The Straits Budget, 25 January 1900

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  • 119 1 The Straits Bugdet BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE “STRAITS TIMES.” hP Straits Times has the largest circulation of any newspaper in Asia, British India excepted. It circulates in Singapore and Penang, throughout all the Protected States of the Malay Peninsula, in Siam, Borneo, the Netherlands Indies, the Philippines, and
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  • THURSDAY, 25TH JANUARY. DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
    • 33 1 y, tin* Detective Station, (I tho I:’t instant, tho wife of l F\H:nrK.ST, of a daughter. ,\i < I v Hank. Edinburgh. on the 24th r. v*!', the wife of A Mokkison of
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  • 144 1 Iw Aunt i.t>. A i’.!. *•.t rot and a Dull Newsvpi: or. Jo Ar lll- 1 I A* l ::n in I‘roposal. P AL, F' r i-t I'h»* :ij.*r hist. IVu‘ N' \v-. ['urtiAT War Relief Fand. rj_' and South African War Relief r »it* Volunteer Artillery.
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  • 569 1 siatiAi'OKh., 2’ Til January, 19(j0. IMiOWJCE. (Hales art* formated to noon.) r 4<\mbivr buyers > 7.. r >0. Copra Bali, 6*K). 60 I'ontianV-4, 6.0. Pepper, Black till 25. do White, (5%) 47.nO 8ago Flour Sarawak, 6 75. do Brunei No. 1 2.60 P uri Sa_ r o 4 40.
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  • 346 1 The mail, this week, loaves by the P. &O. Massilia. The mail for Europe, next, week, is fixed for the M. M. CalrAouieu. The M. M. Laos with tlie mail Irom Europe of the 29th Deccniher arrive»! on Saturday last. The P. it dj/rfo with the
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  • REUTER’S TELEGRAMS.
    • 64 1 London, 20 th Jan. Lord Methuen made a fresh reconnaissance with a force of all arms on the 17th inst. (Wednesday). The Highlanders advanced near the Modder River, and drove the enemy from the bush by long range volleys. Meanwhile the big
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    • 20 1 Twelve batteries of Artillery, with 3710 men, will embark in England for the Cape within a week.
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    • 72 1 (Later) Lord Dundonald attacked and defeated the Boers on Wednesday at Acton Homos, after being reinforced by Sir Charles Warren. A Field Cornet and 20 Boers were killed. Fifteen Boers were captured. The British force lost 2 killed and 2 wounded. The Boer
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    • 30 1 London Sunday 21 st Jan. Reuter's correspondent at Rensburg wires that the Boer total losses up to the present time are reliably estimated at 6,625.
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    • 24 1 Mr. Steevens, the well known war correspondent, who represented the Daily Mail in Natal, has died of enteric fever at Ladysmith.
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    • 30 1 Reuter’s correspondent in Natal telegraphs that at Ladysmith on Wednesday, the 17th, all was quiet and unchanged. There was very little bombarding from the Boer lines.
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    • 30 1 H. M. S. Pelorus has seized the German barque Marie at Delagoa Bay, with flour for the Transvaal Government. The Marie has been conveyed to Durban.
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    • 14 1 The eighth division has been ordered to mobilize at Aldershot immediately.
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    • 61 1 Herr von Buelow has informed the German Reichstag that Britain ha. J «n vessels. It has been furtlter promised that no more German mail boats will be detained on mere suspicion. Herr von Baelow further Impe l that timre will be no repetition
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    • 21 1 The Cameron Highlanders from K-ypt have been ordered to the Cape. A militia battalion will replace them in Kctypt.
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    • 15 1 The second batch of the City Volunteers has sailed for South Africa.
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    • 47 1 The second contingent of the New Zealand volunteers have 1-fr Wellington. Hie Premier of New Zealand, in a speech at the leave-taking, said that if the occasion arose every man in New Zealand capable of bearing arms would volunteer for service in South Africa.
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    • 81 1 London, Monday, Jan. 22. General Clery, with a part of Sir Charles AY arren’s force, was in action all day on the 20th inst., (Saturday). The British troops captured ridge after ridge extending over a distance of about three miles. The troops are
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    • 48 1 Later. General Buller wires that the British loss amounted to eleven officers and 279 men wounded in the action on the 20th instant. This action was fought at Venterspruit, a stream which runs in the country between the Tugela River and Acton Homes.
