The Straits Budget, 3 February 1910

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  • 28 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE “STRAITS TIMES.” VOL. LXIV NO. 2712 Singapore, Thursday, February 3, 1910. ESTABLISHED OVER HALF A CENTVftV Price 25 cents.
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  • 238 1 leaders— World'H Rubber Supply 10 Harden v. Blatcbford lO-ll Nearing tbo End J* Explanations! ...11-14 Awkwardly Balanced U American Revival 12-18 Local and Gknrhal Social and Personal Priae distribution 3 The Walls of Jericho 4 Developing Kedah Labuan Notes fi Society Wedding 5 The Governor s Movements
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  • 737 1 Sir G. S. Murray has left Singapore for Penang. Mr. W. Downie, formerly of Singapore, is passing through on a business trip. Mr. Malcolm Cumming, of Linggi Plantations, Ltd., is paying a business visit to Singapore. Mr. Cornelius V. Stephens, of the F. M. S., has been
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  • 848 4 Quit* a la audience assembled in the Victoria Theatre on Monday to witness a performance by thr Bandtuaun No. 1 Comedy Company of Sutru’s play, The Walls of Jericho. This company has already made its name in Singapore, and, on
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  • 99 4 (Fr.oM Ouk Own Corrbspondknt.) Penang. February 1. According to the Pinaug Gazette's Alor Star correspondent the construction will shortly bo commenced of a road from Koala Muda, at the end of the Province Wellesley trunk road system, to Sungei Patani and Semiliang,
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  • 69 4 (From Odr Own Correspondent.) Penang, February 1. The ladies record on tho golf links ha* been broken by Mi«-s Violet Brown, who made tho first nine holes in 29. a score onlv beaten some years ago by Mr. D. A. M Brown with 27. In tho annual
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  • 38 4 (Prom Our Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, February 1. The appeal of \ap Hon Chin against the «kh c P nTict d hitu i“ connection with the Pudu Temple case on November o, begins to morrow.
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  • 35 4 (h rom Oi;a Own Correspondent,) Penang, January 31. Mr. Justice Thornton, who was lately indisposed, is at present staying on the Oovernrnent Hill, and is expected to attend court on Friday. kCUU
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  • 549 4 Before Mr. Wolferstan, on Monday, Wong Chiong was tried on a charge of kidnapping a little girl named Ho Wang Choi. Dr. Norris, in charge of the Kjndang Kerbau hospital for women, stated that the girl was between eleven and twelve
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  • 59 4 (From Oub Own Correspondent.) Penang, January 31. A tug belonging to the Penang wharves department is ashore in the Prye Kiver, but is expected to be refloated with the rise of the tide. It is reported that the N. D. L. steamer Ayuthia i?) was aground for aconple
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  • 678 5 ,Fhom Cue Own Correspondent.) Koala Lumpur, .lauuary 27. Thp weather to day was cloudy, but there no rain. The course was rather heavy The attendance was fair. Tes Novices' Handicap.—Distance R. C. and a distance. New Clmm 11.7 Peluru 8 i Little
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  • 290 5 (From Ocr Own Corrbspondbnt.) Labuan, January 27. On tho lHfch iuflfc., the Resident, accompanied by Mr. Bartley, acting district officer, paid the outlying district of Layang Layang a visit. He went there by launch and returned walking overland. The Resident left for Brunei on tho 20th inst. and
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  • 324 5 Says a home paper to hand on Saturday Their Royal Highnesses Princess Christian, Princess Henry of Battenberg, and Priucess Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein honoared by tbeir presence on the Ist inst. the marriage of Mr. E. B. Cnthbertson, son of
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  • 134 5 (From a Corrhhpondbnt.) Koala Pilah, January 29. Hie Excellency the High Commissioner, Sir John Anderson, G. C. M. G., left Johore Bharn by rail at 10.30 last night, and arrived at Koala Pilah (Negri Sombilan), over the new railway
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  • 87 5 Persons who have been travelling down the peninsula recently speak in glowing terms of the rapid progress which is being made throughout that regiou, observes the Bangkok Daily Mail. There is a great and growing demand for labour and many of the coolie class are hastening there
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  • 13 7 fThe Strait* Times is not responsible for the famns of its correspondents.]
