The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (Weekly), 8 May 1902

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    17 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. WEEKLY MAIL EDITION. RIES THURSDAY, MAY 8, 1902. No. 771
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    CONTENTS.
    156 1 _'7 7 h -t Trial 277 I 1 4 V D J7^ Military. Contriwhether, 27H S KWH i<-. 27'.* 1-r. 281 Trust. 281 SBT. l l^. 279 J7:« 287.28U 287 f the I'.-':. 280 ties, 28."i 282 •!li|. lTl\ v ti 290 2JMI avea, 279 Singapore, 280,281 28< >
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      BIRTH.
      18 1 On the 2nd fast., at the Maternity Hospital Singapore, the irife of .f. C Pattisou «>i* daughter.
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      MARRIAGES.
      85 1 April o«»tli. at the Methodisi Episcopal Church, Singapore, bj the Re*. \V. 1\ Rutledge, assisted by the Rev. \V. If array, the Rev. William E. rIoRLKY, of the Methodisi Episcopal Mission, Kualu Lumpor, to Ifiss A. B. Hock r no. of tlie Weslcyan Medical Mission, Wuchang, China. On the
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      DEATHS.
      42 1 < oysii. At the General Hospital on :><>tli April. Edith, the wiiv of Captain Covsh. In the private ward of t!:.- Penang Hospital on the I>t May, of typhoid fever, N»:n. Lawbie if mi no. assistant IfcAlister A Co.. aged 24 years.
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      THE WEEK.
      332 1 The last mail From home arrived b\ the I* &O. "Ballaarat" on Friday last with English mails of A.pl 11 This mail will lie taken by tin- M. M. [ndus on Ma\ 1 1. The final trial and ultimate conviction of two of the men charged with the
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    PRODUCE.
    118 1 M;.v 7) Till m I 88.75 Gambier 12.7"> do. Cube No 1 21.70 Pepper, Black (ordinary S'pore) 32.62$ do. White. (Fair L. W.5 p.e.) 54. Nutmegi i 1 10 to the lb.) is do. so to the 11.. 72 Mac- (Banda) !>" Cloves (Amboina) 32 Libenan Coffee 19 Tapioca,
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    The Singapore Free Press. Trouble in the Philippines.
    557 1 The Singapore Free Press. Trouble in the Philippines. [i cannot be said that the I'nited States art' doing as well in the Philippines as their friends would have them, either in finishing their war. <>r in organising peace establishments, or in securing probiti in the administration of the j Islands.
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    Compulsory Military Service.
    495 1 (Mai 2nd.) Tin: National St i rvi« League, <>t which the Duke of Wellington i (he I'iv-il.iit. takes the bold steps of adToeatin^ oompulnorj militan and naval service for Great Britain a .<] ispref mjj its claims at the present time, in riew •>!' tli*' ever growing
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    The Close of the "Draycot" Train.
    628 1 I (Ma? 3rd.) Ajb regards the public, all but the final act «»t" i hi' Draycol tragedy is now over. Tim prologue lx'^ai) with a weak and incompeteni police force, seven or eight yean ago and existing to this day. The first ad was
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    The Public Health.
    477 2 While it is very undesirable t<> lend rapport t<> any movement of the nature of b panic, the present state of the public health of Singapore is one thai rails for serious consideration. The death rate in the Municipality for last vear was 45.25 per mille, and
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    Few or Many Criminals.
    331 2 A Convsjiondeni writes; One hours a great <l»';i! just now in Singapore about the large numbers <»i professional house-breakers which Are suppose] to infest the place. It is interesting to learn that some people who are ill a position to form an opinion think that the
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    The Siberian Railway.
    712 2 (May 6th.) The recent action of the Russian Government in declaring a close season for foreign travellers over the Siberian Kail way is taken as an indication that the success of the Railway is rather tactical than utilitarian as yet. The correspondent of the "Times* 1 notes
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    The Latest of the Military Contribution.
    643 2 The Latest of the Military Contribution. (May 7th.) LiKK the poor, th»« Military Contribution is alwavs with us. As far as this Colony is concerned, indeed, the Military Contribution l>i«ls fair t«> produce the ita&e s)H>keii of in the familiar quotation. Th<* bitter controversy ihat raged yean ago between an
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    Promotion for Mr. Merewedier.
    323 2 M k Edward Marsh Mkeewkthkf scut Resident of Selaiigor, F M S appointed Chief Secretary and Lieui of Malta. The promotion »il pleasure t < t }j#* manj friend* M' Mkk' Ims made during the tweiitv-«>iie >• been in the Straits Settlements, nu< reward for a
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    Praise to Whom Praise is Due.
    302 2 :>th> In connection with the conviction of the Dnjoot murderers praise must be given to the ixliee and the Deputy Publk Prosecutor, Mr. Innks for the vigorous and thorough way in which thev followed up the clue, once obtained! The information that led to
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    A Public Example Needed.
    297 2 We n«»w urge lijk>ii the Governineni that the last scene «>t' the drama should u> A PUBLIC EXECUTION, whatever reasons maj be urged in Europe, «>r in civilised countries, against the dreadful spectacle of a human lieing launched into eternit\ at the handfl of liis fellow
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    ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL.
    306 3 H CO., lI. A stkstkd Game; Wim for Clu b. •ip-iiu'li vigorously fought out, e tposition The Hub left i useless, the outtdde onlv two <>r lnv«> occasions all 'I 1 1 scoring was j m *n« •< l»v in- working 1 he hall don n I M.-k.
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    THE ASSIZES.
    174 3 vn<; EIoBBEKfI <;<> r< > Pkhal v l l:\ IIIDK. .n the Assizes, Lee All Hghee LAIi N-iif.' were found guilty of gang-i>se-l>reaking l>\ night and causing lust rhe> attacked the house of a Hie ninth milestone Thomson-rd and wounded one of the inmatf* "ii<»<l to 14 jreare'
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    UNION OF THE ATLANTIC AND THE PACIFIC.
    241 3 The story of the efforts at different times to make a union l>etween the Atlantic and the Pacific is al.ly sketched hy Mr. John George Lei^h in the u Pull Mall Magazine." Referring to the cost of construction he says Tlie estimated cost
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    M. DOUMER.
