The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (Weekly), 15 August 1889

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    18 177 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. WEEKLY MAIL EDITION. > SKKIKS SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, ***** AUGUST, iss, \o IoH
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      184 177 |oll\ 111 I IK I ■>. I I', IKK K S GUINNESSS IN IKA KOREIGN STOUT, Hoi I 111 > IN I) I HI IN. GUARANTEED GENUINE. >HMim I kdm CHOICESI Bkmviv.v Ckri ificatb. L» analysed E. I. Burke's Dublin Stout. I to it> being an .irtirlt- of thr very
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      461 177 Riley Hargreaves Co. Established 1865. ESGINKKKS, Rnil.l KMAKI KS. ll<<>\ \M» I'>k \ss-i < m'mh-.ks. Bridge isninkrs, \\i» Shipwrights. MERCHANT ROAD, S/.VGAPORE, AM) AT KWALA L M/'OR. :<>: .soi.h A(.k\i- tor the Straits 1•! Kl SION PROCTOR .v CO. Portable and Horizontal Kn- gines, Centrifugal Pumps, Steam Navvies, Saw-Mill. and
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      221 177 l« MilNSt >\ i <> S|\(, U'OKH \M» I'l NAM. 11-'.sttihhJiCii l<SsS I.mh^s wii <i»■\ii> \i t- s {Jvt l ITI I.ADIKS 1 I > KHAR I'MF.N I Silk ami Sain-. 11--1 untev j MiiliiH-i I inln rll.i- I "triiiiiiicil I I «l Pira^.U. I )r«ss M.drrial-. < I.mcc-. Bunts
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    CONTENTS.
    207 178 Si MM *R\ I i\r>iN« Artk lev Pahang Companies '7 1 The Yellow River |S hinese Emigration m America > v I'hr Town Hall Question lm <V The Natives Slates Service Opium and Spirit Farmers |S > Ship Clearance < asa |<S| Rumours of XX M.S. Rattler 1H4.185 rhe^Ainy
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    PRODUCE.
    104 178 (August 14.) I'm 34*6u Ciambier g.75 do. Cube No. 1 13. do. do. No. 2 11.12} Pepper, Black (ordinary Spore i 2 1. 50 do. White, (Fair LAV- 5% 1 >4o<> Nutmegs 1 no to the Ib.i 100. Mace (Banda) 100. Cloves lAmboinai $2. Ral'y Coffee (native picked) 25*50
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    EXCHANGE.
    69 178 (Corrected vr to Auci'si 14. 1 On London. Rank 4 m s .V 1 i demand o» Private credits 6 m 's 3 1 2 documents 6 m/s 3 lj| 3 m's 3 i; On INnl^. Bank demand 22$\ Private 30 d s 2 2i\\ On Hongkong. Bank demand
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    Domestic Occurrence. MARRIAGE.
    59 178 Domestic Occurrence. MARRIAGE. ()nI he Jtli AuyuM, at Ki> >vv l>» tor< (i.A. l\ T J l>i|.. Marriage Registrar, |-»sMiiy^ s -l I-'i.m ry, Vice Consul tor the Nctlx H.uuU sj^*]l i pore, to l.i iik Kk.imi K i "mm vB daughter ol \W late Hector KruNxtmoni. .1/ i^ Netherlands
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    The Week.
    306 178 I lie IV i\ U. steamer Rohiliii a r ri\ <■*••%-^ nine o'clock or Monday morning \\iil*;^J I London Mail oi July loth. I Ik, li'c'fl ward mail is taken l>v the I. „B 'I'hiimvs leaving at t\\<> <>'« |o< k to-moi V Ihe Sembayang Haul .1-' W
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      37 178 WANTED An efficient Book-keoprr. Apply by letter to THE STRAITS INSURANCE Co., Ltd. \il^. 14. Mi S WANTED A Lawn Mower, m good condition, si/c about inches. Apply to R. Free Prut Office. Aug. p. 11. C
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      487 178 SPECIAL NOVELTY. iNTRODt CTION 01 mi Ml W SIZEU H<>i I"H The Three Quarter Pilsener, Registered. A consignment oi Pilsener Beer has just arrived ex s. s. Coromandel x m bottles <>• special >i/,- made to order ior this Colony an<! the East. This size bottle has been special!) made
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      209 178 >|( M<< 1 1". MM MM i m PHOTOGRAPHE^J I lv- s I I DIO, hie h is worked l»\ «\p»t^. W and -killed t ont mental .\rti-t-. i- replete withß. latest improved appliances t< >r tfie prudu< '^fl work of the highest nHrrh m ever) bram h <•) W
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    WEDENESDAY, AUGUST 7, 1889.
