The Straits Budget, 13 November 1913

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1 6 The Straits Budget
  • 28 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE “STRAITS TIMES.” VOL. LXVII NO. 2909. Singapore. Thursday. November 13. 1913. ISTAIlltNIO OVCR NAIF A CtkflMV. Price 25 cents.
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  • 245 1 LEADERS Oil in the Peninsula 10 The Colour Problem 10 Staple Industries 10-11 Education 11 Malaya's Timber Resources 11-12 Mr. Asquith’s Speech 12 Local and Gknkral Local and Personal 1-2 Municipal Finances 3 4 Local Telegrams 4 Malayan Products 5 Police Appointments 5 Indian Christian Association 5
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  • 4734 1 At the Marine Magistrate's Conrt, Hong kong, on the 3rd inst., before Commander Basil Taylor, R.N., Paul M. Nunnstead, a Swede, second otlicer of tbo steamer Hanoi, appeared to answer a charge preferred against him by the master of the vessel, Cap tain C. Lo Chevalier, of
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  • SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
    • 326 4 5.L.R.A. The November spoon was won by Mrs. Scoular iu the competition at Balestier Range yesterday. The scores were Yds. 100 150 Nett Il'cap Total. Mrs. Scoular 32 83 65+ 3.94=08.94 Mrs. Gattey 31 28 59 8.95 67.95 Mrs. Mauldon 32 26 58 9.89 67.89 Lady Evelyn Young24
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    • 500 4 Singapore Golf Club. The following is the result of a four somos competition played during September: Miles and Ferguson (plus 4) beat Creery and Terrell (18) one up. Knox Wilson and Valon (24) beat Hewan and Macmillan (15) one up. Humphreys and Braddell (plus 2) beat Rutherford and Sharpe,
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    • 580 4 Medical Students v. 5.R.C. 2nd XI. A cricket match was played between the Medical Students Recreation Club and the Singapore Recreation Club 2nd, on the S.R.C. ground on Saturday, following being the scores and analysis:— S. R. C. 2nd XI.—First Innings. F. De Mornay c and b Thiruchelvum 5
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  • 203 4 It became known in shipping circles in the Fort, Colombo, on the 1st inst., that one of the wool-carrying boats on the Australian service wrhich arrived at Colombo during that week-end had been delayed for some twenty-four hours on the
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  • 254 4 The F.M.S. Government Gazette of Friday last gives some details of the progress made in the construction of H.M.S. Malaya. The notification reads thus:—The building drawings have been furnished to Sir W. G. Armstrong, Whitworth and Co., and the contract date for completion of the vessel
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  • Local Telegrams.
    • 48 4 (From Our Own Corrbspondrnt.) Penang, November 6 The Jardine steamer Fook Sang, Caiit Mitchell, this morniug at two o’clock took off the captain and 32 crew of the dismasted barque Midiheen Bux, of Negapatam, laden with coconuts from the North Andamans brought them here. na
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    • 92 4 (From Our Own Corrkspondknt.) Penang, November 11. An important judgment has been delivered by Mr. Justice Fisher in the case of the appeal of the members of the Sikh police force who were sentenced to various terms 0 f imprisonment for being in possession 0 f
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    • 127 4 (From Our Own Corrkspondbnt.) Penang, November 11. The sub committee of the Chamber of Commerce appointed to inquire into the harbour facilities report that the reclamation of Weld Quay to the deep water line should be carried out; that overwater godowns should be erected, on the south
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    • 164 4 (From Our Own Corrkspondknt.) Penang, November 11, Mr. W. Peel presided over the annual meeting of the Turf Club. He said that the year concluded with a credit balance of 323,234 and the protit on the year’s working was 36,000, besides 34,000 spent in special improvements. The
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    • 298 4 (From Ocr Own Corrkspondrnt.) Kuala Lumpur, November 8. The first day of the Skye meeting bn Saturday was fairly attended. Race No. 1 (for 1913 Griffins) was won by Flapper; second Sunrise; by a length. Time 57 secs, (five furlongs). Dividend 911. Race 2. Roadsters Handicap; 1
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  • 1031 5 (Contributed.) It is indeed surprising when one considers what a precarious commercial stato of affairs rules to-day in the Malay Peninsula as a result on the rubber position that so little attention is devoted by those most intimately
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  • 252 5 The Colonial Secretary courteously informs us that Captain A. K. Chancellor, who has been acting in the office of Inspector-General of the S. S. Police since Mr. W. A. Cuscaden went home, has been confirmed in the appointment. The news will bo
