The Straits Budget, 19 May 1910

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1 26 The Straits Budget
  • 27 1 The Sraits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE “STRAITS TIMES.” VOL LXIV HO. 2727 Singapore, Thursday, Hay 19,1910. EfTABUSNEO OVU HALF A CENTO? Price 25 cents.
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  • 243 1 LEADERS— 12 The Political Truce J* Ethics and Research J" 0! Glorious Memory Malacca's Future w *i« Doplicating Directorates 14 The Crown and the Loras 14 LOCIL AND OiNBRAL— Social and Personal 1 Legislative Council Bankroptcy in 1909 1 Moorning in Malaya Correspondence 8-7 Fishers of Sharks
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  • 671 1 The Rev. W. Murray has gone to Penang and will be absent three weeks. Mr. L. S. Arathoon has been granted a certificate of naturalization as a British subject. Mr. W. O. Hildred, of the staff of the Chartered Bank, has joined the firm of Hogg and
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  • 1057 4 The annual report on the Bankruptcy Department for 1909 is published as a supplement to the Gazette. The report •ears date February 14, and is signed by Mr. I). Beatty, uh acting official assignee, who a* now on leave The
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  • 164 4 The Government Gazette contains the following telegram to the Governor received from the Secretary of State for the Colonies and published for general information:—“ It gives me much pleasure to inform you that His Majesty has been graciously pleased to approve of extension of yonr appointment as Governor
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  • 285 4 NY ALAS RUBBER ESTATES. A Previous Valuation Which w a s Not Accepted. it would be eeeafrou our comment t!*we were not favourably impressed with Mr S. Moorliooue a valuation of the ber properties, which are cow beeL S2S; on a capital of 1700*0* u n^nt who read our remarks,
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  • 161 4 The report oi tho directors of Tekka Limited to the shareholders at the third annual meeting, held at Redruth, on April shows that during the period under review the profit amounted tc £19.077, making, with £8,950 forward, £‘-8.027. During tha year two dividends of fid. and two of
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  • 73 4 A correspondent writes to say tha* j is no answer to tho questions we other day about this company. He that the facts are as stated in these que and mentions the heavy was done. Local holders should le have the shares If it wants them, < in
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  • 984 5 Rnhber Estates, Limited, opened Me KiDtkm list on May 12, and dosed on its sabscrii t The uBua i aonoanoe Saturday a promises have been to apply t the whole of the prethe prospectus is for private cironly The capital is to
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  • 230 5 The bankruptcy court sat on May 18, Mr. Justioe Fisher on the bench. Mr.Braddell, representing Mr. Johannes (of Sarkies and Johannes) applied for leave to make application for the discharge of the debtor. Application for discharge was made on
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  • 40 5 (From Oub Own Corbhspondbnt.) Kuala Lumpur, May 13. The export duty on rubber from May 13 to May 26 will be: —Biscuit $5.55, crepe $5.75, best scrap $5.25, bark scrap $4.75, rough scrap $4.50, and Ramboug $2.75.
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  • 65 5 A meeting of the Empire Day celebration committee was held on May 12 in the Land Office, Mr. S. A. Saidan presiding. Messrs. R. J, Farner, N. H. Hashim, Ahmad Marican, N. M. Hakim, Janis bin Ali, 8. Osman and others were also present. The celebration of Empire
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  • 396 5 (Fbom Oub Own Corrbspondbnt.) Penang, May 14. An official notification has been issued stating that Friday, May 20, will be observed as a day of monrning ana all offices and plaoes of business should be closed and memorial services be bold
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  • 90 5 (From Odr Own Corrbhpondjcnt.) Penang, May 18. Tongkah’s first races were held on Sunday and Monday and proved a great success, there being a good attendance of Government officials, Europeans and Siamese. Cups were won by Dr. Baggn, Captain Upton and Messrs. Jack
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  • 13 6 “(The Straits Times is not* esponsiH:e for the opinions of its correspondents.J
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  • 794 6 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —1 have read your remarks in yesterday's paper, on the Nyalas Estate flotation but fail to see anything peculiar in tie method of valuation. You say, I have gone wrong in my valua* tion made on the basis of five
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  • 1183 6 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —In yoar further comments in last night’s issue re this dotation, you state that in arriving at the valne per acre you merely followed the generally accepted test, but a tost to which you attach no great importance.
