The Straits Budget, 12 January 1911

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    28 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE “STRAITS TIMES." VOL. LXV NO. 2761 Singapore, Thursday, January, IS, 1911. ESTABLISHED OVER NAIF A CtNTWV Price 25 cents.
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    Table of Contents.
    282 1 LEADERS The Japanese Tariff 10 Stupid Impertinence.” 10 Penang's Suggestion 10 Who Owns The Air 10-11 German Aspirations 11 The Haves and Have Mots 11 Local ani> Gknkral— Local and Personal 1 Solomon Islands 2 Cholera at Traug 2 A Royal .Tester 2 New York Raid 2
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    LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
    1452 1 Considerable significance has been attached to a speech made by Sir Wilfrid Lauricr. in which it was urged that foreign ConsulsGeneral in Ottawa, Canada, should be accorded diplomatic status. It is believed that the Premier’s ultimate aim is to secure the right for Canada to conduct diplomatic
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    The Cape Station. SIKH WORKMEN’S GREETING TO SIR JOHN JACKSON. Presentation of an Address.
    552 3 Cnder date, Simon’s Town, November 16. the correspondent of the Naval and Military Gazette, writes:— During the visit of Sir John Jackson, of the well-known firm of contractors of the new docks, the Sikh workmen employed
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    Stock and Share Dealing.
    194 3 How Successfully to Huy and Sell Stocks and Shares (London Curtis (iarduer and Co. 2 61 is the title of an exceedingly useful book by the author of The Business Blue hook.” Like a w ise writer, he assumes that those who are to he his
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    THE GOVERNOR AT PENANG.
    90 3 (Kwom Oi'K Own Cohkkhi'ONDKNT). Penang, January 4. ■lis Excellency the Governor gave a dinner l;u ’ty at the Residency last night, the guests ‘"eluding Vice-Admiral Sir A. L. Winsloc, the huns. J. o. Anthonisz, A. Adams and B. ■'•ung, Lieut. Neville, (.'apt. Cayley. Mr. and h's.
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    BANKRUPTCY COURT. The Case of S. J. Judah Argued Before Mr. Justice Fisher.
    490 3 Mr. Justice Fisher sat in bankruptcy jurisdiction in the Supreme Court, on January 6, when tin; matter of in re S. J. Judah was brought to the notice of his lordship Mr. I’peott, for the Planters’ Stores
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    Sir E. W. Birch, K. C. M. G.
    158 3 It is with the greatest pleasure, says the Malay Mail, that we announce that His Majesty the King has been graciously pleased to confer the decoration of Knight Commauder of the order of St. Michael and St. George on Mr. E. W.
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    The Overseas Club.
    144 3 The efforts to organise a local branch of the Overseas Club, which has lx*e*n founded with the object of welding together the citizens of the British Empire overseas in bonds of loyalty and friendship, are meeting with a good measure of success. Mr. F. S. Clarke, of
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    A TAIPING ENGAGEMENT.
    37 3 (Fhom ()i’K Own (.’okkksponmcnt.) Kuala Lumpur, January 5. From Taiping, the engagement is aimoim e*e*d of Miss Bauliue: Stewart, sce emel elaughte r of Mrs. Voules. and apt. Beaumont, of the* Malay* States (iiiides.
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    The Straits Census. PRELIMINARY NOTICE OF LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS. Nothing To Do With Income Tax.
    344 3 Preparations are now in hand for the census of the Straits Settlements to lx* taken in March next. Mr. H. Marriott, the officer who has been deputed to superintend the arrangements, forwards a copy of a
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    AUDACIOUS GANG ROBBERY. Daring Attack on a Batu Gajah Pawnshop.
    396 3 An audacious gang robbery is rc|K>rte*el by the IjK)h pajK*r tei have eiceurreel at Batii (•ajah, e:arly on January 1. About two months ago. a Chinaman arrived in the town anei calle*d at the pawnshop and asked fen* employment, saying
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    One Gramme of Radium.
    104 3 Mr. Alton, director of the* English Radium Institute*, has c-oncluclcd the* purchase: of one gramme* of radium from the* Mines Depart me*nt of the Austrian Ministry «»f Buhlie* Works. The price* is £15,000, and the funds for the* purchase* are* be ing provided by Sir Ernest
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    THE AMERICAN CONSUL’S PLANS. Alarming Illness of His Son in New Mexico.
    409 3 In anticipation of hi* impending leave of absence Mr. .lames T. Dubois, the AmerieHii Consul-General, lias mapped out an interest* tour for himself and Mrs. Dubois. Iho probable date of their departure from Siugu* pore is March 4.
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    AUSTRALIAN FREIGHT RATES. Legislative Action to Abolish the Rebate System.
    302 3 Australia is busy putting her steamship freight system in order. She, too, ajtjK'ars to have been sulfe-riug from a rebate arrange* mesnt which in to Ih* abolished. We read in the Western Mail (Perth) correspondence written from Melltourne on I)ccetnl>er
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    THE COWAN CASE.
    105 3 (Fkc»m Our Own Cokkkspondknt.) Penang, January 6. In tin* Police Court, M. Cowan lias l>e?en charged, at the- instance' of A. W. r l ully, with forge.'ry and using as genuine' a forged documynt. It is alle'ged that a chesjue' for $1)10, payable to Mr. Could, was
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    Tyersall Palace Club. GOOD PROSPECTS OF SCHEME SUCCEEDING. The Six Per Cent. Debentures.
