The Straits Budget, 15 June 1897

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    134 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE “STRAITS TIMES.” Ihe Straits Times has the largest circulation of any newspaper in Asia, British India excepted. It circulates in Singapore and Penang, throughout all the Protected States of the Malay Peninsula, in Siam, Borneo, the Netherlands Indies, the Philippines, and
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  • STRAITS TIMES TUESDAY, 15TH JUNE.
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      BIRTHS.
      30 1 \T Mayfield, on the 10th instant, the vife of o. WidiiitR, of a son. \t Tamil in. on the 12th instant, the wife ..fLt.-i’yWnci Nokcott, Rifle Brigade, of <41(1.
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    TABLE OF CONTENTS.
    295 1 Lea hi*' lKTit l. s. I tit* J "f »k 1> -la. Th** Fire tiuns. Dcicro' i Payment. Local. M;irK-: t^iiMt-itions. Skipping News, hissi-ngcr Li>t. Pol!*'** N.-W'. Kunkc's Case. An Opium Transaction. Children at the Jubilee. The Municipality. New Steamer. A Act. I he Diamond Jubilee. Singapore
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    COMMERCIAL.
    487 1 Singapore, 14th June, 1897. PRODUCE. Gambier, 5.60. Copra Bali, 6.10. do Pontianak, 4.85. Pepper, Black, 14.60. do White, (5%) 24.50. Sago Flour Sarawak, 2.72£. do Brunei, 2.05. Pearl Sago 3.32;. Coffee, Bali, picked 34.50. Coffee Palembang, picked.... ,,39.50. Coffee, Liberian, No. 1 30.00, Tapioca, small Flake, 4.00. do do
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    SUMMARY OF THE WEEK.
    375 1 The mail for Europe, this week, leaves by the M. M. s. s. Sydney. The mail from Europe of the 21st May by the M. M. 8. 6. MeUtourne arrived this morning. The mail for Europe, next week is fixed for the P O. s. s.
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      THE PEACE.
      44 1 THE TURKISH CONDITIONS. London 8 th June. The Turkish Government has sent a memorandum to the Ambassadors at Constantinople, defending its own conditions of peace as regards the re-an-nexation of Thessaly, the abolition of the capitulations, and the amount of the indemnity.
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      CRETE.
      31 1 AK&E8T OF GREEK VOLUNTEER8. Fifteen Greek Volunteers have returned from Crete. They went there to persuade the Cretans to continue in hostility to the Powers, but were arrested before landing.
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      CHINESE RAILWAYS.
      42 1 LOAN IN RUSSIA. The Banks at St. Petersburg and Moscow will open, on Thursday next, subscriptions for four per cent bonds. These bonds reach fifteen millions of roubles on credit in connection with the last Chinese railway loan at 97.
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      SPAIN.
      22 1 THE MINISTRY. At the request of the Queen Regent, the Ministry under Senor Canovas, which had recently resigned, has resumed office.
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      THE PEACE.
      35 1 TURKISH ATROCITIES. Londxm, 9th June. Another Greek memorandum has been laid before the Powers. This document complains of Turkish atrocities in Thessaly and Epirus, and urges the Powers to intervene to stop them.
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      HAWAII.
      35 1 JAPANESE CLAIMS REJECTED. The Government of Hawaii has refused to recognise the Japanese claim in connection with the exclusion of immigrants. It is expected that Japan will now break off diplomatic relations with Hawaii.
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      FRANCE.
      36 1 DISASTROUS FLOODS. A disastrous flood has taken place at Voiron in the department of the lsere. The damage done is estimated at half a million sterling, and about one thousand persons have been rendered destitute.
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      CHINA. CONVENTION WITH BRITAIN.
      94 1 COMMERCIAL PRIVILEGES GRANTED. London, 10 th June. A Protocol modifying the BurmaChina Convention of 1894 has been signed at Pekin. The Protocol provides for China ceding to Britain the State of Kokang. China agrees to open new trade routes. China also allows British subjects and persons
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      THE PEACE.
      37 1 SLOW NEGOTIATIONS. The peace parleying makes slow progress and is likely to be protracted. Meanwhile Greece is pressing the Powers to accelerate the negotiations, owing to keeping an army in the field draining her resources.
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      THE PEACE.
      101 1 THE THES8ALIAN QUESTION. GERMANY SUPPORTS TURKEY. London 11 th June. The correspondent of the Daily News at Constantinople says that Tewfik PasAft, the Turkish Minister for Foreign Affairs, has informed the Ambassadors there that it was against the Mussulman religion ty> restore territory which had been conquered by
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      THE CZARINA.
      10 1 The Czarina has given birth to another daughter.
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      INDIA.
      111 1 THE NORTH WEST FRONTIER. ATTACK ON A BRITISH FORCE. London 12 th June. A Political Officer, escorted by two guns and three hundred Native infantry, has been surprised and attacked by the mullicks or chiefs of the Tochi Valley on the north west frontier of India. The party was
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      THE JUBILEE.
      51 1 ACTION IN THE TRANSVAAL. The Transvaal Volksraad has proclaimed the Jubilee day to be a public holiday. REVIEW OF COLONIAL CONTINGENTS. The Duke of Connaught has reviewed five hundred men of the Colonial Contingents quartered at Chelsea Barracks. A dozen detachments were represented, including the Hongkong and Straits
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      EARTHQUAKE.
      49 1 HEAVY SHOCKS AT CALCUTTA. London 1 4th June. An earthquake occurred at Calcutta on Saturday last which continued for five minutes. Nearly every house is damaged and many houses are in ruins. The spires of the cathedrals and churches fell. Several natives were killed, and many were injured
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      RUSSIA AND FRANCE.
      37 1 The Paris correspondent of the Times alleges that the treaty for a definite alliance between France and Russia will be signed while President Faure is at St. Petersburg, whither he will j roceed shortly.
