The Straits Times, 3 April 1903

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    13 1 The Straits Times HO. 21,096 SINGAPORE. FRIDAY. APRIL 3. 1903. PRICE 15 CENTS
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      720 1 NOTICES. ®h« jStraits itimw. ADVERTISING RATES. PAYABLE IN ADVANCE. [per inch, MMM measure. 1 flnt inxi-i t urn 91 W cent* Seconil and third inHertionx eat-h 80 cents Fourth, liflli, mid sixth 40 cents Seventh to eighteenth 24 cents Nineteenth Milwequent,, 16 cents Per week of six dnyn, to be
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      762 1 NOTICES. I GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION, i -j'KNDFKS will be received at the I 1 Colonial Secretary's Office, up to noon of the i.ih April, 1908, for tbe following works: 1. Supply and delivery between oth and 7th mile, Yeo Cbu Kang Road, of IHI cubes of 3" laterite. 2. Special service.
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      362 1 notices. Supplied to the State Hospitals of the Federated Malay States. '^^^^SlSJ,^g^^^m ask yctj:r, store keeper for. [p^p^3| "SLED6E" BRAND. IBltv A **<M STERILIZED MILK I'/^^H^WI ABSOLUTELY PURE 1 ~3By^^ jci Invaluable in the House, ICKNISo OR nEALTii. Don't be put off See that you get what you ask ioi
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      173 1 Raffles Tiffin Room. GENUINE "PILSENBEER" ICED n KiAi'Tscnor Can be had always. v c. CHANIFAG^NE "LOUIS ROEDERER." Extra Dry and Carte Blanche Tbe ola, well known, brand. BRINKMANN CO.. Importer Retail at Mbssm. JOHN LITTLE Co., Ltd up Why Court Perils The roads leading to Cavanagh Bridge being now under
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      338 1 LATHST AOVERTISF.MFNTS. WAYANG PUSI. INDRA BANGSAWAN. THE EMPRESS VICTORIA J*WI PIUNAKftN THEATRICAL COMPANY OF PENANO TO-NIOHT! TO-NKJIIT 3rd April, 190 i. Barul Reluwan and Guzenfer With Hml Artistically I'imU.-.I s. Kxtr»orilinarv OMtMMi Ra4 I Qnmi Dinnlay of Nliwi.\ Mm*. BwKino, At tli.- N.-w PkM llnair.- Hall Mat! KKMXIK KOMI Prices
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    THE RICKSHA SERVICE.
    1987 2 (r,,,dril>uied.) I have read Mr. Hooper's report dated 9th March which appeared in your issue of the 27th March and the following may interest your readers. As 1 was told that the most unreasonable and absurd tests were applied in the testing of rickshas, which 1 could
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      334 2 NOTICES. JOSEPH BiLtinTS -^T: -tikAM) :>KI\, PARIS, 1000. DEAS& H,(!best Quality; and hav.ngOre»Ußt Durability,*™ tfierelnr,- ■'I IV Jfc CHEAPEST. l^W; CENTRAL HOTEL, Pitted with first clnß'- iicr<imniodation, overlooking Fjtche Square Oarden. near to the Buks, (MHcet, Market, and the Stations. All the catering is und»r European supervision. Liquor and Cuisine,
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      255 2 NOTICES. NOBEL'S"^ EXPLOSIVES COMPANY LD. GLASGOW. Manufacturer* of Dynamite, Qelignite, Gelatine Dynamite, Blasting Gelatine, Detonators, ALL KIHDB OP Safety Puses. AND Electric Blasting Apparatus, The above Explosives, being all minu factored in Great Britain, are made to pass the high standard of safety and purity tests imposed by the British
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      317 2 NOTICES. STANDARD TX)LICIES THE demand for these Securities continues steadily to increase. Niw Policiesfor over £1,(100,000 (sums assured) have been issued every year since 1866 a resulted maintained uninterruptedly for to long a period by no other office in the United Kingdom. Apply tv. THE BORNEO COMPANY, Ltd. Agentt, Standard
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    SELANQOR NEWS.
    185 3 During the absence of the Judicial Commisfioni'r on leave, all murder cases will he taken by Mr. George Maxwell, .Senior Magistral b, eutiiect to couliuta'.iou uf cinteiiies by Mr. Justn-t Hyndinaii IniiH-. Captain Tinner ut tiie Sappho has proreeclnl licint- on Mrk lt-;i\e lor tour month!*. Captain Foster,
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    THE AMERICA CUP CHALLENGER.