    782 4 Ah a first definite step towards the formation of a Country Club for Hingajiore, a circular lias iust lxx*n issued inviting subscriptions (or the 6 per cent. debentures in the M’yersall Palace scheme. From the signatures to
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    Another Use for Consols.
    85 4 sir, sail I a uamilmm barlicr, I was a hlujiM harlier oil a I'ftrittc steamer tiV«* years, Hii'l was wrecked and cast away on an islhnd ni the Hi mill Seas. I livid there for two yi ars. and nevi r saw a iinnian but j
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    HOME FOOTBALL. Christmas Matches in England and Scotland.
    710 4 Following were the home football results on December 24: Thk Lkaouk Division I. Notts Forest (1) vs. Tottenham Hotspur (2). Kverton (4) vs. Bristol City (3). Woolwich Arsenal (2) vs. Notts County <»)• Oldham Athletic (1) vs. Sheffield \NednesBlackburn Rovers r vs.
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    MR. BAILEY'S HORSES. Result of Newmarket Bloodstock Sales.
    177 4 At the Newmarket bloodstock sales on December 5, the following horses belonging to the estate of the late Mr. W. W. Hailey were sold: Ob. Goldseeking Boy. eh e, 8 yrs., by Carbine —-Goldseeking (iirl, Mr. Harding B*2o Venture, b c, 4
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    ALL HOPE ABANDONED. Liner and Dredger Numbered Amongst the Missing.
    143 4 All hope has been abandoned of the safety of the British India liner Abhona. The vessel, a new twin-screw ship, left Plymouth on November 4, and should have arrived at Port Said a week later. On November 7, the captain
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    THE WALKER TROPHY.
    25 4 (From Our Own Cokkkspondknt.) Penang, .fan nary 4. In the competition for the Walker Trophy, the Penang ladies team has scored 190.
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    I. 0. G. T. New Year Social.
    132 4 On January 5, the men of Kent Lodge of the International Order of Good Templars, opened their New Year session with a social concert, which was held at Mr. Gill’s residence. There was a good attendance of members and friends, Quito a good
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    Chinese Actors. CLEVER COMPANY PERFORMS IN LONDON. Artistic, Curious and Delightful.
    456 4 A London paper, referring to the performauce of a company of Chinese actors m the metropolis, waxes enthusiastic on the merits of the novel show, thus: London is ever koen to welcome a novelty, and the Chinese players who
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    Greetings From Home.
    112 4 During the month ended December ft, 12,800 mail-bags were despatched from England to India, China, and Ceylon, as compared with 11,900 for the corresponding period of last year. 5,400 bags were sent to Australia (via Italy) as against 5,000, and to New Zealand there were sent 2,100
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    Visit of Sir John Jackson.
    94 4 Fresh from the successful completion of the naval dockyard at Simon’s Town, South Africa, Sir John Jackson is travelling eastward and will visit Singapore next month. He is at present in India, and his proposed visit to Singapore is in the nature of a special
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    Sarawak Government Appointments.
    101 4 Recent appointments gazetted in the curlent issue of the Sarawak Government Gazette are:—Mr. H. S. B. Johnson, Resident of Lower Rejang, to do duty in the first division; Mr. Johnson will lx: attached to the Resident's office: Mr. W. J. M Shaw Resident of Muka. to be
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    The Freight Bill. SIR T. SUTHERLAND SPEECH IN LONDON. Who is at the B of It?
    969 5 The mail brings a full/ t u am t). Company's annual ip u u h* on fl don on December 13, wlf chairman. Sir m Thomas Sutherland, nu/‘ xv ltmai k up* on the
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    THE HONGKONG BANK. Fourth Annual Staff Dinner in London.
    224 5 A memorable evening was sjs nt in London, on December 15, by the staff of the Hongkong ami Shanghai Banking Corjxiration and their numerous guests, the occasion ls*ing the fourth annual dinner of the bank. A largo and enthusiastic comjiany. which
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    JOHORE STATE RAILWAY. Financial Estimates for the Current Year.
    219 5 The estimates of revenue and expenditure of the Johore State Railway for 1911 show that the actual receijits in 1909 were 990,285 the revised estimate for 1910 is 9159.444* and the estimate for this year is 9220.000. Tlie apjmived estimate of
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    THE MUNICIPAL COMMISSION. Member Who Has no Time to Attend Committees.
    387 5 Mr. F. .1, Hallifax presided over the Singapore Municipal Commissioners for the first time on January 6. The other members of the board present were Messrs. J. Carapiet, A. J. W. Watkins, F. E. Jago, W. Peacock, Tan Khcam
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    HEALTH OF THE CHINA FLEET. Marked Decrease in the Record of Sickness.
    308 5 The return of the health of the China Station shows that the squadron employed ou the Station during 19()9 consisted of 25 vessels—namely, tt cruisers, 8 gunlxiats, 8 sloops, 10 river steamers, 1 desjiatch vessel, 1 surveying vessel,
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    THE INCOME TAX.
    86 5 (Fkom ()ub Own Corrkhpondknt.) Penang, January 6. The Chinese Chamber of Commerce have resolved to ask Government, in jilace of the income tax, to levy a house and land tax of one month's rent jx*r annum, the landlord and the tenant each (laying one-half. They will also
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    Legislative Council.
    109 5 At a meeting of the Legislative Council to be held on Friday, January 27, the Bankruptcy Ordinance Amendment Bill (bill to amend the Bankruptcy Ordinance 1888), the Tamil Immigration Fund Ordinance Amendment Bill (bill to amend the Tamil Immigration Fund Ordinance 1908), and the Labuan Bill (bill to
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    The Government Gazette.
