The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (Weekly), 29 June 1899

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    18 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. WEEKLY MAIL EDITION. IRD SERIES THURSDAY, JUNE 29thyi899 N k 622
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    CONTENTS.
    98 1 he i •e, 402 art. .ht, tel-Keep T o^ Iward H 4 °4 RTS. II I I I arch Bill emigration Bill, ominission. 3 itar) B idgei \t\ rhe( »>'• 404 Our Roads, o lennin 06 Mi Mi Kir-, o7 r Pra^ 408 ol the Mala} >R. Bridg s.
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    30 1 I'ree Press Weekly Europe to the Straits by any of ted to to the Manager 1 and date of arrival in n 11 then Lc mailed to meet I call.
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  • Domestic Occurrences.
    • Obituary
      DEATH
      18 1 v Wardieburn House, Edinburgh, on the 20th 1 Alay, James Meiklb, junr., Architect, formerly ot r^in^apore. J
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    THE WEEK
    260 1 I he I\ O. mail steamer Nubia leaves with this mail to morrow, to he followed bv the M. M. Tonkin on July 7th. The Sachscn brought London advices up to May 3rd. Tl )e Corontandcl 'bunging mails ot May 10th, is expected to morrow Mr. Spencer Pratt,
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    South Africa.
    531 1 (June 22nd.) FRANKLY we cannot say that we at all like the brief references in today's telegrams to the situation in South Afri a. Bearing in mind the composite character of the European population in Cape Colony itself and the Transvaal, and the natural effect of any overt
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    A New French Cabinet.
    403 1 (June 23rd.) AT last, alter several complete failures, a French Mi- stry is formed, the successful Minister being M. Waldeck-Rcm JSSEAU. The result is a curious blend of extremes, a sort of political happy fa mi I) what is termed a Concentration Cabinet,'' or a Ministry
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    Samoa.
    200 1 Evkryuouy will agree that the Samoan difficulty has caused far more worry and international friction than should have been the case. The opportunities for intrigue provided by rival kinglet pretend* as nominees and instruments of European antagonisms, were simply unbound d The Commissioners charged with duty of instituting an
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      43 1 lAYNARD &Co,,uu v; -ale Retail Chemists I and most frequent!) d stocks in the Strait ft Toilet Requisites )tographic Chemicals. Homoeopathic Medicines. Filters, &c, &c. DISPSNSARIE SI PPLIED. Spectacles Folders in >ld, Silver or Nickel Shl Ps' Chests Supplied Refilled. '-> BATTERY ROAD. tu.th.s.
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      273 1 CRAG HOTEL, PFNANG HILL Elevation, 2260 Fbbt. Hotel Charges $5. per day for each adult. Four bungalows are available Lawn Tennis and Billiards. Chairs and Coolie^ can be obtained at the foo of the Hill, from 6 a.m., until 6 p.m. every day. l or further particulars apply to KERR,—
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    War Preparations at the Cape.
    334 2 (June 26th.) To DAY'S telegrams have the greater part of their interest centred on the news from South Africa. That, on all hands, shows not only no trace of a hint at the continuance of peaceful negotiations towa;ds a constitutional solution of the Transvaal difficulty,
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    Mr Gwynne.
    163 2 In connection with to-day's wires relating to the situation in South Africa it is to be noted that passing through Singapore Irom Peking is Mr. H A. GWYNNE, Rruter's special correspondent and agent at the Chinese capital. Mr. GWYNNE has been hurriedly ordered to proceed from Peking to
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    THE EMPEROR'S OUTINGS.
    331 2 We know that the Emperor of C hina has never I ridden out, walked out, cr driven out, as other young men do. His outings have been to pray at the Temple of Heaven, to offer sacrifice to the God of Agriculture, and to pray for rain.
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    LATE MAIL NEWS.
    1368 2 (Via Australia. The Kaiser declares that Germany's acquisition from Spain of the Caroline and Pellew Islands, arc! of a portion of i^adrones, is a matter of the grea 1 importance to German commerce. Herr -m Bulow, the German Foreign Minister, made a statement yesterday, (6th) in the
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    THE BUBONIC PLAGUE.
    388 2 The increase of the plague at Hongkong nul its appearance at i. .i rt», .md even in one or two places Europe, is causing some attention to be given to ihe subject both here and in America. A New Yoik journal publishes a long telegram from Hongkong,
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    KOREA.
    179 2 Rumours are being spread in St. Petersburg that a pt-ib.ible serious crisis in Korea is considered inevitable. M. Pavlofl has very often exj pinion that the withdrawal of (he Russian troops from Korea as well as the recalling of the Russian hinancial Councillor Alexeieft was a great mistake. It
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    JAVA.
    442 2 The following arc paragraphs of annual report of Mr. A. F. Ifacf* 0 L>'* Consul at B*tavia 5« Coal— The demand for Oembilif the p«si year, probably on account American war, was greater than t' 11 therefore, which had remained for o l ton, rose to £i ios., and,even
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    NAVAL NOTES.
