The Straits Times, 17 June 1904

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    14 1 The Straits Times XO. ai, idj. SINGAPORE. FRi|\T. JUNE 17. 1934- PRICE 15 CEITS
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      676 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. THE TANJONG PAGAR DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED. 1 Notice U h»rel>y aiv.-n that an Extra- j ordinary Ocnrral Meeting of tl.e above j aamnd Company (rill be held at the Ex hange, Hingnpf re, on Monday, the 37th of June, IRO4 at noon, when the subjoined resolution which ivis
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      637 1 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. NOTICE. Ai pluautK fur the position of cashier :in notified that tbix post is now fi led. HANDELBVFRERMMNN '■AMSTERDAM Jura 17 VOLUNTEER CONVERSAZIONE Under the Auspices of the S.V. A and B.R.E. (V), WILL BB HELD AT THK DRILL HALL By kiid permission of Ibe 0.C.8.VC. On Saturday,
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      475 1 NOTICES. How to Treat Kidney Trouble Doau'b Uackiichi- Kidney Pills art Hi the kidneys and bladder alone, rlflb largely explains their success in traalßg these organs. They begin by healing Be delicate membranes of the kidncjs; ajd thus making thuii action ragulat fid natural They help the kidneys be 4JM}
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      546 1 AUCTION SALES. AUCTION SALE OF" 96 Bedsteads,; li' 111 lIM.L) Al Powell Co.'s Sale Room Saturday, istft June, At f 1 a.m. '■J iron bedsteads size ti G xs' •24 do do 6'9"x3'6' Saa-Oamaged. To U Sold in Swtnble Lot*, (For neooant of concerned. POWELL ft CO., Auctioneers, Jon« 14
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      115 1 LATKST ADVERTISEMENTS. "ORAND PRIX." PARIS, 1000. |H J^g A Of Hi(bsrt QmlUt tad hsring OreKtis. Durability, are thcrcfnie Mjv I OHFAPCST. M_ MB I M W SPECIAL MUSICAL DINNERS Raffles Hotel On the IStf) and 25tfi instant. Seats to be Reserved previously. SARKIES BROS., Proprietor*. ■lime U Bfr4 Libby's Potted
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  • Reuter's Telegrams.
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      MINING PORT ARTHUR.
      28 2 London, 161/1 lunr lleuter's Tokyo c >rrespon<ient reports that on Mondiy at miiiniglit the Japanese succeeie-l, wiotastrrfl I, in planting mines off P rt Aithui
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      WAFENGKAU BATTLE.
      52 2 Russians had moo Casualties. It is staed at f.ikyo tli it Mm Russian forces at Wi'eiiLkn numbered 7,000, out of whkh they Ioft.l,o0n killed md wounded, M well a< ni:mj 0MS. Retired on l.iaoyam;. Th«y retreated in duord-ir on U >uyans A te'eprani states that the I'^htinp W..9
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      VLAOIVOSTOCK SQUADRON.
      14 2 It is rumoured at lokyo th tt tinVladivostoek S<]uidron escapo 1 tMHtwarcl.
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      ARMENIAN TROUBLES.
      15 2 Italy has also made representation* to I'urkpy in reaard tv Urn Armenian difficulties.
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      NEW YORK DISASTER.
      87 2 Terrible Scenes tooo Dead and MisMng. Ctom, There were 1,000 passengers on board tha General Slocm. 417 bodies luve beHii recovered and there are 1,000 dea<l and mi«sinr. Hundreds Burned Alive. The tire originated in Urn cookY galley, anJ swept the <le:ks, which collapsed, precipitating hunJie'le into
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    COUNTESS AS TEACHER.
    344 2 Obdurate Father-m-Law Stops his Son s Allowance. Tub story of hu\v Counter-* Taeiktmniadieff, the wife of a Ru-s-i in noMeman, came to be a music-t-jacber in London *as told recently in the King's J5.-n.-li Division. The countess brouqiit an interpleader aotion against a picture frame maker, named
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    LICKING CREATION.
    192 2 New YohK is ab..u o lick erf at'on" >y tlie Ci'iiotriiciiun of a biiildiiig wi'l n elevation of 615 ft., or 40 wtort-y* high Hie highest office building in the ciij t present on si.-.ts of 29 storpy*, aim ears itseli to a htipht of ;iB:>it. Th» nef>
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    OUT OF THE PAST.
    669 2 Lord Wolseley on the Use of Spies. Many years ago foi i y odd a Briiiih Officer set sail truin one of the Treaty Ports of Japan. The little nation *as not recognised as a Powar to he ciunled in the li-t of nations by any
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    THE LONDON FIRE BRIGADE.
    271 2 A( iOkDis<. to a reitirn which hag been prepaied l>y the ollni.il>. ol the Luiidun K.reßr*uaie, the Muß of tliai Jiouy con Ktsol 101 i llii-ers, n.cludii.jj the chiel, second, and third otticerK, ;i Mpwiaicndents, 7 district oihc.tr.*, S.i nation rhcer*, 170 6rst clafS fiitmen, lf>L'
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      196 2 TSOTICfcS. "Eagle" Cement IN THE LONG TESTS MADE BY SARAWAK GOVERNMENT (For their own Satisfaction) has come out TOP lO'BRANDS WERE TESTED. TSfje Madras Municipal Engineer pronounced Eagle Cement as the best de dad ever tested. PARTICULARS FROM BORNEO Co., Ltd. CROSSLEY'S OIL ENGINES USUAL SIZES IN STOCK PARTICLI.ARS FROM
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      171 2 SULPHURIC ACID FOR iUPPLUS, APPLY TO SYME&CO. m w f n.c. Just Received NEW SHIPMENT OP Edison's new gold moulded Phonograph Records CONSISTING OF Nice asjortnient of Military Muieli-, Sp lrciionp, Music Songß French, German Italian Opera Soneo, Ac. Chinn^o J«panpfe Sonss Music. Blank rpcords, Horns, Horn Stands, Ac, &c
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      12 2 •ZYMOLE TOOTH POWDEK, a perfect antiseptic deotrifioe, cleanses and preserves tne- toeUi
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    THE EASTERN MAIL SERVICE.