    85 5 It is notified in the current issue of the Government Gazette that Monday, the 80th inst. and Tuesday the 81st, will be observed as bank holidays in tin; Colony for the Chinese New Year. All the Government offices will be closed. The appointments gazetted include Mr. L.
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    British Hospitality. AS SEEN BY AN AMERICAN VISITOR. The Humorous Side.
    629 5 (>m* of the* moHt delightful pieces social satire, quite in the manner of Mark Tw, in, apjxars in tlie Lady’s Realm for November. An American visitor describes Rritish hospitality in a most amusing way. Invited to a country house-party,
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    THE GOVERNOR’S TOUR.
    38 5 (Fhom Our Own Corkkspondknt.) Penang, January 0. His Excellency the Governor and suite left at two o’clock this afternoon for Kuala Kangsar. Vice Admiral Sir A. L. Win sloe will join the party at Taiping.
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    Who Invented the Income-tax?
    143 5 Apart from archaeological questions, the real inventor of our modern income-tax was probably one of those unbusinesslike dons of Oriel College at whom Cecil Rhodes scoffed for being children in financial affairs, it seems to have been suggested to Pitt by Dr. Henry Beeke, a Fellow
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    King Edward Memorial. TEXT OF APPEAL ISSUED BY THE COMMITTEE. The Claims of the Medical School.
    976 6 The following in tin* text of the ap|x-al which in ihhuwl in connection with tiara omorial to Ins lute Majesty King Kdward VII SillgU|H,l e, Decernls-I is, 1910. Dkau Him, At n public meeting
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    POSTAGE STAMPS. Interesting Details of New Issue for Trengganu.
    538 6 The new st<iim| >h of Trenggann are alMiiit due I*, arrive in thin country. writes Mi. .1. Melville in tlm IjoihIoii Daily Telegraph. Collectors are often surprised at tin* eail) news \v1 1 i<*li filters out on tlir < ontim nt
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    Dr. Lim Boon Keng at Amoy.
    155 6 During a recent short visit to Amoy, Dr. Him Hoon Kong, who is the liudical delegate of the lni|N>rial (’liinese Commission to the International Hygiene Exhibition at Dresden, was invited to lecture on the place of the Confueian Ethics in Modern Chinese Education, a
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    THE MURDER OF AN ENGLISHMAN Authentic Details of the Tragedy in Siam
    465 6 n« to the Bangkok Tin ten of Dceemltcr '2‘J. Mr. Hamilton Prut Mauagei ~f the Bombay Biirmah Trailing t nrporatimi 'vrsterdav’s mail from Chiengmai brought Hist detailed account of tlic late dacoity iiproimtry. Messrs. Miller ami Hutchinson were.
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    Pall Mall Magazine.
    134 6 We have received lately the Christmas ami New Year numbers of the Pall Mall Magazine. and note with pleasure the •peat Ix-auty of the illustrations, ami the high quality of the descriptive articles and the stories in this l>cst of the Knglisli magazines. Care is taken to
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    Sat Down Before A Train.
    121 6 An accident which he was helpless to avert was witnessed by the driver of a train on the Singapore ami Johore Railway on January 9. About 7| miles out Bukit Timah way he saw, on the line on which he was travelling, a Chinaman. He
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    The Rainfall.
    107 6 Although rain has fallen every day since the Ix-ginning of the year, meteorological returns show that the total recorded in Singapore up to 8 a.m„ on January 8, is only 658 inches. The amount is made J l as follows: January Ist, o‘2Bins., ‘2nd. 88ins., Brd. l-68ins., 4th.
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    The Income Tax. VIEWS OF CHINESE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. A Petition to the Governor.
    385 6 The Secret® vof the C hinese* Chamber of Commerce, Start™* forward* the follow j„„ remit of a meeting ot the Chamber held jon January 7« vi'h a request that we give 11 A public meeug was
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    NEW NATIVE REGIMENT. The 3rd Brahmans Arrive to Replace 99th Deccan Infantry.
    235 6 Shortly after six a.m. on JrtA ary 10 the British transport Northbrook as sighted beyond Sultan Shoal and by 9 o’clock she was in port awaiting the medic* inspection of the native trttojis alxiard who live come to
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    Counterfeit Coins in Singapore.
    163 6 There is reason to believe that a large number of counterfeit coins—fifty-cent and dollar pieces are in circulation in Singapore at present. In the last few* days the lx dice have acquired quite a good collection of specimens, one big haul being made on Jan. L'hiuaman
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    Abdul Hamid CURIOUS STORIES OF PALACE AND HAREM.
    1120 8 From U»pijhli>hrd Documents For tin* lleeemlier Fortnightly and from unpublished documents. In y ssaphides and lb tie Lara have compiled an article of great historical interest dealing with tin Ultimate life and character of the deposed Sultan of Turkey. MhIiiI Hamid II.
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    OVERLAND TO THE FAR EAST. Nine and a Half Days from Paris To Peking.
    297 8 lni|Mirtant new departures may. ere lone, says Kneiiiccrine, Im- kMiked tor ill the railway eonneetioii Im-tween Western Kurope and the Far Fast, and the plans in question ap|N-ar to Im- regarded with the same lively interest
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    Comtelburo Business Calendar.
    150 8 I lie ('oiutclburo business Calendar, for which Messrs. Kelly and Walsh are local agents, is a really wonderful Ixiok. It gives information about all the holidays in the world, names the world's commodities ami their usual form of quotation, gives the w orld s exchange rates, and
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    H. M. S. Minotaur.
