The Straits Times, 20 February 1899

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    12 1 The Straits Times ESTABLISHED: 1831. SINGAPORE MONDAY. FEBRUARY 20. \WI No. 19,763.
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      943 1 rpBK HHKNIO COMPANY, LIMITE II rR MaadardLtf* AatonUMe. Norwtck Uaica Fir* In.umnos BocistJ Ttlas AssaraßO* CosApaay (Fir*). Iho E'luitohU. Lifs Asanrano* Sodst;. llis Owu Marine Insaraaos (Osspany. TV* China Mutual SUaas Navigation oapsiij. Toe Tt'tteoham lAger Beev '„mr*ny Tb* Mai.ttn* Inioranw Company. Limited. For particulars ol tlien Cotnpanie*. *se the
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      1232 1 STEAMSUIP a)MPANIES. I'ONINKI.IJKE PAKETVAART MAATHCHAPPIJ I'nder contract with the Netherlands India Government. A n'» al Singapore Hull' AoKKXY, LATI J. Dasndbu Co^ 3-3, COLXTBB QnaT. Steamer From I-i i ill be Despatched for On 11, lan~,ili,r. Ratavia. Fel, ll',. llatnvin CherilK.n.Sams.nvni:. A Sourahava. Feb. 18. lot. o>r B'mnin. IV ll'manin
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      655 1 INSURANCES. re LONDON AXD LANCASHIRE FIXE INSURANCE COMPANY. Capital £5,1J7.M0 I'aid up Capital 1 -'.TVi H.-erv Fund The uiider-'uue I. \genta it the Company, are prepared to accept tire risk! at curreut rates of premium. ROI'STEAD Co. 11U£ CHINA IRADKE- INSUBANCK I uy PAN V. LIMITED Capital Subscriber 1 >.'
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      706 1 INSURANCES. CO., OF HAMIII'KU. NORTH QEKMAN FIRE INSI'KANI'K CO., HAHBI'RO HAMBURG BKEMF.X FIRE INSIRANOE 111., HAMUIRO. rpHE undersitrned. Agent! of the abore I companies, are preiwred to accept tire risk! at currant rate*. PITTFARCKF.N Co. HW VilltK UFI INSIKAMK n>. The Oldest International Life Insurance Company in the vv.rl.l. .ii|«tv
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      654 1 NOTICES. <zz<ii? FP.ASER I HEAVE'S (IM) V"-^* 1% So.da^Water ICO, KOIIiSW IMS, SWCAPOKE VT. POWELI ROBINSON. HIGH CLASS TAILOR, &c. BATTERY ROAD. .lust oju'iiecl A new rango ol'W fst of Kn^land blue series. Will stantl the MB, and rannot faiU 1 Patterns mppUed nn a|i|)licjition. PRICES MODERATE 111. VV f.
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      143 1 m...r. v. j. Kirmrm j c. >• tHrnr thmlr mmrrlomm ai.ims IN ENGLAND. fsTsMWM In full, titmy Ihomuph .MWMMfrs ot thm Mm*****, mntt aiptr/inc* ot LmmtmrM rtim hm»dm ml thm rfriaa mhrm mmemmmml "-1 with RELIABLE AGENTS tmr pn*mh»mm ml '■".la. mmlm ml rrmUnom, mr sl.sr mm. l MmOhlmmr-m iirriir.
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      795 1 FROM.'NKWTZKALAXI). Kiti-ros. New Zealand. N0v.23. IBM I am very pleased to state that since I took Ihe agency of CharulKrlain's me.li cine* the sale ha* been very large, more especially of ihe coug.i Rer-edy. In two year* I have sold mom of X* |*rlicular renieiiy than of all oilier t
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    STRAITS TIMES
    19 2 KInBLISHID: 1831. PRICK 16 CKNTB Sul'Srriplton raUa and advertising rates may be found on tht fourth jxk;'.]
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    MONDAY, 20TH FEB,1899.
