The Straits Times, 28 January 1907

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    13 1 The Straits Times NO. 22.252 SINGAPORE. MONDAY. JANUARY 28. 1907. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      164 1 HOTEL DE L EUROPE, bIXOAPOKB. Kittfil witli tliMimUtii AffihMOM lot Comtetaad Birth. DAIMY CI'ISINK. SELECT WINES. COUPE DU MATIN (6,000 Kil.) Ibfye following did not lose any marks and were classified first:Ifr. Pellegrin on 8 h.i). ruonoeylinder DE DION BOUTON Mr. I. Bwdin on 12 h.p M '1 cylinders DE
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      232 1 "STRAITS TIMES BUSINESS DIRECTORY. HOTELS. CALEDONIAN HOTEL I 77- Brast Basah Road, SingaporeThe Brightest and Healthiest Kesort in I the City. Hotel Porter in uniform, meets all 3osts and Trains. HOTEL WISSE WhMMK Batatu. Established in 1836. Renovated op to dale. Spleudid situation in the Fashionable Centre. Opposite the PaUce
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      197 1 ROBINSON CO. ROYAL SEMI-PORCELAIN DINNER SETS FOR 12 PERSONS. i A Large Variety of Patterns <£0t W\ WHITE GROUNDS V-4 -Jjßy FLORAL DECORATION 'ife-i* \^^gs^; y' in thk xewkst iysi(,N>. v GLASSWARE ROYAL SEMI-PORCELAIN DINNER SET. ROYAL SEMI-PORCELAIN DINNER SET. ]> r M |wrsims, in vaiioas shades of decoration. This
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      21 1 HOTEL. DE L EUROPE. UXOAFOM Y.u*\ witl. the l«te«t M.^lii-D ApiiliMiu. v i., r (omf.m hihl H.alili. I'UNTY (lislNK. SELECT WINES.
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    WORK OF THE WORLD.
    660 2 Is the Ifttftl Trader Pushful It may seem a Grange question to ask ;it a time when our exports were never so great, but is the British trader really' pttsafuli NapolaOU dubbed us a nation of shopkeepers," but that- was in the days before golf. There
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    INFANT PRECOCITY.
    126 2 Nine Months old Baby Who Talks I ike a Child of Ten. The very latest enfant terrible is Kugenie Jaques. >he resides at St. Louis, is ,en iii-nit li- old. and talks like a seasoned child 'I ten. Scores of physicians are visiting her. The mother says her
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    SHIPPING TRADES.
    812 2 A Review of Tonnage and Freights. Mr Juliii Wluto, in Ins thirty -imli annual renew, writes: The year 1906 recorded :h<> leiysl addition to out Mercantile Marine el any year, in efl'eetive tOBUMMJ* and in sins aael pewer. The sfaetivc tounags has beau nscKaeed, it is estusnted, bj
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    Seafaring Cooks.
    89 2 The Mi reliaiif Shipping Ac. oaaM into fi ree on Ist HIM., and with 1 the food of the Biiiish sailor aad tau tnanwrr of it- c ki'i^ were changed. The clause relating to -hips' cooks in the new Art require- thai ships of OVCT 1,000 us burden
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      100 2 A Hab t ta Be Erccurag*^. The mother who has acquired the habit •>t keeptag on hand a l»ottle of Chanibeilain's Cough Hemedv. saves herself a neat satoual of uneasiaesß and anxiety i ngha, colds and croup, to which cliildren arc susceptible are quickly cured by its use. It counteracts
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      236 2 PROTECTION IRON STEEL. in tiii; TROPICS Siderosthen Paint V36C- 7 aR VlJfaW<iaiBlWaaaaataaaaaaaaaaaa»g Resists the action of Salts, Acids, Stenm. ExttWaM climatic inHuences, tropical sea water with its <lcstioying orga'iLsms. Specially Suitable for Bridges, Piers and all Structural Ironwoi^. '•Siderosthen' is what its name implies DEATH TO RUST Xo oxidation is
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      115 2 ALBERT L. A. DALEY (jndrriakrr Tomb Builder 150 Middle Road. Sole Af(ent fur Messrs. Dottridge Brothers, Ltd., London, Q3IBH Telephone Xu. 619. BUNKERS. FRESM WATER ISLAND ("UlO liikii'.i Opposite Western Entrance to Kappa iJarboui. LIQUID FUEL 3O(THIRTY SHILLINGS) PER TON F. 0 B IN BUNKERS. RATE OF DELIVERY 200 TONS
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      475 2 MAINTAINS THE HIGHEST REPUTATION EVERYWHERE. BUILD UP and PRESERVE YOUR HEALTH and Fortify the System against Disease ittli ~^BS*ff»^s^S^^^^Saawoa^S^Luio^^"»^^^^* o^|*'**^^ •w« rammt •pok HeauWiuu u*«WeaaW Aan Aaa"Mi as be LW *h u> hifhi; ot it." BWH,* a w**V VW" vL U &ys 9 "nl ""araß ul I Pronounced by tne
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    GOLD-MINING.
    799 3 GOLD- MINING. smm Ideas for Investors in Mines. c winding-up of the Weihaiwej Gold Mining Co.. Ld.. servei to call ;n--tenliun to the fact ha) t;<UI raining, ii. nly in China hut in other countries, i< ii. t the lucrative industry thai many in ton rapp Thoai I!rilih patriots win,
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    A GAMBLING PROSECUTION.
    168 3 Allitlinhail. Dwewbtl MX <)iu: Mhillioiuiii pl:ii:t(l :i himrd in trout it! I bio »lwp at Saliaian|>nr hliM-kin" a poition ..i rattdaad rcoaived beta boa pass) r j l.\ nu hat was likrlv to tin- ■HlH|(|| price <>(' thi' total niinilior' of i'lii -!s „f i>piiuu sold »t
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      790 3 MAJNO'S MILK. Sole Agents: HUTTENBACH BROS. CO. v jg^ a^ B^ rj^ r^ B||raHa^ BBHB^ BfaalHB j B j B^ B^ B^ B^ a^ B^P^Bn^BHß«^aß^nsvnHna^nsVßwa^B^ SOLE AGENTS: EBRAM GASSUM CO. RntTll A DC Celebrated Austrian; ,Ull NAK O Lampware THK MOST I:KLIAI;LK. THK BKST LIGHTUIVINCi ANI> THK KVKK I'OITLAI! LAMPS.