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    • 35 1 Reuter’s correspondent reports from the camp at Spearman’s Farm, on Sunday morning, that General Warden’s engagement with the enemy (near Acton Homes) continues. General Warren has forced the enemy ont of three positions.
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    • 86 2 London Jan. 2.'{. General Buller telegraphs from Spearman’s Farm 0» Sunday evening that General Warren had been engaged all day on Sunday, chiefly on the left flank, which had swung forward about a couple of miles. General Buller
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    • 98 2 Later. A Reuter message from Spearman s Fann, dated the 21st inst. (bunuajj says that the enemy fired irregularly into the British lines all Saturday night and opened a stiff fire at daybreak on (Sundav.) The British artillerymen,
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    • 56 2 London Jan. 24th. The casualties among General Hart’s Brigade in the fighting in Natal on the 21st (Sunday) were Killed Captain Ryall of the West Yorkshires and five men. Wounded: Capitan Maclachlan of the Inniskilling Fusiliers, Lieuts. Andrews of the Border Regiment, and Barlow of
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    • 34 2 It i a reported that the authorities in Pretoria are much perturbed. They are said to be bitterly disappointed at the apparent apathy ot the continental Powers.
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    • 38 2 The mortality from dysentery anti enteric fever at Ladysmith has averaged 10 daily up to the 20th inst. On that late there were 113 serious cases of disease among the garrison.
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    • 44 2 Later. A Boer despatch states that shells from 11 Long Tom, the Boer gun, smashed the quarters of Sir George White and Sir Archibald Hunter in Ladysmith on the 22nd, Imt it is not known whether anybody was killed.
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    • 27 2 There is a rumour current on the Berlin Bourse that General Buller has been defeated in Natal. The British War Office, however, discredits the rumour.
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    • 92 2 A Boer despatch from Ladysmith, dated the22nd inst. (Monday), announce 8 that a battle has been raging since Saturday between the Boers under Pretorius and 6,000 British troops. Iho despatch says that fighting was in lull swing
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  • 757 2 (Straits Times 20 Hi January By War Office telegram the British infantry stationed at the fortress of Singapore are ordered to be ready to go home. The First Battalion of the King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment (Lieut. Colonel Rowlandson commanding) will accordingly sail for Britain and will
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  • 398 2 (Straits Times 20th January.) We must not he supposed to wish to unduly flatter the German colony of Singapore when we say (as we do now) that the Emperor William has a shrewd and brilliant mind. If, by any practically impossible chance of
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  • 1019 2 (Strait* Times 22nd January.) We repeat the call to arms that we published on Saturday. The infantry regiment is to leave Singapore, and while we willingly see it go for the Empire's good, and while we cheerfully accept the Asiatic battalion that will replace it, and while we
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  • 708 2 (Straits Times 22nd Janmry) This morning’s cablegram tells us I that General Clery was in action all I Saturday at Yenterspruit, a stream I which runs between the Tugela liiver I and Acton Homes, that is to say on I the extreme west front of General I Buller’s
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  • 670 3 i>7 I 'n" 'SWd January.) I I MVr '\i ;i—* nt lias followed the -:r pi iN of yesterday. That Ivf-.' iN*-vr;;l*l»\ We who are Britons ir- inlivrit*»r~ <•! i glory unequalled in ItlirwtjrM''> 1 record. We’ve sailed w>r v \vr >hip ouM sail, we’ve founded I many
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  • 280 3 (Straits Times 2*rd January.) We are happy to publish a letter from a German resident in this British Colony, and we are gratified at tlie sentiments expressed therein. But some explanation is necessary. Wouldbe Volunteer assumes that the main, though we take it he means the whole,
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  • 446 3 (Straits Times, 24th January.) The serious news of to-day’s telegrams is the heavy mortality at Ladysmith and the prevalence of disease there. That is serious, because within a day or two of the telegraphic dates the Ladysmith garrison should be fighting for their own release. The sick,
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  • 32 3 A communication of Thursday the 18th from Ipoh tells us that the Kint» Chinese have subscribed to the War Relief Fund no less a sum than $24.680. It is exceedingly gratifying news.
