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The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (Weekly)
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Title Section18 1905-05-11 289 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. WEEKLY MAIL EDITION. THIRD SERIES THURSDAY, MAY 11, 1905 No 92818 words
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Article180 1905-05-11 289 Lad 2>m .loroa the Alliance :>!♦ •lity 289 I til** Junction 290 Mil <\nii'iMon 290 Privilege Camelled £90 B li-.m.lTown Property 290 I |1m Baltic Fleet 290 y Rumour 2H<"» i Russo-Japanse Alliance 291 mi Tjfli n n» Hrrfri 291 Neutrality 291 EUfIM v E Co. 29] V M180 words
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Domestic Occurrences.
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Article42 1905-05-11 289 IiEITE-CjrONSALVEs.- On the 29th April, at the Episcopal Chape], Macao, by his Lordship the the Right Reverend Bishop Doni Joao Paulino 'I'Azovedoe Castro, Jkkonymo Pitter Pkreira Leite, of Kol>e, to Ida Mauia, youngest daughter of Mr. C. J. Gon^alves, of Hongkonir.42 words
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Obituary18 1905-05-11 289 On April 13, at Munden, Hanover, Richard Kindkrvatek, formerly of Messrs. Puttfaivken A Co. Singnpore. Aged 45.18 words
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Article, Illustration194 1905-05-11 289 Ht ;ball the Press the People's rljrht m.i.titxn, fnawed by inHuenoe and nnbribed by n patriot Tllld) her idorions precepts draw- to Kcliuioi;. Loynltv and Law. May 4. The Third Baltic Squadron at last. Admiral Niebooatoff's squadron was seen at a quarter to ten this morning by194 words
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383 1905-05-11 289 For years we have been accustomed on both sides of the Atlantic to hearing the respective Ambassadors of Britain and the l T nited States uttering the most cordial sentiments m respect to the relations of the two nations. Those occasions, however, have383 words
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Article926 1905-05-11 289 Most of the observers of the war must have come to the conclusion that China, so far as she could help hmetf, baa endeavoured to keep free from ihe difficulties that would certainly come upon her if she failed to observe a strict neutrality. Hut it is not926 words
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Page 289 Advertisements
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Advertisement166 1905-05-11 289 vs l" the Singapore Free Press" stag tii.in nasrene la the Straits be Ihe mail Ihsss, are invited to send to the nan.!,', r the name of their steamer and date of D Singapore. Copies will then be mailed a lions ports of call, era ir. Bsiraais wishing detailed inforas166 words
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Advertisement176 1905-05-11 289 THE DIRECTORY for BANGKOK SIAM 1905. Sixteenth Year of Publication. NOW READY. The Directory for Bangkok and Siam contains a complete and Official List of the Government Department and the Principal Commercial Houses m the country. It is replete with information absolutely essential to the Merchant, the Trader, the Professional176 words
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Page 289 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous50 1905-05-11 289 WKATHEK KEPOKT. tt K.»u.iiu^ Kerbuu Hospital Obeervatory. I A.M. 3 P.M. 9 P.M. *J V.'l. St.MB 29.8".'J 2f.tS3 J 1 I HLi MJ 77.0 H"i»i Tl,wui rtl.o 77..'» 75.41 -J VImI SSE. S.S.E. S.S.E. 1 1 Ti..., •iH^ i>: »M .n 2| tmMn nil UK Morning Wfar, >Uy 'ondy, ni^lit50 words
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Miscellaneous329 1905-05-11 289 THE WEEK. Mails from home of date April 18, were brought by the B. I. Thongwa. on May and by the French mail Polynesien on May Bth. The mail of April 21 is due by the Bengal tomorrow afternoon. This homeward mail goes by the P. O. Coronmndel. At the329 words
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Article879 1905-05-11 290 One can hardly help smiling n'i the. confusion iv the comment! of the home press over the contradictory telegrams that were despatched fom Singapore, over the passing of the main Baltic Fleet. In one paragraph the Pall Mall Gazette pays a very nice tribute to879 words
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Article417 1905-05-11 290 May 5. Now thai Admiral NnoonATOFF has gone through at dawn this morning, Singapore has a feeling ol released tension. The procession has conic and gone; the show is ny^v So far as the mere onlookers are concerned. Now begins Ihe real grim business, for417 words
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506 1905-05-11 290 May (>. We tind from indications that reach us chiefly from Penang and the north, though the feeling is not limited to these regions, that what, to call it by a mild name, verv great disappointment is being felt throughout the Government service at the recent506 words
