The Straits Budget, 17 May 1900

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    132 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE “STRAITS TIMES.” rhe 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, 17TH MAY. DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
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      MARRIAGE.
      29 1 Ivi— On the 12th April, l f rt r;,it»*«i Presbyterian Church, l L ti-v. •iC'iTji** Johnston, Chakl s l:.t l of Singapore, to Mary, daughter Ihiibut, Uo?emarv, Cathcart.
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    TABLE OF CONTENTS.
    149 1 ARTICLES. HhrKriMi \dvanee. Collapse. H- pi! Kuravagancp. Aar ;»ii Uutiirift. New*. i.i>t. K- News, Verandah. ’V- >mc Kind on Kir.*. H- i*• on Flanagans. H l Wilt (rHZftt?. H/r' Drowned. H' r r>ivi Mutiny. Kri'-.-v H -»> Mr Fad da v. H' to the Dead. ■-'••’•■a Apply
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    COMMERCIAL
    630 1 SihGApi bb, 17th May, 1900. I'KOLHJCE. Hates are corrected to noon.) lambier f 7.30. •opra Bali, 6.50. do Pontianak, 6 30. Pepper, Black 33.50. do White, (5 4) 46 50 Sago Flour Sarawak 3 55 do Brunei No. 1 2.30 Pearl Sago 4.40. Coffee, Bali, 15% basis 21.00 Coffee
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    SUMMARY OF THE WEEK.
    290 1 The mail for Europe, this week, leaves by the P. O. Chmsan. The mail for Europe, next week, is fixed for the M. M. Oceanian. The mail from Europe of the 2Uth April by the M. M. Indus arrived on Saturday. The mail from Europe “f
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  • REUTER’S TELEGRAMS.
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      66 1 'At? v VV /"nXu xy i £s prii-f of the Straits TimcB The post free price is .*M ;i year, or 40/ r\ to-uhs.-ribe for a year. f.ir -liorter periods are .portionute rate of price as a: iiu‘l'i' t ran he sent to meet s from Kurope. If the name
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    16 1 DEATH. It: v-Onthn 1: tli instant,at *‘Belair,” W..-V Koa<], Reginald Henry KiT. m In* <9th y**ur.
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    THE BRITISH ADVANCE.
    345 2 (Straits Time-*, 14 th May.) Without opposition Lord Roberts and the British Army have entered Kroon* •tad —the “new” Free State capital. The situation has become humorous or theatrical. The Boers move like the armies of comic opera. President Steyn fled, after vainly urging his burghers to
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    THE BOER COLLAPSE.
    637 2 (Straits Times loth May.) The news of Boer confusion is pleasing. What was an army seems to have become a mob and to be on the run.” If Boer soldiers are to be “whipped” by President Steyn, we may hope more easily to see them whipped by
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    MUNICIPAL EXTRAVAGANCE.
    1513 2 (Straits Times 15/ /4 May.) Yesterday, at a meeting of Municipal Commissioners, the Commission agreed to buy part of the present site of the Hotel de l’Europe for the sum of thirty thousand pounds. They did not buy it in dollars; they bought it in pounds sterling. The
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    THE WAR GAME.
    307 3 I v7.|.'> Tun?», \Wi May.) I. ir r «grasses in that orderly I r routine tliat we ventured Yesterday we knew that iiilk-r threatened Dundee. B v.- know that lie occupies it. assume that lie threatens fl in- ti*»n; hut for the news of .-n »v must
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    MUNICIPAL UNTHRIFT.
    1578 3 ‘»1,4, 16/A Hay.) I-.. lit H 1W* Afay.) l I>ersons who orally of JIiS between tlie inagni* Jlll<i Municipalities at home and the econony that we seek to enforce upon the Singapore Municipality, we have to explain that there is an absolute and entire difference of which many
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    GOVERNOR'S SALARY.
    425 3 £5,000 A YEAR INCLUSIVE. NO DOLLAR NONSENSE. Two Council papers deal respectively with the emoluments of the Officer Administering the Government, and with the salary of the Governor They show that, on the 6th of April last, the Secretaiy of State for the Colonies wrote as follows to
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    A FIVE DAYS’ SIEGE.
