The Straits Budget, 28 June 1906

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    86 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES ftTABLISHED OVER HALF A CENTURY Cable A duress: Times, Singapore Stbaito Budget, 40 Cent*. Straits Times 10 cests |0L> LX. SINGAPORE. THURSDAY, 28 JUNE. 1906. NO. 2523 It “STRAITS TIMES" circulates THE is Singapore and Penang r G rrH.il*T
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  • The Straits Budget. THURSDAY, 28TH JUNE.
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      MARRIAGE.
      45 1 I A li> On the 15th instant, at the t- vt» !'’.:t'i < liurrh. Simia|»«>re. by the Rev. W. |l. niv William Herbert Orton, eldest son of HW li.ain (it-»rge Orton t«» Edith Hall, eldest l jiiter of Charles Hill, both of Darlington, Eiirham. Englantl.
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      BIRTHS.
      70 1 >1 Mi. .hint' lltli. in Bangkok the wife H; 4it!Murchie <>f a ><»n. l.N. H A: (4«>\ver Street, London, on the B 1'. II. F. M. S. a a <*f s<>n. W S *kv: On tiie Jii.l 4urns :it Tversall BungaI TanoYiu. the wife <>f V,. Noel Skey, of
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    Table of Contents.
    395 1 Pagks Leading Articles '*!•>»« alhdit RuMmt 1 Liia.i I..tut 1 I tiijuiig Pagar 1 Leaderettes *> Local: Summary of the Work 1 l>'>iw*sti<* Occurrences 1 i{'i'l > Romance 1.5 v, prtiiM‘ Court 3.4,5,6, 8 12 1 lit *>t Requests ;;.4. 5.6, 8. 9,11.12 Lij»an of History 3
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    Summary of the Week.
    225 1 The Straits Budget, this week, is mailei along the B. I. route, by the Bharata. The German mail for Enro(>e by the Brmxxen closed on Tuesday. The P. AO. mail from Europe by the Devo nha arrives] 011 Saturday with dates to the Ist .Tune The
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    CUPID’S ROMANCE. Chapter III.—Defendant Committed for Trial.
    315 1 Mk. Colman has concluded the preliminary enquiry into the allegation of kidnapping brought against P. C. M&hmood No. 565. Inspector Howard conducted the case for the Crow n. The girl’s mother was recalled. She identified two rings produces! and sahl they were a
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      MORE ABOUT RUBBER.
      914 1 (Stra itx Time*. J 11 nr) ksterday, reference was made to the 20 per cent, dividend recently declared by the Selangor Rubber Company, and it has been said, we note, that the shareholders expressed disap{K)intment at its proportions. They wanted more, very naturally, aud expected to get
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      TANJONG PAGAR.
      671 1 f Stroil* Tt ///<■#. ‘!6th Ju tie i < >x Friday la*t. a rumour prevailed in town, and continued to prevail on Saturday, that the Award had been given by the Tan* jong Pagar Dock Arbitration Court and the amount pt'r share was actually uarnctl. The figure was
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      PULO LAUT.
      4372 1 t Strait* r itnes, ‘itith n a* l»\ way of giving the possible origin of that rather silly canard, which informed the world that Germany had acquired a coaling station at Pulau Laut. we append the fol low ing cutting from the Ltanlon and China KjrprrHM ••With regard
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      90 1 The p&gt; st tree price of the Straits Times a year. The post free price of the B i.,t&gt; is 320 a year. It is not i;ar v to subscribe for a year. The nt5cr ptions for shorter periods are at proportionate rate of price as for a vear. The
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    LIGAN OF HISTORY. Interesting New Book Reviewed.
    443 3 LIGAN OF HISTORY. Interesting New Book Review ed. In list of works by Mr. Hugh 1 &gt;win o lonocr and longer, every i'.-aeh addition to the list seems pnrebasino. reading, and placing Handy for perusal and reperasal. V an ho.tr or two at any time. Mr Clifford descries liis ,-nlUftioii
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    ALLEGED GANG ROBBERY. A Happy Band of Eight in the Dock.
    335 3 'ii Vnn A Won ami eight others &gt;• Uitin ltcfore Mr. Scott ami the prelimin- :»|uiry into the allegation of gang 1 ';'*rtor Murphy conducted the enquiry j nil ice. t*ctive sub-Insj&gt;eetor Kim Swi said that A mu. on
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    THURSDAY, 21ST JUNE.
    151 3 Mu. E. *1. Dimvlk of the Straits Time* le ft yesterday by Tamba Mam for London. A party of friends went on board to give him a send off. Mr. Dingle proceeds to England on business in connection with the publication of this year’s Straits Times .1
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    SUPREME COURT.
    211 3 Solicitor’s allegation against a Defendant. Mr. Khory counsel for Mana Mohamed a well-known kling gentleman applieti yesterday to Mr. Justice Law for a postponement in the ease which had been brought against him by Messrs Katz Brothers claiming some money due to them. The learned counsel stated that
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    SELANGOR RACES. Description of the First Day’s Racing.
    533 3 I I’rom one Special or respondent} Thk first day’s racing in connection with w ith the Selangor Turf Club’s June meetiug was somewhat marred by unfavourable weather. The morning w as fine and clear hut about the time the first race was
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      Rev. Father Rivet.
