The Straits Budget, 6 July 1905

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    83 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE “STRAITS TIMES. I :el> over Half a Century Cable Address Times, Singapore. Straits Budget, 40 Cents. Straits Times hi. lix. SINGAPORE. THURSDAY. 6 JULY. 1905. N 6. 2472 r TKA ITS TIMES” CIRCULATES N Singapore and Penang I all the Protected
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  • The straits Budget. THURSDAY, 6TH JULY.
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      BIRTHS.
      160 1 I On the JOth June, 190"*, at Letham l. r .r.r>re, the wife of H. M. Clarke, ■i i 11.. of a son. K K: Tka On the Ist .Inly, at Tian K- the wife of Mr. Khoo Kim Tea, m rrl: —On the 2sth June, at Kuala I
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      MARRIAGES.
      123 1 v «)ii the Nth June, at Xaga- ii Watts, son of the late Dr. IB'-' C.S.A.. to Margaret, upturn R. N. Walker, of B <ir\g\ :—A marriage lias been B Til take pilace in the autumn B 'i Frederick Joseph Blakiston < avalry, Indian Army, second Ur Ceneral F.
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    Table of Contents.
    340 1 Pages. Articles '•i'stDr** 1 ‘rt-r 1 ••lonics 1 i)iVi,||,^ H) nv 1 iijM \j,... 2 a N ti'»n 2 OUtruetion 2 -'t' *l«*S O *1 cal <]r Ot-i;:irn>nees 1 1 ot nit* Week 1 l3 Freaks 3 Sandow 4 l "2 tin I’rainway 4 i-.i, |,ct v
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    Summary of the Week.
    255 1 The Straits Budget, this week, is mailed yy the P. O. s.s. Nubia. The M. M. mail for Europe by the Cab do aim closed on Monday. The German mail from Europe yy the Srhamhorst arrived on Thursday. The B. I. mail from Europe by the
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    M. BEAU
    111 1 M Beau, the Governor-General of French Indo-Cliina, was a passengerfor ho e foe French Mail which passed through here on Mondav afternoon. M. Beau made no official landing but was met by Count de Bondy, the French Consul, and taken to his residence, Maryville, where he was mforSy
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      BEGGAR NUISANCE.
      475 1 (Straits Tina's, */.'Ith June.) It is to Ik* noted with commendation tliat the Government has serieualy taken up the question of the professional beggar nuisance, and the inqiortatioii of professional mendicants from India and other places is to be restricted by the enforcement of the law against such
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      GERMAN COLONIES.
      931 1 (Strait* Times, 20th June./ Events in S. W. Africa, New Guinea, Samoa, and the Cameroons have latterly called public attention to German colonisation in those places, and the frequently barren if not actually disastrous results! which have attended such colonisation. The I Morning Post has just been discussing
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      MUNICIPAL DISCOURTESY
      630 1 (St 1 ait* Times, lsV July.) I>r. Lim Bo(*k Keng—inadvisedly* we think—withdrew motion he brought'- forviaidester day’s meeting o*the Municipal* in respect of the)tetter arrange* ment of affairs in the clerical livision of the staff of the Water Department. Despite the optimistic raillery of the President—who is himself,
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      ENGINEERING MONOPOLY.
      827 2 (Strait* Tint*’** 3rd July.) When publishing, in our issue of Friday last, a report of the special meeting of Messrs. Riley Hargreaves Ltd., in respect of the amalgamation of that important firm with its whilom rival and competitor, Messrs. Howarth Erskine and Co., we were unable to give
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      MILK QUESTION.
      474 2 (Strait* Timex, -itit -Jult/.i The argument recently advanced in these columns to the effect that the high infant mortality of Singai>ore may he iu large measure attributed to the impure milk supply peddled by Klings and Bengalis, finds substantiation in an article contributed by Dr. Olav Johan Olsen
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      VERANDAH OBSTRUCTION
      5239 2 (Strait* Timex, r >ih Jult/.l lx another column will he found a lcpoit of an alleged verandah obstruction case, iu which Messrs McKerrow Co., were recently fined in the local Magistrates Court, but which the firm had public spirit enough to have carried up for review in the
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      87 1 r r T free price of the Straits Times Var. The post free price of the is $20 a year. It is not to subscribe for a year. The tor short r periods are at proport lonate rate of price as a rear. ■v* x« Budget can be sent to
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    THURSDAY, 29TH JUNE.
    319 3 All vessels from Saigon are now to be medically inspected here. Up to the 24th instant about 1,300 dogs have been destroyed by Municipal dogshooters at Penang. One of Sandow’s men, an African, was fined $2 at Penang, on Friday last, for refusing to pay the legal
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    GOVERNMENT FREAKS.
