The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (Weekly), 19 November 1908

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    18 321 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. WEEKLY MAIL EDITION. THIRD SERIES THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1908. i^o, 1112
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    CONTENTS.
    241 321 KAMHML IsujK'.iaj K<-:iJjmt)m>ut m GtOMBJ A2l BamcaMsai and the .Navy :;"•> The QenMua Cri<i^ >Z Thi Nay and Nati-in-il Training SSS Municipal I.v.L ;<•';"> A St Andrew's Bociety 323 Thy ,i ;i!, r v I th« Chancelk-r Finance and Prosp-nty 324 I'-'I.IOE An COOM News. Theft of Xl SjOOi
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    PASSENGERS.
    339 321 Per Ban Hin Goiß Mr and Mr 3 Simons. Per Pen-im* Messrs T. H. Melling and T. Funvel. Per Minilya Messrs McLennan, C. V. Dyson and R. Graham. *Per iViyp.so: Mr D. A. Yan-uer-Wevde, Iff F. TetsJh. Per Binijo Maru Mr and Mrs R. Brown, Mr .ml Mrs Ch;iter
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  • Domestic Occurrences.
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      Births.
      105 321 Anderson.— 17th Oct. at London, wife of I). G. Anderson, daughter. ASOIEB. —On 17th Oct. at Kambara, Avenue Elmers. Surbitoc. ihe wife of Arthur Gorton Anper, of a son. On Nov. 7th, at Liahat, Perak, the wife of Harold I>. Day of a -on. Curtis.— On Sunday, the inst..
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      Marriage.
      60 321 Rose Thomson At the Presbyterian Chinch, Penang, on Nov. 12. 1908, by the Rev. Ernest Lawsoo, m.a., John Stuart Rose, M.i 1 Ch.ij.. r.l'.h. (Aberdeen*, Asst. Municipal Health Officer, eldest son of David Rose, Esq., of Cronulale. Strathspey. Marayshire. to Jessie Park, second daughter of the late Re*. -lohn
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      Death.
      42 321 Bingham. On Sun. lay, Oct. IS, Lieut. Colonel Charles Thomas Bingham, late Bengal Staff Corps and Conservator of Forests, Burma, at 6 Gwendwr Road, West Kensington, a<<ed 01 years. AtPenaogtOntbe 13th. Wilhelmina Matilda Augusta Rodyk due Diemoot) wife of Charles Uodyk.
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    Imperial Readjustment in Germany. Nov 13.
    1203 321 r J f re *haY the Pre<;«; t).o People V richt mr.ir.tai^ Unnwr<] by influence a*«l nnbribed by criin H«w patriot Truth h*-r c'o-iwii>; prrccptt draw. Pledged to Reltsiobi Loyalty and I-aw. While it would be only m accordance with good tiste and consideration
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      76 321 An Anecdotal History OF OLD TIMES In Singapore, from the Foundation of the Settlement on Fe\ ruary eth, 1819, to the Transfer to the Colonial Office on April Ist 1567, with so Portraits Maps and Illustrations. BT CHARLES BURTON BUCKLEY m two volnmes, m paper cover $3. So. JONN LITTLE
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      211 321 THE WEEK. si The m*i! of Ojt. 20tb came by the B I. Steam*'- on Saturday last. That of Nov. Oct. 27th comes by the P.-svanhion Friday. This homeward mail (and parcels p«'St for Ea^land) £oes by the I).'lhi to-day. Legislative Council has debited vrith some vigour the ne^v Currency
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    Radicalism and the Navy.
    1636 322 Nov 14. Nearly a quarter of a <• .ntury ago we recollect writing an article, the girt of which was that the Conservative party— there was no Home Rule proposed by Mr Gladstone then, and as a consequence no such thing as the league betweon the
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    The German Crisis.
    538 322 Not I*3. To all appearance the difficulty of the international position m Eistern Europe has receded iuto the background for a time, its place m the atteutnl of the world being usurped by the novel issue that has declared itself m Germany between the influence of personal
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    The Navy and National Training.
    878 322 It may not be every one who will recognise the enormous advantage of the fact, that at last both parties m the state have ccme to the conclusion that our naval needs are to bo met by provisions according to a scale that is as
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    The Municipal Budget.
    849 323 Nov 17. The Municipal Commissioners of Singapore meet again this afternoon to further consider the Budget for 1909. In the reports of the meetings held, some indication has been shown, on the part of some of the Commissioners, of a desire to consider municipal expenditure from a
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    A St. Andrew's Society.
    371 323 It has long beea felt that there should be some continuous organisation which should include m its niembarship the Scottish residents of Singapore, and provide authority to take measures far such celebration of St Andrew's Anniversary as may be deemed proper from time to time. The
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    The Kaiser and the Chancellor.
    1129 323 Nov 18. Xov V.X By the time this iisua roashe3 the hinds of the public an all-important c "sis iii the domestic history of the Gennia Empire will have been decided or.c wiy or anothe". It has been endeavoured m these oolnmaa on Friday last,
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    Finance and Prosperity.
    1043 323 The Piomeer pays a brief tribute to the memory ot the late Sir Edward Fitz«;eral» Law, and ia the course of that enunciates a principle whjsa truth is incontrovertible, but all the same a truth whose value is not always duly appre:iatsd m the quarters most closely
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    521 324 A b^inb enclosed m a postal picket killed the R 'valist Govern >r vi Tabtiz, aad •erioiislj icjured his s> n, a boy of A polio? fore- is to he or^anisM t >r the F. M. S. Railway, and it is .rested tli.it a railway vclumeer corps thould also be
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    ARCHBISHOPRIC OF YORK.