      106 3 To tin Editor o/ the Strait* Time*." Sib,—The Roiuau Catholics of Singapore attached to the Cathedral of the “Good Shepherd will this mouth «o iu a l&gt;ody to offer their most sincere congratulations to their good and very popular pastor Rrul. Henry Rivet on the auspicious occasion
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    THE COURT OF REQUESTS. Trembled at the Shrine, but Won the Day.
    523 3 Ramavklkx who said that lie bad no i occupation, wanted to recover *49 from Mutoo Karoopen, a bullock-cart owner, j claiming that in consideration of a loan of $26 lie liad deposited with the defendant a note for
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    How to Make Money.
    156 3 Yesterday, Mr. Column brought to a close by committal for trial a preliminary enquiiy in which a Chinese man and w-oinau were alleged to have been in possession of materials and implements for the manufacture of counterfeit coin. Tlie things were found in a house in
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    Probable Increase in Revenue.
    119 3 Ix yesterday’s issue it was reported that one Li Ki had* been lined $250, in default four months, for being connected with Li Teng Teow in the allegation of possessing $25 worth of illicit morphime, aud it was said that Li Teng Teow would be dealt
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    ALLEGED CHEATING. Ex-Detective Finds Himself Amidst Old Scenes.
    746 3 Yks run day. ex -detective .1 |\*i arraigned before Mr. Coltuau bv* hlir Inspector Tyrrell on three all!., f eU ctlve cheating three different- paw nbro£ IOnH i° f Kettiut- bsck i,l«l K es on pre^ntinyTnoW purporting to coine from the Delicti,*
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    F. M. S. Tin Output.
    177 3 The following figures of the January April output are published by the Minis Department:- 1906 Piculs Piculs Perak H2.668.75 !35, 681.22 Selangor 95,7159j or q Negri Scmbilan 27,006.39 Pahang 10,070.34 j0,68o.30 4 months 1905 275,461.41 -’8 1906 259,845.57 2.920,190.10 Output Duty Piculs A decrease of
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    THE “ADMIRAL DEWEY.” Arrival of the Huge Floating Dock.
    1099 3 TUK big American floating dock Dncey arrived this morning en route for Manila. The huge grey monster is anchored a long way out. Close to her are the tugs Glacier and (Tnnr. W hile anchoring the dock this forenoon thef drifted
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    F. M. S. AGRICULTURE IN 1905.
    2632 4 The following extracts are taken from the Federal Director of Agricultures s (Mr. Carruthers) report for the past y&lt; Tn'the first report of the Agricultural Department of the Federated Malay States, the objects for winch such a department exists may be definitely formulated. The
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    Wanted: a Two Shilling Dollar.
    556 4 The Rev. Mr. Horley, a Methodist Minister at Kuala Lumpur writes to the Malay Mail on the two and four penny dollar: It is not worth 2s. 4d, locally, as its purchasing power is not more than 2,-. The local market prices are practically the
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    “Broadrick’s” Debut.
    199 4 About 4 o’clock, this morning, the Fire Brigade received a call to a tire at Kallang. The Brigade turned out smartly under Superintendent Pett anil Second Officer F. K. Jenuings. The new fire king motor engiue was quickly on the scene. It was driven by a Chinese fireman
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    SINGAPORE RECREATION CLUB. Close of Tennis Tournament and Prizegiving.
    368 4 The unis Tmiri.«, H CluWh.. ,wa S c,,„C '.f t .#i closed yesterday. 1,11 %iS M theCh. mp i o lllI WAS «»«1 C. A.Oliveiro. the nm,w 1 'iff ■m Both players apm-ared 1 h, HI first ended in a li„
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    The Opium Traffic.
    434 4 Ill view of the motion against the o: H tinuance of the Indian Government H exportation of opium to China befor.B the House of Commons, a break! fl meeting was held at the Hotel Cecil B the 25tli of May, to enable member* Parliament to confer with
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    DIVIDEND IN TIN. Jeher Hydraulic Tin Mine Ltd.
    71 5 to note that tlie Jelier Tin Mine. Ltd., of which Mr. lK-ne 11 ina‘»er. issue* 1 dividend warrants T istli'instant for a 10", interim divid- ,i.. war ended the 30th of April i i i*. well known iu the states, and j
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    F. M. S. Notes.
    300 5 p.iu. on the loth inst. a sud- vpiam: np in Kaiupar. Perak, says ,l’n&gt;n**r which made the inhabitthat something untow ward would I M wind blew with terrific force (I*-trians had to seek shelter in the t WJlV s. Those going about in i, ui to
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    FRIDAY, 22nd JUNE.
    381 5 I i i 1 oVlock. on Wednesday night two ■&lt; wi n found prowling on Mr. Lemon s in Killiney Road. They were .♦•'‘terdav. Mr. Scott gave each of tin as -i v. nda vs. D' l io\. a Scottish chief engineer was lM Mi. lolnian for
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
    54 5 jy Competition played on June 11 *t Monday) for a prize given by a j 1 anonymously was won by Mr. with the excellent score of 4 up. The “lining competitors who returned cards &gt;srs. Humphreys, Everitt. anti Miles S4 *&lt;*s of 2 up 1 down ami
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    THE COURT OF REQUESTS. Chinaman’s Oath Endangers Neck of a Fowl.
    897 5 Chop Kong Clioo Cheng, through its pro- prietor Tan San. entered a suit against Xg An Lock, the owner of a sailors* home, for i $98.26, alleged to be due for the w ashing of j clothes collected by
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    Hacked his throat with bottle.