    175 3 Advices from Manila to the sth instant show that from every province or district in the Philippines news daily come in of skirmishes and brushes between the Americans and roving bands of insurgent guerrillas, and attacks by and pursuits of the same. The sameness of the
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    THE SINGAPORE RIFLES. CORRESPONDENCE REGARDING THE SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER RIFLE CORPS.
    655 3 PAPERS LAID BEFORE COUNCIL YESTERDAY. (Officer Administering the Government S. S to Secretary of State for the Colonies.) Government House, Penang, 24th February, 1900. Sir,—l have the honour to state that on the 12th February 1 sent you the following
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    SATURDAY, 12TH MAY.
    67 4 Among the arrivals by the Indus from Marseilles is Mr. \V. H Shelford. The Japanese torpedo-boat destroyer Niji left fur Yokohama at 5 p.m. yesterday. His Honour Sir Alexander Swettenham gives the Birthday Ball on the 24th of May at 9 30. Thi3 (Saturday) afternoon, at Hongkong,
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    CAPT. ROBERTS DROWNED.
    44 4 About 9 o’clock this morning Capt. Roberts was found drowned of! Johnstons Pier. The body appeared to have been only a few hours in the water. Capt. Roberts was formerly on the Giang Ann. He was staying at the Straits Hotel.
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    A GRUESOME FIND.
    57 4 TO MUNICIPAL WATER DRINKERS. Some time during the day yesterday a Kling coolie, who was working at the reservoir opposite the cemetery on the Bukit Timah Road, was found drowned in the reservoir. The coolie’s head was jammed in a large iron pipe, where he had been
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    A WEDDING.
    131 4 The first marriage solemnized at St. Matthew’s Church took place on Wednesday afternoon, the contracting parties being Mr. A Marlow and Miss A. Browning, both of Pearl’s Hill Terrace. The church was very prettily decorated for the occasion, and the service, which was choral, was conducted by the
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    AT THE POLICE COURTS.
    160 4 The six Chinese charged with assisting in carrying on a wahway lottery at 308 Serangoon Road were yesterday afternoon found guilty by Mr. Michell. No. 1 was fined 8500 or 3 months; No. 2, who admitted a previous conviction for a similar offence, was fined Si,
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    SHARE PRICES.
    230 4 Messrs. Latham and Mactaggartsay: Our markets remain very quiet with but little doing. Rates, however, as a rule are steady. Tin M nes. —Jelebus are enquired for at 812.25, but there are no sellers under 812 40 Pahang Corporations are steady at quotation. Temelongs have changed hands at
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    WAR NEWS BY WIRE.
    1238 4 ROBERTS’ ADVANCE. Ijondon 3rd May. Lord Roberts telegraphs that Col. Hamilton met with considerable success on the Ist instant, in driving the enemy from a strong position at Hout Nek. The Boers dispersed eastward and northward, leaving 26 who were taken prisoners. Colonel Hamilton is now
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    A SHIP ON FIRE.
    111 4 Capt. Peters of the Glenfalloch, which arrived this morning from Amoy, reports that at 6 p.m. on Wednesday the 9th inst., while in Lat. 7 C 37 N Long 109 u 38 E., a fire broke out in the after lower hold of his vessel. There
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    THE “AILSA CRAIG” MUTINY.
    93 4 THE MEN ABE TO BE PAID. The routineers of the Ailsa Craig were brought before Captain Craufurd this morning. Mr. Ford appeared for Messrs Boustead Co. the local agents of the Ailsa Craig and Mr. Joaquim repre* sented the mutineers. Mr. Joaquim. for the defence, submitted
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    ON THE VERANDAH.
    1992 4 I was disappointed, Mr. Editor, by your Friday’s heading Gentle And Minto.” I thought it was the sequel of Thursday’B Who Is He and that you were going to prettily describe the fair school-marm of the ’rikisha accident of Wednesday. I assumed that “Minto” (like buirdly and
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    THE FUSILLADE ON FLANAGANS.
