The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 25 July 1912

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    15 49 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES THURSDAY. JULY 25, 1912. No 1,304
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    CONTENTS.
    132 49 LEADERS. PAGE The Empire's Foreign Policy 4«.* Mr. Beltield's Province 50 The Rock of lister r>o The King's Prize :>0 Domestic Servant's Registration .M The Naval Crisis ft] The Mediterranean Garrisons .V 2 POLICE AND COURT NEWS. The "tloeben" Stowaways r>4 Mysterious Shots .">4 \ppeal Court f>4 Bankruptcy 5
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  • Domestic Occurrences.
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      BIRTHS.
      55 49 LlbwblltN. At Balmoral, Singapore, <>v Friday, July 19th, to Mr. Mrs. H. Rm.AND Llewellyn, a daughter. At Singajxue, on July 24th, at the Maternity Hospital. Singa]>ore, the 1 wife of Inspector J. Frayne, S.S.P., of a son. Percy Beau On 19th July at Club Road, Ipoh. to Mr. and
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      MARRIAGES.
      90 49 RODRKiUE/— Huxtkr. On June 27, 1912, at Edinburgh. U X RODRKiUE/, F.R.C.S., D.P. H.. Edin., to Mary Stewart More, eldest daughter of Dr, J. Hunter, F.H.C.S., F.R.S.E., lecturer and examiner, toe Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh, and of Mrs. Hunter, of Crai mm liar Park Edinburgh. May-Robertson. At the
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      DEATHS.
      40 49 In England, on July 17th, Fka\Cl^ I'EAKS of Lanadron Estate. By Cable. Grit her. On July tt, at 803, Sighip, Ada El genie (JUT( her ,nee Coveney^ widow of the late \V. Gutchtu-. m her Hth year: deeply regretted.
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    THE WEEK'S NEW?
    121 49 The inu.il ou Saturday last was brought by the B. 1. Teesta." This weekly leaves to-morrow morning by the I*. iV O. I>evanha." At the Federal Council Meeting this week the project of a bridge over the Johore Straits was discussed. The S. C. C. Sport 9
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    EXCHANGE.
    67 49 (Corrected up to July 24J Bank 4 m's 24$ demand 2-4 116 Private credits 3 m/e 2 4 716 credits 6m a t-4J France demand Baub 294 Germany, demand 23 4 India, T. T. 17*^ Hongkong, demand 14% Yokohama, demand 1144 Java, demand 140* Bangkok, demand 64^ SovereionB, Bank
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    PRODUCE.
    137 49 July 24. Tin 75 tons sold 599.40 Gambier buyers 960 Gambier Cube No. 1 14 75 Gambier Cube No. 2 norr Pepper Black ordiii. Spore boyeri 91.871 Pepper, (White fair) 35 50 Nutmegs (110 to the lb.) nom Nutmegs (80 to the lb.) nom Mace (Banda) 1 1 C
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    The Empire's Foreign Policy. July 19.
    1279 49 The Empire's Foreign Policy. July 19. Here ")\:< v ih* P-p<« the Peopi*'* ricb* inr.intaiiv H-re M**im Truth li-r 'j'tvious p«^tepts draw* ■*leH«eil lo R liji'oii, Loyally and Law. In connection with the conduct of South African affairs a frequently recurring difficulty lias been that relating to the restrictions on
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      245 49 Subscribers to the Sm-aimre Free Press" \vt»kl\ r»tnrnin^ from Europe to tlie Straits by any of Om mail lines, are invited to semi to the Manager the name of their steamer and late of arriv;il m Btegapore. Oopies will then BC ni.nlt (I to meet them at various jH>rts of
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    Mr. Belfield's Province.
    1310 50 When Mr (unw a^ Belfield goes to British Kast Africa he will light upon a group oi" local conditions that will very closely resemble those prevailing m Perak and Selangor m the days when these States existed only hy dint of the annual loans provided from the
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    The Rock of Ulster.
    868 50 July '22. When Mr ASQUFTH, b\ dint of a Coalition majority that was considerably loss m Dumber than the roll call of Irish Nationalists, many of whom at heart Hibernian Republicans, refused to consider the claim of Ulster to be left undisturbed m her British citizenship,
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    The King's Prize.
