The Straits Budget, 23 July 1895

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  • 136 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, 23RD JULY.
    • 27 1 Ox M'>nd.v\ 15'h July, 1895. at pin., EroKN(M, eldest daughter of VICTOR CaPKL. late of to vJh.vrc.BB Valentine Wish a rt, of fanjong Pagar Dock. Singapore.
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  • 286 1 EtMTO RIALS. Th» Liberal Ollaps-’ Seliiniror iu 1850. The Flawing Tide. 1 he Electious. Fusiliers. Waste of Water. Jt was a Fam m-t Victory. Mr. Fertile. The Victory. Cholera ai.d Municipal Water. Local. Market (Quotations. Shipping Nows. Passenger List. Poline News. Ckolsr*. A Cholera Case from thi
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  • 536 1 Sinoapork, 23bu July, 1895. PRODUCE. Gam bier S 9.3u. do Cube No. 1, 12.62*4. do do No. 2, 9.00. Copra Bali, 5.85. ao Poutiauak.. 5.65 Pepper Black, 10. 02*4. bago Flour, harawak 2 05. do Brunei 2.40. Pearl Sago 3 70. Coffee mil, 41.«K). Coffee Liberian 44.00.
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  • 563 1 Tub mail for Rorope, this w«*k, leaves Jn tbe P. AO. Khalit*. Tk* PA O. •>. Eohiila with the mail from Europe ui the 2-nh Juue arrived uu Suuduy. Tbe mail for Europe m*xt week is fix -1 lor tbe M. M. 8.1. Saijhalien and the
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  • REUTER’S TELEGRAMS.
    • 78 1 London. Kith July. Tbe member* olectfd so far are 162 Unionists 17 Liberals 1 Labour and 8 Nationalist* 188 in ail. The following are tin* uuios: Unionists 20 sea's a Is 2 seats Net. Uniouist giiu 16 seats Daly, a dynamiter, u<>w uuder sentence u
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    • 84 1 London, 17th July The members elected so far are 221 Unionists. 37 Liberals. 4 Fame Hites 13 Auti-Parni'liteii. 1 Labour. 276 in all The followiua are tbe gains Unionists 34 seats Liberals 9 seats Net Uuiouist gain 25 seats The Parsee Bbowuagree has been
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    • 57 1 Three assassins stopped the carriage of M. Stambouloff, the late Prime Miuister of Bulgaria, at Sofia. Ti e aMaaains shot M. Stambouloff, and also stabbed him. B >ih the bauds of M. Slatubouloff were all but seveted from hia body. The bauds were afterwards amputated. The
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    • 81 1 London, ISth July. The following are the gains at the General Elections, so far:— Unionists 52 nests Liberals 10 seats N et Unionist gaiu 42 seats The Liberal candidate for West Mon. mouth has retired in favour of Sir Wil. liam Harcourt. Mr. Arnold Morley, Postmaster-General in
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    • 59 1 London, lifth July. MR MOKltKY DEFEATED. The members elected so far are 304 Uuionists 73 Liberals 0 Parnellites 37 Auti-Parnellites 120 iu ail. The following an* the gains:— Unionists 05 seats Liberals 10 seats. Net Unionist gain 55 seats. Mr. Johu Corley has been unseated at Newcastle,
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    • 26 1 M. Stambouloff, the late Premier of Bulgaria, who was recently shot aud stabbed by assassins who left him in a critical condition, has died
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    • 90 1 London, 20th July .The members elected so far tfre 318 Unionists 85 Liberals 6 Parnellites 37 Auti-Parue'litee 446 in all. The foil rwiug are the gains Unionists 69 seats. Liberals 14 sea's. Net Unionist gain 55 seits. Tbe uuinber of Irish Nationalists returned remains unchanged. London, 22nd
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    • 17 1 The amount required for the Chineee Loan has beeu largely covered by tbe offer*.
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    • 26 1 The Nutional Rifle Association Corapetition for the Que-u’s Prize at Bialey has resulted iu the Prize being won by a Cauadiau named Huyburat.
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    • 29 1 Two Italian steamers have collided in tlie Gulf of Spezzia. Oue hundred and forty five passengers were drowned. Only three of the vessels’ erews were drowued.
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  • EDITORIALS.
    • 196 1 Strait$ Timet, 16th July.) Is the Liberal Party going t° the greatest electoral defeat of modern political history It looks as if it would be so. Only seventeeen Liberals have, ns yet, been elected, while already that party bus lost twenty seats grots, or eighteen seats net.
