The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (Weekly), 10 May 1900

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    18 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. WEEKLY MAIL EDITION. THIRD SERIES THURSDAY, MAY 10th, *****. No. 667
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    CONTENTS.
    490 1 Lead i no Articles. The IjltC Mr. Kibby, 284 Ihe 1 tincei Win, 4 285 fhe (ireaf March esumed, 28s 1 h M;nd and Its Hope, 2 V 6 Our Ha?e "A la Fran<;aise,' 286 Hi*- amp^n, 286 VK.Hir 1 286 I mpaign Prospects and Possibilities, 287 1 OURT
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      BIRTH.
      16 1 At the Engineer's bungalow Pumping Station, the wife of William C. Covenky of a son.
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      MARRIAGE.
      55 1 At 4 harlotte Square, Edinburgh, on the 4th April, by the Rev. Dr W» ite. Free St. George's assisted by the Rev. Wm. Fraser, m a., Glasgow (uncle of the bridegroom), Hu«*h Fraser Kan kin, of Singapore, son of Andrew Ran Win, Fort-William, to Margaret Eliz\bkth, daughter of the
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      DEATHS.
      119 1 At Kuala Lumpor, on the 3rd inst., William Bibey, Manager Raub Australian Gold Mining Coippany, limited. A^ed 63. On ihe 4th inst., at his residence New Harbour Road (Kampong Bahru), Albert Waltkr, youngest son of the late fames cU.ke, of Halesworth, Suff Ik, England. Kuneral ai 4 p.m. to-day.
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    PRODUCE.
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    The Late Mr. Bibby.
    125 1 Irre shall th« Pms the People's right malntai* ia\ved by influence and unbribed Uy gain Here patriot Truth her glorious precepts draw, A to Relicion. Loyalty, and Law. fgdfgdfgdfgfg ty. Still in that temperament lies the explanation of how Raub was brought through untold trials to
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    The Prince's Win.
    156 1 The Prince of Walps's Diamond Jubilee has won the first of the great classic races of the year, so we learn by telegram to-day. The race is run at Newmarket on May 2 si: and the prize is a valuable one. The Prince: ol WALES S wins
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    The Great March Resumed.
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    52 1 A Parliamentary return issued recently shows that up to the 20th 1,979,698, har been expended on the Uganda Railway Last Wednesday we heard that £1,930,000 more had been voted by the House of Con. mons for the completion of this line. Th» total cost of construction is therefore roughly four
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      62 1 iben to the Singapore Free P/ess Weekly turning f rom Kurope to the Straits by any to I lines are invited to send to the Manage, me of their steamer and date of arrival in "HPpure. Copies will then be mailed to meetr various ports of call. FOR SALE. A
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    The French Mind and Its Hope.
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    Our Fate "A La Francaise."
    673 2 IHE second pubic ation is also a special umber, one issued by Lc Monde Illustre enlit c.l M La Guem AnpioFranco Russe, (c 1900" whose object it is to show the •-sin^s that are to accrue to the world from the destruction of the power
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    The Campaign.
    808 2 hhddfvxcvcvbv bhdfsdsd vaal and Free State Boers on the Biggarsberg line and in the Drakensberg passes. There are already developed in the Free State and to the west of it two primary advances, and two secondary or intermediate advances. These are disposed alternately. Taking the first of the
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    "Advance!" (May 8th.)
    657 2 11 Advance all along the line n is the word in South Africa from day to day Naturally the livelier interest centres in the main advance under the personal leadership of the Commander-in-Chief. Following the tine of rail the British columns under Lord ROBERTS have reached Sr^aldeel
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    Campaign Prospects and Possibilities.
    179 3 dfgfhg ggfgbdffd ly good chance of Olivier and Lemmers getting pinned up against the Basuto frontier near Wepener. They were too good at. running away. If there is another attempt to run down again past Lord Robert's right, with the support of Boer reinforcements from Natal
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    IMPRESSIONS FROM HOME.
    679 3 Deai R. liniTOß, I came across some rather neat veis«s the oiher day which seemed to me at the time to express my own sentiments with regard to our up-to date Spring and I think I mu^t quoic them to 'The 'Spring's soft breath' the snowdrop breathes
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    1623 3 Tuesday, May Bth, 1900. Present i H. E. the Officer Administering the Government (Sir Alex. Swettenham, k.c.m.g.) The Hon'ble the Acting Co!. Secretary (Walter Egerton.) the Officer Commanding the Troop* (H.E. Lieut. Col. Chippindall, r.k.) the Acting Colonial Treasurer (E. M. Merewether). the Attorney-General (W. R. Collyer). the
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    57 3 Members of the Philharmonic Society will hear with legret that they are to lose, only fora tme it is to be hoped, th» kind assistance of Miss Marie Hinn^kindt whose excellent piano-paying has been so much appreciated as a feature of the concerts. Madame and the Misses Hinnekindt go home
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    THURSDAY, MAY 3, 1900.
    767 4 H.M.S. Terrible, Capt. Percy Scott, c B. left for Hongkong at eight o'clock this morning. A Taichu of 124 Lavender-st. reports that during his absence from his house, a coolie bolted with §50 in silver. The Resident-General has sanctioned the new electric-light scheme for Kua'a Lumpur.
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    OVER THE CHESS-BOARD.
    62 4 c Gentlemen, to solace their wearied minds by honest pastimes, playe at chesse, the astronomer's game, and the philosopher's game, which whettes thyr wittes, recreates theyr minds, and hurts no body in the mean season." Problem No. 234 (Bristow) and No. 235 Pion Noir'*) are solved by
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    Problem No. 237.
    27 4 Motto: "No, Sir." (Competing in t/:e American Chess Magazine Tourney.) Black (5 pieces). White to play and mate in three moves. White {U pieces'.
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    Problem No. 238.
    22 4 By 1). E. H. Moves. Rlack (5 pieces). White to play and mate in two moves While (6 pieces).
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    Game No. 221.
    194 4 Perhaps the finest and mo^f readable of tbc BTatnes in <h' ciMe wntch Sicilian D^F^:^c^. (a) Btack loss's ground almost imperceptibly after about move 20. Instead of 21 P*KKt4, we sugpest OR-()i. Certainly that move should be made early, b«.ii«re such a venture as advancing the X
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    Game No. 222.
    319 4 Played at board No. 8 in the Anglo-American cable match. KlMG's Pawn Game. The notes are by J. Mason in the British Ches* Magasi;:?. (a) Bvitter perhaps 3...8-Q3 not merely d< fending. (b) A s .riou.^ error spoiling Black's game at ou set. The correct continualiop. appears
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    Puzzle-Problem No. 2.
