The Straits Budget, 24 December 1908

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1 24 The Straits Budget
  • 27 1 The Straits Budget VOL. LXII. NO. 2654, Singapore, Thursday, December 24,1908. BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE STRAITS TIMES. ESTABLISHED OVER HALF A CEHTUAT Price 25 cents
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  • 229 1 LEADERS: National Idealism 10 Optimism and Pessimism ...10-11 There will be no War 11 Turkey’s New Parliament ...11-12 Oenerous but Risky 12 The Kaiser’s Second Error ...12-18 Identified by the Barber 1 Johore State Railway 1 Liquors Ordinance 1 Trials of the Bench 2 The Uaub Australian
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  • 206 1 Mr. C. F. J. Green, the Second Magistrate, began cn 23rd inst., the preliminary enquiry into the Sungei Pus gang robbery. Mr. Ilawtrey, Second Superintendent of Police, appeared for the Crown and Messrs. Knowles and Harris for the
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  • 197 1 The opening of through railway communication between Penang and Singapore marks an era in the history of the Straits Settlements, and the Federated Malay States, says the Rangoon Gazette. The two main ports in the Peninsula are now connected
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  • 415 1 Ninety four applications were down on the list presented to the Licensing Justices, in the Seuior Magistrate’s Court, on '22nd instant, when they met to consider ques tions of renewals, transfers, removals and new licenses for 1909. Mr. K. C. C. Howard
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  • 869 4 The following gentlemen were present at the ordinary meeting of the Municipal Board, on Friday afternoon —Mr. E. G. Broadrick, President; Mr* F V J. Benjatield, Acting Secretary Mr. it. IVarpe, Engineer Dr. P. Fowlie, and Messrs. W. Macbcau, C.
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  • 266 4 Iii the commemorative issue the fifty years supplement to the Loudon and China Express—many articles are written by old Eastern residents. Mr. J. GilHUan contributes “British Malaya: 18.78-1U08” and, in the course of the article, says: We have spoken of Singapore
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  • 95 4 The prospectus of the Kuala Klang Rubber Estate, Limited, has been issued, offering 7,500 shares of £1 each at par out of a total capital of £25,000. The company acquires the Sungei Serdang Estate which comprises about 490 acres, and is situated in the district of
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  • 416 4 The ordinary general meeting was held on November 2."», at 19, St. Swithin’s lane, Loudou, E.C. Sir Frauk A. Swetteuham, who presided, moved the adoption of the report. He said that although the accounts for the year ended December 31
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  • 73 4 The following have been appointed Port Health Officer sunder the Quarantine Rules of Singapore:— The Principal Civil Medical Officer, Straits Settlements. The Port Health Officer, Singapore. The Deputy Port Health Officer, Singa pore. The Resident Medical Officer, St. John's Island. The Assistant Surgeon, Port Health’ Office The
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  • 89 4 Quite an enjoyable concert and dance was given in the Tanglin Club, on Friday evening, when the band of the 99th Deccan Infantry contributed a short programme of music and then played for the beuefit of devotees of Terpsichore. The Club had been prettily decorated with
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  • 1133 5 In the District Court before Mr. J. Saunders, on Thursday, Mr. John Hall sued the Straits Immigration Syndicate for $150 tor payment for services alleged to have been rendered last month, for three weeks, at $200 a month, less $70 80 received. Mr.
