The Straits Budget, 27 December 1900

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  • 126 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE “STRAITS TIMES.’ The Straits Times is widely read throughout Asia generally. It circulates in Singapore and Penang, throughout all the Protected States of the Malay Peninsula, in Siam, Borneo, the Netherlands Indies, the Philippines, and French Indo-China. Established over Half a
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  • THURSDAY, 27TH DECEMBER. DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
    • 43 1 IL G'i'Hi.i..—On the 23rd Nov., at 32 I M..;int Ealing, the wife of I; uV'rjM M. I>kadi>ki.l, barrister-at-law, I *1 -OR. \r The Cottle, Chaneeiy Lane, on I h\. the 2711 i instant, the wife of I >ii\ llmnmk. of a daughter.
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  • 170 1 11 f* AL. I Market Quotations. I 'hipping News. I List. I By the Wav. I I'ut.lir H»‘aith. I Ihe S r <\ l oams in Perak. I Mr. Felton Beil. I of Lidy (’ox. I *hf* Funeral «f Lady Cox. I In Memoriam. I Anthony's School.
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  • 602 1 S NiAfoua, 27Th Dec km bek. 1900. PKOIHJOK. i fable* •ire correct-wi t-o iuum Gambior 8 20 Copra Bali, o.«5. do Poniianak r, 00 Pern er, Black,.. buyers 29.25 *do White, (5/, 43.00 Sago Flour Sarawak ,.3 05 do Brunei No. 1 2.90 Pearl Sago 3 HY Coffee, Bali,
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  • 266 1 The mail for Europe, this week, leaves by tiie P. AO. Clyde. The mail tor Europe by the German s. s. 1\ Heinrich is timed to leave on the 6th Jan. The mail for Europe, next week, is tixed for the M. M. Uceanien. -The mail
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  • SPECIAL TELEGRAMS TO THE “STRAITS TIMES.”
  • REUTER’S TELEGRAMS.
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    • 87 1 t post free price of the Straits Times iUavear or The post free price 9 r stmit'x Itud'fft is $3» year, or 40/\l not necessary to subscribe for a year. for shorter periods are a2 ne proportionate cate of price as for a v»*;ir. i'heS/»«to Hutioet van he sent to
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  • 68 1 DEATHS. At on 22nd December, Marie i.t !K. the wife of Sir Lionel Cox, Chief ".-n.eoi the Mraits Settlements. R. I. P. I \t -ji Snphia Road, on 22nd Dec., Mr. K Ukopley, chief clerx to the I H*'iiliMit-liener.il, F. M. S. I U\ the 27th Nov., at 1 Lockyer-road,
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  • 1663 2 We hear on good authority that there is a movement on foot to start a Rifle Volunteer Corps in Singapore composed of British Eurasians. Hongkong seems to be jealous of Singapore’s good fortune in the matter of the approaching visit of the Duke and Duchess of York to this Colony.
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  • 678 2 Thkre is a pick-up cricket match on the 8. C. C. ground on Monday afternoon. The official rate calculating exchange compensation for t he current month is 2/1] per dollar. Mr. E. H. B*dl has heeu appointed Chief Police Officer and Assistant Protestor of Chinese at Malacca.
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  • 687 2 GERMAN AMBITION I The hankering 0 f G ernian coaling station in the Far I ing uneasiness in Java. I» j s r v I Germany has now 8n island in Netherlands leaked out that, a short tin* retired ollicer of the German I up plans for a
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  • 80 2 f t A Chinaman, on being asked fishermen Hid not join 1,1 j| e Regatta at Sandakan, r Englishman lighten he cOIUI like play just now.” a They were waiting dinner in Sandakan and Captain ff arrived. Presently a shP “t I ri handed to the host hearing
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  • 2083 3 subsequent to the sale uC al Blue Funnel boats to the a:i unusually large number of ‘and mates found themselves re without employment in Singa- Captain George Lingard, dandy, tnd scamp, swaggering among H'* 7' v,i come to the conclusion that (l n.bing, so far
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  • 158 3 THE S. C.C. TEAM IN PERAK. YESTERDAY’S* FLAY. (Special telegram to the Straits Times.' Taipirtg Friday after no m. The Singapore eleven opened their match with Ferak to-day. Singapore won the toss and went to the wicket first. The wicket was dead and tricky. Singapore were all out fi»r 94
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  • 48 3 We regret to announce that Lady Cox, wife of Sir Lionel Cox, the Chief Justice, died at Leonie Hill” this morning, after some days’ illness. The funeral takes place this afternoon, the service at the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd being at 5 o’clock.