    315 4  -  Marshalls Von Sachsen Black (9 pieces). By White to play and, without capturing any of the Black pieces, mate with the P at Kt2. CHESS NOTES. The annual chess match between the universities of Oxford and Cambridge resulted in the victory of the latter by five games
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    SHARE REPORT.
    344 4 (Latham mnd MactQggart.) Since our last report, our markets have continued very dull, with few alterations In rates* We regret to haye to announ c that Mr. Bibby, the Manager of the R tub Gold Mine, died at Ku i la Lumpur on t'«e 2nd inst. Raub Geld
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    LAND SALE.
    66 4 Several pieces of land and house-property were put up for auction at Messts Powell Cu.'s saleroom yesterday afternoon, when one of thes< a piece ol land at Tcluk Ayer, about 3,538 i-q. ft. in area, together with two brick houses thereon known as No. 1 Stanley st an«l
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    DEATH OF SIR NICHOLAS J. HANNEN.
    119 4 DEATH OF SIR NICHOLAS J. HANNEN. (Ch in a Ma il Shanghai, April 26, Sir Nicholas J. Hannen, H.B.M.'s Chut Jud^e and Consul General at Shanghai, dird at 8 p.m., from collapse sppei veiling an attack uf influenza. [Sir N. J. Hanncn has been Chief Justice of the Supieme Court
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    DEATH OF MR. WILLIAM BIBBY.
    792 4 There will be very deep and very o en regret throughout this Colony and the ft* tive States at the announcement death of Mr. William Bibhy, Manner the Raub Australian Gold Mining ft pany Ltd., which sad event took p| ace r Kuala Lumpor just
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    BRITISH ORDERED TO LEAVE THE TRANSVAAL.
    89 4 Pretoria, Ap il 2. A Coven. ment puUUlied to-day, Living notice to l» r in Johannesburg, Boksburg, and X un»-i--qu i the country within iorty-e»jshi erinii ..ihrrs Co leave b«f.»re Hi with their families. This notice do a »ot apP^ British subj cts employed
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    LORD ROSEBERY ON THE WAR.
    1126 5 At the dinner in connexion with the annual meeting of the Convention of Royal and Parliamentary Burghs of Scotland held in Edinburgh. Lord Rosebery, replying to the toa-t of "The Houses of Parliament," said .—The last publi. dinner but one that I attended was in
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    S. V. R.
    24 5 There will be squad drills for the S. V. Rifles this afternoon and to-morrow afternoon at 5.15, at the S.V.A. Headquarters.
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    AT THE RELIEF OF LADYSMITH.
    582 5 An Ohicer's Letter. A friend sends us this interesting letter written by a relative, a Captain in the R.A. M. C. now in Natal, who was present at the relief of Ladysmith 2nd Batt. Royal Lancaster Regiment Field Force, South Africa 19th March, 1900. 1
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    A HIGH CHURCH DIOCESE.
    94 5 An American bishop, while visiting in Yorkshire, had been asked to give an address at a Sundayschool, "lam the bishop of the diocese of Washington and Idaho," he said; and, by the way, can any of you tell me what a diocese is Several hands were
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    POLICE NEWS.
    108 5 Three Macao men have been committed for trial at the Assizes on a charge of threatening to take the life of a Macao woman, for purposes of exortion. Three Chinamen were yesterday fined $250 or two months hard labour, one for keeping a gaming house, one for declaring
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    TRAINING NOTES.
    907 5 The course proper was used this morning and appeared to be in good condition. Chevalier ran i\ mile at a good working gallop, evidently enjoying his work. Ninepins and Plutus went round twice, first time steady, second time good threequarter pace, both looking and going well. Since the
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    THE "LADYSMITH LYRE."
    487 5 During the Siege of Ladysmith, as most people now know, a newspaper was published at intervals, with the motto Let him lie." The prospectus sets forth What you want in a besieged town, cut off from the world, is news that you can absolutely rely on as
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    GERMAN ENTERPRISE IN THE EAST.
    220 5 The energy displayed by German merchants and shipping agents to compete with Great Britain n commercial affairs in the Far East cannot be regarded with calm indii':ere":-e by British merchants in China. Bills are before the Legisature of Germany to ioster this robust competitionA new
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    55 5 The funeral of the dec^a^^d seaman Gould. H. M. S. Terrible took place yesterday afternoon at 4p. m There was a firing party of 25 bluejackets, znd the rest of the procession, which was headed by the band of the Terrible, was made up of about a hundred bluejackets and
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    THE CENTURY IN OUR COLONIES.
    342 6 The London correspondent of the: Ceylon Observer writes on April 6ih as follows The paper by Sir Charles Dilkeon "The Century »n our Colonies read before the Society of Arts was very interesting and attracted a crowded gathering. I suppose Sir Charhs Bilks knows more
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER RIFLE CORPS.
    72 6 W. G. St. Clair, A:;. Commai .in?, S Head (J uicr CJllid'. Fort Fu'lerton, Singapore, 3rd May, 1900. Paradi ,V./ Hall Mon d t 5.15 p 4 .d Drill. TU ■M) 1 „!>,.;. do. \\'i DNI >J. > v i at 5.15 p.: do. Tin rsdai,
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    ARRIVAL OF THE "NIJI."
    69 6 Tin destroyei M)7arriv< I in Colotub i i|j on her way to Japan, and this iow comp the group of six > i recently built tnr ihe Japanese G<\ ent Tin- Niji is in even ct similar to llic Oboro, which touched at Sinj apore just
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    BANK MEETINGS.
    429 6 The m*il brings reports of meetings of two banks with branches at Singapore. At the Merc il Bank meeting the Chairman said Fhc year's pi fiis were unfavourably affected, lent, by li I igh rates of disc >unt rul g towards the close of (he year and there
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    75 6 The (Jay for the Marriage Ceremony of tits Imperial Hightness the Crown Pjir.ce <>' Japan has been fixed for the 10th May. x P ar < nt home from Perak Mr. K. Derry, in all 34:15,.. *old m. st islully. Ail ihe beat rubber sold i rate o( 10 p<
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    FRIDAY, MAY 4, 1900.
    796 6 The Portuguese gun-boat Liberal^ Capt. Lima, arrived from Soerabaia late last night on her way back to Lisbon. A revised plan of the works proposed to be carried out at Hongkong, in accordance with the Naval Works Act, 1899, was issued at home when the mail
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    WILLIAM BIBBY.