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      119 3 KAT£ BROS., LTD. Ife Ii J i innu'riLj s^^_i> VBns^r^^ n*r ■mbw'' i ««^»JFV. **t M 9.00 lj^bV sVa^a^Bs^At^SSfV^' <i in ?j Hh, v^blb^bl .-^**/v ■^^^^^"^_T!l^Ba'^p^j*JU -^l(^^Tß^H IMfcir^tsyt-'CT" > I PKW KM aflLs tsV v Jf J ■*■*"<,"&*• SKT ON WOOD sTANh. "*>-- Inside Lock up Compartment. I'ateut Lever LsSBBV
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      86 3 MARTIN'S i"MaV IVM s*| w m mVlfcrLadlesJ Mrk AafaMiZp Franch ■•ro«dv tor sll Irr^u l.rul.i n.ouuniaol l».li-. imp Uj< oT H>rlm a P.IU ih- kM>. ...Hi,, j« vlin:Dlatar«d riioa, ul.o uw Ih.n tM-»t mi.i n r.i. jMl.tnonaou. u> v til Ch.t-ini,.nd ans. w w-i r^sv «ARTIN. Cbamlat SjUTH»MFTO ENCLA CHIN
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    WEALTH OF WATERS.
    831 4 Irrigation in Australia. A gl nt deal nf intcii'.st is licing taken in New Smith Wales in the piUfJCM of a maiiiiiK t h dam not fai from Syilncv It is dengaad to raiaforoc t lie watar s\i|> j)lv of the i-iiy. and Urn severity of the
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    77 4 for Prr Stramrr Time T>vjiimi:«» Buwwak Kutl.hu, P. ti'milwrn. T. Aim. 11 i;r.ii, 1 m Ra:i)jkiik SbqMjiurv 1 p.m. Valemlun- fTUI „'tk, Whp 2pm.; MdMM .iiiin I ,•'>,■! p.m. I'eiiKiii; ami C«liuttn Jmfum i \t in. P.bwL'icenliaiii via pi>ri« ll in Ltomf p.m. il.in«k..k Sinpora 11a.m. Imhanni lihi/
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    VESSELS EXPECTED.
    836 4 Same, port, probable ittt ot arrical, and nanif oj Aftttß, Steamkhs. Airlie. Sydney. K<!.. M nwaaaaa Alcmoiis! China, Fob 17 Man»ti<-M Ainlirut. Manila. Jan Belin Meyer Autenor. Uratyoei, rVb-'T: NaMUd ApHrims, Australia. Feb. Bountead Arcadia. HmigkniiK. .Lan :il I>. Austrahen, Smjui, Mar. II M. Maritime* Austria. nVaaJSMg, Mar.
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    MAILS TO ARRIVE
    105 4 From Kcropb— By the P. (I. I. hrlhi. due <>ti Feb. 1. From China— By the I. 40. s. Irsastta due ou Jan. 31. Left I Dec Dec .lan Jau Jan .lan Jau Jau .lan .1 in Singapore Di 27 B. I. 31 M. M. 3 P.
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      690 4 Ships and Steamers.^ P. &0. STEAM NAVIGATION CO. For China, Japan, Penang, Ceylon, Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Ports, Plymouth and London. Through Bills >f Lading issued for Chin* Coast, Persian Gulf Continental, and American Ports. Steamers will leave Singapore on or about MAIL LINE Outward (for China). Delhi 1
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      1209 4 KONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPIJ. Under contract with the Netherlands India (iovcrmnent. .liiciila at Siuaajmrt:— Ship aaasm, i.ate 1. Dakmti.s A Co., 2-3 OsMtW QraT. The undermentioned dates are only approximate From 'pected Will be ies|«tcbed for:— I'iik Ideuiiihik Paleinlianu Jan 21 Batavia, KovrabsAH. MakHSMir, IVilik Papan. Doiiggala, Toli-Toli. lhvo.il, Paleh-leh. Soemalatn.
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      756 4 N. D. L. NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD. Imperial Herman Mail Line. The fast and wall known mail steamer* of this Company sail fortnightly from ItremeuHamburg via Rotterdam, Antwerp, Southampton, Gibraltar, Oenoa, Naples, (connection Marseilles, Naples, Alexandria, and vice versa) Por Said, Suez, Aden, Colombo, Penang, Singapore, Hongkong, Shanghai, Nagasaki, ami j Kobe
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    HOTEL VISITORS.
    340 5 MAI'I I.KS HOTEL. Sir Nathaniel Nutlian Mr Kdwards l.vnds lion A Mrs U 11.. Mr ltiain.l.l Hon a Mrs.l. i: l.yad« Mr W. Weber c.ill H. Johnston Mr Cooke-Yarboraaiih Col <; Wright Mi .1. Adler Major 11. V. Kent Mr W. l>. Fi-her Major A Mrs Ford MrC.
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      Steamer Movements.
      55 5 P. A O. The P. A O. Humeward Mail Arcadia" left Hongkong nt 1 p.m. on Saturday, and i« due here at 11a.m. on Wednesday the :<<>tli iimt. The Outward Mail steamer Delhi left Colombo at 6.30 p.m. on Saturday, and ih expected to arrive heie at daylight
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      SHIPPING IN PORT.
      1307 5 Under this bending the following abbreviations are used str. steamer hli. ship bq;—barque sch. schooner Yet. Yacht Cm. Cruiser. G'bt. Gunboat; Tor. Torpedo; ll. p. Hone-power Brit. British U.S. United States Fch. French Ocr German Dut.— Dutch; Ital.— ltalian Span.— Spanish Sar. Sarawak; G.c— General-cargo; djj. deck
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    PASSENGER LIST.
