The Straits Budget, 26 May 1910

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  • 27 1 The Straits Budget VOL. LXIV NO. 2728 Singapore, Thursday, Hay 26,1910. BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES.” ESTABLISHED OVU HALF A CCNTVIV Price 25 cents.
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  • 223 1 leaders— Modern Japan |2 In Memoriam Milk and Muddle > J® Proprees of Promotion 18-14 Roosevelt ou Citizenship 14 Local and General Social and Personal 1 Tbe Memorial Service 2 8 Commercial Sympathy Singapore Tramways 3 Children’s Concert 5 The Government Gazette The F. M. S Government
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  • 707 1 The Hon. Dr. W. Gilmore Ellis, principal civil medical officer, has. arrived from Penang. Mr. H. R. S. Zehnder was on Monday admitted as a member of the local bar ty the Chief Jastice, Sir W. H. Hyndman-Jones. It is reported that Mr. B. J. Eaton will
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  • 661 3 I ..racially convened meeting of the fcDor e Chamber of Commerce was held 'flay 10 in the Exchange, to ‘L. resolutions in connection with the A o‘ Kin* Edward. Mr. D. T. Boyd ,-TosV;ad and Co.), chairman of the chamber, rnsded.
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  • 67 3 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Hongkong May 21. The Colony, yesterday, was like a city of the dead, business being totally suspended and even the smallest Chinese shops dosed. The trams ceased running, and thousands flocked to the King’s statue, in Royal Square, which was covered with wreaths.
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  • 121 3 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Koala Lumpur, May. 21. Yesterday 68 minute guns were fired from noon onwards. An Anglican service was held at the Padang at 5.80 p.m., and was largely attended. Two hundred police formed an outer ring facing the crowd in an inner ring
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  • 141 3 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, May 21. There was general observance of (he day of mourning at Penang. Every European and native shop and office was closed, and memorial services in the churches were crowded, especially at St. George’s, where the Resident Councillor, Government Officials, Members of
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  • 81 3 The directors of tne Singapore Electric Tramways in their report for the year ended December 31 last, state that the accounts show an excess of revenne over expenditure of £28,511, against which has been charged debenture interest, depreciation, and royalty, amounting to £28,376, leaving a profit for the
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  • 241 3 (From Our Ow> Correspondent.'' London, May JO. The rubber auction Lxetl for Itue week Han been postponed, bet price** uo all Clausen remain firm. Loudon, May 24 The demand at the ruober auction to-day was very
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  • 124 3 In his annual report, Mr. M. M. CjuiL, superintendent of custouih, Sandaßuu, writes:—The feature of the year wae rubber, the high prices and the rapid extension of the planting of this product being especially noteworthy, and also tut demand foe good rubber land. About fifteen oompaniee am
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  • 187 3 A correspondent writee As some Mtt f have been misled by the statement mask) in the Straits Times oi the 17th hast, with regard to the teaching oi Seven Day Advent, ists, i.e. that they teach a set day 100 the end of the world,
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  • 207 5 The -ceoud of this year’s Children’s Concert* took place in tbe upper Victoria Memorial Hall, on Monday, in tbe presence of a large gathering of kiddies who received tha musical taro provided for them with appreciation and delight. At tbe last moment, alterations in the programme were necessary
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  • 31 5 dotation of Malacca Sungei Bahru, »a.ch we commented on May IH, has om Pl e ted. The foil amount of uT )een subscribed when the C .OH*d 4
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  • 57 5 tinn?'» J ,'v Dl ’il 9 t le r «™lt of crashing opera--4,l -J nL-f 1 or OQr W ending May tfd obinedTuo BtoDe CniBhed 2 981 tOD8 7jHr 1 0 Q lce8 < average per ton Vji tn Malacca: stone crushed (vr to c
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  • 707 5 The directors of the Eastern Smelting Co. have submitted the balance sheet and protit and loss account of the company for the year ending December 31,1909. These show a net profit of $15,189.29, and after deducting $4,000 which
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  • 240 5 The following notifications appear in the current Government Gazette:—Mr. A. W, Bailey to be assistant protector of Chinese. Penang, bat to act as second magistrate, Penang. Mr. P. A. P.‘David to be second assistant protector of Chinese, Singapore, but to continue to act as official assignee, Singapore.
