The Straits Times, 16 January 1907

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    13 1 The Straits Times. \O. 22.242 SINGAPORE. WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 16. 1907. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      205 1 HOTEL DE L EUROPE. bINOAFOBK. Kiittil with the l;Uct M.-Inn Appliances for ..mfort and Health. I'UNTY (TISIM-:. SELECT WINES. COUPE DU MATIN (6,000 Kil.) Tbfie following did not lose any marks and were classified first:ftfr. rWltglill on K h.p. monocylinder OE DION BOUTON Mr. I. Budin on li h.p., "2
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      331 1 THE FRENCH CINEMATOGRAM. Rntirc Chauge of l*i-oj»raiuiiic.^ f y» )TO-M<.HT!! ItMK.HT! i FIRST SHOW 7JI PJL >h <\\\ SH«W ».3t PJ. A Graml Exhibition of the Wonderful Aaimated Mot!«o Pictures. A large collection of the choicest views ilhii- trated by the Qraatest invention of !th.ag«. Equatk iuu-restitii; to both old
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      88 1 ROBINSON COMPANY, Athletic Outfitters. j^^^ Footballs //^fciL WjP LOCAL CLUBS. VB^^ BOYS FOOTBALLS. r*otWH sli.ni* Sa iters. w^^l BEST RU6BY "MATCH BALL ll flp hi"'' < w. 1 f rn','!u-,r rnt"elv tm!,"' SH SUPERIOR G3E^J SfIRJME •f+tmw***** 1 FOOTBALL 30JTS CRICKET, TENNIS, HOCKEY, GOLF. HOTEL DE L'EUROPE. ESPLANADE. Saturday, January
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      180 1 HOTEL. DEL EUROPE. SIMJAPOKK VMM WUk the latest Mc«l.lm Appliances for Comfnrt auil Health. DAOm < ri.-iXK. SELECT WINES. V II J "STRAUS YIMES" BUSINESS DIRECTORY. HOTELS. CALEDONIAN HOTEL 77, limn* I'unnh Ji(Hid, Btmsmi* reThe Brightest and Healthiest Resort in MM City. Hotel Port.i :u uniform, meets all •ioats and
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    SELANGOR TIN.
    160 2 December Output. The output was 21,863.07 piculs against 21,634.29 picnia in the mouth before. The value of the metal is returned at 18,110,132.11 on which duty amounting l.i 5301.736.27 was collected. The price of tin averaged 97.53 per pi.-ul with duty at si 1.1 1 per bhara. The
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    SUGAR REFINING IN JAPAN.
    492 2 Great Developments. The ragar-reCaing industry ia Japan has made much progress in recent years. The principal factors that have brought about the development are attributed to an increased consumption in the nuintiv. the iatereaaiag demand abroad, the effect of tariff legislation, and protet'.ion of the industry
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    WIT AND HUMOUR.
    825 2 Attorney lor tin- dtfeac !l.r.-o you ever been i-'-ii.v-exiimiiied before Tile Witness: Have [I I'm a married man." Scc.lv Gentleman (to hit.olii'r) You say you have cuts to suits all purses What sort of a cut have you got for an empty Mm r 1 Batcaer (nmniiu'
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      412 2 1 k ßcd Seal' M A A pure Whisky oi the highest MMMMMP I j quality it is possible to produce at the price, this Blend compares ESHTEDMDSJJIO^ *»uswcow»* i'ft vourably with many higher-priced "■v^udht*/ productions Guaranteed 7 years old. "Black White" B A blend made up of only Ferfectly
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      259 2 McALISTER CO. LTD. HAVK .11 ST BEKN APPOINTED SOLE AGENTS FOR Messrs. IRVINE CO.'S FAMOUS Australian Wines Brandies. CLARET BURGUNDY HOCK PORT CHABLIS SHERRY McALISTER AND CO., LIMITED. 8822 tTHE UIOTIPi GOIPOBIIB MACHINE Used by the Leading Newspapers, GOVERNMENT CONTRACTORS. 11,000 IN DAILY USE. 91 D4LHOUSIE SQUARE, CALCUTTA. This paper
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    THE ARBUTHNOT FAILURE RELIEF FUND.
    316 3 The Kdiujiti.iiin] Ktv;i\\ (Madras) remarks We were rather suiptiscd •.<> read in the papers t hat the energetic Chaplain rf Trichinopoly had managed to secure lor his scli.ii.! a gnuri of Hs. 150 from (In- Fund The in. 1 ein the papers stated that while
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    How Pictures Are Faked.
    295 3 A good deal of light is thrown upon the ~nbject of falte attritwtknu and -ham WBOtOIIMeHI in thooO chapt --r- m l.ady I)ui<,;hv Kerille'i "Tt r mi ii in oomoo thai deal with the rabject cf an collecting. ()nr wcll-knowi amusini; alaa this A clcvci imitator
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    America and Japan.
    309 3 The report which Mr. Met calf has made mi the Californian difficulty leaves no room for doubt as to the cause of the anti-Japanese sentiment. says the Globe." It was used as a gcixl electoneerinc: card by the Labour party. Because there is a leiii.imate feeling against
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    CAUSTIC COURTESY.
    541 3 The Queen of Beauty and the Kitchen Maid. The following cone pondence between Lady Seymour (the Queen of Beauty a. the Ksjiinton Tournament. R. B. Sheridan's granddaughter and ancestress of the present Duke of Somerset) and Lady Shuckburgh is preserved among the pap. is ;,t Hiownsover Hall. h
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      1006 3 KITSON LIGHT. THE ORIGINAL AND BEST I SIMPLE AND ECONOMICAL. INCANDESCENT KEROSiNE LIGHT. I ONLY KEROSINE AND AIR REQUIRED. HALF A MILLION LAMPS NOW IN DAILY USE. GOLD MEDAL and GRAND PRIX at MILAN 1906. i—^ Sole Jiaents:— HUTTENBACH BROS. CO. MACHINERY DEPARTMENT. USE ONLY &bSE ALWAYS ■^■■■■■niHnHj most W
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      98 3 A Habit to Be Encouraged. The mother who has acquired the habit of keeping on hand a bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, saves herself a great amount of uneasiness and anxiety. Coughs, roids and croup, to which children are susceptible are quickly cured by its use. It counteracts any tendency
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    ONE-MAN INVASIONS
    723 4 Some Forerunners of Ferreira's Raid. Then is probably not a mire disappoiated man in tloatll Africa than Fcririia, f«.r il is finite OUrtail that he fully expected hnadndi of maliontints to rally to his black flag. However, he has <inly met the >ame fate whijli has befallen in,
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    The City Typist.