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  • 331 7 T3tbe Editor oi *no Sttmts Times. -.i, so draw ittention to what Si'' 1 jnwe.come innovation in ee W »nJ "snare 3 alinc wlth regar(J r °‘b^ c0 P an 0 p t 8 i'cn shares. Now, when remunerating promoters by the ilea lutnri issues of shares a
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  • 199 7 The Agricultural Bulletin for May is published. Rubber again occupies a good deal of -pace, under such headings as varieties of Robber. Rubber Notes, the Rubber Exhibition oi 1911. Synthetics position of the Rubber .Market. and more Rubber Producing Plants. There are some interesting notices in con.
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  • 28 7 a4 J that, in consequence of the IlioVinr Majesty King Edward, His v 6 Sal an of Johore has canrace meeting? 8 fcDtriee fofthoomin 8
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  • 1375 7 If the will of God helps us,” said Sabtu bin Tambun piously, we will get a big one to-night.” He settled himself cross-legged in the bow of the sampan, his shark-lines, bait and club lying close at
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  • 678 8 After a prolonged hearing at the Assi/es, ft ttoyanesH, llassan bin Haji Tandwell, charged with the capital offence, was on May 12 found guilty of culpable homicide not amounting to murder on Fort < binning, and wan sentenced to
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  • 409 8 The municipal commissioners held a special meeting in the municipal board room on May 11, to pass a vote of condolence with Their Majesties the King and Queen, Queen Alexandra and the Royal Family on the death of King Edward.
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  • 27 8 (From Our Own Corrrspondrnt.) Penang, May 14. The Menglembu Lode April ontpnt was 265 piculs, and for the four months 1,101 piculs against 616 piculs.
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  • 97 8 Messrs. Riley, Hargreaves and Co. Ltd., launched from their shipbuilding yard, on Saturday, a twin screw motor launch, dimensions 77 feet by 14 feet 7 inches by 6 feet, built to the order of the Asiatic Petroleum Co. Ltd., for service between Singapore, Pulo Samboe and
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  • 31 8 The secretary of the Serendah Hydraulic Tin Mining Co., Ltd., sends the following returns for AprilOutput 804.06 picnls, value $10,885.05, tribute paid $97.42, expenditure $4,072.26 and profit $12,215.87.
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  • 342 8 The first ordinary general meeting of Olenealy Plantation. was heTd at Graham House on Ma,?‘v A. D. Allan presiding, and the?* k!- 1 present Messrs. F. Adam H P al *> Chew Woon Poh, Struvs Dr r orLBoo -HSffr “s-w having
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  • 215 8 Messrs. Fraser and Company* *ln r s circolar of May 12, reads as follow* Prices have fluctuated considerably duriD. the week and business has been on a very restricted scale. We cicse. however, witbetter advices from London and every indication of renewed
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  • 998 9 the national calamity which has to 8p iu D oed the public into mourning e ly iid audience assembled in the Vic Theatre on Saturday night to witness 10 oerformance of the short season tbe w! bv the Warwick Major Comedy you*
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  • 215 9 Before the third presidency magistrate, at Calcutta, recently, fonr Chinese firemen of the steamer Ardgoil were charged by Customs Inspector Damzen with having imported 14£ lbs. of opium and 1$ lbs. of chandu. For the defence Mr. John Remfry,
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  • 52 9 (From Our Own Corrrspondbnt.) Kuala Lumpur, May 13. A most successful meeting has been held at Klang in connection with the volunteer movement. There was a large attendance, and speeches were made by Mr. H. Conway Belfield, C. M. G., and Mr. A. B. Hubback. Many recruits
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  • 339 9 (Fkom Odb Own Corrsspondbnt.) Malacca, May 11. The news of the late King's death was received in Malacca at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Government offices and all European establishments were olosed at once, and the golf medal handicap which should have taken
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  • 64 9 (From Odr Own Corrbspondbnt.) Penang, May 13. The Municipal Commissioners have unanimously decided to take over another insanitary area at Kampong Kolan where a part of Acheen and Carnarvon Streets have been condemned by the health officer under section 270 of the Municipal Ordinance. The Municipal
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  • 178 9 The special service at the Presbyterian Church, on May 15, in memory of the late King, was attended by a very large congregation. The pastor, the Rev. W. Runciman, preached an eloquent sermon on the many qualities which endeared King Edward to his subjects, alluding more especially
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  • THE Straits Budget.
