The Straits Budget, 27 November 1902

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    118 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE “STRAITS TIMES.” The Straits Times is widely read throughout Asia generally. It circulates in Singapore and Penang, throughout all the Protected States of the Malay Peninsula, in Siam, Borneo, the Netherlands Indies, the Philippines, and French Indo-China. Established over Half a
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  • The Straits Budget. THURSDAY, 27TH NOVEMBER.
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      BIRTHS.
      64 1 Hvi kv October 3lst, at Yokohama, 3*-*iU*ot Kp.NKsT MII.ES HOBART HAMPDEN, »f a -on. Hkh:m\nn.— l On the 11th Nov., at Hong tb- wife of P. L. H EHRMANN, of a son. I;h:kii.i..—Or t.he 9th November, at Shang*ho wife hi A. W. BIIRKILL, of a eon. M I.'»toni.lN —On
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      MARRIAGES.
      264 1 v i 1 \strw.— On the 12th November, a .1. William Jones, elde*t son Wiiliam Jones, Lasswade,” Forest 9i to Ami a I/Almada e Castro, fifth the late J. M. D Almada E ko. Hongkong. i.i (iKAHURN.— On the 18th ult<»., at Mary'f.. Hedttington, Surrey, PERCY J. 'U K
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    TABLE OF CONTENTS.
    174 1 Leading Articles. Dearth of Rice. Chitties and Rice. Local. Market Quotations. Shipping News. Passenger List. Police News. The God in the Tree. Christmas Island Murder Land Sale. Nephew v.^Jncle. Naval Movements. (ieneffe Disaster. Polo Club Gymkhana. Hutchison-Rae Wedding Singapore Rowing Club. Children’s Aid Society. Alleged Gambling. Jelebu
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    COMMERCIAL
    636 1 Singapore, 27th November, 1902. PRODUCE. Gambier 15.15 Copra Bali 9.60 do Pontianak 8.76 Pepper, Black 34.874 do White, (8%) 57.00 Sago Flour Sarawak 4.30 do Brunei No. 1 3.90 Pearl Sago *1 5.60 Coffee, Bali, 15% basis 23.624 Coffee, Palembang, 20% basis... 30.00 Coffee, Liberian No. 1 23.00 Tapioca,
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    SUMMARY OF THE WEEK.
    295 1 The mail for Europe, this week, leaves by the P. and O. Massilia. The next issue of the Budget will be mailed by the B. I. s.s, Zamania on Wednesday. The mail for Europe by the M. M. s. 8. Annam closed on Saturday last. The
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  • REUTER’S TELEGRAMS.
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      FAREWELL TO MR. CHAMBERLAIN.
      71 1 London 171/t November. There was an enthusiastic demonstration on the part of all political parties at Birmingham at the farewell banquet to Mr. Chamberlain. Mr. Chamberlain said that his trip to South Africa would be a business affair and would not be a parade; the trip
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      BRITISH LOCOMOTIVES FOR JAPAN.
      73 1 Dubs and Company of Glasgow have secured a contract for supplying thirty locomotives to the Japanese Government. [Messrs. Dubs Co. are the proprietors of the Glasgow Locomotive Works, with one exception the largest works of their kind in the United Kingdom, giving employment to about 2,000
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      NEW IRISH PARTY.
      33 1 London 18//i Nov. It is announced that nine Nationalist M. P.’s have seceded from the Irish Party and have formed a separate group under the leadership of Mr. “Tim” Healy.
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      Another M. P. Sentenced.
      19 1 Mr. Duffy M. P. has been sentenced to three months’ imprisonment for conspiracy and incitement.
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      SAMOA ARBITRATION.
      36 1 The award of King Oscar of Sweden in the Samoa arbitration case has been published. Every point is decided in favour of the Germans. The amount of the damages is reserved for future decision.
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      EXPLOSION AT CAIRO.
      19 1 Lyndon, lBthNov. A nitro-glycerine magazine at Cairo has ‘exploded. Eighteen Egyptians were killed many were injured.
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      NEW RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR AT LONDON.
      19 1 M. Benckendorff, the Russian Minister at Copenhagen, has been gazetted Russian Ambassador at London.
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      WAZIRI EXPEDITION.
      28 1 The Waziri expedition is meeting with obstinate resistance. Lieutenant-Colonel Tonnochy, 3rd Sikhs, who commands the fourth column, has been badly wounded. Reinforcements have been asked for
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      FIGHTING AGAINST WAZIRIS.
      60 1 London Nov. 191 A. Lieut. Col. Tonnochy is dead. Capt. White was killed while leading a party of stormers who were attacking a tower held by outlaws. Three British officers and eight natives were wounded. The other columns are meeting with little resistance. [The officer referred to
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      ACCOUCHEMENT OF THE QUEEN OF ITALY.
      16 1 The Queen of Italy has been delivered of another daughter.
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      BRITISH POST OFFICE AT PEKING.
      35 1 Mr. Austen Chamberlain, the Post master General, replying to a question in Parliament by Mr. Henniker Heaton, said enquiries have satisfied him that a British post-office at Peking is unnecessary.