    484 5 I I-: j-m rs. Leach ease, the m- j hearings of which have rq-.rted at some length in the Mr 1 1 rv. came on again for further Bye.:.: Tli!' morning before Mr. Brock-8~-i ’b'O'iti'.r magistrate. B Mr Vtn Cijylenhurg represented the Bun;:.’ii and Mr. Stuart
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    RACE ENTRIES.
    1517 5 TUE8DAY, 22nd MAY. First Race. THE MAIDEN PLATE.—Value $300. A Race for Maiden Horses—Weight as per scale (lOst.). An allowance of 21 lb. to ex-Griffins, imported into the Straits Settlements or Native States at a subscribed price of not more than $300. An allowance of 71b. to all
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    INDIAN FAMINE RELIEF FUND
    52 5 TENTH LIST. Amount previously Acknowledged $55,723 i er T. Black, 8ing pore Golf Club— W. C. Southern, J. Kirk, E. Bramall, Thos. Black, $6 each 2< Hon. W. H. Frizell 50 Behr A Co. 26* Per Free Press—C. Goodliff H 66,U> G. W. Butt, Hon. Treasurer.
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    THE ROYAL JOHORE TIN MINING COMPANY, LIM.
    826 5 The first ordinary general meeting of the Royal Johore Company was held to-day, at noon, at the General Agent’s 1 Office, for the purpose of receiving the directors* statutory report. MR. EWALD. Mr. W. Ewald, as chairman, said:— This is the statutory meeting
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    A HAPPY BIRCH.
    58 6 Mr. E. W. Birch, British Resident, Negri Sembilan, has been granted two months and three days’ vacation leave, to be followed by twelve months’ leave with half salary, with effect from 2nd May Mr Birch belongs to the old Civil Service grade, and his half salary will
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    LAST NIGHT’S BURGLARIES.
    70 6 A Hokien of 32 Nankin Street reports that at 5.30 p.m. yesterday a box containing jewellery valued at $487 was stolen from his house. Lance Corporal 363, Osman, reports that his quarters at People’s Park have been broken into and clothing valued at $62 stolen. At 10
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    GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.
    245 6 A Bill to amend the Plague Ordinance ot 1899 is to be introduced into tiie Legislative Council. The Bill proposes to correct some verbal errors which were allowed to pass in that Ordinance. Susceptible articles were spoken of in some places as susceptible goods,” and two wrong references
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    ST. NICHOLAS SOCIETY.
    205 6 many donations and one subscription. By Mrs. Douglas Lovell F. G. Penney $6 Mrs. Newmarch 6 W. O. Synies 5 A. G. Wright 10 II. Payne-Gallwey.. 10 Anonymous 6 T. P iul 20 G. Brinkworth 10 Kobinson <fe Co. 60 F. Ridley 20 G. V. Thomas 5
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    MONDAY, 14TH MAY.
    587 6 Why are betting men like lambs? Because they gambol on the turf and eventually get fleeced. General Sir William Gatacre has returned to England and has taken over command of the Eastern Division at Colchester. Diptheria is reported to be raging in Peking, and deaths are frequent
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    WHO IS HE?
    102 6 Miss Kingsley, just before she left England to go to South Africa, gave a lecture at the United Services Institution on Imperialism. In the course of her address she dwelt at length on the work done by a great public servant in the Malay Peninsula. After the
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    INSECURITY AT HONGKONG
    97 6 YOUNG LADY ROBBED. At Hongkong on the 6th instant, a European young lady was walking along the path leading from Glenealey to the Public Gardens in the evening when she was set upon by a couple of Chinamen. One seized her by the hand, while the other
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    HIGHWAY ROBBERIES.
    119 6 A Macao woman living at 32 Omar Road reports that at 7 p.m. yesterday she was walking along Sago Lane when she was attacked by three Macao men. She was knocked down and robbed of $2l in cash. One man has been arrested and identified. At 10 40
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    THE LATE MR. PADDAY.
    142 6 A very’ large number of friends in Singapore will have heard with regret of the death, yesterday, at Relair,” River Valley Road, of Mr. R. H. Padday, in the 39th year of his age. Mr. Padday was well known for his geniality and for his many
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    NEWS BY WIRE.
