The Straits Budget, 19 April 1900

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    127 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE Vv EEKLY ISSUE OF THE “STRAITS TIMES.” he 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,
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  • THURSDAY, 19TH APRIL. DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
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      BIRTH.
      20 1 I ],ji, in-t.. ;it Annanbank, River K< i'i. tli' 1 wit** of U. A. J. Bid*ell, Hf -i -on
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    TABLE OF CONTENTS.
    185 1 Im':n .\KTin.F3. I'ari-KxluMtion. |\l.n:n:: in Malawi. Il War. I ll** War :in<l I>**ira. I;. •<; jwrunu-ni > Promise, n si-1 Malacca. 1 1’ .r M in’s Smoke. Hv.k M .rr'-t fjuotatio N»*ws. ?—r.sr-r last. I Pj.i.-e New.?. I ■ii MraiT? :md Malayan South African I Wm Relief
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    COMMERCIAL.
    611 1 ►Singapore, 19th Ateil, 1900. PRODUCE. (Hates are corrected to noon.) Garabier buyers 7.15. Copra Bali 6.60. do Fonti.in.ik, 6 30. Pepper, Black 30.12*. do White, (o/ 0 > 47.00 Saco Flour Sarawak „3 GO do Brunei No. 1 2.30 Pearl Sago 4.40. Coffee, Bali, 15% basis 21.00 Coffee Falembang,
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    SUMMARY OF THE WEEK.
    293 1 The mail for Europe, this week leaves by the P. O. Afasrilia. The mail for Europe, next week, is fixed for the M. M. Yarra. The mail from Europe of the 23rd March by the VI. M. Octanien arrived on Saturday. The mail from Europe of
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  • REUTER’S TELEGRAMS.
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    22 1 I I) IvVTII. I on r-tli insL, George B \am son third son of Mr. Wm. s \i G., aged 9k Deeply
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    THE PARIS EXHIBITION.
    355 2 (Straits Times \Ath April.) The Paris Exhibition opens to-day. There have been little international disagreeabilities that at one time threatened to mar the success of the exhibition. Yet, on fuller consideration, it is seen that the Government of France has given no cause of offence to any
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    MINING IN MALAYA.
    1313 2 (Straits Times 14 th April.) We publish to-day the twenty-second half yearly statement of the Jelebu Mining and Trading Company, Limited. The essential feature of the statement is that the mueh-talked-of Itin Lode at Jelebu is now announced to be in working condition, and from the beginning
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    THE WAR.
    254 2 {Straits Time/, 17//, With tlie same calm confident I which the shareholders of the ii kong and Shanghai Bank Jackson-earned Bonuses; withtpV placid assurance with which \t r tells us that legal busing J waiting for him in Hongkong; nay even more optimist belief possible), we wait the
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    THE WAR AND BEIRA.
    350 2 (Straits Time*, lh th April.) We ought to catch some Hours beb:-. tliey can get north from Wepener. A Reuter’s Basutoland telegram qua* from Boer information of relitviuc British forces for Wepener advancic* from Reddersburg whieh is nortli-we*: of Wepener, and from Rouxvillc wh.-.i. is soutii.
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    THE GOVERMENT'S PROMISE.
    316 3 .«ran, n«*, 18,/< n 7) v ,.,t»‘rday i>erf< rmed a I n in remonstrating Is 'vi rnrnent intention that, I tUa there would be two I ips .it is now proposed I t 0 !,ne. Mr. Napier did I" the question of whether I needed. On the
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    MARRIAGE AND MALACCA.
    251 3 (&gt;//•-»&lt;/.»• I uu&gt;&lt; 1 &th April.) Muli'.v i correspondent notes iii lu'j popular civil servant, Mrunston of Malacca, might, perhaps,! iv-h-on loft as OHicer in Charge of '.i t. or really as Acting Resident U/illor, if lie had been married. •&gt;-»! A wise Acting Governor such i&gt;r
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    THE POOR MAN'S SMOKE.
    283 3 Strait* T lm eF, 18//i April.) are delighted with Mr. Laird. triA ‘o t a i l ,oor man at home must o t j to bu Y ids beer by the glass, i, buy j tra t:i coobe must be allowed -to t! IS °i
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    23 3 Si u Alexander Swettenham s afternoon reception on Saturday was a very flcasaut function. The Band of the Madras Regiment supplied the music.