    511 3 The late Governor-General <>t [ndo-China was interviewed on his return t<> Parifl and a report of the interview is s.ut by the Times' 1 correspondent. ML Doumer said I must first see the President of the Republic and my Minister to hand over my responsibilities. 1 kn<>u !nt
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    264 3 Admiral Alexieff, Russian Governor-Gene-ral of Port Arthur, has left there and is crossing Siberia on his way home, having been ordered to present himself before the St. Pe- Sir Thomas Jackson ceased to l»e chief manager of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank on April o<>. his successor. Mr J R
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    THURSDAY, MAY 1, 1902.
    831 3 A native fell downstairs at Tanjon^ Pa<jar esterday and died as the result of his injuries. Nineteen plague cases had appeared in ii>n\r\i(mg from Jan. to April 25 this year. Cholera seems rather troublesome up North, wo more Europeans haying died in Canton. 1 Cases of
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    "KILLING AND BURNING" IN THE PHILIPPINES.
    212 3 "KILLING AND BURNING IN THE PHILIPPINES. Kill and bum, the more you kill and burn the more you will please me These words Major Waller testified, were part of th«« instruction him by General Jacob Smith concerning the conduct of operations in S;miar. Captain Porter corroborated this testimony. "Make the
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    LIGHT AND SHADE IN IRELAND.
    117 3 "Blackwood's Ma;_;-a-/.in*'" fur April has an amusing article on Light and Shade in Ireland.* 1 One of the privilege <>f living in Ireland is reading the Irish papers, in which journalist and printer combine to produce good things. The "Freeman's Journal," f'<>r example, speaks of
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    BURNING TAR.
    94 3 A fire occurred yesterday afternoon ai M «srs. Rilov Hargreayes Works in Read-st. and River YallVv-nl. Shortlv after 5.30 11 -jiin-s were seen issuing from a large tar tank in the works yard and the alarm was t<> the Fiiv Brigade, which promptly t urned out. Hose were
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    BAD COMPANY.
    97 3 At the Police Court this morning before Mr. Beatty, J. P. Pennefather, ;t Eurasian, was charged with cheating in respect, of $40.15. He induced a Chinaman, Teh Siang, to j^i him this sum U\ using an advance note with a forged signature. Accused j>l«';uh'<] guilty. Mr. Braddell,who defended
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    SHIPPING NEWS.
    66 3 The extra M. M. steamers "Charente" arrived from SaigoD yesterday en route to Marseilles. She leaves to-day a1 4 p.m. The Japanese battleship "Mikasa will not go to the Wharf as she has coaled in the ro.nls. The German steamer "Sihra" is expected here next week from Tr»i
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    PORT TRUSTS.
    310 3 A oommunicatioD from the Government of India, in reference to tin* dues levied by the Bombay Port Trust on goods landed or shipped ai the wharves belonging to the Trust, has given that authority an opportunity of showing how favourably the charges at that port compare with thos^
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    A CHARGE DISMISSED.
    121 4 xeBi trdav afternoon a tiding named Natasah, i rht't.vs col!'. was charged with haying a revolver in i>u possession without a permit, and also with offeri i Uribe to the Malay Constable who am him for the former offence, on the 19th i>\' The prosecution's story was
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    PRINCE TSAI CHEN.
    288 4 Arrives by the m Bengal." H. H. Prince Tsai Chen, Sjkvuil Am hassador to London, representing China at tlie Coronation of His Majesty the Kin^r Emperor, arrived have by the P. A; 0. m Bengal "early this momiiiLT. Soon after the arrival of the Bengal the Chinese
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    DEATHS DURING THE WAR.
    116 4 The «l»*atl» «»f Mr. Cecil Rhodes a«Ms another name to the list of prominent men and women in this countn and in South Africa irhb have not lived to we the termination of the proLonged war Among the number are: Queen Victoria Lord Londeaborougfa Duke of
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    RUSSIA AND AFGHANISTAN.
    402 4 lii a i«'.i«li!i:_" article <»n Russian relations with <i"i! Britain, the Yovoeti says tn vi.-w of tin- difficulties which England and Japan bare pla d in the way «>i Russian attempts ;<» secure ;i base -'i action <'ti the shores <•♦ the Pacific, Etna i miisl endeavour
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    THE NEW METROPOLITAN OF INDIA.
    433 4 The nomination of Bishop Coplenton to succeed Dr. Welldon as Metropolitan of India and Ceylon came to him quite as a surprise. There was some talk of his refusing the nomination, hut this proved to be incorrect, and he will enthroned during the present month
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    NOTES FROM BRUNEI.
    429 4 \From a Cornrpoin/ent.) A inarriag€ lias been arranged between the t'Most son of the Prime Minister, tli*> Pangeran Bandahara, and the daughter »>t Pangeran Bfohammed Jaludin. ['reparations for the uc.ldin^ are already being made and there is promise <>t' a |»ul>li<- festival on ;i l.ivisli s.-.jlr. I'll*'
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    ESCAPED THE GALLOWS FOR YEARS.
    106 4 To have escaped the gallows for eleven jreara is indeed piece of uncommonly good luck. This i;<x><l fortune attended native of India who was condemned in Himloostan proper eleven Tears ago to suhVr the extreme penalty of the law. B^in^ a man of groal muscular
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    THE PHILIPPINES.
    208 4 In ;t letter from the Washington Correspondent of The Times." dealing with the Philippine question, he points out that the root of all the difficulties in the islands is the question of the officials to deal with the problem I point we have often insisted upon. He writes
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    VICTORIA MEMORIAL FUND.
    304 4 Tkntii List. Brought forward A 93,915 Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company -.500 The Straits Steamship Coy. Ltd. 500 Tan Kim Ti.m Steamship Coy. Ltd. 500 Messrs. Etobinson <V 500 John Little A, Co. (Ist 250 Hun. .1. M. AllinsoM ju(» J. T. Lloyd Esq. 200 Mts-is.
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    MUNICIPAL FIRE INSURANCE.
    98 4 hi consequence of the hiirh rates demanded bv private companies for insuring municipal build* iiiirs in Rangoon against fire, it was decided some time ago to start b Municipal Fire Insurance Pund and t<» undertake the business <»f insurinu their markets themselves. The fund has now IN.
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    THE LATE SIR ANDREW CLARKE.
    149 4 Th* following letter Mall Gkuetto" of April 3rd: Sir. lima good deal in anjoneof the copious the hit- Sir Aii.lr.-w l. 1f the! enoe to the wry lt bom his friendship wit}, the When Captain Clarke heldtl General of the Colonj of v nor Li
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    BANK OF CHINA AND JAPAN.
