The Straits Budget, 17 January 1907

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  • 31 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE ilvvJMtyBWjc. WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE “STRAITS TIMES." VOL. LXI. NO. 2ssa. Singapore, Ttosday, 17th Janary, 1907. (tneuMi mi hu «mn. Price 25 Cents. V. > r X
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    • 188 1 -> t ♦if $> MECHANICAL. ELECTRICAL 4 CIVIL ENCINfISS. SHIPBUILDERS 04 IMLERMAKERS. m 0 .t T CL. ADD**99 HA*Q**AVeM. 9f NQAPOffM. r V iTP 1, Singapore, Ipoh (Perak). (A I. c tamo.\ lPGIWAtV ImimnH COOK9 BAM KAMI IMIHIRttt LIKMC1 Sole Agenta tor— Ruitoa Procter I Co.. Lit. Portable Engines. Hoad
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    • 486 1 my m 80 7 »i m «tf| XShree Royal Portraits. Royalties Rulers Fame M Fact Rovers Fiction Singapora States Straits CDysterious Story Mr. BY t f.ZJ 4 'i 5h >9/ Ifc-ammi me w. tC .r*i Price $1 or $1.20 with rootage. &§|»4 OBTAINABLE AT OUR AGENTS a C JOHN LITTLE
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  • 182 1 The Royal Visit 1 Penaug's Preparations... 1 Local Programme *2 Tfie Former Visit ’2 S. C. C. New Pavilion *2 Paining Finances <> Singapore Share Market New Singapore Steamer 1 Penang Volunteers 4 Penang Veterans’ Ha 11... 4 Departure of Monmouth 4 King Alfred Ashore J Postal
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  • 609 1 (Fkom Our Own Corrkspondknt.) Hoxokoxo, January 15, 10 a.m. His Royal Highness the Duke of Connaught will have a busy time during his four days’ visit to Hongkong as Inspector-General" of His Majesty’s Forces. The official programme
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  • 147 1 Inspection of the Malay Guides. Pcuang, January lf>. 12.40 p.ni. It has been arranged provisionally for the reception of the Duke and Duchess" of Connaught on their arrival here to provide a guard-of-honour, consisting of the Volunteer Corps and Cadets, at Swettenham Pier. The Government Offices will bedecoiated.
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  • 884 2 I'l HLIC HOLIDAV DECLARED. i, >ir. i of tin-official arrangement* j it to Sing:*pore on February I. »i .j) by M-cisil committee, have, as yet. 1, on. ’I ho*e ot the return visit J ,,r, irv i are still in tin* making, and i, :r*t brio-, i definitely
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  • 530 2 Tin- approaching arrival of T. R. H. the Duke ami Duchess of Connaught, recalls to mind their visit to Singapore in March of 18M. At an early hour on the morning of March 2.'» of that ‘year they
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  • 308 2 Hint part ot’ Singapore- where the Victoria Memorial Hall ami the new Hotel do K'Kurope and the new S. C. C. pavilion is being erected, is perhaps responsible for some of the best nuildings in the City. The latest to
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  • 121 2 Ihe first lecture of the wa* i e !vi ud at the \.M.G\A. mi the dth inst, by Hygiene/’ g the üblect At the close of the lecture the Rev P Hunter, the local Secretary of the St. John’* Association, expressed to Dr. Youne gratitude Of
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  • 1053 3 i Oik Own Cohkkspoxi>kkt>. Lipis, January 7. ial provision has again been made i-'year for works in connection with the j. vdopment of the State, the Public Works i W'partuieut being allotted more money to -in ud iu 1967 than
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  • 146 3 We regret to record the death of Mr. J an Tong Whatt, a very popular Chinese gentleman, at his residence at Moliamed Sultan Road, on Saturday morning. The deceased, up to the time of his death, held the post of chief store-keeper at Messrs. Behn
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  • 579 3 In their weekly share report, M» «*■<*>. Latham and Co. write: The market opened quietly after the noddays, with a general feeling of waet i onfidence akin to timidity, but has wince sett'ed down, closing steadier. A fair business has been done in -cmc Mining Stocks and
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  • 42 3 A vessei, »belioyed to be the HeWiifl>pe*d, bound from Hull for Bnenos Ayres, with a cargo of coal, foundeied on December *H), in a storm off the mouth of the Humber.' The crew, numbering twenty.four, were all drowned.
