The Straits Budget, 29 September 1910

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  • 27 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE “STRAITS TIMES.” VOL. LXIV NO 2746 Singapore, Thursday, September, 29,1910. ISTAIUMM OVU HALF A CENTVtY Price 25 cents.
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  • 231 1 leaders— Cosmo* olitaniFm 17 Condemnation 17 18 Straits Finances Farther Reflections ...18-19 Should Shanghai Combine? 19 In The Near East 19-20 Local and Osnsral Social and Personal 1 Chamber of Commerce 2 8 Perak Re-Visited 8 Sacceseful Garden Pete... i The Mness of Mr Birch 4 The
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  • 729 1 Mr. H. C. Robinson, Director of Museums, F. M S, will be back in the first week of November. Mr. G. Finch, bailding inspector to tho sanitary board at Taiping, is being transferred to Kedah. Capt. C. A. L, Graham, r g a., late of the Malay
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  • 975 2 The half yearly meeting of the Singapore Clumber of Commerce wan held in the ex change, on September 26, Mr. D T. Boyd (Bo jstuad and Co.) in the chair. There were also iii attendance:—Messrs. A. .1 C. Hart,
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  • 1325 2 Review of Past Six Months. The meeting then proceeded to transact its business, and firstly passed a scale of hir* and demurrage on kotas which was recommended by a sub committee appointed to consider the matter. The Chairman thereupon addressed the members as follows:— The main purpose
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  • 120 3 (From Our Own Cobrhspondbnt.) Penang, September 27. At the annual meeting of the Rahman Hydraulic Tin Co the report and accounts were passed and a final dividend of 5 per cent., making 15 per cent, for the year, was declared. Messrs.
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  • 51 3 (From Odr Own Correspondent.) Hongkong, September 27. An American blu* jacket has been chargfd with the murder of a Japanese child, who. with the father, he is alleged to Live pushed downstairs, afterwards throw icg a lighted lamp at them. He has been
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  • 131 3 Oq September 26, in the Supreme Court, Mr J iRtice Fisher delivered judgment on tb» action brought by Sbaik Ah Hassan Manhood, a pilgrim broker, who claimed from Messrs. Mansfield and Co. special damages of 1649 and general damages of $5,000 for alleger N fimal by
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  • 1121 3 It is twenty six years ago since the write* fi r st called at Teluk Anson on bis way to Penang. It was then the chief collecting centre for the now famous Straits Trading Co and was the first place whore
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  • 35 3 (F&om Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, September 16. Mr. R. C. Gould, the PenaDg lawyer, who was arrested and charged with swearing a false affidavit, has been committed for trial at the Assizes.
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  • 218 3 The following notifications appear in the current issue of the Government Gazette: His Excellency the Governor, on the nomination of tho Penang Chamber of Commerce, and subject to the approval of the King, has re-apoointed the Hon. A K Adams to bo an Unofficial Member of the Legislative
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  • 78 12 The first number of the Johore Govern ment Gazette dated from Johore Bahru on September 17, is to hand. It contains an enactment to amend the Railway Enactment 1908, a Land Enactment 1910, Land Rules 1910, a Customs Duties Enactment 1910, a table of Customs duties, and
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  • 119 12 The whole of the Singapore garrison of regular troops took part in manoeuvres early on September 23, a Blue skeleton raiding force, under Major Martin, Middlesex Regiment, occupying the Passir Panjaug ridges, from whicii the remainder of the garrison, under Major-General Stephenson, was set the tai-k of
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  • 211 12 Certain negotiations concerning a purchase and resale of the Lunas rubber estate in Province Wellesley came before Mr. Justice Fisher, in the Supreme Court,on September 22, when Mr. J. H. Murray, broker, of Ruffles Place, brought au action against Mr. C.
