The Straits Budget, 3 September 1908

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1 26 The Straits Budget
  • 27 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES.” VOL. LXII. NO 2638. Singapore, Thursday, September 3,1908. ESTABLISHED OVER HALF A CENTURY Price 25 cents
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  • 262 1 LEADERS: Disgraceful Condition of Con naught Drive 12 Additional Facts for Anti-Opiumist* 12 Ex Hougkong Governor and the Opium-Question 12 Evil Effects of Long-Credit System Id Eh)g’ a r P«rju<*y in Eastern Courts Id Native-Born and Government Appointments Id Lamentable Election Fiasco in Manila 14 Peace and
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  • 872 1 Sons of the Soil. ALPHA’S PLEA FOR THE NATIVE-BORN. Should Government Prefer Them to Outsiders 1 We have received the following letter for publication To the Editor of the Straits Times. S ngapore, August 29. Sir,—In a leading article, on the lJth instant, entitled Sons of the Soil, the Editor
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  • 991 4 An emergency meeting of the Planters' Association of Malaya, summoned by telegram, took place in the Selangor Club on Thursday. Mr. R. W. Harrison took the chair, and Mr. L. H. Clayton, Superintendent of Immigrants, Straits Settlements and F.M.S., was present. The
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  • 188 4 A large throng of Malays, including the leading athletes and prominent members of the Darul Adab Club, gathered at Johnston's Pier, on Saturday afternoon, to bid farewell to Mr. E. E. Colman, who, having been transferred to Malacca, left for that port by the steamer Carlyle.
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  • 92 4 Two motor-launches were sold at auction by Messrs. H. L. Coghlan and Company at the Marine Police boathouse, on the 25th ultimo. The large sea going motor-launch Labrador, length 40 feet, breadth 9 feet, with a 12horse power, two-cylinder motor, was ordered to be sold by the
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  • 565 4 (Fkom Our Own Corrks»*on,, Rn Ti Kuala Lumpur, A U g U8t > 9 The return of the imports and exnnr- t the State of Selangor durin*' thp J lnto quarter of the current year does not^j° n 1 any
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  • 755 6 a the ordinary meeting of the Municipal ummissioners, held in the Board Boom, oo i'>i<Jay afternoon, the following gentlemen w‘ire present: —Mr. J. Polglase, Deputy pr-Htdent; Mr. F.J. Benjafield, Acting Secre- Ur/, Mr. H. Gostwyck, Acting Engineer; Dr W; R. C.
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  • 276 6 Judgment wa** given in the Supreme Court, on Friday, by Mr. Justice Sercombe Smith, in the Admiralty action in which Emanuel do Polline, of Mariopul, Russia, sought to recover salvage money in respect to the grounding of the ship Erika, in
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  • 93 6 Giving false evidence in a judicial proceeding before His Majesty the Coroner on the 26th July 1908 was a charge against Tay Tay in the Senior Magistrate’s Court, ou Saturday. The charge was amended by the substitution of “Worship”’ for “Majesty, and the Coroner, Mr. Alexander
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  • 59 6 At a meeting of the Legislative Council to be held on Friday, the Crown Suits. Agriculturists Loans and Military Manoeuvres Bills will be read a third time; the Final Supply Bill and the Tamil Immigration Fund Bill will come on for second reading: and the Theatres, Destructive Pests
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  • 358 6 The first annual meetiug of the holders of the Rahman Hydrant Tin Limited, was held at Penang on :1. v t ultimo. 11 Mr. F. Douglas Osborne preside, i, aud fc stated that the mine was gettin la t c proper operation
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  • 140 6 Messrs. Fernandez and Company conducted an auction sale on Wednesday, when the following property were disposed of Freehold land and house known as N«.. off Campong Java Road, area 4,707 sq. ft Veerappa Chitty for $525. Freehold land situate at Havelock I (can area 6,955