    141 5 On the night of the 7th instant, Wong Peng went to his home No. 99 South Hridge Hoad. His wife was absent. Being uxoriously disposed he became apprehesive and sought for her high and low. Failing to find her, he returned to his place; took
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    IN THE SUPREME COURT. Judgment given in the Bangkok Diamond Case.
    1136 5 Actixi; Chief Justice Law held the morning session of his Court till 2.25 p.m. vesterday in order to conclude the Bangkok ease, in which Sivarauian Clietty and others sued T. A. Yiraven Clietty for $12,760, the value of diamonds
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    CUPID’S ROMANCE. Chapter II-The Constable is Once More Remanded.
    472 5 A WKKK ago. some details anne.^,i: Police Court reiiort of a case ,,f n' 11 t u napping of a Chinese girf k i 1 and thirteen years of aye l»v t e Vc stable No. The mother a,uftf both gave
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    ALLEGED FORGERY.
    520 5 Some Writing in Malay that couk not be Read. Vks i’KiJi»AV, .1. Ihxlrigues. a member of the local detective service, was before Mr Column for preliminary enquiry into allegations of liavinj; &lt;it oil the 12th of July. 19(15. forged a &lt; iovernnient bill in the Police Department of
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      Sabbath Desecration and Government.
      591 5 J o the Editor of the Strait*' Time *1 A A t,ie rect nt General Assembly of Mrf rCh the Rev. K with I- t t !&lt; ret,,lu K Moderator, sjiea' ing throfereiiee to Sunday dc-cration. said uat the ex-] ren.ier had p!aved golf on Sunajs
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    London India Rubber Auctions.
    401 5 M ssrs. Wilson, Smithett and Co’s circular dated 25th May gives the following particulars of rubber saleg of the last auctions then At auctions on lltli May the market was steady for most grades with a moderate demand. East Indian Planfa. ion sold about Ad per
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    PENANG LETTER. St. John’s Island.
    1474 6 Penang. Sunday, h H&lt; fnm. Olk Peuans Chinese arc takinK a 'ci-y keen interest in the St. John tion and nothing has given tlitm pleasure than a small paragraph puhlishel toflasvgSSS f '"”'”S” C in “’I.™ T»S quarantined xv|lioll they j»ri*at faitli in remarking -t~£
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    FOOTBALL.
    760 6 S.C C. vs Royal Garrison Artillery. Thk S.C.C. and the H. G. A. met in a soccer match on the former’s ground yesterday afternoon, a large crowd w itnessing the game which proved a hard fought one. Preparations for the match were made at the last moment as the
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    SATURDAY, 23RD JUNE.
    194 6 Thkkk was a slight squall in tlie harbour this morning. A twakow and a few sampans were capsized. Ships taking cargo had to stop and cast off the lighters owing to the nasty swell and a number of launches sought refuge in the river. Thk firm of
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    The Rev. N. J. Couvreur.
    47 6 Letter* from the Rov. Father Couvreur have reached Siuga|Hire to-day. in which he writes of himself as having a good time in France where lie is enjoying part of his holiday very much. He sjioaks of returning to Singajioie in August September.
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    A Spleen and a Trial.
    103 6 A few days ago some details were given iu a Police Court rei&gt;ort of a ease in which Lim A Teng stood charged with culpable 4 homicide or for complicity in an assault on a Chinese carpemter named Hon A Li in a lane off
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    From Glass to Gaol.
    113 6 Osman, a local trader, had several large sheets of plate glass in a goelowu. A month ago. he looked up hi* stock and fouml that five 4 e»f the* sheets of glass had be 4 on removed. The matter was reported and after a week e&gt;r
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    ANGLO-CHINESE SCHOOL.
    141 6 Thk Bi-Annual side of fancy work in connection with the Auglo-Chiusee Girls’ School was held yesterday and to-day in the Victoria Memorial Hall. There was a large gathering of ladies, included amongst w hom was Miss Anderson. The stalls were numerous aud prettv one of w hich that
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    Official Changes.
    119 6 It is rumoured that Mr. R. J. Farrer, who is at present a District Officer in Province Wellesley, has been appointed Acting Deputy Public Prosecutor in place of Mr. Sproule who has proceeded to Peuaug to perform the duties of Solicitor-General. Mr. Farrer is a very able official
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    THE COURT OF REQUESTS. Judgment Against a Local School-master.
    574 6 Mr. J. C. Michkll brought an action against Mr. 15. Dickson, a master in the AngloCliiuese Free School, to recover $59, the principal and interest on a promissory note drawn up for $50 on the 12th April, 1905, nothing having been
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    Guest of the Government.
    233 6 A &gt;Hoi:r time ago. a C'liiuaman named Ht*ng A Ling charged Goli Teng with stealing a common bras*-; watch from him and gave sworn evidence l»efore Mr. Scott. The case seemed clear and Goli Teng got three months. He appealed and the appeal was upheld. Steps
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    Beaten at His Own Game.
    216 6 Dbtkctivk No. 29 is an enterprising man so also is a sharper named Goli Chong. About a week ago. the latter met the Detective and communicated, with due precaution at the Detective’s house, that he knew of the return of two men who had been
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    IN THE SUPREME COURT. Suekalingam Pillay v. Poh Cheng Tee and Another.
