The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (Weekly), 22 March 1906

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    18 177 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. WEEKLY MAIL EDITION. D SERIES THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 1906. No. 973
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    CONTENTS.
    77 177 .1 177 g Station 177 177 I7> 17> 17^ 178 178 178 17;» 17!» 181 182 183 188 187 189 189 ISO i g 189 A 188 C 180 181 182,189 II m; 188 ripti ns i^7 en 188 188 184,190 I 1 7:* 1 SO 182 1^ 189
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    Domestic Occurrences. Death.
    20 177 Domestic Occurrences. Death. />/• I i brnary 15, at Snez, Mary, wife 1 F Gebai Davidson, P. and O. Company. 8
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    The Coolie Convention Abrogated.
    500 177 '.i >• r tma :.ts. n, a! > i atriot Tnit cr pts !ra\v. Itc R< lisi »n, I and Uw. i March 15. That =ic -t i« >n ot to-day's telegrams thai will be read with tnosi interest in the Straits is that which concerns
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    A Possible German Coaling Station.
    443 177 Th^re is a matter on wbich the Smuts Government, who, it is at least to be presumed, is the "intelligence officer" for the [inperial Government m this region, *rould do well to make close enquiry. It has for long been obvious tliat it was not
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    Hainan and Feanoe.
    421 177 March 16. I >ur readers will remember thai about nine years ago, there were frequent rumours of French designs on the Island of Hainan, .md we gave quotations from the Indo-China press showing that there was exceedingly good ground for giving credence to these rumoi vs. It
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      103 177 P 5S* 1 to send to llie f call, ig d -I inforA .1 »*Op\ ireekij. > |*O I'HE v- r. Sutei (Pr a ami Pabang Lnlnian, 3tn KWSI X. N'-. TL' OZ. i.l t?^'»£N DAYS' FREE TRiML Money refunded i AiV. r A fri ae I\ i V 2*^*
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      131 177 l il tl SS IKw O ApSCf»iv6o by, Lttl GLASGOW relAiitif#-turcrt of Dynamite, (Gelignite, Gelatine Dynamite, Blasting Gelatine Detonators, nvot ov Safety Fuses Electric Blasting Apparatus The above Explofiiet. bolng all mauufacturwl m Gre»t Britain, are made to pass the higfa ttesdard ot safrtj and purity tests iinpofiod hj tho
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      387 177 THE WEEK. The IV vV Arcadia arrived on Friday afternoon with European mails of Peb 23, and this week's homeward mails are taken to-day by the IS. T. Lunka. The funeral .4' il. il. the Raja Mu.hi of Perak, whose death occurred on March 12th after a somewhat lingering illness,
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    The Punishment of Northampton.
    970 178 I m pretty >1 reas m: i believe that, Migb the reATit e!tfctions seemed to show, *»d .v.> beeu L-htituej to show, that (be cause -nil- \M >riu is n.iIS ipsed, i< is just this PJ %v:i >"■'•••; i- victory thai is going to gife nriuuin£
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    The Flouting of South Africa.
    393 178 We .vho m the Straits understand Chinese labour, and comprehend how essential that is, m the paucity of Kaffir labour, for the working "1 the Kand min< a may w»jil look on aghast at the frivolou in< irresponsible manner m which Mr. V. 'jvsion Chi
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    The Morocco Difficulty.
    430 178 March 17. Tiik break-down of the international Conference at Algeciras, is not an incident that will allay the apprehensions of those who feel on what an insecure foundation the peace of Europe at present rest--. What is now to happen In the list resort it might be
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    Playing with Transvaal Fire.
    1092 178 March 19. \> everyl 2v must have ex p !>the people of the Tri usvaal in particular and South Africa io u^aeral are not in the least inclined to put up h the overbearing balvidmr afti- tude of Mi v estoh Chubchill, I nder So1 Cretan
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    Churchill and Chanberlain
    159 178 We see that 2fr CHrEcn com -pondent, m I causing a, depreciation l\ his lugubrioui and is quite obviously imi v ciate 1 Kafir lecuritM Radical inderdid of im ing down of all cm the di*nHM il of labour i employ oes, tbe !•.>-'• > I igNM
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    Famine Relief For Japan.
    274 178 li is to be tn hat U this Oniony will net I isl Ui << justice iu its humane sup: t- amine Battel Fond BOSI here. When we rein 'iiiber ths given for the Indian f <"hinese Famine Fuml. we believing thai a timilti f« be
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    Kiaochau.
    196 179 IS m. ings ■v t>f barki" so i I. IMP, .i> it IS pllt beginning t<» .-{•cut v I ti>t tli it made ii.n.i at Kin >ehao. i ani urter -Mi-r j i million sterling into b tndsonsc t»>w :i has I > trade that never iik*> for the
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    America's Shipping Policy.