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    • 635 1 (Straitt Timet. 16th July Thk Selangor Administration Report for 1894 records continuity in increasing revenue aud chronic surpluses. The revenue reached $5,834,468, of which nearly a million and a half resulted from the du*y on tin, the main article of export. The tin industry yielded 375,000 picul*
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    • 633 2 (Straits Timet, 17th July.) Thk tide of success is still flowing steadily with the Unionist party, and at the aame rate of progression it will soon swamp the political derelict of Lord Rosebery. The great mass of seauits, however, baa yet to come in, and the actual
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    • 574 2 (Straits Time*, IHfh July.) Km TF.it curtails his election news at the very moment when it is becoming interesting. He only furnishes us today with the actual gains of the two parties, aud upon how many contests those gains have occurred we hare uo information. Had the figures
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    • 213 2 (Straits Timet, 18th July.) The Municipal President appears t*» declare that Government officials, the police, and the pau{>ers are developing an inordinate appetite for water. They appear to have a taste for drinking it hugely, or for bathiug in ponds of it; and, indeed, it would almost
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    • 172 2 (Straits Times, 18tk July.) An extraordinary letter from the Colonel of the Fusiliers will be found in our Municipal Report. The attitude of mind displayed by the Colonel may, perhaps, partially explain the sins of the Fusiliers in their dealings with Asiatics for it is not'difficult to conceive
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    • 693 2 Strait* Times, 19th July.) It wid be necessary to reconstruct the Chamber wiiere the Cumin ms meet. It may be done in several ways, hut one is obviously the most convenient. The Liberal party will not require all the Opposition benches, whereas it will be
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    • 195 2 (Straitt Times, 19th July.) Mk. P*.rtilk, whose letter will he found in another column, is right ia saying that Mr.G. S. Murray is opposed, •*u gciiui ul principles, to a Colonial Government Note Issue. Perhaps h« ia right, also, about Mr. Shelford. P,*. sibly Mr. Pertile is correct,
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    • 289 2 (Strait* Times Wad July.) To i»\y's election figures leave no doubt that Lord Salisbury's Governluent will be returned by a very substaiitittl majority. Since Saturday, the I nion•sts have added another ‘3O seats to their tot'd, of which 00 they have gained 15. while their opponents have strengthened
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    • 209 2 Strait a Time* U2nd July-) rci if m »mm w We publish an article explaining t perhaps the Municipal water may 0 tain cholera contamination by of leaking mains. Perhaps it may there is no objection to enquiring ,Dt0 That, indeed, m»y be a duty. Yet,
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  • 28 1 DEATH. On board tin* Bandjermat-in, uu the 11th July, whilst on a voyage from •sandakan to Sinnpore, Edw vbd S B. Lovkridob, of K-w York. U. s. A.
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  • 512 3 The Cornell for Spain has infomed the Cotouial S< cr* tury that Singapore has been declared bv the Spanish Government, to be an infect*d Port from the lOih instant, ow ng to the existence of Cholera. A cuineme ratepayer —a much resp*ct-d aul intluoutntl min iudicatea that
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  • 403 3 To the Editor of the China Mail.’ °ib,—Hongkong has produced a better specimen of canine intelligence than the one which you quoted yesterday from the Spectator. I know the dog that used to KO with its master to the Club every eveoteg. and waited outside with the chaircoolies
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  • 434 3 HATTING AVERAGES, JU.VC TO DECEMBER. 1894. i i i 1 1 z i I 2 H I l S z X x E- < 1 Lt. H. Haringtoii 9 3 73 2441 41 2 J. Howlev 8 1 102 161 23‘ 3 J. J. Guggi*U*rg 8 1
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  • 147 3 C£ X Q t. 5c M fi t s .cj S I I 1 Mr. E. Maxwell 66 12 167 18 92 2 Sure.-Oapt. Hinde 181 41 368 39 9 4 3 Mr. ft. P. Stevens 99 18 288 20 11 1 4 Lt.
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  • 270 3 The following cases of cholera have been reported to Government by the Municipal Health Officer as having occurrel in Singapore, from midday on the 12th instaut to midday on the 13ih 1. Chinese lisle, residence unknown—sent to Hospital. 2. do. Thomson Read— do. 3. do. do. do. 4.
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  • 338 3 Cholera is unfortunately still on the increase in &iug&| o e and its pr gr* ss is a sign that it is baffling the energy of ti e sanitaty staff. Yesi*rdav, the situation was fuither mirkid by tbe occurrence o\ a cast of
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  • 186 3 The North China Daily Nctcs notices the prospectus of the fir»t cotton mill in China started by foreigners aud under foreign control; for though the promoter* have thought it well to put two Chine*,on the provisional committee, the control of the nidi will be entirely in
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  • 1082 3 (Before Mr. Justice Leach.) In the matter of a contract dated the 7tbJuue, 1895, for the sale of No. 41, North Boat Quay, aud No. 8 River Valley Road. Singapore, wade between 8. J. Nathan and Tan Chip Hack, and in the matter of the Conveyancing
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  • 692 3 ALLEUKI) KKKNCH DISCO!'RTEHY. A little launch, which successfully braved the j>erile of the Chin* Sea during a season of storm, arrived here on Saturday evening, after a voyage of interest and excitement. The Scout, for such is the vessel’s name, is only of 17 tons burden and
