The Straits Budget, 29 April 1898

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    140 1 The Straits Budget t TArU ;HKI>. 1'31.J VOL- LI. BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE “STRAITS TIMES.” (Cable Address: Times, Singapore.) Straits Budget, 40 Cents. SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 1898. Straits Times, 15 Cens. The Straits Times has the largest circulation of any newspaper In Asia, British India excepted. It
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  • STRAITS TIMES FRIDAY, 29TH APRIL.
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      BIRTH.
      16 1 T Kii r/mtr. Sarawak, on the 21st inst., W1 f...oi < I*. Harvey, of a daughter.
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      MARRIAGE.
      29 1 ov ti snh instant. Mr. J. Davidson, merchant. of P.idang, to Ernestine, the daughter of Joseph Kleinmann, !,rr>;.rn*Uii of th<* Victoria Hotel. French airl Au-triau p:i}*ers please copy.
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    TABLE OF CONTENTS.
    483 1 Uadis-. Articles. !n>;- ’K-n of Machinery. IVMahy Peninsula Prospecting Co. RiSe Volunteers. Hi- 1 War. dovernment nnd Press. The f hit 'r. Of IWiel Chiefs, ie! Tu. Kill Mio-'ting. Lfjr.iL Mark-1 Quotations. Shipping Nows. Passenger List. *'r wn Laud Sale. Inspection of Machinery. Whos* Child Apparently a
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    COMMERCIAL.
    510 1 Singapore, 29th April, 1898. PRODUCE (Bates are corrected to 12.30 p.m.) Gambier, buyers 5.65. Copra Bali, 8.40. do Pontianak, 8.00. Pepper, Black, 21.00. do White, (5%) 40.50. Sago Flour Sarawak, 3.50. do Brunei,., .nominal 2.50. Pearl Sago 3.85. Coffee, Bali, picked 27.00. Coffee Palembang, picked.... 30.00. Coffee, Liberian, No.
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    SUMMARY OF THE WEEK.
    467 1 The mail for Europe, this week, leaves by the M. M. E. Simons. The mail from Europe by the P. O. Bengal with dates to the Ist April, arrived on Friday last. The German mail from Europe by the Preussen arrived on Wednesday. The mail from
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    DEFENCE OF MANILA.
    70 1 OFFICIAL NOTICE CONCERNING LIGHTS. The following telegram lias been sent by t)ie Governor-General of the Philippine Islands to the Spanish ConsulGeneral, Singapore. Manila 23 rd April. All the light-housesjerected in the Archipelago have been, on this date, put out until further notice, except the light house at
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    U.S. FLEET AT HONGKONG.
    65 1 NEUTRALITY PROCLAMATION. AMERICAN PROTEST. Hongkong 2 T)th April, 1.18 p.wi. The American fleet has left Hongkong; for Mirs Bay, in neighbouring Chinese territory. The Hongkong Government has issued a neutrality proclamation. On behalf of the United States Government, a protest has been entered against the proclamation,
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    U. S. CHINA SQUADRON.
    25 1 DEPARTURE FOR MANILA. Special telegram for the Straits Times. Hongkong, Wednesday, 3.30 p.m. The American Squadron leaves for Manila this evening.
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    THE ATTACK ON MANILA.
    102 1 INSURGENT AID SECURED. (Special Telegram to the tl Straits Times. 1 Hongkong, Thursday, 1.40 p.m. The American fleet, which I telegraphed as about to leave Chinese waters yesterday for Manila, has now left for that port. Alejandrini, a Philippine lebel leader, has left for Manila in
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  • REUTER’S TELEGRAMS.
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      IMPENDING WAR.
      88 1 WAR RESOLUTIONS SIGNED. London 21sf April. President McKinley has signed the war resolutions passed by the Senate and the i-i ouse of Representatives. The Spanish Minister at Washington has demanded his passports. ULTIMATUM DELIVERED. The ultimatum formulated by the United States Government has been delivered at Madrid. Its
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      SPAIN.
      23 1 THE GOVERNMENT FIRM. The Spanish Cortes has been opened. The Speech from the Throne expresses determination to uphold Spanish rights in Cuba.
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      WAR IMMINENT.
      66 1 DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS BROKEN-OFF. London, 22nd A^fril. The Spanish Minister to States has left Washington. The United States ultimatum to Spain has been delivered at Madrid. Spain then immediately broke off diplomatic relations with the United States. General Woodford, the United States Minister to Spain, has therefore left Madrid.
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      HOSTILITIES COMMENCED.
      95 1 (Later.) London, 22nd April. Hostilities have commenced. PRIVATEERING. Mr. A. J. Balfour has announced, in the House of Commons, that America has notified her adhesion to the principles of the Treaty of Paris directed against privateering. Spain had not yet replied whether she adheres to these principles or
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      THE WAR.
      26 1 OPERATIONS AGAIN8TJHAVANA. Lomdon, 23rd April A United States squadron has left Key West to blockade Havana. Troops, when concentrated, will cooperate in the operations.
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      BRITISH BUDGET.
      68 1 HEAVY 8URPLU8. Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, has made his Budget statement in the House of Commons. The surplus for the past financial year amounted to X 3,678,000. An abatement will be allowed in the income tax. The abatement affects incomes of from to .£7OO
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      THE WAR.
      137 2 BLOCKADE OF HAVANA. London 2 oih April. The blockade of Havana has been established. Admiral Sampson commands the blockading squadron. CAPTURES AT SEA. The United States cruiser Nashville has captured the Spanish merchant steamer Buenaventura and also another vessel called the Pedro. The Spaniards have captured the Shenandoah
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      PORT ARTHUR.
      36 2 BRITAIN AND RUSSIA. A bluebook has been laid before Parliament, containing correspondence on the China question. The despatches in the bluebook bear out theextremeacuteness of the conflict between Britain and Russia regarding Port Arthur.
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      THE WAR.
      160 2 SPANISH ACTION. NO PRIVATEERING AT PRESENT. London, doth April. Spain reserves to herself the right to make use of privateers. Meanwhile, she confines herself to organising a squadron of auxiliary cruisers. DAYS OF GRACE TO AMERICAN SHIPS. Spain has given American ships in Spanish ports thirty days in
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      THE WAR.
      111 2 U. 8. ARMY SHORTCOMINGS. CAMPAIGNING DIFFICULTIES. London 27th April. The Washington Government has summoned the different States of the Union to furnish, respectively, their quotas of Volunteers for the War. It appears to be certain that no large bodies of United States troops can be sent to Cuba
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      THE WAR.
      105 2 NEUTRALITY ENFORCED. London 2slh April. France and Italy have both issued proclamations of neutrality. In pursuance of the neutrality proclamation, the British Government has prevented the sailing of an American torpedo vessel from Falmouth. DAYS OF GRACE. President McKinley has granted, by proclamation, to Spanish vessels, leaving or
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    INSPECTION OF MACHINERY.
    490 2 (Straits Times 2 1st April) Yesterday, Dr. Mugliston, the Coroner, held an enquiry into the death of a Chinaman--a cooly—who was killed by electricity at Tanjong Pagar Dock >n the 16th instant. It appears that rlie electric light was used to facilitate the working operations on the
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    THE MALAY PENINSULA PROSPECTING CO.
    850 2 (Straits Times 21 st April.) The winding up of unsuccessful Companies is in the air. It is but a few days ago since we advised the winding up of the Straits Insurance company; but, unhappily for the shareholders, the directors have decided to continue business.
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    RIFLE VOLUNTEERS.
    183 2 (Straits Times 21s/ April) We understand that the proposal for a Rifle Volunteer Corps, in which Straits-born Chinese shall be allowed to provide one, or possibly two, companies, has been received with favour by the Chinese. It is intended next week to have a meeting of Straits-born Chinese,
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    WAR.
    655 2 (Straits Times 22nd April.) Hostilities, says our later telegram, have commenced. No information is given as to where or how they have commenced—and it would be idle to speculate. Obviously, however, the British refusal to consider coal as necessarily contraband of war will greatly strengthen the United States naval
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    GOVERNMENT AND PRESS.
    320 2 (Straits Times, 2'3rd April) From the papers received by la-i night’s mail, it is clear that, when th»* mail left on the first of April, there at home a very strong feeling that bord Salisbury’s Government was not serving the Empire w T ell in relation to
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    THE WAR.
