The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 1 February 1910

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1 8 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
  • 15 1 Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1910. NO. 6,821
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  • 112 1 Two incidents m connection with Germany appear m the wires, the oi)re weight y oue being a declaration by Count Metteniich Page 5. Local telegrams will be found on—Page 4 The deaths are announced of Mr C. C Mactaegart aod Mr L. H. Woods—Page 4 The playing
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  • 1116 1 "I have often legrettcd ati economy" I quoth a witty ritme, "but never an extra- vjgance EjaraYangmee, reckiees, joyful extravagance is amui.g the pleasurt s of life. I? is not a thing tint happens to us frequently, and '.beiefor it is Ihi more welcome when it corals To be
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 429 1 STOCK-TAKING SALE. NOW ON, AT WHITEAWAYS, v Lace Boots with the new Brcguing. M^--THIS STYLE IS RECOMMENDED TO ALL WHO M REQUIRE A SMART BOOT FOR HARD WEAR. IN BLACK SIZZS 7, 8, 9, 10. IS BROWN SIZES 8 9 ONLY. USUAL P*IC2 SB. USUAL PRICE §8. |X J SPECIAL
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    • 95 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Theatre and Entertainment Advts. go on j to page 8 to-day to make room for White- j away Laidlaw's sale announcement on page 1. i On the berth —C. Lopez y Lopez, Archi-! bald Currie'B, P. and 0., and Burns Pbilp's next sailings —Page 7. Particulars of the
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 442 1 THE WEEK Ttjisday, Feb Ist 3\gh Water.— 2.37 2 42 p Bandtnann's, Mrs. Dot, Vie. Theatre 9 p Hippodrome, 9 p W«D»*BDAY, 2nd X\»y Water 31 3 3.3S p Purification Candlemas. 0. W. Association, Parsonage, 4.30 p Hippodiome, 9 p THUBBDA*. ?ld; ■liph Water.— 3.54 4 40 p B. I.
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  • 196 2 The year now begun will bi a notible one if only because of the importance which at- I tache* to the general election to be decided this month. The principal events of 1910 as already fixed are a3 follows February. Opening of new Parliament, 21st. rUliey's comet
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  • 212 2 Tbeir Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Mechienburg Schwerin were received at Bang kok w.th tbe pomp and circumstance befitting their high po-itioc. Rear Admiral Phya R jiwongßan, Lieut Liang Chaturong, and Capt Luang Ap bal Puwmart went down to Paknam m the Royal Yacht Maha Chakku,"
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  • 161 2 The funeral of the late Mr James Addisor, late Eagineer Commander of the Royal Siamese Navy, took place m Bangkok at the Protestant Cemetery, the Rev. Dr Hillyard officiating- The chief mourners were the Misses Addison (daughters), and Mr John A. Addison (brother). There weie
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 54 2 Do You Want Relief? Are you frequently hoarse Do you have that annoying tickling m your throat Does your congh annoy you at night, and do you raise mucus io the morning Do you want relief? If so, take Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and you will be pleased. For sale by
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    • 687 2 TO LET. TO LET. Clare Glove, Emerald Hill Road. Apply to Dr. Yin, The Dispensary. ,Tao 27 uc TO LET. No. 2, Wilkie Road. Compound House. Lawn Tennis and Stabling. Apply to J. Craig, Sharon, River Valley Rd. Kan 11 FURNISHED HOUSE TO LET. Sherwood Paterson Road. From 15th March.
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    • 404 2 WANTED. WANTED A Compositor for British North Borneo. Salary t35 per month. Apply m writing to Gdthbie k Co., Ltd. Agents British North Borneo Co. Feb 1 tts n.c. WANTED TO PURCHASE. A small f oar-seated Motor-car, side entrance. Reply, with particulars of price, make, power, Ac, to I. N.
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    • 752 2 NOTiGES. 1 NATHAN A SON. Ah from the first day of February, 1910, the business of share and exchange brokers now carried on by me under the style of Nathan and Son will be carried on by me and Rupert Salleh Manasseb, m partnership, under the same style and Mr.
