The Straits Budget, 20 August 1903

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  • 123 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE “STRAITS TIMES.’ The Straits Times is widely read throughout Asia generally. It circulates in Singapore and Penang, throughou all the Protected States of the Malay Peninsula, in Siam, Borneo, the Netherlands Indies, the Philippines, and French lndo*China. ESTABLISHED OVER HALF A
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  • The Straits Budget. THURSDAY, 20TH AUGUST.
    • 176 1 I i v.v -<>n Pith August, at Woodftide, I,.-. IJi MNt i Nicholson, of a son. I sr i >i tlit- ;il.-t duly, at Shanghai, the I »hi* U»*\. .1. W. Cline, of a daughter. I m *n <»nthe*24th July, the wife of I K. 1 C. M.S., Taichow,
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    • 93 1 i *\m i. Boswell. On Monday, t iicA ti >t. Andrew s Cathedral, by >*'■ I Crillith Evans, R.A., (Actg. Col. NoKMaN Terence Neubronxfk. Uu-muu Volunteer Fleet Agency, to Gladys Maruueritk, second •i V Boswell Es..,, M.s. e. bite s i,: Works P.W.D., S.S. Penang j.lfH'e ••'>}•>. >1 kjn<;yhoki*E.—On
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  • 239 1 A k i. Bridge. Duty. ir j 1’al**. i Penalty. in China. k Pol- -v i ■< v m os. v uniions. k Ne ws. h, r I A I* Jf -Mtasures. > l ournament. i, Pov\ ;ing. 1 the Kheny Semi. H, jn ‘i htamp>. }-u.
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  • 603 1 Sing.» pose, 20th August, 19<.;3. PRODUCE. Uanbici sellers f )2 90 Copra Bah 7.20 uo Pontianaii 6 40 Popper, Black >» "0 50 do White, (.5%) da 75 Sago Floor Sarawak 3 7a do Brunei Nr. .1.60 Pearl Sago 5 Coffee, Bali, 15% basis 16 75 Coffee, Palembang, 20%
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  • 168 1 For Singapore. Per P. O. a. a. India connecting with tire steamer Ballaarat at Colombo, from London July 24, due 2Jnd Augt.—RearAd iral the Hon A9hton G. Curzo ov.o, cb, cmc;, Mr. W. Bain, Mr. E St. I. Lawaon, Messrs. J. H. shields, and R. Maxwell. Per
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  • 318 1 The Straits Budget, this week, will be forwarded by the P. O s. s. Bengal. The Budget, next week, will be mailed by the B. I. s.s. Zamania. The mail for Europe by the M. M. s.s. Yarra closed on Monday. The mail from Europe by
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  • 1295 1 London 11 th August. The Vali or Governor of Monastir in Macedonia has been recalled. Hilmi Pasha replaces him provisionally. Turkey to a Russia that the muider«v^ a^ v '\ted Vi Consul there wiH severely. f ”4. cKtC er j try him has been summdu! e y at
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 78 1 ;»o-t free price of the Strut** Tinirx i a year. The post free price Strait •> Hud if ft is $1*0 a year. h’ necessary to subscribe for a year. .-cription* for shorter periods are -irne proportionate rate of price a'? a war. .<’<<•*!' Hud aft can be* sent to
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  • 33 1 DEATHS. A; Shanghai, Waltkk I’AUUNI, > unghai, on 31at July. P#»3, N .h: .aired tb years. J 1 v -At Haiphong, on lstAogu*>t, ,vm(N, Second Engineer, French it,\e oi Wanlockhead, Dumfries, li' 3" years.
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  • LEADING ARTICLES.
