The Straits Budget, 6 July 1897

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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, 6TH JULY.
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      MARRIAGE.
      38 1 v, ;ii.' Preslnlerian Church, Singapore, ih,* :ird inst., by the Rev. S. Stephen Walk,*, m.a., assisted by the Rev. Archill Lamont, B. I)., Florence Amy, third daughter of the late Rev. B. P. Keasherry, rnCuiKLK' Walter Banks.
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    TABLE OF CONTENTS.
    257 1 Liai• in<i Aktici.es. Tii** Silun oi Job ore. Malayan Railways. Tiu* Town Hall. Furrt 'l Labour. K»l Sea Lights. Sugar bounties. Local. Market Quotations. List. Snipping News. Police News. Mr. Adamson. Suicide. Javanese Burglars. The Loss of the Sri Hong Ann. Disgraceful Theft. Drugged and Robbed. Public
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    487 1 Singapore, 6th July, 1897. PRODUCE. (Rates are corrected to one p.m.) Gambier, 5.56. Copra Bali, 6.30. do Pontianak, 5.00. Pepper, Black, 14.37$. do White, (5%) 24.76.“ Sago Flour Sarawak, 2.76. do Brunei, 2.06. Pearl Sago 3.20. Coffee, Bali, picked 33.26. Coffee Palembang, picked 39.50. Coffee, Liberian. No. 1 27.60. Tapioca,
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    SUMMARY OF THE WEEK.
    545 1 The mail for Europe, this week, leaves by the P. &O.s. s. Rosetta. The P. O. s. s. Thames with the mail from Europe of the 11th June arrived on Saturday. The mail for .Europe, next week, is fixed for the M.M. s. s. Caledonien. The
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  • REUTER’S TELEGRAMS.
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      THE “ADEN” WRECKED.
      111 1 GREAT LOSS OF LIFE. Txmdon 30 th June. The P. O. intermediate steamer Aden was wrecked on a reef off Socotra, at 3 a. m. on the 9th instant, and is a total loss. Nine passengers, besides three Europeans and thirty three natives of the crew, were
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      THE JUBILEE.
      53 1 THE COLONIAL CONTINGENT. The Prince of Wales inspects the Colonial Contingents at Buckingham Palace on Saturday. THE FRENCH ENVOY. The Due d’Auers tad t the French special Jubilee envoy is said to be deeply gratified at the extremely flattering reception given him by the Queen and by the
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      GERMANY.
      19 1 Count Buelow, the German Ambassador at Rome, has replaced Baron Marschall as the German Minister for Foreign Affairs.
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      LOSS OF THE “ADEN.”
      84 1 FURTHER DETAILS. HOW IT HAPPENED. London 1 st July. The Daily Mail says that the wreck of the Aden occurred during a violent storm. Two boats, which had been lowered, were swamped. The lifeboat got away amidst tremendous seas, and has not been seen since. The
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      THE JUBILEE.
      17 1 The foreign princes and envoys, who attended the Jubilee celebrations, are all departing from London.
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      THE REVENUE.
      23 1 The British revenue returns for the second quarter of the year show an increase of a million and a half sterling.
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      THE JUBILEE.
      45 1 MILITARY REVIEW. London 2nd July. The Jubilee military review at Aidershot was a brilliant one. The Queen was immensely cheered. The Colonial, Indian, and Cingalese contingents defiled first before the Queen under the lead of Lord Roberts, and received a great ovation. a
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      THE “ADEN” DISASTER.
      38 1 The Queen has telegraphed her sincere sympathy and condolence with those bereaved by the loss ol the Aden, and with the survivors. The survivors from the Aden are proceeding homewards in the s. s. India.
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      CALCUTTA.
      33 1 RIOTING IN A BUBURB. Serious rioting has taken place at Chitpur, a suburb of Calcutta. Several Europeans have been injured by the rioters. A strong force is now parading the streets there.
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      RED SEA LIGHTS.
      45 1 MINISTERIAL STATEMENTS. London 3rd July. Mr. Ritchie, President of the Board of Trade, lias stated in the House of Commons that he would spare no pains to overcome the difficulties hitherto attending the lighting of Cape Quardafui and the coast of Socotra.
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      GERMANY.
      60 1 CHANGE IN THE PRUSBIAN MINISTRY. Dr. Miquel, the Minister of Finance in the Prussian Ministry, has been appointed Vice President of the latter in addition to holding his present post. CHANGE IN THE GERMAN MINIBTRY. Dr. Von Boetticher, Head of the Imperial Home Office, has resigned. He is succeeded
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      UNITED STATES.
      30 1 Thk United States Senate has passed a clause in the Tariff Bill for surtaxing sugar imported there from countries which allow bounties on the export of that article.
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      TURKEY.
      56 1 THE THEBSALIAN QUESTION. London sth July. Owing to continual delays on the part of the Turkish Government, the Ambassadors at Constantinople have presented a Collective Note insisting that Turkey must now come to a decision concerning the Thessalian frontier question. The Turkish Ministers in Council have unanimously decided to
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      HAWAII.
