The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (Weekly), 4 May 1905

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    18 273 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. WEEKLY MAIL EDITION. 'third series THURSDAY, MAY 4, 1905 No 927
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  • Domestic Occurrences.
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      Births.
      127 273 Behr— At Berlin, on <>th April, the wife of Mr. S. Behr, of a daughter. On 26th inst.. at* 4 The Hut" Devonshire- rd. the wife of James L. Hope of a daughter. On 19th April, at No. 2 Century Crescent, Kennedy Road, Hongkong, to Mr. and Mrs. Evan
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      Marriages.
      232 273 Oil April 16, at the U, S. Consulate- General. Shanghai, before the H<>n. J. W. Davidson, Vu-e-Con<ul-Keneral, and afterwards at the Syna^o«_jae Bethel. Shanghai. A&WWB, sixth daughter ol Hit K. Sohwmitl, of Shanghai, to Henry M wiro, of San Francisco. T.S.A.. and Shanghai. SKViu-K-iiREKNE. On \V»'dne>day, the 29th of
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      Deaths.
      99 273 Klynk. At No. 2ti-10, Lorong Silat. oft Albert Street, on the 29th April. Edward Wilfrkd Klvne, aged 32 years. Funeral to-morrow morning, at 7 a.m. On his 17th birthday, at 35 Croyuon Grove. Croydon, on Urn ttli inst., Kenxkth (tEOR(;e Suth?:kt.and, eldest son of Angus Sutherland, late of the
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    CONTENTS.
    96 273 Balftielrfln 27:J b| Cyftirnawai 273 B M 27t 274 M 274 Hen n i There 874 _-••>:- 274 roir 274 275 bm Ny I >:>-u D 875 Cl ib 27«» rsS] rti 277 275. 2^4 v 277 W- K--.. V < :y'••••i'"erg 277 2«8 M 280 ink 2*o 'I
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    EXCHANGE
    19 273 in:; -11,, 111' 1 111,,. 11 s > O J u, :4*\\ 4>£ s^il isj "S if V6 f
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    No News of the Baltickers.
    379 273 !!c;? .:hall the Press the People's right :naint«.n, "Jpr^vrd by influence and unbnbed by j^a/m *?.<v j.\itiiot Truth her gforkms precepts draw. _.'J to Reliyion, Loyalty ami Law. April 27. Not a single iota of news conges to baud to-day as to the relative positious
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    Plans of Invasion.
    450 273 A home paper, under the heading Invasion oi* England," says The April number of the "National Review" contains an extraordinary article by a "German Staff Officer" on the Functions of the German Navy," m which it is de«lared that Germany must aim m a war with England
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    The Perils of Shipping Conferences.
    463 273 We see that the German "Hansa »>• Navigation Company, of Bremen, has receded from the group of Conference lines plying from New York to South Africa. That is the usual course to be followed. When any one line, after using a Conference to establish itself
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      Page 273 Advertisements Column 1
      129 273 •> rliH Singapore Free Press ii, fans Europe to the Straits l» »fJ lit;. rs, :ire invited to send le the '•>♦• >!' their steamer and date of Cossss will then lv» smiled at varan ports o f call. BasrSfS wishing detailed informal ke. earn have u copy of List
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  • Page 273 Miscellaneous
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      265 273 THE WEEK. The outward mail of April 7 arrived by the P. and 0. Malta on Friday afternoon. The mail of April 14 is due by the B. I. Thongwa on Saturday. This homeward mail goes by the the Bharata to-day. when the N. D. LI Bavern from home is
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    Over Naval Guns.
    918 274 April 28. If we are to believe C B.,'* the naval critic of the "Daily Graphic," the main armament of a number of our best and newest battleships is as good as useless. Lieut. CaJKLYoW Bellairs, b.n.. retired, is undoubtedly a clever, and well-informed writer on matters
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    The Annam Russian Base.
    189 274 The news that the Baltic fleet continues to make the Annam coast a base for operations against neutral shipping is, frankly, very bad. It may be admitted that France is navally unable to use force, at present, to compel respect to her neutrality, for France is
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    French Neutrality.
    298 274 April 39. In reference to the discussion that has arisen in Europe over the prolongation of the stay of the Kussiau Fleet in Indo-China waters, tlie "Courier declares that France and as a consequence Frances representatives in Indo-China, have conformed up to the present to the precise terms
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    In Hon Cohe Bay.
