The Straits Times, 7 December 1906

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    13 1 The Straits Times. \O. 22.210 SINGAPORE. FRIDAY. DECEMBER 7. 190(5. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      955 1 THERE IS NO DOUBT AS TO THE RELIABILITY of De Dion Bouton GARS. The "Autocar," 6/1006 says:— afl J|ol." 1 11 1 I'or Medical Men tin title of a 1110-t interesting booklet which. has been issued by De Itioii Itonton, Ltd. It gives who own and use De Won oars.
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      201 1 Robinson Co. STERLING SILVER GOODS W^^^^ At^ ~m f^^ I 1 H/P& -Ait _jt nal Xj_at _A I ■■*•> >, '^"-^^^^^B^^ V" SUSp^ r ""^SL >ia4 I 1 <i*3s£fflj^N/Bnk?*'.\ "^'-WyßSfek I aft.' Ai^AJ* xvHE^y^^J>3^^^^a^Lt^lr^iaV^a^aß t < 1 1 J", \1 '|'s LAitIKS tULVKU UANICURK BBTH -^^r-~- Cut t lass and
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    SCIENCE NOTES.
    763 2 Xai si i in V.M-. Tae etM "I Venn- il B ra like i nr «i«n In use At aoa* sot vmej greatly ,litfi i from us, though *b< receives about twice the i i l: i i sad besJ we 'i<> It fits in wit h these
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    65 2 An astonished writer in Tiuili" declares, (hat tue affoaoftiua tnils sc.u witli (an i> sboat five or i-i.x In every I skin. This recalls the sqaally aniazim;' esss of tlu> ship's steward whn. baviagl broagat t'.» tablo fourteen tan I Itm and n.. brassi was asked by tBC CSBtaia i!
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    RUBBER NOTES.
    979 2 Indo China s Rubber Export. The loDivilg is fr.-m a OuiMilar iv port-: li.(!o-Cliina predated for export 3671 toni of rubber, valued at £97.150*: £1. worth ivj. bJm i>r« iisrli! 1,, f, Mighbooriag eowtrin *ad Yo-exponi-d Nearly the whole export goa lo Prance. whence much of it is
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      44 2 Chamberlain's Pair Balm. There is no danger from Msad poisou raaaltaafi t'roni cat or voaad cf any kiini. lien Chamberlain j P.u.i I'-liii used. It is an antiseptic dre sing and ■aoald be in every household. For sale by ail aaawaaariai and dea ci
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      336 2 FOR PROTECTION OF IRON STEEL. IN THE TROPICS i si: Siderosthen Paint Resists the action of Salts, Acids, Steam. Extreme climatic influences, tropical sea water with its destroying organisms. Specially Suitable for B:id<j-s. Piers and all Structural Ironwork. "Siderostheu' is what its name implies: DEATH TO RUST". No oxidation is
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      277 2 THE PERAK GOVERNMENT HAS SELECTED IN OPEN COMPETITION Jusselts Milk FOR HOSPITAL USE IT IS RICH AM) PURE AND KEEPS IX ANY CLIMATE. Ask f r FuEseirs Butteifly Brand of Milks and Creams OBTAINABLE FROM ALL DEALERS General Representatives for the Proprietors McALISTER AND CO., LIMITED. rfiglj THE LIPTYPP! GOIPOBIKB
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    DIKE'S GRIM WILL.
    474 3 Heart to Be Taken out for Two Strange Reasons. > -in itraafe nlip«latiow are <-.-n--lained in the will of Thonui Chartoi Randolfi HornyoW D«kc GteadoW, of Blackmore n»k, Worweter, and Villa (iand.ilfi. San Rcmo. who has just died at the latter place at th. Rgl of fifty
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    Government Ship's Disgrace.
    162 3 The C'anaeliau Government steamer Stanle-v." which was ordered to attempt tin' rc»i >ie of the remainek-i- of the crew df the Russian baroue Seriude wrwked ort' Prince Edward Island, failed to do so. on Nov. 8 reporting that the se>a was too tenijK'sui.us. The people on shore
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    Medievalism in Spain.
    161 3 Tluiv m to 'ne witncsnd in cuiv parisli i-hurch of the city of Muiica. ttie oilur day. a siinc medieval enouch to recall Scott 'i "Fair Maid ot Partk and the HEM between the Glee maiden and the briar. Then is. it appears, in Basin lady variety
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    HERO Of 19 BATTLES.
    254 3 Veteran Solditr w!io was a Friend of koval Dukes. The death baa taken place at Stourbridge of Mr. 11. D. Williams, a notable survivor of the Criwa and Indian Mv tiny, a son of t lawrp ahootar officer who was un<ld We iiogtoa at Waterloo, He
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    "Dreadnought's" Engines.
    294 3 The engines of the Dreadnought are ot the turbine pattern and nominal)) develop 23.0U0 h«,rse-pow;r when run■iag at full sp?ed. She is the first lar<re vanaip to be fitted with Mich < ngines. On trial they were found to possess the fallowing advantages: they ran smooUily and entirely
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    30 3 Mr. Ernest A. Bryant. —Whet > the doctor who wouW not recommend >alad in sumniei? Yet salad is often the sure medium for one of the most appalling horrons in life
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      301 3 TANGYE'S OIL ENGINES to 40 Brake H.P. JMlfeS'jilg^nf A^ft Reliable For driving ail T^^jjL^JJSS^''^' Econcir.ical I —♦•HUTTENBACH BROTHERS COMPANY. Telephone No. 352 l&JLOTl.TlsrttttlZ' DEPARTMENT Telegraphic Address HABITXJBE Singapore Cold Storage Co., Ltd. Borneo Wharf Telephone 1026. Sea stocks of all kinds of j Frozen Meatt, etc., can be deli-'vert-d to
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      489 3 LUBRICATING OILS Pure Mineral Lubricating Oils for all classes of Machinery. Large Stocks aiways on Hand. SAMPLES AND PRICES FREE ON APPLICATION. The Cheapest Oils in the Market. We have this day appointed Mr. E. F. MARPLES oar Travelling Representative. THE ASIATIC PETROLEUM COMPANY, LTD. SYME COY., .Tigents. :(91() CRUSHED
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      51 3 A Follower of Influr nza. Jlany persons find themselves affected with a persistent cough after M attack of influenza. As thi- couirh can bo promptly cured by the use of Chamberlain's GMgh Rnio<lv it ahontd not he allowed to rim <'U until it hocomes tvoahlcaoage. Pur zalcby all diapeno a::d
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  • Ships and Steamers.
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      PENANG HUNT CLUB.
