The Straits Times, 18 December 1906

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    Masthead
    13 1 The Straits Times. \O. 22.210 SINGAPORE. TUESDAY. DECEMBER 18. 1906. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      443 1 AN UNBEATEN RECORD! DE DION BOUTON CABS again secure all possible points. Vide "Official Report." Now winners of every hill-climbing contest held in Victoria. Further proof as to the truth of the name THE RELIABLE GAR. Tl« blowing report i-- bom tl» Sfdboune Pweta." Sapaeaaaw Wb. I9<x<: Tin liill-olinilaDfi ounti
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      274 1 ROBINSON CO. gtidMfipi. SANDERSON'S |Hp stand cameras "Regular Popular" mn W "Tropical Popular" SANDERSON'S JJWtJMi :HAND CAMERAS WK::^^^ The "Regular" Hg^fe'Vi^^ The "Tropical" '^fmisdo^ THESE ARE THE "CAMERAS" lBii|t^ X'mas Present. >I^^£^£^* Bi^ MODERATE IN PRICE. ROBINSON Company. i JEFFREY'S 1 EDINBURGH STOUT. "CASTLE" BRAND. Specially Brewed for the Tropics.
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    ENGLAND IN MALAYA.
    261 2 lii its notice of Sir Frank BweMeabaat'l British Malaya. The (»utl<K>k says: Then is a small library ot books" whi. h shouKl be printed in suitable type and on >[K-<ii.livprepareil paper.And it should baths duty of every administrator who stands for the name of Kngland in his
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    Sir F. Swettenham and his Publisher.
    516 2 Tho eoutiovci— v between "The -r ini"BookChtb and the puhlisiu is' defender* i« apparently inU rniinaliie. As a side issue. sii- Fraok SweMeabani'i (faagraeaMßl wMi his publisher and hi- .dilifsion to "The Times has lensiiiinl perben man im portance than it deserv. Sir li
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    Chinese. Unrest.
    31 2 Four thousand armed native- have lisßß under the auti-Mionarchy standanl and HI riotiny iv the Pfaghaaaag ili-trict of I.i liany. The foreigners iv the atighaoatkoud have Bfd lor tafsty.
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    Alleged Arson at Shanghai.
    132 2 A Hit* broke oat at i>t<t:iit;)it 09 Saturday. the Ktinst.. on the promum occupied l>y Mr. 11. M. silUiss. at Booas Boad, Saaaghat, m- iiiiii.im roan and boßidJag- home. Tin liic lniy:i'lc iitti'inlcil. but wen unable t i <iivr tin' pujxity. while Nos. H and 10
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    15 2 Alsleminus ami facetious are tho unly words in Kngiisli haviag lh, vowels in their order.
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      283 2 Dee's Concentrated Disinfectant. WM ft >jfl a^^a^al Kt*Bß» V^^ft I^bV^b^b^9b^H£* JHaa^a^ai The most economical effective of all Of all Dealers. Importers The Borneo Co., Ltd. H. ABRAMS horse Repository Jiibt lai.'dod ex s. s. Darius j 20 very select Horses, Cobs and Ponies, all broken to harness and 1 ■MUIe,
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      251 2 McALISTER CO. LTD. HAYS JUST BEKX aIKHKRD SOLE AGENTS FOR Messrs. IRVINE CO.'S l-'AMOrs Australian Wines Brandies. CLARET BUBGUNDY HOCK TOKT CHABLIfi BHEBBX McALISTER AND CO., LIMITED. CROWN I PERFUMERY. Manufactu.cd by THE CROWN PERFUMERY CO., LONDON and PARIS. OF ALL DEALERS. See that the bottles are stoppered with oiu
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      545 2 AWFUL ECZEMA FOR THRtt YEARS Had to Be Washed and Dressed and Even Fed Like a Baby Suffered Untold Agony— Afraid to Be Left Alone Had Despaired of Getting Better-In Awful State. CURED IN ONE MONTH BY CUTICURA REMEDIES "I tliink it nothing but right thnt 1 should let you
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      70 2 No Opium in Chamberlains Cough Remedy. There is not the least danger in giving Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to small children as it contains no opium or .>t h harmful <lnr_,'. h lias an cslaljlislied reputation of more than thirty years as the mobt succcsoful medicine in use for colds, croup
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    NOTES FROM PAHANG.
    956 3 iFum.m On ohk CosßShPoHVKvrt. l.mis. I.C IIU r 11. Tin Output. Tl» tin export from Muum in October •woaitMl to iiiH pkmlH.Talu«l in <■; I .ih.l realisinn a ''"'> MHWd Tliin l'iin>;s the total tot the in-- tea nonUm of thiti year I up to 18.757 pun!,.
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    New Schools for the States.
    128 3 Wohear OBjgood ,i;itlio. it y. says the Tiuwa «1 Mulaja.' U..IL TuwKuy YwTlt Sliii! lias acquired iiuutit thirty ;urt s t land on both nUm "l Urn Ipoh-dopeng Road, new the Mniuy >Vayaii« ill a prici- of StHI.Om. Ori this liiiid. which Hlßluriaaa room HtOUiih
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      42 3 C!i n.bcrlains Pair. Balm. There is no danger from Uood poii rc;uhin<4 irom a cut or wosuad <. i :;ii\ kirn», w^u-'i Chuaberlaia'i P.n:i used. It is an ar.tiseptic dnoiag MM shoukl be in every household. ¥^v lak hy all dispensaries aud dealers.
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      396 3 fl lIV A I IftUT i# s LUA blUn I W f S The Incandescent 'r^Vj&^jf^Z: Kerosene Lamp. fl crq 5 is Gold Medal with Special Diploma of Honour, Liege, 1905. < J2 II 00MPLETE 10WN INSTALLATIONS HAVE BEEN SUPPLIED TO THE o I* Perak Government for Ipoh and g
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      196 3 THE I* Y.T* I F INTHE LEADING V I VLL STRAITS. The Merlin Cycle I bs^oE/h: this fxjbHiTC for 27 yeabs. WCLUDINO The King of a| Heavily Plated Lamp Bell. fopulab priced apECiFicvTioisr bicycles l«) 07 PATTERN. GOLD-LINED. MERLIN CYCLES. MADK IN v'OVKNTKY. KN(iLANI). Finish, reliability, appearance, and an enviable
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      60 3 ALEXANDRA BBICKWOBRS Co, Limited. BRICKS FIREBRICKS. Sound well shaped and bard burn! bricks can be supplied at $1 SO per Lakaa at the works. Firebricks ?60 per thousand Fireclay 30 per ton Any shaped bricks can be made to order and delivered in aVut live weeks. Apply to: The Borneo
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    CURRENT LITERATURE.