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  • 1396 4 UK KolMJKRH VIEWS ABOUT IT. Selangor Administration Report. The 8elangor Lsod Code and Regiat ration of Titles Regulation bave uow l»ecn in operation for four years, and, ns they are in full working order throughout the State, it is possible to judge to what ex
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  • 503 4 (t ram our Correa/tondent.) 11th July. Yesikhiiav both the up aud down teams lietwcen I poll an! Tt-lok Anson wen rua right through with the passengers on board. The line has been reballasted over the slip; new rails being laid directly over tlie top cf the o'd ones,
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  • 1605 4 London, Nth June. Mar Lodge, the lususiou of tbe Duke of Fife, situated near Balmoral, has been destroyed by fin*. Her Majesty the Queen witnessed the destruction of the building. The cam* Against Lady Mabel Sievier, sister of the late Msrquis of Ailesbuiy, to recover s number
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  • 479 4 The Her. Mr. Keith goes home good at the end of this year. The Empress of Germany, on 2:iri June, gave birth to a still-born child! 1 The general election found the Liberal party wonderfully ill-provided with p #r iiaun n'ary candidates. Two Chinese paupers were found
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  • 87 4 An Imperial Edict has been issued at Pekin, commanding the Boards and the provincial officials to send in tbe names those who have excellent general knowledge and extraordinary abilities, as as those who have a thorough knowledge—and can make a practical use of such knowledge—of astronomy, geology, mathematics,
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  • 119 4 The Politique Colonial* announces t M. Rousseau, Governor-General of Frenc Indo-China, is expected to return shot J to France. The join nal says it learns tro* a ceitain source that his stay in D China will not. lie prolonged beyond a weeks at most. On the same subject
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  • 312 5 (Contributed.) Tbs entertainment ball of the Boustead Institute last evening, was the occasion of a very pleasing ceremony. At 5 p.m., some 40 members of the staff of the Tauiong Pagur Dock Coy., assembled to bid farewell toMr. It. Jeffrey’s, t be Sup. riuteuding Engineer,
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  • 574 5 TV Ik* Editor of Thk Financial Nan's. Sir.—You nn«e nr twice* e*mUieUtrd 1 jVoUrably «»u t ie position id tlli* cvmpauy, hu I, linking to it* prospects, I canuot uudcrstaud why the p ice of tin shares is so low. To begin with, we hay** thetimlHjr business,
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  • 1806 5 (Six Day Uter than by French Mail.) London, Hlst June. In tli«* House of Commons this evening, (luring the discuwiiou of the Anny Estimates, llio Hon. W. St. John Brodriek, Conservative member for the Guildford division of Surrey, moved an amendment protesting agaiimt the imid qiutcy of
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  • 112 5 Via Banykok.) Paris, July 6. General Duchesne has telegraphed from Madagascar that the general health of the troops is good, and that in Sunday’s engagement the Hovaa lost 230 killed, and tliat large numbers of their officers had been captured. The Senate has voted the Messageries Maritimes subsidy.
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  • 199 5 Thk National Zeituug states that replies have now been received from the majority of the Federal Governments of Gemmny to tLe inquiry addressed to them by the Imperial Government regaiding the expediency of summoning an international eonfetence for the sett lenient of the currency quvation. While several
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  • 396 5 At Bow.alivet, on 1 Oth Juue, Mr. H. C. Jcuea, clerk to the B >ard of Works for tin 1 dotrict of St. Giles, said he had an important application to make under the 89th Section of .the Public Health (London) Act,
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  • 1010 5 (From our CorrespondmU.) In 1802, a society was formed in Koala Lumpur, calling itself the Selangor Scientific Society, for the purpose of writing, reading, and discussing papers on various subjects. The society tor ressons unknown had unfortunate'y but a very brief existence, dying intestate almost at its birth.
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  • 1082 6 (By a Frequenter Occuptino a very unpietentinus ltrokimr building iu Hill Street, the Soldiers a> tl Sailors' Rt st might continue to five iu peaceful career ot usefulness a long fine bet re its work attnut- d the serious atu utiou of even the average
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  • 1250 6 The directors of the Pahang Corporation have received the following report from Mr. Slraiigi.au Mioiug operations for the ui >utb of April :—Pollock’s No. 1 l*elow adit, winze A—Driving an iut-rmu-diate drive west, and following it along with a slojea little over 40ft. below the top
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  • 1034 6 lw the House of Commons on the 14'h June, in Committee of Supply on the Civil S ivue aud Revenue Departmeuts Es*iui t<*s, Mr. Hayden moved to reduce the for the Houses *>f IVliaui nt budl- ugsby £5OO, being the sum propose 1 to c
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  • 448 6 Mr. H. Pino t Forsbaw, mb**. it is stated, has latm a resident .u J«|u* u* st'vrfal yenr«, is at r i»**ut *n a i'll t tliiti (vUDtrv, c ammiK otli r In.*,, u as, with iue development of a s h m** o
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  • 33 6 The report of the L<*ptosy Commission, piesented to the Ca|>e Parliament, expresses the opinion that the spread of the disease there, which is steadily increasing, can ouly he stopped by isolating the sufferers.
