The Straits Budget, 4 May 1905

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    37 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OP THE “STRAITS TIMES. ri.isHKD over Half a Century Cable Address: Times, Singapore. Straits Budget, 40 Cents. Straits Times 15 cents. VOL. LIX. SINGAPORE. THURSDAY. 4 MAY. 1905. NO. 2403
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  • The Straits Budget. THURSDAY, 4TH MAY.
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      BIRTH.
      159 1 ti c Pth April, at Berlin, the wife V grin. <d a daughter. N in the 12th April, at Shanghai, t;. Hearn, M.D., M. E. Mission, i -on the loth A\ nil, at Shanghai, 1 F l.** ier, of a daughter. _(Mi the lith April, at Peking, K. 'Hillier,
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      MARRIAGES.
      180 1 N l.\w:—On the Pith April, at s IViry. second son of W.J. Crighton, Whal’ey Range, Manchester, to v .nd dau\rhtei of the late Alexander L w. ...-Williams Rokertsos On the t r St. Andrew's Cathedral, Singa- v Lev. H. C. Izard, Bertie Cecil ,Y. .rein e Marv Williams-Robertson, .li.tctl
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    Table of Contents.
    352 1 Leading Articles. Page. S 1 1 it: Sc ,re 1 Bj!':c Fleet 1 Press 2 Lt-v;:* O'-e*tion 2 Tici/ria Journalism *2 Ituiti.ra*! .a Fees 2 Local. i 'iLts'-ic Occurrences 1 s u:iituary of the Week 1 Experimental Paving in BatMy Rjad 4 > Up* for Singapore 1
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    Summary of the Week.
    266 1 The Straits Budget this week, is despatched by the B. 1. ss. Bharata. The German mail for Europe by the P. E. Friedrich closed on Monday. The P. O. mail from Europe by the Malta arrived on Friday. Dr. Galloway has resigned his seat on the
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      ROCKEFELLER’S GIFT.
      369 1 (Straits Times 27 th April. If Mr. H. C. Ehrenfels, the genial Attorney in Singapore for the Standard Oil Co, would only talk on matters pertaining to the system of management affected by that concern, or about the American Foreign Missions, with the same mellifluous tact and urbanity
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      GUN SCARE.
      892 1 (Straits Times 28th April.) Sensational is a mild word to use in connection with the article which has appeared in the Daily Graphic over the enigmatic initials of 14 C. B,” and which seemingly wipes out, wPh a stroke of the pen so to speak, 25 per cent
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      BALTIC FLEET.
      639 1 (Straits Times 28th April) From the actions of the British warships here during thick weather it is to be inferred that Admiral NegobatofFs auxiliary squadron is presumed to be possibly coming down this way, and it is not desired that it should pass through without being observed on
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      PRO RUSSIAN PRESS.
      990 2 Straits Times, -29th April. Tb- recent commitment of certain Jrt.nt teamen refusing to proceed north in B collier sf and their subsequent release by order of the Colonial tecretarj, would seem to indicate that the souls of the sailors that man our latter-. a> British merchant-men are
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      LAWAS QUESTION.
      1576 2 (Strain Tima* 2nd M<y J 1ST a fort night ago—on April 17th —it was stated in these columns that there was every reason to believe that serious friction was likely to result between the Sarawak Government and Mr. Brooke Johnson, as a result, of their rival claims in
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      TIENTSIN JOURNALISM.
      626 2 (Straits Timet, 3rd May) It has been previously noted in these columns that our Tientsin contemporaries iliilVr materially from little birds in their little nests, inasmuch as that they utterly tail to spree with each other. The latest trouble between them is anent a banquet to the departing
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      IMMIGRATION FEES.
      3450 2 (Slrxits Times 3rd X One of the most interesting exqm of what a Colonial administration do is furnished by the great Cor4 7 wealth of Australia where the tion is at a standstill and immigration is forbidden 0 V deference to the behest of a know l nothing
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    42 1 DEATHS. &gt; l.:. M vV :-&lt;)u the l“tli April, at Frederick Xevill-May, ot the Im- i M 'ii i’ iii Customs Service, aged 71 year- I til t ir&gt; -Jmh Vprii. at the European K .a: i Lumpur, Margaret Annabel, '*ii&gt; Login Tod.
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    THURSDAY, 27TH APRIL.
    593 3 The port of Singapore has been declared infected by the Government of Madras owing to the existence of plague. The quarantine restrictions here against the port of Bangkok on account of plague have been withdrawn. Tins horrible i e idinc lately appeared in a Manila paper: —The
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    JOHORE VOLUNTEERS.
    61 3 There was a massed parade of the Johore Volunteers at Johore on Tuesday, when over £OO Volunteers from Johore, Muar, and Batu Pahat turned out for inspection by H. H. the Sultan. There will be another parade on Saturday, when the Sultan will appoint officers and give out
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    “ ONE UP ” FOR SINGAPORE.
