The Straits Budget, 8 March 1900

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    137 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE YvEEKLY ISSUE OF THE “STRAITS TIMES.” The 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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    THURSDAY, 8TH MARCH. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
    150 1 h: :v, AkTiri.r.s. Ourf’unv cy. 1l>- h o[>!♦/> Tribune. Th, War Policy. Of the W »r. Of CoinTr^ion?. Tin Vir l’ro:resse?. A Woman's 1 )av. if It V/uotatior.s. N»*ws. h-i.g.r List, foii'v NV\v>. War Relief Fund. and Malayan South African War k'i**i Fund, rrivat**
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    COMMERCIAL.
    579 1 Sisgapobb, 8th March, 1900. I’ttmxjuti. Hate* are <xrcr**t*d to noon.) Gamhier buyers 7.874. Copra Bali 6.90. do Pontianak, 6./.O. Pepper, Black 30.25. do White, 47,< 0 8 igo Flour Sarawak, 3 80 do Rrunei No. 1., 2.60 P arl Sago 4 40. Coffee, Bali, 16% basis 26.00 Coffee Palembang,
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    SUMMARY OF THE WEEK.
    301 1 Tub miil for Europe, this week leaves bv Hie P. O Clyde. The mail tor Europe, next week, is fixed tor the M M. Laos Tue mail from Europe ol the 9th February by the M M Aunam arrived on AViouday. The mail Irum Europe of
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    CHINESE REFORMERS. THEY MUST BE KILLED.
    75 1 [Special Telegram to the 11 Straits Times. 11 Hongkong 2nd March 7.34 p.m. The Empress-Dowager of China has issued a secret Edict to all Viceroys and Governors, commanding them to discover and arrest all reformers. A special Edict issued by the DowagerEmpress commands the
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  • REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
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      AUSTRALIANS WANTED. REQUEST FOR MEN.
      37 1 London 3 rd March. The Imperial Government have telegraphed to Australia, requesting that the Australian Colonies will send 2,500 more mounted troops to South Africa. The Australian Premiers are considering the question.
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      THE CHIEFS.
      19 1 Lord Roberts and Lord Kitchener arrived at Kimberley yesterday, in (be morning, and they leave again to-day.
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      BOERS ACTIVES.
      42 1 A parry of Boer* is active to the north*west of Kimberley. They are destroying and looting. Another party of Boers is shelling the town of Darkly West. [Barkly West is a small town 18 miles or thereabouts uo' th-west Kitnberley.J
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      FIGHTING PROBABLE.
      31 1 Newspaper correspondents, wiring from Paardeberg, state that ttie Brit is h scouts are in touch with the enemy to the eastward. The Boers are estimated to number 7000 men.
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      GEN. BARTON WOUNDED.
      15 1 Later. General Barton was wounded in the fighting on the 27tli February.
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      LADYSMITH LOSSES. 605 DEAD. 590 WOUNDED.
      66 1 A Times message from Ladysmith, dated the Ist ins*., states that the total casualties among the Ladysmith garrison during the time the town was invested were as follows KILLED. 24 officers. 235 men. DIED OF DISEASE. 6 officers. 340 men. WOUNDED. 70 officers. 520
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      IN CAPE COLONY.
      43 1 London 4th March General Gatacre yesterday reconnoitred in force at Stormberg, and shelled the Boer laagers. The Boers replied with two guns whose positions were located. From the Colesberg district all the Boer forces have returned to the Free State.
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      LADYSMITH. A COMPLETE VICTORY. THE WHOLE DISTRICT CLEAR OF BOERS.
      59 1 General Buller, telegraphing from Ladysmith on Friday the 2nd, says that the defeat of the Boers was evidently more complete than he had dared to anticipate. I The whole of the Ladysmith district is completely clear except the top of
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      BULLER COULD NOT INTERCEPT THEM. BUT HE GOT TWO GUNS AND VAST QUANTITIES OF AMMUNITION AND HERDS.
      86 1 The last Boer train, (General Boiler says, left Modderspruit yesterday [Thursday, Ist March]. The Boers then blew up the railway bridge. The Boers moved their wagons northwards fiom Ladysmith six davs ago [<ay
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      AUSTRALIAN HELP.
      47 1 Mr. Chamberlain has asked the Australian Colonies for an additional 2,000 men similar to the bushmen’s force, the Lnperial Government to bear the whole cost. The Australian Premiers have agreed heartily to co-operate to supply the men. New South Wales will probably contribute 750 men.
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      BRABANT'S COLONIALS FIGHTING.
