The Straits Budget, 21 September 1905

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    85 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE “STRAITS TIMES. .AHLIeKED OVER HALF A CENTURY Cable Address Times, Singapore. Straits Budget, 40 Cents. Straits Tires 15 cents VOL* MX. SINGAPORE. THURSDAY, 21 SEPTEMBER. 1905. NO. 2483 j Hi: STRAITS TIMES” circulates BIiKL v in Singapore and Penang •hr.jvgtigut all
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  • The Straits Budget. THURSDAY, 21ST SEPTEMBER.
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      BIRTHS.
      69 1 Wi!.-o\* (iii tin 24th August, at Mokanslmn, :ht Rex. and Mr-. B. Wilson, a daughter. mr: On the 6th inst.. at Seremban. the x;fe of 11. E. Steele, of a daughter. R i.KiN-: On the 1-t September, at Shanghai. the wife of W. J. Harkins, of a son. Si
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      MARRIAGES.
      101 1 J »v it K. k On the 6th September, at I: :i_a i_. L<»r; v t Jane O'Keefe to William .V.f\ander Stn.’n Brown, s.-. On Sant/. 1 'K l.unn:—On the 17th August. x. 11 i i.ani > Church, Chichester. John H- «i. youngest son of the late Thomas V;
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    Table of Contents.
    384 1 PvtiFS Leaning Articles f-*i nemployed Problem 1 i fountain 1 JL* 1 ram wav 1 Hit- Exchange Question 2 •Hath hate 2 lt\ Education 2 Leaderettes 2, 3 Local Pome-tic Occurrences 1 s iinniary of the Week 1 ('a—enger List 1, 13 La Police Courts ...3.4.5.6,9,11,13 >
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    Summary of the Week.
    261 1 Ihe Straits Budget, this week, is mailed by the Bharat a on the B. I. route. The homeward mail by the Herman steamer Preussen closed 011 Monday. The P. and O. mail from Europe by the Chusan with dates to the 25th August arrived on Friday.
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    LIST OF PASSENGERS.
    171 1 FOR SINGAPORE Per 1*. >Si 0. s. s. Sunda from Loudon Augt. 19, due 19th Sept.—Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Michell, Mr. R. W. Lamberton, Mr. A. W. Polglase, Dr. R. T. Tliornley, Miss E. Cracknel) Per P- O. s. s. Mongolia connecting with the steamer Contain
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    VESSELS ADVERTISED TO SAIL.
    53 1 Penang and Calcutta, a. Apcur (from Hongkong) due 20th Sept., Paterson Simons. Japan via ports, Zieten (from Europe) due 21st Sept., Behn Meyer. Hongkong. Capri (from Bombay) due 23rd Sept.. Behn Meyer. Hongkong, Kat Sony, (from Calcutta) due 23rd Sept. Bonstead. Sydney via ports, Fortunatu due
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  • Leading Articles.
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      UNEMPLOYED PROBLEM.
      1208 1 Stra itx Timex, 1 Hh i rjttnnber. In the issue of the Mainijxia Mcxsai/e to hand to-day. Mr. Cherry bids farewell to its readers and the Rev. Dr. West introduces himself as the new Editor. In that capacity, the latter gentleman publishes a paragraph in his leader columns
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      THE FOUNTAIN.
      705 1 (Strait* Timex, 15th September A corrkspondkxt who seems to have given some attention to the working of the Electric Tramway, and to be full of admiration for its success so far under the numerous difficulties which beset it, makes a few suggestions w hich might eventually if not
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      THE TRAMWAY.
      589 1 (Strait* Times, 15th September. > Fairplay and Artist join the Fountain debate to-day, and add more trouble to tlie brooding difficulty. They come forward with the insinuation, in one case, and the direct charge in the other that the only reason that certain Euroix-ans object to the presence
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      EXCHANGE QUESTION.
      509 2 (Strait* linns. Ifith September.) Much impirtance attaches to the Amendment to the Currency Note Ordinance of 1899. introduced by the Colonial Treasurer at yesterday’s meeting of the Legislative Council. It means in short that the revenue retains the liability to make gixxl any deficiency in the Currency Note
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      DEATH RATE.
      501 2 (Straith Times, ISth September.) Dkath and taxes are matters so inalienable from existence under civilised circumstances that it is interesting to learn that the statistics anent the work ic grim reaiier in this Colony are very misleading. We die, to be sure, hut not in such proixirtionate numbers
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      FAULTY EDUCATION.
      4725 2 (Strait a Ti nits, litth September. In Saturday's issue of this paper there appeared over the nont deplume “Ex-master,” a letter clearly condemning the Education Code of this colony in so far that its tendency is, beyond all possibility of doubt, to cram and that the disastrous results
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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      92 1 The pest free prioe of the Straits Times jg £34 a vear. The post free price of the gtraif* Budge* is $20 a year. It is not necessary to subscribe for a year. The mbscriptions fer shorter periods are at the same proportionate rate of price as for a year.
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    28 1 DEATHS. i hi tlie 2nd September, J. J. Woods, 1 “-t<>nis. Shanghai. m i.: —Oa the 11th September, at the H »pital. Penang. Ronald Forbes dim*. aged 3*2.
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    THURSDAY, 14TH SEPTEMBER.