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  • 58 3 On Dec. 14th, the betting on the Viceroy’s Cup (to be run on Monday next) was as follows: 7 to 2 gainst Cherry to 2 Stand Oft 5 to l Merloolns »j to l Stßiihroy 8 to l Tubal Cain 10 to 1 Plutu-* 10 to 1 Toxtelh
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  • 1722 3 lk>mntf dirxff no* My motto this week—borrowed bodily from the City of London—is not to help out any humble contention of my own, but it is one I would suggest as a subhead for the use of Editors and others who have to probe such problems as
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  • 1576 4 (Ihf German Mail.) CHINA. Captains Wingate and Ryder, who accompanied the German expedition to Kalgan, have returned to and report than, besides Captain WattsJones, ten or twelve Scandinavian missionaries and one Englishman have been massacred at Kueih-wa-chang by orders of tne laotai; also 1U0 native Christians have
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  • 88 4 By the German mail arriving yesterday, we received the following postcard, dated Port »Said, Dec. Ist, 1900: Signor Elton Bell, Veterinary Surgeon eame on board my ship at Bombay very sick. He died in the Red Sea. He a*ked me to please notify Singapore. 8. Canape, Commander,
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  • 96 4 British Museum Newton, the archaeologist, was a capital story-teller, and Mr. Hare, in his final contribution to The Story of my Life,” just issued, has preserved two or three of his tales. One is of a spiritualistic seance, where an old cockney was informed that the spirit manifested
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  • 515 4 REPORT FOR 1899. The .Straits Settlements Medical Report far 1899 is signed by Dr. Simon as P. C. M.O. It says that enteric fever is on the increase at Singapore. The general health of the Straits Settlements during 1899 may be said to have been good. With the
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  • 1264 4 An American transport passed through the port eastward yesterday. Fraser and Neave send two copies of the Singapore and Straits Almanack for 1901. The British transport Loodiana(SoA~) passed through the port from east to west at 8.30 this morning. Mr. Isemonger, for many years Col mial Treasurer
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  • 95 4 There travels an Earl in the h• No lands are too tar, 11 reauchamp; Of aristocrats, not the least, He is known by the mime BeauchampSome surnames are out "t <’ ur You see, there is no one to"^ Though H,E,A,C,H, spells 1( This is n-l ttie right
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  • 28 5 x h.kam from Calcutta Btates that r nins won the Paddock Stakes. u .f j, ivial Stakes were won by Cherry, J.,,:’: -econd, Toxteth third.
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  • 44 5 M ss. Indus from Marseilles- r Suave, Duff, Blaine, Jose Van Harrevelt, J. M. Musschenj chasseriau, isemonger, -veil* Mr»- Duval, -Mrs. Ke y» Mrs. r apt. Lyne, and Mr. F.Gaggino. v Voloinho— Mr. Paul Humbert r J f lr J Muhel.
