The Straits Times, 27 September 1900

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    15 1 The Straits Times. EST. OVER i A CENTURY SINGAPORE THURSDAY. SEFfEMBER 27. 1900. No. 20,251.
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      909 1 NOTICES. ■nmouiiu ouMPAirr, lhusmi TanHanl Lif» Inim a* Dsioa Kir. lasarsitos SoHrtT. atlas Isaiuv Onapan; tar) <1w Fm'tii. 1 Ufa Asranuios *y««y. Th. Oo~n Mann. Insomnos Ccmynj Th. O.h» *st«al SUasa Nartcatioi Coss|>MV> ill. T<itsss>l>aai l^fsr Bssr Ctmfmaj Tk. Hsntisss lassisass Ooaapsmj. Ussttai. i-or particular, of tasa> OMvaatsa. ss* tha
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      800 1 STEAMShII' WMJ'AJNLES. ■U-ON.NKLaJkF PrKKTVAABT MAATHOHAPPU Under contract with the Netherlands India Government. Aarnt, at Singapore: BHlr AonOT, LATE J. DaMDELS A Co., 2-i, CoiXTU Qtjav. the undermentioned dates are only approximate. Steamer From Expected Will be Despatched for On v .i.umker Bauvia. Sept. 14. Batavia. Cheribon, S.D.aranß, Sourabava, Maetm/rttr. num
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      491 1 Assshan, Deli 4 I 11R1TISH INDIA BTEAM NAVIOAL> TION COMPANY. LIMITED. TO PENANG, RANGOON, A CALCUTTA Oneofthel'ompany'ssteamersisintjnded to leave Tanjong Pagar Wharf every week. Passengers and Cargo booked by the above steamers at through rates to all ports in Ind is snd Ceyloo, also to East African Porte. Mauritius, and
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      645 1 rNSURANOTS. THE LONDON AND LANCASHIRE 1 FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. Capital £*,127,M0 Paid up Capital £.'12,760 Reserve Fond £1,1/73,580 Ihe undersigned. Agents tor the Company, are prepared to accept fire risks at current rates of premium. ROUBTEAD A Co. rpUE CHINA TBADKRB INSURANCE 1 OOHPANT, LIMmtD. Capital Subscribed $»,ooo,«x, Amount Paid
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      422 1 LNSURANCBS. BRITISH EMPIRE MUTUAL LIFE OFFICE. ESTABLISHED 1847. FUNDS RB. 420.00.000. LOW LIBERAL PREMIUMS. CONDITIONS URGE BONUSES. Endowment A ssurances at English rates." Agent*: Mom. I.YAI.L AND EVATT. n. th. s. Sissapobi. the Alexandra" BRICKWORKS Co. Ltd. ABB NOW PREPARED TO SUPPLY. BRICKS, FIRE BRICKS, A FIRE CLAY. For particulars
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      739 1 NOTICES. Oold Medals, Pai-in, lo7s l'jnb JOSEPH BILLOTT'S Of Highest Quality, «nd Having H T II ft Greatest Durability are Therefore If kH CHEAPEST. II U BANKS. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. r-.UD-Ur- CAPITAL «.10,0u0,0Ua RESERVE FUND »ll,V»,00O. KEKKKVE LI ABILITY OF I *****0 ouo PROPRIETORS. IQ^ oonUu Oocrt or
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      578 1 SOCIETY r-OR THK PREVENTIONS OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS. THE public sre informed thst the address of the Society's Inspector, Mr. E. F. Paglar, is at KM Bencoolen Street. All persons wishing to report any cases of cruelty which msy come under their notice are requested to communicate with him at
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      754 1 for r*j,rc RMPriOniaNTs T(> I ET ANU_PKI^OKALB Ist time, IS cents a lisa, *nd aad 9r4 Umes, lv uenta s line 4th to Htta times onto a line 7th to 18th times t oents a line aherwards, i orass a lias bat as charge less than one dollar. Th as
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    CLEARANCES.
    120 2 L)»ti. ViaiLi Nim FusARju OirTAlu Pcttkatiok •pt M I -iiriik-iMin Mara Jap Mr. NarnMki Nourabaya -.'7 Chow I'hya Brit Mr. J-lluov Malacca and Klanc tl <>.MigAnn Mr. Foiled Sanuunt via porU l-ady Mit. brll >tr. Forbfw KIhiik Carmarthcnahire sir. Hureh Kmirfio» Neerm «tr. Chm.|i r»Unil«ii».' 17 KiHii Vans Mr.