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    32 3 We regret to announce the death at Vnang on Saturday of Mr. George F. Adamson, third son of Mr. Wm. Adamson, c.m g. The deceased, who was much iked, leaves a widow.
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    32 3 The Siam Free Press hears that the Siamese Government has ceded certain Malay States to Britain. In return Siam gets sundry concessions, including a stipulation extending Siamese jurisdiction over British subjects there.
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    52 3 Mr. F. St. G. Caulfelld, the acting Colonial Engineer, and a knowledgable man, estimates the cost of maintaining a laterite road in Singapore at $6BO per mile at the utmost. A granite road is estimated to cost $717 a mile. We would prefer the granite at the price. It is
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    46 3 Mr. [with Mrs.] Bland will act as Resident Councillor at Malacca, while Mr. Egerton acts in Singapore for Sir Alexander Swettenham, who acts for an unselected governor. This is what Malacca has desired. Our Malacca correspondent assures us that Malacca is tired of unmarried Resident Councillors.
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    49 3 Complaints of the dearness of living arise not only at Hongkong and Singapore but also at Saigon, where it is ascribed to production not increasing owing to the population of the Colony remaining almost stationary. The remedy put forward is to increase production by encouraging the immigration of Chinese.
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    54 3 Mr. Francis, Q. C., left for Hongkong to day in the Awa Marv. His trip I to Singapore was a little sea voyage for health reasons, but he seems in good health, after 13 years' absence from Europe, with brief holidays in Asia and Australia. Very hard work has probably
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    55 3 It appears that Sipido, the tin-smith who fired on the Prince of Wales at Brussels, has implicated one Meert, a shoemaker. They allege the shooting was the result of a foolish bet. Perhaps so; then if they were flogged they might say their pain was the result of a foolish
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    61 3 Messrs. Behn Meyer Co. advertise 1 the Deli for Penang and Deli every Tuesday and the Sumatra for Deli every Friday, calling at Penang once a fortnight on the return trip. The Deli is the swagger, new, electric lit, copperbottomed, gilt-edged, and fully-jewelled steamship on which so many people celebrated,
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    142 3 The Straits Times interview with Kwang Hu Wei (the peaceable interview) is widely quoted in the home papers. We wait with interest to see how they will handle the Thomson Road interview with the mysterious Chinese doctor (who is well known in America where he took 40 Chinese students to
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    81 3 H. M. S. Linnet with Admiral Keppel on board, was expected from Sarawak on Wednesday. After His Honour has seen Admiral Keppel, it is probable that, if the Admiral be sufficiently well, an arrangement will be made for a steam launch procession through New Harbour to-morrow with the intention of
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    110 3 On Tuesday afternoon, about 80 men of the Singapore Rifles drilled in the Town Hall. Three separate squads were handled simultaneously in different sections of the hall. There is still room for more recruits before the number of 200 men is filled up. But it will be filled soon. Among
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    153 3 Among the arrivals of Tuesday were from Europe, Mr. Hooper whom we much desire to engage vigorously in ’rikisha control; from China, Dr. Giddy who has boon ill on a China-Japan trip; from Colombo, Capt. Vanrenen of the Malay States Guides; and from Europe, Mrs. DashwoodSaunders, whose husband has been
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    150 3 Beneath the approving pictures of eminent governors, of distinguished soldiers, and of leading citizens, the men of the Singapore Rifles will drill in the Town Hall this (Tuesday) afternoon at 5.15. The drill will continue at that hour on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday but Wednesday’s drill will probably be smaller
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    297 3 A paragraph in the Straits Times asking an explanation of the quaint nominating and withdrawing of a candidate for the post of M. L. C. for Penang has led to correspondence there. “Alpha” writes very indignantly generally implying that we have done a service by publishing certain facts, yet he
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    NOTES ON THE WAR.
    1013 3 (By Mail.) SOLDIERS AS LOCUBTB. Two battalions of the Guards marched through the streets of Bloemfontein lately. The Dutch burghers compared the British troops to locusts, countless in number and like them in colour. CAPE COLONY REBELS. The Times special correspondent in Cape Town urges the
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    OF PATALING.
