The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (Weekly), 27 January 1904

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49 64 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (Weekly)
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    18 49 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. WEEKLY MAIL EDITION. THIRD SERIES WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1904 No. 861.
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    CONTENTS.
    274 49 Hi Chamberlain at the Guildhall, 49 ;n Zeal for British Free Trade," 19 Outcon Russian Squadron, 19 1 Buckley's Johore Appointment, 50 bernai c I >r < >pium Revenue P D Whine. H B Sir John Anderson, :>0 Trinidad Birthday Ball Panic. 50 t Prison, "»o Japan and Korea,
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    46 49 to the Singapore Free Press*' kN i*ettirning from Burope to th»« Straits by T the mail lines, are invited to send to the W the name of their steamer and date of Singapore. ('oj>i( j s will then l»e mailed em a1 various ports of call.
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    POSTAGE FROM ENGLAND TO THE FAR EAST.
    53 49 POSTAGE FROM ENGLAND TO THE FAR EAST. n-^. Johore, Malay Stairs (Protected— Selangor, Negri Sembilan and Pahan^), British North Borneo, Lahuan, Strait? POST CARDS. NEWBFAPBBC i-l. each. |d. jmt 2 oc. P. •»M i.. l" i PATTERNS. .'..1. per 1 o/.., gd. ]>cv 2 *>/,. mill, cluurge '2 I A.
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    EXCHANGE.
    36 49 (COBRBOTSD UP TO Jaillliirv 'Jt).) J/Wf 1/10J 1 KM <i m 1 lv;; mand 231 maad 188.J vi 2 dis ieniand 91 lIP aw 60j N $11" I d \u 4 'mo h lon 85|
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  • Domestic Occurrences
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      Marriages.
      201 49 Marriages Paih.w -N'kwm an. -On the 19th December at All Saints. Ennismore ins, Charles M. Pacdat, of Bosham, Chichester, Sussex, *on of Reginald Padday, 7;>. Holland-road, Ken^in^ton. t" Kosk 814.K< hk. daughter of the late Arthur Charles Newman (Liettt. King's Own Border Regt.), .»nd of Mrs. Fagge. wife of T.
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      Deaths.
      72 49 At *J a.m. on .lan. 22nd. Mr. Seth Pabsicx Joaquim, Barrister st>Law, Supreme Court, Straits Settlements aged 38. Deei>ly regretted. At r > Dublin Road the tieloved eon of Mr. and Mrs. Kd. M. Nathan, on Sunday nigbt, -Ith inst. Ai^ed 5| months China and India papers please copy.
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    THE WEEK.
    312 49 The last mail from Homo arrived I>\ the P A O "Cniistm" on Sunday, with dates up hi Pec :»o. The Homeward mail was taken by the N J) I. "Bayern" an Monday, an«l tins weekly i^oe^ by the 1» I "Zaida" to-d The news of the death
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    Mr. Chamberlain At The Guildhall.
    298 49 Here ihall the Press the People's right maintain, I'nawrd by iiiHnrncc and unbribed by gain; Her? patriot Truth her glorious precepts draw, Pledged to Religion, loyalty and Law. Mr Cuvmhkklain has nt last crowned his fiscal educational campaign by the delivery of a great address
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    Foreign Zeal For British "Free Trade."
    570 49 One uoticeable feature iv the tone of more tluiu one foreign commercial power iv regard to the neu fiscal movement m Britain, is the distinct uneasiness at the growing popularity of the policy that Mr Cham bkk lain is identif jing with his name
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    The Outcoming Russian Squadron.
    523 49 Admiral Wirenius, with poetically almost the whole of his Russian Squadron, will by now l>e clear of the Canal at Sue/. Tim 1 Dimitri Donskoi and "Oslabya" have been followed by the cruiser Aurora," erroneously BtyleO m the telegram a battleship, accompanied by two fast Volunteer
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      77 49 WEATHER REPORT. (January 25.; Taken ;it Kandang Ferban Hospital Oijnervatorj. P A.! v -f. P M. 9 P.M. i Bar. red 32 Fah. Ji .<"< 29.757 25*.900 Temperature 7 v 76.0 7">.i» Wet Bulb 'i'ii«M 76.:! 75.0 74.2 Dir.ofWind N.n.W. NB. Qalm Max. Temp, m shade 8 I Miu. do.
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    Mr. Buckley's Johore Appointment.
    1092 50 ±1 V < r 1 a s 1 HI) re to be Fin nci '1 it.. have r Court «»f J I the Sti < »Sell mem 1 1 litly, tli son for this the fact, that m the \i 3tai of Johore will eat and
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    Any Alternative for Opium Revenue.
    458 50 Although it is late m the daj, after \\»> cvup <//•./'•. has l»een given r«> a now collapsed agitation l>v the report of the < >pium Commission, it is still noticeable that iv one or two passages m the 'Straits Chinese Maga- zinc" there is
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    A Russian Whine.
    326 50 intellige it re to examine carefully the tt^gram to-dai •uri *lj guarded pL R ssi has crawled 1 .i why Rug 5 "crawled." iv it- stud >s 'i terms is, uuii ly text >l place < *t -r j•■ Wy, Si rg, and the urce the le
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    H. E. Sir John Anderson.
    356 50 J 23 i- -I. ":r;mi has v received from t lie C« 'Ion i;» 1 Office t hat Sii John Aki»ek~"N X m the Culoniiil Office, lias been app<>inte<l i.i < iovernor of the Straits Setth ln( iiiirii Commissioner, Federated M;iJ States, m succession to
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    The Trinidad Birthday Ball Panic.
