The Straits Budget, 31 May 1906

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    79 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE “STRAITS TIMES .HI I.HKI, OVEK HALF A CENTURY Cable Address Times, Singapore Budget, 40 Cents 'trait* Times 10 cent? yOL. LX. SINGAPORE. THURSDAY. 31 MAY. 1906. NO. 2519 STRAITS TIMES” CIRCULATES v Singapore and Penang K l all the Protected States
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  • The Straits Budget. THURSDAY, 31ST MAY.
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      BIRTHS.
      101 1 n \t Yokohama. on the 17th May, if lv to .if T. i Anderson, of a son. K At Malacca, on the 25th May, the .>f-I. Burgess. of a son. s On the 2Sth of May. at WolversI »m;. v\ l!imd. Singapore, the wife of Percy t Tr. “i
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      MARRIAGES.
      160 1 a I v. On the 2nil May, at London, •I. K.-i* A.I.C.. of Kuala Lumper, to Marjorie Fanner. lie* 11 •>--\\ u.i.ack.--Moore—Wallace. 1. it West Hampstead, W. H. D. Haig v: Frances Annie Margaret, eldest :-i nilaie.I. F. Wallace, formerly of :.r A!n4». at the same time and place.
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    Table of Contents.
    386 1 Pagks I fading Articles rj *< Legislation (Question 1 ,:,r *i'«l Office 1 ‘l'ln. i-ldp Uegistration 2 in. asters’ Pay... 2 aim Lal>oiir 2 2 •l;diiifa in 1905 2 \uisai.ee 2 s 2, 3 »»cal: jH»ui!aary ot‘ the Week 1 -.tie Occurrences 1 s *Lie C ritic
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    Summary of the Week.
    204 1 The Straits Hud get. this week, is mailed by the Win rata along the B. 1. route. The German mail for Europe by the I*. Heinrich closed on Monday. The P. O. mail from Europe of thc4th May by the Arcadia arrived on Saturday. The subjects
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    Leading Articles. PHARMACY LEGISLATION.
    978 1 (Strait* Times, 24th May.) Now. after a considerable interval of time since the unfortunate death of a Chinese infant occurred through misadventure "—an interval long enough to convince us that the Public Prosecutor iuteuds taking no action iu the matter —we feel justified, on grounds of
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    LABOUR QUESTION.
    696 1 Straith Timex. ?ath May.) Planters iu the F. M. States find it no easy matter to get labour from India. It is almost ho[K*less to expect the Gox'ernmeut there to lend a helping hand. The tea-plant-ers, and mine-owners, aud the natix-e landholders of India object to their Government
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    THE COLONIAL OFFICE.
    562 1 (Strait* Times, 26 th May). Lxdki; the heading, Runuiug Amok Around the Empire,*’ and the sub headings First Natal: Then Ceylon and Now The Straits,** the Times of Ceylon thus sympathizes with Singapore on tlie occasion of the recently-reported outrage iu the House of Commons: The latest
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      90 1 nee price of the Strait ■< Time* \.*ir The post free price of the x H ilar' is $20 a year. It is not rv to ubscribe for a year. The ,ub'Cr:otio«> for shorter periods are at me proportionate rate of price as for a ear tv Budget can be
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    61 1 DEATHS. V At Aberdeen, on the 27th May, 1 •loved wife of Win. Kennedy, of X u < L < *n the 2Mth May, at his residence i /f. iti-nr Hamburg. Captain Jacob Jens Ma-ter mariner in the East. I* 1 .v—!>n >lav loth, at the International 1 Kolte. Samuel
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    PARTNERSHIP REGISTATION.
    590 2 /Straita 7 v :sth Mat/). In the Hongkoug e’ -lativc Council, on the 17th instant, a dti>«:- arose on a resolution moved by Mr. *>Llock. an unotheial memlier that it is d*-s’.able that lcgislation for the registrar!' nof partners, with limited liability, sho*vd i;-» introduced into thi* Colony**.
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    SCHOOLMASTER’S PAY
    787 2 Straith Titnf *v May.) I It i» time that wiiutjt i.Lv' van*done by the j Colonial Government to refute the *tati merit* made in the biic pi*e>s or to improve the condition of Government schoolmasters in the Straits Settlements. If the authorities are hesitating what t-» do localise
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    CHINESE LABOUR.
    498 2 (Straits Times, 28th May.) It would appear that, to some people, tlie free trade in Chinese labour is one thiug. but tlie grant of freedom to the Chinese to settle, trade, aud monopolize the business of a British territory is quite another matter. Mr. Waruford Locli. who was
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    THE VOLUNTEERS.
    710 2 Shuit* Tnnrx. *iiHh It will bt* with regret, auil vet with satisfaction, that the public will jieruse and 1 note the several eoutents of Major Broadrick's letter which is published on page to-day. Ilegret. aye. deep regret, they must feel at the reason calling for such a letter
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    MALACCA IN 1905.
    466 2 I St wit* Timex fi9th \£a Mh. Blam» lias issued liis administration re j tort of Malacca during the year, 1905. The total revenue was $‘2,077,204, and the total expenditure $1,110.51#!. Bqtli totals contain very interesting items, and one of these items casts some reproach upon this
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    SMOKE NUISANCE.
    3955 2 tStrait Time*. 30th Mayf. Until comparatively* recently, the atmosphere of Singapore has been the atmosphere oHhe same excellent qualities as experienced in the surrounding districts, sea, and land The Europeans who lived in Singapore felt no unpleasantness, and those who dwelt in the neighbourhood of Singapore had no
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    THURSDAY, 24TH MAY.