    505 50 Whatever the relative \alu<- of tin. score be that iron t ho King's lYi/e tinyear at Bisley. as compared with tbom of preceding w-irs. the event on thi« occasion has to Ik* accounted a record, for it is the first instance when a mb lias repeated the
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    Domestic Servant's Registration.
    683 31 .)ul\ 2:1. It is satisfactory to notice that m •juarters that naturally cannot be familiar with the periodical recrudescences ot the agitation for the Registration of Domestic Servants m this Colony, the Subject is for something like the twentieth time m as many years coming once mote
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    Registration of Domestic Servants
    979 31 (Singapore Free Pre** A July 22nd, 1011.) There is hardly any department of administration that displays more eniasrulation of practical efficiency than that m which appears the congenital reluctance of certain Crown Colony Governments to deal with the question of registration of domestic servants. This is
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    The Naval Crisis.
    1361 31 July 24. Although there has been some delay from the anticipated date of the 18th in>t for the introduction of the Supplementary Naval Estimate*, these have at last been placed before the House of Commons by Hie First Lord of the Admiralty, Mr. CHURCHILL. The substance of
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    The Mediterranean Garrisons.
    1492 52 July 85. There is now available a reference to the proceedings m the House of Lords concerning the situation defined, or at least outlined, b\ Mr. CIHR(HILI/s statement m the Bouse of Commons, ?<> necessitating the introduction of >u|»plementar\ Naval Estimates. It i- always a matter ot
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    210 52 Referring to instances of insurance offices which have gone into liquidation within the past three years, the Times points to the necessity of a modest beginniug. great patience m the early years, and a low ratio of expenses. For offices which are prepared to go slowly or are d neloping
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    SPORTING NOTES.
    903 52 Tbe Penang race meeting doe* not ap pear to have been up t st m bird m Mi i matter of interes' ftwiag largely t;> illpoor entries for the bigger r«ice». ani it seems almost a pity that oppoi t units \\;i> not taken to cut out. one
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    46 52 The forest reset ves m I'ahang amount to 106,208 acres, or 1.1 8. r > per cent, of tli. total area of the State. Mr. J. Hands, of Mehbib. Hutteuinu b Uros., Ipoh, has beeu traosierreil to Kuhlm Lumpur to take charge of the tirin's ap<'tic\ there.
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    THE "TANGLE CLUB."
    1979 53 Mi.-,. lisknKk. lawyer. Hell important. Scott, i broker. Sarcastic. MTLBa, an \rinv man. Languid. s% iith Singapore business men. l»; anim.', Aigumentative, WBM Bored. Sh k\k. Thi Tangle Club. When curtain rises, Smith is asleep m ehaii with hU ft*w oa the table*. (Enter Xyles). ES, W.I
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    JULY.
    1183 53 The poets have m a measure somewhat slighted July, innumerable bards both small and great have sang the praises of April, May and Jane, ignoring the elder sister. Yet one of our sweetest minor Bingers, to wit Owen Meredith realized that one could love m July as well as
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    152 53 The judgment was delivered on 2~th inst. of the Board of Trade Inquiry into the loss of the Peninsular and Oriental liner "Oceana" after collision with the German barque Pisagua on March 22, when i 17 lives were lost. The Court found that the collision was caused by the wrongful
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    MYSTERIOUS SHOTS.
    298 54 Tl<AM\\A\ INBPECTOH OTBUCK. A strange shooting case was reported to tbe police on Wednesday evening and vame before Mr K. L. Talma, the second magistrate, yesterday morning, when Sua Seng HtUfct, a conductor m the employ of the Singapore Tramway Co., was charged with voluntarily causing hurt by
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    Friday, July 19, 1912
    467 54 Dr. K. L. Mausel arrived at Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday from England to join Dr. Travers and Dr. Day. The Rev. N. J. Couvreur, who has been on a sea trip to Australia tor tbe benefit of his health, is returning to Singapore by Messrs. Burn
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    "GOEBEN" STOWAWAYS.