    431 3 limn, 24th April.) mc f n.rlau t t'tru"' 1 e telegrams to-day of the r aIlt Spanish naval move*Wtri Uth in the Hast and in the West n Tit? X' e news from the West Indies 1:11 i.ews. It appears that the 'ileet has established a Havana and
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    THE WAR.
    268 3 Times, 2Hth April.) telegraphic news informs us 1 nited States President, with l rit (.1 Imtli Houses of Congress, «:lar*(i that a state of war ’i tii«‘I uitfcl States and Spain i 'inn- Thursday last, tlie 21st 1 it. it may he remembered was United States Minister 1
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    OF “REBEL CHIEFS.”
    254 3 (Straits Times, 25 th April.) How to do it,” as compared with “how not to do it, 7 is conveniently illustrated by certain extracts that we publish to-day from Mr. Hugh Clifford's latest hook. Mr. Clifford tells the story of how we hunted a rebel chief through
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    THE “CHINA.”
    234 3 (Straits Times 25 th April.) From letters received from on board the P. O. China it seems to be possible that some question may be raised as to whether the Captain of the China was or was not on the bridge when navigating the assumably more difficult part
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    THE WAR.
    225 3 (Straits Times 27 th April.) The United States now lind that Cuba cannot be overrun without preparation, even by a great nation -mighty, rich, and eager. Once more it is proved that you should always be prepared for war. It had been rumoured, before the outbreak of war,
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    JELEBU.
    269 3 (Straits Times, 27 th April.) The half j’early report of the Jelebu Mining and Trading Company, issued to-day, shows a loss on the half-year of $440. It appears that there was a profit on the Jelebu .alluvial mining of $6,200 and a loss at Maliwun of 50,640, leaving, as
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    RIFLE SHOOTING.
    257 3 (Straits Times 27 th April.) We publish to-day, a notice in which the secretary of tiie Garrison Rifle Club calls attention to the facilities offered by the club for rifle practice. The desire is to improve the shooting of the Garrison generally, regulars and volunteers included. The aim
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    THE WAR.
    1061 3 (Straits Times 2S th April.) Oi R special telegram from Hongkong, to-day, announces that the American fleet in China waters has made sure of rebel aid in the attack on Manila. But, American assistance to the rebels in the Philippines is conditional on their agreeing to commit no
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    THURSDAY, 21ST APRIL.
    175 3 The Malay Mail hears that Raub is going ahead in great style and that some thirty or forty houses are being erected. It is understood that a Chinama n at Kuala Lipis intends to run a motor car on the Pahang Road between Kuala Kubu and Raub.
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    APPARENTLY A DEFAULTER.
    40 3 Peter Rapin, who was summoned at the instance of his master, Mr. H. Young, for criminal breach of trust was absent this morning when the case was called. A warrant was at once issued for his arrest.
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    SHIPPING ACCIDENT.
    46 3 This morning, while helping to unload the ballast on board the steamer A. C. Riekmers outside the harbour limits, one of the men fell into the hold and was seriously injured. At the time of writing, the man had not been brought on shore.
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    RIVER THEFT,
    50 3 Early yesterday morning, a detective noticed a covered-in sampan go alongside a tongkang laden with rosin in the river, ana, being suspicious, he went on board the boat, where he found seven bags of rosin valued at $lBO. The property belonged •to a Chinese merchant in Malacca Street.
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    THE PHILIPPINES.
    49 3 In Manila, active preparations are being made for defence, and several miles of cable have been purchased from the cable ship for mining purposes. It is stated that the Spanish authorities have ordered the payment of the rebel leaders deported to Hongtong to be stopped. China Mail.
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    SINGAPORE WEATHER.
    49 4 The annual meteorological report for 1897 gives the highest shade temperature, that year at Singapore as 92 degrees, the lowest being 69.5 degrees. The mean rainfall here was 101.58 inches on 182 days against 92.23 inches and 168 days tlie average mean for the last 29 years.
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    INSPECTION OF MACHINERY.
    63 4 Yesterday, Doctor Mugliston held an inquest on the body of a coolie, who was killed at the Tanjong Pagar Dock by electricity on the 16th instant. In returning a verdict, the Coroner pointed out that there should be some regulation regarding the licensing and inspection of running
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    WHOSE CHILD ?
    88 4 WHOSE CHILD Teo Tan Heng applied by summons this morning to have his child, six months old, restored to him. He said the mother had given birth to the child two months after she consented to live under his protection. The mother left him and the child, and he engaged
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    REFUSING TO PLY.
    78 4 This morning, Mr. A. N. Cornelius summoned three hackney carriage syces for refusing to ply in the service of the Post Office on the sth instant. The syces asserted that, when they were called, they had intimated that they were already engaged. Two of them proved this
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    PROVOCATION.
    92 4 This morning, a Chinese fitter employed at New Harbour Dock summoned one of the European foremen for striking him. It appeared from the evidence that the complainant had some work to do, and he did it badly. On this being pointed out by the foreman, he (the foreman) was
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    HONGKONG VOLUNTEERS.
    186 4 TOO FEW OF THEM. The animal inspection parade of the Hongkong Volunteer Corps was held on the 14th instant. There was a fairly good muster, eight machine guns and six held guns, unde/ the command of Major Sir John Carrington. After noting what there was to praise in
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    SERGEANTS’ CONCERT.
    215 4 Last night, a smoking concert was given by the sergeants of the West Yorkshire Regiment, to celebrate the opening of the sergeants’ new mess room atTanglin. Sergeant Major Westcott was in the chair, and the majority of the sergeants in the garrison were present; besides several visitors. During
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    SPORTING NOTES.
    195 4 There was a fairly large attendance at the course this morning, probably in anticipation of the starting machine being tried. Yesterday s heavy rain, however, decided against its use, as the horses necessarily cut up a soft course when being started. The work this morning was done on
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    NOISE IN COURT.
    57 4 A Kling, named Senambarum, was charged this morning with being disorderly in the lobby of the Police Court on the 14th instant. With a view to prevent this, a constable is now on duty there. The defendant produced witnesses who said the constable was rude. The defendant
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    STEALING GUTTERS.
    64 4 It is reported that of late a Chinaman has been going round the streets at night, stealing the zinc gutter piping leading down from the house roofs to the drains. Several such thefts have taken place in the vicinity of the ice works, the thief cutting the piping
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    CAVENAGH BRIDGE.
    65 4 Owing to the increased traffic over Cavenagh Bridge, the police request that the public will, while driving over the bridge, keep to their own side of the road, and also prevent blockages as far as possible by not trying to drive past the vehicles in front of them.
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    THE PLAGUE.
    79 4 INCREASING AT HONGKONG. During the 24 hours up to noon, 14th April, 18 new cases and 13 deaths from plague were reported at Hongkong, making the total since Ist January (104 days) 417 cases and 363 deaths The plague had so increased there that additional districts were declared
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    CHINESE MATHEMATICS.
    166 4 Cambridge University has just had a remarkable proof of the mathematical genius of the Chinese. Some time ago much surprise was caused among mathematicians generally by the discovery among the papers of the late Sir Thomas Wade, of Chinese fame, of evidence that, in the time of Confucius,
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    REBELS AT LAW.
    240 4 THE PHILIPPINE REBELLION IN THE HONGKONG COURTS. A lawsuit between Philippine rebels for a division of Spanish Government money, came before the Hongkong Supreme Court on the 15th instant. It was an action by Emilio Atachio and others against Emilio Aguinaldo. Atachio was Minister of the Interior
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    ACCIDENT ON THE “PIGMY”.
    135 4 A serious accident occurred on H.M.S. Pigmy at Shanghai on the 11th April. It is the custom on this vessel to exercise the men in sail drill every Monday morning, and on that day, after unbending the fore-upper-topsail and sending down the yard, the yard was
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    CROWN LAND SALE.
    180 4 This afternoon, eight lots of Crown land were put up for auction at Messrs. Powell and Co.’s sale room. The upset price per square foot of lots 1 to 5 was $2.50. These lots consist of five building allotments facing Robinson Road, and l\dok Ayer. There were
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    LARGE STEAMSHIP COMPANIES.
    160 4 Same of Company. Towage. F°ee°t! Hr it ink P. <fc O. 279,597 56 British India 277,711 105 Elder, Dempster and C 0... 183,621 72 Thomas Wilson, Son 9 <fe Co. 170,709 87 White Star Line 126,940 22 Allan Line 124,785 34 Ocean Steamship 122,091 49 Pacific S.N.O
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    DRINKABLE SEA WATER.
