The Straits Budget, 29 September 1896

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    135 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, 29TH SEPTEMBER.
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      BIRTH.
      18 1 H lA iu t Lama, on tin* 20th inst., T mom as M vckie. of a son
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      MARRIAGE.
      30 1 ft:.--iii'taiit. at the Cathedral of the Singapore, by the Right j; > Bourdon, assisted by the i>elouette, Clement Leopold to Marie Ci.aiki: (Lily) B :aiii;hter of the late Henri de
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    TABLE OF CONTENTS.
    445 1 It Y- Uei-e. I a 1 ;*Tmanv. I "i- K«*\v*tyi<in I eel orate. l f. ;m! borrowing. ■ba in Malaya. I'i... ."»iv Insurance Co. ■if -<•; I tapping Nr\\>. I r List. Mr K. li. Ueil. I Ln Mii». I' ilaiL.-rlaml Fusiliers. I L.av 1»• »y I
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    LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    405 1 Singapore, 29th September, 1896. PRODUCE. Gambier, IvK’v. do Cube No 1 10.90. do do No 2, 8.50. Copra Bali, do Pontianak, o.42- 9 Pepper. Black 11.37-y-. Sago Flour Sarawak, 3—0. do No. 2 u 2.50. Pearl Sago Coffee, Bali, Coffee Palembang, do-jy. (Coffee, Liberian. No. 1 34.00.
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    SUMMARY OF THE WEEK.
    430 1 The mail for Europe, this week, leaves by the V: O. s. s. Kaisor-i-IfvuL The P. O. s. s. Mirzapore with the mail from Europe of the 4th September, arrived on Sunday. The mail from Europe of the lltli September by the M. M. s. s.
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      THE NILE EXPEDITION.
      59 1 ADVANCE TO DONGOLA. Lmulon, 22 nd September. The gunboats have returned from Dottgola where only women and old men had been left. Sir 11. Kitchener, the commander of tin* Nile Expedition, has offered to pardon the Mahdist leader ot the Bishara tribe, if In* and his followers
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      ARMENIA.
      24 1 FRESH MASSACRES. The Kurds have attacked and pillaged the Armenian quarter ot Equin, in the district of Kharput. Six hundred Armenians were killed.
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      THE NILE EXPEDITION.
      34 1 FRENCH AND RUSSIAN DISPARAGEMENT. London 2drd September. The French and Russian press disparage the success of the Nile Expedition. These newspapers remind Britain that the Egyptian question remains to he settled.
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      THE CZAR.
      18 1 The Czar and Czarina have arrived at Balmoral, where the railway was strictly guarded by police.
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      COREA.
      24 1 The 'Limes asserts that Russia and Japan have agreed to a joint protectorate over Corea. The Japanese have, however, to evacuate that State.
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      THE NILE EXPEDITION.
      60 1 DERVISH REVERSES. London, 24 th Septendter. On the appearance of the Egyptian army at Dongola, several Dervishes tied to the southward. The Dervish Emirs or Commanders there have surrendered. Gunboats and Cavalry are pursuing the enemy. The Egyptian Hag has been hoisted at Dongola. The Egyptians captured
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      ARMENIA.
      23 1 AGITATION IN FRANCE. The Paris Figaro publishes a stirring appeal from Mr. Gladstone to the French people on behalf of the Armenians.
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      MR. GLADSTONE ON TURKEY.
      135 1 AN EQUIVOCAL SPEECH. JjonJon 2bth September. At a meeting held at Liverj>ool in support of the Armenian agitation, Mr. Gladstone delivered a speech. In that speech, he recommended that the warmest support should be given to the Government which should be allowed the largest discretion in
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      MR. GLADSTONE’S SPEECH.
      47 1 London 26th September The Liberal papers approve of Mr. Gladstones speech at Liverpool at tin; Armenian agitation meeting there. The Conservative press deprecates isolated action by Britain against Turkey. The Times says that two Powers at least will not tolerate the coercion of Turkey.
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      TURKEY.
      34 1 R188IAN* FLEET OFF THE BOBPHO&U8. JjUtidon 28th September. A Russian fleet is cruising off the mouth of the Bosphorus. Uneasiness continues at Constantinople. Many Mahomniedans are sending away their families from that city.
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      THE NILE EXPEDITION.
      16 1 The Dervishes, thoroughly panicstricken and disorganised, are retreating upon Omdurman, the Mahdi’s Capital.
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    THE QUEEN’S REIGN.
    889 1 (Straits Times, 22nd September.) Fok all the purposes of loyal recognition, we may assume tliat to-day the Queen is attaining to the longest reign in the history of our country. If her life he preserved until after midnight to-day, (or, in local time, at five o’clock this
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    “MADE IN GERMANY.”
    567 2 (Siraits*Times, 23rd. September.) i For some years past, it has been the doleful cry of the pessimists that Germany is ousting Britain from the markets of the world. The ery became a panic —a newspaper panic—some weeks ago, when a clever little work entitled “Made in Germany”
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    MUNICIPAL BORROWING.
    258 2 (Straits 77 hies, 2otk Sept emlter.) Yesterday afternoon, a sergeant of the Fusiliers was sent to prison for stealing plants in the Gardens, and for assaulting the Sikh watchman. The assault was of a very aggravated character, the watchman, according to his own statement, having been struck with
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    THE CHINESE PROTECTORATE.
    389 2 (Straits Times, 2 5th September.) The discussion at yesterday’s Legislative Council on the Second Reading of the Women and Girls Protection i Bill will be read with considerable interest. The Bill, while consolidating previous enactments on the same subject, introduces several new and highly controversial points. It
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    FUSILIER ROWDYISM.
    352 2 (Straits Times, 25th September.) The Governor ami Mr. Shelford, yesterday afternoon, engaged in a financial argument which was of an extremely interesting character. The Governor insisted that the Municipal Commissioners should pay to a sinking fund, for the extinguishing of their debts, two per cent, of the amount
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    THE PHILIPPINES.
    232 2 (Straits Times 2Gth September.) There is more danger in the situation in the Philippines than first report attached to the revolt. The gravity lies in the fact that the rebellion is not characterised by an open display of a considerable armed force; and, therefore, however many troops the
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    LAW IN MALAYA.
    1127 2 (Straits Times '2Bth September.) The Judicial Commissioner of the Federated Malay States announces that, in suits tried before him, he is prepared to grant audience to lawyers. For that and cognate purposes, he invites applications from lawyers with the necessary qualifications, in order that he may prepare
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    SINGAPORE INSURANCE LIQUIDATION.
    335 3 I />•. Sejtfeml»er.) I i ▲I. /v .*•4' k 4' I f'-Kiv, the report of the ,»t the Singapore Insurance I -luiimary of which we pubI t ;iii>lav. The substance of I ip it the Liquidators have I ,nd. which is divisible I -hares. That should I
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    TUESDAY, 22ND SEPTEMBER.
    165 3 Expedition lias now advanB*'' I* M-ola. and the Mahdists have stronghold. There, the *ii rest- for the present while m ’ii' undermine the Mahdi’s In'* Mahdi springs from the B-> r trilx*. and hitherto has stri- aggrandise 1 1 is people and other tribesmen. Disaffection among followers
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    FOR MANILA.
