The Straits Budget, 8 June 1905

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    80 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE “STRAITS TIMES. r ,.ablished over Half a Ceniury Cable Address: Times, Singaporf. Budget, 40 Cents. Straits Times 15 cents VOL. Lix. SINGAPORE. THURSDAY, 8 JUNE. 1905. NO. 2468 rl STRAITS TIMES” circulates 1 iv Singapore and Penang L t ;iinCT AM.
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  • The Straits Budget. THURSDAY. 8TH JUNE.
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      BIRTHS.
      60 1 I s. 1; ')m the 23 th April, at Winchester, >f Mr. Skinner Turner, Judge of H 'I C mrt. Bangkok, of a son. K n On the 31st May, at the Monastery, :> te of Mr. William King of a son. t:: On the sth May, at Chenchon.
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      MARRIAGE.
      29 1 > mu— p \kkku: On the 29tli May, at Hoa* Thomas Fetch.*. Esq., of Zoar. Forfar, v and. to Lettie Barker, widow of Chariest V. ->f Taku. North China.
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    Table of Contents.
    319 1 PAliKS. Leading Articles iu* i r im wav h-ih :u?s 1 Local: bwi»-itic Occurrences* 1 Summary of the Week 1 I►stiuguished Chinese tpnr Time Balls 2 l»ritidi China Squadron 2 Land Sale H'iMkt in the Straits 2 "luuu rcial Cnion Assurance Co. 2 H* ;»ltli of Singapore
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    Summary of the Week.
    195 1 The Straits Budget, this week, is mailofi by the P. H). s.s, Motto. The M. M. homeward mail by the K. Simons closed on Mon day. The German mail from Koriqie by the Darmstadt arrived on the 2nd June. The B. I. mail -from Knrojie by
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    LIST OF PASSENGERS.
    253 1 FOR SINGAPORE Per P. A O. s. s. Miuviora connecting with the steamer Simla at Colombo, from Loudon Ma* 12. due 19th June —Mr. and Mrs. I. Ambrose, Messrs. E. Carey, J. A. Thomson. A. R. T. Williams, W. BuOchart, J.P. Strachan. N. Walker. H. E. Fleming,
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    PASSENGERS BOOKED HOMEWARD.
    162 1 P. O. Per Malta sailing on 8tli June—Mr. Macbeth, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Graham and child. Rev. Keens Insp. Joyce, Insp. Conlan. Mr. and Mrs. Clayton, Mr.* Moulsdale, Mr. W. A. Rose, Mrs. Gfendinning, Mrs. Culhmore and 2 children. Mr. R. Pawle. Mr J. Pawle. Insp.
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    Leading Articles. THE TRAMWAY.
    4209 1 Strn itx Timcx, '!nd Ju nr. A ciKNTLKMAX who has aired his views 0 11 the local tramway, believes it will reduce the Muiiici))al revenue, throw many men out of employment, cause the roads to l>e cut up. spoil the wheels of our carriages and rikislias.
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      83 1 ~.t free price of the Straits Titties vp.*ir. The post free price of the »l'iet is $20 a year. It is not av to subscribe for a year. The i% .,n«.iis for shorter periods are at r» k proportionate rate of price as vear. budget can lx? sent to meet
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    29 1 DEATH. V ,,i On the 1st June, at Saranggong i: :\-.j Artimr Richard Wright, son of the late i t.i i- Wright, 47 years Penang and M juipers please*f?opy.
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    THURSDAY, 1ST JUNE.
    192 2 ItAitiks is raging at Scremhan in the Negri Semhilan. The chartered Russian hospital ship (itirttnnr arrived from Shanghai this morning with 046 refugees. Skvkkal of the Japanese places of business wen* decorated to-day in honour of Admiral Togo's victory at Tsushima. A Rlixii patriuch of the .Jewishcommunity
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    SINGAPORE TIME BALLS.
    195 2 Thk following Notice to shipping, issued by the Master Attendant, comes into force to-day: Time halls on Fort Canning and Mount Falier arc* dropjxd daily at 1 p.in., meantime of the 105th meridian, being hoisted live minutes previously. The observatory at Mount Faber from which the balls
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    BRITISH CHINA SQUADRON.
    183 2 "Glory’s” Excellent Practice. The battleship “Glory” and the fourfunnelled cruiser “Hogue returned to Hongkong harbour a few days ago from Mils Bav. where practice has been carried out. with very satisfactory results. The results of the big gun firing were most satisfactory. The “Glory” succeeded in firing
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    RUBBER IN THE STRAITS.
