The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (Weekly), 3 March 1896

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    18 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER, WEEKLY MAIL EDITION. THIRD SERIES. TUESDAY. MARCH 3rd, 1896. No. 449
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    CONTENTS.
    371 1 I <nft?*G An if i.r>. Mr. Maxwell, 129 £v->' a and Korea, 129 |;i!r.e->on's i rial, 130 Hgvpt and Tunis, !3 O The Political Situation, 130 CapC Blair. w 130 Spain, Cuba and the United States, 130 ouht Niws. Supreme Court. It. Abrarns v. W. Dalian, 133 Police Court.
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    EXCHANGE.
    69 1 Corrected up to March 2.) On London. r rtar.k 4 m/s 2/2-9/16 N demand 2/2 7/16 Private credits 3 m/s 2/23 documents 3 m/s 2/2-13/16 credits 6 m/s 3/2^ On India. Bank i.mand 180 On Hongkong. fenk Gcraand par. On Yokohama. Banl demand i%P m On Java. Baali demand
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    Mr. Maxwell.
    770 1 Here thai! the Pre»» the Peop!t's rif!,t maintain. Una wed by Influence and un bribed by gain P*^ r ot Truth her glorious precepts draw, Fle&wt to Relizion. Layaltr. and Law. (Feb. 25th.) Mr. Maxwell, our former Colonial Secretary, and now Governor of the Gold Coast, is beginning
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    Russia and Korea.
    468 1 Winter has ebbed away far enough apparently to allow of a resumption of the visible tendency on the part of Russia to exercise a growing iufluence in Korea. Internal disorders, rising more or less towards a threatened revolution, are the fines', things in the world for any
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      643 1 I TW TV EsK. The mail from Europe arrived by the P. and O. s. s. Kaiser-i-hind this morning, which brought London advices to the 7th ult. She will be followed by the N.D. L. s. s. Preussen on the sth inst., with the English mail of the 10th ult.
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    Dr. Jameson's Trial.
    605 2 (Feb. 26th.) On what lines Dr. JAMESON and his officers shall be tried for their share in the incidents of the opening week of the year in Transvaal territory is now indicated by the phraseology of to-day's telegram. While it was technically possible by a construction of
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    Egypt and Tunis.
    746 2 (Feb. 27th.) While it is undoubtedly a desirable thiag tlat nations between whom tbere exist unsettled political differences should take every opportunity of composing these, we do not care about seeing any such attempts at securing a settlement const-ued into meaning more than it reasonably can. It
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    The Political Situation.
    593 2 (Feb. 28th.) It was our opinion, on yesterday's telegram respecting the negotiations said to be proceeding on the question of Egypt between England and France, that whatever shape the negotiations may take towards arriving at an understanding we should be surprised to learn that they contemplated any
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    Capt. Blair.
    119 2 {Feb. agth.) Independent o* the interest unending to the report of the proceedings at the Tanjong Pagar meeting, printed to-day, as exhibiting the position of our most prosperous local enterprise, the references to the long and valuable services of Capt. JOHN Blair, the retiring Manager, will be read
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    Spain Cuba and the United States.
    575 2 (March 2nd.) THE situation in Cuba is becoming rrx>rf and more accute for Spain. She coming to use up troops and munitions of war dr >d yet never seems to make any progr ess against the insurgents. Indeed it was only the other day
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    SEPOY LINES GOLF CLUB.
    154 2 Tfee tirs: rojnd of thf Fnrffrf CfcaiOpi^B ship will be played at the Sej*oy Line* Links on Monday, Mar. .jth. The monthly medal was played on Satu' Mr. J. B. Eldtm has been elected G»j> tain and Mr. F. S. B. Gafoey Hon. Treas r/Vf Major
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    TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1896.
    646 3 Tfce Governor will return to Penang trom Perak on March sth. It if reported that Russia intends to stUblish the rights of a Protectorate over KortM Investors M3J be reminded that the subrtption list lot shaies in Gowans Alexander Co is now open. The proposed prospectus
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    UNQUALIFIED MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS.
