The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (Weekly), 24 September 1902

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    20 193 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. WEEKLY MAIL EDITION. SERIES —j— 1 1 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1902. No. 791.
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    POSTAGE FROM ENGLAND TO THE FAR EAST.
    57 193 POST AGE FROM ENGLAND TO THE FAR EAST. 1 Hongkong, Johore, Malay States (Protected r ik, Selangor, Negri Sembilan and Pahang), itk, British North Borneo, Labuan, Straits 'inenta. I POST CARDS. NEWSPAPERS. per t oi Id. each. 'Ad. per 2 oz. COML. POST. PATTERNS. 2 oz. |cLper2oa.j id. per 2
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    CONTENTS.
    186 193 RTicEee. p. il Eventa, 193 Uiglo-China Treaty. 193 Etefonaav" 193 Exploration-!, 194 Bound. 194 I Their Oritice, 194 Vi Memorial Hall. 194 in Kelantan, 194 dan (iulf, 194 p m» Court Xkws. i tion Fight, 194 n of Josef Goin. 205 A Sen Cnp, 195 y B C S.
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    43 193 era to the "Singapore Free Press" returning from Europe to the Straits by the mail lines are invited to send to the the name of their steamer and date of in Singapore. Copies will then be mailed them at rarioua ports of call.
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    Domestic Occurrences.
    316 193 Births Hollky.— At 410 Datoh Kramat Road, Penang, on the 1 2th instant, Mrs F Holley, of a daughter. On September 17, at Letham House^ Singapore, the wife of H B S almond, of a son. Hasenbaxo.— On the 1 nth of September, at Burnbrae, Orange Grove Road
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    THE WEEK.
    331 193 The last mail from home arrived by the P O Ballaarat on Saturday bringing letters of date Aug 29. The N D L "Prinzesa Irene took the homeward mail on Mondav. This mail goes by the B I Zaida to-day. We have had to record with deep regret
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    42 193 PASSAGE FROM HOME Service as Companion or Nurse in return for Passage from England to Singapore. Has resided for some years previously in the Colony. Apply S, Tlie Mill, Upway, near Dorchester or S, c/o Singapore Free Press." Aug 25 tuf 25^
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    The Singapore Free Press.
    32 193 Here shall the Press the People's right maintain, Unawed by influence and unbribed by gain Here patriot Truth her plorious precepts draw, Pledged to Religion, Loyalty and Law.
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    Political Events. (Sept 18.)
    273 193 Political Events. (Sept 18.) There is really very little to say with regard to the wild utterances of the French Minister I of Marine at Ajaccio and Biserta. It might be taken as an attack of the liver, or as spleen at the cordial nature of the visit of King
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    The Anglo China Treaty. (Sept 19.)
    711 193 The mail from Shanghai brings down the text of the British Commercial Treaty with China which is purported to have been signed on Sept 5 by Sir James Lvle Mackay, Lut Hai-Hun, and Sheng Hsuan-Huai. The diplomatic verbiage used in the text of the
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    Military "Reforms."
    499 193 Military Reforms." The War Office (or perhaps it is Renter) gives the patriotic Briton a shock to-day by informing him, the world over, that in future Sandhurst Cadets are to have beer instead of wine at mess. This is toe third great reform emanating from the Horse. Guards since the
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      69 193 The Singapore and Straits DIRECTORY CONTAINING: })H;f' TORIES of Singapore, Penang,. I'rovinci Wellesley, Malacca the uMaivt States: Perak, SelanI Si .M ULAN AND PAHANG; JOHORE; •ms, i North Borneo, Sarawak flast Coast), Western (Dutch) Bok- **-'>, Hi ru and Dependencies, Saigon and Si. WITH AN APPENDIX >l' a large amount
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    Homeward Bound. (Sept 20.)
    570 194 Homeward Bound. (Sept 20.) East is East and West is West, and the problem most of the people of this Colony have to solve is to how they can make the East meet the West. Some manage to do it every few years on depreciated dollar savings by way of
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    Arctic Explorations.
    334 194 The Peary expedition, the return of which from the Arctic regiotta i* announced in today's telegrams, set out on its voyage of Arctic exploration in 1899. The expedition was in charge of Lieut Peary, of the United States Navy, well-known as an intrepid explorer, and on starting out
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    Trusts and Their Critics.
    283 194 It is interesting to note that the great Morgan combines are not invariably viewed with favour even by capitalists in America. MiRussell Sage, who is one of the richest men in America, has expressed his view that combinations in great industries are a menace to Governments
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    Victoria Memorial Hall.
    319 194 On the invitation of His Excellency the Governor the Municipal Commissioners and the committee of the Queen Victoria Memorial Hall met in the Council Chamber yesterday afternoon. The object of the meeting was a preliminary discussion on the possibility of converting the present Town Hall into a
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    Duties in Kelantan. (Sept 22.)
    956 194 The Bangkok papers to liand to-day deal with the subject of the remission of import and export duties at Kelantan, which is being now considered, we understand, by the Chamber of Commerce of Singapore. With a view to giving the Bangkok side of the question
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    The Persian Gulf. (Sept. 23.)