    169 6 Lotulon, 4th May. The Standard's Odessa correspondent says that the naval and military activity of Japan is causing anxiety at St. Petersburg. The naval manoeuvres have been viewed with suspicious interest as a covertly intended demonstration. Orders have been wired to the Russian admiral to keep up
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    OF SIR CHARLES WARREN.
    219 6 A GENERAL 44 IN THE ALTOGETHER.” Sir Charles Warren is exceedingly fond of his morning tub. Here is a little story, which M. A. P. assures is absolutely authentic, and which shows that even when in the centre of a battlefield Sir Charles insists upon performing
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    RAJAH BROOKE
    66 6 The Hongkong Telegraph hears from Labuan that Rajah Brooke is leading an expedition to the Trusan river, near Brunei, and that he intends to make ;he people of Brunei pay poll tax. The Sarawak Gazette says that, the aim of the expedition is to punish a chief of
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    THE SWIMMING CLUB.
    131 6 The first race in the annual competition tor the Jackson Millar Cup will be swum on Sunday, May 27th, and the other two races on a day or days to be arranged by the Committee. Entries will close with the Hon. Secretary (Mr. A. H. Tregarthen) on
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    THE TELEGRAPH CO.
    150 6 The report of the E. E A. and C. Tel Co. for the half-year ended Dec. 3lst last states that the gross receipts amounted to .£339,450, against £290,431 for the corresponding half-year. The working expenses, including 39,057/. for maintenance of cables, absorbed 116,935/. against 100,086/. for the
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    THE POLICE COURTS.
    97 6 Edward Symons, an Australian, was to-day charged before Mr. Michell with criminal breach of trust in respect of a dress suit and a coloured coat valued at $l2O, the property of H C. Pollock. The prosecutor could not be found, and case was remanded till the 16th
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    DISRESPECT TO THE DEAD.
    355 6 TO THE EDITOR OF THE STRAITS TIMES.” Sir, —Your issue of Saturday contained a notice of the finding that day of the body of Captain Roberts —will you kindly grant me a corner of your valuable space to state some facts regarding that event So far
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    THE PENANG M.L.C.
    454 6 PENANG OPINION. I OF MR. BROMHEAD-MatTHewi I A LETTER from Penang sav. ,k I not that widespread sen^ h ,5 content among the Penang that might be J the results of the labours of ii Chamber of Commerce nomination of a member rf r li *l for
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    SAFE BURGLARS.
    64 6 On Wednesday night last burglars broke into the premises of the Aerate: Water Company at Kuala Luinpur ar: attacked the office safe. Two sides o: the safe had been partly opened andtb lock damaged, when the bandars were disturbed. The Company will haver finish the work begun by
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    RUBBER.
    127 6 Reports of all three varieties non being cultivated in the Malay StatesPara, Ficus Elastica and Castill<>a— arc encouraging in the extreme, and t:. Committee of the United Planter? Association have great satisfaction w announcing the receipt o f a communication from the Perak Government which shows that a sale
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    PARA RUBBER SEED.
    125 6 PLANTERS AND THE SINGAPORE GAKDE*Considerable indignation was arouse in the Malay States by a re usa the Singapore authorities to recog the validity of arrangements wine been made between Mr. H. NDirector of the Botanic Gardens, 1 pore, and several Native States p ters, for the supply
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    THE CHARTERED BANK.
    527 7 ]>eb CENT. DIVIDEND. it Gwyther presided on April Ms 11 46th ordinary general e Chartered Bank of India, 'LI China, at the Cannon,,undon. The Chairman H considering the diffieulvear, he thought e 'satisfied with the ®f* of a 10 per cent, divi'a modest addition to the 7,1:11
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    BOERS FOR CEYLON?
    44 7 i££l» r V I < v‘ vef bment has inquired jvernment whether a .:*r cun je k ,un d on that racks in which to lodge V? rs war The Ceylon i/L ut date of last advices, oul lor a site before
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    AT WEI-HAI-WEI.
    96 7 A T WEI-HAI-WEI. -v i I i:-w ust advices from B-•*■:■;; v April) troubles had B (f Sfrn w *th the Chinese on V a !i Ration laid on by the B r s In the 13th April, H Iw*' la arrived to help vi r tlie British Boundary rrjt/’
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
    473 7 MANY COMMENTS AND CRiTJCI8M8 ABOUT ENTERING 8CORE8. Saturday’s play on the Race Course Links took the form of a competition against Colonel Bogey for a prize presented by an anonymous donor—an optional Si sweepstake being.also got up. Several players competed but the Colonel, with a score of
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    MALACCA NEWS.