    337 2 Ihe A rchei I ruisei Devonport, tio:n the China [st ult. and placed in the she is ready to he taken to < Before taking up hr> ap in -command ot the i raised in Wei-hai-Wei, I W. gate, i.s c, will furnish the I with a report
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    21 2 The General Ho>A Ma I ■lu r.tted with electiic lm equipped chemical kSI itor) lul <\ i-k room for [)l»oto^« l n!
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    THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 1899.
    602 3 P. K. the Governor is expected to reach about the 26th, and will occupy Fthc quarters prepared for him at the Sepoy v Justice Jones this morning adjudged P W. Wallace, late of Grange Road, ankrupt. Malay h^s been charged with stealing .launch at Penang, to
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    THE DANGER OF OUR ROADS
    556 3 The dangers that await the ordinary user of the streets in Singapore are many. Riktshtt that wander blindly and deafly all about the road coolies with carrying sticks that project and threaten the eyes of passengers closed umbrellas carried by respectable Chinese horizontally over their
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    A GOOD TIME COMING.
    259 3 Germany has refused he consent to any permanent tribunal of arbitration as suggested by the Committee of the Peace Conference without a guarantee of the impartiality of the tribunal. Renter In the annals of our lime, Or (4 any age or dime, In vain you'll infallible
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    THE PLAGUE IN PENANG.
    20 3 The following telegram has been received from Penang to-day. 11 No cases of plague, one death.'
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    OVER THE CHESS-BOARD.
    970 3 Gentlemen, to aolace their wearied mindt by honest pastimes, playe at chesse, the astronomer's game, and the philosopher's game, which whettes thyr wittes, recreates theyr minds, and ■urts no body in the mean season." Problem No. 150 (Lloyd) is solved by R-KB3. Correct solutions received from "Quis
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    THE RECENT LIBEL CASE.
    670 3 This morning Mr. Ferrers, on behalf of Mr. Spencer Pratt, mentiuned the case of Pratt v Kelly and Walsh to Mr. Justice Jones in the Supreme Court, saying that the parties had succeeded in arriving at a settlement, subject to his Lordship's approval. Counsel stated that
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    1889 4 (Junc2ist, 1899.) The ordinary fortnightly meeting or the Commission was held this afternoon. There were present Mr. A. Gentle (President), Messrs. Sohst, Evans, Nanson, Meyer, and Col. Pennefather. Finances. The financial statement showed a c^sh balance of $82,625, °1 which 575.000 are on fixed deposit. I'hk Minutes >fth<
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    "TALES OF THE MALAYAN COAST."
    1165 4 Mr. Rounsevelle Wildman has publish a bo-k called "Tales of the Mai lyan C the result of nine years residen :a!ls 'xperience on the Malayan Coa>t fhe majorit) of these are rechauffi highly col ficti ns from the ><^n that a p artd from time
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    DR AND MRS. WORKMAN.
    146 4 well-known Am and litterateurs, Or. ;md Mrs. Workma proceeding to Bombay on Hie Pat thence take rail to Srinagar in I they spend ihe simmer, or rat 1 er the a guide, lo n»;,ke an excursion by a i Sir Martin Con way from Skardo and
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    HOCKEY MATCH.
    47 4 Ihe hockey match play< planade yesterdn) afternoi specially to brin^ forw the S.C.C Pear* e got fou sid<", which was tnuch si lin> The hacks of IV.ir few chances of disti**^ .ishin^ I for thty had \v- little I p\ix y :"o or ,nan sliort.
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    53 4 The Novoe Vremya in an aruc: the political situation, says "The consciousness of the real .superiority of Britain's naval power will ceitainly prei ?nl the great European Powers from t.tk isolated action to check her encroat fimenU in different parts of the worlJ ind as foi common artion, nobody evidently
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      Cavenagh Bridge Trafeic.
      119 5 10 rai EDiT-oa. S:k,— ln 1897 an (Ordinance was passed it was provided that no hackney carriage unless occupied by a fare or passhould enter, use or cross the above iring certain hours. But notwithg the above provision, it is the tice for gharries to carry without
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    MR. F. K. JENNINGS.
    308 5 I. K. Jennings is retiring from 4 !.c service, Is I end of next month. iars since Mr. Jennings the police, and there are still n few 10 rememb -r wh.it the Setts were ihem. Sr< ret Societies were nong the Chine* 1 hel I enormous
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    MR. R. KINDERVATER.
    331 5 traong the passengers leaving by the rman mail to-morrow for Europe is Mr. Kindervater, who has been for thirteen isl associated with the firm of 'uttfarcken and Co. Mr. Kindervater has been a valued and popular member of rman community and in many ointnunity fia* testified as
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    FRIDAY, JUNE 23, 1898.
    690 5 Sergt. G. Mackenzie, 15th Co. (Southern) K. A., has died at Hongkong. At Hongkong during the twentv-four hours ended noon, 13th inst there were 26 cases of plague and 18 deaths, making 768 cases, and 703 deaths this year. This morning Mr. Brockman heard nine cases
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    THE OVERLOADING OF THE " WILL O' THE WISP."
    272 5 THE OVERLOADING OF THE WILL O' THE WISP." Before Messrs. Brockman and Clayton thi> afternoon Tan Hock Hay, the owner of the Will o' the Wisp, was charged with an infringement of Sec. 4 Ord. X. of 1887 by allowing his vessel to be so loaded as to MjSmerge in
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    MYSTERIOUS DEATH AT HONGKONG.
