The Straits Times, 5 May 1896

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    12 1 The Straits Times ESTABLISHED: 1831. SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, MAY 5, 1896. NO* 18,915.
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      966 1 STEAMSHIP COMPANIEB. q OrriOK. Oollyer ttuay. f\ WHABVXB.W*W Harbour STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, MraM tor C'liln*, Jitpaiu IVnaiig. to lon. Indin. Auntr»ll«. Adrn, KujjU. Marerlllr*. tlbrallar. Malta, Krhidlsl. enter. Ply mouth. and London. Tl.rm>K h willi i«o"l '<>r China Cmd. Per.ian Gulf, Ois-t 11l and American PorU. Mail Line. i rwABD
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      836 1 NOTICE. MILKMAID m BRAND _7*^ Condensed Milk The "Milkmaid" Brand is guaranteed to ?**_^^^^s contain all the cream of the original milk. In CONDENSED HIIJ th P rocess ol manufacture nothing but water I *fc mmmm is n mo ve(l nothing but the best refined I W^ tW Avoid low-priced
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      487 1 NOTICE. THE Government of Netherlands India is prepared to pay to those who will give information leading to the seizure in Netherlands Indian territory of counterfeit Dutch silver i coin, a reward of 50 per cent, of the intrinsic value of the coin seized, the minimum reward bdag 25 guilders.
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      787 1 JNSUKAIVCEs. C~l ANTON INSURANCE OFFICE J LIMITED. Capital SubacrltaKl M.Hiy. AoKinnt isitsp Ba art* /ua4 I,*ooooo. H lOrnci. ll 11.. luMarsifßed.lumlir l»i appuiLted A^,,i. ol tha abi.re r \-u\ -o«- pre|uro.l ta »oo«pt M.i.nf Kmka at currast at«a. A Boniu m >»»»ul |ai.lt, -ll ir. iiitom nl buaisaaa, whatbar shanhaklrra
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      523 1 INaURAKCEtS. THE BRITISH EMPIRE MUTUAL LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. TO WHICH HAS BKEN TBANSM BBID THK BUMNBIS OF mHE POSITIVK (GOVERNMENT I X SECURITY LIFE ASSURANCE CO. LIMITED. Notice is l.erdiy given that thn transfer of the businesa of the Positive Government Security' Life Insurance Co., Ltd to the British T'mpire
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      423 1 BANKS. (IHARTERBD BANK OF INDIA J ACBTRALIA AND CHINA INVOBPOBA TED BY BOYALVHARTBR. CAPITAL £800,000 RESERVE LIABILITY of Proprietor. ja00.00.1 RESERVE FUND 1W25.000 ("Bank ur England, [land. BANKERS i National Bank or Scot(.Thb City Bank Ltd. Intcbbst on rixsu Dbposits. For 12 mouths .ij°/ o ti do 3°/ 8 :i
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      1076 1 NOTICES. ASOHID. J. D. A. i'KREIRA HoBTICt I.TfRIHT ARD FUJBIST UOLLBCTOB A^ll EIFOBTCB Ot (IBCHIL Ord«rs for Bouquut Sprays. 4c, 4r. Carefully and promptly exevut «1 Cheapeet House iv the Trade. NUBBERY. OXLEY ROAD. v.c. Address 2t>-IH. rohard Road, Taaglin. i T. MOTION CO. WATCHMAKERS, JIWILLIRI, OPTICIANB. I ■IFAIH PBOMPTLT
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    COMMERCIAL
    120 2 LATKHT !W A HKET QUOTATIONS BtNalVMb sth Mat, ltW6 PRODUCE. Oambier 7J». do Onba Na. 1 1175. 1 do do No. 2, ,10.00. Oopra Bali -575. r_ do Pontisnskv *M Pepper BUck l 0.» j Sago Floor, Sarawak 2.55. iv Bmnai 2.35 P«arl Saifo 3.45. !->»«• B«li. (nicked) 39.00.
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    EXCHANGE.