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    THURSDAY, 27TH SEPT., 1900.
    136 2 At the date of last advices from Manila, the chances of an agreement between the Americans and the Filipino insurgents were as far oft' as ever. To bridge over the gulf, the Manila Times makes out that faulty interpretation fh the parleying between Dewey and Aguinaldo
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    132 2 ■■II ml telegram to-day in but another indication that the Yang-tse Valla*, as we have before anticipated, is to be the chief theatre of active warlike operations againit the Chinese. Germany is standing out boldly on a course which is the only course possible tv bring the Chinese Government la
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    250 2 Tflr police .tre making enquiries into the theft of the cheque for $1,650 (rejxirtrd in yeiterday's Shmk Time/) belonging to Hr.li J. Cliater, and which was cashed at the Chartered Bank. It ■SfMM that Vr C'l.iter sent a tatnby tn pay the afcaqea intj his account at the bank. The
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    8 2 To-day's 4 m/s bank rate is 2/1 f
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    13 2 Thk Uev. W H. C. Dunkerley arrived to-day from Penang by (ierman mail.
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    14 2 Tiikrk h an "At Home" at the T.inglin Cltih to-morrow night at 9 o'clock.
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    12 2 The Iximlon Indian Famine Kuad amounted to Xi7u,350 on the 18th instant.
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    14 2 I'lioKLsMiß Haeckel, the renorned biologist, arrived to-day by iheOUtmhurg on Ins way tn Java.
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    15 2 Thk selmgor yacht fomcralda arrived frt.in Klang yesterday evening. Her date of departure is uncertain.
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    19 2 TutiiK ue ten Bangkok appeals lo be heard at the Appeal Court, which opens at .SiugHpure on October &2nd.
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    21 2 Thk P. A 0. n.r..Ti,i.-iliaii- steamer iiomlra left l'euang at 1 1 p.m. yesterday, and is due hero at daylisht to-morrow.
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    25 2 Till monthly saa ing meeting of the Church Work Association will be held at the Rallies Girls' School on Wednesday, October Hrd, at 4 p.m.
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    21 2 Twu inon huvi- been arrested on suspicion of being connected with the theft of pepper from Messrs. Brinkmaiin'a godownat Clatke Quay
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    24 2 Tut German transport Damuladt arrived from Bremen this morning bound for Takti. There are 44 officers, IS petty officers, and 1,19.1 troops on board.
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    30 2 A PiiMOMKNAL crushing is rfpurted from Nannine in West Australia where, at the end of last month, a quarter of a ton of stone yielded over 494 ounces of gold.
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    27 2 The M M. Co. now announce that their homeward bound mail Halatie will, after all, arrive al Singapore next Sunday, and not on Tuesday us announced yesterday.
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    20 2 Thkri is no Philharmonic Orchestral practice tonight owing to the performance of the Pollard Opera Co. in the Town Hall.
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    31 2 We are given to understand that the property facing the sea and adjoining Raffles Hotel has been recently sold to a number of Chiresa, who intend erecting shophouses on the site.
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    31 2 Thk French transport ilatapan arrived from Marseilles this rooming bound for Taku. She has 10 officers and 398 soldiers on board, and is expected to leave for the north this evening.
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    39 2 To-mobrow being the birthday of both the King and the Queen of Portugal, a solemn Tt Drum will be sung at the Church of St. Joseph at 7 p.m.. to be followed by the Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament.
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    41 2 The barque Socotra from Hamburg to Kiaochow, in German China, put into Freraantle. West Australia, with her cargo of coal on fire, from spontaneous cn.nbustion. on the 24th August. The vessel's hold bad to be flooded to put the fire out
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    43 2 A Japanese named Teoki, of 90 Robinson Road, recently allowed a Chinaman named Goh Teng Chua goods to the value of 81,074, the Tatter iroiiiitiug to pay on delivery. The goods were accordingly sent, but neither Chinaman nor goods have since been •een.
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    45 2 Yesterday afternoon seven Kling tongkang-men, employed by Boustead .v Co., and four others were brought before Capt. Boldero chargnd with going alongside the Kairaclii Man whilst that vessel was flying the quarantine flag. Each of the men was fined $!.">, the total fines amounting to SIGS.