    698 54 I Result <>» nn Pbobecution. Mr A -ihur was engaged m taking further evidence yesterday afternoon m the case In which seventy-seven Chinese were charged with conspiring with some persons unknown of the crew of the German mail steamer Goeheu to import themselves contrary to tbe provisions of
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    160 54 Very little additional information was elicited at the adjourned inquest on William Gray Xixou yesterday, and the proceedings will be resumed to-day. A strange report has been made to the police by a woman named Tan Moh Yu, living at 39, Kirn Van Road, who alleges that as she was
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    PENANG RACES.
    501 54 SECOND DAY'S RESULTS. < hrow Our On it (\ui'<.s/n>mhnt.) Penang, July 18. Tbe weatber was perfect for the second days racing. The results were The Griffin Handk ai\ Value MOO. Distance, six furlongs. Seronok Kongsi's Seronok 9.7 Bentield 1 H. H. The Sultan of Johore's La Cocotte 8.5
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    THIRD DAY.
    438 54 [l'in)n Out Own Correspondent.) Penang, July 10. The last day's racing was well attended, and the weather was glorious. The results were as under. Kkdah Cup. (Mile and distance >. Chan Wah Hem's Lodestar 11.7 fctockdale 1 Seronok Kongsi's Seronok 10.9 RffflAfrM 2 Mr. Searchlight's Hedonist 8.."> Ross
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    APPEAL COURT.
    576 54 Before the chief Justice. Mr. Justice Ebden and Mr. Justice Sproule yester«la\. In the matter of a contract dated March 12, 1912, for sale of a freehold estate at 27, Neil rd, made between Tienna Sohna Aroonasalam Chetty and Ku Tong Seng and m the matter of the
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      LAWN BOWLS.
      212 55 i «> it- Editor, Sil I readtlie niii;nk> oi \our .^portin^ Kditor ;iml aUo letter from Novice Mre Lnuri fU.wis and particularly about the Jacl alwayi beiag played to a»)out the ■jame IPOt. The rule read- M under »he Jack lhal] be thrown not le.-,s than '!'> ydl
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      INDIA AND PRIVY COUNCIL.
      342 55 'I IHI l.iM OR, Sir, it is astounding to >, m the that tiu: Judicial Committee of the I'n^N Council has dealt it death blow to the prestige of the Calcutta High Court, he M/maming Kiot Case, for condemn ng the action of the Metric! Mngistratr
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    SWEETS FOR THE SWEET.
    257 55 Tmi Immorality <^ rai Tabtlet, Fort] confectiouers crowded into the ,!<>ck m tbe Berlin I'rimiual Court to meet the novel charge of making immoral tartlets. The standard correspondent, m declining Mm proceedings, explains that hi OfiiMllij when a callow \outh thinks he l- m lore with
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    SHARE CIRCULAR.
    212 55 Fraser cV C<>.'>. Bnsjnesi lias been on limited scale since our la*t report. Rnbben have been quiet »vith little change m quotations and few transactions are reported m other directions. RUBBER. Jiukit Sembawaugs were placed at Is. Sfd., Singapore Uoiteds Is. 9)d, Bertami round about 4s. to is.
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    S.R.C. TENNIS TOUNEY.
    181 55 S. R. C. TENNIS TOUNEY. The Championship Final. a large gathering watched the match on the Esplanade yesterday afternoon pla\ed between C. W. Clarke and B. K. de Sou/a for the lawn tennis Championship of the Recreation Club. Clarke got b big lead m the first set and then lost
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    THE FIRST INDIAN AVIATOR.
    187 55 It is indeed comforting to see Mr. s. V. Setti, k.a.,a.m.i.k.k.. Assistant Engineer, P.W, !>., Mysore, tiy m an Atto" Hiplane, which he himself had designed m collaboration with his chief Mr. A. V. Hoe. The drawing was entirely done by Mr. Setti. The machine was
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    FREEMASONRY.
    176 55 The annual installation ol Lodge Hastem (late. No. 2970, E. C, was held m Freemasons Hall on Thursday night, there being an exceptionally large attendance. The I). G. Master. K. W. Bro, F. M. Filiot. accompanied by the Grand Lodge Officers, attended, and the D. G. M. himself carried
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    Saturday, July 20, 1912.
