The Straits Budget, 27 April 1905

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    37 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OP THE “STRAITS TIMES. Established over Half a Century Cable Address Times, Singapore Straits Budget, 40 Cents. Straits Times 15 cents. VOL. LIX. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY. 27 APRIL. 1905. NO. 2462
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  • The Straits Budget. THURSDAY, 27TH APRIL.
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      BIRTHS.
      89 1 •>m the 19»h |*t il, at Fairy F. Kr.w up of a daughter, v, _ii i ihe 2Sih March, at Dysart, wir« of .lohn Duncan, Prye t daughter. ~v\ >n tlie 24th April, at Sineaioiis. v Riegen. Superinten- > N»’ Mmit-eh *r I,h d, of a son. < jdc-
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      MARRIAGES.
      226 1 km i nt.-Smith:—On 2Sth March, tt ii unj stead. Commander G. P. E. i; D.S 0., H.M.S Empress of India, i n i>i Teresa, daughter of Sir Cecil l ,-r t >:nit h. (i.C.M.(«. s CrTiir.KRTSON:—On 2Sth March, T zv l’ie>hyieiian Church, Hampstead, v \ie\. .1 Riddell Hutton R.D.,
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    Table of Contents.
    452 1 I I.ea-Jing Articles.— Page. .VI. ;.-t: living 1 1 Hindrance 1 I iii* L 2 I bocal. I a Occurrences 1 I v of the Week 1 I >: ws 2 I K p cinh 3 I T:ioi 3 1 M-.'t 4 I 4 m .m* Ceresnony
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    Summary of the Week.
    239 1 The Straits Budget this week, will he mailed by the P. O. ss. Simla. The M. M. homeward mail by the Tonkin closed on Monday. The German mail from Europe by the 7 toon arrived •n Friday. The B I. mail from Europe of the 3
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      ALLEGED SPYING.
      667 1 Straits Times, 2oth April. Considerable excitement has been caused locally by the report that a Russian spy had beeq arrested in Puio Brani on Saturday afternoon, while sketching the on that island. Further pcignance was added to the more or less vague report by the added announcement that
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      CABLE HINDRANCE.
      763 1 {Straits Times t 26th April) One of the most tantalizing circum stances in connection with the present war is the attitude of the Government of the Netherlands Indies in respect of the prohibition of the despatch of telegraphic news therefrom, by’legitimate channels. According to the telegraph la vs,
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      TIMOR.
      1102 1 (Straits Times 26th April.) Information obtained by us locally does not bear out the statements appearing in an article from a Globe correspondent which we reproduced yesterday with reference to oil deposits in Timor in relation to that island’s value as a possible naval base for the invasion of
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    69 1 DEATHS. The infant daughter •t Mi. and Mrs. Leopold Es- died on the 14th instant, |aged two war- s i: --!> thi' 'Jn.! April, at Yokohama, 1 year-. <•! i :_Hn tlie 4th Mareh, at the 7 N-i\ Hospital, Yokohama, Robert k _-t, i -J7 years, a native of Hiin
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    THURSDAY, 20TH APRIL.
    312 2 Mr J. C. Spooner is reported to be making satisfactory progress alter undergoing an operation at the Kuala Lumpur Hospital. The dhobies at Kuala Lumpur have struck owing to the Sanitary Board trying to regulate their calling Ly enforcing cleanliness. The Dutch cruiser Hertog Hendrick arrived from
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    KEPPEL GOLF CLUB.
    56 2 The following cards were returned for the April Medal 1». M. Wool loom be 12 =76 W. Goldie 98—18 S'! A. E. Allen 106—20 =B6 Ci. li. H. Webb 93 4=89 W. S. Barrett loj—ll=94 Played but returned no cards Messrs. K. T. Keid, W. Keid, Sulmond,
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    THE SULTAN’S HOME-COMING.
    354 2 Johore Expectant. Preparations have been made on an ample scale to welcome back from ETurope His Highness Ibrahim, the Sultan of Johore, who is due to arrive this evening about six o’clock by the German mail sieamer Boon Two Johore gunboats and several local steamers will run
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  • Corespondence.
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      POLICE ACTION WANTED.
      120 2 To the Editor of the “Straits Time*.” Sir,—What are the Police about There is a notorious brothel in Bukit Timah Road between New'ton Station and Chancery Lane much patronized by all classes of the Singapore community to judge by the numerous vehicles of different styles waiting outside
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      INTERESTING TO LABOR CONTRACTORS.
      475 2 To the Editor of the Straits Time*.' Dear Sir,—With reference to your paragraph headed A Misleading Law I shall be glad it you kindly insert the following particulars. Briefly the facts of the case are as follows: On the 18th of February last ten men were
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    SWIMMING CLUB.
    218 2 A New Game Suggested. Members of the Swimming Club will be interested to hear that “Man-fishing’ 7 is a diversion of some swimming clubs It is nothing mere or less than a Jand-and-water struggle between two men. One is the fish,” the other the fisherman. The fish 7
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    1139 2 Wednesday, 19th April. Present: —Messrs. E. G. Broadrick (President), Bayley, Dr. Murray Robertson, Choa Giang Thye, Win. Macbean, C McArthur, D. K. Somerville, A. J. Watkins, also J. Polglase (Secretary), R. Peirce (Engineer). The minutes of the last meeting were confimed. President’s Remarks. Three more cases of Plague.