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      THE KAISER GRATIFIED. Appreciates the Friendliness of English People.
      38 1 London 21 st Nov Ihe Kaiser expressed himself as highly gratihed with his visit to the King, expressed much of the friendliness of the English people to him everywhere.
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      MARTIAL LAW REPEALED.
      45 1 Orangta on a Footing with the Transvaal. Martial law has been repealed in the Orange River Colony. Ordinances similar to those in force in the Transvaal, have been substituted. Permits have been retained, but will be made as little irksome as possible.
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      NEW GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF AUSTRALIA.
      32 1 London 20 th Nor. Lord Tennyson has been appointed to be Governor-General of the Australian Commonwealth. [Lord Tennyson has been Governor and Commander-in-chief of South Australia sino# 1899.]
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      AN ACCIDENT AVERTED.
      43 1 German Emperor’s Horses Shie. At Queensferry, the Emperor William’s horses shied at the colours of the Black Watch. Sir Archibald Huuter rushed to the heads of the horses and controlled them, thus preventing an accident. The Emperor embarked at Queensferry.
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      THE “ELINGAMITE” DISASTER.
      26 1 THE ELINGAMITE DISASTER. One boat from the wrecked steamer Elingamite is still missing. It cbntained thirty persons. All hopes of its safety have been given up.
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      EDUCATION BILL. Completion of the Committee Stage.
      58 1 Lyndon 2 1st Nov. The House of Commons has completed the committee stage of the Education Bill, and has added some new clauses to it, the closure having been applied. The Committee stage took ufr fortyfive days altogether. The Government had very large
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      THE NINTH LANCERS.
      181 1 Lo»don, Nov. 21f(. When the Indin Budget came before the House of Commons, Mr. Leggo drew attention to the case of the Ninth Lancers. Lord George Hamilton said that the action taken against the Regiment was disciplinary and had been authorised by the highest military personages in
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      MR. CHAMBERLAIN'S TOUR.
      41 2 London, 22nd November. It is reported that Mr. Chamberlain will visit Cairo for a day or two. He will also visit Aden and Morabassa. Mr. Chamberlain also intends to a take a short, trip on the Uganda Railway.
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      SUGAR CONVENTION.
      23 2 The Government will bring in, on Monday, a resolution approving of the Sugar Convention. The opposition will move a direct negative.
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      SUEZ CANAL BOARD.
      49 2 The Financial flews mentions a report that the British Government is about to propose to replace Mr. Stokes Lee on the board of the Suez Canal Company, and also to appoint a third representative on the Board. He very probably will be Sir James Mack ay.
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      THE NEW O. C. T.
      19 2 Sir Arthur Dorward has been appointed to command the troops in the Straits Settlements.
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      SOMALI CAMPAIGN.
      36 2 London 23 rd November. Colonel Manning, with Captain Cobbe’s column, has reached Garrero, fifty miles to the north east of Bohotle, whither they proceeded on thesame day with reliefs and provisions for the garrison.
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      HERR KRUPP DEAD.
      15 2 A great sensation has been caused by the death of Herr Krupp.
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      EARTHQUAKE IN JAMAICA.
      11 2 A severe earthquake took place in Jamaica yesterday.
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      TONGSHAN COAL MINES Chinese Flag Hauled Down.
      53 2 London 24 th Nov. Reuter’s correspondent at Peking states that the Chinese .having hoisted their flag at the Tongshan coal mines, Sir Ernest Satow proceeded thither and instructed tbe British Commander to-replace it by the British flag which was done without any resistance
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      COLONIAL LORD MAYORS.
      19 2 -The King has conferred the title of Lord Mayor on the Mayors of Melbourne and Sydney.
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      BRITISH CLAIMS AGAINST VENEZUELA.
      31 2 Later. Groat Britain is pressing several longstanding claims against Venezuela, and is understood to have given Venezuela a limited time in which to comply with the claims.
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      A SIGNIFICANT SPEECH.
      50 2 President Roosevelt on the Problems of America. President Roosevelt, in the course of a speech at Philadelphia, said the United States have to deal with many serious industrial questions, including that wf trusts, but America has the power and will find a way to solve these ||ue*tions.
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      SUGAR CONVENTION APPROVED.
      41 2 London, 26 th November. The House of Commons has passed a resolution approving of the Sugar Convention, after an amendment proposed by Sir William Harcourt, disapproving of the Convention, had been thrown out by 213 to 126 votes.
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      BRITISH MERCANTILE MARINE.
      75 2 The quinquennial census of the British Mercantile Marine has been taken. It shows a decrease of 7,155 in the number of British seamen, following decreases of 2,558, and 1,597 in the previous quinquennial periods respectively. The number of foreign seamen employed has increased by 8720 since 1891.
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      FAREWELL TO MR. CHAMBERLAIN. “Good Hope” Sails for Port Said.
      71 2 Later. Mr. Chamberlain left Victoria Station in a royal train. He received a magnificent send-off, a great gathering of Ministers anc members of Parliament being assembler on the platform to bid him farewell. The cruiser Good Hope left Portsmouth with
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      ORKNEY ELECTION.
