The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 4 February 1910

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1 8 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942)
  • 16 1 The Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. TEN CENTS SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1910. NO. 6,821
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  • 113 1 A wire gives the r^-ult of the general meeting of the Perak Chamber of Mines Page 4 The trade bttween the Wist ladies and Canada is being en quit td into— Pjge 5. "There'll be trouble m the Balkans m the SpriDg" so they say— Page 5.
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  • 992 1  -  N >w is the winter of our discontent made glorious by the progpeet of the Chinese New Year. The parody perhaps may be excused if not cordoned. Chinese New Year i.s possibly one of the most interesting times of the round of months m this part of the
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 318 1 THE STANDARD LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. ASSURANCE WITHOUT MEDICAL EXAMINATION. The Standard" issues policies on approved lives under the above plan thus obviating what some people consider an unpleasant ordeal. For all particulars, apply— MESSRS. ADAMSON, GILFILLAN Co. G. F. COLLYER, Visiting Supt., Straits Agencies LEONG CHEONG& Co. S OUTFITTERS. *_^hj_
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    • 368 1 Entertainments. LAST TWO NIGHTS. HIPPODROME CIRCUS MENAGERIE. Friday, Feb. Uth. COMPLIMENTARY BENEFIT WILL BE GIVEN TO Mr. AMD Mrs. L FAULKNER WILL!*, A MONSTER PRCOR-tMME "WILL HE PRESENTED THIS NIGHT ONLY. Here is the chance to show your appreciation of past favours. TIME 4 PRICES AS USUAL. Last Matinee Saturday
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    • 210 1 Entertainments. sag* The Old Favourites Back Again. THE FAMOUS WAYANG KASSIM. The Indra Zanibar Royal Theatrical Co OF SINGAPORE. REMEMBER To-Night To-Night GRAND PRESENTATION NIGHT By Subordinate Civil Service Association. The new piece entitled Lo Fen Kou The Opium Farmer Bandjanagara will be staged. Never seen before. This is the
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    • 114 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. Mr Gallagher lectures at Johcre on Sunday on Rubber Page 2. Tenders for Benares opium for Government —Page 2. Pulau Saigon is now a goods receiving station for the railway Page 2. Traffic arrangements during alteration of road m front of the Town Hall Page 2. Shipping notices
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 410 1 THE WEEK. Friday, 4th High Water —4 42 a., 6.19 p Chinese G.rls' School prize giving. 4 p S.V.C. Annual Meeting 5.15 p Mark Lodge, 8.20 p Hippodrome, 9 p Saturday. sth High Water.— s 38 a., SO p B I Mail Outward due N. D. L. Mail Outward due.
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  • 171 2 Fortune Found m an Old Safe. Mr Joseph D. Unangat, a farmer living near Farmersville, abort four miles from Easton (Phiadelphia), has unexpectedly come into possession of $30,000 m gold, For a number of years (says the New York Herald") Mr Unangst has had an old iron
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  • 163 2 According to a native dispatch quoted by the North Clrna Herald, the Ministry of Education, with the object of preventing anti-Christian troubles m China, has hit upon the following plan It proposes io se'ect a number of the smartest returned stud-mts, who lately passed an elimination, and
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  • 198 2 A great improvement has taken place m the position and prospects of the Seremban Estate Rubber Company, and although the annual report has not yet been issued, it is certain that the profits will be much larger th.m were those for 1908, when a dividend of 3S per
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  • 115 2 At the Mincing lane auction sales thep-ice of raw rubber was again advanced, and the market had a firm appearance, which ia view oi the increased supply of the wild material comirg from Brazil is all the more satisfactory. Fine hard Para is unchanged at 7s.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 87 2 HP2IRTMENTS. Furnished or unfurnished room without Board required by single gentleman. State terms to M. I. B. c o X Singapore FreePr^ss." Jan 28 BOARD AND RESIDENCE. Comfortable rooms with verandahs at $60 per month. Near town. Apply A. B. c/o Free Press." Jan 25 24 2 BARGANNY LODGE— 6,
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    • 618 2 TO LET. TO BE LET The comfortable European residence known as No. 2-B, Lloyd Road. Entry Ist March. Apply to POWELL A Co., Auctioneers. Feb 4 mwf 26_2__ TO LET. Clare Glove, Emerald Hill Road. Apply to Dr. Yin, The Dispensary. Jan 27 nc. TO LET. No. 2, Wiikie Road.