    207 3 Sir T. Liplon s Inspection. Sin TbOOMU LiptOß, accompanied hy Mr. Westgooil, liis (private secrethry and Mr. William Kile, designer, irepecteil Himmnd 111 in Mepyrs. |).iin\ yard at Danbuitoa on the ."th March. It was detin'rely decided tiiat the vessel sliould r>e launched on the 17th
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    MANCHURIAN GOLD.
    113 3 Tiik gold tevrr has broken out in Manciiuria, Iron) that Mil having been band in large quantities on the right bank of the Amur Uiver. Uold, it is said, has been met with in many places in 'great ahundanre," and as mucli M ."illihol gold :ire heine obtained
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    THE UNCHANGING EAST.
    220 3 Says the Malay Mail:— People talk about the unchanging East, but it is only necessary to look back a few years to notice the constant changes taking place in the European community of a place like Selangor. For instance in a list of a few of the
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    PASSENGERS BOOKED HOMEWARD.
    722 3 P. O. April 17.— Per Chvimn For London— W-ii-Archdeacon \V. H. Pnnkerley, Mr. §mi Mr.-,. McArtlmi, Mr. \V. Mackay. For London via Marseille* Mr. Olbbaaa. From IVnaiiu to London— Mr. Derliorouijli and family, Messrs. S:ii .:iiii. VeatH, and Thome. April -23rd. Per n.s. Java. For London— Mrs.
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      363 3 or alterations required in a ricksha 5 Whether an expert chould not be employed to test rickshab. Pro Bono Publico. (To ht loiirluilril PAHANQ NOTES. The Raub Australian Co's report for the seven weeks ending February 88th ought, says the Malay Mmil, to gladden the hearts of tbe shareholders and
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      135 3 Diarrhoea DIAKKHOCA. in its first Muges, can be cureii I > n l«« ili'M ml ih it pleHsant. r- liable and effectual medicine CrmmberI u n't Colu- and Diarrbieii Remedy. In ninny '.i.st'inces one cose is Nutficient, but i.s a rule three or fi ur doses are re essary It
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      645 3 BANKS. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. PAID-UP CAPITAL $10,000.0W RESERVE FUND.— Sterling Reserve..|lo,ooo,ooo e mfl Yi Hlver Reserve....! ft.500,000/ so w RESERVE LIABILJTY OF I n ,«,Arifr PROPRIETORS J..*l",iJWJi«. Court of Dibectors. A. J. Raymond, E*q,— Chaibmas. K. H. liimkins, Bsq —Deputy Chaibman. Q. Ballooh, Esq. D. M. Moses, Esq.
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      615 3 NOTICES. WANTED, a junior clerk for an Insurance Offlce. Apply by letter to C. c/o Strait* Time*. w. Af. d-4 WANTED, for Fahang. storekeeper with experience in handling mining stores. Apply to v.c PATFKSON, BIMONS CO. wanted! A Chinese cashier who is quick at figures small security required. Reply id
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      639 3 NOTICES. Messrs. H. L. CoghUn V Co. HAVE BEEN APPOINT* D SUB-AGENTS OP THK Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada. BOUBTEAD 4 CO General Agents, v.c. Straits Settlements. SHIP'S BAILING BOAT FOR SALE. (Built of Pine). X ENGTH 27 feet, beam 7 feet I inches, I a sails, mast and
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      684 3 SHIPPING COMI'AGME DF> MEBBAUERIEB MARITIMEB. FOX MARSKIII.F.s HAVHK AN" U>HDOI THE Company's steamer DOMDOdNM ('apt. Vedrt^ne, will lej»ve thin on or about the I'd. l April. For freight, apply lo MMKNAIKK, 3-4 Agent. INDOCHINA SI KAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. LIMITED. FOR soUKAKAVA HAMARANG THK Company's stenmer AM.\l:.\, tAtt ton«. < lipt
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    The Straits Times PRICE 15 CENTS. FRIDAY, 3rd APRIL.
