The Straits Budget, 13 December 1906

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  • 47 1 The Straits Budget VOL. LX. NO. 2547. >** r*v ix A 4. o' w m v a i,*r' yfj d» .a .A' u* > k A .>■ Singapore, Thursday, I3th December, 1906. BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES. v V unauMn »vm half a ocvTvev. Price til Cents.
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    • 247 1 1 MECHANICAL. ELECTRICAL I CIVIL ENCINEERS. y shipbuilders in boilermahers SINGAPORE, 1P0H (Perak). v.v; T E L. AODRBEEHARQREAVME. :v>i r i v |ffn* **'> n Jf*? i Sole Agents (or—- -w* 1l\ 4 N -*V>4. ML Ruston Proctor l Co.. Ltd. I Portable Engines. TANCYES Ltd. Duplex Steam Pumps. jib
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    • 198 1 1 m MX k LIGHT The Incandescent Kerosene Lamp. LUX Sold Medal witd Special idiploma of Honour, Jsiege, 1905. COMPLETE TOWN INSTALLATIONS HAVE BEEN SUPPLIED TO THE Perak Government for Ipoh AND TO THE Sarawak Government for Kuohing. f V V. f s f' I s 4 Vw rv m
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    • 346 1 COMMON BENBE«*NUTSHELI A hi* mamonl worfi on the cafrw and moot isnttfic and rffactoal means of aetf-enra ever dfoxiyared for nervous and fancttoael debility, waste of vitality, dtprrwuon of eptrile, Ac. .with practical observations on marriage and full directions for removing certain dxjuali Beat tons that dw troy the hlppinre
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    • 181 1 Hotels Recommended by the Straits Budget.” Recreation Hotel. at TIIK TKHMISrs oK I'llK. Pftyft Lebftr Tram, Excellent accommodation for hoarders. Special rates by the week or month. j. F. de CONCAICMO, Manager. HOTEL VAN WIJK. Nos. I. 2 and 3, Stamford Road, Singapore. I Iiis Firat Class Newly-opened Hotel provides
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    • 132 2 Straits Times Annual, 1906-7 :o: ‘Ghree £oyal Portraits. Royalties Ruleps Fame Fact Singapore States Rovers Fiction Straits CDysterious JStory '.V Mr. Hugh Clifford, C.M.G 01(1 AJXA11LK AT 0/7/ AG JAMS: JOHN LITTLE A* CO.. ROBINSON C0. KELLY k WALSH. LTD C A. RIBEIRO k CORAFFLES HOTEL. ADELPHI HOTEL. HOTEL VAN
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  • 205 1 Legislative Council 1 A Kuna way Horse 1 The Currency Question 2 .lotlore Opium Farm *2 IViitli of Mr. W. G. Gulland 2 Soldiers* Farewell 3 Gambling in the States Cliina Squadron 3. 4 Major-General Inigo-Jones 4 Kays ami Fancies 4 Bankruptcy in the Straits Settlements 5
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  • 315 1 At the next meeting on Friday, December 14. the following items will be presented for discussion: Motion by the Colonial Secretary That the following Hides be substituted for Hides 7 and 9 of the Standing Hides and Orders of the Legislative Council:—u.»
