Straits Times Weekly Issue, 14 June 1893

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    29 1 The Straits Times WEEKLY ISSUE. VBLISHED, LB3I PUBLWHED ,OK T.VV.M.Ss.j.N BY EvKUV IIoMEWAKD Ma„. S,K.MM:. Price 40 bnta VOL XL VI. SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY. JUNE 1 1, 1893. NO. :{,7;JB
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    THE STRAITS TIMES WEDNESDAY, 14th JUNE. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
    208 1 THE STRAITS TIMES WEDNESDAY, 14 th JUNE. TABLE OF CONTENTS. Edit b.urop >. Ike »loin and the Native S Pa m r rauce H. t. ir Mr. R Air -toman I 3s A K< vt Mail. I an i ii y Sales. Lecture icj Prep 1 Propheci re. v the
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    LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    469 1 Sinoapore. Uth Junk, 1893 PnODiJCE. Hh 6.30. <j° N 1, 10.50. do No. 2, 8.00. 4.75. Sarawak 2.90." •**%°> 3.62 A. Coffee bali, Wu q Uoffo_ Übermn, '.;:>«,< lauioea small lake, ttJ do Ist quality... j do vied. flake, j do small peart, do sjliektae, "Siam Z'
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    SUMMARY OF THE WEEK.
    444 1 The P. O. s. s. Ravenna takes the mail for Europe this week, and next week's mail for Europe is fixed foi despatch on tbe 20th instant per M. M. s. s. Oceanien. The M. M. steamer Caledonitn with the mails from E VO] fthe 12th
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    REUTERS TELEGRAMS.
    574 1 Australia >• rxrOBD. Lomdon t sik June. The Australians haw beaten Oxford m a cricket match l>v nine- rqns. Promotion or H. K. H. thi Duki Ol KniNBUROH. 11. li. H. the Duke Of Eli: has retired from the Devouport command and has been promoted to be Admiral
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      62 1 Tae Struts Times has the largest j circuhtio-i of any newspaper m Asia, British India excepted. It circulates m Singapore and ftnang, throughout all the istel States of the Malay Peninsula, m Siam, Borneo, the Netherlau Is Indies, the Philipnines, and French Indo-China. No other Cistern newspaper has so widespread
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    TUESDAY, 6th JUNE. The Tension in Europe.
    311 2 TUESDAY, 6th JUNE. The Tension in Europe. Couni Kalnoky, whose reassuring remarks on the military tension m Europe are noticed m Keuter'a telegrams to-day, has been Minister tor Foreign Affairs m the Austro-Hungarian Empire since 1881 He has filled that post with marked ability and has viewed the maintainnnee of
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    26 2 rth" Police Court this morning, Mr. Kwinerslev. the Pen ior magistrate, Jbad 105 summon-. 's todeal with, the majority of which w.-re connected with tbe munici-
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    32 2 tTHK Debating i^ociety has uted several new members, and it is anticipated that a meeting will lie held short!) to a pi 1 decide on the fotur i line of the society.
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    72 2 IMb. Swi ctenham, Resident of Perak, or Perak on Wednesday; Mr. Clifford, Acting Resident of Pahang leaves riday Mr. Bibby, manager b mines, leaves for EViub, via irdsy. which was to Yokoh i* Bebring Sea on the I a telegraphic despatch from home on ih" 19tb, cancelling her The Yokohama
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    47 2 Thi: Madras Times m an article entitled '"Luxuriating Tommies'" assumes that this journal adopted the view that tinBritish soldier is supplied with too many luxu m India. That is inaccurate. This journal adopted the view that the British soldier is buj plied with many lux--tries m India.
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    70 2 IWall, the jockey, has keen talking very kindly ahout Weritt iv the Colombo Sporting Gazette, He tells how the horse won everything m which he ran last meeting 5 and also the fact of his accomplishing a record, and then prophesies that next year Werite will win tbe Sin<*aport. rby."