    155 50 Port pis m 1 g to h 51 I of tb M lav Staf t the time, fact t histon s Leg oil sitting berses 1 10 I us tat 10 dd U- t exec this ml rerntnent U i ■juently, armed >Miers, number round
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    The Paradise of Prison.
    141 50 Jh i tatisfact ion v itli v liic*li I < offender ea to gaol i. i- proi id< il the moiiest i»t local jokes. He outside, lie n gularand excelk the public expense, deceni lodging, and tiou mif\ aauitation of tl and to do, pi-.. ideil
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    Japan And Korea.
    659 50 Jan ii". In the diplomatic direction the than tli- relation* between Japan and ku*> |K-ars to have undergone no cli ingi I however, rather from tb< thai r c i ol dead-lock ban arrived, and Japa Ilntllin tl *«M t deduct from hei formulation of her riews
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    Clemency For "Col." Lynch.
    572 51 Jan. *>. I'ay there is announced an exercise <>l" Koyal clemency that may serve to arouse il'ts as t»> whether thai prerogative N* Majesty might n<»t have been better m some other direction. "Col.* 1 I i waa found guilty of high treason a^ bar "li
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    The Aalesund Disaster.
    177 51 Aalehunh, the Norwegian town tliat has been almost entireh destroyed by fire, is situated <-n a imall island on the fiord- broken shores ••I the Tromsdal province <»n the west coast. i This island itselt' stands within an outer barrier of islands with Vlgeru t.> the north
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    Chandu and Chandu Experts.
    570 51 A ().»int worth considering by the authorities m connect iou with the alterations m the con- (litions of preparing .iml telling chandu m Singapore it has no doubi already been «'<»nridered, bul it a importance v\ill be none the leaf recognised b\ further emphasis is the
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    Registration of Domestic Servants.
    156 51 The question of registration of domestic servants has come up m a practical way at ilon^rkong by a petition from Hongkong ladies asking for registration. The fiasco, m this Colony m ISBH, ending m the repeal of a local Ordinance, was due to the fact that
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    352 51 The annual general meeting ol the Marine flub will be held on Thurndav, Peb 1 An Italian squadron of three cruisers, con. sistiiitr of the Marc<» LVl<>, flag-ship v\ the Rear Admiral, l>oi)L, p ;ila ami Umbria is on the way out to reinforce the Italian squadron m the Far
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    75 51 Hie lir>t <»t tin- series of hi^h masses of re- quiem for the late Bishop Pee took place thin morning m the Tamil Church •>! Our La<l\ of Lourdes, but owing t«. the rain there waa but a small attendance. The very Berd Father Vignol, th© Vicar General au«i Administrator
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    THURSDAY, JANUARY, 21, 1904.
    761 51 II M S Blenheim,* 1 it ii understood, r* mains here till *Vl> f>, when she will go to Hongkong and from thence to Yokohama The liussian steamer Manchuria arrive*! here yesterday siternoon from 8t Petersburg with general cargo for Port Arthur Several reporti have been
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    SEPOY LINES GOLF CLUB.
    76 51 The pliM for the 'Sapper Cvp 1 prv^ i to the Club for annual competition bi the Of. i!... Royal En^mw..^ m 19< took place m November and December laii n.l Bultediu a win for I>r Barrack it i score of "five up against Colonel L»oge\
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    SUPREME COURT.
    532 52 Before the Chief Justice, Sir Lionel Cox. An A MMixisTRATiMN Mattes. Mr A 11m applied m the matter of the Estate of Lim An Heng deceased, for th« issu< to he decided. He appeared for Lim Boon Hati who held and claimed administration of the Estate. Administration was
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    COUNTERFEITERS CAPTURED.
    360 52 IbrsFßcroi Bbahaoav*! Smajm Work. Fur some time [>a-r the Police hays bees making everj effori t.» trace th^ gang ol ooiaers who bare been so Uusj lately turning nut quantities of iroumi nrfeil coin from o ••♦'ist pie<-^s up to the now Straita dollar, the imitations being so
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    52 52 A London wire (20th) to the ".Straits Echo" ■ftja: Th^ Rt Hem Joseph Chamberlain^ -ratiun al the (i.sildhall yesterday. i,, the <oun*e ut which he iairfv puherized Jho urL'uineii^ or his opponent was reported bi electrophone, and all the erening napen came out with Terbat\ia reports o r it withiß
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    Correspondence.
    384 52 The Hotel Dl i/Eur«»i*k Lease. f« MiX KniTOR. Macau, K'th Jan l'.">4. Dear Bib,—- A local baring appeared m the Hongkong newspaper "The Hongkong Tele- graph" of the 12th December of lost year transcribed from your trusty journal The Singapore Free Press." where it was asserted that the holder
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    SPORTING CLUB ANNUAL MEETING.
    316 52 The annual general meeting of the Singapore Sporting Club \\a> held last evening m the Town Hail. Mr 11. Vov presiding over an attendance <>t al>out thirty meinlters. other members of Committee present u< r»Messrs Cadell, Gumming, McDougali. and The iiiiuut.'s *>t the last special meeting
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    LAND SALE.
    61 52 The following property was disposed <>}' l>v tiuction ;it Powell if Co'i Saleroom vest«r«la> afternoon. Freehold land ;«t Bukit Timah-rd, opp.^it.the Qovernmenl i>ut»<loor Ditipensarv, urea 888*»q feet. Bought »>y Bjed AMulrainau I Slut ri for 9600. PreelK»ld resiilential property knowu a«i bVmwooJ*' N> 108 off River Valley-nl urea
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    SELANGOR NOTES.