    144 5 At about live o'clock this morning, (10th) a European constable coining down Stavely Street came across the body of a European lying in the roadway in a state ot complete ir.;Jity." On examiniiig the body two wounds were found in ihe iorchcctd and there were traces
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    NOTES FROM THE NORTH.
    355 5 A Northern contemporary states that the order for about 14,000 tons of steel rails for the Newchwang extension ot the Northern hinese Kailw.iy has been placed by the Directors of the Chinese Government with Mr. G?.- >tgo Turner, of Glasgow. A Seoul telegram dated June 3
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    THE DALLAS AND MUSGRAVE COMPANY.
    187 5 THE DALLAS AND MUSGRAVE COMPANY. I he Dallas and Musgrave Company are at shanghai on th^ir re I urn from japan. A \okoliama journal gives this interesting information as to the new projects of Mr Dallas:— He says that fur foreign populat »n Yokohama has been the s»how*town lie li
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    STRANGE REVENUE BLUNDER AT HONGKONG.
    405 5 We {Hongkong Telegraph) hear, to our very great astonishment and disgust, that the Opium Farmer's Contract has been extended to cover the whole of the ntw territories and that without an> consideration whatever. He is to pay no more rV the privilege of boiling and
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    NAVAL NOTES
    199 5 H.M.S. Phoenix arrived at Shanghai 01 the i ith instant. The Italian cruiser Etna left Hongkong on the 14th fv>r Shanghai. The I T .S.S. Concord arrived at Hongkong on the 15th from the Philippines for docking purposes. H.M S. Powerful left Hongkong on the 14th to join
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    A QUESTION OF FREIGHT.
    304 5 Mr. Justice Hyndman Jones, in the Su. preroe Court, heard the case of the British India Steam Navigation Co., Limited Chop Ktan Ann. Mr. Wee Thiam Tew appeared lor I defendants, and Mr Carver for the Company who claim that: during the month i Aug. 1897
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    JAVA NEWS.
    1137 6 <JFvoni our o~ir Cv> respondent. l The Mynbouw Mij Belang (Belang Mining Co.) will sell a part of its ground at Kollok to the Moeara Enim Co. for thirty thousand guilders down, and thirty per cent of the profits if the ground is ever worked. The first boring
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    BOOKS RECE VED.
    633 6 The Colonial Seiies is now bringing within reach of the man of moderate means a vast number of new books and reprints. Never have the publishers been so active in turning out these popular and well got up books. In copies received lately from the publishers, or
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    THE PLAGUE IN PENANG.
    19 6 The following telegram has teen received from Penang to-day Two cases of plague one death.*'
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    MALACCA.
    664 6 iFrom our mm Corresp mdttti.) At the Assizes which were held before Mr. Justice Hyndman Jones, Mat Nor bin Sahat was charged with the murder of his wife Mena binte Sulong at Melekeh on the 25th April. At about 8 p.m. the kampong was aroused by the cries of
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    IN THE COILS.
    153 6 Members of the Bombay Natural History Society will be sorry to hear, says the Bombay Gazette, that the smaller of the two great pythons which have been kept in a cage in the museum tor some years, is no longer on view. It is >till there, but
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    103 6 I xi I J J.. i <; is «»L uic present time m ilkj show window of Messrs. J. P. Kilgour&Co 6a, Battery Road a most curious, and perhaps, unique, pineapple. From one stem there has grown a full-sized pineapple with two heads and nine perfectly formed small* r ones
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    INTERESTING LEGACY CASE.
    318 6 Before Mr. Justice Hyndman Jones fa Supreme Court the case of Wee against Urn ChanSui with rf -gar tate of LimLiatdece2sedcame up f, consideration, and on a point res the Registrar in his report w r{ J legacies given to the widow of I Soo (the grandson
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    SUGAR v. PAD! IN PERAK.
    481 6 Mr. H' Ifit'ld, Commissioner of Lands Mines for the Federated Malay States his exhaustive ieport for 189^, thus spe of the conflicting interests of suy padi in M itang The lime has now arrived when tic P ernmeiit must resolutely face the problem of pla
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    "A WANDERING MINISTERL"
    55 6 Sigu m j. Brandini, who, un name cl II Trovatore, is maki g the world without any pecuniar) other than his earning- on arrived in Hon^kon^ from SI will -liurtly give thi re a lectu cert. Signer Branidini left Pai and returns there in i •> H
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    DISPUTE BETWEEN HOTELKEEPERS.
    245 7 Frank Holmes, of the Marine Hotel, email Street, for whom Mr. Van Cuyburg appeared, claimed, this morning in Supreme Court, from Annie Leonard r husband of the Metropole Hotel, Road, $252 80. Mr Karrer-Baynes ired fur the defendants. The claim for the balance of vages due by
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    THE STARTING MACHINE.
    105 7 In the current number of the S ng T) Ima tic News are two very I of the Ust Penan^ Kan M- etii show Mr. D. D M v kie's starting me in operation. The first shows the ibout nine in numberj steadily lined For the start
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    BLUEJACKETS CAPSIZED AT SHANGHAL.