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  • 39 3 We notice that the Perak Pioneer list, for our Fund has now reached $:J6,482 which, it will be observed, is more than $1,000 in excess of the two remittances we have already acknowledged. Perak is to be congratulated. 1
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  • 65 3 Re the Roman Catholic Church and the Transvaal War, Bishops Bourdon and Fee may be interested to learn, on the authority of the London Times of Dec. 25, that Cardinal Vaughan has sent to Colonel Gildea a first instalment of £700 collected on an appeal made some weeks ago in
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  • 92 3 In another column will be found a paragraph recording a rescue at sea by the Russian cruiser Pamiat Azova. The feature of the matter was the smart fashion in which, in a sea that would not allow a boat to be launched, men were rescued from a fishing junk by
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  • 95 3 We observed with astonishment on Saturday morning that the front of the Straits Times office was decorated with pictorial bills of some sort of a theatrical company, and with other bills setting forth, with illustrations, the advantages of travelling to Britain by way of San Francisco. To the eminent and
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  • 139 3 Cardinal Vaughan, the Roman Catholic Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster, has issued a circular letter to priests saying:—“ We should now offer public and united supplications ..for speedy success to the British arms.” Will Bishop Fĕe and Bishop Bourdon explain to the people of Singapore how they reconcile the Cardinal’s letter
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  • 147 3 In connection with the recruiting of the Singapore Volunteer Rifle Corps, it should he pointed out that we have set ourselves the task of raising a Rifle Corps of British subjects of unmixed European race, that is to say of Britishers. That is the particular task we have laid upon
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  • 143 3 We have received hom Mrs. Khoo Seok Wan f »r our War Relief Fund the sum of $50. Mrs. Khoo Seok vVan explains that this money is the proceeds of her needle-work, which she herself sewed, and which she sold for the purpose of contributing towards our Fund. L«t it
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  • 195 3 One of our reporters, on enquiry at Messrs. Huttenbach Bros. Co., general agents to the Royal Johore Tin Company, Ltd., is informed that the company goes to allotment to-day (Monday) and that the stock is over-subscribed. We do not question the absolute truth of these statements, and we are not
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  • 196 3 Sir G. O’Brien, Sir Henry Blake, Sir A. Hemming, and Sir W. Hely-Hutchin-son are named as possible Governors for the Straits. Sir George O’Brien, at present in Fiji, is not in strong health. Sir Henry Blake has three years to run at Hongkong. Sir Alfred Hemming has three years to
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  • 203 3 The Capitan China of Selangor, who had previously subscribed to the Straits Times War Relief Fund, was again approached onSunday in passingthrough Singapore on a holiday from China. The people who spoke to him were Mr. Tan Jiak Kim and Mr. Tan Keong Saik and others, and the Capitan China
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  • 210 3 A writer whom we believe to be Mr. Evans, Protector of Chinese, and Hon. Secretary of the Straits and Malayan South African War Relief Fund, a&ks us to-day to note that the name of Mr. Khoo Seok Wan was mispelled in the list t«*at we received from the officials of
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  • 220 3 The British Resident of Negri Sembilan points out that we have published certain incorrect statements as to the financial situation of Negri •Sembilan. The substantial correction isthatNefri Sembilan did not, as we suggested, borrow from the richer Malay States to repay a loan to the Colony, but on the contrary
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  • 48 3 Mr. Peirce, the Municipal Engineer at Penang, has urged the Magistrate there to deal severely with wasters of municipal water in that town. Mr. Peirce said that the average quantity of water used by each individual person in Penang far exceeded that of Singapore.
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  • 29 3 Rinderpest has broken out among a bullock herd at Campong Bath, off Changi Road, near the fourth milestone. Several bullocks have died ten others are affected.