    570 194 The Persian Gulf. (Sept. 23.) An unmistakable movement j D Great Britain taking steps to oo interests in the Persian Gulf has by Captain Ma man's reeent art* National Review/ 1 part of whicb w another column. The perticnlarlv tion which the Shah of Persia had i has had a
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    A FACTION FIGHT.
    173 194 Yesterday evening there was a fight among* several Cantonese and Taichus, which, but the timely arrival of the Police might aaw iissumed serious proportions It appeara thatreeenth some Ctotonese j prosecuted in the local Police Court aadiwj $10 and the principal witnesses WP**.**? were all Taichu. All
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    A TROOPSHIP AGROUND.
    73 194 At an early hour this morning »^d coming in from the Eeetwerd went ll near Raffles light. The Tanjong I Company were informed and as I r| ]j sible the tugii Bangkok and N»w went out. Little information how< be obtained hut it api>ears that the Btt
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    THE PERSIAN GULF.
    648 195 Barries Predominance Vindicated bv Capt Mahan. In an article in the Septeml>er number of "National Review," Capt A T Mahan, j r the title of "The Persian Gulf and Intional Relations," writes as follows upon t question of political and other predominance in Persia: "An analysis of
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    LOVE LEVELS ALL.
    123 195 But Not so Much as That. ire telling I story of a certain weiln dignitary at the Admiralty yvho has a ml daughter. A certain young Lieutenant '< N. retired), with no resources but his slender II in love with her, and asked her for her The
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    THE EXECUTION OF THE KEPPELROAD MURDERER.
    121 195 On Monday Next. 1 death warrant for the execution of Goin, the Keppel -rd murderer, has l>een 1 and the execution will take place at the '"inal Prison l>etween the hours of (> and n Monday next. 1 -tit ion for Goin's reprieve was
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    THE CORONATION CONTINGENTS' CRICKET.
    481 195 With the numerous calls upon their time for sight-seeing, and the attractions of the theatre and musical hall, there was no opportunity given "our boys" for any display of cricket, says one of the Ceylon Coronation Contingent in a letter to the Ceylon Standard." However, Lt
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    ENGLISH ELECTRICAL FIRMS.
    319 195 The progress of American competition in various departments of applied electricity has had the effect of causing a notable amalgamation of English electrical firms, Dick Kerr Co having amalgamated with the English Electrical Manufacturing Co of Preston. There is no intention of increasing the capital, both being
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    SHIPPING NEWS.
    67 195 The collier Imogen from Muroran proceeded to Keppel Harbour yesterday to discharge about b\o(>o tons Japanese coal for this port. The New Ben liner Benarty arrived from London on the 21st and is now at the Borneo Wharf Section 8. She is a new vessel built this year,
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    THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 18, 1902.
    882 195 H M S Algerine left port at six o'clock yesterday evening going eastward. The tin duty collect**! in Perak for Jan July 1902 amounts to $2,490,833, the estimate for that period being $1,659,772. Mr R Meikle has gone on a big game shooting expedition to Pahang
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    THE SWIMMING CLUB.
    143 195 Ma Braddell Gives a Cup. We understand that Mr T de M Braddell has generously presented a Cup for competition among the members of the Singapore Swimming Club. Mr Braddell is the Club President and the Cup will therefore be known as The President's Cup." There are
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    A PAINFUL INCIDENT.
    269 195 A peculiarly painful mishap took place on Wednesday Sept 10 in Hongkong harbour, by which an infant narrowly escaped drowning. Mr and Mrs C R Fittock, Kowloon Docks, had crossed over in a launch about five o'clock, bringing with them their three-nionth-old baby boy for the purpose
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    480 195 The Governor leaves in the Sea Belle for Malacca and the West Coast on Saturday. Capt Sergeannt, G a, the popular adjutant of the S V A, wdio went home on leave a few months ago was married on Thursday last, at Iffley, West Bournemouth. The Governor of Hongkong, Sir
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    "THE HEATHEN CHINEE."
    155 196 Yesterday two Chinamen entered Orchard-rd police station and one of them said that as he had been coming along the road carrying a bag of copper money two Chinamen had come up, one of whom had hit him on the head with a stick, and that then
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    THE SULTAN OF JOHORE'S BIRTHDAY.
    376 196 was Banquet at the Istana. Geeat Rejoicings. Yesterday was the 29th anniversary of the birthday of H H the Sultan of Johore and as may be expected all over Johore and especially in Johore Bahru there were great rejoicings in honour of the happy occasion,
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    LATHAM AND CO'S SHARE REPORT.
    132 196 Uur market continues 4 uiet with little or no business doing. Industrial Stocks.- Straits Tracers are Steady at U9r 2 with a few sellers at $30. Eraser and Weaves continue firm and have advanced to SB4, at which price there are buyers. Ril ey Hargreaves
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    SINGAPORE SPORTING CLUB.
    208 196 The following are the Griffin drawers for the autumn handicap 1 G H Stitt-Dapat. 2 O Jaeger Calanda. 3 Seah Eng Kiong— William the Third. 4 H Schaefer— Cri-Cri. 5 Hutton and Kirk Moonlighter. 6 Seah Eng Kiat— S VI. 7 G P Owen Kongsee "—Pelican. 8
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    THE PADRE IN SCOTLAND.