    156 7 BLUEJACKETS CAPSIZED AT SHANGHAL. K1 RSSCUI Bv LT. COMMANDIK \*> S Ity (llth) illy I) g t ghi blue-jack j! g to H.M .S. m ho were rel capsized uiik-i somewhat p< namely the < -"all "g lJ y on lne starbo ml side thus causing the g, which runs
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    HAVAS TELEGRAMS.
    90 7 (June 14th— I*h.) M, Poincare", charged with the formation *Ij. onsulted his friends, subsequently accept t isle, but renouncing it after two dnys i.i ons< quence of the opposition ot the radicaU. >>ri Ihe President commissioned M. Walk H. isseau who provisionally accepted the in of a Ministry,
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    251 7 1 Sir- Man at the Bar thus discourses 1 the Malay Mai! on the arrangement- at R.i. es, which cofflmi nro today Die < !d chit system for drinks wras not n succe Supposing I want a drink, why uld I have to hase as3 book with twelve tickets \n
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    SELANGOR RACES.
    90 7 (By Telegraph.) The first day's racing of the Selangor Turf Club took place at Kuala Lumpor yesterday, in the presence of His Excelency the Governor and Lady Mitchell. The results are. First Griffiv Race, Mr. Walsh s betalli. Rack, Mr. E. W. Birch's Ringleader The oronation Race, Mr.
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    THE LATE MR. JAMES MEIKLE.
    370 7 There are many hrre and in the Native Stat( s who will hear with rr gn t of the th at Wardieburn House, T linburgb, on the 20th May, of Mr lames Me ikie,' ai hitect, formerly of the firm of Messrs. n and Maclaren,
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    GAZETTE NOTIFICATIONS.
    113 7 Regulations are made by the Governor in Council under the Municipal Ordinance giving powers to deal with sanitary matters in case of an outbreak of plague at Malacca. Rules regarding postal and money orders are published. Authority is given to tile letters of specification regarding the patent incandescent
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    262 7 It will be remembered thai some time ago a destitute Swede named Hokensen was helped with a passage to Europe by a few charitably disposed persons, the chief contributors being two Swedish residents of Singapore. The man's passage was paid and a sum of about £4 given to the captain
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    SATURDAY, JUNE 24, 1899.
    747 7 Heavy clouds covered the^sky last night, so that the total eclipse of the moon was not visible at Singapore. A petition is being signed in Bangkok for the appointment of a judge and the establishment «»f a court entirely distinct from the Consular Offices. The Sianv
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      "Law-brakers in the Church."
      264 7 1 <) THE E&ITOK. SIR, —I have been waiting day after day since my last letter appeared at the beginning of this week to see what more Lay man would have to say as to the secrec, and the dangerous character of the Confraternity of the
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    COMPLIMENTS FOR GOVERNOR McCALLUM.
    169 7 COMPLIMENTS FOR GOVERNOR McCALLUM. Sir Henry McCallum as Governor o! Newfoundland delivered his first speech from th throne on the 1 1 th of May on the occasin tli j opening of thf* House of Assembly Lady McCallum and Mi?:- •McCallum v present. During the subsequent proceedings in connection with
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    THE CALCUTTA ASSAULT CASE.
    283 7 Calcutta, June 16. The appeal lodged b^ Lieutenant King and Mr. Trotter against the deci- sion of Mr. Pearson, Chief Presidency Magistrate who convicted ar.d sentenced the appell ints as already stated for an assault committed on Mr. Low, was argued at considerable length before Mr.
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    THE S. S. "AMBOINA."
    70 7 KUETHB.« N, L'S O) TilF, \VrK( K ("apt. J. Reid, of the S. S Cornelia, who wa> requested by ihe ivnc to proceed tc« the scene ot th- w has srnt the fullowin^ telegram, to M >\ O from Mergui. 1 \isited Amkoina two-thirds under watev
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    39 7 llcrr sun Bcnnig^en arrived from hu rope on the 21st instant by the Bayern He will leave on Thursday morning by the Stettin for Herbertishohe, where he is to assume duties as th", new Governor of <Wman New Guinea
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    1265 8 Quicquid agxmt homines nostn eit farrago libelli. Jl t v enal. The demise is announced of the Sunday Daily Mail and the Sunday Daily Telegraph. They are both dead and buried. We have been reading with emotions (mixed) their las f words, and on the whole
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    THE SONG OF THE HEAT-HAZE.
    297 8 [Contributed: All Rights Reserved Ah foolish are the tales men tell Of Fairy, Gnome and Sprite. Of tortured Souls spewed up by Hel! To wander through the night Because the Darkness bringeth Fear To eyes that dimly see. Men deem the Spirit World more near
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    JAVA NEWS.
    1064 8 it'rom viir own Correspondents Mr. G. Mundt, an expert in ciichona matters, writes to the Java papers on the subject, and gives some facts and figures which are of interest. The export of bast from Java in March was 977,000 pounds, in April 1,300,000 and in May 1,150,000,
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    MR. E. SPENCER PRATI.
    270 8 Yesterday afternoon, shortly before the time announced for the departure of th French mail, a numhrr ol the Siuua,,,, r friends of Mr. E. Spencer Pratt, the r ing US. Consul-Gmer. Jrmbled on board to say good-bye. These included Mr Kleimenow, Russian Consul Dr c Vicq,
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    KINGS OWN REGIMENT.
