The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (Weekly), 24 December 1890

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    16 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. THIRD SERIES. SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, 24th DECEMBER, 1890. No. 17S
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    CONTENTS.
    229 1 Leading Articles. Page. I Registered Medical Practitioners 7 M Arms Legislation 704 Secret Societies 704 The Loafer 7°5 Municipal Election Procedure 7°5 Future Educational Schemes 700 The Copper Coinage 7°^ Local. Paragraphs 7°7 Methodist Episcopal Church 7 11 Notes irom tne Lat Pan 7 11 Piracy and Murder near
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    EXCHANGE.
    51 1 (C'OMBCTIO li to Dhkmhi.k ."3- On London. Bank 4 m s 1 demand 3 5 Private credit! ft 3 "I (iociimtni*. b ID 1 3 i 3 in On IWOIA. Bankdu 224 On Ho«o*oiwi. BankdMnand I gPrivate 3<> dts On Jav\. is^..k dfinafd J }>r:v«'«tc I Sovikhk.n.s do buy;
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  • Domestic Occurrences.
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      BIRTH.
      17 1 On the iBtn December, at Mossbank, Grange Road, ihe wife of Joseph 11mm. of a »n.
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      MARRIAGE.
      20 1 At Grangemouth, 011 ihe 10th instant, Robert Yeats, t<> Bessie, second daughter o( m. «<" < hie Ksq.i Mean Mill, Stirling.
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      DEATH.
      20 1 On Ihe wrdinslant, at Queen Street, Singapore, Marie Hmiia, the beloved wife ol William Corby. Mauritius paper- please < opy.
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    Registered Medical Practioners.
    375 1 I December i ;tl»). i;\ Mr Bt'RKINSHAW'S useful amendment to Sect, i of the Excise Ordinance adopted by the Council with some little change, we have the introduction, as incidental tv that measure, of a clause which practically opens up the subject of medical registration in tins
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      7 1 SUNGEI UJONG RAILWAY. **gB»l£»o 11.1 Dec. 11.
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      62 1 WANTED A situation on an estate, by an experienced Planter (English) 17 yeirs in the Colfee and Sugar Culture in |ava Ihorouuhly acquainted with administration and Surveying. Addrcsi PALMER, 1 H Notice of Removal. T. GRAHAM, Watchmaker and I eweller has removed to temporar) premises, throiK-h the courtesy <»♦ H.
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      272 1 The Wki-k. The outward M. M. s.s. Sfgkalie* with London mail of Nov. 28 is expect^ to arrive here on Friday morning next (BoxinL r Day). The homeward mail is taken by the M M. s.s. Melbourne, arriving this morning 24th) and leaving this afjjrnoon. An extra mail was brought
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    Arms Legislation.
    1279 2 1)< cember i.Mh The decision arrived aty< *t< rday by the Court of Two Magistrates in the case ol two Malays charged with removing arms and ammunition pronounces the whole system with respect to passes u> cany arms under which the police have worked for years to be
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    Secret Societies.
    731 2 (December igtli). AN article which is reproduced to-day from the Whitehall Review gives a slight outline of the history of Chinese Secret Societies in this Colony, a notice of their recent suppression, or rather the suppression of societies not admitted to registration, and the conclusions to which the
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    The Loafer.
    955 3 (December jolh). WHAT shall we do with him?' i- a Q-a tio. wl.ii his continually arising in the lin(b o f those who an- bnmgbt »U> t a with that ckM "I individual known u> th e loafer. AH seaport towns an, some in,and cities know the «,l
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    Municipal Election Procedure.
    488 3 December 22nd). l\ Penang the election i<>r the vacancy on the Municipal Hoard has ended, like the election for the Tanglin Ward here, in failure through invalidity. In the Penanjj (iisr however, where there nrere t w < > «andidate* in the field, th<- invalidity was due
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    Educational Schemes.