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    POLICE NEWS.
    382 2 On the 16th inst. Sergt- Major Blolch and Revenue Officer Abubakar made a raid on 3*9 Alexandra Road and arrested Yow Hoon and another finding a bag containing ten tins o! illicit chandu worth $300. This morning, Mr. F. K. Jennings prosecuted them before Mr. Sprouie. Yow Hoon
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    A PENITENT THIEF.
    314 3 .viracraph under Police News”in -V i paper announced that Lee formerly a boy in the f r v 0 f (i G. McClellan, The v Ii; ;\n River Valley Road, had been before Mr Sproule on a X. theft of SI,200, and that the r adjourned. It
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    RUBBER BOOM.
    193 3 .brer beam is indeed on in ;,1 > r tlie Government has not :> to ti:e decision. The Times of r.ot mince matters and »k w 1»;it it is the duty of the Government to obtain, i> the nearest living scientist to -Imuld l»e an unnecessary task. u.t
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    RUBBER IN THE NILGIRIRS.
    303 3 Ceara the Favourite. m- 'p ihUiii thus writes to a j*a|»er from .South India. “At t inv visit to the Xilgiris o 1,1 *»at the cuUivation of rubber discussed among the 1 had tlie good fortune to r acuuaiutauce of one gentleman 1 lie considerably into
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    ROJDESTVENSKY’S CHANCES.
    1369 3 A British Admiral’s Views. The following article by Admiral E. R. Fremantle, on the all absorbing tropic of the hour, is from the “Westminster Gazette” Now* that Admiral Rojdestvensky *s Armada has at length left the too friendly shelter of Nossi Be, in Madagascar, it is natural that
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    PROGRESSIVE VICEROY.
    291 3 Viceroy Shun Chun Ilium of Canton has introduced the following changes in his valuen (office) there. All his secretaries have separate of their own, surrounded by a mosquito proof arrangement. The electric light- is installed above each desk, and altogether the yanien has quite a European appearance. The
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    HOME TIN MARKET.
    1082 3 The “Mining Journal’ of the 7th inst. reports for the week ending March 30th I h:s article has remained firm almost throughout, the scarcity of spot metal increasing almost, and the backwardation between cash and three months has widened to £4 per ton. The Banca sale took
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    STRAITS RUBBER ESTATES LTD.
    195 3 The following i- from the Investors’ truaraian Registered at Edinburgh, March Pth capital of £3i*,oimi. m £l shares! to acquire the estates and properties known as lerentang and Gadut, Linsum. and •Milan, and Third Mile Estate, all ftl'he >tate ot Xcgri Sembilau, one of The federated
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    R. G. A. BIG GUN SHOOTING.
    140 3 Fair Results at Singapore. The annual report on the firing with big guns of the companies of ibe Royal Garrison Artillery at the various fortresses in tiie Empire shows an improvement in marksmanship, says a home paper. At Malta 15 units earned firstclass marks.
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    CRUSADE AGAINST RATS.
    132 3 The Plague in Rangoon. Rangoon, April 8th. Fifty thousand rats were killed all over Rangoon town during the month of March. Of this number, the Plague authorities are responsible for the destruction, by fire r of 37.662. The Port Trust authorities report that these rodents have almost
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    MINING SWINDLES.
    391 4 The I poll correspondent of the Pinang Gazette” says under date loth *Tales of new tin mines are afloat, and with ihe still steadily hardening market more local speculation seems justi. fled. I suppose that so long as the oreed for gold has mankind in its grip the
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    BRITISH NORTH BORNEO.
    422 4 The Currency Change. Our Sandakan correspondent on l lie 15th ult. wired us tlmt the Government < i British North Borneo intended to adopt the Straits Currency. The following Proclamation dated 1st April has since appeared in the "Gazette Whereas it is the intention of the Government
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    TIN MARKET.
    635 4 The following is from the Mining Journal of the 25th March This market has been strong througnout the past week, the cash position being well controlled, and bears have had to cover their commitments at a high level The backwardation on forward metal ha also widened, and the
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    GERMAN NEW GUINEA.
    200 4 Further Trouble. Sydney, March 29tli. According to advices received to-day by the German steamer Prinz Siglsmund,” further trouble has occurred in German New Guinea between the natives a id the Roman Catholic missionaries. It is alleged that recently some children from a tribe, known as the Bailings,
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    THE LANGUAGE OF MONKEYS.
    539 4 Professor Garner's 1 nvestigations. Professor H. L. Garner, uaturalis. 1 and student of the language of monkeys, will (says the "Philadelphia Public Ledger”) go 10 the West Coast of Africa, where he will make his headquarters at Gaboon and Cape Lopez. From these places he will
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    A WAR SCARE.
    88 4 A passenger by the ss. Airlie which arrived from New Guinea this morning, reported having seen a veritable cordon of Japanese warships in the Straits yesterday. The news created quite an impression for a while; but it transpires that the passenger was in error. Captain Williams, of
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    AN INTERESTING CEREMONY.