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    39 2 Thk mail despatched from Singapore te London by German Packet on the 7th ultimo was delivered on the lst instant. The mail despatched from Singapore to London, via Marseilles, on the 9th ultimo was deliveied on the 3rd instant.
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    77 2 Thi Mutual" steamer Moyune- arrived here with the first cargo of new season's teas yesterday, at noon, and sailed for London at 3 p. m. exactly, her stay m this port being limited to three hours during which time 650 tons of coals were put <>n hoard. The Moyune left
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    109 2 Thi French yacht Scmirami*, which i s on a scientific mission among the oati* i of the Far Bast, and is at present lyiug m the roads will remain hereabout twentylive days, before proceeding on her raise. Some disappointment is fell on loud that the vessel will heltliahle to CPOSB
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    Death of a Former Straits Official.
    106 2 LiEUTENANT-General James Hum died at his residence m Sydney place. |>ath, on Sat u i day the 29th April after a short illmss. 1* ised had seen much service m the Indian Army, had been Camp to the < »o\ i r 8l raits
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    Late Telegrams.
    66 2 Pari*; 20th May. The Cluuub nthoriaed prore»»di_ig« ag-ainst Depnt) eonsequei he ineid ill M.t by *J7'i votes against 194 is, 21*1 T has given asMirances of the pacific sentiments of I lonrt o_ I*• c >k and d«»clares that Laotians were wibdj Pcspousihl< ;li«-i at X >ne. The
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    The Saigon Rice Market.
    156 2 W m 11 \i i a i circular d. 3rd .1 une. 1 r market d a few cents either way daily, hut cannot decline .inter- a re able to hold their stocks. This they have been aide to i]^ the present seasoi stent hitherto unknown.
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    The Loss of the Pilgrim Ship.
    166 2 The fire which destroyed the pilgrim steamer KktVQ is said to have Originated out of the practice by tbe pilgrims ol building, j ach family for itself, a little fire on deck. The Khiva having wooden 'tween decks, it is supposed that. thOUgh negligence,
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    Theatricals at Tanglin Barracks.
    161 2 A i.arok audience assembled m the Sphinx Tlieatre at Tanglin Barracks, last evening, when Miss Lillian ami Mr. Frank Fletcher gave a vocal entertainment. Fm programme iras lengthy and varied and some ye.-v good songs were iung by the two artistes. In the first part oi
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    Luxuriating Tommies :"
    547 2 Luxuriating Tommies \/,i.//-.IS We an- even »la\ face to face with Tonuin t k i 1 1 m India, and are more or leas I ipiaintcd with him m some shape or o'herj hut we *1. tu lit \.i-\ ranch whether it evei cnrred to an) of v-> that he
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    The Missionary Conference.
    464 2 Darkest 'Moiiammkkaxim l l, |______j Methoi'lh pom. or view i\. vporr Wn kv.ii City." I II (To II LI. Ol N'oM I At. H KIST 1 V Nl T vl KksioJ fl confereuee o! m rarious denominations iv -jj ield m the Christian Institute lie Road, j',
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    75 2 n_j of tin- ommi Iv rwing club last evening, if was JJ to hold scratch heavy four races *^H 1 the end oi tin month. X v tries Jj the __Oth in-taut and the rac6"^H '^M bably take place on the SaturoVj ing. There is to be a small ent^H
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    Sandakan Jottings.
    1075 3 i From our Correspondent.) 29th Mey. Tobacco Estates. Thk quick development id' this country Mends so great I) on the success of the tolaceoestates now operating, that you can iMgiue how the uews of the high prices eahzed at the first tobacco sales at Amserdaiu tins year have
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    The Malacca Municipality in 1892.
    524 3 I'm- 'j nt Gazette ot the 2nd! June, contains rim anuuil report of the Municipality of Malacca for 1892, giving particulars which shew that, after deducting the balance brought forward from 1891, the actual income for the year amounted to $21,049.12, as against 121,311 i
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    Mr. W. E. Maxwell.