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  • 269 5 The sequel to the recent seizure on the Hong Moll of contraband opium and oocaine, occurred iu the first magistrate's court, on May 18, when the master of the vessel Capt. Cambridge, and the owner, Lim Hob Puab, were convicted of contravening the Chandu Revenue Ordinance
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  • 31 10 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, May 25. It is rumoured here that several official resignations from the government service, F. M. S., arc impending.
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  • 172 10 Before Mr. Justice Fisher in the Supreme Court, on May 19, an action was brought by Capt. M. Wright against Dr Goonetilleke to recover $6OO odd on a mortgage transaction. Plaintiff was represented by Mr. Parsons, defendant by Mr. van Someren. It appears that plaintiff
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  • 158 10 Messrs. Barker and Coy. report having reoeived a telegram from the secretary of the Ledbury Rubber Company, in London, advising that the directors have declared a dividend of 17$ for the year ended D» comber 81.1909. They bave also placed the sum of 1,750 to reserve,
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  • 14 10 [The Straits Time? is not responsible for the opinions of ltd cor respondents.]
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  • 299 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Dear Sir, —In your issue of the 13th inst., you published under the heading of A previous valuation which was not accepted extracts from a report by Mr. E. D. Bryce, dated February 18, 1910, on this company’s property, and, after
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  • 388 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —I have read the criticism on the above dotation in your issue of the 18th inst. and should be mnch obliged if you would insert this letter by way of a protest. I know these estates and if the
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  • 234 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, —May I protest against vour of a telegram from Berlin Fea?s of toons Italians in your issne of the 18th in ti To behere in a more or less remote end of our world, is certainly not -uperstitioos
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  • 133 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —A meeting of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce decided, I believe uuani. monsly, that from the time of oar late beloved King’s death to the day of bis fnneral, all His Majesty’s Chinese subjects should pay honour to his
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  • 211 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —Referring to the lost scrip of the Chankat Serdang Estate, Ltd, mentioned in yoar columns of the 16th iDst., I would say that, if the gentleman be allowed to have duplicate scrip, it will be a great teinpta 10 to
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  • 120 11 To the Editor of the Straits Times. sir —Having read the report published in S aiimble paper of about a fortnight ago Co., I regret to e the 1 alia f a t a |i to the cultivarof robber which the oompanv has ‘nHertakeo a a I elicited
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  • 72 11 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir —lt may possibly interest some of your readers to know the following:—Witt| the appearance of Halley’s comet in 1835 the Government retired with 514 members, returned with 385 and an opposition of 278. With its re appearance in
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  • 105 11 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,—Yoor leader on Malacca’s Future has yenius in the suggestion. Will Malacca produce the revenue which an equally planted area in the F. M. S. would produce If not, how will this tell with the government, seeing what would be its
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  • 110 11 To The Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,—Are the directors of a company entitled to suppress an adverse report; or reports made by recognised experts, and within a few months sell the estate on bavmanaged to secure a favourable report from another man And could
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  • 259 11 To the Editor of the Straits Times. dr* !r, our a Chinese,” has 'oe well to nail attention to the fact that rr.or rif r ‘tish subject has shown disn. fJ c ,ate King by not keeping a V it lf) 1( bad helped to pass to
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  • 409 11 A pretty wedding was solemnized at St. Andrew’s Cathedral, on Monday, when the Rev. Frank Guthrie Swindell, Colonial Chaplain, Malacca, was married to Miss Gladys Dorothy Page, of Penn House, near Wolverhampton. The service, which was fully choral, was conducted
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  • 221 11 Previously acknowledged $1,550.00 Calbeck Macgregor 25 00 Ship’s Agency Ltd 50 00 Paterson Simons 100.00 Singapore Free Press 20.00 Kelly and Walsh 20 00 Medical Hall 25 00 Maynard and Co 20.00 Straits Times 20.00 P. and O. Company 100.00 McAlister and Co
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  • 273 11 The folly of buying shares forward unless you are in a position to back ap your deal with hard cash if the deal goes against you, is exemplified from what we hear of some recent transactions in Duffs. Early in April, these shares stood round about $l3.
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  • 33 11 The deputy traffic manager F. M. S. railways informs us by wire from Kuala Lumpur that the Johore State Railway will be reopened for all traffic on Wednesday, June 1.
