The Straits Budget, 13 April 1901

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    CHINA AND RUSSIA.
    1057 2 (Straits Times 4th April.) Any lingering idea that Russia con templated an alliance with Japan in regard to China is dissiDated by the tenour of to-day’s despatches. From them it is to be inferred that:Russia hap diplomatically insulted the Far Eastern Power. The assertion, also conveyed in
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    TIMELY APOPLEXY.
    429 2 (Straits Times <)//, I f is impossible to imagine a efleetively useful talent on the a high diplomat, whose eternal is delay in everything, than the ab* to develop* m attack of apapl^' any given crisis in the negotiation! 1 1 is anxious to hamper. Of cour8e a
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    RUSSIA AND JAPAN.
    1283 2 (S trails Times 10//* April) It would be superfluous to dilated the self*8tulti/ication of Russia as forth in her semi-official stated I f .i regarding her resolution to n ,ain the integrity of China, and the a-? pf that her only object in the n° r t
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    THE RAFFLES TRUSTEES.
    2951 3 (Straits Times, 11 th April.) A hoard of trustees, in common with the majority of other corporate bodies, can have no soul; but this fact need not of necessity deprive it of the virtue of common charity. The Raffles Institution is an endowed school, started and conducted
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    THE WORLD’S NAVIES TO BE ABOLISHED.
    162 4 THE ROLE OF 11 MAXIMITE” AND MOTORITE IN WARFARE. Mr. Hudson Maxim, the distinguished inventor, lias caused a profound sensation by announcing in an address that his new high explosive, called Maximite, would revolutionise warfare and cause the abolition of all the world’s great
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    THURSDAY, 4TH APRIL.
    1023 4 The Governor proceeds to Selangor to-day, and has appointed the Honble. C. \V. S. Kynnersley to be Deputy Governor. Sik Claude and Lady Macdonald are expected to leave Japan on a short visit to England this month, and to return to Tokyo at the end of the
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    ARRIVALS BY MAIL.
    26 4 Per M. M. Yarra from Marseilles Messrs. Schwaz, Waller, It. P. Letessier, '•.Opter, Mrs. Opter, and Mrs. Landau. From Port Said—Mr. W. Itadjanko.
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    RAUB.
    40 4 MARCH RESULTSThe March crushing at t lie Raul) Australian Gold-Mining Company’s mines gives 1,503 ounces ot smelted g» &gt;ld from 3,100 tons of stone, or an average of nine penny-weights and seventeen averaged under ten penny-weights to the ton.
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    PAHANG CORPORATION.
    89 4 The output from the Pahang Corporation’s mines in February stands thus Sungei Lembinc 30 tons of tin oxide from l,liB tons of stone crushed in 151 days, with forty heads of stamps running at an outlay of $18,250 Jeram Bat.mg 10 j tons of tin oxide from 746
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    GERMAN-MADE BRITISH ARTILLERY.
    72 4 Several batteries of the newlypurchased German guns are to he sent to India immediately for the re-equip-ment of R. H. A. Carriages will be constructed locally. Experiments at Aldershot show that those which have been supplied with the guns are quite unfitted for the rough work even
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    THE SQUABBLE AT TIENTSIN.
    202 4 A telegram to a Shanghai newspaper of the 16th March, gives the following account of the recent Anglo-Russian dispute at Tientsin :—The railway company wished to lay rails from the station to the river-bank, which is only fifty yards away. The intervening ground (now occupied only
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    QUEEN’S SCHOLARSHIPS.
    188 4 A telegram has been received at I Penang from Mr J. B. Elcum, Inspect l tor of Schools, stating that the Queen’s l&lt; Scholarships have been gained by Yeoh I Gnan Seok and Reginald H. McCleland. Thus, the Penang Free School is again to I the fore, and
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    BOTANICAL RESEARCH IN MALAYA.
    222 4 DKI'ARTI’KK OF MR A G. TANsI.EY. Mr. A. G. Tanslev, an enthusiast in botany, who came out from home al the end of September last, to carry out investigations in tropical vegetation, and especially to study the lower forms of plant life, left Colombo on the
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    DEFENCE OF GIBRALTAR.
    387 4 OPIM NS OF ARI'IJXfiKY EXPERTS. Mr. Gibson Bowles’s recently issued a pamphlet, condemning the site ol tiie new harbour and naval dockyard at Gibraltar, but the pamphlet is not considered by the military authorities of Gibraltar as stating the whole case. Their view may be conveyed as
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    DEATH OF SIR JOHN STAINER.
