The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (Weekly), 23 May 1901

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  • 17 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. WEEKLY MAIL EDITION. SERIES No. 721 THURSDAY, MAY 23rd 1901
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    28 1 Here shall the Press the People's right maintain, L'nawed by rnfluence and unbribed by gain; Here patriot Truth her glorious precepts draw. Pledasd to Rsllfion. Loyalty, and Law.
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  • 466 1 The days of the romance of war are not over, in spite of the fact that scientific warfare holds the field where physical hand-to-hand valour once stood alone. If it was true in the old Napoleonic days that BONAPARTE went, for the most part, to
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  • 88 1 that can be said is that that is the expected, and the probable. It may be taken as pretty certain that Mr. Brodrick's policy of marine garrisons for minor coaling station has collapsed by this time. That being so, recourse would be had to the usual routine, particularly
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  • 455 1 (May 1 7th.) But one week hence, and the people of the Empire will come with a strange bewildered sense upon that Anniversary that up till now meant universal rejoicing, a world-wide flow of affectionate and devoted congratulation towards the Revered Head of the Empire the Queen's
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  • 155 1 In connection with what appears above, it may be said that the suggestion more frequently mooted since the Queen's death— that the 24th of May should be declared "Empire Day," has firmly seized the popular imagination throughout Greater Britain. A recent Capetown telegram, dated April i 9 th,—
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 312 1 CONTEXTS. M Donald, 313 Q ur Garrison, 313 Day/' 3 J 3 Day," 314 ire, 314 Korea. 314 irnegie, 314 bsman, 314 T. c 317 Us. n s Circus, 3*6,318,323,327 r Monthly Competition 314 American Tournament, 317,320,324 rnament Final, 322 a Football, 320 322 [20 yards Handicap, 322 sporting Club
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    • 161 1 McALISTER Co. Engineering Department. FOR Planting, Mining, Engineering, Carpenters Tools and Requisites Portable Steam Engines and Centrifugal Dicks Patent and Original Balata Belting Circular, Frame, Cross cut and Hand Saws Hand Pumps for House and Ship use Hand Drilling Machines and Portable Forges Cement Drain Pipes, Fire Bricks Fire clay
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 272 1 THE VVFFK Inc winery. The mail from home of April 26th arrived by the P. O. Parramatta on Sunday, followed by the N.D.L. Sachsen to-day with dates up to April 29th. The next outward mail is due by the M. M. Tonkin on Monday. The last homeward mails left by
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  • 182 2 It is pleasant to quote, also, the very appropriate words written by Mr. C. B Buckley in his pamphlet which taught the Singapore children the u Story of the Flags,'' and other historical facts of interest in regard to the recent Royal Visit The two years, 1837 and
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  • 538 2 Raub's Future. (May 20th.) AT this conjuncture in the fortunes of the Raub Australian Gold Mining Company Ltd., of which no very encouraging indications have been visible lately in the falling price of shares, there is published a very full and detailed report upon the Raub Mines by Mr. Edward
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  • 368 2 A Crisis in Korea. (May 2 1 st.) From a special telegram just received it will be seen that some new strain has been suddenly developed in the situation in Korea that has been for some time created by the overt pressure exerted by Russia on the Government of that
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  • 438 2 Mr. Andrew Carnegie (May 22nd.) The annals of philanthropic munificence can hardly display any more splendid precedent than the recent gift of Mr. Andrew CARNEGIE, the Dunfermline boy who be came a great American iron-master and multi-millionaire, to the four Universities of his native land. This gift is of the
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  • 244 2 It may be mentioned that the late MajorGen. Sir William Crossman, whose death is reporled by the mail, was employed on special service to inspect and report upon the defences of the principal colonies in 1 88 1. In pursuance of that duty he visited Canada, Vancouver
