The Straits Budget, 7 June 1906

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    83 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE of THE “STRAITS TIMES. i.hki> over Half a Century Cable Address: Times, Singapore Straits Budget, 40 Cents. Straits Times 10 iext> \OL« L.X. SINGAPORE. THURSDAY. 7 JUNE, 1906. NO. 2520 trU T$ TIMES” CIRCULATES T9 i. ;x Singapore and Penang tA *’t all
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  • The Straits Budget. THURSDAY, 7TH JUNE,
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      BIRTHS.
      57 1 n,\i,.k. -On the- 29tli of April, at -vi, k Inner P.urma, the wife of H P. M ivI.C.S. <of a daughter. Tanjong Pagar, on the 2nd .1,;,;: fe of Mr. o W. Struya. T. P. I>. lVanl. of a daughter. ~n. On Sunday, June 3rd at Hill- sr gjipnv,
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      MARRIAGES.
      86 1 L’hiij.ii's :—At the Presbyterian Vtiianj*. on the SOth May, by the Rev. I; v \Vm v Harold Adamson, yottiig- Wiliam Adamson, C. M. G. to Lizzie pi: j W nlv daughter of the late C. Phillips Kmi.. Si: _;in<>re s- (.1 i:\k\. Gn ttoe Ist May, at the M.:
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    Table of Contents.
    294 1 Paoks leading Articles y < Toinlw Pilgrim* Legislation y Kalian** Tunnel j Sikhs Boycotted I^eadeiettcs l-ocal:— Summary of the Week domestic Occurrences langiin Club 7> I women and a Gharry ’ll. K. The Governor* A( i'ill>us Case liam Collision Case g La:ij» Uohliery a A I>i'iiouest Servant
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    Summary of the Week.
    310 1 The Strait* liudgetfKti tß"week, is mailed on the P. O. route, by the Orea wt.The M.M. mail for Europe by the ('aledonien closed on 1 Monday. The German mail from Europe by the "Zirten arrived on Thursday, and the B. 1. mail from Europe with dates
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    IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE. PROBATE, DIVORCE, AND ADMIRALTY DIVISION (DIVORCE),
    139 1 To Charles Percival !elvus. L of Southend House. In the County of York, Fake Notice that a Citation has been issued in this Division citing von to appear and answer the iietition of Mary Jane Feluos of Chilton
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      DESECRATING TOMBS.
      553 1 [Straits ruin*, tilst Muif.) It will lie noticed that H. M **i a letter published elsewhere, iuvites attention to a certain amount of something more than indifference on the part of the authorities towards the condition of the tombs iu the old English cemeterv in Singapore. Time and
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      PILGRIM LEGISLATION.
      555 1 (Strait 9 Times, 2nd June), At yesterdays meeting of the Legislative Council the Hon. W. H. Shelford very properly raised objection to the consideration of the Pilgrim Passage Brokers Bill in Committee at the preseut juncture. He urged that the Bill was practically a new measure, and therefore
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      KALLANG TUNNEL.
      505 1 s trait* Timex. 2nd June.) Yesterday. Mr. Macbean, at the Municipal Board's meeting, asked what total sum has been expended on the Kallaug Tunne Works, apart from the purchase of land required for the undertaking, from the day of the commencement of the woik until now, and whether
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      SIKHS BOYCOTTED.
      2415 1 (Straits Times. Oth June.) In Friday’s Straits Timm. on page 7. we inserted, just as we were going to press, a very brief reference to the case of Arjau Singh, the Sikh constable, who appealed against his conviction iu the Police Court on a charge of attempted assault
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      118 1 Th p t nee price of the Straits Times i ,*ar The post free price ot the S’dge> is 320 a year. It is not to subscribe for a year. The *r;;:i':-, n s for shorter periods are at w me proportionate rate of price as ,0 1‘ Budget can
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    111 1 DEATHS. _Mav :;oth. az Kudat B. X. Borneo, M;, .-i-v lilenihe clearly loved and only child Mr,. Giddy, aged 14 months. On the Ist of May. at Christchurcli•'•l. t *\t »n. iH) vt'iirs. .Tolin Grant of 1! v v-om-ier soil of the late Frederick the r.orst Hills. Little Sutton <
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    THURSDAY, 31ST MAY.
    331 2 Two hundred deaths were registered in Singapore during the week ending ou the 26th Mav. The ratio per thousand was 87.18. Tan A Hyk coveted a lamp used in a house in Angus Street on the 28th instant. He fell a victim to the temptation and was
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    TANGLIN CLUB.
