The Straits Budget, 5 May 1898

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    136 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE “STRAITS TIMES.” The Straits Times has the largest circulation of any newspaper in Asia, British India excepted. 'lt 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 THURSDAY, 5TH MAY.
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      MARRIAGES.
      47 1 r st. Amln w’s Cathedral, on the 2nd y it t, ijn Mi kchik of Batavia, to A. M. K. 11* mIN Ll- Cathedral of the Good Shepherd, ;th nf May. Emile Mathiku, Padas j;,,. r 11. N. Borneo, to Mrs. A. P. R. oi "ingnpoiv.
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    TABLE OF CONTENTS.
    320 1 AKTiri.ES. The War. 1 American Fleet at Manila. Bomlanling Manila. Tiift Flit^ue. < k er-Worked M agist rates. ■.<«' Kl. Market quotations. I Siiipj»iiiu News. Fawner List. I l*oli<v N**w>. I'he 'ion Case. I Tin* Jlo.um Fast*. i'V r ui'tnt Gazette. I Bankni:>tey in 1^97. I MurJer
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    COMMERCIAL.
    531 1 Siam Goldfields (£1 pd.).. Pahang Central (£1 pd.).. I Pahang Exploration Co! (£1 pd.j j Slipway Co. (f 100 pd.) J The following were the London prices of certain shares as received by the mail of It hApI. Banks. £2O; all pd. The Chartered *..£32 to £33. 2*4; The
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    SUMMARY OF THE WEEK.
    295 1 The mail for Europe, this week, leaves by the P. O. Verona. The M. M. Yarra with the mail from Europe of the Bth April arrived on Monday. The German mail for Europe by the Prinz Heinrich closed on Monday afternoon. The P. tfc O. Parramatta
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    MANILA.
    62 1 THE CABLE INTERRUPTED—PROBABLY BY THE AMERICAN FLEET. The Cable Company communicates as follows: The Hongkong-Manila cable failed suddenly about 7.30 on Monday night. The interruption is at or close to Manila —believed to be due to the presence of the American fleet in Manila Bay, where the fleet lay
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    BRITISH WAR-SHIP GOES TO MANILA.
    39 1 Special telegram for the Straits Times.) Hongkong, Wednesday, 4 p.m. 11.M.5. lmrnortalite goes to Manila to-day. [The lmrnortalite is a first class armoured cruiser, carrying twelve guns. She is commanded by Captain E. Chichester.]
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  • REUTER’S TELEGRAMS.
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      THE WAR.
      90 1 HOSTILITIES IN CUBA. NAVAL ENGAGEMENT. Ixmdon, 20th April. The Americans have bombarded and destroyed several half completed bat- teries at Matanzas, on the north coast of Cuba, eastward of Havana. An American torpedo-destroyer has engaged a Spanish gunboat off Matanzas. Eleven shots exchanged between then. The torpedo-destroyer retired,
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      THE TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS.
      46 1 THE RESULT. The following is the result of the race for the Two Thousand Guineas Mr. Wallace Johnstone‘B Dixracli b. c. by Galopin-IjCidy Yardley 1 The Duke of Portland’s Wantage b. c. by Sheen-Satchel 2 Prince Soltykoffs Xiau* b. c. by^SheenXina 8
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      THE WAR.
      111 1 THE SPANISH FLEET. London, 30 th April. The Spanisli squadron has left Cape St. Vincent for a secret destination. ANOTHER CAPTURE. The United States Monitor Terror has captured a large and valuable Spanish steamer, the Guido, after an exciting chase ONE MULE KILLED. According to the Spanish official
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      AMERICAN TONNAGE DUTIES.
      65 1 REMARKABLE PROPOSAL. Mr. C. F. Ritchie, President of the Board of Trade, replying to a deputation which waited upon him, said that Her Majesty's Government was communicating with the Powers with a view to making joint representations to the United States. These representations will be against a
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      PLAGUE AT CALCUTTA.
      14 1 The plague has attacked Calcutta and there is great alarm there.
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      THE STRAITS AND CONTAGIOUS DISEASE.
      75 1 In the House of Commons, Mr. Chamberlain, Secretary of State for the Colonies, replying to a question, said that the Government was not prepared to re-enact the Contagious Disease Ordinances in the Straits Settlements. But, he (Mr. Chamberlain) is conferring with the Governor of the
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      THE WAR.
      152 1 U. S. TONNAGE DUES RAISED. FOREIGN MINISTERS PROTEST. London 2nd May. The House of Representatives at Washington has passed a bill, creating a war revenue to include tonnage dues. The Britiah, French, and German Ministers there have protested against the increase in tonnage dues. They have also threatened
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      AMERICAN VICTORY AT MANILA.
      75 1 CONSTERNATION AT MADRID. London, 3rd May. At Madrid, great excitement prevails in consequence of the complete defeat of tiie Spanish fleet at Manila. The people at Madrid are openly lamenting the unpreparedness of Spain for war in the Philippines. BUOYANT EFFECT ON THE BOURSES. The American
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      SIR HENRY BLAKE.
      122 1 CHINA ASSOCIATION BANQUET. The China Association has given a banquet to Sir Henry Blake, the newly appointed Governor of Hongkong. Sir G. W. Des Yaux, a former Governor of Hongkong, presided over the banquet. Sir William Robinson, who had just vacated the Governorship of Hongkong; Sir Cecil
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      LORD SALISBURY
      15 1 RETURN TO LONDON. Lord Salisbury has returned to Lon don from the Riviera.
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      THE WAR.
      133 1 MARTIAL LAW AT MADRID. London 4th May. Martial law has been proclaimed at Madrid. THE NAVAL BATTLE OFF MANILA, NO DETAILS AVAILABLE. No details are known of the Manila naval battle, beyond the actual fact that it resulted in a Spanish defeat. U. S. TREASURY DEPLETED. The United
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    THE WAR.
    348 2 (Straits Times 29 th April.) 0 A naval battle off Manila is, presu- mably, a matter of only a few hours now. The American fleet, which left Mirs Bay, for Manila on Wednesday evening, must now be close to that port. The Spanish squadron at Manila, we are
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    THE AMERICAN FLEET AT MANILA.
    351 2 (Straits Times, 2nd May.) The American fleet entered Manila harbour yesterday. Presumably, therefore, the Spanish fleet was encountered oft* Corregidor island and was defeated. Presumably, also, the Spanish mining defences were of little avail; although (for aught we know to the contrary) the American fleet
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    BOMBARDING MANILA.
    510 2 Strait* Times, Wrd May.) To-day Manila is being bombarded, unless, meanwhile, it has surrendered. Yesterday, we were able to announce that the American fleet had forced the defences of Manila and had entered the harbour. It now appears from Reuter’s very brief message that the defeat of the
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    THE PLAGUE.
