The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (Weekly), 31 July 1902

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  • 18 65 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. WEEKLY MAIL EDITION. KjmD SERIES THURSDAY, JULY 31, 1902. No. 783.
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  • 167 65 ho v Property, (55 66 Saluting, 66 itfa China, *>G Domestic Methods, 66 LIS. 66 66 j 69 75 Cadet Co. 67 78 70,74 Mi" .Shield, 75 ag 7tf on m W 67 d H pital, 6S 68,71 oogamy Pillay, 68,70 71 m Port, 74 J •i:{iiinj, 77 Uagazine,
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  • Domestic Occurrences
    • 31 65 Foley-Pktkrson On July 21 at the Churck of the Assumption, W J Folhy, District Police Inspector, Lower Perak, to Philomena, fourth daughter of H H Peterson. Chief Clerk, Municipal Omce.
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    • 90 65 On the 27th instant, at Eastbourne, Sussex, Lmily Susan, widow of the late William Paterson Esq, of Messrs Paterson Simons ft Co. Hrookhbank- On June 28. 1902, at Rocky Mount, Durning Road, Liverpool, aged 73 years, Sarah, widow of the late John Brooksbank, and dearly beloved mother of Mrs
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  • 250 65 The last mail from home came by the P and 0 Chosen" on Saturday with mails of July 4. The N D L M Sachsen" took home letters on July 28, and this mail goes home by tho MM' 1 A n nam" on Monday. As the postponed
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  • 45 65 POSTAGE FROM ENGLAND TO THE FAR EAST. Ire, Malay States (Protected r, Negri Sembilan and Pahanjr), witi h North Borneo, Labuan, Straits "*ST CAllUt*. NEWftPAPEKfc. W«ek. id. per 2 0,. OMI. l'u.ST. PATTJt»NB. w i-t-2.,2.. id. per2o*. *m. charge 2 id. mm. charg* Id. /s
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  • 415 65 The Singapore Free Press. Sterling Official Salaries. Here shall the Press the People's right maintain, L'nawrd by influence and un bribed by gain Here patriot Truth her r'.o-ious precepts draw, Pleiad *o i<clis?i"n, cv'alty pth\ Law. (July 24.) Tiik Malay Mail M lias received official information that the sterling scheine
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  • 669 65 (July 25.) The hill down for second reading at to-day's meeting of the Legislative Council, M to provide for the licensing and control of dealers in second-hand goods and old foetal* is an attempt to assist the police in the discovery of stolen goods, and to
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  • 213 65 It is perhaps superfluous to add anything to the report m another column of the meet ing m aid of Tan Tock Seng Hospital, except to further commend the Institution to the financial support of the Chinese. Many are well aware of the great amount of good the
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  • Page 65 Advertisements
    • 52 65 r 1 Lambert Co. Photographers 7 -"tings Appointment** should if ""i^ day l>efore hand. Aj NOTICE L l l] are now Guaranteed li, L nrianent prints either done l n *H patented Celloidin m I'latinolype or Bromide. eni cf the new Celloidin process bra. 4RE KXHIBITID 1N ,7 ow -Window,
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    • 167 65 For Ship Owners Captains HOEG'S PATENT Anti-Corrosive and Anti-Fouling" Compositions Are the Host for Steel Iron Vessels HOEG'S Anti-Corrosive Composition gnsweSthe metal a perfect air and watertight cover absolutely preventing corrosion of Steel and Iron. It is used as first coat for ship bottoms and is further recommended for coating
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  • 548 66 (July 26.) Oub contemporary makes an appeal to the GoYernmeat of this Colony, an<} to the local authorities, to allow betting during the time of the race-meeting. The argument is that the House of Lords Committee came to the conclusion that it was impossible to suppress betting, but
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  • 655 66 (July 1*#.) The chief point to be loted with referents* to to-day's telegram announcing the collision of a commercial treaty with China, is the opening of new Treaty Ports. Assuming that the Shanghai correspondent of the Times i« right—a somewhat large assumption, to make of any
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  • 203 66 tfr (inly 28.) Whbx the arrangements for the Coronation Celebrations were teing inade it was wired out that ships of the Royal Navy would H6 gtatioued at every port iij the Empire. It is now clear that the idea *as not only that tlierv should l>e
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  • 312 66 As to to-day's telegram and Prince Meastcherski mission of enquiry into the cause of peasant revolts m Russia, a home paper comments on the fact that Nicholas II is actuated by very different motives to those usually associated with the character of the Tzar
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  • 725 66 (July 80.) A useful article on some dangers of the industrial combination movement appears in tht Times of June 28. Although it is not possible for the ordinary citizen to understand and appreciate all the numerous question* involved in the Trust Question yet some idea is desirable, in
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  • 419 66 Russia and Man churia. i The telegram oi" the reported evacuation of Manchuria by Russia will Ix? remembered cs i having emanated from the Washington Correspondent of the Morning Post" Count Cassini has formally notitvHl the State Department that the Russian Gov v rn ment has evacuated Manchuria and that
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  • 626 66 {From cur own Correspondent.) I The Agricultural Show. I The third Agricultural Shew was helfl the Esplanade on Saturday the 26th instil The show is generally* considered to J been be a good one, though m some ~J it compared unfavourably with its decessors. This was especially the
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  • 930 67 DISASTROUS COLLISION IN THE MALACCA STRAITS. Ninety Lives Lost. Lvs came to hand at an early hour this hvr of a serious shipping accident m the Ipa straits near ISatu Muar. Information I fi,^ V ery scanty, aud it was not till the Ban Hin (Juan was seen to be
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  • 710 67 Impoetajit Akolo-Fbench Concession. The Pekin correspondent of the "Timor gives important information regarding a mining concession m China obtained by an Anglo- rench syndicate. According to the telegram the concession covers a valuable mining area m tne Yunnan Province, comprising 85 mines producing coal, copper, nickel,
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  • 178 67 THE NEW FORM OF POM-POM." The British Government, convinced of the utility of the pom-pom gun, so much used m the South African campaign, is making experiments with various types of this arm with a view to its adoption m the British and Indian Armies. Three types of pom-pom are
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  • 48 67 M Velain, a French seismologist, considers. j that the disturbances of ships compasses at sea I during, the West Indian eruptions might be due to the ashes, which contain 70 per cent of f magnetic matter. But that couldn't apply to the variations m the dip noted here.