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  • 276 12 P. A. G. Grimes re appeared in the second police court on September 23, in connection with the charges of cheating brought against him. Mr. Crabb Watt had been retained for his defence. Before the case was called
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  • 80 12 The Agricultural Bulletin for September is largely devoted to rubber. It contains the lectures of Dr. Brooke ou Estate Sanitation, aud of Mr. Ridley on Fungei, delivered at the lato show; instructions to managers aud assistants on rubber estates, by Mr. C. Aima Baker the pineapple ns
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  • 390 12 Four lives were lost in a: that occurred io the sc. a at roaB °>l firt on September 22 Om rf European named O. Carter Vlc lmi the employment of Megan,. and Co tho othere are
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  • 199 12 There has been installed at the Tanglin clab a miniature ride raDge which is likely to prove a very acceptable addition to the recreative facilities of the building. The range is 25 yards, with a target drawn to a scale representing tbe 500 yards service target,
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  • 211 16 That our Municipal government is a won derful machine, excelling in small things as well as great, nobody will doubt especially after a perusal of the enquiry commission's conclusions printed in this issue. Here is an example of the small things. A cyclist receives, on September 21,
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  • 180 16 (From Our Own Corr,^.^ i» *’enang. September At a public meeting bold al town hall, it was agreed to form at 4 association. Dr. Locke prcsid, d a e i ,a y 6r < was one European present a fL v, lbe medans, the
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  • 196 16 (m:ri.n<; a slheplkss niuht.) The town clock booms the hour for seeking rest, The final tram goes craskiDg down the Praya, The rickshaw coolie stops his weary qunst For sodden roysterers, iu need of hire. Now hums the atmosphere, of things decayed And all
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  • 83 16 The mortality returns for Singapore, issued by the Registrar of Births and Deaths, show that during the week ending September 1/ there were 277 deaths giving a ratio per mine of population of 50.66 Malarial fever accounted for 89 deaths, phthisis 34, convulsions heri-bfri 26, bronchitis 20,
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  • 53 17 r, )X —On September 18, at Singapore, to Caf tiin and Mrs. William Cox, a daughter. piRBN —On September 27, at Mt. Alma. Da'vey Hoed, Singapore, the wife of August Dithn, of a son. Warkkn— On September 23, at 99, Orchard Hoad, Singapore, the wife of George F. Warren,
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  • THE Straits Budget.
    • 1175 17 .—Straits Times, St ptember 22. There is something grotesque in the conception of an international conference on un enip’oyment, such as that which has beeo sitting at Paris. In point of fact, even at this Ute period of the world’s history, the ruling principle cf every nation is to
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    • 1237 17 —Straits Times, September 23. We should merely trifle with words if we pretonded that the report of tho Singapore Municipal Commission, of which we give the full text to day, has caused us any surprise. \bat the Comrois-ioners have found to b< the state of municipal affairs in
      —Straits Times, September 23.  -  1,237 words
    • 1248 18 -Straits Times, September 24, On the whole, the financial statement made to the Legislative Council yesterday may be considered satisfactory. Last year it was necessary, even after cutting down the expenditure side of the accounts as rigorously as possible, to forecast a deficit of $766,015 on the year’s
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    • 1120 18 sweeping changes are necessary.—Straitn iimes, September 26. It would not be fair to Jet the first deen impression caused by the Municipal CcoT mission Report pass away without erpressice admiration of the manner in which the Commissioners have performed their dntv. That it must have been a painful
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    • 1138 19 .—Straits Times, September 27. have been considerably interested in a Her sent to the North China Daily News fcy Mr. Edwards Little, who is, we believe, JDe the best known and most trusted men Shanghai. He points out in that letter e t'ar Eastern town has sunk
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    • 1073 19 —Straits Times, September 28. If a Rip van Winkle were to wake np just now, after having been asleep for fifty years, and if he began to read the references in current newspapers to the political situation in the Near East, he would congratulate himself on
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    • 91 17 o„Qt free price of tho Straits Times is $3B a year T h f r ee price of the Straits Budget is $U a 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. Strutts
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  • 28 17 DEATH. Gocj.mNd —On September 26, at the Mat* rnicv Hospital, Singapore, Elizabeth Goulding, wife of Mr. F. Goulding of the Army Ordnance Department, Pulo Brani; aged 27 years.
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  • 677 20 The Kinta Tin Mining Co. is paying a further interim dividend of 1/-. Small pox has broken out at Taiping, says our Kuala Lumpur correspondent. The Rov. Father Renard, who returned to Kuala Lumpur, last week, received a cordial welcome. The Menglembu Lode output for August was
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  • 429 20 The Khota Bharu cnrm D v, SR. -XSM 5 ofeickmss. Cholera has been kw i ,IQe in the Ula. Oat of 47 case- ij n atQ^ efl oai (Quarantine orders on Koala LeS?* 1 fat|L MmgktbaDK Lave be,n'tm^ places are entirely
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  • 217 20 This is a tale of the Yangtze valley, by William A. Rivers, author of Anglo-Chtnese Sketches,” Eumiaetc., and it is published by Messrs. Kelly aod Walsh. Some ci Mr. Rivers’ sketches have been extremely good, because they seemed to take a grip ot real characters aud give
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  • 12 21 ctriits Times is not responsible for the pll'Tos ul iU correspondent.