    1233 196 No. LXXXII. "What novelty," asks George Eliot, "is equal to that sweet monotony, where everything is known, and loved because it is known? These may not be her exact words I am writing in the wilds of Ultima Thule, where books are not, and so cannot
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    REPORTER'S BLUNDERS.
    816 196 Daily Telegraph. Parliamentary reporting is a promising subject for the lover of amusing anecdotes, and it must be admitted that Mr MacDonagh has made the most of it. The last chapter of the book, which deals with these slips of pen and tongue and telegraphic wire, is a
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    51 196 The Pinang Gazette hears that a conference will l>e held at Calcutta, some time in November next, on coolie emigration to the Straits Settlements and the Federated Malay States. It is likely that Dr .Foston from Nega"patam and an officer from the Native States will be deputed to attend the
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    GREAT TIN FRAUD CASE.
    382 196 In the Chief Magistrate's mrt Lunipor Mr Donaldson h*ld a ■at Kl,i 'l» quiry into the charge of fraud Zl Z!?** ia Straits Trading Company, against y? Crown was represented by Mr YV ls Th* Prosecutor, while Mr HewgiU u ,7^ r P plaintiff company, and
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    INDIAN EXPORT TRADE.
    625 196 The main fact about exports of In<lian merchandise during 1901-2 is that they wees way much the largest on record. They reached i total value of 121 crores, exc ling by 1" cent the year 1895-ti. in which the next great** value was reached. Rice exports attained
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    FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1902.
    753 197 Malay was sent to prison for eighteen R|oB thB this morning for receiving stolen property- [^strict Orders announce that Lt Mildred Y bae been promoted to the rank of Captain. Chinaman area >entenced to nine months' 9 imprisonment by a Bench Court this morn r hr
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    Correspondence.
    805 197 The Appeal for St Joseph's Institution. to the Editor. Sib,-— Adverting to your leaderette in Wedne*fa 7 8 P a l** r wherein the public are appealed to for further subscriptions for building purposes at the a»>ove Institutions I should, lx-fore sending in mv name to be engravecLon the
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    A WARNING TO TRADERS.
    82 197 Merchants and traders will do well to keep their eyes oj>cn tor counterfeit money. Yesterday a man entered a shop in South Bridge-rd and purchased some silk for which he gave nine bad 50 cent pieces, whilst in another he gave six. Another man was caught
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    47 197 The Nippon Yusen Kaisha in Japan is said to he dismissing a large part of its native staff, and taking «;n foreigners. The death is announced of Mr D R Crawford, one of the partners of Lane Crawford Co, Hongkong He left the Far East last year.
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    THE BITERS BIT.
    135 197 The aequel to the paragraph the Heathen Chinee in yesterday's Free Press occurred yesterday afternoon in the Police Court, when both the Celestials concerned were charged bv the Deputy Public Prosecutor, before Mr Marriott, one with giving false information to the Police and the other with aiding
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
    31 197 The SeptemW Monthly Medals for A and B class resulted in wins by the Hon J M Allinson and S Rosenbaum respectively. The following handed in cards. rtr
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    A FAST BLUE FUNNEL STEAMER.
    110 197 The Blue Funnel steamers are keeping up their reputation for fast runs, and the "Machaon*' (Captain Hannah), which arrived from Glasgow and Liverpool this morning, has made a trip which is creditable alike to the skipper and Owners. Leaving Liverpool on August 9, she made
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    THE WATER FAMINE.
    271 197 The notice in .to-day's issue as to the cutting oil of the private water supply in several more streets need cause no alarm. It has been found difficult to get water up the Gaylang road district so that services of certain side and other streets in the
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    LAWN TENNIS CHAMPIONS.
    145 197 New York. Aug 22. A grand defence and almost perfect team-work enabled the Dohertys to defeat Messrs Holcombe Ward and Dwight F Davis at Newport, Rhode Island, to-day, and win for England the Tennis Championship doubles for the first time in the history of the game in
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    98 197 We read in the Hoehi Shimbun that the much talked of China-Japan Hank is not unlikely to become an accomplished fact. The Government is said to be drafting a bill for presentation to the Diet next session. Twenty million yen, according to our contemporary, will be the capital of the
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    SEREMBAN NOTES.
    777 197 (From our Correspondent.) New European Ward and Nurses* Quarters. A very much needed necessity, in Seremban, is the European ward and nurses' quarters at the Hospital which are now in course of construction, but when they will be completed, is another tale. They have already been in course
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    133 197 The latest news of the transport Wakool," which is conveying the Sherwood Foresters from the Cape to Hongkong, is that she will arrive here about the 29th inst. Coming direct from Mauritius no more approximate date can I*3 given than that. The vessel will coal here, so that that will
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    NO SLEEP WITHOUT DREAMS.
    74 197 Dreamless sleep is a myth. The absence of a knowledge of having dreamed furnishes no proof that dreams have not taken place. The watcher by the bedside of a sleeping person may have what he regards as satisfactory evidence that the person is dreaming, yet that
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    MR RHODES'S WILL.