    632 179 Mio-h v Shipping Bill the Pre1 M lc h uow intro- Ihsa in which it may the proper policy to be held m view m one or two aspects of the question. That is, to obsem careful!} the measures which the I'nited States mmj adopt m the
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    Canals Versus Railways.
    711 179 Towards the close of 1905, when the New Ministry had been formed, it will be recollected thai Sir Henky Campbell Basvkbw\n bad a great rhetorical fiekl day at tlie Albert Hall. The climax of this function was tho protracted delirium of cheering from the del ulitf<] Radical
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    AN INDIGNANT IRISHMAN.
    163 179 Before the Bench Court yesterday afternoon two Javanese were charged with h;i\ iu^ robbed a Chinejse shopkeeper named Lim Kow. In evidence it came out that the two accused were coolies employed by Mr J. Flanagan at the Balestier Brickworks. The first accused owed Lim Kew $3
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    SALE OF PROPERTIES AND SHARES.
    151 179 The following properties aud shares were sold by auctiou at Powell Cos. saleroom. No 1"> Thomson- rd, Singapore, area ;> roods Li poles, freehold. M. T. A. Tajnappa Chettv $3,000. No lli Kramat-rd, Singapore, area 7J&2 square feet, freehold. H. P. Kaka *2.40 Q. Land
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    138 179 The Russian Government ia to pay Japan Yen 90,000,000 tor tbe maintenance <<f the former's prisoners. At the Methodist Episcopal T;;;..i! Church m Serangoon-rd, last evening, ?ii" in«-ml)erB gathered So present Mis 9 lv L. Auderaou (wh m tea Ting 1 lie city for America with fiu il!uuai< nated address
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    PRESENTATION TO Mr W. E. HOOPER.
    469 179 A pleasmt Jittle ceremony took j'lace at the Hackney Carriage and Jiurikisha offices yesterday, when the staff of the department presented to Mr W. E. Hooper, their head, an address wishing him a happy holiday and safe return. Mr S. P. Joarjuim who read
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    FRASER AND NEAVE, LIMITED.
    436 179 The Director's eighth annual repoil to the shareholders shows thai aerated water and printing businesses continue t>> irrtoiso ana prosper. 'Jim* pro^s profit of b ill r 7 j ►tj n :._-:i t < atnouutti to $23:3,***** tLe highest figure yet attaiued. Seam utid motor wagons
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    38 179 A telegram from the South Burma Tin Couipauy to Londoß reads M Have now sufficient grousd clew to commence hydraulicing during the rain will leave immediately for Singapore to oider machinery; most "encouraging devol< j»ni^iit of the mine."
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    SEPOY LINES GOLF CLUB.
    101 180 The Ladies' March medal was phiyod for Monday afternoon. BeOVM The Committee ha\e derided to niake Sunday us well as Friday m each week a visitors' day The Hon. J. O. Anthonisz. Di BUm nlMr Hall have l>eeii elected President, Captain and Hon. Treasurer respectively m
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    THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 1906
    658 180 The Russian steamer Bangui has arrived here from Vladivostok with 1.2W soldiers h.ineward bound. The Russian Volunteer Fleet steamer Petershurc has arrived here with a cargo of explosive* for Vladivostok. figfat occurred amongsi some fireman at DgPagar yesterday. Om* man wat removed to Bospil il unconscious
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    THE MALAYA MEDICAL SCHOOL.
    905 180 After a successful initial session, the ceremony oC the distribution o? prizes to students took place yesterday afternoon, at the School, and if it is possible at this early stage to form au accurate judgment, everything points to the new medical institution for the Straits and
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    99 180 A son has been bom to the Countess oi" SuftoiL- at Charlton Park, Malmesbutr. The Countess of Suffolk was Miss Leiter f and Lady Curzon's sister. 'l'iie kteamer G. G. Meyer from Palembang this morning entered the Port flying the Police Hair. The Marine Police put off to the vessel,
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    THE HERZOGIN CECELIE TRAINING SHIP.
    760 180 EUcbftiov Ywnmrwn Arwwroo*. Yesterday afternoon, by kind invitation of Capt Diederich and officers of the Nordd-Lxoyd training ship Herzogin Cecelie. now at anchor m the outer Roads, the members of the Teutonia Club enjoyed a delightful time on board this handsome* vessel. I/iunches were at
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    KEPPEL GOLF CLUB.
    141 180 The following is the result of the March Medal play Mr Jones won the M Sweepstake." The following also played but returned no cards. Messrs Webb, Hogg, Darby, Hauxwetl, F. W. King Jr. McDonald, Barrett. Ifege, i and Dunn. This is the last M Monthly Medal to
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    55 180 We luw reoemd from Mnssri <;. KolM Co., of Datavia a coDci-e and neatly get up dictionary givuig French, Dutch and Malay words. The book is m pocket wze and has a short review and description of Malay graav nar, aud is the work of Messrs Long an i Hodneutiuer
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    SEQUELTO THE TANGLIN TRAGEDY.
