The Straits Budget, 18 November 1909

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  • 27 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE “STRAITS TIMES.” VOL. LXIII. NO. 2701. Singapore, Thursday, November 18,1909. UTABIISMCI OVtl MAU A CCSIWV Price 25 cents
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  • 243 1 leaders— China’s Awakening 12 Eastern Smelting ...12 18 Singapore as Naval Base 18 Rubber Quotations 18 14 The Cost of Rejection 14 Municipal Singapore 14-16 Local and Gsnbral— Municipal Moating Malacca Notes 4 Visit of Sir R. Laidlaw, M.P 6 Correspondence 8 Macao Delimitation 5 Tropical Medicine
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  • 880 1 The regular fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Commissioners was held in the board room, on Friday afternoon, and was followed by a special meeting for the continuation of the consideration of the estimates for 1910. The following were present: Messrs. E. J.
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  • 1174 3 200 Mail Bags Lost. So mauy vessels, especially those of the Ship’s Agency (Messrs. Daendels and Co.) pass through the narrow Khio Straits that directly the La Seyne went to the bottom she constituted a serious danger to shipping, especially at night. Immediately the
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  • 210 4 Messrs. W. J. aud H. Thompson's fortnightly rubber circular, dated October 21, says —Para. —Our market still continues to be subject to sharp tluctuations, especially for distant deliveries. With an absence of news from Manaos (owing to broken cable), the trade here seem vory chary of operating.
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  • 164 4 Raffles Museum, which owes its thanks to the Sultan of Joliore for some valuable zoological gifts, has just been informed that it is about to bo enriched by a very lino specimen of the Malayan elephant shot by His Highness near the sixteenth mile from
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  • 1106 4 (Fuom Ol’k Own Cokkksi’ondknt.) Malacca, November 10. The King’s Birthday passed off very quietly here. The Resident-Councillor with Mrs. and Miss Evans had gono to Singapore and the parade of cadets and police of former years was not held. The cricket match
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  • 173 4 The King's Birthday was celebrated at Tronoh by aquatic and land sports at the Tronoh Mines which attracted a great deal of interest from the inhabitants of the township, some three thousand being present. The sports, which comprised swimming
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  • 195 5 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, November 16. The annual general meeting of the Penang Turf Club was held in the Chamber of Com merce, yesterday afternoon, under the chairmanship of Mr. J. F. Wreford. It was stated that racing daring tho year
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  • 33 5 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, November 15. Owing to tho approach of the general election in England, Sir R. Laidlaw M. P. is visit to the East.
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  • 158 5 I lubber still occupies a prominent place in the attention of everyone on the West Coast, -;ays tho North Borneo Herald of the 2nd inst. Both tho Bengawan and Kimanis blocks, at present being opened by Messrs. Ilutler and Weedon, have been
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  • 149 5 Commenting on the Birthday honours, the Taiping paper says :—ln view of tho importance these States have now attained and tho amount of hard work that has been put in to reach that stage, it is surprising that we should have so little appreciation of the services of
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  • 13 5 [The Straits Times is not responsibts for the opinions of its correspondents.]
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  • 232 5 I o the Kditor of the Straits Times. r venture to appeal, through your columns, to our municipal authorities, to take some steps towards abating the noise nuisances which abound in this town. lo-night at the hour of eleven I am being ttrtured by the incessant din of
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  • 202 5 A meeting to consider the annual* New Year’s sports was held ou Monday, Capt. Chancellor took the chair Mr. G. P. Owen read the notice oalling tiio meeting. It was unanimously decided to hold sea sports on
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  • 59 5 (From Our Own Cokhksponornt.) Hongkong, November 15. Tho Macao Delimitation Commissioners have suspend'd negotiations. China refuses to acknowledge Portugal’s claim to the inner harbour and adjacent islands, and contends that tho original Portuguso Colony occupied only half the j isthmus. 1 Portugal
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  • 243 5 liiu I>. L. small steamer f at Brisbane, on October ‘2l, frOtn I icrhertshoho for the purpose of receiving a thorough overhaul. It is rejtorted that the v returned to Horbertshoho from tho s °uth t oa*t of New Britain,
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  • 148 5 In accordance with the recommendations of tho recent departmental Commit too on the West African Medical Staff, tho Colonial Secretary has appointed tho following gontlomon to bo an Advisory Committee on the medical and sanitary questions connected with British colonies and protectorates in tropical