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  • 171 4 The French transport Cholon left Singapore for Marseilles yesterday afternoon. Colonel Pennefatlier, InspectorGeneral of Police, has returned to Singap >rc lioni Penang. The Chinaman who wasVseriously injured in the affray on the t Cluir ter house on Thursday died in*the Hospital yesterdav This morning, the body of
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  • 72 4 Major Murrav S. V. A., circulate? the following Corps Order to-day:— “Members of the Reserve who are desirous of attending Camp should make immediate application to the Commandant, Singapore Volunteer Artillery, for uniforms etc. I'Ve' may point out that as the “King’s Own” Regiment is going home,
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  • 113 4 Messrs. Latham and MacTaggait report —Tanjong Pagars are still offered at »350. Straits Tradings have been sold at »35-30. Riley Hargreaves and Fraser and Neaves are offered at quotations, and Maynards have been sold at *320. Jelebus continue in good demand and, after sales at *312 50,
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  • 122 4 Exemptions from certain restriction? laid down in tlm Chinese Immigrants’ Ordinance of 1880 to Chinese Immigrant Ships which, under engagement with the Governments of the Federated Malay States may bring Chinese Immigrants from China to any port in tin* Federated Malay States after calling at Singai ore. are
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  • 190 4 A SMART RESCUE BY ROPES. Captain A. N. Niedermiller, commanding 11. I. R. M. S. Pamiat Azova, now in Singapore, reports that, on the way from Nagasaki to Hongkong, the officer on the bridge sighted in the Formosa Straits at daybreak on Tuesday, the 9th
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  • 160 4 IT ROLLS IN WEALTH. TO THE EDITOR OF THE STRAITS TIMES. Sir, —Some incorrect statements as to the financial arrangements of the State of Negri Sembilan have been given to the press, and I write to you to contradict them. It is said that this State has
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  • 356 4 THE SECOND LIST. 6 Amount previously acknowledged. *0,91* Singapore Volunteer Artillery l&i instalment r £7 Go Boen VUail 1,000 captain, Officers, and Ship’s Company II. M 8. Hermioue” 3*1 Captain, Officers, and Ship’s Company 11. M. S. Linnet” 40 Go Hueu Koeu
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  • 78 4 A few days ago the 6teamer Loosok came to Singapore from Hongkong. Among other things she brought several cases of fireworks. Yesterday Sergeant Brennan visited in Amoy Street a house occupied by Wong Ah Tian, and among the cases of fireworks found raw opium valued at $6,300. Wong
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  • 2032 4 Two Good Brothers have arrived at Singapore, and while people are glad to see such visitors still people naturally ask why the Good Brothers come. Let me explain, first, that, although the phrase “Good Brothers” suggests Roman Catholic priests, yet, I am at present off” priests. The
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  • 509 4 THE KING’S OWN." ORDERS RECEIVED FOR HOME. I THEY WILL BE REPLACED IN SINGAPORE I BY NATIVE INFANTRYMEN FROM India I We regret for social reasons, bmwtl are gratified for Imperial r- that» the 1st Battalion of the King’s Own lUaiB Lancaster Regiment, at pre-crnt st iTiene; I in Singapore,
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  • 3442 5 London, *s tk January. n mounted force under Lord A !!0 H ...ill, two fifteen-pounders, :> ir*' ~m!' V e<terday and located 1 hill south jf Hlang,l .|„-lls were sent into the •uid the naval puns also 7,;'. ivv tire. The enemy replied < !',„t refused
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  • 91 5 Tiie state of the public health in Bombay is causing the gravest anxiety. The mortality is enormously high. On the 12th inst it jumped from 262 to the normal figures being about 75. Tiii> is largely due *o plague, but the system of registration is so defective
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  • 112 5 The body of the European fouu 1 off Fort Palmer on Friday has been dcntilicd is that of Mr John McCulloch Hood of 96 Waterloo Street, Singapore. Deceased was chief engineer of the Kiwi Yang, and was last in the company of the fourth engineer of the
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  • 155 5 One result of the war has been that Reuter’s Agent in Bombay has given notice to the Ceylon and Indian papers that the present contract with them will be cancelled six months hence, and that a new contract will have to be made. Seeing that Reuter is paid
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  • 562 6 ANNUAL PRIZE DISTRIBUTION. Yesterday afternoon, the thirteenth i annual prize distribution to the successful scholars attending the AngloChinese School, Singapore, took place in the Lecture Hall of the school. The Hon. C. W. S. Kynnersley occupied the chair, and there were also on the platform Mrs. Kynnersley, Hon.
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  • 290 6 Mr. W. C. Michcll took his seat on the bench of the Second Magistrate’s court on Saturday. A Chinaman living at 39 Cecil Street reports that $450 have been stolen from a drawer in his office. Unauthorised possession of a hat has sent a Chinaman to prison
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  • 39 6 From an eminent Dutch firm in the Netherlands Indies, we receive a note which statesWe kindly request you to cease sending the Straits Budget to Mr Blank Blank, as the said gentleman lias died already!
