The Straits Budget, 8 June 1901

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    120 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE “STRAITS TIMES.” Tne Straits T,m r I. widely read throughout Asia generally. It circulates in Singapore and Penang, throughout e Protected States of the Malay Peninsula, in Siam, Borneo, the Netherlands Indies, the Philippines, and French Indo-China. U.MMIKD OVER HALE A
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  • The Straits Budget. SATURDAY, 8TH JUNE. DOMESTIC OCCIRRENCES.
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      BIRTH.
      17 1 o\ luae. 1901, at Burn brae, <t j\r Road, the wife of Willy <• n. t daughter.
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    TABLE OF CONTENTS.
    314 1 \KI1‘LKS. -i‘1 ltoseugnrs. !tnlpin:iiiy. B i' Ltkwhip-. Bv. I" -*orK in Malay*. B'-tj’iq** Re»tricti;*ii*. B l a»U‘ Evils. K -r. vn Enterprise. B* +ri LipOl iliKMlt. B‘ v 'juotHtionB’ 4 'M N'-*vs. List. ■VvNk iV HoLLerv. B* .V*c:<leut. B Market. ril > Prosecutions. B;. 1 ’.",v. m.c.
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    COMMERCIAL.
    582 1 SINGAPORE, STH JUNG, 1991. PRODUCE. Garni »ier buyei*s 8 9.125 Oupra Bali 7.85 do Pontimak 7.05 Popper, Black 28.70 do White, (5%) 46 00 Sago Flour Sarawak 3.10 do Brunei No. 1 2.70 Pearl Pago 3.60 Coffee, Bali, 15% basis 22a 0 Coffee, Palcrnbang. 15% basi« 26.00 Coffee, Liberian
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    SUMMARY OF THE WEEK.
    450 1 Thk mail for Europe, this week, leaves by the M. M. haos. The mail for Europe next week leaves by the P. <k O. Coromandel. The German mail for Europe by the closed on Monday. The mail from Europe of the 10th May by the Chusnn
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  • SPECIALS TELEGRAMS TO THE “STRAITS TIMES.”
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      CHINA.
      41 1 GERMAN BATTLES HIPS TO START FOR EC ROPE. Ifomjkoilfj, ii)ih May. Clie German battleships start home, from Woosung, on Sunday next. THE “M l NCTIEN.” The tulvod X D. L. steamer ,Muncken has arrived at Hongkong, towed by the Xatnna.
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      GOOD OLD COURT!
      34 1 IfwgL’ovg, May :\\nt. The tribute rice for the Imperial Court is now going to Peking via Tientsin. It is believed that this Indicates the early return of the Court to Peking.
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      PLAGUE RAGING.
      65 1 MOKE CASES AT HONGKONG Plague is raging at Canton and Hongkong. Yesterday there were 4M ease* of plague at Hongkong, including Mrs. Willoughby, of the Cosmopolitan Dock, and Mr. Harry Faunch, manager ol the Praya East Hotel. 'The plague at Hongkong appears, from reports to hand, to be
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      PLAGUE AT HONGKONG.
      19 1 Hougkot »</, Isf June. Mr. H. Faunch, manager of the Praya East Hotel, has died of plague.
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      THE RETURN OF COURT WALDERSEE.
      48 1 SAILS Foil El?KOBE ON THE loTH INST., VIA JAPAN. Count Waldersee’s staff id disbanded. Count Waldersee leaves China, immediately, for Japan, in the //erf/we. He starts from Nagasaki for Europe, about the loth inst., in the Gem, going via Batavia and the Seychelles.
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      WALDERSEE.
      64 1 Hongkong, June iWCount Waldersee left Peking this morning for Japan, en route to Europe. At Peking on Saturday, a farewell dinner was given to the General at the Winter Palace. On Sunday (yesterday) a tiffin was given to him at the Japanese Legation, and in the evening a dinner
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      TELEGAPHIC INTERCOURSE BETWEEN CHINA AND BERLIN.
      28 1 ffoay[,'//< if, Jane (ifit. (liecetved s.in p.ia. yesterday.) Germany has now restored freedom of telegraphic intercourse with the Chinese Minister at Berlin.
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      FORBIDDEN CITY ON FIRE. IMPERIAL ARCHIVES AND LIBRARY SUPPOSED TO BE LOST.
      108 1 NO LOOTING ALLOWED. Ou Tuesday night, during a thunder* storm at Peking, the western portion of the Forbidden City was fired, probably by lightning. Despite the rain, thediespread rapidly destroying numerous buildings, including the Waying Hall, which is
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  • REUTER’S TELEGRAMS.
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      80 1 .f ec i»ric<* of the S>rait* Time or The post free price budget is $2O a year, or 40- I/V f irv to subscribe for a year .(i for shorter pei io* s are :r*j*oition.ite rate of price as I s i,. Kndu trail be sent to moot ».r> from
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    44 1 DKA Ills. 'i Mav, at Donneybrook, if Kathleen Alice, the infant Mi:s. .1. t«. BucKitrYSEN, aged h (Love Terrace, Aberdeen, a. on th-* 2nd instant. Ito BSRT r M-rriiant. Deeply regretted. On the 2!*t May, 1001. at u'i!. S\mi*kl Robert Groom .'i •:<!> iVmpie BamMer-at-Law.
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    COAL AND PASSENGERS.
    1050 2 (Strait# Time.*, 3K)th May.) Apropos of coal and the coal tax. I what i9 going to bo done by the I Conference Companies about that I 10 per cent increase on passenger I rates which was indicted upon I the travelling public some months ago, allegedly „n
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    THE CHINA INDEMNITY.
    460 2 (Str.r 7s Tout'*, BO/A .1 [ay) Jn another viixii wi'i he found an outline or the fiscal schemes put forth by tlie Korcigu Minis:, rs at Peking for raising the in lent nit*/ demanded from China. Tlies«S'r!iii;ii rest upon insoili* JICHv. !!»t h 130 •to scantiness of
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    GREAT STRIKE.
    547 2 (•Slrmls Timet, :iu .1/, mat. in.lu c_•» ■A gloat industrial .trite i commenced in America, and Canada and Mexico, as l nited States. A special d*J v ceived by a Hoi,cko., prtDer announced that 50,00o ma-hin,,. men ol allied trader had C0IltJ and thom-h ,i )is Ml 10t
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    MALAYA CLERKSHIPS.