    427 4 The German mail brings deafh of Sir John Stainer, the fcn f composer and musician. lllre nt Sir John Stainer was born in |km vva« a chorister at. St. Paul'* an&lt;! IS47 are! 1*56. At the age of 8 iw &gt;eeame organist to St. Michael
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    THE ANNUAL HEGIRA.
    420 4 p. and o. Clinton, sailing about I9th April Mr A. .I. C. Swinney. Sohraon, sailing about 3rd May, !-r London, Mrs. K. J. Brewster, Mrs (i s ii. Mrs. F. W. Webb l dren and infant, Mr. and Mrs. Har\&gt;\, 2 infants and nurse, Mr. Tan V\A
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    RUSSIA'S REPRESENTATIVE CRUISER.
    166 5 I nD KOK ACSTHAUA. I irinoured cruiser Groraol»oi, I 1 displacement, of the Russian I ht ,n r 'i V f .l at Colombo on the U'"" huro|&gt;e is I. vMralia, in connection with I the l&gt;"ke and Duchess of I ;1 „,1 York. having been deputed
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    DEALLING POSTED LETTERS.
    221 5 I. A l -1 HAI.I AN SYSTEM. m the Deputy Post-mas- i t{ &lt;*i Victoria, the system of i»*t r in transit at the request lias not only worked well, &lt;\&gt;i«iiiy. hut, judging from the jaotes, has in many instances «»'Mi)ih trouble to those who, been in
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    AMERICAN COMPETITION.
    310 5 ol K COLONIES HI’Y FROM THE STATES. Sittf of /l it fit fill i»t. recently left New York tor &gt;*• t.unl N;• w Zealand ports carried cargo of American goods that ever left port. The Shw of cargo list rovers 120 pages, nit :&gt;U p«»r cent larger than
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    BANGKOK AND BICYCLES.
    870 5 TFfE KING OF 8IAM’s ALLEGED PREFERENCE IN WHEELS. 1 he King of .Siam, according to the New ork »Vta, rides an American bicycle ot the latest and most improved model. The wheel, asserts our American contemporary, is a great success there, though the first safety bicycle was
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    HORRIBLE STORY OF THE SEA. FORTY-TWO DAYS ON A RAFT. MURDER AND CANNIBALISM ON THE HIGH SEAS.
    1642 5 NARRATIVE OF A SURVIVOR. A horrible story of shipwreck, sufiering, murder, and cannibalism on the high seas, has been brought to Singapore by two derelict sailors who arrived nere in a junk yesterday
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    LONDON DAY AND NIGHT
    1127 5 There be rats, and rats."—Hamlet. Loiuifsn 8th March 1901. Thanks to railroad competition Je(w)rusalem by the Sea is now as accessible as the immediate suburbs of London and a good deal more attractive. If von approve of flirtation, good dinners, Sea-Scapes divine, which the merry winds
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    BOWLING
    194 6 A Bowling Handicap was rolled off at the Tanglin Club on March 28th, 29th and 30th, for a cup kindly presented by Capt. White, which was won by F. G. IVnney with a gross score of 824. The winner is a new howler who shews great promise. He was
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    WRECK OF THE “KARRAKATTA.”
    215 6 A telegram has been received in Singapore from Capt. Talboys, of the Karrakatta giving some particulars of the wreck of that steamer off Swan Point on March 26th. The information to hand is that shortly alter passing Cape Loveque, the steamer struck on an unknown and
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    WIRE NEWS.
    2047 6 (From Mail Papers) SOUTH AFRICCA. A Parliamentary paper which has been issued states that the terms rejected by General Botha included a general amnesty, except to the Colonial rebels, the return of prisoners from St. Helena and Ceylon; the establishment of a Crown Colony, and, ultimately, of representative
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    THE “KARRAKATTA’S” CARGO.
    155 6 Ihe s. s. KanaLaita on leaving Fremantle for Singapore in her last voyage, which proved to be so disastrous, had on board the largest cargo ever taken away from Fremantle by a vessel engaged in the trade between t hese ports She was loaded down to her
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    THE DALLAS COMPANY
    944 6 WILL RE-OPEN HERE ON Moxda V Every playgoer in Singapore*!', rejoice to hear that the Dal las c 0rr after a tremendously successful" at Shanghai and Hongkong, b ar*- return to the Straits u ri/ Colombo and home, and will V r here on the ,5th with
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    SATURDAY, 6TH APRIL.
