The Straits Budget, 4 August 1910

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1 10 The Straits Budget
  • 27 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE “STRAITS TIMES.” VOL LXIV NO 2738 Singapore, Thursday, Aagnst, 4,1910. ESTABLISHED OVEB HALF A CEMTOtT Price 25 cents.
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  • 187 1 leaders— Railway Nationalisation 8 Robber Trusts 8-9 Above and Below 9 Public Prosecutors Wanted 9-10 Kuala Kubu 10 British Common Sense ...10 11 Local and Ginrral Social and Personal 1 Mat Malacca's Appeal 8 The Colowan Affair 3 Death of Mr. J. B. Carruthers 4 Dutch Artistes
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  • 750 1 Dr. McDowell has gone home on leave. Dr. Freer acts as P. M. 0., F. M. S. It is said that H. H. the Sultan of Johore will be in Taiping for tho raoes. Mr. J. S. W. Arthur, has been granted leave of absenoe for a
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  • 131 3 Saturday evening was spent in most enjoyable fashion at the club house, a smoking concert, which was extended well into tbe Wee Sma’ Oors Ayont the Twal, being held. Musical selections were provided by a portion of the Middlesex Regiment band and the vocal items reflected much
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  • 64 3 (From Our Own Corrrspondrnt.) Penang. July 28. Tbe Penang ladies have shot for Colonel Walker’s shield and scored 453, 176 points being secured at 200 yards, 109 at 150, and 168 at 100. Taiping made 418, viz., 175, 81, and 162 at the respective ranges. Kuala Lompur,
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  • 29 3 (From Our’Own Correspondent.) Kaala Lumpur, July 80. The appeal of Mat Malacca, who was sentenced to death at Ipoh, has been heard here and was dismiseed.
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  • 93 3 A most enjoyable dance was given by the 8. V. C. in the Drill Hall on June 29. The function was very largely attended and was admirably managed in every way. Music was supplied by the Band of the 99th Deccans. Some of the Agri-Horticultural show
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  • 416 3 The Macao correspondent of tbe Hongkong Telegraph, writing on July 25, says:—The discovery of another, and apparently the most important, pirate cave to-day led to a Portuguese soldier, No. 139, attached to the Police Co ps on special duty at
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  • 66 3 By kind permission of Lieut -Colonel F. W. Rea and the officers, the Band of the 99th lafantry will play on the Esplanade from 5 to 7 p m. on Tuesday, August 9. The following is the programme of music March El Capitan Sousa Selection Maritana
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  • 95 3 While working on the plantation of (Jin Pandan Kotchil, 17 miles out Reformat y Road, on Friday, a coolie detected a very offensive odour. On seeking the cau-ie he was startled to discover a human skull and a number of bonos. He informed the police vho. on
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  • 597 4 Tbo annual report of the committee of the 8. 0. 0. states that the result of the year’s working, to June 80 last, shows a surplus of income over expenditure of $2,477, an against a deficit on the previous year of $9lB. The
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  • 96 4 One of tbe most extensive depredations of recent years lias occurred in Circular Head. A goldbmith named Teng Boh Soon, of 76 Circular Road, reported to the police on Joly 30 that money and valuables to the amount of $26,800 had disappeared from his premises. Of that
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  • 407 4 Reuter’s did not think it of sufficient interest to Singapore to cable the news of the death of Mr. J. B. Carruthers, a former Director of Agriculture in the F. M. S. The message, dated
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  • 231 4 Under date, July 28, Messrs. Fraser and Co. write:—No signs of activity in the local market are yet to bn observed and prices in many stocks continue to drop Blowly. This condition, locally, in so far as rubber shares are concerned is, undoubtedly, partly caused by the
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  • 401 4 Chan Eng Choon, a Chinese ini attached to the second police been seventeen years in th? u V wh <>bad Government, Firmetone, first magutrato, on Jui.L 31 charges of (1) attempting to obtain an In' 00 gratification to showfavour t0 Lok
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  • 94 4 (From Oor Own Corrkspondbnt.) Kuala Lumpur, July 28. The Appeal Court here yesterday upheld the decision in favour of Chin ap, the defendant, in the receDt mining case. The Appeal Court also heard the petition of three bailors of Teoh Ban L o who disappeared near Kuantan
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  • 113 4 A pathetic, tearful little Kling K fore the second magistrate on July c 1 with breach of contract. Two yearn made a contract—with the 0over^ tD io She had been arreated for vagrancy anfl. return for her passage to Jndia, *he g took never again
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  • 164 5 F. M S. TIN EXPORTS. Final Figures for Six Months of Current Year. I the final figures of the ex* I tin and tin ore from Perak, I ol bl NV e ri Sembila D and Pahang reI V**’ o„rini! the months of January to I .s compared with the
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  • 178 5 Three women were prosecuted in tho third police court on July 98 by Sergoant .Joyce of tho gambling suppression depart ment. One woman, living in Upper Hokien Street, was charged with assisting in the management of a Chap Ji Ki lottery and also with possession of lottery
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  • 131 5 Hie Straits Steamship Compauy have just issued contracts for anew steel screw steamer which, when completed, will be the largest fastest in their fleet. It is to be built at y ar <* of the Caledon Shipbuilding and hnginoering Co., Ltd., Dundee, Scotland, where four
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  • 508 5 Ibe Globe, ot July 2, has the following metal trade review Last week closed at £143 7s. 6d. cash, £149 ss. three months. The week opened unchanged in pri»*e, and the tone was <juiet; only a very small business was done. The price
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  • 147 5 The athletic sports for scholars at the Outram Road School, postponed owing to the death of King Edward, took place on July 29, and though the weather was any tiling but satisfactory, the youngsters got a good deal of fun out of the various events, which