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  • 76 6 It seems that it was a somewhat strenud’** game of football that was played, on Friday afternoon, between the Singapore Kecreat r Club and the Engineers ana Warders. When the match was finished thecas ties were :—G. R. Oehlers, dislocated slio. der; an Engineer, nasty cut over the
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  • 740 7 We have much pleasure in publishing the following letter:— To the Kditor of the Straits Times. Singapore, August 27. Sir, -I shall be much obliged if you will insert the enclosed in your valued columns a reply to your leading article of
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  • 517 7 A correspondent writesßeferring to a rumour that is going the rounds of the bazaar ahorrt Government hunting for beads in connection with tho new bridge at the month of the Singapore river, to which you in ado reference in your Issue of
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  • 330 7 During the sitting of the Bankruptcy Court, on Friday, before Mr. Justice Seroombo Smith, Mr. A. M. Sarkies was examined further respecting the failures of Messrs. Sarkies and Johannes. Replying to Mr. C. Emcrsou, on behalf of the ()mcial Assignee, the
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  • 159 7 The total number of births registered in the State of Perak during the first half year ending Juno JO, 1908, was 4,605. Of these, 2,111 were males, and 2,194 females. The largest number of births occurred in the Krian district, and that among the Malays and
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  • 110 7 A general meeting of shareholders in the Castern Shipping Company, Limited, was held at Penang on Monday, at which a State inent for the first six months’ working was laid before the shareholders. After due allowance being made for depreciation of the Company’s fleet and stock, there
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  • 739 9 Oik Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, August 2.7. itc-cut visitor to the Federal Capital ,1, bed it as a town of ornamental buildm and numerous bridges. V (‘'aids the ornamental buildings, the remark '"certainly applies; bnt, in a few nt hs heuce, there
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  • 393 9 A few days ago Mr. D. Butler, the Acting Assistant Commissioner of Police for Pahaug, who. with Inspector Burton aud other officials, has been devoting his energies to effecting the capture of the murderers of Dr. Barrack, at Kuantan, made
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  • 118 9 The third annual general meeting of the Subordinate Civil Service Association took place at the Club house on Saturday night. The report and accounts were read and passed, and the follow ing office-bearers aud members of Committee were elected for the ensuing year: President, Mr. N. an
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  • 563 9 THE DEATH OF MRS. MURPHY. Coroner ’s Inquest Conducted by Mr. Gentle. Mr. Alexander < lentle, the Coroner, held an inquest at the General Hospital, on the 27th ultimo, over the body of the lute' Mrs. Murphy, wife of Captain I*. M. Murphy, Acting Deputy Master Attendant. Dr. MacGregor stated
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  • 77 9 The many friends in Singapore of the late Mr. A. II. Laing, of the* Eastern Extension Telegraph Company’s staff, will he sorry to hear of his death from heart complaint, on the 1 nth ultimo, at the Cocos Inlands, where his father, Mr. W. D.
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  • 87 12 Farmer. —On August 25, at 24, Wilkie Road, Singapore, the wife of J. A. Farmer, of ;i daughter. Goldie. —At Eden Hall, Singapore, on August 29, the wile of R. M. Goldie, of a daughter. Main. -On August 2m, at the Rotanic Gardens. Singapore, the wife of T. Wilson
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  • THE Straits Budget.