    107 3 ONE UP FOR SINGAPORE. Mr. Fred Jones, a well-known Australian, when recently visiting Hongkong, and asked by a Telegraph representative regarding the imports into that port from Australia, gave vent to a growl,” it is reported. There are no statistics to he got here. True there is no Customs because
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    WHIPPING IN THE F. M. S.
    189 4 Now that a Whipping Bill ife before the Legislative Council it is interesting to note that, according to the Perak correspondent of the “Pinang Gazette, Sir John Anderson has disapproved of certain sentences of flogging imposed by F.M.S. Magistrates. “While most of us admire
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    LIST OF PASSENGERS.
    817 4 Arrived. Pci M. M. S.S. La Sff/ne —From Batavia— Mr. M. Menier, Mr. Franck, Mr. Rheimer, Mr. Prenjjer, Mr. Barthei, Mr. and Mrs. An»:uillia Mrs Jo eph and son, Mr. Panlis, Miss Mauld. Per M. M. s.«. Ernest Simons .—From Marseilles —Mr. Mrs. and Miss Pardo de
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      THE “ALLEGED SPY” AT PULO BRANI.
      132 4 To the Editor of the “Straits Times.’ Sir, In the leader of your issue of yesterday, have you uot somewhat prejudged the trial of the Stafi Conductor—a man of many year’s service Yours, etc, Fairplay. Singapore, 26th April. The last thing we would wish
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    SEPOY LINES GOLF CLUB.
    200 4 Two matches have been played during the last week against combined teams of H.M.S. Amphitrite and H.M.S. Thetis. The Club was successful on each occa--8 ion. The following are the scores Lieut. Legard (Thetis) 0 Dr. Finlayson 2 Beamish (Amph.) 1 Capi. Murphy 0 Mr. Woodman
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    EXPERIMENTAL PAVING IN BATTERY ROAD.
    209 4 The Municipal Engineer (Mr. Peirce) is presently supervising the laying down of an experimental length of street paving in Battery Road. It is known as the Indian patent s r one paving. A smooth surface resembling concrete is laid on a bed of road metal
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    F. M. S. NOTES.
    245 4 From Information received from the Chinese dhobies, the “Malay Mail” gathers that they intend to remain on strike for at least a month, at Kuala Lumpur. They want the Government to erect for, or ullot to, them a special building for their work, and to stabion
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    THE SULTAN’S RETURN.
    2432 4 Another Banquet and Some Interesting Speeches. Johore is still tn fete over the return of H. H the Sultan, and last night an elaborate banquet of welcome. wa extended to H. H by the officials of the Johore Government, in the new Johore Hotel. It was the
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    A DAY AT THE DINDINGS.
    1953 5 Lumu t Become a Port Arthur it, !'&lt;-/■&lt;//.■ Correspondent n 11 the same talk. j', in'iv it will be the same! &gt; ’:i\e 1 see a clock at the v .ii the newspapers P- j t he genial towkay as we octagonal “Pavilion" &lt; l'adang
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    POLICE NEWS.
    382 5 A complaint has been made to the local magistrate that a Chinaman, one of the crew of a steamer now in this port, lost his life on board, the result* of having been set upon by others, when the vessel was at New York in January last. The
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    SPORTING NOTES.
    1073 5 The track was in splendid condition this morning, and brisk work was indulged in by the majority of the horses and griffins. The latter mostly went short spurts of 4 and 5 furlongs. Ampng the first to make an appearance on the track was Sir B., the Maiden
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    MECCA PILGRIMS.
    636 5 The following letter appears in the “Straits Echo’’ over the signature of Onlooker":—As is well known, the Straits Go\eminent has brought before the Legislative Council an Ordinance to provide for the regulation and control of pilgrim passage brokers. The Bill is designed to check the frauds, unfortunately far
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    RUBBER MARKET.
    406 6 Messrs. Lewis and Peat’s Report. London, 81st March. Para. There has been very little doing in Fine since our last but quotations are about steady. The sales include Fine Hard at 5/6J to 5 6 for near delivery and soft at 5.5A p. lb. Negroheads quiet at to
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    WEDDING.
    407 6 Van Cuylenburg-Keun. On Easter Monday, 24th April, at St. Andrew’s Cathedral, by the Rev. H. C. Izard, Mr. Ernest Keun of the Medical Department Selangor, F. M. S., was married to Miss Caroline Amelia, elder daughter of Mr. Jahn Van Cuylenburg. The bride, who was given away by her
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    FRIDAY, 28TH APRIL.
    443 6 A football match, Penang v. Perak, came off at Penang on Monday and ended in a draw. The cricket match Penang v. Perak ended on Saturday. Perak won by 25 runs. Intehport Golf at Penang between that Settlement and Perak took place on Sunday. Penang won by
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    RUBBER.
    127 6 The Straits Echo lias been shown half--a-dozen very fine sample sheets of Para rubber from Bertaiu Estate, Province Wellesley, one of which is certainly the palest sheet yet seen in the Straits, while the others are all of good colour and appear to be excellently clean and of high
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    THE “SULLY.”
