The Straits Budget, 8 April 1903

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    119 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE “STRAITS TIMES.’ I Straits Times is widely read throughout Asia generally. It circulates in Singapore and Penang, throughout I all the Protected States of the Malay Peninsula, in Siam, Borneo, the Netherlands Indies, the I Philippines, and French Indo-China. h?:iBI.WHKD OVER
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  • The Straits Budget. WEDNESDAY, 8TH APRIL.
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      BIRTHS.
      151 1 I iii the 14th March, al Kiukiang, I. ni A. Okk Ewing, of the China ft v M:-'ion, of a son. I \t I’ingclii 10 Quarries, on the 17th wife of John Low, Overseer, of a P r ft On the 19ih March, at Xingpo, o Vn Kev. A.
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      MARRIAGES.
      181 1 !':•-l*\t**ri;in Church, on the 28tli *-!:•-v Stephen Walker, Alexander '•"ii'H. t<> Thka, widow of the late Harr\ Riches K'm-h.—On the 18th March, at Kxtmkkink Murikl Koch, to lhmo \ktindale, of Shanghai. M kki-nmn. *n the ‘2nd April, at u ;ttliedral, Singapore, by the tii** lti."hop of Singapore, etc. etc.,
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    TABLE OF CONTENTS.
    202 1 Lending Articles. The Unseen. About Radium. About Dhobies. Local M .rket Quotations, shipping N» ws. Passenger List. Sing pure Rifle Association. Fun- nil .J D. Smart. Departure of the 3rd M *dns infantry. The Town and Volunteer Band. The fti~i>ha Serv.ce. Traction Engi es. ng-ipore aud its
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    COMMERCIAL
    638 1 Singapore, 8rn Apkii., 1903. PRODUCE. tombier t 15 55 'opra Bali »> 8.30 do Pontianak 8.30 ’epper, Black buyers 34 62$ do White, (8%) 57J*U Sago Flour Sarawak 5.27* do Brunei No. 1 4 85 Pearl Sago 6.10 Coffee, Bali, 15% basis 21.5* Coffee, Palembang, 20% hrvsi* 31.0* feoffee,
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    SUMMARY OF THE WEEK.
    204 1 This week’s issue of the Straits Budget is despatched by the B. I. s.s. Zamanvi The of the Budget next week will he mailed by the P A O. s 8, Chufon. The mail from Europe of the 13; fi March by the P. and 0.
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  • REUTER’S TELEGRAMS
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      KING’S BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS.
      20 1 Lot.t/on, I st April. The King’s birthday will be kept at foreign stations on the 9th November.
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      BRITISH REVENUE.
      31 1 The British revenue for the fiscal vear amounts to X151,551,698,an increase of 1*8,553.699; but 1633,302 below Sir Michael Hicks-Beach’s estimate. The Budget statement will be made the 24th instant
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      SIR HECTOR MACDONALD.
      150 1 Lady Macdonald’* Folicitor states that the War Office offered a pun carriage for her husband’s funeral, and that the War Office had shown her the greatest kindness Sir Archibald Hunter and his staff desired to attend the funeral. The widow declined both these offers, in her desire
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      FRENCH BUDGET.
      8 1 The French Budge* has been passed.
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      CAMBRIDGE WINS EASILY.
      17 1 In the Varsity Boat Race, Cambridge led throughout, and won easily by six lengths.
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      “SHAMROCK” – OLD v. NEW.
      27 1 SHAMROCK OLD v. NEW. ll»e trials on the Clyde yesterday between the new Shamrock and the old Shomrock showed that the former was much faster in speed.
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      ALBANIAN’S ATTACK A TOWN. A Regular Battle.
      52 1 ALBANIAN’ S ATTACK A TOWN. A Regular Battle. Londoti, A frit 2nd. An Albanian assault on the town of Mitrovitza (Macedonia) developed into a regular battle. i tie ramson ot the 1 1»\% i< e« ijmmi u of 3,000 Turkish regular troops, who have since bf en reinforced by four
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      Russian Official Shot.
      49 1 M. Stchetbina, the Russian Consul at Mitrovitza, accompanied by a Turkish escort, visited the batteries when the fighting was over. An Albanian sentinel deliberately fired at the Russian Consul, seriously wounding him in the hack. Ihe lui kish soldiers shot down the sentinel, wounding him mortally.