    • 446 12 tile roadway in hand atonce.- Straits Times, August 29. The public will be pleased t«> note Mr. Macbeau's remark at yesterday’s meeting of the Municipal Commission on the condition ot the Connaught Driv6. It is no exaggeration to say that the surface ol‘ the roadway
      tile roadway in hand atonce.- Straits Times, August 29.  -  446 words
    • 792 12 Straits Times, August ‘is. Our Hongkong contemporary, the Daily Press, has been making an examination of the opium statistics of the Chinese Customs contained in the report for 1907, and arrives at the conclusion that the information this batch of reports contains is not likely to
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    • 466 12 away u6rc« iiGHiicr this anti-opium movement —ktrau* August 29. In this issue wo reproduce the letter to The Times, by Sir Henry Blake, ex (h.vcrnor of Hongkong and of Ceylon, dealing with the opium question. A summary „r this letter was cabled by Reuter
      away u6rc« iiGHiicr this anti-opium movement—ktrau* August 29.  -  466 words
    • 1101 13 —Straits Times, August 27. Penang as well as Singapore is feeling the evil effects of the long-credit system, and Mr. Cecil Guinness, in ?ns capacity of Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce, did well to refer to the subject at the half-yearly meeting of the
      —Straits Times, August 27.  -  1,101 words
    • 291 13 .Straits Times. August 2*. Comment is frequently made in Far Eastern Courts of the flagrant perjury committed by witnesses. The Asiatic, admirable though he is in many respects, has a low estimate of the value of truth at any time and wc do not think
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    • 651 13 the Cadet Service is open.—Strait* Tiuiee, September 1. We publish to-day a letter from a highly respected local resident on a subject that is destined to become of more engrossing interest in all our British Colonies. Our correspondent pleads tho right of the native-born, the sons
      the Cadet Service is open.—Strait* Tiuiee, September 1.  -  651 words
    • 1221 14 —Straits Times, August 31. Z 'i..- election of two consejals for the first and second districts of Manila has stirred tli immunity of that city most profoundly. T*v F ilipinos were elected, and we gather one of the American newspapers, the m > 1 1
      —Straits Times, August 31.  -  1,221 words
    • 793 14 —Straits Times, September 1. With Emperor, King, statesmen, and ministers of the Gosi>el preaching the doctrine of peace and goodwill among the nations, the people of Europe ought to be assured that the jingo talk about the inevitableness of a war between Great Bri. tain
      —Straits Times, September 1.  -  793 words
    • 705 15 ceptionally interesting reading. Straits Times, September 2. the close of the Russian-Japanese war, ral Kuropatkin, from official material .\sible to him as Commander-in-Chief of e Russian forces, constructed an elaborate I tor y oi the campaign and a detailed state(.n: ui the condition, purposes, and developi
      ceptionally interesting reading. Straits Times, September 2.  -  705 words
    • 376 15 are doomed to go.—Straits Times, September 2. Gu Tuesday, the Municipal staff began the repair of Connaught Drive. A supply of granite road-metal has been fouud, and Kling workmen are now busy tilling in the ruts and holes. We congratulate the Municipal staff on the promptitude with which
      are doomed to go.—Straits Times, September 2.  -  376 words
  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 91 12 The post free price of the Straits Times is a year. The poet free price of the Straits Bust get it $14 a year. It it not necessary to subscribe fora year. The subscriptions for shorter period* art at the same proportionate rate as for a year. The Straits Budget
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  • 653 15 Mr. G. C. Koch, Supervisor of Customs. Port Swettenham, has been transferred to Klang. Lady Howard of Glossop lias arrived iu Singapore from Kuala Lumpur, en route for China. Mr. W. 14. Penney has been appointed Protector of Labour Contracts for the State of British North Romeo.
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  • 1620 16 8 fcucg rubber estate, British North Borneo has been transferred to a company. 1 l'oll Europe, eleven officers and 733 so* hers tor Saigon arrived, on Sunday, by t< I' r< och steamer Ouessant. kh.uainan living in Prinsep Street, cLaig'** another with absconding with a jade gtou
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  • 1305 17 I t he third time, the teams representing J<liera Post Office and the Marine Police Thursday in the semi-final round for th< t/oltnau Shield, to decide who should t the Datul Bahar in the final. There
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  • 118 17 (Fkom Oimc Own C’okukscondknt.) Penang, August *U, ll. 2"» am. The new bridge at Kapala ll.uu, in the State of Kedah, was opened by the Sultan on Saturday with consi< u, ny. There was a
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  • 159 17 The I’.S.S. Banger, which arrived in Singapore on Tuesday ou its way to America from the Philippines, formerly had an armament of eleven guns, six Four inch, four six-inch and a Colt’s rapid-fire, but these have been removed ,*nd iulely .-lie has been used for survey work
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  • 75 17 It will interest our readers to kuow that Johore is now connected by rail with the Federated Malay States. Tho railheads from tho north and south met each other ou Mouday at a spot about sixty miles from Johore B.iliru, thus making it possiblo for an engine to
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  • 149 17 The Garrison District Orders for Tuesday says: The attention of all Officers, Warrant Officers, Non-commissioned Officers and men, and their wives and children is specially invited to the highly insanitary conditions which generally prevail at the dairy farms in Singapore, in connection with the collection
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  • Sporting Intelligence.