    983 4 (December 23rd). li is customary l<>r the Governor in distributing the prizes lo the Raffles lntitution lo make some remarks upon the education of the Colony. SirO:< il Smith made no exception to this yesterday, ami the full report of his speech in another column will be read
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    Foreign Copper Coinage.
    767 4 1 r may be assumed that at this morning's Executive Council meeting the question of the Foreign Coins Hill has occupied a large place. It will occupy a larger place at to-morrow's Legislative Council meeting, tor it would be, we think, impossible to find a bill which
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    Local.
    314 5 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1890. The Supreme Court was not fritting this nn.rninir. the Chief Justice being away a! Malacca and Mr. Justice Goldoey having no rases before him. \t a general meeting of the Singapore Gat Company (limited), held l on the 19th Vov at the Cannon-stnrt Hotel, Air.
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    The Late P. & O. Casualties.
    190 5 The Late P. O. Casualties. Intelligence has arrived in Singapore by wire to the Agent of the I*. O. Company that the S. S. Nepatll, which was stranded in a dense fog on Plymouth Breakwater when upon her homeward voyage from Calcutta is now a total loss, the vessel having
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    THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1890.
    740 5 The s. s. MyrmidoHt which arrived from Hongkong yesterday morning, broug 2,000 new rickshas for Singapore. 'I hi-, is a pretty handsome addition t'> ihe already considerable number ol these "gondolas ol ih<- highways now plying in our streets. Id the Supreme Courl fore Mr. Justice
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    FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1890.
    506 5 I ho- m ho arc ;;> lit i) ibit i t&ina (a\ t-.-i^'i I»r t<;<»t will L«- plea* «1 to li> .11 that a coolie v. hauled up and fined for obstructing < ivenagh Bridge v\ itli his I le walk ;arrow en ugh, without having
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    The S.C.C. Dinner.
    147 6 In connection with the S. C. C. dinner on the 1 2th January, we are pleased to learn that 11. K. the Governor has consented to preside on the occasion. From Sir Cecil Smith's close official associations with both Hongkong and Ceylon, and the deep personal regard
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    Opium Pill Case.
    651 6 Chan Seng Kee and Chan Seng Yee were charged iviih being" in possession o( contraband pilL made ol clmndu. Defendants kept a chemists shop at 8 Philip Street. P. C. Ali went in company with chintings and deposed that be found a bundle containing pills in a
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    The Tanlin Ward Vacancy.
    322 6 11. E. the Governor lias nominated the Hbn'hle T. Shelford to the vacancy in the Tanglin Ward left unfilled by the -invalidity c! last Saturday's election. Mr. Shelford, we arc pleased to learn, has accepted the (iovernor's nomination. Under ihe heading ol "sewage Mid sugar' the
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    SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1890.
    379 6 TIIC total return of visitors to the Raffles Library and Museum during the week was The usual patuial for the accommodation of visitors at the New Year's sports is now being erected on the Esplanade. We understand that Mr. Andrew Currie is now Manager of the
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    MONDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1890
    1659 7 I lie Finance Committee in Hongkong lias voted the sum of fyo.ooo for a slaugh-ter-house and .Si 2,500 on a vote of *****0 for public laundries. The Rev. Geo. M. Wales has again left Hongkong for Annoy in the unlucky S.S. Xamoa. Captain Goddard of the
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    TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1890.
    150 8 There is a general I sion ol v. s(erda) in tin temporary, to i iot as an II I after the passing of the Foreign Coins I Jill. was, though amusing in its way, ex< lingly impolitic, and, taking Singapore history into account, little short of
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    ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL.
    871 8 Engineers v. Royal Arlillery. Yesterday afternoon a ver) good game was played between the Engineers' Asso« ciation and th<- R. A. on the Recreation Club ground, favoured l»v a dry lield and fair weather, witli i ght br< eze. Ihe Engineers kicked off, anJ in Ihe li st
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    St. Andrew's Cathedral.