    177 4 The report states thai the year to IW. 31, L9Ol. are U.; ineet ing expenses of maimp interest, t be result is .1 log the agitation in Ifaj i:i>i for t<» tli<- «-l(»sin^ down <»j" ,j, with u view to winding- up account of the
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    DECIMAL COIN AGE QUESTON.
    430 4 Fki»i:i:.\] Si fl Melbourne, April 6. -In it 1 >f Represents! ives <.?i Fri<1 i E Coinage committee made t I mendations Th.it the < I tin- decimal system of coinage "t' 1 ;i«-'-"inn -J t bal i he hasi> of cum*] g as expressed in
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    16 4 The Court •<»' Requenta II u i.» Police Bahru to-morn»w, sl civil cam ill betrMnl th«»re fn»iu
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    FRIDAY, MAY 2, 1902.
    480 5 I dollar lt.t> now ;i less ex- \he guilder, the rale to-day record. orrowing powers. <>t the Commimionen will be < Mt( more have been l><«r--1 iptain Barron, arrived Idah, bringing over ti j \I 1 1 t v and Javanese |»ilmorning sentenced ;i 1 1
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    COFFEE IN NEW SOUTH WALES.
    685 5 A Lu<:rativk Indistky. ("Globe.**) Amojirr thf fntuiv industrial ].o*sil,iliti«-s in New Boath Wales is that of eoflee cultivation «>n remußermthre basis. It has slready been sacwrfully introduced int.* Qaeensland, when it furnkbet eatplojmenl to about e<Nnple «»t' hundred workers. Nearly i quarter of century ago
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    DISSATISFIED PEARLSHELLERS.
    194 5 The pearlshelling industrj at Torres Straits is in a serious condition. The Dutch authorities are keeping in close touch with the shelters, of whom ;i number purposed going across by the steamer Horesby, on April 15 to make arrange-ni'-nts to better their position It is understood that inducements
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    123 5 A.ccording to latest advices, says the Asian" our German friends at Singapore were going to celebrate Easter Monday at th<- Teutonia Club with a M uin n /-Alx'iul. We know enough <>t German o he able t«> sav that the latter \\<»r<l means "evening" which «!->nl»tless accounts for unrein 'rate
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    A MILD MANNERED BURGLAR.
    164 5 Yesterday afternoon whilst Counsel for the defence wii doing his hardest to defend his Chinese clients at the Assize Courts an incident occurred which was rather baghftble in a way. Jt appears that about that time a Chinese youth of about seventeen got into Mr. Lowell
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    A EUROPEAN COMMITTED FOR TRIAL FOR BREACH OF TRUST.
    121 5 Nesterday afternoon at the Police Court, before Mr. Marriott, \Y.<l. Last was charged with criminal breach of trust as a servant Accused is a piano tuner in the employ of the Robinson Piano Co. Ltd. and in the early part of
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    THE PACIFIC CABLE.
    417 5 The exchange of messages which has taken place between the Postmaster of New Zealand and Mr. Chamberlain over the first section of the Pacific cable marks an important step in the execut ion of a great Imperial enterprise. The cable connecting Norfolk lslan.l with Australia and N<-\\
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    PRINCE TSAI CHENG.
    76 5 Prince Tsai Cheng last evening drove from Government House to the country residence of Mr. Lee Chang Yuan, in River Valley Road, where he was entertained to dinner. Tlichouse an<l grounds were prettily ornamented and illuminated and a Large company of Chinese gentlemen were present t<» welcome
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    171 5 Bin Eußoff, Malay, tamby, in tli" employ of the straits Cycle Agency, was charged before Mr. Brockman this morning with having >t«»lcn h gold scarf j>iii, set with diamonds, rallied at $300, from Mr. J T. Matthews, Manager <>t the Straits Cycle Agency on the 28th ult. The case against
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    "HOMEWARD BOUND."
    917 5 With the Coronation Contingent. By the Special Corretpondeni <>( tin Sif/'jupoft' Free Press. Fmang, April, 28th. The Singapore Contingent felt itself proud, as well it illicit, at the magnificent sefld <»tT accorded to it bj Singaporeans, The hearty cheering by the crowds, and the earsplitting whistling and hooting
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    THE PADRE IN SCOTLAND.
    1241 6 < Written Cor the "Singapore Free Pre**." by Rev <;. M. Reith.j No. LXXVIII Had I Wn writing this letter week ago, 1 should have expatiated on the Uuoosnmg of a mild and genial Spring. We were then rejoicing in clear bfrae skies, and a bright
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    THE LATE MR. RUTHERFORD.
    307 6 ftftnewsol the sad occurrence at Draycol OH Ap lOtli w;,s,v,.iv,| with u lvat lv lvt i n koaaon, and the L A C Kxpivss says' Mr Rutherford who was wnjomponied by Miss Gum, (a daughter °J Slr Jolui GHum.) who l. ;I k -o, lt nll
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    THE RESIDENT SYSTEM. MALAY PENINSULA.
    359 6 THE RESIDENT SYSTEM. MALAY PENINSULA. ''I- tl,.- K.lit-.r of fche -LonAni and Chin. <1| l) r ;ir Sil hl v< "Wtnarj Sir Andre* Uarke. a.c.M.Q you observe, -...it!, reference to tl- n,,,v „f Pangkore: li i. onlj just toren ll r An.hv, s lims<l f puufci. stated that ,t was
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    92 6 'lW'v, aoUtn to the pound for dmnand »«*m the ruling price to-day. Another re. Sir HounhuT \V,vv is anmn, th,,*, who imv(., x,,,vsstMla .lesiiv toopp«ie,ii, the Con. -..atnv .nt.jvst, Mr. K. j/ Soar,.. M .P Harns a,,],., wh^ an apportunitl ocJjuri. Sir h< mln,r M u,t, r,,,ntlv .vtin^l fr,,,, the
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    SATURDAY. MAY 3, 1902.
    822 6 It is understood that a public meeting will l>e called, prolialilv one day next week, under the presidency of the Chief Justice, to consider what steps the community desire to take to celebrate the Coronation of the King. Four additional cases of cholera are from Rochore
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    ST. MARY'S COLLEGE.
    347 6 ••t i I A.W „,s r| ;H Singapore in Ik<m. the foundation of Vmd ,7" I and Orphan^, I Whirl, WHS),,.],) [^5 I meni grant in ]*<><> I Inv,UB i ,nk. r I at the invitation oftheßwlh,/ I Sar, r »k. Sis,,,- Ki1 I London tooommenoetht^ ,l
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    THE NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD.
