The Straits Times, 13 January 1908

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    14 1 The Straits Times. NOT 22.546. V SINGAPORE, MONDAY. JANUARY 13. 1908. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      355 1 r Motor Cars. We have now in Stock the following Cars One 14-18 b*p. BAYARD-CLEMENT, 4 cylinders, double phaeton-boiiy, 7-seateJ Two 8-10 h.p. BAYARD-CLEMENT, 2 cylinders, double pha°ton-bcdy, 6-seated. One 10-14-h.p. WERNER, -4 cylinders, double phaeton-body, B ■oated. One 8 h.p. DE DION, 1 cylinder, Tonneau, 5-seated. One 8 h.p.
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      496 1 ROBINSON CO. ■jTgfc \t J *1J 3 Wjj H^K^^?^^^ 1 4 v *?^»^^B THE "NEW ifiGTCR' GRAMOPHONE. H WB£**fo&T^W9*'M THE "MONARCH JUNIOR GRAMOPHONE. Lj SBi^l^a^^S^fe A^ Illustration. Price $55. WSP^^^^^r^tl^S^'^^9^^^ THE MONARCH DOUBLE SPRING BRAMOPHCNt. t '*M*L.JB iL Price $70. p§^BP^tS THE "MONARCH SENIOR GRAMOPHONE, f ■■bJ Price $110. V
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      117 1 ADELPHI HOTEL. "THE CATCH OF THE COLD SEASON." 2nd Royal West Kent Band. Saturday 18 Saturday. During and after dinner on the lawn, specially laid out for the occasion. DO IT NOW. Phone up No. SB for Rents. Mi NOTICE. THE HOTEL DE LA PAIX. This well-known establishment, which has
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      31 1 Mr. W. H. M. Browne (of Mesttrs. FROST and SHIPHAM. Western Australia), Eyesight A Spectacle Specialist, may be consulted at THE DISPENSARY BUILDINGS, 43} Raffles Place, for a few days only.
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    SCIENCE NOTES.
    1085 2 OPTICIANS AND SEA SIGNALLING APPARATUS. There is probably no other department of life in which the instruments of observation and of precision furnished by opticians are in greater demand than in the Navy and the mercantile marine. This fact itself, con- 1 sidered from the optician's point of
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      408 2 There is no work possible on the most Expensive Machine which cannot be Performed on TKCES EMPIRE TYPEWRITER. It is guaranteed to outlast the highest priced machines. It is without clumsiness or excessive weight. Its SIMPLICITY and BEAUTIFUL WORK have gained for it the highest praise from Governments. Municipalities and
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      382 2 M.m.r. o. J. trcrmtH c»- ottmr Ihmlr MrWeM AGENTS IN &N LAND. £atmbli*h-d In 18*4, thuy rVav* a thorough knowlmagm ml tt» Mmrkmta, mnd mxmmrlmnmm ml £mm!mrn rsQulrmrnmntm Tmm hmmdmmflhm Firm olvm mmrmmnal muomrrlmlon to mil Bwmlnmmm, mnd mt.h confldmncm Inwitr Ihomm rmmulrlna RE lABLE AGENTS /or mttrohmmm mi goods,
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      204 2 DIABOLO N TENNIS 18 AFTERHOON OIABOLO DiABOLO DIABOLO OIABOLO I DiABOLO Tv f DIABOLO lhe r^e Of <1 1 T London and Paris. j Levy Hermanos. ACompMm 1 1 game vpO. I r Steamer for Sale. The Steamship CONSTANTIJN, as she now lies in the Roads, with all her tackle
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    In Old Johore.
    455 3 A HAPPY DREAM RECOUNTED IN MURKY LONDON. Writing in the Pall Mall Gazette about the Ma'.ayc. Mr. G. E. Raine. in the course of bis remarks, draws the following picture of Johore Johore is our Naboth's vineyard in the Malay Archipelago. A tract of fine free country
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    Dearer Money Expected.
    53 3 At their meeting, in Calcutta on December 28, the Directors of the Bank of BeDgal made no change in the rate for demand loans, which remains at 6 per cent., but the demand for cash to move the Burma rice crop is increas ing, and dearer money
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    Dutch Passenger Traffic.
    77 3 The Royal Packet Navigation Company has ordered from the Netherlands Shipbuilding Company in Amsterdam a double-screw steamer, destined principally for the carriage of passengers between Java, Singapore, and Deli. The steamer will be fitted out in a most comfortable way to carry 60 first-class passengers, 20 second-class,
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    Smuggling Gun-Locks into Siam.
    124 3 Tho Siam Customs guards when searching the sttsauier Ban Heng Liong, recently, discovered that the No. 1 fireman had four rather cumbrous gun-locks carefully stowed away in his commodious trousers. As a result, he appeared before His Honour Judge Vincent in the British Court. Accused said
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    Siam Decorations for Boundary Commissioners.
    117 3 Among those who have been decorated for their labours in respect to the delimitation of the Franco-Siamese frontier are M. Beau, Governor General of Indo-China, First class Order of the White Elephant; Colonel Bernard, Third class Order of the White Elephant Civil Administrator Branca, Third
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    70 3 His Excellency Chang Chih-tung is reported at Peking to have expressed surprise that Chinese students should be bent to the United States to study the English language, instead of going directly to England, as there are a surprising number of the American people who only apeak broken Engi'sh. His Excellency
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      816 3 MADAM FANNY MOODY. Nervousness, Neuralgia, Headaches, Influenza Marian) Fanny Moody's name is so familiar that the popular prinia donna's cordial appreciation of the benefits she has derived lioni Phosferine will be of great value and interest to all our readers. Madam Fanny Moody agrees with the great Caruso, Mile. Ghita
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      727 3 THE KOBINSON PIANO Co., Ltd., RAFFLES PLACE, SINGAPORE. The Public are INVITED to call and inspect the latest creations in FLAYER- PIANOS. THE BRINSMEADANGELL'S. A combination of toe Angelus Player and the celebrated Brinsmead Piano. THE KASTNER AUTO PIANO. Both the above have a high reputation in Europe and are
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    Unsuspected Treasures.