      27 2 In the Orkney Election, Mr. Wason, (seceded Unionist), was elected with 2,412 votes, Mr. Wood (Liberal) getting 201 votes, and Mr. Angier (Unionist) 740 votes.
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      93 1 post free price of the Straits Times h year, or tiB/-. The post free price 3 f i:,e Stra'ti Tudp't is S2O a year, or 40/Ii is not necessary to subscribe for a year. Ihe subscriptions for shorter periods are H me proportionate rate of price as for a vear.
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    151 1 DEATHS. U4a.m. on the 4th in*t. at Kobe, 1 Samuki. Wilde of Manchester, !,f L iu 1»ij* 39th»year. 1 7*'November, at Yoko-*?,‘-nd year, John Rycroft, 1^-r". Rycroft Best, Esq., late of r ~al Civil Service. j,. n ‘«Jr\ice. the 22nd ult., at Hawkshill, 'si V/ T vthariNe Isabella, wife of
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    DEARTH OF RICE.
    663 2 (Straits Times 20 th floe ember.) Reports from all quarters of the Far East show a very lamentable shortage in this year’s rice crops. The Siamese supply, save in the irrigated district of Klong Rangsit, is alleged to be none too plentiful and of poor quality, those
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    CHETTIES AND RICE.
    6692 2 (Straits Tim**, 24 th November.) We have received from the Protector of Labour, F. M. S., a copy of the address of the Resident-General which was delivered to the gathering of Chetties— that was summoned to Carcosa on the 16th inst. As was mentioned in an article
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    WEDNESDAY, 19TH NOMEMBER.
    1549 4 WEDNESDAY, 19 TH NOMEMBER. The London Daily Mail learns that Shanghai is evacuated unconditionally. At Foochow the coolie trade is brisk. Owing to the famine there, emigrants can now be engaged on favourable ponditions. Itpossible that Sir Ernest Satow, jtha, British Minister to Peking, will shortly pass through Singapore on
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    NEW “N.D.L.” LINES.
    314 4 Magnificent Boats for the Sydney, New Guinea and Singapore Service. The two new mail steamers, the Prinz Waldemar and the Prim Sigismund, which are to be put on the Singapore-New Guinea-Sydney line next summer by the Norddeutscher Lloyd, are twin screw vessels of a gross register tonnage
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    PUNJOM MINE.
    95 4 Thu Punjom Miumg Cnm. just held an extraordinary Hongkong with Mr. R. n. vvii 1 chair. The Chairman said that ,J the mining reports were f,,’ ho1 more capital was re<mi re d for surveys and do more 10 Mines especially in Punjoin be worked without prostied’nt li
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    “KING RUDOLPHO'S WILL.”
    90 4 There was a good attendant th second performance of “Kin* nr* phoe Will at the Town Lm* evening, and the piece went if anymore smoothly than onit^i" 1 production. Another represent.?" 1 will be eiven on Saturday I there will doubtless be a <*ood ’h le Speaking
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    BENZINE AND THE “GENEFFE.”
    105 4 With reference to an article in thi. week s £> trait* budget re the destruction ot the lienejje by a benzine explosion Syme and Co. write Will you allow as to pointful that !<w (known also as gasoline, petrol, nai.hth* petroleum spirit, &<*. has been shipped
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    INTERPORT RIFLE MATCH.
    115 4 The Hongkong Score. Hongkong fired in the lnter-pou rille match on the 12th inst. under conditions which, says the Hongkong Daily Pres were by no means favourable from a marksman's point of view and which got worse rather than better as the men went back. It was
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    OFFICIAL CHANGES.
    127 4 Moves in Selangor. The latest Selangor Gazette contain* the notification of a large number of changes in Selangor appointments:— Legal Adviser T. D. Berrin^t^u Commissioner, Um<l K. Dutarly. and Mining (R- Belfield, acting 1 Senior Magistrate A. L. Ingall. D.O. Klang Berkeley. D.U. Ulu Langat E. Burnside. D.O.
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    TELEGRAPH CONSTRUCTION IN PERAK.
    253 4 Onk would hardly expert eonbriua tion of the line If you’ve heardl the East a callin’ why you wont beea nothin else!” in the sober papersota telegraph engineer; but tna. s timent can plainly be discerned i account given to an electrical journal of the three
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    THE CHRISTMAS ISLAND MURDER CASE.
    433 5 Ten Chinese in the Dock. Mr. Justice Hyndman-Jones .“morning a t the Assizes ten Chinese r p charged with being concerned in J murder of Hok Wai on or about ;>th last at Christmas Island. Lai m ban (’hat, Chan Hoe and Wong '7 WHr
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    PAHANG NEWS.
    392 5 Lipis, Nor. 1 2th. At t re«en* sale of town land in l>nt< ng and Tias, 12 lots were disposed n tor a total of over $2,500, the puri'isei" being principally Chinese and Malay.-, and one European (Mr. King) dio purchased 2 lots at Bentong. One *1 the
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    LONDON DAY AND NIGHT.
    1640 5 London, 3lnt October. Another Royal Procession through the City and South London, and a Thanksgiving Service in St. Pauls mark the end of the Coronation festivities of H. M. King Edward VII. I fear there has been some make-believe about the festive character of the proceedings.