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517 1905-05-11 290 Festerday at the meeting of Legislative Council Mr Fort made very proper point m connection a\ it 1 1 the Bill lor the Incorporation of the Bfaaonic Board of Benevoleaee. He said he was not at all sure that giving chantable institutions power to hold517 words
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Article614 1905-05-11 290 May 8. If is a month to-day since the Baltic Fleet passed Singapore, and for over three weeks of that time that fleet has been either safe within French waters or, alter French ptOSCSt, has been lying, or patrolling, just outside territorial waters. With614 words
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Article426 1905-05-11 290 In yasnss*enw*s nsms af H read There is rensd H that Mm Straits iottsr srill H an early date/' If tne v ho must have meant that •at an early late' ti x the BUstiti dollar au 1 tlie j H Straits do'lar has BWBU H426 words
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614 1905-05-11 291 The Absurdit y of t he Russo-Japanese Alliance. i telegram to Tokio states that •nvspoudeut of the London Urinklev shows the improbabii •It ween Russia and Japan at «t' the war. He argues that >uM involve the abandouuleof couduct hitherto followed is, naturally, perfectly right. is that the matter should614 words
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Article139 1905-05-11 291 The change of the monsoon which is due iv v week or so bring! with it the typhoon season iv the ChiM Sea. If the Baltic Fleet encounters a typhoon on its way north, say outside the Liu-kiu Islands, if that be the route, or139 words
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Article827 1905-05-11 291 May 10. Wk agree that it will be expedient for France, to come, in such a critical matter as neutrality, into line with the other neutral powers of the world such as Britain, the United States, Germany, Italy, Austria, Japan, and we should even add, China.827 words
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Article317 1905-05-11 291 From a picture post-card just received we learn that that popular naval officer Capt R. H. S. Stokes, r.n.. formerly of H.M.S. Eclipse on this station, is now m command of the battleship Prince George. It is a pity that Capt Stokes should have encountered, through no317 words
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Article66 1905-05-11 291 Mr Y. Otani, nominal editor and publisher of the Nippon,*' has been sentenced iv tlie Tokyo District Court to a. fine of two h "mired yen m accordance with the Naval Secrete Preservation Regulations and Aits, -i-l nod 31 of the Press Regulations. The gist of the charge was that66 words
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Article455 1905-05-11 291 As it is the affording of access to supplies and for concentration to the Russian fleet that constitute the chief grievance** of the Japanese charge of false neutrality against France, we attract from recent French papers a few reference?, m the original, as to this455 words
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Article473 1905-05-11 291 England's Next Wak a Strong -Warning. At the United Service Institution, Col. Sir H. M. Hosier presiding, Mr Douglas Owen, barrister, delivered an interesting address on "Capture at Sea and Modern Conditions and the Ancient Prize Laws." Mr Douglas Owen said the various and great changes which473 words
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Article831 1905-05-11 292 Mr W. W. Bailey has been re-elected chairman of the U. P. A. and |Mr Zacharias secretary The Dutch warship Zeeland arrived here this afternoon from Rhio. She has come here to coal and is due to leave again for Rhio on the 8th. The three831 words
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Article120 1905-05-11 292 This morning at 3 o'clock a Police patrol on rounds m Sago-st saw two Chinamen lurking by the roadside m a suspicious manner. The Police surrounded the suspects and arrested them and found they had a complete set of house-breaker's implements m their posssession, including chisels, augers, a120 words
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Article177 1905-05-11 292 The trial of Lim Ah] Teh and Lim Wav Kirn, charged with gang robbery at Pulan Tekong, ended yesterday m both prisoners being found guilty. The former was sentenced to fourteen years and the latter to ten years rigorous imprisonment. Teo Kit Teck and Tan Tiong Siew, two177 words
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Article146 1905-05-11 292 Yesterday afternoon a rather serious carriage accident occurred on Cavanagh Bridge. A horse drawing a hack gharry took fright whilst crossing the bridge and became unmanageable. The syce was thrown from the driving seat, but still clung to the reins. He was dragged along for some146 words
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Article442 1905-05-11 292 Between the Maxim and the Magazine. The problem still with our Army authorities is how to stiffen the infantry fire with a weapon of the quick-firing automatic order, and if this can be adapted to cavalry as well, so much the better. We seem442 words