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  • 192 1 One of the papers to be laid before the Legislative Council at the meeting next Friday is a regulation made by His Excelleney the Governor in Council under The Quarantine and Prevention of Disease Ordinance 1886.” The regulation, which is dated April 0, 1906, is amended to
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  • 281 1 Shortly after four o’clock on Friday Miternoon. Dr. Hat*, Assistant Port Health Officer, was removing his son, who is seriously ill, in an ambulance from a house in Waterloo Street to his quarters at Teluk Ayer, when a runaway horse, drawing
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    • 100 1 t j ICC price of the Straits Times is $3B a year I |u i>.»t free price of the 5 traits Hud get is $l4 a year Uiv not necessary to subscribe for a year. The subs- i iptions for shorter periods are at the same propor* ;n '.iate 1
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  • 1115 2 The following extracts art t.E i ti. Mr. Noretoii Fro wen’s article on or Now Hold and the New Era in I h Monthly lieview,” refoired to ri our ci b vtcrday: The Indian mint were 'Ivor itt ISdfi, ami
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  • 80 2 St. Joseph’ s Institution. I he Hireeior of St. Joseph’s Institution wishes to thank Mr. Wet* Kay ilin who has 1 been working very hard during the past tew weeks to raise funds for the New School, lit* has just paid over to the 1 file ctor 5 1*20. Among
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  • 61 2 1 dung Lee lias given notice that i at the next, Ordinary Meeting of the Munich P al Commission, to be held on Friday, the j 14th instant, he will move That the proposed increase of the tax on j hand carts from $6 to #15 is
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  • 157 2 S M "ns Io|»ort,,| It-mlcrol JlfmK Klioo Sicu .1 hi ati.l m„,!, Si.m Tiaii »r S'.HMKXI tli.' i-oitiiiif. lease ~f t j 1( =“»> Spirit I'uims i,a,| Y. iuv-i>U'.l. This would now incorioct. as correspondence* ha* j. ,j bet.wei*n the* Officials
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  • 381 2 Ah l’at( i **i>n. 'siiu«*u> a mi i >,, a *.t*i«• f.ttil l tjt.* Vi!' tli.llti. V»i I l »V V i 1 (I. -Ml. t t iulktnd the senior partner of tlu it l l.,cause ot dt
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  • 134 4 His Excellency Major-General Inigo.)ones, C. V. (>.. C. B., who has been in command of the garrison of the Straits Settlements siuce November 24. 190">. left for Europe ou Monday afternoon by the North German Lloyd steamer **Bulow," accompanied by his daughters. Most of the
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  • 141 4 An interesting presentation took place on Thursday last, when Mrs. Walker, wife of the Rev. S. S. Walker, M.A.. late minister of the Presbyterian Church, Singapore, was given a handsome silver tea tray, of Chinese design, by the members of the Presbyterian Church choir, as a mark of
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  • 802 4 Capers Court. Throbbing Moiton St. December (>. 190G. My dear Constituents. Punters. Jobbers, etc. Since my last circular was addressed to you, we have been passing through parlous times, and 1 have found it very difficult, in I fact almost impossible, to distinguish between the genuine metaland
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  • 65 4 The “Government Gazette” issued on Saturday announces that His Excellency the Governor has lx en pleased to approve of the promotion of Major E.G. Broadrick. Commandant of the Singu|iore Volunteer Corps, to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel with effect from the .“Oth ultimo. Mr. E.G. Broadrick is undoubtedly the
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  • 80 4 About G.-4.-> on the Nth iust. the body of a Chinaman was found floating iu a tank near the old military arsenal at Pearl’s Hill. Two days ago a Chinese coolie was engaged in painting the railing rouud the the tank and as he disappeared middeulv. it was
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  • 87 4 About midnight on Saturday, a fire broku out in a Chinese; house at the corner of Middle Hoad and North Bridge Hoad. A lamp in an upper storey was accidentally knocked oft a table, and it exploded. The oil caught fire and flared up, but fortunately
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  • 55 4 The heavy rain on Monday aftermwn flooded several streets in the lowly mg J’ of the town. Cross Street. Market Street and part of Kling Street were in some pww* nearly two feet under water, while the Court compound and vicinity were a entirely inundated. Fortunately, the
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  • 1525 5 Tim foilowiug loinurks appear in Mr. A. M. pountney’s report, of which a preliminary notice appeared among the leaders on Saturday The English Law ot Fraudulent Preferenc(‘S is practically useless in native bankruptvie*. Kveti to got at a man’s dominant motive in
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  • 215 5 FToin the latest mail papers, we learn that Mr. .lohn Massie, M. P. for the Cricklade Division of Wiltshire, had given notice that, on the 90th nit., he w’ould ask the following question of the Cuder Secretary of State for the Colonies
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  • 249 5 Mr. Somerset Play no, the advance representative and manager of Lloyds’ Greater Britain Publishing Company, has arrived in the Colony with some members of the staff, for the purpose of compiling a book entitled “Twentieth Century impressions of the Straits Settlements aud F’ederated Malay States." This Company
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  • 678 6 Ori: Own t'oim:ksi'om>knti. Penang. December The i wnt of tile work lias naturally boon St. Andrew's Hall, for wo have heaps of Scot-men in Penang and they have always bri n ready to show what true Scottish hospitality moans
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  • 612 6 (Ei:n\i Oi Own Cokijksi*onuk.nt). IVnaug, December *2. Tin* real glory el St. Andrew’s Day in Penang fell neither to Scotland nor England. It fell to a mere elephant, who probably eiijoytd tlie time honoured custom of
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  • 391 6 'Pis mucklc thanks we ••iVTh.... i thy mercy shown. In that our giiid St. \ndrew’* div room! but ancc a vear 1 ,|lu> Eor Oh 1 ma licid’s itspondiu’ stiiiimk s anguished moan. l I lire iliu-in him due honour wi' a-unit cask o’ beer. 11 An
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  • 114 6 bo SI dig is a Cantonese pig lean i. .owl lives at i hangi. 4Ce is married and li> aged mother lives with him in his hut. A tow days ago tl< old lady suffered from n* nalgia and her -®n. bought some pig’s brains ami Chinese udieine,
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  • 26 6 Mr. Ong Ti eh Lim took his oath as a Municipal Cor;.me- inner before Mr. Miclie the Senior Mepi-tiate, on Tuesday atte. noon.