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  • 126 5 For possession of a hypodermic syringe, a Chinaman who had two previous convictions was fined MOO, or a month’s imprisonment, and in addition sentenced to six months’ rigorous imprisonment, by the Second Magistrate, on Friday. A companion was convicted of possession of morphine and was tiued $lOO, or
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  • 300 5 rile following is the half yearly report of the Directors of the Straits Trading Company, Limited Singapore. D*icember 10. Gentlemen,- our Directors now submit tho accounts for the haif year ended Septeru her 30, 19<N, being the firsf half of
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  • 276 5 About two years ago or more, the North Gorman Lloyd Steamship Company established a coaling station, for supply of coal to i the company’s vessels, at kohsi-Cliang. Two hulks were provided and anchored for the purpose at Koh-si-Chang. The
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  • 755 6 The interior of the Cross Street School was neatly decorated with flowers and tropical j vegetation, on Friday, and was well tilled 1 with pupils and their friends when tho i hour for the animal prize distribution arrived. The were
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  • 161 6 The Batavia Nieuwsblad, of December 7, gives particulars of an interesting marriage that had just taken place at Sourabaya. The bridegroom is a Javanese of high family who received an education in Holland, where he had qualified himself as a doctor of Medicine. There, he had
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  • 522 6 The Native Parliament or Consultative Assembly, which had just been elected, met at Hanoi, the capital of Tonkin, on Decern ber 8. This is the second Assembly of the kind the first one, which was likened to the Russian Duma, having been
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  • 73 6 A telegram from Acherni, dated December 9, tells of another desperate attack by Achinese swordsmen upon a patrol in a remote district which had never been fully brought under. They fell upon the troops in a bivouac at night. Of tho patrol, twenty strong, four were killed
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  • 515 7 The evil times which have overtaken pepper growers in certain parts of Indochina, noted by us, the other day, have since only gone from bad to worse. The crisis there gives a striking illustration of the unexpected effects of tho colonial
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  • 111 7 There was a bloody affray in Upper Chinchew-Street, at 10.30 p.iu., on -Ist inst., and one man was fatally stabbed, receiving a deep cut in the stomach. Four others received cuts and were sent to the hospital. It is expected that they will recover. The police have
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  • 323 7 Those who thought that the Towkay Saigon case was at last concluded, when their Lordships reserved their decision at the Court of Appeal, on Friday afternoon, will be surprised to learn that it was occuping the attention of the Court again,
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  • 40 7 (From Skcrktaky, Ciiknoai.) I poll, December Ih. A telegram received to-day from England states that arrangements have been concluded for the amalgamation of the Chendai Mining Syndicate and tho Menglembu Mining Syndicate.
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  • 40 7 (From Our Cobkksrondknt.) London, via Penang, December 21. The London Lubber market closes quiet and steady. Receipts during the month have been 1 ,»>*•> tons, against 1,260 tons for the corresponding month last year.
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  • 106 7 Mr. Charles Wilkes, an Kx warder, who arrived from Hongkong by the A pear liner Lightning, on Friday, was before the Second Magistrate, next morning, on a charge ef importing a poodle without a permit. He stated that the dog followed him ashore without his knowledge.
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  • 418 7 Mr. .1. T. Kichardson, the District Officer at Kinabatangan. British North* Borneo, has reported to the authorities details of a brutal and cowardly triple tqurder which took place, one night, recently, at Tangkulap. He had been away on inspection duty
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  • 119 7 Three Chinese were on trial before Mr. Howard at the District Court, for the greater portion of the day, on Thursday, mcouuection with the disappearance of a safe belonging to Ngow Swee Kiong from bis premises at No 14 Fpper Circular Hoad, on the early morning
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  • 84 7 The tirst service in the handsome little Methodist Kpiscopal Church, just erected on Fort Canning Hoad, will be lieldou Christinas Day. at H3O am. All subsequent Chur h services will be held there instead of it the Town Hall and Short Street School, as re cently. The
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  • 193 8 (From Orn Own Corkkhpondbnt.) Loudon, December It), 6.40 p m. At St. Margaret's Church, Westminster, to day, Mr. Percy Edward Cobham, jouugest surviving sou of Captain A. W. Cobhaw. J.P., and Mrs. Cobhatu, of Shiutield Manor. Berks,
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  • 241 8 There was an interesting breeze at the Court of Appeal, on Thursday afternoon, when Mr. Montagu Harris attempted to read a written speech. The learned judges objected to this procedure, but Mr. Harris insisted that it was his right. Ho had done it in England and
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  • 94 8 The report of the Registrar of Births and Deaths shows that, during the week ended December 12, 256 deaths were registered in Singapore, equal to a death-rate of 48.H6 per thousand of the estimated population. Malarial fever claimed 85 deaths, phthisis 88, beriberi 21, cholera 11. A
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  • 326 8 Four bulky volumes fell out of the mail bag, the other morning, and proved to be the auuual report of the Philippine Commission to the Secretary of War, giving details of the administration of America's tropical posses sions, and much instructive
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  • 69 8 A special cable from Loudon says: Notwithstanding Mr. Asquith’s speech at the National Liberal Club, on Uth instant, both parties are preparing for a General Election, iu April. It is estimated that Government will have to meet a deficiency of twenty millions in their next Budget
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  • 182 8 From the Perak Pioneer, the other day, we reproduced a letter from a correspondent who animadverted upon a recent classification of railway subordinates into three divisions consisting of superior, upper subordinate and subordinate classes. Another correspondent wrote to our contemporary drawing attention to a second circular
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  • 41 8 (From Opr Own Cokrkspondknt.) London, December 18. The Minister of the Colombian Republic at Washington states that reports to the effect that Venezuela has declared war on Holland are unconfirmed.
