The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (Weekly), 1 May 1902

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  • 16 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND WEEKLY MAIL EDITION. "third series THURSDAY, MAY 1, 1902. No. 770
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  • 264 1 I > p.j'-.tl>. 261 U igue, 261 Holland, JtJl Shilling a Daj, 261 r nation Contingent, i2t>l I.• i;. ivera, 262 Will, 262 Cables, K\l nation Festivities, 262 Peace, 262 Memorial Hall, ii(i-J \kws. Hall Receivers, 265 264,265,271,273 Wallace Little Case. 269 '"'irT>, 2*s^ 269 n-1 the Beans, 270
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  • 45 1 _pril 30) 8(..25 12.37* 1 No. I oo r. P «;W^) 54. the 11,. 7-> on ipo I AllltMH] 1!' P*»l. «irqu__tj) 5_5 ***<**. do.) 5.45 1M... ao.) 4.75 do.) 5.55 <w_ i. 7 MK.". 'l Not* l: I: 880 1 U. _l_ 165- < 5
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  • Domestic Occurrences.
    • 64 1 At Johore Bahru on the 2*.;rd inst. the wife of l>r. B. Serle, 5.m.0., of a daughter. a At 2 Sele ie R oad, Singapore, on 27th April 1902, the wife of Simon Makbbck of Kuala i.umpur, of a son. Selangor Papers please copy. Wkkfokd At Ashpringtoa House, near
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    • 143 1 On the 21st inst. at St. Andrews Cathedral by the Rev. W.H.O. Dunkerley, Colonial Chaplain, Henry .T. W BaBBKOST of Jpoh, Perak, to Constance Madbi ink, eldest daughter of M H. John (Pilot Service) Singapore. Wales-Rvan.— On Wednesday 2lird April 1902 at the Methodist Episcopal Church, Singapore by the
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    • 47 1 Suddenly on Thursday 2-1 th inst. Krhjeruk AUOUSTUI Hire BCOGK, agod 58. 1i.1.P. At Kingston House, Kepj>el Harbour, on the 24th instant, after a short illness, John B. K hhrtson, Assistant Civil Engineer, the Tan.iong Pagar Lock Co. Ltd., and late of Glasgow. Aged 27 years.
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    • 181 1 During tho past peek there has not been Anything of particular moment stirring. The hearing- of the police court proceedings against the three men charged with being concerned in the murder of Mr. Rutherford occupied two dav>, the prisoners being finally committed to a Sjnvial Assize which will
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  • 80 1 (CoRECTED UP TO AI'KIL 30.) On London. Bunk 4 m/s 1/8-7/16 demand 1/8] Private credits 8 m/s 1/8-9/16 tf documents 3m I 1/8J credits n* m/fl I/84 France, demand 212J Germany, demand... 172. 1 India, T. T l»j Hongkong, demand }pm Yokohama demand 20 pm Java, demand 102 j
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  • 444 1 The Singapore free Press. China Tariff Proposals. Here shall the Preti the People's right mainta.* L'nawed by influence and unbribed by gain; Hrre patriot Truth her glorious precept* draw, »>~W,4 to Religion. Loyalty, and Law. (April 24th. J The question of the Tariff proposals of Sir JAMES Mackav, referred to
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  • 108 1 We are requested by H. E. The Governor to state, for the information of those proceeding from this Colony to witness the Coronation of Their Majesties, and especially for the benefit of the Volunteer Contingent, that any one whi will write his or her name in the-
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  • 202 1 (April 25th.) The telegrams recording the change- in the state of the young Queen of H Hand will be closely followed in the neighbouring Colonies of Her Empire. She comme need her public life under such hopeful circumstances, that the dire illnesss from which she is
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  • 139 1 ihe community is by no means plea cd at the meanness of the Government in not making some allowance to the memb rs of the Straits Settlements Contingent while at Home Many of the members of the Contingent are in not at all good
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  • 580 1 To-day the Contingent of the Straits Settlements Auxiliary Forces that is to take part in the Ceremonies attending the Coronation of King Edward VII. leaves Singapore for Penang, and by Tuesday morning it will bo out of the most northern waters of the Straits of Malacca. The
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 61 1 KOMEYA Co. SOLE IMPORTER 24 HIGH SRREET THE FIRST SHIPMENT OF TOKIO" SAPPORO ff BEERS Having been welcomed by the public we have just received the secom* and both can be had at *11.75 per case of 4 doz. quarts I)utvPaid $14.00 do 8 M P^ts. 5 Uut y*^<»On return
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  • 634 2 Cecil Rhodes' Will (April 28th.) View of the World." The endowment of a handsome residence for an official who does not yet exist is strong evidence of Mr. Rhodes' faith in the realisation of his political hopes. Still that has been done before. In his educational bequests, however, the Diamond
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  • 397 2 With groat astonishment it was learned vesterdav thai the men who won convicted oJ receiving stolen property on the Cree Hall Estate, were let off with three months imprisonment each. It will be remembered that .t wrv large amount of stolen properly, mostly European, was found in
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  • 774 2 According to Ceylon rabies, the report of the I lit or- Depart mental Cable Communications Committee recommends that every important British Colony having a naval base should be connected with England by cable* touching only British and friendly, or neutral territorv. It remarks that the policy
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  • 464 2 With reference to the proposed festivities in Singapore on the occasion of the Coronation in Jum\ it is time the various forces commenced to work together. A month ago the Government issued a provisional programme for the 'J<>tli, the day of the great ceremony. Perhaps it will
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  • 443 2 (April 80th.) It is generally believed thai the* real chance of terms being arrived m I the Boers still in the field u^ Government. There will be Inv,,, but the general gathering of the li commandos, followed I>\ meeting in the field, seem to indicate t!,
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  • 126 2 With great eatiefaction we VOW* tli" public iubacriptiona forthe V'vA rial Kail DffW amounts in $100,140 trilniti.»ns from the Goieniineni Midi Municipality will be $100,000 each, sum of $800,000 is ensured For the t >f electing, <>» the rite adjoining Town Hall, to wl.irh it will
