Straits Times Weekly Issue, 8 February 1893

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    14 1 The Straits Times WEEKLY ISSUE. vof.jUA-iv. siNGAPom.;. wkiinkhhay. luiuti A ,n im:i No 71
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    50 1 ffl 5 Times ha3 the largest circulation of any newspapsr I in Asia, British India excepted. It circulates in Singapore thrdua all the j of i lay dnsula, in Siam, B the *therlands Indies, the Philip>ines, and French h La. Io other Eastern newspaper has j wi lespread a circulation.
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  • The Straits Times WEDNESDAY, 8th FEBRUARY.
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      BIRTH.
      36 1 (>v the Ui instant, al Fern Hill. Orange wove Koad, the wife of diOMUHD Katz 1 of a daughter. At Hr-x* m, n the 9th January, the wife of T. L. Uoslino, of a daughter.
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      DEATH.
      22 1 A.TGopeng on tae 24th Jaauiry, Syohbi ViOL«x, the 1 an] only child of H 1 g i >' veara anl 4 m>n
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      CONTENTS
      94 1 Market Quotations. Summary of the Week. Rout>t'> telegrams. Ljc.jl and i General News Tiie .-*i nit: u in Egjrpl Nt ;V u'.'.-iain. i Netherlands lwili-.. French Indo-China the Philippines oPoiiv-.^ News. pipping -N-sv-. as,eiu. r List. VT^il News ele^ra^hii- Summary. '.'he Loss «»t" the Robert I. Btlkn fhe .Mis.si
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    LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    437 1 Singapore, Bth Fkbrtar^. l^!'.'. 1 I'KOKut I Gambier tf.;,; do do No. 1 10.50. do do No. 2, s..v>. Copra Bali, 5 do Pontiatiak .">.»><). Peppm- Black 11.00. Sago Flour, Sarawak :>• j Pearl Sa^o, ;j.<;r,; Coffee bali, 32.00. Coffee Liberiau, 34.50. Tapioca small .Flake, 4.<»;.. do
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    SUMMARY OF THE WEEK
    324 1 I hl second mate, and boatswain, and three of the crew of the wrecked ship Robert L. BeUtnap arrived on Saturdaj, and briog up the full complement of the officers and crew of that ship which was ■n the Kaunas on the 16th ,1 inn try.
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    REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
    1027 1 r Straits limti. Kitoi D i [OR i> Hawaii. 30th January.- A revolution unattended b? bloodshe.J, baa taken plaes at Hawaii. The provisional ujoverumeut ha»e deposed the g leen and passed a resolution asking the Unite. l States Gor«ruI sient to annex the Island. OIUTIABT. The death announced
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    TUESDAY, 31st JANUARY.
    1008 2 Thk French transj>orl Cachar passed through yesterday from Marseilles for Saigon. The Japanese steamer Hiroshima Mam arrived yesterday with ;i cargo of Japanese coal. Thi British steamer Cardiganshire which arrived here yesterday hroughi l (l(l tons of d\ oamite. 11. M.5. Paih* returned to her anchorage in
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    Funeral of the Spanish Consul.
    503 2 The n.'ws of the death of the Spanish Consul had b;ul barely time to circa late among the many friends of the decreased 1 when the arrangements wade for the interment Were carried into effect. Th<> de- S d .1 I)ou Carlos do Garciinartin S.
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    Wreck of the American Ship "Robert L. Belknap"
    1233 2 A POBTIOH «>f mi' bkw akrivk. On Boat Hissi no. < A i.i iii.i. MtooishmeDi was created li.'iv >t. id, »v by the arrival of a ship's boat containing the Captain and third 1 mate of the American ship, Robert L. IU
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    The Marine Club.
    120 2 3t Thi half v.mtlv general meeting of the memberi <»t' the Marine Club iras held •-•play evening, Mr. Allan presiding. The balance-sheet irai pn i I ed. The following proposition! wen ted t 1. That Entran.- I wi'i Sul>- ipt idii 8 from Buwiben "i Bn|{ !i-»
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    Remarkable Case of Suffocation.
