Paton On Mm 4th instant at "Hobinhood OoM«ge M to Mr. and Mrs. S. (Jou.ins-Paton, a sod.
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      Marriages.
      187 1 TH'j.Mi-hON BowniLL.— ()u Jan. 2nd, 1914, at St. Augustine's Cluirch. Kiiburn, by tlie Revd. Pliilip T^eary, Petkr Anthony, Ron of the late George Carslake 'I'hoiupson and Mrp. Thcrii^son, of Pcnar:b, to Kathi.ekn Lfe, youngtst daughter of Lt Col, J. H. Bowhill, late Wiltshire liegt \\N DuUMi-T ii.M lAhu. On
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    • Obituary
      Death.
      20 1 At Livtrpc;>\ en January lltli, Wili hki> L ANI'>TnIN. t'c i iv.vc iy Ghief Engineer, s.s Hebe," of Sin^apor*
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    THE WEEKS NEWS.
    137 1 Tin- B. I 'lVeata brought anuli up to J-iuinrv lw, on Sv'urrUv l:tst This weekly leaves to-morrow by the 1* A (> D-'lhi." During the week ?vlr Henry Dalltt*l M Follies" have been deligbUD^ iur^'e audiences a: tbe Victoria Theatre. At the LogitlfttifV OtVßflil M ¥iid*J MliogistM
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    TIN RETURNS.
    130 1 Dee. l'Jio Jan. He; it M 3 8,984 Braang 1M 3«36!) Bmea MM Cbenderiang 460 1,798 Gopeug 860 H.«>U Bemwood i '7 Kanunißfl 5.V77.J r/2. 45,s $7.3V2 Kanaboi 3,812 KinU Wso'jiatir.r. 8,946 KMmms 140 989 Krn^itPalai MO AJBBB Kuajun 4 565 Uh»J MO 021 hio Mcn^ltmbu hod- H,l"»l
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    The Queen's Marys.
    789 1 I r< intake If—- patriot Tr>;:'n hrr -z ->''v ><•■■■ pM tftt bcMM ?ladc« Its lv H^j;., Loynltj and I ;uv. Feb. 8. One of the prettiest features, though juite a subsidiary one, of the Coronation celebration is the plau which has taken tkt form that, tho
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    H. E. Sir E. M. Merewether.
    714 1 Feb. I I It is rather a curiosity of news b^c v selectiou that this Colony his l*ea i«*f* without any tel^^raphe i mtormaM >:: 1.-- distinguished member •>f 1 Straits Settlements Civil S-»ivicf\ d it louder in this Colony, and of his transfer
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    Shipping and the Plague
    500 2 Amiin^t tiie vl«-u' r inis published tMI -rn hl' H OM ■Wok M of ■VCQ lUipor- UMI to the shipping world *s it implies 1 gftftl itra»fMMßl ol lie uMltWl»g »>'f Bfghtt lo the F*l Bslti this htTOg *v < R et th it is characterised
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    Fortifying Panama.
    1515 2 was only recently that an American naval officer, responding perhaps Bftturallj to the *x pan-si vene&s of London civic hospi-t^i/i-s daring the rieit of aa American iqaftdron to GtrAvetend, mtde an entbueuetic etateinent to the <if <c> that if ever i; itd i were sore behead tue United
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    Parliament and the Session.
    968 2 F-ab. 7. Are those to be envied who can think without further reflection that the King yesterday opened his first Parliament, and consider thit as a mere item of the ordinary day's news r are those 1 3 ba commiserated who distress themselves by a deep
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    The King's Speech.
    386 3 Pali. B. i ath-js in the .uitliups of the K a/« Sp»- pejio^ of I'arliaiueut thi' w u ---:pn intelligent ol>*erver in the Empire abroad. Tne ptrties div the Kin?, the an-1 what man* fei%g«»^ to be 'be Cri?is I i«* easv to s-> that the GjTernmerr
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    The Making of an Imperial Council.
    1918 3 9 a as >i tbe probible sc >pe Of the w M*C Imperiil ConfereDce ma It betok i ti tt this assem'.U^ rnj i- salesmen of the F.vt f ir in »re important than anv ct ill predece,* r* I'- uui»iUx**t*' ■r ,i v
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    THE EARTHQUAKE.
    411 3 The Colonial Office report on .i.:i. i issued on Monday, says that the marriage rate is now falling to the normal level before the eartb«ju ike four veira a;j'. the abnormally high rates in tlin ti »r !<v \>mt> after the earthquake being due to the Mi tioa-ii
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    LOCAL MORTALITY.
    98 3 ratio per mi!le is v rs* i 4 e i I Ie oboist* 'It'i'lu!:'] tigbi i- Mid poi r« i hundred aud eiphtv four il ed from t. t one k ind or anoi her, and 1 1 I from ph 1 h from beri ben, 7J fr
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    45 3 A hawker has informed the police thai on Tueslny he left his stand on the tivetcx't wav in New Bridge Koad, while he went into a Chinese shop, when he cmie out ;u?a:L the stan<l was missing He valuta m e 1 tents at |W0
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    INDRAGIRI RUBBER CO.
    2771 4 FIRST ANNUAL MEETING. KAILS To REALISE EXPECTATIONS The first anmi il general meeting of the la dragi i Sumatra) Rubber and Gu'tapeic'ia CjiiipjLiiV, L'd., wts br-M nt no'.n \es erda\. in the registered < **i of the Company ia the Arcade. Mr V.n Ktjnbeik presided and there
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    122 4 Acting upou a messige from H. X \\'u Kng Fang the Chinese in San Franciiflp were to cut their ptgtaik t ft' oattoSitfc .January. The death has occurred of Mr lUv.d Anderson, hd engineer, from dysentery. The deceased, who was only 27 veu's of im went to Bangkok from Rangoon
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    MISS EDITH BROWNE.
