The Straits Budget, 31 August 1905

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    90 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE “STRAITS TIMES.' -»:a3li*hed over Half a Century Cable Address: Times, Singapore. Straits Budget, 40 Cents. Straits Times 15 cents VOL- LIX. SINGAPORE. THURSDAY. 31 AUGUST. 1905. NO. 2480 r H r TIMES” circulates eIV IN Singapore and Penang IAB T ALL
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  • The Straits Budget. THURSDAY, 31ST AUGUST.
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      BIRTHS.
      71 1 n'M i On 23rd Vugust. :it “Grasslands,'’ n. mas’s Walk, the wife of G. A. Chaney, a daughter i still-born.» I I»11 tlit* -21st Aug. at Kuala Lumpur, :u .ie -.i James( raig <*f a daughter. p I: i; ():i the i:»th August, at Shanghai, t ft- fF. I*.
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      MARRIAGES.
      121 1 UukNS.vN —lliuNi —OII the 13th August, at Am V. \V: ilia in Henry Hreiman, Imperial Ma; a Ci i-:.»ms. t > 'May Helen, younger .Ur of i‘ ~:card, of San Francisco, r a F.s.A. pi. >, i —Ti/ai;i-On 29th July, at London, L li. Hrutt. of laipiug, to Lilia,
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    Table of Contents.
    385 1 Pages. Leading Articles Liiw 1 Novation Army 1 Lift* Case 1 l!u Boycott 1 raiijoho I‘atrar Arbitration i:«.iiio Falling off 2 liit Allege*l Peace L« ;t<i, relies 3, 4 Local: l »ii.*->tic Occurrences 1 s Hum ii \of the Week 1 List 1,4 hauKr intcy Court 8
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    Summary of the Week.
    204 1 The Strait Budget is mailed, tliis week, along the P. *x O. route by the Malta. The French mail for Europe by the Sydney closed on Monday. The German mail from Europe by the Boon arrived on Friday and the B. I. mail from Europe by
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    LIST OF PASSENGERS. FOR SINGAPORE
    106 1 Per P. A* O. s. s. India connecting with the steamer Simla at Colombo, from London Augt. 4. due 4tli Sept. —Mrs. Hasley, Mr. and Mrs, L. Maltby, Mr. J. H. Pve, Mr. J. Jeffrey, Dr. Hogg. Per P. A* O. s. s. Britannia connecting
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    VESSELS ADVERTISED TO SAIL.
    101 1 Fremantle via ports, Minilya, on 2nd Sept., Boustead. Amsterdam via ports, A. If illent due 2nd Sept., Daeudels. Hongkong, C. Apcar (from Calcutta) due 3rd Sept., Paterson, Simons. Sourabaya and Samarang, Suisang (from Hongkong) due 3rd Sept., Boustead. Penang and Calcutta, Lightning (from Hongkong) due 6th
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      MOTOR LAW.
      438 1 I Straits Times 24th August.) A correspondent writes; In the case of Haibart and Plagge vs. Messrs. Archdeacon and Ankerschmidt concluded on Tuesday in the Supreme Court, Mr. Justice Thornton laid down a maxim in regard to the liability of the motor driver which may be of considerable
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      SALVATION ARMY.
      741 1 (Strait x Time s, 26th August. J Commissioner G. S. Railton of the Salvation Army, who passed through Singapore to-day by the German Mail, en route for Japan, requests us to correct a mischievous impression regarding the body lie represents which lias been conveyed in articles that have
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      LIFE ASSURANCE CASE.
      670 1 (Straits Times, 26th August.) So many Singaporeans, and Straits people generally, are holders of policies in the j Equitable Life Assurance Society of Ameri-. ca, that it is a matter of considerable local interest to learn that a suit was beguu on July 27th ult. in the
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      THE BOYCOTT.
      1020 1 (Straits Tim*'*. 2*>th August. y Grave significance attaches to Renter'* Seattle despatch announcing the paralysis of the flour trade between the Pacific and China ports. We had private information last week that one of the largest, if not the largest firm handliug American flour at Hongkong, had wired
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      TANJONG PAGAR ARBITRATION.
      1042 2 (Straits Times. 29th Any list.) Sir Michakl Hicks-Bkach, according to Reuter's telegram to-day, left New York for Vancouver on the 16th inst, en route to Singapore. From this it is to be* inferred that Sir Michael, who is travelling with Lady Hicks-Beach and his two daughters, intends
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      TRAFFIC FALLING OFF
      548 2 (St mits Tiin r.«, XUth .4 ujust, t Obskrvkk calls attention to a brief item of news which was published in our local columns yesterday, and which he opines is worthy of more than passing comment. The paragraph referred to was as follows: The total number of
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      ALLEGED PEACE.