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  • 102 5 The following F. M. S. appointment* axe gazetted. Mr. .J. W. Campbell to bo turnin* tant to the director of agriculture and ropei intendent of government plantation*, Mi. .1. R. O. A Id worth to act as auditor-general, Mr. A. W. Just to act a* a revenue auditot,
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  • 63 5 Ng All Patt, u Cantonese living in liukirn St., was convicted by the second magistrate, on 1 riday afternoon, of possession of 1,024 tahils of illicit chandu, valu<xl at S'1,120 and was lined $10,000, or in default sentenced to one year’s rigorous imprison meet. If fb«
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  • 219 7 That the children’s concerts periodically given in the Theatre are as popular as ever they were, was plain from the size of the Juvenile audience which gathered in the milding on Thursday to listen to a programme prepared for their edification. As usual, the Philharmonic Society's orchestra
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  • 164 7 On Monday, Raya the Pinang Gazette of the 10th inst., Colonel Murray paid a visit to the deputy colooial engineer's office in the Government Buildings, Penang, and the entire staff having been called together, addressed them in the following terms: Mr. May and officers of the public
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  • 998 7 We have received a copy of the report submitted to the third annual general meeting of Malacca Rubber Plantations, Limited, held in London, on October 26. The text of a special resolution as to capital precedes the report and
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  • 235 7 There must have been few people whose slumbers were not disturbed by the violent thunderstorm which broke over Singapore ab >ut 1 a.m. on Thursday. The combination of wind, rain, thunder and lightning was decidedly interesting and appears to have been distributed pretty evenly over the whole town.
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  • 964 8 After eight years’ service in Singapore, as Lloyd’s surveyor, Mr. F. W. Wtbb is returnicg to England on promotion next Friday, and will take with him the best wishes of a wide circle of friends formed during
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  • 127 8 Presiding at the statutory meeting of St. Andrew Malay Rubber Co. Mr. Thomas A. Motion said when they took this estate over there were 250 acres planted with rubber, totalling about 40,00 J trees, the ages being from close on four years old to just under
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  • 74 8 There will be sincere sympathy with Mr. J. H. Williams, manager of tbe Singapore Government Railway, in the loss he has sustained by the death of his wife, Mrs. Harriette Robina Williams, which occurred at Fort Canning Road, on Thursday afternoon, after a short
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  • 58 8 (Fbom Oub Own Gobbbspondbnt.) Penang, November 12. A wire has been received from CeyloD stating that the Kuala Lumpur Rubber Company is paying a dividend of 20 per cent., is placing £5,000 to the reserve fund, and is carrying forward £3,853. Labu (F. M. S.) Rubber Company has
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  • 1070 8 A meetiM of the Legislative Council held on Friday afternoon, at which Hi. F.t* coltency the Governor Sir John And Jon G. C. M. G., presided. There were al*o YnnT k 6 8e P: et r y- Sir
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  • 82 9 The following non-commissioned officers end men have been awarded the medal for lone service and good conduct: Royal Garrison Artillery. —Co. Qr.-Mr. Sgt. J. w. Littlefield and Co. Sgt. Major C. J. Bertram; Royal Artillery.—Sgt. F. G. Kennedy R A (attached to Malay Stites Guides); Royal Engineers.—
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  • 75 9 The Malay Mail understands that work in connection with a new wharf for tongkangs at Port Swettenham will probably be com mono* dit the near future. While appreciating any action that will assist in relieving the present congestion at our port, our contemporary cannot but regard this matter
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  • 1061 9 The marine insurance caso, which has occupied a good deal of Mr Justice Sercombe Smith’s time recently, was concluded iu the Supreme Court, on lOsh inst., when his Lord ship delivered judgmeot in f tvour of plaintiffs, Soon Keck. L
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  • 134 9 (From Oub Own Cokbk.sfoni>«nt.) Kuala Lumpur, N >vember 11. Petaling Street was the scene of a serious outbreak of fire, last evening, six houses being practically destroyed. The fl unos wore thought to have been subdued after the
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  • 66 9 The following extract from a letter dated 9th inst, from His Excellency the Governor, and Cotumand»*r-in Chief, Straits Settlements, to the Officer Commanding the Troopa, Singapore, has been published for the information of tho Garrison; —I desire to congratulate you and the officers and inea under your
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  • THE Straits Budget.