      29 1 London, Mar. sth. Reuter’s correspondent, wiring from Dordrecht, states that yesterday (Sunday), Brabant’s Colonial division was attacking the Boers in a strong position at Labuschagnes Nek.
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      KRUGER & STEYN. TALK OF PEACE. THE BOERS WANT INDEPENDENCE.
      46 1 KRUGER STEYN. TALK OF PEACE. THE BOERS WANT INDEPENDENCE. President Kruger is visiting the Free State to consult President Steyn, it is believed regarding peace proposals. A cablegram from Leyds, published in America, says that the Boers want pease, but that they insist on having independence.
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      RECONNOITRING IN CAPE COLONY.
      46 1 (Later.) A force of Australians from Colesberg, with two guns, has reconnoitred in the direction of Wagon Bridge, on the Orange River. Wagon Bridge was found to be intact. A shell dispersed some 50 Boers who were posted on the opposite bank.
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      THE QUEEN.
      32 1 London, Mar. 6. The Queen has abandoned her projected trip to Bordighera, deciding to remain in England at the piesent juncture. [Bordighera is a winter resort in the Italian HivieraJ
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      BOERS DEFEATED AT DORDRECHT. BRABANT'S COLONIALS TURNED THEM OUT.
      49 2 i Later news from Dordrecht states that Bribant’s Colonial troops have occupied the Boers’ position there. The Boers made a determined attempt to retake the position, but were repulsed with heavy loss. The British loss was: killed 6. wounded 15.
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      THE INVADING ARMY. LADYSMITH BOERS GATHERING. A BATTLE EXPECTED.
      63 2 A Titans message from Osfontein, dated the 2nd inst,., says that opposition to the British column in the Free State is expected at Abraham’s Kraal, 30 miles east of Fa irdeberg, where General Joubert is collecting a force fr«»m the whole
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      IN CAPE COLONY.
      25 2 General Clements reports that his advanced troops hold Achtertang. He reports also that the enemy are still in force at Norvals-pont bridge.
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      MAFEKING “ALL WELL.”
      11 2 All was well at Mafeking on Feb. 15.
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      THE WAR BUDGET. HOW £60,000,000 WILL BE RAISED.
      120 2 La er. The Budget to meet war expenditure provides for a sum of 60 millions of pounds. The tax increases to meet the expen diture are to be levied as follows Income tax to be increased by fourpence, beer raised one shilling
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      LADYSMITH. LOSSES IN THE RELIEF.
      20 2 The losses sustained by General Buller’s forces in relieving Ladysmith were killed 93 wounded 709.
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      JAPAN’S EMPEROR. A TELEGRAM OF CONGRATULATION.
      27 2 The Emperor of Japan has telegraphed to Her Majesty the Queen his congra- tulationson tbe recent British successes in South Africa.
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      CAPE COLONY. GATACRE IN STORMBERG. BRABANT’S COMPLETE VICTORY.
      41 2 London 7th March. General Gatacre’s force has entered Storpiberg unopposed. General Brabant’s victory over the Boers at Dordrecht was complete. The Boers driven from Dordrecht are in full retreat, and are being pursued.
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      THE EXPECTED BATTLE. BOER POSITION SHELLED. GOOD COUNTRY FOR OPERATIONS.
      71 2 Beuter’s correspondent reports from Osfontein, in the Free State, under date 3rd instant, that General French’s rtillery has shelled the right of the Boer position to the north of the Modder river. The Boer position extends for eight miles. The
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      MAFEKING. RELIEF ON THE WAY.
      21 2 (Later) A strong British force from Kimberley is now marching north to the relief of Mafeking.
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      NATAL CLEAR. DISEASE AT LADYSMITH.
      27 2 General Buller reports that Natal is now practically clear of the enemy. There are eight hundred cases of typhoid fever at Ladysmith.
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      THE WAR BUDGET.
      28 2 The House of Commons has adopted the Budeet resolution* relating to the additional duties. The House of Commons has also approved of the proposed loan.
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  • Obituary
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    47 1 >.MKS 11 < OCCURRENCE. DEATH. I»e pr; i.fvc-m On January 23, killed i jM-ti* n at lrev»»l»*y. Natal, Harold ut I>E Roro HO t. Captain South f» .f, n I.-h* ||(srs*».second son of the late Mr.ma'sd**r Fmnk Rougemont. R. N., and r.. I».- Kougfiuont, of Brad well, Oxon,
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    OUR CURRENCY
    864 2 (Straits Times 3 rd March.) Mr. August Huttenbach—not content to stagger the shipping world and to defy the wealth of the Shipping Conference—has again forced upon us the question of currency reform in the Straits and Malaya. He has addressed a Selangor audience on currency reform. Then, through
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    THE PEOPLE’S TRIBUNE.