    1155 3 Kcport of Mr. E. Cecil's Comm ttee. Thb fiwiee publishes aritumt of the report of the Inter- Departmental Com ■mil i-t- appointed in May of last year "to consider the best means of providing for the conveyance of the mails to and from the Kast and
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    CONDITIONS IN JAPAN.
    274 3 An interesting report has been made to the United States Department ol Commerce and Labor upon conditions in Japan as affected by the Ru=soJapanese war by luited States Consul General Bellows, at Yokohama, Japan Mr. Bellows says that in Japan enterpries of all kinds are necessarily affected
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    THE CROWN AOENTS.
    184 3 Di UKo'the past week, says Qmmmm tial Intelligence of t lie 19 li May, a good deal of attention has been devoted to the Crown Agents' sj>t<jm in the Houee ol Commons, and Mr. Lyttehdn has heen plied with i|iie«'ions framed with i view to- eliciting information
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    POLICE VOTES CUT DOWN.
    164 3 Ai.THoiiiH the Hongkong finances have juxt been shown to be in a ftirly turv condition, there are signs, nays thp i.'lima Miit, that tl>e Government is economising. Tne police lip.i: t nifiit -it ins to have been selected it this purpose, and, on the principlf thai
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    "CRICKET AS SHB IS WROTE."
    357 3 I'cxi h ems the latest version of laws of cricket, inspired apparently by thn annnunrcmen: that most of our prominent cricketers Hie now engaged a« expert, reporters hy various j ;urn:ils, which Mr. Bernard P irfridae make? 'he subject of a MTtOOB Here a:e a
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    RAMIE.
    229 3 {tkmmi <• •■'•>' InttH'ujem-e) This subject, which Ins recently been treated in your columns, is ot so much haportaaM 1 tiat I trust it will have further att?ntfrn from those in eresteJ That ramie tarn be readily cleaned and manufactured in various forms is now certain, tut the supply
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    P. & O. CO.
    214 3 P. O. CO. The Poetma*ter-(ieneral has intimated to Mr. Evelyn Cecil, who acted is chairman of the Inter- Depnrt mental Committee on the Eastern Mail Service, that arrangements have been made with the P. and U Company to continue their present service for thret years after the expiration of the
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      625 3 NOTICES. GOVERNMENT OFPAHANG. Application nr- in^i'c* for t n rncunl clerkships find dhould reach the Re»ide-t'« f 'fn>« at Kuila Lips not late* than S'th Jane "■Mdrv from $50 to f "0 a month ucoordin? to i|unliiH-Htii nJuuc t ra.w f. HO-fl GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION" Wanted eieht compositors for the Government
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      472 3 NOTICES. j GRIMAULT* C° I Medicinal Skin Soap j MEDICINAL SKIN SOAP j mnraMi.Nn .yrV Recommended by eminent Dermatologists and adopted in the Paris Hospitals in the treatment of Ringworm, Acne, Psoriasis, Eczema and Skin diseases ge8, RUE VIVIENNE, 8 CAMPBELL CO. HAVING been appointed Asents for the THAN 8ATLAK
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      653 3 NOTICES. rBE LET— Ho'ise No II, Sophia Road and alxo No. '.'-I ilki- Road. \pply to A. S. I Malacc-n Strict. Juno 2 1-7 (O BE 1 ET: entry at ojct. compound hous-c No. 112 Bencoolen Street. < Apply to Outhrie Co. Ltd., Ager ts. Ki'b 4 u.c. TO R
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    The Straits Times. PRICE 16 CENTS. FRIDAY, 17TH JUNE.
    573 4 The Straits Times. PRICE 16 CENTS. FRIDAY, 17TH JUNE. To-day'h telegrams show that the Armenian question is again so mv :U to the fore that the Italian Oovernment has mvl; representations to Turkey ein the subject, iii addition to those already made by the olior Powere, arnl the l^ter MM
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    486 4 Ambkk'a has oett/i Uepl rabiy afflicted by tire during the past six months, and ihe latest disißter is ihe most terrih].yet recorded. Some 600 meny-miker-perished in the fire at tux lroquoU Theatre in Chicago on New Ynar'n eve iml it was rea.irded as calamity on unparalleled magnitude. Now, however, so
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    156 4 We learn for the first time, througl tbe Ceylon mails to hand to-day, thu the Straits Government ni> asked tJ c Ceylon Government for an engineer woo is to be remunerated with a salary of 10,000 rupees per annum, and we furthermore learn tint the names ol bree gentlemen bava
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    6 4 To-day's bank 4/m rate is I/11J
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    11 4 CoRRE?t\)NDKN'>: on polio* pro lationers will hf limn on page 9.
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    16 4 11. XI. B. cWm>.« went to U c wharf yesterday morning She will he duckeu there
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    16 4 The usual Fruity afternoon Devotimal meeting at. the V.M C.A. will not be held this week.
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    33 4 Thk members of the I. O. (J. I Star of the Kist I. idee "G." Naval an holding a serial entertaw.mpnt at thf Temperance Institute, 51, Hill Street at 8 p.m. on Sa'urdiv.
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    34 4 JccoßDiMi to the iJaily Mail, rabbet from the Congo treated by a new pr>••ess for removing the traces of ftii k> matter is fetching about two shilling* per lb. extra in the Antwerp maiket.
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    36 4 Mr. K. L. Talma, acting second Magistrate at I'e.nang, will probably g> on leave on the Oth of next month, and Mr. H. Marriott, who is on the way out, will take up the nc'insr appointment.