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  • 127 6 The Committee of the Chamber of Commerce met on Friday’ and unanimously passed the following resolution:—“That the Committee has learnt with great regret of the death of Mr.Tiiomas Shelford, C.M.G. who was for many years Chairman of the Chamber and its representative in the Legislative Council
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  • 487 6 ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES. There was a very large attendance at the distribution of prizes to the successful students of St. Joseph’s Institution on Saturday. The gathering took place in a buibling outside the school which lad been gaily decorated for the occasion with flags, draperies, plants,
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  • 253 6 THE THIRD DAY. (Special telegram to the Straits Times: 1 The racing at Penang on Saturday took place in dry and agreeable weather, and there were several excellent finishes. The results ot the events were as follows: The Larrikin Cup.—Value 8200 and $5O to second horse. A Handicap
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  • 396 6 ENGINEER'S FATAL FALL. Arolt half-past eleven on Saturday night, a sad occurrence took place at the Marine Club, one of the member* falling from the upper storey and sustaining such injuries that In has since died. From enquiries made, it appears that the unfortunate man is
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  • 59 6 One hundred and fifty-two applications have been made at Colombo fbr enlistment in the Ceylon Contingent for South Africa, twenty-seven more than the required number. The Ceylon Government arm and equip them and pay their passage to the seat of war. The Government also provide horses for those
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  • 626 6 S.C.C. v. SELANGOR PROBABLES. A match was played on Saturday on the Esplanade between teams representing the S.C.C. and the Probables”, to oppose Selangor during the Chinese holidays. The Probables batted first, W. Dunman and Reid going to the wickets, and both batsmen hit out freely, Reid had made
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  • 100 6 A correspondent, writing to us on the subject of the proposed Rifle Corps in Singapore, says:—ln Singapore within late years, we have taught the Hon. Charles Btringer to golf and bicycle, training him first on a tricycle; and we could teach him to handle a rifle,
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  • 737 6 Cardinal Vaughan has i 93Ufcd following circular letter: Archbishop’s House, Westrnm,,. I December 20th 1899. H Rev. dear Father, -The fortune I war in South Africa fill» the ..i,- I mind with justifiable anxiety. 1 H While the negotiations were p row I j ing
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  • 75 6 About 10 o’clock on Saturday Hokien living near the 2j milest°n Gaylang Road, reported that thed'e body of a Chinaman was lying m Jj plantation. The police on going to 1 spot found the body covered branches. The left arm was bound the body with a rattan, and
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  • 1307 7 London, 9th Jan. i (i blowing appears in the Times ./<//?. tjth. The Queensan€| the Canadians have been k liue!5 t j,. in the neighbourhood F ;'v“ Ijt that a large belt across j.v.e States has been deserted Boers It is the more surprising, that the
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  • 304 7 Calcutta 10 th Jan. Colonel Lumsden, whose offer to raise a Mounted'Corps for service in South Africa has been accepted, is expected here shortly. The terms of enlistment are not yet announced, but the Corps will be expected to find its own horses, Government furnishing
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  • 343 7 NO BILLS ON THE SEA FRONT. This morning, Mr. Arnot Reid, of the Straits Times accompanied by Mr. William Berol, of the Konorah Company appeared before Mr. Sells. Mr. Reid said he desired that a summons issued against Mr. Berol should be dismissed. Mr. Reid explained that,
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  • 185 7 IHE JANUARY MONTHLY MEDAL. The above competilion, played on Saturday, resulted in a win tor Mr. T. E. Earle with the good score of 81 nett. Mr. A. Kerr nearly caught the handicappers napping, being second with a nett score of 82. The course was in excellent
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  • 107 7 During the absence of Capt. Vanrenen on leave in England Lieut, lngpen, who now commands the detachment of Guides at Kuala Lumpur, is to act as Superintendent of Prisons of the State. Mr. Kriekenbeck,the Financial Assistant, Krian, has started for Pahang to take over his new appointment
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  • 498 7 The body of a Malay has been found in the ri7er near the Brickworks at Talang Pouding. The Emperor of China is reported to be in excellent health. He is still a cipher, however, in Chinese politics. The following telegram has been received from Jelebu: —“Lode No.
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  • 32 7 Mr. Justice Hyndman-Jones was unable to continue his duties at the Supreme Court this morning, owing to his accident yesterday. Mr. Jones, however, expects to be able to resume to-morrow.
