The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (Weekly), 4 January 1912

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  • 18 1 T H E Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD S miES THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 1912. No 1,275
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  • 140 1 LEADERS. Kd\v:ml M,,,io»|fc. PAGE i Ci m. ol |Ik. onfereK i tit- Dinner N< -xv lrai's Honours df SU nation m China POLICE AND COURT NEWS rtli ;»?ui Rohberiefi I Gang Roboer* Mm' Assi i»s COMPANY NOTES REPORTS. S4, Helena Rnbliei LFTTERS TO THE EDITOR. K»*xo!r m China matra
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  • 70 1 (Corrected up to Jan. riauk 4■ s 1-4| demand 2 4 532 li i \;»te credits 1m s 2-4* credits 6 s 2-4 23-32 Kkwi v. demand Itauk 294 Gkkmanv. deniiuid 238^ Im>[\. T. T 174 i HoMiKONC. demand 19* Yokohama, demand 114 Java, demand 140$ vnokok. demand 66
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  • Domestic Occurrences.
    • 50 1 I Au v i hahson. On Dec. 4th. at Sxdney. Jew South WiiU-s. the wife of Y 9 X. r ARQUHASaoN/of Seretnban EstatcSeremban, Federated Malay stat* ol ;i Daughter, GOCKRaIt At Dra.xton. uear CVwhain. Hants, England, on asth, the wife of t\ E. < ockram of a >on. (By
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    • 88 1 Gibsox-Sai./mann. On 2nd Jan.. 1912, at All Souls Church, l.an-ham Place, London, j William C. B. Oib«w, of Snnnfa^dale, Snrrey, to Ai.uk Laura, elder daughter of E. C. Sal/mann, of Singapore. Wou Alison, (hi ihc r.ih Dunnlier. at Grange, PariHh Chtjrch, Bdinburgh, by the Her. David Paul. LL.D., ami
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    • 21 1 KOSKITZ. At (he General Hospital. Singapore on Dec 31, 1911, I.konahi* Wilson Kok NIT/, third S<m Of Mrs. Alice Koenitz.
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  • 134 1 Jan. B. Tin lJf. items sold' 94.67* Gambier buyers 10.°2"> Gambier Cube No. 1 15.70 Gambier Cube Xo. 2 nom. Pepper Dlack ordiu. Spore bdyers 91.50 Pepper, (White fair) buyers 80.00 Nutmegs (110 to the lb.) nom. Nutmegs (80 to the lb.) nom, Mace (Bauda) 110 Cloves (Amboina* nom.
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  • 1674 1 Dec. 29. Certain remarks that fell from the Principal of the Medical School on the occasion of the recent presentation of diploma! deserve more consideration than they have so far received. Jt was a matter for regret on the part of l)r Ki:ith Unit not
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 194 1 :n»i>'-'ilu >iii^.ii»i»ie Fkc Press* 1 ittm niiiii from Kuio|><' To the Straits «>f the mail lines, are invited t»> nendto igei ;1m name ol their steamer ami ival m Singapore. Copies wilitlu-n etl tolpeet them at Tarionn ports <»t call. hen m Kuropi wishing detaiknl mi ;»>; to share's Ar.