    216 3 H. M. S. Flora went to the wharf this morning to coal. This morning. Captain Bowers, (Gambling Suppression Dei»artmeut, prosecuted a Chinaman for purchasing a wlia-way lottery ticket. Mr. Coltuan lined him $l5. Mr. E. H. C. O’ Flaherty, Bairister-at-Law. son of the late Capt. O’Flaherty, arrived
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    THE TIN ADVANCE.
    839 3 The Australian Outlook. Tlu* following is from the "Australiai Mining Standard” :—With slight fluctuations the tin advance is still strongly maintained, and if it continues it will not be long before it roaches the record. The highest point touched of late years was in 1900, when it
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    S. C. C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    892 3 Thursday’s Ties. Championship. L K Gaunt beat D Y Perkins. 6-3, 1-6. 6-3. B. Singles. L M Woodward ser v M H Alergler— 1, unfinished. G A Chaney scr beat KBS Robertson 2, 7-5. 7-5. O P Griffith-Jones scr )>eat P J Sproule scr. 6-3.
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      WANTED, A MUNICIPAL ARTIST.
      230 4 I'n th? Editor of the Strait* l inn.*." Sir, —When are the Municipal Officials aoing to plant fresh trees and shrubs round the Fountain? If we were not such an enervate lot I would suggest that, to mark their sense of annoyance, the Europeans of tin
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      A SUGGESTION.
      72 4 tin l'.dituf ot the Strait* 1 inu >. Dk\:: Sik. -Through the medium of your valuable paper, could you not suggest to the Tramway Company to |H*st bills on the corners of the streets notifying tlu* public of their fares from place to place as at present the
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    ALLEGED THEFT OF $5,650.
    444 4 Lim Wkk Tionu ha.s a place of business at 07 Roat Quay, known as Chop Wan Clmn. He employed, several servants, among them Chin R0011 Tok. Hi* manager’s name i* Gan Chan Ji. An iron salt was kept on the premises. It had duplicate keys. One
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    F.M.S. PLANTING VENTURE.
    132 4 The following particulars of the Jeher Hydraulic Tin Mining Co., Ltd., appear in a London contemporary: Registered in Edinburgh, Aug. 4tli, by A. Black law, 12 Kiug Street. Aberdeen. Capital £30,000. in £1 shares. Objects. To purchase or otherwise acquire, develop, sell, or otherwise deal with any
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    A BIG CHINESE BANKRUPTCY.
    1036 4 Debtor Sent to Prison. In the Bankruptcy Court this morning, before Mr. Justice Leslie Thornton, a motion by the Official Assignee. Mr. A. M. Pountney, came on for hearing. His motion was that KI100 Syn Tlniatt <*t Chop Klmo Chin Hin. race-mill owners. l>e sent to
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    PERAK NOTES.
    824 4 Thk following are extracts from the recently published Perak departmental reports for 1905: The State Surgeon (Dr. Wright) complains that there' is reallv no provision for education of dressers. the training we now attempt t<» give to this class of subordinates in our local hospitals is unsatisfactory and
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    CRIMINAL INGENUITY.
    226 4 On Monday morning, a Malay woman anti her daughter went to 208 North Bridge Road, a second-hand shop kept by Yap Win Chi and selected for purchase a pair of bangles which were priced at *4.">. The woman asked that her daughter might be allowed to take the
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    PARA RUBBER PLANTING.
    1557 4 In Ceylon and the East. In the year 1875 it was contemplated by the Indian Government to obtain from Brazil supplies of fresh seads of the very valuable India-rubber plant, ‘Hevea Brasiliensis.’ As the climate of Calcutta had been found to be unsuitable for the cultivation, it
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    POST OFFICE.
    129 4 Ox and after the 14th day of Oct<> K the rate of i»ostage to be* charged upon 1 posted in the Straits Settlement;* au« dressed to any place in the Colony. t M ret ated Malay States and Joliore H tvu cents for any weight not e\e* e<
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    PENANG LETTER.
    2109 5 Marvellous Water Cuie. l'cuang. Sunday 10th September. C rc ,t in possession of a hydropaV M.iblishnient in Penang as yet, but :1> we have this week had a wonderful example of the water r M ,i although the patients, who 1 1 "buffering from an acute stage of
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    THE PHILIPPINES UP-TO-DATE.
    1662 5 The following article by Lady Lawsou appears in the “South China Morning Post” of the 5th September: Strong grey skies and a stormy grey sea are the usual experience of travellers between Hongkong, the British Metropolis of the Far East, and Manila, where the China Sea —the
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    THE POLICE COURTS.
    451 5 Extradition Cases. Hong Mkxg disappeared from Siam about the first of August having with him over 12,000 ticals which it is alleged he had stolcu from a Chinese towkay at Bangkok. It was suspected that he had made for Singable, and alxMit the 20th idem, the Bangkok
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    FRIDAY, 15TH SEPTEMBER.
    411 6 All Ships from Manila, so the Harbour Master notifies, are to be medically inspected here on arrival. This morning, a Japanese named Kaijiro Yamasaki was brought up on a charge of using two forged cheques. The half- yearly Special General Meeting of the Singapore Chamber of Commerce
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    “THYRA” IN A TYPHOON.
    101 6 Capt. Bainbridge, of the British s.s. Thyra which arrived on Wednesday from Kuchinotsu. Japan, with coal, reports that, while on the voyage down to Singapore the ship encountered a severe typhoon about 20 miles E. S. E. of the island of Hu Shan. The ship experienced
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    EPWORTH LEAGUE SOCIAL.
