The Straits Echo (Mail Edition), 8 April 1904

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    21 1 THE STRAITS ECHO MAIL EDITION. $l5 Per Annum. Single Copy, 40 cents. Vol. 2. Penang, Friday, Bth April, 1904. No. 14.
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    CONTENTS.
    175 1 Births, Marriages, Deaths: Leading Articles: Mr. Kynnerslev and the Chinese Community Leaderettes and other Articles: Current Topics:— France and Siam To-day's News Chinese Labour Russia had Fair Warnin'' Kishineff A pun The French Navy An Acting Government Government Parsimony A Good Move The China Times Case The Yellow Peril
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      136 1 TO LET. THE STRAITS ECHO MAIL EDITION TTS published the day prior to the departure of each mail for Europe, and contains the latest local and States News originally published in the daily issue as well as all important news from various parts of the Far East, including China, Japan,
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  • (2 April.) Current Topics.
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      France and Siam.
      273 1 The London Globe (9th March) has an interesting leader on Fran co-Siamese relations. It appears from this editorial that M. Del- casse s new scheme for creating more friendly relations between Franee and Siam proceeds, in essentials, much on the same lines as his previous unsuccessful endeavour.
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      To-day’s News.
      353 1 Io-day s telegrams, though somewhat short, us is only to be expected during the holidays, are decidedly newsy. The Tibetan Expedition lias at last come to blows with the Tibetans and has inflicted a crushing defeat upon them, 'which should go far towards convincing 1 them that Russia
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      Chinese labour.
      334 1 Mu. George C. Wray's opinions on the much-vexed Chinese labour question are set forth in the Morning Post (London) thus:—Mr. George 0. Wray, late Protector of Chinese in the Straits Settlements, writes protesting against what he characterises as the ‘‘arrant nonsense that is being published on the subject
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    439 1 At a meeting of the Singapore Club held last week the following gentlemen were elected members of committee -.—Messrs E. C. Ellis, H.l.Chope, W. O. Michell, D. K. Somerville, W. I). St. Clair, J. B. Young, F. W. Barker, Hans Becker and R. A. J. Bidwell. Mr. C. P. Buckell,
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      70 1 Tne Straits Echo. m m i£IUM, Established June l9Hidaily (except'SundnyM At TIIR CRITERION PRESS, Ed., Xo. 22« -232. IVari. Street. Penally. PRICK: daily, ixjcai l <am (Fwt Free) 7 MAIL IWTIOK (Poet Kree) 15 UAH Mi A PDIIKHNf: “Echo— Penang." Telephone No. 188. Editor, Chkhkky Duncan. MM SKNU *****, Manttyiny
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    Another Fire.
    299 2 Three Houses Gutted. At about ten o'clock this morning a lire was reported to have broken out in a block of three shop-houses in Sitnpang Anain, near the junction of Penang and Mac Alister The Fire Brigade, under Mr. Newland, Chief Police Officer, and Capt. Bower, was quickiy
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    331 2 The steamer Jason, when entering the harbour the other day, anchored by accident over one of the Government telegraph cables and broke it. Mk. W. J. Herman, who represented an American news syndicate in the advance on and relief of the Peking Legations in 1900, arrived here by the Malta
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    Batu Gantong Cemetery.
    1130 2 Three lots of laud adjoining each other at Batu Gantong, and forming a portion of “England” estate, the total area amounting to 143 square orlongs, 16 square juiubas, and 79 square feet, were purchased, in 1884, for the sum of $22,954.18, by subscription raised by the energetic
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    175 2 Penang is justly famed for the tiue avenues of trees, usually of some flowering species, which line its roads—all honour to those who saw to the planting of tneni in days gone by. One of the most lieautiful of our avenues is the fine one of huge ansenna trees in
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    THE WAR.
    478 3 (Echo Special.) Sban2bai.3lMa> (<5.21 p.)—The fl nn of the Russian cruiser Man-ljour, which lias been at Shan- i since the outbreak of war and f I! been disarmed, is finally settle! and the Japanese cruiser Akitsnsliima, which has been stationed at Woosh ng on the watch for her,
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    Bangkok.
