The Straits Times, 7 August 1897

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    12 1 The Straits Times. ESTABLISHED: 1831. SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, AUGUST 7, 1897. NO. 19,296
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      892 1 rrr&i BOBKSO COMPANT. LIMITKD r|THI auadarf Ltt. Ajsnimaos. Konrtok Uaioe Fir* lunruoe Boaisty iti»« AJ«ra»<» Company (Firs). Th. ■••itakto Lil* Aamrano. 8ooi«ty ]Z SSTlUria. I*«B«»o. Co-pany. Ik. TuCHalMi L*f«r Bw Coapao* l&iE^lmSZciComt^j. Limited. Kor partkmlan of thy* CompaniM. m tha N s^rS— «.t of fHE BORNEO COMIMITKD AirtßU. sTKAMSHir COMPANIES.
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      1413 1 i^BUCHANAN WHISKY WfflaMMfc I£\ -f- I I I"" r^ I™" C\ -T BOLE IMPORTERS IS THE BEST. katzbros, SOLD BY ALL LICENSED BPIRIT DEALERS. t r\fTTT?I) Sams as -1 i-i-lied to the Houses of Lorus and Commons and to all oood London Clubs. 31/1-' NOTICKS. I il: llli!;1 SMOKE "HELIOS"
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      654 1 INSURANCES^ THE STRAITS INSUK.VSCK COMPANY, LIMITED. EBTARLISHED 1883. Hi: u> UrPics, Sinqapoke. CapitM Fully Sutncribed S3,OOU,(KX Capital l>aiU-up. «00,0(X' Roserve Fund* 163,22(i Balance of Working Account to 31st Decembor, 1896 684,88.'. Clash Assets al Slst Decembor, 1896 I,BW/il(i A. 8. MURRAY, Secretary Underwriter THE CHINA TRADER-' INSURANCE COMI'ANY, LIMITED. I'upil
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      252 1 INSURANCES. C1 ANTON INSURANCE OFFK K LIMITED. Capital Subacriked )2,600,(KX). Amount paid up 1.1 K.-i.-rvi. f 1 1,200.000. Head OrriCE, llnNiuona. The nndßrsifrncd. having be«n appoiut«d Agents of the al*»-e Company, arc prepar<-.| to iccept Marine Kitks at current nlw. A Bonua in aDDually paid to all uootributorn of bu-ine
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      511 1 BANKS. THK NATIONAL HANK OK CHINA LIMITED Authorised Capital £1,000,000 Subscribed Capital 600,000 1 1 kai. OmcK Hongkong. jOOURT OF DIRECTOBS:— D. Gillies, Esq. Chan Kit*Bhag, E*soT H. Stolterfoht, Eso. Chow Tung Shan, E».|. Kwan Hoi Chuen, Esq. Chief Mas.ii.ii:: Geo. \V. F. Playfair. Interest on Fixed Deposits, For 12
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      791 1 SUE RECOMMENDS IT. MRS. A IN VEEN, residing at 7SO Henry St., Alton. 111., suffered with sciatic rheumatism for over eight months. She doctored for it nearly the whole of this time, u«ing various rernedios recommended by friends, and was treated by the physician*, but received no relief. She then
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    COMMERCIAL.
    515 2 sisi;ai..kk Tin At(,fsT, 1M47. PRf)DTT(iR (Hal's me. eorrecle'l. to one p.m liambier bjverT 8.11 Oopre l'-n\< fi.lo. hmtiMial :.4.-,. Pepper, Black mijo 3o I, i-e. tMO. aacoFlmirßaniwak 2.70. do Brunei, 20. Peari S;i«o s.SB. OoAse, Bali, picked 92.-V). Co five PftlembßiiK, piel:cd „34(10. Ooffee. Lilw>rinn. No. I 23.< V).
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    SHARES WANTED.