    118 4 I'luler a tfiliutr. wMtevasJi fiec. The typist >its> or slands A pale mill a I 111 v in, mi is Ik-. Wit li laryr MM llaliliy hands. An I tko musics of hi> puny .***** Are suit n< rul)li If Imiuls. Via i- in, yar out. In-
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  • Ships and Steamers.
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      VESSELS EXPECTED.
      908 4 Xamc, port, pmbabt? date of arrival, and name of Agents. Steamkks. Achilles, Clnim. Jau 25 ImMI Airlie, Sydney, Feb. 24 Boustead Alciuousj China, Feb IT M.ui*li,M Ambria. Manila. .I:ui/Feh Helm Meyer Apanma, Australia, Feb. Boiidtead Arcadia, Hongkoii.. .Lan 31 1". A O. Australieu. Manail'i a, Feb. 11 M.
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      SHIPPING IN PORT.
      371 5 Unriar this heading the following abbrevia lions are used str.— steamer sh. ship; bq; barque sch. schoouer Yet. Yacht Cru. —Cruiser. G'bt.— Gunboat Tor.— Torpedo H.p.— Horsepower Brit. British U.S.— United Slates Feb.— French Ger Germau Dut.— Dutch Ital.— ltalian Spau.— Spanish Sar. Sarawak G.o. General-cargo; d.p.—
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      TRADING VESSELS. &c.
      880 5 I atc-t Arrivals. larlyU, Brit. str. 331 tons, Capt Cobb, Jan It, From Port Swettenham, .lav. 14. G.c, and 17 d.p. Straits Steamship Coy. Ltd. For Port Swe.tenhain. I!.— R<ls. 'tmi Smmg, Brit. str. 1.9«7 tons, CaptSawor, Jan. M, HougkoiiK. Jau. 1(1. G.c. unit 7:<-*i dp. BousU-ail
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      Steamer Movements.
      55 5 r. ,v 11. The P. A O. Homeward Mail Simla left Hongkong at 1 p.m. on Saturday, and is due here at 6 a.m. on Thurmlay the 17th instant. The Outward Mail steamer Devanha left Colombo at .1.30 p.m. 011 Sunday, aud is expected to arrive heie on
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      CLEARANCES.
      69 5 January II Clio. H. M. sloop. Jesselton Afghan Prince, Brit str. New York Johaune, Ger str, Haihow aud Hongkong Itaiitlkok. Ger str. liaugkok CheaiiKChew. But str. Hongk<uig. SwaUtw 16 ;Be/.wada. Brit str, Calcutta Hitachi Maru, Jap str. Antwerp kampot. Fch str. Saigou Van Riebeeck, Dut str, Sourabaya Kapurtbala, Brit
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      VESSELS AT TANJONG PAGAR AND KEPPEL HARBOUR.
      103 5 VESSELS AT TANJONG PAGAR AND KEPPEL HARBOUR. Wharves at which Vessel.* are Berthed To-day. IANJONC PAOAR East Whim Basin -Hong Moh, bari|ue love. KA-rWumSi.. I— Umballa, Thoiigwa, Me C* I lav. Sect. 1 (Shkkrk Wii-uu: Sultan van Lingga. Sf.tiks N<>. 2 Glenroy. 3 H.ng Wan 1. Aysgarth. S Van Outhuoin.
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      MAILS CLOSE.
      96 5 for Per Steamtr To MORROW. Uao>!k(>k 5,,,,,u,,,,i Mnai- and Malacca Mm Ho PjHiuhit'. Kabak, r 1 biinn VaU-ntiju MailraH \in |»>rts Tkmtmw Kiin i|h- via ports Simla PenanK and Calcutta /■>••* Btmf Teluk Annon via ports Stfflm H'knug, Amoy. Wmtmm ll.mg »-n I Billituii, Pont'ianak Mi Time 11
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      MAILS TO ARRIVE.
      92 5 From EuaoFE— By the P. .V O. s.s hnanha doe ou Jan. 19. From Chtma— By the P. AO. a. s. Mali due on Jan. 17. Dr.Dec Deo Dec Dec Dec 1..n lan !an IS 17 ■JO 24 27 31 I 7 10 B I. M. M.
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      699 4 P. &O. STEAM NAVIGATION CO. For China, Japan, Penangr. Ceylon, Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Ports, Plymouth and London. Through Bills >f Lading issued for China C aat, Persian Gulf, Continental, and American P.rt*. Steamer* will leave Singapore oa or about MAIL LINE. Outward [for China). BMBJBBBI Jan Arcadia M
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      757 4 Koninklljke Paketvaart MaatsohapplJ. Undei contract with the Netherlands India Government. Agmti at Sin go p< re Smr Aoency, lati J. Daucdkui A Co., 2-3 Coixteb Qcat. The undermentioned dates are only .pproximate From K pected Will be despatched for: I'li/i Hitbeck Sabang .Inn 12 Soeraoaya, Makassar, Handa, Ambuind, Batjan, Ternate,
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      519 4 HAMBURG fIMERIKA LINIE. HAMBURO. 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 for Havre and Hamburg and once a month for Bremerhaveu direct, calling at Prnang and Colombo. The arrival* of the
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      800 4 N. D. L. NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD. Imperial Herman Mail Line. Tbe fast and well known mail steamers of this Company sail fortnightly from BremeuHamburg via Rotterdam, Antwerp, Southampton, Gibraltar, Genoa, Naples, (connection Marseille*, Naples, Alexandria, and vice versa) Por Said, Snez, Aden, Colombo, Penang, Singapore, Hongkong, Shanghai, Nagasaki, aud Kobe to
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      52 4 THE EAST ASIATIC COY.. LTD. FOR PAHANG. TRINGOANU. BISUT, JiACHO, KKLANTAN, TABAI, H.\N(;\.\KA. TAUTIN, PANARAI, PATANI, BINOOBA, LACON KOH BAMUA, BAN DON, I.ANGSIAN. CHAMPON AND BANGKOK. as Cbakrahhongs on the 19th JamiHi> ss Asdauij on the 20th January ss Kedang on the 2nd Febmar) ss "B< ribat on the tfth
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    LITERARY NOTES.