    49 3 The Chartered Bank Forgery. {Echo Special.) Bangkok, 31 Mar.—Nai Chit, the ‘office boy of the Chartered Bank, has also been arrested as being implicated in the forgery of a cheque for 12,000 ticals, in respect of which Hok Chong, the Chinese ledgerkeeper, was arrested on the 26th instant.
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    British Central Africa.
    30 3 {Supplied bp Reuter.) London, 31 Mar.—The administration of British Central Africa is to be transferred from the Foreign Office to the Colonial Office from the Ist April.
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    The Transvaal.
    89 3 Speech by Delarey. (Supplied bp Reuter.) London, 31 Mar. —Addressing the Transvaal Farmers’ Congress at Krugersdorp, Delarey said that the Boers wished to bring to the notice of the world tbefact that they had abandoned all thoughts of vindictiveness towards Great Britain and that it was now their
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    British Revenue.
    33 3 Deficit of Seven Millions. Supplied bp Reuter.) London, 1 April. —Last year’s revenue is two and three quarter millions below the estimate, making a total deficit of nearly seven millions sterling.
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    Tibet.
    115 3 Fighting Commences. ISupplied by Reuter.) London, 1 April.—Reuter’s Tuna correspondent reports that the Tibetans asked the British Mission to retire. Colonel Younghusband refused to do so, Avifch the result that two engagements Avere fought in which the Tibetans suffered most severely, their dead lying in heaps. Ihe bulk of
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    Polar Exploration.
    103 3 Antarctic Vessels Return. {Supplied by Reuter. London, 2 April.—All the three vessels sent on exploring trips to the Antarctic Ocean, viz., the Morning, Terranova and Discovery, have arrived at Lyttelton in NeAvZeahmd. The Morning and Terranova reached the Discovery on the 14th Feb., and found all well on
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    Egypt.
    33 3 The Anglo-French Agreement. (Supplied bp Reuter.) London, 2 April.—lt is reported in Paris that both the Porte and the Khedive ha\ r e demanded information regarding the recent AngloFrench Agreement auent Egypt.
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    102 3 It Ik said that burglars entered theGoverument buildings yesterday, but found practically nothing of interest to them. They appear to have gained admittance into the Harbour Master's department, owing to somebody's carelessness in having left a door open, and then searched the ofiices of the Marine Surveyor, the Superintendent of
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    The Disarming of the ' Mandjour’
    324 4 The Disarming of the Mandjour’ —China Gazette. Only the 4 War-Flags' Left. Shanghai, March 12.—The Russian gunboat Mandjour was disarmed to-day. TJie unique spectacle of a European man-of-war meekly handing over her armament to an Asiatic power for safekeeping and as a consequence of her Government’s dread of her going
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    War Correspondents.
    201 4 The following war correspondents were reported to be at Yiukow on the 3rd Mar.: Mr. Louis L. Et/,el (Daily Telegraph.) Mr. Newman (Daily Mutt.) Mr. McCullough (Novoi Krai and New York Herald. Mr. W. Greener (The Times.) Two French correspondents (Courrier de Tientsin and another.) The China Times
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    Newchwang.
    251 4 Trade Prospects at the Northern Grain Port. In their market report dated Newchwang, 3rd Mar., Messrs Bandinel and Co. write:— Arrivals of produce during the winter are much less than the average of former years, farmers and larger growers fearing to forward their goods to the inland depots, and
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    The War.
    635 4 The Japanese Progressist Party. Count Okuma on the Situation. (Hongkong Telegraph Service.) Yokohama, 18 Mar.—At a meeting of the Progressist Party, at Tokio today, Count Okuma, their leader and former Minister for Foreign Affairs, made an nhh* and important speech defining the policy to be adopted in the
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    Prince Pu Lun.
    67 5 Decorated by the Mikado. i Honqhony Telegraph Service) r ii ii i Toll"» 24 M«r.-H. H. IVinco Pn Tu brother to the Lmperor ot hum, «Iro’is going to St. Louis as special eouimissioner to the Exposition, has uun received in audience by the Mikado at Tokio The
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    Suit Against an Indian Railway.
    172 5 Judge Awards Plaintiff Rupees 33,000. (Rangoon Timex Service.) Madras, 24 Mar. —Judgment was delivered in the High Court to-day in the case in which Rutihil Kalidas, son of Kalidas Bamchand of Bombay, sues the Madras Railway Company for rs. 5 lakhs damages for loss of
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    Japanese Diet.