    805 4 Presentation to Rev. E. G. Evans. On Tuesday afternoon an address and purse were presented to the Rev. E. Griffith Evans, on the eve of his departure from Singapore on relinquishing his duties as assistant priest of St. Andrew’s Cathedral, after a tenure of three years service,
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    NEW KELANTAN INDUSTRIAL.
    102 4 Mr. P. Mackenzie Skinner, of Bangkok, has arrived in Singapore on professional business connected with the registration etc. here of a new Siamese industrial venture to be known as the Kelantan Corporation Limited, of Kelantan, Bangkok and Singapore. This concern is not to be confounded with the
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    NEGRI SEMBILAN NOTES.
    667 4 Port Bichon, 22 n-l. A pn i A Chinaman named Cbai Yen 10th April arraigned before thU** Magistrate at Seremban f or i ,0! committed robbery at 26-h February last. The“ b?n adduced was as follows February one Lee Yin living at tf** wang left Seremban in
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    A GOOD MILK.
    138 4 There is a number of good milks the market in this part o 1 the won the present time, and the number them seems to be daily increasing this we mean natural milks as from the tinned variety. l“ e J a arrival of which we have
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      196 4 LAND SALE. The following properties were sold by auction at Powell Coy’s sale-room on Tuesday afternoon. Telok Kurau. 15 lots of Freehold Land at Telok Kurau with a sea frontage, are a 28,770 square feet. Together with the brick built residence erected there on No. 45 Telok Kurau. Monthly rent
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    DOUBLE WEDDING.
    551 5 pretty Ceremony at St. Andrews. ’ni.jae double wedding was Vred at St. Andrew s Cathedral cel ]av ifremoun. This is one of the double weddiDgs celebrated Vef -in apore. Mr. Frederic Henry in r H i Roust ead and Co eldest son 1 /;<*,/ and Mrs Darke of
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    A GOOD TIME.
    189 5 i-niC' Malaya” draws the picture <-*t commercial prospects ‘’/Fit > pea king locally, there does :t much of a commercial here, if one may judge by •*‘t i orders being booked by Loth Chinese and European, l nun»*urs current with regard to •-.1-known Penang and Singapore I*
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    RUBBER IN CEYLON.
    317 5 Government Encouragement. The Government of Ceylon, being anxious to promote the cultivation of cotton and rubber in Ceylon, is prepared for a limited time to consider applications for acquiring on lease on exceptionally favourable terms lands supposed to be suitable for these products. Such applications will be
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    A MAGNIFICENT HARBOUR.
    523 5 The proposed railway from Ipoh to the Dindings lends interest to the following discription of Liimui Harbour there, by o “Rinang Gazette" correspondent A few minutes steaming brought us to the lake-like waters of Lumut. The gentle headlands that sentinel the harbour are palm-clad now, but the
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    THE LATE MR. H. A. W. AYLESBURY.
    198 5 Estate Valued at £21,621. Mr. llenry Aylesbury Walker Aylesbury, of Leigh Court, Carddock, Collompton, a tea planter, with estates in the Straits Settlements, who was killed in Britain on the 9th January last, at the age of forty-eight years, left estate in the
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    BALTIC FLEET.
    577 5 The “Jiji” a Japanese newspaper believes that Admiral Rojdestvensy’s licet will drop anchor in the neighbourhood of Indo-tfhina, where it will await the coining of the Third Bailie Squadron, meanwhile employing fast cruisers to liar ass the trade of* Japan, llad the objective of the Baltic Fleet been
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    THE CROWN COLONIES.
    899 5 The Duke of Marlborough presided recently over a meeting of the Royal Colonial Institute at the Whitehall j Room*. Hotel Metropole. Sir Charles liruce said that while the self-governing colonies, with the exception of a considerable territory in Northern Australia, lay in temperature zones, it would lx*
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    PLAGUE AT RANGOON.
    483 5 How the Chinese Met It. The plague is steadily spreading at Rangoon, and the resulting scare is great, especially among the Chinese. It i3 well known that most of the Chinese profess Buddhism, though not in its purest form it is tainted to a great degree with
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    BREACH OF PROMISE.
    305 5 Amusing Case. The Calcutta correspondent of tk “Rangoon Times” gives the following details of a peculiar “Breach” case there With the hot weather upon us, and our sense of humour getting in consequence a wee bit blunted, it is refreshing to find some happening capable of provoking
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    A MAN OF THE HOUR.
    1330 6 Sir Antony Macdonnell. In the latest number of "M.A.P. Mr. T. P. O’Connor gives a biographical sketch of the former Indian official who is figuring so largely in Irish politics just now! As Sir A. MacDonncll was a schoolfellow of Tay Pay’s, the “M.A.P.” butter
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    SHAM “COGNAC” AT SHANGHAI.
    425 6 Palmed off on Sailormen. Suecial attention has been drawn oi late to the evil results of the unrestricted sale of the so-called llongkew spirit, often labelled "Cognac.” by sampan people to sailors on vessels in the river at Shanghai. A few weeks ago the American Consular
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    SATURDAY, 22ND APRIL.