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    • 28 1 GRANITE. The undersigned are prepared to enter into contract* for tbe supply of Granite crashed and screened to any sizes. FlAtgt CUVVINO. 2f Winchester House Jui» *th no
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 206 1 k THE WEEK'S NEWS. krhe mail of Dt»c ajrrived l»> the f #ita on Sunday. tli< i vessel l>eing detainmhy defects m machinery and the loss «e Delhi. Tlii^ honiewanl mail goes P'li. I. steamer. U Arthur and Lady Evelyn Young re lu ml tt) Singapore on Suntia>. and were
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  • 878 2 The Crisis of the Conferenc e. Dec. :u>. The universal desire of all who have business interests m the Far Ea^f must j be that as soon as possible the great Chinese crisis shall arrive at a >ettlement that shall permit the whole course of commercial relations to he resumed
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  • 1220 2 Jan. 1. It is of the oature of a pleasing coincidence that the mail bringing out the report of the Annual Dinner of ilie Straits Settlements Association should arrive here precisely as the oM year gives place to its successor. With the new year all of us
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  • 1185 3 The New Year's Honour s. Jan. J Of the New Ye.ir Honours that have c«|ne to tin- Straits it is natural that In* tit-* two. lx»ing unoflicial, should *Vt ract the u'nuter attention on the part of th« general 4 community. On Mr 'ohn Anderson, whose association wth Singapore bas
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  • 1062 3 Jan. 4. In the midst of much that demands the anxious attention of the nations m the field of international politics, it may with truth be asserted that there is no issue pending of such moment as the solution of the vast question of the future
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  • 375 3 Ni:w Vi:ai;'s SPOBTS. {From our own Con <>.sf>OHdent}% After tbe wretched weather experienced lately it was a pleasant surprise to be fa voiu'ed with a day of brilliant sunshine for the Annual Sports. This year's celebration was a success from start to finish. The Hon. Secretary Mr H.
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  • 38 3 Lieut. J. D. Gordon, Of B Compauvf Shanghai Volunteer Corps, was recently presented with a large silver pooch bowl by his men, betokening the happiness they wished him on the occasion of b«n forthcoming marriage to Miss Bradley.
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  • 1389 4 Frotn out irtu* December 7. The patron saint of Scotland received little honour m his own country: the Scot at home left the celebration of St Andrew's Day almost wholly to the Scot who had gone abroad. There were only two St Andrew Society dinners, one m Edinburgh
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  • 307 4 Mr. C. Webb of 87, Bukit Timah Road, has reported to the police the loss of two gold rings valued at |80. He left them on his dressing table. Mr Verantes' house at 19, Patani Street, has been visited by burglars who stole rive silver buttons, two
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  • 1078 4 We have much to l>oast of m our civilization, for the material advantages of our age are very great. We possess a literature that can compete with any of the past, although the classical age has. m the loss of its inferior and m the survival
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  • 550 4 BLOWS kkom Banish mknt. The first court of Assize for the year commenced m the Supreme Court yesterday before the Chief Justice. Sir William Hyndman .Tones. There are ten cases for trial. Mr G. G. Seth, D.P.P., conducted the prosecutions. Two cases of unlawfully returning from banishment were
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  • 41 4 Yesterday evening a motor car and private gharry, m which were a lady and gentleman, collided near the Club corner of the Marine Parade. The gharry ww knocked about a good deal and the pony injured but no one was hurt.
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  • 4176 5 LOCAL AND GENERAL CHRONICLE. .1 AM \»c\. l statue of General Wolfe is unveil-i-d at hh> birthplace, at Westerbain, Kent, by LoH Roberts. Two American AvialavSi Sfisssasl and Homey, are killed at Rev Osissma, and Los Angeles. Singapore .\»-w \»»r sports lake place. 4 Kirthquake disturbances m
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  • 1101 6 AN APPEAL. (Communicated.) The Valley of the Yangtsze has for centuries been subject to severe Hoods and the loss of life from drowning and the resulting famines has run into, not hundreds of thousands, Imt millions. To relieve the distress caused by this enormous ungovernable river the
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  • 200 6 The forthcoming visit to Singapore of Mr Matheson Lang and Miss Hutin IJritton, who arc to appear shortly at the Victoria Theatre, is awaited with considerable interest. Mr Maurice E. Bandlminn is to he congratulated upon introducing to India and the Far East the
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  • 515 6 X VIZ BlfOS. V\I.I \TI<K. A meeting of the Municipal CominigriOMn wsts held yesterday ;tft«rnoon, Mr. F. J. Hallifax presiding. tMfB being also present Messrs. A. Bean. \)r. F. B. Croueher. Tan Klieam Hock. Clia Keng Chin, and Mr. J>. Hall 'Municipal Kugi neer>. Mr. .1. MgkMM Secret
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  • 259 6 A MYsTKKIOI S BUKOPEAN DISAI'I'KAKS. From Johore there conns \ague story of mysterious disappearance of a Kuropean about thirty years of age. who seems to have bw endeavouring to travel alone southwards along tbe eastern coast of the Malay Peninsula on a small raft. He had apparently
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  • 46 6 Messrs J.L. Campbell (a pretty picture); M. E. Angullia 'showing both the English and Mohainedhan dates; Hiaughai Lif«r Insurance Co. (a beautiful executed Chi nese picture of Confucius, m the iiicwi vivid colours, with dates m Chinese) Methodist Publishing House (with a r«»al photograph).