    93 8 URISTMAS SeRVICI S, On lir:>t]!Ms l).i\' there will be celebrations of the Holy Eucharist at 6.15 A M., 7 15 a.m., and at the later service beginning with Matins at 11 \..u. At if a.m., 1' Preacher will be the Bishop <>l Singapore and Sarawak, and at
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    Municipal Commission.
    1091 8 Monday, Dec. 22, i" cm, Messrs. uthbcrtsoiL Shelford, Ucng Wan, Jink Kirn, Kng Keng, Maxwell, Sohst, and r M< t allum. In the absence through illness of the President, sh I ford ir«i 1 cted to take the chair, 1 c minutes ol the last ordinary meeting (l>
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    Baring Bros.
    610 9 On the 15th the temporary difficulties ol Mi ssrs. Baring Brothers were completely arranged. A meeting of the representatives of the joint-st*xk banks and of others interested took place at the Bank of England, when the matter was finally concluded. It is universally acknowledged that the Bank of
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    Notes From the "Lat Pau."
    301 9 (Translated for the Singapore Free Press.) Dec. sth. Commenting upon a letter from a Correspondent regarding the Earth, the Editor says, in a leading article, that lie agrees with the Europeans in tl» (> belief that the shape of the Eirth is glottularand that the
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    Piracy and Murder near Hongkong.
    737 9 N vKKou i-.-( II i MR. IJEOHCiI M- V\ kLfc>». This gentleman, vrell Known f^r bis net lion with mission-work in tlic E isl wrho just the oth< r da) visiti d l adHn sscd audi re, baa bad a vellousl) narro i i 1
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    Perak News.
    426 9 Ad-. UN I. MI n i —Mr i. iV \l be I in in n, >!li. cr, Xi ian Mr. A. M irr.iv lo be .t. rerak Sikbs Mr Bi tan (Jayaor to be acting A*si*taot AudiUj Leave.— Mr. oA. Lt-iroy. extended foe 6 months from Oct. 4
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    MALACCA NOTES.
    617 10 {From our own Correspondent.) At the election on Friday ihen were not sufficient votes to elect a Municipal Commissioner in ili«- place ol Mr. Pan Tek (ivan, who was the elected Commissioner to retire this year, Mr. Tan Tek Guan secured 10 votes and Mr. E, Smith 3
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    Singapore Debating Society.
    1005 10 There was not a large attendence at the Parliamentary Debating Society last night, a postponed meeting. A new member, Mr. Mitchell was introduced. Mr. Ilollowav asked whether the attention of tlu* Government had been called to t lu* fact that although there was only one nomination at
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    Police News.
    1515 11 In the Court of two Magistrates (Messrs. Thornton and Anthonisz) two Malays Haji Abdul Rahman and Hadi Abdul Ahmat were charged with carrying arms without a license. The case came before Mr. Woodward, who declined to declare the arms forfeited, as reported in our issue of yesterday 1
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    REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
    1102 11 i Ceylon indtbtHdtnt.) Washington, Secretary Windom con»iders that existing surplus of silver will, f« r sometime be an impediment to any pcrmenenl steidy advance in the metal. ashington >. The Treasury to-day purchased three hundred and twenty-one thousand ounces of silver at 105*4^ to 105*95. London, 4. -Lord
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    Eastern Companies.
    435 12 At an extraordinary general meeting <•! the Eastern Extension Ail Iralasia and c hina Tt Lgraph Company (Limited held on ihc 19th Nov. at the offices, Old Broad-street, Sir John Pender presiding, 1 ition passed at tl.e meeting on i)< l 12 I li«'!i-m^ lli- 1!. benture btock
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    The Intercolonial Matches.
    78 12 The follow ing are the i rtainlies for t lu* Hongkong team. Messrs. Blair, Sercoinbe, Smith. Campbell and Ram played against the Straits on the occasion oi the visit o( •Ji.it team lo I longkong K. M. Blair, R.E., CV.pt. Dunn. A.S.C C. S. Barff, T. S.