    104 4 A very valuable invention has been made by a medical man at Magdeburg (Germany) named Dr. Lowe. This gentleman has invented a material which is to be added to sea-water, which is to be altered into drinking water by condensation. By the manipulations of Dr. Lowe a
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    HOME NOTES.
    203 4 It is stated that M. Benjamin Constant has been summoned to Cimiez by the Queen, who desired to give the eminent French painter sittings for a portrait. An Irish tenant lately observed that it was a hard thing for a man to be turned out of the house,
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    FRIDAY, 22ND APRIL.
    163 4 The Kuala Lumpur Golf Club are having a new Club House built. The Acting-Governor returned from Selangor this morning, in the Sea Belle. The Government Gazette publishes extracts from the class lists of the Cambridge University examinations, just held here. H. N. M’s cruisers Atjeh K. E.
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    GAMBLING.
    27 4 A number of cases of gambling were before the Magistrates this morning. Four men in one batch were fined twenty dollars each, in default fourteen days.
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    ILLEGAL GRATIFICATION.
    28 4 This morning, a Chinaman was fined fifty dollars, or three weeks for offering an illegal gratification of five dollars to Mr. T. Scott, Municipal Building Inspector.
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    FOWL THEFT.
    34 4 A Chinese planter at Buddoh reports to the police the loss of 82 fowls on the 21st inst. Two Chinamen who had 32 of the fowls in their possession have been arrested.
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    THE PARSEE THEATRE.
    37 4 COSTCME3 ON HIRE. The Victoria Parsi Theatrical Coy. advertise patent harmoniums for sale, and theatrical costumes on hire. The play for to-night will be Sitame-Haman. A refreshment bar is also open at the theatre.
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    THE CLERICAL SERVICE.
    49 4 Mr. A. Jeremiah, of the Police Office, has been promoted to the senior grade and transferred to Penang, where he will assume charge of the duties of Mr. Pestana who is about to retire on pension. Mr. Clarke, of the, General Post Office, succeeds Mr. Jeremiah.
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    UNSTAMPED LETTERS.
    41 4 This morning, a Chinchew r Kin Chan, was prosecuted bv M. tN the Postmaster General 'for v unstamped letters into the Bagan. The defendant J and was fined fifty dollars or si, imprisonment. Twenty dollar awarded to the informer
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    BREACH OF TRUST
    92 4 Yesterday evening, Il 0 <s w p nkisha puller was arrested in?*’ 4 Obow Street, by Sergeant Brjn? while in the act of walkine oit' bundle of clothes which a db„K v lll conveying home to wash. Tht j-** had alighted for a moment to SS* a
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    CYCLING IN ENGLAND.
    699 4 London 2 oth Marti. A singular accident happened to arid#, on one of the main roads near London J week. His knee knocked against tL handle bar, which was low and narrow caused him to swerve and fall. This iio* of the accidents which are likely to
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    HARBOUR THEFTS.
    667 5 Hj R]NK police. «j,, wing article critical of the methods is by our reporters; ha rL»o': r cr was suggested by several j.ut 1 \Vho represented to us that the uboor thefts is alarming.] ,-onsiderahle time now, the mercantile and trading u *.tv have repeatedly complained •,!»*'-urity of
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    THE PERLIS OF PENANG.
    144 5 HA.'KD by a snake. V; !ler (la y> on Paya Trubong j cna, ‘?> a hamadryad suddenly •Oft i‘ l one of whose Tu- l ia uns *ucccssfully aimed at. r> I >,:r hotly pursued by Ihe keeper reached his <v j j nil OM| id
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    SPIRIT FARMERS AND LICENSE HOLDERS.
    452 5 A JUDICIAL VIEW OF THEIR RELATIONS TO EACH OTHER. JUDGMENT FOR THE FARMERS. This morning, Mr. Justice HyndmanJone3 delivered his judgment in the suit of -Chop Kiam Tek Long vs. Chop Chin Moh Hin, the particulars of which have been already reported in these columns.
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    AFFAIRS IN CUBA.
    394 5 HALF OF THE RURAL POPULATION DEAD. THE PROSPECTS AFTER THE WAR. The following vivid report of the state of distress, which exists in Cuba, has been published by the special commissioners, composed ol United States senators, who went to Cuba to examine the real state ofaffairs prevailing
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    SHIP CAPTAINS AND DUBASHES.
    431 5 ALLEGED PRESENTS TO CAPTAIN AND OFFICERS. IS IT TRUE? Yesterday afternoon, the public examination of the partners of the firm of Mayson Co., ship chandlers and dubashes of Robinson Road, was continued before tlie Chief Justice. Mr. Woodward, the Acting Official Asignee attended, and Mr. Delay
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    P. W. D.
    334 5 The supplement to the Government Gazette, published to-day, contains the first annual report on public works for the year 1897, from which w T e take the following extracts The maintenance of the Singapore River was attended to in the usual way. The Dredger excavated 4,71 ff
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    NETHERLANDS INDIA.
    1141 5 ACHEEN. Rumour continues busy with the Pedir expedition. The main feature of the corning campaign there is that of bringing the enemy between two fires, by attacking them with a force from Segli on the seashore, while a force from Acheen Proper fall upon them in the rear.
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    CEMETERY THEFT.
    57 5 This morning, Dr. Middleton prosecuted a Chinaman for plucking branches xom a tree in the Christian Cemetery at Bukit Timah Road. The man pleaded guilty. Dr. Middleton urged that an example should be made of him, as there lad of late been several cases of theft of flowers.
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    COFFEE AND TIN.
    81 5 Lucky, indeed, says the Malay Mail, is the coffee planter in these days of hopeless prices if he happens to find that his land is tin-bearing. The Government are also to be congratulated on their intention cf placing no obstacles in the way of a planter making
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    THEFT OF $10,000.
    98 5 This morning, a German named L. Kutzberg was brought before Mr. Howard and charged with criminal misappropriation of property vahttd at $10,371, belonging to Mr. alleged offence occurred on Wednesday last, at the Hotel de la Paix. The articles consist of clothing and various miscellaneous things and
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    THE PORT.
    203 5 The Glenogle before coming alongside the wharf yesterday, discharged some explosives into lighters at Pasir Panjang. The German steamer Garda, which arrived from Hongkong, on the 18th instant, instead of going alongside the wharf as usual, discharged her cargo into lighters out in the roads, which were sent
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    THE PAY OF THE EUROPEAN POLICE.
    501 6 RECOMMENDED INCREASES. (From a Correspondent). A few months ago, an article appeared in the Straits Times stating that the inspectors of the Singapore section of the Police Force had conjointly put up a petition through the proper channel to the Government and the Secretary
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    PAHANG NEWS.
    170 6 (From a Correspondent One Bakur, under sentence of death for the murder of a Malay girl. at Bukit Saeumpal, in the Semantan district, in March 1897, was hanged in tiie gaol premises here, on the lGth instant. The Lepar detail Farm has been leased to Lim Poll Tell,
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    GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.
    74 6 Captain A#hur Abercromby Duff, 3rd Battalion Gordon Highlanders is appointed to be the Acting Governor s Aide-de-Camp, with effect from the 11th April, 1891. A treaty between Great Britain and Ethiopia dated May, 1897, is published. An Order of the Queen in Council respecting the arrest of Seamen
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    THE RESIDENT GENERAL.
    347 6 1 ARRIVAL AT KUALA LUMPUR. The Brothers Swettenham the Acting-Governor and the ResidentGeneral —arrived at Kuala Lumpur on the 19th instant. Owing to the public having been kept in ignorance of the time of their arrival, there was not a large crowd at the railway station. Mr.
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    HOME NOTES.
    529 6 Lieutenant Peary, the Arctic explorer, among his other accomplishments, is a skilled photographer. He possesses some 4.000 negatives of photographs taken in the cold and frozen north. Count Badeni, who recently resigned the Premiership of Austria, is the sou of a vhej who was in the service of
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    SATURDAY, 23RD APRIL
    155 6 This is St. George’s Day. There is no St. George’s dance at Singapore. Twelve days ago, two salvage steamers were working at the P. O. China, and hoped to float her. -4For fraudulent possession of a revolver, Foo Ah Seng was yesterday fined twenty-five dollars, or three
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    MR. BROMHEAD MATTHEWS.
    32 6 Mr. and Mrs. Bromhead Matthews have arrived at Penang from Europe. It is understood that Mr. Bromhead Matthews is likely to practice at Penang in partnership with Mr. Presgrave.
