Straits Times Weekly Issue, 3 May 1893

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    27 1 The Straits Times. WEEKLY ISSUE. IBLISHED, LB3L PUBLISHED POS TkAXsnussioN BY EVERY HOMEWARD MAIL MEA.MII. I PkICE 40 CmbTß; .VOL XLVIV. SINGAPOBB, WEDNESDAY, IMAY li. la.):}. ii.727
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    51 1 Toe Straits Times has the largest circulation of any newspaper m Asia, British India excepted. It circulates m Singapore and Penang, throughout all the Prote3te:l States of the Malay Peninsula, m Siam, Borneo, the Hetherlanis In lies, the Philippines, anl French lado-Gljiaa. No other Eastern newspaper has so widespread a
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    WEDNESDAY, 3rd MAY. BIRTHS.
    34 1 WEDNESDAY, 3rd MAY. BIRTHS. ON 27 b inst., tle» wit' > of B. C T. Gra v. «»f a dan ghtsr. Ant," on tha _7rli iust., the wits of A CLOU! r. of a son.
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    CONTENTS.
    131 1 Market I »88. Summary of the Week The Legrislstive I The Army Estimates anl Sir Charles \V i sse's probable prom >ti »n The En^H-h S ildW IB the Si Th^ Post of Governor. Th HouEklong I Find. \I Hi i T«V Rfiristration Bill. Re\ ii of the li;i-ri»on
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  • LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
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      Produce.
      106 1 Gatnbier. 6.7" do do No. 1, !<>>',. do do No. 2 8.80 Copra Bali, do Poutianak, 5.00 Pepper Black 9.57£.< Sago Flour, Sarawak 2.85 Pearl Sago, 3.65 Coffee bali, 84.00. Coffee Liberian, 36.00 Tapioca small Flake, 4 do do Ist quality 4.62 do mcd. flake 4.00. do small pearl,
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      Exchange.
      400 1 On London. Bank 4 m/s 2/I*'.. Demand 2/9. Private 6 m/s 2/10. Do. 3m/s 2M: On Germany.— Bank d,d 2.80. Private 3 m/s 2.BJJ. Do 6 m/s 2.9_. On France.— Bsnk d/d 3.45. Private 3 m/s 3.53 Do 6 m/ 5....'. 3.57. <>„ India— Bank T. T ?2'M. Private
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    SUMMARY OF THE WEEK.
    410 1 The P. k O. steamer Mirwapore takes tbe present mail. The next one into be forwarded by the M. M. steamer Tarro due on Monday. The I. steamer Oriental arrived on Friday wiih the outward mail of the 7th March which was delivered m uiueteeu days
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    REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
    483 1 F')i- Btra The Stsiees .r Hull. L ,24tkAprm\ Desperate conflicts have taken place at Hull between the men on 11 ad the poli. How Rtjli Demobstbatiob m \j m lm >i great Some Rale demonstration has taken 'lie Albert Hall presided er by the Marquis ol /-hereon it
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    LOCAL AND GENERAL.
    325 1 TfIEEE are said to l»e some twelve electric lighting companies now at work m Japan, and m v oues are being floated. A i Suugei Chu »w, iv tii l iv Liugat district of S.laii!. »r, there i> a large demand for tin miniuLi land, upou it
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    TUESDAY. 25th APRIL. Legislative ConaciL
    1260 2 TUESDAY. 25th APRIL. Legislative ConaciL Turning to th -hoes of the Penang demand for Home rJule we find that one of the more substantial of Penan- > grievances is that its representatives can_oi be habitually present at meetings of the Legislative Council. That is undoubtedly a grievance; and for nearly
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    H. E. and Penang.
    72 2 The Strait* Independent makes the following remarkable suggestion As the Sea Belle is lying m Penang HnrImmit idle, how would it" be if His Excel lenev the Governor were to get up a picnic round the island;- It wouldnt cost much. The ladies of Penang would
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    Punjom.
    156 2 To the Editor of the H"i><jk<»<<:f Daily Pn as. Sin, It is probable that the letter of Pro' Bono Publico"' printed m rosr issue of to-day may mislead SBSreboldetE, and therefore I wish to state that ihe luestion ol ordering additional mscßinei-s has been before the Board tor vine
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    Selangor News.
    322 2 Wrom out' nrrt 9} ondent. Kuala Lumpur, -'/>•/ April. THE balance-sheet oi the Selangor Club (better known as the spotted I'ov.) for the last SU months has been present..! to t tie members. In Singapore, it is probablf not known what important CaCtOJTS the Kuala Lumpur Clubs are
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    Sunday Work in Rangoon.
    310 2 Tbti Bishop ol I' i n bY i 1 >r. St radian* has taken up the v |t Sunday work iv the port and hawarded a memo: ial of ahi| the subject to the Chief Con aer. Iv forwarding the memoria Bishop saj "In our port,
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    Railways in Perak.