    199 4 REMARKABLE BIDDING AT THE BRAMPTON SALE. {the aaleoi (he late Lord Braajploa'i elfects by Meavn. CoUaa aafl Coliiaa, a somewhat rouiarkable discovery was Bade. Aiaeag the uuiuctentious artteVw iv aliujst eaeoore i>oition of the catalogne wei-o R h.jt water- jug, a decauiOi, ami an inktof.le with silver mouuts,
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    Study of the Vernacular.
    275 4 l'ioii. of the iJombay <>a/.et:c. writes rather iicssimistically Of the attc-iiipt' just now beiu{4 made io icvive iateMai iv the tribal tongues »t' Imli.i: To speak thetiutii !)<■ write*) thecdueated ludiau, as a cla looks down n|ion the -ani'ii uje ol his hotM as v.oithy of
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    Spanish Navy.
    124 4 Tiie Temps ]>üblN'!ie- the folio. via-.- i- _'iit:u bom Madrid: The Minister of Maiiii' has laid bffore ParUaaMst Bill ixian the strengtli of <'>« Navy iv 1908 at 5,600 asJUut i^nd 2.. uiaiincs. The tiiiuii.i; sjuuhon organised on ;i peace footing will be eonqpoaed of two divisious. comprising
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    LIST OF PASSENGERS.
    337 4 Passengers Outward. Porl'.audO. ->toaiu'r llritdnuia.comieciiuj; witli the stoauioi l'eninsuhu- at Colombo. From LonJou, Uec. 20, due Jan. 17: Messrs. J. C. Watt, V. 1 French, J. A. Ouise, V. A. Tealc. A. Condi-.-. \V. Liddle. Miss Templar. Mr. aud Mrs.H. IS. Malta and children. Mr. P. R.
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    VESSELS EXPECTED.
    799 4 Sanu; port, prnbabl? ,Lit< of arrival, and name of Agenti, stkameks. timitrwnn, Urm^A, J— f» Mansfield i AirHf. S'inoy, Feb IVa«tead Ante.) -<r." Liverpool. Jan 16: W Man-Held 4 AntiWbtu. Liverpool, IVbTi W. Mansfield J Arcai.a. Hmißkoug. Jao 30 P. 0. Coy A\ v-.^nnia, Japan, Jaa 16; BahaKayw
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    The First Christmas Cards.
    147 4 The exchange of greeting-card?, though now such a lecojjuised part of the ceremonial of hristiii:istii!c. is a custom of quite recent origin. The houoiu' of its innovation is claimed J by two men, buth famous in other connec- f tions— the Hey. Kdward Bradley I better
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    57 4 Joliu Lot', who was convicted of tbe M murder of Miss Kmuia Kama at Uabbacombo, Devonshire, in 1884, aud whOM sentence ivas commuted to penal servitude for life itter three abortive attempts to execute liim. through the gallows fefiahn to work, las been released. Ho is 4H years of age,
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      735 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. RaTo. STEAM NAVIGATION CO. For China, Japan, Penang:, Ceylon, Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Ports, Plymouth and London. nMaga Bills it Lading issued tor China 11st, Pc;vian Gulf, Continental, and American 1 1 will !jav;> Sin ".pore on or aboat MAIL LINE. Cuticdrd (lot C'.(ikl). 19:8 Pmintular Jan
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      697 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. HANDEL AND SGHEEPVAART MY. BANDJER." BANDJERMASIN. Tbe Steamers of ttsis company maintain a regular service between: Singapore, Brwaan. Sourabaya, Bandjermasin, Pulo La Balik Papan, Koetei, with transhipment at Bandjerm.-vsin for Sampit, Mandawai, Koemsi, Kctta Waringin, Djelai, Mvabshan, Marakaairiea, Negara and Bebirik. The steamers have good acsomoiiction for first
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      480 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. HAMBURG AMERIKA LINE. PASSENGER SERVICE By the new steamers "RHENANIA," HABSBURG," HOHENSTAIIFEN." These steamers offer to the public the highest Comfort yet attained in Ocean Travelling. They have very large cabins, provided with only low.?r bertha. The cabins are amidships aud fitted with fans. Lannjrv on board. Doctor
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      793 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. N. D. L. aoaDDEUTSOHEft LLOVO imperial QMW** Via.! L-i The fan and wall known mail Btearcr f thin Company sail fortuigbtiy from Br Ha::.l:arg via Rotterdam, Antwerp. Sou b ton, Gibraltar, Genoa. Ncpltß, (cor-. Mnr^f ;l!es, Naples, Ale*andri». and vice Ptr Maid, Suez, Aden, Colombo. P; v Singapore,
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      32 4 LAX\TIN'E, th-j Hoa' Purgative, reoomr.inded by iae bent maajnal a i >rities. Easy <o take and certain iv raaatta. To be had of all ihemiat?. Wholt-.-alf fr.Jfii Tbe Pharmacy. Battery Road, Biui>a[^rp.
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    SHIPPING IN PORT.
