The Straits Budget, 17 August 1901

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    122 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE “STRAITS TIMES.” The Straits i imes is widely read throughout Asia ffeneraii’ir t* all the Protected States of the Malay Peninsula In 7 1 ,rculates m Singapore and Penang, throughout xne Malay Peninsula,.in Siam, Borneo, the Netherlands Indies, the Philippines, and
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  • The Straits Budget. SATURDAY, 17TH AUGUST.
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      BIRTHS.
      33 1 'ti. August, at 44 Langlands,” Hi* >■ uil*y K* a<l. ihe wife of Plrnest ydi Hii/kE', of a son. v-lSili in't., at Malacca, the wife of T i’ i Ki.iu:jim;k of a son.
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      MARRIAGE.
      46 1 |jx I»i« kens —(>n the 7th inet., at Ifcirfivs Cathedral, Singapore, by the I'M H bunkerley, Colonial Chaplain, r JtHN Bayvrd, phh*«t son of Ip-ald B. 11 Clayton Esq., late of t -r.-uffh. Queensland, to Bfatrjce, K- iui'hter of ;ho late Charles Dickens Hill, Kent.
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    TABLE OF CONTENTS.
    210 1 Articled. I Extortion®. Lil^ur. B? Foal. B ’*ex War. lMs Career. Quebtiou. |-^Institution. ■p Q Wealth. ■‘■•-•ire r»n»wavs. I hjliev. ■*i\ I Jiriet Quotation?. I x^ ,n gXcws. List. I New?. 1 Sale. It f l r n n junction. |v Ual Criminals. ■raizes I Way |r>
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    COMMERCIAL.
    565 1 Singapore, 17th August, 1901. PRODUCE. Gamhipr buyers 3 10 50 Topra Bali 8.2-5 <io Pontianak 7.25 Pepper, Black. buvers 29.12$ do White. (5%)... 44.12$ Sago Flour Sarawak 3.25 do Brunei No. 1 2.90 Pearl Cago 3.80 Poffae, Bali, 15% basis 19^0 Coffee, Palembang. 15% basis 23.00 Coffee. Liberian No.
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    SUMMARY OF THE WEEK.
    348 1 The mail for Europe, this week, leaves by the M. M. s.s. iSinai. The mail for Europe, next week, is fixed for the P. O. s.s. Coromandel. The Stuttgortj with the German mail for Europe, left on Thursday. The German mail from Europe by the P.
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  • REUTER’S TELEGRAMS.
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      STEEL STRIKE IN AMERICA. All work to stop on Saturday next.
      35 1 London, Stk August. A general strike among steel workers in the United States has been ordered to start from the 10th instant (Saturday next.)
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      TRADE FACILITIES IN CHINA.
      71 1 A Clause of the joint note to be Considered by Conference Lord Lansdowne stated in the House of Lords that the negotiations with respect to Article Eleven of the Joint Note regarding commercial facilities in China will possibly be transferred to a most convenient place than
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      FUNERAL OF THE EMPRESS FREDERICK.
      21 1 Later. The funeral of the Empress Frederick will take place at Potsdam on the 13th instant.
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      BRITISH VOTES OF CONDOLENCE AND SYMPATHY.
      29 1 The House of Commons has unanimously passed a vote of condolence with King Edward, and a vote of sympathy with the Kmperui >nui
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      SIXTY-ONE COLUMNS AT WORK IN SOUTH AFRICA. General French’s Operations Beginning to tell.
      53 1 London 9/A August. ►Sixty-one military columns are now operating in South Africa. Several skirmishes are reported. General French's operations in Cape Colony are beginning to tell on the invaders. Commandant Fouche has recrossed the Orange River and
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      BEFORE FOREIGNERS MAY ENTER!
      30 1 It is announced that all Boer prisoners, and all refugees, Afrikanders, and Outlanders, will be reinstated in the Transvaal before foreigners are allowed to enter there.
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      COUNT WALDERSEE AT HAMBURG.
      15 1 Count Waldereee’s reception at Hamburg was purely military and very quiet.
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      RUSSIA COLONISING.
      36 1 What she is doing on the Amur. The Times correspondent at Odessa reports that the Russian Government is endeavouring to colonise the Amur territory, and intends to plant Cossack colonies on the Chinese border.
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      KITCHENER’S STERN PROCLAMATION.
      30 1 Later Lord Kitchener’s proclamation providing for stern measures against the enemy has been favourably received in Natal. The terms of the proclamation are not known in London.
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      OUTPOST SURPRISED.
      22 1 A British post consisting of 25 of Steinacker’s Horse has been surprised and captured at the Saby River [Northern Transvaal].
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      THE ESTIMATES. £67,746,833 VOTED IN THREE HOURS.
      57 1 THE ESTIMATES. 67,746,833 VOTED IN THREE HOURS. London 10/A August. A now closure rule, adopted in the House of Commons on Wednesday, enabling the Estimates to be voted In groups instead of separately, was applied in the House of Commons yesterday evening Estimates aggregating £67,746,£33* were voted in three hours,
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      MOURNING FOR THE LATE EMPRESS-FREDERICK.
      15 1 Three weeks’ mourning for the late Empress-Frederick has been ordered.
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      NEW BRITISH MINISTER IN COREA.
      20 1 Later. Mr. J. N. Jordan's promotion to be British Minister in Corea has been gazetted.
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      KITCHENER’S PROCLAMATION.
      106 1 Lord Kitchener has issued a proclamation to the Boers in accordance with instructions from the Home Government. 1 he proclamation provides for the peiinanent banishment from Soutli Africa, unless they surrender before the 15ih September next, of ail commandants, field cornets and leaders of armed bands, being burghers
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      KITCHENER’S PROCLAMATION. HEARTILY APPROVED ON ALL SIDES. STERNER MEASURES POSSIBLE.
      44 1 London 11/A August. Press opinion heartily approves of the proclamation to the Boers just issued by Lord Kitchener. The papers anticipate that sterner measures will be taken if the proclamation proves to be ineffective.
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      THE CHINA EXPEDITION. LIST OF BRITISH HONOURS.
      167 1 K. C. B'S. London 12/A August. The China Honours are gazetted as follows: Sir Claude MacDonald Colonels Reid, Barrow and Dorward and Sir Pertab Singh to be Knight Commanders of the Bath. K. C. M. G'S. Colonels Norman Stewart, Cummins, Lorn-Campbell, Bookey, Gartside-Tip-ping
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      GENERAL GASELEE PROMOTED.