    785 324 Dr. Lang's Appointment. The appointment of the Rt. Rev. Cosmo Gordon Ling, Bishop of Stepney, to the Archbishopric of York (writes a correspondent) will occasion not a little surprise at Home. That Dr. Ling is qualified to fill the high office no one will question, but that
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    BISHOP HOSE RESIGNS.
    40 324 We are courteously informed by the Colonial, Chaplain the 11-jv. 11. C. Izird, that a cablegram has been received from the Rt. Rev. Bishop Ho.-c iv London, stating that His Lordship L:h resigned the Bishopric of Singapore.
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    BALGOWNIE.
    81 324 The harvest on Bilgownie Estate for the first two weeks m November, acoording to the manager's report, was 1,759 lbs dry rubber. Three thousand of the unemployed enlisted m the Special Reserve during October. Thera have been several thefts lately of copper wire from the o/erland cable to Penang.
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    THE ATTEMPT ON SIR ANDREW FRASER.
    421 324 AT A V.M.C.A. MEETING. Calcutta, Nov. 9th. A dastardly attempt to assassinate Sir Andrew Fraser, Lieut. Governor of Bengal, took place on Saturday evening. His Honour had just entered the Y. M. C. A. branch at Overtown hall, Capauk, where he was to preside
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    THE F.M.S. RAILWAY.
    557 324 Probably no undertaking m the Malay Peninsula baa been a greater succett than the .-rated Malay States Railway. When the line connecting P. -nan.: irith Ttfipeng was opened m 19 10 there were comparatively lew passengers, but they soon increased by leapt stud bounds, and have done
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    22 324 A Chinese coolie was captured by Mr Hatton, second officer of the Kinta, on Tuesday afternoon, for stealing rice from a lighter.
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    PHASES OF HISTORY.
    556 324 British Imperial Expansion. To those who take the trouble to think about the matter at all, it may have occurred that the present method of teaching some subjects m schools is capable of improvement. The thought is raised by the perusal of Mr J. S C. Bridge's
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    SIR WM. TAYLOR K.C.M.G.
    228 324 A Ckvlon Teibi Heart j eoafntalations to Si Tmy KC.MG, who to-day t-Lteis on l:.« 1 m tdmiaiftrttort, o mutg > •.••>• late m life to the But, bar* atrq general aftd higfc an »ppn man and an Aduiinistr..: )r tf Bir W. Taylor. A model
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    177 324 la the list of ffieers who are to l«e admitted to the Stall" Collie ippfin the tamo of Capt and Brevet M»j )r A J. Tv n-?. Royal Field Artillery. This cflieer i» Urn well- known Essex cricketer, atd is oue <>t' the sous of the late Major Turner. Am
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    Friday, Nov. 13, 1908.
    819 325 S7l deaths from fever occurred at Lihore m the week ending 10th October, being at the rate of 103 p* r thousand. Capt Taylor, A DC. t.H E. the Governor of H >ngkon^, is still m hospital but 1* recoveiisg f rjm the effects of his
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    THE NEW BRIDGE,
    538 325 The woik m connection with the construe tion of the new bridge over the Singapore River, near its mouth, has now reached a definite stage. The erection of the bridge itself is m the hands cf Howarth Erskine, Ltd., and the steady growth of the three great
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    FUNERAL OF MARSHAL NODZU.
    207 325 Admibax Spsmmy m the Cobtiob. The funeral ceremony for the late Field Maraba) Marquis Nodin was held at the Aojrtiiia Parade Ground, Kohe. The cortege was headed l>y a Guard of Honour command' ed l«y Major lid; 1 which was followed by the great number of
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    THEFT OF Fl. 3,000.
    174 325 Two Dutch Eurasians Abbested. Hem Wongkar and Joseph Kramar, t^vo young Dutch Eurasians, appeared bafoie Mr Taunder, acting third magistrate, yesterday, on a charge of stealiug Gls. o,OUO froni the strong room of the Ditch steamer de Haan. The police weie ibformed ou Wednesday morning of
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    LETTES TO AN EXILE.
    1017 325 London, Oct. 1908. Dearest Exile. We have just come back from a political pilgrimage. We had a lovely time m one of the quaintest cities m England, sp pretty with its narrow old streets, edged with houses that weren't new m Queen Anne's day. And such
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    THE ASSIZES.
    448 325 Before the Chief Justice Sir W. Hyndman Jones yesterday. The Coining Case. The coining casa against five Chinainen was continued. Mr R. Lowell submitted that no case had been rnaie out against numbers 1, 2 aud 5. His Lordship asked what the Crown relied on against these three.
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    THE ROAD CONTRACT CASE.
    397 325 VERDICT FOR DEFENDANT. P. W. I)."s Illegal Pbocbdovs. THE ATTORNEY OEXEEAL VS V.iA'MIIAM. la tliis case the Government through the Acting Attorney General sued defe.id.iut f r damagee through the non-fulfilment «»t a contract (the cous'iuction of the Woodian. s m:vl, X ar j by persons
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    37 325 Mr Baring Gould and Mr Bampfylde, formerly Resident of Sarawak, have written a M History of Sarawak under Its Two White Rajals," 1839-1908, which will be published shortly by Mr C. J. Walker, with nuinerciH oiiginal illustrations.