    40 2 The Bowling Tournament. The final game ia the bowling tournament of the Tangliu Club took place ou Tuesday night and resulted as follows: Dr. A. B. Simpson 668 pi. 160- 828. W. L. Kemp 477 pi. 220= 697.
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    PERAK NEWS.
    1297 2 Taipiny. 28th t May. Thk past week was quite an eventful one in Taiping. with no less than three interesting functions—Ladies At Home on the Rifle Range, followed by the Annual Sports of the Mala} States Guides, and a cricket match to finish up. The At Home was
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    Two Men and a Gharry.
    603 2 Sequel to a Tram Collision. Some weeks ago a gharry and a tiaL collided on Selegie Hoad, with considerable damage to the former. The result wa* case before the Registrar of Hackney Carriages and Jinrikishas in which the two occc pants of the gharry were
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    F. M. S. Tin Mines Returns for April.
    36 3 312 f‘ls. tins. 260$ K :aU 146 -li* 1 1.180 Lan*< j.r.l H T >!• t** 6 *V 11- 1 #>ol i M-li 204 v..: 219 i fr-1 l
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    GANG ROBBERY.
    131 3 tv r «-ceived information of a r^!,t w.blH-rv which took place at I r ,t,l S l in the early hours of this r lt ...K-ai s th.at about three o clock V 1 ~„:imated at about twelve i with clubs ami carrying torches r im .IweUinB off
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    Stowaways.
    127 3 i V I Hart chained two w itii wilt id trespass on board the at Tanjong l*agar Wluurf. ik,-viand, wharf representative of J i;„n.n-ad A to., said he went on *tcatn<-r to look run ml l>eforc she Sill- wa- lK»nnd to Sydney r in tw«* defendants were found con\o.
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    A Dishonest Servant.
    294 3 I 01 Sycd Alley Road cm I in; ~M man. named Yerasamy, as I Kariv in Man li lit* had occasion to go I. (l inl Kit house in his servant's I |;,,t ln tore hr left, the Cook asked I l- amt of >2O. as however,
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    TiN.
    240 3 ti> week < early in May) says t he i-».: 1IJournal,1 Journal, metallic tin lias i‘(d £lB2 10s. per ton —a pr:c3 ii l»rcak> all records light back to I ilie earliest date a-t which we be- have anv.hing like reliable data II regard to‘product on and prices of
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    A CURIOUS CASE.
    808 3 Alleged Breach of Quarantine Regulations. On the 20th of last March, tire Chinese emigrant ship Achilles lay at the Quarantine Station at St. John s Island, flying the quarantine flag; thus indicating that none but those permitted by the Quarantine Regulations might go on board. The rule
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    “ H. E. THE GOVERNOR.”
    81 3 H. E. THE GOVERNOR.” We are sorry to have to announce that, owing to the fewness of the tickets disposed of, which may be partly accounted for by the fact that the Whitsuntide holidays are so near, the extra performance of His Excellancy the Governor" by the local Amateur Company,
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    Alleged Tram Car Collision.
    120 3 On the 22nd instant, Manlassa, the driver of tram car No. 28, ran his vehicle into a Municipal ambulance waggon at the junction of Coleman Street and North Bridge Road. Municipal Sanitary Inspector T. Glass was in the waggon at the moment of the collision, and
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      UNDERPAID GOVERNMENT OFFICERS.
      488 3 To the Editor of the “Mraitt Timet.” Dear Sir, —The conditi ms under which Straits school masters live, as portrayed in your leader of last Saturday, are neither lies nor even exaggerations. The letter contained nothing but plain unvarnished statements of fact. This state of affairs is
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      DESTRUCTION OF INSCRIPTIONS.
      208 3 To the Editor of the Strait* l inns."’ Sni, —While idly strolling yesterday. 1 wandered in. to the old Knglish Cemetery and tried to decipher many of the names of those long departed, but grim time had been at work and many were obliterated. Some had glass
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    Busy Japanese Women.
    278 3 The remarkable increase during the last few years in the number of women employed in various branches of commercial life in Japan must be regarded as a very significant sign of the times. Not content with the occupations which have almost exclusively belonged to females, they have
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    PENANG LETTER.
    1557 3 The Band Peruing, Sunday 27 th i Onk would think that eno Lh said and written about the Pen lad heen but somehow we do not seem Kan d, forrarder. At Friday’s m~>*- get muc h Municipal Commissioners .i*?* 5 t o{ the talked a lot and the
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    SEREMBAN NOTES.
