Straits Times Weekly Issue, 25 March 1891

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    26 1 The Straits Times WEEKLY ISSUE. Sekik; Pcblwhbo for Transmission by Every Homeward Mail Steamkr. [Price 40 Cents VOL XLVII. SINGAPOKK, WEDNESDAY, MAIJCIi 25, 1891. NO. 3,617.
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    BIRTHS.
    28 1 q s J instant, :\t Haarl.Mu. H v'aud of J. .1- M I'' 1 rut .i). •it Knaia Lumper, c^njr of P. E. LiffDEK, of a son.
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    DEATHS.
    40 1 j^£ '-ihru. on the 17(b instant, j jp A v. th«» lnf»> Kmilo Lemon'ior, -^gd t i'u-i-i papers p!t>ns copy. I on the ni^ht of the 22nd m B m f the 1« >h Civil .St\ tc i papers
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    WEDNESDAY, 25th MARCH, 1891. CONTENTS.
    86 1 WEDNESDAY, 25 th MARCH, 1891. CONTENTS. iUr Rev urns. Loph' N'cws. nd Arbitrator. Nati\ is Lrwv. A Pro} 1 The u ßodi i The Irfr^l i r i jr Did A -'ra'u-ui i a. Lv. finsfor. Th»* Prison Kep >rt for 1Min'KC iv Hydropliobia at Penanj?. Mnnioipal Gommission. urt. PasShi
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  • LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
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      Produce.
      121 1 Gambiar. do Cube No. 1 U.v>. do do No. 2, :.r>.v Cotnraßali, r «o Poutiaiirtk, Pepper Black 12.4 S*?o Flour 2.50. Pearl Sago. •fffte Bali A\ Tapioca small Flake, 4.20. ao do Ist quality 4 3o mcd. flake 4.2 -id, 1.10. do mcd. do 4.40. :klac, Siam Ki4<\ Araboina
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      Shares.
      150 1 *»toafj "Straits Tin" (£1 pdj 20 cents buyer*. iGoldSelds (£1 pd) $3 wtHUn. Mining Co. ($5 pd) $8.15 *a'#*. W*e P*k*ng (£1 pd) $&buyers. V Ppoopeoting Co. ($lO pd) $9 buye i »*Co*poi»tion ($1 pd) $8 *«H«-«. ™|»«»t Central (£1 pd) 95 «©nt« ku* cr«. jMf Kahfts^ («l pd)
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    SUMMARY OF THE WEEK.
    267 1 EL E. tbe I -i- ia now at Penang. Chitty perjury trials hare resulted m verdicts of guilty the sentence bein" a-s rigoroui imprisonment each. The Inquest m connection with the recent gunpowder explosion at the police barracks has b itponed. The Singapore Prison \l I
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    REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
    694 1 Sbizure of a Buitihh Steamer hy mv. Portuguese. London, 17th March.— The Portuguese have seized the British steamer Countess of Carnarvon m the Limpopo river laden j with arms for the South African Company. The Times says the seizure is an outrage for which Portugal must account. The
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    THE "STRAITS TIMES" FINANCIAL TELEGRAMS.
    38 1 THE STRAITS TIMES FINANCIAL TELEGRAMS. RAIB SHARES. Brisbane, Tuesday, 24th March, 2.36 p. m. The price of Raub Shares is Sellers 1/7 Buyers 1/5 8ale« 1/7 The above is the official pries declared on the Brisbane Stock Exchange.
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    TUESDAY, 24th MARCH.
    360 1 The s. s. Perse privately on the LBth inst to Mr. Kater, of Saml for sj;,, i. The Malacca Assizes, which were to bare begun to-. lay. an ■m I till Ist of April. The Tzareritch waa expected at Baxgkok (Mi Thursday last. The preparation! for his
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    The S.C., Lawn Tennis Tournament.
    25 1 Mox day's Pla\. < 'HA. MI-lONS HI P. Muir v. P.'Hrci 1 fufinisho 1. Peofimion Pairs. \Titvt Owei Burchatt. Pff'sgrave > Robertaoa.
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    Tuesday's Play.