    962 3 ll TU»'*, :ird 1 v Tito", -M I years bark a number of I the employ of tbe (JuvwrnI Federated Malay States I t.-'erlv complaining of the in vogue in their m'" U '.L. gist of their grievance "on the assertion that, uj .jjjrf by favour. lo I
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    OVERWORK IN MALAYS.
    501 3 {Stfnits 'limes, IWd Juiie.) AfKoros of the above, it may be added that, though various complaints have from time to time emanated from the subordinate clerical stafV, whose alleged wrongs have now been adjusted,habitual overwork has never been publicly set forth as one of its grievances. In
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    QUARANTINE RESTRICTIONS.
    845 3 (Strutts l I'm*?, (yth Juve.) No one will cavil at Government for taking the most rigid precautions for preventing the spread of plague or its reintroduction to this Settlement; but under the existing regulations it appears that some of the precautions in vogue are calculated to irritate and
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    CATTLE TRADE EVILS.
    478 3 (Straits Times ftth Jane.) Every evidence of good intent is demonstrated in the context of the new Government Bill, introduced by the Acting Attorney-General at last Tuesday’s meeting of the Legislative Council, for suppressing the horrible cruelty to animals that is known to prevail on some of
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    AMERICAN ENTERPRISE.
    772 3 Times, 7th June.) The American industrial invasion of England is only in its infancy, but it must be admitted that it. is a lusty infant from the outset. Mr. —or, as he is called in Chicago—Colonel Yerkes first opened the eyes of the British metropolis to American methods
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    BERI-BERI EXPERIMENTING.
    5595 3 (Straits Times 7th Jane.) After years of protestations and correspondence between the authorities of the Tan Tock Seng Hospital and the Government, on the subject of the spread of beri-beri among the patiouts in the Hospital, the matter was finally referred to the Secretary of State for the
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    THURSDAY, 30TH MAY.
    730 5 Kino Edward was to present new colours to the Scots liuards on the 1th inst. l <♦ s Mk. Leon Dossogne, the new Belgian Charge <1*Affaires for Siam, has arrived j at Bangkok hy the Karat. This gentle- man has been for several years ConsulCeneral for Belgium
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    THE “SOBRAON.”
    73 5 At Messrs. Hughes Hough’s Rooms, Hongkong, oil the 22nd inst., the steamer tiubr<xot t, stranded at Tung Ying Island, was put' up at. public auction. The bidding commenced at #2,500, and mounted by degrees to #7,500. Xo ulvance on this being offered, the steamer was withdrawn. Lot 2,
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    DEATH OF A CAMBRIDGE DON.
    171 5 A well-known Cambridge don. Dr Perkins, was on Tuesday found with the roof of his head blown away, at East Hatley, a small village some 11 miles from Cambridge where he has looked after some land belonging to his college The doctor was fully dressed,
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    SAD BOATING ACCIDENT.
    181 5 DEATH OF A JAPANKSE MIDDY.” Yesterday morning a number of midshipmen belonging to the Imperial Japanese training cruiser HastMtie »vore mailing in a pinnace in the harbour when a sad accident occurred which resulted in the death of one of their member. The middies were returning to
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    FOOTBALL.
    108 5 Liverpool have carried off the championship of the First League Division, with 45 points, Sunderland being the runners up with 44 points. Preston North end, one of the most famous clubs of former days, and West Bromwich Albion occupy the two bottom positions. The test matches having now been
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    A PROFESSOR OF TACTICS ON THE ARMY.
    219 5 Major J. E. Caunter, Lancashire Fusiliers, Professor of Tactics at Sandhurst, has given his experiences of the operations in the Free State up to the 13th March, 1900, acquired during the time he acted as I) A.A G. of the oth Division. He
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    UNREST IN YUNNAN.
    199 5 A missionary correspondent wrote from Chungking to the X ~C. Daily XVcv on the 17th April:—There ha.-* been such unrest throughout the Province that at one time the situation in Tal»fu was critical. Orders came for General Feng to proceed to Hsian. The soldiers were oil the
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    THE MELBOURNE CUP.
    253 5 STAKES INCREASED. A colonial exchange says It is a cheering sign of the times ;o know that the next Melbourne Cup is to be increased from d,000 sovs. to 5,000 sovs. This looks as if there is a chance of working up to the old 10,0«K> sovs.
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    THE BANK ROBBERY.
    50 6 As briefly recorded in our issue of yesterday, a very serious robbery has occurred at the local office of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, a 6um of over mostly in bank notes—having been abstracted from the vaults some time between Saturday afternoon and Tuesday morning last.
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    THE MURDER OF PROF. MENCKE.
    754 6 FURTHER DETAILS. Australian papers contain further i versions of the recent attack on Prof. Mencke’s expedition in the Bismarck Archipelago. One account says The occurrence took place on the Sunday before Easter. The expedition was organised by Mr. Bruno Mencke, a millionaire of Hanover, Germany,
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    NOTES ON SPORT.
    1419 6 BY MAIN MAIN.” Now that each week, some issue of this paper will contain (D.V.) a column devoted to notes on sport, the writer will be glad to receive (addressed to Main Main Straits Times office) any suggestions and items of news relating to any matter which
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    TWO HUNGRY MIDDIES.
    314 6 Ax extraordinary event has occurred I at Ancona in connection with the disI appearance of two midshipmen from I II. M S. Empress of India. On April 123rd, II. M. 8. .Andromeda put into I Ancona, and an officer and four I armed sailors landed. They were
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    THE CHINESE INDEMNITY.
    791 6 i ’l X ASCI A L I? ECOM M E S DAT20 N. The following is a preci< of the report [)f the committee of British, German, French, and Japanese Ministers at Peking regarding the question of the indemnity which was on the 1st ins?, {•resented to
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    FRIDAY, 31ST MAY.
    1237 6 1 rih Pttmuff (la- e i i new premises at fb-nr-C Thk I«tli Ma,i^r~v„. vc:e out route uiunl.in. ,n> .>. r1 UK members of n. lr P' kv 'l.e Batavia. ,;< -n. As tnai iers now -toiul Islands come under July next. 1 I*0I.l.A» n's L:lli| uti:
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    GREAT STRIKES IN AMERICA.