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  • 78 6 Lord Wenlock, the Governor of i« a cricketer, aud the present Gov •roor'rf Bombay, Lord Sandhurst, apjx-ar* t o j/ «s enthusiastic a cricketer as Lord Hanh He took part recency, says a MaiW piper, iu a match at Poona. “Hef»,u io score, but he is ta'd to
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  • 302 6 Qditr a little scare was created witbiu the precincts of the Supreme C*>u<t this worn, mg, when it generally became known ease of cholera bad occurred in the Juroii waiting room. As is well known, the Cri. mit al Assize Couit
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  • 490 6 (From Time* of C ylon.”' IjOHilvH, Oth July. i- Highn*‘»s Prince Xasriilla Khan pucrisis to Brighton to-day. and from there will pay n visit to M >lnr in a r fcr dg.\ near Tuu bridg.- WrlN. return ng to !,<>n<l<iti on i|i>wl« ?th July Mr. ('Iiiiiilerlaiii, »|K*akiii|( at
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  • 586 7 Ths Blue Book of the Colony for 1894 has been issued by the Government Printiog Office. m Thb assizes at Penang, opened on Tuesday, with altogether 81 cares, of which 2 are for murder. Edward Tbrrt, the actor, is expected to make a tour through India, Ceylon,
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  • 69 7 Ust u’gbt, the house of a Malay syce, in Lovell’s compound, was entered, and then was stoleu fifty dollars and a quantity of jewellery that belonged to the syce's wife. A few day’s ea'lier, 1 adjoining house of Mr. Reid’s 7ce was entered, the thief getting a
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  • 86 7 Jfj rom a Ma rtini H<*nri.— Madrat most important discovery has been tlio i lr ie nM!eu t Cbitral Campaign rifles are not so effective 7$**Dst frontier tribes as Martini Henri Chd* a 2? n var 0U8 instances during the an,! ra tribesmen were struck tn
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  • 221 7 The folio wiug cases of cholera have been e|x)rted to Government by the Municipal idcaMi Officer as having occurred in Siugaore, from* mid-day on the 15th instant to mi 1-day on the 16th, and from mid-dav on the 16th to mid-day on the 17th July 15th to July
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  • 134 7 In Jinn jxijnr. The Austrian Llovd steamer Thiebe h-»s recently giouuded on the Sacra men'u h &gt;h! off C&gt; collide, an l t*l ih may have til" effect»f drawing the atbuLnn of the Imperial Government to t!.e a hole qu* at ion of lighting of the
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  • 471 7 Ihk foiloUtug toller ap}o*rs iw the /Vines of Ceylon Bir.—A very interesting letter recently appeared giving jmrtieul«r» of the yield in Serdnng of this variety of coffee. The letter came from an old Ceylon coffee-planter, and. therefore carries'mnch weight. At present the eleariugs in Ceylon in lieanng
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  • 767 7 (From our Correspondent.) GOLD AND TIN PRODUCTION. THK SKI.ANUOK ROAD. THK HKVKM'K KAIIMM. THE AlTINO RESIDENTS MOVEMENT* Pelcan, 13th July. The quarter just passed lias been a dry one in Pekan, where only 18 inches of raiufall have been recorded during that period, against. 40 iuches for the
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  • 85 7 Thk native Chinese papers stale that Hu Yn-feu, ex Judge of Kuangei, has memorialised the Throne recommending the immediate sanctioning by the Emperor of a Government bank, opening of mines throughout the whole empire, railways from north to south and east to west, and establishment of military, naval, and scientific
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  • 1722 7 IS THE MUNICIPAL WATER PURE T Extracts from the Health Officer’s report as laid before the Municipal Commissioners yesterday:— The first intimation of Cholera was received on the 10th of June, the case being i(ported by one of the Municipal officers. One case had occurred on the 9rt\
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  • 55 7 The Theatres Regulation Bill to be 1 1 id before the Legislative Council provi.h sthat seven days previous notice must Im* given to the police before an ent-rtain-meut can be giveo. Tbe Strait a Maritime Journal notes that, if this is to apply to touring Kuglisb theatrical companies it. will
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  • 81 7 The new steel s&lt; earner Hau Fo .S'.*)*, now ou the stocks at Messrs. Rilev Hargi eaves A Co’s shipbuilding yard at T»njong Rhu, is to lie lauuched on Tues.lay morning next, the 23&gt;d inst. This vessel is said to be tbe pioueer of steel shipbnilding in the Far East;
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  • 5178 8 Thk usual fortnightly meeting of the Muutcqml Commission* i s took place yesterday afternoon, under the ptesidency' of Mr. Gentle. There were preseut: Messrs Nansou, Evans, Comm* Paterson, J. P. Joaquin), Moses. Mover, Tan Ji&k Kim, and S*»ab Liuuc 8**uh. The minutes of the previous meeting were
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  • 449 9 R parted Via Auntralia. &gt; London, ’J2nd June, The Government def ated in the House ~f Common &lt; Inst flight on a question affecting military o-ganisatiou. During the adjourned debate on the Army Estimates the Hon. W. Brodrick. CouservatiTe mt .„,»wr for the Guildford division of
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  • 47 9 Ihk Netherlands Consulate General •unites tenders for the letting of the Gov'■ruunnt revenue farms in Poutianak and 1 ,e neighbouring districts for 3 years, and oof for one year as previously announced also there is announced the letting of i Opium Farm at Pontianak in Septemn»&gt;r next.
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  • 253 9 Sinuapokk will be theoretically in a state of siege next Tuesday. -a Tim Autumn Race Meeting will be held ou October 22nd, 24th, aud 26th. This shunter *'Siam** which arrived here yevt-rJay from Swalow, is detained iu quarantine. It is probable that H. M. S. Mercury will
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  • 562 9 TLe English statistician, Michael G Mulhall, publishes in *h June number of the North American Review, an article on The Power and Wea'th of the United States." Mr. Mttlball’s conclusion is tba': “If we take a survey of mankind in ancient or modern times a* regards
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  • 62 9 Th* following are the first night’s results. H. A. Toner 672 E. F. Maxwell 66H G. E Mosley 65X T. G. Mactaggsrt 656 A J. Macdonald 645 E. W. S. Momui 6.1 H. D. E Parsons 6:16 D. T. Boyd 629 F. D. Maefaggart 623 L.
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  • 222 9 The half-yearly general m-etingof th»Club was held yesterday fftcrnoou at the; Exchange. Mr. Sugden presided, and! them were also present: Mes*rs. Earle, Joaquiin, Makcf**ace, Btiveu, Murruy, Jef-j frev, Payne Gallwey, Adams, aud Cum-: ming. The amounts which showed a credit bilance of 92,393 were laid before the!