    275 2 (Straits May.)\ That bubonic plague, which has fur some time been devastating Bombay, has now reached Calcutta must give cause for anxiety in the Straits. Situated as we are between Hongkong, Bombay, and Calcutta all of which are now plague centres—there is just cause for great carefulness and
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    THE WAR.
    550 2 (Straits Times, 4th May.) The most important item of to-day’s news is that martial law has been proclaimed in Madrid. No details are given, in our telegram, of the Spanish defeat off Manila, the reason being that no such details have reached Reuter’s Bombay offices from whence the
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    OVERWORKED MAGISTRATES.
    954 2 {Strait k Time*, 4th May.) In another column, we publish a letter from a correspondent discussing the unreasonable way in which cases are postponed at the police courts. The delay is said to be due to the magistrates having more work on their hands than they can get
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    PERAK NEWS.
    205 2 FASHIONABLE MARIUAGL. The second Perak fashionable wading of this year, the contracting partis of which were Captain Russel Edye of the Malay States Guides and MissS-ott. a cousin of Captain Talbot, was solemnized at All Saints Church, Tailing.on the doth April, the Rev. F. I\wnt officiating. The bride,
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    AMBULANCES.
    231 2 A CORRESPONDENT says: Nolttil' 1 standing that apparently being done or has been done to.n*** any particular case of infectious that may spring up in our midst, is still one particular need that been left unprovided for. and t i u the placing of an ambulance at TIi disposal
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    FRIDAY, 29TH APRIL.
    67 3 fkinanm were 9 i at t0 j„ ail r _,.vrii. the other two for t ,f 0 r ragrauey. f 01 :rtrt- n J r jki-h:t coolies were before this morning, for gam"ere fined from two to Mine V 1 f^ dollar. j rP< i and fifteen
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    THE PLAGUE AT HONGKONG.
    29 3 u, •mr. during the 24 hours up instant, 15 new cases Kurils from plague were yaking the total since 1st day>), 407 cases and 430
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    THE COLLISION CASE.
    28 3 A an er the hearing of evid-ent-or two sailors employed t Xwnhuys, the collision Mr. Justice Hyndman- i- adjourned until Friday of A* »K. —ir
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    MR. J. McCARTHY.
    35 3 i uthv. Superintendent of A v Department at Bangkok, r i here. Mr. McCarthy is Kuropc by the German mail r I'r 11 *in fit'll, tixed to leave [c on Monday next.
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    THE $10,000 CASE.
    42 3 Ki v.e went to press yesterday, .*rg was again called up, and v U vli made an application for v >f the amount of bail. This r d from £$10,000 to 8500, and ,-a.** was postponed till Saturday •rriing
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    A WHAWAY CASE.
    47 3 -:k Sergeant Beattie, prose,*,.1 a t'iiinaman and his wife for mirin': it whaway lottery. The man a iir l two hundred dollars, or three i hU- t!ie woman, one hundred •i*»i‘ar>. «*r one month. One fifth of the it realised, goes to the informer.
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    THE PARSI THEATRE.
    203 3 hiK V; tori.i Parsi Theatrical Co ;g k e:*d t-» i r-*dare on the stage one of •i.rirlrrrating plays, named Farebe1; a Ail for Gold,” to-morrow night, ri.. i This play is quite new to > nf this colony, and has never a p r:*jriin*«i by any
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    H.M.S. “BONAVENTURK.”
    202 3 Hl'KRIES ON. J ll'jfirrnture arrived here, yesI from Colombo, on her 1 1 hin-i. She is at present taking i 'nil, at Tanjong Pagar a, "i intends to leave Singapore I this afternoon. The BonaI lv i cruiser and was I m D92. Her displacement I t'ms; horse-power
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    REV. F. H. MILLER.
    53 3 By the Preussen there arrived the. Rev. F. H. Miller, of Melbourne, a clergyman of the Church of England, who comes to take charge of the Malayan Agency of the British and Foreign Bible Society during Mr. Haffenden’s absence in Europe. He is staying at 95,
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    BOMBARDMENT OF CEBU.
    90 3 Manila advices to the 12th instant, in the China Mail gives particulars of the bombardment oi Cebu, a port in which rebellion had broken out. The Spanish troops met no opposition on landing, the rebels having absconded before a shot was fired taking with them, it is
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    BANKRUPTCY IN 1897.
    605 3 The following extracts, have been taken from to-day s Government (ra::ette which contains the report on the working of The Bankruptcy Ordinance 1888,” during the year 1897 Separating of Offices o f Official Assignee ami Registrar of Deeds. In the last annual report, Mr. Egerton suggested that
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    THE U. S. CHINA FLEET.
    387 3 Up to the morning of the 23rd instant, when the mail left Hongkong, Reuter had not announced the commencement of hostilities between the United States and Spain. Private and official telegrams had, however, announced the outbreak of war. A telegram from New York put it
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    GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.
    251 3 Mr. P. HafTter is recognised as Acting Consul for Denmark at Singapore during the absence on leave of the Consul, Mr. C. A. Rauch. Information has been received from the Government of India that the rules for quarantine will be strictly enforced at Calcutta and Chittagong against vessels
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    MURDER CHARGE.
    120 3 MAN ARRESTED AFTER FOUR YEARS. The police have just effected the capture of a man named r l eo Ah Teo, who is accused of murdering a Chinaman, named Tan Bak Lim, four years ago. The facts of the case are supposed to be that, on the morning
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    NETHERLANDS INDIA.
    1139 3 ACHEEN. In Acheen, tlift Governor lias reconnoitred the water-shed, parting Acheen Proper from the Pedir valley, with a column, 150 strong. Two influential headmen met him on the way and tendered their submission. This tract of country is but little known, and lies on the line of inarch
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    PRINCE HENRY.
    357 3 ARRIVAL AT SHANGHAI. Prince Henry, arrived at Shanghai on the 17th instant, and met with a most cordial reception. The Prince, who was in the uniform of a German Admiral, looked remarkably well, and gracefully acknowledged the welcome of the populace as he proceeded to the carriage in
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    AMERICAN SHIP WRECKED.
    113 3 The American Ship Daniel Barnes bound from New York to Hongkong, struck upon a rock in Alqs Straits, off the coast of Lombok, on the 18th instant. The cargo consisted of seventy thousand cases of petroleum. Owing to water pouring into the vessel from all sides, an
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    SPORTING NOTES.
    605 4 Before beginning my customary notes, allow me Mr. Editor, to congratulate you on the catholic character of your valued paper: —What further proof of its all embracing range could be found than the publication under these notes of Punter s letter. I take it, you, Mr. Editor, being
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    THE PORT.
    107 4 The Darius, which had been discharging at New Harbour Dock, a portion of her cargo of Australian coals for Paterson Simons Co., was yesterday, shifted to Tanjong Pagar wharf to have the balance discharged. The City of Lucknon came in ballast from Java, on the 27th instant, and
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    NEWS FROM THE NORTH.
