The Straits Budget, 2 August 1906

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  • 80 1 The Straits Budget. BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES. ...iabi.ioHKD over Half a Century Cable Address: Times, Singapore .-traits Budget, -to Cents Straits Times 10 lent* \()L. LX. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY. 2 AUGUST. 1906. ffO. 2528 -'TRAITS TIMES" circulates in Singapore and Penang ALL THE PROTECTED SPATES TII1 Malay
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  • The Straits Budget. THURSDAY, 2ND AUGUST.
    • 102 1 nsiroNMr. —At Penang, on. the 22ml July, V ;f e <.f H. A. Neubronner. of a son. mTHrtiixK.-At Penang, on the 23rd July r Thomas Gawtliorne. of a daughter. \N hal"’. On the 26tli July, at Sungei Siput, strict of Kuala Kangsa. Perak. F.M.S., the wfV'fA. I>. Machado of
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    • 43 1 'I \ii n:<* Kiank. —At St. Joseph s Church Sntunlay 2*tli instant, by the llevd. Father. i :i-t* A. Airko, assisted by the Revd. Bit her < .s. Vietal. Charles Montkiko to •I -him Adelaide, daughter of Mr. rr i M:-. C. Klwie.
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  • 341 1 Pai.KS. l eading Articles I in* Great Public Meeting I i Lurch Imbroglio 1 I’• iiaiig Port Trust rowu Colonies L<adcrettes Local: Nummary of the Week j domestic Occurrences supreme Court ***4 lie Sultan of Joliore i' toria Memorial Hall 1 -1 barmaid and Her VVages l
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  • 375 1 Thk Straits Bad get. this w r eek, is mailed along the P. vV route by the Deranha. Tilt M. M. mail for Europe by the Tonkin clesecl on Monday. The German mail from Europe l>y the P. F. Friedrich arrived on Wednesday, and the B.
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  • Leading Articles.
    • 863 1 (Straits Times Ist August) Thk great public meeting at the A ictoria Memorial Hall, convened by the Commit! of t!u? Straits Settlements Association, was held last eveuiug, and over 800 residents of SingaiKU'c were present. As most ol them were Europeans*, that number points to the deep
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    • 3697 1 (Strait* lime*, 'fitli July./ In this Colony, as in other places where the Anglican Chtlrch holds sway, much interest has been taken in respect to the delayed of the Ritual Commission or. to give the official appellation, the Royal Commission on Ecclesiastical" Discipline; and that report is now
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    • 844 2 (Sfntit* T tnit's, 20/// July, 1 r i* always useful to knoyv not only yvliat lias l>oen going on in Singapore, but also whatever may take place in either of the more northern Settlements. For this reason we ventured to suggest to the Phnnnj (inzrtte that
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    • 4994 2 i Stra ii* Timen, 2sth Ju hj t Sn: Augustus Hemming with whom many of us out here are personally, or have been officially acquainted, has doue the Crown Colonies yeoman service in an article to the Empire Hrricir on the Colonial Office aud Crown Colonies. It is
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 95 1 fiee price of the Straits Time* year The pest free pi ice of the <i'W* B"dy* is $20 a y ear lt is nofc ,r. to subscribe for a year. The *u l criptions for shorter periods are at k ?w me proportionate rate of price as tor 3 vear.
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    • 74 1 Bowel Complflint m Children# During the summer months children are subject to disorders of the bowels which should receive careful attention as soon as the first unnatural looseness of ,-he bowels appears. The best median? in use for bowel complaint is Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as it promptly
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  • 117 1 DEATH. :»ii.' Ha>s: On the29tli .Time, at **tttrick, *l*ra Road. Elstermvick. Melbourne. Aus- :i. (.t<»rj»e. the beloved husband of Jeanie K\:>- ShaiK*ra»s, late of Singapore, anil eldest .f Robert Shallcrass, of Nelson. New !!< i aged 1*2 year-. Interred Brighton at '::i t'TV KtJuly. —On the 26th 4uue. at Dalhousie,
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  • 614 3 Brazil has placed orders for three battleships with Armstrong. Uuirisii the all early this morning tho butch steamer /.r*7//w>r dragged her anchors and grounded in the mud. Mr. .1 1’ stick. Law. the newly appointed F. M. S. Judicial Commissioner, is expeevd to feave for the F.
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  • 1118 4 Thk decrease in the F. M. S. tin output, which at the end of April was 15,616 piculs as compared with the first four months of 19d.">, lias been further reduced to 9,257 at the end of May, the figures Ix intX 846.975 January
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  • 475 4 Intkkkstinu news to geographers come from Netherlands New Guinea. In the far interior there, mountains capped with snow, were long ago sighted from the sea shore. Kxplorers have failed to reach them from lack of carriers and the jungly nature of the country. In May last, a
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  • 434 4 As thk day <22 nil July) was Sunday, the High Commissioner remained quiet till the afternoon, when at 2-80 o’clock, with the R. G. (of inevitability) and the H. of Selangor, he visited the ne.v Selangor Museum on the Damansara Road, which, like all the
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  • 2249 4 At five o’clock, yesterday afternoon, most of the metiers of the General Purposes Committee and Building Sub-Committee of the Singapore Agri-Horticultural Show were assembled in the Kxcliange room, and business began at once. On the motion of the Ton. J. Anderson, which was carried
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  • 342 4 THE SULTAN OF JOHORE. Reception at Johnston’s Pi er Yesterday. H. H. liut.vuiM. Sultan o Jolion K returned to Singapore by -.he German steamer Frinrc Eitb’l Ft <lru h >.! attemoou aftci a long abs**nf*e ju and the Continent. A guar 1-ef-liouounv; posed of oue hundred men of iiic*‘J.>tli 1;
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  • 257 4 Wk understand that tin* clock terected in the tower of the Victoria wliieh was presented by the S:mit- ii Company, i* expected to arrive In** morrow by the s.s. Ho- was obtained through Messrs. < uiihrioa!: fnmi Messrs, liillet. Johnston
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  • 91 4 Hkpoiik Mr. Scott, at t.io broU!! |i: yesterday Mrs. Adella Lc t» action against Mrs. Sop !,t ot Australian Hotel, for the i j K wages, as barmaid, a sunl lU ter claii* 1 claimed. There was a 1 pU» ui: ♦86 for board and
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  • Sporting Intelligence.
