The Straits Budget, 1 July 1903

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  • 119 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE “STRAITS TIMES.’ TVe Straits Times is widely read throughout Asia generally. It circulates in Singapore and Pena n B, throughout all the Protected States of the Malay Peninsula, in Siam, Borneo, the Netherlands Indies, the Philippines, and French Indo-China. K-tablished over
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  • The Straits Budget. WEDNESDAY, 1ST JULY
    • 90 1 ...,|;j.. A— On the 13th June, at Hongkong, A. G. Gordon, of a son. 1 kiiaßT. —On 15th June, at Government 1 Wei-hai-Wei, Mrs. STEWART Lockh\k:. "t i 'laughter. I*l -At Lyndhurst, Mount Elizabeth, l„ w the J7th June, the wife of H. Riege, of a -*»u t \V,
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    • 85 1 M i H 'LIhjRokt—At St. Andrew’s ;ii* u.u «.i! tiie 27th June, by the Re\d. D, <1 ini Stubbs Military Chaplain. S S., I va> i i;. Miller, second son of Daniel M i I iir!i*=•, Scotland, to Bessie Alfreda kok i eldest daughter of JOSEPH H<*I.DHanley, Staffordshire. W
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  • 152 1 Uamm, Articles. Kaitaay Travelling, f !bi»er Competition. Neg*. i Sembilan. iwaj Calamities, ftrak m 1902. to* Market Quotations. >hipp ng News, ftssenger List Poiif-f News. 1 trriage Accident. Moto’ and Carriage Collide a v. Scotch. Guide. Vi/i 1mvie Again, uui Cruiser Arrives. Alleged Collision. *;ed Lime. S.
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  • 600 1 Singapore, 1st July, 1903 PRODUCE. Gambler buyers f 13.25 Copra Ball 8.00 do Pontianak 5.90 Pepper, Black buyei> 33.50 do White, (5%) 53.00 Sago Flour Sarawak 4.90 do Brunei No. 1 3.70 Pearl Sago 6.10 Coffee, Bali, 15% basis 18.75 Coffee, Palembang, 20% basis.. 27. Oc Coffee, Liberian No.
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  • 222 1 The Straits Budget this week, will be forwarded by the B. I. s. s. Zamunia. The Budget next week, will be mailed by the P. O. s s. Massilia. The mail from Europe of the 5th June by the P. O. s.s. Coromandel arrived on the
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  • 859 1 London 24 th June. There are a number of educated men with the Mullah. They include some former interpreters to the British Navy who are well acquainted with our methods. The Mullah has a regular intelligence system connected with Jibutil and other parts. His force includes 1,500 riflemen,
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  • LEADING ARTICLES.
    • 587 1 (Straits Times 2 6th June.) Through careful eDquiry, we heyg learned that one of the chief causes for complaint in regard to the class pf passengers who travel by the Saturday and Sunday trains to and from J chore, lies in the., .foe Johoro Far vr^ rr w
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    • 953 2 (Straits Time ,s, 27 th June.) Reuter, in a despatch published in the Ceylon papers, but not forwarded to this country where the rubber industry is paramount, states that Experts do not*attach serious importance to the claim that the new French C6ngo rubber will revolutionize the industry.” This
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    • 863 2 (Straits Times 29 th. June.) Despite the gruesomely low prices that obtained for coffee at certain periods during the past year, it is gratifying to learn from the Annual Report of the Negri Sembilan Planters 1 Association,just to hand, that the estates have in most instances paid their
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    • 710 2 (Straits Times, 30th Juiie.) Such terrible accidents as the Najerilla River disaster reported from Spain to-day have fortunately few parallels, so far as magnitude is concerned, in the grim records of railway casualties. It is nevertheless a fact that the collapse of bridges is one of the most
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    • 1428 2 (Straits Times 30th Jane Mr. J. P. Rodoer, as Resident, signs the Administration Report on Perak for 1902. The revenue raised came to $10,320,774 against $8,532,594 collected in 1901. The outlay was $*,040,697 against $8,882,578 in 1901. At the beginning of 1902 the excess of assets over
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 89 1 post free price of the Strait s Time s $U a year. The post free price Straits Budget is a yea r j. 0 r>: necessary to subscribe for a year. t v -ui»s« riptions for shorter periods are ‘.fime proportionate rate of price as *3' vear. 1 Budget can
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  • 29 1 DEATHS. M i i kk. -On the 10th June, at Helping* >vw*uen, Nils Mollkr, ot Shanghai, Venn. Mim'hkli..—At Kol»e, on the 11th June, F 'vi.kk Mitchell, aged 75 years.