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      Consternation at Constantinople.
      17 1 1 he insurrectionary movement among the Albanians is causing the greatest consternation at Constantinople.
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      More fighting.
      14 1 Severe fighting is reported at Yucbitirn, near Mitrovitza, with two hundied casualties.
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      AMERICAN COTTON CROP.
      25 1 The cotton report ot the Washington census bureau estimates the total cotton crop at 11,078,882 ccmmercial bales, equivalent to 10,630,945 standard bales.
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      THE KING IN PORTUGAL.
      12 1 H. M. thfc Kiiig has aimed at Lisboa
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      BOERS IN CEYLON. May go to Java.
      40 1 London, April 4th. Mr. Chamberlain, communicating with Sir J West Ridgtway anent the Boer irreconciJables in Ceylon, *ays he has reason to believe that they will shortly be allowed to proceed to Java.
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      FIGHTING IN SOMALILAND.
      42 1 A mobile column under Col. Sharpe was engaged in a fight south of Damot (Somaliland) on March 29ih. The enemy offered an obstinate resistance, and lost 27 killed and 40# camels. There were no casualties on the British side.
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      KAISER AT COPENHAGEN.
      14 1 The Kaiser is visiting Copenhagen where he received the heartiest welcome.
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      KING EDWARD AT LISBON.
      15 1 King Edward was with a tremendous reception on landing at Lisbon.
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      AMERICAN ASIATIC SQUADRON REINFORCED.
      26 1 Owing to alarming reports of the situation in China, the United States Government is reinforcing the American Asiatic squadron by three cruisers.
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      KING EDWARD’S TOUR.
      92 1 KING EDWARD’ S TOUR. Lond'jn, April 4th. King Edward visits R >ine from the 27th to the 30th instant. King Edward has received at an audience the diplomatic agents at Lisbon. An address was presented to H. M. from the Portuguese Cortes, which alluded in the warmest terms to the
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      PHILIPPINE PESOS.
      26 1 The Treasury at Wasniugton .has purchased 384,500 ounces ot silver for coining pesos” for the Pmlippine* at fi 1 y cents (gold) per ounce.
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      TO GREET PRESIDENT LOUBET.
      24 1 The British and an Italian Squadron will go to Algieia, to salute President Loubet on his approaching visit to Algeria.
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      STIFF WORK IN SOMALILAND.
      64 2 General Manning’s column occupied Galadi on the 3l*t March after stru (vling through waterless deserts amid the greatest privations. The \Jullah continues to be beyond reach of the expedition which will remain at Galadi for some time to collect supplies. The transport service has completely collapsed.
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      INTERNATIONAL RUGBY.
      15 2 In the international Rugby football match. Scotland scored two goals and England one.
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      THE MULLAH’S MOVEMENTS.
      63 2 THE MULLAH ’S MOVEMENTS. London, oik April. Prior to the occupation of Galadi, the B inish a Ivanee force hai a 3tiff brimh wit n a force of the enemy who lost five killed an 1 fifteen prisoners. The bulk of the enemv -15 000 strong-are concentrating n**ar W ilwal
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      JAPANESE TRAINING SQUADRON AT FREMANTLE.
      16 2 The .Janinese cruisers Itiukushima, M'tttnxhima, and ’la*hidate have arrived at Fremantle.
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      KING EDWARD’S TOUR. Great Demonstration at Lisbon.
      55 2 London 6th April. There was a State performance at the Opera, Lisbon, on Saturday. The entrance of King; Edward and the King of Portugal was the Rignal for a tremendous Anglophile demonstration, the audience rising and cheering loud and long. Tne ovation was
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      German View of the Tour.
      45 2 The G -inn in Press lo )ks at the royal tour with a jaundiced eye. It sees therein a prospect ot new political combinations unsatisfactory to Germany. It is especially apprehensive at the possibility of Kng Eiward meeting President Loubet.
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      AMERICAN STRENGTH IN FAR EASTERN WATERS.
      49 2 It is declared at Washington that the United States G ivernment is increasing its Asiatic squ i Iron, considering that it would be a good precautionary measure for the United States to be strongly represented by a naval force in the Far East.