    182 6 Still In Statu Quo.” Mr. W. C. Jack, of Messrs. Wilks and Company, arrived the other day at Hongkong from Haiphong, having left the “Sully” for that port. Mr. Jack, says the “Hongkong Telegraph,” has returned to supervise the construction of the pontoon now being built in the
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    POLICE NEWS.
    444 6 Wee Ah Chee was a cook in the employ of Mrs. A. Bailey at Radin Mas,” Kampong Bahru. Yesterday evening, he was rebuked by his mistress for serving tainted mutton for dinner. He theieupon grew excited and began to make a noise. His mistress told him he must
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    FAR EASTERN BANKING.
    388 6 A nfmbi r of hank reports are to hard, siys the Glebe 1 f the 3If t Mi.uh Two reports are those of institutions operating chiefly with British capital in the Far East. The directors of the Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China rrton menu. afit
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    RUBBER PROSPECTS.
    605 6 Rapid Increase in Demand. Mr. George Cullen Pearson, as a practical rubber planter, has written a long letter to the Modern Mexico” newspaper, mainly on the subject of the future price of rubber, which he thinks cannot possibly fall below a remunerative rate. He does not believe that
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    SINGAPORE TIME BALLS.
    213 6 The Master Attendant lias issued the following notice to shippers regarding the local time balls: Time balls on Fort Canning and Mount Faber are dropped daily at 1 p m mean-time of the 105th meridian: being hoisted five minutes previously. The observatory at Mount Faber from which
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    THE N.T. SOCIETY CHEQUE CASE.
    797 6 Alleged $6,000 Forgery A few particulars have a lrL peared in these columns anem.i y lb which on the afternoon of n ult. a cleverly forged C h»,,‘ e 55,885.35 purporting to be dr-nv- Soen To against hi account Netherlands Trading Society through and cashed.
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    BALTIC FLEET.
    527 7 Fleet still at Kamranh Bay. t p /wirt of the Dutch steamer which arrived this morning f Yokohama, Kuchinotzu, Amoy, ron H r knr.o. reports that he passed ir u'miranh' Bay at night and saw a oflbirs on the 25th.” Britis h Cruisers on the Qui Vive. morning
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    PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY.
    437 7 The Annual Report. i he report of the committee of the •-lnsapore Philharmonic Society, which *U1 be presented at the annual meeting probers to be held on Monday next a! 5.15, states T’ past season was a most satisfactorv one from every point of view and, ev «n
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    RUBBER NOTES.
    729 7 High Price for Ceara Rubber. Mr. F. J. Holloway, of Kapitigalla, Matale writes to the “Ceylon Observer’ —I tapped 20 Ceara rubber trees on this estate growing at an elevation of about 2,000 feet. The largest had a girth of 24 inches 3 feet above the ground and
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    THE EARTHQUAKE IN INDIA.
    1603 7 Further Details. Skmla, 8th April. The telegraph line to Kashmir is open, but no reports of casualties there have reached the Government of India. Rebuilding Necessary. The rebuilding of Viceregal Lodge will take several months. Lady Curzon and her children are at present living at ‘‘Curzon
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    SATURDAY, 29TH APRIL.
    413 7 i he Ital a Mil't'- see Marina announces *h*t the Dalian cruiser/Wta has been ordered ho Tie from Ch ra. Quarantine restricts i.» here against the pert of Shanghai in account of smallpox have been withdrawn. The Bangkok auth. riti have withdrawn the restriction- thire against the
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    THE RUSSIAN FLEET.
    145 7 Admiral NegobatofFs Squadron not yet sighted here. Up to 2 o’clock this afternoon, Admiral Negobatofi’s Squadron, which was reported as having been sighted 60 miles south of Penang at 8-30 o’clock on Thursday night, had not been sighted locally. The point where the Catharine A pear passed
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    LATEST BETTING.
    124 7 The following are the odds for the Singapore Derby and the Maiden Plate, at the coming Singapore Race Meeting, as quoted at noon to-day by Mr. C Robinson: Singapore Derby. 5 to 1 Devilment taken 4/1 offered 5 to 1 Cadenas and offered 10 to 1 Cornwell 8/1
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    SPORTING NOTES.
    1171 8 The heavy rain of yesterday left the course in a very Boddened condition, but did not in any way interfere with this morning’s work. Juindo was the first to make an appearance. He put in a good strongly mile gallop, moving well. Sir. B. and a grey maiden
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    NETHERLANDS INDIA.
    399 8 The output of the tin mines of Banka which are worked by Government fell 35,000 piculs short in 1904 —a loss of three millions of guilders to the Treasury. Mining, this year, started there with seven thousand miners short. The number at work ought to be fifteen thousand.
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    ROYAL JOHORE TIN MINING CO., LTD.
    110 8 The fifth ordinary general meeting of the above company was held to-day at the offices of the General Agents, Messrs Huttenbach Bros, and Co. Mr. C. B. Buckley presided, and there were also present Messrs. D. S. Carmichael, W. Ewald, (directors), Blacker, Vogler, Lean,
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    WIRE GUNS.