    753 274 May 1. All the deductions to be drawn from what seems on internal evidence to be trustworthy information from various quarters go to prove the continued presence of the Baltic fleet, in divisions* on separate points on the Annaui coast, north of Kamranh. Owing to the
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    The Late M. Lessar.
    265 274 A Shanghai telegram to iho Hongkong Telegraph announces that Mr Lessar, the Russian Minister a» Peking died after one of his feet had been amputated. It doei not appear whether any aecide&t had occurred, or whether M. Lessar had been raftering trow some sJfeetsosj of the
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    The "Open Door," Here and There.
    405 274 May 2. Whatever may have been thought, and much has been thought, as to the manner of the German Emperor's intervention in Morocco. p< r ee ami apart from the occasion, no o*-e c.;u. take any reasonable exception to the claim the Kaiser made
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    Where is Niebogatoff.
    198 274 Theke.m- m t i,» the git as to tiie vbemboati the Thirl lieved th.-it the hftuiif HlgTf v that the C tbecine Ap<-ir lud was basod o i authority. I' w t ba«i bated im tbt n im j.?-. :i HBfan wh MBbg nrtir Ma.la<>ca Straits, jtuiip.^l
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    To Clear the Reservoir.
    324 274 i do not know irtmthcr owVie)i telliLreut, l:!. -alien 1. au<i up-t« <-./.;> My,-.. Health and Engineer Dep*rtmmftt km put their heids together owerthe trying to daw th«» mervoir .tt Thomson from the scum and fclgM rlii li bai thick** it Indow the surfar to a
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    The Baltic Fleet.
    412 274 Maw I Latest Iviem show nasi s ,;lT afternoon of S .fur lay (April l'' the Baltic fleet was still on tin- Annua exactly where seen a couple of day> p" It is Iran that the locality in nsanu vawong^e," from Bangkok, appears ?<> be a different
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    The Birch in the Navy.
    184 275 Afi i the leeewJ discussion m the I Commons aV>out the use of corporal Ebf boj*, and the relative weight of tliw Eton and nival birches i In Hsumi Ooxn, who has just published itanaiMoaeei nador the title of "Tracks of Stone,* 1 teds a
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    The Shantung Open Door.
    231 275 Japai paftei there appears a curious mt t* the observations of yesterday m •amal m reference to the Open Dov>r nag to the Kaisir's professions m Morocco, -nu.il: "Open Door" theory as it is S Btiine: •i»i tiityii from Peking, dated l the course of the
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    Fire Extinction at Seas.
    663 275 In a recent issue Fairpla v discusses the question of fire-extinctiou ou bound ship, iv which it does not hesitate to characterise the extinction of lie bj water as a primitive, unscientific, ami wasteful method. It is admitted that there are still cases where nothing hut
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    NAUTICAL INSTRUCTIONS.
    179 275 It is proposal to establish on Cape Doniiington, Spencer's Gulf, a white light showing red sectors over Dangerous Creek and Boston Island. This will affect Admiralty chart No Jt is intended on the K>th inst. to replace a Pile Beacon to murk the position of the Secret Rock.
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    ATHLETIC NOTES.
    1266 275 Kifle shooting is claiming the attention of local enthusiasts, the S V A Rifle Club is holding a meeting that covers three Saturdays and two Suudays, and the Rifle Association annual shoot has \>een fixed for next month. Those of the Singapore public who are mterested m the
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    A NEW EXPEDIENT FOR ARMY RECRUITING.
    250 275 The Uses of Kipling's Burma Girl." It is good (-?ays the v Sfc James's Gazette to find the War Office moving with the times m one particular. Lantern slides have done mach to help recruiting, and the new order of slides should do more.
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    THE ASSIZE.
    186 275 (Before the Chief Justice). Lira Bee, who was charged withvhousebreaking yesterday, was found guilty tiud MSfeMMI 1 to two years rigorous imprisonment. Siui Tan, who was committed for trial, made his escape frui 1 the Criminal Prison. Itj.*sj alleged that the two accused went to Chinese house seven
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    THE COWSLIP BALL.
    176 275 Long years ago you made for me a yellow cowslip ball, As you were nine and I was four, and both of us were small. Your hands were bramble-torn and strong, and mine were plump and pink, And both were stained with crimson juice and streaked with
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    THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 1905.