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      PRESIDENT FAURE.
      25 1 ATTEMPTED A88AS8INATION. Yesterday, a man fired at President Faure, as the latter was approaching the racecourse at Paris. The President was not hurt.
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      THE PLAGUE.
      7 1 The plague.has appeared at Jeddah.
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    23 1 DEATH. Vi “Springfield,'’ Serangoon Road, on Hm* i:nli instant, James Louis, youngest m»i» of tli** late John Christian Neubronskk, of Malacca. Aged 64.
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    THE JINRIKISHA.
    901 2 (Straits Times 9th June.) The jinrikisha is one of the most conspicuous and at the same time one of the most useful features of outdoor life in Singapore. It is also one of the most dangerous features as far as the general traffic of the city is concerned.
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    THE FIRE GUNS.
    705 2 (Straits Times, 10 th June.) The Municipal Commissioners have decided, by a majority of five votes to four, to re-establish the system of fire alarm guns, subject, of course, to the consent of the military authorities. We regret that step, because it is a retrograde step. We
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    DEFERRED PAYMENT.
    453 2 (Straits Times 11 th June.) It will be remembered that, at a recent meeting of the Municipal Commispetition was brought up signed by a large number of gharry syces protesting against what was alleged to be the practice of certain Europeans of paying their fares by means of
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    873 2 We h$ve just remitted to the Indian Famine Fund $562 as Rs. 916.1. The total remittance is now $41,013 or Rs. 68,491-6-7. We publish the annual report of the Raub Mines, and some extracts from Mr. Bibby’s annual*mining report. From the annual report, we find that the total cost per
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    DEATH SENTENCE.
    35 2 On the 9th instant, a Malay named Talip was sentenced to death, at the Penang Assizes, for the murder of \m wife. This is the third death sentence passed at the present assizes.
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    THE DURBAR.
    46 2 The Sultan of Perak will -move into his palace for the forthcoming Durbar A few hundreds of coolies are now to be seen hard at work, clearing the spaciwa grounds. The Dato Sri Adika Rajah \l in Penang, making enormous purchase for the occasion.
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    TERRIBLE AMOK.
    56 2 An amok took place at Kaningow, in British North Borneo, on the 27th May The amok runner, a native, killed su women, besides nine men and lads. One man and two women were wounded The amok arose from the murderer’s wife proving unfaithful to him. She was among
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    THE LATE INSPECTOR QUIN.
    69 2 The friends of the late Mr. Quin in the police force are raising a subscription to defray the expenses of the cele bration of a solemn requiem mass, to be sung in the cathedral of “The Good Shepherd,” at an early date. It is also in
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    PERMANENT MEMORIAL.
    93 2 In Selangor, only a lukewarm interest seems to be taken in the Jubilee permanent memorial. The Jubilee committee dropped the idea of a public park, on the Resident-General giving the scheme no encouragement, and decided to get on with the festivites. The Malays and Chinese in Selangor care
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    RUFFIANLY SAMSENGS.
    87 2 There was a great disturbance m Hongkong Street on Saturday night caused by a gang of about thirty tam sengs, who invaded a disorderly house The whole gang was arrested by the police. A Chinese correspondent j»oint' out the danger such large gangs of rune ans may become,
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    TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
    151 2 Late telegrams to the 4th June that the Indian Government does n intend to re-open the mints. Mahdists have been defeated by Congo Free State forces. Mr. Rhodes and Mr. Hawksley have ref to produce certain telegrams by the South Africa committee. Transvaal Parliament has appoint committee to
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    26 2 There is every probability of 1 having, at an early date, a■ le ua near the new jetty. The plans have been passed by*tn pal Commissioners.
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    TUESDAY, 8TH JUNE.
    125 3 n H Wise is booked for London br t rthe Penang Assizes, so far, two AT r have been sentenced to death ppsoneij j, r murder. < Ta ff Paymaster 8. 8. invites r for purchasing Treasury Bills to amount of WO sterling. British residents in Deli
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    BREWING PROFITS.
    47 3 Thf. Japan Brewery Company, not aI v Vrar ago, had its ordinary shares I loo yen. Now they sell for 335 yn This half-year the Company has nai'i a dividend of 15 per cent., placed ya- o v. n to reserve, and carried forward yen.
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    GOLD IN CELEBES.
    54 3 (ioLD-sEEKixo venture styled the ]Vi k Mining Company, has been started Batavia. Totok is the name of a mine in North Celebes which the Company ororK'S t*s to work. The mining expert in the employ of the prospectors talks of surface ore then* averaging twenty-five [njiuivweights ot
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    HONGKONG SHIPPING.
    67 3 The total tonnage entered and cleared at Hongkong in 1896, amounted to 16,515,953 tons, being an increase over l K y. r n>f sS3.H40 tons. Of British tonnage 4.3*2,546 tons entered and 4 .‘{To,71" tons cleared, while of foreign tonnage 1,786,795 tons entered ami 1.7"".Boy cleared. British tonnage,
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    GOLD ROBBERY.
    99 3 At Hiinskong. a theft of gold from the S-ott isiH )rient al liner Luosok is reported It seems that $5,100 worth of gold leal was plaeed in the treasury chest of tin vessel in Hongkong on the 29th May, for shipment to a Bangkok firm. It was found
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    PENANG.
    78 3 MUNICIPAL OFFICES. At a meeting of the Penang Municipal Commission, on the 4th instant, the President laid on the table a letter from the Colonial Secretary, stating that the Governor approved of the purchase of Essex Lodge for Municipal Offices for $40,000. The Governor sugsested that the loan for
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    FASHIONS IN CHINA.
    88 3 DEMAND FOR LACE. It generally supposed that fashions ul dress change in China only with changes of dynasty. The craving for novelty exists, however, to some extent the Chinese, a proof of which !}i be found in a newly arisen taste tji lace for the trimming of
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    CHINESE MEN-OF-WAR.