    276 6 The following is t;i k -i i from i his Coiniiaii) Tin- steamers sent mit for i In* |m development of tbe lineH run in t li»' K;i>t A>i;iti<- mail st mmi ••r- In *<1 their \«>v\> of destination. ;ui«l facilitate materially thi> re^ularif t hese subsidiary
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    PENANG MUNICIPALTY.
    112 6 The t«'|.<»!t on tin- (jtaoiyetown M ;n-<-oinits for l!»»>| j> |>ul»ljghe«l in tin 1 tneiit < huKftte i.»-«l.i\ The rvv< with estimate* nhowfl an ••\i. ;n i<l t li»> arrean <«n i In- pate n»lln v> <•! s-j-j 1..7J. „X ..-K«lini,v > 1**7.1 i'J.-J-J exfliiHivc i»f >-'•"•" iii«-iifv
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    THE "DRAYCOT" MURDER.
    6186 7 O| M\.. INK TkIAI.. CrOWDBB I'"IKT. \,,,i tin- nornimg Ist (he trial men ■ho ire charged with p<j in the murder of the late Mr G. u came <>nt early in the year as rof the Tanjong Pagar I>«H-k I bo irai fat;ill\ itaobed by .i v
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    1787 8 Quirqvid aginit homines nostri eat farrago libeUi. Juvenal. Though the Daily News M has changed hands again we forgot how many times it h;is changed since 1899 there is no improvement in its manners <»r in its morals. Mr. Cadbury, who bought tlie paper i*. we
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    WIRE NEWS.
    693 9 I ill i iflmi HI --H'l H M. the Kin^r iaj% pbieed ;it his disposal hy c.oiiii ,|,.it i-»n K<\i»w. has been formed in Brussels to yon the Upper Congo, which will lines from Satro in the north, ,]and in the south, thus rw^H^fag t>*•--i; leg' dream. lir»-
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    FRANCE AND SIAM.
    161 9 The Eclair" publishes Um following paragraph -W.- are ■wnnnil that scarcely month ;ilt" the King of Siam. cm the pretext of a pleasure trip, paid a visit to the towns on the Golf of Siam. Be rounded Gape Samit. and ig said to h;«v.. tried to raises
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    THE SULTAN OF JOHORE.
    111 9 His Elighnesfl the Sultan of Johore, accompanied bv liis Private Secretary, Mr Cainpliell Kerr and Mrs. Kerr, and Major ;M i,l Mrs. Tompkins, are eomin^easi in tli<-' N.D.L. Hai.il.in- due here on Ma\ -2-WA Theap|xmded is from the**L. Bxpress**: I h«- Sultan «>t Johore, accompanied l»\
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    PLUCK.
    107 9 A pluck\ act was witnessed in Stamford-rd. last ni-ht. A pair >\ honea with a landau belonging to Mr. Choa Griang Thye, bolted in the direction of Orchard-rd. and were dashing wildK along at the imminent risk of overturning the vehicle, in which were two Chinese ladies, when two
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    ANOTHER POLICE RAID.
    94 9 Tl, 1 'l'i:i: i I ►iSCOVEBED. Last night a Chinese boy," formerly in the employ of the Medical Hall and who had Uen discharged from service, was discovered concealed in the Medical Hall premises in BatteryV'\.. his hiding place being under the stairs. He \\a> prompth arrested
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    THE "DRAYCOT" MURDERERS.
    199 9 li was Freeh rumoured in town yesterday evening that Leong Ah \V<»\\ and Chan Ah Kat bad confessed their guilt »»n J >♦ i n^ removed from the Dock alter sentence of death had been passed on then by thr Chief .lustier and that their confession implicated
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    120 9 The (jU»ruiau Mteamer Daphne" brought in .")i)O <>dd coolies for Singapore yesterdav. The Kad.ma (i«>ld Mining Co. iximweneed crushing i»u Ma\ Ist la>t. with tlnh- L0 head Ball r;. A Chinaman s sent t«» gaol t«>r >i\ months with hard labour l>) Mr. Marriott this morning for being in fraudulent
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    MONDAY, MAY 5, 1902.
    819 9 Thirt<vn fresh cases of cholera are notified in the Central Division of the town and three at Kandan^Kerbau the latter were all fatal cases. A telegram to hand from South Baub >a\>. "crushing finished, 180 tons of stone realised 42 ocs ■melted gold.' 1 The 3rd
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  • Correspondence.
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      The Improvement of the Police.
      186 9 l<* THK KniTOR. Bib, Now tlmt the panic over Um recent murder and burglaries is past, it leems opportune to make a suggestion witli a view to the l»«'TT»'?- protection of Jitv and property pending the lv-ur-jfanisation <»ftli<« Police Force in Singapore, whirl) is generally
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      Thanks.
      64 9 i «> tub Editor. DearSir, Will yon good enough to give me the opportunity in your column of thanking publicly the two gentlemen, ulh.se names I am sorry Ido not know, but whose timely assistance >i> Friday in Stamford-rd. so happily averted what might have ,een a serious atxrident.
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      The State of the Philippines.
      135 9 Fo THE BDITOK. Sir, In the recent 'issues of jrour paper, there have l»»'<*n several articles, concerning cruelty in the Philippines. Now, there was n. cruelty in Samar, beyond a foreign smuggle losing his leg, and hie might have lieen shot elsewhere, [am also .sorry
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    MUAR NEWS.
    206 9 11. H I'nkii Suleiman, the Hon'hles l>at.» Biutara Dalam, Dato Mufti and Inche llffohd Hassan, accompanied h\ [nche Jaffar Bin If msain and Sheik rahya Arishee as secretaries, arrived here on April 25 in the Govt. steamer Pulai 1 <»]) q visit o f inspection, and after u
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    APPOINTMENTS.
    93 9 The following official Notifications appear in i lu' Government Gazette Thai the Kin_/> Birthday will U« celebrated on the May 30 a1 home and Not. 9 in the Colonies. That the \Y Collyer and Mr. T. de M Braddell have been appointed membera .t* t !i»K;»tHrs Library and Museum
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    THE JEW IN AFRICA.
