The Straits Times, 3 January 1907

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    14 1 The Straits Times. T Q. 22.231 SINGAPORE. THURSDAY. JANUARY 3. 1007. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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    THE CHANNEL TUNNEL.
    534 2 What May and May Not Happen. The Uailv Chronicle informed us thav the Bill to be submitted to Parliament next .session for a tunnel to France under the Chaftnel makes provision for lighting the tunnel and running the tram by ekctric-ity. One wonder what our General Staff
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    Manila's Sewer System.
    95 2 iiiiwiru Bin* and ten mil' ym pooada el ca t iion |>i|jin^ ha- arrived iii Manila on the fatrccla from GiaaKowl in ,h prop v tii lower \>trm. It! »a« consigned to the Philippine Prodticta C.'mi);.!iv huldins Lhe rabcontrad f<>r' the Atlantic Guif soil Pacific Co. T'uis;
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    99 2 Beat Mid- .i l--!i-s»ra:n freni BnclritMC HUOtOaeuUJI that the Kin, of Hum. i nia is feeling BO niiu-li better that he has definitely left his bed. Until tlie eveping. we MBfMOe. M' Kiank Butler thinks tli.it wi.hiu the ik'.m ten voan •eraaieaoj will oa purchaaed for £100, all complete. It
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    FEMININE NOTES.
    1471 2 ftEKTKoiiT I'IIKLK. This is a very >.iinp!e BFOCCaa, and tinpickle may be seasoned aooarenng to nidi \idual taste with eit'ier bay lOMOI or cloves. or evaa a suspicion of garlic or ouion. Clean, but do not break the skin of the root. Put it into enough cold water
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      68 2 Croup. A nliable medicine and >>iv' .hat ahonld alwan ba kept in the boaMforiaunadiaMl use in CtuuaWlain'a Cbajrt Bemedy. It will prevent t lie attack if spven as sinn as tha child hecomes hoarse, rr cv^n aftir the croupy cough appears. Thire is uo danger ia giving it to children
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      191 2 EAGLE CEMENT ■V jyvj^a^^J**,^^*^^ iMar anaVT^aw Jor all Jiig6-@lctss Work. On t6e 2s>Ut of tde &rown Jigents for tfie (Colonies. Importer^ The Borneo Co., Ltd. H. ABRAMS Horse Repository Ex s. s. Darius 20 very 4 select Horses, Cohf and Ponies, all broken to harness and saddle, j and reiidy
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      104 2 J. MOTION CO. WATCHMAKERS, JEWELLERS. OPTICIANS. KKIVWKS I'KOMPTLY KXECITKI) BUNKERS. FRESHWATER ISLANL IPULO BUXOM) Opposite Western Kiitraiu-e lo Kepptl Utrboar. LIQUID FUEL 30/--(Thirty Mi;il;ni»i |>rr Ua l.». a. ia Kuannt. Kate *l deliver) iim Uai ryer Itai STOCKS ALSO ATSuez, Bombay, Colombo, Penaog, Bangkok, Hongkong, Shanghai, Yokohama, Batavia, bouraoava, and
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      375 2 CO. LTD. HAVE JIST BEEN APPOIXTKI > SOLE AGENTS FOR Messrs. IRVINE CO.'S FAMOUS Australian Wines Brandies. CLARET BURGUNDY HOCK PORT CHABLIS SHERRY McALISTER AND CO., LIMITED. 8H22 ISMAIL &RAHEEM New Year Gifts 2 MAGNIFICENT VALUABLE NECKLACES One mounted with choirent and whitest Diamonds, and the < >Uier decorated with
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    "TWO EDUCATION BILLS."
    437 3 Dr. Clifford on the Minimum of Concession. lit Clifford li.i> written i letter on the < i."itniver.-y of the ln>ur- the two] K,lm;rioi. HilU,' that oi the Commons I and 1 bal of the Lords. The BishofM ami clerical peer* ihei writes) will not aeoapl the ruling
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    British North Borneo.
    1597 3 MR. \Y. C.COWIE ON TERRITORY'S ICTLUi. An Imperial Heritage Worth Untold Millions. The principal speech at the annual North Borneo Uiui.er, held a; vho Hotel Cecil on Dacosmhef 3 was that A Mr. W. C. Cowic, tho Managing UifeetiaT, in BMkMing i lie toast of "The Qama,"
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      782 3 Singapore Cold Storage! Co., Ltd. Borneo Wharf. Telephone 1026. Sea stocks of all kinds of Frozen Meats, etc., can be deli- j vered to Shipping at the Wharves, i or in the Singapore liomls, on short notice. If Thawed D»il\ Supplies arc! required, orders for MM nmst be telephoned to
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    Two Presidents.
    39 4 Mi. JfMenfc 11. ChmU was- a.ked to dofiiK" the difference between ex IVi'.-ident Cleveland and President RoqMveil Wr'i," he vaid. Mr. C'lcvt:and is too iii/.v In limit and Mi. ltooscvch is ti-» n-tlr-v to fi>h."— Financial New.-."
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    An Opponent's Tribute.
    41 4 ll il nMMd on all hands tlia", ihroaglM ul a wearing ami MIHIMHM ordeal, Mr. Birrell and Lord Cr:wc haw displayed an adioitness ami toti.pc win !i wruld have done credit to dU P v ...m-iuary handa.— Outh,ik.'
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    Boys' Stories
    77 4 'I hi r: ol caanu with ;i bcy'i tv i-. |ki iiaps, thi>-. the writer ni.ut M .ii i i<i |)ii hiiiisclf in the plate cf that I y. Whii; the boy w.ints is a yarn told ti- liini on o.jual term-, BOj a k-ssi.n on. of ■efaool.
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    VESSELS EXPECTED.