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  • 90 2 The Harbour Mailer of H-n^""-' j." a low level bridge from Hongkong to right across the harbour It*"" 1 long, over water averaging with a maximum clearance «-t wai^r. Oapi. Bunwey bridge for disabled maed* <1111 -bul proposes thai vessela enti»riiijf the harbour ihould go i"'- 1 N tlM'.v liked
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  • 645 3 NNI usion hy Arthur H. Smith. 1: ,'.,,HA C.N.-w York.) T l t g too well known in the East 11 IIU booki to need any introduction. His Vilfa-e life in him 1 wide circle of readers i...,. n materially increased by his rolumes before ill he
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  • 52 3 the three men who have been othe Asmzcs on the charge of inurflir Rutherford, o|K'ns to-morrow in the >ur( at eleven o'clock. A Special empannellecl and we understand Lowell has been requested by the 11 defend the pritonen. The AttoVnevprosecute and the result of the I* awaited
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  • 42 3 U./7 > Buropean living at the Adelphi to the police that one of his i broken open and a number of u« and 50 sovereign^ to the total v (Mt stolen. Two men have been HUKpicion of being connected with
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  • 56 3 .*1 eleven tresterds/i < 'hnitm m 111 a rikisha in Hill Btreet when came n|> behind and inmtchtl,,. ll<l '-"i fcwaj Unfortunately lor l^c-kj itar was on the decline, for 1 pertKin he nut was ji plain clothes ih. l 1 !l ««raa on duty in the itreet
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  • 493 3 M. Delca«Ke. Minister for Fcvsiga Affairs, and Deputy for Foix. was on April 1 entertained at a Lanquet offered to him at OavtSßM, oy the Republion Mayors of tlie (Janton. In au electoral spee<;h he appealed to all Republicans SO unite Bglhssl the rea<-tionary coalition. His Hketcli
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  • 242 3 About eleven o'clock this morning fire broke out in the kitchen of the coolie linos at the Tanjong Pagar Dock Company's premises at the rear of shed number throe. It appears that the Company are pulling down mai.v of their old coolie buildings in order to
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  • 127 3 The crews for the icratch four race: have l>een drawn as follows. A. Rol?i-t.«»r stroke, E.G.H.F. Hai L nell J.W Thomson, P JL Gibbs. D. Rol>ertson stroke C.C Emerson. W. G. Farj^ie. C. A. Weaver. C. W. Darbishire. stroke. E. A. Brown. H. Van Berj, A. B.
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  • 78 3 Prime Tsui Cheiig, Special AjnbaMador to FioiKloii for tbo Coronation, ii expected to arrive lu'iv earlv 10-norrow morning by the P. <V' O. Bengu.* 1 It is undents od that the Chinese Consul will j.av the Prince an early visit and later, at 11 o'clock, a harbour
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  • 236 3 The Barber Co.'s new liner Shimosa built this year arrived from New York to-day, on her maiden trip to the Far East. Her principal dimensions are 370ft. in length, 48ft. breadth and 48ft. draught. Smoker in honour of the departing S. V. C. Contingent at the
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  • 524 3 If. M. S. IRRESPONSIBLE. Last night was the concluding performance of the Dallas Company here this season and in addition it was a l< volunteer night/ 1 the production being under the patronage of Lieut. Col. Murray, V.D and Officers of the S. V. C. Small wonder
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  • 106 3 Yesterday, St. George's Day, was the installation meeting of Lodge St. George No. 1 152. The Lodge met at 5 30 p.m. and the W. M. Elect., Bro. R. C. Taylor was duly installed in the Chair. He appointed the following officers. Wardens, Bros. Chope andj. G. Martaggart I.
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  • 92 3 Yesterday Inspector Howard raided a house in Haveli ck-rd and discovered there six barrels of cement, the property of the Municipality, the chop, however, bein^ erased. On further search, forty-two barrels of cement were found in the house. The first six bairels had been handed out from
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  • 410 3 Mr. Alec Marsh, who is giving a concert at the Tuwn Hall on Saturday, is iow on his way home after a two yrars tour in the East. Mr. Marsh has had a noted career in singing, his training having started at the Royal Academy of Music,
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  • 183 3 A member of the Seaham Artillery, remarking on the nervousness of a certain member of his battery at a recent competition, expressed himself as follows Why, chaps, if he was nervous in working a battery at home, what was he like to be when he was among a lot of
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  • 3544 4 Reslmid Police Court Hearing. The court resumed this case after tiffin yesterday the first witness to be called being Mr. Charles Forrest, Government Surveyor, of 21 Sophia Road, who deposed to having 1 taken plans of Draycot" on the 22nd ult. Inspector Howard showed him the
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  • 300 5 inmate of 10 Chin Hin-st., depos/tn the arn-st of Siew Weng Yew. He on April 12th, he had come i .house at 7 o'clock on April ioth, the Kfler tbe murder, left the next \*A then returned and stayed until Cha Ah Eng }j, i.i boy to
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  • 180 5 will be rem< mbered that a short time Wathen made a raid on a house the Cree Hill H>tate, used as mandors' am k» buns and found ihere a roprrty alleged to have been the proc- >><}> of several of the recent Tangin I ir ane>.
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  • 187 5 Waller, who was tried by Court oily in Manila on charges rdering insurgents by shooting them, a strong appeal either for a full or complete acquittal. In the f his defence he cited his own cons^B at Santiago de Cuba where he for hours rescuing
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  • 647 5 Last night the Malay Zanzibar Theatrical Company produced Aladdin or The Wonderful Lamp to a large and appreciative audience. The Imp. German mail steamer Prins Recent Luitpold having left Penang on the 24th instant at 11 p.m. may be expected to arrive here to-morrow at day-light.