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  • 185 9 The Blue Book for 1894, ju»t brought out a* the Government Priutiug Office, reseiuhl h it* pred»-cess jis iu cr-diluble finish and get-up generally. It gives in fullness of detail info* inatioa a I Quid y accessdde to tbe public iu the alQprayt Blue Book published a few
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  • 319 9 Tuk China Ma i learns from Aupiug, that there has beeu a good deal of what appear* to bo ungenerous treatment of the British guard landed from the war.-h ps here. Wnen the toreigu residents refused offers of a free passage to a place of
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  • 1538 9 (From our Coir—ponfont.) 7th July. No further cases of plague have been icported as occurring iu the Colour,' although one plague putiout whn brought dowu trom Cauton hd&lt;l diet shortly after bis,arrival. The n atricti ml a* to immigration from Macao are, however, atilt iu fotce, as, di
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  • 421 9 {(elanjur Administration Report for 1894.) All the mining in Selangor, with one exception, consists of suiface wordings for alluvial tiu, the metalliferous deposit* being either washed from the hill side, by means of water-courses, or raised in l ;lake's from excavations in the valley. i’ha exception to
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  • 1004 10 Contributed.) Opinions van**** to which prove the better members of (be force, thoee brought out under coveuaut from home or those locally engaged. The former plan has had a trial, the latter is uuder experiment. Why should this experiment not be fairly tested V Bo nbiy. Calcutta, Madras,
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  • 252 10 Tiif. Ceylon Poet Office Report for 1894, which has just bo ii issued, gives the fol’owiug jMirt cultra of the ceutr.il postal &gt;rtmg de|s*»f at Colombo: The geographical position of Coloudw, aud the facilities for t* e transmission of correspondence by tho large number of stoaincrs which
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  • 529 10 Thk third tie iu the Football Cup Competition wan pUjrd last evening, between the R A. and R. E. The game was extremely onesided, the gunners beiug at ad points better than their opponents, and eventually won by 8 goals to nil. Thk police raided a house.
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  • 646 10 From our Correspondent.) Pekan, 19th July. The G .vernuient of Pahang has notified that any j-eraou or compauy wishiug to ex* port gold fiom tin State by way of Kuala l’abaug should first obtaiu a pas* —which is given free of charge —from the Slate Treasurer at Pekan.
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  • 243 10 Klein man v. neo lip. In the Supreme Court, yesterday, a ease of some interest was beard by Mr. Justice Leach. The plaintiff, who is proprietor of ibe Victoria Hotel, sued the defendant, a Chinese contractor, to recover $250, l&gt;eing the amount of damages alleged to
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  • 529 10 annual mebtinu. The annual geuerul meeting of tbe above was held yesterday afternoon, in the Exchange. Mr. C. Stringer presided and among those als &gt; present were: Mr. W. J. Napit r (hou. Secretary) Rev. G. M. Keith. Messrs. W. Nanson, W. G. SL Clair, J. Burkiufthaw,
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  • 192 10 An interesting little Ih&gt;oL btu» just been written by Mr. Nelson Boyd, on tbc idvantages of petroleum, espec&Jlj as a fuel for marine eugincs. According to tbc aiiuiior, its swaui generating power is considerable one ton of oil is in this respect equal to more than two
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  • 101 10 In consequence of the Cholera outbreak, quarantine against arrivals from Singapore will be enforced in Spanish ports. As regards the Philippines the Manila Government Gazette contains the following notification Ist. All ships, which sailed from nuy j&gt;ort of the Stmits Settlements since the 20th June, will have
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  • 798 10 Contributed Ah ll in bad a dispute wilh Ah Hee, Ab Hee got the better of it. But Ah Hi* meditated revenge; and, on* night, wfe* due oppoitunit) presmted itself, fas siultMl Ah Hee, inflictiug on him sever* injuries. Both took lawyers. The ca* was tixi*d for
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  • 47 10 au xiiu turn uia It in staled from Hongkong directors of the Hongkong an Banking Corporation prop 0 j for coming meeting to declare a &gt; j the half-year of £1 5/- per lakhs to credit of reserye f»jnd, a fa forward to next half-year about 3 lax
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  • 2025 11 the marine court or enquiry. Thin atternoon, in the Senior Magotrate’a Court, there reassembled the Mariue Court of Enquiry, constituted to investigate the circumstances attending the loss by stranding on the Sainarang Bank, Labuan, on the 13th June, 1895, of the British steamship St.
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  • 501 11 J w of ilo ty r. Tun* of I ml in. A KEMAKkAHLK INVENTION. The Kev. Fa' her Colendoll, a Sicilian, and a member of the Dominican Order, has invented a type-setting machine that will comp 8* titty thousand letters an hour —a task equal to the labour of
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  • 274 11 Yestf.khay’s Government Gazette eou- tins the text of a Bill to be introduced into the Lcg'slative Council, iutitubd:—. An Ordinance to amend the Registration of TXeds Ordinance 188t&gt;.” The Statement of Objects and Reasons, thus describes the Scope of ihe Bill: In tho "Index of Lands” kept under
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  • 90 11 Thk following cases of choleia have been reported to Government by the Municipal Health Officer, as having occurred iu Singapore, from midday on the 17th iustant to midday on the 18th 1. Chinese male, Minto Road. Reported after death. 2. Chinese male, Chinchew Street. Sent to Hospital. 3.