    134 2 0* lon c«.— Bank 4 m/s IM Demand 2/21 Private 6 m/ 5... Do. 3 m/s S/Sf| In Oirmtmy.— Bank d/d ISB Private 3 ml* ML Do. 6m/» i.X Fra.'.te Hank d/d ...178 Private 3 m/s I*'> Do. 6 m/s l*i >n fn/ia-Bauk T. T H8 Private 3<)d/s .19
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    SHARES.
    243 2 lelobat i«i) «:t :i i y. Raubs (13/10 pd.) KM. tabs. i'l fully paid <>t.I'unj.nn. (84 paid.) 913 Pahaoy -orp. (£1 pd.) *5. buyer* Mayr.ir.l4 Co. ($lOO pd.) Pen^rti,^ (t5O pd.) $591 3traitK Imuranee ($2O pd S27 l^ kaa rt Straitu Fires ($2.) pd.)... l< ci» in Sin? apore
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    84 2 Per itr. Time To-Moeeow Batavia. Godartru. 7 a.m. Sl.i •■■--ii- vi, |„r: I'u.n, Sam .rang vi« port-. Japara. 11 a.m. It.iii.- ok. Ve<i«M. 11 a in B.itu Pahat, A,,. -A 1 p.m. rrrmantle via i»rt», («MiM, 2 p n» Kl.ii: v.> i..,,i-. li,. Si. 11. 2pm I An-..,
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    MAILS TO ARRIVE.
    116 2 rsmt ßaaooa l-sV tlie l(ay. n. BjassMi III"..-, m,i,.lhv v.ii, SMtaS t..~if 17.h Apl. SSM 1.n.,«. r,,.!,,. i..th.. ni „i »1,,.1, l,ft Sin .pore H'h Mur.-n. Fu.m »i-.\ lly vi- I' ,v O. Msa due mi Tn.--I.> I n.'.i Mails bus Irfft Mnipi'-ore Due in London Arrive
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    PASSENGER LIST.
    164 2 ABRIVALB. Per s. s. Cerberu* from Bangkok Messrs. 1'.»;.ii1i. L>le, Bevi-., Davidaou, Hia Eicslleuey tiiguor Horta c Coata aad party, aod Mr. an.l Mra. Blake. Per s. V Choir Phya from Klaug via ports :-il(i»r«, Boswell, and Do Pra. Per s. s Nam Youg from Penang Mr D
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    VESSELS ADVERTISED TO SAIL.
    48 2 K r f. nstralia, Autlratind, ou sth May, Baustead Co. Honirkonjf. C. Apoir, on M"i May, Sarkivs Chl.-uIU, Lightnino. due lUth Msy, Sarkies A Moht'ft. Psaaag and UomUay, ]*l mtbro, due Uth Mar, li.i.n J'.-v r a Co. liliiiM. l'aktiu.j, .In.. Ilith May. Borneo
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    STRAITS TIMES
    25 2 K TAHI.tMIMI I MM, PRICE: 10 CENTS. [Subscription rates and atlvertisiiu) -rates may bt found on the fourth p-ij».) TVESDAT: 6th MAT. 1896.
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  • REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
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      FAMINE IN TONQUIN.
      139 2 London, Oil, .W.ii, Owiug to famine arisiug in Touquiu, tbe Frjuch Gov rumeut \t*i abolished the i inji. r duty there on rice from Hongkong uutil June neit. [It ia intnrsittiufc to no'e that the export of j sigon rice has long b««n s ili miiiishiug quantity.
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      JAPAN AND SWEDEN.
      17 2 A commerc al treaty between Japan and rtwtd'U hi. be v si,-ued at Stockholm.
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      LI HUNG-CHANG.
      48 2 LI H UNG-CHANG. After the Corouatoj of the Czir. Li Uuog-Chaug will viiit the Courts of the Treaty Powers. The visit i. pirt'y wit i a view of ob'aiui'igan iucrease of from five ti eight p-r cent, in the ad-valjrein import duties at tbe treaty i-orts of China.