    274 3 CONCERNING LIQUIDATION. MORE ENQUIRY DESIRED. Yesterday there was held in the Exchange Rooms at 12.30 a meeting of the Pataling Coffee Company, now being liquidated, the Hon. C. W. Laird presiding. Among those present were the Hon. J. Burkinshaw, Messrs. Sugden, Curaming, C. V. Stephens, Abrams, and a
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    SATURDAY, 14TH APRIL.
    142 4 In 1899, the Municipal revenue at Malacca was 533,486, against an outlay 1 set at $29,154. The Straits Government notification I declaring Manila an infected port on account of plague is rescinded. The port of Hongkong is gazetted in the Straits Government Gazette as I infected owing
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    MALAYA APPOINTMENTS.
    70 4 Mr. Weld, from Kuala Selangor.— Malay Mail. Mr Hood-Treacher, C.M.G assumes the duty of Resident-General in about a fortnight’s time, when the ResidentGeneral goes -home. Colonel Walker, C M.G will act for Mr. Rodger as Resident of Perak, and Mr. Wise for Mr. Birch as Resident of Negri
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    APPOINTMENTS
    72 4 The following appointments are notified: —Mr. A. H. Capper to the commission of the peace at Singapore. Dr. Fry to be acting Colonial Surgeon at Malacca, Mr. M. Rodesse to be Acting Deputy Registrar of the Supreme Court at Singapore, Mr. J. Sellar to be member of the Pilot
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    WAR NEWS BY WIRE.
    184 4 (From Dutch sources.) The Hague 9th April. General De Wet gives the following account of the action at Reddersburg. The aim of the Boers was to cut the British force there from the road to ThabanchuOn the approach of Commandant Olivier, the British fell back. De
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    THE ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA.
    156 4 The Birmingham Post t in a review of the Encyclopedia Britannica t which it characterised as the “generally accepted and ultimate authority on the wide circle of human knowledge,” congratulated the public on the measure of accessibility to the work which was given by the rapid multiplication
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    ON THE VERANDAH.
    1740 4 It is quite certain the next important movement in Singapore life must be the appointment of a Commission of Enquiry into the necessaries ot Hie. The ladies of Hongkong have so vigorously petitioned the Legislature of I that Colony that they have at one blow got consent
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    SEPOY LINES GOLF CLUB.
    79 4 At the Sepoy Lines Golf Club, the usual ladies’ monthly medal was played for yesterday, and resulted in a win for Mrs. Magrath. Mrs. Merewether played a- very tine game, but unlortunately came to -grief at the last hole. The scores were: Hand. Net score. Mrs.
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    BOOKED BY THE MAIL.
    102 4 The following is a list of the passengers who leave Singapore westward bound* by the French mail steamer Jceanien to-morrow: —For Colombo: Lt.-Col. and Mrs. Whitley, Mr. F. D. McLeod and 1 child. For Port Said Mr. A. begdachi. For Marseilles: Mr. Max Bonnefond, Mr. Ilonri
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    THE STRAITS AND MALAYAN SOUTH AFRICAN WAR RELIEF FUND.
    70 4 FOURTEENTH LIST. Amount previously acknowledged $138,955 J. Moss, per VV. Makepeace 1U Collected, per M. S. E. Angullta A Co M. S. E. Antiilliatt Co. 300 Ebram.-ali Fakir Maiden Co 50 Saiboo Mohd. Meerah Co. 50 Sultan Khon Surattcc 50 Seena
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    A LOTTERY CASE.
    276 4 On Thursday afternoon, before Mr. Michell, Tan Hoh Chin and On Chin were charged, on remand, with assisting in carrying on a public lottery and buying lottery tickets; and No. 1 was charged with selling Samarang lottery tickets. The case against the second man waa withdrawn, as
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    ADVANCE WAR NEWS
    2082 4 (Dates Parallel y,,. y. Hj Expected Mail) H AT MaFF.KINg. I W//m, 2 M j. Immediately after the eva Crocodile Pools, on the Li Inpo by the Boers, Colonel l'hn,„. r southwards at the head ~f tl ie p column, and reached b.baui J'.'’*® north of Mafeking,
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    THE S. V. A.