    289 2 Big Company to be Floated. Mr. F. F. McCliutock. representative of the firm of Messrs. Geo. A. A Idea Co., Boston and New York, arrived at Colombo on the 18th May by the P. tic O. s.s. “Coromandel’ after a visit to various rubber estates in
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    A DISTINGUISHED CHINESE.
    745 2 Visiting Singapore. Thkrk IK at present stavin.. < high Chinese official time l>eiiig is Joseph B. HiH, u*" l> T f in a Hem 1 -diplomatic these |»rts. Mr. H» K I, is a I,;,,,, gentleman and a (-ra.luat.- „f, j beheve He very kindly to IN!
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    COMMERCIAL UNION ASSURANCE COMPANY.
    159 2 Report for 1904. The report of the Commercial Assurance Co. for 1904 sh«»u> 1 1 the Fire Department the for 1904 amounted to £L9o«.< an increase of £195.893 c 1 ,j witlk the year 1903, and Hie and outstanding to j. per cent, of the Premium
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      161 2 LAND SALE. Thk following projKTtics were sold by auction at Powell Co.'s Saleroom on Tuesday afternoon. Land comprised in Satutory (irant No. 2(V.H) situate at Upper Bedoli, area 5 acres 3 roods, 18 jades, quit rent #0 j>er annum. Bought by A. L. P. K. M. R. Vallayappa Chi tty
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      DETECTIVES WANTED.
      72 3 B tl., Straits Tina’s." B ’.I like* t‘* call the attention of I ivii'l otlier la<ls .1 *te- greuinds in Oxley Rise. B "ci,ied Police Officer’s house*. B: .V lllt „n birds and other things. I, t poi tiuMiese and thre*e* liinese* K I i„ niv •’rounds, anel
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    MURDER IN SULU.
    148 3 M ,5mlei e*t an officer by is rc|H»iteel from the* l aptain Fliomas R. HayH' tor at Si;is>i. one* of tlu* kdanels of the Siilu group. H nil,. asleep in his heel ,,,1 the* morning of the* ntrv who was siqqKisert H j,, trout ot the* 1
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    BONDED WAREHOUSE WANTED.
    153 3 'Perak lfiontvi*: —A very ,r, j, was taken by the straits Council on the* 19th instant. I >230.130 was then voted to I r..st of the premises occupied Singapore Opium and Spirit If aIiuIi the Government intends B i..«jk* that this expropriation of B >i buildings is
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    BRITISH NORTH BORNEO.
    283 3 Ui innis Departmeut, Sandakan. I imp* ii". savs ail official report. mi .it >2.896,263 and the ExI i >1.272.6,2. or a total volume *i >7.108.935. As regards the frim anil vegetables show a '‘inn; ge»<*s to prove that the B 1 iin:i ;ints are doing better. I
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    BRITISH NORTH BORNEO.
    532 3 Among other cases of merchandise landed at Jesselton a few weeks ago, says the “8.X.8. Herald," were two ordinary gin cases. These were deposited in the Customs. The cases were addressed to Sandakan, and had evidently been pnt ashore by mistake. Noticing that one of them was
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    CEMENT CONTRACT.
    113 3 Win. H. Anderson and Company 1 Hongkong were the successful bidders for the contract for supplying he Philippines government with 20,000 barrels of cement. The Green Island brand will lx* used. Their bid was 81.92 gold. c. i. f. Manila, 82.00 at Corregidor, and 82.1)21, at Grande Island.
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    FINANCES OF SIAM.
    129 3 Budget Estimates. Thk Siam Oh*rrver is enabled to publish the following totals of the Budget Estimates of the Year 124 (1905-(H5): Revenue Ticals 53,000,000 Expenditure Tcs. 52.873.083 Surplus Tcs. 126,917 Besides tliis expenditure, a sum of Tcs. 5.8(H).(HH) is provided for railway construction. out of the loan
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    PERAK NEWS.
    1054 3 By Tasma.” I Thk weather recently has l>een somewhat trying. Taiping is usually wet. but Ijk»1i is following its example in this respect. Mines have lieen flooded, landslips have occurred, fever, rheumatism and had colds have been prevalent, ami we have come to the conclusion that a little
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    HEALTH OF SINGAPORE.
    452 3 Freedom from Epidemics. As we read of the frightful epidemics which afflict other parts of the world, we cannot but congratulate ourselves .hat we live in a place remarkably free from such disorders. It is doubtless true that there is more malaria in .Singapore than there used
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    FIRE AT COLLYER QUAY.