    144 6 Shed a tear for William Bibby Brave Old Bibby gone to rest For the manly heart that's finished Doing duty in his breast For a hard old Slave of Duty Who has always done his best. For the man who laughed at labour Who spared himself for naught:
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    A WAR EPISODE.
    479 6 A new volume of M War Sketches" just published is noticed in the literary columns of a home paper, from which we quote this The story of The Man who was Commandeered is a reall> fine piece of fiction, with just thai touch which makes us feel
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    MR. JUSTICE BUCKLEY.
    269 6 The last number of Vanity Fair out contains, ns the weekly cartoon, a caricature of Mr. Justice Buckley, a brother of Mr. C B. Buckley, s::id to be very good indeed, ana the following notice of him Henry Burton Buckley became t'e fourth son c\ n lite
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    SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
    382 6 The special general meeting o f »h Singapore Chamber of Commrrt for the purpose of confirming the m tion of Mr. W. H. Frizell, for appoint by H. E. the Governor as a number o Legislative Council, vice Mr. G. S M urr resigned, was held
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    "IN TOWN."
    326 6 Another very successful peiT uln Town' was given at il 1 i list evening to an appreciative audience^ s being the or vr of tii The whole piece went v of saving, and the audience ap| a 1 pick up and thoroughly enj y ai lh< ta aa
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    THE NAVY AND THE EMPIRE.
    2440 7  -  W LAIRD CLOWES All Rights Reservbd.] HV 'Author of" The Royal .Vary," &c.j I. I'HK WORK OF THE NAVY. It is much to be regretted that the Royal Navy is commonly described especially in tlic Pre^ as <l our first line of defence." That ir
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    INDIAN FAMINE RELIEF FUND.
    131 7 oth List. Previously acknowledged 8 Per Comte d'Abbans L. Beaulieu 10 Per Rev. Holland Stubbs H. Cooke 10 Per Velloo Pillay Mun. Office Tambies 10. o^ Per W. P. Waddeil, Merchants' List— Sandilands Bultery and (.'0 150 A. H. Capper 25 Hilty and Co. 100 Per
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    THE LATE MR. WILLIAM BIBBY.
    816 7 A telegram received in Singapore referring to to-morrow's funera/ arrange ments gives the date of Mr. Bibby's death as the 3rd, not the 2nd. So that Mr. Bibby must have passed away just after midnight. The actual date of his birth has been now ascertained
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    55 7 Cc :n workmen at the pine-apple factory in Rsce-course rd, who were late!. arrested for refusal to work, were yesterday sent tc isoo, No r. the foreman, for lii weeks iind the other twelve for a montl; the ba f aoce of wages due to all, to be forfeited Mr.
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    MAJOR TAYLOR, R. A.
    463 8 (A.D.C. to Sir Cecil Smith in 1887.) One of Four Survivors of U. Battery. His Experiences at the Ambuscade at Koorn Spruit. There must be a good many still here who remember Capt. Taylor, R.A., who during his stay in Singapore acted as A.D.C. to Sir
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    SUPREME COURT.
    293 8 How Son 1 Chinambm Kbbp 1 i" Appbarancb*. An interesting rase was heard in the Supreme Court this morning before the Jiiief JusiLe. in which a Chinese widow. Lim Cheng Way, brought a claim against Wee Teng Kee, her brother-in-law, or payment of a promissory note, giver. y
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    72 8 Hie report of the Commercial Union Assurance Company for hist year is a brilliant one. In the Fire Department the remium* were £1,149,694, an increase 1 x l? P rey us year of £56,872. The lid and 0 itstandings amount to 5 C J fl l Ihis. The interest paid
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    SATURDAY, MAY 5, 1900.
    683 8 Sir J. P. de Wet, late Chief Justice of Ceylon, is dead. The Union Hotel will be closed till June ist., pending the arrival of a new band. A Malay of 1 14 Lambert-st. states that his wife has absconded, taking money and clothing value $46.
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    A GANG ROBBERY.
    93 8 A Chinese woman living at 74 Gaylang Bahru reports that her house was entered at an early hour this morning, by six armed Chinamen, all carrying torches. They brandished knives before her, threatening to kill her if she attempted to raise an alarm. A coolie who was
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    GAZETTE NOTIFICATIONS.
    73 8 The name of Mr. W. H. Fry has be^n added to the Commission of the Peace for Malacca. Mr. A. de Koster is recognised as in charge of the Consulate for the Netherlands at Penang, during the absence on leave of Mr H. Spakler. The finding of the
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    SANDAKAN NOTES.
    109 8 Continuing their experimental trip amongst the Southern Philippine Islands the E. I. S. S. Co. Ltd. sent the Kudat to Sulu and Sia^si this voyage, and with the exception of some delay at the first named port, the trip has been quite a success, the ship arriving back
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    THE LATE MR W. BIBBY.
    191 8 Early this morning the ss. ll ye Lcoug arrival from Klang having on board the body of the late Mr. William Bibby, who died on the early morning of the 3rd inst. at Kuala Lump or. There also arrived Messrs. Arthur, Harry and Philip Bibhy,
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    A MAN OVERBOARD.
    84 8 Captain Scott of the Ban Hin Guan, which arrived from Teluk Alison this morning, states that on nearing Singapore a man ua^ reported overboard. The engines were immediately reversed full speed a life-buoy was thrown over the side and a boat lowered away. 'I hey cruised about
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    SUPREME COURT.
    185 8 A Conviction kor Perjury. Yesterday in the Supreme Court the Chief Justice committed two men to prison for perjury in a small cause case before him. Sup pi ah KassimbeesuedGeh liongßouw and Neo Guan Chye on a promissory note, made by Tiong Bouw in favour ot Guan Chye,
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    9 8 A Kling at io-i Balestier-rd, is suffering from small-pox.
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    THE STRAITS AND MALAYAN SOUTH AFRICAN WAR RELIEF FUND.
    458 8 THE STRAITS AND MA LAYAN SOUTH AFRICAN WAR RELIEF FUND. Amount previously acknowledged Subscriptions from all ranks of the Straits Police, Europeans, Sikhs Malays and from the Singapore clerical Staff, per Lieut. Col. E.G. Pennefather Q Chetty Community per Ho Viang Moh m M.E.T. K.R. A. R. Mootea 20 S.