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  • 593 5 Successful Charity Entertainment in Memorial Hall. i.reat credit is due to the officers and men of H M. S. King Alfred for the most successful iitertaininent given by them on the 14th inst. in aid of S. Mary’s Home, held under the patronage of His Excellency Sir
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  • 264 5 Mr. X o**l Trotter, Postmaster. General. has forwarded to uh the Postal Guide for l‘.M)7 for the Straits Settlements, which has been published with his authority. It is a most serviceable guide, and should find a prominent place in every godowu in the town, as its contents will,
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  • 199 5 Scientists prophesied a total eclipse of the Sun yesterday, and it was recorded that the contact may be visible at Singapore at about 1 hour 510 minutes past mid-day.” Without doubt there was a total eclipse somewhere, but we are not assured that the phenomenon was
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  • 76 5 The alarm sometimes felt in Singapore and Peuaug at the rise of Sabang, a rival port, is not borne out by the course of events. Dutch official reports show that Sabang was visited by 164 foreign ships in 1901. That number rose to 177 in 1905. In the
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  • 90 5 On the 11th inst, while Mr. A. S. Pestana, Boarding Offictr, and his family were driving down to the wharf in a gharry an accident occurred. As the carriage neared the docks, several coolies ran up to assist in carrying the luggage. The pony bolted and
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  • 333 5 Alter a lapse of many month-* tin* Lanca*triau Society in Singapore lias been revived. On tlu* 10th inst., the annual minting took place iii the Volunteer Drill Hall. LimitonantColonel Wright, of the R.G.A., occupied the eliuii and some thirty sons of the County Palatine were
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  • 223 5 Since the Nippon Yuxon Kaisha opened its Bangkok line upon the conclusion of the late war, several Japanese steamship owners have seen in the direction of the South Sea Islands, Rangoon and Saigon, a new field for their operations. According to
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  • 1533 6 MALAYAN RAILWAY. AN UNCOMFORTABLE JOURNEY TO TAIPING. Engineering Difficulties. Will there be Week-end Trips to Singapore P'l ,,1 Oi l' I >W V < ‘own I |Vii;mg. .lanuary I i-t returned fioiu a mn t 'I aip- i i,; those niieonitoitable journevs Im h in v* i ought to In-
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  • 132 6 The Committee of St. Mary’s Home wish to acknowledge, with many thanks, the following list of donations towards the $2,700 required for the benefit of the Home: I. List. Proceeds Tanglin Concert $802 Mr. C. I*. Buckley 100 Offertory, St. Mary’s, K. Lumpur... 70.82 Offertory, St. Barnabas,
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  • 119 6 Colonel Light. a son of Captain Light. tlio founder of Henang, founded the city of Adelaide in South Australia over seventy years ayo. A statue to him waR uuvt*iled there, the other day, by Sir George Le H mitts the Governor of the State. The
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  • 120 6 Iu the House of Commons, Mr. Hoes (Montgomery llurghsi asked the Undersecretary for the Colonies whether he was aware that Sir Patrick Manson and Dr. panic 11 had satisfactorily established the tact that a cure for sleeping sick ness had been discovered by a medical practitioner in lon
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  • 46 6 owned Holton. Watto-puna, TZ'h managed by- the latter, f.as been sold w tlicm for .1:9.01 Hi sterling. There are i«i wrea in tea and 17 in rubber, beside* 10. 1 ara Rubber trees (including .’,uo to rl.1! 14-year-old trees) planted anion;- the tea.
