The Straits Echo (Mail Edition), 22 June 1906

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1 534 The Straits Echo (Mail Edition)
  • 21 1 THE STRAITS ECHO MAIL EDITION. SIS Per Annum. Single Copy, 40 cents. Vol. 4. Penang, Friday, 22nd June, 1966. No. 25
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    • 391 1 CONTENTS. Leaders A Leaderettes: page. Sport: page. St. John’s Island 599 A 517 Football; A. C. S. vs. C. R. C. 510 Telegraphs 509 M C. F. C. vs. P. Bun'ar 517 loh Aka Lane ...512 P RC. Ist XL vs. 2nd XL 522 blowers 512 (J R. C. vs.
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    • 168 2 iwi irii■!.■.„ -i n-~i ttu*~ hii -*•«r^g snw&w, 'mkw■ jZ,,> A» <lB ik H THE I STRAITS ECHO I I I MAIL EDITION. < I I Published the day prior to the departure of each mail g 'g for Europe, and contains the latest local and States news originally published
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  • 937 509 We are pleased to see that St. John’s the Singapore Chinese Adkhnd visory Board has issued a very sensible circular (which we publish in another column) regarding the St. John’s Island incident and the proposed boycott of the Sikhs by the Chinese community of Singapore. As we pointed
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  • 132 509 A message received from Kedah to-day, states that the trial of the alleged murderers of the two Chet lies ami ĕlu-ir servant was concluded on the evening of the 13th iust The sum of $5,390. discovered in a small iron safe buried near the kitchen of the
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  • 157 509 Under the heading of Trials our Ipoh contemporary buists forth as follows; Can a man play a cornet and remain a Christian? was the facetious question once addressed to a bishop. Perhaps,” was the reply, but his neighbour cannot.” The obstructions m various parts of Ipoh at
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  • 321 509 The Perak.” A New Vessel for the Straits. In t he presence of a large company of ladies and gentlemen the vessel Perak built by the Caledon Shipbuilding and Engineering Company. Ltd., Dundee, for the Straits Steamship Company, Singapore, was on 21st May launched from Caledon Shipyard, says the Dundee
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    • 106 509 Straits Echo. S f -'r S ®|L IMf a ti s flpA everybody and juelicealono-.Emcrson J June Ist, 1903. published daily (except Sundays.) at THM CRITERION PRESS, Ltd., \’o ‘226—232, Beach Street, Penang. TRICE: ti-l per annum OUTSTATIONS Hostage Extra. MAIL EDITION (Host tree) Jl5 MAU CABLE address: Echo— Penang.”
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  • 652 510 A. c. s. vs. c. R. c. Yesterday afternoon the Amdo-Chine-e School met the Chinese Recreation Club in their League match, when Mr. Ih ad bery kindly officiated as Referee under whom the play was well carried out. In spite of the heavy downpour the night before the
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  • 1317 510 A Sensible Notice. The Straits Ti mes A lue-day l ist publishes in English and tiinese to 1 following notice i-sued bv I he (Jiiine:. tv. mry i>oaid, Singapore, on 8:h dune: ip c v, a Sikh constable was pr< u ted for attempting to outrage a
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  • 119 511 —Times of Ma kiya. 'Thb ScltasV Bhmui.ay I'ESTH'iTXas The Jl'li.v .Meeliug .p. D. O.’s tl.e other ev niug, where was a iri-e m tendance. Tj, various residents at I>atu Gajah, dopen;. K«U J.al.at t Pulai K. hapaioug, laminin, Lanta. ruku Kampar. i,er '""a.sih ,s y...re a I “denied, and
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  • 224 511 1 Law Cannot Touch Them. A short time ago a cax* came before the First Magistrate at Singapore in which Inspector Howard charged four Bengalis with being unregistered me! cal practitioners Mr. Dudley Pai sons, who wa ■> for the defen *e, however, quoted a section from the
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  • 231 511 hirii ime weather prevailing this anima! least was celebrated in the Chinese Chutch of Our L;dy of Sorrows at. McAlis--1,1 Road yesterday afternoon, when there was pieseut a large crowd of worshippers <om the various parishes of the island, inrodiugthe gnis of the Convent and
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  • 195 511 An inci-U-nt which has caused much amusmn nt amongst the Police Inspectors and S< rgenms occurred last F;iday. says the N m/epmc Fry Presf. It appears that some c-unterbit Jiougkong and Shanghai Bank LtHe- '.*(■.e fou <! in circulation m Penang <ru< 1 i lie Aut horit
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  • 421 511 An I NCHARTKD Rock. Captain ickham id’ the British steamer ID7m7o;z HaZ/, which arrived at Singapore on 'Tuesday from Bmgkok en route for Liverpool, reported that “the ship touched a. rock about six miles west, of the Ilorsburg Light. From what can be gathered, says the Free Press, the
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  • 73 511 OFFICIAL MI’BDERED. Fierce Fig. tmg Ensues. (Supplied bij ixeuler.) L'Hhlod, L’>th June. Mr. Crewe-Read, Assistant C >mnnssi<mer. liavinir lieeu murdeied in 1 he A saba Hinteiland. Nigeria, two liumired men of the Li<»ufborn Nigeria Regiment, commanded by Captain Rudkin, hastened to the scene and defeated the enemy, afier heavy
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  • 73 511 British Officers Attacked. (S applied, bp Ken ter.) Loudon, loth June.—Five British officers, while pigeon shooting in a village near Tantah, in Egypt, were suriounded by a crowd of villagers, deprived of their guns and attacked with bludgeons. Captain Bull, of the Sixth Dragoons, has since died from his
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  • 189 511 The Education Bill. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 14th June.—lt is expected that, the House of Commons will finish with the Education Bill by 20th July and that the House will rise on 3rd August, the autumu session beginning at the end of October. Mr. Lyttelton's Seat. London, 15th June
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  • 31 511 Greece Roumania. Diplomatic Relations Ruptured. (Sapplied by Reuter.) London, loth June—Diplomatic relations between Greece ami Roumania have been finally broken off. Russia will undertake the protection of the Gieeks in Roumania.