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    65 2 Mr. M Spruit, of 144 Serangoon Road, was riding in a 'rikisha in Victoria Street early this morning when the puller stopped and spoke to a coolie. The latter followed the 'rikisha for some distance, and then snatched a watch and rhain valued at S3U from the occupant ..f the
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    89 2 I Imm an advertisement appearing to-day on page 2 it will be seen that, at UM Paris Universal Exhibition of I»ih.. Messrs Kuston Proctor Co. Limited, of Lincoln, Kngland, manufacturers of portable steam engines and other machinery, received the largest number of high nwards given, for Miptrior excellence of their
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    MUTINOUS SEAMEN.
    84 2 This morning, before Capt. Craufurd, limes Ne.ilson, donkeyman, and II Wilkinson, fireman, of tlie s. ltoaHft rucently arrived from Moji with a cargo of coal, were charged with offences punishable under Section 40 Ordinance XIII of 1872 ami also Section 221 Clause B. Merchants' Shipping Act nt 1-y-i.
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    A BANKRUPT'S HONESTY.
    95 2 A so.MPtwHAT rare occurrence of a bankrupt* who hr. lined a certificate ot .liM-harge, paying his creditors in full was brought before the Bankruptcy O,iirt at Sydney on the 23rd August, when an application was made to the registrar to annul an order sequestrating the estate of
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    GOLF COMPETITION.
    133 2 A oommm open to members oi the Singapore UolfCluoand the Sepoy Lines Coif Club has been arranged, styled the Profession Pairs." Two rounds of Singapore <nilf Club links and two rounds of Sepoy Lives (iolf Club links, Saturdays, I:4th and 26th October. Entries close Oth October. The com-,
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    ALLEGED THEFT OF PEPPER.
    145 2 Ykstikdav, a paiagl»|lll was headed Stolen I'epper." It now transpires that eight hairs of |wppnr valued at $270 were stolen from Messrs. Brinktuann'sgodown on Tuesday night. Three men have be«n arrested, one of them, Tan Chua Sien.isa coolie in the employ of Messrs. Brinkniaiin. He was
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    THE POLLARD OPERA CO.
    175 2 Thk Bticcess in London of The Belle of New York is ra.d to have been the cause of the Aiu.io-Ainen.an friendliness to much in evidence last year. Be that as it may, the production of that play last night by Mr. I'ollard'H troupe certainly endeared his
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      RIOTING NEAR CANTON.
      33 2 Hongkong, \Vednuday night. There has been serious rioting at Shek-lung, near Canton. The Presbyterian Church there has been looted, and the Christian converts ill-treated. The .Catholic Mission has been burned.
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      A CHINESE REPORT.
      33 2 PRINCE TUAN DISMISSED. Hongkong, Thundny Chinese reports are current that Prince Tuan has been dismissed on Li Hung-Chang's impeachment, and that he is Rucceeded by Wang-wen shao, an advanced Chinaman.
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      TO QUIETEN THE CANTON DISTRICTS.
      18 2 The Canton magistrates are issuing strong pro-foreign proclamations to quieten the provinces thereabouts.
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    MILTON DRAMATISED.
    70 2 Milton's I'arndite Lotl and Parodist RejauitH have been turned into a lyric drairn, in five acts, by a lioman Catholic priest i West Australia. The piece was under rehearsal at Perth at the date of last advice*. This is the first attempt at dramatising Milton's masterpiece*. The drama
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    ALEXANDRIA'S NEW DOCK.
    79 2 Oa the 24th August, the inaugural ceremony was held in connection with the large graving dock about to be constructed for the Kiiedivial .Mail Steamship and Graving Dock Co at Alexandria, by Messrs. C. II Walker and Co., Ltd., of London. The dock will be able to
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    WIRE NEWS.
    117 2 lxmdon, 181/1 S,pi. U the olli.ial announcement nf the Duke and Duchess of York's visit to Australia, Her Majesty says she wishes to testily to the greatness of the occasiun of the Kedrratiun, and also to a tense of th,. loyalty and devotion and the aid rendered by
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    MUSIC RECEIVED.
    239 2 Mh. Ruchwaldy, of the Kobinsun Piano Co sends us two of his latest compositions —"The Kafri Dance,'* and A Conceit Pastoral." The first is a very tuneful little piece, hardly piquant enough, but in places sprightly. Here and there one is reminded uf the famous dances from Henry
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    BULLOCK CART THEFTS.