    • 647 2 (Straits, Times 1 2th AugnH.) 8o uiucn h as already been said and written about the difficulties and in possibilities of traffic on Cavenagh Bridge and its appioaches, that it scarcely seems decent to take up the subject again. At the same time, it is to the interests
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    • 688 2 {Strait* Times, 1 2th August) Even from a pro-British point of view, there are two ways of looking at the recent legislation imposing a prohibitory export duty upon tin ore. The contingency suggested in the subj >ined excerpt from an Indiuo paper is never likely to crop
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    • 796 2 (Strait* Time* 1 Mh August) Knowledge being indispensable to mankind—especially the knowledge of his own environment—it cannot be considered out of place for us, residents in Malaya, to stray as far abroad as the United States for some information con ceming the aborigines of this country. It
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    • 616 2 (Strait* Times, VMh August.) In Japan they have a very singular, but, in a manner, equitable system, whereby they nut only make the punishment tit the crime,” but also adapt the punishment to the criminal, the circumstances and the environment. On that account it would sometimes seem
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    • 1001 2 (Straits Timet, UtU Ai^ntt.) Lord Lansdowne’s reference ton* horrors of a certain execution at Pekin* and the responsibility of the Cover: ment to see that the pledges wnereunder the men who were recently arraigned for seditious libel in th# Shanghai Mixed Court, pleaded guilty are carried out,
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    • 1270 3 s 7 uut* Tunes, \~fh August.) if months have passed sine* an was made in these colon, as at line the then freshly discovered ;-*wfcrs ol that extraordinary new »-'.erailed radium. Since then, rot onlv haw new attributes been dis-•jver-n u,v this extraordinary metal, f > r discoverers, Professor
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    • 614 3 (Straits Timet \&th August) Russia appears to be seeking trouble at both ends of her enormous Empire. In the Far East she has massed 400,000 troops for the defence of Manchuria, being in momentary expectation of a declaration of war by Japan. In Europe, as Reuter informs us,
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    • 4757 3 (Straits Times l9tb August.) Mosquitos are not such a pest in Singapore as they are in many other places in the tropics—and out of them fof that matter —which could be named off-hand. Indeed the worst mosquitos in the world are said to be in Alaska, while the
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  • 716 4 To-day is the anniversary ofJthfl Settlement of Penang which M founded in 1787. m 1— w In->p. Branagan and Mrs. Branagail are* due here next Wednesday by thJ llilachi'illi/fu, from London. I X m I The Federated Malay States Polictl Force has been strengt hened by the
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  • 38 5 !iiden Plate —Bara. •Uterfall Stakes: Royal Irish Piping Purse: Bellona. ipir.c Derby-Sweet Erina. Ti; .i Stakes Architect. A r Kwi Purse —Piety, iix-hritfin H’Cap Joan, Tin Prince :i Perfuiy liead beat, (to be run hrylay)
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  • 64 5 n the 9th inst., the Tringauu info port with the police flap Wilson went on board Earned that two of the Chinese "-’igers were accused of the theft of iv < b<»x containing Sf>1.50, and some i: -a2 dpparel. They were charged Judgment was reserved till
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  • 80 5 hie :>:»th ult. Chief Sanitary Insp. ,2 had a very narrow escape of his trap crashed into by a hack rr y which was furiously driven by syce down Oxley Rise. This /j;r! the man appeared before Mr. "ii in response to a summons. Mr. ht**n s tid
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  • 90 5 hirskok. on the 1st instant, the tenders were opened screw* pile wharf and steel r capable of lifting 40 tons, t teaui hoisting gear erected and *11 complete,— h‘»Aartb Erekine, Ten. 195,100 huckok Dork Co., 195,200 Mru-kay and Mac* 198,600 210,000 Crane, Ma«:kay an<i Mar r ,h,l
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  • 86 5 A new record for both a single and double round of the Ladies Golf Links at the Penang Sepoy Lines was made, says the Pinang Gazette on the sth August by Miss Violet Brown, when playing round with another player. Miss V. Brown’s l3t round read 5,4,
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  • 109 5 This morning, Mr. Craig, Superintendent of Mails, prosecuted a Malay tamby named Hassan for using a prepaid postage stamp which had already been used. The letter was addressed to Malacca. The defendant desired information from the prosecutor as to why, after it was discovered that the stamp
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  • 103 5 DishonestSpirit Shop- keeper. Ang Trng, the keeper of a spirit shop at No. 3 Tringanu Street was before Mr. Micheli this morning, summoned by InRp. Bateman (Weights and Measures) for having in his possession for trade purposes three measures, a twoglass, a one-glass and a half-glass. These measures
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  • 187 5 The Volunteer steamer Kiev arrived from Odessa yesterday afternoon and coaled at Section 4, Tanjong Pagar. She left early this morning. The Kh erson of the same line is due on the 14th inst. en route for Port Arthur. She coals here. The Bagfred left Bangkok on 1
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  • 235 5 The Row at Tanjong Pagar. Early last month, Tan Kiam Cheli, a coolie headman employed by the Tanjong Pagar Dock Co., was charged at the Police Court, before Mr. Broadrick, with having incited a number of coolies to interfere with Municipal sanitary officers while carrying out disinfection
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  • 556 5 S.C.C v. ifym Chester Regiment. Another good fight between the S.C.C. and the Manchester took place last evening on the Esplanade, before a large crowd of spectators. Both teams were at full strength, the Club playing a new member in McKean, who with a little more practice should give
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  • 292 5 The following passengers left by the Imperial German mail steamer Prim Heinrich to-day at 1 p.m. For Penang—Dr. and Mrs. .lesser Coope, Mr. P. Schimmelbusch, Mr. and Mrs. Tan Kheam Hook, Mr. Harold E. Waite. For Colombo —Messrs. G. Ouston, H. P. Hag ley, C. M.