    767 2 The Kinta Valley aud Teluk A Railways m Peiak fo»ni the subject ma tef of a* historical sketch ;n the l J ii,<ma fo h liow il was Bomss whereabout October 1887 thai -.heme tor a Teluk Anson-lpoh railway first to the know 1. dge of the
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    Singapore municipal Progress Report for March.
    782 3 r Municipal Biafp. Burly m the month the Health Office*-. Dr. Duiuhl.'t< hHf ,v M iT'. v b»r sick leave under A certi o».. Fortunately Dr. Kllis d wddng to unl'MMnke ),i> duties $I ,:i ll nor considerately allowed him to .i thereby ndieving
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    SINGAPORE TEAMWAYS.
    1165 3 V Piri: Indues r. in, «^rv vi l, n r° °J>*«-ed by a csrefal StreelP t^ ri 1 1,, 1 r r.t fire at arket clos3tV nd J ni Ayer Street failed to di--i sminsd\ c*n«oofthe fire, every resident ex- arise mV° vt 'y maintaining that it did
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    Selangor Government Rat.
    64 3 «a>. 1 M r Has LBB3. II ptt. BJBO i $10,9 1&S Horses, < 1 Excess 1' ires 16.17 11 k8 01 Bp i Trains P_'o. Tots lag ...slli Good* 8 *k 8 1.261.48 Total < 128,977 83 Mil i... S 25 1.0 l Grand Total (8,632.90
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    Ladies' Tennis at Penang.
    174 3 The Pinanq G gives the tiv' vi i I ub Tennis Tournament m progress there, the t of the plaj on the 20th instant being Fium Tl ed Doub M rs. Adainaon > i -k. Mr. Adainaon j j I>i O'Sullivan. .Mr.-. O'Gornian Mis* Conine. Mr.
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    WEDNESDAY. 2ihu The \riii>;i;>rini;lr< s; ;iii<l Sir < harl< v H'arreuN Probable Promotion.
    359 3 WEDNESDAY. 2ihu The \riii&gt;;i;&gt;rini; l r &lt; s; ;iii&lt;l Sir &lt; harl&lt; v H'arreuN Probable Promotion. A ii. M.i: while v .lislied the army estimates relating to the Straits I the year 1893, so far as t! j w «re disclosed m the rJuglisli n&lt; The sum given i M(
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    The English Soldier in the Strait.
    1429 3 1"^ 'liion of the rolnshir Regiuienl was trail stern I n India to th That is an ,;,nini'iit which should not lie re] .eat. I With.. desirin relied on the di&gt; the Regiment which elhnt, &lt;»i on the conduct of tin- men. which, m
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    Tees Post of Governor.
    535 4 Ous mail advices are that the Eaglish Government desires iif a suitable person can be found that the next Governor of the Straits shall be a soldier with administrative civil experience. The feeling is that the '•military contribution" question might be compromised if the head of
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    A Siam Contrartor.
    92 4 Bangkok Kiss, April, 22nd.) Tub Chinese contractor whose application to sue m forma BSSJMrtI was some time ago refused by H B. M. Consul, has bolted with an advance of Ticals l._made to him by the Kitana Tin Mining Company. It now conns to light that this
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    Planting in Siam.
    96 4 In the opinion of the Bmuakok ft these appeara to be misapprehension regarding coneesEaOßS made to European planters m Siam. It makes out that few countries possess Mich facilities for acquiring land on favourable conditions. That journal states that no rent is r. .juir»il be paid for
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    The London Chartered Bank of Australia.
    203 4 The London Chartered Bank of Australia whose stoppage is announced by telegram, was incorporated bl Koj tl Charter m the year Is:, l t has a subscribed capital of 81.000,000 m 50,000 •bares of .€2O each which are fully paid up. There may, however,
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    The Late Sir Elliot Bovill.
    135 4 /The aftsies of March -J7th says: Onr Blampore Covrespmident, telegraph 1 lag last niyht. states thsl Sir Elliot Chnrlsa Bovill, CI i« f .Justice of the Strait- Sot Us. ments. has «I i 1 of cholera, caught at Malacca, He w:is the «*&lt;.n of the
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    The Garrison Charges.
    82 4 The following were the averag. tioni itated oo a former occasion to the Legislative Council BsVetiv* s.-rvie fclo Home "hnig. '11 Educational E'stabUshnStßtS nt liotll-. Ac 10,11) IVm orthm of paasiaaa and like charges -1&»,1?8 The figures for 1893 ire approximately £125,000 hut the it. ins base
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    The M'kerrow Divorce Suit.