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  • 28 511 The Young Prince Oskar. Pice (Jrtasiatisdier iJoud's” Service.) 7 Berlin, 15t If Aino,—Count Soden has been appointeu *Mditary T utor and GoverUoi to the Itnperi.il Brince LKkac
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  • 63 512 Speech by Count Golochowski. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 14th June—Speaking at Vienna, in the Austrian Delegation Building and replying to attacks upon the Triple Alliance, Count Golochowski said that the Alliance only became operative in the event, of any one of the Allies being attacked from two
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  • 52 512 Another Fatal Explosion. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 15th June. —An explosion occurred upon the liner Haverford, which has arrived at Liverpool from New York. Eleven persons were killed and forty injured. The explosion is attributed to the fumes arising from a consignment of naphtha which was included in the
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  • 379 512 German American Friendship. (The Ostasiatischer Lloyd's” Service.) Berlin, 15th June. —Baron Speck von Sternberg attended the festivities at the University of Illinois for the promotion of. German-American friendship and spoke upon the success of the university in promoting German-American concord. The Ti me» of Malaya hears that small’
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  • 1690 512 A CORRESPONDENT Toh Aka Lane, sends us a lengthy complaint anent the state of Toh Aka Lane, which he says anpears to be entirely overlooked by the Municipal authorities. The roadway he describes as being in a shocking condition and a mass of ruts and holes. The drains
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  • 569 513 Ihe Laokay-Yunnan-son Him will cross the mountain ridges of Yunnan, throuji the valiey of Nam-ti, and approach Yunnan city via Ami chou, passing through the valleys of the Pa-ta-ho and the Ta-chen-ho, the principal branch of the Wes* River ami the outlet of the Tangtzu Lake.
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  • 604 513 Sikh Boycott Settled. A portion of the Sikh community, numbeiing some forty menders, attended at the offices of the Straits Times, ou Wednesday morning, ami were received bv a. representative of rhe paper. Their object was to thank the > traits for lhe wav, in which its
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  • 301 514 Government Embarrassed. (Supplied by Reuter.) London. 15th June —The Government has been three times defeated by the extremist supporters on the Committee for working out the details of the Workmen’s Compensation Bill. Mr. Gladstone yesterday admitted that lhe Government was placed in an embarrassing position anent the measure. By-Elections.
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  • 73 514 The Rupture of Relations. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 16th June.—Speaking in the Greek Chamber, the Foreign Minister stated that every effort had been exhausted to come to a friendly arrangement with Roumania, whose terms were unacceptable. He detailed a number of anti-Greek outrages in Roumania, including mobs
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  • 41 514 The New British Minister. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 15th June*.—The Standard says that Mr. James B. Whitehead, Councillor of the British Embassy at Berlin and formerly attached to the Legation at Tokio, will be appointed British Minister to Sei via
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  • 148 514 Another Massacre. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 15th June. A Jewish Anarchist at Bielostok threw a bomb at the Corpus Christi procession, killing and wounding many people. A massacre of the Jews ensued in which hundreds were killed and wounded. The Jews fled to the forests pursued by the mob.
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  • 96 514 The Native Rising. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 15th June. —It is stated that twenty per cent, of the troops operating in Natal are on the sick list. London, 16th June. —It is officially announced that the rebel Chief Bambaata was killed in the fighting on 10th instant. The Natal
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  • 62 514 The Mantjeuvrcs. (Supplied by Reul er.) London, 15th June. —The Naval manoeuvres are being carried on in a most active manner. Two liners have already been captured ami. the invaders, in the early morning, attacked Plymouth ami Portsmouth, their destroyers attempting to force an entrance to the harbours.