      79 1 REPLY TO japan’s PROTEST. Mr. Sherman, the United States Secretary of State, has given a reply to the protest lodged by Japan against the proposed annexation of Hawaii to the United States. Ahe reply declares that the annexation of Hawaii will, in no way, injure the legitimate interests of
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      THE ADEN” DISASTER.
      23 1 The s. s. India has arrived at Suez with survivors from the Aden on board. They are all doing well.
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      THE U. S. TARIFF.
      14 1 The Senate at Washington have finished with the Tariff Bill.
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    28 1 DEATHS. Yr Bangkok, on the 20th June. Robert M.kkki) Fkanvis. Aged 41 years. At (M'orne House, May, infant twin 1 uedkrickand Katie Lkdkrlr, 1 month and 8 days.
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    THE SULTAN OF JOHORE.
    823 2 (Straits Time*, 29 th June.) The conduct of His Highness the 8ultan of Johore, as displayed in public places in Singapore, has for some considerable time been the subject of general comment. That comment has not been flattering; and it seems the function of a newspaper
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    MALAYAN RAILWAYS.
    312 2 (Straits Times 30 th June.) We are able to give, to-day, the exact routes that will be taken by the new lines of railway in Malaya, to be constructed by means of the loan of five million dollars recently approved by the Secretary of State. The various sections
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    THE TOWN HALL.
    924 2 (Straits Times 2)ul July.) The proposed site for the Town Hall opposite the Rallies School has been conditionally abandoned. There are now under consideration at least two sites, and possibly others. Of these two sites, the one is a part of what is commonly known as the
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    FORCED LABOUR.
    366 2 (Straits Times, bth July.) An Act has been passed by the Government of Pahang providipg for the regulation of rice cultivation in that State. The Act lays down that District Officers, after consulting with the local headmen in district and sub-district, shall fix I dates in each year
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    RED SEA LIGHTS.
    253 2 (Straits Times 5 tk July.) The sad fate of the P. and 0. steamer Aden has awakened the Board of Trade to its responsibility in the matter of the lighting of Socotra. Mr. Ritchie, the President of the Board of Trade, has declared, according to Saturday’s telegram,
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    SUGAR BOUNTIES.
    264 2 (Straits Times sth July.) The American Senate has adopted a clause in the Tariff Bill surtaxing imported sugars that have been encouraged ‘by the foreign bounty system. That is a very reasonable retaliatory measure, and it will be a blow for the bounty-fed sugar manufacturers of Austria and
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    69 2 It is notified that the Government will receive, up to the 31st infant tenders for the Opium and Spirit Farms at Singapore, Penang ami :jC Dindings, and Malacca. These farmwere relet on the Ist January, 1895 for three years at a yearly rental of $2, 430,600. In 1891, the yearly
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    KUALA LUMPUR.
    69 2 A SCUFFLE AND ITS RESULTS. According to the Pinavg Gazette, a scuttle occurred at Kuala Lumpur on the night of the 29th June, owing to a certain official obstructing the Fire Brigade. One official left half of his coat behind; another got sat on by a subordinate officer.
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    A TALE OF GEESE.
    103 2 KNOWING BIRDS. The other day, at Kuala Lumpur, a lady was robbed of her flock of geese, including a special pet. She informed the police, who soon found a Chinaman in possession of geese suspiciously lib* the missing ones. The lady claimed ownership of these geese.
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    THE STRAITS CHINESE MAGAZINE.
    330 2 The second number of the £/rojl> Chinese Magazine is now out. Mr. H. n. Ridley contributes the opening paper, which deals with the struggle tor existence in nature among plants. l|J e operation of this law is exemplified the two kinds of sago palms which grow
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    TUESDAY, 29TH JUNE.
    49 3 ii M S Ivhiqenia arrived here Kkvsek, Collector and Magis'I,:, f**lehii. is booked for Marseilles itf 1 v nlil ii. He has been ill. by* 1 -,v rut ary of State refused Mr. request that a fine imposed f r selling lottery tickets, Vp... r»*initted. »h‘
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    SUICIDE.
    34 3 lV n o'elock, yesterday morning, T Hiot himself through the J New Bridge Road. He niirht. He had been drinking. only a coolie, but had formerly .T,i*rtable shopkeeper. f.f-it i i 1 r
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    MR. ADAMSON.
    50 3 <;i THkie Co., who acted as j ,j. ini for conveying by telegram f jiatulations from the Singapore \f, ,,f the Straits Association to s n, on his C. M G., now ,,tc the following telegram to iat ion 1 .•»».«ir»*s us to convey to you his A
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    BANK NOTE REMITTANCE.
    62 3 Thk IVnang Administration Report •vp.tvear notes that the practice of vuittiii" Him- of money through the r. o by na ans of bank notes is very -«ad. The Assistant Postmaster- rai tii r»* remarks that the practice ihle, considering the facilities r*ivid»*.l by the money order system.