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  • 183 5 Vice- Admiral Sir Cyprian A. G. Bridge sends the follow) g hydrographical memoranda to the Gazette:— DtndMtg Island.— The superintendent's hivise and flagstaff have been removed. The fixed wMte light on landi vr plnce is discontinued. Amoy. Timt- s>ign-*l unreliable. Labuan. Shoal water. fathoms. Pelong RocksJN. 86
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  • 823 5 One of the most successful entertain ments of its kind ever held in Singapore was last night's farewell smoker in the Drill Hall to the Coronation Contingent. The building was filled with a crowd of enthusiastic Volunteers and their guests the programme was
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  • Correspondence.
    • 213 5 To the Editor, Sir, I was much pleased to see jour correspondent Dairy Farmers letter in your issue of Tuesday, for it seems to me we have found what we have been in search of for a number of years. "Dairy Farmer" asks whether the food for the
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  • 173 5 Eighth List. Brought lorward .80,447 The Tanjong Pagar Dock Company Ltd. 5,00a The Mercantile Bank of India Ltd. <^oo Messrs. Fraser Co. 500 Cadonau Co. 500 Dalmann 6r Co. 200 H. Brauss .0. 2 co Fraser Neave Ltd. 300 Rigold Bergmann _r Co. 200 Stuben fie Franz.n
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  • 297 5 It will be remembered thai in 1900 the use of the starting gate wu made compulsory in races confined to two-year olds. The result was so satisfactory that hist year the Jockey Club ordained that it should be employed in all three-year-old races, m v\ell
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  • 72 5 A OHBIBTKVIHG Episodk. Messrs. llbet and Ohaiulnn. of Bpernaj; Franre. makers of champagne, are suin«j: rival German 6nn forl v OOO,OOO marks (aboat£soooo) <lainair»'s for Bdrertisiiig tiiat RheingcM* 1 will** was iis+^l lor the christening of the Kaiser's yarht, Ifieteor, frhicb was recently Utun<'he<l in wliHifiis Moet
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  • 541 6 A public meeting is to be held at Penang on Tuesday to take steps to decide how to celebrate the coronation. This is the holy week of the Armenian community. Yesterday was their Good Friday and to-morrow they celebrate their Easter. The French steamer M Til>re"
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  • 153 6 Amongst the Notification! in the "Govern m«'nt Oacette art the following The Imperial assent to the appointment of Mr. (i. Murray as unofficial member of the Legislative Council The (grant of an extension of leave for six months to Mr. XM. Kinderaky Superintendent ot Education, Penang The grant
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  • 75 6 ARRIVAL OF THE SULTAN OF PERAK. The Federated Malay States vai-ht Me ran M under the command of third officer Marshall urrivediu the roads yesterday afternoon from leluk Anson. She brought down from there the Sultan of Perak, who is on his wav home to represent the Federated States at
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  • 1207 6 Quicquunt agid homines nostrt est farrago libelli. JUVBMAL. God Speed to the gallant representatives of the Straits who are leaving by the Ceylon" this afternoon for M England Home" and Beauty." Many of them are joining the Contingent at some personal inconvenience, some of them at
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  • 129 6 Saturday, April i6th> igo2. (With apologies to the shade of Macaulay.) Ho, Bandsmen, sound a war note Policemen, clear the way The S. V. C. will march in pride Along the streets to-day The Volunteer Contingent, From sunny Singapore, Will start to-day exultant, For England's distant shore. There will they
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  • 576 6 The full and corrected list of u the Straits Settlements Auxiliary Forces Coronation Contingent'' as it is officially designated, is as follows. O.K.CEKS Lt.-Col. Hon. A. Murray, V. D., Commandant Singapore Volunteer Corps, Colonial Engineer and Surveyor General, Straits Settlements. 2. Capt. A. R. Adams, Commandant Penang
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  • 382 6 THE LATE MR. JOHN B. ROBERTSON, CE. We regret to have u> announce the Mr. John B. Robertson, one «»t the stafl Civil Engineer! of the Tanjong Pa^ Company, Ltd., vrhich occurred sudden] residence, Kingston Bouse, Keppel Harto on the afternoon oj" Thursdav. Mr. Robertson ha<l been at biuineht Wednesday
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  • 84 6 Sir Winfield Bonser's pennon M Chief Justice of Ceylon will be K>per annum. The Lecture at the Chinese O Association to-night, 8 o'clock, on "CltU ship" by the Rev. Mutrty, open to the public. Mr. Soog I >ng b viill preside. By the Perak Pioneer we learn lW that state
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  • 1536 7 South Africa. April 14th. The London correspon- Indian Daily News, wiring on the 13th that intense anxiety prevails here the issue of peace negotiations. Nothing nspired regarding the conference of the at Klerksdorp. It is believed that lunication has been received from Lord containing their proposals. Several rs
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  • 136 7 In his b ok Wilh Rimington,' a very interesting contiibution to the literature of the war, March- Phillips has one or two good stories of Tommy Atkins. One of them «vas getting out of range of a hot Mauser fire at his best pace, when his
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  • 2003 7 A Sermon preached by the Rev. W. Murray, M.A., Chaplain to the S. V. C, on April 2othJ the nearest Sunday to St. George's Day. The legend of St. George may be found in Bk. I. of Spencer's Faery Queen, one
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  • 88 7 Rnid, aged four, was ironing some dt-ll's clothes with a small iron and a tremendous industry. But it was Sunday a'ternoon, and her aunt, wishing to reprove her, said, Do you know what day this is, Enid Sunday,' *>aid Knid calmly. Well, then, God won't love you if
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  • 886 8 Ordinary Mbiting, Friday, April 25TH, 1902. Prisbnt Mr. J.O. Anthonisz (President) and Messrs. Maclaren, Cuscaden, Chope, Jago. Barker and Lee Choon Guan. Absent Messrs, Moses, and Evans. Minutes. The minutes of the last meeting were confirmed. Prusidbnt's Remarks. Mr. Anthonis/ said that the financial statement showed a credit
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  • 193 8 An application had been received from Mr Penney for a water service main to be laid at Nassim Hill. The Municipal Engineer said that sufficient funds were not forthcoming to carry out the work and he doubted whether enough pressure could be got from a stand-pipe
