The Straits Budget, 27 April 1901

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    THE COAL TAX.
    743 2 Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, replying to a deputation, said that he was unable to withdraw the coal export tax bu he wished to deal fairly with existing contracts. Though not unknown there as a medium of currency, gold has never been a direct product of the country about
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    THE ANNUAL HEGIRA.
    222 2 P. AND O. Coromandel, sailing abou t 17th May, for London —Mrs. Campbell, Mr. J. Bowers. Canton, sailing about 25th May, for London—Mrs. \Y\ Swan child and infant. Jlallaarat, sailing about 31st May, for London —Mr. E. Jenkins. M. M. Oceanien, 28th April :—Mr. F. Thome, Mr.
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    THE ROYAL VISIT.
    1409 2 (Straits Times, 2&rd April.) Their Royal Highnesses, the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall have come and gone, and Singapore is very proud, and incidentally it is a trifle regretful that the visit to which it so long looked forward is now a thing of the past. More
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    DEPUTATIONS WHO PRESENTED ADDRESSES IN THE TOWN HALL.
    463 4 The following is a list of the men who attended the Town r A> Thursday as deputations supportiwf various addresses presented to 11 Royal Highnesses: ADOHESS FROM THE BRITISH fcrRJECT? THE COLoNY. From Singapore. —Mr. J. J 1 Gentle, Hon. Dr. Lim
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    THE PRESENTATION CASKETS.
    305 5 oi the caskets in which various i'idrev*» were presented to T. R. H. *.neitak*-and Duchess of Cornwall and lorkot.V nTty. were made by Mr. B.P. ot High Street. Some details ce jjiwn below it- dh.ii.>- of British subjects in l’ty was contained in an .j.h diver casket,
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    THE CHILDREN'S GREETING. FUTURE SCHOOLCHILDREN CHEER THEIR FUTURE KING AND QUEEN.
    1700 5 k al. J A!,D ,'Uamination 6 h n p?'. narke d that V m*ht w n Ch ‘natown on l A J a, 'd 1,111 mK 0,lt of nK t0 leave a vivid impression on the memories of the
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    THE ROYAL DEPARTURE.
    5234 5 TUESDAYS REGATTA. The Royal party were due to arrive ai; Johnstons Pier on Tuesday at noon, and punctually the Royal carriage drove up escorted by Perak mounter troopers. The roads were lined with troopsandcheeringcrowds; and cameras were greatly in evidence. A guarc of honour of the S.
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    STORIES ABOUT THE DUKE OF CORNWALL AND YORK.
    775 6 THE PRINCE OF SAILORS AND THE SAILOR PRINCE. The Duke ot Cornwall and York was very popular with those men who served under him, and more than one story illustrative of Prince George’s kindness of heart and good sense is reverently told
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    “THE OPHIR.”
    589 6 The officers and men °f the 1 were selected with care and judfor their important duties l e u miralty’s choice of officers fell •*P U an excellent group, which includes Commodore— A. L. Winsloe Commodores— Kogslyn W eroys* P. Nelsen Ward ffor naviga duties. Lieutenants—W. Ruck Keene,
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    PRESS CORRESPONDENTS WITH THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF CORNWALL AND YORK.
    171 7 l/tn lou Press correspon--»in}»;tny the Royal Party all ’lie tour, on behalf of their V‘ r 1 here is Mr. Maxwell, of the r Vincent, of the Tunes M > oi the Daily Telegraph, v, y ltso, h who
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    THE DUKE’S THANKS.
    140 7 K'iitD f 1 tters are forwarded t° r publication:- s lr April, WH hie feni-1.^1 111 re< te d to forward ()ih f:0 Py a letter written :,i, ninaiiiJ ,,n,,1(iI1( hng the Troops I'oya) Highness Cornwall and York. l am, yours truly, p White, Capt, 1>A.A.G.,S.S. H
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    THE PRESENTATIONS TO T. R. H. THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF CORNWALL AND YORK.
    363 7 r The album presented by the Straits Chinese British Association to Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York, was a very handI some one. Ihe photographs were a choice selection and very
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    THE ARAB CLUB.
    212 7 On Sunday night last, the Arab Club in Short Street gave a dinner at the Club-house in honour of the visit of T. R H. the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York. The building was most tastefully and artistically decorated witli Hags and evergreens, and illuminated
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    AN INDIAN ADDRESS.
    838 7 The following was among the addresses presented to H.R.H. the Duke of Cornwall and York on Monday last in the Town Hall:— To His Royal Highness, Prince George Frederick Duke of Cornwall *nd York, K.G., K. 0., K.P., etc., etc. The bumble address of the Indian residents
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    THE BUDGET.