    803 55 l>r. Percy Falshaw, Veterinary Department, returned to Singapore yesterday morning by German mail from a year's leave m England. Mr. John Fowler, for many years American Consul at Chefoo and Senior Consul. I bas left for Foocbow. to take up bis new appointment at that port,
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    DEATH OF MR. F. PEARS.
    715 55 It is with regret we have to record tin* death m Kngland. probably at his res: deuce at Woking. of Air. Francis Pears Mm well known manager and founder of the lamous Lanadron estates. Coming so soon after the death of his brother m the
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    36 55 While a syce employed by Mr. Moseb of Oxley Rise was walking a horse at tive o'clock yesterday morning he found a box containing Malay clothing on the road ana bunded it over to the police.
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    PRINCE'S LTD.
    170 55 The prospectus has been isnued and :i Company under tbe above titlo has been floated to take over the business, goodwill fittings and lease of the well known Prince's Tiffin Rooms. Capital >2."».00n. of which 2,000 shares of HO each have been almost fully subscribed for privately, and
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    ROPICS OF THE WEEK.
    856 56 Quicquid afnnt hommii nostri eat fartge libelli. Juvbnai* We are not quite sure which of the two mottoes to be quoted below represents the principle on which the present Government mean to 6pend the la>t days of their existence nor are we sure whether they have
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    BANKRUPTCY.
    281 56 Before Mr Justice Kbdeu yesterday. Public examination of Koh Eng Hoey. Debtor's total indebtedness was 161,900. He started business m 1909 m Hill Street as a copra dealer and consignee of rubber, his financial arrangements being that he drew on Messrs Sharpe Ross and Co who promised to finance
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    THE TOPEE IN THE TROPICS.
    571 56 A correspondent Iconoclast m a letter to the Times of Ceylon combats the practice of wearing ;i topee m the I tropics. He suys People m British and French tropical possessions are afflicted with the sun obsession. They think it essential that the human skull
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    20 56 Mr. W. AVilles Douglas, Chief of the F. M. S. Police, left Singapore yesterday by mail train for Kuala Lumpur.
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    THE MOSQUITO DANGER.
    434 56 Biggest Pboblbm m Tropical Mbdm die, In connection with the Mosquito de monstration at the Ceylon Exhibition a press representative obtained further views from Dr Lunn as to the relation of mosquitoes to disease and the possibility of extermination. ''Mosquitoes," said Dr Lunn. are the biggest problem
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    BOAT DRILL
    252 56 Commander W. Oaiai Cratchley has just written an interesting and very chatty volume of reminiscences and sea yarns, entitled My Life at Sea (Chapman and HallJ In view of the interest m boat drill his remarks are worthy of special note. He writes k One day, m Algoa
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    120 56 Major Baker, Told Infantry, succeeds Lieutenant-Colonel Allenby as second-in-command of the regiment. A sixteen year old Chinese youth pleaded guilty before Mr. Talma, second magistrate, yesterday, to the theft of twenty-four combs from a godown at Tanjong Pagar Dock. His worship ordered him to receive six cuts with a rattan.
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    THE SOLOMON ISLANDS "SUADA " BEAN.
    420 56 THE SOLOMON ISLANDS SUADA BEAN. (To the Editor <>i the Wot." Sir. Hiving grow 11 tin- reiiliy WOOidOf fill plant for the past fear with frOOjfl sue cess, and knowing what gRMI boon it would prove to your country vtMflV vege tables are frequently icarce and difficult to cultivate. I
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    GAZETTE NOTIFICATIONS
    173 56 The hon'hlc A. T. BrfNft is appointed Deputy (ioveruor dnrin<> His K\celloncyV llncinrci m Peuan.u and Perak. Mr J*. A. V. David is appointed to act a> ■WJrtMrt colonial sec retary m Class II of the Civil Service, and has assumed duties as Clerk of Councils. Mr K.
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    200 56 Mi. r. H. Best. Agent of the DutT D»v< lopment Co. Ltd m Kota I.liaru. Kelaiitau loft on Saturday by the (Jermau Mail foi Hongkong. Dr. O. SHiroettei. residing at KallleHotel, has reported to the police that h<left a blue envelope containing *:?2<> m notes on a table m his
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    Monday, July 22, 1912.