    880 4 Naiw, port, prolxibli' date of nrncal, and name of Aijoit*. Steamers. Achilles. China. Jan 23; MmiHtivld Airlio, Sydney, Feb. 24 Boustead Ambria, Manila. Jan/Feb Belin Slrvn .Viicl.ihiMit, Hongkong, Jan. 9 Behn Meyer Aparima, Australia. Feb. Bouslead Arcadia, Colombo, .lav. 5 P. O. Arconia, Vladivostok, Jan "i Ki-t Asiatic
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      39 4 In a ulmili.iti railway station is t j be found I not.ee tc the effect that loiterers v. be |n«.cntcd. To this lias been added, Loitering '.rains will not be go treat I." This is fortunate liar the company.
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      690 4 Ships and Steamers. P. O STEAM NAVIGATION CO. For China, Japan, Penanjj, Ceylon, Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Ports, Plymouth and London Through Hillb >f Lading issued for Chin Cjmi, Persian Gulf, Continental, and America PjrU Steamer* will loave Singapoie on or about MAIL LINE. Dutieunt ifnr China). 1907 Irorfia
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      1163 4 Koninklljke PaUetvaart MaatsohapplJ. Under oontract with the Netherlands India Government. Agcutt at Singapore bmr Aobkct, ute J. I)ikkm:i> A Co., 2-3 Colltir Qcat. The undermentioned dates are only approximate From JExp'ted Will be de»i«Uhed for j r«tJHrtrrl imaJktfm J R n 5 BclawanDeli, Kdi, Scgli. Oleh-leh and Snhani; Jon 5
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      786 4 N. D. L. flORODEUTSCHER LLOYD Imperial (Jerman Mall Line. The fast and well known mail steamer* of thin Company tail fortnightly from Bremen Hamburg via Rotterdam, Antwerp, Southampton, Gibraltar, Genoa, Naples, (oonnection Marseilles, Naples, Alexandria, and vice versa) Por Said, Suez, Aden, Colombo, Penan*;, Singapore, Hongkong, Shanghai, Nagasaki, and Kobe
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      66 4 DECTSCHE OSTAFKIKA LINK. Kegiilar ftalatgllllj Service via U< mlisj or Aden u Zanzibar. j.Migua Bay, Durban, Knst London l'orl Kli^abetb and Capetown. Throi.^b bills of ludii:^ and through pp^n^ tickets arc issued from Singapore to all aoMt poru iu Ln.Lt and (jjuih Africa. For pu-^t. frtigijt, time table«. cr any
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      Passenger List.
      273 5 Per P. *O. v IfnafWa. i-onnccting with the st.-amer Iw hlU at (Moaibo, from l,olidon D.v 7 due -Itli Jau Maail. J. I'eurs, 11. W. \a.l-. A. Jack. W. I. Niv.-n. D, T. MdM. A Cnr/.nn. H. f.1.1 ■>. .1. K Kutlierford, G. .laiksou, 11. WariajL A. Oafiai,
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      Steamer Movements.
      115 5 P. A O. The OiitM-m-.l Mail sU-Hiii.r An-:«liii left olombo at II v.m. on Snnilm .ml 1- ,-\|s'i ;ihl to arrive lieu- alnmt nnddu\ on Krulav. tin Ii proximo. Di i.h Mm. The Nederlaud mail -toiun-r Kuiiiug Willt-ni II passeil Point d.- QaNs M rontr for Sabang 011
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      VESSELS AT TANJONO PAGAR AND KEPPEL HARBOUR.
      94 5 Wharves at which Vessels arc Berthed To*day. TAKJONG PAOAH East Whaiif Basix Hong Moh. East WiiAHf Skit. I— Sangoln, I'.-.-sU. Skct. 1 (Shkkius Whaiikj: Paroo. Skction No. 'I Mawluff. 3 Stratlimore. 4- Ari-atoni A pear. S— Siok. 6— Nil. 7 Profit, Konin-herg. Pundit,
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      CLEARANCES
      70 5 Tan— rj 1 Hllnl.ll. Hntstr, Anambas, Natunus Isluu.l Japan, Hut sir, Hongkong Ranee, (!er str. Deli, As:ihnn, IVnang De Cai|ieutiei'. Dut str. Deli Kiiiinikiiru Mam, In. str, Aiitwrrp vki rl-. llatiiwi-r. Hri! sir, ltiindou Mil |M iris Poiitinnak. BritStT, Kiiantnn 1:1 p-u-ts I .an l.lollg, Dill sir. Cotis via
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      MAILS TO ARRIVE
      139 5 From Eoropk— By the P. ,v O. AnwHt due on Jan. 4. From China— By the P. *O, s.s. IMM due on .Inn. '1. Loft Kiutfipore Due iv Loudno Nov Mtli PJO. Dm -Jml Hot mil n. i>. U. i>«; i.ti, Nov IMh It. I. De<- in;
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      VESSELS ADVERTISED TO SAIL.
      119 5 London via ports, Muetdunia, on 24th March P. 4 O. Co. Port Hwettenham and Penang, Kittna, every Wednesday, Boustead. Teluk Ans<.n, via imrts, Mondays, S. S. Coy Tuesdays, for Port Kwcttenham via ports'. Wednesdays, for Teluk Anaon via ports. Thursdays, for Port Swetteuhain via port*. Fridays,
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      22 5 Time Bella on Fort Cunning and Mount Paber drop daily at 1 p.m., Singapore standard inn.- corresponding to t> m. Ofaasviek mtmutinie.
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      12 5 The a<|iiaducts of ancient Koine liad a total length of 249 miles.
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      11 5 J The average iMMjmlMi of tin- wliolej globe ia Oodej{. Kalir.
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      SHIPPING IN PORT.
      1082 5 Under this heading the following abbttviations are uaed Btr.~ steamer »h. ship bq; barque ach. hoover Yet. Yacht; Cm. Crniner. O'ht.--Gunboat Tor— Torpedo H.p.--Horse-power; Brit. British U.S.— United SUWs Foh.- French Or —German Dut.— Dutch; Ital.— ltalian Sim.ii.- Spanish Sar. —Sarawak G.c— General cargo; d.p. l.'ck passenger
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      M.P.'S AND SPRINGBOKS.