    1417 5 T -mi Ilir. h-.lina ll.m r,.11,.»., w ..M.irti 11...1. IK OKO-t "te.imi'i »h. «hip B«l«»« adk -ii „..r v>t. Yacht riu. i:tni.«ii lii'l. linn host. T">. -T.tim.l". 11. p. -UoriH)-p>»xr. Krit. British. U.K. -I "it»l M.a»; Fob. Kron.li Osr.Oerman. Out. l>ut<h; lt.il. lt.ili .11 •>.. .1,. spminl,;
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    Vessels at Tanjong Pagar and Keppel Harbour.
    84 5 Wharves at which Vessels are Berthed To-day. tmjob* nui. East Weabt Bahin—Uoag Bee. East WuimtSection I—NewtonHall, KeongWai. Takasaki Maru. Sect. 1 (Kheehh Whakt):—Strathfillan. Section No. 2—Carlyle. i— Malte. 4—Tbongwa. s—Pelayo. B—Dunblane,8 —Dunblane, Niug Chow, Telemachus. 7—Lothian, Glenfalloob. 8— Armand Behic. 9— La Seyne.
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    Mails to Arrive.
    106 5 From 'Ecsors By the M. M s.s. Oceanien, dne on January 14. From Gbdm— By the P. <ft O. is. Delhi, doe on January 16. Sec Dec Dee Dec Deo Deo Dm 118 Jan Jan J«n 9 N. D. L 11 B. I. 16 M. M. 20
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    Clearances.
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    Mails Close.
    61 5 Fok Pu Stbamib Tib To-noaaow Sarawak Kuehing 11 a.m. Batavia La Seyne 11 a.m. Indragir: ding Leong noon P. Swettenham. Penang Perak I p.m. Kuantan and Trisggsau Abbouford I p.m. Penang aud Rangoon Hong Wan I 2 p.m. P. Swettenham via ports Poh Ann 3 p.m. wkmusdat. P.
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    From the Metropolis.
    516 5 DOINGS OF STRAITS PEOPLE AT HOME. (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, December 18. Messrs. J. W. B. Maclaren uorl E. W. I'resgravc were conspicuous among the healthiest and most robust- looking of Straits uicn at the last Straits Settlements Dinner, and whatever reasons they may have had
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    Mail Steamer Movements.
    35 5 OcTWiHu i'ht-scH Mail. Th« M. M. oompany'i steamer (Veauien left Colombo at 6 a.m., on tbe 9th inatan, and may be expected to arrive here on Tntsday the Uth mat., at daylight.
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    Arrival of Passengers.
    186 5 Hy the Kihtnii, Captaiu Loarinout, Jan. 13. From Penang and Port Swettenham Mr. I>. Fyfo, Messrs. H. 0. and 11. E. Swan, Mr. C. J. Sauuders, Mr. Tan Hee Siali, Mr. Tan Tjay, Mr. and Mrs. Khoo Siew GLeo, Miss Covonuy, Miss Newton, Mr. E. Whorwel), Mr.
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      434 5 STEAMER BAIUNGB. N. Y. K. JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP CO. LTfl. A regular FORTNIGHTLY servioe is maintained between Japan and Europe by the following NEW TWIN-SCREW STEAMERS, Unde: Mail Contract witb tbe Imperial Japanese Government, speoially designed for the Company's European Servioe, lighted throughout by Electricity, provided witb excellent accommodation for
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      447 5 STEAMER SAILINGS. APCAR LINE OF BTEAMERB. Tbe undermentioned mail steamers <<f the above Line maintain a regular service between Calcutta and Japan, calling at Penaug, Singapore, Hongkong and Shanghai en route FLEET. Tons Commander 8.8. "jAfAN" 6,300 J. O. OuniKT 8.8. "Grboohy Awn" 4,600 S. H. Bxlhom s.b. "Arratoon Apoar"
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      435 5 STEAMER SAILINGS. OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO., LTD. AND CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAY. CO.. LTD. Pa The Companies' steamers an despatched from Liverpool ontwards for the Straits, China and Japan every week, and from Japan homewards for London, Amsterdam and Antwerp every fortnight and for Genoa, Marseilles and Liverpool monthly. One
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      569 5 STEAMER SAILINGS. cpTr Canadian Pacific Railway Company's Royal Mail Steamship Lino. THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TO EUROPE VIA CHINA JAPAN, CANADA and the UNITED STATES. Roate from Hongkong, via Shanghai, Nagasaki, (Inland Sea of Japan), Kobe, Yokohama, Victoria and Vancouver, X.M.S. "Euraaasor Ibdia" 1 Twin-screw steaX.M.S. "Empress or Japan" V men,
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      28 5 In the treatment ot Consumption au 1 til other waatiae J-beaao:, Stows*' C >.-4i<l o{ Cod Liver Ekl;4Ct ie uuequalled m a outoeat tonic and i6Cjn-.t-UCtor. Perfectly ilaiabi.
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      61 5 WEATHER REPORT. Kandanf Krrhau Hmpital, January IH, 190 b. j97.V|B »T«. 9 r. n. Remius. Bar. M Fah iO.OIO 29.897 29.977 Temp 77.2 I 73.4 77.5 "3 Wet Bulb Ther 75.0 78.0 75.8 I Dir of Wind SE. calm calm •i Mai Temp 81.5 1 Mm 74.C 1 f Max.
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      131 5 Singapore Tide Table. (Fboh January 13 to January 19.) HIGH WATER! LOW WATER Time~ H'ghtj" Time iH'gut hrs. mm. ft. ins. hra.min. ft. Ins. January t J 6.0 am 8.8 Momdat 13 I 7.9 pm 7.7 I 0.48pm 4.6 UMU M 6.58 am 8.4 o.s6am' 4.6 Tuwdat It j 8271
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      143 5 DAY BY DAY. Monday, January 13. High Water. 7-9 p.m. M. M. homeward mail duo. Rugby. Mutber Country, v. Born. Hippodrome. 7-30 p.m. Alhambra Cinematograph Show. 7-30. Tuesday, January 14. High Water. 6-58 a.m. H-27 p.m. M. M. outward mail due. Murder Cose. Assizes. Hookey. Wednesday, January 15. High Water.