    578 2 BtraiU Time*, 3rd March.) Popular Mr. Madaren lias been elected President of the Tanglin Club. Thus the European aristocracy of Tanghn con6rm the choice of the Asiatic democracy of Teluk Ayer. Mr. Maclaren’s appointment as a Municipal Commissioner implies a belief in his substantial and solid character.
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    THE WAR POLICY.
    824 2 (Straits Times s th March.) The news of the war is satisfactory. In Cape Colony, General Gatacre is pushing the Boers in strength, and General Brabant’s Colonial division is doing the same near Dordrecht. While from the Colesberg district ail the Boers have retreated to the Free
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    OF THE WAR.
    720 2 (Straits T mes, 6th March.) Her Majesty, with that -'racial regard f>r tier duties which haacterised her long and arduous has postponed her trip to 1,1 Continent. It is a very proper ponement and should earn at once t thanks and approval of her subjects. It seems
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    OF CONCESSIONS.
    443 3 j. Vra 6tA March.) Ir “th 0 f L’ i 7 i fcjruar y 8th publishes otu u comments with reference the st r Ce a^° n ie concession ■iaiUd' t S Devel °Pment Company, *ut 8 Ul j7 7 iter Truth, who ts wcew vl r k
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    THE WAR PROGRESSES.
    669 3 (Straits Times 7th March.) It is gratifying to note that in Cape Colony, alike at Dordrecht and Stormberg, the Boers are being driven away. General Brabant’s victory at Dordrecht is said to be a complete one, while the adjoining town of Stormberg was occupied by General Gatacre
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    A WOMAN'S DAY.
    2326 3 (Straits Times 7t It March Sister Katherine, of St. Mary’s Home, seems to he an orator as well as an organiser, lier speech at the benediction ceremony of yesterday has quite a statesmanlike ring in it. On the propei ly organised lines of a statesman’s speech, she
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    SATURDAY, 3RD MARCH.
    229 4 There had been over 70 names sent in up to noon to-day for admission into the Singapore Rifle Corps. Capt Day of the Prometheus bound for Hongkong, reporrs having on boani a stowaway named E D. Nash. Mrs. Rhee, of Pardee Lodge, reports to the police that
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    ON THE VERANDAH.
    1506 4 It is interesting to observe, Mr. Editor, that you have so contrived that no man, apparently, who values the reputation of unmixed purity of European birth can afford to remain outside the Singapore Rifles. You propose, Sir, to create a new social test. It may be remembered
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    THE SHARE MARKET.
    164 4 Latham and Mactaggart report: Our share market remains quiet with lower rates in mo6t mining stocks. Jelebus have fallen to *13.10 Temelongs are offered at *16.75, at which price there have been small sales. Royal Johores are weak at *ll5O. Sipians close with buyers at *l3, sellers
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    NETHERLANDS INDIA.
    868 4 SHIPPING RIVALRY. The Dutch Steam Navigation Companies, which run liners between Holland and Java, had nothing to complain of in 1899, says the Batavia Neuwsblwd. They kept their tariff of rates unchanged. Their rates on some articles were actually cheaper than those ruling at Singapore. The British flag
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    THE PRIVATE SECRETARY.
    270 4 THE 48 CENTS au E R En; MUTUAL HAPPINESS Pkfv... Those readers of the Strnih r remember the story of “Ti,..' v I 4»! Shipping Clerk, tu p° r ,b < Secretary, the Post Office j Forty-eight Cents” win be’nui'"* re ad the annexed graeiouse,» Governo Bundle,
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    A TRICK CYCLIST.
    148 4 There has arrived in Singapore from an goon Mr. Sid Black, who i« an American of Ohio, and is a trick cyclist with a great reputation for wonderful performances on the bicycle Mr Black has shown his prowess at the Folies Bergcre in Paris, at the London
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    BUCK!
    287 4 TO THE EDITOR OF THE STRAITS TIMEs Sir, Referring to the account oj General Sir George White’s career P veI j by yon in your yesterday’s isHie, in o J enquire whetlier the sentence the hill (Majuba Hill) been liehl *5 the entire battalion of the Gor«i»*n Highlanders the
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    THE SIGHTING OF LEE-METFORDS.