    908 4 4'<ini>ton Hv Wiaatoa Chnrckill. Loa-I .lon MacnilUn and 00., Ltd. Singapore Kelly and Walsh, Ltd. In tins ttory, wliirli (lix-s not l.el.'iii; i tlir lerici dealing with Anmicaji hii I i.iv. -ii. h as Riihanl Carvol." "The Cruii ;in<l Tbe Croaaia(," w<~ liave ihiv popalw Ainriiraii writer at
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      VESSELS EXPECTED.
      911 4 Nam?, port, /i/i«/#rt/«/r ilate of (tmcal, mill mini, of Aiimls. Steamers. Airlie, Bydaey, Dec ft; lt.nistead Alcinou*! Liverpool, Dee.M; M.-m-ti. i.: Ambria. Manila. .lun/K< b R.hn Meyer Andalusia, Hongkong, Jan. 9; Helm Meyer Aparima, tastmlia, h'.l>. Boustead Arcadia, Colombo, Jan. P. A- O. Austrnlieu, Caiambn, Jnu. H M.
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      ANJER.
      86 5 «mr. HDD rti liin.ljaiii da Boer Ort «7 K.itlei.lam ißatwria 3d l>»t sir Kfdiri ile Bom i.Nov Wißatavia IBottardua >i'-. MBril sti (hiMM-.ldii PariMr !>«■<■ llStaqpnora r.laml HBrit 1.., I-:. I [.-<• Meßrjrde Nm SOlHoofikoiiK |Baltimora 7 llrit 0g Uliindir Wright N<>\ •"> Siiii!m|«m.- (lirisinms Islhii.l HOar Ntr ii.
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      SHIPPING IN PORT.
      222 5 Under this heading the following abbreviations are used :—str. —steamer sh. —ship bq; —barque sch. —schooner Yet. —Yacht; Cm. —Cruiser. G'bt.—Gunboat; Tor.—Torpedo H.p. —Horse-power; Brit. British (1.8.— United States Fch.—Freuch Ger —German i Dut.—Dutch; lul.— Italian Span. —Spanish; Sar. —Sarawak G.c. —General-cargo; d.p.— deck passenger I!.—Uncertain T.
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      TRADING VESSELS, &c.
      1052 5 Latest Arrivals. llai, Ilin (inun, Brit. str. 24:1 tons, Capt Hunter, 17th Dec. From I itiaimk, IMB Dec. G.c, and 10 d.p. Wee Bin Co. For I'outia nak. l'.lth -lids. Carljiie, Brit. str. 381 tons, Capt Cobb, lstli Dee. From Port Swettenham, 16th Dec. O.c, and 14
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      CLEARANCES
      68 5 December 17 I', ini-sl Simons, F«"h str, .Marseilles i:i |>orts Sa'K/ir, F.li str. Yokohama via ports Knpbrafc-, X.-ii sir, (I'koug. Mwanbai, Jnpnu lime-.. Dill str. Italavia Pmitianak, RritHtr, Kiiaiitmi via p.>ris ftiiilianl. Brit atr, Pontianuk Itftbal.in. I in: sir. I'.angkok 1M ll><- Li X, liiit str. Teluk Ans.m via
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      Passenger List.
      266 5 Per P. O. s. s. Mia, connecting with tl c steamer Drltn at Colombo, from London No>. 23, due 22nd Dec- Mr. C. Seven. Mr. \V. r Kenney, Mr. W. Taylor Mr. Cox, Mr. 1!. MacOhw, Dr. D. H. McDowell, cm..:., Mr. .1. W Stcwait, Mr. .1. S.
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      MAILS TO ARRIVE
      107 5 From Europe— By the P. AO.s. s. Delia, due on --'ii' l Dec. From China— By the I. <v O. B.a. liecauha due on I'.Hli Dec. ■lov *lOV <iov S..s fa* v..\ fa* tec Dec Dec Hth 12th 15th r.nii Had •jwii ■_'SHIi 3rd till. Hit ii
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      MAILS CLOSE.
      97 5 lor Per Steamer To-morrow. Indragiri Mm Thyc Batavia I." *<•!/"<■ P.H'tenham Penang Kittua Penang and Colombo liinlm Muni Djambie, Palembang Mirkm Sabak and Djambie //mifl Ho Telak Anson via ports Selaniior Fremantle via ports Minih/a Mn nt. >k and Palembang (1. C. Meyer Cheribon and Sunmrunn (iiiniii Hms
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      VESSELS AT TANJONQ PAQAR AND KEPPEL HARBOUR.
      95 5 Wharves at which Vessel* are Berthed To-day. TANJOHO MtM. Eakt Wharf Basin Hong Moh. East WBABr Sect. I— JansKens. Sect. 1 (Shk.kkk Whark):— Bangkok. Suction No. 2— Thongwa. m M B— Glenloehy. Kllen Rickmers. 4— Catherine Apcar. Minilva. 6— Singora. 7— Nil. H
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      712 4 P. O. STEAM NAVIGATION CO. I For China, Japan, Penang, Ceylon, Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Ports, Plymouth and London Through Bills >f Lading issued for China 0 <aat, Persian Golf, Continental, and American Ports. S'.eamers will leave Singapore on or about MAIL LINEOutward {fur China). Ihlta 22 Dec DeW
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      643 4 Koninklljke Paketvaart MaatschapplJ. Under contract with the Netherlands India Government. Agents M Singapore .-—Ship Aoekct, i.ate J. Daexdi:l« Cr., 23 Cou-yeb Qcat. The undermentioned dates are only approximate From Kxp'ted Will be desratched for Valentun singkawang Dec 1". Bilhlon, Poutiauak and Singkawaug Dec 19 Mtrtm Djambi Dec 17 Djambi, Muutok,
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      529 4 HAMBUR6-AMERIKA LINIE. HAMBURQ. The steamers of this Company maintain a regular service between Hamburg, Bremen, Antwerp, and Rotterdam, and the Straits, China, and Japan. Homewards, they are despatched fortnightly 1 for Havre and Hamburg ond once a month for I Bremerhaveu direct, cal. g at Penang and Colombo. The arrivals
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      769 4 N. D. L. NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD. Imperial Qerman Mai! Line. The fast and well !-..:own mail steamers of this Company sail fortnightly from BremeuIlambiirg via Rotterdam, Antwerp, Southampton, Gibraltar, Genoa, Naples, (connection Marseilles, Naples, Alexandria, and vice versa) Por Said, Suez, Aden, Colombo, Penang, Singapore, Hongkong, Shanghai, Nagasaki, and Kobe to
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      51 4 A Follower of Influenza. Many persons f.t.d Lliomselves affucted with a persistent cough after an attack of influenza. As >hi<t cough can be promptly cured by the use of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy it should not be allowed to run on until it becomes troublesome. For by all almjaillii n aud
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    SIGNOR MARCONI.