      3586 2 (Strait8 Time 30th August.) No more welcome news than that which is conveyed in to-days despatches lias been published by any paper in Asia in recent years. Peace—or at any rate the official promise of lieace—has come at last, to put an end to the bloodiest and most
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      90 1 The ’/-'St free price of the Straits Times $3: voar. The post free price of the it 1 dye* is $2O a year. It is not ,>- a rv to subscribe for a year. The subscriptions for shorter periods are at same proportionate rate of price as for vear. The
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    72 1 DEATHS. V On the 19th August, at Kuala f i 'i! Harold. only sou of S. Cecil Yeomans, th:ve months. i; —On the 2sth July, at her residence, Luidoiw a«l. Lowestv>ft, Mary Anne Clark, -fe «>f 1>. Clark i Editor of Shanghai Mercury 'i'ii Empire), aged 67 years. Shanghai copy).
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    THURSDAY, 24TH AUGUST.
    354 3 A siiAitK, 13 feet in length au<l weighing alxmt *20 piculs, was caught on the 18th instant near Butter worth. Iusiile it was found a pig's carcase weighing nearly HO catties. Thk body of a Chinese pauper was found by the police in the live foot way
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    BANKRUPTCY COURT.
    739 3 A Big Deficit. This morning in the Bankruptcy Court, before Mr. Justice Leslie Thornton, an application for a receiving order against the firm of Alma Mohamed Hoosain and Co., late* of 294 Beach Road, was made by Mr. E. C. Ellis, ou behalf of Messrs. Rautenberg Schmidt and
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    AN INCORRIGIBLE “BILKER.”
    324 3 Yesterday. Mr. Coelho was charged before Mr. Column for refusing to pay Ee Taw, a ’rikislia puller, the sum of forty-two cents, the fare demanded. According to the puller’s statement, the defendant engaged him about mid-day on the 15th inst. and kept him till evening. He was
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    BRITISH NORTH BORNEO.
    243 3 The Kudat correspondent of the Perak Pioneer writes as follows under date 14th Aug.:— Manganese in the district of Murudu should make North Borneo flourish. Thousands of tons of this grey ore are visible on the surface. The manganese discoveries made at Marak-Parak are also very encouraging.
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    RUBBER-GROWING.
    200 3 Profitable Investment. Thk Continental Caoutchouc and Gutta Perclia Company of Hanover, after an exceptionally bad year, owing to the high prices of indiarublier aud other raw materials and a rise in the cost of the textile fabrics treated by the company, was only able in the spring to declare
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    A MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR.
    512 3 Chief Engineer Disappears. Dining the past two days the Police have been searching all over the Colony for some trace of Mr. Prentice, chief engineer of the s.s. Sabine Rickmers who disappeared from his ship in the early hours of Tuesday morning and has not been heard
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    GARRISON RIFLE ASSOCIATION. The Annual Shoot.
    1037 4 List of Prize Winners. From the 16th to the ‘21st of this month, the annual shooting meeting of the Singa]>ore Garrison Rifle Assignation has !>een in progress at the Alexandra Range, providing g«K>d si>ort for the large number of men who entered. Unfortunately the
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    PENANG LETTER.
    1534 4 A Beggar’s Paradise. Venting, Sunday, 20th August. I see that you Singapore folk are getting into somewhat of a panic because you are supposed to have two doublebarrelled Saghalien murderers at large amongst you, and I suppose you are all geing about with big thick sticks, and revolvers,
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    LIST OF PASSENGERS.
    318 4 Arrived 24th August. tty :—From Hamburg—Mr. Carl Mullue, Mr, Otto Dittrich, Mr. Aug. Primavesi, Mr. R. Wiese, Mr. Willi. Kubfuss, Mrs. W. Evers. From Antwerp—Mr. L. van Oosterzee. From Southampton—Mr. J. E. Clarke, Mr. S. F. Truscott. Mr. W. M. Foreman. Mr. C. P. Welter. Mr. Nai
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    NEW YORK BANK PROFITS.
    172 4 Thk stockholders of the Fifth Avenue Bank, of whom Russell Sage is one of the largest, will receive within a few days the extra dividend of 120 per cent., calling for the distribution of $120,000 tgold). This extra dividend was declared in addition to the regular
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    THE COINAGE OF CHINA.
    863 4 Tricks of the Trade. A correspondent of the %v writes thus from the provin, nan:— r 1Ce H.. I notice from the Press that thtion of coinage is taking a l ea ,l,. and well it may. The battle ior'fi ment seems to be around the
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      450 4 LAND SALE The following properties were sold by Powell and Co at their saleroom yesterday afternoon. A Rice Mill situate at Kallang Road near Kallang Bridge w’ith a frontage on the river, total area sq-ft, freehold, including the whole of the machinery, engines, boilers and rice mill appurtenances and buildings
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      LOG RAFTS DANGEROUS.
      383 5 ,,f the s traits Time*." i n,-t* it pressed to tow a great u thousand feet of logs acr^s 1 from British ColumI have lived for seve- 'vhtre these rafts are constructn r ir r '!,i-i>irtation of logs along cu< r c f Xorth America f t
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    F. M. S. PLANTING.
    341 5 klanang Produce Co. The ventli annual meeting of the K. l.: Produce Company, was held rt'.'-.'.’.v at tiie old office 17, Pliilpot tut tiie premises are now removed Basing Hall St., where in future Business of the Company will be '■"u.su't-.-'i. Since the previous meeting Directors,
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    F. M. S. CASE.