    852 3 A So-called Unqualified Practitioner" sends a very long, diffuse and rambling communication which is in effect a plea for the unqualified practitioner's claim to to l^arn his business, or as much of it as he is fit to pick up, at the expense of his patients, and
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    BOWLING.
    63 3 A bowling handicap for a cup value $75, presented by a member of the Club, was held at the Tanglin Club last week and was won by J. G. Mactaggart from scratch with a score of 746, H. Fort being second with 650 +90 740, Dr. Middleton third, 640
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    A NEW STEAMSHIP SERVICE.
    103 3 Kobe, Frb. 8. We learn on the best authority that a service of steamers is about to be established between Java and Japan, calling at Hongkong, Yokohama, Kobe and other ports. The steamers will be under the flag of the Koninglijke Paketvaart Maat^chappij, and the service
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    HARBOUR ROBBERS AT WORK.
    839 3 Another daring harbour robbery took place from the s. s. Singapore^ Cap*. Main, which arrived from Bangkok on Sunday night at 10 p.m. About 2 a.:n. a boat with four Chinese rowed silently undrr the stern, three climoed aboard and seized the box of a passenger
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    CRICKET.
    203 3 S.C.C. (3rd XI.) v. Band, Fusiliers. This match was played at Tanglin Barracks on Saturday, and resu ted in a win for the Band, for whom Mr. Braithwaite hit up a fine innings of 33, whiL Mr. Wallace, band-master, played out t m^ (not "out of time with 23.
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    BATAVIA NEWS.
    501 3 {FiCh. out ,'U v CorrgspotzdetU,} The celebrated composer and pianist Mr. Anton Ritter yon Kontskt gives a concert here to-night, and afterwards proceeds to Sarnaranjjj and Sourabaya, giving one performance at each place. The price of sugar is rising. Xo. 15 is quoted at f.BJ prr pikul and
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    OUR WATER SUPPLY.
    2111 4 The Trouble at tub Filter Beds. The responsibilities of a Municipality in regard to the public health are many and varied, not the least onerous of these being to secure a pur* and plentiful supply •f water for domestic purposes, one of the prime necessities of civilised
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    MR. JEROME DYER AT BANGKOK.
    778 4 Mr. E. Jerome Dyer, the well-known Australian mercantile pioneer in the East, has been chatting at Bangkok to a press representative. In the course of the conversation Mr. Dyer touched on the trade of Siam and the Straits, as follows: As to the trade between
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    THE FAR EAST.
    360 4 "Chersonesus writes as follows to tue va of the Pall Mall Gaiette dlto Sir, As a former resident in the r.»r fc^.. have read with much interest the "talk *ith v Andrew Clarke on the partition of Ind >.<h, which appeared in yesterday's Pall Mall '^Jtt I
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    RUGBY FOOTBALL.
    513 4 The following will represent th»: h.C.< against H. M. S. Undaunted and H. M. Peacock on Thursday. Kick off 5 o'clock sharp W. M. Foreman, Three-quarters H. A. fnecr J H ■< n• H. V Ueßttrv. Halves F. T. Kodle, I.t J. T. Mad)o .^a! 1 Forwards r—
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    WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1896.
    798 5 The Siamese gunboat Coronation, Capt. Nyborg, left to-day at 12-40 for Bangkok. H. E the (jovernor and Lady Mitchell are expected to return to Singapore on or aboit March ;th. The proprietor of a Chinese theatre in Orchard Koad bas been fined S5O and .o-t> for
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    SINGAPORE SPORTING CLUB.
    1302 5 A special general meeting of the members of the Sporting Club was held last evening in the Exchange Rooms to fix dates and pass a programme for the Spring race meeting. Mr. C. Sugden, president, wa^jn the chair, and there were also present Mr. J. P. Joaquim,
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    "THE GREATEST PLAGUE IN LIFE."
    194 5 THE GREATEST PLAGUE IN LIFE." The Domestic Servants Question is coming up strong in the Hongkong press again. One corresponds t says The position is that there is no offence in tiie criminal calendar short of those punishable by death, c?r K perhaps,, penal servitude for life which practically 'disqualifies
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    ASSEMBLY OF WAR-SHIPS AT NAGASAKI.