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  • 722 7 A representative of the Straits Times on Saturday morning visited the Horne for Opium Inebriates, on Oxley Bise, and found ;t number of patients waiting to have tluii bottle* tilled with the new remedy diseovered
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  • 462 7 Writing to the Malaysia Message on the anti-opium movemeut in the Malay 1 eninsiila, the I lev. K. Hurley describes the circumstances of the discovery in the juuglcK of Negri Seiubilau of the leaf of a creeper which is said to cure smokers
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  • 73 7 A correspondent in Muar writes to say that several daring gang robberies' have occurred in the Ulu. Large gaugs of Chinese, who are believed to have come from Kuala Lumpur, attacked the Chinese planters' lints up country. The robbers were armed with spears. Houses were ransacked
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  • 165 7 His Kxcelleucy the Governor has received information that Field Marshal H. R. H. The Duke of Connaught, K.G., InspectorGeneral of the Forces, is making a tour of ins])ectiou in the Far Last which will include the Troops aud Coast
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  • 164 7 The Post Office notifies that the wrappers of Christmas cards, photographs, and other articles intended to he sent by book-post should he entirely open at the ends. Wrappers must he tied with string, hut should not he sealed. Closed envelopes with the corners or part of the
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  • 187 7 The annual prize distribution of the Teluk Ayer Chinese Girls’ School and the Methodist Girls’ School, Short Street, took place on Tuesday night in the latter school. There was a good attendance, notwithstanding the adverse climatica! conditions, and the Rev. W, T. Cherry presided. Mr. Cherry stated that
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  • 671 8 Lipin. December 4. Queen’s Birthday in Lipis. On Queen's Birthday ami the following •lay, au air of reckless gaiety pervaded Lipis. and everyone appeared to have thoroughly enjoyed himself in spite of the most awful weather imaginable. The cause of this unwonted awakening was the visit of
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  • 317 8 iFkom Oi k Own Coki<ks!»om*knt'. Kuala Lumpur. December :I. Execution Postponed. A Tamil man. uamed Kama K man. wa*. sentenced to death a fexv weeks ago tor tin murder of a woman of bis own nationality. The execution xvas to baxe taken place tins morning, but it
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  • 127 8 There have been crowded me* tings ..f Chinese in the Ki-Eng Chew Hostehx’ at Ipoh listening to lectures against opium delivered by a delegate from Selangor and from Perak Chinese. Great enthusiasm, similar to th» motion shown at a religions revival, prevail* d. and there is
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  • 56 8 1 he British Squadron to visit Batavia will have a hearty welcome. The Batavia Nieuwsblad says that two of the leading clubs there, the Concordia aud the Harmonie, will organise festivities in honour of the visit. The British residents are not behindhand. Their Cricket Club will give
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  • 62 8 Sifts Krom MarwillcH: Captain l M...KVS a,.ton K. N. Harkl" M Mr an, l Mrs. IMninp.,,,,. and Airs. Lonaux, Airs. Simpson. From Penang: Mr. Justice T|, (iril Messrs, .loaquim and NV. Kobertso,, Mr Airs. Laurie Air. and Airs. Hall. From Bombay Air. de Souza. From
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  • 157 8 It is with deep r* gret wv recoid the death el Mr. Alexamler Kellar. for many veurx Alauager of the Tan jong Ih iok 1 locks, Batavia 1 lie sad news arrive*! here hv cable 011 Tuts lay. Air. Kellar was a native of Glasgow
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  • 50 8 Dr. l.im Boon Kong has given notice that at the next ordinary meeting of the Municipal Commission to be held on Friday, in will move:— That the Commissioners provide a Cemetery for Chinese without delay, or in tin* alternative, issue licences for piivab* Cemeteries subject to Aluuicipal Control."