    38 2 Municipal Debentures 6 Do Do. 6%. Tanjon« Pagar Bonds. Xew Hrye i:iver Dock Co. Punloass, Straits Ice Co. Maynard A Co. Uaubs, Conir ■nitorv. FDK SALE. I'.engerang I'lnnting Shares. SOMKKVILLK A- GUNK, ExchanKe A Share Brokers
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    176 2 tor Per tlr. TiiM. To-Day. Muar Kiun. Jan;/, 3 p.m. IVnang 4 Colombo UrhulUi, 4 p.m. .Malacca A KUng Sq/pkt, 4 p.m. Deli Sumatra, 4 p.m. ISilliton I'tinnak 8. H'h'ilt Hin, I p.m. BMWa via port* BtfttL 4 p.m. Iltitavia via ports Van i!oem, 4 p.wl Bangkok Charon,
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    MAILS TO ARRIVE.
    111 2 From Ki-kopb By the I*. A O. s.s. lUIUUIII, due on the 16th August with dates to the Mrd July. Fkom China By the M. H. s. s, Melbonne, duo on the !Oth .liirn; L'.ird P. A o. July i!l»t July 19tli Jimp X. 1). I.. July
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    PASSENGER LIST.
    223 2 AHKIVALS. Per s. s. Amher*t from Teluk Aubou via ports:— Mr. Uicksan, and Mrs. Rappa. NTS.S. llye U.,mu troa Teluk Anson via ports Mr. and Mrs. K-ehke an. l child. Mi. I'aglur, and Mrs. F. da Souza. I'er j Sleitt from IVuang:— Mr. I{. J. Au.h »>, Hey.
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    STRAITS TIMES SATURDAY, 7th AUGUST,1897. REUTER'S TELEGRAMS
    74 2 STRAITS TIMES SATURDAY, 7th AUGUST,1897. REUTER'S TELEGRAMS Established: 1831. PRICE 10 CBNTB. [Suliieriptum rate* and advtrtinng rate* may befounrl on the fourth page. PARLIAMENT. THE PROROGATION SPEECH. London, 7th A itguM. Parliament has been prorogued. The Queen's Speech on the prorogation, alludes to the new Anglo-Chinese Convention as having established
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    INDIA.
    41 2 COST OF FAMINE AND PLAOUB. I.onl (Jeorge Hamilton, the Secretary of State for India, in making his annual financial statement, said that, roughly speaking, the loss to the Government of India from famine and plague amounted to eight millions sterling.
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    TURKEY.
    36 2 TIKKI9H NAVAL MOVEMENTS. Mr. Guschen has stated in the House of Commons that the Admirals of the Powers have decided not to admit Turkish gunboats into Cretan waterß. Turkey has been informed of this decision.
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    OBITUARY.
    11 2 Or. Bickerateth, Bishop of South Tokiu, has died at Swindon.
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    17 2 A mketixo of shiireliol.lers in the Singapore Dispensary is advertised to be held on the 16th instant.
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    17 2 The Netherlands Trading Society advertise a sale of Singkep tin by public tender on the 11th instant.
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    22 2 The steamer Japan left Colombo at 8 a. m. on Friday, and may be expected here on Friday next, the Kith instant.
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    20 2 Oasm Hint, the English cyclist, riding at Nottingham, has made an amateur 24 hours' road race record of 414 miles.
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    24 2 One hundred and ninety deaths were registered at Singapore in the week ending on Saturday last with a ratio of •47. Ni per thousand.
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    23 2 Mk. Stakhki.i., of the firm of Staf hell and Klein;rrothe at Medan, has taken charge of Robert Lena it Co.'s Photographic Studio here.
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    27 2 Fasti Bombay news comes of a virulent outbreak of cholem, of which, on the 2Sth July, there were 29 attacks, and no less than 27 deaths. i
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    24 2 The British North Borneo Company has received a telegram, reporting the nniliiig of a gold reef in the Darvel Bay District on its territory.
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    25 2 We stated, yesterday, that the Government had accepted certain Opium and Spirit Furm tenders. Today, we are officially informed that this is not the ea.ii-.
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    27 2 Mr. Andrew, of the Cotton Spinners' Association, has recovered .£"><>odamages from Mr. Henry l,abouchere, M.P. for Northampton, for a libel on him published in the London Truth.