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Article29 1905-05-11 292 The Phra Nang which arrived here this afternoon at 3pm reports that she sighted the Baltic fleet on April 30th m Hon Cohe Bay. 1 wo cruis3rs were outside.29 words
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Article1526 1905-05-11 292 At Honkohb on Mat 6th Captain Mistrorigo of the Austrian- Lloyd steamer Trieste, which arrived here late yetterday afternoon from Hongkong, reports that at 10 am on the 6th instant he sighted the Russian Fleet lying m Honkohe Bay, whilst a Russian converted cruiser, which answered the1,526 words
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Article305 1905-05-11 292 The destruction by fire of the lu-1 ••-<' steam Navigation Cos river steamer Hem is reported, on April 26th. It o<vurre.l mtl voyage from Hankow to Shanghai, with I--'* bags of rice and many passen^rs, iucliwu foreigners, at a point about twenty mile?- !<•?< Tungchou. A panic305 words
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Article13 1905-05-11 292 Tl;^ Indian troopship Har.tin-'"-<*:Jrd Hm-ma* on boar I, h^ Hou^knnj; till further onl»*r>13 words
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Article1004 1905-05-11 293 y, Om Social Correspondent. Jolo, Sulu, P. I April 16. XT wi.lni-'ht last niu'lit an expedition of 140 r\m»-n with their officers went out to the lU> oi I'ala's iMUg, reaching it at day- 11, »-ir appvoadi imi evidently l>een seen, k1 1 and1,004 words
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Article133 1905-05-11 293 Dr. Nansen 's Views - THE SWEDISH-NORWEGIAN CONFLICT. Dr. Nansen 's Views. Dr Fridtjof Nasaen, m a long communication published m the •Times" maintains that Norway has right on her side m the struggle which has given rise to the present Norwegian-Swedish crisis. The two countries, he maintains, are not bound by treaty to have133 words
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Article297 1905-05-11 293 M Globe The question oi the manning of our Mercantile Marine is one which may very shortly have to be faced m <;ood earnest by the Government. There are about a quarter of a million men employed m the mercantile marine, and of these more than297 words
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Article226 1905-05-11 293 It really looks as if engineering commonsense is making a serious impression on the problem of plague extirpation. Where Doctor Captains and Doctor Majors not only differ, but fail to obtain adequate opportunities of testing their theorie*, ;i well-known Mining Doctor Captain has come to the rescue226 words
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Article21 1905-05-11 293 There were six cases of cruelty t> bullocks before Mr Sproule this morning, and 'fines raging up to $7 were imposed*21 words
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Article826 1905-05-11 293 The Dutch vessel Zeeland went to the wharf this morning to coal. A Chinese carpenter fell from the roof of a house in Middle-rd yesterday, and was killed. The match u Australians v Gentlemen of England at the Crystal Palace began yesterday. Mr E. H. D.826 words
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Article98 1905-05-11 293 This morning before Mr Ross, W. Seelhorst appeared on a summons charging him with committing a nuisance m the neighbourhood of Gilstead Hill, Sjed Ally-rd, by keeping a regular menagerie of wild and domestic animals at his premises at Thompson -rd. The menagerie comprises a lion, a98 words
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Article118 1905-05-11 293 May 5, 5.15 pm Devotional meeting: leader R J. Bartlett May <!: Launch trip, including a visit to H. M. S. Vengeance by kiu<l permission of the Admiral May 7, :>.4"> pm, Bible study (Ezra), lender K. D. Priu^l^ 8.15 pm, Evangelistic service, Boustead Institute118 words
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Article145 1905-05-11 293 Yesterday before Mr Sproule a rikisha coolie was charged with the theft of a pair of brass candlesticks from a Chinese baba's house at Kampong Bahru the night before. The evidence showed that the coolie took a fare to the house and was told to wait.145 words
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Article120 1905-05-11 293 COST OF ARMS AND AMMUNITION. Replying to Sir. l. Wood bouse, Mr ArnoldForster states that the cost per rifle to the Government of the present long rifle for 1903-04 was -Ordnance factories, £3 14s 4^d j trade, £8 15s 2d. Tin figures for rffee short rifle were given m reply120 words
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Article173 1905-05-11 293 V.M.C.A. v G "Co Shekwuods. This match, played on Wednesday evening oil the Old Gaol Site, which was no tetter than a quigmire, resulted m a win for the soldiers, b? three goals to nil. Play started about 5.15 pin. the Y. M. C. A. defending the St.unford-rd end.173 words