    201 4 A Ceylon paper of Jin. _'7rh i»jf received a visit Ujis moroio^froiu Mtsn X ;.m A. Brogue, who is visiting O>:>i. I M the Straits Settlements, .)i\i. 10a Saoidtr* in the interests of the to the X jbhfr ladustrv and <JIH uai CVuio^ue < i \in T^rnativrjil
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    BOOK NOTICES.
    216 4 IVtic the Fiddler, bj H uhweli Su'cl^h, published by T Werner Ln m lor.. B C »udens«d into ab ut ne L.iif sphce it o^upies at f^re-e!/. r. w iv il make interestic^; i $a ii inexpressibly w>.rd\ uu t reidiL- tires one bef.TH the fir* chapters are
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    SHIPBUILDING IN 1910.
    388 4 !',ie statist cfi i f s iip>»uil fho I Km-d »tv i l!»Iu sij ,w .t i :i of \.3'2'2 t". p, I- irapared with 1 .1 v ,ns in d -'T-l tous in 1:■ T« "I- i i*.h >n of shipbuilding has «ooe to M .»«■>•>
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    THE ALHAMBRA.
    148 4 THE ALH AM BRA. J'-spi-e counter attractions, Mure wan 4«ute a goodlj Lutnher iii the Alhainbra iris: evemugr, when the u«uil weekly chan^n ot pro^ramtne was mid-. The in j ir:tv I the films w*»re raoet iuterestiug, <»lh t-h .wir^ the Water beetle and its larvae l^-.cg e*pecidliv to. The
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    Friday, Feb. 3, 1911.
    592 5 machine vali.«,] at *,;:> wnich w*., stoleu i: in «AI i, s hon s« at .UUn p lSAni< A 'r-- 'r Mi idle li>ad h* 8 c mpUm^j r.. t:.* police that oie of bil n«l^ wnh clothing valued pr..piietMr of a Hawmili it X 'n-
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    139 5 The extra v} raeofsa wkiefc kai it* ,-..v »rth's publioati si > wh] by M -urea preseuteJ i Lriuiworlh, in his speech ;is chairman it raoßßl »S)fmil swiHag t A i' r--. F/imi^e 1. Thepr ri's forth*ye. ift«v Olowing 625,000 tor dW-p^.-iati n .»i p tnt and building!, smooai- i
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  • Correspondence.
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      SINGAPORE-WOODLANDS RAILWAY.
      828 5 SINGAPORE-WOODLANDS RAILWAY. X nra Bsfrom, Dear Sir,—The season ticket holders cf toe Busgapoiit- Vfoodlaads railwaj wn JT^Uj nirpriatdaad taaojwJ, wlmsj tWy touud thtr, wirh'.ur ,tDV wansiag, Iht sTrangement of traiua had ou a huddeo been Utsjvvd, tad, what is r#, mi:», pi in roeli nv '1> Th;l^ Imi <t tae
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    HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK.
    122 5 Nkw Chief Maxa-jke. .Mr N .1 3tabb his b^en appoin ed chi9f man.ikjer of the Bongkong sod Bbanghsi Beak in success on to Mr J. IJ. M. Smith, who went home some months a^ o. Mr S^abb has beta afltimjchiet manager rnvev Me Smith peal bomi
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    MAGAZINE ROBBED.
    886 5 HUGE THEFT OF GKUGMTK Two Hookchow Chinese dftUßCd to be tried before Mr AotOß, second nHyi*trafp, yooterday, en a oaorajo of thefr of 1,***** m. of tMitrnite and 8,450 dotOßfttoro, vo.taad M S7UU, from a .jUarrv il Pol»O Con, rhe proporfj of Ihooro Topba», Joaoo oad Bailton. Poltoa
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    105 5 (iold beiJs value 1 at S f >.", the property of a Sikh poIIOMBAB, have bfen stolen i'r m the Police tNUrnokl at B&fOJ Lines. Burgian have paid a visit to thf r<--i--<]euoe of a M-^lav in MohfMMJ EklltW !i .ad nud have itoleD property valued at >11. Th-i deatli
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    FRASER'S SHARE CIRCULAR.
    173 5 erv little business has been d«n^ ,jur T the week owiu^ t o the Chine>" V-.tr Holidays, bir rh« marke' ln> U*en st^.jr al! round, and K'j!»her share*, whi h coltiom to attract most tttw.t. >w, bave shewn an nnproverneDt 'ii !.i-' v-«-k's p■ hMittine ahdres are
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    VILLAGE BURNED DOWN.
    82 5 A bout nineteen att.ip n in houstF, oceuf>u-i l.v r:.: n eoa at tha aiila ou ihe. Tb«-tn«on X' ad were btrntd t* jf Bad Ofl ff«4Mld If J■it a <-_'• I kl aparki t." id i traatioa engioe c-n. i coi il igia,i i .-I. Hm
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    AFFRAY IN TOWN.
    87 5 A miom ill: .v look alaat m Oatpai ter Stiee', ou \Wdiesd,tv l t.• twaaa Urce number t-t Te The lib.c w.-ts ab>ut ;i i_ r i)ii. ii>pute Stiokf, Rtom.s aii<] eir.p'\ hnitlts w-t--frei-lv umml. i'i.H p.I C- «.v»-)e pruuiptlv on IIM mmn lad tfca c ail
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    OLD SEA MYSTERY NOW SOLVED.