    171 5 yesterday’s carbine competitions. Throughout yesterday, carbine shooting went on at Balestier Range among members of the S. V. A., the important competition of the day being the firing for the Finlayson Musketry Shield, which was won by No. 1 sub-division with 168 points. No. 3 were
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    JELEBU.
    1494 5 The following, dated Singapore, 12th April, 1900, is the directors’ report to the shareholders of the Jelebu Mining and Trading Company (Limited): Your directors submit a statement of the company’s accounts for the period from 6th August, 1899, to 3»st January, 1900, being the second half of the eleventh
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    MONDAY, 16TH APRIL.
    439 5 “A story by Mr. Francis Q. &lt;3,** will be found under the heading mails and passengers.” He tells it well. Between noon of the sth inst. and noon of the 6th, one case of plague and one death were reported at Hongkong. The Selangor yacht Esmeralda arrived
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    CRICKET.
    52 5 A Cricket match was played on the Esplanade on Saturday between the S.C.C. and the Garrison. The Garrison went in first and knocked up 118 ran» to which the chief contributors were Capt. Tulloch 61 and Capt. Dewing 24» The S.C.C. hit off 152, thenighestscorera being Airey not out"
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    NEWS BY WIRE.
    1201 6 London, 3Ut March. The Press universally recognises the late Sir Donald Stewart’s merits as a soldier and administrator, beneath his manly and modest beating His remains were deposited in the iljnglish Church at Algiers, with military honours, on Tuesday, and transferred to H. M. S. Juno yesterday.
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    THE SINGAPORE RIFLES.
    286 6 GRACIOUS COMPLIMENT FROM PENANG. &gt; We, Pinang Gazette, must congratulate r Singapore and Mr. Arnot Reid on the extremely satisfactory prospects of the Singapore Rifles. On Thursday, as we learn, no less than 87 men were sworn in, including the Attorney-General,and they j are described as the
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    THE JOHORE RAILWAY.
    620 6 THE SINGAPORE TERMINUS. THIS MORNINGS SOLEMN CEREMONIAL. HIS HONOUR TURNS THE ROD AMIDST GRAVE AND REVERENT MOURNERS. The Acting Governor, Sir Alexander Swettenham, this morning, at 930, quietly performed the solemn duty of “turning the sod” of the Singapore-Knnji railway. The ceremonial was solemn in the extreme.
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    NAVAL NEWS.
    163 6 The Janus 27-knot destroyer, has completed refitting in readiness to commission for the China Station, and left Sheerness on 16th March for her machinery trials. The Argonaut cruiser, is to be commissioned at Chatham on April 19th to relieve the Undaunted cruiser, Captain A. C. Clarke, on the
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    THE PRINCE OF WALES.
    260 6 THE ATTEMPTED AS3ASSINATION. A QUEER EXCUSE. A Reuter telegram, dated London 7th instant, gives fuller particulars of the attempt on the life of the Prince of Wales at Brussels. It appears that Sipido, the tinsmith who fired on the Prince, has implicated a shoemaker, named Meert,
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    THE FAMINE FUND.
    84 6 The eleventh subscription list of the Indian Famine Charitable Relief Fund showed on the 3rd instant a total of R 3,173,215. Subscriptions continue to flow in locally. The Farther East has been contributing generously towards the fund. A contribution of R 40,000 had been received from Singapore
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    BRITISH NORTH BORNEO.
    97 6 A correspondent, writing to the Hongkong Daily Press speaks hopefully of the prospects of the new port of Jesselton, situated in Gaya Bay on the west coast of North Borneo. It is to be the terminus of a railway, the other end of which is at Beaufort
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    THE “GOLIATH.”
    106 6 At present, says the Naval and Military Record attention is concentrated on the battleship Goliath which has been built and equipped for sea in three years and three months. The estimated cost of the ship is £846,190 She has been painted throughout, and all the water-tight fittings and
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    THE WAR RELIEF FUND.
    207 6 All the newspapers to hand by the mail note the first instalment of the Straits and Malayan South African War Fund, explaining its origin and rise. The Times of 20th March, for instance, says:—' The fund at the Mansion-house for the Transvaal war sufferers reached last
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    ARMY ESTIMATES.