    333 8 The Sports in commemoration of th( Battle of Vittoria took place at Tanglin on Thursday, 22im\ iust., at 4 30 p m. A great number of spectators asseml to witness the events, amongst whom were Major General and Mrs. Dickson, Colonel and Mrs. Rovvlandson, and Officers and
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    18 8 The German mail for Europe cl< 3 p.m. and the Sachscti leaves at on Momlay. the 2^th instant.
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    THE FOLK-LORE OF BORNEO.
    1404 9 Dr. FURMBSi ADOMUMBS thk omparativb I.IIKKAII'RB SOCIBTT. j )r. Furness, who was a member of the r.Harrison American scientific expedito Borneo which n turned to Singajl April 1898, has hern addressing tcrary society in New York on the ropological n.sults of his visit to that >t
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    STABBING THE POLICE.
    226 9 Lira Lik, a Hokien, last right stole a pair of earnings from a Macao woman in South Bridge Road. The theft was seen by a policeman who pursued an arrested the man. As he was being taken to the Police Station the Hokien cut off his towchang
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    INDIAN TELEGRAMS.
    210 9 Simla, June 15. A scheme has now been definitely sanctioned for making High Court Judgeships better worth having Uan at present. The pay of puisne judges is increased from 3,750 to 4,000 rupees monthly. The period of service for earning full pension for all High Court Judges also
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    51 9 The King of Siam has appointed Mr Rivett-Carnac Financial Adviser as well as Comptroller-General, for the latter ot which appointments his services were lent last November. At His Majesty's request also the Government of India have extended Mr. Rivett-Carnac's term of service under the Siamese Government from three to five
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    NOTES AND NEWS.
    1094 9 Tn Amatbur Golf Championship. Mr. Ball's Victory. The Amateur Golf Championship competilion which has been played at Prestwick has resulted in a narrow victory for Mr. John Ball, jun., over Mr. F. G. Tail, affer a most exciting finish. This is the fifth time that Mr. Ball
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    71 9 Mr. Wolferttan this morning sent I. wee Ko Kye to the Court of Two Magistrates on a carge of theft of $425 in cash and jewellery, the property of a Japanese woman named Hoa Ana. A Malay, named Awang Puteh, was this morning charged with having with others on June
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    MONDAY, JUNE 26, 1899.
    704 9 Mr. Clayton on Saturdav sent three Chinese to gaol for 4 months* hard labour each, for criminal trespass Mrs. Salxmann and Mr. Dunman are to take part in a concert in aid of a church fund at Seremban, on Julv 3rd. The quarantine against Madras Ports
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    THE PLAGUE IN PENANG.
    23 10 The follow 1)g telegram was received from Penan^ nil Sat a 1 day. One ca*e 1 plague, one death.
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    THE MISSIONARY MASSACRE CONTRADICTED.
    57 10 THE MISSIONARY MASSACRE CONTRADICTED. rough courtesy of Mr. J. V. V« rnon, l\< agent at Hongkong, we I] ve b i n permitted to pubIt* |j tel rl li iED NfURDERS NEAR FOOCHOW. chow, 9 h June, 1899. The murpoil r Fo I) w are contiadi I Tin l\< v
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    PUNJOM.
    46 10 Glram op Hope. TV S.i i ir\ of the Punjom Mining Co., l.imitt' lias the following telegram fro the Min -'Tankong having struck th ode "ii 100 feet level average wi'Hh of I* 1 is 3 ?eet Assays average, p 101(1 J,j <>z. per ton)
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    SELANGOR RACES: SECOND DAY.
    73 10 By 1\ legram, fiiffin Handicap: Mr. Tunnicliffe's Ru aw t\ Girl, S H rse Handicap —Mr. C. W. Laird's 1 ohj 10. 1 2 Race No. 3 Sir Frank Swettcnham's 1 »O4 KV, It). O. No 4. Mr. Nicholas' Communist. Race No. 5 I) Brown's Reward,
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    THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES RAILWAY.
    67 10 The opening of the I'enan^ Hukit Mertaj in) section of Die Federated Malay States Railway will take place at S a. m. on \Y dnesday ext, passengers being con'l by the ay launch Penan% from the !''-::.ing J« tty to Prai, Ihe ceremony o( drclaring
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    SHIPPING NEWS.
    284 10 A Chinaman named Chia Liow of 61 River Valley Road reports lhat he and live others left Johore at 10 p.m. on the 22nd with a cargj ot timber, and that on the 23rd while off Tanjong Gaule their tonkang was swamped (luting a squall He sialrs that
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    A DYNAMITE PLOT IN THE PEKING PALACE.
    142 10 A DYNAMITE PLOT IN THE PEKING PALACE. Shanghai, June 13.— 1t is reported from Peking couple of days a^o a plot to blow up the [mpeiial Palace in Peking, known as the Yuen Ming Yuen, \v..s discovered, and lhat a mine ch-.r^td with dynamite was found. The report adds lhat
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      The C. B. S.