    377 5 \iiifisinij Cartoun of (he Tamous Scientist. On? of t lie celebrities iiichulo<l in a set of twenty rarto.ms entitbd Kxplorsn ami Inventors." rcpioduceil from Vanity Fail in the original ml. mi. in the November Windsor, v Si^nor Marconi, of whom tke chronicler siiys He is a i|iiii't man,
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    Winsome Winston !
    257 5 Winsome Winston An amusing incident occurred al t li-> Institute of Journalists' dinner suys Tho World. Mi. WinsU.n Churohill, Ihe principal guest of the evcniii};, arrived when most of the other ditiii- weio assembled, and, as became the dignity of a Minister of the Crown, was ushered with some ceremony
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      814 5 C. P. R. Canadian Pacific Railway Company s Royal Mail Steamship Line. THE V.I lioITi: ill-. I'V.KKN CHINA, JAPAN, AND KIIKOPF., VIA CANADA, \NI> THR IMTI.D STATKS. HoOJta fi .111 l|..'i^i...iiL: Mi Shanghai, Nagasaki (li.ianl Sea of .lap:ui). Kobe, Vohohama, :..ria and Van. »er. 'I urn Screw Kinp.ess fHwinelii|in K.«HH)
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      632 5 INDO=CHINA STEAM !SAV. COY. LTD. In t.-i r*tlf thin C -nip-ill;. 111:11 111 till :l nupilar xrrviee between Cal.-utu. smuts au.l I H.nmkrmf;, laJuoD cirt; on through Bills ..f l.a.lin-4 for Canton, Hwatnw, Ani.n. Hhanghai, chef.-.. TienUin, Newobwaaß, Yanghaai :'orts, 1.., 1 a. Impm, the riiiHpfißea, .v<-.. *c, SlfiiiiM-rs on
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      649 5 APCAR LINE 1 if Si EAMHKS I Tll('UII(l«'lMielltioi't'(l Illllil stt'.'HlK l' 9 of ilic above Company inaiutaill 11 ten-daily service between ('•ilcntta and Hongkong. U'ALMNC AT PKNANQ AM' sl\(i.\P(»Ki: KM Tins Commander s.s. "Ai:i:.vTonx AIVU* I.SIO A K. UnTW s.s. "Chiiihim: Ai-. vk" -'.Vl' W.D.A.Thom\s s.s. H Q«aMNn An k»"
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    DEATH.
    41 6 Simi.mi:.— On November 'JO. at South Pertlicrton, Matilda Preston, wife nf Augustine W. Sinclair, Into of MmnJOT, daughter of the late John Donaldson Esq.. of Dalmcrino Abbey, and grout grand-daughter of the late liobert Preston Esq., of the Pipe Office.
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    The Straits Times. PRICE 10 CENTS. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18.
    1289 6 The Straits Times PRICE 10 CENTS. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18. In this issue we give some particulars of the mission nt His Kxcellcncy Client PauSeng to this 'ninny for the purpose of raising money for Chinese railways. Cheng must feel encouraged by the success of his appcul to the Chinese iv
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    371 6 It In- been a cause of complaint in Hongkong fur many yearn that the Government delay tlie promotion of public works because of the scarcity of ready money. The few resident* who take a languid interest in public affairs complain, for instance, that the posterity which will profit from the
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    9 6 Our Pahang Notes will be found ou Page ii.
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    10 6 The Dutch cruiser" Koniugen licgeutcs left for Sabang yesterday afteraoon.
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    17 6 A Progressive cam|>aigii was opened in London on the 7th iust., to counteract the aggressive moderate movement.
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    24 6 Viceroy Yuan Shi-Kai, of Chihli, has ordered all opium dens in his province to be closed before the cud of the lot li mouu.
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    23 6 The new MM and salvage ste imer of the Timjoug Pagar Dock Board will 1m- launched at Keppel Harbour to-morrow, Wednesday at noon.
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    21 6 Advice.-, from Tokio state that the Japanese Admiralty intend to coiuiuciicu build iv home yards iv I'.MiT one additional aruijurcd cruiser.
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    25 6 The new slipways of the German Admiral, ty at Kiel arc intended to accommodate a warship of 24,000 tons. Private yards arc also undergoing enlargement.
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    29 6 The management of the Sea View Hotel announce that they will give a Christina? Tree and Children's Fete on Sunday, 30tl inst. Proceedings tvill begin at I p. in.
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    32 6 The mutilated bodies of two Chinamen and a Chinese youth have been found on the hillside near Shatiu, iv the New Territory of Hongkong, with their throats cut. The police arc investigating.
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    33 6 The Norwegian steamer Heiui,' Captain Ericksoii. armed from Bangkok this morning with a cargo of rice. Captaiu Kriekson reports that the boatswain, a Malay, died during the voyage aud was buried at sea.
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    31 6 Seveial Chiuese were arrested for trespassing in Mr. King's premises at Tanjong Pagar. yesterday. This morning Chief Inspector Wilson charged them before Mr. Green, the Second Magistrate. Small fines were imposed.
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    39 6 A correspondent writes: —A new spelling is observable from the Ksplanade. Hotel de l'Europc" now appears as "Hotel del Europe," presumably as a sort of compliment to Queen Victoria aud her Spanish marriage. Perhaps Europa would be more correct.
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    50 6 A single ricksha containing a Chinese passenger was overturned on Hill Street yesterday afternoon, being gently shoved over by some long timbers projecting from the front of a bullock cart which was slowly turning the corner of Coleiuan Street. The fare was very irate, but no serious damage was done.