    374 6 Ox Ti. rsdav aftem, I Court before Actin« cw* 1 ~U, ,U ll &gt;. B case of R. M. A. R. c V Ustif Poh Cheng Tee ami Chon« Klk* B begun, Mr. Koek k and Mr. Lyons
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    HINDU WOMEN.
    358 6 In the Strait* Time* of the loth 111 st.. the was published a cutting from the A ln-'.r Mail, headed Hindu Women/’ written i a Hindu. The writer of that article evident ly jumps to the conclusion that Hindu wume are the most cultured of their sex in
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    NEW MOTOR LAUNCH.
    219 6 b* A nl’mbkij of residents were u&lt; Messrs. Svme A Co., yesterday afurn go on a trial trip on the motor laurch which has K j? to the firm from Europe. the largest of its kind that has &gt; et :M in Singapore. She is a ver\
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      Why the Distinction ?
      225 7 Why the Distinction ,11 for of thr Straits Times. I have notice! an increasingly I’*' 1 u r «»fl'hinese ami Malay billiard M T! l- in full blast in various parts of r ill presumably under Municipal lb 3t '*These looms are usually crowded i 11 .’1 of them are
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    AN AMERICAN YARN. Singapore Man’s Bunch of Souvenirs.
    243 7 I L Tandy. Electrical Engineer, Globe t anti tonmilv General Manager of [T mi";!v&lt; ami Lighting Company of I v Straits Settlements, an English |M‘rati«»n controlled by London capital I- i- n«»w at the Hotel Empire, New York, li* “ont the third
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    Singapore Football Association.
    204 7 I *:k ami :al gnu ral meeting of the above ation was held in the S.C.C. Pavilion. •:E. nuM those present being tlie President M l;. Sr.»ii!ai-, tlie Hon. Secy. Mr. T. C. B. M ami representatives of the S. C. C., *■VM.C.A.. Sherwood Foresters and i
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    An Insanitary Well.
    151 7 1 i. i» morning, Chief Sanitary InspecMayliew applied to Air. Miclieil for an ri, i &gt; dose an insanitary well at a house in 'oliore Hoad. j' r ampbell. Assistant Municipal Health the well as l&gt;oing full of I* of dangerous &lt;liseases and stated that vas iu
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    Pay up and look Pleasant.
    86 7 and a Celestial made up their yesterday to have a cheap tram ride. v got on the car near Keppel ’I J iUr and took three-ceut tickets.. At d hagai the tickets were examined ,k l "as found that they had travelled Vj. 011 the
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. IMPORTANT MEASURES DISCUSSED YESTERDAY. The Future of Volunteers. Proposed Fixing of Coroner’s Salary.
    3313 7 Friday, dune 22ml. His Kxckllkxcv thk Govkkxor (Sir John Axdkrsox, k. c. m. o.) made his first apl&gt;earance at the meeting of the Legislative Council yesterday, since his return from England. One would have expected
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    Hockey.
    535 7 S. C. C. v. 8oth Co. R.G.A. Thk S.( \C. and a team of the 80tli Co.K.G.A. played on interesting hockey match on the Esplanade yesterday afternoon, and drew a fairly large crowd of spectators. The Club took up their position at the Cathedral end of the field. Ten
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    PLANTING IN THE F. M. S.
    971 8 Facts and Fancies. The foltowing chatty Jttar frojn a correspondent in the F. iu the Times of Ceylon A line from one who left y our last year to seek pastures new el 1 iwssibly be of interests to you. In a &gt; 7
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    MONDAY, 25TH JUNE.
    348 8 Thk uext Assizes in Singapore will commence on the Hrd of July. C aptain K. G. W. Pratt, 95th Russell's Infantry, will be field officer for the ensuing week. Messrs. IN. A. Greig and K. Anderson are appointed members of the Tanjong Pagar l&gt;ock Hoad vice Messrs.
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    IS REVENGE SWEET?
    134 8 I5\ the application of a frog to the affected parts a local Chinaman claims to cure certain ailments. And he has t&gt;oen doing fairly good business. One of his patients was a coolie lad. w ho sjHait all his savings in the purchase of these frogs, but
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    Saved From a Watery Grave.
    142 8 Last Friday, as rcqxn'tcd yesterday, three Malays, two men and a woman, belonging to Pulo Brani. xxent out fishing in a koleh. A squall came when they were in the vicinity of Pulo Samboe and their little craft xvas overturned. One of the men xvas
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    List of Passengers.
    118 8 Arrived 24th June. 1»kk Darvel —From Labuan, Mr. J. Skinner and Mrs. Atkinson. Per Airlie: —From Sydney, Messrs. K. Poak, J. Duval, Wassenbauer, R. J. Graham, b. Beekett and Miss Buchanan. 25th June. Per Selangor: —From T. Anson ria Ports Mrs. Paterson, Mrs. Dennys, Mr. Banvard, Mr.
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    SERIOUS ALLEGATION. Sordid Story that comes from Johore Bahru.
    278 8 Wong A Yi keeps a house of ill-fame iu Johore Bahru. Sin Kwai Moi, generally thought to be this woman’s daughter, by adoption at least, was an inmate against her will and kept there by force and fear. So says the
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    Netherlands India News.