    429 180 Disaitkak" f'l,,: v Yesterday afternoon befon I second Police Court. \Y lian, extradited from tiou with the death m Sherwood orest caused evidence m the infect lo mam an i Mr P. J. S r Farrer-Btraei I Maude Lipshut, Ui Hot-], B xitli I.! ihe m
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    THE MALAYAN FLORA.
    115 180 Kb* If, 17, wui 1" >l .i' til- Mftbyui I'-iiinsii 1 >' P.R^.andMr SvK- < I 1 S ■ra pyritt^ing trow Society <</■ H--. 'y 1 have beta reoeii tion to oci t' the m .liotri.i, t!i<- ftrri baeSi dm i :j of tliP Mai. y;. u
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    19 180 Mr 11. GOT OH*MC I IfiMgTT of tbe INskHu Im kouj? aii'i Sl.an-Ini ou l^ave <»i Mi E.flnj H
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    SHADE TREES.
    104 181 Theik Imi-'RIAN.-i:. 4c. v M il nilhu, Curator, Hoyal Botanic vrittei ftPHP" fir the Ce vlon which the following are pkragraphs Tropics urea boon to man r)1 S«J shelter boa the tnroundißtja, an-1 :;»nn effectoal wind- t0 gro« beneath their B A thrive un-ler iv. ,i 1 1
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    PENING HILLS RAILWAY.
    42 181 Mr. Q. W igineer >>( the i v Dang Hills wed m *ood The stated but the I 1 be 1"---i urn ;fa likee? U 'i r found by that g •■> n ncern. lie Hill I thinks imtn profit- itimable
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    THE JAPANESE IN LONDON.
    65 181 i < colony m foi m< I, I; h\< n td the Pall Hall it ul i.»n is tleei •i n firtv the Japan- eir aff .it-.-, while it i -L < illi'vr <»t •> deTulopment ol nro oples, and The neo ssity is the inse
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    ACCIDENT ON THE "SINGAPORE."
    63 181 ACCIDENT ON THE "SINGAPORE." 1 m a Bengali i _r badly U '.i ting when the vessel -:_'i for Bangkok. It i r l r> fessera keel Her engines I her ati tat when j h blew -mr :tnl h 9 near lo it i »toain ail over i »na
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    149 181 mploved bjp Jiii .-id disappeared, a:.s going for a bath i sapp< aran *s wai i i 1.-- 1> .\'s 1) >dy was »rning S 1 sunn 1 I, the waters of It I I v Ihe recent heavy k b. to India says: I to-day at the 11 Mi>s
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    FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 1906.
    668 181 Ibe Russian Volunteer Fleet steamer Petersburg lei t for Vladivostok at noon to-day. She Ml Cargo of explosives on board. Sir T. Taylor, Acting Governor, leaves for Port Swettenham m the Sea Mew this afteru ,on. He is expected back on Tuesday morning Captain Mangelsdorff of
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    WASHING AWAY ILL-LUCK.
    109 181 After his acquittal by unanimous verdict a( the Assizes yesterday, Corporal Salleh, followed Ijv a large number of his comrades and friends, ran t«> the seashore and washed his hands and feel with much ceremony, daring the operation repeating verses of the Koran. This ceremony, according to
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    THE "SINGAPORE" ACCIDENT.
    126 181 THE "SINGAPORE ACCIDENT. One Man Dead. With regard to the accident 011 the M Siaga- pcra reported yesterday, it is now ascertained tluitit was not the man-hole door that Mew out but the sludge door packing. Two Bengali firemen were scalded, one so seriously that despite the aid of the
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    ANNUAL MEETING OF THE TANGLIN CLUB.
    1190 181 The annual general meeting of tbe Tanglin Ciub was held last night m the Teutonia Club. Mr \V. E. Hooper presided, and there were also present Messrs Ellis, Mason, J. Robertson. Langley, Withers, Flower, Millard, Cunliffe, Bid well, Cunradi, Brown, Euiersou, Perkins. Jones, Taylor.
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    MR. THEO. HUBBACK'S BOOK.
    710 181 The "Daily Chrouicle** has this notice MrTheod >re Hubba ;k*s new book on "Tige and Seladang Hunting In t.'ie Malay Peaii sula": Most parts of the world have non been tramped over by keen Englishmen m pursuit of big inline The Malay Peninsula is. bowever, comparatively
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    133 181 A Mr '<.'. 11. Browne, <'he->lmnt, gives iv li-.uu? pa per tbe details of ;i remarkable vluat hand. He •■>> On Tb aridity, Jao.uurj 1 I, 1 '•♦o«>, I was playing 'whist. My partner and I had scored a treWle, and four poioti m fclie ieoondgUM. Weuantea, tliercrt"r»?, one trick
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    EARLY DAYS IN KUALA LUMPUR.
