The Straits Budget, 21 August 1894

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    131 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE “STRAITS TIMES.” y 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,
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  • STRAITS TIMES TUESDAY, 21ST AUGUST.
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      BIRTHS.
      32 1 i Ltta, on tin* loth inst the wife of ,.,rr i;nN, of a daughte*. i' !i August. at Claymore,” Or- R.-l. Siigapire, the wife of A. kii- lli: f a -on.
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    TABLE OF CONTENTS.
    208 1 :'"r.i \i>. '.vti. of Penang. >i !,**gi?lnti n in British North Borneo. .V v if! inose Loan. r: jtti'ir and Retrenchment. I '^u**>tioii. L'" ll. iltrr-' ty'i*»\-itioi;s. v[>;ug Xew- i: r Li't. >* X" vs. .1 fa Gunner. .li lies as Serenades, i u ling of the
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    LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    528 1 I s Ap o*e, 21st August, 1894. I*, produck |H«i» n 0 7.85. ■t 1 8 10.50 m. *> 2.90. E v 2-57*. E 3.65. Tapioca small Flako, 4.3 ao do 1st quality 5.0J. do med. Bake 4. to. do 8 mall pearl, 4.50. do ined. do
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    SUMMARY OF THE WEEK.
    713 1 The mail for Europe this week leaves by the P. &O.s. s. Rosetta and the mail from Europe of the 27th July by the P. O. s. s. Rohilla arrived to-day. The German mail from Europe by the Gera is due on Thursday evening. The mail
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  • REUTER’S TELEGRAMS.
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      THE GROWTH OF PENANG.
      998 1 (Straits Times 14th August.) The anniversary of the Settlement of Penang which was celebrated at that Settlement, yesterday, recalls to mind the phenomenal growth of the Emerald Isle of the East. We had half expected that he occa-ion would have been marked l»v a moreorle8S retrospective
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      LAND LEGISLATION IN BRITISH NORTH BORNEO.
      309 2 (Straits Times 17th August.) Thi British North Borneo Company have just amended their land laws in the hope of thereby hastening the day when their! shareholders can reasonably look forward to dividends. The cultivation requirement will no longer be insisted upon, and landholders can
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      THE NEW CHINESE LOAN.
      327 2 (StraiU Times, ISth August.) The strain of the war with Japan is already telling upon China, notwith standing the boasts made of her v. st financial resource*. She is now driven to nrse a loan—a small one to be sure —but likely to In* tin* forerunner
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      SUNGEI UJONG AND RETRENCHMENT.
      678 2 (Straits Times, 18ih August.) It was hardly expected that the first tw inge of retrenchment would have l>een felt in the Native States. Nev»rtheless it would seem to be so; and the preliminary wail comes from little Sungei Ujong. There, the curtailment of s veral small
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      THE SIAM QUESTION.
      472 2 (Straits Titties 20th August.) Relations between Britain and Franc?, judging from to-day’s telegram, must have been considerably strained of late. At the date of last mail advices, the Home Government had been questioned on the subject in both Houses of Parliament, and Lord Kimberley, the Secretary of
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      THE JAPANESE ARMY IN COREA.
      610 2 A correspondent wbo signs bitnself W. A. I\” writes to 'lhe Timet a? follunsi—ino Chinese Lave feut. an armv ‘oC 'rea But it would Leas rca sonable to match brave men with pitchforks agaiust brave men armed wi b rides as t > pit, mau
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      SELANGOR NEWS.
      866 2 INTER-STATE TELEGRAPH CONftp^ the PERAK SIKHS REN( MR. COLVILLE (From our Correspondent Kuala Lumpor, i m A The annual Inter-stateTeUranH' ferenee is to be held at Pen a P ot Mr. C. P. Bus bell will prollbuV tbe Island, Malacca, and P n ,v„ pr ?*W lesley. Mr.
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    TUESDAY, 14TH AUGUST.