    447 8 (ioi.n mining i* often attended with grievous hardships to the coolies who run the* risk of Itcing trampled under foot in the rush for dividends. At Redjang Lebong, the richest mine in the Dutch Indies, health conditions were so much set aside of late that the death-rate
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    Peculiar Point of Law.
    277 8 On the 12th instant, on the authority ol’ a telegram from Kota Bard, lvelantan. Detective Inspector Tyre 11 arrested a Kling cattle trader named Moora Pathn on l»o.ird the s.s Batavia, and seized eighty bullocks. The cattle were located in the Infirmary. A few days later
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    THE COURT OF REQUESTS. A Prominent Contractor and His Dhobie.
    727 8 A PBOMINKXT local European contractor was sued on Saturday by a dhobie named Cbali All Wall, living at No. 1, Orchard Road, for $4.92, alleged to be due for w&shinj; 82 pieces at 6 cents per piece. The plaintif was
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    Tricks of an Expert Milker.
    308 8 On Friday morniug. before Mr. Miehell,Chief Sanitary Inspector Mayhew mentioned that he had ten cases of adulterating milk, pending. He understood that the defendants desired ]&gt;ostponements. He. objected to this unless they could give surety that they would appear when their cases were called otherwise
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    THE ALLEGED FORGERY. Rikisha Accounts Case Further Postponed.
    562 8 nuiinry enquiry I oi forgery ami Us i n J at,,. documents brought JpjL***^t51 sax?*tlH- LWn; jKSS 'S I Corporal A Wong contLS- I by comparing the rikislia H v the entries in the daib book and he showed that" i r
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    SUPREME COURT. Katz Brothers and Co. vs. Mana Mohamed.
    192 8 Ix this case. Mr. Klioi v, it ill 1 M ,v,!l bored, had applied for n postponement out ground of the defendant illness. au«i uU to the objections raised by the roun-cl the plaintiff, it was arranged that the who had
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    From Theft and Trespass, to Prison.
    173 8 A ukkmas named Salli Has-saii./'*! on the s. s. Lombard invited a R Mahomet on board on 1 rida\. lattev left, lie carried with hnnat.u value*! 84 belonging to the ship n, N was arrested at the Duck ua &lt; plained liow lie obtained
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    DEVELOPMENT OF SINGAPORE. Interesting Debate and Discussion at Y. M. C. A.
    1878 9 i V i*ntv tivt; voung men gathered at U v l Vr room's Zetland House, on *&gt; t&lt;&gt; hear the debate on the n'Has Singapore seenitebest UayH?” 1 11 I „W H. Shelford presided. Th was opened by
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    Funeral of Mrs. J. van de Stadt.
    139 9 A very large concourse consisting of all the Dutch community and European merchants in Singapore, most of the officials, and many of the leading Chinese, Hindus. Malays, and other Asiatics, in the Settlement, assembled on Friday afternoon in the cemetery, iu attendance ui&gt;oii
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    His Daddy Found Him.
    125 9 Goh A Moky, has a son fourteen years old (Chinese). The lad was in service in Tcluk Aver Street. On the evening of the lOtli instant one Goh A Pong caught the hoy. clapped him into a ’rikisha. and rushed him away to Cainpong Saigon where
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    SELANGOR TURF CLUB.
    918 9 Second Day of the June Meeting. I From our Sprrtul Co# respondent. Thk second day’s racing in connection with the Selangor Turf Club’s June meeting w'as favoured with fine wea.lier, good going well contested finishes, consequently an enjoyable afternoon was spent by the large crowd who attended.
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    CAMBRIDGE LOCAL EXAMINATION 1906.
    709 9 The Cambridge Local Exammer, while reputing J. R. Aena and L. Sainmv 1 recommended for Queen's Scholarship Khaw Oo Kek, C. da ,L Haaerup, and W. A. Hale, for CiLromeut Scholarships, notify a lower range of marks in this year s Arithmetic, owing doubtlessly to an
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    SINGAPORE RIFLE ASSOCIATION.
    59 9 Monthly Handicap. Thk monthly S. K. A. took place on Saturday a. f Rifle Range. Firing commenced at there being about 30 competitor*-. The prize winners w*ere: A. Class. C. H. Dumbell v i a/, Goh Cliin Van SongOngSiang m P 1 B. Class. A. P. Ager
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    SHOOTING.
    45 9 S. V. A. Competitions. Thk result of the monthly “lioo; V. A. Kifle Club ou Saturday and •»•»&gt; &gt;“ the A. and B. classes at -W. yards was: A class 1 Sergt Watt. 2 Tongue. B class 1 Gr. Baird. 2 Lt. Kobertson. 3 Gr. Maaskall.
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    TUESDAY, 26TH JUNE.
    235 9 Thk Reichstag In Berlin, on the 26th oj May. rejected by 143 votes to 119 votes, the credit for the salary of the Secretary to the Colonies, and also rejected, practically m their entirety, the supplementary estimates for South-West Africa. Hox«i A Skw. an cx-detective, tried to
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    ALLEGED MURDER. Chinaman Done to Death in Macao Street.
    543 9 On Friday last. Tiang Wat was before Mr. Colman for preliuiiuary enquiry into an allegation brought against him by Detective Inspector Tyrrell, of the murder of one Choa Kho, on the night of the 7th instant, in Macao Street, by stabbing
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    Committed For Trial.
