The Straits Budget, 27 June 1901

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    111 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE “STRAITS TIMES.” The Straits Times is widely read throughout Asia generally. It circulates in Singapore and Penang, throughout all the Protected States of the Malay Peninsula, in Siam, Borneo, the Netherlands Indies, the Philippines, and French IndoChina. u HE i» over
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  • The Straits Budget. THURSDAY, 27TH JUNE. DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES
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      BIRTHS.
      29 1 i -At Fonttuiov, Northam Road on 18th June, 1901, the wife of H 1* kifi:, of a son. s inst., the wife of <F. P. <rf a daughter.
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    TABLE OF CONTENTS.
    145 1 Hi. s i ARTICLES. K.- .V* Hebrides. HHuiionaii-* bnuowmeut9. H.N-S r r*end)ii;ut iu 19U0. ■M. lwumer. BAL-r!'.:»n r'apevioriiy. B i Hlauet l^uotnUunp. Ne\v<. Lii»t. Hi •>. r News. Murder in the Hari»our. .Vw Colonial Secretary. Hy t'.f Way. ■aMuk Prosevutiou. FauUtv nt Tanjong Katong. HKinai Fever. Hht:..::gin
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    COMMERCIAL.
    545 1 SlKGArOXE, 27th Jc NS, 1991. VV? o* PRODUCK. Gambier...' 9.<F}. Copra Bali 8.00 do Ponfcbnak 7.25 Topper,.B1a«k. .....buyers 29 00 do White, (5%) 46 00 Sago Flour Sarawak ',*'3. 0 do Brunei No. 1 £70 Pearl Cago..- 8.60 Coffee, Bali,* 16% basin 22 '0 Coffee, Pftlembang. 16% basis..."; 26
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    SUMMARY OF THE WEEK.
    235 1 This: mail for, Europe, this week, leaves by the P. tt O. s.B. ParramatUi The toail* for Europe,, next week, is fixed for the M.M. s. s. Sydney. The mail from Europe of the 31st May, by the M.M. s.s Annum arrived on Tuesday. The mail
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL DR. BROWN PROPOSED AS THE PENANG MEMBER.
    45 1 (Special Telegram to the Straits Timer Penang 25//t June. The Chamber of Commerce proposes to recommend to the Government for nomination Dr. Brown as its representative in the Legislative Council during the absence of Mr. BromheadMatthews.
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  • REUTER’S TELEGRAMS.
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    THE NEW HEBRIDES.
    798 1 j [Straits Times 24 th June.) Ir is very probably to the establishment of the Australian Commonwealth that we are indebted for the little diplomatic trouble which seems to be involved in the New Hebrides question that is brought up in Reuter's despatches to-day. The New Hebrides
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      73 1 ‘free price of the Simit* Time ar or t*/i The post free price Budget is $20 a jw, or40/to subscribe for a year. ..fictions for shorter periods are f proportionate rate of price as B«dg>t can bo sent to meet r, from Europe. I f the n fi the name
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    20 1 DKATH. ivr,/:»nct. Cornwall, on tiie 25th May, Hv kowe, late Government Marine Hv -a St r .its Settlements. Aged 53.
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    MILLIONAIRE ENDOWMENTS.
    711 2 (Straits Times 24f/t June) Mr. Carnegie’s lavish offer to the Universities of hi3 native land is by no means an original benefaction benefactions go in the United States; and, though Scotch by birth and yearning no doubt, the great iron master and economist is withal essentially that most
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    NEGRI SEMBILAN IN 1900.
    1826 2 (Straits Times, 2 bih June) One of the numerous officials who have acted as Resident of Negri Sembilan during the past year or so, has issued a report to one of his seniors, Mr. Hood Treacher, who has been Acting Resident-General, in Sir Frank Swettenham’s place,
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    M. DOUMER.
    555 2 {StniJt Times, 2G1 II, I VKSTKRmv’c I Yksterday’s French mail hJ. I som<s lI »tercstmg gossip re- ar i" so journ at home 0 f thJr Indo-China, and his dreams m tiie tar East. It seem*«« £1 sen-je in ranee has U,„ of a great outburst of ‘W
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    AMERICAN SUPERIORITY.