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  • 245 8 His many friends iu the Straits and F.M S will be grieved to hear of the sudden death ou December 14, at Aberdeen, of Mr. W. M. Robertson, late managing director of Messrs Riley, Hargreaves and Company, Ltd., Sin«»a pore. Mr. Robertson first came out to
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  • 263 8 At St. George’s Church, Penang, on the 11th iust.,the marriage was quietly solemnised in the presence of a few friends of Dr. John Colin Campbell Ford, Medical Officer, Penang, eldest son of Mr. James Campbell Ford, Civil Engineer, late of His Highness the
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  • 1523 9 Eighty eight thousand cases of kerosine oil and 8.000 drums of beuziue were on board of the oil steamer Kalomo when she caught fire in the danger zone of the harbour anchorage shortly before six
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  • 205 9 dastardly outrage was perpetrated at Penang on a young Chinese woman and her adopud child, a boy about three years of age. on Monday night. Between 7 and H p.m. they ware sitting on the five foot-way of their house in
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  • 133 9 The European whose horse became frac tioim in Orchard Road on Friday, a s the Middlesex Raiment was passing on its return to the Barracks, should consider himself lucky that he escaped with such little damage. It appears the horse took frieht at the band, and
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  • 87 9 The accused in the Port Weld murder case is to be brought up before the I M.S. Judicial Commissioner and discharged for want of jurisdiction, in accordance with the ruling of the Court of Appeal. Neither the Marine Court in Singapore nor I’cnang lias any jurisdiction over
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  • 19 10 PitixtiLK. —At Hauteville, Sycd Ali Road, on December 19, to Mr. and Mrs. U. I>. Pringle, a son.
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  • THE Straits Budget.
    • 1281 10 Straits Times, December 22. In one of the most eloquent p.assages of a speech which may almost be described as epoch making, fcir Edward Grey, claimed that public opinion in England is stirred not by racial animosities but by ideas and causes.” It is because we believe that
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    • 1121 10 consider that <|uestion. Straits limes, December 18. Mr. W. H. Shelford’s speech at the annual dinner of the Straits Association has, no doubt, been fully digested by this time, The subjects with which it dealt, however, are always with us, aud it is, perhaps, in consequence of
      consider that <|uestion. Straits limes, December 18.  -  1,121 words
    • 1015 11 Straits I much, December *17. t Our belief that there will be no disturbance of the peace of Europe is considerably strengthened by the telegrams which have come to hand during the last few days. From these it is evident that Austria has realised the
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    • 1115 11 —Straits Times, December 19. 1 he gracious message sent to the Sultan by King Edward, on the occasion -of the opening of the Turkish Parliament, is ono of those thoughtful courtesies which* elovato the prestige of Great Britain ami make her sovereign the best loved man in
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    • 1073 12 tlioir natural righto.—Straits Timee, December 21. The changes proposed in the local government and administration of India are comprehensive and not a little daring. Two years ago when there were fewer signs of disaffection in that country the Secretary of State announced that in his opinion the
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    • 1196 12 Straits Times, December 23. Strauger by far than the interview with the Kaiser which was published iu the Daily Telegraph must have been the interview with the Kaiser which was not published in the Ccutury Magaziue. Iu the ouo a good many mere commonplaces wero iutormingled
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 92 10 The poet free price of the jitraits Ttmfs in #BB .1 year. The post free price of the Strait* Budget is $l4 a year. is not necessary to subscribe for a year. Ihe subscriptions for shorter periods are at the same proportionate rate as for a vear. T he Straits
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  • 23 10 DEATH. Romektson. —At Aberdeen, on December 14, William Milne Robertson, late Managing Director of Messrs. Riley, Hargreaves and Co., Ltd.f Singapore. (By Cable).