    28 7 to Hongkong, from Vr machinists *i> i are on strike T' Sla tes, Canada, and ,lt,fta, *d a nine hours’ SJ as at present.
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    PRAI-PARIT BUNTAR RAILWAY.
    45 7 'r \j s railway section in the an.i > h ha f ve a large jetty at V‘ in v*. "r* at l >ra started J; iNV u l ie through line to completed by year The traffic at large in all probability.
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    THE SHARE MARKET.
    72 7 Messrs Latham and Mactaggart, in their weekly share report state markets continue very quiet. Jhe issue ol Mr. MacCarthy s report on Kaub somewhat steadied the market and a tan* business ha 3 been done at •V19..X $2O and $2?, .dosing s’eadv at lie lasf rate. leinelongs
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    MANY IRONS IN THE FIRE.
    75 7 l.'dt'in I'tfjineeruij says Mint a Comhas been tunned under the title oi“ India I development, Limired.” with a snare cap:t.*i of half a million pound Sij,ire> and ";r Alexander Mackenzie ns oham.ian. Jue Company/ acajuire certain inter<*si.s in sugar, an undertaking J«j manu'ac!ure rolling-stock, a
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    A PARISLAN FRAUD.
    91 7 Js M’ n.nc I.uidricux. tiie Paris seryani g»r! wholiadbeen erupting needles iioai all parts o- her body, turns ant to be a fraud. It will be mmemhei>sl ihai .-'he aid. in iMcouri'ing lr,r ilu* jdienoineiion. licit si.c had Some years previously swallowed a packet of needles. Ihft
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    A STRANGE FIND.
    122 7 Ti;i: other day Mr. IL B. Aithur, a planter, was inspecting an estate at Kudai. in British North Kornee, when he recognised a Ceara rubber tiv;e apparently growing wild, and tun her search revealed a large number of young trees, probably seedlings oft he ii:st. all jookimr
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    MUNICIPAL MATCHBOXES.
    102 7 Match striking in the entrance hail of the public library at Middlesbrough has become a nuisance, through the consequent disfigurement of the walls The library committee lias grasped the situation, and since the building has been repainted and '.locorated iw«> brass tahlai.s have been fastened to the walls
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    NORTH BORNEO SAGO.
    140 7 At Beaufort in British North Borneo, the Government offer inducements to manufacturers of sago flour to commence operations there. The water i 9 excellent and will, it is said, suffice for all the wants of the future town and should conduce to procure for the Singapore market
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    THE BROMHEAD-MATTHEWS SHOOTING SHIELD.
    128 7 The Penang Volunteer team tired yesterday morning in competition for the Bromhead-Matthews Shield. A wire received in Singapore after tire shooting stated that the Penang men had scored a total of 498, or an average of 83 per man. The Penang team was composed as follows
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    DEPARTURES BY MAIL.
    93 7 er p 0- lif-ignl for London— I ea r Br s' B l Cameron, H. Collins. N. j l> J. Steele, J. Jamieson, G. Uniaeke, E. B. Dawson, Mr. and Mrs. Scatfe, Mr S. Couzens and 4 children, Gunner toakes, Mr. E Jenkins, .Sergt.-Major and Mrs. G.
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    HEIGHT OF A SOLDIER.
    162 7 W ith reference to a statement made by Dep.-Surg.-Gen. \V. Carden Roe to the efleet that greater efficiency in the Army could not be expected if such an obsolete idea as that a man could not be an efficient soldier unless of a certain stature was
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    THE W. C. T. U.
    276 7 The local branch of the \V. C. T. U. held its fourteenth annual public session last night at the Short Street Methodist Episcopal school, with Mrs. Tomlinson in the chair. A very interesting literary and musical programme was rendered, and the address of the evening
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    MINING IN DUTCH BORNEO.
    293 7 B >kxi*vs contribution to the world’s gold supply for some years past has averaged about 5,0000 z. per annum, but recent events have shown that by the judicious outlay of capital and a systematic working of concessions many additional ounces of gold will be added to
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    SHIPBUILDING IN ENGLAND.
    369 7 interesting data from “Lloyd’s REGISTER.” I Ihe returns compiled by 1*Ijyd's {Register ot SI doping show that, I excluding warships, there were 444 vessels of 1 ,.‘40.4,116 tons gross under construction in the United Kingdom i at the close of the quarter ended March 31st. These were
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      THE PROPOSED Y. M. C. A.
      428 7 TO TUG EDI J OK OP THE “STHAIT* TIMES.'* Sir,—It is interesting to read, in your journal, of the hopes and aspirations of one or two enthusiastic young men in respect of tiie establishment of a branch of the Y. M. C. A. here,
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    PAHANG NEWS.
    899 7 Kuala Lipis, 20 Ih May. j THE ASSIZES. I he Judicial Commissioner came over irom Selangor on the 15th, accompanied by Mr. Van GeyzeJ, and disposed of a murder case and a criminal appeal the next day. A Malay named Pek was charged with the murder, in July
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    ACCIDENTS.
    61 8 A la sc ah fell down the hold of the P and O. Bengal yesterday morning. He was removed to the Hospital, and was ♦ound to have sustained a severe fracture «,f the skull. A Chinaman working on board the iHiigtrell yesterday was severely burnt owing to a quantity
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    THE TROUBLE IN COREA.
    307 8 The reported holding of British troops Wei-hai- wei in readiness for proceeding to Chemulpo is connected with tlie difficulties between Mr. MeLeavy Brown, the Commissioner of Customs in Corea and the Government of me latter. It is said that the Corean Government called upon the CommisMoner
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    A NEW FUEL.
    421 8 GAS AT 8 CENTS PER 1.000 FELT A measure promoted by the Mend Gas Company tor supplying a large area in the Midlands with what is known as Mond gas came before a Committee of the House of Commons, presided over by Colonel Welby, M.P., recently. Mr.
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    MALACCA NOTES.
