The Straits Budget, 10 December 1908

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  • 27 1 The Straits Budget VOL. LXII. NO. 2651. Singapore, Thursday, December 10,1908. BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE "STRAITS TIMES." ESTABLISHED OVER HALF A CENTURY Price 25 cents
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  • 227 1 LEADERS:— A Stronger House of Peers 12 The Fall iu Silver Values 12 Correcting the Corrector 18 The Penalties of Austrian Perfidy 13 One Penny Per Word 14 Matters Municipal 14 President Roosevelt’s Message 15 German Policy 1 The American Fleet 2 Election of Directors of the
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  • 830 1 |Drr O stasiatiscuk Lloyd Tklkokam] Berlin, December 6. Prince von Buelow, the Imperial Chan cellor, lias made a speech in the Reichstag which is regarded as one ot the greatest orations of modern times. There was
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  • 863 5 Kainclouds had stolen silently away by the time that bells of St. Andrew’s Cathedral rang out a merry peal in honour of the weddiDg, on Thursday, cf Mr. Stanley A. Lane and Mrs. Frank Gove. It was fortunate that
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  • 116 5 (From Our Own Courksi»oni>knt.) London, December 8. A Washington telegram states that Judge Wiltiey.of the American Court, Shanghai, has tendered his resignation to President Roosevelt and it lias been accepted. The President lias appointed Mr. Rufus Thayer, ot Washington, to succeed Mr.
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  • 98 5 In St. George’s Church Penang, on Thursday afternoon, the marriage was quietly solemnised, in the presence of a few friends, of Mr. Thomas Josiah Hume, accountant in the firm of Messrs. John Little and Company, Singapore, to Miss Sarah Edith Powell, of Dudley, Worcestershire,
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  • 139 5 In some part of Java, the conditions prevailing on large estates aro almost identical with those long ruling in Ireland, which have to be remedied by Government land purchase. Many of these estates lie near Batavia, and are mostly in the hands of foreign Asiatics, especially Chinese.
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  • 412 5 1 lie following supplementary rules made by the Immigration Committee tinker S« ction i (1) of the r*mil Immigration Fund Ordi nance, are publish* d iu* the Government Gazette 1. Subject to these rules, a rebate on assessment may be granted fioru
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  • 98 5 A Hylam, named Kwee Ah Heng, alias Dan Hong Liong, who was arrested a week or two ago on a charge of having caused the death of Yeo Hong Seng at Siglap on July 7, 1907. was before the Third Magistrate, on Friday, for preliminary inquiry into the
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  • 1724 7 Mr. Moretou Frewen, writing from Government House, Ottawa, Canada, asks us to publish the following letter from a member of the United States Monetary Commission. He mentions also that if it were possible for
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  • 206 7 Chia Cheng Hock was before the Third Magistrate, on Wednesday, on a charge of using as genuine a forged cheque for |3O on the Kwong Yik Banking Company. In specter Connor asked for an adjournment, that the Deputy Public Prosecutor might conduct the case for the Crown.
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  • 129 7 The health statistics for Singapore show that, during the week ended November 28, 306 deaths took place, equal to a death rate of 58.71 per thousand of the estimated popu lation. Two hundred and thirty five of tho deaths were of Chinese, 36 Malays, 30 Indians and
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  • 434 9 We offer our congratulations to Dr. Hanitsch, Director of the Raffles Museum, on the publication of a guide to the Zoological collection under his charge. It is really a great deal more than a guide in the ordinary sense, for in its
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  • 141 9 The German mail steamer Prinz Ludwig established a record passage down from j Hongkong. She left tliat port at noon on Wednesday, the 2nd instant, and reached Singapore at midnight on Saturday, the -> instant, thus taking only 3 days and 12 hours for
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  • 44 9 The manager of the Laliat Mines, Ltd. states that the output of the mines tor November was 1,011 piculs of clean -dressed Crf The output of the Tronoh Mines, Ltd., for the month of November was 2,800 piculs of dressed ore.
