The Straits Budget, 12 December 1907

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1 26 The Straits Budget
  • 27 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE “STRAITS TIMES." VOL. LXI. NO. 2600. Singapore, Thursday, December 12,1907. ESTABLISHED OVER HALF A CENTURY Price 25 cents.
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  • 212 1 LEADERS: Chinese Hostility to British Patrols 12 Amateurs and the Football Association ...12-13 Motoring and the Public Interests 13 Differential Duties and the Shipping Conference 13 Agitation Against Military Contribution 14 Crown Agents and the Loss on Securities 14 Singapore’s Faulty Drainage System 15 Action for Damages
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  • 713 1 Mr. A. C. ltudra continued his argument in the suit of Dr. F. W. Goonetilleke against the Opium Farm, yesterday afternoon. Tan Kee Soon, of the Chinese Protectorate, produced an information which he said Mr. Darke, the Farm’s Prosecuting Agent,
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  • 98 1 The acting Chief Justice, Mr. Justice A. G. Law, was engaged, on the 4th inst., with the case of Wee Ah Boon, a man v. Messrs. Smith and Foster, contractors, for $892.32 as balance alleged to be due for freight on granite from Pulo Nanas to
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  • 53 1 The following outputs an* report**! t >r November: The Belat Tin Mining Co., Ld., B’>3 picul*. The Kuantan Tin Mining Co., Ld., 322 picul*. The small output from Belat is due to a tem|>orary flooding of the mine caused by the pump being unable to contend with
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  • 716 3 (Kuom oru Own Cokkksponukxti Hamburg, November 15. As was to be* expected, General Count Moltke has lodged an appeal against the verdict of the court acquitting Herr Harden, the Public Prosecutor, having, as it seems, made up his mind
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  • 166 3 Cheap sales with their plethora of customers, afford au excellent opportunity for sneak thieves, a fact which the records of the local courts amply prove. A Chinaman named W ong Meng, who said that he was employed at Pulo Samboe, was charged before the Third Magistrate,
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  • 92 3 Mr.C. L. Chapman, of Leoniae Hill, Grange Hoad, prosecuted his Hylam servant before the Second Magistrate, on Tuesday, on a charge of theft of three pairs of his Master’s socks, and a pocket-knife belonging to Mr. J. McMillan. Accused said that his master gave him two pairs
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  • 90 3 Lim Swee Kee had a servant named Lin/ Kob Hang, but was careless enough to leave him in charge of the house, while he went to Joliore for a day. Upon his return, the servant was missing, as were also money and clothing having a total value
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  • 91 3 (Fkom Our Own Corkkspondknt.) Loudon, December 10, 5.40 p.tu, 1 Your representative at Home Ims had an interview with Mr. Takahira. who g s-s to Washington as the new Japauese Amliansa dor, in succession to Viscount Aoki. r« railed H- Tajtahira stated that
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  • 87 3 Two Chinese towkays, Khoo Seou Tan and Khoo Siew .Jin, have had summonses issued, at the Supreme Court, against Hi* Excellency the Governor, Sir John Auderson, K.C.M.G., and Captain Young. C.M.G., the Colonial Secretary, the claim being for damages alleged to have been
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  • 228 3 Mr. E. E. Column, the Third Magistral**, on the &th instant, was engaged with a lottery case, in which the accused were two women, for whom Messrs. Gaunt aud Khory appeared, while Mr. Gardiner, Assistant Superintendent of Police, prosecuted. The first accused, Tan Kiln Neo,
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  • 120 3 Karly yesterday, a Chinese detective met another Chinaman carrying a tbaaket containing thirteen oatties of pork. When questioned, the man said he was employed at a neighbouring eating house, and had been sent to the market to purchase the meat. On going to the eating nouse the
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 101 3 Property Sales. The following Singapore properties were disposed of at Powell and Company’s saleroom on Taesday afternoon Nos. 73 and 74 Mohamed Sultan Road, 5888 feet, freehold, to Lee Cheng Van for $5,500. No. 115 Teluk Ayer Street, 1002 feet, statutory Grant, to Chew Boon Thiat and Chew Boon Ke