    628 3 I Thk 24th ami 25th instaut were observed I as Government holidays at Seremban, the j I former being Victoria Day and the latter the I birthday of His Highness the Yang de PerI tuan of Sri Menanti. The Seremban folk I availed themselves of the holiday by
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    COURT OF REQUESTS.
    1015 4 Two Unlucky Sureties. Lkk Chin Sesg, a clerk employed by Messrs. Maynard Co., sued \ong An keeiier of the Chinese temple on felok Ayei Street, for *9O. being the balance on a promissory note signed by three l* r e 8 whom the parties to the ease
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    Marine Cases.
    393 4 Submerging the Plimsoll Line. Yesterday two Marine cases which have been over for some time were before Messrs. Michell and Nathan for disposal. Mr. Sproule, the Deputy Public Prosecutor appeared for the Crown; Mr. F. M. Elliott, for the defendants. Captain Willock said he was Acting Senior Boarding
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    LONDON RUBBER MARKET.
    169 4 Lewis Peat's Report. May. Para. Fine hard is again slightly lower and only very small sales have been made during the week these include Fin? Hard at 5/3J on the spot and at 5 4| at 54J for forward delivery. Soft Fine at 5/2J on the spot
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    LONDON COFFEE MARKET.
    277 4 Sanderson Co.’s Report. 3rd May. Spot. —Increased supplies have been brought forward during the past week, about one-half consisting of East India, the quality of which has to a great extent been very gray and faded. The fine and desirable lcJ;s have sold with spirited competition at
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    F. M. S. News.
    359 4 A very sad fatality occurred on the Jeher Mining Co.’s property, reports the Perak Pionear. Without any warning a landslip took place burying alive a Malay woman and her child, a lad abou-. 10 years of age. By the time th? earth could be removed the
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    London Tin Market.
    500 4 The statistics shew a deserease of about 800 tons as compared with last months, and 2.300 tons as compared with last year, and the stock in London, warehouses. says the Cornish Post of the 3rd May, is smaller than for many years past. The shipments from the
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    FRIDAY, 1ST JUNE.
    288 4 Capt. W. R. Fresd of the Sherwood Foresters, is seconded for service as an Adjntan of Volunteers. Passage to England per s.s. Ceylon is provided for Lieutenant A. H. Allen, 80 Colt. G. A., who is proceeding have on sick leave. v Before the Marine Court yesterday
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    Sequel to a Burglary.
    262 4 Yesterday, Sergeant Dowling charged Lcng A Chong with possession of certain property which had been burgled from a house m Niven Road, occupied by Mr. Buxton. Two men had already lieen convicted and sentenced to one and three months respectively, for handling this proj>erty. Short sentence
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    SUPREME COURT.
    160 4 Appeal of Marimuttu The following is a full text of the judgment of Mr. Justice Fislier delivered this morning in the above case, 1 see no reason to interfere either with the conviction or with the sentence on the first charge. On the 2nd charge i think the
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    Circulation of Counterfeit Sovereigns.
    134 4 Last Tuesday, one Johari was charged be fore the Bench Court at the instance of Habib Mohamed of being in possession of eleven counterfeit sovereigns. Mr. Sproule explained that he had no evidence to offer as the charge was due to spite. Johari was discharged. Habib
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    THE COURT OF REQUESTS.
    605 4 A Preposterous Clai- H A Seraxgoon road rnilWm Sinch brought a suit nar *H j H aged watchman employ**"* 1 H mill, for *19.20. l!ei„„ a Ka C/■ chupaks of milk, at :sf ,2? Va U‘,. -> H tvay the plaintiff fi s re( it to
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    Alleged Diamond Theft.
    325 4 A couple of we- ‘ks ago. a Police report in these cohims gave some of the alleged theft of a diamond, valurl ft 150. by one Koh Chong AN i- from Mr. iaE aascli. a diamond merchant, at Kat/ j ,ll godown. On that occasion Mr. granted
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    IN THE SUPREME COURT.
    619 5 IN TH E SUPREME COURT. Ho« N° tes are v „t Chop W'liatt Seng, i. limp Seng Moll before v. stcv.Uvt<> recover from I« i..ci|*l debtors, the l„. plaintiff hud been forced ti.miil in favour of a tlietty t) f K lom the parties to the l’; 1 The other.
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    F. M. S. Notes.
    335 5 Hvt*N>t:;l Gymkhana was held at .att-iv under the auspices of the Malay s x ’Hu* 1 m»vs from the neighbouring were also invited. The events cont* << c. >ays tlu* Sfr.nts Echo were running, ’.'it;, evcling. tug-of-war. etc., live of 1 were thrown open to the
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    Correspondence.