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    The Straits Times. PRICE 10 CENTS. MONDAY, JANUARY 13.
    426 6 The Straits Times. PRICE 10 CENTS. MONDAY, JANUARY 13. It is one of the contentions of the tariff roformernat Hume th&t the statistics of trade are iv Hated artificially by imports from other countries, which are re-exported as British rjanufactured goods. This, they contend, explains why it is that with
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    317 6 When the Senior Warden of Mines in the Federated Malay States comes to prepare his official returns for the first quarter of the current year, he will be confronted with a task that is gloomy and ominous if the tin industry prolongs its present depression. We do not hold with
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    374 6 It would be very inconvenient to presentday Governments if the notions on political economy of a native of Java were to become widely prevalent. So the Government of Netherlands India may be commended on its prompt suppression of the leader of a new cult. The story of his rise, progress
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    11 6 All telegrams published in this issue are protected by Copyright Ordinance.
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    14 6 A cargo of rice arrived from Bangkok, on Friday, by the Norwegian steamer Heira.
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    18 6 The price of tin to-day in Singapore is ♦61 j per picul. Altogether, fifty tons have been sold.
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    13 6 The MoliHinmade.li Hari Kaya Hajee begins to-morrow, and will continue for three days.
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    17 6 Rice comprised the cargo of the N. D. L steamer Singora, which arrived from Bangkok this morning.
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    16 6 Nearly five hundred Chinese coolies arrived rom Swatow, on Friday afternoon, by the N.D.L. steamer Devawongsee.
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    18 6 From Kuchinotsu, a cargo of cool arrived, yesterday, by the British steamer Volga, for the Mitsui Bussan Kaisha.
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    21 6 The Dutch steamer Lady Weld, which had started for Pontianak, put back for repairs, yesterday, her pumps being out of order.
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    16 6 About 800 passengers arrived from Hongkong, yesterday, by the Indo-China Steam Navigation Company's steamer Lai Sang.
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    20 6 Coal from Kobe was the cargo of the Osaka Shosen Kaisha's steamer SuinchikuMam, which arrived, yeterday, en route to Rangoon.
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    19 6 Chinese numbering 1.-Siri arrived from Amoy and Swatow, yesterday, by Messrs. Wee Bin and Company's steamer Hong Wan 1.
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    19 6 The usual cargo of phosphate was brought by the Christmas Island Phosphate Company's steamer Islander, which arrived, this morning.
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    29 6 Mrs. Annie Dorothea Caroline Dare, widow of the lato Mr. George Mi Id may Dare, was granted letters of administration of his estate by Mr. Justice Fisher, this morning.
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    25 6 A photograph of the presentation plate given to Mr. H. Noel C. Trotter, late Post master-General, Singapore, may be seen at the Straits Times Office.
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    29 6 A Chinaman has been arrested on a charge of being one of six who committed a gang robbery last night, in New Bridge Road. A gold ring was secured.
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    24 6 His Siamese Majesty's steamer Muratha, Captain Hourowitz, arrived from Bangkok, on Saturday, en route to Penang. She leaves for the latter port this afternoon.
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    27 6 A cargo of copra arrived from the Anaiubas and Natuna Islands, yesterday, by the local steamer Karang. The Kanka bronght a similar cargo from the same ports.
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    36 6 About 70,000 officers and men nf the Channel Fleet were able to spend their Christmas holiday at Home. This is the first time for some years that the Channel Fleet has been at Home at Christmas.
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    44 6 The Besses th' Barn Band received a civic elciuiic on arrival at Plymouth, after an absence o. eighteen months, from a tour round the world. The band left England on July 25, 1906, and has travelled nearly 50,000 miles and given over 1,000 concerts.
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    38 6 A silver cigarette case belonging to Mr. MacLennan, Leonie Hill, has been indentified among the property recovered from the Tanghn burglar captured recently. This makes seven different burglaries with which he is proved to have had some connection.
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    47 6 An excellent programme wan presented at the musical evening at the Singapore Luiutanian Club on Saturday. Songs were given by Mr. V. E. Pereira and Mr. C. Joseph. The gathering was a great success, thanks to the efforts of Mr. G. Fernandez, the Secretary of the Club.
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    44 6 Mr. A. W. Bean has kindly consented to give a lantern lecture in the V.M.C.A. rooms at the meeting of the Town Council on Tuesday, the 14th instant, at 8.80 p.m. Members of the V.M.C.A. and their lady friends are invited. Admission is free.
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    40 6 Several offers to go on the stage have been received by Robert Wood, the young man acquitted of the Camden Town murder. An offer of £125 a week for two weeks was refused. Wood's friends subscribed £'1,000 for his defence.
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    38 6 Mr. F. M. Baddcley, Official Assignee, was granted letters of administration, this morning, by Mr. Justice Fisher of the estate of the late Captain A. S. Pcnn, who died on February 11 last, leaving no relatives in Singapore.
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    43 6 Miss. Clementina Nicolson, the eleven year old daughter of the British Ambassador at St. Petersburg, has been successfully operated upon for appendicitis. The Embassy was besieged with callers on the day after the operation, and the Czar sent a sympathetic message of inquiry.
