The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (Weekly), 16 March 1899

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    18 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. WEEKLY MAIL EDITION. THIRD SERIES. THURSDAY, MARQjf?" l«th. 1899^ No. (ill;
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    CONTENTS.
    220 1 il E nt» 161 If;I 161 la. 162 I 1 1 >6 4 n i ir rren Shi< d— S.< C. k 15 Co. R.A., 1< I'> 4 4 2nd \i. s>gts, Kini; Own, 170 t< i 7# I Li. 1 j I i, j 167 g Jordans, 167
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    Domestic Occurrence. DEATHS.
    46 1 Domestic Occurrence. DEATHS. At Manila, on the i;ih February, ALFRIO Arnold, late of Japan and Sinits Settlements aged -\2 years. At No. 70, Bluff, Yokohama, on the 25th February Edward Dari Nuhoi><>\, second son of J. C.N< hoi son, of the Hongkong Bank, ac»ed 11 months.
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    Raub: a Successful Enterprise.
    327 1 (March 9th.) THE steady progress in the development of what it is proper to style the Raub group of mines may be apprehended to some extent even by those who are not sufficiently technically informed to appreciate the full import of the Kaub mine manager's report
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    Muscat.
    618 1 What we called the other day the crosspurposes and the puzzle' 3 of the Muscat incident, would appear to be in the light of to day's telegram rather more of a puzzle than ever. Our Foreign Office, which at first did not seem to be very well informed as
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    The Naval Estimates.
    644 1 (March ioth.) THE stability of the imperial position o* Great Britain may be estimated with very great exactitude, year by year, from one unerring indication. That is the amount of the naval estimates for the year. Whatever the annual variation be, although new dockyards, docks at naval
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      73 1 >ers to the Singapore Free Press Weekly 1 K-irope to the Straits by any of ire invited to send to the Manager I their steamer and date of arrival in Copies will then be mailed to meet 1 various potts of call PAT FIRTTY^ IZ V>" r\ L^ JLJ IID
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      85 1 COLUMBIA BICYCLE ALMOST NEW, Complete with all Accessories, Price SI2O. STRAITS CYCLE AGENCY, Mm v.c. ALEX: FOX CO. No. 43 High Street. LJ AYE just received a nice selection of Ladies' shoes in White Satin, Tan, Bronze and Black Glace Kid and Patent Leather for walking carriage and evening wear
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      452 1 rHE WEEK I lie next mail from Europe is expected to arrive by the M. M. S S. Ernest Simons on Sunday, with the English mails of the 24th ult. She will be followed on the Jsth inst by the 1\ O. SS. Ballaarat, with London advices to the 3rd
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    Major MARCHAND.
    424 2 (March 13th.) WHATEVER view was taken in England of the curiously forward Colonial policy that unwarrantably sent Major MARCHAND as an annexationist adventurer far across the frontiers of the Übanghi and down the Nile to Fashoda, there will be a very general relief and satisfaction to hear that
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    The 2½ Per Cent.
    1485 2 AS a means of casting light upon the eminently discussible question as to whether it might be to the advantage of the Colony and to the advantage of the Colonial Government to commute its undefined liability for defence works and military lands and buildings in return
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    The Defence Contribution Bill.
    517 2 (Alarcli 15th.) Yesterday's proceedings in Council amount to a very typical working of the Government ol by the Secretary of State through ernor and his official majority, the special feature in the fiction ol bate and vote, the permanent oblite; of the vote and opinion of
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    The America at Manila.
    367 2 11 The American Volunteers an- t.r loi compaigning in the Philippines. An American exchange says: Relatives and fr. of the boys of the First California Volunteers to the number of 600 assembled in Native Sons' Hall recently to renew their *ff rts to hive tne an
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    THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 1899.
    238 3 H. L. Xoronha, the Government n (he <,th April on leave to s t plague have been discovered ig within the two or three days .;i nning of the month, ting ol tbc Church Work Asso•n will be held at Government House Monday. March 13th, at
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    WARREN ASSOCIATION SHIELD.
    554 3 Final Tie. S. C. C. i 35TH Co. R. A. Resi lt a Draw— No Score Either Side. This long delayed tie, owing to a difference which was finally given by Sir Charles Warren in favour of the Club, was played off last night on the Club
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    NAVAL NOTES.
    139 3 H.M S. Victorious returned to Hongkong on the 3rd from gun practice. The German cruiser Cormoran leaves for Samoa (4th). H.M.S. Poiverful goes to Manila on Tuesday next (7th) to relieve the Narcissus, whose commission has expired. H.M.S. Powerful completed a record coaling for Hongkong to day (3rd)
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    97 3 I he Dutch cruiser Atjeh passed through tht j harbour this forenoon from east to west. Captain Fey and the late otficera and crew of the Arratoon Apcar, return to Calcutta this afternoon by the Euryalns. The Arratoon Apcarhas been handed over to her new owners. Among the passengers by
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    OVER THE CHESS-BOARD.