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      STRIKES IN HOLLAND. Threatened Paralysis of Trade.
      67 2 The G ivernment of H Aland has taken anti-strike legislation in hand. The consequence is that a general strike of railway servants has been proclaimed in H Aland. The strike also affects the water transport service between Amsterdam and Rotterdam. The mail steinners
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  • Obituary
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    183 1 DHATMS. -'>tli March, at Hongkong i«t r. foxi>Y, aged 34 years. ,,J h February, at Chicopee, ib-v. Ch*k<;k Kerr, Factor *> evwi < 'hoick i» 'i.yierian ('hureli. 'i»‘hth March, ar Wellington, •v h.i.ia.m Winter, aged 35 l' in. on the 4th inst., at his '/_•;> I'oati, rapt. Johann Tutkin, V."
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  • LEADING ARTICLES.
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      THE UNSEEN.
      832 2 (Straits Times 26th M 'rck Whatever be the cause —mere physical coincidence or actual psyhic revelation—there is always a fascination about authenticated episodes that savour of the Unseen.” Therefore no apology is necessary for setting forth in brief detail, f >r the solution of those who may consider
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      ABOUT RADIUM.
      1088 2 Strait! Times, 6th April.) While referring to SirWdliam,Crookes and the possible existence of manifestationsofa nature that placesthem beyond our present comprehension, it may interest many people hereabouts who do not follow the trend of events scientific to learn a few things about the newly discovered mineral salt called
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      ABOUT DHOBIES.
      6642 2 (Straits Timrs, 71 h April) Last week we published a rather elaborate article on the trials that a rikisha is subj *cted to when being tested for service ibility by the peons «»f the H C. &J. Department. In that connection it should be explained, however, that while
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    THURSDAY, 2ND APRIL
    646 4 Last year 38 per cent, of B mgkok’s exports came to Singapore winlst the imports hence a n i i el tJ 46 percent The British twin-screw cruiser Pique was to sever its connection with ihe Cuina Station at the end of last month. No less than
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    THE SELANGOR TEAMS.
    75 4 The Selangor cricket and football team? visiting Singapore at Easter are made up as follows: Cricket: —Messrs. J.A S. Basagoiti, H.F Browell, C W H. Cochrane, A.P. Cropley J G. Glassford, N. Grenier. J. McC. Hryz*t, B.A. Maartensz, A. J. Vanrenen, and Cap*. B L. Talbot. Football
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    COLLISION IN THE SUEZ CANAL.
    113 4 THEGerman mail simmer A iaantschou outward bound, which arrived here on Thursday, got into difficulties in the Suez Canal on the 6»h March. In endeavouring to pass the P. MO. B.s. Arcadia and while trying to avoid the Anchor liner Scindia which was moored close
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    “ MALTA” PASSENGERS.
    171 4 MALTA” PASSENGERS. The P. O Maua sails to-morrow morning with the hd.owing passengers from Sinirap' re For London —Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Deni and infant, Miss Anderson, Miss Benjatield, Mr. and Mis. Benjatield infant and child, Mr. J. C. Tihetts, Mr. VV. 11. Irwin, VIUs Martin, Mr. and Mrs.
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    RUSSIAN TRAINING SHIP.
    472 4 Expected at Singapore. The Kronstadt.*ki VtesmiK state* that the Ukean a new Russian traininj. ship for engineers, artificers, ann stokers, which has been built ii Germany, has undergone successful!' her machinery trials in the presence ol a committee sent from St. Petersburg She is fitted with boilers
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  • Correspondence
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      THE TOWN AND “VOLUNTEER BAND.
      152 4 To the Editor of tj LK I Dear Mr. Editor, Ejj to encroach on your jV'/m W expose a grievance whi, h W"B me amongst the Volume M'W to the Band We are a^ked u M 50 cts. a month to the Band-not a large
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    DEPARTURE OF THE 3rd MADRAS
    190 4 To*mokkovv (F.iday) the 3rd L.iglit iiiiautiy will embark on ‘JB ransport iltvara f »r False p dadirtS. The programme in ir departure shows tn a t thry ave a lieariy semi-off and thttg r'l •e a big military show. The vdl leave fauglin about 7.30
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    WIRE NEWS.