      25 2 General G \selee has been promoted to tlie rank of M ijor-General. The Maharajah Sindhia has been appointed Aide-dc-Camp to the King.
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      OTHER PROMOTIONS.
      93 2 The following promotions are also notified: Lieutenant-Colonels O Sullivan of the Royal Engineers, Woon and Pollock of the Indian Stall Corps. Majors Johnstone and Luke ot the Royal Marines Swan, Boer, Tulloeh, Mackenzie, Kennedy, and Vaughan of the Indian Staff Corps St. John of the Royal Artillery; and
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      FOR DISTINGUISHED CONDUCT.
      58 2 The following have received the medal for Distinguished Conduct in the Field Sergeants Murphy and Preston Corporals Johnstone and Gowney and Private Myers of the Royal Marines. Sergeant Taylor, Privates Crew, Djodson, and Jackson ot the Welsh Fusiliers. Havildar Roshan Khan of the Hongkong and Singapore Battalion
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      INDIAN DECORATIONS.
      76 2 The following have been decorated with the Order of the Indian Empire General Gaselee to be Grand Commander. The Prince of Bikanir to be a Knight Commander. Colonels Rainsford, Radford, ScottMoncrieff and Waddell; Majors atson and Scott; Lieutenant Asafali Khan of the Maler Kotla Sappers; Subadar-Majors Sardar Khan
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      BLOCKHOUSE CAPTURED.
      24 2 Later. Lord Kitchener reports that a blockhouse near Brandfort was rushed and captured by the enemy after severe lighting on Wednesday night.
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      KRITZINGER’S COMMANDO.
      23 2 Kritzinger’s Commando, consisting of four hundred badly mounted men, have crossed the railway to the south of Conway in Cape Colony.
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      THE STEEL STRIKE IN AMERICA.
      38 2 The general strike in the iron and steel trades declared by the American Steel Workers’ Association has begun. The strike is supported by the American Federation of Labour Unions and the Mineworkers’ Organisation.
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      LATE EMPRESS-FREDERICK.
      19 2 The remains of the Empress Frederick were removed to Kronberg Church temporarily yesterday. The service was impressive.
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      CHINA PROTOCOL STILL UNSIGNED. GROUND OF BRITAIN’S OBJECTION.
      47 2 London August 13 tk. The delay in the signature of the China Protocol is due to Britain objecting to Powers with microscopic commercial interests in China enjoying an equal voice with herself on the proposed International Tariff Revision Commission.
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      THIBET AND THE CZAR. MISSION OF NO IMPORTANCE.
      56 2 Later. w Lord Cranborne has stated in the House of Commons that Count Lamsdorff, the Russian Minister for Foreign Affairs, had informed Sir N. R. O’Conor, the British Ambassador at St. Petersburg, that the Thibetan Mission to the Czar was not political
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      THE COMMONS.
      27 2 TWO BILLS ADVANCED. The H >use of Coinnams has read tor the second time tlie Bills dealing with the Royal Title and the Pacific Cables.
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      COUNT WALDERSEE. RECEIVED BY KING EDWARD.
      31 2 London 11 th AugKing Edward has received Count Waldersee at Hamburg and has conferred upon him the Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath.
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      LATE EMPRESS FREDERICK.
      34 2 The coffin containing the remains ot the Dowager-Empress Frederick was removed from the church at Kronberg to the railway station there yesterday evening. It was followed by a cortg&e of princes.
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      A SIMPLE FUNERAL.
      40 2 Li i ter. The funeral of the Dowager-E inpress Frederick was of the simplest kind in accordance with the wish of the deceased. Only members of the Imperial family and the principal civil and military authorities attended.
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      BRITAIN ON THE GAMBIA.
      44 2 IMPORTANT AGREEMENT. Reuter hears that an important agreement has been concluded between the Government of the Gambia Colony and a powerful Native Chief, whereby both banks of the Gambia River up to the Anglo-French frontier will be within British territory.
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      TEA SALES IN LONDON. FAILURE OF A “ RING.”
      60 2 TEA SALES IN LONDON. FAILURE OF A RING.” London, 15 tk August. An attempt by a ring of brokers to boycott the public tea sales in London lifts tailed. 19,000 packages of Ceylon tea were sold DUbliclv v«*u»-.Uy .phm.lid prices. 25,000 packages of Indian tea were sold on Monday. There
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      THE ROYAL TOUR.
      22 2 DUKE AND DUCHESS OF CORNWALL IN NATAL. The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall have arrived at Pietermaritzburg in Natal.
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      A TOUGH FIGHT. 300 BOERS ROUTED.
      62 2 Later There has been a four hours' light on the Fish River between J00 Boers and 300 British. The Boers made a tough resistance, but were driven from kopje to kopje. The British loss w;is one officer and one private killed, and seven wounded.
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      WALDERSEE’S SPEECHES. “BOASFUL AND AGGRESSIVE.” What German Newspapers Think.
      61 2 London 16th Adjust. Maay German newspapers censure the boastfulness and aggressiveness of speeches recently delivered by Count Waldersee on his return from China. The papers especially deprecate an assertion made by him that while the names of other nations have sunk
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      BILLS READ.
      76 2 THE DOCKYARD AT HONGKONG. The House of Commons haf read for the third time the Royal Titles Bill, and the Naval and Military Works Bill for the second time. t Mr. Pretyman, in introducing the naval section of the Bill, stated that the extent of the Dockyard at
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      SOUTH AFRICA. AMERICAN POLICY WILL BE FOLLOWED.
      37 2 Ijater. Mr. Chamberlain states in the House of Commons that if the South African war degenerates into a war with banditti the American policy in the Philippines will be followed.
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      RESULTS OF LORD KITCHENER’S PROCLAMATION.
      36 2 He adds that Lord Kitchener’s proclamation will either bring the war to a conclusion, or rid the Colony of irreconcilables who, if they remain, will be a continuous source of danger.
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    52 1 B DEATHS. ~i-\ At Bangkok oil 9th August, Gifford Fildes, son of Horace »».Solicitor, Aberdeen. Bp -12th in~t., suddenly, at Johor Bahru, B" Hkm:v Ali.kn, third son of the late B ,£M M. Allen, of the Perseverance B Singapore, aged 2n years. DEATH OF SIGNOR CRISPI. Still Later. Signor Crispi
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    LAWYERS’ EXACTIONS.
    951 2 (Straits Times Stk Aug.) Admiral Sir John Commerell, having been swindled by every lawyer lie ever had anything to do with,” left some rude, if sagacious advice to his I executors in the matter of their refraining from litigation over his will. Some excerpts from the singular testament
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    LABOUR DEFIANT.