    1088 4 THE BRITISH FLEET. On the 15th instant, it was reported that the British fleet at Chcfoo, was to divide into two squadrons one going to Chemulpo, and the other, coming south. It w*as also stated that the fleet would reassemble at Chefoo on the 14th May,
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    THE EXECUTION AT POONA.
    198 4 MR. RANDS MURDERER HANGED. Tiie other day, we announced by telegram the execution of Damodhar Chapekar, at Poona, for the murders of Mr. Rand, and Lieut. Ayersfc there in June last. The murders arose from the hostility of the Hindoo priests to the plague restriction measures
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    TALES OF UNREST.
    234 4 By Joseph Conrad London, T. Fisher Unwin. This book is a series of short tales by the author of ‘‘The Outcast of tlie Islands,*’ and of “Almaycrs Folly.” Two of these tales are of the Malayan Archipelago, one is of Africa, one is of France, and one
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    PLAGUE AT HONGKONG.
    60 4 During the 24 hours up to noon, 24th April, 26 new cases and 26 deaths from plague were reported at Hongkong, making the total since 1st January (114 days) 609 cases and 531 deaths. The retumsfor the week ended 23rd April, are 127 cases and 109 deaths,
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    PERSONAL AND GENERAL.
    1071 4 LATEST IN BOOKS. America is to produce “the most expensive book ever issued.” This is the appropriately named Book of Wealth,” which is to be issued at 2,500 dollars, or 500L Its author is Mr. Hubert Howe Bancroft, a distant relative of the famous historian. The book
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    SATURDAY, 30TH APRIL.
    47 4 It is rumoured that the Resident General proposes establishing a Federal Printing Department, with its work shops and office in Kuala Lumpur H.M.S. Bonaventure left Singapire yesterday, at 5.30 p.m. for Hongkong. There was some talk of her heins ordered to Manila—but that unlikely.
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    LAND SALE.
    29 4 Twenty-tw'o acres of freehold land at Seletar, put up for auction bv Mesr* Hong Tek Chye Co., yesterday, were purchased by one KIIOO Tek Keni for SI,OOO.
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    SHIPPING FATALITY.
    27 4 Yesterday morning, a Chinaman, named Koh Peng, while unloading rattans from a vessel at Tanjong I'apar wharf, fell overboard and has not been seen since.
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    RUSSIAN TRANSPORT.
    35 4 The Russian transport Xijni Xorjw 1 Captain P. Morosoff, from Odessa, arrived at Singapore this morning. She is bound for Vladivostok with over 900 men on board, and is expected t« leave to-morrow.
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    LAND NOT IN DEMAND.
    52 4 Mr Campbell mentions in his hr’ report that no natives have applied M agricultural land in the Klang district this year. The Malay Mail hears t!" same tale from nearly every district Selangor. A year or so ago, there the tin crisis and now there is
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    THE PERILS OF PENANG.
    55 4 The other day, in Hutton ban*- 1,1 Penang, a w ild hoar was killed* in the fowl-yard of a Malay. A larsre snake was also killed in Patani Road Chinese woman w r as recently robbed «*i a diamond pin valued at &*oo by son Hindus,
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    THE $10,000 CASE.
    46 4 THE PROSECUTOR DISAPPEARS This morning, L. Kutzberg brought up on remand on a char;r criminal misappropriation. Mr. 1 who appeared for him said that prosecutor, Reelfs, left Singapore vn Thursday last. He therefore ask»*u t <* his client be discharged, The H 8truck off.
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    THE PAHANG CORPORATION.
    58 4 MARCH RETURNS. At Sungei Lembing Batten.. head of stamps, worked 2~ days r 1 ing 1,470 tons, which produced t > of tin oxide, working expenses *L At Seram BatangBattery, -J l l--of stamps, worked 21 days, ;ons, which produced In] tons oxide, working expenses $o,.i00. The
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    CHINAMAN ARRESTED.
    76 5 tAV afternoon, a Chinaman V ‘7h n Tone Sam, living at Camn3n?P \f rtin and two coolies working ponf r v wore arrested by a conin r n L r j n illegal possession of t, ,r s 0 f ropra. On being arrested l r t.ri-oner. it
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    THE PORT.
    54 5 v -.on Vusen Kaisha's steamer reported to have left r r» the —0th inst. She brings for Singapore. V C I'iekmers was undocked f .i.l' I'airar yesterday, and towed I t away to tlie roads. '> S*»g (yuan was taken k at Tanjong Pagar yesterday, r ‘j r
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    A WALL ABOUT WALERS.
    116 5 jjoI'.SK FAMINE IN AUSTRALIA. T]V tia* A'tun There is very little regarding the Indian horse mar•linti]** \iistnilian papers just yet, ‘Y, -ivate advices are rather conflict11 1 letter from Melbourne received mail considers the prospects of ;Y md classy shipments encouraging, »iot!i‘*r scribe writes desponding1 Hor-cs
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    THE CHINTINGS.
    108 5 K'/ 'Nolnt says: Numerous nt' an* made, and much incon- i- experienced by persons idiun* at various points and ..in; •■-.mpclled to submit to have marched by ehintings, men in the employ of the Funner. According to the law, a_' may search a person or r j «.Tty
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    BOUSTEAD INSTITUTE CONCERT.
    310 5 I »—ii'ul concert was given I -M.:r the Boustcad Institute, and I t:i i appreciative audience spent I rv }'l»*;Hiint evening. The proI »n il with an overture on the I Mr. James. This was rendered I aid effect. Mr. Matthews folI the hong Anchored.” This ’"*>se<
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    ON THE VERANDAH.
    1638 5 The question of house rent is becoming serious. You can get almost any rent at present for a furnished house, if you insist on getting it. I know one person who has rather a poor sort of a house at fifty dollars a month, and who has
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    FLOODS IN SEREMBAN.
    60 5 There have been very heavy rains in and round Seremban of late. The village of Lobak was devastated by the floods—all the houses being washed away. Many bridges went, including the one at Setul. The down train one morning, from Seremban to Port Dickson was prevented from
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    IMPRESSIONS OF CUBA.
    942 5 (by a nautical contributor.) It was in the fore part of 1895, that I shipped on board the steamer Ardanrose bound for Havana, and two other ports on the Island of Cuba. Our captain was rather a stern man —I think if I remember rightly he was
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    MAINLY PERSONAL.
    667 5 THE EMPEROR OF GERMANY. We hear that the emperor William’s journey to the Holy Land will only last three weeks. The stay in Jerusalem itself will last for three days. In the Emperor’s suite will be the ecclesiastical Councillor Barkhausen, who presided in 189:1, when the first stone
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    FATAL EXPLOSION.