    2446 179 t rigid i 'ii.i\m-iJ liv n,|i ird bj I (err patriot Ti to Relic A communication appears m the Money Market and City Intelligence" column ol the Times <»t the iith July which closely concerns, and directly affects the interests ol tins (Olony ami the Protected
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    Ladies Lawn Tennis TOURNAMENT.
    505 180 Play m the above Tournament will begin on Friday next, when (as on subsequent days) visitors and friends of the members will be welcomed. The Handicaps are as follows Owe i 30 Mr^ Date Mr. Garrard; Mrs. Salzmann Mr. Owen. Owe 15 Mrs. Swettenham Mr.Pres* grave;
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    THURSDAY AUGUST 8, 1889.
    776 180 The news that the yellow River bi again l)rokcn loose, and inundated a larg expanse of country se*ms to point to tli interminable nature of the problem wit which the Chinese engineers have to del m attempting to control this mighty streai and confine it within
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    1018 181 I The {^rformance of Turned Up m the ■[own Hall is now definitely fixed for BrucHlay next. August 13th. II ft To-day being the great Mohamedan If ffstival'of Uavi Rnja Haji mot of the [shops m Klin.ir Street and other native Kparts of the town are dosed and the natives
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    Senior Magistrate's Court.
    541 181 At eleven o'clock this morning, before Mr. Thornton, (apt, tin John drain, mastrr of the R. Pakan, appean d to answer to a summons, issued at the* instance ol Mr. A. S. Pestana, Boarding Officer, charing him that he the said John Granl being the master of
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    FRIDAY, AUGUST 9, 1889.
    1142 182 FRIDAY AUGUST 9, 1889. In the movement ol Chinese emigrants from tluir native land a curious point has arisen with reference to that portion of the outflow which seeks to cross the Pacific to America. In spite of the existence ol a Strong anti Chinese sentiment which dors not pause
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    1113 182 ft We arc glad to hear of Dr. Smith's con-ILI tinned progress towards recovery trom I'^Jfj recent aci ident. 'I j The Coroner went over tc Tanjong KliulJ yesterday afternoon to view the body ffl the Chinaman killed that morning by th<- !t fall "I .1 l;o.|.)\vii. 'I In- impiest
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    SATURDAY, AUGUST 10, 1889.
    823 183 THE question of the privileges of the Opium Farmer an<l his methods ol conducting business and instituting prosecutions have of late attracted some public attention, not only m the different settlements ol this Colony but m Hongkong. It may be well to look at the conditions
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    507 183 Tin only passengers arrived Id-day <*>♦* Lieutenants <!«• Bruync ami IV.-nix. per lln operations again si the rebels or "pirates, 1 as the French choose t<> <all them- -m Tonquin, art- being, nays the Hottekone Te/e^raPh, pushed steadily nnH successfully on. After a recent combat m which eighteen o( them
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    Alarming Rumour Concerning H.M.S. "Rattler."
    620 184 In the Batavia Nieuwsblad of the sth August there appears the following note A burnt steamer. We learn that the Resident of Bantam has telegraphed to the Governor that near Tanara then- lias been seen a steamer m a burning condition. It is supposed that
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    MONDAY, AUGUST 12, 1889.
    848 184 OUR readers are desired to note an important advertisement on this page, which shows that the scheme of the Municipality j for the appropriation of the Town Hall m consideration of a money payment of $75>000 nas not succeeded m meeting with the approval of a
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    1175 184 Alexandra Road, oik- of the finest an .1 most frequented drives about town, is m n j very sorry condition. The road has nevei^ been metalled and it is hard work tor a* horse to pull through the thick heavy sand" A ••'•We learn thai 1 1 K. the Governor
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    TUESDAY, AUGUST 13, 1889.