    289 2 TO THK EDITOR OK THK STRAITS TIMM." Sir,- In referring to the decision as to the registration of bullock carts, you say in your issue of the -'4th inst. that it is the initial move to an improved state of things. That is v«,ry doubtful, as it
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      THE GERMAN PROPOSAL.
      49 2 RUSSIA AND JAPAN (JIVE THEIR Assknt. GREAT BRITAIN REPORTED I'NAHLK TO AtfRBK, Imulm, Mlh Sept. •Kussia and Japan hare assented t« tli* (iennan Note. It is stated that 1 .r Salisbury ha< verbally informed Count Hatifeld that Britain ia unable to agree to the (Jerman proposals.
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      A TRANSPORT SUNK.
      17 2 The British transport Snffull. haa been sunk near Port ElizsMh 900 horsex were lost.
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      THE GENERAL ELECTION.
      46 2 CAMPAIGN IN Xl 1.1. swim LIBERALS SI'OIUN<; RMt TIIK I'KillT. I'll.- electoral war h raging in all quarters of the I'nited Kingdom. The papers are full of speeches and manifestoes of political notable*. The intervention of Lord Rosebery has greatly heartened the Liberals.
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      GERMANY'S ULTIMATUM.
      93 2 HVK RINGLEADERS MUBI BE (SURRENDERED. OTH XX WISE— WAX. lanttmi, nkaajaSsy, I'ho correspondent of the Wurni«j I'vtl at Shanghai says that it is expected there that Count Von Waldersee will PMNIN nltiinaluni t.> tho Chinese Government in the name of Germany, demanding the surrender of five of the
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      BRITAIN'S REPLY TO GERMANY.
      53 2 NOT YKT(M\ KN. later. Yesterdays atatement as regards a communication re the German China Note between 1-ord Salisbury and Count Hatzfeldt is incorrect. The reply from the Kritish Govern niant to the German proposal cannot be sent until there has been further communication with the llritif.'i
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      BRITISH TROOPS AT KOMATI-POORT.
      25 2 General Pole-Carew and General lan Hamiltou, with nine thousand men, are at Komatipouit where Lurd Kitchener is expected to arrive to-day.
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      CONSERVATIVE ASTONISHMENT.
      27 2 The Conservative papers are astonished and uneasy al the vigour and confidence which the Liberals are dinplaywiK throughout the country as to the general elections.
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    RIVER POUCH ATTACKED.
    87 2 Aaoo* 3 ofalook tliis morning two detectives on duty on the river saw a fuinpaii with half-a-dozen Chinamen in it. The police went to inaju: enquiries, and noticed govern! bags in the sampan, but on boarding the boat the C.inamen struck the police with their oars and
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    YESTERDAY'S PROPERTY SALE.
    201 2 GOOD PKICKtt OBTAINED. Thekk was a large attendance at Messrs. Powell Co.'* property sale yesterday afternoon, and some very good prices were obtained Kour freehold buildingallotnientsatJulanßesar, Kampong Kapur, containing aii area of 4,019 square feet, were bought by Huotensah Merican at 39 cents, per foot 51,567 41
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      488 2 NOTICES. KRIS BEER nalil v litaaaar, at mon»r»tr pi MB OuaimnUMHl eqiMl to anything 111 the markat |i:1..Vl per caa« of c 1101. pint*, ol all flualrre. BORNEO CO., I.TP. Hole Importers. RITCHIEB WHISKY Sl'Ki'l Al I,Y ariaaM hlenri; thoroughly muturwi in bond. rriaa flu per casa; umples l» BUKNKO
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      647 2 LATEST ADVERTISEMENTS. RILEY, HARGREAVES COY., LIMITED. ENGINEKMH, I»US \M> BSABS IOINDEKS. BRTOGK AND SHir BUILDERS. ASD OK9ERAL C().\TRACTOR.S SINGAPORE. STI \M VRBBKLB IN STEEL OR WOOD, BOILERS OF ALL DES(•KM>IIONS. ENGINES OK ALL TYPES, STEAM T'IIMI^S. AGENTS FOR W nd tiie IJr^^MM *Mmlri^H f t^ifj^< Estimates g-iven WkLm&mx Lighting buHdings
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      332 2 liOAUl) <Sc 1,0|)(,1.\(.. ONE coiuniodioui- room Ta. ant nt Atjob H.. i- KJO Orchard Road. Terms moderate. Kin UANTKI) IORKKsI-oNDENT and Accountant open to engagement. F.mployed at I nre«ent in similar capacity in mercantile i fifl— I 111 Baiummi »ood ref'-rt-n.-e^. Anplv to Di-iue c.o B. H. Ires Rangoon. I
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      383 2 NOTICE. riiHK *wtn noo\ lAS v H ~a 1 'NtOlr. and the lvin.-h.-s PI F.\mm mt VW/'A-, will k.IU by auction in |),.,nnil>er next. 17/10 INDIM KIXA STEAM NAVIGATION roMCAXV, LIMITED. FOR I'KNANCi CAIXITTA. rpHK Company* ste.mer tCVUKASa. 1 -.'.o> t,.n>. Captain Buller having left HonKkoui! on the (Mh inn..