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    • 544 2 BANKS. 1 KEDERLANDSCHE JAIIDEL-W»TSOHAPPY. NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY. Established 1824. Capital— fl 45,000,000,— (ab0ut £3,750,000) Reserve— fl 5,752,885,— (ab0at £479,40/ j Head Officb m Amsterdam. Head Agency Batavia. BRANCHES Penang, Shanghai, Hongkong, Rangoon, Medan (Deli), Samarang, Sourabaya, Padang, Cheribon, Tegal, Pecalongan. -jilatjap, Palembang, Koto-Rao" ja, (Acheen) Bandjermassin, Weltevreden and Macassar. Correspondents
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    • 454 2 I INSURANCES. MANUFACTURERTliFE V INSURANCE Co. OF CaNai.a Claims Loans and Surrender* fettled immediately by the General Agents a' sin, pore without delay of reference to Hei Qfr F. S. EVANS, O BRUCtT i Manager for Eastern >,. tnrl g lQ Asia and India. r^ CUTHRIE Co .Ltd General Agents,
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  • 321 3 MARRIAGE OF Mr. E. B. CUTHBERTSON. Tkehr \l >y,il Highnesses Princess Christian. Prince— Henry of Bittenbercr, and Princess Victoria of Scbleswj^-Holstein houi'ure t oy fheir pr^ence on Ist inst. the ■arriage ol Mr E. B. CuthbertsoD, son of Mr '1 i; Cu'hberts^n, formerly of Singap«)re, iati the Hun. Mrs J
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  • 315 3 f i ROMi Hiaotevr, selected forser.. il^gtlupol the Omauutder-ia- [< Qbha i 81 ili n, ■ts paend cut of ioekjl I ttL.'. ::i OB Ist inst aiiu j m d .iiv Iron lerviee m the I Pint < S i fcrom Cs»pl G C Cajlej, I lorel
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  • 174 3 T: v iQm I'rcventiou of infantile Mortality m BoraM hdd tluir third baby 1 -lay Dec. 28) at Urn Empress lioys" School. Pagoda lloa.i. a rise ninneill m tho different M 1 1 ked This ytar for the tir9t led to throw open the show to
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 131 3 THE MERIT OF A MEDICINE I- i •> rmixi< d by the test Does it cure WHAT RHEUMATICS SAY. N Qtilowaj, <now Hill, London, writes: 1 iv. b.fu a great sutYerer from Rheuma--1 I tuany years. Duric^ this time, I have i ir^us advertised rheumatic remedies. (^>'>. ointments and embrocations.
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    • 259 3 v i lii iff a A Dainty Non-Greasy Balm for the Skin BEAUTY (TRADE MARK) -^02?, A TO THE lN O '////////1 111 l\w\\\\\\\\ BORROUGHS WELLCOME CO. LONDON (HNG.) New V >r!< Montreal sypney Cape Town s H n c> h i :i\\l >i ///M\ I I 1 I Jt
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    • 33 3 Art Needlework and Flower Depot, 217, OR CHARD ROAD. ARRANGED FLORAL BASKETS, and Wedding Orders a Speciality At moderate prices. CUT FLOWERS AT ALL TIMES. Jailll/111-1 (Office No. 737 Telephone ...{q^^ 19C i
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    • 576 3 71UGTIONS. AUCTION SALE OF Household Furniture, American Organ, Plants &c. AT No. 92, RIVER VALLEY ROAD. Saturday, sth Feb., at 2 pm. Comprising Fine toned American Windsor Organ with 15 stops, dining room table, dinner waggons, occasional table 3, whatnots, lounge chairs &c Java teak almeirahs, teak dressing table, European
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    • 573 3 PILSEN BEER ■y^t-/^^¥v*^^aß|Bß iiEhh^ "PILSEN GIRL" BRAND. This Beer is guaranteed to be brewed from' Malt and Hops and contains no Preservatives. It is made at Pilsen m Austria, and is the onlygenuine Pilsen Beer imported into this market. BEWARE OF IMITATIONS. CAN BE OBTAINED FROM ALL DEALERS. SUB-AGENTS, Galdbeck
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  • Domestic Occurrences.