    237 7 .,ne] Pox has taken eight of absence. Mr. Justice lii- stead as Chief Justice. i Cuscaden is now Acting f tur Singapore, and Mr. A. L. r Deputy Coroner with effect "r *’h in-t. V V ii ’**r Fox, Assistant Supeiin..f hardens, Singapore, now b t r»*
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    APPOINTMENTS.
    84 7 tallowing appointments are Mr. j Dick, Government •kriii** Surveyor, Penang, to be Governr’ Marine Surveyor, Singapore. Mr. Liwrie, Assistant Government *ne Surveyor, Singapore, to be uTunent Marine Surveyor, Penang. H Muir. Chief Engineer, Sea Belle Aviisiant Government Marine Singapore. Mr. W. N. Master- s *-'Oi.».il Engineer, Sea Belle to
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    DEPARTURES BY THE “PLASSY.”
    232 7 N Hkr big crowd assembled at the 0. wharf yesterday to bid f to the Singaporeans that were Var l bound on the big liner, took away, among others, k, v and Mrs. Walker of the Scotch (ireen of H.M.S .Pigmy, v l r b«»g [iA.MC.,
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    SINGAPORE RIFLE ASSOCIATION.
    318 7 The two days’ rifle meeting in connection with the Singapore Rifle Association opened yesterday morning at the Balestier Range, in splendid weather. The heat was very great throughout the day, and proved somewhat trying to the competitors; also there was a gusty wind, but otherwise the conditions
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    THE PENANG FOOTBALL TEAM.
    431 7 The Penang Chinese football and tennis teams arrived at noon on Thursday in the Pin Seng. Mr. Tan Hap Seng, the President of the Straits Chinese KGCrcai/Iuii oiuLi, j iucbsio. xau Khiain Hock, Knoo Hun Yearn, and Gan Teong Tail met them on arrival. Yesterday afternoon
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    THE ROYAL VISIT TO SINGAPORE.
    702 7 OFFICIAL ARRANGEMENTS. The Government Gazette of Thursday contained the following list of proposed arrangements for the reception of Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York on their visit to Singapore Subject to the approval of His Royal Highness the Duke of
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    THE DUCHESS OF CORNWALL’S BEAUTIFUL DRESSES.
    2063 7 In making preparations for so important a state undertaking as the Royal visit to the Colonies, the Duchess o* Cornwall and York ordered an extensive I and beautiful outfit of dresses. Necess- arily everything is black, and moreover almost every article has been made
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    MALACCA NOTES.
    759 8 (From Our &lt; 'orrenponAent :W April. On Monday, the murder case came on for hearing. 'The circumstances which led up to the case were as follows a Malay walking along the road near Ins house, which is situated in an outlyuig district, sees something moving in the jungle.
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    “GREEN OF SHAN-HAI-KWAN.”
    927 8 Captain John K. E. Green, late of I1.M.S. Figmu, was among the passengers tor home that lett on the yesterday. The occasion of Ins depart me may be taken as an opportunity for publishing a very amusing set of verses, in the style ol the J(tcfoon r
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    LICENSING MEETING.
    322 8 The quarterly meeting of the Licensing Justices was held in the First Magistrate’s Court on Thursday. Mr. Brockman presided, and there were also present :—Mr. W. P W addell, Mr. W. H. SShelford, and Dr. Middleton. Supt. Stewart represented the police, and Mr. F. K. Jennings appeared on
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    BY THE WAY.
    2520 8 Coptante* capitum cnpti mthim. (Improved alliterati Latin.) Persons who are afflicted with a bias in favour of Christianity, or a hopeless prejudice against the alien religious tenets of the Chinese, w ill do well to give a moment s thought to an incident that occurred at Hongkong
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    TUESDAY, 9TH APRIL.
    1474 9 Mr J. P. Joaquim left for Europe yesterday by German mail. The St. George’s Day dance at 1 enang is fixed for the 29th instant. i hr Sultan of Perak and the Rajah Muua arrived in the Sliirhell yesterday. Mr. J. J. Francis, K. C of Hongkong
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    ARRIVALS BY MAIL.
    40 9 Per P. &lt;fc O. Coromandel from Bombay—Mr. W. Waters. From London Mrs. Jugpens. From Marseilles—Mr. Mayer. From Colombo—Mr. F. M rtin From Penang—Messrs. C. Curtis, Leon, E. B. Carrer, Mr. and Mrs. Carroll, and Mrs. R. Nichol.
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    DEPARTURES BY MAIL.