    426 2 (Sh'dils 'IHfUCSf 8//i A »*j.) j It now seems quite within the bounds of possibility that Mr. Pierpont Morgan’s stupendous schemes of inI dustrial amalgamations may yet exercise I upon the markets of the world—if not I indeed upon its entire social system I results diametrically opposite to
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    BOER WAR.
    696 2 (Straits Tinut, Hth j,„, mn nAn*i«i. i HyiGH nearly two yean have^JI since the Boer war began, I th stru-gl,; I,as now rf, "M a desultory guerilla a mere wanton prolongation y.y J horrors ol war -with no earhly to justify such prolong! learn from to-day’s desjc^H that
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    CHINESE COAL.
    635 3 Times, 10 III Aug.) I i-ical interest and importance I attached to the latest I voni Tientsin, which indicate B. coal mines of Kaiping are R 1 way to take the lead in I ,.i trade of the Orient. rfuch I cilC in commerce must quickly I ;he
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    CRISPI’S CAREER.
    777 3 (Straits Times \'2tl> Signok Crispi, the so-eulled 44 Grand Old Man of Italy, has passed away after a variegated career of 82 years, during half of which lie figured before the public in the capacity of a political weather-cock. Long prior to his demise he had outlived his
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    CHINA QUESTION.
    665 3 (Straits Times, 1 3th Aug.) The definite announcement of the real cause of Britain’s objection lo the protocol is the first diplomatic expression of antagonism to Russia that lias emanated from our side, since the cessation of hostilities brought about the discussion of ways and means regarding the
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    RAFFLES INSTITUTION.
    541 3 (StraitB Times 14/// Aug There is a cartoon in the current issue Quitch which might be very properly commended to the consideration of the various gentlemen interested in education and such matters in Singapore. A glanceat Punch w ill reveal the picture referred to. The Board of Trustees
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    TEST OF WEALTH.
    928 3 (Straits Times 14 th Aug) Only a trifle more than a century has elapsed since Pitt declared that every man who had an estate worth £10,000 a year in England had a right to be a peer. Now, sonic lugubrious social analyst in the cm rent issue
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    ELECTRIC TRAMWAY.
    844 4 (Straits Times, 15 th Aug.) The reconsidered decision of the Municipality in the matter of an electrical traction system in Singapore, is to be commended. Electrical traction is not to-day the uncertain but mainly successful experiment of a decade ago it has proven itself one of the greatest
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    CHINA CRISIS.
    1101 4 {Straits Times, 1 6fh Aug.) Singularly enough, though we I learned something about the London market for Ceylon products from that source yesterday, Reuter has not mentioned a word about the seemingly I grave crisis in tlie relations of Britain I and Russia, since he sent the sensai
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    STERN POLICY.
    3230 4 (•$trails Times 1 (ilk Aug) Mr. Chamberlain’s announcement in the House of Commons that the American policy in the Philippines will be followed in the Transvaal—presumably after the 15th of next I month —and those who remain in arms I after that date will regarded as banditti, I
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    THURSDAY, 8TH AUGUST.
    948 5 The cable ship Recorder arrived from Anjer at 6.30 p.m. yesterday. Mr. E. L. Brockman, first magistrate, takes two weeks’ leave from the 12th inst. Mr. \V. C. Michell takes charge of his duties. The D'Entrecasteaux, a French cruiser which will hoist tftu Hag of tear-Admiral Bayle
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    FREE BREAKFASTS.
    200 5 COCKbKl>u i'amxl nAAt rpg At t lie irrigation works at Krian, in Perak, it was proposed to provide all Tamil coolits there with a cup of hot coffee, free of charge, every morning before going to their work. It was calculated that this could not be done for
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    THE TURKISH NAVY.
    237 5 deplorable state of affairs. i The Constantinople correspondent of the Frankfurter Zeitung has just sent his paper the following startling account of the Turkish Navy. A year ago the Turkish warship Assarie Tewfik was 6ent to the Germania dockyard at Kiel to be reconstructed. She was accompanied
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    THE “TIN KING.”
    102 5 Mr. Autkur Strauss has been des cribed by 11 Hermes” of Commerce as the" Tin King.” Mr. Strauss, in the ‘bourse of a long interview, puts down the present inflated price of tin to American influence. He said only a hundred years ago, Cornwall produced the chief
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    HONGKONG BANK.
    124 5 Railway Undertaking. A Tokyo despatch in reference to the circumstances which have led to expediting the negotiations between the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank and the German-Asiatic Bank with regard to the work of construction of the Tientsin-Chinkiang Railway, states that it is the satisfactory result of the by
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    SUNSTROKE.
    263 5 It is not generally known that sunstroke, otherwise known as insolation, or coup de soleil, is one of the oldest recognised diseases. Two instances are mentioned in the Bible (ii. Kings, iv. 18-37; and Jonah, iv. 8). Cases of sunstroke proper/’ or thermic fever, as it is sometimes called,
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    PAHANG NEWS.
    279 5 Kuala Lip is Blh August. A new tin locality in the Pandan Valley, Kwantan district, is attracting attention and land is sought after there for alluvial mining. In the Blat, there are now over 200 coolies at work, and t heSingapore sy ndicat which has obtain ed land
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    BOXERS AT EARL’S COURT.
    964 6 Astounding Discovery. j An extraordinary discovery has been made in connection with the Chinese I c-mr loyed at the Military Exhibition at Eari’s-court, and the management have had much difficulty with the Celestials in consequence. It seems, fro* 11 ie I reports n the home papers,
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    KITE FLYING.
    151 6 A London correspondent writes: I W 7 e are threatened with a n w American craze which is destined by its allurements to drive from the solemn game of golf its most active votaries and to decimate the hockey clubs Everyone will be kite-flying, not in the commercial
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    GOVERNOR BIRCH.
    523 6 Tour On The B. N. B. Hast Coast. Governor Birch of British North Borneo returned to bandakan, on thn 21st July, from a tour on the East Coast of that Territory. The result of the visit, says tlie 2>. X. />. //f>vi/«/, is that H. E. was opinion
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    BOWLING.
    168 6 Two handicaps were bowled last week at the Tanglin Club, with the following results class A. Heap, Score. Total. 1 Bowes 40 781 771 i Cunliffe.. 0 *59 -{Stratton.. 100 659 io9 4 Graham **o 050 <lO 6 Glennie 1-0 «>7l b. 1 0 Southam 0 660 W'o 7
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    THE ASSIZES.