    262 5 Victoria, B.C. Novembai 1' -A inv*V' of l byaajri ooMmag the i i»e ».t t:.^ Autrtin Miflßtifia expedition rr..jn kbt lk "Aibitros*" in 'lie S >;oriii n 1- t m«ls is cleared up by the ti uiiiu-d r ifca PHMIM «-f I|h expadittoa ia the
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    319 5 )u attention Im- \>->"\ ••<''.-]•. I.- i *1 hn i vv t r! Iftktd, 'n thfl P ibllC If :iajs* < > «i;n ,n."H <-f j i> r ir In- m w i i Tin-- «>r• 1 v n n."»- i iv» r. \v:li M..- r.i..-. Mtifi of Fouodiog o(
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    TANGLIN CLUB BOWLING.
    96 6 A cup prefieu*fcd by the Vice-Preftivlent Mr E I) Hew.in w;»s bf on .Unu.rv 20 b aud 28th dw\ was won by Mr A Sims vcirii pcore of 751. A d pent] el die 'he full Bcort: W A Sins 701 M "51 \V H Threlfall •>
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    RESULT OF BAD DREAMS.
    86 6 A Chinaman apreire-.J before Mr Ac^ou, ijj uji,'m% \ts*(?r«l;iy, on i-h..r»^ ou'i tnp :uj to c 'mini! ui< i^e b| BSUiI l' kit tkroa *itli kkaii A M| r i i btH II r I kMpitft] BBQflf •r. HttM DdOMibti Hi r -'l l v i
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    FOOTBALL.
    53 6 i:i r< n B pnt S"v c X C me! ti.-r--i, iff, I, .1 r in on ihe K-p!r.na«le i \ttm k furi Md a iting MM > ri WOO bj gMjll Ifl ■w 1 v up i.i v.'j v nckj v at foi w.•(U l Hwj.,e«'iHi!y t'.sr, hut
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    HOCKEY.
    16 6 v '.•..in. in i "L r '"-i v' f sultu i iii dnw f tv/i :•;':>.!.
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    RUBBBR FROM THE SOUDAN.
    220 6 A saial consignment of r ibb«r was recent v sent for f\ miiii;<tion to 1 1 Imperial Inititati 1 v Hi- S.)-ul;r, G jverccierit. I' was f>!.:n t;>; Bdkr el Ghs/il district It is ri Mftld M l'.n.val-y. T l ni!)!)tji' was it i f Mm
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    433 6 Will v\>u pltMse ijivrf ui:»tliera riT to pu' i >pi ier in' Blbj'igOt Ifboopißg OOQfgb.* 1 Th-it wis ibe rc«pit*st of a small child to a Ttfwtoi kradtrauuL F.»rin t.je u>s? conn- i tV tijr'V bftli wboOfttßg OOQgfc, Md know j rht* cure You Ml a live iptdsr, aud a
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    LIFE IN THE EAST.
    988 6 Wh\i ;hk Gkhfin Does Wijh BH S a laky. Ike f .llowin« letter appeared ie recent MJ „f n ivr,," aedthoagb dealing wifrn Inrtmah, ippK* ne the iess ro the r v:- v in genoriJ row sormponawt, A •feetern Wo«» tribal t m right sail on
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    "THE FOLLIES."
    655 6 Saturday, Feb. 4, 1911. ,>PKN AT THE VI.TMRIA T?IhA;KE. t i I i The real success ot Pelessier s V u_!ies .lt bomaitduotoiboirbaiog rwWlyuoiW ili,vtr"e something qoitt ualcaiicertorente.naiuiueulp.rte ana ls laofa aff»r«l a welcome relief from tne Oot might tlmoal call th«aa anaeUlMta t^ artofanrlnue''cartoo L,rv,''for.-hni, Siht irU
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    232 6 Mr A. B. ChimberUin has been ,\pp :in*ed Magistrate it Siogaporß. Mr aud Mrs Alexr. Proc'or are pt^v^.v-s homeward by Jipmese Miil ss. "Hitacki M-itu" on Tuesday utux r Tlwdeitb is annouiu'-.l of Lieut. G-Lse'vJ J P. Sh^rriiT, c h, Colonel C mmand j the Stk Gurkha Rifle*. r J'he
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    LOCAL COMPANIES.
    397 6 enoemousincrea.se of capital The following report w.> .hi I ou tai.ie at the LegkaaWl I Ml veaterdAj afternooD Report on the Work i> SIN«»AP-)HE v*> i*. > Bmir I ];.-:>'• Singop ire, Lj >. i-u\ If] Sir f ii-.ve din hon< vi v report on the kicti >>t
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    TANGLIN CLUB BOWLING.
    92 6 PI .v I t the ioudrv M v N3 resulted ks follow i i: Dunman -7 Ml W Lo*:hei Kcir.j IJ E K. T -.71 \V. A Sims I X 0. Bko^ A < i iiirr.it*: >v II Elphi 7 I). McL-. Ci lit 70. H llm
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    "THE FOLLIES."
    160 6 Anotbf-r crowded i. i-> i Follies on Saturday lijli:, wh.-u entirely fresh programme v\^ yiven Was Dv sitihfviu_r the ;t i i ,^i. m I tin 1 i bnr of f-ncores tha' were piveD, which proof positive of the men' th< peri»)i j mdDCf. Uaegoestothe i -...♦■•.■■'<■. .v;
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    1297 7 <>"./• }<■>,„ int.* nnrtri eat hi, ,■•>,,. N T p the Week h.s rUlTmorp ireu-Mi tlmnthv of the shock of disappoint mersr crotrt-d -w-rvwh^rn m rhe Far F tat hr the .i-.wi'.on that the Crown 1 r:DCf w< lW TiJ P^«ue risks, cancel rrSt r four
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    FIRE IN THE HARBOUR.