    641 6 STRAITS TOTAL COST f|„ COLONIAL CONTRIBUTION Pfj; v,. The following is f rom t l, e Estimates as from Ist April 19, y, 1 same date of 1901; but cost is on the theory 0 f a B infantry regiment being maimS here. That point, however to special
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    WAR NEWS BY WIRE.
    367 7 London sth April. w; hkk four transports, mostly i have pone to Beira. r &lt;( patch from Mnleking, A -litiino, says that, after i: v V bombardment, the enemy v r ii V I “\i’ r »er has died of his {V/‘ m 6th April. r
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    MAILS AND PASSENGERS.
    333 7 SToKV 15Y MU. FRANCIS, QC. 1 HI-. I.M. Whi a for Europe arrived &gt;undiiy morning and brought Mr. 1 I*r ineis, QC. of Hongkong, who is alow days in Singapore on *hv &gt;in; took away at 550 p.m. Mr. and Mrs G. S. Murray, ‘•uinc d** Brandt,
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    MISCELLANEOUS BY WIRE.
    174 7 London, sth April. Her Majesty drove quietly through Phoenix Park to-day. The death is announced of Ghazi Osman Pasha, who commanded the Turks at Plevna in the Russo-Turkish war, 1876-77. 6th April. Reuter wires from Accra, on the sth instant, that tribal fighting is proceeding in Ashanti,
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    A PLEASANT EASTER SUNDAY.
    238 7 THE NEW STEAMSHIP DELI.” Yesterday, Easter Sunday, being naturally regarded as a suitable time for festive rejoicing, the Nurddeutscher Lloyd arranged for a little trip by their new steamship, the Deli. The Deli is a local boat to run between Singapore, Penang, and Deli. But in
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    RAFFLES INSTITUTION.
    356 7 THE WORK OF 1899. The report of the progress of Raffles Institution during 1899 has been issued. The trustees place on record their profound regret at the death of Mr. iShelford, c.m.g., who for upwards of 30 years was a trustee The average attendance for the school year
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    THE MEDICAL PROFESSION.
    310 7 OF UNQUALIFIED MEN. TO THE EDITOR OF THE u BTRAITB TIMES. Sir,—-Will you kindly allot me a small place in your valuable and esteemed paper I have with pleasure read in your paper of the 7th April a communicated article on unqualified medical men. I quite agree
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    TUESDAY, 17TH APRIL.
    419 7 Two cases of emall-pox are reported from Tanjong Rhoo. Both are xmtnamen. One has since died. In the earlyjhours of this morning the marine police found a waterproof coat at Johnston’s Pier. An owner is wanted. The Ceylon Government intend to establish an earthquake observatory at Colombo.
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    THE DEFINITION OF A PONY.
    84 7 The Stewards of the Calcutta Turf Club are in communication with the Stewards of the Western India Turf Club regarding the present definition of a pony, in the rules of racing. It seems that the best solution would be to substitute 14.2 and under” for
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    GOLD IN BORNEO.
    76 7 Mr. \V. Kershaw, well known in connection with Victorian gold dredging enterprises, has accepted an engagement from Messrs Toby and Van Vollenhoven to proceed to Sambas, Dutch West Borneo, as general mining manager for the Alluvia Co. Messrs. Toby and Van Vollenhoven have also arranged with Mr.
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    CANON GREENSTOCK.
    100 7 ON HIB WAY TO EUROPE. We regret to learn that Canon Greenstock, up till recently Anglican missionary in Bangkok, is at present in Singapore in a broken down state of health. Canon Greenstock has been obliged to leave Bangkok for good, for he is of a good age
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    A MISSING TAMBY.
    111 7 On the 2nd of April, a Kling tamby went to Menasseh and Co., Malacca —it 1» an otio»» m»p La. from Behn, Meyer and Co., for merchandise valued at $675. He obtained the goods. When Menasseh and Co., sent in their bill to Behn, Meyer Co., they
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    YESTERDAY’S WEDDING.
