The Straits Budget, 2 January 1908

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  • 27 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE “STRAITS TIMES.” VOL LXII. NO. 2003. Singapore, Thursday, January 2,1908. CJTMUSMC9 OVER HALF A CCIffIMV 'Price 25 coots.
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  • 216 1 LEADERS: 1907 —A Retrospect 12-13 Municipal President and the Electric Supply 14 The Women of Bilbao 14 More about the Military Contribution 14 Alleged Sensational Speech by Japanese Count 15 Worrying Tactics of Female Suffragists 15*16 Tin and Gold 1 New Cemetery Consecrated 1 Mining Coolies' Wages
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  • 422 1 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Lipis, December 23. There has been a recovery in the Pahang tin output during November, the export of 4,115 piculs in that month having helped to reduce the deficit as oompared with 1906. In spite of
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  • 330 1 The new Christian cemetery at Bidadari was consecrated on the 80th ult., the ceremony being performed by the Lord Bishop of Singapore and Sarawak, Dr. Hose. Situated about four miles along the Serangoon Road, the new oemetery extendi over forty
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  • 61 1 Most of the hotels made preparation for celebrating the outgoing of the Old Tear and the incoming of the New. Raffles management arranged a speoial dinner, after which there was a dance. The hotel will be kept open nntil one o’clock. At the Caledonian Hotel also,
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  • 349 3 On the 24tb ultimo, Messrs. E. C. Howard and E. E. Colman sat as a Bench Court to hear two cases of alleged houseTee was charged with attempting to break into a house in Victoria Street, with two others, on the
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  • 112 3 The transport Sicilia is reported to have brought to Hongkong a Provost sergeant named Dukes, of the R.G.A. The sergeant in question, says the Hongiong Daily Press, is said to have been a stickler for duty, and is reported to have prevented gambling on the transport. He
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  • 92 3 tit. the recent meeting of the Peuang umcipality, the tenders tor the erection of station and a fire sub-station were opened. The eight tenders for the former, which CoBt ranged from r Walter Palliser) to $28,950 by snA w lo desired eleven months *> complete the
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  • 329 3 Following is the report of the directors of the Straits Trading Company, Ltd., to be presented to shareholders at toe ordinary meeting to be held on January 2,1906 Your directors now submit the aocounts for the half-year ended September 80,1907, being
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  • 207 3 Ismail, Revenue Officer No. 70, appeared before the Second Magistrate, Mr. C. F. J. Green, on the 24th ult., on charges of receiving an illegal gratification of twenty cents from a Malay and of being unlawfully in possession of a police
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  • 304 3 Shortly before 5 o’ciook, on Christmas Eve, the Rev* F. G. Swindell, the aoting Colonial Chaplain, was riding in his victoria from his resiaenoe, Fort Canning Jtoad, towards the Cathedral when the horse became unmanage able, and disaster followed. The reverend
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  • 158 3 The installation meeting of Lodge Zetland in the East, No. 508, was held on the 27th ult in the Freemason's Hall, Coleman Street, when Brother F. Apps was installed in the chair of the Lodge, replacing Worshipful Brother H. P. King horn. The
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  • 68 3 In a Shanghai wire, of the 20th instant, it 'is stated that a fire broke out at the Pakme Hotel at noon that day, but was promptly extinguished with only alight damage to the building. The roofs of the Chartered Bank of Indfta, Australia and China and
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  • 939 5 (From Oua Owm Co&rxspondsnt.) London, November 25. In days gone by, a considerable lustre was shed upon the reputation of the Singapore Botanic Gardens and their Director by reason of a report, circulated throughout the world, to the effect