    241 7 i lire brokt Ml( ou toilgkaftg fatal wittt petrol n m. belonging to Meters lv-hu Mrwr A Ood Hm cause ol the eotfltgnUioa i« supposed to have bfen the overturning of :in oil lamp, the IIBM from which i^neu a smrtli ieikage of oi] ill the
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
    180 7 A mettiD^ w-is Ko.d ycsUrlay iv the h.i'!_'-» r u vo ecr 1 f lu; candidature ot' ?»Jr I) i*. v.i as the Chamber's r^preseuutivn M fcbt L J -i:^ 5. r ivf CoucciJ Ms J>ojd was BliaJlißMNiaJv plectod. There worn pre-en* I) P, )vl (BoOttMd a;..i
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    907 7 Ordinary Meeting, Iriday. February 2 His Ex:ellencN the Governor Sir JOMI And^.n lh H aM l •CJorftf S cr-t.-ry, XL Broet man. the Attorney-General. F v. -IM-id ther.j Treasurer, W. C UubeiL •■•Col. leojißMf p j pj.r tt r; PC.M.O, DrW.Qilmon Ellii J. '5. Ki'iui). bheetot ofl Bdeeati
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    THE RIFLE IN MODERN WAR.
    386 7 Eail Roberts, presiding rec,-nt;y it ti,annual genera! tneeticg of the Prepar r v Schools Riti- Association, held at the VV -> minister Palace Hotel, said he kuew i, expeiience that wheu men were eng.,^d in war if they con id mt use k rf H
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    RUBBER COMPANIES.
    396 7 MK.MIiAK I Rl Hlil The ordinary general meeting was held Dm W, at the oaW, fhrvad mill itaao^ bir W. Baillie ffiMflloi prajtaifcac. After expressing great regret at tiie which the comply h.-;d sisUin^d by tbe death of th'ir late coile^u-, Mr \V C. Qowia, the i-haini.an moved
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    158 7 [t ifliV }»H doubted !--iW ':.>■ > iD irhttMf tho<i wh i to Mttaotlf I'!'* Bated i Coronation dv bar in lu<«i4 r i m t! the possibility ihht one result of 't.-. f MM i ration would be th*t v i>prt^Hui stives lu'!]^. w;ii be required i i E
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    CORONATION YEAR.
    1479 8 The C»\ kt in tnr. Sk« Rek.s. Forprn -r among the Bocial event* of the New Y-ar will be the great national event whicb m cmoM it to it. wirfc w tory-the (Joroiation of <—r- INpre UnV lt i,« from all the --J E-irop-. with most of which
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    DIRECTORS, AUDITORS AND SHAREHOLDERS.
    982 8 Capital and Commeice on December lOlfc published a long leading article the m-.tive for which appears in this opening sentence Mow that it has been founl that there are 1 number of companies in Shanghai and elsewhere in the cisc of which the statements continued in
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    THE LATE SIR JOHN AIRD.
    301 8 A in til p*per has this brief but intert-s'-ing r^fereuce to the achievements of the Utfl Sir John Aird, who was the contractor for the Tanjoug Pagar Ltfttß lL>ek at Singapore. Sir John Air 3. the patriarch of engineers died it Wilton Park, BcecODifield, Lift
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    35 8 Major G. W. Priestley, second in command of the H'.'ch D^ccan Infantry, has been promoted lieutenant-colonel, and at the same time has gone on retired pay. He joined the Eaet Yorkshire Kejiinent in September, 1882.
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    Monday Feb. 6, 1911,
    790 8 Mr i: ft W«itg.)D m ga*rttt4 to art tt BritUh Kandeut, IVrak b«M>er-maker on b •ie "p r^> <»f ludit nain^d N »on t j t i v- suicide on Thursday, J*nu:n H n, koug. by < v !lu^ nls <r>r hr r N > civs
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    SCOTTISH LETTER.
    1561 9 men* •J-tnuirv, 12 l U P. uhi <i n y-'- of the smili ir »»M«iiL^ i ai..nist news F/P'" r At V »ip General Election '>r\J !r i -iLti lential letter to -m 1 .Mres who >-„,! m the Unionist w rM r <>p »i^hle for fieht- t
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    MALAY COCONUTS.
    314 9 V Ni:\\ Fi.oiation. The Malay Cocot at Estates Co. has bOM registered wirh a capital ot' t"lso,<»t'o, in t'l shares, to car v on in th.c V. M S or else where the business of growers and producers of co<- >i)" 4 s and other natural produce. ;md
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    STRAITS SETTLEMENTS IN 1910.
    952 9 (Bl*QApOBl C"f .KKM'-M.KM THE TIMKs QtMrallj speaking, the year 1910 aai b<>en o*4 of remarkable pmeporilj in the Malay Pdoiosuia. The (i jve'Lmen's of the Peaiaovla draw revenue II the shape of fees, lad rents lot the Ua)d iawofrd to pUntaUoau, ar,d ill olaaoteof so— ally
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    RANDOM REFLECTIONS : BIRTHDAYS.
    912 9 RANDOM REFLECTIONS BIRTHDAYS. Fiirth-j.ive are one of the M t 4 people who thtiaselvt-g immmiz-d and riviiised stil] i !ii -to I .trbni «u> „m the flajl of mv v. b It thi nMHg of old age birth*: -ivs ire !ne s-urc- niucl humour and disillusionment. !u tlie .^rv youthful
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    THS LION CITY.