    79 6 A delightful social evening under the auspices of the Epworth League of the Methodist Church was enjoyed at the Deaconess Home. Mount Sophia, last night. About fifty young people were present. The following brief programme was rendered Piano duet —Messrs. Anderson and Aspinall. Recitation—Mr. Rickard. Solo—Miss Anderson.
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    THE ASSIZES.
    213 6 Judge and Jury Disagree. Before Mr. Justice Leslie Thornton, yesterday, the trial was concluded of Teh Ah Kiali, who was charged with passing forged cheques. T. de M. Mr. Braddell prosecuted f6r the Crown and Mr. G. E. Raine defended. Much interest was taken in tlie proceedings, which
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      MORE ABOUT THE FOUNTAIN.
      721 6 To the Editor of the Strait* Time Sik, —A number of your correspondents have excited themselves to the pitch of hysterics over the fountain in front of the Exchange. They do not ap]>ear to have read carefully the inscription at the base of the fountain. It
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      WANTED, A MUNICIPAL ARTIST.
      82 6 To the Editor of the "Strait* Times." Dear Mr. Editor, —As you correspondent Censor,*’ or rather Censorship as lie wrongly calls himself, has thought lit to criticise adversely the colour scheme of two club pavilions, may I remind him of at least two well known maxims
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      POLICE WANTED ON THE ESPLANADE.
      351 6 To the Editor of the Strait Times.' 1 Sir, —I wish, through the medium of your £per, to call the attention of the Police to b insufficient number of Policemen on dnty on the Esplanade Road in the evenings. Yesterday evening a runaway horse drawing
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    THE POLICE COURTS.
    614 6 This morning, a pork butcher living in North Bridge Road responded to a summons issued at the instance of Chief Sanitary Inspector Mayhew for havin' twenty-eight pigs on his premises, .m ordinary shophouse. Mr. Bryant mpose a fine of 850 and costs. William, Warder Christie’s cook, was
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    THE COMING RACE MEETING.
    1307 6 Notes by Dux.” It will be noticed there is a fresh item in the Autumn Race Programme and that is the introduction of a galloway race on the first and second days. Supporters of the Club and owners alike have long been trying to get the
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    INTERNATIONAL RED CROSS SOCIETY OF SHANGHAI.
    256 6 Si-BSCKIPTIOXS to the International |m Gross Society of Shanghai collected k members of the Chinese Advisory Singapore. and forwarded by tin* S for Chinese Affairs to the Manager ufthl Hongkong and Shanghai Bank for leiuin^, to Shanghai:— Mr. Lok Yew o Mr. Wong Fok
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    SINGAPORE RIFLE ASSOCIATION.
    133 6 The annual rifle match between Sinun!"•»• and Perak has now been fixed definitely the Ist October. On Sunday, the 24th instant, the Range has been reserved from s a.m. till p.m. for a match lietween the Swi<* Hin« Shooting Club and the S. K. A. Irani* consist
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    THIS MORNING'S SQUALL.
    174 6 Damage in Harbour. This overcast sky this morning aged oncoming elemental disturbance shortly before nine o'clock a hca\> '1 swept across the Harbour and u l town, accompanied by a big tali 1 A which did not cease till after ,l! ‘Jj. A choppy sea soon got
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    STATE CABLES.
    888 7 ip Telegraphy for the Empire. lowing article bears the signa|!‘Y<ir Sandford Fleming Ri drill communities the world <>c mcvitably being drawn to the ,,t the consolidation of the T Not a few of the foremost men iiv regard it as a high public U M \e expression to
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    RUNAWAY ON THE ESPLANADE.
    421 7 Exciting Scenes. Just when the Esplanade was at its busiest yesterday evening, about 5.15 o clock, great excitement was caused by ihe spectacle of a runaway horse yoked to a carriage careering full tilt along the crowded thoroughfare, scattering the traffic right and left and causing
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    TANGLIN CLUB.
    261 7 Notice is given that a special general meeting of the members of the Tanglin Club will be held in the Club House on Thursday, the 28tli September next, at 9 p. m. The business on hand is (1.) To receive the Report of the Committee appointed to consider
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    SATURDAY, 16TH SEPTEMBER.
    1721 7 Rules under the Steam Boilers Ordinance were gazetted yesterday. 4*- Dr. Frkkk has !>een appointed Lieutenant in the S. V. C. Bearer Company. 4* Mi:. Engel rei>orts the theft of a pair of hoots and a suit of clothes from his house in Orange Grove Road. 1
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    MR. RONALD F. MACARTHUR.
    111 7 Ronald Fokbks MacAkthuk, whose death at Penang on the lltli iustant we have already announced by special wire, died of acute double pneumonia. Mr. MacArthur, says the Straits Echo, had been for about ten years in Malaya and had served in many capacities in all parts
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    RAILWAY TO THE DOCKS.
    128 7 Rkpoktino on the progress of the work during July on the Singapore-Kranji Railway extension to Tanjong Pagar I>ocks. Mr. J. H. Williams. Resident Engineer, says tlia 61,112 cubic yards of earthwork have been completesl to date. On the two major bridges well sinking was done to
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    SINGAPORE POLO CLUB.
    126 7 K. 0. R." Cup Tournament. Thk heavy rain yesterday morning threatened to duqiel all hopes of playing the first round in this tournament. It cleared up sufficiently, however, in the afternoon and the Garrison met the Club in a game which proved a rather easy victory for
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    INDIAN IMMIGRATION.