    122 3 Thus the Pinang Gazette of the 23rd June:— The eccentricity of the Government often passeth understanding. They allow swine to be removed from up-country in bullockcarts or the train six or eight deep, but when the animals are shipped on to a boat for a brief, breezy voyage
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    THE LATE DR. KATE DONALD.
    113 3 It is with feelings of the very deepest regret, says the Strait* Echo, that we have to announce the death of Dr, Kate Donald, which took place at the General Hospital shortly after noon to-day 26tli June.) Few people in Penang were more popular than
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    SIAM ARMING.
    132 3 The Siam Free Press has dwelt upon military preparations in that kingdom. It is stated, that the military authorities have in contemplation the construction of various forts and other strongholds in several parts of the country. The old fort at Paknam, it is stated, will have to give
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    SELANGOR TURF CLUB.
    62 3 Handicaps. Rack No Rack No. 4. Seaport 9*12 Rockliill 9’12 Lulwortli 9 Duchess 9T2 Bara 8’8 Financier 9*8 Blanavon 8*3 Boree 9 Duchess 8 Starlight 9*4 Rack No. 6. Rack No. 7 The Shrew' 10*4 Xerxes 10*00 Untong 9*7 Meros 10*00 Bargee 9*7 Boree 9*8 King Rose
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    MERCANTILE MARINE SERVICE ASSOCIATION.
    243 3 Captain T. Mason Whitehead, of tließ. I. s.s. Thangwa favors us with the Quarterly Report of the Mercantile Marine Service Association dated June, 1905, which is full of matters of interest to the captains and officers of the British Merchant Marine who are members of that
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    OUTRAGE ON THE TRAMWAYS.
    824 4 Car Overturned. Lxsf night in Serangoon Road a serious outrage was perpetrated upon the new electric tramways. By means of obstructions placed deliberately on the line a ear was capsized and thrown into the ditch by the roadside. Ever since the cars first made their appearance
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    ALLEGED RIVER MURDER.
    180 4 Committal to Assizes. O* the 8tli inst. at 10 p.m. Tan Seng Poh, a aa*apan-man, was according to his moribund statement to a Magistrate asleep in his boat near the river bank at Coleman Bridge when Chinese boat (twakow) collided with his. Words passed between him and
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    ALLEGATIONS AGAINST THE POLICE.
    253 4 A month or so ago, a quarrel occurred in Havelock Road among some rikisha people. Two pullers. Lint Oh and Tin Ah Tek were, according to their statements, made the victims of some rough treatment and more squeeze by a Lance CorjHjral. a Constable, a detective
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    RESCINDING A RECEIVING ORDER.
    298 4 In the Bankruptcy Court this morning, Mr. Fairer Baynes appeared before Mr. Justice Leslie Thornton in support of an application for the annulment of a receiving order which had been made against Chop Swee Joo. He said he represented both this firm ami the petitioning creditors.
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    NEGRI SEMBILAN NOTES.
    192 4 Port DicknoHi June. Chia Chin, Lob All Nio, and Li All Yew were found guilty of gang robbery by the Magistrate at Seremban on 24th June and one of them was sentenced to 7 years rigorous imprisonment and two to 4 years. A reward of $100 was
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    A SEREMBAN ENTERTAINMENT.
    197 4 Jack McAuliffk gave a successful boxing and athletic display at the Seremban Recreation Club on Saturday night, 24th instant. The hall was well tilled with the Seremban sporting crowd, both ladies and gentlemen. The programme was gone right through without an interval, each item being received with
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    THE WRIT AGAINST SANDOW.
    333 4 With reference to the writ which was issued in the Supreme Court yesterday against Eugen Sandow. as announced in yesterday s issue of the Strait* Time** an erroneous idea apix*ared to have got abroad in town that the famous athlete Ha.<l been actually placed under arrest.
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    SANDOW’S COMPANY.
    272 4 Sandow’s Graeco Roman Arena attracted another ginnl house last night, everyone being very keen on seeing the world-famed strong man. The exhibition was rather late in commencing and the large audience almost became tired of waiting. Mr. Dora* saiiuuy presided at the piano with admirable skill, hut the
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    CHITTY LANDLORDS.
    144 4 Evasion of Regulations. A hulk, sanitary and useful, has to some extent been brought into practice in respect to the necessary supply of water to newly erected tenements before occupancy. This is being steadily enforced and as steadily evaded. A system of squeeze worthy of the chitty. and
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    SINGAPORE FOOTBALL CUP.
    120 4 This Year’s Matches. The following arrangements have been made for the competition for the Singapore Association Football Cup: 1st Tie. Warders’ Mess v Sherwood Foresters to be played on 4th July. 2nd Tie. R. G. Artillery v S. C. C. to be played on 7th July. Royal
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    “ APARIMA ” STOPPED BY RUSSIANS.