    348 5 Perl'. A O. s. s. l/./,,,,.r.i. < sting «'ili the BtBBBMr MM Ht C.1., m1.... Iroiii I.. .11, 1.. II Jim. I. dv.- lsiivi, The Daha iai Hweliai afOe iii^ht. Priaaaas l"ati..ia nffVmnMigM, and anMs, Mi-s H.u15.,,,. lira. Kc.lhi.«mi. Mr l> T. l..wiv. Mr. ai .1 Mr*. H.I
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    CLEARANCES
    122 5 .l;,ll(l.iry M AyMKarlh. lint <tr. BBBOKM Ping Suey. lint -tr, Antwerp via. parts I'inH Suey. Hrit sir. .\uuvci|. »i ports Sb-utor. lint sir. IfoaKkuOf! and Japan S.itrudiiik. Bus str. Vkdivoatack (llcnmor.ig. Urit str. UoaloMin ■la|wra. Dul si Mnntok and IMl.inlwm; \:in KoMsodorp, Ihn sir. |).h OiiSanj;. Itritatr, pMiaog. ('..lcmui
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    PUBLIC TRUSTEE ACT.
    588 5 Such Law Much-Needed in the States. Aln .l:i\ am we published a resu of the Ml I'u'bhc Trustee Act recently adopted by tin 1 fin|>i-> j it 1 (iini rnmciil. I ommcuting mi tin Act Mm Mala\ Mail. in au editorial. MM Some Mich sot ismu. v
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    Diet of Indians.
    150 5 lii »!;iiliii^ v -nil h (if inquiries into the dirt of i:»- Imliaii |>eople Dr. Harold Mann iius -.truck vein M MMMfc which ou^hl to yield valuable results. The subject has been rtfnflrij nculccteil. ami yet there is prul.alilv mi Kubjnct more in mill of thorough study
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    VESSELS AT TANJONd PAOAR AND KEPPEL HARBOUR.
    87 5 VESSELS AT TANJONG PAGAR AND KEPPEL HARBOUR. Wharves at which Vessels are Berthed To-day. KtPPEL HARBOUR Mils Whahk: -Recoider, Patrol, Wilhelm, Serapean Catti.k Whaki:—Nil. VESSELS IN OftV DOCKS' Aijikrt Dock Tsiug! w, Victoria Horn: —Nil. KIPMI Harhojr No. 1 Dock:—Viiruna. Bigid. No. E-taMk k.akt Wham Dim lTn^ Nofc. iMtWufkMi 1
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    ANJER.
    88 5 PABBED SlM>\ STRAITS OK ARRIVED I-OU OKDF.KS. .lan. If; Oar. Mr. Ft/choc. Capt Madden, from Baabarft, <>. i ->r,, for Bttmit Jan. l-i Hni Mr. Belliiophon, Capt from Rafcwia, Jan. I*. for Liverpool ■Ihii. H Noi. l»|. Catlmnim, ('apt Chmtoffer- ii. nraa Delagaaßajr, for Anje.r I Oj. <irissct: 9m.
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      199 5 VESSELS ADVERTISED TO SAIL i KoagkciMg, Capri, iln.- Im '.!■<, Bafca Hm Ifar— illia. Havre ami Co|M'iihaf;en, lUrma, i ■lm-2!llli Jan.. K. A. Coy. I'enani; ami Calcutta. fMtam$ on Jun 29. Boaaanu Vntwerp via norta, Kamagama Mara, mi Jan. mi. Paieraoa Rmmu HlttlgfciTny. I 1 .l/)c,;. ilur .Imi :«l. 1'.
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      647 5 C« P» R» Canadian Pacific Railway Company's Royal Mail Steamship Line. THS NATIONAL HIGHWAY TO F.KROPF. TtA CHINA. JAPAN, CANADA and the INITKI) STATKS. i:..iite from Haaafcaag, sis Shanghai. Majjaaaki, (Inland Sea of Japan). Kolie. Yokohama, Victoria and Vancouver, R.M.R. "Kmi-kkss or Ixi.ia" i Twin screw steaX.M.S. -Kmi'iikss „k Jams"
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      593 5 N. Y. K. JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP CO.LTD. A regular FORTNIGHTLY service is main laiued between Japan ami Europe by the following NEW TWIN-SCREW STEAMERS, Under Mail Contract with the Imperial Japanese Government, specially designed (or tlie Company's European Service, lighted tl.ronijli ■>ut l>y Klectrictity, provided wuli excellent accommodation {or First
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      510 5 P.&0.5.N.C0 HOMEWARD PASSENGER SEASON 1907. S.S. "MACEDONIA." 10,512 TONS. From SINGAPORE DIRECT to -MARSEILLES and LONDON without trnnshipmrnt I*ea\es KaWfi "iHth March !i p.m. Leaves Penan*; 29th March S p.m. Leaveß Colombo* 3rd April. I.i-.im'- Bombay Uth April. Due Mnr-t'illrM 20th April. l>ne London 27th April. l\iss,-ii ;er'. by tliin
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    DKATH.
    36 6 fills 1 1 «li Ow flMirj 27. at No. litOxkv Kotul. .leH!i llnhcrt Bernard, aged ">l \ear«. Deeply MMmI. Father into Tli\ ll.ind we i -iiinnii'iid lii« Spirit." Funeral «t I II p.m. to day
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    The Straits Times. PRICE 10 CENTS. MONDAY, JANUARY 28.
    789 6 The Straits Times. PRICE 10 CENTS. MONDAY, JANUARY 28. In the n miirkrtMe letter address d by Prince von liucluw tv (ioiural vun l.iebcrt. President uf tlie National AsMH,iation for t nniliiitinw Social I >eiuoer.u:y, it is made abundantly inauifrsl that tlie (liauccllor expected the election to l>e decided ii|ton
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    403 6 On Saturday evening. Sir Johu Andersou attended the Volunteers' smoking concert at the drill-hall and distributed the prizes awarded for shooting. His Kxcellency. after the distribution. s|«ikc Irccly and at Home length to the members of the Coi|m aad regretfully alluded to that part of the IMMt which represented shooting
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    13 6 Kaub shares wore quoted at »9 in Voko hamu ou the Uth inst.
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    10 6 Utters from Disgusted and lui]iiirer are. held over till to-morrow.
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    17 6 The British barque lone returned to the roads this morning from Tanjung Pagar. She has boon docked.
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    20 6 A small boy was shot and killed ou the evening of the sth inst.. at Nan. Siam. by some rowdy.
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    19 6 The work of constructing the railway from Shanghai to Kiahsing was to commence at Shaughai on the 21st inst.