    602 185 For some little time pasi it has been noticeable th.it the Whitehall Review hataken a particular interest m the affairs ol the Malay Native States under British pro tection. The contributor of the article* dealing with this subject possesses ■< direct knowledge ol this part ol
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    1563 186 The dead body of a male Chinese infant was found m Killiney Road last evening. Our Hongkong Weather Telegram, received this afternoon, says that a typhoon is moving westward m the China Sea. Mr. Mcßitchie, our Municipal Engineer, is not neglectful of Singapore interests during his holiday at home. At
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    WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14, 189.
    644 187 !li is, we take it. a very hopeful sign c \that there arc among the supporters o( th»WMunicipal Town Hall scheme some who appear to be convinced that thr resolutions' to be proposed at thr forthcoming public do not form a sufficient definition r,oi the issue
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    1787 187 < aptain Ma< donald of the British bark Nicosia, which arrived from fava yesterday, reports having passed on Monday, on the Equator, tin- ship Mysore bound Irom Bangkok to Falmouth The Mysore wi-di-ed to be reported all well on board. The I'rcm h transport Shamrock pa>s<d outside the port yesterday,
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      A Domestic Grievance.
      539 188 TO THE EDITOR. DEAR SIR,— In «t lii^ beautiful Island we have to put up with many im onvenienCies, a stifling Theatre among them, and as you ktiow we have been asked to take, our share m getting a more healthy and suitable place built but I
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    Straits Settlements Prosperity.
    557 188 (London and China Express.) The Straits Settlements Government Gazette received by the last inward mail contains the usual Report issued m anticipation of the Blue-book. The statement is eminently satisfactory from a financial point of view. The revenue of 1 888 was 53, 858,000, beinfj a small
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    AMATEUR THEATRICALS.
    372 188 "Turned up at ink Town Hm.l.v T th It is to the present visit to Singapore m^ Miss Amy Sherwin, whilr on her way homi. V to a new series of triumphs m her artisti )lv career, that wo owe the very successful, amateur performance of Wednesday nightf/^
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    Characters.
    67 189 I General Bill tic, < .ipt. Want-. R, A Captain Jftdwmy, Capt. Gamble, 58th Revl Gtorge Midway,. Mr. Fabric, Xod Steddam, Mr. R. White Carra-.vnv Bouts, Mr. I). |on< < Tom Lobb, Mr. j. Mactaggarl Mnf\ Medina v, Mrs. Mi fS*hin4 Med'rny, ,Miss Ann 1 Sherwin \Ada Baltic,.. Mrs.
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    SCENES.
    714 189 *7 w,3nv* ihuP'<hinond Villa George's hurnishcd WV.C A u .ir anl moan 4 Sfefut that >n at Richmond Villa. I'fjhmencwav thf I' the characters are pretty nunv )rxi c movement of the piece lively (it is so ...gned that the audience is from jthr. first abreast of the plot.
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    PENANG NEWS.
    308 189 i Straits Indeptndtnt.) We ai« >orry i<> sec thai notwithstanding all that has been said and written of late >>n the subject ol leprosy, nothing has been done lure m the matter ol preventing lepers elbowing and jostling tin* public on all -iilc>. Is it necessary thai some
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    A Chapter of Chinese Horrors.
    3445 189 A INTONES* Cot RTRO >M, EATING BaMBOO. M OUT H-SLAf PING \N!> ANKLE-SMASHING. How 111 \Ds \IU c HOPPI l> I IN CH IN V (From the Hongkong Daily Press.) Reader, be warned. I have looked upon nun beinf cruelly tortured I have stood inthesham-
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    The ex-Sultan of Perak.
    315 190 Mr. K. Stevenson m the House of Cornm^ a^ked the LJnder-Secretary <>\ St ac tot the <>. <l nies whether the ex-Sultan uf Perak had now bee kept for more than 12 years m confinemeni at P( Victoria, m the Seychelles Islands, with the c ception
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      "Turned Up."
      203 191 To thf hnnoß. Sir. As representing a certain section of play-goers, who can ill-afford to pay the high rates charged for admission to the Town Hall performance, I have been asked to write you and state that you would earn their warmest I hanks if you could induce
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    141 191 I This paragraph appears m a home papers ft An open competitive examination will Hie held m August for ten Cadetships m H>vlon and the Straits Settlements, fof Ah'ich applications must be sent m, on the Prescribed form, to the Civil Service Commissioners, on or before July 20. I hese
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    Malacca News.