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    DISGRACEFUL THEFT.
    70 3 >i'LI)IKK S 1 LALS F KOM A NAll\ E. I'rivatk Snelling of the Rifle Bri-c;.!,-ln> hern arrested on a charge of a i:<>M watch and $lB from a native at tin* Races, on Saturday. It ib aik*-v 1 that the prisoner dropped the watch at the spot where
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    LANGKAT OIL.
    80 3 The Penang Administration Report tor la-t year says that the growing business in Langkat oil (Babaian) has proved, during 1596. prodigiously suc-i-essful. paying over 100 per cent, profit, and leading to the initiation of several imjM»rtant new enterprises. With the present exchanges, and assuming that the flow «»f
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    COCONUTS.
    90 3 At Bukit Mertajam, Province Wellesley. there lias, latterly, been a boom in coconuts. Coconut gardens in cultivation have been changing hands at enormous prices, and the nut has been steady at from §lB to §23 per thousand. Most of the high land in the district is suitable for this
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    DRUGGED AND ROBBED.
    111 3 n the evening of the 24th inst., a Chinaman went into an eating house in South Bridge Road. Being a hari lr he was dressed inasilkbaju and trousers, and these garments aroused Uie cupidity of another Chinaman, who the well-dressed mhn to go <MJ t on the
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    DELI NEWS.
    144 3 Im'oi l t vears tobacco v crop in Deli, 14 hales had been shipped up to J? na May, of which nearly 79,000 W W nt thnrngh the Royal Packet Shn i atl<>n Company. The Ocean Steam N I*’omj,any took 6d,140 bales. The hai' r e rman hloyd
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    MORE FROM THE MAIL.
    500 3 NOTES AND NEWS. SOUTH AFRICA. It is reported that a body of the revolted Bechuanas attacked the British position at the fort near Gamasiep, but was severely repulsed. A telegram received from Cape Town 6tates that Mr. Cecil Rhodes has started for Rhodesia, where the natives
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    CHOLERA IN JAVA.
    41 3 Cholera prevails in Sourabaya and Samarang, but the disease shows no signs of rapid increase. In the island of Bawean, it is raging malignantly. Out of 3,000 inhabitants about seven hundred were attacked, of whom about one-half died.
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    JAVANESE BURGLARS.
    75 3 At half past four o’clock, yesterday morning, a Hokien, living at 32, Teloh Kurau, was awakened by having his door burst open. Three Javanese entered, and threatened to kill him, unless he revealed thewhereahoutsof his property. After getting a blow on the head, he ran through the open
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    REFORMATORIES.
    141 3 Mr. Bryant, who was first magistrate at Penang, last year, records it as his opinion that the most serious point calling for remark is the large number of children who are brought before the Court charged with petty theft. They are generally dealt with by a flogging, but some
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    PUBLIC INSTRUCTION AND THE EDUCATION CODE.
    2166 3 TO THE EDITOR OF THE 44 STRAITS TIMES.” Sir, —A new Education Code is now under the consideration of Government. This code will fix, roughly speaking, the broad lines of public instruction for the next ten years, and so will have a large influence
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    CRICKET.
    236 3 S. C. C. V. GARRISON. A match was played yesterday on the S.C.C. ground between the S.C.C. and Garrison, the Club winning by five wickets and 12 runs. Needless to say, the pitch after the festivities of Jubilee week, was in terrible condition. Scores: GARRISON. Captain Langhorn b Mactaggart
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  • WEDNESDAY, 30TH JUNE.
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      ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
      37 4 Yesterday, a Chinaman, who was crossing the Kranji Straits from Johore in a sampan, jumped into the water. He was rescued and taken to the Kranji Police Station, and will he charged with attempted suicide.
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      EXTENSIVE FIRE.
      60 4 On the 21st instant, a fire broke out in a Chinese warehouse, stored with resin, at Samarang. The fire spread and burned down altogether live warehouses, filled for the most part with six thousand barrels of resin, iron, dyes, and cement. The insurance reached one hundred thousand guilders.
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      THE JUBILEE AT BANGKOK.
      65 4 A jubii.ee jail delivery took place at Bangkok, four prisoners being released. One of them, a Chitty,* had three months yet to serve. Despite rainy weather orf Jubilee day, the 22nd instant, the decorations and illuminations proved to be a success, and the festivities were equal
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      POSTAL ARRANGEMENTS.
      69 4 Mr. A. S. Baxendale, Superintendent of Posts and Telegraphs of the southern States, has been conferring with the acting Superintendent of the Perak system with a view to improving the local mail service, and to alter the postal order arrangements and postage rates, which are not yet uniform
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      BURGLARIES.
      138 4 There was a burglary at 190, Cecil Street, last night. The thieves effected an entrance through some waste ground at. the rear, and they removed the safe from the front to the back of the house. They tried to prize open the safe, but it either proved too strong
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      FINANCIAL NOTES.
