The Straits Times, 10 September 1900

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    15 1 The Straits Times. EST. OVER I A CENTURY SINGAPORE MONDAY. SEPTEMBER 10. 1900. No. 20,23(5.
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      854 1 NOTICES. rpilK I UTf, LI Mil ED rE gtMKtmwl Life As— laius Nnnrssk Uaioa Pin lannnes Soeissy. atlas asstuwee Coassaaj (Fire). Tke Bq«H»W. Lif. issaiaaoe Soewty. The Oos»a Maria* laranaos Cosapaaj. TW CMs» Ms*-! B»sasm MavifsOoa Cosmpaay. ft. TotSsokam La«er Beer Company The Bhntus» laaaisaus Cosspaay. Listitsd. ror partioakn oi
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      775 1 STEAMSHIP COMPANIES. -17-ONINKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATBCHAPPIJ Under contract with tbe Netherlands India Government. AgenU at Singapore: Shif Aoisct, vii J. Duhdbls A Co., 2-S, Coixtbb Qdat. The undermentioned dates are only approximate. Steamer From Expected Will be Despatched for On Bmvanr. Ootta via Ports. Aug 31. Bawean. Sonrabaya, Banjermassin, Pulo Uut.
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      529 1 BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIUA TION COMPANY, LIMITED. TO PENANG, RANGOON, A CALCUTTA OneoftheCompauy's steamers is intended to leave Tanjong Paaar Wharf every week. Passengers and Cargo booked by the above steamers at through rates to all ports in India and Ceylon, also to East African Ports, Mauritius, and London. 10
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      647 1 INSURANCES. THE LONDON AND LANCASHIRE FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. Capital £2,127,(100 Paii np Capital £JU,7K Reserve Fund £1,073,580 Ine undersigned, AgenU for the Comany, are prepared to accept fire risks at '■urrent rates of premium. BOUSTEAD 4 Co. rpilK CHINA TEADKKS INSURANCE X COMPANY, LIMITED. Capital Subscribed (1,000,000. Amoont Paid up.
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      883 1 INSURANCES. Two Great Necessities. VIZ. 1. FAMILY PROVISION. 2. PROVISION FOR OLD AGE. Easily and Economically met by a Policy in THE BRITISH EMPIRE MUTUAL LIKE OFFICE, Established 1847. Chairman The Right Hon'ble Sir John Gout, H. P. Funds- Rs 420,00,000 Claims Paid— Rs. 450,00,000 LIKi.K MIVSE.N l.imiu IvIDITItfIS uw
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      692 1 BANKS. TTONGKONO AND SHANGHAI II BANKING CORPORATION. PAID-UP CAPITAL 110,000,000. RESERVE FUND $11,800,000. RESERVE LIABILITY OF -mnmnnn PROPRIETORS J..»10,000.000. Cocbt or Directors N. A. Bmm. E>q."CMiniu«. K SHBW4K, Kaq.— DirtrTT Chairman. S. M. rat, feq. I D. M Mow. K E. Com, Esq. lA. J E»t»ohd. gu. A Hauit, E*q.
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    CLEARANCES.
    139 2 Din. Vmu'i Khi FuuAßk C»rtn» DtniaATioii ept 8 I Macduff Brit ttr. Olegg 8 1 (tulUo »tr. Hcndry 8 Sappho itr. Turn-r H Jubilee Out itr. I Miju.i.rt 10 l'»k»n Brit ttr. KI»Hi K 10 B»n HiD (ivan str. rk-ott 10 Hye Leong >lr. (Juine 10'Trigooim Mr. PhlUipt 10
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    MONDAY, 10th SEPT., 1900.
    22 2 His Honour tbe Acting Governor will be "At Home" at Government House, on Saturday afternoon next, at 4.4.5.
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    375 2 In a speech by Lord George Hamilton, Under-Secretary of State for India, we have it stated that the Powers, with Great Britain, have agreed to oppose the partition of China, but that tiiey will demand reparation for the outrages committed on foreigners and a guarantee that such outrages shall not
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    368 2 The wisdom of the bombardment and capture of the Taku forts by the Allied Admirals has been much questioned, and the matter is freely discussed in papers to hand by the mail According to one well-known London correspondent "It is now known that the destructive bombardment of Tientsin, the earlier
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    7 2 To-day's 4 m/s bank rate is L'/i;.