    206 2 (hi Monday, Police-Sergi Bpinki tached t<> the Marine Station, revived infonnal ion of the «l«-al It >»t .i inn 1 1' in Mili'o- -.ition on hoard on« >t t he\f ii lying in the road i ;.<i I i »sel whnh be found to l>«> the
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    Chinese Partnerships.
    205 2 The objects and rea* .us ittauhed t Bill to amend the Hongkong I I !h Procedure, read a first I ime u •i. m ing of the Legislative Counc the •J")th January, are tu follow Proceed, ings l.v and a-.iiDv! |„irni.-rshi|. io this Colony, since l^7"». been I'.v
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    "The Mikado."
    267 3 'The Mikado" last night terminated one ot the most successful runs an ama teur performauce has ever had in Singapore, which inu«t be extremely gratifying to the promoters aud those who had the privilege of seeing the opera. Crowded houses have been the rule, and the pertorn, is
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    The Singapore Golf Club.
    1313 3 1 he and annual general meeting of the Singapore 1 1 it Club was held in the S.C C. pavilion veserdav afternoon. Mr. J. M Allinson occupied the chair; and there were pre enl Sir K C. Bovill, (Chief the Hon. .1 W. Bonser, I AttorneyG
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    WEDNESDAY, Ist FEBRUARY.
    490 3 Thk Siak with 150 cases o! Langkat oil came m this morning. Thk British steamer E,, withacarao ol nee for Rotterdam passed through the )«->rt to-day. The Hun. g. Maxwell, the Colomal Secretary, rill probably pav a visit to Penaag during the current month. I'' w said
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    Masters and Mates' Association.
    201 3 The half-yearly meeting of the members of the Masters and Mates' Association of the Straits Settlements was beld in the Marine Club last night (31st), Capt. J. (i r.iv in the Chair. There was a good attendance. The report and accounts for the put ■ix months
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    A Shipping Disaster.
    357 3 Particulars of tin* «1. stru- i iuu of the British *hij» Chewkirt by lira at gaoaranlr, giveu in the Locomotief, show th.it ike fu under charter bj the tirm of BttWalda 4 Co. there. The vessel was laden with ai> >ut fortj thousand lee pern with which
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    Penang and the Governor.
    544 3 Mk. J. V. KINNKDI .utril»ut»*s, as a letter to the Editor, til.- following fetter to the Pinang Oat which paper he is proprietor Sii:.- -I-',»r souk- yean past, the injustice which Penang baa suffered at fhebmuda the colonial authorities baa exercised th. mindi and engaged the
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    The Assizes.
    559 4 Queen v. Adikalavan Chitty. This case, which excited considerable nterest atnoDg the Chittv community, was th-' first case called 00 yesterday. The prisoner Adikalavao Chitiv was wetted ind brought down from India upon a warrant issued about the '2nd dav of August, and a preliminary enquiry w;t> held
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    Remarkable Suicide.
    94 4 In* following story of the action of a woman near Niogpo .s translated In the A. -6. Darhf News from the Hvpao. It 'ipp-irs tb»l the woman was wedtied to a worthleta man v ,n to ever; kind of vice ;'»'-»"<-« .In 5,.,t,. of tbe remon.tr.ncei bargain »Ub
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    Late Telegrams.
    466 4 Via Rangoon.) Loiuhni, jufh January. —Doctor Cornelius Her/. has been ii lusted at Bournemouth on nn extradition warrant at the instance of the French Government on 4 charge of fraud in connection with the Panama Scandals, Imt he is too ill t«> be moved. Amsterdam, 20th January. Riots
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    A French Mail Steamer in Trouble.
    287 4 A French Mail Steamer in Trouble. At Hongkong on the 28th January .t the Ciipt. Bchmitz, eomniknaero the French mail steamer Melbourne was charged before Captain Hastings with unlawfully neglecting to proceed to the quarantine anchorage the previous day,and also w.th iviusini; to give infon&atio'n to tiif boarding i-rti er.