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  • 155 7 VIOLENT EARTHQUAKE. JAMAICA S CAPITAL DESTROYED. Heavy Casualty List. Sir James Fergusson Among the Victims. Of it Own Cordkhimimu nt.) Loudon. January Hi, 2.-0 a.ru. has been received in London. and Ims boon continued, to the effect that Jamaica has been visited by a severe earthquake, destructive to life and
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  • 785 7 Jamaica is the largest Island of the British West Indies, being 141 miles in length and fifty iu extreme breadth, and containing about 4.207$ square miles. The Maud was discovered by Columbus oil May 1494. uud he named it St Jago. after
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  • 826 7 Oh fie. Mr. Editor, how you do play fast and loose with these |>oov Government servants of ours. Oue might almost designate them Elgin’s Troupe of Marionettes.” for first they dauce on oue leg and then, to a different air. they hop on the other, whilst you.
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  • 251 10 Bdoi* Mr. Justice Fisher and a com•it jmy. on Tuesday the defence in Judah ease was opened hy Mr. Vail "'luei* n. who addressed the Court briefly. 1 J* field that the fiivt i-liarge against the unused had not been proved. The document which it was
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  • 400 10 rday. tin cross examination of the ;t.. iM if was continued. He said that N «ttDa.ii liiul had a. grudge* against him H this affair a pretext for getting li ui e.t d1 the office. All me losses incurred hy t hen*; repudiated eo,Bract* had been paid Mr
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  • 332 10 The case of Mahomed Kusope and Said Mancau and Co., cattle dealers, against Tang Joe and Co., owners of the steamer Will o’ the Wisp, has been concluded. The plaintiffs claimed $2f>0 as money forfeited on a contract
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  • 1431 10 tries of ••Police! Police!* attracted the attention of three members of the Police force to Sago Street, on Saturday afternoon, and on their arrival they saw two C antonese, Wan Sun and Lee Ah Choou, busily engaged in fighting,
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  • 956 11 Libel Action in the Supreme Court. Refore the Chief Justice on the 9th inst. Messrs. G. R. Lambert Co. sued Mr. George Michael lor $1,000 damages for libel alleged to he contained in a communication regarding the exhibit of the plaintiff s at the Agri-Horticultural Show’, which appeared
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  • 103 11 On November 28, the police were informed that a Chinese girl, aged twelve years, had disappeared from her parent's house at Kampong Malacca. Detective Inspector Hart traced the chilli to a Chinese planter's hut on the Ruona Vista Road. A Teochew named Li Peng Lau* was arrested. The
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  • 60 12 O- I». t-n.her dl, at No. I’eddei ]f... If the Wifcif .1 c. H. L. Swill. Cnu-f I n, -u Nanning." of a daughter. Penang )'i* l ro l'> p, On unary d. at tin- routhern pr< -b.f- .hi M."U n. >onchow. tin- wife* of the p H x».-.
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  • 115 12 Kjioi.i .im is. On liecember 11. at All Smuts but It. Marlow by tin- Bevd. .1. II. f.igbt. Vim' "f the parish, an-isted by the If i-ti-n I.eigij, i»n'of Wiirgrave, and the Bexd. M Winter. iplttiii Hubert tutor BIimIus. .-berwiiofl I-’oresten*. son of .1, \V. pdioiles. i. s*|,, .1
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  • The Straits Budget.