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  • 313 9 OfH Own CoKKKSPo.N1>KN T. > Loudoo, December 9. President Roosevelt lias sent his last annual Message to Congress. He recommends that several labour mea sures, which he describes, should be parsed. Reorganisation of the United
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  • 189 9 One result of the recent Franco Siamese Treaty was the cession to France of certain provinces which Siam had, in bygone years, wrested from Cambodia mow an IndoChinese Kingdom under French protection). The King of Cambodia rejoiced at getting back the long-lost territory. But he finds now
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  • 676 9 Mr. lo«epli <i<j Silv*. clerk Jo the employ of the Miimcipulity. tried iu the District Court before Mr. Howard, on Thursday, on it charge of criminal breach of trust of 917a belonging to the Municipality. Mr. M. T Upcott prosecuted aud Mr.
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  • 13 10 ‘[The Straits Times is not responsible (or the opinions of its correspondents.]
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  • 406 10 To tlm Editor of The Straits Times. Sir,—l have read the comprehensive leader in yoar issae of Yesterday, disapproving of Ibsen, Bernard Shaw, the dramatic taste of the British nation, the want of good professional shows in Singapore, and the mismanagement of amateur productions. Whilst agreeing
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  • 615 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —I am not at all surprised at your Ipoh correspondent’s complaint, i.e., its Post Office, but I am surprised that Britishers resident in Ipoh have put up with such a thing for so long. I had occasion to visit
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  • 525 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —It was with great interest that I read in your issue of the 2nd instant that you are anxious to see travelling theatrical and comic opera companies visiting Singapore. I fail, however, to see how Singapore can ever
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  • 627 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Singapore, December 5. Sir, —I have read with much interest your able article iu Saturday's issue, on November 28, of the Straits Times, on the Currency questions of India and this Colony, and, although, I agree with you in some o
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  • 71 12 Lank—Govk. —On December ii, at St. Andrew’s Cathedral, Singapore, Straits Settlements, by the Rev. H. C. I/ard, m a., Colonial Chaplain, Stanley Arthur Line, a.m.i.c. k., Acting Chairman of the Tanjong Pagar Dock Board, and late of Fork Park, Plymouth, to Ethel Constance (love, second daughter of the late
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  • THE Straits Budget.
    • 1013 12 —Straits Times, December 6. The Committee of the House of Lords, over which the Earl of Rosebery lias presided, presents its report at a singularly appropriate moment. The Upper House, as at present constituted, has just rejected the Licensing Bill and is threatened with various
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    • 854 12 Straits Times, December 4. We do not know whether any of our commercial leaders will be prepared to accept the invitation tendered in a letter sent through Mr. Moreton Frewen which we publish to day. The letter itself, however, is of quite sufficient interest to
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    • 999 13 .—Straits Times, December 8. There have been so many occasions when it has been possible to praise the soundness and moderation of views expressed by Chinese Public Opinion that we rather regret to find so good a journal falling into grave error while accusing another of inaccuracy.
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    • 1114 13 earneHtneK* in the avoidauee of war.—Strait** TimeH, December 7. What, it may be asked, is the net result of all that has been happening in Europe since the seizure of Bosnia aud Herzegovina by Austria and the declaration of independence by Bulgaria? The dread of
      earneHtneK* in the avoidauee of war.—Strait** TimeH, December 7. •  -  1,114 words
    • 1435 14 Straits Times, December 8. “To night, I proposed a penny-a word for telegrams throughout the Empire. You will see from this'striking chart of the world, with its predominance of red, what this means. Now. through Australia, for more than throe thousand miles, the charge for a
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    • 671 14 has undertaken.—Straits Times, Decern ber 9. A When the fair morning sun glinted from the white surfaces of several boards carried aloft through the main streets of Singapore and when we read on these white surfaces an invocation to Vote for Jago,” wo rubbed our East worn eyes,
      has undertaken.—Straits Times, Decern ber 9. —— ... A – ———  -  671 words
    • 665 15 has allowed it to become more foul.—-btraits Times, December 9. From the messages sent by our own correspondent and by Renter a very fair idea can be formed of the character of President RooseTelt’s last message to Congress. It is not one that seems to bristle with
      has allowed it to become more foul.—-btraits Times, December 9.  -  665 words
  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 91 12 aiie pout free price of the Straits Times i» $18 a year. The post free price of the Straits Huit/fct is $14 a yearIt is not necessary to subscribe for a year. The subscriptions for shorter periods are at the same proportionate rate as for a year. The Straits Budget*.
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  • 16 12 DEATH. Bairnson. —On December 4, at Scotts Hoad, Singapore, Margaret Jean, daughter of A. R. Bairnson.