    104 3 11 Gentlemen, to solace their wearied minds by honest pastimes, playe at chesse, the astronomer's game, and the philosopher's game, which whettes thyr wittes, recreates theyr minds, and hurts no body in the mean season." Problem No. 122 (Laws) is solved as fallows 1 R-Bi, P-B6ch; 2
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    Problem No. 126.
    22 3 Auihor Not Known. r A First Prize Winner.) Black (s pieces). White to play and mate in three moves.
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    Problem No. 127.
    30 3 By Dr. C. F kRUI vim, Italy. f A First Prize Winner t Black (7 pieces). White (9 pieces). White fo piny nnd mate in two moves.
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    Game No. 127.
    145 3 Mori h v v; mnst wh< i rip. ip. The following game was played by Morphy blindfold against the whole Versailles Chess Club. I'KKM ii I )i:i k\( r. Whit* Morphy. Black— Versailles. 1 I--I<4 I' K3 15 P-KKfj Kt-B-* 2 P-Q4 P-o 4 16 P-KR3 R-Bi
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    Game No. 128.
    161 3 IMayed at the sixth congress ot the German Chess Association in 1889. Vienna Gam k (a) A deviation from the irin! line of play, which is either P-84, K-B4 or Kt-K8,3. This continuation is not so good. (b) P.OK3 would be more prudent, (cj Not Kt-Br because
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    End-Game No. 9.
    17 3 By A. Troitzky. Black (6 pieces). White (7 pieces). White to play and win.
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    CHESS NOTES.
    439 3 Mr. Blackbume, the eminent chess master is ot opinion that a draw should be regarded rather as a game half lost than a game half won. The Vienna and St. Petersburg correspondence match has ended, as has for some time been foreseen, by the second game being abandoned
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    AMERICA AND THE PHILIPPINES.
    631 3 Interview with General Aouinaldo Private Secretary. Escamillo in Prison. (China Mail Correspondent with the U.S. Army.) Manila, Keb. i 8. This morning, by permission of General Hughes, I had the privilege of visiting my old friend Antonio G. Escamillo, who is spoke > of by the
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    RAUB.
    1465 4 The Manager's Report for the two months' ending on 3rd March, 1899 Mining. Kaub Hole.— The only work being done in this section is driving the Crosscut Ea.i from the 216 ft. level and cutting out a chamber in the hanging wall of level to sink a win/c from,
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    "EAST LYNNE."
    286 4 The Dallas Company again performed to a crowded house last evening, a fact which affords unwonted evidence of hearty appreciation for Singapore. Although the piece chosen for representation was of the evergreen order, there was nothing hackneyed about the rendering, and the enjoyment of the audience was amply
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER ARTILLERY.
    87 4 Coh is Orders. Head (Quarter Office, Singapore, Bth March, 1899. 1. Orderly Officer for the ensuing week, Capt. CJ. Da vies. Orderly Sergeant tor the ensuing week, M. K. Plumpton. 2. Parades Monday 5.15 p.m. Field (Jun Drill. Tuesda) Recruits Squad and standing Gun drill. Wednesda) Instruction
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    46 4 Mr. J. B. Capcl, a brother of Mr. Capel, thr lawyer, of Penang, died at Prnang on tilt- sth mst. Brother Anthoninus, a Penang man who join d the Christian Brothers in i88(y, also died a 1 Kan go on, where he wa- much es eemed.
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    THE AMERICAN PHILIPPINES COMMISSION.
    662 4 What Can It Do Our readers will note the entire unanimity of the subjoined article on this subject from the Hongkong Telegraph (2nd) received this morning with that of the Singapore Free Press of Tuesday, in which we strongly urged the necessity of an armistice in
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    RAJAH BROOKE.
    222 4 Thomas Brooke, of the Honourable East India Company's service, had a son, who after many adventures became the first Rajah of Sarawak. That Rajah's sister, Kmma, married a country Rector, named Johnson, and about seventy years ago became the mother of Charles Anthony Brooke, who has since succeeded
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    BATAVIA GULK CLUB.
    69 4 BAT A VI A GULK CLUB. rhe monthly medal for February was played lor on Satur 'ay, 25th February, 1899. Phe ground was in wretched condition and score*? ruled high. A. Gairdntr 50 4 46 > v 1 Koelle i(» v, t if, m. V Grieve zt, 7=40 H. R
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    FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 1899.
    676 4 Thes.s. Giang Ann M Jnr| New Harbour this morning. The tree-loppers are said to have r much inconvenience by their oper Orchard road this morning. Tiger tracks are stated to hay. noticed close to the Impounding P voir on Thomson Road. We hear that H. H.
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    "TURNED UP."
    482 5 Messrs. Dallas and Musgrave presented iblic of Singapore last night with a a very different type to the Sign Cross" and East Lynne." Those peal to the graver part of human touching the depths of the heart, king emotion of a painful, it at pleasurable, kind. "Turned tims
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    QUEERLY-ASSORTED MARRIAGES.
    242 5 find ihf.se two instances close toger >n a foreign mail paper nisli newspapers recount the ing anecdote: An event that is abthe attention of high society in oadrid took place, last Sunday, in the irch of the Conception. At the moment the officiating priest was leaving the two
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    PENANG'S APPEAL.