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      CAPTAIN LOTHAIRE
      77 2 The Brit sh press is indigaant at the it. qii i! til of Ca;itain L-ithme, aud declares hat the mttter wu-t Ml be allowel to lest. lA. Havti txlogmin put* the matter as folowK:— t i.-l-^rmn ha» been reeei%'ed st Uruwli to the effect that the I uhlio
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      THE TONQUIN FAMINE.
      810 2 Famisk now prevails iv Tomjuin, aud aasasMipaiaaa are Leinjf laired there for ill- U-iietit «.f the fufferera. The Oover-uor-G L -n"ral headed the list with a donalion of five liumlrei dollars. The most stricken portion of the couutry li«* iv th^ delta or lowlyin^ province*, wpectally those
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    GAMBLING.
    27 2 For assisting in the management of a Cbap Gee Kee L .ttery, re^eutl^ introduced into Singapore, a Chinarouu ajaa linol $2<KJ in the Police Court yesterday.
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    THE CHANNEL SQUADRON.
    32 2 A RKroRT justiasuel by Vie Admiral L >rd Walter Kerr, <ommanding the Channel Squadrou, shows thai 0,194 offic-ra and tn -it are eervini; iv the ships of that squadron.
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    PRAYER ANSWERED.
    44 2 A Pbateb for rain «n read in the Anglican Church at Bm<k.>k >v the 26th ultiui >, ii'l tne .o .^r-^ ii i ..i disperaed just in time to a c the tirv drops ot the »torm that broke over Bangkok that moruing.
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    THE LATE BISHOP GASNIER.
    44 2 Bt the Faltimcotta. due to-morrow nioruing, several missionaries f:-om Peuat.g ate coming down for the official high mass of requiem for the late Bishop Gasnier in the Cithedial of the Good Shepherd at 7 a.m. on Thursday, the 7th insunt.
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    GENERAL DUCHLMIN.
    46 2 A m. in.. si the pa»sengers on board the M. M vi.i.l steiuier Yarra from Hiiphoug via Siigon to Marseilles ia General I > i.li rain, wbo has just t«-u relieved of the couiui Mut-iu-chief of t'je French army iv In 10-Chma by General Doids.
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    THE PORTUGUESE EMBASSY TO SIAM.
    43 2 H. K. MXH'.H HORTA CO -IT A. th Uoveruor of M i wbo hai b— u la K<uigkok ou diplomatic luntaiou lroui tue i'.irtiigut-s Gxvernmeut. accoiupdine<l by bi« wife, tet-reUry, aud attat-be, NMBaai tbu looruing in the Cerberut.
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    MR. AND MRS CLIFFORD.
    48 2 Mr. Clifford of Paluug and Mis Clifl ud BM biok'd to leivo liaiasillai for ■sMBsBOM ia th- M M. s.a. Armaml lihn-, ■MakaaHi fiom Mir^eilles on th- Mth iu»tint. Tne Anna ml B'hic connecta wiih fie Ernnt Simon; due here on the I3lh June.
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    CHOLERA.
    46 2 From uoon of the 2ud iuit. uutil yesterday at n .ou there were eight frtsbi cases of i-bileVa reported. Two esses, butb Cbines-, were sent to hospital. The other caws were discovered after d-ath Four of thin were Chinese, one Malty, and the other Javanese.
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    ANTHROPOLOGY.
    45 2 Amongst the pro>tx-liog« of the Anthropological Institute at their meetiug ou 14' Ii April, the fgllowin,; contributions were announced Uauaual forms of Huri.il by People of Eait Boruc >, liv Mr. 0 V. Creagh and The Cave Dwellrra ol I'erak," by Mr. L. Wray, juu.
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    ALEXANDRIA.