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  • 46 7 Next Monday the following eleven goes to Selangor to represent the S.C.C at cricket next Monday —Messrs. Ellis (captain), Darbishire, L. Dunman, \V. Dunman, Sharp, Allen, Noon, Reid, Morrison, Kerr and E. A. Abrams. Mr. Morren goes as umpire and reserve man.
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  • 52 7 Lord Dufferin’s youngest son has gone off to South Africa, commissioned by a well-known publisher to write a book on the country and the political situation. Others of Lord Dufferin’s sons are the Earl of Ava, killed at Ladysmith and Lord Frederick Blackwood, of the 9tli Lancers, with
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  • 45 7 Two cases were decided at the Assize Court yesterday, one for culpable homicide not amounting to murder, and the other for uttering a forged note Both prisoners, however, were found not guilty and discharged. The Assize cases will probably be dnished this week.
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  • 286 7 FORTY-SEVENTH DAY: *67,959. During the earlier stages of the war in South Africa, when men were falling mainly in Natal, the percentage of widows left was low compared with the death-rate, which clearly shows there was but a small number of married men in the field
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  • 258 7 THEY ARRIVE FROM SIAM. The Ceylon and Burmuh delegates who went to His Majesty the King of Siam were on arrival there accorded a Royal reception, and were received on board the steamer “Patani” by their Excellencies the Minister of Public Worship and Public Instruction. Doctor W.
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  • 98 7 PERFORMANCE AT THE TOWN HAU.. Last night's entertain men t in the Town Hall fully maintained the reputation gained by Madame Konorah as the 11 Mistress of Mysteries.” She was assisted by Mr. Max Berol and Mr. William Berol. The fairly large audience present were entertained, mystified,
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  • 794 8 nE WRITES OF PRETORIA. THE HOEIiB ELATED. The excising story of the escape from Pretoria of Mr. Winston Churchill, the correspondent of the Marring lost in Natal, who was made prisoner in an armoured train sortie near E-court, has already b-en told in these columns. It Deed not
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  • 164 8 THE 16th MADRAS INFANTRV As we have already announced, the Ist Battalion King s Own Royal Lancashire Regiment has received orders to hold itself in readiness to sail for England, and is to be replaceu in Singapore by a native regiment ot infantry from India. That native
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  • 1139 8 (From our Correspondent.) Kuala Lipi >, 14/A fa,». GU'1TA I’RESERVAl ION. For the first time in lie history of Pahang,a Forest Department is provided for in the current Estimates, but in» special officer will be appointed ju*t vet to take charne of it, whaiever is necessary being done
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  • 133 8 The funeral of Mrs. Geow Yaw Neo, a well-known member of the Keh section of Chinese, and wife of the late Seow Yean 800, took place on Sunday. The procession, which consisted of over 1,500 men and women, followed by about •70 carriages and 135 'rikishas, started
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  • 56 8 Lord Wolseley has selected Col. W.H. Mackinnon, for command of the City of London Imperial Volunteers for South Africa. Colonel Mackinnon joined the Grenadier Guards in June, 1870, and attained his present rank in 1889. He has just completed his fortyseventh year, and is very well known to,
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  • 857 8 63 MEN TO-DAY. WE WAIT FOR THE LADIES’ LISTS. With Ur arms she had willingly, bound me Rut the breath of her breast said A And she left me the man she had found me For weal or woe. And she whispered Where duty may call you
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  • 811 8 It has been suggested to u* tlmt *> I should form a o*mmbtec 0 f Lui;,. I enlist men for the Volunteer RilFt'i,i|, I We think we can do Ut;»r ti, ;tn I that, and we will postpone the tin, I o( committees until mm art enlisted.
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  • 199 9 LAST SATURDAY’ S MATCH. I y r H I,i IUK STRAITS TIMES.** I V». in your last night's I ....nark'by a correspondent B" v j(. r ‘*irial matches are B' ih** lir-t place I would B r ahhough one ot tlm I i, ,r« !ies is to facilitate I r!,»*
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  • 290 9 a. t m !a-1 advices, cholera ’.vt- t a./ B.n-knk. h ;i iriiMti* pa- -cd through from H i-’ v. J 't 5 p in. yesterday M I! 'UI .\m>sin died this morning .it-: i-t I v* a, of enteric fever. Tmk i 1 i~ iitAv considered
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  • 43 9 '>n b, r lrst *clas$ cruiser Argonaut, the CW h y t,ie in the (’hir./so. ‘.'l ua l ron > will leave for ofllooti atl Jn Both are new ships «tfined n horse-power, •tveral m, .ii S1 ineh guns, besides mailer guns.