    55 1 Profession Pairs, Final. t.w (Braddoll (Owen. Law. •< r heat MtN. It» Single Handicap B" Class, Piwal Darby 15 beat Robertson scr. Championship. Muir v. Pearce (UnfiuUhed I sett all 4 games to 1 Muir.) Wednesday's Plat. In the Championship, Muir heat Pearce. In the Double Handicap, Owm
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    Saturday's Play.
    25 1 Final Single Handicap A Glass G. P. Owen v. Geo. Muir. Best of five sets won b/ O. P.Ow. three aeU to one.
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    LOCAL AND GENERAL. TUESDAY, 17th MARCH.
    468 2 LOCAL AND GENERAL. TUESDAY, 17th MARCH. Sn left pore to-day m the steamer 1' .-.<, for hlt. there to inspe< I perl y <•»' the i og Exploration I svelopm Go. <>1 which my }v- is a The i Gazette hears ii. i t of the appoini meni of Sh
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    Hydrophobia at Penang.
    347 2 The Hydrophobia scare has made greater stir at F-naug than at Singapore, where, notwithstanding its prevalence and frequent outbreaks, a public meeting on the subject has never been called. The one held at Penan g leaves no doubt that the community there is keenly alive to the
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    Hydrophobia in Penang.
    36 2 Hi/ $pectal telegram from <>xr Peming Oorrispoudtut. Penang, Monday, loth March, 40 p.m. Au undoubted ease of hydrophobia has been found m this towu. A person bitten I two months a^o died to-day.
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    Is a Discharged Seaman Vagrant?
    103 2 A i Hongkong, on the 9th instant, ,T. E. Crosby, master of the American ihip fa*ptrial, was charged at the Police Court with allowing cue of the sailors ou board her to land there destitute of moans of subsistence. Smith had l><vn discharged destitute on
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    Deadly Epidemic at Canton.
    87 2 Canton is at present Buffering from an epidemic which is daily carrying off its victims m hundreds. What the i nature of the fatal disea* inquiries failed to satisfactorily General opinion attributes x\nDg continued drought and tvity of water, but th usly d< as cho influenza,
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    The Military Exaction.
    66 2 1»> last advices from Penang, the 'owii p U t in theie on the military contrib tion:— It is proposed thai a pul m Penang to suppori the protest made litary contribation demanded by the Imperial Goverun i to be b ile thai the tleroen+c u this
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    The Explosion of the Police Barracks Two More Victims.
    83 2 The Explosion of the Police Barracks Two More Victims. Op the native constables injured by the explosion at the Police Barracks on Monda\ afternoon, two more died this morning this bringing the total Dumber of dea "Pto wo*. P. C. 551, Japper, died ai 3 o clock, and four hours
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    Universal Penny Postage.
    98 2 The Postmaster-Getieral baa assured the London correspondent of the Manchester Examiner that there is not the slightest prospect of the scheme of oniv< v>,A^ penny portage being adopted. The right li-.n. gentleman states that the 2ld. posi to the colonies only jast v>avs itself exclusive of the
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    The "Empress of India."
    1149 2 The twin-screw steamer Empress <\1 India, the first of the fleet which is to ruu between the East aud Vancouver, connecting with the Canadian Pacific Railway. armed at Singapore duringthe night, aud came alongside the wharf shortly after daylight this morniDg. The steamer, as she lies
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    Battle in Acheen.
    102 2 New has beeu a w a sharp _tMiiciit iv ou tUe 9th insta; onimander ot" the to clear ill -I his »od, directed a i aDd oe< v] -u^jy W^ red 'i 1! > tho ir letachUef, tain \Vkh( the fioD, a1 m the a ...mi- up
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    The Propose, Marine Club Building.
    152 2 i ll Sf of tin i -Tested m the |'i;op« a M U U1( club BmMiugwM l Hi of iho E in- Awonot. 1<L yv,n.u^. Mr. i Lark M .1 ?/Miraudtl»eatteu .red I ftboiii t» T1 ined J '■'t^iit Lad beeu lelt iv Siu <)L
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    Native States Law.