    353 4 The Straits Times PRICE 15 CENTS. FRIDAY, 3rd APRIL. When the ships of a cable company begin to be equipped with wirelesg telegraphs it is time to expect a complete revolution in the telegraph syotems of the world Now, on the head of tht> news about, the Times having received
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    321 4 It would not be easy to say how many men there are in Singapore who though absolutely in need of, and hungrily longing for a spell of leave that may bring with it change of scene and climate, are withal positively debarred the chance of recouping a weakened system owing
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    310 4 Sum k weeks ag > an exploring party w;is despatched from Singapore for the Indragiri River in Sumatra— about 100 nrles south of here— to inspect certain coal concessions there. It is of great local interest to know that the expert in charge of the expedition has written a letter
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    540 4 A correspondent complains that the numerous traction engines now drawing heavy loads over local thoroughfares do more than all the other vehicular traffic combined in the muter of cutting up the streets. H« therefore desires to know if they are taxed in due proportion to the harm they do. The
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    150 4 A Brazilian statesman has recently submitted to his Government a proposal for the estab'ishment of a great Coffee Trust," with a capital of :t:J,000,000 dollars (gold), with which to obtain complete control of the whole ot the coffee u'rown in the world, with a view to raising the price to
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    17 4 Reading matter, including an article on the Rikisha Service, will be found on pages 2 and 3
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    7 4 To-day's 4 ms. bank rate is 1/8}
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    14 4 The homeward mail by the 8.1. s.s Zamania closes at 4 p.m. on Wednesday
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    16 4 Launches will leave Johnston'* Pier for the Swimming Club on Sunday at 10-Wand 1130 a. m.
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    18 4 It is announced that Confirmation will be held at St.. Andrew's Cathedral to-day (Friday) at 5 p m.
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    17 4 The Monthly Missionary Meeting will be held in Prinsep Street Church on Monday next at 8 p.m.
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    19 4 Thb V 0. ma'l steamer C'tromandel left. Pnn;ine at 5 pm. yesterday and is expected here at dn-'light to-morrow.
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    22 4 Mk. J. W. Zeh.ndbr, of Sarawak, is to be married to Miss Maria Ruchholdt at St Andrew's Cathedral on Tuesday, April 14th.
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    26 4 Dr. Daniels, of the London Behool of Tropical Medicine, has now taken up his duties as Director of the Kuala Lumpur local Institute of Medical Research.
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    29 4 The quarterly meeting of the C.W.A. will be held on Wednesday April -th at 11 a m. at Mrs Somerville's house Ashestiel," Orchard Rjad, instead of at Mrs. Frizell's.
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    29 4 The entries for the S.C.C Spring l-iwn tennis tournament close at the Club to-morrow. Intending competitors, who have not yet entered their names, should take note of this fact.
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    34 4 The wedding of Mr. H. L Coghlan and Miss Rosa Smith taken pi. ice at St. Andrew's Cathedral to-morrow, at 4 p.m. Af'.er the ceremony, a reception will be held at Burnbank," Paterson Road.
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    41 4 The football match played on the Old Jail Site, yecterday evening, between teams of the Police and H. M. S. I'hetis resulted in a win for the former by three goals to one. McGee, Leonard and Charter scored for the police
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    42 4 The local Secretary of the Kaub Australian Gold Mining Company, has received the following telegram from Rauh dated 2nd April Crushing finished 12,550 tons of stone realized 640 ounces of smelted gold— 3 weeks' work. The average is live dwts. per ton.
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    46 4 Havas on the 25th ult. stated that the French Senate had adopted the Budgets of the Ministry of the Interior, of Finance, Foreign Office, and War Office. A motion by M. Clemenceau for the suppression of the Embaspy to the Vatican, was rejected by the Senate.
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    46 4 Thb use of the bicycle is to be officially standardised in Government offices in India. A standard patternWar Office Mark 11 -has been adopted arid will be supplied through the Store Department of the India Office, on indent by Indian officials for the public set vice.
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    58 4 Thb Indian University system is decidedly peculiar. At the Bombay Police Commission, the other day, one member gave it that what was wanted in the rank* of the police was university men. Said he: Under-graduates and those who knew English should be appointed to the lowest grade of headconsiabie* Graduates
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      ALBANIANS ATTACK A TOWN.
      44 4 A Regular Battle. i'(in, April 2nd. An Albanian assault on the town ot Mitrovitz.t (Macedonia) developed into a regular battle. The garrison of the town consisted ol 3,000 Turkish regular troop*, who have since been reinforced by four additional battalions.
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      Russian Official Shot.