    742 5 i VKTLING DISCLOSURES. u* I Jeffrey, the well-known M* n of small bore rifles, flowing opinion on the me Lee* Met ford Rifle, with tri> ups in South Africa are :U tact that so little damage ,nv lias been done by the r:i our troops in
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    COLOMBO GARRISON.
    48 5 CO LOMBO GARRISON. •j*H u «lrt lnL b atta,ion of the Highland island on n y> at Colombo, left for re *ioAf*nt e P®b. A Madras battalion w u garri onB Colombo. The 11 to f orin cam P at Aldershot, but ,Jt i n Division bouth Africa.
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    “THE GEISHA.”
    696 5 THE GEISHA.” AT THE TOWN HALL, Mr. H. Dallas’s musical dramatic company, fresh from great success in India and Burma, produced ‘“The Geisha in Singapore Town Hall last night before a packed house. We can only say that we hope Mr. Dallas will make his stay in Singapore longer than
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    THE DALLAS COMPANY.
    96 5 Ttterb was again a big audience at the Town Hall on Saturday night when “The Geisha” was repeated. The performance was every whit as successful and as highly appreciated as on Friday night. Miss Muriel Alleyne as O Mimosa San, Miss Florence Peel as Molly Seamore, Miss
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    STRAITS AND MALAYAN SOUTH AFRICAN WAR RELIEF FUND
    418 5 EIGHTH LIST. Amount previously acknowledged. $120,817 Kim Ching <fc Co 600 Snnrli lands Buttery A Co. 160 W. Wallis Hoare, Kudat 50 Collection on 8.a. 14 Bskdale g. Robt Dower, Capt. 5 J. W. Allan 3 G W. Duff, Robt. Duncan, W
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    AMAZING!
    56 5 In January, the Landdrost of New Boshof, Barkly West, read publicly a telegram which he announced that he has just received, and which ran as follows: —“Lord Roberts is a prisoner and General Buller has been killed. Nine thousand British have been killed, and 7,000 are prisoners. The British
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    H. M. S “GLORY.”
    236 5 H. M. S. Glory the battleship which is to replace the Centurion as flagship on the China Station, arrived at Portsmouth on Bth February, on the conclusion of her thirty hours’ trial at a nominal power of 10,2£0 i. h. p. It was originally intended for
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    MONDAY, 5TH MARCH.
    411 5 Liiut. C. H. Honey, A. O. D., goes home in the P. <fe. O. Clyde on Friday next. Haji Johol, for failing to report a case of small-pox. was on Saturday fined $25 and costs. The defences, with the exception of Fort Tanjong Katong, will be manned
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    THE SINGAPORE RIFLES.
    58 5 Up to noon on Saturday over 70 names had been sent in for enrolment in the Singapore Rifle Corps, and since then a good number of others have been received. Dr. Fowlie has examined and passed about 50 of these, and it is hoped that others will
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    A CHINESE ROW.
    53 5 Yesterday morning two Chinamen, a Hokien and a Hylam, had a dispute at the Borneo Wharf. The row was renewed in Neil Road late at night, and about 60 other Chinamen joined in, a free fight taking place. The police arrested 13 of the combatants, none of
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    THE ASSIZES.
    49 5 The second Assizes for this year commence to-morrow. There are 24 cases on the list, including two of counterfeiting coin; two of forgery; six of gang robbery and causing hurt; one of at tempted murder; one of demanding an illegal gratification; and several theft and house-breaking cases.
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    NAVAL APPOINTMENTS.
    101 5 The following appointments have been made at the Admiralty Lieut. \V. R. Macdonald, to the I*ique to date Feb. 15. Engineers —W. R. Davies, to the Tamar for Hongkong Yard G. G. Knight, to the Tamar for the Hart in lieu of a chief engineer, lent to the
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    MR. ROBERT ALLAN.
    713 5 A FAREWELL DINNER. On Saturday evening, the European employes of Messrs. Riley, Hargreaves Coy., Limited, gave a farewell dinner to Mr. Robert Allan, the managing director of the firm, who leaves Singapore for home by the mail on Friday next. The dinner was given in the large
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    FENIANS IN MAFEKING.
    106 5 A letter which has been received from Colonel Bad«n-Powell, at Mafeking, states that he has had 40 Fenian prisoners in the town, including James Quinlan, who was lately station master at Mafeking. Quinlan was found to have indulged in treasonable correspondence wi*h the enemy. In the llouso
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    WAR NEWS BY WIRE.