    784 191 I (The Malacca Weekly Chronicle.) The members of the Malacca Debating Sou- ty ill meet m tin- High School on Wednesday evenig nr\t, the Jth instant, at. half-past eight, to disks the advisability of starting a Rifle Association I Malacca. It is hope<l there will be a good
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    MISS SHERWIN'S VISIT.
    667 191 Lasi Nigh r's Conceri We heartily congratulate all concerned m the performance ol the Stabat Mater, on Tuesday from the committee, who planned 1 the scheme of this complimentary concert to Miss Sherwin, down to tin- very carpenters who made the platform (quite a little Handel -Festival
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    PENANG NEWS.
    977 191 i Pinang Gazette), We understand t.it the Secretary <>t State does nut approve ol the plans for a new our( House prepared by Major SfcCallum. rhere is therefore no cnan eof this important and necessary work being l> mm tins yeai B) the steamer Japan, which arrived from
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    REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
    1298 192 (Ceylon Observer.) The English Royal MARRIAGE. London, July 28. The appointment of the Earl of Fife to a Dukedom has been gazetted. He will henceforth take the title of the Duke of Fife. The marriage of the Duke with Princess Louise of Wales was solemnized yesterday at Buckingham
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  • Page 192 Miscellaneous
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      550 192 Mail News. The Select Committee of the House ol Commoin on Grants to the Royal Family held their fin/ meeting on Wednesday. Mr. \Y. 11. Smith wjl m unanimously appointed chairman. The committsl*o« then adjourned until Monday. *v Mr. Gladstone was on Saturday presented wl I'^M the freedom of Cardiff
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    619 193 L> The (Wand jury |.«t Armagh Assures on I'iirs- daj found true bilN for manslaughter and misdef ineanour against all the railway officials ace of causing the recent di^.i^ter to an excursi n train, except Park, Crawford, and Fentoo, who weir discharged. The sentence of three months' imprisonment, i passed
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    Land Purchase in Brunei.
    441 193 Negotiations arc being privately madt bu.m for the purchase >>i large tracts ol Kind m the Tutongand Belait, streams which are nominally uicler the Government ol the Sultan of Brunei. We say nominally m consequence of the Sultan having no actual power m any part ol
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    219 193 Lieut. Leckie. of H.M.S. Sapphire, describes, m the Field of June 15th a curious incident thatoccurred at Colombo, during the vessel's stay there < In Saturday, April 27th, at about 8 A.M., an enormous mass ol bees swarmed under our foretop, almost covering the fore-end of the trestletrees, viz. a
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    The Town Hall.
    1137 193 The Municipal scheme fortalrfng over the Town Hall lor oilier- m consideration <>f a sum of money has enlisted the services ol a shrewd ally. His device is simple but telling he hopes to influence the male portion of Singapore through their womankind, and has addressed to
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    193 194 The Japan-Mexico treaty is signed m duplicate m Japanese, Spanish and Kngli>h. In case there should be found any discrepancy between the Spanish and Japanese text* it will be decided m conformity with the English text. The demolition of the half-built lire Engine House is proceeding and people are beginning
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    The Wreck ok the "Altnacraig."
    493 194 The first detailed account of the disaster li.'is been furnished by M. Alexander Nicolaeff, the travellingcorrespondent of the Daily TiUgraph, the Figaro, and El Tank, the leading journal m Constantinople. From it, says the Hongkong Telegraph, we learn that the Altnacrutf, which was owned by
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    Eastward Bound.
    2144 194 Departure from Singapore Cinchona bark exports from Java and (iovernment enterprise tea industry of Ceylon and the drawbacks m Borneo for competition with Ceylon the GovctHMtttt of Ceylon and the labour question Saigon and its sights the hot weather the Annamites the liberty of Chinese m liritish territories
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    1042 195 c following is the translation ol an IV published m the Lat P*u on the I' July 1 «i^ t hr.ided A maiden killed hunrier. is «-aid that on the I ;th diy of the sth moon, h is the birthday ol the God of War Kwan there is certainly
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    RUSSIAN PETROLEUM IN NETHERLANDS INDIA.