    38 3 The Colouial Secretary of the Straits Settlements, Mr. W. E. Maxwell, c.m.0., srrived yesterday at 7 Sloaue-gardens. Mr. Maxwell will leave again for Singapore m the litter pari of June.— -Morning Poet, May 11.
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    The Franco-Siamese Collision.
    398 3 Thk Figh i 1 no at Krone. Thk S i a m ks Con m and b W a k n d. French Paoonuss on thl* Mkkono. Thk Courrier cV Haiphong of the 25th May gives particulars of the situation on the Upper Mekong, showing that Sung
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    WEDNESDAY, 7th JUNE. The Achinese at Langkat.
    339 3 WEDNESDAY, 7th JUNE. The Achinese at Langkat. I ippears that the Achinesc troubles m the district <>i Langkat near the Langkat >il Works have been somewhat exaggerated The first news the matter appeared m our issue of the 30th ol May, when we said that the Achineae had fired at
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    The Colony and the Native States.
    487 3 The C olony and the Native States. In another column there will be found some report of a lecture delivered i Mr. L mis. a gentleman who is known as a mining expert, but who oth *rwise m lie considered a faiily credible person. Mr Louis, lecturing m London. doscril>ed
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    242 3 The ior .N v\ oh mvv sois m < 'hi i here th morning. M. pe Gaspary, the t ousul foi France, arrive I yesterday eveuiug from Marseilles per ''if' don fu A Las«'..k, empl »y e 1 on 1. iard Ihe Urn Poh (m m. n.ev m dry dock,
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    Fatal Accident to a Perak Officer.
    74 4 '■id! Ti h gram from our Corn upondent.) j F' nang n<><>it. ieut. C. P. Martin is dead. ieut. C. F. Martin of the Counaught Rangers, Assistant Commissioner of the tVrak Sikhs, was out riding at Taipeng on Sunday when he was thrown from
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    The Popular Mr. Bonder.
    116 4 i li is interesting to observe how the newspapers of the world, fiom Hongkong to the Strand, are declaring the great popularity of Mr. Bouser. The following is from lhe Full Mull Gazette Sir Elliot Bovi'l's suceo-sor m tie- Chief Justiceship of t!ie Str.i Is Settlements
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    Proposed Roman Catholic Bazaar.
    279 4 The following circular is issued: The members of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul regret to briug to your uotiee that, owing to circumstances which need not be detailed here, poverty auiougst the people has increased to such au extent that the small fund oi
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    Penang Wharf Scheme.
    365 4 To the Editor of tli Expn -*SIR, The good pejplo of Pen ing seem to bring more sentiment tliau common-sense hear upon this „m stien. lhe wharves at Singapore are n,.- i' M e cnisc but the result it the trade of that city, and j were
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    Naval Mews by Mail.
    237 4 By the death of Rear- Admiral Long, Captain Henry St. Leger B. Palliser, now Commodore at Hongkong, is raised to the Plag List at once. With reference to tbe services rendered by Captain Burr of the Porpoise to the survivors of the ill-fated Bokhara we now
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    Selangor News.
    424 4 [From out Corresp* The Qnaaa's BimTßDai Bron-n and Dance. Kueie Lumper, 3rd Juni 189&. BSTXaDAT, the Qui en's Birthday >p, took place oo the Parade droand, otherwise known as the Plain. The program OS! was rather long and great credit is due to the starters aud stewards for
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    The Protected Malay States.
    389 4 (China Espve** F>lh May.) Thi question of security for property and capital invested m the British Protected States of the Malay Peninsula came out more prominently m the address Mr. Louis, before the Mining Section i^i the London Chamber of Commerce-, than the real subject of
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    Ode.