    80 9 On Satunlav. the nine men alleged t have 1* cn implicated in a gang robbery in a house between the 7th and 8th miles. Buk t Timah Road. were again before Mr. Scott. No further evidence was offered. As nothing was given to incriminate Nos. 5 to
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    Somebody in Luck.
    79 9 In yesterday's issue inference was n-.fi-to an extradition enquiry relating io.Iohm and to the uncertainty as to whether u young Chinese girl who is charged witii theft by her repated mother should be «e*.t back. Tlie case was called yesterday, ami post}*jQod till to-morrow, 27tli instant.^ The
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    SELANGOR TURF CLUB.
    664 11 «iiii!g day of tin- srlitiijjor lurf tun: was. favouretl with pleasant .i tv 1m mg lieautitullv cool with l»l»tw ing. The attendance was tin* large number of holies present .Iti-rno &gt;n tea on l Jie lawn. I jug wa&gt; good although it had cut in places after
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    THE COURT OF REQUESTS. A Chemist and His Typewriter.
    573 11 Mr. James McKenzie, a chemist whose place of business is at 40 Rattles Place, brought an action against Ow Tliim Wong, a cycle repairer of 142—17 Orchard Road, yesterday, for $70 damages doi e to a typewriter entrusted to the defendant
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    Prosecutions or Persecutions ?
    172 11 Prosecutions or Persecutions Ni Lai Kioh. lias been before the Courts for the last four months and none of the law officers from the judge to the junior magistrate have been able, singly or collectively, to make anything out of her case. She was a couple of months ago tried
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    Sikh Asks for His Beard.
    161 11 Akmax Singh is a Sikh watchman ind is employed by a local firm. Maliamed Eusope is an itinerant vendor of cloth. He seems to have called at the shop where the Sikh acted as cerberus.” but for some reason that lias not yet bceu quite
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    Quacks in Demand.
    109 11 Kmjly yesterday morning, Corporal No. 2\ found two Chinese, one well advanced in vears. in Kim Keat Hoad, in possession of ten ducks* As they could not satisfy him as to possession, noras to why they were in tliat neighbourhood, seeing that they lived at the opposite
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    NEGRI SEMBILAN NOTES.
    959 11 j S* remban. June fflxt. Our local Sanitary Board is issuing war rants of attachment against tenants of houses for nou-p®vmeut of assessment for the first half vear. This is rather hard on the |&gt;oor tenants, many ot whom find difficulty even in meeting their monthly payments
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    Wild Boar Runs Amok.
    64 11 Tukkk was considerable excitement on the river bank near the old Town Hall yesterday afternoon betwee n 4 and 5 o'clock. A large wild boar was beiug landed in a crate and it succeeded in making its escape. After a hot chase it took to the
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    TIN DEEP LEADS IN SELANGOR.
    1571 11 Present and Future The following artic e f Herbert Noyes late Inspect in Selangof is from the lmcs Journal Mining A recent issue of a Strut* paper contained, amongst Terns T« famo U l s n a!lT t Ul t fcl d "T S Se
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    Murder at Telok Kurau.
    106 11 Last night the i&gt;olice received a repart that a murder bad been committed at Telok Kurau. Mr. W. A. Cusendee, the Chief Police Officer, and Acting Inspector Reynolds went out to Telok Kurau and found the body of a Javanese luau lying in a hut. The
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    WEDNESDAY, 27TH JUNE.
    480 12 The Dato Sri Amar d Rajah of .Toliore is due from England by the German mail Bayern to-morrow. Before the Marine Court yesterday Boarding Officer J. C'ofcharged Captain Learmont of the B. I. A ixtrui with unnecessarily blowing his steam whistle on the 20th inst. while at
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    Hockey.
    201 12 5. C C. £nd Xi. v. S. R C. A second eleven o! t-V.. "v I'. C. played the S A. C. in a Hockey ivLtcli on the ground &lt; the latter yestem; v afternoon and a gjod game was witn*s«a'-. A few minutes after play had corn* ed
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    SATURDAY’S CRICKET.
    181 12 SATURDAY ’S CRICKET. Y.M.C.A. vs. Band ef the Sherwoods. The Y.M.C.A. met ti Hand of the Slier-w-od Foresters at cri: ;e: «&gt;n the Raffles School ground on Sat \u.v afternoon. The full scores are as follow* Y. 31. i. A. V/. Careless c Carbury V» c &lt;«miber 3;; Covcney c
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      New Forms of Rubber.
      347 12 To the hditor of the Straits Time*. lu sa e we sold 2 cases of i t each Ceylon rubber, which had sent home in a new form, ris„ “pressed onus and met with good competition and commented on. It 1€ B* against 6/1 for good
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      Two Jugras in the Field.
      96 12 To the Editor of the Strait* l ime*." Sir,—As some confusion has arisen through the similarity of the title selected by the directors of the .lugra Land ami Rubber Estates. Ltd. aud the company which I represent, I beg to state that we are in
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    Singapore Catholic Club Concert.
    396 12 Ax excellent concert was given last evening at the Singapore Catholic Club, by way of commemorating the anniversary of the -founding of the Club. Mr. C. Gosling’s and Mr. X. Wilkinson’s solos were all that could be desired. Miss van Henesse in Das Zauberlied (Sweet Spell)
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    COURT OF REQUESTS. Singapore Doctor and His Wasted Time.