    123 3 A: present no less than seven men- v,ar are in construction for Chinese nr Uit 111 G enn an yards —viz., three r < ted cruisers at the Vulcan, Stety V\ m our torpedo-boat catchers at of •>'<,- iau The cruisers are 7 -L’V 0 ton displacement each,
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    SHANGHAI ENTERPRISE.
    67 3 Fresh industries are springing ur all the time in Shanghai since the war. A second oil mill in foreign style is shortly to be inaugurated there, and it will not only make cotton and bean oil, but foreign and Chinese andles, scented soaps, and fireproof paint will be
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    POST OFFICE.
    130 3 SHORTCOMINGS AT HONGKONG. The Hon. A. M. Thomson, Post-master-General, of Hongkong in his annual report for 1896 says:—The work of the Post Office has so largely increased in recent years, that the present accommodation is not sufficient to permit of its being satisfactorily performed. Delivery of mails is
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    CHILDREN AT THE JUBILEE.
    179 3 In connection with the school treat m June 23rd, w r e are asked to say that my schools not Government orState»ided which desire to take part in the procession of the school children on the Jubilee Day should communicate vitli Mr. Elcum, the Inspector of
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    TEN MILLIONS FOR GERMAN ARTILLERY.
    179 3 The Berlin correspondent of the Daily News says it is understood that during the Emperors stay at Castle Urville, near Metz, an important military matter will be decided, it being his intention to inspect the spots on which the committee on fortifications propose to erect
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    BALLOONING AT HONGKONG.
    239 3 ACCIDENT TO AN AERONAVT. At Hongkong on the 30th May, a large crowd of spectators assembled at Bay View to witness a balloon ascent and a parachute descent by Mr. Stanley Spencer. The performance resulted in a somewhat alarming accident to the parachutist, but his injuries are
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    RAUB.
    248 3 ROUGH CRU8HING RESULTS. RICH REEF DISCOVERED. The following telegram has been received from Raub, dated 4.20 p.m., 7th June. Rough cleaning up of battery yielded 2,800 ounces of amalgam; estimated quantity of stone crushed being 1,400 tons. Have struck reef in west crosscut Bukit Jalis. Gold plainly visible throughout;
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    HONGKONG BARRACKS.
    200 3 MILITARY PURCHASE OF AN HOTEL. The Hongkong military authorities haye purchased Mount Austin Hotel for .£30,000. For some months, negotiations have been going on between the War Office and Messrs. J. D. Humphreys and Son, the owners, concerning the sale of the property. The War Office offered .£28,000
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    MAJOR McCALLUM’S COLONY.
    348 3 Sir Gilbert T. Carter read a paper, on May 11, at a meeting of the Royal Colonial Institute held at the Hotel Metropole, on The Colony of Lagos,” j Sir E. F. Stirling presided. Sir Gilbert, after reviewing the history of the Colony, said that the value
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    CYCLING IN ENGLAND.
    1003 3 London, 14th May. At a busy corner in South London, where three roads meet, a youth was recently riding a bicycle at an admitted speed of ten miles an hour, when he came into collision with a servant girl who suddenly stepped in his way. The girl
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    CRICKET.
    533 3 8. C. C. V. RIFLE BRIGADE. A match between the S. C. C. and the Rifle Brigade was commenced at Tanglin, on Saturday, and concluded yesterday, in a victory for the Brigade. Scores: s. c. c. H. Fort c Blewitt b Green 0 G. P. Stevens c Paley b
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    THE MUNICIPALITY.
    132 3 PROGRE88 IN APRIL. The Municipal Progress Report for April, sets the revenue receipts for the first four months of the year, at S342, 038 against S332,274 in the corresponding months of 1896. The waterworks filters worked very well during the month, and the quality of the water supplied
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    FACTS AND FANCIES ABOUT JAVA.
    922 4 NO. 15.—ON THE BEACH. (BY MISS AUGUSTA DE WIT.) The million footed crowd of travelling humanity has trodden Tandjong Priok out of all beauty and pleasantness. It is nothing now but a heap of dust rendered compact by a coating ot basalt and bricks, and
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    RUSSIAN CHINTZ.
    81 4 —Kobe Chronicle. Importers of English chintz in Japan are threatened with competition from Russia. It is said that a Mr. M. M. Cousin, a chintz manufacturer of Moscow, has written to the Japanese Foreign Office, expressing his desire to open up a business connection in this line with
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    CANTEEN TIPPING.
    239 4 MILITARY LAW AT HONGKONG. As regards Sergeant Fretter, the military officer in charge of the Canteen at Hongkong, who was degraded to the rank of Corporal for receiving tips from brewers, some think that the sentence is inadequate. Many officers at Hongkong are said to be of this
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    AN OPIUM TRANSACTION.
    364 4 A BROKER AND HIS CONTRACT. This morning in the Supreme Court, before Mr. Justice Leach, tiie defence was concluded, and judgment deliverer in the action Meyer Brothers v. Zaliya Abraham. The plaintiffs are merchants carrying on business in Singapore; and the defendant, a broker in partnership with
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    IRRIGATION IN MALAYA.
    1092 4 AN IMPORTANT UNDERTAKING. (From our Correspondent.) Rather more than three years ago, the Indian Government were moved to send an engineer across the water to report on schemes of irrigation which had long been considered practicable in the districts of Krian and Kuala Selangor. Mr. Vincent, an
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    WEDNESDAY, 9TH JUNE.
    91 4 Sergeant Beattie had up this morning six batches, numbering 57 persons, for gambling. They were fined nominally. At Hongkong, several Government officers are reported to have petitioned the Governor for increased salaries, and H. E. has appointed a Committee to investigate and report on the subject. The
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    NEW STEAMER.