    54 5 j On the 2Bth inst.,an explosion occurred at 21, Wayang Street, during the process of manufacturing crackers. It appears that a man, who has since died, •was engaged in mixing some high explosive supposed to be dynamite, when the stuff exploded, inflicting fatal in-. juries upon hiin9elf and
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    SPORTING NOTES.
    618 6 Another good morning for the training. There was practically no mist at the top of the course this morning, and work could be watched all the way round. Scamp —Holley, was first out and did useful work once at half-speed, and the second time round going strong. Part
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    TROOPS FOR THE EAST.
    142 6 The announcement that a battalion of native infantry is to proceed to Mauritius for garrison duty on that island is a little mysterious in the opinion of the Times of India. Mauritius is never garrisoned by the Indian Army under normal conditions. There are at present
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    VIEWS AND REVIEWS.
    1177 6 IDYLLS OF ISRAEL. Any Christian reader of Mr. Zangwill’s latest hook, The Dreamers of the Ghetto,” who can divest himself of the absolutely illogical and absurd, though curiously common, Christian distaste to Jewish sentiment, Jewish ritual and reference, and even Jewish nomenclature, must confess himself in presence
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    DELI NEWS.
    385 6 In both Deli and Serdang, foot and mouth disease has set in among the cattle. The disease seems to be endemic there, and to recur yearly. Planters of course suffer heavily from this chronic evil, which results in grievous interruption of the cart traffic between the estates and
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    AN ASSAULT CASE.
    393 6 This morning, Choa Beng Chan, alias Bachee, an assistant at the Opium Farm, was brought up on an adjourned summons before Mr. Elcum, the Senior Magistrate, and charged with having aided and abetted some person or persons, unknown, to cause grievous hurt to a European, named C.
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    NORTHERN SIAM.
    147 6 THE DEMAND FOR BICYCLES At Chiengmai, the principal town in the teak district of Northern Siam, the telegraph office delivers telegrams now by bicycle. The Bangkok Times says that there is a bicycle now in the house of nearly every prince and noble living in Chiengmai. The roads
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    ELECTRIC LIGHTING AT COLOMBO.
    261 6 It has fallen to Colombo, says the Madras Mail to show the way to Madras, Bombay, and Calcutta in the introduction of the electric light for the systematic illumination of the streets. A commencement has been made with the Fort, that is the part of Colombo,
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    WEST AUSTRALIAN TRADE.
    245 6 J BE KAUKAKATTA With the object of celehr,.addition of the new steamer Kan\ now in Singapore, to the IW, T West Australian Steam N av tl Company, Messrs. Dalgetv and r- 01 Fremantle agents ofthecoim,, n a luncheon on board the steamer on the Ist instant. Amon
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    MONDAY, 2ND MAY.
    135 6 The mail from Europe arrived about eleven this forenoon. His Highness. Rajah Brooke, in the Zahora leaves for Sarawak this after noon. On Saturday afternoon, the s. s. Clm, passed through the port from West to East. 4 At noon on Saturday, the Russian transport Xijni Novgorod
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    AN AYAH DROWNED.
    51 6 A J avan ese woman, who \va- employe! as an ayah, in the service of Mrs. Koek. was found drowned yesterday morning, in the river, at Serangoon Road. On Saturday evening, Mrs. Koek called for her and was told that she had gone to bathe in the
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    THE MAILS.
    41 6 The mail despatched from Singapore to London, by German Packet, on the 5th April* was delivered on the iNli ultimo. The mail despatched from Singapore to London, via Brindisi, on the 8th April, is expected to be deliver*** to-day.
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    IMPERIAL POSTAGE.
    62 6 It is reported in India that the l" 1 discussed scheme for two-penny P 0 tage between the Colonies, EngDm and India is likely to come intuDro this year, the formation ot a >n 1 Empire league for the purpose hjnmbeen agreed upon. The rate lor h° ni
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    CHOLERA ON A BRITISH STEAMER.
    133 6 The British steamer Bertin entered Hongkong on the 22nd I* andwasplaced in the quarantine gm j was visited by a terrible s, 111 cholera on the voyage from with rice for Swatow. Th.rt) -i* Chinese passengers died on vu > a j- j were buried
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    NEWS FROM THE NORTH.
    1153 7 WKI-HAI-WEI. understood (says the China lT J i that. when the British take over from its present tenants, Pl itU to be granted to the new :ne nill (over the same extent of ,in v ti.at the Japanese occupied, rr all the districts within a radius
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    PATCHING THE ROADS.
    377 7 TO THE EDITOR OK THE STRAITS TIMES.” Sir, —A few months ago some correspondence, together with an editorial article, on the subject of the roads appeared in your interesting journal. It was then thought that an effort would be made to mend matters, and that by this
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    SEPOY LINES GOLF CLUB.
    86 7 The monthly medal for April was played on Saturday last, in very bad weather, and was won by Dr. Jesser Coope, Sir. Jones, who tied with him, having already won a medal this year. The following are the scores Dr. Jesser Coope 48 46 W B=B6
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    MANILA.
    86 7 THE CABLE APPARENTLY UNDER OFFICIAL CONTROL. In answer to enquiry, the Cable Company says that, since Saturday afternoon, messages from Manila to Singapore and elsewhere have been sent in such a way aB to lead to the assumption that the Cable Company’s Office in Manila is being worked under
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    SPORTING NOTES.
    174 7 The course proper was closed this morning, and the work done as a rule was not of a particularly interesting nature. Of those that were made to travel a bit, i Scamp, (Holley) did strongish work, twice round. He seemed to get over the ground well. Blazon (Calder)
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    PAHANG.
    454 7 RESIDENTIAL MARCH REPORT. Mr. Clifford's report on the State of Pahang for March last contains the following, items of news: DISTRESS IN THE I LL’. The report furnished to me by the Superintendent of the Ulu Pahang as to the damage done to the crops in the Ulu District
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    THE WAR IN THE EAST.
    1498 7 U. S. CHINA FLEET. HONGKONG NEUTRALITY PROCLAMATION. Acting under direct telegraphic instructions from the Home authorities, H. E. Major-General Black, the Officer Administering the Government of Hongkong issued a proclamation of neutrality on the 23rd ApriL A communication was also addressed to Commodore Dewey, commanding
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    S. C. C. CRICKET.
    146 7 On Saturday, a cricket match was commenced on the Esplanade between the teams England v. The World.” But it had to be abandoned owing to the rain. England went in first and made the following score ENGLAND. Capt. Parsons c Tamby b O’Donnell 9 F. M.
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    LATEST BY WIRE.
    1298 8 PLAGUE AT CALCUTTA. London, 21 si April. The American Government agrees that a neutral Hag covers the enemy’s goods, except contraband. Blockades must be effective. It is computed that only 80,000 tons of coal are available in Cuba. Although there i9 strong feeling in many quarters in
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    SELANGOR PLANTERS.