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    NETHERLANDS INDIA.
    804 5 One of the columns sent out in pur- suit of the titular Sultan of Acheen returned to head quarters on the 8th f instant after having been out since the 5th October. It failed to capture the Sultan, who could not inT tact be found from his keeping
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    THE GOD IN THE TREE.
    2660 5 Story of the Old Joss Banyan on the Esplanade. Nobody knew the age of the gnarled “Joss Tree’” that stood until Monday on the crossing ot the Esplanade and Stamford Road. It had been growing there, sedate in its sanctity long years before the City
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    THE HANOI EXHIBITION.
    937 6 Our Hanoi correspondent, explaining the postponement of the Exhibition at Hanoi, writes that the typhoon rains almost stopped operations altogether and did a lot of damage to the work already completed. He says—The Exhibition site was converted into a huge sea of mud and this rendered it
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    THURSDAY, 20TH NOVEMBER.
    1445 6 An Electrical Engineer Volunteer Company has been formed at Rangoon. It is notified that Manila is no longer officially reported as an infected port. Mr. Wilson has been presented with the long service Medal of the Selangor Fire Brigade. The annual Teochew, Macao, Kheh, and Hailam Chingay
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    “HON'BLES” IN CEYLON.
    547 7 “HON'BLES IN CEYLON. Possible Perpetuity of a Tito Ur Distinction. ;f (’ey lon is gravely exercised just now vfc r the matter of granting t» retired notficial members of the Executive under certain conditions, the ignt of retaining the title of Hon’ble broughout the course of their natural lives, retiring
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    SELANGOR NEWS.
    246 7 riwiso to the 6. s. Penang having to lock for repairs, her run from Singapore to Teluk Anson via Ports on Mondays will be taken by the s. s. Hye Leong till further notice. The Thurslay s run from Singapore to Port Swetenham via Malacca will therefor be
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    THE CHRISTMAS ISLAND MURDER.
    432 7 The Christmas Island murder trial, the first part of which was reported in our issue of yesterday, was continued this morning at the Assizes by Mr. Justice Hyndman Jones. The six men against whom a charge of abetment was preferred were acquitted yesterday afternoon. This morning
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    NEPHEW V. UNCLE.
    206 7 This morning, David Brisk appeared before Mr. Wilson in answer to a summons taken out against him by his nephew Albert Brisk for using threatening language towards him. The case being of some interest from family reasons, a number of witnesses were subpoenaed for the prosecution. The
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    RECORD TRANSPORT TRIP.
    159 7 The good old Atratoon Apcar (Captain Stewart) which passed through here on the 29th ult. with the Hongkong Regiment on board, made a trooping record from Hongkong to Calcutta, managing to cover the distance in 14 days and arriving at her destination on the 6th instant. The
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    WIRE NEWS.
    1098 7 Telephone connection has been opened between England and Belgium, by the longest submarine telephone line vet constructed. The cable extend* from St. Margaret’s Bay, near Dover, to Da Panne, in Belgium a distance oi 63 miles. It cost £1,000,000. Convenience of telephone subscribers in the two countries, who
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    THE COLLISION OFF BANGKOK.
    580 7 As recently stated by us, a collision took place on the Bangkok Bar between the Phra Chom Klao and the Kelantan resulting in the sinking of the latter vessel. This took place on the 12th instant. In its issue of the 13th the Bangkok Times said:
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    FRIDAY, 21ST NOVEMBER.
    766 7 Messrs. Carey, Jackson and Hill are said to have bagged 35 couple of snipe at Klang on Sunday. The Tanjong Pagar Dock Co. advertises for tenders for the construction or completion of a new graving dock at Keppel Harbour. Some Japanese who recently started laundry work in
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      243 7 LAND SALE. The following properties were disposed of by auction at Powell and Co’s, saleroom yesterday Land at Queen Street, area 15,600 square feet, held under lease dated 1838 for 99 years, quit-rent $6, with the dwelling house erected thereon known as 1 Queen Street. Bought by W. F. C.
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    THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.
    127 8 The following are the nominations j for the forthcoming elections of Muni- j cipal Commissioners: No. 1 Ward:—Mr. F. E. Jago. Proposed by Mr. John Anderson, seconded by Mr. Tan Jiak Kim. No. 3 Ward —Mr. A. Barker. Proposed l»y the Hon. J. M. Allinson, seconded by
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    SINGAPORE ROWING CLUB.
    118 8 Scratch Fours. The first heat in the Scratch Fours was rowed yesterday afternoon along the half-mile betw een the Clyde Market and the mouth of the river. It resulted as follows I—Carr (bow) 2—Dixon (bow) Gibbs (2) Fargit* (2) Stewart (3) Cross (3) A. Robertson (str.) I).
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    NAVAL MOVEMENTS.
    535 8 We are informed from the Colonial Secretariat that the Senior Naval Officer, Straits of Malacca, has informed His Excellency the Governor that His Majesty’s ships Albion Argonaut, Dlenheim and Cressy will leave Hongkong for Singapore on 1st December, and may be expected to arrive here about the 8th
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    THE ASSIZES.