    289 4 Oaf B ci the interveners m the M'Kerros divorce suit. Mi Beryl Shepherd, ass tlt*plaintiff m an interpleader i-stie tried by Lord Justice Smith, sitting without a jury, is the Queen's Beach Division Th.- &lt;•&gt;&lt;-.■ dssbbbbJ the Court three days, and was concluded nu the _7th
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    The Sultan of Johore.
    360 4 March, 97tA h appears lb it the Sultan ol JoBOtB Bl coining tO Visit us again, and already a cordial w. Icoine is i itend&lt; d to hias. It ia difficult, however, to ond 1 the grounds for this except so Ear :1.« i may uiml
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    The Millitary Contribution in the English Press.
    535 5 The Millitary Contribution in the English Press. Vanity Fair, March, 25th. Tm Plunhkeinu of the Straits rn.i'MK.N'Ts." Dbar Vanity. In your issue of the 7th of BnUft ry I«s«l yen ware good enough to draw the att.u* n «"»f &gt;our readers to the plunderEl of the Straits Settlements" an article
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    Pahang Corporation.
    493 5 The din ct &gt;rs have received S raughan the following report on the miuiug operatio i for the mouth of January:— K» d River This drive has been advanced 15ft., mskii the total length __3ft. There is a small lode is the end. but as it is -'ill
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    Telegraphic Summary.
    717 5 {Supplementary to Strait* Timet Telegram*.) t Fas Ceylon.) London, /•&gt;//, April. An analysis of the report of the Leprosy Commission which baa been published atstes thst the disesse is especially prevalent when- cholera is endemic, and i- due principally to the inssnitsry state of the poor, and not
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    A Soldiers' Race.
    188 5 A match over 100 yards between txvo soldier? was ruu off oo the Esplanade last evening the presence of B large nuuil ec of spectators. For some time past friendly rivalry has existed amongst the various branches of the army stationed at Singapore as to which branch
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    Penang Affairs in the English Press.
    1000 5 [Glasgow Herale% March. 27th. I Lord BeacoespiEld once discovered -igiis of BOUM mysterious danger impending m the Straits of Malacca. Few people knew where the Stra'-ts were and fewer -till what the approaching crisis was. but the warning served to do what another British
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    Presentation to Mr. J. Howard Gwyther.
    1544 5 VfHEB it became known, twelve mout that Mr .1 Howard Cwyther intended 1 tire from the active post of manager of the Chartered Bank of India. Australia, and China, to that of managing director, several of the im- rcha n t. s aml ot
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    The Hongkong Treasary Frauds.
    544 6 s rENcs oa Ai.x i Al the Supreme Court Hongkong, ou the l'.uh iustant, the Chief Justice deli- vered sentence on A. F. Alves, late second clerk and accountant at the Treasury, who ou the previous day had pleaded guilty to a large number t&gt;f .barges
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    Appointment of Justices in Penang.
    105 6 In the House of Commons &lt;&gt;n the 29th March. Mr. Came asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether two Chinamen named Chia T. k Sun and Chin Sin Yung bad been added lo tbe Commission of the Peace for the settlement ol Penang;
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    The Straits Through a Dramatic Critic's Spectacles.
    804 6 In a letter which he entitles "Old Friends at Home." after railing at th j &gt;urney between Singapore and Hongkong. Mr. Clement Scstt i the l&gt; lily T U r thus speaks of the Straits Settlements At Penang we see the first, the
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    THURSDAY, 27th APRIL. The lloiiirkoni: Loan.
    528 6 THURSDAY, 27th APRIL. The lloiiirkoni: Loan. Thk Hongkong Loan, the successful Boating of which is announced by Reuter, is raised by the GoveTnirient of that Colony for tli«' carrying out of e\traorditmn public works which could not be provide*! for •ut ..I' ordinary revenue To authorise its issue, a Hill
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    Allegation About the Ceylon Civil Service.
    166 6 Allegation About the Ceylon Civil Service. Truth of the 30th March, says Some highly ■•difviiig facts have h coming to light m tha Ceylon Pn sa ing the BnanciaJ positioa of the higl d" the civil s, rviee 0 f that [slsnd. It is stated thai auMmgst those who "ropeatedlx
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    Galloway Measurements.
    32 6 TttK following are measurements of _H Galloways, measured at the Ha,,. CoojH this morning. May/t r 7 i 14.2 Oceana 1 4 1 Rymtu Q I I I j I
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    The Difficulties between France and Siam.
    82 6 The Difficulties between France and Siam. (Siam Ft n is cm be l&lt; am 'd an iv. d at diploin il Fiance ai d S am made with üb* In tbe meant itn Sunn t t%_. ing evei v pr I i.., the i Bible is b.'iu; arrive at an
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    A Pleasant Evening at the Boustead Institute.
    241 6 Thi i si ;ir- 1 real H. M S. 1 flii' s numb aboul I heir i s.d to x\ un.b Hon of M r 1 P ill I itBCMM I Yes of the i I and faeft veellcnt urns "_i N i
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    Singapore Philharmonic Society.