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    21 6 The Darius an ived on Saturday from .Melbourne, via ports, with a cargo of coal. She also brought down 130 hones.
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    20 6 The Sea Itelle. which has been purchased by the f. XI. S. (iovernmeiit, left for T. Ink Ansiin yesterday luornisy.
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    21 6 The agri-elm nt between Great Britain aud China with regard to the Kowloon to Canton railway has been signed at last.
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    25 6 A stray elephant killed a niau at Ayuthia. Siam. and damaged several houses. The people were trying to capture the U-ast when it became furious.
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    36 6 Negotiations have been opened between tlie British Minister at Peking |Sir John Jordan; and the Waiwupu with regard to tlie proposed railway line from Tientsin to Chinkiaiiß and al*o with respect to the Burma Chin* railway.
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    24 6 Tin- Miluimi syudicati lias succeeded in myotiatiny a si\ per cent limn af Tmli 4,(100,0(10 iv Kia'igxi for the railway Utween Kiukiang and Nancliaiig.
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    28 6 The (iernian sailinj; \e-«el T. Wendt. which left Shields. North Kn^land. on August IH, arrive:! here yesterday with 2.717 tons of coal consigned to Behn Meyer and Co.
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    37 6 A native child about five years ot Ml was seen floating iv the MeiiHUi near Paklat. siam. a few days ago. The body had 011 several jj"' 1 ornament*, in the way of chains. Im-kets aud bracelets.
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    35 6 The Dutch su.-auii-r Heijnit-rs/.. whieii took fire ou Weilnesilay illuming, anil was entirely gutted, sank at her moorings at Tanjon^; Hhoo early yesterday iuornin<j. At hi^h tide to-day, only the masts aad funnel wire visihle.
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    43 6 The limit lor I .a Sinning, the only foimiil Kbli UmA« nlxl < hiff I. tt in tlie Hi, "as Ik-huii l>y taptiiin CMrtaaW on tlie Htl. inst. The pursuit promises to lie hot anil fatiguing. Captain (liristoffcl sjiares neither himself nor Ins men.
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    42 6 Captain Perkins of the Will o the Wisp, which anived yesterday from ImmMM} re|>orts that he passed a mast apparently fast to a sunken wreck. Tlie mast projected niue feet aliovc the water in Lat. O.r>6 N. ami Long. lit:;. t:;| K
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    40 6 The first keel plate of the Tcineraire. the third haltleshipof the improved Dreadnought MWi was laid at Dc\ import Dockyard on Ist inst. It is understood that tlielauii.h inu of the ship will take place about July or August next.
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    30 6 The Shanghai Mercury understands that Mrssrs. Itutterrield and Swire hau pur chiised the extensive property iv Swalow belonging to Messrs. Lauts'a'nd Ha. loop The purchase price is stated In »2(MM)(KI.
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    44 6 The new MMMM Bnd«et w*s publisheil ou the IMb inst. The expenditure isestimated to amount to Yen til I .ikki.imi and this sum includes provision for the nationalisation of railways, construction of new war vt— «>ls and increasing the strength of tin- land forces.
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    53 6 The Consnldeueril for the Ncthei lands lias informed the Colonial Secretary, Straits Settlements that the (torts of Idi I fell I rind Bajeueu (Ma van i Kast coast of Arheen > will be closed, and that the port of Laugsa w ill be ojieiii d for general trade as from
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    42 6 Intorination has been r< ceived hv the (iovernmeiit from the Consul-deni r.il loi the Netherlands, that the im|H>rtatiou of cattle fioiii the Straits Settlement-, and l-urthi India into the < Government ol Acheeu and its Dc|iendcncics is prohibited as from the Ilth instant.
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    50 6 Liang Ting-fen has taken up au energetic campaign against Choiifu i Viceroy of antoin and Yang Shiii-hsiang i Military i .om r nor of Kirini and aims at the removal of these two intimate friends of i*MB Shikai from ottiee. It is evideut tUc movement ha.the backing of Chang Chihtung.
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    50 6 The "Cologne Gazette is publishing a series of articles on travel in Java and in neighbouring countries. In noting the dearuessof living ii Singapore, the writer says: It is remarkable how pasucugcrs shertcn their stay at Singapore as much as possible owing to the high prices charged at the hotels."
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    49 6 The L. aud C. Express ot the 4th instant states: -The P. and O. monthly iateffMseuger sailings states that the bookings by the company's steamers have been unusually numerous this season, apparently India anil Ceylon are receiving a more just appreciation as winter resorts thau was formerly the case.
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    60 6 A ministerial proposal to levy au income tax in Netherlands India met with approval iv the Dutch Parliament, on the ground that it was the easiest way to cut down the pay of highly-salaried officials. These salaries had to be put up excessively at a time when there was an
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    62 6 A lull report of the speeches made at the recent British North Borneo Diuner has been sent out by the Chartered Company. It is heautitnlly illustrated with scenes from the island, and makes a welcome souvenir. Two maps give a good idea of the extent of British North Borneo aud
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    62 6 Messrs. Lewis and Peat give the following particulars of the rubber auction of plantation grown Para at London on Jannary I About tons l.'cylou and about 11 ton* Malaya were offered aud sold, with good competition; good ijuality at rather dearer prices. Private business done in Fine BmMI at 5/6]
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    67 6 The Malay Mail regrets to hear that Mr. W. l( Turing Mackenzie, of Klang Land and llarou Kstates. has suffered severely from the depredations of rubber thieves. During the last fortnight his store has twice been broken into. On the first occasion. January 6, some hundred pound* of rubber were
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    70 6 The Chiet Justice has liccii all tin morn iug I'U^agiH I witli sum mouses in (liaiuU-is. aad is this afternoon engaged in hearing motions, among which are several Court of I'.eijuesis appeals and au important tea trade-mark cas«. Chop Tan Say Lee seak to have Chop Kirn Kee Hoh restrained
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    73 6 Orders have been issued for the receiving ship Taiiiur at Hongkong to !>• roconiuiis sionod for further service there. A new half crew was sent out recently, and the remaining half will be despatched at au early date by the cruiser Spartiate. At the same time, a full crew for
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    Social and Personal.