    692 3 The steamers Cromwell an have collided in the Suez Canal am are damaged. A Cadet Volunteer Corps is in active formation in Penang. Over three un boys have already joined. The Malacca arrived this moruing from Port Swettenham with a corpse m a co for transhipment to
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    Singapore Critic Answered.
    141 3 Thk Sign* of the Time <, published at Warburton, Victoria, contains in a recentnumber. under the heading False Accnsation,” a lengthy article of which we quote, an extract only, comment being unnecessary. f In the March issue of the Malaysia Message, the Methodist organ in Singaj)oro, there
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    F. M. S. Notes.
    210 3 On May, the 9th, at 9 p.m. the two newly completed houses of His Highness the Sultan of Selangor at Bukfc Chandan were lighted with electricity throughout, for Khe first time. Much credit, says the “Malay Mail,” is due to Messrs. Howarth Erskine and Co., Ltd.,
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    Rubber in Johore.
    121 4 Yk leani from a reliable source that Mr. A. H. Baguall has obtained from the Job ore Government a Concession of no less than fifty thousand acres for rub’ner planting operations, says the Times at Milaya. I he land is situated in the Mnar District, where already
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    The Late Mr. Ezra Nathan.
    178 4 A Singapore passenger to Europe by the Annand lit hie thus writes to us. this week On arrival at Colombo. Dr. Young acquired the absolute certainty that his patient, Mr. Ezra Nathan, was suffering from an abscess in the liver. The Doctor, assisted by Dr.
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    Theft in Godown.
    168 4 Early yesterday morning. N*“. Ian Singh, ;i watchman in the employ of Messrs. Riley. Hargreaves and Coy. saw a Chinaman. W i Kim Swa. in an opening into godowu No. 5 in Read Road, putting out pieces of brass. Two pieces were still in the opening and
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    SUPREME COURT.
    223 4 Yestkkday liiariliilg Mr. Justice Fisher <;ave judgment in the case against the pawnbroker reported in our previous issues. Plaintiff sued defendant for the return of certain articles of jewellery said to be wrongfully detained by him or their value which he placed at $4OO. Defendant claimed a lieu
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    Pateling Rubber.
    257 4 The Times of Ceylon London correspondent, under date Bth May, says the Totaling Rubber Estate Syndicate, Ltd., pays a final dividend of 12J per cent., making 20 per cent, for the year. The crop of rubber obtained was 25,699 lbt. Thai. Journal thus comments upon this: “London is
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    PENANG LETTER.
    1163 4 Cholera. Penany, Sunday, ‘iOth May. Lholkra, at this end of the Peninsula at all events, has come to an end, for l>oth the province and Perak are clear of the disease in spite or the fact. that exceedingly choleraic fruit, the mango, is in season. Of course we’ve
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    THE COURT OF REQUESTS.
    827 4 Witnesses told widely Divergent Stories. A sampan man named Loo Seng sued a contractor named Tan Ah Eng in the Court of Requests yesterday for $90. alleged to be due for for sampan hire from the 6th February to the 28th March last at forty cents
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    RUGBY FOOTBALL.
    139 4 H. M. 5. Monmouth v. 5. C. C* On Friday next there will be a Rugby Football Match on the S. C. C. ground between a team from H. M. S. Monmouth and the Club fifteen. It is some time now since the Club lrave had a friendly
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      The Kelantan Tramway.
      665 4 To the Editor of the Straits Times.'' Sir, —I reiterate my remarks that the petis sore is not yet healed. The enclosed (a letter from a most responsible resident in the country) you will read is my warrant for the assertion. Since my letter of two months
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      Increase in Pay.
      194 4 To The Editor of the Strait* Timex." Dear Sir. I read with interest your recent editorial article, stating it is reported that Sir John Anderson is retracing with a plan for an increase iu the salaries of Government employees. I quite agree with you that such a
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    Dutch Seaman in Trouble.
    113 4 A seaman* of the Dutch man-of-war Dc Ruyter was yesterday charged before Mr. Colman with assaulting a Chinaman with a knuckle duster. The Dutch Consul appeared to watch the case. Mr. Gaunt appeared for the defendant who said he knew nothing about the matter. The evidence
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    THE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    776 4 The Resignation Q Ue c tini At the Court of case was heard in wS?.chLi e Wilson adjutant of the p e Z“* A> teer Corps, sued Mr. described as a priva;* of the r- ""“t the recovery of ?25 which i, >V he was liable to
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    WOMEN’S WAYS. THE HAND THAT ROCKS THE CRADLE RULES THE WORLD.
    1177 5  -  Sylvia. itu lu ,,<>f tills old-world stateill tist'i'' called to account but- r c'liuadictcd. When death mortals, we speak in the ,Uii „i "Man that is born of tl 1 J realize that to the Mother mi..in"-f the boys
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    Improvement Needed.
    276 5 If what we hear is correct, and we hav*, no reason to doubt the authenticity of our information, says the Straits Kcho. there is considerable room for improvement in the methods adopted by the Singapore Medical Department of examining third clas* passengers arriving from China. We are told
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    Singapore Derby.
    110 5 Any Calcutta sportsman wlio happens to be in Singapore for the coming Derby at the end of this month, says the Asian, might well imagine that he w-as on “native heath.” as about half the field are old performers on Indian racecourses. According to latest advices the wayward
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    Chinese Labour on the Rand.