    392 198 The will of the late Cecil Rhodes has not yet been proved. A singular complication has arisen over it which may have something to do with the delay. At the time the main provisions of the will were made public it was stated in the concluding paragraph
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    SHIPPING NEWS.
    88 198 The Australian liner u Sultan arrived from Fremantle this morning. The B I steamer Zaida landed here yesterday 56 head of cattle and 2 horses. The American Gunboat Isla de Luzon finished coaling yesterday and is expected to leave to-day, after taking in a supply of fresh water.
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    FIGHTING THE BRITISH TRADER.
    344 198 American methods of competition with British trade have a striking illustration in a despatch from the Acting British Consul at Chicago, which is quoted by the a Board of Trade Journal." Advances, it is stated, have been made by the manufacturers of tin-plate to the workers,
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    169 198 Some Chinese workmen at Tanjong Pagar to-day found and killed at the Shears Wharf twelve foot python. The Apcar steamer 1! Lightning which arrived yesterday reported that during her voyage from Hongkong a child on board died. Not a new story but told fairly well He was tlie last man
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    THE INDIAN SEPOY.
    939 198 [to the Editor of the Spectator."] Sir, I would ask permission to trespass on rour valuable space in the hope that I may be of some use in helping to rid people at home of the seemingly extraordinary ideas they possess with regard to the Indian soldier
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    130 198 The health of European armies has lieen engaging the attention of Professor Kende, of Budapest, and the results of his investigation are now given to the world. Of all the armies, the professor is inclined to put the German first, though the general sanitary conditions of the French appear to
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    14 198 Mr G Schulze is officially recognised as Vice I Consul for Germany in Singapore.
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    SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1902.
    911 198 Notice in another column is given of the Parade on Thursday morning next to welcome back the Straits Contingent, who are expected to arrive by the Java in the morning. It is hoped there will be a full turn-out of the Corps to welcome back their
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    THE WRONG MERIDIAN.
    229 198 Colossal Calculations to Disconn Little Eeeoa. Astronomers from the Greenwich and Pari,] obaervatorieu have been working hard for mom.-, to adjust the discrepancy ,1 m,,, f x istin<; tween the meridians of the two p] "It is an infinitesimal difference," saidanej ber of the Astronomical Soci'tw l*iii«»
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    NAVAL AND MILITARY.
    184 198 Lieut-Colonel AG Churchill. Military At- tachc. Tokyo, ie gazetted to be ColoaaL In the Army Pay Department the faßawhj j change* have just been made: -Major MoaiweUJ to Singapore; Captain Hewett, Straiti to B kong. A Special Army Order issued hy thi waj office contains the programme
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    BRITAIN WAKING UP.
    53 198 Whatever may have been the <a*e years ago. British mechanical engw present moment stand second to aon the department ot machine tool* aahave been aaade that there n" f |hft go outride these islands to obtain .moat modern type, some of which .< partieidacrt even superior to
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    53 198 Notes in the "Malay Mail N( thataiowkay who waa aenten^ o f imprisonment on account ot »>•' has had h.ssentenv reduced t.| on^ \V Greig, the Kuala Langut plant going Home on leave.- Mr I»nu- liin engage a rattan worker fot ow MakJv Vernacular Schools, as an at u"^ (reduce
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    Correspondence.
    190 198 The Straits Continv^^H To the Editor of the- Sin, 1{)1 Kr Btretford, LanLl *V Dear Sir,-^ Certain criti^ nTv peared in the Straits pu|„. r „Vl^iJ discipline affecting the Sr r a t s -i' 1 nation Contingent, I an '^C! Colonel the Hon'blc M urr^ Q manding, to
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    SIAMESE AND MALAYS.
    1283 199 The Truth About Patani. -5T p,v our Special Commissioner.] ,pi 1(1 v js >oine little difficulty in approaching M(t (in of my enquiries owing firstly to fy,-t that so many things ran be said about and secondly because much of what [V y» t- say bas been
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    "RUINED BY CHINESE CHEAP LABOUR.''
    275 199 The Amurskaia Gazeta reports a complete stagnation of business and a disastrous falling off in industrial activity in the Amur Province. Trade has declined, and smuggling is causing serious injury to those merchants who have hitherto successfully held out against the industrial depression. The peasants
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    PRIZE ESSAYS ON TROPICAL DISEASES.
    377 199 The following prizes have been awarded for essays on subjects connected with tropical diseases 1. A prize of the value of £10, entitled the Sivewright prize, presented by Sir James Sivewright for the best article on Duration of the Latency of Malaria after Primary Infection,
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    THE NICHOLSON SHIP LOG.
    658 199 Mariners have waited a long time to get a perfect ship log, and seem now to be supplied with it. The latest invention, issued by the Nicholson Ship Log Company, of 204, Superior-street* Cleveland, Ohio, was used in the celebrated race between the City of Erie
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    A MONSTER AMERICAN PRINTING MACHINE.
    195 199 The Goas Printing Company of Chicago lately installed a <; duodecuple six -deck, straight-line, compound newspaper printing and folding machine in the New York Herald offiee. where it is now in successful operation. It will print, per hour, 300,000 four-page papers; 150,000 eight-page papers 1
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    A NEW FIRE-PROOF MATERIAL; URALITE.