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  • 65 9 Er Us in an lec k Swee was fined i applnv, h v|^. remi8 es for preserving el,, “Ur earn f, ila,lorn fcd Eusope paid a 1 a o° r Ile glecting a Municipal I r^jrt a cas l °n 1 for facing to I I 1(J out of
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  • 538 9 AN ARTICLE ON ADMINISTRATION. (By an Infantry Volunteer of many years' experience in India). The prompt response to the IStraits Times appeal for rifle volunteers has led me to consider the most suitable form of organization, and I am of opinion that it will perhaps be best
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  • 120 9 The current number of the Straits Chinese Magazine opens with a reprint of Dr. Glennie’s health lecture on “The Influence of Dress on Health.” Mr. W. J. Napier contributes an interesting article on The application of English law to Asiatic races” with special reference to the Chinese,
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  • 122 9 London 17/A Jan. The soldiers composing the Highland Brigade with Lord Methuen’s column, the 2nd Royal Highlanders (Black Watch), 2nd Seaforth Highlanders, 1st Highland Light Infantry, 1st Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, and 1st Gordon Highlanders, refuse absolutely to salute Lieutenant-General Lord Methuen. The members of the
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  • 868 9 f THE MARINE CLUB ACCIDENT. INQUEST AND VERDICT. At the General Hospital, yesterday, i Mr. Joaquim, Coroner, conducted an inquiry into the death of Gustave Carlson, iiO years of age, late third engineer of the Recorder. As previously reported in our columns deceased, on Saturday night,
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  • 112 9 A European named C. Key worth, living at 87 Bukit Timah Road, reports that an eight-day clock has been stolen j from his verandah. A Macau woman living at 59 Fraser Street states that one of her relatives has absconded taking jewellery to the value of s2*2o. The
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  • 655 9 S C C. V. HAND *fc DHUMS, K. n. r. Teams of the 8. <J. C. and the Band j ami Drums of tlie Regiment met last J night on the Esplanade, before a fair etowd ot spectator*, in a friendly game. A nasty choppy wind blew right acioss
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  • 866 9 THE NEW CODE. Contributed\.) Last Friday, the distribution of prizes took plare at the Anglo-Chinese School, and 1 was fortunate to be among the invited. I say fortunate, because it gave me the opportunity of half hour's chat with Mr. Banks, the principal, from whom I learned a
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  • 20 9 Thb tin duty collected in Negri bembilan, last year, was $556,858 {M5 am *t the estimated amount ol 92 25,000.
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  • 279 10 A List lias been opened at the Straits Times office for signature by British Subjects of unmixed European race who are willing to serve in Singapore as Rifle Volunteers, on any reasonable terms that shall be laid down by the Officer Administering the Government. This
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  • 1220 10 FROM A CHRISTIAN ENGLISHMAN’S STANDPOINT. Th e correspondent who sends this article is a Protestant evangelical gentleman living in Java. Curiously, the article enforces fciie same views as were expressed by Cardinal Vaughan in his letter, recently reproduced in these columns. Our contributor writes: In times of
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  • 84 10 8 £*5,® tl L me past Messrs. Fischer, Huber Co. have missed articles from their godown in Collyer Quay. Yesterday Mr. Baumgartner found a Kline employee infrossession of six sarones the property of the firm. When there were found the Kling kicked Mr. Baum? gartner
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  • 1751 10 130 MEN TO-DAY. In addition to 63 men enrolled yesterI day, and recorded in yesterday’s issue, I the following 67 men have enrolled I themselves since 1 o’clock yesterday I afternoon:— I Tom Scott. W Buchar an Smith. I J. G. Mactaggart. G. T. Greig. H Latham,
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  • 57 10 A Genera!, meeting of the Club is fixed to he held attheCridS Club Pavilion on Monday, at 5-15 i.* to consider thepropi sedpurchase of >» new four-oar boais, and to dbcu<*. proposed new rule, whereby win members, on each occasion of usingi Club boat, shall pav a
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  • 205 10 Yesterday, Tan Ah Seng and seven others were brought, before Mr. H G Sarwar for enquiry into the allegation! of voluniaiily causing grievous bun and culpable homicide not amountiiij to murder. Inspector Sullivan cos ducted the case for the Crown, the prisoners being undefendod. I)r. Lcask said
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  • 707 10 ARRIVALS. Per s. s. Camorta from Rangoon via ports—Messrs. G. R. Allens, E \V. Amoli. C. K. Ashon, and R. W. smiths. Per N G. L. s.s. Uldsnbuty fro»" GenoaWr. A. W. Traeg. From Napl-s—Mrs. Rosatren. From Colombo—l)r. G. 11 Haj’S. From Southampton—Me? cr Bay ley, and Law.