    1264 182 Notes From an Old Colonist. At piesent there is m Ceylon an old colonist who is on a visit from Kuala Lumpor. He was m Ceylon during 1867 and 1888, when he left for the Malay State? and settled down m its capital with hia
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    MALAY CORPORAL LIBERATED.
    401 182 The Crown's Weak Case. After a lengthy investigation by police court magistrate and judge, Salleh bin Jafar, the Malay police corporal, who was tried by his lordship Mr Justice Thornton, and a jury at the Assize Court yesterday for culpable homicide m connection with the attack by
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    DEATH OF THE RAJA MUDA OF PERAK.
    291 182 DEATH OF THE RAJA MU DA OF PERAK. After 11 somewhat lingering illness. His HighHen the Rajah Muda of Perak died at Telok Anton m the morning of March 12. The forak Pioneer ttjfl The late Kaja was stricken with a oerebral complaint soon after his return front Siut^ipore where
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    15 182 Tins UKtiWr tj,e yaUJtc Chttteffc *<Vfc)«in «i» inn ):»>. !i >w ;il!e»ij»tc<J her <»v.\i lift*. Tim
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    SATURDAY, MARCH 17, 1906.
    523 182 The Indian Dbarmsala Association ot Singapore has been exempted from registration under the Soc'e'ies' Ordinance. The F. M. S. Yacht Meran has arrived here from Port Swettenham with Mr Justice and Mrs Hvndp;an Jone§, and Mr Mrs Mathews. The mail steamer Arcadia left Penang at noon
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    THE SWIMMING CLUB.
    432 182 The report of the Committee for the Mil \ea.r BHOWB that the financial position of the Club affords satisfaction. The Balauc-i Sheet shows a profit oil the year's working of #2,425.98, which, after writing off the value of the oM div'ttg stage aud bathing shed and allowing
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    "PATRICK THE POPULAR."
    886 182 Christendom rememtars hiu •pring, this saint of the big hej*^ tongue, though perhaps he shouH^ special acknowledgment from v Jt j to him chivalrous pentleuuu j m sandal-leather-it. proverC^'V privileges tor once up m ati goes, as St. Patrick was walk.iJ r shores of Lough Neagh, St.
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    OUR LONDON LETTER.
    748 183 u of special interest to write a? 1 iMflil myself the trouble ■«fhim and you the boredom h you have beard by cablegram *d Mr Chamberlain have at the hitter maintaining his small tax on food and ageneral i-.r the country, and former pi gramme is not
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    SINGAPORE COLD STORAGE COMPANY.
    204 183 A Xkw I, c Makimj PneroeiTlOtt A circular is being sent round to the shareholders of Cold Storage Company asking them to attend a meeting to be held ou ApW 2 to consider the advisability of the Company calling up additional capital to the value of
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    THE LATE MR HARRYKINGHAM, MISSIONARY.
    247 183 THE LATE MR HARRYKINGHAM, MISSIONARY. The late Harry Kingham, who togetln.r with his wife and one of his children has l^en so foully murderered at Nau^ehang m ChiLa, was at King Edward Vlths, Birmingham, m the lato eighties. He was a splendid athlete and held the record for the 100
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    FRANCE AND KWANGCHOW-WAN.
    272 183 FRANCE AND KWANG-CHOW-WAN. Stranoe Kumouk. KXPEDITIONS TO HaIHA a Hoihow, March 1. For souie time pas there lhis l*?en a rumour current here that tho trench Government desires to hand back to the Chinese the port of Kwa«^-chow-wAc I am unable to saj how much truth there ia m the
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    SEPOY LINES GOLF CLUB.
    69 183 Uwiuj* the rain the ladies* March medal bad i upoeitponed to Mondaj 19th. The men's March medal will be pkjed on Saturday March ::l The dniwi .if Men's Foursome* (Naval Cup) ai it... posted at the club. The first round Anthouistf awl Dwrb? against Boott Kuss«?]l
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    33 183 Kalz Brotljera Limited :»re payiuir at difiilead for 1905 H r > on preferred sliars and 10% on deferred shares. $2. r >,ooo have l«ei. added hi the wjire fund which now itmdfl at
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    1147 183 Qnirqnid agunt homines nosfri est farrago ÜbeUi Juvenal. The protracted comedy, or rather farce, played these two long months past at Algeciras has ended abruptly. The curtain has been rang down without the least pretence at a denouement The impartial majority of the Conference leave no
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    QUAINT INSCRIPTIONS ON BELLS.
    243 183 The commonest black-letter inscription on bella was usually M Aye Maria," or Sancte ora pro nobis," but after tbe Ueformation these, of course, were no longer employed. Many of the later inscriptions were poor enough. Here are a few examples: This bell was broake. aiid cast
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    A DRUNKEN TRAM CAM DRIVER.