    838 10 Hail, Mothei E*st »Ld West aiust seek my li i Ere the spent gear may dare the ports ■faff. Tbe secoDd doorway of the wide wond s traie Is mine to lcse or bar Singapore, Kudyard Kipling.) Although the Public Holidays Or-iinaace hbs aboh.Ve.l the keepir- by
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    COMPANY NEWS.
    625 10 CaVMOVSM (F.M.S.) Estate-. The fiist annual meetic^ was held on Jan. luh at the London Chamber of Commerce. Mr Noel 'I; otter, who presided, stated that at the oIOM of their tir»t financial year 3 per cent, of the rubber trees on the estate were being tapped, but,
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    MY UNCLE.
    126 10 Pawnbfokwi are going down." >rd ratbrie Who lives where hang three golden bally. And grieves to tiad too low the Oilll To leave shirts, dresses, shee's an<] sl:awU! J Mv QBfile. \\'}hs.» fa of profit know deolenoion WM Qi6i lemil I mustn't ojaa)tiov, To e.urse eaoirp-iuper old au
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    SURVEY OF SIAM.
    164 10 We have raeeifed from the Rogml Snrvej DeptrtaNnt, Bangkok, i eopyol the Sumy report for last your. The report reeordi a quantity of useful work font both in field uidi ffioe aod the survey o! the country ii itaadilj advancing aider the mtematic Metboda of the depurtownt
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    Tuesday, Feb. 7, 1911.
    845 10 KNjah N*ab Abu W»r, t nt District Officer, Bruas. was created Malay Chief at the list Srate Ctuncil imeting. Tho death haa occurred in B4M, i Eo*land, ;after a long iHjfee Skelton, mother of Mr A. H. Sk-eitoD, of Hongkong. Me M. D. Daly has arrived
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    SINGAPORE NURSING ASSOCIATION.
    368 10 SINGAPORE NURSING ASSOCIATION. ANNUAL MEETING The annual in^tiug of the rfinp,ip Nursiug Association was h*M yesterday morning in the Municipal Board V, m Mrs W.W Fisher presided, there beiLj n\ prewnt the HonDr Gil more Eilis, PC \l 0 J>r F. B. Croucber. Mrs Ferguson l»,v. MrsTraynor Bjyd. Mm Rowland
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    St. ANDREWS CATHEDRAL GLEE SOCIETY.
    192 10 The inaugural >>• 'i OathadnU GHet 3 ei«tj was beld in the 'iotori;. HHMtiftl H i SfflßJßg. Archdeacon 11. C. I/.tr-l ;> Mr E A Bro*. iv *pl iin nj tl i ,is winch led to f 1). i •n; t i.>u t the S
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    NEW BURNS PHILP STEAMER.
    214 10 Mr Adum !\-rsv Ot B«ni6, Pliilp, v■: in London an<i < j iiioiitli« (>u Tjr-»r. 'v rigina] ilk-.: o u:ld ;w..i Lev. „..<.; .i r Biwjppon brail and i i r I Soi< >m«jn !>'.:■.--.• j of the necessity, ci, r vo-sd whicb wi Ih n
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    NOTES ON STRAITS RACING.
    1710 11 v >.. t*»ce3?a»y to hark tii'" me. id* held by the Siagtror* Spo CM) M lltib, 1 ::h and r .pt th« first class events, al! I whicl were hasniieapsji *mi th*re is no I abttkafl IM stood out by aimtelf, to we i| ri phrase,
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    LOSS OF THE "VAN IMHOFF."
    65 11 LOSS OF THE "VAN IMHOFF." le'e-nui was received from Hitavia V e«ter.l^\ announcing tlitf the Dutch steai iie r -vlu Itthoff" of the Koninkl.pe plkotv.art M^tsch.ppv Ud foucdereJ H the B*Pi Bs«ito. All bttdi were savH. detaila of the accidnat have com*, to ha^d vet. The ves.e! was on a
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    THE LATE SIR CHARLES DILKE.
    1038 11 The Rgbt H >n Sir Charles Went worth Dtlke, P>irt, m m}< wv.s born at Jhelsea, September 4, 1^43, i*MO£ the -on ot ihe late Sir Charles Wectworth Dilke, ftod grandson of Charles Wentworth Dilke. the critic He receHad his ftoailo mi'Mi elusion il TnniM
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    RICH LODE OF TUNGSTEN ORE.
    829 11 RICH LODE OF TUNGSTEN ORE. \\\l>- tRTANT DMCA >YERI IN li;(;Ti- c i < < >I.< >\ I One of the rar*^ and yet -t i -'riat mntais :r. ii world is tungsten. It fierivative of uo tr.stn, irhicfa ia tai bni v des-criV.-id i tr.nu'-'-'-- iron H 1 :i.inganoo."
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    THE HALL TABLE.
    1248 12 I defy an\ r», dv not to find the hail table interest ic^ For mv own parr, I consider the hall table in a Urge country -housB every bit as fascinating, not to mention as instructive, as a museum. To begin with, the collection of oi'.j^c's that
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    LEWIS AND PEATS REPORT.