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  • 77 3 The Echo’s Suspicions Confirmed Opium and Spirit Farm, >’ to in the Echo of 10th inst., has been /v, and before the period for tender- p-ed, to Mr. Loke Yew, of Selangor, Me-sr- Tan .Jiak Kim and Seah Song Seah, Singapore. M—■- Koo I’hoo Choon and Gan
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  • 2418 3 ['EX BEKS tor the Opium and Liquor E\. i«»e Farms Singapore, Penang, and* for the years 1904-1906 wdl be at the office of the Colonial ’“t&.-y, Singapore, or at the offices of the k' dent Councillors, Penang and Malacca to noon on Thursday, 2nd July, =903. Ll information
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  • 1194 3 Mr. Nunn, of the Straits Civil Service, who has been studying Chinese in Amoy, is shortly returning to the Straits. The second class German cruiser Cormoran arrived from Soerabaya to-day, bound for Colombo. She leaves here on Tuesday next. Woods, the well-known jockey, is about to visit
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  • 107 4 H.M.S. Rui'ildo is expected to leave Hongkong tor Bangkok soon to enable her to reach that port before the end of this mouth. She will remain there for a week arid will then return to Hongkong. H.M.S. Sirius is due at Hongkong from Singapore on or about the
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  • 149 4 The “Travellers Guide Book to Singapore” which was promised some time ago. has now made its appearance and re on sale at the Raffles Hotel and Raffles Tiffin Rooms. From an advance copy which Mr. S. M. Martin, the compiler, has handed to us, we should
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  • Correspondence.
    • 558 4 To the Editor of the Straits Times.” Sir, —Dr. Johnson once said that much might be made of a Scotchman provided he were caught young.” It is to the credit of the Singapore Scotchman that, as a rule, he appears certainly to have been caught young, judging
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  • 137 4 Rikishas Smashed on Cavenagh Bridge. About 4-30 yesterday afternoon a horse drawing a private gharry belonging to Mr. Nassim of Sophia Road bolted from the direction of Raffles Square and while crossing Cavenagh Bridge collided with four rikishas smashing them to pieces and injuring three ol the coolies
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  • 141 4 The Strait’s Echo Beauty Competition (for men only) seems to plainly indicate that Mr. J. Napier is by long odds the one and particular Adonis of the sister settlement. Brother Peter and the sultan of Johore come next in the voting, with a long trail of
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  • 1191 4 I Piccadilly, 5th June. I A public holiday never comes round, lit seems, without some calamity occurI ring to check the enjoyment of some Iclas8 or other. This Whitsuntide every I body has been shocked by the fire at [Eton. Mr. R. S. Kindersley's bouse I was
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  • 294 4 Yesterday morning, eight Bengalis, part of the crew of the barque John Dade were brought before the Marine Court for refusing to obey the lawful orders of Capt. C. Bom, the master. The case was remitted to the Police Court, and, this morning, the men were
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  • 1170 4 Nowhere do we find ah**. I tion of the saying that, unite, seas divide than in th.'*® tive isolation of the X g Sumatra. Only eighteen from Penang by sea, itjig «J save by people whose bu^!?’ l W them thither. Yet there in D68s
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 305 4 LAND SALES. Thk following properties were disposed of by auction at Powell Co.’s sale room yesterday afternoon —Lot 1 to 34, thirty-four freehold terrace allotments situate off Dhoby Ghaut Road, near the Ladies’ Tennis ground, total area 89,351 sq ft., from 19 to 49 cts. per sq. ft., yielding *31,839.73,
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  • 239 5 gifted Indian musician, Mr. J. HviMi. gave a concert at the Town lde i night to a numerous audience, m included H. E. Sir Frank Swetand a party from Government I,- Those who attended the last rstral concert of the Singapore .annonic Society had a taste of