    1259 7 (Straits Times 20 th April.) I The Budget which wag announced I yesterday, and which will, in all probability, be passed as it stands, I suggests heavier imposts on the tax I payer than any similar financial I estimates submitted by a Chancellor of the Exchequer for nearly
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    LOYALTY.
    540 7 (Sti aits Times, 20 th April.) It would be invidious for any one of us, separate communities in the broad swath of a loyal Empire, to claim, or aspire to claim, a greater share of that loyal love and veneration for the Royal house that rules us, thanks possessed
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    MUNICIPAL MATTERS.
    732 8 (Straits Times 24 th April.) Singapore enjoys a reputation for apathy in municipal matters which ong since spread as far north as Hakodate but it was referred to at Hongkong the other day as being eclipsed by the very excusable neglectfulness of the community in that neighbouring settlement.
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    RUSSIA AND JAPAN.
    894 8 (Straits Times, 25/// April.) The brief news regarding the KraneoGerman Expedition and ether occurrences in China, does not seem to bear in any way on that phase of affairs tiiere that is of the most vital general interest; in fact since the declaration was made ol renouncing
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    THE VOLUNTEERS.
    1757 8 (Straits Twits, 2 6th Aprtf.) At the Parade of the Singapore Volunteer Killes last evening, Major the Hon. A. Murray announced the intention of increasing the strength of the force by the addition of two Eurasian companies to the existent corps. No other increase would be feasible in
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    THURSDAY, 18TH APRIL.
    1527 9 Ivirce the newly appointed X Kni’ineer of Singapore, takes duties on July Ut. the arrivals here by the v ve «terday were Dr. and Mrs. .'and family, of Penang. I 4 because* nr in spite of the K the fruit season in Penang Sl sign of being
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    FOUR GOLF PROVERBS.
    36 9 Speech is silver, but silence is Golf etiquette. A word to the caddie is seldom sufficient. People in glass houses shouldn't live near Golf links. It’s a long drive that knows no ending.
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    THE ROYAL VISIT.
    46 9 The detachment of Penang Volunteers is expected to arrive by the B. I. steamer LimJufa to-morrow. Arrangements have been made to put them up in the Volunteer Drill Hall, a portion of the Hall having been screened off*, an< camp beds placed therein.
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    DEPARTURES.
    78 9 BOOKED. Per s.B. Chinan, for Colombo, Mr. L. W. Eadie. For I/*ndon, Messrs. J. E. de Vries, J. van der Meer van Kuffelen, Gray, E. B. McCullock, J. Harper, Mr. Ibrm and 2 two servants, A. J. G. Swinney, J. C. Ker, Dato Mohamed, J. MacIntyre, C. H. Paines,
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    THE ROYAL VISIT.
    76 9 The Malay States Guides detachment will be here, in the Sea Belle, on Saturday. We are asked to say that tickets for thestands erected around the temporary Supreme Court can be had on application to Mr. F. E. Jago. H M. gunboat Linnet, Commander W. W. Smythe,
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    THE SULTAN OF JOHORE.
    96 9 11. H. the Sultan of Johore is leaving for London by the P. and O. mail steamer < husnn to-morrow morning. The Dato Amar went to England about a year ago on the subject of the railway through Johore to connect with the lines to be
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    A GRAVE CRISIS.
    117 9 The pretty girls of Chehalis, Washington, have decided that they want no lovers. Hence they have organised the Bachelor Maids 1 Club.” The members of the Club take a solemn oath to allow no bachelor boys around; to accept no gifts, not even bon-bons, from any male
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    THE POLICE PARSIMONY CASE.
    118 9 A report of ttie Penang Municipal Commissioners appeared in our columns yesterday, whereby the Penang Commission refused to act on a suggestion of the police and sue Mrs. Kairhurst for $l4, the cost of her late husband’s grave. Mrs. Kairhurst, it appears, is now residing in
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    SHIPPING NEWS.
    129 9 The Telegraph steamer Shewed Oahorne left for the Straits of Malacca yesterday. The Arratoon Apcar arrived this morning with about 1,000 passengers from China who were removed to the quarantine station. The Clitus which is due from Australia about the 21st instant, brings general cargo, coals, and livestock,
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    A BARGAIN IN SHIPS.
    237 9 A ship costing $150,000 was recently sold at the San Francisco Merchants’ Exchange for $235. It was the big British four-masted ship Pyrenees now lying high and dry on the edge of a lagoon at Manga Reva, in the Gambier group, in the South Sea. Eschen
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    THE JAPANESE QUESTION.