    55 2 The rbanuel iut.i- Alexandria Harbour l>e ng tow offic ,iiiy declurel t>. b iv. width of 300 fe.-t and a depth af thirty f«tt, a tax afoaeaa4a ajaMHer aulliiaM (about three-tenths af a peuuy; fm |«a will be levied on shipping, b.it. i entering and leaving, after April 30,
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    THE "GRAFTON"
    58 2 Thi Ora/ton, returning from taking out a uew crew for the t'ottmj/uW, iv the Mediterranean, is to be fitted for ser»i. v ou the China Station, rclieviug the Eiyar The Qra/toH was eipdctod at Chatham ou II Aj.nl. and she will immediately U- fitted out for her n«w
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    THE GERMAN NAVY.
    54 2 Tuc Bill for strengthening the Oorinao navy will not be introduced into the lUchataj{ until neit winter, the Berlin lorrospoudent of the Standard says. It propose* to add to the Imperial uavy within tb.- next two year* three second-cUss ironcladi. iive ordinary cruiaem, and probably several other
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    A LUNATIC.
    60 2 A Javanbsi was arrested in S<-rau,M.m K ■••id yes'erday for tbrowinpr bricka at the telephone iosu-ators. When t.tk.-u t.i the Police Statiou, be stated that hu was the owner of Johore, Malacca, and the bait i>f Singt|mre, and that b« wai a.-ndiu^ a uietaage for $50.0U0 lo beseut
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    THE STANDARD TIME BALLS.
    44 2 TaKHK Bttlli should fall at Fort Cauuin,' iud Pulo Braui daily to iudicatc 1 pui Jiuga|Hire uiiau tuue, <.-orr^s{>ondiug with 'i brs 4tu. 355, mt-au time at Gr.t-nwi.li. i r,.-.Uv I *ori C^uuiug Fell correctly. fulu Ursui VM oorrootly. t
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    FATAL ACCIDENT AT PENANG.
    37 2 (By teUgram/rom our Corrupt,,,, ftnang, T*eida f j 0 J At eleven oVlocV last night, the »ad faUl accident here. JJ™ Pi "Jl* oapM. pu 7 eir. wife. w do^ and was killed.
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    MR. OVIDE MUSIN.
    41 2 M« Otidb Musim 1 co owt malciOK an extrera.-ly Bu.,A,,fJ through Java. Mr. Mu,iu eZu7 re-vis.t Singapore on or a.out tL insu.it. aud Metsrs. R .hin^n. of H,,,^ ■r" u ri r Hir r nKin f raconwrtw t2
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    „ THE "GIANG SENG"
    46 2 THE "GIANG SENG" Messrs. Tan Kirn Tian k So D i received telegram from OUiuow .t,," lh*t theiradditioaaln.-w itsamer the G Seng, hi.terabip of Uian,j Amt, 1,,, SSj gow on the 2nl iu*Unt. The omm s isetptvtel to arrive here on tli- i"' Ju..<-, or sooner.
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    54 2 At to-morrow g meeting of Ikt M Jlr ipal C)ii.mi«Biou. taaqoaatio! „f t h, uu Matty to <o)lie h .ue» aud 'nkiaba will be further dtaaMtai. Tht i.,,,.,, »iou will alto atOjaiaW, in relation^ t-, th' Ameuliui{ Muuu-iptl Ordiuauce, tl,.f^ for re|x>rtinx <«aUM from aWrJn NsfMtMM MM The
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    CHOLERA IN CALCUTTA.
    61 2 Thk abalm epidemic ia o*l. Un, M tinuts. Tka stati-tics for April 23rd >bu* liity-four .fresh attack* aod irv-n d.-vht fioin <b .lora. Daßkaj the pretm i. f rw da>«. tii-re lial l«-eu a marked iucrw*) m the pro(M»rtion U-tween the numbr ;,f atta. k« and d>'atb«,
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    CYCLING ACCIDENT TO A MISSIONARY
    68 2 OHtbe Hlb April, the X.v Mr rtn ;l missiMLiirv af Kuitr. wbil.- froß KnUiii to Toarata l>\ K.nm- a. .iJcit f t eff tbf read mid <lio[.|kil tBOVI MO ttH U the hi-KA-h Ik-low. Wbt-c ksad li« «v i-i-iim. iou*. Ihaajaja v.-n- 1.i.;- n .,d»d.