    34 4 The s. s. Bella of Hamburg, the latest new steamer of the Kingsin Line, arrived here this morning on her first voyage. She is a vessel of 3,134 tons, and 2,200 horse-power.
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    PERAK TURF CLUB.
    43 4 A committee meeting of the Perak Turf Club, was held on the .‘Jrd instant, when it was decided to hold a Gymkhana Meeting in Taiping on the 19th June, in connection with the Jubilee festivities. The programme comprises seven events.
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    NAVAL NEWS.
    65 4 The Kobe Chronicle learns that the approximate distribution of the British squadron in Eastern waters on June 22nd, will be as follows: —Chefoo and Nagasaki, Centurion, Alacrity, Redpole, Handy and Immortalite; Yokohama, Grafton and Hart; Kobe, Narcissus; Shanghai, Daphne; Hankow, Algerine and Esk; Foochow, Archer; Amoy, Plover; Hongkong,
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    MADAGASCAR.
    313 4 DISCOURAGEMENT TO PLANTERS. A Ceylon planter in Madagascar sounds the following warning note in the Times of Ceylon I write you this letter in the hope you may think it of some service to planters in Ceylon to publish, in case any of them should have an idea of
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    THE DIAMOND JUBILEE.
    175 4 Arrangements for the var;„ tionB that will be held in V in celebration of the Diamond are proceeding apace. The r ,m,~ of the Sea Sports to be the second day is already Mr. Rodesse, the hon. the sub-committee, is wort;« 1 7 < at the details.
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    SHIP DOCTOR’S SAD DEATH.
    233 4 A most regrettable fatal accident say* the Hongkong Daily Press occurred o# the steamer Menmuir just prior to her departure from Port Darwin for Hour kong, where she arrived yesterday (Jul* Ist.) The ship’s surgeon, Dr. France, went ashore in company with some friends, and on
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    HONGKONG’S ADDRESS TO THE QUEEN.
    379 4 The following description from tiie Hongkong Daily Press of the style of Hongkong’s address to the Queen on the occasion of the Jubilee is interesting. It may serve as some guide to th*Committee here as the question ol an addresses, or addresses troin Singa pore
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    BANKING IN CHINA.
    212 5 H IMP FBIAL CHINESE BANK. of this new financial instituShanghai Mercury says The joo t u Tl«. 5,000,000, of which Tls. called up. The directors of are all wealthy men and the arc some of the most merchants in the Empire. Of Li I fung-cliang himself holds
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    “BAR PORTUGUESE.”
    564 5 iililTl"!! Vl K-COXSUL S MISTAKE. I \j., indignation has been excited I UMi at) against Mr. Goffe, the British I r ,-i:.»n-ui at Macao, in consequence I rf j,, having written on a circular ini ljna« «*ti« n with proposed afternoon [kj- at tlic Lawn Tennis Club the
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    A NEGLIGENT ACT.
    70 5 Yesterday afternoon, a little ghrl named Jane Nash, four or five years of age, was run over in Victoria Street by a bullock cart loaded with 40 cases of oil, and was instantly killed. The driver, Ramswamy, who is supposed to have been asleep, has been arrested.
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    KRIAN.
    303 5 IRRIGATION AND CULTIVATION. The annual report on the district of Krian in Perak for 1896, notes heavy revenue increases, especially, under the head of land. A commencement was made on the irrigation scheme there. On the 12thSeptember, Mr. R.O’Shaughnessy arrived from India to take charge of the work, and
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    PERAK.
    410 5 POST AND TELEGRAPHS. The report on the Perak Posts and I Telegraph Department for 1896, shows! revenue collections amounting to I 8.">4,861 a slight decrease on the ligures I for 1S95, owing to lessening demand I for stamps by philatelists. Mr. P. J.l Nelson, the departmental superin-1 tendent, after
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    MORE FROM THE MAIL.
    1571 5 NOTES AND NEWS. MOTOR CARS. Sir David Salomons read a paper on motor cars at the Society of Arts on May 12th. He was convinced that few patents taken out recently were original, and that the whole tendency of the construction of light vehicles gravitated to
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    PLAGUE.
    140 5 The following notification was circulated in Amoy as an express on the 28th ultimo: It having been report ed to H. B. M.’s Consul that bubonic plague has broken out at Amoy he will be unable to issue clean Bills of Health for vessels visiting this Port until further
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    “BARNEY’S” HOUSE.
    150 5 Few, if any house in London, will vie in costliness of decoration with the new one which Mr. Barney Barnato is. building for himself in Park Lane. The drawing-room carpet, made expressly for him, is to cost £1,500. The ceiling is painted to represent a sky in which,
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    HOME NOTES.
    638 5 Locke: “Mrs. Foster understands her duties as a hostess.” Kilber: “That’s so. The other night, when the conversation began to lag, she asked one of the girls to sing.” Considerate. Mrs. Nuwed: There is one thing I like about you, dear. You don’t throw your mother’s biscuits in
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    THURSDAY, 10TH JUNE.
    38 6 The King of Siam left Genoa for Italy on the 1st instant. T. P* O’Connor, in the Weekly Sun of May 2nd, reviews Mr. Clifford's- in Court and Kampong as the book of the week.
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    A DISORDERLY CONSTABLE.
    41 6 P. C. 110, Govinden, was charged, this morning, with being drunk on duty, and with assaulting a Chinaman with his baton. He was sentenced to one week’s imprisonment for being drunk, and to three weeks for the assault.
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    LAWLESSNESS.
    52 6 The Siam Free Press notes a steady increase of lawlessness at Bangkok. In one week alone, there were three cases of shooting, besides a case of murder and another of grievous wounding on a traracar. In fact, the use of firearms in the streets is extending among the bad
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    SINGAPORE DISPENSARY SHARES.