      608 5 M.P.' S AND SPRINGBOKS. South African Team Entertained at House of Commons. Wlin flu South Atikan footballcis wont to London from Margate, where they had Itoeu enjoyinfj a few day-' rest MMbbJ I lie leficshing brcozos whirh blow stntigM linin ihe Noilh Pale, tlu-y drove ■In t 1 the House
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      Testimonial to Dr. Clifford.
      50 5 Sir Henry Canipbell-Baiiiieniian has iLut a cheque for JE2O to Mr. Compton Rickett for '.he Dr. Clifford Testimonial Fund, accompanied by a cordial and ap-piTi-iatiw letter. We learn from the si-notaries of the fund that the total amount at the head office is JL'4,333.-- British Weekly."
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      MAILS CLOSE.
      62 5 tor Pit Steamer Tim* To-morrow. Teluk Anson via ports Malacca 3 p.m. Saturday. Bangkok K"rnl 9 a.m. Deli, Edi, Babaug lan Rielvfek 11 a.m. P. Swettenbam, Penang Perak 1 p.m. I'. Hwettenham, Penang Pin Seng 1 p.m. Bangkok via ports Uniting 2 p.m. Penang, K'goon, Calcutta I.induU 3
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      9 5 Birmingham is said to turn out million button!) weekly
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      12 5 On December 7, 1863, 7 inches of rain fell at Ardrishaig, Argyllshire
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      776 5 C. P. R. Canadian Pacific Railway Company's Royal Mail Steamship Line. THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TO ECROPE. 17.1 CHINA, JAPAN. CANADA and the INITKD STATKS. Rosas from lloiiLikoi.i:. rta Shanghai, N:iga«iiki, llnlau.l S.-aot 7apanl Koaa, inkaaaaw, Rt.ri:i unil !Miioiimi-. R.M.S. "iMHMssot Imua" i Twin strew stewR.M.S. "Kmi-kkss 1 1 J\i-ax" mcrs
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      648 5 INDO=CHINA STEAM NAY. COY. LTD. Tnr steamers of this Coinpiinv iiiuml 1111 a rugular service between Calcutta, Straits und Hongkong, taking cargo on tliroi..'li BMb of Lading for Canton, Swatow, Amoy, Sh.m;;hai, Chefno, Tientsin, N<-wi -hwang, Yangts/.e Ports, Formoea, Japan, the Philippine*. Ac, Ac. Mi': t- on the CalriitCi, KtraitM
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      453 5 APCAR LINE OF STEAMERS I The undermentioned niai! steamers of the above Company maintain a ten-daily service between ('alcutta and Hongkong. CAUaIHO \T PKNAXC \M> slXli VPOKP. */-..V 1111 l 11-. FLEET Tons (Commander k.k. "Japan" 6,300 J. G. Ounai a a "Oaiiiiai Aim' i.imh) S. H. Bki.-on a ">aaiT—
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      58 5 WEATHER REPORT. Kandang Kerhan Hntpital, ./oinari/ 2, 1907. 9 i. 3 r. v. M p. si.Rjuuuu. Bar. M 29.953 29.849 23.932 J--g Temp «2.2 84.6 75.x -o Wet Bulb Ther 76.6 79.2 74.2 c 2 DirofWind.. s.w. n.». n.». «S Max. Temp 88.8 1! Miv 72.1 »£>- Max. in Sun
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      30 5 WEATHER TELEORAM. llonykottg, lan».iry J, 10 r.t.. Baromei.-r 50.32 Direction ..f Wm.l nohih. Foroe of Wind K Max. Temp in Shade .60 Manila— Dec. 2 761 N.it.w. 1 27 22
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    The Straits Times. PRICE 10 CENTS. THURSDAY, JANUARY 3.
    1174 6 The Straits Times. PRICE 10 CENTS. THURSDAY, JANUARY 3. At yesterday's meeting of the Legislative C'oiiucil. liabiuiu bulked largely in tin- deliberation. The Attorney (ientral introduced a Kill which he bad drafted for the purpose of providing for the public service of Labuan during the year 1907. It is entitled
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    421 6 The Jurist's sat "in bauco on the 2nd instant to arrange the list work. It appears that the congested state of the Cansc List weighs heavily on the winds of the Judiciary, and this sottliqg of the List is I evidence of their anxiety to clear oil' arrcarx. VI" (■overnnient
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    116 6 Singapore like Hongkong, may wttll boast of its roads, but at certain seasons of the year the roads in both places get the worse for wear. The heavy rains of the past two months have tested the quality of our reads very severely, and, on the whole, they have stood
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    7 6 The Strmitt Budget was published this morning.
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    13 6 A federal bungalow is to be built next year on the Taiping hill*^
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    11 6 Our report of the legislative Council meeting appears on page HI.
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    13 6 Thr Mi (ilrii'i^lc is due from Swatow un Saturday with I.h."><i 1/liiuenc coolies.
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    13 6 Labuan postage stamps have vow Straits Settlements' printed across them in red iuk.
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    16 6 The general strike amougst the wurkmeii employed at the Osaka Arsenal is now at an end.
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    17 6 Eighteen posens have been severely in jurrd by an explosion at the Mitsu Bishi Dockyard at Kobe.
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    19 6 It is reported that the Japanese Government is to establish schools of its owu for Japanese children iv California.
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    19 6 The capital of Messrs. Moutrie anil Co., Shanghai, music anil piano dealers, has bcuu raised from •250,000 to 500,000.
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    23 6 A heavy storm at San Francisco has caused damage to the amount of •1,(100.000. Two lives were lost aud many persons were injured.
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    21 6 The German steamer Finnic arrived tins morning from Sadoug, Sarawak, with a cargo ul coal for Messrs. Helm Meyer and Company.
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    22 6 The staff of the Mines Department, Peiak. is to be strengthened by the appointment ot a second Assistant Inspector of Steam Boilers.
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    29 6 The U. S. Government has inaugurated a Court for China at Shanghai, Mr. L. K. Wifely being the presiding judge. This new departure was much needed iv American interests.
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    39 6 A Chinese trailer living at IN Beach Koad reports to the police that last uigl.t he saw a fight in Fraser Street. He went up to watch the fun aud some one stole his watch chain from his pocket.
