The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (Weekly), 8 January 1895

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  • 18 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. WEEKLY MAIL EDITION. THIRD SERIES. TUESDAY. JANUARY Bth, 1895. No. 389
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  • 294 1 flic Yeai ISO 4, i 5 r i quor* Ordinance 5 t 1 1 cv Resign 5 n Easy junction, 0 ol the Crown Prince of Siam, 6 x nporl for Our Representatives, 6 ri Nfws. jee Court. Rcsbl Not Evil, 7 Charge ol Foiye»y Against a European, 13,14
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  • 114 1 (January 7.) Fit 34.75 Gambier 8.55 do. Cube No. 1 1225 do. do. No. 2 10.25 Pepper, Blade (ordinary Spore) 9.50 do. White, (FairL/W==s^J 1875 Nutmegs 150s to the ib.) 91. Mace (Bandaj 96. Cloves (Amboina) 22. Bali Coifee (10% Blacks) 42.50 Pengerang Liberian 41. Tapioca, small pearl (Fair
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  • 328 1 MONDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1894. The Year 1894. Here shall the Press the People* right maintain, L'nawed by influence and unbribtd by gain j Here patriot Truth her g lorious precepts draw. Pledged to Religion, Loyalty, and Law. Introductory. In looking for the keynote to the history of the Colony for
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  • 13474 1 This moment is peculiarly opportune for the presenting of a retrospect of the whole much-agitated question of the Military Exaction 1889. Towards the close of the year Sir Cecil Smith, in his address on the Estimates for 1890, foreshadows an increase of Military Contribution, in connection with
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 176 1 AVER'S Cherry Pectoral HAS NO EQUAL lt>r. THE RAPID CUKi: OF Golds, Coughs, Influenza, and SORE THROAT. It will relieve the most distressing tressing cough, i£rVorto»Xvf\ soothe the In i^ffOy "I fi 1 flamed mem f f T Ibraue, loosen r I CHERRY Jilthe Phlegm. VggAjQ v "F f and
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 469 1 THE WEEK. The next mail from Europe is expected to arrive by the N. G. L. s.s. Maria Valeric on the 11th inst., with English mails to the 17th ult., being followed oh the 16th., by the M. M. s.s. Oceanien with London dates to the 2 1st ult. This
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  • 505 5 The Liquors Ordinance. (January 2nd Thkrf; is a point in connection with the introduction cf the Xew Spiiituous Liquors Ordinance that will have to be settled at once. We understand that the Farm is sending out notices under Section 29, calling upon persons to give a
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  • 1415 5 (January 3rd.) THE year :Sqs begins with a that does not bode well for what so many of us hoped would be the swift joining of issue on Lord RiPON's despatch. We have had five years of marching and countermarching. The Unofficuds and other agencies that have
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  • 572 6 (January 4th COLOMBO, it is well-knowti, disputes with Hongkong the title of the Charing Cross of the East. There is something to be said for both claims, and perhaps the vote of an impartial arbiter would say the claims, subject to certain dissimilar conditions, were practically equal.