    324 3 Cadonau Co.'s Godown Alight r 7 o’cWk this morning, a house l»«*y e *i i q *1» iv<•« 1 at tin* Hongkong Hank noticed smokeemitting from a window in an adjoiiii»i«» genie* wn. lie* infe*rmert tlu* jagali. ami this man went to HeKiglawlt ?1)<1 o. where
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    A PENANG WEDDING.
    121 3 happy —anel somewhat •miepie fe>i Penang —wedding party was held at Kunnyiuede. Northam Koad on Saturelay last, (says the (inzetttK the interesteelcouple* lK*ing Mr“ Stewart of the F. M. S. Railways. Selangor, a venerable stalwart gentleman with a flowing white bearel. and Miss Fifcken. an elderly lady.
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    FRIDAY, 2ND JUNE.
    738 3 Mi .D. <r. Camcbkll. Resident, Negri S«-in hi fan. acts a> Resident. Selangor, in additi *n t*' i" ov n duties. 1w I: i• ii«l l < <1 mo thirty-five deaths were registered at Singapore during the week ending <*n too 2uth May. Tin* ratio iier thousand
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    PEPPER ADULTERATION.
    105 3 The Inland Revenue Department of Canada has made known the result of the analyses of samples of black and A w*hite peppers Out of a total of 8G samples. 85 were pronounced genuine, 10 doubtful, and 41 adulterated, Black peppers are most adulterated, there being 13 in Quebec,
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    THE DERBY.
    53 4 A Si’Kciai. wire from London states that the hotting at the start of the race for the Dorov was 11 to 4 mi Cicero (the winner). 4 to 1 .lardy, and An to 1 Signori no. I’ieero VDM hv th ice-quarters of a length. The weather was tine.
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    A BANKRUPTCY CASE.
    178 4 Yhstekdxv. tlu* Chetty eoiimnmity xvas lunch in evidence, xvheii Mr. Hoxvard. tin* Fir-t Magistrate, sat in the F'ourth Court to heai' thi* ex idciii't* m a suiniiions ease in which V. O. K. Chcllapa Pillay xvas cited at thi* instance K. S. M. Rami'ii hetty to explain
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    PAPAN AND TRONOH.
    134 4 Thus, the lpoli correspondent of the Piuang Gazette under date 27th May Hie glimmer of hope I hold out tor Papan last xvoek is no longer even a gl mmer. The light that promised so xxell, after tailing and tinkering, lias at last gone out altogether. Several
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    MURDER AND SUICIDE.
    171 4 Tragedy at Penang. (>:i Tuesday morning a horrible mur- <!-.. 'vas e. '.iiinitted by a vTuv. t an Khng at I’-. nang in Burt.i.di IL aei. re>uU*n:v of Nirs. Grant, ihc parf.es at the con,*‘tiled were, savs the “Pinang Gazette. both cmploxxd bv Mrs. Grant, it appears
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    NOVELTY IN “BUTTER.”
    225 4 hat was described by ail analyst its the nearest copy of butter yet produgcd, the inventor of which must have possessed scientific knowledge, was the subject of proceedings at Clerkenwell Police Court. Two partners named Coopnian and Young, of St. John-street, Smithfiei l, were summoned for selling
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    SIAM’S PROTECTORATES.
    280 4 Says the 'Field’: —Immediately to the north of the British-protected States, in the Malay Peninsula, lie other Malay States, which have been recognised as under Siamese suzerainty. Ihe contrast between the ordered progress of the British-protected States, and the anarchy that reigned in the Siamese Malay States, led
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    UNPROGRESSIVE CHINA.
    315 4 Slavery Firmly Rooted. A:? instance ef tin* in ivv f Can Bn's altitude* texvards pn givss h.i- jus. e*o!iK* to light, savs tin- “China Mail." v is it now 11 to ilh’st |H'pl<* ;i( a 1 .U' ejuain .(l with CTiina there a.:, a. large* :uimk r of
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    SATURDAY, 3RD JUNE.
    641 4 AnvKKTisKMKNTs of Sales, Wanted. To Let etc., will be* found on Page t>. Mk. Hi oh liffoki*. Colonial Socretarv of .Trinidad, ami Mrs. e htfor.l art; al ore*nt in England on leave. A Youxo lady was knocked down by a im tor car at Bombay on the
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    U.S.A. RICE CULTIVATION.