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  • 64 514 The Meat Scandal (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 15th June. President Roosevelt has entirely disapproved of the House Committee’s Meat Inspection Bill, as being inadequate to meet the circumstances of the situation. President Eulogised. (The Ostamatischer Lloyd's" Service.) Berlin, 16th June.—Speaking at Illinois, .Baron Speck von Sternberg, the German
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  • 34 514 The Dreyfus Case Again. (Supplied by Reute' Loudon, liith June.— Ti, e p r of Cassation has met tocou.ider the liBT case and is examining the mw i lu with closed doors. do,sl
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  • 55 514 Ihe Italian View (Th,- -(Motia’.M er U„, ld s <’ 8 Illi I Ber in, 16th June.—Speaking in the hn uin Chamber on the disarmament (JU p s d Signor Tittoni, the Minister for t’J Affairs said that Italy was theoretical!? supporting Great Britain, but he thought that the
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  • 27 514 New Army Regulations. (The Ostasia.tlscher Lloyd's" Service.) Berlin, 16th June.—New regulations have been issued for the German infantry, based on the lessons of the late war.
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  • 20 514 The Open Championship. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 16th June—James Braid, the holder, has again won the Open Golf Championship.
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  • 341 514 The Tantah Outrage (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 15th June.—lt is believed that I the attack on British officers near Tantah, I in Egypt, was due to the officers damaging I the crops and had no political significance. I The Government has now created a forest I reserve of 24,000
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  • 1090 515 We 11a\ eto thank /dri»Horiieultura' Mr. Peel for a. copy c of the Prize List of 5,10 the Third Joint Anal Aari-Horticultural Show of the Sits Settlements and Federated Mala? States, which is this year to be Laki on the Raffles Reclamation Ground August next. The Prize List
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  • 139 515 C. F. C. v. P. Buntar. A eky interesting game of football was played at Parit Buular last Saturday beIwicn the Crescent Football Club and &lt;i Parit Buntar XI. Tbe Ciescent team arrived at I pin and, after so/ne light icfreshnient, the game commenced,with H.H. Rajah Chilian a» referee.
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  • 169 515 In spite of many counter-attractions, the Japanese Cinematograph was favoured with another full home on Saturday night, when the huge audience was treated to a capital programme. The war pictures, of which there were several, were as good ami exciting as ever and the same could be
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  • 282 515 Proposed Introduction of Chinese Settlers. The position of affairs iu French IndoChina is not as satisfactory to the electors as they would desire it Io be. The present Governor-Ge oral. Monsieur Beau, a very different type of manto his ambitious and energetic predecessor, Monsieur Doumer. has not, it is
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  • 176 516 A case of theft of a bicycle, valued at about $l4O, is reported from N&lt;»rthain Road. It appears that Mr. Campbell, the owner of the property, finding it, missing from his residence, No. 41, Northam Road, on the night of the 4th inst., laid information at
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  • 189 516 Examination for Certificated Tbachers in Chiness by the High Commissioner. Last Saturday marked a new era in Chinese «lucatioiial circles in Peuang. Over thirty Chinese residents, varying in age from twenty-five to fifty years and in occu pation from a contractor to a tip-top longnailed sinsang, sat down to
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  • 230 516 The A 'nmd least of Corpus Christi was celebrated at the Church of the Assumption vesterdav before a, large congregation, when the Reverend Father Farges, of the Pulau Tikus College, officiated at High Mass. The Church was very tastefully decorated wi’h banners and flags, the
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  • 1122 516 {Straits Times.) Seeing, moving among, and speaking with the Kelantanites, during pay thiee years’ sojourn amongst them, traversing north, south, east, and west, where no Europeans have ever been before, I may record inv opinion that Kelantan is far superior to al! the other States in Malaya, British
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  • 283 517 ri’HE following beautiful specimen of ..relish as sbs is wrote, is culled from the r m nie U an Indian emus [Ju-ier patrouago ot uoy.d Highness Duke &lt;&gt;t k. c. b A: N. b This (jircus is the ve y much better, therefore he conies to see that.
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  • 261 517 liiE (jwermiind (Hazede of Jvine loin contains the following items o f information The Governo in Council ha-&gt; been pleased to exempt the siernship Jia /[&lt;&gt; when engaged in conveying citlle be'ween Singapore an I MaEeci and rice versa from the operation oi’ Ruh s 5. 7 and
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  • 487 517 May Output. The output, amounted to 43,492.66 ptku’s against 36 711 69 pikuls in the pievions month, stimulated no doubt bv the high price of tin. 'I be value of the m»Mal reacbel the enormous figure of §3 988 389.49 on which dul v amounting to 8565,243.62 was
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  • 147 517 THE BIELOSTOK MASSACRE. Revolution Spreading Everywhere. (&gt;.vp2' Keuler London, 17th June.—The fighting and sacking of Jewish houses continues at Bielostok, where martial law has been proclaimed. The outbreak of revolution in Russia is seriously affecting the European Bourses and there has been a heavy fall in Russian stocks. Moscow*
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  • 75 517 President Roosevelt’s Attitude. {Suj'phcd by lieuier.) London, 18th June. The struggle of President Roosevelt b» rouse the Agricultural Committee to action is growing acute. President Roosevelt declares that, under the influence of the meat packers, the Committee has so amended the Meat Inspection Bill as to render it
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  • 104 517 The Etemy Repulsed. {Supplied by If eider.) London, 18th June.—Sbeerness was attacked by the enemy simultaneously with Portsmouth ami Plymouth, but ail three places repulsed the invaders. From Plymouth the attacking force was pursued to the Channel Islands, where ten t n pedo craft were captured, though two
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  • 51 517 Flag-waggers Ejected. {Supplied by lleubr.f London, ]6th June—A band of Suffragettes who, by their fl ig- wagging and shouting, interrupted a political meeting which was being addressed by Mr. Asquith at Northampton, had to be ejected, while later on some S w-ialist, int/Ti upterß also had to ta
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  • 52 518 To-morrow’s Coronation. (The Ostasiaiischer Lloyds Service.) Berlin, 18th June. —King Hakon’s coronation will take place on the 19th instant. The Kaiser, accompanied by Prince Henry of Prussia, will pay him an official visit on the Bth July at Trondhjem and this will be the first visit he receives from
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  • 41 518 More Chiefs Surrender. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 18th June. —More Zulu chiefs are surrendering and it is expected that the majority of the rebels will have come in by the 19th instant. Only two important chiefs are still in rebellion.