    152 199 The London Times gives an account of a most interesting |u-oduct called uralitf*." which is now lxdng produced in England by an English company. It is claimed for 4i uralite," that it will resist fire with complete success. Uralite,'* which is made of asbestos compounded
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    1570 200 Quicquid agunt homines nogtri est farrago libelli Juvenal. In time of war we are kept so busy doing things till then left undone, and undoing things done wrongly, that no time is left for discussing the rationale. When peace comes every energy is devoted to talking
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    THE PETROLEUM LAMP.
    278 200 From July, 1890. to the end of last March 2,4<>.'l petroleum -lamp accidents have occurred in the county of London, involving the loss of no fewer than 823 lives. Last year, as the report of the Public Control Department shows, the fatal cases dropped to eighteen, the
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    40 200 The 4< Pinang Gazette hears that Mr Spakler, for many\ years the Netherlands Consul at Penang, \nd at one time Acting Consul-General in Singapore, has )>een promoted to the rank \>f Consul -General. We extend our hearty congratulations to him.
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    50 200 Che Mat. Broker o *\he Sultan of Kedah, has received instructions from Towkay Ah Phin, through Dato Tek Sean, to open the township of Kulinby erecting 103 shophouses at a cost of $120,000. The said Towkay has also driven instructions to spend $20,000 to j rospwt for tin mining land.
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    "HIS WONDERS IN THE DEEP.''
    1177 200 No sound breaks the stillness of the night save the rhythmic beat of the gunboat's screw. It is 6.30 pm in the Red Sea, and half an hour ago the s\m. a red-hot ball, fell down >>ehind the Western horizen with the suddenness of a
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    "INDIAN CURRENCY WRECKAGE."
    457 200 Investors' Review Here is a pet* downright. bone* excites our sympathy, r,,,,,,,;,,, N pie of India are being stripped and I I ruin by the robbery they endurTtl false value put upon the rui Government. But as Long M t1,.. o ffi suffer in their pockets there
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    HONGKONG BUILDING CONSTRUCTION.
    319 200 HONGKONG BUILDING CONSTRUCTION. We have had some bad buildin- collapse* ill Singapore from bad mortar and bad workman* ship. Fortunately our houses do not run t.. live stories here, generally, so that we have n«>t quite the state of things recorded beloi An edifying spectacle was afforded on Saturday afternoon
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    SIR H McCALLUM AND THE SETTLEMENT.
    104 200 SIR H McCALLUM AND THE SETTLEMENT. Pieterniantsburg, Aug. 2) Bpeakin« night at a synod Soiree the Governor said t >. looked upon the chnrch as a great instruuiei bringing about reconcilation. settlement an« fectlon. Hits Excellency asked bis hearer- t« all that lay in their power in the directs moderation
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    SOME INLAND WATERS OF CHINA.
    3269 201 (Special for the M Singapore Free Press.") Returning once more to the Yangtze and ceding westwards we come to I'Chang, ed at the entranoe to the Great Gorges. •j}, own maj be said to be the limit of traffic on the, great river at present.
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    A TOUGH FIGHT.
    900 201 It became necessary to attack the Nodis Fort, Baluchistan, in December last year, and the story of the attack and capture is told by Major Tighe, 0 s <>, in a despatch recently published. It is a pretty story of a tough fight and should interest the
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    THE PEARLERS OF NORTH-WESTERN AUSTRALIA.
    1078 202 Among much interesting and valuable matter in Blackwood's Magazine** for August is an article, "With the Pearlers of North -Western Australia." Here is an extract When I visited this quarter I was not aware that there was any special industry carried oil In fact, I
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    DYNAMITE PRINTING.
    140 202 The downward action of dynamite has been experimented with in printing. A number of blocks of iron, six inches in diameter and three I inches thick, were practised on. An ordinary I newspaper was spread over one of the blocks. A cartridge of dynamite was placed on top
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    RUBBER.
    703 202 The appended extracts may furnish food for thought for some of our planter friends who are interested in rubber. Rubber in Johore. (To the Editor of the Ceylon Olxjerver.") Muar, via Singapore, Aug 22. Dear Sir. Referring to your rough approximation of the area under rubber in the Malay
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    CONFUSED FUNCTIONS.
    97 202 In the Prussian town of Rappin, in the province of Brandenburg, there is an official, the overlapping of whose duties has recently produced a remarkable complication. In one capacity he is inspector of butchers* meat, and in another he has occasionally to place the official seal on marriage
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    30 202 Probably President Harriman is right in saying that railroads should not !>e governed by men who know nothing about business." Only public affairs should be thus administered. "The Philadelphia Ledger.**
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    THE CRY OF THE CIVIL SERVANT.
    623 202 African Review.") The question of officering the over-sea dominions of the King with the right kind of administrators is a serious one for the Mother Country as it is for the Colonies. In these days, when the dearth of strong men at home is
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    DEATH OF MR A H STEPHENS.
    303 202 It is with sincere regret, which we feel will >e shared by all who had ever met or known lim in Singapore, that we record the sudden leath at Penang of Mr Alexander Horatio Stephens at the early age of 34. Mr Stephens eft
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    115 202 A Hokkien sweet 'seller was taken to Hospital last evening suffering from severe burns. He stated that a Hailani boy had snatched up a lamp from the stall and thrown it at the sweet seller, another hawker close by however said that the man had upset the lump himself. He
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    MR G T HARE, C M G.