      159 4 With reference to the competition offered by America to the steel-tube trade in Britain, a local maker states that the pipes made by the Unitec States producers (who have secured the pipe-line order for Sumatra and Borneo'i are inferior in quality to those made in Britain, being of
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      TANGLIN CHURCH HOUSE.
      208 4 AN ENTERTAINMENT SADLY TERMINATED. The Church House at Tanglin was opened last night with an entertainment. The house consists of a large central room, and four side rooms. The entertainment of last night was held in the central room, which was decorated with plants lent by Mr.
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    THE DURBAR.
    537 4 (From our Correspondent.) The Durbar, so long postponed, has been convened to celebrate the federation of the Protected States, and will be held at Kuala Kangsar, the Royal district of Perak out of deference to the wishes of the Perak nobility, who were averse to the original plan
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    DEBT AND TAXATION.
    264 4 THE SITUATION IN CHINA. A Consular report from Chefoo deals at some length with the important questions involved in the increased indebtedness of the Chinese Government and the necessity for additional taxation. Mr. Brenan points out in forcible terms the injury to trade resulting from the inland
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    NETHERLANDS INDIA.
    571 4 PALEMBANG. It is alleged in the Batavia Nieuu shlad that Almost every steamer from Batavia or Singapore brings to Palembang (SumatraJ land and mining prosectors with or without concessions, who seek some advantage there. Several of them have gone inland in the dfrect ion of Bencoolen. There were
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    THE GOLD COAST.
    190 4 LAND TBOUBLEB. The Gold Coast papers contain bitter attacks on Sir William Maxwell, the Governor of that Colony, for introducing a Land Bill there. The Bill seeks to curtail the time-honoured native practices and usages regarding the ownership and transfer of land. The Bill, in short, aims
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    CAMPAIGNING IN LOMBOK.
    714 4 Messrs. Luzac and Co., London, 1 have published a work entitled: With the Dutch in the East, by Captain \V. Cool. The book is the translation, j by Miss E. J. Taylor, of a Dutch original, which describes the military operations that, in 1894, resulted in the
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    ALLEGED DISHONEST SERVANT.
    109 4 Abdcl Kadir, a man in the employ of Mr. YVanord of the Temple Bar Hotel, has been arrested on a warrant, charged with misappropriating 32 cases of whisky, one case of brandy, two hogsheads of stout, and two cases of port wine, value in all over 5500.
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    CYCLING IN ENGLAND.
    832 4 A highly successful raco held, on Saturday, at track, when C. F. Barden cap and a lap race, and onlv unpaced ten miles scratch r*, 5 i 1 ins H. Brown, of Leigh J*? l ‘->W beaten in the lap race, to, h K M letting him
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    FACTS AND FANCIES ABOUT JAVA.
    1811 5 jHE BEACH.— {Concluded.) ,i,v <»»-«l’STA DE WIT ;lS if the inspiriting hour, it 1 the face of land and sea, tit j e lt also in the little brown the trees, stirring up the ::1 r tl activity. Merry i ill.* cries of children minvf*
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    THE CURRENCY.
    239 5 MH. A. M. SKINNERS VIEWS. Tx the Penang Administration Report for 1896, Mr. A. M. Skinner thus sets forth his ideas on the currency: Currency difficulties have also been less felt, exchange having remained steadier than it lias done for many years past. It has not risen it
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    APPLICATION IN BANKRUPTCY.
    213 5 This morning, Mr. Justice Leach gave judgment in the case re Edwin Koek, bankrupt, parte, Supramanian (•bitty. This was an application on behalf of Y.V.R. Verappa Supramanian Chitty tor a declaration that the Official Assignee of the estate of Edwin Koek, bankrupt, was trustee on behalf of
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    THE AGE OF THE EARTH.
    306 5 Lord Kelvin, who delivered the address at the annual meeting of the Victorian Institute, held a month ago at the Society of Arts, liondon, selected as his subject The Age of the Earth as an Abode of Man.” He observed that the topic was one
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    HOME CRICKET.
    1061 5 SURREY V. GLOUCESTERSHIRE. The heavy t h u nderstorm of Sunday evening /30th May) had naturally left its traces at Kensington-oval on Monday, and Mr. \V. G. Grace, on winning the toss for Gloucestershire, decided, after a careful inspection of the wicket, to put Surrey in first. Up
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    THURSDAY, 1ST JULY.
    106 5 The Government invites tenders for removing night-soil from the Singapore prisons. A 'iukisha coolie was found lying dead in his 'rikisha at the milestone, on tlie Cliangie Road, this morning. A cyclone passed over the western section of Paris on the 19th June. Three persons were killed
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    PHILATELY.
    25 5 Stamp Collectors in Malaya have started a Philatelic Society at Taiping. The Society already musters thirty members, and Mr. Cecil Wray is its President.
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    TIN AND TRADE.