    421 3 r, bam. dated Madrid 31st July, ATiL Vth l t cholera has broken out at xooounf mtin y oases but few deatha. Marsel l, s nirdav afternoon, a cricket match i, v .»d on the Esplanade betwe a n will I l\ e icven and Mr. Rieburu’g
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    THE EXCESSIVE COST OF FIRST-CLASS CRUISERS.
    338 3 At a conference of members of Parliament li-1.l af the Westminster Palace H '*el Julv 9, to consiiler the excessive cus* uf t'M* first-class cruisers, the proceed illts v < ouimeuced bv a statement from S.r E. J. Reed, who, while deprecating any ral
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    THE SUICIDE OF A GUNNER.
    314 3 THE INQUEST The adjourned inquiry into the circumstances attending the death of Amos Childs, a gunner in the Royal Artillery, who committed suicide by shooting himself at Fort Teregeb,on the 4th inst., was held at Ihe General Hospital this afternoon by .Dr. Mugliston. Arthur Westlake,
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    WASTE OF GOVERNMENT STATIONERY.
    198 3 The Madras Government Gaztlir of the *24’li July, contaius the following notification —“It is observed tha* tin re is a tendency to w.iste of stationery in communication-* submit*cl to Government. This occurs iu various ways, but the most frequent iustauces a when a separate docket sheet
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    GOLF CADDIES AS SERENADERS.
    327 3 Twelve Malay boys,accompanied by two Malay men, paraded ou Thomson Road last night about niue o’clock aud serenaded he residents, by beating drums and gongs aud yelling vocal selections. One *»f the residents, Mr. J. G. .Boyd, apparently did not appreciate tho attention of the Malay
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    THE WAR IN MINDANAO.
    88 3 ANOTHER BATTLE BETWEEN THE SPANIARDS AND THE REBELS. The Gomercio of the 30th July gives official advices from th* seat of war in Mindanao, stating that, on the 24tb of last month, the birthday of the King of Spiin, the Spanish forces there attacked more than
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    INDIAN LABOUR IN THE STRAITS.
    839 3 (Madras Times.) The labour question in the Strai s Se thmtuts is one that interests India, and especially the Madras Presidency, very la-gdy. The Straits Settlements, with their large and rich dependence s awaiting development at the hands of the PI inti r, offer a
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    CEYLON P. W. D.
    176 3 A fink tribute is paid to the officers of tbe Public Works Department, Ceylon, by tbe Director of Public Works in bis report for 1893. Notwithstanding that fivesixths of tbe Public Works of tbe Colony are executed departmentally, the relative cost of establishment to expenditure was
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    HOW TO LEARN GOLF.
    747 3 CM and Military QaxetU. Golf to the beginner will ever possess a chairn of its own owing io the d ffiulty of attuning skill uni proficiency at it. it is estimated that a middl -ag**d ma i taking up the game of golf hi the present
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    PACIFIED BURMAH.
    1060 3 (Timet of India.) The evolution of. Burmah from a turbulent and dacoit-ridden country, where pillage and murder were the daily concomitants of existence, ioto a f>eacefu), ;jawabiding, aud prosperous Indian province, is not one of the least remaikable events in the history of the British Administtation of India.
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    WEDNESDAY, 15TH AUGUST.
    1086 4 A general meeting of the Mercantile Marine Officers’ Association will be held on Tuesday next, in the Marine Club. It is stated that Prince Henry of Bourbon, Duke of Seville, has died at sea on the voyage from the Philippine Islands to Barcelona. The Pahang Corporation has
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    THE DEATH OF LADY BONSER.
    381 4 INPURE MILK THE SUPPOSED CAUSE. The Times of Ceylon :—The fact that Lady Bonser was liviug near the Colombo Lake at The time that her illness, which afterwards proved fatal, overtook her, has led not a few people to imagine that the Lake was the
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    THE CHINA-JAPAN WAR.