    126 4 APARIMA STOPPED BY RUSSIANS. Held Up in the Karimata Straits. Capt. Stott of the British steamer Aparima, which arrived this morning from Newcastle, New South Wales, with a full cargo of coal, reports that at 2 p.m. ou Tuesday, the 27th iust. his ship was stopped in the Karimata Straits
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    HADDON’S PRODUCE LETTER.
    1644 4 The following is the General Produce Letter kindly furnished to us by Messrs. John Haddon Co., the well known Colonial Produoe Merchants and Commission Agents of Salisbury Square, London, E. C., and carrying prices up to the date of the departure of the mail to hand on
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    PLANTATION PARA.
    249 5 I, on Mr. Burgess’s Sample. I inindrf'l P"" l(ls of plantation v para were sold at the London, on the 12th I 'r. u 'lit 6s. 8d. and 6s. 8Ad. I prue is insufficient to I planters in adopting I r l x trade journal gives the W
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    NEGRI SEMBILAN TIN.
    284 5 I January—May Output. entity of till exported from the B; yibilan during the month of B "ij. according to the published reB.:: u 4,382.34, and of tin-cre piculs reduced to 70 per cent of the ..lit), the total output of the B ,..ug piculs 7,283.93, or 434
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    NEGRI SEMBILAN RAILWAYS.
    541 5 Fryer, who has been in v<'l th«- ex t jnt ion line, must be gra"j! 1 n success which has attend-’-I'-rts to push this extention on as T dS Possible. Mv U| V- v of *he line w as completed J,j tfce total length from rv r
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    PENANG AGRICULTURAL SHOW.
    100 5 Owixu to the outbreak of rabies at Penang and the prohibition of bringing dogs into that Settlement, it is feared, says the St mils Echo, «nat many cf uk. for dogs will be poorly represented. In view of this the Committee have asked those gentlemen, who have
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    PERAK TIN. January—May.
    318 5 During the month of May the export of block tin from the premier State of the Federation amounted to piculs 12,101.99 (720 tons); and that of tin-ore (after the customary reductiop) was piculs 24,612.55 (1,465 tons), making a total output of piculs 36,714.54, or 2,185 tons, the
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    FRIDAY, 30TH JUNE.
    608 5 The Straitx Echo of the *27th June complains that unmuzzled dogs swarm at Penang despite the havoc wrought by the Municipal si looters. Two hundred and forty-eight deaths were registered at Singapore during the week ending on the 24tli June. The ratio per thousand was 51.11. The
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    A NEW P. & O. LINER.
    121 5 A NEW P. O. LINER. The Peninsular and Oriental Company’s new H.s. PesJunvar left Singapore yesterday for Hongkong and Japan. This is her maiden voyage to the Far East. The Penhawurix the last of the Company’s four new intermediate steamers to be put on this trade, her sLicr vessels being
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    SEREMBAN WATER SUPPLY.
    131 5 The Seremban Water Supply Scheme, which has been roughly estimated to cost #175,000, is well in hand. Seven-inch wrought-iron spirally-riveted pipes are to be used, and the first shipment is now in Singapore. A retaining reservoir is to be constructed 7f miles from the service reservoir on
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      DISPOSAL OF DEAD ANIMALS.
      409 5 To the Editor of the Strait* Time Sir, —A kindly Malay neighbour of mine, perhaps cognizant of any marked predilection for cats, has deposited in the drain by the roadside in front of my humble bungalow the remains of what was in times past a domestic
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    THE “TEREK” STILL ACTIVE.
    294 5 Sinks a Danish Steamer. Thk Russian cruiser Terek appears to be still pursuing her triumphant and destructive course among Far Eastern shipping. To-day there comes news that she lias sunk the I'rihHfv.r Mazier- Tlj is a Danish steamer of the Akties-det Ostasiatiske Horn, of Coi>enhageu whose
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    SANDOW HAS “DENGUE.”
    232 5 The Famous Strong Man Cannot Perform To-night. San Dow is suffering from dengue. It is greatly to lie regretted that the Strong Man appeared at the performance last night when he was feeling indisposed, and despite that fact gave his usual performance, including the Tomb of Hercules
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    RILEY HARGREAVES AND COMPANY, LIMITED.
    300 5 Proposed Amalgamation with Howarth Erskine Limited. An Extraordinary General Meeting of Riley. Hargreaves A Company, Limited, was held at the Registered Office of the Company, 5. Read Street, Singapore, this noon when the subjoined resolutions were submitted (1) That it is desirable that the undertaking
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    THE TRAMWAY OUTRAGE.
    384 5 Reward of $1,000 Offered. \Yk understand that Mr. Tandj\ the General Manager of the Tramway Company, has offered a reward of $1,000 for information which will lead to the apprehension of the instigators of the recent plot to wreck the trams. Notices are being printed in the
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    LEAGUE FOOTBALL.