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  • 273 5 Thus tlio Hamburg correspondent of the L. and C. Express writing on October 15: The Hamburg-Amerika Line has surprised all shipping circles by its proposal to enhance the share capital by £1,500,000 to £9,000,000. The company has, in the course of the
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  • 52 5 The output of Tronoh Mines, Ltd., for October was as follows :-From mine, pels 3 080 tributers pels. 340, total pels. 3,42). Value from mine 8176,5(X», from tributes $*****), total 8190,500. Estimated profit. From mine (after payment of all development capital expenditure, etc.) S39,(XX), from tributers $l,OOO,
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  • 484 5 Tho tenth anniversary meeting of tho Indian Christian Association wus hold on Saturday evening, at tho Short Stroet Girls’ School. Ihero was a good gathering, consisting of members and friends of tho association. The Uov. W. Uunciman, M.A., 8.D., took
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  • 218 5 Not much sorious attention need be paid to the revival of the scheme which aims at the construction of a canal across Colombia, between the mouth of tho Atrato River, in the Caribbean Sea, and the port of Tupica, on the Pacific, even although only five miles
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  • 140 5 The Pinang Gazette of November 8 says Owing to tho heavy rains of the last few days there was a wash out last night on the line near Sirnpang Am pat, ami no trains were able to get through this morning. A train was run from Prai to
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  • 316 5 Kbutkk'h Tklbokam, Loudon, November 5. An express from Marseilles to Paris collided at Meluu yoaterday evening with a mail train travelling in the opposite direction. Seven carriages of the latter and two carriages of the express were
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  • 262 5 At tho Magistracy, on October JO, tho Dutch bank clerk named Sonnovold, who charged under extradition proceedings with ombczzlinK the Hum of lftB,ooo guilders at Batavia, and hi** wife, who i** charged with beinj» concerned in the alleged o(Tonee, appeared beforn
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  • 66 5 In Canton, notes a paper, wo see it stated that in reply to an inquiry made by the Board of Education, Civil Administrator Li has oiveu the following interesting figures: Countries. Students. Expenses per annum. •Japan 2<7 S 184,50 ft Kuulaud 20 57,859 Franco 6 18,750 Germany
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  • 14 6 [The Strait* Times is not responsible for the opinion* of it* correspondents. 1
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  • 658 6 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —Arising out of the Titanic disaster, the report. of the Merchant Shipping Advisory Committee respecting tho Statu tory Regulations as to boats and life-saving appliances and other means of ensuring safety of life at sea, was issued
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  • 549 6 To tho Editor of tho Straits Times. Sir,—Your editorial of October 31, on the Indian Civil Service, is interesting reading and voices genuine sympathy for the Indians. It is not often that wisdom, like charity, begins at home. Newspapers in India— Auglo-Indian and Native—vie with ono an
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  • 152 6 To The Editor of The Straits Times. Sir, Iu the senior magistrate's court some days ago, I notice a case was dismissed against a man for possessing firearms without a licence. The weapon in question was an air gun and the court ruled that an air gun is
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  • 553 6 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,—The announcement in your paper that at a meeting of the Lower Perak Planters’ Association after a lengthy discussion, it was agreed that no effective step for the redaction in coolie costs could be taken without the active support of directors,
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  • 101 6 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —Last evening, about 4.30, I was in Beach Uoad market, and there was a dead body of a full-grown Chinaman lying inside the market. I had occasion to go to the market again this morning, and behold what do I
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  • 493 6 In the third court on Thusrday a man named Julius Muhlberg, who described himself as a Russian, was charged with trespass at the Russian consulate in River Valley Road and thereby annoying the consul, M. Rospopotf. Making his complaint to the