    • 446 12 IS IT REVOLUTION It i- difficult pi understand horn Beuter's i lew uwmd summary what it is that the Lmd Adxocuic Scotland advocates. We ann<»i imagine .Mr. Thomas Shaw as a JtoL -piem leading Scotland intd a bloody levohitinn mi belmlt of some national cause. V-tliieonU construction that can bo
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    • 834 12 In the good old times everybody, from tbe King downwards, had bis price, and could be bought accordingly. In 169n, it was discovered that is, officially discovered —that corruption was almost universal. William III. took .£10,000, and the 1 hike of Leeds £‘.>.000, as inducements to favour the
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    • 1580 13 Reuter confirms the social telegram we received from our own London correspondent, aud published, yesterday. The Shah ,t Persia is dead he died on the 8th iustant; i hut the news was withheld, as is the custom in Asiatic Empires. Muzaffar-ed din, as His Majesty was called, was
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    • 700 14 l tii,it I iiilia lv v 1 til* r 1 t t* isstn i- the utrodu. lion of a 4 n’igl 1 P— There an t wl (||in rAi-e-hown s y»'.p t,. iiivinit •l.or. gard the* new,p.per .tn.vd. t rv butanun- viI. sear* usually with t .iiiiit* *i
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    • 736 14 ...puwttioti ot the Victorian I’loiu Millers' Association and men bants interested ii. the trade between Australia and these* regions was received in Melbourne by Mr. Swinburne, the Minister of Agriculture. The object of the deputation was one of much importance to Singapore and in fact to British Malaya,
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    • 254 14 Hit* visit of tile Amir of Afghanistan to India lias an important bearing upon Imperial politics at the preseut time. Having been driven back from the Gulf of Pechihli by the Japanese, it is generally expected that the Russiaus will seek an outlet for Siberia in
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    • 413 15 We have already warned the Straits •Chinese against giving financial assistance to wild cat schemes in South China, without obtaining satisfactory assurances that their money would not be squandered foolishly or misappropriated by some enterprising but unscrupulous mandarin. The extracts from Hongkong newspapers which we publish
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    • 793 15 Ought we or ought we not, uo matter whether we are or are not gifted with an ear and taste for music, to have melodies discoursed, while we wade through the courses of tiffin or of dinner? This is a question which concerns many of us in
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    • 584 15 There is in Tonkin a strong anti French movement, which may or may not develop into a very se rious affair. The French, we regret to have to say it, have never proved sympathetic rulers of their Asiatic colonies? and there has never been any appreciation of
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    • 446 16 It ‘S* ,ally I us i n( olltro '-ruble tact by K M.Icnts in this Island, a n,I K,K ,1 lv xttcb by new comers Itcf'Mc they can land H t any of tbe »bar V cH. that Singapore is endow*! by nature wttb a mighty force, which
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    • 1001 16 It is considered highly improbable, in the best informed circles, tl.at Sir Henry Camp, bulbHau nennan's Administration will advise tbc King to dissolve Parliament because of t ic killing of the Education Bill by the House of Lords. It was Wievcl that the liberal Party, with its la,*,
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    • 39 12 I h<- II ip* ifi r T >.<■ > SvH i '*i ,< /,.< t S i vc r A r ‘I! C mi!*- i r«»I *r• il *i 1 1 froiii l.i r ’HIT 4 1 1 Hh i af’lit \4i.»vi fc
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  • 22 12 DKATII Tx.s Tom. iimi. \r In-, residence. No. ‘JS, Molmi'.i-d .so,mu lt „id. tin", morning, at 9.->0 o’i-Jm K. Aged Mi \i-ar*.
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  • 548 17 Mrs. Heslop Hill is on a short visit to Kuala Lumpur. Mr. Just. Magistrate at Kuala Lumpur, has gone to Port Dickson for a holiday. Mr. W L. Ramsay, formerly in charge of tlie Bank at Kuala Lumpur, is goiug to Japan on a slioit holiday for
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  • 463 17 Only ft per cent, of all paper produced in lined for making books. A capsized Chinese junk has been seen Heating in theharbour uear the Quarantine* Station. It has been suggested that an Agri-Horti-cultural Show should be held in Rangoon in March next. The hands ou the big
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  • 1611 18  -  Ann I.’: .up* fi>«** e\ n. 1 i'\ Lady Lcrjry Somerset. It.All*' lli"'-t _’i olflpil w *!/!<t wMm 11 U'n* *least in Allied to maki- cm cjti/.-i. I hey will .’non tli* 'liicv -i f< too precious to iiik hurt in huriv tusly of pubIj i.fc, iliat
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  • 39 18 ‘°1' tb V* Scholarship* 80 iVst• ml I^ t,t on on November been awa r,l J?'» Scholarships for 1907 hare awau,ed as follows in order of merit:1* Lee Kim San. 'Iambi Ibrahim.
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  • 14 19 The Straits Times is not responsible for tt e opinions of its correspondents.