    • 16 4 Robertson. Oq 31st instant, at Hafton Tanglin, the wife of Alexander Robertson, of a son.
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    • 26 4 In Kelantan, on January 30th, Colin Campbell Mactaggart, Manager, The Austral Rubber Company, fourth son of the late William Mactaggart, formerly of Singapore. Aged 33.
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  • 2048 4 The Singapore Free Press Tuesday, Feb. 1, 1910. •\'-\t a\-\\\ hip prr>s ii>^ Peoples .i.i v n»i«t«fcfc I .a«nt by Influence Bt»d onbribec (eip patriot Trurii r rlonous c vi I 'led^ed to R«*Hgioo L yatty»jx If anything is more certain than another, it is that the representation of the
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  • SPECIAL WIRES.
    • 36 4 {From our own Corre->j,on,], w/ > IVuanL', .!in 3t. 1 1 is stated here on giofl Mrtorit) the Penang Branch of tbn < >pmoi \j >v ly has made a substaLtl v pr < Jauudiy.
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    • 46 4 The members of the EtoMig lir fare we' l dianer at the Pduan<: Club Saturday night to Mr Murison is retiriog after a bog and su m 4 The hon'ble A. K. Ai.nii. pm k Mr Brereton Marl m propose*] Mr M Allan's health.
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    • 29 4 Toe meeting of the PoMng !..<,- l Club was very successful. > w er |Q by Mrs. Pjuotney, Miss JSmith. )r Savers, Mis Bland, and Mrs II mult, i:
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    • 38 4 Iviidla I.umpur. Jai 1 The London corresp ondent ol the Mail cables out that number ou» j Piiatatioi rubber is selling at 2 p^r pound. Fine hard Para is at 7 LO. Tlm is very strong.
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    • 37 4 K uia Lumpur, Jan. St. The engagement 16 annouocp.l of M IL Hf<tchell, Chief IMice <M .r v iVr-.,, and Miss Dorothy Jirett. a sitter if V r Horace Brett of Brust-h tin unue.
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    • 437 4 la 1909 passengers [maturing were cirried, their f dreg aggregating SI "1 7" Eleven hundred thousand pikult- o\ to were carried, producing m fares „*T The total revenue for the year was an m create over the previ. i;> yttf I A bicyc'e valued at $20 is
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 208 4 DE RESZKE CIGARETTES (As supplied to the House of Commons) We have now had these Cigarettes put up in Tin Boxes, and they are therefore guaranteed to bs in good order. IN TINS OF ICO AND 50 CIGARETTES. (WHOLESALE AND RETAIL FROM I CALDBECK, MACGRECOR CO. J. W. BENSON'S NOTED
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    • 22 4 Telephone 191. CALL TO HEAR THB RACHALS-AUTO PLAYER PIANO AT THE ROBINSON PIANO COMPANY. The Piano that Is making everyone a musician."
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    • 55 4 S. MOUTRIE Co., LIMITED. THE ARCADE, RAFFLES SQUARE. SPECIALISTS m REPAIRING PIANOS, ORGANS AND All kinds of Musical Instruments. AT REASONABLE PRICES. "SPECIALLY TRAINED WORKMEN FROM OUR SHANGHAI FACTORY." SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. Estimates given Free of Charge. tth LEE BROTHERS. 58-4, Hill Street, (off Stamford Road.) HIGH CUSS PHOTOGRAPHY. Enlargements a
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    • 40 4 Painful Breathing. Chamberlains Cough Remedy is a vers valuable medicine for throat and lung trou bles, quickly relieves and cures painful breath ing and a dangerously sounding cough which indicates congested lungs. For sale by aU Dispensaries and Dealers. 0*
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    • 48 4 Costs But a Trifle. r While it is often impossible to pp vent^J accident, it is never impossible to b< prep* —it is not beyond any on<-'h parsei bottle of Chamberlain s Pain Balm I are prepared for sprains, bruise* and nw juries. For sale by all Dispensaries
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  • GERMAN POLITICS.
