The Straits Budget, 24 March 1910

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1 26 The Straits Budget
  • 27 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE “STRAITS TIMES.” VOL. LXIV NO. 2719 Singapore, Tbnrsday, March 24,1910. ESTABLISHED OVER HALF A CEHTUBV Price 25 cents.
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  • 227 1 LEADERS— Samples of Promotion M Under a Cloud **-18 Automatic Gas Producers 18 Robber Estate Death Rates 18-14 Prussia's Electoral Law 14 Hopes and Fears ...14*16 Local and Gbnbral— Social and Personal 1 Municipal Meeting 2-8 Death of Mr. F. E. Maynard 8 The Interior of Borneo
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  • 595 1 Sir Ralph Paget and Lady Paget arrived in Singapore, on Monday on the Kinta. The Bishop of Singapore returned from his visit to the F. M. S., on Thursday. Mr. Hingston, of the Linggi Plantations, was married in Colombo on March 18. Dr. J. Leask, senior medical
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  • 285 3 (From Odr Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, March 21. The death occurred yesterday morning, at a nursing home at Madras, of Mr. F. Ede Maynard, from enteric fever aud complica--1 tions. His death is deeply regretted in the F. M. S., I where he was
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  • 53 3 (From Our Own Coruksfondent.) Kuala Lumpur, March 22. The cricket eleven which will represent Selangor against Singapore here on Friday and Saturday next will be composed of Messrs. Ore well, Cochrane, Corbetta, Graham, Harris, Jalleh, Martin, McKenzie, Mustard, Taylor and Whitley (captain.) The Singapore team sails by the
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  • 134 3 The current number of the Gazette contains notifications that Uis Excellency the Governor has made the following appointments —Mr. J. L. Humphreys to act as district officer, Dindings, Mr. .T. Lornie to act as a deputy registrar of the supreme court, Penang, Mr. F. Robinson, acting second magistrate,
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  • 571 3 (From Our Own Corrkspondbnt.) Penang, March 16. The annual report of the committee of the Chamber of Commerce, which will be presented at the meeting on Monday, says that the trade of Penang in 1909 has not
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  • 138 5 At an examination of candidates on First Aid to the Injured,” held at the Y. M. C. A. on the ITtli iast., 10 boys appeared before the honorary surgeon examiner, Dr. 11. D. Keith, M. L)., aud they all satisfied the examiner. Their names are F.
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  • 127 5 It is rumoured that a syndicate, composed Itionifn merc i iants M course of for. wfth n in en for the hrtheraoce of trade One of the principal items of of which M r c I9 ias in the manufacture aadc ti t!W e P ar kure
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  • 772 5 Messrs. F. W. Barker and Co. send us the following report to be presented to shareholders in the Sandycroft Rubber Co., Ltd., dated Singapore, March 14Gentlemen,—Your directors bog to submit a duly audited statement of
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  • 193 5 An extraordinary general meeting of tto company to be held at Winchester House, on March 23, for the purpose ot considering and, if approved, of passing the following resolutions 1. That tho capital of tho company bo increased from $lOO,OOO to $120,000 by tho creation of 10,000 new
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  • 152 5 Before Mr. Firmstone, on the 16th inst., Goh Chang Swee, of 87 New Bridge Road, was to have prosecuted a coolie named Yeo* Ah Soon and a maid-servant named Kok Ah Swee on a charge of theft of money and stamps valued at $131.62, but it wax decided
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  • 40 5 Messrs. Sharpe, Ross and Co., Ltd., advise ns that they have received a telegram from Shanghai intimating that the capital of the above company has been largely ova* subscribed. The flotation will take place this month.