    299 5 Question of Criminat Procedure. Mr. A. B. Voules, the Acting Senior Magistrate of Selangor, has, says the “Perak Pioneer,” just delivered a judgment bearing upon important principles of Criminal Procedure. The case arose out of an appeal preferred by the Public Prosecutor against a decision of
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    LAWYER’S DISHONEST CLERK.
    587 5 Defendant Convicted. Yesterday, the enquiry into the case of Mrs. Cooper Abbs against Rainalingmn Pillav was resumed by Messrs. Hall and Column sitting as a Bench Court. In opening, Mr. Sproule mentioned that, as the Court had expressed a wish to see Mrs. Abbs again owing to
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    A SINGAPORE DEBTOR.
    255 5 lx Hongkong on the 17th inut. an application was made to Chief Justice Sir Francis Piggott for the release from prison of Tan Goo Chin, ex-opium'-fanner, well known in Singapore. Mr. Ferrers said —I appear for the debtor in this application. As vour Lordship is aware, a
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    A NOTABLE BOOK.
    1949 5 Experiences in Manchuria. The following is from the “Pall Mall Gazette” it was to the Russian army in Manchuria that Lord Brooke was attached in his capacity as Reuter’s Special Correspondent, and it is to the officers and men of the Russian army that he dedicates this
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    INSTINCTIVE DREAD OF CATS.
    346 5 The curious dread of cats that has been studied for three years by Dr. S. Weir Mitchell, of Philadelphia, may open up a wide field for investigation. An advertisement brought 159 replies from different countries —including Germany, Egypt and India, —and about twothirds of them mentioned
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    FRIDAY, 25TH AUGUST.
    698 6 The next Criminal Sessions will begin on Tuesday, 5th September. Mr. P. Mackenzie Skinner returns to Bangkok by the B. I. Steamer Deli this afterLccn. Last night the Sembayang Hantu was celebrated in tine style at Beach Road by the Teocliews. A movement ison foot for the
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    THE S. C. C.
    2143 6 Annual Meeting Last Night. There were about forty members present when the annual meeting of the Singapore Cricket Club commenced in the Tanglin Club last night, under the chairmanship of Mr. Broadrick, President. The Chairman, in moving that the report and accounts, as supplied to each
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    FIBRE CULTURE.
    1433 6 Interesting Contribution to the Agricultural Bulletin Mr. C. J. Schirmeb has sent the following very interesting letter to the Editor of the Straits Agricultural Bulletin, who publishes it in the July issue of that journal, which came to hand yestetday: Dear Sir, —With reference to the conversations we
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    THE POLICE COURTS.
    322 6 Y kstkrday afternoon, Mr. Column resumed the enquiry into the allegation brought against Chin Chew Eng. a bill-collector in the employ of Messrs. Katz Bros., of cheat ing Tan Ju Tiarn, a Chinese merchant, to the extent of over $1.300 on the 15th. mi 22nd.£iilt. Mr. Emerson
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    YESTERDAY’S FOOTBALL.
    197 6 Band and Drums vs. S. R< C. A soccke match was played 00 Esplanade yesterday afteniooon between t Band and Drums, Sherwood t bresters. t the S. R. C. The S. R C. won the toss an; lined up at the Cathedral end. N° were scored by either
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    TRAVEL IN THE FAR EAST.
    2647 7 Rapid Transit and the Reverse. following is from the pen of Mr. T1 Ireland. F. R. G. S: A e extremes of comfort and Btl < ’speed and. snail pace, danger winch mark the limits of ui extern travel in its relation to the F
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    SATURDAY, 26TH AUGUST.
    713 7 Capt. B. F. Burnett-Hitchcock, Notts and Derby Regt., is appointed to be a Staff captain. Mr. and Mbs Kelly arrived yesterday from Penang, and are staying at the Hotel de 1'Europe. A fresh table of charges for patients at the General Hospital here and at Penang is
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    THE MASONIC CLUB.
    101 7 The Annual General Meeting of the Masonic Club was held in the Club Rooms yesterday evening. Mr. H. L. Coghlan presiding. The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed, and the Committee's report and statement of accounts for the past year adopted. The election of
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    THE ANGLO-CHINESE SCHOOL.
    165 7 Plans for the new building of the AngloChinese School, to be located on the vacant lot adjourning the Methodist Chapel on Coleman Street, have been drawn and handed to Government for approval. It is expected that a portion of the building at least will lx? ready for
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    GAZETTE NOTIFICATIONS.
    169 7 The Hon’ble. E. L. Brockman is appointed to be the Governor’s Deputy: the Pilot Ordinance comes into force on the Ist September next. The Singapore Pilot Board consists of the Master Attendant (President). Capt. J. M. Darke, Hon’ble W. P. Waddell, Mr. H. I. Cliope, and Mr. James
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    F.M.S. NOTES.
    309 7 With regard to the rebate of duty tj be allowed on Lode Tin the following was the definition proposed by the Resident of Selangor at the recent Residents’ Conference as to w hat was to be considered as Lode Tin “When tin is won from rock of siijli
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    THE ALLEGED GREAT FRAUD.