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    A HOCKEY MATCH.
    138 326 A fast gime of hockey was played on the Esplanade last eveaiug between the S. C. C. tirst eleven and a team from the 99.1 l Daccan Infantry, sitioued at Pasir Panjing. Th« teams were well m.itched, and, although the S. C C. did most of the
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    SINGAPORE INDIAN CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION.
    104 326 Ucder the auspices of the Singapore ladian Christian Association, the Rev. fl. Matthes, a German missionary from India who is at present sta'ioned at Penang m charge of the Leipz'g Evangelical Lutheran Mission there, deliveiel two addresses m Tamil, on Tuesday and Wednesday last, at the
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    THE P. C. C. PAVILION.
    282 326 Architects' Differences. It may be remembered, says the Pinang Gazette, that, at a general meeting held m October, 19 J7, the members of the Penang Cricket Club decided to build a new pavilion, and an advertisement was inserted m the Pinang Gazette calling for designs.
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    OPIUM IN THE COLONIES.
    434 326 The protest of the unofficial element m Hongkong against the wrong-headed action of the Home authorities, instigated by the ignorance or inditlerence of the House of Commons, has come to naught. The Legislature of Hongkong has a majority of ofticia's, and whatever be their personal opinions
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    JUBILEE OF THE PROCLAMATION.
    1132 326 The King's Messagb. Simla, November 1. His Majesty th 9 King E nperor's Message on the jubilee of Queen Victoria's Proclamation is as follows 1. It is now fif :y jears sines Queen Victoria, my beloved mother and my august predecessor on the Throne of these
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    ROBBERY IN THE HONGKONG BANK.
    334 326 Chinaman's Attempt to Bolt With $2,000 ODD. At Hongkong, a very daring, not to say barefaced, robbery was frustrated m the Hongkong and Shanghai Hank last evening, Oct. 80th, and as a result a man, who alleges that he is a school teacher, by name
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    HIGH COMMISSIONERS IN BANGKOK.
    95 326 On the 29th ult. Hi> Uajestj the King received m audience, at the Du^it Park pa] the following Hi^h GommittioMn of If thonp, who hive come to the eapir.il for the approaching celebrationi Phya Bant Mini Xakon Chaiai), Phya Rasdfl Nupi •Pu'iet), Phya (Jthai Montr! Pitaanu
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    THE WELD'S HILL MONKEY.
    85 326 We understand that the Conservator of Forests has given orders for the cutting away of the undergrowth m the Forest reserve on Weld's Hill an area of forty acres. The work will be commenced immediately. This serms to be the only possible way of dealing with
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    SIR A. F. G. LAW.
    130 326 A pleasing function took place m the Supreme Court at Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday morning prior to the commencement of business when Sir A. F. (I. Law, the Chief Judicial Commissioner, was the recipient of congratulations from the members of the local liar, most of
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    77 326 Mr. Kirke received a wire recetly to the effect that the score of the six Perak Police matched against the Penang Police team on the 9th inst. was 473. Our team are therefore beaten by OS points. (Straits Echo.) Captain Eustace James, who is supernumerary officer of the West KeDts,
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    ANOTHER CENTRAL ASIAN EXPLORER.
    609 326 Calcutta, October 29th. A report from Dr Stein, tbe Central Asian explorer, has been published officially at Simla, coveting a period from April 19th, 1 '6, when he left the Swat Valley and went north through Chitral and across Afghan Wakhan into the Oxus upper valley
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    LONDON SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE.
    316 326 Lord Crewe presided at the numeral meeting of the winter session of tlrit «fcttl m London, on Oc^ 14, and Sir Clifford Allbutt anl Sir P. Manson also spoke. Lord Crewe said The existence of the school was a great boon to the Colonial OflL-e.
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    12 326 T^ ir i tj fourperBonB were banished from the Colony m October.
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    Saturday, Nov. 14, 1908.
    826 327 Tbe body of a Chinaman was picked up m the sea at Tanjong Pagar on Thursday evening. J Tha body of a Chines 3 child was found m a box on the Tuipng P*g* r R>ad by a idling on Thursday tveuioi*. He handed it over
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    CHILDREN'S AID SOCIETY.
    362 327 The annual general meeting of the Children's Aid Society was held m the Municipal Board room yesterday. Captain Sir Arthur Young presided and among those present were Lidy Evelyn Young and, Captain Chancellor, Chief Police Officer. The statement of accounts and report were pissed, and the name
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    BAND CONCERT.
    224 327 A lar^e number of residents avafel themaolves of tli3 opportuirtv list ni^ht of heirir»t£ the *xj:ei!eat baud ot the Royal West Kent Regiment playing at the Tanjjlin Club. The concert wis much appreciated, as was evinced by the hearty appluiie. Tiia prjcrimme was as follows Grand March. M
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    MORTALITY RETURNS.
    95 327 During ():tobor 11 I' 2 deaths were registered iv Singapore giving a rate of 50 58 p^r th :usand. Of these 242 died from uiilarial fevtr and 74 from fever uuspec tied. There were three cholera deaths. Beri beri w;is responsible for I<>7 deatl s aud pneumonia for
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    FIRE AT KAMPONG ROKOK.