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  • 29 518 France Switzerland. Tariff War Probable. (The Ostasiatiscker Lloyd's” Service.) Berlin, 18th June. —It is probable that a tariff war between France and Switzerland will commence on the 15th July.
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  • 29 518 A Freneh Threat. (The Ostisiatischer Lloyd’s” Service.) Berlin, 18th June., —France threatens to send an ultimatum to Morocco unless the Sultan delivers a Frenchman captured by the rebels.
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  • 41 518 British Methods Praised. (Supplied by Reuler.) Lomimi, Ibth June. —M. Mezieres, the French Government. Commercial Agent in the Soudan, in an article published by the Paris Temps, eulogises the British administration, dwelling upon the absence of red tape” methods.
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  • 30 518 Another Disaster. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 18th June. —The Japanese transport 'luyofu Maru struck a mine in the Korean Sea and sank with a loss of fifty lives.
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  • 31 518 To Visit Austria. (The Ostasialisrher L’oyd's' Service.} Berlin, 18ih June.— Km/ Ed aar is to visit the E»np»*?ot &gt;f A us 1 ria al Isch', in Austria, durmg Angus’
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  • 538 518 floods in Chihli. {Supplied by Reuler.) London, 18th June. —Heavy floods in southern Chihli have destroyed forty kilometres of the Hankow-Peking Railway. Perak exported 216 31 pikuls of wolfram during Mav. The total for the five months ending with May amounts to 868.79 pikuls. The Kuala Lumpur Sauitan Board
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  • 1141 518 Ahy 1 enang has never been able to boast of a museum very few people arF able to explain, fur a museum is au institution found in every small town throughout the world and the absence of one in Penang is a cause of surprise to every globe-trotter
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  • 1383 519 Mv dearest Fanny. -Mv last letter to you went astray at first and was very impel iimnhv opened by a. corner man. or something, belonging to &lt;ur local Mins f, ,els. 1 must lemark that he redir cted it ami passed it on. but not until he had
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  • 195 520 Abdul Kader and three others were charged before Mr. Hereford yesterday with causing damage, estimated at SI4O, to the building materials of Mr. Popus, the proprietor of the Liverpool Arms. Mr. Motion appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Martin tor the defence. The prosecution showed that
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  • 541 520 The adjourned case against Loh Siong Kun and Lu Ah Su, who were charged with being in possession of eighteen counterfeit Straits Settlements Government Notes amounting to a hundred and eighty dollars, was resumed befoie Mr. L P Ebden at the First Court yesterday afternoon. Lu Kboy, a
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  • 147 520 Although only the number two course has as yet been opened, the work this morning was interesting. Mr. Jules Martin's Maiden was the first out, doing twice round slow, as did also Excise, Calford, Royal Flush, Faith and Odin. Diamond Star, who seems to have quite iecovered from
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  • 156 520 The Circus had another crowded bouse last night and it is not an exaggeration to say that there wasn’t a space which was not filled up. All the items on the programme were successfully gone through, and the clowns were, if we can use the expiession, more funny
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  • 204 520 P. K. C. Ist XI vs. 2nd XI. A good game of Soccer was witnessed on the Esplanade yesterday afternoon between the above teams, with Mr. S. H. Wills as Referee. Unfortunately, during the first half the play was not of an interesting nature, and consequently many of the
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  • 94 520 A Teonoh correspondent writes that Sunday evening Master Foo Win P Mr. Lee Teik Leng went out to i nxme, behind the village of Trolwh their return they were chase’ by a 'h buffalo. They escaped the brute; b ut S head over heels into a ravine.