    436 6 THE SHAIK MADARSAH LANE MURDER. At the Assizes this morning, before Rlr. Justice Hyndman-Jones, the Attorney General mentioned the case of two men of the 16th Madras Native Infantry, named Gulbuga and Subrailo, who were charged from the last Assizes with murder. It will be remembered that about
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    LEANDER V. PENNSYLVANIA.
    197 6 Describing the great race between Leander and Pennsylvania University, for the Henley Grand Challenge Cup, a Ixmdon paper says that when Leander finally drew ahead, Pennsylvania were quite done with, but struggled on to the finish without going to pieces as former American crews have done, being
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    THE P. & O. LASCARS.
    621 6 THE P. O. LASCARS. A SEMI-PROFESSIONAL OPINION. In the last issue of Fair Flay to hand, the following letter appears over the signature of that w'ell-known writer on maritime affairs “The Look-Out Man The follow ing letter from Mr. Johnston, the Secretary of the l*. O. Company, gives very distinctly
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    HABITUAL CRIMINALS.
    787 6 INCREASE IK MX* Habitual criminal* W? found hard to deal with t, SH mers Mr. Innen, the Z R Prisons handlee tltesubfeiu/, I lor last year, a „d show the increasing criminals in jail l,e re of these figures leads in the conclusion that our has not been
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      153 6 YESTERDAY’S LAND SALE. At Powell and Co’s saleroom yesterday, the following properties were disposed of: Leasehold land at Mirbau Road, near the Singapore River, North Campong Malacca, area 12,600 square feet comprised in Government Leases Nos. 1003, t 1005, 1006, 1356, 1357 and 1358 tor 999 years subject to a
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    MURDER BY A SOLDIER.
    673 7 I BISON EH FOUND INSANE. oKFK-R TO TUSSAUD’S. iNT h some particulars xvere I columns of a shocking ;v*! u 00 hvich in May, the rnur- u ,r inomas Cole Butler, quarter- r r -VrW rit in the Ann >’ rfervi <>e I r Cl vv
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    FIRE AT FOOCHOW.
    138 7 I. j. :,ze considerable damage I -un^ Chcw the 26th Jul y* Tb e I 55 P rein ises consumed included I Bank 0ffice The CharI Co. an d Frazer, Ramsay ceB a °d tea-godowns are Chinese De T large building owned v.> e 1 his place
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    FRIDAY, 9TH AUGUST.
    1643 7 Lr,!^ A °r UE has again br ken out at Kuala Lumpur. Ros,Irio Wt tor Penang at 11-30 a.m. yesterday. Course will be officially opened for training on August 19th. T ‘Singapore Volunteer Corns B ill ,h DioMr he h r th at the A Jstrian steamer
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    “THE UPSTART.”
    65 7 The play of “The Upstart” was repeated last Yiight in the Town Hall. r>oth the acting and the music were a* good as one could desire; but the audience was small—a fact probably accounted for by the rain. All the performers gave a good account of themselves, and
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    DEPARTURES BY MAIL.
    73 7 1 er P.&O. str. Bengal for Penang—Mr. lln B Hu, Mr. Moody, Mr. and Mrs. V \Y arrack, Mr. Henshaw, Mr. M. bternberg, Mr. J. Hamilton. For London—Lt. Basil S. Xoake, Mr. G. H. K. Moor, Capt. F. M. Martin, Mr. E. C. Davidson, Sapper F. James,
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    FIRE AT JALAN SULTAN.
    104 7 j A CHINAMAN KILLED. A fire broke out at 4.20 this morning at No. 58-4 Jaiati Sultan. The house was occupied by a number of Chinese rikisha coolies. The Fire Brigade turned up promptly and saved the back part ot the premises, but the Haines spread
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    THE TOWN BAND.
    106 7 PROPOSED MUNICIPAL CONTRIBUTION. The Municipal Secretary informs us i h ?M*Yi ’’resident has given notice that at the next ordinary m^unK of the Municipality (on Wednesday next) he will move:— (1.) That the sanction of the Governor in Council be requested to the contribution of a sum
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    THE ASSIZES.
    120 7 At the Assizes yesterday a Chinaman named Chung Ah Tek was sent to I durance vile for three years for highway I robbery. I Lim Ah Jee and Chan Ah I Tong were found guilty of causing Igrevious hurt. The former got three months’ hard and the latter
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    LADY SOLICITORS IN SCOTLAND.
    150 7 In the Court of Session, Edinburgh, recently, a question was settled that has been agitating legal circles in Scotland for some months as to whether a lady could under Scottish statutes practise a 9 a solicitor. Miss Margaret Strang Hall, of Braehouse, Kirn, a young lady
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    LOSS OF A SCHOONER.
    173 7 I fuK schooner T.idv Florence, of |tf n 1< JV- 8 hound from here t.-> I fort Dickson to go into the I trawling business' there, was I blown ashore at Tanjong I yesterday morning at I Tl 30 0 clock and became a total wreck.
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    BIGOTRY.
    634 7 A HIGHLY I1ESPECTABE 8IN. fuoroH a good many pious persons will deplore the fact that such I senaments could be even entertained by a minister ot the Gospel—much les» expressed by him in print-no apo£ is necessary lor reproducing the followI h g excerpt from an article by the
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    PENSIONS.
    179 8 A parliamentary paper has been issued consisting of a list of all pensions cranted during the year ended June 20th, 1901, under the Act I Viet., e. 2, and charged upon the Civil List. All the pensions were granted on Feb. 13th and they are as follows, with the
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    THE SHARE MARKET.
    130 8 In their weekly share report, Messrs. Latham and Mactaggart state A fair amount of business has been transacted during the past fortnight. The price of hydraulic tin raining shares shows an advance, while gold mines keep steady. Tanjong Pagars and Straits traders have been sold at quotation
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    CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.
    201 8 This morning, Pakarinien, a cattle owner, appeared before Mr. Green in response to a summons issued at the instance of Inspector Paglar S. P. C. A., for exposing a sick bullock on the public road at the junction of Bukit Timah and McKenzie Roads on the 25th
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    UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL AGENCY, LTD.
    260 8 The fifth ordinary annual meeting of shareholders in the above company was held at the offices of Messrs. Dodwell Co., the General Managers, Hongkong. The Chairman (Mr. G. H. Medhurst) addressed the shareholders as follows: Gentlemen, —The report and accounts have been before you some
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    WARSHIPS LEAVE HONGKONG UNDER SEALED ORDERS.