    • 177 5 Met'ernich on Peace. (By Submarine Telegraph. —Reuter's) January 31st. A B 'rim telegram states that a prominent C u^erv.itive, named Oldenburg, caused the vildetl uproar m the li^ichstag, declaring 'hit the X user must say to his officers at mv tune Tikj ten men and shut the
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    • 95 5 National Assembly or Military Dictation. KJan 31, 10 24 am. anouncel from Athena that the net btt migmd and that all parties Hi Igmd up>n the convocation of a NaosJ Aswbly whi'li shall override the ...:/v ol Parliament and the formation i I MOMM Cabinet ucder M. P»ragunis.
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    • 409 5 The Seine his been slowly acd steadily I g ÜBCQ ytster.J tv. fhe .reneral situation m Paris is improv- GalfMi it acute and thousands are -*.irv:Ui,' :n the suburbs. The Council of ihe National \lt\e Associa- tail derided m all individual competi- M it y.tris at the
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  • 77 5 Russia and Japan. (By Submarine Telegraph Reuter's.) Jan. 31st, 4.50 p.m. It is announced from St. Petersburg that Russia h*t< pointed out to China that m view of Russian interests which are endangered by the proposed Chinchau Aigun railway it will be necessary for China m granting concessions
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  • 295 5 Skli.in<; a Chinkse Gir 1 Wong Cheong appeared before Mr Wolferstan m the District Court ve9terday on a charge of kidnapping a little Chinese girl, between eleven and twelve years of age. Tae keeper of a piwnshop at T^njong Pdgur X >ad said the girl was sold
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  • 52 5 The following is the result of crushing operations at Raub for the four weeks ending '2\'.h ultimo Bukit Roman. Stone Crushed 3414 tons. Goli obtained 1462 ozs. Average per ton S dwts. 14 grains. Bukit Malacca. Stone ciushed 1736 tons. Gold obtained 77 oz9. Average per ton
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  • 156 5 That lame duck, the Straits and General Development Company, (says the Pall Mall Gazette of Jan tfth) is still struggling along. It actually made a profit last year of well over 1 1,000. But what a shadow of its former self, when, under its own or maiden name,
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  • 220 5 Remarkable Achievements by P. O. Boats. QAJfI OK CHESS PLAYED Adelaide, January 9th.— While the P. O. liner Mantua was travelling from Fremantle to Adelaide her passengers played a £»anie of chesa by wireless telegraphy with those on the R. M. S Morea going west. The game was
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  • 904 5 THE LATE Mr C. C. MACTAGGART. There will be very de jp an 1 general regret at the news of the deub, m K>lantan, on Sunday evening at 815, of Mr Colin Campbell Mictaggart, Manager of the Austral Rubber Company m that state. The cause of death was black water
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  • 54 5 His Lordship the Right Revd. J. C. Bonchat* D. D. Bishop of Panemotichns and Vie. Apost. of Cambodia, assisted by their Lordships E. Barillon, Bishop of Malacca, and R. M. J. Perrop, Bishop of Zoara, and Vie. Apost. of Siam, will lay the foundation stone of the
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  • 757 5 The Bandmann Comedy Company which is passing through Singapore played last evening at the Victoria Theatre to a good audience, the piece chosen being The Walls of Jericho." This and Samerset Maughan's Mrs Dot are the two plays chosen for this flying visit. "The Walls of