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    30 4 Thk engagement is announced of Mr. Alexander Mclvnnan ofH>>war'h Erskine, Ltd., and MUs Harriet Cameron Gray, of Scotland. The weddinp >»kes place on the »th prox. at tin Scotch Church.
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    35 4 A new tapping punch designed fur tapping rubber trees has b«eij invented by Fritz, Freudweiler, of Sumatra, to whom exclusive privilptes•iavH been granted fur selling the aamtn ihp Colony of the Straits Settlement)for 14 years.
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    40 4 Thk June monthly sharp list cfthe Col >m ho Brokers' Association quote* •ne F M.B. venture 'he S. i«n,bnn R<"aie Further Compam with an •r. hxriteri capital of 1,000,000 rnpef (47 ,000 rupees paid up). The sharts tire at par.
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    43 4 The iwo patrol vessels Ihh'U and Qmiipit which were built by Messrs. Riley Hargreave? and Co., tor the G ivernmant of r ho Netherlands Indies, have completed their steam trial)satisfactorily, the contract speed beins exceeded by half a knot over the measured mile.
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    52 4 In his annual report on the Strait* Police Force for 1902, the InspertorGeiieral states that six secret suiiutie -xist in Penan.; and that twi ■>f them, the Ban An Tyc and Pang Leong Hoey, with headquarters in the south of Province VVellosley, have beei 'active in interfering with Iho OMfM
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    53 4 Can. K Weosier of the Britich ■ifeamer Gleutufret, which arrived thimorning from Foochow, reports thir 'ie experienced a strong mopsoon an> lieavy rain. The weather was overcan for lour days. This is the first te;< boat homeward bound this season fjie Ptonutheut, also with a cargo o' rea, arrived shorrlv
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    81 4 Thk steamer Amiral Mlleji, one out ol the nine largo carßii boats ordered by the Chargeurs Reunis Company of Havre for the Indn-China service, is due at Colombo in July on her maiden voyage. Sho will be followed by the 4muil Qrly recently launched at St. y«/.nre. Sne is a
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    90 4 Und^r a recent enactment passed in N- gir Sdiubilan, to iegulate religious matters among Moliammedans, a penalty of •■s-'"> is imposed on not only unlicensed teachers of r<>ligi»n but also on those who "teach falce doc trines. The ortWr-dnr is triable by the M-igislrate of the First Class who will
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    136 4 M PIEKIIK DX B..Ni,Y-KlAKI'i, CllO eldeft son of C 'lint 11. de Bondy- Riurio, Consul for France at Singapore, i.returning again to the Farthest Ktst— he Count having been stationed in J ipan before his transfer to the Straits a year ago M de Bondy has been nominated to the
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    128 4 Arhangfmbnts ar« r>eir.K held to upen a fraud Country Pair at the Ten><>nia Club, Singapore, on Saturday, L'iVh inst The function promises "to •c of an exceedingly interesting character, and most, if not all, the memb^rs are working for the succors of the V iir. The Teutonia Club h»v« invited
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  • Reuter's Telegrams.
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      THE PICNIC DESASTER.
      28 4 A Thousand Lives Lost on the "Oeneral Slocum. London, \7th June. An official investigation shows that approximately 1 000 persons perished on the General 81ocvm.
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      GOVERNOR OF FINLAND SHOT.
      88 4 General Bobrlkoff Shot by a Finnish Senator s Son. General BoferikoflT, Governor of Finland, was shot and dangerously wounded while entering the Senate at HrUingfors. J-UICIDE OF THE ASSAILANT. The assailant was the son of Senator Schaumann. He. immediatnly committed suicide. ORAVE UNREST. Mass Meeting's Protest
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      ASCOT GOLD CUP.
      18 4 The result of the ri^e for UM .Wot Guld Cup was Throwaway Zintandel > Sceptre 3
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      JAPANESE TRANSPORT CAPTURED.
      59 4 Subsequently Torpeded by the Russians. London, June Mth. Renters representative at Tokyo says that the transport which escaped saw two consorts surrounded by Russians, who fired and stopped them. Tho R issians then torpedoed the transports near Tsushima. The survivors escaped in boats. Others were mostly taken
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      AN OMINOUS DESPATCH.
      112 4 Breaks Off at the Point Where It Becomes Interesting-. Despatches from General Kuror/atkin repeat the outlines of the battle which were cabled yestenhy morning. They add thit, after a quiet night the battle was resumed at Wafangkan on the 15th inst., and continued vigorously until the evening.
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      MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT RESIGNS
      19 4 The Kight Hon John Mellor, M. P for the Sowerby division of Yorkshire, has ro'ipned
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    JAPANESE OFFICIAL TELEGRAM.
    24 4 The following official telegram from •be Foreign Office. at Tokyo has been received by Mr. Tanaka, the J,ipann<tt> Dooml at .Singapore.
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    THE STRUGGLE IN LIAOTUNG.
    129 4 ADVANCE OF THE JAPANESE The Main body driving Back the Russians. -/i h'ri'l-ii, The following report has been ru reived from the Commander of the Japanese forces in Liaotting On the Mth inst. the main body advanced northwards in two columns along the line of the
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    BATTLE NEAR TELISSU.
    74 4 Two and a half Russian Divisions Scattered. On the 15th inst the enemy m-ar Telispu, consisting of two and a half divisions, was occupying the position from Tfffangshan to Chengtsushan. At dawn we opened our attack upon them. Our main body advanced along the railway, and one
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    SURROUNDED AND ROUTED.
    33 4 Japanese loss 1,000 Killed .id Wounded. Thus the enemy was surrounded" near Telissu, and, after severe fighting, was routed northward at 3 p.m. Our losses aro estimated at under 1,000.