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Article235 1905-05-11 293 At the Assizes l>ef<>re the Chief Justice <>v Wednesday, Lee Chim Sai was convicted of theft of a imi l all I of large, quantity of jewellery the property of Mrs McClelland and sentenced to six years rigofoui imprisonment. The charge against Teo Kit Teck and Tan Tioug235 words
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Article1689 1905-05-11 294 THE PASSING OF NIEBOGATOFF. 1 IN THE MIST OF THE MORNING. RECOGNISES THE BRITISH VESSELS. Our special telegram from Port Swettenham yesterday noon was the first iutiuaatiou of the presence of Admiral Nrebo<jatoff aud Ins Third Baltic Squadron ia the Straits of Malicca. If the report made from the Catherine1,689 words
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178 1905-05-11 294 Murk Twain attempted to perpetrate an April Fool's Day joke on the people of New York on Saturday, but the joke meted -»v himself. The famous humourist inserted an advertisement m all the Morning papers* ■faring that he had lost "an intensely black178 words
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Article72 1905-05-11 294 Mr Skinner Turner, the newly appointed judge of the British Court for Siam, was formally sworn m on the 27th ult. The King of Siaia gave on the 3()tli ult an entertainment m lionour of his eldest son who i* going to England to complete his education under a* private72 words
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Article1231 1905-05-11 294 (Times Military Correspondent.) We have suffered many things at the hands of the Russian navy during this war, neverj theless the news that Admiral Rozhdestvensky and the Baltic Fleet, scorning evasion and concealment, have stood on down to the Straits of Malacca, have passed Singapore, and1,231 words
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Article35 1905-05-11 294 TUe bowlmg I fl tbelsl April v.;i> brought B day evening vbei 6 B the Final Th<« Ten Members B mei-il wlii -ii v.;- B ihe sooie of 008 plus 120 Kl£ H35 words
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Article98 1905-05-11 294 Accordii)^ t«» onvsjM,) ir H of India, Tandit liainnarv H welldniowu astrolo->T. i-u!, B of Cawupur," pr..li-> th B Russia will begtt to ich B Japanese Within .Imi. B Arthur will be m ful! pos May or June them v B wor!<l. It will t tic- a98 words
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Article333 1905-05-11 294 The British ItNMMr GblNtfl B from Rangoon this Menuag w'm Bg of rice for Yokohama. B| Mr Justice Leslie Th-r.r I from Penaug by the N U i. k|| yesterday resume! his seal Court this morniu_r ami tv k > The Philippine* I>ur--;iu -t Hr making efforts to secure <•<>!!.333 words
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Article477 1905-05-11 295 I^Vvlon Papers.) h It ha hi» f h rates, there are 40,000 m London. t Natal. Sir Henry MCallum, m.ni. ►rial ut Durban, ob- ,ul was always present m __,r tl,;in a mans hand, heart. It is presumed 1 to a pOHUH Dative '.•red a M humdrum one,477 words
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Article55 1905-05-11 295 ABspori Per a**** alien i .k ivpom mlairg f jghi lit 'i I uidron. They i annonnwi rmSmr llu-i* BTo eoloon were H r i'u.ii.t. xvliicb vaa ihe thai th«» squadron H p lipetmtorNietlii I, Aimiral S^niaH 111 an«] the cruiKtT iaploted the sijuulron. «aki oa April55 words
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Article908 1905-05-11 295 The Dutch cruiser Zeeland left eastward early this morning. The Harvard Observatory in Arizona reports that the colour of that portion of the planet Mars known as the Ervthraeum Sea has chauged from blue-green to chocolate brown. The Governor has been pleased to recognise, pending the908 words
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Article1070 1905-05-11 295 Ordinary Meeting, Friday May 5. Present Mr E. G. Broadrick, President, Messrs A. W. Bailey, Dr Murray Robertson, Wm Macbean, C. and A. J. Watkins. Mr J. Polglase, Municipal Secretary, and Mr W. K. Pierce, Municipal Engineer. President's Remarks. The President said the financial statement showed a balance1,070 words
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Article685 1905-05-11 295 The case against Vladimir HonriU, the alleged Russian spy, who was arrested at Pulo Biani, came up before Mr E. C. Howard again this morning. Lt-Col Pennefather, I. G. P., conducted the prosecution, and Mr G-. E. Raine was for the defence. Captain McCann, recalled, said685 words
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Article102 1905-05-11 295 The Malay Peninsula Agricultural Atfff« tion is offering prizes of >="><.> and. a ir >M medal for the best ettayi on Para Rubber ;;nd (iiitta Ram bong. A pupil m one of the F M S Sehook on being asked to say what he knew about the Treaty of Paagkor102 words
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Article1581 1905-05-11 296 Qin'cqw'd «s»*t homines nostri eat farrago libeUi. JUVBNAL. Why is it that the Russian Admirals so often rejoice m names that are portentously long. By d«nt of much repetition m the papers nearly every Raffles boy could spell Ro/hdiestvensky without stopping to take breath more than1,581 words