    • 173 5 >IV v ,f. VnoCT PFNW'i. U.M Ks. IVnang. -hilij. I• will prove. folk sa\. the very 1 tint: "c have (Vt r in Penang, !i» Handicap ill lie either u match ~v < i and the other big race, the i" lll promises to be
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    • 645 5 S. C C. V. s. K. 1. i, interest was cvinct-l in the m iatioti football match lietween ;md the S. K. F. yesterday after ii■« presence of a largo crowd of uh.» saw a verv interesting ami .•I t,>aine. The contest was as keen i-. expected, though
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  • 156 5 1 'Jltli instant Li Lai Soon and Li M, "i w«*re before Mr. Green for assault. 11 Uncr got a month; the latter was in default, 14 days, The former N tiued SlO, in default, 14 days, foi of a dangerous weapon. The *i e sent
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  • 39 5 1 iiK Cicely llublier Kstates Company, Limited, ]>ays a jx-r cent, dividend, and carries forward £HT». This information is conveyed by wire from but not from our ow n cnrrcsixmdeiit on whom we could rely.
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  • 69 5 A mono the passengers on the German mail who landed at Singapore were T.R.H’k. J*rince Yugala and Prince Suriwong who have Ih*«*u completing their education in KurojHr and are now on their way hack to Hangkok. Prince Yugala has la*en at Cambridge and Prince Suriwong has been studying
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  • 174 5 It is w ith profound regret that we record the death of Mr. George Shallcrass, late manager of the Australian Stores. Stamford Road. The deceased gentleman, who was only 42 years of age. had been ailing for some time, and under medical advice he left
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  • 508 5 Thk sailing ship Dunlor arrived from Mauritius yesterday afte*rnoon after a voyage of forty-two days. This morning a wheel e*ame off one of the mail vans at Tanjong Pagar and certain mails were delayed in consequence. Two Imndred and ten deaths were registered in Singapore during the
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  • 614 5 The Katori arrived at Singapore this Morning. Thk new* Japanese battleship Katori arrived from Kngland this morning ami exchanged salutes with Fort Canning. She is a sister-sliip of the Kashi ma. which passed through the port a few days ago. These two battleships were constructed at the
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  • 415 5 A stokm of some magnitude visited the Colony shortly after five o'clock this morning, and it was raging, more fiercely, perhaps, tliau earlier in the day. at the time we went to press. Considerable damage has done. esffciecially to the Shipping, and much inconvenience caused. The wind
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  • 1107 5 Suit over the New Tanjon* Katong Road. J IlKniUK acting chief vestc*rdav. Mrs. Marv A. K li,< three others sued Mr. Edwin i» U, l- M, V aml the recovery of Tbilisi paid l»v th! 1 -2 r on behalf of tlwdefendant. allc*«*<^l 1 Ixen done at his
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  • 519 5 Australian Loafer Imprisoned for Theft of Notes. .1. Wills is trotn .Wesu rn Australia ami according to his o\\ n account, entered in the Hoarders’ Register of the Waverley Hotel. is a loafer l»y occupation and came from prison. He btcaint* acquainted with Mr. .1.
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  • 112 5 Li Thong had in his jiossessioii at Col Iyer Quay on Wednesday, a hall of raw opium valued at 5J*O. Yesterday, iie was prosecuted by Air. F. K. Jennings on tlu* charge of possession of less than a chest of raw opium. The defendant said lie-
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  • 195 5 Thk follow ing passengers arrived here on the 25tli July by the Pritis Eitr! Frirdrich. From Antwerp: —Mr. J. veu Bleyswik Ris, Aliss. J. J. AI. Meyer, Air. and Airs, (i. Barendse. Air. G. E. Vrcede. From Southampton: —H. K. H. Prince Smiyoug, Air. W. H.
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  • 95 5 This morning, four Indian women, with five children were charge*! by lnsj>ector Nolan, before Mr. Colnian. for begging in Malacca Street, yesterday. While the magistrate was able* to dispose ef the women and the children, who are big enough to be separated from their mothers, he
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  • Sporting Intelligence.