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    THE NEW M. M STEAMER.
    303 2 The new MessagcritiH Maritimea M.iil -'.r ii. ri Laos arrived here yesterday evening with the bull from Europe. She left Marseille-) on July 17th., ami although she had to connect at Colombo with iii. Australian mail, she has made a remarkably quick passage. She was
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    SOCOTRA LIGHTS.
    32 2 The Liverpool Journal of Commerce concludes an article on the loss of the Aden by saying If lights could bo maintained at Guardafui and at tfocotra, they would be invaluable.
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    NAVAL APPOINTMENTS.
    40 2 The following appointments havcliecn gazetted Commander Logan .S. *tanfeld to the J'owtr/ul. Lieutenants Herbert Cayley to the I'lurer Lancelot N. Turton to the Pique Percy Withers I" the Hurt. Staff Engineer: James h. O. Graham to the Vigue.
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    ACHEEN
    386 2 riIKSH MILITARY OI'IRATIONS. OK the 31st July, two steamers lelt Kotta Rajah, the Dutch headquarters in Aeheen, with three companies of infantry for Scgli on the Pedir coast. The Dutch have garrisoned that station for many years. But they have merely ft foothold on that particular spot in I'edir.
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    THK LATE MR. HOWARD NEWTON.
    625 2 Tmk Times of In Ua, of July 28tli, has the following sympathetic reference to the death of Mr. Howard Newton We regret to record the terribly sudden death of Mr. HowardNewton,A.M.l.C.E., F.C.S., Deputy Executive Engineer to the Water Works, Bombay Municipality, which occurred at his
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    ON THE VERANDAH.
    901 2 Mr. Bromlicad Matthews has m, n^ It is doubtful whether Mr. Broiiilii. a( j Matthew* will rsiota, fassnti Bailey advocate, Sinuapoie K ave little scope for that peculiar eloquence which Mr. Mnitmws BjaaaasaatL H« i| 111:111 ..I v.uii-cl altuinini nl (-..ii.-i.li-ijil'le etequanoe, and uf spicuous kefaJ erudition.
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    HUNGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK.
    252 2 HUNGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK. HALF lIUU HEI'OHT. Th« following is the lixtj I report of the Court of Director! ordinary half-yearly general hut shareholders to be held at Hongkulli on the lull instant. The Directors have now to submit 1 i V"U I general statement of theaflairsi I the Bank,
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      550 2 NOTICES. j NOBEL'S EXPLOSIVES COMPANY, LI). Manufacturers of DYNAMITE GELIGNITE GELATINE DYNAMITE BLASTING GELATINE DETONATORS EXPORTERS OF: all Kians or SAFETY FUZE AID ELECTRIC BLASTING APPARATUS. ihb isors KxrtoaiYH, bbixo all amen' rrnii) 11 Urkit Britiiic, axb hadi TO lIW TBS HIOH STANDARD OP PI BITY AJTD SAFBTY nm IHPOSBD
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      902 2 NOTICES. PASSES THEATER North ltridge Hoad. Will play to-night: OVL/AK-S-NKKKY ALI BABA AND HAWAI MI'JLIS. 13/8 TOWN MALL. BINGAPOBE. To-day, and Tuemuy, MMh Augutt. A I'OIM'LAU VARIETY ENTERTAIN MEXT. nv Well-known Amateurs of Singnpore. CommcDcing at ».3o p.m. Prices of Admimiox: Front Seatß Back Heat* $1 Soldiers and Sailors in
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      643 2 LATEST ADVEUTISEMEMS. WANTED, a good firm of agents to rep esent a lar^e London manufactory of good, cheap, and rcliaMe cvrles'. Machines will l>e Irrgely adv Head in district and eouuliy. State full parlieulai*. term«, and <\ nUty can dis- I pose of. Apply Wii.mah Cooi-ek, "<V>, Old Kent Koad,
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      91 2 M. 8. 8. intended for ti« Vfroi'j Timu ihonld U written on one aide of tbe paper only. By the aeKlrx-t of that condition, m»ny M. 8. S. are rejected tliut mi«-ht oth«rwia« pnbliaheri. All adrorti«inif iwntnwtn are anhieot to tb« con.lltion that the Manager may leare the adT»rti«eni«rt out
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    THE MAIL.
