The Straits Budget, 17 June 1903

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    121 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 Pena n S, throughout all the Protected States of the Malay Peninsula, in Siam, Borneo, the Netherlands Indies, the Philippines, and French Indo-China. K?tabliBhed over
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  • The Straits Budget. WEDNESDAY, 17TH JUNE
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      BIRTH.
      41 1 It, ou!‘.M May, at Shanghai, the wife Lkm.d H. •lAP.lt, of the Shanghai WaterLrk.-< \a., of a daughter. I i iik\ -Or. the 26th May, at Shanghai, the L > \V. i HEN, Imperial Chinese Post o o’*’ of a son.
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      MARRIAGE.
      38 1 i V...N «'<-» r\?l!LEY.—Ai Andrew s v MK, OB the 13th June, by the i*u .iM) V.vJns, acting Colonial Chapl ain. I \i:\ W• i.n.Y Noon of Manchester to i\\ k* Vi III'.RINK CORBISIILKV, of the U’itam, Lancashire.
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    TABLE OF CONTENTS.
    190 1 L 'i*. AUTI*'LE3. v Weights. :;i j *Hn Affairs. .a Hurri'i. i i ’risi>. v K'n.t. >X h'u actions. N.-V, s. nir**r Last News. hosier.Man in Trouble Opium. !er’.- Grievance. :x \Vro o Impression t ur p u niters. Mil Quay. Hhiik Ca^e. Handling of a Colporteur.
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    COMMERCIAL
    532 1 Singapore, 17th Junk, 1903. PRODUCE. Gambler buyers f 14.024 Copra Ball 8.00 do Pontianak 7.12} Pepper, Black 34.25 do White, (5%) 56.50 Sago Flour Sarawak 3.90 do Brunei No. 1 3.75 Pearl Sago 6.10 Coffee, Bali, 15% basis 18.50 Coffee, Palembang, 20% has)*... 27.00 Coffee, Liberian No. J 17.50
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    SUMMARY OF THE WEEK.
    217 1 The Straits Budget, this week, will be forwarded by *the B. I. 8.8. Ziheughla. The issue of the Budget next week, will be mailed by the P. O s s. Chugan. The mail from Europe of the 22nd May by the P. and O. s.s. Batlaarat
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    PASSENGERS BOOKED HOMEWARD.
    53 1 P. O. June —Per Chusan From Penang to London—Mr. K. C. Grey. July 4.—Per Canton For London—Mrs. Tomlinson and 3 children and amah. July 24.—Per liallaaraf For London—Mr. Herbert Darby. N. D. L. June. 30. —Per Roon Mr. H. Winkelmann, Messrs. O. liumker, De Yal, and Mrs.
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  • REUTER'S TELEGRAMS
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      92 1 T;, e post free price of the Straits Times t ;i a ear, or 88/-. The post free price s'*ritx Budget is £20 a year, or 40'- necessary to subscribe for a year. ,-j r'ptions for shorter periods are r -ame proportionate rate of price as r year. > -ait*
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    86 1 DEATHS. Kn Nf.o. —On 11th June, at rr residence 15. Outram Hoad. Kii Nko, th-2 beloved wile of Mr. Pan 1" l.i x aged -4 years. \t London, on the 21st April, Mo x u*-vi Lkva formerly of Yokohama. v\._ \t Hongkong, on the 1st June, M m*a. aged 1H
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  • LEADING ARTICLES.
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      MAIL STEAMERS.
      1171 2 (Straits Times, 11 th June) A new broom sweeps clean is an old and respected adage, and the fact that It is an ill wind that blows nobody good ”is another. In the matter of the Eastern mail contracts referred to in the telegrams yesterday, Mr. Austen Chamberlain
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      FALSE WEIGHTS.
      595 2 (Straits Times, 1 1th June.) Honesty of too rigidly sorupulous a character is not the predominant vice among the various traits by which we locally identify the petty Chinese trader. Therefore it would seem to speak well for the average of rectitude among the petty Chinese traders in
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      LABUAN AFFAIRS.