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  • 166 5 Saturday afternoon, tlie first t ,)‘i«tribiitiori of prizes took place \uiiioiiy B School The room was Tastefully decorated. The mili- r iU ,i present, and a programme iinental and vocal music and was creditably got through. r u number of scholars was Mr. Klcum, Inspector of vis
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  • 200 5 I'h* funeral of Lady Cox took place Saturday afternoon. Sir Lionel tn** bereaved husband, and a large i >1 g.MUlemeil attended the to the Church *»t the Good There Father Rivet and hoir chanted the funeral service, ih»* solemn Lue'fii nos iJomvne was •ned. and
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  • 287 5 A* okding to the Press Association, **rror which some time ago crept r ‘> an official document lias caused > g<>.»d deal of misapprehension as ‘die role which the representative •iitingents of troops from England, airh have by now reached Australia, u intended to play in
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  • 131 5 PERAK WINS BY 2 WICKETS. (Special telegram to the “Strait* Times”) laiping Saturday. Perak, in their first innings, were all out for 02. Billings took «5 wicket 9 for 28 runs, and Mactaggart 4 for 34. Singapore, in their second innings, had made 38 for live wickets
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  • 166 5 Sir Arthur Sullivan left a fully completed work, the existence of which lias hitherto been unknown to many of his friends. It is a Te Jhn.m written, of course, to English words, and now in ihe possession of the authorities of St. Paul’s Cathedral, for whom it
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  • 542 5 Outsells Magazine has produced a Christmas Number with tour of the most beautiful monotint photogravure plates that have ever been published in the pages of anything save an edition de lu*e of high price and rare value. It is among the first of the Xmas Magazines
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  • 132 5 [Lady Cox, December 22nd, 1900.] Whene’er a friend hath crossed the darksome ford Into the tranquil of the Great Beyond We feel remorse that Time's relentless sword Should sever thus the weak terrestrial bond. But should we grieve when in this world of toil Another worker lays her
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  • 179 5 A short time ago, a Boer prisoner was shot dead by a sentry at the prison camp in Ceylon. It was supposed at the time that the Boer had tried to escape. The Times oj Ceylon says that the Boer did not try to escape, bat, knife in
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  • 327 5 {During thr past ten years some of the necessaries of life have risen 300% in Singapore. Vide. S. T.) Some years ago, when I was young I thought l‘d journey east, Where I’d been given to understand, Life was a genial feast, 1 heard the sun shone
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  • 800 5 London 30 th Sovemfter. There be rats, and rats.” Hamid. (Special to the Straits Times.* 1 Sir Arthur Sullivan was laid to rest in St. Paul’s on Tuesday last, and of all the eminent men who have recently died he will be the most sincerely mourned
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  • 730 5 (By French Mail.) 90UTH AFRICA. A despatch from Lord Kitchener, dated Pretoria 13th inst., General Clements was attacked at Xooitgedacht at daybreak that day, by commandos under Delarey and Beyers, numbering over 2,500. The enemy’s first attack was repulsed, but the Boers managed to get to the
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  • 1756 6 FROM AN ENGLISHMANS POINT OF VIEW. TO THE EDITOR OF THE 44 STRAITS TIMES.” —ln venturing an opinion upon the above subject, 1 do not presume to write a critique upon Mr. Veth's book, or offer any remarks upon your special t-orrespondent’s comments,
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  • 794 6 REVISED REGULATIONS. Thk revised regulations permitting the importation of dogs into the Colony are more liberal than the paragraph recently published in the Straits Times would suggest. In full these regulations are thus set lorth in the Gazette Dogs which have been in the possession of their
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  • 1724 6 The homeward mail closes at 6 a m. to-morrow. It is reported that H. M. S. Terrible is to return from China about March next. At 9.45 a. m. yesterday, a Shell Line steamer passed through the port from west to east. No. 57 Co. R. G.
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  • 327 7 HI\A.M\N OIKS IX SINGAPORE. A i'liiNhsK coolie rhat arrived here by "truinship Hong Wan I on Monday vt*i,»|H;d symptoms of plague alter ‘iMiiii; here on Monday morning, and '•‘•j irntly died of the pest at the lurk Seng Hospital. The ship L -M sent to
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  • 40 7 Per M. M. s. s. E Simons for Colombo—Mr. G. K. Wolf, Mrs. J W. Wolf, Miss \V oil, Messrs. E. de Cartier, »S. Moorhouse, and Mr. and Mrs Gilliton. lor Marseilles —Father Colornbet, and Mr. Lott.