    2325 6 London Feb. 20/ h. The Boer version of tiie capture of a British convoy is that they seized 3,000 to 4,000 cattle, besides a number of wagons, of which eighteen were loaded with provisions. A number of prisoners were also taken, and the mail-bags re captured.
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    HOW TO DEAL WITH JOURNALISTS.
    46 6 The proprietor and editor of the Not'd Weekly Devi w, a newspaper which has just been suspended for over-frank criticism of General Boiler’s strategy, were placed under arrest, and the offices of the paper were closed and the doors officially sealed!
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
    211 6 The March monthly medal resulted in a win for Minnitt with the excellent nett score of 79. The following are the scores returned: H Yap. Minnitt 50 47 18 7s Kev. Holland Stubbs 57 50 26 81 Hubert son 42 44 2 8-1 Sharp 46 55 16
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    THE SWIMMING CLUB.
    342 6 A PROSPEROUS YEAR. The annual general meeting of the members of the Singapore Swimming Club is to be held on Monday next, at 8 45 p.m. At this meeting, the committee’s report will be submitted to the members. The committee state that at the commencement of 1899
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    CRICKET.
    473 6 S.C.C. v. NEXT SIXTEEN. I On Saturday a match wa« „t J I the Esplanade between theW? 0 I the next sixteen. The latter batli I th wickets put together I Mansfield, and Lieut. Simon tt- I chief scorers. The remailer h t! I did nothing of note, I
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    DESTITUTE STRANGERS’ FUND.
    21 6 Mr. Bland gratefully acknowledge the following subscriptions Katz Brothers $25 Barlow Co. 2* T. Lloyd 10 Lieut.-Col. Pennefather
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    THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE
    199 6 The Secretary of State notifies that an arrangement has been made tetwed. the Grand Cherif of Mecca ana the chiefs of the Bedouin tribes betweei* that city and Jeddah, in connection with the safe passage of The Secretary of State also notin*» that quarantine dues will now
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    RAUB RESULTS.
    66 7 mFLT ED GOLD AVERAGE. ui\i from Raub, dated 3rd A The etching is r it:in! j tons of stone realized dR’, 4 Z smelted gold. 1,1 3 «lightly over nineteen r th* ton. The crushing Ud on the 6th Janu-iry aver- l ‘~!j X reen pennyweights to tha
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    VON WITTEKIND.
    201 7 >ir. Brockman, this morning, i ,T t j» lM ,i of the Straits Times, r i judgment summons against :/1 V I* Wittekind (described as a iit-.i) f‘» r S L> 10. Having Vi i r dgment, Mr. Reid, addressmagistrate, pointed out that Vviuekfnd was probably still in
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    MISCELLANEOUS BY WIRE.
    235 7 1 tomboy, 24 th F> b. I f latii i understands that Ar.»* Russian r miser has appeared at iheentrance »o the Persian Gulf, and ii Mi* ve i die is now at Bunder Abbas H M >. /%/none is at presen I in the Gulf, and
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    TUESDAY, 6TH MARCH.
    161 7 M.\«-Ao living at 152 North Bridge u ri is reported to have died from talera. M K Limes Allen, of Perseverance -'..ite, reports that 5150 have been Mth his house. V <, erday, before Mr. Sarwar, 13 j v r e fined 85 each for affray, nt\>,
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    THE SINGAPORE RIFLES.
    12 7 l? r keen 6ent "p to noonto dajf r:gaPOre
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    PAHANG NEWS.
    1393 7 (From our Correspondent) Kuala Lipis 2 2nd Feb. THE BUDU GOLD SYNDICATE. Mr. J. Van Den Brand’s Dutch mining company in Pahang, the Budu Gold Exploration Syndicate, which has been working on a prospecting area for the last six months, has been favoured with encouraging results. The first
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    LADIES’ TENNIS CLUB.
    182 7 CLOSE OF THE TOURNAMENT. The only tie played off yesterday afternoon in the Ladies’ Lawn Tennis Club Tournament was the final of the Ladies’ Singles, in which Mrs. Lovell owe 15.5, beat Miss Gunn owe 15.1, by 6-4, 6-1. There is only one tie remaining, the championship,which
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    OUR WAR POLICY.
    403 7 A BARK FROM JAVA. TO THE EDITOR OF THE STRAITS TIMES.” Sir, —By the present, I send you a protest against your War Policy of February 17th, supposing you still possess a sparklet of sense of justice to place it in your newspaper. If you refuse it,
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    A HOTEL EXPERIENCE.