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  • 271 5 It is well known that are found in abundance in Netherlands India, bat these riches, for the most part, remain undeveloped, although there has been a Mining Department there thirty-five years. The fact that the departmental work yields such unsatisfactory results is ascribed by experts to
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  • 383 9 •I I,e cool recaption given to the Chinese imnerial Government Agent in Batavia is ‘“f ”be due to the Hutch Government not instructed the authorities to receive jlc officially as High Commissioner, with the result that be was treated
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  • 239 9 Mr. E. E. Column, the Third Magistrate, continued, on Saturday, the preliminary inquiry into the charge of vitriol throwing. The complainant, a woman named Chan Chee. gave ovidence at a previous sitting of the Court. On Saturday, an elderly Chinese woman, who was near the complainant
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  • 430 9 Mr. Justice Fisher, at the Supreme Court, on Monday, gave judgment on two appeals from decisions of the Magistrates’ courts. A constable, named Abubakar, had been convicted on a charge of receiving an illegal gratification of $lO from one Abdullah, given,
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  • 207 9 The many friends of the late Mrs. W. Nicol will be grieved to hear that the news of her decease, in Aberdeen, as a result of an operation, was receivod in Singapore on Saturday. Acting on the advice of her medical attendant, Mrs. Nicol went
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  • 355 9 The annual Christmas entertainment in the Portuguese Girls’ Schodl, Tranqueriab, was held on the 28th ultimo. The invitation this year, writes a correspondent, took the form of a complimentary ticket, which, ho wever, was a dead letter, many minus the ticket
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  • 148 9 In submitting accounts for the year ended December 31, 1906, the directors if the Duff Development Company state that the value of gold recovered during the first eight months of the current year was about £16,000. realising a gross profit of aboat £6,500. Mr. Marriner estimated that
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  • 49 9 The Kohsichang arrived in on the 12th ult., with a cargo of nee from Bangkok. The voyage, lasting 22 days, is perhaps a record. The trip is usually a seven days one, but she had to pnt into Tourane for coal, having encountered extraordinarily heavy weather.
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  • 43 11 f ollowing is the result of work at Kaub tor the four weeks ended Deoember 28 Bckit K0man.— 3,669 tons orashed, 952 gold obtained, 5.18 dwts. average per ton. Malacca.—2,o26 tons orashed, 178 gold obtained, 1.75 dwts. average per ton.
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  • 940 11 The Municipal Commissioners held an ordinary meeting at the Board Room, on tho 80th ultimo. Those present were: Lieutenant-Colonel E. G. Broadrick, President; Mr. J. Polglase, Secretary; Mr. R. Peirce, Engineer; and Messrs. H. L. Coghlan, K. A. Stevens, Cheng
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  • 163 11 We regret to record the death of Mr. T. H. Bath, the manager of the Braang Tin Mining Company of Kuan tan, which took place at the General Hospital on the 80th ult. The deceased gentleman, who was 88 years of age, was well-known and greatly
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  • 56 11 Mr. Justice Fisher goes to Johore, on Monday next, at the suggestion of His Highness the Sultan, and with the consent of the accused, to try two Englishmen, Messrs. A. H. Malet and Ingleby, of the Pelepah Robber Estate, Kota Tinggi, who ch&ged with manslaughter,
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  • 38 12 Mac Doboall..— On December 24, at Laidlaw's Flats, Stamford Road, tbe wife of 1. Mae DongaJl, of a son. Mill ax. —At Dereel, Ayr, N. 8., on November 28, the wife of Jackbon Millar, of a son.
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  • THE Straits Budget.