    286 7 (From our Correspondent.) Malacca 11 th May. A football match was played two weeks ago —Malay College versus High School —resulting in favour of the former by 3 goals to 1. A return match was played last Saturday, when the High School again suffered defeat. It should be
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    PROPOSED GAMBLING IN SHANGHAI.
    1008 7 A REGULAR BUSINESS SCHEME. THE FAMILY TO COME ALONG. (From Shanghai Daily P, ess of 25th April.) Following up the report that Mr. J. Charles, the promoter of the Perth Tattersails, was about to start a large lottery in Shanghai, taking advantage of the recently passed
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    DARUL ADAB SPORTS.
    51 7 The annual Darul Adab Sports will take place on the 16th of June at Jalan Besar, there being seventeen events on the programme. The annual football competition starts on June 17th, and some good games are expected. The football Cup is presented this year by Mr. Eusope
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    SEPOY LINES GOLF.
    61 7 The following are the results of the Ladies’ Monthly Handicap Competition which took place at the Sepoy Lines Golf Club on Thursday last: Mrs. Merewether 62 8 44 Mrs. Lovell 49 scr. 49 Mrs. Gumming 66 6 61 Mrs. Croucher 69 18 61 Miss Werry 66 5
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    POLO.
    106 7 THE CLUB AT HOME.” •There is polo on the Race Course this afternoon at 5 o’clock, and the Polo Club will be glad to see the members of the Sporting Club (and their wives, sweethearts, and “friends.”) The teams are as follows: A team (White) B team (Red). Col.
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    PILGRIMS AND BRITISH SHIPS.
    648 7 Mr. Wilfrid Blunt tells in the Timet a story, meriting the attention of the Foreign Office and Board of Trade, with respect to the wreck in the Ked of the ship hr bine, 613 tons, conveying pilgrims to Mecca and belonging to the English Khedivial Company.
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    THE ASSIZES.
    70 7 f At the Assizes this morning, Hong Ah Tong, Wan Yeo, and An Ah Poh were charged with putting persons in fear of death or grievous hurt in order to commit extortion at 7 Sago Street. The first two prisoners were found guilty by a majority of 5
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    REPRESENTATIVE TO PARA.
    93 7 A suggestion has been made that the time has come for Malaya to send over a practical planter to Para to inquire into the condition of rubber cultivation in that country, methods of tapping in vogue, etc., and the Chairman of the United Planters’ Association undertook to
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    PHILIPPINE DUES SUSPENDED
    157 7 By command of Major-General Otis, for the intermediate relief of the native inhabitants of the Sulu Archipelago, who have suffered during the year from lossof cattle and a consequent minimum supply of native food products, the customs dues on the importation of cattle, articles of food, petroleum,
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    CRICKET.
    188 7 A cricket match was played on the Esplanade on Saturday afternoon between teams representing the S.C.C and the RE. The game ended in an easy win for the Club. The scores were as follows: s. c. c. Marsh c Parkins b Emery 37 )arby b Hayward.. 5 Airey b
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    TUESDAY, 15TH MAY.
    151 7 A Javanese passenger fell overboard yesterday while going on board a vessel. 11. M. S. Brisk, 1,700 tons, Capt. L B. S. Wrev, arrived from Hongkong this afternoon. Yesterday a pair of gold earrings were snatched from a Macao woman, while she was in a ’rikisha outside
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    BERSAWAH.
    60 8 It may interest the public to know that mining operations at Bersawah will now be commenced forthwith. The Mining Manager, Mr. Odgers, and the Engineer, Mr. Woods, who were selected in Coolgardie by Mr J. Anderson, left here yesterday en route for the mine. They are both men of
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    DOES THIS APPLY?
    87 8 Recently, a man who was a defendant in a case, came to the police court after the case against him had been dismissed, he being defended by Mr Van Cuy* Innburg. When Mr. Sarwar saw him (defendant), he called him up and fined him $5 under section
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    THE ASSIZES.