    168 5 (Hongkong Telegraph Service) Yokohama, 24 Mar.—At the meeting of the Diet at Tokio yesterday, General Count Katsura, the Japanese Premier, gave the assembled members a detailed explanation of the circumstances attending the rupture of negociations with the Tsar’s Government. Baron Komura Speaks. Baron Kornura, Minister for .Foreign Affairs,
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  • (5 April.) Current Topics.
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      Russia had Fair Warning.
      106 5 I rofkssor Theodore S. i oolsey of the ale Law School, U. S. A., an authority on international law, has given it as his opinion that in breaking off diplomatic relations the Japanese'Government gave ;i perfectly fair warning to Russia that war was at Jicind. A
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      Kishineff Again!
      110 5 The Jewish World states that according to trustworthy information received via Bukovina new v HUM disturbances have occurred at Kishineff. Alter parading the streets, the mob made tor the private dwellings of Jews, brob* the* windows, and passed to the thoroughfares where their shops are situated. The large
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      The French Navy.
      113 5 The Paris correspondent of a London daily sends to his journal translations of the Figaro's revelations of the “inefficiency” of the French Navy, tie says You can’t get over the damning revelations in the Figaro the last two days. The two responsible admirals at Toulon—Vice-Admiral Bienaiine and
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      An Acting Government.
      221 5 Actino appointments are now “all the go” in the fair Isle of Fra- grant Streams. His Excellency the Governor of Hongkong is acting, the Colonial Secretary is acting, so is the Colonial Treasurer, the Postmaster General and until quite recently the Observatory was in charge of an
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  • States’ News.
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      PERAK.
      295 5 From Oar Own Correspondent.) Tapah, 3 April. -The Chenderiang* Hydraulic Tin Mining Co., which was floated some four years ago, lias been closed down during the past mouth, and is now to lie let out on tribute to a Chinese towkay. Atone time the shares of this company were
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    Perak Tin Mines.
    116 5 Tronoh Returns for March. The output of the Tronoh Mines Ltd. for March is as follows Tin ore piculs 1813.31 valued at $74,741. 70. We are courteously informed bv the General Manager that the returns of the Kinia Tin Mines, Ltd., during the month of March are
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    119 5 The annual general meeting ot‘ the Selangor Planters’ Association will be held at the Selangor Club on 30th April at 11 a.in. The ore produced in March by the tributors of the Royal Johore Tin Mining Company amounted to 300 bags weighing 225 piculs. The Pahang Corporution crushed 110 tons
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    Supreme Court.
    547 6 The Penang Assizes. (Before Sir Lionel Cox, Chief Justice.) MURDER 25 YEARS AGO. Malay Man Charged After Quarter of a Century. sth April. Mahomed bin Kami was arraigned on an indictment charging him with murder, by causing the death of one Mat Hassan on July 23rd, 1878, in
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    BRUTAL MURDER OF CHINESE WOMAN.
    607 6 Chinaman Sentenced to Death. 6th April. boNG Ah He, laid to be a cook, was charged with the murder of a woman named Ah Fong at a house in Penang Road behind I«ith Street police station on Jan. 30th last. Mr. T. Gawthornc was assigned
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    MURDER OF A DETECTIVE.
    1182 6 Desperate Criminal sent to Gaol for Life. 7th April. Loh Weng was placed in the dock to stand liis trial for the murder of Ayavu, a Hindu detective, on Siam Road shortly after midnight on Jan. 22. The accused already stands convicted at the Assizes of
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    145 7 I our huge elephants are to now be seen oagan luan Kecliil, awaiting shipment, they have been brought from Siamese territory. A statue of the late Marajah of Durihunga was unveiled on 2Hi ult. by the Smf nl G< Vemol 111 Balhousie Square, ■—ly th<J pr<!seuce ot a ton! 8
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    About Pioneers ?
    112 7 About Pioneers Nothing venture —nothing win/’ He it love or fame or tin Pioneers are always scorned, Jeered at laughed at—duiv warned. J uey must bear the monkey’s screeches, Bose their blood to countless leeches Hut the fact will still remain, No true endeavour is in vain. Not long can
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    Holiday Picnic at Batu Feringhi.