    619 57 Llo>d <ieorgei>m Fifteen bicycles for Inn «SN rafSßlsvsd during the month. ■airing total of SS for the year. This tax i- hardly worth collecting. Singa- Municipa' President's Report for May. In a Convolution to be held at Oxford on .I.ily 8 it will be propo>ed to
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    FOOTBALL AT JOHORE.
    116 57 svi »h HJ S; i.ian'> Ci v. i- .i large gathering on the ;>adang yesterday afternoon when i gasM of Association football VSS the competition for a BMUSdsOSM led by His Highness the Sultan The teams were the Pasir teasi Sad A. Company of the Volunteers. The
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    S.C.C. SPORTS. A GOOD MEETING.
    1253 57 S.C.C. SPORTS. A GOOD MEETING. The annual sports meeting of this Club was l)»!d on Saturday ou the S. C. C. ground m beautiful weather and before a large attendance. The Club was "at home to ladies and visitors and there were m consequence many besides the actual members present.
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    WEDDING.
    203 57 YEABWOOU -FOLLETT. There was a pretty wedding m St. Andrew's Cathedral on Saturday afternoon when Mr Percy Allen Yearwood and Miss Lily Follett were married. The Rev. K. L. Jhinson officiated, the service being choral. The bride was given away by her cousin Mr C. M. Follett and very
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    PRESENTED AT COURT.
    152 57 Mi.-. Scott Mason am> Mks. Douglas Campbell. At the Court be.ld by their Majesties at Buckingham Palace on June 24th, Mrs. J. Scott Mason, wife of the British Adviser. Kelantau. was presented by Mrs. Lewis Harcomt. wife of the Colonial Secretary. Mrs. Mason won- a gown of
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    84 57 The material used to make Scotts. rd, from Orchard rd to Teutonia Club, dust less aud rainproof its named Glutrin". The South Manchuria Railway Company has established v .Japanese language school at Tiding, which will be opened on the 10th instant. Only fifty students will at first be admitted, and
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    KUALA LUMPUR ROTOR COLLISION
    255 57 VBBDICT POI PLAINTIFF. In the Supreme Court. Kuala Lutupor. on Tuesday the bearing was concluded of tbe claim by Hugh T. Fraser. managei of Fdiaburg Estate. Kepong. against M. Postb. of Kuala Selangor. for damage* for injury to bis car caused by tbe alleged reckless and
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    SYNTHESIS IN SCIENCE.
    543 57 GOETHB'B PROPHECY. Mind will Bulb Ovrb Matter." The triumph «if it be so l of the svuthe tic method m the production of rubber tinds, like cognate discoveries, a signifi cant prediction In the conversations of Goethe, the myriad -minded poet, scientist, and philosopher. When John Peter
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    TING KIL TIN MINES.
    56 57 Messrs. McAlister inform us that the output of tin ore procured from this Com pany*6 propeity during the month of June amounted to forty piculs (40). The low output is due to the heavy rains ex perienced throughout the month, a large section of the Mine
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    MURDER OF PLANTER.
    2631 58 ENQUIRY AT JOHORE BAHRU. How Mr. J P. Mackay was Killed by Tappers. The Medical Evidence. A preliminary enquiry was opened by Mr. J. W. Simmonds, magistrate, m .J oh ore Kuhru, on Saturday morning, into an allegatiou of causing the death of Mr. J. P. Mackay
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    114 58 At Hongkong intimation from London has been received of the death of W. T. Stebbing (who was formerly m charge of Kelly and Walsh's printing office m Hongkong). Mr. Stebbing was well-known m Hongkong and had been prominently connected with the Corinthian Yacht Club for a number of years. Some
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    SUPREME COURT.
    340 58 Mr Justice Kbden ha*, m tbe Supreme Court yesterday to hf'ar motions and magistrate's appeals. Mr (Jaunt appealed against a decision by which Lim Peng Siang was fined *:U)00 and «.'o<>for riming an excess of passengers on the Hong Mob.'" The excess alleged was :{2."»i pan eugers from
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    KELANTAN NEWS.
    320 58 Kota Baliru. Jul\ lstli. rive Sikhs were charged m the High Court of Kelantau before Mr T. \Y. Clayton and Tunku I'erkurma with the murder ol their head watchman at Chaning K state near Kuala Lebir. Mr S. li. Avery. the acting manager of Kelautan Rubber Kstate. stated
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    F.M.S. TIN AND RUBBER.