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  • 299 5 The Singapore Slipway and Engineering Co’s, latest Product. There was launched yesterday at noon from the building berths of the Singapore Slipway and Engineering Company. Limited, a handsomely modelled steamer, built to the order of Tan Keong Kiam,Esq., of.il, Robinson Road, Singapore. Among those present
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  • 446 5 The above gymkhana, held on the Rallies Reclamation Ground on Saturday afternoon last, was a huge success from every point of view. There was a very large attendance and in every event the entries were very numerous —so much so in fact that in some three
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  • 1883 5 Then and Now. 1839—1903. The other day, whilst wandering among the dusty shelves that hold the treasures of the Raffles Library, I chanced upon Newbold’s 44 British Settlements in Malacca.” Long before it was my good fortune to come to this part of the world,
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  • 327 6 During the rain vesterday, a large tree fell half across Kirn 8eng Road. Mk. R. D. Pringle will conduct the service at the Boustead Institute ou Sunday at 8 p.m. Mr. Alex. Reid was the winner of the chess tournament just concluded at the Y. M. O.
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  • 114 6 More than forty million acres of t lie area covered by me Philippines is woodland, says the MuaUa Time*. Of this at least one-half is estimated to be virgin forest. With this immense area, including several hundred varieties of native wood, under the stimulus of proper legislation, the
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  • 120 6 1 his morning, Lee Ah Yeow, a convict serving out a term of 14 years for burglary, was brought before Mr. Wilkinson on an allegation of attempting to murder a fellow convict. Ong Ah Tong, by cutting him in the lower abdomen with a razor at the
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  • Correspondence.
    • 369 6 I’o the FAitor of the Straits Time*.” Sir, In yesterday's issue of your journal I read with interest a paragraph anent liquor measures; the way in which they are apparently tampered with by Chinese spirit shop-keepers, and the justice meted out to one of them who seems to
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  • 204 6 Railway Construction Work. The following is a summary of construction work done on the F. M. S. Railways during last year:— Fourteen miles 11 chains of formation completed. 1,272,019 cubic yards of earthwork and 71 bridges of under 40 feet completed, and 11 in progress. Five bridges
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  • 247 6 Yesterday, L. E. Argoud, described in the police sheets as a Frenchman, was before the Bench Court charged with criminal breach of trust in respect or furniture valued at SHOO, the property of Ali Ambar Bmainah. The case arose, out of the relation of landlord and
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  • 85 6 Capt. Molyneux, the Honorary Secretary of the Singapore Horse and Dog Show, which is fixed for Saturday, Sept. 12th, informs us that, thanks to the kindness of the Singapore Sporting Club, the Show will be held at the Race Course. The stalls will be reserved
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  • 101 6 On the 29th ult., Sergt. King arrested six men for gambling in Ellenborcugh Market. They were released on bail. On the following day they were arraigned before Mr. Peacock for gambling Sergt. King then observed that the first of the defendants was not one of those he had arrested.
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  • 262 6 —Pinang Gazette. It is settled that the Coronation of the Multan of Selangor will take place in September at Klang. Mr. William Cowan from Perak has come to Kuala Lumpur to sit with Mr. Pountney as examiner to the Chinese Court interpreters, many of whom belong to the
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  • 357 6 Lee Lam, a dhobie of 50 North Bridge Hoad, was before Mr. Cooper yesterday on an allegation of criminal breach of trust in respect of several articles of wearing apparel, worth $20, belonging to Capt. Taylor, of the Farfolia, and entrusted to him to wash. Sergt.
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  • 145 6 Thb Idzumi Man Bombay on the about 3000 baskets of W 'S lighters in the roads, J n sent up the river andirL,N warehoused at Tanjone S morning, K Of* The Bielefeld arrived f rorn via Macassar on the i fl U anchored in the roads s cargo
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  • 180 6 The report of the British 1 Borneo Company for the yean Dec. 31st last states .-The total re for the year on revenue amount to <£75,954, £72,113 in Borneo and London. The expenditure for the amounts to £47,423 in Bonea £4,792 for home expenses. tj figures
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  • 365 6 Lipi?, 1th .La The total quantity of tin eip from Pahang during the first j the current year amounted to li piculs, beng a net decrease oi piculs as compared with the exptf the corresponding peiiod of 1902. output from the Raub district ?fco« increase of piculs, but
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  • 535 7 Perak rioneer.) recently considerable ftHSon regarding the agricultural m*\ the (Government. Opinions WF'Sen sharply divided, and the 5 y i s still carried on between of opposite views. Those ro ve of the policy of GovernB j: 0 ne tending to foster agricul- jevelopment are confronted
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  • 227 7 1 Federal Conference at Kuala -nf ir is likely to cost 'he K. M. S. •eminent about *40,000. 1 if but! Development Company are ported to have engaged a number oi r pean miners for work in Kelantan. ■'s lnderstand that the new Colonial r ‘t Stir
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  • Correspondence.