    255 7 A Breeze in Court. Yesterday before Mr. Colinan, Mr* Raine mentioned the case of Chin Hoa Hong which is adjourned for a week. Mr. Braddell who appears with Mr* Carver for the defence at once rose and alleged that liis clients were denied access to tlie
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    THE POLICE COURTS.
    533 8 A Chinaman has got three months’ rigorous tor fowl stealing in McPherson Road. Yesterday four Chinaman were before Mr. Bryant for storing dried fish in Kim Seng Hoad without a license. Three were fined ♦25 each and the other, who had a previous conviction, had to pay
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    MOTHER VERSUS SON.
    229 8 Jx the Supreme Court, yesterday, before Chief Justice Sir Lionel Cox. a cast* of rather an unusual nature caiue on for hearing. A Bengali woman, who stated that silt* was a widow and a professional mendicant, sued her son, who is employed in a big firm in
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    PERAK NOTES.
    174 8 The scheme to lay water pipes to Tapali, and to include Chendariang and Temoh, a matter which should have been attended to some years ago, still hangs fire, says a correspondent of the “Pinang Gazette,” and inquiries are now on fooi: to find out 1 1 it will
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    2364 8 Friday, 25th August. Prksknt: —Mr. E. G. Broadrick (President), Messrs. H. L. Coghlan, A. W. Bailey, H. I. Chope, A. J. W. Watkins, W111. Macbean, Dr. Lim Boon Keng, also H. Peirce (Engineer) and J. Polglase (Secretary). The minutes of the ordinary meeting on the 11th inst., and
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    “ SOUVENIR OF SINGAPORE.”
    306 8 SOUVENIR OF SINGAPORE.” It seems slicli a peculiar tiling that for the many years during which Singapore lias prominently figured in the forefront of the Empire’s trade nobody has ever thought of publishing a guide-book or a pictorial memento of the place to form a reminiscence for the thousands of
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    RESIDENTS AT THE HOTELS.
    74 8 Caledonian Hotel. N. I. Shi re. M. H. Hilckes, Mrs. Tully, \V Winmill. O. Randall. Mrs. Dean. R. Klotz, E. A. Lloyd. Capt. Donaldson, M. Y. Paps, C. Sarre, D. Rutherford. Mr. and Mrs. Seymour, T. M. Connolly, and Thos. Sarjjeant. Hotel des Indes Mr Van
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    F. M. S. APPOINTMENTS.
    82 8 When Mr. W. P. Thorpe. Revenue Auditor. Selangor, goes on leave next month. Mr. C. 1». Mills, of the Negri Sembilan Revenue Audit department, will act for him. while Mr. P. A. F. David, who is at present acting as Deputy Chairman and Secretary. Sanitary Board,
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    PENANG WATER SUPPLY.
    196 8 Thk Penang Municipal Engineer. Mr. L. M. Bell, lias reported on the proposed additional water supply there from Batu Feringgi and other streams at the northern end of Penang Island. The report, the Pina nt/ Gazette points out. deals practically with three districts. —Tanjong Bungah. Batu Ferriuggi,
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    MONDAY, 28TH AUGUST.
    1348 8 t he entries for the approaching u meeting will close on September 4th Mr. axd Mrs. Ccscadex Tf Vr Singapore by the Kittna this During the intense heat of s afternoon, a horse belonging to Repository was seized with beat in Orchard Road. a P°Pkij Ox board
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    TRAM CASUALTIES.
    93 9 y*'Unlay evening. al>out 6 o’clock, a ii'inji neeurred between a tramcar and a r:Ia the bridge near the Gaylaug ,;ICV Station. The space available for trattie in nother narrow here. No was done. n ii"Tiling, two daughters of Mr. Van htek. 1. S. were proceeding to school a
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    PAHANG NOTES.
    219 9 j a M'l I'* Mo il correspondent: M-r. la rv Mason have lx*en spending a few m hontong on their way down river. -hil iy man recently visited an orang y- uigalow i u Pahang bedecked in the ln m dress of a sarong and an old Enrov
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      RIGHT TO SHOOT BURGLARS.
      184 9 To the Editor of the Strain Time*." Sir, —With reference to Mr. Bnckley’s letter which appeared in your issue of the 21st inst., perhaps I may be allowed to supplement it, by quoting from an article which appeared in the Spectator of the 19tli January, 1889,
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      MOSQUITO BREEDING IN SINGAPORE.
      152 9 To the Editor of the** Strait* Timex.'* Sir, —The Municipal Commissioners in tlieir draft letter to Government (published in your issue of Saturday last) directed the latter's attention to the danger arising from the excavation of sand and clay from land in the neighbourhood of dwellings
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    THE POLICE COURTS.
    215 9 Pickpockets at Railway Station. Y'kstkkday, Sliaik Alimat went to the ticket office at Tank Road Railway Station. He had a $20 banknote. As lie approached the office, two Chinese ruhlx*d shoulders with him. One relieved him of the note aud passed it on to the other who
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    A RUBBER VENTURE.