    217 12 Jewiary W PARA The Market since our last Report, although quiet, has kept very firm, snd we eloee with buyers of Fine Hard at 5 23, for January, 5 9 for February to March, 58J for March to April and s.:'v Tor April to May. b'oft
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    581 12 1 1 is .stated that the Egyptian oilfield will shortly attract the attention of Karopean iaw^iors. 1 1 h-.s boon i' un<l lo ratond tor a tiistaii: of hotWOnß 150 to 200 >>|'iut» mile?, i w 1 s have been fir d >wu upon it which :trt- <il' outlier eipible
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    VICEROY AND A PORTER.
    429 12 HfiBCTB AMUSING MISTAKE. Thought he Was Lkp Oui 1O 018. A pleasant function was porforused by the V lC eroy on Sunday (Jar. U) at Ho^rah Station wheie his Excellency pre^n'ed the Kiog Edward Medal to Bta L.iH.un.a porier in the service of ihe E^t Indian
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    THE KAISER'S FIGHTING MEN
    203 12 Bix Millions Train ki> f ok Wai Colonel Gadke deciaics in ti >- H-'i'in "Tagohlatt" tii.it <i' i in.ariy ;> sl'le ;»t the pve>.^nt iiiointnt to Bend tbe colossal total of 5.200.0CU trained soldiers and sailors into action. That nnmboraaji the Borroapondonl ai U i "D-uiy
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    WORLD'S RICHEST MAN.
    274 12 I >:i. Kin., Raid to bi oi i it l(X 00,0( 0 \Wil .Street is at present engaged in the cbMnrfnl occupation of PHtiniHtirg fortune <t Mr John i) I' >ck» .■.'-->■, the i! ki^;.' T bara iM m aaaaaatt mw ol nttini .it tbt Sgwea, u>4
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    TIN MININC IN NIGERIA.
    794 12 SoJIE [nTKKE>TIN<. I n i 1 have beard that soai" tin n. t, r. Ixlen in the F.M.S. propose L'-ing to r Nigeria to prospec 1 in I w >rb H.-n« fields there. Perh 4.S i t-v n^ x mirks on N Nlftrii hm\ bl mM||
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    Wednesday, Feb. 8, 1911.
    552 13 A W -.rthinfirton. '2i<\ P, Q wi* placed on the sick list ;-h tDSUCt. Mir r ie p 11 v,.lm iB r. was --1 r.»ndon ,n J in 28th to Mr iTir I Hiring, her business manager. Mr Kivu.l McLean, has H.pe .luinor.l from Messrs Cartier
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    PROPERTY SALES.
    73 13 The foi. >.[■_' S.i^ipore properties were Ittpoted of by auction at Powell A CVs *le room yertirddv tftaßMl N 1 Holiowaj Lanp, \,VA yeirs 1 U'dse, 'iuit rent Si. Monthlyie«tslS BK.B KimsimyChitty $1,500. Sn p h u<e N >. 1 k H .lloway Lane, 1,120 years* lensH, .juit
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    R. E. B. SALEROOM.
    22 13 :.e A ictioa -si'e at noon yesterday iut*t,.h>j li>o share* New Serendah K. I L K>W at $1.90.
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    SPORTING NOTES.
    1429 13 rein r S J ?M mberi who attended edW vr t P Pr/ r Ulg u lUb meetiu and very Ix 1 ?n he return to P°^ cf the luch SS leDl C rnmitt <* lC h has d,,ne ■uefa i good work m the past year, were
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    ORCHESTRAL CONCERTS FOR CHILDREN.
    275 13 I' h twelve years HHr->u r -> (Jan 1899) siuce Ihfl tirst Childnn*! Cjneeri was yiven m Sin- pdpo^e by the members of the IVilharmomc Orchestra. Smce then ab< ul ii'ty-tive of these valuable educational entertainments h tve btM gITOI feo the RmropCHl and Kurastan children
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    S. L. R. A.
    61 13 X shoot whs possible last week for the Walker Tropi.-v on tCOOQBt of *he target <iimerji!:Ons Qodargoiog change. New targets aie beirj^ nude aud theTrorjhv inll bs shot for vu Thurfeday, the 16th. Mrs S:bary has kindly presenUd a cnp t >r the bett iggrtgatt Lert
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    KUALA LUMPUR WEDDING.
    198 13 The BUMrriagQ was solemnised at the Of.invh of St John thy Evangelist, Ka,i!,i L:i!n|>:ir. of Mr Austin Clifford Jackson and Mm Ulj Chapman. The Rev. Fdther XiBArd oftdalad. Dr. E. A. O. Tr.u-ess 'jive tbi bride aw.iy, and Dr. QtftJ acted as bigtman. Little Miss A^nes Travers
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    RENONG DREDGING COMPANY.
    620 13 Jm IDEND Pp.OSI'KCTs. Toe second anmiil general meeting of the ftaaoag DcadfPH Ooaopaay, L mi?»-d. was held on J>ic. •>!, at the registeiei < ffic* of the company. 5, Whittiagtoa) tTttu\ E. C, Captain F Ji. Ltwsoa ('be chairman) presiding. Mr W. E. L^athatn (repr* setting the
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    GANG ROBBERY IN KINTA.
    326 13 A Mriom g*ag fohbmy MtttjptMtl by murder ii fMJOHtd EflMB KMtM lv At early hours of Fab .1 gang of Chinese r- bbersv.si^d a mining kmgai home situftftiJ at the foot of Mi« Kledtag bilk abort thm miles oat Of Jp>h, ;.n 1 robbtd At iLtnite-,
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    GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.
    42 13 A Government Gizstte extraardioary published yesterday, nutifi-d the fact th*t Tientsin had been declared plague iaf**;;^]. Bitu l'iha r .Johore baa ale > b«*n •;uar an lined owing to the existencj <.f mall-pox ,'iud Singgora, owin^ to au ou'.abreak of cholera
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    CHARGE OF CHEATING.