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  • 1534 8 i^i ?n£? ng Mana S ers Report to April 1,th1902:_ Bukit homan Mine—The main engine shaft has been sunk 17ft. and i^ now down 76ft. from the 240ft. pi at> an d 3 6 f t# f rom the sur f ace> The country rock
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  • 441 8 The hardest work a man ever dees is his playing, and it is well-known to the faculty that one of the greatest needs in modern life is a law enforcing a period of rest after every holiday. This is not as it should be, and most
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  • 744 8 Ak Ikterest.ng Hv PolHes The Times of India says w a who has been wandering i n the p* "°7 ue t" t0 a possible d 4e l > he thmks, under given cond.tions pore and Penang, and per aDS H e ac^ His reflections
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  • 64 8 Harmston's Circus has opened at Colombo. Su< h Government inboidinatea be proceeding to England with the G nation contingent, and whose salun been increased since the beginning oft year, will, the Pinang Gazette nnd« stands, bn paid there sit the current of exchange. Had they refused the crement to their
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  • 60 8 The Bengal Chamber of Commera preached by the Indian Tm A >>..<•!.• neoewity of establishing ;i direct I;' 1 steamers between Calcutta and RuMian r The Chamber conuden the trade 1 ticaut at present nu*\ recommends ;t »n»Mf plan for a local line to oarrj the men-to** either to Colombo,
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  • 494 9 jf n James Berr p> on by the .mk.ip'W morning to Japan and 'I gajrf the Bin Wan-pao" that nil iiii'l 1""* T l r< iidministratiou of niiM-' t<» the nen commercta! treatv, Miii/»''l b) British experts mm toe mm jit seems to U» inclined to
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  • 168 9 Hie Supreme Court before Mr. wlman Jones, E. Wallace appealed ition of the <-«.sts in the recent case i«elf and John Little and Co. Hej Rodyk and Davidson) appeared the Company and said that the Wallace in the recent case were i then ueut into the witness
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  • 74 9 J. P. Pennefather a Eurasian, lately employed as a clerk at the Shipping Office, was charged before Mr. Beatty this morning with using as genuine a forged document, an advance note f or 4, purporting to be signed by Mr. L. H. Krizer, believing the same to lx*
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  • 101 9 The Chinaman who walked into another person's house in the Chinese quarter of the Town and then went and fetched a box in which to take away his spoils was prosecuted before the Bench Court last Friday hy Mr. Inues, the Deputy Public Prosecutor. It was shewn
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  • 96 9 On the thirteenth instant the police received a report that Mr. Van Cuylonberg had sent some timber valued at 11,000 to Singapore and that his manager came to Singapore but when he aimed no tonskaags had come. On the 25th inst. he learned that the stuff had arrived
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  • 59 9 The Shire liner Merionethshire arrived from London on Saturday evening with explosives tor Hongkong. The Royal Dutch Mail De Klerk M with the European Mails ex the M P. R. Luitpold M left for Katavia on Saturday afternoon. The M. M. steamer MLa Seyne n connecting with the
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  • 217 9 lii an atmosphere redolent with the invigorating smells of fresh paini and varnish, the Supreme Court met for the tirst lime in the renovated courts this morning. The improveiin *nt as to li^ht is undoubted, the courts being l<»t't\ an<l well lighted all round. After the
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  • 310 9 London. April 1 7th. All exciting debate t<M)k place in the Belgium Chamber. The Premier, confronting the clamour and insults of the Socialists, declared that he would never yield to the dictatorship of the mob, and insisted on closuring the debate to-day. He ultimately consented to a compromise,
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  • 200 9 On Saturday afternoon Singapore bade farewell to those of its citizen, soldiers who are going to England to represent the Colony at the Coronation. The Contingent fell in, in full war paint" at the Drill Hall at 3.30 p.m., the S. V. Infantry
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  • 398 9 Tlu» ooooerl given by Mr. Alec Marsh on Saturday was most enjoyable and successful from a musical point of view. One felt a little disappointment that there was not a fuller house to hear the excellent programme prepared, and the Hue exhibition of trained singing given I>\ Mr.
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  • 102 9 The S. S. Ainir Hin" which was recently wrecked on Pahan^ Bar hM been raised and is now in the Roads. An expedition to .salve her under Capt. Busk was sent up by Messrs. Rilev Hanjreaves, Mr. McLachlan going as engineer. The operations were quite successful and
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  • 133 9 Some time ago the Japanese Government decided in favour of the establishment of a Commercial College in Kyushu, says the Nagisaki Press. and on learning of this th Nagasaki au horhtea at once declared their readiness lo contril uie Yen 150,000 toward the building fund
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  • 157 9 The Government progress report for the period ending 31st March on the Singapore- Kranji railway contains amongst other information the following items. The quantity of earth workdone to date is 302,278 cubic yards, l>eing a percentage of 89 of the total estimated amount Bridges Nos.
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  • 247 9 Ntnth List. Brought forward $90,040 SjedMbhamed AJsagof 1,000 The Straits Cattle Trading Co. :>im> M. C. Mansoor... 200 Ebramsah Pakir Meydin Co. 100 Sayiia Abduk-adir 100. Suit too Mohamed Merah Co. ion Solomon Sons Husainsah Marican LOO Hadjee Comas Aboonahim 100 Haron Abdulsamit !<>«» Unibak Dalleb 100
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  • 130 9 The Trustees report in connection with St. Mary's building fund will shortly J>e issued also the report of the Sister- in-char^e, together with a statement of the accounts for the past year. These show a deficult of $452 and it is proposed to meet this by a
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  • 46 9 We acknowledge receipt of the Directory for Bangkok and Siam for 1902 in its usual attrative form. The thirteenth year of publica,ti« »n is an advance upon its predecessors. It will be in request by all who have anything to do with Siam.