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Article166 1905-05-11 296 Interesting demonstrations were given the other day of the making and merits of a new soap composed of oatmeal scientifically treated to render it soluble m cold water. It is called Sapon, and is described as an entirely new departure m the manufacture of soap powders. Oats166 words
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Article124 1905-05-11 296 The assassinated Grand Duke Sergius left a fortune of £21, 400,000, chiefly in landed property. Of this colossal sum* the Grand Duchess is to receive £2,800,000. Rajah bin Jaffa r who was put on his trial yesterday at the Assizes for stealing So00 worth of jewellery was found guilty and124 words
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Article36 1905-05-11 296 The Widow's Broad Hint.— "Do you know, Mr Smith, that my daughter has set eyes upon you Has she really Yes only to-day she said That's the sort of gentleman I should like for my pa.'36 words
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Article1888 1905-05-11 296 Friday, May 5, 1905. PEKBENT His Excellency the Gove™^ The Hon'ble the Acting Colonial Secretary (E. L. xircK-'kinan the Attorney-Genl. (W. R. Collyer.) the Act. Col. Treasurer J.O. Anthomsz) the Auditor-General (E. C. Hill.) W. P. Waddell. Tan Jiak Kirn. H. Fort. John Anderson. Absent i ri E.1,888 words
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Article1440 1905-05-11 297 London, April 7. IJ*OS. iNTEf VVKSITY S PORTS. !nt r .'Varsity Sports meeting be- X 1 .:ti.!'-*.« Oxford and Cam..nd exciting struggle. Btos tinally sroa by 8| events to of Urn events was so result might easily have H M<»rrell of Oxford, a second tarpvist by securing1,440 words
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Article71 1905-05-11 297 NIEBOGATOFF'S SQUADRON NOW IN THE STRAITS. THE SELANGOR SAILS THROUGH THEM. Port Swcttenham, 12.38 uoou. The Straits Steamship Co Steamer Selaogor Cipt Dalv. which M't Singapore on Tuesday iiitrrurnu, for 'JVluk Ansou, via ports, and arrived here this morning, reports having passedafiaoadroji of four baltleships, two enliven, four euilieri and71 words
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Article505 1905-05-11 297 (From our Correspondent May 3. The cultivation of padi here as well as at Batu Pahat is reported to be yielding very good results. This is satisfactory. But experience has shown that the natives do not grow the grain with a view to doing any business. They are505 words
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Article466 1905-05-11 297 Children are privileged mortals. They may say with impunity things which, from a grownup, would he considered as shocking flippancy. That is why the child is so fond of the theological joke and the whimsical distortion of something m Scripture. What do you suppose would happen466 words
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Article723 1905-05-11 297 One of the greatest engineering feats of modern times was accomplished on Saturday (April 1) at the Victoria Falls, on the Zambt** Riwr, when the two halves of the groat bridg. projecting from either side of the u»rge were brought together m the centre an.723 words
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Article301 1905-05-11 297 Standard on the Situation, india cannot afford to lose the services OF A OREAT IMPERIAL ASSET. London, April '22. The Standard,'* m a leading article, says the Lord Kitchener is a great Imperial asset, and the Emnira cannot afford to lose his service m301 words
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Article966 1905-05-11 298 Education in Malacca. An Appeal for St Francis' School. To the EditorDear Sir, -The inhabitants of Malacca, rich and poor alike, are getting more and more familiar with the value of an English education as may be inferred from the facts that a building hitherto used as Teacher's Quarters,966 words
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771 1905-05-11 298 Id the course of an article discussing Count Von Bnelow's speech on the above subject m the Reichstag, the "Times" has these observations England and Spain, who have commercial or economic interests m Morocco superior to those of Germany, have come to the conclusion that771 words
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Article247 1905-05-11 298 A i'URIOUS SITUATION. A curious event has taken place m the Church world w Inch is scarcely to be met with outside the Eternal City, and not often there. Some years ago the Duke de Sora, one of the celebrated Boucompagni-Ludovisi House, suddenly lost his247 words
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Article1056 1905-05-11 298 JAPANESE FOOD AND EFFICIENCY. By Ernest Foxwell During the last fifty years much water has flowed under the bridges between East and West. Men not very old can remember when things Japanese were merely a subject for jest to-day the Japanese command our attentive respect, and1,056 words