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  • 320 5 The Loss of a Liner. Fifteen of the erew five Englishmen and ten L iscars of the Ellerman liner Arcadian, which was sunk m the Irish Channel on Jan. 2nd twelve lives being lost arrived at Liverpool from Holyhead next morning, and were accommodated at the
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 183 5 TT ROBINSON& CO.I A WATER BALLAST M. LAWN ROLLERS. iWjfcE^^r^ The Cheapest and most effective M FjpW| m Ro]ler on the Market. $45.50, with rounded edges. Jf Jf The Waterfall Jr J? Lawn Marker* $6.50. fc=sPl Lambert Butler's PPM n]li^Bfo| |ilg|| Smoking Mixtures. Packed m lbs. Air-tight Tins. Price 70
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 735 6 FLEXIBLE STEELI GH^HfI^HH CABLE I H^^MHH^B ARMOURING. f c v 1 CHEAP, DURABLE, EELIABLEJ jtjk J^pS Will not Kink, Char, or Cbufh. I j A perfect protection against at- 1 tacks of vermin or insects. I The most efficient protection I Hi f Of Cables yet invented. THE UNITED ASBESTOS
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    • 615 6 SHIPPING: 1 HAMBURG AMERIKA LINE, HAMBURG. The steamers ol this Company maintain a regular service between Hamburg, Bremen, Antwerp, and Rotterdam, and the Straits, China and Japan. j Homewards, they are despatched fortnightly or Havre and Hamburg and once a month for 3remerhaven direct, calling at Penang and Colombo. Taking
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    • 458 6 SHIPPING. OCEAN STEAM SHIP Co. Ltd. AND i China Mutual Steam Nav. Co. Ltd. The Companies' steamers are despatched from < Liverpool outwards for the Straits, China and Japan every week, and from Japan homewards for London, Amsterdam and Antwerp every fortnight for Genoa, Marseilles and Liverpool and for Marseilles,
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    • 726 6 SHIPPING. ~pT&Tb. BTEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. For China, Japan, Penang, Ccyloa, Australia, InrfU, Aden, B*rf*» Mediterranean Porti, Plymouth and London* Tfc rough Bills of Lading imu«4 for China CJoast, Pertiaa Gtdf OantiMntal ani Amensan Port*. st«*m*r* win laav« Slngapoft oo ot abool MAIL LINES. Outward (for China) 1910 Delta Feb 11
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    • 603 6 SHIPPING. Sorddeutscher Lloyd, Brcmc IMPERIAL GEEMAK MAIL LIST T^j ft f»gt and well-known mail steam.-: his Company tail fortnightly from iaznbarg »i* Rotterdam, Antwerp, Southamj Gibraltar, Gtenoa, Naplea, (oonneotion Kara Saples, Alexandria and vioe versa) Pori Juei, Aden, Colombo, Penane, Sin g*pore tong, Shanghai, Nagasaki Kobe to Yokohama md back.
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  • 353 7 Increase of oce Territory m ths Sudan. The death of King Leopold of Belgium restores to the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan a provino found by General Gordon m 1875 on the west bank of the Upper Nile and knows as the Lado Enclave. When King Leopold m 1832 founded
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  • 137 7 Dec. Totals to end Nov. Pikuls. Belat 425 40 4,595 (8 mos.) Brnang 174 1,461 Bruseh 221 2,788 Cbendai Lode 1,139 (7) Chenderiang 3,7 il (10) Gopeng 600 6,855 Jeher 669 (11) Kanaboi 463 3,564 (11) Kinta 500 4,690 Kinta Association 1,450 1,560* (2) Kledang 2,431 (7) Kramat
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  • 225 7 [Figure? m brackets indicate number of months for which returns are available, and where starred are for the current financial year as opposed to calendar year.] Dec. Jan. Total. Allagar 2,000 Anglo Malay 53,489 516,232 (12) Ayer Molek 2,006 Balgownie 7,384 46,729 (9) Banteng 1,044 4,922 (8)
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  • SHARES.