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    6 6 The German liver steamers Sui-Uii and
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    46 6 Sui-an," now on the Vangtse. haw been sold to the Hongkong Canton, au I Macao Steamboat Co. It will be remembered that several vessels of the Meet of the Hongkong Company were wrecked in the September typhoon, and that another, the Hankow. was destroyed by fire.
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    43 6 Some time ago Mr. Walt/ IVreira. the Solicitor-General of Ceylon, recommended public Hogging of native prisoners iv that Island. Lord Klgiu has informed a correspondent that he has |X)iutcd out to the Governor (Sir Henry Blakei that public hogging can nut he entertained.
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    58 6 The Annual Christmas Knteilaiiiment for Catholic children will take place in the Victoria Memorial Hall on Friday. December 28. Members desirous of obtaining cards ot admission for their children should apply to the llev. H. Hivet, giving the names aud agm of the children, before the 2bt l. December, after
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    52 6 Mr. Herbert Gladstone announced in th<: House of Commons on December 9, that, owing to repeated cases of anthrax in collnectiou with East Indian wool, he was considering the application thereto of a portion of the sorting and combing regulations applicable to dangerous wools, but he tii- t invites observations
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    Social and Personal.
    416 6 Lord Kitchener arrived at Calcutta on the llth inst. The death is announced of Inl-an/i ex-King of Dahomey. Mr. .1. l{. Greuici. of Gray's Inn. District Judge of Colombo, was called to the Bar on November 10. Lieut. A. G. Boldero. lth Battalion Souk r set Light
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    7 6 Plague has made its appearance at Kobe
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    10 6 The Dutch cruiser Koinuen liegentcs left for Sabang yesterday afternoon.
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    16 6 The inemliers of the Hongkong Police Force have arrauged to hold a dance on Boxing night.
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    16 6 The A liny Ordnance Department huu< under consideration the condemnation of enamelled water bottles through rust.
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    23 6 It is officially stated in St. Petersburg lii.it the Itussiau lied Cross organisation disbursed the sum of £2.900.000 during the fhlinin Japanese War.
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    24 6 The high dollar and increased price ol commodities in Hanoi, have induced a mini her of French reidents to form a cooper atire bakery.
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    40 6 H.M. S. "Alacrity," Commander K. L. S. Lcathani, arrived from Labuan last night and anchored in the roads; and early this morning she went alongside the wharf to coal. She leaves oil the 22nd iust but her destination is unknown.
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    86 6 Messrs. Lambert and Company. Photo grapheis. are nothing if nut enterprising. Their latest venture is the publication of a series of a picture postcards iv book form. One sidu is perforate.! so that the card may be torn out easily. There arc three series. Tyiies of Singapore, views of Siugapoiie.
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    113 6 We must compliment the Strails Tobacco Factory. Ltd.. on the delectable selection of cigars which they have placed on the market iv Singapore. Sixteen .s|>eciniens of Cuban style present an excellent assortment from which it is difficult to pick the best yet it must be said that Xos. 6 and
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    A Christmas Treat.
    90 6 Mr. C. I). Buckley's Annual Christinas treat to the children is to be given in Victoria Memorial Hall on Wednesday, December M, at ?..'!<) p.m. This is a private affair and admission is strictly by invitation, the now her of invitations being limited. The invitation* are printed
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      274 6 Champagnes, Sherries, Ports, Clarets, Liqueurs, Burgundies. Vermouths, Hocks. Bottled Ales, Moselles, Beers Stout, Brandies, Whiskies CALDBECK MACGREGOR Co, Wine and Spirit Merchants. MAJOR r. MCNALTY, in charge Of TIIK ARMY MECHANICAL TRANSPORT, has placed an order with the NEW ARROL-JOHNSTON London Agency fur one of their cars for bia private
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      103 6 WILSON Co.'s ANNUAL X'MAS OFFER A Present of 12 Portraits On Bromide Post Cards will be included with every order for 1 do/.. Cabinet Platinotype Photos from sittings given from the 22nd November to the '22nd December, 1900. Wilson Go. CONTINUATION. 9. Si. Lambert (So.'s Suggestions for 'Xmas Gifts. V.
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      PORTSMOUTH MUTINY.
      123 7 PORTSMOUTH MUTINY. OFFICERS RELIEVED OF THEIR APPOINTMENTS. Ringleader's Sentence Reduced. London. December IN. Thc»t. Hon. Kdmunil Itol.t-rtsoui Duntleei. I'arliamentaiy SienUryto the Admiralty, announced, in the House of Commons, that, in connection with the recent li.sturbanees at Portsmouth, it had lieen decided to relieve Cniiiinnlnrr the Hon. W. G. Stopford. of
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      AUSTRALIAN ELECTIONS.
      49 7 Resentment to Conference Representation. The approximate result of the Common wealth elections is that the Ministerialists haverctnrnod IH members, the Anti-Socialists :tl and Socialists 26. The Australian States show a feeling of resentment at being re presented at the Colonial Conference by members of the Commonwealth ouly.
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      ORANGE RIVER COLONY.
      53 7 New Constitution Outlined. Mr. Winston Churchill, in Mm House of Commons, jhw a general outline of the Orange Itivev Colony's Constitution, it is similar to that of the Transvaal, and includes an Dppof Chamber to be nominated by the Imperial Government fer the first Parliament; and rfhnnroi
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      Under Seoretaryship of India.
      18 7 The lit. Hon. J. K. Kllis. M.P.. has resigned the luder Secretaryship of India.
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      CONGO FREE STATE.
      31 7 The general result of the protracted debute in the Belgian Chamber is that Belgium has, taken the fir* definite step towards the annexation of the Congo Kree State.
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      ANGLO-RUSSIAN DESIRE.
      31 7 In announcing the withdrawal of the decree which e\pclled its corronpoiulent from St. Petersburg, the" Times" dwells upon the mutual desire of Kngland and Hussia to remove all misunderstandings.
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      MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT DEAD.
      48 7 The death is announced of Mr. Tli n Dolliug Uolton. M. P. for Xorth-East Division of Derbyshire. The deceased gentieoian was f>s years of age. H. was a solicitor and A b-ichelor. and had represented North- Kast Derbyshire, in the Liberal interest, since IHH6.
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      Health of the Princess Royal.
      45 7 I .mil lnn. December 17. It is stated officially that the health of the Princess Hoyal has progressed as well as can Im' e\|H'cted after the second operation she ha.-. iimler^Mne. Her illness is painful, but it is not dangerous.
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      NAVAL DISASTER.