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539 1905-05-11 298 Remarkable Claims i PfioIKSSOKs In\ Professor Andre G iml.in of 1*.,, ceutly made tLe following mmeitmmc&mtm type m gt "V' has invented The present method of applvim, ocean steamships is wholly wt I have made a iMOMOrj, whidi will «S revolutionise navigation Ti,.with539 words
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Article245 1905-05-11 298 Admiral Kamimiims ITocwi Admiral Kauiiinura, who recently a strong opinion against the iuca that >u!<mibsion to overwhelming force necessitated fi is now reported as speaking on the m«-i jujitsu. He said RBOOatlj to an iiit»*rvi« n. r. wl)«» asked him what constituted a j»«vulur i ;racteristir of Japan's245 words
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Article1517 1905-05-11 299 j;,itish steamer Alnmere arrived here mime fr.»m L«>nd»»n with 1,248 tons of niineut of Burma has withdrawn ;n?in»* restrictions on account of plague s ite 1 rli.it oatan at Hoagtaaj about had their leave cancelled. j ssible impending: events. d received m Calcutta of tlie \l.1,517 words
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Article315 1905-05-11 299 A Mariner's Complaint. To the Editor. Dear Sib, Will you allow me, through the medium of your valuable paper, to point out to Captains m command of steamers running between Penang, Teluk Anson and Port Swettenham the unreliability of the Pulo Angsa Light and thereby the danger it may315 words
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Article264 1905-05-11 299 Thi Shbewood Foresters and S. C. C. The following were the scores made m this match on the S. C. C. ground iv doll and threatening weather an Saturday, the tith. Capt P. JR. Anley b Craig I, Pte T. Garratt G Griffith Jones b Reid 5, Lieut J.264 words
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Article373 1905-05-11 299 Prison ek Commits Suicide. The rise m which Captain Koenig oi' the s.s. Ophir diaries four Chinamen with robber* ing him m Zion-rd come on before Mr Sproule tliis morning. Inspector Qallangher, who prosecuted, informed the Magistrate that accused No. 1 had committed suicide on Saturday morning373 words
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Article27 1905-05-11 299 Dr Liin Boon Ken^ was to-day nominated as Cammissiouer for ilie Central Ward. He was proposed i»y Mr Lee Choon Guan aud seoondea by Mr M. M^ver.27 words
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Article208 1905-05-11 299 A remarkable case of Suttee is reported from an Indian village 30 miles from A j mere, where a Hindu woman immolated heiself with her husband. The husband died on March 18 last. When the house was full of lamentations on account of the death, the208 words
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Article266 1905-05-11 299 Awal, one of the witaessei m the Pulm Tekong Case, who failed to apj ear as a witness at the Assizes, although he had signed a bond for S5OO, tame up thil looming to show cause why his bail should not be estreated. He said he was a266 words
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Article281 1905-05-11 299 Pi. AYS V<>X iIoLTKE fO OYAMA The following delightful p;i ragraph is from the M Indian Mirror "We need make no were! of the fact that this paper is read m the most influential circles iv Japan and from this it is easy to conclude that281 words
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Article125 1905-05-11 299 Annual Meeting. ord day, Saturday, 6tk May li*O"» Event No 4l Open Handicap. 4th day, Sunday, 7th May, I9H, Any Rifle, and Members Handicap. i Range Mac. L'Oe 300 400 "XX> 6CO H«-ap. 1 lit Phillips 31 2H I <Jr Maw 21» 2H :>7 3Tr125 words
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Article66 1905-05-11 299 Sergeant No^tn raiJed a coolie house at txeppel Harbouf last night and arrested a lar^e batch ot coolies for gambling. The prisoners appeared before Mr fclproule this morning and were fined s2 eiich. A European living at 8t Thomas' Walk re- p« ts that his cash box containing six dollars,66 words
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Article1986 1905-05-11 300 Captain Gjemre of the Norwegian steamer "Dott, which arrived here this morning from Hongkong via Bangkok, reports that on. April 26 he sighted the Russian Fleet, comprising forty-eight vessels, lying in Hone-kehe Bay. Captain Gjemre adds that the Captain of the Norwegian steamer Promise told him at1,986 words
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Article486 1905-05-11 300 There are many in the community of Singapore, both German aud British, who will hear with great regret of the death of Mr Richard Kindervater, formerly of Puttfarcken m Co in this place. Mr Kindervater came to Singapore about seventeen years ago and during the486 words