      738 4 Gymkhana Held in a Depressing Drizzle. T,. i', uang liunl Club haa b n <\<->u\ „i v i. in. nil it gymkh« :.i this 1 date originally Bved apon „ii!i| int be adhered to became Urn cou; wi i' 1 ■■> i ully under water r»w he
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      11 4 Tlir >ix lii«ln vi hi aataini knovni ik in the Hini.-'liivas.
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      VESSELS EXPECTED.
      974 4 Xanu; port, probabU fbtit of tint ml, ami muni- ni Agent*. SiKAMKIiS. Airlie. Ojilim.l Boa taut Aldnow, I,i\i-i-|>.»il h...-'i; M uistiild 1 Andalusia, Huusiunuf, -lan. ft Hchu Meyer Aimnma. Calcutta, Dm. 7i K..i:-toad j Arcadia, Coliiinh... Jan S; P. .V O. i Australian, Cokwiibo, Jan. '•< M. Maritime?
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      15 4 Louis XIV., when ;i child, was given a set of silver to- soldiers costing £1,000.
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      SHIPPING IN PORT.
      91 5 Tiuder llu- asafcan f.llowmK sbl.n via tionaar. I: -ir aa—iaf ea. ship; ha: haiwai line -I Vaclit Cru. CruiM-r. Obt. "iuuboat; Tor. Torpe<lo H.p. Horse powor Unt. Hritisb J U.S.DaMai Stales Feb.— Ficuch der German Dut Dutch lul. Italian ;S| an. Spauisb Sar. narav.ak; U.<;. Oeuoral .*r)(o;
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      Men-of-War, etc
      165 5 Mm, 11. kt t«i.i-.iv« Jn.l.ls-.. crui-er. 4..MH1 torn, .re.v.. Hi nua, h.ihki i,.,. Capt 15. I, Vainran-i 1.c.-. Ma Itec. Pwsa let lieu. Fo, naaavia, llth IMs. Madtm, 11. M tmm-mimm Mekaa cruiser. 11 uOOUwx, V.vi.n". Han-e, IMHkj. Cspi II W. Ba%ir>, «tl l'lom MnnilM. M Has. lor
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      TRADING VESSELS. &c.
      165 5 Late.tt Arrivals. Nor. str. 7'iOtoiis. :l |.l Aii.lreasen. t;tli Dm. Fiwa l'-aiiKkok. and Dee. T«ik. Banna l,>\ For r...mba\. 7th--l!dK. Brit. str. Ml Urns, Cant lnkster. 7th Dec. From Deli, Ma DaC. 1 i... :unl :<7 d.p. W.ManstieldACo. For Deli. 10th IMs. rWftNM*, Hrit str. 01 tons.
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      Vessels which have Previously arrived, and are still in Port.
      608 5 Ger. str. UN tons. < 'apt Klnnmet. I •J.i.l Per. I'rom Itangknk, MUI S«f. G.c, and4'id.p. Behu Meyer .V Co. For llangknk, I' K.ls. Hun l.innci, Dut. str. 9TM tons, ('apt Unite.!*, lr.th N..\. From K.w-tei. w!i N.a. U....J and
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      26 5 Within fifteen niiiiulos of lier aawriaaa at Norristown, Priinsylvaiiia, a britio returned to the magistrate Ifl Mk for divorce because her husband had taken to drink.
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      Steamer Movements.
      74 5 P. .v o. The M:ii I Steamer S'nila lift IVnani; ill 3 a.m. t-> duv and is MfMMI to arrive banal 10 a.m. tomorrow alongside the ■half. (Skiima.n Mam.. Tlie Imp. (iciiimn mail "Billow" left llonn koagi at iiikiii on the sth instant, may he f\ pected to
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      CLEARANCES
      43 5 Dmmln ti Hallß, Brit fir, Bombay via ports Siain, Dan sir. Coßeaaaaen vm BMti I'm -navon. Xrit ir. Hoi Jaaaa BMHMIM, Dut str, I'.'.mim. limit. Calcutta liii -ill. Nor sir. HiuiKkok Malacca. Ml str, Teluk Anson via |>orts Amherst. Krit str, I'ontiauak
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      VESSELS AT TANJONG PAGAR AND KEPPEL HARBOUR.
      89 5 Wharves at which Vessels are Berthed To-day. lANJOM& PAOAH feat Wh-.rk Bamin B«M Moli. Kasi- Win HI'S kit. I— Kitni, Ti.Htii. Si:cr. 1 (HWMM Whiiiki: Nil. Skcth.s No. ■> Diluent. Hrn^ilrn. 3 --Kniiavon, Tolv. I TUmilt •'•Nil. 6 -11.A1.K Kiiik Alfinl. 7 -Uehf.
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      MAILS CLOSE.
      102 5 tor Per tU&mm Tim c To UOKHOtt. Itanuknk Kami Manila Miimmtt H'koiijs.Kliaii»li:ii. lil|i:iii Sikh Itniiyki.K S 11.1,1 in,,) Bangkok fefal P. Su'ctii'iilmni. IViimiiv I'eruk P.Kwetteuham, IVmhiik I'm .Siii.y Snbaiifj, Sue/., Gencu Ornnjr Kan^kok via ports Iteilamj I'.-ii-vnu ami CuliMitt.i sui .S'<n.</ Ponan«, Knoon.Ciik iitt* JtMMM lliiii^ki.lli; liioil S,nii,
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      MAILS TO ARRIVE.
      103 5 From RriioFE— By the P. A <). i. Siml.i I due on Bth Dec. From China— By the N. D. L. Kahm due on 9tb Dec. Left [ov toy lov [ov [ov [ov lee I Singapore Due in London Arrived lxt B. I. Nov 26th Nov 24tli
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      VESSELS ADVERTISED TO SAIL
      146 5 Penang and Calcutta, Mm due Dec 7, Bouatead Amsterdam via ports, Orauje on Dec 8, Deandcls. New Zealand via ports, Apirima, on Bth Dec., Boustead. London via ports, Macedonia, on 2Rtb March, P. 4 O. Co. Port Swettenham and Penaug, Ki*tna, every Wednesday, Bouatead. Teluk Anson,
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      THE KING AND HIS CLUBS.
      561 5 Institutions which the Royal Family Support. Kinj,' Kdw.ird is a nerwhci of oh nf I two I'lulis. wliii-h ai<-. naturally, tin- l««st i and iiio-t iwl— j»« in tin- world and it I follows alvo that mi M iiiomhcr is 1 v.r j admitted t..
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      Passenger List.