      49 4 M Stchrtrhiu i, tlm Uiißsian Consul at. Mitrovitza, accompanied by a Turkish escort., visited the batteries when the (iu'liting was over. An Albanian sentinel deliberately fired at the Russian Consul, seriously wounding him in the back. The Turkish soldiers shot down tbe sentinel, wounding him mortally.
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      Consternation at Constantinople.
      19 4 The insurrectionary movement MMMg the Alt'. mi ins is rinsing the greatest consternation at C instantinoole.
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      More Fighting.
      14 4 Severe fighting is reported at Vuclntirn, near Mitrovitza, with two hundred casualties.
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      AMERICAN COTTON CROP.
      25 4 The cotton report of the Washington census bureau estimates the total cotton crop at 11,078,882 commercial bales, equivalent to 10,&(0,94~> standard bales.
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      THE KINO IN PORTUGAL.
      12 4 H. M. tlie King has arrived at Lisbon
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    THE DEPARTURE OF THE 3rd MADRAS.
    118 4 No. 3 Wharf, Tanjong Pagar, pre sented a very busy scene all the morning owing to the departure lor India of the .tul Madras Infantry Practically half the European section of Singapore was there, the officers of tlie regiment having made themselves extremely popular
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    45 4 Mr St kwab, the President of the United Slaietf Steel Trust, who is at present travelling in Kurope, has got lrom the BmMM railway auihoiiiiet-' permission to run his own special liiini on the railway system of the Russian Empire as far as Port Arthur.
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    75 4 It has been the practice hitherto with tin: Burma Government to license the opium tarins lo one Chinaman. I'lnx practice will now be alieied, as Government is inviting tender.* iroin others tlidii (liiiiameii with a view of letting the vutkiag of the tour different up. him a. ni» in Rangoon
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    73 4 Tai Philippines Civil Commission ha- ,i|>pointed engineers to investigate local conditions relative to the builoiiig ot railroads in various parts ot the Arclupelagj. They will visit all parts ot the islands and ihe possible routes lor roads, make preliminary surveys, and report to tin Civil Governor. The results hi their
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    120 4 On the evening of the Slat ult threu men, among whom were Low I'eng and Yho Clia Buh, went to ;< moneychanger's shop in Nankin Street and Low Peng obtained change for a *."> banknote. He and Yeo Uta Boh went apart a little, and weie seen to pass money
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    123 4 On the 17th ult. at an auction sale held at Messrs. I'owell Co's, some cases of cigarettes, the property of a broker named Manasseh Mordecai, were sold. One of these ca««8 was bought by another broker, J. Samuel, for Sl7, on the understanding, so it was alleged, that they were
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      359 4 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS^ A Bold Assertion Might be doubted by our readers, were it not backed by Singapore people. 4t's an old saying tfjat a good fellow always wears J well, and so it is witfi many tftings in every day life, good tfjings wear well, tfjey last, and increase in
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      306 4 NOTICE. OiN AND AFTER i Saturday, April 4 OUR GODOWN XVill be closed every SATURDAY AT One o'clock p.m. w. f. NOTICE MR David Kerr ha> been admitted a purtnor in our firm as from the let January, 19J3. FRA-^ER CO., Brokers. 3rd April, 10Q3. jm GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION?" 'THE services
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      219 4 G.R. Lambert Co. Photographers OPKH Gresham House (Battery Road.) —on Weekdays only 8 a.m.— s p.m. Orchard on WeeMa y i 8 n >-6 p.m. on Sandavs. 8 a.m. noon. Large Stock of Photographic m-itarials. Monthly sapplies from Europe, reliable printing papers, chemical mounts, Eastman films Wratten-Wrainwright's Ilford and German
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      31 4 BETTER THAN ANY EMULSION Strains' Winb produces no irritation aa do Emulsions, and its use, even when prolonged, is not followed by any disturbance of the stomach.— Sold by all chemists.
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      TRACTION ENGINES.
      167 5 I*4 I'Jdor i,j tl.r Straits Time*.' Sik,- Dul you lately pass along River Valley Koad retween the Ice-house and the l.m-lv I'ithing place at the foot of Fun Canning! I advise you not to do so for your own sake and that of your vehicle The Municipality is
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    SINGAPORE AND ITS TIME.
    481 5 of people in Singapore, shipmasters and shipping ems aspedall*, have wou lend why the fall of the timebsJli on Foil Canning and I'ulo Brani did iii alwayi lynrhrooiM with the tin.*- Run tiiv.l ;it tin; fort at the former plaM liiYi'Migating the cause of the atone
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    SWINDLERS IN OFFICE.