    46 6 $50 SHARES FETCH #236. This morning, Messrs. Somerville and Gunn, instructed by Messrs. Rodyk and Davidson, ottered for sale by auction at their offices in Rattles Square, five Singapore Dispensary shares. There was keen competition, and the #50 fully paid shares fetched #236.
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    COFFEE.
    66 6 Sanderson Co.'s market report for the month ending on the 13th May, notes an auction sale of 240 bags ol Liberian Johore at 43/6 to 56/. Otherwise, spot Liberian was unsaleable. At the Dutch sale held on 11th May, it Rotterdam 19,582 bags and 222 cases went off at
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    COMMERCIAL MISSIONS.
    83 6 GERMAN ENTERPRISE IN CHINA. The German commercial mission since its arrival in China is reported to be working in a quiet, unostentatious, yet witiial a practical way. The German merchants who inaugurated the mission have scored a point over their British and French rivals, inasmuch at the members
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    AN EXTRADITION CASE.
    99 6 This morning, Poo Bun Sang was brought before Mr. O'Sullivan, charged with having, on the 22nd of May, stolen $1,865 and a pair of gold bracelets, the property of his master, Mr. Paulus at Rhio. The prisoner reached Singapore where he was arrested on the 25th May
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    COFFEE.
    183 6 PROSPECTS IN QUEENsr,ANO. An alluring prospect (says the Sidney Daily Telegraph) is opened in Northern Queensland to the small capitalist in coffee cultivation. Mr. A. E. Morrow, the proprietor of saw-mills near Herberton, draws a glowing picture of the future prospect of a number of small coffee plantations which
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    THE CANADIAN TARIFF.
    747 6 It is somewhat surprising that the new tariff proposals of the Canadian Finance Minister should have provoked such an outburst of feeling from the Opposition as was reflected in Sir Charles Tupper’s recent speech in the Parliament of the Dominion, seeing that the present policy is on
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    A GUNNER IN A FIX.
    62 6 This morning, a gunner of the Royal Artillery charged a sampan man with attempting to extort money from him, and, failing in this, knocking him into the sea at Tanjong Katong. The prisoner said the prosecutor refused to pay his fare, and, in jumping to
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    4713 6 THE FIRE GUNS QUESTION. An adjourned meeting of the Municipal Commissioners was held yesterday afternoon. There were present: the Deputy President, Mr. Egerton, Mr. Nanson, Mr. Tan Jiak Kim, Mr. Moses, the Hon. J. P. Joaquim, Mr. Sohst, Mr. Seah Liang Seah, Mr. Evans, and Mr. Meyer. Mr.
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      83 6 PROPERTY SALE. An auction sale of land and house property was held this afternoon by Messrs. Powell and Coy. at their sale rooms in the Square. There was a large attendance, and fair prices were realised. The first three lots, comprising land in Cheang Hong Lim Lane, fetched $3,100 (13,052
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    RAUB.
    1001 7 The following is the annual report of the Raub Australian Gold Mining Co. (Limited) The Directors have the pleasure to present, herewith, the balance sheet and profit and loss account for the year ending 31st March, 1897, the Singapore accounts incorporated therein having been closed on the 28th February.
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    THE JUBILEE.
    51 7 The Municipality of Lahore in India, has established a record for this season of Jubilee rejoicing. Two of the members proposed that no address should be presented to the Queen, on the ground that there will be so many addresses and it will be mere waste of money.
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    POPULAR MR. BARRETT.
    75 7 The American residents at Bangkok met on the sth instant, and drew up a petition to President McKinley, praying that the present United States Minister Resident and Consul-General, Mr. John Barrett, be retained at his post during the new administration. The petition bases the request on the
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    THE DIAMOND JUBILEE.
    268 7 THE FIREWORKS. A notice in the S. C. C. Pavilion announces that arrangements have been made for the fireworks to be let off on the Recreation Club ground, on the night of June 23rd, at about 8 o'clock, or possibly earlier than that hour. The attap constructions
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    FRIDAY, 11TH JUNE.
    61 7 The King of Siam reached Rome on the 2nd instant. This morning, one Yeo Pi was fined $25, or 3 weeks, for gambling. He had previously been twice fined the, same sum for similar offences. One hundred and seventy-three deaths were registered at Singapore during the week
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    LEFT TO DIE.
    32 7 Yesterday evening, Mr. H. G. Diss found an abandoned Chinese female infant lying in Cavenagh Road. He had the child taken to the hospital, but it died this morning.
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    ALLEGED ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE.
    40 7 The Frenchman, Joseph Rambu, who was ye&terday charged with voluntarily causing hurt, and attempting to commit suicide in the Central Police Station, was fined $3 on* the first charge, and committed for trial on the second.
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    CONTAGIOUS DISEASES.
    73 7 The Honorary Secretary of the Straits Association asks us to publish the following —The Straits Settlements Association (Singapore Branch), acting in concert with the parent association, are collecting information and preparing the case for the Colony in connection with the repeal of the C. D. O. A local
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    THE DIAMOND JUBILEE.
    106 7 Active preparations continue to be made by the Chinese in the ten districts into which the town has been subdivided for the purpose of celebrating the Diamond Jubilee/ The small commercial colony of Japanese, headed by its Consul, has decided to spend $2,000 on a pyrotechnic display.
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    GAMBLING IN SIAM.
    94 7 CHANCE OR SKILL The British Consular authorities at Bangkok are taking steps against one Micaleef there for keeping a common and promiscuous” gambling house in Bangrak, contrary to Section 11 of the regulations made in pursuance of the Siam Order in Council. Micaleef admitted that he did
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    SIAM.
    105 7 death of the. french minister. M. Ranchot, the French Charge d’ Affaires at Bangkok, died there on the 4th instant, after a residence of hardly one month there. He had taken over the duties of office on the 10th May. His constitution had been weakened by years of official
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    SCIENTIFIC EXPLORATION.