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  • 519 7 apt. B. 'A !.>:*■• i- been appointed i oi the I' ugkok I 'nited lub. Mr I Pringle, Ihe secretan of the VM < rot been ery ell lately, is jj short trip to China. The nent of the following ii.. appears m the Overland Mail:
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  • 248 7 THE WRECKED "CH AKRABHONGS" When the hill tale of the wreck ol the Kast Asiatic Cos steamer Chakrabhongs" MOWI to be written it will provide but another example of how truth is stranger than fiction. At the moment of writing only very meagre details are to hand but we hope
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  • 570 7 i The following accounts of the Rugby ;ui<i Hockey matches are taken from the Malay Maii. The Rugby M \n h. The Ragby match between Selangorand i Singapore was played on the Padanau Koala Lnmpar, on Monday, and resulted m a victory tor Selangor *»> a
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  • 248 7 The Victoria Memorial Hall was Again the scene of great animation, not to say considerable merriment and amusement, last evening on the occasion of the children's treat given under the auspices of the Singapore Catholic Association. During the course of the evening there must have been close
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  • 428 7 Childeen's TbEat. The members of the Indian Cbri>tian Association of Singapore gave au pjitert- ainment to all Indian Christian children on Tuesday evening ;tt the St. Andrew's Mission School Stamford Road, kindly lent few the occasion. The ball was beauti- fully decorated both inside and out, and
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  • 183 7 The ragular Installation Meeting of Lodge Zetland m the Bast, No. 508, was hold at Freemasons Hull on Wednesday evening, when, m the presence of a very large assembly of Brethren and Past Masters, the District Grand Master, R. W. Bro. F. M. Elliot, impressively installed Bro. John R.
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  • 182 7 On Wednesday evening the annual treat m connection with our Cathedral Homes took place at St. Mary's. At 6-30 p.m. the children sat down to a substantial dinner, and if conversation is the host aid to digestion the young folks should have suffered «o ill after-effects, for
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  • 18 7 The Times of India Illustrated "Weekly of December 15th contains a good portrait of Mrs. Litn Boon Keug.
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  • 652 7 Prom o!k- of the delegate* m the c ference (sa>s the "china Pii learned t lm t a n;.;-.! aggressi part taken by Dr.Wu Ting fang, com nissioner for the Republicans, \\li<» made known t r> Mr Tang the demands of the revolutionists, embodyij g the following
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  • 171 7 SHARE CIRCULAR FRASER Co.'s Owing to the Christmas holidays, the volume of business has been small. Sterling Rubbers have, however, kept firm and the demand for some local stocks has been well sustained. In other sections there are few changes to report. Kuhher. Anglo Sumatras came to busi ness at
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  • 2008 8 .From our own Corresftonaenl.'} London, Dec. 1.11. On Matters Athletic. The Rev. R. de Courcey Laffan the Hon. Sec. of the British Olympic Council, made an important statement at a meeting of the body named on Tuesday. It was that the cost m connection with sending the United
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  • 210 8 Fourth List of Stbscrikkrs. The Committee of the Children's Aid Society gratefully acknowledge the following further subscriptions Previously ackndwledged $2,963.92 Collected by Mrs. Becker. Behn Meyer k Co.. Ltd.. $100; East Asiatic Co., Ltd., $50 Katz Bros., Ltd., $25 Hans Becker, 125 F. Kilian. f25 John Salomon.
