The Straits Budget, 7 August 1894

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    141 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE “STRAITS TIMES.” The Straits Times has the largest circulation of any newspaper in Asia, British India excepted. It circulates in Singapore and Penang, throughout all the Protected States of the Malay Peninsula, in Siam, Borneo, the Netherlands Indies, the Philippines, and
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    Straits Times TUESDAY, 7TH AUGUST. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
    192 1 KIHMKIA. s (’••nipousaiion in Ceylon. tii' ■rn Bimctaiiic Laagin*. >, A l.'M AL. .i Ouofai itmi>. Xew-. P, r LL». p. 4 r« MeEI lNti> r.'. -Mi.!' !}»i! Commission. gisi »t i\t* Council. lii* -tv '\itum Cup Tie Meeting. it. Christian Association.
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    LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS
    510 1 7th August, 1894. PRODUCE. ■hmbier If*’ N 2> Sarawak 2.35. Tapioca small Flake, 4.20. do do 1st quality 4.00. do mod. flake 4.15. do small pearl 4.15. do med. do 4.25. Sticklao, Siam 28.00. Cloves, Amhoina 24. ’J'in, 30.37‘/g. Opium, Benares 715. do Patna 715. Rice, Rangoon
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    SUMMARY OF THE WEEK.
    672 1 The mail for Europe this week is taken by the P. &O.s. s. Clyde. The P. &O. s. s. Cathay with the mail from Europe of the 13th July arrived on Sunday. The German homeward mail by the Karlsruhe closed on Friday. The mail for Europe
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  • REUTER’S TELEGRAMS.
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      THE CHINA—JAPAN WAR.
      191 1 THE CHINA —JAPAN WAR. London dlst July. CHINESE TRANSPORT TORPEDOED. FIFTEEN HUNDRED CHINESE LOST. THE TRANSPORT REPORTED TO BE UNDER. THE BRITISH FLAG AT THE TIME. The Cnitiese transport which was suuk was torp* d ed by the? Japinese. Fifteen hundred Chinese perished by the siukiug of the transport Several
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      THE CHINA-JAPAN WAR.
      277 1 Londutiy Ist Avgurt. THE IRONCLAD “CHEN YUEN SUNK. REPORTED TWO LARGE CHINESE CRUISERS CAPTURED OK DESTROYED A HOT NAVAL FIGHT. Reuter’s Shaughai correspondent states that, from private despatches which have receive 1 at Tientsin, another uaval bittle took pi ice bctwceu the Chinese aud Japanese fleets on
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      BRITAIN AND SIAM.
      68 1 SIAMESE INDEPENDENCE Sir E. Grey, the Under-Secretary of State for Foreigu Affairs, has stated it the House of Commons, that B-itish interests in Siam consisted in upholding Siamese independence and securing for Great Britaiu the most favoured nation treatment. The British Government relied upon the assurances which
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      THE CHINA-JAPAN WAR.
      170 1 Hrd AugvM. NEWS OF THE NAVAL BATrLE UNCONFIRMED. FIGIITINU ON LAND. JAPAN REPULSED WITH HEAVY LOSS. BRITISH NEUTRALITY NOTIFIED. INSTRUCTIONS TO ADMIRAL FREMANTLE. TUe lie ivs of the naval battle, said to have occurred on Maud tv last, between the Cuinese and Japant-s: fleets has not been
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      TWO THOUSAND JAPANESE KILLED.
      169 1 Later. RUSSIA AND BRITAIN’S ACTION. TWENTY THOUSAND CHINESE TROOPS ENTER COREA. JAPAN OFFERS REPARATION FOR THE KOWSHING AFFAIR. Iu at. engagement which took place on the twenty siventh and twenty-eighth July between the Chiuese aud Japanese at Yasan, two thousau 1 Japanese were killed. Russia and
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      THE CHINA-JAPAN WAR.
      156 1 4th August. THE KOWSHING AFFAIR. A GERMAN GUNBOAT TO THE RESCUE. MEN-OF-WAR ORDERED TO 4 COREA. AMERICAN INTERVENTION. CHINESE MERCANTILE WAR FUND. The German gunboat IUit witnessed the sinking of the British steamer Kovothing, and rescued one hundred and fifty souls. Captain Galsworthy, the commander of the
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      PRESIDENT CARNOT’S ASSASSIN SENTENCED.
      14 2 The assassin of President Carnot has been sentenced to death.
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      THE CHINA-JAPAN WAR.
      105 2 6th August. CHINA CLAIMS SUZERAINTY. AN ENGAGEMENT AT YASAN. FIVE HUNDRED CHINESE KILLED. A JAPANESE VICTORY. A Chinese Imp* rial edict affirms China’s 'laims to suzerainty over Corea. The edict also invests Li Hung Chang with the ontrol of the Cbiuese military officials. Thiee thousand Chinese troops,
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    28 1 DEATH. Ai Pa—ir Panjang, on the 5th iust., aged -nuts .in.1 2*2 il*y-, Do othkv Violet "HKk.ki ii. b»ioved da giirer of DAVII» aud V-.i.fc, ji.ue l Donaldson.