    49 9 Per N'. D. L. Stuttgart for Genoa— Mr. and Mrs. G Eberhard, Miss Henatf, Mr. J. P. Joaquira, Capt. Bendixen, Mr. Aug. Kleinschmidt, Mr. and Mrs. Dadlief, Mr. and Mrs. Wachter. For Bremen—Matron Thomas, Matron Wudtke, and O. Williams. For Penang—Messrs. W. Kummer, and Alex. Gentle,
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    SPECIAL EASTER SERVICE.
    93 9 The special service at the Roman Catholic Church of the “Good .Shepherd’* yesterday morning was performed by Bishop Fee with Fathers Rivet and Nain as assistants. It was very impressive. The musical pan of it must have been an agreeable surprise to the congregation present. Beethoven’s “Mass
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    NETHERLANDS INDIA.
    567 9 PULO WAY. Pfi.o Way continues to be boomed.” This time it is the Netherlands Trading ‘Society that is moving. One of its directors, Byvanck by name, has lately visited that island, in company with the Governor of Ackeen. Sabang Bay was socially inspected. The visit is expected to
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    SINGAPORE RIFLE ASSOCIATION.
    181 9 The meeting of the Sir gapore Rifle I Association was concluded on Saturday. I lhe competitions on that day resulted I as follows I Team Shoot Advancing and r* t'ring. First Prize, 2/41st Co. Rovhl Engineer* 162 I Second Prize, Singapore S. M. Co.. R.F. 156 I
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    SATURDAY’S “SMOKER.”
    534 9 \i l 1F, smoking concert in honour of I L^ r a Makepeace, who is going to Europe for a well-earned holiday, held I iii the olunteer Drill Hall on Saturday I night, was a great success, thanks to 1 to the exertions of Mr T. Powell I
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    THE STRAITS GOVERNORSHIP.
    92 10 It would seem that the question of definite appointment ot the new Governor of the Straits Settlements has been relegated to a later date, the question for the moment being, as it were, settled by the appointment ol Sir Frank Swettenham as Administrator. We do not think
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    PRO-BOERS.
    282 10 A rOREIONKR S OPINION. Nkvek before, says a “Continental Observer” in tlie Surth American Review, has a nation given us the spectacle ot men occupying a high position or holding the ear of the public accusing, insulting, castigating their own nation while it was engaged in a formidable struggle.
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    DUKE AND ACTRESS.
    433 10 ROMANTIC BREACH OF PROMISE SUIT. The Duke of Manchester, who recently arrived at Liverpool from New York, with Her Grace the Duchess, was immediately served by the representative of a Liverpool firm of solicitors with a writ for breach of promise of marriage. The action is being
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    REDJANG LEBONG.
    63 10 The directors of the Redjang Lebong Mining Co. have received the following telegram from Mr. Wright, dated Lebong Donok, 28th March:—“The ore which has been passed through the Mills this month will have an average value ot I oz. 5 dwts. gold per ton. There were more sands
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    PENANG vs. SINGAPORE.
    158 10 THE CHINESE TENNIS MATCH. On Saturday afternoon, the Penang Chinese representatives met the pick of the Singapore Chinese Recreation Club at tennis. Messrs. Chia Keng Chin and Soli Peng Lim played in the Doubles for Singapore, and Penang were represented by Messrs. Koh Lip Cheng and Lim
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
    154 10 APRIL MEDAL. The following were the scores in the competition for the April medal ot the Singapore (»olt Club J. Williamson Jones 43 47 11 81 E. D. H&lt;‘\van 51+44 12 83 H. Smith 50+4* —l4 F. H. Pearce 46 47 8 =B5 F. Ferguson 43 +43
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    RUGBY FOOTBALL.
    364 10 SINGAPORE V.SELANGOR AT KUALA 1.1 MITR. SINGAPORE WIN BY ONE TRY TO NIL. The Rugby fifteen representing the S.C.C. that went up to Selangor in the Ban Whatl 11 in to try couubisions with a Selangor fifteen weie. victorious by one try to nothing. The match was played
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    THE SINGAPORE-COLOMBO GOLF CONTEST.
    1036 10 COLOMBO WINB. The golf match between a quartette of well-known Singapore players (passing through homewards on the Bengal) and a Colombo team, was played there on the 28th March on the Ridgeway Links. The game attracted a fair number ol spectators and, the weather being fine,
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    LONDON DAY AND NIGHT.