    21 3 ■in < Bn l‘ steamer MonUtrrat x l‘ccted here on Thursday, J ,Jllt eighteen hundred troops I die Manila garrison.
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    MR. E. H. BELL.
    29 3 |Kk. l T pu-r/i the Chief Police P on’ t j 1 0-day for Penang to ■W* Commission, P*tib^ r ie as been appointed a
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    LANDSLIP AT SINGAPORE.
    39 3 This morning, a landslip occurred at ()utram Road where some excavai' l -Vr*j‘i re progress. Two men were killed by the fall of earth, and one man was injured, and has been sent to the hospital.
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    NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS.
    39 3 Major J. Malet retires on retired pa\ apt. G. M. Harding is gazetted to be Major, vice J. W. Malet; Lieut. s H; Knderby to be Captain, vice A. G. M. lozer, whose promotion has been cancelled.
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    MALAY BOY DROWNED.
    40 3 r l wo Malay boys were playing in a pond at the two and a half milestone on the Gavlangßoad, yesterday. One bov got out of his depth, and was drowned before his companion could obtain assistance.
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    FUGITIVE CRIMINALS.
    35 3 Tiie laws of British North Borneo have been added to by Proclamation No. 11 of 1896*, which provides for the extradition of fugitive criminals from Hongkong who might take refuge in that Territory.
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    BURGLARY.
    40 3 A Burglar broke into a house in Holloway Lane last night, and stole a clock and half a bottle of whisky. Unfortunately for him a detective met him as lie came out, and promptly removed him to the lock-up.
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    THE BANKS AT CRICKET.
    42 3 The annual cricket fixture between the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank and the Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China was played at The Grove, Lordship-lane, London, on 22nd ult., and won by the former Bank by 45 runs.
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    SWELLING THE REVENUE.
    48 3 One of a crowd of gamblers arrested on Sunday, upon being taken into custody, threw away the sum of $45, which he had in His possession at the time. The sum was subsequently recovered, and, being forfeited, goes to swell the revenue of the Colony.
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    CHINAMAN’S SUICIDE.
    49 3 A Chinaman, named Tan Hock Soli, aged 40, committed suicide by hanging at half-past twelve this morning, at 43, South Boat Quay, where he was employed. The deceased was a coolie. He had been suffering from dysentery, and the Hon. Dr. Boon Keng had been attending him.
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    POLICE CYCLISTS.
    67 3 A correspondent notes that there is one police cyclist attached to each division as a messenger. It would, he thinks, be of advantage to the force were there more of these mounted men employed. The corporals who go round at night could do their duty much more effectively
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    A GIFT TO THE CATHEDRAL.
    100 3 Mr. E. H. Bell has made a handsome gift to the Cathedral, a gift that is more valuable and more esteemed because it is Mr. Bell’s own handiwork. For a long time the little red baize screen at the organ has been an eyesore in
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    INTERESTING MORPHIA CASE.
    170 3 A Chinese druggist, named Si Tom Poll, residing at No. 163, North Bridge Road, was charged in the second Magistrate’s Court, yesterday, for being in possession of illicit morphia pills on Sunday. The defendant pleaded not guilty, and said that the pills, which he prescribed in cases
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    SAD DEATH OF MRS. AUSTIN.
    468 3 We regret to record the death of Mrs. Austin, wife of Mr. A. E. Austin, of Messrs. John Little <fc Co. Ltd. The death occurred at Mr. Austin s house at Orange Grove, last evening, in very sad circumstances. The deceased lady had been suffering
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    DESTROYERS FOR THE CHINA STATION.
    71 3 The Admiralty issued instructions for the new torpedo-boat destroyers Hart Lieut, and Commander li. Y. Tyrwhitt, and Ifandy, Lieut, and Commander H. Blackett, commissioned for service on the China Station, to leave Chatham for Sheerness on 27th August. The Hart and Handy were to proceed
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    BRITISH TRADE.
    103 3 A Blue Book is issued giving statistical tables showing the progress of British trade and production from 1854 to 1895. During that period the population of England and Wales increased from eighteen millions to thirty, and that of Scotland from three to four millions, while that of Ireland
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    NARROW ESCAPE OF MR. O’SULLIVAN.
    136 3 A Hylam, named Han Luau Jit, undergoing a term of three years' imprisonment in the gaol, was charged before Mr. Saunders, yesterday, with attempting to assault Mr. O’Sullivan, the acting Inspector of Prisons, on the 18th of August last, when in the execution of his
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    FESTIVITIES IN SELANGOR.
    865 3 (By a Correspondent.) The Gymkhana Meeting at the new race course on the Am pang Road, on Saturday, turned out to be a most enjoyable little meeting, marred only by unwelcome rain towards the close of the afternoon. His Excellency the High Commissioner (Sir Charles Mitchell), the
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    ILLICIT CHANDU.
    53 3 HEAVY FINE AM) IMPRISONMENT. WeY eoCiiai, a Hokien, whowasfined $500 a couple of months ago, was sentenced to three months’ rigorous imprisonment, yesterday, and also fined SI50, or, in default, another three months’ imprisonment, for being in possession of illicit chandu, valued at $12, in Church Street, on
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    THE PHILIPPINE REBELLION.
    86 3 Newspaper report has it that the chief leaders of the agitation in the Philippines reside in Japan. They there aim at exciting the Mikado to *seize the Philippines, and indeed, some time ago, presented him with a petition signed by twenty thousand inhabitants asking him to invade
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    CHOLERA.
    93 3 Fora cases of cholera in A Division, two cases in C, and one case in D Division were reported to the Police last night. The case in D was that of the third engineer of the Dutch steamer Japura a European. When the ship arrived yesterday he was taken
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    MILITARY NEWS.
    93 3 The Military Department of New South Wales has issued a general order, dii •ecting that members of the volunteer forces there must not take part in or institute meetings for party or political purposes. Major J. J. Swinton, r.a., commanding No. 25 Co. Southern Division, at Singapore, who
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    A NEAT TRICK.
    144 3 Yesterday, a Malay, walking along the Esplanade, saw a Chinaman pick up a bank note.* The Chinaman said it was a hundred dollar note, and, at that moment another Chinaman came on the scene. He said he saw the note picked up, and ought to have a
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    SPORTING NOTES.
    233 3 Nothing of much importance was done at the course this morning, most of the horses being given slow work, although some of the grithns were bustled along a bit where the going is good on the bar k straight. One or two showed fairly good style, although, of
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    TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY.
    637 4 (From the “Time* of Ceylon”) Paris, 10/A September. A most destructive cyclone took place here this afternoon, which, though only of a few minutes’ duration, did immense damage. Trees were uprooted, barges on the river Seine were sunk, and omnibuses and cabs overturned by the force of the
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    THE MISSIONARY AND THE PILLS.
    159 4 A Siamese, named Kim Seng, a servant to an American Missionary from Bangkok proceeding to Penang for the purpose of recruiting Ids health, was charged before Mr. Saunders, yesterday, with being in possession of five small bottles of opium pills, valued at ®l, on landing
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    NEWS SIX DAYS LATER THAN BY MAIL.