    137 183 On Wednesday nigbt the drirer of train car No 15 was intoxicated and drove the car 80 furiously round the I'ollyer QttftJ corner that it left the rails at the terminus. Then he lay down on a liench of the maraud went to sleep. Inspector
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    TIN MINE RETURNS.
    27 183 Result of work for Pobmarj. Belat Tin Mining Co., Ltd. Pis. 288 Tin Ore. The Kuaatan Tin Mining Co., Ltd. Pis. 21D Tin Ore
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    260 183 Mr C. P. Nicholas, House Surgeon, at theGeneral Hospital, is appointed a deputy registrar of deaths for .Singtpore. Mr 1). V. Boyd is recognized aa being m charge of the Nbrweigaa Consulate during the abseuee of the Hon. \V. P. Waddell The com mission charged on British Postal Orders is
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    1160 184 Fiii>av, Mabcb 16. I'UKSENT Hi= Excellency Iho Deputy Governor (Sir William Taylor. 1 "i.p Soßtle the Vctiuu' CokMUft] Secretary (E. L. Hr-* kinan.) the let. AU<,rney-Genl. (J. B. Inu«-.) the Act Col Treasurer (JO. Anthonisx) the< dL Engineer (A. Murray.) ]< I Anders >n. d fia% Kirn. Amm
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    PEKING NEWS.
    510 184 (From Native Tapers.) Sale of Opium. The British Minister is stoutly objecting to tbe Chinese Government's intention to control the sale of opium within the dominions of the Empire. He points cut that it is easy to control the sale opium m Hongkong anil Formosa because the? are
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    155 184 In connection with ;i section of tin 1 CantouI! mlv.nv railway alluded to m r receul special telegram from Hongkong, the same subject is thus mentioned m a Canton wire to the S. C. Morning Post." Viceroy Shum informed the Chamber of Commerce that aa the section of the CantonBank'ow
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    GOVERNOR OF THE STRAITS IN COLOMBO.
    984 184 GOVERNOR OF THE STRAITS IN COLOMBO. The Public and the Company Promoter. His Excellency's Suggestions. The following is the full account of an interview with Sir John Anderson. Governor of the Straits Settlements and Higfe Commissioner of tbe P. M. S Yesterday afternoon at the G. O. H where Sir
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    SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY.
    458 184 Pushing Electric WV*. posit from Telephone v I Shape— Kvo Phot* I uiiisl'in^r better* I Colour Mi I gine. I Directing win parah lie reft 1 1 tailed on iOCOUnt [v the Dem th .1 oi burg, three <»r a* n HKJ>t> it 60 tlie transmit! m I
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    MEANDERINGS.
    2787 185 i% was iu.lml a day of rest, au.l ,v Loth <juite U for our ipedittoß, 11m asrtiit of Amiii i inner the mountain bad itlined against a rose and ith a iu«'ti.'iil»'.-^ column of Our plan light to X" Aviina the aide makfi the ascent ml ihe twaT, an-1
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    THE NANCHANG MISSIONARY MURDER.
    99 185 Sfrious Dstvlopmbb n Ekpi i. A Shanghai taieyam to tho 11- hi. it that the North China Daily Newa pred m a recent issue that an anti-ion i ag on a great scale would take place fuhuv. It is officially stated at Tokiothat U I iphic
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    SIAM'S IMPORTANCE.
    234 185 Mr Euagaki, former Japanese Minister to Slam, w,is the principal guest at .ivon. }>y the Yokohama Economic A n. lie Baid that it was not unusual v.\. Japanese to consider Siani a small and v..--i; country. But, m reality, it bad an area of 244,000 j?«j miles, againsl
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    AN AUSTRALIAN NAVY.
    301 185 The first annual report of the Director of the Naval Forces of the Commonwealth, since the creation of his oftir? and the institution of the present system of administration by a central board, has l»eeu printed ami circulated. The Naval Director (Captain Creswell) vapors that the new
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    UNITED STATES AND CHINA.
    257 185 A lar: .isi Rex*< ►rts I >iv sedi i The wild reports which are finding their waj i i< > repi 1 1 able newspa pen respect ing the it of affairs iv China, are n'.f justified bi gajrthing admittedlj known at the State Department, or
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    THE SPORTING WORLD.
    1828 186 (From 0»r Engli*h Correspondent.) London, Feb 23, IWG. The Turf, The very fact of there being something uncertain m regard to Black Arrow and Admirable Crichton, tends to give further interest to the classic Races. Sportsmen will recollect that the last named ran m a disappointing manner
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    COTTON-GROWING WITHIN THE EMPIRE.
    950 186 COTTON-GROWING WITHIN THE EMPIRE. Speaking recently m connection with the opening of the Liverpool Colonial Product* Exhibition Mr. .T. GL Newton, chairman of kite British Cotton-growing Association, and 31 r. J. H. Huttou, vice-chairman, spoke on Il»e subject of cotton growing, the Utter gentleman remarking that they were determined to
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    A GREAT RAFT FOR SHANGHAI.