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  • 428 2 Chin- Kai -wan (by which name it is known to the people of Japan), a bay situated in the extreme south of the Korean peninsula, is coveted by Russia as a naval station, its position being exactly midway between Wladiwostock and Port ArthurA literal translation of the first and
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  • 104 2 SEPOY LINES GOL F CLUB. The following are the Monthly Competition wKcKS the above Club on Saturday T 1 18th inst. y Dr. W. G. Ellis Capt. Winter 6 G. A. Bosanquet J{ 42 h Hon.C.W.S.Kynnerslev X Hon. T. E. Earle 20 F. H. Pearce 4o F. S. B. Gaffney
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  • 663 2 The ordinary half-yearly general metl Eastern F.xtension.Australasia, and C h graph Company Limited) was held .it House on 4 th ult. the Mttq .o[ presiding in the absence of Sir J. VVolfeThe Chairman stated that the increased r for the half-year ended Dec. 3 I last
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  • 998 3 \u 1 Spencer Pratt, late U. S. Consul--;:.gapore, tells in Collier's of April 13th, the story of his assothe incident of Aguinaldo's rom Singapore to Hongkong April I S9B to join Commodore Mr Pratt wrote his article under Aguinaldo Resisted" but the r\ Weekly altered that to
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  • 397 3 The f rices quoted are generally those current at Clyde Terrace Market, At the other markets there may be small variations. Singapore, May 2 iqoi. Beans, Long per catty ct. 5 Do., French do. 2 S eel do. 22 BeefSteak do. 24 Bean Sprouts do. Bamboo Sprouts
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  • 1174 3 (Via Ceylon.) London, May gth.-Colonel Benson, who is commanding one of Sir Bindon Blood's columns, has completed operations extending from Middle burg to Belfast. He had only one fight, when Boers, with their families, were driven out of caves where they were hiding. U is stated at Berlin that
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 382 3 fJONGKONG AND SHANGHAI xx BANKING CORPORATION. PAID-UF CAPITAL fi0.000.000 RESERVE FUND— Sterling Reserve $10,000,000 7 a Silver Reserve -„000,000 j 3»ooo 1 000 RESERVE LIABILITY OF PROPRIETORS J $10,000,000 Court ui Di sectors. K. Shewan, hsq.— Chairman. Hon. J J. Keswick, Esq.— Dkputy Chairman. H. E ToMKINS, Esq. I R.
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  • 742 4 The Bromhead Matthews* Challenge Shield will probably be shot for on Wednesday, the 22nd instant, in Penang. Mr. J. F, Craig, has been admitted a partner in the London firm of Messrs. Ker Bolton Co H. M. S. Rosario leaves with. Mr. E. W. Birch for
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  • 372 4 With regard to the protest from thirty Roman Catholic peers against the law M requiring the King to declare his disbelief in transubstantiation, that the worship of the Virgin and of saints is superstitious and idolatrous, and that in so declaring he is not trifling with the
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  • 645 4 Lady Randolph Churchill. or as she now prefers to call herself, Mrs. George Cornwallis-West is by no means the first lady of prominence to marry a man less than half her own age. As is ,well known, this clever, handsome, and enterprising American woman is
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  • 594 4 British North Borneo. To tuk Editor. Sir,— Probably some of your readers are interested in North Borneo affairs and for their information I should like to make a few remarks on the N. B Herald of the 16th April last. As regards the first and progressive paragraph in the
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  • 61 4 Yesterday Kader My din was fined §100 for attempting to commit an unnatural offence, and for burglary Moone Samy received 18 months rigorous imprisonment. This morning Mr. Justice Leach was busy engaged trying three Chinamen for culpable homicide whilst Mr. Hyndman Jones was occupied hearing the case of
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  • 199 4 The inquiry Do you play Bridge bids fair to become an indispensable preliminary, which if not satisfied by an answer in the affirmative, affords an unsurmountable barrier to the invitation to dinner, which the inquirer intends to follow. In fact the craze for this game promises to develop into