    • 123 7 To tho Editor of the Straits Times” Sir, —With the dollar verging on 1/1 Id demand, and the prices of commodities at famine rates, the most thrilling news which your valuable paper could publish would be a list of the firms that are willing to make immediate
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  • 228 7 Old Offender Captured. About 2.30 this morning a burglary occurred in a bangsal in Queen Street, occupied by some Chinese carpenters and masons The two foremen were returning to the bangsal at the hour mentioned and were surprised to see a Chinaman at the foot of
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  • 213 7 About 5 am. on the 27th ult. tiie body of a Javanese sub-warder named Dollah was found near the back entrance of the prison by a fellow subwarder named Mo’ Mim bin Kasan. The matter was reported and the body removed to the hospital. On the previous
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  • 67 7 Thursday's Winners. The Galloway Handicap. B. G. Kongsi’s Hilda. The Klian Paw Stakes. Mr. Malaiperuraal’s Emperor. The Fourth Class H’cai*. Mr. J. De Voogt’s Zoroaster. The Derby Handicap. Mr. W. W. Bailey’s Benedick The “Crushed Food” Stakes. Mr. C. A. Waller’s Nun-nicer. The Krian Stakes. Mr. Lynch’s Starlight.
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  • 83 7 A kike which had serious results occurred in some houses on Penang Road, Penang, early on Sunday morning, wholly destroying the house occupied by Dr. Boyer and damaging the next house, the residence of a Chinese. It appears that I)r. Boyer’s servant left a lamp burning
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  • 941 7 Home. The agreement between the Cunard Company ana Government embodies the provision* mentioned in telegram* of the 1st October last and others published in the Time* of the same date. The Company holds its whole tieet at the disposal of (Government. The officers and three-fourths of the crews
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  • 89 7 We regret to hear of a nasty accident which happened to Capt. Allenby of the 13th M.I. yesterday morning. While manmuvring with some of his regiment near a brick-field oh' Alexandra Road he was suddenly charged and tossed by a huge water-buffalo, which gored him in
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  • 1457 7 The S. C. C. Cricket Tournament has come to an end and the Law and Civil {Service team are the victors. The final match, that in which the winners met the Garrison, was brought to a conclusion on Saturday last and was won by two wickets after an
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  • 196 7 Thk following paHHengerx arrived her* yesterday afternoon tjy the German Mail steamer Bayern. From Antwerp--Mr. T. H. D. Kop. From Southampton—Mr. C. Gold* tom, Mr. Kllan, Mr. Winter. From Genoa Mr. van Vreeden, Mr. Steinnetz, Mia*, .1. Meyer, Mr. and Mrs. Moulin, Meaur**. Frankfurter, Geunni, Koch,
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  • 3962 8 Via the Canadian Pacific Railway. Having been round by Suez twice I thought it would be a nice change to escape the terrors of the Red Sea heat in June by travelling, via the C. P. R. from London to Hongkong, and with that intention, after exchanging
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  • 388 8 The Resident of Selangor makrtJ practice now to travel, principally* bicycle, at least once a year over e J road in the State. I I The Malay Mail hears that advaiJ against shipments of coffee have stopped by &ing:pore azent/t.m reason is not yet u/hand. 11 1
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  • 1370 9 1 hk usual fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Commissioners of Singapore held yesterday afternoon, Mr. \tthonisi in the chair. There were 3 0 present Messrs. T. BraddelJ, Sohst, jTvans, Choa Giang Thye, Pooles, Col. Pennefather and Dr. Murray Robertson; e Kngineer, Mr. Peirce; and the -r-retary, Mr. Polglase.