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    RUSSIAN GUNS CAPTURED.
    56 4 Over 500 of their dead and wounded left on the field. Ho far as is known, we captured the enemy's colours, fourteen quickGring guns, and about '(00 of the enemy, including the commanding officer of the Fmrth Regitnent of InfantrySharpshooters. Over 500 ot the enemy's dead and
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    CHARGE OF TREACHERY.
    39 4 Japanese Scout* Allege that Russians used Japanese Colours. Our t-ccnt'H si* the on»-my march with a Ja '>nenp flaj in this engagement, w e r eup >n our artillery was mi«lpd a H Biisp- nilp lire.
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      16 4 STEARNS 1 WINE, for all waiting diseaMe. It increases weight. Consnmp1 tives find it dots good.
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      15 4 NOTE Telegram, and local new, received prior to noon to-day are published on Pace a.
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  • Correspondence.
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      WHERE IS HUMANITY."?
      347 5 To tAe Kditoi of tl<e .Strait* Timtt." Sik, I have given your correspondent Humanity" the usual three days' grace tor a reply to my letter of the l.'fih iustant. Humanity" lias nut seen tit to pursue the subject further, I may be |i -minted to give him
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      DATURA POISONING
      117 5 Tv the Editor o/ the StraiU Tiinei." DhAR fvit, With reference to your para in your issue of the 15th inst. relative to Datura poisoning" may 1 be allowed to state that KechuboiKj besides bein? 'taken us an anoydne, is widely used as a cure for asthma. 1
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    CASE AGAINST DETECTIVES.
    63 5 A ca?e of receiving and disposing of stoli n property has tor some time been pending before the Bench Court against a goldsmith ;ind three detectives, all Chinese. Mr. Hose prosecutes, Mr. Bn'tenl erg and Mr Haine are attending to the interests of the goMsmith and the
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    PARTNERS AT VARIANCE.
    76 5 Joon Hano, a gambier merchant is ohargii.g his partner, Tan Siow Joo with criminal breach of trust in retaining in his possession five of the account hniks of the firm. Messrs Ellis and Carver appear for the patties re*| ecively. The case was called before Mr. Seth
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    TRADE MARK CASE.
    196 5 Ykstkhday in the Bench Court the decision of acquit' al was given in a ci-e in which two Chinese were charged with being in possession of boxes o! tobacco 'bearing a false trade nisi k The case was heard on Wed i ei- day, Mr. Napier appearing
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    BLACKMAILING.
    1165 5 TWO PRISONER CONVICTED. extraordinary attempt to extort from Mr. T Sa»kies. Y'ksiekday, Mr. T. fe»rkies accompanied by Insp. Howard M>peared before Mi Michell, asking fur a. warran for the arrest of two Armenians named •Samuel Peter and Mackertichan, urxfor the following circumstinces. On Wednesday night these two men went
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    ANOTHER MURDER.
    238 5 Chinaman backed tv Death it Chan Chu Kan*. A case of murder is reported liom the Chan Chu Kang district. It appears that three Chinamen lived peacefully in a hut in a pineapple plantation off "the Chan Chu Kang Road where they were employed in planting piueapplo. Tlie
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    S. C. C. SHORTS.
    269 5 The S. C. C. sports MMMMi at ■J-30 p.m. to-morrow and if the weather holds good there should be some very do c finishes. Training has been going on for ■iometime and l l the competitors are in the pink of condition. To-morrow afternoon the members
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    134 5 Ace iiuiM, to thu Nagasaki Pre*t, otrenuous endeavours w-re made prior »o the war by thfl SS. Petersburg Government to obtain a coaling -tation from the King of Siam It wa<i with this olject that at Ambassador was appointed ti the King of rfiam's Court, and <*ntertainmpnts given, exceeding ihiNH
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    60 5 Mb C. R Bakkshihr, formprly of th« R.K K-inHii-l tin n>, who took »n ac'ivtpart in the sp> riing life of Singapore nnd wpnt home about a ynar ago is, rpporipd to hp engager) to be murried Another well-known repieeentativ* <>l the Straits, h pentleman connected with >ne "f the
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    M. E's. F. M. S. TOUR.
    170 5 Thk Governor is expected to visit liioli (Perak) in hia coming tour in the fl'f 1 M.S. The European community there has decided at a meeting to present H. E. with an address. It is hoped that H. E.s visit will bear fruit in
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    THE DERBY AND THE OAKS.
    149 5 How they were Run. The race for tho Derby was run in a thunderstorm. Considering the wretched weather which prevailed all day, the going was very fair. They were sent off to a moderate start which Gouvernant got much the worst of St. Amant went
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    JERRYBUILDINU.
    133 5 Owi.soto the numerous conflagrations in Rangoon, where the houses in the past have been almost wholly constructed of wood, the people have realise^ the necessity of rebuilding within the precincts of the town with brick and mortar, says Indian Engineeri,ig. The chance of doing this thoroughly and effluent ly
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    HOKIEN CHINESE CHURCH.
    78 5 Oovernor to Lay Foundation Stone. An interesting function is announced to take place next week, when HiExcellency Sir John Anderson will la> he foundation stone of the new Hokien Chinese Church and Reading Room in fanjong Pagar Road. The ceremm) will be performed 011 Tuesday, |l»l nst,
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    GOLDEN RIVER.
    90 5 In ilie bdd of the river San Juan de Oro, in Bolivia, a discovery hac just beei made of what is described by exportiis the richest gold deposits in the world The gold is not found in quartz roik 01 ih a (■tricily alluvial deposit, but lies in
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    TRANSVAAL CENSUS RETURNS.
    72 5 The census returns for tho Transvaal nroper show a total of 299.327 whites 945 493 aborigines, and i;»891 othei •olored personß. Bnaziland contaiiu S9B whites, 84,531 natives, and 55 other ■•..lured persoijß, making a grand total of 1,3*4,200. The town of Pretoria contains 21,1'U whites and 12
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    VESSELS AT TANJONG PAGAR.