    158 5 Rafflesians v. A. Coy. Foresters. A WKLL-contested game was witnessed when the Rafflesians met A Coy. Sherwood Foresters in a League match yesterday afternoon on the S. R. C. ground. Raffles liad one man short at the outset, and a little later played with nine men, as one
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    LONDON RUBBER MARKET.
    172 6 A London correspondent of the Ceylon Observer hears all round that there is a good deal of money waiting for investment in rubber (not speculation'.) —and anything coming forward. well backed and of undeniable soundness. is sure to be taken up. Again and again lie hears the
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    WASHED RUBBER.
    156 6 Mr. W. W. Bailey, Chairman of the l'. P. A., lias rec* ived a rei>ort on crepe rubber from a friend, aim he has placed the following information at the disposal of the Malay Mail With regard to washed rub’oor. I begin to think that in time the
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    TRONOH.
    497 6 Vast Possibilities. A correspondsik writes as follows .o the **Aiiniii<r Journal oi Hie 3rd June: The proceedings oi the general meeting of the shareholders in Tronoli Mines, Limited, held on 26th May in London, included much which should be of general interest to all those who are concerned in
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    SATURDAY, 1ST JULY.
    640 6 A theft is reported from the Sailors’ Home. Dr. A. P. Bowks left for Australia yester- dav. I To-day tlie new T.P.D.B.” flag was hoisted for the first time on the office flagstaff at Tanjong Pagar. Two new joint stock companies were registered at Penang during the
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    TANJONG PAGAR.
    182 6 The following official equivalent to a Requiem for the late Tanjong Pagar Dock Co. Ltd. appears in the last night's Government Gazette It is hereby notified that His Excellency the Governor lias, by writing under his hand addressed to the Managing Director of the Tanjong Pagar Dock Company,
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    2716 6 Friday, 30th June. Present. His Excellency the Governor, Sir John Anderson, K.C.M.O. Hon. E. L. Brockman (Acting Colonial Secretary). Hon. W. R. Collyer (Attorney-General). Hon. A. Murray, c.e., m.i.c.e. (Colonial Engineer). Hon. E. C. H. Hill (Auditor-General). Hon. J. O. Aiithonisz (Colonial Treasurer). Hon. J. Anderson. Hon. H.
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    THE UNION HOTEL.
    227 6 H. E. The Governor Patronises a Special Concert There. H. E. the Governor amt party ti special concert at the 1 11 o!1 ar tv evening, and the Government hoi* attended that popular estiit j |!k h,!l u jn|t 9 until lip. m. when the following p
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    3020 7 Friday, Juncmi yi v K. <1.Broad rick (President), \'i:,.iM-rtson and Lini Boon Keng Br- x W. Bailey, Choa Gian*; Thye, 9' I. (/hope. Win. Mac bean, m Watkins C. McArthur, also J. ‘.i,,-return and R. Peirce (EngiWn' minutes of the last special and j llt *eting s were
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    INDIAN IMMIGRATION.
    101 7 Mr. L. H. Clayton, Acting Superintendent of Indian Immigration, Straits Settlements, in his annual report says that the total number of immigrants arrived in Penang from Southern India in 1904 was 30,701. This figure is the highest recorded for any year except 1891 and 1900, and shows a
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    NEW ADVERTISING SCHEME.
    162 7 Australian Medicine Co*s. Entry into Singapore. One of the best known commercial publicists in Australia is instituting an advertising invasion of Malaya, a campaign that gives no man. woman or child throughout the Peninsula a chance of not knowing what the said advertiser has got to sell.
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    LEAGUE FOOTBALL.
    167 7 F. Coy. Foresters v. Rovers. Thk League match E. Coy. Sherwood Foresters v. Rovers was played yesterday on the S.R.C. ground and was watched by a poor crowd, the other match on the S.C.C. portion of the Esplanade proving the greater attraction. E. Coy. did not plav such
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    THE AMERICAN BOYCOTT.
    451 7 Meeting of Penang Chinese. A public meeting of the Chinese merchants and traders of Penang, which was presided over by Mr. Lim Kek Chuan, the President of the Penang Chinese Chamber of Commerce, was held in the Chinese Town Hall there on Monday last, to support the
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    MONDAY, 3RD JULY.
    201 7 H. E. the Governor and ]>arty returned iu the Sea Mar this morning from a shooting trip in Joliore territory. Thk Portuguese cruiser Afinmostor arrived from Hongkong yesterday and anchored in the roads. She is Ixmnd for Lisbon, but her date of departure is uncertain. The members
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    ANOTHER ATTEMPT TO WRECK THE TRAMS.