    101 327 List nia;ht about 7 pm. there w:u an alarm of fire at K*upong BokoV. A glass lamp was knocked over aLd the Himes soon spreid to the attain and timber of the hous9. The inhabitants put out the 6rd with water frou) the river, fortunately, for
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    BAGGAGE.
    95 327 M»ny people aniving m Singapore, or leavii g it, have worried themselves out of all comfort m lookiDg after their baggage. What her you trust tbe kebun," or the gentlemen* who meit steamers and effor to tak^ charge, the chances are that you will be overcharged and not be
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    1506 327 Quicavid agunt homines nostri e*i farrago ÜbelU. Juvenal. Who said the m ijestr r That offence agiinst the dignity of imperial autosracy has gone whistling down the win 3, now that the pirliament of a great nation has taken to the impeachment of the sayings and
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    BANKRUPTCY.
    288 327 Before Mr Justice Se) combe Smith yesterday. Ke Soloman Joseph. Mr Emerson on behalf of Messrs Li w H^rmanos, judgment creditors, for $1,037 applied for a receiving order. Receiving order and adjudication granted. Ra Syed H <>1 bin IftbMMfl Aljoffre. Motion by Official Assitjn^e tor direciious. Mr Emerson for
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    71 327 Turning into Coleman-st last night m their rikisha, Mrs George of the Ho:el »le la Paix, and Mrs Cameron, formally of J\hore, were run into by a carriage slid to belong to a Chinaman. Both were thrown (utand Mrs Cameron was badly cir. and ruised, Mrs George escaping with a
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    Monday, Nov. 16, 1908.
    808 328 Capt. A. R J. Djwar his been grantel a year's leave from Njv. 11. New rules under the Quirantine Ordinance, to come into force oa January 1, are publibhed m the Gazette. Captain T. H. C Nunn, D.SO., Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment, has been
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    GOLF.
    128 328 The annual competition for the Autumn Cup of the Singapore G:>lf Club was played off on Saturdiv and Sundiy* There was a good eatry of 25 members but few returned cards. The links were m good condition save that over the course the ground had been badly cut up
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    S. V. A. RIFLE CLUB.
    341 328 The annual shoot now taking place is evokiug plenty of interest. The events which took place on Saturday anl yesterday were. Sappers' Cup. Capt Flower 100 Spr. Morhatu 1»4 Corp Porteous 94 The monthly shoot at the same tim 3 histae same scores. Wantage Competition.
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    RUBBER EXPORTS.
    74 328 The comparative statement of cultivated rubber exported from the F. M. S. gives the following. IWik. Belong. Neg Sera. TotaL Oct. 1908 42.283 246.636 29 639 31*,563 Previously. 306.568 1.417,905 404.026 2.127.45!) 10 mos. 190, x 347 846 1,664.541 433,665 2.446.v. r )2 1907 198.. r ,SI 965,911
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    SANDYCROFT RUBBER.
    24 328 The output of dry rubber from the Sandycroft Estate for the month of Ojtobar was 5,952 lbs. Total to date 32,793 lbs.
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    TIN MINE OUTPUTS.
    57 328 The manager of the Socic'o des Etaius de Kinta reports that the output from the Company's mines during the month of October was pikuls 2,336.27. The output of cleau ore from Rthman Hydriulic Tin Mines, Limited, for October was pikuls 245. The output cf the Sipiau Tin
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    TIN EXPORTS.
    29 328 The export of tin from Perak for October, 1908 (Advance figures liable to correction) are.— Block Tin 8,815 52 pik. Tin Ore 31,966 C>6 pik. Duty $358,389.91.
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    99 328 Captain Sir T. A. A. M. Cuninghame, D.SO, Rifle Brigade, now staff captain of the sth Division at the Curragh, has been appointed Deputy Assistant QuartermasterGeneral of the same division. (Lieut. Sir Thomas Cuninghame was m Singapore with the Ist Battalion, Rifle Brigade.) Mons. P de Bure, who has been
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    THE ASSIZES.
    173 328 ST JOHNS ISLAND AFFAIR. De Goshall Acquitted. The trial of Assistant Surgeon Divendra Nath Groshall, of the quarantine station at St John's Island, on a charge of raping a Chinese woman quarantined on the island, was corclud^d on Saturday afternoon before the Chief Justice at the Assizes. The
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    P. AND 0. POLICY.
    777 328 On the occasion of a large dinner party given on board the P. and 0. steamer 4 Salsette," a new ship iutendei to carry out the ferry service between Aden and Bombay, Mr \V. C. Syines:, the Company's agent at Koinbiy, (whu is also well known
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    PENANG SUPREME COURT.
    452 328 In Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction. {Before Mr. Jit dire Brad Jell.) The following is a portion of the text of the judgment delivered on Monday by His Lordship on the application made by Mr Wreford, on behalf of his client. Teoh Chong Si, for a M mandamus to
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    CRICKET.
    296 328 Two matches were played on the Esplanade on Saturday m which the SRC. beat a eombiued Ser^emts team from the Middlesex and West Keuts and the S.C.C. 2nd XI beat a Rjyal Engineers' eleven. Middlesex and Kexts Servants. Miles b Oehlers <> Sayer b Vaiberg I<> Coir. Bgt Mills
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    Tuesday, Nov 17, 1908.