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  • 663 520 (Communicated.) The Crescent Football Club, having ar ranged to meet the Parit Buntar Recreation Club in a game of footer, the C. F f team left Penang at 2 pun. by rail last Saturday and arrived at their destination at 4 p.m. The Penangites
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  • 157 521 New Ports. It is reported in mandarin circles in Pekin" that a proposal made some time ago by the’British Minister to the Waiwupu (Foreign Aff irs Board) recommending the opening to international trade of Cbiugteh—famous for its porcelain kilns —and Wuch’eng, has met with opposition from the Council of
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  • 147 521 The Sandakan conespondent of the South China 'Morning I'ost writes as follows under date 29 i h May There are no further developments of the disturbances in Brunei. The trouble was confined to one pretty chief and his particular following, ami the people are not in a state of
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  • 362 521 A Rebellion Suppressed. 1 he Sarawak Gaz He gives the following particulars of a successful expedition against rebels in the Upp r Rejung district there, lhe expedition was directed against the people of the Poi and Machan rivers. The Resident thus describes the operations On the 9th I sent
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  • 36 521 Tbonoh Mines, Limited. We are courteously informed that a telegram has been received announcing that the Tronoh Mines, Limited, have declared a fifteenth dividend, of two shillings per share, payable in London on 16th July.
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  • 135 521 Kitchy, a Bengalee girl of about eight years of age, who was reported about six months ago at the Leith Street Police Station as missing from the custody of Amina bee, her grandmother and lawful guardian, was found yesterday at the gate of the Convent, crying,
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  • 236 521 A GRAND OFFER. To TUB EdIIOK OP THE STRAITS ECHO. Sir, Beiiiij a member of the Cycling Club, I am proud indeed that one of its members would venture to loop the loop at the Circus, provided a prize of $5OO is offered. 1 am sure that if
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  • 304 521 REVOLUTION RIFE. Murders at Warsaw. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 18ih -lune.—Fiv*» soldiers and a policeman weie wounded and two persons killed at Warsaw on Saturday aud a police officer, his wife and two soldiers were shut dead on Sunday. No arrests were made. Fighting at Bielostok. Bands of Jewish
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  • 140 521 Chinese Labour. (Supplied by lleuler.) London, 19 June.— A section of the Li aeral pi ess persists in its demand for the stoppage of the importation of Chinese labour to the Rand aud the speedy deportation of the Chinese already there. The JW V Nev-s declares that the reluctance
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  • 85 522 The Dreyfus Case (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 19th June. —At the public bitting of the Court of Co-&gt;at ion, the representative of the Pubhc Prosecutor reviewed the Dreyfus case, maintaining that no treason had been committed by Captain Dreyfus, or anyone else, and that the whole affair was a
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  • 135 522 The Tantah Affair (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 18th June. —Thirty-five Egyptians have been arrested in connection with the attack upon British officers at Tantah. London, 19th June. —An authentic account of the Tantah outrage shows that, while the British officers were shooting, a fire broke out on a threshing
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  • 37 522 The Pearl Fisheries. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 19th June —Lord Elgin, the Colonial Secretary, has declined to re open the Ceylon Pearl Fisheries Concession question. on the uioiind that Ihe tiansae!ion must be regarded as completed.
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  • 66 522 Negotiations Proceeding Satisfactorily (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 19th June.—The Standard states that the Anglo-Russian negotiations for a general understanding aie progressing satisfactorily. With a view to allaying her suspicions, Germany has been assured that uo agreement will be signed affecting her interests, especially with regard to the region
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  • 67 522 Arrival of Remains at Wellington. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 18th June.—The steamer bringing the late Mr. Seddon’s body from Australia has arrived at Wellington, New Zealand. The cruiser Encounter escorted the vessel into the harbour and fired a. salute. Large crowds assembled on the quay. The
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  • 39 522 The Nippon Yusen Kaislr. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 1911) June —The T'okio correspondent of &lt;he Doily 'L’eleyraph wires that the service of the Nippon usen Kaisha to Hongkong, Bangkok and Sumatra, will be extended to .Java ami Calcutta.
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  • 28 522 The Coming Coronation (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 18th .lune. Ihe Prince and Princess &gt;f ''’ales have starred for Norway to represent King Edward at King Hakon's coronation.
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  • 33 522 Promotion for Canon Welldon (Supplied by Renter.) Loudon, 18th June.—The Rt. Rev. James Edward Cowell Welldon. Canon of Westminster Abbey and late Bishop of Calcutta, has been appointed Dean of Manchester.