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  • 101 7 At Hongkong, among the coolie class, it is a common practice to gamble on the number of orange pips. Coolies often disburse their day s earnings in betting on this unknown quantity. It is perfectly fair, that is, there can hardly be cheating, but betting goes on
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  • 95 7 It has been decided, says the Perak Fioneer to abolish the market farms monopoly in Perak from the Ist of January, the reason being that owing to an unusually large revenue budget, some form of relief in the shape of direct taxation should be given to the
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  • 111 7 At the commencement of the war between China and Japan, the latter Power possessed a navy of only 80,000 tons, while t hat of her opponent, was 40,000 tons. Japan now possesses a fleet of an aggregate tonnage of 260,000. The Japanese authorities appear to view with
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  • 117 7 The Perak Art Club exhibition was to open at Taiping on Monday last. There were many exhibitions. In the water colour class, the ResidentGeneral had two exhibits: Magnolia Bay, and On a Coast Road. The Singapore Art Club sent the following contributions:—Mrs. T. S. Kerr —A spray
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  • 246 7 The programme of the New ear Sea Sports, to be held on January Ist from 930 a.m. to 1 p.m., has been issued. The arrangements are much as usual, the same courses as in previous years being marked out for the sailing and rowing races and for
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  • 161 7 In the Indian Forester for November there is a report by Mr. J. A. McKee, conservator of forests, Assam, on the result of tapping gutta ram bong (net** elofUca a tree largely cultivated here. An area of 474 acres, containing 6,810 trees, was worked over and yielded 4,502 lbs.
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  • 688 7 THE PIGMY” AT SHAN-HAI-KWAN. The arrival of II. M. *S. Figmy to replace the Bramble here recalls the interesting details of her capture of the Chinese port of Shan-hai-kwan two I lours before the arrival there of a Russian force, a couple of months ago. The aifiir is thus described
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  • 268 7 The North German Lloyd’s Munch*)* the pioneer vessel of the new German island service, now makes a trip from .Sydney to HoDgkong, and returns via the Marianne, Caroline, and New Britain Islands, and German New Guinea. Ail these islands belong to Germany, and the trade there is
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  • 484 7 The Cathedral of the Good Shepherd, which is attended principally by the European Roman Catholic community, was crowded on Christinas Eve long before the time for the principal service The altar was beautifully decorated. At 11.30, the majestic Te Deum,” sung to Gregorian tones, was chanted by the
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  • 89 7 THE CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH. A wire has been received from, Penang stating that the Championship of the Straits and Malay States has been won by Mr. George Macbain of Penang, Dr. Fowlie, Singapore, being second. The Inter-settlement match between Penang and Singapore resulted in a win for Penang
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  • 658 7 Note:—The great Wun Lung of Hongkong is at present residing iu Singapore. As his opinions «and comments on current topics have alwayß carried considerable weight in the latter place, perhaps they may be found not without interest here. It was after reading the notice
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  • 578 8 (By French Mail.) > DEFEAT OF BOXERS. On the 10th instant, a large force of Boxers attacked some mounted couriers belonging to the Allied force eight miles north of Hosiwu on the Tientsin-Peking road. The couriers fled to Hosiwu, where there was a strong picket stationed. The picket
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  • 78 8 Mrs. J. Keith, living in one of the newly-erected villas, River Valley Road, reports to the police that thieves entered her house yesterday, and stole jewellery from a bedroom valued at SI, OOO There were no servants in the house at the time, and no marks of entrance
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  • 91 8 On Christmas Eve, a very successful smoking concert took place at Police Bahru in connection with the Straits Police Recreation Club. Colonel •Pennefather, I. G. P., occupied the chair, and amongst the large number present were Supt.Cuscaden, C.P.O., Asst.Supts. Hamilton and Whitehead, Lieuts. Beatyy and Severn (H. M.