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  • 339 5 It wan plea c ing to see that Singapore rose to the opportunity of patronising high art on Saturday evening. The audience whioti at* tended the concert given by Mias van Velthuijsen and Mies Russer, in the Teutonia Club, was distinctly large
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  • 165 5 What is paid to be the largest packing-case ever handled by the Taojong Pagar Dock people arrived the other day by one of the Maru liners, consigned to Messrs. C. F. F. Wearne and Co., Orchard Hoad. It contained a huge motor charabanc, built by
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  • 284 6 (Fkom Ook Own Cokrbsiondknt.) Labuan, July 28. Holts’ steamer Glancus arrived here from Liverpool via Singapore on the 15th inst. and left for ChiDa the next day. She brought some machinery and boilers for the Coal Company. It is not often that the Coal Company get steamers calling
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  • 153 6 The current issue of the Government Gazette contains notifications of the following appointments The Hon. W. Evans to be Resident Councillor, Penang, but to continue to act as Colonial Secretary. Straits Settlements; Mr. L. E. P. Wolferstan, to be Resident, collector of land revenue, and officer in oharge
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  • 156 6 The Duff Development Company has issued to its shareholders a very beautiful series of photographs illustrating the progress made on the properties of the company in recent years, and incidentally the visit of His Excellency Sir John Anderson last year. Most of the photographs were taken by
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  • 203 6 The Field, of June 25, prints the following: —A small party of gentlemen have organised a cruise round the world for the purpose of deep sea dredging, line and other fishing, shooting and scientific research. The cruise will be made
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  • 219 6 We published tho other day, says The Times, a letter from Sir Frank Swettenham complaining of the indifference hitherto shown by the public to the splendid collections of Japanese art now in process of exhibition at Shepherd’s Bush. This indifference is
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  • 98 6 (From Our Own Corrkspondknt.) Kuala Lumpur, July 28. The Times of Malaya is informed that Tekka has declared a farther dividend of 1/6 payable immediately. A purse is being subscribed for locally for the Rev. .7. P. Parry, who is shortly going on leave, in recognition of his
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  • 396 6 (Fkom Ode Owe Co. Mttow I Kota Bahru t„i I A farther adornment to the h I sidency grounds at Kota Bahru i,th«S- I of a magnificent flagstaff at t.l I which the Union Jack inspire *1 the boaom of the Westerner I that of tho native.
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  • 216 6 The Methodist Publishing House, Armenian Street, has been the subject of frequent and unwelcome attentions lately. \V iihin the last fortnight it has been broken into no less than five times but as none of the first four occasions resulted in
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  • 39 8 Tihdall.— On July 30, at the Maternity Hospital, Singapore, the wife of Chas. E. G. Tisdall, of a son. Gomhs. On July 28, at No. 460, Serangoon Koad, Singapore, the wife of Ernest J. Gomes, of a daughter.
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  • 30 8 Mathews dk SoyzA.—On July 23, by the Revd Fath< r C H. Nain, at the Cathedral of the Good Shephard, Singapore, David James Mathews, to Cecil Mary de Souza.
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  • THE Straits Budget.
    • 1149 8 woll governed an a Urowu Colony.—Straits 1 imes, July 28. We were rather pleased to Rec the telegram, published yesterday, giving the pith of a decision arrived at by a Viceregal Commission appointed in 1906 to report upon the condition of Irish railways. The majority of that commission
      woll governed an a Urowu Colony.—Straits 1 imes, July 28.  -  1,149 words
    • 1054 8 I Straits Times. July 29. Rtuter's message about the j S( n I spectus of the Grand Central Company of Ceylon is tbe item of rubber news we have had time. We do not know any 0 f t°h s of the promotion, hot tho J<!det il *l
      I Straits Times. July 29.  -  1,054 words
    • 937 9 it cannot safely disregard. —Straits Times, July 30. lii all history, we should say, there has never been a more grimly humorous situation than that which took place during the mao eavres of the British Beets outside Torbay a few days ago. Floating on the face of
      it cannot safely disregard.—Straits Times, July 30.  -  937 words
    • 1016 9 than that trodden by the righteous.—Straits Times, August 1. Hitherto we have made no editorial reference to the fact that the authorities recently called upon persons who engage in the valuation of rubber properties to take out liceDceß as public appraisers. The wholo thing has appeared to
      than that trodden by the righteous.—Straits Times, August 1.  -  1,016 words
    • 1028 10 robber was a negligible quantity.—Strtaits Times, Aagnst 2. We are at a loss to determine occasionally whether the statements made in a company prospectus are intentionally or ignorantly misleading. Kuala Knbn is one of the most recent Malayan companies floated in London and it has been valued by
      robber was a negligible quantity.—Strtaits Times, Aagnst 2.  -  1,028 words
    • 1076 10 Isuaits firnes, August 3. We seem to recall having made the remark, a few weeks ago, that the British people possessed a degree of stupidity which redeemed itself by touching the sublime. If, therefore, we now expatiate upon the common sense of our fellow-countrymen, we mast be
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 92 8 The Pont free price of the Stratti Times in s:ui a year. The post free price of the Straits budget is $l4 a year. It is not necessary to subtcribe for a year. The subscriptions for shorter periods are at the same proportionate rate as for a year. The Straits
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  • 42 8 DEATHS. Lyb At lf>9, Waterloo Street, Singapore, on July 2*, Lye Joon Nyong, wife of Mr. Cheong Kwi Thiam. Tan.— At 3, Tank Road, Singapore, on July 31, Tan Choo Lan, mother of Mr. Wee CheDg Soon, at the age of 67.