    838 8 Jiy Ot* rOYfespWtdtHi.) Malacca, 29 th May. SE REM BAN r. MALACCA. A cricket and football team from Severn ban have just paid us a visit. They arrived last Friday morning by launch from Port Dickson, but rain prevented a stait before tiffin. Alter a substantial tiffin in
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    STRAITS TRADING COMPANY.
    62 8 It.is reported that the Straits Trading Company are pushing on very fast with their buildings on the land purchased by them at Bagan Luar, Butterworth. Houses, sheds and chimneys are going up in quick succession, and the Company’s smelting works and warehouses there promise to turn out
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    THE INDIAN DHOBI.
    598 8 W hack, whack, gurgle, splash*—the flying twist of wet linen describes a circle like a magnified puggree round a black head, and falls on the jagged glistening locks with as rhythmical a swing as a conduetoi’sj baton. Splash, whack, splash, whack! —both sound and movement fascinating in
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    SATURDAY, 1ST JUNE.
    976 8 Seven banishment orders are notified in yesterday’s Government Gizefte. Yesterday’s Government Gazette contains a despatch from the secretary of State reexaminations i’oi eastern cadetships. The Malay Peninsula Sugar Industry Association,* Penang, is exempted from registration under the Societies Ordinance. The Straits Settlements Government notification, whereby Moultnein was
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    GOLD MEDALS FOR JACK TARS.
    107 8 riHE I.itc-Saviiig Association ci .V k oi k have award* u i;oLi im*dals to Htibort (reotge, able seaman, iI.M.S (.h--lando, and Edward Turner, kudu man, H.M.hi. Centurion, in of their heroism at Taku on June ni'fic iftOo. A Chinese junk riiltd viiii U r tish
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    THE RIM BRAKE.
    177 8 The almost universal adoption «y:■ rim brake lias had the effect <»l nviI ing the number ol tyre repairs t la very considerable extent. I*’*' l I the introduction of the rim brake I was quite a common tiling tow** 1 I outer covers of tyres lacerated
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    FOREST RESERVES.
    179 8 The report on the Forest f the Straits Settlements for l*-'*' 1 by Mr. \V. L. Carter, ns of Land Revenue. It follows: Nottiing that occurred <l,,r was so likely to improve tnei» j; their inspection by Mr. a Inspector-General ot r orC? v i. Forest Service) As
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    SPIRIT FARM PROSECUTIONS.
    824 9 I l\,lice Court <>n to-day, I- hc '.kin.in, I’- H fiaiidari, 1:- r ..„!Hulf-Way House, Middle 1 ur v( by the Opium and B: 1 r through his agent, Mr. uith failing to kecj> a I-. liquor brought inrohis, B V th« £'»rd May r pleaded not
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    SAILOR SUPERSTITION.
    268 9 what's in a name r Thk Daily Chronicle, in a paragraph on the Ik A: >. steamer Sola non, says:— Sailors are superstitious folk, and have implicit faith in the luck of a vesselV name. The Ik Sz liner which was stranded on Tung Ying Island bears an
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    STRAITS TRADING CO.
    337 9 HALF-YEARLY GENERAL YIFETING. An ordinary general meeting of the Straits Trading Co. will be held at 17 Collyer Quay, on Monday, June 10th, at noon, when the accounts and balance sheet for the half year ending March dlst last will be presented. The repott of the directors,
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    NETHERLANDS INDIA.
    850 9 OUTLANDERS IN BORNEO. The Batavia A iciursblad dwells upon the dangers arising from (Jutlanders in Dutch Borneo. That island will soon be connected with Java by cable from BanjertnaMsin on tne south coast. The 61iell Transport and Trading Company, which works petroleum fields at Cotie on the east
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    NAVAL AND MILITARY.
    277 9 Vice-Admiral Sir Cyprian Bridge on May 6th had an audience of llis Majesty upon his appointment as* Commander-in-Chief in China. Sir Cyprian Bridge left England, accompanied by his staff, in the White Star liner Oceanic, from Liverpool, on 8th May. He travels via the Canadian Pacific. A
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      THE PROPOSED Y. M. C. A.
      466 9 TO THE EDITOR OF THE ‘‘STRAITS TIMES.” 8iR, —I was the first to comment in your columns, and by your permission, on the proposal of the Kevd. Mr. Cook to found a Society or Club that would embrace all races, creeds, and colours. You
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    WIRE NEWS.
    816 9 HOME AND COLONIAL. Loud Raglan, in a speech at the United Service Clut*, demurred to the view that compulsion w*s un-English. He said that the time w* uld conceivably come when it would be impossible to pay men what they demanded. He saw no reason for fearing compulsion.
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    CATTLE LEGISLATION.
    182 10 A rill is to be laid before the Legislative Council to enable the Governor in Council to make rules for the regulation of the transit of cattle by sea. It is explained that in February last, there came to the notice of Government complaints relating to the su
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    THE SHAMROCK.
    197 10 ACCIDENT ON HER RACING TRIAL TRIP. The accident reported hy Reuter couple of weeks ago, which so nearl\ caused a national calamity, was not the first of an almost identical nature which befel Sir Thomas Lipton’s America Cup challenger. During her racing trial progress down tin Solent on
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    RECREATION CLUB CONCERT.
    305 10 A very successful and enjoyable concert in aid of the building fund for the extension of the Singapore Recreation Club pavilion was held in the lower room of the Town Hall last night. There was a large and appreciative audience present, and the members ol the S.C
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    BY THE WAY
    1935 10 Quantum mvtatut ab ilia Stnyapura. Since toe home mails have been arriving with accounts of the Royal Visit, I have been- learning new things about Singapore —aye and about history. For instance, in a syndicated London Letter that lias appeared in many Ceylon and Indian papers I
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    PUGILISM IN RANGOON.
    192 10 THE SLAVIN'-MU Al'LIFFE GLOVE FIGHT. The glove fight between MeAuliiTe and Slavin, held under the patronage of the Lieutenant-Governor and General Protheroe, took place at the Jubilee Hall, Rangoon, on the night of the 16th May in the presence of a crammed house. The contest lasted only
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    BOY LOVERS.
    158 10 Before Mr. Smith, two youths, Frederick Catling and Frank Albert Sowden, living at Chelsea, were recently brought up at Westminster on a remand, charged with firing a pistol at Joseph Lee, another young fellow. Lee formerly kept company with a girl, Sandeford, who has transferred her affections recently
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    MONDAY, 3RD JUNE.