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    13 2 A motici regarding one Edward Robinson will be found in our advertising columns.
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    21 2 Tas Queen has appointed Mr. H. 8. Wilkinson to be Chief Justice of Her Majesty's Supreme Court for China and Corea.
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    20 2 Nixt Monday, the 17th instant, the 27th l>irthday of the Sultan of Johore will be celebrated at Johore with rejoicings.
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    29 2 Mb. De B. I'ersse, Chairman of the Raub Australian (told-MininESynHicate, Mrs. De B. Pertse, Miss De B. Persse, and Mr. De B. Persse arrived yesterday from Australia by mail.
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    38 2 Mr King, the manager of the Boustaad Institute, has vacated his appointment and has gone to Deli to join a circus. Mr Nolan, a warder in tho Criminal Prison, has succeeded to the post vacated by Mx. Kio|.
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    19 2 Oh Saturday, Mahomed Gulam was fined *-'■>, in default a month, for importing bhang into the Settlement without a pnrmit.
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    24 2 Nearly £15,000 have been collected in Germany tor the benefit of tbe soldiers taking part in the expedition to China and of their relatives.
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    25 2 Mb J Y. Kennedy, the late President of the Penang Municipality, is coming nut. again. He is expected to leave Marseilles on the l.'ith instant.
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    24 2 A cask of small- pox broke out on board the Chun tiltan, which arrived yesterday from Swatow with emigrants The vessel has been quarantined.
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    25 2 Early last month, a branch of the Royal Asiatic Society for Corea was founded at Seoul with H. Ms Chargl d'Affaires, Mr. Gubbins, as president.
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    28 2 On Saturday afternoon, the police met an eleven of the 16th Madras Native Infantry at Association football, at Tanglin. The soldiers were victorious by one goal to nil.
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    35 2 The band of the 16th M. N. I. played a selection of music in the Botanical Gardens on Saturday night There was a large audience, and though rain threatened to fall it fortunately held off.
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    31 2 Opium smuggling from the Straits Settlements to Rangoon is becoming common Recent seizures showed tbe drug to be concealed in cases given out to contain tinned salmon, dried fruit, and silk.
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    36 2 Liki;t. EL. D. Morgan, of H. M.S. Majestic, the flagship of the Channel Squadron anchored at Portland, killed himself on August 15th by jumping off the main topsail yard. He is believed to have been insane.
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    34 2 According to the Shanghai correspondent of the Timet, tbe British Government has undertaken to lend the Wuchang Viceroy X75.000 at 4{ per cent the sum being required for the payment of the provincial troopß.
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    40 2 It is satisfactory to observe that the young trees planted along the sea edge the Beach Koad reclamation promise to grow. If a path be made between the rows the place would in a short time become a pleasant promenade.
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    41 2 The New Civil Prison is rapidly approaching completion, and is expected to be ready for occupation in November. It was begun last November It erected on a fine airy site at the back <.t the Criminal Prison and without the walls.
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    42 2 A New York paper estimates the cost incurred by the occupation of the Philippines. The expenditure is shown to be SKMJ.uuo.ooo tbe death total is put down at a,:t94, of which 1,6>» are due to disease and the total wounded uumber J.'UT
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    45 2 An appeal is being made in Great Britain on behalf of Signor Piccolomini, the composer of Ora Pro Nobis and other popular songs who, with his family, was lately discovered destitute in a London garret The talented musician is now an inmate of Hanwell Asylum.
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    49 2 The death has occurred at Medan of Mr. de Chateleux. He was well-known and popular in the Medan and Deli district. His death will be a distinct loss to the community at Medan, where since 1897 he held the position of Secretary in the Ldministration of the Deli Maatschappij.
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    44 2 The Queen has approved the appointment ot Sir Arthur Hardinge, kcmo., C h Her Majesty's Commissioner and Consul-General at Zanzibar, to be Her Mnjesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at Teheran. Sir Arthur Hardi.ige is one of the viiunger generation of the diplomatic •orpi.