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  • 111 7 To tbo Editor of tho Straits Times, cj, _I saw a couple of Tamils catching with nets, last night, and they wore !r„,infi them away by stringing them on a lo ot some sort by pushing it through the membrane which serves these creatures for n „s.
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  • 261 7 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,—A movement in which the leading men of all the non Komau-Catholic Churches of the world are taking a part is one which iM likely to be fraught with important results. Ah a preliminary to the proceedings of the conference,
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  • 444 7 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —It is said that the Kay Bee Company has not been successfully floated and, for reasons now stated, it is perhaps as well that it is so or ought to be so. Rubber company exploitation is coming to a low
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  • 173 7 Thanks to the diligent efforts of Dr. Kiknchi, President of the Tai Han Hospital, tho Korean Premier has almost recovered from his injuries. This has greatly disappointed the assassin Yi and his accomplices and it is reported
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  • 33 7 (From Our Own Corrbspondbnt.) Kuala Lumpur, January 81. The engagement is announced of Mr. H. M Hatchell, chief police officer. Perak, aud Miss Dorothy Brett, sister of Mr. Horace Brett, of Bruseh.
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  • 44 7 (From Our Own Corrbspondbnt.) Kuala Lumpur, January 81, The Malay Mail’s London correspondent wires that No. 1 Plantation rubber is at Bs. 2d. per lb. and fine hard Para is quoted at 7s. lOd. per lb. The market is very strong.
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  • 75 7 On January 22, the crew of the wrecked ship King George arrived in Hongkong by theLaisang,and at once secured berths. The Comet, which was in port, needed a crew of nine, and this number were engaged out of the 13 shipwrecked men. The remaining four found employment
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  • 459 7 The Times annonnoes that the Foreign Office issued on January 3, a Parliamentary Paper containing a general report on the opium question by Mr. Max Mailer, Councillor of the Peking Legation. The report gives an account, as
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  • 110 7 (From Our Own Corrbspondbnt). Penang, January 81. It is stated that Mr. J. W. W. Hogan, assistant surgeon at the Tan Took Seng hospital, is retiring on account of ill health, and will be succeeded by Mr. F. Rodrigues, of the General
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  • 60 10 Swan. —On January 26, at Plantation House, Keppel Harbour. Singapore the wife of W. H. Swan, Tan;cng P&gar Dock Board, of a daughter. Kofkkthom.— On January 31, at Hafton, Tanglin, Singapore, the wife of Alexander Robertson, of a son. MacLkan.— On January 28, at Woodsville Cottage, Ser&Dgoon Road, Singapore,
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    • 1444 10 —SfcraitH Times, January 27. Wo published yesterday a letter addressed to Tho Economist cn the present position and future prospects ot the rubber trade. The writer of that letter was perfectly justified in complaining that articles which are written about stock exchange aspects of tho business do
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    • 997 10 —Straits Times, January 28. lierr Harden is a German journalist, who was prosecuted recently for saying offensive things which may or may not Lave been true about certain distinguished Gorman officers. Kobort Match ford is a Socialist. who differs from the majority of his felloepoliticians in having
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    • 1097 11 StraitH Times. January 29. Ibe General Election is very near its end now, and as far as we can see tbe Unionist return will fall six to eight short of tbe I s tiniato we made on the basis of the first s polling. Tbe Liberals have
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    • 1190 11 Straits Times, .January 81. The other day we wrote abont matters municipal, with special reference to the failuro of the filter beds in Bukit Timah Road. We expressed surprise that, if there is an explanation of the state of these beds it should be so carefully concealed from the
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    • 1138 12 bo without the Houso of Lords?—Straits Times, February 1. The General Election is at an end. For all practical purposes tho Unionist and Liberal parties, takon by themselves, are equally balanced, but the Labour vote of forty assures Mr. Asquith of a majority sufficient for all ordinary purposes,
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    • 1009 12 Straitß Timos, February 8. Tho most striking political fact of our time,” says a recent issue of the World's ork, is the rise of tho people to a more earnest interest in public affairs.” It is a well known American magazine, which uses these words and wo should