    3226 4 CHINESE CRUISER 8UNK. THE YASAN ENGAGEMENT. RUSSIAN WARSHIPS FOR COREA. CHINESE CONSULATE AT NAGASAKI BURNED. The following particulars are taken from our northern contemporaries Shanghai 3rd August. The Kwang-yut (one of the Kwang Tung cruisers) was sunk in thj last engagement. The following telegram was received in
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    THE SAIGON RICE MARKET.
    253 5 Wm. G. Hale Co.’s Circular, dated Saigon, 11th instant, states We have to report a firm rice market and the prospect of a further advance supplies from the interior are momenlanly scarce; there is a fair demand for Japan, and a moderate one for Java. H
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    PUNJOM.
    433 5 The Secretary of the Punjorn Miuiog Company at Hougkoug has received a telegram from the mines to the effect that: During the month of July the mill ran 23 days, crushing 900 toug yielding 831 ounces of gold. The full breadth of the lode in the bottom drift is
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    HAVAS TELEGRAMS.
    104 5 ENGLAND AND COREA. SHANGHAI SAFE. THE A88A88IN SANTO. DENMARK. Paris 7th August. llie Morning Post declares that England will never allow Japan to absorb Corea. 8th August. China and Japan have promised to undertake no operations in the vicinity of Shanghai which might jeopardise the safety of the
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    FRANCE AND THE MEXICAN DOLLAR.
    119 5 In consequence of the increasing scarcity of Mexican dollars iu the Asiatic colonies of France, the French Government, is going to strike 5,000,000 of commercial dollars, to be sent to Cochin-China and Tonquin. This operation will absorb 12,250 kilogrammes of silver, aod Government has bought
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    THE SELANGOR GYMKHANA.
    667 5 (From our Correspondent.) Kwala Lumpor Monday. The attendance at Saturday's Gyrnkhaua Meeting was very fair considering that all the events wete confined to residents of Selangor and Sungei Ujoug. The weather was very warm. Some oue suggested that ventilation should be let iuto the back of the
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    TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY.
    694 5 (Supplementary to Straits Times Telegrams.) (Via Ceylon.) THE PAMIRS QUESTION. THE BRITISH SPHERE IN AFRICA THE EVICTED TENANTS BILL. COUNTY CRICKET. THE CHINA-JAPAN WAR. London,*ffl, st. July. In the House of Commons, last night, the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, in reply to questions put by Mr. Curzon regarding
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    PLAGUE, CHINESE, AND RABBITS.
    199 5 Mb. Granvillr Sharpe, writing to the Hongkoog Daily Press on the plague, argues in this fashion When children we kept rabbits, as most children do. One of us was poor and had to be content with two China tea chests, bought at 6d. each, with an
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    NEWS VIA AUSTRALIA.
    1749 5 (Six Days Later than By Mail.) THE TELEGRAPH CELEBRATION. THE EVICTED TENANTS BILL TRANSVAAL AFFAIRS. THE UNITED STATES TARIFF TROUBLE. THE LORDS AND COMMONS. LORD SALISBURY’S ALIEN BltX. THE NAVAL MANOEUVRES. DOWE’S CUIRASS USELESS. ANARCHIST MOVEMENTS. THE PACIFIC MAIL SERVICE. London 21st July. Last night Sir John
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    LOMBOK AFFAIRS.
    202 6 The Bat a via Nieuwsblad and Java Bode publish the following telegrams regarding events in Lombok:— Boeleleng {Bali) 9th August.-- The indemnity imposed on the Rajah of Lombok amounts to one million guilders, which will have to be paid in coin at the current rate of exchange, before
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    THURSDAY, 16TH AUGUST.
    863 6 Mb. Spencer Pratt, the United States Consul General, has returned from Selangor in the Sappho. Sir J. W. Bonser, sailed from Ceylon for England on three months’ leave by the P. O. steamer Britannia on the 1st instant. there was a saving of no less than four
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    SELANGOR GOVERNMENT RAILWAY.