    221 6 It is currently reported at Taiping that Mr. Claud Severn will act as Federal Secretary during Mr. A. R Venning’s absence. The appeal court; opened at Penang on Monday last before Sir Lionel Cox, Mr. Justice Hyndman-Jones and Mr. Justice Leslie Thornton. A Malay is reported t<>
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    STRAITS SETTLEMENTS ASSOCIATION ANNUAL DINNER.
    73 6 The Straits Settlements annual dinner will probably lie held in the Whitehall Rooms ot the Hotel Metropole, London, on the 13th rr 14iii June, HLS. All these who are at home or are likely to be at home from the Straits and Federated Malay States,
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    KUALA LUMPUR NOTES.
    195 6 There would appear to be. observes the “Malay Mail, two boycotts going on in Kuala Lumpur at the present time. One by the Hylam community against the Gambling Farm, and the other bv the dliobies against their customers as a protest against ;he action of the Sanitary
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    SELANGOR TIN.
    224 6 March Output. The Selangor output tor the fir>t quarter of the year was as under: Piculs. January 30,274.74 February 21.385.08 March 22,910.80 The total, so the “Perak Pioneer figures out. amounts to 74.870.62 piculs against 1,396.07 piculs (amended figures) for the first quarter of the rpevious year, an
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    MAN OVERBOARD.
    235 6 “Passenger” writes When the Sarawak steamer Kicking (which by the way was delayed in port one hour waiting for cold storage which never turned up) was about two miles outside H. M. S. Amphitrite on the morning of Tuesday 11th inst., an incident of unusual interest to landsmen
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    BROMHEAD-MATTHEWS SHIELD.
    317 6 The Singapore teams who entered for this annual competition, shot on Monday morning last, the 17th inst. The shield, which was presented for competition amongst the Volunteer units in tlie Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States, by Mr J. Bromhead Matthews, of Penang, some years ago, has always
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    A DISTINGUISHED REGIMENT.
    259 6 A London paper notes that the 73rd Carnatic Infantry, which until recently formed part of the Singapore garrison, was the oldest Sepoy battalion in the Far East, anu is only a few years junior to the Ist Notts and Derby Regiment at this station. The 73rd was
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    THE SULTAN'S HOME-COMING.
    768 6 At Johore. Thkre was a big crowd awaitin* Highness the Sultan when he J- ls at Johore. A feeling of joyfm *2? ancy was abroad among the eager to welcome back their ruler w, them. There were gay decorations in th streets, and in the strait every
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    THE VOLUNTEER CAMP.
    711 7 By Sapper.” V in there! Fail in the S.V.A. V x in < on the right, Engineers dress on ♦hP Gunners. Such was the cry at 5 p m. i Thursday and shortly afterwards a 'found ourselves on Johnston’s Pier "waiting the good ship Sir W. Jervois
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    LEND OR LOSE?
    158 7 the 1 4th inst. Goh Yong Tow was, a m at jj 0D g B a h ru He had ln us possession. One Sim Quee ctbM t aC le( an( enc l u i re d if he was tlV t0 P ar -hase anything, asking,
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    A PROCESSION.
    64 7 The usual Good Friday procession at St. Joseph's Church. Victoria Street,took place yesterday evening. The men, women and child:en prestr t numbered easily two thousand, of whom half at least were Chinese. Numbers of these carried candles six feet long tied in pairs. Some had candles from two
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    THE APCAR LINE.
    120 7 A new departure in the sailing arrangements of the Apcar line steamers has, says the “Hongkong Telegraph,” just been made whereby one of the Company’s vessels will in future trade between China, Japan and Hongkong. For a considerable number of years the Apcar steamers have confined their
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    “HELD UP.”
    139 7 At 7 30 p.m. on the 17rh inst. See Toll Kong was going along Sago Street alone, when he was held up from behind by Chung Moi. A second man seized his left hand and removed a ring value $11. He caught the man who took the ring,
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    GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.
    167 7 Three banishment orders are notified. The Hon. E. L. Brockman is appointed Deputy Governor, during H E’s absence in the F.M.S., beginning from the 2ith instant. Colonel the Hon. A. Murray is allowed to retain rank and to wear the uniform of the S. V. C. on retirement.
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    IPOH NOTES.
    297 7 The following is from the Ipoli correspondent of the “Malay Mail” Mr. Hyndman-Jones is staying at the Residency. Since Monday the 10th, the Honour has been engaged in passing judgment in two murder cases; one, brought from Tapah, in which the accused was sentenced to 10 years’ rigorous
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    HADDON’S PRODUCE LETTER.
    809 7 The following is the General Produce Letter kindly furnished to us by Messrs. John lladdou A’ Co., the well known Colonial Produce Merchants and Commission Agents of Salisbury Square, London, E. C., and carrying prices up to the date of the departure of the mail to hand
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    A TROUBLESOME QUARREL.
    106 7 Tan Eng was proceeding alone along Club Street after dark on the 14th inst Two men seized him by the arms and a third removed a watch and chain from his belt. $1.20 was also taken. On the appearance of police, the men ran, but Koh Leh
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    PHILIPPINE MINERALS.
    1528 7 Mr. If. D. McCaskey, chief of lhe Philippines Mining Bureau, lias submitted his report for the year ending August 31, 1904, in which the work of ac ive geological research for the year is faithfully presented. A splendid map accompanies the report giving the route and operations of
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    NEW GLEN LINER.