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  • 70 12 Bwini>rll—Paok —On May 23, at St. Andrew’** Cathedral, Singapore, by the Right Reverend the Bishop of Singapore, assisted by the Rev. W. S. Kelley, Acting Colonial Chaplain of Singapore, the Rev. Frank Guthrie Swindell, of Malacca, the fourth son of the Rev. and Mrs. T. G. Swindell, Vicar of
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  • THE Straits Budget.
    • 1105 12 Straits Times, May 19. Occasionally we have felt it oar duty to warn the Japanese that they have not reached the first rank of nations yet in all departments. Armed with foreign made and designed big guns and rifles, and in foreign built battleships they have proved themselves
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    • 999 12 -St'aita/Times, May 21. The people of Malava have last formal tribute to the memorHrf Edward VXI., and. far tho U(!U W( the place where his mortal Km ainB o laid to rest, we have gone through tho J forms ot the beautiful burial English Church. The wail of
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    • 1136 13 f —Straits Times, May 23. The Singapore municipality may be on the eve of dissolution, but it is not yet in that condition which would require us to follow the rule dc moftui* nil nisi kotium. There is still she fact to bo faced that it survives
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    • 1174 13 —Straits Times, May 24. We have neither the time nor the inclination to follow in detail all the wild oat rubber company schemes that are being palmed off upon tbe stupidity and cupidity of the British pnblio. It is only when a name that sounds local and
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    • 1061 14 *nre that we see the remedy.—Straits Times, May 25. We have been reading the address on citizenship delivered by Mr. Theodore Roosevelt, at the Sorbonnie, Paris. It is a manly, straightforward address telling home troths in plain straight terms. There are many people who could have made
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 92 12 Th« Post free price of the Straits Times in SSB a year The post free price of the Straits Budget is $l4 a year. It is not necessary to subscribe for a year. Ihe subscriptions for shorter periods are at the same proportionate rate as for a vear. The Straits
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  • 82 12 DEATH. Covknkv. —At Bintang House,” Havelock Koad, Singapore, at 0.80, this morning, Mrs. Ellen Coveney, aged 74, widow of the late William Coven y. of Faversham, Kent, England, Assistant Manager Singapore Gas Company. Deeply regretted. Burial at 5 p m to day, at Bukit Tirnah Itoad Cemetery. Hold Thou Thy
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  • 536 14 The Tremelbye Rubber 2,218 lbs. er A P ,lt crop j, piknls 178 for •ie'workin^dayp! 0 April .£6,472. The preliminary exm ye °t written off, and £2,905 placed to reMr'e.** 0 Half a dozen Chinamen appeared in u, second police court on Mondaylm charl H gambling on the
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  • 1369 15 lively discussion took pUce, on May 18, the extraordinary general meeting of the tb Rnhlwr Planting Company, Ltd., held Soffit at 45, The Arcade The object lD the 01 t0 authorise the directors So for aod to
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  • 242 15 Warwick Major’s Comedy Company gave a tear-compelling performance of the emotional play, 11 Old Heidelberg,” on Thursday evening. The story of the play itself is an affecting one, requiring oonsiderab e talent to interpret properly, and the andienoe paid tribute to the excellence of both play and playing
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  • 202 15 Messrs. Fraser and Company's share circular for transmission by the P. and O. mail of May 19, states Dealings daring the week have been chiefly in sterling shares, the market for local companies being quiet. On the whole, however, rubber shares may be described as decidedly firmer,
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  • 92 15 Another old resident has passed away at the ago of 74, in Mrs. Ellen Coveney, who died at Bintang House, the residence of her daughter, Mrs W. Catcher, on Monday, after a long and painful illness. Tho deceased lady came out from England, in the late
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  • 162 18 The great day of the Proclamation of King George in Singapore was recalled in tbe first police court on Wednesday. On that day, it seems, while the Middlesex Regiment was beingranrchedback to bar racks,a motorcyclist overtook them and endeavoured to pass. Orchard Road, where this occurred,
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  • 121 18 The following letter from His Excellency tbe Governor, dated 21st inbt., is published in the Command Oiderß I desire to express my appreciation of the way in which the military arrangements for the memorial service were carried out yesterday. I was ranch impressed by the steadiness and
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  • 305 18 The following message from His Gracious Majesty King George V was received by His Excellency the Governor Sir John Anderson, g.c.m.g yesterday To My People Beyond tue Seas. The innumerable messages of kindness from my loyal subjects
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  • 206 18 The two Japanese training cruisers, Abo and Soya, vessels of 7,700 tons and 6,500 tons respectively, under the command of RearAdmiral Ijichi, which have been on a leDgthy training cruise recently in Australian waters, are expected to arrive here to day
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  • 32 18 (Fbom Our Own Corrrspondrnt.) Kuala Lumpur, May 25. It ia expected that June 8, the Kiog’p birthday, will be gazetted rb a public holiday in the F. M. S.