    71 5 A local statement that the Imperial Government has peremptorily ordered the issne of proclamations regarding the State aided repatriation of Chinese coolies is causing some uneasiness at Johannesburg. The statement is premature, neither the Imperial Government nor the local authorities having definitely decided upon the
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    Malay Rubber Companies.
    435 5 The Rubber Growers Company, a Ccvioit venture has acquired Kempsey estate, in Kuala Selangor, consisting of •340 acres. Of this area, 109 acres arc* planted in Para rubber, coffee, and coconuts, while there is a reserve of 484 acres of forest, besides 4« acres of abandoned land.
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    Smith Grant’s Case.
    186 5 Ytsttulay morning. lusin*etor Howard charged John Gordon Smith Grant with cheating in respect of some wearing apparel valued at s4."> obtained from Lee Seng Kai. a tailor residing at No. f»l High Street on the 24th of June la>.t. The defendant pleaded guilty, hut said that lie
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    New Rubber Companies.
    129 5 Thk Londou correspondent of the (’*••//on Ol>x''ir( r wires thus under date 11th May:— The Jngra Land and Rubber Estates CoLtd.. lias lieen floated to buy from Mr. E. V. Carey ami plant with ruhlier tiie island of Jugra, Selangor. Mr. T. North Christie’s report on the
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    FOOTBALL.
    135 5 A Dutch Teem. It is satisfactory and interesting to note that our Dutch friends have formed a Football Club of their own. and now hare a team in practice. On Wednesday they played a friendly game against; a M. C. A. team, and for the first halt succeeded in
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    FRIDAY, 25TH MAY.
    837 5 It is reported that tl u cholera ,1 iu Perak is practically at an end. 1 nea J Tuk Kinta Tin Mines declaim! Q r i of M. pt r share livable on tlit .HI, il 1^" ,en 1 j 1 I-oi: tlu* theft of au opinio
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    EMPIRE DAY AT RAFFLES GIRLS’ SCHOOL.
    594 5 lx everv way the programme carried out )»y the Lady Principal. Miss Tarbat, and her statt whs admirable—perfectly arranged, and perfectly carried out. I he one and only drawback was the non-elastic qualities of the Hall which was crowded to excess, and both doors
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    Municipal Vandalism.
    283 5  -  Mulrany- (With apology to Kiplinyt Tune Mandalay. By that Hideous old time Fountain, Standing right before the Club. Many a weary Syce is standing. And their talk is not of Love. For the Sun is ou them broiling. And l hear their voices say, “Municipal” Orang Buso, Who
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      109 5 SALE OF PROPERTIES. The following properties were disposed of at Powell it Co.’s Saleroom yesterday, afternoon —Nos. 6 to 12 Blair Road, near Spottiswccd Park Road. Singapore, together, with two pieces of vacant land, area *****0 square feet, freehold. N. M. R. M. Ramsamv Chitty 811,000. Twenty five freehold allotments
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    MONDAY, 28TH MAY.
    456 6 On Friday, Mr. Colman, the Third Mapsirate sat till 6-10. p.m. The k.k. Guthrie arrive*! from Sydney yesterday 'with frozen meat, fruits, etc. and is now discharging at the Borneo w harf. 0;< Saturday. Mr. Scott sentenced tour Chinese, each to one day’s iniprwnnnent for assaulting three
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    Navy Cup.
    41 6 Thi Final hound of tlie *N«i\y Cup’ was pray ed on the Garrison Golf Links on Friday the 25tli inst. when Captains Pratt and Kirkwood, 95tli Kussels Infantry beat Captains Levesou dower and Poyntz.. Slierwo»l Foresters by 2 up.
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    Sepoy Lines Golf Club.
    56 6 May Medal. T ik May modal was played lot ou Saturday and Sunday. Scores H. Marriott -»•'< 4-J s? —17 71 J. L. Humphreys ;ir> Us 74 scr =74 (4 Liall H*i 4 s 9*—12 86 tHjn. CaARcdii;’’.. ">L tJ=lll—h =104 Messrs, v'oiillio. l>auo. Freer. and
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    Cricket.
    189 6 Y.M. C A. v. D. Co. Sherwood Foresters. Played on the S. C. 1. ground on Saturday. Mr. F. #7. Benjafield took s« veil wickets for 12 runs. Scores: Y. M. A. A. Reid c au«l t> Foxon 0 A. Coulchei c Hmlson b (oeaslev 49 J. Paterson o
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      Rotten Fruit and Health.
      115 6 lo the Editor of the Strait* Time*.” Dear Sir, Now that we aie in the midst of the cholera season, tlie attention of the Health Department might well be directed towards the rotten fruit which is sold at reduced rates in soiuc of the fruit shops,
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      Queen Victoria Day.
      229 6 To the F.ditcr of the Strait* Time*.” Sir. Miss Tarbat and Mr. Buckley art much to be congratulated ou the success of Empire Day at Baffles Girls’ School, and Mr. Hullett is to be commended for his zeal to establish the function as a lasting institution in
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    Cold Storage.
    151 6 To the Editor of the “Strait* Time Dk.u: Sik, l see tlie Siugapoie Cold Storage Company propose to add au ice business to their existing bminess. May I suggest to the Directors to consider the question of a cold room at the saint time, in which European article's
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    After Death—What?
    446 6 oncluding Lecture on Immortality. Dr. B. F. West gave the final lecture in the scries ou immortality at the Middle Hoad Church, last night, stating that lit was leaviag for Borneo to-morrow. The subject was:— The Final State of Good and Evil Spirits." The speaker held that we
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    “ THE WAY TO RUIN ”
    806 6 THE WAY TO RUIN Mrs. A. J. Amkry was to have addressed the Epworth League of the Methodist Church last night on the effects of alcohol upon the body*, but her abilities as a skilled nurse were called into requisition at the liedside of Mrs. Pease, Oldham Hall, and it
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    Interesting Test Case.