    697 7 Singapore Phil harmonic Society. The Election ok Officers. NE a MIBB B li s Wahr k i Thi: annual meeting of the members of the Singapore Philharmonic So.-iet x was held last evening m the Town Hill." M r •yV. G. St I air, vice-president of the Bocietv, ]&gt; resided
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    Straits Appeals.
    78 7 Thk Pinang Gazette points out the need ror greater facilities in* allowing appeals md makes out thai at present there is no appeal to the ultimate appellate tribunal of the Colon y from magisterial decisions, it shows that there are certain legal points Which may OCCUr iv the
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    Pahang.
    177 7 r rom our i 'orreepondent.) I'h' Pahang, I2tk April. I i «K Ethel arrived this evening from Pekau bringing some Chinese passenger-, among whom were the Pahang Opium Farm representatn A OeU dso been sent up for the Lipis Hospital. 16th April. The Acting Resident went down this morning
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    selangor News.
    202 7 Uui C &gt;rresj &gt;nde Kuala Lumpor, 'J4tii April. A M\ r buffalo killed a native woman, .rry ing a child m her arms, on Mr tluttenbach's coffee estate about tin i .;.t I.umpor. on Thursday last. Mr. Lindsay xx ho happened t.&gt; be on th-- the tune immediately
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    Furher Penang Sehemes.
    297 7 Tin P laztti ken up the nain line railway m the M ilay Pen md notes the fact, tlmt tOWards i of I^\ the idea vi a main trun to run the full length of the 1' md join with the Indian system ol iccupied the attention
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    The Municipal Commissioners.
    2232 7 Wednksdav. 2«; th April Thk ordinary meeting of the Municipal Cotnissioners took place m the Hoard Boom of the new offices on Kobinsou Quay, v.s. terdav afternoon. Mr. Alex Gfoutle occupied the chair; and there were present the Hon's. Major McCallum, T. Shelford, and A. L. Doualdaon
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    The Straits Poliee.
    206 8 E ho, April (th.) Tni methods of the Dative police m the -Strai'.s Settlements are, to say the least of them, peculiar. It appears "that a native constablein Penang who badsuffered oneoi his Chine-, prisoners to escape as he was conveying him under sentence to gaol, w
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    RAUB.
    1412 8 Favour a hi,k Prospects. Mokk Stamps PeoPOSED. a Dividend f i vi no Kka Foeecabted. The Mining Manager's Report for the statutory meeting of shareholders to be held m Brisbane m the month of May. runs as f&lt; ill. &gt;x\ R tub, Pahang, 2Ut April, f$Q To t he
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    Gold Mining in India.
    420 8 H i.,h Pbofi I Nundydroof Oold Mining. The thirteenth ordinary general meeting was held .'it the Cannon Street Hotel on March 29 Csptsin W Hell IfcTaggart, \x ho presided, said the his. Tory of the eompanx during the a-t x.ar xxaof the most encouraging character. There
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    Saigon Customs Duties.
    207 8 The Maiieh. si, Chamber of Comm has written as follows to the Foreign Offii on the ab.o Bubjeet Information ha- reached mis Chambsi frOßj Smuspora to tbe rffeet that the Customs authorities at r/aigon are im)K*ing British goons traish.pp-d from the Straits Ssttlements, ihe rates of i;„p..rt
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    FRIDAY, 28th APRIL. l Ketgfetoartafl Coal limi.
    252 8 FRIDAY, 28th APRIL. l Ketgfetoartafl Coal limi. Thk hung projected Malay nin.suls; railway line, to connect fin- Strait- xxith Burma and the India railway lends additional interest p, re., „a discoveries on the bank- of tin- T.-ni m rim ri ver, v litt le wai to the n.irtl Penang. Mr.
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    Yesterday's Record Mail.
    549 8 I'm I' and I I i,.p,_ v md ing th Pi ht ',-.uld rly, hut i\ o jj I 1" and I rnn-nt !.-U--lien be »ty ad don 8 p the a nc ome from I pore m twentv-twi Ma xm, tie I 111 i &gt;- lli
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    Silver.
    66 9 The i :l the Ohit&lt; that Mr. Cleveland will summon the national Monetan Conference to a on May Moth to which date it it adjourned. inserted that •ary of State is actually sending rs to the variou G Is inhe repr I if :lu derence r. assembli -m May.
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    H. M. S. "Pallas."
    176 9 ing paragraph m the Broad Arroir is worth &lt;puotiug for two reasons a* showing the powers of Her Majesty's ■am Pallas, and as throwing a significant F%id upon th,- Admiralty system reduIjjg the engine- room complements oi ships. 11 contemporary, by k°ruer from Admiralty, has been"
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    "Times" Telegrams on Eastern Matters.