    620 7 At Bow Street, London, on the 31 si January, beiore Sir Franklin Lushinglou, Joaliua Hold ford Walker, 13, whu appeared in Court wearing a khaki suit, was charged with stealing three lings value £30, the properly ol Margaret de Gruuiinaire, a iaUy ol independent means, living at
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    THE ASSIZES.
    83 7 The Assize Court opened this liiotiiing before the Chief Justice. Neo On* Tih and Ng Eng Seng were arraigned, the former on a charge of using a» genuine a forged delivery order, and thelatter of aiding and abetting. It was alleged that prisoners, on the 21st December, attempted
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    OUTWARD BOUND.
    88 7 The following is the Far East passenger list of the P. &O. Massihu due on Saturday next: From London —Mrs. F. Dow ley, Mr. W. M. Dowdall, Miss Macallan, Mr. Murray, Mr. G. Mallet, Rev. T. H. Martin, Miss Davis, Major P. H. M. Dovehill, Mr. W. S.
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    W. A. TATTERSALL’S
    94 7 Mr. J. Charles, of W. A. Tatleisali’s, Perth, Western Au>tralia, is at present in Singapore and is staying at 39, Hotel de i’Europe. He is willing to be consulted about the importation of Australian racing horses, the methods of the totalisatur, and other lacing ways in Australia.
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    THE ONLY ONE!
    114 7 We a«k leave to make a speculative denial of the following, which is from the Netv Age (London) of Bth February Mr. Arnot Reft, editor and pait proprietor of the Straits Times Singapore, is a prominent Glasgow man. He ret urns fi om Singapore for good this
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    SUPPOSED MURDER AT TANJONG RHU.
    185 7 The body of a Hokien has been discovered in a godown at Tanjong Rhu under circumstances that point to a murder having been committed. The police have discovered that the man was employed as watchman by Jan Cheng Kee, of 21 Teluk Ayer Street. Early
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    W. A. TATTERSALL'S
    940 8 (J. CHARLES.) PERTH, WEST AUSTRALIA. (South Australian Register.) It is now about twenty-one months since Mr. Cinrlis instituted the popular promotions known as W. A. THttersall’s In Western Australia, W\ A. Tattersall’s is almost regarded as a necessary and by no means unimportant institution, by that *ety
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    S. C. C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    47 8 Th e 8. C. C. Tennis Tournament commences on Wednesday week. Up to the present 66 entries have boen received for the Singles Handicap; 4 tor the Singles Championship: 36 couples for the Handicap Pairs: and JU couples fpr the Profession Pairs.
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    “A RUNAWAY GIRL.”
    815 8 AT THE TOWN HALL. Although 44 A Runaway Girl is comparatively unknown to play-goers in Singapore, its popularity in London and the provinces has for a long time been undoubted. Last night was the first occasion on which it has been placed before a Singapore audience, and
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    DR. LEYDS.
    993 8 ADVENTURER AND ARTIST. a TOUCH OF THR TAR BRU8H.” He stood opposite me with his dark, shifting eyes oddly regarding me, complacent, deferential, defiant, insinuating, and patronising all in one, and licked his cigar as Ouida would, l’w suie, have liked him to do, with a slice of
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    WAR NEWS BY WIRE.
    103 8 (From Ruth Sources) The Ifag"e, 1st March. Lord Dundonald reached Ladysmith after four days’ fighting in which the British suffered heavy loss. General Clements has occupied Colesherg. The Boers there had retired upon NorvaTs-pont. Mafeking has ueeil twice attacked hy the Boers They were both times
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    WEDNESDAY, 7TH MARCH
    381 8 Two men were yesterday fined $25 each and costs for failing to report cases of small-pox. The battleship Petropai'lovsk of tb« Russian Navv is sh« rtlv expected her* from Europe bound for China. Pending the arrival of the new Consul, Mr. R. A. Palmgren has taken over
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    ABOUT THE WAR.
    764 8 No fewer than twentv-twn of Parliament have cone to theTr^ Tulij the headquarters off i Plumers force, commands the I o l Victoria, Buluwayo, Maugwe and Pretoria. 1 4 Out of a total of 278 prisoners of. who wer temporarily Coniine® Pietermai 11 zbui g, abon a
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    ST. MARY'S.
    780 9 tHE ceremony. inY afternoon, the Bishop of E T 4, id Sarawak conducted the sincaK* 1 q < t Mary’s, Hill Street, a i*^ diCt 7 r y\ ,.r| an d boarding home and Church which has been recently ictio-d ti IIi4 f a pore. The service was
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    MEN-OF-WAR DUE.