      28 7 Nine Men Drowned at Portsmouth. A cutter ffom H. M. S. Hindustan ran foul of a buoy at Portsmouth. She sank, and uiue men were drowned.
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      WOULD IF HE COULD.
      34 7 Mr. Winston Churchill stated in the House of Commons that Lord Selborne was willing to retain the Governorship of the Transvaal. f the Imperial Government desired him to do so.
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    JAPAN'S AMBITION.
    124 7 Reaching out for World's Commerce. A few days ago. lieutcr wired us to the pffect that Mr. Miller. I'nited States Consul Gcueral at Yokohama. I'ad stated that Japan wasquite prepared to go to war on the Schools question. Mi-. Miller, afterwards, denied that he had ever expressed himself
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      GERMAN MANIFESTOES.
      65 7 Centre Party and Socialists Denounced. London. December 17. A telegram from Berlin states that the National Lil>erals and Radicals have issued their rcsi>ective manifestoes. The former denounces the Centre Party and Socialists, and appeals warmly to German patriotism to bring the war in Damaraland to a successful finish.
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      VICTIM OF THE BOMB.
      27 7 The Commandant of the iendarmoric at Ifadom has bern attacked by a Injinb and his leg was torn off. His assailant was arrested.
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      VICTIM OF AN OUTRAGE.
      25 7 Berlin, December 17. Admiral Dubassow. of Moscow, has been the victim of an outrage. He sustained an injury to his foot.
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      RESIGNATION FROM INDIA OFFICE.
      95 7 The lU. Hon. .1. K. Kllis, M.P.. has reigned his position of Parliamentary Secretary to the l udia Office. Representing liusclillc division of Nottii^jhamshire since IHHS, Mr. Kllis, who is a Liberal, is one of the Chairmen of the Grand Committees." He was appointed I'ndcr Secretary
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    THE ANTI-OPIUM CRUSADE.
    526 7 Letter from Mr. J. G. Alexander. In a letter i luted Hongkong, Novembur IN. published iv the Ceyiou Observer," from Mr. J. G. Alexander, Secretary of the AntiOpium Society, the following references to the Straits Settlements and the NativeStates arc made I have since had a most
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    Police Rewarded.
    33 7 in recognition of their excellent services during the time of the rioting between tin Hokiens and the Teochcws. the police, European and native, are to each receive three days' extra pay.
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    Emigration of Sikhs.
    40 7 London, December 8. A "Times" telegram from Ottawa says it is felt iv Parliamentary circles that India should cm ck emigration from the Punjab to Canada Two thousand, four hundred Sikhs and Pathans arrived in 1906. Keuter.
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    263 7 Suggested Successor to Hon. W. H. Sheiford. The departure of the Hon. W. H. Sheiford has left the Chamber of Commerce unrepresented in the Legislative Council, and the appointment of a successor is occupying the attention of the Chamber. It is whisjiered in certain influential circles that Mr.
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    TROUBLE ABOUT A WOMAN.
    175 7 Battle Between the Lees and the Gohs." A few days [ago a battle took place at Taujong I'agar ltoad between two •■sclik" of Hokiens, the "Lees" mid the •■Gohs.*' A woman from the "Lee" clan eloped with a Gull," hi.il bad feeling resulted. The Protector of
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    COURT OF APPEAL.
    479 7 Mr. Justice Law Not Proved Wrong. In giving judgment yesterday afternoon on the j'|" of Mayna Layna Kavena Mona Somasuzidararn Chetty, the Chief Justice said that while Mr. Fort had made an able and exhaustive address, he had not shown that tue decision of Mr. Justice Law
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    Leper in a Ricksha.
    87 7 Police Sergeant Kohk charged a young Chinese woman, a I,r|H-r.I ,r|H-r. before Mr. Colman. the 'i'hinl Magistrate, yesterday afternoon, for riding in a public ricksha in contravention of the law. Serjeant Koss said hu saw the woman iv a public ricksha. Thu Court ordered her to
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    Railways in China.
    1094 7 CHINESE COMMISSIONER'S VISIT TO MALAYA. $500,000 Subscribed in Singapore. Some time ago. we called attention to the presence in Singapore of Hi« Excellency Cheng I'aoSeng. Director of Kail ways iv the Province of Fokien. This Chinese official is on a tour among his compatriots in Malaya for
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    AN INTERESTING RUMOUR.
    120 7 Alleged Rich Find of Gold Ore. The rumour was current in town yesterday that the prosjxxitors of the Haub Australian (iold Mining Company. Ltd.. had come upon a good find of ore and on the strength of this a movement in tho shares of the Company took
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    STRAITS RUBBER.
    194 7 Award to Singapore at Milan. In September last, the Milan Chamber of Commerce gave a number of s|>ecial gold medals to the exhibition authorities to be awarded to the persons or bodies considered most deserving by the different juries. Four were assigned to that of the agricultural section.
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    POSSESSION OF MORPHIA.
    372 7 Heavy Punishment for a Hokien. Tan Hin, a woman, and Tey Sing, a boy, both Hokiens, were charged by Police Sergeant Ross before Mr. Colmau, the Third Magistrate, yesterday afternoon with being in possession of more than five grains of morphia. They were arrested in a hut
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    A Stolen Rat-trap.
    96 7 A few days ago two young Cantonese carpenters employed at Taujong Pagar were leaving the Dock premises with a basket of firewood when a Sikh constable stopped them at the Dock gate and examined the basket. Hidden among the firewood, he found a wooden rat-trap in pieces.
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    18 7 Convulsions prove fatal to -It out of overy 1.000 infants who die Itefow they are twelve months old.
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    INACCESSIBLE GOVERNOR.
    264 7 Natal Natives' Charges Against Sir H. McCallum. Mr. Cecil Yonge, cousin of Charlotte Yonge, the well-known novelist, and one of the members for /ululaiid in the Natal l.c^islathe Assembly, is supporting, (telegraphs the Pietei maritzburg correspondent of the Daily Mail,") a complaint made in Parliament that the Governor
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    KOWLOON RAILWAY LOAN.
    404 7 Hostility of Cantonese Merchants to British Enterprise. Tin "N. Daily News" translates the toliowing (■■legram sent by the Cantoutsc resi.kuts v' Shanghai to the Ministry of Korci'Ml Art lirs. thr Ministry of Posts and Comuiunii-; lion.-:, the Viceroy of the Two KwM£ provinces and the Head Chamber
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    Morphine Fiends.