    372 4 ON i Ml. OP-MUBQ Ol IHK lvi'l'KlAl Ins ii v |fai to, 1883 irom tht I Six years have tied, -iiice res the flowers. The v ist Pavilion with its courtly throng And "mid the trumpets' blare, to prayer and song. Where soars to-day a coronal of towers. The
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    Mining in the Malay Peninsula.
    3013 4 Mn. Hknry Louis delivered an address to t he Mining Section oi t he London (.'haniber of Commerce on the N 'h May, on Mining m the Malar Peninsula. The address dealt veiy largely with the aduiiuis 1 of ihe Protected Stat .Mi Louis s.i
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    The Straits Settlements' Military Contribution.
    431 5 The Straits Settlements' Military C ontribution. nited Service Gazette, 13U\ May. Thoi*.,h we strongly opine that all parts I of the British a mnire atmntd loyally and un- grudgingly participate m providing for its defence, we cannot but think that something less than justice has been meted out to the
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    Neweastle Daily Journal.
    1239 5 Lord i-te-o-. it i long ego made the Straits of Malacca the subject of a p. lineal controversy, and th. question at is-ue between the Settlements of Singapore. Penang, and Malacca, and the Imperial Government, as to the relative expeuae t.. be borne by them Of the
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    Telegraphic Summary.
    180 5 Telegraphic Summary o tj J.irii to Straits I I aCi ylon.) L- I D By i ishi m i x I L-STEI Si n dat Exhibit] wg i < !hi< v. Till tLVt KALIAN laii.i Loa I"". May 'I be folio result of the vac for the Man. run this
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    THURSDAY, 8th JUNE. The Colony and the Native States.
    1048 6 THURSDAY, 8th JUNE. The Colony and the Native States. I In connection with the reference that Mr Louis, a mining expert, made when lectori m_r m London recently on the Native Malayan States and their relations to the Straits Settlements, it will be remembered that for sonic time past this
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    Sir Charles Warren.
    48 6 The Worl Sir Ch from all dove wonders sinc< his arrival a ire m press the do., lopmeut of the 1 and it is aol unlikely thai th a will take step- shortly to recoeuis services oy conn r ig up m h higher command.
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    The Acheen War.
    321 6 i\ 1 1:1.1 eby the s. s J h arrived from Babalan (Langkal aang ..ii Sunday brought the foil W hell lhe Jin II w,i* the 2nd dune at Baba au tie Ide au attack, aud as bulli bs re ovei th.- uhip she stopped dischargii it<
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    Singapore Gas Co.
    84 6 Singapore Gas Co. (Limited) -The J ordiuarv general meeting was held on May lOthatthe Canuon-atree. Hotel. Mr. s Foreman (chairman) said the wni m exchange had anion. .ted to £341 iv iv• s« < of that for the previous half-year. Doniideriug, however, the depression m trad. m
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    A Record Mail.
    94 6 A Re cord Mail. Thk mails carried by the Peninsular left Charing Cro**, L indoo, at 8 'clock on the night ol I' .I iy 19th Stay. TakII the time of her arrival at Singapo as o p. m. to-day, flm Peninsular has made the outward trip m the nominal
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    The Alleged Embezzlementaal Rafties Library.
    605 6 the Police Court, this m ruing, before Mi W Iward, Chua 11 I I who. for the j -niy-four years, bas beei employed ns clerk an 1 i-- 9 taut librarian ;U R iflb 8 Li bran charged on remand with criminal brea ol t
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    Municipal Commissioners.
    1011 6 The ordinary fortnight)-.* mecti^H Ifunieipa] < lommissionei the Bond I. torn of the M uuicipaj < vesterdaf aftei noon, under tl. ol Mr. Ah x. Geul the Hon'blea Mij>r M i 1;i j ford, and A. L I > Nanson, Josquim. Meyer, Ii Kit vti \ia Bl I'he
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    The Siam Assault Case.