    835 5 -M. hIMHt M Ki'id'iiand Brunotiere's premature death at the early age of fifty-seven will leave a vnv appr«<ciable gap in the liIt'taiv and intellectual life, of Franiv It creates another vacancy in the Academy, and also in a post of still greater prMtml inllm'iuo. the editorship of the
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      765 5 C. P. R. Canadian Pacific Railway Company's Royal Mail Steamship Line. TIIK NATIONAL HIGHWAY TOKI'KOPK 17.4 CHINA, JAPAN. CANADA and the UNITED STATKS. li.uiU- from Hongkong, via Shanghai. Nagasaki, (Inland Sea of .lapau). Kobe. Yokohama. Victoria aud Vancoii\er, 11.M.5. "Emi'likssok Im.ii" j Twiii -screw sloal: M S Kmiiikss Of J
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      614 5 N. Y. K. JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP CO. LTD. A regular FORTNIGHTLY service is maiumm. .l between .lapan and F.uropu by the following NEW TWIN-SCREW STEAMERS, I'u.ler Mail Contract with the Imperial Japan loMTiiinent, s|iecially designed for the ('oni|>aiiv's Kuro|iean Service, lighted through out l>> Klectrictity, provided with excellent iccoiiiiu.Klaliou f.ir
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      655 5 P.&0.5.N.C0 HOMEWARO PASSENGER SEASON 1907. S.S. MACEDONIA." 10,512 TONS. From BIMGAPORE DIRECT to MARSEILLES uiid LONDON without transhipment Leaves Kiugapoie 2sih March r > p.m. Leaves Penang 2ttlli March s p.m. Leaves Colombo^ ,lrd April. Ummm liomhay (tlh April. Duo Marseilles 20lli April. Due Loudou 27th April. Passengers by this
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      133 5 VESSELS ADVERTISED TO SAIL Fremantle via ports. Sultan, on Jan IH, Mansfield Amsterdam via ports, ftaMl due Jan. 19. Daendela London via ports, Macedonia, on 28th March, P. A O. Co. Port Swettenliam and Penang, Kapurthala every Wednesday, Bountead. Teluk Anson, "via ports, Mondays, S. S. Coy Tuesdays, for Port
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    Straits Times. PRICE 10 CENTS. WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 16.
    1009 6 Straits Times. PRICE 10 CENTS. WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 16. It is considered highly improbable, in the best informed circles, that Sir Henry Camp-bell-Kaunci'Uian's Administration will advise the King to dissolve I'arliamcut because of the killing of the Kducation Kill by the House of J ivrdx. It was believed that the Liberal
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    11 6 A meeting of the Municipal Commissioners will be. held on Friday.
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    12 6 II M. S. Clio left Hast ward at six o'clock this morning.
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    11 6 The cruisers Powerful and Challeugjr i-oali d at Tanjong Pagar today.
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    16 6 The Kuala Lumpur Japanese shooting galleries have been ordered to be closed, as from January 1.
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    19 6 An agency of the Java Bank will shortly be established at Balik Papan, in the Dutch East Borneo oil-Held.
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    24 6 A full rigged sailing ship passed through the port from Host to West this morniug. It was too haiy to make out her colours.
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    19 6 The new Extradition Treaty between Great Britain and the United States includes biibcry iv the list of extraditable crimes.
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    23 6 The Senior Magistrate, Mr. Michcll. fined a number of Kliugs small sums this morning for allowing cattle to stray on the public roads.
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    23 6 A scientific expedition is vow on the way from Antwerp to Sumatra for uxploring work. It consists of two Germans and two Hollanders.
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    28 6 All S. V. C. Kescrvists arc requested to report themselves personally, or by letter, to the Adjutant, S. V. C. Unit Hall, between January 20 and Jti. 1907.
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    27 6 The Germain steamer Marie arrived this morning from Mauritius with a full cargo of sugar for Hougkoug. She also brought 250 (8m dock passengers from that island.
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    31 6 It is state 1 that the Philatelic (Society of London, of which the Prince of Wales is president, has received the King's sanction to prefix the word Koyal to its title.
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    41 6 We hear it has been more or less settled that the new railway extension from Tank Koad to Pasir Panjang will be open to traffic next Monday, the 21st instant, and that a new time table is in course of preparation.
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    40 6 The 11. A. L. steamer Hoheiistaufcn arrived from Japan, via Shanghai and Hongkong this morning, with many saloon passengers on |board. Some of them disembarked here. Amongst those on board are General A. Koenig and family from Yokohama for Hamburg.
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    54 6 Arrangements have been made for transferring long sentence convicts from Pulo Condore. the penal settlement in ludo China. to Cayenne in French Guiana. A convict ship, the Loire, will leave France shortly for Cochin-China to take in a consignment of these criminals. They will be conveyed to France to be
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    80 6 Mr. S. It. Sinha, an Indian gentleman who returns to his country after completing a course of industrial education in .la pan. delivered an interesting address on Japan," last night, at the Singapore Indian Christian Association, Serangong Koad. Mr. Miller, of the Anglo-Chinese School, presided. There was a fairly large
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    14 6 H. M. S. KncouuUr coaled from the l.lritMi collier Mercedes in the roads to-day.
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    24 6 In I ndo China, rubber planters lake mostly to the Fie us Klastiea. The demand is so great that the supply falls short. The
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    36 6 "Avenir dn Tonkin s,;vs that the planters arc hard put to it how to increase the supply. An appeal has been made to the (ioverninent to establish nurseries of the plant for distribution among the planters
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    63 6 The following is a literal translation from a Dutch contemporary- it contains obvious mistakes: At the end of last mouth, Mr. C. J. Ktixtou, the manager of a rubber estate in the Kaub district, and Mr. T. 11. Hubluu -k. manager of an estate at Pertaug iv the F. M.
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    81 6 A doctor called in to attend Fernando Mar.|iieron. a constable iwho had been in jnred by a full at Seville, discovered that the officer was a woman. She adopted the masculine dress at an early age. She served a term in the French army, and then emigrated to Spain. For
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    74 6 Another Celebes rebel chief the uuly formidable one left. Li Siurang. by name reuiaius for Lieutenant Christotfel to hunt down. The Netherlands India (iovernment prefers the capture of rebel chiefs to killing them. The death of the Raja of (iowa was a sore disap|iointmeiit. Capture and banishment would have ensured
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    84 6 A remarkable operation has beoi |«r formed at the Mount Sinai Hospital. New York, ou a patient named Paid Monk. Monk complained that his right leg. horn the hip to the knee, was painful, and in operation disclosed that the marrow had left the bone. which became as brittle as
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    87 6 May one. says a eories|H>ud< tit in the Spectator. enter a protest in your columns against the increasing use of the ridi. ulous word suffragette in the daily press In less the mould in which such freaks of language are coined is broken, we shall he expected to call a
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    STRAITS TIMES ANNUAL.