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  • 199 5 H 9 30 this morning a nasty ip occurred in Orchard Road H' a wight have resulted seriously. an empty victoria was -‘V quietly up Orchard Road in Bl direction of Tanglin when it jjw ly frightened at a motor- w was proceeding slowly to town
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  • 92 5 Syed Nor, an assistant in the Institute for Medical Research at Kuala Lumpur, has been sentenced there to two years rigorous imprisonment for cheating and forgery—the amount made away with being over $198. In February last the accused, had prevailed upon Dr. Leicester, who was in charge
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  • 643 5 At the date of last mail advices from Hongkong, plague was on the wane. There were only seven cases reported on Friday last. Dk. McDowell, c.m.g., the new. I\ C. M. O. of the Straits Settlements, is expected here by the P. Sc O. s.s. Palawan dus
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  • 765 5 The sports this year were good though the programme had been cut by several items. Having already been fully commented upon we only put forward a suggestion that a five-a-side hockey competition should be included in the next, feeling confident it would find a great number of supporters
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  • Correspondence.
    • 54 5 To the Editor of the 11 Strait* Timet.” Sir, —He the letter in yesterday’s issue of your paper, signed by an Englishman, I, another Englishman, would say for the author’s edification O wad some power the giftie gie ye Tee see yerwelf, as ithers t»ee ye Wm.
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    • 117 5 To the Editor of the Straits Time*.” Dear Sir, —With reference to a paragraph in your issue of the 24th inst. about a collision of the N. D. L. Sambas we beg to inform you that the contents are for the greater part untrue. It is correct
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  • 169 5 The members of the Philharmonic Orchestra will play for one hour to the European and Eurasian children of Singapore on Friday, July 3, at 5.30 pm in the Town Hall. Heads of Schools, and parents of children not attending schools, will communicate with Mr. H. Laugher, Rallies
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  • 181 5 This morning, Building Inspector •Scott had before Mr. Broadrick, three men, named China Tamby,Syed Goolabshah, and Lee Tan Sai, the first two for using bad lime in new buildings in Owen Road, the other, in Purvis Street. The adulteration in China Tamby’s case, extended to 75% in Goolabshah’s
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  • 177 5 The steamer Oranje of the steamship Company Nederland, recently constructed at the Feyenoord yard, Rotterdam, is due at Batavia on July 16th, and will afterwards be put on the regular fortnightly service between that port and Java. Captain Hubert is in command of the vessel which is
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  • 68 5 The third-class cruiser Cfmdvr, from Kiel *’ia Colombo, arrived here this morning and went to Tanjong Pagar to coal. The Condor is of 1,640 tons, and is armed with 8 4-in. guns and 7 machine guns, and has also 2 torpedo tubes. Her engines indicate 2,930 horsepower,
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  • 607 5 Yesterday morning, four Chinese appeared before Mr. Wilkinson in connection with the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank case. Tan Lim Chwee, Chua Sun Lee, and Ong Kim Seng (the latter has been extradited from Johore) are connected with the allegation of obtaining by cheating the sum
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  • 300 5 The polo match yesterday between the Garrison and Selangor teams resulted in a victory for the former of seven goals and three subsidiaries to the latter's one goal and one subsidiary. I he players and their places in the game were as follows —For the Garrison, Mr. Walker
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  • 1384 6 TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL DAILY POSH —The present (FreeTrade) system has stood rigorous tests under it our trade and commerce have healthily and steadily grow n, and the ties of affection between the mother country and the colonies become more and mote intense.