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    53 2 The gunboat HramlJe, we understand, will remain here till next May when she will be relieved by her sister gunboat the HrUomarl from Hongkong, whither the Bramlile will go for a time. The llrink stays at Singapore till December. The new battleships Oc-an and Glory will also, we believe, be
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    50 2 The East Asia Steamship Company of Copenhagen has concluded a contract with tbe Russian Uovernment for the transport of 10,500 soldiers to China. The steamers will sail from St. Petersburg and Odessa. For the fulfilment of the contract the company is chartering fourteen Danish, British, German, French, and Austrian Bteamers.
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    49 2 The British Association are holding their meeting this year at Bradford. The meeting i« presided over by Professor Sir William Turner, who fills with distinction the anatomical chair of Edinburgh. Durjng the sitting of the Association, Or. Haddon will describe the results of the recent Cambridge expedition to Sarawak.
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    51 2 Tbk (ierman Navy Department have come to an arrangement with the NorthGerman Lloyd and Hamburg-American line companies concerning the chartering of eight more steamers namely, the Anilaiutia, Araidia, Cre/eld, Darmhiaill, Hannover, I'alatia, h'oland, and r<ii(/ii'i«. These s'eaiiiers were to sail for China at dates varying between Aug. 30th and Sept.
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    71 2 Tub recently-appointed director of the Netherlands Trading Company, Mr. P. Fraissinet, has died at the age of fifty-three years. As recently as J uly 20tn he had entered upon his dew appointment, when he succeeded Mr. Heldring, who was appointed president in the place of the late Mr. Alting Mces
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    70 2 I.iki't. Amelio Garcia, of the Spanish transport hla <!•■ Lsasa, reports that a Chinaman struck him with a ehungkol at Tanjong Fagar Dock yesterday. Complainant and some other officers gave chase, but the man escaped to the coolie quarters. Lieut. Gracia states that some hours previously the same man was
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    72 2 '1 in Dew P. and O. steamer I'ertm was successfully launched at Greenock on Aug 13th. The l'enia is a vessel of 8,000 tons gross register, and 11,000 horse-power, and is fitted with triple expansion engines capable of developing a speed at sea of 18 knots. She has passenger accommodation,
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      TO RESCUE THE EMPEROR.
      25 2 Bhanghai, tjafunlinj night. Sungfan, the Yunkaci Viceroy, started northward on the jth inst., with a large force, to rescue the Emperor.
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      LI HUNG CHANG LEAVING FOR THE NORTH.
      29 2 Li-Hung-Chang leaves for the north on the 11th inst., in the -4>ipiny, with Chang-yi, director, and Tang, manager of the Northern railways
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      LOOTING AT PEKING
      27 2 THE TIENTSIN SCANDAL REPEATED. There are great complaints of looting by the foreign troops in Peking where the Tientsin looting scandal is being repeated.
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      FIGHTING IN CHINA.
      21 2 Hongkong, KMsfaf ajhlM. A Chinese official telegram reports that the Allies are attacking forts at Peilang and Lutai.
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      THE GERMANS ON THE YANG TSE.
      21 2 The German preparations point to a coming ascent of the Yang-tse by a (ierman force.
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      JAPAN WILL WITHDRAW.
      45 2 Japan notifies her acquiescence in the Russian proposal lot withdrawal of troops from Peking, except adequate guards for the Legations, provided China formally requests that the city may be evacuated and proposes honest negotiations for peace, at the same time assuring order.
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      JAPANISE TROOPS AT SHANGHAI.
      10 2 Japan will land troops at Shanghai
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    44 2 Admiral Sir Michael Culme-Seymour is to be succeeded in the Naval Com-mandership-in-Chief at Portsmouth by Admiral Sir C. V. II ithaiu, who until a year ago was Commander-in-Chief at the Nore Sir Charles was Hag captain to Lord Alcester during the bombardment of Alexandria.