    161 52 Kuala Luinpor Town Hall is to be opened lif ;i dramatic performance Mr Hare** furniture ;«t K»iil« Luuipor is to be sold, >>hi«-h i aru i< ;t peroianeui i»siden<v m Singapore Mi- Iv V. Carey hoped to go home about the middle of the jear, via Jj to
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    MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 1904.
    1374 52 Another Lunatic, a Chinaman, escaped from the Lunatic Asylum yestenlay an«l ha*- not yet I been recaptured. The body of a Chinaman was found Hooting m the Singapore River near Kanip<>n«_j Bfalaoct this morning. MrGoldie, of Messrs Howartb, Erskine Co ••'ports the loss of a cheque
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    THE CRISIS IN THE NORTH.
    308 52 POURING COOLIES I. Me COEI v A detachment «»t' Japanese Ensiii already iii Corea aiding m the construction oi t!i<> Beoul-Fusan Railway. Coolies I poured into Corea and tlio railwaj it pushed .m witli th" greatest energy Loyal Japanese. The Japanese Government is already m
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    RAUB AUSTRALIAN G. M. CO.
    573 53 (^iiarai Hanager*s lieport for 4 weeks adding m iiip measurements ;m<l asniiy results of tang work, prepared )>y the mine manager, total of 203 ft. for the period (1 weeks) mads op of 51 ft. sinking. 27 ft. a nd l-'-t' erosscuttmg, aa against a
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    106 53 •«1 thai at Port Arthur now vessels and leaving the harbour are oondur-pilot-lioat, ii is supposed to avoid am I running <m th»- torpedoes v hk-h are to be laid. to ;i Pekin saya t li* N < i alliance w iiii Japan is at present ith all the members
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    FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 1004.
    764 53 HM S Algerine left for Bangkok at davlignJ this morning. pt Irl h^ UDU Cadet baB P a J **wUoloaia] Office Regulations mv\ General Order,, The names of Sit K*e Ann and Lan Ke Weh are added to the Commission of the Peace m Malacca. The
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    Correspondence.
    130 53 Mr. C. B. Buckley. A Johore Govern mknt Appointment. To the Editor, Sir, For your information and that of your readers if you will be good enough to give it publicity— l }>eg to inform you that Mr Charles Burton Buckley, the Semor member of the firm of Rodyk
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    A POINT FOR REFEREES.
    282 53 An amusing incident occurred at a local football match last Saturday. The outside left of the one side was a powerful man, and seemed very fond of using his weight, and once the hall bein^' shot into goal, he came up on the run to bang
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    A GRUESOME STORY.
    228 53 This story related by the correspondent <>f the North China Daik News," would make capital China Coaster. 91 I have beard of a rather strange occurrence that took place on Christmas Eve. A China man had paid the oompradore to <;ive up his cabin to him from
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    SMOKER AT THE MASONIC CLUB.
    148 53 The Members oi the Eastern Gate Lodge, No 2i>7o, gave dinner at the Hotel de La Paix and a smoking Concert at thy Masonic Hall last night for the purpose of bidding farewell to Brs C. E. Messenger, J. C. Bartlett, A. C. Cook. C.
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    TRANSIT OF LIVESTOCK ORDINANCE
    149 53 This morning before Mr Seth Sergeant Wilson of the Marine Police prosecuted three Chinamen for transporting pi^s m baskets made of "split" bamboo instead of rattan, this being contrary to the Transport of Cattle aud other Livestock by Sea Ordinance." Serjeant Wilson deposed that on the
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    THE STRATEGIC ASPECT OF KOREA.
    583 53 A A correspondent sends to the "Morning Post some reflectHNM on the position of Kussia and Japan, m the course of which he i states: Above and beyond the heavy commercial and political stake it is the strategic Mpeet of Korea that most concerns Japan.
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    PAHANG CORPORATION LTD.
    71 53 November Returns.— Battery worked 2~> days, Crushed 2 v 230t0i18 with 50 heads of stamps, which produced \'2 tons of tin ore, approximate value $34,500, working excuses $24,250. Pahamg Kabang Ltd. Battery worked '2^ days, crushed 700 tons with 10 heads of stamps which produced 14 tons
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    CHINESE NEW FEAR SPORTS
    106 53 A meeting in conneviiaa wiihthe sports held annually at Chinese New- Year, was held yesterday afternoon ai The Library t Cecilstreet, when a large number of members of the Club and others attended. Mr Yeo Swee Kee presided, and it was decided to hold the native
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    WARREN SHIELD FOOTBALL.
    186 53 H <'»> M.VN< IIKSTEKB T 62lTD C< It <i A The final tie between the above teaitia wa> replayed on the 8 B O side of the Esplanade yesterday evening, and resulted m a win for the Manchester^ by one <^oal to nil. The public had no
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    SANDAKAN NOTES.
    339 54 r nie nt.] I S. S. i>\ m, ,s."" January t>, LiX) k This vessel lias I* .1 got off the Pearl Bank, and arrived here early ventordaj morning m tow of the r S. Naval* Tiȣ "Vfampatuuk." from Cavite. When the Palawan" goi back to the stranded
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    FINANCIAL NOTES.
    496 54 'I be course (change rince the b ■u'iiJiiiiL: of the v ..;ir fin i 1 ite lab th commencing level, via 1 1<», }.nr during t h<> three weeks, owing to [mlian buying, has been aa 1 1 i -_r 1 1 ;«> 1 10 9-16 ths, and
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    66 54 The ground opposite the Bafflei School begins to look .|iiit«- business-like, a partr of the \< <; A being eugaged m pitching u\uU measuring and s,>ttin- out courues, aiul ...mmmlK prepAring for their sporti on M.»:T.l.tv Weliave oof teen a eopj of the programing but from our experiflnoe of j>a^t
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    THE SWASHING-BLOW THAT FAILED.