    407 4 An additional ukase, issued si V Petersburg on the .Olh ult, ensatioual modification ol the wic*. I •rrnerly i&sued, giving religiumlr<*<Mßj oid self-government to the people oil Russia When the first wa-i-Suecßi ne people went wild with delight, an-' H hi every part of the Empire celebiatioo* H
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    PERAK NEWS.
    219 5 r i Perak Pin etr. HLli‘ > Association at Taiping mBm., March shoot proved to be jjBmr t-. no less than thirty-six BW• ,k part in it There was JV* j »od scoring. Mr. Wilson HH. A ’wo at two-hundred yards. H. beginning with a miss at Hh\
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    FRIDAY 3RD APRIL
    530 5 j /cUNDK K, #1 SildW.iK, iu t rri-i to Miss Maria Ruchholdt Cathedral on Tuesday, B f MN r f of the London School of H 4 i vlnncine, has now taken up his 1 .1mrector of the Kuala Lumpur Kal institute of Medical Research. H hreen
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    WATERED MILK.
    86 5 On the 23rd ult. Sanitary Inspector Simon purchased three cents’ worth of milk from a Kling dairyman named Sinasamy. This was bottled, sealed, and submitted to the Municipal Health officer for analysis. It was found to contain 27% of added water The man was summoned and to-day appeared
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    SWINDLERS IN OFFICE.
    164 5 There are too many black sheep among American civil servants in the Philippines. The Manila Times thus bewail** the fact: We have been very unfortunate in the selection of some of th'i men charged with the duty of handling public funds in the islands, and must make
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    MARRIAGE OF MR. W. E. U. GROVE.
    170 5 The wedding of Mr. W. E. U. Grove, Chief Police Officer, Singapore, and Mis Ella Morrison, took place yesterday at fef. Andrew’s Cathedral. The ceremony was performed by the Right Reverend Bishop Hose assisted by the Venerable Archdeacon Dunkerley. Colonel Pennefather, I G«P.
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    EVADING QUARANTINE REGULATIONS.
    433 5 The s. s. Taisaug arrived from H«»n*kong with *00 or 900 coolies on board on fhe3lst ult. A depot keeper brought 51 of them ash »re, and when he got home found that one of the party had sores on his face. He took the man to
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    SELANGOR NEWS.
    177 5 Malay Mail. During the absence of the Judicial Commissioner on leave, all murder cases will be taken by Mr. George Maxwell, Senior Magistrate, subject to confirmation of sentences by Mr. Justice Hyndman-Jones. Captain Turner of the Sappho has proceeded home on sick leave for four months. Captain Foster,
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    PAHANG NOTES.
    229 5 The Raub Australian Co’s report for the seven weeks ending February 28 h night, says the Malay Mail to gladden the hearts of the shareholders and give them hope for better things ahead. The wnrk done shews all round progress, fhe values of the tailings have dropped slightly.
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    THE UNCHANGING EAST.
    224 5 Says the M'day At lit: People talk ab jut tne unchanging ist, but it is only necessary to look back a few years to notice the constant cnanges taking place in the European community of a place like Selangor. For instance in a list of a few
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    DEPARTURE OF ADMIRAL KEPPEL.
    144 5 The Veteran Admiral the Hon. Sir Henry Keppel whose name and personality have been for so many years associated with Singapore and its nistorv, left for England by the P. O s. s. Mult* this morning. A very large number of people assembled at the P.
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  • Correspondence.
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      TRACTION ENGINES.
      166 5 To Mce Editor of the (Straits Times,* 1 Sir, —Did you lately pass along River Valley Road between the Ice-house and the lovely bathing place at the foot of Fort Canning 1 advise you not to do so for your own sake and that of your vehicle. The
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      SINGAPORE AND ITS TIME.
      470 5 Lots of people in Singapore, ship masters and shipping men especiall), have won lered why the fall of the timeballs on Fort Canning and Pulo Brarn lid not always synchronize with ih* time gun fired at the fort at the former place. Investigating the cause of
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      THE DEPARTURE OF THE 3RD MADRAS.
      161 5 No. 3 Wharf, Tanjong Pagar, presentt d a very busy scene all the morning owing to the departure fur India of the 3rd Madras Infantry Practically half the E iropean section of Singapore was there, the officers of the regiment having made them* selves
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    THE RICKSHA SERVICE.