    100 8 His Majesty’s ship Eclipse and Daphne and another warship left Hongkong very hurriedly at night on the 3let July. Between six and seven o’clock the ships were at their usual anchorages, but shortly after ten o’clock, under cover of darkness, they moved rapidly out
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    NOTEWORTHY NOVELS.
    147 8 Among the noteworthy novels, says the Boohwin, which will appear between now and the end of the yea*| are: —Sir Walter Besant s The Lady of Lynn” (published the other day), Mr. Hall Caine’s The Eternal City” Mr. S. R. Crockett s The Firebrand,” Mr. and J Ur
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    WIRE NEWS.
    186 8 Potgieter’s laager near olmarans has been captured. There were 21 Boer casualties. Myburghs commando has been surprised and 24 captured, at Dassiesport, including My burgh who was dangerously wounded. Hussars have captured a pom-pom, 20 waggons, and 32 prisoners from Commandant Yiljoen, near Middleburg. Lord Kitchener reports that
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    KECHAU GOLD MINING CO., LTD.
    305 8 The following is the Managers report of the Company’s working for the month of July, 1901 The mill ran 27 days 14 hours, crushing 280 short tou6 of ore yielding 108 ozs. 16 dwts. smelted gold. The ore milled was obtained from the Kechau Reef,
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    A JOHORE VENTURE.
    192 8 the tebbau planting co. The fifth general meeting of the Tebrau Planting Co., Ltd., wan held at 1 Hongkong on the 30th July. The Chairman, Mr. H. Humphreys, said— Gentlemen, the report and statement of accounts having been in your hands some days, I propose, with your
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    PEARLS HILL RESERVOIR.
    343 8 A correspondent writes :—Monday last being a holiday, I took a ramble and after a while found myself in Pearls Hill Road. Pursuing this course, I came to the foot of the approach to the reservoir under construction Seeing no signboards warning off* trespassers, and being actuated
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    MINING IN THE DUTCH INDIES.
    298 8 A wide field of operation for the introduction of dredges presents itself in the Dutch East Indies, says the Australian Mining Standard. Celebes especially has a brilliant future before it both in respect to gold and coal. Work is being systematically carried on on a
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      CRUELTY TO LIVE STOCK.
      549 8 TO THE EDITOR OF THE 8TRAIT8 TIMES.” j I Sir,—I have read with considerable interest the correspondence in your paper entitled Cruelty to Live Stock. 1 Anyone would think, from Mr. Earle s J letter, and that signed by 1. L. E. that the sole object
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    NORTH CHINA.
    253 8 WITHDRAWAL OF THE ALLIE9. 'The following telegrams concerning the withdrawal of the Allied forces in North China and the destruction of the Taku Forts appear in Japanese papers:— Tokyo, July 23rd. —The Council of War of the Allies have decided to withdraw the troops from North China on
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    POPULATION OF PARIS.
    69 8 A CABI E to the Ae,, y, from Pans says Th* >0r shows that the poDuU- < 6t has increased 177 v P Ut,n '> o!> five years and u ln th. legal population, <«lj.. misleading. Paris j rfe «o«*£ i largest transient ponnlJu* a. in the
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    DUTCH TRADE WITH JAPAN.
    196 8 The report of the y„. Consul at Kobe has been with the trade between Tr Japan in the preceding export was considerable M absence" TV”***'« J being one of the* princulai 1 Holland. If, however, t he exported rice is deduct total export it appears that
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    STRAITS SETTLEMENTS ASSOCIATION.
    375 8 ANNUAL MEETING OK THE SING4ME BRANCH. The annual general meeting of the Singapore branch of the Straits Settlements Association was held at 1*2.1.' on the 10t,h instant at the Singapore Exchange Rooms. Mr. John Andersl presided, and there were also present Messrs. A. Gentle, H. Fort. \V.
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    SATURDAY, 10TH AUGUST.
    469 9 B>' ,,Vacleay 1S.G.A. left by the KrT- pr day r0,,tefor Austral,a > K't k ave> the day lixed for f Germanv, 60 minute guns from Kurt Canning, ter- l, dersoii has been appoinBvv r'-.f the Pilot Hoard and; „f the board of l.ieen-; for Singapore, vice Mr.j
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    A TIGHT FITTING COFFIN.
    67 9 L widow, who recently died, own death notice, leaving F* 8 or die day and month. She Ifr! le following instructions ••I tuny measure me for my coffin, hnpress upon them to make E n u "h to be loose and roomy lu' r «o dreadful
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    BOWLING.
    244 9 place at the Tangiin IUr3<iav between The mi L j an< 1 he Rest, w hen the latter J P°* nl8 The scores were as I J m Tn,,: REST I \\>u 756 I aV£° wm 658 I C W «48 I 0 R i! Hr ,lbhlre I la
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    THE TALLEST OFFICER.
    81 9 A marriage has been arranged between Major “Ossie” Atn a s, of the 2nd Life Guards, and Miss Violet Cecil, the daughter ol the late Lord Francis and Lady Francis Cecil Maj Ames is the tallest officer in the British Army, and as such had the distinction
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    PERAK APPOINTMENTS.
    89 9 Mr. C D. C.trdew, financial assistant, Krian, is to act as assistant district magistrate, Tanjong Mulim, with effect from the 7th May last. Mr. G. E Shavv, cadet, is to act as Inspector of Mines and assistant collector of land revenue, Larut, with effect from the 6th August.
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    ROWING CLUB NOTES.
    162 9 Praciice for the approaching Regatta i* in full swing, all the boats with the exception of Burgess’ have been out to see how they shape and to endeavour to get a little together. Each crew has two evenings a week set aside for their training and yesterday
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    THE CASTOR-OIL PLANT AND MOSQUITOES.
    311 9 A coHKKSPONDiSNT to the Madras Mail writes For the past year I have been residing in a little house in Travancore situated on a bit or elevated ground which is completely surrounded by paddy fields and a dozen varieties of tall trees and jungle shrubs.
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    THE “ENVY” POISONING CASE.
    121 9 This morning, Mr. Green continued the enquiry into the allegations against Wm. Brodie, the cook of the schooner Envy, who is accused of administering phosphorus or some other unwholesome drug, with the intention of causing hurt to Capt. Strachan, Mrs Strachan, Wallace Strachan, Lionel Plummer, and
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      THE EDUCATIONAL DEFICIENCY.