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    Late Telegrams.
    587 12 Rangoon Papers, 1 ah utta, 3rd i >cc. The Commission appointed by the Government ol India to enquire into ihc rising of the Native Passenger Ships Ait. held its first meeting here on Monday, Dr. A. S. Lctthbridgc presidingi Sir Henry Morland arrived from Bombay yesterday lo a«tqpd
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    NOTES FROM WESTERN BORNEO.
    1021 12 [Front a Correspondent.) Scratnpang has been killed, and his head will I>,' sent to Pontianak." Such was ihe newi I i^>t from l.nul.ik a short lime ago ami sure enough t'u- head arrived in a kerosine tin on the evening (•I the .sth inst. and the
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    Java News.
    898 13 f/TfMI #«f nyi Corespondent.) NKJlchleh.Acl.cen.rccnilyaEun.p.an^l.Kr |,i,,,M II without any known MM ami a few Z an-thcr K uropcan soldier took lv« own iin'hcKra.on. A comrade of .he I ,m-r I esed a «M •'> his lommandant 10 pveth. ESv a decent interment and forth,, purpOM II Ived live
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    THREE YEARS IN THE FAR EAST.
    2025 13 INTERVIEW vII II 'oik IK w MUM. COMMISSIOMIJL" [Pali Malt Gaftk.) "Our Travelling Commissioner* 1 has returned to OldCngland after his three years' trip round the world, One of our representative* made his way to his chamben the »>tlnr day, and alter much difficulty
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    A New Dock for Rangoon.
    321 14 1 lie annexed paragraph from the Ran* Times las an apparently direct bearing upon the Dock Company interests at Singapore: A Dock f->r Rangoon.^Rangoon has long •il In. in w.int <-t a do(k, in which ships of 'i bfl i' pa .1. Ships of any
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    Professor Vita's Entertainment.
    233 14 Phere »vas but a small audience at the Town Hall last ifight [17th) at the second performance Professor Vita, Miss Tioxio, and the Juvenile Troupe. The programme w.is similar to the one arranged for Saturday, pianoforte m>los. songs, and a farce. The latter Wanted a young lady,"
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    Water Polo.
    392 14 Yesterday, (1 8th) before a number of spectators a most enjoyable and exciting game of water polo was played in the bathing pond at the foot of Fort Canning by two trams of 36 S.D.K.A., Right and Left Halt Batteries. Play commenced at 4.30 and was even on
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    The Intercolonial Matches.
    161 15 Below will be found the names of the Cricket Team from Ceylon, all the members of whom belong to the Colombo Club, in addition to in several instances being members of up-country clubs. Colombo CRICKET Team. 1. Geo. Vanderspar (Capt) 2. C. B. Parrinton. j, l\ Stephen-.
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    MALACCA NOTES.
    491 15 Ifrmmrni* Connpottdmto On the Chief Justice taking *«*<■" Wednesday the Attorney-General asked L leave to Mention ihe 'Hank Case, W M Sat they would not trouble ibe %L to try this cas. the part,,, had Kme to an arran^emenl by whicli th. o and the costs oi Ihe
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    SELANGOR NOTES.
    375 15 'ilrvui our oivit '< tn.'i/ri.'i.f Hurrah! ire Sire to gel an S.V.A. of our own in Selangor. The joke going round (it is not original) is why is Nelson like the S.V.A.? Because the lasl thing Nelson did was to clic for hifl i puntry and thai would
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    SECRET SOCIETIES AT SINGAPORE.
    1597 15 Whitehall AYr. ■<•;.•. > It would probably !><• u.ll within ihe mark to assert il> it n<»t more lhan t>u<' in every len of our newspaper-reading public has aught but an indefinite idea regarding the important Kin li colony known as the Straits Settlements. India we
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    Mining in India.
    1060 16 The views expressed on mining royalties in the article quoted below (trom the Indian Agt iculturtst) are precisely similar to those urged in this paper with reference to the operation of the Pahang Mining Regulations m y >d the horse-leechery" ot the Government policy. The gist of
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    EMIGRATION FROM MADRAS.