    83 5 Wharfs at Which Different Ships are Berthed Co-day. Kast Whabf— Ganymede, Piometbeaa and U M.s Cadmoß. Victoria Gbavino Dock— Kd end ale. U.BLKT Graving Dock- H. N. M. rtreeht. Section No. 1 Manila 2 Carlyle, and Übrn. 3 Palameotia. 4 Tjilatjap. 6 I aii(ilin, and Sultau.
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    28 5 It is h ««rte'i by the InspectorGneral of Police that the Hoa H»ey and Wai Seng lotteries htve now lost the buld which they hud in the Colony.
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    WIRE NEWS.
    369 5 Thibet. A telegram from Gyantise. dated the 30th ultimo, says Last night large bands of ThikatMi is sued from the fort, and surrounded the camp, firing matchlocks and furiously uttering weird war cries in nutation of wild animals. At the same time a steady bombardment was started from
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    STREET DANGERS.
    121 5 This morning, two 'rikish; 1 pullers wurt before Mr. Seth for pulling their vehicles at 10 o'clock on Wednesday morning, at the junction of Hill and Stamford Streets. They were coming along Victoria Street townwards: At the junction they dashed across to their right. At the moment Mr.
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    PERAK OFFICIAL MOVES.
    164 5 1 hk Perak and St-langor Government Printing Officers are to be araalga mated into one Federal establishment. In >.he event of this federation, in all probability Mr. J Russell, Government Printer, Kelanpor, will he piv«»n the Federal appointment. Mr. S K Williams, Government Printer, l'erak, has been
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    TH E EPSOM CORONATION CUP.
    86 5 Sceptre Badly Beaten. Ihe Coronation Cup, value Xl.isov was run at Epsom on Thursday, June 2nd, over the Derby mile 'and a hali. The conditions were '{year olds Ssl., 4-year olds a*t. :slbs., Oyear olds *\v. upwards. Bst. 61hs. mares and geldincs allowed ;)lbs. Result
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    LADIES LAWN TENNIS CLUB.
    52 5 Croquet Tournament. Result ot Thursday's play. MM Broadrick und Mr. Braddell w.... M and Mrs. I'atrhitt, scratched. Mr. and Mrs. Whitehead beat Mi- Bni.l<i<> and Uon!. Sir A. Durwanl. Play for Saturday. SIXGLKS. Mr b Klenni v. Mr. A. B. Whiteue«. Mr- Uhitehead v Mr. K.
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    N. D. L. PASSENGERS.
    143 5 Arrivals. In* ii'liuwinz pa*9on£er-< urrived h-i. yesterday afternoon by Hie OerMW mail i>teami;i Kaam, From Bremen— Mrs. 1 jpethinaun, Mr. Ra^. Frank. From Rotlei 'lam— Mr. H. Kelber. Fi in SouthamptonMr, CO. Edgar, Mr.C. Vf. Herrley, Mr. J. W Wheelwrijjh.t. Prom (Jenoa Meows. E. G. Th.
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    10 5 Exchange and share quotation* will be found on page 8.
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      192 5 NOTICES. XVayang Passim O.hi'i tagH (wo \i*hf« onl> 1 1 Friday, 1 7£ A «/?mi, AT TNI NORTH BlDei lOAD THIATSI HAM. Grand Imagin Performance OPPORTUNITY IUAMIjn IMIf The Indca Zanlbar Royal Theatrical Company of Singapore WILL IUMM T<> -NT'JHT The IJeliKlittul Dwi Sheherband Zanggi. i\,t.,i Mm, fMa l*i ft.
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      190 5 I»AV HV DAY Friday, 17th June. High Water. 10 a.m. Anglo-Chin«v) School S|»>ii-. Wayang Kaxfliin. North Biid«>' K<<h -Saturday, 18th June. High Waver. I M i.tn. 1-51 p.ni S.C.C. >portr-. Bedstead Sale. Powell 1'. F'lure Auot ion. i'a"«>ni>gh Konil. PowelL I-W Special Dinner. Rattles Hotel. K.Ci.C. Monthly Medal. I.O.C.T. Social.
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    POLICE AFFAIRS.
    1764 6 Probationer Sch me. lln following < n >im.ii<lmhi m laid ifore tlie Legislative Council on the i.th June by DOMMUKJ of the ■-.I not -uniiiT i<\ si, lie lor tin' Ooloaiaa ko 'Awvi AdminiMcriiii; the (i<>\ -ci nment Downing Street. Bth April. 1904 Sir, —I have the honour
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    63 6 *In reckoning age for competition member* of the Militia, the Imperial Yo.inatirv. the Honourable Artillery Company, or the Volunteers (whether oommianoßad or Boa-ooauaiaaKMUMl), may dadnd (nNB their actual aj<e any time (ltd umandinf II inntai) spc-nt on actual niilitary serviic in coiineotion with the war m Snuth Africa, such time
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    19 6 Shipping advertisements, with datch if sailing etc., will be found on page General eh'pping news is printed on ■mcrp
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    PAHANG.
    896 6 Public Works in ipoj. The largest expenditure from annually recurrent votes was incurred on the maintenance of the Pahang Trunk Road from the boundary between this State and Selangor to Lipis. a distance of 62 miles; and on the upkeep of the road from Tras to Bentong. '21 miles.
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    PASSENGERS BOOKED HOMEWARD.
    18 6 N D. L l'er Zieten 27th June: Mr. A. re. Mirhal, Mr. an« Mr«. Ku»«el.
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      12 6 STEARNS' HEADACHE CURE Cures "Mutt be Stearn>' and you ge« '.he genuine.