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  • 1149 13 Bills amounting to $1'&gt;*&gt;,987.78 were passed tor payment at the meeting of the Municipal Commissioners, on Friday. Harmston’s Circus is at Bangkok and has been attended by HR H. the Crown Prince and several members of the Royal Family of Siam. After 17 years service in the
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  • 492 14 Mr. Paul A. Felix David has been appointed a Magistrate for Singapore. Mr. A. J. Coleman has been appointed Harbour Master, Ma'acca. His friends will* be glad to hear that Mr. \V. H. Bacon, of Ktiala Lumpur, is now convalescent. Mr. W. Evans, Resident-Councillor, Malacca, has been
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  • 81 14 (From Oub Own Correspondent.) Ipoh, December 23. Loo Ah, a well kuown Chinese brickkiln owner, felled a well known Chinese Towkay here, named Ong Phow, in the Market Street, here, this morning. Ong Phow was attorney to Loo
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  • 290 14 The Nieuws van den Dag tells a remarkable story of how a British firm, at Batavia, once battled certain Chinese who had boycotted it. because the firm had been hard against them for not paying up. The story is told as a
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  • 160 14 An officer of the local steamer Kinta saw a coolie coming up from the hold with a bag of rice, on 22nd inst., but the man escaped. The hold was battened down, however, and when day dawned, the next morning, two members of the crew,
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  • 280 14 It may not be generally known but yet it is a positive fact that much of the English tin supposed to be produced in Cornwall and sold as English tin, is nothing more than a combination of the products of Straits
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  • 212 14 An attempt to commit suicide by cutting his throat with a razor was made on the afternoon of the 13th iust., at Chiesa’s Centra Hotel, Rangoon, by a European Engineer, named D. Leach Park, who had been a boarder at
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  • 100 14 The steamer Salahadji, Captain Varjin, Dutch steamer from Samboa with oil for Nagasaki, put in at Amoy, on the 11th instant, in distress. She left Singapore about November 2'J, taking nearly 14 days reaching the Chinese port. She met with exceedingly bad weather, and her engines
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  • 797 19 Berlin, December 16. &gt; There is a prospect of the question of financial compensation to Turkey over the Bosnian annexation being settled. A compromise has been arrived by both countries. King Emmanuel of Italy has sent a reply to the Emperor Francis Joseph’s letter of October last, in
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  • 35 19 The Chinese wives of two British enginedrivers employed on the Kowloon who arrivedat ictoria, 8.C., ny the Hltamer Fmnress of China, are being detained for the poll-tax of $5OO. The husbands are appealing to Ottawa.
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  • 13 19 TThe Straits Times is not responsible for th* opinions of its corresjiondents.]
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  • 53 19 To the Editor of the Straits Timfcs. Sir, Will some readvr kindly answer through your paper the* following .juestion referring to native servapts: Is it possibly for a Chinese boy to leave you by giving a fortnight's notice, who is receiving a monthly wage Clll(l*TM INLAND. December
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  • 282 19 Just prior to the adjournment of the Court of Appeal, on 22nd instant, his Lordship the Chief Justice left the Court and his seat was taken by Mr. Justice Fisher, the appeal t&lt;» be heard being the only one from a
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  • 100 19 Four more deaths have occurred amongst those injured in the Dum-Dum explosion, bringing the total number of killed to twentysix. Eight cases only are now in hospital, of which four are serious, says a Calcutta wire, of the 9th inst. The majority who have died are
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  • 65 19 Some of the crew of the steamer Batu Hadji, which was recently sold here and towed to Pontianak, secured a number of Hignal rockets and were experimenting with tliem when an explosion resulted which cauwd the .loath of three of them, three more being sent to hospital. News
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  • Sporting Intelligence.
    • 188 20 Tanglin v. Teutonia Club. The Tanglin Club won the annual match against the .Teutonia Club in tho bowling alleys in Scett’s Road, on Saturday evening, bv 29H’points. Cuder the presidency of Mr. H. Wiukelmaun: the Teutonia Club entertained their rival team and friends at supper. The scores in the
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    • 159 20 Keppel Golf Club. The Competition for the December Medal was played lor on Saturday and Sunday and resulted as follows A. S. Hitchcock 43 34 4 73 N. Weatherstoue 44 46 17 73 F. W. King 44 41 10 75 A. H. Cox 47 48 19 76 L. O.
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    • 182 20 (&gt;lympic Games began at Ipoh, on Friday, and were continued on Saturday. The results were: First Day. 100 yds. 1st heat.—1, Day 10j| secs.; 2, Ellis 11 secs. Putting Shot. —1, Barry 36 ft. 9 in. In an exhibition throw, subsequently Hickey, of the Straits Police,
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    • 426 20 Malacca Ladies' Rifle Club. Our Malacca correspondent writes The newly formed Ladies’ Club at Malacca held their first shoot, on Thursday at the High School miniature Ritto Range. There was a good turn out of ladies, and keen interest was taken in the shooting. The Resident Councillor. Mr.