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  • 367 18 COFFEE IN THE F. M. S. Results of Experiments i n Past Years. Under the heading Coffea Kobnuta in the Agricultural Bulletin lor enr, month:— An article on this coffee has reopntu k published by the F. M. S. Government t£ plant, correctly known as Coffea Laurel! robusta, was introduced
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  • 137 18 The British steamer Centnrion, consignees the Siam Forest Co., arrived at Kob-si-Chang to load a cargo of rice for Messrs. D. M. Horne and Co London. The ship, however, had been unfortunate in meeting with an accident. Tbe heavy
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  • 91 18 (From Odr Own Corrbspondbnt.) Kuala Lumpur, May 23. The Duke and Duchess of Muckienbarg arrived here yesterday evening, aD< > at Carcosa as guests of the acting hen A dinner party was held at which twenty people were present. Aa The royal visitors left by nlo^ or
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  • 855 19 T mefc ot April 26 s»y»: The fourth Jiulry general meeting of the Consolidated crdiufc-y Estates, Ltd., was held attbe London Chamber of ComSweet, Mr. George O. And-*aid:-Tbe total crop from three estates for the past year amounted oa
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  • 218 19 The following summarised reports of rubber companies oame to hand by the last mail: In their report the directors of Shelford Rubber Estate, recommend a dividend of 71 per cent, for the year 1909, as compared with 3 per oent. for 1908, carrying forward £939. The report
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  • 108 19 A case arising out of a robber deal was heard in the first police ooort, before Mr. Wolferstan, on Saturday when M. Gaston, of the firm of Reuben and Gaston, brokers, was fined 110 and oosts for assaulting a Chinese clerk. According to the evidence it appeared
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  • 73 19 Messrs. Barker and Co. writeWe beg to advise having reoeived a telegram from the secretary of the Lanadron Rubber Estates Company, in London, stating that the directors have declared a final dividend of 171 per oent. (making with the 10 per cent, already paid 27£ per cent, for
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  • SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
    • 352 19 Malacca L. R. C. On Monday 18, at Bnfcit Sebafcor Katgo* some exoellent scores were pat ap by tbw members of the Malacca n k C. Sinew October 1909, a series of compatMans ban taken place monthly for the Knight Com whiob had to be won three times
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    • 108 19 Malacca Golf Club, Play for the Ladies' aadMea’i* monshiy medals for May took plaec at Leveb on May 14,15, and 16. The Iariieo’ dnt waa won by Mrs. Fraser with a sasas «#47 u4 the Men’s medal by R. W. Fbz-Mfcle with 85. Scans; Mrs. Fraser 86— a 47
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  • 1904 20 London, May 18. Arohhinliup Wa*&a has ordered votive muumm Cor the soul of King Edward at the yro-oathedrah Dnblin, os Friday. K# write* that sureiy it is our doty to woord oar appreciation of the Peacemaker, tiiul there must be widespread regret that a <«ovoreign known to be
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  • 937 21 Berlin, May 18. T» j torpedo destroyers are accompanying the Eu-peror William to Victoria Harbour. The Press reports that Germany has the intectica of interfering in Persian affairs are ref ted in official circles in Berlin. standpoint continues to be that she n only concerned in the protection
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  • 319 21 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Khota Bahru, May 14. Mr. Davies is in Khota Bharu and i«* negotiating to go in for Tangku Petris con. cession. Mr. August Katz, of Messrs. Kat/ Bros-, Singapore, is also here and is said to be looking out for coconut lands. Mr.
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  • 58 21 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, May 25 At the meeting of tho Planters’ Assooiation of Malaya, held here yesteroay, aresoiu tion was patsed expressing regret at the resignation of Mr. W. J. Gallagher, Director of Agriculture. F. M. S., and hoping that some arrangement might yot bo
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  • 172 21 Bulletin No. 10, issued by the F.M S. department of agriculture, Kuala Lumpur, takes the form of a reprint of a lecture on the Para rubber tree delivered last year by Mr. Gallagher, director of agriculture, V M S., to the different F.M.S. Planters'Associations.