      321 5 I'er I". .V O. s. s. C/ 1111.1, connecting with th« steamer Maria at Colombo, from London Nov. 9. due Hth Dec— Mrs. Baxemlul.-. .Mi. Justice Keunington, Mrs. HonniiigU.ii, Mr. an.l Mra. Plumpton, Mrs. (Jaullield, Miss Hume. Messrs. P. R. Kemp, Hon. Mr Wilkens, 11. Young. H. A.
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      100 5 The ordinary man would still much rather glorify women and set them on a muck throne, whence he can depose them at will, than have to »eknowlejj;? in thi-m a real title to regard. It is difficult for a man to overcome his essential self importance. Most of us perhaps
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      732 4 P. O. STEAM NAVIGATION CO. For China, Japan, Penan?, C-ylon, Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Ports, Plymouth and London Through Bills of Lading taaaad for China ast, Persian Gulf, Coutiuc-nial, and American I'orts. Steamers will leave Singapore or. or about MAIL LINEOut -sard (for China). Simla H Dec heranha I
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      599 4 Konlnklljke Paketvaart MaatschapplJ. Under contract with the Netherlands India Government. Agentt at Singapore Ship Agency, latb J. Daekbel* 4 Co., 2-3 Coixtir Qcat. The undermentioned dates are only approximate From Exp'ted Will be desj\.n;hed for ■Hsssl Billiton Dee "> Billiton, Batavia, Java-L'oaht, Sanmi-ang, Soe.-abaya, Soemenap. Hanjoewangi, Boeleleng, Ampenaji, Laboean- Hadji.
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      513 4 y. HAMBURG AMERIKA LINIE. HAMBURO. The steamers of this Company maintain a regular service between Hamburg, Bremen, Antwerp, and Rotterdam, and the Strait 9, China, and Japan. Homewards, they are 'Icspatched fortnightly for Havre and Hamburg and once a month for E merhaven direct, calliug at Ppnaug aud Colombo. The
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      742 4 N. D. L. NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD Imperial Qerman Man Line. The fast and well knowa Bsafl amssMM r>! this Company sail fortnightly from Piaiuau Hamburg via Rotterdam, Antwerp, Soutl'amp ton, Gibraltar, Genoa, Naples, (coanert.v.n Marseilles, Naples, Alexandria, aud vice versa) Por Said, Suez, Aden, Colombo, Paaaag, Singapore, Hongkong, Shanghai, Nai*aiaki, and
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      794 5 C. P. R. I Cmadlan Paoifio Raiiwa, Company's Royal Mr II St«amship Lino. THK FAST KOIITK BF.TWEEN CHINA. I JAPAN. AND F.UKOPB, VIA CANADA, AND TIIF. UNITED STATES. Koutc from Ho:igltoiig via Shanghai, Nagasaki (Inland Sou of Japan), Kobo, Yokivbama, Vieiona aud Vancouver. Twiu Sorew Empress Steamships- 6,000 Tous- Speed
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      623 5 N. Y. K. JUAN MAIL STEAMSHIP to, Ltd. A regular FOItTN KiIITLY service is maiu ;.iine., Ittlwreu .Ihj.hu hikl Kanpa by the Mkwtag NEW TWIN-SCREW STEAMERS, Cutler Mail Contract witli the laapafW .laiwn eae Government, H|jeciall\ designril f»r the Cumnanv's KwwMM Service, h^hii-.l tlironf;li out by Klectrictity, provided with excellent
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      647 5 P.&0.5.N.C0 HOMKWAkI) I>AS>i:N(iKK SEASON 1907. S.S. MACEDONIA." 10.512 TONS. From SINGAPORE DIRECT to MARSEILLES mm! LONDON without lraiislii|iiiii ut I.imvi-s HagaaaM 2Htb Mar. li I p.m. liaaiea Paaaaa 29t1; March p.m. Uawaa Oalaaaee M Apni. feaias ■aaabay Ma April. Due Marseilles 20th April. Due London 27th A|iril. PaaaMMsN >>> this
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      147 5 I CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS. K. I M. U. VOX LTV. It.-t.irn Ti. k.-U Hi Sii^le Fares v. ill Iw iks.icl bj H. I. S. N. Co.'s steamers to l'ort Swetu-n--ham, PaaaaKi Kan^ooii, Calcutta. Matlras ninl < oroman.lel Const Petes, availal.lr for use beta the llth December, I9<h> an.l l.th i .■.il
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  • Obituary
    DEATH.
    27 6 BtWII. -On October 7. :it Sentosa Stevens H md. I! >.sic tlie- lx-lo\ctl child oi Mr. and Mrs. A. M. .Sarkies. a^jd ID inontlij deeply regretted.
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    The Straits Times. PRICE 10 CENTS. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7
    1643 6 The Straits Times. PRICE 10 CENTS. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7 "Do you understand the currency ijuestion the laic Mr. John Bright was asked by a friend. No," replied Mr. Hright. I do not, but 1 am credibly informed there are people who do With this anecdote, which may be true or
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    22 6 F. M. Goodc. late of the Shanghai Electric and Asbestos Co., has been HmWI at Victoria. B.l'. The charge is not stated.
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    22 6 Those, soldiers of the Middlesex Itcgimciit who can sing are forming a choir for the morning service at all Saints" Church, Tientsin.
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    21 6 Two hundred aud one deaths were registered at Singapore during tin- week ending December 1. The ratio per thousand was M7.SJ7.
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    27 6 A new station on the F. M. S. Railways was opened on Saturday at Seganbut. |M M miles from Kuala Kiibu on the way to Kuala Lumpur.
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    31 6 Mr. H. W, Burgess has received permission from the .lava Government to recruit "iini coolies there to labour oil the estates of the Malaysia Hublter Company in the F. M. S.
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    33 6 The new bar of the improved Hotel de L'Europe? will l>e MMM 4 to-morrow evening at nine o'clock. The room built for dispensing refreshments is situated at the Municipal end of the hotel.
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    40 6 Some I ii. 1 1 ttt jugglers, who have lie-en touring the interior of China, were so angered at receiving a meagre sum after their parformancc, that they piocce-ded to molest aud beat the s|ieetatorn. They were soon in gaol.
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    40 6 The It. E. stationed ill liougkoug are giving a benefit concert al>out Decembei- 1H in aid of one of their comrades who lately lost a leg through blood poisoning. With such a deserving cause abimi|K'i- house is hoped ft 1
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    42 6 The following have been asked to play cri<;ket for I'erak against Penang at Christmas Captaiu ISarrotl, Dr. Fox, I. Bradbc.ry. f. Faithful). N- Grenier, P. T. Allin. li. ii. Murray. G. NicliolMii. E. W. Hiieli. li. C. N. Knight, A. N. Othei.