    • 1364 18 5.C.C. Tournament. The following are the results up to date in the S.C.C. Lawn Tennis tournament Wednesday*5 Play. Profession Pairs. Banks 1.—Liutou aud Bremner beat Tel. IV. Wilson and Winfield,2—6, 6—4, 6—3. C.S. I.— Seth and Green beat C.S. III. Bailey and Talma, 6—1, 6—2. A Class Double
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    • 432 18 Singapore Golf Club. The following are the handicaps tor tie Ladios’ monthly competitions for a spoon. t first of which takes place on Monday, instant. Any- lady not yet handicapped receive points on returning a card of ni holes. f Miss Darbishire, scr., Mrs. Fowlie, 3,* Bowes, 4, Mrs.
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    • 324 19 LadieC Monthly Handicap. 1 connection with the Singapore Ritie A-* c ation, the lady members tired in the tlr-t monthly handicap competition at the Bai» i Range on Thursday evening, when f".inviug scores were made: 100 150 200 H eap. Tl. Mi- lun ai 23 27 .6 94 Mi-
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    • 221 19 Y.M.C.A. v. S.R.C. The Cricket match between the Y.M.C.A. aud the S.R.C. on the S.R.C. ground on Saturday resulted in a draw. The scores were: S.R.C. T. A. Davidson c and b Bulhuore 22 C. Valberg c Beven b Bulluiore 26 E. E. de Souza uot out 66 J.
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    • 841 19 Singapore Shield Competition. The Warders and Royal Engineers met the S.R.C. in a Shield match on the S.R.C. portion of the Esplanade, on Friday. The game was fairly fast and interesting. Both sidos put on the best teams they could get together and were trying new goal keepers.
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    • 88 20 S.C.S.A. v. C.V.C. Bepresentativcs of the Subordinate Civil Service Association and the Chinese Volunteer Corps played a billiard match at the Club House of the S.C.S.A., on Thursday with the following result: Doubles. C.V.C. S.C.S.A. Tan Chow Kim 1 Lee Kiew Siew 200 Lee Chin Tuan E. Fernandez SlN'.LES.
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    • 75 20 Swimming Club Aggregate Cup. There was a large attendance at the swimming Club Bungalow on Sunday morning, when the 220 yards handicap for the Aggregate Cup was swum. The weather conditions were favourable, the tide being good and the sea smooth. The result was as follows B. L. Cuscadeu,
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    • 230 20 Griffins in Training. The revised list of Griffins in training is as follows: 1 Mr. Payne” b Songster, H. Abrams. 2 Hon. T. S. Baker b g llayakaze, H. Abrams. 8 Seah Kng Kuu br in Poppy. H. Abrams. 4 The Chariwang Kougsce” b g Chariwang, H. Abrams.