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  • 496 4 It was unfortunate i ndeed should have marred the o peni n "Harmston's," but despite |v/ able state of the weather, there muster at the Beach-rd. site lasl*** there was but little doubt astoT faction of the spectators, one and -Harmston's" have .ertainly^ strong combination here on t
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  • 225 4 The Civil and Military GstetU following true copy of a letter ad Iressed father in Lahore asking for the hand ot h ter— To Babu. Patern el ta> r Dear Sir,— lt is with a falter ship that I write to have commumcatio you about the prospective
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  • 267 5 r nf > following contribution, or extract, In the Malay Mail, which asso--1 omet now visible with the his- ...fHalley:--a Elijah Burrilt it is a regular visitor us once every 75* years. He was November, 1835. en it was thought to be a harbinger evil, and spread dismay
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  • 77 5 Pn s/er was docked this i Pagair. er communication between Manila has been established ind Oriental Steamship put on the CarmarthenmouthshirCy and in the ure proving successful, s will be added. S amship Company con- i instalment of the Afargraphy system on board ships e ward I*. ec
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  • 256 5 American Tournament now being Sir Alexander Swettenham's he concluded to-morrow. The n kept secret and an internish is expected. His Excellency I Governor has kindly consented away the prizes and the opportunity en of f° r mally presenting the nglc Championship Trophy, which Mrs. Lovell in
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  • 1673 5 A Book and A Book. I have here two books which have been more in the mouths of the reading public during the last six months than any others published during the last year of the old century. Both, from the point of view of
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  • 192 5 A launch will run from Johnston's Pier to Tanjong Katong on Sunday, at 10 a.m. and 1 1 a.m. On the arrival of the 10 o'clock launch, the 120 yds. race for Messrs. John Little Co's. Cup will be swum. The following are the entrits for the
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  • 360 5 41 Gentlemen, to solace their wearied minds by honest pastimes, playe at chesse, the astronomer's game, and the philosopher's game, which fehettes thyr wittes, recreates theyr minds, and hurts no body in the mean season." All communications should be addres ed to t^ Chess Editor, Singapore Free
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  • 438 5 The first chess column printed in an English newspaper appeared in The Lancet, London, 1822. Play in the championship tournament at the Singapore Chess Club commenced on Monday, and up to date six games have been played, but so far there is no special incident to be chronicled.
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  • 670 6 The Crown Princess of Japan gave birth to a son on the 29th April. Business is very much depressed at Vladivostock owing to the enforcement of the new import tariff. The Corean Government has refused to allow Japan to install wireless telegraphy on the Corean coast.
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  • 1047 6 The Washington Post publishes the following interview with Mr. T. H. Whitehead in its issue of the 15th March The currency of the Philippines and any prospective changes that the Government may contemplate are attracting the attention of banking concerns of the East that have to
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  • 151 6 Giventhe benefit of fine weather, Harmston's'' had a bumper house last night. Everything was in perfect working order and a programme, excellent from start to finish, was carried through without a hitch. As on the opening night, the clever vaulting by Eldred, trick riding by the three Harmstons,
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  • 473 6 The Austrian steamer Teresa, from Moji, arrived yesterday forenoon with a cargo of about 0,000 tons of Japan coal. The Sumatra, on arrival yesterday, went to the quarantine grounds and after insp-ection steamed to the Wharf at 3.30 p.m. The Arratoon A pear, which arrived from Calcutta yesterday,