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  • 175 8 (Special Telegram to the Straits Times' Penang Bee. 27th. In the match at Penang, Singapore were all out for 158. Gledhill made 15, Morrison not out 6, extras 26. For Penang, Talma took 5 wickets or 43 runs, Wicks 3 for 47, Green 1 for 20, Zehnder
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  • 193 8 A sensation has been caused by the announcement that one of the Queen’s granddaughters, Princess Franziska Joseph» Louise Augusta Marie Christiana Helena, the second daughter of the Duchess of Saxony (Princess Christian), issuing for a divorce from her husband, Prince Aribert Joseph Alexander, third son of Duke
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  • 402 8 Loud Rosebery was installed as Lord Rector of Glasgow University, the proceedings taking place in St. Andrew’s Hall, which was crowded. In his address, the noble Earl said he had thought he could best serve his young constituents by speaking of a subject which affected them all—the
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  • 225 8 Between seven and eight hundred joyous youngsters were present in the Town Hall last night, when the annual Christmas entertainment arranged by Mr. C. B. Buckley passed off with great success. Itisdiflicult todescribe in detail what happened; but the happy faces of the kiddies showed that the
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  • 209 8 A most enjoyable Mixed Double Competition took place on Xmas Day and Boxing Day for a prize anonymously presented. The result has yet to be decided as two couples handed in the same winning score ot 104 —Miss Worry and A. C. Somerville and Mrs. Machale and
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  • 535 8 ARRIVALS. Per s Eudnt from Bangkok—Rev. Fere Cnlombet. Per M. M. s. s. lai Segue from Batavia— Messrs. P. Kggel, de Carlin, Cliallaya. Mr. and Mrs. Wolff and infant. Messrs. N. Dias, .1. Engelbeck, Rohhans, Wolff, Alanlilly, Dox, and Mr. and Mrs. Rolland. Per s. s. Penang from
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  • SHIPPING.
    • 188 8 Under Mils beading the foiiowiug aoine tuitions are used:—str.—steamer sh.—ship: fcq. —barque; sch.—schooner; Yet.—Yacht; Cru.—Cruiser; Gbt.— Gunboat; Tor Torpedo H.p. -Horse-power Brit.— British U. S.—United States: Fr.— French; Ger.—German; Dut.—Dutch; Joh.—Job ore Ac., G. c., Generalcargo cLp.—deck passengers; U.—Uncertain T. P. W.—Tanjong Pagar Wharf; T. P. D.—Tanjong
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    • 1445 8 Arrivals Since Noon of Monday. Besitang Dut. str. 294 tons, Capt Kool, 25th Dec. From Bangkok. 22nd Dec. Oil. Hooglandt A Co. For Bandjermnssin, 25th —Rds. Brouwer, Dut. str. 326 tons, Capt Ponssen, 25th Dec. From Deli, 20th Dec. G.c., and 102 d.p. Daendels and Co. For
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    • 565 9 r of arrt. -f ,a<e of •**/'<».». Hongkong, Jan 10; Kautenberg. nl N ,u York, Dee. B. Meyer. na Horn: Wong, Dec. 23; H. M. hnrup** passed Canal, Dec. 11. Kjrjp«' passed Canal, Nov. 30. 1 Europe, passed Canal, Nov. 30. l iron**, passed Canal, Dec. 4. Kui
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    • 825 9 jj r lai> KB9iLs Na m j l*iv From Bailed. Consignbeh. De* it 'PreutsMi B r J2l o ie er Cenarifcr Dec J»Bebn Meyer Co. si Suftan Rrft *f r *l a 'fl“ reh Hamburg Nov U Behn Mever 4 Co. 2f «Oltan Bnt rtr 102 IHendry Muar IDec
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    • 509 9 VesKKi/s Namk FiauAßig Taptaih Dksti X ATIOI* Dec 22 Ulysses Brit sir. Edmondson Liverpool via port? Aritenor sir. Jackson London via ports •21' Keong Wai 1 str. Genies Bangkok 22 James Brand str. Torrence Calcutta 22 Hve Lcong str. Quine Port Dickson and Klang 22 Aeara str. Kilgour Shanghai
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    • 89 9 PASSED SUNDA STRAITS OR ARRIVED FOR ORDERS. Date j T~Ri Date. and Ship’s Name. Captain. ok Fkomwhere| Destin- marep* Ki°- Sailing. ation. Dec 12iDut s.s Prinses Sophia Soomer Dec 12Batavia Amsterdam M Knt s.s. Ayr Gibson Dec I).Singapore Christmas Is 13 Brit bq.Lvndhurgfc Beatty Kobe |New York 1 m
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