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  • 930 67 Penang made rather a poor show m the Bromhead-Matthewa ahield compared with the score of the S V R who made 504 the Penang score only totalled 422. Next Saturday thcS V A will fire off. J r Advices from New York to the Manila papers
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  • 82 67 The absence of serious crime m the Town continues and things were very quiet m the Police Courts this morning. It is believed that most of the members of the professional criminal class of Singapore who have not been looked up or banished have left for
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  • 94 67 It is curious how quickly and completely the word Uitlander has dropped out of the South African vocabulary. Thirty months ago it was impossible to imagine any sustained conversation m which the hateful term did not recur with wearying frequency, it was impossible to take up any
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  • 124 67 S V I Ist Co. v Cadet Co (Ripples.) A match between the above teauu was plived yesterday afternoon on the Ra'l! -s ground. During the first h.df play was pre: even, though the Cadets crossed over with a" lead of two goals (one each from N Clark-
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  • 177 67 His MAJMaTZ'a Pin »»ai Oyys^ of a Pi: !RAGE. The "DailyJMsir' i atafce that the King personally wrote i o \7illram Hareourt asking his acceptance fa gteerage. Tf.i< Majesty added that it would give him the utmost pleasure to be permitted to aeknowledga Sir WilHam Harcourfs long
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  • 461 67 The Directors of th* M "i.-'i -i-.-iau Railway have sent the following eommaumation to the Press "In view cf the frequency with v.-hich attention has been called m th^ Press to the discomforts of travelling by the Eastern Chinese Railway, the Directors of the Society regard it
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  • 1197 68 Startling Disclosures at the Inquest on the Late Mr F W Elvet. In Tuesday's edition of the Free Press we gave particulars of a sad accident at the General Hospital on Monday afternoon last which resulted m the death of Mr F W Elvey, a
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  • 251 68 Arrangements have now been made for celebrating the Coronation of the King and Queen, which has been officially notified as fixed for August 9. That day will of course be pro- claimed a public holiday, and possibly also the Monday. As the first Monday m August (4th),
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  • 473 68 So yoiwUontmgent correspondent has l)een tms).emj^d Quite right too. A correspondent Vth a cricket team is good enough, pro- ide3j be tan lie amusing. And lam bound ;to si»- that the US FP" correspondents of th«». Sst few years who described the doings of :-JiU»q^nigpore travelling cricketers
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  • 20 68 H Wee Ting Fang, Chinese Minister at Washington, has lieen recalled. His successor is said to be-Mr Lian Cheng Fung.
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  • 163 68 Imperial Service Order foe Civil Servants. The new Imperial Service Order, which has also been announced, will be highly appreciated by civil servants. There are two grades, the first of which will carry with it a silver, and the second a bronze decoration. It has been felt
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  • 147 68 HMS" Amphitrite," which is on her wayout to the China Station, is due here now and may be expected any day. She is one of the new twin screw cruisers and was commissioned at Chatham m March of this year. She is a ship of 11,000 tons
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  • 94 68 We have been informed of the death of Mr X Tamboosainv Pillay, of Kuala Lumpur. Deceased had been ill for some little time, and had been under the treatment of Dr von Wedel for heart disease. He was a great Sportsman and was well-known
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  • 529 68 i JJSts iJfiUaJh correspondent of the Daily Telegraph tells the following remarkable story: A painful, but very dramatic story has just l>een unfolded at a trial for attempted murder which w r as brought to a conclusion June 27. It will be remembered that last month a
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  • 146 68 t>,« A Cuk s S M V the flag of the 2„d ntwo regi me nt« Mid to 1., v, nP •Colonel" Lynch h,« f '"'"'"anded 1 on-Thames, King^ mayor oi I that SV?** 'J tinny) by a soldier hut Afrio. The j. SfcWjS? "I
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  • 165 68 IV "ShuntienShih,,, published m Peking, stah to a recent dispatch of Chinese Minister at Washington Ministry of Foreign Chinese students m the It; be^un cutting off their, uw eigjf-dtfnea m lieu of their own,l at /the Foreign Office have re Students abroad may. on t).
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  • 199 68 Mr Samuel Marks, ons of tbe most prooiiu of South Africans, snd sow British mi hi who baa helped very materially to bring nn jtou has presented Ijburd Kitchener with four bronze figures of the typicar 1 »•'•■.•<, intended for the base of the
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  • 307 68 Ar the dinner given to the amen players Lord Roberta presided, and is pwfsl the toast of the evening referred to m terms that were, says Lead i l most gratifying to all lovers of polo, esssl coning, aa his speech did, after the reeas a|
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  • 98 69 |T n |eM we allow the Yankee commercial traveler gtep m and forestall us- und it will }>c our un fault if we do— the renascence of South simulate a good many of our h.ni' m lustre- We have shown that the South Afr ny
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  • 167 69 Hi Arnold White writas so t&e "Daily Mail." Uthoogn the j. resent Board of Admiralty m we have had for years, the inevitable isting the PTaty to politicians i 8 that c nd the nation are misled on important agLord?ellx>rneandMr A mold- Foster d oi straight shoo:
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  • 206 69 ued spread of beri-beri amongst Chinese is again only too evident. m< two races separately the State I Negri Semhilan writes: i have ed to Government the very high thai beri-beri is increased through lion of certain nncleansed sorts of refer to that theory here only
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  • 167 69 Arnold White writes to the- "Daily Mail": Although the present Board of Admiralty is the heal me have had for years, the inevitable rw»ull of trusting the navy to politicians is that Parliament and the nation are misled on imrtant matter., of fact. Quoting Lord Selborne
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  • 117 69 Fh« following arrangements with regafd to Warren Shield were tixed by the Committee yesterday. Tux ef War: Weight limit 120 stone, the I;' 1 1 h> be decided on a gravel path at Fort V' i: ,n -v Dl BEv49Co R 0 A; 60th KG A bye.