    497 202 The Chinese of Selangor gave a grand h* quet in the Mandarin style to Mr G T H to celebrate his recent pronf&tion to th< of St Michael and St George. TheCa temple was wonderfully decorated, alhll'T* men of the States were present,
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    THE STRAITS CORONATION CONTINGENT.
    440 202 The Straits Contingent, under Colonel Murray, embarked on the P and <> Bteamer "Java* 1 on Aug 23. on their return to Singapore. '1 returning force consisted of t' ee Bui >peaa officers and 48 non-commissioned officers and men. and one native officer :tn<l *i5 native
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    27 202 je»»««4 Things are reversed in these eotomobile Ijr We used to read of the headless horseman, I" I*now it is the horseless headsman- M The Atlant Constitution."
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    MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1902.
    1819 203 The Chinaman who had some kerosine oil thrown over him by a young Chinese lad on p-idav night died in Hospital yesterday. M S "Arethusa" left for Penang at in. on to-day. The "Arethusa" will probably 1,, here for aome time yet, since her relief is
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    DO GOOD AND BLUSH.
    115 203 One who went back home from a week in a Volunteer camp, tells the moving story of a b certain officer who was much disliked by his men. r One evening, as he was returning to camp, be stepped into some deep water, and a private
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    H M S " PINAFORE."
    116 203 H M S PINAFORE." HM S Pinafore will soon be almost I entitled to refer with some pride to its 44 run i if the performances continue to be as well 1 attended as was Saturday's. The whole thing a was again a great success, encores were fre- quently demanded
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    MURDER OF OFFICERS IN INDIA.
    240 203 Telegrams in Ceylon papers give the ap- >ended particulars of the murder of two >fficers within a day or so of one another. At Nowshera on Sept 7 Lieutenant Sankey, I >f the 35th Sikhs, was shot in his house by his >earer, and he
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    WATER POLO.
    374 203 S C v R G A. The water polo match between a Swimming Club team and a team of the R G A, which was to have been played last Sunday, but which was postponed on account of the unfavourable weather, was played yesterday morning at Tanjong Katong.
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    SHIPPING NEWS.
    77 203 The German Australian liner Bergedorf arrived from Australia via Macassar yesterday afternoon and brought for this port about 4,000 tons Australian coals. The Italian steamer 44 Bisagno from Hongkong was refcased from quarantine this morning and proceeded to Jardiues wharf to discharge. The steamer 44 Bander lteuuion from
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    TRAINING NOTES.
    1146 203 Going on the outer .course on Saturday morning was very hard indeed, clouds of dust rising iiehind some of the horses as they galloped down the straight. Nevertheless long strong work, with a fast finish was the order, of the morning amongst the racehorses and most of the
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    CHINESE IMMIGRATION IN BRITISH MALAYA.
    565 204 The question of Chinese immigration is a problem of urgent and increasing importance, the satisfactory solution of which affects the welfare of an ever-widening area within and without the confines of the British Empire. The Chinese immigrant on the north-western littoral of America and in
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    In Netherlands India.
    227 204 The converse of this picture ht to be seen in the Dutch colonies in the Malayan Archipelago, for here the immigration of the Chinese i- verv carefully restricted, and those who I ave penetrated the barriers are confined to certain district! of the country, are only permitted
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    In the Philippines.
    1212 204 11l the Philippines another land in which a Malayan people are found living in subjection to a white government— the question of Chinese immigration has already become a burning topic of dispute, but the Americans have imported their prejudices as well as their armies, and all present
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    133 204 The London and China Express notes that a circular has been issued from the head office of the International Banking Corporation at New York advising that arrangements have been made with correspondents for the conducting of business in all parts of Europe, and that four branches have been organised in
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    TELEGRAMS.
    1213 204 Via Ceylon.) London, Sept 9. Lord Roberts, Mr St John Brodrick, and their companions, Lord Lonsdale, and the American Generals, were the guests of the Emperor at a State dinner at the New Palace at Potsdam. The Kaiser conferred on Mr St Brodrick the Grand Cross on General KellyKenny
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    SINGAPORE'S COMMERCIAL GROWTH.
    68 204 Prom the "8 F P" Coronation Numberwe quote the following figures (with a slight amendment) showing hoa Singapore lias developed KM. 1891. Population 139,2 6 I s ;..">! Import- ...$70,699,682 $108,002,20] S2 Exports ...$58,001,188 91,725,4*1 v Revenue (Colony) 2,433,821 $4,605,649 Expenditure (Colony) £1,598,1*78 >: ,315,001 Credit Balance
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
    143 204 A good number of pain competed for the President's Prize on Sat unlay with the what unusual result that three couples tied for first place. The heavy rain during the afternoon accounted for the rather heavy acoring and the retirement of several couples The tics will be
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    THE CHANGES AT RAUB.