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  • 743 6 (Englishman., So long as the belief obtained th battle rested with those who could JZI the greatest physical shock at a iv long it was hopeless to expect that P be trained for anything but the char for anything but the bayonet assault v hundred years ago,
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  • 121 6 One of the most tborough-going of common sense in Chinese h\t the Ch'ien Tzu Wen," or much 1 Essay of the Thousand Chat** called (says the Peoples Friend) t fact that it contains exactly one iwritten characters— no more, no lej was composed by order of the
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  • 842 7 rO TAL ECLIPSE OF THE SUN. connection with the eclipse of the sun, j LVh takes place to-morrow afternoon, \t IV attention is drawn to the follow- made by Mr. A. Lawrence the Blue Hill Observatory, Hyde r jj Massachusetts: "One of the most i< arances attending a total PI
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  • 1854 7 MODERN MEDICINE AND SURGERY. Advances \nd Hopes. In opening the new Workhouse Hospital at Halifax, Sir James Ciichton Browne, F. K. S., referred w'th well-warranted professional pride to the advances achieve in medical and surgicr.l ait during the Victorian era, which he justly described as stupendous. But Sir James went
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  • 335 7 Sir Wilfrid Laurier's short speech at a Toronto banquet, in response to the toast of Canada and the Empire," is suggestive of reflection as to the future relations of the Mother Country and the Colonies. The Canadian Premier did not allow himself to be tempted
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  • 512 7 The Long and the Short Of It. The writer of the occasional paragraphs in the Morning Leader under the heading "Sub Rosa" dilates thus, with some humour, on the advantages of the introduction of a short standard into the British army I notice that the latest notion in
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  • 692 8 H. M. S. Pique has been engaged in chasing pirates in the Gulf of Pechili. Mr. E. V. Carey has sent in his resignation of the Chairmanship of the United Planters Association. The death is announced from Hamburg of Mr. John Schmidt, h -ad of the
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  • 46 8 The Cheng-wu-chu is a new Board constituted by the Throne for the transaction of Government business. It consists of Princ* Ching, Li Hung-chang, Wang Wenshao, Kun Kang, Yung Lu, and Lu Chuanlin, with Liu Kun-yi and Chang Chi-tung as advisory assistants. w 4
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  • 122 8 The M. M. steamer Tibre connecting with the outward P. O. Mail Parramatta arrived from Saigon this morning. The Coulsdon from New York steamed direct to the wharf for coals on arrival this morning. Three steamers, the Hong Bee, Catherine Apcar and Emma Luyken, full with Chinese immigrants,
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  • 321 8 S. C. C. v. 35TH Co. R. A. These old opponents once more faced each other on the football field, the venue being the Cricket Club Ground. The result was an even battle, a goal being scored by each side. The Club won the toss and defended the
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  • 215 8 Mr. R. A. Meyer has been grantari authority to file a specification of an invention for Improvements in and connected with steam boiler furnaces for the combustion of liquid fuel." May 24th, Victoria Day" and May 27th, Whit Monday, are gazetted as public holidays. The following appointments have
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  • 1131 8 Quicquid agunt homines nostri est farrago libelli, Juvenal. The knowing newspapers ot our distant fatherland have been writing a lot recently about the M humiliation of Russia," in connection with the non-signature of the Manchurian Convention. The profound wisdom of the Topicist is severely strained to
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  • 397 8 The following is the result of the To. ment for Sir Alexander Swettcr Prize. Each pair played 6 games a; every other pair and the maximum of games obtainable was therefore Scorbs. Miss Boldero 6: Capt. Dewing, owe 15.3") Mrs. Salzmann 6c Mr. Hartnell, 4? Mrs.
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  • 26 9  - EDWARD VII. HIS CARRER AS PRINCE OF WALES. Charles Lowe \ll Rights Reserved."^ M.A., A Life of the C*ar, "Prince grapky," William II," &e. t frc.)