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  • 421 6 (January sth THERE will be the sincerest sympathy in this Colony, which has many friendly ties with Siam, in the sudden and sad bereavement that has fallen upon His Majesty the King. At a moment when the European Community of Bangkok was engaged
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  • 389 6 To-DAY it would be premature to comment at any length upon the news of tin: action taken by the Unofficial M embers of Council and the public bodies ivhoi have so quickly and spontaneously afforded them the fullest support in their power. Ibe Governor is absent
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  • 1621 6 [January ytU. Seen are the circumstances ol the ]>r\tish subject in a (.'roar. Colony like this, that it is but rarely, almost n< ver in fact that he is called upon iv assert even in the most indirect way the liglu- and rivileges that arc his
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  • 119 7 The programme for the New Year's Sea Sports to be held to-morrow is: (i) Police whale boats (2) canoes and open boats. 17 feet long and under; (3) Malay sampans (4) Malay sampans, medium (5) Malay sampans, small (6) Malay criehs ('7) Malay colehs, medium, [8) Malay
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  • 906 7 The First Electric Power Plwt iv the Native States. An electric power plant has just been installed at Rawang by Mr. W. A. Foster, for the present holders of* the once famous Rawang Tin Mining Concession, Messrs. K. Tamboosamv Pilhv and Leo Jew. The object of this
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  • 404 7 As our account of the proceedings of the Marine Court Inquiry in the Saladin collision case was necessarily brief on Saturday, the following summary of Mr. Egerton's remarks on the assembling of the Court may not be without interest. Before delivering the finding he thought it
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  • 306 7 Seventeen estates with personalty exceeding 500,000/. each have been reported during this year, namely, those <>f John Knowles, aged <»5, Pendlebury, colliery owner Q 531,604 John Clark, 66, Paisley, thrjad manufacturer... 545.42 3 liarl of Elective, 4<>, grandson ot Alderman Thompson, an iron merchant 594»3 1
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  • 134 7 Can any of our gallant friends of the ioth throw light on the origin of a saying that has arisen in connection with their territoria! place of origin. In a certain divorce case the petitioner had objected to the frequency with which the co-respon-dent sought the respondent's society. Or> the
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  • 2048 8 (Written for the Singapore Free Press.) At 5 p.m. on 18th December the B. I. Steamer Secundra left Tanjong Pagar with the representatives of the S. C. C. selected to play Pcrak and Penang. Oar team was not so strong as originally selected, for among
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  • 636 8 We arrived by the Mena at about 6 a.m. on the 24th, and after a much needed bath and breakfast on shore, began the cricket at 1 1. 15 am. Grant won the toss and of course we went in, as the wicket was very
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  • 141 8 Straits men well up in the Championship. The Hon. Sec. of the Golf Club, Mr. J. \V. B. MacLaren has this morniug received the following telegram r" Calcutta, Dec. 30th, 6 56 p m. Brown, fourth Sthen, fifth!' This has reference to the Championship of India and
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  • 513 8 Hk Advisks Ceylon Crekpers to Join the Gold Boom. A Ceylon paper in noticing the arrival of Lord Percy Douglas, says going home not long ago he got married and also floated tho South Australia Gold Fields Company and Exploration Company with a capital of
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  • 209 8 An ad valorem duty of one per cent, is imposed on the value of all sugar exported from Perak after Jam ist, iBov The sS. Tenasserim reports baring; signalled the British -ship Thirl mere, of Liverpool, in tat s°s4'N and long &5 r o&'K. on December 21st. She wished to
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  • 677 9 A neat little enamelled pocket diary with ivory tablets, comes from Messrs! Robinson Co. The entries for the Penang Races will lose not later than noon on Saturday :nd February, instead of on 9th January. The mail steamer Rosetta left Colombo p.m. on Sunday, the 30th
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  • 287 9 The following official letter has been sent us tor publication Sir,— lt has been stated at a meeting of the Hongkong Sanitary Board, that plague had broken out in Amoy, and a report to that effect sent to His Excellency the Governor of
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  • 668 9 The cable ship Recorder completed her repairs to the Banjoewangie-Port Larwin Duplicate cable on the 25th December and returned to the Cable Wharf, New Harbour on Monday evening at 6 p. m., having called in at Banjoewangie on her way back to see that the cables were all in good
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  • 1208 9 Yesterday morning opened fair for the day's sport, affording a delightful contrast to the execrable weather which attended the Sea Sports last year, and which necessitated the Land Sports being put off until a later date than usual. Except for the intense heat the weather was all
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  • 587 9 The Hongkong Daily Press quotes Lord Ripon's Despatch ami makes some comments thereon, which, however, are in great part vitiated by an entire misunderstanding of the Colony's position. That it imagines to be this The case of the colony is that it should be called upon to
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  • Correspondence.