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  • 713 6 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —Y’our paper is a champion of the rubier investor and has tried its best for its cdents by its criticisms of various notations, and up to date I have refrained from replying
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  • 188 6 To the Kdifcor of the Straits Times. Sir,—In your leading article of yesterday’s issue, under the heading Samples of Promotion,” you refer to the dotation of the Zonga I lubber Co., and after somewhat severe criticism of that concern you add, it does not strike the uninitiated
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  • 376 6 Mr. L H. Clayton’s report upon Indian immigration in the Colony for the year 1009, which was laid on the table at Friday's meeting of the Legislative Council, states that the total number of immigrants that arrived at Penang from Southern
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  • 459 6 The following results of the Cambrd University senior, junior and prel min examinations have been received 4r Senior Boys. Rallies Institution.—ll. K. Russell C’ II honours), V. R. Buxton, Cheong Ch** if 8 Lim Soon Kian, R. C. Morgan, G F
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  • 52 6 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, March i" Mr. R. M. Richards, an Associate of the Royal College of Science, has arrived at Caledonia estate and assumed the appointing" of mycologist and entomologist to the P nam Sugar Estates, the Straits Rubber Com pacy and the Bagan Serai
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  • 540 8 The president of tho Singapore Swimming Club, Mr. F M. Elliot, took the chair at the annual meeting held in the Drill Hall on Monday, there being a moderate attendance The report and accounts for tho year ending January 31
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  • 34 8 (F&om Oue Own Correspondent.) Penang, March 21. Dr. Park, Municipal Health Officer, who "a going home shortly, lies been summoned 1o Singapore to pivr> evid. roe before the Municipal Enquiry CommiHMoa.
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  • 340 8 RILEY, HARGREAVES CO., LTD. Chairman Reports Better Prospects for this Year. The eleventh annual ordinary meeting of the shareholders of Riley, Hargreaves and Co., Ltd was held in the Company’s office, Road Street, at noon on Moni day, Mr. C. E. F. Sanderson presiding. There were also present the Hon.
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  • 239 8 There was a breezy case before Mr. Micbell aft the summons court, on Tuesday. Mr. T. O. Mayhew, chief sanitary inspector, prosecuted Messrs. Brinkmann and Co., on three charges of obstruction in Clarke Quay, saying that the store keeper had been repeatedly cautioned.
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  • 524 8 Gan Boon Lian, a shop keeper of Knai Pilah, prosecuted Wood Fong Ngoe and y t Eng Kok, of the steamer Pob Ann Mr. Green, on Monday, on a ’cln, of theft of 81,060 in notes and a cheauaT $7OO. Court
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  • 63 8 (From Ode Own Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur, Maroh 22. The tin exports from Perak, Pahang, Selangor and Negri Sembilan for the fin-t two months of the year amounted to 130,151 pikuls, against 119,963 pikuls last year. The value is $9,765,140, against $7,757,621 last year, and the duty collected was
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  • 20 8 The Grand Hotel de l’Europe, Limited, was registered on Tuesday, with a capital of $300,000.
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  • 235 9 /From Ocr Own Correspondent.) Malacca, March 16. ro of the Malacca Planters’ K was held in the Stadt Honee, Association t Mr. p. w. Collins “‘‘S' and others present were Messrs. P r l', d iwhv SW. Moorhouse, C. H Niven, K.
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  • 32 9 (From Ocr Own Corrkspondbnt.) Kuala Lumpur, March 16. The Malay Mail hears that the next meeting of the Federal Council will take place at Koala Lumpur early in May.
