GENERAL MEWS:
New Siamese High Commissioner.
NAMES SHORT AND LONG
Interesting Peculiarities of Nomenclature.
The newly appiated High
If brevity in thesoul of wit, Mr. Commissioner for Wast Siam is a pure Siamese, Mom Nuran Ranha, B1 U, B. A., the eldest son of the otherwise Major-General, Phys Extra Assistant Coinmissioner at Pechai Songkara. The now High Commissioner was the Chief Coin-Bassein, Burma, who has just missioner, on the Sium-68. xide, been called to bar at the Middle during the recent Boundary Com-Temple, is surely the williest mission between the F.MS. and Stam. He was eduosted at laruan in London. A survey of the row and Sandhurst. The above Post Office Directory fails to dis. gentleman - the subressor of close another inhabitant in the Khaw Sim Bie (Phyra Rasada metropolis who has shown such Nupradi), who died a few days economy for letters in his name ngo, and who was one of the two Siamese ollals who were shut us Mr. U. Mr. U., indeed, pro- bably holds the world's record at, nt Trang, lately.
for wurnames.
The record for the longest Christian name is held by Miss Qarber anniuuibaturuin Pillow. a sixteen-year-old schoolgirl of Chicago, who informed a magis- trate before whom she appeared as witness last year that she was called Harbertani for short.
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handkerchief called forth some suspicion and it was found to have been soaked with opiam
essence.
FIRE AT HANKÓW. Huge Conflagration in German
is no immediate fear of indi-UNG KWE-SHING'S CASE Chinese at Baseball. The Chinese baseball team vidusfity, being merged in o from Ilonolulu that is at present weltor of Browns, Joneses and plasing's schedule of games in Robinsons. Names possessing an
The Labour Party of China and the United States with the vari-originality which must be a con-
the Chinese Socialistic Associa- ous college teams, had the honour stant joy to their owners s'are
No definite action has been tion have dospatched three cable- of winning their opening game out from every page. True, there with St. Mary's College by a 12 is no Mr. Swank; Mr. Stikalorum taken in regard to the court grams to Proaident Yuan and the oil see. St. Mary's College and Mr. Monkeynut, who coce which shall try lung Kwe-nuing's Senate requesting that owing to has always had a fast torm which graced its pages, seem to have case, says the "China Press". their being implicated in the makes the Chinese victory the moved beyond the metroplian area. Owing to the allegations against murder they should resign their Sweeter. Cold bothere the Nur is there a Cupid, the nearest Premier Chao Ping-cauan in the posts to prevent a political crisis Chinese players from Honolulu approach being Cupit, a fish Inng case documents, Tutuh and that they should submit Curl is there, and Chen Teh-chuan has wired to themselves to the justice of the considerably which prevented alesman. them from showing their bast Napper; Nulland Nutty too. Pap President Yuan advising that the courts.
is a hairdresser, and Pappa Premier should come down to form.
quail importer. Caesar, 100, Shanghai to be tried in conjunc Government Changes in F.MS. Dave C. D. Mills, Revenue Au-figures, reminiscent of the famous tion with fung. The question of
Concession. ditor, Parak, on his return from Julius Caesar who flourished at whether & special court or the local tribunal shall conduct. leave, is expected to relieve Mr Kennington Oval as one of the
the case is still undecided. A huge conflagration broke 1. A: S. McClelland, acting great Surrey eleven of 1801, and Asistant Treasurer, FM. S. and whose portrait still adorns the It is believed, however, that out in the godown of Messrs under Arnhold "Karberg & Co., on the arrangements dre State Treasurer, Selangor, who pavilion of the famous cricket will succeed Mr E S. Rose, acting ground: Gamble and Wager give
expected. Genera! Li Yuan-huan Strasse in the German Concession Auditor-General, F. M. S., when sporting touch to the tome which way and that on early sitting is corner of Friedrich and Victoria the latter assumes charges of the apparently contains no designa has delegated Mesare. Sha Fi-chao shortly after mid-night on the Labour Department from Mr. Ron quite so irritating as that of and Yung Chusa-huan to watch 28th ult. The fire started in the ail godown and, in spite of the O. Aldworth, who is going on Canadian, fr, Quintus Cumber, the case as assessors.
whose name appears in Dominion
Judges Chen and Hwang of heavy downpour of rain, spread Tong leave next month,
journals as Mr. Q. Camber.
the local courts have tendered with lightning like rapidity over Penang Water Supply. Penang, April 25.At the
The majority of barbers, one their resignations to the Ministry the adjoining buildings, finding meeting of the Municipal Com notes, revel in names that are of Justice on account of conflict sufficient food in the piles of bar- missioners yesterday, the Pre-distinctly of Italian lavour of opinion over their jurisdiction rela and cake. The German sident announced that a decision Amongst the family of ambid in the trial of lung. They main- Fire Brigade and a contingent of had been arrived at to introduce exterous conversationaliste are tain Tung ekould be tried by the German sailors turned out im- the raster instead of tap service. Wit, Witty, Wild and Blank, but local court in pursuance of the mediately and were soon assisted by the Russian, British and He stated thit the consumption Air, Gair Board, Comber, Tow, usual judicial procedure. of water in Penang is double that Dymore Sprey, Eggers and The opium habit of lang has French Brigades, who worked of Singapore (per capita ?). TheTibaldi attend to one's lack of given the anthorities considerable hard to prevent the fire spreading town would be divided into secthem; Klean, Rush, Kisk, Maule, concern. Aati-opium pille have over to the lumber depot of the tions and three months, notice Lippy, Prickett, Sawyer, Skiner been admini-tered only. This China Import and Export Lam. given to instal meters, starting and Chipper are experts with the substitutiou, however, is inadeber Co. and the Chinese houses from July 1st. Consumers of razor, and Ballimore, we are quate to satisfy his craving which across the road. Streams of water leas than 12,000 gallon a month Rure, la gently persuasive. Early, has caused the usual symptoms were thrown into the flames and would pay 5 cents 1,000 gallons Lunch, Pins, Snapper, Bussey, of indisposition. The prison at 2,30 a.m. it looked pret-
"Singapore Free Press,"
Cross, Dear and Coy, Pene and guarde have found opium balle ty certain that the fire was The Kalser and Training of Youth. Pelican, are all barbera. Among sad instruments for morphin in was under control. Rough es- I cimracteristic of the new the dining room proprietors are jection. They have been taken timates gave the damage at two
The other day lung's hundred thousand Tasis, spirit in Germany that a strong Bacon. Ber, Chick, Cook, Sal-away. league has been formed for the mon, Slow, Tatler, Rippio, Tidy total abstinence, education, and and Whilen. Milliners favour, training of German youth. The naturally enough, flowers-Diff- first congress to promote the odil, Rise and Violetta being amongst those whose bills are objects of the league will be opened in the House of the Pus paid by indulgent husbands. sian. Lower Chamber. The Im
The record for combinations of lettera, apart from these appro perial Chancellor has recepted the presidency of the league, andpriated to individula, has still, among the committee are almost
seems, to be fought out
it
all the Ministers both of the Era between science and geography, pire and of Prussia. It is under Bat it may be appropriately Mood that the Kaiser has express noted when on the subject of ed great smpathy with the names that the state of Massachu- objects of the league. More than once,myetho Chronicle'a" Berlinette is proud in the possession of Lake Chorgoggigoggmanchaug. correspondent, be bas warned the
gagaggehaubunagungamng; 8t
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male besteigunsverein, the once-
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