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    33 6 According to a London daily Banauas as large as those from Jamaica have been grown on the Duke of Manchester's Galway estate and sold in the fruit market. Dublin. Under glass of course.
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    33 6 A collision occurred at Tanjong Pagar yesterday between a gharry and a tram. Jfclie CbMßbc syce endeavoured to cross in Wont of the car. The gharry was damaged. Fortunately no one was injured.
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    40 6 It is worth placing on record, says the Malay Mail tliat the Christmas bay of 1906 was the most depressing experienced here in the memory of the oldest Kuropeau inhabitant. It rained all day. The same conditions prevailed in Taipiug.
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    41 6 General Booth has since admitted that he was misinformed when he boasted that "the Salvation Army had boon instrumental in rescuing 30,000 gcisb^prls from tiie state ol bondage in which they were held." Some body seems W have CNaaly deceived him.
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    61 6 A sampan containing four Chinamen came to grief in the harbour this afternoon. The sail was up and the little craft was travelling along at a rapid rate. Suddenly it capsized when near Johnston's Pier. The accident caused much excitement on the pier and several sampans put off to the
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    Social and Personal.
    285 6 We bear that Mr. I>. Maw. l\; mM him II local shik.iri. shot a tine >tay .it Sclilar a few days ago. Sir li.ilph and Lady UuM have arrived in Singapore from Hongkong and are stayin--at Karri, s Hotel. ieneial N'ogi. who was badly injiucd by fall
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    A Surprised Chinaman.
    58 6 This morning Mr. Green, Second Magistrate, taught a lesson to the Chinese u1,,, fre ineiit the Courts. A coolie was talking loudly in the body of the Court when His Worship ordered him to be placed iv the dork He was lectured and ordered to stand iv
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    Rough Weather.
    55 6 Captain Scott of the s. s. Amhcrst. uhuii arrived from Pontianak at Ul p.m. yester day. it |Hn ts that he encountered very heavy weather on December 27. necessitating tlu jettisoning of his deck cargo. < >nc heavy sen struck the vessel, carried away a boat, smashed the
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    Beggar Nuisance.
    67 6 A correspondent writes commending the action of the police in the recent raid upon beggars. He points out that beggars steal when they get the oMMirtunity. and suggests that all the beggars iv Singapore lie ■MMfl it together and placed in a reformatory. A bettor plan would be
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    Trespass at Tanglin.
    88 6 This morning Mrs. Wishart. ot St. Thoma Walk, charged a Hylam. formerly employed by her as a boy. with wilful trespass. Mrs. Wishart said the boy was discharged about a mouth ago aud was repeatedly told not to return to the house. The buy took no heed
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    57 6 Captain Scott of the Amhcrst. wind. arrived this morning from Poutianak. re ports, that on December 27, the AmherKt lost one of her boats. The rails on the upper deck were smashed in by the heavy seas. Part of the duck cargo was jettisom d The Captain also reports that
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    94 6 The old established Tin and Mct.il tjrtu of Peurce Shar|ie aud Co., Metal Kxcluinge and 150 Lcadenhall Street, London, with its branch here of Sharpc, I loss and Co.. was. (in Ist instant, converted into a Limited Liability Company, registered in London under the style of Sharpe, Hobs and Co..
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    173 6 From the office of the "China Mail (Hongkong) there comes tho Christmas mini ber of The New Weekly," now about to change its name to "The Hongkong Weekly.' The number is cheap at 30 cents, and has doubtless afforded a considerable amount of entertainment to its readers. Unfortunately. Chinese printers
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      181 6 Champagnes, Sherries, Ports, Clarets, Liqueurs, Burgundies, Vermouths, Hocks. Bottled Ales, Moselles, Beers Sto.it, Brandies, Whiskies -CALDBECK MACGREGOR Go., 7 Wine and Spirit Merchants. ARROL-JOHNSTON. The first of the New Arrol-lohustou Motor Cars is coming by the Titan due to arrive here about January Bth. We shall be glad to have
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      149 6 Wilson &Go. Photographic Artists. l'ortttiits of llic Highest Artistic and Technical Excellence. WILSON Co. GODOWNS TO I ET Nos. 5 and 6 Palmer Godowns I area 15,:>.>0 square feet. Entry Ist November No. 7. Merbau Road near Pulau Haigon Bridge, ground area 4,193 square feet, 2 floors. Immediate entry. Apply
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  • Reuter's Telegrams.
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      SOLDIERS PRANKS.
      87 7 STREET PASSENGERS HELD UP BY FIXED BAYONETS. Traffic Stopped. Luiidon. January i, A message irolu Constantinople states that two soldiers connected with the Imperial Guards kept the whole of the population at bay ye-ieid.iy. They stopped the entire tratlic between Galata and Stamhoul by drawing tin ir sword
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      A DENIAL.
      15 7 King Mi 111 lik formally denies having nominated a successor to the Abyssinian
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      SPRINGBOKS OUTPLAYED.
      30 7 The ground at Carilif'i. on which the football 111. itch between Cardiff aud the South .Uricnus was played, was a quagmire. The Springboks, however, were outplayed and o'it-uiauicii\rcd.
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      MILITARY PROBLEM.
      59 7 Sandhurst College to be Enlarged. It has bifii decided to enlarge Sandhurst M ilitary College at a cost of X'2(M).(HH). in which e\|Hiiditure India h.is consented to share. It is estimated that the enlargement of the College will solve tin: shortage of Officers problem, und onablc the re
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      MUTINOUS SOLDIERS.
      42 7 U a Court martial at TiHis. Ml men of the Saiuur regiment MM charged with mutiny and murdering the Commauder. Seven received heavy sentences, four to 12 years pi nal servitude IJ2 were ordered light punishment and Xi were acquitted.
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      FAMINE IN RUSSIA.
      48 7 Winter Crop Fails Through Cold and Drought. London. Jauuary '1. The Kiissiau famine is gaining iv extent and in intensity. Hunger and typhus are spreading rapidly iv several provinces, and reports from various sources auuounec the failure of the winter crop through cold and drought.