    87 6 Abstract of Traffic Earnings for the Month of July, 1894. Heads of Receipts. Amount Passengers 812,994 Season Tickets 258 Horses, Carriages, aud Dogs 144 Telegraph Collections 2 Excess Fares 71 Parcels 194 Excess Luggage 49 Miscellaneous 347 Total Coaching $14,062 Goods 137,459 Warehouse Rent 36 Live Stock
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    THE IMPERIAL INSTITUTE.
    566 6 The Imperial Institute, notwithstanding adverse criticism of an unsparing kind, continues tj stiive to draw closer tin bonds which kuit the various possessions ol the British Empire. It issues to that end a Year 1100/c, giving information regarding the British colonies, their trade aud commercial possibilities especially
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    NAUTICAL RETROSPECTS IN CHINA.
    2835 6 (North China Daily Newt.) The arrival of the famous tea-dipper Thermopylae in Shanghai will cause the minds of many old China hands to revert «o the fifties, sixties, and the beginning of the seventies, when the annual race home of those superb argosies—the tea-clippers—with the new
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    COAL IN SANDAKAN BAY.
    108 7 Lu:l -v iu July last, while Mr. E. A. w,is siovoviug ou the Leila Road 11 ill** China Borneo Company’s a Le eaiLi* across an outcrop of coal at lN, ’ut n**ar to the wharf; and Mr. F. u4W as injen grauted a concession to t
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    INDIAN NEWS.
    215 7 HOLKHA IX BOMBAY, r 'Hi STEAMER ON FIRE. Aid Any list.— The death-rate this wtek reached the abnorjut 0 f 4.V3U. The total number ,i 1 u,ts 50, owing to prevalence of r d 51,1, *11-[>ox, and fevers. Cholera broken out at the Jamsetjee JeeHospital. J oi/;,,; ifh
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSIONERS.
    3108 7 The usual fortnightly meeting of the Muuicipal Commissioners was held yesterday afternoon, Mr. Gentle presiding There were present: Messrs. W. Nanson, Moses, Meyer. Bell, Tan Jiak Kim; and the Hoa’bles T. Sbelford and Seah Liang Scab. The minutes of the ordinary meetiug held on August Ist, and of
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    FRIDAY, 17TH AUGUST.
    1502 7 Wi are officially iuformed that Mr. Hugh Clifford, at present operating against the rebels in Pahang, may be very shortly expected in Singapore. The Perak Sikhs now employed in Pahang are being withdrawn, as it is stated that all the rebels have quitted Pahang for Kelantan. This
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    THE PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY’S CONCERT.
    586 8 Last evening, iu the Drill Hall, Philharmonic Society gave a very successful orchestral conceit. There was a large attendance, and, shortly after tue commencement of the concert, it was somewhat difficult to procure teats. Apart from the large audience, the eouc» rl itself was every good.
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    FAILURES IN THE UNITED STATES.
    215 8 The number of failures of business firms and corporations in 1892 in the United States was 10,270, with liabilities of .£21,719,049 and assets of j£10,954.821, tbe assets being about half of the liabilities. The number and amount of 1893 have never been equalled; there were
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    JAPANESE COTTON INDUSTRY AND THE WAR.
    593 8 —Japan OaMetie. Since tlie Spring, says the Jiji 9 the cotton-spiuning industry has been iu au extremely prosperous coudit’on and sales have been brisk with high prices. During the fi'st half of the present year, the profits cf th- “pinning campauies have been very
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    THE CHINA-JAPAN WAR.
    2825 8 (Hongkong Paper* to 9th in*t.) Shanghai 7th August. A Japanese steamer named Qenkaimaru, was captured while at sea near Taka by a Chinese torpedo boat. [The Osnkai Maru was built for the Nippon Yusen Kaisha in 1891 by Messrs. Napier, Shanks nnd Hell of Glasgow. Her gross
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    LATE TELEGRAMS.
    325 9 (Urn Rangoon.) ADMIRAL LANG ON CHINESE CHANCES THE EVICTED TENANTS BILL. COUNTY CRICKET. THE UNITED STATES TARiFr. NILE RESERVOIRS. London 8th August. Captain Lang r N., formerly an Admiral in the Chineso Navy, stated in au interview that he was confident that any war between China aud Japan
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    THE STRANDING OF THE “NAMYONG.”