    256 9 There is every indication that the Federal Government at an early date will have to take into consideration the question of the position of the Japanese in regard to Australia. To Queensland, a certain amount of immigration of Japanese took place, but before the numbers had increased
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    EXPORT OF SHORT-REELED YARN TO SINGAPORE.
    334 9 The production of 44 short-reeled dyed cotton yarn in Great Britain and the impossibility of suppressing it in some parts of the kingdom, whilst in others it has been declared illegal, has been practically demonstrated by the ineffectual proceedings which were taken in the
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    QUEER MILITARY DUEL.
    146 9 A fierce fight between a captain of infantry and a private who served under him in the Philippines, both of whom arrived on the American transport Indiana took place recently in Honolulu. It was the result of a grievance which the private held against the officer for
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    ALL-ROUND JOURNALISM.
    129 9 A country journalist in Victoria (Australia), who sued his employers for wages, thus describes his duties as an all-round pressman Worked in printing office two or three times a week, turning the machine; folded the papers each issue; during times wrote for the paper; wrote eight columns. Among
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    THE “CITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO.’
    139 9 The following is the finding of the Coroner’s .fury who sat upon eleven victims of the (Jtty of bl\o Je Janeiro disaster:— “We, the jury, find that the said persons came to their deaths in the Pacific Ocean on the 22nd day of February,
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    GAMING IN CHINA.
    174 9 THE TENDER MERCIES OK GAMBLERS. The different kind* of gambling among the Chinese are very numerous. One method is called lighting oxen.” This is, perhaps, the lowest and most desperate of them all. When the players have lost all their money the next thing is to gamble
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    CHINESE IN SARAWAK.
    155 9 BEGINNING OF A COLONY. A settlement of Presbyterian Chinese from Foochow has been formed at Sibu, Sarawak. The settlers style their place l New Foochoow,” and are the pioneers of a large colony of .agriculturalists, which is being organized by Mr. Nai Siong, with some assistance from
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    OPIUM CASE.
    151 10 On the 26th March, says the Sarawak Gazette the 8.8. Lama Doone arrived at Kuching from Labuan. On her trip to North Borneo, the Loma Doone had on hoard opium to the value of #2,400 consigned by the opium farmer to his Agent at Limbang. This opium was
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    CHINESE REFORM PROPOSALS.
    116 10 Mail papers to hand from China state that the Viceroys and Governors have jointly agreed that the following reform* are necessary for immediate adoption:— (1) Princes and nobles shall go abroad for study; (2) Graduates shall study abroad before becoming officials; (3) All examinations require thorough and
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    TALE OF A TIGER.
    192 10 INCIDENT IN PERAK. Dr king the Easter holidays, says the Perak Pioneer Mr. Eric Maxwell s pack of dogs, while hunting a sambur, had the misfortune to run into a tiger, which killed the three leading dogs within a few seconds. Mr. George Maxwell, who was
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    POST OFFICE AND PUBLIC.
    281 10 The secretary of the Nottinghamshire and Midland Merchants’ and Traders’ Association has received the following letter from Sir George Murray, Secretary to the Post Office, under date March 18th The Post-master-General directs me to thank you for your letter of the 12th inst., conveying a resolution
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    The Royal Visit.
    922 10 STRICTLY UNOFFICIAL PROGRAMME. The following schedule of arrangements to be observed on the occasion of the visit to Singapore of Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York, is strictly unofficial, and iR submitted to be followed or otherwise at the discretion of the
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    A PREMATURE EPITAPH.
    284 10 At Westminster Police Court, recently, Arthur Goodson, an of the Lambeth Water Company, was summoned by his wife, Agnes, for maintenance on the ground of desertion. Mr. Francis, who prosecuted, said that the parties had been married a little over six years and the complainant had two
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    SALE OF TOWN PROPERTIES.
    223 10 At Powell and Co.’s sale-room, yesterday, the following proparties were disposed of. The buyers were principally Chinese, and the prices realized are considered very good kkxo Hi'ow HTiiKKT (999 years’leases). No. 11 area 1,347 sq. ft. Price $4,2<K). 12 774 3.200. 13 771 3,100. 14 1.401
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    FRIDAY, 19TH APRIL.
    608 10 The greater portion of the last German loan is reported to have been underwritten in France. The race-course will be open for training at 5.1i0 a m. from the 20th inst., instead of 5.45 a.m. as hereto fore. H. H. the Sultan of Johore left by the
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    A NEW MAHDI.
    133 10 According to lteuter, a Mahomedan Mahdi proclaimed himself recently at Mengo. His name is Muludzi. He is a native of Uganda and is middle-aged, wearing a long beard and having an impressive presence. He was principal Islam ic teacher to the former Uganda Mahomedan King, and is
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    COLOURS OF THE DUKE OF CORNWALL.