    177 5 THEM are too many black sheep iiii.n.L- American civil servunttt ir the Philippines. The Mimila Rbmi thus bew.-iiU the fact: We h.i\r licfii \n\ iiuforluiiate in the ■aleetion ol m ..i ih« aaa sbarf«l wiih the <lmv "i handling public funds in the islands, .in. l ami
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    DEPARTURE OF ADMIRAL KEPPEL.
    142 5 Thk Veteran Admiral the Hon. Sir Henry Keppel whose name and personality have been for so many years associated with Singapore and its history, left for England by the P. O. s. s. Malta this morning. A very large number of people assembled at the P.
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    MARRIAGE OF MR. W. E. U. GROVE.
    164 5 Thk wedding of Mr. W. E. U. Grove, Chief Police Officer, Singapore, and Miss Klla Morrison, took place yesterday at St. Andrew's Cathedral. The ceremony was performed by the night Reverend Bishop Hose assisted by the Venerable Archdeacon Dunkerley. Colonel Pennetather, I G
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    EVADING QUARANTINE REGULATIONS.
    182 5 Thb s. s. Tiiisang arrived from Hongkong with mio or 900 coolies on board on the 31st ult. A depot keeper brought "il of them ashore, and when he got home found that one of the party had sores on his face. He took the man to
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    WATERED MILK.
    87 5 On the 2:ird ult. Sanitary Inspector Simon purchased three cents' worth of milk from a Kling dairyman named Sinasamy. This was bottled, sealed, and submitted to the Municipal Health officer for analysis. It was found to contain 27 .of added water The man was summoned and to-day appeared
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    51 5 The Green Island Cement Company of Horwkong made a gropg profit, of $24G,0u0 in 1902, a large increase over the previous year's figures. The dividend was increased in consequence from 10 to 12 per cent It cannot safely be made higher owing to the load of indebtedness pressing upon the
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    53 5 Thk Hongkong Daily Prex» of March L'M'h notes that on the P O. Malta (which leaves here to-morrow for home) over half-a-ton of Hongkong policemen are going to England on nine months' furlough. These are Sergeants Me Hardy, Fenton.Terrttt, Garrod and Kent. The lirst four weigh between them no less
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    62 5 Report has it that Mr. Coates, the former German Consul-General at Yokohama, has been shunted off as German Consul to Bangkok, Siam, says the Eastern WorUI. A'e may expect to hear of the establishment of a "patriotic' German journal in Bangkok next. A record of his performances in Yokohama, which
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    81 5 Aci()Rni«i(! to the Xurlh (Jliina Daily Ae-'v, a Peking dispatch states that, besides the sons of Prince Su who are intending to do a short tour in Japan and the Straits Settlements, there are also two other young nobles, the eldest and secon j sons of the Mongol Prince, Na
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    64 5 Dr. Dkmpwolkk, who succeeded Professor Koch as head of the German expedition for the prevention of malaria in Merman New (iuinea, states that he has discovered the existence of an aquatic in«ect which destroys the Anophele* mosquito, said to be the originator of malaria. He proposes to cultivate these useful
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    69 5 The Bengal Legislative Council has passed a ''Bill for regulating the use of motor-cars and cycles in stree's and public places in Bengal." The Hill has been improved in Committee, one of the most valuable amendments bt ing to render a certificate of efficiency compulsory on the part of drivers
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    89 5 The Acenir iin Tonqain complains of the French flag having such a small share of the Si raits Settlements trade. But it admits that there can he no remedy until French shipowners at Saigon seek the aid of Chinese capitalists. What is needed is a line of steamers plying between
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    108 5 American missionanee have for some years past been at work in Korea, but now, according to a Tacoma telegram, a Mr. Krohnfkyn, of Seoul, arrived there recently "on his way to New York and Philadelphia to contract f>r idols to be used in the heathen temples of his country as
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    106 5 Tbb French steamer Bink Thuan which stranded at Cape Varella on the 13th February, remained hard and fast on the coast for nearly a month and a quarter before she was floated oft. Four steamers and two men-of-war had in the meantime vainly sought to move her. Upon this, the
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    89 5 Ykmtkkda v morning, Mr. Graves took the numbers of seventeen 'rikishas at Bukit Timah, and RubmiUed them to Mr. Hooper, Registrar of Jinrikiehat>, for consideration. The pullers refused to ply unless they were promised $2 for the run into Singapore. There is a clique of these pullers at Bukit Timah
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    118 5 A iiiN.oi dkkahi.k number of new books will be ready for issue at Raffles Library to-morrow. Among them are The World Masters," George Griffith Pearl Maiden," Rider Haggard; "Grit and Go," Henty, Boot hby and others The Belter Sort," Henry James; "The Magnetic Girl," Richard Marsh A Fatal Legacy Louis
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    DEWBY'S ERROR.