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  • 1577 9 i or's day has brought with it iagea of high political import to .pie but perhaps the most 1 all these was the announceis day of the year 1 84 r, that ictoria had given birth to her first Guildhall Banquet that night the Queen was drunk
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  • 1230 9 Having thus, as Earl of Dublin (for that is also one of his titles), shown himself to and been cheered to, the echo by the warmhearted Irish, the Prince, soon thereafter in the same year (1849), may be said to have made his first official bow to
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  • 326 9 Her Cycling Kun Checked bt a Gatekeei'er. Princess Victoria, who, as is well known, is an ardent cyclist, has had a cycling adventure which no cyclist, would enjcy. Last week the Princess had some delightful runs in the beautiful country around Windsor. But the best road in
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  • 259 9 In The Life of the Right Hon. Hugh Chillers,' just issued by Mr. John Murray, the story is told of Pfince Leiningen, captain of the royal yacht in 1869, pointing out to Mr. Childers the extreme difficulty sailors had in shaving at sea, and suggesting
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  • 880 10 LAND-CRABS OF CHRISTMAS ISLAND. Charles \V. Andriws, in Pearson's Magazinb.' Co some people it will be news that besides the sea-crabs, with whioh every one is familiar, there are lift many tropical countries several varieties which live entirely, or nearly entirely, on dry land, and often at long distances from
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  • 72 10 ti r ParLs > Monday, April i dKshnd^f^'^ aSJUSt,L f Ma -i''-for ttSLtdEMff r h a sciemi,ic mis- i "5 Janssen, which it c stated, has the moral but not the II •upport of the French Governlnent rhe mission will make observation the eclipse of the sun
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  • 368 10 Sir C. Macdonald on Pekin's Narrow Escape. The official diary of Sir Claude MacDonald on the siege of Pekin was published as a parliamentary paper. It, of course, easily holds the field as the best military record yet published, and in places it is even picturesque. There
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  • 495 10 I rhe S. C. C. match played on the Esp£nade last Saturday between the "Over vo V ear in the East and the Under five cars in the East" resulted in a draw in favour of the former, who made 108 runs of which Capt. Dewing (not out) compiled
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  • 583 10 The Imp. German mail steamer Sachsen having left Colombo on the 17th inst., at 10 p.m., may be expected to arrive here on Thursday morning, the 23rd inst. I The P. and O. steamer Java left Woolwich on 20th ult. for China and Japan. She conveys
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  • 170 10 Despite the heavy shower which [ell at about 9.30 a.m. yesterday, the first launch was well filled when she left Johnstons Pier at ten o'clock with members who were anxious to be in time for the 120 yds handicap, for a Cup presented by Messrs John Little
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  • 359 10 From Mr. Fry, who fessor Todd to Singken in Jis ectipse expedite Singapore yesterday, J,,.':; 6 as the Professor i5 con c a ef v has been quite f aHure the t verse atmospherical conditio! in Singkep during the day. Considering the p, P ace to
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  • 201 10 The annual lawn tennis tournai by the Club was brougl adoFriday evening, when Mr. i P Mr. E. Gomes in the final chamj tie. The game was well played witnessed by many spectators. proved to be the stronger pi the game by 6—o; 5—65 6 game, Mr.
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  • 3397 11 BSTIVITISS At Singapore. a *ki i able to the London Press.) >- Telegraph. j S nday. His Majesty's ship Ophir r^-jrhed the Eastern seas, and we are in i,. new world. No longer are we sur- ffeminate Singhalese, mild Hindus, K Kandyans, but by swarthy Malays nese.
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  • 170 11 - The popularity of this great show was fully demonstrated on Saturday night by an absolutely packed tent. In fact after gun-fire there was not a box seat available, and it would have been as difficult to detect a vacant spot in the rows behind not to mention the
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  • 721 12 North Borneo. Jo the Editor. Dear Sir,t— l give you a few points on this recent scare in Kudats B. N. Borneo. The raid last year on Kudat took place Op the nigKt of the 28th April, and it was more by good luck than good management that the
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  • 83 12 arrived ?ro r m a rr HOSpital e Shi P Wit^ind armta from China on Saturday evening and steamed to the wharf for coals g InC Japanese cruiser .J to Borneo Wharf It f/^^shima went ».,i^ i vvnart Section 8 vesterdav wheie she is still coaling > es^rday,
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  • 439 12 Says the Times of India The abysmal ignorance of some sections of the English press regardlOg things Asiatic was amusingly shown in some ot the comments on the recent battle in ArabiaReuter wired home a summary of the narrative published in this journal, describing the stratagem
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  • 462 12 Saturday's eclipse could scarcely have been witnessed under more favourable atmospherical conditions than those which then prevailed. Although only partial in Singapore, the eclipse excited great curiosity amongst Europeans and natives alike. Long before the first contact on Saturday morning, sundry groups thronged the streets
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  • 695 12 Lieut.-Col. John Collinson, C. 8., has elected to continue service with the Egyptian Army. Owing to the stringency of the local money market ac Penang about twenty small Chinese firms have failed. The bachelors of Fooehow gave a ball on the 22nd April, the Viceroy lending
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  • 148 12 To the Editor. Dear Siß,_The following u L the Liverpool Weekly \r rr U The White Star Line is about to steam winches on its New York nj windlasses, which, states the M will be the first use of electric hoUr on New York piers. There will h hoists
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  • 141 12 There was a considerabl evening to see the final f 4 Swettenham's prizes been held ever from Fritiav Nf Miss Boldero and Capt. Dew* Salzmann and Mr. Htrtnell, L nd Robinson and Mr. Buttenvorth, who! tied three times, each IS 10S games to their tn dit.