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    RUBBER IN NEW GUINEA. V
    240 8 As settlement progresses in the far North or Queensland and in New Guinea, there is litt!<- 1 that the attention of the new generation tiers will be largely directed to rubber. Thanks to the energy of the late Lieutenant-Governor uf the latier possession (bir William
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    80 8 Ireard last evening tweei five arid six was in honour of the H. H. t l Su'tan of Sulu and his suil Kudat. The European Buddhist priest, wl recently 'usst d through Rangoon, lalong survived his altered surroundings. H 1 died la>t week in Bassein, regretted by tf' Burmese pco|
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    1206 9 quid agunt homines nostn est Jarrago Lbelli' JUVBNAL. Methinks the Belgian press doth protest After the dastardly attempt on Prince of Wales' life last month, there v a chorus of reprobation in Belgium, Belgian editors using up all the adjectives of abhorrence (which were ready in
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    POLICE NEWS.
    287 9 A Javanese syce in the employ of Mr, Nash has been found drowned in a pond, in which, it is stated, he has been in the habit of bathing. A Hokien, from Tringganu, who has been living for some time at reports the theft of §1,022, in money
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    79 9 The M. M. steamer Indite with the outward French mail of the 21st April ex the Polynesien from Marseilles and the M. M. steamer Ernest Simons with the homeward French mail, leave Colombo and Hongkong respectively on Monday next The I ndus is due here on Saturday, the 12th and
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    TRAINING NOTES.
    884 9 The going was very heavy this morning and the inside track was used. Some of Dalian's string did not put in an appearance, but nearly all the other horses did good work. 1 admire the splendid condition in which Calder has got his horses and I expect to
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    RIKISHA FARES.
    182 9 The attention of the public is called to the revised rates of fares that may be demanded by rikisha pullets. Thr Amended Ordinance came into force on Ajay ist. and provides that the fare shall be a uniform one, night or day, of Three cents per lialfmile. The
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    CANADIAN IMPERIAL FINANCE.
    378 9 The C anadian people may be contra tula ted from every point of view on ihe Financial Statement just laid before the Dominion House of Commons. Not only was the past year the most prompt ioib ever known in the history of Canada, but the surplus of
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    NOTES FROM THE NORTH.
    235 9 It is reported from Peking that ten lar^e i»u:is, ordered IfOtn England by the Viceroy ol Fukien province, China, have aril veJ at Fukien, and are shortly to be distributed among the forts on the coast of the province. Rang Vu Wei, being e-irous of getting
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    THOSE CHINESE CRUISERS.
    235 9 Who Divi lguj the Secret? According to The North China Dally Ne% members of the Relorm Party in Shanghai hr. received news f>otn reli ib!e quarters in .m^ that when \'iccroy Li Hung-chang 3 secrel instructions from Piiuce Ching nd Adm ral Veh of ihe Peiyang squad
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    MONDAY, MAY 7, 1900.
    438 10 The steam yacht Sunbeam, with Lord Brassey on board, arrived on April 10 at Simon's Town, Cape Colony. Selangor is to play Perak at cricket and football at Whitsuntide, being assured of a good time in the northern state. Shortly after ten o'clock this morning an
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    276 10 One of tho wounded soldiers of General French's column, a sergeant in the gth Lancers, writing to his parents at Hampstead, say- lhat Halyard Kipling is a constant visitor to the hospital wards, where he is much liked by the men, and he has given his autograph, written across laurel
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    Correspondence.
    188 10 Our Roads and their Guardians. To the Editor. 5i Rj it would be interesting to know whether it was a servant of the municipality with a presumable intelligence above that of the ordinary coolie who was responsible for the planting of that steam roller in Orchard Road near Dhoby
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    DYNMITERS IN NEW YORK.
    219 10 Anarchists Destroy Locks c»i Wblland New York, April 23. Great destruction has been caused by dynamiters in New York. The Welland Canal connecting Lakes Ontario and Erie, lias been dynamited and several locks deStroyed. The We'la«»d Cinal enters Lake Ontario a short distance from Buffalo, N.
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    CATTLE DISEASE IN MANILA.
    136 10 CA TTLE DISEASE IN MANILA. FOOl amd Mouth Dihbasi omss With SIKO4PORI CAI rLlt. A Manila paper says All that lacked to complete the category ol cat le diseases in Manila was the foot and mouth disease, and this has at last n. ad<- its appearance in a consignment of
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    THE KINTA ASSOCIATION Ltd.
    352 10 1 The second report of the Directors of the above Association, is as follows: The Directors beg to submit the accounts for the 6 months ending the 31st March, 1900, being the second half of the business year 1899,- 1900. The net profits for that period
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    MAIL NOTES.
    670 10 The War. Lord Roberts has warned the Dutch in the northern districts of Cape Colony that unless they are quiescent, they will be rigorously court-mar-tialled. The Rev. Mr. Schroede. a rebel member of the House of Assembly, has been arrested, and conveyed to Upington. Thirty leading rebels in
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    IN TOWN.
    294 10 On Saturday night, to a bumper house, the Amateurs gave their eighth and last performance of this pleasing piece. The part of Lady Gwendoline Kilcaddy was, on this occasion, played by Miss Simon and most prettily played at that. In her Kate Greenaway costume she looked simply chaining
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    ADMIRAL SIR HENRY KEPPEL.
    573 10 Colombo is honoured with a visit from A* Sir Henry Keppel, who arrived from Sin^n ral the P. &O. steamer Massilia. The Adm re ir is described as "an honourable, courteou!' Wh honest survivor of a glorious past," visited before arriving at Singapore, calling at and
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    CRICKETS.
    220 10 The Match played n the Esplanade lasi Saturday, between iptained by I. B. Hannaford and J Graham, ended in the side of the latter just winning hy 1 1 run> The fielding was mar considerably by the slippery state I b >th ball mnd, which .stillborn cv: I thi
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    EARL RUSSELL MARRIED.
    76 10 Wbds Miss Mollii C .ok America Said to Havj Avothbk V\ r New York, April 22,— Francis John Russel, second Karl ot Rus heon married Reno, Nevada, to Miss Mdlie ook, of l.ondov The marriage was quiet and uncercm l English nobleman is said to h IV«
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    THE JELAI CONCESSION.
    48 10 Mr. Machado, telegra) :;:ng on th to Messrs. Huttenbach Bros. Cc general agents of the Jelai Tin SynJ with reference to hi* xpedition in (Pahang) since his recent visit to Singapo says The expedition i:-; omplete :>'J'. f will most likely arr Singapore the 20th.
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    PLAGUE IN CALCUTTA.
    18 11 The latest returns show that plague in the city and its environs is still decreasing.
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    SEPOY LINES GOLF CLUB.
    118 11 The usual Ladies Monthly Medal Comtion will take place on Thursday, loth ii st. Ar\h v. Civil Sek\ k c. The above match was played at the rjy Lines Golf Club, 8 a^ide, over two roui ds, and resulted in the victory of the vice, who
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    THE SIBERIAN RAILWAY.