    155 7 H. E. the Govkrnor in Council has been pleased to fix the miuimum rate of wages to be paid and the scale of rations to lie issued to immigrants who enter into a contract under the Indian Immigration Ordinance. 1904. Ordinance as follows For an adult male—5 annas
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    UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON.
    148 7 A notick to shareholders of the Union Insurance Society of Canton, Ltd., published in our advertising columns, announces the forthcoming auiiual general meeting at Hongkong on the 19th October, at which there will lie recommended the payment of a dividend of $40 per share, the
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    YESTERDAY’S SQUALL.
    190 7 In addition to the Harbour casualties which we reported yesterday as having occurred during the squall in the morning, it appears that, the s. s. Taiping dragged her anchor at Tanjong Rliu and drifted down into the junk anchorage opposite Raffles Hotel, where she remains hard and fast
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    942 8 Friday, 15th September. Present. lion. K. L. Brockman (Acting Colonial Seere- j tary)Hon. W. R. Col Iyer Attorney-General. H**n. J- O. Anthonisz (Colonial Treasurer. Hon. E. C. H. Hill Auditor-General)-H011. A. Murray, m.i.c.k. (Colonial Engineer Hon. G. S. Murraj. Hon. W. P. Waddell. Hon. H. Fort. Hon. -T.
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    TUNNELLING BY SHIELD.
    1133 8 How It is Done. Ix view of tlie adoption of the shield method of tunnelling to complete the famous Kallang Tunnel, tlu* following description of the Greathead Shield ami its method of working will Ik* found to Ik- of interest at tin; present moment The Greathead Shield
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    ALLUVIAL TIN MINING.
    424 8 A New Departure. In view of the many difficulties attending the labour question in mines, anti with the object of reducing manual labour and the staff. Mr. Loke Chow Tliye has-purchased ’i.acliiuery. and it is tine to his enterprise tl-.at the first test in Selangor will Ik
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    SIAM NEWS.
    312 8 o*i \i\ Stewart, late of tin* Borneo. who returned from Singa|H»re to Bangkok hy the In net Xicoll on her last trip, is going home hy the > s. limlnrig which, so the Sin hi (ftisrrnr says, was expected to sail on tin 13th instant. Captain Stewart goes
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    OVERLOADING QUESTION.
    255 8 X I*kkss nun ihh niquv just issued at Simla s.,ys that it has l>eeii brought to the notice of the Government of ludia that foreign ships have, in some cases, been permitted to leave British Indian jx>rts loaded to a deeper draught than would have l>eeti admissible had
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      HARBOUR SHELTERS.
      653 8 To the Editor of the Strait* Timrn." Sir, —Wliat result did the Commitee arrive at regarding the sheltering of the harbour? Tlic matter has been subject to many a dispute and different opinions have been expressed in the matter. I remember one of your correspondents expressing himself, saving
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      SCHOOL METHODS.
      417 8 To Ihr Editor of ihr Straits Tiiurs." Sik. —When a master in one of the local schools, some years ago, 1 learned by Initli observation and exiierience that the methods employed lieie were used not for the purpose of teaching the pupils to think, but to cram their
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    F. M. S. NOTES.
    584 8 A cokkksponoknt sends the \I„I„ some further particulars about th, V mining property at Tanjong Mali,'. has recently been floated inn, home. Mr. D. Robertson i* Mr. L. Chow Tliye, Managing hirecC shares were offered privately anion,, vendor’s friends at home and v n for twice
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    MALACCA RAILWAY.
    345 8 Mr. G. W. Frvkk. Chief Resident Knj'imv* oil the Malacca-Pulau Sebang Railway. in his latest report, dated 17th Alienist, tha the earthwork is practically complete. the work remaining consisting of making up t a Malacca Station Yard. All bridges .tii' culverts are completed with the excepti 'ii<» one
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    MONDAY, 18TH SEPTEMBER.
    1395 9 tirived yesterday from Palembi ought an elephant. intend that Messrs. Loke Yew I w ill pay a visit to Europe next r.n i> ex|x*cted here on Wednespahang with Mr. Justice and Mrs. M .IlillC". the S. R. E. lYJ monthly .limits was won by Lieut. Flower. ,Mit"
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    COLLAPSE OF A WALL.
    71 9 011 Saturday afternoon the partition wall in course of construction at the A delplii Hotel collapsed, falling inwards from tlu* street. One Chinaman was hurt and had to lie sent to hospital. While workmen were removing the debris yesterday they came upon the dead body of
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    HOTEL DE L’EUROPE.
    88 9 Visitors and Residents. A. G. dk Bruin. J. H. Meyer, T. Binder, G. A. Van Xeuliuys. Dr. W. F. Dunlop. Mr. and Mrs. Norman. E. J. Evans, S. Dusserre, H. Clievallier. H. J. Highfield, Mr. and Mrs. Yaz. M. Harris. J. B. Gibbons, C. Chaytor, G. M.
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    THE POLO TOURNAMENT.
    81 9 This Garrison polo team having succumbed to the Singapore Polo Club team on Friday, the final will be decided at the Race-course this afternoon, the competitors being the Selangor and the Singapore Clubs. The former will lie represented by Messrs. Sydney Smith (Captain). Molyneux, Byrne and Crichton,
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      OVERLOADED VESSELS.
      233 9 /’<• the Lditnr at tin Htrnit* tine*." Sn;. 1 note in an article on the 7th pge of your issue of Saturday that the Government of India has decided to put a stop to the practice of foreign steamers of leaving prt in an overloaded condition. It would
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    AMERY-ALLEN WEDDING.
