The Straits Budget, 5 November 1902

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  • 115 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE “STRAITS TIMES.” The Straits Times is widely read throughout Asia generally. It circulates in Singapore and Penang, throughout all the Protected States of the Malay Peninsula,'in Siam, Borneo, the Netherlands Indies, the Philippines, and French Indo-China. K3TA3LI3HED OVER HALF A CENTURY.
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  • The Straits Budget. WEDNESDAY, 5TH NOVEMBER.
    • 165 1 -Mr, rhe 9th October, at Shanghai, y > i.f V. s Souza, of Kobe, Japan, of a n WnrK!.KR--On the 12th October, at Kow- f-wifeuf F. Wheeler, of a daughter. On the 23rd October, at Kowloon, it wit*? oil;. B. .Spicer Simson, R.N., H.M.S. of a son. *n<» Hoth,
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    • 160 1 hk\i»— Durant—At Hongkong, James to Alice H. Durant, l>oth of 2j»kon^. Hp.:nkh h—Pakkhill—On the 11th Octo--1 -u Shanghai, Oscar Heinrich, youngest ‘'•tioAnz, of Tsingtau, to GRACE Lilie, daughter of the late SAMUEL PARK- *n**t Tide-Mirvevor ami Harbour Master, i’hefoo. Sof.bbkls—On the 15th October, at t'ARi. Ludwig Seitz, only son
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  • 170 1 Leading Articles. Education Question. Faulty Imperialism. Trading Enterprise. Racing Prospects. Borneo Affairs. Plutocrats. National Disgrace. Local. Market Quotations. Shipping News. Passenger List. Police News. Unlawful Society Case. Land Sale. Fowl Thieves. Departure of the Russian ConsulGeneral. Singapore Cold Storage. Alleged Reversal of Form. An Unpleasant Experience. The
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  • 203 1 The mail for Europe, this week, leaves by the B. I. s.s. Zamania. The next issue of the Budget will be despatched by the P. and O. s.s. Chusan. The mail from Europe of the 10th October by the P. and O. s.s. Ballaarat arrived on
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  • 620 1 Singapore, 5th November, 1902. PRODUCK. Gambier f 15.00 Copra Bali 9.00 do Pontianak 8.75 Pepper, Black buyers 34.00 do White, (8%) 54.00 Sago Flour Sarawak ,,3.97$ do Brunei No. 1 3.90 Pearl Sago 5.25 Coffee, Bali, 15% basis 22.75 Coffee, Palembaug, 20% basis 30.50 Coffee, Liberian No. 1 20.50
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  • REUTER’S TELEGRAMS.
    • 89 1 London 2 9th October. It is officially announced that the King expressed a wish that Mr. Chamberlain should visit His Majesty's Dominions over the Seas in one of His Majesty’s ships. The Admiralty has accordingly selected the new cruiser Good Hope to convey Mr.
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    • 37 1 The bulk of the Nationalist members of Parliament have suddenly left London for Ireland to note the progress of the land agitation. A few remain in attendance at the House for watching purposes.
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    • 23 1 The result of the race for the Cambridgeshire Stakes is as follows Ballantrae 1 St. Maclou 2 Nabot 3
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    • 29 1 SCEPTRE FOR SALE. But No Offers Made. Sceptre was offered for sale at Newmarket, at a reserve of 24,000 guineas. No bid was made, and the horse was withdrawn.
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    • 45 1 London 30 th Oct. Sir H. Campbell-Bannerman welcomes Mr. Chamberlain’s intended visit to the colonies. He says that no other Colonial Minis, ter has ever had a nobler opportunity of exhibiting the fame of the British nation as a governing people.
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    • 36 1 Colonel Swayne has arrived at Berbers, leaving Captain Cobbe in command at Bohotle. The garrison there is safe and guns have arrived, but further movement is improbable till a large force has been organised.
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    • 27 1 Mr, Ritchie, Chancellor of the Exchequer, has been elected Rector of the Aberdeen University by 362 votes against„332 cast for Mr. Asquith.