      985 2 trait* Times, 1 2th Jane From the general tone of the Labuan Admistration Report for 1902, which reached us some days ago, one gathers a vague impression that the island was until recently, and ;o a certain degree still is, sort of chaotic paradise, populated entirely by grumblers
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      THE SERVIAN HORROR.
      921 3 (>tr at Is Times, YMh Jv.te.) .fti E all Europe must be throbbing j- ’ndisnant horror over the atrocity \'.A irrarie, the meagreness of the i» ularsthat have reached us through L prevents any elaborate speculaas to the details of that bloody Mifcdy. Prior to the murder
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      THE SERVIAN CRISIS.
      638 3 (Straits Timer 15/// June.) Servia is quiet.” These three words from Reuter’s latest despatch probably sum up the entire situation pro tern but in Servia, as all the world knows, the situation pro tern affords no clue a£ to what the situation may be to-morrow. On April
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      AN IRISH RIOT.
      3305 3 (Straits Times 16 th June Never, since that memorable if mythical occasion, when McCarthy took the. floor at Enniscorthy, has Ireland enjoyed a spectacle so congenial to the reputed Hibernian temperament as that which was presented at the Rotunda in Dublin three weeks ago. The occasion was
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    THURSDAY, 11TH JUNE.
    689 4 Ihe Hon. VV. R. Collyer arrived yesterday afternoon by the Sappho from Malacca. Q- M. S. Martin, R.E. having been invalided leaves for England by the P. O. mail on Fridav morning. The night before last a match was stolen from the Telegraph steamer, Patrol which was
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    H. AND S. BANK CASE.
    108 4 The case in which three men have been arrested in connection with the recent fraud to the extent of $17,000 on the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank by means of forged cheques, was called up this morning before Mr. Wilkinson. Three men were in the dock.
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    “MANCHESTER” MAN IN TROUBLE.
    164 4 “MANCHESTER MAN IN TROUBLE. On Saturday anernoon Pte. James illiauis ol the Manchester Regiment presented himself without a coat at the Central Station, and stated that he had on the 8th of April at the Globe Hotel possessed himself ot a Savings Bank pass hook, the property of Pte. Rodgers
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      A TRAVELLER’S GRIEVANCE.
      183 4 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sib, —Did you ever hear of European passengers homeward bound being placed in cabins with natives —Chetties for example I was going home second class on the French mailboat Yarra and, judge ©f my surprise, when on entering my cabin
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    CORRECTING A WRONG IMPRESSION.
    130 4 To the Editor of the Straits Times." Dear Sir, -The article in your Friday’s issue concerning an unfortunate imprisoned German girl may lead your readers to believe that none of us Germans has tried to assist her. I assure you and all your readers that sincere
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    CHANCE FOR PUNSTERS ET AL.
    91 4 To the Editor of t/te Straits Times. Dear Sir, —A prize is offered for the most appropriate name for the house now being built on the Stevens Road. It is on tlie site of the old laundry on Gooawood Estate, it is connected with the
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    TANJONG PAGAR RECREATION CLUB.
    250 4 Last night Blair Lodge was enjete the occasion being the smoking concert given to Dr. Catto, who recenily severed his connection with the Tanjong Pagar Dock Co., Ltd. Mr. W. King tilled the chair and Mr. Niblock the vice chair. There was a tirst-class attendance, the
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    Beurre d’lsigny
    100 4 Messrs. Du pi re Co. have forwarded us samples of the famous Beurre dlsigny —the butter put up by J Lepelletier,atCarentan, near Isigny in France It is admittedly the tinest butter tinned in France, and this is demonstrated by the facts that the house of Lepelletier has flourished
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    SARAWAK CURRENCY.