    3528 3 i RUTH, \M> COMMENTI UXHJIOOIIKI Mi Al'snui l I We h.lv> tO „,iv for Stating thai II, I- will ftanjitsinhji's last cricket He i.aving with U .1111 fof Australia. After I i,, mi he will .I. '(■■■ii)|iany lii- I I lotombo, (Vvlnn. I ,v horns, Mid than take
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    LATEST BY WIRE.
    2034 3 From the Times of Ceylon.') Constantinoi'Lß, 26th July. The Ambassadors of the Powers at Saturday's Conference presented a draft of the articles relating to the indemnity and capitulations. Tho German indemnity proposals have been greatly modified. Tewfik Pacha's attitude relating to the same is favourable. Advices from
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    SWIMMING.
    53 3 1\ the 800 yards twimm'ing chamI un-hipat Manchester, Darby ihire beal I ..-I-, the holder of tin- ehampiowbip. ivill, the Australian swimmer, uas I I uds behind the winner. "Joe'Nuti 11, the Engliah champion iwin 1, and Kinest Cavill, ol Sydney, have signed article! lo .--wiui 800 yard* for
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    CRICKET.
    42 3 I UK MATCH AT SKI. I .MI'.A.N. Mu. (iuAMstciiii oavpUyedacrickel match at Seiomban. Al the \,-t. i.lay, the toorei il Ithue: Grant's loam l-t innings, 9<> run* 2nd inning*, D\ runs. Beraathan 1.-1 toning*. :i--runs; tad iniiiuus.,4 ruu» fur two wicket*
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    THE INTERPORT CHESS MATCH.
    97 3 OAMB 1. Kny Lopez. While. litwk. Singapore. Hongkong. P-K 4 P-K 4 K't-K B 3 Kt-y B 3 B-Kt6 P-Q8 P-0.4 I'xP Xt x P H ii I Kl-g B 3 Kt-KB« P-K B 4 B-K 2 Kt-RB3 Castles Castles P-CJ K 3 B-Q3 R-Ksq P-Q
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    Vessels Advertised Sail.
    43 3 For Colombo and Bombay, UHJkt Want, doe Hth Aug., I'atersoti Simons A Co Rydnej vinpoii-, Argtu,dv» 11th Aug., M Ali-t.i fo. Hongkong UahMmg, due 11th Aagaat, Darkiri .V M..-.-. Penana and Bombay, BtieyM, due H'h \n_'.. Helm Meyer k Oa
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      108 3 TO SPEEDILY CURE Sore Throats Indigestion, lumrsi ness, Diarrh.i.i, j Wounds (turns. Condy's Fluid si,, miii, i I.iHm. I M* Ili. i ly .n«km. ]>KNSOYS_W A'H'H I.S Mam i-a. louv, Lihoatk Him., London. KAKXB l'« H. M. THK IJI'EEN. HpeeUU) niMiiif.i.tured and i-ceoni-tnended for DM in the East. BBMOsTB Sikciai.
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      941 3 I FOR SALE; EMPLOYMENTS; TOUST AND PERSONALS. Jhttimk. 1« cents a line; 2nd and 3rd times, 10 cents a line; 4th to nth times, r> .ents a line; 7th to 18th times, S cents a line; nfter-.rnr. ls. 2 cent* a line but no rh irgp less than one dollar.
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      478 3 WEATHER HKPOKT h'andanr, Kerhnu Hoyilal.eih A*f, BW. l Ha,m.Sp.in.Rp.m Kkmakks. Bar. :.'9.HO(> i 5!i.71i7 M.W Temp. 8. r >.o W.O I 82.0 «J A. hi I. I her, 79.0 78.0 79.0 >.c [>ir. of VVindl 8. w.s.w. S.W. -g Max. Temp. 88.1 Mm... 7.J.0 Max. in Sun 160 3 Terr.