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    • 19 1 London 31 st Oct. The Aden Jhinterland question between Britain and Turkey has been satisfactorily settled.
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    • 111 1 Coffee District Laid Waste The coffee-bearing zone in the Central American republic of Guatemala has been buried under seven feet of sand and ashes, in consequence of outbursts from the volcano named Santa Maria. The losses are enormous. [There ere said to be thirty-one volcanoes in Guatemala. Santa
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    • 34 1 Boers Offer to Serve A number of ex-Boer commandants and several British officers at Johannesburg have decided to offer their services in Somaliland with a thousand pickdS men, half Boer, half British.
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    • 25 1 Completed and to Open The last link of the Pacific cable has been completed. The cable will be opened for traffic in December.
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    • 48 1 Powerful Squadron Coming Out. London 1 st Nov. Admiral Stakhelberg with a powerful squadron of Russian warships has sailed for the Far East. Though some Russian warships are returning to Europe, the Russian naval force in the Orient will be much strengthened.
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    • 11 1 Clause 8 of the Education Bill has been passed.
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    • 38 1 London 2nd Nov. Sir Robert Finlay has been elected Rector of the University of Edinburgh. [Sir Robert Rannatvne Finlay ha* been Attorney-General in tne present administration since 190 u and is M.P. for Inverness.]
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    • 21 1 The statement that the Aden boundary dispute has been settled is premature. The negotiations on the subject continue.
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    • 20 1 Lord Kitchener and Sir Francis Wingate have inspected the Assuan dam and have proceeded to Wady Haifa.
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    • 27 1 The Turkish Government has given categorical instructions for the withdrawal of its troops from the Aden hinterland. That incident is considered to be closed.
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    • 53 1 Lord Rosebery, speaking at Edinburgh, criticised the new army scheme prepared, as it was, in the absence of the best of the officers in South Africa. In Lord Rosebery’s opinion, Lcrd Kitchener should have been given powers to deal both with the War Office and
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    • 28 1 Italian gunboats have bombarded the island of Midi in the Red Sea, owiug to the failure of the Turks to punish Arab pirates.
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    • 28 1 London, 3rd November General Viljoen has written to Lor Roberts offering his services in Somaliland, if the proposal to raise a ltoer contingent is accepted.
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    • 64 1 Reservists Demonstrate in Hyde Park. Demand for Redress of Grievances. A demonstration of reservists returned from South Africa has been held at Hyde l ark. A resolution was passed demanding justice from the Government. The chairman at the demonstration stated that, unless the Government redressed their
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    • 32 2 A Grand Duke Dismissed from the Army. The Grand Duke Paul (uncle of the Czar), who is commander of the Corps of Guards, has been dismissed from the Russian army.
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    • 21 2 Mr. Chamberlain reaches Durban at the end of November. After staying in Natal, he will go to Pretoria.