    135 54 On the polling day which to Mr Chamberlain at Lewitbam and Dulwich the first fruits of the coming fiscal reform victory, the tame bard of the "Daily Chronicle" made what he entitled "A last Appeal to the electors, to reject th<* Chamberlainite candidates. Poor bard, h»*
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    SHIPPING NEWS.
    114 54 The Nederlaud mail si sam Koni Wilhelin 111 is due from Europe ii -< aft»»r[l "M and 1 1 sa*l iv the evening Slie hrin; it 200 i >iiN of cargo The N. s. A. Trausporl Kilpatricli I >\ n«'w YotV Doc 18th. She ivill coal here rrival
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    1294 54 The "Hitachi Mini" left for Hongkong yesterday evening about I o'clock. A Chinese tongkang. which was leaving the iioads this morning under sail, ran iuto the small steamer Bennit and stove m one of > her lioats, In! beyond this no -i. tiage \\a^ done. The*' Bonn it was Iving
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    FOOTBALL.
    206 54 brB irs Police. A nu b was }>! tyed between the* rlulm lasl evening the Peo] tea Park. Tin? Kovern put m .1 uple of reserves m their team The -.mi.' started by the Police attacking, Inn the n y ll|f kept t!: m .nit ami Cnwlei kicking v
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    JOHN LITTLE & CO vs ST JOSEPH'S
    66 54 JOHN LITTLE CO vs ST JOSEPH'S A match r pl.ivvd on the old <;,,.•! »it« last evening t?tweeu the above teuina The school lie;.] its own and p.vs^.j ;i i( ponents but Cailecl t., More till .1..!,,, Littfeii ;i goal, vs.-.-n thcv s, ivpli»..|. 1( llm sootmued &iirljr even ;i
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    SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, 1904.
    318 54 The -Sea Belle leaves for Pul,"^ Lighthouse on the 27th. The British iteamer "Sal v},;,.. here from Brisbane this moraine cousignmenf of horses for DallanV This morning a report wax specter Ambrose at Sepoy Li,. Rendezvous rivern m Neil-rc] la broken into and 81 LO worth
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    THE LATE BISHOP FEE.
    502 54 With the greatest regret we anno death a1 Paris yesterdai of tli<> Xi v->u -> i i;. Reno Mich< I lV Bishop of (he 17,,. Mai tcca. The > i<l tie* g nis telegni Father Delpecb, superior of the Paris, i i the Herd Father yigaoJ
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    SIER FRANK SWETTENHAM'S RETIREMENT.
    307 55 SIE R FRANK SWETTENHAM'S RETIREMENT. •j'i Official ]^bspatchbs. t State for the Colonies to officer ring the Government, S. S. Down m jr Street, l«»th Dec r.»o:s. > i \>. 11 have learnt from mj telegram tlint Sir F. A. Swettenham i«i retire i' 1 i tin* public service .it
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    128 55 for the t loloniea t> Sir F. Swettenham, k c m <;. eet, L6th Dee, 190 I urn directed bj Sir Secretary Lyttelton the receipt of your Vn«'r of tbe d to state thai it is with very deep that 1 learnl that you desire to retire public sen ice.
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    RECKLESS DRIVING.
    119 55 Siki I lble Knocked Down esterda^ evening a Javanese syce Im 1 private carriage a Ohinamati i the Sikh constable regulating the m K!m-_r-st. He wbm arrested and itli driving on the wrong Bide ol the •re M i Seth t Ids morning. •'}»'-m.<l thai he was standing
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    138 55 $ecutions, we ;uv informed, have •c m ilic|.;!<t for using drain water road m front of Chinese shops. h\ ,ui<) insanitary practice and deination. But hen the road was 1 m Victoria- s1 the other «l:iv. ithority says, the drain was blocked end and the water used m making i
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    THE FOUR STUARTS.
    3032 55 Chaptkk V. Till Civil War, and Ahkk. Tin- Scottish annv occupied Newcastle m August l»>t<». It had now become necessary for the king, much against his will, to summon the English parliament. \\>> wai m urgent need <>t the sinews of war; hid royal exchequer *as empty;
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    FAREWELL DINNER TO DR CATTOL.
    100 55 A representative gathering of the medical profession met at dinner on Saturday m the Singapore Club when J)r John Catto, i lio will shortlj leave the Colony, was the guesi F the evening. Dr MicDowel] p c m <>, win .-••u--pied the chair, m proposing
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    1974 56 Ordinary MUTIHO, Friday, .lan 22,1*04 I'HKSKNT His Excellency the CMRcet At fcheOovt. (W. T. Tji j lor, CM .O.) The Hon f >il« the A«1. Colonial Secretary (C. »V. S. Kynnenley, c.m.o.l 10m Alt. in.y-<;<".!'nif< W. R. Collyer.) the Colonial Treasurer (F. d. Penn«*y.) the Auditor-Ckoerml B. C.
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    THE GOVERNORS' SALARY.
    448 56 The following Correspondence, laid on the tntiJe of tlie Council yesterday, explains itself. BMoIjUMKMTB O» THE GoVttBVOB 01 I'HK Sth a iis BbTTLB m BHTB. Secretary of State for the Colonies to Governor Sit- F. A Swettenhatn, X C.M.G. Downing Street, tth April, 1902. Sik, 1 have
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    THE QUESTION OF PULO WAY.