    1605 3 ..7 a#* J ne > to nersurul to persuade an jrt an American hboiing s more actual physical than does hi* cousin 011 e the Atlantic: but v department of industry s p The extraordinary VfUvncial developemenD u hi or so, however, nave ’attention of the British ewiF'loyersof
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    SATURDAY, 22ND JUNE.
    1272 3 Sergt. Greer has taken up the '.ppvUntrnp.nt of Secretary to the Selangor Ciub. On the 4th May, the date of the last Municipal statistics, there were 0,820 jinrikishas running in Singapore. It is notified that th« ra»e for calculating exchange compensation allowance for the current month is
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    RATS IN A TOOL-BAG.
    85 3 According to an American pap?r, a certain cyclist sought in vain for the sourco of a squeak which annoyed him on his journey. The squeak was petsistent, but not regular, but he coulu not find until he looked for his wrench in the tool hag. There
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    THE NEW COLONIAL SECRETARY.
    77 3 Yesterday’s Government Gazette notifies that His Majesty the .King Emperor has been pleased to appoint the Hon’ble Sir James Alexander Swettenham, k. c. m. g Colonial Secretary, Straits Settlements, to be Governor of the Colony of British Guiana. Sir J. A. Swettenham will be succeeded as
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    MARRIAGE OF MISS E. DE WORMS.
    506 3 At the Bristol Hotel, Colombo, at 6 o’clock on the morning of the 19th June, Mr. Henry Davis, the Manager and Secretary of the Hotel, and Miss Norah Evelyne de Worms were married. The bride was gowned in a dress of silk Chinese crepon
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    BANK OF CHINA AND JAPAN.
    1081 4 An extraordinary general meeting of the Bank of China and Japan (Limited) was held on 30th May, at the Cannonstreet Hotel, lor the purpose of considering the advisability of voluntarily winding up the bank.” Mr. YV. Keswick, M.P. (chairman), presided. The secretary having read the
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    MR. O. MARKS.
    145 4 Singapore and Perak cricketers will be interested to know that in the match, Incogniti v. Crusaders, at Cambridge on the 20th and 21 st ult., Mr Oliver Marks, for the former, made la and 21 in the first and second innings respectively, in the match, Incogniti v.
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    THE PACIFIC CABLE.
    319 4 The contract for the laying oi‘ tbe new Pacific cable, a c announced some time ago, has been given to the Teleerrtnhin (....a Maiutvituuw onipany at the estimated cost of XI,835,000. The tjtal length of the cable, which will only touch English territory, will be 7,936 nautical
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    VESSELS ADVERTISED TO SAIL.
    57 4 Hongkong, Bisagno due 28th June, Bekn I Meyer A Co. 1 Bous°^Tco SW 3 dUe 29th ,uo 22tb 8 direct, Hge Leong on Tuesdays, KUng via ports, Ban Wkatt Bin ever? Fnday, sod Sappho every Saturday, S. a u J®l ak Anson via ports, Penang every
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    RUBBER IN MEXICO.
    150 4 —Home paper. There are wild and cultivated rubber trees now growing in Mexico sufficient to make the country rich, without regard to any other product. Mexican rubber is now worth 80 cts. per lb. gold. A good, healthy, rubber tree will produce from two to four lbs.
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    THE LATE MR. F. J. PARROTT.
    216 4 The Times of India thus refers to the death of Mr. F. J. Parrott, the late General Manager for the East of the Vacuum Oil Co.: —Mr. Parrott arrived in India towards the end of 1893, and took over charge of the Vacuum Oil
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    LORD MILNER OF CAPETOWN.
    439 4 ENTERTAINED IN LONDON. AN IMPOSING GATHERING. Lord Milner, the High Commis- sioncr for South Africa, who arrived in London on the 24th May on a short holiday, was entertained at a private luncheon on the next day hy Mr. I oi.u.nbuUiii, me Secretary of State to
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    THE “PIGMY” CUP.
    69 4 The Captain and officers of H.M.S Pigmy have kindly presented a Cup to be competed for at the coining B. C. C. sports. The Cup will be given for a hurdle race of 120 yards over ten flights of hurdles, provided there are not less than eight
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    A NEW ISLAND.
    85 4 According to the Japan lime a new island has been discovered in t,he Sea of Japan. From a statement appearing in the Nichi Niehi it appears that the island is situated at a point between Ul-long-do Island, off Korea, and the Oki Archipelago, oft'the coasts of the
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    SUPPOSED MURDER IN THE HARBOUR.