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Article270 1905-05-11 300 i —umm A marriage will take place at St Andrews Cathedral ou May 17th at 4 pm between Mr F. H. MalosJnui Staples and Miss Beatrice Kershaw Walker. The reception will be held afterwards at the residence of Mrs C. B. Kloss Rath bourne, Serangoon-rd. Shortly before 10 o'clock this270 words
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Article454 1905-05-11 300 Million, i,,,;. w (Daily Telegraph e^^, V i The forthcoming marriage J*'** Stokes, the American millionaire- J best-known and most highh of New York societv. t,,*M young Jewess, who' f.„ cigarette-maker, is the day. Some hesitanev v^ nouncmg the event v^.., u prospective nrtnegroom st that454 words
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Article168 1905-05-11 300 lis H May M 5* f MINES. MsastTas *i" Bersawali field <.id... l<» 74 Do Dnf... io 1<» ,w Btuseh H.Tin 10 10 *kW,»M' *>uff Development <'o. XI XI J-*" iopen*Tin ...XI XI XMO'JU" Cadana Gold ord. ...10 io **',<*" Do Pre?... 10 10 *>.<«" CaranganTin 10 M Kinta168 words
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Article1698 1905-05-11 301 w iug in popularity in Bombay, I b n "n tne atives T^e 1^ are oy er 1. rive of them for natives. The it ndas have taken to the game 'C,»et- an« I keenness I \lmei la Pereini, the well-known I ••ieiilturist jf Orchard -rd,1,698 words
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Article970 1905-05-11 301 The Russian Defeats. Mr Dicey, m his article "The Rout of Russia,'* is very severe on the conduct of the war by the Russians. He contends that the defeats which followed the successful raid upon the fleet at Port Arthur were not so much due to the970 words
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Article29 1905-05-11 301 The I*. A. O. l.ouieuard mail steamer Coronandel left Hongkong at 1 p.m. on Saturday, and is expected to arrive here at (5 a.m. on Thursday, the 11th inst.29 words
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Article178 1905-05-11 301 China appears to possess advantages for the concealment of persons w r ho have an object m obliterating themselves over the more hackneyed South America or Central Australia. Sun Vat Sen, the professional organiser of revolutions m the Celestial Empire, has a price of. fifty thousand dollars178 words
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Article155 1905-05-11 301 Amongst the summons cas s dowa for bearing before the First Magistrate to- morrow is one m which six Chinese an- cl fcrged with abetment and conspiracy of 1 !ie offence of selling a child under ten years of nge. It appears from the prosecution155 words
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211 1905-05-11 301 Between closing boon of Saturday last and yesterday morning an attempt was made to burgle the Mercantile Bank. On one of the Bank assistants going to the strong room early yesterday morning he discovered tlmt the safe door had been been tampered with. The211 words
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Article217 1905-05-11 301 This morning before Mr Sproule a Hailam tukangayer m the employ of Mr W. C. Niblett was charged with criminal misappropriation of two silver bowls belonging to his master. Mr Niblett said that on Easter Sunday he gave a dinner at his residence m Chancery Lame and gave217 words
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Article195 1905-05-11 301 By the Polynesien yesterday afternoon, Mr Clarke the inspector of the Alessageries Maritinies, and his assistant, returned from Colombo to Singapore, where they are fixed to stay a fortnight. From here they will proceed to Saigon and they will return to Singapore again on their way to Australia. A Christian195 words
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Article852 1905-05-11 302 The French gunboat Comete left for Pontianak shortly before noon to-day. The transport Jelunga with Russian refugees on board left for Odessa yesterday evening. The British steamer Parthenia arrived here from Philadelphia yesterday with 190,000 cases of oil for Hiogo, Japan. The steamer Lothian arrived here852 words
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Article629 1905-05-11 302 Manila is beginning to hajp experience of a question that will shortly be to the fore m Singapore, the street cars and their competitors, and the separation of the classes. The idea m the Philippines wa9 to charge twelve cents before the screen and ten cents behind629 words
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Article401 1905-05-11 302 The British steamer Venetia of Glasgow passed the Port from east to west this morning. Captain Russ of the German steamer Brisgravia which arrived here from Hamburg this morning, reports that he passed several men--of war off the One Fathom Bank going westward yesterday afternoon. The "several"' men-of-war passed are401 words
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Article1171 1905-05-11 302 This week's local League matches have been frequent and interesting. G." beat Y. M. C A. by 3—o on a ground that was tiufft for serious football. Vampires had their work cut out to beat B." but managed it by one to love. B." pressed hard towards the1,171 words