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  • 87 9 There i> reason to Ixdieve, writes the London OOmtpondenl of the Birmingham Post, that a number ot very important reports upon the Native Indian Army and the forces privately maintained by the Indian Primes, have reached the India Office. Their importance consists in the tact that they are l>elieved to
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  • 1437 10 Officers Shot at Pretoria. Australian advice give the following account from a returned Bush Veldt Carbineer.— 'We were camped in Pietersburg. operating in the country around it," he said, when one day word came in that Sergeant Cecil, of the Bush Veldt, wanted relief. He was in
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  • 84 10 Arrival at Penang. Prom a private tele-ram from Penang W6 learn that the "Ceylon" arrived there "this morning after a warm passage up the Straits. The Contingent- Colonel Murray and menare very fit and appreciate their hearty send-off on Saturday, particularly the cheers from the Club. The
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  • 127 10 The following is the programme for the events t«» celebrate the Coronation in Kuala Lumpor. The cost is to be met I>\ (Governmen t and the community subscribing dollar for dollar uj> to $8,500. Thursday. Juki 4 2t>TH. 7 a.m. Review of Detachment of the Malay States <
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  • 119 10 Mr. Morston of 10, Teluk Bkngafa road reported to the police yesterday that his house had been broken into between 7.30 a m and 11.80 a. m. It a p| -ars that Mr. Morston left the house between those hours and on coming back he had
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  • 224 10 A masterly robbery was committed at a <'odown on Boat Quay during the last fortnight OT so, which equals the well known case which occurred in London, some time back when i turniture van drove up to a hi^h class house whilst the family were
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  • 63 10 Mr. Justice Hymlman Jones quMhed a convision a-ainsf San Han Chooa trader of 48 DOM guav tor taping a gaming house. The case OHM up originally Injure Mr. Oilman in u* police and on the evidence offered 2 Assistant ftiperinteiidant Whitehead who liroaecuted defiudant was fined |1,000 Hh ap patted
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  • 153 10 The foUowing cireolar has been addressed to the Heads of Department! in Penang by tbe Acting Colonial Sergeon, Dr. (J. D. Freer, containing information m to oertain precautionary measures which should be taken for the prevention of typhoid fever which is prevalent in Penan-. As Singapore is likewise
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  • 702 10 The Brough Company is now in Australia, but expects to visit Ceylon about October, and it is probable that .they will visit the Straits and China. The farewell u smoker to the Penang Coronation Contingent men was a great success, contributed to in no mean degree
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  • 616 10 NEW TELEGRAPH CABLES TO THE MALAY ARCHIPELAGO. In July, 1901, ;1 signed between i;,r. llilliv V,, a I-rta^crfwhi,!,,,,,,,.^,,,,, Z" 1 the Dutrl, liov,-,,,,,,,, i iliil;i main proviHions. before the Stat* .<* Bague fur their approval Tl J joint scheme are rery elaborate 7 Wever, it furnUl,... t two si with
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  • 247 10 H. M. 8. FrarVss unit out tin- UK eastward lor gun practice. There is a flavour in the appended pa from the D. T." wlji.-li suggests mi I origin. "Moral*,* 1 s;ti«l Montesquieu, "area |ir> climate; 91 nowadays we ihonld mthei environment. Certainly, moral standardi An Amerioau lady teacher irai
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  • 437 11 THE LARGEST BATTLESHIP IN THE WORLD. ••iffKASA*' W BIHOAPOBB. The lull pad eleven the Japanese luit--15,200 tons ami 15,000 earning r>n tfuus and with a f 315 umv.Ml in port V( j,i the roads, having saluted lt "Mikasa" is commanded by Hi\;i>lii. who has the satisfaction ,1, he hii* under
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  • 87 11 The*'Kobe Chronicle* 1 learns that the nen casting works itaited at the Kawasaki 3 building Fard of Kobe have proved wery l,i-' iiiunth Ingot steel was made i ~.*t i-t".t.-t< n-v result. <>n the sth inst. t Jacket to be used for a steamer now being to
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  • 131 11 meeting of the Indian Mining Association J l Ap LBth, Mr. Allan MacKinnon, the ■man, delivered an important speech, on the and prospect! of the coal industry, and out that the recent invasion of the ';■'>• and Colombo markets l>y English coal to abnormal causes, one of which
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  • 86 11 lj Kim |J. „,n was sentenced to six months' mpriHotuneni yesterday for disrating V> b. Mr Nihirtf.s clerk, he told in thai various sum* of money (< l oi liim for expenses regarding "migration in tlu* Supreme Court N u •liiT.-r.-nt dates, obtained in all WO. t!t denied that
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  • 162 11 Messrs. Ramage and Ferguson (Limited), Lelth, had trial trip on 26th ult. of the new steamer Giang Bee.*' built by them for the Tan Kim Tian Steamship Company (Limited), Singapore, which was launched recently. This vessel is intended for trading between Singapore and Batavia. and has passenger
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  • 285 11 A Georgetown correspondent writes to a, Ceylon paper that M Sir Alexander bwetteuham is a thorough man of business, a <^ood debater, ami well able to hold his own in the Combined Court.' And the Georgetown Daily Chronicle" says Seldom have the public representatives
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  • 427 11 The remains of the late Sir Andrew Clarke were removed <>n 3rd inst., when the Commander ill-Chief sent a honed gun-carriage to 31, Port-land-place at 0.90 a.m. to convey the deeeaaed offioer'a remains to Paddington-gtatkm, an route for Bath, where the interment took place. An
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  • 50 11 The bon. J H. Btewwi Lookhart, irho ii leaving Hongkong for Wei-hsi-ifei, ha* been the recipient of numerowi btfewell addrciMOi and enCtoaunent*. The Cbioeae tAdxem s|»ok«' in the most i-onlial ienns of the uppreciation of the rominuuitv for Mr. Lorkhurts st-r--rioes. The Legislative Council and staff also presented u tMnm.