    198 10 Thk Melbourne A,gu* sav.wT uncertainty which has been Vl, the colours of His Royal Hiel.n.** Duke of Cornwall and Y or i tb surprising, seeing that the m L. Uot was only settled on ll<;r .r„ Ue l, a last, Sir Frederick S»r g
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    THE ANGLO-RUSSIAN CRISIS.
    229 10 REPORTED RUSSIAN DEMAND Fok APo AND nUITISH REFUSAL. Telroraphing on the 20th ult m< the Tientsin correspondent of the Y York Herald stated that it had tram' pired that, at the moment of Field-Mar shal von Waldersee’s arrival eL Wogack, acting 011 instructions from the Russian Government,
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    PENANG VOLUNTEER CONTINGENT.
    306 10 Alt RIVAL THIS MORNING. The contingent of Penang olun r who are to represent Penang at Singapore during the visit of the Duke am Duchess of Cornwall and York, arrive this morning in the B. I. steamer LMula which went alongside ti* Tanjong Pagar wharf at 745
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    ANGLO-FRENCH MARRIAGES.
    108 11 v> 10 ENGLISHWOMAN. 4 '•'T Civil Chamher lias «i*en action brought by a .ija&'r. \1 Ceorges Roussel, to >"•' ;fl1 ’rri'i"* ‘l^ lared nul1 and ,v'i-\ m in Kndish lady, a widow :ta Harrison, who had ..,-retarv. Reuters Paris 1 „t telegraphs: The marn;:l'n,,.a e at St. Matthew’s
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      A CURE FOR INSOMNIA.
      132 11 o THR STRAITS TIMES. c. reference to the discovery for sea sickness, by r e i one eye, which I ,*r to he proved as an r, !v. re iv 1 bring to the the public. through the vo i t e**ined journal, a n,')«r r
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    THE ROYAL VISIT.
    473 11 hi- been arranged that Pilot ri.; will take charge of H.M.S. Ophtr jTnnnu tar alongside the wharf early a Sunday morning. Pilot Snow will nr*: in H M S. St. George, and Pilot l\V>L H MS JiJIlit. luvmderntood that the Ophir will :<> sirjir.it to No. S
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    H. M. SHIPS IN PORT.
    119 11 The following are the officers of the gunboat Linnet now in port:— Commander William W. Smythe Lieutenant Henry E. fffiarp Walter 8. Gillett Evelyn C. H. Stuart A in^, r ge ym 'V. Roome Surgeon Ttaos. C. Meikle, m.a., m.b. Gunner Frank C. Marston Art.
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    THE PRESENTATION OF ADDRESSES ON MONDAY NEXT.
    465 11 Thi: following is a list of the representative bodies who have prepared the eleven addresses to be presented to His Royal Highness the Duke of Cornwall and York in the Town Hall, on Monday morning next. The addresses themselves will be published later:
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    SOAP TREES.
    92 11 There are several trees and plants in the world whose berries, juice, oc bark are as good for washing purpost s as soap. In the West Indian Islands and in South America there grows a tr<-e whose fruit makes an excellent lather, and is used for washing clothes.
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    FEATS OF STRENGTH.
    750 11 Feats of great strength have at all times excited great interest, and the more extraordinary examples have been deemed worthy of record by historians and chroniclers. Some of these recorded feats are so very extraordinary that somewhat more than a grain of salt is required to swallow
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    THE KING'S CLUB.
    1084 11 SOME PARTICULARS ABOUT THE BXCLU8IVK 4 MARLBOROUGH Now that His Majesty’s connection with the London clubs has become less intimate, it may be of interest to record some facts and incidents which, in the old day 8, could scarcely have been published with the same propriety. The
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    S.V.R. ORDERS.
    247 11 Ituties:- -O. O. for the enduing week, 2nd Lieut. Pritchard. N. O. O. enduing week “A/’ Coy. Cpl. 8eli»; “B." Coy. Cpl. Hinclerer. Fa rad*'B: —Wednesday 24th 0.10 pm, Company Drill, plain clothes. Thursday 2oth, .Vlo p m, Commandant’s inspection. Drill Order. Satie* The times of the S.V.R
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    THE RUSSIAN STUDENT RIOTS.
    330 11 A PROTEST FROM AUTHORS. Forty-live Russian authors have signed the following protest in regard to the recent disturbances:— We, the undersigned Russian men of letters, deprived of the possibility of freely expressing our ideas on the needs of our poor Fatherland, prevented by the censorship from
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    CHINA NEWS.