    230 6 On Wednesday. Inspector Howard had four ludiaus before Mr. Michell on suirtmouses for practising medicine, they not having their names registered; thus infringing Section 20 of Ordinance IX of 1905. inspector Howard said this prosecution had been suggested by the Principal Civil Medical Officer. It was a
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    SATURDAY, 26TH MAY.
    713 6 Monday, the 4th of Jnue, will lie oliserved throughout the Colony a* a Public Holiday. Captain E. O. W. Pratt. 95tli Russel’* Infantry, will be field officer for the ensuing week. Assistant-Surgeon A. L. Williams is appointed a Deputy Registrar of Deaths in Singapore Lieutenant E. Nokl,
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    SUPREME COURT.
    96 6 Mr. Justice Fisher has given judgment dn the distress warrant case where Mr. Xanson appealed against the decision of the Commissioner of the Court of Requests and the particulars of which we published in our columns some time ago. The learned judge held tliat Commissioner had believed that
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    LONDON COMPANY MEETING.
    609 6 waH beki n Tfiurs,l,v ,1 J t lle t'wmufwii sal, i* 1 "Sf* I Lane, fc. C.. Mr. U uN presided. ,ai Mr. Plowman (the S i tl ,e notice conveuiuu t| l( tat 'aria Tim Cliainnan «eemg a numln r of sW-lT. s I*** after dealing
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    Order of St. Michael and St. George.
    269 6 Thk Chancellor (the I hike of Aig\ l received the commands of Hi> K*»yal ness the Prince of Wales, (baud Ma-t' 1 announce that the opening of the t M* the Order in St. Paul’s Cathedral vm [dace on Tuesday the l*2th of
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    IN THE SUPREME COURT.
    1002 7 I oriental Limited B fh a l'< «lio m;1ft,< prUM uit nt- tor the Y. M. C. A. erw ej„. Oriental Company. K* A 'X- for furnishing the h Y -v' *ing its weary length t ,H h as Manager of tin witness box yesterI tt-'-tifietl
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    THE COURT OF REQUESTS.
    340 7 A Missing Coffee Grinder. In the Court of Bequests, yesterday, a trader named Siew Wee Lim sued a firewood seller named Chua Poh for balance alleged to be due on account for goods sold and deJivered. Plaintiff accused the defendant of having sold out his shop
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    Used Tea leaves re-dried for Sale.
    398 7 Fraudulent use of Trade Mark. About 4 a.m. on the 6rd instant Detective No. 10. Yeo Ah was going his rounds with Detective No. 12 when they saw a sampan by the bank of the river opposite the Beutong Oil Mills. Two Chinaman were
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    THEATRICALS TO-NIGHT.
    180 7 Grace, the syce is waiting. Never mind the wine. You are never ready. Jove! It’s after nine. Darn this beastly collar (Buttonhole’s immense). Shines like celluloid Dhobis have no sense. Opera glasses? Have them. Wear your liimsv wrap. Well, then, wear the other. How those gloves do gap!
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      The Recent Inquest.
      241 7 To the Editor of the Sir* it* Time*." Sik, —While agreeing with your leader of yesterday anent the danger ai ising from the use of unqualified dispensers and the necessity of insisting that prescriptions should be tilled bv competent men only, I think that you. Sir, in
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    How Coolies Live.
    754 7 Alleged breach of the Laws* Ykstkkiiay morning. Chief Samtaiy Inspector Mayhew prosecuted an eating house keeper, named Kee Koey. *or having, on the 10th instant, removed a person suffering from cholera from No. 1 Havelock Road to No. 656-1 Victoria Street Mr. Song Ong Siang appeared for
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    FOOTBALL.
    515 7 3 C. C. H. M. 3. Monmouth It is seldom that an opportunity is oi 0 to lovers of sport to witness a R»«k v between the S. C. C. and a man-of-war and when it became known tliat the (M k were going to play a fifteen from
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    SINGAPORE AS A RUBBER CENTRE.
    812 7 What vx Amkku an Learned Hi king, a Shokt Visit Here. \1i;. A. W. Pkautch. a prominent American \\h«. lias resided in Manila lor a long term <»i years, spent a few weeks here .anti in .lava last month ami on his retnru to Manila
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    RUBBER IN THE F.M. S.
    617 7 U. P. A. Report for 1905. The triumphant progress of this part of our Agricultural Industry has continued tins lacked, says Mr. W. Meiklo, Chairman of the United Planters’ A? sociation. in his last year’s report. The fame of the F.M.S as a rubber-pro-ducing country
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    Overheard at the Races.
    1308 9 Jovial Parly: H olio, Jones, what So Co,nr awl haneastemjah (they adion•£.* Miss Brown: oh, Mr. Walker; will please put five dollars on Sammy for m* U Walker: Place or win Miss Brown Which pay* the best Walker I should recommend the win but Sammy has
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    Pelepah Valley Johore Rubber Estates.
    97 9 Ai kil lltli. 1*11.500 t 11). To adopt an agreement with L. B. Peters and Johore Rubber anil Prospecting Syndicate, Limited, and to carry ou the business of planters and manufacturers of. and dealers in, india rubber, guttapercha. &c. Minimum cash subscription, 25 per cent,
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    A Wealthy Beggar.