    147 3 The i ilisciissm^t Ij.-^.i\«-i tint of th»- N'iHiv»« St:t!,s. sa < Kb.« ot tbin-s should In- put Hfto. tli«''*' l>c no absoluU' rule, no of Lheß iti>h domioiong, or&D> i ritory ruled us •■;r,uif> sway. 1? alien to Ih s[>iiit of the !> itisli tion. and should
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    Annual Report of the Raub Australian Syndicate, Limited.
    430 3 Annual Report of the Raub Australian Syndicate, Limited. s !;a\ in' pleasure to subpit I the third Hu of rh»* :he aevv me large ijuauti- bul the lurus Miuiiig Manager, however, ie M me l:» 1 i:i\ i 1 11 L ■<{,•. i to justif men. the Plant. such idsjakiuj
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    Sumatra Tobaecu Plantations.
    441 3 PIOH KlCKtt I PI >LD, Fhi i Plantation! Coma meeting .i f I. >odon on the i February, ai which the Chairman Maw.l thai the dividend aln kid tor to 7\ per r« nt. aud that the whole profit reached 'i_ruiv Hr also drew ;i 1 1
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    WEDNESDAY, 18th MARCH.
    494 3 The Parliamentary meeting of the Singapore Debating Society, lust, night, had to l>r ad rm rued from want of quorum. 1>\ the steamer Perm yester<l;i\ instructions were scut to the Pabang Government, to st;iy tin- execution of the meo under sentence of death pending h investigation into
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    The Police Explosion.
    203 3 our report* w&lfciug througn the nati\*' ward at the Q<eaeral Elospiial at 380 p.m. yesterday, they were told that Omar t'. C. 645 had jont di< d. 'L'n. 1 poor fellow was much at I -nua d aud had doubtless died from eihaustion ;i> liis barns did
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    The Ex-Suitan of Perak.
    100 3 In the House of Commons ou the 19th lilt, m answer to Mr. F. Stevensou, 1 H. de Worms said Her Majesty's ernmetit are no! prepared to consider the decision formerly conveyed to tbe hon. member against re-opening the cas 1 V.bdullah,or allowing him to visit
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    A Sad Affair.
    210 3 .Ml: Ail. IS, ;i i on I, Prometheus ivbu u;ts iujured n morning bjr th< accidental explosion of* revolver bo i ■ti-.i at tli<- i neral 1 [ospita! m. to-day. Tli' was quite v vduil I m Liverpool, un <•! t lha! it vvj> loaded. He }»;ickin_r
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    The "Marpessa" Collision Case.
    236 3 I i■: iv I. lldol) I f), a shipping i importa us <ii«l out oi" an u< tiou broi the Sttionivaart M.i i-happy the owners of the Print I Mitch uiail .*:ij' r. ;i tin- owners of tbe M<trj iiDtfhip, j for da lilting from *u>o
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    Cricket.
    947 4 S.O.C. versus v Empress of India S.S. It is an infr«|utnt occurrence for Siu^apore to bave a visit from sucb a floating palace as the steamer Empress »f India undoubtedly is. These classes uf boats. have, up to tbe present time, been restricted f" the Atlantic traffic, and the
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    Native States Law.
    111 4 The Pahaho Murder Cask, i hi. E\ iDBHCI TO Bl OOfSIDBBEO IN {SINGAPORE. In \t\A\ to tbe petition pent to H. K. the Governor through Messrs. .loa<juim ami ETerard the following replj h:is been received With reference to their petition of the ]'Mh instant regarding the ejfcnmstsnoss
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    Telegraphic Summary.
    1912 4 v ippUmfntary to Strait* Tim 1 ia It ijl •!<. Cairo, tth Match.- The Soudan totve lately operating againet Tokar ha< been oiupaiaud. A irani Mii (t tilteen hundred will r« main at Aihtite with :i detae) mubi at ii.l '1 el> tort ami Trenket*t. 'ike whole will
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    The Hearson Case.
    207 4 lh> ol Mr. Hui'l) KeginaJd Ht*rson, au engineer iv Her Majesty's N on whose beball t writ of kabca* curpm bad been applet! tor, came Ix-ioie a D sional <'-).in ol Qne< uch on the l^tl> ultimo. Mr. Heaisou Laving I-.,, ofEered good situation at Nunkm. asked
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    Negri Sembilan News.