    568 10 Du r keo?Cornwali a t i f f;H. ,1 cable-shin It** jerwangie last J esterday, a party r.f men shot three pier 1 The Russian tran H Odessa for Vhdivoy’Tk h on the 7th inst. 14 E arfi that I Mine gun was hr*! early, last night.
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    RAUB.
    66 10 The following iW received from R* u crushing for month of. I St* »ne crushed lfi -<.,/. I Smelted gold obi-lined: V)^| In addition to the a^'T; r: .|W| gold were obtained fr onl 1^*1 of some very low gra<’ s return for the month I gold. This works
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    ARRIVALS BY MAIL.
    45 11 I n Cfr'*an from London I el 1 Smith, and K. Bird. From I |>r. rowan. From BrinI nt W. H. Peck. From PeI Vr Mrs. and Miss Webster, I ir; x Kirle. Hilms, and Mr. I 1 \f's U i2«cy I
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    NATIVE STATES GOSSIP.
    754 11 I Scroti Jain, Juste 14. I /f intide holidays came very j I r spoiled by heavy rain J I ;ir v:gk'*ut the Native States, i I t,ht* of a week. Selangor t I p.. ,1- ,r football by goals to 2. I ,,red one and Cropley
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    POLO CLUB GYMKHANA.
    837 11 A VERY ENJOYABLE AFTERNOON. L’ndkr the auspices of the Polo Club a very successful little gymkhana was held on Saturday afternoon on the grass slopes in front of the mess at Tanglin Barracks. The intention was, as advertised, to hold it on the practice ground at Tyersall,
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    AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH.
    1940 11 OPENING OF THE FEDERAL PARLIAMENT. A SCENE OK SPLENDOUR. The Federal Parliament was opened at Melbourne on the 9th May in the Exhibition Hall amid a scene of splendour. The telegraphic details show that it must have been a magnificent spectacle. The whole of the arrangements seem to
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    THE SWIMMING CLUB.
    146 11 .ACKSON-MII LAR CUP COMPETITION. The first race in the annual competition for this trophy was swum at Tanjong Katong on Sunday, before a large gathering of members and their friends, fully 100 being present. The distance was 100 yards, and the condition were eminently suited to racing—smooth
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    BROMHEAD-MATTHEWS SHIELD.
    279 11 DETAILS OF T1IE PENANG SCORE. The result of the shooting by th« Penang team, which took place on Thursday morning last, for the Brom-head-Macthews Shield was as follows Sergt. Neubronner. 2 X) yards 5 5 4 5 4 4 5, total -H/ 6 0 5 5 4 5
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    LONDON DAY AND NIGHT.
    1333 12 There be rats, and rats.” Hamlet. I.wdoiij 10 th May. the first sentence on the front ,age of the Referee of Sunday last—- Newmarket is a surprisingly thirsty ulace Well the Referee man must be -wift; for, if he raised a surprising 'hirst, as he explains,
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    SMUGGLING AFFRAY.
    285 12 TWO CHINAMEN SHOT. News has just reached .Singapore that on the of last month while on an inspection trip to the Boerong Islands on the West Coast of Dutch Borneo, Mr. J. Twysel, a Customs ollicer of Sengkawang, caught sight of a Chinese junk or uaiujl:ai>g Hying no
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    TUESDAY, 4TH JUNE.
    985 12 A i ootball match will be played on 1 the Esplanade this evening between the S. C. C. and the Royal Engineers. 1 At the Legislative Council this after- 1 noon, Hon. G. S. Murray took the oaths < of office and allegiance as member of the
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    THE SHANGHAI VOLUNTEERS.
    59 12 Colonel the O'Gorman reports very fully on his inspection of the Shanghai V. C. The Inspecting Officer, in general, praises the Corps, making special mention of all the units (including the German and Japanese Companies) Mention is made of the obsolete 9-pdrs., and Colonel O'Gorman was obliged
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    SPIRIT FARM PROSECUTION.
    138 12 Ar the Police Court this rooming, before Mr. I Brockman, the case of the Spirit Farmer against. Mr. Gosling, Battery Road, was called on. The evidence in the charges, which were failing to keep a proper stock book, making incorrect returns of stock, and removing liquor without
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    REDJANG LEBONG.
    349 12 The directors report: —In consequence of the outbreak of foot-and-mouth 1 disease in the Residency of Benkoelen and in the neighbouring districts of the Residency of Palambang, the transport t difficulties are made much worse, and all available coolies are kept busy to 1 bring food and other
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    DEPARTURES BY MAIL.
    58 12 Bcr N. I). 1.. Messrs Wise. J. Solomon p ,S. A. Hansen, 8. Parry, ami maun. For Hainbun,s. mann, R. Brockinarm v„„ .f iy, H. Sinow, Echels, ami A Colombo—Messrs. \y V Clouston, D Mcl.iver w'T?-"* J. Bailhes, and Dinsniore p, i?’ Messrs. S. Helms, y and
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    SOCIETY DIVORCE CASE.
    133 12 i 10,000 DA MARKS ASAIJcj f Is the Probate and Divo’r, u on May 7th, the trial of a suit ft' brought by Bir rt champ on the ground of tl rhis wile, Lady Violet Proc-ord a daughter of the iatii with Mr. Hugh W ait, fonnJk
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    A BOOM ON WALL STREET.
    185 12 The recent gigantic operatic:.. ail-street, says a recent NVw telegram, put all previous in the shade. A few years ago cb.rt for five million dollars were ke souvenirs. This week cheque-V million dollars were not whoim. whilst those for seven u were so common as
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    FOREIGN TROOPS IN CHINA.
    270 12 DEPARTURE OF THE AMERI'A» The Peking correspondent <»: T r X.-C. Daily New wrote on tl»* MayOn the 5th inst., the Art-K-and Cavalry of the American Conti: left Peking. Early in the morning. departing troops were General Chaffee, who highly t mented the officers and men
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    WELL MERITED PUNISHMENT.