    106 9 In an article on the Jew in Africa. Mr. 1..«. WeinthaL h) the "Jewish World." (fives the number of Jews living in Africa ;it over K)O,(KMI and of these 20.0<X) »re in South Africa. It ia them, we are told, thai "the ni<»t >«»li.l and tangible
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    36 9 The "Kamakiini Maru of the Nippon Ytiseu Kaisha Compain will shortly proceeu to Kn_lan«l t<> represent the Japanese Mercantile Marim* ;it the Coronation naval review. Tins 1.. -ui. i> t»i t the fine»l the Company's fleet
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    STRAITS DEVELOPMENT CO.
    896 10 I An extraordinary meeting of tie above Company was held mi Mar. -21 for reconstructing rlu* company under t\w aanw of the Straits ii*l General Development Co." with power to mate £80,000 The Chairman in the course of liis remariu >ai«l. Under the pretend Mrrangemeni the part
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    131 10 Colonial* resident in Great Britain will hold j < Coronation banquet in London on July !> Mr. Chamberlain will preside, and it isexpected this will be the largest gathering of Colonials ever s<m-h in the metropolis. Lord Cunon, the Vi,,.n,v of [ndia, ha« wJered thai all QoTeinmeni Office* l*> placed
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    CORONATION PAPERS.
    2222 10  -  SIR HERBERT MAXWELL. BART M. P. All Rights reserved.]* I CEBBMONIBB WHICH HAVE BEEN RETAINED. BY i Author of Sixty Year* a Queen faj To some people the delicale grace of the sapling iuav commend itself more than the nigged majesty of the aged oak. Its bark is
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    SUGAR PLANTING IN THE STRAITS.
    384 10 The "Ceylon >bserver" had a interview with Mr J. p Sugar Estates Co., as he svas i < 'ii < lea \c 'I'll.- rainfall on the Penan^ I. average '.»<> to 100 inches per annum S Turner was in loloiuito last. th<« lan planted <<>■
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    PRINCE KOMATSU IN SINGAPORE.
    98 10 N Lti ff i i n I'ritn-.- -iu.it «■><• I*, j. -nfiti ive ;it t he < !on»iiati«»i Singapore }< st< rdaj aftern m« t lie Koonig Albert.* 1 The first EiighnesM u.i> Consul 8. Hizamid/ }»,ti«l liis n-jM ets to 1 1 !'i inw Later
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    PENANG TELEPHONES.
    31 10 Tin- financial returns of the I' phone Exchange during ten mouth***' shorn thai s-.;. »;:»:».:>( u,.iv received in tioiis iiti<l there \\a> Imlaiioe to del»H 1 depreciation i*harm*K aiuounteu t
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    THE SINGAPORE VOLUNTEERS.
    455 11 u.n broke <»ut. the British infantry been replaced by two battalions of .rv ;iti<l the residents have been r )en their much appreciated rommiea „,t <, r „ii t<. them. In the meantime it *aid that thes»- highly-important been over-garriioned. Evidently has been under no illusion of
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    MALACCA IN 1901.
    321 11 nin ist nit ion report on the Settlement i during the war 1901 shows the itter« ->i' interest. The revenue ilm rtiHin] l.\ near!) £70,000 and exMiu.it.- l.\ nearly sr>o,ou<». the in- l.rni._| 1,-, r--r]\ due to licences on a re-letting ;m<l Spirit farms, and Land Tlw
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    H. M. S. "TERRIBLE" MAKES A NEW RECORD.
    381 11 Rkmarkablk CN)alin« Fkat. The crew of H. M. 8. ••TVrriU*- have incicmtdod in establishing a new coaling record that is likely to stand for mm time, taking on V>oard 2,500 tons of eoal in J* boon H> minutes. This i;iv»'K ■A average
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    THE RAWANG RIOTERS.
    109 11 The trial ->t' th<- men who were concerned in the late Rawang disturbances was concluded yesterday, alter lasting for more than a week, says the Malax Ma-l." One of the accused, who was also tried on the j charge of murder. Iras found guilty and was sentenced
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    332 11 The'*Ceylon Observer" is non authorised t suite tliat Mr. Kcrshaw is not to be the New Attorney General of Cevlon, the mentioning of liis name being a mistake. Last Moii<la\ a correspondent drew attention to thr noisv iron-working at the Central Engine Works whilst divine servicewas in progress ai the
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    TUESDAY, MAY 6, 1902.
    848 11 Five fresh canes of cholera are notified from the Central Division, all fatal ones. Two other cases are also reported, one in OrcharcUrcL and the other in Nelson-rd. A Chinaman and a Kling for tailing to report <-as**s of small j>ox were lined s*2"> and *•"><>
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    DEPARTURE OF MR. FORD.
    158 11 On Saturday, Mr. Albert Ford, who for ton e years past lias so alilv acted as Manager, first to the Biui:«i]Km' (ias Corapanr, and then as Manager of the Municipal (las Works, left Bin^ajx»n' for O00d« having severed liis connection here with gai affairs. Mr. Ford
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    ROWING.
    56 11 Tin- tir>t heal of thr scratch four races bt tweeu Robertsons crew and Darbishires crew resulted in a <l«*a«l heat <>n Friday last, an«l t)^ race will lie re-rowed tins evening, it the we&~ ther is favourable. A launch will Leave Johnston's pier at 5.15 for meml)ers and friends
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    "THE YELLOW PERIL."
    61 11 <)vc)- sixteen hiindred Chinese i*oolieB arrived here yesterday and to-dav. Tliv "Germ*inia brought 550 from Hongkong, the Laertes 743 from Ainoy, aiid tlu* "StH»ng Leong* 1 403 from Amoy. It sa\s a gtHid <lcal t'<»r the care taken of them that <»nl\ two deaths were re-. corded,
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    ENGINEERS SHOOT.
    66 11 The annual prize sli<»ut of the EtoyaJ Engineen Rifle Club was ln>l<l yesterday afternoou, kind permissiou of the Commandant of the 8. V. C. on the Balestier range. There wa* a good muster of oompetitors and tin- shooting was good, competition being kern. The Cluli presented prizes ranging
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    THE REVENUES OF SIAM.
    201 11 The Si;u»i Government Accounts for the yeai 1 1 1 1 jiiik. ♦♦»>!, have now l>ccn finally closed ami show si v.'iv satisfactory result. Th« i «'sti mated Revenue ami Expenditure for thai year were as f< »I1« >w s. Estimate,! Revenue Tcs. 33,000,000 Estimated Expenditure
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    DEATH OF Mr. T. RAWSON KER.