    211 5 Ja Pilah, lUh March. Tho Acting I British Ktsidont, Mr. Paul. j s expected here on Monday uexl from Serembao trafelling through K'emlvau and Johol. fbe District Officer. Mr. Chovallier, returned from Torachi this afternoon after t short visit to i lv« Chiefs t)i*»re. I ;m clerstaud
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    Pahang Exploration and Development Company.
    846 5 Pahang Exploration and Development Company. The report of the directors of the above company for the period from its formation to Oct. 31. lb'JH), states ilint the delay m presetting the balance-shee; mid accounts has I ecu dne to the audited account* from the other side only havii reached England
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    The Central Borneo Company.
    906 5 The report of the directors of the Central Borneo 1. otupauy Limited i. made up to Decembee3l, leUu, utatea tnat the extent of the property now ovvmd by tho company, comprising coal, mineral, land, limber, ami other rights. t.nders it iavpouible to K ive that information
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    THURSDAY, 19th MARCH.
    376 5 •S4OO a mouth is to he the salary of the Penang muuicipal engineer. Mr. Newton, assistant-engineer, Siugapore, i§ au applicant. The nu who died of hydrophobia m Penaug was a Ong broker, the cause of the death being vouched tor by the military surgeon. Mr. (Jhaklks Duwlop
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    Till Death do Us Part.
    172 5 Tin; following interesting .i>-- is reported by tin* Houik A mat nil imicle: Local (Joiiit (before but Honor .Mr Uomuusuoner Kusscii. S. M. i it .< '..riiu v. K-t >_ tor lunetal eipeuses. sh. M.icbelJ Appeared tor tli' 1 j'laiu.itt. The <!• iur iv --ourr
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    Financial News.
    692 5 I The Directors of the Deli-Bedagei Tobacco Plantations company have is»ned a Keport which has been made on the property of Mr. I L. <J. Bryuer. who has just returned from Deli. The report stetei Tl<> crop of 1&H0, just then m course of fermentation and assorting, proved
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    Hydrophobia in Penang.
    204 5 1 traces the outbreak •i hydrophobia then- to n< the part of the authorities m Singapore hrn! tlu- mi. joining \a- 8l pbei i had I iken hold, m not forbidding the i ipottatioo of dogs from these places to neighbouring countries. The <;■>-.. tf, calla this
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    The "Denison" Lighthouse in Perak.
    239 5 We Irani that, a lh w screw pita light house has recently been completed at th< mouth of the Perak River, and was to be lit 1W th»- tiist time on the evening of the 17th in^t. The position has been fixed after con■ultatiou,and iv
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    Municipal Commissioners.
    2863 6 Wkosebdiy, 18th Mae«:h. A special meeting of the Municipal < 'ommiBBionf;rB was held m the Board X xn Hall, yesterday afternoon at present Messrs. Alex. Gh 'lent T. Sbclford, J. Miller, ueo. Soli rauc, Tan Jiak Kirn. Tan Beovr Wan. fiiuv Eog Kenur, and Major McCallum Municipal Gkatvitim
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    Supreme Court.
    37 6 Clark? II >*.<«</< nuit al Attat. Th(< HonouraM.. the Thief Just; judgment for t lk .IdVmlaut m thi this morning, tindinu that the :irbit>«^H appointed the plaintiff had exeed-d I powers given bun by the agreement.
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    The Photographic Society.
    60 6 t >nk of the greatest convenient 111 sotue circumstances, one Br<8 r< abominations which mod ventive science lias given us, is shot or detective camera. Such paiutm was introduced last nig special meeting of tee Photognij ty by Mr. Napf>eu a photog; passing through Singaj is the
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    EDITORIALS.
    133 7 dwfo midland Arbitration. trait* Tim pa March 17.) telegrams anuouueiu^ the submof the Newfoundland Fishery Question to arbitration, betokens, m all likelikood, an early solution of a lon<^ pending difficulty between Britain and France. Th-- power, through antiquated sand obscurely worded agreements, 1 acquired certain tishinu rights on »nu
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    Native States Law.