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  • 59 69 M S Uinaldo"' arrived at Manila on 1 M alter having celebrated the Coronation only to find that the Coronation 11,1 I^ll postp mcd. She coaled at the Philip. n rj"Tt and then sailed a wav to Hongkong 1 •<"'" the China Fh»t. The' 44 Rinaldo is H, »|*r ship
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  • 853 69 Two iirisoners wore brought here this morning under Sikh escort from Sandakau by the »s. Patani." The Aratoon A pear," which arrived here from Hongkong this morning, brought 358 eoobes for the Straits. A Kling committed suicide this morning by hanging himself m one of the
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  • 176 69 A rather interesting case was heard m the Supreme Court this morning before Mr Justice Hyndman Jones. A Chinese contractor brought an action against certain residents of Teluk Kurau to recover a sum of money due to him from them tor work executed. The defendants were
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  • 130 69 A meeting of about 20 leading Chinese was held on Thursday the 24th at the Chinese Protectorate m aid of Tan Tock Seng's Hospital Fund, Sympathetic speeches were made by Messrs Seah Leang Seah and Tan Jiak Kirn, and the meeting cordially supported the cause! several
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  • 226 69 Nearly a month ago the above heading was written for Martinique. On the 10th and I lth there were further eruptions as though nature were making quite sure. A Home paper says The report by M Knight. Senator for*Martuuque, lets us know all we
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  • 192 69 A sea system of administration is to tie inaugurated at the New Hebrides on the ai rival of Captain Rason. k. n, who has been m Sydney on his way from London to the Islands. The New Hehrideans alone of the Pacific islanders retain their full independence,
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  • 137 69 Warship- m Dakgkk. An incident which might have ended veri seriously ocourrsd m Bombay harbour on 4th inst. His Majesty's first class cruiser Amphitrite," when brought into harl>our, was anchored m the Admiralty moorings during neap tide. It turned out that during a change m
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  • 13 69 Cholera existing at Segrri (Ctdfftesj that port is put under the Quarantine Act.
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  • 498 69 PEACE A PRETTY DREAM. Colonel Humbert, a French Artillery Officer of considerable experience announces 'that lie has invented a practical apparatus which, applied to fire arms large or small, from the hugs cannon down to the light pistol, can suppress not only all trace of smoke but the flash ami
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  • 351 69 it is stated that the United States War Department is going to equip a cavalry regiment w'itu 1,000 of the deadly Luger pistols, brand-new invention, that discharges bullets with tremendous velocity at the astonishing speed of 116 shots minute. The remarkable pistol say- The N.-w Penny
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  • 162 69 Our Shanghai German contemporary says The German Ambassador m Peking, Dr Maimm. von Schwa rtzenstein, is aliout to leave for Oermany via Sil>eria, on furlough, and during his absence. Baron von der Qoeta, Obunsellor of the Embassy, will Ret m his place. Coilf*> ijuenUv, the Ostasiatische takes it for granted
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  • 561 70 The annual general meeting was held m the •Exchange Rooms at 12.15 to-day. Mr John Anderson, President, was m the Chair, others S resent being Hons C Stringer and W J rapier, Messrs Graham, Laird, Maclaren, Jago, Fabris, Stevens, Edlin, Makepeace, and F M Elliot,
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  • 120 70 We understand that the body of the late Ifr JTamboosamy Pillay will not be interred here, but will I>j taken to Selangor. The Corpse h's been embalmed and will be removed OQ the F M S yacht M Esmeralda." which has !»2c:i cbspatehed here by
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  • 236 70 The mixed double handicap for the President's Prize finished yesterday by the victory of the scratch pair Mrs Loveil and Mr Pearce. The full scores are as follows -Ist Round. Mrs Ellis and Mr Penney 10 beat Mrs Saunders and Mr Evans 4} frcYl. Mrs Fowlie
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  • 2737 70  -  Joss Chin-Chin Joss. By We are rather late m arriving at Florence as something went wrong with the train. I am not quite clear as to what it was, but as far as I could find out, the last two carriages fell off somewhere near Chiusi and
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  • 353 70 I The Kitson" Light is „1 illumination that, from exhibitions i\j and Colombo, would seen to i c useful for lighting large areas. The Que est Colombo h-s been lit up each night b\ li\<> lights of 1,000 c p each, and a <'• lomb ipei thus
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  • 229 70 If the new French Government is contiu ling the policy indicated by a circular issued a month ago, it is not surprising thai there w a growing anti-clerical feeling The Bpertator says M Combes has issued circular directing that no one shall be admitted into Government service, or promoted m
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  • 250 71 'jV London Morning Leader" of July 26 hap i sensational story about one of the F. rci-n Princes who came over for the Coronutwn. having been made the subject of blackmail, iindofthe ease having come on m th* Soiithwark police court., and having being •m camera" the
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  • 305 71 text of an address of congratulation fron pris mers-of-war m the Camp at Uru- smanhandiya, Ceylon, is distinctly florid. Ii- name of the Camp has only to lx? split up I ib s to explain the flowery Language. N the ad<lress was illuminated T«> Hi* Most
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  • 255 71 Vhe New York correspondent of the 'Morn- illg Post says N" attempts an* now made to conceal the fact that an open fight is m progress l>etween President Roosevelt and Congress over the extension rade reciprocity to Cuba. The Republican menders of the National Legislature have