    1651 276 The s.s. Hong Moh, which was chartered a couple of months ago to take a special cargo to Odessa, arrived here this morning from Odessa with a cargo of salt. Singapore has been proclaimed plagueinfected by the Government of Madras. The quarantine restrictions against the port
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    RAUB AUSTRALIAN GOLD MINING Co Ltd.
    53 276 The result of work for the tour weeks em led the 22nd inst wu as follows: Bukit Konian »tou<' crnthed 3,soo tons: gold obtained s6l oz; average per lon 0.20 dwt Bukit Malacct stone crushed 2,1 71> tons gold obtained 146* oz average per
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    "GOODWILL" AND BAD FINANCE.
    1631 276 GOODWILL AND BAD FINANCE. The recent appearance of the report of Mesrs Vickers, Sons, and Maxim calls attention t< an item m the balance-sheets of industria and other companies which merits critica examination. The directors of Vickers' s an nounced that they were devoting the whole o the reserve fund
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    S V A RIFLE CLUB.
    201 276 The annual meeting oi tin- SintfH** teer Rifle Club commenced on Satunh noon at the Balestier RinV E*** handicap for the two classes of 200 yds 500 yds and IMjfe The was favourable. Nut so J***** when a handicap was commenced 1 and 080 yds,
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    BALTIC FLEET FICTION.
    392 277 H| Fleets Fighting. B k ,k %M 9 Ki-sian Cruisers m Fran Combat. \KN-^V> lit SAVES HIS FLEET. '5,^ ;i^,» of romance has van- this, m tI»M Hongkong "It is," m ISIr :t is dOT«K a i m Hongkong to.J. i!.s»* Mroutin^j cruiser tith the faff end
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    THE H. & S. BANK AT CALCUTTA.
    80 277 THE H. S. BANK AT CALCUTTA. i*n Ma Cameron. iown Agent of Sh mghai Hank, retires from nl. wliile lie has interest- lier^ l:i!;i ;i;4.iin anioniT Bit, lie ■ilt'arnetl i*est after long Boorishing Corporation whose s u.irjuiv upheld m this takj. I m the City of Glasgow iaed the Honcfceos
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    42 277 Sproule a Chinauiun .Mi's hitrJ labour :ii* i i bag of peas. The eh vnttU t 9 kioole, Dr L r t pen m ia l».i--•••a Ilr\ «m fined Tat accused all I'ioyineut, and Acting iagktralfl thnt there 3 UMfli laported m
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    NETHERLANDS INDIES.
    751 277 The Java papers have given voice to the colonial apprehensions on the near approach of the Baltic Fleet and the supposed danger tbe Netherlands Colonies were m. This seems to have l>een to some extent a reflection of the strong feelings m the Mother Country. The Locomotief of
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    SHERWOOD FORESTERS' SPORTS.
    213 277 SHERWOOD FORESTERS' SPORTS. Tiie finals of the sports of the Sherwood Foresters were held on Wednesday afternoon and proved a great success. The weather was dull and threatening but the rain held off. There was a larL?e attendance, and the regimental hand played selections during the after• u<>.»n. The prizes
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    15 277 The big cnikmi Amphitrite and rfutlej witli the [phigenia went out for buuiokitwm tlnn morning.
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    WEDDING.
    264 277 Van Cuylenbueg Keun. On Easter Monday, the 24th April, at St Andrew's Cathedral by the Rev Mr Izard, Mr Ernest Keun, of the medical department Selan^or, F. M. S., to Miss Caroline Amelia, elder daughter of Mr John Van Cuylenborg. The Bride, who was given away by jjer father,
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    THE WHITEWASHERS.
    267 277 Passing by the new Memorial, I was conscious of a qualm, And ii feeling of a certain sense of moderate alarm, When, within the fallen hoardings, on the buildings fair expanse, I beheld some daubs of colour -sort of flung around by chance. And I knew the colour
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    FINANCIER'S DREAM.
    240 277 IiOBD CuitZON OK HIS WoKK IN INDIA. Calcutta, March 19. —Lord Curzoii described tlie Indian budget at a meeting of the Viceregal Council to-day as the dream of a fortunate financier. He had attempted by the redaction of taxation on salt, to reach the patient, humble millions, and
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    30 277 Tke Club played the United Sorvi<<-> at Rugger on the Esplanade yesterday and worn a very well-contetrted game by one try to nothing. The winning point was scored by Curtis.
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    FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 1905.