    141 5 To the Editor of the "Strait* l ime*." Sir, I shall feel greatly obliged, if you will allow me space in your valuable paper to call the attention of the Municipality to some residents in Killeney Hoad who throw refuse and rubbish at the roadside. I often pass this
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    Cost of Living in Singapore.
    145 5 To the Editor of the Strait* Time Dkau Sir. I most respectfully beg leave to ask you if you would kindly inform me what are the conditions of life and the cost of living at Singapore. I am a clerk engaged in this city, and
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    OUR POLICE COURTS.
    897 5 7*o the Hditor of the Stroit* I'ime j».” Sik. —Will you permit me through the medium of your valuable journal to call attention to the apparent inconsistencies experienced in respect to the three Police Courts of this Settlement, in the length of time taken to try eases,
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    SATURDAY, 2ND MAY.
    476 5 Dr. G. A. Fiulaysou lias l>een appointed Pathologist in Singapore. Major T. H. Hardy. 9*>th Russell's Infautry will be field officer for the ensuing week. Pkndinu the arrival of His Majesty's Exequatur, Mr. »I. Mitchell is to be tecognized as Consul for Belgium at Penang. Tuk leave
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    N. D. L. Passengers.
    249 5 The following passengers arrived here on the 81st May by the Imperial Zietrn: —From Hamburg:—Mr. V. Strauss. From Antwerp :—Dr. Gruen. Miss. Yernast, Mr. V. D. May. From Southampton :—Mrs. Aise and cliiid. Mr. and Mrs. Henderson, Mr. H. Waters, Mr. E. Worthington, Mr. H. Allen.
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    798 5 Fr 'nlay ht J nnr Present. His Excfxijoscy the Arm. i-~ Sir William T. Tavlor, k M ~i The^, E BroCkm 'Acting Col. j teLi!: R 1,,n ,Acti,, S Attorney- Xnth nim (Acti Co'onial j; GeiieraU* <***« Alitor- n Hon. A. Murray, c.r,, mi#• p Engineer). E (C
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    THE FIRE KING.
    1049 5 Christening and Exhibition Yesterday. TuKnew motor fire engine, the “The Fire King, made by Messrs. Merry weather and Sons for the Singapore Fire Brigade, wu christened yesterday afternoon, and later ve public exhibition at which the Municipal Commissioners were present. The christening ceremony took place at the
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    MUNICIPAL BOARD.
    1221 6 An ordinary meeting of the Municipal Commissioners was held in the Board room ■at the Municipal offices yesterday afternoon. Mr. E. G. Broadrick, the President, occupied the chair and there were also present Messrs. Win. Macbean, Cheng Keng Lee, Dr. Murray Robertson, H. L. Coghlan, A. Bailev. Rowland
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    SALARY OF THE MUNICIPAL ENGINEER.
    237 6 i Colonial Skcrktary to Municipal PRKSIDKNT. Colonial Secretary's Office, Singapore. 16th May, 1006. Sir, —1 am directed l>v the Officer Administering the (iovernincnt to inform you that His Excellency has been in communication with the Governor on the Subject of the salary of the Municipal
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    MUNICIPAL PRESIDENT TO COLONIAL SECRETARY.
    244 6 Municipal Office, Singapore. 21st May, 1906. Siu. —1 have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter, C. S. 3060 06. of the 16th instant, stating that the Officer Administering the Government has been in communication with the Governor on the subject of the
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    Negri Sembilan Tin.
    89 6 The output in April was 6,190.14 piculs against 5,677.17 piculs in the month before. The approximate value of the metal, reekons the Perak Pioneer was $533,404.36 on which duty amounting to $73,780.30 was collected. Comparative return for -the first four months of 1905 and 1906: Output Duty
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    FEDETAED MALAY STATES. First Annual Dinner.
    2606 6 The Labour Question On Friday, May 4, the first annual dinner of miners, planters, and other? in:erested in the Malay States, was held at the Grand Hotel, Trafalgar Square, under the presidency of Mr. Douglas Osborne. It is proposed to make the gathering an
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    The London Tin Market.
    808 7 4th May. published at the end of T' K the stocks, exclusive of Ai o 223 tous. compared with *m> r: a the end of March, and 121- ’""Y' of April 1905. whilst A n America and afloat here•n. -t' < 36 tons for the end
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    CRIMINALS WHO HELP THE POLICE.