    • 835 10 The Unofficial Members of Council And Their Doyen. Vo thk Eorrca. Sir, The Weekly Topicist's humorous I though somewhat caustic remarks on one blatant unofficial member of Council none the l»-ss broadly repr^s^nt the opinion of ino-t thinking members of the rommunity f yet t us not blame tHe li'>:.'Mt?
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  • 264 10 New Year's day brought us the returns of imports and exports for the three months rnded Sept. 30th. The recapitulatory statements give the following parti- ['ori s (exclusive of treasure). Note: -The whole trade has been converted 10 Sterling a! t !<; average (demand) rales for the
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  • 600 10 f/'Vtfjfi our own or respondent.* Batavia, 2SIII Dec, 1 594 liie i^-t week !>;i^ been without note, excepting foi almost continuous rain and the X'mas holidays. On the .'is! inst., a large and very successful ball was given by the Concordia Club to the officers who had returned
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  • 11 10 Mr. W. Hartley Hunting is the new veterinary surgeon for iVrak.
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  • 839 10 Vavena Seconder, appellant, v. Regina (on the prosecution of B. C. T. Gray) respondent. Mr. Justice Collyer, in giving his judg- j ment in this case, which was an appeal j from a recent decision of the Court of I wo j Magistrates, said he had considered this
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  • 69 10 I '1 be first shipment of Kebao [Tonkin) coal arrived by 'the German steamer Declma on the 29th tilt., from P 1 Wallut. j riii> Company, a rival«to the ilongay mines is sai<j to bt: backed by strong syndicate, and i. is c.ia :ii--: ih<tt Kchao coal is equal to
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  • 807 10 On the occasion of the New Year M. Paul Antoine, acting French Cor.Mil in Singapore, was appointed an Oflicter dv Dragon d'Annam. 11. Divi Rassaya, th<acting chancellor, has been ■ppotated Chevalier de I'Ordre Royaleda Carabodge The chartered French tramifiort Cher bon will call here on the
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  • 520 11 Semi-Final Tie. PL A. I. LIPICOLHSHIRE 11. These teams met on the Recreation Club ground last night to decide who should contest the final against the Volunteers. Once more was it the unexpected that nof-ned The R. A. were somewhat I ivourftes, as they had beaten the
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  • 187 11 J. Frasei arrived this morning 1 as Pahang. been generally said thai "O.K.' 1 >id< i Andrew Jackson's abbreviAll Correct/ 3 Professor T. ol the University oi Alabama, thinks that President Jackson -»< the phrase from the Choctaw 4 in which the word Ok< h," is all right." ket match,
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  • Correspondence.
    • 102 11  -  Amateur Cyclist To the Editor. Di.AR Sir, Referring to your note in yesterday's issue on the nou appearance of starters for the Bicycle Race, may 1 be permitted to point out that were a Medal or Cup presented for this event no doubt
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    • 189 11 With reference to the letter sent by a correspondent, Citizen. to this journal and inserted yesterday, in which he alludes to the difficulty of getting gentlemen to serve as Unofficials, and to the obligations the Colony lies under to the Senior Unofficial member, it is necessary to say a word
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    • 525 11 He Circumvents the Trustful Swazi with Str uts Tactics. History Continues jo repeat itself." THE BETRAYAL or THE SWAZIS. (To the Editor of the Pull Mail Gazette.) Sir, Information c\ the most remarkable and piinful kind has reached me to-night from an undoubted source. Lord
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    • 172 11 Singapore is presently to witness a •Li vino Picture entertainment, if the following paragraph from ;t Hongkong contemporary is correct Our ancient friend Colonel Hicks, for years associated with Hamilton's Circus, has started •hi a new racket and intends positively paralysing the Far Eastern world. The gallant Colonel arrived .it
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  • 1852 11 (Straits Independent.) Lord Ripon's long waited for reply in the matter of the Military Contribution lias now arrived, and the Colony is definitely fixed as to the. amount of relief Her Majesty's Ministers are prepared to grant it in respect thereof. Divested of its
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  • 176 11 NEW PROCESS FOR EXTRACTING RAM IK FIBRE. Consul-General Pratt writes from Singapore, September 7 My attention lias recently been called ?u a new and economical process for the extraction oi the fibre of the ramie plsnt by simple chemical means and heat. Desirous of satisfying me as to the efficacy
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  • 645 12 It is understood that about seven hundred invitations have been issued for the Sultan's ball on the 14th inst. 4 Ihe usual monthly handicap of the Singapore Golf Club will take place on Saturday, the sth instant. In the match against the Rangoon Gymkhana Club the
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  • 686 12 The hearing of the adjourned case against Mr. D. Donaldson, late of the Singapore Insurance Co., who was charged with forgery and criminal breach of trust, was resumed to-day before Mr. Lemon. Mr. Donaldson f'Mr. Fort with him) appeared for the prosecution, Mr. J.