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  • EDITORIALS.
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      THE CHINA-JAPAN WAR.
      857 2 (Sirait# Tnnts, .'{lst July.) I here lias evidently been misapprehension somewhere, if we an* to i ike as eonelusive the news which Reuter gives us today. 1 hat is to say. from an eirlv jieiiod in the imbroglio whieh has now come to a head up north,
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      EXCHANGE COMPENSATION IN CEYLON
      436 2 •''t I'll it* Jfnh.< 1 he Legislative ••illicit «>i (V\lou «4is.cussed t!ii* Exchange C’«>:ir\':i > ititci «im-»s-tiou as ’vga-rds t l »e Civil Servants of that Colony oil tlie 18th July. The Governor had laid before the Council proposals !»v Lord Ripon to that end, a
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      THE EASTERN BIMETALLIC LEAGUE.
      256 2 (Straits Times, 4th August.) The progress made by the Bimetallic movement and the growing conviction that its supporters offer a practical solution of the exchange problem lend interest to what has been done in Shanghai in that direction. There, the Eastern Bimetallic League has been started
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      THE S. V. A.
      834 2 T HE S. V. A. i i&lt;!s Tiiiittt, Ith Awjtut.) I UK ih'MiiIhts ,*f the Singapore Volun- i«\*r Art 11*tv Corps will no doubt appreciate the change which has recently l&gt;cc made regarding their status in connection with the dcf&lt; mv of the colony. It has 1 *ng Ikvh considered
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      SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
      153 2 MKDAI, FOR Al'OVST. WON BY .i b Rour.nrsoN, from scratch. The game was l«y«d t re\e s«* way round the links, aud therefore the gn-utid was all new, so m w that the sin ring generally w r as lar above the average. To judge from the
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      DEFENSIVE WORKS AT HONG KONG AND THE STRAITS.
      295 2 On the 6th July in committee of Supply on the Army Estimates Sir R. Temple called attention, in the House of Commons, to the urgency of works at Gibraltar, Hongkong, Straits Settlements, and Sfc. Lucia, with which little or no progress had
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      THE STRAITS FIRE INSURANCE CO., LTD.
      647 2 (The Times Uth Thk Slriits Fire InsuranceV (Limited), of Singapore ia Lor "t«t. informed, signed a pio»i 6io ment for the transfer of j, 8 to the Commercial Union A 8 PJ Uil5 -&lt;i panjr, the transfer to take ttt July 1st. The Straits
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    87 2 Sad news was brought to Cok*** Wise, of Aileron Loddiswell, while sittutf upon the Bench of magistrates at hi Uxbridge towards the middle of July case had partly been heard, sa vB London and China Express, when the W. D. Pitman stepped up to the v*** and beckoned the colonel
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    105 2 A deputation, of about fifty me® of Parliament, waited upon Lord bery on the 12th July at Downing-* 1 to urge the desirability of the con* tion of a mole and further dock modatioo at Gibraltar. It is under* that a lengthy statement was pn-J.fi setting out that the only
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    TUESDAY, 31ST JULY.
    1507 3 I Thk B"l ln1onth arrive&lt;J yesterday from I 1 'Lorn: aud was P* ace&lt; in quarantine. I y v \V C, Bibby arrived this morning I flJ Kaub bringing down the gold, tbe I fr u ,,f the last, cleau-up at Raub. I I k sg H«*S'b
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    THE PLAGUE.
    201 3 Dr. Kitasato, the Japanese exj eit who has been investigating the plague at Hongkong, has come to the couclusiou that it is not in the least like auy of the modern diseases. Its cause is probably similar to that of typhoid aud others, but the disease itself is
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    THE “COSTA RICA PACKET” CASE.
    316 3 The cause of international arbitration as another opportunity of being advanced towards the stage of universal recognition by the question with the Dutch Gov* rai ®6Qt over the osla Rica. Packet case. For a nation like that, which has given occasion to the historical rhyme
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    OPIUM RESTRICTION IN QUEENSLAND.
    295 3 What ui ly he expected to follow any restrifiion uj ou the sale of opium in India may he inlVr.eJ irom wkat has oceutred in Q let nd iml, where a very stringent law cxnts imposing very severe penalm-s upon anvone s lling opium to the
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    INDIA’S GERMAN TRADE
    342 3 One of the most promising branches of Indian commerce is the n±wly-developed expert trade to Germ auy. Year by year, the value of Indiau produce shipped to Hamburg shows a contiuuous and rapid increase, the improvement in the twelve mouths ending the 31st of March last, amounting
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    THE FIGHTING IN PAHANG.
    164 3 Thu Times •ini July. With reference to the Reuter telegram about fighting iu Pahang, which appeared in The Times of 2nd July, a corre-pon lent writes 44 4 Mr. Talbot, of Kingstown,’ is probably au error of transmission. The wounded Eoglish officer so described is probably
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    INDIAN SUBORDINATE MEDICAL SERVICE.