    235 11 v—Theu The Iran pn of goods ich an extei I upon the ion ol t!.' I 1 i Ru is unable ights w hie 1 i.-t i t!y an ivMers w II gteatei quanti--1 v mportation v < f the line as ihe spttng advan Siberian railway
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    SERIOUS CHARGE OF STEALING COLONIAL STAMPS.
    305 11 SERIOUS CHARGE OF STEALING COLONIAL STAMPS. > ha i R ivley, 31 clei Ie, \v« rt d K'\\ rkenweU, with being concerned ealt g I 1 St. Luke's, tt'ur British I 1 rnps, the pi (per y of [lie w\ on the j'ri-v;ii» r Buck —Mr. I r Cai coum
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    MUNICIPAL ELECTION.
    42 11 Mr. Lee Choon Guan has been nominated as Municipal Commissioner, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Mr. Tan Cheng Tuan. Mr. Lee Choon Guan was proposed by Mr. H MuMinghaus, and seconded by Mr. Seah Song Seah.
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    GREAT BRITAIN AND PORTUGAL
    151 11 Russian Press Oiimon. So lontf as I.orcnco Marques was made use of by the Boers to smuggle in weapons of war and a riff-raff of foreign mercenaries, the Russian Press rai-ed not a single dissentient voice. Now that England is about to land troops at Beira,
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    THE HANDY MAN.
    244 11 Referring to the genuine Biiti^h welcome which ihe crew 1 f ihe Powerful rio iv< J on their arrival at PorUm nth, the Daily Graphic sit was a w( Iconic such as was no mdVe lhan due to them in virtue of the fact that to th
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    THE RANGOON OUTRAGE CASE.
    519 11 PUN! SHMftNT OF Oil:-, i-. RS S v -pnl 23. -Final ord rs hive n i\v been Military authorities in 1.;.«iv1 to the olli bis whose conduct was considered laigei) res- ible for the failure of ju tice in the Rang Outrage Case, and adequate punishment
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    TUESDAY, MAY 8, 1900.
    781 11 Four Straits born babas, who assaulted a deteciive in Fraser-st. on Saturday, were let off with a fine of $5 each and a caution, as they pleaded they were drunk. A prisoner named Lye Wat assaulted a comrade in the criminal prison the other day. He
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    FOREIGN WARSHIPS.
    61 11 The German transport Dresden arrived from China this morning on her way to Bremen with 23 officers and 614 men, and is expected to leave for her destination some time to-morrow. The Russian transport Sarat<jj' sailed for Odessa at six this morning, and at 11 am. the Gilyak,
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    CARRIAGE ACCIDENT.
    155 11 Just after nine this nioning, a horse attached to a gharry belonging t i one of tlv French Clergy in Si v: re, and driven by a syce, bolted *h*n ■ar the junction of },>H and Stamford streets, dashing along at a furious pace in the direction of
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    THE RIVALS.
    398 11 A Women's Dubl m New Mexico. (Da ily Te l grit 1 h.) N w York, Sunday. The Htrald es the foi ow.ng special telegram from ihc i cico, \v ich forms a remarkable r< ition < Ll famous painting of ih<> 1. nj duellists. l'he details of
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    A NEW ZEALAND TROOPER'S LETTER.
    422 11 A NEW ZEALAND TROOPER'S LETTER. Qubbr Story Ab« r rHi mth Hussars. A New Zea T and j >rrnal has this >Gaptain Hughes, of the Wai g vi U l\ s, his h mded a s the f Slewing U Her, wl ich we r prim Jo the I enefit
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    SARAWAK.
    201 12 Before the Royal Geographical Society recently, Mr. R. Hose read an interesting paper on Sarawak. He pointed out that the total trade of tha t country has shown an increase of 130 per cent, in ten years. The most valuable exports are sago, flour, pepper, gutta-percha and indiarubber. Provided
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    THE INDIAN FAMINE FUND.
    192 12 A subscriber to the Free Press sends us a cheque for 810 to go to the Indian Famine Fund. He says I have just been thinking of the time of the Kimberley rush in Western Australia, when I was doing three days without tucker or water,
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    CYCLIST COMPANY S. V. R.
    239 12 The following notification is posted today in the S V. A. Drill Hall for the information of the members of the Rifle Corps 1. In completing the organization of the Singapore Volunteer R:llcs it is intended to form a Company of Cyclist Scouts for ihe
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    THE PROFESSIONAL WITNESS.
    263 12 On Friday two Khngs were sentenced to three months and six -weeks' respectively, for giving false evidence, and on Saturday 1 I r the same reason a Chinaman was fined *S Singapore Free Press. Foi yean I've hung round the Police Courts, And near the grc.it Court
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    TRAINING NOTES.
    931 12 A most interesting morning's work was done to-day, nearly all the horses being well extended. A heavy mist hung over the course, making it very difficult to see what was going on round by the Derby post. Calder got a nasty kick from Ninepins yesterday morning, but he
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    THE CEYLON CONTINGENT AT THE FRONT.
    165 12 THE CEYLON CONTINGENT AT THE FRONT. Mr. Bennet Burleighjthe Daily Telegraph correspondent, writing from Dreifontein on March nth describes in these words the arrival of the Ceylon contingent at Lord Roberts camp Amongst the new coiners were the Ceylon Mounted Rifles, an ideal mounted infantry, as Lord Roberts, who inspected
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    THE RUSSIAN ARMY.
    154 12 Russia has more men than she can give a tho. rou^h training to, and out of her bountiful supply (a wiitcr in the Leisure Hour states) she only talcs 275,000 for her active armies, the remainder being sent at once to the reserve, where they get six
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    A GERMAN'S LOYALTY.
    91 12 Mr. G. I*. Ernest, of 57, Moorgate-strect, ba s written to the Lord Mayor sating that he was a German, but a naturalised British subject, having carried on business in this country for 27 years and that fiom gratitude for the hospitality which England had shown him,
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    A NEW UNION JACK.
    348 12 It is pointed out that the Union Jack carried with General Brabant's Colonial division is unlike all other Union Jacks, in that it has a special design embroidered upon it, symbolical of the loyalty of the Queen's world wide dominions. The bottom quarter otthetla next the
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    REDJANG LEBONG MINING COMPANY.
    676 12 At the annual general meeting held at B on April 30th 3512 shares were represented a right of 218 votes. VIr 'R Referring to the annual report the h announced the total extraction for \f ar ounces of gold and 3500 ounces of silver th together
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    LATE TELEGRAMS.