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  • 712 6 Germany is one of the leading European countries in the trade with the Straits Settlements, both in import and export. H (T imports $158,003 in 1911 as compared with $5,421,000 in 1900 again show an
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  • 88 6 The mortality returns for Singapore issued by the Registrar of Births and Deaths show that, during the week ending November E there were 230 deaths (169 males, 61 female giving a ratio per mille of population of 37.36* Malarial fever accounted for 37 deaths, phthisis 27, convulsions
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  • 860 7 The Lagoon Dock seemed to be tho rendez vous for all Singapore on Saturday afternoon and for that reason alone it is no wonder that the swimming carnival promoted by the S.C.S. proved a decided succoss. This is the
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  • 620 7 Messrs. Fraser and Co.’s Weekly Circular. Messrs. Fraser and Co.’s share circular, dated November 6, states:— There are signs of rather less lethargy in our market but business in all sections is still far from buoyant. The local rubber auctions are given considerably moro attention and the
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  • 132 7 Tho maxim company of the S.\.A. concluded its annual inspection on Sunday morn iu<». Having been exhaustively examined in the mechanism of the gun on Friday evening, on Sumlay morning’s work, which took place at Tanjoug Katong, consisted of bringing the (Mins into action aud tiring. 'I he
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  • 1323 7 The Shell Company. CONTINUED GROWTH OF THE BUSINESS. The Position of Oil Sir Marcus Samuel presided at a meeting held on October 10 of tho“ Shell Transport and Trading Company, Limited, to hear a report on the progress of the business in connection with tho new issuo. In tho course
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  • 147 7 A telegram has been received at homo from tho High Commissioner of the F.M.S. intimating that, in consideration of the importance of the London School of Tropical Medicine to the Government, a sum of £5,000 lias been voted as a contribution to Mr*
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  • 282 7 Mr. J. S. M. ltcnnic, of Messrs. Guthrie and Co.’s rubber estate department, was married to Mrs. Clinton, widow of tho late Douglas Clinton of Truro and Mysore, on Octooer 7 at All Souls Pariah Church, Groat Portland Street, London, W. The wedding took
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  • 923 8 Dr. Hamilton Rice, an American surgeon and traveller, who has just arrived in London after a journey of twenty-one months’ exploration in south east Columbia and north west Brazil, in the course of which he has traversed 100,000 square
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  • 712 8 There was again an exceptionally large attendance of buyers at Messrs, t hing Keug Lee and Co.’s sale room on Wednesday afternoon when the following properties were disposed off by auction. The bidding was brisk:— 18 Sophia Koad, area
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  • 445 8 Tboophilus" writes in the Rangoon Gazette: On the night of the 2nd and 3rd October a small image of the Buddha was stolen from its pagoda in Gangaw. It was quite a small image, aud not very beautiful,
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  • 230 8 A ricksha puller named Cheng Heck Quat, of Queen Street, was charged on Friday, before Mr. Forrer, in the third court, with criminal breach of trust, the value of the property mentioned in the case being $304. Hashimaru, a Japanese connected with the Harima Hall bioscope, stated
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  • 209 8 The following allusion to King’s Dock is taken from the United Services Gazette:— We have previously referred to the new dock at Singapore, which has been made of sufficient size to take the largest superDreadnought yet built. This new dock is of immense national importance, for the docking
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  • 702 8 Some interesting evidence with regard to the effect of the intricate and uneortahi coinage system of China on the payment of our soldiers and sailors while serving in that country is contained in the proceedings pub lished on
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  • 160 8 A huge fire broke out in the premises of Messrs. Becker and Co., at Soerabaya, at 12 o’clock on the night of the 30th ultimo. According to a writer in the Penang Gazette, the offices, workshops and godowus were completely burnt out, all books and documents
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  • 72 10 Carry. —On November 4, at Carey Island, to Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Carey, a son. Cowan. —On November 9, at the Maternity Hospital, Singapore, to Mr. and Mrs. M. S. Cowan, a daughter. W atson’. At Newton Stewart. Scotland, on 6th instant, the wife of Mr. I*. C.