    1094 10 I There be rats, and rats.” Hamlet. Ijondxm, 15 th March. The Straits friends ot SIR HENRY MACALLUM have arranged to entertain him at a Banquet in London when he passes through to take up his appointment as Governor of Natal. The function will be a
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    WIRE NEWS.
    1168 10 HOME. The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall have left Malta, the celebrations term nating in a magnificent aquatic fete and illuminations. Tilt 4 Duke and Duchess of Cornwall then arrived at Port Said Viscount Cromer, Major-Generals Talbot and Lane, arid Mehemet Aii, representing the Khedive, hoarded the Cplrr
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    WEDNESDAY, 10TH APRIL.
    754 11 M R. anil Mrs. Wolferstan are due from London by the P. and 0 .Aim, expected here on tlie 23rd of next month. II MS. 11 •tienrifah lias left Hongkong for Borneo, where she will remain until July, surveying on the east coast in tlie neighbourhood of
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    A FIGHTING FAMILY.
    115 11 -Mutoy Moil. In the person of Inspector Gallagher the Selangor Police Force ha9 acquired a notable addition to its strength. Mr. Gallagher, an old Oxford and King’s College man, comes of a fighting family. He himself has been through four campaigns, viz the Manipur Campaign of 1891;
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    GENERAL SIR “SAM” BORWNE.
    210 11 The late General Sir Samuel Browne, V. C., died Ryde cn March IRh at die age of 77. Sir Samuel was best cnown to latter day Service men in connection with the “Sam Browne” belt; but tiie deed by which he earned the proudest distinction achievable
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    BRITISH “ SUBMARINES.”
    212 11 BRITISH SUBMARINES.” A Barrow report states that the order for the five submarine boats for A n ,'V 4 ’i h Adnr»ir«lf.v -A’'— J with lckers, Sons, and Maxim. Some progress has already been made with ilie work. They are of the American type invented by Mr. Holland, and not,
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    AGUINALDO CAPTURED.
    226 11 That Aguinaldo, the President of the so-called Philippine Republic, is captured, as announced by us already on the authority of a special telegram, is confirmed by files of the Manila Times received yesterday morning. Filipino scouts in the American service gave themselves out to be insurgents, with American
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    THE “GLENROY.”
    124 11 The Glen steamship Glenroy of London, has made a memorable maiden voyage. »She left London on the 4th March, with a general cargo valued at Tloo,ouo for China and Japan. When crossing the Bay of Biscay she encountered a gale and the heavy seas smashed her steering gear.
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    U. S. CLAIMS.
    153 11 A Washington despatch states that the U. S. cruiser New York which, it was expected would pass this way some weeks ago— en route to the Philippines far whicli she is under orders —may have to remain in European waters for a time, to perform some important
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    THE COMING ECLIPSE.
    502 11 ARRIVAL OF SCIENTISTS AT MANILA. Tmk transport. Sheridan arrived at Manila recently ft\»m San Francisco, with a group of noted scientists on board forming the American Naval Observatory's expedition to Sumatra, where they will view the s&gt;olar eclipse on May 17th next. Considerable interest attaches to the
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER CORPS.
    165 11 ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE ROYAL VISIT. '■'-"ith reference to notice in the Government Gazette, No. 31 of 4th instant., it. in hereby notified that the {Singapore Volunteer Corps will fall in at the l&gt;rill Hall as strong as possible on the following dates: Sunday, 21st April. Monday, 22nd
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    MURDER IN THE HARBOUR.
    648 11 TWO CHINESE DETECTIVES TIED IN SACKS AND CAST INTO TIIE SEA. Two Chinese detectives belonging to the Singapore Police Force were mysteriously murdered while on special boat duty in the harbour on Monday night. The unfortunate men, so far as can be gathered, were beaten to
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    A NEW RUSSIAN BATTLESHIP.
    376 12 Apropos of the news of the exodus of the Russian squadron from Toulon, uis interesting to read in Le lacht the following particulars of the Russian battleship Cesarecitck, which was launched there on February 2fi:—She will be able to fire in either direction fore or aft
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    KECHAU GOLD MINING CO.
    518 12 Ta:-: following Report for the month of March has been received from the Aoting Manager: The mill ran fourteen days only and milled 119 tons ot ore for a yield of 62 obtained 4 irorn fib'W and 15 dwts., making a total amount of HSI ounces
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      A NEGLECTED BATTLEFIELD.