    56 7 Four Ciiiiio. coolies Irani une-tcl in a hoi.se i.i Uali LaMMI '-losiday for b- ing iv pMM«iM ot a morphia aud a hypodermic syringe. Tiiis morning the coolies were clutraed belon Mr. Orcon, the Bamad Magisl ale. Two WWB *tiil'llMMßil and two W«M fined 136, or, in the
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    Peace of the World
    64 7 Telegraphing on the 9th inst., the London correspondent of the South China Morning Post states that Signor Luxzatti, who was Finance Minister under the last Government (M. Uiolitti's) declares that the danger to the peace of the world consists in the rivalry of Great Britain and
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    13 7 About JjO.ooo gallons ot paraffin oil are burnt every winter ni^ht in Kngland.
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      Notes in General.
      381 8 he tii-i inab-h ill.- HtomitH < i icki t U- mm at ftrm ut on to. n in li;ii|.;»"i. 1,.-... t" i.i'.iiou. I.. 111. 1. 1 1111. 11 niching tli opp.i^iti.'ii- a ii<K-k. > anted will l>« |iUwl on the Kslil.iiiaili- tin. afternoon between the W«4 Knits
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      Indian Racing.
      69 8 Netting on the Cup. Calcutta. DmabM 10. Thp kUowtatf is the latest betting on the Viceroy's I'iiii '2 to 1 afjiiinst Kit/.Urafton to 2 I.'hii; 'loin I Ui I .M.iIIukI H to I Si^iioiina U to 1 Others The Trials. bettiny on the Trkli r i to '2
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      Rifle Shooting.
      89 8 S. R. K. (V.) Heat R (i A. Than was a Ilitlc Hmteh hnlw— S. It. K. (V.I ami tbo li. (1. A. on Sutunlav at llalcsticr which wax won by the S. li. B. (V.) by 7 jwints. The follnvin" were tho ncores it. i:. (O n.
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      Rugby Football.
      569 8 S. C C. v. H.M.5. ••Diadem." On a very sloppy ground the S. C. C. met a team drawn from 11. M.5. Diadem yesU'l'day afternoon. I "nderfi>ot conditions were miserable and tin game had not been long in progress before the ball was simply n lump of grease
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      Gulf.
      871 8 (iarrison Oiilf Cluh. Major s. H. Mh«, Rowel West Kent ..i tin- (larriwM UaKUhrefroM Uir IMUi in**. I lldiivKoiiu Championship. 'liir semi-final in tin- (letf Championship' Tniir— .rnmt between K. J. <nist ami T. It. l Mania resulted in a win fur tin- former. ti\c ii and ton r
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    INDIAN MAIL FATALITY.
    116 8 English Passenger Dead. London, December 7. A shocking accident happened to the Indian outward mail train as it was passing through the station of Chateauneuf, near MonU'limar. A piece of projecting iron ■tnsh one of the carriages, and Mr. Hobert Hannah was injured gravely. His wife and
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    35 8 A London special telegram to the Empire" on Salimlay, December H, Ktntcil that the Fresno Copper Mine of California )ri»proviii nlnriifn Capital worth tSOOJOOU, —Scribed in >ila»g<i\v. luis bien lost, aud MM) families are allectcd.
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    RAUB GOLD FIELDS.
    884 8 General Manager's Monthly Report The Chairman ami Phaetons Raajb A— trillion Gold -Mining Co., LkL, Singapore. (Icntlcmeii. I hi-.; to submit my HWWthlj lafOtt on your mining and milling operation* for the tour weeks' ending Dooewbec 1. Tin' accompanying sheet of mine measure. uinits Mini amay reeulta
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    Hotel de I'Europe.
    161 8 Hotel de I' Europe. The French mail s.s. Salazie due to arrive from Europe yesterday at 10 a.m. did not grt alongside the wharf till 1 -HO p.m. Tho stoamer was crowded with -passengers for China aud notice was given that it would le*«e at 0 p.m. Heavy showers however
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    THE TOWN CLUB.
    90 8 Funds on Deposit in Chartered Bank. Some <oires|M)Uileiiee lias MMml in these coliimus relative to the lunds anil fiiniiture of the now defunct Town t'luh. Inasmuch as the inquires sent iv tons by a oo: respondent were not answered, a representative of this paper visited this morniug
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      Registration of Partnerships.
      811 8 To thu Editor of the Straits Times.' Singapore, December I*. Sir,— To say tli.it Sporting Club controls and represents even a moiety of the niiuds and muscles of athletes ami gamesters, or that a Whisky Club consumes the bulk of the fusil oil" floating about under various
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    POSTING OUR CORRESPONDENCE.
    273 8 Employment of the Oriental as Emissary. To some neopli- the hiinlen ol posting their etters tin lii.-eUes seems too heavy to bo borne, and i -ci|iieiulv they entrust the duty to their domestii- servants. The blowing incident may possibly convince tliem of the risk they run either
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    GERMAN SHIPPING COMPETITION.
    71 8 London. December 10. Mr. Lloyd (leorge, s|ieaking at a banquet given by Liverpool Biupbrokem, di utwtad tli. excluding of all loreigners horn the mercantile marine but urged the encouragement of efforts to increase the proportion of British seamen. Britain had nothing to fear frsiu (ieriiiaii shipping, the
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    MASONIC NEWS.
    247 8 Installation at Perak Jubilee Lodge. Last ni»ht witnessed Mm installation of Wor. Kro. C. (i. Ca<linan as Worsliipfiil Master of the IVrak Jubilee Lurijje for tliv ensuing year which was carried out in tl c usual impressive manner. The following are the officers appointed for the period JIKMi
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    Big Opium Seizure.
    62 8 This morning, an Indian payclerk in the employ of tin. F. M. S. < ioviTiiiuitnt was charged before Mr. (ItWI, tin- Second Magis Hate, lor lieing in possession of SGH tahils" of opium, valued ■itMHtt He was arrested at Tanjong Pagar yesterdaj morning. The MM was |M>st|.on.d
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    Hongkong's New Industry.
    154 8 The discharging of the Srst shipment ol wheat that has ever DOOM to the Colony to lie milled marks another stage iv the illdlis trial progress of Hongkong, says the S. China Morning Post." Long noted as the port of transhipment ol goods for Southern China, the
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      248 8 K. A. J. CHOTIRMALL CO., JEWELLERS SILK MERCHANTS. CHRISTMAS PRESENTS Lj real Sale of Indian, Chinese, Japanese goo:ls, including Burmese Silver Bowls, Indian Mnalin Dresses, Blouses, Table Covers, Centre-pieces, Silver things, Golil Jewellery, &c, &c. PRICES MODERATE. INSPKCTION KINDLY BOIiKUTKP. c Bflfl NOS. 51 52 HIGH STREET. Telephone No. 254.