    71 9 Thk rimes of April 6th says Singapore, m April Severe lighting hsa '■'ken place on the Tsmiang River, Bant Su»»«tra m which to Dutchmen were killed or funded. The Dutch claim victory, but ihe Aelunese have interrupted communications. The rimes of April, 7th Bays:— The
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    The Sun Life Assurance co.
    123 9 I'm; report of the Directors for ls:&gt;_- of the Sun Life Assurance Company, of Canada, (Messrs. Bouatead and Company agents speaks highly for the ability with which that institution is being managed. Hie new business secured during the past year reached larger figures than during
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    Appeal Court.
    119 9 Pm. first case coining before the Appeal Court at Penang was that of the Nam Tong. The facts shortly were as follows —Tbe chinches? of the steamer Nam Yong i convicted before Mr. J. K. lurch for importing illicit cbandu, which was found iv a store-room or joss
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    The Eastern Mortgage Company.
    150 9 Thi following is the report of the I tern Mortgage and Company Linnttxd |to Dec. 81, I 392 After pro ing for interest paid and accrued on debentures, fully-paid ordinary and A shar.-s, for expenses &gt;-t mauagemeat, and other charges a balai shown t.&gt; the credit
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    Muar
    132 9 r C ndent.) 2~tk .1/ A raw morning.- back, between 1 and 5 o'clock. B boy ol ,U 1 J i- carried away i a crocodile from a boat lying alongside of a jetty while the ot tier inmates were ash A Chinaman m a boat close by gave
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    Perak.
    189 9 (Pinang Gazi tie. i In one of Ids annual reports Mi" I W. Swett en ham made a itateinenttotbei Efect that be disliked the executivi and magisterial power being combined m one person, BS is tbe case with tbe Collectors and Magistrates of districts, but that as no Complaints
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    The Straits Chief Justiceship.
    95 9 i Observer, April 2nd. i It ii 1». lieved m official circles that tbe Chief Justiceship of the Straits Settlements, which is now vacant through the death of .Sir Elliot Bovill, will m all probability be ti11,.,! U p by the appointment of Sir Henry vVrenfordsley.
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    Penang Views about Trade and Ports.
    297 9 The Btraits Independent hears that Mr. Alexander has been completely successful m financing the Singora-Korat.Ku.iui Railway project, aud that the xvork of eon. Bt ruction with an extension to Butterwortb aud Prye is to be taken m hand at once. That journal, m dwelling
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    Telegraphic Summary.
    498 9 im i&gt;o\i\(.i:k mi hiss or si mi: i;i.t &gt;n. v Strait* T Telegro '■&gt;„.&gt; -The reuewed terrible cart h.oiake m completed the ruin of th" capital there. It is feared thst mau\ villages 1 v destroyed. 11. There i- inev.a-ed ferment m conn. nth the strikes throughout Belgium.
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    Ross or Keeling and Cocos.
    421 9 S,»Mi; days back, says tin /•&gt;, ing Diepatch,thnrt&gt; was launched from a Clvdeside yard a sailing vessel built to the order of Mr. Cliinie- the proprietor Keeling or Co.-,,- [tdsnds, a dc|cndcnci i t th.Straits Settlement*. Hi- eldest Clunies Ho—, junr is ,-it present residing
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    Mr. Curzon on Siam.
    535 9 THB April numb rof the Fortnightly Chapman ai.,l Hall bss an interesting art ici&lt; 1 x the Hon i, Curzon on Politics aud Pr m Siam." The sutboi rtainly be cos- n the method of stili-ios lich he sandwiches between eoa- I Parliament v x rlutiss
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    The Municipality.
    1267 10 MINUTKS (&gt;F PBOCBEDINGS OF THK MUNICIPAL Commission ebs at an Ordinary Mkktino OM Wionksday. 12th AraiL, 1893. PaaaSNT. The President, Alex. Gentle. Esi{ th« Hnn'ble the Colonial Engineer, M* j&gt;r Mcl'tllum. U.K. «'.M.&lt;; the Inspector General of Police, R. W Maxwell. Esq.; T. Sohst. Esq.; W. Nansoi, hM|.
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    SATURDAY, 29th APRIL The Registration Bill.
    298 10 SATURDAY, 29th APRIL The Registration Bill. Thk Registration Bill, which has just been read a s,T,,n&lt;l time m the House of Commons, puts int.. legislative shape, a leading point m th Nes astle programm ami was introduced .&gt;n the 20th Februari Th.- registration of voters m England h long been
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    Renter's News.
    368 10 Om the 6th April, the following Reuter's tele-ram appeared m the Straits IHmet Tie- s. s Enos Souie has collided with and sunk the a. s. New York." At tin- time it was pointed out that the telegram was vague, inasmuch as there are a number of vessels
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    Quarantine Against the Straits.