    123 5 Apropos of Reuters tfrleeram the other day in regard to Dewey's sensational remarks regarding the navies of the world, a correspondent sends us the following Oh Dewv,y, 1i..»,-y, Dewey Thin ere blow 'ard II never ilo 'Hi II have the Kainer on y.<ur i >.-■ k Yi-ilni;: I)o
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    COMMERCIAL
    615 5 SHARES. Ranbs < M/10 pd.) 97.00 •£1 folly paid 97.00. •Kecr.an Gold (910 paid)... Nora. The N. Kechan Mining Co. Sl.mi 8ontb Ranbs ($100 pd.) 91 nominal. •Qneen«land Ranbs '11/4 pd.) SO cents do do (SI fully pd.) Septan (110 paid) 99.5<i,sales&»ellert •Ke<ljftni;Lehon(f(fl. 100)... 8198. Pnnjoros (?5 paid) 92.80,
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      125 5 Spra ined Knee Cured by Little's Oriental Balm. (I K Sch iniri'r, Kinnundy, 111., says: In owning down some steps my wife ■praiMd liit knee so severely that Rhe MM un.-ihlo to Htand. The joint was stiff, very much enlarged, and so t'-tremely »en--iti\.- that the -htflitext touch otusad violent
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      101 5 Baby's Cough Must Never Linger NOTHING is more distressing ili.au t<> see h helpless little infant suffering with a cough, an 1 to be fe»rf al of using a remedy which may contain some harmful ingredient The makers of oha:nberl»iu's Cou^h X.-in i>lv positively guarantee that tins preparation does not
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      38 5 Shipping advertioements, with dates of sailing etc., will be found on page 7. General shipping news is printed on page 8. A famous cough prescription is Dr. Jayne's Expectorant. The Singapore Disprnsary, Sole Agents for the Strait? Settlements.
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      286 5 AUCTION SALES. PARTICULARS OK THE BRITISH SCHOONER AYESHAH OF SINGAPORE. To be sold by Auction at Powell <fe Co.'s sale-room On Wednesday, IM April, 1903, At 2.30 p.m. AS she now lies in th > Singapore Harbour opposite the Telolc Ayer Market. Registered tonnage 112 tons; carrying cap vity 2.400
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      962 5 AUCMOiN &ALfc:i>. SALK <>K HOUSEHOLD KURNITURK. A) The property of 11. J. Gibbs, F>i|., i At l.una'ic Asylum, Sepoy Lines, Satunlay, 4th April, IJHW, al I.'WI p.m. A cottage piano by (Tol'ar.l and (')llard, in coo I or.i,ir aarwd »i.l p >lislied tink si<leliO4rd wi h Urje mirr ir p
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      205 5 DAY BY DAY. Friday, jrd April Hi>;h Water. U p.m Town Band, <>1.l .Inil Site ."> li. li S.V.A. -.'.:>< inn Drill. I. IS S.V.K. Inf. Drill. 5.15. S.V.H. M»xim Drill. 5.15. S.V.I. Um-ruits an.l Co. Drill. 5.15. l*<"ture, I'ririßep Street •'hureli. 8. Wayaag KaaaUa. Nortli KridKe Koad. H. \Vnyati-_'
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      405 6 NOTICES. Vpz Puteometct> Requires o ts~O^k Thousands in use W n i '^fw A3XTYTHIKTG. If^m... S Needs no to get out -~^|9Hnwl Mffl|M| WORK SThAM PUMP IS NOISELESS. *t application SOLE AGENTS HOWARTH ERSKINE, LTD. Sole Agents: Me Alister Co. The Best (f^o^^ Procurable. Absolutely pure. Price per Case $10.50
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      316 6 NOTICES. GRIMAULT* C° Medicinal Skin Soap I GRIM A I 1 c "•j'\; MEDICINAL SKIN SOAP y f Vj Recommended by eminent Der matologists and adopted in the Paris Hospitals in the treatment of Ringworm, Acne, Psoriasis, Eczema and Skin diseases generally. 8, RUE VIVIENNE, 8 Pane* J. MOTION CO.