    541 6 Mr. .1. I!. Klrum lias anived in Kual* Lumpur. Mr. A. 11. Alston has lelumed lo Kuali* Lumpur from his trip to laMghoM) >fr. It. y. CmbsMM is iv hospiul at Kiul.i Lumpur with malaiiii. Mi ami Mis. V/dinan of IvmU l.uinpu aye visiting RmMB in the
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    After the Ball.
    37 6 After the receut dance at the TaugliuCluh a great many cigars and cigarettes wei> stolen. A Javanese kel employed at the. Club was arrested by Sergeant Nicol while iv possession of a few cigarettes,
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    A Charge Withdrawn.
    66 6 (In tiie l'.ith iust. J. van Audi I waarrested for it, was allegi d. to commit suicide by taking an overdose of ehlorodyue. The i\w- was tixeil fur hearing heloie Mr. Colman. the Third Magistrate, to day .Serjeant Mart. IK infoimed Mis Worship that he had been
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    79 6 sliiUu of pearlers i> reported troni Dutch New (Jiiinea. Tin pearling luisine" there is carried on in- the Netherlands New (•uinea Trading Coui|Mtny The di\< r- m its scrrice became discouraged at want of snecess in the business for which they liad engaged at wages amounting to ten nikfars a
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    70 6 <>v January 1-'!. a l-.uro|>e.iii -uldni drowned himself at liuileii/org, near llatavia A few days lx fore this hap|>ened, a native soldier hunted liim elf at the same place The ItaUvia Nionwshlad." in i-niiiini -mint ii|kjii these incidents, calls intention to the prevalent-.- at Suicidtt in the Netherlands India anus,
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    84 6 The ccrcmouic.s iv connection willi Li i. royul cremations at Wat Tepsirindr. Itang kok. wens begun on the With int.t.. in the presence of Royalty and nanny Princes. Tin cortegi s containing tlie remains c,f the late MmMM Taksin and Paklr .iiriud at iln monastery aliout MO, and a- the
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    GERMAN ELECTIONS.
    1044 7 SOCIALISTS LOSE SEATS. Buelow Pleased. Heavy Polls Throughout the Country. [DEK OSTASIATISCHK Ll.OYI) TUMUB.] Berlin. January 2ti The ReJoJlxUti (ici-.cial Kleetion return- so lai show an increase in lh< number of adherents to the (iovernmeiit colonial policy, among the Liberal groups and in the Centre party. The ii.
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    BRITISH NAVAL VISIT TO SAIGON.
    195 7 Grand Festive Reception. The tilst vessel of tlic liritish MMaVoa visitiny Silicon to arrive there whs the King Alfred. She reached (>ort atll..tOon the _>ltli instant. Tlie Monmouth ami the Astro a arrived two hours afterwards. They received I lie customary honours. At :> p.m..
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    A SAD AFFAIR.
    80 7 Singapore Warder Found With His Throat Cut. About 10 o'clock on Salmdav ui;;iil. Warder Brearley of the Criminal Prison ordered his lxty to briafj him some water as he wanted to shave. Shortly afterwards. Mr. Brearley was found sitting in a chair, with his throat cut. He
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    Daughter or Slave.
    210 7 A Hokien, named Lim Bah Chee. of I South Canal l.'oad. reported to the polio on Saturday that a ijirl. thirteen years of age. whom he had brought down from China to beeaaM hii danghtei in law. had disappeared and had taken with her S'.l'in in notes,
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    Disposing of Stolen Property.
    204 7 This morning, a Klim; named Itamsa ny and Malay Police Constable No. .'>»7. a recruit at tlie Central Station. named llussin. were charged, before Mr. Michell. the Senior Magistrate, with dishonestly disusing of stolen pro|KTty. The Malay was also charged with using criminal force. Acting Inspector
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    A " Royal" Appeal.
    146 7 A Royal Appeal. It will In remembered that last week the I Send i Dint i Messrs. Michcll and Kllisi heard a claim lor possession of a house and a piece of land at Tanjong Katong Prince Alexander Tsar and a Chinaman, n inied Kng I. in. both claimed the
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    Boom in Bank Shares.
    139 7 HuagkuMV and Miau^hat Hank sli.uis nnv ejiiotid at tXU Hi London on the 1 7t.1l instant. Tins big iucreaso was doubtless duo to the prospective good report ou lust year's working and the ucw issue of shares. These shares, which are valued in sterling at .£l*l
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    The Kaisers Birthday.
    377 7 RECEPTION AT THE CONSULATEGENERAL An Exchange of Courtesies. I Rioter's Tm.icram.] .ondon. January 'ix. The Kaiser on the occasion of his birthday announced that the punishment for Lexe Majeste" would, in future, he confined to pre meditated malevolent cases. Yesterday being the anniversary of the natal day
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    STORIES OF THE KAISER.
    469 7 A Versatile and Volatile Monarch. It is asserted that the Kaiser is uot a conspicuously heroic figure, but no monarch has playei' a more conspicuous part in international politics siucc he ascended the throne than the Kmperor William 11. Naturally, therefore, a large number of stories
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    Alleged Assault.
    79 7 About H o'clock last uight a Kliug youth, nineteen year* of age, was taken to the Tan Took Seug Hospital by bis father in an unconscious condition. The man said his son had fallen into a drain while playing. Dr. (iibbs performed a trepanning operation on the boy.
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    KINGSTON DISASTER.
    137 7 THE GOVERNOR OFFERS TO RESIGN HIS POSITION. I Hi iti i: s Telegrams.] London. January 26. A well-accredited report is current that Sir J. A. Suetti nltani. Governor of Jamaica, has ottered to resign. The situation there is improving, and the earthquake shecks hay» ceased. London. January "in.
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    INDISCREET REMARKS.
    143 7 Application to Commit John Burns to Prison. London. January \i* Thr Kiejtt Hon. John Burns. President of the Local (iovernment Board, made a strong speech ou bohalf of the Progressive Candidates in the London County Council elections, and the result was an application to the Court, on behalf
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    MOTOR ACCIDENT.
    84 7 Englishman Severely Injured in Florida. London, January 2M. Marriott, the noted Kuglish motorist, met with severe injuries while competing at the January Meeting at Ormonde Beach. Kay toua, Florida. I.S. A. He was travelling at a rate of PJ.'i miles an hour when lie struck an inequality on
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    RUSSIAN EVACUATION OF MANCHURIA.