    294 195 Mi. Horatio Wood, I S. Vice-Consul at Batavia, reports to the State Department as t > 1 lows A trial consignment of 2,000 cases <n Russian petroleum ha- been landed at this put, and 10,000 cases have also been received by the same 1 firm
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    Japan and Extra-territoriality.
    641 195 The most-favoured nation treaty between Japan and Mexico was issued by Imperial Ordinance m Japan on July 17th. By it Mexican citizens are allowed the privilege ot going, remaining and residing m all parts of Japan, of there trading m all kinds of products and manufactures and
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    Penang News.
    607 195 Pittane Gazttie. < I )i Simon, li iiv i[).il livil Mcdi< il >Mi« ci <md l)i. M>( losky, olonial Surgeon, Province Wellesley, p.* it 1.1 v i 1 1 ti» Bukit Mertajam on the }rH m stanti and in«»pe< ted the site lor the proposed Pau« per I
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    1102 196 From a Hongkong paper Another field has just been discovered which ought to attract some attention, and where jointstock enterprise ought to find an outlet for its superfluous energy and money. Gold is said to have been discovered m Korea and m such quantities that stream washing" has been found
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    THE PAHANG CORPORATION.
    624 196 We reproduce the following rv C c fr' I t> the leading Irish financial p lll said l^fef f Irish Insurance and Finance m t cnt i(sWV re tor 1 iS M 3rd ultimo hinamar fc Judging from the various commute not u Jlr .lo ay have
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    YMKHANA MEETING.
    365 197 9 'I'ho t°li n g is the programme arranged nf meeting on Saturday. ;>i>t XK u gu^t. J ie H rs t race will at 4 i l m iharp- 1.— ;2O |rh Hrum 1 Race, Open t<> .til l- o mcr^ es Ij, .<;, and *i. Jfi
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    UNKNOWN
    2296 197 Jlli" indisputable truth that without a certain j^VI of mutual confidence, it is impossible for ■Id ti 1 <'M S i' 1 •"< organised so< ifcty, especially Ilietv so highly organised and so complex as B|( hina. Assuming this (1 s an axiom, it is Bless necessary to dire,
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    Dr. Nansen's Journey Across the Greenland Inland Ice.
    1252 198 ri Wmkly Times, 28th June)* At the Royal Geographical Society on Monday night, before a very large meeting at Burlingtonhouse, over which the Righi Hon. Sir M. E. Grant Duff presided, Dr. Fridtofi Nansen, the Greenland explorer, gave a description of his
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    276 198 1 1 mi^ht be worth Mr. Henry while to adopt this dodge when gi; mateiial for "My Second 1 y aM animal concerned being PJfnkij|fl moment faring about ''wJE^fl jungles, oblivious <•! the lipTt^v I which is to glorify him irtedum i from existence. My I i r J"^"* 1
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    461 198 The Sarawak Gazette contains the to!--lowing account of the recent measures talcen against Secret Societies m Sarawak At midnight on the i r th a strong force cl Sarawak Rangers u<» m number, under the Hon'blc the Resident, Mr. Daubeny and Captain Peck unit secretly up to S'kobang to endeavour
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER Corps Orders.
    280 198 SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER Corps Orders. By Major H. K. McCallum, r nl 'li In N if ommandant, S.V.A. ude Singapore i gth .owe I i. There will be a parade a« Q B Monday. the 12th inst., al ili<- Tow* ol 1 I Khakee clothing. All members win ct si il
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    UNKNOWN
    767 199 I ■&"<*?, Bxlj. Medt*. K)<" v ss (turned from the joth day of July tv made to his nsditOTS on thai date i order m the matter was made on the of |ulv 1889 .t lul itvm the observations 4^'' the Official Assignee on the statement of JR SU(
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    A Chinaman's Ball.
    1990 199 I lir following amusing account <>i a l».dl given at Singapore i>n Keb. 2ist, i^s~. cannot fail to interest M>me <>t our readers. It is published m Household Words of June Kjth, 1853. Such ot yum readers as have vitited live < n>i< l«- n 1 hersonese,
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    Fifty Years in Sarawak History.