    300 13 threat to kill a *\>L A I’ASSKNOEK. n before Capt. Boldero, 'q.i-ter Attendant, Mr. ILPalmer, l .,-prtior Messrs. Alex. Fox I r a hi nose pu/i p‘ ;.j ♦•xtortion and attempting I > x f.j,,, overboard. Mr. Palmer I morning he went I I the Dutch steamer
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    THE BANVARDS.
    416 13 m h b’anvards played an enBt>y, :r.v piogramme at the Town Wfai. before a fairly large and audience. The perforla;. i;s on Saturday, the opening mi.:-: very good, almost every ■>i:. -::.z encored. The programme i:.n.*-r. -1 with tlie overture, 44 La Bu<Ti .r which was very well
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    TERRIBLE CASE OF AMOK.
    495 13 SIX PERSONS KILLED, SEVEN INJURED. MORNING TRAGEDY IN ARAB STREET. One of the most shocking cases of amok-running that has ever occurred in Singapore took place this morning, when a Malay killed 6 persons, and severely injured 7 others who had to he removed to the
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    THE CHEVALIER GRIMALDI.
    234 13 The many friends of the Chevalier I*\ B. Grimaldi, who ha s been for the last twelve months Italian ConsulGeneral at Singapore, will regret to hear that he has been recalled home, for appointment, we trust, to a better station. The Chevalier has been in his country’s
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    THE ECLIPSE AT PADANG.
    995 13 A SPLENDID SIGHT. Bl T AN ASTRONOMICAL FAILURE. A correspondent who witnessed the eclipse at Padang (west coast of sends us some interesting details ot the event, which, so far as the astronomers stationed there are concerned, was almost a total failure. He thus details tlie
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    SATURDAY'S CRICKET.
    571 13 MR. FORTS XI v. MR. ELLIOTTS XL A beautiful afternoon with the sun shining brightly but the wicket heavy were the conditions under which this match was played on Saturday. The first named team ought to have scored a victory hut threw their chances away by scoring too
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    ADVANCE MAIL NEWS.
    1058 13 London, 11 th J [ty. THE 8UPPKE8SIOX OF THE “IRISH PEOPLE.” 1 he entire edition of the Irish }*>'op1e, the organ of the Cnited Irish League, has been seized for having published reflections on King Edward. [The Irish People is published in Dublin every Saturday, and circulated
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    THE UNLUCKY “SOBRAON.”
    438 14 Arnold of tiie ill lurk that is said to have attached to .Sobraon as a ship’s name, Capt. J. A. Elmslie, writes to the Daily Chronicle —The Sobraon sailing ship of over 2,200 tons register, built by Messrs. Hall, of Aberdeen, and put alloat early in 1866,
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    FATAL GLOVE FIGHT SEQUEL.
    103 14 It is announced that Jack” Roberts, ot I)ru» v-lane, the Ust. champion boxer ot the world, lias definitely retired from tin? ring- At the National Sporting Club on the night ot' April 22nd, Roberts was engaged to fight Billy Smith, of America, tor £450, the best
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    WEDNESDAY, 5TH JUNE.
    1524 14 The gunboat 7,^/ref, formerly attached to the Australian Squadron, has left Hongkong to relieve the Pigmy here. Lloyd’s reports that the vessel Aseauia is ashore at Periin. Eight feet of water are reported to he in tlie fore hold. The Banvards played at the Town Hall last
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    ATTEMPTED PROSECUTION OF A SCHOOLMASTER.
    220 14 A burgher boy named Erie Marshall, recently went to the Colombo Police Court and tendered a plaint charging the Rev. Father J. M. Lanigan, of St. Joseph's College, with assaulting him. It seems that the Rev. Father objected to a sentence in the boy s
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    NAVIGATING THE SHANGHAI RIVER.
    263 14 Smiting men will read with interest the announcement in the (kl'ixitrUarhc Lloyd that a Committee of the Diplomatic Corps, consisting of the representatives of Germany, England, France, and the 1 nitedStates, had been ippomted to consider the questions of the navigat ion of the Whangpoo River.
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    A SILLY YARN EXPOSED.
    299 14 America (says the London Morning I. may produce its millionaires, its Vine me 1, and its vivacious women, hut it is nut altogether without its mugs," as stupid persons are called in slang. One special breed winch is very common in the States is the unfortunate
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    THE FORESTS OF MALAYA.
    169 14 GOVERNVENT SK, IV| /"“EST OH, tEll A L-oi ncil Government is m !tUay W| secure Muahlied F uren i India lur the Colour !r' '*'< i-. Malaya. Mr. Hill H Imlia, who had lorests of the Colony and m"," 1 recommended the such otiicers. To csrrv
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    A STRANGE STORY.
    217 14 SHII'.S COOK H KINGS A ‘Hu -t or RKsI KMNT AGAINST Tin; r A :AjV Yesterday, a warrant was o Vain_. bv Louis IWliacq, tliec<Hikof tl,e .l udienufj' against (?apt. IVaj. master ol Lie vessel for wrongful si rain t, ori bo.nd tin* steamer on > C
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    TANJONG PAGAR DOCK CO.
    328 14 LfcAsL TK‘»*Td.U WITH (lOVm'it.V. Kl HTHEK coirespoiid«;ii«:e e a posed lease of sea-bed land uii i ‘i I'agar to the Tanjoiig Pagarb'ikt paiiV was laid before Legidativtd yesterday. Tlie company, in lroin Govei indent a lease «*1 «*eit;«iii: shore oil Tanjoiig I'agar aiGa rto adjacent loreshore
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    PAHANG NEWS.
    238 15 A Ml". :Mh lUI T 3Y>DILATE. ‘“Vformed Luit .Syndicate, 0 :t %lted in London by Cap- 15 (J explore the Luit division out engineers from Trar: prospecting and boring j. Me-Hs. Vonng and y lie t.i af „j are now in the Luit ::i Mj P* Lra v,^i0
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    FOOTBALL.
    343 15 h. s. C. iiad as their opponents :i ti:e Esplanade the K.E., vo tl.eii first appearance t V! ib supporters were in ."-l it Ho.’t *1 show ?iieir r*»>>//• *:«/> v .mid make against tlie > .-ihiv were soon set at rest t fairly one-sided (j a» i m
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
    129 15 The links were very dillicult after the heavy rain on Friday, and high scores were handed in for the medal, which was won by Mr. J. H. Robertson with 40-1-48 94—6 88, a good score under the circumstances. The following banded in cards: .1. H. Robertson 404-4*
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    NEW O.S. S. CO.'S STEAMER.