    1525 14 Basin oi Fnroura i Chk-^-k. Three CVIIJOM. >og llan Sw Te P* N.#v and 0»g S.e«\ appeared before 31 r Ftrmtoott, ii tfct Dmnd Oowrt, >e*terday. The fir*' was charged witb attempting to cheat by bin)} pre'ending to T*y Kian Cbittftoterk Ol tht Netherlands LftdM Uoo* merciil
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    DUTCH PLANTER'S WEDDING.
    151 14 A pi^'tv WtddlDg was quietly solemn j d in 6 f Qefl*ge>*e Cbvf cb, Peuang, at noon oa Vvb. J Mr Jin Dtlk l>duiel van Dnimpt, iLe bfidegrocm, who is a planter en l^bm^ Tei m Estate, (Sianiar g liulbfr Elates. L Sumatra, is the only sou
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    FIRE AT TEMOH
    143 14 l f appears that the tire, which rtMil'ed in the compile dttlHOtW of seven shophouses, the dniiMgo L«einer Mtilßfttcd a-t 1 00,000, broke out at 4 o'ekek in th« afternoon. It was noticed Hist at the b:u'k premises of the second house letnuved l'n m the jundion
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    FORGED TRANSFERS.
    122 14 A TN>ohew named Tcin Mer.g HoDg appered before Mr B ibinsoc, third magistrate, reeterdtTi ;«u tllegatioa of utemptmg to okeei Mr V. CiUraeck by tiviug to stl! to l.i m a forged oertifioftte auu tnunter for 1,000 NyaUs Habber Estate shares ou or about Jaiuny '11 The OtM
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    FUTURE CAREER OF THE PRINCE OF WALES.
    1680 14 HIS UNIVERSITY COURSE AT OXFORD. la April next, at the conclusion of the Easier Term, His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales will compete his course of training at the Senior division of the Royal Naval College at Dartmouth, and the fust phase
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    ANGLO-INDIAN AXIOMS.
    230 14 You never m,.v t: ;hobj till tht I are goLe. Tnings are never v\ i i( they seem. Truth lives at the tt. 1 and stays there Lamb is alwafi >f on mutton is tN goat. A stay-i.t-hon:e i. scandal. Four Sahibs mean RitnMm -j--.. UmApj •c wh
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    TELEGRAMS.
    799 15 -a.unnr.*l>lp raphi i: K>b2. 10 37 a.m. > h;> L^ n sentencp.l by C rils twelve months L :yv libeliicg the King in the t ip^' "i>- 1. f.»r«it l <: >:i! rh X-- marriage with the Quo* W« i s ini and a shamef.r the Chi i: that
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    1181 15 TheCr,wni»nnceof.^ rmiQv h.s- i rr:ve > a ualeotta. ne rfcipncity agreeiuent b^»w e^n the t mted Statei and Canada b» revived politic* 1 controversy. Hp WMtpectediy wide scope has burprwed tod auqnieted oo€ section of the nniooiiiu wbo^ letlagttWTolerf by the mmmimg p k wlnctJ i^p,^^ the rai n i«"
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    BANK ASSISTANTS SAD DEATH.
    40 15 Hougkong, Feb. 2. Mr OoehnUM^ the ace mntant ot the Mercantile bank here, fell from the verandah Of the bank premises at five o'clock this morning and died from his injuries on the way to hospital.
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    STRAITS AND STATES.
    66 15 IPOH NEWS. Ipoh Feb 2. A irang robbery took place Dear here this morning. A Chinese kongai was bailethip and robbtd and one inmate was stabbed to death. A letter from a punter to the Times of Bfftiajt advocites tbc formation of a mlleM to tttcli plant
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    DECEMBER RUBBER RETURNS.
    74 15 Agents Bebn Mover. BmoAPOEi Paka 6*500 Iks. AfEMlta Siuae Duby A C BIKIT LlX'l 'AN.; 6,801 U)S. PIOOB 6,850 lbs Tapioca s <j»' pkls. AjjHuts Bftttt and Co. Nfcw BIVOAPOBB: 800 lbs. Total to date 921 Ibf. Bi Hkikna— 69o lbs. iVa! lo due ■i:2:>\ lbs, Oxdovo
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    DECEMBER TIN RETURNS.
    19 15 Averts Derrick an<l Co. Bmron Oau 100 pkls. Rahmav HYHK.-vri.i- 600 pklf T« n kah pkls.
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    JANUARY RUBBER RETURNS.
    123 15 Kuala Lumpur Feb. 8. > ii: r..Ki. 12.000 lby. X ..NANw 9 500 lbfv ihm'KNJ.EN 19 900 Ibf iU-Ki; CSBBtKI 4,000 lbs. Vw Cavm 18 39G It*. M B 45 263 Rm. X \;a Lumfu* 63.045 Ibf. TAMJO9Q Mm.im ;,7 ■■'> lbs. Aleuts Paterson Simons and Co.
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    JANUARY TIN RETURNS.
    39 15 i From ourotn, Ipob. Fth J. Lahai pk i H Tronoh -Tr'l 'i p '2\ -.I,lcm diva trifiiV 512,44" s ininp < ii* »"J -~*77 Estimated pr TributPra !•">'», ni-nf-s |8>,577. Totdl cubic yards tre-i I N 7^J..
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    TIN DIVIDENDS.