    576 9 Coleman St. Pastor Wedded. Ox Saturday afternoon, the Metlnxlist Church, Coleman Street, was unusually decorated with flowers and evergreens, thus betokening an event of particular interest to the congregation of that church. The event was the marriage of the Pastor, the Rev. A. »l. Amery. with Miss R.
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    SUNDAY AT THE SWIMMING CLUB.
    111 9 A lakok number of members took advantage of the magnificent weather to visit the Swimming Club yesterday. Soon after the arrival of the first launch, fourteen competitors lined up to swim iu the 200 yards’ handicap for the prize presented by Mr. T. Braddell. the
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    RISE IN THE PRICE OF TIN.
    313 9 Advanced £20 Per Ton Since Last January. Tuk Moniin \t Leader of Aug. 25th observes that:—An extraordinary rise in the price of tin has taken place, and consumers are feeling considerable anxiety as to developments. In January this in disposable metal cost i‘lH2 pr
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    THE PAPER HUNT.
    550 9 Thk Pa|»cr Hunt which had been arranged for Saturday last turned out to he a very successful nuH*t. A largo crowd of spectators assembled at the Botanic Gardens gate to see the start. There were alxmt HO horsemen present, and one horsewoman —Miss Abrams. Messrs. Dunnian and
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    MUNICIPAL ELECTION.
    84 9 The* election of a Municipal Commissioner to represent to Itocliore M ard, in place of Mr. Choa Giang Thye, who lias resigned, will take place at the Municipal Office, Esplanade* on Tuesday, the 26tli September. The voting commences at 9 a. m. and closes at 4 p. m.
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    THE POLICE COURTS.
    559 9 Illicit Slaughtering. Li Ki. a jx»rk vender, was taken lxdore Mr. Column, this morning, by Chief Sanitary Inspector Mayhew for exposing for sale some I>ork which had not lieen slaughtered at the abattoirs. Market Inspector Boudwyn found the defendant selling |H>rk at Orchard Road market on Saturday
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    ODE TO THE FOUNTAIN.
    234 9 Always ahead of the times in matters of absorbing public interest we have, at enormous expense, secured the following ode. You will 1h» startled when you read the signature at the end Poets of old have sung Bards have harded In re And Touching Fountains Ours
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    THE “SOUVENIR OF SINGAPORE."
    1629 10 Appreciationsof a Popular Handbook. The Souvenir of Singapore, which is now' on sale from this office, has proved to be very popular on all hands. The sale promises to be unprecedented in a work of this nature, and the fact that it is a real good
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    F. M. S. NOTES.
    567 10 The following is among the agenda to be laid before the half yearly general meeting of the Perak Club to be held on the 26th inst: —To consider a proposal by the Committee that the following addition to Rule 6, passed at a general meeting held
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    A BAD BEGINNING.
    321 10 Lkoko Teno Hoi is a local goldsmith. He had an apprentice named A\ong Hing. On the 20th of June last he gave this young mail $406 worth of gold to make a pair of bracelets, and a pattern bracelet worth $200. Wong Hing then complained of lieing
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    TUESDAY, 19TH SEPTEMBER.
    707 10 The next meetng of the Licensing Justices has l>een fixed for Wednesday, lltli proximo. The Town and Volunteer Band will play at H. S. Reservoir to-morrow from 5 to 6 p.m., weather (>ermitting. Chief Justice Sir Lionel Cox left for Malacca yesterday afternoon by the Sea Mew
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    A GUTTA-PERCHA CASE.
    84 10 In the Supreme Court this morning, Mr. •Justice Leslie Thornton commenced the hearing of a case in which J. H. Schmitz and H. Smith, mercliants, 46 New Broad Street. London, claim from Pertile and Co. of Singapore a sum of .£3240, due on a consignment of guttapercha
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    THE SULTAN OF JOHORE.
    1051 10 THE SULTAN O F JOHORE. Birthday Festivities On Saturday a l« nqtlet u the Istana Besar, Johore in i J birthday of H. H. the s„lta‘" nour to-day the town lias been en f, m| of the occasion, a general n observed. The Pala£ corated for the banquet and th^
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    LONDON RUBBER MARKET,
    238 11 S. Figgis Co.’s Report. August. ,,.lowing are 0'** particulars of Plantation Rubber offered in auction to-day Ceylon. Weighing. Sold at vl 1 bag 35 Scrap per Kintuck 15 lbs. 5/2 cases 1/2 Biscuits “Worcestershire” 96 6/3 1 r 2 3 4 115 6/3 vkaMua 1 115 J
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    LONDON RUBBER MARKET. Lewis & Peat’s Report. Ceylon and Straits India Rubber.
    819 11 LONDON RUBBER MARKET. Lewis Peat’s Report. Ceylon and Straits India Rubber. 18th August. t 10 auctions to-day a bettor selec- u was tiered, and met a good demand, the whole finding buyers. Practically all the fine biscuits and r t sold at the same price viz 6 3 and *!>
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    HADDON’S PRODUCE LETTER.
    806 11 i ;i following is the General Produce kindly furnished to us by Messrs. lin 11 addon Co., the well-known l,| ual Produce Merchants and Com(»;i Agents of Salisbury Square, Lon- C., and carrying prices up to the the departure of the mail to hand ilu, day morning
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    THE ASSIZES.