    813 200 Sa ra wok da zette.) The craze lor celebrating the anniversary uf public events \vhi?h has taken such hold m civilized countries- and which has recently broken out, m more than one, m the torm of great centenial crlebr.itions is as yet unknown to the
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    OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE MATCH.
    1665 200 A Pit nic vt Lords. So far as fashion is concerned there is not much to choose between the University match and that engaged m by Eton and Harrow. There is only one event of the London season that is gayer namely, the Henley regatta -which
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    Singapore Cycling Club.
    256 201 I The Cycling Club had a most successful j if and enjoyable run on Saturday afternoon. *acm|# flu- route taken was t<> Selitar, and the J ap H ii»M miiuMii bungalow there had been selorrf) urrd for tin 1 day. Ml Six members turned out for the
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    Penang News.
    544 201 I {Pining <"'■'■ The Province Welle*ley Sports lub will liald a Lymkhana meeting al Prye to-morrow afternoon. I Nineteen cobras (tuJong sem/otu were brought I from the Province to the Police Office here on "I Tuesd i\ .nul destroyed. The Malay who caught J them received S ).S
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      Road Obstruction.
      150 201 SIR, —The traffic overt avepagh Bridge mow (thanks to you for continually drawing attention to ihe matter) admirably regulated by the police, but I would a-k you to call the attention of the authorities to the Bullock cart-, which bring earth for the Esplanade reclamation works. Especially m
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER ARTILLERY. Corps Order.
    129 201 SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER ARTILLERY. Corps Order. Uv Maioi H. M< Callum r.k., i .m.o. < umdt. S. V. A. I. Maioi Hojjgan's dutii lin the Royal Vrtillery preventing him from assuming Command of t^t* S. V. A ihc oinm md during Major Mc< alluni s absence from Singapore devolve on Capt.
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    Reuter's Telegrams.
    2137 201 H I i>m>"\. ii! 1 1 ly. I" the House <>t Lords, I -.l< ro»s announced that thirteen Commissions ni the \i I g infer r* a«»d Koyal Artillery would be "Hi ied lo student >■ Hill ege. I'n^l did h.i- iitiinjtiMlth.it shf i desirous thai the l-lnul
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION. Minutes of Proceedings
    3313 202 MUNICIPAL COMMISSION. Minutes o f Proceedings WsDMNpAY, July 17, 1 SB<>. Present Col. S. Dunlop C.M.G., (President.) Hon. Major McC tLLUM I .M.<.., Messrs. T. SoHST, R.W. Maxwell, Ta nJ uk Kirn, Lim Emo Kbko, J. R. CniniFßTsoN,' Tan Bemg Wan, I. d. Davidson. Absent Mr. C« K. Ck\m, The
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    Police Court.
    1098 203 The case of K. I. C. Shanks, charged with housebreaking, came up on remand before Mr. Hudson at half-past twelve on Tuesday. The lirst witness called was Captain Hodges. Samuel Charles Hodges.— l am .1 shipchandlec'^m representative and live m. N>>. 5. Grange Road. <)n Monday evening. |v
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    Correspondence.
    420 204 n June), has just t;ad OBSTRUCTION, n the island, althqt, vhich is unanim<^ r correspondent Tangftn m nay not cause rm, n n c r the above heading m Monhat about iSjo'g j ssue of your paper stat's that ■ears m Briti«j c over Cavenagh Bridge is now inguage
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    The Town Hall Question.
    398 204 To tut Editor. Sir. As a supporter of the Municipal scheme I think it is a matter for regret that the gentlemen who have formed themselves into a Committee to oppose it did not come forward eailier, and publicly give notice of their disapproval. Even now
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    ANNEXATION OF PAHANG.
    1394 204 hl< i It( H It i*, more than probable, s^ys the 117//,,, x flonH RtVteWt that nut one reader m a thousand m^pii!^ have noted the paragraph which appears m Jj£ n fl type m an out-of-the-way corner of a F. a p^B contemporary to the effect
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    Punjom and Sunchie Dua Samantan Mining Company, Ltd.