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      FRENCH AND BRITISH RELATIONS.
      46 7 I ...n. li hi. ..1 11 y His Majesty Kiug Kduard. replying through Lord Knollys to a congratulatory telegram from the Keho de Paris" newsluper. hopes earnestly that the warm feeling of friendship existing between Frauce aud Britain will never be disturbed.
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      AN IMPORTANT MISSION.
      24 7 General Picquart. with a large stall, has started for Bizerta on an important missiou connected with the defences of the Port.
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      Ambassadorial Changes.
      55 7 Berlin. January 2. At tin- New Iw'i Reception. M. Fallieres. I'n—iili nt of tin 1 Krcncli Hepnlilic. made the trii iul!\ assertion that the Kiviuh (invcrni.. t Im.l offci«..l f.> trUHta M. Bihourd, the In mli nili-i .>;nli iU Madrid, to Iterlin, and that M. C'ambon would Ik-
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      ALGECIRAS ACT.
      81 7 Ratifications Deposited. The ratifications of tlic Algtciras Act have l)t c n ili'|msiti'il at Madrid. I iiilri tins a^iconnnt. the Swiss Government will appoint the (icueial Police Inspector for Morocco, ami the Canton Court at Lausanne will arbitrate eventually in any Kauk dispute. Struck off the List. Tilt
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    Singapore Mystery.
    324 7 SERIOUS ACCIDENT TO A EUROPEAN ENGINEER. In town yesterday rumours were currant of a serious burning accident to a Kuro)iean engineer, but the inquiries, of one of our representatives failed to elicit any definite information. and although the Police authorities have Ix-cn busily engaged for the past thirty-six
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    CHINAMEN'S SAVINGS.
    514 7 An Unfaithful Steward's Attempted Suicide. At 1.2.1 p.m., on Wednesday, the 12th n lt., us the Hamburg America s.s. Staatssekretar kractkc was off Yatao. South of the Shan tnng Proinoutoiy. a Chinese was seen to jump overboard at the sU in. Notice was given at once to CapWfe'
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    Taxing the Musmee.
    250 7 lv the course of the present meetings of the Kauagawa Prefoetural Assembly, investigations have Ihcii made us to the tiaancial p j-it n .i i of Yokohama city. A rough intimate of the income for the forthcoming fiscal year, from April 1907, to the end of March.
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    Official Salaries.
    169 7 RUMOURED RISE OF FIVE PER CENT ALL ROUND. We understand that it is the intention of the Governor to announce on an early date a very early date, it is said in some quarters, but the use of superlatives is not usually wise in money matters, where the
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    SUPREME COURT.
    224 7 Conclusion of the Betel-Nut Case. Yesterday afternoon, the case of M. 1.. Bawasahib Marican aud Co. v. Teo Scug Leung. Chop Leung l i in. for 10.10 damages for 11 >n delivery (.f Itclclnuts, was continued before Mr Justice Fisher, but 1:0 conclusion M reached till to-day. All
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    AFFAIRS IN MOROCCO.
    155 7 Sorry Plight of Guebbas' Army. fteutcr Ulegraphiug to Indian uewspa|ierK on December 2:1 gave details of the sorry plight of Gimhhas' Army in Morocco, which were not forwarded to Singapore. The message says:Morocco bdvices state that Guebbas' Army is now ncain|K'<l outside Tangier. His men are mostly
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    Robbery at Tanjong Katong.
    95 7 A 1 1 vlam named Tan Ah Kirn. employed at Tanjong Katong. reported at Gaylang Police Station last night that at 9.80 p.m. while he was ou his way to town in a ricksha he was attacked on the Taiijong Katong Hoail by two Chinese. They
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    Indo-China Reconstruction.
    83 7 Indo- China Reconstruction. With reference to the reconstruction of the Indo t'hi' Steam Navigation Co.. Ltd., Messrs, Jardine, Matheson and Co., inform Far Kasteru shareholders that the scheme to divide the t!f> shares into two of £5 each one Preferred and one Deferred has been agreed to at a meeting
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    Alleged Extortion.
    72 7 This morning Detective InKpuctur Hart charged a Javanese ricksha peon before Mr. iraan. the Second Magistrate, with extorting iiinnry from a ricksha coolie .and escaping from legal custody. The peon asked for an adjournment to enable him to engage counsel. Inspector Hart pointed out that the man had
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    96 7 A Jewish and a Christian lawyer were pin ployed iv a single case. When it was finished the former said that he thought their fee tor the service rendered should be five hundred dollars, to be divided equally between them. The Utter said Well, leave it to vi«." A few
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    CRICKET IN RANGOON.
    1321 7 BURMA v. THE STRAITS. Description of the Second Day s Play. (From Urn Own COBHKBPONUKNT. Kaugoou, December 20. WitU four wickets to fall, Burma opened the socoud day's play somewhat disastrously. Cameron, who was not out with H6 to his credit, and Davson, whose score was 2,
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    JAPANESE SHIPPING COMBINE.
    264 7 Several Weak Units to be Joined Together. T!ie Japanese Consul in Bombay gives the following account of the new shipping combination reported recently by Renter The facts of the case arc these. Japan possesses at present three large shipping concerns, including the Nippon Vusen Kaisha. 1 11
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    OUR NEIGHBOURS.
    325 7 Japanese Nationality Preferred .ln^aiifM iv Nallici'laniU arc on the same legal footing as Kuropeans. but Chinese, though born iv the country, aie classed, as Asiatics and as such arc gnvcrnrd under special laws. The Dutch Government will not budge from thin. The result was that many Chinese went
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    Counterfeit Dollars Seized.
    112 7 Detective Inspector Hart brought a China- man before Mr. Green, the Second Magistrate, this morning on a charge of being 141 possession of counterfeit coin. Evidence was given by a Clifaieaa detective, who told how he arrested bW accused in an eating-house in Anson Head and found
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    Interport Lawn Tennis.