    4075 5 I have read Mr. Hooper’s report dated 9th March which appeared in your issue of the 27th March and the following may interest your readers. As I was told that the most unreasonable ind absurd tests were applied in the estingof rickshas, which I could hardly credit,
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    SATURDAY, 4TH APRIL.
    1063 6 The King has approved ot Mr vVaddell as Consul of Sweden and Norway at Singapore for the Straits Settlements. Mr. A. Ball arid Mr. J. N. Wardrop, ootli of British North Borneo, have been elected Fellows of the Royal Colonial Institute. Mr. T. E Earle has been
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    THE NEW TELEGRAPH SHIPS.
    55 6 i jC« Thk new cable steamers ltestorer both leave for a hri**i f£ work >mong the islands to ti'»* ward at about 4 p.m. on Mon«la> will return here ehoitlv n Restorer makes her wav *ou'h P. are new vessels and the statin'* n contemporary that
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      THE TOWN AND VOLUNTEER BAND.
      222 7 of the u Straits Times." think an explanation is due mbers of the S V. C. and the r attended the funeral of the 1> Stuart on Thursday for tendance of the Band, member of the Band was V meon Wednesday afternoon n readiness at
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    GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.
    97 7 I k Chinese aliens have been I i -'l Lieut C. A Ridclifi‘* R N i M?e<i Deputy Master Attendant L er y fie is al*»o appointed Magistrate I r.x of Misters and Mates. Mr I T A tfhen.,a«st sup of Police, ha« I m: months' leave from
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    A NEW PUBLICATION.
    169 7 I 1 h;nd comes a copy of the I Asoitic, a monthly periodical .*1 in Seattle and designed to I nerican trade ia the East It -ring reading but decidedly sr. L *;'!i in general tone. By it we I r .it m American currency is the
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    ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY.
    128 7 lowing concerning Singapore in Hie Bulletin of the Society *e»;r de Paul/’ published in We have received most Mms from the Conference of '■'i: Its members are noted for >■' ‘i 1 and great charity. Some iiiHfn even push their spirit ot -t:ni o! self-denial
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    A DOWNRIGHT BLACKGUARD.
    73 7 1 !> Penang Municipality, the ‘V, issuing an order to pull houses that had already 'fniernned by the Municipal was ascertained that the been sold some tim* ago. i. String this the Municipal PresiHjV r n,,t help saying that the Ufc v V** 10 8 °id the
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    $1,000 GRATIFICATION CASE.
    779 7 Last week an inquiry was held by Mr. Beatty into an allegation of playing in a common gaming hou«e, 63 Boat Quay made against Lim Wall, Wong Tee Wong Puah Yong Huat, Tee Heen Siew, Teng Cboh, Pang Ah Liang and Goh Tang Ki. There were also
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    THEFT AT PASIR PANJANG.
    52 7 Y*>BTKRD\y morning the manager of the gutta works at Pasir Panjang discovered that $225 in notes and *2O worth of jewellery had been stolen from an alraeirah in his h*»use. He suspects an old cook whom he discharged a few days ago. The police are investigating
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    NETHERLANDS INDIA.
    562 7 Coffee-growing in Java is in a bad way. In the boom times of old, when prices ran high, that line of cultivation was eagerly taken up. Large stretches of land were put under coffee, and borrowing money to that end went on merrily. As prices improved, even indifferent
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    SIAM TEAK FIGURES.
    238 7 In his report on the trale of the Chiengmai district, Mr. Beckett says: The value of Salween teak, as entered at the Kido du»v station returns, ha** risen from .£75,733 in 1900 to £181,103 in 1901, which, as far as can be ascertained from previous statistics, b
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    WIRE NEWS.
    1071 7 Home. Lord RoH«b*»ry. in the Hon*e of Lord*. moved the approval of the new Council of i National Defence. He urged that the first efforts of the ounci) should be directed towards the adjustment of national ami wnents. He complained of the excessive burden of taxation, and incidently
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    MEXICO ON A GOLD BASIS.
    366 7 Mints to Be Closed. Mexico is going to close its mints to free coinage within a few months, said Enrique Creel, a Mexican financier and capitalist, while in Kansas City (United State*) a few weeks ago. We will accept the gold standard system and will
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    THE CHINESE IN SAMOA.