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  • 1313 11 OOKVEE CULTIVATION. I y &gt;1 r NTKRKKIT MIL YEN COIN PAWNHHOPH. UNMKAMONABLE RAINS NEW GUINEA Tra nutated from Vavion t Newtpapen.) Papers Kid before the Netherlands States General give detiils of coffee culti. vatiou in the islands beyond Java. In West Sumatra, and North Celebes or Minahasss, coffee
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  • 36 11 The second night's results were E. D. Hewaii 898 D. S. Carmichael 894 H. Fort 181 H. S. Ainslie 841 H. Vade 815 W. K. C. Middleton 808 A. Percival 8(H)
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  • 72 11 This following cases of cholera have been reported-to Government by the Mu. uicipal Health Officer as having occurred hi Singapore, from mid-day on the lHth instant to midday ou the 19th 1. Chinese Male, Hokkieu street. Reported after death. 2. do Upper Circular Road do 3. do Angus
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  • 240 11 Thursday, the Ist August next, will lie observed throughout the Colony as a Hank Holiday; all Public Offices will be closed ou that day. Mr. A Y. Gahagan has b4*en appointed Prison Visiting Justice at Malacca, and bis name has been added to the Commission
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  • 64 12 LIEUT. SAMJL attacked This public wilMenrn with deep regret, and thegraveetapprehension, that early this morning Lieut. Sarel of the North umberland Fusiliers was attacked by cholera, and ianow lying in a critical condition at the General Hospital. Lieut. Sirel has been in robust health, and only two evenings
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  • 33 12 The Sungei Ujong and Jelebu revenue for last year was $31*7,130, a alight increase over tli* year 1803. The expenditure was $304,000. There States now owe $170,000 as against $105,000 u year ago.
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  • 39 12 H. M.S. Tamar, the relief storeship of the Victor Emanuel at will probably pasi through S nuapoie harbour during the course of the current week. Shelias orib rs rot to call at this port ou account of the thobra.
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  • 2390 12 A Kid hikI significant commentary on tin* valent (imnIoii for foreign plays and foreign players in f 11 r 11 ik 1 1 1 by au advertisement in tin* Timeo." in which we rend tlint Geuls' di carded wardrobe*, V\ cat-cad make, are iequired by actors leaving England.”
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  • 246 12 I Via liauyoou. i London, 11th July. Mr. Gully will be opjiosed ut Carlisle by a Unionist candidate who has* received a letter of sui&gt;|K&gt;rt from Mr. Balfour. Captain Vnunghitsband delivered a Lecture on Chitral at the United Service Institute last night. Lord Roberts, who was present, addressed
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  • 862 12 Thk following from the Allahabad Pioneer will bo interesting, at all events to our military readers One of tin most interestiug problems yet to l&gt;e solved is whether the Lee-Met-lord bullet, the lead-pencil as it has been termed, will stop a fanatic in full
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  • 77 12 The Madron Mail heirs that detachments of British troops are ubw stationed at, Kengtungaud Mousing in the Mekong Valley, with a few cases of fever as the only drawback on the score of health. At Kenkong, however, the new French post on the Mekong, typhoid fever ap|&gt;ears to be prevalent.
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  • 602 12 From the Timet of Ceylon. —Siam Obterver. Hacar. St. Ptiertburq, H)IK Julu A Bulgarian deputation has arrived hen, i. »y wrwth ou the tomb of the late C m&lt; jJ° Lobenoff received the deputation must cordial iy, nud naid that the restoration of MfnUr J iatimiH with Russia
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  • 255 12 (From Mr. Lister's AdministrsUionJteport for 1894). In Jel**bu an exceptionally rich and shallow vnll-y, called Titi, was rapidly worked out in 18!*:! and 1893. The output of tin in those t wo y oars wont up hy leap?* and boards and foil away slightly last year,
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  • 20 12 From Punch, received by /enter/ mail, we reprint a skit ou »ociety for bicycle riding. It i* Ter ,ttl writteu.
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  • 380 13 The despatch conveying the Home Government's decision ax to the percentage 0 f Straits revenue to be piid by way of ili'&rv Contribution arrived inSingtp &gt;r&lt;* T ,»*i»*rd iv. It i« believed, as w j have b Tore Dottsljth it the despatch names twenty jor cent.
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  • 429 13 ii was with profound regret that Niiifupcue learnt on Saturday al’tert;»ft Lent. C, v, M. 8»n*I, of the N*. laud Kiudieis, who tie Mr!* iroiiiing ha I be**n attacked by &lt; 1 "l» r.'. !iad succumbed to the disease. I't:* &lt; •n.niuiiity in which h»» was
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  • 1075 13 PROBABLY 20 PER CENT. From our Cor ret indent London, *8 th June. Tiik defeat of the Radical Government, the resignation ot Lord Rosebery, the change of Ministry, the dissolution ami the results ot the Oeoenl 15 cction an* itemsof intelligence which will, no doubt, have reached
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  • 392 13 The following appea-s iu Truth, ivceivel by tins week's mail: Very considerable d HSAtisfict'oii .-vints at present in die iril Service of the t-traits -cttlumeiiU at the persistent bestowal of the best poets in tiie crvice n |k&gt;ii outsiders. he Service is loeriiited by a
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  • 129 13 FREE FROM CHOLERA From Our Correspondent.) I can Manure Singapore, through your columns, that there is uo cholera in M uar. Bander Mahurani, Muar, is not a model settlement, the sanitation is very primitive, hut, with all its deficiencies, it m a tact tlTat neither cholera nor diarrluv in
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  • 103 13 On Saturday a quantity of flour belougingtoaChimiinm wa* loaded iutoa bullock cait, the driver being told where to take the stuff. The Hour, however, ucver reached its destination. The police were infertile 1 and they tracnl it to Boat Quay, aui from thence on board a steamer that was on
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  • 2039 13 IS THE MUNICIPAL WATER UNTAINTED AROl’MBNT KOK AN ENQUIRY. The tli which occurred ou Saturday must bring home tin* gravity ot the cholera out I reik. The security wh'cli Euro| earn* hive feb ugoust at »o*k &lt;ann t i oh bo so con fid ntly eu'ertsine I, for
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  • 21 13 Thk steamer Lucifer, of the Nethorland* ludia Lighthouse Service, Captiiu Lind* weer, left yoaterday for Batavia after repairing at Tanjong Pagar.