    100 4 SARAWAK CUR REN CY. The Sarawak- Qazetu in H report of the Straits Se,,i n °Hl rency Commission says'! 1 that Sarawak must follow'.!* sooner or later. We and do not doubt that P possible, Sarawak will from the commencement not be possible, there will v inconvenience to Sarawak Singapore
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    POLICE RAID A DOLLAR FACTORY
    111 4 Fully Equipped for Cui„i„ H On the 29tn ult. l) e t. < er "< B with some police proceeded to, a little into the jungle about iTfl hall miles up the Gaylang p i0ad W surrounded an attap shed o otaB occupants jumped through
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    SMUGGLING OPIUM.
    115 4 On Tuesday afternoon same J| ot cement on board the s.s. being shifted when one of thenfbiifl and some tins of opium fell oxopH On investigation the barrel w 3 >--.‘H to contain no fewer than opium, packed in tins ana vahH at about $2,000. The informed the
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    SHIPPING NEWS.
    181 4 The homeward Spanish mail steamcBj Antonio Lopez having left Manila otH the morning of the ifth here at daylight on The dredger Port Arthur \s hout\y due as she is reported to have I Port Said at the be? ining o! lavB month. The Hianang is due here
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    F. M. S. NOTES.
    232 4 The Yam Tuan of Negri hemb:.« is constructing a Kubu or Kraai r purpose of capturing wild eleph&j A herd of nine is hoped to be trapf No tame elephants exist in bilan and this venture it s'lccess* will be anew feature -for there are ve
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    R0W AT BOAT QUAY.
    97 5 R0 W AT BOAT QUAY. ipy HT occurred at midnight last in Boat Quay between some imi Hokien boatmen. Sticks were used freely and the wer e sent for. The Chinamen, fighting before the aI of the police. One man was K jt about the head and was to Hospital.
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    ROUGH HANDLING OF A COLPORTEUR.
    89 5 a Chinese colporteur was religious books at Kilenborough K/ when, it is allege*!, Ng Kong H- *--coated him and purchased 16 tnd J6 calendars, desiring the ;r to accompany him to Carpenter i ;!V or l ie nione y- "’hen they Ft* \.la house in
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    A NEW STEAMER.
    103 5 I do-China Steam Navigation m iu\ new sreamer Tung Sking 1. i ir>in Newcastle yesterday afterI r r; h*-r maiden trip and went to the I Her Singapore agents are .vtd and Co. The trial trip of the passed off recently in a very I ►>*>»! il
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    MALAY CLAY EATERS.
    264 5 consumption of earth as food r i*' t treated of in these columns months ago. A writer in a >n|>orary, talking of the Malay r i fitters, says that those who are i;!v addicted to it are said to r liable than others to cunsumpw:! carnation of
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    MAY MINING REPORTS.
    183 5 Bersawah Gold Mining Company. No. 3 level South. Month’s extension 40 feet, total 153 feet from crosscut. Reef 18 in: wide, worth 8 dwts to the ton. No. 3 Level North. No work done owing to scarcity of Coolies. No 2 Level South. Month’s extension 37 feet,
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    FALSE WEIGHTS.
    190 5 Wanted—a heavier Penalty. Among some prosecutions instituted by Insp. Bateman (Weights and Measures) and investigated yesterday morning by Mr. Broadrick, were three demanding notice. Two of them were against Chinese provision dealers residing at 12S, Market Street and 10, Robinson Road respectively. At the former a scale was
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    FRIDAY, 12TH JUNE, 1903.
    905 5 The cable ship Slier art I Osborn sailed for Colombo, en route to Zanzibar, soon after noon to-day. We regret to learn that Dato Hole is seriously indisposed at his residence, Tassek Utara, Johore. The F.M.S. yacht Aleran left for Pahang yesterday with Mr. and Mrs.
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    1,188,568,000 PASSENGERS.
    98 5 A Parliamentary return issued this week shows that a total of 1,188,568,000 passengers were carried on the railways of the United Kingdom during 1902. This was an increase of 16,162,100 on 1901, and of 46,291,314 on 1900. There were about 14 times as many third-class passengers as there
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    THE BICYCLE CASE.