    78 8 At the Assizes yesterday On Poll, who was charged with using as genuine a forged document and attempting to cheat, was discharged. Ti»c Yang Hah was sentenced to twelve months’ imprisonment jjjjr jrrievous* hurt and was ordered to nay $5 to the prosecutor or in default an additional
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    BANANA TRADE.
    95 8 The Department of Agriculture Western Australia, having expressed a desire to know whether there was any chance of working up a trade in bananas with this country, the Secretary to the Resident-General communicated with the Planters’ Association on the subject The total importation Into Queensland in 1898 being,
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    TO BLOWS.
    105 8 A newspaper a. Nagasaki (Japan) reports an affray in Oura on the 21st ult between liberty men from the war vessels in harbour, when the bad feeling amongst the French, German, and Russian sailors, against the British and Americans, culminated in a fight. The immediate cause of the
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    COOLIE LIFE IN FIJI.
    145 8 COOLIE L IFE IN FIJI. Life in Fiji appears to be popular with the Indian coolie, since, out of a total Indian population of over twelve thousand, nearly eight thousand, according to the last official report to hand, are coolies who have stayed on after completing the five years for
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    SMALL-POX.
    154 8 Six weeks ago, a Chinese woman waß attacked with small-pox at 170 Orchard Road. The house was isolated by the sanitary officials, and all seemed to go well until it was rumoured that outsiders were going in and out of the house. This is believed to be the case,
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    SPORTING NOTES.
    2162 8 Saturday morning was fine and clear after the rain whicn fell during the early hours of the morning, and there was quite a record number of watchers, as there always is on the morning of the entries. These had evidently come down expecting to see some good gallops,
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    ACKNOWLEDGED.
    92 8 Mr. Bernard Francis Dias has sent us six cents and a very handsome letter expressing his regret at the trouble we have been caused by his unstamped letter. Mr. Dias explains that he told his peon to deliver the letter personally, but that the peon simplified the matter by
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    AGUINALDO.
    115 8 REPORTED TO BE IN SINGAPORE. The Boston Weekly Journal oi Friday, April 6th, has a series of peculiar statements as to the whereabouts of Aguinaldo. The news comes to the paper from San Francisco, dated April 3rd, and says that news had been received at San Francisco, through the
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    AT THE POLICE COURTS.
    210 8 This morning, Mr. Sarwar sentenced a Chinaman to two months’ imprisonment for begging in Stamford Road. The man had been up several times before. Yesterday, the charge against F. Hunter of dishonestly retaining a stolen coat and shirt belonging to Walter Bayliss was dismissed. A. Sweeney,
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    THE LATEST MUNICIPAL VENTURE IN OFFICES.
    869 8 THE LATEST MUNICIPAL VENTURE I N OFFICES. BANG GO Ed £30,000 I THE COMMISSIONERS BUY Part I HOTEL DE L EUROPE. THEY fl IT INTO MUNICIPAL OFFICES I Yesterday afternoon, a snen i I ing of the Municipal Comm,l I heid to consider the questionofa, I the Municipal offices. Mr.
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    NETHERLANDS INDIA.
    542 9 I R riiI?E K(:ILrrVAT,ON I dealing in rubber in -s, ;..j: I j tu )e convinced of m: ir -ing the cultivation of ,r ’its own account. m 1 n dranee in the way of fte z*: 1 hitherto has been the reniiired betore the ft n to
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    NEW BISLEY RULES.
    82 9 N EW BISLEY RULES. T ot the National Rifle ln k*-' the following preliA!lh Ul *'-*‘inent of the principal w 11( -‘k will take effect at the K' l] t ,etlnir Concerning posiHu v d ,HJ yards the standing jK';; n Iln 't l)f adopted. At yards, .7* or kneeling.
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    THE SINGAPORES STAKES.
    78 9 H f LL LI -T OF ENTRIES. c ll,rry P re P ar ing the list fcl.’ r lriw on Saturday, some r !r!i iuthe list of horses r ,e Singapore Stakes, the Ii** (j j' third day. The horses entered were r,. ilsl of horses entered
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    FRENCH INDO-CHINA.