    354 9 Seeds For Samoa. Visitors to the Bellvne Hotel in Singapore are not a little puzzled by the piles of queer looking boxes which carpenters are puttiug together under the sujjervision of Mr. E. Mathieu, the proprietor. These l>oxes Mr. Matliieu has had made to ship 500,000 rubber
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    MILITARY SPORTS
    705 9 Final Pull for Warren Shield. Thb final prize for the Tug-of-War Warren Shield took place on the 28rd inst., Wednesday last, at Fort Canuiug aud ended in a win for 78 Co. R. G. A. The ground unfortunately was not in very good condition, rain having fallen during
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    FINAL SUPPLY.
    219 9 Thk Final Supply Bill to lie brought into the Legislative Council has the following Schedule: Pensions, Retired Allowances c. and Gratuities 13,894 75 Personal Emoluments 7.646 04 Other Departmental Charges:— I.—Annual Recurrent 95,832 73 II.—Special Expenditure... 27,086 94 Charitable Allowances 70 00 Transport 8,068 46 Miscellaneous Services 24.560
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    SEPOY LINES GOLF CLUB.
    68 9 The Men’s monthly medal was played on Saturday last. Scores G. Hall 53 49 102—14= 88 H. Marriott 49 54-103—14= 89 K. Scott 53 54 107—14 93 Dr. Dane 50 54 104—10 94 J. C. H. Darby. 55 51 106— 6 100 J. H. D. Jones
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    STERLING v. SILVER.
    49 9 The Perak Pioneer thus shows how the sterling man suffers! At 1/8 he receives $l2 for each sovereign. 1/10 10.91 2/~ 10.00 n 2/0| 9.90 2/1 9.60 2/2 9.26 m 2/3 t? 8.88 2/4 8.0 i,, 2/,i I, i, 8.27 ii ii 2/6 I, I, 8.00
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    LEAGUE FOOTBALL.
    151 9 St. Joseph’s v. A. Co. Sherwoods. i A League fixture was played off at Old Gaol Site between St. Joseph’s anti A. Co. Sherwood Foresters on Saturday afternoon, i lioth sides showing good form. There was 1 some dissatisfaction felt by the soldiers at the referee’s decisions. In
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    THE “ BAN WHAT SOON.”
    194 9 THE BAN WHAT SOON.” The s.s. Avaggce is no longer on the run between Singajiore and Penang—her place as alternate with the s.s. Pin Seng being now taken by the Ban What Soon, of Penang, formerly on the Poutianak and Billiton run. The Ban What Soon leaves for Penang every
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    PORT DICKSON NOTES.
    180 9 Wk, Hays a Mu la tj Mail correspondent, arc* having plenty of rain, in consequence of which the fish traffic has diminished to some extent, the fisliermen not caring to venture out, for fear of being keel-hauled. Mr. Upton, District Engineer, has arrived, and is iu residence
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    SELANGOR TIN.
    154 9 July Output. Thk quantity of tin and tin ore exported from Selangor in July amounted, so the Perak Pioneer figures out, to 26.213.64 piculs, an increase of 2,432.56 piculs compared with the month before. The approximate value of the metal has been returned at $2,161,060.89. The tin duty
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    THE PHILIPPINES.
    869 9 I The Tariff and the Chinese. The “Cablenews” of Aug. 10th had the following:—Whatever may be the final result of the committee meetings now being held for the hearing of testimony on the cultivation cf sugar and tobacco, on® thing is sure, that the able defence made cf
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    TUESDAY, 29TH AUGUST.
    544 10 In honour of the birthday of the Sultan of Johore, a banquet is being held at the Istana Besar, Johore, on Sunday, 17th September. Mr. T. I). McKay, the well known representative of the*4t)verland Route, leaves Singapore by s. Simla on Sept. 2nd for a short business
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    S. V. I. SHOOT.
    61 10 The usual monthly shoot of No. 1 Co. S. I. was tired off on Sunday last at 2.80 p.m. There were no less than 20 entries, the eomj>etitors being divided into classes A and 15. The prizes were won by Col.-Sergt. Galistan (first) I Lce.-Corpl. D'Silva
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    THE USE OF EMBROCATION.
    241 10 An application that led to some amusement in the Supreme Court this morning was made by Mr. Harris, who asked for an adjournment in the suit Patimah binte Abdullah agaiust Mohauied Sallav bin liadjee Abdul Raub. The advocate in making his application on t>ehalf of the
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      WAIL OF A WOULD-BE SLEEPER.
      579 10 To the Editor of the Strait* Time*." Dkar Sir, —Once upon a time, when the world w as young, and life was not ho strenuous and full of bustle when tilings could be taken lightly and pleasure 4 made no inroads into night,’ people could
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    THE POLICE COURTS.
    401 10 Tramway Offences. Ykstkrday, Tan Stsmg Wai. a Hylam. placed three stones on the tram Hue in Tanjong Pagar Road. P.C. 628 arrested him. This morning Inspector Hart charged him under section 54 Ordinance 10 of 1902 (Tramway.) Mr. Marriott fined him $100, in default six months. He
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    RAUB REPORT.