    41 5 The Maloti Mail of the 29th June notes that tin continues to go up in price, but that there is still a large number of empty shop houses in Kuala Lumpur, where trade is distinctly bad at present.
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    DURBAR PROVISIONS.
    38 5 It is reported that the food supplies, in connection with the approaching Native States Durbar, will include forty buffaloes, one hundred sheep and goats, some hundreds of fowls and ducks, and other staple articles of food.
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    MUNICIPAL.
    39 5 The Municipality of Penang invites, applications for the appointment of an assistant Municipal secretary there. It also invites architects to send in designs for a Jubilee memorial clocktower and fountain to he erected there to cost S.* JO,000.
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    YESTERDAY’S PAPERCHASE.
    98 5 The paperchase yesterday met at the cross roads at Orange Grove, and proceeded through Nassim along the grounds in front of the Barracks, negotiating several jumps, and thence to Mr. Cuthbertson’s house, Irwell Bank, where there was the usual finish in Irwell Bank grounds with the usual jumps.
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    THE OWNER OF GALTEE MORE.
    164 5 Mr. Gubbins, whose horse won the Derby, is an Irishman. He belongs to a very humble family (says the Txmdon correspondent of the Bradford Observer), but he inherited a great fortune from his uncle, Mr. Wyse, an Irish distiller. Mr. Wyse had a prosperous business,
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      105 5 I.AXTM3 ALE. t Yesterday afternoon, Messrs. Hong Tek Chye and Co., auctioneers, offered for sale the Bonny Grass Estate and also some land on River Valley Road. The Bonny Grass Estate, held under lease for an unexpired term of 999 years, less ten years, was offered in six lots. Lots
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    493 6 THE MILITARY AND THE FIRE -GUNS. A meeting of the Municipal Cominis--Bion was held yesterday afternoon. There were present: Mr. \V. Egerton, Deputy-President, Mr. \V. Xanson, Mr. Evans, Mr. Sohst, Mr. Meyer, Hon. J. P. Joaquirn, and Mr. Tan Jiak Kirn. The financial statement showed the balance to
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    A CAOUTCHOUC COMPANY.
    137 6 The demand for rubber grows apace, for we are learning to move on tyres only; and it is outrunning the supply. The company-promoter is realising the fact, and he is launching some extremely speculative ventures on the strength of it. Take the prospectus of the Amazonas Rubber
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    THE BISHOP AND HIS RIFLE.
    148 6 Mrs. Bunyon, a relative of the first Bishop of Labuan and Sarawak -Dr. McDougall, who was celebrated for the use of his rifle, in the effective use of which, when pirates in Borneo attacked two prahus, he saved many lives has presented to the Church
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    A MALAY NAUTCH.
    1388 6 (By our Pahang Correspondent.) On the occasion of the installation of Tungku Mahmud of Pahang as fungku Besar, I had the privilege, among others, of witnessing what I have never seen before—a Malay Nautch, or, as it is called in the vernacular, a Joget What I am
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    COFFEE.
    55 6 It is noted in the Perak Pioneer that those who have recently passed through from Kinta to Kuala Kangsar speak ol the remarkable progress coffee is making between Plang and Enggor. Clearings are met with almost without interval, and in some places, where the land is already planted, the
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    THE NEW TRANSATLANTIC MAIL SERVICE.
    296 6 j I Ottawa 29th May. I Sir Richard Cartwright last night brought down a copy of the contract signed on March 18th with Messrs. Petersen, Tate, and Co. for a fast Atlantic service. The vessels are required to be of 10,000 tons register, and to
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    RAFFLES HOTEL.
    863 6 IMPORTANT ADDITIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS. *The increased prosperity of a city or colony is undoubtedly evidenced by the magnitude and growth of its hotel accommodation. In recent years, as everybody knows, Singapore has progressed by leaps and bounds' and the Raffles Hotel, to take one of the principal hosteiries
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    DELI RACES.
    52 6 Thk Deli Race. Club has arranged for three days racing at Medan on the 4th, 6th, and Sth September next. There will be seven events on the first day, eight on the second, and five on the third day. An additional feature will be a honfe show with
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    ALLEGED RUFFIANISM.
    99 6 The Chinese cook 0 f residing on the P as i r p 4 miles from town), assaulted, writes a corrJ'Z on his way home, bv two Iu dem *2 ak^ e fr °m'the c2r TC of foodstuffs, and, after a h 8 succeeded in annexing a fi
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    CYCLING FINANCE.
    427 6 On the 3rd J une, the Court, r, in London heard the case Hooley and another. It f i by the defendants. Mr. fw" a J?W Hooley and Mr. M. I) the refusal of the Divisional c' ,roit I order that the statement of r 10 this action
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    HOME NOTES.
    221 6 An Ameircan humourist, inoneofbi* papers, says—“ The sun was a-going to be<i and the heavins fur and near were a-bluf»h-ing at the performance.” t Baron Alderson, on being asked to gi' e his opinion as to the proper length of a sermon, replied “Twenty minutes- wilt a leaning
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    FRIDAY, 2ND JULY.