    863 205 $i The following is the Report of tbt r *i/ B dlinw Company presented t<> the Share--Afs holders at the third Ordinary half-yearly meeting held at the Office ol the ComI m P an Victoria, Hongkong, on Wednesday iA s the'/th August,
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    861 205 Mim i m m |'k«m ii dings. Pi rsimy, 3Hn Jui y, i88«j. PrtM m Col. S. DUNLOP C.M.0., Pir>idcnt!, Hon. Major Mrl mm m, k.i Messrs. I". Sohst, R. \V. M \xw cli., Tax i vk Kirn. Lim Knq Kfn«., I. R. I'IJTHBERTSOV, I \N Hi N«.
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    352 206 These items of business intelligence are to hand by yesterday's mail The report of the Central Borneo Company states that up to the date to which the accounts have b.em made up, namely, to the 25th of March m Singapore, and the 30th of June m London, the expcditure under
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    REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
    127 206 thif {For the Free Press. Creie. Prp r London, jtli August. Greece has. sent a tl ie note to the Powers urging them to interloroi vene an^ restore order m Crete, otherwise sma Greecg will be obliged to take steps to proj on tect her own subjects. nr
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    Crete.
    82 206 London, Bth August. The situation m Crete is grave. Greece has commenced naval preparations. The German Emperor \i Aldershot. The EmpefWT reviewed thirty thousand men at Aldershot. and expressed his surprise at the progress made m military matters. He paid a special compliment to the Volunteer Regiments, which he
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    Crete.
    61 206 Kngland has replied very guardedly to the Greek note, and m nowise encourages the attitude of Greece. None of the Powers have yet proposed concerted action on the Cretan question, but it is understood that the different Cabinets have decided not to allow it to assume proportions menacing the
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    Crete.
    74 206 London f2th August. Italy, Germany and Austria have sent a reply to the Greek note that they are averse to diplomatic intervention regarding Crete. France. The trial of General Boulanger has commenced. Germany. The Emperor has returned to Berlin. The Man brick Cask. There is widespread agitation tor the
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    Parliament.
    48 206 London, uthAujjfr During a discussion m the House of Commons on the vote for tbe Irish Magistracy, the Irish Members imputed to Mr. Balfour insulting gestures, and Mr. Harrington advancing upon him menacingly had to be forcibly withheld. [Received at 3.35 v. M. Aug. 13, 1 889.]
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      196 206 shipping. arrivals. s August 6. Esi'ANA, Span, str 594, Zavala, Manila, July 30, (ieneral and 12 Pas->engers, Mansfield Co.— T. P. GonwKßv, Fr. str., 885, Krager, Batavia, Au^;. 4. General, Mails and Passengers, Mess. Maritimea B. W GLCNCAIM, firit. str., 1,410, Brass, Swatow, |uly 30 General and 207 Chinese Passengers,
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      737 206 and 245 Deck Passengers, Mansfield k C>i.-~Jm Rajpoojana. Brit str 1,312. Stebbing. CalrutE 24, General and 60 Deck Passengers, Botilrj Co.— T.P. I Canton. Fr trans 2,936, Gadais, Odess,«P on 1,029 Rmwifti Emigrants, Boustead kCo j .fl NORTH BRN, Brit, str., 1.462, Richardson, F ltn W June 24, General and
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      663 207 (A'LAK WDORIKNTAI^ Pontianak. Aug. 11, '-A 1 lON "\ir.\M •t, Hongkong. A ■O ngers, Puttfanken H)ih v>- Nt v Hm;h"i 1 Aug. I I (r'-n ,\rf t \)f date 1 m wnidi rii 1 <. H, M ,,,t.d a, s d^^Vj. 6 t*- Swal m Kug B, I•.Ih r^ Bphn
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      601 207 August LiscAßo Bnt. >tr Campbell, for Batavii Hi c\rt-. Brit, rtr., Retw, for B tnjrkok. Hvi Leong, Brit, str., Myles for Malacca and Klang. Pa lit a ma. Brit, str Pranks foi Calcutta via p rt« Ski Sintang, Dut. rtr., Belken, lor Pontianak He< fob, BrH str., Thompson, foi Hongkong
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      549 207 \\tm. Brit, str., 45 q ■•ratej R^n^kok. Dec lj („••<•:. Gee Hong.— Dee.'ai |ara Uneertaifi. l 1 Pknang Bri< m 3H6, Duntop Satiuraog, Jery ?i General Pan Kirn I k Sorn —July 25. [ava, A'ig 1 4 -R Rbcoider, But Peeang Amjj 10 VII t;»m A M Staniev, \"i Jti
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    SHARE LIST, AUGUST 12th 1889.