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  • 1090 10 From 2.30 till 5 p.m., on the 6th instant, 1 Inembers# of the Legislative Council were busy, and, then adjourned till Monday, at 9 p.m. There were present: His Excellency the Governor, Sir John Anderson, K.G.M.G; His Excellency Major-General T. Perrott, C.B.,
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  • 96 10 We have received from Messrs. John Little and Co. a copy of a new book by Mr. C. G. Warnford-Lock, M.1.M.M., F.G.S., entitled Mining in Malaya for Gold and Tin.” We hope to give an extended notice of this work in due course, but it may be
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  • 332 10 Mr. Justice Law was engaged, on the 6th instant, with the case of Wee Ah Boon v Messrs. Smith and Foster for 1892.32 as balance alleged to be due for freight on Sranite transported from Pulo Nanas to ohore Bahru by the
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  • 169 10 Three pounds before Christmas was the price prophetically placed upon Pahang shares by optimists who helped to put up the value to nearly 505., in September. Since then, however, says a London journal, the price has got nearer 355., because a somewhat weak bull account was built up
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  • 96 10 At Raffles Hotel, on the 6th inst., officers of the Royal Engineers, including Captain Harvey, Captain Pyne, Lieutenant Heron and Lieutenant Beatty, were entertained at dinner by the N.C.O’s., of the Engineer Volunteers, the occasion being, the forthcoming departure of Captain Pyne, their adjutant. Sergeant-Major
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  • 328 11 The Second Magistrate, Mr. C. F. J. Green, on the 7tli inst. resumed the bearing of the charge of criminal breach of trust as a public servant, against Mr. P. M. Nunis, a dresser at the General Hospital, who is alleged
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  • 121 11 Dr. Lim Boon Keng and Mr. Lim Quee Eng, who recently went to Shanghai as representatives of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce at the Shanghai Chinese Chambers of Commerce Conference, returned on Sunday by the German mail Princess Alice. Dr. Lim Boon Keng speaks
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  • 132 11 In the course of his sermon at the St. Andrew s Cathedral, on Sunday the Kev. F. G. Swindell, Acting Colonial Chaplain, referred to the impending retirement of Dr. Hose, the Bishop of Sawarak, and to the proposed division of the diocese. He refuted the argument held
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  • 480 11 There was a large array of the legal fraternity drawn together to give attendance before their Lords Justices at the Supremo Court, on the 9th inst., when the acting Chief Justice Mr. A. G. Law, Mr. Justice Thornton, Mr.
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  • 104 11 The Earl of Crawford has left England in his yacht Valhalla on a voyage to the East for a tour of some months. Lord Crawford has a party of men guests on board, including Lord Muncasterand Mr. Allison V. Armour, a noted American man, and
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  • 23 11 A calf was ihicapitatwl by some mischiefmaker at on Sunday. Cases of maiming animals have become unusually frcjnucnt of late.
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  • 222 11 Our London correspondent, writing on November 15, says:— The annual British North Borneo dinner has been fixed for Tuesday nigH* December 10, when a goodly company is expected, and an interesting speech is sure to be delivered by the Managing
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  • 108 11 Two Chinese, a man and a*woman, were before Mr. E. E. Column, the Third Magistrate, on the 6th instant, to answer a charge of keeping a common gaming house. Mr. Gardiner, Assistant Superintendent of Police, prosecuted, and Mr. R. St. J. Braddell appeared for the defence. The raid
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  • 98 11 The Inspector was put to a great <k;al of trouble and i appreciated this and gave him the note on that account, explained King Ah Kim to the Second Magistrate, on Sunday? as the reason for placing an illegal gratification of on to Inspector WilsonVdesk.
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  • 112 11 A Chinaman was arrested, on Friday night, for importing illicit chandu. Mr. C. If. Darke, the Farm's Progecuting Agent, told the Second Magistrate on Saturday. that he wished to withdraw the oh&rge, a*- it had been ascertained that the chandu was Farm chandu, which accused was
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  • THE Straits Budget.