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  • 198 9 The Governor lias made the following appointments in the Singapore Royal Engineers (V), with effect from the 14th >lay, 1903: —Lieutenant Robert Peirce to be Captain Sapper Victor Augustine Flower to be Second Lieutenant. Mr. \V. C. Miehell, Acting First Magistrate, Singapore, has been nominated to be a
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  • 1403 9 Medan, Ydth Aug. Some months ago a person named Brand published in Holland a book entitled The Millions of Deli This book seemed to be, and in effect was, a virulent libel on the planters of the East Coast
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  • 371 9 Yesterday, Mr. D. Robertson residing at Sharon,” River Valley Road, swore the following information at the Police Court against a European whom he knew as J. Burton Peniston. This person took up quarters at Mr. Robertson’s on the 7th ult. He described himself as a commercial traveller
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  • 540 9 Th* Taiping races will be concluded today and from the meagre results to hand little is known as to how the meeting is going on. On the first day a recent importation named Bara won the Maiden Plate, although the field was a weak one. Bara has only
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  • 148 9 A Qreat Success. A very enjoyable smoker” was held at the smelting works Club house at Pulo Brani last night. Mr. S. B Archdeacon, the President, in a few well chosen words, explained that the concert was the out come of a recent billiard handicap and
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  • 163 9 Abo it noon yesterday a daring gang robbery took place in a Chinese plantation, two miles in from Teluk Blanga Road and nearly opposite Plantation House. The place is a fle wer garden and is occupied by four Chinese and twn women. Yesterday morning the men went
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  • 695 10 Mr. Donald Maokay, a planter from Ceylon, has been visiting the F.M.S. especially as regards rubber. He thus describes his experiences in the Ceylon Observer The greatest progress in rubber has been made in Selangor which is, undoubtedly, the Premier State in agriculture, the
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  • 188 10 Perak Pioneer. The 8.s. Kirtwx which has been placed on the coasting run between Penang, Port Swettenham, and Singapore is reported to have given every satisfaction to the public, as it has every convenience for decent and comfortable travelling Mr K ester is about to inaugurate
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  • 491 10 In Thursday’s issue a brief notice was published of a case of alleged breach of trust in course of hearing by Messrs. Michell and Cavendish sitting as a Bench Court, and it was said that the hearing would be resumed yesterday when Mr. K. W Braddell would
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  • 142 10 Scratch Fours. Hcnt A. ItotKsrtaon A. Cavendish E. G. Hartnell I). Robertson W. M. Stewart A. E. Murray T. A. Martin M. Sehlueter To be rowed Monday 17th August 5 j*.m. Ft nal. II. G. White Winner of C. W. Darhishire Heat i. P. II. Gibbs C.
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  • 89 10 Yesterday afternoon, Omar, a servant in the employ of Messrs John Little <fc Coy. was before Mr. Peacock for preliminary enquiry into three allegations of forgery brought against him by his employers. He was an assistant in the tailoring department. On the .3rd instant it was discovered that
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  • 100 10 The Warren Shield Tie between H. Co., Manchester Regt. and the S. V. I. was played last night on the Recreation Club ground, and a spirited game was the result. Tne first half was well contested and half time arrived with no score. In the second half time the
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  • 64 10 We understand that during the official trial of the new Colonial yacht ISea Meiv yesterday, between noon and 5.30 p.m., the circumstances were very unfavourable and the speed attained was not quite satisfactory The trial was conducted under Capts. Boldero and Murphy, and Mr. Trowell, Inspector of Marine
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  • 547 10 August 13. After a drought of more orless twenty days, the iains have come and come to stay, apparently, judging from the daily heavy downpour we aie at present favoured with. The bank of the Batu Pahat river opposite to the town of Pengaram has been cleared
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  • 476 10 Mr. R.A. Law, the F.M.S. PostmasterGeneral, is ill in the Kuala Lumpur hospital. The Blue Book of the Colony fmr 1903 has been issued by the Goverament Printing Office The Rev. W. G. Shellabear, Editor of the Malaysia Message, expects to return to Singapore in January. We
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  • 78 10 The Interpret Bowling Match played off on Saturday night resulted in an easy win for the Teutonia Club with a scire of 4.318 as against 3,673 scored by the Tanglin Club, and *2,840 by Penang. The following are the scores in detail of the two local Clubs
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  • 132 10 Singapore v. Penang. Yesterday afternoon the Singapore police tired at the Balestier Ritie Range in a match against the members of the Penang police force. The distances were at 200, 500 and 600 yards. Shooting commenced at p ra. and although the afternoon was favourable for shooting
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  • 209 10 Towed from New Guinea to Singapore. The crew of the German sailing ship W. C Watjen now lying in Singapore harbour, had a terribly rough experience recenUy. The ship was towed into this port yesterday afternoon, in a dismantled condition, by the British steamer Moresby which had
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  • 555 10 A wave of thoroughly s i I passed over Singapore thi. when the news was bruited r 0ril ii*B Mr. A. W. S. O’Sullivan Colonial Secretary, had died It seems that he had not been i, fl larly good health of late, and I absent
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  • 208 10 The Volunteer Dance at the Urn. Hall on Saturday night under tli« auspices of the S. V. A., b- B S. R E. (V was a great success ana was much enjoyed by the large n unin of people present. The floor good condition and the
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  • 551 11 flowing letter from our corresin Pahang relating to the n Mr Jntifeaux, was despatched Viiia Lipis under date July 28th. B jM .irently lost in the post, which {Jin why the news contained S; of so belated a character. W' letter was written, Mr. has died.