    364 7 On Sunday one of the most enjoyable picnics ever held* in Penang took place at Batu Feringhi. Over 100 residents embarked on board the launches Colleen and Undan and had a very pleasant time indeed. Ibe Prye Dock aud Straits Trading Companies were the hosls
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    110 7 Mr. O.A.W. Pownall writes w r ith a knowledge of Japan in bis article in the Nineteenth Century. He thinks Japan probably knew fairly well the real strength of Russia, and be expresses the opinion that the balance of power is not against the Japanese. Mr. A. G. Hales, the
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    WHY THIS THUSNESS ?
    137 7 WHY THIS THUSNESS T Tiik Editor ot the Sin uts-Ecjio. Silt, —I am not a little surprised at the newly-fledged policy of the Railway Authorities regarding the use of helmets aud caps by Railway Guards. A marked distinction is at present shew n in the use of the same. Eurasian
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    BATU GANTONG CEMETERY.
    257 7 w Tu the Editor or tiie Straits Echo. Sir, In yoiu* issue of the 2nd inst. theu> is a very long account on •Bain Gantoug Cemetery. The writer of this contribution concludes it in the statement that, the “Malays worship this phenomenal stone as being a kramat.”
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    154 7 The reason for the Nelson of Japan hammering at, Port Arthur is said to lie found in the fact that the Mikado told him to-go. The Russian Government is about to make a large naval appropriation. It would perhaps be mole appropriate to call it a sinking fund. Weather Report—Heavy
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    The War.
    292 8 w (Echo Special.) Newchwang, 26 Mar. —The foreign resident» at this port are devising measures for protecting themselves, owing to the expected withdrawal of the gunboats. The telegraph line between Ying- kow and Tientsin is interrupted. Weihaiwei, 27 Mar. —The steamer Haimun, chartered by the Times as apress
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    Dutch Reports.
    164 8 (Deli Courant Service.) The Hag ue (via Batavia) 28 MarchAdmiral Makaroff has wired to the Tsar that he has left Port Arthur with the whole of the battleships, cruisers and torpedoboats under his command for the purpose of reconnortring. Newchwang is now open and vessels can go and
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    Tibet.
    350 8 The Casualty List (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 2 April. —It is officially reported that in the recent engagements near Tuna the Tibetans lost three hundred killed and many wounded, while two hundred prisoners were taken. The British casualties amounted to nine wounded. Newspaper Opinion. I he newspapers express the
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    Cricket.
    76 8 The Inter-Settlement Match. (Echo Special.) Singapore,s April (2.85 p.)_f„ th Inter-Settlement cricket match Bin» pore batted first mid knocked up a score of 127. Penang then went to the wicket and put together a meagre seventy. In the second innings Singapore was dismissed for eighty, undit the time of
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    Russia and Persia.
    59 8 More Russian Money to Flow In. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 3 April.—The Russian Minister of Finance has decided to acquire preference shares in the Enzeli-Tehernn Railway Company to the extent of five million roubles and also shares in the discount loan of the Bank of Persia to
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    Polar Research.
    71 8 The Discovery’s Discoveries. (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 3 April. —The Discovery reports important geographical and other scientific results from her long voyage to «the Antarctic. Wilkesland was found to be nonexistent, the Discovery sailing over the region where Wilkesland has been placed on the charts. The work of
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    Nigeria.
    45 8 Heavy Fighting. (Supplied by Reuler). London, 5 April. —Heavy ing is reported t from the Basba province in Nigeria, where punitive expedition is operatingThe enemy got right into the square formed by the punitive force, killing and wounding maty No Ei tropcan was killed,
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    Siam.
    1019 9 (Fro n Our Own Correspondent.) *>s Mar. —The news —already A>aK f° Mr” "W J F. Williamson's apvil<ed ni as permanent Financial Adviser to P» in e Government was foreshadowed the a' 1 0, M Kivett-Carnac resigned that h!®* A Letter choice could Mr. Williamson, since u 0 “!L,
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    Dutch Reports.