    172 186 Considerable interest, says a Manila patur, will be manifest m the towing from San Fraucisco, Cal., to Shanghui, China, of Jie largest raft of logs ever constructed. This laft will contain 10,000,000 feet of spars ;md piling. It will be valued at *GO,OOU, and the
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    78 186 At (be BflgLkmgYoogSaw mills, lU^kuL-, recently a serioui boiler explosion occurred, the boiler l»eiu^ thrown right acrosi the "Kloog.* 1 A coolie m the mills was cniflied to -loath l»v fdiiioL' debrif, and eight badly hurt. A vobmh m tin* vicinit y wai killeil and a man ia the at
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    RUBBER PROPOSITIONS.
    599 186 A Few Words of Advi^f t. fmmmm R The following appeared m 'j v of the 13th ultimo, and it, undenrtorT 1 been written by a Ceylon Uim* untrv Your articles Rubber v <;„; *t* of great interest to the ivw or lJ jj* paragraph of No. 11.,
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    THE JAPANESE FAMINE.
    210 186 The Hongkong Daily Press" alludes to published letter of a gentleman *lio hi* visited the afflicted regions, who gives j assurance that the appeals are based on wtL ascertained facts and d«» not exaggerate the least; they "only fail m making r> wide extent and acuteness of
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    83 186 Criefed ihwJMM intl-eVv-uuentlr reaches beights undr< and ■Mtttotxr climes A oiidd ■an of Dolour wa^ tratcLing tfu i Mkw itknfen ha match rcceot ti.e Lome team tools tlu tbifil «cl runB. he nuhrf oe the Bd L pb hat oq the nniA Ing p'l'iiml, aad bemtiag bn esctU r. v\
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    THE ASSIZES.
    2767 187 Ul(l ,(-HVR..K* BEFORE THE CorRT. 51 4 M were commenced yesterday, beI* A Justice. Sir Lionel Cox. There 111 on the calendar, and 2S prisoners The most important charge '••''l <• n' is that on which George Hill 'C~l m connection with the Tanglin I, tt there are
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    AMERICA'S DANGER.
    704 187 Further Rising Fiafed m the Philippines. All is not well with American rale m the Philippines. By reason of their proximity to the islands. Australians are often m a position to learn facts with regard to America's latest col >- nial possession which are carefully concealed from the
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    "NO NONSENSE" FOR SCOTLAND.
    95 187 M You cau depend upon it that Scottish affairs will not be neglected m the new Parliament," said Mr. Thomas Shaw, the Lord AdTocate for Scotland, m speaking at G.ilashiels. "We may have to wait a little time simply because we have not suffered so much
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    JAPAN FAMINE FUND.
    93 187 Subscriptions received by the Mercantile Bank of India, Limited, np to 3 p.m. yesterday. \V. H. Shelford $50 Adamson GUfiOaß k Co, Ltd. s<* \V. Mansfield k Co, Ltd. oO .T. Anu&tt^n^ 50 < r. hj. Murr.iy 50 Pat rson Simon* ft Co 250 Ea*t Asiatic Co
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    MONDAY, MARCH 19, 1906.
    186 188 KIFLE SHOOTING. The three cornered match took place at Balestier on Saturday between the X Gr. A., the Maxim Section B. V. A., and the S. B E. (V). Then was a strong and changeable wind and the li;,'ht at times was tricky resulting m poor
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    A CASE OF REVENGE.
    213 188 At 8 o'clock this morning a police patrol coming int> R >chore from G tylang discovered the bod j of i Malay lying by the side fa lane off the Guvlang-rd. iJ<' hastened on to Roi'hore Police Btati< d md rep >rted thn occurrence. Sergeant Mann
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    CARRIAGE ACCIDENTS.
    181 188 A one o'clock on Saturday a horse attached to a gij; tool: fright outside Messrs John Little CVs godown, and ended up by trying to get on to the verandah near Wai Seng iV Cos premises. The sais did not appeal- able to control the animal ami Mr
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    125 188 H. M. S. Kent" leaves for Hongkong i«>morrow. Ca.pt. Gardner, k.m 1.i., of that ship remains behind to take charge of the duties <»t' Naval Intelligence Officer. Capt. G rover, who holds thid appointment, aud is on leave, is, \vt» are sorry to hear, not al all well m Yokohama,
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    TIGER STORIES.
    310 188 Go< X EWd >k Srou rs men Cbii iinai] living out at Tanali Merali tolls a queer story. il<' s squatter and suites that about si\ d:iva .)..•> i wife left the hul after dark to gel something from outside. She had n.t been -r--- i 1 wh<
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    DESPERATE FIGHT WITH MOROS
    653 188 ♦300 Killed m a Foet. One of the bloodiest and most terrifio engagpments m the Philippines took place yeotsidaj (Murch 9) at Mount Dajo. alx>ut five miles from Jolo. Six hundred of the most desperate element of the Moro outlaws, apparently impregnal>ly entrenched on the top
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    DELI RACES.