    2582 9 marine court op inquiry. A Marine Court of inquiry sat ou Friday morning to inquire into the circumstances attending the stranding of the s. s. Namyong on the south-west coast of Serutu Islaud, on the uight of the 5th inst. The Court was constituted thus
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    SATURDAY, 18TH AUGUST.
    259 9 A chinaman Darned Tan Chew is to be deported to-day. He will leave by the 8. s. Catherine Apcar. A Jewess, uatned Adler, liviig in Victoria Street, was taken to hospital yesterday suffering from the effects of poison. It w.u stated that the woman had eaten food
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    THE “GOVERNMENT GAZETTE” 17TH AUGUST.
    244 10 The Mal&cca jury list is published. The text of another Bill to be introduced into the Legislative Council is notified. It is intituled: An Ordinance to regulate the manufacture, possession, use, sale, transport, and importation of explosives. Under it, the Governor iu Council may make
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    NEWS VIA AUSTRALIA.
    271 10 Mil. GLADSTONES SIGHT. TRANSVAAL AFFAIRS. PLOTTING AGAINST THE CZAR. ANARCHISTS SHIPPED To AMERICA. FOREIGN OUTCASTS IN THE UNITED STATES EXPULSION OF ANARCHISTS. DISASTROUS FIRE AT WASHINGTON. London, '23rd July. Mr Gladstone contemplates undergoing a second operation with a view to restoring his sight. £'>th July. The had
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    THE PEARLSHELLING INDUSTRY.
    453 10 The following received bv tli«Torres S'raits Pitot t'.om Mr. F. 0. Sliiitcliffe, a pearl and ivoiy dealt r of Sheffield, throws some light on the causes of the preseut low value of mother-of-pearl shell: I notice in your issue of March 31st. a report on the declining
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    FRENCH INDO-CHINA.
    443 10 RICE MILLS. CHITTY MONEY-DEALING. THE UPPER MEKONG. Rice milling is go ng ahead in CochinChina and the number of mills grows steadily but the gram production does uot keep equal pace. Half a dozen steam rice mills are at work at Saig< n or in the neighbourhood, mostly
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    THE BANK OF BOMBAY.
    517 10 At the *****1* yearly me< ting of the Lank »1‘ Bombay held at Bombay uu the JMi instilut, Mr. Forrest, the chairman, in the cour.*e of hisspie b niiviag l ie adaption of the accounts, s;»i Tha iks to tin* «*x’ r.lordin irv (heapt.c sof inotiev
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    THE PHILIPPINES.
    895 10 THE SPANISH VICTORY IN MINDANAO. OREAT BLAUGHTER OP REBELS. QUARANTINE. qpSTOM HOUSE EXTENSION. At Manila and in Spaiu, there has been great rejoicing arising from a decisive victory just won by the Spanish forces in Mindanao over the Mahommedan rebels there. Congratulatory telegrams from the Queen Regent and
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    DELI NEWS.
    216 10 CROP PROSPECT The weather in the planting districts during July was very dry and so little rain fell in the latter part of the mouth as to exeicise a harmful influence ou the standing crops of tabacco. Hence, the result of the latter third part of the planting
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    A SUNGEI UJONG WAIL.
    864 10 THE FURNITURE TAX. THE RETRENCHED GARDENERS. "OH! FOR PRIDE." The following letter is printed as received TO THE EDITOR STRAITS TIMES." Sir, —The Resident of Selangor, in his covering letter, forwarding the Annual Kepor of Sungei Ujoug for the year D93. para. 12, says I have
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    MONDAY, 20TH AUGUST.
    785 10 The Equitable Life new free tontine policies Rrant .'Hr, residence, travel, and oectp atio date of issue. r u hotc The Batavia Nieumblad $5,000 of the Namyong i nsilr b **> falls upon companies there *1 1 among four of them. !S The Government advent a second
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    THE SINKING OF THE “KOWSHING.”