    301 12 (To April 28th. The Daily Telegraph publishes a teleg Kimberley, stating that forces composing Genera Hunter's division are daily aniving from the ba^c Mr. Wyndham, repl>iri4» to questions i House of Commons, said he did not know m« officer commanding the convoy at Koornspruit and not intended to
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    A DINNER PARTY IN SINGAPORE.
    1446 13 Scene The Cadogan-Peels' residence in Tangi n. Hoi R: 7.4S P- M t Hie ho«-t and hostess, in their respective rooms, t re hurriedly putting the finishing touches lo their toilet. HOSTESS. Oh dear I hope no one will very punctual, I'm not nearly ready
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    FRONT OF A HOUSE COLLAPSES
    114 13 Yesterday evening, the front of a house in the occupation ol Mr. Mertz, No. 18-3 Tanglin-rd., collapsed. Ihe house is situated ill a compound, brick horn ihe road. Fortunately, ibe family were out at the time and nobody was injured. The next Tanglin Club At
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
    180 13 The usual monthly medal was played for on Saturday, a goodly numbers of members turned up to play, but owing to the late heavy rains, the ground was not in good condition, therefore low scoring was not the order of the day. The winner turned out to
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    SINGAPORE DREDGER.
    64 13 The foil wing motion was brought forward by the acting Colonial Seen ta'y at the meeting of the Legislative Coutu il, t n rial' 11 That a siim of $io,ooo be voted for the erection of the new dredtfCf with i's machinery for the Singapore River ami that
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    ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL.
    189 13 S. C. C. v. i2tl) Co. R. A. These t»anis engaged in friend'y rivalry last ni^ht on the Cricket Club Grouil'i. The |(ame was well fought out but was not ot a bi illiant charai v r and although the forwards on t ach side had several chances
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    WHAT A CHINESE MINISTER THINKS.
    296 13 \Vu Ting I; an<j, the celebrated Chinese Minister, is of opinion that the woild n» eds a universe* languige, and he intimates that the English, with some tern variations attd modifications, would mtet that warn. 1» an address recently delivered he mention, d that i.i
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    167 13 When <he Pique goes to Manila the Un daunted will come to Singapore, whence she v\ill pioceed to England on relit- f by the Argonaut. The fa'endar for the May Assizes, enmmenring a 11 o'clock to-morrow morning is a lenothv onr, comprising in a I twt-nty- i^ht a*es. na iy
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    WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 1900.
    358 13 About 160 Municipal cases were heard yesterday. Two Austrians have been fined Sio each for carrying on a lottery. A Bengali milk-seller was fined §20 and costs yesterday for selling adulterated milk. A Hokien coolie fell down the hatch of the S.S Zweena last night, brui-ing
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    260 13 Unconscious liumour from an exchange Major-General Macdonald ori\> rt i his p'per^ to play ovei the 'ast six miles tci Bloemfontein. Piiere ate now no arnn d Boers in the n i^hbourhood. A short lime a^o a nt ivspaper correspondent picturesquely described th<* progress of the British columns round Driefontein
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    96 13 L Avcnir dv Tonkin ha' a-i arti<! inspired by a dissrriatio.. in The Daily News on ''Our Neighbours and Ourselves," in which the doom ot the present t\pe of Biitish soldier is foretold uNo more canes, n«i more ti^ht trousers or dose -fitting fuller- a-ttrd red jrickets, no more comi
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    THE ASSIZES.
    587 14 At the Assizes this morning, before the Chief Justice Sir Lionel Cox, the case against G. Widler, of using as genuine a forged document, was withdrawn, on the representation of the Attorney-General, who prosecuted. In consequence of certain statements made in connection with the case, the Attorney General
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    RUBBER.
    131 14 The Burma Government contemplate starting a Government rubber plantation of 10,000 acres, which will probably be in the Mergui district. 1 his Sir Frederick Fiyer thinks should bring some benefit in the shape of a demand for labour, and will inc ease the trade of Mergui. It has been
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    SIGNS OF THE TIMES.
    116 14 Heavy Shipmbnts to Port Arthur. During the last few months there has been mos t extraordinary activity displayed by the Russian authorities at Port Arthur and Vladivostok, and udging from the heavy shipments of foodstuffs and material despatched from Hongkong to these ports, it is evident
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    THE DISTURBANCE IN BORNEO.
    702 14 THE DISTURBANCE IN BORNEO. The Night Attack on Kudat Fuller Particulars. By the Kelantan which arrived this morning from British North Borneo particulars have arrived of the alarming night attack on Kudat, at 3.30 on the morning of Saturday, April 28th. It appears that the authorities were fortunately made aware
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    SINGAPORE PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY.
    150 14 At a meeting of Committee held yesterday afternoon, it was decided that the Annual General Meeting be held on Tuesthe 29th inst at the Town Ha!!. The Musical Evening w which was to have been held a few weeks ago, but was postponed on account of the
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    H. M. S. "TERRIBLE" AT HONGKONG.
    290 14 Thb Reception Arras*. bmests. A meeting, convened at the instance of the Committees of the China Association and of the Navy League, was held at Hongkong on Ist May to consider what steps should be taken for the reception of the Captain, officers and
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    TROUBLE IN SARAWAK.
    80 14 Hundrf ns Slain. The Rajah H«Af>S an Hxpedition. (Special to Hongkong Telegraph.) Labuan, 2nd May. It is reported that the Raj th ol Sarawak >t tied to day on an expe dition into the interiol b\ way of the Trusan River with a force of a thousand
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    THE VICTORIA ALPHABET.
    223 14 A is Her Anthem, solemn and grand, B is the B »untv bestowed by her hand, C the contempt we feel for her f»»es, D for the duty t aeh one of us owes. E i> her Empire, eVr lit by the Sun, F for the Flag
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    RHODESIAN FIELD FORCE.
    297 14 Reuters Agency, in announcing, on the 20th ult.' the despatch of a special force to X hodesia, under Lieut. General Sir Frederick Carrington. intimated that it would probably proceed to Rhodesia by a special route." The ordinary route would of course be by the Bcchuanaland railway to
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    34 14 -ML--Ihe Governme c that the Rs 7s '<* nt a aye declded of exercise or in C-000 budgeted for camps season shall be eduction during tie ensuing practice camps. V hiefl y devoted t0 Artillery
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    PROSPERITY OF EGYPT.
    745 14 Lord Crombr's Report. The annual report of Lord Cromer on P« the Soudan was issued yesterday, and lJii* ypUr of great prosperity. In Egypt, the r stOr y reached the highest figure since the BrittoT^ h *> tion commenced, and shows a surplus of R U Paof
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    A KLONDYKE IX JAPAN.