    1094 8 How they are made. The following account of how wire guns are made will he read with interest following on Hie references in Reuter's telegian-s y*sittday to delects in such guns as uttii in if:u British Navy Wire guns arc now made of almost an calibres, ranging from
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    A DAY WITH THE BALTIC FLEET.
    927 8 Interesting Details. The “South China Morning Post” o; the 15th April presents to its readers a very interesting description of the Baltic Fleet as it appeared in the China Sea on April 11th. The matter was handed in to it by a gentleman who
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    GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.
    88 8 The appoin'nen? of Anderson as urofficinl M confirmed. Captain J. Grovn has been snpcinttd H« r.ciar. V to the Vr v recognised as Cccsul-Gerer-* Germary in the S S. and r j the Consulates for Au«tv• j-H and Turkey at Singapore. It i« that the Indian Immigration Or.
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    M. L. C.
    96 8 Mr. August Huttenua* k 1•• gazetted to be, provisional!*- *r ject to the approval of His M w King, an Unofficial Member Legislative Council of the r\ Settlements during the absence the Colony of Mr. John Turner Dr. D. J. Galloway has re*'.his seat as a Member
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    SINGAPORE TRAMWAY.
    93 8 The Singapore Electric Tranm Limited, has been registered at Lex: with a capital of .£400,C00 in to acquire the business of the Tramways, Limited (incorporaUu 1901); to adopt an agreement wi:iEast India Construction sfyeens Limited to construct or acquire, e r (either by electrical, steam. h:r*c other power)
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    SEIZED BY A TIGER.
    124 8 About three o’clock on Monday &gt;••• noon, a wood cutter in the jurgle Ampang (Selangor) was I by a tiger. The unfortunate mans say the Malay Mail was crushed the tiger’s jaws, the most injuries being inflicted, thewk 1 from the jaws upward, beings The shouts
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    BORNEO OIL.
    98 8 The Shell Transport and T £j Company report that statistic I received from the oil fields in for the first 13 weeks of the the following results J crude oil in 1905, 95,074 l t f Ii !'mi! 53,290 tons in 1901 The the refinerv was 23 340
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    SWIMMING.
    383 9 The Best of Exercises. th«* advent of the warm weather, II, lu: kong paper, young Hongkong l, to the water like a duck. The may therefore interest all who the natatarial art x it" of experiments, conducted by |&gt; jj;.\vk. demonstrator of physiolo- ht-mistrv at the University of .vlvatfia.
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    IS RUSSIA SOLVENT ?
    199 9 IS RUSSIA SOLVENT i i&gt; the title of two articles 1 Tni.e&gt; bv Mr. Lucien Wolf, lie that m Russia land is everywhere m value, thi' land-owners are gett th* end of their resources, arrears k mt taxation are accumulating, and n tii- nhvsiijue of the peasantry is suci’ r,
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    WANTS TO BE EXECUTED.
    219 9 Extraordinary Appeal. Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Paris has received an appeal, “7 0,1 bc-lmlf of a convict, against M4 ri 'i' ,n an assize court which failMtiirt In* death penalty. This cv'iiiiary appeal is explained in this f v U•mien ined to death by the
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    MONDAY, 1ST MAY.
    704 9 Messrs. Caldbeck, Macgregor Co. have started a branch of their busintts here in Penang The cable steaur'T Mo r.iet r.‘turned Ibis mornujg from the Straits after repairing cables. The Times of Malaya understands that arrangements are being made to extend the cold storage scheme to Ipoh. The
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      OF INTEREST TO ACCOUNTANTS.
      227 9 To the Editor of the “Straits Times” Sir, —In a community of such va£t commercial importance as Singapore the requirements of trade are so rigorous from a financial point of view, and the requisite daily calculations in regard to interest, exchange, etc., so numerous that I
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      EMPIRE DAY.
      382 9 To the Editor of the “Straits Times.” Sir,— May I be permitted, through your columns, to draw the attention of your readers to the near approach of 44 Empire Day,” May 24th, and to express the hope that, if they observed the day last year, they will do
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    SUPREME COURT.
    158 9 The Supreme Court resumed its sittings to-day, Sir Lionel Cox, the Chief Justice, having returned from Penang on Saturday. His Lordship heard summonses in Chambers of which there was a large number to be disposed of. Mr. Justice Leslie Thornton remains at Penang over the hearing of appeals
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    THE JOHORE VOLUNTEERS.
    509 9 Officers and N.C.O.’s Appointed. At 4 JO on Saturday afternoon the Joht :e Volunteers, about two hundred strong. and comprising detachments f-on; Muar, Bjtu Pahat, and Kota Tinggi paraded in the beautiful grounds of the Is?ana Besar. The men looked very sraa?t and soldierlike, and were clad
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    SINGAPORE RIFLE ASSOCIATION.