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  • 30 10 Gillman Ayris.— On November 7, at St. Andrew’s Cathedral, Singapore, by Yen Archdeacon I/ard, J. W. Gillman, Manager, See Kee Rubber Estates, Negri Sembilau, to Lily Ayris, Anerley, London.
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  • THE Straits Budget.
    • 1166 10 trenioiy interesting pamphlet.—Straits 1 ituos, November 0. In case there may bo any gentleman, resident or otherwise, imbued with the idea that the Malay Peninsula is likely to pro duoe mineral oil in sufficient quantities to yield a fortune, we commend to notice a very interesting
      trenioiy interesting pamphlet.—Straits ! 1 ituos, November 0.  -  1,166 words
    • 1212 10 —Straits Times, November 7. Associated with the declining days of the year is a feature standing out prominently from numerous events which will add a conspicuous page to history. In no quarter of the world can peace be said to reign supreme. Socialistic problems are rampant in
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    • 1068 10 —Straits Times, Novomber 8. The Government is quite sufficiently alive to its responsibilities to need no teaching of its duties towards the important matter of economics upon which a correspondent wroto in this paper yesterday—the necessity of encouraging industrial interests other than those of rubber planting, coconut planting
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    • 1035 11 ■ystem. Ask them.—Straits Times, November 10. There is nothing contentious about the amendments that are proposed to be made to the Education Code which governs the conduct of schools in the Colony and the F.M.S. For that matter of it, tho whole Code is a compilation of simple but
      ■ystem. Ask them.—Straits Times, November 10.  -  1,035 words
    • 1305 11 commercial products of the forest.—Straits Times, November 11. It has often struck us, as no doubt it has struck many other people who live hore, that a huge potential source of wealth is lying idlo in tho forost areas of the Malay States. It is often remarked
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    • 1260 12 readjust affairs on a sound financial basis. Straits Times, Xevember 12. As was anticipated, the banquet given in the London Guildhall on Monday evening, was characterised by sj)oeches of unusual interest, that of the Prime Minister being especially so in view of the high partisan fooling which
      readjust affairs on a sound financial basis.— Straits Times, Xevember 12.  -  1,260 words
  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 91 10 The Post tree price of the Straits Times la $:<8 a year The post fre-* price of the Straits Biutget is $14 ft year It is not necessary to subscribe for a year. The tub criptions for shorter periods are at the same proporionate rate as for a vear. The
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  • 26 10 DEATH. Catto. —At European Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, on November 7, Muriel Isobel, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Catto, aged 7 months. R. I. P.
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  • 271 12 Tan Eng Hok, a Chinese chauffeur in the employ of the Straits and F.M.S. Motor Garage, again appeared before Mr. Firmstone in the District Court on Monday afternoon w hen the hearing was resumed of the case in which he was charged with causing grievous hurt
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  • 265 12 The Bishop of Singapore, states the Bangkok Times, has asked Mr. Hamilton Price to act as member of the Council of the Diocesan Association for Siam and to receive and forward to the Hon. Treasurer any donations which come from Siam. Till 1909 Siam was counted
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  • 498 12 A week or two ago, writes a northern eor respondent of The Bangkok Times, under date October 16, I was able to send you de tails of fatalities from timers in three months Since that time further particulars have reached
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  • 284 12 The Government has three hill bungalows in Penang—The Convalescent, Bellevue and Fernhill-and not one of these is available for subordinate officers of the Civil Service, even if they can afford to pay the charges, says the Straits Echo. You must belong to the higher grade of