    297 2 PUESIDKXT ELECTED. OJiLV TWO CANDIDATES. taaaaa, IBM Moaaaji M. l.oul.et has been elected President of the Republic by 4ti votes, against J7U votes cast for M. Meliue, who was the only other candidate. MISSINU STKAMKK FOl'Xl) The missing Cunarder I'umxia is safe. She has been towed to
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    THE NEW PRESIDENT.
    741 2 The groat French Republic is to be congratulated upon haviug an amiable figure-head, broad-minded if mediocre M. Loubet, rather than the bigoted pro hibitiouist and discredited Minister, M. Meline I'll.' former is a southerner by birth, a lawyer by profession, a dignified and cultured statesman by ex|.cr>en.
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    TRADE WITH CHINA.
    1008 2 Kkoh time to time, recently, tbe Shanghai branch of tbe China Aisociation have issued, in pamphlet furm, affecting British mmmnW relations with China. Emanating as they do froiu a body which is ill a better position, perhaps, to correctly diagnose the position of aflairs than au other,
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    104 2 It was reported, with grave assurance, in London, on January L'Jii'l, that in the coiu»>- of its inquiries into the allegation! against Dreyfus, the lan» Court of Causation has revived infurmation showing that persistent treachery wu practised by some person or penoiis in 1x94, the year in which Dreyfus was
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    86 2 at CulcutU, up to Mnq 6th. either of the Treaty i.|.r.rtr.| to have !>•■>) made I l», .-n Afghanistan and Russia, or of the proclamation alleged to liave jby the Amir, both stories are disbelieved. Regarding the reported planting of Russian colonists along the lier.it tnjrder, this haa been going
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    6 2 To-day's 4ms bank rate hi 1/11]
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    10 2 The homeward mail closes at 6 a. in on Friday
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    11 2 It is reported that cattle disease has broken out in Acheen.
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    5 2 The Penang Cricket Club Tennii
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    11 2 A Chinese interpreter for the Police Courts here in advertised for.
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    13 2 I'KoiH'cK, exchange, and share price! and the mail list, an on page 4.
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    13 2 Messrs Crane Brothers advertise an auction sale of stock-in-trade on the MM inst.
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    13 2 The Russian transport I'rtertlurg left for the west yesterday afternoon, at two o'clock.
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    13 2 II M S (JrtanHo was to be ready for T l in'i'r'»day"la»t° n
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    17 2 The appointment of Lieut. C. H. Sinclair to 11. MS CWunun is notified, to date January l.Vh.
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    20 2 The P (> IMlaaral left Hongkong on Saturday at I p m. and is exix-ctcd here on Thursday at A a.m.
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    18 2 The Monthly Medal Competition of the Sepoy Lines Uolf Club, will take place next Saturday, the MM inst.
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    20 2 As auction sale of land and houses is advertised by Messrs Boaa Tek Chyts Co to take place on Thursday
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    19 2 Two Chinese have been arrested in ltangoon with coining apparatus and bad i i of good workmanship, dated 1»7».
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    22 2 Ykhtehday morning, the body of v child. r ..1..i1.1v Cliinex-. was found in South Bridge Itoiul rolltnl up in a piece ofduth.
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    22 2 The steamer Vnnnmn is to load, at New York, the cable win,], will lie laid between the islands of the Philippine Archipelago.
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    27 2 A Ilm>r states that, on the night of tliu 12th inst he was attacked in Neil 1: ...,.1 and robbed of a gold necklace, valued at $110.
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    26 2 In a rikiaha collision in Kochore l; -I yesterday, MM of the vehicles went up, the guards Rave way, and tha fares were thrown out backward!.
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    30 2 Last night, a smart chase for a thief was made from the Ksplanade to Clyde TMmn Market The man evaded capture, but the hat which he bad purloined was recovered.
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    30 2 I-A.-r night, an attempt wai made in. m thr back, to enter a house in I'arhiiKton Koad. It was unsuccessful, but tue would-be burglar left ioditpuliMe traces of bit pr«sauc«
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    7 2 At Messrs Powell Co a aal> .i
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    29 2 Tbl T\nu* of Ceylo* states that Mr Palmgren, Agent ol the Kusai an o h, I teer Fleet at C.lomho. will April take over the fleet agency at Smg.^"'
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    17 2 Mb Linden Bates, the .elebrate.l engineer, is now in Calcutta, making study of the Hooghly, wi,h v,™,!