    78 8 A general meeting of the Selangor Planters' Association is fixed to be held at Kuala Lumpur, on the 14th instant. The agenda includes the following items: To consider certain correspondence re Recruiting Indian Labour. To consider a draft Colonial Ordinance for the protection of Indian Immigrants, so as
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    PARSI THEATRICAL COY.
    152 8 On Saturday night, the Victoria Parsi Theatrical Company had a bumper house. A good number of Europeans and large numbersofEurasians werepresent. The transformation scenes were exceedingly well carried out, and the scene of a steamer rolling in the lied Sea, at night, was very lifelike. There was
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    BY TO-DAY’S MAIL.
    362 8 NAVAL. The Ilermione, cruiser, was commissioned at Devonport on the 6th April, to relieve the Pique, cruiser, Captain A. C. Corry, on the China Station. The Admiralty have decided that the Pique will not leave for home until affairs in the Far East are more settled. The
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    MANILA LOTTERY CASE.
    348 8 In giving judgment in the Manila lottery case, Regina v. Tan Teng Soon, Mr.J ust ice Hyndman-J ones said,that the grounds of the appeal were that the case did not come within the definition of a lottery, and secondly that there was not sufficient evidence that the
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    COMMERCIAL UNION ASSURANCE.
    87 8 The Commercial Union Assurance Company has issued its thirty-sixth annual report. The report shows that, in the fire department the net premiums last year reached -£1,074,746, —a slight decrease on the figures for 1896. The losses paid and outstanding came to £586,931 or 54.61 of the premium
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    TUESDAY, 3RD MAY.
    53 8 Mr. J. A. Harwood, Solicitor General is booked to leave Brindisi for the Colony by P. O. mail on the 1st instant. This morning, a hawker was fined five dollars or fourteen days, for offering ten cents to a police constable, in order to induce the latter
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    OPEN AFTER HOURS.
    24 8 This morning, the police summoned four eating-house keepers for keeping their places open after hours. They were fined three dollars each.
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    FRAUDULENT POSSESSION.
    31 8 Two Chinamen were sent to jail today one for two months, the other for fourteen days, for fraudulent possession of a quantity of rice at Tanjong Pagar Dock, yesterday.
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    SUPPOSED MURDER.
    33 8 Yesterday, the dead body of a Chinaman was found in a sampan off Tanjong Rhu. A post mortem examination found that death was due to an extensive fracture of the skull.
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    RIVER THEFT.
    35 8 This morning, four Chinamen were charged with being in possession of a bag of flour and three and-a-half bags of linseed. One of them was sentenced to a month, the others were discharged.
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    WHICH WAS THE LUNATIC?
    34 8 An energetic policeman arrested a man yesterday as a lunatic. This morning, the man was discharged, it being a matter whether the constable was not mentally weaker than his prisoner.
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    A WATER JUMP.
    42 8 Early this morning, a Chinaman named Tai Lim, snatched three dollars from a stall and made off. On being pursued by a policeman, he jumped into the river, and was arrested hanging on to the rudder of a boat.
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    A ROBBERY.
    43 8 While Mr. and Mrs. W. A. DCruz were absent on Sunday evening last, some one wrenched open their ahneirah and cleared away with 593 in notes and silver. They suspect their cook, See Leng, and have got a warrant against him.
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    NEGLECTING TO REPORT.
    40 8 Lim Kexg Ho was, yesterday, sentenced to three months’ rigorous imprisonment, for neglecting to notify his place of residence, to the Chief Police Olhcer, and also for not reporting himself once a month whilst under police surveillance.
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    RANJITSINHJI.
    43 8 Ranjitsinhji left Ceylon for India, on the 21st April. Before his departure, he had wired the acceptance of an invitation from Major Ward ill, the wellknown patron of 'cricket at Melbourne, to bring out another English cricket team to Australia, in 1899.
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    NORTH GERMAN LLOYD.
    47 8 The Australian liners of the North German Lloyd have now begun to call at Fremantle, the chief port in West Australia. On the harbour there, a sum of £500,000 is now being spent to finish off a general harbour scheme commenced some time ago.
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    NOT REPORTING SMALL-POX.
    43 8 This morning, a Malay, named Tayib, was fined fifteen dollars for neglecting to report a case of small-}>ox in Gaylang Road. Dr. Middleton and Chief-Inspec-tor Mayhew, gave evidence showing the danger to which the people in the neighbourhood were exposed.
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    POLICE COURT DANGERS.
    54 8 The portico of the magistrates’ courts is a menace to those who go to the courts, and has been shored up in order that a dangerously rotten beam may be removed. The ceiling of the first court is daily expected to come down on those who may
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    SEDITION IN INDIA.
    82 8 A telegram from Calcutta, dated 23rd April, asserts that a great sensation has been caused at Agra by the arrest of a moulvie (Mohammedan priest) for sedition. The moulvie, while publicly haranguing his hearers in the Market Square, endeavoured to persuade both Hindus and Mohammedans to league
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    AFTER THE BALL.
    66 8 Mr. Eric Maxwell ood,” Tanglin reports Hl iast night, while he was at -Au'***>* room was broken into and that. to the value of S253 was returned home between thr,e andf H o clock this morning and found" > revolvers, silver cups and silk 1 missing. The
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    SALVING THE P. & O. “CHINA.”
    125 8 SALVING THE P. O. “CHINA.” HOPEFUL PROSPECTS A TELEGRAM to the Time* of c, dated Aden, 22nd April, states' that th‘ prospects of getting the China 0 ff considered to be much better that tU were, and the P. 0. people are vP hopeful. Captain de Horae \v t to
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    KING OF SIAM.
    157 8 The Marquis of Salisbury, as Chancellor of the University of Oxford, ha> received the following letter from the King of Siam Bangkok, Feb. d, 1898. To the most honourable the Marquis of Salisbury, Chancellor of the University of Oxford. Sir,—I had the greatest pleasure of receiving the
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    CROWN AGENTS.
    180 8 In answer to Sir C. Dilke, in tin* House of Commons, Mr. Chamberlain said The remuneration of the Crown Agents is fixed by the Secretary ot State, and is charged on a fund derived from payments made by Colonial Governments for business transacted by them for such Governments
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    THE PORT.
    177 8 The outward O. S. S. ArJnUe*, W 1K arrived on the 1st instant, brought buffaloes from Penang. The Indo-China steamer h»t.<ong, Hongkong, on the JJOtli ultimo, am i due here, on the 9th instant. The Mutual steamer Oolong, isrepoi to have left Yokohama for 8ingai on the evening
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    MRS. NATHAN’S FANCY DRESS BALL.
    284 9 night, at Sharon, Mr. and j s i v itha.n gave a fancy dress ball Mr* h .vrv largely attended. The hl I mi rounds were brilliantly lit, rMa I illuminations leing by the t:! V? V, h v-teinof gas lighting. The I v n
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    SPORTING NOTES.