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    59 6 A ricksha puller was Rent to gaol for seven days by the Third Magistrate, Mr. K. E. Colman, this morning, for assaulting another puller wj^h the frame which supports the rickaha aeat. The Magistrate said that he would not allow the option of a fine in such cases. The nse
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    Social and Personal.
    485 6 Mr and Mrs. T. I). Parsons returned from the F.M.S. by the Kinta, this morning. Amongst the |iasscngers booked for Singapore by the P. and O steamer Mooltan in Mrs. S. C. Raffles. Dr. lln-.i' Hinhop of Singapore and Sarawak, -nils for Home ou 1 ebruar> 6.
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    11 6 Another batch of new rickshas has arrived in Singapore from Japan.
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    19 6 A Chinese torpedo-boat which was built in Kobe for the Chinese Government arrived at shanghai on the :ird instant.
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    29 6 Professor Dunstan, Director of the Imperial Institute, reporting on thp results of th* mineral Burvey of Ceylon, in 1905 06, refers to important discoveries of >m>li! tinstone and platinum.
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    32 6 Attention is directed to the notice, apjieitring elsewhere, issued by Messrs. Hnllams, Sons, Coward aud Hawksley, solicitors for the members of the Carthusian Order, respecting their rights in the .Manufacture of Chartreuse.
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    42 6 It appears that the early reports of the collision on the North- Western Railway in India were exaggerated. i! 0 people were killed and seven injured. The Kuropean casualties were all railway employers. The Theatrical Company and the school children are safe.
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    44 6 The Earl of I^onsdale's residence. Rarity Thorpe Hall, at Oakham, in liutland, wax entered by burglars on December 1:1, and much booty, including many Jockey Club relics and Koyal gifts, were stolen from it. The burglars overlooked a packet containing £2,000 worth of property.
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    42 6 The steamer Rembrandt, of the Netherlands Steamship Company, arrived at Genoa on December lit. This steamer performed the voyage from Katavia, via Singapore and Sabang, within '21. days. I Ins ix the shortest time in which this |Mi«sage hax ever been performed.
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    58 6 Yesterday, at '.he Cathedral of Mm < *>■ I Shepherd, the Feast nf the. Kpiphany, which ends the ChristmoH fostivitieH, was celebrated. His Lordship Kishop Karillon pontificated at the High Mass. The choir, under the conductor of Mr. Ben do Cruz, rendered Mine's Mans in three parts. The orchestra played
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    85 6 The Governor- General of Netherlands India has returned to .lava from Achoen, where he has been on a mission of inquiry into the political situation. People on the spot do not expect much improvement in th»^ outlook to result from the visit. No inquiries can soften the deep-seated hatred of
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    CRICKET IN AUSTRALIA.
    991 7 PROGRESS IN THE THIRD TEST MATCH. The Midday Scores. ENGLISHMEN LEAD ON FIRST INNINGS. (I'hoM iii i. Own Corrkspondknt.) Sydney, January 11. .1..50 p.m. Holibs did not remain in l<y>K after the resumption at lunch time, but Fane found a useful partner in ilutchiogs. After these player,
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    CHINESE COMMISSIONER.
    381 7 Request to Visit Pontianak Refused by His Excellency. The Chinese Commissioner did not come ashore ou Saturday, hut the Chinese Consul-Gennral, Mr. Tso Ping Lung, ulonj.: with the Vice-President and Secretary of the Chinese 1 Chamber of Commerce, went to sec him on board the cruiser. The cruisers
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    Windfall for Rival Docks.
    76 7 It is reported that an order for four shallow draught gunboats for river patrol work, costing some 160,000 each, is likely to be placed with the Hongkong and Wbampoa Dork Company by the Canton authorities. Admiral Li Chun, Inspector General of the Chinese Navy in the
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    Suspected Mad Dog.
    74 7 A dog belonging to a resident in Sophia Road, to all appearances suffering from rabies, created a sensation, last night, by running wildly in the neighbourhood. Attempts to destroy it by a revolver shot and by some natives armed with stick- were unavailing. This morning, tho dog
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    The Chargeur Reunis.
    146 7 The steamer Malte, of the Chargeur Reunis, arrived in Singapore this morning. The steamer together with the Ceylan, Onessant and Corse is on the round the world line," which service starts from Antwerp, touching La Kochelle, Marseilles, Naples, Port Said, then Colombo, Singapore, China, and Japan, United
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    64 7 For tlif first time in the history of the Chinese Church of St. Peter and Paul, Queen Street, a musical Mass in three voices was rendered yesterday by the Chinese Choirs in celebration of the Feast of Epiphany. Mr. Lira Sin Tat wu the conductor, and Mr. de Souza, of
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    Tragedy at Barnsley.
    70 7 CHILDREN'S WILD RUSH IN A PUBLIC HALL. Sixteen Killed Many Injured. |Riut«r's Tbl>oram| London, January 1!). A terrible disaster at a cinematograph performance is reported from Barnsley. The performance was being given iv the public hall. A number of children, of the average age of six years,
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    SKYSCRAPER BURNED.
    145 7 Estimated Damage Reported at Five Million Dollars. (Dik i iiumuiv ii k Lloyd Tklboham| Berlin, January 12. The Parker Building in New York has been destroyed by fire. ft is estimated that the damage. .1 tie amounts to five million dollars. We cannot find any trace of Parker
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    WHITE v. YELLOW RACES.
    239 7 Developments in America and South Africa. [Rbotbr's Tki.ki.kam London, January 12. The new Canadian immigration regulations, providing that immigrants must come direct from the land of their birth (designed to put an end to the influx of Japanese from Honolulu), will be enforced immediately in British
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    AGREEMENT BETWEEN GERMAN COMPANIES.