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    42 6 I'nder the auspices of the Singapore Indian Christian Association, iU Carter of the U.A.M.C. will deliver a lecture, weather permitting, at the AngloTamil School. Saranggong Koad. on his "Experiences through the Bo* War", on Saturday, the Bth instant, at H g. m.
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    44 6 An interesting article, entitled My Tour Through .lava" appuars in the Wide World Magazine- tor October, aud in it Lady Lawson who travelled unattended all over this Paradise of the East," uarrates her experiences and illustrates her chatty descriptions with her own excellent photographs.
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    51 6 In Dutch South Borneo, the Kcsidcnt has directed the local authorities to do all they can to check the adulteration of gutta there with wood, clay, or sand. Another evil they are to guard against is the dryiug of copra over a tire. This practice deteriorates tha quality of the
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    50 6 A number of the Koyal Engineers at Hongkong arc to be relieved in December, and they arc eagerly looking forward to tinarrival of the hired transport Sicilia," on vhicli they are to go home. She is due there with reliefs on December 13 aud departs for home on December fil.
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    51 6 The French Government have arranged with the Chinese Government to allow three thousand francs a year, to meet part of the expense of educatiug several Chinese students at an army medical school in France. Yuen-Sliih-Kai has e-hoseu two pupils from the I'nivi rsity of Peking to be educuted at this
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    63 6 A sergeant in the K ist Surrey Kcgi-iir-nt posted a letter at Middle-burn, Cape Colony, two and a half years ago. It was addressed to his mother in WaniKwoi th. and a few days ago it was delivered to the soldier himself while he was on a visit to his
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    58 6 It i» reported tli.a the l'ekiug (ijverumuiit are vigorously taking steps to carry out the orders given to forbid the binding of girls' feet. Heavy penalties have l»vii decreed against those who break these orders. Al, mil iritis who do so will In- dismissed. Those measures are said to have
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    60 6 Now that Itariipu. the rebel fastness in Celclies. hns fallen, the re'ltre hi inU'irst has -I '.ill eil to Sawietto. where a rebel chief named I.a Sinraiig detics the forces of the (ioverumeut. Many ot his men have been killed ill action, but he holds out stubbornly. Military opemtious there
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    48 6 liataviu liarboia-, us|K'c.ially at Taujong Priok. is becoming rrampi'd for spacr. .Mori accommodation is neediKl for shipping and the handling of cargo, and plans for improving th« harbour arc now before the lovcin nient. The improvements include deepening and widening operations, additional jetties and wharves, warehouses, and cntivpin*.
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    84 6 Advice hatt been received by the Mm Minister of the Autitralian Commonwealth of the arrival, in New Guinea, of the Koyal CommisMon appointed to inquire into the present conditions and methods of government of Papua. Tin commission opened its sittings on September 14, when the president (Colonel Mackay) delivered a
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    Social and Personal.
    536 6 Mr. iiud MM. C. W. Cook of Calcutta h.iv, arrived in Singapore and are stayim' at Baffles Hotel. Sir Den/.il lbbe'tsou. who was recently a visitor iv Burmali. left Raug'Hiii for Calcutta on the M instant. Mr. ft, A. Cusciulen. lns|n'ctoi Gem i.il of Police, leaves for
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    Another Burglary.
    37 6 A burglary is MfMrM from Dr. Ijch k residence-, at Sepoy dines, where thiei valuable watches were stolen, but. it is not kuowu at what time the thieves entered tin house. Police investigations are proceeding
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    St. Andrew's Cathedral.
    42 6 Tin :e will Im- a short .sermon »l tin 7.1". a.m. scrviff at St. Andrew s Cathedral daring Sundays in Advent. The olle.rtories. on Sunday m\t a. St. Matthews. Sepoy Line.-,, will be given to St. Andrew's Church Mission.
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    Hand Carts Tax.
    60 6 Mr. Ching Keog Lou km given aotoe that at tin: nex O.diiiary Muting of tin Muni, i pal Commission, to ha held on Friday, tin llth instant, he will move: That the proposed increase of the tit s. on handcarts from (Mi to M."i is rwcessive. .in.
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    St. Joseph's Institution.
    74 6 TIM Director of St. .loscph's Institution wishes to thank Mr. MTaa Kay Hin who has been working faff hard during the past fi-w weeks to r.iisc fund.-, for the Ne\> School, llr has just paid over to tinDirector < tin. Among those; who have coiitri In iti
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    Two Malays and a Kris."
    97 6 This morning, an elderly Malay named Hassan was charged with criminal trespass by entering the house at Tanjong l'agar of Abu Baker, a chintiug employed at th< Opium and Spirit Farm, ami with attempting to stab him with a kris. The accused is a brother-in-law
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      119 6 FRESH GRAPES. 40 cents per lb. OR PACKED IN 5 LJ. WOOD BOXES FOR POSTIVi 10 F M. S. AND ELSEWHERE. PEB BOX $2.00 lOST.U.K FREE $2.50 Oiitpnrt Friends are reqnettod to scud remittance with order, if not in Deposit Account. THOMPSON, THOMAS Co., THE AUSTRALIA*! STORES. JEFFREY^ J EDINBURGH
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      HARMONY REIGNS.
      58 7 Friendly Attitude of Austria. liarou Von Aehreutbal. the Austrian Foreign Minister, has made ,i statement to a delegation that he has affirmed that the interviews with Prince Von Buelow. Signor Tittoni. and fount Isvolsky have established complete harmony between Austria, Germany. Italy and Russia. He views the Austrian
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      TRANSVAAL PROTEST.
      113 7 REPATRIATION OF CHINESE INSISTED UPON. Volkites Confer. London. Deccinlar ti. A wire from Renter's eorres|M>ndcnl at Johannesburg states that Lord Selborne. the High Commissioner of the Transvaal, and Orange Kiver Colony, has telegraphed to l.oid Klgin. Secretary of State for the Colonies, a protest from the Progressives against
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      FINANCIAL ALLIANCE.
      43 7 Anglo-Japanese Bank For Tokio. London. December 6. Kcutcr's correspondent at Tokio states that the establishment there of an AngloJapanese Bank, composed of prominent British and Japanese capitalists, has received Official sanction. It is regarded as In tokening an important financial alliance.
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      DISTURBERS BEWARE!
      26 7 The Victoria Legislative' Assembly has passed a Bill penalising, by fino or imprison incut, persons who create disturbances at election or oilier public meetings.
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      TEA CUP TEMPEST.