    163 6 An Appreciative Letter. The following are extracts from letters recently received by a firm here: —From Mr. Frank Jackson. Lcadcuhall Street, Ijondon, E. C. The Straits Times Auuual is an excellent publication and cannot fail U> give satisfaction to its recipients. I think it goes "o'jc better
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    CHANGE AT COLONIAL OFFICE.
    374 6 Will the New Permanent Chief Favour Crown Agents It hi vow <l< finitely Htatctl tltat Sir Montagu Hiiinanucy, tlic Iii in, in. Nt l"ndcr Secretary at tlio Colonial Olticc, is to retire in January. The retiring official lias liad. a remarkable career. He entered the Royal
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    Social and Personal.
    348 6 Mrs. lleslop Hill is ou a short visit to Kuala Lumpur. Mr. Just. Magistrate at Kuala Lumpur has game to Port Dicksou for a holiday. The late Colonel Saundcrson. M.P.. left l--i-.0i.il estate in the niUd Kingdom valued at aUMfI. Mr. W L. Kamsay. formerly in chargr
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    HOME RULE FOR IRELAND.
    310 6 Mr. Bryce and Sir Antony Mac Donnell. The statement that Mr. bryce has been appointed British Ambassador at Washing ton has provoked much siieculation in Dublin, wrote the corret>i>ondcnt of The Times on the 21st ultimo. Mr. Bryce's departure from Ireland would strengthen the belief of
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    Alleged Murder.
    71 6 The inquest on the death of a CautoiiCKc named Tan Ah Wall was concluded at MO p.m. yesterday. The jury returned a verdict ot murder'against a Cantoucsc named Pang Nga Vun, who is in the custody of the police. The jury also added that the evidence ot the
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    Sale of Land.
    84 6 The following lots were disposed ef by auction at Messrs. Powell Co's saleroom, yesterday afternoon Freehold allotments frontiug a reserve for road off Bukit Timah KoadtChoa Lam Kstatel Ith mile, total area 90.760 square feet, lots H to 101 of Grant In. bought by V. K. V.
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    An Amusing Defence.
    103 6 Wong Say Ti was charged before Mr. men. the Second Magistrate, this morning, with fraudulent possession of a large cooking pot. He was arrested by a policemau yesU'l'ila.y as In i iirrnil tin; |»>t along Victoria Street. In his defence. Wong Say Ti said lie saw another
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      332 6 b u 'lc] ci and strength J|4 "«1v 'ak^Bai creator or °'d proplc, puny l^^^^^^^JV Hi children, sickly women and I^^^ I nursing mothers, and to build \mT q l U P slren B t^ a f* er a severe illness. W be er thall TH of SteW UW .11
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      44 6 Wilson &Go. Photographic Artists. 0 Portiaits of the Highest Artistic and Technical Excellence. WILSON Co. G. R LAMBERT AND COMPANY. Tin- onl\ e»tH>>lmliumit in the Tr..|,i.s where COLOUR PHOTOGRAPHY Is executed. NEW SPECIMENS On Mew in our Battery K.wl Window. H. Th. Jensen, Mmmtr.
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      EARTHQUAKE IN JAMAICA.
      39 7 GREAT LOSS OF LIFE. London, January 16. New *ioik telegraphic advices state that the city of Kingston. Jamaica, has been destroyed by an earthquake. Much loss of life is rc-iorted. and direct telegraph cjiiiiininicatioii is interrupted.
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      THE CHINA LOAN.
      10 7 Tin; China loan has been ovcr-suUsciilMHl lately.
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      NEWS FROM HOME.
      19 7 Tire C.iiiiiiiaiidcrs-iii-Chicf of the British Australian. China and E ist India Squadrons are conferring at Singapore.
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      Mansion House Charity.
      22 7 fund has in in opened at the Mansion House in aid of the sufferers through the famine in China.
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      VICTORIA CROSS.
      79 7 Posthumous Honours to Brave Men. The lyondon Gazette announces that His Majesty the King has approved of the Victoria Cross being delivered to the representatives of the following soldiers, who would have been decorated themselves if they had been alive Private Spcncc. Indian Mutiny Eusigu Philipps. Siege of
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      STOLYPIN THANKED.
      42 7 London, January IS. The Rescript of tin C/.ar for the Russian New Year thanks IL Stolvpin, the Premier, and the uicmliers of the Cabinet, for their services in improviug the internal situation, despite the foolhardy efforts of the lievolu tionaries
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      A PRACTICAL REQUEST.
      28 7 Berlin, January 16. The Senate at Paris wants to know the [Militical ami economic reasons for building the new traffic railways from France to Italy.
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      Quiet at Tangier.
      17 7 f tfticcrs. who have arrived at Toulon, confirm the reports that Tangier is quiet
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    SUPREME COURT.
    158 7 Claims for Goods Sold and Delivered. I let ore the Chief Justice yesterday afternoon. Mr. Carver appeared on behalf of Messrs. Alsagoff and Co.. who sought to recover ♦•2,*201.70 from Tan Cheng Wee. as the value >f goods sold and delivered. In the absence of the defendant, the
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    CURIOUS CASE.
    231 7 Claims of Prince Alexander Tzar." A Chinese squatter named Ong Liat, residing in a hut near the "l| mile on the (laylaug Hoad. laid information before Mr. (ireen. iv the Fourth Magistrate's Court, yesterday afternoon, against a European tunned. Baron dc Horn." who lived with him. On the
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    MALAYAN RAILWAY.
    7 7 AN UNCOMFORTABLE JOURNEY TO TAIPING.
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    Engineering Difficulties.
    1500 7 Will there be Week-end Trips to Singapore i Para ocic Own Gmmmmor. i Pcuaug. January 1:> 1 have just returned from a run t > Taiping—one of those uncomfortable journeys which never ought to be undertaken in Malaya, where the aborigines set one the example of never doing
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    THE ROYAL VISIT
    271 7 Duke of Connaught's Working Programme. So much is being devised for the Duke of Conuaiight's entertainment during his brief visit to the Far East that it may be wondered how much time can be devoted by His K'jyal Highness to the real business of garrison and fort
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    RIVAL PHOTOGRAPHERS
    382 7 Hundred Dollars Damages for Libel. The suit of Messrs. G. l{. Lambert a Co* v. Mr. George Michael, for damages for alleged libel, was concluded yesterday afternoon. Mr. Gaunt addressed the Court on behalt of his clients, setting forth the case for the plaintiffs in detail. It would
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    Dishonest Sampan Coolie
    108 7 A few days ago, v Chinaman named Ku Long i Inn. hired a sampan near the Tcluk Ayer market, aud proceeded to load it with fruit which he intended to sell to the crews of the British warships iv port. When his back was turned, the sampan
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    VIOLENT EARTHQUAKE.!