    • 571 7 Cap. Lssvm. Paid. LastDiv. Butibb. Sellers 85,000 2/ 2/ Allagar Rubber Estates Ltd 47| 4 9 150,000 2/- 2/- Anglo-Malay 25% Int. 1 1 6 12 6 30,000 1 1 Batu Caves 10% 7 12 6 7 15 0 80,000 I*l Batu Tiga (Selangor) 5% 310 0
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    • 134 7 120,000 1 1 Alor Gajah Eubber Estate 1.85 1.90 200.000 10 10 Balgownie 20^ 85 00 88 00 200,000 10 5 Cheras Rubber Estates Ltd 7.50 7.75 550.000 1 1 Elphinstone Estates Ltd 2.*40 2 50 680,000 17 17 Hevea 16 50 17 00 250 000 10
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    • 280 7 $300,000 10 10 Belat Tin Mining Co Ltd 575 600 $300 000 10 10 Bruang Limited 5.00 5.25 $600,000 10 10 Bruseh Hydraulic Tin M. Co Ltd 7.00 725 .£500,000 1 1 Duff Development Co Ltd 660 675 $400,000 10 10 KanaboiLtd 225 250 .£60.000 1 1 Kinta Tin
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    • 168 7 ftl tAAnr.nf 10 10 Eastern Smelting Co. Ltd 11.50 norn 51 500 000 1() 7 Contrib. 825 8.50 $225 000 50 50 Fraser and Neave Ltd 150 00 151.00 to aiv\ nnn f l°° I°° Howarth Erskine Ltd 65 00 70.00 fJ4OOOOO| 100 1(K) 7£pref. 92.50 95.00 «i nnn
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  • 75 7 (Corrected up to Jan. 31 Hank 4nj g 4<j t 2/4 1 demand 2 4 8 Private credit 3m s 24 4* credits 6m s 2 4-^ France, demand Bank 294 Germany, demand 2:JfH India, T. T, 174{ Hongkong, demand 23 i %die. Yokohama, demand 1141 Java, demand 141
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  • 153 7 Jan. 31 Tin* |T4l7| Gam bier buyesr 10.75 Gain bier Cube No 1 14 25 Gknibier Cube tio. nom Pepper ßlack (ord*. 8'por«) 'uuyere 15 00 Pepper, What if ai;) buyers 27.00 Nutmeg* (110 to U. lb.) M 18.00 Nutmegt (80 to to Ik.) m 24.00 Maoe (Banda) norn
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 680 7 On the Berth. :GMPANIA TRAS4TLARTICA OF BARCELONA. FOR ILOILO AND MANILA. The Spanish Mail Steamer •C. LOPEZ y LOPEZ" is expected to arrive here from Europe on Wednesday, the 2nd February, and will have prompt despatch for above ports. For freight and passage, apply to BARLOW A Co., Agents. Feb
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    • 42 7 NOTWE. The Bernese Alps Milk Co. wish to draw the attention of the public to the fact that Sledge Brand Milk is SWISS MILK. I Swiss Milk is richer m cream and flavour, and for more nourishing than milks from other countries.
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • 1163 7 VESSELS IN FOKT. W*R Tods Commanders Arrived From For Whm Scharnhorst Oer. cru., U,*>S0 Maasg Jan 22 Bangkok Uncertain Leipzig Ger. cru 325 Henaen Jan 22 Bangkok Uncertain Lucts Ger. gun boat 960 V. Hornhardt Jan 22 Bangkok Uncertain Steamers Fl»* Tont Master Arrived From Consignee For Wha Bangkok Ger
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    • 76 7 Next Mails Due. From Europe— Per N. D L. Luetzow, on Friday next, with mails of Jan 1 2. From Chin*. Per M. M. Nera, on Monday next. m.ajl8 alkiadt dbbpatohbd for lomdoh. Lbpt Dub Abrivid PAO Dec 31 Jan 21 Jan 22, N D L Jan 3 Jan 27
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  • 419 8 B.fore Mr Justice Sarcombe Smith yesMr Carver appeared on behalf of Hadji Omar m an appe il against a magistrate's decision m a case where appellant was conTicted of having received §200 from pilgrims and converted the money to hi 9 own use. Mr Crabb Watt appeared for
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  • 551 8 A Sm.\!-i Polk c Man. BfefoM Mr Colman, third magistrate, yesterd.iv tw>) Chinese named T.m Hock and Oag B;?ug were charged with disbonesily retaining a stolen lieyele. Teh Cheng Chum was chirged with dishonestly disposing of it Inspector Hcker, wlo appeared for the prcsecutioD. withdrew the
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  • 1000 8 The following are some particulars of the demonstrations being made by the Tariff Reform League, as referred to in the leader to-day.— Forbion Goods. These are the kind of illustrations that the shops put before the working-men of the country. An adroit speaker can gloss over abstract propositions,