    129 9 Mh. Colmax dealt v*ith a number of lieggars of various nationalities on Wednesday. One of them charged with, the offence was a venerable looking old man with a long grey beard, and dressed like a Mohomedan Moolvie. He denied begging and said he was enquiring at a
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    BURGLARY AT TANGLIN.
    351 9 Sometime during last night or in the early hours of this morning, a thief gained access to the residence of Mr. Salzmann at St. Thomas' Walk. The thief entered the room of Mr. Buckley of the Telegraph staff and annexed a watch, a gold chain, and a
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    THE COURT OF REQUESTS.
    1042 10 An Englishman’s Sad State of Affairs. J WTif.n the case of Kong Seng Tiang Co. vs. Mr. .T. C. Loveridge was called in the Court of Requests on Saturday, the plaintiff was absent, but Mr. Loveridge volunteered to make a statement. He said that since tlie
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    The Tronoh Mines.
    20 10 Output for the month of April, 1906, dressed Tin Ore Produced pis. 2729.04 Ainoun Realize 1 $145,157.61.
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    OUR LOCAL AMATEURS.
    562 10 A Third Performance Remarkably j Successful. I Thk efforts of the local Amateurs in the J representation of the amusiug comedy 44 His j Excellency the Governor have lost none 1 oi their charm and attractiveness. For on Saturday night there was another large audiepce in the
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    TRAMWAY CASES.
    118 10 This Morning Inspector J. A. McCully of the Tramway Company charged a Malay yonth before Mr. Scott at the Police Court with riding on a tram w ithout a ticket. The Malay boy got a whipping. Before Mr. Michell a Chinese conductor was charged with cheating by the
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    F. M. S. NOTES.
    208 10 Complaints reach the Malay Mail of the lack of facilities for the handling of luggage at Port Swettdnham. Would in not be better, asks that journal, to place luggage to the port in the front van, thus saving a considerable distance for cartage? Also is it
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    VICTORIA DAY IN MALACCA.
    574 10 Victoria Day commenced, if ft day cau lie said to commence, at mid-night, with a Sumatra of Sumatr&s and $h£ whole of the inhabitants, at any rate tW English ones, compared notes as to tlmt clap of thunder and the awful flash which preceded the bursting
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    Selangor Tin.
    258 10 April Output. The quantity exported amounted to 21,352,27 piculs against 22,247,40 piculs in the month previous. The approximate value of the output is returned at $1,815,200.77 on which duty to the extent of $253,786.68 was collected. The average price per picul was 1 $85.94 with duty at $35.66
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    Port Dickson Notes.
    328 10 Says the “Malay Mail” correspondent: —lt is rumoured that a well-known company has bought up all that vast tract of land owned by Towkay Chan Ah Tean, situated on th-,3 third m:le from Port Dickson and comprising about 1,300 acres, and also several small holdings on the
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    A Crying Injustice.
    534 10 Banjer men and woineu, says a Kuan correspondent of ‘Times of Malaya,” are reputed to be very hard working and law abiding. It is a pity, therefore, to learn that they are leaving us in great numbers, some of them even abandoning their lands and bendangs, chiefly
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    Haddon's Produce Letter.
    706 10 The following is the a* letter kindly furnished to T/ John Haddon d- G, T b >' Colonial Produce Mercham Wel,k| *n mission Agents of 8,,^,W London, E. C., and carrviJ Uar mail to hand on Saturday' London. .S Aloes. Market dearer Z Coracoa 23 sold good
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    Grand F. M. S. Athletic Meeting.
    117 10 It has been arranged to hold amnwty in Ipoh a Grand Arhletic Meet nig "F to all Clubs in the F. M. S. The meeting will be on the 21st and fi September. The standing conirniUee management are:-E. W. Birch. c.M.G., Colonel Walker, Maxwell,
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    TUESDAY, 29TH MAY.
    264 11 i .„a twenty seven deaths T«" 1 1, ’a ‘i n Singa]>ore during the tlH- m" May. The ratio l"‘ eiiinainau was taken Co 1 "“VI,., lire Station sufferin« from the tl-" N .r.lo>e of opium. He was ,n .tm■lM-pital. H Vi.lkn. mo Coy. H. <». A.,
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    TANGLIN CLUB.
    35 11 I n :in:d tie in the 1906 Howling Tonrnawill 1* rolled off at the Tanglin Club ,t oVWk this ITuesday) evening; the tito- > Ix-ing A. H. Simpson 160 and W L. Kemp 220.
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    SINGAPORE RIFLE ASSOCIATION May Handicap.
    65 11 V4> ,\|a\ monthly handicap shoot at l;L. l'attracted about 35 competitors. T;.w;i» ;i good light but the wind was dur V. Class. If. W. r'.mter 91 -i- 5 96 i:. sil\a 92 SCI*. 92 .1 IM kl.iirn. Ml -r M S9 I*. LASS. I t
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    PERAK TIN.
    56 11 I ;n ['<I'inm rr publishes the following u ri\ K\i*oi:rKi». Piculs. •liimia! v to April 1906 39,218.04 do 1905 46,507.60 7,289.56 I IN olo i \|*i»KTKI*. •l.'.i 11 i to April 1906 96.463.18 do 1905 96,161.15 Increase 302.03 h> i s oi.lkvtm». •liinu n v to April 1906
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    Football.
    151 11 Meeing of the Y. M. C. A. Cluh. m i; \i. meeting of the members of the Football Cluh was held last, vu niiiu at Zetland House for the purpose of i< < tinv; officers for the ensuing year. Mr. •I. A. < i,, was voted to the chair,
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    The Oriental Company, Ltd.