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  • SHIPPING.
    • 137 11 liHeri n-lieadingthefollowingabbrevia-non- ire U' 'u str.-*-steamer sh. —ship t I iT'jut*; seh —schooner; Ycfc.—Yacht; < ru. ji'.T. Got. —Gunboat; Tor ror;r<!<!; H p.—Horse-power Brit.— Krin.'li Uuited States; Fr.— French; Ger.—German Dut.— Dutch; !oh.—Johore *fcc., G. c.. —General ftriio: <l.p.— «leek passengers; U.—Uncertain; T. It W.—Tanjong Pagar Wharf;
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    • 1088 11 <is(’e Noon of Yesterday. Ihit. str. JOB tons, Capt Mellor, l: ,l f From Klang, 22nd Jan. G.c., and I* i*m and Co. For Klang, 2* th M'f,. Hi it Mr 2,31« tons, Capt Watt, 1 11 From Glasgow, 6th l>ec. G.c. and Co. Left for Hongkong,
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    • 675 11 Name, port probable dale of arrival a*/ name o/ agent*. Steamers. A. Apcar, Hongkong, Feb 4 3. A Moses. Afridi, Hongkong, Feb S P. Simons. Ambria, Hongkong, Jan 20 B. Meyer. Ancona, Bombay, Jan 25 P. A O. Andalusia, Hamburg, Mar 27 :B. Meyer. Annam, Colombo, Mar 6
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    • 827 11 u flag j 7 h VBBBEL’s NaM < i A r0w,.1 CAPTAIN FROM Co>BIOMH (3- I Rio. J an j 19 Cheaog Chew Brit str 1213 iWebb Penang Jan 17 Khoo Aik Seng 19 Oldenburg Ger str. 3167 Prager Hamburg Dec 13 Behn Meyer A Co. 20 Will O’ihe
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    • 546 11 I II Daik. i Vessel’s Name FlagAKk. Captaie i Destination Jan 1° Jason Brit str. LycettJ Hongkong and Hoi how 19 Karrakatta str. T-dboys Fremantle via ports 19 Gisela A us sir. i Moscn Bombay via ports 10 Calypso Brit »lr. i Fyfe Penang aua Deli 20 1 Neera
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
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    • 946 12 -fc for Ladies.l A Remedy for all Irregularities. Miperaed.ng Bitter Apple. Pennyroyal, t i C ch a. Me. Sold toy Singapore Dispensing Co.» Ltd.» Raffles Place, Singapore. Propite'ur MARTIN. Chemist. SOUTHAMPTON. ENQLANIX COMMON SENSE -NUTSHELL A new medical work on the rail»*** and iikwl scientific »r.d effectual means of self-*-i*re
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    • 626 12 A third supply of this book has now Itecn received. FROM PEKING TO PETERSBURG (A journey of fifty days in 1898) BY ARNOT REID (With author's •portrait and a map) El AVAR!) ARNOLD: LONDON. ON SALK NOW (Price: $4.50) AT KELLY WALSH, (LTD.) The Doily Teh graph It is an
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    • 503 12 TO BE HAD AT THE "STRAITS TIMES” OFEjij. T HE A NTI Q U E ENVELOPES 1,000 SQ.R o Kent frpp n p 0R(; THE i RESIDENT COUNCILLOR (/‘II Mrs. Egertoii f.'.isf „■,>/. j Printed on antique toned paper wide margins and uncut ed»«L-£ pages. e PRICE—S 2/ or 4
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