    699 10 Thk report of the General Manager to the Ranb Australian Gold Mining Co., for the four weeks ending 12tli August, reads: I beg to submit my montlily report on your mining and milling operations. The mine me&snrcments and assay results of prospecting w ork show a total of
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    JUDY FOOTBALL.
    233 10 S u C. r. Garrison and Volunteers. r his match was played on the Esplanade yesterday afternoon, the ground being in veiy good condition after the recent rain The Garrison kicked off from the sea end and play was for a time confined to midfield, but the Club
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    A LARGE TIN MINE.
    531 10 Ng Boon Bee’s Property at Kamunting. The Perak Pioneer gives some interesting facts about the large open-cast tin mine of Towkay Ng Boon Bee at Kamunting Perak") It may be remembered that His Excellency the Governor paid a visit of inspection to this mine during his
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    LONDON COFFEE MARKET.
    348 10 Sanderson Co.’s Report. 3rd Aug. Spot.—The offerings in public sale this week have been very moderate, amounting to only 7,900 bags, the bulk consisting of common and medium kinds which have met with good competition. nearly all selling full rates. The few parcels of fine lots offered
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    A BUOY ADRIFT.
    30 10 Captain R. J Olsen of the s.r. Penang which arrived here this morning, reports that the inside buoy in the South Cliannal at Port Dickson is adrift.
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    The War of the West and the East.
    748 10 Our esteemed contributor th t I Seremban, who is making a bohi i M himself as the Homer of the cr Jl now raging, sends us another, which we publish over hi* i de plume of “AVoice.” He with a humility uncommon
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    A PUGILIST’S CONTRACT.
    121 10 With the F. M. S. The following vague telegram to us to-day by the Strait* Agency under date Ipoli. 28th Aug' 1 McAuliffe, the pugilist, at presen 1 a; has entered an action against the g" u 1 of the F. M. S. for breach of contract,
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    OUR PARIS LETTER.
    1344 11 0ur Own Correspondent). French Deputy’s Suggestion. 4 r p aris> Saturday, 5th August. ter has passed under the }l :lt n ir c e in y last letter. There has k uestion of Morocco then t^ u 1 jn a excursions on the supposed interview in the
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    CREPE RUBBER.
    358 11 Mr. M. S. Parry, the well-known Selangor planter, writes to the “Malay Mail” as follows as regards crepe rubber —ln May last year on my return from Europe I brought out a strip of crepe rubber from a leading manufacturer. I had read Dr. Weber s articles on
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    THE TIN POSITION.
    1747 11 Present and Past. Thirteen months ago, when discussing the price of tin at a time when many authorities professed to consider the future very uncertain, we (the “Mining Journal of the 5th Aug.”), predicted a rise in values which, “with an improvement in the political situation, might
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    HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
    873 11 Half-Yearly Meeting. Th« eightieth ordinary half-yearly meeting of this Corporation was held at Hongkong on the 19thjXug. Mr. H. W. blade (the Chairman) presided. The Chairman said Gentlemen,—It gives your directors great pleasure to come before you with another good result of six months’ working
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    THE ALBION ENGINE WORKS.
    334 12 This morning in the Singapore Court Mr. Justice Leslie Thornton gave judgement in the case in which Albert M. Lyon administrator for the late James M. Lyon sought to recover from Syed Mahomed Alsagoff damages for refusing to carry out the terms of a lease of
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    BEHIND THE TSAR’S THRONE.
    367 12 Now that rumours of the Tsar’s complete nervour breakdown every day assume a more credible form, this description of one of the most formidable of the powers behind the throne is particularly appropriate. Father John ot Cronstadt a Russian correspondent) whose rdinary influence over the Tsar,
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    SAVED FROM THE GALLOWS.
    205 12 Almost at the threshold of the gallows recently Johann Hocli, the Chicago “Bluebeard.” secured a new lease of life. The death procession had actually formed there, and Hocli, dressed in black, was about to follow the spiritual advisers on the march to the execution shed, when
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    WEDNESDAY, 30TH AUGUST.
    1792 12 All sections of the Manila community did their best to make the stay of the Taft party pleasant. According to latest tiles to hand the party have gone on a voyage amongst the islands. It has been notified in the F. M. 8. that an export duty
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    BUKIT RAJAH RUBBER CO.
    1715 12 The Annual Meeting. The ordinary general meeting of the shareholders or the Bukit Rajah Rubber Company, Limited, was held at th< offices of the Company, 20, Eastcheap E. C., on Tuesday, July 25th. Mr. U. K. Rutherford (Chairman of th3 Company) presided. The Chairman’s Speech. The
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      POST-MORTEMS.
      1038 13 tfif Str lit* Time*." that the President of the umissioiiers in his letter to u mb>dying the report of the »r reeoininends the adoption h i n force in Hongkong viz., that 'l i post mortem examination in where the cause of death is not t r V ji
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      KALLANG TUNNEL SHIELD.