    211 5 This morning, Pte. J. Lees, Manchester Regiment, was arraigned before Mr. Wilkinson on the allegation of criminal misappropriation of a bicycle on the 6th inst. The machine belongs to Mr. Mulholland who left it at the Exchange on the 2oth ult. On the following day he sent
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
    23 5 The Spring Handicap Medal Play and H eap (two rounds of the links) will be played on Saturday June 20th.
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    S.C.C. SPORTS.
    58 5 Five-a-side Competition. A start was made last night in this competition, Goldies team beating Murray Gibbon s team by 4 goals 1 touch down to 3 goals. Some of the other ties have to be played to-night and some on Monday, we hear. The final will be played
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    OPIUM SMUGGLING.
    52 5 A paragraph was published in yesterday’s issue recording the discovery of an attempt to smuggle opium on board the A* wby in a barrel of cement. The facts set forth were correct; but it might be added that the Police effected the discovery on information supplied by the
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    SELANGOR RACES.
    25 5 Second Day. The following are the results of yesterday’s races: Horse Handicap—Spes Patria Selangor Stakes—Benedick Durbar Stakes —Architect Second Horse Handicap—Katak. Ex-Griffin Handicap—Cossack.
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    AUTOMOBILE RUNS AMOK.
    93 5 In the Automobile races that were held at Paris on May 26, says the Manila CMenea's one of the largest machines while running at high speed became unmanageable during one of the contests and suddenly shied to one side, narrowly missing another machine and crashed through the
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    SHIPPING NEWS.
    116 5 The Tanqlin which was damaged by the P. and O. steamer 1 'aletta at the beginning of last month as she lay alongside the Tadjong Pagar Wharf, having completed ail necessary repairs, left the Docks for the roads on the 10th instant. The AUing was undocked at Tanjong
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    NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
    345 5 A Half-Year's Business. Ar the half-yearly ordinary general meeting of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha, held at Tokio on May 2.5th last, the statement of accounts for the half year ended March 31st last was presented. The directors' report stated —The gross profits of the company for the
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      NAMES FOR MR. DUNMAN’S HOUSE.
      436 5 1. To the Editor of the Strait* Times Sir, —After a tiring game of bowls at the Tanglin Club, finishing up at say 1.30 a m. and no rickishas handy, weary players, on looking up at Mr. Dunman s new house might well say, Lettuce
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    A MONSTER IGUANA.
    344 5 Shot at TangJin Yesterday. There was quite a sensation at Carmen Lodge Mess, River Valley Road, yesterday afternoon. A friend had dropped in for a chat and the occupants of the mess were yarning on the verandah when they suddenly heard loud shouts, and on looking out
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      176 5 LAND SALE. Hk following properties were disof by auction at Powell Co.’s i.-rjoin yesterday afternoon. Three 4 agricultural land at Jurong Road, riiile** t'roin town, area 19. 3 02 com--ei in Leases 2, l*. 2,1st), and 2,187 riMf years, <juit rent Si). .Bought by Dunlop a\ S4ij per acre $626-31.
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    THE RISE OF BREMEN.
    415 6 Me Shipping Trebled in Twelve Years. Mb. His* by W. Diederich, the American Consul at Bremen has made a report upon the shipping business of the city ol Bremen during 1902, in which lie embodied some very interesting details as to the phenomenal growth ot that
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    SATURDAY, 13TH JUNE.
    344 6 Mr. Hansen, the manager of the Paknam Railway, is now paying Singapore a brief visit. I wo Hindus, under sentence of death at Penang were hanged in the jail there on Wednesday morning. 1 he racehorse Waratah lias changed hands, Messrs. Camming and Chappell having purchased if
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      MR. DUNMAN’S HOUSE.
      174 6 To the Editor of the Strait4 Times.' Sib, —Three names have been suggested yesterday for Mr. Dun man’s choice for his newly built villa, and those who have framed them are surely awaiting eagerly to learn which of theirs will meet his sound approval. One is quite
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    RAFFLES CRICKET CLUB SPORTS.