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      723 6 NOTICE?. LEVY HERMANOSS:: H>«/Vf(OH' PORT ARTHUK 93 Bras Basah Road 93 OMEGA" WATCHES. Jxidfiest vm i.waaaTnatt tiaiaiTna. a—am, ww. V \l 1 »T THt IBTf««»TIOa«L U«IVE»% EIHIBITIOH M«l>. I»«O 6 YEARS Ad KM-elleni Reliable Timekeeper of Elegant Simplicity at Moderate Prices .In in- It; Made uf Nickel, Steel, Silver, Gold
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      684 7 BUCHANAN'S WHISKY Sold everywhere. STEAMSHIP COMPANIES. P. &O. STEAM NAVIGATION CO. F..r China, Japan, Penanc, Ceylon, Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Porta, Plymouth and London. ihr'iuKh Bills of I.H.linv; i .-.i.-.l for Ouina Coa»t, Persian Gulf. Continental, and Amorit'nn Ports. HUjamer- trill lenvo NiasifON on or about Mail Line. Outward
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      701 7 J_ STBAMSHIP COMPANIES. Koninklijfce Paketvaart MaatschapplJ. I'ndtr contract with the Neibailandp India Goveinn ent. Aqentt ct S ngnporr tHir >o» my, late J D' ikueu A Co., 2 8 Con ver Qtmy 1 ht- urn ei mentioned dutes are only approxiiDHte. Steamer rrom 'xo'teti. Will >>c D<*«MtcSed 'o-:- ;>- Oirp/-n/i.r
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      430 7 HAMBUR6AMERIKA LINfE. MAMBURO. The stoamers of thi» Company maintain a regular service between Hamburg. Bremen, Antwerp, and Rotterdam, and the Straits, China, and Japan. Homewards, they are despatched fortnightly for Havre andllanl.jrg and once a month for Bremerhaven direct, calling at Pentne and Colombo The arrival-, of the next steamers
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      644 7 STEAMSHIP COMPANIES. N.D.L »3RDDEUTSCHER LLOYD. Imperial Herman Mail Line. i'he fust and well nown mail steamers of this Company tail fortnightly from Bremen -Ham burg via Rotterdam. Antwerp, Pouibainpton, Gihralrar. Genoa Na leg. Port Haid, Suez, Aden. Polony o, FeniiDg, Singapore. Hon^konc, PbaDghai. Nagasaki,' and Kobe to Yokohama nnd (jack.
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      789 7 STEAMSHIP COMPANIES CJP.R. I Canadian Paoino Railway Company's Royal Mail Steamship Line. I THE FABT ROUTIs. MfcTWEEN CHINJ JAPAN, ANO EUKOPE VI A OANAD V AND THE UNfTKD STATES. ttoute from Hongkong via SlmnL'li ii Nagasaki (Inland Sea of Japan) Kobe, Yokohama, Victoria ami Vancouver. Twin Screw hIM Stoannhips— ti.iKt"
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      637 7 SMIPPINO INAVIGAZIONEGENERALE ITAL! FOR PENANO ANI) BOMBAY. i The Italian s CAPRI, 4,*?00 tonii i Captain I!e!>.ito, having left Hongkong on the llth inst., may t>e expected to arri »c here on Friday, the 17th inst.. and will p-olia! ly bo despatched for tb» above portf on I ini'sJ^v th«
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      SHIPPING IN PORT.
      1557 8 Under this heading the following tubreviations are u»ed itr. —steamer ifc. ■hip; bq. barque; sch. Bchooner, fet. Yacht Cru.— Cruiser Obt.—Gunfeoat j Tor.— Torpedo H. p. Hone-power Brit-British; U. B.— United States f eh.— French; Oer.— German; Dut.— Dutch; G.c. General-cargo; d.p. deck MMenger; U.— UnoeiUin T.
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      VESSELS EXPECTED.
      572 8 R MM, port, probable date oj arrimt, ..irf nnirtf of agent r. h<HIHIRB. Ak,'<ni«-iini>ii China June "-'ti; Mansfield. Vii court Barry, June; Borneo roy. Ajax. Liverpool, July it}; Mansfield. M.irmi, ('iiliiml'O. Auk I; M. Miritlmes. \riiii-iiia Sbftnghii .In n 1 18; It Meyer Vu henaiden, Imiba", lune; P.
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      COMMERCIAL
      583 8 SitfQAPOKE, 17TH JUSK, 1904. PRODUCE iambic buyer- g ou do (Cnbe Nn. 1) nnptcked 13 1^| o'opra B»li g 6 do Pontlacab >. "epper, Block 26 10 do White, (5% 3»5O Sago Floor Sarawak 2 77 do Bronal No. >•■ Pearl Sago ««i Coffee Bali, 15% bacU 23 Coffee,
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      MAILS CLOSE.
      157 8 ha, P-i tttamtr Tinu I'd- \l OKKIIH. ■»Rndnk;in vin port« Kedah a.m. i ImlniK' X/i/i No n. taiavia Tinutjnp Ham. Hongkong Kmoy l'-ilamrollu 11 p.m. Bi li;..if.» PominnHk B.Whuti s,r a p m. Penanitand('oloml>o fera p.m. r'.Swdi'hHm 'V I'oimiij; Pm 8 p.m. R Swnt'ham via portt< Mntacea :i
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      MAILS TO ARRIVE.