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    • 677 2 NOTteES. SINGAPORE GOVERNMENT RAILWAY GOODS DEPOT. On and after Monday 7th February, 1910, Goods will be received at the Railway Godown, Pulan Saigon. Parcels and Perishable Goods will be dealt with at Tank Road Station. Feb 4 11.2 NOTICE. Tenders will be received at the Colonial Secretary's office up to
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    • 714 2 NOTICES. RUBBER LECTURE AT JOHORE. The director of Agricultaral F.M.S. Mr. W. J. Gallagher will deliver a Lecture on the Diseases of the Rubber Tree at the Johore Hotel at 12 noon on Sunday, February 6tb. Any friends interested will be welcomed by tbe Committee of the Johore Planters' Association,
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    • 534 2 BANKS. KEDERLANDSGHE HAMDEUIAIiTSCHAPPY, NETHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY. Established 1824. Capital— fl 45,000,000,— (ab0ut .£3,750,000) Reserve— fl 5,752,885,— (ab0ut -C.79,407) Head Office m Amsterdam. Head Agency Batavia. Branches Penang, Shanghai, Hongkong, Rangoon, Medan (Deli), Samarang, Sourabaya, Padang, Cheribon, Tegal, Pecalongan. Tjilat jap, Palembang, Kota-Radja, (Acheen) Bandjermassin, Weltevreden and Macassar. Correspondents at Bombay,
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    • 476 2 INSURANCES manufacturerTufe INSURANCE Co. OK CAN M Claims Loans and Surren immediately by the General .a^, pore wilbont delay of referent >QR^ F. S. EVANS, o. BRUCE*" Manager for Eastern Districl Asia and India. v ,ja ger, GUTHRIE (8b CO..UT General Agents, Bfegapote. SOUTH BRITISH INSURANCE CO., LTD FIRE Insurances
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  • 409 3 Japan's Infli _*xca m India. Bom tv, Dec. 12.— A movement which is destined la produce remarkable changes m thn social and commercial, and, incidentally, tfce nolitieal, relations between India and Jiptn has been set on foot m Tokyo. This it the Indo* JapaeeM Association, which
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  • 175 3 THE CONVERSION OF A BAPTIST MISSIONARY TO BUDDHISM. II tfedbnra it one tioie B iptist B IB l j iu^d Ihe attended on Jaa 17 1 b Aorabo, to embrace I faith. To evlooiae him I I Tha V tn. Bi i Mr R A at of they, y, introdoc
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  • 188 3 27, was a great day m Cocluiipon.Bg ol kboUmi ln.li m tbe h tm racw [ado China from ai c >n:n i U Sa ;on with pi i] oi Tonkin, taking place ij ia now open for kraflo Irom i d stance ol about 1 1 >:i
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 30 3 Touches the Spot. unberlaia'a Stomach and Liver Tablets i .brace up the nerves, banish sick headache, v u-nt despondency and invigorate the whole >««u. bgid by (01 Dispensaries A Dealers.
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    • 693 3 ii .i 1 N y v s \\\\\\.i\ l r t i J, fi// J \\A Dainty Non-Greasy Balm for the Skin 1 :^sf B EAUTY "> ITRADd MARK) to c o t^fe wink iilfe i 11 11 111 111 fit II j I I IIIIM V BURROUGHS WELLCOME CO.
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    • 647 3 AUCTIONS. AUCTION SALE OF 600 BAGS RIGE MEAL (Sea damaged, Ex s.s. Oscar II) TO BE HELD AT JARDINES WHARF ON Saturday, sth February, at 9-30 a.m. (For account of concerned) POWELL Co, Aucdoneerg. Feb 4 6,2 MORTGAGEE'S SALE Valuable Building Land AT Messrs. 11. L Coghlan and Co's Sale-rooms
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    • 569 3 PILSEN BEER —X__m____——B_mi ...i -TT»-TT--T» ■CTOM_^-»_n»J---_r-J HB-B^_-^_H__-_C___^-_^-_-_-_^-_-_-_--a---_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-__-_-_-_. "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 only genuine Pilsen Beer imported into this market. BEWARE OF IMITATIONS. CAN BE OBTAINED FROM
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  • 1294 4 Friday, Feb. 4, 1910. In South-Eistero Europe for a considerable time past there has been a crisis that has kept Greece m a state of dangerous political confusion that might any day result m open conflict. The Government of Greece at present is really the result
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  • 310 4 Jour Hon-Working Days. Chinese New Year commences on Thursday next, Feb. lOtb, the day of the New Moon, which is at 813 am. It is the commencement of the second year of Hsuan Tung (there are variations of tbe sound of this, according to the dialect).