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  • 1055 22 The usual monthly meeting of th Municipal Commission was held on May 18 Mr. E. Broadrick presided and the other members present were: Mr. .1. Carapiet. Dr. Fowlie, Mossrs. Cheng Kong Lee. Tan Kbeam Hock, R. S. Huckland, W. Peacock
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  • 181 22 The members of the Moslem Association again assembled at their head-quarters, Selegie Road, on May 18, to pass a resolution asking that all shops owned by Mohamedans should be closed on Friday, the 20tb inst., and that prayers shonld be given in all mosques. Mr. M. A. Pat&il,
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  • SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
    • 193 22 May 14 Patella, Brit str, Nasbet, Saigon. s k leum c GUnroy, Brit str, Dolman, Make, B 17 8imongun, Dut str, Vos. Amoy, He*n Brit s*r, Milner, Petroleum A '^ic 18 Chumpon, Siam str, Raun, Baiwkok v i (.o Ltd >«. t. Asiatic lr, ‘"Vy^ A °Co r> IM,
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    • 153 22 May 16 GL najfric Brit str, Colombo A P. f. o. 17 Elar Brit str, P. Sarnboe Koh Si Chutut, Oer Btr, Bangkok Telemachue, Brit str, Bangkok lyo Maru, Jap str, Antwerp via port* Riojun Maru, Jap str, Santos via Port NataJ .4. A pear, Brit str, Japan via
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  • 223 23 Singapore May 25, 1010. EXCHANGE. Or London —Bank 4 m/s 2/4} Demand Private 6 m/B m* 2/4f do 8 m/a 2/4}J On Germany —Bank d/d M 240 Private 8 m/a 244 do 6 m/e 248} On France— Bank d/d M S85 Private 8 m/a 209} do 6
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  • Page 23 Advertisements
    • 452 23 The Best Preventive. Or Unary medicines begin at the wrong end-only correct symptoms. P’or/e take headache powders for headaches blood medicines for the J It and nerve remedies for nervousness when they only need to tone up the digestive organs the liver and the kidneys and so keep the whole
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    • 75 23 MARTIN’S Hffi i«m«dy fop all Irraguiaritlua. Thouaevda rf <~a««*s keep a >.*}« of Martin s I\l2* in the h.civ!, vo :ha' cn (be &nl .l|7> of any Irregularity cf tne System a timely Hose .nay M anrninistered Tnoie who use then r*< ommer.d *her:i hem At U Cbpinlsts ».ia F*
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  • Stocks and Shares. SINGAPORE, MAY 25, 1910.
    • 1012 24 Capita, SDWHbea X Co Dl^ 1909 *l2OOOO 105.000 105 000 1 1 Alot Gajah Rubber Estate Ltd I 4.00 1909 *7(0,000 0 000 140,000 6 6 Ayer P»na« Rubber Estates, 12.50 1909 £85,000 75,000 750,100 V/. 3 AUagar Rubber Estate Ltd., 6/9 1905 £150,000 £150.000 1,500,(00 2/ 2/. Anglo-Malay
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    • 375 25 Number !gT® p•, 1 r ";tfw 1 ftt; *7 y. r f 1 f f ■>. j Capital Suhßoribed J« up to Unioned Oon.p. n Lur Ditu««. ia( ,T|3OO.OW 300.000 M.OOJ 10 10 Balni Tin Mining Co, Ltd. 501 10%in’09 oonn nfO 385,000 33,00 10 10 7,590 Bruaaa Cold.
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    • 245 25 I 1908 9260,000 202,600 2,026 100 00 475 Brunei Oil Royalty Ltd. 75.00 I I i nd( i Kf\ f 26,000 10 10 8,660 Eastern Smelting 00., Ltd. 11.60 lIW «.«0«.00« 1,086,150 J 0 7 7.80 10%for 0* I 1898 9225,000 226,000 4,100 60 60 Fraser a Nears, iild.
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  • Page 25 Advertisements
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  • Page 26 Advertisements
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    • 396 26 CUT THREE INCHES DEEP. Tkkrible Operation fok Stosk is i UR Kidneys. “I suffered from inflammation of the bladder and stone in the kidneys for 2 years, says Mrs. A. Hanson, of 19, Hawk Street, Huddersfield, England. At first I oouldn’t understand what was the matter with me; my eyes
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