    145 7 A wedding was celebrated at St. Andrew’s Cathedral, at 4 o’clock yesterday afternoon (Easter Monday), between Mr. F. W. F. Clarke, assistant surgeon, Sungei Bakup.. Hospital, Province Wellesley (eldest son of Mr. Francis Clarke of Singapore), and Miss Helen Byrne, doctor, Singari Hospital,Hathras City, N. W. Provinces, India.
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    WAR NEWS BY WIRE.
    204 7 (From Dutch Sources.) The Hague 11th April. It is officially reported from Pretoria that the Boers to the north-west of Bloemfontein have given battle to the British forces. The British suffered enormous losses. The latter in killed, wounded, and prisoners amounted to 1,600 men. A, telegram
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    NETHERLANDS INDIA.
    691 7 JAVA TEA. Tea planters in Java rejoice at the progress in the cultivation of the shrub there last year. The advance was slow but none the less sure. The prices for the leaf were not high. But countervailing advantage lies in the fact that they are less liable
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    MR. BIBBY’S ACCIDENT.
    79 7 Our Pahang correspondent says that Mr. Bibby, the Raub manager, who met with a serious carriage accident some ten days ago, while driving along the Trunk Road, and who was much cut about the bead and face, went to Kuala Lipi* and had been staving at the
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    INDIAN FAMINE RELIEF FUND.
    298 8 IHE BIXTH LIST. Previously acknowledged $51,964 Per Capt. White, D.A-A. Q- The Singapore Co., R. E. Royal Garrison Artillery.. 156.08 British Officers, 16th Madras Infantry *****0 N. C. O.’s and men, Madras Infantry 59.64 Native Officers, Madras Inf. 40 Li«ut. Wynter, re. ..10 Capt. White, d
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    FALSE REPORT OF FIRE.
    67 8 About 5.20 p.m. yesterday there was a false report of fire at Kandang Kerbau Station by P. C. 591, who had been informed by some natives that a fire had broken out at 128 Rochore Road. The police constable did not wait to ascertain facts, but
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    THE PHILIPPINES.
    107 8 The new American Civil Commission to settle matters in the Philippines is expected at Manila about the end of this month. It is anticipated that, on the arrival of the Commission, General Oti3, the Governor-General of the islands, will return to the United States. Other administrative changes are
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    THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA.
    156 8 The seventh annual general meeting of the Mercantile Bank of India was to held in London on the 10th April. The directors* report, for presentation to shareholders, recorded that the net profits for the year ending .‘«lst December, 1899, after providing for bad and doubtful
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    A SINGAPORE SOLDIER.
    1298 8 MR. CLOKE IN SOUTH AFRICA. AS A MOUNTED INFANTBY-MAN. The following, sent to an S.V.A. man, is handed us for publication Thorneycroft’s Horse, Show Grounds, Pietermaritzburg, Natal, February 28th, 1900. To No. 4 Sub S.V.A. My Dear Sub.,— After some two months’ roaming about in various ships,
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    POLICE NEWS.
    195 8 Before Mr. Michell, to-day, Hadji Mohamed Tahir and Mohamed Alii, employed in the Singapore Club, were charged with theft of three bottles of champagne, a loaf and a half of bread, 3 oranges, 4 bananas, 1 spoon, and 4 napkins, the property of the Singapore Club. Remanded for
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    THEFTS.
    218 8 Lieut. Ramsay, R. A., stationed at Fort Canning, reports that on Sunday his watch and chain valued at 8200 were stolen from a drawer in his room. Mr. R. F. Arnott, staying at Rafll&s Hotel, reports that his 44 boy has absconded with about 8120 in notes. A Taichew
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    PAHANG NEWS.
    995 8 (From our Correspondent.) Kuala Lipis 10 th April. SMALL-POX. Small-pox has broken out in Ulu Tembeling, near the Pahang boundary with Kelantan. In the latter State, it is reported that the disease continues to rage unabated. I am informed that numbers of Kelantan Malays have, with their families,
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    MALAYA TIN VENTURE.
    85 8 The Straits Settlements Tin Concessions Limited was registered at London on March 12, by K. Brooks, 24 Lawrence-lane, E. C with a capital rf £l,OOO in £1 shares. Ohje&lt; t, to adopt an igreement with J. G. on the business of miners, &lt;fcc. The first directors (to
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    MISCELLANEOUS BY WIRE.