    66 9 (I tel i Coura n f Merc ice.) The Hague (via Batavia) 31 Mcli. Po.ssiet Bay is strongly fortified. From the Ussuri district 25,000 Russian troops are advancing towards Corea in two columns. The right wing is following the course of the Tmnen River (the dividing line between
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    War in Acheen.
    103 9 Great Slaughter of Natives. v (Deli Courant Service.) Pangkalan Brandon, 2 April The last expedition under von Daalen which set out on 20th Feb. was very successful. It is unnecessary to speak of many small skirmishes, for mention is needed only of the larger engagements which were
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    Obituary.
    47 9 (Echo Special.) Singapore, (J April.—Dato Dollah,’ the Johoiv Secretary of State, died yesterday. He had intended to go to Europe to join the Sultan last month, but was prevented by illness. Datoh Dollah was highly respected and his funeral, which took place to-day, was largely attended.
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    Football.
    104 9 The Inter-Settlement Match. (Echo Special.) Singapore, 0 April.—The InterSettlement football match between Peang anil Singapore, which whs played yesterday before an immense crowd, was spoiled by rain. The Singapore team showed the better combination at the outset, with the result that they scored three goals to Penang’s nil in
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    Revolt in Tonga.
    218 9 German Trader killed by Natives. (Deli Courant Service.) The Hague (via Batavia) 31 Mcli. —The Java Bode has received a telegram reporting that the German trading station of the mercantile firm of Herr Hernsheim in Tonga has been attacked and the staff overpowered by the natives. Herr
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    The Kaiser.
    85 10 (I)eli Courant Service The Hague (viaßaPivia) 3] Melt. —The German papers state that the Kaiser’s ailment shows signs of giviflg further trouble and there is as yet no official contradiction of these reports. Courant footnotes this: “It may he remembered that the Kaiser's malady in the tfiroat caused
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    Mecca.
    92 10 Massacre of Pilgrims. Turkish Troop» to the Rescue. (Deli Courant Service.) The Hague (via Batavia) 2 April —Bedouins are blocking the roads to Jeddah, Mecca. Medina, /ambo and Ellmiah. It is said that the pilgrims cannot pay the usual expenses incurred on the through journey because they are being
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    Plague.
    34 10 (Supplied by Renter.) London, 4 April.—The plague returns from Johannesburg show to dale 15 cases amongst the whites and 11 1 amongst the coloured population, the deaths being 7 whites and fro coloured.
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    200 10 Mu. E. S. Rose h:is been appointed to act as the Deputy of the Attorney-General. The Rev. F. W. Haines, Colonial Chaplain, Penang, has been granted nine mont hs' leave. Regulations for the Queen's Scholarships, the Government English Scholarships ami the Cecil C. Smit h Scholarship are published in Friday
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    Mr. Kynnersley and the Chinese Community.
    2142 10 (•> April.) Presentation of an Address at the Chinese Town Hall. In April, 1872, thirtv-two years ago, Penang welcomed Mr. C. W. Sneyd Kvnncisiey, then a young cadet just commencing what has since proved to be a long and brilliant term of public service,
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  • Current Topics.
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      Government Parsimony.
      307 11 w Mr. Machado, who did such good work in the Singapore Botanical Gardens last year, was, on leaving the Govern- ment service to take charge of a plantation, presented with a gratuity of $5OO. The Straits Times comments upon the fact thus —Parsimony and its sequela are complaints
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      A Good Move.
      346 11 The authorities responsible for the running of the Sitiga-pore-Kranji Railway have hit upon a very happy idea in t *ci j llu rlv luc® in issuing railway stamps for the conveyance of newspapers. The Straits Times says YY e understand that the Manager will arrange to have
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    863 11 The Singapore Municipality notified on Ist iust. that on and after fitli April, until further notice, the water supply of the town would Ik* cat off from IO.UU and 4 p.m. and from G.oU p.iu. to lj a.ni. Poor Sincapore! Our London correspondent reports that twenty-nine Chinese students have arrived
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    In Port Arthur.