    98 4 About 2 o’clock yesterday afternoon, the Marine Police on duty in the harbour saw a sampan drifting about near the Colonial steamer Sea Belle. On examination of the boat the police discovered the dead body of a Chinaman lying in the stern. There was a
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    THE MILK PROSECUTION.
    104 4 Yesterday, we reported that Lee Kiah Soon was brought before Mr. Green by Mr. Allen, the Steward of the General Hospital, for supplying adulterated milk for use in the hospital, and it was stated that at the request ol Mr. Emerson, the counsel for the defendant, that
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    ONE USE FOR COPRA.
    435 4 the manufacture of coconut BUTTER IN GERMANY. i The manufacture of coconut butter is an industry ot some importance in the city ot M-miitndm. The Mannheim factory is said to be the only one of any considerable size in Germany; it has ar» output ol about
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    ADMIRAL HOSKINS.
    99 4 Admiral Sir Air u I death is announced I ret.red from the He first saw active Wrv, “«ei, attack on the forts J*!> .'I H.M.S. Content/ in is j wards encaged at tL’.’“‘Nufl at Anjoxa, M(.7an i 1S-I7; and 1851-52 when hela Sir Harry Smith 1 »1 and
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    SCIENTIFIC ITEMS.
    596 4 k T w E n gran< t,ril ”of £i' 6l I n*' e lts<:1 Biroujh the It of Pans, for an aerial voy a^ fi i Clubhouse round the will remain open f or >X till October tilst. The on the prize money f or i awarded to
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    The Fairy Princess.
    1035 5 I |;v *‘ik\X kechil. I 0 ver the pass was hot I 1 ’V I had been gl ad to reach the I v plurney. When they told I xl was a pool in the river I 1 J tiie iiou-e where one could I !> j
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    THE CHARLTON MURDERS.
    152 5 A REMARKABLE LETTER. A letter has been received at Dover from Quartermaster-sergeant Butler who has been charged with murdering hve of his children at Charlton last month in which the accused says: From the Press reports I have read no motive has yet been assigned, but’ there
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    THE ZUIDER ZEE.
    241 5 1 he Dutch are at last in a fair way to realise the greatest conspiracy in which their race ever engaged. A bill before the States General proposes nothing less than the annexation of a new' province. Its conquest will cover a space of ten years, and
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    GERMAN DECORATIONS.
    262 5 At the head of a long list of honours conferred upon British and Dutch subjects the German official Imperial Gazette published the announcement that the Emperor had conferred the highest Prussian Order, the Black Eagle, upon Field-Marshal Earl Roberts. This distinction was bestowed on the occasion of the
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    BY THE WAY.
    2826 5 I Such a small percentage of the human race is directly interested in the gttsffe, as a house pet or otherwise, that one can scarcely understand the fervour wtth which the home press has taken up the cause of a putatively new species of the quadruped which
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    INTERESTING TO THE S. V. R.
    509 6 TARGET PRACTICE IN THE LYING POSITION One of the most important changes in musketry instruction relates to the e hooting from rests of various descriptions, natural and artilical. Hitherto the idea has been to make men shoot without any aids to aiming, except in
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    THE GERMANS AT SHANGHAI.
    75 6 The Berlin Posij commenting on the surprise expressed by the London journals that 800 German troops aTe remaining in Shanghai, announces setni-ofiici-aily that these troops will remain until the peace negotiations are absolutely settled. French, Japanese, and Russian brigades will also reniaip. The Post e nquires
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    MR. CARNEGIE’S GIFT.
    1228 6 £2,000,000 FOR SCOrriSH UNIVERSITIES. home expressions of opinion. It is understood that Mr. Carnegie, the millionaire, had had the project of a large gift to aid Scottish Universities in his mind for years. Among the friends whom he has consulted, it is said, are Lord Balfour of
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    JUBILEE OF THE HOLY YEAR.
    272 6 Ir may not be generally known thal this year is what is termed by the ancient church the Holy Year, in other words the Jubilee Year. It begins the new century. It will be remembered by reader* «»f Biblical niMory that the Jews held a
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    THE MANCHESTER CUP.
    170 6 Lotulon May 3ls/. Thk Manchester Cup of 2,500 eovs. (200 sovs in plate, the rest in specie), added to a handicap sweep stakes of 25 sovs. eacii 10 ft. One mile and three-quarters. Mr. J. Dawson Jr’s bf Rambling Katie, 68. .Childs.. 1 Mr. Fairie’a b c
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    MONDAY, 24TH JUNE.