    558 329 <>T>f T. neDd T> Of MrOHvGr Marks the D. th, he Z Pdrak WIII s°"J to learn relief v" dm been «> m Pelled to seek htpital. oPeratl n at the XU U L ™P»' The annual inspection of the Guides by nnt^T* 1 °u fficer
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    SCHOOLBOY CHARGED.
    155 329 Stonkthrowin.; at Trains. Choo Teh Kwan, a Chinese youth attending the Commercial Class at Raffles Institution, figured before Mr Thunder, m the third .^istrate's court, yesterday, on a charge of disorderly conduct by throwing stones at a train. A Bengali P. C said he had been placed on
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    SERIOUS CHARGES.
    77 329 Threatened to Shoot His Mother. William Aogu3, a Eurasian, appeared before Mr Thunder, acting third magistrate, yesterday, on charges of being m possession of a revolver and attempted extortion. Police Constable Blyton, who had charge of the accused, asked for a postponement and heavy bail. His worship adjourned
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    ISLAND TRAGEDY.
    980 329 COOLIES TRIED AT ASSIZES. Sikh Policeman's Death. As to how a Sikh policeman named Sochot Singh, stationed at Christinas Island, came by his death, a jury m the Singapore Court of Assize presided over by the Chief Justice, Sir W. H. Hyndman Jones, was yesterday called on to
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    A STOWAWAY CASE.
    326 329 Captain Thode, of the German steamer Dorothea Rickraers, prosecuted seven youDg Japanese women and two men before Lieutenant Cator, yesterday, m the Marine Court for being stowaways. He said that the third officer had told him three days after the ship had left Kuchinotzu that he hid
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    SESONE IMPRISONED.
    445 329 A PLEA OF GUILTY. Charles Sesote appeared before Mr Howard m the District Court, yesterday, on two charges of crimiual breach of trust as a servant of sums of S">00 and SmoO belonging to Messrs Pertile and Company. Mr Hasting Rhodes, Daputj Public Prosecutor, appeared for the Crown,
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    DEPOSITING A CORPSE.
    125 329 WHAT 13 A PUBLIC PLACE r Two Chinese, a youth and an elderly woman, were charged brfore Mr Green, second magistrate, yesterday, with depositing a corpse ia the Peoples Pirk. They both denied the charge. Malay P. C. 434 said that at 5 pm. on Saturday he
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    65 329 Dr T. A. Ormerod (whoever he may be) is reported by a Home paper to have given utterance to the following original remark The average man cannot hope to escape mediocrity unless he has been very careful m the choice of his ancestors." Unhappily for Dr Ormerod this has b9en
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    ALLEGED TRESPASS.
    314 329 Hurt With a Sword Stick. Kopayasi and Fuzioka, two respectable looking Japacese, were charged before Mr Green, second magistrate, yesterday aftercoon, with trespassing into house No. 36. Cavenagh Road, with intent to annoy, and voluntarily causing hurt to Noburo Oda with a sword stick. Mr Baker prosecuted and
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    ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL SHIELD.
    305 329 West Knrn I vs S.C.C. The replay of this drawn game to decide who is to hold the above shield will take place this evening on the Esplanade. A greit deal of interest is centered on the result, and it will undoubtedly be a very keen match.
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    ROWING.
    104 329 The Scott Russell Prize. The second race f r this trophy was held last night over the Esplanade Course. The weather was perftc*\ a slight tide being against the boats. The crews were. 1 Mackay D. Robertson, Brandt, J>jl>bs (str). 2 Gibbs, Branson, Stairgaard, Wald st^). When the boats
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    NEW RESIDENT OF PAHANG.
    157 329 We are informed definitely that the Secretary of State for the Colonies has approved of the appointment of Mr. E. L. Brockman, C. M. G., to be British Resident at Pahang. Mr. R. G. Wat6on, who has been the Commissioner of Lands and Surveys, F.M.S., since
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    THE LATE RULERS OF CHINA.
    1680 330 for the Sin<j»pore free Press:') The almost simultaneous passing away of the aged Em press- Dowager of Chin-t, and of the ill fated Emperor Kuaug-hsu— has given rise to a very well founded suspicion that the death of the Emperor had been encompassed or accelerated
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    THE HILLS RAILWAY.
    195 330 We nnderstacd that it Is the intention of Government, with the $tO,OCO voted on the Penang Hills Railway account, to obtain flutter expert opinion as to the cost of partially re-constructing the line. Mr A. Denison, M. IN ST. c. E whose report on the undertaking was
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    29 330 Major R. Ford, D S.O A.S.C., is granted leave of abspncje oa p ivdte aft'iirs, from 7th D^c^mber 1908, to 15th February 1909, inclusive, to proceed to Hong Kong.
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    THE STRANGLING OF THE STRAITS.
    692 330 The absolute unfairness of the method of levying military contributions from the Straits and Hongkong has been pointed ont for years, and some day, when Sir Frederick Lugard can overcome the difficulties which he mentioned m his Budget speech or the Colony is blessed with
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    THE MOSLEM FAST.
    299 330 The Mohammedan month of f;»sting is over and the now surfeited fast breaker mutj be expected, when he has lecovered from the fasting and subs quent feasting, to give a better account of himself to the man who pays his w.iges. The Malay's energy dwindles down almost
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    WEDDING AT SYDNEY.
    456 330 Kbnny Weigall. The Sydney Morning Herald of Oct. 17tb has the "following refeience to the wedding of Mr W. E. Kenny at Sydney with Mis 9 Pearl Christobai Weigall. Mr and Mrs Kenny will have the warm congratulations of the many friends of the bridegroom ia the
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    PENANG'S SAMPAN STRIKE.