    859 7 The Honour Among Thieves” I Fallacy Exposed. The prevailing idea that the criminal always acts honourably to his confederates is a pretty enough sentiment, but one which has little foundation in lac.s, remarked a detective to the writer. And this is a very fortunate thing
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    TUESDAY, 5TH JUNE.
    145 7 Skcoxd Lieutenant V«. K F. Scott. R. a. a., is taken on the strenj. h of the command, and Second-lieutena?.: D. R. Davidson R.g.a., is struck off. Mr. Oliver Marks, St’aits Settlements, and the Hon. Wm. P. Waddell, M. L. C., Straits Settlements, have been elected Fellows
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    DEATH OF PENANG SOLICITOR-GENERAL.
    187 7 It is with deep regret that we have to record the death of Mr. Herbert Henry Hudson, the Solicitor-General at Penang, which took place yesterday under tragic circumstances. As will be seen in another column, Mr. Hudson's almost lifeless body was found •lose besides the dead
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    Death of Mr. John Maclean.
    190 7 We regret to have to announce the death of Mr. John Maclean, an assistant of the Tanjong Pagar Dock Board, which event occur reel at the General Hospital on Saturday night. The deceased had been unwell for some time, necessitating a trip Home last year.
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    SUPREME COURT.
    372 7 Death of Mr. Hudson. This morning Mr. Justice Law the Actiug Chief Justice, stated that l>efore commencing the work for to-day he would like to express his great regret on receiving the news of the death of Mr. Hudson the Solicitor-General. The late Mr. Hudson worked for sometime
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    THE POLICE SPORTS.
    314 7 A Successful But Wet Day. Thk annual athletic snort in with the Singopore Police Force wcrThSS on the Raffles reclamotion ground The ground, which, in fairly good condrtion, had been ropSl off and wa« gaily decorated with flags and banners Tents and marquees were erected on suitable
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    Alleged Breach of Prevention of Diseases Ordinance.
    671 7 Last week, Ki Kwi, au eating house keeper at No. 1, Havelock Foad, was again before Mr. Colman on the allegation of having on the 10th ultimo removed oue Sen Yuk from Havelock Road to No. *250 Victoria Street, the man at the
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    SEA VIEW HOTEL.
    749 7 Opening Day. Ox Saturday, the Sea View Hotel, the ne w establishment at Tanjong Katong, was opened and Mr. de Souza, with an army of servants, made ready to receive his guests, after two o’clock people began to arrive y sea and road, and the stream, or
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    The Rubber Estates of Johore, Ltd.
    336 7 Thk statutory meeting of this company was held at the offices of the London Chamber of Commerce on 10th inst.. Sir Frank A. Swetteuliain chairman presiding. The Chairman, iu the coins..* of a Inief statement, said the capital of the company had been fully
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    THE COURT OF REQUESTS.
    2327 8 A Benevolent Sikh* A Sikh brought up a Malay tamby ou a judgment summons in the Court of Requests on Friday that an order might be made against him to make regular payments on the amount due the Sikh for winch judgment had already been given.
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    KEPPEL GOLF CLUB.
    127 8 CaptainS Cup Thk Captain's Cup was played for during the Whitsuntide holidays. 60 cards were taken out, the following being the best of those returned. R. T. Reid 37 38- 75 4=71 Capt. Dundas 4142 83 —10 =73 G. R. W. Webb 3740 77 3= 74 H.
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    Won at the Races.
    300 8 Tan Exu Guax is a clerk employed at Messrs. John Little and Coy's. On the evening of the 22nd ultimo, lie went to his home iu Gopeng Street. He gave his l>oy. Loy A Seng, a dollar to change, paid his rikisha man eight cents, put
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    HOCKEY.
    448 8 5. C C. v. Officers of the Garrison. A tkvm representing the officers of the Garrison met the first eleven of the S. C. C. at Hockey on the latttcr's ground on Friday afternoon, and a good game was played. Soon after play began the officers managed to score
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    WEDNESDAY, 6TH JUNE.
    745 8 Major *T. R. Staxfeld, R. G. A., is taken on the strength of the Command. Lieut. J. H. Wybergh 01 the Sherwood Foresters has been promoted to be Captain, vice W. R. Friend, seconded. i Lieutenant O. L. de la C. Fuller, R. G. 1 A., is
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    Bersawah Gold Mining Co.
    67 8 The Manager of the Berea wall Gold Mining Co. reports that crushing at this mine recommenced on the’ 21st. of May. The New Shaft is now completed to a depth of three hundred feet and the result of the preliminary crushing shows 82 ozs. 15 dwt.