      134 8 Krnm Biunpe —By ll.e \l M Ton lrin due on -.t»h June, uitti datf> t" the 't'. Mhv. From China- Xv ttiu M M.8.8 J«.l;«/im i ue on the (uhJur.u TIMB CABLb OF HAILS ITS Left Singapore Uuc IILu do I \rr veii VCiylth n. f. Mry.iith
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      95 8 K. A. J. CHOTIRMALL Co. JEWELLERS AND SILK MERCHANTS, Nos. 51 52, High Street. htsLartived a new shipment of Indian, Chinese and Japanese silks ot various kinds, Chinese embroidered costume*, Maltese lace jackets and handkerchiefs, Ceylon lace, pretty grass cloth work, Bilk shawls of various kinds made m India, cushions
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      583 8 Whiteaway,- Laidlaw Co. FISH BljlOSe 'flm Tlie liliistif>ti«M' Shn'.v- Iha y\\cc in closed and open pot*it i. .rs~ I JwT»Sl.^iJ iJ PRICE 4So. EACH J\ TVl>jMt<M*T '1 i/Ltot i'Vj TATCHO: K /^<^js 1 OILY AND NON-OTIY J V v/il PHoe 55c. pair bottle i *f: M 8 H? J>EN AND
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      63 8 WtArHtX HtPOHI KauJana Kerbati Hospital, I'iiK June, 1904. »a.m Bpm.j9p.mJ Kkmabki>. Bar .•J».OI«-iH.H«*!2J».9l4| Mornins Temp .H4 0 77 5 77.9 'cloudy, day WB'lbTber! *(>" 750 74.0 overcasti DirofWind sw. w.w. U iraiantnoon Max.Temp 84 3 day and Mm 7SO night clenr. Mai.in Bun 129 5 Rainfall Nil —T~.i p The
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      35 8 WfcATNEH TcLEBHA. E. ft A. <k C. rJuara t,t ,> t rwiynti '"Tii lim HONGKONG. Barometer f'trecticn nf .Vinci..• ..Kait Force of Wind n. Max.Temp in shade ■<! M\M LA:- 7.5". K. H. E. i M ~**^m^mm^^^^m^^^mi^m^^mt^^^^^
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      576 9 BANKS. NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPIJ Nctluriaiids Trading Society. E»t.bl,.h.d 1(14 CAPITAL. 60,000,000— (abt. £6,000,000) ISSUBD CAPITAL. f. 46,000,000— (abt. £3,760,000) RESERVED FUND. f. 6,000,000 -(abt. £417,000) Head Office in Amsterdam. Head Agency In Batavia. Bkauchks Pt'ii'int;. Rbanghai, Baa* foon, Mciian (Dili) ttomarang f^oarabaya, 'mlnne, Olwriboii TagaJ l'("'alo r gfth, Paaoarorao Tjilstjnp.
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      301 9 BANKS. Hongkong 0* Shanghai Banking Corporation. PAID-UP CAPITAL ?10.000,(KX) KLSEKVE FUND: Sterling Reserve slo ((JO ooo „„„*,n nn Silver Reserve f «.MO,00t) f lb 0 ,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors 10,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS. A. J. Raymond, Esq., Chairmau. H. K. Tomkinx, E»q., Deputy Chairman. E. Goetz, E»q. N. A.
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      173 9 NOTICES. Dr. S. Yamamoto, JAPANESE DENTIST, No. 352, VICTOR A STREET, siN(i\POki: Apr M m.w f .a-7 STRAITS CYCLE MOTOR COMPANY. Rubber Tyred Carriage and Rikisha Wheels Ml rl ALLY MADK FOR IS. Carbide of Calcium 6t Benzine WMOUUAIM AMD MKTAII MAKKK-Jil Till. LAJU BICYCLE. May M m.w I B.»
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      163 9 NOTICES. y #Ny Carlsberg Beer Very light Pilsener Beer, especially brewed (or Tropical Obtainable at the principal Hotels and Retail Dealers. Sole Importcr-'j J^ GRAND HOTEL, Ltd.. Noa. 18, 19 20, BUND, YOKOHAMA. Situated ii the FINEST POSITION on the BUND, commands an unbroken View of the Harbour and Tokyo
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      383 9 NOTICES. J. MOTION CO. WATCHMAKERS, J EWELLbRS, OPTICIANS. RKPAIBB PROMPTLY EXKCUTKI) MOTOR CARS BENZINE. We are now supplying best quality (i 7O cents per Imperial Qallon. v SYME CO. Sulphuric and Hydrochloric Acids. APPLY TO THE SINGAPORE PLANTING PACKING CO., 66 north Bridge Road. SINQAPOKE Mar 5 v.c. Purest and
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    SINKING OF THE " KINSHIU" MARU.
    1165 10 SINKING OF THE KINSHIU" MARU. (ir.ipliie Details of Japanese Heroism. The Boat circumstantial atvount which appeared of the disaster i~. says the ••k I'bio-iirlr, given by the s|>ecial correspondent of the Otiiku Attmi at Gensan. The particulars are gathered together from the peronal narratives of survivors, and there is the
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    THE SINKING OF THE "YOSHINO."
    529 10 Ninety-seven officers and men of the cruiser Yothino, including Lieutenant Naito, Second-Lieutenant Kuroiwa, an. l Sub-Lieutenants Ozawa m 4 Miuakawa. have arrived at Kurc by the rttMM Himtji-Hwnt. and Lieutenant Naito has given an account of the sinking of the cruiser in collision with the
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    THE CHETHES IN BURMA.
    198 10 A Flo> rish'nsr Cl us. Perhaps no class, not even excepting the Suratis, have flourished so well under British rule in Burma as the Chetty money lenders. They came there first about half a century ago, settling principally in Rangoon and Mourmein, and seldom venturing into
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    F.M S. GOLD MINING IN 1903.