    • 3660 12 Straits Times, December 31. Gloom and depression would be the prevailing notes throughout the Malay Peninsula and Archipelago with the close of the year were it not for that predominant buoyancy which is the characteristic of all communities in undeveloped regions. Miner and planter, merchant and property
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    • 896 14 Strait** Time*, December, 26. Mr. K. G. Brofcdrick, President of the Singapori Municipality, t hiins* It go becoming frankne- 4 at i* riday meeting of the MunicijKiJ Cocsi&i*i'o« and used lanwhich has b* a h* uru not infrequently of late ‘‘in another place. This
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    • 403 14 members of the subtler sex. -Strait* Times, Decembe r ‘JH. The sages of the law in Bilbao would apjiear to recent interference and criticism in a manner which seems somewhat startling to unyone accustomed to the mild and temperate legal administration of the AugloSaxon. It seems
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    • 648 14 “mber2a h6 Dtb Our contemporaries in Hongkong quote our recent remarks on the subject of the military contribution, and, in some instances, make comments which show that they would fain overcome Unofficial indifference to the subject in that Colony. The Daily Press alludes to the
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    • 1390 15 Straits Times, December 27. The speech of Count Okuma, delivered tofort the Japanese Chamber of Commerce at Kobe, on October 20, is attracting much attention at home on account of statements he l9 alleged to have made regarding conditions in India and opportunities for
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    • 886 15 monjcnlouM question. Straits Times, I)ecember MO. The moral attaching to the parable of the unjust judge has evidently been laid tib heart by the ladies responsible for the present agitation for the extension of the parliamentary franchise to the fair sex at home. They apparently
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 87 12 ms frs# pries of tbs Straits Times Is 13a year. Tks post fr*« price of the Budget it $l4 ywIt ifrnot necessary to subscribe for a Tear. The «übtahtioti for shorter periods are at the same proportionate rate as for a year, s The Straits Budget cap be sent to
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  • 838 16 A second-class passenger named Jones -.urn mi tied suicide on board the P. and O. -t**amer Kypt when near Aden. A < liinainau, named Leong Fong, was •v ut* need to death at the Ipoh Assizes on the iHth ult. in connection with the I ronoh murder. r
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  • 507 16 Mr. F. C. Alien, P. and O. agent, at Colombo, is shortly coming on a visit to Singapore. The Rev. J. A. B. Cook returned from Rangoon by the British India steamer Bharata, on Tuesday week. The operation performed oc Mrs. Alice Roosevelt Longworth for appendicitis has
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  • 1102 17 Night is the classic niglit for pan- production, and in producing a ffinias tale of the Black Forest in Gorurl f i lt? 20th ult.. for the amusement of STicUootobikte* of Singapore, Mr. C. B. Buckley as
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  • 363 17 When the Bells of Freiburg had ceased to ring out their Christmas chimes and the curtain had fallen at the close of the beautiful transformation scene, the large crowd of little ones and grown-ups who had assembled at the School Children's Christmas Treat at
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  • 160 17 A good deal of conjecture has been caused amongst members of the shipping community by the rumour that a comprehensive scheme had been drawn up by the energetic Harbour Master. Commander Basil Taylor, dealing with the question of buoys. Although nothing official can be learned,the S. C. Morning
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  • 128 17 On the moruing of the 19th uit.. a new composite steel tugboat, built by the Dock Company for the Hamburg-America Company's Singapore office, underwent her speed trials. The outcome was highly satisfactory, says the China Mail, the tug making half-knots over her contraot speed of JO
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  • 112 17 The Hon. Joshua Levering, for eighteen years President of the Young Men's Christian Association at Baltimore, Maryland, and a member of the International Committee, addressed a meeting of the local Association, at 5.80 p.m., on the 27th ult., telling how his Association had raised half a million dollars,
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  • 129 19 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, December 30, 3.10 p.m. A fresh development has taken place in the Druce case now before the Magistrates at Clerkenwell Police Court. Upon an order from the Court, the grave of
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  • 231 19 Because of the treatment he had received at the bands of the Dutch authorities in Batavia, the Chinese Commercial Commissioner was very reluictant to journey to any other place *in .lava but Sourabaya. Eventually, pressure was brought to bear upon him
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  • 146 19 Mr. Justice Parker, in the Chancery Division read the reserved judgment of Mr. Justice Kekewich, who was too unwell to attend, in the action of the Tenby corporation against Mr. Frank Britten Mason proprietor and editor of the Tenby Observer. The Plaintiffs asked for an
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  • 162 19 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, December 25, 5 p.m. Singapore met Selangor at Kuala Lumpur to*day, and the match was played in glorious weather. The teams were as follows: Singapore. C. Warren Jones, goal; Mason and E. R. Taylor, backs;