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    MAD BULL’S ESCAPADE
    320 8 Seven four’s Excitinf morning ay. .ag lmll, xk vsyard of the micipal AUtw fc I I process of L.andino w “iiii.,* charged around the co.„|K„, n !i olni! 2 By its infuriated maim, 7! mad. The animal J*, suspicions for it t<M,k a hn, **i u a
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    Escaped from Prison.
    279 8 On the 19th ultimo, long term Teo Sang and Neo Cheng retired to restuic; the other prisoners, their cells being uu th second floor so that they were near the r<jut Eventually Teo Sang and Neo Cheng remove the ventilation grating and escajied fre cells. The escape
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    Strenuous Denial.
    163 8 Last Thursday night, Hong He'ig was selling porridge in Liu Eng I» ,v r Hue Chuah approached him and dena;. money. The vendor enquired why b** give him money and the man said it the police. Apprehensivethat i-, might lead to trouble, the itiniraut o- handed over three
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    A Returned Banishee.
    131 8 Tan Ki Heng was banis*«* Colony in 1900. but not long a u i ti- r He. however, was soon in the ba > lr police again. He was broug 1 tivt > Is* Colmaii a week ago. J.m relate [lector Bourne produced the uvo h <
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    SUPREME COURT.
    425 9 Plea of Infancy .i, at »as hcanl on Tuesday If •"•'>' -meiernc Court b, to, < ,Mrn {hat in which a Clotty ;J■' U Chittv. by hi* Attorney. ,t W Tail .lirtk Siew fora debt promissory note. Mr. fortl»e Ciiitty. ,"|',l, 'W. .1. Napi. r appears for the
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    Malacca Baba Convicted.
    302 9 t i I n\., ,i Malacca-born baba, was in —f.,n a brass watch on the 29th tii'ci. ;tn«l poii it lie trioal to raise $2.50. T ;v. ni»rok» i > man was not very certain i •th*- value, neither did he find out wi. t: ».t oi
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    RUGBY FOOTBALL.
    251 9 see. v. Military and Telegraphists. V ‘»‘'U r«lay afternoon a combined team of j'lilitary and Telegraphists played the at Hugger on die Ksplanade and d a fairly large crowd of spectators. 1 ■'*'teaius lined up with the combination at C athedral end. The contest was more 1 even
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    THE COURT OF REQUESTS.
    848 9 An Unanswered Question A plaintiff created some amusement in the Court of Requests yesterday by insisting upon putting a certain objectionable question to the defendant while the latter was in the witness box, despite frequent assurances from the Commissioner that the question had no bearing on
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    Alleged Fraudulent Possession.
    185 9 During the small hours of the 25th ult., Corporal Bulleli of Tanjong Rliu came upon a Chinese shop and, seeing the door partly open and hearing voices within, made it his business to look in, and saw P. C. No. 120 and the Chinese shop-keeper in conversation.
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    PAHANG NEWS.
    715 9 I Alleged Murderer. A littlk over five ago, a Malay woman was murdered at l'hi Gombak, in Selangor, and. at tlie sv.me time, a man j named Sikamat. or Slieikh Ah mat, disappeared from the vicinity. 1 ,c Police wanted him, as he was accused ol having killed
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    A Dishonest Cabin Bay.
    316 9 Peter David, a Tamil and ex-second boy on board the S.S. Zaula became tired of liis engagement and made up his mind to leave the ship. On the way down from Rangoon he was for a time in attendance on Mr. F. L. Stokes a passenger.
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    Raid on the Tanglin “Boys.”
    52 9 Ox Monday, Sergeant Dick™, vdxh posse of police, made a raid on v Orchard Hoad and gathered up twenty l4 the Hylam boys employed bv of the district. These young arraigned, yesterday, before Mr. Scott playing in a common gaming house Mr Scott fined them
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    A Pretty Wedding.
    160 9 Reutens -d'Almeida. A pretty wedding was celebrated *1 Cathedral of the Good Shepherd on Mondiv morning when Miss Grace Darling R Pll f s r nddaugtherofMr.P.A. Straits Steamship Company was marri JhkX Mr Vincent F. djMmeida, 0 f A largely attended reception was held afterwards at -St
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    Possession of Morphia.
    164 9 Yesterday morning, a Chinaman appeared pefore Mr. Column on a charge of having in his possession 483 grains of morphia. Inspector Wilson said that this man had been found with this quantity of morphia in his possession on board the s.s. Perak, but it was not possible
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
    168 9 June Monthly Medal. This competition was played on Saturday. 2nd June, and Sunday, 3rd June, and resulted in a win for Mr. C'oullie with scores of 40 and 48 on a handicap of 14. Mr. Everitt put in a nett score ot 75 and his efforts of
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    The Duff Development Co., Ltd.