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  • 182 8 The Wreci of stkamer Kuala. Superstition is not yet dead amongst sailormen at Dundee, and those Inclined to believe m the supernatural are just now instancing the case of the "Kuala" which has gone ashore|on IVrim Island. The "Kuala" was built at the yard of
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  • 109 8 A serious gang robbery is reported to the police as having occurred at Pulau Übin on the 26th inst, m the village near the Municipal Quarry. Lira Li Quan, a Chinese spirit and Chandu shopkeeper, states that at 10.30 p.m., ten Kehs armed with axes and pistols
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  • 660 8 Impkhialist Gi n. Tang Shao-yi arrived m Shanghai on the 17th inst.. and was veloomM by representatives of the foreign Consular body, the Municipal Council and immense crowd of Chinese and foreigners. The result of the recent fighting m Slums! is a distinct gain to the Imperialists, who
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  • 210 8 Ceylon papers announce the death at the General Hospital oi Mr Louie AKhur Mliglw D'Arenberg, kaak*M* >iipenntendent of I»oli<«>. at the ftfe of U years. The late Mr D'Arenberg. whose home was m London, had had extraordinary ill luck Mnce he opened his career m the Ceylon Police m December,
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  • 777 9 Mr. <». H. M. Robertson has been appointed a Magirtmtr at Singapore. Heir!, (i. H. Sugden. H. H. Bull, W. S. Ebden ami W. S. Ramcti have joined the v t tait* c ivil Beif ice. In the Sapremc < oort yesterday the ChieJ liistiir. Su
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  • 1234 9 Quicquid agunt homines nobtri est farago libelli. Juvenal. MOR7 Christmas-tide is upon us again. and |1m conventionally happy New Year follow! inevitably. Tlie Topicist doffs his topee to his innumerable friends and admire:s. and, wishing he could order a drink at their expense one for each,
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  • 1048 9 Were he out m the gorgeous East or away m the woolly West the personality who forms the subject of this brief sketch would long since have earned for himself the unenviable reputation of a beachcomber: being one of many similar characters to be found m the
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  • 119 9 At the Sixteenth Auction held yesterday by the Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association. 16N cases, weighing piculs 15H or 21,049 lbs. were altered and 1<>:» cases weighing piculs 152, or tO,3SJ lbs were ■old. The top price paid was *<'2') i) for an excellent lot of Fine
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  • 220 9 YOUNG Planter's Sad Dkath. News bus reached Singapore of a sad drowning accident at TrengganiL, by which llr V. (iulstad. In the service of the Hast Asiatic Company Ltd., has lost liis life. Ml* (iulstad was only recently appointed manager ot the Kretay Cocoaant Kstutes at Trengganu and
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  • 37 9 In H. M. Supreme Court at Shanghai on Dec. 14tb, the Crown Advocate moved that Mr Leonardo I) Almada c Castro. Solicitor and Proctor of- the Supreme Court of Hongkong, be admitted to practice m thati Court.
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  • Correspondence.
    • 1018 10 Monarchy ob Republu \i \n> Blufi T<> the Editor, !>";tr Sir. Through your Kind courtesy I wm enabled on the i V! li in^t. to present to your readers ;t somewhat Lengthy exainimi t j ou o! the situation m China a> created by Yuan S!ii
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    • 186 10 I To Tin: EDITOB. Dear Sir. I venture to write to you to suggest a small point m which the Postal arrangements between Singapore and Deli, Sumatra, might perhaps be improved with little trouble or expense. I understand that the British Postal Authorities, il possible, take the
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  • 421 10 Annual Meeting. The annual general meeting ot the St. Helena Rubber Co. Ltd. was held at Ihe offices of tin* Company, Commercial Union Buildings on Saturday morning, Me A. Diehn presiding over ;i small attendance of shareholders. The directors' report lias already been published and
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  • 64 10 The outward bound mail steamer "Delta" did not arrive till yesterday morning, being signalled about half past seven. As she had to go round the island, she did not get alongside the wharf till after ten o'clock, and the mails were correspondingly late m being ready for delivery. The cause
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  • 609 10 suit's Company Live on Cocoakuto. The Captain and officers of the arecked steamer Chakrabhongs which was wrecked off Pulo Lantinga m the early morning of December 18 have a thrilling tale to tell of their adventures both at the time and subsequent to the wreck of the