    37 15 Ip lit I Kn:^. Ltd bt*« isdlflj a fu I Mf i.v.di n i of Mi ihiHing. 1 1 m rfp irtad ti i f i* i rfag a shortly .-le/i-tre another diTi Im I
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    74 15 Pei 'A. j. I" fc, hum Pove* Bsin 2 .h s IiIKM MeRTATA.M |hg L LMDBBDALI (18 UU Bl I U i\ \N I.SOd ih* TaiPl »< Pi. LWt I riOVI lbs Af!Pnt« <.i ithrie *ni (J. ]i.\ vii sin«; l3 j7l In-; ..-re-' iij^. r«tej itiM lUMitfci "2,298 *<<i
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    TIN RETURNS.
    25 15 AL'^its H'iTtenl.i.Ti and Q Elotaj Johobi 108 pkla Agwuts Guthrie and f >. CAjcmraro: 17.8^2; i§MMi < 7,50:>; Seven mouths ELkJU \n Tin 98 pkls
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    JANUARY RUBBER RETURNS
    164 15 AgMtl Kvatt and Co. Hay. m 1,02:; lbs. AjMU F. W. fitrker and Co. LftDßi en 14,174 Ib 6; Au'^.n-t s,o4Blbs. Munoi 1,890 Iks. Ki.KIIAN., 77»; lb^. Alma (50 Kba, KOTA BaHBOB: 1,2#3 lbs. Cum 1,600 lU. PnrocAuni l>rf.'iA\: U?SQlfcfc Lai DBBDAU A^'uts Guthnp Co. Bantkv oJ(t
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    JANUARY RUBBER AND TIN RETURNS.
    63 15 Agents "Derrick dud Co. PAIAH:— BO f.s. A kr Pa n^ :-<;7 lbs. Tri.tK A\-"V 1 17«t jr <. Pai a i il;-. At?fMi?s Jitrlow dnd 'o. RSMBM I A^q^ 11 L Co^blau and C Kota TiN'.'.i (.lohore; 740 lbs. I'.niii;i» Bingaporb -1 2 lbs.
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    JANUARY RUBBER RETURNS.
    96 15 Agents McAlistsr C i Ai.lv.ak i i.ro'j Iba Atr?iuts Bivm I>irhv an! <_' >. TAMBJ LAI 1 1 7" lbs Ai."f GKuab: 7i:i ihd Apents Grirhrie <in<] Co. Bvm Ka. w. 7 i'.'7 '\>- AfMMI -M H lbs Total r:^vt<n m >nrti-, i *>< 2 lbs. Besilu
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    SHARES.
    1358 16 Cap la*ci. Paid. LastDjv. BuTiaa. Sulleb?. 86,000 2, 2' Alla^ar Rubber Eatatei Ltd 4 6 5 2 150,000 2- 2'- Aniflo-Malay 75% int. 116 130 50,000 2'- I BftftUg Malakd 2 1 2 8 80,000 1 1 Bdtu Caves 35% int. l3 17 6 14 10 0 80,000 1
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    JANUARY TIN RETURNS.
    44 16 I Ipoh. Fch. >. Gorara 600 pkls j New Gopbvci 150 pkls 1 Kinta Lrn:— 4 r pkis Tkkka 6OU pkis XA M BUTAS 120 pkTs PnctKAun 175 pkls KIMDAMQ 90 pkls Ki:i>iiii.Ls •_'L > 0 pkla SoriETE l>es Etains 1.771 pkls > <r
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    SELANGOR GOLF.
    55 16 '.From nil i' i/i/'u ('<>YYt>)i],it mile iii Kiirila L'Jiiipur, P«b The following scores ha \e beeu ih' urne^ j in the SeUngor Galf Champi< uship K. M. I JUker 188, A. M. Xeill 190, I> J. ifighet I un, s v. Lucy m. For the Bernn^ton medal, E.
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    IPOH NEWS.
    121 16 I (Front ->Ui mi-/) CorrrfiJ.'Outleitt,) [pob, Feb. A cable from Tuobridpe Weils announces the death of the Rev. Mr Garland, the lather of Mr E. T. C. Girland of this town. The whole of the suggestion** Madt by Mr i M. W. Pett, Superiatecdent of the Singapore Fire
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    PENANG ITEMS.
    80 16 Veno.ru, WJk. t. Mr JattHM Thornton Las granted a writ of flabeaa ('•>,-, <?/.-.- on the Governor <f •ingaI pore jail to show cause why »Syed MohMMfl biu Mocin, at present detained there on a warrant tor extradition to the Netherlands Indies, should not be set il liber?
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    THE WALKER TROPHY.
    30 16 la iliß shoot for the A\'nlker Truphv :-t Penaci; 180 was tttonS. It if probable ti.'ere will b<3 a resh-jot owiog r ths absence of an umpire.
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    515 16 CLEARANCES. Fe bill ait 'J. j Silesia, Gat str, Seluyr, for Hongkong, Slhump« hai and Japan. Ofyttal, Du; M. 3 B «er, for Pulo Samboe. Resident Bohift, Dut str, Unus, for Rhio. Tbosgwa, Brit sir, HervinjLjton, for P'.itiarj;j. Madras and Negapatam. Van dar Oapellao, Dut str, Brack thcssen, for Bata\i;i.
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    478 16 PASSENGERS ARRIVED Per Sarie Borneo Mi Tai i .r. j I Mr Tjan Koen BePer Kan Fo Soon Mr ;i i M s cgitz Per Kuchici,' Ri>i...|i Moutjj m*-\ <' C. Lancaster, M^ms Brodse V A Helen, Robert?, L'im Money, nnd !l--i Per Lady Weld M^sihJ Mit Ba ley, and
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