    220 8 Havelock Road Murder Trial. Mr. Justice Hyndman-Jones resumed the hearing of assize cases this morning. The Havelock Road murder trial was begun yesterday afternoon, the Attor-ney-General prosecuting and Mr. Perkins (Drew and Napier) defending. Ang Ah Chew was charged with murder. The following was the special jury F.
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    THE PHILIPPINES.
    214 8 According to a telegram, dated Rome, the 27th ult., the publication of a pontifical bull on the apostolic constitution of the Philippines is imminent. It will indicate the general object and aims of Archbishop Guidi’s mission to Manila. The apostolic delegates will have to reorganise the whole ecclesiastical
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    COALING AT LABUAN.
    264 8 Mr. Walter Boyd, Harbour Master, Labuan, reports, says the British North Borneo Herald quite a phenomenal increase in the number of boats calling lately at that port for bunker coal. The property and good-will of the Labuan and Borneo Limited was lately transferred to the Borneo Company
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    A USEFUL BOOK.
    84 8 The Globe notes that Mr. Piggott, who occupies the post of Procureur-General of Mauritius, has compiled A Collection of Imperial Statutes Applicable to the Colonies,” which will shortly be published iu two volumes. Scattered through the Statute Book are innumerable references to persons and things out of
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    THE JAPANESE NAVY.
    93 8 At a Japanese Cabinet meeting orf the 28th ult., it was decided to carry out the latest scheme for the expansion of the Japanese Navy, at a cost of Yen 80,000,000. The money is to be appropriated in ten yearly instalments, commencing with 1903. This extra expenditure
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    INVALIDED BLUEJACKETS.
    101 8 Interesting passengers on the P. O. liner Java.” Half a hundred invalided bluejackets from the China Station are homeward bound passengers on the P. O. steamship Java which arrived here on Tuesday and sails to-morrow afternoon. The sick men have very little to amuse them; therefore both Captain
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    NEWS BY GERMAN MAIL.
    558 8 An extraordinary amount of speculation has been excited as to the real object of the German Emperor's visit to England. The belief that he has some political object in view has been greatly strengthened by the fact that several Ministers, including Messrs. Balfour and Chamberlain, have
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    CHILDREN’S AID SOCIETY.
    46 8 Fourth List. Brought forward $1,411.42 Miss Gage Brown 2.50 •Mrs. Waddell 20.0* Mrs. Gansloser IOlOO *Mr. P. Scott Falshaw 2nd subscription 10.0b Dr. R. Dane 10.00 Messrs. Yong Lee Seng 10.00 “The Collier’s Dying Child 4.00 $1,477.92 Annual Subscriptions. W. E. Hooper, Treasurer,
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    EMBEZZLEMENT CASE.
    318 8 Government Officer Charged. A Special Assize was held at Taiping on Friday last, before the Senior Magistrate, to hear a charge against George Bain, recently Assistant Government Treasurer, Perak, for criminal breach of trust as a public servant in respect to monies belonging to Government extending over October
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    FLOODS AT BENTONG.
    408 8 Bkntong has been devastated by floods. Great havoc was wrought and three persons were drowned. Roads have become impassable and famine price rule in the town. Heavy rains commenced to fall early on the evering of the 12th, inst. continuting wihout intermission until 9 a. m. on
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    WIRE NEWS.
    1471 8 “C“t; Major £!kk? fend* Hi Hying column hl Gei*ft-o until Genera! ManniL 0 Reuter’s despatch from Berhera Manning has organised the ZJ* 7 an advance and completed thJ for including Major Ralligan chi^T Major Cobbe in command at cl f htaff Hying column. General oi Rattigan and Cobbe
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    SATURDAY, 22ND NOVEMBER.
    332 9 Mr Jisrit E Law is expected to reach I’eiiaiig’from home on January- JOth next t i i 1 A Fiend, man-of-war passed through import irom West to East early this n.oinin". 1 he British transport Palate an left tor >outhaiepton at an early hour this uiornirjg Visterday
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  • Correspondence.
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      TATTERSALL'S SWEEPS.
      135 9 Jo the Editor of the Straits Times. 71 JfiR,— Referring to your para re Tatflail’s Sweeps, it may interest yon to riear that Tattersall s Sweeps were legalised in Tasmania in, I think, ’96 or ’97 and were always drawn under Government supervision. After Federation was an accomplished
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    ALLEGED GAMBLING.
    625 9 Police Raid a Club. Owing to information received by Mr. Asst. Supfc. Whitehead on the 13th inst., he and Sergts. Frayne and Dunn raided 13 Tringannu Street with the result that twenty-six Chinese were arrested on the allegation of playing in a common gaming house, while three of
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    SINGAPORE ROWING CLUB.
    453 9 The twenty-second annual general meeting of the Singapore Rowing Club was held in the Cricket Club Pavilion yesterday afternoon, the Hon. W. R. Collyer, the President, in the chair. There were over a score of perbons present, embracing the most active and prominent members of the Club.
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    CHETTIES TACKLED.