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  • 493 6 Dr. Treib, the Director of the Government Botanical Gardens at Buitenzorg, in Java, is now in Europe on leave. There he is actively trying to further the interests of that institution. He has thought out a detailed plan for attaching to the Gardens a commercial and botanical museum,
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  • 487 6 Apropos of the Anglo-Scottish diatribe which appeared over the signature of “An Englishman in our correspondence column yesterday, the following from the current issue of Truth may be found interesting The King’s visit to Scotland has done nothing. I fear to reconcile his Majesty’s Scottish subjects to
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  • 83 6 This morning, two Bengali milkmen were before Mr. Broadrick in response to summonses taken out by Sanitary Insps. Patton and Simon. Insp. Patton bought some milk from the man who supplies the Convent. Dr. Glennie said that complaints had been received from the Convent of the bad milk
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  • 583 6 A cEKTiHfATE of naturalization has been granted to Mr. H. Peters of Singapore. Mr. h. .1. Hodges will address the meeting to-morrow evening at the Temperance institute. Mr J r stick Hyndma n J ones is leaving by the Sappho this afternoon for the Federated Malay States.
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  • 68 6 The following results of recent English races are to hand Ascot Stakes—Genius 1, Scullion 2, Rightful 3. Duchess of York Stakes—Wm. Rufus 1, Bassoon 2, Donatello 3. Ascot Gold Vase —Zinfandel 1, Florinda 2, Wavelets Pride 3. Prince of Wales’s Stakes —Mead 1, Jason 2, Martinet 3.
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  • 110 6 Mr. Ma nassef was driving his trap around the Esplanade last night when the horse, in response to a cut from the whip, swerved on to the Esplanade at the S.R.C. end. The driver was thrown out without injury. The horse ran away along the road,
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  • 102 6 NEW COLONIAL-UNDER-SECRETARY. t Lord Monk Bketton is appointed Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies, in succession to the Earl of Onslow, now President of the Board of Agriculture. Lord Monk Bretton has acted as Mr. Chamberlain’s principal private secretary at the Colonial Office for the past two years, and accompanied
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  • Correspondence.
    • 418 6 To the*Editor of t f e .<r, Hi I 8.^— have much pleasure i’ n to have 11 the stuffin' kn>B tne." I will pass over >1 1 preamble .as to eatrh; young, and, as I >B experience of the Scots,*, 3 1 ca n onl y
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    • 76 6 To the Editor of the Straits Tim I Sir,—Re Electric Tramway Co® notice that the rails just arrived tor Tramway and now lying on the Tar® Pagar Road, bear been mark Mad® Germany.” This is rather surprisin?* me, as I always understood oneo.® stipulations in the concession
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  • 171 6 The Norman Isle* which left .hi* the 12th finstant, arrived on the idem with a full cargo of coals for port which she is dischargeTanjong Pagar. w The Rajput which arrived month laden with Japan coal, the beginning of this montt Calcutta where she loaded withan cargo of
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  • 896 7 riday, June 26th. PRESENT. >scv Sir Frank Athklstane K.C.M.G., (Governor). L ylor, c. M.G., (Colonial Secretary). 'olIyer l.s.o. (Attorney-General). Hill (Auditor-General), loway. k Kim. array. ABSENT. il Sir A. R. F. Dor ward, k.c.b .xnmandingthe Troops). Kynnersley (Resident-Councillor Birch (Resident-Councillor of •nney (Colonial Treasurer), irray, M.l.c.E. (Colonial >vn.