    • 1132 12 united in the face of misfortune. —Straits Times, May 12. The most gratifying items of information that has come to hand sinoe we received the sad news of King Edward's death last Saturday, is a statement that nearly all the Home Papers are advocating a political truce.
      united in the face of misfortune.—Straits Times, May 12.  -  1,132 words
    • 974 12 S7ufferiDgoea9eB.-9tr.it. Time.. May W e are apt to get a little crusty with professors, because they have an evil habit of trying to make our flesh creep. One of them known by the name of Chamberlin, and of course American, whose speciality is geology has been stating
      S7ufferiDgoea9eB.-9tr.it. Time.. May  -  974 words
    • 1014 13 I —Straits Times, May 14. A week has passed since we reoeived the ws of King Edward’s death, and in that ghort period wc hare proclaimed another K lDt and bare paid our tributes, public and private, to tbe great monarch who passed k «ay in the
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    • 1258 13 Straits Times, May 16. Writing on April 23, we remarked that By and by, we are persuaded, Malacca and Province Wellesley will seek admission to the federation (ruled by the F. M. S. Council) because they have really far more in common with what we may call the
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    • 1048 14 Straits Times, May 17. We received the other day from Londcn a copy of the prospectQß of tho Sengat Robber Estate, a property about six milts south of Ipoh. The proposed capital of the company is £170.000 in 2'* shares. The prospectus contains an announcement that none of
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    • 923 14 monarch has been removed. —Straits f May 1H. A great and melancholy change hap taken place in the political situation since the last mails left Home. Yet it is not uninteresting to see from the full text of various speeches and letters the exact point
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 89 12 Th* Pont fre# price of the Straits Times l» #3B a year The po»t free price of the Straits Budget U tu year. It 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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  • 52 12 DEATHS. Ekb.—On May 17, at No. 3, Niven Road, Singapore, Mabel, beloved wife of Mr. C. B. Eke. Funeral at 7.30 a.m. to morrow. Lobato df Fabia. -On May 12, 1910, at Singapore, Francisco Augusto Lobato de Faria, aged 55 years. Funeral at 5 p.m., today. Hongkong and Macao papers
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  • 1044 15 Tin Company has declared a divid?nd of The B.tnC»voH robber crop for the four J nt U«^ lb8 Co. inform us that the fS'tin £e fro® Brnang. Ltd., for April JSittMS picul*. iw.irk and Co report that April M e irom the estate of the Port Dickson
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  • 685 15 More was beard in the first police ooart before Mr.Wolferstan, on Wednesday of a now Dotorioas case in Singapore, when Lim Tve Hook and Lim Tye Kong were plaoed in the dock. The former was charged with having, on April 29, robbed
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  • 2063 21 London, May 1L i,as sent a message to the t'-- "j° r \»vy. in which be expresses Ar»7 f,t faithful services, and says that he can rely on their loyalty and and adds "I shall watch the 0? both services with been, aolici- ifi* re interest.” ,ad litxandra
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  • 634 22 Berlin, May 11. The Emperor William will reach London ou May 19. for the purpose of attending the funeral of King Edward. The King of Greece leaves for London on Friday. Mr. Roosevelt and bis family are at Potsdam, where they were received by the Emperor, the Empress,
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  • 128 22 In the Supreme Court on May 17, before Justice Fisher, Mr. Stevens, acting for the Crown, appeared to support the appeal of J. Flanagan of the government chandu department against a magisterial decision acquitting Yeow Kee Seong of having been in possession of chandu other than government
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  • SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
    • 255 22 May io Him rain, Brit str, Alexander, IU n toad A Co K J Airtia Ger etr, Habel, Yokohama, R, A Co u y»r *<•*;««. Ger Hr, SchwetßPDo \i Behn Meyer ACo n< I'll Priam Brit etr, Lewis, Liverpool W v <VCo n.neH KUm Co’ lifit 8tr rieMk Calcutta
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    • 167 22 May 10 Glenogle, Brit str, Swatow, via port* FIaliofix, I>at str, P. Samboe II AUsia, Ger str, Hamburg via ports Minderoo Brit str, Fremantle via port* Nam Yang Brit str, Macassar via portGoehen Ger str, Bremerhaven via !>or:* Cathay Dan str, Copenhagen via port* Ceylon Mam Jap str, Colombo
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  • Page 22 Advertisements
    • 60 22 Land Sale. The following piece of land was sold by auction at Powell and Co.’s sale room, on May 17:—Freehold building site front* ing the sea at Telok Kerau, in the district of Siglap, with entrance from a road off East Coast itoad, area 88,688 square feet, being part of
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  • 246 23 Finance Commerce. gjnoAPoU May 18, 1910, EXCHANOB. C* iondon-Bank 4 m/a 4 private 6 m/t 2/4| do 8 m/i 8/4* o, d/d Private 8 m/i «44 do 6 m/i 8461 rfr/rano*-Bank d/d Private 8 m/a 299 do 8 m/i 808$ nrn India—Bank T. T. 174* W Private 80 d/. WB*
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  • 52 23 Per P. and O. steamer Malwa. con meting with the steamer Assaye at Colombo doe May 20 —Mr. and Mrs. E. Burnside, Mr. I. Turner, Mr. G. Robson. Per P. and O. steamer Malta due May 27. —Mrs. A. C., Miss J., and Master
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  • Page 23 Advertisements
    • 406 23 The Best Preventive. Ordinary medicines begin at the wrong end—only correct symptoms. People take headache powders for headaches blood medicines for the blood and nerve remedies for nervousness when they only need Bcechatn’s to tone up the digestive organs the liver and the kidneys and so keep the whole system
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    • 387 23 SAVED FROM THE KNIFE. Mr. C. Mayne, of 52, Gladstone Road, BoBCombe, Bournemouth, England, says:— I suffered eight or nine years from chronic inflammation of the kidneys and stone. I was Twick Examined Under the X-Rays, and the doctors thought they could see th6 stone. I was told again and
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  • Stocks and Shares. SINGAPORE, MAY 18, 1910.