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      134 2 M s. S inum<ta< f** tk* NlniU< TWm< ihoaM M written oa on* «id« at tb« naiwr nnlv. H» th« Dtrlent of th»t nonHition, ra»ny H.SS.in f*W«to(i th»t niiglit othsrwiM bo published. All •drtttinnc notitncti an nbf*ot to the omditurn that th< Manamr may l«ar« tin adrara ia«>rat oat of
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISION.
    928 3 A Mi. rtW .>f tlip Miir.i<-i|.iil Commis•ion m ii.-lii »«wli'nl.iy at tli<- Municipal OS M Hi <M-iitlc premied. ami -,i M.--ir-Barker, M Jafo, KMhm rhy<\ ami I.cc Cbooa i.ii.iii The minute* of tlie l*«t meeting wero coiitirniiii NHtBTI KKMAKKS. I lie Pkhiiiunt in hit opening remark* .iir| ti,.
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    CHINA.
    1770 3 II ira fnm F.unipt nmi Mm 1.1 HI Ml I HASH BAPKLII' 16//. Septtmhtr. I A THi.niiRAM received at Washington I from ili.' Amarioaa Ooajan] m win 11 U Olini rWni was about to sail fat the north, it was di«covered that a RoeuM warship was in readiness to
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    27 AGAINST 150.
    51 3 Twenty-seven American! withstood an onslaught by about 130 Filipinos in the province of Bohol on the. fist August. The Filipinos got the worst of it, and about i of i in-iii fell, the balance being cither iwtW or made prisoners. The Americans lost two killed and live
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    SELANGOR RACES.
    98 3 At a general meeting of the Selangor Turf Club bald at Kuala Lumpur nn Saturday last, the programme fur the November meeting was adapted without discussion, ('apt. Talbot explained that a meeting in June was not a convenient one for racing men in the Colony, as it wan
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    VOLUNTEERING IN MALAYA.
    255 3 At a public meeting held at Kuala Lumpur on the JJnd instant, with the Ui-i.lrnt (Mr Conway Belfield) in the chair, to discuss the formation of a rille corps, about sixty-five" gentloii.en weie present. The meeting had been called at the request of the Ki'-i'l. m i
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    ESTIMATES FOR 191.
    197 3 OUTLAY. I The Supply Bill for 1901 is published I in a special number of the Government I Gazeitt issued today. It will be I read a first time at the Council meeting lon Tuesday next. The following is an abstract of the proposed outlay Personal emolument*
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    S. C. C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    209 3 YESTERDAYS PI.AY. lIAMIMOS-HIH. S\ me* beat Battenburgh, 6-1, 7 A sim. Ms. Withers beat Pearce, 6-7, 6-4, 6i Darbiehire beat Mactamtarl, M, l-ti. iO k. "l" SI.VUI.K< Carter beal Scott, 61, 6-8. Simpson v Pollock, uutin. "c" -iv.l Follclt b«at Dowme, 7J>. 8-6. Urabam beat
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    ARRIVALS BY MAIL.
    77 3 Per N. 1). L. t, s. (Hdnburn from Southampton—Mr. \V. N. Dunn. From (Jenoa— Messrs. Kozen. U. A. Bomel. Krebs. I. E Haeckel, A. Schmidt, A. Biedenhol/. K. Weber, T. Engelbrecnt.C. Uuaerts. and H. Majhiueen. From Cnl'milm Mr. T. Subtler battened, Miss Ellerachaus, Messrs. Annie Manges, O.