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  • 1162 11 The inclusion of Reman in Upper Perak gave the latter district $45,600 more revenue last year. A water rate of 25 cents per 1,000 gallons **11 in future be charged on all private supplies in Perak. The population of Perak is estimated to be 000 and of
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  • Sporting Intelligence.
    • 458 11 The Cup Final. It was perhaps a pity that the final match for the Singapore Association football cup last evening was not postponed until there was an opportunity of settling the con. test by football and not by mudlarkiog. The ground was quite waterlogged and put accurate play
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 95 11 Property Sales. The following Singapore propertied were disposed of by auction at Messrs. Powell and Co.'s saleroom on August 8: —Tho hophouse premises known as 160 Beach Hoad, area 1,775 square foet, leasehold for 990 years, quitt rent $2, monthly rent $20, Ang Hong Tang $8,000,; freehold land at East
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  • 2226 12 London, .July 27. During the Indian budget debate in the Huurc of Commons Mr. Montagu said the new treaty with Bhutan was evidence of the Government’s determination not to allow foreign interference in Nepal, Sikkim, or Bhutan. He was glad to say that those states shared this determination.
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  • 610 13 Berlin, July 27. connection with the sinking of the iiitsurei Maru the German Press recalls the act that Bake Johann Albrecht travelled lP ar,i ier and expressed his admiration oi the whip. Marshal Hermes do Fonseca (President of razii, will attend the Kaiser Manoeuvres and Parade at Dantzig.
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  • 31 13 (Fbom Oob Own Cobbbspondbnt.) Kuala Lumpur, August 3. The Malay Mail understand that an allnight train service will probably be started in the middle of 1911.
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  • SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
    • 242 13 July 27 Mataram. Brit atr, WilJiaina, Svdne), Bountead Henlawer*, Brit atr, Lee. London. P. Simona Colombo Maru, Jap atr, Combs, Bombay, P S 28 Indradeo, Brit atr, Lea, Yokohama, Behn Meyer Kaitoie. Brit atr, Jonea, Hongkong, W Mansfield Rembrandt, Hut atr, Dilkena, Amaterdam, Ships Agency, Ltd. Ayuthia Brit atr,
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    • 230 13 July 27 Japan, Brit str, Penan# nod Calcutta Knimherg Nor str, Bangkok Christian Sche, Huh str, Vladivoatock 28 Arabia. Ger atr, Hamburg via ports Morven. Brit atr, Kobe Miyazaki Maru, Jap str, Hongkong aud Japan Renlaicer*, Brit atr, Hongkong and Japan Colombo Mara, Jap atr. Hongkong ana Japan 29
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  • 242 14 Singapore, August 8, 1910. EXCHANGE. On London— Bank 4 m/s 2/4-& Demand 2/4/ Private 6 m/s 2/4 do 8 m/s 2/4^ On Germany —Bank d/d 240 Private 8 m/s 244 do 6 m/s 2461 On France —Bank d/d 295 Private 8 m/s 2994 do 6 m/s 8084
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  • 915 14 Singapore, August 3, 1910 MINING. Issue 73 Value. Boyers. Sellers 10 10 Belat Tin 8.25 8.50 10 10 Brnang 4.00 6.00 10 10 Bruseh Hyd. 6.00 6.50 10 10 Kanaboi 2.25 2.40 ill £1 Kinta Tin 14.00 14.76 £1 41 Kledang Tin 1.50 2.00 10 10 Knantan
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  • 124 14 The mortality returns for Singapore, issued by the Registrar of Births and Deaths, show that during the week ending July ‘23, there were 298 deaths giving a ratio perjnille of population of 64.50 Malarial fever accounted for 65 deaths, phthisis 30,
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  • 134 14 The death of Mrs. Keun, at the age of 58, took place at her residence in Waterloo Street, on July 29. The deceased, who had been ailiog for some considerable time pas. was well-known to and held in high estetiby a large circle of friends for
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
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