    226 5 'Tub Sound ok the Tocsin." Who'll join the volunteers-' Who'll help to lay the fears Which agitate the breasts ot Fair Penang Who'll respond to X.'s appeal and the Doctor's fiery zeal, And rally when the Civil bugles clang? We really must protest 'twas a very sorry To
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    NOTES FROM THE NORTH.
    399 5 The C/iiv.rsal Gazette reports from Peking that M. de Giers, the new Russian Minister t the Chinese capital, recently took occasion of the KmpretS Dowager's absence to have an audience with the Emperor, and it i^ added that the Emperor wore a very angry countenance during
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    OUR NEW CHINESE PORT, WEI-HAI-WEI.
    320 5 Colonel J. F. Lewis, R.K., who has lately been there on a tour of inspection ft r the War Office, does not furnish such a bad account of >>ur new station at i-Hai-Wei. As many British officers are now volunteering for service there, Colonel Lewis
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    AN OPIUM " PERKARA " IN BATAVIA.
    924 5 AN OPIUM PERKARA IN BATAVIA. It will be remembered that some time ago a European lady, caught selling smuggled opium in Batavia, got away by the French mail, as she was on board the boat before the documents could be served upon her, and although the vessel was in Batavia
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    THE AMERICAN COMMISSARIAT.
    120 5 The China Mail correspondent writes I am informed that 17,000 lb. of fresh meat is issued daily from the steamer Duke of Sutherland fresh potatoes and onions from S in Pram i->co are served out to the men every fifteen days a boon that can only be
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    THE MURDER OF MR. FLEMING.
    236 5 A Ghastly Mandarin Joke on a British Consul. (China Gazette Cor.) Chungking, 14th Feb.— Our Consul Mr. Litton met Mr. Archibald Colquhoun en route tc Burmah four days south of this, when returning from seeing the Governor of Cueichow, at Kuciyang Fu, regarding the murder
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    A BABOO SNIPE STORY.
    217 5 One would not perhaps think ol looking into the Amrita Bazar Patrika for shikar stories, but a glance into the recent number of that paper has disclosed the following During the last Christmas I olidays we formed a party to go out ashootirg. Our boat had
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    364 5 Under the heading of Chinamen and Noises," a correspondent, lratus, writes to a Rangoon paper saying It is extremely unfair upon us town residents that permits should he issued allowing Chinamen to disturb us .ill night by firing crackers in the manner they do. L r or two nights we
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    AN OTIS "QUEER STORY."
    474 6 We are not, perhaps fortunately, in touch with the domestic currents ot local politics in the United States, but the San Francisco Examiner, of Dec. 27th, appears to know something to the point. The friend who i>ends the cutting is responsible for the underlining. General Otis,
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    THE GUARD-ROOM POET.
    253 6 I' mil recently the guard over the Governor's house has been but poorly supplied with the crockery, etc., necessary to partake of a meal in a civilise^ manner. This defect has now been remedied, a knife, fork, cs:p, saucer, eggcup, two plates and a ouple of spoons
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    167 6 The Assize Court was occupied all dayyesterday in hearing the case against Fan Ah Sam and Wong All Teo, charged with theft in a dwelling in Hallpike Street, on February ist. From the evidence it appeared that No. 2 went round to the house, nominally to buy ship's fenders, but
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    SMALL-POX IN A NEW LIGHT.
    438 6 (British Medical Journal, Feb. nthj The name of M. Drumont, the editor of the Libre Parole, is chiefly known in this country in con^ nection with the latest Asian mystery, the Dreyfu s case. But he apparently poses as an authority on other peccant humours
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    THE MUSCAT "COALING-STATION."
    169 6 This from an Indo-China paper is the wisdom of the serpent and the innocence of the dove all in one Le sultan de Mascate nous a code le porte de Bandarjtssar pour nous pcrmettre d'y ctablir mi depot de charbon. (~e port se trouve sur la cote
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    359 6 H. E. the Governor in Council has been pleased to amend the Rules under the Births and Deaths Registration Ordinance, so as to exempt soldiers and their children from the payment of fees, for certified extracts from the Register of Births and De aths. Here is what purports to be
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    SATURDAY, MARCH 11, 1899.
    734 6 The application of the Penang Library for an increase of the Government grant has been acceded to, the sum voted this year being $2,000. Mr. T. H. Kershaw, Legal Adviser to the F. M. S., has arrived in Singapore on leave. He is going to Japan
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    TANJONG PAGAR DOCK Co., Ltd.
    706 6 The half-yearly ordinary general rntti' of the shareholders of this Conpai held to-day at noon, Mr. T. Scolt p, There were also present Hoi Bogaardt, Messrs. Waddell, C. Sugd E. Romenij, P. Haffter, F. H directors; Hon. J. Burkinshaw, viser, and Messrs. C. Stringer, J.
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    GAZETTE NOTIFICATIONS.
    41 6 Mr. C. W .->. Kynoersley, i. m gram- J4s m >nths leave. Mr. Egert 5 a- Resident t ouncillor, Malacca. ril« nrw Lepers BUI IS jjublis}; embodies several amendments pre-jr I.'1 by the Secretary ot State, and t verbal alterations.