      299 13 To the Kilitor of tin- Strait Time*.” Dear Sir, —Having read in your issue of the 25tli inst. a paragraph thus:—“Unsatisfactory results are said to have been obtained from the working of the steel shield brought out from home for the completion of the Kallang Waterworks Tunnel”,
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      CHURCH BELLS vs. SLEEPERS.
      398 13 To the Eelitor of the Strait* Time*.” Dear Sir. Would-be Morning Sleeper” is to be congratulated on the fact that he lives in a British Colony rather than a Catholic country or colony like the Philippines. where I managed to pass several years with cathedral bells
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    ALLEGED THEFT OF $5,650.
    378 13 Breezy Scene in Court. In June last, according to information laid by Lim Wee Tiong. a trader at 97 Boat Quay, Gain Ban Tok bis servant and bortlier-in-1 i\v, and one Sng Soo. committed theft of property to the value of $5,650. The first defendant is
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    CLAIM BY A CHETTY.
    414 13 This morning a case came on for hearing before Chief Justice Sir Lionel Cox in the Supreme Court, S. P. K. M. Chctty suing Chia Yean Wliatt for $1,900 ,*ld due on a promissory note. Mr. W. Xanson appeared for the plaintiff and Mr. Kliory for
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    THE POLICE COURTS.
    381 13 A Well-Merited Penalty. Tan Wke Ivor and another, who escaped, engaged Pong Lee Xgoh’s rikisha about 8 p.m. on the 23rd inst. After driving about in various directions, thev got him into Rochore Canal Road and rifled him of thirty cents, his rikisha rug and cushion cover.
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    Special Telegrams to the “Straits Times.”
    236 13 Hongkong. 23th An just. After leaving Moji. Japan, on Tuesday night, the s.s. Baralong collided with and sank the Japanese transport K injo-waru, drowning 100 soldiers. The bows of the Baralong were seriously damaged, but she was able to proceed to Kobe. A Tokyo
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    Special German Telegrams.
    654 13 [Jig Special arrangement with Dttr )m ta s i a tine he L logit.” Berlin, 23rd August. Prince Von Buelow was ordered lately to inquire officially whether there were, ol necessity, any grounds for calling the Reichstag together to consider questions arising out of the troubles in
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    Reuter’s Telegrams.
    2500 13 London, 23rd August. The Morning Post Portsmouth correspondent telegraphs that a treaty of )>eace will 3e signed shortly, providing for Russia paying Japan a sum. w hich is not large, for the keep of the prisoners and wounded, and ceiling the southern half of Saglialien to Japan. Japan
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    L.L.T.C. TOURNMENT.
    178 14 Thursday’s Play* Mixed Doubles. —A. Class. Mrs. Waddell and Mr. Fd. Salzmann v. Mr. and Mrs. Murray, unfinished. B. Class. Mrs. Brooke and Capt Baker beat Miss G. Braddell and Mr, Emerson, 6-4, 5-6, 6-3. Championship Pairs. Miss J. Gunn and Mr. Hanbury beat Dr. and Mrs. Freer,
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    FINANCE & COMMERCE.
    75 14 FINANCE COMMERCE. 30th August 1905. To-day’s 4/m bank rate is 2/1 ft At London in the week ending on the 3rd August tiu prices were: .v Cash. Three months. a 1 Per ton. Per ton. July 28th Jtl49 0 0 X147 10 0 July 31st 149 5 0 148 5
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    LONDON PRODUCE MARKET. Copper, Tin, Rubber.
    126 14 Thus the Daily Report There are at least three markets which present (2nd August) a very favourable outlook for bull tactics. Copper, tin. aud rubber are all on the upward tack, and speculation is reviving. The demand for all three is advancing by leaps
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    HADDON’S PRODUCE LETTER.
    828 14 The following is the General Produce Letter kindly furnished to us by Messrs. John Laddon A- Co., the well-known Colonial Produce Merchants and Commission Agents of Salisbury Square, London, E. C., and carrying prices up to the date of the departure of the mail to hand on
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    LONDON RUBBER MARKET.
    206 14 S. Figgis Co.’s Report. The following are the particulars of Plantation Rubber offered in auction to-day^ Ceylon. n* No. 1 D.E.C. Mihaberia e,ghm Sold lt Rubber 0 1 case Biscuits per City of York Kj“, p, No. 2 I No. 3 ft Scrap 1 bag Scrap t
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    LONDON RUBBER MARKET. Lewis & Peat’s Report.
    646 14 LONDON RUBBER MARKET. Lewis Peat’s Report. Plantation Grown Para Rubber. 4th August. At sale to-day 8 pkgs Ceylou and 92 pkgs Straits were offered. Of these about 50 pkgs Straits were second hand. There was a slow demand and only a few cases very fine sheet were disposed of at
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    LONDON TIN MARKET.