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      1235 6 INOriCES. fHi fiutmn§tim &M mttbtepnt* Thmndaj UnttH Warek, IWN, sm4 tnii don i*for* thr Wli Ifril, UM, for Bimppmn, mid wi LtfA \prit, It) Dunearn House, Limited. CAPITAL $350,000, DIVIDED INTO 3,500 SHARES OF $100 EACH. Payable as follows >25 on Application, 525 on Allotment, $25 on Ist September, 1903,
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      699 7 The Borneo Company, Ltd. 'I 111 K Stand**! Life Aiwumnoe. I. Norwich Union Fire ln«ur»no» BocietjAtlas AMaranoe Company (Fire). The Kquitable Life A»Huranoe Society. I h« Chin* Mutual Steam Navigation Company IV '■'otWh&m Lager Ueer Company. .-or particulars of Uuwe Companies, »cc the -ull adVertiB«ment of TUF. HOBNKO COMPANY, LIMITED.
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      809 7 STEAMSHIP COMPANIES, Koninklijke Paketvaart Maatschappij. Under contract with the Netherlands India Government. nn at btnpaport: Pbif Aoxsct, iatk J. Dahdbu 4 Co., 3-8, Coixtib Quay. The nndermentioned dates are only approximate. steamer hrom Expected Will be Despatched ior On ffasatayi Pontianak Mar a» Pontianak April 1 Rrijnirrai Djambie itt Djambie,
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      527 7 Austrian Lloyd's Steam Navigation Company. Under M*il Contract with thk Austrian Government. Tne following are the dates on which I the Company's stcanwrn may be expected 1 to arrive and sail from here OUTWARD. HOMBWABD. lHltt. 1903 ■(Vim./ April h tittasi April 7 !.VW r ii April 11 I -K.
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      604 7 STEAMSHIP COMPANIES Compagnie Des Menageries Maritlmes De France. TSLJORAPHIO ADDRSSS: M«88AO1BIIS, SIHQAPOE*. The -nail steamers will leave Singapore in or aooat tbe undermentioned dates.— OUTWARD HOMIWAJtU. Dates. Dates lfloa iho3 CaMssjlM Apr. II Si/iliiru Apr 13 Au-tralini Apr. ->7 fonktn Apr 27 Salatif May 10 Yarra May II Arinam May
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      534 7 INSURANCE CO.'S CANTON I.SHiIKANCK OFFICK LIMITKD. Capital Subscribed.. $2,600,000. Amount paid op 600,000. Keserve fund 1,160.000. Hud Ornos, Honokowo. I'he unaem^ned, having been appouitod Agents of the above Company, an t r?~*na U •ooept Marine Risks st currant ntas. BOUSTKAD k Co.. Affanta. ROYAL INSURANCE" 00 Y." fir 1 mfk
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      876 7 INSURANCE CO.'S Two Great Necessities. VIZ. 1. FAMILY PROVIBION. •2. PROVISION FOR OLD AGE. Easily and Ki-iiiioiiiii-'illv mot by a Policy in THK BKITNI EMPIRE MUTUAL Lin OFFICE, Established 1847. Chairman The Right Hon'ble Sir John Goret, M. P. Funds— Fis. 420,00,000 Claims Paid— lis. 460,00,000 \K«K MM I.IREKAL UiMHTIIIIH
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      90 8 Under thio haading the followiui< abtire•)*tlo!i( are used str. steamer sh.— thip; l>q.— barque; sc-h. schooner; Yet. Tacbi; Cru.— Cruiser; Obt. Ounboat; Tor. -Torpedo; H.p. -Hors«-power; Brit.—l!ri«Ub; U. B.— United Statin; Fch.— Frcnrh B»r.— Ueriuan; iJut.— Dutch; Joh.—.lohore; St. O«neral-Ci>ri{o; d.p.— dock pasann^er; 0.-Uncortiin T. P. W'.—
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      77 8 Pilmnra. Hut In. r )H lmi- 70 iJHi H.|) Ctp'ain Mann, 90th March. IV •n I South.-implui. Mo F.l« Bciu lead ACo Daoertwo W Sfi BtUt. Col. i-tr. WKI ton>, SH ctpvv. 1.-JCi Hp Captnin Chamberlain. Imi r- \I Prom Malacca, 7th Mir. Colonial (iuvi rnn.H Dnomrtaln— Kd».