    299 15 The s.s. Peleus has undergone her speeu trials. This vessel was built and engined by Workman, Clark it Co. Ltd., to the order of Mr. Alfred II olt, Liveipool, and is the tenth steame that this tirm have built fui the sanier owner. Her principal
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    GENERAL SHIPPING NEWS.
    381 15 It is understood from Berlin ami Genoa that, the Italian Steam Navigation Company's s.s. La Veloce, has been bought up by the Navigazione Generate Italian.! (Klorie Rubattino) Seven steaineis, ranging from 4,000 to 10..300 tons capacity, have been ordered to be built for the new line being
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    2271 15 1UESDAY, 4th JUNE. PRESENT. His Honour Sir Frank Athei.stank SWETTENHAM, K.C.M.G., (ACTING GOVERNOR;. Hon. C. W. S. Kyim»ri*sley (Acting Colonial Serrelaryi. i Hon. F. G. Penney (Colonial Treasurer), j Hon. A. Murray (Colonial Engineer). Hon. J. H. Kershaw (Acting AttorneyGeneral). Hon. E. C. H. ilill (Auditor-General). Hon. J.
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    CHAINED TO DIE.
    122 15 MYSTERY or MANY YEARS SOLVED AT LAST. In the town of Poultney, Vermont, the chained skeleton of a young woman has been found in the cellar of an old house, long deserted, where a brick pit had been constructed, holding an iron post, to which was fastened
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    THURSDAY, 6TH JUNE.
    634 16 The Sarawak races are fixed for the 20th, 22nd, and 24th instant. 0 An export duty of two dollars a ton is now levied on timber in Sarawak. The census returns show that the reputation of Greater London is 4>.’>78,784. The Taiping Volunteer muster is mounting up.
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    QUACKS IN MINING.
    1082 16 Thus the London Mining Journal perhaps the most reliable mining paper, under the above heading The medical profession is not the only one which suffers from the presence of quacks, but unlike the one in which most of our readers are interested—that of th** mining engineer—it is
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    NOTES ON SPORT.
    2526 16 BY MAIN MAIN.” Golf was resumed on Saturday when the monthly medal competition took place and resulted in a win for Mr. J. H. Robertson, score nett 88. Somehow things weren’t quite comme-il-faut and the ground was possibly to blame although one member humorously observed that lie
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    869 17 .,1 fortnigl'tiy mu ting of the \i' Has he*c There w.-re p*t";Vi? \n*hf.nisz (Pu-idf-nt), Mr. (I-tSK), V 1 r <!.hst, Moses, and Evans. -j*’ rkt 5 ?:E®ir NT 3 kkmakks. stated that Mr. J r>; wlv appointed Assistant t r r ivi'i 011 the ;*0 r h of
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    THE AMOK CASE.
    43 17 No more deaths have occurred among ihe persons injured by the amokrunner on Tuesday morning. There are now six persons in hospital, two others having died yesterday, as previously stated. It is expected that those now under treatment will recover.
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    SINGAPORE ROWING CLUB.
    85 17 Ihe races for scratch fours will he held over a half mile course in front oi the Esplanade on Monday and Tuesdax afternoon next Two heats will be rowed, on Monday, at .Yland 5.45 respectively; and the final on Tuesday at 7>i;o. Tin; committee will give a
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    AMOK IN SARAWAK.
    137 17 TdK Sarawak G<c:clic ol‘ the sth instant gives particulars of an amok there on the 24th April at a place called Duiat. A man of the Milano tribe named Samon had separated from his wife, who would not return to him and disputed with him about the
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      THE AMOK RUNNER.
      187 17 TO THE EDITOR OF THE STRAITS TIMES.” £ik, —Kindly allow me, through the medium of your columns, to express a few words in regard to the amok which occurred on Tuesday morning. While every sympathy is shown at present towards the unfortunate victims of this fearful onslaught,
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    VOLODYOVSKI.
    830 17 I THE FAVOURITE, WHO WON THE DERBY. Volodyovski is by Florizel II. out I of La Heine by Itosicrueian, and is an I upstanding dark bay about 16 hands high. With a lengthy frame he lias size, strength and plenty of bone, besides great length from hip to hock
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    SINGAPORE-A BAD EXAMPLE.
    70 17 The Kigali of Sarawak has issued the following notification to the inhabitants of his capital :—Owners and occupiers of land in Kuching are requested to keep, as far as thoy are able to do so, the sensitive plant from growing and spreading. This pernicious weed il allowed
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    THE MURDERS IN NEW GUINEA.
    93 17 The following telegram has been received in Brisbane from Darn island, of! the coast of New Guinea, dated April 28th —The authorities are of opinion ihat the massacre of Rev. James Chalmers, the Rev. Oliver Tomkins, and a number of students is an undoubted iact.
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    NEW YORK TO GIBRALTAR BY BALLON.
    136 17 In Paris there is a plan under consideration for crossing the Atlantic from New York to Gibraltar in a gigantic >a!loon. A distinguished aeronaut, M. »uis Godard, is leading the movement. The distance that would have to be traversed cannot be foretold with exactness,
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    LOSS OF THE “ KARRAKATTA.”
    480 17 LOSS OF THE KARRAKATTA.” CAIT. TAEBOYS, OFFICERS, AND CHEW COMMENDED FOR THEIR EFFORTS. The full text of the finding of the Court of Inquiry which was held at Brooine as tu the wreck of the Karrakatt.a*’ has been received at Fremantle. It reads as follows We find that the s.s.
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    FRIDAY, 7TH JUNE.
    897 17 FRIDAY, 7 TH JUNE. The third-class French Infer net is expected to arrive here shortly on ro»te for Saigon. The Penang Municipality has decided to spend Si* 0,000 on a site and building! for a slaughter-house. Ihe Chinese Protectorate have instituted a charge againt a Chinaman of selling a female
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    S. C. C. ATHLETIC SPORTS.