    183 8 London 2(Mh March. A great fire has occurred in Gravestreet, Capetown. The Government offices narrowly escaped being burned. The archives were damaged. 27 th March. Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, Chancellor of the Exchequer, has privately declined the proposal to place a tax of 2s. 6d. a ton on
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    SET RIGHT.
    208 8 Th* Overland Mail oi 23rd March says We note the following paragraph in a recent number of the Straits limes.-' “In the Overland Mail of Jan- there appear strictures upon to® vote of 50,000 dols. by the Legislatne Council to the South African ar Relief Fund. The strictures
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    ADVANCE WAR NEWS.
    1070 9 TO THE -3TH MARCH. London, 26th March. lt 0 f the British army at f t in is hue to a cautious effort a peaceful transition of re The Free Staters threaten Commandant Olivier for them. Foreign are landing r &gt;oo Boer recruits l agoa Bay. Many
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    A TALE OF THE SEA.
    98 9 STRICKEN BY DISEASE. The Manila Times of the 11th inst. reports the arrival of the brigantine Elizabeth at Zamboanga, a Philippine port, from Singapore which she had left on the 28th January.-- After leaving Singapore, beri-beri struck down the crew until only the master, Captain
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    A COLLISION OFF SINGAPORE.
    101 9 The Russian transport Petersburg Capt. Ptachinsky, which left Singapore at 10 o’clock last night for Colombo and Odessa, with 1,144 soldiers from Vladivostok, put back in the early hours of this morning. The Captain reports that shortly after midnight a collision occurred between the Petersburg and
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    SOUTH RAUB.
    158 9 The second ordinary general meeting of the South Raub Gold Mining Syndicate was held to-day at Mr. Derrick’s office, Battery Road. The directors, in their statement of accounts for the first 16 months of the Company’s working, say that they consider the balance shown at the debit of
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    WEDNESDAY, 18TH APRIL.
    272 9 A rikisha coolie died suddenly in Sago Lane yesterday afternoon. During the week ending on the 6th April, there were six deaths from plague at Hongkong. Thk British steamer St. Bede t of Liverpool, passed through from east to west at 5.30 p. m. yesterday. The Danish
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    MORE SMALL-POX.
    46 9 A Malay woman named Moona, of Bukit Kim Cheng, was reported at 10 pm. yesterday to be suffering from small-pox. She died this morning. A Javanese named Mangarat, living at the Bth mile on the Pongol Road, is reported to be suffering from small-pox.
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    QUEEN’S SCHOLARSHIPS.
    86 9 A YOUNG GENIUS. A Penang correspondent writes The boy who stands first in the examination for the Queen’s Scholarships Yeok Guan Siok, of the Penang Free School) is disqualified as being under age. It may be interesting to remember that the sam« thing happened thirteen years ago. Mr.
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    FOOTBALL.
    276 9 s. c. c. v. garrison officers. An Association game between the S. C. C. and the officers of the Garrison was played last night on the Esplanade before a fair crowd of spectators. The Club had their usual team, but unfortunately the Garrison turned up minus 3 of their
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    MALACCA NEWS.
    751 9 (From our Correspondent.) EASTER AT THE CHURCHES. The services in the different churches in town were well attended on Good Friday and Easter Sunday in fact, in the Roman Catholic churches there was scarcely room for the many worshippers. On the evening of Good Friday, there was the
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    “STRAITS CHINESE MAGAZINE”
    76 9 The issue for March of the Straits Chinese Magazine opens with an article by Historicus on His Imperial Majesty Kwang-Su.” Mr. Song Ong Siang writes of Our aims as a society,” referring to the Chinese Christian Association. There is an interesting article by Dr. Galloway on Latah.”
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    COUNCIL PAPERS.
    585 9 THE STANDARD OF OPIUM. Correspondence regarding the new Opium Ordinance begins with a letter from the Colonial Secretary, in February, 1899, to Dr. Simon, Dr. Ellis, Dr. Mugliston, and Dr. Freer, asking for their advice how best to establish a proper standard to prevent inferior opium from being
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    POLICE NEWS.