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      SHIPPING IN PORT.
      164 4 Snder this beadingthe following abbrevin tions are used str.— steamer sh.— ship bq.— barque Brit.— British U. S. United States; Fr. French Ger.-German DutDutch; Joh.— Jobore; 4c, G.c, General cargo d.p.— deck passengers; U-—Uncer-tain T. P. W.-Tanjong Pagar W harf T. P. D.-Taniong Pagar Dock B.W. Borneo
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      TRADING VESSELS
      1399 4 Arrivals Since Noon of Yesterday. Amhtrtt, Brit. str. 108 tons, Capt Rozi IK 7th Aug. From T. Anson, 4th Aug. O.c and lKHd.p. Wee Bin and Co. For T. Anmi 9th— Bds. HanWhatt Hin, B.it. str. 196 tons, Cap' Olsen.tithAug. From Pontianak 4th Auk G.c, and 52 d.p.
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      VESSELS EXPECTED.
      429 4 Same, port, probable date uf arrival, uni name, ol a ienl: A. Apoar, Hongkong. AjbJ 13; S .V M MM, BsnJawen, Otaru, Aur 7 P. Umons. Bangloe, London, Aug i'J P. Simons. Wanton. Bomrmbaja, Aug 1m Daaadda liavern, lion^kuni;, Auk U Uehn Ibw, Beilurophon, Liverpool, Au« t) Mausii.-
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      ARRIVALS.
      92 4 h I ri_»o 1 5 Vesml's Nimk. A TONB. C*pt*i« From Bail«i. Cohhohik Q Kio eVntthattHm Brit sir. lg ol SC n Pontianak Aug -I S. S.hin Coy. 1 1 6 Lombard Brit.st, XXiK X i N w JS ffiSSd*" 7-Fnrfalla Ital. ttr! 147 0H XX ii lo TrinSLu
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      CLEARANCES.
      106 4 Dati. Vks^.- Namk hi i. A j;: GaRiU 1 Dutinatiun Aug 7 i Charon Brit str. N*M 7 Sappho »tr. Vfuhl 7 (iiiuiK Htntf str. MM 7 Kian VnnK utr. Kuimlli 7 Ijkdy Miti-lii-U atr. Unclerd 7 Kian Ann »tr. M.. 7 Calypio etr. Ow«o 7 Radnorshire Mr. DmU
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      509 4 NOTICES. JKflflflflGA of Japan TOILET WATER tppmiaW lor Ml dtlicate perfumt tnd the feeling of wmfort and fre.<!iDess vbirh It Imparts to ibe sk:n Kananga Extract A DLI |.:lOU9 f OTIC TEnFLME Fun THE HANiKLMHIEF At one* or nil, grateful and pertinently "mm RIGAUD i C'», B,jrue_yivtenne, PARIS JAMES WATSON
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      1191 4 NOTICES. •TI.MKS" ANI) BUDGET.' Straits limn, post free, WO a year, or ■JH a mouth, or U-n cento a copy. Strait* Bvdget, post free, S'M a year, or $6 a quarter or 40 Santa a copy. The advertising rates are: first time, IS cents a line; 2nd .md Sr<l times,
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      341 4 MftICES. Indigestion Loss of Strength And Appetite. The testimony of Mr. R. Dennis, Adelaide, South Australia, who was cured by Ayer's Barsaparilla, is like unto that of many thousands of others. He writes "It is with viry much pleasure that I testify to the great btnetit Ireceived from usltflt }<nir
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      301 4 NOTICES, ~MAISON F. PAUL a>. FRENCH HAIB DRESSING SALOON. Ml'.U'l. ben to call the attention of his Patron* »nd the Public 1 generally to the great extensions of bit establishment. JUST ARRIVED: PROM LONDON, A LAKUE ABSoKTMBNT OF NEW STRAW HATS NEW STRAW HATS NEW STRAW HATS NEW STRAW HATS
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