    • 205 6 L,,u :k.s Lawn Tennis Club Toulnamk.et. The following are the results of the play it* the. above Tournament on Wednesday aud Thursday: Mixed Doubles "A** Class: Mrs. and r C. Murray —15.4 beat Miss and Mrs. ['yyut Gallwxy —4, 6-1, b-4: Mrs. Gan*and Mr. Miles
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    • 1045 6 2iHK «\ooi» Kokksteks and H. G. A. M vkk. A DkAW. V-.eh the most interesting tie in the competition for the Association Cup was that ot the semi-final between the Sherwood Foresters and the Royal Garrison Artilery, yesterday which proved an attraction for an innreuse crowd, perhaps
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  • 1212 6 Opium Smuggling. *r »c t vtj. S' u min ij Jfnd July. Odium smuggling has b«*eii very rife* of 1 late ami we are constantly liaviug cases of men being arrested and heavily fined for hriuging it in larger or smaller quantities 1 from Perak. Only the other
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  • 665 6 Output in 1905. The acting Se*nie»r Wareleu in his report oil the working of the* Mine's Departme*nt for 1905 gives the total mining revenue* elerivexl from all sources as $9,689,501 against $9.249,lN9 for 19lM. an increase in 1905 of $447,812. Of tlu* total amount
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  • 315 6 Captain H. W. Poyntz. Ist Sherwood Foresters. will be Field Officer during the coming week. Thk Japanese battleship Katori coaled at the wharf yesterday, and returned to the roads this morning. Thk 6tli and 7th days of August will be pubHc holidays in Singapore; the 6tli, 9th
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  • 51 6 Thk Mutual Life Insurance Company has announced that it will discontinue writing new’ business in France on account of the law stipulating for the investment of a reserve on French policies iu approved French securities. The New York Life Insurance Company will prol>ably follow the same
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  • 64 6 Ykstkkmay the police received information of the theft of $l5O in notes from Mr. Millar, who resides at St. Thomas' Walk. While investigating tin* affair, the police arrested a Javanese* 4 boy employed by Mrs. Salzmauu. On searching him they found the gold studs which were stolen
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  • 82 6 Foi: a month |»ast, three cases of dishonestly retaining stolen property in the form of bicycle gear, the property of the* Straits Motor aud Cyle Co., have occupied the attention of Mr. Colinau. There were origiually three defendants, but two of them were discharged on the 26tli.
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  • 354 6 Throi oh the courtesy of the Hon. Hugh Fort we have been enabled to peruse a legal document regarding the award of Viscount St. Aldwyn. After alluding to the appointment of an umpire to the satisfaction of both parties, and to thr conditions of the arbitration, the
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  • 147 6 Yksi lay, tlie I of the t ieft f** i*. made,. Sergcaut c n J ,V I lacob. v ,.s resumed l» v I Nathan. There against the defendant of dispose of the hat hj evidence was taken. 11 Sergeant C onnor «xulnin..! mice of the defendant at
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  • 206 6 Thk case of Mrs. Man Aunt- Ksthei i, liiau and others against Mr. K. K,„L 1 concluded yesterday. Mr. Koek and Mr. Ceorge Fernaude, av evidence for the defence, ami then'll Xansou Hummed up. He claimed that of the subscnUrs would have
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  • 531 6 MORE OF HIGH COMMISSIONER’ S TOUR. On Monday, after recovering from the usual effects of a Sunday, the High Con uiissioner and liis party started at eight o'clock in the morning, iu two motors and under the supervision of the State Engine. Mr. E. R. Stokoe, and bow led away
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  • 814 7 HilDAY, 27th .U LV. t .-illative Gnuiiril met Aj»aiu vtstcr'lH\..I',', when a considerable amount t! w .roll, tlirongh. It was chiefly tf of the Liquors Bill ctf"; 5 uiji. The questions asked by Mr. 7 u;i> nuanswend, andthereafter the 7‘ 1
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  • 73 7 Orders £f the Day. I ritlay, 3rd August 1006. tioneersLicensing OrdiAmendment Bill (Bill I amend The AuctionH; rs Licensing Ordinance l 1st Heading. Liquors Bill t Bill 44 To consolidate and amend the Law l** r collecting a Revenue of Lxcise upon Intoxicating Liquors.”) 3rd Reading. tyium Bill
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  • THE SPORTING WORLD.
    • 302 7 I‘kn\n«. seems to be considerably upset in regard to the forthcoming race meeting. The entries are certainly not very large iii most of the events but still there ought to lie a fair day's sport afforded. There is a hint also that the inconvenience of the arrangements for
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    • 407 7 After many delays the Rest of the S. C. C. and the l uited Services have met in the Cricket Tournament. The Rest were lucky in winning the toss and had first lease of a splendid wicket. They did not. however, make a very great deal of use of
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    • 189 7 Football has been in the air this past week and some go»xl games have been witnessed. On Tuesday the S.t’.G. had a practice match with the S. R. l\ The former had to exert themselves to win and as it was scraped home by a 3-2 margin. The game
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    • 201 7 This year the Ladies' Championship of Singapore lias been won by Mrs. Lovell, Sepoy Lines Oolf Club, after a hard struggle with‘Mrs. Poyntz. During her passage to the honour Mrs. Lovell disposed of tin; aspirations of Mrs. Freer, Mrs. Saunders and tinaily Mrs. Poyntz. All the games were I
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  • 602 7 Annual Meeting. The sixth ordinary n oeting of the Bruseh Hydraulic Tiu \i :uing Coy. was held this afternoon at the Company ’s office, Robinson Road, Mr. C. Sugden presiding over Messrs. Pawle, A. R. S. M. M. I. M. M., Payne Gallwcy,
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  • 202 7 Tay Soon Chwan and Lim Cliau lived together in a house iu Hamah Street, and occupied the same be<l. Tin?}* quarrelled because Tay Soon complained that his neighbour had kicked aud disturbed his slumbers. On the morning of the 19tli instant. Lim Chau arose to go to work.