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  • 251 21 To the Editor of the Straits Times. On three different occasions recently columns of yonr paper you have made 10 ta‘em* nt that the Sarawak police have communicated with by telegram with ~D “to the arrest of a certain Mr. P. A g Grimes who is wanted by
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  • 1288 21 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,—The opponents of the Shipping Bill have been recently challenged to produce opinion in opposition to it from thoRO who are not financially interested in maintaining the present syetem. We can foresee the probabio answer if such opinion is expressed.
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  • 278 21 To the Editor of tho Straits Times. Sir, —I attended the performance of tho Blue Danubes at tho Theatre yesterday afternoon. Going out at half cimo, I found the irou collapsible gates locked and I could not get out until I had secured the services of a tamby,
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  • 261 21 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —In order to avoid any possible misunderstanding that may arise through the perusal of the Report of the Muni< ipal Commission as published in yonr issue of yesterday’s date, we, with your kind permission, would like to
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  • 221 22 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —Many people must have been awestruck at the great anomalies and most unwarranted irregularities in affairs Muni cipal as disclosed by the Inquiry Commis siouers, whose report appeared in the issne of your valuable paper of the
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  • 173 22 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,—Some unscrupulous people are very busily spreading the mistatement that, in order, that industries may flourish, or say. that wealth may accumulate and men not decay in Brunei, Indentured coolie labour, or,, to give it its short and correct name,
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  • 299 22 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,—After reading the report of the Municipal Commission which appeared in Friday's issue I would like to know on what grounds can the guilty parties be kept out of prison Can as much corruption be found in any other city of
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  • 411 22 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir,—lt was only recently that I noticed in your columns a paragraph relating to tlu death of a ricksha coolie in a public thorough fare, and it was remarked that the body lay, exposed to the heat and the public gaze,
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  • 75 22 (From Our Own Corrrspondrnt.) Penang, September 27. Mr. Justice Thornton has ordered the retrial of Robless, the lawyer's clerk, who was sentenced on September 6. A Chinese servant of the Hotel de l'Europe has been sentenced to six months’ imprison ment for breach of trust in regard to
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  • 71 22 (From Our Own Correspondent Kuala Lumpur, September 28. Small pox is spreading at Taiping. Details show that three caf-es were discovered on Friday,one on Saturday and fifteen on Sunday. The medical authorities are most active. Hows of attap sheds are being constructed at the
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  • 323 22 (From Our Own Comb****, Labuan, Sept tffl b« w Messrs. Salmon, J. F. and \v a t ot the Audit Office, the accounts in Labaan and Brunei to Singapore by the Marudu on u U M instant. on 22q4 Among the steamers that callow for buDker coal,
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  • 185 22 September 26, was a day of mishaps at the Swimming Club. In the forenoon Mr. P. M Robinson collided with another swimmer in the water and sprained his ankle badly, lie had to be taken ashore in a sampan. A more serious accident, however, occurred
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  • 122 22 The Malay Mail, of September 28 says. We are informed that ao M c,d on on board the P. and O. stea- er Pe ®£»«a her arrival at Port Swettenbam jesto™* While the anchor was being le l 0 k chain gave way. and in its
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  • 314 23 Thn Imperial German warship Number?, „,.nded by Captain Tiiuert, arrived in re late on Satnrday, having in tow the K "Urvoy ship Planet (Captain Domi •k) which is in need of boiler repairs. The D n pv made by these vessels
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  • 209 23 la the Supreme Coart, on September 29 Mr. Justice Fisher allowed the appeal of n Malay policeman stationed in Malacca who had been convicted on a charge of criminul breach of trust. He was represented by Mr. Braddell. The appeal of the captain and doctor of the
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  • 107 23 (From Our Own Corrrspondint.) Penang, September 24. The serang and engine driver of the Prye hock launch have been charged with the theft of two bronze propellors and a brass pomp, the property of the dock. In coupe quence of the Iobb of coal at the dock,
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  • Sporting Intelligence.