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  • 87 71 I here vvas «juite a Utile excit en tout amongst Jewish community yesterday when Joseph **iin,.,i. s; J. !W was charged before Mr Brock- w'nh defaming the character of a Jewish JjJ'iy m a letter he had written to her husband. "ir: was tilled with members of the race, ]m
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  • 409 71 The remains of the late Mr Tamljoosamv were taken from Singapore yesterday afternoon by the ss. Ganymede." ♦i H A 8 lExcell(1 Excell( nnyc y Governor has appointed the Colonial Secretary his Deputy to act during lus absence m Penang. A circular despatch from the Secretary
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  • 52 71 His Kxcellency the Governor has received official information to the effect that the Coronation of Their Majesties the King and Queen will take place on August 9. The Ball to be given by His Excellency m honour of the event will take place at Government House on Tuesday,
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  • 104 71 The U 8 cruiser 44 Buffalo.*" a vessel of about 7,000 tons, and of 14. 5 knots speed, under the command of Captain Ross, has arrived here from New York. This is one of the converted merchant vessels which have lieen retained. She was built at
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  • 271 71 {From our own Cor respondent.) There is nothing of much importance to advise by this Mail. Post Office. This matter is l>eiiig gradually threshed out. The peon, Kassim, has been sentenced to three years rigorous imprisonment, ami the junior clerk, Eng Sing, to four years. Some sym- pathv
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  • 1635 71 I QiUcquid agunt homines nostri est farrago libelli. Juvenal. Irp ft i 8 n matter away from the topic of the Coronation, when the week's mail i !*25 on m«» face with columns and whole issues of Coronitems. Some of the weeklies, dated June 28, still
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  • 137 71 Our market shows no further signs of improvement during the week under review, and with the exception of a smart rise m Straits Traders most stocks remain unchanged. Industrial Stocks. -Straits Traders after declining to $29, at which price shares changed hands, have since recovered, and are
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  • 141 71 M ETEOROLOGICAL. The annual report for li&Ol gives a detail of the chief meteorological elements, from which we quote the following items referring to Singapore i Star Mm. Aim spheric Pressure 30J&72 v Feb t 2*.* 701 \t>l 91 Temp of Air 01.5 (JVI, 1) asa (JaVft) Temp Sol Kadi.it
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  • 40 71 The homeward mail closed at 3 pm, this nfternoon, leaving by the P O "Bengal.* lb matter* <>i taste there can I*- no dispute,'' for tfvery man j- ho firmly convinced that there standard by which hi*; taste can >* meaenred.
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  • 1888 72 Friday, July 25th, 1902. Present Th<r Hon'bl»> the Colonial Secretary (W.T.Taylor,) (Deputy Governor.) the Attorney-General (W. R. Collyer.) the Acting A*uditor-< General W. Evans.) the Colonial Treasurer (F. U. Penney.) the Act. Col. Engineer (F.S.B. Uaffney) C, Stringer. J. M. Allinson. W. J. tfsplor. Absent His E.\C'll»ncv the
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  • 1315 72 This Bill was read a second time without I* debate and the Committee stage announced for the next Council meeting. L The Savings Bank Ordinance Amendment Bill. This Bill was also read a second time. Mr Napier. Mr. Napier said that the Bill had one recommendation
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  • 351 72 I The raried statist! al i m the annual report of th D uem luis t ex. -v lne annua! report on tl I Joloa; j details. h rwei er, w iron. Then rem n,. nt amounted to $210,0 than last y< ars of which I" 1
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  • 181 72 The -Yarra"" m her run up to .Hongkong from here was delayed bhrou fh running through the typhoon on July 11-18, altering here and going slow. She lefl h -re on July 7. h did not arrive m Hongkong till the I I At the Lodge of Sorrow to be
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  • 541 73 ,t Messrs S H Smith and F oV erthe Doherty brothers m the i..i\Mi Tunis Championship at j somewhat of a surprise known both men and their well SI the writer. Smith is an. l it one remembers eorreeUy prominence at the annual I, rvn
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  • 87 73 importation was greater during previous y<-o.\ and at no period, B .ed of Trade Journal. have more very large stone-; been imlast few years more attest- ba been paid bo the quaint snd '"U r of all precious stones, the uded and where ten years ago ier
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  • 12 73 ••-'< i aioved from his course neither *'V." but the »anu* often ap-
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  • 343 73 Chinaman who Circumvents Chinese Tricks. Ah Sou and Foo Choo, Chinese seamen, having broken their basins over the head of Ing Jon<' were at the Thame* Police Court, June 18, sent to hard labour for one month. The cause of the assault goes far to show that
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  • 596 73 At a recent meeting of the Philological Society, of London the iiev .Prof issOr Ske .t in thechair the Chairman read a aper by his son, Mr W W Bkeat, -On the Wild Tribes of the Malay Peninsula.** In this country Mr Sk ml was for <»\»r seven
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  • 91 73 Constantinople, Bunday, June 22. The British Embassy was notified last week that permission to play cricket on the Okmeidan. a roomy plateau just outside the town, has been rescinded by Imperial Irade, and a request was added that play should accordingly l>e stopped. Two days before
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  • 14 73 Mr Wilson this morning dealt with 130 Municipal cases m his court this morning.