      102 7 THE CAUFONIAN DIFFICULTY DESCRIBED. Roosevelt Thanked. Mr. Secretary Hoot iuspired the proceedings in the San Francisco Cmirts regarding the School difficulty, believing that they would effectually dispose of the controversy. Viscount Aoki. the Japanese Ambassador at Washington, has tendered his personal thanks to President Roosevelt for his
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      IRISH POTATO CROP.
      56 7 Government Promise People Assistance. Mr. .l.inies. Crvce. Chief Secretary for Irelaud, announced in the House of Commons that the |*>tato crop in the West of Ireland i "W yields from two-thirds to three-fourths of llit .itHil that it necessary, tin >> .uncut would give substantial assistance to
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      SUICIDE FOLLOWS MURDER.
      29 7 A workman fatally wounded ex AssistantGovernor of Bielostock. who was transferred to St. Petersburg after the massacre of the .lews .it ISielostock, and then committed suicide.
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      EDUCATION BILL
      37 7 Catholics Refuse to Accept Amendments. A meeting oi Romanist Bishops at Westluiustel' jia~-iii a resolution to the effect that the Education Bill. MM as amended by the House of Lords, is unacceptable by the Catholics.
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      EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS.
      23 7 Kartlu]uake shocks eighty-seconds in duration, were felt at St. Vincent on the 3rd instaut. Barbados and St. Lucia wire also visited.
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      ONLY FOR A TIME.
      71 7 Identical Notes on the Morocco Question. Berlin. l>ccciiiber ti. The French and Spanish Ambassadors at Berlin have presented to Herr von Tschirsky, the German Foreign Minister, ideutical Notes on the Morocco question. The Note says that the measures taken by France aud Spain there are only
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      Another Wireless Invention.
      31 7 Signor Marconi announces that he is now able, by means of wireless telegraphy to connect his stations with passing automobiles and the latter with the former as well.
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      Russian Decoration.
      18 7 The Kinir of Bokhara has been decorated with the Order of St. Andrew by the Czar.
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      ECHO OF THE WAR.
      24 7 The iuquiry into the circumstances of the surrender of Admiral Xebogatoff's squadron to the Japanese has begun at St. Petersburg.
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      What May be Expected ?
      23 7 What May be Expected At the Hague Conference, Holland does not intend to propose either gradual inter national disarmament or her own neutralisation.
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    ONLY A HOLE IN THE WALL.
    398 7 Native Shop Assistant's Claim for Wages. There wore eighteen small causes before the Chief Justice this morning. This mini bar, however, was reduced to eleven within a few minutes after the opening of the Court, owing to postponements. Counsel asked for other postponements but
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    ARRIVAL OF THE " SICILIA."
    222 7 ARRIVAL OF THE SICILIA." The chartered British transport Sicilia," Captain G. H. C. Weston, R. N. U., arrived from England at noon yesterday, and went alongside the P. and O. Wharf. She has brought from Southampton 1,226 men. women, and children. A number of details arrived for Singapore. These included
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    48 7 At Harbiu, the Russians have established a large rfjM Chinese newspaper. A scholarly Chinaman, formerly editor of a vernacular newspaper at Shanghai, will be in charge of the newspaper. He left Shanghai for Harbin about a fortnight ago. with eighteen tompebitor>. and a stock of type and machinery.
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    CHINA SQUADRON.
    790 7 VICE-ADMIRAL MOORE ARRIVES WITH FOUR CRUISERS. Official Programme. How the Crews Fared at Manila. Vice Admiral Sir A. W. Moon.. K.C.Y.0., K.C.M.G., Commander-in-Chief of the British China squadron, arrived from Manila yesterday morning with the cruisers King Alfred iHagship). Diadem." Mouinoiith and Astriea." The squadron arrived at Manila
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    A Dishonest Cook.
    96 7 Liv A Xi was engaged as a cook ou board the s.s. Natuna at Tanjong Pagar ou the Kith ultimo. After receiving an advance of ♦25 to buy provisions. lie absconded and when the vessel returned on the 3rd instant, he was seen in the town by
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    18 7 It ib calculated that the people of the United Kingdom spend £80,090 a day for admission to theatres.
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    WHY SHE BLUSHED.
    466 7 Judge Astonished at Extent of Woman's Lingerie. A large number of Jews gathered in the Supreme Court yesterday to hear an inter pleader case. Mr. .1. A. Solomon, of Penang. had secured judgni'- .ii against Messrs. Elias Simon and his son, Solomon Klias Simon. Among the things
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    318 7 Subjects for Discussion at next Meeting. At the next meeting on Friday, December 14. the following items will be [presented for discussion Motion by the Colonial Secretary That the following Rules be substituted for Rules 7 and 9 of the Standing Itules and Orders of the Legislative Council:
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    Westminster Glee and Concert Singers.
    209 7 The advent uf Mr. Kdwanl Bransconibe s Westminster (ilee and Concert Party I from London) who are announced to appear at the Victoria Memorial Hall on December 19, 20, and 21, has the distinct fascination of presenting to us a concert of a nature somewhat
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    MUNICIPAL PROSECUTION.
    461 7 Alleged Possession of Counterfeit Abattoir Marks. At noon, today, the hearing of the charge of being in possession of counterfeit Municipal slaughter house marks, brought against three Chinese, was continued before Mr. Michell. the Senior Magistrate. Mr. I'pcott appeared for the prosecution and Mr. L. K. Gauut represented
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    Alleged Highway Robbery.
    110 7 A Kill named Pooh Ah Song employed as a cook at No. H Nassim Koad. whs returning from the market yesterday morning when he was attacked by two H\ laim in Nassim Road. They stole from him four gold rings, valued at 132.74. The cook shouted for
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    16 7 Between Richmond and the Tower, includ ing both, the Thames is spanned by twenty four bridges.
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    APPEAL COURT.
    193 7 Eighteen Cases on List to be Heard. The list of appeals has been prepared. It includes twenty cases, but two of them have now been withdrawn. Of the twenty appeals, nine are from decisions of Mr. > Justice Law. eight from decisions of Mr. •I ustice Fisher, one
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    Quarantine Regulations Amended.
    192 7 Ono of the papers to be laid before the Legislative Council at the meeting next Fri day is a regulation made by His Excellency the Governor in Council under The Quarantine aud Prevention of Disease Ordinance 1886." The regulation, which is dated April '■>. l'.toti. is amended
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    Death of Mr. Hendricks.
    173 7 At the (.cm ml Hospital. Kuala Lumpur, ou Monday the :!rd instant. Mr. I).. I. Hen dricks, Town lus|>ector. passed iivray after an illness of some months. The deceased, who is a veteran in the service of the I. M. S. Government, was contemplating retirement from
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    19 7 The hurtc >• Bill ever passed in Parluv raent was of six words. "Heirs shall be mar ried without disparagement.