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  • 81 522 So Far Most Satisfactory. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 18tli June.—The first period of the Naval manoeuvres, the object of which was to test the new mobilization arrangements for the reserve divisions and the effectiveness of the coast defences, terminated on Saturday and it is understood that the results
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  • 54 522 Lawn Tennis. (S up pl.i ed b y Re id er.) London, 18th June.—Ar lawn tenuis the Doherty Brothershave beaten the Americans Ward and Little by three setts to one. Great Britain thus retains Ihe Davis Cup. Polo. London, 18th June.—At polo at Hurlingham. England be it Ireland bv
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  • 26 522 (77/c “Ostasiatiscler Lloyd’s" Service.) Berlin, 19th June—The Kaiser Wilhelm has gone to Heligoland to see the finish of the yacht race from Dover to Heligoland
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  • 405 522 The Sultan’s Birthday (Echo Spcci-d.) Ipoh, 19th June.—The Sultan’s Birthday celebrations have so far proved verv successful. The weather is splendid and the attendance a record one Four hundred of the Malay States Guides paraded under Colonel Walker ami, having saluted the Sultan, fired a feu de joie. At
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  • 137 522 Obituary. Harry N. Pillsbury 4 (Supplied by Reuter.) London. 19th June.—The death is announced of Harry N. Pillsbury, the American chessplayer and holder of the American Championship since 1858. Deaths. i a v Tokio. aged 36. Thomas PU V?7 e 1 th ird son of t} ie late Mr. John
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  • 1070 523 Tin; I’riin' of The Prince of Wales. Wab-s, from one of whose pie■lessors our pretty little island takes t 8 second name, has been a very prince of late and is evidently traimne himself up well n&gt; that hTh o r‘ diplomacy hi watch king Edward, who has
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  • 314 523 A Borneo Yarn. Judging from the recent reports of weird occurrences, there is a wide held of labour m Borneo tor tne Physical Research Society, and at the same time Mr. Seton-Thomson would find it to his advantage to m company the expedition, writes the Sandakan correspondent of
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  • 312 523 More Supervision Required. A Good Suggestion. Among some comments written to a Hongkong contemporary, a question was rather pertly asked, why House property should not be subject to a regular periodical survey as in the case of a steamer, boilers, and other machinery The subject wants careful answering,
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  • 191 524 Seventeen Put to Dea lh. A passenger who arrived at Hongk- ng rom Wucbow (Canton) on the 7ih June informs the S. C. Morning Post that when he left Wucbow there was a great claiming of gongs and olowing of whistles. Ihe people crowded the streets and housetops. It
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  • 178 524 Assam bin Bakar, a Lance Corporal, brought up Siow Ah Soon before Mr. L. P. Ebden, yesterday afternoon, for being found abroad between sunset and sunrise with house breaking implements in his possession. According to the prosecution, the Lance Corporal, accompanied by two other detectives, found
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  • 202 524 Before Mr. Smith Steinmetz this morning Detective Inspector Sheedy prosecuted the manager of the pawn shop, Chop Tai Guan, No 452 Dato Kramat Ro id, for taking in pawn the clothes of Mr. Anderson, of the International Bank, valued at about $250, on or about the 24th April
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  • 645 524 C. R C. vs F. S. The League football match between tlie Chinese lb creation Club ami the Free School was played on the Esplanade yesterday afternoon, when fine weather prevailed The two teims turned out punctually at 5 o’clock and, under Mr. Bradbory as referee, lined up as
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  • 172 524 This five travelling Cbi ueM5 Commissioners who are now q p 211 political andadm;"" 1 live ss-Oems, have sent in a ra to the IVkiug Oovernmeut dealm 0 rvhat they have seen in the variousL"! countries duiing the ast, thipo i ■lbey.vport that the wealthie.t aid e-t nanon,
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  • 1034 524 Writing to the Malay Mail, Mr. W. de L. Brooke says.The opinions of David bin Jesse' 1 about iffiirs in Kelantan have again appeal e 1 in print, and again I venture to point out that, however honest this gentleman may be, many of his opinions are open to
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  • 251 525 An Interview. As our readers know, a meml er of Ihe Chinese Cycling Club offeiel to loop the loop, pr..vi&lt;h‘ 1 that someone would put up a piize of ssoi). Ibis Diavolo himself has consejtel to do, stipulating only that the plucky member brings his
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  • 364 525 A young Chinaman, Choo Ah Sooi, of Beach Street, appeared yesterday afternoon before Mr. Smith Steinnmtz on a charge of giving false information on the 2nd inst. to Lance Corporal No. 304, attached to the Prangin Station. The prosecution, conducted by Inspector Carroll, revealed the
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  • 291 525 On Monday last a man, recently arrived from China, went to the Railway Pier with the intention of buying a ticket, for Ipoh. A crafty Chinaman, who guessed that the other was a stranger, went up to him ami asked him where he was going to.
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  • 283 525 Following is the thirty second report of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha, presented to the shareholders at the half-yearly Ordinary General Meeting, held at Tokio, on Monday, 28th May. Gentlemen The Directors submit to you the annexed Statement of the Liabilities and Ai&ets of the Company, and the
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  • 239 526 REVOLUTION SPREADING. Bielostok Outdoes Odessa. (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudon, 19th June. —The three delegates from the Russian Duma who have gone to Bielostok state t hat the massacre was even worse than that of Odessa. Attitude of the Jews. The great Jewish financial houses are moving in the most
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  • 54 526 The Native Rising. (Supplied, by Reuter.) London, 20th lune—Eight of Dinizulu’s Indunas have arrived at Pietermaritzburg. The Zulu lebels attacked a store near Mapunrulo during the night, killed the owner, wounded two troopers and captured a convoy of seven wagons. In the same district a trooper has been wounded
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  • 103 526 The Labeling of Tins. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 19th June.—The Washington House Committee on Agriculture has conceded President Roosevelt’s demand to eliminate from the Meat Bill the clause providing for appeal to the courts, but President Roosevelt has not insisted upon the labelling of all tins with the
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  • 253 526 The Education Dili (Supplied by Reuter London, 19th June —'1 he House of Commons, after a prolonged discussion, has adopted the Education Bill closure resolution by 262 to 121. The Adjournment. London, 20th June. —Mr. Asquith, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, has intimated that the Government wishes t. &gt;
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  • 74 526 Memorial Service at St. Paul's. (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudon, 20th June.—King Edward and the Prince of Wales were represented at an impressive memorial service tor Mr. Seddon, held at St. Paul’s Cathedral. There was a large congregation, including Lord Eigin, Mr. Lyttelton, Lord Carrington, Mr. Winston
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  • 64 526 A Foolish Report. (The Ostasiatischer Lloyd's" Service.) Berlin, 20th June.—The German Oriental Correspondence reports that the Japanese will probably accept Mohammedanism as the state religion thus adding to the political complication. The paper above quoted is not a German journal, the editor being a Roumanian and the manager a
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  • 38 526 Outbreak of Rebellion. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 20th June.—The natives of the Kwango district of the Congo Free State have revolted and many factories have been looted. A white agent has been murdered and another wounded.