    44 9 battleship Shikiihima, fluent l,.f> i?^/ or Japanese GovV, and i* 1 rt8mo ]rtb on the 27th of wav x P ec ted here shortly on dfe&troy er f)i while the torpedothe 29th Jan °h left Portsmouth for Japan due here hortl 7»
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    THIS MORNING’S EVICTIONS.
    406 9 DEMOLITION OF INSANITARY HUTS. For some time past, a number of wooden huts situated on the Tanjong Pagar Road have given the health authorities a great deal of trouble by their insanitary condition and generally dilapidated appearance. The matter was reported to the Municipal Commission, and it
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    COFFEE IN AUSTRALIA.
    411 9 THERE IS MONEY IN IT. The north-eastern and semi-tropical regions of New South Wales are remarkable for the possession of soil and climatic condition which have made practicable the successful production of crops not popularly associated with Australian agriculture. Thus, at the present time, there are 24,759
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    THE MARINE CLUB.
    284 9 HALF-YEARLY MEETING. PRESENTATION TO MR. ROBERT ALLAN. The half-yearly meeting of members of the Marine Club took place last evening, Mr. Kobeit Allan (President i occupying the chair, and there was a large attendance. The report aud balance-sheet showed that there was a balance in hand of
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    THE ARMED BOERS.
    353 9 HOW THEY DID IT. Canon Farmer, who has lived for the last five years in Pretoria, is now in England, having, in connection with other English clergy, been expelled from the Transvaal. Discussing the situation with a representative ol Reuter’s agency, Canon Fainier said a lot of
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    EXCLUSION OF CHINESE.
    118 9 A CHINESE VIEW. Wu Ting Fang, the Chinese Minister at Washington, has made a strong argument against the Chinese Exclusion Act. Speaking of the charge that the Chinese do not assimilate with Americans, he said:—“Do you mean that you want the Chinese to change their clothing and
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    OUR WAR RELIEF FUND.
    477 9 FIFTY-THIRD LIST: $75,300. We are gratified to publish a list of subscribers to our branch of the South African War Relief Fund, which now amounts to $75,300. Providentially, as one might say, in answer to an appeal in our columns for a little more there come
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    SALE OF GOVERNMENT LAND.
    102 9 This afternoon, Messrs. Powell and Co. offered for sale four Government buildingallotments situated at Robinson Road, Telok Ayer, fronting the New Market. The first lot comprising 2175 square feet was bought by Mr. B. Nathan at *3OB per sq. foot; the second 2106 square feet by
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    THE DALLAS CO.
    58 9 Last night, in the Town Hall, Mr. Dallas’s Company reprbduced A Runaway Girl” to a crowded and m »st delighted audience. To-night, they produce “Charley’s Aunt”; and we will be surprised if there is a vacant seat in the house. This theatrical company has been a great
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    THE PHILIPPINES.
    199 9 COMING CIVIL GOVERNMENT. In the report of the Philippines Commission, relative to the establishment of- civil government in the islands, recently forwarded by President McKinley to Congress, President McKinley recommendsllie appointment of an American Governor for the Archipelago, a-sisted by a Council composed of natives and Americans. There
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    TRUE.
    282 9 [“Shot in the Market Square, Harrisnuth, Orrnge Tree State, South Africa, oa Ciirtbimas D;.y, foi refusing to fi*Jn against Ins own countrymen, John McLachlau, Juur, aged 5U.’’J You may leave your land with a leaping hi a> l to the uoise of fife and drum, You may race to
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    LORD ROBERTS AND THE C.I.V.
    239 9 The City of London Volunteers had a pleasant voyage to South Africa, during which they drilled assiduously, with the result that they formed, on landing, as smart a detachment as one could wish to see anywhere. They received horses of the wiry and enduring South
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    THE ANNUAL HEGIRA.
    510 10 THE PASSENGER LISTS. THE P. AND O. “01y<K” March». -Mr. n Ke r f r j r* y \f Preston Mr. Robert Al'an Mr. F F ia \V. Dunn; Lteut. C! H Honey ’Mr. F. B.I .ngham M f rC K h sf/7. Mrs |kinn 'r Mr
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    LADIES’ TENNIS.
    257 10 Yesterday afternoun, at the Ladies’ Lawn Tennis ground, the concluding contest in the Ladies’ Championship was played between Mrs. Lovell and Mrs. Salzmann. Mrs. Lovell won by 6-3, 4-6, 6-2. The prizes were thereafter presented by Mrs. Kynnersley assisted by Mr. Upton, afier which a vote of thanks
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    THE ASSIZES.