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  • 1321 7 The usual fortnightly Municipal Commissioners of Hu* Municipal Board room at m k as at the Mr. K. G. Broad rick, the yesterday. the chair. There were deDt copied Drs. Liiii Boon Keug and \t, P re8eu t: and Messrs. Howland L, Maclaren. A. W. Bailev w’ Cheng
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  • 409 7 Arrest Expected To-day. Ykstkki»a\ afternoon information v,..s sworn lief ore Mr. Nathan, the fourth 1 Magistrate. tor a warrant for the arrest f i H. Hogan. formerly Chairman of Direct* is I aud Mauaging Director of Hogan and Company. Ltd. Mr. O.F. <
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  • 100 7 At the am.u.tl general meeting of t SiiigaiNin 'l ii: Mining Syndicate Ltd. L* at the llegi-t. *-*l Office of the Company the 27th ill*’ vi the Accounts and Re|>mi the Director* r the year ended the :«>th f April, l'.mo. a. it flashed, and
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  • Correspondence.
    • 430 8 To the Editor of the Strait* Tune*. Sir, —1 have rea<l carefully the numerous articles which have, lately appeaie<l m the local Press re»ardmg the Tanjong agar award ami the geueral huaucial conditiou o the Colony, and have also uot.ced tlu that a publicBxthig is to
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  • 588 8 With the early days of this month came aiid weut quite a crowd of distinguished visitors, so that for the first few weeks we lived a little like our gay neighbours over the fish )M>ud. With His Excellency the (rovernor arrived his daughter and Miss Laird, also Captain
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  • 270 8 Thk following telegram, dated June 29, was recieved by the Admiralty from Seilly Signal Station:— Following telegram reccmxl at Seilly Signal Station from his Majesty’s ship Essex: —Regret report am returning DevonjKirt ow ing to accident while firing blank cartridge from 6" gnu yesterday. Following
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  • 542 8 Bangkok i* no longer (UfLmil to Ik* ;i port infected on account of cholera. Thk Srlttmjor arrived this morning from Telok Anson with hK) F. M. S. Bcugali troojis, and slit* also brought a wild goat for the si io\v. Mu. Simhi. the High Commissioner for Tongka.
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  • 337 8 A Church Parade for the Singapore Volunteer Corps took place yesterday morning. St. Andrew’s Cathedral being visited. Cnfortunately, the turn-up was disappointing: yet it was significant of the fact that the movement is by no means as popular as it ought, aud deserves
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  • 421 8 The Halls under of the control of the Commissioners are: <«/» the Victoria Memorial Hall: Fpper and Lower Booms. </») the Theatre. The Halls shall lie managed by a Committee to Is* styl<sl in the Public Halls Committee which shall
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  • 152 8 lx the early hours of this morning a burglar paid a visit to Mrs. Kerr's residence at Leonie Hill, Grange Hoad. The thief managed to get into a room occupied by Mr. Cochrane, by cutting through the cloth of the screen door. He then put his hand
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  • Correspondence
    • 187 8 To the Editor of the Straitx Time*." Dkar Sir —Our trams seem to lie nm in a delightfully haphazard sort of a way. which is often a great convenience to passengers, but a nuisance to other parties who are using the roads. For instance, it is
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    • 204 8 To the Editor of the Strait* Time Silt. —The Honorary Secretary of the S. R. A. has procured a dozen or so of new ritie sights, and issued them to those* who are likly to hi* chosen for the Interport match. These men have already found
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    • 743 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times." Sir. In your issue of the 26th inst. you give, under the heading of Visions and Warnings. an account of a .lecture anti trance given by Miss McC’readie at the 0th of the series of Occult Salons. As the subject
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  • 342 8 B ««l $30,000. I «»N 1-ri.Iay after,,, *m iof sworn lit toro Mr. Nathan. t R Magistrate, for a warrant for ti H H C 0 a formflrl y fj and Managing Directs ot fj Company, Ltd. 1 The w arrant was
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  • 225 8 On Friday a most pleasing funrtioi; place at the Government School in Koad, when Mr. Hullett, the popular I' of Public Instruction. presents! Mr. t: Thickett with a souvenir intliwtap Henson half-hunter gold watch, suh«<:" for by tlie teachers and boys of tin >ot»• view of
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  • 127 8 Manoeuvres and Staff k The following additional employed in connection wd* 1 <; a rrs Lieutenant I. A. T. Pask R«'» Artillery, and Lieutenant A. Sherwood Foresters. Uarr:^ The 100 men (ti a Artillery forming a part of the v for the
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  • Sporting Intellegence.
    • 27 9 initial meeting <>f tlie S. K. A. on i ith ha-ronse*l the lo_*al marksmen in as lunch practice at the di* > can possibly do.