    239 7 Of ren is.) < no an tii I i i •v if a little dark 1 IIV ,i i 1 t II" j: is >vernoi should l>>' memorialised Lo interfere. The pi m the Be of Straits minor courts is to the •»t It to impugu m
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    A Proposed Singapore Land Company.
    669 7 {Straits Times March IS mother column there ie> published roapectus of a Siugapore Land Coiu--1 the money at present asked being *01»U0O only. That is to say, the present me will consist of 5000 shares on which WO are to be called and $80 are
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    The "Rodney"-"Utopia" Coilision.
    262 7 (BtratU Times Morel, I ft.) 1 1 is telegraphed tbau the Anchor- Line steamer Utopia, laden with Italian emigrants, baa foundered after collision with H. If. S. Rodney. When atm thousand ton ironclad collides with a passenger steamship it is bad for tbe latter and unhappily al
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    The Mediterranean Shipping Disaster.
    256 7 Strait* Times March 20. i Thai tbe 1 a ink five miuul colliding i; H. M (h« :is>uiii[it uui ou winch we Wrote terdav that the I thout '.tight bulkheads dividiug the hold into septrai of life ia >, may be accounted ii the assumption that
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    Australian Federation.
    343 7 {Strait* rimes March 20 To-day's telegnutt brings word of an important step m the direction of Australian Federation -au idea which has boon fcocg under discussion. In Australia, the subject has, for years, been a topic of the day, but little was done towards giving it a practical
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    Land Regulations in Selangor.
    372 7 (Strath I 7.1 A l l> •< 1 filiation to ann'ud an the Til.' le deals lav customary l.n; f tiou of couutiv l.tuuN. s aud li tor othe. nril pu provisions rr>p-ciiw_ t r. oatiou .m<l survey, collection oi laud reveuue, ti s uuJ penalties
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    The Prison Report for 1890.
    308 8 Strait* Time* March The Superintendent of Prisousat Sir pc us his report for last year with tabular .st;it» mi nts showing that the number of pi- <-v \U>- Ut January 1890 iucu »mmJ H during the year. Thirty three di*-d and 1,728 served out their
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    Mining in Malacca.
    338 8 its Turns March L> nor Ikis passed for Malacca. They provide for tha issue of alluvia] pr.-p. rjiij ,r licenses ana aiiuvial Jerking 11.- which, how oive no right to the bolders my m t previous!) discov n .1. The ouly exception lit s in the <•;:■
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    The Military Contribution.
    2371 8 The following summary has been prepared for the convenience of those people who inav desire to write t<> English friends on the subjet of the Straits Military Contribution. Tbk Straits Settlements prior t<> L 867 were a dependency of ihe [odian Go verniiM u t. About 1858,
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    FRIDAY, 20th MARCH.
    75 9 l\. th.< h will not visit taghai. H. M. S. Tuwur loti this morning for •teamer Hydra from Bangkok has ut iuto quarantine on account of the of one of Ih*? new <»n ih t stunt; and another man is il!. [■c wan who died bi'cauie .nwell
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    Cycling in Singapore.
    346 9 T»k live- mile road handicap of the Cycling Club will be held on March i»7tb. The course is *i mileg on the Bukit Timah Koad ■T miles and the start will take place •> p. m. A time medal has been wy Mr. D. W. Paterson for
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    The Fighting in Acheen.
    76 9 Thi Sighting iv At heen was continued on Tv- tdajf au.l Wednesday week, when an endeavour whs made to proceed with the clear ing of s bell of Jungle. The resisof the A'-lrnese was at so ea^i tic a chat-.ieter, that the Dutch troops suffered a
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    Penang Opinion on the Military Exaction.
    98 9 Ar the preliminary meeting called for the loth iust. to consider what st«*ps should be taken to enable the inhabitants of thai Settlement to BQppoit the formal 1 the unofficial mem Ik ps of Council on this qu*>stk>D a il wac thai a public
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    The Rumoured Uession of Siamese Territory.