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    • 40 2 The Kaiser’s visit to King Edward, in England, on Nov. 9th, aims mainly at removing the strong anti-German feeling at present prevailing among the members of the British Government, as well as among the British public.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 88 1 Tri free price of the Straits Times vear, or r#/-. The post free price sirait .1 Budget is $’J0 a year, or 40/- ()l necessary to subscribe for a year, v u; script ions for shorter periods are ithAame proportionate rate of price as cr i vear. The Shad* Budget
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    • 51 1 WE SHIP°n APPROVAL <lalluaau and guarantee eafe delivery. Higftnt Grade Cycles. Fully Warranted. £2.10 to £4.10 Dunlop Tyres. Steel or Wood RIsMb Free Wheels, Mud Guards and Brakes. 'RES, ACCESSORIES, porting Goode and Sewing lachines h*lf usual Prices. awest Fright Rates to all parte of the World. Mead’Cycle Co. c
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  • 115 1 DEATHS. y 1 >n October l*2th, at Yokohama, r A 1 Boteler, late 2nd Engineer J'Wliuna. n if, l.v-i-, E r A Shanghai, on the 15th October, l». »S«1«« years. j,. “gw w years. M P r >n October, at Sliang M li near Diktrich w^e °f M. DIETRICH, Hr
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  • 1802 2 (Straits Times 30 th October) To-morrow, Friday, the Legislative Council will meet to discuss the Supply Bill for 1903, and the item therein which we shall watch with the most particular interest is that affecting the Educational Department. Although it accomplished nothing very definite, our readers will remember
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  • 684 2 (Straits Times, 30 tk October Mr. C. McL. McHardy, F.S.S.—and F.S.S. does not mean Friend of the Straits Settlements —is responsible for the authorship of a pamphlet just issued under the auspices of the Navy League. At least it was forwarded to us for review by the last
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  • 493 2 (Straits Times 31 si October.) Since Abrabam weighed out hi* four hundred shekels of silver, current with the merchant and Joseph was hypothecated by his affectionate brethren to 11 a cohipany of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead and bound for Egypt, international commerce has spread and spread until nowadays,
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  • 480 2 {Straits Times 1st November.) From evil, occasionally, cometh good, and it does not seem entirely outside the probabilities that the trouble which seems to have generated itself in the Singapore Sporting Club during the recent meeting, may after all prove beneficial rather than otherwise to the racing interests
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  • 827 3 s ;,y, 'fy Timet, 1st November) I British Norik Borneo Herald the occasion of Mr. Alleyne departure from the Protec"X the occasion for a smack at the f', f ime ,s which we consider to be ite d in the premises. The idea Straits Timet should cherish ua
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  • 640 3 (Straits Times 1st November.) Solomon was wealthy, even for a Jew, the very name of Croesus is now a synonym for riches, and some of the Caesars were rolling in spoils so great that their value has never been computed. Then, in the matter of solid specie and precious
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  • 3547 3 (Straits Times 4th November.) Seldom does a despatch contain two messages so antithetical in their significance as does the first of Reuter’s telegrams to-day. Here on one side we find our whilom enemy, General Viljoen, —volunteering his services as leader of a Boer contingent for the campaign against
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  • 726 4 The great python serpent of the Paris Zoo has died after fasting for two years, five months, and three days, It is notified from Hanoi for the information of mariners that the light on Pulo Canton is working as usual. The Government dredger Mudlark went up the
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  • 159 4 A breakdown in the cable communication between here and Hongkong was discovered on Friday night, but the matter was soon attended to and there is poetically no delay in telegraphic messages now. The Eastern Telegraph Company set to work with commendable promptitude to discover the cause of
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  • Correspondence.
    • 377 4 To t\ue Editor of the “Straits Times. 11 Sik, —I think it may be of interest to the public of Singapore if you will kindly publish the following:— I am sorry to state that there will be a little delay in the formation of the Cold Storage
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    • 421 4 To the Editor of the Straits Times. 1 Sir, —In answer to Fairplay’s letter published in yesterday’s issue which I read with great pleasure, 1 can assure Fairplay that it is within no province of mine to teach the Stewards of the Singapore Sporting Club their
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  • 1178 4 It was hot evecTfhr s;« after tiOm the long chairs 00??' dah looked moot invitine v «r*. a book I stretched myoeTf P tkir,i quiet lead. The volume *1“? lnend and as for the twenti.?, mii conned over the joys and soS, predecessors in this out-po«
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 200 4 YESTERDAY’S LAND SALE. The following properties were disposed of by auctiou at Powell Co.’s sale-room yesterday. Five Government building allotments at Robinson Road, area 1,940 sq. ft. each. Upset price $6 per square foot. Lot 1 bought by G. A. Derrick at $7.65 per sq ft. =$14,841. Lot 2 bought