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      99 8 DAY BY DAY. Tuesday, iBh Dec. High Water. U-ll a.m. 11 29 p.m. S. V. V. I nit Committee meeting. 5 l-"> p.m. V.M.C.A. Conii'ert. 8-:«) p.m. llik key Ksplauodi'. I 4.'i p.m. Wednesday, i«>th Dec. Hi({h Water. Ml a.m. 012 p.m. Cricket at Rangoon. Straits v. Burma. Kii|{by Football
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    COMMERCIAL.
    213 9 Si IAHMB, l"ni I>p:<t\ibkk. 1906. HKODUCE. 1 i;in:l>i<r buyers t B.HH da d'ulx No. unpirk.'l 10.50 fopra Kali IftM 00 I'ontinir.li Mi Pepper, Bla.k 1H.42} d<> White or. M.7« Baoo Klour 8« 2.!H> do Braw i So. 1 1M IVarl Saga MO Coffee Bali, Id 19.00 Coffee. Palembantf, M%
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    French Birth Rate.
    84 9 The statistics of the marriages, births, and deaths that took place in France in 1915 show that, while marriages increased ac compared with 1904, births fell off, the rate being the lowest on record. In 44 departments (as compared with 36 in the previous year) the deaths
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    Popular Appointment.
    171 9 That Captain Bp.it ty should have been nominated to take up the appointment of Naval Adv'sei to the Army Council is evidence that the Admiralty is anxious that the position in question should be filled by an officer of weight and ahjlity. Captain Beatty has seen service with
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    Art Connoisseurs.
    200 9 We arc nil (Diir.dis.i'Uis nowadays. "I said a weekly lon'ictnpoiary a few days' ago. Certainly I great many of us earnestly ielicvc that we are connoisseurs- which aromnts fur the large and flourishiuir factories of ant que furniture and old china. Yet the other night a rising painter
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    11 9 CM I'hineso eli'Me biriK-iie.ts it t.ikos ti to v ■'■•!> f> [ximkl.
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      MINING.
      344 9 1 7th Dec. 1 »UW OI format ion Capital Subscribed i of 1 ue Pa d Shares Wlue i"P to Reserve Company QooTinOM 1900 •175.000 »i 40,000 Kj'iEL, 10 10 M 4'ooo4 000 10 10 £350,000 350,000 1 1 •on 20 > 000 10 10 5293,600 10,000 10 10
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      RUBBER.
      285 9 j I 190", £150.000 £104,937.10! f2f 2/ j 1903 &200.000 8*7,400 |;™j| i> >mi unissued 7 Aft/) 4' 1 1 1904 £30,000 £11,125 *J j 1905 700,000 8610,000 70,000 1%101 t 10 1903 £70,000 £70,000 70,000 1 I mi— in -I 1906 «150,000 8125,000 12,500 810 »1" MM £12,000
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      GENERAL.
      191 9 1894 £-..377.10.0 £4,648.15.0 7,638 12/6 18/6 Bells Asbestos Eastern Agency, Ltd 1898 8225,000 1225,000 4,500 850 S5O 112.500 Frastr Neave, Ltd. 10.000,000 a) I 18E5 »10,000,000 810,000,000 SO.OOO 8125 Jl2s' 9.500.000 Hongkong and Shanghai Bank 250,000 J 1901 J2.400.000 82,400.000 {^•{JJJ 8100 8100 Howarth Erskine, Ltd. ;:■!>' 834,000 J::
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      DEBENTURES.
      41 9 Howarth Erskine, Ltd. 6% WOO.OOO 3% prem. Rilev Hargreaves, Ltd. 6% 225,000 2% prem. Singapore Municipal 6% 400,0.0 20% prem. 5% 1,478,000 o%prem. 4% 602,000 par. sellers Tauionu Pftgar Dock Co., Ltd. 6% 250,000 2*. prem buyers 5% 1,865,500 l%par.
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    German Enterprise in Lancashire
    171 9 A Lancashire trade correspondent says German enterprise is making its presence felt in the Lancashire industrial world. German chemists, who are experts in the dyeing of cotton goods, are now engaged by millowners in Manchester, and their skill in the blending of colours and the discovery
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    36 9 In 1891 an English horse erf 15 hands was driven 1.000 miles in 19 days, over hilly roads, and piling Bcwt. behind it. The animal finished in good condition, Havint <l"rip 68 nka the last <l«v.
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    His Intelligence.
    301 9 And do you think I am different from all the other girls?" asks the young woman who has just said '"Yes." Not a bit, save in looks," answers the young man who has just asked her to marry him. You're a whole lot prettier than most of them
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    21 9 Municipal expediture is at present highest in Paris and Prague of any European towns. But London is rapidly closing the gap.
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      307 9 TOBACCO ~GA TRR I C K~ MIXTURE Cool Smoking \>*s^ s=== TK~~^*^£i»^9 lUended and of S.OKJNG ToBAsB' Connoisseur> zr-- for Unequalled Quality |«sp=SS^«^^f Connoisseurs CIGARETTES The "Garrick" Virginia Blend Made by Hand from the Choicest Selected Growths ol Rip* Tobaccos which have been Blended with the Greatest Care. :1963 The
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    PLARY AND THE POLE.
    1249 10 How the New Arctic Record was Made. Commander Peary, telegraphing from Chat au Bay, Labrad< r,«Mi ih 15th nit., tn the New York Herald," gives .1 r mplete account >.t hi- attempt t.. reach the Ninth 1'' from August 16, I-"1 wlifii li la-t. cumniuuicatocl with
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    Select Your Wife With Care.
    320 10 In selecting a. wife, many men go on the principle that, it being a matter of email consequence, almost any young thing will do. This is a great mistake. The careful man, even in details iike this, will still be governed by proper circumspection. There
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    Forth or Firlh ?
    151 10 Forth or Firlh Victor Hug.) always translated the I Firth of Forth as the First of the j Fourth," and swore that he was right, too: while Disraeli noted with amu>ej ment the French rendering of the adjective "woebegone" as Douleur va-t'-cn." An early translator of Scott's I Brid? of
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    Behind a Newspaper.