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    1323 7 ynxne* nostnest farrago libeil Juvenal. any kind are to be trusted in ountry which has been in the rding a weathercock as a are now tolerably evident V.ti- Dreyfus, Anti- Revision, ti. Protestant, pro-the-Hoo-not going to have f| thrir .nil way. The moral of in<i we
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    THE FLYING JORDANS.
    204 7 The above popular combination of artists will definitely start their brief season on Wednesday night next upon the usual Circut site on the Tank road and since the sea>on is positively limited to four evening*, and oik- matinee performance, full houses will doubtless attend Of the remarkable
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    THE PUNJOM MINING CO., LTD.
    54 7 The Secretary of the Punjom Mining Company, Limited, has received the following telegram from the Mints giving the result of the February clean up The Mill ran 27 days, crushing 2,750 tons, yielding 173 ozs. of smelted gold. The gold won by cyaniding is estimated
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    THE MARINE CLUB BALL.
    318 7 The annual ball of the Marine Club was held in the Town Hall last night and was a great success. Considerable pains had been taken by the decoration committee, who succeeded in giving to the Hall a fine 'marine effect, which commenced with the binnacle attended
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    MALACCA.
    455 7 t Front s>*y oivti Correspondent.. The Annual Report on the Municipality of the Town and Foit of Malacca shews that steady work was done during the year although no work of importance was carried out. Preparations fo- the improvement of the large drain at Kampong Tengah Tranquerah were made,
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    41 7 The homeward Spanish transport Patricio de Satrustegui, with 245 officers and 1, jOO soldiers from the Philippines, arrived yesierday afternoon, doing the run from Manila under four days and after coaling provisioning at the Borneo wharf, left this forenoon for Barcelona.
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    THE WRECK OF THE "PORT ADELAIDE."
    792 7 THE WRECK OF THE "PORT ADELAIDE." The Marine Court of Inquiry into the circumstances attending the stranding and subsequent loss of the British barque Port Adelaide, of Glasgow, on the Sth u!t on a reef in the Java Sea, was opened thL-. morning. Mr. Brockman, Acting Senior Magistrate, presided, assisted
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    81 7 Owing to the multiplicity of private and public engagements this month it has been decided to postpone the next Philharmonic Popular Orchestral Concert till after Easter. The date will be duly announced hereafter. The D' Entrecasteaux, recently built for the French Navy, is understood to be on her way out
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    THE FAR EAST IN PARLIAMENT.
    539 8 Wbi-Hai-Wei. (Feb. 13.) Mr. Gibson Bowles asked whether Her Majesty's Government had received the repotts of tiie officers sent to Wei-hai-Wei to make surveys and to obtain information, and whether any information could be given as to the plans of Her Majesty's Government with regard
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    AUSTRALIAN TRADE IN BORNEO.
    613 8 A Sydney correspondent ot the Manchester \rdian writes Jan. 10: I he energetic manner in which ihc service of the Nippon Vuseu RaUh.i is being conducted between Japanese and Australian ports is beginning to largely influence trade not only between the two countries, but also with
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    WARREN SHIELD FINAL TIE.
    729 8 S. C. v. 35th Co. R. A. This replayed final, again resulted in a draw, score 2 goals all. The Club looked liked winners, as they had two goals to nil in their favour ten minutes before time, but the R. A. played up and got
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    VICE-ADMIRAL VON DIEDRICHS RECALLED.
    46 8 VICE-ADMIRAL VON DIEDRICHS RECALLED. A Shanghai telegrauj la the Hongkong Telegraph, dated the 4th inst.. says 4 Vice-Admiral yon Diedrichs, in command of the German Asiatic Squadron, ha* been recalled, and Prince Henry of Prussia has been placed in command of the Squadron in his stead."
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    MUSCAT EXPLAINED
    49 8 RUNSIA AND PIU«CI IN THE HERMAN GIJLF. I am given to understand, says the Berlin correspondent of the Standard, that the Russian Government contemplates the speedy construction of the long-projected railway from the Trans-Caspian Line through Persia, to Bandar c! Abbas, on the Persian Gulf. [Just so
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    THE LATE CAPT. DE VERE CREIGHTON.
    317 8 All who knew Capt. F. de Vere Creighton, who had been resident for a number of years in Siam and Johore, will regret deeply to hear of the death of this officer. The news was conveyed to Sir Henry McCallum by telegram from Lagos
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    JOHORE IN 1898.
    442 8 Ihe u> losing interesting communication respecting the State of Johor lias been received from the Corresponding Agent of the Institute, the Dato James Meldrum The year i8<)8 has been a quiet oiv. n the State and Territory of Johor. The total population is supposed to stand at
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    53 8 This morning in the Portuguese Church of St. Joseph Father Santos, assisted by Fathers Lav and Victal, celebrated i rol-mn requiem high mass for the second anniver sary of the death of the Right Revd Dom Antonia Joaquim de Medeiros, Bishop of Macao, with episcopal jurisdiction >ver the Portuguese Missions
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    116 8 I here have been occasional St. An Irew's Balls in Singapore and there will be more when the industrious and indefatigable committee who are now jointly fitting on the egg of the Jubilee Victorian Hail will have hatched that long germinating creation. ihe warrant officers, staff sergeants and sergeants Welsh
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    NAVAL AND MILITARY.