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  • 58 8 i’he machinery, stock-in-trade, ami furni ture together with the goodwill the wellknown Sultan braml trade mark, the property of the late George Sc&ife. at No. M North Bridge ltoad, were sold by auction yesterday in one lot by Alessrs. Powell and Co., loi tin.* sum
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  • 53 8 A few days ago a wealthy Chinese woman was climbing up tin gangway of a Innit in the harbour w hen she slipped, ant) fell into the sea. sampan coolie plot)god into the water and succeeded in rescuing her. The woman presented her rescuer with a gold ring
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  • 31 8 A meeting of the Singapore Chanibci of Commerce took place yesterday afternoon lor the purpose of considering the “Registration of Partnerships Bill and the Singapore River Improvements Bill.
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  • 29 8 The “King Alfred” (flagship of ViceAdmiral Sir A. W. Moore) aud the Moilmouth and Astraea left for Batavia a D.HS this morning. The I>iadem remains here.
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  • 485 9 On flu' 7th inst. tin? hearing of tint charge t ,t being iu possession of counterfeit Municipal slaughter house marks, brought against three Chinese, was continued before Mr. Mi« hell, the Senior Magistrate. Mr. t’peott appeared fertile prosecution and Mr. L K.
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  • 66 9 Bergennt Bartols charged Yeng A Chan, a s r\ant in the employ of Chop Fuk Hen*; before Mr. Column, the Third Magislr;tte, on an allegation of forgery by uttering 1 liinete characters, the equivalent of 15 to hi a delivery order on the chop. Mr. Knowles appeared for
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  • 53 9 Inspector lVstana had a young Malay and Chinaman before Mr. Green, the Second Magistrate, yesterday morning, for cruelty t<> bullocks by using them when they were lame. The Chinaman’s cart was overloaded, both defendants pleaded gnilty,and the Chinaman was fined 9-1 or fi days, the Malay s‘2
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  • 429 9 Mi. Col man, the Third Magistrate, was engaged on Friday afternoon in further en‘juiriug into the allegation of criminal breach <)t trust in respect of $5,000, brought against 1 s Pahanappa Clietty, hy another Uietty named P. S. T. A. Anaiualai.
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  • 94 9 On Sunday, a Chinaman lauded at Beach Hoad from Kota Tinggi, Joliore, and a Malay Revenue Officer insisted on examining his luggage, but the Chinaman protestad that hu could not open a certain suspicious-looking basket. The Revenue Officer, however, forced
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  • 37 9 A burglary is reported from l)r. Least's residence, at Sepoy Lines, where throe valuable watches were stolen, but, it is not known at what time the thieves entered the hoi is**. Police investigations are proceeding.