    551 12 The illness of Mana Mohammed, which has been greatly agitating the Supreme Court for the past week, created a breeze in the Court of Requests yesterday*, Dr. von Medel ap(&gt;earing to testify to that illness and also to the medical treatment
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    THE SUPREME COURT. Mr. Coelho Is Saved from Imprisonment.
    888 12 In giving judgment yesterday in the appeal of Mr. F. W. Coeho against the sentence of one mouth’s imprisonment for cheating a’rikisha eoolie. given by Mr. Colman. Mr. Justice Fisher said 44 It ap)iears to me to be no more than
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    Annual Report on Births and Deaths for 1905.
    608 12 Du. D. K. McDowkll has presented liis report as Registrar-General of Births and Deaths, for 1905, and says that the estimated population racially and collectively of the Straits Settlements for the year 1905 and also the estimated population for the two previous
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    ALLEGED KIDNAPPING. Chinese Woman Finds Herself In Trouble.
    550 12 Chinese voman* P !,an|^' ''J ar i I the aileron of havin.'fe Pi I about ten years of ace fro,,, tl i J* I of her parents. I»W k 4? E “*1 Chinese, watched the case. 1 lou *V i I Fong
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    BALGOWNIE RUBBER ESTATES. Enhanced Revenue and Reduced Expenditure.
    572 12 Thk second ordinary general meeting of the shareholders of the Balgowuie ffubbtr Estates Ltd. was held this afternoon at the registered offices of the Company, the following being presc nt, presided ov«-: by Mr. W. M. Sime. Messrs A. W. Bean *l.
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    PAHANG NEWS.
    796 13 January-April Tin i April, the *l« rreuM* in the V:in priMhietion l.«d been nil need by the falling «»tt tor the first u i*».7 i:j picul" a month later, ir».6lti compared with foi- the fir&gt;t 1 moiitiis of 1905. j, ,ie January to April 1905, jj U HHMi.
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    PERAK NEWS.
    1406 13 Taiimm. presenUd quite an animated aplK?arance this last week end. when the Batu (lajah’s football team visited us. to play off their match in the Walker Competition with the Taiping Recreation Club. Batu Gajah although previously sliowin«g an excellent record, were not over-jubilant at the prospect of playing
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    MACAO STREET TRAGEDY. Evidence at the Preliminary Enquiry.
    572 13 Ykstkiiuay, Mr. Col man resumed the preliminary enquiry into tlu* allegation of murder brought against Ki Yang Huat for causing the death of Choli A Klio iu Macao Street by stabbing him several times on the night of the 7th instaut. Detective
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    A DEALER IN METAL.
    167 13 On the .lay. or ui K lit follo»i Dl! tl„.,. of the Outran. Komi OovernS nearly hve months a«o somebody X place and removed nearly alln., t tings. The matter was reported to and dehgeut search has been kent 1 During the search Inspectors H^'^d Nolan
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    S. C. C. Cricket Tournament. The Club vs. Law and Civil Service.
    140 13 A match in connection with the S. C. C. cricket tournament was played on the Esplanade on Saturday afternoon between the teams representing the Club and the Law and Civil Service. Only the latter batted. The scores are
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    F. M. S. Notes.
    435 13 The Selangor Ladies Ride Club had its monthly shoot for the Mills Challenge Club, the other day. The following are the scores Miss Wagner 28 Miss Grey 27 Miss V. Grey 30 Mrs. Highet 31 Mrs. Venning 30 Miss Hoffman 29 The “Malay Mail hears that
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    Special Telegrams to the “Straits Times.”
    85 13 \Btj Submarine Cable) l non Our (hen Special Cm rrnpondent*. London, 25th June, lire d. Sinyojtore 26th June, a c awaiting the announcement 2, ,e that is to lie given bv the i aujoug Pagar Dock Arbitration Court. London, later. 25 th June. Ilrc'd.
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    SELANGOR RACES.
    164 13 Second Day. I h row Our Special Correspondent\ Griffin Handicap. Amazon 1 Mustard 2 Tasma Won by two lengths. Tote 58. Time 1.12*. Sklaxoor Stakks Handicap. Rutland l Rapid Pilgrim 2 •Tim Gosper a Won by 4 length. Tote 517. Time 2.16. Horsk Handicap. Convoy 1 Banzai 2
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    Special German Telegrams.
    844 13 f By special arrangement toith Der Ostasiatiscae Lloyd (By Submarine Cable) Berlin. 20th June. hi the Chandler of Deputies in Paris, there was a set-to in speeches between M. Clemen ceau. one of the Ministers, and M. Jaures, the Socialist leader. The subject was Socialism. M. Clemeuceau
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    Reuter’s Telegrams.
    3137 14 (Bij Submarine Cable) Read at Singapore 2 l*t June. In id. bij Renter 10.55 a.m. The House ot' Lords have passed the Colonial Marriages Bill. Jewish accounts of the massacre at Bieiostok give gruesome details of mutilation :actised on the victims]. It was only the arrival of the
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    Huge Calcutta Harbour.
    311 14 Owing to tine enormous expansion trade and the increase in the size of sels* the Calcutta Port have been considering proposals for ing facilities to the port. The*' p posals necessitated the acquisition of iarp tracts of land, so that in the cour* the next few years
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    A Monster Combine.
    234 14 The decision of a naval com hint erect ordnance works at Scot-t* 1 Glasgow, is accepted by the bn Trade Review as being mereh nucleus of a gigantic fusion of armoured-plate makers. This sion is arrived at from the iut( panv interests recently concludes w’een the great
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    MINING.