    145 7 CIVILISATION IN THE PACIFIC. Mr. F. W. Christian, B.A., returned to Sydney last month after having spent eighteen months in the Carolines and other islands of the Pacific, in the exploration of the ruins existing there. In ail of the places visited, Mr. Christian found extensive traces of
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      42 7 PROPERTY SALE. At Powell Co.’s real estate sale, yesterday, thirteen acres of land along Bukit Timah Road, with the Patent Paint Works thereon, fetched $7,600. No. 52, Hill Street, now occupied by Maynard Co., brought $6,000, and No. 15, Hokien Street, $3,100.
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    WRECK OF A BRITISH BARQUE.
    953 8 THRILLING EXPERIENCE OF THE CREW. THEIR ARRIVAL IN SINGAPORE. THE CAPTAIN’S STORY. There arrived in Singapore, this morning, the Dutch steamer Reyniersz of Batavia, which brought from an island in the Gaspar Straits the shipwrecked crew of the British barque Ardmore of Glasgow. The Ardmore,
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    QUEENSLAND.
    287 8 THE JAPANESE QUESTION. In Northern Queensland, the increasing inflow of Japanese immigrants has aroused alarm, and the Government o the Colony has taken counteracting measures. On Thursday Island, in Torres Straits, Japanese have now almost monopolised the pearl-shelling industry, which had been hitherto in Australian hands. Moreover, the Japanese
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    WIVES ON PROBATION.
    370 8 EXPERIMENTAL MARRIAGES. The Andaman Islands are used as a penal settlement for Indian and Burmese convicts, who, form the bulk of the population. The Chief Commissioner of the Andamans, who is also Superintendent of the convict settlement at Port Blair, enjoys a despotism well-nigh incredible under the
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    AT A MALAY CEREMONY.
    2189 8 INSTALLATION OF TUNGKU MAHMUD OF PAHANG A8 TUNGKU BESAR. (From our Correspondent.) For a week previous to the event, preparations had been going on apace in the Sultan’s Astana [palace] for the installation of Tungku Mahmud, the Regent, as Tungku Besar, and of Tungku Ali, his
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    SUSPICIOUS CHARACTERS.
    163 8 In view of numerous robberies great and small of late, the folk* have been keeping a particularly dose eye upon bad characters loitering m the town at night. Last night, nine Hylam Chinamen were arre?te»l id the Kandang Kerbau division. lnccn* sequence of a statement made hvodco. them,
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    LAWLESSNESS AT BANGKOK.
    161 8 HEAVY SENTENCE. A case in connection with the i| sing use of firearms by lawless c i. ters at Bangkok came before the 1 consular court there on the •tm j It arose from the prevalent praciac taking pot shots at passing tram' 1 that city. The
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    LORD ROSEBERRY ON GOLF.
    1563 9 Earl of Rosebery, on the 11th ult., Th ,he Edinburgh Burgess Golfing g c lub-house at Barnton, in the m lrhood of Dalmeny, Mid Lothian. ie,g f been erected at a co* of 11 and is one of the most pr ldc establishments of the kind
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    HOME NOTES.
    1032 9 The engagement souvenir in the past was a lock bracelet, a brooch, a lock of hair made into a ring, or some other silly sentimental love token. But now the cup and saucer is the betrothal gift, so that at a certain hour in the morning, at the
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    55 9 We are glad to announce that Colonel Chard, V.C., R.E., formerlythe Officer Commanding the Royal Engineers in Singapore, has greatly improved in health. His speech is now intelligible, and a further improvement is hoped for. He has been removed to Taunton. Colonel Chard, it will be remembered, has been afflicted
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    SATURDAY, 12TH JUNE.
    201 9 Aociarito, the man who attempted the King of Italy’s life, has been sentenced to penal servitude for life. The mail despatched from Singapore to London, vid Marseilles, on the l*th May, is expected to be delivered on the 14th instant. The Countess of Elgin has given £lOO
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    THE FIRE GUNS.
    254 9 A correspondent writes: —It is a piece of unmitigated folly to ienew the nuisance of disturbing the community by using alarm guns in cases of fire. Since the practice has been discontinued, nothing has arisen to shew that the necessity for it has existed since the installation
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    SPORTING NOTES.
    352 9 Training for the Jubilee Meeting is going on steadily, and some of the horses are getting a lot of good strong work. I am afraid, however, that the entries will not come quite up to expectations in point of number, as a good many of the horses that
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    THE CHINA REVIEW.
    813 9 ▲MOT. The China Review, No. 3 of Vol. XXII, just issued, contains an article oft the treaty port of Amoy, by Mr. St. Julien Hugh Edwards. Amoy is a coolie emigiation centre to the Straits Settlement. It is one of the five ports open to trade in
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    “A NIGHT OF TERROR.”
    709 10 A MAN-EATER IN PERAK. (From our Correspondent.) Inquests have been held on the bodies of Haji Sahit, Tahir (Malays), and Chuah Kew Wah (Chinese), also an enquiry into the disappearance of See Ah Lok (Chinese), all of Matang, Perak. The two first named men were living
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    PANIC IN CHURCH.
    46 10 A London states that, on the 29th May, during a special service at Pisa cathedral (Italy), a panic took place which was due to a slight fire caused by the falling of a light ed taper. Seven persons were killed, and seventeen injured.
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    SINGAPORE ARMAMENTS.
    99 10 At the meeting of the Legislative Council to be held next Thursday, the Colonial Secretary will move the following resolution: —“Whereas it is expedient that certain additions and alterations in the armament should be made for the better defences of Singapore: And whereas it is estimated that the
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    NETHERLANDS INDIA.