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  • 352 12 The Pall Mall Gazetie writer of tertsks" has this constellation of pan in a recent issue. The r< I the late Sultan are neither true nor taste His Highness Ibrahim, Sultan of Johore, I regret to learn, the worse for a I am by no means
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  • 60 12 The agenda of business for the i of the Municipal Commissioners I t r includes two motions, one by r s re the raising of Cavensgh Rotd ar other by Mr. Wee Theam leu drains, also consideiation of p suburban roads, hospital accomnv cases of epidemic, the Gas
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  • 46 13 bot is expected here about g of next month. cruiser Itsukushima re.tl ads alter coaling yesterday Volute which arrived at last month after having comt in the Far East burnt liquid time with very satisfactory oil steamer Sultan Van is docked at Tanjong Pagar
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  • 95 13 r; Colonial Government of French i 0 .China have organised a grand Inter J?, Exhibition at Hanoi, the capital The opening day is fixed for -d November 1902, and the underto be under the immediate of the Colonial Government nted by committees of local ex--1 xhibition
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  • 158 13 I'. RNIMOS than in Ceylon. residenti writing at the end nd in Ceylon, says id the Royalties here last week, most people were glad when I and frock coats and toppers could to enjoy that condition of i mildewed oblivion from which t will be
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  • 395 13 Ijrrible Scene of Panic. pie, Friday.— With reference to the Mahsusseh Company's steamer Arslan Red Sea on April i, the following particulars r are now to hand from one of the The Arslan had on board 2,500 troops d< stinedfor the Yemen, where, accordlatest reports,
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  • 1742 13  - EDWARD VII. HIS CAREER AS PRINCE OF WALES. Charles Lowe [All Rights Reserved.^ By M.A., (Author of A Life of the Czar, "Prince Btsmark A Biography," William II," &c. t &c.) IL~ WEST AND EAST. From Canada/' wrote the Prince Consort to Stockmar in August, iB6O, "we have the best
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  • 886 13 Shortly before the Prince Consort had fallen ill, he had written to his friend Stockmar that, after the Prince of Wales's time was up at Cambridge, which it would be at Christmas, it was his desire to travel," and we have gladly assented to his proposal to
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  • 664 14 The Head Quarter Offices will be closed on Friday and Monday next, the 24th and 27th inst., except for business of an urgent nature. The Free Press will be published at 2 p.m., to-morrow afternoon— the second day of the races. The P. O. extra steamer
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  • 2476 14 SPRING MEETING, 1901. First Day .—Tuesday, May 21ST. Committee C. Sugden, Esq., Chairman; H. Payne Gallwey, Esq., H. Fort, Esq., J. Graham, Esq., A. G. Wright, Esq., Col. Oakes, r.a., G. H. Stitt, Esq. Stewards -.—Judge, C. Sugden, Esq. Asst. Judge and Timekeeper, A. G. Wright, Esq.
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