    323 11 Yesterday the sittings of the Assizes were concluded in Mr. Justice Leslie Thornton's Court. Mr. P. J. Sproule, D.P.P, ap]*ean*d for the Crown. Wong Kew and Koli Su. charged with lurking trespass bv night with intent to commit theft and with using a deadly weapon while committing robbery,
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      NEGROES TURN WHITE.
      286 11 Tothe Editor of the Strait* Time*." J>kar Sir, —I notice in your paper of yesterday that a well-authenticated case of a negro gradually turning white is arousing great interest in medical circles in America. Such cases are not so rare as the article would indicate, two having
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      OUR DEATH RATE.
      153 11 tin Editor of the Strait* Time Dear Sir, The reasons for the high death rate here which you quoted in yesterday's leader, from correspondence received, are no doubt well based, but your correspondent should bear in mind that many of the decrepit leave here on account of
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      POOR BUILDING MATERIALS.
      116 11 Ti> tin Editor oi the Straits Tim's.” I>eak Sik, Whether the collapse of the wall being erected at the Adelphi Hotel premises was due to the poor materials used, as is quite probable, or not. the fact remains that there is a class of brick used here
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      ’RIKSHAS PLENTIFUL.
      288 11 To tli> Editor ot the Straits Timex." Dkak Sik. —On different occasions lately I have seen numbers of rikshas which had evidently never yet been used being drawn through the streets by Chinese who were not pullers. These vehicles were already licensed and are doubtless to be immediately
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    SPORTING NOTES.
    734 11 By Dux.** Before passing on to discuss the likely candidates for the Autumn Handicap. I would like to draw attention to an important alteration that lias been made in the Maiden Plate which, up to the present, I had quite overlooked. Xo doubt the same race would be
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    PORT DICKSON NOTES.
    131 11 The weather, says the Malay Mail correspondent. continues wet, and planters are busy putting in rubl>er plants in the new clearings along the railway line and at Lukut. The fish traffic has dwindled considerably :so much so that we have to pay as much as a dollar
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    PAHANG NOTES.
    163 11 Capt. Talbot and Mr. L.C. Brown arrived, so reports a Malay Mail correspondent, by motor car in Bentong last week. After a short stay, which Capt. Talbot spent insiiec ting the police, he, Mr. Mason and Mr. Brown left again by motor for Raub. Mr. George Stevens, the
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    F. M. S. NEWS.
    570 12 Thk rikisha strike at Taiping lasted only n short time, the moment the authorities st«xxl firm. At lpoli, a strike of the same bind broke out 011 tin* loth instant, owing to the strickness of the police in moving on and arresting loitering pullers who would
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    F.M.S. NOTES.
    717 12 Mu. .1 ustick Hyxumax-.Joxks. Judicial Commissioner. F. M. S.. went to Kuala Lipis 011 7tli inst. by motor-car, and was engaged with two Assessors the whole day in hearing a murder ense. in which a Malay was charged with the murder of his wile by inflicting several wounds
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    SINGAPORE POLO CLUB.
    370 12 The K. 0. R. Cup Final. Ykstkruav afternoon filial for the King’s Own Regiment Challenge Cup was played off on the Racecourse between the Singa|x>ro P. C. and the Selangor P. C.. the former having defeated the Garrison in the first round. There was a large attendance
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    BLENDED RUBBER.
    702 12 A discovery has been made in the Amazon province which may prove of far-reaching importance to all rubber planters, the present position is that the great bulk of tine commercial rubber comes from the Amazon and the adjacent districts, wrhile a small but steadily increasing quantity W derived
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    F.M.S. TAILINGS COMMISSION.
    2110 12 Report and Resolutions. We have received the report of the F. M. S. Tailings Commission. The niue heads into which the subject matter comprised in the agenda of the Commission was divided were considered and fully discussed one by one, and the following resolutions were passed thereon
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    SUPREME COURT.
    497 13 i company Limited v, K. Smith. x t hief Justice, delivered afternoon in this case. it. contemplating the maim Louli and citronella oils on p. yak know n as Ki*l!as Estate, i lintiff* ns to tlie* most suit-i'-ulling plant to la* used, with i»i OctolnT !;ist the plaintiffs
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    WEDNESDAY, 20TH SEPTEMBER.
    483 13 l-taud that about 1 p.m. to-day about six years of age. was by a tram-car in r Road and received such had 'lie died at once. The skull did. It is understood that playing on the roadtin driver of the car did child bad been knocked dow
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    A CARRIAGE SMASH.
    72 13 1 his morning the* sye*e* in charge* e»f a horse* and trap belonging to Mr. WhitevW Tanglin Hoad, was driving hemic. Somehow he got into Selegie* Boael anel collielc*el with the* trap of Mr. K. 15. Laiirauce at Sophia Road. He* whip[M*el ii]> tlie* animal and made*
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    BASSETT-ARRAL CONCERT.
    564 13 A Big Audience at the Teutonia Club. After tin* ex]K*rience of last night, no one can assert that Singapore w ill not rise to the occasion in the matter of attendance ;it musical functions, provided tin* musical fare offered is sufficiently good. The concert given at the Teutonia
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    KEPPEL GOLF CLUB.
    96 13 Thk following cards were returned for the September Medal: 11. T. Beid 91— 4 87 •J. H. D. Jones 91— 4_87 \V. S. Barrett 99—11 -88 V K. Kent 99—10=89 C. H. Follett 109 —20- 89 J C. H. Darbv 95 6- 89 J. N. Dick 110-20-
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    THE POLICE COURTS.