    111 204 Mr John Ranee. M i c i:. fesires the "L a j Express" to eontradicl the statenienl that bib retirement was an immediate result ot retrenca ment at the Rsub mines. "This is not the i On March SI I formally reaigned mj pemtioii as chief
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      79 204 Funagoya Tansan The above mineral water, for whirl recently appointed sole agents DJ ffA*«oi &Co of Kobe, Japan, is bottled at rNinegoya spring in Kuishui, Japan, and ia ao iavig« ing and refreshing drink. It mixes excellently with whisky, hr-'"-'V' r milk and in this respect is usually prefon any
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    TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1902.
    857 205 r^. Sea Belle returned yesterday evening Tl Malacca, bringing Mr Justice Hyndman ,t Mrs Hvndman Jones. p West Kents will arrive in Colombo i t he t looping season in November. The o in "-ter hViriment will leave by the end of the j j. .writ
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    TELEGRAMS.
    150 205 Hongkong Daily Press M Service.) London, September 12. The late Acting Commissioner at Weibaiwei, Major-General Sir A R F Dorward, in the annual report for Weibaiwei, states that it is not the present intention of the Government to refortify the station, but to retain it as a flying naval
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    OVER THE CHESS-BOARD.
    131 205 Gentlemen, to solace their wearied minds l>y honest pastimes, playe at chesse, the astronomer's game, and the philosopher's game, which whettes thyr wittes, recreates thoyr minds, and hurts no body in the mean season." All communications should be addressed to the Chess Editor, M Singapore Free Press
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    Game No 322
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    CHESS NOTES.
    356 205 The Hongkong-Singapore cable match is still proceeding. Play in the second game has. however, reached the end-game stage, and the end is now in sight. Mr William Cook, author of the well-known Synopsis," has issued a new work the Chessplayers Compendium (Bristol Times and Mirror office, 10s 6d.)
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    MARKET PRICE LIST.
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    THE "CEYLON OBSERVER"
    153 205 (Established in Colombo 1834) Circulates throughout the island of Ceylon and in Southern India. Its Overland Edition circulates extensively in Great Britain and Ireland, as well as amongst persons interested in Ceylon resident in other parts of the world. The yearly Ceylon Subscription to the Daily ssne
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    CORRESPONDENCE.
    131 205 Literary matter, which must be properly authenticated with the name and address of the writer, should be addressed to the Editor. Communications should be written on one side of the paper only. Rejected Manuscripts cannot be returned. SUBSCRIPTION (in Advance). Daily £30 per annum ($34 posted). Weekly $18 per
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    ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT
    87 205 The Free Press is the best medium for advertising in tlie Far East. It circulates largely among all classes of the Community and has the largest circulation in the Straits Settlements. Special attention given to effectively displaying advertisements. The type used as a standard for setting adver- tisements
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    RATES
    60 205 (per standard line, *r inch First insertion 15 cents. Seeond and third insertion each 10 cents. Fourth, fifth sixth each 5 cents. Seventh to eighteenth each 3 cents. Nineteenth k subsequent" each 2 centa. No charge less than one dollar. This amounts to SI per line for the first
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    Domestic Occurrences.
    16 205 Notices of Births, Deaths and Marriages, $1 each insertion in the Daily and Weekly.
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      198 205 Contract Advertisements, Special Rates for standing advertisement* can be ascertained from the Manager. Advertisements for the Daily should reach the Free Press Office not later than 2pm (Saturday by noon) of the day they are intended to appeal*. Unless otherwise specified all advertisemente will be repeated and charged for until
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
    5115 206 Half -Yearly Meeting. The half-yearly general meeting of the Chamber of Commerce was held in the Exchange yesterday afternoon at 2.30 pm. There were present, Mr John Anderson (Chairman) and Messrs Stringer, Romenij, Pearce, Von Rossing, Allinson, Frizell, Jago, Graham, Murray, Graham Paterson, Rainnie, Ewald, Lovell, Nicholson,
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    PASSENGERS FOR THE STRAITS.
    349 207 Per N D L Hamburg, due Sept 26.—From Antwerp.—Mrs Abhema. From Southampton. His Excellency Phya Prasiddhi, Siamese Minister, Mr Nai Klarm, Mrs Prakich, children and servant, Mr and Mrs H St Leger Parsons, Lieut Wardrop, The B N B Coronation Contingent. From Genoa. —Mr Leopold Bohensky.
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    SHARE LIST.
    217 207 (September 23.) Bell's Asbestos Eastern Agency (£1), nom Bersawah G. M. Co. ($6) I 2. Bruseh Hyd. E. Co. sellers 5 10. Chindras G. M. Co. (£1) 1. Clear Water Dairy Farm ($100). 8100. Fraser and Neave ($5O) $84. Hongkong k Shanghai Bank (SI 25) $600. Howarth Erskine
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    EXCHANGE.
    74 207 (Corected up to September 28.) On London. Bank 4 m/s 1/$H demand 18] Private credits 3 m/s 1 Bj-« documents 3 m/s 1;8 credits 6 m/s 1/9 France, demand 215 Germany, demand 174\ India, T. T. 128' Hongkong, demand j pm Yokohama demand 21 pm Java, demand 103] Manila,
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    (Later.) The Boer Generals.