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    • 169 9 Six*. Hi nt < M’h. of the Singapore Hunt Hub < M iovabh‘ ride yesterday liiorb! pmi« tnallv at 6-*> o'clock the field e::u tb*- main entrance to the 1 cli;trj4*“ *>t Mr. K. U. Coullie, wlio u the gardens into Dalvey iJukit Timah Road into Moses K
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    • 482 9 ..f S. C. C. v. I \m o Skkvh ks. •j. «,i ,i (lament mateli lx*twe* n the lost >(.('. and tin- I’nited Services was j, I .01 Saturday last when the S. C. C. :l it, r a most exciting finish by the r v\ moi oin of
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    • 54 9 Ski*ov Links Golf Club. Do .inly Mesial was played for on > Htur*iav. Scores Gross. Hep. r <i A. Finlavson 46 33 1*- 1.. Column 47 ->4 98 18 W. G. Kllis 44 46 =90— 9 81 > <’•. I’.Freer 42 46 =90— 7 =83 ('onllie, Delay, Draper, Everett,
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    • 235 9 V M. C. A. v. Corporals Foresters. •1 soccer match was played on the Old ,,H °1 Site* on Saturday between the Y.M.C.A. 1, *'l ;t team representing the Corporals of 1 Sherwood Foresters, and a good game by the fairly large crowd, horesters rushed from the start
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    • 122 9 St ha its Rkcukd FOH Shooting at Taiping Range on Wednesday the Malay States Guides, Mr. J. J\ Harper (Sunt. Revenue Surveys Peraki made the following score 200 yards .‘l4 500 yards 35 000 yards 34 103 out of 10.7 1 he conditions were under the N.R.A. li*w» rules.
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  • 1072 9 Federated Selangor Rubber Company, Limited. Annual Meeting ihe annual ordinary general meeting of the shareholders of the Federated (Selangor) Rubber Company, Limited, w'as held at the offices of the Company. 2U. Eastcheap, E.C., on June 25th. Mr. 11. K. Rutherford {Chairman of iht Company) presided. 1 he Chairman's Speech. The
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  • 632 9 On Ti ksi>ay, the indefatigable High ConiliiLsioner. together with bis suite, the Resi-dent-General, ami Mr. Belfield, took the 10 a.m. train from Kuala Lumpur to Klnng, where Mr. F. Rede-Cox received the party at the railway station. H. K. without delay, went to the District Office and
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  • 408 9 The BccchLy arrived South Wales with coal. orAi Sew from Calcutta with coal. lC I. Hof ala Thk Handman Ojh*ih t 0 this morning by the arrived Em u* from Sourabaya. slf arntir B§ Thk vast majority of m.>U-rn the **Academy, have all th- inhanmM a man
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  • 130 9 Tills morning Chong din. Keat was lulled before Mr. Green on an allegation of having used criminal force to Mr. damas Murray. The defendant d foi a postponement to enable him to call witn* s-,o*. Mr. Murray said this would lie inconvenient as lie had many coolies at
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  • 141 9 Before Mr. Scott in the Court of Requests this morning a Bcugalie tailor, who iat come from Penang with an Indian witness, sued .lack McAuliffe. tin prizefighter, for the sum of *44. the cost of the three bov s suits, a new dress coat and the bning
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  • 167 9 Vkstkhday, the ease of perjury brought against Haji Ahmad was again before Messrs. Michcll and Nathan, for further investigation. Mr. K. \V. Braildell. who prosecuted, called Mr. Paloujee, the chief clerk of Messrs, an Soniereu and Khorv's office, and one Ahmet. l>oth of whom gave evidence of having
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  • 972 9 .\< rr\<. Chief Justice Law this morn.ng in the case of Dunman vs. nock, the termer claiming $3,000 fr*in *he latter m payment of his subscription to t* e oou road being constructed from the second ujiIc. <>k\ laKK Hoad, to
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  • 93 9 On the* ‘1*k- itimo, Li Teng Teow diij Li Te were t i-rgetl before Mr. Scott .r (xtHHCHKion tit re thau five grains of xjvtphia, in tac:. urge packet was found. wr l i scales Ac. i 11 >. ting that the stuff was bring sold withe
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  • Sporting Intelligence.
    • 62 10 Bangoon has asked Singapore for a definite reply to be sent in ()ctolx* l as to whether a Straits Cricket team will go up there at Christinas. The well-known racer. nrr' d'-t/ Loss, has had to be shot at Kuala Lumper, owing to an accident while in
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    • 323 10 Thk F. M. S. Tkam v. Straits. The Taipiug ex>rre;spondent of the S(t\nts hie ho, writing under date of-ot-h inst says: A round robin" is now in circulation among Club Committees calling for subscriptions to defray the expenses of those members of the F. M. S. team chosen to
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    • 69 10 I kyi.on-SiNt«.\i*OßK M.vr» h. Tlm* annual shooting match ln'twecn vVylon and Singapore takes place again year in Soptciiilier. The match will l>e tired off on any date between between the 14th September and the Ist October. It is expected that the CVylon team this year will include a good
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    • 1343 10 Shi Fori nti.ks I».*\ \l <»vkkis«>n .\KTILLKM. Thk Sherwood Foresters ami the Royal Garrison Artillery met yesterday for the second time in the semi-final tie tor the Association Cup. and it their previous cncountta* had resulted in a ku*u contest, they were there again to renew the
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    • 221 10 Lauiks L\\\n Tkn\i> Club ToiUNWII.M. The following are the results of play on Friday July 27tli Alixkd Dol’blks A Clans; —Mrs. Brooke and Air. Craig —4 beat Mrs. Freer and Mr. Hall plus 2, 6-4 6- 4: Miss Littlcfair and Mr. Treadgold sa: l»eat Aliss Gunn and Air.