    1054 13 An Inexperienced Constable. On the 13th inst.. Jnjong. P. C. .73.7, a recruit of less than three months’ service, had a case to l*c heard by Mr. Column. He had never lieeu in the Police Courts and did not understand what lie was to do with his
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    SALE OF TOWN PROPERTIES.
    556 13 High Prices. Thk following jirojiertics were disposed of at Powell A* Co.'s saleroom on Tuesday afternoon. It was the first day's sale of Hadji Oosinan s estate. There was a crowded attendance*, the prices realised being very good. Prices of projierties iu the business quarter of
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    TRAMWAY AMENITIES.
    69 13 t'm' Bkk. a beggar. chose last night to make liis lied on the train rails in South Bri<lj*e Hoad near the Central Police Station. He was seen lx* fore evil befel him and was sent off to Tan Tock Seng Hospital. The motorman of a ear going in
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    LIST OF PASSENGERS.
    260 13 Arrived 14th September. per Maltuca l'nuii Port Swetteuham— Messrs. C. K. S)NN>nei'. Dunlop. F. Adam*, Chmiiii, Everall and Coulhoii Left 14th September. B\ lii iifinl -From Singapore to London— Mia. Blanco. Mr. K. J. Evans. Mr. O. Pollock, and Mr. F. A. Crailsham. Arrived 15th September. i»cr
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    BRITISH NORTH BORNEO.
    535 13 Thk Assistant Compradore of the s.s. Mtmxanff on the loth lilt., was. says tin* li. X. li. Hern hi. discovered in the ship's hold in the act of hammering a nail into his head. 011 the tinder examining this would—la* suicide, lie saw that two other nails
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    LEAGUE FOOTBALL.
    105 13 Rovers vs. Raffles. Thk Rovers played the ex-Rafflesians in a League football match on the S. R.C. ground yesterday. The Ratflesians did not play so good a game as was exjiectod, probably liecause they hail not their licst men on the field, while tin* Rovers showed l>etter form
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    GUNONG TAHAN.
    193 13 Mi:. H. C. Robinson ap]tears to the Malay MiiiI to have had a most interesting trip to the northern boundary of Pahang and up to the summit of Gunong Tahan. and he has brought hack with him a remarkably fine collection of sjtecimens, especially of birds. Some extremely
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    THE CELEBES WAR.
    193 13 Thk troubles in South Celebes are in a fair way to a settlement. The country is divided into a number of petty states owning vassalage to the Netherlands India Government. The rulers take their vassalage easy and have tried the patience of Government to the uttermost. The
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      POOR BUILDING MATERIALS.
      200 14 To the Editor of the Strait* Times". —In your yesterday s issue* No Brick seems to have the wrong end of the stick in dealing with tin* fall of a wall on the premises of the A del phi Hotel, and lias certainly put in type very
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    VICTORIA MEMORIAL HALL.
    749 14 Date of Opening. mkktino of the General ommittce ot the new Victoria Memorial Hall was held yesterday evening in the Memorial Hall .the first meeting of any kind, by the way. over held in the new building! to consider and decide as to arrangements for the formal
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    Special Telegrams to the “ Strait Times.”
    157 14 Special Telegrams to the Strait Times.” Socrti ho ifti, I-It h Sr/it 1 itdn r. The Dutch troojis have attack*si Pal«*p«*r the capital of the refractory trilie in Liiwu. enemy sustained her heavy lo»es.Thc at. the Dutch had only six wounded. 011 Monday aftcriuMin. Palopo wasnccupied by the Dutch. The
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    Special German Telegrams.
    447 14 Hi/ n/uei<il n rrniii/einent inifh b> r ()stn.sin ti.se he Lloi/d." Herlin. I 'ith Si/ft. The Eii4H*ror William delivered a speech at Coblenz to flu* |H*oplc of the Rhenish district. He dwelt u|M>n the great eultuiv (high civilisation) problem which tlu* Germans must solve by union at
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    Reuter’s Telegrams.
    2571 14 London 14th September. The Russian peace commissioners have sailed from New York. Baron Konnira starts on Thursday (to-day) despite his illness. The Hungarian Cabinet has resigned owing to the Emperor’s refusal to agree to universal suffrage. The St. Leger resulted as follows:— 1 Cliallaeombe. 2 Polymelus. 3 Cherry
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    PORT DICKSON NOTES.
    192 14 Tue head mandor of the perniam nt Suugei Cjong Railway, i* ri “l H l V\i r < Malay Ma il to have encountered a w tiger, coming within seven > a V beast whilst walking along tin V.*V u sixth mile from Port Hicksonit appears, was
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    FINANCE & COMMERCE.
    32 15 FINA NCE COMMERCE. ■jOth September. lifO-j. v rlamls Trailing Society to-tlay I bank rate at 2/18. The Hank •|H"te it at 2 l w n,-.lav to *3.23 buyers. Kc<l to 5-143 buyers.
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    LONDON COFFEE MARKET.
    282 15 Sanderson Co’s. Report. 17th August. fl u > auctions were resumed oil T ilth. after having been V j fm t he holidays since the iq R offerings have been some- 1 rate, and all kinds have again .rood competition, nearly all Full rates to an advance
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    TIN.
