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in me to Singapore in 1579 as an assistant shed on the wharf and a doctor was sent Soldiers and Sailors in uniforma Half-price. Burroughs and Watts
to Messrs. Boustend and Co. He was in for. When he arrived the por wome their service till 1982 and then left to was conscious, and her first words were a billet on the Paya Jämt request to the doctor asking that he would take up tabacco estate. Langkat, Suantin. then dar the men out of the shed halore Lo under the managerghip of Mr Rober examined her. **I am a woman," she said. Waller. It was Mr Glen's training in The doctor ordered the men to withdraw, the Sumatra tobacco fickle which stood and then Margaret Wilson told him her him in such good w'ead when rubber be-story. She was attendel to, and subse. came an essential product of Malaya Haquently removed to a hospital." lived several years in Sumatra, the latter portion of that period being spent in the paringership of a group of Penang oraed estales at Serdang. Some time in the late 80's Mr Glen left Sumatra and spent a short time in the Philipines investigating the possibilities of tobacco culture in those islands. The expedition, however, hai no practical results. From then onwards he did not ratura to this part of the world for about twenty years. During that time
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Notable American Politicians.
Yew Yozx, Jan. 3. Senator Jefferson Davis died suddenly here to-day. Apoplexy was the ease of death.
A cable from Calon tells of the tragic! he was for long in South Africa where, death of the Representative William W. conducted Wedemeyer of the second congressional among other things, be experiments in tobacco planting on district of Mi higan. Mr Wedemeyer was hehalf of Government. When Malayan making a visit of inspection to Pazams and rubber hegan to be forced upon the while out on a vessel a few miles from world's attention, R few years auo, Culon, lesped overboard and was drowned. Mr Glen reappeared quite unexpectedly in It is presumed that the Congressman - was Singapore, and shortly after his arrival ha demented.-Manila Times." was appointed manager of Slope estate in the Ledbury group, which post he retained to........................22,553,290 till the spring of 1911. He then went Amata amount to...........................n £104,068,655
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great variety of GENTLEMEN'S WEAR and a choios selection of PIECE and FANCY GOODS from London and Paris, equal to that of any of the principal houses in this Colony, are displayed in Lheir Show Room.
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Surplus amounts to... 17,828,766 home for holiday, setrening about a year to Dr Lion Teh, better known in Pen General Merchants
Dividends to Policyholders
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Total paid Policyholders 1910 Total Expenses for 1910...... Groes earnings from Interost and Roots, for 1910...... Gross rate of fame from
Investmente 1910 Hongkong, Feb. 23, 1912,
as Dr Gnob Lean Tuck, on his appoint. He found it difficult, howevrer, to Ago 10,676,157ettle down again, and sons menthe "goment to the important post of Director and 3,438.380 be returned to England,. Since then the Chief Medical (ficer of the Manchurian 10,392,032
only news of him that has reached Sings Plague Trevention Service, Di Tack is 21,648,52% pore is the nows of his death. Regret will cow anunging in organizing this service as be felt by many in Malaya on henting of new Government department with bond- the pathetic circumstances of Mr Glen's quarters at Harbin and it is expected that
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Company, Ind.
And
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and
Commission Agents,
donila, for, boyund being a very capable it will 1ster develop under his direction HONGKONG, CANTON, planter, his genial, generous nature row into a proper Public Health Service for many friends from many circles to his side. Uhina With De Tuck, who is a recognised
Mfr Wendell Jacken, the American who negotiated an independent loan with China, in an interview published on Dec. 8. denied that he had withdrawn from further Chinese Joya negotiations, and stated that any reports to the effect are without foun- TIOTAL FUNDS at 31 Dec. 1911, dation. He furthermore sproved the l
£22,501,284.
opinion that the Vuited States Government Authorised Capital £8,000,000
is sacrificing great commercial benefits by! Subscribed Capital £4,500,000 Paid-up Capital£2,437,500 its attitude in backing the attempted na 4,899,114 vial mouspuly. The sacrifice, says Mr III-Life & Annuity Funds... 10,138,180 Jackson, is in vain, because the six-PoweT Sinking Fund Account ...... 88,512 group can never succeed in enforcing its
demande, innemuch as all China's future- Onancial needs can be supplied from sources quite independent of the group..
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