    71 7 Cl lief Justiee Collyer took his Art IV jirst time at the Supreme t, r 1 morning, fourt i.ihilw festivities at Penang Th k tin' 19th to the 28th June. f rti»‘r**. on Saturday, proved to IV ;a n -u iliti# ‘1 success. s!l lM j r
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    THE PERMANENT MEMORIAL.
    81 7 «i *.»ni>knr points out that the i -it.* could not he made a proper a Town Hall, unless certain ?i ‘V‘ iiwrtcd. To dump the Town -mall eorner of tlie land, j /on and cribbed in by the i p. would not be satisfac- "’i i-Miilv thing
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    THE LOSS OF THE “ ADEN.”
    90 7 THE LOSS OF THE ADEN.” a .on to-day, at the P. A’ O. Offices, \j r iU'-lii*-. tin* acting agent of the P i» ompanv, met a number of i a ;vr mariners in order to discuss, in with the loss of. the Aden, y.Jr’itiu- »f the east end of
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    DEATH OF MR. C. E. HUME.
    95 7 y- r!,arl**< Edward Hume, one of tliea -f.untant? at the (’bartered Bank, dini i*f tvplioid fever, this morning, at tlie (i<n«*ral Hospital. The deceased gentleman only arrived from the Hongkong branch of the Bank by tin last I*, and O. steamer, the Kdv r-l-WrJ:
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    SINGAPORE CHESS CLUB.
    432 7 With regard to the Handicap Tournament on tin* Knock-out system that 'Wiii. :uc? on Monday next, players have l»c* u Gassed and handicapped as follows: Las 1. P. A. Reutens. Class 2. P. Mclntyre, J. B. Eleum, I! Miles, W. Egerton, T. H. Stephens, 1 li iiittcnden.
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    THE PERMANENT MEMORIAL.
    1881 7 THE GOVERNOR AND THE SITE. RAFFLES SCHOOL SITE ABANDONED. A meeting of subscribers and others interested in the Town Hall Permanent Memorial Scheme was held, yesterday afternoon, at the Town Hall, to consider the question of the site. Among those present were: the Acting Colonial Secretary (the
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    ON THE VERANDAH.
    1594 7 That was a very interesting letter that was published in the Straits Times from Mr. R. W. Hullett upon education and the finance thereof. Far be it from me, as an inexpert layman, to pronounce an opinion upon the many and involved questions that are raised by
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    RACING TELEGRAMS.
    609 8 (From the Asian.") THE MANCHESTER CUP. London, 111 h June. Mr. J. 8. Morrison's Piety, by Satiety Devote. Chanelly 1 Mr. Houldsworth’s b c G reran a by S t. Simon Sunshine. Wood 2 Duk<* of Westminster’s b c Conroy by Bend Or—Grace Conroy. Allsopp 3 Mr. T.
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    RED SEA LIGHTS.
    57 8 A circular is reported to have l»eo!i addressed by the British Ambassador at Constantinople to the representatives of the Great Powers there, inviting their co-operation in regard to the subject of additional lights in the Rea .Sea. No steps can be taken by Her Majesty’s Government until
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    1634 8 THURSDAY, 1ST JULY. PRESENT. H.E. The Governor, Sia Charles Bullen Hugh Mitchell, g.c.m.g. Hon. C. W. Sneyd-Kynnereley, Acting Colonial Secretary. Hon. T. de M. Braddell, Acting AttorneyGeneral. Hon. F. G. Penney, Acting Colonial Treasurer. Hon. Lieut.-Colonel Alexander, r. e., Acting Colonial Engineer. Hon. E. C. Hill, Acting Auditor-General.
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    STAMPS.
    46 8 All the 18 and 24 cent British North Borneo and Labuan stamps of the new issue are said to have been withdrawn, ind are to be returned to London it is understood that it is on account of some errors and omissions in the printing.
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    THE ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL CUP.
    106 8 THE DRAW. The following is the draw for the Association Football Cup:— 1. R. E.\ 1 2. R. A. J 3. Bye. Crpls. R. B. j > 4. Bye. S.C. C. 5. Bye. R. B. J The R. E. and R. A. will play oft' on
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    LOSS OF THE “ADEN.”
    468 8 The local agents of the P. O. Company here have received word by telegram that the Indian Government steamer Mayo arrived at Aden on Tuesday evening. She reports that the Aden was wrecked upon a reef on the east side of the island of Socotra, 120
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    INDIAN IMMIGRATION BILL.
    1240 8 INDIAN IMMIGRATION BILL THE PENANG OKJE^^ The following petition f rom I against the new Indian Immigl'SI was laid on the Council table It is addressed to the Governor I ters and persons interested in tl PU cultural industry of Penang -J* Your Petitioners having eaMul| v I sidered the
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    MONDAY, 5TH JULY.