    576 6 Yesterday afternoon the Rallies ►School boys concluded their annual sporty. They started in very heavy rain, hut later in the day things cleared up somewhat and a capital gathering resulted. A number ol ladies graced the ground with their presence and a most enjoyable time w'as
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    546 6 Friday, Jane 12th. PRESENT. His Excellency Sir Frank Athelstake SW'EITEXHAM, K.C.M.G., (GOVERNOR), lion. \V. T. Taylor, C.M.G., (Colonial Secretary) Hon. \V. R. Collyer l.s.o. (Attorney-General). Hon. F. G. Penney (Colonial Tresixurer). Hon. E. C. H. Hill (Auditor General). Hon. I>r. Galloway. Hon. T. E. Earle. Hon. Tan.liak Kim.
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    GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.
    203 6 Mr. T. Davidson is recognised as vice and deputy Consul-General for the United States at Singapore. Mr. C. G. Way is now acting as superintendent of Works and Surveys at Singapore. Mr. E G. Btoadrick is a member of the Licensing Justices Board here and also chairman thereof
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    SIAM’S NEW STAMPS.
    483 6 Hargkok Time*. The recent change in Siam's postal tarill* involves naturally a rearrangement of the set of Siamese stamps, a fact of interest to the collector. This country has been too much given to obtaining new stamps by surcharging old ones, but that expedient is not to
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    AN APRIL FOOL.
    129 6 Thkv have a pretty fancy in some business circles in America, witness the latest telephone story from the other side: Hello! Are you Superior Court, Room 1 r Ve This is wire chief. Your phone is nor working right, and I want to make some tests. Please
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    WIRE NEWS.
    296 6 Tlie lion. Mr. Alfred Deakin, the AttorneyGeneral of the AuHtralian Commonwealth, has unofficially telegraphed to London that the Governments of the Commonwealth in all the States approve of Mr. Chamberlain's proposals, and that only the extreme Free Traders are opposed to them. An immense majority in favour of
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    ALEXANDER OF SERVIA
    3043 6 GRAPHIC PEN PlCTupc I MURDERED KING AN ;°B In the April number 0 f« publication, the /v; J/? B one of the most interest! tions was a sketch 0 f t? Servia and hi- Court, w 0 J* B as it did almost but in reality some
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    PHILIPPINE CURRENCY.
    166 7 The first shipment of the new Philippines pesos (dollars) was to reach Manila on the transport Thomas from San Francisco on May 27th. It consists of 1,200,000 coins and will ba followed in close succession by several other large shipments. A shipment of 2,000,000 pesos left New York
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    ADVANCE MAIL NEWS.
    434 7 Sew York May Slsi. Mount Pelee is again in eruption. Passing ships report that immense clouds of ashes have been encountered many miles out at sea, and that at night the tire of the volcano can be seen for a hundred miles. Great anxiety is felt for
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    VETERINARY DEPARTMENT.
    153 7 The <iovernment Veterinary Surgeon, Mr. P. Scott Falshaw, in his report for 1902, states that there were very few cases of contagious or infectious disease among animals during the year. Foot and mouth disease was prevalent in Siam during July and August and the importation of cattle was
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    MONDAY, 15TH JUNE.
    775 7 Pesang amateurs are staging Pinero’s comedy Dandy Dick for early next month. H. H the .Sultan of Kedah and suite arrived this morning by the Singap'sre from Bangkok. It is reported that the Hon. A. Murray who is now in Ceylon, will be away six months from
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    THE LATE DATO HOLE.
    152 7 We regret to have to announce that Dato Hole died on .Saturday night at his residence, Tassek Utara,” Johore. Mr. Hole, who was considerably over fiO years of age, was a very old resident in Johore, where lie latterlybeld the position of Visiting Justice and InspectorGeneral
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    SELANQOR RACES.
    38 8 Third D*y Results. F a* e I. —Bugler. Race j. I —Sweet Erina (l),Banester(2), Architect and Dam Dam (deadheat 3). Race III. —Did not fill Race IV.— Zoroaster. Race \\—Cadenas. Race VI. —Sharavogue. Race VII. —Bluejacket.