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  • 377 11 iFrom our own Correspondent.} A daring gang robbery was committed in open daylight on the Ayer Panas Road on Wednesday last. A Hokkien named Li Si, who has a house in Town and one at Ayer Panas, was going to the latter place, accompanied by his
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  • 85 11 Monthly iihml.il competition held OD Saturday 26th April L.E. P. WoUenUa 43 16 12 77 Dr. Ellis 43 44 4 83 A. W. S. (.'Sullivan ~>l 49 .1 <;. Botanqnet 54 47 10 _1 J. 0. D. Jones 50 92 Major Winter 17 i i»2 A.
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  • 203 11 On Mar. '27 the proposal of the Board to raise the capital to in 100,000,000 was accepted, the whole of the new shares to be offered to present share-hoMers at 104 per cent. The pool of mutual interests in the Transatlantic trade is mentioned, and also
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  • 235 11 BUT IS THE AXIOM ANTIQUATED. Colonel Long*a debacle at Colenso, so far from being a folly, contained the germs of genras in Artillery tactics." Thus Linesman in a rather florid, but. to me, excellently sensible, "middle" article in the last "Spectator." "Linesman" seems to me to
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  • 39 11 The Selensing Company, which has practically abandoned its property in the Jelai niim* 1900, has Ikhmi serviM with a notice to ■how cau.se why its lease should n<>t be cancelled, owing to failure to observe the working clause* thereof.
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  • 31 11 India is now supplying quinine to South Africa, an order for 5,000 oz. of sulphate having been placed with the Government quinologist. Sibpur. Chemist and Druggist.
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  • 26 11 Fifty pounds' worth of games, including football, cricket, and ping-pong sets, have been despatched to Ceylon for jthe Boer prisoners. Westminster Gazette
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  • 98 11 Some of the old barbarous [Hindu ceremonials are still extant even in these enlightened days. The Tookum festival of the Neyyatinkaray temple. Trevandrum, was lately celebrated in the ancient fashion in which it has ever been performed. M Tookum/' says^the M Western Star." is a
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  • 202 11 "OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT" AGAIN For circumstantial details the following, which appeared in the "Morning Louder*' of April the Ist, will take some beating. From Our Own Correspondent. Singapore, Monday. Kuching and a number of other towns in British North Borneo have been attacked by head hunters from Dutch Borneo. Over
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  • 157 11 Bangkok Leads the way. We note that at a recent meeting of the mam Electricity Company it was carried by 2,855 votes to 730 that M to the first number <>f Bhaveholden forming a quorum ;ii a general meeting a fee of 5 Ticals each shall
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  • 162 11 In the House of Commons on March 20, Mr. Weir asked the Under- Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he would explain why His Majesty's Consul at Kobe, Japan, has hitherto omitted in his reports all reference to the Tansan Water Industry, which is carried
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  • 156 11 Furthkr Evidence. The three Cantonese who were committed for trial at the Police Court last Friday for the murder of Mr. Rutherford were brought up before Mr. Beatty this morning for further evidence. The only witness was a Chinese longsentence prisoner who said that Ah Yeow was
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  • 297 12 Fair progress is being made In the HongkongSingapore cable match. Hongkong. <r e drfe-ding an AllgaierGambit.and Singapore, with ihe B! ick pieces, are defending in a Ru> Lo K ez. The death is announced at Bircdo a «.f \1 <.arbo y Battle, at the age of 6 4
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  • 27 12 The two tainbiea ektrged wim stealing the valuable diamond ■iun-ptt from Mr J T MafWs »f the Sn-aits Cycle Agency, liave m.u fed, luil $300 and respectively.
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  • 459 12 Gentlemen, to solace their wearied minds by bonest 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." All communications should be addressed to the Chess Editor, Singapore Free Press." Original
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  • 1020 12 (Via Ceylon.) London, April 19th. General lan Hamilton, in a fresh drive west of Klerksdorp, on the 15th. captured 64 Boers. Belgium advices state that the Civic Guard at Louvain faced the mob, who were pelting the public with bolts and rivets, and killed five and wounded twelve.
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  • 803 12 As a rule the Dhoby does not receive the respect that he is entitled to for remarkable discoveries- in the world of Science. It was a Dhoby that discovered the secret of spontaneous combustion, and to this day h>s successors swear by all their gods, over and over
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  • 27 12 On April 11th five Russian and three French warship's arrived together at; Tangier. This is regarded as a significant demonstration that the alliance extends to the Mediterranean.
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  • 111 12 The Commission ap oi nted emment to enquire into th yt H caton in Hon K k O g hold, rt!. l^ cation is given should be thn better resnlu will bo obtain W 1 J classes of Ch.n.-se than b v J" force new ideas on
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  • 142 12 LAvemr J)u Tonkin, in an M the question of Lord Curzon's r to the Burma-Yunnan railway arcountofthetravelsofacnamM Faure, who surveyed the route »ii presumed the railway would folio* elusion of the account states th tt need for the French to fear an En* wa> from Bu;ma for
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 217 12 GIANELLI MAJNO'S Pure Natural Milk Sterilized THE BEST Mosr WHOLESOME Absolutely free from all germs of disease and fermentation The only reliable Milk for children and invalids To be obtained from The Dispensary and all the leadirg Stores. BOLE IMPORTERS HUTTENBACH BUGS Co. Adl '2i\ rh For Ship Owners Captains
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  • 1505 13 M to Manila announces the death "\Vitt Talma^©! the famous New York t > \sa- v yean of age. ion iin**^ tuo Middle-rd. Chinese s'.n each this morning for comva.l. of "The BawßbrokewAei.' 1 tf sentenced to three, months Jn< to 'lav for beiii^ in possession
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  • 598 13 Fairly full particulars of the defeat and capture of Lord Methuen were wired out here. But of the subsequent operations in which General Walter Kitchener harassed the Boer commando in the Western Transvaal, but little has come to hand. The following is a London telegram of Apl.