    65 10 Shipping agents will regret to hear. &gt;,n&gt; the Kobe Chronicle, that owing to the pre. valence vi cholera m the St ttlementa the quarantine regulations will, it is stated, be put into force at N B i can, and Kobe from about the 20th instant. The-.,
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    A Libel Action.
    73 10 A the H Suprem &lt; lourl vu the 21st April, Johu rhomas Cotton, merchant, sued Robert Fras Smith torecover $1,000 ds illeged to bav&lt; lined by a paragraph the 10th lust, m tin- tfongk U Plaintiff said that the paragraph m the I stated ilia' he had
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    France and Siam.
    131 10 1 1 will be int. to n,»te m connection with the French forward m on the M that th.- French Government, after design* drawn by tin M MM whin-Chins, is buil•men, which ate intended for Mekong, ab ive the Khong rapids. They will be 25 m long,
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    The North German Lloyd.
    258 10 With fereo t paragraph m Lloyd i. i. re rectify the information 1:1 SO far that tl, 1 ite .m the other German M til steat will henceforth call at Genoa md Naples! 1"* 8 x P I as ly undergone alterations xvith regard to commodation.
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    The "Goverment Gazette" 28th April.
    193 10 Thk Governor has fixed rhura__H Ist June, l*i' &lt;. as the day b.s*jH throughout the Colony a j^H Holiday m honour of the tuu;vcra___| vi the Birthday ol Her M Queen. It is notified that tbe (^ueeu'.s tur empowering Mr A H 1 x- I
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    The Chinese in Johore.
    146 10 i Jo SpOU lon newspapet Malay Peninsu up by railwai i• i I aud lie I p "ii t b»datiou of our Colouinl E P'- i S to N P »rt I S »1 t I3u mil i s m the .h.hora i on hi DgSnl
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    Music in the Gardens.
    232 10 1 ure ia t he pr&lt; oi the n. _ud l.att. I aaa I hat oi composed h\ Captaiu Bingham ht that regiment l'h x the pu iv a 1 Oxl the I&gt;U oxx the puhlicat the bs that th. h a vi a a foam
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    Netherlands India News.
    836 11 The Archuukk's Visit Tilt: Poitlation 01 JAVA Tut: GoVBBsroR of Acheest. Rick (ti.tivati.in vices from Java, tbe Arch- duke of Austri ■is ou txmr m the moun- ttiuous stem section of the island, w here he I uded a volcano and has eojoved a good deal of
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    Deli News.
    771 11 Th i: FloHt IN.; i T\Ml.\ R Chinbsi Elbadmkk. Bi last advices the Achinese troubles m Tatniang are by no means over. A few days ago boats from a man-of-war on the coast were fired upon m the river there, and tour of the crew were wounded, one
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    MONDAY, 1st MAY. The Health of the Harrison.
    383 11 MONDAY, 1st MAY. The Health of the Harrison. In another column then- xxill be found certain facts with regard bo the health of the garrison of the Straits Tini point is that the breakdown m tin- health of the troops, which Was expected to folios the repeal of the various
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    A Civil Service Grievance.
    1720 11 In another column there srill be found a report on th,- Straits, Widows 1 and Orphans Pension Fund with the significant tement that tin- directors feel anxiety as t.. the financial position of the fund And tie- direct,.?-.- suggest that the Government should become legalh responsible
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    Penang and Klang.
    195 12 Ma. A. S. Baxendale, iv his annual report on the Posts and Telegraphs m Selangor, writes I wish to attract attention to the lack of proper steam communication between (Clang and Penang. For six days m the week there are DO steameis fiom Penang for Klang. On
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    Standard Bank of Australia Limited.
    515 12 Tui. following particulars ot the In collapsed Australian Hank will lie of interest SIXTH Half-Yearly lb-port under new incorporation for presentation to the ordinary general meeting of Shareholders, held m Melbourne on LBtli October 1892. The Directors have now to submit the sixth half-yearly Bslsnee
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    Ancient Remains at Selangor.
    155 12 On Sunday, the 19th March, a large Kanduri or feast was held at Selangor m order to pay respect to the graves of the former Sultans. These interesting monuments have lately beeu enclosed by a neat dwarf wall, and 10 accordance with Malay custom the people
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    A Poet in Singapore.
    661 12 Tukuk. is a poet m Singapore. il name is Mr. IL rbert Charles Wilmot, and while he is probabl) English born and an Knglish subject, he seems to inherit BPm&lt; share of tin- blood of that distinguished race winch has produced so many eminent I m
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    The Widows' and Orphans' Fund.
    330 12 Thk report on the Widows' and aH pilaus' Pension Fund, for ihe Year ]AjPI states that tin amount to the u.-dit of thj Fund on the Slst Di 1 &lt;&lt;J2 t y-^gl $96, 102 86, and m additio dm- by Government b. u,te r est
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    The Bombay Millowners.