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  • 87 20 The annual report of the Directors of the duller Hydraulic Tin Mining Company, Limited, for the tliird year ended April 80, 190 H, shows a balance at credit of JE474 11s. lid., and this the Directors propose to carry forward to next year’s account. In accordance with
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  • 73 20 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, September 1, 7 p.m. One of the most fearful storms of recent times has been experienced on the coasts of the British isles. Many wrecks are reported. One hundred and sixty Brighton
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  • 188 20 The Tanjong Pagar Dock Board’s tug Yaruna, which has been assisting in getting the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company’s cable steamer Patrol off the reef at A roe Bay, returned to Singapore on Tuesday night. The cable steamer Recorder, which also went to assist the Patrol, is
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  • 169 20 The Rev. \V. T. Cherry, Superintendent of the Methodist Publishing House, leaves for Sarawak by the next steamer, to inspect the work of the Methodist Mission there, in his official capacity as District Superintendent in charge of the work in Singapore and British Borneo. He expects to
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  • 432 20 Earty yesterday moraine, avoirne Euron,, derkm Singapore ended Tiislife by 3** bullet through his brains. putllD a At the time, he was a guest ot a 1 the suburbs, where he had ben, 1 for the past few days in order to
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  • 46 20 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, September 1. 7 p iu. King Edward lias given Sir Hobort Hart, Inspector-General of the Imperial Chinese Maritime Customs, permission to wear the Grand Cross of the DaDneboigconferred upon him by the Kingoi Den mark.
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  • 90 20 The September General Cause list. from the Government Press, contains cases, in addition to six which are at R* foot of the list for hearing in Octoboi a a I >eeember. It is many months since a list of a^y t i u like these proportions
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  • Page 20 Advertisements
    • 85 20 Property Sale. The following Singapore properties were disposed by auction at Powell A Co’s saleroom Tuesday No. 11 Fraser Street, 1,156 square feet, 090 years lease; monthly rent >50. Tay Wall Siang, $5,000. Freehold land fronting a reserve for road off Rangoon Hoad, 06,9Hl square feet. Soli Kim Lian, $1,100.
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  • 2084 21 London, August 26. remarkable interview with Zia Pasha, j iea d of the Turkisli secret Police, who is now in London, has been published in the Lress. /ia Pasha approves of the Young Turks 1 their movement, but admits that they ue ver forgive him, as. at the
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  • 988 22 Berlin, August 26. Th negotiations between Spain and Ger- many for the establishment of a private 1 German coaling station on the Canary Islands arc concluded. The dispute between Holland and Venezuela lias takon a more serious aspect. In case of need, a blockade of the Venezuelan ports
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  • 217 22 SlNGAPOR*. SwTKMj.V 2, 1006 PRODUCE. (iambier buyc-r* I 600 do (Cube No 1* unpicked 12 00 Copra Bali 7.35 do Pontianak 6.85 Pepper, Black buyers 10.62$ do White 6% buyer** 1687$ Sago Flour SAraw*;- 2.97$ do Brunei No. 1 2.85 Pearl Sago 3.60 Coffee Bali, pioked 24.00 Coffoe, Palembang,
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  • SHIPPING IN PORT.
    • 608 23 August 26 Jt in Brit atr, Sangster, Langkat, Kata Bros B rijkok, Ger tr Nlcolaisen, Bangkok, Behn i>r it!' Nor Btr, Olsen, Bangkok, Lim Ban Seng Valintyn, Dut sir, Brust, Sambas, Daeudels >7 Brit bit, Snow, Shanghai, P. AO. Coy or,’ ilrit tag bt, Calver, Rotterdam, Sir John t’
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    • 398 23 August 26 Kut Sang, Brit str, Penang and Calcutta Teresa, Brit str, Macassar via ports fMeteor, Rus str, Batoum Kai«ow, Brit str, Shanghai and Hankow Halaban, I)rt str, Penang *7 Sappho, Brit str, Port Swettenham via ports Janet Nicoll, Brit str, Port Swettenham v ports Hong Wan, Brit str,
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  • LIST OF PASSENGERS.
    • 253 23 Per P. and O. Britannia, connecting with the steamer Oriental at Colombo, doe September 11.—Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Pett, Mr: F. W. King, Mr. F. L. Okell, Mr. O. D. Robertson, Mr. T. L. Crowthor, Mr. J. Dykes. Per P. and O. steamer Sumatra, duo September 18.