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      14 7 A recent copy uf Graphic cc.ntain* interesting illustrations of <* mMtk shooting match in Sel&ngor.
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      86 7 CRAG HOTEL Penang Hill IDEAL SPOT FOR CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS Only 26 hours from Singapore. AN EXCELLENT FOOD ■t!f*|MACARONi PREMIERE QUAUTFjgwiTI ££fiX Premiere Quality. TRAVERS' raFECTIOM BRAND. si r __^M-STRj_^g.^^U.Ff_qTUßE ==aJ^|^ SOLD XV Kbranixah. Pakirmaiden A v.'o.. Kliug Street. Gnan Chin Hong, Robinson Koad. Yong Lee Seug A Co.. Kliug Street.
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      Swimming.
      44 8 I jiuiulk.-. for the Club. Ihe I .s. \i;;o w ill leave .lollllstoU s I'm 1. 11 the Swiluniingtinb l>unualovv 011 Sunday, the '.nil iiisi.ini at In ami II a.m.. 2.:Mt. Mid l.'lllp. 111.. i.-lnriiing al HUM) a.m.. 12.1.1. and n 11 111.
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      Shooting.
      66 8 MoiiKkong Qovernor's Cup In the 1 .iui|h tition lor the Heegheae (iiHcinor's Cup tor the month ot NoveinlH-r. at the 500 yaitts ranyi honours were shared hy .1. 11. I'itlgeou (ear) aud 11. W. I'.iid In. i. e.t-h scoring 70. Threi' other mtaprtitom came second with t>7. Mr. l'idi;eoii
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      Athletics.
      90 8 Canadian Athletic Surprise. A is threatening in Canadian athletics. The Montreal Amateur Athletic Association, the biggest chib in Canada. MMberiMJ 1.000 members, has resigned from the Canadian Amateur Athletic I'niou. It is fortiiiny a new governing athletic body on the liritish piinciple ot allowing, in lacrosse, hockey, skating, aud
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      MALARIA MOSQUITOES.
      465 8 Proper Sanitation of Towns and Villages. An interesting letter ap|K and in the "Ceylon Observer" on November 24, the principal iioiut in which appears to be the HUgßHHtiou that a sepaiato mid trained staff •J Id created to see to the sanilatii.il ol nil towns ami villages. Commenting
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      Untruthful Witnesses.
      114 8 This morning, before Mr. Column. Insect or I'urvis, of the I'oliee. charged a Chinese coolie, naiiunl Xeo A Ho with the theft of a dollm the property of his towkay. It was nllejyil that A 110 was given a uumber of dollars to count and that he hid
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    SELANGOR TURF CLUB.
    565 8 FULL RESULTS OF SECOND DAYS RACING. Singapore Wins Again. (From Oi 1: Own CoitmssHoxni-XT.I Kuala Lumpur. I >>;■ 6. The second day of the Selangor Turf Club's Meeting was begun in very fine weather, good going being tin- reasou for faster time*. The first race down for
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    A Yarn in the Police Court.
    77 8 This morning, a Chinaman, described as a tin miner, was charged before Mr. Colman, the Third Magistrate, with stealing 63 cents from a 'rikisha coolie in South Bridge ltoad. The miuer said the coolie refused to complete a journey and demanded his fare. The
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    England's Last Lottery.
    159 8 Says a home paper Exactly eighty years M England came to her moral senses and In Ul the last lottery nutter legal auspices. The first had a clerical flavour, for it was drawn at the door of St. Paul's, and in the t.uhscquent 2SO years much had
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    PLANTERS' INTERESTS.
    233 8 Perak Planters Association Formed A meeting of planters was held in the lpoh I'lub on Friday la»t. Mr. D. Unncau presiding. The Chairman traced the history of the suggestion to form an Association and, during his opening speech, remarked that although at the present time the planting interests
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    AFTER THE BALL.
    377 8 Tis muckle thanks we gi'e Thee. Lord, for a" thy mercy shown. In that our quid St. Andrew's tiav comes room! but ance a year. For Oh m.\ heid's rispoudiu' lac ma stiiuiak s aiigiiishiil moa;:. Thro' ilacin' him due honour wi' ai|iiarU>rcask o' iM'er. An' though
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    PERAK TIN.
    143 8 October Output. The output was 41.U70.72 piculs against 35.292.74 piculs in September. The value of the metal is returned at $H.U53,91.">.03 on which duty amounting to $563,956.47 was collected. The average price of tin was $117.42 per picul with duty at *11.7.i per l-hara. The figures for September
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    63 8 The profits made by tobacco planters in I >t-li are very large indeed. But still larger profits are made by industrial enterprise in Germany. There the inUirMut^ouale Bohr Gesellschaft at Krkeleuz. hurt just made a net profit of 14. millions of marks. A 600 per ceut dividend was declared. Over
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    NOTES FROM PAHANG.
    662 8 l.ipis. December I. Ouein's Birthday in l.ipis. On (Queen's Birthday and the following ilay, an air of reckless gaiety ]NTvaded l.ipis. aud everyone ap|M'ared to have thoroughly enjoyed hiiii-.clt in spite of the most awful WMMMt iuriginable. The cause of this iinwonU-d awakening was the visit of
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    Trouble in Dutch New Guinea.
    100 8 Particulars of the troubles in Dutch New Guinea are given in a telegram from the Resident of West New Guinea, dated November 24. The Alf uras, or savages of the land, waylaid a police patrol and killed one of them at Fak-fak. Upon this, on
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    U.S. Officer Punished.
    172 8 As a result of trial by a general court martial. Passed Assistant Paymaster Jere Maupiu. V. S. N.. stationed at Cavite, Manila Bay, has been reduced ten files in his grade and publicly reprimanded by Admiral Brownson. The result of the court martial, which convened several months
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    NOTES FROM SELANGOR.
    309 8 (l-'imu Oca Own Cuukkki-oniikn ri. Kuala Lumpur. December' :S. Execution Postponed. A Tamil man. named Kama Kouan. was sentenced to death a tew weeks aj>o for the murder of a woman of his own nationality. The execution was to have taken place this morning, hut it has
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    51 8 According to one of tbaeMerMe, what the suft'eaguttes dream of is the good timo coming when a woman on trial for her life will be defeuded by a female lawyer, convicted by a leinale jury, sentenced by a .female judge, consoled by a female chaplain, and executed by a female
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      250 8 K. A. J, CHOTIRMALL CO., JEWELLERS SILK MERCHANTS. CHRISTMAS PRESENTS Gnat Sale of Imlitin, Chinese, Japanese goods, including BarmeM Silver Howls, Indian Muslin Dresses, Blouses, Tablt. Covers, Centre-piecrs. Silver things, Gold -Jewellery, Ac. Ac. PRICES MOUIERATH. INSPECTION KINDI.V Si II.X ITKD. cSH2 NOS. 51 52 MIGHSTRRET. Telephone No 254. John
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      164 8 DAY BY DAY. Friday, 7th Dec. Hi^h Water. 131 p.m. S V. A. Maxim Co. Lecture. Drill Hall. 9. C. G. S. Sale. Memorial Hall. Saturday, Bth Dec. High Water. 3-9 a.m. 224 p.m. outward mail ilue. Hogan anil Co., in liquidation. Selanjjor Unices. Third l>av. C. G. S. Sale.