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    27 2 Kespeitimo the loan of /sdoouo( ur railways in the Federated Mala) Suk., the V Erp,,,, learns that il contemplated to make any is lU H preaent K
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    24 2 The Meamers Unndim and (.'ily, chartered by the Inited l-iit,, Itovernment for service in the Pmu pine», wiled from San Francisco o^ Januar ,h.
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    26 2 The planters oi. the Nilgiri ll,l|. io south India have resolved to peWion the Home Government for mon> stringent legislation against the adul. teration of coffee.
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    28 2 A theatkual Company known aa the Parsi Elplnnstone Draiuatii Club of Calcutta is expected to arm. baa shortly, and will perform at the Tana Theatre in Queen Street.
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    30 2 It is announced that Lloyd's 1;. has decided to allow its suneyon at any port to ins|wct the refriK,r»tin, ma. -hmery of fteaniers and the oinuiiii of the insulated cliambert.
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    29 2 The Victoria Theatrical Co •Sain one more performance to-nigLt re.lv. cl prices. The Company |ra>ea for Uanjjkok on Kndav neit. and will not play hero on theirrelurn for India,
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    36 2 Ma J B. Klci?: taßaaaa laankjo few days. Mr laaokooaa will take w Uo work as Kir»t Kaa>tnta, and Mr C. J. Saunders will dc Jh »,.rt ih« Third Court intil Mr Clayton v itsJ. able.
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    28 2 Hokje hkeakisi. is a common pracdents would be glad to tee it stopped A Kling boy hurt himself by a kg yesterday, in trying to avoid a reilm
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    35 2 The contra, t for the construction of the hull for the Penang 1 [..rl.--.ir-. :ki dredger has been placed in the haudl of the Penang Foundry Oft The .rk obaaU bo .oinph.ti.Hl in about two
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    35 2 The danger of overloading hand* .uts»ith large cases ana ■aaahstßJ this morniiiK, in North Bridal Iliad, when a 'raUaEa w ith two fares narnwlj oaeapad Infing br.ried by tin- apooaioj of a dozen large earn
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    42 2 Wl are aakaj to say that Mai. Hunja. th.' Malay woman who recently JieJ at Hi., ago Of MR years, wan never in tbt employ of Dr. ilentley as a mine, at aisled in the paragraph cotuiuunicated to us lor Saturday's issue.
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    27 2 The Nog Ibsl -alls attention U UOM win. li uiaki- it ililli peans to pal suitable house otM witbu li i nfikiotiiiahwaal social ijuarter of Kuala Lumpur
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    32 2 loess joataftaf baiaf anablppsdat No Harbour Daak recently, and made of to the adjoining jungle. After a I .ni chase, the animal was shot yesterday about a mile from where it escaped
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    43 2 Ma. Oliver Marks in playin? at Taip\ng against Cul Bocey on the I'lii in-t returned the followiiu: sere »l,i,h v» certified: 3. 4. 3.^1 .'i -i 3 0 I'll.- pr.-vious beat was M kj Ha B> .■li:iiupioiioi the Straits. Mr I). A K.
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    SMALL-PON.
    41 2 Small-pox still continue- amafl .imoiic the natives. IWo OMBMBJ ■ararai fraah oaaao mi r..|.orted. A Malay died on Saturday at 145, Riwf VaUagr Boad and Kline child, at M (jueen Strict, and a iHisl-ollk-u imii.l...T A are down with it.
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    DOGS.
    49 2 days for any one to take a dog liomt, unless a laaaao to land il he o!.UU*I beforehand from the Board af Ai.-ri.ui-ture. The captain ul Ik* ship anil IM owner of a dot are each 1. V to a tin* of £M for lauding a dog without*
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    HIS THROAT CUT.
    41 2 On the I'asir ranjang load I: his throat cut. It ii> oappoiat attamptad w kako tda Mi "•■'"B poverty He Ml hrouttlit 10 the Hospital by a kiod-haartcd forw«i>". ;.r,,,i,i1.er0( natives ,1,-. to render the man any lull'
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    FOOTBALL.