    77 207 (Later.) The Boer Generals. No Anti- British Demonstrations Wanted. The Boer Generals appear to have abandoned their European tour. This is largely owing to the plain hint given by Germany and the other Powers that they will not allow Anti-British demonstrations. The Peary Arctic Expedition. The Peary-Windward Arctic expedition lias
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    Illness of Lord Salisbury.
    46 207 His Own Doctor Summoned. The "Times" states that Lord Salisbury, who is at present in Switzerland, is unwell and confined to his lied. Local English and Swiss doctors are attend* ing him and his own doctor from L« »nden has been summoned.
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    Promotion for Japanese and English Ministers.
    27 207 Certain papers publish the rumour that Baron Hayashi and Sir Claude Maedonald are to be raised to the rank of ambassador^.
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    The Restoration of Manchuria.
    204 207 A telegram received trom Peking states that M Lessar has announced that Russia is determined to keep her promise to restore Southern Manchuria to the Chinese Government as far as the Lian River and the Shan-Hai- Kwan Railway on October 8. [This hardly agreed with the
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      129 207 As used in the principal Clubs. Hotels and Restaurants in London. AYALA&GO EXTRA QUALITY EXTRA DRY CHAMPAGNE IMPORTERS GUTHRIE CO, RETAIL AGENTS JOHN LITTLE Co. (Listed Jit Raffles Hotel.) June 19 tths 26.6 SWEET CAPORAIT The First Favourite Cigarettes. JUST RECEIVED DIRECT FROM Messrs Kinney BROS' Factory A LARGE CONSIGNMENT
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      30 207 Jt%\tor Ladies] PI LLS A Remedy for all Irregularities. Superseding Bitter Apple, Fennyrojel, I'il Cochi*. fee. ?ld by Singapore Dispensing Co., Ltd.i Raffles Place, Singapore. Proprietor i MAATUi. SUUTttAMPTON. fnolsJs*
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    M Pelletan Disregarded.
    19 208 yw— 1 (Later.) I Italy has intimated that she refuses to regard M Pelletan's utterances seriously.
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    Lord Salisbury has Gout.
    84 208 Lord Salisbury is suffering from a slight attack of gout. He will be unable to travel for another fortnight, but there is no cause for any anxiety regarding his condition. A Royal Procession on Oct 25. The Royal Progress through the streets of London, which was
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    DEATH OF THE QUEEN OF THE BELGIANS.
    414 208 The Queen of the Belgians died at Spa suddenly. Her Majesty was seized with a heart attack at dinner. None of the family were present. [Marie Henriette, Princess Imperial and ArchDuchess of Austria was Ixirn in on August 23, 1836 and was married
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    The Late Queen of the Belgians.
    202 208 Family Squabbles. King Leopold the Second, immediately he arrived at Spa yesterday, insisted on Princess Stephanie, now the Countess of Lonvay, leaving the Royal Villa. Her Highness left, weeping bitterly, and went to Brussels. Sympathy for Princess Stephanie. The news of the incident had
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    Rules for Wireless Telegraphy.
    39 208 At the instance of Germany an International Conference will be held in October with a view to an International Agreement for the purpose of framing rules for wireless telegraphy similar to the International Telegraph Convention.
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    Princess Stephanie for England.
    42 208 Princess Stephanie left Brussels to return to England amid renewed demonstrations of sympathy. She denied that there bad been a scene between herself and the King, though the latter had intimated that he did not desire her presence.
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    Funeral of Queen Marie.
    36 208 There were impressive funeral services in the afternoon at Spa and Laeken. The Queen's remains were conveyed to the crypt at Laeken Church in the presence of enormous crowds. London September, 23.
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    PRODUCE.
    115 208 (September a.) Tin 9 Alii i SJ Gambier r)| do. Cube No. 1 J? 9 Pepper, Black (ordinary S'pore) »J* 9 do. White, (Fair L. W. 5 p.c) Nutmegs 110 to the lb.) •i JJ do. 80 to the ft. JJ I Mace (Banda) I Cloves (Aniboina) I Liberian
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      580 208 PASSENGERS ARRIVED. Sept 17.— Per Sappho Dr Leask, and Mr Mitchell. Sept 18. Per Rajah of Sarawak Messrs Howe, Barlow. Ashley and Brooke. Per Nam Sang Mr Edelberg. Per Sultan Mr and Mrs Hamilton. Mrs Lewis. Messrs Goodman and Davis. Per Kagoshima Maru Messrs Yokoo and Bishop. Sept 20.— Per
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      550 208 VESSELS IN POET! J 1 o: Men-of-War Flag and Tons Commanders Arrived From For ty. Sea Belle Col 500 Maddock Sept 22 Malacca n|, B Other Vessels Flags Tons Masters Arrived From Consignees F or w Bj Asahan Ger 161 Peters Sept 21 Asahan Behn Meyer Deli 24 I Bangkok
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      127 208 fgfg ANJEK SHIPPING REPORT I Specially compiled for the "Singapore Free Pre*. 9 Date of passing Anjer; Nationality and dee- 9 cription of vessel Captain'- name When ind when sailed. Destination. 9 Sept 14. Brit str., Islander; Bobinson; Sings- 9 pore, Christmas Island. 9 Sept 15. Brit. str.. Ula; Tucker;
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