    1352 6 The Dutch Government steamer Lucifer left eastward at 3 p.rn. on Saturday. 4 Rumour has it that Lieut. P. L. Tngpen has resigned the Wing Ofiicer8hip of the Malay States Guides. It is reported at Bangkok that negotiations are in progress with a view to the King
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    LULLABY 1901.
    86 6 Sleep, baby, sleep! I A« the shadows creep, I Father is of! on the hills »"*>• I Chasing the golf-ball on it* !0 'I Soon he’ll come home and l 1 I A trophy fine for his babe to I So sleep, baby, sleep I Sleep, »»aby, sleep?
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    REUTER’S TELEGRAM COMPANY.
    123 7 rdting times of last year did l THEe this company much, for B be‘P 1 s income showed a Btiiougb t0 £203,548, all tiie extra B^ inc !l a Iwaliowed up in expenses, Be^’ l€ o'il-.ble balance amounts to oM'uaredwitli £8.304. Actually were smaller, as the sum
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    INSURANCE CASE.
    170 7 B ...p.-r rl s been aroused at B ihf.. rase of J. A. .Solomon l (muling as Meyer B f iFmfa. The suit arose at u* the Supreme Court there B .1 ,r it had no jurisdiction. B r a cmrt had jurisdiction B Lkiwii brought his claim
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    THIS YEAR’S BISLEY.
    198 7 •BAHTS’ FKIZE FOR PRACTICAL I SHOOTING. j .Le list of the forthcoming M -tiing shows that the new t -livercup, which has been given ByM.i Roberts, will be shot for under B\. v editions of a very practical B.:;« t The competing teams (from By uairy or
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    PINE-APPLE FIBRE.
    292 7 I' '■•'■Zlr h reat approval.— viivncrrc Journal, '4 nx recently experts and scientists ■•‘••.•called attention to tlie fact that 'i f *<>Uhe pine-apple possesses all to supply a very good I V J lor llax, and they maintain h;.»» tiie pine-apple piant, both in i and cultivated state,
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    S. C. C. CRICKET TOURNAMENT.
    383 7 CIVIL SERVICE AND LAW VS. 8. C. C. Ihe final game in connection with the S. C. C. cricket tournment was played on the Esplanade on Saturday afternoon between the Law andCivikService and the S, C. C. representatives. The Law and Civil Service eleven batted
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    BATAVIA CRICKET CLUB GYMKHANA.
    436 7 Batavia June 1 8th. A kuy successful Gymkhama was held on the Club ground on Saturday afternoon the loth instant, starting at 4 p. 111. The programme opened with a .-;ack-race, for which eleven entered, and which was won in great style by Mi. Macpherson. One
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    THE CURE FOR LUPUS.
    818 7 EFFECT8 OF INTKN9E LIGHT. Everyone knows what lupus is- that terrible disease which brings disfigurement and often death in its train, a consumption of the skin which, until lately, had baffled the efforts of medical science; and most people are aware of the attempt now being
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    DEPARTURES BY MAIL.
    34 7 Per M. M. Natal for Colombo—Mr. Madge* For Marseilles—Messrs. Arthur H. Boulton, Lugan, C. E. Gadelius, James Currie, W. H. Dawson, Jno. Phillips, and Mr. and Mrs. A. Keith and child.
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    BATHING FATALITY AT TANJONG KATONG.
    247 7 A YOUNG FELIOW DROWNED. A sad occurrence took place at lanjoog Katong yesterday afternoon, whilst a party of young men were bathing. It appears that Mr. H. B. Wilson, of Messrs. Guthrie and Co., together with Messrs. Spencer, Curtis, and Laporte went into the water
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    BOAT RACING AT SHANGHAI.
    297 7 HATPINS AND CURLS The following account of recent boat races at Shanghai (that is, according to the New Press) will be read with interest by rowing men in Singapore—especially by those participating in the races of to-day and to-morrow. The programme, says the paper in question,
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    MALARIAL FEVER.
    273 7 INFECTION BY MOSQUITOES. The Municipal Health Officer reports a serious outbreak of malarial lever among the coolies employed on the Kallang Extension Works. Prior to the importation of a number of Punjabis from Assam in the beginning of March, malarial lever had been unknown among the Javanese employed
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    NETHERLANDS INDIA.