    1210 16 < Madras Times.) Brief as are the comments made by officials upon the mass of statistics annually published in reg.»rd to Emigration! there is usually interesting matter in the annual reports. It has been said in some quarters, that the extent of emigration from India is so
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER ARTILLERY.
    195 17 ORFS OrDKKS. Orders by Major H. E. McCallu-n, R.E., <..M.<. Commandant S. V. A. Singapore, DtC, iyth t :S<jo. I. The f blowing member-* are qualified fur promotion to the Rank of Sergeant. Gr. H.Coghlan, B. Sub-division, (ir. Makepeace I). Sub-division. 11. The following appointments and promotions
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    A New Line of Mail Steamers.
    818 17 ll U n w <■> ,irl\ '••i.t, years »incr the steamers known as the Kings in Line, i belonging to ili»* |)fuu h,- Dampfschiffj Rhederei zu Hamburg, firs! began t«» run out to the East. Next \».ir will see further development <»i ihe <
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    The Opium Pill Case.
    371 18 In tin i ase of Seng K« c and S. n i cliarged with 1 eing in pos n otcontraband chandu pills, in which Mr. Woodward reserved his judgment, Mr. Logan for the defence made an application to allow a further Witness to b< called as
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    Dr. Parker on the Modern Sermon.
    1297 18 At the annual London Coi nal I'nicn, l)r J. < ity 'it tuple, d addn I nut in the light to the whole* ork i ttmplated tl hurch. I- f*t\m9 «r<arii»a Ut ll i i trial Iti llie [i was (I rcful I state
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    THE 'NAMOA' PIRACY CASE.
    3015 18 THE NAMOA' PIRACY CASE. M \(.isi \ki \i. |\(n nn Fhe identity of the pir.ite leader discovered Mr. Wodehouse held an inquiry al the Mainstracy this afternoon (lath) into the circumstances connected witli the dealhi which occurred in conlMti n with the piratical attack on the Xamoa. I he fallowing
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    The Photographic Exhibition.
    1003 20 No less surprise than pleasure must have been experienced by the large assemblage of visitors who wt re the guests of the Singapore Photographic Society yesterday afternoon, upon an inspection of the extensive display ot the work of the Society at the exhibition in the Town Hall.
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    Land and Property Sales.
    96 20 Two sales of land which took place on Thursday by Messrs. Crane Bros, realised (9,600 and $33*000 respectively. The former was in Boat Quay and the latter, with 23 houses on it. in North Bridge Road. The property in the Square, occupied by Messrs. Hoon Keat
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    Singapore Annual Regatta.
    322 20 The programme for the New Year Sra sports, under the Presidency of H. E. the Governor, is now issued by the Hon. S*c Mr. I. l\ Joaquim. The evenli are as follows SIILING Racks. 1. For Men of War Cutters, once round the course (about 8 miles)
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    Goverment Gazette.
    194 21 H- H Governor lias been pleased lo aopoint provisionally Mr. Tan |iak Ki.n an Unofficial Member of the Legislative Council, vice the Hon'ble Seah Liang Seah resigned. Mr. J. B. Elcum has been appointed to act as District Offior the Dimlings vice Mr. A. '1 Bryant, on leave.
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    Sungei Ujong.
    206 21 A correspondent sends us these notes from Sungei I Jong, calling attention to the question of Ceylonese and the abuse of the knife in the Straits:— Messrs. Herft and Prins, the newly appointed Surveyors from Ceylon, arrived here last week. The former was retained in Sungei I Jong
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    PENANG NEWS.
    250 21 (ft**!*, Dec. i6ih 1890 1 cillor, ami Mr.wcum, BrvMtwhofa Ming away <» leave, mi »«w"w dn Ti,e IM Mm.l X mm and I'"""-'"'!; bu, 1 «a| l ,w«v,r,unan,nou-l l^. |r the leading arti< i, appeared n thai m on the 6th instau yarding ihcjeti eds I We regret
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    Notes from the "Lat Pau."