    112 58 Official figures of the export for June \c, give the following corresponding figures for 1911 are given m brackets. Tin for June, 12.7.V2 pik. i%J$74 tin ore June 4."».573 pik. (ft^tltl; total 58.326 pik. < C4^M a decrease of E,67« pikuls. Approximate value m Singapon v
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    37 58 The six Chinese coolie who attacked Mr. J. C. Mai lan. assistant on Maliar Kbtate. on April 17th, MM dealt with l»> th« Landraad. One was sentenced to I•" months' imprisonment and the others to one year.
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    Tuesday, July 23, 1912.
    795 59 It is rumoured that Mr. A de Mello has it-signed (be Colonial Government service m order to go into private practice here ai ><»)icitor The Hey. \V. T. Ward, of the American Methodist Episcopal Church, who has boon m I'eimng since October and has played man>
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    MERGUI ESTATES.
    1174 59 A S\ i isi a« iokv YBAB. The hi rectors' Report to the shareholders for presentation to the meeting on Tuesday, .July :J()th. reads as follows. Your Director! have pleasure m submitting herewith a duly audited statement of the Accounts of the Company for the year ended :30th
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    LATE Mr. R. SHELFORD.
    263 59 There are many m Sarawak, and also some now m the Straits, who will feel much regret at the news of the death of Mr. Robert Sbelford, 8.A., a sou of the late Thomas Shelford, C.M.0., of Singapore, by his own hand ar Cliftonville, Margate, on
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    SEPOY LINKS GOLF CLUB.
    137 59 The match, Civil Service The Uarritton, played at Sopoy Lines on Saturday, re suited m a draw. Details of the score were as follows Civil Bbrvicb. Gabrison. Hon'ble w.ci. Kllis Lieut. Black C. F. Green Captain Pinches A. Lornie Major Morris Dr. Keith Captain Hickling G.
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    FOOTBALL LEAGUE.
    49 59 The first match m the Football League was played on the Esplanade last evening between the S.C.C. and the S.R.C. The game was not up to the usual standard of a meeting between these clubs and the S.C.C. had an easy victory of four goals to •ne.
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    CHETTY'S PROFITS.
    422 59 I The Taipeng correspondent of the I'inang Gazette writes In my last J told you that a Chetty > clerk had been bitten by a snake Of equally poisonous reptile on the Waterfall road and that charmers were at work trying to charm the poison out of his
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    EAST COAST PROSPERING.
    322 59 Reported Boom m the Cogo&ct Inihstry. A correspondent of tbe Siam (Htsoiwr forwards the following notes respecting the condition of trade on the East side of the Malayan peninsula. He says: Th» j greatest activity prevails m this part of the world, principally m connection with the
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    KEPPEL GOLF CLUB.
    144 59 July Medal 191*. Thirty two cards were taken out ami the following returned Tunku Abdul Aziz, a student m the Malay College and Heir- Apparent to the Negri Sembilan Throne, has gone back to Sri Menanti, the residence of his father, the Yam Tuan of N. S.,
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    SCOTTISH LEETER.
    1503 60 Edinburgh, Jane 27. At the pment moment. the one subject oi interest hi s.otl.uid. indeed, the one rabjact of importance, is golf And the Open (.'h.inipioiisliip. To parody Damon's phrase, we hear of nothing but golf, and still more golf, and always golf. This letter therefore, which nurpo
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    THE SOUDAN RAILWAY.
    73 60 The railways m the Soudan, says the Railway Xews," show an increase of c£K00,(512 m receipts, and the profit has risen from £EH5, 2013 iv 1907 to J8E123.432 m 1910 and ££138,878 m 1911. The report adds that the programme of railway extension laid down m 1907
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    RUBBER PRICES.
    109 60 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur. The Planters Stores are m receipt of a London cable stating tbat the market is quiet. Prices Sheet Biscuit 4s. 9d. Fine Crepe ss. Best Scrap, Crepe, 4s. Bd. Bark Scrap, Crepe, 4s. sd. Scrap Untreated 4s. Fine Hard Para 4s. 10
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    EDUCATION IN 1911.