      241 9 TO THE EDITOR OF THE 11 STRAITS TIMES.” Sir, —I was pleased to see you take up the subject of education aud I hope you will keep at it till our boys have a better chance. I have a little boy in Stand. 1. at Rattles and
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    THE “ LADY FLORENCE.”
    476 9 THE LADY FLORENCE.” WKECKED ON TANJoNO TOHOR. The following is taken from the log of the schooner Lady hVomtce, which, we announced in yesterday’s issue, was wrecked on Tanjong Tohor on the Bfh inst., the captain and owner (Mr. \V. C Wilkie) and crew (3 Malays) being fortunately saved: Left
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    SINGAPORE CRICKET CLUB.
    1251 9 The annual general meeting of the members of the Singapore Cricket Club took place at the fanglin Club last night. Mr. Hugh Fort (President) occupied the chair, and there was a fair number of members present. The minutes of the last meeting wore read and confirmed. ANNUAL
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    CLAYTON-DICKENS WEDDING.
    411 9 A i»re ty though a quiet wedding took place at St. Andrew's Cathedral on Wednesday afternoon when Mr. Reginald J. B Clayton of the *erak Civil Service was married to Miss Beatrice Dickens, the ifth daughter of the Charles Jickens Esq, of Gad’s Hill Kent, and grand-daughter of
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    CURIOUS BANK NOTES.
    273 10 Bank-notes with curious endorse- I ments are continually finding their.way back to the Bank of England. The following are a few specimens ot tne I pathetic and suggestive inscriptions that have been found recorded m this curious fashion. I On the back of a ten-pound note issued
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    BANKRUPTCY REPORT.
    518 10 Mh. C. J. Saunders, the Official Assignee, signs the Bankruptcy report for 1900. The department is worked at a loss. From the last Board of Trade report on bankruptcy, it appears that the expenditure of the Bankruptcy Department in England greatly exceeds the revenue derived from bankruptcy proceedings,
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    BY THE WAY.
    2619 10 Many well-disposed persons have written to the papers of the East on the Utopian advantages of the Servants’ Registration Scheme, which is I to banish for ever the occasionally vexing problem of domestic help. They know ail about the matter, andf theoretically, the registration scheme is as
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    MONDAY, 12TH AUGUST.
    596 10 The sold to Mr. H. Tunni^^G* Loud Milner I for booth Africa on <£ Mr. C. W. Hli^T, I has been appointed a tiJjS* tirst class, within the A HAUD fought cram., e was played yesterday a t Club, resulting i n by 2 goals to 1.
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    WIRE NEWS.
    2244 11 HOME. r .ford Kent beat SoraaMet b y H At Ca u Leicester, Notts were Wv f jn j- bv the home county by iive ..iVa'.'" 1 j r hy, Lancashire defeated innings and 184 runs. The 11** ft* nmfessionals, J. T. Tyldes- u&' i Yihert Vard >
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    TERRIBLE FATALITY AT BANGKOK.
    183 11 Mg, A. G. FILDES KILLED. A sad fatality occurred at Bangkok on Friday, by which Mr. A. G. Fildes, who was employed in the Bangkok branch of Howarth, Erskine and Co. lost his life. The news was conveyed to Singapore by telegram, but there are no
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    THE “ENVY” POISONING CASE.
    357 11 j The hearing of the allegation of attempted poisoning against Win. Brodie, cook of the schooner Envy was continued before Mr. Green on Saturday, when Dr. Murray Robertson gave it as bis opinion that the people on the schooner had been suffering from scurvy. Lionel Plummer
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    “THE UPSTART.”
    549 11 FINAL PRESENTATION OF THE PLAY. I From Moliere to “Jagger3” is afar cry. Between the old-fashioned airs and graces of classical French comedy and popular ditties from latter-day musical farces there stretches a league or two. And, judging by the evidences of careful preparation shewn in the performance
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    COUNTY CRICKET.
    758 11 YORKSHIRE SUFFER DEFEAT AT THE HANDS OF SOMERSET. I The great event, so far, of the Countj I Cricket Championship has been the defeat of Yorkshire by Somerset, at Leeds, on the 17th July. The YorkI shire men had played 4? matches without a single defeat—until on the
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    LONDON DAY AND NIGHT.
    939 12 Life’w race for all it* even-lapped. To watching eve» it t-eenip, P»ut how we may >>e handicapped. The wide world never dreams. London 19 ih Joly After the excitement of Ascot and Henley, the Cricket Fortnight is a welcome relief, while sensations h»ve not been lacking
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    TUESDAY, 13TH AUGUST.
    361 12 The Colonial Surgeon, Malacca, Ims been placed in charge of the Asylum attached to Malacca Prison. The P. O. intermediate steamer Malacca left Hongkong on Monday and is due here at noon on Sunday. The British hospitalship Carthage passed through the port this morning from China, bound
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    A NEW ATHLETIC CLUB.
    235 12 The ninth of August, 1001, will stand as a red-letter day in the history of the Anglo-Chinese School, for that day saw the formation of an Athletic Club in connection with the school, mainly the work of the Hew E. S. Lyons, who has energetically put
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    JELEBU.
    902 12 Tnic Rin lode mining I re p ort p| f 1 month ending 31st July run» as fol Ko WB 3lode behind winding engine. Driven 63' 6." Total distance 151.6 L/ri>en r f a i r quality, lode averaging 13 ot 1 h e This drive has been stopped
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    TEMELONG TIN MINES.
    711 12 MR. WRIGHT S REPORT ON THE PROPERTY. The following report has been received from Mr. George A. Wright, M.I.M.M., dated Temelong, 4th August 1901., and has been forwarded to us for publication by Messrs. Behn Mayer and Go., tbe local agents of the company Having inspected the
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    SELANGOR APPOINTMENTS.
    87 12 Mr. C. E. M. Debborough, Warden of Mines, has bcerv pn»vi.<ioim!ly appointed Circuit Magistrate, wiih effect from 12th August. Mr. F. J. B. Dykes, \Y f arilen of Mines, Negri Sembilan, has been provirioually appointed Warden of Mined for Selangor with effect from 12th August Mr. H. <3.
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    MURDER OF DETECTIVES.
    826 12 trial of the ALle CULPRIT. Eb I At the Assizes thin I Mr. Justice dyndman I man named Chua l.e 0r »<5| with murder. on It will be rerrienbtf-j I Apul last two Ciiin ll# ,H (Soon Keah and Ah Kh* >ng to the Singapore j? 1
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    AN ORIGINAL CIRCUMNAVIGATOR.