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  • 107 13 We. "Ceylon Observer," received yesterday from tin' Straits a list of the Straits Settlements Coronation Contingent of Volunteers. Major Hon. A. Murray. v.i>.. who is in command, writes-. uWe sail l.y the P. A <>. M Ceylon "on the 2t>th ami should be in Colombo about May
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  • 93 13 In a letter which came to hand h\ the last mail from China, the writer, who is a missionary attached to the mission at Chiang Chiu, near Amov says ''there is a good deal of trouble now, partly owing to the extra taxation for the war
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  • 110 13 The Chinese Consul at New York, Mr. Lock Wing, occupied the pulpit of the St. Cloud Presbyterian Church. A lar^e congregation listened to his discourse on the recent Boxer troubles. But when the speaker compared the prejudice and ignorance which led to their attempts to shut out foreigners from China
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  • 413 13 It is curious to see how the Press at Homo continues to harp on the theme of inter- Im per iaJ trade, without apparently ever taking the trouble to look at the figures. The Australian papers in dealing with this question display more conimons^nse. One of the principal
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  • 516 13 Albeit T. Patrick, the New York lawyer who was recently convicted of the murder, towards the end of 1900, of the New York miser millionaire William Rice, was yesterday sentenced to (leu tii. The object for the murder \v;is to secure al>ouf, 51 ,000,000 under a forged
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  • 1742 14 March 13th, 1902. We English people living abroad could not lielp knowing that there has existed a press conspiracy against England not only during the South African war but for some time beforehand and in preparation for it. No other evident* was required than the internal evidence
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  • 579 14 Fresh tenders Lave been called for new Municipal Office! at Calcutta, the cost approcimating Rs. 700,000. Indian Engineering thus speaks on the subject. Only a firm of proved capabilities should be entrusted wi.h the erection cf a building that ought to be at least as good as
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 676 14 VHE TANJONG PAGAR DOCK COMPANY, LTD. Shipwrights, Engineers* Iron and Brass Founders, Wharfingers, &c. "PHIS Company executes Ship and Marine Engine Repairs ot all descriptions, in the most efficient manner, under the superintendence of experienced European Shipwrights and Engineers. Graving Docks up to 500 feet in length and 21 net
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    • 444 14 n.y.kT (JAPAN MAIL STEAMSHIP r Ltd A regular FORTNIGHTLY Serv.ce tamed between Japan and Europe bv th.?,." 1 it E VY^ N SCREW ST EAMER > Under Mail Contracts with the I Japanese Government Specially designed for the Company's P Service, lighted throughout by Electricity with excellent accommodation for First
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  • 133 15 mercantile Advertiser. Ntnßiß.-Nu. 61. I Raffles at 30-3.ee, PlaSingapore, ME leading English Newspaper in the straits Settlements; Johore, the a rated Native States of Perak, SelatSungei Uion* Pahang, the Negri lan? British North Borneo; Sarawak. glands Indies. Java and Sumatra widely circulated in Siam, China, Cocbin-Cluna,
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  • 82 15 Da'LY— s3o per annum (#34 posted). .i;ly #18 per annum (#2O posted) r quarter, and per mensem proportional, viz. DAILY— J7.SO per quarter (£8.50 post 2.50 per mensem (#2.85 by post ekly— £4 5° per quarter £1.50 per nenscm. (By post £5. per quarter.) daily issue is
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  • 310 15 Free Press is the best medium for Far East. It circulates ing all classes of the community and has the largest circulation in the Straits Settlements. Special attention given to effectively splaying advertisements. THH type used as a standard for setting adti ns r» "r* i.r *ri' s,
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  • 917 15 PROGRAMME FOR THE SPRING RACE MEETING, 1902. MAY 20th, 22nd, and 24th FIRST DAY. Tuesday, 20th May. First Rack. The Governor's Cup.— A Cup presented by H. E.Sir Frank Sweitenham, k.c.m.g., wilh $200 added money. A Kace for Maiden Horses and horses that have run as Roadsters,
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  • REUTERS TELEGRAMS.
    • 22 15 The House of Commons has agreed to the resolution imposing the tax of 3d per ewt. on corn.
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    • 58 15 The Times strongly condemns the opposition to Sir J. Mackay's China tariff scheme as showing a singularly narrow and short-sighted view of the interests of Commerce. If the merchants refuse to support the wise initiative of the Foreign Office now, they will not command much sympathy
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    • 102 15 Serious riots have broken out in the ficfo'tj of Moscow. The police have been overpowered and desperate encounters have taken place with the troops, many being killed on both sides. The strikers are everywhere demanding higher pay, shorter hours of work, and the same rights as the
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    • 14 15 The Australian Common wealth has joined in th« Imperial penny postage
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    • 32 15 In an engage r nevt on the 20th Dear Ficktburg in the Orange River Colony, two officers were killed and three ironnded and three men wen* killed and nineteen
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    • 34 15 Their Majettief the King and Oueen will lunch at the Guildhall as quests of the London Corporation, on a day to be fixed, in the week following the Corona-
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    • 29 15 Ooeen Wi'helmina'tconditioii still causes great anxiety. The temperature has a;*aiii (T O ne up and the utmost care is required. London^ April 2jth, 1902.
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    • 28 15 Lord Charles Beresford has been returned unopposed for the Woolwich division) in the place of Col. Edwin Hughes, the conservative member, who recently resigned.
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    • 23 15 The Admiralty havp placed order* in various yards for the construction of two battleships, live first-class cruisers, and ei^ht destroyers.