    2233 4 TIIE ARMENIAN RIOTS. Details have been received of the remarkable outbreak of the Armenians in Constantinople. It appears that the seizure of the Imperial Ottoman Bank was a carefullyplanned plot, which was carried out in order that the Armenians might force the European
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    JUDICIAL IMPARTIALITY.
    120 4 llui following notification appears in the Hritish North Horveo (Gazette of the Ist instant: With reference to the sentence lately passed upon a European who was subsequently dismissed the service, the Court of Directors have* signified their opinion that in imposing a fine of *lOO, the three Officials
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    FINANCIAL NEWS BY MAIL.
    147 4 The Manila 1 rading Company (Limited) has been registered at Manchester with a capital of .£25,000 in JC IO shares, to carry on at Manila and in Manchester the business of cotton spinners, manufacturers,dyers and finishers, general commission agents, &c. The directors are 11. J. Andrews,
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    HOME CRICKET.
    987 4 KENT v. Yfiupn A full day's cricket bndge on Monday, visitors compiled 184 -4th > for 98. There was no '""'W Yorkshire on We,|, 1<w OJ their second inning Kent on, for I0U. T.AN'CASIllItK r. On the Old Tin (lord ter, on Monday, T:.;, ;i MirWK kets all
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    WEDNESDAY, 23RD SEPTEMBER.
    114 5 H. f I ...I. :itt*;unjin wrote to I Ihiihj A e/rs that I fixed from London B ilert that there was »r■ Congous over Md.” I ,n t may he of interest I (\i ii a-u- i- Im-coining I »'ilitry. I I ha- it t bat I
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    PROTRACTED TRIAL.
    29 5 ft ?!ic embezzlement case I .Mover's storekeeper at I ui. A.-G/es had lasted nine I :}u M'th instant. The case ft I tu last all through this
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    CABLE ON SHIPBOARD.
    32 5 ft >; has »>n board about a ft I*- >t cable tor the Great m .-uraph Company, weighing m The cable is coiled in H !m mainhold, and kept water.
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    NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
    29 5 V i Yusen Kaishas AustraB in under special Govern- ly.‘ T!i»* first steamer leaves B .•*i Ortuher Ist for Kobe, B. ij.Thursday Island. Townsville, ;ijj«! Melbourne.
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    ANGLO-CHINESE (FREE) SCHOOL.
    44 5 I -\i.i \r says it is satisfacI mi di.q the Government has I request of the trustees I < liint'se Free School, and I i' :r disposal a considerable I ill t<» extend the present I uid afford a recreation ground pupil-
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    THE SAIGON RICE MARKET.
    43 5 it'th instant, 282,900 piculs i p ihly had been shipped to Singapore this year, ‘hiv was tlien some demand iti'l jilore tor Singapore, the o_!f»«-n*d by the high prices ffumah. I Wanting was Fn-kly. being indeed eomiiiorc favoured districts.
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    THE MAIL CONTRACT.
    45 5 it i- stated, considerable t wee ll Steamship Com|riy the mails from London ii'i to Bombay at cheaper I* vV <). The Government >i at. 1 oil the question will week. A decision i t during the current 1 "V. eontract dates from
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    TESTAMENTARY POWERS.
    102 5 1 measure before the House of Represenbears the title of “A imitation, of the Power bv Will. Briefly, it 1 married male may dis"l more than one-third i ~!v to any person or l Mo-thirds must go to !l ‘l 'hildren, the widow tr, l absolutely and the
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    JAPANESE PRODUCTS.
    57 5 It is reported that the Department of Agriculture and Commerce in Japan is about to establish places for the exhibition ot Japanese products, both raw and manufactured, at Singapore, Bombay, ()dessa, and Vladivostock. Two officials belonging to the Department are said to he in Nagasaki, arranging with merchants
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    INCENDIARISM IN SHANGHAI.
    67 5 1 he French Mixed Court Magistrate, at Shanghai, recently held an enquiry regarding a fire outside the small East Gate of the native city. Of the five persons whose houses were destroyed, three were insured. The persons insured were fined $250, and of this sum the two
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    CLERICAL MOVEMENTS.
    71 5 The Rev. Father Fee, Bishop elect of the diocese of Malacca, is expected to arrive here from Penang early next month. The Archbishop of Pondicherry, and the Bi.-hops of Rangoon and Saigon, have been invited, it is said, to take part in th** consecration ceremony. The Rev. Father
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    ALLEGED ATTEMPTED MURDER.
    75 5 A HvfjAM, named Ng Ah Hing, was charged in the second Magistrate’s Court, yesterday, with the attempted murder of a woman, named Gob Ah Choy. The prisoner, it was alleged, formerly lived with the woman, and, on the lbtli inst., he stabbed her in the neck with
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    MINING IN CHINA.
    70 5 Descatches received from Xanclfang, the provincial capital of Kiangsi, report that the high authorities there have decided to open a number of mines producing coal, iron, and lead. Two foreign mining engineers are now in Kiangsi exploiting the province. Tilt* first region explored was the district of
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    GOLD FROM TIN.
    81 5 At the last meeting of the Perak State Council, a patent was granted to Mr. W. H. Wellington for an invention for extracting gold from alluvial tin. The importance of the invention is obvious. Mr. L. Wray, the State Geologist, at one time remarked that many thousands
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    A’RIKISHA PEON TAKES A BRIBE.
    83 5 Rikisha peon No. 07, named Badnah, was sentenced to six weeks’ rigorous imprisonment yesterday, lor receiving an illegal gratification of ten cents from a Chinaman, in Smith Street, on Monday night. One of the Inspectors of the department explained to the Magistrate the trouble that
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    COLLISION WITH A SHARK.
    97 5 The mail steamer Orotura on a voyage from London to Colombo, arrived at the latter port on the 14th instant. She reported that, w-hile coining through the Red Sea, a huge shark, 16 to 18 feet in length, came in contact with the lower part of
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    RIVER THIEVES.
    90 5 Four Hokiens were charged on remand, before Mr. Blagden, yesterday, with being in fraudulent possession of a quantity of copra, dried fish, sugar, sago, etc., in the Singapore nver, on the nndit of the 14th instant. Tw o of the prisoners were sentenced to three months 1 rigorous
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    CHANDU CASES.
    74 5 HEAVY FIXES. Koh Boon, a Hokien, was fined $500 yesterday, or six months' imprisonment, for being in possession,of three tins of illicit clyindu, valued at $66, on Johnston's Pier, on Sunday. A Hokien, named HinSiang, and Li Lok, a Macaonose, were also convicted of a similar offence in
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    A JAPANESE STEAMER FOUNDERS.
    81 5 OVER SIXTY LIVES LOST. The steamer Toku-maru plying between Osaka and Kishu via Kobe, foundered off* Temposan, Osaka, on the 9th instant, over 60 passengers being drowned. She was on her w-ay from Kishu to )saka, and had on board about 90 passengers, when a gale
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    STEAMER BUILDING IN JAPAN.
    83 5 Several steamers are being built or arc about to he built in Japan at the date of la>t mail advices. At Tategami, the Mitsu Bishi Company are laying down three, one of 6.700 tons for the Nippon Yusen Kaisha, one of 1,600 tons for the <
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    THE CHEFOO FORESHORE.