    209 14 Gold is now being found in large quantities at Hokkaido, in the province of KiUmi in Japan. A territory embracing six hundred and tifty square miles, the centra! point of which s Mount HoroNoborn, is being worked, and L h such splendid results that old djMjßiilve
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    SIR WALTER SCOTT AS A VOLUNTEER.
    134 14 Volunteering at the moment ii all Ihe Jg C.K.S." in the Sphere last week r:mindsustn Walter Scott was a most enthusiastic VolunteerIn the year 1797, when Britain was as lull 01 martial spirit as it is to-day, he supes td formation of a body
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    RES MILITARIS BRITANNICA.
    269 15 How doth the British G. O. C. When spoiling for a fight, Jgnore all rules of strategy And in mistakes delight Than tactics (Mem a war-like-art) He works on simpler plan, Although forsooth, he is a smart Hi^h class Staff College man, Whene'er his foes are on
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    SIGAPORE VOLUNTEER ARTILLERY.
    202 15 nip; Ordeis by Aptaifl W. G. St. Hair, *k f ummandMnt, Singapore Volunteer Artillery, Head Quartei Office, Fort PullerUNi, Singapore, May, 1900. 1 Orderly Officer t>r the ensuing week 1 \tu\ R, M Merewether. >U Sergeant {or ihe ensuing week Si i««jant H. Heaney. Paradi Monday, May
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    A DREDGER FOR JAPAN.
    51 15 Japanese 1 dre< ger Shunkai Maru i, an iv c from Grenock vu Colombo day afternoon on her way to Japan, bhe proceeds to-morrow. She flies British fW and is in command of Capt. fcno, ptior to tins, navigated the Sir John Coode for the Ceylon
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    "THE NIMBLE NINEPENCE."
    63 15 em»;nt that it is the intention of the suea silver ninepenct recalls the fact that 1 v\ Mb in circulation in the days f of '•<lt!i, and perhaps before. At the btlver hali-ninepe cc was in regular •11 his "Grace Abounding," r fers lOu pence lial! pennies
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      37 15 IN RHODESIA. Sir Frederick Carrington's Force. An Advanced Camp. Reuters correspondent at Beira, wiring on the 28th, says that Sir Frederick Carrington has reached that place and has established an advanced depot camp at Marandcl.as.
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      AT THABAN'CHU.
      33 15 Hamilton Engaged. Advancing by Houtnek. Reuters correspondent at Thaban'chu, telegraphing on the Ist, says that Hamilton s Division was engaged yesterday and to-day in forcing a passage northwards at Houtney [Houtnek].
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      THE ENEMY'.S POSITION.
      118 15 The Nek Cleared. The enemy in force heM a line of hills commanding the sides of the nek. They were attacked and fled, the passage being cleared. Boers Shel ing a Detached Camp. The Boers on the mountains are now shelling the outlying camp, necessitating its removal
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      HAMILTON'S CASUALTIES AT HOUTNEK.
      36 15 HAMILTON'S CASUALTIES AT HOUTNEK. A Trifl.rg List. Ihe nwialtien in Colonei Hamilton's forre in the* Bghtm^ on tht* 30th were eight officers and twenty men ol various regiments killed \voiii]l«d or missing. London, 3rd May, /poo.
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      ANOTHER REVOLT IN BORNEO.
      107 15 NIGHT ATTACK ON KUDAT. Two Hundred Rebels. Id Singapore Free Press. Labuan, May 3rd, 6 30 p.m. Kudat was attacked by about two hundred natives at two o'clock on Satuiday morning. The Magazine and a Maxim CapturedThe rebels captured the magazine and a Maxim gun. THE
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      NO HARM TO EUROPEANS.
      22 15 Their Dwellings Riddled with Bullets. The Europeans were unharmed but their houses and offices wee riddled with bullets
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      GOVERNCE CLIFFORD ARRIVES.
      16 15 Reinforcements Reach Kudat. His ExceMet-cy Hugh Clifford, the Governor, has arrived uith reinforcements.
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    THE CAMPAIGN.
    16 15 The Situation Obscure. Pending furliier drsp«itches from Lord Roberts, the military situation is obscure.
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    BRITISH ADVANCE FROM RUOEMFOMTEIN.
    33 15 The i.oera It appears that a genera! advance was made on April 30th, in the direction o» Brandfort, in luding Bruce Han.ilton and Broadv\ood's Brigades. The Boe-s fell back.
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    THE ENEMY IN A STRONG POSITION.
    121 15 A Large and Resolute Force. Hamilton's Mounted Infantry Advancing. Two Brigades in Support. These brigades were then apparently ordered to join lan Hamilton, who was confronted by an unexpectedly large and resolute force, covering the whole Boer retreat. {Later The Casualties. Five officers, inrluJing
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    THE BOR CASUALTIES.
    98 15 The enemy admit 12 killed and 4 wound ed, 21 of whom belong o ihe Foreign Legion. The Boer Foreign Legion. Russiaa Commander Woun ied, U' rman Subal crn Killed. Col. Mrtximoff, the Russian Commander of ihe Legion, was wound* d. A (i«'im»n lieutenant inoied GunlhiT and
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    LORD ROBERTS'S NEW ADVANCE
    78 15 CAPIUR OF bRANOFOKT. Boers I aken By Surprise. L»eiaiey ia Command. The B.iti>h have i.ipiurcd Braudfo't, surprising the Boers, who retired to the uuiih east. Commander Delarty commanded the Boers. (Late*,) THE THOUoANJ GUINEAS. The result of the Thousand Guineas is 1. Mr L Bransey'i Winifred*.
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    BRABANT AND RUNDLE COMB NING.
    20 15 It is expected th-tt General Brabant wil join General Rundle at Thaban'chu im 1• 1
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      BOER PRISONERS.
      135 15 TO BE DESPATCHED TO CEYLON f Special to Singapore Free Press Colombo, sth May. The Times of Ceylon says that it is pro posed to despatch Boer prisoneis to Ceylon^ Quarters Near Newara Eliya. These prisoners are to be accommodated in barracks, the site su^ge>ttd being on thr
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    THE JAPANESE PRINCES.
    25 15 Visiti g the Queen. Princes Kotoh to an-l Iwakara of Japan visited t c Q.ict-n y«-sifday. The Princes slept at Windsor Castle.
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    THE "KOWSHING" CASE.
    30 15 To Go to Arbitration. Mr. Brodrick in the House of Commons stated that the Kowshing case would be submitted to the arbitration of an eminent foreign jurist.
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    CHINESE REFORMERS.