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  • 140 10 We understand that letter lias been received l>y Ifr I). K. Soinen ille, managing director of the Straits Steamship Co. Ltd., from Mr McKinuon. the chief officer of the steamship Kuala." which was wrecked on the rocks off Socotra on Nov. 18th last. Mr McKinnon, it will
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  • 99 10 So far ten members of the European police have signified their intention of taking advantage of the offer made by Government to pay the passages of those members not satisfied with the terms offered out of the Colony. Five have already left the Colony m fact, two by
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  • 543 10 \Vli:it a liui!!;in IJIiLUIW 1 lit, wh.'ii I confessional of pen ndiceti, m 1 1 j Hub iicstiou Nook There are !.'»!> !.,>» cl which Mibatitute ■'>•• cold i»ox iii Urn hlii < f which ilini <<: may i»c dropped bearing i'.«recommendation. Such receptacle be :i
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  • 240 10 In spite of the untimely rain that BMttfl on during the latter part ot Saturday afternoon, there was at the Victoria Hall," a very considerable gathering of small people with a sprinkling of fMWI uj>> to hear the musical programme prepared their enjoyment. All the items were much
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  • 27 10 Mr. D. Pater&on Ma it land. reprt*t*eutattv6 of the Financial New*, |>as«ed through Singapore on Saturday on kiw way (o Bangkok, leaving hy tbe Nuentuug yesloi day.
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  • 368 11 young Chinese, Lientenssi Do Hu. is tlm- latest «*ky pilot to take out his living license m Fiance. Two other cU-rgv arrived for the Diocese by she mail yesterday, the Rev. Mr Lee and the K'\ Mi Gamier. According to the Independent News \gein\ a Strike
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  • 212 11 THE LATE MR J. C DAVIES. The Times ot Ceylon says: "We deeply i egret to announce that Mr .7 oh n Charles ha\ ies. father of Mrs Robert Meaden, passed away at the General Hospital at 11 a.m. to-day 'Dec. 19. The deceased gentleman, who was 71 years of
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  • 146 11 THE PELORUS DISASTER. Dead Bluejackets Still Missim;. Sun, December Ist. The Third Class British Cruiser Peioi us arrived from the Canal early this morning. Shortly before arriving at Ismailia, on Wednesday afternoon, a terrible accident happened, resulting m the loss of three lives. It seeuu tlr.it the cruiserhad occasion to
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  • 2793 11 speeches };y two ex-oovebnors The Pmwpeuti of British Malaya. The annual dinner of Ihe Straits Settlement! Association was held on 6th inst. m the Whitehall Hoomis of the Hotel Metropole. London It proved to be of the traditional successful character, marked by much warmth and geniality. All
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  • 717 12 towzLL \m> Co.'B Asm Ai. Hkmkw. The property market m Singapore during 1911 appears to hare exhibited a continuation of the previous year's slackness; no very large sales have taken place and the transactionf hare been fewer than m any recent period. Prices, howeTer, In connection
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  • 124 12 Singapore has been released from quarantine by the Hongkong Government. The King has been pleased to give directions for the appointment of Mr Claud Severn < Secretary to the High Commissioner for the Malay States >, to be Colonial Secretary of the Colony of Hongkong, Mr Severn's many friends m
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  • 388 12 Advice to Chinese Boys. The Governor of Hongkong delivered an Interesting address at St Joseph's College, m connection with the annual prize distribution. Sir Frederick Lugard took occasion to refer to the recent rowdyism m the Colony, particularly the spontaneous outburst of enthusiasm which marked the reception
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  • 283 12 An Old Incident Re< alled. The Field takes the following incident connected with sport and natural history from Bast Indian newspapers of IH4O-41 Captain Etodgers, of the Ceylon Rifle Regiment, m 1841 was said to have been the best elephant shot ever seen on the island,
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  • 170 12 Strong Effort to Bi y Union -Castle Link. Lord Pirrie, acting on behalf of the International Mercantile Marine Company of New Jersey and possibly several other interests as well, has. we understand, offered £2 5 (125 dolsJ each fora majority of the 141,841 Ordinary shares of the
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  • 434 12 KKCKIVKS FRIKNpS AND LRAVBfI FOR Shanghai. There was considerable excitement m Hongkong recently when it became known tliat Sun Vat Sen. that mythical personage who has been the soul and spirit of the reform movement m China foe tinpast twenty yen is, had arrived. l>r.