    85 5 It is reported that the laving of foundations for the erection of a large godown on Messrs. Fergusson’s foreshore at Chefoo has been stopped, as the disturbance of the soil is held tp be responsible for an outbreak of fever there. Messrs. Fergusson, it is said, with
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    CHOLERA AT SHANGHAI.
    107 5 The Chi mi- dnzotte of tin* 9th Sept, savs that, although cholera has made its appearance among ships in port there, the disease has shown no inclination to assume epidemic form. Three men w’ere recently sent from the Shang-hai-owned barque Ih'uuieffioi to the hospital, and of these
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    GOLFING UNDER DIFFICULTIES.
    156 5 Mr. Willie Park, jun., the wellknown golfer, who has just returned from a visit to America, tells of a match lie played there with Willie Dunn under exceptional circumstances. It was the time* of the recent heat wave in New York, and, on the day on which
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    MARKET PRICES.
    163 5 A Correspondent calls attention to the increase in the prices of those articles of food as are largely consumed by the poorer classes, viz.: fish and vegetables. This has been remarkable within the last three months, and notably in Clyde Terrace market. The reason for this, he says,
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    SELANGOR.
    936 5 THE GOVERNOR IN SELANGOR. (By a Correspondent). His the High Commissioner of the Federated Malay States, accompanied by Lady Mitchell and the two Misses Bogle, as well as his usual staff*, was met at Klang by the British Resident (Mr. J. P. Rodger) early on Saturday, the 19th. The
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    SPORTING NOTES.
    469 5 Some very good work was put in this morning on the course, the outer track being open, and the going apparently not so heavy as might have been expected after so much wet weather. Abrams had out the Sirireller-lletsy filly, ridden by Hayes, Magic-inn (Piecbux), .Jersey, The Snell,
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    PRESCRIPTIONS BY PIGEON POST.
    209 5 \Vk learn, says the Medical Dress and Circular, that there is a medical practitioner in Scotland .whose area of practice is so wide that lie Iqis resorted to the method of using carrier pigeons for the purpose of assisting him in hi" daily labours. When, for
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    COFFEE IN MALAYA.
    1583 6 Thi-; Selangor Journal of the 18th inst. contains the Sixth and Seventh articles of the series on “the cultivation of Liberian Coffee now appearing in that periodical. Article Six deals with Felling, burning, lining, lioling, and filling.' The writer says ff you can make a contract to
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    LANGKAT OIL.
    52 6 The Ih'h Con rant states that, at Pungkallang Brainlan, tin* damage done by the recent boiler explosion lias now been repaired. Since the 14th instant, the works there have been carried on with full power, and it is expected that the figures of tin* former yield will soon
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    ANTI-MONGOLIAN MOVEMENT.
    64 6 At the two meetings recently held in Vancouver for the purpose of discussing the question of Chinese immigration, ;i very considerable number of those present strongly favoured the restriction of the importation of Mongolians into Canada. The movement is directed not only against Chinese, but also against Japanese.
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    PLYMOUTH AND THE P. & O. COMPANY.
    344 6 PLYMOUTH AND THE P. O. COMPANY. IMPORTANT TO HOMEWARD PASSENUERS. The following letter has been addressed by the Great Western Railway Company to the Managing Director of the P. O. Company 4i It having been represented to us that tin* uncertainty that at present exists as to whether special trains
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    TEA IN THE CAUCASUS.
    1708 6 f/W ln Assam and Ceylon.— Morning The entry of Russia into the ranks of the tea-growing countries of the Old World is a fact which has scarcely attracted here the attention it certainly merits. The Russian plantations'have years ago passed the experimental stage in the Caucasian
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    THE SIAM RICE MARKET.
    53 6 of the 7th instant, \Zl hat fr m fa <* that steamers n i f‘ lng th re lon er tlian usual, vessels t H hl J?. per8 i‘ ave not despatched surullfs fr m the r- P M“ f g ra *n for exportation at
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    HAVAS TELEGRAMS.
    242 6 (nt The Turkish W the lowers of Usarran,,' K < the Cretan question, an,| In Christian to i M <•" q? Fresh trouh.es are I General Bieho*. t|„. I3( *'Ssl I CoinmamlingOfficer in p. I will leave for Saigon l, v Festivities in honour of ,i I have
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    THURSDAY, 24TH SEPTEMBER.
    329 6 J o-day, Mr. J. Napier. Barrie I Law, was sworn in as a moaiit I Legislative Council. The arrant jis precisely as we suggested a I ago that Mr. Burkinshaw shuujdin I six months leave of al*si*nce. andtt I Mr. Napier should 1 »e deputy hr! I
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    SERIOUS ASSAULT CASE.
    69 6 kiB ,i.T>* As a Chinaman was a l on Baliru, at about nin'‘ ,K night of the 22n<l instan jjis or persons from beh 111 severe blow on tlie h m, t j the ground insensi' e t j v covered in that stated u> fltfi by
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    A FUSILIER.
    29 7 I i;,. r who was found wandering (’liangie yesterday, was f ut r> v tlx* native police. He bad r* I,V t from barracks since Mon- «4*1H
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    FATAL ACCIDENT.
    34 7 I ing. a Chinese coolie was Pf :i„ro the hold of the Hydra, 4ing at the sling. He was i.,. vod to hospital, where he B ,1-rdon of the brain. w t’i
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    DOCK THEFT.
    37 7 B t K-i. a Hokien, for being in By' cssion inTeluk Blangah B j.jjic catties ot lead, belonging B p, kC". 0,1 the 1 :{th instant, was B vc-iciday, or fourteen days B; j,, j,imminent.
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    THE “RATTLER.”
    36 7 ifniigSe*ng Telegraph says that. Rj will proceed to XewI when her refitting is completed, ;T, i there. This will he a I change tor tin* ship’s I. ..per spending the summer f. Singapore station.
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    RIKISHAS FOR THE NATIVE STATES.
    73 7 I ryi com plaints hav e lately I. i.} the tlicit ot public rikishas L a consequence, extra police wLr ,n un- appointed. Yesterday, I. -,,!i thefts were detected and L. wen* made. It seems that I- .a large demand for the vehicles I itivcStates,
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    DETECTIVES ON THE ALERT.
    95 7 pli siii.N. named Wc Teo Ileng, was l.;.y a detective, at \'J. 15 a. m., Ivrdav. in Victoria Street, for being tw. iulrnf possession of a piece v»f ph. and several articles of clothing. Ltrh'ttl to three months’ rigorous Ip- immt.and to find two securities Iv.r
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    THE KORAT RAILWAY.
    122 7 ■brKAiATioN has reached Bangkok Hi r tm two Arbitrators, German and B:>h. in the Korat railway dispute, nv Kumpe for Siam in the middle B 1 1 to conduct the arbitration B iium between the Siam Railway Barrnici.t and Mr. Murray-Camphell, BN v- inhur. The last item
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    EQUIPPED FOR HOUSEBREAKING.