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  • 1535 14 (At fors*ctu I&gt;y Mr. Punch's Second-sighted Clairvoyant.) in tli- summer «-f —or |MjH-ibly *H7. The scene in n r-aid h irting Victoris ark, Bethnal Urix'u, which b'ooiety’* lead-rs have recently isoovo ml and appointed an tlx* ren-du*-vnus tor tlx* Season. anil whore it in now tlu* correct
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  • 1580 14 HE PRAISES CHINESE LAbol'R COMMERCIAL INTERESTS PARAMOUNT IN THE STRAITS HIS DESIRES PuK THE HOLD COAST At u e 61 leUiiiii, A era, Gold C«*is», •u Thursday tun ldtli May, last, at 7.80 :i m tf««» Gvirn «r (W. K. M \ai*M K-&lt;» c.
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  • 50 14 Mk. Spinckr Pbatt, U. 8. ConsulOei er tl, ntei t«in**d to diuuer last night a repn seutative gat ht ring of the Civil and Military authorities uml of the Coi sulai corj s. Among those pieseut. were the ChiefJus tice, the Officer Commanding tlo* Troops, and the Senior Naval Officer.
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  • 83 14 Owing to the depreciation of subsidiary siier coin-*, the B itish P &gt;sl Offi. e at Shauabai charges 10 |m r o ut. extra when ►m ill coins a e teudeie I, hut the same rule works l*oth wavs, for when a (arson tenders a dollar he also receives 10
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  • 175 14 FKOncasioN PAIRS. An iiifeie*tiug t*oin| e'ilion took plai-e ou Saturday ut (he Karo Course Inks between (he lepresentniivea of various falling'*. The weather was delight In) a d ilie ground i exc* II lit order. Tie result whs a lie lictwteu the Merchaufs i and tie Insuntue men.
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  • 198 14 Thk following are tie entries aud handicaps for Mr*. Ilri'iulioad Matthew*’ pnz Tlu* fir*» ii** is to be fi' isln-d bv Saturday. July 27th. at tl IHU8 s*s of two tound Dr. and Mrs. Fowlie it*. Byo. Mr. at* D ngall K A. a d Mr*.
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  • 78 14 t ill. &lt; VAMDK PI.AXT A t'AlLl kt: 1 hk tret ary of 11Puiijoih &lt;'•»., baa ret* iw l ilie i'-tr te!*gratne roin t li«* min* 8 Th* mill mu 22 du&gt;, erushing 72&lt;&gt; ton*, yielding dt” nuneo*. Cyanide olenn-up in complete: will telegraph as soon as if is
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  • 1491 14 Minutes ok Prockkding# or th* Municipal Commissioned*, at an Ordinary MeKTINU ON WbDN BSD4T. TITE 3 il&gt; .1 V I.T. 1«%. Present:— The President. A lei. Gentle, Emi. Win. XitiKon, Esq.; Scab Leang Eaq.: W. Evans. Esq. .T. P Joaquini, Esq.; I nnJiak Kim. Esq. C. G. Paterson,
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  • Correspondence.
    • 466 15 ix&gt; THE EDITOR OF THE STRAITS TIMES g lßf _-The severe strictures of your correspondent of Fridty la-t ou the conduct of our Municipal Board regarding the unneoessaiy interference of H. E. the Governor iu the salary to be given to a Municipal Eug neer
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    • 901 15 n&gt; THE KlOTolt OF THE "STJiAIT« TIMES. Sik, —My attention lias l&gt;een called to a letter m vour issue of the 12th insiaut under tbe title of “the worm that did uot turn.’’ The writer signs himself l)is gustoj and mak* s some very
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    • 406 15 TO THE EDITOR or THK STRAITS TIMES 1 Sir, —At ine intetng oi tue Chamber of Commeice about the proposed Government No:ea Issue, I expressed the opinion that, beioio giving a definitive advice, the question s iould be more carefullv studied and discussed. Oue of my
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  • 607 15 ARRIVALS. Por b. b. Lindula fr iu Calcutta —Me-it-rs. A. Chapel, A. J. Amery and W. E. Horley. Per b. b Generaal Pel from Batavia:— Capt. O’Kell v, and Mr. Casbio. Pe- a. b. Malacca from Malacca :—Mi Bars. Noel Trotter, and Joaquiiu, Mr. aud Mrs. Groom, aud
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  • SHIPPING.