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  • 315 7 The Question of Ratio. A meeting of the Straits Settlements Association was held on 3rd inst., in the London offices of the Tanjong Pagar I)o:k Company, to consider currency matters with special reference to the question of 44 ratio.” Mr. W. Adamson, c.m g., presided, the others
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  • 207 7 Second Consignment Safely Delivered. Following the successful despatch of the first consignment of Ceylon crows to Selangor, arrangements were made for sending a further supply. Over fifty crows were accordingly sent last month in the charge of Mr. Vanzyl, assistant to the taxidermist, Colombo Museum, who has
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  • 1071 7 Replayed Tie, S.C.C. i*. Manchesters. Club Wins by 2 Goals to Nil. The re-played tie between the above teams took place last night on the Esplanade, before a tremendous crowd of spectators. So great was the excitement over this match that the spectators in some
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  • 890 7 Preferential Trade. London, June 1U. The debate on Mr. Chamberlain's policy was continued in the lords on 15th June. Lord Lansdowne sought to show the necessity for enquiry into the causes at work abroad which were sapping our trade. “The negotiation for discussion concerning Germany's treatment of Canada
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  • 1008 7 Extraordinary Statements by Swiss Explorers. A remarkable account appear* in American papers of the adventures and discoveries in the Celebes of the brothers Sarasin, Swiss scientists and explorers, who were thought to be murdered by the savages in the interior of Celebes. The travellers are
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  • 450 8 It is probable that H. M. S. Sirivs will pay a visit to Malacca soioe time this week. The dead body of a Chinaman was found floating ofl Tanjong Rhu this morning. It is- statei that Government will discontinue t~e Penang tramways at the end of the
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  • Correspondence.
    • 810 8 To the Editor of the /Straits Times. Dear Sir,— In an article that appeared in your issue of 22nd inst. the following sentences occur: A popular error exists which too often leads us into exposing ourselves to, such ridicule, and that is the belief that in the
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    • 208 8 To the Editor of the Strait* Time*' Sib, —For pure unadulterated cheek, I think your correspondent M Englishman takes the cake, that he does. Probably at the time of writing his letter be did not know that he was doing any harm—- Well, you ken it noo,
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    • 80 8 To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir, —With reference to the lax way in which Volunteers in Singapore treat their responsibilities as defenders of this Colony, which is one of the most important posts in the world, I would venture to suggest that it should be made
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  • 926 8 A Case from Christmas Island. Attempted Murder of a Mandore. A Special Assize was held to-day, before the Chief Justice, for the trial of six Chinamen one of whom was charged with attemped murder at Christmas Island, the others with abetting the offence. The principal prisoner, Cheng Wai,
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  • 63 8 The monthly medal for June was played for on Saturday last with the following results Dr. Ellis 48 4*2 4-86 a. a. Seth 50 51 14 87 11. W. Firiustone 51 49 I*2 88 F. Salzmann 50 47 7 90 Dr. Dane, Dr. Ford, Capt. Woodside
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  • 86 8 The Paketvaart steamer Van Diemen arrived this morning from Batavia in conection with the German mails. The Quito, with a cargo of coals from Cardiff for the north, arrived yesterday morning from Barry Docks and left at 6 p m. after coaling. The Aparima arrived from New Castle,
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  • 217 8 First Day. Selangor Stakes.—Joan 1, Pride of the East 2, Risby 3. Six started. Kinta Cup.—Scheherazade 3, Ayala 2, Wanda 3. Six started. Third Class Selling Plate.—Bellona 1, Starlight 2, Zoroaster and Battlefield dead heat third and last. Bellona sold for $625. Galloway Cup. —Maxim 1, Hilda
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  • 679 8 The other day Mr. iw,, have proceeded on a Commissioner to the cjl on arrival here found no him and so returned to '«B| The Malay Mail the affair Left Kua 13 Lumpur on the o Ith Jun Th retUrnin ,t'«| hl818a re^ord but the wind was
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  • 291 9 ill. 3 time past Malay kampong* r, he neighbourhood of'Labu and Henai nave been suffering from W j e preflations of a tiger, says the +'/>/, so at last the inhabitants j spring gun in hopes of being to themselves of the pest, then retired.
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  • 446 9 u British sloop Rinalda left H ongi :>z t.*r Bangkok on the 22nd June. Mr. Peacock assumed charge of t e duties of Third Magistrate this ••.orning. 4 The Stb-hsen left Port Said yesterday itternoon outward bound. She is due *dr on the 1 1 h July.