    29 7 London, .lan nary 2N. The Hiissian evacuation ef Manchuria has produced a most favourable impression in Knropean Foreign Offices, and also in Japanese Kmbassies. -Keuter.
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    LONDON TRAGEDY.
    44 7 Assassin no Relation to Deceased. London. January °Jt>. The murderer ef Mr. William Whiteley, who wasknown as the I'uiversal Provider," is improving. His name is Rayner. and ho iv no relation whatever of the deceased, and was apparently unkuown to him.- lieuter
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    SEVERE EXPLOSION.
    31 7 London January 28. A quantity of gun powder and cartridges exploded in the private apartments of the Servian Crown Prince. Windows were shattered, but no one was injured.- -Router.
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    RUSSIAN OUTLOOK.
    30 7 [DtK OSTASIATISCHK LLOYD TeLKORAM.] Berlin, January 26. The outlook in Russia is more re assuring. The evacuation at Manchuria by all lie Russian troops will shortly be completed.
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    NEW ELECTRIC RAILWAY.
    35 7 ,Dkk Ostamatischf. Li.oyii Tkleoram.] Berlin, January 26. The Kai»er sent a hearty congratulatory message to Prince von Buelow on hearing of that first electoric railway from Altoua te Kiel ban been opened.
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    Raub Australian Gold Mining Co. Ltd.
    31 7 The following is the retinlt of working at Raub for the four weeks ending the 26th instant —Stone crushed 5517 Tons Gold obtained. 841 ounces.
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    MAGISTRATES' APPEALS.
    530 7 Important Cases Reviewed in the Supreme Court. Before Mr. Justice Fisher this morning, there were several appeals from decisions of the Magistrates' Courts, one or two of them being of unusual importance. Boey Li Siang. Boey Ah Wing and Tan Lcßg Kia were convicted in Magis. trate Oreen's
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    Chinese Reformers.
    65 7 Dr. Sun Vat-sen, the well-known leader of the revolutionists, and Chang Pingling, the editor of the late a.id at one time much talked of Supao. who was released from prison last month, have held a mass meeting of Chinese students in Tokio, which was attend ed by abont
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    Incendiarism in Bangkok.
    86 7 A proclamation has been issued by H.R.H. the Minister of Local Government at Bangkok, setting forth that at present there is a great deal of iucendiarism. and offering a reward of Tcs. 1.000 to anyone who arrests an incendiary or gives such information as will lead to
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    Opium in Pills.
    261 7 The British Court for Siatu presented the appearance of an itinerant chemist's stall, a few morning), ago. when a case was brought by the Opium Farmer against a chemist named Chin Huat. whose shop is at Talat Noi. Hottles of concentrated mixtnres finvarying ailments were littered about
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    48 7 Some beautifully-figured stained glass. which was found in a summer-house window in a Bishops Stortford garden, has been identified as of the sixteenth century and ascribed to Albert Durer. It ha« been given to the Redeuiptorist Fathers, who have ro erected it in St. JtMffcVi Roman Catholic Church.
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    FIRE AT SEA.
    314 7 i GERMAI MAIL TOWED TO POINT DE GALLE. Diadem to Rescue. Passengers and Mails Safe. London. January 28 Tbe Admiralty reports that H. M. S. Diadem found the Nord Deutchcr Lloyd mail boa'/ Seydlit/. en tire while «hr was on the vogage from Penang to Colombo. (me
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    CHANGED SINGAPORE.
    214 7 Writing from Kngland to a prominent member of the Chinese community, an old Singapore resident says: -I ha»c to thank you very much for sending me the Straits Annual for this year. I think it is excellent aud very creditable to the Colony. What most strikes me in
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    140 7 The importance of the Annual" as an advertising medium is undoubted, and we have received many congratulatory message* iv regard to the commercial value of the book iv this direction, as well |as from the standpoint of its literary excellence. A friend in a local firm sends us the following,
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    European Attacked in Siam.
    205 7 On my way here I was attacked by robbers, who took 6,(100 Ticals. < hie man was cut to death with swords; I niysclt Rot cut on the head and elsewhere. My boy likewise. One robber is taken, but without money. The (iovcruor of the Province
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    Steamer Ashore.
    66 7 hi the roadstead of Lamu, on tbe Went Coast of Celekes. the Heyal Packet .Manga tion Company's steamer Van e'er Lijn v*» driven upon a re*f on January 14, owing ■*> her anchor chain »reaki«g. Three e< the Company* steamers and a OoTenmeal steamer have gone to aer
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    14 7 The British *tc«jier Elloe »rrir»d on Saturday from Harry with a car«-> of coal.
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      Notes in General.
      47 8 Tin- .wniii.il bwcMm at tin- l.u.li. > Lawn TinnisClnl) «ill Nli-lil iMnnM afternoon. TIM ili-utli i- riportcl of Mi. (id al. I RdMM Itanlswcll. tin- wi'll lomwn n ickcUr. wlui m in tin- t (slnnl iIimii lor time ir^ .mil r;i|it:iiii(Hl tli<- I'lcMii in Im'.iT.
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      Cricket.
      557 8 Tournament Match. in brilliant weuther. and on an impruviiig pitch, thr Mend match in tin Cricket Club Tournament was played on Saturday. Tin l.iirrison op|M>scd the Law anil Civil Service. BaMtag first, the latter made uo stand .■tyainst the iiiiliturv bowling, the bowlers ln-iiiy well snpjmrti-ci by tlic excellent
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      Croquet.
      29 8 1.. I. I C Tournament The tinal in the ClMjMt TIMMMMMM will U played Uifci •Aerßona, the finalists beJMJ l>r A I! Simpson and liev 11. C. l/.anl.
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      Lawn Tennis.
      131 8 Ladies' Lawn Tennis Club. L.i.ly I'.mlmi Yoiiiii; has kindly piesentetl pii/.es lac k Special C'nin|H'titi'on. the full parlii -iiliii-. of which will be found on the Club Holier Imard. l'l;« y will MMU to-morrow. The follow in» sixteen players elected by the Committee are di.-uvn by lot to
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      Swimming.