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    CHOLERA AT BANGKOK.
    44 6 Cholera is said by the Siam Tree Press to be now very prevalent at Bangkok. Great numbers of natives and Chinese are alleged to be dying off daily there. It is stated that several Europeans have lately died of that disease.
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    DISORDERLY POLICEMEN.
    46 6 Yesterday, two Sikh policemen were charged by Insjlector Ballard with being drunk and disorderly in New Bridge Road on the 17th instant. There w r ere three of them, but one escaped. One was sent to jail for five, the other for ten days.
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    CONTRABAND CHANDU.
    38 6 Yesterday, three Chinamen were charged with being in possession of four hundred and fifty dollars worth of illicit cliandu. One of them was fined five hundred dollars, in default nine months’ imprisonment; the others were discharged.
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    ILLEGAL GRATIFICATION.
    47 6 Yesterday, a Municipal additional constable prosecuted a Chinaman named Tay Bee Kee for offering the sum of one dollar, in order that he might use his influence with Sanitary Inspector Boudew’ynto prevent a summons being issued. The defendant was fined twenty dollars, or fourteen days.
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    DR. BOON KENG’S LECTURE.
    313 6 Last night, at the Prinsep St. Chapel, the Hon’ble Dr. Lim Boon Keng delivered a lecture on “National Greatness." In the course of his lecture, he said that he thought it would be better perhaps to confine himself only to one aspect of the subject matter
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    WRECK OF THE “ CHINA”.
    1011 6 WRECK OF THE CHINA”. HOW THE 8HIP 8TRUCK. Full details have been received at Bombay from Aden correspondents stating how the China came to grief on Azalea Point, Perim, on March 24th. Steaming at 15 knots, the ship had Perim fairly close at dinner time. The weather was neither clear
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    THE “MAINE” REPORT.
    769 6 Washington, M arc k. The report on the Maine dieter v submitted to Congress to-day with a Message from President M'KinuT in which the falter says:— When the Maine arrived at was conducted by a regular G.nvnini pilot to buoy No. 4, to which >|„. v moored
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    SPORTING NOTES.
    319 7 proper was not open for ThpC ‘7friimm; was done on the two work.**" 1 in? ,Me track.- rr m.l National, run in half a i] living snow, gives a picture :11 '"'V *.iu«k and endurance which .*to beat in frontier Camjr *0*1 M Il.v-keth, wasone of the first
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    MR. CLIFFORD’S BOOK.
    202 7 A I’KKTTY DEDICATION. I'V *~t night's mail there is received :n Mr Crunt Richards. Covent Gar:on; »n a new book by Mr. Hugh 1 hiiord. author of In Court and Cam- I’lie volume is called Studies in rowi I nanity, being Scrawls and Sepia, White, and Yellow.”
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    MUTINY.
    112 7 w’. ;rii 11 kb Whan Corrila, a quar-barv.-*'v.* M l 1 e 8. 8. Lang hank, was WqV' 11 1 voun ding J. Lewis, the iu,.., r "I the ship with a razor, Tu 0,1 ,,M -«th instant. Wt;, 5 Prided guilty. Sergeant ,J h v ‘l hiiii d
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    STRANDING OF THE “SAM TOR.”
    976 7 MARINE COURT OF ENQUIRY. This morning, the adjourned Marine Court of Enquiry w as held, in the Senior Magistrate’s Court to investigate the circumstances in which the 8am Tor was stranded at Pulo Tembilas off’ Kariinon on the 24th of March last. The court was
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    A VOICE FROM THE WEST.
    306 7  -  ALFRED AUSTIN. New York. The American mind has lately grown familiar with the idea of co-operation between England and the United States. Every day brings fresh evidence of the sympathy felt for England in this country. From Our Own Correspondents.’* I. What is the Voice
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    THE QUEEN AND THE JUBILEE GUESTS.
    105 7 A SIGNED PORTRAIT SENT TO CHIEF INSPECTOR JENNINGS. Bv yesterday’s mail, Chief Inspector Jennings, who had charge of the Straits Police Contingent, received the following letter: Windsor Castle, 3rd March 189$. Hear Sir,—l am desired by the Queen to send you a portrait of
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    SEPOY LINES GOLF GLUB.
    100 7 MRS. PARSONS AND MRS. SAUNDERS TIE. Tiie President has given a prize for ladies in an approaching and putting competition. The contest took place on Thursday, and yesterday. The following are the scores: Mrs. Parsons 33 Mrs. Kynnersley. 42 Saunders 33 Warrack 43 Miss S. Lvall
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    COMPLIMENT TO CAPTAIN DALY.
    135 7 On arrival of the s.s. Malacca at Port Dickson, last Sunday evening, an interesting little ceremony took place. Many passengers from the Straits and Native States, who frequently travel up and down the coast, were on board. Mr. Douglas Osborne, on behalf of these passengers, presented
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    ON THE VERANDAH.
    2070 7 Mr. Burkinshaw is a very sensible member of Legislative Council. While Mr. Allinson—like any other tierce, indignant, stubborn Scot—‘is standing up for the rights of the Scottish Church, even when it does not happen to be the Scottish Church, while Mr. AttorneyGeneral Collyer is weakly endeavouring to
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    ALLEGED ARSON.
    347 8 Yesterday afternoon, before Mr. Wolferstan, Leong Shee Foon, Chan Ah Pak, Wang Kwang Shun, Kwok Ko Shan and Moey Siew Cheang were charged on remand with having, on or about the 26th of January, set fire to a house No. 16, High Street, knowing that they would thereby
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    GOLF AT PENANG.
    98 8 The Penang Golf Club met on the 16th instant, with Dr. T. S. Kerr, President in the chair. The president laid before those jwresent the special business the meeting was convened to consider, viz., having a paid secretary and treasurer for the Club, and altering a few
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    LATEST BY WIRE.
    706 8 London, 9th April. Two thousand Dervish corpses were counted in the Emir Mahmud's zereba, stormed the other day by the Nile field force, and fully one thousand more peri shed. 1 The execution done by artillery fire was terrible, and the trenches and rifle-pits were choked with
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    THE MAIL.
    3149 8 NEWS, NOTES, AND COMMENTS. NEW P. AND O. STEAMER. The P. and O. Company’s new steamer Arabia had her official trials on the Clyde on the 31st March, morning, and subsequently left for London at 1.30 p. m. The Arabia, which was built by Messrs. Caird and Co.,
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    COALING STATIONS.
    40 9 I p l0lnas fatherland, chairman of I ,v (> Company convened a s h»powners, members of the I Damons and Admiralty I Uu. 0l1 -Ath March, to consider I 'fthm e, f tlon of the mercantile marine of war.
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    W. C. T. U.
    379 9 A 8CHOOLBOY CRITICI8E8 SHARPLY. The annual meeting of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union was held in the Anglo-Chinese School on Thursday evening. There was a good attendance. The yearly report, read by the Secretary, Mrs. Shellabear, showed that the Union has had a prosperous year, and
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    MONDAY, 25TH APRIL.
    54 9 This morning a Chinaman was found dead in his rikislia in Beach Road. It is notified that Mr. J. P. Rodger resumed duty as Resident of Selangor on the 22nd instant. This afternoon, the case against three Chinamen, charged on remand with setting fire to No. 16,
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    A SACRED CANNON.
    34 9 The other day, at Penang, an old cannon was unearthed out of a swamp adjoining Patani Road. The Malays there fancy the cannon to be sacred and have started worshipping it.
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    FISH THEFT.
    40 9 On Saturday last, a sampan man was arrested in the river by the marine police, for stealing six and-a-half bags of dried fish. On being brought before the magistrate, the accused was sentenced to fourteen days’ rigorous imprisonment.
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    ILLEGAL GRATIFICATION.
    53 9 This morning, a Chinaman was fined twenty-five dollars, in default one month, for offering an illegal gratification to E. P. C. Marsall. The man had to pay a fine of three dollars and, in doing so, placed three-and-a-half dollars in the constable’s hand. The motive of the offence
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    PROSCRIBED COIN.
    56 9 The circulation of British North Borneo and Sarawak coins is prohibited in Selangor. But, the Government there are prepared to receive, in the State, up to the 9th May next, and purchase such coins on presentation at a discount on their nominal value of 15 cents for every
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    THE SELANGOR CLUB.