    • 1247 12 —Straits T*mes, November 11. Questions which crop up in the House of Commons from time to time seem to indicate that there are a few people in England who endeavour to take an intelligent interest in (he affairs of the Far East. But, on the other band, there
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    • 1079 12 V W will not be overlooked. —Straits Times, November 12. W e have no intention whatever of writing on the present occasion for the guidance of anyone who holds shares in the Eastern Smelting Company. Attention was drawn pretty forcibly to the position of this com pany in
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    • 1052 13 bo pay tor the accommodation.—Straits Times, November 18. We do not suppose (bat Captain Macaulay, who has been expounding a scheme of naval defence for the Asiatic possessions of Great Britain, oan be regarded as a person authorised to reveal the inner workings of the higher
      bo pay tor the accommodation.—Straits Times, November 18.  -  1,052 words
    • 1070 13 convalescence in most.—Straits Times, November 15. We published on Saturday some interesting extracts from a table prepared to show the position of a number of leading rabbet companies in Malaya, Sumatra, and Ceylon. Ttie object Mr. Artbnr-Shephard bad in view w hen he set himself an arduous task,
      convalescence in most.—Straits Times, November 15.  -  1,070 words
    • 1208 14 abont^consistenoy.-Straits Times. Co Mr. Winston Churchill, whom we may, in passing, congratulate on the slight consequences of his latest fighting experience, agrees with The Economist in saying that the oestothe Exchequer will be about £50,000,000 if the House of Lords rejects the Badgot. There does not
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    • 1523 14 coast for many years. —Straits Times* November 15. WKIUOAIucnoj t, T the Municipal Commission. —Straus Tunes, November 17. We make no complaint of the fact that th b Municipal Commission is proceeding with the work entrusted to it so quietly that it. existence is almost forgotten outside the
      coast for many years.—Straits Times* November 15.; WKIUOAIucnoj *—t, . . T. the Municipal Commission.—Straus Tunes, November 17.  -  1,523 words
  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 93 12 The poet free price of the Straits Times ia 938 a year The poet free price of the Straits Budget it $l4 a year. It is not necessary to subscribe for a year. The subscriptions for shorter periods are at the same proportionate rate as for a vear. The Straits
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  • 47 12 DEATHS. Williams.— On November 11, at Fort Canning Hoad, Singapore, Harriette Kobina, the wife of J. H. Williams. Allkn. —On November 15, at bis residence 92, Ktver Valley Road, Singapore, Mr. William Allen, aged 70. Funeral at Bidadari Cemetery at 5.30 p.m., to-day. papers please copy). 9
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  • 1119 15 The Pinang Gazette hears on good author* ity that the Ayer Kuning flotation has been over-subscribed. The Jelapang Mine and p’ant have been sold by public auction for 120,10 J to a wellknown Chinese towkay. A Malay Settlement, on the lines of those At I poll and Kuala
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  • 552 16 Mr. H. Chevallier is to. act as Resident, Labaan. Dr. Crago is expected to retarn to Selangor early next month. Mr. Y. A. Flower is to be a member of the committee for the management of tL e Botanic Gardens. Mr. E. L. Talma has returned from
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  • 291 16 Speculating on China’s sincerity in the attempt to eradicate the opium habit within the Empire and the consequential reduction of the area under poppy cultivation in China, Chinese de cling in the drug have created snch an abnormal condition as regards
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  • 94 16 (From Our Own Corrkspondsnt.) Penang, November 17. At a meeting of the Menglembu Lode Syndicate Ltd ,tbe resolutions, passed on Oct. 29, concerning the amalgamation of the Chendai (Menglembu) Lode Syndicate and the Menglernbn Lode Syndicate, were confirmed Mr. S. H.