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    Municipal Progress.
    1654 4 FINAiNC'B. The Municipal President in his Progress Report for December gives Bgures showing that the collectioni for last vear reached 1459,641 against $446,722 io 1891. House assessnent indicates slight decrease, but ta<»'s a large increase dae to th.* jinrikisba license fees in <»t h«T items there is also
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    THURSDAY, 2nd FEBRUARY.
    383 5 Admiral Premanti,k is expected to arrive at Singapore on the 12th inst. No name connected with the Far Fast appears in the list <»t .\Y\s Year honours. The New 0.8.C. premises at Galle have been purchased for RIo.(.KX) U\ a Moorman The receipts of the Suez Canal
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    Tin.
    528 5 Messrs. P. \V. Sp< uce and Co.. in their **4tal circular, issued on Dec. 29, write: /U-Tbe fluctuations bave been wide and umerous, rangiug between £88 I"-, and £lu3 os. (.ash for Straits. American demand in connection with the ini|>«-uoliiiu r uty iu July next, baa from time to
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    The Pamir Difficulty.
    147 5 Thkkk is au on blushing impudence about Russian diplomacy which one can hardly refrain from admiring, tars a home contemporary. When a protest against the expedition to the Pamirs under Colonel Yauofi was first raised, an absolute denial was given to the report of au armed force
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    A Lunatic by Mistake.
    257 5 Tin: following is rather a good story told iu the Hongkong Daily Presi. A todays ;il;o a foreman of the i Ordnance ston i at Hongkong who is under orders to proceed to Eu^laud went on hoard the Tatnar believing that passage by thai sl)ij. had
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    Java.
    245 5 The First Chamber of the Netherlands States-General commeqoed the debate ou the Java) Budget on kh January. Air Etengers advised the establishment of a Colonial Council to assist the Minister, and which Would give some stability, considering the constant change of Ministers. Mr. Van AJpbeo criticised the abolition of
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    Mr. Reid in Scotland.
    326 5 The Gtlaagow Bailie of January 4th, 18W, publishes a full-page portrait of Mr Arnot Reid The accompanying U- terproM in If ft. A KNOT RIID. That adventures are to the adventurous was our of the wise haw> and modern instances that we all believed had gone
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    The N.O.B.C.
    162 5 A shareholder writer to the Financial Newt on the New Oriental Bauk L'-quida. tion -It is f.tr from mi intention to do auv injustice to Mr. Weitou, or to call iu jiit'stiou his good faith; but the report that he was oouoerned in tUe promotion of this company
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    The Sudden Death of Mr.William Davison.
    405 5 The adjourned magisterial] inquisition touching the death of William Davison, who u ■.»< found dead in Ins bed at the lv itH >" Library and Museum on the 25th Jauuary, wm resumed before Dr. Muglistou. tbe Coroner, yesterday afternoon. rbe evidence adduced went to
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    Chartered Mercantile Bank of Indial, London and China.
    496 5 An extraordinary trpiieral mi ntlng of this bank was held at Ue offices, Old Broad Street on December 31st— Mr. J. K. Builen, chair? iiiHn— for tlie purpose of considering, and if thought tit. passing, a resolution to regis'tot the company a«acompiny
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    North China Insurance Co, Limited.
    421 5 An extraordinary general meetipg of tfct »rth China Insurance Company (Limi* led) w.iv beW at 78, CornhiU, on Dec. 30. 18d2, Mr. lUvid Brand occupied the chair. Mr. Morris baring read the notice calling the meet ids. The Chairman said thai Mr. Morris bad brought
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    The Gold Standard in Holland and Java.
    2069 6 Ti> tlw Editor of the Economist" SIF. My opinion i^ found«>d on what my experience t-m^rht mi' during the thirty years I have been .1 merchant first and banker afIw wards, both in Holland and Netherlands India, and hs my advice amounts ton
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    The Municipal Commissioners.