    265 12 Cott in* N UUT I trad-, -••nt moment tl it might be ronsid times. xtl. m tot common alone to Bond isdUSt ;h,. last yesrV tiiau m the year before I ally -ati-taetory r export had from England had -hoxxed What they the shirk tl D any
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    The Court of Appeal.
    840 13 An Important Kongsi Case. BfcATTOI J KRAI. V*. YkiiiiChkx KUNfI m D "TH IKS k^his was an appeal by the Attorney .it Penang seeking to have the Sjfnient of Mr. Justice \V versed the ground that such judgment was rL^ost the weight oi evidence. By the
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    Cricket.
    152 13 S. V. A. wersus S. C. C. TH! following are the scores made i„ the above match played on the Esplanade on Saturday afternoon S. A A Beedon c. Edwsrda b Harrington 25 Lsw c. Harrington b. Donaldson Sayers run out i v Cook c. Hubbard b. Doaasldsoo o
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    Bulk Petroleum at Butterworth.
    331 13 Tut: Chiii Justici Drinks to Bonn bad A Co On last Wednesday afternoon, a largo number of Europeans and Chinese went Butterworth, to witness the operation of pumping tbe oil from the ship, to the tank on shore. The whole party had a pl.as int sail
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    Bulk Oil.
    321 13 Pinang Oa U Thk pumping of the oil into the tanks on the Butter worth shore marks an era m the tiade of this port. It is the li st beginning oi the bulk" oil trade which is bound m important influence ou the oil trade of Penang
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    Profitable Planting in Malacca.
    77 13 The following appears as au advertisement iv The Times oi 6th April Income £1,000 Per Annum, well secured. An opportunity occurs a Young Gentleman With £3,000 to joins gentleman p'.uiter m Malacca. H'ghe-t references given, and required. Elmsley snd Co., Accoun ant', 38 King Street. heap
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    The Health of the Garrison.
    137 13 Ihe percentage of men to hospital &gt;t Fort Canning from yen, real disease i- 1 I at Tauglin the percentage is 2',. Prom all causes the percentage m hospital il The heal'h of tiie garrison is therefore good. The evils feared from the repeal of
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    Telegrams Via Rangoon.
    724 13 Telegrams V ia Rangoon. Londou, 90th April. The following is the result of the race for the Craven St skee run at Newmarket to-day Mr Douglss Hand'-. Harbiugt 1 Mr .1 Lowther'-. Vha I 2 Lord Londonderry's, Inferno It i- otticiallx stated at St Peteraburgli that a company of the
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    Women's Talk.
    1256 13 Bnhismobi Cabjkn London, April, ith. Daaaasn Kittt, -I received your let from Singapore last mail asking for n Of the fashions. "6u 1 will do your bidd aud write you au epitome if our lat Loudon millinery, frocks, and soon. F&lt; poor dear! how your clothes, and con
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    TUESDAY, 2nd MAY A Crisis in Germany.
    307 14 TUESDAY, 2nd MAY A Crisis in Germany. Che crisis m the political situation at rlin brought on by the Reichstag having I certain parts of tin- long pending Military Bill- xvas anticipated at tin- date &gt;t last mail advices At that time, the had manifested such hostility neasures that speculation
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    France and Siam.
    321 14 Ficthkr details which reach us concerning the Franco-Siamese troubles do not really add much to what is already known. The French with three hundred soldier- continue to occupy the district of stung Treng, ami the district of Lipi. on the -Mekong river No forcible collision of any
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    The Currency Question.
    57 14 .1, The Financial N&lt; says that a two per cent premium on at Vienna proves that Austria's experiment for .gold standard with her gold locked Dp lias broken down. The same paper says that it is impossible for Lord c Committee uvw to recommend to India a
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    Land at klang.
    108 14 bl the district of Klang. there m a 1 land for padi near the coast, and excellent land for coffee, pepper, gambter, Ac., inland ou the hills, the soil I There is also said to be tin m this district. The district officer reports that a good
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    Wedding at Penang.
    108 14 A Wki.iun., took place at St George's Church Penang. on the 25th April, when William Harvey Ma. krthur, Esq., n.n.c. v.s. second son of Capt. i; \Y. Mm Arthur, late 42nd Highlanders. W a- married to Miss Gertrude Beatrice BiacClosky elder daughter of I&gt;r. .1. H. MacClosky,
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    Rise in the Price of Ice.
    116 14 A- will be seen advertised to-day the New Singapore Ice Company, Limited has appointed Messrs. Kat/ Brothers their General Agents. It has been known for some time back that the strong opposition existing between the Straits aud New Singapore Ice Companies could not have
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    Fire Rates in the East.