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    • 457 10 Darul Adah Cixb Mkktixo. The Athletic sports in connection with tlie Darul Adah Club were held on the Race Course on Saturday afternoon when a fairly large crowd turned up. The afternoon was an ideal one, and the ground was in a 9 good a condition as could be
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  • 259 10 Thk statutory meeting of the Batu Tiga »Selangor) Rubbt*r Company. Limited, was held at 147. Leadonhall-strect. E.C.. on tin* Jrd of July. Mr. L. T. Boiistead (chairman of the company) presided, and statist that as soon as the certificate entitling the company to onuinonce
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  • 145 10 On the 24th of Alay last. Air. Bueklev, residing in St. Thomas’s Walk, lost some property, among which was a pair of gold sleeve links valued at $lO. He rc|Kirtcd the matter at Orchard Road Police Station. On the 27th instant. Sergeant Tamby was sent to St.
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  • 178 10 About 2-40 this morning a detective constable found a Bengalie policeman. No. 200, lying disembowelled under a tree in Hong Lim Green. The man had a great gash in iiis abdomen from which the cutrails were protruding and he was lyiug
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  • 1071 10 Scrcntban '*'lrJ July. The July Assizes. Thk July Assizes of the State were o)iciicd on thevifith instant by Mr. F. HelHeld, acting senior Judicial Commissioner. The Hrst on the list w r as that of an appeal hy one Arulampalain, ex-station master at Batoug Beuor, against his
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  • 734 10 A CKKTAIN amount „f a; prevails as to the r. suit <v Jii.Klos at Bisley up to .lauT n to be found id our bavin ~.s V", N 1 lie shooting of .some ~f t i. I '"c. lieyoml par. and that tb, v in the Kolapore Cup.
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  • 94 10 Five Chinese were before r morning, for threatening to s r McKellar at Pearls Hill Resent. morning. i!.ri Mr. McKellar is the Munui ul Works. The reservoir h uo hands of Messrs. Howarth w tractors. Mr. McKellar o u. manner in which their coohe* v u ,i in
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  • 178 11 Ml- f 1 MHHH Httie dock at nt property Mf pit L '.•■A- v:^^^^^^H|(1uc-t( r. 1 1 S\ ;V his Street, of Sl.soo take n the it small ‘"‘^^^^^^■^explaiiH was oil stat< llH'nt'' >^-<|U<'ntlY k shop. been on the 1 >]>-
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  • 691 11 29th June. Tin following is from the Mining J-lima l Thi.- article ha* suffered from a -v attack of nerves, and a good deal *-u utation selling has been indulged -i euding dealers who until recently identified with the late- bull inoerri* nt It is thought
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  • 356 11 The Kmperor of Korea has subscribed towards the establishment of a chandler of conmieree at Seoul. l>n:i\«i the week ending on the* 21st duly, there wnv s(*ven plague eases at Hongkong of which five were fatal. One ease since makes the total H 76. fatalities HIU. A
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  • 134 11 Serow or Mountain Goat. It might interest your readers to know, writes Mr. H. N. Kidley. that a fine serow or mountain-goat has been sent dow’ii by Mr. Kobinsou. from Kuala Laugat. to la* shipjK-d liome to the Zoological Gardens. This is the first. I believe, ever seen
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  • 151 11 Yr>rr.i:nvY. Li Lai Sun and Li Siew Moi wru charged with false personation and abetment against Hong A Moi. The story was fco the c*ffeefc that Nos. 1 and '1 were fined $lO each for assault, but No. 1 got in addition a mouth for
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  • 56 11 Royal Johore Tin Mining Co. Ltd. The total amount of tin ore exported by the tributors on the lands of the Royal .Vohore Tin Mining Coy. Ltd during the month of July, 1906. wan 162 bags Pis there are another 194 Bags at the ini lies ’which could not be
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  • 324 11 Bandmann Opera Co. at the German Club. Tuk alMfVc-iiaincd. clever, musical play was presented to Singaj>ore, last night, at tlic Teutonia Club and. though the acting and singiug were all that could |>o»>Kibly liedcsirol. the accommodation w as scarcely Kutticieut to render evervtliing quite coinfortahle to the
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  • 217 11 Vkstkki»av evening, the annual meeting of tin SingajKirti Catholic Club was lu Id. The attendance was meagre. Tin* minutes of last year's meeting were road and confirmed. The Committee's rcjairt and statement of accounts for the past year were taken as read and also adopted. The Kev.
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  • 218 11 The ease against Saiuiapan for selling milk with added water to Sanitary Inspector Rodrigues and who was convicted under the quarantine regulations by the first Magistrate came on for hearing before Mr. Justice Fisher yesterday. Mr. R. \Y. Braddcll appearfor the appellant and the Hon. W. J. Napier
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  • 144 11 This morning. Mr. H. C. Elirenfels, local agent for the Standard Oil Coy., responded to summonses issued at the instance of Mr. Hawtrv, Assistant Superintendent of Police, and Dr. F. Dent, Government Inspector of Explosives. The first summons referred tei the burning of a number of
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  • 1180 11 1-a Belle Dame Thkuk is very little to be this Ink»k. We are getting ti.ed'i f "T- about tin Qneeu of Societv u Jl ding admired on all bauds, blit j^ M,,,A ‘d criminal. stcc*|ied in crimes ofVv/r, 1 i ltV a lion including that of
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  • 862 11 Two Chinese Committed for Trial for Alleged Cheating. \k>tki:i*a\. Chiang .liu Kiau ami la»w Jim in were placed before Mr. <'olman for preliminary enquiry into an allegation of cheating in resjiect of $9,100 in the case ot the first; and allegations of abetment of this and as
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  • 102 14 Two Malays indulged in a glass of ice water outside the circus on Saturday afternoon. They declined to pay and aggravated this otlenee by breaking the glasses. One of them. Dollah. was arrestisl and figured this morning, before Mr. Given. Inspector Reynold* said the lliing was common
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  • 293 14 Arrived Since 25th Fkii “Hye Leong'. From Telok Hon A. T. Bryant. Mr. T. H. I tut It and Mr. K. Weidmaiin. For **(iutlirie**. From r Svdnov. Mr. Sore. Mr. H. W. H. Stevens. Mr.* Weddo. Mr. H. M. Skinner. Miss Meadow s mid Air. J. Lewis.