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  • 841 73 The v Poh Ann brought 168 coolies here from Teluk Anson this morning. The U S cruiser Buffalo with reliefs on l>oard left port this morning on her wav to Manila. A gentleman named Baur living at the Hotel de la Paix reports the loss of
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  • 64 73 Great progress is being made with the new German Army rifle. The Berliner Tageblatt" states that on October 1 the whole of the 12th Army Corps that of Saxony -will be armed with the new model 98 weapon. Next spring the reserves and Landwehr are to l>e
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  • 63 73 The find round of this competition was pkyed off during last week with the following results Allinson beat Woolcombe, Walker beat Pearce, Robertson beat Cunliffe, Guun beat Longmuir, R Thomson beat Col Oikes, Bowes beat Kerr, Holloway beat MaoKenzie, and Col Lawson beat Morrison. The second round
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  • 297 73 The Review of the Colonial Troops on the Horse Guards Parade on July 1 is described by the "Times'' as one of the most brilliant and significant displays ever held m the country. Two thousand four hundred troops on parade, collected from the ends of the earth,
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  • 472 73 The Beyd Father Scares called o i SaturvHy night to wish good bye to the parishioners of the Church of St Joseph of which he has been ricar for the last eleven years. The police li tve apprcheuded a Chinaman who was brought up ti th n a r Assises
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  • 164 74 The ss. f Adelheid of which the Borneo Co are agents, struck on the Luconia reef on July 24 and had to bo abandoned. Telegrams have been received from Labuan and have been forwarded to Captain Crauford. The first came to hand on Sunday afternoon having
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  • 58 74 A Government Gazette Extraordinary f% states tliat His Excellency the Governor has appointed Saturday, August 9, Coronation Day, a public holiday all Government Offices will be closed on that day. Monday, August 11, is also appointed a holiday it is to t>e observed as a Bank Holiday,
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  • 399 74 The report of the committee for the year UntfUlW***^ o') is now m the h ml of members. The annual ineotftig will l>e held on Aug 8, at Tanglin Club. Paragraphs oi interest are. Ground. —During the year the cricket pitch has become very uneven through the
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  • 185 74 THE KONI& ALBERT." And Other Keturninq Passengers. The Koni_; Albert. du2 here on Kridav next, brings quite a number of paatengerfl for the Straits and Far East. Prince Yi Ohai-kak, the representative of the Emperor of Kore.i, embarked at Naples for Nagasaki he is accompanied bv his suite. From Naples
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  • 109 74 The -Tim;- of dune 27 has a Singapore lelegram "An entertainment to seVen thousand children >>as most tucaessfullv carried out here." It may l>e mentioned here perhaps that the total c art of the Fete was *4,KM», and this may Im» reduced by the proceeds of the wale of what
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  • 806 74 ARRIVAL OF THE AMPHITRITE." H M 8 Amphitrite arrived m port on Saturday and left here on Sunday afternoon on her way to Hongkong. She arrived at Aden on June 1, and proceeded on. a coasting voyage along the Arabian coast, visited Tharfur, an important port about one thousand miles
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  • 148 74 There apj>ear* to have been some dissatisfaction among the Colonials injcamp at the Alexandra Palace. Several communications have i reached us on the subject. Apart from certain minor grievances on the camp arrangements, it does seem hard that until a day or so ago these men,
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  • 33 74 The "Manila Times" says there is no invest- j ment m the archipelago that would pay larger I or quicker returns than an electic car line, I and it would be gratefully received.
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  • 1965 74 ASIAN." Few instruments of destruction known to uncivilised men are more deadly than the blowpipe and poisoned darts, with the use of which many of the native races of Borneo are familiar. The range and accuracy of aim of which this weapon is capable enables the
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  • 238 74 If they sre looked at m a proper light ■< arc by no means dull reading, aud mai Home SKMft interesting facta and aubj tafori dilation. The returns of the import h into kin-don, of tea and coffee .»;,n up *>in* eurions snestiona The average X I
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  • 136 75 I ri '*»titi a'" tnis trophy, between m' liii" ot i,ie varioUß units m ■P' i -;in<Mpore, was concluded on SaturIv v A S V E fired, m exX' Pitl^r Tlie result was a win for the m^ l no-nee o( inners. Scores. 129 M 24 86
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  • 292 75 ting paragraphs and which we take i fng. erver "—which by the tea the insinuation that i (Government has the fol- ajth Muda of Keman, 1 rem 1) s n dom some time ii v way, recently asked whether .a uh Muda o Keinan was amongst i i
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  • 53 75 Iv medal handicap took j 2oth, the particulars of j lb 'Hows i 45 v.» Hi 7 s .12 42 2 8-2 42 50 9 8;; 15 M S %4 h -H :>:, ]H ,87 VI 53 14 93 53 ;< i'-Nvl but ivtiuiK'il no I
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  • 839 75 A Bengali woman, a milkseller, was fined *oU and costs by Mr Brockman this morning for selling adulterated milk. Lieut J D Crowdy, No 2 Co H X S B, R A, HYndutunl V* 3 I examination m Importation of cattle into the Settlement trom Bangkok
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  • 342 75 "The Savings Bank Osdinance Amendment Bill.*' To the Editor. Sib— As a depositor m the local Savings Bank I have read with some alarm the result of the debate on the second reading of the above Bill. By the Savings Bank Ordinance 1879 it is provided that a Savings
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  • 51 75 A Special Communication of the District Grand Lodge of the Eastern Archipelago will be held at 11 am on Aug 9, the business being. To piss a vote of Congratulation to the King on His Majesty's recovery and to the King and Qtleen on the occasion of Their Majesties'
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  • 91 75 The old offender who was fortunate enough to fall m with a benevolent jury at the last Assizes and who was arrested on Sunday m the aos of stealing a bag oi clothing, tried his luck yesterday. afternoon before the Bench Court. On the conclusion of the evidence
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  • 214 75 Inspector Howard is to ha congratulated on a smart capture he effected early this morning. The police had some information which induced him to go to No 19 Caual-rd aud hide himself there. After waiting some time five Macaus came m and whilst one played jaga at
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  • 225 75 560,000 Poor Entertained. Intense Enthusiasm. London, July 6. The King's dinners to the poor were tendered yesterday. Five hundred and sixty thousand persons were entertained. The Prince and Princess of Wales m the morning visited Fulham, where 14.000 were seated. The tables extended over a distance of
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  • 304 75 A weekly periodical tells the following story The Court House at Singapore boasted a very valuable clock suspended from the wall directly opposite the bench. One day during the session of Supreme Court, a particularly meek-looking Chinaman entered carrying a ladder. Removing his hat, and
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  • 362 75 On Wednesday last the handsome clock towei presented to Penang i:i commemoration of Her Late Majesty's glorious reign by Mr Chean Chen Eok was opened, the ceremony being largely attended and most successful. The tower, which stands opposite Light-st, overlooking the town and sea,
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  • 242 75 London, July 5. —At the Colonial Conference yesterday. Lord Selborne pr<>[ -•> 1 an extension of the existing naval agrees under the Imperial Defence Act, between at Britain and Australia and New Zealand m regard to the auxiliary squadron* He suggested that provision be made for the
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  • 13 75 HMS -Vestal" returned from Christmas Island this morning and went to the Wharf.