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    • 77 15 The Attorney-General of America, the Hon. P. C. Knox, has ordered the institutions of proceedings against the Great Beef trust in America. The ground for this action is stated to be that the trust tends to restrain interstate trade. [The Washington Meat Trust was denounced as
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    • 43 15 Tbe American Steel Corporation is issuing boi.ds for the value of $50,000,000, tor the purpose of modernizing its plant. The promoters reckon by this means to largely and increase the capa c'tj of the corporation to a considerable extent.
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    • 53 15 THE ATLANTIC PASSENGER TRUST. The home pvess views the new steamship trust with alarm as tending to the soCAtad Morgan ization of the Britiisb Marine. It is admitted, despitn the assurances that each company will preserve its own nationality, that Americans control the combination, the Capital of which ii stated
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    • 18 15 The Admiralty have appointed a committee to consider the whole question. London, April 26th, 1902.
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    • 44 15 Mr. Brodrick, speaking at the Borderers Dinner, said that we had perhaps got in 3ighc of peace, but in the interval we were send* ng out men and materials to carry on the war for another year, or two if necessary.
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    • 35 15 The 'Daily Telegraph" speaking of the Atlantic Co uibine, states that t'»e vessels of the combination that belong to British Companies will remain British and be under the control of British Managers.
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    • 32 15 In the event of war in which Britam the United States or Germany were involved, the combination agreement comes automatically to an end. London, April 27th. 1902.
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    • 51 15 The disorder in Russia, is increasing". la Po^ava, peasants have devastated sixty estates, whilst a reign of terror exists at Kharkaff, where land-owner* and their stewards are fleeing and abandoning everything to the infuriated peasantry and an attack on the town of Kharkoff by workmen is
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    • 17 15 The authorities show either pusillanimity or ruthlessness, captured peasants being knouiied "en masse."
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    • 17 15 Tzar has abandoned his visit to Moscow owing to the agitation prevailing.
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    • 93 15 The Secretary to the United States Treasury, Mr. Shaw, in a speech, has declared that America will police not only the street wherein it lives, but the entire western hemisphere, iucluding all countries and islands washed by the waters of the Pacific. American
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    • 29 15 The admissions of Gen eral Smith's counsel in the court-martial [held to inquire into his treatment of natives in the Philippines] have created a painful impression.
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    • 14 15 The Washington papers demand his dismissal from the service which he has
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    • 28 15 The President is pledged to protect the army and the nation from such outrages as this and others which are coming to
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    • 27 15 Delarey'i commandoes held a meetin on Tuesday, to discuss matters. On Thursday, Delarey came into K?erl^dorp with a few members of his staff.
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    • 30 15 Lukas Meyer and two subord" :te w turned to Balmoral on the 25th inst., and entrained for Middleburg and Belfast, to hold further meetings with the Burghers there.
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    • 53 15 Queen Wilhelinina is now able to leave her bed for a short time daily. Obnoxious Cheque Duty. Sir Michael Hicks B<^ch hasanuounced that the extra penny duty on cheques under two pounds will be remitted <>n tb* drawer presenting the returned cheques to the Post-Oflice. London,
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    • 34 16 The Imperial Penny Postage scheme as adopted by the Australian Commonwealth applies to letters sent from any part of the Empire to Australia but not to letters from Australia.
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    • 55 16 At the invitation of Mr. Weiss, Director of the Batavia Plantations Company, the Foreign and Colonial Ministers at the Hague attended a successful Marconi demonstration between Scheveningen and a warship fifty miles away. Mr. Weiss is applying to the Dutch Government for a wireless telegraph
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    • 51 16 The ''Daily Telegraph" states that Louis Botha and other leaders have attended meetings of the Utrecht and Vryheid commandoes. A strong opinion was expressed in favour of peace. The meetings were held unmolested by our troops. The tacit truce, however, in these districts, expired on the 2Sth
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    • 13 16 The Chinese Exclusion Bill has passed the American Congress.
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    • 20 16 The result of the French election! is Ministerialists 246, Anti-Ministerialists lf'f). There will be 175 second ballots.
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    • 171 16 The Liberal Peers have formally and unanimously elected Earl Spencer as Leader of the House of Lords from Maoist. I Earl Spencer who WMborn in 1835, is the fifth Earl, of that line. He entered the House of Commoni in 1857 as M. P. for 8.
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    • SPECIAL TELEGRAM.
      • 288 16 N. D. L. May s.— Per Konig Albert For London.— Mr. Aitken, Mr. F. H. Brooksbank. For Southampton.—Miss Wilks. For Genoa.— Mr. and Mrs. Merz, Dr. and Mrs. Galloway, Mr. and Mrs. Kauch, Mrs E. Ludwig. Mrs. Stringer, Mr. Coqiri and child, Mr. Louis Katz, Mr. von
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  • 185 16 (April 30) Bell's Aabeatoa Eastern Agency (i'l). Bersawah G. M. Co. ($5) N Chindnis G. M. Co. (£1) Clear Water Dairy Farm ($100) Fraser and tfeave ($5O) I W do 6p.c. Deb. P Hongkong Shanghai Bunk ($125) Howarth Erskine ($100) Jelelm Mining ft Tr. Co. ($3*75) nfa I
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  • Page 16 Miscellaneous
    • 741 16 CLEARANCES. April 24. Oslo, Nor., Frederickson, forQuinhone. Hebe, Brit Inkster, for Penang and Deli. Carlyle, Brt. Morrier, for Malacca and Port SweUenham. Ban Seng Guan, Brit., Lyons, for Bangkok. Chow Phya, Dut., Flak, for Malacca and Port Swettenham Will o f the WUp, Brit., Ralph, for Pontianak. Alicante, Spa., Garrija,
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    • 1372 16 VE S S ELS IN P ORT. Men -0!- War Flag and Tons Commanders Arrived From Fearless Brit cruiser 1580 J. J. Graham Feb 4 Colombo u Meran Fed yet., 100 Marshall Apl 25 T. Anson T kon V Mikasa Jap bat'ship ***** Hayaski Apl 29 England 1 ns "Mpi
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