    • 170 15 Under tins heading the following abbrev tions are used :—str. —stesraor all.—ship, bq.—barque Brit —British U.S.—United States; Fr.—French; Gor.—German Dut Dutch; Joh. —Jolioro; Ac., G.e..— Gone al cargo; d. p.—de“k passengers; U.—Unce tain T. P. W.—Tanjong Pager Wharf P. D. —Tanjong Pagar Dock ;B. W.— Bonn o
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    • 1196 15 Arrivals Since Noon or Saturday Cheribon, Fr. a»r. 1677 tout, Capt. Tnl i, 21 «t July. From S««i«r* 18th uly. G.e, »nd 38 d.p. Boustnad A Co. For M*r«eil e» 22ud—W. Clieany Chew, Bril. str. 1,213 lons, Capt. ebb, 20th July. From Amoy via nita 12th July. G.c.,
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    • 175 15 Same, Peri, and Date of Sailing London. Glonfalloh. Gleufru n. Aawanly, June 12; Glenorchy, June 20, Carinart lienahi re. Livfrpool Myrmidon Juue 24; \i chi-os, Juue 26 lel-n he Juue 25, St. Fr nnie, June 25 G nucus, due July 24 liiott. Glasgow. Alfridi. Kirk'auda. Greenock. Oolong, Juue
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    • 916 16 h •xeu I I h /aweat.’* N'aici. ft Pon* t Oaitai*. Pkom. Ikaii a Confianbru. 3 Bio I Jmij 15 Liadula Brit. atr. 2'80 Wither* lalciitta June %&gt; HoiMtciKl ft Co. 15 Geueraal Pel Dnt. xW.I 885 Grout *t&gt;vit July &gt;aeu&lt;lei*a Co. 16 Hotif Writ. ►t". 845 lukxtcr Deli
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    • 614 16 Barr. Vkssel’h Name Ifi.au ltio Captain. Destination 15 Camorta llrit.str. Kns.iu M ulras vis ports 16 kingkep Dut. sir. NacsLili nngiep 16 Caroluis s*r. Koenig I alembnng 16 Van D&lt;»ni« -tr. Smit 8 ur..bi. a r‘a ja» t? 16 Herat.* Itrit.-*tr. Payne l-ung o't 16 SriTnngg.ii.il atr. Willock T
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    • 168 16 PASSED 8UNDA STRAITS OK ARKIVKD FOR ORDERS. i Flag Dat* Ru. Data. and Ship’s Name Commandiu. of From Whirr Drmimation maekh Jtiu. Sailing. July 11 Nod h. Sumatra Kottinji July 11 Batavia Amsterdam 11 Brit *a. Fallodou Hull Cilrert July II Batavia Port Said fo. 12 foil jClimien Ron*
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 355 15 J 1 r il O SETTTjKM KV £B. MUNP IPAL ENGINEER. Tli** Mimioil Commissi mors of llu Tows &gt;f fingapore are pro to receive 'police ions for flirt ap ’ointment of M inicipsJ Enginoer, vice Mr. .James McHitohio, M l «\B, d**ee i sod. Enoaukm»NT f*r tli* no years with
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 313 16 “PSYCHO” CYCLES. Starlet Bros' Newest Shapes. PNEUMATIC AND CUSHION TYRED. A »tock always on hand suitable for LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. RILEY, HARGREAVES Go.. 13, BATTERY ROAP. IQ. W. f. NOTICE. FRENCH BAKERY BREAD DILI VKRED UP TO THE 5TH MILE. Always in Sto*k a best aud complete assortment of PROVISIONS.
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    • 475 16 I PARAKAN SALAK. PAH/'KaN SaI.AK isthoti nt mid h s' knownTE A from Java, and the choapoet i in the market. Parakan Salak tea, pot 1 always the highest awards in the leading exhibitions. Sold in box** in fancy decorated tins, and i iu packages of several si/.es. Wholesale agent
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    • 601 16 POSADA WINK COMPANY WINKS PROM THE WOOD TO tub GLASS. DOCK GLASSES USED E RED PORT*. VINTAGE 1838-1874 invalid ports 74 Dozen. Botilw. Sum $15.00 *1.50 25 1.15 Port Dry T;t wn\ Corte« 12.00 lo.oo MaUfra H.00 Muscatel 1 i.OO Tarragona* 9.0(» Whi &lt;• Port* Sent* 13.no Whit* Ports Diana...
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    • 836 17 WALTER NIACFARLANE CO., n«K GLASGOW. ELECTRIC LI6HT PILLARS BRACKETS. ELECTRIC WIRE WAYS. r«»rval»nr«. V, tknMt Sjjirs. Lamp Pillars. Shop Fronts. Bandstands. Tomb Kaik Verandahs. Bannerets. Cresting*. Spandrik Bracket*. UlinNv Hates. Arcades. Kailiagv Paulinas. Pilasters. Kalrwlirx Terminals. FbgxtalTs. Altar Kails. Ornl. Front*. Bnl. RwfiisCloek Towers. K y r I a a
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    • 1138 17 PERRINS P OBSERVE THAT THE SIGNATURE IS NOW PRINTED IN BLUE INK DIAGONALLY ACROSS THE OUTSIDE WRAPPER of every Bottle of the ORIGINAL WORCESTERSHIRE •»o!cl Wholesale by the Proprietors, Worcoster: Cro« Blaekwell. Ltd., London and Export Oilmen srenorally. RETAIL EVERYWHERE. SAUCE. Singapore Agents, JOHN LITTLE A: 00. AYERS Sarsaparilla 18
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    • 381 18 LITTLE Co Singapore GENERAL PROVIDERS 4 COMPLETE HOUSE FURNISHERS. CheeterHeld Drawing Room suite from Europe. Handsomely upholstered with saddlebags and velvet wjnsisting ol a 7tt. spring slutted couch, 2 Divan chairs, &lt;» small chairs. COMPLETE $300.00 E Bedroom suites. No. 106 A. Bachelor* suite varnished meranti containing alineirah ‘&gt;lt. 6
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