    446 21 Dec. 1 1 tli With reference t<» the i<-. si^nation <>l Mr. Se<\U Liapg Seah, late Chinese member ol the Legislative Coun< il the Editor brings forth the names of several Chinese gentlemen whom In- considers as thr best successor in th** vacant post. Mr.
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    St. Joseph's Amateur Dramatic Society.
    306 21 St. Joseph's Amateur Dramatic Society. On Saturday nigh! a vcrj fuldramalic performance irai given by the member* ol thii Society, nearly all lurmer pupil 8 of 1 1. v > on .'•half of the fuiv rs Orj n ige <he > it phi was 1 lie Ma -i h J
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  • Correspondence.
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      707 21 The Cam un <>i ihe Sth uts l c ims. T«) i ii i E&DITOIL Dear Sir, -On my return to Singapore a few days ago I was informed "I the n suit of the General Meeting at tin- S. t held on the r-t in-t, which OtlSted Mr. Hornbv
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    The Fight in North Borneo.
    1230 22 To mi Editor. Sir, In the weekly edition ol your paper dated 26th NOVI is published a letter from. a correspondent who signs himself Killing no Murder/ 1 in which he criticises the way Messrs. Hint and lle- it conducted an expedition to enquire into
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    Singapore Rifle Association. Scottish v . English.
    579 22 Singapore Rifle Association. Scottish v English. I his match, six a-side, took place on Saturday afternoon at the Association Range at Halestier, the competition begining shortly after 3p. m The weather though tine was not quite ideal shooting weather there being occasional changes of light throwing the targets alternately into
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    The 58the Lily Minstrels at Tanglin.
    418 23 i From our occasional Cttttc.) The Minstrels tried a higher flight than they have attempted yet last Friday night, before a full house. In the lirst part, styled a Musical Olio Mr. Philpott, in the comic duet, as a little girl, had quite copied
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    Cricket.
    119 23 Fine weather on Saturday enabled the S. C. C. to play the lir>t match for several weeks. The opposing team was an Eleven captained by Mr. (iarrard. and tinchief feature of the game was the batting of Mr. Birch, which won the day for the Club by J(j runs.
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    New Year's Sports, 1891.
    174 23 The followiog it the Programme of the Shore Sports, to t* held on Thuwday, the lit ot January. comnendnK at 10 M. sharp. I'or natives only llat Race for men, *x> y-»r«U, 3 pn*« Sl Mat Race for boyt, ico yards, j prwes— fa, i co
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    LATE TELEGRAMS.
    925 23 ri nm I 'ey 'on Pal l.i l, I),-.-. \i-. lialfours Hill* ioi ihe r, lief •>> distress in <• i Irel in I t»v opening up I i work- and road c instruction h*ive p issed m > 1 1 > I loUSeS of I 1 1
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    SELANGOR GOVERNMENT RAILWAY.
    75 24 The following is tin Abstract ol I nilli< Earnings* for the Mouth i i Nov. iN'j s r rassengi rs o r 5" I lorses, ;imm^i s and So Bxtra Luggage 163 yi Special Trains Tot.-il (< ;k hinj< ;.;>; iS k (kls „.19,228 ('S Live Stoi
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    Tanjong Pagar Land Co.
    138 24 1 he meeting adjourned from Mond.iv last was held at noon to-day, (22nd) when four shareholdi rs only \\< re present. These, however, under rule 67 formed a quotum. Mr. J. Anderson presided, and 11 v*u others present \\< re Messrs Crane and X Nanson directors
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    RAFFLES INTITUTION.
    3259 24 1 he annual dislril ml ion ol I *i iies in i onn<( lion with the above Institution took l>!a«- last night 22nd in tli«' large room J»t the East end of tl Hoy's v hi< h pr< ttil) de< 1 raU d with 1 \< rgn 1
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    The Girls' School.