    1200 6 Wednesday, Ist February. The ordinary fortuightly meeting of the Munteipal Cotntnissiouertf was held iu the Board kooin of the uew Offices, yesterday afternoon, uuder the presidency of Mr. AU-x. Greatle. Then irere also preseut Messrs. Maxwell, Nausou, Sohst, .li»a«juim, aud the Bon'bleS A. L Donaldson and T.
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    The Loss of the "Niemen," off Trineomalee.
    447 6 The Loss of the "Niemen," off Trineomalee. 1" L I I- Mil (\IIHP l ;llll i, left Poodic hern M 1& i .> notim I to arrive a! Colombo ou th, SlrM .January litu she did uot twin u at \\M x <lllt llie A m >l 'i l r.v,-iv,.,i
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    FRIDAY, 3rd FEBRUARY.
    484 7 1 >0 tins of Laup I for pijK>re. i Tiik T. 7i7if« an ived here aid landed this morning a latch 70 horses from Australia consigned r. Abraius. *.mi ia against Pel n son, be Poli i »-T ;n P ti. .1.. ;i Ins nanittal for tri
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    The Burma-Siamese Frontier.
    502 7 The I. ed< Mercury**) -Th« delimitati n of the Burnaa-SUm fr mtier ia f those •i stious wl.i.-h it is erroneously nsttun «1 only I"'ii1 ii »»«ere is CWB^ 1t v M0 l.ttl* danger that in the final alijrtiiii»'nl of the frontier commercial int*re*ts -i vtst importance
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    The Press in China.
    409 7 M. Lmbault-Hi the French Consul ;n Canton, rfow on leave delivered a 1- -ture on the 26th January to the Societe d*Ec 3 ile in P iris dp m .Journalism io China,* 1 prefacing his lecture with a description of the Peking ChuetU. Hi tir-r <
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    Briquettes.
    158 7 In ooooectioo with th.« Tonquin coal miues managed bj the Charbonna^i, Company "a Factory it under construction at Kowloon, ,ft Hongkong, for making briquettes. Ti».« present work* are an eiperimeut, the ohj.-.-t being to utilize ro.l dust aud other coal-mine n--tune which for mmv years was allowed to go
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    British New Guinea.
    264 7 < >n more than one occasion attention lias be >u drawn (says the iielb turne 4^ ro r«'l>->ris from Si( William Macttregor, Administrator oj BritisJi N >w Gu i k, to the (t tvernora of the Australian col mies, cornplaiuiug of tlie p irio lical iu w<-
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    The Spring Meeting.
    447 7 The steamer C/t'li arrived here resterii} briugiug up h i gnment af Mr C. Phillips, for Mr. A.brams. A >gether mi the batch there were seventy animals, in which are included the griffins for the forthcoming Spring Rice Meeting, and several raci rs, u r illow 13
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    Jinrikisha By-Laws.
    987 7 Tut Municipal Board, at ipeetal Beet, [ogon Wr.liMs-iiv. passed the following by-1 iws regarding jin/ikithai 1 No jtnrikish* *\i;\\\ bo Hc*n«e I aaLew it complies vsith all the following „o m| m Th.it The carriage b- sound, clean and pro perl) securi The wii... h be ttrong and
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    Two months at Home.
    1560 8 Written for the Strait* Times. Twki ITH Lkttkr. t London, Hth January, IS9-'i. It is two monthi sin..' I landed in England and it is, I fancy, six weeki of so rinca I have written a letter to the SirmiU Time*. But of thai date lam
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    The Mercantile Bank of India. Limited.
    212 8 I Thk reconttrneiiou of the Chartered Mercantile Bank has at last been COSpleted. All the legal and other formalities I which incurred considerable delay in i London have now been brought to I finality by the appearauee of the Mercantile Bank of India, Limited,
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    The Municipality.