    456 330 Attempt to Harass Trai»e. A striVe of passenger sampan -pullers cf ill nationalities commenced on Wednesday evening, and the whole harbour presented the unusual sight of Wing denuded of these 6iiia';i craft plying for hire. Writing on Thursday the Gazette said Th* launchts belonging to the Penang
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    RETIRING FROM BUSINESS.
    1119 331 The three questions that obtrude themother almost imperceptibly, they join "and i^t anW* and the i™ tL PnTTtk UtUre 1S the m °re distinct partm?n?*l 6— 8 There COmes a tim when Uie h I* T tJ PaUS6S WG reach the t0 P <>f the hill, and
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    OH!
    738 331 [Mr (irayson I am willing to leave the House because I feel degraded by the company m which I find myself. (Cries of Order and "Oh Report m Home paper of Rcene" m House of Commons, when Mr Victor Grayson, Socialist, moved adjournment of House m order that question
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    UNPRACTICAL KNOWLEDGE.
    970 331 UNPRACTICAL KNOWLEDGE. If you really sit down and try and think it out, you will be appalled by the vast amount of time and energy which i 3 daily wasted m acquiring knowledge which is of no apparent practical value. Of what earthly advantage for instance is it to spend
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    THE GURU OF JURONG.
    1194 331 H When lovely woman stoops to folly and learns too late that men betray, What charm can soothe her melancholy, what tears can wash her guilt away Goldsmith. It was rash a day as we are sometimes favoured with, reminding one of cool October shades where
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    PENANG SAMPAN STRIKE.
    290 332 On Nov. 2 a gang of between thirty and forty sampan men went to the house of the contractor who supplies the Harbour Department with faei for the launches, and threat.ened to maim li'm if he refused to join th* cau-e by stopping supplies. The contractor told
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    PETROLEUM IN BURMA.
    383 332 Sir T. H. Holland, Director General of Geological Survey of India, m his report for I!>^7 reviewing the principal results obtained by the officers' rea earches gives a stat3ment summarising the total returns of mineral productions of India since 19«> 4-, tha first year of the present
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    109 332 The Declaration of Independence by Ui>'garia lias led a French contemporary to inqaire how far Europe is tending towards a universal republic. It tinds that since the French Revolution the following 14 kingdoms or empires have been created Bavaria, 180"> Saxony, 1S06 Wurtenberg, 1800 Netherlands, 1806 and 1815 Westphalia, 1807
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    2100 332 Special Meeting, Friday, Nov. 13. Present Sis Excellency the Governor Sir John Anderson. His Excellency Major-Gen. T. Perrott, C.8., O.C.T. The Hon'ble the Col. Sec. Capt Sir A. Young. The Hon'ble the Res. Councillor Malacca. W. Evans. The Hon'ble the Act. Attorney-General W. G. Maxwell. m the Treasurer
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    443 332 A Special Meeting. A speciil incating ot tht Municipal Commissioners was held at the Municipal Bmrd room, yesterday afternoon, Mr J I*. l^liso (deputy President) occupied the char ami there were present Dr Fjwlie an] Minttft Cheng Keng Lee. H. L. CogLlan. V. V. Dirbishire, A. J. \Y.
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    BRITISH INDIA.
    355 332 A Lani> or IIAJCI I \N:rA«JK>. A s';itisti«- tl ibstrac n tttng to Ei India, irhicb has .^t been publkbed by Llm India < Mhce as a BiUe- look of nearly 30 contains a MM of hiterestiug informtttiuli. At the last MBMI Urn PI w.ts ;i tot.i: tion
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    Wednesday, Nov. 18, 1908.
    454 333 .f Vt is L 7 v™u T ured that there is a probability Board Btandin S for the M«faigtl The Far X istern Review fur October has an excellent account of tha new work 9 proposed m the Whangpoo River and th, oUinghai anchorages. *u A
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    PULO BUKOM TRAGEDY.
    75 333 Ia the Third Magistrate's Court, jesteriav, vai eonelnded th^ preliminarj enqnirv iuto the ease m which Qaek Chiang Tek is oharged wirh thf* murder of another China* man u» Pulo Bukom. There was a quarrel list wit v tie t.vo and < v > Jek Chiam: fek
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    EURASIAN SENTENCED.
    68 333 Iv the Second Conn, yesterday, John Pes'ana, a young Eurasian, was charged with the theft ot a pair of boots, sarocg, and a hat, valued altogether at 56 25, the property of Williiin Kiven. He pleaded guilty and Mr Green sentence! him to s x ■oaths* rigorous imprisonment,
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    KEPT KEY OF SAFE.
    74 333 Utot messenger boy employed by I>rs. Black aL.I FowiiCof Kitten Road, is under ane-t charged with ■Mating $75. It appears that some weeks ago the kt*y of a tafa was Midi Sinct* then various smill tumfl have l^a taken. Usof bought a bicycle worth 173 from
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    THROWING PEPPER.
    123 333 Iq the Third Magistrate's Cjuft, yesterday a rikMa puller named >\ on* Ah 100 WM remanded on a charge of throwing pepper m the eyes of a Norwegnn named IWnard Jahanusen, and attempting to rob him Johancsen, who belongs to the steamship Breicl, was traveling m the nkisna
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    THE ASSIZES.