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    THE SWIMMING CLUB.
    106 8 Yesterday 'morning the 100 yards -race for the cup presented through Mr. Jidlin by an anonymous donor was brought to a finish, resulting in a somewhat hollow victory for Lees, who thus becomes the absolute winner of the vrize. The water was in good condition and there
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    SATURDAY’S CRICKET.
    251 8 s. C. C, vs. N. C. O.’s and Men of Manchester. On Saturday afternoon an S. C. C. cricket eleven played a team of the N. C. O. s and men of the Manchester Regiment, and although the Club was i ot particularly well represented they managed to
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    ORCHESTRAL CONCERT.
    333 8 In the Town Hall on Saturday night, \.nder the auspices of the Singapore Philharmonic Society, an attractive programme of music, mostly instrumental, was presented before a large a idience, which later in the evening included H E. Sir Frank Swettenham. The Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted j 1 7 Mr.
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    WEDDING AT ST. ANDREW’S.
    292 8 Noon Corblshley. On Saturday afternoon, at St. Andrew s Cathedral, the marriage took place of Mr. H. W. .Noon and Miss A. K. Corbishley, who lately came out from England. There were many friends m the Cathedral to witness the ceremony, which was conducted by the
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    ST. JOSEPH’S ATHLETIC CLUB SPORTS.
    279 8 St Josephs Athletic Club were favoured with fine weather tor their annual Sports on Saturday afternoon last. There was a very large attendance, including numerous ladies and the Old Gaol Site presented quite a pretty appearance, dotted as it was with tents and lined out
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    ITALIAN ADMIRAL ARRIVES.
    241 8 The Italian armoured cruiser l etter Pisani 6,500 tons, arrived from Colombo yesterday morning en route for China. She coaied at Tanjong Pagar to-day. She is taking out Admiral Mirabello, who relieves Admiral Palumbo. She was in China some years ago, and was relieved by the Marco
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    INTER-COLONIAL RIFLE MATCH.
    566 8 s. V. C. vs. Ceylon Volunteer Forces. Ceylon Wins With 735. On Saturday afternoon the Singapore representatives fired ofl their part of the match against the Ceylon Volunteer Forces at the Balestier rifle range. Shooting commenced shortly after 3 p ro. and it was fortunately a good
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    THIEF CATCHES A THIEF.
    109 8 Both Admit Previous Convictions. Last night a police constable on duty in Shaik Madarsah Lane saw a JawiPekan hanging on to a Chinaman by the towchang. The Jawi-Pekan informed the police constable that he had seen another Chinaman chasing his capture and so he collared him.
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    SHIPPING NEWS.
    126 8 The outward Spanish mail steamer frfa-de-I’uitay having left Colombo on Thursday afternoon, should be here at daybreak on W ednesday. The Glenshiel is due to-day from the north. She is presumably one of the tea-laden steamers either from Hankow or Foochow possibly the latter. By a strange coincidence,
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    Y. M. C. A.
    642 8 A Singapore Branch now definitely Organised. Owing to the activity of Mr. Robert D. Pringle, the working secretary recently sent here by the English National Council of Young Mens Christian Associations to organise a branch of that institution in this part of the world, a local
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    THE SINGAPORE THEATRE.
    267 8 M w. W. G. Gulland writes to the C. Express, under date May 19th, protesting against the conversion of the present Town Hall into a theatre A theatre to be a success, he says, must be designed and built as a theatre and the Town Hall, however
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    A LONDON LETTER.
    939 8 The crowd and crush trT worry, the wear and ten: r>' Season--big S it you So much is going or. a ,V' «HHH that it is almost imp.,..;.' the coarse of events. HH Their Majesties the Kin- HH| opened the new Kew n f* 8d T a
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    THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS.