    473 9 Government Straight Speaking. The Resident-General, F. M. S., Mr. Hood-Treacher held a meeting ofChetties at his residence, Kuala Lumpur, on the 12th instant. He had called these men together to urge them to use part of their profits for the benefit ofthe F. M. S. in which they
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    406 9 Friday, Nov. 21st. PRESENT. Ills Excellency Sir Frank Athelstane Swettenham, k.c.m.o., (Governor). Hun. W. T. Taylor, c.M.c., (Colonial Secretary). Hon. W. Eger ton, C.M.G., (Acting Colonial Treasurer). Hon. A. Murray, (Colonial Engineer). Hon. J. M. Alhnson. Hon. Dr. Lim Boon Keng. Hon. C. Stringer. Hon. W. J. Napier.
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    THE LATE Mr. McHARDY.
    326 9 We regret to announce, and the shipping community will learn the news also with regret, the death of Mr. John McHardy, which took place at the General Hospital, on Wednesday, the 19th inst., after a brief illness. Mr. McHardy, who was superintendent shipwright at Keppel Harbour,
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    THE COLONIAL OFFICE.
    791 9 The B. N. B. Company’s Administration in Labuan. Mr. Howard W. Bray, a resident of Labuan, recently forwarded the following letter direct to Mr. Chamberlain: I have the honour lo confirm my letter of 28th February last, and apologise for troubling you again. Reuter’s telegrams, however, report
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    1494 10 An ordinary meeting of the Municipal Commissioners was held yesterday afternoon, the President, Mr. J. O. Anthonisz, in the chair. There were also present Messrs. Maclaren, Chope, Evans, Jago, Moses, Barker, and Lee Choon Guan. Financial Statement. The President said tne financial statement showed a credit balance of
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    JELEBU MINING & TRADING CO.
    112 10 JELEBU MINING TRADING CO. Syme and Co., as agents of the Jelebu Mining and Trading Co., forward to us the directors’ report and accounts for the past half year. The mine was shut down at the end of May, and since then no work has been done save the realisation
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    N. D. L. PASSENGERS.
    258 10 The Imperial German Mail steamer Bayern arrived yesterday morning from Europe with 248 paasengert) of whom 105 diaeinbarked at Singapore. Among £teae were :—From Hamburg Mr. Yai Ynat, Mr. F. Loag, Mr. Arthur Fischer, Mr. W.;OHt, Mr. M. Poder, Mr. Ro bert Troch, Messrs. Leo Gabriesch,
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    MONDAY, 24TH NOVEMBER.
    833 10 The annual Chinese Procession (Chingay) will take place to-morrow as usual. Owing to the recent heavy rains at Kuala Lumpur the prices of most vegetables there have gone up 100%. Messrs. R. B Lind3ay Co., 27 Malacca Street, advertise Christinas and New Year photographic mounting cards. Mgr.
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    SINGAPORE ROWING CLUB.
    51 10 Owing to the indisposition of a member of one of the crews, the rowing race fixed for this evening has been postponed. On the 15th December and following days four-oared races will take place over a three quarter mile course, for cups presented by Mr. E. Scott
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    THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION.
    119 10 Competition for Kallang Ward Seat. Another name, that of Mr. F. K. Jennings, has been nominated for the Municipal election which takes place on Tuesday next. Mr. Jennings is nominated by Mr. James McGill and seconded by Mr. Ho Yang Peng for the vacancy on the Municipal
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    THE ASSIZES.
    319 10 Attempted Murder. The last case on the Assize calendar was tried before Mr. Justice HyndmanJones this morning, sitting with a common jury, when Cheong Kee, head coolie at a Sunghie Ujong mine, was charged with the attempted murder of a Chinese woman in a lodging house. Mr. R.
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    “GENEFFE” DISASTER.
    279 10 DEATH OF THE Cm PP engineer. IEf Captain Walker P| uc l v MB8888. 8vme and c 0 ha^ A r Ct,#n some .further details of duaeter to the oil steamer was destroyed by fire i n the'wf W S River recently. The addfo£frS ar ?«^M be .following
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    THE POLO CLUB’S GYMKHANA.
    866 10 Despite general good wishes and manifestly good preparations, the Fob Club s Gymkhana on Saturday after noon was not quite the success it should have proved. The weather although threatening was line and the spectator? I and competitors keen and sportsmani like, but still there was
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    GARRISON GOLF CLUB.
    247 11 Colonel Oakes' Cup. i :*k result of the first ties in the m.v competition was as follows Lawson beat Mr. Bowes 7 up and '•j play. Mr. Robertson beat Lieut. Williams up and 4 to play. Mr. ingmuir beat Dr. Fowlie 3 up and 2 1 iy.
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    N. D. L. PASSENGERS.
    315 11 1 toilowing pa-sengers were booked up th October, by the Imperial German 't'Mrncr A of nig Albert due here on 6th '"'"i/Hnf, —From Bremen: Mr. ami 1 hvenburg, Miss Alpine Speckhahn, *°h. Mr. Rob. Viegelmann. From Rotr i i.. My*> r8 c. J. M. J. ter
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    WIRE NEWS.