    78 8 The flagship Minotaur, which recently went up to Penang, taking Vice-Admiral Sir A. L. Win sloe, is expected to return here on on Jan nary 10 or 11. It is understood that she will make no lengthened stay here hut will leave almost immediately for Hongkong,
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    Sarawak Schooner Wrecked.
    65 8 It is reported from Sarawak that the schooner Suka Hati owned by Yeo Huan Chow, of Chop ban link, was totally wrocked on S ham 1 1 Bar on Christmas Day while com ing from Oya to Kuching. Her cargo consisted a r Vttluwi »t|l,Hoo urn! ».)00
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    Nigeria Mining Law. NEW REGULATIONS AFFECTING TIN INDUSTRY. Imposition of a Royalty.
    943 8 New mining laws have recently Invii pro claimed in Northern Nigeria apparent I r<‘pealing the existing law of 1002. though the measure din s not s|K*eitically say so. 1 he Financier gives a resume of the rules which.
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    THE OIL WAR. Views from Amsterdam on Present Tension.
    399 8 A correspondent of the Financial News, writing from Amsterdam last month, said Humours seem to indicate that the tension between the Koval Dutch Shell group and the Standard Oif Company is not yet at an end. The Standard Oil Company is
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    Aviation in India.
    134 8 Interviewed by an Indian Daily News representative at Calcutta, on December 22, Mr. Kruest Ksdaile said there were at present in India thi'tn* parties of aviators. Captain Windham and his party were under contract to Hy only at the Allahabad Fxhibition up to the end of February.
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    Local Mortality Returns.
    250 8 I he mortality returns for Singapore, issued by the Registrar of Births and Deaths, show that during the week ending December 31, there were 191 deaths, giving a ratio per inille of population of 34.93. Malarial fever accounted for 45 deaths, phthisis 19, convulsions 17, beriberi 18,
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    Mile End Battle. THE EXTRAORDINARY AFFAIR IN THE EAST END. Guards Fire 400 Rounds.
    1004 9 Some further light is thrown upon the extraordinary battle which was briefly rejH>rtt*d by Reuter to have occurred last week in the East End of London in connection w ith the siege of a house which
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    SINGAPORE ASSIZES. Charges of Cheating Tried by the Chief Justice.
    773 9 Before the Chief Justice, on January 5, Mitchell alias McDuft pleaded not guilty to several indictments charging him with cheating. The Crow’ll was represented by Mr. R. C. Edmonds, while accost'd conducted his own defence. The deputy public prosecutor )M)int<‘d
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    TIN RETURNS.
    376 9 The result of Operations at the Tronoh Mines during the month of December 1910 is as follows Output.—Tributers’ ore 154.68 jx:ls., mine ore 3,429.32 pels. Total 3,584 jxds. Value. —Tributers’ ore $7,781.77, mine ore 31H2.H1H.H6. Total $190,550.63. Kxtimatcd profit. —Tributers'ore $1.065.Hi, mine ore $75,600.3H. Total profit $76,666.22. Karang
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    Persia’s Opium Trade.
    137 9 The British Consular rejxirt on the trade of Bushire for 1909-10 notes that the opium crop was again g<xd. China again received considerably more of the export than the United Kingdom, the figures being China, 58 tons against United Kingdom, 80 tons. This might seem strange at
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  • SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
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      Bowling.
      166 9 Tanglin Club Competitions. We are asked to say that the following Tanglin Club bowling competitions have been arranged for January: President’s Prize, held on January 12, 18 and 14. A handicap competition o|x;n to all members. Entries close on January 10. Gold Medal, held on January 17. A handicap
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      Football.
      200 9 League Matches. A London wire of December 26, gives the follow ing results League, Division 1 Liverpool 1, Sheffield United 1 Sunderland 2, Oldham 2 Notts County 1, Middlesbrough 0 Bradford City 1, Manchester City 0 Bristol City 2, Preston North End 0 Sheffield Wednesday 2, Blackburn Rovers 0;
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      Golf.
      204 9 Match at Teluk Kurau. A medal competition took place on .Ian. 8 over the Teluk Kurau course for a cup presented by the Teluk Kurau Mess. The cup was woii by Mr. R. H. Sharjx', with the excellent score of 78. Scores R. H. Sharpe 89+85 74 4 78
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      Rifle Shooting.
      137 9 Changes in 1911. The year 1911 will lx; a notable one in the history of rifle shooting, writes F. \V. Walker in the Evening Standard. The Coronation Bisley of the National Rifle Assoeiation will alone make the year exceptional, with the King-Emperor as the new Patron and Chief.
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      104 9 Property Sales. The following Singapore projierties have Ixscn disposed of by auction at Messrs. Powell ami Co.’h sale-room :—Freehold land fronting the sea off Confederate Estate Road, area 1,561 square feet, being part of Grant 2, together with the house thereon, known as HI2 off Confederate Estate Road, II. Sotnapah
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    BIRTHS.
    47 10 C'I’KKY. On January H. Mim. f'lirry, wife of Dr. K. O. < urry, of a tlaiiphUr. Ckaik.—On January H. at Sinpa|N*rt*. the wift* of l>. Mel it*o(l (Yaik, of a daughter. Bahlow.-llhwiiilmt 10. at Hidcford. N. DoVfll, wife of A. 11. II oward Harlow, of Bangkok, hoii.
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      THE JAPANESE TARIFF.
      1074 10 tliiiii ii ronimriviul injury- Striiits I inn .Imitut We tried once to picture John Bull, good man. blushing at the thought that lie was Oil the verge of losing his temper with his bosom friend Yen Kin Kwan o! Japan. Since then lie has hardly been able
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      “STUPID IMPERTINENCE.”