    1815 277 (Three hours after writing tbe above we have the wire announcing the Adiniraltv's refutationot Lieut Carlyon Bellairs' strictures.) The Amphitrite returned to hermooragi this morning but the Sutlej and the Iphiget;< were still cniiting m the Singapore Straits i n afternoon. The vessels are suid to
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    MINING AND PLANTING NOTES.
    2022 278 (Special for the Singapore Free Press.) Perak, Ap 19th. With tin still steadily mounting m price and no immediate prospect of the world's supply meeting the demand, things mercantile m the F. ml S. are taking on a brighter aspect, and we are looking forward to
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    50 278 A Chinaman working on a plantation at Thoinpsun-rd reports that yesterday a ttttflibpf of Chinese started to ernct a 6hed without j»<rmi>sion on his towkay's land. He remonstrated with them and they struck him with poles inflicting wounds which the doctors say are serious. No arrests have yet been m-.id>*.
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    SINGAPORE PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY.
    425 278 The Export ot the Commits f,, r t i ended 31st March, 1905, to be piw annual general meeting on Monday .15 pm, is. The past season was am«H from every point of view and. o v v t kt last Annual General Meeting did not until
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    A MURDER CASE.
    134 278 One of the Chinese firemen «»n the Hindustan has taken out v warrant arrest of one of the Chinese sailors <: ship for the murder of hk lm>ther M York t h ree m < >nt h s ap:o 1 1 c 1 loires 1 1 m
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    FOOTBALL.
    44 278 A League. Matrh was plave 1 at Thursday, between A. and C Compaq Sherwood Forestei-s. The |N«M wet and slippery after the raiu. I rate game resulted m a win hf goals to nil. The players who v.-'v minent were Matthews, Pike ai/i
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    153 278 The Penan? Amateur I>ra» to-night and to-morrow night tl.eooe* -The Little Sentinel"' "i.i-!< Miss Dwjfcipi, Mr O V IV«J L. C. Bi^i beur part- Aifarcical sketch -A Breach of Pro"T by Mr Alan Hamilton, m wliu-li takes the part <>i ;t Most I'priirM >; other parts are taken M Hw
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    THE BALTIC FLEET.
    985 279 Kei ortkd by the Tjipanas. •j r r el the Tjipanas which arrived morning from Hongkong report ,ff K*n)ranh Bay at night of the 25* hVt «»f warships. Arrived here l m bom Yokohama, which was left "1 Called at Kochinotsu, Amov L. wtm SJ ur representative,
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    TECHNICAL STUDY IN INDIA.
    333 279 Government Encouragement. With a view to provide for the natives of India higher technical education which may qualify them to assist m promoting the improvement of the existing native industries, aud the development of new industries, the fJoverninent of India are ready, as an experimental measure,
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    GERMAN MONOPOLIES IN THE PACIFIC.
    127 279 London, April 5. In the House of Lords yesterday, Lord Jersey, iormerly Governor of New South Wales, asked whether any steps had beea taken to correct Hermann's action m regard to British aud Australian trade with the Marshall Islands and the Caroline Islands. German possessions
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    A NOTORIOUS AMERICAN ANARCHIST.
    96 279 Gessler Rousseau, the notorious American anarchist, who has been tried at Washington for attempting to destroy the statue of Frederick the Great receutlv ejected IB that city, declared that lie had spent main yean m designing a contriviimv which was intended to deter the larger nations
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    81 279 on Gibraltar, by a Board School boy "Gibraltar is it oq the west coast of Franc*. U is faoMMif lor a beautifn] rock. It is ftbont one mile *Ws and five miles long. The Bttglish people took «iil»raltar. and they nlui-ed a grsftl inauv big guns there. There ,re a
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    SATURDAY, APRIL 29, 1905.
    1627 279 "His Excellency the Governor" is being put on the boards at Seremban to-night. The steamer Pitsanlok has arrived here from Swatow with 329 emigrants. A Chinaman was caught stealing some of the fittings of one of the Tanjong Pagar Dock locomotives last night. Mr H. M.
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    MUAR NEWS.
    546 280 (Front oar Correspwidejit.) I April 27. Of the Muar natives those at Segamat are said to he far better off. They have extensive fruit orchards which yield cheerful incomes enabling them to pass their da/8 m ease and comfort according to t!i<»ir mode of living. For this reMoa
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    THE BALTIC FLEET.