    956 11 home. Mr. St. John Brodrick, speaking at Dewsmry, *aid a gigantic conspiracy was afoot in Ireland, but that the forces of the law were too strong for the conspirators. Regardin'' the Army, Mr. St.John Brodrick said it would be easy lor Great Britain to have an Army similar
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    M, M. PASSENGERS.
    137 11 Left yoeterday bvthe Annam for Marseilles Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Hupkes, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Landbery, Mr. Ed. de Stontz, Mr. J. H. Meyer, Mr. Brander a Brandis and child, Capt. Vissir, Mr. H. Teensmann, Mr. W. KrDpijn, Mr. van Baaren, Mr. H. Polet, Mr.
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    NAVAL BASES OF THE EMPIRE.
    1881 11 An Article on Singapore. We give below some further extracts from the article which appears under the above heading in the November issue of the Windsor Magazine and in regard to which some comment was made in a recent issue of this paper But Singapore
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    SATURDAY’S WEDDING.
    481 11 Miss A. Rae—Mr. G. Hutchison. A very charming wedding took place on Saturday atternoon at the Presbyterian Church, where the Rev, S. S. Walker joined in the bonds of holy matrimony Miss Agnes Rosetta Rae, only daughter of the late John Rae, and of Mrs. J. Rae, of
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    FLOODS IN SERENDAH.
    112 11 i he town of Serendah, Helangor, and the surrounding districts were visited by disastrous floods on the 19th inst. About 5. p. m. on that day there was a sudden rise of the river and within the space of ten minutes the wholl town was submerged up
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    TUESDAY, 25TH NOVEMBER.
    1528 12 Lieut. G. B. MacDonald, It A., leaves for Hongkong by the Konig Albert about Dec. 6th, to rejoin his company, H K.-8 B R.A. 4 We are not alone. Manila is threatened with a water-famine and when Manila, la Puerta de Sol," gets that waterfamir.e it ceases
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    PENANG MUNICIPALITY.
    831 12 GOVERNMENT WILL NOT PASS THE BUDGET. Ar a meeting of the Penang Municipality on Friday last, the President, Mr. Hallifax, said he had a letter from Government. The letter stated that the Government had received the letter of the Municipality forwarding the Estimates for 1903 for approval, and
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    REDJANG LEBONG.
    188 12 At t he date of last advices from Red* jang Lebong (7th instant) rain had been falling daily; 30 heads of stamps were working when there was water enough. 30C0 tons of ore were stacked up at that date. Hitherto drought had sorely hampered mining operations. Sometimes only
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    SELANGOR NEWS.
    654 12 ,—Malay Mail. Owing chiefly to all the new mining land opened up in the Ulu lately, the daily takings of the Railway at Kuala Kubu for passenger traffic have increased from some §70 a year or so ago to from §140 to §200 to-day. Another sign of the
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    SELANGOR MEDICAL SERVICE.
    172 12 —Malay Mail. Th&re is a rumour that Dr r,. Clark has resigned the now that Dr. Gimlette U and Dr. Lucy win when Dr. Gerrard departs on l! probable that the Medical 1)^“' W 'u be as 8h °rt-handed Although so much is heard of tu crowding
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    PAHANG NEWS.
    313 12 Kuala Lipis, Nor. ip, lwo cases of cholera are rero'v from Sungei Lembing in Flu Vpi The necessary precautions L \L taken, and the disease is not uselv t spread. J Mr. R. French, who had bee:, appointed Assistant Forest Officer f 0 Pahang, will be stationed at
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    A TALE OF SIAM.
    315 12 The biggest joke anent I* ranee and Siam of which we have yet heaiu i; sent by the Paris correspondent oi a London paper who says that, after the French had waltzed by the Siamese naval forces in 189;*, Prince Henri d Orleans, and his sister,
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    WEDNESDAY, 26TH NOVEMBER.
    746 13 Col. Oakes R A. paid a vlsitXo the (t a iian cruiser 1'uglia this morning. ij Y the Mosfilia leaving on Friday, -tart 8ergt. Harrison, Sergts. Judd and Dunn, and Corpl. Pearson, all of the M C\, embark for England. Johnston’s Pier will shortly boast a pontoon
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    MASONIC.
    40 13 A telegram has been received in Singapore to the effect that the Hon. W. J. Napier dc.l., has been appointed by the M. W. Grand Master (the Duke of Connaught) to be District Giant Master of the Eastern Archipelago.
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    ST. JOSEPH’S INSTITUTION.
    44 13 Mr. Y. Tan who is greatly interested in St. Joseph's Institution has received $500 from Thean Tjam, Captain China at Macasar. The Brothers are very grateful to Mr. Y. Tan for the great interest he is taking in this good work.
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    EMIGRATION FROM INDIA.
    211 13 In 1900 194,270 natives of India went to Ceylon, being considerably more than double the number that went the preceding year. To the Straits Settlements 30,752 persons went, that number being also about double the total for the preceding year. Emigration from Bombay was prohibited throughout the
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    MASONIC IDEALS.
    451 13 In celebration of the fact that Sir Michael Hicks-Beach has now completed twenty-one years’ service as Grand Master of the Province of Gloucestershire, the Freemasons of the county, at their annual meeting at Cheltenham recently, presented him with a gold repeater watch and a handsome portrait of L.ady
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    THE HANOI EXHIBITION.