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  • 568 4 The South Manchuria Railway will shortly issue foreign debentures for 40,0 0,000 yen. Yesterday morning, a restive pony badly used by an ill-tempered syce, gave practical effect to its resentment by leaving the syce, and fragments of the gharry and harness on the road at Robert's Line. The animal took
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  • PERAK MINERS.
    • 230 4 I poi,. eb l The annual meeting oi he Per, t ber of Mines was held yesterday aften The President, Mr Braeb, <,<r work done during the yea)-, the which was obtaining a pfebati on freights. A petition had been Rent m t ment regarding the Latnnl [_m
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    • 78 4 \i-t./// cm em n < i i poaamf^ Kuala Lumpur. i The following official changes are ga c I Mr R. J. Wilkinson from secretary tf Resident, Perak, to Resident ol Negi Sembilan, vice Mr E. L. Brockman. Mr Oliver Marks becomes secretary to Resident. Perak, and Mr
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    • 261 4 Bl'Kll LIMAN'i. Messrs Gunn and Co., state that Urn oat put of dry rubber for tbe month of January was 2,000 lbs. dry lubber. The •OfNft ponding total for last year was 130 lbs. ana the total for the seven months t< January 1910, was 10,755
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    • 42 4 There will be a Church Partif I SVC. on Sunday next at 530] Band of the Middlesex B gtment c J the Voluntaries, Meditation bj Back and Hallelujah Chorus from the Mes»t«.ah The B shop of Singapore will pret
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 175 4 The Robinson Piano COMPANY, LIMITED. Pioneers of Pianos FOR EXTREME CLIMATES TROPICAL MODELS BY ALL THE BEST MAKERS. Telephone 191 ■-ii.i-mira iiimiii mi I -mmmmmm_m____a___m__mm___9a___m___-mK_mmammmAmmk M __a___ ™a_w a va^ —mr"^ *W\ m__\__ FOR VALUE IN COLLARS LITTLES giveths best obtainable. J~^" We absolutely guarantee every collar we sell you.
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    • 62 4 LEE BROTHERS. 58-4, Hill Street, (off Stamford Road.) HIGH GLASS PHOTOGRAPHY. Enlargements a Speciality PRICE LIST 02T APPLICATION. THE TANJONG ~PAGAR~~ DOCK BOARD. CHINESE NEW YEAR. Notice is hereby given that work at the Docks, Wharves and Godowns will be suspended during Thursday 10th instant. By Order W. G. NIVEN,
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    • 54 4 Do You Want Relief? Are you frequently hoarse Do you have that annoying tickling m your throat Does your cough annoy yon at night, and do yoi raise mucus m the morning Do yon want relief If so, take Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and you will be pleased. For sale by
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    • 37 4 Painful Breathing. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy ig a *very valuable medicine for throat and lung troubles, quickly relieves and cure* painful breathing and a dangerously sounding cough which indicates congested lungs. For sale by all Dispensaries and Dealers.
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    • 50 4 Costs But a Trifle. While it is often impossible to preveot accident, it is never impossible to b< prep* 1 it is not beyond any one's parse- Bu} bottle of Chamberlain's Pain Balm and F are prepared for sprains, bruises and l»k« juries. For sale by all Dispensaries I** 1
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  • 82 5 CANADA AND W. INDIES. Question of Reciprocity. (By Submarine Telegraph. Reuter's) Received at 6 88 p.m. r_M Kryal Commission on the trade relations between Canada and the West Indies is been opened m Jamaica. The witnesses declare that it is impossible grant preference to Canada as the United Stales ie
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  • 29 5 B ctive-1 at 6.38 p.m. r*v rive persons have been killed and a score v> aaded and mangied, soma fatally I CoDaarj explosion at Drakesboro m ■> <
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  • 50 5 P Murder and Robbery. CfciKW doctor his been arrested at Menglemba for the attempted murder of ais 600-L roetd iy night -Sikh policeman going to the iisisanoe of Chinese householders at :'.;pa:!, > were attacked by gang robbers, •/:> by the robbers, who escaped. TL- -Uk-. is not
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  • 30 5 Kinta RlMi promise to be a great success i Urn secretaryship of Mr l>juglas Osmm 9 H and that the Sultan of Johore ag r ith bis horses. > <
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  • 29 5 Ihi ag *he state of the ground, play m Tournament is postponed till Monday wxt ihe ties for that day will be subse;en:'. I announced.