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  • 32 526 A French investment. (The Ostaswdiscber Lloyd's” Serviced Berlin, 20th June.—The French banks have taken up debentures of the Pennsvl vania Railway Io the value of two hundred and fifty million francs.
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  • 67 526 Admiral von Tirpitz. (The Ostasiatischer Lloyd's" Service) Berlin, 20th June.—The rumours of Admiral von Tirpitz, German Minister for the Navy, having sent in his resignation are denied. The Kaiser. Berlin, 20th June.—The Kaiser Wilhelm is paying a visit to Tri nee von Bulow at Norderney to discuss matters with
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  • 24 526 The Ascot Stakes. (Supplied by Reuter.) Loudon, 20th June.—The result of the Ascot Stakes is as follows Pradella 1 Outbreak 2 Saltpetre ...3
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  • 253 526 First Day’s Results. (Echo Special.) Kuala Lumpur, 19tli June. —Rain fell at the commencement of to-day’s racing and the going was heavy. Following are the results 1. —The Maiden Plate. This was a walk-over for Mr. W. Me. D. Mitchell’s Dawn. 2 —The Planters Cup. Mr. G. Cumming’s
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  • 118 527 The Sultan’s Birthday Celebration. (Echo Special) Ipoh, 20th June. —Yesterday’» sports were witnessed by an immense crowd and proved very successful. The torchlight procession was delayed, as a short, shower threatened to spoil it, but it soou cleared up. Mr. Cowan. f he Protector of Chinese, accompanied the Chinese
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  • 310 527 May Output. Ths output was 7,414.79 pikuls against 6,190.14 pikuls in the previous month. The approximate value of the metal was $692 615 53 on which duty amounting to $97,279.78 was collected. The average price of tin was $93 41 per pikul with duty at $39 $6
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  • 1080 527 The project of towrloating Ducks ing the naval floating dock from Bermuda to the Bristol Channel for the execution of temporary repairs to the damaged battleship Montagu, opens up a vista of possibilities for the near future. We have already had repair ships introduced into our fleets, so
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  • 402 528 The 'umping Competition. Last ni«iht the Circus played to miollmr crowded bouse and the interest of the proceedings was enhanced by the jumping competition for local horses, which took place just liefore the interval. There were fewer entries than usual, but the quality of the jumping made up
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  • 798 528 Visit of Commissioner Liu Sze Gee. 0 i. the tkM.iffnf Si. Xavier’s Institution to day there was displayed, below the Union Jack, the Chinese fl »g, in honour of the visit of Mr. Liu Sze Gee, Chinese Commissioner of Education. 'I he Commissioner was accompanied to the School
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  • 729 528 A Government Servant in Tbob m The preliminary inquiry into* tU against Visuvasnn, a clerk of the b Office, Bal.k Pulau. who i. ebJS criminal breach ot trust as a public smJ was held at tl.e First Court before \i' L. P. Ebden yesterday afternoon Mr P
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  • 168 529 Before Mr. Hereford yesterday, thirteen Kling servants in the employ of the International Hotel, prosecuted the proprietor for refusing to pay their wages due for three weeks The defendant disputed the claims. As the prosecutors had one and all the same claim, the Court took the whole
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  • 166 529 An inquest on the death of Francis, a boy in the Internation 1 Hotel, which occurred in the General Hospital on the morning of the 14th inst., was held yesterday afternoon by Mr. Hereford in the Second Court. Arokiasamy, a servant of the hotel, stated that the de/eised bad
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  • 219 529 l»eiore M r. Hereford, in the Second Court, Varisai Mahonmd, a butcher of the Chowras'a Market, charged his wife, Jonah Bee binti Mahomel I ram, of Transfer Road, with t heft of clothing and jewellery. valued at $l3O, and one Sult n with enticing her away O
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  • 184 529 Extensive Kidnapping. About two bundled Chinamen, native» of Amoy, Pakiioiand Swatow. who were alleged to have been kidnapped and brought to Hongkong for the purposes of emigration, crowded the compound outside the charge room of the Hongkong Central Police Station, the other day. As the supposed leader
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  • 543 529 The Rev. W. E. Horley, writing io the Malay Mail on the two and fourpenny dollar, says: It is not worth 2s. 4.1., locally, as its purchasing power is not more than 2/-. The ocal market prices are practically the same as when the dollar was at Is.