    • 542 23 Malacca Qolf Club. The ladies medal for September resulted as follows: Mrs. Collins 59—14—45 Mrs. Wolferstan 59 10 49 Miss Williams 71 20 61 Mrs. Dredge 71 20 53 Mrs. Naser 59 5 54 Mrs. Koek 66 9 67 Mrs. Lupton 74 16 68 The gentlemen’s September medal resulted
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    • 77 23 It is understood that extensive construetional alterations will shortly bo commenced at the Grand Hotel de l’Europe. The pre sent buffet is to be transferred to the High Street corner where a verandah will place of the present shops and a billiard room will be built.
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    • 354 23 Evidence was resumed on Sept. 26 in regard to the first of the twenty six summouses issued by the municipality to Sytd Omar Alsagoff for having failed to comply with certain notices. The notices required that certain alterations should be made on
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    • 153 23 Nine coolies were arraigned in the third police court, on Sept. 27, charged with rioting in Ramah Street, on the 12th inst. A gambling dispute, it appeared, had caused a breach of relations between the Lim and Tan class of Hokiens and only a battle royal could
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    • 98 23 The final round of the British Chess Championship at Oxford took place on August 26. In this Yates was playirg io a peculiar man. ner against Colman’s Sicilian defence. By clever concept on Yates fortified a pawn on B 7, and finally this strong ou'p st
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  • 2416 26 London, September 21. Renter’s correspondent is informed by an authoritative and official quarter toat the French Government regards the Cassel loan agreement as nothing les* than an attempt by Turkey to blackmail France with British assistance. The agreement is provisional, and is only effective oq October 1, in
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  • 645 27 Berlin, September 21. Negotiations with reference to the TurcoFrench loan are again interrupted. The Royal speech at the Hague Parliament expresses hope of economical progress as the result of the revision of tariff and income tax, labour insurance, and reform of the interior administration of the Netherlands Indies.
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  • SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
    • 262 27 September 22 Delta, Brit etr, Snow, Sli-tnghai, P. A O. Coy. Amiral Exelmant, Fch atr, Leclere, Antwerp, Moiue Comte K. Willem 11, Dut atr, Ilaaenoot, Amaterdam, Soi(> Agency, Ltd. Hominy Maru, Jap atr, Teranaki, Bombay, P. Simona 23 Moyune Brit atr, RiUey, Liverpool. Mansfie’d Kat Sang, But atr. Brad
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    • 171 27 September 23 Delta, Brit str, B rnlmy via poita K Willem II, But str, Batavia Humbug Maru. .Jap str. llongkorg and Japan book Sang, Brit str, Penang and Calcutta Paroo Brit str, Fremantle via ports Vtoyiine. Brit >tr, Shanghai and .Ispan Amiral Krelman Fch sir, HoDgkoug .Usage, Brit ttr,
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  • 253 28 Sinoaporb, Sbptbmbkr 28, 1010. EXCHANGE. On London —Bank 4 m/s 2/41 Demand 2/4 Private 6 m/s 2/4J do 8 m/s 2/4^ On Germany —Bank d/d 240 Private 8 m/a 244 do 6 m/s 240 1 On Franco—Bank d/d 205 Private 8 m/s 2994 do 6 m/s 8084
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  • 969 28 Sinoaporb, September 28, 1910. MINING. Issne Value. oJ Buyers. Sellers 10 10 Belat Tin 8 75 4 25 10 10 Bruang 6 3 > 6 6) 10 10 Bruseh Hyd, 4 35 5.75 10 10 Kanaboi 2.50 2 75 £1 £1 Kinta Tin 16 00 17 00
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  • 159 28 Messrs. Fraßer and Co.'s report for the F. and O. mail of September 23, statesA continued decline in London rubber share prices has been responsible for a further weakening of our market and little interest has been aroused in other sections of the market. Rubber. Of the
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  • 108 28 The Welsh tinplate industry continue* t. make unprecedent, d progress. At Uant J great advance is being made. Rrhar( j development is the decision of Messrs. KIC Thomas and Co., Limited, to augment then output at the Burry works by t reCtl krQ new mills, equipped with the
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    • 270 39 NOTICE The undersigned has appointed the AdeJphi Hotel as hit agents for the sale of -EVHA RUBBER SEEDS AND YOUNG SEEDLING8 (MANIHOT GLAZIOVII). ROBU8TA COFFEE PLANT8 (ONE FOOT HIGH), Fj AM TORO SEEDS, And desires that all nines and orders be sent to the above Hotel, where samples of Robber
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