    159 5 KoLkj, Feb. 4. We published a telegram from Nagasaki in yesterday's issue containing the intelligence that there were no less than sixteen oreign war-ships in port at Nagasaki, and that H. B. \J. S. Spartan was also oxptcted from Shanghai. It is somewhat remarkable that
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    SUPREME COURT.
    488 5 Before the Hon'ble L. Cox, c.j. H. A bra ms v. W. Dallas. Mr. Matthews on tfehalf of Mr. Dalian this morning presented a petition for leave to appeal to the Privy Council and asked for a certificate under the Appeals Ordinance that the case was a proper
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    MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.
    93 5 A Detachment Royal Artillery, with 4 7-pounder guns, and fhe znd Nortli'd. F.isiliers will carry out a Time Route March on Friday nevt, the 28th ihst. The Detachment Royal Artillery and the Company 2nd Ndrth'd. Fusilier-: now .it Fort Canning \vi!! march via Sew Bridge Road and Telok
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    MORE HARBOUR DEPREDATION.
    303 5 lii the early hours of Tuesday morning a valuable gold watch and chain, a pair of spectacle^ ana a (;jan*.ity of wearing apparel wen; stolen from the American barquentinc Jokn Baizie- Capt. Shepherd has reported the theft to the police. This emphasises the necessity for a strict
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    JAMESON'S MARCH.
    2657 6 Captain Thatcher, an officer of Dr. Jameson's force, has giver* to a representative of the Cape Time* a full description of what took place from first to last in connexion with the new famous ride. The following report of»the conversation is from the daily edition of the Cape
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    LIBERIAN COFFEE.
    230 6 I Mr. J. Lyall's circular for the half year endi d Dec. 31st 1895 states Total Klang District coffee exported in 1895 piculs 1,631*6; Total coffee exported from rest of Selangor 2,840/58 Total exported from Selangor 4-4 ft i 21 There are now fully 3,000 acres under coffee
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    THE LYONS COMMERCIAL MISSION.
    596 6 THE LYONS COMMERCIAL MISSION. News of the Lyons Commercial Mission is published by L'lndo-Cliine Francaise. The Mission arrived at the capital of Yunnan on December 28ih, after experiencing considerable hardships over the execrable Chinese roads. The members of the Mission report that the country through which they travelled, devastated as
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    THE BURNING TREE OF BURMA.
    339 6 There has lately been added to the collect) n of plants at the Botanic Gardr:n-> at Madi.is, .»>,,,, men of a strange tree. It is in si^e scarcely rnor< than a bush, but others ot its specie^ art koown I have attained, in their habitat
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    TOLLS AND BICYCLES.
    687 6 In the course of Committee cm lite Totti Consolidation Ordinance in tiie Ceylon Legislative Council the following p aceedings will be of interest to cyclist* in ihcr places in the tar Ea^ Mr. Macßride referring to the toll Every bicycle, tricycle or jinricksha- ».> cem moved for
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    THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27,1896.
    643 7 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1896. It is notified at Bangkok that the JapanSiani Trading Corporation is under official liquidation. The Hon ble Major McCallum RE, G W as to-day entertained at tiffin at Tjefsall by H H. the Sultan of Johore. Chinaman had a severe fal! from a »cit> go-n»nd al
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    QUARANTINE ON HONGKONG.
    495 7 From the Colonial Secretary we have receive the following Information baring been received that foul bills of health are being issued in Hongkong on account of the plague, a special gazette is being issued notifying that the Port of Hongkong is infected and imposing on all vessels
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    LAND AND PROPERTY SALES.
    235 7 Messrs. Powell and Co. this afternoon put up for sale by auction the house and grounds known as Salamat,'' with fruit plantation, situated about five miles from town on the Bukit Timah Road. There was a good attendance, and some very iair bidding. Commencing at $250.
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    THE PAHANG ROAD.
    558 7 Mr. Lewis Fraser, *f Tras, who arrived by the Sappho from Klang, brings accounts of the great progress being made with the new Pahang road in its various sections. The great drawback is the exhaustion of dynamite stocks in Singapore, and rock blasting has been at a
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    VOLUNTEERING IN BOMBAY.