    1013 12 —Shanghai Times. Letter From Inhabitant of Stronghold Treats Graphically of Conditions Prevailing. 4 Vindictive Treatment of Japanese. ELABORATE PREPARATIONS TO REPEL LAND ATTACK. 19th March. Two steamers arrived from Chefoo yesterday, the Fungshun and Ilaeting, and by one of them a resident of Shanghai received a letter
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    163 12 There are. less than 1 ,000 Japanese at New York, some of them very poor, but they have already raised <£40,000 for the war fund. In order to save the money they are foregoing dietary luxuries and places of amusement. Unban, reported to be occupied oj Russian troops, is a
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  • (7 April.) Current Topics.
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      The " China Times " Case.
      186 13 The China Times Case. The Shanghai Mercury (22 March) publishes a translation of comments on the China Times case as they ap- jin a recent issue of L’Echo de Sf a French journal published at m t\,Ai —Would not the present be ameliorated by some Bta of an international institution
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      The “Yellow Perll” Bogey.
      782 13 The Ceylon Independent thus comments upon the question of Chinese labour for the Transvaal: —We were glad to notice that, according to Reuter, the House of Lords by 97 against 25 rejected Lord Coleridge’s motion to defer the introduction of Chinese until representative Government is granted
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      Will Land Him.
      318 13 That bright little weekly the Yokohama Box invariably voices common sense and goes straight at the point when it dabbles in the complex political problems connected with the misappropriation of Chinese territory by the Great Bear. In a recent issue Boxie,” as the versatile Editor of the
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    359 13 The Vladivostok fleet consists of the first-class cruisers Rossia, Rurik, Gromoboi and Bogatyr. Of these the Gromboi only is armoured. The Russian cruiser Zhemtchnj mentioned by Reuter to-day is one of four building. Two are of 6,070 tons and 17,000 horse-power and the others of 6,200 tons. Nothing is known
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    Japan.
    743 14 How War Correspondents are “Tied up” in Tokio. Russian Prisoners of \v4. < »n \From Our Special Corresponded.) Tokio, 15 March. —I wired you that I should be leaving for the front immediately, but correspondents later learned that the notice issued to this effect by the authorities Was not
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    Port Arthur Puffs.
    777 14 From all Sorts of Sauces. (Echo Exclusive Aeroyrams.) Jt was quite a treat to see “Vic” Vic,” you know, is our pet name for Alexfcft' the great Viceroy of the Far East) back again from llarbin. He arrived by the morning train with an immense pile of
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    Gold and Tin.
    304 14 —Straits Times. The Kedjano Lebong Mine. Q The Redjang Lebong Mining Company has just distributed a 20 per cent dividend to its shareholders at- Batavia, A balance of 210,000 guilders was carried forward. The February output of the mine is valued at 110,000 guilders. Sipiau Tin Compant.
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    41 14 China has granted exequaturs to Messrs Cheshire aud Davidson, the American Vice* Consuls for Antung aud Mukden, in churia. The Hon. John Hay, the Unite*» States Secretary of State, has however® structed them to await at Shanghai develop* ig Muuchui ia.
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    Tongkah News
    412 15 (fro* Our Own Correspondent.) n April—The Siamese wat, To* o1 rav e au.l stately, lias du- st week lieen transformed into ""fjfof resort for many pious nonias who »P”£re to pav homage to the remains rt i „1,1 'priest who dieil recently, of the good 0 there to
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    191 15 The Hon. A. Murray, Colonial Engineer, has returned from Cevlon and resumed duty. 4 It is reported that the Federated Malay States Government has under consideration a scheme for a large permanent increase of the strength of the Perak Police. The Straits Times hears that the British ndia Steam Navigation
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    Sabang.
    148 15 von Hanneken, a German writer whose pen is occasionally employed in wiitiug commercial articles, calls attention to the Dutch port of Sabang, on the Isle of Way, north of Sumatra, where lie thinks German traders might advantageously settle, says the Straits Times. W ithin the last few years Sabang
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    A New Planting Co. for the Straits.
    265 15 The prospectus of a new Company being brought out by Messrs Taylor, Noble and Co., London, called the Wellesley (Penang) Estates Company, Ltd., has been issued. The Company lias been formed with a share capital of 1160,000 for the purpose of acquiring and
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    72 15 Tuf. following communication has been received by Government from the Consul for Russia —ln view of existing circumstances, the representative of His Majesty the Einperor in the Far East feels obliged to cause the mouth of the River Liao Ho near Yinhow to be mined. Trading vessels of neutral powers
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    THE WAR.