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  • 30 5 he 0 (off the Mills Cup in-■-m lei 10 be held yesterday had to be rtpoaod m consequence of the rain. It trill take place next Thursday.
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  • 35 5 Affgo will leave Johnston's Pier M Club Bang.low on Sunday at 7,9 ub I I an. 3 I ami 390 pin. returning at L •nd N) am 12 10, 3 aud 500 pm.
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  • 331 5 I notice eppenia m another column of a modification of the tratri: passing over fcg-l Bridge from Saturday next, m .'"ace of the extensive alterations m «f the roads leading to the new Anderson Bcidge. The order that will prend rssidonU should so instruct their :vc?s is,
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  • 59 5 ANNUAL SPRING BROIL BEGINS. (By Submarine Telegraph Reuter's.) Recaived Feb 3. The convocation of the National Assembly of Greece, which is the work of the Cretan leader Venezalos, has accentuated the near Eastern difficulties and is regarded seriously by Turkey, which is mobilising. There is talk m St.
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  • 32 5 Received F o b 3, 234 pm. There are still three election results outstanding, the Scottish Universities and the Jrkceys, which will ba declared ten days hence. .> m <
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  • 50 5 German Sympathy. Feb 3, 10.15 am. The Kaiser has expressed his sympathy for the sufferers m the French disaster and has contributed a thousand pounds sterling to the relief funds. The Same continues to fall and the boat service m most of the streets has been discontinusd.
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  • 500 5 The postage rate to Kelantan, Kedah, Perlis and Tringganu has been reduced to a penny per ounce. «-■.-< Major Norton is a passenger by the B& Syria from Kobe to Singapore. Intending travellers via Siberia will be pleased to learn that as a result of his
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  • 87 5 Mr Arthur Strauss, the Unionist candidate for North Paddington, said recently The United Kingdom, until 1901, were the only makers of tinplates then the McKinley tariff was introduced. That meant £4,000,--0.0 a year m wages to the working men That was the result of giving encouragement To
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  • BERI BERI.
    • 144 5 Latest Variation. {From our t nvn Correspondent!) Penang, Feb. 3. The Pinang Gazßtte ia a leading article states that Djctors Fraser and Stanton have practically definitely proved the rice theory of the causation of beri beri m a pamphlet entitled The Etiology of Bari Beri," which
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    • 46 5 A "Very" Strang Wind. {From our own Correspondent^ Penang, Feb. 3. The management of the Government wharves here has issued an official deuial that the Dei fri inger went aground, and declare that she was merely unable to move owing to the strong wind.
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    • 75 5 (From <>tw own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 3. In the appeal of Towkay Yap Hon Chin, Mr Ferrers concluded his opening speech for the plaintiff, the main -contentions being that the Banishment Enactment was ultra vires and that the plaintiff has been successful m the previous
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    • 36 5 (From our own Correspondent.) The cricket match Colony vs the Federated Malay States has fallen through as Perak and Sslangor are unable to agree as to where the match should be played.