    244 15 i nf 188U0 Pftid i t n I*:&lt; (lf Capita! o Share8 Value up to Reserve Company Qcotatiowi i Pa y» at Pre^nt &lt; I Price. i GOLD. j I j a 175.0UO f140,000 j 10 1 10 j Bersawah G. M. Co., Ltd ..j 12.50 sellers 2film I
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    RUBBER.
    280 15 m .r, £15'MtHi £}40.(Ks; '4&lt;&gt;.™0 1 1 Anglo-Malay Rubber Co., Ltd. £2.17.6 $200.000 $120,000 .0,000 10 6 j Balgownie Rubber Estate Ltd. 13.00 buyers £30.000 £11,125 J ,{’£2 Batu Caves Rubber Co. Ltd. (f.p) £2.2.6 1 *"4 ll,IKK) 1 1 7/9 (contrib.) £1.12.6 ~&gt;4C t 7&lt;n 1,000 1610,000 70,000
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    GENERAL.
    217 15 i i i T 1*94 JL'-l.JiT?. 10.0 £4,648.15.0 7.638 12/6 12/6 Bells Asbestos Eastern Agency, Ltd.. $7.00 190.J 1*400,000 £350,000 350.000 1 1 Duff Development Co.. Ltd... $2.50 buyer* j r 0,°0■ unissued &lt; 1$225,000 $225,000 4,500 50 50 112,500 Fraser iV Neave, Ltd. 103.00 buyers 10,000,000« Nm ?IO.OOO.UOO
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    DEBENTURES.
    48 15 Howarth Erskine, Ltd. 6°„ $600,000 2% prem buyera. Riley Hargreaves. Ltd. 6% 225.000 2% prem buyers. Singapore Municipal 6“„ 400.0 0 2% prem buyers. 5% 1,478,000 i»r. buyers. 4% 602.000 par. sellers. Tanjong Pagar Dock Co., Ltd. 6% 250.000 2* prem buyers. 5% 1,365,500 1% prem buyers.
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      PRODUCE.
      91 15 buyers 7.10 •iunluer 10.62* (Cube No. lj unpicked J 8.37 J, o pra Bali 8.12,* I‘ontianak buyers ~20.50 *M*r. Black 28.12$ White 5% 2.70 Flour Sarawak mmm 2.60 Brnnei No. 1 5.40 s «*&gt; buyers 16.25 Bali, 15% 21,00 I’alembang, 20% basis 21.00 Liberian No. 1 sellers 9.50 la
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      EXCHANGE.
      135 15 On London —Bank 4 m/s 2/4^j Demand 2/4$ IVivate 6 ni;s 2/4£ do 8 m/s 2/4£ On Germany —Bank d/d 2.40 Private 8 m/s 2.44 do 6 m/s 2.46 On L ranee —Bank d d 2.95 Private 3 m/s 2.98* do 6 m s 3.00 i On India —Bank
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    SHIPPING IN PORT.
    199 15 Men-of-War. G Vt :r f T ns P° rt 3000 tons, 60 1,206 h.p. (apt Hendricks, 21st Jane, irom Suez, 3rd Ma&gt;. For Manila, L\-R«Ih. ae, ?-vJr; s Govt traD8 P° rt 1,500 tons, 70 FW a 300 hv c ’f pt Hutch *“on» 21st June, from
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    TRADING VESSELS, &c.
    1006 15 Latest Arrivals. hdendale, Brit. str. 718 tons, Capt Dunlop, 26th June. rom Samarang, 23rd June. G.c. Heap Eng Moh. For Java, 29th—Rda. JilenogU, Brit. str. 2,399 tons, Capt Larkins, 27th June. From Amoy, 16th June. G.c., and 470 d.p. Sea tin T:ak Bee. For Rangoon, 30th—Rds. Hebe,
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    VESSELS EXPECTED.
    463 16 Name, port probable date of arrival and name of agentt. Steamers. Achilles, Liverpool, July 9; Mansfield Acilia, Hongkong, June HO; Bchn Meyer Ajax, China, July 8 Mansfield. Alesia, Hongkong, Aug. 12 Behn Meyer. Anamba, Copenhagen. July 20 E Asiatic Coy Annam, Saigon, Aug. HO; M. Maritimes Arcadia, Hongkong,
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      ARRIVALS.
      640 16 June 19 Indian Monarch, Brit str, 2818 tons, Patey, Hankow, Guthrie A Coy Mercury, Rues str, 4049 tons, Trenert, Vladivostook, Borneo Coy. Ratho, Brit str, 2121 tons, Thomson, Barry, Boustead Kut Saug, Brit str, 3109 tons, Bradley, Hong, kong, Boustead Gaea, Nor str, 625 tons, Dahl, Bangkok, Ban Seng
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      CLEARANCES.
      309 16 June 19 Swaerdecroon, Dut etr, Kobe Satsuma, Brit str, Penang and New York Ttberius. Ger str, Pasoroean Koh-Si-Chang, Ger str, Bangkok Ophir, Dut str, Palembang G. Aitcar, Brit str, Hongkong 20 Tarnba Maru, Jap str, Antwerp via ports Mercury, Rus str, Odessa via ports Italian Monarch, Brit str. Marseilles
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