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  • 176 19 Those excellent papers on Malay subjects, published by direction ox the F.M.S. Goveminent, and under the general editorship of Mr. R. J. Wilkinson, have now passed from the discussion of literature into historical subjects. The first pamphlet is to deal with events in Malaya before the
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  • 199 19 The precincts of the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd presented an animated appearance on Christmas Eve, the gas illumination being attractive. There was a large congregation at the service, practically all the sitting accommodation being taken up. Father Lambert's artistic taste made itself manifest,
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  • 87 19 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, December 80, 3.10 p.m. The Birmingham Post states that the Imperial Government is in consultation with the Indian authorities in regard to Ik scheme for providing better conditions for natives
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  • 233 19 Since last year, the Dutch Government has had great difficulty in recruiting, in Holland, for filling vacancies on the Java railway engineer staff. The drawback iB not so maou the smaUdess of the salaries given as the bad reputation which
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  • 185 19 A correspondent writes:— The Christmas treat at the Malacca Protestant Girls’ School was given on December 23. The Hon. Mr. H. W. Firmstone, the acting Resident presided, and Miss Henham kindly distributed the gifts. Several of the European ladies showed their interest in the gathering by
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  • 643 20 A Ofiv> TjTGiftnt Gazette Extraordinary, .published oh the 27th ult., brings into operatioif in tf.V Co.ony the regulations concerning *.f muzzling of in eonsequence of an ut l »n a o: rub rivery dog k*rt within tL* Municipal •limits is compelled v w*ur a zxiuzzl* of an
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  • Sporting Intelligence.
    • 96 20 Singapore Golf Club. The December monthly medal will bo played for at the Racecourse oa Saturday and Sunday, tne 4th and 5th instant. The January monthly medal will be played for on Saturday and Sunday, the 11th ,and 12th proximo. The Goid Medal for monthly winners during 1907 will
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    • 119 20 Penang Cup Tie. Our Penang correspondent writing on the 28rd ult. says: It has now been decided who ure to be the finalists in the Cup Tie competition inaugurated by the Penang Football League -the Penang Cricket Club aud the Crescent. The final will be played on New
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    • 138 20 Penang v. Perak. On Christmas Day aud Boxing Day an inter-state cricket match was played at Taiping between Penang and Perak, and the Settlement won by 87 runs. Two innings were played. In the first, Penang scored 128, of which F. M. Keyworth was responsible for 54, G. R.
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    • 210 20 West Kents Win Perak Cup. The West Kents polo teams have won the Sultan of Perak’s Cup and at Kuala Lumpur, on the 21st ult., the members of the team were entertained at dinner by the Selangor Polo Club. Mr. C. E. Spooner presided. Loyal toasts were honoured and
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    • 670 20 Further testimony to the esteem in which Mr. C. E. Veig*. the registrar of the Supreme Court, is held by bench and bar, was paid on the cist ult., in the presence of a large a«-»emblv of the legal fraternity in the Court, presided over by Mr.
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  • 1845 21 London, December 24. Referring to Count Okuma’s speech at Koto, inlrhich allusion was made to India, a lioh Japanese official who was mtorLondon is further stated to have !2d that he considered the statement made ofr Thomas Sutherland, as Chairman of and Oriental Steam Navig*. Sn Company, as
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  • 451 22 h» riin, 1 December 24. There ba*> been a convict between the workmen and the troops in Iquique, in Chile. Two hundred workmen were killed. Count K :no von Moitke, who i* prosecuting Uerr Harden. Editor of the Zukunft, for criminal libel, on account of allegations made again-tt
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  • 288 22 One of the Bills to be introduced .shortly into the Legislative Council refers to the improvement of the Singapore River. The Bill provides for the reconstruction of new revetment walls the cost of which will, in the first instance, be
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  • 188 22 Mr. Justice Fisher, on the 31st uit., gave judgment on the appeal of Sar&m Singh, a Sikh Corporal who was convicted, by the Second Magistrate, of the theft of vegetables from Chinese vendors. His Lordship said that if the conviction were true, the
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  • 278 22 DbCENMR 81, 1907. PRODUCE. Gambler ft 6.60 do (Cube So. h unpicked 0.76 Copra Bal; 7.66 do Pontianak 740 Pepper, Blaok N 1240 do White 6% 18.80 Sago Floor Sarawak M 840 do Brunei No. 1 2.08 Pearl Sago 4.26 Coffee Bali, pioked 2640 Coffee, Palembang, 20% 22.66 Coffee,
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  • 106 22 Wiring from Peking on the 2nd ultimo, the correspondent of t>he China mail reported The Peking Government lias telegraphed instruction to the Canton Viceroy to deal severely with the opponents to the foreign patrolling of the West River. Great dissati faction is expressed by the Peking
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  • SHIPPING IN PORT.