    55 7 [Dbr Ostasmtischb Lloyd Trlboram] Berlin, January 11. The new agreement between the Hamburg Amerika Liniti and the Norddeutseher Lloyd will hold good for a period of four years. In return for giving up the Kast Asiatic passenger traffic, the Hamburg-Amerika Linie will participate more largely in
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    MOROCCAN KALEIDOSCOPE.
    65 7 |I>BH OsTASIvns.'HK LuiYli TkLMRAM Berlin, January 12. It is reported that the Sultan Mnlai-Abd-el Aziz of Morocco has been deposed, and that Mulai Hafld, the Pretender, has pro claimed a jehad or holy war. He appeals to the Sultan of Turkey for support. The French Government professes to
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    RUSSIA AND JAPAN.
    52 7 [Dkr Ostasiatischi Lloyd Tblkoramj Berlin, January 11. St. Petersburg contradicts the statement that negotiations are in progress for a political agreement between Russia and Japan. The Russian Foreign Minister, Mr. Izvolsky, r-dblishes a Yellow Book containing the correspondence between Russia and Japan with reference to the Eastern
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    RLPTI'RE IN THE GERMaN NAVY LEAGUE.
    39 7 IDm O.ir«iiATi-cH« Lloyd Timobam] Berlin, January 11. Prince Henry of Prussia has intimated that he must withdraw his patronage from the German Navy League if Colonel Keim remain)* as President of the League.
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    FIGHTING IN SOMALILAND.
    31 7 |Dm Ostasiatischi Lloyd T«u<iram| Merlin. January 12. The Italian Government is without news of the fighting in Somali land and the number of Italians reported to be killed.
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    Mysterious Malaya.
    1118 7 FACTS AND FANCIES OF A STRANGE COUNTRY. Singapore's Temple of the Dead. It wan one of those afternoons which hang heavy and damp, when the half-clad coolie feels his ricksha drag slowly and the drowsy European longs for sleep. Alighting from my vehicle at the foot of an
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    NEWS FROM PAHANG.
    401 7 Gold Export Since Commencement of British Protection. (From Ocb Own Corrkspondrnt.) Lipis, January 8. Tho Pahang gold export for 1907 has amounted to 11,759 ounces, all of which was from Raub. which has for the past two or three years been the only working gold mine in
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    Criminal Sessions.
    75 7 The whole of this morning, at the Assizes Court, before Mr. Justice Sercombe Smith, was occupied by the hearing of a charge of theft preferred against a Kliiig. named Hadji Myden bin Kedurn Mohomed, who was accused of stealing s.'O in notes, from a Chi unman on December
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    Burglary in St. Thomas Walk.
    108 7 The '■vrvants at No. 2 St. Thomas Walk heard the dogs barking at 4 o'clock, yesterday morning, but paid no attention. When the occupants of the honse awoko, however, it was ascertained that the room of Mr. Donovan had been entered. A chair was placed
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    Year's Cases of Rabies.
    98 7 The Pasteur Institute at Batavia has just i- ■•in il its report for 1906. It shows that 426 persons, of whom 18.1 were Europeans, went that year through the whole course of treatment for rabies. Of these, one Euro pean and eleven natives died of hydrophobia
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    Children's Aid Society.
    87 7 The Children's Aid Society in Singapore. which has for the past few years been doing active and ever increasing rescue work among the destitute children of the place, appealed to the clergy in the F.M.S. to give the Christmas Day offertories at their respective churches, it being
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    Judge and Witnesses.
    116 7 Mr. Justice Fisher, this morning, gave judgment for the plaintiff, with costs, in the case of Shanya Abdul Kader v. Boey Chuan Pob, for $167 for damages sustained in a collision between tongkangs. His Lordship said that this was one of those unfortunate cases of which perjury
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    90 7 From Buitenzorg, the residence of the Governor-General of Netherlands India comes fresh news of boycotting. Chinese dealers and storekeepers there used to give presents to European customers on New Year's Day, and, consequently, the people would only patronise the shops which gave the best presents. The burden of this gene
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    BLOODSHED IN BERLIN
    84 7 DEMONSTRATION OF SOCIAL DEMOCRATS. Police Oppose Processions Marching on the Palace. |RIDTIR's TILEoKAMJ l.oudon. January 1.1. The Social Democrat* held ei^ht meetings in Berlin yesterday mid fourteen iv the suburbs, in favour of the RaMatag franchise to Prussia. Thereafter. 30,000 people, iv leu rohuuus, attempted to march
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    N.D.L. AND N.Y.K.
    97 7 N.D. L. AND N.Y.K. End of the Freight War in Eastern Waters. IrOiiTßß's Tklkokaml London. January I.' It is reported from Bremen that an Hsjive raent has been concluded between the Norddeutscher Lloyd und the Sip|>oii ITwm Kiiislm. whereby the lapanese shipping company leaves the Farther Indian service to the
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    FIRE ALARM AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE.
    51 7 i lUi'tkk's Tklkc.uam.| London, Junuary 18. The butler's pantry iv Bilckinyham Palace was set ablaze on Saturday by an oxplosiou of methylated spirits. Thirteen tire engines wore speedily in attendance, but the tire had been suppressed by the Itoyal servants before the annal of the
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    REUTER'S CRICKET REPORT.
    32 7 |Rbdtbr's Tklboram| Lmiduii. January 1:1. Tin! following are the scores in the third test match at Adelaide Ai vnnui. First Innings 2MT> EsiiLAN'n. First Innings (for ft wicketsi M
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    LITIGATION THREATENED OVER SALE OF THE TIMES.