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  • 157 9 On Saturday aftcrnooi, two Malays and a. Javanese were charged be fore Mr. Green, the Second Alagistrate with taking part in an affray' on the Beach Road reclamation ground. The Javanese defendant was represented by Air. Hudra. Detective Inspector Hart conducted the prosecution. Two Malay
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  • 122 9 A Chinaman named Chew Pian wan charged before Mr. Green, the Second Magistrate, on Tuesday with being in possession of more than five grains of morphia at No. 55 Cheang Hong Lim Street. The accused was sent to prison for fonr months. Sergeant Tbrale brought a Hokien
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  • 110 9 A Keh named Pooh Ah Song employed as a cook at No. 8 Nassim Hoad, was returning from fclio market on the 6th inst. when he was attacked by two llvlams in Nasrim Hoad. They stole from him four gold rings valued at $82.74. The cook shouted
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  • 94 9 Retwecu one and two o’clock on the 8th i*st. a number of Tcochcw squatters living near the 6] mile on the Yeo Chna Kang Road discoverd two Kchs in the act of stealing their vegetables. The Tcoehews turned out with sticks and pursued the thieves. They overtook
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  • 61 9 On the 8th inst. Mr. Colman, the Third Magistrate, was busy enquiring into tlio allegations of cheating brought against J. Burton. The accused is alleged to hara cheated E. G. Beauchamp and C. H. Pfordten by falsely representing himsejf tqbo the agent of an Australian Mhtnai Providence Society
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  • 1069 10 Before Mr Micliell. tin* Senior Magistrate, mi Monday afternoon, (loll Seng Lai and his wife, Kim. appeared in answer to a summons taken out against them l»y Mr. Holiort Little to show cause why they should not be bound over
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  • 79 10 On on the iiist. a Chinaman, d.*M*iibod ,ts a tin miner, was charged before M:. Cnliuan. the Third Magistrate, with stealing *i‘i cents from a Tikisha coolie iu South Bridge H.ud. The miner said the coolie refused to complete a journey and demanded his
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  • 98 10 On the 7th inst., an elderly Malay named Hassan was charged with criminal trespass, by entering the house at Tanjoug Pagar of Abu Baker, a chintiug employed at the Opium aud Spirit Farm, and with attempting to stab him with a kris. The accused is
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  • 630 10 riu- Court of Appeal onvuotl at Id n '„l on Monday inormn K evidently to K k pi iso of everybody, for one lmt tin LT, pulses nwmed prepared to no to I™ 0 I. .at hour. The .h„U N ittin« ire
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  • 471 11 WHY SHE BLUSHED. Judge Astonished at Extent of Woman’ s Lingerie. A large number of Jews gathered in the Supreme Court on the Oth inst., to hear an interpleader ease. Mr. J. A. Solomon, of Penang, had seeured judgment against Messrs. Klias Simon and his son, Solomon Klias Simon. Among
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  • 565 11 Yesterday lias been bankruptcy day with Mr. Justice Fisher. The Official Assignee applied for a summons for examination of a witness in re Tay t hong Kee, the witness being the President «>f the Chinese Chamber of Commerce. The application was granted.
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  • 380 11 NO REASON TO INTERFERE. Mr Justice Fisher Upholds Commissioner Scott’ s Decision. Cast week, as reported in these columns, i Mr- J. I>. Parsons asked that proceedings in the ease of Sevalaiu Singh v. Lil Bhai Hari and Jaganat Singh heard at tin? ourt of 1 teai nests Ik* sent
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  • 263 11 Rocv Li Siting. Re>ey Ah Wing anel Tan Long Kia. three alle*geel bold, bad men,’' apjiealeel lieforc Mr. Justice Fisher on Monday ugainst the decision of a Magistrate’s Court by which they were fined in the sums of $lOO. $l5
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  • 104 11 A queueloss young Chinaman was on Thursday sentenced by the Third Magistrate to nine months' rigorous imprisonment for rioting in Cross Street. There was a previous conviction of three months against him for oeing in possession of stolen property. On Friday afternoon, the same man was before the
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  • 195 12 Auxmu.—On No\cml.er 20, at Hongkong, the wife of Mr. l\ R. J. Adam*, C.K.. of a son. Tjovoiit;' On November 2!>, at 10 Knutsfont Tovruce, Kowloon, Hongkong, the wife of K. W. M. l.'.'agiidge, M.A., K.N.. > s n JV,, \v\. -On Decombee 7, at Singapore, the w if
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  • 226 12 O’Srn iv i:i—A vntoNo. On <> o(olu r *jn. at Si. Patrick s IV C. Church, Cork. 1\\ the llev. Father Ca*siJy f C. C„ Detective-Sergeant Edmond O'Sullivan, I lougkong Pol ce, son of Thomas O’SuIlivea, Cnrradufh* Hons-. Newmarket, County Cork, to Maria, third dated.or of tbs Michael Armstrong.
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  • The Straits Budget.