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    TROUBLE AT SEA.
    82 2 Tai us. (Jhuw Tai, winch was poNal I qn*r.iiitiii.- Itnt week u|H>n arrinl fr,,<n S i»!i)w «iib iiumi^raata, »|.|kmu t- hu~ baii a lively time of it wbea lyim; .ft St Jolin'n lilainl 0m of Tli-- ikip'i c»ki. in the <• .urs- a| a qu+rr-l. picL.tl I
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    EXCHANGE COMPENSATION.
    61 2 The lflirr I MailkM tlie follow. c* We loan from Simla that it In. bran decidi-.l that all offit-rs, wboiv »lar<>«trr tix-d au.l K'.'ulited by Statute, ihou.d be d iquil fi.-d fr.nn Heailiag eiciitnir oam-|»-lliiith'U allow UK.' Our MMMMOONi t> l-gr.i|'bs "Tbig |-r<'Biiiiml.lv Oovenior». I/.-uteiunt (}.iv,iu..rt, Chwt Ju-tio.
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    MR. F.A. SWETTENHAM.
    81 2 Mil Kkani A Swrttt-uhiiu. K"ii.ln; G.-u-ial <it tli- M.ilav Itatot, amtapNlti at the dtte ot Ukl mail advi luhn li-Miliiu about Suuilm urkt t. 1 1 L-- ■}i :be duties of oil iitw Boat. 'Ib ■pi ib.i' Mr. Swt.'tt<'!iliiiii will l.i\. tr.nu od Saturday m-xt to ..it.
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    HOW DISEASE IS SPREAT.
    76 2 SoMK Cum <istcr.lay mntiiini •e»u to r-inoM- into ;m <'in|.tv li- Waterloo StNOt, and one of |M *r f ■jarni'.l iv cov.-r.-d witli a liUutil |j forin.itio:i was k\'-u to tli- Tulico. aul was di»cov.re I Hut on- of tho pifti ou» covered wit bill- lil.inli.-t
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    MR. THOROLD DICKSON.
    76 2 Wi bare hihltil from Mr I' I L'nwiu. for review. M E»',';--•I j. v.-rv |..,|.uUr [talkareaM Maluuil.rn." The book, m the 01 rau tbroiiitb lea .-.Jitious Tbe»u'l,.r Ant. .in.. PrglTTI-T and 'lie w..i. W -v tr*nsUlL-l by Mr. t Tli.rold Pit-' wbo k a MS ■'•It!..- kU
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    WHAT TO WEAR.
    73 2 Wt Inv.. i iv. J tr.i.i M mHV.nf KM h P*ce, w»« work m lI.mIHi Culww" bj rJi so wvll-knuwu by meua "f wuolltn tHhiif sjrateai Tb« tcmtm, wnti.ii with ip« mi rAtr Urn (|ii''sti.'n ol rloUuag, i'" l l "jj v.-rv int.r.'.-'uiK'- Tli. N art rl
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    THE P.& O. OUTWARD MAIL.
    69 2 Ths uwil itsaajsi atB |>. iv. v.-«terd;n, in"! fy eipettwd kSM oh SunJa.<- aft r r f,r followiu^' ia bar (WMeON Kist: CM— l— d MDr.TabwM,M' *•> l W 5,,,n. Mr. .1 W.1.1.v. M" Mr DomM, Hi 'I Mn Mrs.J I v.1.1, M. H-' Mi»k
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    CHARTERED BANK.