    661 25 )n tin* conclusion ol th<- distribution bl th< prizes in the Boys' School, Ili^ I'A« flit-in y, accompanied l»y Lady dementi Smith, and most ol ihe visitor-, went to the (jiil> School, where in <>nr of ihe largest rooms were assembled the prize- win tiers I Inschool
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    The "Lily" Troupe at Tanglin.
    215 26 Last nighl Fheatre the 58th Lily N ari< I n upc l;.i\ 1 a vei y good Cli i ti der the patronage < i Lit 1. < the officers of th rcgi nany were present, i <• the same as on Fri I of
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    Meeting of Visiting Justices.
    236 26 The ordinary annual nn < I isitii Justices as held terday in tin- Ex< hange R< iom, tin Chain Janus Miller, pre! idmg. Tin i pn sent Messrs. Ila four Lees, C. G 1 son, Tan Jiak Kirn. and Tan I Siak. The Chairman opened the*
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    WEAK LUNGS.
    574 26 dii dcri ;al le fr >m ii- many tl at v at to 1 c used in the body than xwisc. 1 lie fact of the mat* I i rk calls for in irch, mdi I ckl supply, and that, with or i meat s out ol the
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  • REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
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      The Money Crisis.
      63 26 Dec. i6ih. —The Ametftrart financial situation has materially improved. It is believed that the Washington Treasury with .1 view of relieving the stringency in t' i toncy market, favours the purcliasi p.; i>! tht* w!i \r si >ck ol t urteen million own sol stiver and a
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      The Money Crisis.
      100 26 Dec, 16th. —Silver securities are advdiui md rising ik New York owing to the Li lit that prospects are favourable for legislation. Senator Sherman will introduce to the Senate on behalf of the Republican Caucus, after conference with the Hon. \V| Windom, Secretary of the freasury, a
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      57 26 London, Dec. f]t/s.—The Freedom of the City of Edinburgh granted to Mr. Parocll ha.> been cancelled. riii. American Silver Bill. Ihe Caucus having discussed Senator Sherman's bill regarding the purchase <>t the surplus silver decided to elimiuate^the proposal to issue two per cent, bonds tor the one
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      The Silver Question.
      47 26 London, Dec. tSth.—At a meeting of the Camus the Republican Senators rejected tin* liill for the free coinage. England and Portugal. The Marquis of Salisbury has Bummonr ed to London Mr. Rhodes in order toconfeu>u;i tin- Anglo-Portuguese difticultv. <) 50 A M Dee. i<). 1896
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      The American Silver Bill.
      81 26 London, Dec, /<>.—The Republican l>ill has been finally dratted and will be presented to the Senate shortly it provides for the purchase of the bullion surplus amounting to twelve million ounces within the year but not exceeding three millions monthly, this in addition to the present
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      50 26 London, jo h Dec. —It is considered doubtful whether the House of Representatives will agree to any law affecting Silver during tho present Session. c uki-im is Weather. There has been a very heavy fall of t»noM in Great 1 Britain. v.30 \.m.. Dec. 2j, 1890.]
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      The Behring Sea Question.
      36 26 i'l udon< linn' Da.—The New York Herald states that President Harrison declines to submit the Behring Sea difKculty to arbitration. EI.MT. 1 1) k^yptian "Budget shews a surplus vi half a million.
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      488 27 Ea 1 Africa. Major VVissniann has recalled Kmiai Hash. Hic-onMquenceof .iiM,'H-v: ni r OI ,i tI [9.30 A.M.. In, 23, I*B9o. r l)eC U 7^Z Hebe: from Wi.- Messrs Gnege and Schilling J£ A "'< •*'''< :fr.«nP.,k« -Mr. v.t BrawnDec. i7:~Her Pekin: from Undon. Mr H. MacGmor, Mr. W. W.