    76 9 The Committee of the Selangor Club have published their half yearly report and their annual financial statements for the year ending Mardh 31st, 1898. The financial position of the Club is satisfactory. Seven hundred and sixty dollars were spent in repairs to the building, and seven hundred
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    WHAWAY AND WAISENG LOTTERIES.
    44 9 On Saturday, one Tay Wee Lim was charged with carrying on Whaway and Waiseng lotteries at his house in North Bridge Road. On the evidence of an informer, the accused was convicted and was fined 41,050 or seven months imprisonment.
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    WEI-HAI-WEI.
    50 9 BRITAIN TAKES EARLY POSSESSION. The Japanese are to evacuate Wei-hai-wei iu the second week of May, when a portion of the British fleet is to assemble there, and the British flag will be hoisted. Parlies of marines from the warships will be landed to take possession of the forts.
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    FIRE AT PENANG.
    58 9 A fire at 86, King Street, Penang, on the 22nd instant, caught two neighbouring houses as well, and was brought under in forty-five minutes. The goods on the premises in which the fire commenced were insured for 415,000, and consisted of crackers, tea, salt-fish, joss-sticks, joss-papers, pork,
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    THE EARL OF ORFORD.
    59 9 On Saturday evening, a dinner was given at Government House, the chief guests at which were the Earl and Countess of Orford, who are passengers on board the P. and O. steamer Malacca which leaves for Yokohama via Hongkong and Shanghai to-morrow. At present, the Earl
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    GERMAN AND BRITISH TRADE.
    60 9 The official trade statistics of Great Britain and Germany for the year 1897 have been published. The statistics show that the imports of Great Britain for that year increased by £6,000,000, while her exports showed a decline of £6,000,000. The imports of Germany for the same
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    HOUSE ROBBERY.
    81 9 Early this morning, a detective passing along North Bridge Road, saw a Chinaman standing in tiie door-way of house, No 90-6, holding a bundle of clothes. Suspecting robbery the detective detained the man and aroused the inmates. While doing so another man rushed out of the house and
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    ASSAULTING A WIFE.
    86 9 This morning, a Malay named Manan was charged before Mr. Wolferstan with causing grevious hurt to his wife in Gaylang Road on Saturday afternoon. The man seems to have ordered his wife to prepare rice* for his dinner. She refused, and he struck her so violently in
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    SUPPOSED RIVER THEFT.
    92 9 Early this morning, a police constable, noticed a sampan going down the river, and being suspicious he followed on foot along the banks. On seeing that he was watched, the sampan-man tied his boat to a post and went ashore in another sampan. On examination the deserted
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    LATEST BY WIRE.
    176 9 London, 13th April. The race for the Craven Stakes, run at the Newmarket Craven Meeting to-day, resulted as follows The Craven Stakes of 500 sovs added to a sweepstakes of 10 sovs each, h. ft., to go to second except winner’s stake, for three years old, colts
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    PERAK NEWS.
    90 9 .—Perak Pioneer. Captain Ainslie is expected at Taiping daily. He will for the present remain in Taiping, and when Mr. Graham proceeds on leave will act as Adjutant in addition to his duties as Wing Commander. The Sultan gave a large farewell dinner in honour of the Acting
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    ROBBERY LAST NIGHT.
    108 9 Last night, the house of Mr. Latham, in Orange Grove Road, was robbed in circumstances which reflect the greatest credit upon the burglars. Mrs. Latham has not been very well, and Mr. Latham, and the nurse who attends upon his wife, were up, and the house was
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    A COLLISION CASE.
    113 9 Mr. Napier applied this morning to his Lordship, Mr. Justice HyndmanJones for an adjournment of the hearing of the suit which had been brought by the owners of the s. s. Sri Pegotan against the owners of the s.s. Nieuhuys in respect of a collision which occurred
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    INFANTA EULALIE.
    212 9 The Infanta Eulalie has elected to pay a brief visit to London during the absence of most of the Royal Family abroad. It is believed in Spain that she has been entrusted with an unofficial mission to discover what are the real sentiments entertained in the British political
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    FOOTBALL IN JOHORE.
    255 9 (From a correspondent.) N ever has a football match been so hotly contested in Johore as the one witnessed on Saturday afternoon. It j was the final match for the cup competition in honour of the recent Royal Marriage in Johore. The team representing the Johore Forces
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    PENANG.
    99 9 BT. GZORGK’fI BALL. The Ball, given by the Englishmen of Penang and Province Wellesley, in honour of their patron saint, at Penang on the 22nd instant, is declared to have been most successful. Dancing commenced soon after nine o’clock and wae maintained till near twelve, when supper was announced.
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    SPANISH WAR FINANCE.
    106 9 On the 31st of March, at the Madrid Opera House a mammoth performance was held to raise funds for the purchase of a war vessel. It is stated that fabulous prices were paid for seats. The Queen Regent paid 2,000/. for her box; the Bank of Spain
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    THE PORT.
    109 9 The Russian Volunteer Steamer Nijni Novgorod with Troops from Odessa for Vladivostock, left Colombo on Saturday last the 23rd inst. and may be looked for on the 28th ult. The City of Lucknow, consigned to Boustead Co., is due here either to-day or to-morrow. The Undaunted which comes
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
    137 9 THE GOLD DOLLAR. At a recent meeting of the London Chamber of Commerce, a letter from the Singapore Chamber of Commerce, enclosing report of sub-committee of that Chamber on the question of converting the Straits currency to a gold standard,” was read, and it was decided to
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    MR. GLADSTONE AT HAWARDEN.
    349 9 THE PROBABLE COI'RSE OF HIS ILLNESS. Mr. Gladstone, for the first time since his return to Hawarden from Cannes, came out on the terrace of the castle on the 29th March, and remained some little time. The patient's improved condition continues, and the Times Chester correspondent
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    THE P. & O. “CHINA.
    291 10 THE P. O. “CHINA. A I.ADV PASSENGER’S EXPERIENCE. There has been made available to us a letter, an exceedingly able letter, from a lady who was a passenger from the Far East on the s.s. China which was wrecked oft* the coast of Perim. This lady had just risen from
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    THE PHILIPPINES.
    338 10 Files of the Coniercio received this morning, contain Philippine news to the 19th instant. These papers make very guarded allusions to the difficulties between .Spain and the United States. The public were, however, assured that these difficulties were in the course of being amicably settled. News oft lie
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    THE PERILS OF PENANG.
    166 10 A FIERCE CASSOWARY. On the 22nd instant, a cassowary in Mac Alister Hoad, Penang, escaped from custody, and chased the passers-by. It then attacked a horse grazing in a field. A fight ensued between the two which ended by the horse rising on its forelegs and
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    MANILA LOTTERY TICKETS.
    447 10 IS PO3SE3SION A BREACH OF THE LAW? In the Supreme Court this afternoon, there was heard an appeal against a conviction of Mr. Howard, the junior magistrate, whereby one, Tan Teng Soon was fined $5OO, or three months’ imprisonment, for assisting in the management of a public
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    THE RESIDENT-GENERAL.
    187 10 ACCIDENTS AND ARRANGEMENTS. The Malay Mail states that tin* Resident-General met with a carriage accident at Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday last, with the result that he had to go about with his head in a bandage for the rest of the day. Sir Frank Swettcnham's accident was the
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    SELANGOR RIFLE ASSOCIATION.
    97 10 CHALLENGES ISSUED. At a Committee Meeting of the above mentioned Association, held on the 2drd inst., it was resolved that the Championship prize for the year be awarded in the following manner:—The member making the highest aggregate of the three scores made in the monthly competitions will
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    SATURDAY’S CRICKET.
    645 10 On Saturday afternoon, two matches were played on the Esplanade between the S. C. C. v. Officers of the Garrison and S. C. C. 2nd XI v. S. R. C The former match commenced on Friday. In the latter match the S. S. C. won by 44 runs
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    RUSSIAN NAVAL FRAUDS.
    73 10 In connection with the extensive frauds which were recently discovered with regard to contracts for the supply of the Russian fleet in tho Black Sea, a strange development has taken place. No fewer than 120 persons were arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the frauds, and
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    PROPOSED RIFLE VOLUNTEERS.
    824 10 WHAT MAJOR-GENERAL JONES-VAUGHAN 8AY8. In an interview with a Straits Times representative Major-General JonesVaughan, commanding the troops in the Straits Settlements, expressed, on Saturday, his entire sympathy with the movement promoted by the Straits Times for establishing a corps of rifle volunteers in Singapore. Major-General Jones-Vaughan said
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    “EUROPEAN ARRESTED AT SEREMBAN.”