    244 11 We regret t«> learn that a telegram received t«»--day by Messrs. Patei-smi Simons and Co. states that Mr. T. Rawson Ker, who left here <»n Aj>l. 4on the P. and O. u Oriental on his way home on furlough <lie«] in London yesterday. Th«
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    75 11 On S;»tunht\ beforeeouii of two magistrate*! Cantonese contractor was sentenced t<> three months imprisonment with hard labour tor l-» in«_j in fraudulent pooocmion <»i" u auantitt i»l paint and fourdnuns of oil, s\ip}H»s»-«l t«. Im-1 to the Tanjong Pagar Dock K>. Thts pohcn searched liis house and found b number
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    COLD STORAGE.
    595 12 It would scarcely In- thought, in these days of I b spread of odd storage, which has been raefa i enormous success in Sooth Africa and which is brought mud) luxury into so many <-itie« of I the world, that the second city of our Eastern Empire would
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    BRITISH NORTH BORNEO.
    429 12 At the Bale of [9,337 bales of Sumatra and British North Bon tobacco, which w ;l > held ■< Amsterdam on the nit., a pnreed of 1.348 bales of North Borneo tobacco, -roan by the V.-v\ Darvel Bay Tobacco Company, fetched the bighest average price \i/... -V
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    FREEMASONRY IN FRANCE.
    480 12 Extract from the Nineteenth Century. The history of Freemasonry in France and England affords a curious contrast. In England the order is practically <o-existent with the dynasty, the foundations of the present organisation baring been laid in London in 1717. and in all essential respects it has
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    CHINESE IN BRITISH AND FOREIGN POSSESSIONS.
    239 12 CHINESE IN BRITISH AND FOREIGN POSSESSIONS. -Mr. E.H. Parker, has just published a hook "ii China and the Chinese, lias had a lon- Consular experience in tli.- Par Bast, which Has profoundly impressed him with tin- eontrasl between the 1"' of the Chinese in British and in French or German
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    LIGHT ON RECEIVERS.
    203 12 V\ see that our contemporary the Singapore Free Press draws attention to t !>..■ totally inadequate punishment that was meted out to the men who had been convicted of receiving stolen property on the Cree Hall Estate. We quite concur in these remarks, and trust thev will
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    THE "KIKASA" LEAVES.
    35 12 Tlir battleship Mikasa of the Imperial Japanese X.ivv irhich arrived here from I'hmouth on Tuesday last, gcW up steam and left her anchorage in tho R«>a<ls at .<:ju this morning proceeding eastward
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    TRAINING NOTES.
    1430 12 Since our last notes them has lnjen a great deal of rain and consequently very little chance for trainers to get in fast work. On Saturday morning it rained hard and the going was very sloppy, ncTcrthcicwfl Abramn worked most of his horses on the inner track. Contadina,
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    THE ASSIZES.
    308 12 Th.- M; Assizes were o\ < ,v<! l»\ Ji ship Mr. Justice Hyndiuan J >m»s in I Court t Ins nt. >niiiujr, The calendar is not a h\ one, i but seventeen cases in all. <>f important are tlx.s.- „r W < .f, be tried on a charge
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    SILVER.
    135 12 Silver has 1 1 L ;i falling markel beginning of last year, ;m<! the M is i he lowest since A n_"-t. I KH7 lurrency demand o£ Russia ami S] i 1 1 and of lii-lia in 1 '.'nit and sorbed from I<> i-> :!<• i>er cent l'i' ►duction,
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    FLIGHT OF BIRDS.
    81 13 which differeni birds attain in I d the subject of dispute, portsmen. Proni obaansliuiis nnany it would appear (states tliut the highest lier, as has ii the eagle. This bird t 3.000 yards, ('rows also M-i, not to be compared with it.-t heights .it which aeroI them
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    HOPELESS APATHY.
    177 13 I propose* anything public approval there i bout arbitral 1 and high )»ui nealh t lk- remedy lies the people, and the \1 unieipal elections inrveall thej get. The in the place of M p. t he l«*' xlioic Ward should day, but n one had linatc an\
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    VICTORIA MEMORIAL FUND.
    67 13 si .i Li> i forward sloo.i j-o ipany Ltd. .'..000 250 |oo 250 I oo A < JOO A I ."(II S;n JOO lo 10 lo I o I o .~>o 100 Hong *>o I •1 1 "ail _•"> I oo I :;o 5 S 5 :>
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    NEW MARINE OIL MOTOR.
    322 13 Kkvohtion Promised in YAr H T Pbopulsiow. jjfav* Thorujrroft. tho w*ll-known ship. builden of Chiswick, are exparnmentiiig with a IWW ml engine which may not only revofatioilise private yacht propulsion but may also effect a n-iiiarkal.].. change in the adaptability and allround efficiency in the smaller
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    THE PRINCESS RADZIWILL CASE.
    580 13 Mr. Cecil Rhodes' last appearance in public was in this cane, which we are informed l>\ telegram has ended in the conviction of the Princess. The "Cape Times*' of Mar. sth has the following awounta The Crown E > rosecutor formally applied f<>r a temporary adjournment
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    89 13 Much of t!i»- humour «»i children mmei from a kna<k of re-applying conventional phrases. In illustration, there is delightful tale of a rhild wh«> tried to upset an *l« !x *t- !»v pulling awii tin* chair as he irai ftlwui to >it down. Tnip child was reprimanded, :/mI asked wh&i
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    WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 1902.
    905 13 T)ie French Mining Companv are applying for a concession of one tlioiisand acres mining land in Gopen<;. The O. S. S. M Barpedon Tl ran ashore iu the Sues Canal on April Bth near KaWet and stooped traffic for five hours. She raine off with the
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    THE MALAY STATES GUIDES.
    214 13 The report of Major A. S. Vanienen, Acting Commandant of the Malay States Guides, has Wn issued as a supplement t<» the Efehans "Government Gazette. Tin* report shows that during the year 350 Pun jaubis offered themselves for enlistment, of whom •>♦> had served in the
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    SINGAPORE ROWING CLUB.
    199 13 'lh<' first heat in the Scratch Pour Races watt rowed off last evening between A Robertson's crew and one stroked by Darbishire. Apart From a slight swell, the conditions were all that could lie desired. Mr. Rower (?ot the boat* a \va\ well from the atari in
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    WIRE NEWS.
    400 13 Via Ceylon.} London, April 26. Sir Arthur Wilson, k.c.i.e., has been appointed to the Privy Council. Mr. H. H. Shephard. late Judge of the Madras High Court, succeeds bim at the India Office. Bar! Hardwicke, in the Souse of Lords, explained that the mow leopard skins for the
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    A SENTENCE SEDUCED.