    133 7 The Qlenstrae has been added to the fleet of the Glen Line, of which Messrs. M‘Gregor, Gow and Co. are the managers. The vessel has been built at Hebburn by Messrs. R. and W. Hawthorn, Leslie and Co., and has recently been taken to sea for her
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    FRUIT IN MALAYA.
    538 8 Mr. J. C. Willis, in the course* ct a report on agriculture in the Federated Malay States, comments thus upon the lack of good fruit in this part of the world There is a great want, from the point of view of European residents at any rate,
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    COOLIES FOR THE RAND.
    298 8 Failure of Hongkong. Amongst the passengers who have left Hongkong for Sydney are, says the “SouiJi China Morning Post/’ Drs. Hoggan, Corfe, Rogers and Fox, who came up from Australia as doctors for the coolie ships running between China and South Africa. Since the deadlock in
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    A CITY WITHOUT A SOUL.
    1092 8 [Bn an A ugh h e inn "Is it true Por; Arthur has fallen V asked the man with the prominent nose—his English smacked a litile of Israel. "Yes, it’s official/ I answered. He paused for a moment, and seemed to ponder. I was silent.
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    CHITTY APPEAL CASE.
    440 8 Good not to Retain a Lawyer. A decision delivered by Mr. Youles, the acting Senior Magistrate of Selangor, the other day in a criminal appeal from the decision of Mr. Desborough, Magistrate of Kuala Kubu, was, says the “Perak Pioneer” of exceptional interest, apart from the merits
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    THE SULTAN OF JOHORE.
    133 8 Received by Guard-of-honour at Johnston’s Pier. His Highness the Sultan of Johore landed at Johnston’s Pier from the Roon, in a Government launch, about 8 p m. on Thursday. As he stepped ashore the guard-of-hor.our from the 95th (Russel’s) Infantry gave a royal salute. His Highness,
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    DIRECT FROM MUKDEN.
    1617 8 A Description of the Fighting. Mukden, 12th March. Now that the Russians are gone and I am left behind I, says a correspondent of the ‘‘Shanghai Mercury” shall have an opportunity to write to you more frequently. The great Mukden Battle which nearly the whole civilized world
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    A BLISSFUL ISLE.
    302 9 Neither Want Nor Crime \j i.iia Times’* asserts that, acC 'inmissioner Worcester, there i: one peaceful island in the .-trchipelago where the wicked ,i from troubling. This is the siouijor. about ‘JO miles south H jV> miles east of Dumaguete -...nd of Oriental Negros. On (V! r
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    THE POPULATION OF CHINA.
    195 9 M W \V Hockhill has made an ili- the probable population of Cl.::' h at various periods in the past, i* n .1.. from Chinese records, and at< ti; i: i r day. The paper, which apP* :i: la Smithsonian Miscellaneous < Ik. lias 1 >een
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    CHINESE ACTORS.
    102 9 ntinu about native threatres, a •-Uaii-uai tontemporary says that salaTl bhtnese star actors have risen ptH.-iiuiueuaily during the past four years, t 11. 0 jotting as much as from $2,400 0 l*‘ r U1011 th, while a monthly u i tj to 8UU a month among the r
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    POLICE SPORTS.
    178 9 lobee sports commenced on the v ground in front of Raffles tni< morning. The programme ev^t' n3 a nu *»ker of interesting tnV Hie sports will be continued ev^ r a ternoon 'Mis morning all the c"- ere Eerily contested and some finishes were seen. ago while E
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    TUESDAY, 25TH APRIL.
    313 9 The Dutch cruiser llertog Hendrick is expected to leave lor Batavia to-day. The British torpedo storeship Hecla, for Hongkong, is cue here from home on May Ist. An Intermediate Arts Examination of the University of London is to be held in Singapore in July next. Mr. W.
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    RUSSIA’S LOSSES BY THE WAR.
    77 9 A London telegram published by the "Ilochi” states that according to a report published in the “Official Gazette” of St. Petersburg, the losses of the Russian army, including killed, wounded, sick, and prisoners, during the past fourteen months, amount to 435,000 officers and men. The
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    SLIGHT FIRE.
    161 9 On Sunday night at the Bellevue* Hotel there was a slight outbreak of fire which, luckily, was discovered just in time to prevent serious damage being done. It occurred about half-past ten o'clock in a room the occupant of which was not in at the time. A lamp
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    CONSULAR CHANGES IN SINGAPORE.
    198 9 With the arrival of the German mail at the end of last week the doubt which had existed as to the identity of the Mr. Wilber who had been appointed to the United States Consulate in Singapore came to an end. The new Consul is, as
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    SPORTING NOTES.
    820 9 Although we are but five weeks ofi* ihe Singapore Spring meeting, interest at present does not appear to be very keen if we may judge by the numbers who show themselves on the Racecourse in the early mornings to view the work that is being dene by the
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    OPIUM FARMER’S BULLOCKS.
    43 9 This morning, a Malay was charged before Mr. Sproule by Inspector Pestana (P. C. A.,) with cruelty to bullocks. Mr. Sproule enquired whose the cattle were. The man said they belonged to the Opium Farmer. Mr. Sproule fined him 312.
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    SULTAN’S RETURN.