    157 7 i JAMAICA'S CAPITAL DESTROYED. a Heavy Casualty List, Sir James Fergusson Among the Victims, i From Orii Own Corrksfosdknt.i London. January 16, *2.°20 a.m. News has been received iv London, and has been confirmed, to the effect that Jamaica has been visited by a severe earth quake, destructive
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    THE ISLAND OF JAMAICA.
    796 7 Description of the Colony. Jamaica is Mm largest Island of the I'ntish West Indies, Ix-iny 144 miles in lengi.li aud tirty in e\tre:ne breadth, and containing about (.207; mjuafl miles. The Island was discovered by Columbus mi May 3. 1494. and lie named it St Jajß*
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    THE ASSIZES.
    244 7 Jury Acquit Emanuel Judah. Before Mr. Justice Fisher and a commou jury, yesterday afternoon, the defence in the Judah case was opened by Mr. Van Somercn, who addressed the Court briefly. He held that the first charge against the accused had not been proved. The document which it
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    To-day's Proceedings.
    394 7 This morning, the cross-examination of the accused was continued. He said that M' Nathan had had a grudge against him and had|iiiad< this affair a pretext for getting him out of the office. All the losses incurred by these repudiated contracts had been paid by Mr. Nathan. Witness
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    Curry and Sambals.
    850 7 Oh tie, Mr. Editor, how you do play fast and loose with these poor Government servants of ours. One might almost desig natc them Elgin's Troupe of Marionettes." for first they dance on one leg and then, to a different air. they hop on the other, whilst
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    Ricksha Owner Fined.
    47 7 This morning a Mohammedan named Dawal was arraigned l>efor« Mr. Michcll, the Senior Magistrate, aud lined 45 for permitting the puller of hit. private ricksha to run on tins wrong side of the r.j.id in I lattery Road I'olic* Sergeant Stockturd gave c\ idt>uti
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      10 7 The Mm it., BnJ.j't will be published to morruw morning.
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      88 7 JUST ARRIVED ONE VERTICAL CONCERT GRAND PIANO 3 PEDALS ONE TRIUMPHOLA PIANOLA WITH TWENTY RECORDS by M. F Rvchals ,v Company. Haxhur... 0* tir* 4 H. SCHAEFER Co., ffifi Ifiiifi The ajost expensive British railway ticket is from London to Wick, first clans return costing £9 A ti. but the
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      Hockey.
      68 8 Owing to the xvet state- of the ground yeslerd.iv afteriKNin. the MOMf match l>ctwceii the S.C.C. and the Garrison did not take place. The S.C.C. hockey team that recently played against Selangor xvere photographed by I .am In it at the S. pavilion, yestcr. day afternoon Tlii alien n.
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      Golf.
      97 8 Naval Match. A in itch xx ill he played at the Singapore (iolf Club links on Surdav Ix-twccn the Australian anil China squadrons. Kadi side will Ik: represented by a teuni of eight, and as each side is confident of winning the contest should be a keen one. With
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      Swimming.
      105 8 Sun lay's Programme. The Secretary of the Swimming Club has MM successful iv arranging an attractive programme for Sunday next as Mill Mile Rue 8.0. A.T. Police. 7:. Yards Race R. G. A. v. Police. Team Race 11. M. S. Moninoiitli. R.G.A.. Knro|K-au Police and Swimming Club. Polo 11.
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      Rowing Match.
      79 8 A rowing match has been arranged between the Singapore Rowing Club and 11. M. S. King Allied, and will take place about -I :ll> 011 Saturday afternoon. The Club team will consist of Messrs. lienton. I). Robertson. Itrauson and Franklin. The course xx ill be three quarters of
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      Singapore Hunt Club.
      98 8 In connection with the Siuga|x>re Hunt Club, there will lie ,1 paper chase on Saturday. The meet will take place at the main entrance. Botanical Gardens, at 4:10 p.m. There w ill In- a run ou Sunday February :i, meeting at the junction of Bukit Timah Road
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      The Turf.
      256 8 A Oootl Four-Year-Old. It is the opinion of many good judges that the White Knight will turn out to I.on e of the very best of the tour year -old.-, of next season, ami he also can stay xtcil. He will presumably hi entered for the Ascot Cup,
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      Rugby Football.
      74 8 The South Africans. The Karl of MM) has written to thr Rugby Board congratulating the football team in Knglaml on their splendid performance and the manner in xv Inch they have upheld the reputation of South Africa. His lordship suggests that the New Zealand team xvhicli toured in
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    Tramway Facilities.
    72 8 For the convenience of residents in Tanjong katong aud the neighbourhood, a special lirnt-class rar leaves Taujong Katong torminus at H.'M a.m. sharp every morning excepting Sunday, pnx-ceding dirwt to town and Tanjong I'agai and picking up no pas sengers beyond Kallang Itridge. in the veiling, a return
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    Coffee in Java.
    70 8 Coffee planters in .lava have had a hard tinieofit. First. Arabian coffee, their mainstay failed them owing to the attacks of leaf disease. Tiny took to the Liberia variety, and experimented with the liohusta" kind with promising results, at the oiitsf-t. A fall iv price gave them
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    RAUB AUSTRALIAN GOLD.
    866 8 General Manager's Monthly Ro|iort for the 4 weeks Liiding December 29, 1900. The accompanying sheet of mine measure ments and assay results of MOMMMm] work shows a total of M feet for the MrM (I *»*'ks| under review nuule up of 19 feet sinking. Ml feet driving,
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    42 8 The French Aeadcinv hopes to complete the letter C of the "eighth edition of its dictionary by the end of next year. The editiou was U»guu iv 1-577. so that at this rate the entire Moil, will U- tinisliwl in L.V) years.
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    AN ANCIENT PRACTICE.
    914 8 Should the Truck System in Malaya be Abolished. At the Chinese Secretariat at I|x>h on Thursday forenoon, a number of the leadine Kmo|)can and Chinese mine owners of Mw F. M. S. assembled in mpMM to invitations to pres»'iit at 1O..{() a.m.. at which hour Mr. K.