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  • 379 11 .1 S. Bailey, the district riiuunggong in Sarawak, gives •I'-ving particulars of gutta cultiin the Sarau'ak Gazette Krian a number of Dyaks cooses where they have ->i »r tended the self-sown get ah landra gutta). This suita is well known as the -> >.vn in Sarawak (and most
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  • 32 11 The Third Day. At Taiping on Saturday, Sweet Erina won the Taiping St. Leger Architect won the Scurry Stakes and Tambun Cup. Bluejacket secured the Consolation. Pierbux rode three winners.
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  • 521 11 The race meeting at Klang is fixed for the end of next month. The Wei-Hai-Wei Gold Mining Co. lias paid an interim dividend of 71 per cent. Mr. Verloop is expected in Singapore at the end of next month, after a short holiday in Europe. Fungus attacks
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  • 97 11 The funeral of the late Mr. A. W. S. O’Sullivan took place this morning at the Bukit Timah Road cemetery. The service was conducted by the Rev. Griffith Evans. Amongst those present at the grave were the Hon’hles \V. T. Taylor and F. G. Penney, Lieut.Col.
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  • 116 11 S. R. E. (v). and R. E. The return match between the Royal Engineer Non. Corns, and the Singapore Sappers was played by kind permission on the Rallies School ground on Saturday afternoon, when the Volunteers managed to turn the tables on the Regulars, and won by 42 runs
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  • 97 11 The Scratch Fours. The race for the first heat in the Rowing Club scratch fours between crews stroked by A. Robertson and A. Cavendish, respectively, took place yesterday afternoon. There was a nasty sea on and both boats had hardly gone fifty yards when the No 2
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  • 115 11 The following telegram, dated Taiping August loth, appeared in the Finang Gazette of Saturday last: The Committee of the Turf Club have arranged an extra race for to-day, of a value of three hundred dollars, w’hile Mr. Chung Ah Phin presents a cup of equal value for a
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  • 185 11 (By Wire). Tokh>, August 1 —Despite the reports here that Japan, England and the United States have reached an agreement on the Manchurian question, preparations for war go on. The Japanese nation believes that war is imminent and is getting ready for it. News from America is
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  • 196 11 About 8 o’clock this morning fire signals were flown from the British steamer hulratcudi. Tanjong Pagar, was informed by telephone by the agents, Messrs Behn Meyer and Co., and the and Sunda were promptly sent to her assistance. A couple of years ago, it will be remembered,
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  • 79 11 The August Medal was played for on Saturday last when the following cards were returned (14 holes): Simmond* 39 43—IK 64 Forster 42 43—20 65 Ellis L. M. 43 35—10 6S Hutt 37 48—16 69 Xewall 47 42—20 69 Reid R. T. 36 4«4 6 <0 Dirk
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  • 178 11 This morning Mr. Holley, Superintendent of Abbattoirs, prosecuted by summons a Chinaman for possession of the carcase of a pig which had been illegally slaughtered and was marked with a counterfeit stamp resembling that used at the Municipal abattoirs. The man in defence said lie had been asked
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  • 201 11 On Saturday, a Kling lad named Kandasamy employed as a punkahpuller at the central rikisha depot, Middle Road, was before the Bench Court on the charge of having stolen from the table drawer of the cashier, Yeo Leong Chwan, jewellery worth £42u. Police enquiry revealed the fact
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  • 319 11 BEFORE MESSRS. MICH ELL AND CAVENDI8H. Personation. Yesterday afternoon, two Chinese, father and son, were arraigned, the son for personation, the father for abetment. A few evenings ago, the father was arrested for gambling by Sergt. King He was released on bail, but on the following morning,
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  • 3208 11 FROM A RUSSIAN POINT OF VIEW. Japan must abandon all claim to supremacy or declare war in four weeks. September, 5th prox. —less than three weeks from to-day—is the ultimate date asked by Russia wherein to comply with or reply to the demands of Japan in regard to
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  • 283 12 Kuala bipw, 1 1th Auauit. News has reached Li pis of the sudden and serious illness of Mr. W. H. Craddock, the Pahang Forest Officer, who went down-river last month on his way to the coast districts. When he left Lipis he was in perfect health, but on
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  • 699 12 The agreement between the British Government and the Morgan Combination is published. It runs for twenty years and secures the British companies in the Combination remaining really British, their ships to have essentially British crews, Hy ihe British flag, and be held at the disposal of the Admiralty
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  • 490 12 Planters and I A Government judicial I tinues to make alleged ill-treatment of Dt *J in Deli. Evidence has S* M k° r/fi ta,n ZM handled their coolies Th ings have aroused much iT V ment among the plants there. Planters say that W exceptional, though the .Jf'W
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  • 192 12 \Mlt A On Sunday evening last >> Revenue Officer was assaults 1 wharf by a number ot Chinantf*took to their heels on the appr J the police. One of the assailan.* ever, was arrested on boaru Sultan. A Malay woman was river in a small boat the ot
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  • 593 13 for the Singapore-New GuineaSydney Line. H k Norddeutacher Lloyd are about u t two fine new steamers on the ran between Singapore, New Guinea, n( j The first of these, the H'aldemar left Antwerp on July Y.ii and will sail from this port on her ii!jiden trip to
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  • 1683 13 I hi- Italian cruiser Puglia is Hue H.crtiv here bound tor China, where 'he will replace the [smthardin, which is Chiming to Italy. lh ".a may yet tiud that Japan is h- her unwieldy power what Spain was ‘0 tiie unwieldy power ot Napoleon I ri,n,I J
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  • 76 13 The Bangkok Dock Co., Ltd., have brought out the machinery and other apparatus necessary for the sinking of artesian wells. Work will be commenced forthwith in that quarter The apparatus procured by the Dock Company is capable of boring to a depth of .‘1,000 feet. The
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  • Correspondence.