    218 9 I mi. S; ...j-ring Club is heartily to he t* lat'-il in having the support of i- member, who has fitted up I v burring machine. The princiI M:.*’ ;i Ivocated in these columns I iir-t. The harrier instead of I ally goes up, away from the I
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    PESTS OF THE COURTS.
    239 9 m r ;i>i*oNj>EXT says:—It is time 9 -mion of the detective depart9 veil to the prevention of a 9 1 swindling that is practised on 9 *.-i»yrant people who fall into 9 the police, for the most 9 r There is always a pi-rsons about the
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    STREETER V. PRINCE ALEXANDER TSARV.
    744 9 This morning, before Mr. Justice Hyndman-Jones, the case Messrs. Streeter Co. v. Prince Alexander Tsarv came up for hearing. Mr. H. Fort appeared for the plaintiffs and Mr. Xanson represented the defendant. In opening the case on behalf of the plaintiffs, Mr. Fort said that
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    BOMBAY MONETARY STRINGENCY.
    56 9 Towards the end of last month, the stringency in the money market at Bombay, wa3 most seriously affecting trade. The Government had refused to advance money to the Bombay Bank, at the current rate on Government securities to finance trade requirements. Unless the Government shortly comes to
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    AHEAD OF THE MAIL.
    2179 9 THE UNITED STATES AND SPAIN. London 14 f/t April. Mr. C. J. Phelps, formerly American Minister in London, hasdeclared that the Cuban rebellion would long since have ended if America had not supported the insurgents. He further expressed the view that it would be a deplorable
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    TURKISH BATHS FOR HORSES.
    130 9 The Americans are hard to beat for bright ideas, and one of the latest in connection with racing is Turkish baths for horses. The individual who is introducing this innovation argues that as water and massage restore suppleness and vigour tfc an athlete after violent exercise,
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    THE MAIL.
    1137 10 NEWS, NOTES, AND COMMENTS. v i NURSING AT ADEN. Lord G. Hamilton has informed Mr. j Moon in the House of Commons that x arrangements have been made to build and furnish quarters for a nursing stall in the European General Hospital at Aden, the cost being partly
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    CHESS.
    945 10 (conducted by 4 kino's pawn”) All chess communications should he addressed to King’s Pawn.” Solution of Problem No. 33 (Dahl) It—Q It sq, QxKt, Q— Kt sq (eh) and Q—K li -q mate, if QxQ;Kt —Q 5 Ac. Correct solutions from Caissa and Nil Desperandtim. The Handicap tournament is
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    INDIAN POLICE FOR SIAM.
    68 10 The Government of India have called for five volunteers from the police departments of the various provinces for service under the Siamese Government. One deputy Inspector-General, w hose salary will be <£7so per annum, is wanted, and four Superintendents, whose salaries will average from R 5.700
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    NAVAL NEWS.
    32 10 It is reported that the Edgar and Rainbow left Hongkong, last Saturday. The Edgar will not call here, but will go straight on to Colombo. The Rainbow will call here.
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    WEDNESDAY, 4TH MAY.
    16 10 The official date for training Roadsters on the course is from next Monday.
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    THEFT IN A GODOWN.
    33 10 This morning, a Chinaman was sentenced to a month’s imprisonment for breaking open a case in a godown at Borneo Wharf, and stealing a small sample bottle of brandy.
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    MUNICIPAL PENSIONS.
    32 10 At a recent Meeting of the Rangoon Municipal Committee, a scheme was adopted granting pension to all municipal employes. The scheme has been forwarded to the Local Government for sanction.
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    HORSE QUARANTINE.
    35 10 The most stringent regulations are in force in Madras regarding the quarantine of all shipments of horses from Australia, and particularly from Queensland, owing to the fear of bovine tick fever being introduced.
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    PENANG MORTALITY.
    41 10 The Municipal President of Penang in his Progress Report for March points out tiiat there were only 49 deaths in Penang in the week ending the 2nd of April, being the smallest number recorded in one week since 1895.
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    SUSPECTED MURDER.
    48 10 The body of the Chinaman who was found in a sampan off Tanjong Rhu, has been identified as one Sun Boon Hock, a firewood dealer, formerly living at Tanjong Rhu. The body was recognised by a man who lived in the same house as the deceased.
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    THE PRINCE BIKES.
    161 10 It has long been known says Cycling that the Prince of Wales cycles, but the tricycle that he was accustomed to ride has now given way to the bicycle. During his stay at the Riviera, the royal pupil has made rapid progress under able tuition. We might
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    TRESPASS AT HOLYROOD.
    148 10 This morning, Lew Ah Viang was charged with trespassing in the compound of Holy rood House at a quarterpast four yesterday morning. Mr. Eric Maxwell said lie returned home from a dance at half-past three yesterday morning, and discovered that a thief had been in his room
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    RAFFLES MUSEUM.
    220 10 HOW IT STRIKES A STRANGER. A correspondent of the Calcutta Englishman describes, in that journal, a visit to the Raffles Museum, at Singapore. He comes to the following conclusions: As a building it is pretty enough to look at, but for the purposes of a museum is not
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    A DANGEROUS COW.
    105 10 This morning, Appaswamy j man, was prosecuted by V 4 for allowing his cow to eo road a calf, without .•ontr,?* > prosecutrix said she was the tress of the Star Hotel in Kennel p Last evening the defendant«'» rlr his cow in front of her house
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    RIVER THEFTS.
    709 10 No less than three eases of theft have been discovered by thl police since yesterday morning, each case the offenders have bj" arrested with one or two Early yesterday morning, four men w er arrested in a sampan, in the river f, being in unlawful possession of four
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    RUGBY FOOTBALL.
    212 11 WEST YORKSHIRE. i <.. <-• :rs t same of Rugger,*’ which T ,Ih T) ive< i on the Esplanade for ha- ‘v.j.r Viinc indeed, was played last 3 V the above teams. Unfor-n-:v the heavy rains during T .j ground was in a very soft *“’V n condition,
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    PRESIDENT MCKINLEY'S PROCLAMATION OF WAR.
    496 11 Kmuisevelle Wildman, United '•A' Consul-General at Hongkong, C-wved by wire on the 27th April, McKinley’s proclamation. It reads as follows: Wla-reas by an Act of Congress, ’/•roved April 25, 1MJS, it is declared j. w :u lias existed since the 21st day April, a.i>., 1"9S,
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    THE CHRISTIAN BROTHERS.
    42 11 i 4’.";‘;',' ,fth He la Salle, Institution of Christian v,:r y solemnly celebrated i,; of the Good Shepherd," Sid.!! i'he musical mass was Wat effect by the boys 4 4n. 1H institution and there was ttn Wgation present.— Corr.
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    SPORTING NOTES.
    721 11 The course proper was used for work this morning. It was rather soft and consequently got a good deal cut up, but, as the horses were kept off the rails, this rather severe treatment will probably do it more good than harm, especially if it can get a
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    ELECTRIC LIGHT AT PENANG.