    177 3 'I he Sen et ary of Slate lias approved of tie t ban; es in the designations of the members of tl e Subordinate Medical Depirtmeut, propositi by the Goverutneut of India.* Tie chants are as follovs: Senior Apothecary, Ist grade, to be Senior stunt Surgeon
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    A CHINESE RIFLE FACTORY DESTROYED BY FIRE
    571 3 The Haukow corresjH ndciit of the Shnn&lt;ihni JJetcv.y wiitts:— ViK uaders will, no dol'd, remember that i Im* great ChangCluh-tung, the Vieetoy ot llukuang, has for some time been ejecting a rtl factory, anl steel and iron wo ks. and if is only
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    REGISTRATION OF PARTNERSHIPS AND FIRMS.
    882 3 A Bill, intituled an Ordinance for the (Registration of Partnerships and Firms I has been brought into the Legislative I Council. The preamble lays down tbst it I is expedient to make provision for the I registration of partnerships and firms car r I rying
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    85 3 The Osaka Insurance Companv bat refused to pay to the owners the sum &lt; f 40,000 yen, for which the steamer Koy&gt;&gt;maru was insured, alleging that the third officer, who was keeping watch at the time of the accident, did not have a certificate recognised by the Department of Communications;
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    STRAITS SETTLEMENTS ASSOCIATION.
    1127 4 ANNUAL MEETING. The annual general meeting of the Singapoie Branch of the Straits Settlements Association was held in the Exchange Rooms, yesterday afternoon, the Piesideut, Mr. C. Stringer, in the chair. There were also present: —the Hou’ble T. Sbelt'oid, Messrs. W. J. Napier (hon. sic.) E. J
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    NATIVE TROUBLES IN BORNEO.
    768 4 SEVERAL CASUALTIES REPORTED. The Hongkong Telegraph received by the Mem non ou the 21st iustaut details of a desperate encounter on the 10th iustant between a small British force of liiouuted police, under Captain E. A. Barnett, and some cf the native hill triles in the
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    NEWS VIA AUSTRALIA.
    996 4 SENSATIONAL INCIDENT IN HYDE PARK. COMMUNISM IN FRANCE. THE BRITISH DEATH DUTIES. THE YACHT COLLISION IN THE CLYDE. THE UNITED STATES STRIKE TROUBLES. THE COLONIAL CONFERENCE. SUCCESS «&gt;F THE BRENNAN TORPEDO. RESULT OF THE EIGHT HOURS DAY. THE "COSTA RICA PACKET.' CASE. INCENDIARISM AT CHICAOO. London, oth
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    EMIGRATION FROM MACAO TO BRAZIL.
    437 4 Mb. A. E. Hippisley, Commissioner of Customs, in his report on the trade of Lappa for last year, says Towards the close of 1892, the Companbia Metropolitana de Rio Janeiro, 0 for the promotion of Cbiuese emigration to Brazil, opeued an agency in Hongkong, but
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    WEDNESDAY, 1ST AUGUST.
    379 4 H. M. S. Leander left vesterdav a’teruocii ter Hongkong. O u Mk. Arthur Barker, who for some time l as fulfilled the dutii s of mai ag-T of &gt;St. Andrew’s lions*, is aln.ut to vacate his posit:ou ou account of pressure of business affairs. He will be
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    THE CHINA—JAPAN WAR
    283 4 THE JAPANESE MlNlSTPp.* OPINION. ER S A representative of R^ui^r’ a on the 5th July called up 0 u V' T Askio, the Japanese Minister in for the purpose of ascertaining h on the ptesent situation in C- M&gt; His Excellency said: “Th^*' conflict is one iietween
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    THE “COSTA RICA PACKET.”
    274 4 In the H &lt;&gt;use of Commons ou tli-* Jith Juiv, Mr. T. Curran askel ih-» P'j.kS c o'm y ot State lor Foie gu Aff A ,&gt; w T belber be was aware tint a attended meeting of th- eitiz- ns of SvJr’v was held on
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    AMSTERDAM TOBACCO SALES.
    309 4 ,—Financial News. The sale on the 3rd July, witnessed a large attendance, and prices were "e! maintained throughout. Results were kept secrit iu mauy instances, but it is; known that as much as 3 guilders, or as., j*e r Dutch pound and over was paid for parcels
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    SELANGOR NEWS.
    861 5 xhk lake club. vii*ToRlA INSTITUTION. burglary. mini.no regulations, coffee. CRIUKET. y,om onr Correspondent.) Ewala Lnmpor, 30th July. T ?Club balance sheet for the f 30th. was presented to &gt;r “T" r&lt; ,.n Saturday evening and ".tit of $1,550 as against §2,662 i vieus ven*. Tin* expenditu e j
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    TOBACCO IN BRITISH NORTH BORNEO.