      116 8 ii" Yards Handicap. The I 111 yards bandit- ip MM of the S« ininiine CliibtiKik plaerat Tanjoui; Katon^ yesteiil.iv inoiiiinn. Tliirti i n miiiilH'is com |M'ted. The tide was iv favour of tin- ii. I-. an.l the water was calm. The linnl MM i aiue ill first. The race
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      Golf.
      173 8 Sepoy Lines Club. The Ladies' .lanuaiy medal was placed for on Monday, the I 10' iimt. Scores Mixs Taibat also playitl. but rctunii tl no card. i in Mm MM day, Mrs. Kowlaml Allen ami Captain Yoimy won tlicChict' JimHot'i prizes lor Mixed I'oiirsoiues. On S.ifud.iv liixt. tin- Mill's
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      Rifle Shooting.
      180 8 West Kint v. 5. R A A iiiutHi iH'turen tin- Ititto Association nml tin- West Kent MMJMHDt was firetl over tin- Hiili'stier Kiinyc on Sunday. Tlic rusult was win for thr Assin-iation. Scores:-- Col S,rMt. Tlm.ih,. S<TKt. I'cM'klr S»TRt. KIIJS Corp!, (iiisfor.l Lm. OatfL Williams l.icnt. II, it
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      Association Tootball.
      274 8 Association Football. Rand and Drums W. Kents v. National Union On tin Old (inol Site on Saturday, a team fr.mi |)m National I'niou Football ('lull Mmni their strength witli another from tin' Hand and Drums of thr West Keuts. A i;ood j>auic was the rt'sult. 'I'lic National I niiin. after
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    Baroness Burdett-Coutts and Sarawak.
    262 8 Beyond nil the examples of her lniiuiliccnce at lioiiii-. such as tlio building of Columbia market, foundation >f various model towu schools for girls. and dozens of other benefactions, HMM M enterprises which tin late BIMMH liurdett Coiitts dintcted or anli-il ill tlio Imperial sphere. Hat
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    RAFFLES INSTITUTION.
    1650 8 ANNUAL PRIZE DISTRIBUTION. Interesting Speech by the Governor. "I'll.- annual prize distribution of the Wattles Institution took jlM* <>ii Satiodiy. afternoon. His Kxccllcncv Sii .L.'iri Ami. i son presided, and was :u'iM>iiipani< -i| by Miss Anderson, Captain Young, the Uokwtel Secretary, and Captain Stockley. A.D.C. There was large
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    COLONY'S DEFENDERS
    432 8 The Governor and Volunteer Forces. There was mmbCmM smoking; concert al tin- Diill Mull on Saturday niyht in con rcclion uitli tin' Siii^;i|uiii V'nliiiiti'i'i Corp-. Vuioiig Hmm present were Mis Kxiellcncv tin I Mivi'inoi. Sir .lolin Anderson, and Sir Nathaniel Niitlmn .mil Colonel I'itton. com iiianiliiiu tin- Royal
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    MARRIAGE IN SINGAI'OKC.
    129 8 MARRIAGE IN SINGAPORE. Tile MMtiagi look iilai'i- al llie i'rcKbyteriiin llnm-li on Satimlay ol Mi. William i-'i-cw ami MimJemie MeCUllaji.i. ilaut;lit<'i ol .Mi. It. (iil< Inist. of liviue. Beat ■MM. Th< \lv\-. J. A. tii;\>. .M.A.. yMHMi the ri'ii'iiiiiiiv. Mr. -i Hoott warn tin- U*t man ami tin- briili \\iis
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    A Chinaman Killed.
    46 8 About noon on Satnnliix iwu llokicus ■mW in Kraser Stiii t :in<l ono stablH'<l llio otlu-r in the rigM si<k- with a pv-uknili Tim injurcil iiiun wns sent to Hospital nml tin' assailant whs <U'taim-il by the (wilici-. The injured liokicn ili.d ycsi.,nla>.
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      642 8 John Little Co., L td SINGAPORE. ANDREW USHER CO. S CELEBRATED BOTOL HITAM W^HISKY. Bottled by us in Singapore. Its popularity increases as a result of its being known on the Market for Years as A SOUND WHISKY AT A MODERATE PRICE. i lifebuoy Soap is invaluabie gma*. lor Washing
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      150 8 DAY BY DAY. Monday, January 28. High Water. 112 p.m. S. V. A. nucl Maxim Co. Squad Ao. Drill 5. 50. Tuesday, January 29. High Water. HI II a.m. 11 :CJ pin. Knll Moon, l-i'i p.m. BcbipM of tin- Ifooa. h.L T.C. Animal Meeting. I'billiarmouic Orchestra. :m. IVimii^ hw First
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      MINING.
      358 9 Date of formation Capital Subscribed Iwue Paid Sh»r~. V lue l"?* Reserve Company Qcot»tkn--1903 ♦300,000 »300,000 30,000 10 10 Belat Tin M. Co., Ltd. 16.00 1900 1901 1903 1901 I'JOT 1901 1906 imp.-. 19 I 1906 1906 1904 1905 1892 190"> 1898 I 1900 1906 1906 1899 1902 1905
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      RUBBER.
      297 9 1905 1905 1904 1905 1903 1906 1904 £150,000 $200,000 £30,000 700,000 £70,000 •150.000 £1-2.000 £104 9i7 10 f 46 m £104.J3,.10 t 9;J500 g j la/6 ««7 100 1 700 1(l •10 587,400 8800 |j i 0 £11 IN f 700 2 Sii.irt 11,000 1 7/9 ♦810.000 70.000 *10
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      GENERAL.
      208 9 1894 £5.377.10.0 £4,64fU5.0 7.63S 12 6 I 12/6 KM.11.9 Bells Asbestos Eastern Agetiry, Ltd 1898 $225,000 i »2-.>J.000 4..-00 ISO I$ 50 112,500 Kraser Neave, Ltd. 10.000.000 a) Hts."i n0.000.000 110,000,000 80.000 $125 $125 9,500,000 I Hongkong aud Shanghai Bank lI.IKHI. MM 12.400.000 $2,400,000 1 2252 100 lo 4000
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      DEBENTURES.