    238 10 At the Assize» yesterday, Ng Eng Seng was. sentenced to two years’ imprisonment for attempting to obtain 100 silk trousers value $357 by means of a forged delivery order. Neo Kun Tib was discharged. Chong Ah Pai for stealing four fowls got four years —one for each fowl.
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    PASSENGER LIST.
    570 10 ARRIVALS. Pers s. Hong Wan from Muar —Messrs. H. staples, ami B. Boyd. Per s.s Rosa from Penang—Mr. Hutchison. Per s.s Hye Leong from Teluk Anson via ports —Messrs. A. Sutherland, and Bagnall. Per s. s. Singora from Bangkok Messrs Merling, McCr«*edy, L »ncing,and C'rockatt. Per P. O.
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    TO ARRIVE.
    394 10 (For Singapore.) Per N. D. L. s. a. Weimar from Hamburg 7th Feb. due here on the 25th March. From Antwerp—Mi9s Mohinke. From Genoa— Mr H. Cornehls. Mr. and Mrs. Leech. From Colombo —Mr. Alex. Zeh. Per M. s.s. Australien from Marseilles 25—Mr. de Frcmery, Mr. and Mrs.
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      SHIPPING IN PORT.
      140 10 Under tins heading the following ahbrevia ions are used :—st r.—steamer sh. —ship q.- -barque sch schooner; Yet.—Yacht. Cm. —Cruiser; Gbt. —Gunboat; Tor Torpedo H.p.—Horse-pow r er Brit.Brtush U. 6.—United States; Fr.— French; Ger.—German Dut.—Dutch; •oh.—J oh ore Ac., G. c..—Genera •argo d.p.—deck passengers; U.— Uneer ain;
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      TRADING VESSELS &C.
      822 10 arrivals Since Noon op Yesterday. Ansgar Nor. str. 2320 tons ('apt Amundsen, Oib Mar. From New Orle »ns, llih Jan. G.c Boustead and Co. Left for Kobe .ith—rt.W. Bingo Maru Jap. str. 3.869 tons, Captain Nivison, 7th Mar. From London, 2nd Feb. ‘».c. Simons and Co. For
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      VESSEL EXPECTED.
      674 10 AVmir, porf, probable dale oj arrival <t.m name of agent». Steamers. Alesia. H’kong, Mar 20 B. Meyer. Úsia, Hamburg, Mar 27 B. Meyer. Annum, H’kong, A pi 18 M. M. Ardros>an, Europe, p’sd Canal, Feb (5; Aragoiiia, Hamburg, Dec 5 B. M. Argyll. G<eenock, ’it Feb ft Asturia,
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      ARRIVALS.
      639 11 FLAG A Toscr. Captain From Sailed. Co>6jonxbs k«o- i 4 xfar Brit str. 267 Lyons Tenang Feb 28 Beng Chin Ro f, a „hon M str. 131 s y° nB Amoy Feb 21 \V. Mansfield A Co. ■j PAO str. 2163 Street [London Jan 27 P. AO. Coy. 1
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      CLEARANCES
      463 11 Unt. VfcSntLs ,\AMK b LA'. &itu. i'\l‘ lA i N OKNTINATION H r i' lYinz Alexander J>ut str. I Moss j Palembang :i lYuang Brit str. Rawlingson I Chenbou and Samarang o Ainh* rst str. Mellor Pontianak :> (Ineng Mai sir. Gerdes Bangkok H.-.-iur str. Bur ii’koug, Shanghai and
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      637 12 Y<JU should read the HISTORY OF RAUB and of how the price of the shares felt from about a sovereign to a shilling, and rose from 50 CENTS TO *60. A complete story of the company, from its inception up to the period when it entered the stage of assured
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      621 12 LIQUID FUEL (Petroleum Residue) Large stocks always on hand. $15 per ton f. o. b. in bunkers at FRESHWATER ISLAND (PULO BUKOM) opposite western entrance of New Harbour. N. B. ONE TON OF LIQUID FUEL is equivalent to TWO A QIAKTEK TONS OF JAPAN COAL. The fuel is delivered through
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      519 12 INDIAN ENGINEERING. Ah Illustrated Weekly Journal THE RECOGNIZED ORGAN OF THE PROFESSION IN INDIA. With guaranteed bona fide circulation LIST OPEN TO INSPECTION. PAT. DOYLE C. E. CALCUTTA WA f THE RESIDENT COUNCILLOR. (By Mrs Egerton East trick.) Printed on antique toned paper, with wide margins and uncut edges—259 pages.
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