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  • 201 14 London, < Hen ml:, due 2nd Augt., Bon stead New Zealand via puts. Aparitna on sth Augt., Boustead. Telnk Anson via ports, Sappho on Mondays, Selangor on Wednesdays, and Hye Leona on Fridays, 8. S. 8. Co. 9 East Coast ports, Dan Whatt Hin alternate Saturdays
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  • Sporting Intelligence.
    • 236 14 First Day of Pexa.no Racks. From Onr men Special Correspondent. Femnnj .72*/ July. A heavy shower of rain fell in the morning, hut the weather soon cleared, and it was tine in the afternoon. The going was good. His Excellency Sir John Anderson was not present, but the
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  • 1395 14 Lip is, llth J ul if. Land. Six lots of agricultural land were recently put up tor sah' at Tcmcrloh for recovery of arrears of rent, hut there were no bids and the holdings thus revert to the State. The Agent at kuantan of the Standard Oil Company
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  • 161 14 Singapore to be Attacked. The mobilization of the troops in Singapore commenced to-day. The general idea is as follows: Great Britain (Red) is at war with a nation (Bluet whose nearest garrision and port is 600 miles. Concentration of men and stores have been reported there. Strategic demands
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  • 877 14 Monthly Report I Ihk (teneral Mana<* r mouth eliding 14th 7| ulv follows;— i Tile accompanying sheet fl ments and assay results 0 t B shows a total of 334 f t I sinkino 111 ft. driving. <■ I cutting, as against a
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  • 1934 15 LIF E OF RICHARD SEDDON. From Lancashire Apprentice to 1 Colonia Premier. t r .0- thM the moment tilt tie- landed in New Zeai’ v .j liiahness, scanning the "liabilities who gave her k<>(l And which is King \j r Seddon was instantly pre- i attended the Princess during V
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  • 1578 15 By An Expert. The following from is from the Daily Telegraph,” of the 30th June: The veiv remarkable rise during the past two years in the price of rubber is due neither to market manipulation nor corners, but to ail increasing demand for an article which cannot l>e forced.
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  • 1428 15 l he Administration Report. Mr. K. \V. B rch, th. h, o; Perak states in his repci; iV r last rear, that ,h? revenue cc the St at f r 1903 amounted to 812,243*97. seeding that Ot the previous vear by *910,625 i he t< X r
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  • 98 16 Special Telegram to the Straits Times (By Submarine t'atle) Simla. 30th July. It is officially notified that tlie transport Soudan will convey the 1st Battalion of the Sherwood Foresters, now stationed at Singa[H»re. to Madras, leaving Singapore on the :H>th of November. Calcutta. 1st August. The Anglo-Cliinese negotiations for carrying
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  • 82 16 Reuter’ s Telegrams. (By Submarine Cable\ Lord Tweedmouth. the First Lord at the Admiralty, admitted that the Government iiad put before the Sea Lords the idea that reducing the (Naval Estimates was desirable. Lord Goschen insisted that Germany was vent upon an Imperial naval expansion policy. In his opinion, anyone
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  • 784 16 By special arrangement with Dcr Ostasiatische Lloyd" (By Submarine Cable) Berlin 25th July Flic news about the mishap to Queen W ilhchnina has been confirmed. Sympathy for her is felt everywhere. Her health continues to be in a satisfactory* condition. r llie House ot Lords opposes the
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  • 2810 16 Reuter’ s Telegrams. (By Submarine Cable) t Reed. 20th July 10.40 a.m. The Moderate Members of the Duma have issued an appeal asking the people to submit to the will of the Czar, and promising to prepare a list of new' members of the Duma for selection, so as to
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 61 16 A Good Rule for the Home. Make it one of your regular habits to keep Chamberlian’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy in your home as a safeguard against a sudden attack of bowel compliant. It is certain to be needed sooner or later, and when that time comes it will
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  • 336 17 ‘n-r t Issue Paid i Shares Value I »P to Reaerve Company Quotations I *Vs at Present I ,e*tion i. L 1 J Price. i GOLD. i; 5.*i***» $110,0*m 10 I 1 1° Bersawab G. M. Co., Ltd 10.00 sellers r-icn Dim 4,000 10 I 10 (Deferred! 8*00 sellers