    668 13 I YOUNG CALIFORNIAN |Ag S men and things. B clube-t rotters are of two W and 1 “dead-head.” The I c most of those wno say K- iade t u e “Grand Tour” for q’jjg latter are JCban hcach-combtrs as a less sympathy. lb.» W' e timl
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    THE S. P. C. A.
    1067 13 IT IS NOW ABSORBED BY THE MUNICIPALITY. A general meeting of the members ol the society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was held at 5pm yesterday at the Exchange. Mr. A. P. Adams presided and there were also present. Messrs. G. W Butt
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    LOCAL MINING NOTES.
    537 13 GOLD MINES. ltavb:— has gradually increased the tonnage of quartz milled from 2,650 tons in May to 3,500 tons in July, but decreased in the output of gold from 11 dwts. per ton in May to 8 dwts. 5 grains per ton in July. Shares are firm
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    F. M. S. NOTES.
    901 13 I Seremban 10th August. Mr. Stanley Arden has returned from Perak to Kuala Lumpur; Messrs. Max-1 I well, Hill, W. M. Robertson; and also Mrs.Williams and Miss E. M. Glenchy I arrived from Penang. There have been no fresh cases of I I plague reported in
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    THE WHIZZING WHEELMAN.
    777 13 A MARVELLOUS CYCLING FEAT. The most marvellous cycling feat on I record has been achieved by Mr. I Charles Jones, the ex-amateur champion of Australia and New Zealand. Compared to his achievement all other performances are as naught, for he rides on the steepest, narrowest, and smallest
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    WEDNESDAY, 14TH AUGUST.
    1202 14 The Singapore was dry-docked at Tanjong Pagar yesterday. The Rod-light on arrival from Penang yesterday, went into dry-dock at Keppel Harbour. The confectionery business of Mr. Joseph Baker, at 6 and 7 Victoria Street, is or sale. The British transport llai Ching passed through the port at
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    “THE UPSTART.”
    87 14 The members of the Singapore Catholic Club being desirous of making a substantial contribution to the building fund of St. Joseph’s Institution, have kindly decided to give an encore performance at the Town Hall on Saturday evening, and it is hoped that all friends of the Club and
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    AUSTRALIAN VARIETY CO. TO PERFORM HERE.
    133 14 I H S Australian Vaudeville and Speciality Company which has been playing Ito excellent houses in Manila and I Hongkong, is coming to Singapore on I the s. s. Kumsang which is scheduled to leave Hongkong to-day, and will (probably open at the Town
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEERS V. CEYLON VOLUNTEERS.
    80 14 A FORTHCOMING RIFLB MATCH. A* we have already announced, I arrangements are being made for a rifle match between teams representing the Singapore Volunteers and the < eylon Volunteers, each team to fire at its own range. The teams will be composed of twelve men
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    MALACCA IN 1900.
    802 14 Administration rkport. Mr. Merewether, as Acting Resident Councillor of Malacca, signs the administration report on Malacca fur last I year. The revenue amounted to 8400,366, which is the largest yet collected in any year, except the record year 1899. There are excesses under all the heads of
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    INTERPORT RIFLE MATCH.
    286 14 arrangements for this year. Thb Honorary Secretary of the Singapore Rifle Association communicates to us that it has been decided to hold this year’s lnterport rifle match (which 1 is not confined to any particular body, but to the beet 6hots in the port, whether Military, Volunteer,
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    HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK.
    259 14 The seventy-second report of the directors of this bank to the ordinary half-yearly general meeting of shareholders to be held at Hongkong, on the 17th instant runs as follows: The directors submit a statement of the affairs of the Bank, and balance sheet for the half-year
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    PERAK TURF CLUB
    122 14 The entries closed on the Bth inst. The following are those for race six on the first day (to-morrow) Tho Miners’ Purse.—Value $3OO. A handicap for all horses; the winner only to be put up to auction at an upset price of s3oo and sold under Rule
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    THE AUSTRIAN ADMIRAL.
    87 14 At 10.30 this morning, Rear Admiral Count Montecuccoli of the Austrian flagship ZenJta landed at Johnston’s Pier. He was received on landing by a gnard-of-honour consisting of 100 men and the band aud colours of the 16th Madras Native Infantry. He was tnet at the pier by
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    FRENCH INDO-CHINA.
    678 14 iHE colonial I Tonijuin hail Wlth .1 success in floating S# K* it I,,"? tIhf weigh! ng Ute Sjl arising from ti,* r ldi *1 prov.nee and the people. They struction of U,/rT every danger of BrS K ponderating mfi ktfl Doumer expect, t0 cl 1 within the
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    THE CLAIM FOR AN INJUNCTION.
    6224 15 ttlE c0 v e wallace J L hv Messrs. John Little and A* actl r n \ir E. Wallace, watchmaker co,’? 8inS ]!e r of 5 Battery Koad, to jnd preventing Mr. »btai u rr vine on the said business, \Va L fl *Mr. Justice
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    NETHERLANDS INDIA.
    554 16 From Dutch New Guinea comes news of fresh trouble. Many Achintse convicts have been sent there to serve out their time. The station is notoriously unhealthy, and almost certain death from difiease was their lot. To escape this fate, about ten of them, one day, seized some rifles
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    THURSDAY, 15TH AUGUST.
    454 16 Thb 8. V. C. ball is to take place on Thursday, Sept. 26th, in the Drill Hall. I j The British transport Itu'ida (No. 16) 1 1 passed through the port at 6 3b this morning bound eastward. 1 The British steamer llobcrt Dickinson I of London,
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      CRUELTY TO FOWLS.
      67 16 TO THE EDITOR OF THE SThAITS TIMES r Sir,— If an Inspector had been watching the landing of fowls at the steps at the South end of Collyer Quay at about 11.15 a.m. this morning he might have instituted a useful prosecution. The cruelty and callousness were
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    BILLIARDS IN AUSTRALIA.
    154 16 KOBE RTS VS. MEMMOTT. A billiard match was started at Melbourne, recently, between John Roberts and C. Mem mot t for a game of 7,000 up, the champion conceding 2,500. W hen the play closed the scores stood —Roberts, 967. Memmott, including his handicap, 3,626. When the
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    ARRIVAL OF TRANSPORTS.
    117 16 The German tran«r^ fr R otn YokoiuSJJ* bound for Bremen. She hi on board and went alonpJ&fS riie trench p-I*? Majvr.ga, Captain T. r.I. ll# 1 from Taku yesterday J 0 Marseilles. There are 1 V’ l board. She is expected to The trench transport Lo< t
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
    162 16 The match play competitions f, prizes kindly presented by tfci President, Mr. Justice Leach departure for Penang and fe there were 60 entries, were to a conclusion on Crockatt uefeatcu Mac-gill by and 2 on 36 holes i» tb A °f r A i C J aBS
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    SIAM.