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  • 136 12 News has been received at Colombo of the death of Mr. George Wall, the veteran colonist, merchant: knd planter, and proprietor of the Ceylon Independent, who left Ceylon in a poor state of health in November. The China Gazette says We hear, and we have good reason to believe our
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  • 619 12 (from our oun Correspondent,} In 1894 the New Year Sports had to be postponed on account of the wet but this year it was fine and successful sports were held on Tuesday last. Partly owing to the rain of the day before, and partly to the prevalence of foot
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  • 242 12 The Chicago Tourist Company last evening gave a very successful performance in the Town Hall to a good house, notwithstanding the somewhat unsettled state of the weather, digger minstrelsy, dancing and comic songs contributed each their share to an admirable programme, and i though the company is
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  • 13 12 The Qacor. has approved of Mr. Henry Hinnekindt «•■>*. Consul for Belgium at Sin-
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  • 668 12 {Times of Ceylon.) At the last meeting the Chairman brought up his resolution on the Military Contribution, which was as follows, having been slightly altered since he g^ve notice ol it I. That in the opinion of this Chamber, the finances
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  • 331 12 The seventh ordinary general meeting o; the Pahant, Corporation, Limited, wa^ held ort 6th ult. at Winchester House, Mr. K. A. Pontife* presiding. In moving the adoption of the r^pjrt and accounts, he said that, During the past year the ork of driving levels to prove Pollock's
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  • 699 13 Choral Practice of the Singapore Phil--0 onic Society will be held in the Town on Monday next, the 7th instant, at p m at which a full attendance is nested. A concert will be given at the 1 of th« month, of wliich the principal j
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  • 202 13 RESIGNATION OF UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. It was understood yesterday afternoon, although not yet a matter of official communication until H. E. the Governor has been made acquainted with the fact, that four Singapore Unofficial Members of Council have resigned their seats in Coun- i cil as a formal
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  • 443 13 Acting it is understood in support of the majority of L'nofiicials, the Visiting Justices, with the exception of such of their number as hold Government appointments and those who are now absent from the Colony, have resigned in a body as a protest against the
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  • 247 13 The, members of the Chinese Advisory Board, whose function it is to represent the public opinion of that important section of the community, the various r-.ccs of Chinese, have naturally followed with interest the Military Contribution Question. They, a* commercial men, know as well as any
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  • 286 13 (Singapore C«rr. S.M. Journal.} It is not generally known, perhaps, throughout the Straits Settlements, the great facilities there are at present at some of our Engineering and S ipbuilding establishments for carrying out large repairs and new work of every description. The New Harbour Dock Company
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  • 374 13 The Straits Maritime Journal has some sensible remarks on this subject, in the course of which it says It is utter folly to talk of any Syndicate in the Straits, as willing or able to buy a steamer to run the Negapatam Route
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  • 992 13 D: Karstens, of Kiel, after a very careful analysis of every accessible sounding, has arrived at the conclusion that the average depth of the oceans is 1,90^ fathoms, with a maximum of about 2,02 2 fathoms, and a minimum of i,S§o fathoms. In the press notices of the career of
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  • 909 14 E'en as the heading I*< pics of the Week Doth now, too oft, portend dead languages. Aho*. (Juicqnid agioit homines nostri esi farrago libelli. Juvenal. Yet one more extract from the Topicist's letter-bag I To the Hon. A. HUTTENBACH, M. L. C. Sir, Your upbringing has,
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  • 972 14 L. and t\ Express.) The feelings of just indignation with which the slight and inadequate reduction in the military burdens of the Siraits Settlements, for the years 1 894-0,5, were received will be considerably intensified by the terms of the Secretary of State's despatch of Nov.