    481 7 Ln the British Consular report on the trade of Samoa tor 1902, the acting Vice-Consul refers to the labour question, which, lie says, is of more importance than any other. Samoans will only work at intervals, and imnorted labour is an absolute w. tllG iwiu.t.t.4. Islands
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    GOLD STANDARD.
    263 8 India Sets the Example. In bis recent. report to theGovernment »f the United States on the Currency systems of India and Java, Professor enks wrote' ‘‘It is perfectly possible in Oriental dependencies to maintain a fixed rate of exchange without the necessity of bringing gold to any great
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    MONDAY, 6TH APRIL.
    1023 8 The Rev. Father Joseph died of cholera at Bangkok on the hist ult. 4 Easier tide will be celebrated at che Temperance Institute on Tuesday, che J4th inst I 4 Awang bin Mahmod, a member of 'he police farce, has been sentenced to hree months’ rigorous imprisonment
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    HOMEWARD VIA SIBERIA.
    258 8 To the information recently given on this we are now able to ado ('‘ays the x\ -C Daily News) that the tare from Dalny to St. Petersburg, findclass, has been fixed at Roubles 267 90 say Tls. 260, and second-class at Roubles 178 60, say Tls. 173.50.
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    N. D. L. PASSENGERS.
    76 8 The following passengers are due to arrive by the German mail steamer Zieten expected here on Friday the 24th instant: Mr. E. Kloke, Mr. Merz Rieter and family, Mr. Paterson, Mi*> Anna Croft, Mr. E. Scott Russell, Mr A Sehmidtand family, Mr. <fc Mrs. K Hase-Fratz,
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    SCHOLARSHIP CANDIDATES.
    88 8 The following is the order of merit o» candidates for Queen’s and Government •Scholarships: 1. W. W. Davidson IU. K. K. Carlos 2. VV. J. C. Le Cain 11. Md. Ismail Sahib 3. LimCnangCheng 12. F. .1. R. Hartehs 4. X. L. Clarke 13. C. Mclntyre 5. Seow
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    THE LATE Mr W. WINTER.
    130 8 The death occurred at Wellington, New Zealand, on March 6th, of Mr William Winter, brother of Mr. f. Winter, ot Paterson Simons Co. Tue deceased who was the second son of Vlr. Winter, farmer, Balrownie, neai Brechin, w as a young man of much promise,
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    CRICKET.
    208 8 Selangor XI vs. Singapore. A cricket match wai played on the Esplanade on Saturday afternoon between the team that has been chosen to represent Singapore at cricket at Easter against an eleven from Selangor, sod an eleven composed oftheSC.C, S R.C. and Manchester. The “Singapore*’ team batted first and
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    FAREWELL DINNER TO MR. HUBE.
    313 8 About 130 members of the Club Teutonia met in the big concert hall ol I the Club on Saturday evening to partake I »f a farewell dinner given in honor *»l Mr. Oscar Hube, the retiring Piesident. who is proceeding by the s s. Prxnz
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    THE COGHLAN-SMITH WEDDING.
    852 8 What was unanimously voted one of the prettiest weddings solemnized in •SingaiH»re was that witnessed at St. Andrew”s Cathedral on Saturday afternoon, when Mr. Henry Lake Coghlan was married to Miss Rosa Emily Smith of Chelmsford, Essex. By f 4 o’clock about 250 guests had assembled at
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    THE TIN MARKET.
    383 8 (The London Report 7 a u Tin on Monday was v erv East coming buyers at price was pushed up £> V with “bear’ covering the e! at one time no more than i A further £2 5s. wa« P®r Tuesday on prono, lnc J support, while
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    FAR EAST COASTING TRADE.
    366 8 Reporting upon the position and prospects* of trade and navigation it Eastern Asiatic waters, the ’Freccc Consul at Hongkong says that the shipowners at that plaee connected with the traffic between China, Indo-Chini Siam and the Philippines, are in preeenct ofa realcrisis,thecauseof which is. noort than
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    SINGAPORE RIFLE ASSOCIATION.
    819 9 B is?er meeting of the Singapore B c> Association will be held at Bltier on the 10th, 11th, and 13th B Vt vrhen the following events will in K Friday, 10th April, 7.30 am iV m etiuon, open to all comers a ,v Magazine Rifle Seven shot**
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    PASSENGERS EXPECTED.