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      946 8 Arrivals since Noon of YesterdayBaikal. Fch. dr. 71* tons, fiapt M<-I>>IUn 3r<i .(.I From rioeielnw «'lh Mur <J e ■BrtViip. 'Monet. Uncertain Rd-DuM-f, l'.h -Ir. 1 1*7 ton-., dpi Velren.-, M..I Apl Fr >m S«i_'on. Mist M nth G.c Mi ict-iirs \I uiiiiiu*.-. K.'i M n Ics
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      VESSELS EXPECTED.
      591 8 flame, port, probable dais of arrival and name oj agent*. Stiambks \i«\, Liverpool. May fi; Mansfield. Vl'.oin. rton»l)»y, Apl; Borneo Coy. Alciiiou- Liverpool, May 5; Mansfield. Aiinim. ("olonitio. May 2S M. Maritimes. Anetnor Livcr|»ool. May IS; Minefield. Aartralien, ColomLo Apl .'7 M. M. Au-I ralimi. \V Australia, AplK;
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      MAILS CLOSE.
      110 8 For frr ntraitirr Time. To-MORBOW. Siimiiikan via ports Sntunn 7 a.m. l'ulo Laut and Cotie (Hang Ann 9 a.m. < ':i m'ii! t.i Dariur 1 1 a.m Indragiri 1>».; Hi Noon. A inlm-iA Nntun.-i- I MM Noon. Penang V.i Senp 2 p.m. Muar and Malacca MM 2 p
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      MAILS TO ARRICE.
      130 8 From Europe— Ry the P.AO.e.s. Oromanii't due on Saturday, with dates to me l-fth Mar. She brings replies to the mail which left Singapore on the l«th February. From China— By the N. I). L. ».s. Print H'iiirich dv' 1 on Mom. lay. Times Table of Ma.l-
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      ARRIVALS.
      163 8 8 >4M. A low- ('ap-iain From Consiohbks. Apl 1 imara Brit str. 1">6« Mattock Hongkong Mar 25 Rousteari and Co 1 Moyutu- str. So It; Campbell Oebu Mar 27 W. Mansfield 4 Co. 2 Patrol str. 1229 Dwooamoll London Mm ■Tl'elPKraph Co. Ltd 1 Restorer str. I2«J Mar it
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      CLEARANCES.
      120 8 Dat«. VcfitiiL'B Name. Flao A Rio. Tohb. DIMTINATIOK. .1 :t Phranang 8 Giang Hi-i-3 G. G. Meyer 3 Oalytao 4 Hhiiiliiti; 3 Tai Sang 3 Farfalla 3 .spi .'lini 3 A It i hi: 4 Ratho3 Matbilde 3 Hye Leoag Lady Mitchell •Ha /Wmwj m Hailajl. Ger sir. 1021
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      377 8 K. A. J. CHOTIRMALL Co. JSWELL"SPS and SILK MERCHANTS, 51-52, HIGH STREET. Jewellers and dealers in all kinds of Indian, Chinese, and Japanese silks and silk fancy goods, curios, art embroidery work, carpets, and rugs. Also Inili-n and Chinese-made gold and silver gem-set jewel lerysilver ware and silver curios. Visitors
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      503 8 WHITEAWAY, LAIDLAW Co. m I jm^*^ &*sZ^. BflPflr^fi'HM LACK MMTIKK.- ft L <*f\ "st ttJHBa r jgK^' I t'i > T» > P sC. XL Illut-tra i 'ii j^L r**^*;\ V jjHfe^-^idPf' Prices i^ii^i^ v _/^Vj| ~!~^W- Cts. 6O &75 -A //''\Y'.-WJM& TH I CHAMELKON DOUR f 111 m *****
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      88 8 WEATHER REPORT. Kandana Kerbau Ho»pit,tl, fad April, 190 S. 'im.ipmdpm Remarks. Har 29 ft.'") Jf1.H 18, 20.90K Morning Temp »4.4 HTJ BI.C cloar, day WB'lbTher: 7"0 7*o 77.6 cloudy." DirnfWind north sg. Calm, ni^ht clear. Max.lVmn Mm 7K.0 M:ix.in Sun 117.3 IVrr. rud 72 -J Rainfall Nil TMp standard time
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