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  • 18 75 Woman's lovs is like an ill-BT»ent fortune we n v r know sU value till we lose it.
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  • 938 76 It had been my intention at this very hour on this selfsame day to have written a long and graphic dissertation upon the successful and triumphant realisation of the most glorious pageant the world has ever known. I had almost phrased the sentences that were so lucidly
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  • 553 76 The evidence which Mr Pirrie gave before the Select Committee on Subsidies to Steamships and Sailing Vessels represents a view once widely held m England, but from which, as Sir Robert Giifcn lately showed, modern thought is inclining to depart. Mr Pirrie's l»elief is that
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  • 235 76 In April of last year tbe Municipal Council of Shanghai decided to get an independent experts opinion on the question as to whether a motor omnibus undertaking would work as well as any other electric traction system, m Shanghai, and the reply of Mr J Swinburne
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  • 40 76 We understand from the Superintendent of the Eastern Extension Telegraph Co that the land lines to Foochow are interrupted and tliat all messages are being forwarded by b> it from Sharp Peak. A boat leaves Sharp* Peak at noon to-day.
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  • 1010 76 Via Ceylon. London, July 15. His Majesty was conveyed m a special invalids coach from Buckingham Palace to Victoria Station unattended by Police or Military. There was an entire absence of ceremony and display, and the utmost secrecy was observed regarding the hours and places of departure. Nevertheless numbers
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  • 661 76 General Hill, Ins, tor-G m India, baa issued his firsl of which he Bays that the nut the Volunteers varies mad Volunteer is a good she he is very bad. liusketrv negated subject m the wl ot the Volunteers m India small, and might rea much larger. In
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  • 26 76 Tho balloons smeh of 10.000 oubi.- X cit> and a steel cable with to n ?i(ot+\ core tiave beon ordered from Bnglsu< at the lielbi mancruvpes.
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  • 1104 77 By a n Anolo-Indian m the "Pall Mall."] The arrival of Maharajas and lesser luminaries from the East to witness the Coronation of their i King-Emperor reminds me of a curioua scene at a h\g hall m London to which some Indian friend* oi mi"'* w
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  • 514 77 i A copy of the quarterly issue of this Journal reaches us and contains some interesting read- ing. Mr H Kidley discourses on Comparative i Animism. Dato Meldruni speaks of his last visit to China, several articles begun m previous issue* an; continued, and there are reviews
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  • 427 77 Last evening m the Freemasons Jlall, the members of the Craft assembled to pay a solemn tribute to the memory of their head, the late Wor Bro Joaquim Parcel* Joa^uim, 1) 1) G M Ruling, P G S B England, Ac. The proceedings took
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  • 55 77 Owing to the laid weather prevailing m the China Sea and a Typhoon raging at Hongkong, the M M "Annam" left that jiort only yesterday (Tuesday) at 3 pm, instead of ok tbe previous day> In consequence she will no l be ben* lief ore Monday next,
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  • 1579 77 j Telegraphic communication with Foochow is still interrupted. Mr H N Ferrers, formerly with Messrs Joaquim Bros here and at Kuala Lumpor, has been admitted to the Bar m Hongkong. The M M Tonkin," bringing the outward > mail of July 11, left Colombo at noon
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  • 243 77 We acknowledge receipt of tl A MalayEnglish Vocabulary, containing 6500 Malay words or phrases with their English equivalents, together with an appendix of household, nautical and medical terms by Rev W(4 Shellal>ear, author of a Practical Malay Grammar, with which it is Intended to be used. It
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  • 93 77 VOLUNTEER ARTILLERY NEW STYLE. j Tlie Xew< aslle Royal Garrison Artillery Vohin- teers have <or.eluded a week's valuable training wiiL their twelve jnodera 4.7 t in Saturday, i>ayh tbe Newcastle Journal," practice was with j lyddite, at a range of 7,500 yards, absolutely from j und-r co\er, the rang;d j>arty
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  • 744 78 There are indications that the coming colonial conference will not realise m either method or tone what has been inferred m Mr Chamberlain's insistence that the Imperial Government and Parliament cannot discuss Empire union questions until the colonies have made their suggestions m that
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  • 175 78 Rangoon, July 14.— Mr H J Newton, Officiating Superintendent of Police, Rangoon Town, ft. charge of the Western -Division, committed amcide last night at his residence m Latter Street. The act seems to have been committed on the impulse of the moment, as the
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  • 60 78 -w. th Kom X Albert" to-morrow Major 1 hack well will probably arrive here from homo to take over the duties of District PaymasV j* S from Capt J C Hewett, A P D, who •as been holding that appointment t-inporarilv aince the death of Col Parkinson. Capt Hewett will
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  • 68 78 The annual report, to be presented at the annual meeting on Aug 2, states that 25 new members were admitted, 36 resigned, and 41 were struck off for non-payment of subscriptions, the* number on the books on July 1 being 191. The accounts show a profit of
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  • 155 78 First Day's Results. The first day of the Penang Race Meeting was yesterday and the following are the results of the racing Tub Maiden Plate. 1. Mr Cheak Tek Thve's Banjo. 2. Mr Lee Toon Tocks Gallant, Thk Griffin Race. 1 "Mr Conning's" The Usher. 2 Mr
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  • 225 78 S C C v R E. The 50th Co R A were to have played the j S C C last night but unfortunately they could not raise a team, the R E, however, kindly stepped into the breach and gave the Club a game. Play was delayed
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  • 360 78 Few Anglo-foreign railway undertakings hay c had to encounter more misfortunes than the Manila Railway, and these have been for the most part due to extraneous circumstances over which those responsible for the administration of the company have had no control. First there was the insurrection of the