    1827 5 The second yearly general meeting of shareholders of the New London Borneo Tobacco Co. was London on June 29th. The Hon. Charles Hedley Strutt presided. The f ha’rman said I supjxjse, as usual, you will take tlie report as ?ead. It is a v&lt; ry
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    THE SHROPSHIRE REGIMENT AT AT HONGKONG.
    201 5 Mvi.ij: Uvsvii a-k» *1 the Secretary f*u I \V;i in the ll'jU'C **f millions on ill 3rd 1 ,T lv whether a d •t;«c!iineut f the IS hr p I shire K-gimo.it quilt* red at Hongkou. a*ji&gt; **rd i* d on Miy 2 &gt;rd
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    A GERMAN VIEW OF THE “COSTA RICA PACKET ” CASE.
    256 5 A GERMAN VIEW OF THE “COSTA RICA PACKET CASE. The Cologne Gazette iu commenting ui'ou the Costa llica PacJcet case, tba* I blame can only attach to the Netherlands I India Government for treating Captain I Carpenter with too much leniency, aud for I not sentencing him to undergo the
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    THE COLONIES AND IMPERIAL DEFENCE.
    281 5 Cob Howard Vincent, in the House of Commons on the 29th June, asked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies whether, seeing that the Army and Navy estimates annually presented to Parliament give the eract numbers of the regular and auxiliary forces, ships, and seamen
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    60 5 By last advices from Hongkong a repairing party was busy at work on board H. M. S. Wivem. It was found that the woodwork was so badly eaten by white ants that it would have been impossible to work the guns. Both guns *»ad beoi taken out of the fore
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    HIGH TELEGRAPH RATES.
    583 5 -The Electrical Review. We understand that there is a growing feebug in Calcutta in favour of the reduction of the present rates to Europe. Early this year a paper was read before the Society of Arts ou “Telegraphic communicatioo botweeu Euglaud aud India.” Iu this i aper
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    FOREIGN MEN-OF-WAR IN THE FAR EAST.
    839 5 The i* a list of foreign warships at pre«fcnfc i» F*r Eistern waters: BRiTjfirtr' Centurion, (flagship) ariWSUfed, 1(V&gt;00 tons, 18.5 knots speed, 429 too, 10 4*7 in. 8 6pdr, .12 3pdre gnaw, 620 crew. Undaunted armoured cruiser, 5,600 tons, 18.1 knots speed, 2 22-tom,
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    TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY.
    1230 6 Supplementary to Straits Times Teleyram* (Fia Ceylon.) RUSSIA IN CENTRAL ASIA THE UNITED STATES TARIFF A MINISTERIAL VICTORY THE TELEGRAPHIC ANNIVERSARY THE COTTON DUTIES IN INDIA THE CORK AN CRISIS COUNTY CRICKET Sf Pderdoirtj. Jah). Russia ha* decided to build a railway from Samarrand t&lt;» Margilan in Ferghana
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    FRIDAY, 3RD AUGUST.
    1079 6 •The Gympie brought down from the Pahang Corporation mines, 240 piculs tin oxide. Mr. A. Mich ie bas goue from Tientsin f o Corea as special correspond lit for the Loudou Times Ihe Parsce Theatre at Jalau Besar was last eveniug patronise! by the presence of Mr.
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    A JAPANESE VICTORY.
    90 6 1 lu* following wire, from li is Government, was receive I by the Japanese Cousul at Singapore yesterday evening:— Iu an engagement on the morning of the 30th July, with the Chinese troops at Chen Huan, near Yasau, the Japiancse drove out the Chinese troaps a f
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
    104 6 married versus single. 2nd august, 1894. Makkiki* Holes cp. Single Holes cp. J. B. Hubert sou 1 Dr. Fowlie O J. K. Birch 0 A. W. Stiven 7 A. Mackay 0 Dr. Hinde .3 Dr. Mugliston 5 P. A. Gillespie 0 T.E. Earle 6 A. J. R.
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    THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS ASSOCIATION.
    213 6 NOT REPRESENTATIVE OP THE COLONY The Pinang Gazette, referring to the recent deputation of the Straits Settlements Association which waited on H. E. the Governor regarding the military contribution, savs:— There is one point, however, on which we would put His Excellency right, and that is
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    “ATOMS IN A SOCIAL CLIQUE.”
    211 6 The Hongkong Daily Press call* atlcation to tlie impolicy of too hasty promotion iu thi Civil Service in that Colony. The cide's sent out to Hongkong have, it says, w tli the exception of Sir Cecil Smith, been exclusively employed iu Hongkong. Tin* reason assiguel
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    BRITISH INTERESTS IN THE SUEZ CANAL.
    200 6 From July 1, sa\s the Pc/// Mn\\ Gazette, w** enter iuto the full of buying the 8uez Canal shares. For, wl.eu they were bought, the coupons f&lt; r all the years up to the p.escut were cut from the bonds. Consequently not til now
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    THE PLAGUE.