    316 9 The fifth annual rifle meeting of the Singapore Rifie Association will commence on the 10th June. Programme as under. Sat. 10th June General’s Cup. 2.30 p.111. Sun. 11th Governor’s Cup 1st Stage 7.30 a.m. Mon. 12th 2nd 7.30 a.ni. Pith 3rd 2.30 p.m. Sat. 17th Presidt’s. Prize
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    THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE.
    1064 9 Some Notes on the Games. By An Old PI yer Ihe result of League matches played since last notes are as foil jwb Results. F. heat A. 4 0 80 Coy. beat R. E q 78 beat *‘G” Coy. 2 0 80 beat 3 0 B. beat
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    POLICE NEWS.
    282 10 On Friday, two Chinese were arraigned before Messrs. Howard and Colman on an allegation of causing grievous hurt by knocking out two teeth belonging to Lim Tek Tin on the 12th ol February, 1902. Mr. Ong Siang appeared for the complainant; Mr. R. Lowell for the defendants. The
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    THE ASSIZES.
    149 10 To-morr-YV the Assizes will commence, Sir Lionel Cox, Chief Justice, presiding. There are 13 cases on the calendar, implicating 21 persons. The list is as follows: Lim Pee, housebreaking with intent to commit theft; Sint Pang, theft. Ho A Chow, armed gang robbery Lim A Teh and Liew
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    BALTIC FLEET.
    180 10 The presence of the Baltic fleet in Southern waters has had a marked effect upon the vegetable market, says the ‘‘China Mail.” Orders by the dozen have been received for large supplies of potatoes, onions, and green stuff generally for shipment to Saigon, and all the gardeners in
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    ALLEGED SPY AT PULO BRANI.
    952 10 Police Court Proceedings. This morning, Vladimir Antonovitch Horvitch, reported to be a Russian, was charged before Mr. Howard, first Magistrate, with trespassing on military premises without lawfal authority on the 22nd ult., with being in the vicinity of the fortifications with sketching materials in his
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    A CARRIAGE ACCIDENT.
    93 10 About 5 o’clock on Saturday afteruoon Mrs. Mosley was being driven round the Esplanade in her carriage when the horse suddenly bolted, having apparently taken fright at something passing. The syce clung to the reins, but was unable to control the animal which dashed off towards the
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    PENANG SHIPPING CASE.
    118 10 The Court of Appeal in Penang has affirmed the judgment in favour of Capt. Wood, late masttr of the s. s. Rotorua given by Mr. Justice Law in January 1904. The Rotorua left Wellington (N.Z.) on sth April 1903 and arrived in Penang 10th May of the
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    ROYAL STATUE FOR HONGKONG.
    138 10 The Illustrated London News has a sketch of the statue of H. R. H. The Prince of Wales, which has been designed by Mr. George Wade for Hongkong. From the pictorial representation the statue appears to be a very handsome work of art and is a
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    FARNHAM BOYD.
    125 10 There seems to have been a bit of a breeze between the directors and the shareholders of Messrs. S. C. Franham Boyd Co., Ltd., regarding the fruitless negotiations for disposing of the concern to a London Syndicate. Shanghai papers state that eleven shareholders addressed a joint letter to
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    THEATRICALS AT SEREMBAN.
    146 10 His Excellency the Governor was to be produced in Seremban on Saturday last, under the direction of Mr. A. B. Cross,whose good work in connection with things musical and dramatic during his residence in Singapore will be well remembered. The cast was made up as follows: H.
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    THE AMERICAN ‘TOMMY.’
    1971 10 His Life in the Philippines. Prior to the Spanish-Americau War, says the “China Mail,” the American Army was a little-known quantity; but the campaigns iu Cuba and the Philippines, and, later still in China, have now made the soldier of the states a more or less familiar
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    RUSSIA IN WAR TIME.
    1516 11 Trip to Black Sea Ports. A indent supplies us with int &gt; -inc uccjiio: of a trip to —Me- :rs. Wee 17 1 n ifc Co.’s s.s. 7 eh left Sdigapore under I:.I."-. O i rbi Colombo and L. *•:&lt;-: liy.h D-cember last, re* \e- i
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    S. V. A. RIFLE CLUB.
    87 11 Dull and showery weather prevailed during Saturday afternoon, when the first portion of the S.V.A. Rifle Club’s meeting took place at the Ballestier Range. The results were Handicap open to members class A —Sergt. Block 91, 2 Br. Stockwell 90, 3 Cpl Watt 90. Handicap,
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    TUESDAY, 2ND MAY.
    527 11 Hon. W. H. Shelford is at present on a visit to Penang. The German mail steamer Zieten left Port Said yesterday outward bound. She is due here on Friday, 19th instant. Mr. Skinner Turner, the new judge appointed to the British Consular Court at Bangkok, arrived there
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      BRITISH NORTH BORNEO.
      662 11 To the Editor of the “Straits Times Sir, —During my residence in British North Borneo I have been much struck by the manner in which questions relating to this country are discussed by the Straits Press. It is difficult for an unofficial person like myselfto understand why
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      “A WHITE OCEAN.”