    74 11 T oF ENQUIRY- judgment. MIKVIFRKM A NTLE S OPINION. 'lapaoese Consul in Singapore rerH^ t ],e following official telegram from clV 1 t>3e Government at Tokyo, this ♦Vjt r^“ CoUr t at Shanghai made enquiry tlie loss of the s. s. Kowshing favourably to Japan,
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    SUNGEI UJONG NEWS.
    330 11 „fli,rr.io-Cl atge of Suugei Ujorg 1 <lu»- <>f Juue last, that r*tb‘■inriith. instructions were issued I *V “’M!.,\». thri ugh the Penghulus, in pjong aud Jelebu, to commeuce 1 ’(.,11, e! rations within certain J.«n:ilty of fine iu the Peiig--7* poiirts. Two hundred and fifty > of
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    CRICKET.
    329 11 A 1 M 1: rii was played ou the E*-1 paLa-it Saturday between the 1st rlev* u i t tlu* S. C. C., and a team from •}y s*tl* :i!i*< »»f the Garrison. The *2ud I r>\en s C., played at Tanglin against iVamfn in the Corporals of the
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    HAVAS TELEGRAMS.
    90 11 FRENCH COLONIAL AFFAIRS. THE CHINA-JAPAN WAR. Paris 11th August. The French cruiser, Beautemps-Beaujrre stationed at t aboon, has been ordered to proceed to Saigon. The Chinese authorities have received orders to protect all foreigners resident in China. 12th August. The Japanese attacked a station called Waichawo but were
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    THE FRENCH ON THE UPPER MEKONG.
    133 11 A telegram received at the French Legation at Bangkok on the 11th instant, states that M. Pavie the Fiench Commissioner on the Upper Mikong has reached Khoueon his voyage down the Mekong to Saigon. He was to leave uext day on the journey down
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    CHEFOO MULES.
    260 11 Selangor has apparently considered or is considering the importation of mules fr< «n Cliefoo. Enquiries were directed to the Colonial Secretary, who, soliciting information from the Netheilands ConsulGeneral as to the use of the mules in the Netherlands Indies, Mr. Lavino wrote as follows (the letter beii g
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    JELEBU NEWS.
    434 11 The following items are fiom the report of the Collector and Magistrate of Jeltbu for June: During the month I visited many of jhe outlying mines. There has been a constant stream of applications for all the low-lying hills round the worked-out valleys, of Titi, Glimau and Koponif.
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    THE SINGAPORE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION.
    73 11 In consequence of the S. C. C. Tennis Tournament commencing on Wednesday the 12th September, the dates of the remaining Association Football Cup Ties have been altered as follows Friday, August 24th. —R. E. v. 10th Rcgt [lst XI. Monday, August 27th. —R. A. v. 10th
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    LADIES’ LAWN TENNIS CLUB TOURNAMENT.
    360 11 The Ladies’ Lawn Tennis Club Tournament commenced Wednesday afternoon, when the first round in the Ladies’ and Gentlemen’s Double Handicap was played. By permission of the captaiu aud officerB of the lteina Christina their band played an excellent selection of music on the gtouDd. The
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    THE MUNICIPALITY.
    2536 11 Minutes of Proceedings of the Municipal Commissioners at an Ordinary Meeting on Wednesday, ths 1st August. 18hl. Present. —Tho President. Alexander Gentle, Esq.; the Acting Inspector-General of Police, E. H. Bell, Esq W. Nansen. Esq.; G. C. Wray, Esq.; the Hon’ble T. Shelford, C.M.G.; Manas teii Meyer, Esq.;
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    PASSENGER LIST.
    579 11 A&R^VALS. Per s. s. Ban Whati Hin from Pontianak: —Mr. Gilberts. Per s. s. Chow Phya from Klang: Mcaara* Charter, Ketschker, Zimmermann, Paglar. Per s. 8. Isla de Luzon from Manilas— Carlos M. Anleto. Andes de Garchitorena, FedericoWilaon, Ethel Laurence, Peter Bastes, Peter Smith, A. Hammon, G. O.