    82 280 Speaking of tlie rectal visit of four Russian transports to Swoon the Kiev, the Jupiter the Kitai, tad the Kiiiaz-Gortsehakoff, the Courier Sai-unniiis >iaies that these ships would .louhtless have denied j o embark an almmlaut tUck vi ootti, which had been bought, for them aiul held
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    CHINESE IGNORANCE.
    273 280 As the completion oi the Electric Tramway draws near, the rumours amongst ignorant natives grow apace. The latest is tbat five hundred Chinese heads must be procured and buried under the power house- before the "kretahantn" cam start running, [n consequence of this rikislm coolies refuse to take
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    1639 280 Quicqnid agunt homines twstri eft farrago libelli. Juvenal. The long suspense is not yet ended as far as latest information goes. Everything points to the continued presence of the' Russian fleet on the many-bayed shores of Annam, with a part of the fleet at least still
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    THE IMMORALITY OF THE MENU.
    128 280 Canon Lyttelton, Eton's new beadnttst*r, addressing the Moral Educational Society <>i Manchester, contended thai it ii ucll-ui^li impossible for even the best-intentioned man to live a life of physical purity it' he eats meal j to excess. As aoonaA the diet is •<•!.. i:»_^.'l froai
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    26 280 To the Children's EF&ptot hveniugs Association the Princess <>f "Wales has another piano the thM piysAfite*! bj her to this '>nranisatk>n, of which Aie it president.
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    THE EARTHQUAKE IN INDIA.
    447 280 Appalling I) Kath I{oJj Tales of Survivor kt Dmae**. Amritsar. April 9th NV W Z^ 1 Palarapur confirms J,e destruction', t as reported m my tele-ram of tiw but no details are forth. omin-r I Major of the Id Ghnrkba*onW t of theDh.irmasaladisB.Ter, w},, Anints;ir to-dny.
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    THE REVD ARCHIBALD LAMONT.
    192 280 THE REVD ARCHIBALD LAMONT. The mam Siu^poiv irien-N H Archibald Lamont will be [>>• H j lie is about to utilise a holiday I'». v H j visit to Singapore and the scene.- H pastoral and MMMMI leboun H preseui fougregutioii m S H j pleated with his <!<■•!. iiin_
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    DAMP HOUSES AND THE REMEDY.
    109 281 M;ui- M' dltv ot Kau^' uU is considering .r ,n „f an amendment to the building 9i icqniriag twa application of a danip- buiktiagfc Upon this sub- Engineering" writes: Ran<_f<>«>n, greater I'irt of it, is, like nod, and the sub-soil water These so-called al- >tand
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    MR TURING MACKENZIE.
    110 281 H I Kenz;e know H .'lily graphic, H He is doi H t mi fiscal and H C nionisi canH Y<n li be sur H i ker. iiM no H people and I have H -to my success. H i r'a one m. H y 90 ploauod
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    BACK TO SAVAGERY.
    65 281 ■v Will -j m i-». v. !•<• i' field i>\' Africa i r-> s;iv;i'_J. TV. q Ifrica »«> the United S< .iM«I was I His two sons are ITnitad Brethren i, adian >. I he orgaiiiaa- t\^ reoeife 1 r he baa rH tuned to •i he
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    FOREIGN SHIPPING SUBSIDIES.
    140 281 Itißg of the ChainI \\;>s appointed lowa shipping subk r ht. that toooer itea < i "veruinent would Hill CilloultTeil tO :n the mervautiU* ton- 9UIm Ha^, and that, 'ier induct iins of the marine would be pro- }> ->il»le niaunrr against ronirr.ule wMdl the Tnited I
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    56 281 >. '.-m fell m Sydney throughV■ 1 In one suburb n le>s registered The usual ui»;ins >t'»!ni waters Muind Utter- rosidenti wreremwAtaaed t tlwir Lc«ls, au«] foun«] >( r m tl r IWMM. As the r ri#, tUry took lvfn^ on •''l»<t No li v« s icere lost, w*fl Anm*.
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    NELSON'S YEAR AND NATIONAL DUTY.
    2755 281 The Outlook. By the Right Hon J Chamberlain, M.P This is Nelsons year! Now, if ever, it Incomes Britons throughout the world to consider what is the uature of that Empire which Nelson won for us what is its worth what are its obligations: how
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    H. M. S. DIADEM.
    181 281 The Amputerb*i Kelikk. H. M. S. Diadem, Captain H. W. .Savory, will arrive ihortlv to relieve her sister ship the Amphitrite, Captain Windham, C. V. < >„ A. D. C, whose commission has expired. The Diadem left Plymouth on Mar. -J:J and c( .moved the 25
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    THE MOROCCO INCIDENT.