    212 7 ’Rikisha Coolie Places Stones on the Lines. This morning, while the electric tram cars were being driven along the Serangoon Road, the drivers in one of the cars saw a 'rikislia coolie placing stones on the lines near the junction with McPherson Road. The
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    SANDOW.
    204 7 The Strong Man’s Recovery. We hear from Mr. Sandow’s Agent that he is rapidly recovering from the attack of dengue, but his physicians have strongly recommended him not to test his power and strength too early and he has therefore decided not to re-open his exhibitions tomorrow night as
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    DEATH OF MR. A. COOPER ABBS.
    285 7 The sad and unexpected news of the death of Mr. Alfred Cooper Abbs, an Advocate and Solicitor of the Supreme Court, Singapore, will come as a surprise to many and as a shock to not a few of his personal fnends who, only a
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    THE “ CHEANG CHEW” FLOATED.
    353 8 THE CHEANG CHEW” FLOATED. After Nine Days. After having been nine days ashore on the mud at Tanjong Bolus, the s.s. Cheung Cheiv came off on Saturday night at a quarter past nine o’clock under her own steam and without the assistance of tugs. Yesterday morning with the several tongkangs
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    SINGAPORE RIFLE ASSOCIATION.
    284 8 The meeting of the Singapore Hide Association which has been jogging on merrily since June 10th was continued on Saturday, when the Silver Medal of the National Kifle Association and the Manchester Cup were fired for simultaneously. The Medal is open to all members of the S.
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    COFFEE MARKET.
    247 8 Sanderson Co.'s Report. London 8th June. Coffee. —Spot.—Auctions have lieen held only on two days tins week, and the market closed yesterday for the Whitsuntide holidays, it will re-open on 15th inst. The demand continues steady, and supplies have been fairly w’ell absorbed at fully previous rates, prices
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    NEW SOLICITORS.
    73 8 In the Supreme Court this morning two new solicitors and advocates were admitted to practise at the Bar in Singapore by Mr. Justice Leslie Thornton. Mr. Clement Everitt joins the firm of Messrs. Sisson and Delay. He was admitted on the motion of Mr. Charles Emerson of that
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    “PRINSESSE MARIE.” HOW SHE WAS SUNK BY THE RUSSIANS.
    2708 8 Scenes on the “Terek.” As we reported ;i few days ago. the Danish steamer Prinsesse Marie was sunk by the Russian cruiser Terek five days after clearing from Singapore for Japan jiorts. The Captain, crew and passengers of the Prinsesse Marie
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    RUSSIAN CRUISER IN THE MALACCA STRAITS.
    300 8 Sighted by the German Steamer Asahan Capt. B. Pktkks of the German steamer Asahan which arrived this morning from Asahan. Sumatra, reports that yesterday afternoon he passed a three funnelled Russian man-of-war (converted) in Lat. 2' 17 N. and Long 10' 53 E. The
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    THE KALLANG ACCIDENT.
    137 8 The Verdict. Mr. Alex. Gentle tl„. <■ jury, consisting of Mr. A > mcent and Mr. One s.,,, ,ri *U ,'J at the Kandang Ke'CpSd Saturday afternoon a.„l '-<1 ing verdict in respect of t j whereby five Chinese cool;, atthe Kallang Tunnel That a crack was
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    S. C. C. CRICKET TOURNAMENT.
    671 8 Corporations win the Fiy B It is not often that a more v H to a cricket match is witue,^’ 11 55 which took place on the F 91 Saturday, and everybody i n pavihon must have thorough. 9 splendid light tietween the Cor,.,../” V
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    RUBBER MARKET.
    49 8 London. M'' Jk t AS The rubber market is q ul j*’ i* uhis season, sajffc a Ttnie* <1 t u) Things are dull in America. tlirU that trade will bd brisker a the half-year. The price of nn i 5s. 8d and of plantation rubber 6
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    JAPAN AS A COLONISING POWER.
    1676 9 A Traveller’s Impressions. Treaty of Shimonosski, ic'd Formosa in the hands of '’“rticien: time has elapsed to enform a pretty good notion of a“ K of aptitude which she is likein" to hear upon her task of >. v ,’V-r rule acceptable io races beR“»
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    A TRIP TO BALIK PAPAN.
    2256 9 The Oil District of Dutch Borneo. Even those who have been a considerable time in the East would not imagine that such a big concern as the Nederlandsche Indische Industrie en Handel-Maatschappij could actually be in evidence in Borneo, but such is the case. This
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    THE ALLEGED RUSSIAN SPY.
    308 9 Banished from the Colony for Life Whatever may have been the actual ambitions of Horvitch, the alleged Russian spy, in the way of suing the local Government for wrongful imprisonment, he will now have to conduct his operations from afar off. He has been banished from
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    OUR PARIS LETTER.