    717 7 RANGOON GYMKHANA v. STRAITS. 1 Fkom Our Own Cobrespondknt.) Rangoon, December 23. Two matches in the Interport Doubles were arranged to be played on the 21st inst. The Straits tennis representatives ware Salzmann aud Nathan, but as Rangoon wished to play two doubles Miles and Kveritt were
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    Death of Dean Randall.
    113 7 The death was announced M Christina Day of the Very Kov. Kichard William Hand all, D. 1).. formerly Dean of Chichcstcr. Bora in London on April 1:1. UM, the late Dean. being the son of Archdeacon Randall, was educated for the clergy at Winchester. Christ Church,
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    New Arrol-Johnston Motor Launches.
    139 7 New Arrol -Johnston Motor Launches. The two launches supplied by the New Arrol-Johuston Car Co.. to the Kylilc Motor Service Co. I/Ul., of Bispbam, near Black jkiol, which were einployeil during the (last season as passenger boats, havi. been so successful Unit it is vci y probable the owners will
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    47 7 The ojieuing of the four towns iv North Manchuria on the 14th instant, it is claiiiM d at Tokio is due to .la|iaii s suggestion. Iv South Manchuria, hiaoyitng mid Keuh'Mii cheug alone niuaiu BBupeacd, and Japan has declared hur readiness to open these whenever China desires.
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      77 7 Japanese Diet. "1 In ImhM Diet was to assemble for its Iwcntv tlnr.l session on Decemlier °2l>. when dew jneiulK'i* were to be introduced and .let.uls as to tl*f aflWal organisation of the two Houses wili Ix jjiiingeil. The opening emmmmm) wan v- l><- mmimtmi by the Kui|< rur iii
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      275 8 A inispiint in ustiidav's issue referring to the swimming match gave (iunnei h. Penny's nnini- .is Penang." C.unni-r Penny will complete against Police Sergeant Ited ru]i at the Suiiuiiiiug Club on tin 20th inst. The Asian followers of that |ia|M-r's tips must have been plc-i-ed with theii
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      The Turf.
      217 8 A Weighty Question. A cnrres|H>udent writes. There is an in creasing tendency on the ]«rt of soim ow ners to enter their horses in better classes than they are really fit to run iv with an) chance of winning ou fair terms one result is that the handicap|H-r
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    STRUTS TIMES ANNUAL.
    504 8 Favourable Criticisms by Foreign Journals. In -rever it Ims yum- tin- (Unite Times Annual has been waloroad eutlin-i.isti •■ally, and in sonic cases on coiiteniporaries in tile iici^liboiiiing islands have been most laMarfag in their notices. We reproduce below Home recent criticisms Manila Times. Perhaps nowhere is
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    NOTES FROM PENANG.
    715 8 11-'l.oM (tic (l>\.\ CoKUKSI'oM.K.ST.I I'enang. Deceii'lx'r .'to. His Excellency. Of Sir John Andersou and PHto «c have not sen mm h. for they are still ail away up the Hill, where, it is whis|>crcd. he is prc|iartag a most vohiiiiiuoiis report lor the Colonial Office ii|M>n the
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    GOLD OUTPUTS.
    104 8 The Duff Development Company, Limited. The following is the amount of gold won by prospecting dredge from July 1 to November .10. l"4 Mi. at the Dull 'Development Company's works: The Ke'antan Gold Dredging Co. (No 1) Limited. (■old won froei .Inly 1 to November 10 MM: Ox.
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    SANITATION OF THE SOLDIER.
    142 8 Army Advisory Medical Board Reconstruction. Keuter wired to Indian newspapers on December 23. that Mr. Ualdane has decided to reconstruct the Advisory Medical Hoard, to consist, besides the Director General as ('li.'tinimu. of a eivili.m^janiurv expert, a physician, a surgeon. physiologist, au 'officer of the K.
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    NOTES FROM PAHANG.
    1007 8 |Fi:om Ova Own OaMasrOMSOT.) Lipis. Dccemlwr 2tt. B. nlotijt Lan 1 S le. To me. I llie continued demand for build ing land at lieuUmg. the District (Mirer put up -Jli town lots for sale by MMtfaw there the other day. each lot being of tlie usual
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    Coal and a Rumour.
    92 8 It is thought possible that the rumour about Lankawi Island being acquired as a coaling station, may have originated in a proposal of the NorddcutHcher Lloyd to establish a coaling depot at Kohsichang for tile ships of their Oi ion t Line run niug from Singapore
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    27 8 The operations in Formosa have ended successfully, and large tracts uf arable laud, camphor forests, and tea plantations have been added to the arua under civilized rule.
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      Warning the Jockeys.
      1101 8 To the F.ditor of the Straits Times. Singapore. January f- 1 Sir. I enclose you the latter part of a vigorous sp' -cli made by Lord Dowue. at tin- (lime-ruck Dinner. OB the riding of the jockeys at home during the |vist season, and warning them what
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      405 8 (KXTKACT KEKKRBKD TO ABOVK.) Lord Downe Baid there was another matter to which he should like to refer the jockeys. You all remember he proceeded, Vhat there was an unfortunate incident in our race this year, when My Pet 11. was nearly knocked over. 1 have no doubt its its
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    47 8 Singapore holds a large number of shares, in the Bornean < oal Mine. Salimban. Tht) syndicate has In en formed into a limited liability company whose directors include heads of the Commercial Bank, Batavia ami .Java Bank. More than half the scrip (100 guilder shares) has reached Sing.ii«ore.
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      295 8 DEWAR'S WHISKY Wry Jt o Mam Have With Great Satisfaction. SOLE AtiKXTS: John Little Co., Ltd. JEFFREY'S t EDINBURGH STOUT. "CASTLE" BRAND. Specially Brewed for the Tropics. HIGHLY UKCOMM INDKh Price $12 per case of 7 (seven) doz. pints OF ALL DEALERS. < 21AI LATEST ADVERTISMENTS. N KDDEUTSCHER LI.OYI) NM
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      108 8 DAY BY DAY. Thursday, January 3. High Water. 0.4H a.m. 0.4 p.m. P. <*. O. homeward mail due. Dalhousie Chapter, s:m Catholic Club Concert. 9. Friday, January 4. High Water. 1.20 a.m. 0.43 p.m District Grand Chapter. Ml Straits Trading Company meeting 11.m11. sMMrtlay, January 5. High Water. I.W a.m.