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  • 240 14 Through a channel, which is usually well informed on affairs connected with the Malay States on the East Coast, there comesarumour which is of particular interest at this moment, particularly when there is some hint of the actual or probable return to Ulu Pahang of
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  • 266 14 England v. Queensland. heavy scoring by the visitors. The following are the scores ENGLAND. vi Innings. Lockwood c Carltou b Conningham 14 Stoddart c Pierce b M'Glincl.v 140 Ward 1 b \v b do. 107 Brown c M'Donnell b do. 34 Brockwell b Cunningham 3$
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  • 89 14 Corps Orders. Head Quarter Office, Singapore, 4th January, iS<>S1. Orderly Officer tor ensuing week: Capt. Hon'ble A. P. Talbot. Orderly Sergeant for 1 ensuing week Seryt. Ormiston. 2. Postings, &c. Gunner A. R. Catto from the Reserve is reposted to D Sub-division. Gunner O. (i. C. Addison
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  • 174 14 fhe \aval and Military Record says The Admiralty have asked for a date when the cruisers Naiad and Latona in the Fleet Reserve, can be.got ready for commission, and have hern informed that these shins can be ready for the pennant in the first week of January. It is believed
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  • 728 14 His Excellency the Governor returns to Singapore on Monday next, 14th. It is notified that the Consulate-Genera! of China will be removed on the 14th inst from its present quarters to Xo. 58, Hi!] Among the passengers arrived by th< mail yesterday, we welcome back to
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  • 876 15 THE S. V.A "CIGARETTE" SMOKER. Smoking Concert, designed especial- entertainment of lady guests, .n( Saturday nloht in the S. V. A. D under the management of the Entertainment Sab-Committee. >n wis designed \i Cigarette a degree o( mitigation pr >n r:~ 1 Nicotian in the customary masi md ilg( nc
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  • 434 15 Lt. Col. Walker, cm c, the enersfetic captain of the Perak Team, has asked Lieut. Guggisberg* to bring a> strong a cricket team as can be, got in the Straits to Taiping, in March, to play Perak. The latter proposes to get together the following side,, which is
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  • Correspondence.
    • 99 15 Sir, With regard to the origin of the expression O. X.' it may be interesting to some of your readers to know that, besides those suggested in a recent issue, the following has also been given. One hundred years ag3 the best rum and tobacco came from Aux Cayes
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  • 34 15 The final tie between S. V. A. and Lincoln 11. is postponed till January 16th, on accoun.C of the annual Inspection of the Regiment by 11. E. the General Officer Commanding.