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  • 73 19 To the Editor of the Straits Times.” Singapore, January 12. Sir —In justice to my partner, Mr. Powell Robinson, I must ask you to be good enough to correct the paragraph in last night’s issue, wherein you state I am the proprietor of the Straits Weekly.” The paper is
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  • 237 19 The Editor of the Straits Times. SingajK>re. January 15. Sir,—Your leader on this subject opens up <U1 interesting discussion, and although you ,ue careful not to express an opinion one way or the other, yet perhaps those of your leaders may prove interesting, especially in t plate
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  • 90 19 C onsiderable interest has been aroused in mining circles by the reported discovery of extensive deposits of tin bearing ore in the State of Aguascalientes in Mexico. It is said that samples taken to the capital show the deposits to be rich in metal," and that “in
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  • 97 19 The Han Tek (Ilian rice mill at Cholou tSaigoni has just been fitted up with an extensive electric installation. The firm of Messrs. Riley, Hargreaves and Co. supplied the dynamo as well as the other gear. The 4 Courrier Saigounais si*ys that this is not the
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  • 872 19 General Manager's Monthly Report for the i 4 weeks ending December 29. 1906. The accompanying sheet of mine measure- I ments and assay results of prospecting work i shows a total of 385 feet for the period (4 1 weeks) under review: made up of 19 feet
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  • 219 19 Singapore, January 15, 1907. PRODUCE. Gambler buyers 6.90 do (Cube No. li unpicked 10.37i Copra Bali 11.0u do Pontianak 9.95 Pepper, Black 17.90 ao White 5% 24.50 Saco Flour Sarawak 2fl)5 do Brunei No. 1 2.90 Pearl Sago 5.40 Coffee Bali, 16*% 19.00 Coffee, Palembang, 20% basis 22.50 Coffee,
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  • 105 21 Singapore Golf Club Tlie January Monthly Medal was played for on Saturday fend Sunday, the 12th and 13th instant. The ground was very hard and rough and difficult to play over. The Medal was won by Mr. E. L. Talma with a net score of 84, on a handicap
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  • 418 21 The S. C C Tournament. The S. C. C. cricket tournament was begun on Saturday when the Merchants, thanks to R. T. Reid, secured an easy win. The Rest of the S. C. C. began well, but finished badly, and could only muster 43 runs. The first wicket fell
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  • 128 21 The following are tlie engagements on the Esplanade for the next few days Friday, January 11 —Rugby S. C. C. v. 11. M. S. King Alfred, at 6 p.m. Saturday, January 12 —Cricket: First Round of Tournament, 2 p.m. Monday, January 14 —Hockey; H. M. S.
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  • 76 21 A rowing match Ims lieen arranged between the Singapore Rowing Club and H. M. S. King Alfred, and will take place about 4-80 on Saturday afternoon. The Club team will consist of Messrs. Bouton. I>. Robertson, Branson and Frankliu. The course will be three-quarters of a mile, and
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  • 93 21 In connection with the Singapore Hunt Club, there will be a paperchase on Saturday. The meet will take place at the main entrance, Botanical Gardens, at 4-30 p.ra. There will be a run on Sunday February 3, meeting at the junction of Bukit Tinmh Road and ciuny
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  • 271 21 S. C. C. Draw with R. Q. A. A pointloHH draw was the result of the game between the R. G. A. and S. C. C. on the 10th inst, on the Esplanade. There was a very large attendance —quite the largest that has been seen for some
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  • 69 21 Calcutta, January 11. rhe Ameer and the iceroy of India exchanged visits yesterday. The Ameer expressed wonder at the vast resources of the British Government, and was specially pleased with the accoutrements and general appointments of the British and native soldiery. Lord Kitchener, the Cotmnander-in-Chief of the Forces
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  • 3160 21 London, January 9. The New Hebrides Blue Book attracts* general attention, partly on account of Lord Elgin emphasising fears of undesirable complications through the intervention of a third party, and partly in consequence of the vigorous tone of the protest of the Commonwealth Government, who complained of being
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  • 549 23 \By Special Arrangement with Ostasiatinrhe Lloyd Berlin, January The Shah of Persia is dead. The succession is not disputed. No disturbances hart* broken out. Herr Dernburg. the Gorman Minister for the Colonies, has made a successful speech in public in defence of his colonial policy. The French Government
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  • SHIPPING IN PORT.