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  • 65 5 .John Barrett, the Special nvoV Plenipotentiary of the St. Louis Aprils Fair, was to leave Hongkong Bangkok on Sunday last, lie leaves p-.rt for this on November 6th and j iuinain in Singapore about a week -wi- going on to Colombo. During *;ayhere Mr. Barrett will,
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  • 136 5 Club Set on Fire. the past few weeks, says the correspondent at Sandakan, :.7r 'late 16th instant, British North Borneo had been visited by several r r;i-rive tiiunderstorms, one on wight of the 25th ult. being a: iUrly violent. It commenced i ;t midnight, lasted five hours,
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  • 280 5 —Malay Mail. 'N' e again has the territory of the >est Country Estate, Kajang, been by elephants. On this occasion ney were three or four in number, and l! '«i daintily nibbling at some gutta >mbang by way of an appetiser, they on to the more serious part
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  • 1261 5 Progress Report. The following is the report of the general manager of the Raub Australian Gold Mining Company for the month ending on the 18th instant: The sheets of mine measurements and assay results of prospecting work, prepared by the mine manager, show’ a total of 325 feet
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  • 673 5 General Firmin, the Haytian revolutionary leader, has taken refuge on board the United States cruiser Cincinnati at Gonaives, a port about forty miles north-east of Port au Prince. It is believed that the insurrection is now at an end, as the government troops have lately been victorious in
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  • 445 5 FRIDAY 31ST OCTOBER. A Malay died at 79 Minto Road last night from small-pox. Mr. Rudolf Lorzentzen lias been appointed vice-Consul for Germany at Sandakan. Three mineral experts were to leave London for British North Borneo on Sunday next. Up to the 1st inst. there had been 120 acceptances for
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  • 821 5 Farming and Cultivation. Farming in the Philippine Islands has not hitherto made that progress which marks the agricultural industry in many other parts of the world. The conquest by the United States of the territory might, however, lead to the adoption of new ideas and methods in following
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  • Correspondence.
    • 222 6 To the Editor of the Straits Times. 11 £ik, Whilst crossing Cavenagh Bridge at about 9.10 this morning I saw two European gentlemen drive past the rest of the traffic in a Stanhope In so doing they compelled the policeman stationed at the western approach
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    • 479 6 To the Editor of the Straits Times.' 1 Sir, —As the recent correspondence has failed to throw much light on the subject, perhaps you will allow one who has watched Yorkshire's running since she first came up here, to make a tew remarks. At the Spring
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  • 141 6 A Pahang correspondent says, in the Malay Mail that for some time great expectations have been entertained of the establishment of a gold mine, at Chamang but the usual luck, which rarely deserts the owner, has for once failed to smile on him. Perhaps this is due to
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  • 852 6 27 th Octol>er. Captain Rivis, Malay States Guides, and Mrs. Rivis have left the Native States for home. Mr. W. H. Dinsmore has been appointed Magistrate of the second class for Seremban Town and District. Mr. Hervey Caldicott has been granted fifteen days’ extension of leave.
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  • 566 6 Mr. S. Gad is provisionally recognised as Consul for Denmark at Singapore. Insp. Stenhouse, who has been at home on long leave, returned to Penang by the mail. Three men, recruited by Chief Inspector Black in Ireland, are due to arrive here shortly by the Benlomond. 4"
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  • 128 6 LI Echo de Chine has received news by wire from Peking that the Imperial decree dated the 13th of October ratifies the contracts made between H.E. Sheng Kung-pao Director-General of the Imperial Chinese Railways, and the RussoChinese Bank, represented by Mr. C. R. Wehrung, its French director for
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  • Correspondence.
    • 125 6 To the Editor of the Straits Times Deak Sir, —I was very much surprised and annoyed on being informed that the latest gossip about the Town, was to the effect that I am to be a partner in a livery and racing stable business to be started
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    • 220 6 To the Editor of the Straits Times' Sir, —With reference to complaints about reckless driving in to-day’s issue by Another European,” may I draw your attention and that of the public, to another danger on the roads, i.e. the carriages that frequent the highway without lighted lamps
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  • 149 6 The following is the Programme of the Musical Evening to be held by the Singapore Philharmonic Society on Tuesday next: 1. -Intermezzo Macbeth. Forget Me Not.” String Orchestra. 2. Song Mr. E. E. Long. 3. Solo Pianoforte Mr. E. Haasch. 4. Quartett..Friendship .Sullivan* Mrs. Wilson Barker, Messrs.