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    Admirals in Conference.
    54 8 H. M. S. Hermes, with the Commander in-Chief of th< East India Station, is ex|Mrt e<l here on Friday, when the conference with the Commanders. in-Chief of the China and Australian Stations will begin. The conference will be over by Monday next, and the Hij.iadrons will disperse
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    Testimonial to Cavaliere Zavertal.
    155 8 With the sanction of His Majesty. Co] I in-Chief of the Koyal Itegiment of Artillery, and the approval of Earl Roberts, a sub scription i> b<in» ruis»-d among its officer, past ami present, towards a testimonial to (avalicie Zavcrtal. on his retirement from the .Mastership of
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      Music at Meals.
      243 8 The Kditor of the Straits Times. Singapore. Jannnry IS. Sir.— Your leader on this subject ope 11s up an interesting discussion, and although you are canfiil not to express an opinion one way or the other, yet |ierlia|>s thos«' of your readers may prove interesting, especially in
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    A CLUB SQUABBLE.
    389 8 Chief Justice's Advice to Hongkong Litigants. In the Club Lusitano case before the Chief Justice at Hongkong. His Honour, in delivering judgment, said that this xvas a petition filed by certain share holders for an order to enable them to wind up the Club Lusitano, Ld. The
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    OUR NEIGHBOURS.
    390 8 Anti -Japanese Scare. Since (he conclusion uf the Uusao-J*p»aeM wiir..l:ip:incsclmvob<-cii immigrating iu^reat numbers into Tonkin. Iliunlrt'ils of them reside at Hanoi, the capital of the province. Alarm at this iutlow has been aruu-,,| by the fact that, pamphlets are now largely circulating iv the country, written, in the
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    EXPROPRIATION.
    336 8 Government Rates at Tanjong Pagar. The shi|Kiwner smiled a balmy -mile At the Kxpropriation Scheme. And saw in the future, as iv a gla«s. Fulfilment of his dream. His ships repaired under Government ra'es At a cost just quite a half. And T. I. I). wi|»d out foi good
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      96 8 AUCIION SALES. Powell and Co. Jany. 18— At the Cable Depot. Keppel Harbour 1 ii .i-rvii-riilil.- Stores, at Mt |> ni 19— At 'B»rrtield." HH, Qn«JI Itoad. 1 .-«k furiiitiii'f- Ac, at 2-3(1 p.m. I«— At IWbatM Mount Kosie l;,«.l. li.mselioKl furniture, i SO p.m. M Al Snle r.M.m. ImMMM
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      92 8 Sunlight A Soap g?S Makes the Whitest of v3qf op Table Linen. MJ^^Lajj I hold and table linen I vbito as snow. It I m out injuring it. It I Fl s^ I ciuililes the laundress fl I^l or other chemicals ■I HI II MI when common soups fl nl]
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      142 8 Icittle's Kid; BLAGKWOOD FURNITURE. A l-'ilic Si I, clion CANTONESE BLACK CARVED WOOD FURNITURE. I'I.WT KTANIM I'KDKSTAI.S clltU. t'AI;I\KTS CIIAIi:s T \lil.Ks S TOOLS V \sk MTANIM One or two Pieces of this Furniture will look very effective in your Hall or Reception Rooms. OIK STOCK MAS BKKN CAKKI'I LLV
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      161 8 DAY BY DAY. Wednesday, January 16. High Water. 11 27 am. Hockey. S.C.C. v. Fleet. 5. 8. V. C. RMJMfi -\!i. V.M C.A. St. Johns A-nlinliincc NllUll 5 IS. V.M.C.A. New Year MMV IM, French CineinaU>t;rapli. 7 :m.l 9 :to. Magic. )HM Mall. Thursday, January 17. High Water. Mi a.m.
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    COMMERCIAL.
    5 9 SINUAPORK. .TvNIVRY l'l. 1907.
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    PRODUCE.
    92 9 <i.iuil)iir buyers! 6.90 ilo iCubr Xo. 1 1 unpick'- 1 10.37} Copra Huli 11.05 <lo Pontian-.k 9.9.-| Pepper, Black 17.90 do White 5% MM Sago Flour Sarawak 2.95 do Brunei No. 1 2.90 Pearl Sago 5-40 Coffee Bali, M 19.00 Coffee. Palembann. '20V, h»«i« 22.50 Coffeo, Liberian Xo. 1
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    EXCHANGE.
    124 9 On Lorn/on Bar.U 4 nifa 2/4 JJ Dwuutd 2/4.} Mrata »> tjti do ;J tu/8 2/47, On Germ.mij -\iauk d/d 2.401 Private 3 ni/s 2.47 do 6 id's -2.49 fn It— iii Ikrt iijii 2.9.11 Private m h ;l.02 •lo 6 m/s :i.06 On lvili.i— Bauk I. T. 174
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    CHINA FAMINE RELIEF FUND.
    218 9 Tenth List of Chinese Subscribers. Dm i -'lit h list of Chinese subscribers to the China Famine Relief Fund is as follows Amount prevkmsly acknowledged tnjnM Collecting box at AntiOpium Lodge 35.79 I'iin-ep Street (Haba) Church 64.48 Collecting box at Hailani ilueKuan B.OC Per Ho Yang:
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    Extracting the Colour from Silk.
    156 9 All article recently published in the StnublUgH IV l" mciiti >ns a discovery slid to h.iv been nude by a eh.>mM and viiL'inoi'v of St. Kticunc by which the OMOttr may be taken out of silk, while silk may be rcceloured in any desired tint
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      MINING.
      337 9 Date or jxumoer p format- Cap.fl Subscribed of £j» Reserve Company Qtotatioxs 1900 1175,000 9140,000 f 10 10 i 4 000 10 t 10 1903 £100,000 £350,000 85o!o00 1 1 f 20,000 t 10 I 10 1901 $300,000 1293,600- 10,000 t 10 I 10 1:4 i unissued 1892 £200,000
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      RUBBER.
      272 9 1905 £1.50,000 £104,937.10! J J 2/ J 1903 .200,000 i W7.400 g^ l 1904 £30.000 £11,125 j %l 1905 700,000 1610,000 70,000 10 10 1903 £70,000 £70 000 7o!Sob 1 1 H.DUH unlMUWl 1 1906 $150,000 1125,000 12,500 10 10 1904 £12,000 £10,500 g^ 1 fo-15 1905 £75,000 £55,000
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      GENERAL.