    • 464 24 Ji.u.r .ngdiim L- Bntavia f I II pel dta. Bou-tead \l ..'jiUN-eti. A roe Ba> V«?lvi.. i S,ak y• I..- ■i-.bjii. I' tmuik llu-wleN 10 Webster, L don. Boustead [ZZ D P bang. DaendeU Kenel. I nr -ri. Potjewijd. Badiing, DaendeU hHM( p„,. but .tr. Benuiiers. Bandjennas- 11, i
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    • 405 24 J:mwar\ v» legbtiei.- Br.t ••tr. Penang and r a ltt(l Hong W in lint str,* Penang Bon#; Tong. <; 4 r str. Bangkok lalal H.i. Dut str. M..,.ado vi„ ports Duguy. Nor str. nefoo 7 Strathmore, Brit str, Calcutta 111 Sangola, But str. Rang«Njn and Calcutta auiur, Bntstr, Antwerp
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    • 790 24 Same, party probable date oj arrical t and name of Agents. Steamers. Achilles, China. Jan 25; Mansfield Airlie, Sydney, Feb. 24 Boustead Alciuous, China, Feb 17 Mansfield Ainbria, Manila, Jan/Feb Belm Mever Aparima, Australia, Feb. Boustead Arcadia. Hongkong, Jan 31 p, (j Austral.eti Marseilles, Feb 11 M. Maritimes
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    • 251 25 Straits Skipping and Parcels Agency. «ooiv**d packod, Hhippod' to all part v l>. l ash on delivery system, or deli 'WtSud to addreas. J 1 r.OSLINO A Co., 86 Robinson Road albert l. Undertaker ft 150 MM Solaj| Messrs. Dottridge Ik o 2X88 m IP' '■*7. T* V* London, Jo.
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    • 298 25 T -U m >vT >■ s /V- >•» v ►fly S <'* r J i V> •H Mi fIZ and m i £K -l' M t W *2H* v* ft* e ft? v» Ijj .V. A V- r7 -v t 3 'W *ui S»J3 i > .-r S, 'VJI f*
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    • 211 26 Jn order to :r-- {je-cv P 1 1 w v« p /p .3 gHEsg r: fcv SPECIAL i£ o« $1._ J S9fc?&'3»*fe»* ■•:v W -errm. r igs t W- w c m* jy yrwC M: YK vr: L £L: i f IT WILL BE SOLO TILL END OF THIS YEAR
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    • 159 28 ■■pontianaH-” .,,,13,11 < ASKV ■•ill P»hang. Kuantan- Kammaman an<J Tringganu. WLLKLY. ON MONDAYS It,, fonih/H.ii ha« rm-»tl> been .wrli.mM. .">'1 now ha» a.r..m-.,.<I.-,h„n for |,a"tiiRiT'. for fryiRhl <jii(l ,'-;,L'r rat.- awl further information «ppl\ f" Messrs. The BORNEO Co., Ltd. 1 JCt’lltS. FOR SALE. HOTEL IN SINGAPORE. A (ioing Concern,
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    • 138 28 $600,000 j n vi>t "ii securitv. A|»|»lv K. H. MAULFFINCH A Co., v. Battery l»«‘U‘l WALTER PALLISER CONTRACTOR. Kstimato supplied free* lor every de>niption <d work. ONS I RUCTION STEELWORK. Speciality. Head Offices A Works: Xarrjpotjff Jja/jru. Branch Office, J(uala Xumpur. Tel. Address Palliser, Singapore. 6 Ollc.s liiCiJ. A.B.C. fttli
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    • 200 28 PHOSFERINE 8 THb Greatest of all Toniea. 8 RADIATES HEALTH 8 Proprietors Ashton k Parsons, Limited, B La Belie Sauvage, London, L.C. J Sieieieieieieiuiimml Straits sDimes CAN BE OBTAINED AT THE FOLLOWING PLACES IN Singapore MESSRS. JOHN LITTLE A CO., LTD. MESSRS. KELLY AND WALSH, LTD. RAFFLES HOTEL. MESSRS. KIM
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