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  • 146 6 Americans in Dagupan, Philippines, are giddy from excitement over a rich haul two men made there the other day, says an exchange. The strangers sauntered into the town without any apparent object and disappeared with a big strong-box filled with Mexican dollars. During the night of the lltb
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  • 3677 6 H. B. Thk Governor n,.*.:. a meeting of the LeeiglS? de yesterday afternoon, When tl* present the Hon’bles the CoU-^ e tory, the Colonel Treasurer 'V ney General, the Auditor r„ the A «orColonial Engineer, the Ho„ ’?«h, (Resident Councillor of p1' K B '*h Hon’bles C. Stringer
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  • 285 7 Mr. W. G. Maxwell, registrar of courts, Kinta, to act as assistant secretary to Resident, with effect from the 18th October. Mr. P. A. F. David, assistant district magistrate, Kuala Kangsar, resumed the duties of his own appointment, with effect from the 18th October. Mr. W. S. Gibson,
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  • 232 7 Bushranging in Kwangtung. To say that China is still asleep, and has not followed in the wake of Western powers is a fallacy, as far as crime is concerned. For the past three weeks, a band of no less than eight mounted men, on wiry ponies and dressed
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  • 684 7 A Visit to Kwongchau-wan, A correspondent writes to the China Mail To the ordinary traveller, Kwongchauwan does not offer any inducement to land from the ship, which may be delayed a few hours discharging cargo. Our curiosity, however, became aroused as the ship entered this strategic
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  • 115 7 Referring to previous notices circulated locally respecting the accident to the Troubridge Lighthouse in the Gulf of St. Vincent as the result of an earthquake, masters of vessels and others are informed that the fixed light placed temporarily has now been superseded by a revolving light,
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  • 1379 8 The King’s birthday will be kept on the 11th instant. The next assizes at Singapore open on the 11th November. About nineteen inches of rain fell at Kuala Lumpur between the 1st and 159th ot last month. j Mr. G. S. Murray has been appointed M. L.
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  • 137 8 Dutch Point of View. The Nieinve Courant, a leading Dutch journal published in the Hague, has, in its issue of 3rd October, an article on Kelantan from the pen of a Dutch gentleman from Singapore who is at present living in the Hague. After referring to the
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  • Correspondence.
    • 445 8 The following documents speak for themselves:— To the Editor of the Straits Times Sir, —Will you kindly publish the two accompanying subscription lists of monies subscribed to the Cadet Corps Fund and collected by Mr. Tan Jiak Kim and his friends. The $431 which I have
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  • 158 8 Third List. Brought forward $1,034.50 Balance of Coronation Celebration Fund 182.92 Gi Uil lan Wood Jr Co. 25.00* Church Work Association 15.00 Mrs. J. K. B»rch 5.00 darkies Bros 26.00 Mr. J. O. Anthonisz 10.00* J. E. Romenij 10X0* Mrs. Polglaee 8.00 Do 12.00* Staff of Singapore
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  • 1131 8 THE CEREMONY AT ST. ANDREW’S. St. Andrew’s Cathedral was the scene of a charming wedding service on Saturday afternoon, when Mr. George James Elphick and Miss Eliza Abrams, the eldest daughter of Mr. H. Abrams, were united in the bonds of matrimony by the Rev. W. H. C.