      818 12 TO THE EDITOR OF THE STRAITS TIMES.” Sir,—A visitor to Java, taking train from Weltevreden to Buitenzorg, will perhaps notice, at about the end of the third mile from the former station, two large moundsof earth which giveeyidence of having been thrown up artificially on the western
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    THURSDAY, 11TH APRIL
    2227 12 Mr. H. Muir has arrived by mail, at Penang to act as Marine Surveyor there. H. H. the Sultan of Johore leaves for home by the P. O. liner Chusan about the 19th inst. Mr. \V. Makepeace leaves Singapore to-morrow morning by the Prinz Heinrich. He is
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    FROM THE EAST TO THE WEST.
    51 12 It is stated that one ot ul letters received by Queen dra after her accession was wife of the Mikado of Japan. believed to be a unique incidm history of Europe, no concur Asiatic monarch having n congratulated a European her accession to the
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    BANANA FLOUR.
    71 13 re being made to introduce markers banana flour, E on a large scale eicc IS tn ,l Venezuela, as well as 0 1 in h \„ieriea. The process of l&gt; r tr&lt; j: Consists in stripping the &gt; :uZ ‘‘heir .‘-kins. culling bananas 6 md drying the slices
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    HORSES IN BATTLE.
    68 13 s u it ruled m Battle (says the r hordes 'ire attended to as 7 .-:hie A veterinary ollicer follow close on the i r. and those animals with tii juries are collected together tlie veterinary hospitals 'T-H ,v tin* fixed camps. Those pounded are shot. Horses
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    THE HEALTH OF THE NAVY.
    87 13 ..M.iiral report on the health *vv let 1*99 has been issued 1 t,,i the tola! force serving r ,v».e regarded as very satis\’V The aggregate number of le* and injury recorded for .r furnishes a ratio of 879.63 per r -i lV; ,irh is the
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    THE ROYAL RECEPTION IN THE TOWN HALL.
    87 13 k Committee for the presentation ..Irenes to His Loyal Highness the of Cornwall and York have ■vi to gather together as large .:-:resentative achoir as the limited in tlie Town Hall will ac«*»»mmoy in furtherance of this scheme, M :.h Choirs and singing
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    MR. McLEAVY BROWN.
    88 13 \s.vn telegram dated the 23rd ivA'dys that, the Corean GovernBenn.4 n tified Mr. Brown, tiie Chief 'oiuiii.v i.er of the Corean Customs, tat hi? services in Corea are no longei iju:rni It is reported that the dis&gt;&lt;i! i' due to the fact that Mr. r-tfn Mused to
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    COFFEE IN VENEZUELA.
    111 13 1 rFKt in Venezuela are ‘Mitih*: the condition of the coffee l&gt; In a memorial from the Caracas ■*y rot Commerce to the President W/.iu4a, the text of which has hnmght by the mail, it is urged the condition of the coffee trade tor some time lamentable,
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    LOSS OF THE “ANCONA.”
    185 13 H wliilom P. &lt;fc O. liner Ancona wap m a cyclone oft the island ol ,Jr Jius (jn the 21st ult. Since the vessel bv the P A O. Com- 1 ‘"'t three years ago to Mr. Hajee Jmisuh, «d Bombay, her name 'hanged to the
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    BAFFLED FIGHT LINGUISTS.
    241 13 AM 1*81 N6 ATTEMPTS TO INTERROGATE A PRISONER. An amusing puzzle was recently set at Bow §t. to discover the nationality of a poorly-clad middle-aged man, charged with begging. His name did not appear on the chaige-dieet because none of the otiicials had been able to ascertain
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    “THE PAEAN OF FLAVIN.”
    207 13 I'Mdkr the above heading, the recent unmannerly riot in the House oi Commons is immortalised by the London ol"lr in tin; followin'; amusing verses: Have vez heard the brave broke of the palhriots’ side. \Vhi«i the Saxon oppressor, he towld us Divide “Ould Ireland's united for
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    GARRISON RIFLE CLUB.
    274 13 THIS MORNING’S SHOOTING. The seventh annual prize meeting of* the Garrison Rifle Club opened this morning on the Tanglin Range. The weather was bright and hot, with a little wind blowing direct on the targets. A start was made at 11 a.in. with the competition oper to
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    1711 13 The usual fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Commissioners was held yesterday. Present Mr. Anthoniez (President), Mr. Cuscaden (I G P,), Messrs. Evans, Solist, Moses, Jago, Choa Giang Thye, and Choon Guan. The President mentioned that the sanction of the Officer Administering the Government had been obtained to supplementary
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    FRIDAY, 12TH APRIL.