    1057 9 Banquet at Johore. In honour of the return of His Highness the Sultan of Johore from Europe a grand banquet was given at the Istana Kesrir on Saturday evening, the duties of host being ably fulfilled by the Hon Pemangku Raj* (Dato Mentri Besar). Johore had beer en
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    THE VOLUNTEER CAMP.
    256 9 By “Sapper” Owing to the battle of Tanjong Katong having been fought cn Saturday morning,the early parade was cancelled, but at 9 a m., after breakfast, work was again resumed the Infantry going out for skirmishing, the S. V. A. having gun practice and the Maxims practising
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    ALLEGED THEFT OF $1800.
    278 9 The Hylam Boy Again. This morning, Mr. Sproule held a preliminary enquiry into the allegation of theft brought against Li Chin Sai, by the police. Mr. Woodward conducted the case for the Crown. Mrs. McClellan gave evidence that the defendant had been in her employ for
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    EASTER CRICKET. Singapore v. Selangor.
    2295 10 Excellent weather conditions prevailed for the cricket match which was begun on Saturday morning. Throughout the week the spot selected for the Esplanade pitch had been given careful attention, and Mr. Dunman is to be congratulated on his success in producing such a good wicket.
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    THE EUROPEAN CIRCUS.
    455 10 Successful Opening Night. Singapore turned out well on Saturday evening to the opening performance of the European Circus. Although the company had had the misfortune to have lost the whole of their lithographic posters displaying the many “draws” of the show, the spacious tent was comfortably filled.
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    A RUSSIAN IN PULO BRANI.
    280 10 Arrest of a Foreigner under Suspicious Circumstances. Yesterday morning Vladimir Horwitz a Russian, who was arrested at Pulo Brani oil Saturday afternoon, was brought up before Mr. Coleman at the Police Court. Col. Pennefather, Inspector General of Police, told his worship that the man had
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    CAN’T WED ALL.
    202 10 A Man Has 131 Proposals. “Of course, I feel somewhat elated that so many of the good women of the country are willing to take me for better or for worse.’’ siiid George M. Bowder of Waterloo in Iowa State, who has received letters from 131 women
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    A PATRIOT’S FATE.
    150 10 Trampled under Foot. Rizal, the Filipino patriot, philosopher, and martyr is doomed to a fate far worse than any allotted to much lesser lights in the local field, as the “Manila Times” put it. His name, like that of all true heroes, at first stirred feelings of
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    VLADIVOSTOCK.
    829 10 There are two f(> v been given the name ThAe I Horn” the “Shanghai Tin,,., ''l 1 out To ou these. wi ti! I velopment of Spring, t le miuij -1 naturally turns. Not to tha> .I stantinople, which has had i;„ history, but to that other j out
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    AUSTRALIA AND TIMOR.
    781 11 \nnre!l^ ns onS Sydney. :n< intelligence that Ger- deavoin'ing to obtain by purH, Portugal the portion of the B 11 TiuD r a? present held by that B naturally, says a London B aideni, creating a feeling K t he Commonwealth, the B are regarding with grave
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    FLOATING MINES.
    383 11 The I. C. S. “Lienshing” is, says a Nagasaki paper, gaining a reputation by its efforts made to destroy the mines that menace the mercantile marine service on the Northern coast of China. Out of three endeavours those on board that steamer have succeeded in blowing up two
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    DISTINCTIONS ON RAILWAY AND TRAM CARS.
    282 11 If some of the energy which the Viceroy has unhappily wasted in meddling with the administration of justice, under the plea of securing justice between .Europeans and Indians, had in the opinion ‘lndian Engineering,** been directed towards the removal of seemingly trivial but really
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    FILIPINOS GOOD AS JAPANESE.
    751 11 The Riffraff Make Best Soldiers. American army officers declare that the natives of the Philippines, when properly trained and led, make soldieis in obedience, valor, endurance, and efficiency, rival the wonderful fighting men of Japan. In Leslie’s Weekly of February 9, Day Allan Willey describes the
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    AMAZON OF DIPLOMACY.
    248 11 The Johore Railway. Another woman has furnished the United States with a story of romantic interest. She is Mrs. Ella Pawls Header, the daughter of an Alabama physician, a tall brunette, aged thirty-one, whose talents in the field of international diplomacy and finance are a source of
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    ILLUSTRATED WEEKLY PAPERS.
    1046 11 A Bad Year and Low Dividends. Sir William Ingram. Bart., recently made some interesting and illuminating comments on the trend of events in the illustrated paper world. These were contained in his address to the shareholders of the "Illustrated London News'* and the "Sketch” at their annual
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    POSITION AT VLADIVOSTOCK.
    166 11 A Tokyo dispatch states that the ice at A ladivostock began to thaw about the 25th ultimo, the harbour being now quite free of ice and the preparations for the siege are said to be thoroughly completed. The force of infantry for the land defence of the
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    A BIG FIRE IN RANGOON.
    88 11 A disastrous fire broke out at Rangoon or the 7tii April in the native quarter of the town in a building utilised by Chinese and Burmese traders. The flames spread so rapidly that one unfortunate Burmese woman was unable to save all her little children,
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    PAHANG NEWS.