    46 2 Thk Teloh Blanch Ko met 0 combined team of Iho I 1 Bah:ir noIMOiUMIO tad thl llire omnlojflo <>f the. smfliiMK "Jf Piili. r.r.mi. at A- Mima riwlball >.-t.r.t.iy afternoon, at Ti-loli BUn|rt A walMoUfhl gamo lanUtad in WID for Teloh Blangah bf iwo pall <•>
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    A COMMANDER IMPRISONED.
    38 2 instituted in Madrid afaia* Spanish Ganarala relating to lbs on"* der of Manila. Oaa Jmd— M Inhld up in IIM nrlitaiy pnSOO OS January L'lith Bo l:l llu l SSU'iiSPSI 3V* mreMoi. mother e,.,,er..l t.
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    FIRE ON THE "AVOCA"
    32 2 s.,os after Ifco troopship hbraur, whan ■km tin iv van tons of Hartkpool hStaSfJS i£ dm*; hyth,-....., ouu-ers aduiitte.l that, I. ■> '«< MOM steps been taken to DM kM>lHl
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      417 2 NOTICES. "YOBEL'S '"'j EXPLOSIVES COMFANY. LD. Dynamite, Gelignite, Oehtine Dynamite, Blasting Gelatine, Detonators, Safety Fuses, Klmrir Blasting Apparatus. Wai allmaxujt.Utn.l in Orasi fln(a*a,ar» mail* to pa,, v. la/ oa/kkji .i.v' purity 1; tlie Itritiflt i,;,nletd toiaa/*afsrur »l itttnglU to unyi;R (/ii» market. THE BORNEO OOMTAKT, LTD. Sdl.K AtIENTH >oh smuaroita.
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      1019 2 NOTICES. John Little Co., Ltd. SINGAPORE. SOLE AGENTS FOR ROVER CYCLES. From *100 to $200. SANBPAREIL CYCLES. A high grade mount for $145. Wr have just received a MM lot of CHRISTY'S ANATOMICAL CYCLE SADDLES. For ladies or Gentlemen's Machines Ladies' Saddle. Gentlemen's Saddle. I/NDEKBIDE $7-0(1 each. Write for Complete
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      770 2 ATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. 1 COMING! COMING! iftrlj month) Th« lar|«tt troupe of SKILFUL PERFORMERS. HE PARSI ELPHINSTOSE I DRAMATIC CLUB, of Calcutta, ompriiiog sixty talented men, and seven women artist*'. J. F. MAIMIN Sole. Proprietor. DXIB UORK »T UDi-rtu man: -»I.BocU.,»rta. and SOeti. only. THE VICTORIA PARSI THEATRICAL COMPANY. 7-..-.M./M, KM
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      85 2 H. 8. a. limliil for Ik* (Ml Tmut ikoiM ka TitHa ««••<!• ol U» ptpar «olr. 1)j U(U<* of tkM «o>Htioa. >urirB B. w. niMUd tfc»l ■«••< oll»r»ia» 1« p ibliaM All i.ltMulviMiUiniin ™b,»rt to Ux oondiu<.o IWk tkt Mill II t«bT« th» ailmtiMwirt mili.t ti. pspar in <k prm
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    FAMINE AND FINANCE.
    308 3 I BCSSIAN PEASANT ECONOMY. BIOBGASISATIOS WASTMI f M. WiTTt's Budget statement closes with opinions on the repeated failure uf the crops in the Central nnd Eastern Provinces of Russia, and on the presertation on the unsatisfactory condition of the Russiun |>easarnry as affecting the finances of the
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    FRENCH COLONIZATION.
    500 3 WIIIRE TUB MOSRY 00«« M I'elletaii. speaking in the Chamber ofDapatsm Paris, as Reporter on the I'.udgit, 11U1.1Z.-.1 Ihe French olonial system He remarked that, while tin- army and navy cost more than those of any other country, the colonies east more than those of all other countries
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    DELI NEWS.