      1138 10 Straits Times. .Imiuarv tf. Glancing ovei some old letters the otliei dav. we came across one wiittcii by mi eminent planter expert about nine months ago to sternly rebuke the "stupid imper tinenee of a lucre journalist w ho had dared to question flic accuracy of his forecast
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      PENANG’S SUGGESTION.
      1145 10 Straits Times. January 7. finite a good suggestion has been made 1 the Chinese Chandler of Commerce at '< Penang, with reference to the raising of I more revenue if such be required. It is that 1 a sum equal to one month's rent of all houses be
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      WHO OWNS THE AIR?
      1051 10 Straits Times. January ‘J. It is being rumoured that, within the next week or two. the people of Singapore will see tin* first attempt to fly ever made in this part of tin* world. I hat clever aviator. Mr. Van Den Horn, who has east in
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      GERMAN ASPIRATIONS.
      1083 11 end can be attained in peace.—Straits Times, January 10. Recent mail papers are very tall of the Anglo-German question, though, indeed, it would be more correct toexpress it the (ierman question without any Anglo prefix. The great speech delivered by Herr Hethmann in the Reichstag early in December
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      THE HAVES AND HAVE NOTS.
      1165 11 Straits Times, .January 11. Exaggeration is a lamp for the illumination of truth. When a commonplace; fact ought to receive more than commonplace notice the; best way to ensure' the desired result is to e;ast on the* normal some* glare of coloured light that will
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      91 10 Th* Po«t fr*# pries of tin* Straits Timrs la ,i ytj.ir, Tha post free price of the Straits Hiatgrt it $l4 a year. It ia ot neceaaarv to aubaenbe for a year. The aubacriptiona for ahorter perioda are at the aame proix>rtionate rate aa for a year. The Straits Hudgrt
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    50 10 HEATHS. Wkk. —On January 10, at her residence. Chin Svvcc Bond, Singa|K,re, Mrs. Wee Sim Eng. Ik loved mother of Mr. Wee'I'hong Poll. Funeral on Sunday, January r >, at Id tun. DlBTIlKI.M. At Bangkok, from Cholera, on January Hi, Mr. W. If. Iliethelni, son of Mr. II. Iliethelni of
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    SUPPRESSION OF GAMBLING. Agent for a Chinese Lottery Heavily Penalised.
    321 11 The recent activity of the Gambling Suppression Department is bearing fruit. In the third police court, on January 11, two eases of some importance were tried by Mr. Hobinsou, one involving charges of being concerned in a Hankow lottery and
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    Death of Sir John Aird.
    193 11 We understand that a cable was received from home on Saturday morning announcing the death, th(' previous evening, of Sir John Aird. head of the firm of >lOllll Aird and Sons, who are at present eugagtd on an extensive contract in connection with harbour improvelimits
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    Allegation of Reckless Driving.
    227 11 Mr. Alexander Mitchell Smith, of Messrs. I Topliam, Jones and Kailton’s stall, appeared jin the district court on January 11, in answer to a summons charging him with reckless driving of a motor-car in Orchard j Bond on December *27 last, and also with driving the
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    A Resthouse Story. TALE OF THE MALAYAN FOOTHILLS.
    2424 12  -  By Sir Hugh Clifford. An interesting little story of Malaya in told by Sir Hugh Clifford in a recent issue of tin; London Magazine, from which we take the liberty of reproducing it: Crank, the naturalist, who on an insigniti rant income
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    COLLISIONS AT SEA. Proposal to Alter the Present Regulations.
    320 12 The Hoard of Trade have forwarded a lengthy communication to the Imperial Merchant Service Guild asking the opinion of that liody upon points raised in connection with the promised alteration of the Regulations for Preventing Collisions at sea. These alterations include:
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    Payment of Members.
    78 12 The Rangoon Gazette, of the sth inst., is responsible for the following interpretation of a Reuter telegram from London, dated December HO: The Times is informed that Government has notified the Labour party that the salaries of members of the House of Commons will be 4!5<X) a
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    Damages for Libel. LORD KNOLLYS’ DAUGHTER AND JOHN BULL. The Paper Pays £500.
    584 12 Tlu* Hon. Alexandra Louvima Knollys, daughter of Lord and Lady Knollys, recovert*d £.*>»H> daman s on December Id with re* hiH'd u. a mo puWiHlKHl III .lolm Bull on Man li 12, the defendants being dolin Bull,
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    Supreme Court Comedy.
    155 12 While the bench and bar and jury were all engrossed in the hearing of a case at the Assizes on January 9, a Eurasian calmly walked into the court, lifted a waterproof coat belonging to Mr. Bidwell, a jurvman, from a rail at that gentleman s back,
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    THE PRICE OF TIN.
    40 12 (From our Own Corrkspondknt.) Kuala Lumpur, January 10. The price of tin in Kinta is expected to reach tIOO owing to decreased output. Few new mines are opening owing to capital being tied up in rubber.
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    Reuter’s Telegrams.
    1476 13 London, January 4. The papers publish outlines of the sickness and invalidity insurance bill which has been communicated to friendly societies by Mr. lJoyd George. The bill provides compulsory insurance through societies of all workers not earning £l6O per annum for a minimun of five shillings per week,
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    German Telegrams
    454 13 Berlin. January I The Russian Government announces, and the German Government confirms the con- I tin nance of Russo-German negotiations con- corning Persia. The result will be embodied either in a i special exchange of notes or by a special Russo-German agreement. The German ant-Arctic Filehner expedi- j
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    World’s Biggest Apple.