    229 7 The force enrolled as Volunteers in Humbay is a very considerable one, comprising infantry, artillery and a mounted force. On Sunday, Feb. 9th, there was a church parade, which was very numerously attended, the Volunteers filling the whole of the Cathedral and keeping out the ordinary congregation.
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    THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
    24 7 A oew minister has at length been selected for the Presbyterian Church and leaves London for Singapore on the 13th prox.
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    THE SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL ENGINEERSHIP.
    433 7 (Indian Engineering, February B.y Sir, I hqve noticed with some surprise the announcement made in your journal of the selection of one of the Deputy Executive Engineers to the Bombay Corporation to fill the vacant appointment of Municipal Engineer of Singapore. While the selection made is
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    THE POWER OF ENGLAND.
    211 7 The St. Petersburg Novosti, in an article published under the heading of The Power of England," points out that nations have often paid very dear, as, for example, Russia in 185.J, and Franco in 1870, for their illusions concerning the supposed weakness of their adversaries, and
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    PERAK NEWS.
    258 7 Gazette Feb. 21st i3go. Mr. F. W. Mais is appointed acting Chief Surveyor. Mr. C. E. Donaldson and Mr. Alan Hamilton Junior Officers; Mr. E. de Souza. Chief Draughtsman, P.W.D., Mr. K. C. Langford, Town Surveyor and Secretary to the Sanitary Board of Kinta. Forest reserves are defined
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    INTERESTING MALAY CEREMONY IN PERAK.
    1642 8 Installation or the Orks^ Kaia Mentri Imaum Paduka Tuan. On Wednesday, January 23rd last. Wan Mahomed Isa was created •Mentri by H. H. the Sultan in the presence ot the Acting British Resident (Mr. E. W. Birch) and most of the principal native chiefs 3nd
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    PLANTERS AND OVER POPULATION.
    438 8 In noticing "Genera!" Booth's Indian Peasant Settlement scheme an Indian Planter writes to a Madras paper Government's attitude is that the ryot may take any amount of advance, but it will not assist in any way to the taking away to where work is to be
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    A NEW EUROPE.
    1316 8 AM that can be said for a new departure in the foreign policy of England is said, and very well said, by Mr. St. Lee Strachey, in an article in the 11 National Review for February, entitled The Key-note of our Foreign Policy." It is not necessary
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    WHY NOT JINRIKISHAS IN LONDON?
    815 8 WHY NOT JINRIKISHAS IN LONDON? "A. H. C. writes as follow.- to a Lor v, evening newspaper After a lengthened absence froni England, partly occupied in making a through tour of japan, I have been much struck on my return by tin. immense strides the pastime oi bicycling Etas made
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    FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1896.
    486 9 The Straits Insurance Co. proposes to pay the handsome dividend of 10% to its >harf»hoiders. Amongst the regiments to be representttd at The funeral of the late Prince Henri ol Batteaherg is the Ist Battalion Sortfc mberland Fusiliers It is announced that a marriage will tak<
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER ARTILLERY. Corps Orders.
    129 9 rtlead Quarter Office, T>in^aporei February :Bth, 1896. 1. Order!) Otficer tor the ensuing week: Lieut. W, Merevrether. Orderly Sergeant for the week -Sergt. F, Hilton. Promotion Gunner M. K. Plumpton to ij Bombardier in A. Subdivision Postings —The following Members, having >r I to Singapore,
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    INTERESTING TO STAMP COLLECTORS.
    202 9 ranee, or perhaps more striti'v m Paris, llecting seems to be on the decline. If me ibout, and phi!atfc!y in coni in England as it h.i> in France, the rjst in about equal part> i;p«>:s the 1 of governments which hold art at arms' i the
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    THE DEBATING SOCIETY.
    300 9 The annual general meeting of the Debating Society was held last evening in the Raffles Library, when there were present Mr. J. B. Matthews, Vice-Presi-dent, in the chair, and fourteen others. After the despatch of formal business the Chairman said the next question was whether they should
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    RUGBY UNION FOOTBALL.