    170 4 An Increasing Industry. Ol late* rie*e* gre»xviu«j has U*o'in. a \e*rv iinjxortant iiielustry in the Cii” d S v aies the* proelue-fieui having ne*arlv ehmhlcel in the* last five years, and it is calculated that the* earning vie*ltl at iie*\t liarves, xvill L* ahem. 4i'u,0u0.tu0 lhs.. the'
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    S. V. I. INSPECTION.
    313 4 Ihk annual inspection of the S. V. and the Cadet Corps, part of which was hold at Se|H>y Lines last Saturday, was concluded yesterday atternonn on Rattles Reclamation ground. The Inspecting Officer, as on the previous occasion, was Col. Watts. Sherw«»od foresters. O. C. Troops and
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    1021 4 A Meeting of the Municipal Commissioners was held yesterday afternoon. There were present Mr. Fk G. Broadrick < President), I)r. Murray Robertson. Messrs. A. Bay ley, C. Mac Arthur, A. J. W. Watkins. Dr. Lim Boon Keng, and also J. Polglasc (Secretary) and K. Peirce (Fhigineer). Financial Statement.
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    ALLEGED CRIMINAL BREACH OF TRUST.
    221 4 fcsrhKiiAt atternoon ’JYii |i Cliua ClieiiK Yu. Tan Kin, ,'v, Ln-'s were o„ reman,| Bench Court on the allegation breach of trust as servants j,, 1 worth of iron and tin. the pn y 1, I anjoiig Bagar Dtx k Co. Mr. 1 arver prosecutetl.
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    NETHERLANDS INDIA.
    551 4 Story of a Boycott. < >\K t-vil ill i. t)„. IInl.i lL ;i. «*t alien Chinese, niainlx l»x u,i\ S]|i Li: ,m who are mostly paint-. and iiav. i„ deported at iox'eninieiit c\)K*ii-e. Tin (ioxerimient is now framing nu,» 1 el leek the inflow ol tlu"*e andedraiti.-'. An
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    GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.
    45 4 ij 1 The Government House k, n. exempted from registration. Mt. <• s the German Vice-Consul at returned from leave. The text of -pj u No. XI and XII of 1905 is pubbsho annual rej»ort on the Botaim* u Singapore for 1904 is published.
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    TIN FROM SCRAP.
    528 5 u the following article from a vumher of the “Iron and Coal v Review”: I I 'm* process for the recovery of ,,7 f tin cans has been in use in I -vn. Denmark, for two years I n milch success. It **s claimed I t h
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    A NEW TOOL STEEL.
    1545 5 I Sheffield Inventor’s Success. ’a early days of the eighteenth *viien Benjamin Huntsman, cf I and prominent chemists of !'-aci, began to busy themselves a u i<> the d'.scovery of improved h r ihe manufacture of steel. 1 has always been in llie fore- 1 the
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    F. M. S. RAILWAY EXTENSION.
    107 5 I iie St rails i.rln> siys that the Government ot the F. M. S. contemplates building a railway across tin* Peninsula from west to east. This railway will start from Bukit Mertajnm iu Province Wellesley, and there is every reason to believe that matters will
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    MONDAY 5TH JUNE.
    1184 5 H. M. S. Ttmhm went outside cruising this morning. Sanoow’s TrotqK* of 50 strong men arrived in Madias on the 24tb May. Mr. Aiokiaswamy Pillai. late Inspector oP Indian Immigrants, died at Negapatam. a fortnight ago. The deceased had been Ins|K*ctor for a long time. The Marine
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    RAFFLES HOTEL RACE DINNER.
    63 5 Lakok crowd of people attended the j Race dinner at Raffles Hotel on Saturday j night, and were rewarded with a feast such as Raffles lias seldom if ever sur[>assed. The menu was redolent of the turf, commencing with “Caviare a la Bookie Robinson on toast,
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    SHARKLETS ON THE “THETIS.”
    78 5 A private letter received in L)el!ii. written by one of the crew of H. M. S. Thetix liefore she left Singapore, says there was “great excitement on hoard on the previous afternoon. A shark was booked, and when it was got on board and opened up.
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    THE MARSHALL ISLANDS.
    115 5 LohiIuh, I'ith In the House of Lords, yesterday Lord Lansdowne, explaining the settlement which had lieen arrived at in regard to the Marshall Islands and the* Caroline Islands, in the. South Pacific, said Germany maintained that her attitude was perfect!y justified from a Legal standjioint. She intimated,
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    MORE BURGLARIES.