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  • 156 9 Under the above heading, the Perak Pioneer saya ln Tinland, the Kuala Lumpur weekly, devoted to tin and rubber, has the following in its current issue:—“The late Sir Hugh Low. (Resident of Perak in the early eighties, who was a keen botanist) predicted in
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  • 101 9 aB ©scaped from the lock-np, cX7 ed G Bide when a case was rboftnfi lo e Becon d magistrate’s court, with ln w^l ob a Chinaman was charged furthPF roWln m 3bt-soil into a drain. Upon iccusaH l^^^^ 011 was onn d that the with n
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  • 369 9 At the district court, on the 16th inst., Mr. Wolferstan resumed the hearing of the case of George R. Oehlers v. Eusopo bin Simon, the claim being for $192.02 as balance due for money lent and rice and provisions supplied. This
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  • 75 9 (From Our Own Correspondbnt.) Penang, March 18. In consequence of the heavy harbour dues and wharf charges at Kedah, it is reported that the Eastern Shipping Company are taking off their new steamer, the Pangkor, from the Penang-Kedah
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  • 45 9 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, March 18. Dr. Dane is leaving Singapore to-day for Penang to relieve Dr. Croucher who goes to Singapore to act for Dr. Leask, senior medical officer, while he is on leave of absence from the 24th inst.
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  • 24 9 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, March 19. The death is announced of Mr. Alexander McDonald, chief engineer of the Gula Estate, since 1896.
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  • 148 9 (From Ocb Own Corrbspondbnt.) Hongkong, March 16. Under most happy auspioes, the ceremony of laying the foundation stone of the Hong, kong University took place in beautiful weather to-day. His Excellency the Governor, Sir Frederick Lugard, laid the foundation stone and he
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  • 253 9 Last week closed as it opened, with the local market bearing a quieter tone, influenced, no doabt, by the uncertainty of the market at home, but this week a stronger feeling prevailed and the active condition has returned with some shares
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  • 75 9 (From Our Own Correspondent.) Ponang, March 21. Mr. H. Marriott, who is doe to return from leave on the 28th inst., has been appointed acting collector of land revenue vice Mr. A. Cavendish, who becomes deputy registrar, vice Mr. J. Lornie, who is appointed third magistrate. Mr. Justice
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  • 911 11 Legislative Conned assembled on T i afternoon, when His Excellency the Friday J()|m Anderson, G. C. M. G., GjV Ti and there were also present the Secretory, the Hon. Sir Arthur Colonial Attorney General, YooDjfi tfeifield the Colonial TreaU> e Non. J-
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  • 135 11 The following are the subscriptions received so far towards the fnnd for meeting expenses and providing prizes at the Agri-Horti-cultural show, which is to bo held in Singapore in August: The Government of Kelantan $250 H >ngkong and Sbauglmi Bank 100
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  • 137 11 A sacred concert is arranged to be held in the Presbyterian Church on Thursday, the 31st inst., at 9 p. m., admission being by programme for which the charge is one dollar. There will be four introductory items to commence with, an instrumental overture and solos by
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  • 337 11 Manager’s Report on Progress Last Month. Mr. W. M. Bath, manager of the Belat Tin Mining Co. Ltd., writing from Belat on 3rd iuHfc., reports to the directors as follows:— I beg to submit to you ruy report of the work done on your leases during
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  • 113 11 The March number of the Agricultural Bulletin of the Straits and F. M. S leads off with an informing article on tillage of soil which follows well upon the similar articles published in the two previous □ambers. Other matters touched opon are the black Brazil cherry, l&laDg
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  • 121 11 On Friday, at the Assizes, the Chief Jastice sentenced Yji Swee Kee to seven years and three years imprisonment, to run consecu* lively, on two charges, of forging a one-dollar currency note and of possession of a paper bearing the impression of a currency note.
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  • 56 12 Hall. —At Killaloe, Ireland, on March 21, the wife of John Hall, of Singapore, of a son. Edwards. —On March 22, at 172, Tanjong Katong Koad, Singapore, the wife of C. W. Edwards, of a daughter. Lucas. —At the Maternity Hospital, SiDgaKre, on March 19, to Mrs. A. F.
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  • THE Straits Budget.