    186 11 i Mii.K .It s tick Law has decided, in the fit's nt Mi. T. J. F. Moran vs. the Oriental L»ij!p;tnv. Ltd., for commission on advertKi'i'4 secured bv the plaintiff for the M. that the plaintiff is HititU-d to 20% commission on the gross t.isiug receipts,
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    613 11 To the Editor of the 'Strait* Time*." I to ask the favour of vour assistance in obtaining a greater measure of public support for t!ie Volunteer Force in Singapore. There are two great desiderata attbe present moment, viz men and inonev. The Corps cannot get on without
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    A CORRECTION.
    394 11 To tltr Editor of the Straits Tinas." Siu. —Our attentiou has been called to a report of a case iu the Court of Requests in yesterday’s issue of the Straits Times. The report of the case is headed An Englishman's Sad State of Affairs" aud sets out that
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    THE COURT OF REQUESTS.
    872 11 Five Da> s in Jail for Debt. C. Btew Kano, in the employ of Messrs. Brinkman u Co., was sentenced by Mr. Howard yesterday to five days’ imprisonment for not complying with the order of the Court to pRy his lust&lwcnt of the bdl&uce of $6.25
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    Duff Syndicate.
    186 11 Thk Duff Syndicate have just issued a report on the operations of the Company, dated 3rd May. The annual general meeting is expected to be held on July. The report notes that the Company have started rubber planting with 2fio acres to begin with, and holies to lease
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    PAHANG NEWS.
    695 11 T! n Export Thk Pahang tiu export in to 2.571 piculs, which is 87« P U ll^5!!! ,,t i March. 45 1 more than in Februarv i >A n less titan iu January; the output St four months of this year in h« n against 9.930 in tin-
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    SEREMBAN NOTES.
    293 11 A Javanese named Haji Masurki. who was arrested ou tiie *2otli instant, ou the X.X of Dr. Braddon. State Surgeon of Negri Sembilan, for having removed a burntUi of oats from the Utter stables out his knowledge aud consent, was brought n| before MrT. D. Scott, the the
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    NETHERLANDS INDIA NEWS.
    772 11 Hi mbkk-growing is extending fast in Deli, anil the planters are so numerous that the question of forming an association has been roi.ght up. The Government favours the industry by doing away with the export 1 H on the article. The planters complain of rubber-stealing on tlie
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    SUPREME COURT.
    99 11 Yesterday afternoon. Mr. Justice Fisher granted probate of the will of the late* Erzr* Nathan to Saul Jacob Nathan. Dr. Young proved the death of the testator which took place on Ist inst. at sea while Mr. Nathan was going home on board the M. M. Armand Behic.
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    71 11 Orders of the Day. 1st Junk. 1906. 1. Juvenile Offenders Reception Bill < Hill “To provide for the Reception into the Colony and the Detention therein of Juvenile Offenders from the Federated Malay Statist ...1st Reading. 2. Municipal Ordinance 1606 Amendment Bill (Bill “To amend 1 The Municipal
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    The Assuan Dam.
    178 12 Lokd Ckomkr’s report-on for 19f>5« states that most satisfactory progress has been made with th* construction of the masonry apron at the Assuan Dam. All the holes and depressions ca tsed by the rush of water through the sluices have been filled up with solid granite set
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    Rugby Football.
    325 12 S C,C >. The Services 1’m.kk favourable -Fmanc conditions the S. C’. C. met a team representing the Services at Rugger on the K-plauade yesterday afternoon and a fine aim well contested game was witnessed by the large crowd present. The* visitors won the loss and elected to
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    Carey’s Island.
    462 12 The Times of Oiyl.* i in noting recent rubber ventures in the F. M. S. remarks: —The format.ou of a Cpmpnny to take over the whole of Carey s island, ins ead of «>riy 15.000 acres of it as originally planned, is another noteworthy event: and overshadows considerably
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    Child Mortality.
    312 12 The following Circular Letter to planters has been issued by the Perak Government: It has been brought to the notice of the British Resident that the infantile mortality, which is so deplorably high in Malaya, can to some extent be prevented by the adoption of certain simple measures.
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    ALLEGED COINING.
    570 12 This moruiug. Siu Siew anti Uintah Kim Cl toon where brought Indore Mr. Scott for preliminary enquiry into allegations of counterfeit coining ami possession of materials for counterfeit coming in au isolated house about four miles out at Tioug Bahru on the lfitli. instant. Inspector Howard dejiostHl that
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    WEDNESDAY 30TH MAY.
    409 12 Thb Calypso arrived this morning from Deli with Professor Kristua’s circus. Thk s.s. Itrrid. which arrived from Bangkok this morning, picked up three Siamese fishermen at sea. The uieu had been blown out to sea in their kolrh and w ere in an exhausted condition. Wk learn
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    The Court of Requests.
    256 12 A Question of Proprietorship. A cckry -stuff shop at Hos Taujong Pagar Road w as seized last week for a small debt due to Mohammed Shereef Sahib by Mootu Marican. As a result of that seizure Mohammed Gunny, the elder brother of Mootu M'arican. appeared Ik
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    A Savage Chinese Woman.
    280 12 Hkxg Tan Hoh was a sliopkeeixr in Uukit Pasoh. Chong Quai kept house for him. She had beeu with him a couple of months when on the 14tli ultimo they quarrelled over the in-takings of the shop.* He slapj*cd her. and iu return she gave vent
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    Correspondence.