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  • 1062 15 dated 11.30 a.m., oo Sunday, says there are fears of a typhoon in Hongd °“*P ut of dry rubber from the Malacca Rubber Plantations for the month of November was 6,1001 bs. The water in the Impounding Reservoir now stands at 16.96 feet as opposed to 16.02
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  • 488 16 Major H. Y r Kent, R.E., has rejoined his regiment after leave of absence. Mr. Webber, of Petaling, has become convalescent after an attack of fever. Inspector Gilham, of the F.M.S. Police, has resigned the service. Lieutenant M. Stagg, R.E., is appointed Assistant Adjutant S.R.E. (v.) from
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  • 163 16 (From Ouh Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, December 9, 9.45 a.m. There was a daring highway robbery on the Lahat Road, Ipoh, last night, Two respectable Siamese ladies were riding in a ricksha aloug the thoroughfare, when they wore suddenly “held up by
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  • 434 16 (By a Correspondent.) With reference to a paragraph in one of your recent issues, quoted from the Malay Mail, information was sought as to who were the Arabs who took part with the Ghoorkas, AC., in the Sungei Fjong expedition.
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  • 642 16 The «lump in tin towards the close of last year, and the consequent closing of manv mliies in the F.M.S, threw hundreds oi coolies out of employment, and in their search tor work numbers game to Singapore and accepted the
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  • Sporting Intelligence.
    • 797 17 S.R.C. v. R.E. Teams representing the S.R C. and the R.E. played an Association football match on the Esplanade on Wednesday. The game was a good one and at times interesting. The R.E. were somewhat the stronger team particularly on the defensive, but the S.K.C. did not play
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    • 293 17 5.C.C. v. Middlesex. The Middlesex Regiment made their first appearance in hockey on the Esplanade, on Thursday, when they met the S.C.C., and if the match was any criterion of their method of play, it showed that they possess a valuable team. The game was very fast, interesting, and
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    • 120 17 S.R.C. v. S.C.C. Rain stopped the Cricket match between tho S.R.C. and S.C.C., on Saturday, just as the Recreation Club were finishing their innings. The S.C.C. eleven did not bat. Tho scores were S.R.C. O. Scharengnivel c sub b Phipps 8 Emit Galistan b Mundall 31 E. E. deSouza
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    • 234 17 Competition at Malacca. Firing for the St. Andrew’s Challenge Cup took place among the Malacca Cadets at t ic Bukit Sebukor Range, Malacca, on Saturday, writes our Malacca correspondent. The light at 503 yards was rather dull, and the shooting did not come *up to the expected standard. A
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    • 99 17 Tanglin Club Competition. The result of the bowling competition at the Tanglin Club for the November Mesial is as follows Hp. .1. Dennistou 675 *-120- 795 A. B. Simpson 688 90 778 F. E. W. Taylor 678 80 758 E.G. Hartnell 581 170 751 H. M. Cantrell 679 70
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    • 240 17 Penang Golf Club. Niblick’ writing to tho Pinang Gazette refers to the Eclectic competitions which are in course of progress in the Northern Settlement, and says:— These competitions are very good practice for the Christmas tournament, and our men will require to do their best if they hope to
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  • 2270 20 London, December 2. There has been fierce rioting at Prague, where racial feeling still runs very high. The Czechs and the troops ;have been in conflict,* and the latter being attacked with paving stones, retaliated by a charge with their sabres. Many were injured in the course of
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  • 1740 21 Berlin, December 2. The Prague riots are causing the greatest concern in Bohemia. In the riots, yesterday, the British consol was insulted. German students are enraged at the Czechs, and parties were organised in German cities to visit Prague, but their departure was prevented by the Government. The
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  • 1060 22 The Chief Justice, Sir W. H. Hyndman Jones. Mr. T. Sercombe Smith and Mr. Justice T. de M. Braddell sat as a Court of Appeal, in the Supreme Court, Monday, to consider various appeals which had accumulated during the last
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  • 131 22 In view of the return of Mr. M. Kodesse r Sheriff and Deputy Registrar, Supreme Court, from leave, Mr. de Mello, who has been acting as Deputy Registrar, goes to the Police Court as Fourth Magistrate. Mr. M. Thunder will go to the Attorney-General s office as
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  • SHIPPING IN PORT.