    108 15 (Echo Special.) Mukden, 6 April. —It is officially announced here that Admiral Alexieff visited Port Arthur and inspected the battleships Tsarevitch nml Retvizan and the cruiser Pallmla, the repairs to which are adva neing rapidly. Niue Japanese merchantmen lie stranded in the outer harbour on rocks, but the
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    France and Britain.
    41 15 The Anglo-French Negotiations. (Supplied, by Reuter.) London, 6 April.—lt is declared on the highest authority in Paris that no hitch has occurred in the Anglo-French negotiations and that all questions between the two Governments are now practically settled.
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    Cooper’s Hill Question.
    49 15 (Supplied by Reuter.) London, 7 April.—The Times learns that the Rt. Hon. St. John Brodriek, Secretary of State for India, has decided against the abolition of Cooper’s Hill College, the well known English training institution for civil engineers destined for service in the P.W.D. of India.
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    APPOINTMENTS.
    15 15 Singapore wires:—Penney is Colonial Secretary and Broadrick I reasurer until arrival ot Governor Anderson.
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    The Indian Turf.
    111 15 Annual Meeting of the Calcutta Tnrf Club. (Ranyoon Time Service.) Calcutta, 25 March.—At the annual meeting of the Calcutta Turf Club held this evening the following gentlemen were elected as Stewards:—Messrs. A. A. Apcar, J. G. Dickson, W. Garth, G. S. Henderson and J. D. West. A
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    Russia Moving in Turkestan.
    114 16 (Rangoon Times Service.) Allahabad, 22 Mar.—News from Jellabad states that the Russian Governor in Turkestan, General Invanoff, has •issued a proclamation warning people to be on their good behaviour in case troops are moved from the garrison of towns towards the frontier of Ferghana in the
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    26 16 llah:j?jton's Circus, which has, w<* hear, been rendered more attractive than ever, is expected to arrive here on Saturday, and will open on the following Monday.
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      Birth.
      75 16 On 10th Marsh, at “Ewo,’ Hankow, the wifo of Arthur K. Craddock, of a duughter. Marbiaoe. Ox 25th March, at the British Consulate* General. Shanghai, by Sir Pelham Warren, c.M.0.. H.B.M.'s Consul-General for China, and afterwards at Ilia Holy Trinity Cathedral, by tJie i*e\. W. Gilbert Walahe, Charles Kiersley
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    EXCHANGE.
    111 16 Penang, 7th April. (By courtesy of the Chartered Bank. London Demand Bank ...1/10,3, 4 months* sight, Bank ...1/10.1 3 Credit ...1/10$ 3 Documentary ...1/10}^ Calcutta, Demand Bank Its. 107.^ 3 days’ sight Private 139$ Bombay, Demand Bank 1371 3 days’ sight Private 139$ Madras, Demand Bank 1371 3 days*
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    SHARES
    203 16 BersawahGold Mine Co., Ld. I(s.— sales Ranh Australian Gold Mining Co., Ld 0.75 buyers Rediang Lebong Gold Mining Co., Ld. $210. ex-due KadanaGold Mining Co„Ltd. (fully paid) S 10.— noin. Bruseli Tin Mining Co., Ld. 8.25 sellers Chendariaug Hydraulic f l'in Mining Co., Ld 3 20. sales Karangan Tin
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    PRODUCE.
    160 16 I’m 3 79.75 buyers Gold leaf 82. B. Pepper W. Coast,3lbs.so/..)$ 20 sellers White Pepper 4(5A sales J rang Pepper 31 .—sellers Cloves (picked) 43.— nem. Mace $lOO. —sales Mace Pickings 80 —sellers Nutmegs 110 s 45. —sellers f No. 1 7.50 Sugar 2 5.20 (Basket, 4.— safes tapioca
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    57 16 DlCATlis. 0#: 2 ith hiarid), .at. Id*.o General Hospital, Singe per», Flofiraca Kat e, dearly loved wife of Bertram L. Frost, aged t>4 years. Ar General Hospital, Shanghai, on the 23rd March. \V iHi urn Allan, aged Pi. On 11-Ph TJ. rrh. at Cliinkiang. Captain Alphonz» T. Friend of the
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