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      MINING.
      331 9 6th Dec. umv hi m MM I SOI M i ...i« V| ...1 HOHK Sabaoribad "f Roam 1 4,000 "> :j.-i<i,oOO 20,000 NM.MO 10.000 cmi ua 150,000 !.-i«i(M»0 20.000 Issue Paid V»lue lup to 10 10 10 I 10 1 1 > 10 > 10 10 10 1 I
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      RUBBER.
      296 9 1906 !9<tC i'M) £30,006 700.000 IMO.OOO 01,006 I 46.500 I 4 1 j 1 £104,917.10 K :>OO I 12/6 tM 1,700 110 %10 c Oi> 8,800 »10 8 >' i uniMllwl 7.C00 1 1 5 11,000 4 1 7/9 MM.OM 70.000 i »10 »10 £70.000 I ,7^j°™l, 1 U9B
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      GENERAL.
      194 9 ItH £«.W7.10.0'£4,Mft.15.0 7,638 12/6 12/6' Bells Asbestos Eastern Agency, Ltd i- is *£»,000 4.500 850 850 112,500 Fraser Neave, Ltd. I0.000.000a) IHfi", MO,OOO,(»'O *10.0U0,000 80,000 *125 |ISS 9,500,000 Hongkong and Shanghai Bank 250,000'> I »7.75 135.00 770.00 j g "SoS 100 810 Howarth Erskine. Ltd. ■Mi WMH >:i!,0O0 .5.400
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      DEBENTURES.
      45 9 Uowartl) Er-kine. Ltd. 6% $600,000 3% prem. Rilev s 1 i I-td. 6% 225,000 2% prem. Sine iiK.re Municipal 400,010 20% prem. 3% 1,478,000 5% prem. 4% 602,000 par. sellers Tan ion ■> I'auar Dock Co., Ltd.' 9X 250,000 2% prem buyers 5% .,365,500 l%par.
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    A Shock All Round.
    200 9 At M unexpected interruption in an after-dinner speech Senator Hale smiled. These words." he said. surprise and contuse mo They come with a shock. They come with a shrck like that which a young girl of Lode received one night. Tliis young girl sat in her
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    123 9 llembcn of I li<- I'iivv Council are entitled to the distinction Ri«ht lion >v ill The English are divided into three: classes: there are the aspiring and the perspiring: the middle-class is composed of those who both aspire and perspire. It is a peculiarity of our fellow-couutry-men and women that
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    COMMERCIAL.
    226 9 Singapore, 6th Dkcembkr, 1906. PRODUCE. Uambier buyers 6.85 do (Cube No. 1) unpicked 10.50 Copra Bali 10.40 do Pontianak 9.95 Pepper. Black 18.50 do White 5% 25.00 Sago Flour Sarawak 3.00 do Brunei Xo. 1 2.95 Pearl Sago 5.40 Coffee Bali, 165% 19.00 Coffee. Palembang, 20% basis 22.50 Coffee,
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    HONOUR BY SACRIFICE.
    259 10 Striking Commercial Action by Mr. A. Chamberlain. Mr Arthur Chamberlain, brother of the h Colonial secretary, gave striking „r...f of bil commercial inugihv by a ucnnasl Bacriiat at a recent, visaing up ting of Tubes, Limited, a Bnnrsfham company of which ho is chairman. la explaining the
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    STICK TO THE SHIP:
    536 10 When is it Advisable to do Such a Thing? Under what circui<]>t.v.i<-?s it U p«r.iijribk to disregard t'.ic maxim >'« k 'o tho ship is- a qowtioa which di«ereat uriMn uwwer in difloivnt *»y*- N w Zealand marine court has found (bat the captain responsible for
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    15 10 Mr. Jemffe R Oldham. -Probably there never was a fatal disaster not attributable to larelesMie-s.
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    HOW TO MAKE THE BEST OF ONESELF.
    427 10 Some Points of Importance. One of the points upon which so many women make fatal mistakes is in the matter of dressing the hair. To presunic that, because a style is fashionable it should be adopted by all alike represents the gravest error
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    A Strong Man.
    222 10 Sir Mortimer Durand, who is only fifty-four, is not a man one would like to see put on the shelf. Indian Foreign Secretary, Envoy to Kabul, Minister in Persia. Ambassador to Spain and the U lifted St.ates, he has had rather a varied cuwr and there are
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    "Paris by the Sea."
    104 10 Paris a seaport is a catchy phrase, but it represents a sar'ous project and one that really presents no serious engineering or financial obstacles. Ind3ed, engineers recommended it as long since as [834, and German generals declared in 1870 that had ihere been direct communication with
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    Race for Airships.
    65 10 The Matin announces that it is organising for September, 1908, on the occasion of the Anglo-French Exhibition, contests for navigable bal'xxins from Paris to London. Further details will be announced shortly. Prizes to the amount of £10,000 have already been received, but they will ba increased by
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    DUMMY BRIDGE.
    535 10 Play of a Specimen Hand Wains writes in the Westminster Gazette supplement- ti> the extract we published a few day !;:<> I find that I emitted most impuil ant point in the ne\> doable dummy romi «.f last week's issue--viz.. that of the HStsaji cards of each player that an
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    Unique Venice.
    171 10 The Queen cf th; Adriatic, as Venc tians love 'io term tho famous city, is privileged in many reipctta, and in "in part.cular at least -he is uni;]iir airi4'ng the cities cf t lie wo. Id. She has no cemetery. The only lnuviii^ ground is the- little ':la]id
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    Horse v. Fox.