    233 6 Plague advices from Hongkoug show that there were no new cases during the twenty-four hours ending at noou on the 22nd July, that is no admissions to hospital, aud no deaths in the city. On the 23rd J uly, there were five new cases—three admissions to hospital and
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    THE CHINA-JAPAN WAR.
    1308 6 I At the date of last mail Hongkong (27th July), Chj„ k reported that actual (Jorea. Thts was t.ken to? e f„, collision between Japanese Idiers just before at Seoul from Shanghai stated that junks were rradv to be to block the channel. The i,ri f^'&lt; W
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    IMPORANT PROPERTY SALE.
    151 7 hi- ui'tcriooQ Alcssrs. Crane Bros., 1 1:• uiilic auction, in their salesr n, KatHcs Place two pieces of laud with •fit 1. i&gt; thuivoo, situated and being tbe Ltnii i.'.n-k of the Hotel de 1’ Europe and i'ljiii.iJings and outhouses forming a e&gt;rt: u of the hotel
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    THE PETROLEUM MONOPOLY.
    173 7 &lt; Express says that it has aut Wity for stating that the negoconcerning the Petroleum L 'u V HVe )eeu broken off, as the Rus- UH ru »nent refused to guarantee the on/* 1 a con fifti°n that the American S Ught t0 8 et fulfill* The
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    3231 7 The usual fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Commissioners was held in the offices, Robinson Road, ou Wednesdav alterooon, Mr. A. Gentle presiding. There were also present:—Messrs. Bell, W. Nanson, Meyer, Moses, Wray, Tan Jiak Kim aud the Hon’ble T. Shelford. The minutes of the ordinary aud special meetings
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    THE LATE M. CARNOT.
    191 7 —National Observer. THE WARNINGS FROM ENGLAND. It was well known at Scotland Yard that an attempt would sooner or later be made on the life of the unfortunate President Carnot, and warnings were sent t® the French authorities, but owing to the system which now prevails
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    THE NEW MOON WITH THE OLD MOON IN HER ARMS.
    1438 8 A lecture under the above title was delivered by the Rev. G. M. Keith in tbe Presbyterian Church, on Wednesday evening. The lecturer said he had chosen the phrase as a title appropriate to an account of the Scottish nation
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    SATURDAY, 4TH AUGUST.
    453 8 The s. s. Ar ratoon Apcar am! Benin oh r I ar*iv« d yesterday from Hongkong aud were I placed in quarantine. I The Russiau Transport TiinihoJJ' arrive*! I from Hankow yesterday, w th 1(»2 soldiers I on board, she leaves for Odessa to-dav. Ihe Spanish cruiser
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    ASSOCIATION CUP TIE COMMITTEE.
    170 8 A meeting of the Association Cup Tie Committoe was held last evening in the S. C. C. pavilion, Mr. Seoular presiding. Representatives of the various local Association football teams were present. The Hcn’ble Major McCallum, R. E. was unanimously elected president of the committee for the
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    DELI NEWS.
    231 8 TOBACCO SHIPMENTS. FIVE MURDERERS TO BE HANGED. PETROLEUM PROSPECTS. Ihk Deli Voura t states that the shipments of the 1893 tobacco crop had concluded by the middle of this year. The I quantity forwarled to Europe reached over ltf8,000 piculs. Of th se, the Ocean Si earn Snip
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    FRENCH INDO-CHINA.
    333 8 OUTBREAK OF HYDROPHOBIA BRIGANDAGE ACTIVE. THE ELECTRIC LIGHT AT SAIGON UPPER MEKONG HEADMEN. In the inland provinces of Cochiu-China, hydrophobia was reported to be ra&lt;du«r auoug the natives at the date of last advices. So many persons hive been bitten by mid dogs that, iu several disItriets, the
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    THE “ GOVERNMENT GAZETTE ” 3RD AUGUST.
    180 8 THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE 3RD AUGUST. The Governor has received official intimation from the Government of Japan, through the Consul for Japan at Singapore, that, by Imperial Rescript of the lsi August, war was formally declared against China, that the Chinese Minister at Tokio and the Chinese Consuls at the Treaty
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    NETHERLANDS INDIA.
    658 8 AFFAIRS IN LOMBOK. CULTIVATION REPORTS. THE OPIUM REVENUE. {Translatedfrom various newspapers.) Affairs in Lombok are scid to be J prooreDug so satisfactorily, that a portion lot the field force has returned to Java. I The Sourabaya Courant says that the troubles are not over there yet, dcsI pite
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    THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
    1989 8 keidat, OED Au« Ctt The Leg sktive Com-ii yesterda y aft. n cot. at h a Tbe folio wing monies His Eeceew p,f! «C Sir Cb Arles Bullen it,V°' e *xo» K. C. M g HCGH The Hon ble the Colonial the At ,ornf ‘y-( tho Acting
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    THE CHINESE CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION.
    584 9 Last night, the members and friends o‘ the Chiuese Christ iau Association assembled in the Mission Hall, Pricsep Street, to commemorate the 5th Anniversary of the Association. A pleasaut evening was speut. Mauy ladies aud geutleim n, prominent as well-wishers and hearty supporters of the A&gt;sot
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    MONDAY, 6TH AUGUST.