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    • 261 23 By the Delta, Captain B. W. H. Snow, August 27. From Shanghai: Mr. T. P. McAran. From Hongkong: Mr. C. Stephen, Mr. Choc Citing, Mr. M. Mendes, Mr. J. Passos and two stampers. By the Perak, Captain W. S. Quine, August 27. From Penang: Messrs. Ruez, Carson, Yolge, Stopani,
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    • 141 23 By the Delta, August 28. For Penang: Messrs. C. I>. Slater, Simmonds, O. B. Tayo, Tso Ping Lung and Teo Biow Suan. For Colombo: Miss Meany, Mr. G. Mugliston and Mr. P. J. Anderson, (Mr. and Mrs. Red foam). For Sydney: Mr. W Eyre Kenny. For Brindisi: Dr. A.
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  • Stocks and Shares. Singapore, September 2, 1908.
    • 382 24 Date of Issue Paid Shares Comnana forma- 3uo*oribed of Value flowed Oompany Quotation *od t Ba y* 1 J4M 1300 000 300,000 30,000 10 10 Belal Tin M. CK. Ii»d. 6 75 4 3417 8300 000 225,0C0 22,500 10 10 i 7,500 Brnaog Ltd. 6 00 iuoi 1600 000
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    • 373 24 IQ 5D 004< 124 125 46,500 1 1 Anglo-Malay Rubber Co., Ltd. (tolly paid! 3.16 0 1905 £150,000 124,120 10 3,500 1 17/6 (oontrtb.) 3.100 1906 *300.000 126,000 j 12,60* 10 10 i 7,400 Baigownie Rubber Estate Lid. (fully paid), 14 50 1904 £30,000 22,750 22,760 1 1 19,000
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    • 216 24 I 1884 US,377.1C.G 4,F05 7,68* 12/6 12/t 91 Bells Asbestos Eastern Agency, Ltd S.fiO IF98 8225,0C0 225,COO 4,6CO 50 50 Eraser A Ncare, Ltd. 140 03 1H6* 115,000,000 i5,000,000 120,0( 0 125 125 Hongkong and Shanghai Bank 80 5 0 ioj (4 400 oon q ror 18|000 IOC Ilowarth
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  • Page 25 Advertisements
    • 359 25 DINNFFORD’S for Aoidity of tin Indigestion, L 1 so jhe 1 i-.'-l Ti?.. 4 SsSgS 3s. «3 8assP£ fir *m{>, f». The Physician’* .Cure for Gout. |Rheum;Uio Goo| '“and V Safest and moist Effective Aperient for v' Regular Use. L't. It AGNESIA ■i A. BOX. “am 1 ■<, V s
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    • 479 25 THE RUBBER WHEEL AND CYCLE W0RK8 47 Hit: Street, (opposite Arruomu) (Tbarchfc Bicyoto* on hire, t<>r «nle and kinds o- Repair Work on Carriage, Dmcut and Kick -hi, Wheels, also supply i&l l|Ufcd» of Rubber Tyres. Satisfaction guaranteed. Frees mod rate. fvj > -jj &1' 1 ihi.hmw NOVICE 1 THE
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  • Page 26 Advertisements
    • 139 26 Caledonian Hotel, rr, Brass SBasab Upad, SINGAPORE. Tbe Brightest and Healthiest Resort in the City. Hotel Porter, in uniform, meets all Boats and Trains ADEL PHI HOTEL. THE lANQHAM HOTEL OF THE EA8T. IBB ONLY HOTEL IN SINGAPORE UNDER ENGLISH MANAGEMENT. Aaglo-Franoh Coisioe t English Cleanliness Home Comforts Moderate Terms
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    • 307 26 *UC£ WORC mm j Assists digestion and gives a delightful piquancy and flavour to all HEAT DISHES, SOUPS. FISH, CHEESE, CURRIE?, DAME, POULTRY aad SAUQ^_ The Original Genuine Worcestershire. .4 By Roval Warrant to H W THfc MNG STRAITS F.M.S ANNUAL Mow Ready I A Magnificent $2.00 Production. by post
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