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    • 54 5 (From 9ur own Correspondent.) Penang, Feb 3. Two well-known Chinese firms here m the local baz.ar which have up till now been considered sound, failed last week, though business generally is stated to be showing considerable improvement, and Penang is m a small measure experiencing the benefits
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    • 24 5 (From oiir <nr,i Correspondent.) Penang, Feb 3. The only daughter of Mr Jules Martin of the International Hotel has been married. (*_.__<
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    • 208 5 Yestetday, four Chinese were charged by Mr Farrer, Collector of Land Revenue, with removing sand from the foreshore at Siglap without a permit. They were defended by Mr Bailey. Mr Paglar, sand surveyor, said that the defendants had a certain area allotted to them from which to take
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  • 298 5 FRASER CO.'S SHARE CIRCULAR. To put it mildly the advance m Rubbers during the week has been little short of phenomenal, and the first month of the New Year has more than confirmed the views of the most sanguine. Rubber.— Owing to the strong demand for ready delivery, combined with
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  • 118 5 The mortality returns for the last week m Jinuiry and for the month of January are now to hand. In Singapore during the last week the ratio per mille was 38 95 for the whole month 36 42. During the month five Europeans died. The deaths from malaria
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  • 100 5 There will be an exceptionally good show at the Hippodrome Circus this evening on the occasion of the benefit performance for Mr and Mrs L. Faulkener Willis. Mr Willis has been well-known m Singapore for a 1 >ng time m connection with cur entertriaments, and
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  • 121 5 Yesterday, a European named Arthur Wells was before Mr Colman on the allegation of cheating. He had made the acquaintance of Mr A. J. Heaffy to whom he imparted the information that he was m the army and had inherited a fortune of a million sterling
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  • 105 5 In September last Mahomed, Eusopeand Pakiri, were charged by the Sanitary Department with removing persons suffering from small-pox, with failing to report cases of small-pox and with conveying persons suffering from this disease m public vehicles. Two of defendants were convicted, but Mahomed, who was sentenced to four
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  • 106 5 Six Pathans were, yesterday, charged with breach of the Immigration Ordinance, by leaving the Colony without a permit. They were arrested on board the s. s. Chakrabhongs by Mr Francis on the 2nd instant, having taken passage to Bingkok. Mr Talma, Superintendent of the Immigration Department,
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 196 5 ROBINSON CO. A LARGE LOT OF REMNANTS TO BE CLEARED AT SPECIAL CHEAP PRICES IN THE DRAPERY DEPT. ROBINSON CO. W. D. H. O. WILLS. THREE CASTLES "MAGNUMS" A LARGE HAND-MADE CIGARETTE. %p&_____%^^M 0 EJ _*S*trs_--f < Vr^^__t^ C_+- r Cut Ahfi rouid w_ Packed Price >\ 'he magnums.' y^
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  • 361 6 M. MefVimy'a report on tbe Budgets of Indo-Cbina and other Colonies was recently distribute! 4 'lndo China,'* s^ys M. Messdruy, •*ia paseiiig throngh a cr:si3 On tie one hand, there baa been trouble at Tonkin and a reorndescence of p racy on the other, there are signs that the
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 522 6 Diphtheria— Kow It May Be Avoided. Kptberia is usually contracted -when the child has a cold. The cold prepares the child's system fat the reception and development of the diptberia germs. When there are cases of dipthtr!a m the neighbourhood children that b»rc colds should be kept at home and
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    • 568 6 On the Berth. S.S. "KISTNA." FOR PORT SWETTE»HAM PENANG. The above steamer will be detained here for boiler cleaning, and will not take the sailing of the 9th instant. She will resume her usual sailings on Wednesday, tbe 16th instant. Feb 4 10.2 INDQ-CHINA S. ft CO., LTD. FOR HONGKONG.