    1597 10 AKing’s Visit. (from our oiun Correspondent. Paris, Saturday, June 3rd. Parisians axe not by nature enthusiastic; but their welcome to the young King of Spain has been particularly cordial and spontaneous. A Parisienne explained the reason. “Why, you see/ she said, “most of the kings who visit
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    TUESDAY, 4TH JULY.
    423 10 Two German beach-combers have been arrested in connection with a theft at the Sailors’ Home. Thk Tanglin Club bowling handicap for June was won by E. J. Pullar with a score of 759+80^839. M.uor Wolley-lHxl. Sherwood Foresters, leaves for home on sick leave on Friday next, by
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    MR. R. G. WATSON’S WEDDING.
    101 10 Thk following is from the Malay Mail: The wedding of Mr. R. G. Watson and Miss Presgrave, niece of the Hon. E. W. Presgrave, of Penang, was celebrated at Bayswater on the Bth ult. There were four bridesmaids, and the trainbearer was a little daughter
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    TRADE MARK DISPUTE.
    336 10 In the Supreme Court yesterday Sir Lionel Cox, Chief Justice, gave judgment in a case in which Sliaik Deeu Moliamed sued the Surtes Company for damages and for an injunction against the latter for using a certain trademark for rose-water. Plaintiff conducted his own case and Mr.
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    THE OVERLAND ROUTE.
    304 10 Artistic and Literary Influences of Col. T. D. McKay. Singapore is not instinctively either a literary or an artistic town, but during the past few weeks —since the arrival here of Col. T. D. McKay of the far-famed San Francisco Overland Route —the town has been obviously
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    TRAMWAY OUTRAGES.
    380 10 Another Attempt Last Night. Two Chinamen Arrested. Yesterday morning Mr. W. E. Hooper, the Registrar of Hackney Carriages and Jinrikislias, served an instanter notice on the owner of the ’rikisha, the puller of which was wanted bv the police for placing stones on the tram lines at Serangoon
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    SINGAPORE RIFLE ASSOCIATION.
    244 10 On Saturday next, the annual prize distribution will take place at Ballestier Rifle range at 4.30 p.m. H. E. The Governor and Miss Anderson have kindly consented to be present and Miss Anderson will give away the prizes. The following are eligible to shoot in the Ladies
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    POEMS OF JOHN HAY.
    833 10 The Late American Secretan State was a Famous Author' The death of Mr. Secret former American ft recalls the fact that be I", 4 no mean‘genius, and his at one time enjoyed a <r r( at United States. A volume S, T* 4 Ballad* which lie
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    CROCODILE-FISHING.
    4085 11 Sport in Malaya. vin.r article, [somewhat con- »itributed by Mr. George MaxVlX Blackwood s, Maga 1 June: rlloXV miv China boy, looked on, M rrcntlv in the background a behind my chait. We were rJ< tl ,,k verandah of my bungalow; t i nK a strange Malay squatted ir
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    THE ASSIZES.
    628 11 r l uk Assizes began this morning in the Supreme Court before Chief Justice Sir Lionel Cox. Before the first case was called Mr. P ,T. Sproule, Public Prosecutor, stated that a special jury lwd been called for to-morrow for trial of the Christmas Island murder case. There
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      THE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE.
      566 12 7,» th,- Kilitnr of the St mils linns:' Dear Sir,—ln view of the progress in Council of a Bill to provide for the establishment of a School of Medicine at Singapore, it would be interesting «.o parents and guardians to knew whether it is proposed to
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      IMPERIAL DEFENCE AND NATIONAL SERVICE.
      937 12 To the Editor of the Straits Times." Sir, —The Prime Minister’s recent speech on the problem of Imperial Defence is of such importance, and the complaceift acceptance by the nation of some of the conclusions indicated therein would, in the opinion of the National Service
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    THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE.
    1237 12 Some Comments on the Games. Bij An Old Player." The following are the results of League matches played since last notes: Old Rafflesians drew F. 0 0 F. drew B. 2 2 R. E. boat A. 3 2 E. drew F. 0 0 Vampires beat Rovers 4
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    WEDNESDAY, 5TH JULY.
    357 12 The Portuguese cruiser Adonmxtor left for Lisbon this morning. The Netherlands India Commercial Bank has declared a dividend of 9. 13% for the year 1904. Lieut M. R. Strover, 80 Company R. G. A., returned to Singa(>ore on the 2nd. inst. from duty with the Malay States
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    POLICE NEWS.
    144 12 Bkkokk Mr. Howard at the Police Court this morning. Sergt. Bartels prosecuted a pawnbroker. Chop iye Hin. of Arab Street, with taking in pawn a baju for forty cents from a child aged ten years. The pawnbroker was fined and costs. Before the same Magistrate Low Ah Cheng,
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    ANOTHER BURGLARY.