    13 12 [The Straits Times is not responsible for the opinions of its correspondents.]
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    Remittances From Labuan.
    185 12 Tv the Editor of the Strait* Times."* Sir, —I note au absurdity taken, it is said, from your paper and repeated in the British Sorth Borneo Herald of 16tli instant. It is to the effect that there is difficulty in making remittance to Singapore which did not
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    Football.
    297 12 S. C. C. 2nd XI V. The Dutch Club The Dutch Football Club made their second appearance in public yesterday when they met the second team of the S. C. C. at soccer on the Esplanade. The game started in a slight drizzle, w'hicli soon passed off. with the
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    Hockey.
    242 12 5 C.C. v. h M. S Monmouth While theiu confreres were engaged in soccer on the other part ot the Esplanade others of the S.S.C. played a Hockey match on the S.R.C. ground with a team from H.M.S. Monmouth. Give and take play prevailed for some time from the
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    Y. M. C. A. TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    173 12 Monday’s Play. A. Class Singles. N. Kalis lieat G. Kohlhoff, 6-1. 6-8. B. Class Singles. R. H. B. Heap beat H. Capel. 6-1: 6 2. Doubles. Stafford and Miller beat Kinghorn aud Odell. 8-6. 6-8. TUESDAY’S PLAY. Doubles. H. Lee aud J. A. Goetzee
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    PAHANG NEWS.
    997 12 he Resident's Trav I The lesident i, as I qiiarte., .y rivet, after w Mr. Wra. wenUo £*£f arl i VM Temerlol, ou the wav '*f Kuantan was visited* and ti Fr,J,| i hi*I Blat. GainlHiiiu. l «N| together wit,? *P\$*** 5?| Resident went up Uie .Jr "M
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    AUSTRALIAN NEWS.
    1048 13 HH1 Hrouffh. BBbBH ji. <i "ydiiev ha- neen >: .,1* t’ I** v ElwjSjlj known, ail i HBH Urolith and BBpB un-t i<•(•*.■—-t’d <vi» achieved fBBB H-- wa- <*niy ,j. I’-avt-' dieary H «»f Horsts. realized at the i» 1 111 Li" -olu fetched head. breeders, never l>eeii
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    BOOKS CUT AND READ.
    1211 13 3oul Twilight a'* 1 hi-somewhat extraordinary story deals with the misplaced of no less than live persons, four of whom are two ill-assorted couples. The threads of their destinies become hojielessly entangled, and in this way. A rising young barrister, during hi- long engagement to the
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    LIST OF PASSENGERS.
    373 13 Pki: M. M. *.s. Polynesian :—From China. Air. ami Mr*. W. Brcyfogle. Mr. W. Dawley. Mr*. Alalche*ka. Mrs. Steele Boyce. Mr*. Fischer. From Eurojie. By s.s. (*•-,'aniert: —Mr. C. I*. Templeton. Mr. Goldeubcrg. Mr. an*l Mrs. Hagtdnm and children. Mr. Peri.ssand. Mr. Parent. Mr*. Sault Maissonave and
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    BETRAYED BY A HELMET.
    1019 13 Three Sherwood Foresters Sent to Prison. ik the 20th instant. Privates I < and W. Hartshorne and Drummer '/7^ rofl tie. of the Sherwood Foresters t Barracks for a walk to Alexandra They took a cut across count”? Buoua ista Hoad they met a ii and
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    AN IMPORTANT APPEAL.
    1047 13 I.l f V L p II l I«-,. AS SEEN R> -4fc. ttATT**BltRG. th^Snprei ,v US^ L Fi r >«*««•.•> w constable r A ;lU 1 f 1 “S'*- thchkU Island n --ublt at St. John conviction^i V' p f‘ aled gainst s attempt Ti-r a at
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    Special German Telegrams.
    653 14 By special arrangement with Der Ostasiatiscne Lloyd ”j (By Submarine Cable) Berlin 23rd May. T inian ami Russian press opinions on the approaching Anglo-Russian Agreement are oi the friendliest kind. Germany has received satisfactory assurances on tile subject. The Agreement lias no reference to the Bagdad Railway.
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    Reuter’s Telegrams.
    3130 14 (B// Submarine Cable) Reed, at Singapore 23rd May. Del'd, by Reuter 0.3 p.m. The Moorish brigands have liberated the persons belonging to Gibraltar, whom they had seized. Sir Edward Grey states that the Government are not desirous of raising the question the relations between Turkey and Egypt. In
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    FROM NEW CALEDONIA. Nine Escaped Prison rs.
    338 14 Five prisoners, who escaped *r« on Xew Caledonia, arrived in Sydney on April 25 by the steamer Prinz Waldi mar, from German Xew Guinea, and will be kept in custody pending extradition proceedings. They have ha« about 14 months of freedom, and have
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    THE WEST AFRICAN COAST.
    1017 15 I rt .,r Troubles on Sea and Land. I in r Muir arcouut- of life on a I 1!,U K 1“ •noai’cd in the West I in nil m' .riven by Mr. Robert I .ur».n> tnulo I tb '-bv." i( kv rk. he says, navigatI and
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    American Commercial Agents.
    427 15 .Messrs. L.F. Crist and H. R. Burrill. the two special agents of the Department of Commerce and Labour who have been spending some months iu investigating trade conditions in the Orient, arrived at San Francisco on the “Korea” on the Bth uk. and proceeded direct to Washington.
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      PRODUCE.