    • 1126 12 Straits Times, March 17. There are some things, aR Lord Dun. droary would have said, that no fellow can understand, and arnoDg them a conspicuous place should be given to certain specimens of Hevoa Brasiliensis Prospecticus recently brought to maturity in London. We have read through a
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    • 1016 12 K ways hitberto.-Straita Times, March 18- We observe from the agenda of the Municipal Commissioners who are to meet this afternoon that a report is to be presented in reference to the Cavanagh Road filter beds. These are the beds which, on several occasions lately, we have
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    • 1170 13 ,—Straits Times, Marcb 19. If a perfectly impartial expert, with no local leanings and no feelings for persons implicated in a deplorable error, were asked to report upon the Cavanagh Road filter beds, -p are of opinion that ho would earnestly .dvise their abandonment- The report which
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    • 943 13 —Straits Times, March 21. The answer given to Mr. O’Grady in the House of Commons a few days ago should be a reminder that it is becoming urgently necessary for Rubber Companies and their managers to give earnest attention to the labour questions. Tuey must do
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    • 1063 14 —Straits Times, March 22. It is a remarkable thing that the most vigorously progressive people on the face of the earth, except Americans who are, of course, superman, have the most antiquated, narrow minded, and undemocratic political iystem of any folly civilized country. The people wo refer
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    • 998 14 planter8 haDda straits Times, March 23. It came almost as a surprise to discovpr by a report of its annual meeting that the Rubber Growers’ Association is still in the land of the living. It was almost a greater surprise to discover that it was still sore
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 92 12 Th« Pott frt»« price of the Straits Times I* I'-* a J’ eHr The po«t free price of the Straits budget it $U a year. It it not necettarv to tubkcribe fora year. The *ub•criptiona for khorter periods are at the »aire proportionate rate at for a year. Th Straits
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  • 989 15 Forty (our persons were banished from the eolony during February. The adviser to the Rajah of Kelantan is to be Styled British Adviser to the Government of Kelantan. Mpanrs Harrisons and Cro6field have owned a branch office at Medan in the Deli Province of Sumatra. Woodthorpe Johore
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  • 633 15 The thirteenth ordinary general meeting of Fraser and Neave, Ltd., will be held at 11 Collyer Quay, on Tuesday next, when the following directors’ report and accounts for the year ended December 31 last will be submitted to the
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  • 13 16 [The Straits Times ih not responsible for the opinions of it* correspondents.]
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  • 1011 16 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —I entirely agree with "H,” in his letter with regard to the Anderson Bridge opening. It does seem a pity that the general public who have to pay for the bridge were altogether ignored. The proper course would have
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  • 1440 16 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —I should like to endorse the remark made by Tikus in your yesterday’s issue regarding the wearing of a white suit at church. I also first attended service in the evening in a white suit and was told afterwards
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  • 288 17 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,— Sermons printed in newspapers probably do good, providing that tho same are good also. There is always one worth reading in Lloyd’s Newspaper which is quite a trpat after the sordid details of murder and other cases in the
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  • 82 17 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —In your police intelligence column of yesterday’s issue, there is a report of a Parsi convicted for throwing stones at a temple in Hill St. Iu justice to the half dozen members of the Parsi community in Singapore, please
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  • 205 17 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —It is gratifying to hoar that Hongkong is leading the way for the enacting of an ordinance for the colonies to give those who need the necessary law to escape from an intolerable burden. Divorce, I hold, is only admissable
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  • 183 17 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —As a ratepayer I wish to support the suggestion contained in your leader of the 19th inst. that the opinion of the Local Government Board should be obtained on the question of the defects of the above work.
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  • 172 17 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —The name of Peirce deserves to rank with that of Cobden. The latter only gave the poor of England a cheap loaf, but the former has given the poor of this city free gas thereby enabling them to lauch at
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  • 263 17 To the Editor of the Straits Times. s Sir, —News has come to hand that Dr. Josiah Strong, the president and Mr. James Daogerfleld, the honorary direotor of th# Institute of Social Service, intend visiting Singapore and the Malay Peninsula on their way to India, Ceylon,
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  • 593 17 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir—Considering the speculative spirit which, for some time now, has dominated our market, I have always read with great pleasure the warnings you published against all the rashly promoted rubber companies. U ndoubtedly, a great many investors, local and abroad, have
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  • Sporting Intelligence. NOTES IN GENERAL.