    127 9 to-day, the sub-post office at T»riL'.;ii will be open till (5 p. ni. instead of *> 1 m- k“ telegraphic summary contains adltiuiial details of the Diamond Jubilee in London. A Malay named Awang, who had been sentenced to death for murdering hit tile, was hanged, in
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    THE SELANGOR RESIDENTSHIP.
    51 9 MK. RELFIELD. Mr. J. i\ Roduer returned to Kuala Lumpur on Saturday last, and Mr. Btiiid’J reiiu-jui&hed the acting appoint •neat of Resident-. Of Mr. Bellield s administration, the Malay Mail says that, a- Resident, he has been a success, judging success by the criticisms of his
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    A FATAL MISTAKE.
    62 9 A Rung man, employed at the Dispensary, died last night, as the result o* taking poison instead of medicine. A ,ew days ago, lie was given Epsom salts, and yesterday stole what he imagined to hf m*>refrom a barrel in the Dispensary. nturtunately for himself, he took
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    CURIOUS DISCOVERY.
    81 9 In opening up a very large nest of *hite ants in search of the u queen/’ viiirii was duly destroyed, H. E. the Wernor of British North Borneo, w ei1 at Labuan, found among the v^'n -y growths no less than twelve r itions. none of them small,
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    DR. BOON KENG AND “OUR ENEMIES.”
    155 9 ‘Hr Hon. ])r. Lim Boon Keng calls a ntion to a point in our reviewers ,r <>n Br. Boon Keng’s article traits Chinese Magazine. Our 4 ran 4 Dr. Boon Keng discusses ,r hncinies,' the latter being for- A,l( i missionaries.” This statemi!’’. i
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    LUCKY FIND.
    37 9 A police constable, last night, in River Valley Road, hearing a Chinaman open a box, arrested the Chinaman and found that he was examining property that had been stolen from a house in the vicinity.
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    POLICE.
    37 9 Captain De Hamel of the Gold Coast Police, who has been appointed to an inspectorship in the Straits Force, arrived by mail on Saturday. Mr. Cuscaden, assistant superintendent of police, has returned from leave in Europe.
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
    142 9 The July monthly medal was played for on Saturday, and resulted in a tie between A. Maekay and H. Rankin. Mr. Gunn had previously won. SCORES. A. A. Gunn 50 41 8 88 A. Maekay 48 47 5 89 H. Rankin 50 55 JO 89 J. Ronald
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    SINGAPORE LAND COMPANY.
    174 9 The seventh ordinary general meeting of the Singapore Land Company was held at the registered office, No. 2, Prince Street, at noon on Saturday. Mr. J. R. Cuthbertson presided and there were present: Messrs. C. Stringer and C. E. Crane (Directors) R. Craig, A. P. Adams, G.
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    GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.
    319 9 2ND JULY. The following appointments have been made Mr. E. L. Talma to be Assistant Indian Immigration Agent at Penang. The Rev. T. J. Hardy to be acting Colonial Chaplain at Malacca, in place of the Rev. W. H. C. Dunkerley, who has been granted leave for one
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    THE MAIL.
    1550 9 I NOTES, NEWS, AND REPORTS. I i WEATHER AT SOCOTRA. < 1 The b. 8. Arcadia, from London, arrived at Colombo on the 26th June. She experienced fine weather until off Socojtra, where she encountered frightful j weather with a high sea. The steamer rolled heavily, and some
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    TEA KIOSK.
    47 9 It is reported at Penang that the Government have sanctioned the erection of a tea kiosk or refreshment stall on the vacant piece of ground in front of the Post Office there, on a temporary license. Hie structure is to be of an ornamental design.
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    TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY.
    1181 9 (From the “Times of Ceylon”) London, 22nd June. The Times says it is not intended to employ European troops in the Nile operations. The Duke of Coburg will be the Admiral of the Jubilee Fleet. The weather to-day opens overcast and close. Many thousands remained all night in
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    INDIAN TELEGRAMS.
    210 10 THE JUBILEE. Calcutta, 23rd June. The papers here are full of Jubilee telegrams from various places in India; but the earthquake has extinguished any jubilation in Calcutta. Besides the holidays, nothing special to mark the event will take place, and the situation in Bombay is a similar one.
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    TO ARRIVE.
    79 10 (For the Far Bail) For P. A O. s. s. Ceylon from London, June 12:—Mr. A. Bryer. Per P. AO,t. s. Shanghai from London, Jnno 28:—Dr. Cantley. Far P. A O. s. s. Mauilua connecting with steamer Rohilla at Colombo, from London June 17: —Mr. W, A. Hayward,
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    THE LOSS OF THE “ SRI HONG ANN.”
    3264 10 THE LOSS OF THE SRI HONG ANN.” COURT OF INQUIRY. At-noon, on Tuesday at the Court of Requests, a Marine Court of Inquiry was held relative to the circumstances attending the loss of the s. s. Sri Hong Ann wiiich foundered near Malacca, during a squall early on the morning
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    RAUB.