    1217 9 MONDAY, 6 TH AUGUST. One of the crew of the s.s. Bantam died from heat apoplexy on the 3rd inst. The master of the s.s. Frogner reports having spoken the ship Otterspool of Liverpool in 9° N. and 102 E. L. The Chinese Government uo’ify that private messages in plain
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    DEATH OF LADY BONSER.
    317 9 The death of Lady Bouser, the wife of the Chief Justiej of the island, occurred this moruiug (28th July) at Bellevue House, Slave Islaud.the present residence of Sir Wiufield. We announced on Tuesday last that both Sir Winfield and Lady Bonser were suffei ingfromfeverish attacks, aud
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    THE BRITISH NORTH BORNEO COMPANY.
    1689 9 Th* half-yearly geoeral meeting of Up shareholders of the above company was held at the Cannon-street Hotel on 10th July. Mr. Richard B. Martin, M.P., presided. The Chairmsn, in moving the adoption of the report, said he was happy to in* form them that the
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    THE CHINA-JAPAN WAR.
    785 10 TWO JAPANESE GUNBOATS DISABLED. FLOTILLA OF CHINESE TRANSPORTS ATTACKED. Yesterday, (Sunday) morniDg, the Chinese Consul-General at Singapore received the following official telegram from H. E. Kung, the Chinese Minister at London: On. the 25th July, the Japanese sank our (Chinese) transport with one thousand soldiers on board.
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    116 10 The Paris Matin on 9th July in au article on the situation in Siam, says The pecuniary compensation granted by the International Court in Siam to the French sailors who were the victims of a quite unexpected and absolutely unjustifiable agg.ession will be found rather meagre. A Frenchman’s skin is
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    56 10 A cricket match was played on tha Esplanade on Saturday afternoon between teams from the 8. C. C. and Civil and Municipal Services. The S. C. C. eleven appeared to have the best of the game which was unfinished. The results so far as they went were: S. C. C.,
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    EXPLORATION IN BORNEO.
    784 10 At the last meeting of the Paris Geographical Society, Dr. Meyners d’Estrey gave, the other day, some particulars regarding the exploration of the south-east of Borneo by M. Gottfreid Schneiders, a mining engineer. It appears he embarked at Banjerniassing, an important political and stragetical town at the
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    45 10 Telegrams via Ceylon announce that the Bill for equalisation of London rates was read a second time in the House of Commons on the 25th July without a division. On the 27th July, the French Senate passed the Anarchist Bill by a large majoritv. 9
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    42 10 A libel case —Tilleke Ward—came before H. B. M.’s Consular Court at Bangkok on the 26th July. The parties had previously been in partnership to carry on the Siam Observer. The jury found for the plaintiff, with 500 ticals damages and costs.
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    BATU PAHAT NEWS.
    452 10 coffee. THE WHARF ACCOMMODATION. (From our Correspondent Saturday. I have received a coffte circular issued by Mr. Lyail of Singapore, to whom the planting cutnmuuiiy ought to be very much obliged for the &lt; arelul way he Las collected ihe various rtturns, and the interesting information ccwaiued
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    THE PENANG TURF CLUB MEETING.
    692 10 'J liK ti'bt day’s rat ing til* the Peii.ine i nr. Club August Mm t.ug t« ok |1 c»* on I hur.Mlav iu wivtclied weather. Thespoit as goo*l, hi’Wtver. The »esults (taken f "in the Pitring were us 1.— THE MAIDEN PLATE. \ai.l t e
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    THE MUNICIPALITY.
    1449 10 Minutes of Proceedings ofthe Me cipal Commissioners at ax o ary Meeting on Wednesday 18th July. 18d4. Jr&gt; sent.—The President, al T4 Gentle, Esq The Acting Inspector £0?, the Hoi. ble Seah Liang Seah the T. bhclford C.M.C.; 'Inn J iat Mauas o!. Moyer, Esq.; John ftjj and
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    PASSENGER LIST.
    488 11 ARRIVALS. V-, s Si n tan a from Pontianak p' &gt;i“bloin. Hili a^,rrn from T. Anson —Mr. Pi. t i/' Xhmr VUyn from Klang —Messrs. p loeh J t Hinton, and W. &lt;\ Bibby. h s s H'i’tha f&lt;ora Hamburg:—Mr. p r F- Tobias, and Miss v. Hanneken.
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    CHURCH SERVICES.
    397 11 CHURCH OF ENGLAND. (ilTH SUNDAY AFTER TrINITT st. Andrew’s cathedral. 7 u. ni., Matin* :ttui Sermon. 8 aMn., Holy Eu» harwt (Choral 1 n* in., Litary. Holy T-' h harist. I j* m Children*h Service. 5-Joi* »n., E»enaonif an 'crinon. Sr Matthew's Church. Se»&lt;.y Lines. s l» in
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      CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE LIMITED.