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  • 238 12 Onthe2Btfa inst. per s.s. "(iuthrie\ Captain W. Snewin arrived from Melbourne after a short visit. He had with him some very interesting thorough I ned dogs, including pail of imported Knglish toy terriers. Koval Dauthin is the name of the male, having won two first prizes at
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  • 151 12 a Bkaltiful Cbxtbehbcb. M Black and White." of Dec. 9th, has a picture of an artistic centrepiece for the Officers' Mess, 2nd Battalion, The Buffs, with the following inscription The words, "Presented to the Officers, 2nd Battalion the Buffs, by those Officers of the Battalion who served during
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  • 355 12 P»K A I MONT |)K \U\KM. At the Church of All Malt, Taiping. ()ll Friday the TrnMing w;i^ wlrwjwrf be tween Miss Mabel I>u k.-Fi-<,!i §m I,'. daughter of tin* late Mr J. de Rats, <>t Glentworth. Monmouthshire, and Cm&Udm Seymour Beaumont, of the luNi (iicu;i dins.
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  • 294 12 11l another part of the ".loiiriial* "will be found sonic particular* from the report of Hrn <Jas Bagteeef oi the Municipality oi Singapore (Mr .1. 1\ Hal la way! lor the year ended Dec. :51. 1910. It beafserft. deuce of good work durino the period
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  • 172 12 .Jaipur, Dtteuitier 19th. -The (Jueen. attended by her suite, has left the Circuit House, Agra, on her way to .Jaipur. A Guard of Honour of the Royal Irish He giment was mounted at Circuit House, and the escort was furnished by the lHlli Hussars. Her
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  • 754 13 Wednesday Jan. 3, 1912 THE NEW YEAR SPORTS. ON THE SEA. w riii's l>;iv m Singapore without Urn Sea ami L;md Sj>orts would be very mnch like Urn marriage feast without the bridegroom, and it must be because the natives have made themselves indispensable to the successful ushering m of
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  • 852 13 Contrary to general expectations, there was no ratal m the afternoon, and there t M v record attendance of t>oth Europeans :.nd natives at the sports held on the raceLiiiL from two o'clock. The weather was really ideal and was the most delightful experienced m Singapore on
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  • 95 13 The dates for the productions to he given hy the Lang- Hollow ay company at the Victoria Theatre have heen decided upon as fellows Jan. 18, The Taming of the Shrew .lan. 17, J>ardlevs the Magnificent Jan. 18, Hamlet; Jan. 19, Sweet Nell of Old Drury Jan. 80,
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  • 76 13 In considering the budget last year the Municipal Commissioners decided to increase the fee payable by street hawkers to a rate which it was considered they could well afford. The result has been that whereas several hundreds should have registered yesterday not a single one came m.
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  • 1331 13 How are the mighty fallen, at least so far as they were represented by the company of optimists who plumped for Aborigine as winner of the Viceroy's Cup. One has heard of some daring spirits who ventured a double on the Trials and the Cup, but the running
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  • 334 13 Mahy S\iloh Skized by Sharks. News has been received at Singapore < f an accident which befel Captain Fripj-, the commander of the well-known loe; I steamer Poh Ann and Mr. Donaldson the Chief Engineer of that vessel, and ended m the loss of the life of
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  • 112 13 H. EL Sir Arthur and Lady Evelyn Young will attend the performance of Princess Chrysanthemum on Saturday. The rehearsals of the children who a c getting up the Play under the superintend dence of Mm. Gosling, for the ImmAl f the children's charities, are now m full swing, and the
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  • 727 14 Di. O. E. Morrison, the "Times' for roipondnnt arrived m Bhanshai on December 19. Foe Ihe United Serried against the Hongkoag Cricket dab m tin- annual Christmas match Capt X Crawford. K.<..\.. mad<> the good score ol 120. Sa\* ihe Penang <ia/.tte: Mr. I*. P. Newton,
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  • 933 14 How it is Viewed at Home. {From Our Special Correspondent l London. I>ec. 1. The situation m China is regarded m London at the time of writing as being decidedly better. Such an authority as Mr. Oenbom Stewart M.P., tor the Wirrai division of Cheshire, is certainly
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  • 657 14 Kidnai'Pers Punished. Before the Chief .Justice. Sir William Hyndman .loves. and a common Jury yesterday, the hearing was continued of the charge of kidnapping a small Chinese girl, brought against an elderly Chinese woman named Kug Boh and a Chinese youth calling himself Tan Chwee Chye. Mr. G.