    117 10 TO THE EDITOR OK THE STRAITS TI tt Sir,— With reference to your IB graph headed as above which in your issue of 16th April, vour facts,!: not quite accurate. Mr. Crichton the Manager of Senawang Estate m his agreement had expired. charged by W. Dunman,
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    LAND IN SELANGOR.
    451 10 TO THE EDITOR OF THE “STRAITS TIMKS“ Sir, —In his report to Government for February last, published last month, Mr. ******, the District Oflicer of Kuala Langat, says, in regard to a trare recently opened from Klanang to Tanjong Duablas, as follows u I feel confident that
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    NEUTRALITY PROCLAMATION.
    346 11 TO BE OBSERVED IN Kl bkiti-'H 1‘OKTS. r ordinary number of the Got'N CrrtHe was published to-day‘ urtions from the Secretary n tr the observance of neutra- tii*’ war between the United -pain. Neutrality is pror with rules to enforce t take effect from -strain} r./j»*r these rules,
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    CEYLON AND THE RUPEE.
    336 11 I Ihl ••litoi ».f the Time* of Ceylon I *i’t»‘> t'* tin* Time* from Colombo to I i:av. .!?♦•!.!‘m.m once more to the serious I- which the monetary policy of I !i Ir:«ii .:11 Government has had on I -'ine.-s«*t the island. He says I •■yii*u.
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    TUESDAY, 26TH APRIL.
    103 11 A foreman mason is wanted for Borneo. 4 The Sarawak yacht Zahora went to the New Harbour Dock this morning. The s.s. Lady Mitchell passed through the port from West to East, this morning at 8.30. Two Sikhs were lined this morning fifty dollars, each, for selling
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    MURDER CHARGE.
    32 11 A Chinaman, named Tan Tian Yu, w’as this morning committed for trial on a charge of murder in Kallang Road. He had killed a woman after a quarrel about fowls.
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    THEFT OF CLOTHING.
    34 11 A Malay syce, named Hussain, living at 39-2 Tanglin Road, reports to the police that his house was broken into yesterday morning, and that wearing apparel valued at $4l was stolen.
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    PLAGUE AT HONGKONG.
    61 11 During the 24 hours and up to noon, 17th April, 13 new cases 13 deaths from plague were reported at Hongkong, making the total since Ist January (107 days) 455 cases and 402 deaths. The returns for the week ended lfith April, are 97 cases and 92
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    RIVER THIEVES.
    47 11 Three Chinese—all boatmen were sentenced yesterday, by the Bench of tw’o Magistrates, to six months* imprisonment, each, for stealing resin from a boat in the river. Two Chinese fishermen were each sentenced yesterday, to six weeks’ imprisonment, for stealing an anchor from a Kling boatman.
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    THE ACTING GOVERNOR.
    52 11 The British North Borneo Government Gazette of the Ist instant, notifies a Commission under the Queen's Sign Manual and Signet appointing the Oflicer for the time being Administering the Government of the Straits Settlements to be Consul-General tor the Territories of the British North Borneo Company, Brunei,
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    THE PHILIPPINES.
    323 11 TIIE U. S. CONSULATE AT MANILA. Manila advices in the China Mail contain particulars of what led to the British Consul there acting for the American Consul. Mr. F. Williams, the American Consul there, had, early this month, made every preparation for departure. There were then a number
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    KILLED AT THE BUTTS.
    126 11 A WEST YORKSHIRE PRIVATE SHOT. Yesterday evening, a private of the West Yorkshire Regiment, named William Yates, of B. Company, was fatally wounded while acting as musketry marker at the butts. It appears that the deceased, who had been employed as a musketry marker for the
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    THE SCHOOL-BOY AND THE CHRISTIAN WOMEN.
    264 11 TO THE EDITOR OF THE STRAITS TIMES.” Sir, —Will you kindly allow me a short space in your columns to contradict the statement put forward by Pro Amicos in your issue of Saturday. He states that when the refreshments were given the boys did
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    A CHINAMAN’S LETTER.
    355 11 TO THE EDITOR OF THE STRAITS TIMES." Sir,—The Moralist is to be heartily congratulated on the straight direction in which he hit his pen on the tip of the nose of the discontented Hongkong man. If the Straits want a Commander-in-Chief the Hongkong man referred to.on account
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    PAHANG MINERALS.
    66 11 (From a Correspondent.) A delay in exporting the March output of gold of the Malayan (Pahang) Exploration Co., Selensing, was due to a disturbance having occurred between the Sikh and Pathan watchmen. The result of the gold obtained from 1.700 tons of stones w r as 593 ozs.
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    NEWS FROM THE NORTH.
    952 11 THE NEW FRENCH ACQUISITION. ITS COMMERCIAL VALUE. The Hongkong Daily Press d wells upon the commercial importance of Kwongchauwan, the port recently leased by China to France. Kwongchauwan lies on the mainland, facing Hainan. France has acquired the port as a coaling station, but its commercial
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    GOLD MINING IN CELEBES.
    325 11 AN INTERVIEW WITH AN AUSTRALIAN PROSPECTOR. HE SAYS IT WILL NOT PAY. The other morning, a St rails Times representative had an interview with Mr. William Cowling, an experienced Australian prospector, who has been employed for the past year or so seeking for gold in Celebes.
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    THE PORT.
    264 11 The Darivs, which arrived on Sunday from Australia with a cargo of coals for Paterson Simons Co., was yesterday taken to the New Harbour Dock Company’s wharf to have a portion of her cargo discharged, after which it is expected that she will be taken to the Tanjong
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    “THE PAHANG RISING.”
    2813 12 THE HUNT FOR THE ORANG KAYAH PAHLAWAN OF SEMANTAN. THE PITEOUS STORY OF THE CHASE. In Mr. Clifford s new book Studies in Brown Humanity* 1 (Grant Richards) there is a tale entitled From the grip of the law.” No names are given, but to those who
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    A SIMPLE CHINAMAN.
    119 12 A Chinaman, named Tie Young Tak, living near the 7] mile stone on the Pasir Panjang Road, states that on the morning of the 10th inst., a Chinaman named Tie Tan Soon, asked him to enter into partnership in a pine-apple plantation at Padang Ketchil. On the
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    ELECTRIC LIGHT FOR KLANG.
    74 12 The Selangor Government have placed an order with Messrs. Bagnall and Hilles for one of their latest type, direct driven plants for the lighting of the new Kuala Klang wharves. The engine and dynamo are to be pul down within ninety days, in order that the
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    CHESS.
    951 12 (CONDUCTED BY KING'S PAWN/ 1 All chess correspondence should be addressed to Kings Fawn” Solutions: Problem No. 31 (Williams) P—B 3, K—K 4; Q—B 7 (ch) Ac. If K—B 4; Q—B 6 (ch) Ac. No. 32 (McKenzie) Q—B 8. Correct solutions received from Caissa and Nil Desperandum. For the
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    SPORTING NOTES.
    434 12 Work was done on the training tracks. I this morning; the going was better than I might have been anticipated after the I recent behaviour of the clerk of the I weather. I I A great feature, to-day, was the I number of new ride rs. Clover was
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    WEDNESDAY, 27TH APRIL.
    44 13 \r. were fined yester- i a obstruction. Lby. ver IV Hall at Government T» E 7-,; i tor Tuesday, 24th May. ilon v is n < 1.. j.assengere who arrived u |/y the German mail were -..i- V.r'Muhlinghaus. Vr a*’ l 1
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    GLANDERS.
    26 13 I Abbass, was yesterday* I ii vi' for neglecting to report I m dei\-, ami for leading a w r v about the streets. I'.*'-**'
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    WITHOUT A PLAN.
    26 13 11a, a trader, residing at -i» **t, was yesterday, fined r putting up stables on I > without the sanction of H 1 Engineer.
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    THEFT IN TRANSIT.
    70 13 I man. named Lim Boon Kay, I '7. Market Street, reports to I early in March last, he I -e- of cloth to I’ulo Laut, I iv. hy the Jtavjer, and j:;.1 received a letter I ,|,h* to whom he had sent I stating that .‘11 pieces
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    NEW MALAYAN BEAN.