    369 9 H. M. S. Undaunied" v. S. C. C. An interesting game, ending in favour of the Club by 10 points to 3, was the result of the match played last night on the Cricket Club Ground. The Club were thought to have the better chance as the
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    SIR HARRY ORD & THE MALAY PENINSULA.
    125 9 SIR HARRY ORD THE MALAY PENINSULA. The following letter is printed in the Pinang Gazette. Dear Sir, Would you allow me space for a few lines to confirm the statement that appears in a letter from Mr. \V. 11 Read to the London and China Express under the above heading,
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    Correspondece.
    181 9 Robinson of the Rinaldo." To the Editor. Sir, The assertion that the late Admiral Robinson was the Hero of Selangor has I see been repeated, and apparently upon the authority of a Portsmouth paper. It seems therefore incumbent upon me to state the facts upon which I rest my
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
    75 9 The Captain's Prize consists of a set of golf clubs with a caddie's bag, and will be played for between Monday, 2nd, and Friday, 6th March. The conditions are medal play, a handicap, four rounds. The third and fourth rounds will be played on Saturday, 7th prox.,
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    THE REV. G. M. REITH.
    202 9 There is a proposal, we understand, to convey to the Rev. G. M. Reith, before his final departure from Singapore, some expression of the respect and esteem in which he has been held by many amongst the general community. That proposal, we hear, is to
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    THE CHOLERA-STRICKEN TONGKANGS.
    317 9 On Friday last a correspondent Forewarned sent a letter to this journal containing a translation from the Deli Courant describing the fate of three junks, crowded with coolies, that had arrived at Belawan, Sumatra, with cholera on board. Of the coolies landed up to the sth February
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    STRAITS INSURANCE Co., Ltd.
    733 9 The following is the twelfth annual report for presentation to Ihe shareholders at the nineteenth ordinary general meeting, to be held in the Company's Offices, Singapore, on Thursday, March I2th, 1896, at noon Gentlemen, V- ur Directors beg: to place before you the annexed B lance
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    "A GERMAN JUBILEE."
    1127 10 In the course of a sympathetic and appreciative article the National Observer comments thus on tfce recent celebration of the 25th anniversary of the German Empire Since 1875, Germany has produced no war-^care like that which was lately created by William 11., an alaim even mor« serious
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    PERAK.
    909 10 Notes ob the Acting Resident's Tour. On the morning of January 22nd o f the Acting Resident left for Kuala Ka gsar, and at 3 p.m. on the 23rd was present at the installation of Wan Mahomed Isa as Mentri of Pen»k. Wan Mahomed Isa is the eldest son
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    STRAITS FIRE INSURANCE Co., Ltd.
    109 10 i.n Liquidation. >n March 4th next the Liquidators will make a f«»uiib payment of $i--5 per share in the distribution of the assets of the Straits Fire Insurance Co. Ltd. in liquidation, making $2525 return on $20 paid-up. From a gold-mining standpoint the Venezuelan question
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    THE PUBLIC BAND FUND.
    253 10 A meeting of the Public Band Committee was held yesterday afternoon in the office of the Municipal Secretary. Present, Messrs. W. G. St Clair (in the Chair), J. F. Craig, Mr. J. Polglase, Mr. D M. Martia, Mr. E. Tessensohn and Mr Tay Kirn Fee. Absent;
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    PERAK NEWS.
    448 10 (Ptrak Pioneer,) Mr. Pinkney, the Inspector ot Telegraphs, has left for home on a year's furlough and Mr. P. D'Aranjo has relieved him in Kinta. Mr. O'Shaugfinessy, the Irrigation Kngineer for Kr ran, has at last arrived, and the work will be taken in hand in earnest we
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    MOONLIGHT MUSIC.
    224 10 The following is the programme lo ne played by the band of the Fifth Fusiliers to-morrow evening, commencing at <• p.m., in the Botanical Gardens. Troop Meet me by Moonlight.. Hk-.v.ii. Overture Per Freischute ...Weber. Selection Princess Ida Sullivan. Grand National Fantasia Erin, Ha^q^ t. Morceau Carateristique.£YKtf Nachtin
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    DEATH BY A BOMB.