    208 16 PAPER CURRENCY. The American Consul-General j Siam, in a report lately published h the State Department at Washington says that on September 21st next, whiel is the anniversary of the King’s birthday, the Siamese Government wii; begin the issue of a paper currency The notes will be of 5,
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    ROBBERY & MURDER.
    244 16 ROBBERY MURDER. —Malay Mail. LIFE IN SELANGOR. A GANG robbery under armt place at Kepong, Selangor, on Mu*. night last. The robbers, number, broke into the kongsie in which were nine inmates including the towkay and his headman, towkay was ripped open at on being literally disembowelled headman had his
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION. THE TOWN BAND.
    4165 17 *to|C tramways for ■^SINGAPORE. rf e Municipal ConmnsI mterdav afternoon, \j 'iionisz (Present) in Marker, Jago, t us- 1 po choon Guan. Lima Moses; with the B VtVriSfer (Mr Pfirce) and r-eer.-ary (Mr IVIglasc). nidi ihe president* 9 rS e of his remarks to the
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    SHIPPING SUBSIDIES.
    915 18 THE SINGAPORE AUTHORITIES ARRAIGNED. Mr. Samuel Samuel's evidence before the Select Committee on steamship subsidies at the recent hearing is calculated to elicit some sort of explanation or refutation from the shipping authorities of Singapore; as the charges he brings—based upon the assertions of the shipmasters of his
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    PHILIPPINE NOTES.
    403 18 MANILA HARBOUR. Manila, as a port, suffers from the lack of shelter in the Bay, especially during the south-west raonson. When heavy weather sets in communication with the shore i6 often interrupted for days at a time. Small vessels, such as the inter-island coasters, and some of the
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    DEPARTURES BY MAIL.
    36 18 Per N. D. L. Stuttgart for'kondon— Lieut. J F. Reid, and Mrs. W. H. Snowball. For Genoa— Messrs. Brie Lund, HE. Brustlein, and Douedebes. For Colombo—Mr. A. C. Gray, and Mrs. M. Brunschwig.
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    FRIDAY, 16TH AUGUST.
    1169 18 The Lady Hill Estate, off Orange Grove Road, will be sold by auction by Powell and Co. on the 23th insfc. A team of six men representing the Penang Volunteers were to compete for the Warren Shield on Sunday last. The P. O. intermediate steamer Formosa left
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    ARRIVAL OF TRANSPORTS.
    96 18 The French transport Mass ilia arrived from Taku this morning bound for Phillipville. She has 15 officers and S02 soldiers on board. She is expected to leave to-day. The Italian transport Singapjre Capt. E. Cucchi, arrived from Taku this morning en route for Naples and anchored in
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    MR. GRAHAM PATERSON’S WEDDING.
    253 18 Mail papers to .hand bring some details of the marriage on Saturday, July 20th, of Lady Rowena Hastings, sister of the Earl of Huntingdon, anc Mr. Graham Paterson, of Whitehall Court and Singapore. The wedding I was celebrated in St. Anselm’s Church, Davie8-street, Berkelcy-square. The bride,
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    WIRE NEWS.
    839 18 Home. Ar Bristol, 8u?sp r BUI eestor by an inning *7*$ Ceorge Brann, f or innings ot l.iu ruil9 ,-lK At the Oval v by ten wickets. < efl *t* Jffjg scored 110; and V F 1® Surrey, 1 lu u- with Worcestershire J> <J® r 'T" s
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    BOWLING.
    90 19 I t ,>\\ ling match took place at the M HiJm dub last nisht between teams renting the S.V.R. and the Rest.” H "fae game resulted in a win for “the I The*scores are as follows 703 J. G. Alactag- gart.. 758 I I Gann 673 P. Cunliffe 656
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    PEERAGE AND STAGE.
    108 19 in ere is a rumour of yet another ..able alliance between the peerage I blithe stage. The he of this little ve story is the eldest son of a Baron, I iuithe s!ie the daughter of a famous B v*re;- ’.veil known in society both rt’jre and
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    SALARIES AT HONGKONG.
    272 19 I "hat The European Officials Think. I Hie 7, ina Mail hears that the Mii-t down from the Colonial v.retari; t (Hongkong) to the GovI Department asking the 1-'itjpe.in officials what salaries in I ''eriing hey were willing to accept has r-oduicd a large variety of answers.
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    L. L. T. C. TOURNAMENT.
    485 19 L. L T. C. TOURNAMENT. EDS EH DAY'S PLAY. M «>««■ (A. CLAM.) BoUrt„ U n and r MacDougall beat a d Mr Fa **r, 6-6, 6-2. u nd Ir Fenn y b®** Mrs. UniT and Mr Mosley, 6-L 6-6. ir Mr* a 2 d Ir F D MacLa ogart
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    PASSENGER LIST.
    368 19 ARRIVALS. Per 8. s. Kedah from Labuan—Messrs. B. Lichtenberg, A. Bocken, and A. Lausemayer. Per s. s. Sanuki Maru from London Messrs. Ouilvcrs, Templeton, Spencer, Fowell, D. Perkins, H. Upton, Hamilton, T. Honshaw, G. Cook, E Soul, E. Jullian, G. Glover G. Adam, W. Hamilton, N Harrison, J.
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      236 19 U Oder tais heading thefollowingabbreviaI tioas aro usedstr.— steamer; sb.—ship oq. barque; sch.—schooner; Yet.—Yacht, -Cruiser; Gbt.—Gunboat; Tor.— Torpedo H.p. —Horse-power; Brit.— British U. w.—United States* Fr.— French Ger.—German Dot.—Dutch fob.—Jobore Ac., G. c^—Generala/‘ ?0 n?* p deck Pawengers; U.—Uncer n u W.—Tanjong Pagar Wharf; o D Tan
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      TRADING VESSELS &c.
      1228 19 Arrivals Since Noon of Yesterday. Batoum, Brit. str. 2,621 tons, Capt Tamblyn, 15th Aug. From Colombo 3rd Aug, Hooglandt Co. For Perian, J6th Aug.,—Wharf. Cheang Chewy Brit. str. 1,213 tons, Capt Frampton, 16th Aug. From Penang, 13th Aug. G.c., and 42 d.p. Khoo Aik Seng. For Hongkong,
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