    96 14 The Ageut of one of the leadiug home fire iusuranee companies at Shanghai has received telegraphic advice to the effect that the Company is willing to agree to a tariff being fixed for foreign risks on buildings and contents m Shanghai, and it is understood
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    A Poisoning Case in Penang.
    197 14 Tut Pinang Gazette gives particnlat a poisoning here on the 28th Apri iv which as many as fifteen persons, including men. women, and elnhben. were poisoned. It took pi ice m a boUSC OCCUpie 1 by Has him Nina llerican, formerly a clerk, who lived
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    France and Siam.
    188 14 S I i April, 9t I'm. situation has m DO waj chai sin,-,, our last m France ;&gt; consolidating ber advanced p ou the Mekong, ami hurrying on tbe telegraph line and road to Saigon. The Siat impressing ible man for vi. c. and t h ire
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    Penang Wants More Investigations.
    403 14 The P,i,a„ &gt;, rh, regulation introduced m 188U effect that no Government officer can quire or be part owner m any land tn ti Colony or Native States other than a garden or ground attached t.. bis dwellii and not cultivated xxitb a vi.-xx to the
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    The Assault at Bngkok.
    277 14 1\ the British Consular Court at naam kok on the 25th April, before H BJ Consul and a juix. the case „t fo'gina| Ahamat was beard This harge «B ilt arising out of the affair on ths I'Sth March m \x heh Mr. .1 J. r^H
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    Sport in selangor.
    522 14 The dist I B -hr folio -port m hitM It is s great which has seen seen for msny \e,-ir&gt; was severeh handled lo I Koshlcnci ■j 31st II i Bululi. I fttlt* D hear. l ;i r i goi ng i •unu I l»ig «*lephsnts h
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    Selangor News.
    238 15 (From Ovr Correspondent.) Kuala Lumpur 29th April Tin: Government has decided that the telephone Exchange shall not be established m Kuala Luinpor this year, as ,t was not provided for m the estimates. The Hand played by moonlight m the Gardens last night, out of compliment to Mr.-
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    Australian Bank Failure.
    1329 15 roBY news lias been received of the suspension oi the National Han', Australasia. Limited, to which we allude, yesterday The National Bank of Austin las:, Limited, was established m the yeai 1858 with an authorised capital' o *&lt; .000. and a subscribed capital 0 slmr,- of £5
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    Perak News.
    981 15 I (From our Correspondent.) *c rapid aud material progress whieL State is making at present under tht ?etic rule of the British Resident Swcttenbam, cannot fail to strike tlu Observant m the Straits Settlements. c firm, yet considerate, while holding ems of Government among such a '1 population
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    Jail Revolt in Bangkok.
    400 15 Blivim If] Sbtoi Di the 22ud April, au outbreak took place among the prisoners m tbe new Jail at Bangkok which resulted m con* siderable bloodshed. Rumour had pom! tu tlu prisoners plaunii ofl on the 25th Apiil, but it drew lit attention. On the day
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    Ladies' Lawn Tenuis Club.
    305 15 R«S ay's Tn 'I'm CHAJfPIOaSHIP Mi— M K.-a-b. rrx Mr- X Villi era i-ii. 8-2 Ladies' and Gentlemen's Double H IM 1 1 A I Mrs Dare and Mr Owen ow. it Mrs. I rell aud Mr Talhot scratch c Mr- Sal/.mann and Mr Bourne scratch
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    Correspondence. The Rumours from Borneo.
    498 16 Correspondence. The Rumours from Borneo. he Bditok »-i ihk Straits Times." Sir, In reference to a report which appeared iv the "Straits Times" newspaper of 3rd instant, as to a rumoured murder of several Europeans and Dyaks by a marauding hand m British North Borneo. we are aware that m
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      1000 16 DOCKS. THE TANJONG PAGAR DOCK &lt; LIMITED The premises of the Company are eiMmted at Tanjong Pagar adjoining the town of Singapore. Scan tram-cars run at short interv carrying passengers ami goods from U hart to destinations at low rates. Tbe Wharf ext ends to one mile and quarter and
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      254 16 l*u»*&lt;'iiger Ust. Arrivals. Per s. B( from Bangkok Messrs. Blocli. aud Sehraeger. Per s. s. Kuautan from Kuautan: Mr. J. B. Eddy. Per s from Hongkong —Mr H. A. Oake-. Per s. s. Sumatra from Deli: Messrs. Van Baleuni, Schooue, »nd Chansepie. Per s. s. Ocean ten from Marseilles: M
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      771 19 Dr. Lalor's Traile-Mark et Phosphodyne" is registered uuder the Trade Mark* \ct for the Indian Empire, and attested by the Seal of the Registrar Calcutta. fr. Lalor s Phosphodyne af^Laia or f^Tf YEARS las rramtaircd its woild-xiiile lejmat'.on as tfca &lt;M '*ase Best vi i ONLY SAFE RELIABLE PHOSPHORIC CURE
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