    204 3 -i-K.i ii .iti.in in Urn Roy. l l.uig'K.it I I mien m Company p shares has resulted 1.-.iw l.'-scs to many in Hill Kirn it. Holland, where ajawilatwi i la II b with the share marks*, tin-.-i.t extrein.i llnctuations in ie di-.i-tr,.us In D..|i ..1 r..i|5,.,l tl'.esi'inl tp»
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    LATEST BY WIRE.
    879 3 MIBCELLANEOUB. I..MHJN, Sth February. Mr. W. Kirrick, the Unionist Member for Norlb Birmingham, baa retigu^d his seat. Mr John Dillon bu resigned the Leader, ship of the Irish Parliamentary Party. It is reported that an Indian froni'Bombay ii been attacked with Plague at M i 1.i1.-i.iirg, in
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    FILIPINO ENVOYS.
    198 3 Iwnlll »..> k.rpiiig 10-ely in touch with all.vis in the Philippines. hi »jil< the end of January. Iron. his po-: in Washington He w.u, then -laid 1., ie using Ins inllucr..e w.lh Agllill.ll.lo 1..;iu.|.l hostilities WMh the Uueriraiia as long M possil.l.. Bsvjh lalci said, howo.i. to li.nc
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    ISLANDS FOR SALE.
    63 3 The SlartdanTi Madrid correspondent states that, when tbe Cortes meet in February, the Government will ask for authority to sell the Carolines, the Marianne, and the Pellew Archipelagoes to any country, except England, the I in 1 .1 States, and Japan The first object is to complete
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    MILITARY APPOINTMENTS.
    70 3 I.iiiiybnant P. L. Ingpen, Ist Battalion Prince of Wales' Own West Yorkshire Regiment, has been appointed a Wing Officer in the Malay States Guides, with effect from the 23rd January, I the day on which he arrived in P.-rak. Captain H. Ainslie, of tbe Northumberland Fusiliers, is confirmed
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    PREMIER BANFFY.
    85 3 Karon Ranffy, the Hungarian, whose bloodless duel with M. Horansky is reported, is in his -""••if Ii year, and, says a London writer, as pretty as a picture when in uniform, with an aigrette fur cap ...[n.-t i i-hl v pen-In .1 on one side of his head.
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    AN EXPLORING EXPEDITION
    99 3 Ml. H Illlai— I is being centred in scientific ex|H.'dition which has lioen organized to explore certain islands in IM Philippine group. The conduct of ili.. expedition lias been entrusted to Mr Jolui Whitehead, who has added tn much t our knowledge of the zoology of the
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    MALAYA CUSTOMS DIES
    130 3 KtM-n. customs duties have come into force in the Negri SembUan. Coffee MMM to be liable to .-xp.n I duty when the Singapore price does not exceed $19 a picul Between »lli and Sjl value, the duty will be one per cent. A sliding, scale is arranged
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    IMPERIAL. DRESS
    128 3 TliK German Empress is liy no means economical as regards her dress, though she do. all in her power to be so. The Empress Frederick, on the contrary, sj n.l- very little on her outer adornment, and has always been noted for Ihe plainness of her clothing. All
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    WELLCLOSING
    119 3 The Appeal Court at I'enang has heard a ran disputing the right of the Municipality to close a certain well there. The principal point for argument was whether the water in the well was really bad, so aft to be injurious to health if used for drinking purposes. Another
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    THE NEW DIKE
    126 3 Tut: new 1 1 .ke of Northumberland is i v, ry quiet and reserved man, although fora short time in his Parliamentary career he waa associated with the boisterous voting iioliticiuhs who comprised the Fourth party. He is fiftytwo years old, and is not a very familiar
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    AUTOMOBILES
    119 3 Many (x-ople were surprised, and the passing natives astounded, by the ■paaMBM S ol all autouiotor Iri.yole on the Esplanade on Satin, l.iy at'trrnoon. It was one of live automobile vehicles that have just arrived lino in charge of MM I'liaincaiidl'louel.thcrcprcjenta tives in I'ari. and sinc.a[»orc res[>evtitvly ol the
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    THE POLICE COURTS.