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      SHIPPING IN PORT.
      153 12 Under this headiog the fallowing abbreviations are used:—str. steamer sh.—ship; bq.—barque Brit —British U. S.—United States; Fr. —French; Gor.—German; Dut.— Dutch; Joh.—Johore; &c M G.c..—General cargo; d. p.—deck passengers U.—Uncertain T. P. W.—Tanjong Pagar Wharf T. P. D. —Tanjong Pagar Dock; 15. W.— Borneo Wharf;W. —Jarditie's Wharf
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      TRADING VESSELS.
      1457 12 Arrivals Since Noon of Saturday. Bormida, Ital. str. 1,499 tons, Captain D’Negri. 20th Aug. From Bombay, 9th Aug. G.c., and 4 d. p. Bebn Meyer Co. For Hongkong, 20th.—B. W. Glenesk, Brit. str. 2,275 tons, Capt. Webster. 20th Aug. From London, 15th July. G.c., and 11 d. p.
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      VESSELS EXPECTED.
      125 12 Name Pert, and Date of Sulni From London Liddesdale Liverpool Tantalus, duo Aug. 22nd Oaufa duo Aug. 29; Glasgow. Argyll, July 12 (/AKDlh t- Alice Rickiners, May 3; Landseer May 15 Me. Laurin; Ferdinand Fischer; Burmah; Marseilles Melliourno, Aug. 5 Oceauieu. Aug. 19 Hamburg. Gorda, July 23 Oceana.
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      ANJER.
      174 12 PASSED SUNDA STRAITS OR ARRIVED FOR ORDERS. Flag i Date Date 1 and Ship's Name. Commander. ok From Where. Destination Rig. j Sailing. Aug 9 Xe<l. bq.GeeitiuidaGerarda Duit May 2 Rotterdam Batavia 10 Am. ah Dingo Goodwin April 24 Philadelphia Hiogo 10 •nt. sh. Combermere Jen-ins 'April 23 New
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      ARRIVALS.
      1019 12 Flag I I S Vebsil’s Namc. Toms. Captain. From Sailid CoH B olrit< Yl g Chelrdra Brit. sir. 1574 Ca«s Hongkong Aug 3:Bomtead ACo 13 *i Tringganu «tr. 81 Willock Tringganu Aug 11 Ong Kew Ho 13 Cbeang H>e Teng «tr w°ni f iV il Hin 4 Co 13
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      CLEARANCES.
      610 12 A I 1 t i I8SSL8 i\AMK .AG.tPl« PaPTaI'. J .t An" 13 Leon XIII Spa. sir. Ga liana Manila 3 13 ipoudilus In it. str. Hoc en Kobe 14 Pakan 8 r Piuce Pakan via poit< 14 Diamord *tr. Eli* Amoy via poits 14 Sri Tringganu str. Willoc
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    45 1 hnt^ ,enee °f e nia 'l arrangements u evilly nesessary to give the latest J fhe week in a loose supplement ,u the convenience of those who file the news contained in the loose is always repeated next week tale if"** ‘it yror r >lace
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  • SUPPLEMENT TO THE STRAITS BUDGET,
    • TUESDAY, 21ST AUGUST.
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        REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
        29 1 :hk exited states tariff. Thrl'uii-'l States Senate has shelved 0 jj.u, ISSH 1 by the House of Repreto put coal, iron, aud sugar ou v free list
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        THE CHINA-JAPAN WAR.
        125 1 .I\1\N RAISING A LOAN t i;,iv»*rnnient of Japan is raising an vr:i!l l loan of fifty millions of dollars. v t.MKNT OK TIIK NEUTRALITY LAWS XL- British Government has embargoed r j, hi n,i which had been bought by V ui at Glisgow for conversion into a
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        THE LORDS AND COMMONS.