    877 9 Bon. A. Murray Gives his Views to a Colombo Paper. t*.; Hon. A. Murray, Colonial S. S., on arriving at Colombo j N whither he has gone in conwith a case now being invesv:. was seen by a representative of l"i r,r' <>) 1 'ey Ion to
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    A PRETTY WEDDING.
    575 9 Hume—Stevenson. The Chester Courant says the picturesque village of Bromborough, Cheshire, was en fete on May 12th to celebrate the marriage of Miss Alice Stevenson, eldest daughterof Mr. George Stevenson, Oakleigh, Bromborough, to Mr. W. J. Parke Hume, of the Federated Malay States Civil Service, son of
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    PAHANG NEWS.
    919 9 Kuala Lipis June. A Malay long sentence prisoner escaped the other day while out at work, and has not since been re captured. Mr. F. Bel field and Captain Talbot travelled through Pahang last month on land and police inspection respectively. Captain Talbot had rather an unpleasant experience
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    TUESDAY, 16TH JUNE.
    679 9 The Royal Dutch Petroleum Company of Langkat has just declared a dividend of 35 per cent, for 1902. The Italian cruiser Vettor Pisani finished coaling at the wharf yesterday, and steamed into the roads this morning. The Doom of the Locomotive is the subject matter of an
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      MR. DUNMAN’S HOUSE.
      241 9 i. To the Editor of the “Straits Times' Sir, Suggested name for Mr. Dunman's house: c Islington the Agricultural Hall being in Islington. Or 11 Hortalica Portuguese for Vegetables. I am, etc., Sprouts. Singapore, June 14th. 3. To the Editor of the Straits Times." Dear Sir,— I
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    FIVE-A-SIDE FOOTBALL.
    86 9 Two more rounds in theS.C C. five-a-side football competition played ofl last evening on the Esplanade. Kerr’s team beat Weaver’s after a hard struggle by 2 goals 2 touches down to 1 goal. Buckley’s team had a run tway with Bradberys team by 3 goals to nil. Bradbery
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    BIG THEFT OF JEWELLERY.
    108 9 On Sunday Mr. Grove, the Chief Police Officer, received a telegram from Selangor announcing that a Chinaman who had stolen a lot of jewellery from that State was believed to have left for Singapore on his way to China. Last night the detectives arrested the man
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    COLLISION OFF PASIR PANJANG.
    109 9 Two Malays Drowned. A collision occurred on Sunday about midnight between a Chinese longkang and a Malay prahu between Pasir Panjang and Tanjong Kling. The Malay boat had seven persons on board and property valued at $700. It sank almost immediately and two of the Malays,
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    S. C. C. SPORTS.
    166 9 The following handicaps for the S.C.C. Sports on Saturday next have been posted at the pavilion 600 YARDS HANDICAP. Bradbery »cr., Jackson 5 yaids, Penny 10, Mason 15, Hockley 2u, J. and D. Robertson,’ Cardew, Hudgins, Jensen 25, Martin, Kuchwaldy, Goldie 30, Klphick, Saunders 35, Longniuir,
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    SHIPPING NEWS.
    117 10 T„,r first steamer to arrive with the season’s teas was the Calelu w which Ked on Tuesday last. Yesterday afternoon at one o'clock the QUruhvl arrived from Foochow, laden with tea. After taking in about 900 tons coals and a few tons of cargo, she left for her
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    GENERAL WOOD.
    234 10 In Singapore, en route to Manila, General Wood, of toe U. S. army, at present in Singapore en route to Manila- He has just come from India, where he has hern engaged in making a studv f Indian metnods of Government. The U. S. Government has deputed him
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    THE APPEAL COURT.
    455 10 A Charter Party Case. This morning, the Cmet Justice and Mr. Justice Law gave judgment in the appeal of G. Waller, R- Becker and A. Becker, wno were tne defendants in an aCtib/Yoroughn by Goh \eow Sheng and Co. (Unjp Watt Seng) and decided in favour of
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    A PLUCKY RESCUE.