    • 985 24 ogg Number gj o p ol._ a sag Capital [Subscribed of S~ t Unissued Company. Last -o I Shares JS>, r TIONB Dividend I I 1 I 1909 1120.000 105,000 105.000 1 1 A lor Gaj ah Rubber Estate Ltd., 4.00 1909 $760,000 6* 0,000 140,000 6 5 Ayer
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    • 359 25 -i jj?amber i c n 3 i 11 111 m,t "f" 1 y.'■i *jpor**! 1 m 1 <-apit»l Sotooribed Oompuy LinDmonts J" J uu 0.100,000 *00'000 M.W0 W JO B,u» Tin Mining Co, XM *0 10% h, 807 >100,000 *00,000 *M?.‘ }J jo 0,600 druug u... S <6 JJoi
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    • 221 25 I in 808,600 8,086 100 00 476 Brunei Oil Royalty Ltd. 764)0 ,907 91,600.000 1.000.U0 JO 10 MIO E-ton- Oo.. Ltd. IMO lo%forW IH9B 9225,000 886,000 440 T 91 60 Fraeor Heave, Ltd. .800 00 20% for *O6 ian to4nnnnn «toinnM) f 1840 T UK Howartb Bnkine, Ltd. .60
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  • Page 25 Advertisements
    • 72 25 C. H^vilLLIS IS NOW DOING BUSINESS ON THE Forthcoming Races, May 21, 24 and 26. STRAIGHT-OUT ON ALL RACES. DOUBLES ON ANY TWO RACES. ELASTIC PRICES THE GRIFFINS. Address: 8, The Arcade. tolo^rjvius: “Straight.” Telephone: No. 596. I M V Ij The Physician'! I VI I t I Cure for
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    • 152 25 OEUTSCH-ASIATjtCHE BANK. riltf PAID IP lAPITAI) lb. Teele 7.1tt,00D. Hoad Office... Shanghai. Board of Directors Berlin BRANCHES: Berlin, Calcutta, Hankow, Hongkong, Peking, Tientsin, Tsinanfu, Tsingtae, Kobe, Yokohama. Ham barn. FOUNOEO 8T THE FOLLOWING BANKS AND BANKERB: Beau*— Koenigliohe Seebandlang (Preueeiache Staatsbank). Direction dor Disoon to-Oeaelleoh aft. Dentsobe Bank. S. Bleiobroeder.
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  • Page 26 Advertisements
    • 74 26 69, ANSON ROAD. i' a t r TELEPHONE No. 390. JUST LANDED, 1 FRESH CHEESES p IN OUT: ROQUEFORT QRUYERS STILTON CREAM AH by weight Mid in excellent condition. THE It AUTOLUX” A Gravity Lamp of 700 and 1,000 candle power NO ARTIFICIAL PRESSURE GREAT SAVING IN SPARE PARTS. BRILLIANT
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    • 306 26 I CURE RUPTURI HO FURTHER USE FOR TRUSSES. H you mu ruptured or know anyone ia ruptured, write at onoe for particular! my Method of Cure My plan differs all other* it retains the rupture sectii with perfeot comfort, and at the same oausee new flesh to form in the
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