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  • 83 16 Messrs. Dorrick and Co. write that tbe outturn of dry rubber from the Estates ol Pegoh, Limited, for the month of October 2,1061b5. Salak South, Limited, returns for Octobe r are as follow: —The machinery worked 670 hours. Clean dry ore won 241 pis. Messrs. Derrick
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  • 95 16 An old and highly-respected resident of Singapore, Mr. William Allod. passed away on Monday, at the age of 70, at his resi dence in River Valley R >ad, the cause of death being a malignant disease of the stomach. Mr. Allen, who had a service
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  • 264 16 Tho case of V. E. P. R. Mutbia Chettv another v the Municipal Comminiiiootw tnenttoned to Mr Justice Sercou.be Stn"? yesterday. Mr. Carver, who appeared plantiffs,said the action wastorccover 124 an in connection with a contract for L’uj. works to be
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  • 108 16 Acting Insp. Rediup, who is in charge of tho Marine Police Station, mentioned to the third magistrate, on Tuesday, the case against a Javanese of Pulau Rrani, who was charged with honseb’eakinp, asking that tbo accused be discharged. The complainants in the case were a young Javanese couple, it
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  • 100 16 The report on the mortality of Singapore, for the week ended November 6, signed by Dr. D. K McDowell, shows that 247 deaths were registeied in Singapore, equal to a death-rate of 46.27 per thousand of the estimated population. Malarial fever claimed 42 deaths, dysentery 21, bronchitis
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  • 103 16 The Malay Mail prints the following:—Thera is current, on what we believe is good authority, a report that the Government of the Straits Settlements intends to put a fax upon rubber trees. It is said that the tax may be 7 cents per tree per
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  • 269 17 Cultivated rubber as yet plays no real part in the world's markets, not more than 100 tons having yet come into consumption in any one year—The Hon. Mr. William M Ivins, in The American Monthly Review of Reviews, July, 1907. The
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  • 182 17 A Ceylon Obseiver reporter bad a few minutes' interesting chat with Mr. M. A. Noble, the captain of the Australian cricket team, on October 80. The great cricketer said be bad practically finished with cricket and in fatore would not play in
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  • 149 17 Fresh light on the Yunnan railway question has been thrown by M. Robert de la Caix, a French explorer, who saw for himself how matters stood. His investigations, says the Echo de Chine, show that the construction of the line is a political mistake, and that paying
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  • 210 17 We are indebted to our Ipoh contemporary for tbe following:— Sir John Anderson, G.C M Q is expected at Kuala Kangsar on the 9th of December. The next day, at 11 ara H.E. will hold the first meeting of the F.M
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  • 273 17 The annual inspection of the Singapore Royal Engineers (Vol.) under Capt. Thompson and Lieuts. Webb and Kemp was held on Saturday last. Major Livingstone, the new C.R.E., was the inspecting officer and he was accompanied by Capt Ewart, R G.A., staff officer
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  • 95 17 That all is not well with the Opium Regie syst< m in Cochin-China may be judged from the fact that, at Saigon and throughout the Colony, complaints arise about the bad quality and dearness of the official drug supplied to consumers. The Government article is watery
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  • 249 17 A correspondent writes as follows to tbe Malay Mail:— Things generally here have improved very considerably of late, iho steady price of tia and the high prices at present being paid for rubber haviog instilled much oonfidenoe into the two industries,
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  • 83 17 (From Ouu Own Corrrspondrmt.) Penang, November 16. The cane in which Mr. Elton Kell and three peonH of the department for the Pro* vontion of Cruelty to Animal* at Ptnang, were prosecuted, at the inHtanco of Acting Det. Sergt. Worton, for
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  • 50 17 (From Our Own Coukkspondknt.) Kuala Lumpur, November 12. The Yap Hon Chin case against the Protector of Chinese and Chief of Police for damages for alleged wrongful imprisonment in connection with the Pudu temple case, has been dismissed. The evidence proved to ha of a sensational character.
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  • 164 17 In tho district court before Mr. C. J. Sana* ders, on Saturday, Chop Ka Hio sued the Agenzia Navagazione Generate Itali&oa for $3O as tho value of two cases of tea alleged to have been damaged through tho negligence of defendants' servants in carrying the tea from Hongkong
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  • 317 18 The Federated Malay States Government Gazette No. l f Voi. 1, is a bulky volume of more than 300 pages.. It containa in detail the estimates of the Federal Government and of each of the States embraced in
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  • 675 18 The Rubber trade will be deeply interested n what is described as an enactment to provide for the control of dealings in cultivated rubber." After a definition of rubber it is provided that: On and after the commencement of this enactment it shall not be lawful for
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  • 519 18 The enactment to make financial provision for the publio service for 1910 provides that a sum not exceeding twentysix millions six hundred and eighty-eight thousand one hundred and sixty-two dollars shall be charged upon the revenues and other funds of the F. M. S. in conformity with
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  • 1889 20 London, November 10. At the Guildhall Banquet, the Prime Minister, Mr. Asquith, said that the foreign political situation was brighter than it was last year. Ho huow of nothing that stood in the way of a full and friendly understanding with Germany, and he referred to the spontaneous
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  • 731 21 Berlin, November 10. In the event of failuro to arrange a conference between employers and workmen in the Australian coal trade it is expected that there will bo a general strike. Ex-Councillor Martin has written an article ridiculing the idea of an airship attack on England. Mr. Macara,
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  • 185 21 Weihaiwei confcaius some of the most unfertile land in the whole province of Shan tung, writes a corn spondent in a Japanese paper, and yet nowhere at the present time do tho peasants show such visible signs of well-being. The walled city
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  • 660 21 [Rjiutrb'9 Tilioram) London, November 12. At a meeting of the Central Asian Society, over which General Sir Edwin Collen p*« sided, Captain Macaulay, of the Indian Staff Corps, outlined a scheme whereby India would maintain
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  • Sporting Intelligence.