    104 7 •b i i\v«» o'clock yesterday morning, on duty in Outram Road, r "la Chinaman coming towards !i wiiu. upon seeing the constable, av. Imt was subsequently arrested, unstable seized hold of liis toucan instrument for picking locks tioin bis hair, and upon being ir 'M, a bag
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    SPORTING NOTES.
    141 7 Fl: ;>n absence of some days, ,j' i" liitd Tremelanrio on the courso dii> morning. He only did very r; u but seemed to move all was nothing of much to note in the work )>y the other horses, most ot i 2 dow. King of Clubs was
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    ARMS SMUGGLING AT BANGKOK.
    104 7 On the 14th instant, a case of smuggling arms into Bangkok in the German steamer Loyal was heard in tne German Consulate there. The arms consisted of twenty-five Winchester rifles, discovered on hoard by a Customs Officer. The defence was that the Master knew nothing of
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    OPIUM FARM.
    126 7 In spite of the current belief in the further heavy rise in the opium quotation, the bidding for the next term of the Opium Farm of the East Coast of Sumatra at the Government auction recently held at Medan gave a very satisfactory result. There was a considerable
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    SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS.
    626 7 THE IMPORTANCE OF TIIK JUNIOR CLASSES. From a Correspond out.) A function of very considerable importance to the youth of the colony is now being performed; viz the annual examinations of the various schools, and 1 would urge that while it is not necessary to put any undue
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    THE LATE MRS. AUSTIN.
    1236 7 INQUEST THIS AFTERNOON. VERDICT: SUICIDE WHILE OF UNSOUND MIND. This afternoon, at the General Hospital, I)r. W. L. Mugliston, Coroner for Singapore, held an inquest concerning the death of Mrs. Mary Herherta Austin, wife of Mr. A. E, Austin, of Burn brae, Orange Grove Roach The
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    THE SOLDIERS’ AND SAILORS’ HOME.
    492 7 The Third Annual Report of the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Home, Singapore, has been issued. The Committee state that the Home “has maintained its popularity during the third year, of its existence. The steady increase in. the number of men making use of the Home, and
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    THE HOUSEHOLD.
    1181 7 NOTES FOR HOUSEKEEPERS m SINGAPORE. (By a Lady Correspondent.) Motto for the week “Everything in nature grows, either healthily or unhealthily, an<l character is no exception. It is either expanding into new and more lovely forms, or it is toughening and hardening into deformity." THE GARDEN. The care
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    A LAME DEFENCE.
    128 8 A Taichew, named Tan Jee Su, was arrested on the 22nd instant, in Orchard Road, for theft from the person, of 15* cents, from a fruit soiled. The prisoner was seen by a constable to snatch the money from the prosecutor’s hand, and it was in the
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    A POINT OF LAW.
    187 8 Before Mr. Saunders, on Tuesday afternoon, a Sikh constable, named Kheim Singh, was charged with neglect of duty, in allowing a Chinese prisoner to escape from the Hospital lock-up, on the 2nd instant. The Chinaman had been arrested on tin* morning of the 31a ult., for
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    NAVAL DOCK IN THE FAR EAST.
    219 8 At the recent meeting of the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company, it was mentioned that the negotiations with the Government for the construction of a new dock at Kowloon had been broken oft', the Company's proposal having been declined by the Adi nirality. The
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    1118 8 A meeting of the Municipal Commission was held yesterday afternoon. There were present: Mr. Gentle (President), the Hon. T.Shelford, c.m.g., Lieut.Colonel JNmnefather, Mr. Sohst. Mr. Moses, Mr. Hare, Mr. Tan Jiak Kim, and Mr. Seali Liang Seah. Mr. Meyer was unable to he present owing to a Jewish
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    FRIDAY, 25TH SEPTEMBER.
    203 8 Many happy return- of the day to the Hon. Charles Waller Sncyd kynnersley, who was horn on th<* 2'»th of September, forty-seven years ago. Mr. Kynnersley has been twenty-four years in the Colony, during which time 1m* has tilled all sorts of otliees. Now Inhas landed in
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    CROSS STREET SCHOOL.
    55 8 CROSS STREET SC HOOL. This School was examined on Wednesday by Mr. Elcimi with tin* following results: Standard L; 99 per cent.; 11., 97; 111., 9 s IV., 92. making the percentage of passes for the whole school, 97. Mr. Elcuni expressed himself highly satisfied with this resu.lt, and congratulated
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    THE QUEEN’S SCHOLARSHIPS.
    53 8 From ISO 7 tin* Cambridge Senior Local text will h«* applied to the Straits Queen's and Government Scholarships. This will obviate the passing of a preliminary examination at home for those hoys who succeed. This change is the result of a request of the managers of the
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    YESTERDAY’S PAPERCHASE.
    86 8 The paperehase, yesterday, was attended by a fairly numerous Held, and finished at White House, the residence of Mr. Fraser, without any accident, save that Mr. Egerton’s horse trod on Mr. Egerton’s foot and broke a bone thereof —which will lay Mr. Egerton up for a few days.
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    THE REV. W. H. DUNKERLEY AND HIS MILK.
    198 8 CURIOUS I*OINT OF LAW'. A Bengali milk-seller, residing in Tank Road, was charged on remand, yesterday, with selling adulterated milk. The Rev. W. H. Dunkerley, acting Colonial Chaplain, stated that the prisoner had been supplying him with milk for sometime, and,having suspicion
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    SPORTING NOTES.
    210 8 Dallas was upon Lochy this morning, and sent him along a bit at tin* finish, tiiis horse continues to make very satisfactory progress. Florlzel went in much better style than lie did a week ago, and seems to he improving. He was one of tin* very awkward ones
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    THE SOLDIERS’ AND SAILORS’ HOME.
    400 8 The annual meeting of the Soldiers’ and Sailors* Home was held last evening in the large room of the Home. There was a large attendance, over which the Rev. S. Stephen Walker, Chairman of the Committee, presided. The Chairman was supported on the platform by
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    13 8 The Bank of England discount rate is now raised to three |>er cent.
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    THE TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    468 8 A V" ■HAM,.,., Liei t Ain,.,,; u 1' aycd II, Iili;il championship ,t tin am 1. t j h* tun.MT w„i, i,v .:.W® ot- tin. ,M 1 '*t jM*i.-m w (1 T. i■, ,j although tl„> )Vs ,j, V( .SVIH cipated, tin* -p, -•tut.,1'. t WM one
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    MAIDEN ASSIZE.
    41 8 The Assize opened at H«»nck I! -1 tlie 18th instant, hut there weren «j set down for trial. The judge presented with white gloves *e L j custom. The last Maiden >csh 1 were in January, L s 93.
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    LATE TELEGRAMS.
    183 8 The final match *’> t K lians in England (that again** 1 of England) has en«U-«• i" H r ‘‘'3 scores were as follows: AieU' 1 ando3; Englishmen, fit-an 40. All the leading Kngli*!' jl the Australian team, an«i „uir 1 I equal and, in some r»*q M
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    7042 9 .,\Y -utii SEPTEMBER. BfH 1 ckesent. I v i knok, Sir Charles H r.M.o. 4 .0,-nliam, e.M.Ci., Colonial A B-- v. r. Attorney-General. Iin -r,-r. Colonial Treasurer. \u.iitor-Ceneral. v .a. Acting Colonial .Murray. (toon keng. fnpl. l -M.O. V \llin-» n- ABSENT. nil Jones-Vaughan, Officer H' .j; j
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    SATURDAY, 26TH SEPTEMBER.