    300 10 The criminal folly of firing bombs in public thoroughfare is likely ere long to bt brought home to one Chinaman, a tishe* man living in Ramah Street. Whilst ke^p. ing up Chinese New Year last evening about 7-30 p.m he exploded a bomb in df. fiance
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    SELANGOR LAWS.
    542 10 [The Laws of Selangor, 1877-189$, Ord-TN m Council and Regulations together with rulrs node th. reunder having the force of law. CoMotteJ 'n J. H. M. Robson, Magistrate, and r«vi«ed bf A T. 13. Berriftgten, Barrister at Law, Chtd M Igtt trate. Selaugor Government Printing Office $5. This
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    SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 1896.
    660 11 To-day is the Jfjth February, a date that will not recuf till the year 1904, there being no leap >eai in 1900. Young ladies have ret a tew hours for the exercise of the spcdtl privileges that belong to to-day. \f- W E Maxwell goes bonne
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    TANJONG PAGAR DOCK Co., Ld.
    2131 11 The half-yearly ordinary general meeting of the shareholders of the Tanjong Pagar Dock Co. was held to day in the Company's Offices, Collyer Quay. Mr. T. Scett was in the chair, and there were also present Mes>rs. J. Finlayson, C. Sugden, Hun T. C Rogaardt,
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    PAHANG CORPORATION.
    33 11 The Acting Superintendent oi the i'ahang Corporation Ltd., states that the output ot Black Tin for Nov. and Dec. 1895 and Jan. 1896 has amounted to 257 tons,. valued at 890,000.
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    SELANGOR GOVT. RAILWAY.
    209 11 Abstract of traffic earnings for the month, of January, 1896: Heads of Receipt i. t. Passengers 25.J44 bo Season Tickets 2qo 55 Horses, Carriage^ ai.d Dogs 141 00 Telegraph Collections 12 05 Excess Fares 130 8? Special Trains 07 50 Miscellaneous... 70a ly Total Coaching 30,339 45
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    1293 12 E'en as the heading Topics of the Week Doth n«w, too oft, portend dead languages. Anon. Quicquid agitnt famines nistri est farr&go libelli. Juvenal. The gallant Jameson and his troopers have been haled before His Worship the Beak at Bow Street. AH show of popular feeling
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    MALAY PUZZLE. No. XV.
    441 12 Oh maiden who's anxious to marr}' If the youth should prove bashful 'and 'tarry Dort't wait on the shelf But ask him yourself You may tor it's lonipai tdhun ncri. The following extracts from Negri Sembilan official reports indicate progress in the State:-— On January Ist
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    GAZETTE NOTIFICATIONS.
    401 12 The Estimates for the year 1896 have received the sanction of the Secretary of Slate for the Colonies. A tender for $3,220 for the quarantine station for animals at Penang has been accepted. The Governor, with the approval of the Secretary of State, has been pleased to make
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    MR. TOMLINSON AND THE BOMBAY CORPORATION.
    438 12 No out can complain of our backward -ic^s in upholding rights and privileges of the profession or in ventilating its grievances and attempting to red ess it wrongs; it will noi therefore be taken amiss if we characterise Mr. Tomlinson's application furlough and allowance
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    MONDAY, MARCH 2, 1896
    726 12 H. E. the Governor will be back hi Singapore on the 7th inst. and will p ro ceed almost immediately thereafter te Borneo. H. M. S. Undaunted will leave Si no*, pore on Thursday for Labuan, Sarawak Kudat and Sandakan. and may b' away d month.
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    A TIGER HUNT AT TANJONG KLING, MALACCA.
    1145 13 r Front cur 'idlaccm Corresp»ndent.) It is not otten that one hears of a tiger SO close to the Town as Tanjong Kling, but one was there «n the 27th and 28th of this month and th* following account of a hunt after
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    FORESTRY AND GARDENING.