    • 447 12 cxtiaordiuary how niany important questions, unsolved and possibly insol l nr present befoic the public at homo. There i* the l\ Iticaihm ipiestion, which, if Messrs. Lloyd George and Birrell are to he believed, will remain a ipiestion till tin* British constitution be revolutionized, and the llou-o of
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    • 1702 12 “Do you understand the curron.-v tion the lute Mr. John BriMa w by a tnend. “No.’ replied Air. Ibi.j, not, but l am ercuibiy inhumed ih n:iii ait* people who do! With tins jun edut,. iicti i'* ay < 1 fiTio i-r otherwi e >!* I tuU
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    • 426 13 It only shows how necessary it is for the representatives of the jiress to maintain a constant watch over local matters and, wherever possible, protect the interests of the public when officialdom nods and sleeps. As an instance of this necessity, let us stito a case. There is
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    • 204 13 Sir Frank Swvbkcuii.iiu d itl c<io Straits dinner, and made a speech, some important points of which liave boon notified by lie liter Sir Frank paid a well-deserved tribute to the energy of those whose duty it has been and i.-. to look after the affairs of
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    • 1451 14 Nairnc seldom. if ever. attempt* t<* pauperize humanity: the neare*t approach i* reached in these very regions. Man. however, for sordid and political purpose* of id* own would appear to la* constantly endeavouring to acquire influence, or to obtain sc»’.tu other end, po il»]v worthv in itself, hy
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    • 807 14 SiyiiN aiv accumulating of an impciuiuu "t niggle tor tin- preservation ol tlu* H"tw et Lords. Tlu- pet rs. in their collcotiu* "i> (loin. Iiavi* aim ndcd tlu* Liberal 4»«»vti 1: ment’s hducntiou Hill until it has lo»>t any mluhlanee (»t* tlu- main piinciplcs upon which it
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    • 881 15 l he C hina .Mail chides us because we do not approve ot its demand for a Secretary ot State for the bar East, with or without a seat in the Hritish Cabinet—an official separate and distinct from the Foreign Minister. Our Hongkong contemporary, it appeals. was
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    • 490 15 So long as credit is given, and until is prone to speculation and misfortune, we cannot expect, even in the Straits Settlements, to do without an Official Assignee and a Bankruptcy Ordinance, and therefore another Report on the working of that somewhat ancient measure will come upon n
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    • 1121 16 Circumlocution is not one of President Roosevelt’s failings. If he has anything to say -and he is prolific of ideas—he expresses himself forcibly, clearly and with a direct, ness that borders on blunt, jess. Only those who are wilfully obtuse could mistake his meaning. Hi s Message, as
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    • 561 17 A diagram is given ill the last number of Commercial Intelligence to hand, which ..hows the fluctuations in the price of Tin in the London market between 1H78 and pHl.'i, inclusive and. sis Tin is a subject ot much interest in the Straits, we propose to give
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    • 293 17 A nautical correspondent suggests tliat a signal station should be erected on Peak Island. 1 his small island lies to the South of St. Jiilnt s Island, the quarantine station, and consists of one faiily high hill. Peak Island can h»> seen from both of the signal stations
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    • 187 17 Mr. .1. H. Balfour Browne, k.«\, who was loading Counsel on tin* side of the Colonial Government at the Tanjong Pagar Dock Arbitration, writing in the “National Review on The Coming Social Revolution." sees no hope of political or economic salvation in a Collectivist Government. In his view,
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    • 1053 17 We are notified that quarantine inspection against the Port of Bangkok on account of plague is withdrawn. ltanh shares were quoted at Y» u 11 Jin \okohama on the 22nd nit., according to Mr. A. C. Hutton Pott's circular. The tender of Messrs. Adamson (iilfillan iV Co., Penang,
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  • 78 12 DKATHS. Sena—On tsovombor 28, at the General Hospital, Shanghai, Kfchel t ouise (DollyI. the wife of I’cancYi Sohwyzer aged 27 years. NKL'. oviiiv,—0:i November 28, nt the Victoria Nursing Home, Shanghai, Charlotte Neubourg; aged 21 year-. Sarkies. —On December 7, at Stevens Road, Rosia”, the beloved child of Mr. and
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  • 920 18 “Mr. Ferrers of Kuala Lumpur has gone for a short trip to Europe. Mrs. Ridges have left Kuala Lumpur for Tasmania. Mr. Ik war. \ssjstnnt Superintendent of Police, i" on the sick list. The Rev. .1. Sumner Stone. 1>. I>., of New York City, lias visited Singapore.