      196 9 1894 £5.377. 10.0,£4,648.15.0 7,638 12/6 12/6 Bells Asbestos Eastern Agency, Ltd 1898 •225,000 »225,000 4,500 50 50 112.500 Fraser Neave, Ltd. 10,000.000a) 1865 110,000,000 110,000,000 80,000 »125 »125 9,500,000 > Hongkong and Shanghai Bank 250,000b »7.75 137.50 770.00 1901 »2,400,000 »2,4O0,0O0 j »100 »IOO Howarth Erskine, Ltd. 1901 »34,000
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      DEBENTURES.
      13 9 Howarth Erskine. Ltd. 6% WOO.OOO 3% prem. 4.V 602, '»HJ par. sellers
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    Adulterated Boots.
    179 9 There is nothing like leather, but many things ;n-e made to do duty for it. The "Drapers' Record contains the following story: -"A retailer recently purchased a quantity of ladies' glace til Oxford shoes. When the samples were submitted to him he understood that the ■oodh were .ill
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    25 9 lii the year 1803 a huge meteor was seen over Normandy, and next day no fewer than 2,000 pieces of uieteorio stone were picked up.
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    THE DOG'S BADGE.
    201 9 How the Fastening was done in Selangor. When the Sanitary Board issued dog licenses in Kuala Lumpur, a man was in attendance to fasten the badge on to :he collar. The operation was one which required an anvil, a hammer, and considerable skill. The metal fastening stud
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    25 9 A l^ the death of the Emperor Pertinax, A.D. 193, the Roman Empire was sold by auction by the Prsetorian Guards, and hou?lit by Julian.
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    Women Voters.
    172 9 Astonishing though it may seem, the number :>f petitions addressed to the House of Commons in favour of women's suffrage is on the decrease. In spite of the recent activity of the Suffragists, there has never been a session in the! period to which the figures refer when
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    19 9 No woman may land on the Island of Ferdinand de Xoronha, belonging to Brazil. It is reserved for convicts.
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    PAHANG CONSOLIDATED CO. LTD.
    420 9 An Engineer's Report on the Mines. The "irectors have issued a long re- port Dii the mines received from Mr. H. I Pawle. engineer of the Borneo Company. Limited. He states that work on Willink's and Nicholson's North .md S.mth Lodes lias been a little disappointing
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    Hindu Charity.
    197 9 The failure of Messrs Arbutlmot am* C<>. »\;rs re r erred t.i at some lor.gth at t he Mxt^enth celebration, on the 28th ultimo, of the Madras Christian College Day, lot «ll the money that had been eol!(et«i by the Colleg? Day Coi'imittoc for these celebrations was invented
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    STATE AID FOR THE CRYSTAL PALACE.
    341 9 Remarkable Speech by Lord Brassey. Lord Brasscy distributed prizes U tin students of the Crystal Palace School of Engineering on December 21 In v j address to the gathering he .said that the Crystal Palace had not only provided I recreation for milli>ii-. <i
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    The Real Education Bill.
    227 9 Tin- total amount raised from ratos ■tioaal popoMt in the United K ngd .v. i, £10,393,373. If we add t.i «l t provided for from th» Rxrheqiur in thh Pdu<-a-tion ntia* Marty £17*000,000 i get at. approximate total rxpendHan public adocatiofl in the B ■-i £37,000,000
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      158 9 Bouton Rouge Felucca f I Cigarettes are Manufactured Kj I aud Packed at Cairo, K«ypt, with ex- T Gl treme care, so as to retain the freshness 1 of their exquisite aroma, and MM M their reaching Ihe MHW in f* Y absolutely perfect condition. A Nd better Kgyptian Cigarette
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    STEALING A SIGNAL BOOK.
    370 10 Five Years' Penal Servitude. A court -martial MMnbM on Dec. 20 on board the Acheron, in Chatham Dockyard, for the- trial of James Abbott. ■mom jmmmrn of signals, belonging to tin- first ■> la-s cruiser Amphitrite, on charges of stealing a boat signal-book from the ship,
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    Indian New Year Honours.
    308 10 The New Year Honours Gazette for India contains t lie following: TiikStak or Ixmjl To be G.C.S.I.— H.H. the Mahan.jnh <t IfTMfft. To be X.C.S.I. The Hon. Mr. John I'l-M-dtt HcwcP Lieut. Govemor-Desig- i nati> of (lie United Provinces. To be O.l. —The Bob. Mi Murray
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    44 10 Mons Meg, the ancient gun at Edinburgh, has a calibre of 20in. Our largest trims in ordinary use are l"2io. bore. A chair of cut crystal was made a few MM a^.. by a Birmingham firm for an 1i)'1...n rajah. Ks cost was £300.
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    The Panama Canai.
    499 10 Thk Canal at it> Wotmt. In a message to GoqgraK, President Roosevelt gives a detailed account of his trip to Panama. «liich, li.' --ays was purposely undertaken in the most rainy season in order that he might see the cana* zone at its worst. During the three
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    Fracas Between Traders.
    164 10 A serious fracas occurred on the 27th ultimo in the Civil Lines at Cawnpore between some Afghan traders and butchers. It appears that two Kabulis went to buy some meat, when an altercation over the price ensued in the course of which hot words were exchanged, ending
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    WORLDS BRAVEST MAN.
    272 10 Cobbler's Rise to Importance. From the humble fmt.in of a nMlw to being one of the most noteworthy men Span,, fa stqi JIV ladder of fame. Yet the step Wkm taken l,y a native of Madrid. ,-nmm, „!v known as Don Tancrcdo H« had heard tha". M
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    Death in the Tin.
    332 10 The public was M scare,; i,y the revela tins of The Jungle 1 ami the less KUktioiul, hut man really llinif, <- luial report on the products of CfcmfO that it will .wallow eagerly any I||[|Tl tea M the purity or otherwise of any and all
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    Lord Mayor on Kissing.
    171 10 The Lord Mayor and '.he Sheriffs of the City of London paid a State visit to Croydon recently to open a new fire sta.ion which has been built in Parklane at a cost of £10,500. After unveiling a tablet in the station. Sir William Trcloar said
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    23 10 The oldest piece of music still in use is the Blessing of the Priests," which was originally used in the Temple at Jerusalem.
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      617 10 Banks, Insurances, Auctions. Hongkong 8f Shanghai B&nking Corporation. paid-IP Capital iio.oob.ooo RESERVE FUND:— Sterling Reserve 110.000,000) Silver K<* e rve »10,250,000,' 20 250 000 Rune Liability of Proprietors 110,000,000 COURT OP DIRECTORS. A. Haapt, Esq. Chairman. G. IT. Mrdhurst, Esq. Deputy Chairman. E. Goeu, Esq. A. J. Raymond, Esq. Hon.