    • 581 23 December 24 Marn» J *P Btr ArakftWl Bombay, Simone ta Brit str, Seilson, Rangoon, Boostead Leong, Brit str, Ruehton, Bangkok, Low Snm Brit str, Sanderson, Port Swettenham, Straits S. S. Coy* Ban Poh Guan, Brit str, Smith, Ma<;*ssar, P||) AoH&nc. Siam str, Danbolt, Bangkok, East Asiatic Coy Oagmar, Ger
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    • 396 23 December 25 Syria, Brit str, Antwerp via ports 4 Bangkok, Ger str, Bangkok Kinta, Brit str, Teluk Anson via ports Brouwer, Dut str, Djambie Hainam, Brit str, Muar and Malacca Giang Ann, Dut str, Samarang via ports G. G. Meyer, Dut str, Muntok, Palembang Spezia, Ger str, Taku, Nagasaki,
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  • PASSENGERS LIST.
    • 621 23 By the Syria. Capt. D. C. Gregor, Dec. 28. From Yokohama: Mrs. Foster.. From Skin-. ghai: Miss Naylor. From Hongkoag: Misses M. and H. Little, Mr. W. A. Dowley. By the Kistna, Capt. Learmont, Deo. 28. From Penang and Port Swettenham: Mr. L. B. L. Buckley, Mr.
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    • 40 23 By the Arcadia, Dec. 22. For Hongkong: Mr. and Mrs. Woe Cbiow Keng, Miss Wee Swee Neo, Master Wee Sin Nup, Mp. A. Glennie, Mrs. Cameron, Mr. F. ITs Jacob Mr. W Elies, Mr. W. C. Lacey.
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  • Stocks and Shares. SINGAPORE, DECEMBER 30, 1907
    • 267 24 DM 0( Imm P»id I Shares Comoaay QcocanoM st forma- Capitol ftabecrtbed of Value up to 1 Unissued too bharm ~i*m mooam woooo j joam .10 .10 i;m *|S 1907 9800,000 22*!m5! am tin Brnith Hydreniio Tin M. Go.. Lid. 15.00 i£ 85$ "Si S S T 0 «-8
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    • 362 24 •MM mi oa am 46,500 £1 £1 10,000 Aaglo-Malay Robber 00.. Ltd. (folly paid) £4.5.0 1905 £150,000 £115,595 £1 M i 7 M (oontrib. £8.10.0 1905 9900.000 9105.000 10.500 910 910 Balgownie Robber Eatole Lid. (tolly paid 194 00 arniMA a,a am 1 7 000 £1 £1 12,000 Bain
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    • 131 24 J®®* £3,877.10.0; £4,805 7,6%8 12/6 13/6 916 j Belli Aebestoe Eastern Ageney, Lid B7JM 1W8 99)6,000 19)5,000 4,500 950 950 I Frneer A Nee™, LVi. 1965 916.000.000 916,000,000 40*000 9126 fm Hongkong and 8hnagluki Beak 575*00 1906 99.400.000 92,*00,000 f JJ2J Hownrtb Enkine, L*d. Jg^oo IM« 11.000.000 *1.000.000 J}®®
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