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  • 16 20 [The ‘‘Straits Times” is not t* sp> nsihle for the opinions of its coiTe*s|)iaidi nts
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  • 251 20 To tlu Kditor of tlio Strait- Time-.*' Taugliu ltoml. Singapore. December Sir. i -hall he much obliged if you ran find space to insert tin* following Irttrr. Tin- n «•mil:*:, at about 11.10 a.in., two friend- mnt mx -i it writ* passing tlu* hiin uni, Str.mfoid I trail.
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  • 296 20 To tlu* Kditorof the Straits Times. SingaiKUV, December S. Sir. Your leader of this afternoon auent the condition of the Kochore Canal forcibly points out hut one of the evil results of its neglected condition. This canal is important not only for the i.si of small cralt.
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  • 398 20 To the Editor of du* Straits Times.” Sir -As nobody on the Committee of the ahovt named Club ha- had the courage to reply to my question as to what has become of out $1(> entrance siih-criptions»about Lino sterling in all*. 1 would a-k them now an
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  • 390 20 To tin* Kditoi* of the Stiaits l inn*-. in gothiian Kxmoiith. Devon. Nov. 1. Sin. I hav e before me a Stniits Builgot” of Sept. Iff last, containing a report by Mr. O'Biicn itlie ltormo Company mining superintendenti upon tin* pioperty of tin* Sipiau Tin Co." Mr.
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  • 53 20 n ;r are mine returns for tllo month ot November; The !h*rs»u,.i V, Mining to. Ltd. :-Stone Crushed :v\\ t° W Hold obtained 4H o7s. 17 j W f <>ns Ton MUU t; Tbo .Wat pany Ltd.: In, won ivis ti Knautan Tin Mining I‘onipanv Ltd T xvon
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  • 53 20 rise* output of dles-ed tin ot,* t tinI ronoii mines during Nov* niber a s pic id-, x allied at f>l f.7.;t,’»(M;o, Kor the same* period at tin* Piising ha„, t 1 111 Mims. Perak, there was an output ,'t 1.2r*0 pu njsj.f tin in, of .*.ppr,.xinuit,
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  • 33 20 Ihe result of the mouth xx<uking of tin* Ihi.ih Aio tralian (iold Mining t‘« •nipauv. |.;,i 'how- that the qutuititx of stone e*rii-lu*i| %\as A.2HI ton.-, xvhud 1 yieldeel Hl’i oanees.
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  • COMMERCIAL. SINGAPORE, 12TH DECEMBER, 1906.
    • 91 20 (iamhicr buyers 5 b.si do (Culc No. 1 unpicked lO.ao Copra Kali 10.ff*» d*» Dontianik ff.D.'i I'eppi-r. Illai'k IS,5(1 do White ;V\, 24 .VI Sago Klour Sarawak ff.OO do lbuiiei No. I 2.02; Pearl Sago *>.4(» C’offf'e )*a!i, lff‘ V, Coffee. Palt'iiihaug. 20 basis 22.VI Coffee, Libiriaii No. 1
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    • 111 20 (>n London —Hank 4 in s i*. Demand r Private 6 m s do 8 m,s ji" On Germany —Bank d/d Private 8 111/s do (i m s On L ratin' Bank dd Private 8 in 's W do 6ms On India —Bank T. T. Private 80 d s
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  • 1199 22 One Try Each. I A telegram, which wa- received trom 1 IU*ut<T on Monday morning, announces.that i t]u match between England ami Sout!i Africa i tided in a draw ot one try d pis. each. This ns tlu fourth and
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  • 492 22 Straits learn for Rangoon The team to play Rangoon durum i !m mas week is now complete ami formidable XI it is. The combination ffbW in many instances from what was the selection, several players having had m Aoff for various reasons. M. B. siidk-v It Seram ban cannot
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  • 59 22 Tanglin Club v. Teutonia Club* The* members of these Clubs bin u j* their annual mutch during the* Intte*' l"’ 1 of tliis week. Play will begin at the Club to-inorrow evening and wul e° 11 on Saturday. The Tauglin team is: Flower (eapt.). H. A. Mason, h* v