    233 10 At tin* monthly meeting of the Chamber of Commerce Committee held this day the question of recent deterioration in the quality of Gambler was considered and it was decided to address tin* Joliorc and Sarawak Governments on the subject. The liquidators* report of the Singapore Insurance Company
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    RAJAH BROOKE.
    37 10 Rajah Brooke is staying on liis yacht, the Zahcra. Yesterday afternoon, the Hons. J. A. Swcttenham and E. E. Isemonger called upon him. Yesterday afternoon and this morning, the Rajah was ashore for a time.
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    COFFEE IN MADRAS.
    84 10 The number of coffee plantations in the Madras Presidency, exclusive of Native States, during 1895 was 13,033, which employed 19,092 persons permanently during the year, and 15,366 persons tem]x>rarily. 54,921 acres were under mature plants, and 9,032 under immature plants. 59,968 acres have been taken up but
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    FESTIVE SELANGOR.
    449 10 THE GOVERNORS vm, ">n,| (trim a Ci/rren„,, I His Excellency f" 1 (Wednesday) tively "<*****1'' visit came over from Perak on e was present, with III. to witness the khana Meeting, on t, H The proceedings opvnis'l v with a High Jtiinnii),', p *'«<M whichMr.BagnaHs IWrt good rider,
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    POST OFFICE PROSECUTION
    57 10 A Chisksk letter carrier, HokNgee, was eliarged j the third Magistrate's court. >n afternoon, with detainin'- t>,r J ted to him for delivery. j Acting Postiiiaster-Hencnil,M l prosecute, and Mr. Hoffna 11 J the defence. After he 81 1 u J evidence for the prosiyut m soner
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    HONGKONG GOLF CLUB.
    141 10 fPH COMMODORE Bo}<*S f, captain of the Hongk^ I entertained at dinner <* !1 to his departure tor le ,M, ,<ffl ing to «an enthusiastic health, tlie Coninioo- 1 1 .-jaM lifeof the Cluh, wliii h-;' a baby when In* joinedU- Jl he was leaving the well
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    ON THE VERANDAH.
    1040 11 I q eoiigratulations to the \u-ier! There is no doubt It" 1,is lirst «PP«arW;- i;itiv«- Council, on Tliurs. I forcible without being n\ in••imr without being ML: .rlv pleasant, yet profes- throughout. The II cables, and the presiKp ,|*plaudcd him; and lie K;- -ipplau-’c. I am not
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    HARBOUR THIEVES.
    92 11 Two harbour thieves, or, as the Magistrate termed them, pirates, named Lini -'all and Xg Bian, were charged on remand, on Thursday afternoon, before Mr. Blagden, with attempting to commit rheft of a lamp, valued at S5, on hoard rho s. s. Sri Tvgatan, lying in the harbour.
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    A CASE OF ALLEGED FORGERY.
    395 11 Yesterday, a Hindoo, named E. S. I Sourajin, the usher of the Third Magistrate's Court, was charged on remand with forgery, in having, on the third! instant, tampered with a document used for judicial puipjses, to wit a cheque purported to he endorsed by one
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    THE PHILIPPINES REBELLION.
    658 11 -China Mail. HORRIBLE OUTRAGES BY THE REBELS. TERRIBLE REPRISALS BY THE SPANIARDS. Hongkong, IXth Sept. It is now fully three weeks since a steamer arrived in Hongkong from the Philippine Islands, and the consequence is that we have had to rely upon Singapore for news regarding the
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    SPANISH FEELING.
    1686 11 (Translated for the Straits Times from Man ila newspapers.) What strikes Spaniards most forcibly in the rebellion is the deep ingratitude and baseness of the islanders. For over three centuries, the Spaniards have been strenuously at work lilting them from savagery and barbarism. The natives have been raised
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    THE SOLDIERS AND SAILORS’ HOME.
    120 11 A correspondent notices that a subscription hook is in circulation among the Chinese with a view to obtaining funds towards the maintainance of this institution. As far as help is required from the Chinese to provide healt! y amusement and reading, it will lie cheerfully
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    SPORTING NOTES.
    973 12 There was a lag attendance at the course this morning, and the rails were well lined with spectators. As w*e get nearer and nearer the Race Week, a keener interest is taken in the training, and, by half-past five, there is quite a crow d of carriages and
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    CHARGE AGAINST FUSILIERS.
    840 12 This afternoon Serjeant Macintosh, and privates March ant, Halcrow and Hirst id’ the sth Fusiliers were summoned by Hera Singh, a watchman at the Botanical gardens, for having, on the 3rd instant, stolen plants from the garden, committed criminal force, robbed him of a silver chain and
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    VASCO DE GAMA.
    43 12 Steps are being taken by the Portuguese community at Hongkung to arrange t\ r the celebration then of the four hundredth anniversary o the departure of Vasco de Gama from Portugal, lor the discovery of the sea passage to India.
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    A PRACTICAL JOKE.
    101 12 Two Malay 4, named Awang and Abu, were arre.-nd by a Farm chinting in Victoria Sin »t, un Thursday night, for being in possession of four tins and one pot of (sup!i >M*d) illicit ciiandu, valued at £5OO. lie* prisoners were charged before Mr. Blagden, yesterday, and
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    GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.
    134 12 25th Sept. The lVtroleum Ordinance— No. 11l of 1N96 conies into operation on ihe Ist November next. The quarantine imposed here on vessels arriving from Jeddah was iemoved on lbe I2tii instant. Mr. R. N. Biand acts temporarily, during t .be absence of M r. Egerton.asOllieial Assignee and
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    HOME NOTES.
    378 12 Pi:inch and l’rin<u*s> Christian, who a:v now at the baths oi Kissingen, will remain ui Germany until the middle of October, when they are to return to Cumberland Lodge. C S c Mine. Duse, unlike most actresses, is a mosi level-headed and keen business woman. Sh<» is cautious,
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    MONDAY, 28TH SEPTEMBER.
    157 12 Mrs. H. W. Ellis, a lady journalist, arrived by the. SalatUn from Western Australia on Saturday, her mission being to go to Japan for the Gerahltod Express of that Colony. The Australians desire to take power to prohibit the importation of Japanese labour; and Mrs. Ellis, no
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    LUNATICS FROM AUSTRALIA.
    32 12 By the SaUul'u t, on Saturday, there irrived seventeen Asiatic lunatics, who had been sent by the Government of W estern Australia to be confined in the Singapore asylum.
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    CHOLERA.
    32 12 Between noon of Saturday and noon 10-day, eleven cases of cholera were reported. Eight were sent to hospital, one was treated at home, and the other two were* discovered after death.
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    ARRIVALS BY MAIL.
    35 12 By the P. tfc O. mail steamer Mirzapore, ypsterdnv morning, there arrived Dr. Simon (the Principal Civil Medical Pricer, on return from England), Chief Police Oflioer Bell, and Mrs. B X Bland.
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    AUTOCARS.