    699 13 Mr. H. N. Ridley reports on the Botanic Department for the year 1895 in the current Gazette. It appears to have been a quiet year in the Gardens, Singapore, although the large plant-house was repaired and the orchid house renewed. A number of interesting plants flowered for
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    AN IRRIGATION ENGINEER FOR THE STRAITS.
    153 13 Mr. K. Ci. O'Shaughnessy, M.S.A., a.n.ic.k., the well known Contractor of the rlesserahata Water-Works for Bangalore, has been -»peci.-ii!y selected fur this post under the Government Perak. The scene of Mr. O'Shaughnessys 1 work will iui the Province ol Krian, th» irrigation proposals for
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    A PADRE IN PARTIBUS.
    1638 13 (Written for the Singapore Fret Press,) Introductory. Asked by the Editor to write my impressions of what, if my programme can be carried out, will be a six months' ramble through many various countries, I might well give expression to the doubts I feel as to
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    ALLEGED ILLEGAL DEALING IN MORPHIA.
    610 14 Arrest of a Elkofean. On Saturday afternoon about two o'clock the Police executed a search warrant issued it the instance of the Opium Farmer on the Singapore Dispensary, Ltd., arresting Mr. J. Mcfcenzie, the manager, and taking ossession of 162 bottles of morphia, valued at
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    CRICKET.
    262 14 F.N^I.AND V. THL WoRI.T*. This match was continued on the Esplanade on Saturday and resulted in a v in for England, the latter declaring its innings closed at 146 for 5 wickets and sending in the World for a second time. Foreman, with 54 and Pearson with 25, were
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    MARK TWAIN AT CALCUTTA.
    1719 14 From a report of a recent lecture given by Mark Twain (Mr. S. L. Clemens) at Calcutta we take the following which we hope may be a mere foretaste of the good things awaiting us should Mark happen around this way Without any sort of preliminary
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    PERAK TURF CLUB.
    80 14 The following are the entries for the first day's racing of the Perak Turf Club, at Taipeng on March sth. Maiden Plate. King of Hearts, Lakestone, Fortuna, Surprise. Grand Handicap. —The Clown, Redcap, Jimmy, Mattic. Pony Rare. The Witch, Bushrat, Lassie, Cabin Boy. Griffin Race. King of
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    LADIES GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP.
    178 14 Tvvo rounds of 9 holes each, medal play. The first round is to be played over the Sepo\ Lines Golf Club Links on Monday, March 9th. The second round will be played over the Singapore Golf Club Links on Tuesday, March 10th. Ladies are to make their
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    HAVAS TELEGRAMS.
    203 14 The Parliamentary Crisis. Paris Feb. 13.— The Senate has censured the Chamber tor changing the Judge charged to investigate the railway scandals. Ambroise Thomas is dead. [Thomas, Charles Louis Ambioise, a Preach musical composer, born at Mcl/, Aug. 5, 181 1. is the son of a distinguished professor
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    Departure of M. Rousseau.
    882 14 The Governor of Indo-China, accompanied fc v his wife, daughter, and son, has embarked <>• t^J Yarra for Indo-Chiua, and was acclaimed w ?»h enthusiasm as lie left the Paris station. Kmbuti. at Seoul. Feb. 16. In the emeuv at Seoul the Prima Minister was killed,
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    REUTERS TELEGRAMS.
    31 16 Russia and Korea. It has been declared at St. Petersburg that Russia does not intend to occup Korea, but is entitled to guarantee th< complete autonomy of that country.
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    The Anglo-French Siam Treaty.
    58 16 In the debate in the French Chambe on the treaty with reference to Siam. M Bert helot, Minister for Foreign Affairs said that the parleying had been conducted in a spirit of conciliation, and he hope* that the same spirit would lead to the satisfactory arrangement
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    BRITAIN, FRANCE, AND EGYPT.
    49 16 A Suggested Anglo-French Entente. Negotiations regarding Egypt are proceeding between Great Britain and France. The French Press are eagerly discussing the question, and urge that a Franco-Eng iish entente would be the effect of a settlement based upon the British evacuation. London, February^ 27th iBq(k
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    The Charges Against Jameson and his Officers.