    • 1529 12 the foreign gunboats will be withdrawn.— Straits Times, December 6. There are no many curious development* going on in China that even those who have long acquaintance of the Chinese may bo excused if they are perplexed at some of them. Those of us who
      the foreign gunboats will be withdrawn.— Straits Times, December 6.  -  1,529 words
    • 1093 12 ,—StraitH Times, December 9. Those of our readers who take an interest in English athletics are aware that there is internecine warfare in the world of association football, the trouble being the old standing problem, the rights and interests respectively of the amateurs and the
      ,—StraitH Times, December 9.  -  1,093 words
    • 799 13 become so in Malaya.— Straits Times, December 5. publish to-day an article from a correspondent in England setting forth what he conceives to be the case of the public against the motor-car. Our correspondent makes a thorough going and, at times, slightly heated attack on
      become so in Malaya.—Straits Times, December 5. •  -  799 words
    • 474 13 by the shipping company.—Straits* Timet*, December 10. There will be a good deal of pablic sympathy with the amendment proposed by Mr* Baker at last night’s Legislative Council meeting to exempt bills of lading for goods shipped by non-Conference steamers from the operations of
      by the shipping company.—Straits* Timet*, December 10.  -  474 words
    • 793 14 and determined fight.—Straits Times, December 10. We have every reason to be satisfied with the progress of oor agitation for a readjustment of the military contribution. Success has not been achieved in that the so-called contribution has been reduced but we have #Uooeede<9 in overcoming myopic
      and determined fight.—Straits Times, December 10.  -  793 words
    • 1289 14 —Straits Times, December 7. Legislative Council. —Straits Times, December 11. It will be remembered that, at a meeting of the Legislative Council on September 6, exception was taken to an item in the Final Supply Bill of. 1106,195.81, representing mainly the loss incurred
      .—Straits Times, December 7.; Legislative Council.—Straits Times, December 11.  -  1,289 words
    • 977 15 condition of the drainage system. —Straits Times, December 11. We must apologise to our readers for referring once again to the drainage of Singapore. The ordinary layman, as he takes his walks abroad, and especially if he is a ratepayer, must wonder how it is that
      condition of the drainage system.—Straits Times, December 11.  -  977 words
  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 92 12 The poet free price of the Straits Times i* $BB a year. The poM free price of the Straits Budget it $l4 a year. It it not neceaury to eubecrihe for a year. The sub* acriptions for shorter periods are at the tame proportionate rate at for a year. The
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  • 788 15 Yesterday’s tin quotation is $65 per picul; Tuesday, it was $661. A hundred tons have been sold yesterday. Three Hokions have been arrested on a charge of committing gang robbery, with two others, in Alexandra Road, on Tuesday, the victim being Tan Liew, from whom they are
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  • 921 16 The Legislative Council has voted $8,500 for the expenses of the Opium Commission. It ought to be the best bargain the Government has ever made if by the Commission s labours all the silly anti-opiumists' cant and humbug ar^exposed and our revenue saved. A thousand quid’s absurdly
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  • 213 16 The weekly return of mortality in Singapore, prepared by Dr. D. K. McDowell, the Registrar of Births and Deaths, shows an increase of 17 in the number of deaths occurring during the week ended November 80, as compared with the
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  • 280 16 Singapore, December 11, 1907. PRODUCE. do (Cube No. 1) unpicked loito Copra Bali do Pontianak 7.70 Pepper,BUck 13.75 do White 5% buyers 20.75 Sago Flour Sarawak 8.05 do Brunei No. 1 8.00 Pearl Sago I 4.41 Coffee Bali, picked 25.50 Coffee, Palembang, 20% basis 22.55 Coffee. Liberian w 23.00
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  • 122 16 Inspector Connor was in Jalan Sultan, on Friday night, when he observed a young Arab wearing a grey beard and moustache, a white topee; and a European raincoat. He stopped and inquired what that costume meant. The Arab replied that be was returning from a ball,
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  • Sporting Intelligence.
    • 518 18 The followin&is the list of entries in the three day’A events in connection with the Selangor Turf Club’s Meeting to be held on the 24th, 26th and 28th inst.: First Day. 1. Maiden Plate. Actress Disguise Lady Ha Ha
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    • 453 18 S.C.C. v. Russell’s Infantry. A Hockey match was played on the S.C.C. ground on the 10th inst., between a team of Club and the Russell's Infantry. The game was fast and practically evenly contested, both sides displaying fine dribbling and passing powers. The S.C.C. had the better of the
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    • 590 18 Malacca December Medal. Our Malacca correspondent writing on the 10th instant says:— The December golf medal was won by Siwe on Saturday with the very satisfactory score of 72. The following cards were handed in:— Sime 89 84— 1=72 Humphreys 87 40 scr. =77 Jacksou 42 47—10—79 Mackenzie 88
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    • 262 19 S.C.C. Christmas Tour. The S.C.C. Selection Committee, after much difficulty, have chosen the following team to do duty against Kuala Lumpur at Christmas:— E. W. H. Carpenter, full-back; R. H. Oliver, N. Cuscaden, Lieut. Hewitt and R. L. Cuscaden, three-quarters; Dr. X. Black and Lieut. Clarke, half-backs; Lieut.