      469 10 1O THE EDITOR. Some of your correspondents appear to expect Archdeacon Perham to make reply in your paper to their seemingly tstatements. This I can assure you he d not intend doing. One can hardly exp ct him to take notice of anonymous correspondence. Furthermore, some
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    SEPOY LINES GOLF CLUB.
    121 10 The result of play for the medal at thj Sepoy Lines on Saturday was as follows j Wolferstan and Davies also played, but handed in no scores. Carter having won the medal last month, Middleton and Penney hive to play another round to decide the winner.
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    THE BRITISH FLEET.
    211 10 The summer programme of the British Fleet is j published. Some 13 ships are now assembling at Wei-hai-wei. The Daphne goes north for the Behring Sea patrol this year. The Graf ton, at Manila, will be relieved by ibmjDrlmtuU, and returns to Hongkong to dock and meet
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    39 10 As instancing the unfortunate year 1898 was for insurance companies, we note that the Triton, a strong Calcutta Company, showed a debit of Rs. 15,228, partly due to excessive competition, but mainly to exceptional claims that had be met.
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    CRICKET.
    408 10 S. C. C 2nd XL v. R. E. This match was played on the Esplanade and resulted in an easy win on the first innings for the S. C. C. 2nd XI. R. E. Sgt. Wright c and b Henjafield 22 C. S. M. Hearer c Glennie b Benjafield
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    A PENANG MILLIONAIRE'S GIFT.
    137 10 N four-in-hand and landau and, y, the smartest of its kind in Pena n being skilfully driven about town yesterdi) evening by Holley, the Singapore jockey. The heads ot the four horses were deoked with blue and white plumes. The new landau, built by Mrssrs. Simpson
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    FATAL ACCIDENT TO ARCHDEACON WARREN.
    200 10 Kobe, gth June. Many of our reader* will regret to learn that Archdea.on Warren his sustained a nasty accident at Fukuv^ma. While inspecting the cellar at Mr. Swarm s former residence, the reverend gentleman slipped and fell on his head. He was able to walk
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    CHARGES AGAINST A BANK SHROFF.
    57 10 CHARGES AGAINST A BANK SHROFF. At Hongkong .m the 20th inst Yeung Cheung Un, alias Yeung Kwao, was sentenced to six months imprisonment for stealing a bank book the property of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, and was committed for trial on the charge of making false entries in a
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    18 10 Consul Eschke visited the German cruiser Kaiser yesterday and was accorded the customary salute on leaviug the >!iip.
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    IN ADVANCE OF TO-MORROW'S MAIL.
    366 10 London, June 4.— Mr. Solomon, an has defeated Sir Gordon Sprig, in a bye-election at Tembuiand. An accident occurred to an r- r Flashing, on the coast of pneumatic brake failing to act. daughter of one of the Swi- s IM« g te Lonterence at
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    SUPPOSED CONTEMPT OF COURT
    194 10 ibis morning in th< Supren before Mr. Justice Hyndman Jon J. Murchie of 52 Grange R t| on a judgment summons at the insl A. R. P. A. Mutu Karpen Chttty. matter came before his Lordship a f ago when Mrs Murchie failed to >n tii--
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    PLUCKY RESCUE AT SEA.
    137 10 1 we •ea —I) iring the steamer Oroya," which arrived I yesterday morning, one of ihe i named \V. Ing I is, lost his life b) di Red Sea, while making an lost his balance, and fell overboard. attempt at rescue was made by a >
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    SHOCKING SCENE IN THE STATES.
    665 11 SHOCKING SCENE IN THE STATES. Negro Bi rnt ai the Stark f i., April 23d. S*m Hose, the murAlf red < ranford and the ravisher of his I irncd .-it the stake two miles Iroin here afterm .n in the presence of 2.500 f tic bix negroes of Palmet who
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    NOTES FROM THE NORTH.
    502 11 ket match betw< en Shanghai m. >i W< ulted in a win fot Wei-hai wei by eight Shanghai, tao and Il6; Weihaiwci, ;i r for 2 wickets. The I'tking correspondent of the N.-C.D& m les After completion ot surveys the from Tientsin to hinkiang must be
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    MARKET PRICE LIST.
    334 11 Singapore, June 26, iSgg. The pt fj </ toted are generally those current at Clyde Terrace Market. At the other markets there may be small vmriatioi Cabbage, Batavia do. Nil Do., China do. Nil Do., Salted do. 4 Cairots, Imported do. 12 Do., Singapore d<>. 1 33
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    84 11 Ihe proposal has been made to form a Volunteer Club at Shanghai. Rinderpest seems to be causing sonic trouble in the Peninsula. In addition to the Singapore prohibition of importation, Selangor prohibits importation from both Malacca and Negri Sembilan. A Teochew living at Pulau Smulan nea Tanjong Kling reports that
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    M. DE LANESSAN AND AN ENGLISH ALLIANCE.
    1107 11 The acceptance of office by M. de Lanessan in the new Waldeck-Rousseau Cabinet invests the political idea* of that eminent French statesman with especial interest at this moment. In the course of an interview, which took place not long ago ?t Ecouen,this conversation
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    THE NEW LEGION.