    778 12 THE RUSSIAN ADVANCE. In an official note from the Russian lluverninent to the Government of the United States, Russia states that she has always considered Manchuria an integral part of China, that she has not changed her views, and that w hen the situation allows of it she
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    SATURDAY, 20TH APRIL.
    212 12 Since the capture of Aguinaldo there has been a daily surrender of Filipinos, in batches of from 50 to 100, including numbers of prominent leaders. Among arrivals since yesterday are Mr. Hugh Clifford and the Sultan of Pahang; and the following Malay Chiefs from the Negri Sembilan:
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    ARRIVALS.
    147 12 Capt. Lyons of the Malay States Police, arrived in the I'mawj this morning. The Selangor yacht Etweralda arrived from Klang this morning with H. H. the Sultan of Selangor, H. H. the Rajah Muda of Selangor, and Mr. Eilerton and suite. The F.M S. yacht Miraa arrived from Klang
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    IMPORTANCE OF A CAP.
    196 12 The Kobe Chronicle records a curious incident at the Court there last month. It appears that the Japanese judge presiding ordered a Parsee witness to take off his cap in the Court. Our contemporary points out that, the action of the judge endangered the course of
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    THE FRENCH AT AMOY.
    213 12 The Amoy correspondent of the Hongkong Telegraph has much to say of certain mysterious French proceedings there. On the 3rd instant, the French chartered cable ship Diolibah of Marseilles anchored a few cable lengths south of the terminus of the Eastern Extension Cable station on Kulangsu,
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    Welcome, To T. R. B. the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York.
    169 12 Let the loud cannon roar This day in Singapore, When the Prince comes. He who now comes from far Hurrah, hip hip hurrah, Nothine our joy shall mar. Sound loud the drums! Welcome our Prince beloved. True
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    BY THE WAY.
    1793 12 Oo asioxali.y Providence and my friends are kind and l practically live on the enemy for days; but the terrible thing about, living on the enemy in this country is the glorious certainty that you will over-feed yourself on strange but toothsome dishes that are bad for
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    S. V. A. ORDERS.
    159 12 By Major A. Murray, >. A Dvtie* —O.O. tor the ensuint* Hilton. N. 0. O. for the ensuing woent’p! Wallace. Parade* Sunday, 9.3on.m.,assisl lolinthe Roads on the arriv 1 of the bun-urn’ Duchess of Ccnwail and York. IKKhaki, putties, helmets, and belt', withou' pouches. Monday, 9.30
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    EXPEDITION TO MALAYA.
    200 12 A small zoological expedition,j*:. Nature is starting from for the Malay Peninsula. It cu,] of Mr. N. Annandale, who was a her of the “Skeat” expedition Siamese Malay States m and Mr. H. C. Kobmson. research assistant in the Department of I’niver&ity Liverpool. They intend to a
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    TUESDAY, 23RD APRIL.
    899 14 To-day is St. George’s Day. The Opfur goes from Singapore straight to Melbourne. The French gunboat Arheron arrived from Pulo Way yesterday to represent France here during the Royal Visit. She will return to Saigon. Mr. Treacher, the Acting Resident General of the Native States, has presented
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    SEVEN TIMES A WIDOW.
    312 14 REMARKABLE MATRIMONIAL EXPERIENCES. A woman, who in the district of Waichow, in Canton, says the Hongkong Daily Press is considered a beauty, has in the course of ten years contractec seven marriages. At the age of seventeen she was married to one of the liferati, who
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    St. George's Day, April 23rd.
    112 14 What though thy records, O! our Patron Saint, Be lost in legends hoary Thy nobl* spirit hath defied Time’s taint And lives for England’s glory. A bright exemplar lor each dearest aim And aspiration holy; A type that shall wit a honour crown our name,
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    ARRIVALS BY MAIL.
    89 14 Per P. it O. lialluarat from Bombay Mr. L. I). McKay. From Colombo Messrs. N. R Wickwar, and F. A. Hurley. From London —Gunner Messenger, wife and 3 children, Army Sergt. Haw’kes, and Army Sergt, Vigus. From Marseilles —Mr. and Mrs. Desborough. From Penang—Messrs. J. Armstrong, R.
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    MR. T. D. McKAY.
    180 14 Mu. T. D. McKay, the genial and übiquitous General Passenger Agent ol the San Francisco Overland Koute lias returned to Singapore after an absence of several months. As is very generally known out here, the Overland Route, so called, is a commercial federation of great magnitude,
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    EXECUTION OF BOXERS.
    392 14 THEIR LAST WORDS. Among the anti-foreign leaders whose* heads were asked for by the allies were Duke San, and Yu Hsien, the Governor of Shansi province, who had been guilty of atrocious massacres at Tai-Yuen. A Shanghai paper has received a letter from Shansi, giving particulars about
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    THE TAI-YUEN-FU MARTYRS.