    296 208 Cap Pd. up Shares Value Pd. Div. R.-mxkkV" I Singapore Slip o, Bentoug. Straits Tin. Goldfieras ol Siam, Ltd. H'kong 8t S'liai Bank. Jrichu Tin Trading o, Malay Pen. Prosp. O. Ketchau Pahang orp. Maynard i\ Co M Ld. Niw Oriental Bank. PahanK Corp. Ltd.
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  • Page 208 Advertisements
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      565 208 NOTICE. The Oph'm Farm of thr Residency, Banka, lor 1890 and for 1890, IS9I and 1892, will be let at Muntok on the i^rd September next. The letting of the Spirit, Gambling and Pawnbroker's Farms of said Residency for 1 SS() will take place at Muntok on th<- 24th September
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      397 208 FOR SALE. Am Imrroved VVharfedale Cylindei Printiiiu Machine, Demy, to print 24" by i s In dition, all complete. Latel) used for Pnnting the Frsi Prtu Weekly, but no K*iger required m con•equenceol rearrangement ol Press Room. Also an Albion Press, 1 tony, m good or<it r. Abo a quantity
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      351 208 ,M. Stebbing. CakuU J Passengers, Boul, 1 Civil \nm Mm j k))'] Sr t Ik..m«,vj6, Gadais, Odrss<f, lnl »th. V .nts, Boustead fc Co.V,, COnrl Albion »462, Richardson, /j,, the A nd Powder, Patersoaj .he Rrl 1 force 1 5 .,269, Elder, Liverpool s 0 S'koU :ck Passengers, MariNfief t
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      368 209 Kk \\[)MKil\|\: SIFAM 1 \t\os a )Ml^\^^ B.^rt^- NI W H M ■<' s Bk^ I i< I.K.W I XL v rioMi w vmij By F> '4 th Xl 15th Jt>' B 29th v 1 4th If ;-Ml 28th Tti 111 t<l-< j^K 10th M«*) 12th H 24th 26th B
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      524 209 rfONCKON'Ci AND SH WCHAI RANKING ORP< »KA I !< >\ PAID LIM API lAI 7 r>K. RESER\ E FIND I- SI RVI lABILII N "i- pRf PRIETO C of R I 'it D I R X C T< >X s Hon. J«»hx Bki i.-Ii Deputy Chairman W H Koi I
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      433 209 LAMBERT BROTHERS. SINGAPOkV. CARRIAGE WORK;. Ah lIAKNKSS \l \M I I < >R> Orchard Road, Singapore. KsT\BI ISHKII -i > M\\! I\(|Ikl Us i l|| U st |i! IM I! I a h i on ibh > 1 1 1 1 i < i■> 1 1 1 1> nl> STANHOPE
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      304 210 Telephone: DDI I^C P# OTII I Tel W ono .517. DnUUII 06 ol IL.L., 3* "tT MERSEY GALVANISING WORKS, W§ Norfolk St, LIVERPOOL. NorfolP|: MANUFACTURERS OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS OF CORRUGATED IRON BUILDINGS FOR HOME ftND COLOIH D Purposes, Framed either m Steel and Wrought Iron or Wood. fli SPECIALLY DESIGNED
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      84 210 HEIDSIECK Co.'s CHAMPAGNE. MONOPOLE, RED SEAL AM) RED FOIL SEC, ♦he latter dry quality is specially adapted to Englia consumption. Sole depot m Singapore, Messrs. JOHN LITTLE k Co. Sole Agent v RAITENBKRG, SCHMIDT A C«. nth Dec, 1886. THE STRAITS FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. Head Okkice, Singapore. Sikscribed Capital
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      50 210 Honourable: mkntion,kxh\^^B LONDON, 1862. Sii.vkr Mkdm. and First 1 \>s < 1- fl CALCUTTA KXUIMI I In Gold Mkdm., VI Internai ionai. Forestry X y Hdinbiri.h, 1884. fl^P JOHOR STEAM SAW MILM \Jr< Timber for Railway, House, Sliiphuifl' '""Si eral purposes. Johoir, near Singapore. L: f Singapore, 21st February, 1885.
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