    41 7 I Kk r tick's Txlkiiham| London. January IS, The Observer states that serums litigation is threatened in connection with the proposed sale of The Times Newspaper, to which many of the proprietors are oppMML
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    ENNIS OUTRAGE ARRESTS.
    39 7 IKkitki.'. Ymk.i.w London. Jmmij I.'. Koiir arrests have been made in con uection with the. Knnis outrage when v Councillor was shot while driving to a meet ing where a presiding officer was to be fleeted.
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    THE SUPPRESSION OF VERMIN.
    35 7 |Rrdtkr's Trlkoramj l.un. luii January IS, At a meeting presided over by Sir James Crichton -Browne, it was resolved to form a National Society for the Destruction of Vermin, notably rats.
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    NEW JAPANESE AMBASSADOR TO WASHINGTON.
    26 7 |lUutek':. Tklrgraml London, January 12. Mr. Takahira. at present .lapajiese Arabas sador at Rome, has been appointed Ambas sador at Washington.
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    CRISIS IN OLDENBURG.
    70 7 I Dkr Ostasutischk Lloyd Th.m.ium Kerliu, January 12. A conflict has arisen between the Uiand Luke of Oldenburg, and the DM, and a regentvy has been appointed. The reigning (/rand Duke, Friedericli August, was born in 18M, and succeeded to the throne at the death of his
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    PROGRESS OF THE U.S. FLEET.
    34 7 [Dm Ostasiatischi Lloyd Trliqram| Berlin, January 12. The I'nited States fleet lias arrived at Rio de Janeiro. [Rbutib's Tklki.ham London. January la. The battleship fleet of the Uattai States
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    LEGATION APPOINTMENT.
    30 7 |DlB OSTASIATISCHI LLOYD TklK.*K*m Berlin, January 1 1 Mr. von Mutius, assistant in the Imperial Chancellory at Berlin, has been appointed Secretary of the German legation at Peking.
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    WEIMAR'S NEW THEATRE.
    24 7 [Da* Ostasiatisch* Lloyd Tkluham! /Berlin, January IS. The Emperor William was present at the inauguration o'. a new theatre at Weimar.
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      32 8 A mcmbt.r of the Singapore Cricket Club ha* nfforcd cricket bat to be presented to the player who makes the best score in the toiirn.iiui'iit. which began on Saturday.
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      S.C.C. Ground Engagements.
      26 8 Muiiday ...Rugby Mother Country v. Colonial Born. Tuesday ...Hockey. Weducsday ...Hockey. Thursday Kugby— Sap(>crB and Gunners v. S.C.C. Friday Association Football. Saturday ...Cricket.
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      Chess.
      78 8 Singapore v. ii^ngkon?. A meeting of th SingH(>orc Chess Club will probably Ik- held on the 14!h instant, when :i proposal will be submitted to the members to challenge Hongkong for an intcrport match by cable. As Hongkong has a master at the present time in Mr. Landborg, the
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      Cricket.
      622 8 S.C.C. Tournament. The first match in the tournament of the S.C.C. took place ou Saturday when the Merchants were opposed by the Law and Civil Service. The match was more or less I fiasco, and was soon over. Ratting first, the Merchants compiled l;. ruas, Hennessey aud Talma bowling
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      Association Football.
      81 8 National Union Cup Tie. The Marine Police and the Sajaratul Muntaha faced each other in the National I'nion Cup Tie competition at Beach Road yesterday. Both teams played a good game. The Marine Police were the first to score, and. though their opponents equalised shortly afterwards, they put
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      Bowls.
      40 8 Tanglin Club Competition. The following is the resit!; of the bowling competition for the cup presented by Mr. F. M. Elliot, President of the Club, which took place at the Tanglin Club on the 9th. 10th, and 11th instant:
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      Golf.
      177 8 Singapore Uolf Club. The Gold Medal for 1907 aud the January Monthly Modal were played for on Saturday and Sunday. On Saturday, tho course was dry, but there were few couples out. A strong wind was blowing down the course, making low scoring difficult, aud the Captain's scratch seoro
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    OUTPUT OF TIN IN FEDERATED
    228 8 MALAY STATES. Opinion of a Trade Journal. The apprehension*, of those who imagiue that the recent drop in output heralds the beginning of the end are, in our opiuion, utterly groundless, says The Hoard of Trade Journal. At auy moment the Federated Malay States Oovornineut
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    Opium Commissioners Visit Dens.
    68 8 On the Bth instant the members of the Opium Commission, in company with the Kritish Resident, the Protector of Chinese and a few members of the Selangor AntiOpium Society, paid a surpiise visit to some of the brothels and opium dens in Kuala Lumpur about 11
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    China Squadron.
    110 8 Tin Adm ralty has issued orders for the ciuiser Monmouth to remain on the China Station on the expiration of hor current commission, under the command of Captain J. A. Tuke. A new crew will be sent out by the special service cruiser Amphitrite, leaving Portsmouth about January
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    JEHOSAPHAT MINE DISPUTE.
    1412 8 Supreme Court Case Continued at Ipoh. The .lehosapuat Mine dispute cast-, in which the brothers van Cuylenberg, along with Mr. 0. E. Velgo and the representatives of the late Mr. J. 11. Barnard, are interested, was again heard by Mr. Justice Woodward at Ipoh on Tuesday and
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      290 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Singapore. January IS, 1908. Sir, As you have been good enough to awaken an interest in Mnnicipal affairs recently. I take this oportunity of making a few remarks which may bo of interest to your readers. Some of your correspondents seem
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    Three Wrecked Chinese Rescued.