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  • 581 529 Rewards for Exuminations. From next year, clerks in the Federated Malay States will lie rewarded if they do particularly well in examinations. A recent executive order promises a bonus of $5O to the clerk who obtains the greatest number of marks in the senior clerical examination in each State,
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  • 619 530 The Suggested Trophy. The Hongkong Dii'y Press says: —Mr. M. S Northcote informed our repiesentative that the committee appointed to consider the conditions which it is proposed »o apply to the luterport rifle shooting trophy will probably hold a meeting during the next fortnight. To stimulate riflemen
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  • 103 530 B 1 ELOVrOK MASSACRE. Horrible Mutilation of the Dead. (Suppi ied by Reuter.) Loudon, 21st June. —The Jewish accounts of the Bielostok massacre give gruesome details of the mutilation of the dead. It is stated that only on the arrival of the Duma delegates was a stop put to
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  • 94 530 Peace and Progress. (Supplied by Renier.) London, 21st June. —The Kaiser Wilhelm, speaking at Cuxhaven at the yachting banquet, expressed tLe pleasure be felt at the gigantic development of the German mercantile fleet. He said that his first consideration was peace, which lie prayed that God would continue
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  • 40 530 A War of Words. (The “Ostasiatischer Lloyd's” Service.) Berlin. 21st June —The socialistic ihetorical war between Mr. Clemenceau and Mr. James has resulted in a Parliamentary victory for the former, whose speech has been publicly placarded all over Paris.
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  • 110 530 Colonial Marriages Bill. (Supplied by Renter.) London, 21st .June. —The Colonial Marriages Bill, which legalizes in Great Britain marriages made in the Colonies with a deceased wife’s sister, has been passed by the House of Lords. The Education Bill. London, 21st June. —Mr. Binell, the Minister for Education, announced
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  • 36 530 United States Embassy. (The Ostasiatischer Lloyd's” Service.) Berlin, 21st June. —The United Slates Legation at Constantinople is to be raised to the rank of an Embassy, without Turkeyreciprocating as regards the Turkish Legation at Washington.
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  • 60 530 A Diplomatic Protest. iSupp ted by Reul er.) London, 21st June-Reuter’. Co O Unt nop e correspondent reports that the Pers? Ambassador has complained to the Pn of the further despatch of Turkish trZ and munitions of war to the Turki B h.p eiijli L frontier, as
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  • 52 530 Mutiny aud Massacre. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 21st. June.-Several company of Turkish troops stationed at Yemen mnt nied and resolved to return to their homes. They attempted to proceed to the coast, when a sanguinary conflict ensued Abnud Pasha, using aiti lery toreducetbe mutineers, of whom only a few
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  • 39 530 Saivinj of the Montagu.” (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 21st June. —It is proposed to tow the naval floating dock from Bermuda to temporarily lepair the battleship Montagu, ashore in the Bristol Channel, if she is successfully refloated.
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  • 28 530 Convoy Recaptured. (Supplied by Renter.) London, 21st June. —The convoy of seven waggons taken by the Zulus in the Mapumulu district has been recaptured by the Natalians.
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  • 30 530 The Royal Hunt Cup (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 21st June. —The result of toe Royal Hunt Cup is as follows Dinneford 1 King Charles y Roseate Dawu Twenty-two ran.
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  • 406 530 Chinese Preferable. Ina letter to the Straits Times, “Employer” says: The suggestion from the Straits ly'ho which vou publish to day, that the Sikhs at St. John’s Island should be replaced by Chinese, is worthy of every support. There are few immigrants excepting Chinese, au it would
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  • 95 531 Births. Keyworth.—On the 10th June at Bukit firnah Hoad. Singapore, the wife of Mr. C. E. Keyworth, Superintendent, Filter Beds, of a daughter. On the 27th May. at Shanghai, the wife of P. Borkowski, of a sou. Marriages. Chandler—Macgregor.— On the J Ith June at Shanghai, Henry William
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  • 121 531 Penang, 21st June. (L’y courtesy of Hie Chartered Hank Lonnon Demand Ba.nL o/.ii 4 month»’ sigiit Bam 24 7 1 6 3 Credit 2/lj n 3 Documentary ...2/4}} Calcutta, Dema ml Bank Rs. 175 3 days’ sight Private 177 B mmav, D-mmml Bank ]75 Mouimein, Demand Bank 174 3
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  • 223 531 Gold leaf 65. B. Popper W. Coast 6lbs. .»&lt;&gt;/,.) out ol stock White Pepper 29.— sellers Trang Pepper 22} sellers Cloves (picked) 42. sales Much 79 Mace Pickings 68 Nutmegs 110 s 33. sales No. 1 5 40 Sugar I 2 n&lt;» stock. Basket $2 62| sales Tapioca Flour
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