    719 8 The Edgar, cruiser, Captain s B v arrived at Plymouth on nth inst with'th' crews of the Alacrity, Daphne, R? dp V f and Plover, and time-expired men from the China Station. The Edgar ytt passage until after leaving Gibraltar encountered terrible weather. Off (j a the
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    THE KEDAH-SINGORA RAILWAY.
    329 8 It is officially announced that the concession granted to Mr. harles Dunlop, of Singapore, lor the construction ot a railway from Singora to Kedah has this day been cancelled. The ment was dated the 4th March, 1 8<> 1 md vided that the works should be completed
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    MONDAY, MARCH 13, 1899.
    242 9 JOHORE. jj (I. [he Sultan shot a remarkably fine the Waterworks on Monday fbc animal «ame out from the junibout thirty yards distance from rj H., who fired and hit him in the back, the -pine; a second shot, follow- ly after, pierced the skull, tailing
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    402 9 ram has been received in Bangkok M S Algerine is to pay a visit to rrett, who arrived by the mai» on ay from London, has taken charge of live Department. .1! from Manila yesterday Capt. •11. <>t the Indianapolis^ reported liief officer died at sea on the 9th sunstroke.
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    "A SAILOR'S LIFE UNDER FOUR SOVEREIGNS."
    1836 9 It may be affirmed without fear of exaggeration that there is no officer serving Her Majesty who commands greater popularity ot more affectionate respect than the veteran Admiral of the Fleet whose name stands first on the Navy List to-day. Sir Henry Keppel has
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    L. L. T. C. DANCE.
    51 9 Preparations for the Dance at the TangLin Club on Friday night are going forward rapidly, and as the tickets are selling well, everything points to a very successful Dance. Any further contributions towards the supper and refreshments will bejgladly received by members of the Dance
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    FOOTBALL.
    103 9 A football match was played at Tanglin on Friday, roth inst., between the Royal Engineers and E." Coy. The King's Own Regt. The Lngineers showed very good form throughout the whole of the game, and within a minute of the start, managed to get a clear run up the
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    S. C. C. LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    706 9 Play in the Spring Tournament of the S. C. C. commences on Thursday next (not Wednesday, as previously announced, as ♦hat is Lady Mitchell's reception Th<i Symes, X D. Mactaggart, byes, A. G. Wright v. Pearce; Macdougall v. Bremner Battenburgh v. Rainnie S. Reid,
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    THE DEATH OF PRINCE ALFRED OF SAXE-COBURG.
    89 9 According to the Vienna correspondent of th« Etoile Beige, the death of Prince Alfred of Saxe- oburg was really due to the effect of a bullet wound which the young Prince inflicted upo.i hiimelf shortly after the gambling scandal whic^ necessitated liis leaving
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    AMERICAN CONSUL AT SINGAPORE RECALLED.
    1468 10 WILOMAN AM> W'JLL/AMS ALSO May SutVER. Tmi Official Correspondence. (Manila Times.) Special Dispatches lo the San Francisco Chroty Washington, January o. The recalling of E. Spencer Pratt, Consul at Singapore, is the first case of disciplining for too great ardor in service during Hie war.
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    CRICKET.
    159 10 S. C. I (2nd XI.) v. Sots. King's Own. This match was played on Saturday and resulted in an easy win for the Club. The scores were S. c. C W. Dunman c Riebutk b Crcedon 37 E. G. Broadrick c and b Hennessey 2 F. M. Elliot c
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    S.V.A. v. S.R.C.
    174 10 S.V.A. v. S.R.C Played on the ground of the latter, resulting in an easy win for the Volunteers, for whom Noon took live wickets for 13 runs and Davis four wickets for 8 runs. S.V.A. Gr. Noon c and b Falls 35 Gr. Morrison b Jan^z j o Gr. Dunman
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    SINGAPORE'S EARLY DOCKS.
    550 10 As Interesting Relic. Despite its modern seeming appellation the New Harbour Dock Co. is the oldest engineering concern extant in Singapore. In fact, to the success of Capt. Cloughton's original dock, opened in March, 1859, may sufficiently truthfully be attributed the use of the name New Harbour,
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    THE MALAY STATES.
    337 10 Discussing Sir Frank Swettenham's latest report on the Federated Malay States, the Rangoon Times says The Federated Malay States are interesting to us in Burma, as they are somewhat on the same footing as that on which the Shan States are. The difference is that wiih regard
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    BISHOP THOBURN AT MANILA.
    94 10 Bishop J. M. Thoburn, of the M** Episcopal Church arrived here Manila limes) on the SutiPkia> (28th Feb.) He has had forty ye\r ence in missionary work in India and I given special attention to educational ters. He superintended th mi of several thousand elementary *ri
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    A CRACKER CARRIAGE ACCIDENT.
    149 10 The dangers of cracker firing were onemore forcibly illustrated la Southbridge Road about 6.30. Dr liston had been called to Tanjong district on professional business, and wife had driven down to meet him, when as the carriage was passing through a side street leading into Southbridge
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    BRITAIN TOOK MANILA BUT SOON GAVE IT UP.