    772 10 RACING. ft For the usual Whitsuntide races at Buitenzorg, near Batavia, on the 6th and 7th instant, the entries were fewer than was the case in former years. There were nine events on each day. The course has been laid out afresh, and is said now to meet
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    22 10 The Penang Turf Club Diamond Jubilee meeting, on the 26th instant, will comprise six events. The entries close on tne 16th instant.
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    ON THE VERANDAH.
    1541 10 People want to know if the latest final closing of the Straits Times Indian Famine Fund is really a final clo&ing. $41,000 is a big sum to extract from the Colony and the neighbouring territories and folks begin to think how far that money would have gone
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    THEFT OF COAL.
    98 10 Early yjesterday morning, a twakow was loaded! with coal at Tanjong Pagar Wharf. Thjg dock police received information, whic»h induced them to think all was not rig*ht. Mr. Superintendent Patterson took' t prompt measures and, in a short time, vhad possession of the twakow alongside the 8.
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    ARBITRATION IN SIAM.
    66 10 Formal notification has been by Mr Barrett, the United&,!> ter at Bangkok, and the SiamLT* eminent of the formal consent of£ British Government to Sir \i f .u Hannen, British Chief Justice am) r 1 sul-General in Shanghai arbitrator in the Cheek ease H sit in that
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    LATE TELEGRAMS.
    216 10 (Via Calcutta.) London, 30th May In consequence of dissensions j n Greek Foreign Legion, the French Belgian members have withdrawn. Greek officers have been sen? frontier to reconnoitre where the Tu k are reported to have violated the zone. The Standard states that Prince C,eor» of Greece has
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    COPPER COIN.
    488 10 LOSS TO TRADE. (From a Correspondent.) From time to time, articles from correspondents and editorial notes have appeared in the columns of the Strati* Times, on the subject of the loss sus tained not only by the mercantile com munity, but also by the Government, by the continued
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    THE DIAMOND JUBILEE.
    791 11 thrEE DAYS’ celebration. I .if THE GENERAL COMMITTEE. WT JNI the General Committee the arrangements for c^ ir lt ion »>f the Queen’s Diamond Vf WIi s held, yesterday evening, Council Chamber. B*,!£ present: the Hon. C. W. k'viinersley, Acting Colonial the chair), the Hon. F. G.
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    KUNKE’S CASE.
    1655 11 FURTHER EVIDENCE. The further hearing of the charges of criminal misappropriation and criminal breach of trust against Adolf Kunke was resumed by Mr. Wilkinson at noon on Tuesday. Mr. Van Cuylenberg appeared for the prosecution; Mr. Matthews for the defence. The cross-examination of Tay Cheng Kee was continued.
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    MONDAY, 14TH JUNE.
    31 11 Liberian coffee fell to-day from $32 to $3O. Ten thousand dollars are advertised to be lent on mortgage. The annual Penang lawn tennis tournament began on Saturday last.
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    KILLED BY A FALLING BEAM.
    39 11 esterday morning, a beam, supporting the eaves of a house at 14, Neil Road, fell and killed a China boy, aged eleven years, who was standing underneath. The beam had been rotted by damp.
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    SMALLPOX.
    31 11 The Ocean Company steamer Myrmidon arrived from Jeddah, yesterday afternoon, with five hundred and twentythree pilgrims. There wns one case of smallpox on board, and the vessel went into quarantine.
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    SWIMMING RACE.
    88 11 The monthly medal handicap of the Swimming Club was held, yesterday morning, at Tanjong Katong. There were twelve starters, the winner being H. Salmond (6 secs.), with E. Hewtley (8 secs.) and V. I). Parsons (9 secs.) a dead heat for second place. J. Harris (8 secs.) was
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
    102 11 SPRING UUP. R. Tresilian 52 46 98 12 86 N. Prentice 51 46 97 8 89 A. W. Stiven 48 42 90 ser. 90 A. A. Gunn 46 47 93 3 90 Dr. Fowlie 46 4JI +2 91 H. V. W. Vade 48 46 94 ser. 94
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    A SACRILEGIOUS THEFT.
    166 11 Yesterday morning, the Bishop and clergy of the Cathedral of The Good Shepherd were thrown into consternation by the discovery that the door of the tabernacle on the high altar had been opened during Saturday night, and two chalices and three ciboriurrs, confain ing the sacred hosts,
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    FIREWORK EXPLOSION.
    189 11 TWO MEN KILLED. At one o’clock, on Saturday afternoon, an alarm of fire was raised at Gemmill’s Lane, near the end of China Street, where a portion of a house occupied by a Chinaman was seen to be in flames. Mr. Newland, Assistant Superintendent of Police, went at
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    THE DIAMOND JUBILEE.
    509 11 The official programme of the celebration of Her Majesty’s Jubilee, in Kuala Lumpur, bears a likeness of the Queen on the cover. The following is a Synopsis of the Diamond Jubilee Fantasia:— Her Majesty’s Ascension.—Fanfare of State Trumpeters and guns. The Coronatisn. —Part of Handel’s Coronation Anthem.
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    37 11 AT BANGKOK. At Bangkok, says the Siam Free Press, decorations and illuminations will be prominent features of the Diamond Jubilee celebration. It is also probable that some form of entertainment will be provided at the British Legation.
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    55 11 PERAK MOSQUE. The Perak Jubilee Mosque is taking a definite shape, says the Perak Pioneer. A plan has already been drafted, and the Sultan is now engaged in collecting subscriptions from his subjects towards the cost of its erection. It is to be located at Bukit Chan dan, Kuala Kangsar.
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    CRICKET.
    147 11 In the cricket match between Perak and Selangor, which was played at Taiping on Monday and Tuesday last, the home team scored 248 for the only innings they had, and the visitors put together 0 runs, without losing a wicket. Then the rain came down, and the ground was
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    RIFLE BRIGADE SPORTS.