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  • 360 8 Judgments Delivered. Their Lordshipa Sir Lionel Cox, Mr Justice Leach and Mr. Justice Hynd man-Jones, delivered judgments this morning in respect to the Appeal cases upon which decisions had been reserved Stuart v, Downie. The case of Stuart v. Downie was called on for judgment first. This was
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  • 54 8 The following are the names oHbe Singapore team for the lnterpo ing match :-Lieut. Elliot S Morrison 8.V.R., -I j 8.V.R., Lieut. C. M Ph'»*P r Captain Baker 13tb M.1.J® Paudso Rahim 13th M.I., Jemdr. Rao 3rd Hr Mohamed H^ 13th M.I., Hr. Fukrodin 13tb and
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  • 3251 9 meeting of Legislative Council iH -limed a t the Council Chamber Saturday morning, His Excellency r vernor presiding. The members were the Hon. the Resident lor of Malacca, the Hon. Dr. Keng, and the Hon. G. S. "yr Brown asked. ea-e that the Government in *'’.♦•i-tived a letter
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  • 347 9 The London correspondent of the Manchester Gvardian writes I have had a conversation with a Siamese who can speak with authority on the increasing employment of Japanese in high offices in Siam. It really arose out of a paragraph which I wrote a few days ago. The
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  • 485 9 Redistribution of Regiments. The following is the approximate placing of the Army on January 1st next. HOMEWARD FROM THE CAPE. 1st Dragoons, 5th Lancers, 6th Dragoons, 13th Hussais, 17th Lancers, 18th Hussars, the Foot Guards, 2nd East Kent Regt, 2nd Royal Fus., 1st Yorkshire Regt., 2nd Lancashire
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  • 566 10 The British transport Palawan left for Hongkong yesterday. We understand that Mr. Groves, the Chief Police Officer, is ill in Hospital. Dr. Solf, the Governor of Samoa, arrived here yesterday from Hongkong. The birthday parade at the Race course on Monday next will take place at 7.15
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  • 18 10 The monthly medal of the Garrison Oolf Club will be played for on Saturday next.
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  • 176 10 Chinaman Accidentally Killed at Xmas Island. A murder is reported from the Cocos Islands. A Chinese coolie employed by the Telegraph Co. is alleged to have murdered his mate on the Telegraph Co’s, island. He was arrested by his superiors and taken to Mr. Ross, who
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  • 240 10 Killed With No. 6 Shot. Mr. A Gow, of Serembm, had a unique experience in the early morning of Oct. 28th. About 4 a.m Mr. Gow was awakened from his peaceful slumber by his servants yelling out Tuan, tuan, remau, remau. Mr. Gow got his
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  • 428 10 The New B. I. Steamer. The s. s. Tara t the latest addition to the B. I. fleet, arrived here recently on her maiden trip and leaves for Calcutta to-morrow afternoon. While in Colombo, Calcutta and Rangoon, the vessel attracted a good deal of attention, and
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  • Correspondence.
    • 524 10 To the Editor of the Straits Times. 11 Sir, I have read with interest your leading article in the Straits Times of the 1st November, and also the many letters re the reversal of form at the last races. Being a stranger in a strange land and
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  • 289 10 A general meeting of the S. Y\ Corps was held in the Drill Hall yesterday evening, Col. Murray, Commandant, in the chair. The business before the members was the consideration of the carrying on of the Volunteer canteen, which has made a loss during the past
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  • 1119 10 The meeting of Legislative Council was resumed yesterday afternoon, H. K. the Governor presiding. The members absent were the Officer Commanding the Troops, the Resident Councillor of Malacca, the Hon. J. M. B. Vermont, and the Hon. Dr. Lim Boon Keng. With regard to the vote on account
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  • 454 10 The Curse of Gold. Another gold-bearing region is likely to be soon on the mining market. This region lies in the petty independent State of Korinchi on the West Coast of Sumatra. Korinchi is a mysterious country near the Netherlands provinces of the Padang Highland?, Bencoolen, and Jambi.