    182 9 Two Chinese lads, for fraudulent possession of 14 catties of rice and betelnuts, have undergone six cuts each with a rattan. Lee Mang, who stole a bag containing $5, lives at the expense of Her Majesty for a month. Hard labour will keep him employed. Tan Chew and
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    1791 10 TUESDAY, 17th APRIL. PRESENT. Hib Honour Sir Alexander Swettenham, K.C.M.G., Acting Governor. Hon. W. Egerton (Acting Colonial SecreCollyer (Attorney-General). Hon E. C H. Hill (Auditor-General Hon. E. M. Merewether (Acting Colonial Hoil'f. St. (Acting Colonial Engineer). Hon. Dr. Lini Boon Keng. Hon. J. Burkinshaw. Hon. W. J. Napier.
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    ADVANCE WAR NEWS.
    519 10 London 2bth March. Addressing the burghers the other day at Kroonstad, ex-President Steyn declared that the Boer losses during the war only numbered eight hundred, whilst the British had lost sixty-four thousand. He concluded by saying that Great Britain would be unable to continue the war much
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    THE ANNUAL HEGIRA.
    255 10 THE PASSENGER LISTS. THE P. AND O. Massilia” April 20: —Mr. E. B. Skinner Mr. T. S. Dumbreck; Mr. F. J. Benjafield Kev. W. E. Horley; Mr. Aylesbury and party at Penang. Mr. J. C. Campbell; Mr. C. Evans; Mr. A. W. Davis; Capt. Thorpe; Corporal and
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    PASSENGER LIST.
    870 10 ARRIVALS. Per s. s. Borneo from Bangkok—Messrs. Smith, and Marti vet. Per s. s Hoag Wan from Muar—Messrs. G. K. Oehlers, 8. E. Amsberg, and H. Elphick. Per s. s. Hye Leong from Teluk Anson via ports—Mr. and Mrs. J. Westerhout, Messrs. Wilkinson, H. F. Miller, A, E.
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      SHIPPING IN PORT.
      144 10 UnderUmheadingthotoliowmgabbreri* lions are used —str. —steamer; sh.—ship: bq.—barque; sch. —schooner; Yet.— Cru. —Cruiser; Gbt. —Gunboat; TorTorpedo H.p.—Horse-power; BntBritish U. S.—United States; French Ger. —German Dut.—Dutcl. Job.—Job ore Ac., G. c..—Gene™ cargo d.p.—deck passengers: U.—bneertain; T. P. W.-Tanjong Pagar Uhariji. P. D.-Taujong Pagar Dock B. Wharf; J. W.—Jarriine’s
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      TRADING VESSEL & C.
      1098 10 TRADING VESSEL C. Arrivals Bircb Noon of Australind Brit. str. 554 tons Ca&gt;*t 17th Apl. From Fremantle, iah and S dp. Bonstead A Co. For V Bellerophon, Brit. str. 1,3 I s |£bAP L Lyons. l«tU Apl. From Penang, Q c W. Mansfield and Co. For Hon? 17th—Rds. Capt** 1
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      VESSELS EXPECTED.
      581 11 &gt;riK 1 proutMjit, imm6 o/ arrival W na/iuj 0/ agent*. WTK1MBR8. 0D L P°° l Apl 28; Man»fieldi *»a«m ’hV 0u lcU ‘2; Barlow. *M«i“ Apl 1« M. M. fi;Uarki 10 leave May 90; B. M. &lt;W‘' May 6: P. i O. a kong, to iear« May 90;
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      ARRIVALS.
      973 11 ‘M Flag 5 Vessel’s Namf A lons Caitajn From Sailed. Consignees. Q Rig j 11 Java PAOstr. 2632 Gordon Amoy Apl 3P. and O. Coy. 12 Ruby Brit str 149 Smith Palembang Apl 11 Wee Bin and Co. 12 Giang Seng str. 722 Dunlop .'Samarang Apl lo T. K.
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      CLEARANCES.
      430 11 Date. Vessel’* Namk FlagAßu Caitai» Destination i Api~T4 Hebe Brit str. Inkster Penang and Deli 1 14 Kian Yang str. Cbopard i Maar and Malacca 14 Ban Liong Soon Dut str. Rolufs Cotie via ports 14 Malaya Bus str. Prahl Vladivostock via ports 14 Sri i ontianak Dut str.
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