    • 548 22 Ceylon Beaten by Singapore. Shooting in the rifle match, Ceylon Volunteer Kifle AHsociation v. Singapore and Rangoon, took place at Hnnnpitiya Range Colombo, on October 80. The men went over to the Range and were awaiting the arrival Capt. Jayawardaoa and another officer, who wore
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    • 992 22 Singapore Shield Competition. Two league football matches were played on the Esplanade, on Friday,—on the S. C. C. ground between that club and Middlesex I. and on the S. R. C. ground, between the Y. M. G. A. and Middlesex III, The former drew much the larger crowd.
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    • 39 22 Keppel Golf Club. The competition for the silver cup presented by the club ended in a win for D. Noble, who beat A. Smith at tho nineteenth hole. The competition against bogey was W0T3 by A S. Hitchcock.
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  • Page 22 Advertisements
    • 269 22 Property Sales. The following Singapore properties were disposed of by auction at Messrs, l’owell and Co.’s sale-room, on Tuesday, No. 10 North Canal Rd. 1,802 feet, government lease with 42 years to run, quit rent $2, monthly rent $47, Shaik Said Rajarie, $4,700. No. 2 High St., 1,219 feet, lease
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  • Shipping in Port.
    • 593 23 November 7 Trocae, Brit atr, Miles, Sumatra, Asiatic Petroleum 8 Brouwer, Dot str, Keener. Dj&mbi, Ship* Agency O. Ape r Bnt str, Belsou, iiongkoug, p. Pi nous Camphuyt, Dut str, Venter, Batavia, Ships Agency Runpktus, Dot str, Donck, B&taiia, Ships Agency Laurent Pit, Dut str, Brcgsma, Iniragiri, Ships Agency
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    • 441 23 November 9 Lady Weld, Britftr, Muar and Malaooa Pe arg, Brit atr, P Swettenham via porta Pin Set g, Brit atr. Penalty and P. Swettenham G. A pear, Brit atr, Penang and C leutta Giat g Arm, Dut atr. Samarang via ports Rajah of Sarawak, Sar atr. Sarawak Batavier,
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  • 277 23 PRODUCE. Gambier buyers I W 88 do (Cuba No. 1) unpicked 14 TO Copra Bali 980 do Pontianak 8 70 Pepper, Black 16 76 do White 6 < l oy era 77 60 Sago Floor Sarawak 4 90 do Brunei No. 1 w
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  • 168 23 Per P. and O. steamer Marmora, connect, ing with the steamer Himalaya at Colombo, due N vember 19— Mr. A. Melvin, Mr. A. McCulloch. Mr. E. Simon, Dr. K. A. Campbell, Mrs Ellis, Mr. J. H. Molyneux, Mr J. L>. KoMye, ttie Right Rev.
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  • Stocks and Shares.
    • 297 24 Data of I Number *i D i TT hrmm Oopital Bubeoribed of |S*f ComDtnv I Quota>b« I I 8h»r»» C mp y now *m D.n,*. 1,08 *00.000 80,00) io 10 I Bilal Tio Minin >Co.. Ltd. *2JJ JSSS’SK SSl-iSS il’22 10 »ro. UK J.?s n *w •<>, 901 1600,000
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    • 556 24 1 Ua 5i5fn22 2/ 2/ Anglo-Malay Rubber Co., Ltd. (folly paid) 14/. m*in ’oo iM9 l9Qt«000 151,3.0 k X 4 S Balgownie Kubber Estate Lid. eeffiO 2c%in’*Aa ttn MtO OO *0,187/1'/- »».;®> J *1*0 BatuCav,. RobbrOo. bid. ..mo/. I9C6 £80,000 70,000 70,000 -J Bain Ti$a (Selango Rubber Co Ltd.
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    • 213 24 1908 #250,000 202,500 2 025 ICO 00 475 Brunei Oil Royalty Ltd. 7*.00 1907 91,600,COO 1,065,150 j* 5 {Jj 10 Eastern Smelting Co., Ltd 13.00 10% for’08 1898 9220,000 220,000 *,ovv v 50 Fn»”icir a a**&. '46 00 l %for ,<1 8 1905 <9.400.000 2.•00 000 18,000 Howarlb Kfafclue,
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  • Page 25 Advertisements
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  • Page 26 Advertisements
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