    162 10 Seeing what a chase a fox often affords to hounds in a b'g field and th?n <(ct away, most people would imagin? that a horse would have no chance of overtaking a fax which is not hunted r y dogs. Colonel Meysey Thompson, how ever, relates in
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      748 10 AUCTION SALE OF TNSKHVICKABE POLICE STORKS INCLAIMED AND CONFISCATED PROPERTY AND INTESTATE ESTATE PROPERTY. Ac. (By order of the Chief Police Officer) To be held at the Central Police Station. South Bridge Komi <hi Monday, loth December, at tM l>-»< Fit particulars, see Catalogue?. Powell 6" Co., 3*l" Auitioiieen. AUC-lON
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      37 10 Mr. A. \V. Wood. Damoadaacf ie veals itself in the face. Personally, I would prefer that it developed some bump on the back or on tha feet, because cno could then get boots made to fit it.
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    JAPANS --DREADNOUGHT.''
    650 11 Measurements of the Naval Leviathan. Tlii' rcjiiii mil; over blgyesl battleis I. ul ;i t.niiieiit delight. It iJ.i|mn turn now, The Tokio comepondent of the North China Daily Newi write* 1 The bniMing "t the new leviataaa by tin- Japanese- UovcrUMßt yard, availing :i it at i xchnive
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    Natives of the Nile Delta Welcome Dragoons.
    128 11 A squadron of the Cith huUtkUling l Prafooaa which has been making a reeoaaaiaeaace muck throngs, various I towns and villages of the Kilt PHta has met on every hand (says the Alexandria correspondent of the •'ChiMiiicle withj the warmest welcome, the native
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    No Opium in Chamberlains Cough Remedy.
    70 11 There is not th? least danger in givins Clmmli.-rlain's Cough Remedy to small children M it contains no opium or otlui harmful drug It has an established reputation of more than thirty years as the mobt mi ifii medicine in u.>e f<-i colds, croup
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    Haakon of Norway.
    175 11 The visit if the Norwegian sovereigns to England was the social event of the d?clinniij year. Under the name of King Htlkfttl, saange to British ears, many ■ill aarhana have Dine difficulty in recognising the once popular Prince Karl of Denmark. The Haakons, however, of whom khan
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    34 11 Bishop cf London. Lot a man by in work and love his wife, and there is not a happier home in all the world than the home of a working may. in Eas; London.
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    DEATH THROUGH TERROR.
    409 11 Heartrending Stories told by Vjvisectionists. The Bora] Commission < :i Vivisecticm sat with clo-«.'d di;ors. This fact aroused considsrable comment moat of which i< unfavourable. The ciaaa of evidence which will b'j discussed a', this private conference is intensely tnteraatinjg to tha British public. It is rep:csented
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    Huge Thefts of Gold.
    195 11 The special eoauuukm recently appointed to iaquire mt. tiu raporisd odfcaml tbcfu cf goW on bb Kalgoorlic F eld. We torn Ajutralia, has found, it is stated, that (he defalcat'cns ?mcunt-d to from £300.000 to £500.000 p3r annum. At tho last sitting Mr. Thomas Maugh.m. secretary
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      549 11 HE SUFFERED FROM HIS STOMACH. 9 I\I>I<;KsTIO\. I'.WNs IN THK BACK. I rVNDOIDiU\SBBCUUD.U' DR. WILLIAMS' PINK PILLS. Hi I. im Ya Ha is the propric-t >r of! an [cc depot at Fort Dafana, Maadakj, and .{]■<-■ .was [cc and Mineral Water; i I depot! at Bckwebo and Memyo. Burma. c
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      280 11 Straits Tobacco Factory Ltd. 2:J-3 Coleman StreetTRY I he Popuar Rn'na Victoria Special $4.00 per box of 100 E j Exquisitos $2.75 per Ik>\ of 100 A iiifdiiiinsiz-'.l niil.l ciyar of cxipiisiu? flavour aud aroma. j Coucbitas of .smaller si/.e at $2.50 per box of 100 i Special High Life
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      232 11 THE DERBY HORSE FEED One of the greatest appetizers and muscle producing foods nf the present clay, consisting of mixture of augur, maize, pmlily, bran. an. l salt. I'sed aa n luhntittite for other food Ken.liU taken by homes with rapid aud astonislnri,' results. Recommended by all who have tried
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      167 11 2 Facts cf Absorbing Interest To Those Who Are In The Clukhes Of Rheumatism One cannot be too quickly cured of Rheumatism. To got rid of those awful pains that make life a never-ending series of torture, now rr.llJ, now excruciating, to-day in bed, to-morrow hobbling arouM on crutches to
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      599 12 WANTED. MMaj ('omiMsitors. Apply with between S ami 10. to morrow morning, 'li im« (Mas. HOUSE, la the neighbourhood of Tanglin, >ed— three Iwdiwaa. Apply giving particular! to" Al"i» aja Wrilfi rla*. tsTl I\\UTM:K. A partner iv a tfxxl going biisiIK lim -stigittioii on «i\ ii"^ sinet\ that the app|
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      682 12 TO BE LET. HorsE.— "Valhalla" and "Valkyrie," Caveuagh Koad. Apply 29 Cavenagh Road, r 3620 ROOMS.— Eden Hall," Tanglin, superior, rooms to let. Apply to 3660 MRS. CAMPBELL. OFFICES.- No. 6 and 7 Raffles Place. Apply to II Hobinson Hoad. MM OFFICES.— SmaII first floor offices facing Cavenagh Bridge Road
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      585 12 TQBE LET. HOUSE— Clarelands, Tanglin, entry Ist October. Apply to VADE CO. HOUSE.— No. 5-1 Kampong Java Road, from Ist of January. 1907. Apply J. A. Mever c/o Meyer Bros. r 3x<56 HOUSE.— No. 2 1 Wilkie Road. Entry Ist January. 1907. Apply to A. S. Shooker. 7 D'Almeida Street.
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      678 12 FOR SALE. CATS.— SPLENDID SIAMESE CATS. Apply to H. F. 1000 c/o Straitt Timet. 3868 VICTORIA.— Four seated iron-tyred Victoria in good condition, very cheap. Apply A. G. c/o Straitt Time: 3906 MOTOR LAUNCH.— VaaI Motor Launch in good condition. Length 40 feet, beam ■> feet. Apply at No. «0
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      535 12 NOTICES. TO ADVERTISERS C/ 0 "STRAITS TIMES." Advertisers, whose answers are to be addres sed to c/o Strait* Time>, will confer a favour on the Management, if. when they write to this j office, to inquire for those answers, they instruct their tamby who brings the letter to wait for
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      614 12 NOTICES. Hastes is herehv giwu that all outstanding hills aflaiast lbs Qorsnanaal should i»- presented for pay mint before the IMb instant. All InlU incurred after that date should Ik- preseuted for imyment. if possible, bdbm lay* beSara the 29th Paoamber. it«Hj. :t9IS) SINUAPORh ELECTRIC TRAMWAYS, LTD. I Notice is
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