    228 14 News has just come from China giving details of the death of Mrs. Lovitt, who was born in Singapore. Her father, Kevd. Alexander Grant, M. A., was four years in the Presbyterian Mission at Amoy, and afterwards for many years connected with Bethesda here. The Governor, Yii
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    THE POLICE IN 1900.
    665 14 The Police Report for 1900 notes that the opening up of the country districts in Singapore will probibly entail the provision of one or two more police stations in the north-west part, of the Island before loug. There have been demands for police protection in ot
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    WEDNESDAY, 24TH APRIL.
    1598 14 H.M.9. Linnet left westward o.m. yesterday. at 4*. The Italian cruiser i.WUI-ru, lr from Hongkong yesterday afteriio^"" 1 O.NEofthe stokers of H.M.S of dysentery yesterday and was I' o*l 0 1 at sea. 1 4 The Kiuir of Siam is i n in from asthma, lor which
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    THE PENANG VOLUNTEERS.
    93 15 LEFT YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. The Penang Volunteers left in the British India steamer /ainania for Penang yesterday afternoon. There were a number of the officers and men of the Singapore Volunteers down at the wharf to see them off. As the Zo hifiiivt lett the wharf the olunteers
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    DEPARTURES BY MAIL.
    99 15 Per X. D. L. Kiinig Albert lor Genoa— Messrs. J. D. M. de Voogt, Syed Mohamed AI sag oft'. C. Allegii. Pedro Robledo, Juies Thiemonge, C. W’issel Rost, l). Pool, C. L. P. Metelerkamp, Mrs. S. Kat z. Mrs. L. Katz, and Mr. and Mrs. Gelderman. For
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    FOOTBALL.
    308 15 S. C. C. US. H.M.S. ARETHUBA.’* A friendly game between the above teams was played last evening on the Esplanade, before a fair crowd of spectators. A regular gale of wind blew right down the ground from the sea-end and spoiled what otherwise would have been a good game,
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    THE ROYAL VISIT.
    495 15 LETTER OF THANKS FROM THE DUKE CORNWALL AND YORK. We are a*|ed to publish the following letters (government House, Singapore, April 24th, 1901. •Sir, —I am directed to forward to you the enclosed copy of a let ter written to His Excellency by command of His Royal
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    ASSAULT ON SIR A. HAVELOCK.
    220 15 ills FOREARM MHOkKN IN TWO PLACES. Sir Arthur Havelock, *in a letter to a friend in Madr»s, gives the following details of the brutal assault made upon him in Algiers:—“On the dth February, while 1 was walking on the public r ad, in broad daylight,
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    RAUB.
    1484 15 PROGRESS REPORT. The Manager’s Report on t.he mines of the Australian Gold Mining Syndicate at Raub to 18th instant runs as follows: MINING. Bukit Jtllig }Jirif —The 160' south level has been driven 20' more making it now 20b' from the east crosscut. The reef in this drive is
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    THURSDAY, 25TH APRIL.
    387 15 The French gunboat Acheron left for Saigon at 5.45 p.m. yesterday. 4 H. M. Aarora and Artthiwi left for Hongkong at 10 ;;0 this morning. 4 Mk. Williams, the new Assistant Municipal Engineer, is expected from home on Monday next. Among the arrivals per J’reussen, this morning,
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    ARRIVALS BY MAIL.
    79 15 Per X. D. L. from Southampton —Mr. A. McIntyre Glen, Mrs. Ross, Miss Ross, and Miss G Falcke. From Colombo —Mr. Benjamin. From firemen—Mr G. Schwartz. From Antwerp—Mr.J J.Blektnau. From Genoa— Messrs. G. van fyversten, J. T. Weathoir, A. II. Geller, J- Hamilton, P. Grammel, t van
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    U. P. A.
    364 16 T«e United Planters’ Association ot Federated Malaya holds its annual meeting at Kuala Lumpur, on Monday next. The minutes of a meeting of the Association held on the 25th February last have just been published. Among the matters dealt with is the despatch of a trial shipment
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    WAIL OF THE WEARY CITIZEN.
    397 16 Tht' Prince has come ami vanished. Ami the honny Process too. I've had tickets by the dozen For the stands to see the view. As an extra special hobby I have tramped upon my beat My feet, my feet. Oh my poor feet. First there
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    PAHANG CORPORATION.
    85 16 Returns from the Pahang Corporation mines show that at Sungei Lembing, 1,700 tons of stone yielded 37 tons iof tin oxide, with 40 heads of stamps running for 21 days at an outlay of $20,750. At Jeram Batang, it cost $9,750 to crush 75CM tons for 10 tons
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    WRECK OF THE “ KARRAKATTA.”