      469 11 To the Editor of the “Straits Times.” Sir, —Touching the just concluded difficulty between the Australian Government and the Orient Co., and the very unfavourable comments, re Australia’s views on this question, in England and elsewhere, but particularly in England, as a matter of fact the Australian
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      TO THE POLICE.
      122 11 To the Editor of the “Straits Times.” Sir, —Allow me to draw the attention of the authorities concerned to frequent robberies from residents of Prinsep St. Not a few have lost valuable property. On the night of the 29th, a Malay gentleman residing at 70 Prinsep St
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      THE CASE FOR ACCOUNTANTS.
      1232 11 To the Editor of the “Straits Times.” Sir, —With reference to the letter signed Usurer,” I have the honor to send you enclosed an explanation to prove that a man who is borrowing £100, with repayment in four equal quarterly instalments of £30 each, is paying
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    THE LATE MR. C. PHILLIPS.
    495 12 A Tablet Unveiled. The Presbyterian Mission Chapel in Prinsep Street was last night the scene of an impressive ceremony—the unveiling of a tablet to the memory of the late Mr. C. Phillips. The ceremony was performed by Mr. C. B Buckley. The Rev. W. Murray
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    A TOLERABLE “ HAUL.”
    207 12 A TOLERABLE HAUL.” On 16th March, Tan Tek Chuan, partner in the firm of Ho Ti Beng, 38 High Street, closed the shop and went home. He returned about 945 on the following morning, and found that the front door was fastened on the inside. Finding No. 37, an empty
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    SEREMBAN NOTES.
    415 12 Seremban, 30th April. A theatrical performance was given in the Seremban Club on Saturday evening the 29th insfc. Mr. A. B. Cross as director is much to be congratulated on the selection of bis Ck cast.” The characters great and small were all admirably tilled, the play well
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    STOWAWAYS FROM SINGAPORE.
    169 12 The s.s. Lightning which arrived at Hongkong from Singapore on the 24th April, hauded over nine Chinese stowaways to the Police. Some of these men are believed to have been amongst a nu nber who escaped from goal at Singapore some ago. On board, before they were
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    SINGAPORE PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY.
    103 12 The annual general meeting was held yesterday afternoon at the Town Hall at 5 p. m, the President, Mr. W. G. St Clair, in the chair. After the Hon. Treasurer, Mr. H. W. Noon, had explained several points in the year’s accounts, these and the Committee's report
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    BROMHEAD-MATTHEWS SHIELD.
    77 12 Information has come to hand from the Adjutant, Penang Volunteers, that the result of this Competition is as follows: Malay States V. R. 530 Singapore R. E. (V.) 509 Singapore V. 1 504 Penang V 428 Malacca Co. S. V. C. Singapore V. A. j Returned no wore.
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    THE MOTOR-CAR IN SINGAPORE.
    863 12 A Chat With Mr. Kester. During the last* few days, a distinguished feature of street traffic in Singapore has been the big speedy automobile in which Mr. G. Kester, managing partner of the Federal Automobile Mail Service of the Federated Malay States, has been travelling aroifiid
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    BALTIC FLEET.
    836 12 Colliers Sighted by the P Ceylon.” U Capt. Locksto.ne of the p Ceylon, which arrived vesterd, 3ni 0 neon from Hongkone rFrir ,,j' Master Attendant’s arrival i :a on April 30th at 10 a m. he deeply laden colliers, Hortlein, Tertia, and Meckell,,,,,',- 5.30 N. and Lone. 10«.«
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    BAD 'RIKISHA COOLIES.
    171 13 j, ,int&gt; about’ rikiSsha coolies refused demanding extortionate t: n miinerous. In the vicinity 1 Times'' otlice, for instance, impossible to get a ‘rikisha L -i there an* numbers about. Out,&gt;l »iiirti Farm there are always i rikishas. but the coolies take anvone except people comi the
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    THE ASSIZES.
    133 13 Arizes commenced to-day before C»x. Chief Justice. First on was a case in which Jim Pee an 1 Pang were charged with having i -n Fchruarv broken into the house u Tan San on a pine apple I n n Oavlang Road and stolen i &gt; v valued
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    A TORPEDO DEPOT SHIP.
    86 13 '•icw torpedo vessel “Hecla" i r h:' iii* miner from Portland and t tiie wharf to coal. She en route 1! t irk« ng for service as depot ship l;-:r t- rpodo hoat destroyers. The i' commanded bv Capt. E. F. B. n 'die was commissioned
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    SUICIDE FROM GRIEF.
    100 13 A Chinaman living at Bangkok hapa week ago, to pick up a cheque •n the road. He shewed it to a man fiiMsaid that tiie cheque could not be krd. wiiereupon the Chinaman desr Later another man told him t:a ,V e che»iue was valued at 800
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    WEDNESDAY, 3RD MAY.