    213 7 I In* the House of Com moos on the 15th May, Mr. VV. Redmond asked the Under- Secretaw for F<>reigu Affairs if he aware that oi: March 28 tat, as Mr. Lillie, editor of the .5i,,,,, Fre* Prese, a British subject, was on his way to
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    Lecture on Prophets and Prophecy.
    1246 7 CONTIKUINO his lectures on Biblical Criticism, the 1; v. ii. M. Heath discussed m the Presbyt nan Church, last uight, the place aud «alue of the contribution made by the propbetc of Israel to the religious develop nent oi the world. The prophets, he said,
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    FRIDAY, 9th JUNE. Pahang.
    538 7 FRIDAY, 9th JUNE. Pahang. i>n sth ttftnnt .ted b .1 despatch on the future of Pahang had been posted and was then on its waj to Sin. B arrived by mail. On Saturday morning the unofficial memben ol the I.- gislatin I Council will m nt Grovernment lions,- to consider
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    361 7 1 hi ementi Smith have gone o Perak, to the hills, for ehan dr. Thi schooner E. and H [very, has sold for 11. H 9 m of Johore is apparently settiug himself to justify tin- American I H M 8 ron i surveying trip to the Anumht- Island A
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    The Straits Settlements, in "The Times " of 16th Way.
    113 8 The Straits Settlements, in "The Times of 16th Way. Swieapore, 15th Maij. figure- for l s d show that m the Straits Settlements the deficit is mi. while m Perak the surplus is $000,000. fn Pahang the deficit is large. The Perak re- j ■inn is incrcasin.tr. nnd thai of
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    Details of the Fatal Accident to Lieut. Martin.
    138 8 \V ith regard to the death of Lieut. C. F. Martin. Adjutant, Ist Perak Sikhs at lipiug, it appears that the deceased gentleman was practising bis horse at a hurdle about ">.do p. m. on the oth instant. The i auiiual, which
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    Amsterdam Tobacco Sales.
    205 8 The first tobacco sale the season took place m Amsterdam on the sth May, aud had more than justified the auticipations of high prices formed by tbe trade. It is*stated that the new crop is light iv character and colour, and that American buyers ire williug 1-.
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    Land and House-Property Sales.
    357 8 FThe following properties were offered for auction sale by Messrs Powell Co., yesterday afternoon A block of sixteen three-storey dwellings with frontages ou Almeida -Street, Smith Street aud New Bridge Road bringing iv a total monthly rental of $216. Bought iv for $14,000. Four houses used
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    Acheen Affairs.
    224 8 Pinang Gasette June 7.) Tua s. s. Fair Malacca arrived from Babalan with a cargo of kerosine oil yesterday evening. The local agent of the Royal Dutch Oil Companyinforms us that the director, the manager, aud staff had gone back to the works on Sunday, but cannot say
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    Malacca News.
    584 8 Thk Waterworks CottStauorons Ciiim Ii and Tennis. Threk Casks for thk (From our Correspondent Thk feast ot Corpum Christi was celebrated on Sun. lay* hist at the Church of St. Francis Xavier and attracted large congregations at both morning and afternoon services, m which were a number of
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    Tobacco Sales.
    63 8 Sumatra Tobacco. According to a telegram, says a 1 euang paper, the Tobacco Company m Areudsburg has sold m Rotterdam as follows Msndi Angitt il)eli 865 bales < Kloempang, m 29j cents. Sibarau 380 bales .217. OSOta P.V.D. a/h 7-i7 biles S'Minjiriin JH' T Poetoes (Deli) Klambier Lima
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    Perak News.
    693 8 1.-Fl* lit. CfTANUB* The Ji-nicui. StSTSM. hi Rt'T. Martin's A.OOIDKI 1 From our Correspondent.) Ock State Burgeon, Dr. Sbepperd, who I has done yeoman service m the State for more than a decade, will led US farewell very soon. It is generally believed be will retire altogether from
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    Penang Sewage.