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  • 92 78 H M 8 Vestal coaled at the wharf yesterday and left for the roads the same afternoon. The German Transport "Pisa" left for Hongkong yesterday evening, after coaling and provisioning. The collier Venia from Japan, with a cargo of about 4,000 tons of coal for this port, is
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  • 404 78 The prices quoted are generally those current at Clyde Terrace Market. At the other markets there may be small variations. Beans, Long per catty 4 do. French do. 8 Beef per pound 22 Beef Steak So. 24 Beau Sprouts per catty 2 Bamboo Sprouts do. 3 Blachan
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  • 72 78 (CORECTED VP TO Julj 80.) On Londoit. Bank4m/s 1/9 f demand \j9 Private credits 3 m/s 1/9 1 documents 3 m 1/9; credits G m/« 1/9* France, demand 220 Oekmant, demand... 17^ India, T. T. 131; Honokoko, demand *di» Yokoham a demand 18di» Java, demand IOC Manila^ demand pa
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  • 549 78 "Gentlemen, to solace their w^ri^j honest parthnes playo at chsw.Se^J^^ game, and the philosopher's wm P L m '"n«A thyr wittes, recreates theyr mindT and tt Wh m the mean season." nd hurt "'> >>ody All communications Bhould be addres.,) the Chess Editor, "Singapore FiTT Original problems,
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  • 101 78 (July 30j Tin S4;; l Gainbier U 2l> do. Cube No. 1 Pepper, Blaok (ordinary Spore; do. White, (Fair L. W. 5 p.c.) Nutmegs 110 to the ft.) :>tl do. (80 to the lb. 7S Mace (Banda) 9 Cloves (Amboina) Liberian Coffee Tapioca, Binall pearl (Fair quality* 4 do.
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  • REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
    • 32 79 Dm-iv iH reason to believe that considerable pressure is lwing put on Sir Michael Hicksj^. ,-li a to induce him to ivmain in office till after th** next budget.
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    • 20 79 His colleagues desire him to arrange a scheme for paying off the increased debt since 1899.
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    • 15 79 The King holds a Privy Council at Cowes on Saturday.
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    • 53 79 beamier R C has defeated tfce Berlin crew Q the final for tbe Challenge Cup at Cork Regatta. Kussia and International Commerce. Mr Halfour said m the House that the Gov f.mii;*Mi! was considering the proposal of Russia as t a joint agreement to protect International commerce.
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  • (\K\vi Martials in South Africa.
    • 227 79 A K>>va I Commission will proofed to South Afri'-:t .»:i Vu^tist 9eompoae4.of the Lord Chief liarou Alveratone, k c, the Hon Mi .:«ii.v Bighara, k c, and Major-General Sir .Jo'in Arda^h, for the purpoee of enqtiiri i a -_r ii)'»t'u' sentences imposed by the Milit,rv \m«lor
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    • 183 79 The Sentiments of Botha and Del are y. er At a reception at the Dutch Church at Capetown, Botha said that ho wished to impress on >he Africanders the necessity of working hand m hand as Africa was the only country they >uld call home. Delaroy said that they had
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    • 31 79 (Later) There has been a sharp fall m French Reu'«*s on the Paris Bourse m consequence of the apprehension of disturbances m connection *'ith t ho anti-clerical measures.
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    • 37 79 Tlie Colonial Conference concludes early m August, though there will be subsequent in-'•-nihil conferences between the Premiers, the A'lmiralty, and the War officials, on matters 'let ail of Imperial defence. I'Oiidoii, July 25.
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    • 156 79 Japanese or American. In >n sequence of the report that America i granted the tittle of Marcus Island to q^in hWhilt, a Japanese warship with a ''jl'Miatie official on board has proceeded to the Ihhnd. to reassure the Japanese residents v, d the grant is
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    • 127 79 The Peking correspondent of the 4< Times states that China has agreed to abolish the "Likin" duties throughout the Empire m return for an increase m the export and import duties. [Apparently the Chinese Commissioners liave at last made a definite offer which will meet with
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    • 24 79 The agitations m France (m consequence of the Anti -clerical measures of the new Government) continue all over the country.
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    • 34 79 Viscount Cranborne stated m the House that we shall certainly insist on equality of treatment with regard to the British, French, and German postal packages to China. London July 26.
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    • 16 79 (Later.) The King sailed round the Isle of Wight to-day, and returned to Cowes.
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    • 34 79 A serious outbreak of cholera has occurred m Cairo. The British Regiments are leaving the town and going into camp m the desert. A devastating epidemic has been predicted m Egypt.
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  • 27 79 Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, speaking at the j Mansion Rouse, oaid that the next Budget should briug a very considerable remission m taxation.
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  • 63 79 Income Tax First. Coronation Holidays. The first tax to ba considered would be unquestionably the income tax. Cholera m Egypt. There were lIS cases of cholera at Cairo on Thursday. The King held a meeting of the Privy Council on board his yacht and signed the proclamations making Aug 9
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  • 21 79 Lieutenant Johnson of the London Rifle Brigade is the winner of the King's Prize at Bisley.
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  • 18 79 Won by Australia. The fourth test match has been won by Australia by three runs.
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  • 20 79 In the heavy weight championship of the world, Jeffries knocked out Fit/simmons m the eighth round. London, July 27.
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  • 50 79 fLater.) There are numerous assertions m San Francisco that there was collusion between the contestants m the fight for the heavy-Tveight championship of the world. What Happened. Fitz-Simmons had the best of the fight until he paused and spoke to Jeffries, who thereupon knocked him down.
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  • 17 79 Diplomatic relations between Italy and Swhzerlaud are about to I.- resumed through German mediation.
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  • 29 79 The anti-clerical demonstrations were resumed m Paris Yesterday, but they were mainly confined to shouting. There was some «tone-throwjHgv and blow* were cvhaiiged. Loadon, July 23.