    • 521 23 December a Oceana, Brit str, Hide, Shanghai, P. O. Coy Kawaohi Mara, Jap str, Petersen, London, Paterson Simons 3 C. Lopez y Lopez, Span str, Tano, Barcelona, Barlow Gleuearn, Brit str, Haughton, L’don, Boustead Edendale, Brit str, Dunlop, Samarang, Haep Eng Moh Ipoh, Brit str, Olsen, Penang, Straits S.
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    • 587 23 December 3 f Dalmore, Brit str, Newcastle (N.8.W.) Euryalus, Brit str, Sydney via ports China, Ans str, Trieste via ports Freya, Nor str, Bangkok Ayuthia, Ger str, Deli and Auahan Kwong Eng, Ger str, Gorontalo via ports Natuna, Ger str, Anamba and Natunalslannds Breid, Nor str, Bangkok Laurens Pit,
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  • LIST OF PASSENGERS.
    • 253 23 Per P. and O. steamer Sunda, due December 10.—Mr. and Mrs. J. McClure, Mrs, Anthonisz and child, Misses Blaok, Warren, Rev. W. Drury, Messrs. Milne, J. Vafces, J. Lawrence, Lord A. Kennedy. Mr. A. M. H. Hamilton, Mr. W. Bartley. Per N. D. L. steamer Derfflinger, duo December
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  • 216 23 Sinoapokb, Drckmrkr 9, 1908. PRODUCE. Cambier buyers 9 9.50 do (Cube No. 1) nnpickod 18.62* Copra Bali 7.80 do Pontiaoak 7.40 Pepper, Black buyers 11.00 do White 6% buyers 18.25 Sago Flour Sarawak 2.98 do Brunei Nc. 1 2.85 Pearl Sago 8.75 Coffee Bali, pioked 22.50 Coffee, Palembang” 20%
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  • Stocks and Shares. Singapore, December 9, 1908.
    • 340 24 t> ale of Number p-,., R rftu SnbwribM _ot y., M a y!o Uolaaaed Company Qoot»i,o« 1903 9800,00b 600,000 80,000 10 10 Belat Tin M. Oo., Ltd. 725 1907 9800,000 916,000 11,600 10 10 7,600 Bruang Lid 7^0 1901 9600,009 600,000 60,000 10 10 Brueeh Hydraulio Tin M. Co.,
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    • 375 24 1905 £150,000 187,062/10 J Anglo-Malay Rubber Oo., Ltd. (fully paid) 4.15.0 1 108,500 1 17/6 pi (oontrib.) 4.10.0 1906 9200,000 115,500 i 10.500 10 10 7,400 Balgownie Rubber Estate Ltd. 21.00 1 2,100 10 5 10.50 1904 £80,000 22,760 22,760 1 1 12,000 Batu Daves Rubber Oo. Ltd. (f.p)
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    • 182 24 JSK 4,805 7,688 12/6 12/6 916 Bells Asbestos Eastern Agenoy, Ltd. 6 00 1*050,000 150,000 10 7 Eastern Smelting Co., Ltd* 6.50 J! 4,600 60 50 Frf*fc*jf dl Neatt, Ltd. 140.00 J865 916,000,000 15,000,000 120,000 125 126 Uongaoug and Bank 82 10.0 1805 12,400.000 2.«00.000 f 18 100 Howartb
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    • 511 25 •'-jjw To INVESTORS! H LAND PROPERTIES INSPECTED A REPORTED UPON.. SOILS EXAMINED E8TATES VISITED WORK SUPERVISED VALUATIONS MADE ESTIMATES DRAWN UP. By E. Mathiaii, Agriculturist, Singapore. AUTHOR Or A8 A OATCH CROP FOR RUBBER. TOBACCO. .1 EmpText A MOTHER’S MISFORTUNE. At oo time is it of such vital importance 1
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  • Page 26 Advertisements
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    • 367 26 m > W ETl 5Slt V Assists digestion and gives a delightful piquancy and flavour to all -jiff' yo*t ufr Tfrfji £y*Hit-JrSfeiT «> ..-■**>• 0 Z &H>\ i'% »7u p; MEAT DISHES, SOUPS, FISH, CHEESE, CURRIES. GAME. POULTRY and SALADS. JT4» •ift The Original Genuine Worcestershire. By Royal Warrant to
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