    159 11 The dulness of Raub says, a Malay Mail correspondent, seems to be getting worse and worse; the Government officers are so frequently away on duty in other parts of tlie State that Raub appears at times quite deseited*. Mr. Maynard is importing 100 Kling coolies to carry on
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    BALTIC AND BLACK SEAS CANAL.
    173 11 Latest Russian Project. Of recent years the project of connecting the Baltic with the Black Sea *>y, means of a cmal system established between the existing rivers, has occupied attention of the Russian Government. Some time ago foreign engineers were invited to draw up a
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    WEDNESDAY, 26TH APRIL.
    1526 12 Caldbeck Macgregor and Co., an agents for St. Raphael Wine, send us a calendar for the current year. The Resident General of the F.M S. is expected to arrive here to-day from Port Swettenbam by the F M S. yacht Meran. Twj bandied and nine deaths were
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    THE BALTIC FLEET.
    1703 12 Lincolnshire's Narrow Escape. The s. s. Lincolnshire arrived at Hongkong from Rangoon a few days ago with a cargo ot rice destined for Japan. To a Daily Press reporter, Captain Alfred G. Clark thus related the circumstances of a very narrow escape from the Baltic Fleet:—At four
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    THE N.D.L. STEAMER “TRAVE.”
    158 12 A Fine Passage. This morning there arrived in pore the Noiddeutschtr I i ftr a a steamer ’Crave. She came dire V' Port Said, and tier roaster rw 51 Urban, thinks he has made’ a trip from that port, as the run was done in only
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    LEAGUE FOOTBALL.
    470 12 Y.M.C.A. vs. E. Co. Foresters. Yesterday afternoon the Y.M.CA j and E. Co. of the Sherwood Fcresten! met on the Old Jail Sire in a Uzm fixture. The Y.M.C.A made a p&: show and were out classed by soldiers, who won by three coals tori For the Y
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      ANOTHER F. M. S. CLERICAL SERVICE GROAN.
      173 13 tv the Editor of the 44 Straits Times." —Several appointments in Class I iterated Malay States Clerical c! e are row being held by clerks erU j C v not yet passed the necessary under the Scheme. eX tveral eases clerks, who are
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    BURGLARS ACTIVE.
    147 13 mother Tanglin Robbery. r during last night or in the f tills nn rning, burglars 77'; i Kir pean residence off River tV j; *1. On awakening this people in the house found a 1 1 iced against the front veranluj Bee" timepieces and a 7,.. r watch
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    STOLEN POULTRY.
    155 13 irt: i Easter rggs though not lOu n-o*- would, however, appear to be hr v: A Chinaman feeling that he m-m. Lav. r.5. cr in their absence, h-.vN t! v. -nit on Sunday night to p! >;<>.*• ro s During the early h'-ars •>: M »nday morning, he
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    DELAYING THE MAILS.
    307 13 1 n:' ming, Mr. J. Orner, of Shra- c: f* r s responded 10 a citation i-e instance of the Postr calling for an explanak‘ r t’lare of Shrader Bros, to r .i p inure of the s. s. Hindoo r f U r Genera’, as required
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    “SOLD” BY A CHITTY.
    92 13 This morning, a Kling syce was charged by Insp. Pestana, P. C. A Department for working a lame horse. A certificate from Mr. Short showed that the animal had been treated in the infirmary and declared incurable. The syce said he had purchased it from a
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    LIST OF PASSENGERS.
    344 13 Arrived 20th April. By Roon :—From Bremen —Mr. M. Pet ter Osterlin. From Antwerp—Mr. Julius Puyt, Mr. Q E. D. Cattie. From Southampton— Mr. C. Macolm Cumniing, Mrs. W. E. U. Grove, Mr. ani Mrs. Anderson, Mr. Eves, Mr. Nai Sook, Mrs. Paris, W. Cowan, Mrs. J.
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    LIST OF PASSENGERS
    150 13 For Singfspcre. Per P. Jr O. s. s. Indi 1 connecting with the steamer Malta at Colombo, from London March tD, due due 23th April—Mrs. Desborough. Mr-. McKenzie. Mrs K. Parker, Mrs. W. Cook, Messrs. W. Skinner, aid A C M. Weaver, Lieut. W S Brownrigg, Mr.
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    Special Telegram to the “Straits Times.”
    248 13 Honglong 20th April. The Government here notifies the strict enforcing of the regulations with regard to the export of coal, except bunker coal, with the consent of the Harbour Master. It is reported that the Russian fleet has left Kamranh Bay. The authorities at
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    Special German Service.
    427 13 Berlin 19fA April The Baltic fleet has been at Karnranh Bay since the 12th insc. Saigon has supplied coals and provisions sufficient to carry the fleet to Vladivostock. The French Admiral has gone from Saigon to Karnranh Bay. The Russian cruiser Diana is still interned at Saigon.
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    Reuter's Telegrams.
    2985 13 London 20th April A hitch has arisen in the FrancoSiamese delimitation under the last Convention, owing to the French Comrr.issicners declaring that they have discovered errors in the geographical data supplied by Siam. Eleven seamen of the steamer Riverdale who refused to sail from Bombay t%Kobe with a
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    FINANCE & COMMERCE.