    83 2 TunfMri ..f th- WuHwri l> rfil luUia. Australia, and Chum taoad Dw. ;iii».-i »•."'•>■ ho* iu.lua.uK^M.Wl brought '"'",..> lk*M*fMMl >«-ur. .mi. -nils <•' -pr Amuu-nii! .livi.i.u v ih»«»J ni. |«.-r auuuui. I 1 41 „;n anJ the amount aC* U ±74,358. This it is l-r.'l-^' 1 |»t ttCUfoIVHM
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      845 2 NO IIUES I TliC Straits Times has the largest circulation of any newsi-aier in Asia. British India icepied. It circulates in Singapore and Penang, throughout all the Protected States of the Malay Peninsula, in Siam. Borneo, the Netherlands Indies, the Philippines, and French Indo-China. 1 No other Eastern newspaper has
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      778 2 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. PA RBEETHEATRE' Th > irmid Comediatta Opera. The N. E Theatrical Oo of Bombay Will play to-night. Their moat appropriate and popular comedietta opera, entitled i BOSTAN-E-BULBUL. With rn^re ne» scenes and brilliant dresaes. AGENCIES wantei for Weiteru Anstraliau GoMfi Ida Apply to 11/5 H. P. co Hot
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      7 2 POX UKNERAL SHll'l'lNG NEWS SKK PAGE 4.
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      105 2 WEATHKR REPORT Kandaw) JTroiuu Hotpttal. Vh Hay. IM6. :'a.<n. \y i... -lp n Urn., k I »»r. red. Si Fab. 2 t.!>"J HJM M.Sii r»mp IM 'ii :t 78 ti J:- i 3 V't Knlh Thar. 7SO 76.0 77 U Hi' )ir. o! Wnd w.mw. X.W Calm ■Z: z .ln.
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    THE TANJONG PAGAK LAND COMPANY (IN LIQ)
    195 3 HaMM, JoMK Amdbbsoii ani G. A IViruk. Liquidators of tbe Tanjong l',. t -,t Iji'i.l Company, L'd., hare us uml a r po t shareholders foi Ih" |*rn«l In. in January Ist, 1895, to April MMt, lHi»; |r Bppaajl from that report thai
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    LI HUNG-CHANG AT SINGAPORE
    176 3 U ttm/rmfkJmUf rajuriiii w th, "Timm S, i,i)ii j,,,,r. ;ih Aynl. I. Hu Mil- t-...].iv |MKh Ti.nr. 1,. BußicGbMg'l health ii .i :ll iinpr.,v...| nihr M ksfl Oh d.i. „i.| is BOW lf.lle.it OfMll illlt-rrst in I. is HMtitfaatad by tha EUngApon Cbi. n.'«. Bimgofon SU
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    FRENCH OPIUM SMOKERS.
    187 3 Il is alleged that ih. Ki'"in li. more ill in any otlur civilincd |»-..ple. prove r 1 1 until i.f tli" p.iraih.i Ih. i. vii.i. i qui] ..>ii|iti"iiN,it is earner for a t ivilis .1 man 1 U-t tun., burliirian than fur a barbaliM 10 bi-OMM eivilis.d.
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    THE ROYAL COMMISSION ON OPIUM.
    372 3 THE ROYAL COMMISSION ON OPIUM. A lii.CKi ...ik has h. en i-Nii.d which culltains a dcaMidl Ir.im tli" bY iet:iry for [a4ia(Birxl H. V«vkrj to the Goveru-in.-til ol In. ln, jated May tt, 18M, aud forwarding eo| i of th.- K-j>ort of the Hoval CommiaaaM on Opium for the r.
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    TOBACCO SALES.
    348 3 I ih. in.iuHilv ropoii ot Ibe BmiaJra Tobacco M.tik.f r.t.r- to Im mi mk of lobscoa in I hi). H.-u-.'ii. hell it Ani-I r 'l.mi on -J7i ti March, anl aowpriaioH 10,182 Imltb. The oiiitinn was uu-■.iti-l,i. t,.rv Deli uml I. ink it deliv'■r".l a ihkh mi.iliiv. no
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    THE BANKRUITCV BILL
    696 3 TU THE r.HITOR or THI (TBAITS TlMti I Bib,— Til.- apecobea ..f th- unoffi ill r members uude on Thursday laat, in»up|> it 4 of tbe itnpriaonm-ut cliute," full? 1 HTpwri the f*ll*cy of their »cheme. The more they argued, tbe vi ire they II iiiuden-tl iv
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    LECTURE BY THE GOVERNOR OF HONGKONG.
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