    173 15 London, loth August. Tm, stvs the 'Cornish Post,’’ has been tT quiet, and pieces dropped graduii.v. closing to-dav at £149 for cash, tit" 10s. for October, and £148 os. i r hree months. Consumers are buv•n. cry sparingly, and as usual at this tunc of he year speculation is
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    LONDON TIN MARKET.
    441 15 18th August. Oic following is from the “Mining of the 18th August: !;1 market has Wen bare of interest, 1 many of the speculative leaders away, the market has remained tlv <‘ with but little change in America has bought on a small whilst the Straits have
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    PRODUCE.
    94 15 Gambier buyers 8.65 do (Cube No. 1) unpicked 11.50 Copra Bali 7.45 do Pontianak 7.00 Pepper, Black buyers *26.75 do White, 5°/, buyers 37.00 Sago Flour Sarawak 3.10 do Brunei No. 1 *2.85 Pearl Sago 5.40 Coffee Bali, 15% basis *23.00 Coffee, Palembang, 20% basis *25.00 Coffee, Liberian No.
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    EXCHANGE.
    264 15 (Mercantile Bank.) On London —Bank 4 m/s 2/1 Demand 2/1 jj Private 6 m/s 2/14 do 3 m/s 2/1 On Germany —Bank d/d 2.164 Private 3 m/s 2.181 do 6 m/s 2.204 On France —Bank d/d 2.66 Private 3 m/s 2.71 do 6 m/s *2.74 On India —Bank T.
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    MINING.
    259 15 Number T Last of issue i aid (j t mpany Buyers Sellers Tran sacShares j Xalllc “P to tions SOLD. 13,000 4 10 47.50 Bersawah G. M. Co., Lid 12.00 6,50 J UUlb'l. ed. 4,000 4 10 4 10 (Deferred) 8.00 20,000 4 10 1 4 10 Kadaua G.
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    GENERAL.
    162 15 400,000 1 1 Duff Development Co., Ltd.. 8.00 8.50 ■e.ooo uuirt- ued 2,000 4 100 4 100 Federated Engineering Co.. Ltd. ..130.00 175.00 4,500 4 50 4 50 Fraser Neave, Ltd. 101.00 101.00 80,000 4 125 4 125 Hongkong and Shanghai Bank 850.00 9/10 12,000 4 100 4 100
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    RUBBER.
    87 15 70,000 1 1 Bukit Rajah j ,£2.12.6 9,000 unissuad i 6,000 1 1 Cicely Rubber Estate £1. 5.0 6,000 1 1 5% Pre. j i£ 1.10.0 l,60o unissued i 30,000 1 1 Pataling Rubber Co. £2.10.0 12.500 unissued i 2,000 6100 #100 Ribu Planting Co. Ltd. 150 Mias 050
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    DEBENTURES.
    51 15 Howarth Erskine, Ltd. 7% ..i 250,000 3% prem. Riley, Hargreaves, Ltd. 6% 225,000 1% prem buyers. Singapore Municipal 6% .J 400,000 2% prem buyers. 5% ..1 1,878,000 1% prem buyers. 4% .655,600 2% dis. nom. Tanjong Pagar Dock Co., Ltd. 6% 250,000 2% prem buyers. 5% 1,365.500 1% prem
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      SHIPPING IN PORT.
      121 15 Under this heading the following abbreviations are used ;—str. steamer; sh. ship bq. barque scb. —schooner; Yet. Yacht; Cru. Cruiser Gbt. —Gunboat; Tor.—Torpedo H.p. Horse power; Brit. British U.S.United States Fch.—French Ger —German Dut.—Dutch G.c.—General-cargo d.p.—deck passenger U.—Uncertain T. P. W.—Tanjong Pagar Wharf; T.P.D.—Tanjong Pagar Dock B.W.
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      TRADING VESSELS, &c.
      1023 15 Billiton Brit. str. 139 tons, CaptD’Cruz, 19th Sept. From Natuna Is, 16th Sept. Copra, and 25 d.p. Teo Teow Peng. For Natuna Is. U. —Rds. Carlyle Brit. str. 331 tons, Capt Penn, 20tli Sept. From Port Swettenhara, 17th Sept. G.c.. and 7 d.p. Straits Steamship Coy. Lt
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      VESSELS EXPECTED.
      755 15 Same, port, probable date of arrival, and name of agentt. Steamers. Achilles, Chiua, Sept. 25 Mansfield. Agamemnon, China, Oct. 25 Mansfield. Alcinous, China, Oct. 15 Mansfield. Alicante, Manila, Oct 8 Barlow. Alston, Hongkong, Oct. Adamson Gilfillan. Alting, Bandjermassiu. Oct. 1 Daendels. Amiral Niellv, Saigon. Oct 11 Moine Comte.
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      ARRIVALS.
      890 16 i Vessel*s Name Tons Captain From Sailed Consioxkes \z\ S*‘p 13 IVla vo Hi it str.{ 11(H) Prynn tp. Semhilan Sept 11 Eats Bros Lt 13 Carlyle j str.i 331 Penn I*. S wet'ham Sept 11 S. S’sliipCoLt 13 Caledonien Fell str. 2540 Gregoj Marseilles Aug 15 M. Maritimes
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      CLEARANCES.
      603 16 Date Vessels Name j Flag A: Rig Tons Df.st In 1 Septeiu. 13 Siak Dut str. 240 13 Selangor Brit str. 444 T. Anson c I IS Calypso str. 339 Penane smulT" I 13 Ruby str. 149 PalomW I 13 Kistna str. 524 p. Swettei i I 13 Paknain
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