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    • 605 6 SHIPPING. HAMBURG AMERIKA LINE, HAMBURG. Tbe steamers of this Company maintain a regular service between Hamburg, Bremen, Antwerp, and Rotterdam, and the Straits, China and Japan. Homewards, they are despatched fortnightly for Havre and Hamburg and once a month for Bremerhaven direct, calling at Penang and Colombo. Taking cargo at
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    • 462 6 SHIPPING. IT OCEAN STEAM SHIP Co. Ltd. AND China Mutual Steam Nay. Co. Ltd. The Companies' steamers are despatched from Liverpool outwards for the Straite, China and Japan every week, and from Japan homewards for London, Amsterdam and Antwerp every fortnight for Genoa, Marseilles and Liverpool and j for Marseilles,
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    • 715 6 SHIPPING. p. 6T STEAM NAVICrATION COMPANY. For China. Japan, Penang, Cerlon, Acs sttalia, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Porte, Pirn-urn* 11 and London. Through Bills of Lading issue* for China Coast, Persian Gulf. Continental an* Amencan Ports. Steam*** will leave Singapore on Of abort HAIL LINES. Outward (for China) 1910 Delta
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    • 604 6 SHIPPING. Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bnme: IMPEEIAL OESMAJT MAIL LII'? The fast and well-known mail ateKji thie Company sail fortnightly from B Hamburg ria liotterdaxu, Antwerp, Soul v Gibraltar, Genoa, Naples, (oonneotion Ma Napiea, Alexandria and vioe veraa) Pod Suez, Aden, Colombo, Penang, Singapore kong, Shanghai, Nagasaki Kobe to V ba and
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  • 140 7 Dec. Totals to end Nov. Pikuls. Belat 425.40 4,595 (8 mos.) Braang 174 1,461 Bruseh 221 2,788 Chendai Lode 1,139 (T) Chenderiang 3,711 (10) Gopeog 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 Pulai 4,092
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  • 1152 7 February 3. Cap. Issue. Paid. liAStDiv. Buyers. Sellers 85,000 2/ 2/ Allagar Rubber Estates Ltd 4 9 5 0 150,000 2/- 2/- Anglo-Malay 25% Int. 1 1 6 12 6 30 000 1 1 Batu Caves 10% 8 0 0 8 5 0 80,000 1 1 Batu Tiga (Selangor)
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  • 600 7 Steamera Flur ft Tow Master Arrived From Conßum©* For Wb#* Banka Brit 127 Mayne Feh 2 Pontiunak T. Hoe Lye Pontianak 5 Ban Hong Liong Brit 709 Rushton Jan 31 Bangkok Low Sum Bangkok 6 Ban Poh Guan Brit 576 Smith Jan 29 Gorontalo Wee Bin Macassar
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  • 244 7 Dec. Jan. Total. Allagar 2,000 Anglo Malay 53,489 5 16,232 (12) Ayer Molek 2,005 Balgownie 7,384 46,729 (9) Baateng 1,044 4,922 (8) Batu Village 842 2,483 (6) Berlin 14.900 91 914 (12) Bukit Kajacg 1,628 3,590 (5) Bukit Rajah '204,,0 5 (10) Bakit Lintang 2,420 8,275 (6)
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  • 60 7 (Corrected rr to Feb. S Bank 4m« 2 '41 demand B/4A Private credits 3ms 244 credits 6ms France, demand Bank... 294^ Germany, demand 23H£ India, T. T 174] Hongkong, demand 2J{%dii. Yokohama, demand 114£ i Java, demand 141 Bangkok, demand 66 Sovereigns, Bank Buying $8.54 Bank of England Rate
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  • 159 7 F«b 3 Tin* 174 42 1 Gambier 10.75 Gambier Cube No 1 14 25 j Gam bier On be Ao. 1 M norn Pepper ßlack (ortfV 8'por«) 14 90 Pepper, White (far buyers 2tf 00 Nutmega (1 10 to thm IV.) 1 8 00 Nutmegs (80 to the Is.)
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  • 152 7 Per Ipoh Mr .1. W. Haddon. Mrs Lecky, Miss Parke, M«6srs K. I shima, R. M. Bewick, S. Davies, J. A. Lee, G. Balleskias, J. 0. Oiceron, E. Ho Chan, Mr and Mrs Koon Lim, Mrs Plumpton and child, W. Evans, Mr and Mrs Barker, Mr and Mrs S.