    588 60 The annual report of the Director of Education, to which is appended the reports of the Inspectors of Schools, deals far too much with statistics to be popular m the Schools or out oi them. In this connection Mr. Prioffto, the Inspector at Penang. notes that it
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    A LETTER FROM THE ANDAMANS.
    605 60 Port Blair. There m the rising mists of morn lay Port Blair. As far as the eye can reach the verdant pasture tops the azure blue. Green, green is the sward, blue, so blue as almost to be black is the vasty deep. Surely such
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    EUROPEAN FREIGHT RATES.
    358 60 The Position of thi; Nin <>\ kVfIBV Kaisha's. The Tokyo Asabi contends agaia that it the Nippon Yuseu kaisha is to join the European pool to increase the freight rate, tlie Government should not continue its subsidy to the compaii). Hut the Depart nieiit of Communications takes
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    ART EXHIBITION AT SAIGON.
    95 60 "Le Courrier d'Huiphong informs us that the opening of the Saigon Salon, originally fixed luff the lid ins!.. )ia> <»een postponed till August, when the (i<<v<rri merit Council will l>e holding its On the suggestion of M. Outrey, pr< sident of the Society, the committee has
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    59 60 I >r. Sun Vat- Ben is engaged m oi^aui. ing a people's hank, and when that is m order he will proceed to tin* Straits M tlements. While searching for a suitable spot to erect a wireless installation the L\ S. cruiser Cincinnati ran on to a reef m Olongapo
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    Wednesday, July 24 1912.
    600 61 Mr. A. H. Lave. of St. Andrews House, ha*> reported to the police that a sum of *2.".'» ha> been »to!eu from an unlocked drawt'i m hi-^ room. In the foursomes tournament of the Kungoon <iolf Club >ome of the couples l»lay m for :heir old
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    TIMOR REVOLT
    121 61 v utiicc m Ksu ■I authentic MfWI ffOBB TlWOf 1 eaeoangiag. i.;>\ennm<Dt lOVO*I iiati entered the and destroyed all the Nvith the exception of that oeeu bj the Mbd chief. Here the rebel I makiny a stand aud it was de"l''<l u\ tho Tortujjuese to surround the h
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    JOHORE IN 1911.
    1109 61 vkak or Pbogbess. The annual report on the State find Territory of Johorc is from the pen of Mr •T. B. Klcum. the acting Adviser, and it forms interesting reading. The State and territory of Jokore are governed by His Highness the Sultan ac- cording to the
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    A PECULIAR CASE.
    768 61 Tramway Co. v. Fibe Brigade. A Chinese member of the Municipal Kiie Brigade, who gave the name of Wong Ah Fook, appeared before Mr H. \Y. Firmstone, first magistrate, yesterday, m response to a summons issued charging him with (1) avoiding the payment of tram fare on
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    FEDERAL COUNCIL.
    523 61 PROPOSED BRIDGE OVER JOHORE STRAITS. {From Our On a oi respondent.) Kuala Kangsar, July 23rd. The various Sultans for the Federal Council met this morning. The Guard of Honour was drawn from the Guides under Captains Spencer and Beaumont, and was drawn up on the lawn at the
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    INDRAMAYA ON FIRE.
    117 61 News reached Singapore this morning that the steamer indramaya," which cle ued from Singapore for Boston and Hen York on July 16th had caught lire. Sinis rather heavily laden with rubber, tin and jelutong. A vessel of 'J,;>7o tons Captain Evans, agents iv Singapore, Ad amson (lilnllan
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    LAND SLIP IN PERAK.
    51 61 {From Our Own (Correspondent.) Ipoh, July 23rd. There has been v serious slip at Kinta Assoc ation Mine at Tanjong Kaiiihutan. Yesterday eight coolies were buried alive and when the rescue party started work they saved one man. but a second slip oc curred burying two
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    THE ASSIZES.
    919 62 FOKGKD CI'HKKNi V N'OTKS. The fourth Court of Assi/e commenced m the Supreme Court yesterday before the Chief Justice, Sir William Hyndman Jones. Mr. <i. (i. Seth, D.P.P., applied for a spe cial jury m the case against the Sabatiers and Muller, of forging currency notes, and this
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    THE DEADLY MOSQUITO.