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Article203 1905-05-11 302 This morning before Mr H policemeu. two constable! anl i bMM^ were charged with receiving ,m \\\e%*\ tion from a Kliu<r bvßoek-ciii triver Inspector Gallagher pro* Veu^ra rasa m v stateo tha* In4 f.-licvnui arrested him HI I vhai -T l^tn; took him to Kampninr Ifcilmi IMice v203 words
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Article37 1905-05-11 302 May Monthly Mi.i.v There were more than thirty entr competition which was plavcl 1. i >n Nitirda} last aiul the following day aud resu win for Mr McKeuzie. The -"res returned were as follows37 words
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Article203 1905-05-11 302 SINGAPORE RIFLE ASSOCIATION. The programme of th«-..ih mun; b hi !"M on the Balestie. lUoue Ketrien close on tau Dii!i Hail. The |HUjl— w> TIM Generals Cup. mtu.v rUk i •JOO v<ls 50) y«ls Md 60U i Niivv. Volunteers. Ijip 'ib&n BL K. A. laMlltk7.*fe«rifattt* l >.' Govenu-rs Cup: servic;203 words
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Article6 1905-05-11 302 1 The steamer Otters^.! h.i* withii.-irir.M.fltauu'oourkvt.6 words
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Article115 1905-05-11 303 v afternoon Renter sent us out nj that the Chiengmai passed on :itv miles to the north-east of t n unknown fleet m two divisions, is. .ne of the N.D.LI. M >-r'si Coast hue vessels, ar- riav evening from Lahuan and a Singapore Free Press .mi Capt115 words
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102 1905-05-11 303 lANOE OF SICUIALS. Corfo, April 14th concerning the Emperor iia port ii going the r«-»iind BUf that .i party of English returning t6 their ships after to tli»> Aohilleon, the i l.io- <Mi arriving at the it was too uaaD to and three or102 words
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Article374 1905-05-11 303 I ropertiefl were disposed of I and Oo'i saleroom yestor- vaa large attendance x-k debti of the business Indent now carried on >' Quay, Singapore, under V mr Thye. relating I<> > iid Chop Tong Thye m r conceaaiom relating to m the State of Johore. and id374 words
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Article23 1905-05-11 303 ''•l"ii-.i, U a Chinaman took fright •sr*r.l.iv morning and dashed ''•i -'•niaiDing a European. The "'•rniiu-1 aud suMwhal. but the i:i;itelv tscuped nnhurt.23 words
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Article81 1905-05-11 303 Barristers Come to Blows. Rangoon, April 28th.— A very undignified squabble took place outside the Deputy Commissioner's Court this afternoon at the conclusion of a criminal trial m which Mr A. P. Pennell and Mr T. F. R. Macdonnell, bar-risters-at-law, were opponents. From words81 words
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Article120 1905-05-11 303 Yesterday evening E." Coy, Sherwoods, met Haiti s iv a league football match on the School ground and had the best of the uaine from the start, winning by two goak to nothing. Baflkl utter the first <joal cotnnienced to play NMgfc and Urn soldiers did not hesitate120 words
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Article630 1905-05-11 303 A regimental shield match was played on the Tangliu ground on Monday evening between A snd F. Coys of the Notts and Derhys. A good game resulted in a. win for F. Coy by 3 goals to 1. A. Coy played well in the first half, but tell away630 words
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Article2770 1905-05-11 303 (Renter 1 8 Agency.) The House of Commons has read the Aliens Bill a second time by a majority of 211 to 59. Mr Balfour said we are amply justified m determining the conditions under which we would not admit the citizens of other nations. The correspondent of the2,770 words
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Miscellaneous740 1905-05-11 304 FASSENGEUS AKKIVKD. May 4. —Per Wilhelni M»*s Neul>ronner, ;ind Mrs Chopard. Per Calypso Mr Goodridge. Per Sri Muar: Mr F Pears, and Mr Black. Per Malacca: Mr Russell, Mr J B Gieig, Mr J A Game, and Mr J M Game. Per Kuching Misses Blade, and Ryder. May •">. Per740 words
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Miscellaneous945 1905-05-11 304 VESSELS IN PORT :o: Men-^- n Plaff and Tons Commander* Arrived From Amphitrite Brit cruiser ***** Windham Mar 26 Hongkong T Iphigenia Brit cruiser 3600 Fawckner Apl 12Hongkonr Sutlej Brit cruiser ***** Grant Apl 12 Hon-kon^ Vengeance Brit battleship ***** Adair Apl 14 Colombo Meran F. M. S. yacht 100945 words
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Miscellaneous407 1905-05-11 304 Betsy, Dut. str., Bojan .f. Biipin \i.. j Hong Wan, Brit. str.. Pl.illip* Muar. Poll Ann, Brit. str.. Bta h. foi T ports. Wilhelni, Brit. str.. Riciit.'i. i,; ports. Sappho, Brit, str., Turu r f o r T>-Wg A:. ports. Siaui, Biit. str.. Binn. t Bantrkok La Seyne, Fr. str.,407 words
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