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  • 34 22 On Sunday afternoon a praetk. M 1 water polo \vas played at 1 laU| between mixed teams of thel oiu n v I Royal Engineers. Superintendent and Inspector Purvis took part m
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  • 487 23 Garrison Club. Tl»i‘ Monthly Medal ut the Garrison Golf r'lnl) was played for on Saturday with the following results Gross Handicap Total M. H«»gg 85 7 7H G. V. Miles 77 pis. 2 70 t'iipt. Dundas 02 12 so I>|. Campbell 70 pis. 2 si IP Noon 0C, 14
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  • 227 23 Shield. Firing for the Finlayson Shield, which is confined to the S. V. A. and Maxim Section of the Volunteer Corps, was continued at the llalcsticr rifle range on Sunday morning. Liu uni results arc as follow s. v. a. No. it ;mc» S. V. A. No. 1 Maxims
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  • 296 23 P. I*. Warner, whose name needs no introthief ion ‘.a ting circles. intends to reside in Kent in the future. Should he quality, ami subsequently play, for the county of his adoption, it wili he rather rough on Middlesex. 1 his \< ir last shoot <4 tlu* Ipoli
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  • 158 23 il'moi On: Own* Coi:i;kssonm:nt i. Hongkong. December .s. The Governor of Hongkong. Sir Matthew Nathan, on the. advice oi Dr. J. M. Atkinson, Principal Civil Medical Officer, and with the consent of Lord Klgin, the Secretary of State for the Colonies, hands over the direction of the affairs
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  • 3034 23 London, December 5. President Roosevelt in his Message expresses earnest hopes that the Con gross will sanction a lower tariff, or absolute free trade for the products °f the Philippines. He announces that the* Filipino Legislative Assembly will meet in the spring. I he President also discusses minutely
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  • 861 25 Z?v Sprruil <(muuft ijtent icilh lire (ixtaniatificue IJoj/rf Berlin December Piiiicc von Ruelow, speaking iu the Reich* tug. declared that he agreed fully with Herr Dernhurg’s statement of Colonial Policy. J lie centre party has disavowed Herr Roereu, whom Herr Bernburg attacked in the* Reichstag. Rumour says that
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  • SHIPPING IN PORT.
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    • 369 26 December 3 Soudan, Brit transport, Madras Tamba Maru, Jap str. Antwerp via ports Achilles, Brit str, H’kong. Shanghai, Japan Braemar, Brit str, New York Heim, Nor str, Bangkok Zweena, Brit str, Samarang Sri Bandjir, Dut str, Cotic* via ports 6 Berlin, Gor str, Hamburg via ports Cheat) g Chew,
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    • 372 27 Straits Shipping and Parcels Agency. Goeds received packed, shipped to all part ‘£&lt;wh on delivery syntem, or deli- ‘1 A., n&gt;i&lt;aa very paid k&gt; address.^ GOSLING k Co., 85 KobiiiHuu Hoad ALBERT L. A. OALLY Undertaker Tomb Builder 150 Middle Bond. Bole Agent lor Messrs. Dottridge Brothers, Ltd., LendoA,'.' lT
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    • 164 27 7-JtJ ’j •&gt; .jk. 'if V /7» e» 'SJA'ri s u Vi &gt; tv By Royal Warrant '£‘j£0 to His Majesty the King m k/&gt; •k' i vV &gt;. f/ Baant Worcestershire AND THE ORIGINAL r «-r i USE ONLY USE ALWAYS &lt;l^ii os W^ Urtl REFRESHING. n A Luxurious
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    • 135 27 CRUSHED FOOD. i S* v.' 1 vC- A &lt;\Pr TRY IT AND YOU WIDL BE SATISFIED T. R. BELILIOS begs to inform the pnbiio that hie Factory for preparing Crushed Food, at N0..1, Belilios Road, is now opened. Price of a bag of Crushed Food 1 p. 10 cut. 0
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    • 239 28 Kt &lt; ScotchWhiskv. J,’ r&gt; &gt; .*J T V f r* t &gt; a *&gt; 4 IT WILL BE SOLD TILL END OF THIS YEAR AT HALF PRICE, l.f. x j C *7 C the case °f 12 quart bottles, excluding duty, or 85c tJ A l 7 the quart,
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