        55 1 8r W illiam llarcourt, has stated in the H of r minions, in answer to a questh veto of the House of Lords p.t-'** 1 by the House of Commons us a matter of the gravest kind. He "ii L-uce unable to make any definite •:avm>;-ut
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        THE CHINA-JAPAN WAR.
        628 1 I A- \va> anticipated Japan, too, has I 1 up>n raising a war loan. The I :'-ur. liv not to be her first for war I. r T reaches t lie. sum of fifty mil-I-t dollars. an amount which I. far i-t*yond China’s modest limit of liI.-/A>.noo
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        THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS IN “THE TIMES.”
        68 1 Singapore. July Tmsaltoruoon. an influential deputation of tin* S'raits Association waited on the Governor, requesting him to telegraph to the Secretary of S ate for the Colonies, asking Ripon to settle the military contribution question by granting an immediate permanent, and substantial reduction. Jhe
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        THE STRANDING OF THE “NAMYONG.”
        482 1 THE FINDING. The Marine Court of Enquiry which sat last to investigate the circumstances attending the stranding of the s. s. Xamyong on the south-west coast of Serutu Island on the 5th inst., sat agaiu this afternoon. Captain Nicol, recalled, produced his nautical 'diary and
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        DEPARTURES.
        27 1 For P. .fc O. s. Rohilla for Kobs —Mr. Geo. R. Hawke. For HongkongC. T. P. O. 8. s. Rosetta for London via MarseillesMr. F. Bennett.
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        THE CHINA-JAPAN WAR.
        2427 1 JAPANESE REVERSE Chemulpo 13th August. The 9 hiDese after a desperate fight, I have driven the Japanese troops out of iasau aud re-occupied the entranchments there.. The Japauese are retreating toI wards Fumu, where they expect to meet I with large reinforcements. BOMBARDMENT OF WEI-HAI-WEI. Shanghai, 11th
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        THE FARM TENDERS.
        323 1 The Singapore Opium and Spirit Farm has been allotted to the present holders at a rental of $118,000 pel* month under the new Ordinance. By this Ordinance the Government acquires the license fees which used to go to the Farm undertheold Ordinance. These fees will probably amount
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      THE EVIDENCE OF A CROWN COLONY ON GOLD AND SILVER PRICES.
      4241 2 ,—L. d- C- Ezprtu- Mr. E. E. Isemonger, the Colouial Treasurer of the Straits Settlements, gave an address on 24th July before the members of the London Chamber of Commerce, on The Evidence of a Crown Colouy on Gold
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      PASSENGER LIST.
      86 2 ARRIVALS. Per 8. e. Chow Phya from K!ang via p*‘* PotfromT. Mrs. McOlymont, Dr, Haviland, M®** 1 ter, Fisher, Donaldson, Kcx k, ana Mu» Per e. s Siak from Deli: Miss and Mr. Wegener. v Per M. M. s. 8. Tibre from Saigon:-*«■* Wandorscheid, amlDectmaml. Per P. O.
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      ARRIVALS.
      154 2 k Flao V KS Vessel’s Name. a Tons. Captain. From. Sailed. Co.vsio. 2 Rio > Aup >■ p., pu iO :Malacca Frit. str. 405 Daly T. Anson Aug 18 straits Steal I, P 20 Lubeck Ger. str.j 2il tto in Poniiauak Aug 18 Dalmann A* 20 engkalis Krifc. str.
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      CLEARANCES.
      108 2 Date Vessel's Name. Flag A Rio Captain. Destination. Aug 20 AithurHcad Brit. str. Leunard Suez f. 20 Flintshire Dut. str. bchunr Saigon 20 Framues Nor. str. Wetter? reen Bangkok 20 Tat Hong Auu Sar. *ch. Nacodah Sarawak 21 PiccioU Ger. str. Hass Saigon n j Jfc*** 21 Rohilla P.O.
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    30 1 DEATH. |IV the :uh of July, at Padua (Italy), aged (’oiN tfs > Ci.ara Manin Paolucci, r( of Ludovico Manin, last ;j 0 f Venice, grandmother of Mrs. G. ?EETIL e
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