    98 18 The annual S. C. C. athletic sports gymkhana will take place on Saturday, 13th July, commencing at 3 pm. Entries close at 7 p m. on Saturday, July 6th the entry sheets are now at the Pavilion. There are, in all, ten events, viz:—100 yards
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    RUBBER IN THE PHILIPPINES.
    460 18 ITS FUTURE DEVELOPMENT. A TOUR OF INVESTIGATION IN MALAYA. Dr. P. L. Sherman, b pecial agent of the Forestry Bureau of the Philippines, who left Manila recently on a tour of investigation in the Straits Settlements and Java, and, if necessary, Sumatra, in order to obtain
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    PAHANG CORPORATION.
    90 18 The returns from the Pahang Corporation’s mines for April were as follows: 8UNOEI LEMB1NG. Tons of stone crushed 1,590. Oxide of tin produced 42 tons. 40 heads of stamps ran for 21 days, with working expenses at £20,500. JKKAM BATANG. Tons of stone crushed 863J. Oxide of tin
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    S. C. C. TOURNAMENT.
    117 18 The cricket tournament of the S.C.C. commences to-morrow afternoon with a match between elevens representing Officers of the Regular Army and the SWA. v. Civil Service and Law in the first round. The Officers of the Regular Army and the S.V.A. will be represented by Barkshire,
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    COOK vs. CAPTAIN.
    595 18 On Tuesday morning Louis Bechacq, the cook of the s. s. A uc lunar den, appeared at the Police Court to prosecute Capt. Peate, the master of the vessel, for wrongful restraint on board that steamer. Capt. Peate was arrested on Tuesday evening and was released on
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    WIRE NEWS.
    1813 18 Via Ceylon.) HOME. Mr. Chamberlain on the 25th May entertained Lord Milner at Claridge’s Hotel at luncheon. The guest 9 included the Duke of Cambridge, Lord Salisbury, and other Ministers. Mr. Chamberlain, in toasting Lord Milner, eulogised th# work he had accomplished, and spoke of the greater work
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      SOMNOMANCY.
      309 18 to Tin; r.uiroi: of tuk “strain Si it, —is a surprising fact tta' this 20 ill century people can l>e i who believe that such ped'-rmtr-i the “White Mahatma can futurity. Ollier wise such pcrioru.a.' would not paj. No* I not to such exhibitions, which are an. enough in
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    An Unsentimental Journey.
    1579 19 KUALA KUBU, VIA i I) oTHJiK PLACES, WITH A r V. NOTES BV THE WAV. j,j. KSON TO SEREMBAN. (J ti»e M iUora had safety ...1 within a respectful distance r aforementioned, she was ji v many sampans and a ialter two other lirstr.s plus a Baby,
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    120 MILES AN HOUR.
    120 19 The bill promoted by the Manchester and Liverpool Electric Express Co. for powers to connect Liverpool and Manchester by a mono-rail line has been amended, and will come before a Select Committee of the House of Lords. The bill was thrown out last session, and the
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    S. C. C. LAWN BOWLING TOURNAMENT.
    178 19 WEDNESDAY S PLAY. (l>9tll May.) SINGLE HANDICAP. Baton -p7 beat S Joaquim 4-9,21-14 Freeman4-8 beat H. N. Winter 4-6* 121*13. I Thursday’s play. (30th May.) DOUBLE HANDICAP. tdennie and Carver 4-~ beat Thompson and (’a I dwell -f 8, 21-8. Friday’s play, (:31st May.)
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    PASSENGER LIST.
    458 19 ARRIVALS. Per g. s. S'lpjiho from Klaag via ports I Messrs. Saoder*on, Pool, and Siegfried. Per s. s. Hiroxh'm a Morn from Yo oI hanm—Mr*. Lester, Messrs Richardson, I Moran.and Murchison. Per s. s. H*bf from JX-li— Mr. Leighton. I Per s. 8. Ho mida from Bombay—Messrs. A.
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      142 19 Underttns beading thefollowing abbreviations are used:—stir.—steamer sh.—ship; bq.—barque sch.— schooner; Yet. Yacht; Cro.—Cruiser; Gbt.—Gunboat; Tor. torpedo; H.p.—Horse-power; Brit.— British U. 8. —United States; Fr.— French Ger.— German Dut.— Dutch Joh.—Jobore Ac., G. c., —Generalcam; <Ln.—deck passengers; U.—UncerT. P. W.—Tenjon* Pagar Wharf; Boroeo Wharf; J. W.—Jardinee Wharf r
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      TRADING VESSELS &c.
      884 19 Arrivals Stncb Noon of Yesterday. str. 1,S99 tons, Capt WetterBreen, <th June. From Hamburg, 28th May. G.c. Boustead and Co. For Port Arthur, 7th—W. Benlomond, Brit. sir. 1,75 tons, Captain Hutton, 8th June. From Cebu, 1st June. Hemp. Paterson Simons and Co. For London, 7th—W. Borongan, Spa.
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      ANJER.
      126 20 PASSED SUN DA STRAITS OK ARRIVED FOR ORDERS. rr X) \te He* iute ani> Captain, i- Ship's Name. of .From where Destjn- marks. Rig. Filing. TLf ;i v 20 Dut ss. Prins Hendrik Turiboer Amsterdam Lataiia 2L Am bq Hoili:-wood Knight May 3Treniantlc Hongkong 2*2, Put g.s.Mernpi (Tdema May
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      ARRIVALS.
      1547 20 Ii Vessel’sXame j Tons Captain From Saij.eu. Coneigneks. '•I*. i I 'Pax Bel str 1297 Damster Samarang May -9 Ban Whatt Hin Brit. sti.; 195 Olsen .Kbtug May 2i 8. S ship Coy Ltd. 7,/» Sultan sir.! 102 ’hopard i Malacca May 28 boon Keck Milos Ger sir 1694
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      CLEARANCES.
      863 20 1 >aik. Va.waKj/v Njm» KiioAH.ii CArT%in May 29 Pax 80l str. Damstcr Phan rang :40 Chow Phya Brit etr. Jeliicoe i Malacca and Klarg 80 Sultan str. Chopard Muar and Malacca 8* Bengal PAG etr. Bare ham Bombay 30 Dordogne MM str. Yoneenti Marseilles .30 Sultan van Lnngkat Dut
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