    210 8 Tub report of the Penang Mi Engineer, *»ho recently went to ludj sttidv tht* various sewerage svstesjjß operation there, has been published. The i <-*J report recommends the adoption of com? pressed air with Shone* s eje 'orm for p P nang. The report goes into details, show.
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    Cyclone at Calcutta.
    260 8 rutta, 2t*th May A cyclone has r**n raging, which be^an to disperse veaterda* and to-day haa been u,uite clear. Three ship driven ashore m the river during fa. **tnrra, the Rys\ I mere. th» Wilhelm Tel and the Glennnlms. The atoamer (jt which had grounded was off
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    United States Consular Report on the Straits Settlements.
    362 8 Thk r.T aul Wildmsn, of Singspors writes: 1 \*ish to call at ten to tbe i act that the eeleutated percentage of increase ef tin* American residents ii pit at <ao 7 per ad c i.< to imagine that tinr,' was quite
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    France and Siam.
    989 9 (The Times., i m, lith May. -On the eve of a discus- I aunt m the Chamber as to the propriety of Seating a Ministry of the Colonies, simultaneously with the arrival of Cencral Dodds, and a few .lay- after a pacific statement from the Legation of
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    The Straits Military Contribution.
    4407 9 The Deputation to Loaiv Eirow. Mr. A dam son's Sp-EKCH. Sin A.vi>iii-:w Clakkk's Point ICa. lo UKINSUAVVS iN-.KNIOI'S AR. 1 1 VI EST. Loan Hi con's Rk im v. ICa. t\\ I KKSos's Ih.rns. V the Colonial Office on the 15th May the Marquis of Bipon
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    Telegrams Via Ceylon.
    206 10 Louden, 90th May. At meeting «»f the British Baa. Africa Company held, yesterday, the Cnairman said the retention of the British sphere of influence was regarded generally as a foregone conclusion, and that Government would probably agios to transfer the Compares territory tot 11 Ztuaibar Protectorate. The
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    The Sultan of Johore.
    450 10 H H Rncnii s Sovsaaioa Bonouni H is SPAUKUMG Div vt,.\ m H II 's \i I'M kw Pai i Bl i- l' KOH VMK.O Al.s\,;, i] k ST! i> Ai.sa.oo i io DIM with mi ESMPEaOS oh A i B I Xl V. i Express
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    SATURDAY, 10th JUNE. Pahang Finance.
    611 10 SATURDAY, 10th JUNE. Pahang Finance. This morning the unofficial members oi Council consulted with HE. the GrOv erimr regarding the finances and future td' Paining. The text of the .lis.ussioit j was th.- Secretary of State's dispatch j which arrived on Thursday In that I dispatch the Secretary «d' Si.it.-
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    Cholera in Franace.
    387 10 Choi Hu m Prance broke out, first this ye ar at [/Orient, port on the North West Coast, at an unusually early part of the y.-ar. The first .-as vurred th.- 22nd March vim l aroused ominous ap. prehensions, on the ground that, if the disease bad
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    Financial News by Mail.
    78 10 TBI Pahang C 1. eived tbe following telegram I days aoi fa L 65 tous producing 881 cwt k tin, _1 itasspe working, rosts £871 The output tin, month ol brnary, weighing J IS] tons i. has been sold 9 ipo 5 59 A sum of
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    The Achinese Troubles in Laugkat.
    107 10 Tr i' that the Achiniuster lot. strong the P.ahallau river under the command of N and th.t thiy is- n to he attacked on tbe Bid .lune by Colonel \an h- l 1 1 I men. Th.-v bad tired upon ihe oil works at Psngkalkn
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    Siam.
    225 10 1 i- ed that a d ties baa warded f ross tbe Harbour Master to all Bangkok pilots informii thorn that t 1 are forbidden to pilot i French ibips N, r v m a posit* v i.. ailinn. bowr, that these instructions, if issued, ral ehara.t. r and
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    Late Telegrams Via Ceylon.