    1303 8 Minutes of Proceedings of thk Mum CIFAL COMMISSIONERS AT AN ORDINARY Meeting on Wednesday, 18th January IWW. Present -.-The President, Alex Gentle In, |]m Inspector General of Pohre, W MuweJ, 2q.; T SohM E-q. Nanno". B-mi the Honble A. L Donaldson, the Ho.Vhlo Thomas Shelford. CM a, and
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    Telegrams
    769 8 r iry. Thi« first Bnttal^f,* Blaek Watch, from Gibraltar on t li*-i r wayV Mauritius hnvt nlt*o Immmi ordorrd to TheSeeoud Bat taliou. South Lancashire K"* > m«-iit. now stationed ;it Malta lia\<- beta <»»<l»»r^' t<> Kiryi't immediately. 1 an* imm] iu«»u- in their a)t}>r«>\:i] «.t the decision nrrit^,
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    Cricket.
    112 9 THESiugapore Cricket Club obtained a complete victory over their opponents of the Tamar troopship, yesterday -.-The j scoring was as follows. H. M. S. "Tamaf." Ui Inninyr. Mr. W. Ropers*'. Cook Commwdtr A.lnir l.b.w. Talboi ICaptain Hammot not out Lu-ut. Bakorb. TaU>ot Mr. BMBM b. do j UUM b.
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    The Philippines.
    170 9 Thb Mauila Jockey Club kave derided to hold races there on the 9ib. 10 h 1 th and 12th March next, with an additun al uu the thud day for sold.ers only. tS entrance fee. bate been reduced cue half. The Government hai publUhed an official Gu»de to
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    French Indo Chins.
    176 9 \i>TicKfi in the Court iff *U*ifkoM> of the ttad Jauuary. give account* of eontiDUOUn surrenders of pirate, to the authorities. Detp»te tbii discouragement. 2T"; grates vle V the field and a ohnnn has 'ntarted for the diatnot of 800 Ha where last December several officer, aud Tauv
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    Naval Health.
    128 9 th eh€.lth ofthetfaTi in 1891. «tate« Tlu- Bad I»di« station, bai daring the i f lit. 13 ner 1 < MM > when coneoutract diMMe. l'" 1 1 1 1 -u«5 on tbe station. Venerejl «h«.a^ Vi lu U(> \i 1 r*tatta ia stated to M %<l tiSf^
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    Singapore Breach of Premier Case.
    84 9 \i the Supreme Court yesterday afterDraaca t oiueB the JeteubaTebeeunradel>> M. Bri d^. diint. who was represented bj Mr. Brrag« The defence wmi that defeodwt was was made. Mr DoomUtOD s;iid it ai T earnl that i^ririrtKs* iiiiii plaintiff. but wt u tbl r wvot
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    The Military Exaction.
    38 9 Tuk China Vapttm, m noticing tU<- 1 „at,h.-s on the Singapore Bjurwdi A.-. „,«.>.• l.vSir(WilSi..iil. .n.1.-f.n.cMl,, „!th, C.1...n M. tl,:,t „-s,-t a,.. a ,«s*.K.-fn.«i»'l-'-l-"- 1 ln rhision. savs ..,,,,ii.-ils if not Iheil «r .'> w..rt)i many HUtHM
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    Pahang-Kabang.
    119 9 Thb director.' wport ot the lha "K" KataM for the twenty mootb. end.ng nuuilH-r of W.OOO Preference SW.-. hw Stafai). w*k. t« -"^p^ certain cooditions for 1.500 iIOOM woe Sl.ar.-H. With th .ajutal of XI .000 ,1,,,. ftnUbUe. and with the «»n.|«uj fr« „,u d.i,t. Mr. jwm. °<;' Dl
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    The "Government Gazzette" 3rd Feb.