      75 11 Capital subscribed $2,500,000. Amonnt paid up 500,0C0. Reserve fund 730,000. Head Ofticx, Hongkong. General Agents, Messrs. Jand ink Math ebon Sl Co The undersigned having been appointed Agents for the above Company are prepared to accept Marine Risks at current rates. A Bonus is annually paid
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      ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF LIVERPOOL.
      64 11 Capita] £2,000,000. Fund in reserve exclusive of Capital £5,493,073. Life Department .—The Company baa recently revised its Rates of Life Premia and is now prepared to offer very advanta* *ooaB terms to Assurers. Life Department The Company is prepared to accept first class risks up
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      THE CHINA TRADERS INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.
      70 11 Capital Subscribed $2,000,000. Amount Paid-up 600,000. Reserve Fund 760,000. Head Office, —Hongkong. Secretary, W. H. Rat, Esq. The undersigned, Agents for the above Company, are prepared to accept marine riska at •urrent rates. All contributors of business wbetbex share lolders or not receive a
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      THE IMPERIAL INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.
      37 11 FIRE. LONDON, ESTABLISHED 1903. Subscribed Capita!, £1,200,000. Paid-np 300,000. Total Invested Funds 0ver...«..„..£1,e00,000. THE undorsigned Agents for toe above Company re prepared to accep risks at current rates o premium. BARLOW Co.
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      SOUTH BRITISH FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND.
      38 11 Capital £3,000,000. Fire and Marine Insurance effected at current rates 20 0 o Cash discount allowed on Marine Policies in lieu of annual Bonus. Wm. McKERKOW CO. Agents.
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      THE MARINE INSURANCE COY., LTD ESTABLISHED 1836.
      38 11 0 iriTAL £lOOO,OOO Reserve £500,000. undersigned having been appointed Agent it Singapore tor the above Company, is prepared to accept risks by First Class Steamers ind Sailing Vessels. GEO. KING, Agent.
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      HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.
      56 11 Capital subscribed $2,000,000. Amount paid out 400,000. Reserve fund ~1,056,040. Head Office, Hongkong. General Managers, Messrs. JaBDINE Matheson Co. The undersigned having been appointed Agents for the abovo Company at this port are prepared to accent risks at current rates. A bonus is annually paid
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      POSITIVE GOVERNMENT SECURITY LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY, LTD.
      166 11 Capital and Funds, £521,423. on the 31st December, 1891. THE INDIAN LIFE FUNDS now amoun to overTWENTT-THREu# LAKHS OF RUPEES in Government Securities enlv, held by the Official Trustees for payment of claims. Ths Positivs Stotsm or Endowment Assurances payable at all ages
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      THE PHŒNIX FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.
      38 11 THE PHŒNIX FIRE INSURANCE COM PANY. (Established a. d., 1783.) The undersigned Agents for the above Company, are prepared to accept Fire Risks at the Smint rates in Singapore, and in Johore and to. other BM~ in th.
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      The UNION MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.
      23 11 Phcenix Chaxbebs, Litiipool THE undersigned have been appointed Ajrento for the above Company, and are «~pt rUk.
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      THE STRAITS INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.
      64 11 Established 1883. Head Office, Singapore. Capital Fully Subscribed $3,000,000 Capital Paid-up 600,000 Reserve Fund 201,107 Balance of Working Account to 31st Dec., 1893: $464,1G6. Cash Assets $1,406,756. The straits fire insurance company, limited Established 1886, Capital Fully Subscribed $8,600,000 Capital Paid-up 400,000 Reserve Funds 80,837
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      GUARDIAN FIRE AND LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. LIMITED, LONDON. ESTABLISHED 1821.
      56 11 Subscribed Capital 41,000,000 Total Invested Funds, 4*616,000 Annual Income, 938,0C0 The undersigned, agents for the above Com* pany, are prepared to accept fire risks for short periods of ten days or longer periods, at current rates to be named on
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      NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY. ESTABLISHED 1809.
      46 11 Capital Authorized 4»,0u0,00 do. Subscribed..... £2,000,LOO. do. Paid up 600,000 LIFE DEPARTMENT, Rates of Life premium, tables showing different methods of Assurance, and forms of application may be obtained from the Agents foi the Life department8TIVEN A Co.
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      THE LONDON AND LANCASHIRE FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.
      37 11 Capital £2,127,500 Paid up Capital 212,750 Reserve Funds 676,355 The Undersigned, Agents for the Company, are prepared to accept fire risks at current rates of premium. BOUSTEAD A Co., Singapore.
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      LANCASHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
      54 11 Capital £3,000,000. Chairman in Manchester: Edward Coward, Esq. Chairman in Liverpool: F. W. Reynolds, Esq. Chairman in Glasgow: Sir Donald Mat he* son, k.c.b. Diqbt Johnson, Esq., General Manager and Actuary. The nndexsigned, Agents for the above Company, are prepared to accept Fire Risks at current rates.
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      THE QUEEN INSURANCE COMPANY. NOW MERGED IN THE ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY.