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      528 27 VfrnusA Brii > i > I I I J Sti > S. Ci \\llll 1 r. Hi it. M Cl.i General. R t how Phy%, I X (1 itral, M r, 1 r Dm 1 I\. 11.I 1 I I > 1;. lie M n \i.\\ M%sc:otti tr., 2,2 II;
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    SHARE LIST, DECEMBER 23rd, 1890.
    288 28 Hicomr ft S'h.u Bank. 148% Prcm. 7,500,000 7,500,000 60,000 125 125 Mew Oriental Bank. £50 last sale. I -v><*>, <>.>.> £.5^,100 5° 5° 6 p.c. l.minng Pa»ar Dock. 1193 Sales. i,4oo,<*x) 1,400,000 14,*****0 100 10 p.C. Dcbenttties6px. Par Last sale. 850,000 Vcw Harbour Dock Co.
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      65 28 rFor Europe. Norddeutscher Lloyd. The Imperial German Mail steamer SACHSEN t Captain vow GossbLi hiving left Hongkon^ on the 2 1st instant, may be expected to at rive here on the 25th instant, one will probably be despatched on Friday the 26th instant, for Europe, f*M the usual ports of
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      583 28 Glengarry, Brii tfr., Webster, I r V mn>r, Colombo and London. KianAnn, Brii. -tr. Ro*eiK for Pakan via ports. Fs\RKi lirit. -ir.. I luHs^n, 4« Diainlnc. Sishan, Brit. str.. Siovdl. for S,« •«•>« and hina. I.m rtes, Hrii. tr.. Scale, lor Hongkong and t December 2 Tai Wax, M- it.
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      410 28 Horn Head, Baioum, Oct. 1 lit sii\in.i>, New York, Nov.^s; Pxl.vmep, Hongkong, Dec. 23 Dec 30. !'n\MKs, Hongko g, Drc 26; Dec. 31. D.ikmnxm, Hongkong, |an. 2\ J in. 7. Sutlbj. Hongkong, Jan. 0; Jan 14 Y\n(.-isk. Hongkong, Jan. n>. J 21* Pkkin, Hongkong, Jan. 2 t > Jan. 2s.
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      315 28 Konnskk, Dut. str.. (u)6, Brock murdr, Penang, \)cc. 15, (i^'MM,il, Bou>tead Co. Dec. i;, I'mi nain. I .P. Recorder, B>ii. -tr., «>;o. Breton, Pcn^ji^, v 19, (.4)1.-, E. E. A. C r.fiCo. t A— Dec 21.-V.H. SHERAKU Osbokn, Brit, str., 875, Fawcus, Banjoewangie, An-. 18, Cable, K. B, A. cV
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      216 30 POWELL CO., AUCTIONEERS, SINGAPORE. tFL'HMTCRF All FURNITURE, &t For Sale F °m 'c* Chests Dress Stands. "^btjl Toilet Glassks. Doob Mats. r °i' h l Services. !l:H£i :;i lATED CATALOGUESTFRKE. wSL. FURNITURE LAN UK I(»R\\ VRDKI U AL STEAMEI S 10 THE NATIVH STATES, SI'MATRA AND BORNEO, No. 517. I
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      67 30 NORTH BRIJISH AND MERCANTILE INSURANT E C( LMPANY. FIRE I*l I'AKT.MI.Ni arc reduo d rat( ,li i io p< rc< K< li per ct i,i < i* |h-i ci ut. Iss i i-r ctnt, discount 1 ii I'• k Cuinpa \\< in i less io unt. j to beh: HEIDSIECK
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      48 30 HONOURABLE MENTION, EXHIBITION SII.VKR Ml.!) \l. Flßfl LASS LKI'IIU AIB I 4 I I'll** II V I I.IM A t) I I 1 1 1 1 v I OrJ. JOHOR STEAM SAW MILLS Co. Timber toi Railway, Home, Shipbuilding and gei> cralj>urposes, Johore, near Singapore* J. MKLDKL'M, Manager
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