    722 13 Mr. John Anderson arrived from Europe, yesterday evening, by German Mail. The Siamese gunboat Muratha, left for Bangkok and Kelantan at 9 o’clock last night. Capt. H. T. Wvnter R. A. has been granted leave of absence from April 16th till June 16th. The Hon. C. W.
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    LIEUT. WARK RELEASED.
    71 14 Lieut. Wark, who was sentenced to death at Liverpool Assizes in 1898 tor the murder of Miss V ates, but whose sentence was afterwards commuted to three years’ penal servitude, has been released from Parkhurst Prison. Lieut. Wark was formerly in the Royal Artillery, and had a
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    LOSS OF A BRITISH STEAMER.
    78 14 The Glasgow steamer Arhma, on entering Bilbao recently was struck by an enormous wave. The boilers exploded* and the vessel foundered, the vi V'W \7I M*/ UIOGIK V 4 m V was owiii'd by Messrs. Donald aud Taylor, of Glasgow, and Caj&gt;t. Murray, who was
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    THE AMIR'S SUBSIDY.
    84 14 An interesting fact with regard to the annual subsidy to the Amir is mentioned in the Indian Financial Statement. It appears that his Highness has not recently troubled to draw his yearly allowance, with the result that a special provision of 15 lakhs 100,000) has to be
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    MARVELS OF ELECTRICAL VIBRATION.
    110 14 According to an interview which recently appeared in a respectable technical paper, the “Western Electrician,” Mr. Tesla gives the following description of some of his recent achievements With a small engine, capable of pressing a piston backward and forward with a force of but two pounds,
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    ARRIVALS BY MAIL.
    116 14 Per N. D. D. Trinz Heinrich from Genoa —Messrs. R. EngJer, Bangert R W. Duff, P. A. Meyer, F.A.v. VVyngaarden, P A. Bergsma, J. Bergsma, Hamming,Terner, Bennett, 11. J. VanDeeden, Mr. and Mrs Ham, Dr. Bnxtorf, and Capt. Nesbitt. From Naples—Mr. Anderson. From .Southampton—Mr Baird, and Miss
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    RECENT MURDERS IN SINGAPORE
    154 14 TWO MADRAS INFANTRYMEN ARRESTED. Yesterday, two men of the 16th M.N.I. were arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the recent murder at a house in Shaik Madrassah Lane. The outrage took place about a month ago, two women and a man being murdered, the victims’
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    SINGULAR ACCIDENT IN HARBOUR.
    261 14 TWO MEN SMOTHERED ON A 4&lt; TANKER.” An extraordinary and unfortunately fatal accident which resulted in the death of two men occurred on the oil tank| steamship Trigouiu at an early hour this morning Four men were sent down to clean out one of the big
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    GARRISON RIFLE CLUB.
    381 14 THE CLUB HANDICAP. 1 he seventh annual meeting of the Garrison Rifle Cluti, at the Tunglm Range, was continued yesterday afternoon. 1 lie results of the shooting in the morning were recorded in yesterday's Straits Times. The whole of yesterday afternoon was occupied in deciding the big
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    A MUTE SPEAKS.
    66 14 Miss Mary Kate Hodges, a young lady residing at Harbour-row, Queenstown, who has been dumb since her birth, 18 years ago,-acquired the power of speech quite unexpectedly and suddenly on Sunday morning, March 10th. She had been an inmate of the deaf and dumb institution in Dublin.
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    THE VANDERBILT-FRENCH WEDDING.
    172 14 Various English journals have been asked to correct exaggerated statements published in some English newspapers in respect to the marriage of Miss Elsie French to Mr. Alfred Vanderbilt. The wedding was purposely arranged at Newport during the winter season, i.e., the quietest time of the year, and
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    AMERICAN vs. ENGLISH MACHINERY.
    539 14 ADVANTAGES OF GLASGOW LOCOMOTIVES. i It is interesting to note that coin- petition is obviously waking up some, at least, of our home manufacturers. 5 The last lot of locomotives obtained by the Burma Railways were supplied by a i well-known Glasgow firm at prices lower
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    WIRE NEWS.
    969 14 (From Papers by German Mail HOME. The Royal yacht Opldr left Port Said on the 31st March in the morning. An accident to a dredger blocked the Canal, and the Opkir anchored. Mr. Chamberlain, in reply to a question, said that the Government had been legally advised that
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      THE LATE MR. J L. JENKINS.
      519 14 I ro THE EDITOR OK THE u STRAITS TIME?' Mk, -A tew weeks ago you published i an article in the Stroits lunt i menting on the action of the Tru?t«* the Rallies Institution in givin; notice of dismissal to one of i their
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    ARMY RESPONSIBILITY.