    138 281 London, Api 4.— The Paris Temps declares that ir is useless to deny the disobliging intention towards France, evidenced by the Kaiter'fl Tangier! utterances. His advice to Morocco to take advantage of her independence and only to proceed with reforms with much nation, was the greatest length
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    MISSING WORDS.
    1326 282 BY EDGAR WALLACE. Many years ago a popular periodical offered a. pound a week for life as a prize for the solution of a problem. It is one of the glorious traditions of the British Army that this prize went to a soldier. Since when, as Smithy pointed
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    MECCA PILGRIMS.
    596 282 "Onlooker" writes as follows to tbe ''Straits Echo" on the difficulties and exaction* I i 1 l countered by pilgrims to Mecca: As is well known, the Straits Government will shortly bring before the Legislative Council an Ordinance t«» provide for the regulation and control of pilgrim passage
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    44 282 Manila apent $32,581 on the upkeep of 2€ parks, or parked spots, last year. The British steamer Inkula armed to-day from Tuingtau with 1,128 Russian refugees aboard, amongst which are a number of wounded. The Optain reports si^htinsr no warships en the ravage.-. v
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    A MORNING WATCH AT SEA.
    997 282 Br Bartiateus. The sentry ou the Captain's cabin paused m his occupation of polishing the buckle of his belt, and glanced at the clock. It showed a quarter to four. In fifteen minutes his vipil would be over. He buckled on his belt and resumed
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    RAFFLES LIBRARY AND MUSEUM.
    696 282 The annual report of I> r Han.tsck hshed m the current <Wrnim. n >' The number of work, punC",^ year was 392 at a cost „f 7± .>- i f J 236 bo»ks of fiction cost $.I«ij "V. with the book, this paragraph Zt The number
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    PRINCES A NAVAL CADETS.
    69 282 When IVin.-fl IMw.ml of WalMflrf All^rt u r i«» <»>'•'•! in* tlii* guinin r tlie* Bttfar ili^ cliaiv* i>f ComuiAii<lfi H an<l«'r Sin«!;iir. TIM h«*a«l <»f tl»« j N < IV litth* I'rnii-. s will iro Ilii-iij: I n»uinu' ;is il tlnr aaMt. fl"s I m
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    102 282 CatuAmhm i inn! i m tbo riu!i|-i'"' li.i\f U» pax -a Ii«-»-iisi- for tliH pi nil**-" ii»u r in* «\i- .ti inu !i<|U-n or tol»«<' Pttnrevors of |.i;»!i<.!.is will >•■• BMMMINI i 4 "|»:ni"«i Hi At 'I** 1 1 In tli,- ilfiir«»M -i<\- iniiny !l V „nr Km-li>li !k.i w.-iv
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    MONDAY, MAY I, 1905.
    698 283 Robinson opened an office at 22 Raffhralthni morning. ...trner Sabine Rickmers has arrived m Palembang in ballast. §00* BssfBtnl ship Inkula, with Russian .1. IsH for Odessa v esterdav I V ttoria has come in from Ran- a cargo <>f rice for Kobe, Japan. Eskdak has
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    THE ALLEGED RUSSIAN SPY.
    1319 283 This morning before Mr Howcrd. Vladimir Antonovitch Horvitz was charged with trespassing on mUitary land at Pulo Brani; and (2) being found m the vicinity of a fortification with sketching material m his possession. Mr G. E. Raine appeared for the accused, and Colonel Pennefather, I.
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    HON'BLE JOHN TURNER.
    297 283 The hon'ble John Turner left for home on a holiday by the mail steamer from Penang on Saturday. Mr Turner spent sixteen years m the West Indies, and has been sixteen years m the Straits. The Echo" says During this period Mr Turner himself an enthusiast of
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    THE JOHORE VOLUNTEERS.
    316 283 On Saturday afternoon the newly organised Johore Volunteer Corps was inspected by If. H. the Sultan of Johore m the Istauii grounds at Johore Bahru. The Volunteers, who numbered over two hundred strong, received their Sultan with the royal salute the Johore Band playing the Johore anthem.