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    • 760 20 S.R.C. v. R.G.A. A large crowd witnessed the Association football match which was played on the Esplanade on Wednesday between elevens representing the S.R C. and the R.G.A., the game being a good fast one. The teams were well matched in play, as, although the home eleven had
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  • SHIPPING IN PORT.
    • 547 21 December 16 Regovia, Ger str, Radis IJnugkoug B Meyer Devanha Brit air, Hayward, Hongkong, P O. Coy Patria, Port gunboat, Affreixo, Lisbon Wilhelm, Brit str, Kichter, Maoaaear, Sion Quail Chan A. Apcar, Brit str, Stewart, Calcutta, Pater son Simons Chow Tai, Ger str, Mollermanu, Swatow, B. Meyer 17 Saunki
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    • 464 21 December 17 Nam Yong, Brit str, Macassar via port* Magnet, Brit cable ►tr, Cocos Kee'ing Island Cyclops, Brit str, Seattle via port* Trigonia, Dut str, Balik Papa a Karang. Brit str. Batavia A. Apcar. Brit str, Hougkoug, Shanghai, Japan Chow Tai, Ger str, Bangkok Natuna, Oer str, Aoamba and
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    • 131 21 PASSED sunda straits ok ARRIVED FOlt ORDERS. Dec. 1 —Nor. I*| Phyllis. Capt Oabrickun, from Port Louis; Aojor f.u o.f. Sjumrang. Doe. 1.—Krit. Htr. Priam, Captain .Jarvis, from Batavia, Deo. 1 for Amsterdam. Dec. 3.— Dut. str. Banda, Capt Tcuen/.a, from Hamburg, Oct. 17 for Batavia. Doc. 3. —Gcr.
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  • 286 21 SisroAPORM, Dkckmbkh 23, 1909 PRODUCE Oambier buyers 9.26 do (Cube No ll nnpirkod 13 90 C pra Bali H2'» do Pontianak 7 mi P pper Black buyers 11 121 do White fit 18.2'• S iso Flour Sarawak 2.97} do Brunei Vi. I t 2 85* Pjarl Sago 8.75 CofTeo
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  • Stocks and Shares. Singapore, December 23, 1908.
    • 363 22 Date of umber .i atae Paid Shares form*- G*pu*' Sub.orlbed of v*lue ap k&gt; Onleeoed Oomp*oy Qoot.ti.,*. t jou Shere, _I lll)H 8 400 000 300,000 10,000 10 10 Belat Tin M. Co., Ltd. 7.26 ia07 1300 000 226,000 22,600 10 10 7,600 Bruang Ltd. 8.00 1 am 1600
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    • 409 22 Q r, naaiin 46,500 1 1 Anglo Malay Rubber Oo.. Ltd. (fully paid) 4.10.0 1905 £150,000 137,062/i0j l03&gt;50 o j 17/6 (oonlrlb.) 4 60 I 10,500 1° 10 7,400 Balgownie Rubber Estate Ltd. 22.00 1905 9200.000 115,500 M00 10 5 15.00 1904 *30.000 22,750 22,750 1 l 12,000 Batu
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    • 217 22 1894 £5,377.10.0 4 805 7,688 19/6 12/6 916 Bells Asbestos Eastern Agenoy, Ltd. 6.00 1907 11,500,000 1,050,000 150,000 10 7 Eastern Smelting Co., Ltd. ..&lt;6 85 1898 1225,dOU 216,000 4,600 do 60 Fraser A Neare, Ltd. 145.00 1866 915,000.000 16,000,000 190,000 125 196 Hongkong and Shanghai Band 82 0.0
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  • Page 23 Advertisements
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    • 505 23 I MARTIN’S WlOLfflEßji ■Sat «iut ssfsaa® Se3£* THE RUBBER WHEEL RND QYOIE WORM 47 Hid ti treat, (opposite Ajrmenisn Church). ts Bicycle* ou hire, for «de and repaired. We do all kinds of Repair Work on Cernuga, DogU rt n Kk? lalso 1 also supply all kiaefs of Rubber Tyree.
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  • Page 24 Advertisements
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    • 426 24 '.fir K r* f.f i"' &gt;y 5 »Jr 55, r.*&lt; CE a* A. Vi Es... »i i at-. i 7^77 ftM V \V.Wa AvV&gt; *62 &lt; L .*&lt;i Assists digestion and gives a delightful piquancy and flavour to all r* V. y jn. l? MEAT DISHES, SOUPS, FISH. CHEESE. CURRIES,
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