    770 16 WRECK OF THE KARRAKATTA.” FULL DETAILS OF THE DI8ASTER. On April 1th, news was received at Singapore that the West Australian Steam Navigation Co.’s vessel Karrakntia had gone ashore oft Swan Point near King’s Sound, on the West Australian coast. The Karrakatta left Singapore on v*arch 26th for Fremantle. Further
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    WIRE NEWS.
    1260 16 (From Foyers l>y German Mail.) The King at Marlborough House, received some German officers. A! German sergeant of the party was» wearing the new German field equip-1 ment. Lord Roberts and General j Trotter were present. The King was keenly interested in the details, and in the methods
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    EVERY MAN HIS OWN PADEREWSKI.
    305 16 This morning we had an opportunity of hearing a new self-playing piano attachment, in the establishment o’ the Robinson Piano Co., Ltd., and the heading to this paragraph is the result. There are several devices of this kinc on the market at the present moment,
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    PAHANG NEWS.
    876 16 THE PAHA *io imcath-kou Kuala LlpU, April i w A child ot one of the r,. clerks here died a couple of dl"** 1 iroin dysentery and was h„, the office in a small piece f which serves as a sort of i s,! r a W the
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      VOLUNTEERS AS POLICE.
      305 17 I k -,-TOH of- THK STRAITS TIMES.” I certainly a matter of conI r 1 1 ri'o Colony that it can I. V ,j having a Volunteer Rifle I *'X >,.!»: teaching those who have l< jpline and all the rest I''- 1 lr( ,idiei.it would he
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    REDJANG LEBONG
    306 17 Thl Adminis7 rator writes to t ilirir; ,r>, from Lebong Donok, doth Mart.h. a» fallows the iast three weeks we -we had heavy rains here and the •wna! ‘-••aking has brought down 4 landslip. This began nearly twt high on the bill, brought i.mhoU uf tons of debris
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    VESSELS ADVERTISED TO SAIL.
    62 17 1'W.n VfcKTISK1 > TO SAID. I Vil i) VU V 0 ,ts? G. van Hylandt. on j, H'u, D;u*nii«?|g I April k,, Lalcutts, Landnura on I Hous, *d <v t o. iV"'"."m-JIiih via ports, Van in AP" 1 DaendeU. f If? 4 s n<M,ueA Pr> 1
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    FRIDAY, 26TH APRIL.
    1115 17 The Straits Settlements Civil Service List for 1901 has ju*t been published. Nothing is known at Simla regarding the suggested King’s Body Guard of Indian native troops. The death is announced, at Dublin, of James Stephens, at one time a prominent Fenian ieader. Thk installation of electric
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    “ OF SUCH.”
    74 17 OF SUCH.” Thkke was a domestic announcement in one of the Calcutta papers the other day which, slightly changed, reads somewhat as follows: DEATH. Blank.— At Calcutta, on the —instant. Blank Blank ot the Calcutta Police. Of such is the Kingdom of Heaven." We never knew uutil this that the
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    FRENCH INDO-CHINA.
    139 17 M. Francois, the French ConsulGeneral in Yunnan, who withdrew from there on Boxer troubles breaking out in that province and went to France, has returned to Tonquin. There, by last advices, he was preparing to return to Yunnansen, the capital of Yunnan, to resume duty as soon as
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    THE P.& O. “SOBRAON,” WRECKED ON THE VOYAGE FROM SHANGHAI. PASSENGERS, CREW, AND MAILS SAVED.
    458 17 THE SHIP PHOBABLY A TOTAL WRECK. The following letter has been received at this office addressed to the editor:— P. O. Office, April 26th. Dear Sir, —It is with much regret that I have to
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    THE SINGAPORE VOLUNTEERS.
    137 17 The S. V. R. were drilled on the Esplanade yesterday afternoon. At the conclusion of the parade, which was largely attended, Major the Hon. A. Murray, Commandant, S. V. C., addressed the men, and after speaking to them about the necessity of all of them turning up
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    THE VICTORIA CROSS.
    128 17 A M AGER8F0NTEIN HERO. The London Gazette states that the King has been graciously pleased to signify his intention to confer the decoration of the Victoria Cross on the undermentioned officer, whose claims have been submitted for His Majesty's approval, for his conspicuous bravery in South Africa,
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    THE BOAT RACE.
    798 17 The Oxford and Cambridge boat race was rowed on the morning of the 30th March in bitterly cold and windy weather. The Cantabs, as winners of the toss, naturally chose the Surrey Station, which gave them an immense advantage, as affording shelter throughout the early stages of
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      RAFFLES SCHOOL SALARIES.