    367 9 The Avenir Da Tonkin of the 14th April publishes a correspondent’s letter from Bangkok to the effect that the relations between Siam and France were then more strained than ever. So gloomy is the outlook that the correspondent has been assured that the Siamese require another hard lesson
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    HOTEL DE L’EUROPE SALE.
    436 9 SOME OF ITS EFFECTS. A representative of the Straits Times was the first person to communicate to the Becker family yesterday the fact that the Municipal Commissioners had agreed to buy the Becker property for £30,000. A little understanding was then come to, on the theory
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    THE LATE MR. PADDAY.
    67 9 The funeral of the late Mr. Padday took place at the Bukit Timah Road cemetery yesterday afternoon, the Revd. D. Holland-Stubbs officiating. 1 here were a large number of people present, including many of theTanjong i’agar employes. Amongst those present were: —Mr Thomas Scott, Mr. A.
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    POLO TOURNAMENT.
    159 9 Play yesterdav Monday) was found to he impossible owing to the wet state of the ground. Tiie first match of the tournament will, therefore, be played this afternoon, commencing at 5 pm sharp. The teams are as published yesterday. The Polo Club will be “At Home” on the
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    WEDNESDAY, 16TH MAY.
    98 9 Mr. Butt wired yesterday to Calcutta 12,000 rupees of the Famine Fund at 148 —&8108. Dun ee, Natal, (or the site f Dundee) has he *u occupied by Gene »1 Bnller On A,*ril 20th there were only two uninj *r» d houses in Dundee. The Boer* have
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    COST OF LIVING. GOVERNMENT SERVANTS COMPLAIN.
    420 9 TO THE EDITOR OF THE STRAIT6 TIMES.” Sir, —The price to which the necessaries of life are rising (by this I mean cost of food, shelter, and clothing) is so making itself felt that the [minor Government servants are about to appeal to the
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    1283 9 TUESDAY, 15th MAY. I*RE8KNT. His Honour Sir Alexander Swkttsnham, k.c.m.g., Acting Governor. Hon. W. Egerton (Acting Colonial Secretary). Hon. W. B. Collyer (Attorney-General). Ion. E. C. H. Hill (Auditor-General). Hon. E. M. Merew* ther (Acting Colonial Treasurer). Hon. F. St. G. Caulfeild (Acting Colonial Engineer). Ion. W. J.
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    KRIS IN HAND.
    201 9 AMERICANS ATTACKED IK SULU. The Manila Times of the 29th April gives particulars of an attack by Sulu islanders on five American soldiers, who had gone to an islet near Bongao on a pleasure expedition. The party included a sergeant and a corporal. The party sat down
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    PAHANG NEWS.
    1387 10 (From our Corespondent.) Kuala Lipis, 8th May. STATE COUNCIL. During the Resident’s recent visit to Pekan, a meeting of State Council, the first this year and the 24th since the introduction of the Residential system, was held there under the presidency of the Sultan. Among other business transacted,
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    STREET NUMBERING.
    181 10 AN improved system. The Americans have started numbering the streets of Manila on a systematic plan. The usual way of numbering houses in a streets is to call the first No. 1, the second No. 2, and so on; or to uumber them alternately, all the odd numbers
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    ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL.
    947 10 SCOTLAND v. ENGLAND. A DRAW ONE GOAL EACH. Year after year, this fixture between Club members seems to increase in popularity, and (following so close on the great game at the Celtic Park), more than usual interest was taken in the game last night on the Esplanade. Long
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    THE ASSIZES.
    252 10 At the Assizes yesterday, Quek Tock and Chu Lim were charged with murder and on the additional charge of culpable homicide not amounting to murder. The case against them was not proved and the accused were accordingly discharged. Yeo Tai Chye for using as genuine a forged document
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    POLO CLUB TOURNAMENT.
    283 10 The first match in the Polo Club Tournament was brought off yesterday afternoon on the ground at the Race Course. The going was distinctly on the heavy side, which rendered accurate hitting almost impossible and made i he game sticky and slow*. The teams were: A. Team.