    329 11 Captain Hibbert, of the King's Own Regiment, is going at once to IVnang with ihe object of organizing the new Penang Corps of Volunteers."— Singapore Free Press, rard<»n, Mi Kipling There's a Legion about to be 'listed, In an Island a trifle up West, Which, split in
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    A BROKENHEARTED FEMALE ELEPHANT.
    59 11 A BROKENHEARTED FEMALE ELEPHANT. A few weeks ago a big fighting elephant named Chand Marad died at Bu'r^mpur. It is now reported that the big femal'* elephant Lutchmania who had daily fetched fodder for Chand Marad for the past 35 years died tight days later. The Mahouts swear that Lutchmania
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    100 11 On Thursday, or Friday, of last week a Chinaman named Yap P<Jng was rolling a log of ti nber on board a ship when he injured his toes. He is in the General Hospital suffering from lock-jaw. The M. M. steamer Laos did not get away last night till nearly
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      678 12 The Fourth Dementia, 387 Singapore Golf Club, -jq-i Football. Perak v. Singapore, 12 Selangor v. Singapore, 105 KO.R. "o 1 oy." v. R.A., 131 K.O.R v. S.C.C. 141 Warren Shield— S.C.C. v. 35 Co. R.A., .63, 168,174 Football at Tanglin, 244 11 G Co. v. Band and Drums, 259 England
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      477 13 Tht Naval Reliefs 25 I a 1] Inspection S. V. A., 2 o man, v n., 2! Death of Mat Salleh, 2^ < in, Ku- N »l Sjicide, 25 H it Tanglin, 2 6- > Planters Association, 2^ m L Norhona, 2^ 4 >>■■ lU'ibution, 2^ ing Property, 2 0;
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      789 13 Plain Speaking to France, 2 6 The Population of Japan, 2 6 Sir G Robertson on the British Officer, 26 lhe Trail of the Book-Worm, 27,126,182,214,286 I he Ruler, 2 g The Development of China, 2 o Interesting Fxperiment on Ammunition, ?g The Philippine Situation, ->0,8~ Homecoming of the Gordon
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      748 13 The British Navy, 232 Mr. Roun^evelle Wildman, 235 A Kiplir.g Parody, 236 Our Fleet in the East. 236 11 A Bas Le Colporteur," 238 Currency for the East, 239 Reduction of Cable Rates, 239 Accident to H. M. S. Narcissus, 239 Mumbo- Jumbo, 236 Redjang L*-bong Gold Mine, 245 Hongkong
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    TUESDAY, JUNE 27, 1899.
    707 14 Lieut. Sir T. A. A. M. Cunninghame, Bart., Rifle Brigade, is promoted to be Lieutenant. The death is reported of Lieut. -General F. A. Willis, C.8., Colonel of the sth Northumberland Fusiliers. The Australians are now playing Derbyshire at Derby. On Thursday they will begin, at
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      "Law-Brakers in the Church."
      1150 14 Co thi Editor. Sir,—l must contess to a measure of satisfaction when I saw that the remarks which you published on Saturday had extracted a reply from Archdeacon Perham's lieutenant, who apparently has semi-official authority fur stating that the Colonial Chaplain is above replying to anonymous
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    AMERICAN POLICY IN THE PHILIPPINES.
    583 14 Some American Opinion. The San Francisco C*ll of Af>ril very truly Our invitations to the Filpinos and our treatment of them correspond as imperfectly s •ur theories and our practises at home. Conciliation was the announced leaven of President McKinley'i policy and our method of
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    19 14 H. It S. Waterwitch left Sbang the 15th June for Tinghai, in order complete the survey of that district.
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      671 14 Fatal Accident in Hongkong Harbour, 31^ The Exploitation of Sze Chuan, 314 The U. S. and the Philippines, 3i7#3<50 German Shipping and German Trade, 318 Sailor's and Firemen's Grievances, 317 Canton and Kowloon Railway, 322 An Awful Tragedy, 322 Masonic Societies under the Japanese Law 323 French Claims at Chunking,
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    285 15 Tuesday, June 27, 1899. Present i Mwn'ble the Officer Commanding the Troops i'H. E. Mm- General Nickson, c.8.) Cot Secretary (Sir Alex. Suvtfeea hair, k.c.m.g.) the Attorney-General (W. R Collyer). the Col. Treasurer (F. G. Penney). j. Bjrkinshaw. 1 M. Allins jn. G. S. Murray. Absent. *I rernot
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    PLAGUE AT PENANG.
    31 15 following telegram was received 1 Penang esterday, 100 late tor publicaSunday nil; Monday, one caseol plagi tli. following telegt am has ben received y of 1 g leath.
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    A DISPUTED AWARD.
    313 15 in the Supreme Court, Just in the case Low Kim 9 1 heang Cheow Leang N laid to «l<-al with a summons taken out defendant to enter judgment on ;nl m y the Arbitiator, and a by the Plaintiff to set aside the It was argued for
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    47 15 nderstood that Mr. Stewart ot the Police is to get a commis-ion in K Artillery. directors of the l\ and O. Steam Company have nominated Mr. Iliams, o( M Freshfields and a dircct< r, to fill the vacancy d l>y the death of Mr. Kdward Ford »bon.
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    SELANGOR RACES.