    737 12 The Ist Battalion Rifle Brigade held their annual athletic sports, on Saturday afternoon, on the Cricket Ground, at the Barracks. The function had to be postponed once on account of the rainy weather, and, on Saturday afternoon, the weather again looked very threatening. Fortunately, with the exception
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    BURGLARY.
    41 12 During Saturday night, a house, No. 33, Amoy Street, was broken into and jewellery and money of the total value of two hundred and thirty-four dollars were stolen from an almeirah. The owner suspects a Hylam, who has since decamped.
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    A VISIT TO THE PUNJOM MINES.
    2303 12 (By our Special Commissioner.) Recently, on my way down-river from Raub, I spent a few days at Punjom, the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Phillips, and took advantage of the opportunity to learn something of what is being done, at the present time, by
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    TO ARRIVE.
    134 12 (For the Far Ea*t i Per P. A O. s. s. Malacca, from London. May 16. —Mr. R. P. Sanderson. Per P. A O. a. 8. Valetta, connecting with the steamer Mirzapore at Colombo, from London, May 20:—Mr. Hutton, Mr. J. E. P. Wolferetan, Mr. Donaldson, Capt and
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    ADVANCE MAIL NEWS.
    1469 12 THE QUEEN’S JUBILEE The Q ,lefi n has arrangements by which the B will play a prominent part ceremonial. A wire will u i the side of the Royal .TrriSB Paul’s, and her Majesty own hands, complete the cir'om k B w.11 convey a gracious messJ /B
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    VESSELS ADVERTISED TO SAIL.
    93 13 Iw r Chelydra due 14th June. cli 1 a< Co 1 •fo,. ii!? 1 an< Bombay, Hiroshima Maru, P, 1 Ju »io, Paterson Simons Co. W i ri C Apcar, due 14th Moses. Jnn^«'? a P° p tB, Kanawaga Maru, on U i.ir at4TSOn Simons A
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    A CHINESE FUNCTION.
    655 13 THE CHAN AND KHOO CLAN ENTERTAIN8 ITS LEADER. A dinner was given on Saturday, the 12th instant, at No. 1, Almeida Road, in honour of Mr. Khoo SinChye, Trustee of 44 Leong San Tong,” for the valuable services he has rendered to the clan 44 Chan and
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      THE MEMORIAL SITE.
      368 13 TO THE EDITOR OF THE STRAITS TIMES.” Sir, —It looks as if there is to be some dispute about the site that has been fixed upon for the permanent memorial in honour of the long reign of Her It is well known that in the the endowment
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      THE FIRE GUNS.
      468 13 TO THE EDITOR OF THE 44 STRAITS TIMES.” Sir, —It is a great pity that the Municipal Commissioners have decided, by a majority of one vote, to resume the firing of the alarm guns. The arguments put forward by Mr. Joaquim were very feeble, whereas Mr. Nanson,
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      JUBILEE FIREWORKS.
      200 13 TO THE EDITOR OF THE STRAITS TIMES.” Sir, —Now that it is beginning to be understood that the Esplanade will be largely taken up by the school children, and that, probably, privileged persons will be accommodated with a considerable portion of the remainder, it to becoming a question,
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      THE JINRIKISHA.
      538 13 ro THE EDITOR OP THE STRAITS TIM*8.” Sir, —In Wednesday’s issue of your valuable journal, there appeared a very interesting article on the 44 Jinrikisha.” It was urged that the presence of a large body of Chinese, wno depend on the ’rikisha traffic for existence, might become a
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      THE SUPREME COURT AND THE GOVERNMENT.
      305 13 TO THE EDITOR OF THE STRAITS TIMES.” Sir, —For some time past the administration of Justice in the Supreme Court has been impeded, and much loss has been caused to the public by the neglect of the Government to supply an efficient staff of
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    PASSENGER LIST.
    364 13 ARRIVALS. Per s. 8. Gerda from Hongkong:—Mr and Mrs. J. Carroll. Per s. 8. A. Apcar from Calcutta and Peuang:—Messrs. H. Bekkey, and 8. Apcar. Per 8. s. Della from Hongkong:—Mr. BtivenB. Per 8. 8. Ban Fo Soon from Borneo:—Mr. King. Per P. A O. 8. 8. Rohilla
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      SHIPPING IN PORT.
      151 13 Under this 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;
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      TRADING VESSELS
      1069 13 Arrivals Since Noon of Saturday. Arara, Brit. str. 2,481 tons, Capt Kilgour 13th June. From Batoum, 14th June. Oil P. Simons <fc Co. For Shanghai, 14th—W. AcUh Sar. str. 189 tons Capt Mathie 14th June. From Sibu, 9th June. Q.c. P. Simons and Co. For Sibu, U—Rds. Brtnditi,
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      ARRIVALS.
      1382 14 ii Fua h Vessel's Name. A Ions. Captain From Sailed. Consignees a Rio J'n© 5 Castor Brit. sh. 1962 McMurtry Macassar May 26 6 Tai Cheong Ger str. 828 Duhme P Sembilan June 3 Rautenberg 6 Benlawere Brit. str. 1484 Webster London jApl 29 P. Simons and Co. 6
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      CLEARANCES.
      780 14 Date. Vessel’s Name FlagARk Captain Destination June 5 Orestes Brit. str. Baker H’kong, Shanghai and Japa 5 Ganymede str. Russell Gebong 6 Clitus str. George T. Anson via ports 5 Wilhelm str. Richter Macassar via pgrts 5 Ho Leong str. Angus Kelantan via ports 7 Isabella str. Hudson Muar
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      ANJER.
      73 14 FaSST® sunda straits or arrived for orders. i Flag j Date 1 ReDate. and I Ship’s Name. Commander. of From where DestinRig. j Sailing ation j June 2 Dut s.s. K. W’lhelroina Bakker June 2 Batavia Amsterdam 8 Brit s.s. D. of W’ster Beauchant June S Batavia London 7
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