    750 333 CHRISTMAS ISLAND CASE. Result of Catching; Pigeons. The hearing of the charges of culpable h>micide not amounting to murder and voluntarily causing grievous hurt, brought against four Chinese coolifs employed by the Phosphate Company at Chris'iuas'lsland, was continued before the Chief Justice, Sir William HyudmanJone?, anj a jury,
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    PATANI NEWS.
    176 333 {From our ou'H Correspondent^ The High Commissioner has not yet returned from BiOgk( k, where he has been to attend the meeting of High Commissioners au<l His M»jattj'i levee. Mr M. Bmu of Kelattm has come down here on a commercial visit, j.n.l also to see the place.
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    THE CHINESE ROYAL FAMILY.
    259 333 As many of our readers do not clearly understand the relation betwten the new'y proclaimed Emperor and his predecessor, as well as that between the la f e Emperor and the Priuce Pu'lun, we publish a brief regime of tlie genealogy of the Impeiial family of
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    A NEW POSTAL SERVICE.
    589 333 Cash on Delivery. The followiDg regulation] re^ardin^ a postal coVti- on -delivery system have been approved The regulations are to apply to auy registered or insured postil packet and to any parcel (wl ether insured or no*. posted m t :j e fctiaits Settlements and addressed
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    Correspondence.
    74 333 Scotsman or Scotchman. To the Editor, Sir, I am horrified to find a gentleman, presumably a Bcotunaa, m calling together a meeting of hU countrymen design tting them bj that mongrel malformation Scotchmen an offeuce repeated m a few lines. Has Mr Heury no sense of either etymology or
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    MUNICIPAL BUDGET.
    705 333 Special Meetivo or the C" v hssioni A special meeting of the Municipal Cuinmisti.>neri was held, yesterday aftersx to resume consideration of ti.»- Budget f<-r 1909. Mr J. Polglate (deputy Presided) occupied tlw chair and there were also present Dr Fowlie and Messrs C. W. Dirbishire, A. .1.
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    ATHLETIC NOTES.
    1080 334 Well done West Kents The success of yesterday gives them the ri^ht to a triple crown this jear, if such a thing existed m football out here. For their victories include the Warren Shield, the Association Cup, m which they baat the R A and the Singapore Football
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    F. A. SHIELD COMPETITION.
    503 334 West Kents the Winners. List evening the S. C. C and West Kent teams met for the third time on the Plain to decide the championship of the League. Oa tbe first occasion the Club succeeded m beating th? Sjldiers and thus came level m cumber
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    SEPOY LINES GOLF CLUB.
    53 334 Ladies' Medal, Plated Nov. Mrs Fowlie 45 gcr. 45 Miss McNair 50 5 45 Mrs Gteen 5S 7 51 Mrs Ilartnell 58 <*> 5'J Mrs Fiver 59 6 53 Mist W. E. Gentle 65 11 54 MrsCirver <»0 4 56 Mrs Hell and Mrs Emerson flayed
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    GARRISON GOLF CLUB.
    94 334 Novimbkb Medal. Col. H. G. FittoD, i>s.o., a i>c. S<; 10 7<5 F. B. Humphries 86 9 77 B. T. Addie 88 8 80 Capt. Sir Arthur Young, X.c Mo. 8!> 9 80 L. E. (iiuut ICO 18 82 Major B. Ford, dso. 98 l(j 82 K.
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    COINER SENTENCED.
    39 334 The case m which Lew Ah Ttk was charged at the Assizes, with counterfeiting dollars, ended m the conviction of the accuseJL The Chief Justice, Sir W. H. Hyndman Jones, sentenced him to seven years' rigorous imprisonment.
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    51 334 A small gathering watched the game of hcckey on tha esplanade last evening between the S. C. C. second eleven and the Royal West Kents. The Club won by three goals to one, but the Soldiers had the best of the gime m the second half. They found scoring difficult
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    Thursday, Nov. 19, 1908.
    646 334 A Flower Show has been arranged for Feb. 13th for Kuala Lumpor. A private rikisha valued at $90 and belonging to Sheik Abdullah of Qieen Street has been stolen. During the present year 400 deserters from the &*rnnn array have arrived at Verdun, on tha French
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    POSTMAN'S PERFIDY.
    142 334 Prison Punishment kis Portion. At the Assizes yesterday, before the Chief Justice, Sir W. H. Hyudmau Jones, a B-n--gah postman named Abdul lUhnian was charged with having stolen a four-cent *Uinp and destroyed a postal packet. Mr Hastings Pthodfcs, Acting Deputy Public Prosecutor, appeared for the Crown. Evidence
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    CHEITY ON TRIAL.
    368 334 Alleged False Claims. At the Assizes yesterday A. K. A. Mootoo Ci.rp9a Chetty, of 92, Mirket Street, ww brought up before the Chief Jmtic S r W. H Hvndinan J >nes, to answer two charge* abetting one N A. NiravAnasamy PilUy m committing the offsnce of dishonestly
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    GANG ROBBERY.
    329 334 Wong Ah Shicg was K -f »re ZMr Grsen, second magistrate, yesterday, charged with gang robbery. Wong X >on, a tailor, deposed that he cirried on business m TringgfcttU street and reside 1 at 71 -E River Valley B 'ii. Om Ojtofctr Mh, he left his house about
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    CHINESE IN MOURNING.