    76 11 At a meeting of the Penang municipality on the 29th April, the President read a letter from Mr. Mackie regarding the lighting of the town by electricity. The President then proposed that a letter should be addressed to Mr. Mackie, stating that the Commissioners view his
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    REST-HOUSES IN SELANGOR.
    729 11 TO THE EDITOR OF THE STRAITS TIMES.” Sir,—May I answer “The Moralist,” who commented upon my letter on the subject of the rest-houses in Selangor, that had appeared in a previous issue of your paper The Moralist,” very truly remarks as follows: As against hotels, if the
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    A SOAKED BOY.
    195 11 TO THE EDITOR OF THE STRAITS TIMES.” Sir, I suppose you know what heavy showers of rain we have in Singapore. Yesterday, it came on to rain at about twelve o'clock and rained unceasingly till about three o’clock in the afternoon. When the bell rang at one
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    QUEER SENTENCES.
    397 11 TO THE EDITOR OF THE STRAIT3 TIMES.” Sir, —To a layman, unac quainted with the subtleties of the Evidence Act and the peculiar dispositions, it is a matter of some surprise to note how strangely different classes of offences are viewed by different individuals. Now, as a layman,
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    LAND IN SELANGOR.
    196 11 TO THE EDITOR OF THE STRAITS TIMES.” Sir,—Under the above heading, in your issue of April 2.5th, Planter” draws a woful picture of the land between Klanang and Tanjong Duablas in the Kwala Langkat District, through which, on Mr. Duff’s recommendation, the Government are now cutting an
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    THE LAW’S DELAY.
    290 11 TO THE EDITOR OF THE “STRAITS TIMES.” Sir,— A month ago, information was laid against an individual and a summons granted. About ten days later, the evidence of one witness w>as taken and the case postponed for a week, because the magistrate was too busy to go
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    THE COFFEE MARKET.
    384 11 Sanderson A Co’s coffee market report for the month, ending on the 6th April, shows that the market for spot continued in an unsettled state. Most descriptions had been depressed, and a further irregular decline had place in values, with the exception of choice East Indian suitable
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    THE PORT.
    234 11 The Granin arrived yesterday, from Batoum, with a cargo of oil for Manila. After coaling at Tanjong Pagar, she left this morning. The Fill lot lon IlalL which left New York, on the 10th March, is due here to-morrow. She comes to the consignment of Boustead Co., and
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    THE WAR.
    1131 12 DEPARTURE OF THE AMERICAN FLEET FOR MANILA. REBEL CHIEF ALSO GOES. The American squdron left Mirs Bay (China) for Manila, at about two o’clock in the afternoon of the 27th April, it being accompanied by Mr. illiams, United States consul recently stationed at Manila, and the insurgent chief
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    CHANDU IN A DRUM.
    65 12 Yesterday afternoon, Chong Ah Song was arrested at Johnston's Pier with a small drum in his possession. On examining this, it was found to be constructed for the purpose of containing a tin of opium valued at fifty dollars. The defendant repudiated all knowledge of the
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    COLOMBO IN DARKNESS.
    147 12 Through an accident at the gas works during a thunder-storm, Colombo was in darkness for two hours from 6.15 p.m. on the 22nd instant. At that hour, all the gas lamps in tlie place went out, and the electric light soon followed suit, for at present all
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    THE “ANNUAL HEGIRA.”
    233 12 THE ANNUAL HEGIRA.” THE PASSENGER LISTS. THE P. O. Verona 6th May. —Dr. and Mrs. Bott and daughter; Col. and Mrs. Breyer; Mr. E. Presgrave Mr. Voules; Mr. Gerald Browne; Mr. and Mrs. Smart and family; Mr. Burges; Mr. Hempton; Miss Sharp; Mr. and Mrs. Haines and child;* MJ. R.
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    PASSENGER LIST.
    714 12 ARRIVALS. Per s.s. Ban Whatt Uin from Pontian&k Mr. Benque. Per M.M.s.s. Ernest Simons from Kobe— Mr. Fugeta. From Shanghai Mr. Grant. From Hongkong—Lieut. F. G. Handley, Messrs. E. Spicer, and A.E. Stanford. From Saigon—Messrs. Chanic, and C. B. Pelmann. Per M. M. s. s. Godavery from Batavia
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      SHIPPING IN PORT.
      133 12 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.—Job ore; <fec., G. c., General cargo d.p.—deck passengers; U. —Uncertain T. r. W.—Tanjong Pagar Wharf; T. P. D.—Tanjong Pagar Dock B. W. Borneo Wharf;
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      TRADING VESSELS
      1161 12 Arrivals Since Noon of Yesterday. Armenia Ger. str. 3409 tons, Capt Magin, 4th May. From Hamburg, 27th Mar. G,c., and 26 'd.p. Bchn Meyer Co. For Hongkong, 6th—W. Ban Poh Guan, Brit. str. 675 tons, Capt Stratton, 3rd May. From Macassar, 25th Apl. G.c., and 24 <f.p. Wee
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      STAMPS.
      18 12 H. H. BUIJS, 'legal, Java dosir exchange with stamp-collectors in th* Straits Settlements, Borneo, Siam. etc. 24,6
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      ARRIVALS.
      837 13 Flag i j Vamb. A TomB Captain From Sailed Consignees. i Rig. Britstr. 404 Smith Bangkok Apl 23 Low Sum. 'Bfnn po str.} 3410 Wilson Rangoon Apl 19 Boustead <fc Co. '1 'On'is tt strJ 267 Davidson Penang Apl 26BengKay. Ros* w str. 149 Bruce Palembang Apl 27-Wee Bin
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      CLEARANCES.
      634 13 May *2 Sri Pontianak Dut str. Deimage Pontianak 3 Cheang Hock Kian Brit. str. Maddox Penang 3 Sultan str. Chopard Bengkalis and Bagan 3 Loodiana str. Hardcastle Madras via ports 3 Ban Hin Guan str. Scott Klang via ports 3 Kian Yang str. Kunath Muar 3 Onda n str.
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        THE PHILIPPINES FOR SALE.
        41 1 Ijtnlt/jjil. 5th Man. Voik correspondent of the T :f that President McKinley r the Philippines till the close dn i tiis to pay a war indemnity, ;> r lent will sell the Philippines l K iropean Power, preferably
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        THE WAR.
        218 1 UHJNG FKOM MANILA. j.s -till no news from Manila. I UK MANILA DISASTER. HK S! A NIS11 PREMIER RLAMEI>. V.. i' nes have taken place in the i r of Deputies at Madrid. r Sagasta, the Premier, has been r v attacked in the Chamber on ,nt of
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      THE PHILIPPINES FOR SALE.