    81 9 The following passengers are expected shortly from Europe by N.Y.K steamers. Per Sado Mar* Hue April 15th, Mr W. Greig, Mr. T. H. Wren, Mr. R A Park, Mr. W B Blair, Miss Campbell, Mr H F Moraes, Dr. H E Scowcraft, Mr and Mrs W VV Bailey,
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    PROTECTED PEPPER.
    131 9 PefpilF from French Indo*China pays lowei duties on entering France. In other words the import duty on colonial pepper there is fifi) per cent, less than on the foreign article. This protection has so largely s imuIbted pepper giowing in Cochin China among Europeans and Chinese that the
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    FUNERAL OF MR. J. D. STUART.
    367 9 The funeral of the late Mr. .J D Stuart took place this morning with full military honours. The Volunteers tV 11 in at 6.30 am. near the Orchard Road Market and were marched up .vi.iint) uoad to the late residence ol ueir deceased comrade,
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    WIRE NEWS.
    602 9 The debate upon the Indian Budget took place in the Supreme Legislative Council at Calcutta <*n the 26th March. The Viceroy, in ao able speech touching on the main achievements of his period of oriice, dealt with the important administrative measures at present engaging the attention of the
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    TUESDAY, 7TH APRIL.
    1327 9 During his visit to Perak nezt moDth H E. the Gt»vernor will, according to Hie Perak Pioneer take part in a sladung hunt. Capt. C. J. Mattoik of the s.s. Amaru was this alttinoon fined foi earning passengers in excess of his license. The Sudu Sercmban Company
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
    85 9 The April monthly medal was played for on Saturday, and was won by A. A. Gunn. Filteen plajers returned no cards. The following were the scores handed in:— A. A. Gunn 40 44- 2 82 J. MacKenzie 46 45- 6 85 C. W. l»arbishire 50 51 -16
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    OUR SELANGOR VISITORS.
    68 9 The diary of events during the visit of the Selangor teams this week is as under:— Thursday.—Teams arrive, afternoon. Friday —Cricket, Selangor v. C. C. commencing at 2 p.m. Saurday.—Match continued, commencing at 10 30 a.m. Football, 8. C C. v. F. M. 8. 5p m. Smoker
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    OPIUM CASES.
    125 9 EBTERDAY afternoon a Chinaman was arrested when about to leave Tanjong Pagar Dock with $176 worth of chandu in his possession lln* morning he was arraigned before Mr Beatty, and Mr. F. K. Jennings, as agent of the Opium Farmer, prosecuted him. The man said he went an
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    GOVERNMENT SCHOLARSHIPS.
    117 9 The Fir-t Qirl to Piss the Exam.* In the list of Government Scholarships published in our issue of yesterday there was omitted one name that is of peculiar interest locally, inasmuch as it is that of the first girl candidate that ever passed the Government Scholarship examination in
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    DEATH OF CAPTAIN TUTEIN.
    355 9 Quite a wave of grief passed over Singapore’s older residents when tha news became public on Sunday that Captain Johann Tutein had breathed his last. Some forty years ago he first came to Singapore and for seme years travelled between this and Australia. Later on he
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    3819 10 Monday, April 6th. PRESENT. His Excellency Sir Frank Athelstane SWETTENHAM, K.C..W.G., (GOVERNOR). Hon. W. T. Taylor, c. M.G., (Colonial Secretary). Hon. W. K Collyer (Attorney General). Hon F. G. Penney (Colonial TreaHurer). Hon. E. C. H. Hill (Anditor General). Hon. A. Murray, C.E., M.I.C.E. (Colonial Engineer). Hon. J.
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    SELANGOR NOTES.
    252 10 I He OrpM ii .rojjrebfciug apace.— Mnlay JW, 4 April. A Nkoki Sembilan correspondent writes as f Hows: The first, through passenger train from K lala Lumpur to Seremhan reached the af ter place about 1 5 p m. on Hnirplav. The appearance of the train, as it
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    SEREMBAN NOTES.