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  • 119 14 It has been decided to form a Selangor St Andrew's Society, and when it is stated that B 5 names have already l>een put forward it will he realised tbat success is assured. Mr David W. Oibnonff bas l»een chosen the first president, and the rest of
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  • 26 14 A Chinaman named Tan Lim Hok cut his throat at JtO, Tanjong Ithu, on Tuesday and died on the way to the Tau Tock S©nf Hospital.
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  • 820 14 INCREASED CHARGES OBJECTED TO. There are 111:1 n> ways of looking ;it tl,». question o(ph;i wkers licoejCM, tin- \m n ..-r m Hrn cost of xvhi< h has led to nmr i satisfaction amongst lliis consid< r;ihl»community. The s< paveJ4a undi'i t i new regulations v hich came
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  • 74 14 It has been decided to despatch a de tachmeut of Japanese soldier* to Hankou m order to replace the Naval Brigade on duty there. The Lumber Company, Ltd, of Singa pore, announces that Mr E. It. Weare and Mr J. Vizconde are the first director* of the reconstructed Company, which
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  • 2990 15 TE LEGRAMS j By > i';:i;:i !ii<- 'able], L'ki lkr's Service. London, via Bombay. A telegram from R<>uter'» correspondent Calcutta Mates thai the King has shot ihi.T\ rj^ri-v md thirteen rhinoceros m Ncpuul. 1 1 French Chamber has passed the new Franco Japanese commercial convention without going to a division.
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  • 87 15 In reference to the announcement < f the Hoyal bestowal of the dignity of a Knight-Bachelorhood upon Mr. Jol a Anderson of Outline and Co., a number < f fiiendsof Sir John, who were looking on the sen sports on Monday forenoon, sent joint telegram of congratulation to Sir John
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  • 253 16 fonang, Dec. 29. The annual meeting of Mengleinba lode Wiis held here, Mr Brash presiding. Ho dealt with the report and accounts which lie thought wt**e satisfactory In reply to criticisms contained m Mr IJaiuett's letter to the Pinang (lazette on Dec. 15, he said that during
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  • 158 16 Penang. I>ee 28. The tir«-.t annual meeting of the Teruk River Valley Company was held to-day the Hon I{. Young presidiug. He traversed the report of Dec 21 and replying to Mr Brash said that he did not know whether the whole estate could be
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  • 111 16 SINGAPORE RECOVERS POSSESSION Bangkok, Dec. aoth. The Singapore Team has won the match against Bangkok with an innings victory. The Singapore Team made i)4l at their first attempt and responding to this somewhat formidable total Bangkok could only put together 83 for the first innings, and 104
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  • 256 16 Calcutta. Dec. :'»0. The following was the result of the Coocb Behar Cup over a mile ami a quarter. Mi A. A. Apcar's PlVfi Ckown I. John Wkslf.y 2. Saxtoinkttk (Winner trained l>y Watson.^ TwelfC ran for this race and throughout the race Santoinette ran prominently hut died
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  • 852 16 Amongst what may Ik* called outside producing tin countries at present little attention has as yet been given to Nigeria and China. In the former case it is true some Malay States miners have left this part of the world for posts m the new land
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  • 24 16 Mr. E. H. Pitt and Mr. W. S. Behr have taken a house m Cantonment Road, Penan* which has been appropriately named The Bearpit."
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