    418 62 11 Empty All Vessels Fortnightly." i Dr. Finlayson, who is now at work on j the Malarial Commission m Singapore, last evening delivered a lecture, illustrated by lantern slides on The Mosquito." The lecture was given under the auspices of the V. W. C. A. aud the
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    CHIENGMAI CUP.
    257 62 Oarsmen's Immersion. The party of rowing enthusiasts who put off from Johnston's Pier last evening m the expectation of seeing an exciting tussle m the first heat of the Chiengniai Cup between two crews of the Singapore Rowing Club, stroked by Messrs. F. G. Taylor and A. H.
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    108 62 By the N. D. L. mail steamer Yorck leaving on Monday afternoon Signor Gino Pertile goes to Naples en route to his native city of Padua, on retiring from business m Singapore. Signor Pertile will stay m Naples a short time to visit his old friend, the Marquis de Goyzueta,
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    INDIAN IMMIGRATION.
    796 62 Thirty Per Cent Invrkask. The report of Judian Immigration for the F.M.S. for 1911 gives precise figures for what is common knowledge, the great expansion of Indian Immigration during the year. 108,471 was the total arriving at Penang, a record and M per cent greater than m the
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    31 62 Perak is the only one of the F.M.S. exporting padi and m 1911 this grain to the value of 1463,714 was exported an average amount. Of rice 162,107 pikuls were exported.
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    FEDERAL COUNCIL.
    400 62 SERVANTS' REGISTRATION. Government Sympathises. i/'t<mi Out ih'n 'orf'Sftotnh nf Ipob. July J4rd. There is much disappointment fell m Kiuta over 1 he Government's refusel to reconsider tbe opening of Luinut Port for Perak. On consideration of the Laliour Code Mr. Griffiths said it was a great satisfa< tion
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    372 62 The value of the export of cultivated rubber from the F. M.S. showed m 1911 an increase of 3.68 per cent m value: and 87.99 per cent m quantity. The total was <s,BOO tons -obviously not enough to flood the market. Pahang, with the smallest population, has also the lowest
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    TELEGRAMS.
    2801 63 [Bj Submarine Cable] Reitkr'* Sfkvicr. London. July Is. meeting ha-> b*«en htiil o; Urn < ommirtee of the London School tropical MedieiiM to promote the fond oj»»!:tl my rh*- Lo»\i Ma.>or to rai>e I'll •>.<»(... Mr \u>ten Chamberlain pi < ->ided. and s.iid the fund bad op«*ur'd well. th»*
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    SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.
    306 63 Hongkong. July lHth. The Chinaman who fired at Sir F. May the Governor, when he landed, has been sentenced to twenty years' imprisonment. Ipoh, .July lKth. The Perak Chamber of Commerce have asked the Government to consider the question of bridging the Perak Kiver at Parit. where at
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    134 63 The decline of the pepper trade of th« j F.M.S. is shown by the following exports for the last three years: 1909 pikuls 10,908: 1910 pikuls 5, 1:)1 1911 pikuls 4,754. Sugar is another dying trade the exports being 218,161: 150. 7H4 5t,506 pikul for the past three years. To
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    THINGS SEEN IN THE MALACCA STRAITS.
    871 64 It is a small piece 01 dampness is the Straits of Malacca, but nevertheless there have been seen some queer things m it from time to time. From the most ancient times as far back as the dawn of Malay history the Straits and
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    SELANGOR IN 1911.
    865 64 The Hist of the annual report* ou the States have now appeared, and some particulars from that for Selangor 'Mr. B. G. Broad rick) may be given. Looking first at the statistics which record the progress of ihe Srate, it may he noted, that although the revenue
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    SHARES
    1255 64 RUBBER STERLING COMPANIES 3ap. 188 DE. Paid. Labt Div. Buyers, kbllkrs «5.000 28 2s AHagai 8 2 3 4 i 150,000 2fe 28 Anglo-Malay 70% 14 7ft 15 50,000 28 2s Batang Malaka 1 6 !ft 30,000 1 1 Batu Caves 40% »nt £12 0 0 VJ 7 I
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