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    42 2 The following appears in the Ijondon OazttU of August 14th:— "The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Benjamin Charl»s George Scott, Esq to be Her Majesty's Consul-Cieneral at Canton, and William Richard Carles, Esq., to be Her Majesty's ConsulGeneral at Tientsin
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    60 2 During 1899, according to a Board of Trade report, I.SOU masters and men lost their lives by wreck or drowning, while 205 men were killed by accidents other than drowning. As many as 116 passengers were also cast away in wrecks, so that the total fatalities from all causes, other
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    67 2 Six hundred Boer prisoners arrived at Colombo from South Africa in the s.s. Hanv on the Ist instant. The batch is a portion of the 4,000 men, under Cdbimandant Prinsloo, who surrendered at Kouriesberg. Four hundred of the batch are genuine Boers. The remainder are men who have been confined
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    THE ASSIZES
    99 2 At the Assizes Petoo, a Kling, was found guilty of causing the death of a Chinaman by reckless driving. Prisoner was in charge of a bullock cart at Tanjong Pagar, and knocked the deceased down, causing injuries from which he subsequently died. Prisoner was sentenced to 12 months'
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    RANJITSINHJI AND HAYWARD.
    88 2 Dt'RiNu practically three months' crickAt this year, both Ranjitsinbji and Hayward have accomplished the rare feat of scoring 10 centuries in first class matches. I<ast year Ranjitsinhji beat all previous aggregate records by compiling 3,069 runs in the season. It looks as though this record will be
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  • REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
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      KAIBER'S SPEECH ON CHINA.
      75 2 HI HAfl HO ANxiiriv. "MY II.AX BOUND IOBUOORHV 1.»,ui0,,, Halur,la V mtna TheEniperorWilliam, while attending the military maiiosuvres at Stettin delivered a speech in which he dwelt upon tbe China question. The Emperor said that he was convinced of order being soon restored in China, and
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      PRAISE FOR THE JAPANESE.
      29 2 The Emperor of Austria in bidding farewell to Count Fuji, the Japanese Ambassador at Vienna, highly praised the bravery of the Japanese troops in China.
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      FRANCO-RUSSIAN AGREEMENT.
      14 2 The American Ambassador at Paris telegraphs that France supports Russia in China.
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      LADYBRAND EVACUATED.
      8 2 The British have evacuaUd Udy brand.
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      LYDENBURG OCCUPIED.
      37 2 RKNEBALMSRUiaBAJTi lutulnn, Morutuy. Lord Dundonald and General Brooklehurst occupied Lydenburgon Thursday The Boers retreated to the north and east. Portuguese troops are guarding the frontier at Komatipoort to prevent the retreating Boers from crossing over.
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      AMERICA FAVOURS
      42 2 PARTIAL WITH DRY WAI. FROM PBKIHO. The American Government has drafted an alternative proposal to that of Russia for total withdrawal from Peking. Tbe alternative proposal is based upon the plan for partial withdrawal put forward by the German Government.
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      ASHANTI QUIET.
      11 2 The end of hostilities in Athanti is in sight.
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      BRITISH NAVAL PROMOTIONS.
      57 2 later. Capt. Halliduy oi the Royal Marines, h. M. B. Orlando, has been granted the brevet of Major for services in the relief of Peking. Commander Stewart of 11. M. B. Algerine has been promoted to Captain. Commander Cradock of H M Alacrity is noted for promotion
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      SPEECH ON CHINA.
      94 2 LORD <:. HAMILTON DEFINKS BRITISH HH, ICY REPARATION FOR OUTRAGES BRITAIN WILL NOT RKTRKAT. Lord George Hamilton, the Secretary of State for India, has delivered a speech referring to the China question He said that the Powers were agreed in opposing the partition of China and the
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      GENERAL CHAFFEE'S ORDERS.
      31 2 General Chafl'ee, the American Commander in North China, has been ordered to prepare for the eventuality or the withdrawal of United States troops from Peking to the Philippines.
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    ARRIVALS BY MAIL.
    107 2 Per P A O. s. Bengal from LondonMesars. T. Nichol. J. Prondfoot. K ft. Prrke E. J. Mom. Auria. and Amadahl. Krim 'MaiwillM -Mr. and Mrs. Meyer., 8. H Clarke and Mrs. Kichard. From Briodisi— Messrs Barron, Rurnh UulloS, Maho ney.aud King. From Colombo-Mr H. Wilkinhon Mr.