    228 13 Mr. Albert Duthoit, of Melbourne, has received the following from one of his London correspondents :—The biggest apple in the world, probably the biggest that has ever been grown, was sold at Covent Garden on October 19. The apple, which is a beautifully proportioned and coloured Gloria
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  • SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
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      Arrivals.
      333 13 January 4 Piteanulok Oer str, Reinuer, Kwatow, Behn Mever F. F, Ferdinand, Aus str, Cabal, Hongkong, Kautenberg Schmidt Banco., Brit str, Collyer, Bombay, F, A O. Coy. Bon Hcgendorp, Dut atr, Brugmuau, Belawaa, Ships Agency, Ltd. 5 Mnhidol, Siam str, Svarrcr, Bungk k, Mast Asiatic Coy. Wilhelm, Brit str,
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      Clearances.
      288 13 January 4 Eden dale, Brit str, Samarang via ports A*<lang Siam atr, Bangkok via porta Hakata Maru, Jap air, Colombo aud Bombay 5 Alcincut, Brit atr, Antwerp via porta Cheang Hock Kian, Dut str, Bagau Breid, Nor str, Bangkok Taroha, Brit str, Madras via porta llama, Brit str, Kobe
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    The King of Siam. CELEBRATION OF HIS MAJESTY'S BIRTHDAY. A Speech From The Throne.
    1125 14 The Kiiioi Siam celebrated his hit tliday ou the Ist inst. and held an audience in the (jrrand I'al&rc, when ail address was read oil in-halt of the I'l iliees of the Koy.il House and Officers
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    SELANGOR RACES.
    415 14 Entries for Next Kuala Lumpur Meeting. I I'ltOM 0(1, (>\NN l'oltliKseoMO-Si d Kuala Lumpur. January ID. I he follow mg entries have liecn received for l he forthcoming races at Kuala Lumpur: Kikst lh\. (iritlin I face. Tam o Shanter. I le.it Id,.ink. 11 mIm 1 r Nine,
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    TYERSALL PALACE CLUB.
    128 14 We iiiuli istand that there is some reluct anre In give promises to take up debentures in the Tyersall Palace Club scheme Ixs ause the nature of the liability is not explained. Really the position is this the present Committee was formed for the purpose of ascertaining
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    TRADE AND FINANCE
    231 14 SlNOAPOBK, JANUAKY 11. 1911 EXCHANGE. On London —Bank 4 m/s Wl Demand *l*tf Private 6 m/s 2/4 J,', do 8 m/s 2/4} On Germany —Bank d/ J Private 8 m/e 244 do 6 m/s 246| On franc* -Bank d/d Private 8 m's do 6 m/s 308} On
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    STOCKS AND SHARES.
    1012 14 Sinoaposk, Jamahy 11. 1911 MINING. Issue 7x Value cC Buyers Sellers 10 10 Belat Tiu 5 00 5 30 10 10 Bruaug b 00 6 50 10 10 Bruseh PI yd. 5.0c 10 10 Kanabci 1 75 2 00 £T £1 Kin la Tiu 16 50 17.00
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      429 15 Electrical, Mechanical, Marine Civil Engineers Shipbuilders ESTATE TOOLS. STORES AND REQUISITES. book*. Prompt Delivery. PROPRIETORS OF THE M PAT TAPPINO KNIFE. BERTRAM’S Rubber Machinery AWARDED 1st PRIZE AND GOLD MEDAL. SINGAPORE. 1910. Rubber Factories, Drying Sheds, Smoke Houses. Coolie Lines, etc-., etc. Ectiuatea and designs free. LARGE: STOCKS HELD of
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      83 15 THE 1C AUTOLUX” 9 A Gravity Lamp of 700 and 1,000 candle power NO ARTIFICIAL PRESSURE. O 'EAT SAVING IN SPARE PARTS. BRILLIANT LIGHT GIVER. CAN BE CARED FOR BY ANYBODY. NO COMPLICATED PARTS. GREATEST ADAPTABILITY. LIGHTS IMMEDIATELY. SIMPLE, INEXPLOSIVE A ECONOMICAL. Agentsi 6ADELIUS CO., Singapore. 811 I k I
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      190 16 ERSKINE, LD. SO LB SOBNTS POM HORNSBY’S GAS ENGINE AND SUCTION GAS PLANT. (SUITABLE FOR ANTHRACITE, COKE, CHARCOAL AND OTHER FUELS). NOW IN U8E ON NUMER0U8 E8TATE8, BIG 8UCCE88. AGlim row HORNSBY’S OIL ENGINE. THE M08T ECONOMICAL PLANT EXI8TENT. EA8ILY OPERATED. SMALL OIL CONSUMPTION I NO NAKED FLAME I NO
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      21 16 t McKENZIE’S Quinine? 3pon Icife tfonic AN EXCELLENT REMEDY FOR NEURALOIA, NERVOUSNESS, LOSS OF APPETITE, ETC. 9 I SS'‘CtSmM PER BOTTLE.
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  • The Straits Budget RUBBER SUPPLEMENT.
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      LONDON AND SINGAPORE RUBBER PRICES. STOCK EXCHANGE, CLOSING PRICES, AND SINGAPORE QUOTATIONS ON DECEMBER 15.
      1355 1 A number of shares in which local investors are interested are not quoted in local share lists, and there are occasionally wide margins between quotations here and in Londou We quote below the best available
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      Contents.