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  • 510 8 SHIP'S OFFICER'S GRIEVANCE. When that worthy and much respected citizen of the olden days lett as a lasting memorial to his name the fine building known as the Boustead Institute he, no doubt, had in his mind that it should be a home and resting place for
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  • 149 8 The following is the result of the competition for the gold medal for 1909 Messrs Bryant and Dane also played but did not return cards. Several other cara3 were takeu out out were not returned. The following is the result of the play for the January
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  • 57 8 First Round C. F J. Green v. F. Ferguson C. V. Miles v. G. B. Stratton E. L Talma v. Dr Finlayson G. C. Procter v. F. G. Stevens. Byes J. Crabb Watt, G. R. K. Mugliston Dr Fowlie, Sir Arthur Young. First and second rounds
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  • 93 8 [In addition to that on page 7.] Solva, Nor 641, Capt Tellefsen, Jan 31, Bangkok, Fat Seng, fcr Bangkok 3. Ban Hong Liong, Brit 70 B, Capt Rushton, Jan 31, Bangkok, Low Sum, for Bangkok. Rjazan, Russ 1594, Capt Neumann, Jan 31, Odessa, fStcheib. Co, for Vladivostock 31.
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  • 266 8 The British steamer Clam, Captain Bland, has arrived from Balik Pap*n with 4,400 toes of l<quid fuel. It is rumoured that the steamers Isla de !Panay and Isla de Luzon are to be withdrawn altogether from the mail and passenger run between Barcelona and Manila owing to their
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  • 363 8 THE ACCIDENT TO THE S. S. OSIRIS." An Interviewer's Account. Bombay, January 16th. The following account of the accident to the s s. Osiris," which caused a delay m last week's mail, was obtained by an interviewer who went aboard the Oceania m Bombay harbour on Saturday Oa the evening
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  • 138 8 The time-expired Captain of the Planen," who with its late crew passed through Colombo a couple of days ago, reported that the Chief Officer of the vessel fell overboard between New Caledonia and Sydney and was devoured by sharks. When the unfortunate man fell
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 28 8 Touches the Spot Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets will brace up the nerves, banish sick headache, prevent despondency and invigorate the whole system. Sold by all Dispensaries Dealers.
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    • 103 8 Diphtheria— How It May Be Avoided. Diptheria is usually contracted when the child has a cold. The cold prepares the child's system for the reception and development of the diptheria germs. When there are cases of diptheria m the neighbourhood children that have colds should be kept at home and
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    • 259 8 Entertainments. flying^isitI VICTORIA THEATRE LAST NIGHT MAURICE E. BANDMANN PRESENTS THE Bandmann Na 1 Comedy Co. Miss Marie Tempest's TltPCIUV phenomenal Success FEBRUARY l.i J M rS L)OTf By Somerset Maugban. Prices: $3, $2, 1. Dcors open 8.15 p.m. Commence 9 pm Seats Booked at Robinson Piano Co., ltd THE
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    • 333 8 Entertainments. The Old Favourites Back Again. THE FAMOUS WAYANG KASSIM. The Indra Zanibar Royal Theatrical Cc OF SINGAPORE. DONT FORGET! TO-NIGHT! TO-NIGHT! ALE BAB A AND THE FORTY THIEVES ALEXANDRA HALL. NORTH BRIDGE ROAD. SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT OF A'eiv Actors Actresses, Come To-Night! Don't Fail!! Stop at the first Show on
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
    • 90 8 VESSELS AT TANJONG PAGAB AND XEPPEL BABBOUB. Wharves and Dock9 at which different ve8$els were berthed yseterday. East Wharf Basin— Nil. East Wharf Sec. 1 Minilya, New Orleans, Thocgwa. Section 1 Sheers Wharf— Nil. 2 Kut Sang, Arabia. 3 Nam Sang. M 4 Samui. 5— Fnh Wo. 6 Tydeus, Perseu3.
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