    131 3 TiiHKKinonthseavli have lieenawarded la throe in.-n for theft of jewellery another man got Ii weeks for annexing 110 Ud a silver Mt and a fifth ha< to do a month for stealing three keys ou bond Ik* v Ahuna On Saturday thirty-seven nun «iw tint'il $•*> eaih
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    THE "LIBELLE."
    53 3 Thi s. s. LibeUe has been voyaging in and around many of the Philippine Islands, and her officers have been kept pretty well au fait with recent movements there No doubt her genial master, Capt. Grant, will have some interesting experiences to relate when she returns here in
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    GOLD SHIPMENTS TO INDIA.
    57 3 It is probable that the present shipments of gold from Australia to India bear upon the anticipated finline of the Currency Committee It is said that they will recommend tbe importation into India by Government of live to ten millions sterling in gold, to form a
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    THE COOLGARDIE EXHIBITION
    57 3 Tut Western Australian International Mining and Industrial Exhibition o|«ns in Coolgardie on the -I-' of March, under direct patronage of II E the Governor, the Hon. Sir John Forrest, P. C, K C. st G and the members of the Ministry A cheap trip i« ill. red
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    ENGLAND'S "BIG SAY."
    73 3 WIIKS Prince Henry of Prussia was visiting Port Arthur and Wei-hai -Wei, lie is reported to have said to an English Admiral: "There is no gofng't 8 lmve E a 1 ">!!g'"iv l irCliin < a "T have" been'to Port' Artiiur' anil'Tfind the Russians spending untold wealth
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    COLOMBO HARBOUR.
    84 3 U*S Of IHE I'ILOT LAI'NCH A SBHlois collision occurred, the other day, off Colombo harbour, between the sleamer ''.<„ Vurruy, and the pilot steam-launch (which had conveyed the pilot to bring the steamer into harbour), and through it one life was lost, a fireman of the sleam-1 I,
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    A MYSTERIOUS PENSIONER.
    162 3 The financial returns of the Government of Nova Scotia include an interesting item- "Jerome, imdols This it.ni ha« tigured in the returns lor years, and it relates to a man who. 411 years ago, was discovered on the beach on the N.ivaS. alia "ide of the Hay
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    SELANGOR NEWS.
    185 3 At I'etaling on Friday last, a Well Light, lent to attract moth* on an estate, suddenly exploded. A Tamil coolie and a Malay youngster were killed outright, and two others have since died. A gang-robbery took place near Xi me a few days ago. A Chinaman assaulted hy
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    A PICTURE EXHIBITION.
    359 3 at a private view. There is at present passing through Singapore Mr A. J. Kolierton, whose laal I raj I paintings in water-colour* and oils arc well known throughout the Kar East Some of them are now adorning the walls of residents vim purchased them when Mr.
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    CLARET a. WATER
    39 3 For a few days during which there was trouble in Manila, and the watersupply waa cut off, claret supplied its place. There were people found who murmured even at this. Business is as brisk as ever.
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    DESIGNER AND CAPTAIN
    223 3 urn thi ahikiia ct r Thi Herreshnffs are to build the yacht which is to represent America in the coming international boat-race The Herreshoffs built both the Vigilant and the IH-ml-r Out of a family of nine, four, while still children, became blind. One of the Wind
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    THE MERCANTILE MAHINE.
    315 3 Tlitd.iad, c ofthe mcrcanlilcnavy of France, it is pointed out l.y a home writer, ha» l«n steadily going on since the beginning ol the present century. During Napoleon's time, Krancc was. to some extent, a rival of (ireal Britain. She has nuw been left far I .-hind
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    L. L. T. C. TOURNAMENT
    158 3 patikuay'u play. Mi, .,i ii.,Wr, rlaaaMßj A. classMr and Mr.. I.om-II |„t I t«al Mrs. Kerr and Mr. Wriglit ISi. Mrs. Millar mid Mr. ll.s.jier (scr.) beat Mrs. llrad.lell nu.l Mr 'V u lfer»tan (owe 0-2, 4-«, «-5 Mr- Dan- An. l Mr Reid (owe
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    CRICKET
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