    • 454 13 Po the Editor of the Straits Times.** Sir, Your readers are certainly in. debied to you for the very interesting article on this subject From information obtained from other sources it is clear to the present writer that the article generally is based on accurate knowledge of the
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  • 242 13 Killing a Cat. Ox the file of summons cases before Mr. Michell, this morning, was one issued at the instance of the S. P. C. A on the report of Messrs. Thomson and Beckton, calling upon Gunners Temple and Hall, R G. A. t to explain the circumstances
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  • 96 13 his Steamer in Collision. As previously stated, H.H. the 8ultan of Johore and suite and a number of his recently purchased race horses embarked on board thes.s. Argun bound for Singapore. But the vessel got into collision with another one and sustained such damage that she
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  • 245 13 The Sir William Jervois, after tmder- going dry docking at Keppel Harbour, left for her moorings at Pulo Brani on Saturday. The Sappho was undocked at Tanjong Pagar yesterday. The Russian Volunteer steamer Voronej is due from Shanghai on the 22nd instant, and the Ekaterinoslavl of the same
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  • 270 13 The Uanghok Time* gives accounts of a strange disease which recently broke out amongst the cattle at Singora, in the Malay Peninsula. Five or six days after the dead cattle were eaten those who participated were takoo ill. First there was an itching nt the wrists
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  • 170 13 Tuesday’s Results, (nth inst.) ladies’ doubles. Mins Braddeil and Miss Sal/rnann beat Mrs Lowell and Mis. Morphy, 6 1. 6-3. MIXED DOUBLES. A CLASS. Mrs. Somerville and Mr. Penny v. Misa Gunn and Mi. F. Salzroann, unfinished. Miss J. Gunn and Mr. Haunaford Wat and
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  • 71 13 The first heat in the scratch fours the S RC. was re-rowed yesterday afternoon There was a choopy sea. Robertson's craft got off with a slight lead but at the Market Cavendish bad got level and thence diew ftWML winning by about length and a hair This
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  • 1563 14 Half-yearly Meeting in London. The 41st halt-yearly general meeting of the British North Borneo Company was held on the 21st ult. at the Cannonstreet Hotel, London. Mr. Richard B. Martin, M p > and, moving the adoption of the report, stated that the revenue for the
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  • 111 14 Katvla ig K-rbau Ho*p>tal. 1S*\ Aug. I9<tf warn 3 pm. .9 pm RemarkBar 29.92! *29.*****9 806 Mornini? Temp 8»0 76 0 7*».0 o’erenst rain WB’lbTher 78.0 74.0 74 0 at 6 o’clock, BirofWind east s. e. Calm, and asram at Wax.Temp 8 «.2 9.30 o’clock, Win ..733 j
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  • 483 14 One cannot but admire the wonderful activity of the Bureau of Agriculture of the United States Government in the Philippines; several bulletins have Ircady been published dealing exclusively with agriculture and agricultural pursuits the latest deals with soil conditions in the islands. The bulletin consists of
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  • 562 14 In the not very remote past when Europeans looked the South Africa only for ostrich feathers and sunshine, it was a common practice for English doctors to order hopeless cases of pulmonary disease to that country. When there is no hope at home try the Cape
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  • SHIPPING.