    124 188 Tii s following are the results of last M iy*a racing at Deli The Al'idkn Plate. 1 mile. Evening Star Old Chappie Time i.*> 7. Totalisator v;!t The Paddock Cup, 1 mile. Kitty 1 Sanahani 2 Juindo Tiaie 1 t9. Totalizator §12. The Deli I)i rby. 1 mile.
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    THE HARBOUR' SCHEME.
    1163 188 DETAILED STATEMENTS. the settlement of Bubble* Amongst the papers lai<l on the table of Council on Friday, was tliat containing the correspondence on the Harbour Improvement tenders. After referring to the prices the Crown Agents state that the cost of the inner South Mole has risen 1*50.000
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      297 188 \o THE n: "i Sir, read tame of tlae 17ih h Letter wri ten l»\ '■> L .jiii'tii. to 1 1.' ugaiiiht thi' iri\\:i rubber estates, i ptll Up aif v." but t«« lhi> j'.irt ■1' ill v ■I i people v. lio iiv.« liave prior daira i
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    SINGAPORE GARRISON GOLF CLUB.
    48 188 SINGAPORE GARRISON GOLF CLUB. The oowpstftkrti f«* a baa* puniiiil Uf lUjor Breratf I x* d.iy last vvi!!j the t\AU*ktg I! IKDK v S. T. Bovd li. .1. hmmm Lt. Hrownri^,'.' U. HatA-j Major Ku-i-.'ti \v. <;. Woiv.-h- I«:j !.t. P«m4hiim l« R, fort! r. s. i:i<i .i, i
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    FUNERALOF H. H. THE RAJA MUDA OF PERAK.
    318 189 FUNERALOF H. H. THE RAJA MUDA OF PERAK. tlw RajaMuda were re- hi residence ai D«rka Sebatau- Uuy morning. Th, coffin. „k. o¥«f Urn top of i Bilk, wai strewn Malay M bung a IJm eoeonui palm. irhkb wen plaitknota iiml d»--in an outer j cloth, and this ml men.
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    THE DEFINITION OF CRUELTY.
    104 189 >l: DIS AN' K. X -.m wai charged before 1 :i'.:i_; i i»h rnu-lf ,i COW. D i* IV prosecuted. P. C. A Depart- lie cow iog m a ri^M. It :it-l bad a broken kind m- was called to Peetana. H« fouad fractured. i th«
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    34 189 k»at ti;.« frftffli fruirimionn b foffMDfl, with ;i n t,, ir ,y OM t},,» buaiaes ol !l n |s nploron, ale, ia th^ M ....v POMM .1.1. Ni'j ;i i Khtad for. of 54,500
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    TUESDAY MARCH 20, 1906
    288 189 The Russian Volunteer Fleet steamer Kcstronia is <lue here on the 2Mi from Hongkong Lieut K. M. L button, R G. A., was placed on the nek list Yesterday. The IJussi.in Volunteer Fleet steam er Veropej is due hens on the 25th fromNagas bound for <
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    RAUB GOLD MINE.
    556 189 Tiie mine measurements and assay results ,<>i prospecting work shows a total of 102 ft. for the period (4 weeks) under review made up of >2 ft. sinking, 11 1 ft. driving, and 1 ft. croascutting, as against a total of 254 ft. for the previous tour
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    ATHLETIC NOTES.
    1286 189 It it it pleasure to be able to record the fact that the Association Football League is to be carried on again this year, despite the fact that the number of Clubs entered is decidedly imall. A meeting was held last week at which' it was Bmnsed that
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    THE APPEAL COURT.
    522 189 Majority >k. isiojc. ■'< idgment was delivered yesterday m< tin. Court of Appeal, m the appeal fr lament of Mr Justice Thornton upon a o by the Official Assignee m the estate of i\la><> Sj Tbuatt, of Chop Chin tfin. i^: 1 an order declaring thai the
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    A MYSTERY CLEARED UP.
    96 189 A pos< mortem was held yesterday <m the body of the Malay found m Qaylang.rd, md the belief that the death was murder for ivveugo was proved to be quite wrong Bfedical examination snowed that deceai 1 was suft'erii!LC from consumption and that he bad bunl
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    S. V. A. RIFLE CLUB.