    119 16 They Appear at Bow Street. The Public Feeling. Dr. Jameson and the officers belonging to his expedition were secretly landed at Purfleet and conveyed hy a circuitous route to Bow St. Police Court, where they were charged with taking part in a military
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    Britain, France and Siam.
    23 16 The French Chamber has approved the policy of the Government relative to the Siamese agreement between Britain and France.
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    BRITAIN, FRANCE AND EGYPT.
    29 16 Mr. G. N. Curzon, Undcr-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, states that no foreign Government has made proposals recently involving the early evacuation of Egypt.
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    Russia in Korea.
    26 16 Mr. George Curzon states that no Russian occupation of Seoul or any other place in Korea has occurred. Nor is such action apprehended.
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    Britain and Germany.
    40 16 Mr. Goschen, speaking at Lewes, stated that our relations with Germany are now excellent. London, February 28th, iBps. Lord Dunraven and the New York Yacht Club. Lord Dunraven has been expelled from the New York Yacht Club.
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    The British Minister to China.
    17 16 Sir Claude Macdonald has sailed for China. London y February, 2gth iBg6.
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    The German Navy.
    17 16 A systematic agitation has commenced in Germany for a large increase in the Navy.
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    THE UNITED STATES AND CUBA.
    110 16 American Proposal to Recognise Insurgents as Belligerents. Excitement in Madrid. American Legation Guarded. Spanish Reinforcements for Cuba. The Senate at Washington has passed a resolution to recognise the Cuban insurgents as belligerents and requesting Present Cleveland to invite Spain to re. cognise the autonomy of
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    CLEARANCES.
    617 16 IMmrch 2, Juno, Brit, str., Cameron, for T. Anson, via port Kian Yang, Brit, str., Nacodah, for Muar. Sri Hong Ann, Brit, str., Rozells, forT. Ansor via ports. Isabella, Brit, str., Hudson, for Muar. c Sam Tor. Brit, str., Taylor, for Muar and Ma lacca. Gulf of Lions, Brit,
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    Passengers Arrived.
    254 16 Feb. 24. Per Rvhilla Mr. Arnot Reid. Per Isi a de Mind ano Mr. Braga. Per J ii7io Mr. Windrath. Feb. 25. Per Lindula Mr. Elmore, Mr. Foy, Co!, and Mrs. Bax, Mr. Moulton, Mr. Wallace, i\lr. and Mrs. Airia. Per Ran Hin Guan Mr. Bellharry. Feb. 26.—
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    Passengers by the Mail.
    21 16 Feb. 25. Per CaUdonien from Shanghai. Mr. H. Delkeskarup, Mr. Zotheringham. From Hongkong.— Mr. Macßain, Mr. Hughes.
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    Passengers Leaving.
    480 16 Feb. 25 Per Caleionien for Colombo. Mr. Schutz, Mr. Jas Cambell. For Suez.— Mr. J. Pertite. For Marseilles. Mr. Henri Sliblee. Mr. and Mrs. J. Kohler and four infants, Mr. R. P. SchmiU, Mr. E. Torre. I Passengers tor Straits and China. Per V.ilctta, from London, due Mar.
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    SHARE LIST, MARCH 2nd, 1896
    361 16 Quotation. Capital Paid u» Shares Pd. Oit Hu^iconjr&S'Hr!* B«»nlc 180 prcm. $*****,000 $*****,000 WO.QOQ laS^t.Jl' N ..< f hank o« China f27 Sales. £500,000 £400,150 JW°*^ Kou^d^rft. $105 Sellers. f 750 j4i Bk. or Ch^nii, Jap. Straits $2 Nominal. £2,000,000 £45",9<tt »99.^7S Founders. £2 t
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      542 16 VESSELS IN PORT. Men-of-War Kta^BftTon. Captain Arrived From Consignees for, Whe,i Peacock Brit, g.b., 735 Laxton Jan. 13 Bangkok Sr. N. Officer Undaunted Brit, cr., 5600 Hallifax Feb. 3 Malacca Station V. Monomach Russ. cru 5500 Rojestvensky Feb. Hongkong Russ. Consul Colombo, Other Vessels Albinoia Ger. 1190 Watt Mar. 1
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