    113 56 The "Straits Echo" publishes the follow, ing two paragraphs which read together, if correct, are rather significant We hear that Mr U. Ji. St ration. I«.him rl\ Magistrate, was m-di &i :> hours' notice to I'd!,. Way to watch British iuterests, principilh as regards coaling
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    "A FINE OLD ENGLISH GENTLEMAN."
    168 56 A home paper says: The Karl <>i Leicester, who will Im eighty-one <>v Boxing l>a\, ;m<l who is lying fweivgrci to hear) rather seriou*. 1\ ill at Hoik ham, holds a position absolutely unique, m several respects, m the British peerage He has been the
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    103 56 <>v the r.ih inst at the P ,V <> uin#»r Palermo" v^as going into Wooeung the flood tide and m swinging roun<! she n i nit.) the AUunoura Maru uhi ir wah aiirhore«i near the Red buoy. The "Palermo" bad scTen platet ttove m on tlie ttarboani ni.le, while the
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    GREAT BRITAIN AND THE MALAY PENINSULA.
    911 56 GREAT BRITAIN AND THE MALAY PENINSULA. There is an appreciative iU -t ,j<» M1 •PaD Mall" on British worl Peninsula, which, thanks to thedevol J d such men as Sir Fran], g k C m ffogfa Clifton!. C o, lU others, has achieved results which th-.se who kiK'w the oountn
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    1281 57 Quicquid Hottri <t<j>/r't koMiue§ os 4 famujo fibrin. .h'VKNAL. The one "Topic of the Day,* 1 and of even Jay, for many days is what is to come oui of tbethun Ler-clouds Lowering over the Far East. The long suspense ii trying enough t« the patience
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    FAR EASTERN WAR CLOUD.
    578 57 Tin- i>ail\ f r.]<'L:i\i|»li con*eBpondents ;it St Petersburg and Berlin indicate, on Dor 15th, the vacillation m Russian counsels consequent upon Japan* consistent steadiness during the crisis The} write as follows St Petersburg, Friday, Extreme astonish* ment is fell and expressed here at the determination of
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    55 57 A kirj/eh attended moating »t" enyinoeri ukl >iHuii-users w,»> h.*l<l at I'enaug on the iHth t > ruosider the proposed amendiuents to the Steam Boilen Onliimiioe. A memoriil is to sent m protecting ;i^niust the wide powwj givei\ to Government lusj>ectors under the l»ru|»«)se<} anifudjiieiits, and t)ie liarin likely to
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    ATHLETIC NOTES.
    1988 57 The two B I steamers M Avoca and M Zatnania," wliich left last Wednesday week had on board the following race horses for Penang. Mr Sarkk-s' Blunderer, Sweet Erina and Portfire, Mr Powell*! Bugler, Bon and Financier, Henry Gambil, Duchess, and MrSoutli all's importation Gold Bar for a
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    141 57 Captain Giovanni Gtaggino, h«*ad of the well known sliip chandlerj firm of that name, will }>»' revisiting Singapore thortty alter an absence of three years m Italy. On his return hU brother, Captain Federico Gaggino will go to Europe »>u long leave. At a iv.-ent meeting of the Warders Club
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    A REVIEW OF HOME, FOREIGN AND COLONIAL EVENTS.
    2632 58 All ELimts Bbsbbvbo Bl nil RIQHI UoH .Sir JOHJB The ■■■r 1908 has witnessed the complete I I of European animosity to Great Britain. King Edward YD has been thefore- j most foci •>■ m dispersing the mists of misunderstanding md prejudice*,
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    A BANGKOK "RESTRAINT" CASE.
    184 58 Tlit' following from the Siam Observer will doubtless interest some m view of t lie fast approaching judgment m the famous Wallace rs John Little A Co '-.iv,.. In the British Court for Siani, before the Acting-Judge, tit*- hearing of the rase of Messrs Henry A.
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    60 58 W.I l i nil regard v. the movement a of the ••Hitachi tfaru" the Agents, Messrs Paterson, Simons and Co, wish us to den} the statement thai the> were expecting v m ordering the discharge of her cargo and passengi n here. We can only >.i\ thai the information was
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    PROBABLE EFFECT OF WAR ON THE N. Y. K.
    309 58 Mr Kondo, President of th»« Nippon fn Kaisha. speaking at the general meeting ol shareholders of the company recently beld touched on the affect of the diplomatic situati on the oompanj*B business. Mr Kondo said what would moat effect the business
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    SINGAPORE IN THE EIGHTIES.
    591 58 The issue for the second week m Januan 1885, noted with satisfaction that a question oi precedence had been partialh settled. IV judges were to take precedence directh members of the Executive Council, thus coming before Unofficial Member* of Council Th< paper however »:ii«l thai it
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    43 58 British colliei Poxton II ill arrived here yesterday from Ban coal foi P< i Arthur. The 'Japaq Mail v Ba.ya thai ii that all t1... greait foreign life insuraii iiipaniea bui one will cease to take ri*k« m Japan attei the 31h1 inst.
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    A SENTIMENTALIST ON THE FISCAL QUESTION.
    1530 59 lv all the mans expositions and declarationhe »li*-\ of Free Trade and Protection, none so far as I have >«»n, has dared toap- i) the ijuestion From id*- point oi' view uf sentiment. The word is abhorrent to the Briton, who prides himself on
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    GOVERNMENT AND THE PRESS.