      1155 18 TO THE EDITOR OF THE STRAITS T IME8.” Sir, Your correspondent Whited Sepulchre deserves well of the British community in the Straits Settlements for bringing prominently under their notice another of the many incongruities which appear almost inseparably bound up with British Government, whether carried on in
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    THE CONVENT PUPILS’ ADDRESS TO THE DUCHESS OF CORNWALL AND YORK.
    168 18 We give below the address presented to the Duchess of Cornwall and York in the children’s enclosure on Monday afternoon last. Little Miss Clare Lloyd presented the address, which was from the pupils of the Convent, and was a
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    THE KORAT RAILWAY.
    259 18 ARBITRATION AtiAINST SIAM. The final award in the arbitration case, I which resulted from the Siamese Govi ernment forcibly terminating Mr. Murray Campbell’s contract to construct the Korat Railway, is out at last. Siam has to pay some JC 160,000 or roughly ticals 3,0()0,000, and costs. Mr.
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    NETHERLANDS INDIA.
    1075 18 SINGAPORE TRADE. Mr. Reelfs, the Netherlands ConsulGeneral here, has brougdt out a report on the trade of Singapore in 1899. He remarks that the trade between the latter and Netherlands India is mostly in the hands of Chinese. The latter also mainly carry on the trade in Netherlands
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    BIRTHS AND DEATHS IN 1900.
    359 18 The annual report on the registration of births in the Straits Settlements for 1900 has been published. It shows that the total number of births registered during 1900 was 14,814, and is equal to a crude birth-rate of 23 99 per thousand of the population,
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    PASSENGER LIST.
    661 18 ARRIVALS. Per s. 8. A. A pear from Hongkong— Misses Kelly, Mr. Kelly. Mr. P. Nicolai, Mr. Pister, Mr. Kets, Mr. Dulien. Mr Peterson, Mr. Englel>os«»h, and Mr. Sehoo* venherg. P«r s. s. Opkir from Palcmbnng—Messrs. J. Anderson, sieva. aud Dylan. Per s s. H. W. Hin from
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      SHIPPING IN PORT.
      189 18 Under this headingthe following tions are used: —str. —steamer sb 1 5 bq.—barque; sch. —schooner; Yet.— u- r Cru. Cruiser; Gbt.— Gunboat TorTorpedo H.p.— Horse-power; "r.> British U. 8.—United States: r French Ger.—German Dut.- 1 Joh.—Jobore: Ac, Ocargo d.p.—deck passengers: u. tain*: T. 'P. W.-Tanjong Paav T.
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      TRADING VESSELS &C.
      1273 18 i nm Arrivais Since Noon of t! Hon Whatt Soon Brit. str. t0 p Rowse, 25th Ap». From 1>nnt,a For p/Apl. G.c.. and 2* d.p. Ban Senii tianak. 2~th —Rds. Piero. Brit. str. 1*6 tons, >‘P T f, 25th Apl. From KelantRn.-J:'n<i I and 4H d.p. Tan
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      VESSELS EXPECTED.
      559 19 Same, port probable date of arrival and name of agent*. Steamer*. j Achilles, Liverpool, May 7; Mansfield. I A game noon. China, May 6; Mansfield. Ajax, China, May 5; Mansfield. Annam. Colombo, June 8; M. Mari times. An tenor, China, Slav 19; Mansfield Ascania, Hongkong, May 3; Behn
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      ARRIVALS.
      1714 19 m y Flag j j i 5 Vessel’sName A I Tons. Captain From Hailed. Consignees. JL i l I Apl 16 Kamakura Maru Jap str.j 3796 PeterseD London Mar 16 P. Simons and Co. 16 j Masconomo Brit str.' 2738 Townley 'New York Feb 26 Standard Oil Co. 17
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      CLEARANCES.
      940 20 Uaik. Vehsbl's Namk Flag Rio j Captain Destination i I Apl 17 Kian Ann i Brit atr. j Hunter Djambie 17 Wilhelm atr. Kichter Macassar via ports 17 Malacca i sir. Ualv Telok Anson via port3 17 Sultan i str. i Hendry Muar and Malacca 17 Masconomo str. Townley
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      ANJER.
      80 20 PASSED SUNDA STRAITS OR ARRIVED FOR ORDERS. LAG i i j C C„,„. IW j»2S.. *r' jwrw. jsssr b b.ir. i^ri Ph'T Swan River H<^k^ g j .a5 war8 h°el>e Addington England 8 8 *S lrMloro Llketneier j Botterdan Batavia |Hfc Lycett Amstordam Batavia HI iSS 8 H»ni» Peschea
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