      119 2 London and Sinoacokk Ruubkk Pricks Grnkkal Hmilop Bul.fx r Company A Whine* Bul.fxr Estates... *f December Rubber Returns 4 Rubber Theft** Rubber and tin* Conference K. M. S. Rubber Duties 4 Estates in Java Siak (Sumatra) l{ublx*i Estates Uriiihlii Share < alls Rubber l*roM|xmts 'I'll*; Rubber Industry w Taiiqx-nis
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      LONDON RUBBER PRICES.
      84 2 (PHOM A MALACCA CoKKRHHONItBNT.) Till* following prices have Im-cii received tin* past week January 4 Kino I’am r»/4 a r,/2* H fi/1 in W2i II */’<* Kuala Lumpur. January MeHsrs. A. i\ llar|M-r and Co. an* in receipt of a telegram the following i'ublH*r prices Fine sheet
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      Tea and Rubber in Java.
      160 2 Witli reference to tlic tea and t in dliHtricH in Java, some recent remarks by Professor I>. Labls'i ton are of interest as coming from one who has made a particular study of the subject. The Professor said that tea was ahead capitally, and lie
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      Glen Bervie Rubber. SECOND ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Prospects of the Company.
      1786 2 The second annual general meeting of the shareholders ,.l the Clou Itorvie Uubliert om puny. Limited, was held on December II at the offices of the company. Mincing Lane House, Lastchcup, K.C. Air. NN. I*, do BMaclarcn presided, and.
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      LABOUR DIFFICULTIES.
      561 2 An East African Company Seriously Affected. The report of the East African Rubber limitation Company, Limited, states that the directors regret to rejiort that the output of rubber has tarn materially affected by a shortage m the labour supply. In January, 1*10 Mr. I. Hogg Robertson found that
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      Correspondence.
      13 2 The Straits Times, is not resjxn.siblo for the opinien.s c*t its convsjxindents.
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      Indragiri Rubber Co., Ltd.
      392 2 To tin* Kditov of tin* Straits Times. Sir, 1 have noticed two or three torsi* references in your paper latoly regarding the Moroni Rubber Kstates. showing the predated output, and the results obtain* si: at last dragged from the Honourable Company of Adventurers." There are unfortunately
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      Pahang Consolidated. FUTURE AS RUBBER-PRODUCING COMPANY. Satisfactory Shipments.
      1059 3 The; fourth ordinary general me*e;ting of tin* shareholders of the Pahang Consolidated Company, Ltd., was held on December 16 at Winchester House*, Old Broad-street, London, K.l\, Mr. J. K. Champuey (chairman of the company) pre*sieling. The chairman said he was sure that
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      LUMUT RUBBER ESTATES. Anticipated Adjustment of the Labour Shortage.
      571 3 The ffrst annual general meeting of the Lumut Hublier Kstates. Ltd., was held on December 16. at the rooms of the London (.'handier of Commerce, Sir William Adamson, C.M.G., presiding. The Chairman, in moving the adoption of the report, said that
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      DUNLOP RUBBER COMPANY. Famine Prices When There Was No Famine.
      1042 3 Mr. Harvey Du Cross, who presided at the annual meeting of the Dunlop Rubber Company in London last month, made some interesting remarks upon rubber prices. They are reproduced below from an extended re|K)rt of the sj>eech With regard to
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      COMPANY FLOTATION. Stockbroker’s Claim on a Rubber Promotion.
      762 3 In the Lord Mayor’s Court, before the Recorder (Sir Forrest Fulton, K. C.) and a jury, Mr. Henry Francis Augustus Roche, stockbroker, of I)rapers’-gardens, K. t\, and a member of the London Stock Kxchange, sued Mr. Kdwin Hocking Hallamore, accountant, Mansion Hnusc-chnmlters,
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      MANDAI TEKONG ESTATES. Good Growth of Trees and High Price for Rubber.
      798 4 Tin* statutory of the Mandat Tekont* (Kiuffa|>orc) Itubls-i- Kata ten, Limited, W'as held on January 7 in the offices of the company, at .7 Maliwoa Street. Mr. Lee Clioon Omni presided and the uttendanee included Messrs. Choa <iiavi|4
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      The Jimah Investigation.
      88 4 At a private meeting of .liniuh shareholders, held on .lanuary 5, Messrs. I). lb Mim hie, Seymour Ihickiughuni, and Chew Poll woe uppiiuU-d (in accordance with the directors' circular letter dated Doeemlier 16, 1910,) inemls'rs of the proposed committee of investigation. It was also decided that a
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      DECEMBER RUBBER RETURNS.
      923 4 Glenshiel Ituhlier Estates, Ltd. I>ci*embei 6.607 lbs. Total for twelve months 48.97 1 lbs. Total for same period last year o.679 lbs. Inch Kenneth Rubber Estates, Ltd. Decemlier 17.770 Ills. Total for seven months 101,170 lbs. Total for same periml last year 62,709 lbs. A lor Gajah
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      VINE & GENERAL RUBBER TRUST. The Guiguet Machine in Madagascar Forests.
      511 4 VINE GENERAL RUBBER TRUST. The Guiguet Machine in Madagascar Forests. Ail extraordinary general meeting of the 1 i Vine and General Rublier Trust, Ltd., was held in London, at Salisbury House. LondonWall, to receive a report from the directors and the company's exjierts’ report on the working of the Guiguet
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      AYER MOLEK RUBBER CO. The Directors’ Report on a Year’s Working.
      426 4 The first annual meeting of the Ayer Molok Rubber Co. is to be held at Malacca on Saturday next, when the report of the directors for the year ended October 31 last will be submitted for adoption. The reiiort
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      RUBBER THEFTS. Police Effect a Capture on the Klang River.