    111 10 Cnu'it Adalbert Sternbers:. who Jh captured with Cronje's army in the Boer war. and then declared that he was a newspaper correspondent, thoafh m reality he was a combatant. ha> beea conspicuous <-f late in thr Lower Mouse of the Austrian Legislature. Ins speeches are alternately" i«>lent
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    Music and Drama.
    798 10 C'UKIST.MAS CaBOLS. The mcmbcis of the St. Andrew's Cathedral choir have arranged t»> .sing csm.ia at certain hoaaei in Taagtio and neighbourhood on Sunday, after the roacharioa it' the evening service. At th.> mtset refreshmenti will be served at the Hotel De La l';:ix. Afterwards, the cboirstcn
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    14 10 (if raw iH'i-f. Im;!b. an efM] to 07! b. .oa.t or 7! l'u. boiled.
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      541 10 LANCASHIRE INSURANCE COMPAN r I 7x.«w SBBMSBI IN THE ROYAL INSURE NCE"T<7, FIRE <v LlFi;. INVESTED FUKM fH.Hff.flW POWELL C0.,-Agenu FOR SALE PKIVATfcLY The fmnitiUL- of a Innjr and well ..itnated Boarding Establishment. Within 1") minutes' drive <>f I.IWII, Ten BtdraOßSf. Fa further iwi-tK-ulnrs ai)(>!y to Powell Co., •W lirflinrrr
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    ASSETS V. DEBTS.
    152 11 How a Viceroy Makes Things Equal. A message from Canton dated 4tb inst. says that II K. Viceroy Chow Fu has had some, rude shocks siiiiv he t-».k over the Govcrnmeni of the KwangS but the climax was reached i few days a?o. when he fruiid that
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    CONSLL OR REPRESENTATIVE.
    217 11 Dragon Fiaj4 Hauled Down at Vladivostock. Taotai Knei Fan.'. Chinese Coramer dal Agent at Vladivottosk wire* the Waiwupu stating thai owing to thi pro test of tJie Ru .-siiui aathontiea against his hoisting f tlie Chinese national flag on i i t top of bit official residence
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    A Flourishing Industry.
    211 11 According to ;i Lanca Ir'n In > reprcs?ntative. on: of the m> „t Sonriahing and expanding industrial al t.i- pi ut time in Lane—hire i> wreath-making. '•There ncvov was inch .i demand for «r:at!is from all elasscs of Ih? eonUMUlitj H ju.t now," remarked a local Boriat
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      1475 11 Municipality of Singapore. Issue of 51 .600.000 four and a half per cent. Debenture Stock, 1907. l Tlu- Mi:nir r Commissioiien <4 tl.i- Town of Hnmaora, aaTingia panaaaeaoKht proyisioßs eotUained in the Municipal Ordinaooo, lwrn. decided, with Hie sanction of tlie Oowram in Connoil, to create sssoas* of #1,69M50 baariag
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      743 11 x. The HsssWfal Secretary at Sinuapoi-e is appointed to l>e the Registrar under the terms <>f Bsetioa **2 of the Municipal Ordinance. 1 Kvery instrument of transfer must be left with the HeKlstrar for registration accompanied by thr^'ertinrKto of the htock t<i lie transferre.l. and such other evidence an may
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      179 11 THE DERBY HORSE FEED. One of the treatcst aaptsiaan and muscle I producing food< "f thaprtMSßl day. i-'Mi-i-tmi.' |of mixture of SBMf, maize, asidj bran, and I salt. I TJasd at a attbstitats for other food. Rtadily I takeu hy horses with ny.ul and SStoaisßing results. Kenommendeil bvali v. i>
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      132 11 VIOLENT METHODS are umurtissry to cmqim that bitter enoiy of civilization- Rheu-m.iii-.i!i. All i:s forms, Including P'-.eui.i.i'.ic < i- i be c:.:-.-J permanently, safely .'nj inexpensively by Little's Cnei^l Ea:m. Pub it in well— and plenty of it that's all that stands between you and perfect hcallh and corrfort N"
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      667 12 WANTED. CHINESE CLERK— For Rubber Estate in lohore. Mi A .|..y to M. S. c/o Stniitt Ttmm, G.Krtl Jobbing Compositors. Apply with retareacM beeweSSil and 10, to morrow morn iug, at "tttntita Times" otlice. BIKDEB& (iood Hinders wanU-.l at 0n, Apply, with references, to "Strait* Time!." Press, beta i] '.l
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      668 12 TO BE LET. ROOMS.— Eden Hall," Tanglin, superior rooms to let. Apply to i 3660 MKS. CAMPBELL. OFFICES.— SmaII first floor oflices facing Cavenagh Bridge Road and Flint Street. Apj ly to Guthrie A Co. Ltd., Agents. v.c Him SK The commodious dwelling house I No. lin Queen Street. Apply
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      585 12 BOARD LODGING. ACCOMMODATION,— ExceIIent accommodation for two paying guests. House pleasautly situated near Town. Apply to L. C. K." c/o Strnit* Time*. V 3924 PAYING GI T ESTS.— Accommodation avail able, for ore or two gentlemen, with private family at "Goldburn," Serangoon Road, Good tenuis court aud stabling. Trams pass
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      640 12 FOR SALE. MOTOR LAUNCH.— VaaI Motor Launch in good condition. Length 40 feet, beam 5 feet. Apply at No. 20 Damar Road c/o Boey Yeak Kum. C 2568 PARA RUBBER SEEDS.— Seedlings and Stumps in ouantities at wholesale and retail prices. Apply to J. dA. Pereira, 106-B Orchard Koad. 3731
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      395 12 KAME Co., •23 HIGH STREET Dealers in Japanese Curios. HAVR JUST KKCKIVKI) V LXHi.K STOCK ill (Sdristmas and flew 2/ear Janey (Calendars, and (Bards for the Season. MODERATE PRICES. 3994 ASK FOR Nestles Milk THE RICHEST IIN" CREAM and see that you get it. TO BE HAD OF ALL RETAIL
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      313 12 NOTICES. THE TANJOVQ PAGAR DOCK COMPANY. LIMITED j Notice is herein given that the Transfer Books and Hegister of Hewiiwn ol the abrne ■sinwi t'empany w ill be olowd from the 20th to tile :i: -t days ol December. litO6, lot the purpose of pn [Mliiny cheques lor payment of
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