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  • 89 9 estebdav, in the Marine Court, Capt. Reeee of tbe JM- Chiergmai prosecuted three Malay seamen for wilful disobedience. They were each sent to jail for ten days Before the same Court yesterday Insp. Dooley charged three Chinese twakow-men with obstructing tbe Singapore River. They were fined Sl5O
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  • 125 9 Yesterday afternoon twenty-two of the firemen and crew of the collier Kahlif refused to return to their vessel and demanded to be paid oil here. They were all Arabs with the exception of a European and a Kling. This morning the men were brought up at the Marine
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  • 100 9 The Spring Cup. This was played for on Saturday and was won by Mr. F. Ferguson with an excellent score of 79 2 81. The following returned cards Ferguson 41 38 2 81 Hewan 45 49—10 84 H. Vade 43 46- 4 85 Pearce 43 46- 4
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  • 466 9 The annual general meeting of the Keppel Golf Club was held at Plantation House on Saturday night, there being 22 members present. The report for the past year was read and after some discussion the accounts for that period were unanimously passed. The election of officers for
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  • 70 9 The German trandpott Main is due here on 6th July!" 811$ is reported to baye left Nagasaki oh the 3<tb June. The Sioiara arrived from Rangoon on Sunday laden with rice for the north and left for Japan yesterday. The Khaiif with a cargo *of Cardiff coals for
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  • 71 9 The July monthly medal competition will.take place at tye Swimming Club on Sunday Competitors must go over in the first lauqghj which leaves Johnston's Pier at 7.15 ft.m. The dates for the races for the Jack-son-Millar Cup (100, 150, and 200 yards handicaps) have been fixed for
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  • 143 9 June Monthly Medal. The June monthly medal was played for on June 19th and resulted for a win for W. O. Burt. W. O. Burt 42 t 3 45 W. H. Schulz 49 3 46 W. Gibson 46 1 47 E. A. Gairdner 48 1 47 E.
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  • 196 9 A pretty wedding was solemnised at St. Andrew’s Cathedral on Saturday afternoon between Mr. T. C. B. Miller, of Riley Hargreaves and Co., Singapore, and Miss Bessie Holdcroft, eldest daughter of Mr. J. Holdcroft of Hanley, Staffordshire. The Revd. D. Holland Stubbs officiated. The best man
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  • 209 9 This morning, J. Smith, proprietor of the Globe Hotel, Middle Road, was to have been arraigned before Mr. Wilkinson on the allegation of having on the 22nd inst. used as genuine seven forged Hongkong and Shanghai $5 banknotes by delivering them to Ann Lock and Co.
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  • 87 9 For Singapore. Per P. A O. a. 8. Palawan from London May 30, due 3rd Ju.y—Mr. D. H. McDowell, C.M.G., Mr. C. W. Spriggs. Per P. A O s. s. China from London June 13 Mr. A. K. Smith, Mr. Nottebobn. Per P. A O. s. s.
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  • Correspondence.
  • 514 9 Yesterday afternoon, the enquiry into the alleged Hongkong and Shanghai Bank fraud was resumed by Mr. Wilkinson. Tan Lew Chwee and Ow Bun Sun were in the dock. The allegation against the former is that he fraudulently obtained $5,000 from the bank on May 26th
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  • 531 9 Ptaal U*Sl* Tax Singapore Pop Club WM *t Hone yesterday afternoon to .JM members-and friends when the fiaal the above cup was played off by the two remaining teams which were M follows: Civilian* Garrison H. E. The Governor 1 Major Terry 4 Mr. Young 4 Major Everett
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  • 152 9 P. O. July 4. —Per Canton For London—Mrs. Tomlinson, two children, infant and amah. July 10.—Per Massilia For London—Mr. J. Graham. July 24.—.Per Ballaarat: For London via Marseilles—Mr. Herbert Darby. N. D. L. June. 30.—Per Roon Mr. H. Winkelmann, Messrs. O. Knmker, De Val, Mrs. Muir, Mr.