    218 5 Theft at The Suez Canal.” Saturday night burglars paid a visit to the residence of Mr. J. G. Mactaggart at the** Suez Canal," Tanglin. At 8.45 that night the second house-boy discovered that a despatch 1k>x had disappeared from a table in one of the bedrooms. The despatch
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    TIN IN THE TRANSVAAL.
    342 5 The Johannesburg correspondent of the “Mining Journal'’ writes thus under date 8th April: —When the first discovery of the tin deposits were announced in the Bus live Id the interest around was but short-lived: and, although there was the usual rush for properties in the neighbourhood,
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    SINGAPORE RACES.
    6462 6 FIRST DAY’S RESULTS. i ‘10th Mai/.' Thk Spring meeting <>: tlu* Sporting Club connncn« t ii vest*-iday wl:. n the first days events were i in op. In! the earlier part of tlie day th* *.v,v- v**ry promise of excellent weather t a v ei\ heavy shower of
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    THE RACES REVIEWED.
    667 7 I A ykky successful race meeting terminated on Satan lay. ami although the rain on the first day rather upset one's calculations, yet the tine weather on the last two days more than atoned for this. From many owners* ]>oints of \iew, the! meeting was an unfortunate
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    SINGAPORE BOTANIC GARDENS. Annual Report for the Year 1904. Staff.
    1437 7 The following are extracts from Mr. xtidley’s last report on the Gardens: Mr. R. Derry returned to the East in January, 1904, and immediately took up the appointment of Assistant Superintendent. The Foreman-Gardener of the Economic Gardens, Ezekiel, left in
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    SINGAPORE CRICKET CLUB.
    197 7 New Pavilion. We learn that the Committee of the Singable Cricket Club have approved of plans prepared by Messrs. Swan and Maclaren for a new Pavilion to l>e erected on the site of the present building. The plans are now l»efore Government awaiting their approval and iqxni
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    F.M.S. PLANTERS.
    468 7 U. P. A. Report for 1904. The “Malay Mail has bedi furnished with the annual report of ihe F. M. S. United Planters Association fer the past year. In i. much space is taken up by a record cf the s.eps which the planters had to take to
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    ARRIVAL OF BRITISH DESTROYER
    451 7 Escorted by the Fox and Prosperine.” Six now British torpedotxiat destroyers arrived here late on Saturday. They are from Gibraltar and were escorted from Colombo to Singaixire by the cruisers Fox and Vroxpcri nr The six torpedolnjat destroyers art* of the River" class, so termed because
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    LONDON TIN MARKET.
    815 8 The following is from the “Milling j Journal of the 6th May: The tics published at the end «*i April give the stocks exclusive cf America as 9,125 tons, compared with J'.ril end March, whilst the stock in America and afloat thereto is given as 5 I
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    TUESDAY, 6TH JUNE.
    1479 8 Wk understand that a fire broke out in Middle Road ye*terday. Miss Qi'kkmk Strachan lias left the DallasBandiiiaini Company to lx* married to a Shanghai gentleman. A Ktkoi’kan staying at the Hotel de I'Europe lias reported to the police the loss of a ring. It is alleged
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    POLICE CHANGES.
    128 8 Poi.ii k Inspectors Gallagher. Dooley and Brace go on twelve mouths* home leave on the stb inst. The following ]x>licc arrangements have in eon.sequence* lx*cn made. Inspector Hart gix*s to the Scjx>v Lines divLiou: Sergeant Wilson takes charge of tlu* Marine div ision and Sergeant Dunne of Orchard
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    APPEAL TO SINGAPORE.
    146 8 Lady Luem’s Case. In reference to the* ease* in which Lady Luem t»s)k proceedings at SingajKire to set aside a sale of projierty there lielonging to her. which hail been dispised of by her husband. Pliya Montri. without her consent, it may Ik* rememlicred. notes the Siam
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    BALTIC NOTES.
    100 8 Colliers At Saigon. Thk Captain of the s.s. Prmninr which arrived at Hongkong from Saigon, a few days ago rejxirts that on leaving on the 21st May about 60 colliers ami transports were at anchor in the river. Half the colliers were deeply loaded, while the other half
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    RUBBER MILK.
    126 8 Mr. F. Cook, the United States botanist in charge of investigations in tropical agriculture, has recently made the following comment The rublier milk is not the sap of the tree, ami cannot Ik* drawn out by lioring holes in the trunk, as is done with the sugar maple.
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    LEAGUE FOOTBALL.
    145 8 A Lkaock match lx*tween C. Co. Sherwood Foresters and the Vampires was played on the Tanjong Pagar football ground yesterday afternoon and attracted a large crowd, composed chiefly of natives living in the vicinity. Both sides worked hard but neither scored in the first half. As soon as
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    POCKET-PICKING AT THE RACES.