      1289 1 1 hi. inu.-t interesting item of to-day’s .vLTainis I’resident McKinley's alleged solution touching the ultimate distil"! the Philippines. It is stated, :i the authority of the American I 'ires{.undent of the Times that nited States President proposes I > take possession of the Philip-1-1*-. and to
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      A STEAM BOILER AFLOAT.
      41 1 Information has been received by the Master Attendant from Penang that a derelict steam boiler was, on the 4th instant, floating in a south westerly direction in Lat. U 47 N., and Long. <JV J 51 E.
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      GAMBLING IN A GRAVEYARD.
      37 1 Yesterday afternoon, the Registrar of the Christian cemeteries, on Bukit Timah Road, surprised about a dozen Manila men who had met together under the trees, in the new cemetery for a quiet gamble.
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      U. S. MINISTER IN SIAM.
      78 1 On the 2Gtli April, Mr. J. Barrett, the retiring Tinted States Minister to Siam, was received in audience by the King, when he presented his letter of recall. Immediately after, H. M. received Mr. King,Mr. Barrett s 6UCcesor,and received his credentials. Mr. King on the
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      SHELL FOR THE FLEET.
      283 1 WEI-HAI-WEI DEFENCES. Five hundred tons of Filled shell left the Thames on Stii April, in the steamship Benmohr for the China Fleet. The vessel loaded at the South-west India Docks and steamed down to Gravesend, where she was met by a special Naval Ordinance tug from
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      THE NOTES FORGERY.
      466 1 Heinrich Grosse and George Schultz, Germans, were brought before Mr. Wolferstan this afternoon and charged with having on the 27th April used as genuine certain forged documents, namely, twenty-six banknotes purporting to be of the value of fifty dollars each, and fifty notes purporting to be of
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      THE WEBER CASE.
      190 1 PHY A DIIIP KOSA IX TROUBLE. The Suitii Free Pres* enters into details of the Weber case—a claim against the Siamese Government alluded to inourcolumnSjthe other day. Captain Weber is a naturalised British subject, a native of Schleswig Holstein, who had entered theservice of the Royal of
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      SARAWAK.
      85 1 The Sarawak revenue returns for 1897 shew a surplus of 360,688 on the year’s working. Turning to trade, there is an increase in the total imports and exports of 5546,404 over that for 1896. The exports, so far as foreign trade is concerned, are 5151,406 in excess of the
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      SPORTING NOTES.
      571 1 WHAT IS A ROADSTER Next Monday, the Roadsters begin to train on the course. As far as it is possible to learn, this year, even more than in previous ones, the Roadsters will contain a large number of horses, which can hardly be said to differ from the
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      THE PORT.
      181 1 The German steamer Kriemhild left Penang, at 5 p. m. yesterday and is due here to-morrow morning. The P. 0. steamer Verona on arrival from Hongkong this morning, was berthed at Section 8, Tanjong Pagar wharf. The s. s. llakala, Ma.ru which left for the north, on the
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      RAUB.
      113 2 A RECORD CRUSHING. LARGEST YIELD OF GOLD. A Telegram from Ilaub dated 4th instant states Crushing finished. -,450 tons stone realised 2,222 ounces of smelted gold. The quantity of gold produced at the crushing just’ finished is the largest yielded monthly, yet. at thecrushings. It is 2,222 ounces against
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      PARSI THEATRE.
      57 2 The Parsi Theatrical Company performed the play of Aladdin, last night, to a full house. The leading parts were well sustained. .Several of the scenes were exceptionally good, especially those in the palace. The funny part of the play raised roars of laughter. The performance closed with a
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      MR. LILLIE ON SINGAPORE.
      681 2 In a series of articles entitled “En Voyage/’ contributed to the Sia„i Free Frees, the late Editor, of that paper, Mr. Lillie, gives the following account of his views about Singapore. THE HOTELS. As a first halting place from the various parts of its more barbarous
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      NEWS FROM THE NORTH.
      741 2 WEI-HAI-WEI. The China Gazette is responsible for the following:—A British Major of marines had been despatched from Chefoo to Wei-hai-wei to confer with the Japanese military authorities there, as to the extent of the existing accommodation for British troops, and the investigations were conducted in the
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      LOTTERY CASE.
      36 2 Six men were were brought up before Mr. Howard, to-day, for carrying on a public lottery at Tiong Bharu. Evidence was taken for the prosecution, and the case was postponed to the 12th instant.
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      THE WAR.
      1394 2 THE EXPEDITION TO MANILA. The Hongkong Daily Press of the 30th April says that no news had been received from the American fleet or from Manila for the previous two days. The fleet, however, should be sighted in Manila on the 30th. There is some uncertainty with regard
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      FORGED NOTES AT PENANG.
      63 2 A Chktty was arrested :.t IV. n the 2drd April, for presenting,,'," worth of counterfeit Hon-UJ ,ari Shanghai bank notes at tlie f a bank there. The Chettv ,aid t S h had received the notes, in CVvion V'" case was remanded. These" u erp doubt,
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      CARGO CLIPPING.
      72 2 The Vinang Gazette admits tl at growing evil at that port, is the c ij r ping” of cargo imported into and exported from the island. Not u ev are pieces abstracted from rases and measures taken from commodities in bulk but, whole cases and sacks dis appear,
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      POLICE NEWS.
      135 2 COUNTERFEIT COINS. Yesterday, Xg Ah How pleadedguiltv, to having been in possession of^fiftysix counterfeit British dollars. He was sentenced to imprisonment with hard labour for one year. tiieft from a child. Yesterday, a Chinaman, took a silver bracelet off the wrist of a five-year old child, in Nankin
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      PASSENGER LIST.
      164 2 ARRIVALS. Per s. s. Sajtjtho from Klang via Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Haines, Mr. <•. l>ro*3. Mr. and Mrs. Fisher, Mr. and Mr a. Smart, and Mr. A. Murray. Per s. s. donjon from Bangkok:—Mrs. Davies and family, H. K. If. LVim-eSuri-vong, H. R. H. Prince Prasoprasang, N*i
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      ARRIVALS.
      151 2 S Vessel’s Name A Tons. Captain From Sailed Consign***Z Rig 4 jTamba Maru Jap str. 3618 Barnes .Yokohama Apl JfiP; Simons 4 iVorwarU Ger. str. 643 Bruhn Sarawak May JlamM 4 Lightning Brit str. 2124 Spence Hongkong Apl 20>arkien 4 Alboin I str. 649 Webster ‘Bangkok Apl -^gpnicjjto 4
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      CLEARANCES.
      101 2 Date, j Vessel’s Name Flag tfcßiG Captain Destination May 5 Chow Phya Brit str. Jellicoe j Malacca and Kjjjjjj’ 5 Batavier str. Robertson Malacca and Klang 5 Isabella str. j Hudson Muar 6 Alboin str. Webster Bomba> Bo©W 5 Verona P<fcOstr. i Barcham Penang, Colom do 5 Achilles Brit
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