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  • Page 79 Advertisements
    • 618 79 THE fi Singapore Free Press" AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER Cable Address— Advertiser" Singapore. TELEPHONE NO. 61. Published at No 30-3 Raffles Place, Singapore, The leading English Newspaper m the Straits Settlements; Johore, the Federated Native States of Perak, Selangor. Sungei Ujong, Pahang, the Negri Sembilan British North Borneo; Sarawak, Netherlands Indies,
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    • 968 79 Singapore Sporting Club PROGRAMME FOR THE AUTUMN RACE MEETING, 1902, October 21st, 23rd and 25th* FIRST DAY Tuesday, October 21. 1. The Maiden Plate. Value $400. A Race for Maiden Horses. Weight as per scale (10 st). Entrance $10. Distance, R oE 2. The First Griffin Race. Value $300, and
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  • Anglo-Chinese Commercial Treaty.
    • 34 80 The 4< Times M correspondent at Shanghai state* that the Commercial Treaty l>etween Great Britain and China is practically concluded and that the draft of the treaty is unconditionally accepted by China.
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    • 18 80 Great Britain has expressed her willingness to supj>ort China m a policy of reform.
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    • 63 80 China will open Kongmun, Changsha, Nganl<in, Wanhsieu and Waichau as treaty ports. [Kongmun is m Chili, and is the district city l>f Cbiangmenhsien; Changsha, on the Heng Kiang. a bi-anch of the Yang-tse, is a prefectural city m Hunan; Nganking is on the Yangtse. 800 miles above
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    • 52 80 The only article awaiting British approval is that abolishing the likin. The quid pro quu for the abolition of the likin tax is a sur- lax which will make taxation %>u foreign imports between ten aud eleven per t*mt, ad valorem, according to the j present system
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    • 73 80 The N Standard states that His Majesty is iiot yet on his feet, nor is his wound healed. The prospects of his being able to go through the Coronation ceremony on Aug 9. however. are much more assured. But he will only go through as
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    • 16 80 Count Matsugata is now at St Petersburg •nid Prince Komatsu arrives there to-morrow. I
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    • 99 80 A H Cloutt*, of the Loadoa Bowing Club has woa the Wingield Sculls. The Disturbances in Russia, PrraoeMesftteherski reports that secivt agent*, disguised M friars and pilgrims, incited the peasants to revolt in certain provinces in Russia. Recently, l>v rapreaentng to them that a new |*jirtiti«u of
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  • 56 80 The commercial community is well satisfied Willi Sir James Mackays Anglo-Chinese Commercial agreement. Botha and the Africanders. General Louis Botha, speaking at Stellenl>osch, declared that Africanders, when educated, need not make room for anybody. Happy Under One Fla#. General Delarey declared that South A frica
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  • 11 80 (Later.) The agitation m France is generally subsiding.
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  • 31 80 Mr Chamberlain addressed the Commons Ott the occasion of the Colonial vote. It was his first appearance since his recent accident and he was warmly cheered.
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  • 27 80 He said he Mieved that the Conference of the Colonial Premiers would make an important step towards the entire union of the Empire.
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  • 104 80 Government intended to observe both the fcpirit and the letter of the peace terms, and desired that the Boers should preserve their old traditions and unite with us m securing South Africa's prosperity. Justice for the Mines. m h« development of the mines would not l>e interfered
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  • 25 80 Self-Govern ment not to be Delayed. Full self government for the new Colonies not be delayed one moment longer than >'w neeesaaiy London, July 30,
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  • 311 80 Per N D L Koenig Albert, due Aug 1. From Hamburg. Mr Chr Bauermann, Mr Karl Weismann. From Antwerp. —Mr Krueger, Mi» and Mr* E D Pyzel and child. From Southampton. The Misses Cowan (three), Mr Gillinj gham, Mr G S Averay Jones. Mr Loke Keng
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  • 29 80 PAS S E NGERS BOOKED HOM E W A RD N V K~ Aug 2. Per Kawachi Maru For London. Mrs McCall, Mr R Foster, Mr G E Bagnall.
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  • 224 80 < July 30.) Bell's Asl*>stos Eastern Agency (£1), 110Jn Bersawah G. M. Co. (35) 1 Bmseh Hyd. E. Co. U 7.-, Chindias G. M. Co. (£1) 1. Clear Water Dairy Farm ($100) 8100*. Fraser and Neave ($50) 80. Hongkong Shanghai Bank (SI 25) $622.50 Howarth Erskine (3100) $140.
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  • 152 80 Specially compiled for the "Singapore Free Date of panging \nj»>r; Nationality and da** eription of teasel Captain's uams Whers anal wben sailed. Destination. July 15. Nor. bq., Dalaton Plorencea; Satan* nab. Mar 25 j Anjer f.0., of 15: it n\ ia. July 15. Brit, str., Strathgyle io>u\
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  • 50 80 A Time Ball at Fort Canning, aid OEM si Pn Brani fall every day at 1 P.M., Singapore BUM time (Greenwich mean time 6 brs 1 mm 35 1 being hoisted five minutes previously If either of the balls should fail the H.»K w|ll W hoisted.
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  • Page 80 Miscellaneous
    • 250 80 PASSENGERS ARRIVED. Julj 23. Per Ganymede Messrs Zond, and Swan. Per Sappho Miss Fraser, Mrs Page, Messrs Bavandale, Bagnall, Lush, and Beauclerk. Per G G's Jacob Mrs F Ionian van de Flink, and Mr Bannermann. July 24. Per Oopack Messrs Apcar and Symons. July 25. Per Medan Mr Goldmann. Per
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    • 1204 80 VESSELS IN PORT. Men-of-War Flag and Tons Commanders Arrived From p 0 Algerine Brit cruiser 1050 W Carey July 8 R i Vestal Brit ftloop, 980 Machutchin July 29 ChrWkn M H 5ne«rt, Other Vessels Flags Tons Masters Arrived From Consignees F Ansgar Nor 2320 Hannestad July 25 Moji M
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