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    THE SCHOFIELD EXPLOSION
    114 10 FURTHER DETAILS A TELEGRAM to the Manila Tim, > New York, 2nd instant, uivi the recent fatal accident at til J mine in the coal district the United States. The from the explosion of a lar,..' er dynamite kept for blast The explosion was heard for the
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    AT THE POLICE COURTS.
    220 10 I<oo Ah Pang, a Chinese lad in p employ of Mr. H. Staehelin, was chan* this morning, with breach of comS m leaving service without notice J with theft of a watch and chain a’--stud, some Siamese ticals and ol things, valued at 4dd, the property*/
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    S.C.C. BOWLING.
    33 10 RESULTS OF PLAY ON SOTRDAV. Singles: Clarke 3 beat Scoular 2, 21-19. Doubles: Earle and Minnitt 5, bea: Batty and Catto 7, 21-16. Jenkins and Folictt beat Fort and Mactaggart, w
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    PASSENGER LIST.
    365 10 ARRIVALS. Per s. s. Penany from Malacca— Perrichon Messrs Wilson Pislier, H hauler, and Slnpherd. Pe s.s. Pakan ironi Siak Messrs. Scbuf. Bernard, and Mtizin. Per Al. M. s. 8. Indus from Marse llesMr. anti Mrs. Deiss, Mussrs C. de Mick.. VV. H. She 1 ford, Creus J.
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    TO ARRIVE.
    192 11 for Sing»!*"*-) Lao* from Marseilles, ,.\f M s ib'.r > H < (Hamburg due 21th N L nv r p—Messrs. A. Hohn- r' Kirhar.l. From South- 1 n e Embassy. From I--' VifV o S W. Brockmann, hn.-i l*-»'. Mr. and Mrs. v,; h Mr an ,i Mrs
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      151 11 -i iiogtliefollowingabbrevia- *.:—6tr. —:steamer sh.—ship h —schooner; Yet.—Yacht; er Gbt.—Gunboat; Tor U p.— Horse-power Brit..p. United States: Fr.— r rrnan Dut.— Dutch -Jonore oc., G. c.,—General —d»;e': passengers; U.—Uncer- V. W.-ianjong Pagar Wharf; T. ieng Digar Dock B. W.—Borneo .1. r »nnn»**s Wharf; N. H. W.— He:
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      TRADING VESSELS &C.
      787 11 s vx Noon of Yesterday. t tr. L'.7l tons Capt Bement, H-jm Norfolk, 2Sth Apl. Coal. n. lth-W. i,,r H 'i, Brit. str. 195 tons, Capt M ty. From Kling, 14th M y, •»1 j> S. Steamship Coy. For hi*t -tr. I :;n tons, Capt- Coleman, Frf.tn
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      VESSELS EXPECTED.
      519 11 Name, port probable date of arrival. e name of agents Steamers. A. Apcar. H’kong. to leave May 9 S. M. Albenga, Europ p’»d Canal, May 5 Alcinous, rl’kong. May :*1; Maubtield. Almond Branc Eu’pe, p’sd C’nal Apl 25 Atubria, H’kong. to leave June 27 Andalusia, H’kong, to leave
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      THE BOARD AND THE VELVET.
      732 11 A throne,” said Napoleon, is a board covered with velvet.” Strip the velvet from the throne, and you have nothing left but bare, vulgar boarls; replace the velvet and vou have the most coveted symbol of human power and glory. How easy the transition, how
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      ARRIVALS.
      681 11 W j 5 Namk Tons Caitain J From i Sails:- 0oK8insR*>*. Q j Rio j j 10 Seang Lcong Brit 1278 (Sharp Amoy May 3 Hup Leong 10 Hok Tjioe Dut str.i 397 Hubert Saigon May lojEng Ghee Seng 11 Ixion Brit str.j 2272 (Thompson Hongkong May 4jW. Mansfield
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      CLEARANCES.
      495 11 Date. Vessels Namk jFuuiAKic.' Captain Destination 11 La Seyne jMM str. j Gaffory Batavia 11 Royalist Brit str. j Tierney Hongkong and Japan 12 J antes Brand j str. j Torrance Basseia 12 IMm j sir. j Gasson Shanghai 12 Ruby sir. j Smith Muniok and Palembang 12 Sappho
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