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 93 10 'f taa P«»*t fr*e price of tb* :raits Tim• ir The poet free price ol the ''traits fiudg> i I*'4 a year. It it not necetearv to subscribe for a jca.v 1"c vjV •criptions for thorter period* art at tl.r -amt tionate rate at for a rear. The Strasts budget
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  • 76 10 DEATHS. Mactaooart. —In Kelantan, on January .‘;0, Colin Cau pbell M&ct&ggart, Manager, Tho Austral B ubber Company, fourth s -n of the late William Mactaggart. formerly of Singapore aged 33. Tan —On January lb, at her residence, No. 20, C’heDg Tuau Street, Singapore, Mrs. Tan Gaan Siang (Ang Kiam Neo),
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  • 1180 13 The telegraph rate to Kelantan has been fixed at eloven cents per word. Rales regarding the registration of societies are published in the Government Gazette, j The German cruisers Scharnhorst and Leipzig left westwards at 7.25 p.m. on Tues- j day. Shooting birds of paradise in Dutch
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  • 1326 16 (From Oor Own ConKEnPOM>h.M.) Khota Bharu, January 21. The output of gold by the Duff Development Co Ltd daring Decernb» r last, far exceodexi that of any of the previous months. The quantity of gold wrought during the month und« r review waft
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  • 258 16 Queen Victoria Engenia presided over touching ceremony which took place January 4, in tho Palace at Madrid in th presence of all the members of the Rov t family and the Court. Grants of £4O given to families of
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  • 73 16 rU)M Odk Own Corrkspondints.) Penang, February 1. Jotw rnS ,0r Januar y -ported Tah < Aver 20.°00 lbs. Rabana° r Nova Scotia s OedoD 6,000 Batang Benar, February l Pajam Ltd. 1,000 lbs. as against MY) ik o in December, making T j lbs 1,800 lbs. g a
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  • 194 16 district "court (fold chain and 1° tbe ot 4 containing two sovereigns ££dV P T* > rosary, from tho room of 3 u. d a contral police station to Hl^, ey 1 property and to cansing b atolen Eimin the Beach Kd ™ii Eeong value of
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  • 1428 17 London, January 27. harricano is rasing in the English Channel, and tho departure of mail boats t,«u be« n suspended. mjrmv weather prevails in Italy, where enormous damage has been wrought, specially at Naples and also in Sicily. Tho floods in France are amounting to alnMst a national
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  • 717 17 Berlio, Janaary 26. Severe thunderstorms have broken over Italy. The distress in France is increasing. The festivities at the French Embassy in Berlin, in honour of the visit of the German Emperor and Empress, were most brilliant. The Kaiser presented the French Ambassador to Germany, M. Jules Cambon,
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  • Sporting Intelligence. NOTES IN GENERAL.
    • 362 18 Sepoy Lines Golf Club. The following is the result of the competition for the prize presented by Mr. W. Patchitt for mixed pairs:— Mrs Fowlie aud Mr. CrabbWatt *1 *3 Mrs. Watkins aud Mr. Hooper 51 4> Mrs and Mr. Carver 46 1 45 Mrs. Middleton aud Mr. Bryant
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    • 286 18 Raffles v. White Cross Club. A soccer match was played on the Raffles School ground, on Thnrday, between tho first eleven of that institution and a team representing the White Cross Club. Good play prevailed at times and the game was a well contested one. The White Cross
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    • 45 18 Tanglin Club Championship. Tho Tanglin Clab championship was won on Friday by V. A. Flower with the creditable score of >*60. Scores: V. A. Flower 860 H Freeman 818 W. L. Kemp 799 F.E.W. Taylor 071 W. C. Southam 620 C. W. Darbishire 635
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    • 89 18 5. C. C. Tournament. The final match of the S. C. C. cricket tournament—S. C. C. v. Law and Civil Service —was commenced on the Esplanade on Saturday afternoon. The club batted first, but when three wickets were down, heavy rain begau to fall and play was abandoned. When
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    • 306 18 L. L. T. C. Tournament. The Ladies Lawn Tennis Ciub tournament commenced on Monday, when the following tios were played Mixed Douhlks Class A.—Miss J. Gunn and K. B. Nunnuley beat Mrs. Stevens and A. D. Cox, 8—6, 6—8, 8—4. Mrs. Murray and G. K. K. Mugliston beat
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  • Page 18 Advertisements
    • 95 18 Property Sales. The following Singapore properties were disposed of by auction at Messrs. Powell and Co.’s salrcoom on Tuesday :—Land off Holland ltd., near the 6$ miloatoue, atea 4 acres H poles, Statutory Grant, quit or rent $2, Song Chiang 1820 one-fourth part or share inland and houses 50,60, 61
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  • Shipping in Port.