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  • 300 17 1 l £I5o.*m» £140.000 140,000 1 1 Anglo-Malay Rubber Co., Ltd. £2.15.0 *200,0*•** $120,*HH1 20,000 10 7 Halgownic Rubber Estate Ltd. $14.50 sales and buyers f 7 000 1 1 Batu Caves Rubber Co. Ltd. (f.p) £2.2.6 l:«* n>00 0 1 7 /9 (contrib.) I 700,0*m fOlO/KVl 70,000 10
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  • 185 17 lxi*« £5 377.10.0 £4,648.15.0 7,638 12/6 12/6 Bells Asbestos Eastern Agency, Ltd.. $7.75 sellers I*<K Vs>5O00 $225,000 4.500 30 50 112,500 Fraser X Neave, Ltd. 117.30 buyers ]*>.*, *10 000 000 $10,000,000 80.000 $125 $125 9,5*MU)0*i Hongkong and Shanghai Bank 770.00 sellers 230,0005 1!H»1 $2.400,0*K) $2.41*0,00*) *6 000 $166
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  • 54 17 Howarth Erskinc, Ltd. 0 WQ. OiH) Rilev Hargreaves, Ltd. 0% If P™ 111 b Q y erH Singapore Municipal 6° 0 0 prem buyers. o i 1 5<v 1,178,000 par. buyers. 40/ 602,000 per. sellers. lWoni; Pat»r I>ock Co.. Ltf. 6% -’jO.OOO 2% prem buyers Att,, l on r
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  • SINGAPORE, 1ST AUGUST, 1906
    • 79 17 buyers 7.1o baiubier 11.00 'l‘» (Cube No. 1 1 uu picked 0.50 <"1hm ##> 9.00 Fimtiamik ImycrK f 21.12$ ri ff 27.25 du 2.70 s ai»o Flour Sarawak Hmnci No. 1 •Varl Sago buyers 19.7.» «'»tW Hali. LV W ..22.00 < offn*. Pakinbung. basis ®.00 •ofie*, Liberian No. 1
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    • 125 17 On London —Bank 1 iu/h > 2/4] Demand 2/4 Private 0 ui/h 2/4g do 3 m/s 2/4f* On Germany —Bank d/d #> 2.39 Private 3 lu n 2.431 do 6 m/s 2.454 On bra nee —Bank d/d 2.93 Private 3 m s 2.97 (In ft m/M 2.99 On lu*lin
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  • 140 17 Under this heading the following abbrevia«ons are need :—str.—steamer; sh.—ship; bq; TV*'"*- —schooner; Yet.—Yacht; Cm. —Cruiser. Obt.—Gunboat; Tor.—Torpedo; “•p-^Horse-power; Brit. British U.S.— United States; Fch.—French; Ger —German Unt.~Dutch; Ital.—Italian; Span.—Spanish j Sarawak; G.c.—General-cargo; d.p.— deck passenger; U.—Uncertain; T.P. W.— TaoiongPagarWharf; T.P.D.—Taujong Pagar S°°L B^*"~Bon, eo Wharf; K.H.—Keppel
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  • 1015 17 Latest Arrivals. Ban Hin dnan, Brit. str. 243 tous, Capt Hunter, 1st Aug. From Teluk Anson, 29th Jnlv. G.c., and 70 d.p. Wee Bin A Co. For Teluk Anson. 3rd—Rds. GiangAnn, Dut. str. 567 tons, Capt Moss, 31st July. From Samarang, 29th July. G.c.. and 28 d.p.
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  • 489 18 Sainv. port, probable date of arrival and name of Agent*. Stkamkrs. Airliu. Sydney, Aug. 24; Boustead. Achilles,* China, Sept. 2; 3Tan«tield Albcnga, Hongkong, Sept. Bohn Meyer A lei nous, China, Sept 4 Mansfield Alesia, Hongkong, Aug. 1-4 F»€hu Meyer. Anaiuha. Copenhagen. Aug. 2 h. Asiatic Coy Anuani, Saigon,
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  • SHIPPING.
    • 695 18 July 24 Dagnv, Nor str, 882 tous, Abrabamseu, Pl&djoe, Bebn Meyer Essen, Ger str, 1861 tons, Lemchong, New' Castle, Behn Meyer Den of Mains, Brit str, 2971 tous, Singer, Antwerp, Paterson Simons Sigrid, Rnss str, 1272 tons, Michelsen, Hankow, East Asiatic Coy Hong Mob, Brit str, 2555 tons. Dawson,
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    • 449 18 July 23 Erika, Russ str, Vladivostock Heim, Nor str, Bangkok 24 Bombay Maru. Jap str, Colombo. Bomba> lleuvorlich, Brit str, Hongkong. Japan Montrose, Brit str. Hongkong, J span Lightning, Brit str, Hongkong Rajah of Sarawak, Sar str, Sarawak 25 Saint George, Brit str, Hongkong. Japan KUtna, Brit str, P.
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  • Page 18 Advertisements
    • 533 18 COMMON SENSE “NUTSHELL A new nintical work on the causes ami most scientific and ciTectual means of self-cure ever discovered for nervous and fmKii«*naI debility, waste of vitality, depression of spirits, Ac.,with practical ob-enations on marriage and full directions for removing certain disqualifications that destroy the happiness of w edded
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    • 802 18 and Perrins Sauce. By Royal Warrant to His Majesty the King. THE ORIGIN!!. MO GENUINE WORCESTERSHIRE. USE ONLY USE ALWAYS Atkinson's MOST REFRESHING. A Luxurious Perfume In Health. Far Superior to the German Kinds, A NECESSARY RESTORATIVE IN SICKNESS. Eau« Cologne Of rnt) Medicine of the kind etverted a Cer*;*cete
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