    116 9 *oo8e«8u»o, Chinese the D »trict Office, Baturwotib^ TbeOo.eroorU. ««f M order Jg S^fXwiog officer, ha,, been appoint registrars for the purpoi For the Kortksni D'^ru-t. n»e District Offie*. rtt«trid om^rotthMVMtrHl Di^tn.t ForthoSou'h.rnl^sm.t. lheDiit (,m,,rofth,Smihern D.^tr..||r.OhwgChmH.un(otherwweknown Vice^ontulforChinsat Peoaog. A ('uvular De.patch from the B 1,;,/,-tt. .MA
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    Sumatra Tobacco Shares.
    1147 10 Thanks In the Machiavellian TfcKinley, interest in the sfcares of the British Sumatra tobaccn companies wa« almost killed many months ajro, and baa remained moribund mr *ince. Now, however, there are mgns that those who hare intelligently *tudicd the causes of the bad tira >s which afflicted
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    Cotton Manufactures in China.
    1044 10 In a report on the subject of cotton manufacture in China, the United States Consul at Foochow submits the following information A great impetus lias lately lieen given to the manufacture of a coarse elofh by nati\--in many parts of the Empire. In this province the
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    Netherlands India.
    815 10 A scientist at Paris has eiporimented with himself in the matterof opium by reeently imokiog nineteen pip i of chaudoo succJssivrlv, until be found nil breathing getting snort and his bear! beating slow. Headache and giddinesi following led him to Btoj> at the twentieth pipe. The BaUvia Nieuwrblad
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    Duties IN French Indo-China.
    296 11 1 f rkde Commercial I > I lW ,l,l ;itll|r 'tL Man- Commerce as follow nU lanlT of Fivij m [ndo uh na i" tor f the law of Februa y\ enacted fa subsequent S7. as an ■f™* \i i iv not au.tr." e 4 j,
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    Another below to the Anti-Opium Faddists.
    108 11 Another below to the Anti-Opium Faddists. nJ^^f^Wof Johote in the Atiatic H™ I ™iew. writing on opium and its j I ltll V; 1 cnscn i, is even beneficial 111 wanting o* lessening, attacks of fever n lin Pl »sTitig th, Chinaman to perform rrac? pan d [f a man
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    Borneo Tobacco.
    129 11 The i -r. roturu LieO uy M ssrs, .1. H rtiurk and Son, brokers, AniKterdam! we the IBi>] K tobacco L3 of ,rhicfa od< ra at N "lnn.ut.,l Batßo •.r.iain mi came al( vt from B itioh li »rDeo, aod 1 at ;t i v.76 galet at rdam
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    A Neighbouring Gold Country.
    427 11 communii ••ji.ij.ii irhieh I red da at AJ.,1.,,-, ol thec •untrv in the .i „i Johol. country, .in iiou-i) situ--1 hour*' journ B8 for 1x itely ignored. Gem"l tht ti b ol thin the ip of Mn ill Si j uii.l. r British prot< ction, with
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    Thr Pope's Successor.
    118 11 Much comment bui been canted in clerical and |>.»litiral circles io R > m „v H phnwe in tl».- !>, M ,,.'s letter to the ulergi and noble eitizeui of Bolojzua aDdouming the nomination of Cardiiia] Serafino Vid ■ll. ,s Arelibisliopofthat See, in which h l> »ai
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    The Address to the Hongkong Unofficial Members.
    283 11 TiiK following is tbeaddreM which it is I M IS|l(i at to the aooffi >i mem- Oi> the Hougkong L gislat I mCil M HI I v CIL OF H ion, We the undersign, d, i.-i'. p an I r>aiil-nt» in fl lf
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    Cricket.
    228 11 A cricket match itarr tak«> p] •>n the lTili n slant I- •<• the Singapore and the Lincolnshire Region lit. A scratch matcfi wu played <>nth,. Bale on Saturday betw« en the memb the Singapore G. C. The highest ic ing was made b? Captain Talbot,who made 77 runs,and
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    Disposal of Town Rubbish.