    • 575 19 January 16 Kilbride, Brit str, Macfarlane, Caloatta, Stea str, Fretwell, Shanghai, Katz Bros Bn. »tr. Powell. bhanghai. P. 4 O. Y,d0 C °iiirF J» P »tr, Uamldl Mo i'- M B str, Van Dohren, Hongkong, Bebn 1. Brit Btr> Hainsworth, Rangoon, Wee Bin Teraa, Brit str, Guy, Macassar, Wee
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    • 441 19 January a6 Kamo Maru, Jap str, Antwerp via ports Cardiganshire, Brit sir, Amsterdam via ports fSanthia, Brit str, Ra> goon Malabar A Bombay C, Apcar, Br.t str, Hongkong S. Van Lingga, Dot str, Singkep f Nerite, Bris str, P adjoe Kalmoa Dut str, Indragiri Japura Dut str, Muntok and
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  • 267 19 Singapore, February 2, 1910. PRODUCE. On London—Bank 4 m/s 2/4 f Demand 2/4A Private 6 m/s 2/4$ do 8 m/s 2/4 j l On Germany —Bank d/d n. 2894 Private 8 m/s 244 do 8 m/s h. 2484 On France —Bank d/d 2941 Private 8 m/s 2994
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  • 201 19 Per P. and O. steamer Moldavia, oopnectmg with the steamer Delta at Colombo, due February 4.—Mr. D. libbs, Mr. C. J. Collis, Mr. C. R Taylor, Mr. J. Matthews, Mrs. Patchitt, Mrs. C. C. Pickering and children, Mr. F. Hardcantle, Mr. F. M. Hall,
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  • Stocks and Shares.
    • 375 20 LateliF Number 3 p au j Shares Company Last Ditidew® forma Capital Subscribed of *Hqp to Unissued lion Hhares 1908 *300,000 300,000 30,000 10 10 Belat Tio Mining Co Ltd. •7 31 12% for'o9 190? WOO.uuu naa.ouo iJi.dOo jit lu 7,600 oru*ag ti*a. 7 S(J io% for'Oa 190) WOO,OOO
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    • 731 20 19C9 120,000 105,000 1 1 A lor G a jah Rubber Estate 11.85 1909 £85,000 75,000 750,0 i) 2- 9-1 Allagar Rubber Esates, Ltd. 4/9 I**o ftioo.uuu £160,000 1,500,C00 2/- 2/• Anglo-Malay Rubber Co., Ltd. (fally paid) 1.1.6 24% in *'o9 1915 1200.000 161,2t.il 16,123 iu 4,880 BiJgowme Rubber
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    • 189 21 MIA 000 101,600 1.036 100 00 476 Brunei Oil RoviltT Ltd, 7f 00 1908 i nu ISO f M00 10 Eastern Smelting Go., Ltd, UM ml *1,600,000 1.066.160 u|tf0 10 7 ,jS° 10%tor'00 Z *118,000 M6.000 MW 60 *0 g?T,f IK?’.. I.' WHO 16% for'08 IB08 13*400,000 ,iW J»000
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  • Page 21 Advertisements
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  • Page 22 Advertisements
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