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      568 10 Chartered Bank of India. Australia and China INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. Capital £800,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors £800,000 Reserve Food £975,000 BANKERS. Bank ol England. National Bank of Scotland. The LoDdoo City A Midland Bank, Ltd. SINGAPORE BRANCH. Current Accounts are opened and interest allowed at 1 per cent, per
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      730 10 AUCTION 5ALEOF TKAK AND RATTAN HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE. PIANO, Ac. At No. 1, Thompson Road, S.tttml, MM -hinuarii. l'JI>7, ,i( IM A Cottage Piano in Koonised frame. (.OOD TKAK Furniture comprising Marble Top Teapoys, Curved Teak anil Rattan Arm and Occasional Chairs. Mar'ole Top Octagonal Tables Marble Top Sideboards. Carved Java
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      130 10 AUCTION SALE OF HOUSEHOLD FlRNITrRE. Ac The property of M, MALCOLM, E-., To be held at SELBORNE." N.. Mi>nnt Kooie Road lOtf CkaMHjr i.anti. Saturday, l'MU January, at ->.3O p.m. Polished mMmt with glass doors awl cupboard sideboard with drawers and cupboard b*low; dinner wi^on pnlisbed dining table bentxMMid chairs.
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    THE CALCUTTA PORT POLICE.
    801 11 An Impending Strike. Owing in rasorta ol allafad ronup.icn among the subordinate nuiiibois of tlie Calcutta Riv.T PoUc«, Mr. R. S. F. Macrae. Assistant Super iu.cndent of the Amuh River Polim, tad Mr. C. A. Tagart, Additiond Deputy CmiuMi utt, Calcutta Police, have been investigating :hc
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    TIN-MINE RESULTS.
    245 11 Complimentary Remarks of a London Newspaper. In the coins.' of a leading article on the report of the l'usiiig Lama Tin Mine, l.imiUvl. the Money Market Review says In view of the substantial and wellsustained rise in the price of tin which has occui red within the pa-t
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    20 11 In Mongolia is found a plant, a species of stipa, which makes horses or cattle that graze upon it drunk.
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    21 11 An unliiiaiv railway passenger carriage has a life of 10 to 'li \ears. and during tha. time earns Jt:i3.<>oo to £16.000.
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      98 11 Speaks Well of Chamberlain's Cough Rimed}. Mi J.'lin Mam. Mana^r loi P. J. PMMM >v Company. Bioemfonteni, So Africa, makes the following sta.eiuent for the l>enefit of ihe public: Chamberlain's Cous;li Keme<ly has a big- sale here ;nul a- we have been handling it for .several years, we can confidently
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      203 11 W--&* v^CADBURYSJ J -"^^T "I find II ifor« nourlihlnn »nd »u»lalnlnf -■^mt^^ than »ny other. j l^r^ ;i vbc> u i •"I"* 11 h i 1 of "crn"V n cocoa pi c j^mW'*~jX 'j MmWi- ABiOLUTEI-Y PUBt. It «iv« wtalMllW taw* Mm,, i'.y t jn.l iwrfMH .'.-t.i.i. and -i Iki
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      292 11 J. d'A. PEREIRA. HOKTICILTI'RIST AND FLORIST. Collsrtor ami Exporter .>f Orckida, Diploma ami OcU Mimlhl from tlie tail King of Denmark. m Bptaial kjmimammt to His Majesty the K ii. of Kan 11. H. tlie S'.iltau of MM, and H. H. th Sulti-.ii of Lilian. lrcsh in Kl.wtis m liand.
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      597 11 VI CEOSSE II plc i PS By Special AND ToV/o^ Warrant I BLACKWELL, W% MA R Purveyors to H I •"A^* leaTperrins MW^mW Worcestershire H.M.The KING WKB sauce Straits Times Annual, 1 906-7 tjhree Royal Portraits. Royalties Fame Singapore Rulers Fact States Rovers Fiction Straits (Dysterious jstory BY Mr. Hugh
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      613 12 WANTED. A PROSECUTING AGENT.— AppIy personall) t'i the Manager. Opium and Liquor Farms. 48 .IUNIOR BILL COLLECTOR for the Straits Times I'ress Limited. Security f1.500. Apply. |Msfl references, to the Manager. (TjERK. For Engineer's office, must be a tvpe«rit. r. Appl.v bj letter stating wages requir'i'l t > A. C.
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      676 12 TO BE LET. HOUSE.— No. 5 1 Kampong Java Road. Immediate entry. Apply J. A. Meyer c/o Meyer Bros. r 3H66 OFFICE.— No. 7 Battery Road. Three rooms on 2nd floor. Apply to C 1558 GUTHRIE 4 CO., Ltd. COMPOUND HOUSE— Compound House, No. 15-* Mount Elizabeth. Rent. W0 monthly.
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      539 12 TO BE LET. HOUSE— Clarelands, Tanglin, Immediate entry. Apply to c 3220 VADE CO. OFFICES.— SmaII first floor offices facing Cavenagh Bridge Road and Flint Street. Aptly to Guthrie it Co. Ltd., Agents. u.o HOUSE.— No. 2 1 Wilkie Road. Immediate entry Apply to A. S. Shooker, 7 D'Almeida Street.
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      651 12 NOTICES. TO ADVERTISERS C/ 0 "STRAITS TIMES." Advertisers, whose answers are to be addressed to c/o Straits Times, will confer a favour on the Management, if. when they write to this office, to inquire for those answers, they instruct their tamby who brings the letter to wait for a reply.
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      517 12 FOR SALE. PUPPIES.-WELL BRED KANGAROO DOG PUPPIES. Apply Balaclava. Dalvey Road. 95 RUBBER ESTATE.— *OO acrss, situated close to Malacca Town. I-'or full particulars apply c,'o Strait* Timti. D 103 LAND— 2,OOO acres of land suitable f-<-K u bber planting. Government Road frontage, aud cueap rental. For further particular- apply
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      592 12 BOARD LODGING. ROOM. -A large room with dressiuK norn and verandah attached. availal>ie in a liouw lileasantly MMBMi m:ir >wn mi.l in (,'ood locality. Apply MT. I. K. o/o Strniu Tim... 26 PAYING GIi:STS.-A, MMMMM MmV nble for one or two gentlemen, with private family at (ioldburn." MMgOMi Road. I
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