    180 8 Whkn thieves fall out Ac." (iuau Tok. a clerk of a l<x*al legal firm went to the races on Saturday. While sauntering alxmt. a Kling named Samogum relieved him of his purse containing s:».*» in notes. This, he handed to a companion w 1 to made
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    RUBBER.
    131 8 White Ant Attacks Beneficial. A writer in the “India Rubber Journal’’ remarks: “I know of three instances in quite different- districts where Para trees have been vigorously attacked by white ants, and been eventually saved. Although very disfigured, these very trees afterwards gave an abnormal yield of latex. There
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    RIKISHAS IN HONGKONG.
    160 8 We sometimes hear grumbling in Singapore about deficiencies of the ricksha service, but our condition in this respect appears to be enviable as compared with that of Hongkong. This is what the “South China Morning Pest” says on the subject: Since the feeble attempt some years ago
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    NEGRI SEMBILAN NOTES.
    354 8 k /Wf lh, XOi A tiger was shut l,v a \i I rcdas .n Keinlm. ■••lav inward of 825 was^I appears tnat the tiger' 1 the kampong and carrv ifr J 1 3 P m tnat dav it Malay s house ana r r ,T 1 The
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    TWO KINDS OF RUBBER PLANTING.
    286 8 The “India Rublxr World styThe rubber planting that we haw sistently sought to pronto.e, for tile p fifteen years, is the planting «i ru•> trees under proper conditions view to the commercial produc.: rubber. Such planting slx-ius b-u:.. extend, for a long time to comt.
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    “ MARIA VALERIE ” ASHORE.
    94 8 MARIA VALERIE ASHORE. Rantknbkru Sclimdt and C ,K of the Austrian-Llovd hiie. ,;t \j a telegram statin*' that tin* »1 lV»/ovV lias in colhsnj 11 t i„ H and that to avoid sinking s u ,a ,.,.,4- 'K ashore. It will take alaait I repair the damage, which i* Vl
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    WEDNESDAY, 7TH JUNE.
    396 9 B i that two students from Perak B v Medical School ill B acht cam:* out from B t o *I«K k at Tanjong Rhu this M j u ill leave for the F. M. S. B at Bangkok have taken to v t placing small crackers
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    THE DALLAS BANDMANN CO.
    79 9 B I»\ n i»\i x writ«*s to us from lowing effect: 1 lx*g to inH combine that existed lx*- H i! ry hall is and myself is at ail inr II,,I same. From now on i no right to connect my B in any shajx* or
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    SINGAPORE FOOTBALL CUP.
    90 9 "t tin* Singajxire Football H- '"died t<» lx* held on Friday H x. U pavilion at 6 p. in. to H \mr s Uup coiiqietition. The H l '>iiijx*titioii must be teams "i ilu- S. U. C.. Regiment. H Joy a 1 Artillery, and any H dn
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    DEATH OF MR. H. W. SHARP.
    134 9 H “gn-t to hear that Mr. H. W. H r ni M oss solicitors, Penang, H there on Saturday niglit, H ,M "I "1 dysentery. Mr. Sharp had Hi OM leave and returned H -1 1 ,,u ‘tli Mrs. Sharp, to whom H til!
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    RUBBER IN PERAK.
    98 9 It may not. perhaps. Ik* Generally known that in one or two of the estates in Perak some large Para rublier trees are to lie met with. These trees, believed to lx* eighteen years old, produce an average of seven [Hiunds of dry rubber in a year.
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    THE ROYAL WEDDING.
    59 9 On the occasion of the wedding of the Crown Prince of Germany yesterday, ConsulGeneral Kiliani despatched a telegram, in the name of the German community of SingajM»re. to Kaiser Wilhelm, in the following terms: ••The Germans in Singajiore offer \our Majesties their most resjHctful felicitations on the
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    INTERVIEW WITH MR. BURGESS. Important Rubber Statements.
    613 9 The London correspondent of the “Times of Ceylon wires to that- journal as follows under date 12th May. Mr. Burgess has kindly discussed with me the outlook of Rubber,which is a subject on which he is well qualified to express an opinion, lie
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    GAMBLING IN CHINESE CLUBS IN SINGAPORE. Sir Lionel Cox on the Gaming Act.
    1534 9 In the Supreme Court yesterday afternoon Chief Justice Sir Lionel Cox gave judgment in the case in which two Chinese, Wong Tuck Plio and Wee Liok Boon, who had been convicted and heavily fined for gambling in
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    MATTHEWS’ MUDDLE.