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      441 2 NOTICES. NOBEL'S EXPLOSIVES COMPANY LD. GLASGOW. Manufacturers of Dynamite, Grblignite, Gelatine Dynamite, Blasting Gelatine. Detonators. ILL II«t)8 Of Safety Fuses. Electric Blasting Appantis. Thr aim Explosive*, Iming all manum lirmt Hnt,nn,<tn made to pass the high standard oj tafet and purity teeU imposed by the Hritith Ooi'iii 'nmunl, ami ore,
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      761 2 NOTICES TO BE ;.KT \l. sMI mt well lit second floor office at corner of Itol.in-on Koad and T»>nn|ili Apply to kuaskh t cummre, 7 battery Ko»d. Mar. IX m. tii uc TIE KYLOX LACE HEKCBANT. Ii H FADKIS HAM V. nA^ 1 removed from No. H Armenian tola S
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      773 2 UTEST ADVERTISEMENTS. THE CHINESE CRISIS. Owiug to the above, our houses in >hanghai and Hongkong Imve a number of Pianos placed in their hands for sale cheap, and s.-me of theae inslniii;cnls have been sent to us for disposal. Bargains are offered and an early inspection is invited. THE ROBINSON
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      66 2 Atkins— I.cmsdek. On the 15th August, at St Mary's, Gulmarg, Kaahmir, '.y tbe Rev. Walter Finninser. chaplain in Kashmir, Ciuri.kh Hckrert Atki'-s. 1.C.5., to Amelia Fakc^i iuk, only daughter of tbe late Hubert l.ums.ien of Ulenlockhart, Edinburgh, and granddaughter of tbe late Major-Oeneral William Farquhar, H E.I C.S First Resident
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    THE ST. LEGER.
    29 3 PHU ll.iwing i« a lift of the prnhablr >i m Wadi r<im D Fwiali Among these, Dwfwiai i- regarded as a strong second favourite to lhamond
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    NEWS BY WIRE.
    56 3 Thiki. is a great scare in (ilasgow in ■»ii deaths from plague Ten families are under observation Mi, .1 A general combined advan under Colonel Wilhocks, com- day. The pugilist lellr.vs has refused to rimmooi lor the Championihip Mil A I that hubonie ilaagow Kl. yen cases
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    PETROLEUM FRAUDS.
    119 3 Ik last Saturday's issue of th. I letter headed it ions made tin rein bj --ri-rei' ar.- cenerally oil i- removed from tins and inlenor stutl suh»titut>d. and short naaaun or w.iciit i« given In the inatt.r ol quality, frandi "I a similar Itad in respect of dillerent
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    THE SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER ARTILLERY.
    725 3 R.i iiir MM n tiil stk.uts timks.' Sik. Will y..u ;ill.i\v me, through the mednini.it y.mr .■.iluinii-. t" utt.r my Volunteer Artillery My a>ni|>laint will be safe Ir.un Mag robd wn i and 1 may make reference to boat wounding th* n bilities of any one
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    CRICKET.
    475 3 |nl KNAMENT. BKOKEKS AND INBI KASC K >. OFFICERS Or i iik HMMj <lc. A kathkk sensational afternoon's crickei was wilnesixnJ on the Esplanade on batvdajr, in tlie tournament match, Id k. is and Insurance OMaM ol Urn Damage, i.-. In the early part ul the day heavy rain
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    AN ENERGETIC MAGISTRATE.
    69 3 VtfTtKtiAT, Mr. Ghulam Hafiz Suruar. the tiiir.l magistrate, proceeded in company with two constables to 10 Middle Hold, and executed a warrant on Abdul Sam.it who is alleged to have committed criminal breach of truot in respect of *^IJ, the property of Mati Bux, between the 31st
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    TRANSPORTS.
    110 3 A I I' i.i V'-t.nliv the CmbaUa passed through from East to West The Frwh transport Mai arnvtd from Marseilles this morning loim.l foe l.liin.i She has 29 officers troefM nn Imard, with provisions and ammunition She is expected Tha French bmnipxi V»ok»mftfm arrived thi« morning from Havre tt>
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    THE S. V. A
    130 3 Thkkk waa a good muster of the BiafapON Volunteer Artillery at Katong yesterday morning when the Maxims wan taken ov.r for tiring practice I'lair was in command and the other ollieers present were the Adjutant (l.u-ut Keid), Captain I'ui.s tad Li, sit- Merewether, Derrick, and Hilton.