    • 138 20 Singapore Ladies Rifle Club. Considering the unsatisfactory state of the weather, thero was a good master of members of the Indies Rifle Association at Balostier range, on Thursday, when the monthly spoon and the enp presented by Mr. ouug wore shot for. Tho results are appended 100 150
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    • 545 20 Keppel Golf Club. The March Monthly Medal Competition resulted in a win for A. S. Hitchcock with a nett score of 77. A. S. Hitchcock 41 *38 =*79 —2 -77 W. J. Trowell 42 41 83 5 78 J. H. D. Jones 43 42 85 ft 79 J. L.
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    • 201 20 S. C. C. v. Monmouth. The presence in port of H. M. S. Monmouth gave the S. C. C. an opportunity to meet the warship at Rugger on Monday. The game was plaved on the S. H. C. ground and proved a walk over for the club, who
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  • 221 20 Mr. Howard, chief of the chaudu proven* tive service, and a corps of assistants, made a valuable find on Messrs. Wee Bin and Co.’s steamer Hong Bee, at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, the total value of the contraband discovered being several
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  • 479 20 The board of licensing justices met io tl senior magistrate’s court, on Tuesday to consider ten applications for renewal, transfers, removals and new licences f 0 public houses. Aside from the proposed removal of the International Restaurant from its time-honoured losation to
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  • 85 20 (From Our Own Cgrbbspondent). Kuala Lumpur, March 22. The local applications for the Gankee Rubber Estates, Limited, are 225,000. The Company has a nominal capital of X38,000, in 2s. shares, and the present issue is of 310,000 shares payable by 6d. application, on allotment, balance calls at
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  • 2178 21 London, March 18. Wales was present at the 11,6 ’’"“The Houso of Lords on Lord liebate 10 or voluntary reform. Kosebery 1 o{ Can terbury. supporting P d be faTOUre d a large and of tbe composition of the Hoo e of Salisbury, and the Dnke The ar<
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  • 829 22 Berlin, March 16. The French Chamber has passed a vote of confidence in the Ministry in connection with the affair of Duez, liquidator of the Congregations, who has beeo arrested on charges of fraud. The Hungarian Parliament will be dissolved cn March 31. Tho Russian Ambassador at Paris,
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  • 147 22 There wa.<- another meeting of Malays at the I)arui Ta’Alam Club, on Friday, in connection with the formation of the Mala. Volunteer CorpH. Mr. Farrer was in the. chair. The chairman stated that Hih Excellency the Governor had given Lb approval to tbe idea and there was
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  • 157 22 The Ikoma. a sister-ship to the Tsukuba one of the latest types of first class armoured cruisers in the Japanese navy, left Yokosuka on the 15th inst. under the command of Capt. K. Yegucbi and is expected to arrive here on or about the 25th inst. She
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  • 96 22 Misfortune Las overtaken the Royal Packet Navigation Company through fire breaking out on board one of its steamers, the \an den Bosgh, at Batavia, a few days ago. r lhe fire is supposed to have arisen among gaso line or petroleum in the cargo, and wa:overcome with
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  • Shipping in Port.