    57 15 Their Execution Not Intended. He also said there was no reason to suppose that the Chinese Government contemplates the execution of the reformers mentioned in the China Herald o\ April 7th. THE PHILIPPINES. General Otis Retires. Gen. Macarthur Succeeds. General Otis hns been relieved of his command in
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    Later HAMILTON'S ADVANCE Fights His along.
    79 15 Later HAMILTON'S ADVANCE Fights His along. Colonel lan Hamilton 'a> nckinred to Wt*lkot. He was engaged with the enemy throughout the whol* march, Weikot is not mentioned ~>n tl.e maps. THE MAFEKINO K'S lEF Hunter Crosses tne Vaal. Lords Roberts reports ih*t Sir A hibald Hunter has carried a a
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    83 15 JAPANESE PRINCES. KotohitD Visits the Prirv c of Wales. Princr Kotohito of Jnpdn his visited the Print c «»f Wales. BRI'.I.H REFUGEES FR »M THE TRANSVAAL. 4<»o Britishers that h-w been expelled from ihr* Fransvaal Lave Hriived at Lourenco Marques. I li« y ar^ of all class s, a >«1
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    THE KAISER TOASTS THE EMPEROR.
    45 15 The Triple Alliance "IVm and Sure. Tht Kaiser, in pr»»posm^ the heath o* the Emperor of Austria, s-id ibat bis visit shows the world how firm and sure the alliance of Germany, Austria and Italy is. Lvndon May 6th /goo
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    HUNTER'S MARCH TO MAFEKING.
    43 15 Barton Cross c the V^al. General Barton.-; Brigade, wit'i whom is Sir Archibald Hunter, comma din i a division, has crossed the Vaal at Wii dsorton. EOERS IN FLIGHT. The Boers arc trekking northward. General Barton is hur^uinor them.
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    LORD ROBERTS ADVANCING.
    31 15 At the Vet River. Lord Roberts telegraphs: "I arrived on Saturday within three miles of the Vet Rivr. The enemy were in considerable strength on the opposite bank.
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    AN ARTILLERY ENGAGEMENT.
    17 15 "Our guns engaged theirs for threehours without being able to f >roe a passage.
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    HUTTON'S MOUNTED INFANTRY.
    43 15 Crossing the Vet Under Fire. But at dusk, Hutton's Mounted Infantry, in d «shing style, turned t'^e *-ne nys right and crossed under a h»av\ fire 11 We are now bivouacking for the night within three miles of the tivrr.
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    HAMILTON'S ADVANCE.
    38 15 He Engages the Knemy, Heavy Boer Losses Flight of the Knemy. lan Hamilton on Friday prevented the junction of two Bo^r forces, inHicting heavy loss upon them. Th^ enemy fled, leaving their dead and wounded behind.
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    To Mafeking.
    26 15 To Maf eking. Barton's Column in t ction. 11 Gen. Barton was heavily engaged, on Saturday to the north of Kuidal." j n7->ffn*\ *?th Af/rv. /000
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    SHARE LIST, MAY 9th, 1900.
    423 16 Quotation. Capital. Paid Up. Sharis Paid Bank of China and Japan, Ltd. £1 Nominal. C 2,000,000 414,231 199,875 14 Deferred. £s I 1,250 Bell's Asbestos Eastern Agency. $3 Sellers. 10,000 J k *'5^4 8,584 £1 Clear Water Dairy Farm Ltd. $100 25,000 25,000 250 t-tJO
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    LORD ROBERTS ADVANCING.
    33 16 LORD ROBERTS ADVANCING. ACROSS THE VET RIVER. Encamped at Smaldeel. Lord Roberts, wiring from Smaldeel Junction on Sunday afternoon say 11 1 crossed the Vet River this morning and an now encamped here.
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    THE ENEMY IN FULL RETREAT.
    61 16 Retiring on Kroonstad. 'The enemy is in full retreat towards Zandriver and Kroonstad. British Losses Trifling. Our losses were trifling. tTHE ASHANTI REVOLT. Kumassi Fort Attacked. Ten Thousand Rebels. Ten thousand rebels attacked Kumassi Fort between A|>ril 25th and 29th. The Casualties. During; the defence
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    REINFORCEMENTS FROM LAGOS.
    78 16 Fight their way to Kumassi. The Lag >s constabulary arrived at Kumassi on the 29th, after two days severe fighting with 8,000 rebels. The Lagos Contingent Casualties. They lo>t five officers and 159 of the constabulary wounded. THE MARCH TO MAFEKING. A Boer Force Driven Back. The
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    HUNTER JOINS PAGET.
    51 16 On May 4th General Hunter joined hands with General Pa .jet at Warrenton. IN THE EAST. Boers Kvacuate a Strong Position. Gen. Rundle Follows Up The enemy havr* retired from nn exceedingly strong position in front of Thaban'chu ;md General Rundle has occupied it. London. Sth May,
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    LORD ROBERTS'S ADVANCE.
    12 16 MACDONALD OCCUPIES WINBURG. The Highland Brigade now occupies Winburg.
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    BRABANT AND RUNDLE AT THABAN'CHU.
    15 16 General BraSant has joined forces with General Rundle at Thaban'chu.
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    HUTTON AT WELGELEGEN.
    85 16 General Hutton (with his Mounted Infantry Brigade) has reached Weleelegen Station. !A PROBABLE BOER STAND. Behind the Zand River, It is reported that the Boers intend to make a big stand at Zand river. AT MAFEKING. The Garrison Determined. Will Hold Out A Month More. Decreasing Rations
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    AT MAFEKING.
    23 16 Can Hold Out Yet. Despatches from Mafeking, dated April 22nd, say that the town can hold out as required, with care.
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    EXCHANGE.
    66 16 (Corrected up to Mty 9)On London Bank 4 m/s i/nfi demand „...i/n Private credits 3 m/s 2/o,' documents 3 m/s 2/Oy credits 6 m/s 2/0^ France, demand ~Ml\ Germany, demand 200-} India, T. T '47* Hongkong, demand d Yokohama, demand.. ..4^P n JAVA, demand Manila, demand Sovereigns, (to buy)
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    THREE THOUSAND BOERS AT MAFEKING.
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      766 16 CLEARANCES. May 2. Ban Seng Guan, Brit, str., Lyons, for Bangkok. Ettricxdalb, Brit, str., Stewart, for Yokohama and Otaru. Albion, Brit, str., Race, for Yokohama. Serbia, Ger. str., Sachs, for Calcutta. Flbvo, Brit, str., Foster, for Keiantan, via ports. May j. Hong Wan, Brit, str., Hudson, for Muar and Malacca.
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