    544 10 COMPANY MEETING AT BRISBANE. TRESPA8S ON THE CONCESSION. The third annual meeting of thj» Raub Gold Mining Company, Ljmi was held at Brisbane on the 28tb t J There were forty-six shareholders P sent, Mr. De Burgh Persse being chair. The Charman, in moving tne adoption of the report
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    HOME NOTES.
    482 11 l/<r<i Ro>et»orv is particularly fond of children, and delights to enter into their inni'iMifnts anal to sympathise with them in their trials. When leaving Dalmeny in theautuMM, hi- attention was drawn to a proup of caddies who were waiting for Barnto’i golfer*. His Lordship, in a homely fashion,
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    THE JUBILEE IN MALAYA.
    1974 11 PKRAK. 1 (From our Correspondent.) THANKSGIVING SERVICES. Thanksgiving Services were held, on Sunday (20th inst.), at the English and Roman Catholic churches in Taiping. All Saints was well filled in the evening when the special form of prayer appointed was read by the chaplain, the Rev.
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      EDUCATION AND FINANCE.
      185 11 TO THE EDITOR OF THE STRAIT8 TIMES.” Sir, I am in no way an expert on the finance of education, which seems to be Mr. Hullett’s chief subject in your issue of yesterday; and so I would like to hear the opinion of some other people on
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      THE LOSS OF THE “ ADEN.”
      339 11 THE LOSS OF THE ADEN.” TO THE EDITOR OF THE STRAITS TIMES.” Sir, —The community of Singapore and all ports East will have heard with great grief of the loss of the P. O. steamer Aden, and, worse still, of the sad loss of life, on that dangerous point, in
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      THE BURGLARY SEASON.
      191 11 TO THE EDITOR OF THE 8TRAIT8 TIMES.’* Sir, —The everlasting accounts of robberies, burglaries, and thefts, which appear almost daily, surely indicate that there is something rotten in the State of Denmark, or, rather, in Singapore. It is high time something was done, and that quickly, to
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    PASSENGER LIST.
    433 11 arrivals. Per s. s. Chow Phya from Klang via ports: —Mr. Aitken. Per s. s. Neera from Teluk Anson via ports: —Messrs. Lake, Keyser, Emsltft Benzie, and Rollon. Per s. s. Elcano from Manila:—Messrs. Dumas, Jose Braga, Bertha Asm us de Bragn, Jacobo Weill, Salvador Uasalbes, and Arturo
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    VESSELS ADVERTISED TO SAIL.
    38 11 For Penang and Calcutta, Chelydr o, due 5th July, Boos Wad A Co. China and Japan, Ningeko w, due 12th July Borneo Ce. Penang and Bombay, Letimfrro, on ilMi July, Behn Moyer A Co.
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      SHIPPING IN PORT.
      185 12 Under this heading the following abbrcvia. tions are used —str. —steamer; sh.—ship bq.—barque; Brit.—British U. S. United States; Fr. French; Ger. —German; Dut. Dutch; Joh. —Jobore; Ac., G.c., General cargo d.p.—deck passengers; U. —Uncertain T. P. W.—Tanjong Pagar-Wharf; T. P. D.—Tanjong Pagar Dock B. W. Borneo Wharf;
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      TRADING VESSELS
      1496 12 Arrivals Since Noon of Friday. Amherst Brit. str. 108 ton*, (’apt Kozells, 3rd July. From T. Anson, 30th June. U.c. and 152 d.p. Wee Bin and Co. For T. Anson sth—Rds. Alboin, Brit. str. t>so tons, Capt Ritch o, 3rd July. From Bangkok, 23rd June. Te k Wood.
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      VESSELS EXPECTED
      408 12 Name, port, probable date of arrival, an* name of agents. Baron Innerdale, left Barry, June 10; Bayern, Europe, July 22; Behn Mever. Benledi Hongkong, July 1; P. Simons. Bellona, Hongkong. July 7 Rai tenberg. Benlomond, at Glasgow, June 4; P. Simons.. C. Apcar, Calcutta, July 9; S. Moses.
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      ARRIVALS.
      942 12 Vkhhkl’s Name. Tons Oavtais j Feom I Sailed 2 Rio. I u SWKu> rue I tvut L 26 Eva Nor 8tr. 1926 Hansen Otaru June 8Bou ft tA. 28 Kriemhild Oer str. 1022 Biermann Hamburg May 22 T arid Co. 28 (Elcauo Spa. str. fiOlGalo Manila June 22 W
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      CLEARANCES.
      691 12 I Date. j Vessel’s Name |Flag&Rig Captain Destination l I i June 26 Pakshan I Brit str. Jenkins Reunion. 26 Benalder j str. Thompson Hongkong and Japan 26 Cassius i Nor str. Unruh H’kong, Shanghai an J&P 8 26 Sri Tanjong Pinang' Dut str. Nacodah Bagan via ports 28
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