    57 189 The usual monthly shoot of the S. V. A. Rii 1 Club w.i- linkl on 11th and l*th of March, there were. 60 entries and over 40 competitors, the i-inlis \s« j re as follows A Class Ist Gunr. Hildred 81 do 2nd Gunr. Curtis
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    120 189 The Uoorkha battalion to which Lieut Choi I has been posted is the 2nd Battn, 2nd Goorkhas, (The Sirmoor Rifles), with beid-qu&r-tera it Dehra Dhoon. •Lord Robert Cecil, m. j-., who mv Counsel for the Tutjong Pagar Dock Company during the arbitration proceedings here, is the subject of the last
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    SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
    2457 190 The annual gweral swßOting of the meuil/ers c »f the Chanter of Commerce wai held yesterVlav afternoon m the Exchange. Mr W. H. Shelford (chairman of ths chamber) presided over a moderate attendance, composed its iollow<. Messrs C. McArthur, The Straits Trading Co. Ltd.: C. Sugden,
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    Wednesday, march 21, 1906. SIR JOHN ANDERSON AT COLOMBO.
    1087 190 Wednesday, march 21, 1906. SIR JOHN ANDERSON AT COLOMBO. CEYLON AND THE STRAITS. THE FUTURE OF THE COLONY. Sir Join: Anderson suffered the fate of all distinguished people who pas> through Colombo, and fell into toils of the interviewer. Hew%s interviewed twice and managed to say something fresh to each
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    MUAR NEWS.
    140 190 Ways!!'l: Ko A Mw 1\ i l l Frem ttr i I S.. me ol' the native* of getting disorderly. Fur a tftarl w..ylaid two of their MfcStH with what object is not ku«<.. i, T. Ml iM on tlieir way t<» ton t<p Pahut when they wero
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    22 190 Dm BUm fiiun >'• v> from Koogfeoof, Abo?, iii' 4 wit ii (.\n l Stmilv BeiUMMttti A OOollM \\t MTMt4 i bel lx*forc
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    TELEGRAMS.
    2831 191 N FRENCH CABIxBT. Mar, 14 7 pm. is described as 11 ill Ff t!: t mcc t Policy 1- 1 to continue :i-i to follow r, i -j»- ciallj with Parliamentary m .m is giTen -i 1 and declared m tli^ 1! Disaster Mai 14 7.15] ■B he m
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    SHARES.
    413 192 MINES. Capital Capital Issue Paid Company. Q u Issued paid up Vaiuc up 15 000 10 1" Bersa I iM.(' MJ 14(i U(H> 10 10 Do I) $600,< lM! 1 Bnweli H $200< 1 i" X Ldan G < U 100,000 10 10 Do Do (Pi ,■•<> ;>:♦. I
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    PRODUCE.
    109 192 M trcb J! T -u s 25 G*.~. biei <k'. k*Le So I „10 do do. So U r^pv^'- i•-■ i do. »V[,.'<:, [I ft i-■ 2$ >!atu.'££«s I11" U> *fc* fb.) „33 o.j to ti* (.HOVBR !>," tOU'* D r«iHftri»d Vr^. 2(1 do. jc •.'•<•. d«i.J n do.
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    EXCHANGE.
    35 192 (COSMCISB WP Xl Buik !mi Private cradtti > w erediti 6 KAITT, «]«Mii -in'!... d 1 T, Kovokovo, ilwinl ,j V> A, I; VN-. COX, I MttllJ Bovkri rci lUak Bugliin^ X Bar Silver ri<m<l""
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      295 192 THE "CEYLON OBSERVER" j (Established In Colombo 1834) Circulates throughout iho island of Ceylon and j m Southern India. Its Overland Edition circnates exlonsively m Great Britain and Lreland, cis> -veil as amomptt persons interested m Ceylon 1 resident m ether parts of the world. i Ccylrn Observer (Daily). Annual
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      723 192 OLKAKANOBB. Mil rob 1"». Siam, Dan. *tr., Cortaen, for Vladivoslock. Hel>e, Nor. str., Petersen, for Moulmein. Thongwa. Brit. st--.. Whitehead, for Penang, Negapatam and Ifadras. Taishan. Brit. str.. Laing, for Bangkok. Lai Sang. Brit, str., Lake, for Hongkong. DoßgoU, Brit. str.. Philipps, for Bombay via por: Penang Brit str., Olsen,
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      517 192 Lightning, Brit, str., Spence, for PWMBg and Calcutta. Birma, Dan. str., Jensen, forOdeaaa. Bentoog, Brit, str., Perm, for Port Swettenhum via ports. March 21. Knbifl Brit. Btr., Fox, for Antwerp via ports Asahan, Ger. str., Peters, for Paneh, Blh and Asahan. Bedang, Biam. str., Engelstad, Bangkok m ports. Ruby. Brit,
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      335 192 VESSELS IN PORT. w p r -^r ar Flag and Tons Commanders Arrived From p f Brit croicer 9800 <le Horsey Feb 2:5 Sheerness f lei n n Fed. v.t. 100 Alii Mar 17 P. S,,tt,, MahaChakkri Sy» jet 2WO fckpmiaf Mar It ii nfV,^t. Vcswli Flaes Tons Master Arrived
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