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    62 283 Mr and Mrs H. \V. Sharp arrived ;it Prning by the P. and O. Malta on S.uurday. The Chief Justice Sir Lionel Cox, came back to Singapore by tl*e same vessel. The rtCillMhip Lightning has arrived at Hongkong with nine Chinese stowaways on board. It is thought that they are
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    THE ARMY ESTIMATES: FAR EAST VOTES.
    671 283 Having already stated that the Ai my Estimates for the year ending March 31, lf><»6, amount to £29,813,100, against £'28,900,0"0 last year, a net increase on ordinary and extraordinary services of £913,100, we give below the details for the Straits Settlements Regimental Establishment. Garrison
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    157 283 The steamer Wongkoi has arrived here from Swatow with 7(Jo Chinese coolies. The German mail steamer Prinz Eitel Friedrich. which arrived here yesterday from Yokohama, reports that at 8 o'clock vesterday morning she sighted two Dutch warships steaming northwards. We Siam Free Press have authority for stating that the statemei
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    ATHLETIC NOTES.
    1314 284 The tinal of the Singapore Golf Club Championship between Or Fowlie and T. F. Longliuiir. four rounds «»f the Links, was commenced on the l*»th and concluded on the 220 d. The Links oo bot|i days were m flood condition, the ui«'«ns playing particularly well. Both ■MS bad
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    THE "SULLY."
    310 284 Mr Jack, of Messrs F. C. Wilks and Company, who now has charge of the salvage operations m connection with the Bully has returned to Hongkong. He reports that there is very little fresh to l>e said regarding the cruiser. Her position remains the same as it was
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    PEKANG HILLS RAILWAY.
    243 284 The report of the Directors is.--Gentlomen. The progress of the work of construction during the year has been highly unsatisfactory, and the anticipations of last year have not been realised. Other arrangements for carrying out the work had of necessity to he made about two months ago,
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    72 284 Yesterday a gharry pony took fright at the train in Tank-rd and breaking away from the syce immhofl up three rilriahai and the gharry before it was caught by a Javanese syce Fortunately the rikinbas were empty. The Netherlands Trading Society have opened Sb6 new premises in Penang, iu .Beach
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    THE BALTIC FLEET.
    1325 284 RUBBIANS OFF HAINAN. CABLK TO THE ISLAND BROKEN. Says the M China Mail ".—A Reuters cablepram mentions that it is reported that some of the fleet is coaling off Hainan Island, but no confirmation of that statement can be secured locally. On* Saturday we endeavoured to cable
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    THE THIRD BALTIC FLEET.
    200 284 Putting together two and t\v«». it plain that the lour resuhiiu ml Third Rtltu- FWt peeeod 8 agape*** >■ day ni*;ht. The report of the < ithflriof If* at Penally OB the *2*th wa> tr tin- HY- two divisions of <-i iht ano >-•.• v ively
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    PENANG'S WATER SUPPLY.
    118 284 Mr L ;.i. Beß, Munir!],..: Peuaug, has ;i< Mr.-*-! the MHMNMn < i! lIM «ju»'sti<»n M 5 i; I have the: koBOW I W^f serious condition t!i« «rt€ l»;'.vn Daring fche r cent dry i Better ci ti)" utMiost «!ii -upply. I bsn bm ■tefl ibfe isi
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    TUESDAY, MAY 2, 1905.
    711 285 ril9e r I>iadem, the Ainphitrite'a relief, '.male* yesterday. ■-•!i ult. farewell dinner was given X[ H— t"*U at ti e Chioese Hotel, „h V iepaftave for Singapore. Mr W. Malay Mail hears that Mr Graham, ■BMca winders for Kelantan, will ,ni/ oa hM *n<* that Mr
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    SULU NEWS.
    707 285 (From Our Special Correspondent.) Jolo, Sulu. P. 1, sth April 1905. Owing to the fact that the Government of the Philippine Islands has doubled the import tix on rice, the new tariff to take effect on May 3rd, we are to-day enjoying the spectacle of two N. D.
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    THE ASSIZES.
    65 285 The Assizes commenced this morning before the Chief Justice, Sir Lionel Cox. Mr L. MWoodward, deputy public prosecutor, appeared for the Crown, the C. P. 0., Mr Cuscaden being also m court. Liui IVe was charged with housebreaking by night on Feb '2(> I^os. With him was associated
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    200 285 The torpedo store ship Hecla arrived here from Portland this morning, bound for B *ngkou*j*. Capt Daud has been reappointed A. D. C. to His Highness tlie Sultan of Johore, and Mr A. H. Chilvers has been appointed private secretary. The British steamer Tweeddale passed the Port from west to
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    BALTIC FLEET.