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    • 204 19 Local Popularity Questioned. In a communication to hand last mail, our London correspondent says: Is bowls as popular at Singapore and Penang as it used to be? I have noticed some slacking off at the game in and about London, this year, but in the provinces it still commands
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    • 254 19 S.R.E. (V.) v. West Kents. The return match between the S.R.E. (V.) and the West Kents was fired off on the West Kents Range, at Tanglin. on Sunday afternoon. Although the weather was dull, there was some exoellent shooting. Captain Kitson and Sapper Whorwell obtained possibles at 500 yards,
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    • 299 19 Team Race. In spite of the miserable weather on Sunday, a team from the Royal West Kents journeyed to the Swimming Club Bungalow to take part in a team race with the members of tho Club. At the last minute, it w as found that R. L. Cuscaden, F.
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    • 57 19 Singapore Catholic Club. A large crowd of members and their friends turned up on the 10th iust., at the Catholic Club to witness the billiard match in the championship final, between A. Lewis aud C. A. Ribeiro, which was won by the former. At the conclusion of the match,
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    • 190 19 Darul Adab Cup Tie. proved one of the best exhibitions of football given by Malays was witnessed on the Beach Road Reclamation Ground, od Saturday, when the Darul Bhhar and the Fathol Karib met in the final for the Danil Adab Cup. Both teams played well, and, although
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    • 117 19 Y.M.C.A. Tournament. On Monday of next week, Gillespie meets Mephatn in the singles, and Nelson and Watson play L. Laporte and Loveridgc in the doubles. On Tuesday, Hay and Meir are engaged in the singles, and Laporte and S. Ruck versus Roydc and Lovcridge in the doubles. Wedneliay
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    • 98 19 Ipoh Sports. The results of the various events at the first day’s meeting of the I|»oh A tide tie* Sjiorts were as follow• 100 yards’ flat race.—Winner of heats: P. McG’aull, H. I). Day, N. Grenier. Putting the Shot.—S. A. Macmillan, 28 feet, 10 inches. 150 yards’ handicap 1,
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    • 134 19 Penang January Meeting. The entries for the next I'enang Race Meeting close on Thursday, January 2, and must be made on S.K A, forms which the Secretary (Mr. I>. A. M. Brown) will supply. Entries of Polo Ponies for the I’ony Hoad ster Race, on the first day,
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  • 2472 20 London, December 4. President Roosevelt’s message confirms the forecast that was circulated. It asks for Authority to remit the balance of the indemnity paid by China in connection with the Boxer trouble in 1900. It urgis American help in the education of the Chines! in every practicable way,
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  • 1046 21 Berlin, December 4. Visconnt Aoki, Japanese Ambassador, has been recalled from Washington. The Norddeutsche Allgeraoine Zeitung states that Prince von Buelow, Imperial Chancellor, in conference with the leaders of the majority parties, has said that the conduct of the business of the Reichstag will be impossible if the
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  • 82 22 Norapa, a young Malay woman, appeared before the Second Magistrate, Mr. 0. F. J. Green, on the 6th inst., on a charge of having married a man named Bakrie when she already had a legal husband named Hadji Ahmat. Her father was charged with abet* meet. Mr. C.
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  • 64 22 in the Serangoon Road counterfeiting case, the first accused has been committed to the Assises on a oharge of having in his possession a counterfeit ten cent piece, knowing that it was counterfeit, and having fraudulently made use of it. The other two aocused were committed
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  • 13 22 [The Straits Times is not responsible for the opinions of its correspondents
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  • 205 22 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Dear Sir.—The need of an organization to foster British trade abroad, and to protect the interests of British communities overseas, has long been experienced. Having no Parliamentary representative. Britons, on leaving England, have practically no means of making their voice
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  • 101 22 The progress which the Straits Steamship Company, Limited, is making is phenomenal. We understand that an order for another new steamer has just been placed with the Caledon Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, of Dundee. In main construction the new steamer, to be called
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  • 140 22 From the Preanger, a district in East Java, comes a remarkable story showing how deeply rooted among the natives is the superstition that, to ensure the safety of prominent buildings, living human beings must be buried at the foundation or be bricked in. A mill was under construction
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  • 55 22 'the steamer Giang Ann, Captain J. Moss, has arrived from Samarang with Javanese contract coolies, for the following estates:— Dunlop Rubber Plantations, Perak 16 Perhintian Tinggi Estate, Seramban 80 Kalumpang Estate, Perak 10 Jenderata Rubber Company, Perak 9 New London Borneo Co., British Nfrth Borneo 11 Thirty-nine
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  • 377 22 Mr. George <ireaves was publicly examined in bankruptcy, before Mr. Justice Fisher, by the Official Assignee, on the 5th instant. He ascribed the decline of his business partly to increased use of motor cars,and partly to the fact that he could not
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  • 115 22 At 11.80[p.m., on Tuesday, P.C. 524 met Chinaman in Macpherson Hoad and asked him to give an account of himself. The Chinaman thought it better to run away, but the constable proved to be a better sprinter and soon overtook the fugitive, who was found in possession
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  • 90 22 Our correspondent at Malacca, writing on the 10th inst., states that the next assizes at Malacca, which commence on the 80th inst., are likely to last some time. There is a considerable number of cases already on the list, including a coining oharge, one of erimi~ nal
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  • Page 22 Advertisements
    • 183 22 Sale of Singapore Properties. The following properties were disposed at auction by Messrs. G. A. Fernandez and Company, on t|)e 4th instant: Kranji Road. —99 years leasehold land situate at Kranji Road, near the 14th milestone, area 8 acres. Quit rent $2.40. Bought In. Macpherson Road. —Freehold land and attap
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  • SHIPPING IN PORT.