      79 11 Home Offices. Qukin Inucbancb Buildings, Liverpool. The undersigned, Agents for the abov« Company are prepared to take risk* a* current rates. UOOGLANDT A Co. SUN INSURANCE OFFICE, LONDON Established 1710. Insurances effected upon almost every de *cription of Property
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      61 11 MRS. ROOKE GRESHAM HOUSE, BATTERY ROAD. FRESH SHIPMKNTB OF GOODSHAVE ARRIVED AND ABE NOW BEING OPENED. Dress Materials. Silks, Surah Pongee. Organdie Muslins. Delaines, Lawns, and Cambric. Velvets, Black and all the most fashionable sluides. Parisian Millinery. Laces. Passementeries. Corsets, Izod’s and Snperior French Makes. French Shoes. Childrens* Shoes. The
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      126 11 KATZ BROTHERS. A FRESH SHIPMENT OF AMERICAN TINNED FRUITS, COMPRISING Muscat Grapes, Bartlett Pears, Black Cherries, Blackberries, Gooseberries, Nectarines, Apricots, Quinces, Peaches, Apples, Egg Plums, I lAAfiAfi W 1! tya LADIES FANCY SPRING BELTS, LATEST STYLES. GENTLEMEN’S SPRING AND CYCLIBT BELTS. Fancy Decorated Trays—Porcelain on Metal, and Wood, in Seta
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      359 11 n™ h AKGREATES A c°WEIGHING MACHINE8 from 4 cwt. to 1 ton to weigh Ibe. kilos or catties. gALT-ER'S FAMILY BALANCE8 from 14 lbs. to 50 lbs. to weigh lbs. and catties. Large second-hand GAMBIER PRESS in good working order. Y A ALE'S AMERICAN PADLOCKS all sizes in stock. MERICAN
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      SHIPPING IN PORT.
      183 12 Under this heading the following abbreviations are used: —str.—steamer; sh.—ship: bq.—barque Brit —British U. S.—Unitod States; Fr. —French; Ger.—German; Dut.— Dutch; Joh.—Johore; Ac.. G.c..—Genera' cargo; d. p.—deck passemgors; U.—Uncertain T. P. W.—Tanjong Pagar Wharf; T P. 1 —Tanjong Pagar Dock; B. W.—Borneo Wh.-.rf; J. W.—Jardine’s Wharf: N.
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      TRADING VESSELS.
      1528 12 Arrivals Since Noon of Yesterday. G. G Meyer Dut str 1,250 tons, Captain Janeen 5tli Aug. From Batavia via ports, 3rd Aug. G.e., Daeu lels Co For Batavia* 7th.—T, P W. Silk, Dut str 240 ton-*, Capt K*» mining 1 6th Aug. From Drli via ports, 2nd Aug.
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      VESSELS EXPECTED.
      122 12 Name Pert, and Date of Sait in From London Bauvouuo, Juue 17 Liddesdale; Adou, July 1 Liverpool BelWophon Juuo (&gt;; Ixion, July 7 Jason, dut* Aug. 8; T tan due Aug. 18 Tantalus, duo Aug. 24th Carhifk. Al ico Hiekmers, May 3, Landseer May 15 Me. Lvurin; Ferdinand
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      ARRIVALS.
      1049 12 m Flag Vessel’s Name. A Tons. Captain. From Sailed.! Consign es Q Rio j Julj i 30 Hydra Frit.str. 619 McGill Bangkok Ju’y 25 ;V. Mansfield A Co. 2 Albom str.] 65u Ritchie Baugkok July 21 Romeo Company Limited 30 Sri Siutang Dut. str. 147 Mnhlenbein Pontiaoak July 27
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      CLEARANCES.
      648 12 Ti kss k L8 Namk F.,aoAFi« Ca?t.u I i KRnx&lt;r&gt;iiN I July 30 Prometliem Brit.str. Dickens Sourabaya via perti 31 Malm Yajiruuhri Dut. t-tr. nocknieyer PadutiK Tia pons 31 Continental t»tr. Scha'l Lang ok 31 Pakon Brit. ctr. Bruce Pa an via porta 31 Pegu str. Tr weeke Penan?
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      ANJER.
      132 12 PASSED SUNDA STHAITS OH ARRIVED FOR ORDER* Flag Date T 0&gt; Date. and Ship’s Name. Commander. of j From Where. Destin Rig- Sailing. July 26 8rit. s s. Roddsm Morell June 15 j Barry Doc c j Bata'is t« 27 Brit. s.s India Johnston 22 London Batavia 28 Ger.
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      167 12 Jg'BLLY AND WaLoH, LIMITED. USEFUL ATLASES AND MAPS. The World-wido Atlas containing 112 Maps and index 4.50 Atlas of India 16 Maps and index 4.50 Constable's Hand Atlas of India 8.00 Map of India Monnted in Case 2.00 Map of Bnrmah do I 3.00 Map of Asiatic Archipelago, mounted inCase
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