    94 13 On April lltli a Chinaman mw seni t.. gaol for 18 months rigorous imprisonment mul 1 1 1 1 1 £500 or a further term <>i sii monthfl foi dishonestly retaining stolen property, some copper wire and telephone irire r« i >|»«'<-ti\»'lv helon^in^ to the Robinson Piuno
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    1129 14 Tuesday, Mat 6th, 1902. Present Ixis Excellency the Governor (Sir Frank Swettenhaiu, k.c.m.u.) Tkt Hon'Ue the Colonial Secretary (W. T. Taylor.) th<- Attorney-General (w. R. Collyer.) the Colonial Tiuaiiimi (F. is. Penney.] the Act. Col. Engineer (F.S.H. (Saffney) J. M. Allinson. <i. B. Murray. \V. .1. Napier. AbsKNT
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    LATHAM'S SHARE REPORT.
    159 14 During the past week our market remains dull and depressed, with very little business doing. The results from Raub and South Raub just to hand are dol encouraging, Dor is there anything of a hopeful nature to report from other mines, with the exception thai the Kadana
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    FALSE WEIGHTS.
    36 14 A numberofnai ive shop-keepers were brought up to-da\ before Mi*. Oilman for offences against the Weights and Measures Act" in haying false weights etc in their possession. Tines ranging from $50 downwards were imposed.
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    AT LAST!
    51 14 As will be seen I>\ a notice in another part of the pajKT. a public meeting will be held on May 15 in the Town Hall, when a discussion as to the Celebration of the Coronation in Singapore will take place. The Chief Justice Sir Lionel COX will
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    A WARNING.
    50 14 A Chinaman named, Tan Heng Kee, of Ciosa Street was fined £70 or three months" rigorous imprisonment by Mr. Beattv for offering a bribe of to a medical officer who went to his house about a cholera rast* which had orcurred there and which had not been reported.
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    PRINTERS ERRORS.
    115 14 Two important local items were to be printed, *>u*' relating t li«* sad d»'tnis«' of ;i young man of proiiiiiu'iit family, the other telling how a travel* ling .salesman had jumped his board bill :it a local hotel. The sub-editor had to write tin* headlines for these stories,
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    THE TRAIL OF THE BOOK-WORM.
    1809 14 A Guide.Book "In Excelsis." 11. Have you ever seen a crowd of Javanese coolies examining a scorpion which one of their numlx>r has chanced to unearth F They stand regarding it with a mixture of awe and admiration from a safe distance, talking of it
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    17 14 Mr R .1 Bidwell oi I Maclaren, has just beenelectetl W Surveyors 1 Institute of London B
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      61 14 WEATHER REPORT. (May <».) Taken at Kandang Ker)>au Hospital Observatory. A.M. o P.M. P.M. Bar. rod. 32 Pah. 29.899 1'Ji.771 29.850 Temperature s:;.:; 85.0 77.9 Wet Bull, Therm 77.:l 7!'..". 76.2 Dir.ofWind S. S.E. G*Jm. Max. Temp, in shade xT.v Min. dado. 73.5 Max. in Sun H32.3 Terr. ra.l. Ther.
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    MARKET PRICE LIST.
    217 15 MayMh. 1902. do. 25 ,1 i ]*»r pound -2 do. 25 per catty 2 do. 14 do. I do. nil do. 10 do. i do. nil do. W j each 1.50 i per catty 12 do. l.L'<» do 10 per catty 15 perdoaen 7 Jo do 6.00
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  • REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
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      Deep in Procedure.
      55 15 An All Night Sitting There was an all-night sitting of tin* House of Common* last ui^ht, tlm discussion being on procedure. The House rose at ten minutes to six, when the first l>l<K-k of the new procedure rules, including Friday sittings, the priority of Gk>Ternmenl busineM and
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      Shelved.
      12 15 The remainder of the bvainesf wai dbebned to the Autumn FVaiion
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      The Fresh Cheque Tax.
      17 15 Sir Michael Hicks-Beach't cheque propooak have Ikhm) icouted <\n<\ will probably !>♦• dropped .Later.)
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      The Two Thousand Guiness.
      17 15 hi the Two Thousand Guineas Sceptre was first. Pistol s<'<-oij«l ,ud Patrick third
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      PEACE PROSPECTS.
      91 15 Reuter learns that it will probably be fortnight before any definite news regarding the prospects of peace can \»> received There exists, however, in well-informed circles an opinion that the prospect* are favourable. The Queen of Holland. Queen Wilhelmina'ii illness hn> now tak^n a favourable turn and <>nl\
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      Appreciation of Hayashi.
      33 15 The Japanese residents in London have presented an address in a casket t»» Baron Hayaslii, as an appreciation <>t" his share in concluding the Anglo-Japanese Agreement. London May Ist. 1902.
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      The Boers Discussing Terms.
      43 15 t£euter*B Auvm at Pretoria says that the Boer leaden are visited each district in rotation. >n conclusion »>t tln'se meetings, ;i combined conference will lie held at Vereeniging, *»n Mai 25th, for the final discussion of the terms of
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      The Princess Radziwill.
      85 15 Twj Years Eetention. The lndirec: Cause of Khodes's Death. Princess Kadxiwill has been found guilty at Capetown of forging promissory notes in the Dame ol the late Cecil Rhodes. she has been sentenced to two years' deten- tion in a house of correction. The Daily Telegraph*' points
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      The Boer Conference a Fortni ht Hence.
      47 15 At tli*- Conference at Vereeniging, which will I be held on the May 15 and not on May 25, the Boer loaders will discuss the terms of surrender anioiig themselves and then proceed t<» Pretoria to settle with Lord Kitchener.
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      Prince Henry in Ireland.
      27 15 EVince Henry «>f Prussia with i squadron »>t' ii in** splendid vessels has arrived at Lough Swill v on a cruise to Ireland.
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      Visiting the Connaughts.
      113 15 Ho visits the Duke and Duchesi of Connaugfal at Kilmainham and will be entertained ut the Viceregal Lodge. The Shi ping Combine. Fe rs lor the me i^atiou's Trade, In i <l«'l»at<- mi Shippiiig Combination**, tlie RpeaJcen emphasised the danger* <>t" a transferenoe «»t fast iTuiseFs t<>
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      Unrestricte Competition.