    • 450 23 December 4 Devan ha, Brit str, Hide, Shanghai, P. A O. Coy Patiala, Brit str, Reddock, Rangoon, Bonstead Pong Tong, Ger str, Botfohr, Saigon, Bebn Jfeyer Providence, Nor str, Corneluissen, Penanc Syme A Co. Daito Mara, Nor str, Nelsen, Christiana, Syme Sada Mara, Jap str, Anderson, London, Paterson Simons
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    • 107 23 w PASSED SITNDA STRAITS OR ARRIVED FOR ORDERS. Nov. 27—Dut str Kawi, Capt Bagchua, from Batavia, Nov 27. For Rotterdam. 29—Dut str Rindjani, Capt de Boer, from Rotterdam, Oct 26. For Batavia. 30—Dut str De Greve, Capt Veen, from Batavia, Nov 30. For Tjilatjap. Dec. 1—Brit str Denbighshire, Capt
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    • 401 23 December 3 Colombo Maru, Jap str, Taku Meteor, Rus str, Vladivostock Ban Liong, Dut str. Cotie via ports Glenfalloch, Brit str, Penang Fuh Wo, Brit str, Langkat A. Apcar, Brit str, H’kong, Shanghai, Japan Unity, Nor str, Rangoon Istok, Aust str, Hongkong Solva, Nor str, Bangkok Saint George, Brit
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    • 633 23 Name, part probable date of arrival 9 and name of Agents STEAMER*. Achillea, China, Dec 12 Mansfield Agamemnon, Liverpool, Jan 24 Mansfield Airlie, Sydney, Dec 23 Bon stead Arcadia, Colombo, Dec 21 A O. Coy Aatyanax, Liverpool, Dec 15; Mkftafield Austria, Trieste, Jan 7 Ran ton berg Ayuthia,
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  • Stocks And Shares. SINGAPORE, DECEMBER 11, 1907.
    • 386 24 if |c u I Nu t,r Issue paid Bhares I forma-1 Capital Subscribed of V nlne ap to Unissued Company V- ot4t:on* ion 1 Sharon *1903 *1300,000 1300,000 i 30,000 *lO fin Belat Tin M. Co., Ltd. ..j 9.50 1907 M 00,900 9225,000 22,500 910 #lO 7,500 Bruang Ltd.
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    • 418 24 1905 £150,000 £116 625 I 48 fi00 f !0*000 Anglo-Malay Rnbber Co., Lto. (fully paid) £4.7.6 I I- 98,500 *1 *6/ ,f (contrib.) £3.17.6 1906 92&),000 9105,000 10,500 #10 910 Balgownie Rubber Estate Ltd. (fully paid) 925 00 1904 £30 000 £15 250 f 12,000 Bain Caves Rubber Co.
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    • 168 24 1894 i £5,377.10.0| £4,805 7,888 1'4/ft 12/8 916 Bells Asbestos Eastern Aszenev, Ltd *7 00 1899 9225,000 9225,000 4,500 $50 950 Fraser A Neave, Ltd. 147^0 1965 915,000,000 ,915.090,000 f Hongkong and Shanghai Bank 592.50 l 40,000 9125 9125 587.50 1905 92,400,000 92,*00,000 X J»!5K «JJJSJ Howarth Erskine, Ltd.
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  • Page 25 Advertisements
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  • Page 26 Advertisements
    • 675 26 SELF* CURE NO FICTION! MANVEL UPON MARVEL I NO SUFFERER NEED NOW DESPAIR, without running a doctor 4 bill or falling into tne dorp ditch of qnackerjr, may safely, speedily and economically cute tr-’itself without the knowledge of second party. By the introduction of THK WW fHIMOH aVCMIDV THERAPION, a
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