    502 59 lii Colombo the Secretarial apparently has a* Press' 1 num. on the table of which are placed all the matters of genera] information that the Government consider if advisable to publicly announce m the daiiv papers. In India the practice has been invariable everywhere, for an
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    42 59 The Straits Settlements QoTeroßMlli is itdv*rti«tllg m Imlian papers for an Assistant Superintendent for t lie I* W l> «>u a salary of £360, with protpects. Hongkong wants an Executive Ku^ineer vii 6480 rising to JB6OO, iiu«i an As>i>t.mt Engineer <>n £860.
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    MAIL NEWS.
    1443 59 The British Admiralty is, it is stated, prepared for every eventuality. The cruiser squadron has, presumal/y. gore to tlie Wed Indies, but will be found m the right quarter If required. TheiM are no British warships en route to the Far East, but it is understood that the
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    FRUIT EATING AND MORALS.
    499 59 Under thia heading we read from the "Scotsman* 1 thai an attractive scheme has been detailed for the reformation <>f life on this wicked earth. The author of the scheme, Heir August Engelhardt, announces that he hai bought an Island called Kabakau" m the Bismarck Archipelago
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    THE COCOS ISLANDS.
    1427 60 It >*h*ih* likcLvthut the name ot the Cocos or Keeliu^' Islanofi will become familiar before long to Sf fa I inn folk at least. Hitherto it has scarcely been known, except to the few who reineml»er one of the most remarkable tales of adventure on record, though
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    EATING AND SLEEPING.
    707 60 No k>Hg time now can pass without an assailing of one or other of our settled convictions m the matter of hygiene, and the latest subversive theory would seem to be m regard to the period that should elapse l>etween eating and retiring to bed. The majority
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    CAN RUSSIA BEAT JAPAN ?
    1045 60  - CAN RUSSIA BEAT JAPAN Demetrius C. Boulger by- (Daily Mail.) Notwithstanding all pacific assurances to the contrary, there is only one possible outcome of the situation m the Far East. Japan and Russia are face to face, and it is impossible for either of them to draw back. There must
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    Jack The Giant-Killer.
    220 60 If the future of Manchuria v a region opoi to the trade of the world without;! prohibitive import duty is a matter rfPftrting many St that of Korea is primarily the vit.il concern ol Japan alone. If Russia were to absorb K<>\> she has done Manchuria, Japan
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    SCHOOLBOY "HOWLERS."
    728 60 Examination Gems. Adults obtain a certain amount of amusement from the "howlers" which are committed by schoolboys at their examinations, ami there is a fund of humour m a collection of mistakes which has been made by the "University < respondent," as a result of ;i competition, m
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    THE CHICAGO HOLOCAUST.
    1462 61 Thrilling Dsscßipnoa <»>■ the Tim x ire Fikk. London, December 31. The Iroquois Theatre, Chicago, erected m November last, at a cost of £210,000, was burned down last night during the formance of the pantomime, "Bluebeard." The fire began m some flimsy stage settings, and in»diately the
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    MORE STREET ACCIDENTS.
    175 61 Street Accidents aiv of so frequent occurrence now, thai one almost dreads the adirent of the electric tram, which the half hroken-in horses <>i" Singapore are sure t :i k exception to. Since noon «>n Saturday we have tw-> a«-ci<it»nts to chronicle, Itu* lu>t)i were fortuuatelv not
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    69 61 Tl»<* homeward Spanish mail steamer Antonio Lofiei U'it Manila on Tuesday forenoon and Arrived here on Saturday afternoon, making the nm m Jess than :>! days. The Spanish Bishop of (Vbu m the Philippines wli'. arriT<tid fixmi Sonikong by tlio Arrai >on Apcir" on IVnli\ m nii'uiLr. and had l>een
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    SHIPPING NEWS.
    55 61 The collier M Shirley from Calcutta has arrived with a enigo of Bengal coal for this port ami is discharging at Borneo Wharf. The outward Spanish mail I«la de Panay left Colombo on the 21st and is due here on the 26th. The "Sambas" was undocked at Tan
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    THE LATE BISHOP PEE.
    94 61 During this week ;i series of Masses of Requiem will be held m the different Churches of Singapore for the late Bishop Fee. In the Tamil church of Our Lady of Lourdes there will be a solemn high mass at 7 a m to-morrow. In the
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    BURGLARS BUSY.
    198 61 Oil Saturday Mr X Ogha, the Japauese Consul, reported to the P.di*-^ that he had found a Chinaman, waotn he took to lie a burglar, reconnoitring his residence at Spoitiswoode Park. The Chinaman was arrested and is now m custody on a charge of criminal trespass. In the
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    WEDDING WERRY HARTNELL.
    476 61 <>n Saturday, at the Cathedral by the Rev '.rittiths Kvans. acting Colonial Chaplain, Mr K. <J. H. Hartnell, of the Borneo Company Ltd, was married to Miss Werry, matron of the Lunatic Asylum. Mr Salzmanu presided at the organ and the service was fully choral, wedding peal
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    THE "OKHLA."
    65 61 The steamer "Ltlandu whi« h w.is se.»it t»» I'ulo Ol>i t<» ike iM^istanoe of ihe diwibfed "Okhla* 1 returaod liftv t'otterday, and the A treat s here. Messrs Boustead «V C«>. cwirteouslv inform us that temporary ivpairi have been effected to the Okhrl aild she is now on
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    19 61 The single needle tjle^raph is t»> ba introduced|into the F M S Railway, to be completed l»y about March.
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    TUESDAY, JANUARY 26, 1904.