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      MINING.
      338 9 Date of I format- Capital ion Sub^crib^ "™f" *Zl ,J?£ Shares lne I°P to Reaarre i Company Qcotationa I •140 000 18 800 •WI 10 »o.« V 4 ooo 10 i 10 £350,000 850,000 1 1 f 20 000 •10• 10 $293,600 i 10,000 10 in I 640 unissued
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      RUBBER.
      299 9 r i !905 £150,000 £104.937.101 j IM Moftn iVY a v*. j I 1,700 »10 •10 1905 t200,000 187,400 < 8 800 910 H 9,500 unissued 1904 £30,000 £11,125 ,}s° j 1905 700,000 (610,000 70,000 '> t 10 i 10 i 0,000 unissued 1903 £70,000 £70,000 70,000 I 1
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      GENERAL.
      199 9 1894 IS9B 1H65 1901 1901 1899 1903 £5.377.10.0 £4,648.15.0 7,638 12/6 12/ C Bella Asbestos Eastern Agency, Ltd $225,000 1225,000 4,500 $50 »50 112,500 Fraser it Neave, Ltd. 10.000.000 a) 110,000,000 *10,000,000 80,000 $125 $125 9,500,000 Hongkong ami Shanghai Bank 250,000. j 1*2,400,000 $2,400,000 {"'J^ SlOO j $100 Howarth
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      DEBENTURES.
      42 9 Howarth Erskine, Ltd. 6% WOO.OOO 3% prem. Rilev Hwgreaves, Ltd. 6% 225,000 «fP™m. Singapore Muuicipal 6% 400,0 0 20% prein. 5% 1,478,000 5% prem. 4% 602,n«0 par. sellers TanioDfi Pagar Dock Co., Ltd. 6* 250,000 23, prem buyers 5% 1,365,500 l%p»r.
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    COMMERCIAL.
    223 9 SINOAI'OHK. -IIMAIiV "2, 1907. PRODUCE. Oambier buyers 6.85 do (Cube X>. 1) unpicked 10.40 Copra Bali 10.86 do Pontianal; 9.95 Pepper. Black 17.75 do White V 24.7.) Sa«o Flour San. wak 2.92} S Brunei Xo. 1 2.92J Pearl Sa«o 5.40 Coffee Bali, M}£ 19.00 Coffee. Palenibun«, 20% basis 22.50
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    CLERICAL STORIES.
    578 9 A Clergyman's Striking Antithesis. There is a fund of humour in the minds of most bishops, writes Woomera in The Australasian," and Bishop Wallis, of Wellington (who attended last week's congress), is not an exception. The bishop smokes as furiously as Carlyle used to, and the persistent habib
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    Peers' Dread of Labour.
    141 9 1..>nl Lansdowne made one of the strongest attacks yet made upon the Trade Disputes Bill. He showed, in eflfit, th«» the lJill involves a fundamental alteration in our Constitution. That being so, where could a better case be found for the exercise of the right of
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    17 9 To-day's Great Thought M^Rock"fellcr may be a wealthy man, but he only j a \."i. ;*i .Yl.c."
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    A Woman on Suffragettes.
    82 9 May I dare to say to mv distracted, man fighting sisters that I am just a woman like themselves, and yet not a suffiagette I claim no more rights than are already mine to the full, and as for wanting a vote, why should I As
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    34 9 Scarborough's oldest inhabitant, aged 99, described as an inveterate smoker, died the o;her ilay. We trust smokers will take warning. If he had refrained from the weed ht might have lived to be older.
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    33 9 Twins who were born at Mitcham are to be christened, respectively, Charles Denmark and Maud Norway. Crowned heads noticing this fact are respectfully informed that the usual voluntary contributions will be thankfully received.
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    Too Much Sleep.
    71 9 Sleep is of course a physiological and physical necessity which can. however, be over-indulged in with deteriorating effec.s. There is, however, some excuse for a longer indulgence in the winter, for the short duration of sunlight would seem to enjoin the whole animal world to prolong its
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    Backward London.
    41 9 Only in Lcndon could there be any hope for such a thorough-going earnpaign of reaction and negation as tha. found in the Norfolk manifesto the Tories of provincial towns wculd be too enlightened to swallow i:. Sheffield Du> Ttv'cp:-::--."
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    851 10 YESTERDAYS MEETING. Provision for Administration of Labuan. Thk Legislative Council met y< -tenliiy iifti'rii...ii, in \>;M\ whin the follow ir.g were present I'hKSKNT. TheHon'blo the Colonial Secretary and Deputy (ioveruor ((apt A. H. Young. 1.M....1 Thk C.km.uai. On 11 kx CwHIIWWi tiik IktM, (I.icut.-Col. Hugh Gregory Pitton, i'.*.o.)
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    11 10 To-day's Frightful Thought.— There are over 30,000 brass bands in Englaml."
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    INFANT MILLIONAIRES.
    512 10 Vast Fortunes for the Late 'Barney' Barnato's Children. Among the children for whom cnoriiicus f.itunc: are aecuniulaiing are four huvs and two gfrls who will inh.-nt from £jO(),0UO to A" 1.000.000 each. Much larger sums have been talked of at the probablo inh-iitance al t litre Sfrandchildren of
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    44 10 Ii 13 reported that Howie is hopelessly mad and suffers from delusions, cometimes imagining himself to be an emperor and torn times a soldier. Hia actions would i-ein to ru?g;st that he imagines liiiaj^ to be a collect ing- box or a subcJlfei list.
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    54 10 Thievet ?.t Pittsburg, P::i!iir.-vlvania. have stolen a box of live makes, among which was a twelve-foot py.hcn. Neither thieves nogJßßlßkrs have been captured. If the aut^Mttns will take om a.ivico. they will no» waste t me looking for ihe thieves. They wi!' conontrav their search on the' snakes. Tho greater
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    22 10 An onconfinned rumour is current thar in the f«. IIIe eases are to be decided in :vew },rk poiK-e-cm-ts by the evideiuo
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    16 10 Todays H, nt on American Etiqu>H» An lusurancs president should a*t fam.liarly with an ordinary bankrobber.