    252 11 H|/f( May— The sinalliiess of the he voting on Lord Wolmer's night was mainly due to the B|of Governneuit supporters who hail fit J urn The cricket match be■a^ Gloucester and Middlesex resulted m > latter being beaten hy 115 runs. t 2nd June. The jury
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    British Naval Defence.
    385 11 ls the Houee of Lords on the 16th May, Lard Hood of Ayah v moved a resolution which declared the necessity, m view of the rapidly approaching completion of the programme under the _S aval Defence Act, of a rf__rt-.fr well considered progressive scheme. Hpsudu.g over a
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    "The Place where I Spoilt my Medal Round.
    407 11 "The Place where I Spoilt my Medal Round. PrITH APOLOGIES TO WIiVTE MXi VII the hollovv ot the I. nnker where the sand I 1 ft and tl p ■meacli had takes a h-el mark for its own, Sshfre the stance is lcese and shifting, ant .the face m front
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    The Major's Investments
    759 11 Whkn he joined the Highland rogiment he served m so gallantly he was yet a lad m his teens, very tall with a strong but loosely kuit frame, his face was too small for his height but pleasant and manly-looking for all that. In complexion florid and
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    The Sage Factories of Singapore.
    1370 11 BUILT ON STAGNANT SWAMP;.. ATMOSPHERIC PLEASANTRIES FOR SUBURBAN RETREATS. The attractions of Singapore are mauifold aud various and like many similar places on this side of our hemisphere, such centres of pietureequenees are found to have their disadvantages. A tropical sun acting m concert with
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    Selangor News.
    265 11 Kuahe Lumper, fTssfsflssles. Official .M..v i m n Goi 1 1 Mr. Jl Cami'kki.i., District Officer of X Lang, has been very ill. On Sunday I he was hardly expected to recover and great anxiety was felt here. Botrever, it IS elpCCt 4- t hat he Will bo
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    Small Pox in Singapore.
    68 12 Smill-poi is aaid to be on the increase iv Singapore. For sometime past reports of cases have beeu coming m from different tarters, until now, when the disease seems to have located itself io the district of Roc-bore. Two fatal cases were reported m this division
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    Australian Bonda.
    132 12 Thi prose eof tbe market (says the Fifinrial News) for the bonds of the various Austral; m colonies does not furnish a uig argument iv favour of the proposal to include these securities m the authorised list of trustee investments The follow ing table .shows the course of
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    Warren Challenge Shield.
    299 12 H. E. Major General Sir Charles W ren, commanding m the St rails, has pre> inted a Challenge Shield, open to all the Service, including the Volunteers, tor that branch of athletic sport kuowo as a Tug-of-War. The team from the 2nd Batt Liuc.!n.shire X' gt. after
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    Newspaper Libel at Bangkok.
    294 12 H-LBRIBON VS. THE SIAM F'il.l' Pa_BBB." In H. B. M. Consular Court at Bangkok on the 2nd June, before Mr. E. H. French aud a jury. Mr. G. L. Harrison sought to recovei $3,000 from the Editor of the S as dam.,-. for alleged libels appearing
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    The Municipality.
    1059 12 Minutes or Proceedings or tbe Mricicipal Commissioners at an Ordiwart Meeting on Wednesday 24th May, 1893. Present The President Alex. Gentle. Esq., vV. Naiison, Esq The Hou'ble A. L. Donaldson Ttoe Hou'ole T. tthelford, cm J. Frase-, F-.j ami Manasseh Meyer. Esq. AnsBHT: The Boa'ble the Col. Engineer,
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    MONDAY, 12th JUNE. H. E. the Governor.
    1243 12 MONDAY, 12th JUNE. H. E. the Governor. A i the end of August H. Sir 'ceil Clementi Smith will go home upon halfpay have, and he will not return II E's term of office d noi expire until the I 20th of October, nor is it very usual for a
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    The Straits Insurance Company, Limited.