    129 12 Green Valley Visited by Thieves. The members of tlie burgling fraternity are still on the war path. Last night Green Valley," Cavenagh Road, was visited by some members of the light-lingered gentry. They apparently climbed in by the front verandah and tinding the windows of Mr. C. R.
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    Y. M. C. A.
    169 12 The second anniversary meeting of the Singapore Young Men's Christian Association will be held in the Town Hall on Friday night, H. E. the Governor presiding. The programme arranged is as l>elow Opening Hymn All hail the power of Jesus’ name.” Scripture.. Rev. J. A. B.
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    THE ASSIZES.
    485 12 Yesterday afternoon at hearing was concluded before Chhlf 1 Sir Lionel Cox of the case in whirl 'r 1 Clm, Tan Ah Ngali and Xg Ten« charged with having robbed Cailtai* lof the Ophiroi liis gold watch anfl K rings, money, etc. After hearing the evidence the j
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    IRISH ELOQUENCE.
    69 12 An Irish judgment debtor delnc' following speech against a South war st lender in court 44 It is,a crying sl ia *VJ, a 7 vor l l heaven and earth! The riches of 1 s lt must necessarily sit heavy on your »e voa wall die, and I
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      328 12 LAND SALE. The following properties were >oM auction at Powell and Co’s saleroom M' 1 day afternoon: Freehold land fronting Holland Ko* n j‘. <u 3.1 milestone in the District ol a, u, r m. Singai>ore, containing an area of roods 35 j>oles being a portion <li>tni£ia> u as Lot
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    SINGAPORE FOOTBALL CUP.
    1227 13 I Sherwood Foresters v. Warders. I Sherwoods Win by 4 goals to nil. I doubt it takes a Cup tie to I HM i ii. r< -t in Singapore football, as was I i" 1 i.\ the large attendance that turned It'’ 1 '*''./i,l ;t afternoon to
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    RAUB AUSTRALIAN GOLD MINING CO.
    761 13 Tiik Manager’s mine rejiort for four weeks ending June 17th reads as follows The Mine measurements and Assay results of preselecting work show a total of 381 feet for the jieriod (4 weeks) under review, made up of 12 ft. sinking, 123 ft. driving, 212
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    VERANDAH OBSTRUCTION CASE. The conviction quashed.
    438 13 Judgment was given on the 4th instant by Mr. Justice Thornton in the case in which Messrs. McKerrow were convicted and fined $25 for obstructing the verandah-way of their godown No. 25 Boat Quay with fifteen bags of pepper. The Judge said he had
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    SELANGOR RACE.
    298 13 Mr. G. P. Owen kindly provides us with the winners at the Selangor Race Meeting yesterday, as follows Race I.—The Maiden Plate. —Value $400. A race for maiden horses. Weight 9. 7. with an allowance of 7 lbs. for exgriffins. Entrance $10; distance R. C. I. Convoy. Race
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    QUEEN’S SCHOLARSHIPS ETC., 1905. Examiner’s Report.
    995 13 QUEEN’ S SCHOLARSHIPS ETC., 1905. Examiner’s Report. J ilt Government Gazette publishes tile iciiowing report on tne examination lor government, anu Cecil j C. Smuh scholarships, conducted by the Eocal Examinations and lectures Syndicate of the University oi Cambridge. The Examiners appointed by the j Syndicate (J. 11. Flather, m.
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    LONDON TIN MARKET.
    483 13 The following is from the “Mining Journal” of the 3rd June: The East has shown rather more disposition to sell, and prices on balance are lower. Trade in this country is very good, but reports are to hand that in America there are signs of falling-off, which
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    Special Telegrams to the “Straits Times.”
    246 14 Hongkong, 301 h June. The torpedo boat destroyer Ere stranded at Wei-hai-wei yesterday owing to a gale. She was refloated in the evening. The American boycott in China is gaining ground. Some 500 students at Foochow have agreed to form an anti-American Society. Paris,
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    Special German Telegrams.
    951 14 (The Ostasiatischer Lloyd'*” Service.) Berlin, ‘J&th June. It is reported at Paris that the acceptance of the proposal to hold the Morocco l Conference is certaiu to Ik* accepted. The French Press expresses its conviction that German policy in the matter is thoroughly straight-forward. It admits that
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    Reuter’s Telegrams.
    3700 14 London* 28th .Tunc. Herman official despatches from Sooth West Africa show that desperate fighting took place* for fourteen hours, but finally Marengo's position was captured. These despatches also deny the capture Warmbad. Sweden is adopting certain naval andmilitarymeasures, which are creating a disagreeable impression in Norway, although it
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    FINANCE & COMMERCE.