    235 9 Wr., [Jrtmaag on -oe*dii»gijr goud nhii an rxptaaatnn (i tin* origin of this rum<»ur W if i will al.av ail disquietude. Then) is little diuiUt that the 1 iniioiir ainMi hi j I s, way A sli<.rt time afpo s Mr. Ortlopp, a German
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    Woodyear's Circus.
    214 9 The change of programme billed to take place at this papular show last uight was a signal success, and was generally consi-li-nd to be an improvement on the opening one. Oue ot the best eveuts of the evening was a double bntpeae performance by Miss Kuby Clayton and
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    ECHOES OF THE WEEK.
    3127 9  -  GEORGE AUGUSTUS SALA (Written for the Btraits Tunes.) February tBth, 1891. Everybody knows or ought to know— the pleasautly apocryphal story related by Lord Macau lay Of the Italian life-convict who was offeree! a remission if he would undertake to read (iuicciardini'a History from end to
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    Yesterday's Cricket.
    117 10 The full m ■'<■ h. y s. p««i Lieu! Ik c. Hinda Mr. \V..i- Lieut. Garden I 4 Dr lw rruv i). ?»i ijit. li;iiMii».-tt fciifegiubotluua I vicr l». Stnitll U' ir.l l». Smith Ijhh»> Ik Smith n>t OUI 0 I i\ b. M X i»/.if Total, T:>
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    Java Sugar.
    428 10 .1. I*, van (l^ii Berg, formei LVa Ls;»nk. )i"d SOON 1 1 I vr with regard to ih<- <• -r price < Java sugar, iif baa reeeired information from .•:'> >ujar m uiiii' irtuii-s agtitiM l^s. :IM ,I from 1 5 m 1885. Alt ,ong nninber of mmnofactoriea
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    Perak News.
    336 10 Perak I ■'< hi in*' l jH lh i 111 1 I llr.; |»01 all i I I >\ v Mali -ill. soi ut ri <>t I was 1' jhuiu v i m c;i[-' t o» ir 1 1n- r-a'l 'a liifh m B ikil IV Mit n-lii
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    SATURDAY, 21st MARCH.
    183 11 Thk return of visitors to the Riffles Library and Museum during the week was 1/150. The Saigon Progr*-s of the 9th instant sajs that 11. I. H. the Tzarevitch is expected there next Saturday. The Go-nor-General has sanctioned the follow. im ion profcranuas). Pirt4 day Landing >«t
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    The Chinese Advisary Board and the Military Contribution.
    100 11 The Chinese Advisary Board and the Military Contribution. A! sor^ B >;ird inel In the Ch sterda) afternoon at r!v, V:• P >w. presiding. In th<- President there were pre-st-ut Messrs S i:> Leaug Seuh, the H.ou. ana Mes m 1\ mg Wiiu. L v C lions* V iv, I
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    Is a Discharged Scamaa a Vagrant?
    135 11 Tin sby, of tlit•an ship Impt rm/, was ded i oil the 1 lth instant The fain was charged T he did, on the i iv of February, on board the America u ship In theu lying m Ho harbour, unlawfully allow md m
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    The Madagasear Troubles.
    330 11 The Ma lagasear papers giv< >me particulars of the frightful atrocities at Nossiwhich were reported iv a telegram from Kiil d a little while ago. Nossi-bt', ceue of the outrages, is within four days' jouuey of the capital M The m which appears to have taken place
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    Fire on board the "Arratoon Apear."
    344 11 As Messrs. Avar's Calcutta liner Atratoon Apear, Captain Spenoe, was approaching the Kowlooo wharf at Bong, kong oo the 11th inst., the alarm of ire Was raised, and it w.t> ftooo found that fire had broken oal to the 'tween decks Alt, where about
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    Government Gazette 20th March.
    92 11 •d Friday and the following Saturday will be public hol I si: 1 Bfondaj, the 30th instant, will he a bank holiday. am Crown lands at Teluk Aver will <ld by auction on the 23rd April next. i, not a British born subject, has i aoisi
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    Netherlands India.
    652 11 In A< h m. the war party continues active notwithstandin nsious among them, which it is expected will lessen tii powers for mischief. Their adhere find excellent cover m the jangle near I Netherlands forts, which Easi and needs periodical t'elli The working parties out felling are so
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    The Explosion at the central Police Station.