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  • 1417 11 Text of the Agreement. lj.it j»' 1 13 Republic and \I iiesty the King of Siam t being l lsiroiis of rendering closer and more les j;' a 1 the friendly relations existing ween the two countries, and of riinff certain difficulties which have et u concerning the
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  • 281 11 In order to make this Club attractive to young men who are desirous of spending a quiet evening at billiards &c. the management have incurred considerable outlay in the way of making things comfortable. Good refreshments at moderate rates can be obtained on the premises, while the
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  • 975 11 Dutch Point of View. The Nieuwe Couront, a leading Dutch journal published in the Hague, has, in its issue of 3rd October, an article on Kelantan from the pen of a Dutch gentleman from Singapore who is at present living in the Hague. After referring to the
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  • 339 11 Home. Mr. Andrew Carnegie, when receiving an honorary degree at St. Andrew’s University, made a remarkable speech. He urged the Kaiser to use his influence to create a United States in Europe on an industrial basis. This alone is able to conquer fresh markets and repel the American
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  • SHIPPING.
    • 162 11 Under this heading the following abbreviations are used —str. —steamer sh.— ship; bq.—barque; sch. —schooner; Yet. Yacht; Cru. —Cruiser; Gbt. —Gunboat; Tor. —Torpedo; H.p. -Horse-power; Brit. —British; U. 8.—United States; Fch.—French; Ger. —German; Dut. —Dutch; Joh.—J ohore; G.c.—General-cargo; d.p.—deck passenger; U.—Uncertain T. P. W.—Tanjong Pagai Wharf; T.P.D.—Tanjong
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    • 1108 11 Arrivals since Noon of Saturday. Asahan Ger. str. 161 tons, Capt Peters, 4th Nov. From Asahan, 2nd Nov. Coffee, and 36 d.p. Behn Meyer A Co. For Asahan 6th—W. Ban Fo Soon Dut. str. 222 tons, Captain Odink, 4th Nov. From Sambas, 1st Nov. G.c., and 71
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    • 355 12 VESS ELS EXPECTED. Name, pari, probable date of arrival and name of agents. STBAM2&8. Agamemnon, H’kong, Nov 80; Mansfield. Alesia, Hoigkom*, Jan 7 Behn Meyer. Annam, Hongkong, Nov ?3 M. Maritime*. Bengal, Bombay, Nov 16 P. A O. Benlomond, London, due Nov 10 P. S. Bayern, Hamburg, Nov 22 Behn
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    • 828 12 M Flag j Vssski.’s Name A Tons. Captain Fkom Sailbi 1 Consign* k>. Rio. Oct 30 Nanslmn str.i 1299 Stovell Amoy (><*t 21 Guthrie and Co. 30 Teresa str. 753 Slaker Macassar Oct 2) Wee Bin and Co. 30 Tetartos Ger str. 1578 Dinne I.Anioy Oct 22 Wee Bin
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    • 623 12 Date. Vessel’s Name. Flag A Rig. Tons. Destination Oct 80 Sabine Rickmers Brit str. 690 Pulo Samboe 30 Pont anak str. 97 Tringganu via Dorts 30 Wilhelm str. 588 Macassar via porta 80 Sambas Ger str. 243 Billiton and Pontianak SO Resident Schiff Dut str. 63 Rhio 30 Benlarig
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  • Page 11 Advertisements

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    • 456 12 SITUATION WANTED. MINING msn peeks engagement; 20 years' practical experience in &old, copper, ar.d tin can speak Malay Apply to “Australian Miner c/o Age Office, Melbourne. tu.th.s. *23/10 COMMON SENSE-NUTSHELl A new medical work on the causes and u.*»*t 'vientific ant effectual means of self-cure ever discovered i<-r nervous ar*l
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    • 448 12 m rT* 1 Mil l>8, •V YS 1*8! INDIGESTION means torturing pain, incessant weariness, wretched days and wakeful nights. Ic mean3 being done up/' played out,” bowled over,” good-for-nothing all the day and every day. It means starved blood, starved muscles, a starved body, and a starred brain; in short,
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    • 121 12 LEA PERRINS’ Messrs. LEA Sc PERRINS beg to announce that, to further safeguard the public against imitations of their world-renowned Original Worcestershire Sauce, they are now printing their ikgnature in white, diagonally across the upjjfr part of the red label on each bottle. Anyone copying^ he same will be at
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