    166 15 FINANCE COMMERCE. •p sth July, 1905. 1 ui bank rate is 2/- t*. r,,’;. !ti h Reamer Sierra Blanca arrived sv.,Philadelphia with 381,000 1 11 tor Kuehinotzu, Japan. to* |J| i,; j rv i/ 1 xl<a,,ie r Alaviti arrived yester- ith a cargo of wheat and 1,,r hoi*-. j I
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    LONDON RUBBER MARKET. Lewis & Peat’s Report.
    439 15 LONDON RUBBER MARKET. Lewis Peat’s Report. London Oth June. Para. We have had a very dull market during the week only small sales have been made includirg Hard Extra fine at 5/7 and July, August delivery at 5/8J to 5/9, soft 5/B*, for near delivery. Rio Negro fine, 5/8ANegroheads very
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    LONDON RUBBER MARKET.
    112 15 S. Figgis Co.’s Report. Util 'how. The following are the particulars of Plantation Rubber offered in auction to-day Ceylon. Weighing. Sold at Bukit ltajab lease Biscuits per “Formosa” HO lbs. Doranahonde 1 City of Calcutta K 10 “(’Ian Ronald 40 ibs. 10 40 7 49 0 49
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    PRODUCE.
    91 15 Gambier 8.80 do (Cube No. 1) uupicked 12.50 Copra Bali 7.60 do Pontianak 7.50 Pepper, Black 28.25 do White, 5% buyers 38.75 Sago Flour Sarawak 3.15 do Brunei No. 1 3.05 Pearl Sago 4.40 Coffee Bali, 15% basis 19.75 Coffee, Palembang, 20% basis 23.00 Coffee, Liberian No. 1 22.25
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    EXCHANGE.
    130 15 On London —Bank 4 m/s 2/Demand 1/11 Private 6 m/s 2/-^ do 3 m/s 2/-£ On Germany —Bank d/d 2.03 Private 3 m/s 2.05$ do 6 m/s 2.07$ On France —Bank d/d 2.50 Private 3 m/s 2.551 do 6 m/s 2.571 On India —Bank T. T. 148 Private 30
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      SHIPPING IN PORT.
      151 15 tjnder this heading the following abbreviations are used :—str. —steamer; sh.—ship bq. —barque sell.—schooner Yet.—Yacht; Cru. —Cruiser; Gbt.—Gunboat; Tor.—Torpedo H.p. Horsepower; Brit.— British; U.S.— United States; Fell.—French Ger —German But.—Dutch G.c.—General-cargo d.p.—deck passenger IT, Uncertain T. P. W.—Taujong Pagar Wharf T.P.D.—Tanjong Pagar Dock B.W.—Borneo Wharf K.H.—Keppel Harbour
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      TRADING VESSELS, &c.
      1228 15 j Arrivals since Noon of Yesterday. j Ban Fo Soon Dut. str. 222 tons, Capt Odink, 5th July. From Pontianak, 3rd July. G.c., and 36 d.p. Lim Ah Sam. For Pontianak, 6th— Rds. I Benia rig Brit. str. 2,510 tons, Capt Wallace, 5th July. From London, 31st
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      LIST OF PASSENGERS.
      290 16 Arrived 29th June. P»v Japan —From London Capt. H. J. Christie, Capt. E. CL W. Pratt. From Malta— Kev. W. E. O. Stevens.* From Penang —Mr. Parkinson. 30th June. By Sell trnhorxt, 104 passengers of whom 41 disembarked here. Among these were From Antwerp —Miss J. P.
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      ARRIVALS.
      873 16 A RRIVALS. VkssKL's N\MK -V >V ToXS ('ATTAIN j SliOM SaILKH CoXSItiNKKS < ll Mi Jne 28 (itT sir. 2659 Elders Hamburg May 21 IVu Mryrr ico 28 Stontor Blit sir. 4808 Lewis Liverpool May 27 W. Mansfield 2S Pesliawur str. 4885 Spicer jMiddlesbro May 18 P. &O. eo 28
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      CLEARANCES.
      606 16 Date Vessels Name Flag Rig Tons Desti*,, I June 27 Langdalel Brit str. 2283 Calcutta 28 Van (ler Parra Dut str. 381 Billiton ami IV n ti 28 C. Hock Kian str. 956 Samavan- via 28 Selangor Brit str. I 444 T. AnsoiAia ik.V* 28 Ascot it str. j
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      365 16 JrdiL/ne of the kind awards it Hi i fit •Jjtcutn Exhibition, i883-8*1, open toil! Col" -TIERED D k LALOR’S l f.ade Mark HDSPHDDYNE Tb« Sic«f fbe K«« HAS THE LARGEST SALE OF ANY PHOSPHORIC MEDICINE IN THE WORLD. For forty yoan has maintained its Its energizing effects are shewn from
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