    1054 11 Tin: Ixqui Th« inquest on the bodies of the two men, who were the ii-st to die from the efl.rts of injuries received at the resent explosion, was continued at the Gen ral H">pital at *J p. m. yesterday. Ec B k>u Tek,
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    Land Sales.
    67 11 Ms. H. A. Crane sold yesterdaj al his rooms 7 allotment s id m South Road, ou 999 «it Lt 7 *h<j\< houses erected ther< a. 146 to 152, •abject t«> an annu il quil |12 sold for s l 1,000. Also the equity of demption I houses
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    MONDAY, 23rd MARCH.
    185 11 Tim: Public M P p r against t he Military Exu to be i to-m-> rrow al 3 >0 ]>. m. Ths Bushmills, Captain Ye arrived from Iloilo oa Satu .id cleared for Montreal the sain** day with oeral r.u-. [t will be seen from our Pahans
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    Dog Statistics.
    164 11 1891. Destroyed. Rft/i»t«r«t Week ending 21st M»reh < -04 «2. An Extraordinary General Meeting of the Punjom and Suugbie T)ua Samantan Miniog Company will be held at Hongkong, on Tuesday the 31st day of March, for the purpose of considering and, if thought fit, passing resolutions to alter
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    Hydrophobia at Penang.
    258 12 Another death from hydrophobia has taken place at Penang. The victim was a Chinese clerk and storekeeper employed for 15 /ears by Messrs. Huttenbach Brothers, named Yeoh Goo Long, who was bitten by a pariah dog about three months ago. The wound was cauterized, but be was
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    Cricket.
    292 12 S. V. A. Venus R. A. Tai< uiatrh was played on the Esplanade Saturday afternoon ;tud was decided m favour of the K. A. ou the tirs! innings. The following is the score. First Inn m H. A. Holmes b. Talbot 4. Gr. Harper c. Fox Lieut. Sanders b.
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    Occasional Notes.
    1061 12  -  Samuel Johnson Our Trousers as they are Worn m this Colony and Elsewhere. Trousers are now generally recognised I as trousers and by that name, it being no U>Bg6r necessary, m fashionable society at least, to allude to them as bags sitopoM <>r kicksies." The wife of a
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    The Military Exaction.
    381 12 The Pin any G<izettf ivpriuts the Strait* Times report of the Singapore indignation meeting, and says We rejoice at the brave and bold words Übt-d by the various speakers, and ;tl! our readers we are sure will rejoice with us. words which, followed up by appropriate action
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    Penang News.
    407 12 (Puiaihj Gazette, I9ik March.) The meeting of the sub-Committee a|>pointed to carry out the Decenary arrangemeota for a public meeting to support the protest of the unofficial members of Council on the military demand will be held this afternoon, at 3-30 p. m., at the Chamber of Commerce.
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    Pahang News.
    702 12 Pekun, t2th March A fare broke out the other day no the premises of the Pahang Exploration and Development Cotonaa? at Kuala Pahaog. The tire originated m some coolv lines near the mill, but fortuuately no lives wer*» lost, though four houses were completely destroyed iv syit«* of
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    The Hydrophobia Public Meeting at Penang.
    844 13 The Hydrophobia Public Meeting at Penang. J'' om the Pinang Gazette, Jlst March.) ular iv favour of a public meetqs Wen signed by 65 representafi£ 8 of the leading linns m the Town, a accordingly issued on Thursday ,ug calling one at 4 30 the same afterthe Chamber of Commerce,
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    A Royal Marriage.
    554 13 (Selangor Government Gazette.) The ceremonies couuected with the Marriage of 11. H. the Uaja Muda (Raja Suleiman of SeJangor) with Raja Muharuin, daughter of H. H. Tuuku Dhiauddin of Kedah, and of EL H. the Sultan, oommesoed ou the loth instant. The Raja Muda. accompanied by his
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    North Borueo Companies.