    162 13 I 1 nr torpedo-depot ship llech left yesterday and anchored close i: bi'tlesliip Vengeance. L r ri Bkcgn, who resides at GrassI I 1 homas' Walk, has reporter 1 die pokee that bis boy and r ar missing. I) -V .1 I 1,e r ain squall this
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      THE CASE FOR ACCOUNTANTS.
      773 13 To the Editor of the “Straits Timet.” Dear Sir, —In reply to Usurer’s enquiry my answer is —20% paid and 9% lost—29%. If the borrower had invested his instalments instead of paying same to the lender, he would have gained 9% or £9 thus:— 9 mos.
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    THE ASSIZES.
    293 13 At the A=size9 yesterday afiernocn, J ee Chin Sai, a Hylam house-boy, plead.-d guiity to a charge of having stolen jewellery and money to the valu.' of about $1 &gt;H) from the house of Mrs McLennan.where he was employed. Sir Lionel Cox, Chief Justice, passed sentence of six
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    POLICE NEWS.
    301 13 A few days ago, a paragraph appeared in these columns on the subject of ladies and letters. This morning, T. de M. Braddell who was retained for the defendant appeared before Mr. lnspector Brace, at the same moment, handed the case up and said that the Deputy Public
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    FORGED NOTES.
    226 13 Aii old Chinaman named Lee Pong keeps a small shop at 83 Waterloo Street. On the 19th ult., a Chinese lad walked in and presented what seemed to be a 85 note for change. The old man accepted it. The following morning he discovered it was a badly
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    SPORTING NOTES.
    1151 13 Allhough the going was on the heavy side, a good morning’s work was gone through yesterday. With such a number of horses on the track at the one time it is quite impossible to follow the work done by each one separately, and when watching one or two
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    DARING GANG ROBBERS.
    430 13 Attack and Rob a European Captain. About midnight last night Capt. E. II. Koenig of the Dutch steamer “Opliir” was on his home from the Adelphi Hotel in a ’rikisha when he was accosted by two Hylams in another rikisha and was beguiled by some plausible tale
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    A GUILELESS YOUTH.
    158 13 Poh Eng Joo, a H&gt;lam, met a fellow national, Sim Joo Kiang, in distress on the 21st. ult. out in the Ballestier district, and offered him shelter for the night. This was accepted. When Poh Eng Joo woke from his slumbers, he missed his companion and with
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    BANK MANAGER’S ALLEGED DEFALCATIONS.
    338 14 Mr. Brown’s Case. The “Manila Times” of 19th April publishes the following in regard to Mr. R. \V. Brown, formerly connected with a Singapore banking concern and later of the International Bank, Manila: There is a possibility that R. W. Brown, formerly manager of the International
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    THE THERMIT WELD.
    137 14 The thermit weld is utilized for joining the Singapore tramway rails and may be seen in operation in the streets where line laying is now in progress. The same system has also been used on the Sydney tramways and in other parts of Australia The largest thermit
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    LATEST BETTING.
    254 14 The following are the odds for the Singapore Derby and the Maiden Plate, at the coming Singapore Race Meeting, as quoted at noon to-day by Mr. C. Robinson— Singapore Derby. 2 to 1 Devilment 4 to 1 Cadenas 2 to 1 Wingaroon 4 to 1 The Idler 8
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    Special Telegram to the “Straits Times.”
    398 14 Hongkong 27 th April. The s.B. Yuenwo was totally lost by fire at Tungchow yesterday. No lives were lost. Four Catholic missionaries, and many converts, have been murdered in the course of anti-foreign riots at Batang, Tibet. i The cable to Hainan is broken.
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    Special German Service.
    541 14 Berlin 26th April. The Kaiser will visit Bari (Italy) on 2nd May and Venice on sth May. He returns to Germany via Karlsruhe (capital of the Grand Duchy of Baden). In regard to the agitation in Crete, the Powers have expressed themselves as opposed to union with
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    Japanese Official News.
    93 14 We are indebted to Mr. Tanaka, tht Japanese Consul at Singapore, for tke following official telegrams from the Foreign Office at Tokyo Received 1.30 a m. Thursday. A report from headquarters states The Russians with five battalions, sixteen squadrons, aad one battery attacked us on the 24th
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    Reuter’s Telegrams.
    3037 14 London 27 th April. The French authorities at Saigon deny that any of tha Di 7ia’s crew are missing. Portions of the machinery were lately removed because the Commander wish ed to change the anchorage of the cruiser, and the authorities were anxious to avoid the slightest appearance
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    FINANCE & COMMERCE.
    26 15 FINANCE COMMERCE. 3rd May 1905. To-d.iy’s 4/m bank rate is 1/11-^. Fully paid Raubs are down to $3, buyers Tanjong Pagars have dropped to $400, sellers.
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    RAUB.
    40 15 Result of work for four weeks ending 22r»d April:— Bukit Koman Stone crushed 3,500 tone, gold obtained 561 oz., average per ton 3.20 dwts. Bukit Malacca. —Stone crushed 2.176 tons, gold obtained 146 oz., average per ton 1.34 dwts.