    20 14 FINANCE COMMERCE. 26th April 1905. To-day'6 4/m bank rate is 1/11 jFraser and Neavesrose to-day to $95, buyers and sellers.
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    PRODUCE.
    95 14 Gambier buyers 5.70 do (Cube No. 1) unpicked 1*2.124 Copra Bali 8 *3O do Pontiau&k 7.80 Pepper, Black buyers 26.25 do White, s;' Sago Flour Sarawak $3,171/3.20 do Brunei No. 1 h3‘) Pearl Sago 4.40 Coffee Bali, 15% basis -4 00 Coffee,Palembang, 20% basis... >» 25.00 Coffee, Liberian No.
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    EXCHANGE
    139 14 On London —Bank 4m 9 1/HJ Demand 1/H Private 6 m/s 1 11, 9 6 do 3m s 1/HJ On Germany —Bank d/d 2.024 Private 3 ro/s 2.054 do 6 m/«... 2.074 On France —Bank d d 2.464 Private 3m s 2.52.\ do 6m s 2.644 On India— Bank
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    MINING.
    269 14 Number T f p Last Of e 1 Uia Coiupiiny Buyers Seilers TiamacShat,.. alGe °P !C 1 tions GOLD. < id,500 I 10 ?7.60 Bersawah G. M. 1 o., Ltd... 12.00 13.00 6, i00 o tissue J, 4, J00 I 10 i 10 (Deferred) 8.00 20,000 f 10 10
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    GENERAL.
    139 14 400,000 1! 1 Duff Development Co., Ltd. lO.OOi 10.00 50,000 unissued. 2,000 100 1 100 Federated Engineering Co., Ltd. 4,500 $5O, 50 Fraser Neave, Ltd. 95.00 95.00* 95.00 60,000 $125 $125 Hongkong and Shanghai Bank ....770.00 £BO/512,000 f 100 100 Howarth Erskine, Ltd. 280.00 300.00 280.00 '-X $lO, 10
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    DEBENTURES.
    52 14 Howarth Erskine, Ltd. 7% 250,000 3Y prem. Riley, Hargreaves, Ltd. 6% _j 225,000 2% prem buyers. Singapore Municipal 6% 400,000 2% prem buyers. t» t» 6% 1,878,000 1% prem buyers •> 4% w 655,600 2% dis. nom. Tanjonff Pwsr l>««*k Co., Ltd. 250,000 2% prem buyers. I.HSR.Sno 1* pram.
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      SHIPPING IN PORT.
      278 14 Under this heading ilie following abbreviations are used:—str. —steamer; sh.—ship; bq.— barque; sell.—-«c.ioi*iier Yet.—Yacht; Cru.— Cruiser; Gbt.—Gunboat; Tor.—Torpedo; H.p. Horse-power; Brit.—British; l T S.—United Spates; Pcli.—French; Ger. —German; Dut.— Dutch; G.c.—General cargo d.p..—deck §engcr; U. —Uncertain T. P. W.—Taujong Pagar Wharf; T.P.D.—Tanjong Pag.-rr Dock B.W. —Borneo Wharf;
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      TRADING VESSELS, &c.
      1041 14 Arrivals since Noon of Yesterday. Airlie, Brit. 6tr. 1,492 tons Capt, Williams 25 th Apl. From Australia, 1st Apl. G c., and 9 d.p. Boustead A Co. For Australia, 27th-W. Benmohr, Brit. str. 1,935 tons, Captain Webster, 26th Apl. From London, 21st Mar. G.c.. and 15 d.p.
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      VESSELS EXPECTED
      487 14 Nam*! port probable dale of j and name of agent*Steamers. Armand Behic, Saigon, May 8; M- Aberlc or, Hamburg, May B. -y. Agamemnon, China, May 7; Mansn-• Alcinous, China, Apl 25 Mansfield. Ashridge, Calcutta, May < B P e Annam, Saigon, May 23: M. Mar Ayuthia, Calcutta, May
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      PASSENGERS BOOKED HOMEWARD.
      414 15 I>. o. jv- i > >.'tiling on -7th April—Rev. E. G. p Mr'. Evans and *2 irfants. Mr. and y,. and c Id, Mr"*. Pulsford, Mr. y r K .wl.and Allen, Miss Morrison, Mr. M i irre. Mr. Bagnall, Mr. Richatds :v ..i; v Mr. Mr. A.
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      ARRIVALS.
      966 16 K F LAG < Vessel’s Name A Tons. Captain From Sailed Consignees. S Rig. I Apl I 18 Zweena Brit str. 917 Ewart Rangoon Apl 12,Tan Kim Tian 18 Palembangt Dut str. 1007 Logoay A’sterdam Mar b Syme and Co. 19 Farfalla :Ital str 147 Campbell Kelantan Apl 17
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      CLEARANCES.
      619 16 Date. Vessel’s Name. Fla A Big. Tons. i,. I “-^inatiok I I I April 18 Manila Brit str. 2711 AntwerpTiTn^— Ophir Dutstr. 205 Palemt.a™ por,s 19 Ibadan Brit str. 487 Bangkok 3 19 Chakrabhongs Sia str. 852 Bangkok v u 19 Palembangt Dut Btr. 1062 P. Soe°oi purts 19
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