    134 13 I *i*;g of the Asiatic Society I J "it lie* (ith instant, Dr. 1). I -half of the author, Mr. H. N. I pa, t.r of the Botanic Gardens, r oad a paper describing a I of ilntaOa from Singapore I ii iiiro. Tills genus of leguI
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
    361 13 MIXED FOURSOMES. The lir-t round of the mixed four--oiijc? v. j.l iv* d last Tuesday, and the «4Ton<i 01. 1' was completed yesterday. I'nfurtunately, owing to the recent rains, tiu* was rather heavy, and that a* to a large extent for the hich s< orc' returned yesterday
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    GARRISON RIFLE CLUB.
    139 13 We are authorized to state that the Garrison Rifle Club will be opened to all officers, warrant-officers, staff Serjeants, sergeants and rank and file o the garrison including the members o r the Singapore Volunteer Artillery from Ist May next. Officers desirous of joining should make application
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    SIAM NEWS.
    194 13 Some time ago, it was announced that the Siam Exploring Company had secured from the Siamese Government a concession for a railway to Chiengmai in the teak districts of Northern Siam. The Bangkok Times now says that the Company lias failed to get the concession. The Siamese Government
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    WILD ANIMALS FOR EXPORT.
    457 13 A COLLECTION NOW IN SINGAPORE. Quite a small menagerie of wild animals is at the present moment being housed at Lambert's livery stables in Orchard Road. One consignment, consisting of seventeen orang-utan, several pigtail v monkeys, and silvery gibbons is the property of Mr. E. Edwards,
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    FOOTBALL.
    545 13 8. C. C. AND WEST YORKSHIRE. ANOTHER DRAW. The Club had as their opponents, last night, the Regimental and a prfetty good game was witnessed. This is now the fourth time these two teams have met and each time, it has ended in a draw, which is really a
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    THE PORT.
    235 13 Thi: s.s. Glaucus left Hongkong on the afternoon of the 25th instant, and is due here on the 30th idem. The s.s. Teucer from Japan and China, left Hongkong at daylight yesterday, and should therefore arrive here on the Ist May. The s.s. Obi with a cargo of
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    SPORTING NOTES.
    513 13 The course-proper was open for work, this morning. The going was a little bit sticky at the top corner, and some* what heavy down the straight. Phil and Paich were two of the earliest on the course this morning; they only did cantering work. Wonga —Mr. Payne, was
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    BREACH OF JAIL RULES.
    82 13 Owing to opium and small silver pieces being found from time to time among the prisoners in the Singapore Jail, strict watch has been kept. Warder Prior was detailed for this detective duty. On Monday, on searching the night soil cart, he discovered some opium and
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    WEEKLY ENTERTAINMENT CLUB.
    83 13 TO THE EDITOR OF THE STRAITS TIMES." Sir, —As the Weekly Entertainment Club have had to leave their premises at Ang Siang Hill, and have failed to secure another suitable building, I think that the best thing to be done would be for certain members to come
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    WRECK OF THE “CHINA.”
    395 13 INTERVIEW WITH THE CHIEF OFFICEROF THE PREUSSEN” Questioned respecting the P. and O. China the chief officer of the S. S. Preussen to-day informed a representative of the Straits Times that, owing to their passing by at night time, they saw very little of what was
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    POSSESSION OF CARTRIDGES.
    64 13 This morning, Seah Moh Choi was prosecuted by the Inspector General of Police for being in possession of two boxes of cartridges without a permit. Colonel Pennefather gave evidence to the effect that he discovered the cartridges while searching the defendant’s house for gambling paper. A previous
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    GAMBLING SUPPRESSION.
    79 13 The nat ive element of the Gambling Suppression Department, now employed as informers, detectives, &c. are in a state of excitement at the rumour that their services are to be dispensed with. It is thought at head-quarters that they do not do their work with the zeal required.—
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    THE KRUGER STATUE.
    162 13 a wife’s solicitude. There is a story just now current in Rome to the effect that a sculptor in that city, in an evil hour for his reputation as an artist, undertook some time ago to produce “to order” a bronze statute of President Kruger. One of
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    115 13 In a case tried some years since, in which a Q.C. —now a judge—was sitting as judge in the second court, the 'counsel for the plaintiff put a question that was objected to by the defendant's counsel, and, after a good deal of argument on both sides, the plaintiff's counsel
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    JELEBU.
    1149 14 The following report is to-day issued to the shareholders of the Jelebu Mining Trading Company, (Limited). Gentlemen, —Your directors beg to submit a statement of the company's accounts for the period from 29th July, 1897, to 21st January, 1898, being the second half of the 9th year of the
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    A PICKPOCKET.
    28 14 This afternoon, Chinaman was sentenced to three month’s imprisonment for attempting to pick Mr. Arthur Cecil Carter’s pocket outside Messrs. Kelly and Walsh’s premises this morning.
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    THE POLICE COURT.
    53 14 The Senior Magistrate has to find another place in which to hold his court. The back wing, or the upper part of it, of the Magistrates* Court is considered unsafe. It w*as condemned long ago. The portico is shaky, it had to be supported a couple of
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    AHEAD OF THE MAIL.
    1729 14 ABOUT WEI-HAI-WEI. London 8th April. The Times points out that the port of Wei-hai-wei is difficult to defend, and uat it is inferior as a naval base either o Kiao-chau, which Germany has ecured, or to Port Arthur, a lease of a hieh lias been obtained
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    LATEST BY WIRE.
    536 14 London, 16th April. The Times Pekin correspondent stat* the Governor of Shansi provi nec haa concession to an Anglo-AustralianSvndi cate to work vast coal and iron deposits It is believed that the United states will waive their right to search neutral The Spanish national subscription t*. increase
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    19 14 Yoxfl Ah Loy was this tencedto three months ngoro wor th onment, for retaining one d of stolen property.
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    A COLLISION CASE.
    2257 15 .Hvndinan-Jones sat on yin ;t suit which had been I Tji#*--f'\v the owners of the s. 8. V-iin-t the owners of the >W t recover damages alleged *> incurred by a collision i ;V two steamers in the I Mitch Borneo on October I v V >•
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    THURSDAY, 28TH APRIL.
    141 15 Tiie American sailing ship Me Lanvin left Singapore last night for New York. 4 The Anapa of Liverpool, passed through the port from east to west this morning. On the 24th inst., a Kling, residing in Mahomet Alii Lane, w’as severely scalded while lifting a pot of
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    EXECUTION AT PENANG.
    35 15 Tungku Hassan, who was sentenced to death at the last Penang Assizes for the murder of his w ife in Siam Road, was executed within the Criminal Prison there, on Monday last.
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    COVERED WITH MUD.
    73 15 A LOST CHILD. On Sunday last, a Chinese woman in Chulia Street, Penang, missed one of her children, four years old. After a fruitless search, groans were heard from a stable on the premises. There the child was found in a sitting position, covered over with mud
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    CHINAMAN RUN-OVER.
    36 15 Tins morning, a Chinaman, was knocked down, and severely injured by a horse and carriage driven by Mr. Stevens’s syce. The injured man was conveyed to the Hospital, and the syce lias been charged.
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    SHARP WORK.
    86 15 Yesterday afternoon, Iloh Ah Kan, was charged before the bench of two magistrates with lurking house trespass, but was discharged for want of evidence. An hour after his acquittal he was arrested on a charge of cheating by trying to pass a cashed cheque for eighteen dollars. To-day,
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    THE $10,000 CASE.
    101 15 THE 10,000 CASE. Tinsafternoon, L. Kutzberg,aGerman, and manager of the Hotel de la Paix, was charged with criminal misappropriation of property, belonging to M. Reelfs on the 19th instant. The total value of the things is put at 5i0,371. Mr. Lowell for the defence said that Mr. Aitken had taken
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    ALLEGED STOLEN PROPERTY.
    94 15 This morning, three Malays, Kassim, Jamale and Senore were before Mr. Wolferstan, charged with being in possession of stolen property. This consisted of gold-bangles, gold-rings, a gold-necklace, a silver-watch, and several other articles of value, also four clocks. The Inspector-General of Police made a raid last night,
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    SIDEROSTHEN PAINT.
    104 15 The Borneo Co., (Ltd.,) advertise that they are sole agents for Siderosthen Paint, which is an absolutely anti-corrosive paint for iron and steel. For an experiment, several steel plates were so painted, and were sunk in the Thames for six months, and, upon examination, they were found to
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    RAMIE CULTIVATION.