    261 13 Meetings of the East Borneo, Songei I Kovah, and Lamag Companies were held on the 16th instant, at the office of the General Managers at Hongkong for the purpose of confirming the resolution passed on 27th February last for the windiug up of the companies! The resolution
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    Sir James Russell and Mr. Francis.
    210 13 At Hongkong on the 16th instant, iv an action before the Supreme Court against several Chinese defendants inauv of whom had left the Colony, Mr. Pollock, counsel for the plaintiff, proposed to proceed against oue of the number. Mr. Fiaucis, who appeared for the
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    Companies in Hongkong.
    413 13 Thi report of the Loxon Sugar Refining Company Limited at Hongkong for LB9O shows a profit of $109,000 od working. The capital amounts to $700,000. The Hongkong Hotel Company's report for the latter half of last year states that the accounts show a profit of 17,920, to
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    The Chitty Perjury Trials. Twelve Months Rigorous Imprisonment.
    779 13 The Chitty Perjury Trials. Twelve Months Rigorous Imprisonment. At the adjourned assizes held on Monday before Mr. Justice Goldney, Arnacbellam Chitty was charged with perjury m the recent civil case— -New Oriental Bank C<> potation, Ltd. versus Arnachellam Moor agappa, and Komarappa Okittie*. Messrs. Buckley and Railey appeared for the
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    EUCHOES OF THE WEEK.
    2660 14  -  GEORGE AUGUSTUS SALA {Written for the Strait* Time*.) t certain English piratical review I < itne across, the other day, some utter>f Madame tßlavatsky, purporting extracted from a periodical called r suggesta-ve name iv which the tbeosophieal lady, commenting on the -get! rustication of Madame Satrida
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    The Supreme Court.
    215 14 Bii N v r. Th > I'm: Chil judgment m tins *»w iii! cause lei The plaintiff claim tli." defendant t ing under a bill of sale. The plaintiff alleged he had imi bill of sale when the d lie tirst point as to whether the I'M
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    Raman Chitty v. Koh Eng Seng.
    232 15 SO PR AM A N lAN OH] T I V, CLA 1 M A This was au interpleader casr -the f holder oi il !>l^ ot sa^° Maiming the goods by a judgment creditor o< the The bill of sale, wbioh was given m
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    Late Telegrams.
    856 15 I Rango London. 11th March.— The Telephone cable between London and Paris lias been success fully laid. In the House of Lords, Lord Salisbury stated that Sir Julian Pauncefote, tlie British Ambassador at Washington, had agreed to h form of arbitration iv the Behring's Soa fishery pute as
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    Correspondence.
    457 15 >athe States Law. To the Editor of the Straits Timi Stk. -It Linrrities one of British sense ot justice aud priaciplea to read what was written on the above m your issue of yesterday's date, principally as Pjloo Sing, a British Subject, b to be banged aa required by
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      134 15 Passenger List. Arrivals. Per Qiang Ann from "Samarang Messrs. Rolliuson and Vernie. LVr B!U iton from Klantf Dr. and Mrs. Triineu, Captain Madtfo, Mr. Bngler. Per Nonnanby from Sandaknn Mr. Bock. Per Singapore from Bangkok Messrs. Duulop, and Stewart. Per Sumatra from Dt>li Messrs. Wolffs, Liuk, Fildner, Capt. Bonediotsen, and
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      517 15 ftMlPPiati 1> PORT. II BM-O1 Carotin*, H M*i cruiser, l.i iv guns, l.^«'i i horse- iK>\- ptain v R lutterbuck- -Roads iitvi>i\<; vi:ssi:i> AUill VAI.s Sis. E NOO Uade, B wo.ul. From Cardiff Feb. 11. laid, 8,210 tons < Joal. I Kie I Por i 1 hi; I Tibrc, Fr.
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      364 15 Chin. tok and Palembangr. Mar. 2i,-Byci-'(la, Brit >1 r 1,072 ton> From Moulmein I3tli in»t., cia Pen er;il > Pa rar Wh Sb Toba< Mr/nsii-M a Co. For Deli 24 -t.. Bri 'apt. nd I Liverp iA Kliim-. IB < 'hinese,- i \V. Ma i tieM Co. ,:id Sourabaya. M-.iv
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