    91 9 Summary of gold won hy Prospecting Dredge during the months of January, February, March, April, and May, 1906. oz. dwt. grs. January J 6 9 3 Small return diiring January due to flood season. February 76 12 12 Until 24th February, Dredge was prospecting River
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    The Kelantan Gold Dredging Co. (No. 1) Ltd.
    101 9 Summary of Gold Won during the Five Months January to May, 1006. OZ. dwt. grs. January 15** February March •> April 3*22 10 May 488 J* 1,900 H 11 During January dredging operations \%ere hampered by heavy floods. Ihe above returns were
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    SATURDAY’S CRICKET.
    202 9 S. C. C. v. S. R. C. ins the k S r a r h b w en menced on ii the 8 C comLd le L8 P Un^ de on Saturday morriZ t ?d 'T a 8 unturned on Monday be ortunatel v the match had to
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    Y M.C.A. vs R.G.A.
    186 9 A cricket match w as played on the S.R.C. end of the Esplanade on Saturday afternoon between the Y.M.C.A. and the R.G.A. The full scores are as follows: Y. M. C. A. A. Reid c Daley b Arthur 0 G. E. Bogaars c Morgan b Arthur
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    S. V. A. RIFLE CLUB.
    41 9 The following dates have been fixed for the monthly shoots: June 23rd 24th July 28th 29th August •at a date to be notified September 15tli 16th October 27th 28th November 10th 11th December -22 rd 23rd
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    LIST OF PASSENGERS.
    401 9 Per P. A O. s. s. Jajxin from London April 28. due 2nd June—Mr. H. Crittien.|Lieut. L. K. Leeson. Mr. YonderPfordten, Mr.jjT. Muir. Mr. Harrison. Miss L. Phillips. Per P. A* O. s. s Britannia connecting with the steamer Ihita at Colombo, from Loudon May 11. due
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    Special Telegrams to the “Straits Times.”
    138 10 (By Submarine Cable) Penang. 10 a.m. 4th June. H H Hudson, the Solicitor- General, ,ss%»“f by .1.0 l.~" "1" mtjf. Mr. Hudson was lying. x. Tanioin? TI,C accident occurred close t> lanjoi.K J't’intll'j 1. />-"'■ *> h •/«»<•• Mr Hudson has succumbed, and the
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    Special German Telegrams
    472 10 \Bu special arrangement with Der Ostasiatische Lloyd f By Submarine Cable) Berlin dOth May. The resignation of the Austrian Ministry lias been accepted. The \ii‘*lo-Oennau Friendship Committee has invited delegates from the German press to pay England a visit. The French Budget Estimates tor lfM)< shows a
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    Reuter's Telegram.
    3042 10 (By Submarine Cable) Herd. Singapore 30th May. DeVd. by Heuter 0.6 p.m. Strong rumours are about as to an impending ministerial re-adjustment. Lord Ripon is mentioned as likely to retire, and it is expected that Mr. Churchill will lie promoted. Plans arc completed in New York for the
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      288 10 COMMON SENSE-NUTSHELL A new medical work on the causes and mt« viectlv and effectual meant of self-cure ever discovered for dotoh and functional debility, waste of vitality, depress** .<? spirits, Ac. .with practical observations on marriage ar.d m" directions for removing certain disqualifications tha' <}•• troy the happiness of wedded
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    MINING.
    260 11 ~I Number T f Capital Subscribed of Value unto Reserve Company Buyers Sellers TraasM- Pa >*» at Present JL onarea j r tioos I‘rice. i GOLD. t *175.000 5140,000 1 »10 I 10; Bersawah G. M. Co., Ltd 3.00 non, 4,000 9 10 9 10 (Deferred) 8.00 5*103,600 I
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    RUBBER.
    226 11 S200.«H)0 5120,000 20,000 i 110 #6 Balgownie Rubber Estate Ltd. i 11.75 11.75 7(M).000 5610.000 70,000 j% 10 |lO Batu Unjor Rubber Co., Ltd. 24.00 24.00 9,00» unissued I -i» v v* V2O f 63,000 I 1 1 Bukit Rajah Rubber Co., Ltd. £4.5 0 1 :0 00 1
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    GENERAL.