    1252 285 Further enquiry into the report of the launch that went out on Saturday night, supposedly to meet the Third Baltic Fleet, does not seem to support the assertion that the launch m question spoke with any ship. Indeed it is denied that any such meeting did take place.
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    SINGAPORE PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY.
    182 285 The annual general meeting was held yesterday afternoon at the Town Hail at 5 pm, the President, Mr W. G. St Clair, m the chair The report and accounts for the past year, April 1904 to March 1905, exhibited a sound position of the Society's affairs both
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    THE LATE MR C. PHILLIPS.
    437 285 Last evening the Prinsep-st Church saw a large gathering of members of the Church and others to see the unveiling of a Memorial Mural Tablet to the lale Mr Charles Phillips, whose uanie was associated for so many years with evangelical work m Siugapore and
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    70 285 The Minister Controlling the Noil hern Territory of South AAustraliaa a very fim* ofli<-i;il designation -send us a pwhlifahoa "In Northern Seas a reprint, from the South Australian Register of articles on the Northern Territory, with plenty of iHust rations. Also a report on Cotton by Mr Join iiottomlej with
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    WEDNESDAY, MAY 3, 1905.
    1505 286 Tho American steamer Missouri arrived here from Port Natal vesterdav with 9,269 tons of coal for Manila. The Band of Russell's Native Infantry played a pretty selection of music in the Botanical Gardens yesterday evening. Lieut Strover, K.A., from Singapore has been lent to the Malay
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    CRICKET.
    194 286 S.C.e. v Navf. Played on the Esplanade on Saturday. After one wicket down for 40 the rest of the Club could do do better than reach 77, which tied with the Navy. Scores. Navy. Com ThrlDg b Dunman 16 Lt Row© b Gi iffith Jones 2 Lt Henslowe do.
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    JAPAN AND THE MAHOMETAN WORLD.
    1802 286  -  PROF. A. VAMBERY [All Rights Reserved.j* BY We have no reason to complain of want of surprises and astonishments m the beginning of our new century. Events seem to hurry on with a much quicker pace than heretofore, and many things we knew up to
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    110 286 The ht-avilv la len, four I ihliliM if TTtlt HartlHp.H»l. If flag, lies m tin- harbour «.f I reported that At if mA H Bmhuh Birds will ham hmmm ;il)d the human HOI will >' million rears. accurJiii^ r P H Bl (Mi}<'.t_ miv r- ij- II thrr the ProL-.^-T
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    DISORDERED SULU.
    807 287 H r Opwisi Correspondent.) H M i ni. Mukpkbep. .lol«., Sulu, PL, April 11. afore mm e*cseai last night, 1 .rin.', Secretary to the t i, was shot m the neck m the ,\mj oi r»u/-Bu/, situated only a >l the walled city of Jolo, rwaivk Owing to
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    TELEGRAMS.
    2873 287 (Renter** Aftmcy.) The correspondent of Le Temps'" at Tangier sa\sthata detailed discussion of the French proposals is proceeding at Fez. The attitude of the Moorish Government appears mite satisfactory and an agreement has been iv ached m several essential points. In the Transvaal Constitution read disabilities of non-Europeans" |So
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    SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.
    133 288 Hongkong, April '27. 4.45 pin. The steamer* Beatrice and Opland, loaded vith ricj, have been captured I\\ tlie Balticker*. They are insured m London. Hongkong, April 29, 11.60 am. Xne Anglin encountered the Baltic* fleet at Camranh on Tuesday *2">th. Eleven ships were patrolling outside. Some sh:ps were
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    JAPANESE CONSULAR TELEGRAM
    82 288 :By Courtesy 09 Mr Tanak a, H. I. J. M. Consul.] Received at 1.80 am on Thursday. The Russians with five battalions of infantry, Mxteen squadrons of cavalry, and one battery of artillery, on April *24th attacked us m the neighbourhood of Kaiyuan but were repulsed. Our
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    ANJER SHIPPING REPORT
    127 288 Specially compiled for the v Singapore Free Press" Date of passing Anjer Nationality and description of vessel Captain's name Where and when sailed. Destination. April 19. Dut. str., Merapi Udema Batavia, April 19 Rotterdam. April 19. Ger. str.. Hienrich Horn Hoff Emden via Djiborti, Dec. 19 Batavia.
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