    237 10 Ma lay Mail. Visit >rs to Seieniban *-h«-uld not miss ihe opportunity ol seeing an 0 Malay house which the late K-sident 's-uulit for the Government, and I' r* moved from Ka*a ami relmilt in R' Stdency ground* at Sereinhan !r house ha* been h« autihiily r.uv>d hand,
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    JAPANESE NOTES.
    1153 11 B i,,vu\e>e Correspondent) Tokyo Starch 2 ltd. E an laid are the order of B r ’...v in Japan Over 100 per- j,„2 <ix local governors have B in connection with the B ,k matter. Beanies this* military trouble, a corrupB in which some suh- ,fli ial« are
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    THE “STRAITS CHINESE MAGAZINE.”
    191 11 The latest num >er of the titrait* Chinese Mag nine, tiat for March, is It iand ami a-, usud contains a good deal •f interesting matter The S. V I. iglorified, the Struit < as was. perhaps,only to becxpected,eondemneu for its attitude on the currency question.
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    STRAITS CHINESE RECREATION CLUB.
    276 11 Yesterday afternoon the prizes twaid«*«i in ihe annual tennis tournament of the Straits Chinese Recreatioi 4ub were given away hy Mr. Le» ’boon Guan, the d«m»»r, at Hong Lin. Green, New Bi i‘ige R »ad, in the present** *t a large gathering ot the members of
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    MALACCA NOTES.
    402 11 Malacca 3rd April. Last evening the Malacca Company, 3. V C., and Cadet Corps were inspected oy Captain Baker ldth M, I. Taking all things into consideration the turn-out was a distinct success, and the inspecting officer said that he was very pleased with what he had seen.
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    A PLANTER’S IDEAS.
    221 11 Mr. F Fairhuhst, a prominent Ceylon planter, has just returned from he Straits to Colombo, after a three vnekn’ visit chiefly spent, in Selangor To an interviewer at Colombo he thus* Ip'ailor) hie pxi'erierce Kublier is planted very closely amongst the coffee, ten by ten, and is
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      SHIPPING IN PORT.
      380 11 Und r tins heading the following abbreviations are used:—str.—siearner; sh —ship; bq.— barque sell.—schooner Yet. Yacht; Cru.— Cruiser; Gbt.—Gunboat; Tor.— orpedo; H.p. —Horse-Mower; Brit. British; C.S.—United States; Fell. —French; Ger—German; I)ut.— Dutch; G.c.—General-c irgo d.p.—deck passenger IT. Uncertain; T. I*. \V. —Tanjong Pagar \Vh irf; T. F.
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      TRADING VESSELS, &c.
      1194 11 arrivals since Noon of Yesterday. Bantam, hut. str. 1.323 tons, Capt Lee, Bth Apl. From Batavia. 4«h Api. i/aen ieis Co. For Padang, ihb —W. Ganynu'd*. Brit *tr. 2;ttt ions, Capt Board»an, 7th April. From P >wettenham, th Apl. G c.. aod 48 d.p. Straits Steamship ••y
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      ARRIVALS.
      1082 12 u, t Lao Vessel's Name A Tons. Captain From Sailed Consigners. Rig. i i 1 .Amara Brit str. 1566 Mattock Hongkong Mai 2* Hou&teadand Co. Hamburg Ger str 2659 Kichner Amoy Mar 24 Behn Meyer <fe (io. 1 Ncp line Brit str. 2178 Waiters Bangkok Mar 2** L j
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      ANJER.
      93 12 PASSED SITNDA STRAITS OR ARRIVED FOR ORDERS, f LAo A. L/Alb. ub UK8TIN- KEI >ate. Kig. Ship's Name. Captain. Sailing. From where ation. mar*. 1 j Mar 2l Brit s s. Itinda England Mar 19 Singapore i 2*2 l»ut 8.s. Prio- Hendrik ,Turf»»oer Amsterdam Batavia H 22 Brit l»q.
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      CLEARANCES.
      634 12 Date. Vessel’s Name. Flag Kig. Tons, j Destination. Apl 2 Tolv Nor str. 740 Bangkok 2 Keijniersz Dut str. i 432 i Djambie 2 Nieuhuys str. 514 Pontianak 3 Singapore Brit str. 748 Bangkok 2 Nepiune s«r. 2178 Port Baid 2 Redang Bia str. 298 Bangkok via port* 2
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