    824 61 Tenders are called for the Kwong-chau-wau. Opium Farm, for one year from Feb *J<» 1904 Particulars at the French Consulate Madame C'lidutti, whose tine pianoforte playing was so mud) admired m Singapore, is giving a concert at Hongkong on Peb6. We hear that Mr H. Button
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    NORTH CHINA TREATY PORTS.
    1175 62 tr r m >t v oar (<-■■>! orrcsponaent.} There can be little room for doubt that climatic conditions affect the working capacity of the foreigner m China m a marked degree, and «fter an I <>f some e;ir> from the mercantile metropolis of North China this
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    MARIE CORELLI vs WINTER.
    190 62 The Morning Leader' 1 gives t li*- following account of the sequel to the above libel action. The Corelli libel case, heard at Birmingham, m which the f;iinons authoress was awarded one farthing damages, has had an amusing sequel. Mr Winter, the defendant, Btated yesterday that
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    PARA RUBBER SEEDS.
    216 62 The Acting Colonial Secretary ■ends uscop^ of a paper from the Eiuperial Institute nmtaining a report on the seeds of the para rubber t nv. sampled «>t irhich were sen! Home from Perak and Penang. The report is technical, th»' conclusion arrived at being thai if, as
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    JAPANS NAVAL SUPERIORITY.
    433 62 In ;m interview with h representative of t^e Exchange Te]«.*grapfa Company v gentleman, who formerlj for many years held an official position m the Far E;ist said I am of opinion that the real state of affairs has nut been disclosed, and that war will break out
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    55 62 Th.- mortality returns for Singapore Tor the preeli ended Jan 15 show 172 deaths, a rate permille of 36.95. Fever caused 41 deaths Phthisis 91, beri-beri 80. More tluin half the I»m ths (83) occurred between the ages of 25 and ")">. an-J only i\,ur of persons over 7~>. Twenty.three
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    THE LATE BISHOP FEE.
    119 62 The following letter has been issued Singapore, Bishop's House, 23rd Jan 1904. The^ Very Kevd F. Vignol, Administrator, and the Clergy, of the Diocese of Malacca, with deep regret, beg to inform you of the great loss they have suffered by the death of His Lordship
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    JOHN BULL WAKING UP.
    335 62 A SCHEME FOB PROMOTING BRITISH TRADE. A Bcbeme for promoting British trade has been promulgated ;U borne. Its novelty is onlyrelative after all. because it will be remembered that the same idea came from the United States some eighteen mouths ago, ami the Oregon/ titte<l up
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    QUEEN VICTORIA'S CORRESPONDENCE.
    87 62 Very considerable progress (the London correspondent of the Birmingham Post understands) lms been made with the work upon whidi Lord Bsher and Mr A. 0. Benson are engaged, at the wish of the Kin^-. of preparing for publication the journals anil correspondence of the late Queen Victoria
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    360 62 Two Malax boys, caddies at the Singapore Gfolf Clul>. have been committed t«> the Reformatory for two years for tbefl The Bengal Chamber of Commerce has de tided, on a referendum of the members on tinquestion, that a system of compulsory registration of trade marks is desirable and necessary for
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    THE SERVANT DIFFICULTY.
    881 62 HoNOKOiro Ladies Tackle the Peomlk, At the meeting of the Legislative Coun.ii this afternoon 19th Jan, Mr g p o jj^ rose and asked permission to U\ uoon th table of the House, a ix*t it i« »n which hi.) 1 ill!' signed l>y ladies resident m
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    35 62 Before Lieut Radcliffe m Hie Marine I yesterday Mr A. Frantzen oi I". Raffle Place prosecuted two Chinese sampan for refusing hire. The accused werefiiuxl each or seven days 1 hard labour The P al<
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    THE THREATENED WAR.
    1046 63 \Vm 1 Chihj Join m the Feat? Di. Mom r [son's V iswa. Opinion m European Capitals \i■ I' HA NCI <> DBF EATING ki- m London -> Herr Brandt, formerly man Minister to China and Japan, state* an article contributed by him to a Vienna irnal,
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    S.V. A.
    263 63 S .V. A. In spite ol the very inclement weather on Saturday thre*3 sulKlivisional teams of the S A turned mil for the maxim gun competition, pgt Allen's, s.r-t Hayward f 8 and Sergt Kev worth's. The work consisted m various movements with the maxim guns, including coming into action,
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    FATAL FIRE NEAR PENANG.
    266 63 Three Killed wi» Fouh Seriousli I SJURED. Particulars of tli« i dre mentioneti m our special telegram are. fire which had ;i fatal result took place at a little Mala} school on the road to Tanjoii" Bungah, about m miles out of town. It appears that
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    SINGAPORE BRIDE IN MANILA.
    116 63 < )ti Thursday < uin_' at 9 o'clock (savo tin* Manila Cahk'newH <>)' the 17th inst.) there was a .jnii«' wedding .«i Si Stephen's Church when Mini Hildti Maude Davidson au<l James Arehilwld S<-ott. ,'lii«'t' clerk to tlie QuartermasterQeneral, were married. Miss Davidson is the daughter
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    DEATH IN THE FILTER.
    549 63 A CHINAMAN POIBONBD. Many people tliink that because thny use v filter the water they drink must of necessity he pare and wholesome, and they are right provided the lilter is clean. Bat water passed through a dirty filter is worse when it comes out than
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    SINGAPORE ROYAL ENGINEERS VOLUNTEERS.
    71 63 The postponed mouthh uhoot will be shot off on Saturday next, 30th Lnst, at 3 pin sharp ;i» Balestier Range at rhe same lime as the 1903 final competition for possession of the silver bow] presented by Capt K. Pierce O C, s R E (V).