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 551 7 FOR SMLE. R. MORTON, Horse Repository 19:?, Orchard Rd. Tiu_efhone 830. FRESH HORSES by every boat from Australia for sale VICTORIA GHARRY turnouts for private hire a specialty. HORSE FODDER of best quality always on hand. CABEFUL SHOEING. Harness repaired. FOR SALE. One I iood Australian Milking Cow m first
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    • 142 7 NOTICE OF REMOVAL. We beg to notify that we have removed from No. 15, Winchester House, to No. 2, The Arcade (ground tfoor) Collyer Quay end. LATHAM A C 0.," Brokers. Telephone No. 828. Jan3L 7.2 REVISED MAP OF THE MALAY PENINSULA. Shews the boundaries of the new territories recently
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    • 67 7 Singapore Cold Storage Co. Ltd. Near Entrancs to Borneo Wharf. Telephone 1026. Sea stocks o! all kinds of Frozen MeatE etc, can be delivered to shipping at the Wharves, ot m the Singapore Beads on short notice. OFFICE HOURS Weekdays 7 a.m. to 5 pm. B-.«^. V i 7 a
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    • 50 7 F. CLARKE GO. 207, QUEEN-ST, SINGAPOPB. Livery Stable Keepers Fodder Merchants. For Rubber-tyred Gharries and Best Rubber* tyred carriages, ring up Telephone 916. FODDER delivered to any part of the Island SPECIALITY FURNITURE REMOVALS m our own vans, by our own men. GENERAL CARRIERS. C. ZIIIERIANN, Pfopriot Jan 18 aero
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • 325 7 CLEARANCES Feb 3: Hai Nam, Brit, str., Phillips, for Muar and Malacca. Calypso, Brit, str., Bannatyne, for Bfenang and Deli. Bharata, Brit, sfcr., Alexander, for Penang, Rangoon and Calcutta. Penang, Brit. 6tr., Perry, for Port Swettenham via ports. Feb 4. Hong Bee, Brit str., Home, for Penang and Rangoon. Deli,
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  • 229 8 Yesteidiy morning. S3vasamy and Pi hchay, two Tamils', were placed bef >re Mr Wolf er stan on an allegation of robbin-f a fellow countryman named Rimani of four $o notes m B ver Valley Road, on the 23rd ultimo. Court Inspector Ambrose prosecuted Mr Koowles defended the accused.
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  • 184 8 The wrestling match at the Circus on Wednesday was a tine exhibition of strength and aeiiitv. From the first Kramer pioved hiuiseif a" good mm, but both were m fine condi": >n. Ail through the first ten minutes Hresco WES the underneath mm and though half a di/en
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  • 629 8 At the Londen Institution Mr Henry Hill gave the second cf his aeries of juvenile lectures on insect life, telling M the fctory of the bnes." IhM WbHoB, B«d the lecturer, m his Compleat Asglet laid t; at there were as many sorts 1 1 ItM
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  • 1058 8 The Asiatic as a Colonist. London, almost the last place m the Em>ire to be so ill-favoured, is now getting a Chinese quarter. In this it follows Vancouver, Sydney, Melbourne, Capetown, and, of ;ourse, the British settlements m Asia. John 3hinaman has a steady affection for the
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  • 412 8 Destitute Pilgbims. On Jan. 20, Ihe first of the returning shiploads of pilgrims from Jeddah arrived m Bombay. In it the whole catalogue of evils attendant upon the pilgrim traffic under present conditions was vividly exposed. Smallpox and awful destitution were usual among the foremost. The
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  • 226 8 {Via Hongkong.) Manchurian Railway. Peking, 27th January. The Central Government is m favour of the neutralisation of the Manchurian Railway and telegrams have been despatched to the Chinese Ministers m England, the United States. Russia and Japan asking them to ascertain the views of the respective Governments to
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  • 229 8 Observed m Hongkong. The comet, announced some days ago as having been discovered at Johannesburg, was visible m Hongkong recently for a short time just after sunset, low down near the western horizon. It would appear to have now about the lustre of a first magnitude
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  • 328 8 The M. M. Company's steamer Ernest SimoDS left Colombo at 2 pm. on the 2nd February and may be expected here on Monday the 7th inst about 9 am. Masters of vessels arriving from the Eastward report heavy weather outside the Horsburgh lighthouse. A few vessels dragged their
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  • 165 8 A distressing accident took place on the river bank at Ahlone on Thursday about 4 30 pm. It appears that Quarter master Sergt. Haddleton and Sergt. Patten of tha Royal Engineers and some lascars were at work near one of Messrs Gillanders Arb thnot and Co.'s
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  • 281 8 Captain Curry m Gasdline Schooner had Narrow Escape. To chop away the masts and booms of a ship that was beam ends down, and washed by terrific waves m the chilling Behring Sea, and thus save the lives of himself and his crew of three
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  • 123 8 There was a large gathering of members and friends at the Methodist Episcopal Church at Taiping on Friday evening to bid good bye to the Tamil Pastor, Mr B. D. Henry, prior to his departure to work m the mission field at Singapore. Mr Appa Row was
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  • 24 8 [In addition to that on page 7.] Janet Nicoll, Brit 475, Capt Lyons, Feb 3, Penang, T. Lee Guan, for Penang 5.
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