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  • 89 9 Europe, Roon w June, Beho Meyer. Antwerp and London, 4 rg. on 1st July, Bouetead. Sydney via ports, Itiada, due 8th July Boustead. Marseilles and Havre, Prinstetse Marie, due mid July, E Co. Fremantle via ports, Sultan, on 18th July Mansfield. Odessa via ports, Ko* troma
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  • 1748 10 In The Winter of '###3. We (Mr. A. Mason and myself) arrived in Shanghai on the 6th February 1903 and saw that the 8. s. Chungking was advertised for the 11th and hooked passages to Port Arthur, the cos* being $45 Mex each first class,
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  • SHIPPING.
    • 177 10 Under this heading the following abbreviations are used:—str.—steamer; ah.—ship; bii.— barque sch.—schooner Yet. —Yacht; Cru.— Cruiser; Gbt.— Gunboat; Tor. —Torpedo: Hp. —Horse power Brit.—British: U.S.—United States; Fch.—French; Ger.—Herman Dut.— Dutch; G.c.—General-cargo d-P- —deck passenger U.—Uncertain T. P. W. Tanjong Pagar Wharf; T. P. D.—Tanjong Pagar Dock B.M
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    • 1224 10 arrivals since Noon of Yesterday. Farfalla Ital. str. 147 tons, Capt Taylor, 30th June. From Malacca, 29th June. G.c., A lOd.p. Gaggino A Co For Muar, 1st -Rds. Ganymede, Brit. str. 236 tons, Capt Cobb 30th June, From Port Swettenham, 2#th Juoe J.e., aad 62 d.p. Straits
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    • 581 10 «€mt, port, probable date I •»d name o] omJ. BTMAMKg. Alboin, Bangkok July Borneo rv I A c.noun, China, July 12 Man.fe 9 Alesia, Hamburg, July 6; Behn u 9 Annam, Hongkone, July 6- v vr* 5 9 Awa Maru, Colombo, July p Badenia, Hongkong, Aug. 17’. Ballaarat,
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    • 139 12 PASSED 8UNDA 3TKA1T8 OKArRIVEP FOR ORDERS. Flaiba U Date or Owns- keDatk. Rio. Ship’s Name, i Captain. Railing. From where ation. mabe. June 1 Dut ss Rhipeue Williams Jan 1 Batavia Amsterdam 3 Dut s.s. Goenioer Le ('lercq Jan 3 Batavia Rotterdam 6 Dut s.s. K'ingin Regentes Ouwehand Amsterdam
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    • 1031 12 M Flag n **j l I h Vessels Name. A Tons Captain Fkow Sailed Consignees. Q 1 Kig. _jJ’ne 23 Unda Nor str. 879 jGabrielsen Barry May 12' 23 Salabadji Dut str 1235 ,Rossera A roe bay Juue 2LHooglancltand Co. 24 NienLuys str. 640 Tansent Pontianak June 20*Daendels and
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    • 698 12 Date. Vessel’* Name. Flag A Rig. Tons. BH j AT JQj Jgj June 26 Gregory Apcar Brit str. 2940 Penang and c Mi C *26 Itzehoe G© r B^r Hamburg vi a SI 1 25 ftilMtfV** Lingga Dut str. HB »25 Pakpara Ger str. IJfi I M| t 25
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 390 10 THE CROWDED STREETS OF ENQLAND. Raised in the midst of crowded traffic, the Policeman’s Hand brings order out of chaos, as he diverts, directs, and skilfully controls the hurrying horses. The Birmingham bobby does this work to perfection, says a local paper, describing a mission of its Ojfi'ial position for
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    • 147 10 F ENGLISH NURSE, at pereent in j Java, desires situation with fainil returning to England shortly. Apply to NURSE, cio Straits Times SCHWEITZER’S TuS Best s Purest COCOA. Now especially packed in double* lidde*^ 1 isuring treshness for yearn, in all MARTIN’S SSfiSaWNLLS, A Praaek ■•mod? for all Irr*dular;ti«s« f
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
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