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    CHINA.
    780 3 (W'irnfrom Europe atul India.) Chefoo, IMb Augutt. On tbe 18th instant a mixed force of Americans, J ips, and British attacked a I irue body if the enemy, eight miles tooth nt Tienisin. The enemy 11 d ilt.r two In. ins' lighting, leaving yOO killed and GO rrisoners The
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    THE HON. A. MURRAY.
    72 3 Mk Alex Murray, Director of Public Works at the Struts, has had a delightful time in the Britain of the South as Ta-iiiaiiia rather than New Zealand deserves to b» culled. Mrs. Murray has iuite recovered from Ceylon "sore mouth"; the Misses Murray ire in perfect
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    THE DARUL ADAB CUP.
    179 3 SKMI-riNAI. GAML The genii-final game in the competition for ihe Darul Adab Football Qa wns played at Jalaii Besar yesterday afternoon before a l.ir.:.L'rowd of spectators. The opposing teams wpre the Old luMtu and the Straits Nationals (CWmm) Mr. T C l> Miller olliciated as referee.
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    SOUTH AFRICAN WAR.
    1116 3 LORD ROBERTS AT BELFAST. Calcutta. 2S/A Augutt. An Indian Daily ffiaw) telegram states that Lord Roberts has arrived at Belfast to conduct what appear to be the final operations against Botha and the main army of the Boers who have entrenched with the object of mnking a
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    SINGAPORE COFFEE MARKET.
    606 3 ABSOLUTELY UNRELIABLE. SUGGESTED AGENT IN SINGAPORE. The Selangor Planters' Association met at Kuala Lumpur on the 25th Augmt, with Mr. W W. Bailey in the chair. After minor business had been gone through, Mr. Parry proposed That with the increasing production of coffee in Selangor, it would
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      242 3 A Helple&s Cripple K. Bengert of Norborne, says:— For nineteen months I lav a helpless cripple from Rheumatism, the weight of my body was reduced from 170 lbs. to ISO lbs., a proof of the terrible pain I had to ondure. During all this time, I sought a cure, but
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      332 3 NOTICES. THE ALEXANDRA BRICKWORKS Co. Ltd. ARE NOW PREPARED TO SUPPLY. BKICKS, FIRE BKIC'KS, A FIRE CLAY. For particular* apply to THE BORNEO Co., LTD.-Agnts. 10/» J. MOTION CO. WATCHMAKERS, JEWELLERS, OPTICIANS. REPAIRS PROMPTLY EXECUTED. CHAMPAGNE. LOUIS ROEDERER EXTKA DRY. (Reserve for Great Britain) Louis Roederer, Carte Blanche BRINKMANN A
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      1107 3 AUCTION SALESAUCTION SALK Of HORSES AND CARRIAGES AT MR ABRAMSS YARD. Monday, \oih Bepteml»r, at fi.lfi p.m. THE Sale will included a FOUR SEATED VICTORIA PHAETON by DYKES A Co., CALCUTTA, in excellent order to he sold by order of the executors of the estate of the late Sir Charles
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      711 3 AUCTION SALES.' AUCTION SALE OK A LARGE QUANTITY <>K DAMAGED MERCHANDISE (SALVAGE EX. 8. 811.K8IA.) i.Ror*D (eutrahci: xear the taxjovg TAOAB POLICE ITATIOH.) On Tuttday, nth September, at 230 pm. JAPANESE curio., bristles shellt, feaibers, large vases, bead blinds hair walking tticts, straw hats, tea, Ac. (Damaged by lire and
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      180 3 ARRANGEMENTS Mommy, llrrii Hirli Wilier. IU p.m. Horn A larriag" Sale at Abrunss. £.18. s V Oompaoi Drill. &.IS. 5 V. K. Bayonet Exercise. 5.10. Il HMX, lITII SirTEKHIIL Hit* Water. lISHam. ll.Vtp.ru (i. 'muni homeward mail due. Couwil. -.'SO I'agar. Powell M Philharmonic Choir. BSt. 6 V. A. Maxim
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      95 3 WEATHER REPORT. Kmdatu, Kerbau Uotpitai, »th Sept. \WO. »a.m Sp.m Si p.m. Remarks. Bar. 28 803 29.792 29.860 Temp. 88.fi 88.0 I BI.S 4 W. BMbTher 78.2 78 8 178.0 *c Dir.ofWind 8. S.E. Calm Max. Temp. 89.fi ."u Mm 77.0 Max. In Sun 144.5 s"u Terr, red 73.* g'3
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    COMMERCIAL.