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    HOME RUBBER MARKET.
    324 15 Under date of March 23tb, Messrs. Lewis Peat report the sale of the following packages, which seem to Indicate that there was something wrong with the few’ cases of Straits rubber placed on the market by them that day. At any rate the four lots were all
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    PRODUCE.
    95 15 Gambler 8.85 do (Cube No. 1) unpicked 12.12 Copra Bali 8.30 J do Pontianak 7.80 Pepper, Black 26.35 do White, 5% 37.75 Sago Floor Sarawak 3.20 do Brunei No. 1 3.121 Pearl Sago 4.40 Coffee Bali, 15% basis 24 00 Coffee, Palembang, 20% basis 25.00 Coffee, Liberian No. 1
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    EXCHANGE
    129 15 On London —Bank 4 m/s 1/11 Demand 1/111 Private 6 m/s 1/11 \l do 3in s 1/11 On Germany —Bank d/d 2.021 Private 3 m/s 2.05$ do 6 m/s 2.071 On France —Bank d,d 2.461 Private 3ms 2.521 do 6ms 2.541 On India— Bank T. T. 146$ Private 30
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    MINING.
    267 15 Number l Last of Issue j Paid Company Buyers Sellers Transac Share, Valne up M I 0DS i BOLD. 6 5 j 1 &gt; 13.500 10 $7.50 Bersawah G. M. Co., Ltd- 12.00 13.00 unissued. i tr t a 4.J00 10 10 j (Deferred) 8.00. 20,000 i 10 10
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    GENERAL.
    143 15 400,000 l j I Duff Development Co., Ltd. lO.OOj 10.03 50.000 unissued. I 2,000 1100 i 100 Federated Engineering Co., Ltd. 4.500 50 50 1 Fraser Neave, Ltd. ®6-99 96.00 95.00 80,000 126 125 I Hongkong and Shanghai Bank 1770-00 'tw OU 12,000 i 100 6 100 Howarth Erskine,
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    DEBENTURES.
    24 15 ay*—- r i: SS 8S&S.SS-* g JKK 85=552 A 655,500 2% dis. nom. Tanfonc Pwrw I&gt;oeV Co.. 1st*. 8V 26U.000 2% prem bnyer..
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      SHIPPING IN PORT.
      283 15 Under this heading the following abbreviations are used:—str. —ster.mcr; sh.—ship; bq.— barque; sch.—schooner Yet.—Yacht; Cru.— Cruiser; Gbt.—Gunboat: Tor.—Torpedo; H.p. Horse-power; Brit.—British; U. S.—United States; Fch. —French; Ger. —Gorman; Dut.— Dutch; G.c. —General-cargo d.p. —deck passenger U.—Uncertain T. P. W. —Tanjong Pagar Wharf; T.P.D.—faDjong Pagar Dock; B.W. —Borneo
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      TRADING VESSELS, &c.
      175 15 Arrivals since Noon of Yesterday, Btzwada Brit. str. 3,270 tons, Captain Wadge, 3rd May. From Rangoon, 27th Apl. Rice. Bouetead Co. For Japan, U—Rds. Hok Ijioe, Dut. str. 397 tone, Capt van der Harst, 3rd May. From Batavia, 30th Apl. G.c., and 3 d.p. Kim Hock Hoe.
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      ARRIVALS.
      1198 16 k Flag r J Vessel’s Name «v Tons. Captain From Sailed Consignees. Rig Vp! 25 Airlic Brit str 14:4J Wil iam? Australia Apl 1 Boustead and Co. LV; Calypso str. 339 Lowry Deli Apl 34 'V. Mansfield A I Y. lY Carlyle s'r 331 Penn Malacca Apl *v S*»hip
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      CLEARANCES.
      618 16 Date. Vessel’s Name. Fla A Rig. Tons Destination m ipril 26 Ophir Dut Btr. 5*05 Palembang 26 Ban Seng Guan Brit str. 493 Bangkok 26 Kuching Sar str. 8 Sarawak £6 Aviemore Brit str 589 Kobe 26 E. Rickmers Ger str. 997 Penang 26 j Tiave ftr. 2429 Shanghai
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      ANJER.
      136 16 PASSED SUNDA MRA1T8 OK ARRIVED FOR ORDERS Flag A! Date of Destix- BsDate Kig. Ship’s Name. Captain'. Sailing. Fkomwhekf atiox. Apl 19 Dut s.s Merapi 1 Udema April 19 Batavia Rotterdam 20 Ger s f. Heinrich Horn Hoff Dec 19Emden Batavia 20 s.3. Mecklenburg Moller Jan 25 Han.hurg Bat-via
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      199 15 LAND SALE. The following properties were sold by auction at Powell Co’s saleroom yesterday afternoon Freehold land at Jalan Trus and Jalan Tebrau, Johore Bahru area 9,720 sq. ft. Together with the dwelling house, pineapple factory and eitronella factory erected thereon No. 50 Jalan Trus, Johore Bahru (but without the
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