    811 15 T j, I,.wing is from the “Mining 1 v f the -9th July r h-- i- r;iin bad a big rise, wh ich 1 rriiti prices to a higher level than V lUaincd since 1888, when the French syndicate loosed their Ihc market, causing a huge t
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    MINING
    232 15 y.lnurr l.nat Issue 1 a ui Val uc imi to Company Buyers Sellers Trausacr'a:tP i tions GOLD. S s 10 $7.50 Bersawah G. M. Co., Ltd ..I 12.00 V -a- ed. 1 > lo 10 (Deferred) 8.00 "-"W 10 'IS 10 Kadana G. M. Co., Ltd. 2.00, nom. 10
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    GENERAL.
    127 15 1 JL 1 Dutf Development Co., Ltd.. B.oo' 8.50 Hed 1 s 100 100 i Federated Engineering Co., Ltd. ..*130.00 175.00 o 0 50 Fraser A Neave, Ltd. ..101.00 101.00 > 125 > 125 Hongkong and Sbaugkai Bank 850.00 9/10 -"w 100 100 Howarth Erskine, Ltd. 250.00 270.00 J
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    RUBBER.
    74 15 o> 1 £1 Bukit Rajah £2.12.6 "Ut<i 1 1 Cicely Rubber Estate £l. 5.0 li, Z*, 1 1 S Pre iao 0 1’ 1 1 Pataling Rubber Co. £2.10.0 <*, "J** 1 MOO $lOO Ribu Planting Co. Ltd. 150 sales •> u j MOO $lOO Sandycroft Rubber Co. $l5O
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    DEBENTURES.
    51 15 trskl ne, Ltd. 7% 250,000 3% prem. L td. 6% j 225,000 2% prem buyers. Irt -'iuiiicipal 6% ..I 400,000 2% prem buyers. 5% ..I 1,878,000 1% prem buyers. 4% ..I 655,500 2% die. nom. e Dock Co., L&. 6% 250,000 2% prem buyers. 5% ..j 1.365.500 1% prem
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    PRODUCE.
    93 15 Gambier buyers 8.80 do (Cube No. 1) unpicked 11.87$ Copra Bali 7.45 do Pontianak 7.07$ Pepper, Black buyers 28.00 do White, 5% buyers 38.00 Sago Flour Sarawak 3.15 do Brunei No. 1 3.02$ Pearl Sago 5.40 Coffee Bali, 15% basis 22.00 Coffee, Palembang, 20% basis 25.00 Coffee, Liberian No.
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    EXCHANGE.
    133 15 On London —Bank 4 m/s 2/1 Demand 2/1$ Private 6 m/s 2/1$ do 3 m/s 2/1 J On German if —Bank d/d 2.16$ Private 3 m/s 2.19$ do 6 m/s 2.21$ On France —Bank d/d 2.65$ Private 3 m/s 2.70$ do 6 m/s 2.73$ On India —Bank T. T.
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      SHIPPING IN PORT.
      111 15 Under this heading the following abbrevia* tions are U6ed :—str.—steamer; sh.—ship bq. —barque sch.--schooner Yet. —Yacht; Cru. —Cruiser Gbt.—Gunboat; Tor.—Torpedo H.p. Horse-power; Brit.— British; U.S.— United States Fell.—French Ger —German Dut.—Dutch G.c. —General-cargo d.p.—deck passenger IT.—Uncertain T. P. W.—Tanjong Pagar Wharf T.P.D.—Tanjong Pagar Dock B.W.—Borneo Wharf K.H.—Keppel
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      TRADING VESSELS, &c.
      1207 15 Iianka, Brit. str. 127 tons, Captain Hushton, 29th Aug. From Kelantan, 27th Aug. G.c., and 35 cl.p. TeoHoeLye. For Kelantan, 1st Sept.—Rds. Carlyle, Brit. str. 331 tons, Capt Wrigli, 30th Aug. From Malacca, 29th Aug. G.c., and d.p. Straits Steamship Coy. Lt 1. For Malacca, U.—lids. Fore*t
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      VESSELS EXPECTED.
      803 15 Same, port probable date of arrival and name of agentt. Steamers. Achilles, China, Sept. 25 Mansfield. Agamemnon, China, Oct. 25 Mansfield. AJcinous, China, Oct. 15 Mansfield. Alting, Bandjermaesin, Oct. 1; Daendels. Andalusia, Hamburg, Sept. 6 Behn Meyer. Antenor, China, Oct. 1; Mansfield. Arratoou Apcar, Calcutta, Sept. 18; P.
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      ARRIVALS.
      912 16 f f Vessel’s Name i* Tons Captain Fkom Sailed Consignees i Ann I 23 Amherst Britstr. 135 Scott Pontianak Aug 21 Wee Bin •jjj Sarie Borneo str. »4H Kockx B jenuassin Aug 21 T. Noon 101 l 23 Singapore ,Brit str. 748 Robinson Bangkok Aug 19 J. Seng Chau
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      CLEARANCES.
      663 16 Date Vessels Name Flag Rig Tons Destiv., I AT io\ 111 August 22 Phranaug Ger str. 1021 Bangkok 22 j Hong Bee Brit str. 2056 Penang 23 Forest Brookf str. 1729 Calcutta I 23 Ban Poll Guan str. 576 Macassar via 23 Bangkok Ger str. 1236 Bangkok r I
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