    • 334 23 March 16 m ilaru, J»P «‘r. P r80D9 Kobe P teraon Liverpool, W. Mu.Held A Coy 17 Btmg M„h, Brit 8tr, Bainbridg., Penang, Wee Bin m n u-aka-a llaru, Jap etr. Nielsen, London, P. Simons A Coy Brit str, Curtis, Bombay, Borneo Co ylJdc, Parra, Dot str, Kroef, Bengkalis,
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    • 332 23 March 16 Bridge, Nor str. Bangkok olyphemeui, Brit str, Liverpool via ports r 1,a str, Antwerfevia ports Warn, Ger str, Bangkok (jhdy*, Brit str, Sarawak ''Unearn, Brit str, Port Said Mfna, Brit str, P. Swettenham and Penang ln fl Brit 8 tr, Teluk Anson via ports J/uar Brit str,
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  • 266 23 Singapore, March 28, 1910. EXCHANGE. On London— Bank 4 m/i 2/41 Demand 2/4^, Private 6 m/s 2/4 j do 8 m/s 2/4*1 On Oormanp —Bank d/d 289 Private 8 m/s 244 do 6 m/a 248* On Franoe —Bank d/d M 294* Private 8 m/s m. 2994 do
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  • 236 23 Per P. and O. steamer Morea, connecting with the steamer Assaye at Colombo dne March 25. —Mrs. J. D. Murray and ohild, Mr. M. Brown, Mr. and Mrs. G. Gansloser, Mr. A. W. Laing, Dr. A. B. Simpson, Mr. M. M. Shamner, Mr. C.
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  • Page 23 Advertisements
    • 406 23 PARALYSIS OF THE BLADDER Mr. A. Oillett, of The Gardens, Handling Park, Hytbe, Kent, England, wrote ns on April 29, 1905, describing his terrible suffering from paralysis of the bladder, and of his wonderful recovery through using Doan's backache Kidney Pills. The case one of such exceptional interest, we commissioned
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  • Stocks and Shares. SINGAPORE, MARCH 23, 1910.
    • 870 24 Capital Bntacribed jf! Compaoy j 0 N T D.™* lion Shares l> r 1909 120,000 105,000 1 1 Alor G.jah Rubber EBtata 8 30 lone i'us ooo 75 000 760,000 2/- 2- Allagar Rubber Estates, Ltd. o/o 190, £160,000 1,500,000 2/- 2/. Anglo-Malay Rubber Co., Ltd. (fully paid) 24%
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    • 220 24 1906 $960,000 909,600 i 9,095 100 00 475 Brunei Oil Royalty Ltd. 75.00 UW 1.066.180 WO 8 8 Lid. IIM 10%for M 1898 8338,000 MS,000 4,800 80 80 Froaer m HernT., L,id, 200 00 18% for’08 1008 91 400 000 t.400,000 11 18 I® 8 Hownrlb Sinking, Ltd. 62
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    • 354 25 «<nn noo 500,000 SO,000 10 10 Belal Tin Mining Oo., Ltd. 5 0> 10% in ’09 19(8 °X'mw 3*f>,uW i l*‘ 7.600 B.-onag ug. H'7 Jjoo’,000 800,000 *0,000 Bruch UytaaHs Tin M. Oo. bM 7.01 10% (or *01 "m 1600,00 444,000 444,000 1 1 4,,Mdd«M% Dia 1,1 u 0
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  • Page 25 Advertisements
    • 354 25 The only Medicine of the kind ewarde i certificate at the Calcutta inhibition, 1883-4, open to t* Registered. LALOR’S PHOSIfoDYME For forty years has maintained to ,u ct #htw hom th world-widr reputation as the Best and oKB irstdayof iUadminisfredon by a Remarkable only safe reliable Phosphoric Cart for Inerts*
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    • 345 25 I CURE RUPTURE NO FURTHER U8E FOR TRU88I8. If you are raptured or know anyone who is raptured, write at once for particulars of my Method of Cure, My plan differs from all others—it retains the rapture securely with pot feet comfort, and* at the same time causes new flesh
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  • Page 26 Advertisements
    • 323 26 A VERY LIMITED SUPPLY OF Smoked Salmon and RED CA V/ARE (OB SALMON BOB). nVC_ BOLTER. TELEPHONE NO. 398. MARTIN’S Mh lioMflr tor mil IrrmtfalmrtttoS. Tfcoc kttp a box of Martin's Pills In tha houaa, so that on tbo ftr* of any Insularity of tha System a timely doao may
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