    • 146 14 Under this heading the following abbreviations are used:—str.—steamer; sh.—ship; bq.— barque; sell.—schooner Yet.—Yacht: Cru.— Cruiser; Gbt.—Gunboat; Tor.—Torpedo; H.p. Horse-power; jBrit.—British: U. S.—1 nited States; Fch. —French; Ger—German; Hut.— Dutch; G.e.—General-cargo d.p.—deck passenger U. —Uncertain; T. 1*. W. —Tanjong Pagar Wharf; T.1M). —Tanjong Pagar Dock B.W.—Borneo Wharf; K.H
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    • 1331 14 TRADING VESSELS &c. rrftvals since Noon of Yesterday. RolUu Ho/1, Brir. str. 1,378 tons, Captain Weppener, 19th Aug. From Mororan 30th July Coal. PaUrson Simons A Co. Uncertain Rds. Coningsbg Brit. st.r. 2 '*7 tons, Captain Tapp, I8th Aug. Fi*»m Karatsu, 2nd Aug. Coal Borneo Coy Ltd For J iva.
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    • 507 15 v port, probable date of arrival and name oj agenU. Marseilles, Aug; M. Comte. Liverpool. Aug 31; Mansfield jjfi A ns? 19; :1D ;V. Aug 19; Borneo Coy. .,-abava, Aug 24; Daendels. jMrnbo, Sept 11 M Maritimes. H ngkong, Vug 22 Behn Meyer V ro an. August; P.
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    • 1516 16 f f f I Vxfsbl’sNamf A Tons' Ca p t un Ffo*i 8a»i.*i> Consign t.*8. Rig. Aug 10 Stentor Brit str 4308 Jackson Yokohama July 21 W. Mansfield A Co. 10 Hone Wan I str 2060 Pentney Penang Aug 8 Wee Bin and Oo. 10 Bielefeld Ger str 3361
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    • 101 16 PA88KD 8UNDA 8TBAIT8 OB ARRIVED FOR ORl®^ Flag a Date of Date. Big. Ship’s Name. Captain. Sailing. From whs** AT ki* Aug. 7 Brit sh. Gfenelvan Robbins April 29 New York 7 Dut s.8. Koning Willem I Hubert Amsterdam n 7 Brit 8.8. Pyrrhus Rorison (Amsterdam 8 Brit sh.
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    • 1038 16 Date. Vessel’s Name, Flag A Big. Tons. DKfiT I»AI10j wm Aug 12 Phra Chom Klaoi* Ger str. 1012 Bangkok 12 Lenat Brit 8tr. 2678 Rangoon 12 Ban Whatt Hin sir. 196 Telobin via nort, H 12 G. G. Meyer Dut str. 441 Muntok mA.i* H 12 Ban 8eng Guan
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 375 14 BABIES IN THE TRAIN. i «vl .1 4 RESERVED CARRIAGES WANTED. Thoughtful railway managep who already reserve carriages for ladies might adopt the suggestion of a correspondent who asks for compartments labelled “Babies —a luxury to mothers of fretful infants. A lady who journeyed from Bristol to London with an
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    • 20 15 cn CHWEITZER’S ;fSd iyy Best i rarest COCOA. 5 A n h in doable-nuaed at fur yearn, in all climanta.
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    • 460 15 L'J—~ LEA PERRINS lessrs. ->EA A: PERRINS beg to announce that, to further safeguard the public against imitations of their world-renowned Origins! Worcestershire Sauce, they are now printing their Signature, in white, diagonally across the upper part of the red label on bottle. An3’one copying the tame will be c»t
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    • 468 15 ■pNQLISH NURSE, at present io Ij Java, desires sit nation with fauily returning to England shortly. Apply to NURSE. c«o Straits Tims*. MARTIN’S yipiOL SmorLcdies.f PILLS A VNUh R«mady for all IrrtfultrHlM. rhoaaadia tied lea kirp a box of Martin a I\lle in the bonne, ao that on the of
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    • 180 15 BAQHALL 9 HBJtES. 96 Robinson Rond. SAVS1 ON TTANP Eloctrid Fans, Ceiling and Table, 40, 60, OO, *0. 100, 110 and 120 Volts. Designed to operate from Incandescent Circuits. Any Voltage to order Direct or Alternating Current Fans. For Table Use. 104 Volts. Inspection invited from all people *bo have
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    • 527 16 CRUSHED FOOD. TST IT AMD YOU WILL BS SATISFIED. I. B. BELILIOS begs to inform the pablli Uut his Factory for preparing Crushed Food, at No. 1, Belilioe Road, is now opened. First Class Fresh Crushed Food p. c. per bag wg. 1-10 $4.50 Cleaned Oats do wg. 0-90 $4.50
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    • 41 16 JAMES WATSON CO.’S SCOTCH WHISKIES ARE THE BEST VALUE IN THE MARKET FLAG BRAND, 10 YEARS OLD: $12-50 per case. Duty extra. V. V.O. SPECIALLY RECOMMENDED $8-50 per case. Duty extra. OPTAIEi BUS FROM RETAIL DEALERS, OB McAlister Co SOLE AGENTS
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