    184 11 JL iUO.OOO £350.000 400,000 1 l Duff Development Co., Ltd.. 3.00 y\ooo unissued osa non 2,000 100 $lOO Federated Engineering Co., Ltd. 175.00 I 155.00 s_->.UUU > Joo,uuw 4 f 300 50 $5O 112,500 Fraser A Neave, Ltd. 102.00 102.00 10.000.000<i 510 000,000 10,000,000 80,000 $125 sl2s} 9,500,000 Hongkong
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    DEBENTURES.
    46 11 Howarth Erskine, Ltd. 6% £6OO,iXH) 2% prem buyers. Riley, Hargreaves, Ltd. 6% 225,500 2% prem buyers. Singapore Municipal 6% 400,000 2% prem buyer.. 5% 1,478,000 par. buyers. 4% 602,000 par. sellers. Tunjoutf Pacar Dock Co.. Ltd. 6% 250,000 2% prem buyers. .HftS.ftiMi 1% prem sellers.
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      PRODUCE.
      91 11 •'uui.io, buyers 7.80 •l" iCnbe No. 1) unpicked 1 't»a Bali to iV.ntianak 7,9iJ h H-r. Hlaek buyers 20 75 White, 5% 28,62 Hum- Sarawak *k» Brunei Xo. 1 2 bt ,v ulSau 0 540 <«*lW l; a li. 15% buyers m 1H.25 1 I‘alembang, 20% basis Liberian No.
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      EXCHANGE.
      135 11 On London —Bank 4 id's... 2/4 Demand 2/4$ Private 6 m/s 2/4i| do 3 m/s 2/4^ On Germany —Bank d d 2.40 Private 8 m/s 2.44 do 0 m/s 3.40 On France —Bank d/d 2.95 Private 8 m/s 2.98$ do 0 m/s 3.00 A On India —Bank T. T.
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    SHIPPING IN PORT.
    135 11 heading the followiug abbreviaare «Bed:— Btr.—steamer; sh.—ship; bq; barque; ach.—schooner; Yet.—Yacht; Cm. H n nu J| r —Gan boat; Tor.—Torpedo; tt&lli^ rie 'P°!! er 5 Brit British; U.B. 1 F 0 1 ””French Oer —German; Dot. Dutch; Ital.—ltalian Span.-Spanish Sarawak; G.c.—General-cargo; d.p.— deck passenger U.—Uncertain T. P.
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    TRADING VESSELS, &c.
    1051 11 Hin Guan, Brit. str. 243 tons, Capt Hunter, 6th June. From Teluk Anson, 3rd June, y.c., and 40 d.p. Wee Bin dr Co. For Teluk Anson, Bth—Rds. Ban Whatt Hin, Brit. str. 195 tons, Capt .lorrell, sth June. From Teloban, Ist Juue. G.c., and 22 d.p. Straits
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    VESSELS EXPECTED.
    676 12 Same, port probable date of arrival and name of agents. Steamers. Acilia. Hongkong. July 4; Behn Mever Alexia. Hamburg. June 23 Behu Meyer. Andalusia. Hongkong. July 19; Behn Meyer Arcadia. Hongkong. July 5 P. A O. Atli*'ll. London. July 9: Paterson Simons. Av.dria. Trieste. July 9: Rautenl'erg Ayuthia.
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  • SHIPPING.
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      ARRIVALS.
      589 12 May 30 Stentor, Brit str. 4308 tons, Jackson, Liverpool. Mansfield Produce, Nor str, 743 tons, Winsnes, Rangoon. Boustead El Kantara, Fch str, 4424 ton 9, Lemonnier, Saigon, M M Tosa Maru. Jap str. 3010 tons, Kato, Bombay, Paterson Si nous Calypso, Brit str, 399 tons, Lowry, Deli, Mansfield Tolv,
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      CLEARANCES.
      267 12 May SI Haliotis. Dut str, Sanga Sanga El Kantara. Fell 9tr, Marseilles via |H»rts Zieten, Ger str, China and Japan Tosa Maru, Jap str, Hongkong and Japan Volute, Brit rtr, Hongkong Billiton, Brit str, Sambas Penang. Brit str. Port Swettenliam via ports Baud, Dnt str, Sourabaya Bliarata. Brit str,
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      485 12 and Perrins’ 4 Sauce. By Royal Warrant to Hl* Majesty the King THE ORIGINAL AND GENUINE WOF.CISTE?! S”' r i rt USE ONLY USE ALWAYS MOST refreshing. A Luxurious Perfume ?ar Superior to the |N Health. German Kinds. I Hf IwilWlTtl^lJ SICKNESS. Oftfy Htfltlmif the kind awarded a C?-'cate at
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