    502 9 The Colombo Coaling Jetties. The break of the Monsoon at Colombo ems. savs ike Times of Ceylon, have demonstrated in a remarkably to practical way the draw-backs —not to say risks—attached to the new coaling jetties at Kocliclnkadde. Of the eighteen constructed, or in course on construction, sx
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    BANKRUPTCY ORDINANCE CASE.
    347 9 i H».~ i lorning, Mr. Howard opened a preliminary enquiry into an allegation of an infringement of the bankruptcy Ordinance made by Rumen Chitty against Chellapa billay for having, when a creditor in common with others of one khoo Khce Soon, received two sum- of NM> for
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    STRAITS TRADING CO.
    295 9 A mkktino of the Straits Trailing Co. will Ik* held at 17 Collyer Quay on Thursday next, w hen the following report of the directort, for the half year ended 31st March last, will be submitted After making ample provision for bad and doubtful debts, the net
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    F.M.S. NOTES.
    197 9 A ir li.her «*f ponies having died in the Kt ian District, the Veter naiy Surgeon, says the I'rrnk /'bo <vr. lias Ik*oii investigating the disease with the result that he has diso*vered some bacillus in the blood of these animal*- which it is believed is conveyed from
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      165 9 LAND SALE. Thk following properties weic sold l,y auction at Powell i Coy’s sale room yesterday afternoon. Freehold land and house Nr. 56 3 Neil Hoad. Singai>ore. area 1908 square feet l)eing part of sub-lot A of lots 25, 20 and 27 of Grants Nos. 56 and 57. Bought by
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    Special Telegrams to the “ Straits Times.”
    512 10 Special Telegrams to the Straits Times.” Shanghai, -list May. More refugees from the action at Tsusliinia t have been interviewed. i The Russians were surprise*! «at tlie splendid fighting condition of their enemy, i They noted that the b'axoo and the hi yarn had been rc*armed with heavy guns, and
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    Japanese Official News. Togo’s Triumph Rojdestvensky Wounded and Captured.
    440 10 We received yesterday afternoon from Mr. Tanaka, Japanese Consul, Singapore, the following:— llern red it.hi. II nliitsdai/. Fifth report from Admiral Togo received afternoon 30 5 Main force of our combined fleet, upon accepting the surrender of the remaining Russian main
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    Special German Service.
    981 10 Berlin. ■list Mm/. The* se*ssion of the German Reichstag is closed. During the visit of King Alfonso of Spain to Paris an anarchist made an atteunpt upem His Majesty’s life, with a elagge*r. Happily the would-be murderer faileel to effect his elastarelly purjiose. He was arrested. At
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    Japanese Official News.
    844 10 We are indebted to Mr. Tanaka, the Japanese Consul at Singapore, for the following official telegrams from the Foreign (office at Tokyo lire'(l, 9 a.m. Thurmhi if. It is officially announced that in the last n ival battle, the damage to our fleet was v »rv slight,
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    Reuter’s Telegrams.
    2847 10 London Ist .Tune. The St. Petersburg Bourse Gazette says that the Battle of Tsushima has decided the issue of the war. It has also opened new ways for the currents of history. The Tokyo correspondent of the Daily Express wires that while the cruiser Gromolxn was leaving Vladivostock,
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    FINANCE & COMMERCE.
    175 11 FINANCE COMMERCE. 7 th June. IUO. 'i. To-day s 4/in hank rate is 1 'll 4. The Clan MacKcnzie arrived this morning from Bombay with a cargo of cotton for Kobe. The B. 1. Orissa arrived on Saturday from Calcutta with a cargo of coal. Tin* output from the Tronoh
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    PRODUCE.
    94 11 (i:iin)>u-r *."»7A do (CultO No. It Ullpirkrd I*2.‘>o Copra llali ..X.O.j/Hi do l*onti:iuak 7. .10 Pepper. Black 26.00* do White, 5°,', nominal 36.73 Sago F)i»ur Sarawak 3.22.4 do Brunei No. 1 3.174 Pearl Sago 4.40~ Coffee Bali, 13°,, basis 20.00 offee. Palembang. 20 1 basi- 23.00 Coffee, Liberian No.
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    EXCHANGE.