    591 10 Govern mknt Failed to Stand by Itn \kh^ and Navy. (Manila Times.) Philippine histoiy makes room for a little cntrj which tells of a brief period in which the liiitish flag floated over the group of islands in the I' Ocean, soon
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    NEW HOSPITAL SHIP.
    351 11 -r> r d< 1 .vlence of the sailing ship and the of the modern ironclad into the lestroyed many a romance and iperannuated the patriotic sentiments £nt the wooden walls of old England, now these interesting relics of the n are consigned to out of the r
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    NAVAL NOTES.
    87 11 Powerful left Hongkong tor ;th inst. H. M S llermiome arrived on the same \y from 11-wei. A boxing match at Shanghai, between uvrence, ol the River Police, and Lambert, lphigenia y proved, the A 7. C. says, an event of extremely jU duration, Lambert winning in the
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    245 11 isey, k.a., the Ofticvr Coming the Troops, was sworn in as a ember of the Legislative Council ihis noon. the Assizes this morning the case against Cadervayloo Candayah, who was ted on a double count of instituting false charge and intentionally giving evidence in a judicial proceeding, dismissed, no evidence
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    TUESDAY, MARCH 14, 1899.
    728 11 Penang is to play Perak at cricket at Easter and is now preparing for a series of practice matches. A Scotch concert under the patronage of the St. Andrew's Society takes place at Hongkong for the 25th March. Another death from small pox, the victim being
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    AMERICA AND THE PHILIPPINES.
    1051 11 The Capitulation o* Cebu. (China Mail Correspondent with the U.S. Army.) Manila, February 28.—' The U.S.S. Petrel, ac companied by a small tug, arrived at Cebu at 1 a.m. on the 21st inst. The captain of the British gunboat Pigmy and the British Vice-Consul went on
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    THE HANKOW-CANTON RAILWAY.
    147 11 With reference to the proposed Hankow-( anton Railway, the Chinese Director Chang Taotaf formerly Consul-General at Singapore, has informed his friends that the line will begin at Janton, pass Fatshan to the city o f Samsimi, on he West River. From this place the trunk line ■vill
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    NOTES FROM THE NORTH.
    909 11 It is reported from Chungking that Yu Man-t/e and about 3,000 following have enrolled themselves as a battalion ur.der the command of Genera' C hou of Uengtu, and that Chiang and T'angi his notorious lieutenants who refused to join, have been arrested and thrown into pu^on
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    69 11 Tan Kee Seng, a Municipal peon, was yesterday sentenced to two months rigorous' imprisonment for receiving an illegal gratification of 50 cents. He arrested a man for depositing rubbish, telling him that if he had money all right, if not salah. and the man gave him the money, expecting to
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      Coffee-Planting and Self-Help.
      1300 12 I to THE FdITOR. Dear Sik. I hope that the circumstance that my name appears on the list of Directors for the projected Co-operative Coffee Trading Co Ltd will not cause my remarks on tli i-. subject to be considered prejudiced and worthless for publication. There can
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    CHINESE LEGATION SECRETARY SHOT.
    520 12 CHINESE LEGATION SECRETARY SHOT. An attache of the Chinese Legation in Paris fired a revolver on 10th Feb. at Lien Yung, Fir^t Secretary of the Legation, and killed him. He then committed suicide. He had been suffering from cerebral trouble of a somewhat serious nature, had frequently protested against insignificant
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    A FORTHCOMING WEDDING.
    38 12 riie marriage of Mr. H. 0. New land, Straits Settlements Poiice, and Mi. s Jo sepliine Newman v\ i 1 1 take place at St Andrew's Cathedral on Monday the >oth mst, at 4 p.m.
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    THE PHILIPPINES
    711 12 Luna, a member of the Philippine Junta, has sailed for Liverpool from Halifax (N.S.)- He says the war will continue so long as the Americans remain in the Philippines. Nothing short of independence will satisfy his people. Luna maintains complete reserve on the subject [of his mission to
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    SAMOA AND ITS CRISIS.
    319 12 At last, the outside world receives an authoritative account of recent events in Samoa. Mr Chambers, the hief Justice of the Supreme Court,' relates how he, holding as he did his commission from the three protecting Powers, was forcibly deposed by one of them in d.rect
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    24 12 Vive Manila, trooper, with a considerable number of time^xpired men (rum Singapore, will leave on Friday at noon, the troops embarking in the moraine
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    Japanese Students Abroad.
    34 12 the, u,nwT" <: cr f-om reducing me number of youn X men studying in foreign conn tnes at tl.c public expense. i s abou- .o i .creLse pipsSSiss anroaci their own expense.
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    INDIAN TELEGRAMS.
    425 12 The Indian- Frontier Bombay, March 3 A telegram fro'n, Par announces that a most successful sur->, the ("hamkannis was effected by m the Punjab Infantry and Kurram m£ nesday night, under the command of Keppel. Over .oo pnsoners and ofcattle were captured, and nine vTwo tur. of Lashkars,
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    TELEGRAMS.