    601 4 SMNAfOU, 10TH SirTHBIR, 1(00. PRODUCE. {Halt* art eomettd to noon) Gambler buyers I 7.H.1. Copra Bail, 6.40. do Pontianak, 6.00. I'epper, BlacV buyers 39JS0 do White, 46.00 Sago Floor Sarawak.,. 5.46 do Brunei So. 1 5.90 Pearlßago 4.07,. Co«e^ Bill, UK OMie SSJSO Coffee Paleml*ng. 162 balls.. 27.00 Coffee,
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    84 4 for Per «(r. Time. To-Morbow. IVkan \ia ports Amhtrtl 7 a.m. Madras via ports MranMchu 2 p.m. Klang via ports lint uirr :t p.m. Muntok i. Fbaag (I G. Uyer 4 p.m. Calcutta Tiuriiu 4 p.m. Saigon Hole Tjiot 4 p.m. WIONUDIY. Bangkok Ckungmai 3 p.m. Klang via
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    MAILS TO ARRIVE.
    99 4 Keom Edropi By the (lernun s. aSachMn, due on the 13th Bept. with dates to the 30th Aug. She brings replies to the mails which left Singapore on the 27th July. Fboh China By the German s.s. Prin; HtinTifh, due to-morrow. Aug. -Jnd ND.L Aug 37th Anu
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    PASSENGER LIST.
    228 4 ARRIVALS Per b. s. liv' U-ntg from Teluk Anson via yis ports— Jlre. W. Cnwan. Per b.s. Flew from Kola" tan -Mr. Wood. Per s. G. G. Myrr from Palembaog— Mr.Cropley. Pers a. Malacca from Teluk Anson Tia ports: Mr. C. Janssen, several K. C. prints, Messrs. T.
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      SHIPPING IN PORT.
      283 4 Under Ibis heading the fol lowi ng abbreviations are used str. steamer sh. ship bq.— barque sch.— schooner; Yet.— Yacht Cru.— Cruiser Qbt— Gunboat TorTorpedo Up.— Horse-power; BritBritish U. S.-United States; Fr.French Ger.— German Dut.— Dutch; Job.— Johore Ac., Q. c,—Generalcargo d.p.— deck passengers; U.—Uncertain T. P.
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      TRADING VESSELS &c.
      766 4 abbivau Sihci Moon or Saturday. A nnam, Dan. str. 3,703 tons, Capt Berg, Bth Sept. From Hongkong, Srd Sept. Q.c. B. Meyer and Co. For Marseilles. C— Rdß. ttalavier, Brit. str. 216 tons, Capt Mellor, 9th s..pt. From Klang, 7th Sept. G.c. and S3 d.p. Wee Bin
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      VESSELS EXPECTED.
      905 4 Home, port, probable daU ot arrUnl, a»i MIIHJ 0/ aaenlM. HTKIHIRB. Agamemnon, L pool, Sept 36 1 Mantheld. Alexandrelll, Europe, p»d Canal, Aog 27; America, Europe, p'sd Canal, Vug 31 Awa Maru, Antwerp, Oct -t P Himons. Ayr, Kucbmotiu, Sept 17 M B. K. Kabelvberg, Barry, lit July
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      ARRIVALS.
      354 4 r"UU h Vbiu'i Nihi I Toil. Oarai> Paoa ."iim (Jomiohms. S Rio. 8 Pakan Brit str 84 Klattig Siak !Sept 7 We« Bin and Co. 8 Hye Leong Mr !»6 Quine T. Anson ;Bept r>.S. H'ship Coy Ltd. 8 Konigsberg <»er itr. 31% Schuder Penang Sept 3 Behn Meyer
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