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  • 180 15 The following is the result of the monthly Medal Handicap, played on Saturday last, sth inst. Ist. 2nd. Heap. Score. 1. Lt. Bryan 5^ 43 12 §3 2. Dr. Fowlie 43 42 s^r. 85 3. Dr. Mugliston 45 46 5 86 4. J. Somerville 57 51 20
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  • 471 15 DINNER TO THE HON'BLE A. L. DONALDSON. On Saturday evening in the Singapore Club all the members of the Bar present in Singapore, with the exception ot three, entertained the Hon. A. L. Donaldson at dinner on the occasion of his giving up the practice of his profession at the
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  • 852 15 The adjourned hearing of the case against Mr. D. Donaldson, late of the Singapore Insurance Co., who is charged with forgery and criminal breach of trust, was resumed this afternoon before Mr. Lemon. Mr. J. B. Matthews appeared for the prisoner; Mr. A.
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  • 183 16 The military operations to the south of Moukden appear to be at a standstill. Obituary. Miss Christina Rosetti is dead. [Rosetti, Christina Georgina, poetess, was born in London, Dee. 5, 1830, and educated at home. She was the daughter of Gabriel Rossctti, an Italian patriot of the
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  • 79 16 London, 31st December, 1894. The Governor of Indo-China. M. de Lanessan, the Governor-General of Indo-China has been recalled, for divulging official documents to the Press. M. Rousseau, an official of the Colonial Department, succeeds him. THE CHINA-JAPAN WAR. Japanese despatches report severe fighting on the nineteenth. The Chinese
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  • 248 16 {Special telegram to Ike Singapi c Fre* Bangkok, January sth, 1 a. m. 1 ht- English Ball, which was beino he'd to-niglit. n^. stopped at eleven o'clock owing t<; the death ol the Crown Prince. j H.R.H. Maja Vajsrunhis, ivir apparent to e
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  • 262 16 Lord Randolph Churchill has rallied, but the doctors give no hope of his recovery. A Revival of Trade. There is a large increase in the revenue lor the last quarter of 1894, which is looked upon as most encouraging evidence that the revival of trade is a
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  • 580 16 January 7. Kian Yang, Brit, str., Nacodah, for Muar, Sultan, Brit, str., Chopard, for Muar and Malacca. Amhe^st, Brit, str., Shimmen, for Selangor, via ports. Nef.ra, Brit, str., Morris, for T. Anson, via ports. Erato, Ger. str., Osterrriann, for Hongkong and Yokohama. Van Dilmln, Dut. str., Mertz, for Sourabaya,
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  • 315 16 Quotation. Capital Paid up Shares Pd. Di», Hongkong S'hai Bank. us%prem. $10,000,000 $10,000,000 80,000 125 £1 *yr National Bank of CHina $21 £500,000 £400, 150 S J*|J£ g 8 Founders. Nominal l Bk. of China, Jap. fc Straits Nominal (£2.000,000 £450,968 199.875 £2.5. Founders. I
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 201 16 Raffles Hotel PATRONIZED by Royalty, Nubility and Distinguished Personage^, including H. R. H. Prince Damrong. H. R. H. Prince Sevasti. His Grace The Duke of Newcastle The Right Hon'ble The Earl of Dy a. Lord and Lady Bra>c. Lord Dormer. Lord Cecil. Lord Valletort. Msjor General Sir Henry Coilett K.CB
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  • Page 16 Miscellaneous
    • 891 16 VESSELS IN PORT. Flags Ton. Captain Arrived From Consignees For, When Men-of-War Cxieribon Dut. Krone Dec. 74 Rhio Neth. Consul Swift Brit, g.b., 756 McAlpine Dec. 17 Johore Sr. N. Officer Other Vessels Algoma Brit. 1892 White Dec. 12 Btrry Dock Pat. Simons Liverpool. Jar. .4 Athena Brit, bq., 412
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    • 84 16 Anjer Shipping Rf.pori. (Specially compiled for the Singapore Free P- [Date of passing Anjer Nationality and dea cription of vessel Captain's name Wher? Ar>g when sailed. Destination. Dec. 28. Dut. str., BdIUHtIIRMETMt i>k n Trx Weber Amsterdam, Nov. 17 Batavia.. Dec. 29. Brit, ship, Aj.cidls Dart llon^koi g Dec. t8
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