    1097 7 OIL DANGERS. At Sourabaya, some stir has been caused by the Shell Transport and Trading Company building large petroleum reservoirs near a running stream I emptying into the harbour. 8omo nervous persons pointed out the danger I of lightning striking the reservoirs, and I the great risks run
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    TUESDAY, 25TH JUNE.
    1066 8 When the mail left home, the Sultan 4.f Johore had arrived at Frankfort, and was expected shortly to proceed to London. At the date of last advices from Penang Mr. Howard, the second magistrate there, was unwell and had to go to hospital. At the ordinary general
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    PENANG MUNICIPAL ENGINEER.
    167 8 At the Penang Municipal meeting on Friday, the President (Mr. Hallifax) said that the Municipal Engineership, about to be vacated by Mr. Peirce, would be filled for the time being by Mr. Dunn, the Chief Assistant to the Engineer. The question arose whether, as was the custom,
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    THE PRICE OF A BOOK.
    63 8 In these days of cheap literature, when the masterpieces of English writers can be had for 4£d. f it is interesting to note that just 1,000 years ago the Countess of Anjou gave 200 sheep, one load of wheat, one load of rye, and one
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    AN INSURANCE TRUST.
    178 8 It was stated in the New \ork dis-1 patches lately that a rumour was gaining credence that the next great trust to be formed would be an insurance trust. Bays the San Francisco Ghro~ nicle —The actual facts stated in the dispatch were hardly sufficient to justify
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      BATHING IN PUBLIC.
      157 8 TO THE EDIT Oil OK THE 44 STRAITS TIMES.’’ Sir,— Will you kindly allow me a little space in your columns for the purpose of calling attention to the disgraceful state of ailairs in Kinta Road To the best of iny knowledge, bathing at the public standpipes
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      THE LATE MR. H. B. WILSON.
      374 8 TO THE EDITOR OF THE STRAITS TIMES.” Sib, —The sudden death of young Mr. Wilson, of Guthrie Co., has evoked a wide sympathy, rare towards one in his comparatively obscure position. A few lines about his short career may not he untimely from one
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    THE LATE MR. G. T. ADDIS.
    249 8 The L. <f* C. Express announces the I death of Mr. George T. Addis, which took place at Liverpool on 25th May. I Mr. Addis was the second son of the Rev. Thomas Addis, D D. When I about sixteen years of age he
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    SINGAPORE ROWING CLUB.
    190 8 The two preliminary heats of the scratch four races were rowed yesterday evening under very favourabh conditions. Both heats provided good racing. In the find one though Rodesse led all the way, Nanson made a good attempt to draw up near the finish but failed to do
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    MINING IN PAHANG.
    336 8 The Malay Mail finds fault with the mining laws in Pahang. The complaints come under two heads. First it is said that, after an application has been made for mining land, it is ages before the land is inspected, and much longer still before a title of
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    NOTES ON SPORT.
    1064 8 B m aix main H It is pleasant to not H Committee r.f the 8. (j r < to have a hurdle race H the 13th July, but it ihi I round withcondition. tru. H adverse comment Ti. •*'•21 specify eight starters 1■ yds. over 10 hurdles,
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    ADMIRAL SEYMOUR.
    516 9 SPiKCH AT SHANGHAI. t mnu il dinner of the .Shanghai ufllw Ciiirii Association on the 9 A'i mi mi Sir Edward Seymour, 9-. •i.iiinz to t lie toast, of 44 The Navy,’ 7 9; by Mr. 0. J. Morrison, mad* 9u-;£,iCT«*riii2 remarks on alidirs in j 9.'. The
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    WIRE NEWS.
    1275 9 lb8on Bowles raised a debate in the House of Commons with regard to Gibraltar He stated that the Committee (of which he was a member) had recommended the abandonment of dock No. 2, and also of the storehouses and workshops on the western side of the Lock, because
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    BATHING FATALITY AT TANJONG KATONG.
    276 9 THE FUNERAL. From additional information to hand regarding the sad death of Mr. H. B Wilson, from drowning, at Tanjong Katong, on Sunday, it seems that the deceased in company with Messrs. Laporte, Spencer, and Curtis were going in a sampan to Tanjong Katong. YVTicn
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    HONGKONG BANK ROBBERY.