    137 11 On l.an,lan —Hank 4 m/s 1/11 Demand 1/11 4 Private 6 m/s 2/-^ do 3 m/s 2/Ou Ofrnui ni/ —Bank d/d 2.014 Private 3 111/s 2.04^ do 6 m/s 2.06} On Fra lire Bank d/d 2.4 H Private 3 m/s 2.54 do 6 m/s 2.56 (hi lml in Bank
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    MINING
    252 11 N uihIhm' p Last of lU Fompaii\ Buvers Sellers TmnsacSham ,n ■P‘ 0 tiotn. GOLD. 5 13.300 8 10 $7.30 Bcisawah M. Ltd 12.00 »>,*••• urns-iutl. 1 4.IMMI 10 10 (Defer roil 8.00 20.000 10 10 Kadaiia M. Co., Ltd. 10.00* noin. I o.ooo > 10 s (Pref.) 8.00
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    GENERAL.
    147 11 4(H),000 1 1 Duff Development Co., Ltd.. 10.00 10.25 10.50 5) out) uuis ued i 2,000 100 100 Federated Engineering Co., Lttl. 130.00 175.00 4,500 50 i 50 J Fraser Neave, Ltd. 99.00 100.00 99.(M> *O.OOO 125 125 i Hongkong and Shanghai Hank 770.00 £*o/512,000 100 #lOO ilowarth Erskine,
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    RUBBER.
    85 11 70.000 1 1 Bukit Rajah 2.12.9 D.uuo unissued 1 I 6,000 1 1 Cicely Rubber Estate '£l. 5.0 6,000 1 1 5% Pre. i£ 1.10.0 1,50* unissued 30.000 1 X 1 Pataling Rubber Co. £2.10.0 l!,kiu uuUhueil 2,000 #lOO #lOO R»bu Planting Co. Ltd. 150 sales d5O unissued 1,000
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    DEBENTURES.
    49 11 Howarth Lrskine, Ltd. 7° 0 250.000 3°,', prem. Riley, Hargreaves, Ltd. 6% 225,000 2” 0 prem buyers. Singapore Municipal (>Vo 400,000 2% prem buyers. 5% 1.878,000 1% prem buyers. 655.500 2% dis. nom. Tanjong Pagar Dock Co., Ltd. 6% 250,000 2% prem buyers. 5% 1.365,500 1% prem buyers.
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    SHIPPING.
    341 11 ton 320 crew. 10 guns, 7000 h.p. Capt J. B. Ku.-tace. 3rd June. From Colombo, 23th Mav. Sem 1: N iv:t! Officer. t’. -Rds. IlnrJin.,,.. R. M. -hip, 2.97.6 tons, 251 crew. 1.4-70 h.p. (apt Hewett. 7th June. From Hongkong. 2nd June. For Rangoon, nth- Rds. I/ii l l
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    TRADING VESSELS. &c.
    884 11 s Dut. >tr. 222 tons, Capt (Mink. Ttii June. Ruitiaiiak, -~»tli June. G.c., and tit* il.p. F.’in Ah Sam. For Pont ianak’ 9tli—lul«. I •!rr"ll >. ital. 147 tons. Capt Campbell, 7tli June. From Keiantan. 4tli June. G.c., ami 1.) rl.p. Guan Hug Seng. For Keiantan Htli—I*iU.
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    LIST OF PASSENGERS.
    322 12 Arrived 2nd June. Tin: German mail i>•••■•. ...’u/. this in..ruing from Europe with 32". pussnive/-. of whom 4H disembarked at Singapore. Among these were —From Antwerp—Mr. Ij. J. R. Cavalje. Mr. F. H. Brouwers. Mr. A (3. Mueller* ftroin Southampton —Mr. F. Nibl«»ck, Miss G. Russel, Mr.
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    ARRIVALS.
    960 12 VfBSei.\> Name Tons Om*t\in From Aj i» ('••?.»ic..vkis Rir; Purnea Brit st 21-7 i earson YJav :\S Roustead and Co Si Carlyle sir 330 Penn Pgwet’hHmjMHy 20,**. a’ship Coy. I.ic 31 Cyrus str 2174 Ko< x K’chinotzu \f,iv Boustead aad Co J’oe: I 1 Reael Out str 13J6 Grooth
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    CLEARANCES.
    593 12 1>ate. Vessel’s Name. Fla <Sr Fig. Toss Destination*. B May 30 Ambria Ger str. 44-1 Hone! ong, Shanghai »ncoi»:B 81 Selangor Brit 2288 Telut Anson via porte B 31 J.ooSok Ger str. 10.0 Penang H 31 Kistna j B.rit str. 524 fort >wetteuham and 31 Nam Sang t 9tr.
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