    1082 10 {From Ihe Tkparlmr,, Report.) Output. The output of gold during 1903 amounted to 15,070 ounces as compared with 18,164 ounces in the previous year, showing a decrease of 2,994 ounce*. With the exception of a small amount of alluvial gold exported from Perak, all
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      449 10 INSURANCE COMPANIES. ROYAL INSURANCE CO. FIRE A LIFE TOTAL INVESTED FUNDS EXCEED £12,000,000. the i.aiii:kst nmz orricx in the world BOUSTEAD k Co., AgenU. THE LONDON AND LANCASHIRE FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. Capital £2,127,600 Paid up Capital 212,760 Reserve Fund £1,073,660 fh« undersigned, AgenU for the Com pany, are prepared to
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      307 10 C. A. RIBEIRO Co., Stationeers, Printers, Bookbinders, AND Rubber Stamp Manufaceurers. PRINTING DEPARTMENT AT NO. 35 ROBINSON ROAD. OFFICE AT NO. 3 BATTERY ROAD. TELEPHONE NO. 906. Apl2o m.w.f. o.c. JAMES WATSON CO.'S SCOTCH WHISKIES ARE THE BEST VALUE IN THE MARKET LAG BRAND, 10 YEARS OLD 12-50 per ease.
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    DEVONSHIRE HOUSE.
    616 11 The Celebrated Landmark to be Removed. K\iiv .iMtor to London lias notice*! the famous old residence of the Duke .f IV.nnshire in Piccadilly, half c ncealed behind a dingy l"i'-k >tni-i wall .md with gardens stretching a long block in the rear. The drme of this mo9t noted
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    LAST OF ST JAMES'S HALL.
    110 11 After many "alarums and excursions," the fate of St. James's Hall, London, is now ilcfnitely sealed. The present season is the list that will take place in the famous concert room. The closing of the hall will be a great b!'-w to <rvers of concerts,
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    THE WAR.
    256 11 Japan is preparing for n long t>iegt at Port Arthur. Reports received from General Oku intimate that the city cannot be stormed. lie has asked for reinforrementH to check Russian movements from tfe i north, and in response it has been decided to send him a force of
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    ON RUBBER AND RATTANS.
    315 11 ,]'n> (>h.<nvti Coi itfjiondtnt.) New York. April 27th Bl Iml American fellow-passengers in tlir (h-rtmie were greatly interested in learning about the Ceylon Rubber industry. One mentioned the very extended use for rubber in manufacturing "rubber sponges" which are fast becoming a formidable rival to the
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    SEVENTEEN YEARS' ASLEEP.
    194 11 Dr. ilerbst, of Bremen.- gives in the Berlin Wochmtchnft an account of the extraordinary case of a female patient of his who has awakened from a sleep lasting seventeen years. The woman, who is now forty-four years of age. was throughout under the care of a staff
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    MME. CALVE'S UNPLEASANT ADVENTURE.
    97 11 An extraordinary scene occurred at' Kewhavcn, Connecticut, the other day I Mini' Calve was announced to appear, in "Carmen" at the Opera House, and a large number of students from Yale College gathered round the stage door to welcome her. They were called upon to disperse,
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    BRITISH GROWN TEA.
    597 11 At the Soeiety of Arts, Mr. A. G. Stantou read a paper before the Indian Section on "British-grown Tea." Lord George Hamilton, M.P., presided, and there were present, among others, Lord Reay, the Hon. Sir Charles Fremantle, Sir William Lee-Warner, Sir George Bird wood, Bir West Ridgeway,
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    THE QUEEN'S CAMERA DUEL.
    144 11 A pretty incident occurred during the King and Queen's visit to Lismore ii. their recent trip to Ireland. Whilst watching a fishiug party on the banks of the Blackwater river, au enterprising journalist ventured to the water's brink to take a snapshot of the Queen. Observing
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    INDIA AS A MATRIMONIAL MARKET.
    124 11 The dangers attending the declining birth rate in England have led to a wellknown lady in Society giving her views on the subject to a Daily Expre** representative. This lady declares that the marriageable daughters are not to blame. They are just as sweet and
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    A FLOGGING MACHINE.
    52 11 A flogging machine has been perfected by a Russian inventor with the object of saving labour in this detestable department of official industry. Tt catches the arms and feet of the unhappy culprit, hoH* hi"i or her in a suitable attitude and administers the required number of
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      253 11 NOTICES. SAPPORO BEER THE BEST THAT IS MEWED IN JAPAN' PATRONIZED BY THE IMPERIAL HOUSEHOLD. OBTAINABLE AT THE PRINCIPAL HOTELS AND FROM RETAIL DEALERS. «h( mm KOMEYA& CO., Telephone No. 288. 25 36 High Street. May 11 ni w.f. v.c. j Chubb J Safes IP •m»I«' Agent* Jiuttenbaed sBros. <§■
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      662 11 NOTICES. Arima Water The renowned natural mineral table water recommended b> Japanese Government Analysis. SOLE IMPORTERS: Y.Shibuya&Co. SUB AGtNT. C. Janssen, Cebu. May 9 ni w.f v.c THE TANJONQ PAGAR DOCK COMPANY, LTD. Shipwrights, Engineers, Irin and Bi<A-e Founders, Wharfingers, Ac. This Company execute Ship »nd Marine Engine Repairs of
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      312 12 NOTICES. RILEY HARGREAVES CO., LTD. ENGINEERS, SHIPBUILDERS, k GENERAL CONTRACTORS. Singapore. Works i Ucaj Street. Town 8tOP«:— 13 Battery Roac\ 6ngines dij/Bk Boilers HORIZONTAL ffifflFwllS^' LANCASHIRE PORTABLE JlJflß '%ii!n LOCOMOTIVE WINDING fJ^^ J COLONIAL Mining. Horizontal and Vertical. Direct-acting Duplex and Special| Sinking Pump up to 20.000 gallons per hour.
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      157 12 Nonces. Jor ffews of tde Straits, Slead tde Straits Times It has the Largest Circulation OF ANY PAPER PUBLISHED IN MALAYA. D^or WAR TELEGRAMS Siead The Straits Times It may be obtained in Singapore at the following places Messrs. John Little &Co The Refreshment Buffet. Tank koad Sepoy Lines and
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