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    38 10 The ghost which is troubling Belfast just now is stated to be a four-footed aaiataJ ab.u, the side of. sheep. H*. it occurred to anybody-we throw it out as a mere suggestion-tliat it may be a sheep? J
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    49 10 A gang of Mher pla.cis ,8 at work ia London, and in son.o p,,,ts v ,u buy larthings plated U> Icok like 'sixpences at ■K 9d die doaeet The coins are not bad, of course. The mischief is that one does net get enough of them for the n-iney.
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    57 10 Utopia has been ditcovei -;d II s -aid that in th iit'l nllago of lfarehem in the Vaad Caatoa, thaataioritr of the villager! are proprietors ,f than owi W <: <;>-—• Md are m nei thai thy to me* know whai to d 1 Wil!l t: "M-y. Ihay -can live
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    60 10 Charged with caba*a4aato*rt, Hio!,. gate man has admhtad t.: the police that bu V «tion wai dau t< the fa 1 thai ■< 1 a nora thai h« n aid afford. it re:i!iii(i- our of the good advic. m tc a bojnar by kindly man. 'Here H a .-hilling.' v
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    54 10 An evening paper has a lu-adlino Ro.-evelfs Real Maaauilg. ln.i' eaui where praaaiacal men make atatc iiKiits. a huinpiv-Dunipty -v-t.in aaoald eaplujuiL \\"e thoedd ha 1. 1 i (a) wli.,t ha *ayt, (li) lii amaiaa (c) hihidden wfaaiay. (d) liis p *a^a Duanwg, and (a) ha real BMaaiaf. Thru thcie
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    68 10 It i )>< -Mble that a new dance will RMM to us from Pleasantvil!'-. pTaa Jersey. The inhabitants of that t m aie graduailv evolving a i;ov?l cak. -walk ttep in tlieir eff.orts not to tre-ad on the !i\i rail (f the elee-trie railway which ram through tha ttnei It
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    89 10 There b a small ten-years-old living in tuo neighbourhood of the Tower Bridge who will make a name for himself if h« no. careful. At the police-court yesterday his mother alleged against him that he wrs beyond control, that he was an habitual thief, that he pours methylated spirit into
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    106 10 #erhe;ml in a I^ndnn Court. Plaindescribing defendant's lial.it- > 7 to take him up a cup of tea in th<morning to coax him and then put the I papers :.n the bad. He would inn 1 cuncl ar.d .say, Just look and see if thore is anything for me to
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      567 10 Banks, Insurances, Auctions. Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation. paid rp Capital »i0,000,00i RESERVE FUND Sterling Reserve $10,000,000 on «o 000 Silver Reserve 110,250,000) < Raerve Liability of Proprietor* W0.000.000 COURT OP DIRECTORS. A. Haupt, Esq.— Chairman. G. H. Medhurst, Esq.— Deputy Chairman. E. Ooetz. Esq. A. J. Raymond, Esq. Hon. Mr.
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      349 10 AUCTION SALE OF Valuable Hotel furniture INCH/DING TWO KILL SI/.KD BILLIAKI) TAHLKS It V H IB V GRAND PIANOS; MILNKKS BAFBS. «c. ALSO TWO KIKST CLASS TUBXOUTB AM) A LARGK COL LKCTION OF WKLL OBOWN PLANTS The pri.(ierty of Mrs. M. Kahlcke To be held at the Hotel de La
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    DRESS AND FASHION.
    1086 11 I'ari-iesxk Fashions. Often have I remarked says a wrii^r in a Hon:e Exchau^e) upon the varying silhoue(te of the fashionable Paritienne, but there is perhaps a greater different-:; between this year and last year styles than there has b:on for some liiue past. Tim year it is
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    MR. ASQUITH AS A "SCOT."
    392 11 Why Glasgow University has a Character all her Own. Mr. Auwtk. Lord Rec:r.r of the University of Glasgow, did not find himself in an alien atmosphere as the president uf the Glabgow University Club, London, which held its annual dinner at the Tn i-adero restaurant.
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    17 11 A Li-ndon mnrnins paper asks. "Why do we grow c;ld?'" Because noue of us can keep voting.
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    CHINA FAMINE RELIEF FUND.
    1048 11 Fourth List of Chinese Subscribers. The fourth List of Chinese subscribers to the China Famine Fund is as follows Amount previously acknowledged *lo.:C? 40 Per Anti -Opium Lodge. Chop Liang Mo 50 Chop llok lieng and Chop Hok San Lioug 50 Chop Seng Li 25 Chop
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    53 11 In one way or another the Weil Ham guardians are full of enterprise. Ten dering for fe. 1 hats to the Board, a local firm has quoted Sfc <id. a iOBH by mistake for 3s. 6d. each, but the guardians ,i .rime t. rsctify taa anar, and hold the firm
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    44 11 •What words of Henry 11.,' asked the form-master, led ti> the murder of Thomas a Becket? Smith Minors eve was observed to light up with the magic fire. Please, sir," he replied, the King said to someone, Will no one '.ake away that bauble!'
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    47 11 Mark Tapley redivi\us" After ha had lain ail ni?ht under a motor lorry, which had stuck fat in a ditch Bear Poitlicuino. Gmwail. the di i\ was heard by (CBM people who paeaad al daybreak t") sing. "1 wouldn't leave my little wood m Inn for yam."
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    40 11 A one-legged man at Kingston-on Thames assumed an air of dignity as he informed the magistrate that he was not begging, but only asking f< r aawßanea. He got a monf-h, hawevir, just as if he had been seeking alms.
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    43 11 A woman who neewtly c .nipiain Loadoa BMgiatrate thai h r husband would not wash himself \v;is inform ed that the law could BOt m ci leic in the matter. 1 nis is regarded in the East Em! as a most important \est ;■*>,■
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