    117 10 CmfcF Officer Fenton of the Standard Oil Co*s sji. Hudson effected a plucky rescue out in the harbor yesterday afternoon. One of the crew-—a Chinaman —while engaged in painting the ship’s side, slipped from the hanging platform into the sea. Mr. Fenton, who was on the lower
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    TIMELY CLEMENCY.
    126 10 In compliance with the request ol the Netherlands Consul General, and certain Hollanders and German renidenw Singapore who HyinpatluHed w.h the girl in her misfortune, 11. E the Governor haw been pleased to release from jail the unfortunate young Dutch woman who recently attempted to drown herself in
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    MALACCA NOTES.
    521 10 Malacca June 1th. Mr Park’s team arrived in time to commence operations on Monday morning last. Cricket started at 11 a m Mr. Green playing for Negri Sembilan; and the visitors batted firstviessrs. Coeliio and De Souza bnvled throughout the innings for Malacca, the former getting 6 wickets
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    PATRIOTS IN DEBATE.
    941 10 A Donnybrook revival at the Dublin Rotunda. There were violent scenes in Dublin at a meeting held in the Rotunda recently, in aid of the Irish 1 arliamentary Party fund. As a result of disagreements between the extremist forces represented by the Gaelic league aad the supporters
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    BRITISH NORTH BORNEO NEWS.
    449 10 The Governor has received the following telegram dated Kudat 19th May:— 10,000 tons manganese in sight; lode discovered. Robertson inspectingSequati Coal,” To which H. E. the Governor replied Congratulations, good news.” The Mr. Robertson referred to is th# i expert in the employ of the B
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    LIST OF PASSENGERS.
    261 10 For Singapore. Per P. A O. s. 8. Japan from London May ’6 due 29th June—Mrs. Donald. Per P. A O. 8 8. Britannia connecting at Ccdombo with the steamer Corov \o.ndsl from London May 28, due 28th June—Mr. H. C. Rendle. Per P. A O s.
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    ST. JOSEPH’S A. C. SPORTS.
    253 10 The following were the prizewinners in the St. Joseph's Athletic Club sports H on Saturday last• H 100 Yards Flat Race, B Division Hj A. Aroozoo (1), J. Carvalho (2). Time M io* secs. H Throwing the Cricket Ball: 0. ar- K roll (1), F.
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      1380 11 s heading the following abbreviaWf «tr. —steamer; sh.—ship; bq.— schooner; Yet. —Yacht; Cru.— _-(iunboat; Tor- Torpedo; H.p. m u r Bnt. —Britinh; L’.S.—United y Kr^noh; Ger —German Dut. _-(rtjneral*cargo d.p.—deck pasB —Uncertain; T. P. >V.—Tanjong By. T.P-D. —Tanjong Pagar Dock; B Wharf; K. H —Keppel Harbour Bi’.,
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      VESSELS EXPECTED.
      550 11 tiarrxe, port, probable date of arrival, and name oj agents. Steamers. Alboin, Bombay, June; Borneo Coy. Alcinous, China, July 12; Mansfield. Annam, Hongkong, July 6; M. Maritimes. Antenor, China, June 28; Mansfield. Arratoon Apcar, Calcutta, June; P.Simon6 Ascot, Kobe, May; Paterson Simons. Bayern, Hamburg. Aug 14; Behn Meyer.
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      1185 12 riAu j vessel's Nmi A Ton* Captain From Sailed Consignee*. j Bio- j j j rne q Ikhooa Brit str. 3383 Wilister Yokohama May 17 Boustead and Co. 10 Glenogle* str., 2309 Warner Rangoon June 2 Hup Leong 10 Sagami 1 str. 2668 Appleton Manila June 4P. Simons and
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      CLEARANCES.
      728 12 Date. Vessel’s Name. Flag A Ric Tons. Destination. I I 1 Jane 11 Melpomene Aus sti. 1854 I Trieste via ports 11 Sarie Borneo Dut str. 366 Dongala via ports 11 j Chakrabhongs Sia str. 362 Bangkok via ports 11 Coningsbyt Brit str. 2167 Sourabaya 11 Tung Shung str.
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