    1007 9 DISCOVERY OF THK NOTE8 AT COLOMBO. DETAIL8 OF THK FI*D. Describing the discovery of the stolen Hongkong and Shanghai Bank notes on Hie French mail at Colombo, the Times of Ceylon states Iheie was a sensation in Colombo this morning (June 16th) when it was rumoured that
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    WEDNESDAY, 26TH JUNE.
    546 9 urn 11 Da ly ews fetates tiiat Kai*er I Wilhelm of Germany will pay a visit to I t.he Czar ot Russia in August ncsi. It is officially announced at the (’are that the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall wul arrive there on the 17rh nf AugusC
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
    78 10 Thk President lias kindly presented two prizes, one for players with handicaps of 12 and u.ider, and the other for those with 13 and over. The conditions for both are the same, match play under sp *;ial h mdicap, each round 18 holes, except the final which
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    SINGAPORE ROWING CLUB.
    712 10 The final of the 44 Scratch Four race was rowed yesterday afternoon under the best conditions, and resulted in a somewhat easy win for Rodesse’s crew He got ahead of Scott-Russell at the start and maintained his lead of about a length to the end, having kept
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    SINGAPORE FOOTBALL CHALLENGE CUP.
    1007 10 THE FIRST TIE. THE 8.C.C. SCORE AN EA8Y WIN BY 5 GO ALB TO 1. The S.C.C. and the 35th Co. R.A. met last evening on the Esplanade in the first round of the competition for the Challenge Cup. There was a huge crowd of spectators.
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    ARRIVALS BY MAIL.
    26 10 Per M. M. Ann*iui from Marseilles Messrs. Davis, H. C. Heylman, M. J. and J. Delfour. From Colombo —Messrs. Steinberg and Adel Minzen.
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    PULLER AND COLONEL.
    260 10 On Saturday, Lieut.-Col. Whitley, Officer Commanding, Army Service Corps, gave Lim Ah Tee, puller of ’likisha No. 3,577, into custody for pulling his vehicle on the Hotel deTEurope side of the Esplanade in a manner tending to the common danger of the public. He was brought before
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    SINGAPORE GAS COMPANY.
    390 10 The ordinary general meeting of the Singapore Gas Company was held at the Cannon-street Hotel on ;fc)fch May, Mr. Samuel Spencer presided and said This meeting was fixed at a later date, as wo had hoped to have a cable from the Municipality of »Singapore confirming flie
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    LONDON DAY AND NIGHT.
    751 10 There be rats, and rats.” Hamlet. LORD MILNER OF CAPETOWN. Loudon 31 st May. The title is the least of the honors that have been heaped on the South African High Commissioner. He was met at the Railway Station by all the great men of the
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    ARRIVALS.
    104 10 (Booked). I {For Sin javorr.) Per M. 1C. a. a. Annam from Marseilles IJuneS—Mr, and Mrs. Soholten, Mr. Jas. Lawrie. For the Far East. Per P. <fc O. s. s. Britannia from London, May 31, connecting at Colombo with the Uteamer Benyaldue June3')—Mr. A. H >sie, Lieut. J. B.
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      S.C.C. ATHLETIC SPORTS.
      105 10 ro iHE editor op tuf »< T strait,. in your column Sport yesterday, to the forthcoming c V' Jill t*2 meeting, and suggests C turns m the Hurdle cup should he altered agree with him. Ei.K. J hi »l2 120 yards i s lh leaving about ;iu
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    NATIVE STATES GOSSIP.
    930 10 be fenthou >kj Ihk Kuala Lumpur ra.-entat on the 2nd. 4th. and <5tl, 0 f to be hoped that h quite such a disappointing Singapore. Tire entries are numerous, and should th be line the racin K may 6 t although the (iriflins do J** sood lot
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    S.C.C BOWLING TOURNAMENT.
    125 11 I I'iilDAYo PLAY. I KA'.tHONSHIP. I ,,iv beat Hillings, 21-6. I i,l.E HANDICAP. I iLiinnic 6 beat Khrenfels I .n-, lo, 21-lb. I MONDAY’8 PLAY. I vN'.LK HANDICAP. o -ir. beat Kinsey d, 21-13. I i*k .5 beat Pa ton -F 7, 21-19. I ;»if Hi.K HANDICAP.
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