      93 15 Oambier buve.s $7.30 do (Cube No. 1) unpacked 10.75 Copra Bali a. 40 do Pontiauak 7.95 Pepper, Black buyers 20.62.4 do White, 5% 28.374 Sago Flour Sarawak 2.80" do Brunei No. 1 2.65 Pearl Sago 5.40 Coffee Bali, 15"',» buyers 18.50 Coffee, Palembang, 20% beats 25.00 Coffee, Liberian No.
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      EXCHANGE.
      130 15 On London —Bank 4 m/s 2/4 Demand 2/4 Private 6 -n/s 2/4 do 3 m/s 2/4£ On Germany —Bank d/d 2.40 Private 3 m/s 2.44 do 6 m/s 2.46 On France —Bank d/d 2.95 Private 3 m/s 2.98$ do 6 m/a 2.00$ On India —Bank T. T. 174} Private
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      MINING
      247 15 Number i.. u > Last f »i u ‘e u Company Buyers Sellers TnneaoShares J r tions 1 i SOLD. I l i.xO 10 10 Bersawah G. M. Co., Ltd l*2.50j 13.00 3,dU) (•lilt'll de 4,0) 10 HO (Deferred) 8.00 20.000 10 10 Kadana G. M. Co., Ltd. 2
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      GENERAL
      154 15 400,000 1 1 Dull Development Co., Ltd.. f>*oo 9M 90.0UU uulanlied i 2,000 i 9 100 ♦loo Federated Engineering Co., Ltd. 160.00 175.00; 4,500 9 50 9 50 Fraser Jk Neave. Ltd. 102.00 oO.ouO 9 125 9 125 llougkoug and Shanghai Bank j 16,000 9 100 6 100 liowarth
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      RUBBER
      163 15 20,000 410 5 6 Balgou nie Rubber Estate Ltd. 11.75 i 1L75 70,000 910 410 Batu Unjor Rubber Co., Ltd. 23.75 23.75 9,000 uuiMtsued.' 70,000 1 1 Bukit Rajah Rubber Co., Ltd. £4.2.6 9,000 uuiwued l £0.15 (contrib.) £3.17.6 6,000 1 1 Cicely Rubber Estate £3.0.0 6,000 1 £O-15
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      DEBENTURES.
      49 15 Ho wart h Krskine, Ltd. 6% 9600,000 2% prem buyers Riley, Hargreaves, Ltd. 6% 225,000 2% prem buyers. Singapore Municipal 6% 400,000 2% prem buyer.. tf M 5% 1,878,000 1% prem buyer*. 60*2,000 par. sellers, T*ojooi! Pagar Dock Co.. Ltd. 6% 250,000 1% prem. 5% PHHO..MM) par. buyer*
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      159 15 Under this heading the following abbreviations are used :—str. —steamer; sh.—ship; bq; —barque sck.—schooner; Yet.—Yacht; Cru. —Cruiser. Gbt. —Gunboat; Tor.—Torpedo; H.p.- -Horse-power; Brit. British U.S.— United States Fch.—Freuch Ger —German Dut.—Dutch Ital.—Italiau Span.—Spanish Sar.—Sarawak; G.c. —General-cargo; d.p.— deck passenger U. —Uncertain T. P. W.— TanjongPagarWharf T.P.D.—Tanjong Pag&r
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      TRADING VESSELS. &c.
      844 15 Bank i, Brit. str. 127 tons. Capt Stewart, 29th Alay. From Natumi Island. 28th Ma> Copra, and 27 d.p. Teo Hoe Lye. For Xatuna Island, 31st—Rds. llreid, Nor. str. 645 tons, (’apt FolkniHiin. 30th May. From Bangkok, 25th May. G.c. J<jo Seng Chan. For Bangkok, U.—Rds. Ban
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      VESSELS EXPECTED.
      707 15 Xatne, port probable date of arrival, a tut name of agents. Steamers. Acilia, Hongkoug, July 4; Behn Meyer Alesia, Hamburg, June Behn Meyer. Andalusia, Hongkong, July 19; Behn Mayer Arcadia, Hongkong, July 5 P. A O. Atholl, London, July 9; Paterson Simons. Austria, Trieste, July 9 Rautenberg Ayuthia,
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      ARRIVALS.
      687 16 May 22 I Otto Berg, Russ at ton s. 1 .-ch. ladi- J ▼ost H-k, Borneo Co; ti* Iyo Maru, Jap sir, 391S too-, Thompson. I London. Paterson S*n on-Rh-uania, Ger st; 19J6 tom. Hoff, Hamburg, Relin Meyer Aj;ix. Brit str, 44“' -ns, b*;t. Liverpool. M linsfield i Merionethshire,
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      ANJER.
      145 16 PASSED SCNDA STRAITS OR ARRIVED FOB ORDERS. Ati A u Cam viv V ATK or Dxktinatiox. Date. Rio. Suir s N ame. Saimxg, rnoM Whfre I May 16 Dut ss Salak Engelsir.an May 16 Batavia Rotterdam 16 Brit ss Zing Tlioni|»^ i May 14 Singa(>ore Christmas Island 17 Brit
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      CLEARANCES.
      347 16 May 23 Ischia. Ital sir. Penang and Boml iv Banka, Brit str. Anamba and Natuna Island Kistna. Brit str. P. Svvetteubam and Penally (iermanicus. Ger str. (,>ueeulaud lyo Maru. Jap str. Hongkong and Japan 24 Klieu-jitiia. tier str. H'kong, Shaughai, Japan Delhi, Brit str, Bombay via portAjax. Brit str,
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