    37 12 The British Motor Syndicate (Limited), which has been holding an exhibition at Wembley, hopes soon to have thousands ol work-people engage d in a great auto-ear manufacture, the chief seat of •vhieli is to be Coventry.
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    KICKED BY A HORSE.
    47 12 At Simla, on the evening of the 16th instant, the Commander-in-chief of the Indian Army received a tick from his horse. The injuries proved to be more severe than was at first thought, and the Commander-in-Chief will be laid up for some time.
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    MALAYAN PRISONS.
    40 12 Lieut.-Coloxel R. S. F. Walker, Commandant, Malay States Guides, and Captain H. L. lalbot, second in command ot that corps, are appointed to be, respectively: Inspector of Prisons and Deputy Inspector of Prisons for the Federated Malay States.
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    SIR W. MAXWELL.
    41 12 Sir William Maxwell, K.C.M.G., Governor of the Gold Coast, intended to read, on the 4th instant, before the Manchester Geographical Society, a paper on the Ashantee Expedition. Sir William will leave England for,the Gold Coast on October 6th.
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    THEFT.
    53 12 This morning, a Chinese towkay reported that during the night clothing t 6 the value of had been stolen from his godown No. 597, North Bridge Road. Last night, the place was securely locked up; this morning, it had evidently been entered. There is, at present, no clue to
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    CRICKET.
    55 12 S. V. A. V. K. A. This match was played on the Recreation ground on Saturday, and resulted in a win for the Volunteers by 28 runs. This result was largely due to the vigorous hitting of Gunner Foreman, who contributed 41 to the 97 compiled by the S.V.A.
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    DAMAGE BY LIGHTNING.
    54 12 A flash of lightning struck the telegraph lines near Chikus Railway Station, nine miles from Telok Anson, yesterday, says the Perak Pioneer of the 2ttrd inst., causing considerable damage. Eight poles were reduced to splinters, wires were fused, and the insulators smashed. Communication with Telok Anson, however,
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    MUNICIPAL BUDGETS.
    45 12 The Governor ha** Ull r plmnental Budget,, *896, passed bv the Mi i ♦Singapore and Penang* •flMtti*] Budget contemplates ‘'Sid •>79,960 mainly for town-D <>utlav J Provident Fund purport- J Budget provides f or s’under the heads of streets, bridges, and can ib
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    ST. JOSEPH’S CHURCH.
    77 12 At the conclusion of the t service at the above church a solemn Te Deum” was s j orchestral accompaniment of tlie of llis MaUt vtl !j Ji of Portugal, in the presentV 0 f a congregation. During the h. n ,i 1 which followed, LainbUotte’s T
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    SEPOY LINES GOLF CLUB.
    93 12 Thf. monthly modal handicap J petition of the Sepoy l.iiics (;„|f al was played on Saturday with the f„y ing result:— JU(1 1 Earle, T. E. 4* 4:; oj J Fowlie, Dr. P. 45 40 1 St 1 ven, A. W. 4.4 44 87 J Jones,
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    THE FREIGHT WAR.
    82 12 Under the heading “Japanese Fre J Rates, the Times of August 26th n lishes the following telegram from Singapore correspondent: 1 The recent agreement to refuse car* 0 J London at a less price than 10s. has fa] broken up by the Nippon Vusen raJ (Japan Alail
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    COLOURED LABOUR.
    74 12 In the negotiations for a new aa accelerated mail service betweenAi tralasia and Great Britain, the Colonia objected to t lie employment of coloura labour on the P. A Co.'s r.-a steamers. The Duke of Norfolk, in repfc said the argument of the Colonies wi indeiensible in connection
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    BURIAL GROUNDS IN MALACCA
    75 12 Numerous applications to have lari registered as private burial L f roimfl were made to the Municipal Coinmii doners of Malacca during July 3D August last. The Board has only eoi sidered those applications when* th land is already’ occupied by graves; an in the case
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    CYCLING.
    72 12 Tiie bicycle bomb is another cycliofl novelty. It is a German invention.mJ is intended to 1m* used by t*y«*lists t® scare away dogs. Thrown down m explodes harmlessly, but with adcafenj ing report.” In France, the railwaj authorities art consider)!*,, t-he biliry in the irst place ot giving th®
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    BILLIARD TOURNAMENT.
    65 12 he annual tournament of the pore Recreation Club conclude**™ Saturday. Five* even's \vm* n,n SjjH for, viz.The Championship, and Double Handicaps. Championship and Pyramid The prize-winners were I Championship.—Mr. \V. A. 1><’ru I Single Hainiicap.— Mr. W. A. P* r 1 I Double iiaii*!h*;:p. Me>-r.-. i’-A.L' 111 1
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    FINANCIAL NEWS BY MAIL.
    88 12 Mr. John Walter ha- been y d" Inspector of Brandies *1 tin* H"U- K and Shanghai Banking Corporati" 1 The East Kahili hyndiente has been registered in Loud" 11 w capital of £limmk» to acquire h ,,nl Clarke a license to prosp<*ct and minerals in the
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    SOOLOO.
    68 13 nninion of the Hongh/ng of the results of the fc.r-'f' Manila will [>rohably be r T j l( .Sooloo Islands. The Sooloo have been practipm r .fate of siege ever since the settled by them, and.no jrv to leave the walls of t. .j.i,. f town, unless accom--1e» »rt
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    MR. SWETTENHAM’S ACCURACY.
    83 13 MR. SWETTENHA M’S ACCURACY. SwhTTKNiiam writes to the */1 l 1 iiiu Krpress as follows > ;ir i.-sue of July 10 you lnen- a t of mine to the Legislative M,i\ 22. Permit me to point 1 have misquote*! U10 state- ropy of which I enclose. f,*r some two years
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    THE QUEEN’S REIGN.
    82 13 lit Councillor reception (lll tie* 24th instant, had i r, v;v!i»*»* t*» Queen ietoria s The eight representative wii*»li:i*l subscribed to procure of Her Majesty tin* Queen, “At Home,” their picture ,.vtfi bv the Manihi on the ',1aV. The picture is a copy well-known portrait of Her
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    DUTCHMAN CHARGED WITH CHEATING.
    101 13 N Wednesday last, at Penang, Tadeunfit, a Dutchman, was charged nd. with cheating Lim San Ho v. »n 111 > of S50O, S50U, and $1,000 ot fictitious telegram*, and by 1 himself as a person named wha had an account with one \i i Jin. of
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    SUGGESTION FROM THE BENCH.
    107 13 it- r the hearing c»t the charge t'hiiiC'.ci rcspassing on Vfmi Saturday, Mr. '•\j an opinion that, in the kind, v wa> desirable that jut- bom tin vessel should he in to support the charge. As M'l* itc >aid. complaints are often t melt- on board
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    ICED FISH AND MEAT.
    228 13 <•",/( a Correspontlent). MEKors and well-grounded have v tin* complaints of scores of persons v ‘lit njiialityof the fish purchased in s -irkt t' in the morning. The deteri--’!i i.t tj, r tisli arises from the fact 4 ;-'jtliu previous day s supply, what is 4
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    THE PHILIPPINE REBELLION.