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    367 63 Mr Melton Prior, the distinguished war artigt o£ "The Hlustrated Londou News," sailed on ihe 2nd inst l>\ t li»» Cunard steamer 1 [Jmbria" on h\< way, via America and the Pacific, to Japan, on what may prove to be liis twenty -seventh war commission for thai journal. Mr Melton
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    A JAPANESE VIEW OF THE SITUATION.
    923 63 In the New Year issue of the semi-official Tokyo Kokumin SkimbuH a brief reriew of the recent diplomatic situation, by wray of enunciating Japan's standpoint* thereanent is j-iv.-i: Our claims are only fair and reasonable, as recognized l»\ ;1 11 enlightened observers and ha<l
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    51 63 ofesari M. I.. Angullia tend tits their calendar, \slii<-h In* ;i gorgeou* preheat meni of Lord and Lu«lv Corxon at t\m Delhi Duriiar. The Oiuematognkph exhibition a1 the Town Hall will he given Hiis evening if tli<» ireather clears up. Otherwise it will poMtponed to i day i<» \w announoed
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      RUSSIA AND JAPAN.
      510 64 The Japanese warships Kasu^a and M Nvssiii have passed IVriin bound for Lombo. The Russian battleship Aurora,** the transport "Orel ,»ud the ooUier SaratoiT and nine torpedo-destroyers aiv m rhe Canal. The cruiser Kubanet/ remains at Port Said. The Tinier correspondent hi Pekingwireu that the Japanese S<>t*-
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      THE THIRD TEST MATCH.
      14 64 Australia has won the Third Test Mat.h l>v 216 runs.
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      CHAMBERLAIN IN LONDON.
      30 64 Mr Chamberlain received s greal oration ai t lie Guildhall yeKterdav. The building was crowded with Peers, Com motion and the leading bankers and merchants ot Loiidoii.
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      THE NEW GOVERNOR.
      14 64 Sir John AnclerMon has been appciinted <i<»\eraor of the Straits Settlements.
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      THE NEAR EAST.
      48 64 Reuter'i correHpondeni ;it Sofia. say« thai newi from the frontier m to th.> effect that th«.> Turks aw rapidh concentrating numerous troops on the llulguriiu frontier. Tbe Turkish reprenuuUtive has refused for the last leu dayg t to vhv possportfi of Bulgarians going int.. Turkey.
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      GREAT FIRE IN NORWAY.
      50 64 Thetownof Aule*mi,l mi n Norway baa lieeu lUraoai completely destroyed by fire. The population „t' twelve thousand peoole is homeless Owing to the aev^ritt of the weather t1,,. condition of tin- (people i* terrible. Two Oerman Atlantic linen have gone t,, afford relief *nd nlw\U p.
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      "COL" LYNCH RELEASED.
      39 64 Colonel 1.M.. 1; .> l>eeu released from il( ,i «>!1 licCllCt*. The/IKiU Tofcvmplrii^sUiMmidewloocl f n M* Hi-' k'iii^lnti veiled on hi, wliall i:i r--- !5 :....i ,>i IUS deiauuutftitioua i>£ •vilty receiv^l wh\U\ j,-- was visitiu- [nsUml
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    A CABINET COUNCIL.
    48 64 Another Cabinet Meeting was held yesterday and lasted for nearly four hours. THE DAMARALAND REVOLT. The news from Damaraland continues Several attempts that have l>eeii made to relieve Okahandja liave been repulsed with heavy loss. Five settlers with their wives and children have been murdered.
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    SPECIAL TELEGRAM.
    86 64 Hongkong, Juii 20, »>.!<> pm. The Third Test Mutch has malted iv n victory for Australia by 2ir> ruus. The principal scores were. A CSIKAMA. Dufr n* I rum per 1 1 •> Hill 88 Noble :>!> Armstrong 1 Others and extras :>n 388 367 Tot. 7-W England.
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    FATAL FIRE AT PENANG.
    49 64 Penang, Jan 21st. The Bciioolroom at Tanjong Bun^a took tire and the building collapsed on those enguged m the work of rescue. There were three deaths ami four were seriously injure*!. The affair caused a panic m the village and an exciting night was passed.
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      439 64 PASSENGEKS AKKIVED. Jan. 17 Per Denbighshire Messrs Osmond, Carey, and Nbrris. Jan. 21. PerSappbo: Uapt. and Mis Hunt. Major Terry, Major Everett, and Mr A E Coehlo. Per Borneo: Mr T. H Miller. Per Teesta Lady Brown, Mr Hailey, Mr F. V. Prentiss, Hevd. T. F. Kenneally, Messrs J. H.
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      985 64 VESSELS IN PORT. ;o: Men-of- War Fla.gr and Tons Commanders Arrived From F or w Blenheim HL M. cruiser 9000 Stopford Dec 11 Hongkong Konerko Sea Belle Col yacht 500 Ahmat Jan 21 Lighthouse datjP. pf^, Other Vessels Klaes Tons Masters Arrived From Consienees For wi Altin.L' Dut 704 Neijts
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      402 64 January 1. Batavier, Brit, str., Mellor, for Muntok tnd Palembang. Komngen Wilhelmina, Dut. str., Onwehand. foi Amsterdam via Sabang and Genoa. Bmilie, Dut. str., Sulong, for Rhio. Kincraig, Brit, str., Gibb, for Rangoon Hon^ Ho, Brit, str.. Page, for Djamb January 25. Antonio Lopez, Span, str., Munarriz, !<>v lona and
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