      41 9 Howarth Erskine, Ltd. 6% WOO.OOO 3% prem. Rilev Harijreaves. Ltd. 6% 225,000 KtW.! Singapore Municipal 6% 41)0,0 0 -'<> pr-m. 5% 1,578,000 t% |>r. m. 60-_\i>no .li- ii.mii al TanioDi! P««i 'Dock Co., LUi. 6^, AjO.OOO 2*% prem 6% 1,050,0)0 par.
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    COMMERCIAL.
    228 9 Bootless, J.iMiti •.»>. 1907. PRODUCE. Oambier buyers i »'>.9."i do iCube No. li unpicke<l 10..*>.'i Copra Bali ll.fHi do Pontianak UMS Pepper. Black 1n.07'. do Whiw 0% MJ7J Sajjo Flour Sarau.U: 2.00 do Brunei N 1 2.98 Pearl Sapo 5.40 Coffee Bali. 16* o 19.00 Coffee, Palenibani;. 20° o
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    WAGNER BURLESQUED.
    254 9 New York Production Which Made a Great Hit. A premiere, in which three Knglish ;ir\i-ts. Mine. Lillian Blauvelt. Mis*' Cissie Loft us. and Mr. Maurice Farkoa, took the house by storm, was given at, Wel,eis Music Hall. The piece, which is entitled The Magic Knight." is a musical
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    Accident to the Punjab-Bomba) Mail.
    217 9 Accident to the Punjab- Bombay Mail. ii i i Lahore. January The following are the details of an accident which lerionaly delayed theCalcutta and Bombay mails on Monday. About ;>-'Jn a in. a bogie third-dam ear riage on No. I down Poniab-Bombay mail was derailed between Sar.sawa and Kalanoin- s.
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    26 9 Psyche logy lias led the Americans to nuke- a wiser arrangement of mbjacta and a more scientific use of time. Mrs. Smith. At Keiffhley Grammar School.
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    Hongkong's Governor Praised.
    191 9 If Sir Matthew Nathan's administration in Boagboag were remembered by tint liinir |)ut the Civil Service List it would still be indicative of the pevsonality of 1 1 is Kxc?llency. Useful and valuable information is therein compressed in the. smallest possible space. There is not (says the
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    The Japanese in Hawaii.
    172 9 Washington, January 4. Mr. Sergeant, Director of the Colonial Bureau, who lately returned from his investigations in Hawaii, has given a private report to President Roosevelt, in which he states that Japan is encouraging immigration to Hawaii, and is thus weakening the position of the Americans
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    Irish Party Strike.
    117 9 London. 15th Jan. The friction between the O'Brien party and the Redmond party has conif to a climax in actions bi ought by Mr. John O Donnell, M.P, and Mr. D. D. Sheehan against the Irish party, seeking an injunction to restrain them from excluding thsm from
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    32 9 A cabman, fined at W ijlcs.len for being drunk, aid bo passed the doctor's test of buttoning and unbuttoning his coat and then his shirt, but wobbled when told to walk backward.
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    30 9 The grassland of the British Islands may be set down, agriculturally speaking, as the most useful portion we have of tha earth's surface. Mr. J. Prince Sheldon. In the "Field."
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    PARLIAMENT S AFTERMATH.
    445 9 Written Questions and Answers. A number of printed questions addressed to Ministers, and also their an I swers, have been circulated a* a Parliamentary Paper. We give those which are c.f general interest. Thk Ai;m\ Itn i:i i is. Lord Balcarres asks the Secretary of State for
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    UNIVERSAL PENNY POST.
    346 9 Mr. Henniker lleaton's Letters to the P. M. G. Mr. Henniker Heatoa'a efforti on behalf of nnivereaJ penny paetaga iind other p. >T.i! ii fm an well known. Whatc-wr Owen u;:iit is in power, aud arfcoever may Ji;ij>|,m to t.c l'dstuiajt. r i;il. Ml Henniker Heaton -tick-
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      199 9 Bouton Rouge Felucca fTIHI.sK Cij-arettes arr Manufactured C I and Packed at (air... K«ypt. with ex G| treme care, no as to retain the f resin..--I of tlicir exquisite aroma, aud ensure j| mail reacliinf! the consumer in f** XT' absolutely perfect ..'luliti'.n. >^ No better Kgyptian Cigarette tlian our
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    NAVAL AND MILITARY.
    1398 10 Apropae to the threatened removal of thi Scot* Greys from Edinburgh and it* pi. hable tßvi on the efficiency of thej Caopi neraDy in Bootlend, it h teresting lo read ilic icinarks of the General Officer Commanding-ia-Chiaf in that part cii the kinndom on the training the
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    ATTEMPT TO FIRE A SHIP.
    255 10 Accused Sentenced to 20 Months' Hard Labour. M. K. Tareo A. Vincent Gonsalves, iilias" X'incent Amoda, a Ooaaaat ser- vant formerly employed on boaru the I tteamr Gracchus, lately appeared before Mr. !Siii£ <it Calcutta on a charge of having, on Dec. 4 last, committed
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    CURE OF LEPROSY.
    348 10 With so many lepers walking the highways and byways of Singapore it is good to know that it is possible that the disease may some day be extinct. That day. we fear, is far distant, however. An interesting story appears in the New York Sun on the
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    "THE SAkUS OF MALAYA."
    666 10 "THE SAKAIS OF MALAYA." Interesting Lecture at Bristol. A lectun *M recently |im ;,i the Knipire ai Bristol hv Mr. Fred. \V. Knocker. F S. who was <M resident in Bristol Bad WM >ul> -cm ator of the Cii\ .MuMUin in Queen s. Road. A large aiuiielice greeted the lecturer.
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    Preferred Death to Marriage.
    95 10 Tlie Hoackoog pottes warn <;ill"d m to a ease of suicide in which ;i Chinese girl had taken licr uwn life at a housein Oilman Stint mi the lG:li iii>i Th{firl. it appear*, was ju-t of a mania* able age and her pa rents had arranged
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      1609 10 Banks, Insurances, Auctions. Chartered Bank of India. Australia and China INCORPORATKD BY ROYAL CHARTER. Capital £800,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors £MX),OOu Reserve Fund £975,000 BANKERS. Bauk ol England. National Bank of Scotland. The London City <* Midland Bank, LW. SINGAPORE BRANCH. Current Accounts are opened and interest allowed at 1
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    CALCLTTA MUNICIPAL SECRETARYSHIP.
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