    2115 13 {trom ovr Special Correspondent.) Since my last letter the great event of the week was the arrival at Hanoi on the 3rd of November, of M. Beau’ Governor-General of Indo-China. He left Saigon on the 29th October, on board the gun-boat Kersaint and after calling at different
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    AN INTERESTING MATTER.
    197 13 A case of some interest to tenants of houses with compounds where the landlord retains the right to farm out the fruit, was heard by Mr. Wilson this morning. Mount Pleasant is the property of Syed Mahomed Alsagoff and is at present tenanted by Mr. Kinsey. On
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    THE CHINESE OATH.
    271 13 A Cock with One Ey On the 17th inst., five men were arrested at Tanjong Pagar u *ck and charged with playing in a common gaming house; two of them had an additional charge of assisting in the management of a common gaming house. Mr. Van Cuylenberg
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    THE WORLD’S LARGEST TREE.
    833 14 Remarkable Discovery. Just outside the borders of General Gram National Park, the home of California’s tree aristocracy, and barely within the boundaries of the United States forest reserve, there was discovered the other day, says the New York Tribune the largest known tree in the woild.
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    WIRE NEWS.
    1561 14 Lord Rosebery addressed 3,500 people at Edinburgh under the auspices of the East Scotland Liberal League. He the idea of a campaign against the Government, but warned the Libersd party of the necessity of showing a sense of Imperial responsibilities. He acknowledged the generosity of the terms granted
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    THE TRUTH AT LAST.
    145 14 American Explanation of Salisbury s Resignation. A London special telegram to the New York Sun states:—A curious story has been persistently circulated for several weeks in Parliamentary circles in regard to Lord Salisbury’s retirement as Prime Minister of Great Britain. It is affirmed that the coronation
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    LIST OF PASSENGERS.
    203 14 For Singapore. Per P. A O. s. s. Himalaya, connecting at Colombo with the steamer Valetta from London Oct. 31, due 30th Nov.—Mr. D Simpson, Mr. A. G. Moudy, Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Wilson, Mr.' and Mrs. Macdonald. Messrs. F. Maitland, F. Anderson, W. Pratt, W.
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    VESSELS ADVERTISED TO SAIL.
    116 14 Penang and Calcutta, Namsang due 27th Nov., Bonßtead. Hongkong, Capri due 28th Nov., Bebn Meyer. Copenhagen, Prins Voldemar, 29th Nov., E. A. Co. Odessa via pors, Yaroslav and Kazan, due end of Nov., R.V.F. Londoh via ports, Guadalquivir, on Ist Dec., M M. Teluk Anson via
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      SHIPPING IN PORT.
      152 14 Under this heading the following abbreviations arc used —str. —steamer sh.— ihip*, bq.—barque; sch.—schooner; Yet.— Yacht; Cru.—Cruiser; Gbt.—Gunboat; Tor. —Torpedo; H.p.—Horse-power; Brit.—British U. 8.—U nited States; Fch.—French; ler. —German; Dut.—Dutch; Joh.—Johore; l.c.—General-cargo; d.p.—deck passenger; J.—Uncertain T. P. W.—Tanjong Pagar Vharf; T.P.D.—Tanjong Pagar Dock; B.W. -Borneo Wharf; J.
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      TRADING VESSELS, &c.
      1014 14 Arrivals since Noon of Yesterday. Arratoon Apcar. Brit, str. 2 931 tons, Capt Stewart, 26th Nov. From Calcutta, 16th Nov. G.c., and 72 d.p Paterson 8imon9 A Co. For Hongkong, 27th—W. Daphne. Ger. str. 1,291 tons, Gapt Schipper. 25th Nov. From Amoy, 16th Nov. G.c. and 615
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      VESSELS EXPECTED.
      582 14 Fame, port, probable date of am *v t and nams of agent*. Steamers. Adna, China, Jan 10; Meyer. Agamemnon, H kong, Nov Hi; Mm,held Alesia, Hoc gkcmg. Jan 7; Bebn Meyer Antenor, Liverpool, Dee 15; Mansfield. A pari m a, Newcastle, Dee 7; Boustead. Austria, Iricste, Jan 6;
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      ARRIVALS.
      1365 16 a Fiao Vxsskl’8 Name A Tons Captain j Fbom Sah.bd Consjgnejss. 1\ Kiq. Nov I 16 Catherine Apcar Brit str. 1730 Belson Hongkong Nov 18 P. Simone and Co. 18 ;HermannLerche Rue etr. 1977 Dahtstrom Odessa Oct 14 M. Ginshurg A Co. 18 Sri Tringganu Dut etr j 81
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      CLEARANCES.
      859 16 Date. Vessel’s Namje, Fijlg A Kfo. Tons. Destutation. Nov 19 Hindustan Brit str. 2889 Manila 19 Macduff str. j 1881 Hongkong, Shanghai and Japan 19 Hermann I.erolie Rus str. i 1978 Port Arthur 19 Borneo Biit str. j 404 Sarawak 18 Nam Yong str. 984 Gorontalo via ports 19
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