    1895 15 -Kl.hV AND THE WAR IN f- 1 ;„I TH AFRICA. House of Lords on the night i&gt; ,,it. Lord Wolseley called Ae V ro certain allegations made retary of State for Foreign r: ,on the’advice given by him jfi juander-m-Chief of the Army ,,]*to the war in South
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    ROYAL VISIT TO CANADA
    84 15 A Montreal despatch states tljat Ihe Federated Trades and Labour Council, the leading body of working men there, has adopted a resolution opposing the civil grant of 10,000 dollars to entertain the Duke and Juchess of Cornwall during their visit. The Council urges that the money
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    MR. JOHN ROBERTS.
    159 15 Mil John Roberts, the billiard champion, who arrived yesterday afternoon by German mail, gave an exhibition Kincapore Club last night. His opponent was i&gt;r. Aiugiiston, 10 wnoin j lie conceded 650 points in 1000 up. The champion ran out an easy winner in an hour and forty
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    S. C. C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    119 15 (:W April.) WEDNESDAY’S PLAY. 44 A DOUBLES. FINAL. Norrie and Webb beat Upton and Mosley, 5-7, 6-2, 6-3. 44 c SINGLES. Ruehwaldy—3 b at Pennev ser.. 6-4, 3 6, 7-5. PROFESSION PAIRS Army /—Capts White and Dewing beat Army 7//—Butterwortb and 6-0, 6-3 (9 th
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    PASSENGER LIST.
    531 15 ARRIVALB. Per s. s. Tringganu from Sandakan via Sorts— Mr. and Mrs. H. Clifford, Mr. and Irs. Llewellyn, Messrs. Faubrian. Metelerkamp. and Rombonnet, Miss Butler, and Miss Zott. Per s. s. Sappho from Klang via ports— Messrs. W ise, Bailey, Maynard, Crompton, Jollard, and Mayer. Per 8.8. Pumea
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      SHIPPING IN PORT.
      266 15 Under this headingtbefollowingabbreviations are used:—Btr. —steamer eh.--*hip: bq. —barque; sch. —schooner; Yet.—Yacht; Oru. —Cruiser; Gbt. —Gunboat; Tor Torpedo; H.p.-Horae-power; Brtt.British U. B.—United States: Fr.— French; Ger. —German; T&gt;ut.— Duwth: job.—Job ore Ac., G. c., —Generalcargo d.p.— deck passengers: CJ.—lTncer tain*; T. P. W.—Tanjong Pagar Wharf T. P.
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      TRADING VESSELS &c.
      865 15 Arrivals BrNC* Nooh of Yesterday. Atlas, Brit. str. 1,994 tons, Capt Bergent, 12th Apl. From Moji, 30th Mar. Coals. U—Rds Ban Fo Soon, Dut. str. 222 tons Captain Odink, 12th Apl. From Pontianak, 10th Apl. G.c.. and 93 d.p. him Assam. U—Rds. Bombay P. AO. str. 2
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      VESSELS EXPECTED.
      111 15 Name, port, probable date of arrival and name of agents. Htkamirh. Agamemnon, China. Apl 28; Mansfield. Alboin, alcutta, Apl Borneo Coy. Ailing Beraa. Apl 12; Daendels. Ambria, Hamburg, Apl 22; Behn Meyer. Andalusia. Hamburg, left Mar 8; Arcadia. New York, Apl 21; Behn Meyer. Ballaarat, Colombo, Apl 21:
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      ARRIVALS.
      1346 16 i v»«LU*A«i Gom. Captain Fkom ;6a.lb D Cons.gk^. A Rig- iii .Apl .r w i i £\rj\ Hunt 'MaIscca 'Apl 2’S. .fiiwil Officer 3 Algerine u mjLi, .Malacca Apl -JOolouial Govt. 3 Sea Belle Col str. f&gt;00 kongkong Mar 26 Boustead ami Co. 3 Sui Sang Brit Mr. 1.
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      CLEARANCES.
      891 16 t I I&gt;ATB. VBBBBI/8 NaMK FLAG&KiG CAPTAIN DBBTI9ATION Jk.pl 4 Nam Yong Brit str. Smith Sourahaya via ports 4 Ban Whatt Soon str. i Row He Billiton and Poniianak 4 Kian Yang str. Shi in men Muar and Malacca 4 Calypso *ir. Lowry Penang and Deli 4 Ban Whatt
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