    148 11 In Calcutta the Maoicij i I 10l lihs successfully avert- the difficult drnposiug of tout, rubbish Wfrom the Calcutta papers thai Mr. R.B K HarriDgtoo baa M irn iug the refuse of thai I y town vritfa hit lufiuerator. All who ku difficultiei -rbich be» I"'''
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    Far East Trade Returns.
    497 11 Juk ll „in] of Trade i forp mber tell, iu with to. I', thai t. for I il.i' >W UO Very lin pot ist mouth hi. > in n.ij, of Javfl tr compared with the corn A »l 1..- ,v. the luui .17;- s and i
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    Oligarchical Democracy in China.
    938 12 T w» once sum that n,, O f China is an absolute despotism. lik ha Turk-yor of Kussia. It is now B umcien*j Chinee throne U U^ld in check Lva x.-metx of forces, and thnt like o. her ro, rt»U he cannot e c*i>e from hi*
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    The Plundering of the Straits Settlements.
    1382 12 The Plundering of the Straits Settlements. \',,nitij Fair Vi(l ;n Pa^«mentmoet« there iB one mnong oth^ m^ter* to which, it is to Who ed pu i, attention will U- called by action taken b) 1(lt>1 r!1(1(111 m m r t j» Sto^lfcolonL. V^have uot .H improved our utatioi, fo- mate
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    TUESDAY, 7th FEBRUARY The Situation in Egypt.
    850 12 TUESDAY, 7th FEBRUARY The Situation in Egypt. To-day's telegran Bhow thai I Ukei ih«' lead in tryii g to loosen the British hold on and iuten U to turn the Sultan «>l Turk ml for that purpose. The Sultan i- reported favour tlh* compn the Bril sfa and the Khe
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    Sultan of Johore.
    713 13 |l is announced that Sultan Abu Bakar. of JooOP'. will contribute a splendid exhibit to He Columbian Exposition represent ing all the Industries, costumes and agricultural products ofth.-M great Miltanate. The sultan himself w iU i iea ire- with his suite during the fair. In this connection
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    1245 13 Kxi'KRIKNCE. A Fearful ;ln)1 boatowMß and Thk tecond maMof the wrecked ship three of the crew £rived here on SaturRofari L. liilkiniji D g up the full coin- day evening, and bieera and crew of the plement of the ofFon theNatunasoo the ship which was lostu meu who have
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    The Missionary Conference.
    550 13 At the Sl issionary Conference last night, Mr. W Gk Sbellabear real a paper on t li dissemination of Christian literature here which, judging from the ensuing discus- :i. seemed inaiuly to mean tracts. Sti was laid in the paper disippuutmeni from the »low rat which literal
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    The Children's Play at the Town Hall.
    1681 13 The Children's Play at the Town Hall. Tm: snnvss which attended the recenl exhibition <•!' Singap< re amateur operatic* taleni characterised also the entertainment ui\<'ii l>v the children !.i>t evening. With such .1 definite end in view, it merited the patronage of the public, and 1 1 r< was r.
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    GRAND HOTEL de JAVA.
    471 14 BATAVIA ri^HTS Ebtel lihh ju^t been thoroughly reX. fitted ms now by the new proprietor who guarantees nil desirable comfort to trarellers. The Hoti4 has large pavilions facing the i Koningsplein. Carriages of erery description may also be had nt tlw« Hotel Roonu from 8 t<»
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      291 14 i CJAUIIVESBB' STORES, Ac. I Asbestos }»Hokod cock— nnd inountf jL Manchester and Favorito Kt«am <i.>i, 1 nginen, ;>ii;li? feed Lubricators, Bn^in« r I hunker mi<l tpMt Ihiii|»s. Phortphor bi k o Jk for valvos. Indinruhbcr, As)u»nton ati<i V^-^F" packings ylind« r and engine oils II WT\ kinds Boiler thuds
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      417 14 Passenger List, p er s %.'Ln •> Liverpo 1 ria i> —Mrs I !>,.,. Card liondon Hi: M p,., from V »kohama A- ill, a Mr Dr. H ft. D« f T. B. I tail per. 8< s i Shanghai \ia H i k.n_r- \l. --r- CV-i )ii. mm 1
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    ANJER.