    84 8 Captain Swan, of the steamer Karang. which has arrived with a cargo of copra from the Anambra and Natuna Islands, reports that, at noon, on the 11th inst., when off the Isle of Jimaya, he sighted three Chinamen sitting on the bottom of a capsized sampan.
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    61 8 From Macassar comes news that the Chinchew. or Chinese supercargo, of one of the N'.D.L. cargo boats has been arrested there ou the charge of having signed bills of lading to tho amount of 926,000 tor which, however, no goods were delivered. The holders of the bills of lading Chinese
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      417 8 SUBSTANTIAL ENGLISH-MADE [I^l^^ Patent Lock. lJi-- 1 STOCKED IN THE FOLLOWING SIZES: OITSIOE DI.MKNSIONS. INSIDK DI.MKNSIONS Hkiuiit. Width. Dki-th. Hkh.iit. Wmru. Dkpth. No. 1464 20 in. If! in. U in. 9J in. ttj in. H in. MUM 140r» 24 in. 18 iv. 17 in. 12} iv. 11| in. 9. in.
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    BANGKOK PROPERTY MARKET.
    290 9 Foreign CtMMKial Finis Become Their Own Landlords. ill to the depri--: in i i the >iiit;,i ii. Pro I the Bangkok Time* Bangkok ti both dwelling-liouae and bnaineia aecommolation keeps rent* Uigh, despib thx tfa land market is nm in I very stroni; condition owing to riinkiKwn
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    167 9 I In (olkm tßfl are tlip approximate returns showing il» valnea m itnportH and exports foi tbe month uf November 1907 in Han^Uok port: Imports, ticals 0.11 1. j14; injkhLs. ti^iis «,iK)i. -I'.til, iin hided in above imports Gold leal, Hf h !it,.7;;i Trneium. ti ill ;!o:!,i;-2ti:
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    Remounts for Territorial Army.
    265 9 vinous the mauy hard nuts which the W ar Office will have to ciack. that ol proviiliuy lliu T.j.000 bocwi required for ihr Tovitoviiil Army will be an cxi ciilimjly hard ouc. Kive pounds pet unnuiu tor the- hire of each hui-' i~ hardly liki'ly to
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      MINING.
      365 9 Date of formats U )*te of formaCapital Capital I Namtjor SabsoribeJ I of I Bharei Sub«or»bed I Nambor i ;p M qv-__ i s°' Value up to Uniseued I Isaac Paid i Shares Value np to j Unissued Ompany ion I anarei 1907 1901 :)03 UN 1907 1901 I9M
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      384 9 n »n,,m f 16,500 £i K 10,000 Anglo-Malay Rabbet Co., Lid. (fnliy paid)' £4 10.0 1908 £1611,000 £118,686 g3 m £1 16/ Jecntrib £3.10.0 "305 > $200,000 $108,000 10,500 $10 flO B*lgownle Rnbber Estat* r.'. sfcUly paid) $24 HO '904 *annnn *ifi«rn S 7 .°°o l 12 000 Betn
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      187 9 INI UN I Ml If 5 urn ?0! «,i77.10.0 »22-., 000 115.000.000 52,400,000 11,000,000 «34,000 £4,605 7,685 •126,000 4,800 .15,030.000 i n..00.000 i l Wo o0 000 SiSiiSS 134,000 3,400 m.,000 wg $340,000 24,000 $30,000 coo £750,000 40,000 S'JGO.OOO 2.000 »495.600 5.000 »2,500,0UJ 250,000 •30.250 2.555 12/j V sir,
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    COMMERCIAL.
    36 9 Singapore Municipal 6% 400,000 20% prem S% 1,678,000 3% prem. 4% 1.600.000 5% prem. 4% 603,900 2%di9nom. Straits Engineering Syd., Ltd. 6% 45,000 par. Tanjong P. D. B. 6% 230,000 8% prem. 5% 1,060,000 par.
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      188 9 WaSSiamull mmum Assomull Co., ST Just unpacked, I large assortment ot BIRTHDAY AND WEDDING PRESENTS, ESPECIALLY IN SILK GOODS. JEWELLERY AND CURIOS. I, 2, 3& 4, High Street. LaOIES aHD "Y^0,^, Pohoomull Bros., 40E HIGH STREET. SILK MERCHANTS. Dealers in High-class Indian, Chinese and Japanese Sill Cnrfoi and Silverware of
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    1199 10 SOME MORE SUPS AT LOCAL OPINION. In an initialled article in the latest India Rubber Journal on Rubber Planters and their Opinions, the editor pens the following paragraph, says H. W., in the Times of Ceylon. It is a curious study to watch people, who do not wish
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    137 10 The financial outlook is very gloomy, says the Malay Mail, in pointing out that news has reached Kuala Lumpur that a very large sum of money is needed in Penang to avoid a crash. The Chetties in Kuala Lninpur are doing what they can to help their friends in Penaug
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      564 10 BANKING COMPANIES. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA. AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. Paid op Capital in 60,000 Shares of £»ia.;h £1,200,000 Reserve Fund £1.476,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors ..£1,200,000 BANKERS. Bank ol England. National Bank of Scotland. The London City A Midland Bass, Ltd. SINGAPORE BRANCH. Current Aooounts are
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    AUTOMOBILISM.
    1392 11 COMING SESSION AND MOTOR CAR OWNERS. Question of a Tax on Motors. What does the coining session hold in store for car-owners t That is the question which is being asked apprehensively wherever two or three autouiobi lists are gathered together just now, says Truth. The mere presence of
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    68 11 The Ipoh paper hears that the whole of the additional capital of the Kledang Tin Mining Company has been subscribed with the exception of about 100 shares, which will be token up locally at an early date also that the new issue of shares, to the valne of about £10,000,
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