      152 4 Recently the Klang police were informed that stolen rubber was being conveyed to Klang by boat, anti they kept strict w’atch. The thieves, however, were too cute and evaded capture. About a fortnight ago the police were informed that alleged
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      Rubber and the Conference.
      157 4 Ihe huhlier World make* this comment on the Freight and Steamship bill-The Anti-C ouference bill has passed its third reading in the Legislative Council of the Straits Settlements, and it now awaitH the Royal assent. The bill provides that the Straits Governor in Council shall be
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      F. M. S. Rubber Duties.
      77 4 Ihe b M. S. Government Gazette contains the following prices for the period from January b to J 9, inclusive, of cultivated rubber on which the rubber export duty is leviable on an ad valorem basis in Perak, Selangor, Negri Sembilan and Pahang Sheet and
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      Estates in Java. THE QUESTION OF FREEHOLD EXPROPRIATION. New Law Described.
      1326 5 A correspondent contributes the following interesting article on Freehold Estates in Java to The Times After its acceptance by the First Chamber of the States General on November 4, the Second Chamber already having passed it, the Hill brought
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      Siak (Sumatra) Rubber Estates.
      180 5 The secretaries of the Siak (Sumatra) Rubber Estates, Limited, have issued a circular to the shareholders in which they state —The negotiations which the directors have been conducting for some few months past for the sale of a moiety of the company ’s property have at
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      Rembia Share Calls.
      107 5 A call of 2s. fid. per share lx-came payable on the Ist instant on the partly paid shares of the Kembia Rubber Estates, Ltd., making them 17s. fid. paid. The Java Bode, in reviewing the past year, dwells upon the rush for rubber land there in 1910,
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      Rubber In Siam. THE BANG NARA AND JENDERATA COMPANIES. Shareholders’ Meetings in Bangkok.
      1087 5 Tilt* first annual general meeting of share holders in the Hang Nara Rublx'r Co., Ltd.. was held at Bangkok, on Decoinl>or 30, Mr. 1 R. Clifford Oosnell presiding. The chair- 1 man remarked that there were a
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      RUBBER PROSPECTS. Words of Comfort for Nervous Holders.
      630 5 Nervous holders of rublxr shares may find comfort from the following by Mr. Howland W. Cater in the Financier: —Growth of consumption absolutely must continue. Until quite recently balloon fabrics were manufactured exclusively of varnished silks, but to-day they are of rubber-coated
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      The Rubber Industry. POSSIBLE ACTIVITY IN THE COMING SPRING. Company Notices.
      1029 6 The Lomlon uii'l China K\press of Ihs'cm her 16, publishes the following ib*ms rcs|s-ct ing the niblicr industry The market for I'ara has ls*en <jmet (lining the w«H*k. ami prices have Ih*cii easier. Haid Fine liooeinhcr delivery sold at
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      TAMPENIS ESTATE CASE. Successful Suit to Recover on a Sale.
      352 6 As briefly recorded in our issue of January 4, Mr. Justice Fisher lias given judgment in favour of the TiinqM.-nis oeonut and Huhls r Plantations. Lb!.,against 110 Yangl’cngin res|s*.et of the purchase price. £62.000 less 55,(NX) paid on deposit, of
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      Mergui Rubber Estates.
      168 6 It will Ih* seen tliat “The Honourable Company of Adventurers” has taken the hint of a correspondent and has issued a re|s*rt of output. This shows that in tin; month of Decemlsr 826 Ihs. was collecbxl, inakiii(T the tebil te date 1,875 Ihs. On turning te the
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      Recent Estate Inventions.
      132 6 Tim Itcocnt of Pahang in Council luih granted Christian Nieuwenhuis, of Blackwator hstate. Kiting, ami .Jacques de of Hrn«ahin« Kstate, this exclusive privilege of making, selling and usin« in the State of I aliauy. for I our teen years trout February *2f. last, an invention for the
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      BRIEH RUBBER ESTATE. Chairman Reviews the Operations of the Company.
      905 6 ■n„. cirdiiiaiy tl„. Ilri. li llill.l»'i Katau Llimu-I. K in London, "ii Deceinhci .1 o,,. meeting Mur .nil. «li" |'r.'«l.l>il. uddri'ss at l.-ni'tl. find, in ruterruii; 1 Tlicru said in Uh- oOiih irnmita. now rr,.mills only four i.tl,.'.; arcniiiits mi
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      THE SIAK INDRAPOERA MUDDLE. No Charge of Deception Against the Directors.
      194 6 n meeting of the sink IndraiT'lw Co in Shanghai. Dr. Marshall, SSSlIttSm- nt C apita, and Coo., meree the following letter wliuh lie had rewired from Mr. 11. Country Club. Shanghai. December 17, 1910. Mv dear Marshall. You have
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      F. M. S. Rubber Exports.
      141 6 Following is the comparative statement of cultivated rubber exerted during the years 1910 and 1909 Kxported Total exduring port during NoveinlxT. 1910 the year, lbs. ll>s. Perak 808.226 2.209.534 Selangor 706.849 7.495.998 Negri Sembilan 142,338 1.267.456 Pahang 724 4,869 Total 1.153.187 10.977.857 F,xjx>rt during nituilar
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      JAPANNED ENGLISH.
      227 6 A com*s|H>mlent tells us that the following Report From was left at a well-known rest-house in the State of .lohore by a party of the numerous Japanese who swarm about here.” It is quite nicely printed, but why it is in English—and such English!—is a point as to
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