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    ROGUERY IN THE COAL TRADE.
    126 3 At Hongkong, on the 15th instant, a Chinese, coal dealing firm were charged with being in possession of and using an unjust weight which was 12 percent, in favour of the purchaser. The evidence showed that the firm bought coal from thieves who stole it
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    ARRANGEMENTS.
    195 3 Thcehday, 27th Skftixbek. I II mli Water. 0.1 p.m. I Warren Football. KE. .V. Coy., K. A. I S. V. A and 8. V. K. Signalling, ft.lli. Pollard Co. Bella of New York.* Town Hall. 9. Friday. l'Sth Kiiprimu. I High Water. 0.37 am. o.3Jp.m. n. V K Battalion
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    CHESS.
    473 3 (COHDIUTKU BV KINOS PAWN.") All cheu I'orre-pondenre nboulcl b* •ddivued to Kins'* Ptwn." 8olulion of Protilem No. IW (Clark) is R-K iq. PRUB1.EX «O 11)1, BV J. O. 8. THVUBV, Burnley. black nice*. WHITE "IICIW. Whit« to play and male in two moves. Messrs. Elcum amt 1>. A Reuteua
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    POSITION AT PEKING.
    174 3 A Ho.xuxnsu resident i» in receipt of a letter from Peking dated August 29th, which is in part as follows: "Peking is half rmrnen. and completely looted. Millions of taels of silver, gold, fur-. jide, ivc have been commandeered by the officers nnd soldiers, and the other
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    SUEZ CANAL TONNAGE.
    203 3 BRITAIN ***** A l.'NCi I.KAD. Thi percentage of British vessels passing through the Suez Canal in 1899 was 64 as against 65 in UHj and that of their tonnage 86 6 as against 682 in Ic9B. These figures are, however, somewhat deceptive, because it is important to
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    THE GENERAL ELECTION.
    252 3 Wiri news to-day, by the German mail, says the Cabinet met at Balmoral on Sept. 18th. The political situation was regarded as acute, and rumours indicated the truth of the statement tbat Lord Salisbury would dissolve Parliament on the following Tuesday and appeal to the country The
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    BURGLAR AND CONSUL.
    84 3 INCIDENT AT BA.lt.K'ik. On the 16th instant, a thief entered the residence of Mr. W. J. Archer, H B. M. Consul, and Charge" d'Affaires at Bangkok Mr Archer was awakened, upon whicii* the burglar cleared off, jumping from the top of the wall to the ground. It
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      397 3 RAFFLES HOTEL s m, aw sErrcuH. HM 2 urns Z ENGAGEMENTS ELSEWHERE DO MOT ACCEFr. And if yet at Raffles, seats j rj you have not reserved, B You might just as well hurry up. Jj P SARKIES BROTHEIIS, 29,9 riiurmK'nihs MALACCA TEA HAS NO EQUAL. I o one It
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      1090 3 AUCTION SALES' SALE OKVALIABLK HOUBKHOU) FUKNITURK, to IT JUDITH MOM, MOITXT lUUBITH. ijmtunlay, 29(A Sepl«mltr, at 2 p.m I f|iHK unilvnignrd have been instructed I X to sell by auction the valuable houseI bold furmturi-, Ac, consisting of a I Europe-made drawing room suit* I upholstered in red pluah; a
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      461 3 NOTICES. KOBINSON CO. HAVE JUST UNPACKED: Cellular Clothing. WHITE UNDERSHIRTS IN ALL SIZES. WHITE TENNIS I CRICKET SHIRTS m COLLAR AND POCKET. HITE DAY SHIRTS WITH COLOURED OXFORD FRONTS. STRIPED TENNIS SHIRTS WITH COLI AR AND POCKET. Pyjama Suits. Healthy, Comfortable, and Durable. Cellular Clothing. ROBINSON &JO. SHIPPING. FOR PALEMBANG
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      88 3 WEATHER REPORT #f«T»w. H<nr>'»i nvk Sept. imo. Bar. 19 fIBO 20.840 ».HII Temp. M 4 I H7.: p 800 k W.BMbT'.»r 78.S 77.0 7«.8 jj Dlr.ofWiU'. West, ws.iv. Cain etc Max. Tamp. MB.A -cj kiln 7S.S Max. in Hnr, 148.0 If 1 Terr, rari 75.3 tj Raiofai; Nil. a The
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    COMMERCIAL.