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  • 114 12 At the St. George’s Church, Penang on the 4th inst., a quiet wedding was solemnized by the Rev. F. W. Haines, Colonial Chaplain, the contracting parties being Mr. Charles Benjamin Towill, of Messrs. Guthrie and Co., Singapore, son of Mr. Henry Towill, and Miss Charlotte May Forrest, daughter
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  • 1469 13 A very complicated case was opened at the Assizes on Monday and will probably occupy the attention of Mr. Justice Sproule, and the special jury who have been empanelled, for several days. The prisoners are Gan Chuan Thai and
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  • 326 13 Burns, Philp and Co., Limited, tho wellknown Australian shipowners and merchants, whose ramifications extcudall over the Commonwealth, tho South Pacific and the East, have purchased the Samuel Hough, a steamer of 2,500 tons, to be employed in con junction with tho Matunga iu the Sydney-Papuan
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  • 879 13 A New’ Zealander writes: —Tho recent serious disturbances in that most remote of British possessions, New Zealand, represent the culmination in chaos of a series of labour enactments which their designers fondly deluded themselves into believing would bring about continued industrial
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  • 631 13 Tho trial began at the Assizea on Friday before Mr. .Justice Sproule and a apecial jury, of Liui Bok Choon charged with the murder of another Chinaman in Teluk Ayer Market last May. The case, which was fully reported during tho
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  • 172 13 It is not often, states tho Financier of October 1H, that bravado bets, made for periods of anything up to a year, are brought to book, but this is what liap|>euod in the tin market today. It appears that six months ago a youthful jobber watered A‘5
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  • 1487 15 Berlin, November 4. In the krupp trial, the law officer conducti°K le preliminary enquiry announced that ho w in officially informed that investigations again -t two subaltern officials of the Admiralty were pending, but the disclosure of military secrets anil the suspicion of bribery were* not involved. It
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  • Shipping Intelligence.
    • 248 16 Novkmhkr 5 Ceylon Maru, Jap. str., Noguchi, Calcutta, P. Simons Ponang Maru, Jap. str., Misazumi, Kobe, P. Simons Kdavana. Brit, str., Willsber, Calcutta, Boustead City of Lucknow, Brit, str., Scobio, Durban, A. Petroleum 6 Steiuturm, Ger. str., Winters, Tegal, Bohn Meyer Achilles, Brit, str., Thompson, Liverpool, W. Mansfield Bayern,
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    • 235 16 Novkmbkr 5 Oanfa, Brit, str., LMon A’dam A Antwerp Saint Helena, Brit, str., H’K S’hai A Japan Nam Sang. Brit, str., Penang A Calcutta Japan, Brit, str., Calcutta Saratov, Bus. str., Odessa via ports 6 Ram i Maru, Jap. str., B’via C’bon S. A S’baya Tara, Brit, str., Penang
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  • 263 16 Singapore, November 12 1913. exchange On London Bank 4 m/e 2/4} Demand 2/4} 1 A or« 2/4 ft 3 m/s 2/4 On German* bank d/d 288} Private 8 m/fi 244} Oh France Bank d/d 294} Private 8 m/s 801 On India... Bank T. T. 1741 Private 80
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  • 341 16 Sinoahokb, November 12, 1918. MINING. vXs! Bnyera Sell,rn 10 10 Ampaiife 8.50 9.25 1 1 Aver Weng 1.C0 10 10 Belat 2.35 2.60 10 10 Bru&ng 0.60 0.85 10 10 Kampar 10.00 10 10 Kanabc 2.00 10 10 KintaAssociation 13.00 14.00 £1 £1 Kinta Tin 1.1H.3 2.C.0
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  • 352 16 According to a Peking message dated October 27, published in The North China Daily News:— J Hsiang Hai ling. Minister of Finance, has agreed to the immediate introduction of Sir Richard Dane’s scheme for collecting salt revenues, which consists of making
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  • 182 16 Per 1\ and O. Sumatra, sailing November IH.—Mr. W. H. Dakeyne, Mr. F. S. Monteith, Mr. F. H. Whitley, Mr. and Mrs. C. F. C. Ay re, Mr. P. A. Satow, Mr. W. Webb, Miss M. Gray, Mr. and Mrs. Keilich, Mr. A. E. Gough. Per P.
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  • 161 16 A telegram from Okayama to the Japanese Jiji states that a fleet of 100 fishing vessels with about 400 fishermen of Hinasomachi, Waki gori, Okayama prefecture, on board, which since the end of September have been engaged in fishing off the Korean coast, encountered the severe typhoon
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