    146 15 Hate. and Shif'k v lur n. Date Rig Ham*. t AN tK Fko;|U h MIMW T.AKfc Jaii. l7Ned.str Oelderiaiid 5i,.,,. CT""" 8 i teg* dX^ier iflri„i >CnilitZ Oft i }8 Amer bqßeWca Crowd P.-uufo n£ 5q v I; -lf let bq Loreev H "1 l N P«danff for. tr
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      258 15 UTTT 11 kTrJIX. I SttllTlNU 1> IB|OKT. J->r this beading tlio f«xl Jjpwin.j- ;I },hre riona are used: str. stcann^r 1 H 'i- ship; •>an|ue; Brit. British V.hM --United Sta l >. -Froncli ;(i*>r. (Jerman: l)r* »t. Dntch;, Johore; j., G.e, General l ar J«ro :<l.p. c paasen^erH; U. Uncertain
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      139 15 pping7~ bq. fj *P- W. Mansfield ACo k r and fes u.~- T P W i wFremantle £S §£k Hm "nMuntong, L9th (scl gas b ah E 1. >. Ve»aela Expected. D velop^, Mount K.L<r:, j mn Radnorahire, Jan 1 Si otor Jan thai r, !-j Glei D j; toi
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      739 16 THE STRAITS TIMES, 6th FKBRUA K Vp^^Jj- m ||j O OH akkivaT^ v^n'sll f T J J P.O. -tr I^2 Speck Hongkong Jan. M IT iSI, gj^aonallianitory^hibitlon. J -i- i! SSi 1 &:9 §a-* 1 paieti ang Jan. 21 r 3 I BETfesß? §p£M k asp g Sft "^q i;
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      762 17 for yllieil) T? T a A <p Tiaies has the la^\ c- Jn of any nowspa^ in .a, British India except^v L^ J It Circulates in Sinjgapore Peikjig, throughput all l><t" 3 Protectea States of the Vff<2x 9 TT^^ Peninsula, in SiamAne^* s^uce. Netherlands Indiesictiie +2»><t a, wvw. pines, and
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      751 17 Dr. Labor's Trade-Mark Phosphodyne is registernJ under the Trutle Marks Act for the Indian Empire, and attested l>y the Seal of the Registrar Calcutta. M }jw /ffcjLx* or THM.7V YEARS l:s I iti wld-vide itjn i the *99& NLY dAFE KEUAB PHOSfMOWC CURE Iw ir.n W.p-kage. JE lV "v2i Pi-W
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    POWELL & CO. SINGAPORE.
    376 18 POWELL CO. SINGAPORE. Please read these few lines and BEAR THEM IN MIND. OUR FURMTUHK FACTORY is ta Orchard Rond, and is the largest and ■net eompleto. It is *...j.,.1i.-d with atoam mWef to driv«- "ur Woodworking ma- i I-hii.HS. Shws. I.Hth.s, &c\, therefore Con- I tract* w»d lar*« orders
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      69 18 ESTABLISHED 1878. AERATED WATER WORKS iMHBU ok Ti;Mh»i:\i;\ immiAl LABEL FROM PURE DISTILLED WATER. *Th« Dispensary" AefUted Water WorksCo. j Thte Voffl?a«V are Uic 0«W \erated Water i Manufacturers j in the East j who use Bistilled j Yfater for the Production of Mineral Waters.- I i JSTEAM FOWEK AERATED
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      660 18 WALTER MABTicO, Fircf Class Award Internal. ■>% utary xhibition. «t CONBEBVATORIES. r>O I IP^" yjy jri1 •>> gg -c r z mi <i HOii: i;\u 5 >i• flLvl 1 i;:>!i\i ,w*j*«*.— =ip \w^[ |M B .1 I i^^H *i* S»w PttASTERg y*%L C^ t: U P1 r^^f- WABHSI pr~ i^~-
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