    415 12 (Times of Ceylon.) Parliament and Omdukman. London, Feb. 22.— A debate is impending in th House of ommons regarding the alleged ex at Omdurman and it is hoped by the >p that Mr. John Morley will speak. Mf- St. J. BroJrick, Under -Secretary of Sut tor Foreign Affairs, on
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    47 12 I lie French speaking Hailam servant who was responsible for looting Mr. Fairlie's alraeirah in the Adelphi Hotel, making off with §265 in bank notes, a ring and other jewellery valued at §108, was sentenced yesterday to one year's imprisonment by a Court of Two Magistral* 1.
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    MARKET PRICE LIST.
    255 13 I >c, Mar< hn t iBcj,y. ..ong per catty ct. Irench do. I 2 do. 24 Beef Si <J°- 26 Bean Sprout do. l\ do. 3 do. 3 do. N,! do. 6 do. 4| I rted do. 12 re do. Nil do |s each 65 per catty
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    205 13 s mgapore mortality returns for the < ending Saturday, March 4th, show deaths, a ratio of 31.70 per mille. deaths are included as due to smallwas a case of small-pox on board which arrived from Hongkong 'Horning, the victim being the chief who was removed to ihe hospital. Hon'ble C.
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    WEDNESDAY. MARCH 15, 1899.
    694 13 Two Kling milkmen for retailing adulterated milk werr yesterday fined $50 each. For storing matches in his godovvn without a permit a Chinaman was this morning fined §20 and costs. The If. M. Company's steamer Sydney left Saigon at 4 a.m. to-day, and may be expected
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    STRAITS INSURANCE CO.
    1239 13 An extraordinary general meeting of the Straits Insurance Co., Ltd., was held at noon to-day in the Company's Offices for the purpose of considering certain resolutions which have been already published (0 tor increasing the capital by the creation of $300,000 worth of sterling value shares or
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    H. M. S. "ARCHER" AT PORT ROYALIST.
    356 13 Hm is Down the British Flag. H. M. S. Archer, Capt. Dare, returned from her trip to Palawan last evening and went to the wharf this morning to coal. The visit of the Archer to Port Royalist was undertaken, we believe, in consequence
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    A DARING ATTEMPT.
    105 13 While Mr. James Kerr was at dinner at 46 Grange-road last night he heard something heavy fall down outside. On going to investigate he found it was his plate cher^t. fallen to tin- ground and burst open, some of the contents being scattered about. To the handle
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    HONGKONG QUARANTINED.
    30 13 The Government has imposed nine days quarantine on all arrivals from Hongkong. This is due to a distinct though lot as yet considerable reappearance of plague at Hongkong.
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    1739 14 Tuesday, March 14, 1899. Present i H E. the Governor (Sir C. B. H. Mitchell, g.c.m a.j The HonVe Col. Secretary (Sir Alex. Swettenharr, k.c.m.g.) The Hon'ble f he Officer Commanding the Troops the Col. Treasurer (F. G. Penney). th<? Auditor-General (E. C. Hill). tlv- Colonial Engineer (A.
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    JAVA NEWS.
    379 14 iFrom our own Correspondent.} The Soerabaia Courant says it is not generally known that the defendant in the opium-smuggling trial at Batavia has dealt in opium for years. When her husband was health officer at Serang clandestine opium was found there the thing was traced to Bengkalis, but
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    AMERICAN PRISONERS WITH THE FILIPINOS.
    138 14 We h.\ not been able to note the inference in the Manila papers to a large number of American prisoners alleged to be in the hands of the Filipinos. Hitherto, with tin- s, verc press and cable censorship exercised by the American authorities, it would
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    259 14 Yesterday Tan Ah Too was lined Suo tor unlawfully preparing chandu of the value of §30. Another Chinaman, for a similar offence, was fined $300. or tour months' rigorous imprisonment. The new cargo boat of the Messageries Maritimes, the Sinai, leaves Saigon on the 22nd, and will be here on
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    WARREN FOOTBALL SHIELD
    488 14 Final Til. S. C. C. v. 35th Co. k. At the third time of asking the I won a stubbornly contested by one goal to nil. They wore opponents in the last five mi; previous drawn games had ai of interest, and there was a numeroi enthusiastic
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    403 14 Now that the steamers oi the N cher Lloyd visiting Singapore an numerous would it not b< advis fla^ staffs to adopt a special distinguish their mail from tl steamers, as is done with the steamer the P. and O. Company? it would be hoping almost I our Municipal Commission
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      150 15 MICHAELS Photo Stores. FRESH SUPPLIES RECEIVED MONTHLY OF Ilford, Thomas, Wratten and Wainwright, and Mawson and Swan's Dry Plates m 4] x 3I to 15 x \2 incises, 2, 13x18 and rSx _v ntimetn EASTMAN'S Bromide Solio Papers up to 25 x 30 inches. ILFORD S Bromide Paper and p
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      751 15 MUNICIPAL NOTICE. SINGAPORE MADE POUDRETTE. Municipal Commissioners invite offers for this valuable manure, now being manufacU£d at the.r work, U Tanjong V*J T Reclama. The atter.u.n of planters and others is directed o the following analysis of, and extracts from report on a sample recently submitted t> Professor Jamtb He.idr.ck.