    133 15 EXPERIMENT IN SELANGOR. Mr. Duff, the district officer of Ulu Selangor reports that on the 28th March, Mr. Tom Gibson visited the district for the purpose of inspecting the land round Tanjong Duablas on behalf of a Syndicate, who propose to take up land for ramie cultivation. Mr.
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    THE WAR AND THE RUPEE.
    143 15 A BOMBAY VIEW OF THE OUTLOOK. A commercial correspondent in the Bombay Gazette indulges in the following speculations The war between America and .Spain is calculated to disturb European credit for some months to come and this will re-act to some little extent on rupee
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    SINGAPORE TOWN HALL.
    109 15 PENANG DESIGN. The competition for the design to be selected for the new Town Hall in Singapore, has attracted one candidate from Penang. This gentleman, is Mr. P. Dowlat Itam, of the Public Works Department. Mr. Ram's design is for a three-floored building, with a threesided frontage,
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    THE PHILIPPINES.
    149 15 From files of the Comercio to the 21st inst., received this morning, it appear/ that defensive preparations w’ere then going on at Manila and in the neighbourhood. The newspapers were allowed, on that day, to publish the fact that the United States have presented an ultimatum to Spain.
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    SIAM NEWS.
    487 15 ANOTHER CLAIM. The Siam Free Press makes much of a claim brought against the Siamese Government by Captain Weber, a British subject. The latter has been to Bangkok to press the matter, and left that port on the Kith instant, for Puket, a town in Siamese Malaya, near
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    THE PHILIPPINE RISING IN BOLINAO.
    1584 16 (Special for the Straits Times.) [Second a/id concluding part.] [The first part of this* article, published on the 20th instant, described the manner in which the telegraph station at Bolinao was threatened bv. and defended against, the rebels there. The narrative, which is by an
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    FRENCH INDO-CHINA.
    64 16 COAL AND OIL KINDS. Tonquix papers report the discovery, in the neighbourhood of Laokay, of coal believed to be mmensely superior to the Hongay product, and, it is hoped containing the same qualities as Cardiff £oal. Oil has also been discovered in the same locality, and it is
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    VIEWS AND REVIEWS.
    1059 16 ART AND INDIVIDUALITY. There are two methods of appeal by literature to the public —the one the appeal of personality, the other the appeal of Art. They are blended in various degrees in all books above the merely commercial, and now you have the book that is
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    CYCLING IN ENGLAND.
    746 16 London l.s7 April. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, is learning to ride the bicycle, and is using a specimen of low-built safety as easier to mount and dismount. The Heir Apparent is no novice at cycling, although hitherto he has contented himself with the steadier
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    NEWS FROM THE NORTH.
    1046 16 A NEW TREATY PORT Referring to the opening nf o treaty ports, the Pekin a j r limes says :-0f the three port. Gh in-wang-tao,better known v't to be opened as soon as the preliminaries can be got through one which most intere-ts 8 it may
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    DAIRY WELLS.
    400 17 A o.i: i;r.s rom >ent says: Last year t :r r,'. M* .-onsiderable enquiry, debate tnij < anment on the subject of <4 fresli water supplies to •ui'ri Tut* >traits Times published n Aving how the application t»*i> would affect the dairyin*-:, b.'- i;t -ome of the whole
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    COUNTERFEIT COIN.
    42 17 u Was arrested yesterday H -Mm/ .q u ’«dock Road, with fifty*r ‘i 1 British dollars in his 8a lt to have made t I ie The case was u i J court of two magistrates -jri the 6th proximo.
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    FORGED BANK NOTES.
    226 17 §•‘100,000 OF FALSE NOTES SEIZED. Heinrich Grosse and George Schultz, were charged before Mr. Wolferstan, this morning, with having tried yesterday, to exchange with a Klinginoney-changer, forged Hongkong and Shanghai Bank notes to the value of $2,550. Inspector Bourne explained that the prisoners had come from Colombo
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    2073 17 Yesterday afternoon, the usual fortnightly ordinary meeting of the Municipal Commission was held. There were present: Mr. Gentle (President), Colonel Pennefather, Messrs. Nanson, Moses, Sohst, Meyer, Evans, Choa Giang Thy**, and Tan Cheng Tuan. The minutes of the last meeting having been read and confirmed, the financial statement
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    134 17 Mr. Donald Cameron, whose book on Egypt has just appeared, wa3 recently one of the judges on the Egyptian Court of Appeal. He now fills the responsible position of British Consul at Fort Said. He is a most accomplished Arabic scholar, and the hardest of hard workers. He is one
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    SPORTING NOTES.
    497 17 The course-proper was not opened for work to-day. It was a very light morning and pleasantly cool. As a matter of fact, it was better for those watching the training from half-past five to a quarter to six, than from six to a quarter-past six for the sun,
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    THE RACES.
    414 17 TO THE EDITOR OF THE 8TRAIT8 TIMES.” Hir, —I send you a few tips. Parthenopoem is a good horse, and with good luck he ought to sweep the board, including the Derby, Club Cup, and the Winners Handicap, and that will be the most glorious feat that a
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    HOME NOTES.
    739 18 Dr. Hanslick, of Vienna, relates that he once asked Schumann how he got cn with Wagner. Not at all,” Schumann replied. He talks at such a rate, I can't get a word in edgeways.” Shortly after this Dr. Hanslick met Wagner, and put a similar question to him
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    THE “ANNUAL HEGIRA.”
    389 18 THE PASSENGER LISTS. THE P. O. Verona 6th May.—Dr. and Mrs. Bott and daughter; Col. and Mrs. Breyer Mr. E. Presgrave Mr. Voules; Mr. Gerald Browne; Mr. and Mrs. Smart and family; Mr. Burges; Mr. Hempton; Miss Sharp; Mr. and Mrs. Haines and child Mr. It. E.
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    PASSENGER LIST.
    988 18 ARRIVALS. Per s s Benalder from Shanghai—Mr. Neave. Per s, s. Sappho from Klang via ports— M rs. and Miss Baumgarteu, Messrs. Paxon, and Mumpa 4 Per s. s. Nienhuys from Bandjermassin Mr. and Mrs. Dassel, and Mrs. Boehmer. Per s. s. I)e Carpeatier from Batavia— Messr•*. J
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      SHIPPING IN PORT.
      149 18 Underthis heading the following abbreviations are used —str.—steamer sh.—ship bq.—barque: Brit.—British U. S. United States; Fr. French Ger.—German; Dut.— Dutch; Joh.—Jobore; Ac., G.c., General cargo d.p.—deck passengers; U.—Uncertain T. P. W.—Tanjong Pagar Wharf; T. P. D.—Tanjong Pagar Dock B. W. Borneo Wharf; J. W.—Jardine’s Wharf; N. H.W.—
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      TRADING VESSELS
      1268 18 Arrivals Since Noon of Yesterday. Bahalan, Dut, str. 329 tons, Capt Anema, 27th Apl. From Cheribon, 24th Apl. T. C. Bogaardt. For P. Brandan, 29th—Rds. Bantam Dut. str. 2,132 tons Capt Preussner, 27th Apl. From Moluccas, *24th Apl. G.c., 5 d.p. Daendels and Co. For Olehleb, 27th—Rds. Calypso,
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      VESSELS EXPECTED.
      437 18 Name, port probable date of arrival name of agents. Steamers. Achilles, Liverpool, Apl 28 Mansfield. Ajax, Liverpool, May 13; Mansfield. Armenia, H’burg, May 1; Behn Meyer. Arizona, Glasgow, May 6; P Simons Andalusia, Hiogo, Apl 30; Behn Mever. Ben inch r, London, May 12: P 8,moiis. Ballaarat, Colombo,
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      ARRIVALS.
      1110 19 I Flag j Tons Caplin From Sailed Consignees. v** SL9 Rio. Brit. str. 2272 Nish Amoy Apl 13 W. Mansfield A Co '°\--r\ S».*ng Dutsch. 132 Nacodah Pontianak Mar 21 Leong Watt. Brit str.l 329 Wahl Klang: Apl 19S. Steamship Coy. H str.j 2399 McGilvray London Mar 14 Boustead
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      CLEARANCES.
      712 19 I Vh.'SKi.’s Name FlagARig Captain Destination I Brit. str. Lowry Penang and Deli iiki-lia M str. Hudson Muar -j s n I rinpganu str. Sffiimmen Tringganu str. Morier Bangkok k iklul! str. Watson Diamond Island f o. I u nns ,e *ander Dut. str. Padang via ports Hkljioe str.
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