    174 334 Singapore Oi^kky antes. For a period of 6even days the Chinese community m Siugapore will be m niourniD^ for the Lite Emperor and Djwa^er Empress of China. At many business establishment!?, as w«rll as private houses of Chinese merchants, white and yellow fligs are beim? tiown at
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    TELEGRAMS.
    2033 335 (By Submarine Telegraph) (Meuter's Ayency.) Rec Nov 12, 10.40 am. The debate m the Raicbstag is proceeding, an 1 is of an epoch-making character. Never have a Sovereign's acs been subjected to such searching critieUm on all SMJes. this criticism even including the XaHtr's projfc'ed visit to Austria. The
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    PENANG SAMPANS.
    83 335 A SERIOUS STRIKE. {From our own Correspondent.) Received at 3.34 p m. lVuai ir. Nov. 12th. A strike of sampan niea has occurred lure. The a! lf L'^d causes are the prohibit ion ct" eartvuing and repairing oa Weil Qu.iy, and alleged inadequate fares. It \<, however, the
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    ATTACK ON PERAK PLANTER.
    88 335 1 FFtr t i ou r oTt 'tt O>' csfh /:< u Ipoh, No? 18*Ji. Mr Oreer, a-s's^nt on the Cicely Rubber Estate, near Teluk Ansou, was yesterday set upou by J ivanese coolies craied with chant !ols aud was seveiely beaten on tli9 hend. Hi
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    Fire Brigade for Ipoh.
    27 335 Ipob, Not 18 b. A public nire'irg was held Testerdaj at which it was decided to form a Vuluuteer Fire Brigade, for Ipoh.
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    RUBBER WIRE.
    141 335 {Frew our ,:cn Correspondent.) London vii Penan?. Nov 1It: is thought m Mail: lace that Para rubber niav go as high as l> a p» und. The committee of the Ceylon Associatiou is of opinion that it would be premature to hold another exhibition ie 1910. London via
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    CHINA'S LOSS.
    1233 335 (Union Times Sjtecial.) Xov 12. The Empress Dowager is seriously i!i and the Emperor m consequence did cot hold audience to-dij. There is a rumour circulating that the Emreror also is ill. The Question of Succession. Privata advices had been Teceived ia Siag.p^re from Peking via Shanghai oj
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    The Kantao Affair.
    78 336 H. K. Toag Shui Ec, the special Commit* siore- to the United States, has telegraphed the Throne, from Japaa, tajiDg tint the Jtpuiese have agreed t> return Kastao to the Chinese, but on the hind they demand other interests and privi'e^es m excharije. K^nirOhun Lim, a Orator,
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    CHINA NEWS.
    107 336 Steamship and Railway Lines. Union Tiw < Bpecial, X»v Il\ Our Prkirikj Correspondent itatesthal the Board of Commuoicationi has deci-led to e^^ilvlish a Centra! Bteamthip C< nip try. H. E. Chanp Chi TunL'. the President of the Kwaagtnng aud Hankow General BailWftT, proposes to ijet this railway completely
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    PRODUCE.
    144 336 Nov 18. m *fin mm 69.87^ GamU^r buyers 8.50 Gaxnlier Cube Ko. 1 13.25 Gambier Cnbe No. 2 12.75 Pepper Black (ord'u. Sport) buyers 10.50 Pepper, White L.W. I p.c J buyers 17.0 Nutmegs (110 to ttelb.)^, 18 00 Nutmegs (80 to the lb.) 20.00 Mace (Banda) tm mm
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    EXCHANGE.
    66 336 (Corrected up to Xov 18) i>:.nk 4 lu/b norn demaca 23£ Pr.Ta.t6 credit* 3m s 2'4,\ credit* 6m i 4; Fkakci, demand Bank 291 QnMAn.dnM&d 236^ India, T. T, 174; HONGEC/N&, demand 25% Yokohama., dt-.aiind norn ll^i Java, demand 1 3S j Bangkok, demani 67 SovKfcKiotfs, Binx 3uy.ng $S
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    SHARES.
    792 336 MINES. C.plt.l C.plt«l Inn P»ld Comp«n T QuoUHot Issued paid op Valat ap $300,000 300,000 10 10 Belat Tin Mining Co. Ltd 75* $300,000 225.000 10 10 brnang Limited 7(0 $600,000 600,000 10 10 Bruseh Hydraulic Tin M. Co. Ltd 10.' 0 £400,000 350,000 1 1 Duff Development Co.
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      686 336 CLEARANCES. Nov 13. Ceylon Maru, Jap. str.. Pyne, for Xagasaki. Cardiganshire, Brit, str., Syers, for Hongkong, Shanghai and Japan. Sicilia, Brit, str., Watkins, for Hongkong, Shanghai and Japan. Flevo, Brit, str., Gibson, for Anambas and Xatunas Is. Valentyn, Dut. str., Brußt. for Billiton. de Haan, Dut. str., Van Emrnerick, for
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      444 336 VESSELS_IN PORT. Men-of-war Flaj? and Tons Commanders Arrived m T Wh D For Sea Mew Col Yacht 500 Coleman Oct 8 Malacca Uncertain Ship Flag Tons Master Arrived From Consignee tor When Banekok Ger 1237 Nico!ai B en Nov 16 Bangkok Behn Meyer Bangkok C Hock Kian Dut 1020 Hubert
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