    569 4 ttiauroiia, 27th BiimMiu. 1800. PRODUOE. (Half are ourrteiid to noon) Qmmbier #8 00. Copra Bail, 6.4 a da Pontianak, 8.00 repper, Black. W. 82, do Wnita,(«J> 48.00 Sago Flour Sarawak, 3 jr, do Brunei So. 1 5.90 Pear! Baso 4.071. Coffee, Bali, 13% basis: 23.Au Ooflee Paleml*ng 16X basis..
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    72 4 ftr rtr. Mm To-Mouow. "e'i Su«virrf*cro<m 7 a.m Billiton t Ptiamk if. IF. Soon tpni Rangoou A Calcutta Kani/rti Hongkong tMssaw 3 pm K'lHnu,via I'Oitß 11. Whalt Hin 4 p.m Bangkok Sin-tapore 4 p.m. SATI'RDtY. I'adang via port« H. Vajinmhu ■> pm. Penang A Deli Calypn p m
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    MAILS TO ARRIVE.
    111 4 Fbo« Epropi _By the M. M. 1. s. Si,,ln,- U due on the W)th Mept. with dates from London to thr 7th insrant fsWCjpy :-By the M. M. a.s. .Ssll-k, oft Singapore Due in London Arrived Aug l.th X.D.I, s. T t 7th -m Aug -jfnh M.
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    PASSENGER LIST.
    248 4 ARRIVALS. i. Han WnaU Soon from Pon--Mr Keblinck. Sap-ho fnitn k'lnng viaporU— Mr. and Mra. Rayne and Mr. WtavtK. Per b. Sttaerdccmon from i)eli— Dr Bate. Per us. Su/fan from Fri"m»nlle -Mewrs. s. Whitworth, J. M. Archer, and Mra. Csmeroo And S children. P»r 8. Calypso from Deli
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      SHIPPING IN PORT.
      1208 4 UndnrirjisneadingthafollowtngAt.! tions are used str— steamer sb.— *hi|- tq.- -barque sch— schooner; Yet.- Yacht Cm.— CruiMr; Qbt.— Uunboat Torrorpado H.p. Horse-power Bnl.— British U. o.— United State.; Fr.French Our.— Gurmao Dut.— Dutch Joh.— Jobore Ac, 0. c—Genemlcargo d.p.— deck passengers; U.— liner tom; T. P. W.-Tanjong Paitar
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      VESSELS EXPECTED.
      856 4 tlame, port, pnbmbU iaxt ot amm/. name >/ afmu. STUKEa*. Acara, Europe, p sd Omnml, Sept 1 1 Afithanlslan, Europe, pud C»n»l, Sept 7 AlcinuiM, China, Oct 8 Mansfield. Amboto. I'd Cardiff. Sept 1» Borneo Coy Annatn, Colombo, Oct tf M 11. Aulunio Lopez. Man It, Sent a»
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      ARRIVALS.
      253 4 I Vwu'i Nur A I Ton. Ctnua Klon Bailbi>. Coihuhii. Rio- K»mir»lda Fad yet. 17i Nacodah Klann Kept A KHer. Stain liott Iwbnll* Llut'.lr ft Naccxl«h Khio Krpt :V Kirn Menu M Vajiravudb s,» >tr 47a ErikseQ Bmu(kok H«|it IS H«hn Meyer Co. I'amortu Hriti.tr l.V>l Morton jMadru Sc|.
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
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      786 4 NOTICHS. MCALISTER CO. ARE APPOINTEI SOLE AGEN i S For the Straits Settlement* and Federated Malay States koi; G-. H. Mumm and Co.'s (Mm) Champagne* Th» tallowing Bxtiact from 'BmfswCt town ««<' .Spin/ Ohtjahr" of January iL'th, 1900, SHOWS THK INCREASING POPirLARITY Of li. IUO (X).'S CHAMPAGNE A Statement of
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      1007 4 NOTICES. CiNUAPORE SPORTING CLUB. Programme for Autumn Race Meeting, 1900. OOtOUM 23rrf, 36th, and 27(/i. FIRST DAY. Tuesday, 33rd October Final Race. THE MAIDEN PLATE.— VaIue 1300 A Race for Maiden Hones— Weight as per scale (lOst.). An allowance of 211 b. to ex-Orifflns imported into the Straits Settlements or
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