      55 15 H«* addpd that it u;is dirtirult to prevent \\w British leUing their property t.» l oveignera, and holmmlv irould ♦•\|»»"t tin* (iovrrnmtMit todepaii from t}u* timditi »u.:l policy of unrestricted comiK*t it i«*n w i l 1 1 1 1 1 i eaneful inveuti^tiim into the compU'X ]>roM«Miis
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      IN SOUTH AFRICA.
      44 15 Reinforcements still to go. It was announced at the War Office vesterdav, that arrangement s had l>een made to embark over ten thousand troops, including Yeomanry, also two thousand remounts, in fourteen vessels, between now and the end of the month.
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      The Extra Cheque Stamp Abandoned.
      23 15 It is understood that Sir Michael Hicks Beach lias practically decided to abandon the additional stamp on cheques.
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      De Wet on Peace Prospects.
      46 15 It 11 stated that De YVVt has franklv given it M his opinion that the struggle in South Africa is now a hopeless one for the B*h»i>>. And that the terms now offered by the British uiv reasonable and generous. {Later.
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      Japan's Former Premier.
      88 15 Lord Lansdowne has presented Count Matsugata t<> His Majesty the King. Count Ifatsugata attended < louri in the «'v««iiing at Buckingham Palace. The Two Thousand Guineas. Sceptre lias won the Thousand Guineas Placed horses were St. Wiudeline second and Black Fancy third. The Vote of Burghers. Th«»
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      The War in South Africa.
      89 15 Hustling Continues. Colonel Barker reports the capture, near Frankfort, of Manie Botha, a nephew <>f Louis Botha and I)« i Wet's ablest lieutenant. Colonel Bochfoii reports an engagement <>n April 29 in whirli Reid-cornel Bekker \\;i>> mortally wounded and Field-cornet Gvldenhuis was also wounded. Football
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      Cricket : Surrey v Worcestershire.
      15 15 Cricket Surrey v Worcestershire. The cricket match Surrey Worcestershire at Kennington Oval h;i> been drawn
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      President Roosevelt and Naval Cadets.
      79 15 I Prenideni Roosevelt, when presenting t h»» prizes to the naval cadets at Annapolis, urged them To remember thai <>n some tremendous <lav it mighi depend <>n them whether the nation wrote its name »>u the World's 11**)) of Honour, <»r knew shame and defeat.
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      Britain's Splendid Mercantile Marine.
      101 15 At the Royal Academy Banquet on Saturday Karl Selborne, First Lord of tbe Admiralty, replied t\>r the Naw transport department, ami said that during the present war the department had conveyed halt' a million men, OBfl ami a quarter million tons of st«>ivs exclusive of forage,
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      QUEEN WILHELMINA OF HOLLAND.
      44 15 An Unfortunate Illness. Critical Condition. Queen Wllhelmina was prematurely confined at six o'clock yesterday owning, ami at ei«_rht o'clock the doeton were still in attendance. The Queen was in great pain and her rendition at eleven o'clock was very critical
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      The State of Russia.
      27 15 A Vienna paper iayt thai Russia is in star*' of terror. Leaflets are in circulation calling on the people to rise in rebellion.
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      Extension of Revolutionary Movements.
      30 15 Extension of Revolutionary Movements. It further states that the Cossack soldiery killed twenty people and wounded forty more at Exaterhioff. The revolutionary movementa have extended to Tainboft", Yaroslaf, and Kazan.
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      An Impulsive Girl.
      108 15 Beatrice, the daughter of Don Carlos, has attempted to oommil suicide by plunging into the River TiK'r ;«t Home. She was however rescued. It i> s;iid that jealousy prompted the act. [D«>n Carlos U the grand-nephew of Ferdinand the VII of Spain and claims the crown. H«*
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      77 15 The suspense ;it Metloo palace last evening was inU»nM». thr Queen'l cries of pain ln'iuj^ audible Ear away. Dr. Koumere, the eminent gynaecologist w.is hurriedly summoned an<! was forced to use instruments extreme exhaustion followed the operation. The mid-day bulletin explains that v(-st«'r-<lav s accouchemeni lias destroyed all hopes
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      Sir Heney Fowler's Views.
      29 15 Sir Henry Fowler h;is issu«'<l a manifesto in which he declares hi> adherence to Lord Rosebery's policy both as regards the war and Borne Rule.
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      The Cheque Rebate Scheme.
      90 15 The "Times* 1 understands thai Sir Michael Hicks-Beach h;»s definitely abandoned the cheque rebate proposal mentioned on A.pl 29. [The telegram <m 29th read "Sir Michael Hicks-Beach has announced that the extra pfiniy duty <»n cheques under two pounds will be remitted on the drawer presenting
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      Martial Law in Russia.
      19 15 Martial law has been proclaimed in tiw <Vi>tricta of the Province of Poltava in Russia.
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      Fighting Charlie.
      33 15 Lord Charles ßeresford, in the Kouaeof Commons jresterdav, declared that he alone w;i>: responsible for tin* publication <>t" th<' letter which criticised the condition of the M< j <lit< irranean Fleet.
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      Will Take it Standing Up.
      143 15 Be was ivadv to sul.init to anv punishment the Admiralty might impose on him for noncomplianoe with the printed regulations. Amongst Lord Beresford*B criticisms with regard to matters in the Mediterranean was th" following. When be first went out m second in command to the
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      Queen Wilhelmina Better.
      53 15 The condition of Queen Wilhelmina is reported to be satisfactory Still At It. Oolenbrander has resumed operations against Commandani Beyers. General Tan Hamilton has cleared a considerable area to the \W*t <»r lOerksdorp. The British captured Steinkop, a itrong Boer position, having only fourteen csiuaHioiT. The Boer
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      Death of Bret Harte.
      166 15 Bret Harte is dead. [Born ;it Albany N. Y. in 1839 he held several Government appointments whilst l>^ started and cmTJod on his career of literature. It isii remarkable thing that practically l>is first work to be published was the out* which mad* 1 him famous
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      901 16 VESSELS IN PORT. Men-of-War Flag and Tons Commanders Arrived From Fearless Brit cruiser 1580 J.J.Graham Peb 4 Golomtx n Zahora Sar yet., 250 Naudark Apl 20 Sarawak Other Vessels Flaes Tons Masters Arrived From Consignees Adeh Sar 18«.) Ahmed Mar 2 Sarawak Unknown A. E. O'Brien Brit bq., 1037 O'Brien
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