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      549 15 REUTERS TELEGRAMS. ITALY AND CHINA. Rumours of French Interference Denied. Italian Admiral Proceeds to China. It is positively denied at Paris that France, through her Minister at Peking, advised the Tsungli Vamen to reject the Italian demands for a lease of San-mun Bay, which are on the contrary approved. The
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      727 15 ENGLAND AND GERMANY IN AFRICA. Cecil Rhodes and the Emperor William. A Reichstag Debate on the Cape-to-Cairo Route. Raid Keminiscences. German Interests to be Fully Guaranteed. Mr. Cecil Rhodes has paid a visit to Berlin in connection with his railway and stelegraph schemes through Africa/ Mr. Rhodes had an audience
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    THE PLAGUE IN INDIA.
    49 16 Death of a Doctor. A European doctor baa <\'w& of the plague at Calcutta. Diminution of Plague at Bombay. I h- advent of warm weather is reducing the mortality at Bombay and a continual decline >>l i lie mortality is expected. London. March ijt/i, iBg(j.
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    CLEARANCES.
    713 16 Gor<»o>. Brit. =,tr.. Moner, for Bangkok. Mai ic< Bril. str., Daly, for Teluk Anson, via ports. LaLPOORA, Brit, str., Parsons, for Madras, via ports. Ban Lion<;, DIH. -tr., Vas, for Kotie, via oorts. Ban Fo Soon, Dut. str., Odink, for Pontianak, via ports. Sri PftOATAW, Dut. str., Flak, for
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    HOMEWARD BOUND.
    541 16 The following have booked their passages in advance as under, the dates of sailing being given where known P. and O Mail. Mar. 15. Per Manila from Penang. —Mrs. Gawthorne and two children. Mr. and Mrs. Brown and family, Mrs. Gottlieb, child and infant, and Mr. Stronach. Mar.
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    Passengers Arrived.
    310 16 Mar. 9. —Per 'Fibre Messrs. P. Lupis, Villard, Postal, M. Mattes. Per Hitachi Maru Mr. C. L. Anderson. Per Lalboora Messrs. Hyedian, Lewis, AlIsapp, Yukajawa, Mrs. Turner, Mr. and Mrs.de Silva, Miss de Silva. Per Sappho Messrs. Hon. C. W. Kynnersley, Orchard, Berrington, T. N. Hill, Kershaw, A.
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    Passengers Arrived by the Mail.
    89 16 Mar. 9. Per Coromandel fron. Hongkong. Messrs. A. Marshall, Gutierie/, D. H. 00U. Mar. 11.— Per Bengal from London.— Messrs. H. A. Morrison, S. Somerville, H. Morris, Delay, Mr. and Mrs. Webb and two children, Mr. and Mrs. H. Perrett and child, Mr. VV. H.
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    Passengers Left by the Mail.
    53 16 Mar. io.^Per Coromandel Mr. Gngcr Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. Sneyd Kynnersley, Mr. J. Mead, Lieut. Donajowski, Mr. Kymill. w/ M n r M Per Bengal for Hon^kon^.—Mr. W. P. Smith and Misses Smith (two), Mr. and Mrs. Paul, Mrs. T. Witman. For Yokohama Capt. G.
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    SHARE LIST, MARCH 15th, 1899.
    363 16 Bank of China and Japan, Ltd. Nominal. C 2,000,000 450,968 199,875 £2.*: Deferred. £5 Buyers. '.250// Bell's Abestos Eastern Agency. S5 Sellers. 10,000 f£ 8,584 KJb l »4*o un Clear Water Dairy Farm Ltd. $100 25,000 25,000 250 |ioo Fraser and Neave Ltd. 572 ex.div.
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    VESSELS IN PORT
    432 16 icii-oi-Wai Fla.<s and Tons Commanders Arrived Prom F ut Ahchbr Brit. 1770 C. H. Dare Mar. 14 Labuan Immortality Brit, cruiser 5600 SirE. Chichesterjan. 2S Labuan 1. Other Vessels Flaas Tons Masters Arrived From Consignees F Alboin Brit. 649 Ritchie Mar. 10 Bangkok Borneo Co. Bangkok \rratoon
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    EXCHANGE.
    71 16 (Corrected up to March On London. Bank 4 m/s \j\ demand 1 Private credits 3 m/s documents 3 m/s 2/0 credits 6 m/s 2/ France, demand 24^ Germany, demand 20: India, T. T 14 Hongkong, demand di c Yokohama, demand 45^ p n Java, demand 11 Manila, demand p™
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    PRODUCE.
    88 16 March is, fin 5 Gambier do. Cube No. i Pepper, Black (ordinary S'poredo. White, (Fair L/W=s/fc; Nutmegs nos *.o tlic Ib.) do. (80s to the IbJ Mace fßanda) Cloves (Amboina) Libenan Coffet Tqn a, smali pearl (Fair qualilyj «iv». «io flake (do. do.) do, rnejium pearl (Fail cio.y do.
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