    537 13 CUBAN PROMPTING. ALLEGED GERMAN COMPLICITY. Advices from Spain by .mail contain the following particulars of the Philippine Rising:— The Spanish Government have decided to act with energy in repressing the revolt. Sehor Canovas, the Premier, interviewed on the subject of the rising, said the uban filibustering agents
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    A PHILIPPINE INSURGENT.
    253 13 The Times of Ceylon notes the arrival at Colombo of Dr. Kizal, said to he the leader of the Philippine insurgents. Dr. Kizal wasproceeding to Spain in custody on board the steamer Isla Be Tanay to stand trial there. The Times oj Ceylon describes Dr. Kizal as
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    LAWYERS IN MALAYA.
    536 13 THE JUDICIAL COMMISSIONER INVITE8 LAWYERS TO APPLY FOR ENROLMENT IN HI8 COURT. The Judicial Commissioner (Mr. Jackson) took his seat on the bench for the first time, at Kuala Lumpur, on the 24th September. The occasion was the trial of a Malay, charged with the murder of
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    TANJONG PAGAR DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED.
    195 13 An extraordinary general meeting of the Tanjong Pagar Dock Company, Limited, was held at the Company's Offices, Collyer Quay, at noon, to-day. The meeting was called for the purpose of submitting for confirmation, as a special resolution, the following resolution passed at the half-yearly ordinary
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    THE DUTCH EAST INDIES.
    125 13 The recent successes of the Dutch arms in Acheen do not allay the misgivings with which the apparently interminable conflict with the hostile chiefs is regarded in Holland. A portion of the Netherlands Press complains of the secrecy surrounding the plans of the Government, and declares
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    SPORTING NOTES.
    277 13 AimuL had all the horses under his c*harge out this morning. lint in showed no signs of lameness, but it is very doubtful whether he will he really tit to run at the meeting. Of course, an owner is entitled to do as. he like?- with his horses
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    GOVERNMENT SCHOOLMASTERS.
    397 13 A scheme for the re-arraugement of teachers in the Government English Schools of the Colony is published in the Government Gazette. The scheme divides the teachers into three classes. (Mass I comprises teachers selected by the Crown Agents f«>r the Coloilies for three years term of service, at
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    SINGAPORE INSURANCE COMPANY.
    260 13 Report «of the Liquidators to be presented at the special general meeting of shareholders, to be held in the Singapore Exchange? Rooms, at noon, on the Ist of October: We have now the pleasure of presenting the accounts from the 20th February. 1*94, to 10th September, 1896.
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    THE P. AND O. COMPANY.
    510 13 In commenting on the question in dispute between the London dock companies and the shipping trade, the Engineer gives some details of the arrangements made by the P. and O. Company for tlie acquirement of land on the Thames bank between the Albert Locks and
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    TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY.
    636 14 (From the Times of Ceylon.' London 15f/i September. The discovery of a secret dynamite factory at Antwerp is regarded as pointing to the existence of a widespread Anarchist conspiracy, with branches in the different European capitals. It is officially announced that eight of Dr. Jameson’s officers discharged at
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    S. C. C. TENNIS.
    68 14 MONDAY’S RESULTS. PROFESSION PAIRS. Mer. II, MacDougall and Rainnie heat Tel., Doyle and Heaps. Army I, Parsons and Ainslie heat Mer. II. MacDougall and Rainnie. A LASS SINGLES. Egerton scr. to Woodward. Woodward hmt Ainslie. TUESDAY’S RESULTS. CHAMPIONSHIP. Egerton heat Heaps. WEDNESDAY’S RESULTS. CHAMPIONSHIP. Ainslie heat
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    2242 14 Minutes of Proceedings on the Municipal Commissioners at an Ordi--1 nary Meeting on Wednesday, the 9th September, 1896. Present: —The President, Alex. Gentle, Esq.; Col. Pennefather, the InspectorGeneral of Police; Theo. Sohst, Esq.; Seah Liang Seah, Esq.; G. T. Hare, Esq.; TanJiak Kim, Esq; J. P.Joaquim, Esq.; Hon’ble
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    PASSENGER LIST.
    495 14 ARRIVALS. Pers. s. Malacca, from Toluk Anson via ports:— Hon’blc J. M. Allinson, Messrs. Desborough, Con wav, Maitland, Egerton. ami Katz, and Mrs. Lovell. Per M.M. s.s. Oceanien from Marseilles— Messrs. M. W. Mein, J. Reversen, Syed Mohamed Aisagotf, and Karl Kirk. From port Said ‘.—Messrs. Orner, and
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      SHIPPING IN PORT.
      147 14 bq.—barque Brit.—Briti^' b -3 States Fr.—French; Go r 1^* U$ Dutch; Joh.—Joliore; d.p.—deck passen«f*r< tain T. P. W.—Tanjonp VagaV I*. D.—Tanjonp Pagar R VVliarf; J. W.- .Tardine’s New Harbour Wharf; X Hi.' v*HW hour Dock P. B. Pulo BranTp tent Slip Rds.—Roads; V\V r P *1 is
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      TRADING VESSELS.
      1107 14 Arrivals Since Noon of s.\tvrda\ I Ban Hin Gunn, Brit. str. 199 tons 9 Peters, 27th Sept. From 9 ports, 25th Sept. G.c., and 257 d.p. Wei 9 Co. For Klang via ports, -jijth Clio Brit. str. 762 tons, Captain WfcJJB 27th Sept. From P. Seinbilan. 25th Oil,
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      VESSELS EXPECTED.
      311 15 *t probable date of arrival and name oj agentz. t London. Oct 22; P. A O. iliverjMjol, Oct. 7; Mansfield. r Liverpool, Sept. 27; Mansfield. London, Oct. 15; P. Simons. sound.;)\a, Oct. 15; Daendels. Hongkong, Nov 3; M. M. L Vork. end Sept P. Simons. Hongkang, Oct 7
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      ARRIVALS.
      926 15 g v Flag A ES8BL8 Nir i. Tons. Captain From Sailed. Consignees. Sep Ger. str. 1109 Davidsen Amov SeDt Leong 5! MM.ztr. 2080 jSchmitz Marseilles Aug 30 M. ilaritimes o .TL Bnt.str. 1802 Hiley London lAug 19W. Mansfield*Co. o Sliprar!? rwi 8tr 4 2- 5 ,,a| y T. Anson
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      CLEARANCES.
      585 15 Date Vessel’s Name. Flag Rig Captain Destination '|l 1 opnt 91 I Nam Yone Brit. str. Smith Penang 1 21 Ellen Rickmers Ger. str. i Strunch Bremen via ports 21 Ban Fo Soon Dut. str. j Odink Sambas and Pontianak oo Secundra Brit str. Parsons i Madras via ports
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      ANJER.
      104 15 PASSED SUNDA STRAITS OR ARRIVED FOR ORDERS. I Flag i Date From Destin- RkDate. and Ship’s Name. Commander. of Where ation Rig. Sailing. Sept. 19 Brit sch Clunies Ross Syvertsen Sept 18 Batavia C. Island 19 Ned s.s.iDrenthe De Groot Sept 19 Batavia Rotterdam 19 bar.|W. Eggertt Grilk Sept
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