    70 15 Extra Day. Yesterday the Selangor Turf Club held a third and extra day's racing at Kuala Lumpor, the following bein&r the result: The Csarewitch, Sir Frank Swettenham's Clover a walk over. CONSOLATION Griffin's Messrs. Nickolas' and Mitchell's Minna. Special Handicap, for the first in each griffin race, and
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    LADIES LAWN TENNIS CLUB.
    133 15 In the American Tournament for Mr. Prt-ston'b Prize all the ties have been completed with the exception ot the following which will be played this afternoon Miss J. GtMtfl and Mr. Reid owe 30 9. Mrs. Coleud^e and Dr. (iiddy, 3. Mrs. Cnifcj and Mr. Campbell,
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    SHANGHAI NEW MARKETS AND DRILL HALL.
    290 15 I he finishing touches are now being put to ihe finr piece of Municipal work which has be< n slowly approaching completion in ihe shape of the Public Markets and 44efaj|teer Drill Hill in the Nanking Road, Shanghai?*^ v The n embers of *u"
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    NEWFOUNDLAND CRICKET AND GOVERNOR McCALLUM.
    137 15 Sir Cecil Smith is kind enough to pass on to the Editor occasional papers with news of Sir Henry McCalWim. In one of the latest we find that Sir Henry had become Patron of the Newfoundland Cricket League, and had offered two presentation bats for
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    383 15 rhe Italian cruiser Liguria has left Portsmouth for China. She will call at Italian ports before coming on. An extraordinary report is in circulation at Hongkong to the effect that Samchun and Kowloon city are to be restored to China. The Austrian yacht Tolua, Count Festitics, was still at Colombo
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    PRODUCE.
    114 15 nn June 21 Gambier 5 4O do. Cube No. 1 96^ Pepper, Black (ordinary S'pore) 25 \j\ do. White, (Fair L/W= 5 „4150* Nutmegs uos to the lb.) 65 do. (80s to the lb) 80. Mace (Banda) 81. Cloves (Amboina) 32. Liberian Cotlee 1 s 50 Tapioca, small pearl
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    CLEARANCES.
    533 15 7 22, Chow Phya. Brit, sir., Jellicoe, for Malacca and Klanp. Giano Ann, Brit, str., Dunlop, for Sam.irang, ports. Antenor, Brit, str., Jackson, for Hongkong. Shanghai and Japan. Priam, Brit, str., Walker, for Batavia. VoRTJGIRN, Brit, str., Fairweather, for NYork Banka, Brit, str., Shimmen, for Pahang and Kuantan Rakbe,
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      95 15 I Messrs. G. R LAMBERT Cc, Having- added considerably to their already !irgc collection of Singapore Views and Types are r-tC.v offering them with New Jpanese other Albums ALSO Views of Bangkok, and Native States &c. A large collection of New Photogravures From~M sssrs. MARION Co., with special cheap rates
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    SHARE LIST JUNE 27th, 1899.
    389 16 SHARE LIST JUNE 27th 1899. j Quotation. Capital. P a ,d Up. Sharks P Bank of China and Japan, Ltd. £1 Nominal. f£ 2,000,000 450,968 ,90,875 111 >ht ueterred. £5 I #> f %*•> Bell's Abestos Eastern Agency. $3 Sellers. ,o,ooof£ 8 '584 B', 584 J, Clear Water Dairy Farm
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    79 16 (CORRECTED Up TO June 27) On London. Bank 4 m/s 2/o demand lfl 1 i* Private credits 3 m/s 2'o documents 3 m/s ..!!..^2/0]" crc^:u- 6 in/a >/o 4 France, demand 2 V Germany, demand [202 India. T. T f Hongkong, demand..!..! i% di< Vokohama demand 4 f^ m
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      551 16 IREUTER'S TELEGRAMS. THE MINISTERIAL CRISIS IN FRAN C E. Due to the Dreyfus Affair. Politicians Fear Responsibility. 1 he real cause of the Cabinet difficulties in France is the Dreyfus AnVr, politicians shirking the probable consequrm es of the Court-Martial. Military Hostility to Dreyfus. The military element is still strongly
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      495 16 Sir Cecil Clementi Smith, ex-Governor of the Straits Settlements, presided, and there were also present Mr. \V. H. Treacher, C.M.G.J British Resident of Perak, and Sir Hugh Low, K.C.M.G., formerly Resident of Perak. Mr. Clifford dwelt on the great increase of prosperity in the States, and the greater security to
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      470 16 VRSSKLS N PORT. Mcn-of-W«i Flags and Tons Corn mand^T Arrived From P SBBP5 BBP LK Brit, cruiser, 80s Booth AdHlm H« t Kaiser r* v /^pru 22 rionj'Kont; '<!. fHoAiv u 7 uiser 2 2 -i Strubenrauch June 2^ ..4,,. 0^, S r HOkMx Hnt. s boo in^o R. l»
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      266 16 Passengers Arrived by the Mail. June _v v Per Laos from Hongkong.— M Kempte, Mr. H. A. Gwynne, Mr. J. I'. From Saigon.— Mr. R. Pierre Huide, Mr say and child, Mr. S. H. Clark". June 26. Per Sack From M h. ,0. de Mangaillard. From Hongkong. Wilson. June 27.—
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