    776 13 h Annual Report for presentation the shareholders at the sixteenth oraLarv general meeting, to be held on fhursdav, the 6th day of July. 1893, at noon. To the Shareholders of thk Straits jysuRANCE Company, Limited. gentlemen.—- Tour directors beg to place before you the h
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    The English Tongue in the Far East.
    241 13 ___B. George Curzon. writing OU The 1 Destinies of the Fur East." describes the position which Great Britain alfßsdj OOcopies, which i« chiefly, h-- tells us, due to the high personal character of the Englishman m the Orient. He iays Great ?>s i*
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    The Entertainment at the Town Hall.
    905 13 Ol Saturday evening, Miss Lillian and Mr. Frank Fletcher cave an entertainment at the T >wu Hall before a large audience. Both artistes being members of the Stanley Opera Company, it was anticipated that a good variety of programme would b* provided, and those
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    Kuala Lumpor Church.
    405 13 The subscriptions towards lhe erection of a Church for the Protestant community m Kuala Lumpur include the following amounts H. E. Sir Cecil C. Smith. -M s :.•> The Right Rev. Bishop Hose, D.D 50 Reidden' nnd Mis. Trencher 150 ft, A. bwett -nhiim. C M 0.
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    Coffee Cultivation.
    1680 13 Iln kit Malay Peninsula, 7th June, TO THB SniTOB Ol PHI LITB Tl*.BS." SlB, Your late articles, and the let! siil icqaently published m your pap< r lead one to hope that the pnbli ing somewhat more interest iv the agricultural future of the Native States than bs
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    TUESDAY, 13th JUNE.
    1377 15 Asoth- X easeof small-pox w;rs reported from the Uoehoro district. Poboe ?l (l l^itch Bauk notes are I to be iv circulation at Penang. <•» Thk 1 1 1 Council will probably ,i about the Utter cud of duly. The 1 oud -Ind Batt. Lincolnshire Regiment will
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    Court of Appeal.
    241 15 Ar the Supreme Court this morning, the Court of Appeal was opened before Mr. Chief Justice Booser. Mr. Justice Col Iyer, and Mr. Justice Gatty. There were several cases on the list to be dealt with, which were held over from the last Court. The Court arere
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    Supreme Court.
    719 15 Be/em Chief Justice Beneer, D'Axmkida Willi Co This action was trie! on the 9th and lt'tb instant. Mr. Bisson appeared lot the plaintiff ami Mr. W. Nanson for the defendants. The plaintiff claimed 185 for broker*i commission at I per cent, ou 1,000 tons of coal sold bi
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    Horse Importers Troubles.
    108 15 Tns Government of India i. fused the petition of tbe borae-iin porters to reOOmpeose them for the heavy losses incurred, last year, tin*.. i_di th greal fall m exchange, after the eou tract rates v. re iet« tleti. ldie Government of ludia ba\e also refused t-- raise
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    France and Siam.
    143 15 Wnu regard to ceitaiu recent Reuter telegrams about the difficulties between Prance and Siam, tbe Bangkok Times points out that the Siamese Government have never yet denied that Siamese troops were engaged at Khone. aud they have cei tain* ly never apologised for it. The Government frankly
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    Muar.
    127 15 iMCOttivriON mi Co it BR Coil PBOiiims. (jfVeM our Correspondent.) For some time past a flourishing trade has been carried ou here by bringing large supplies of copper coins from Singapore, till it has growu to be a nuisance, for dollars have become scarce N-t only do the trading
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    Proponed Deportation.
    154 15 Thk Chinese Protectorate aud the Police have been acting cooperatively lately iv drawiug up a list of notoriously bad characters whom it would be desirable to get out of the colony. Paiticular attention has been given to tbe operations of some Cbiuese who make it their buainess to
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    The Acheen War.
    158 15 The steamer Qu»rra brought news on Thursday to Penaug (says tbe Fmmng Gazette) from the seat of the disturbance, to the effect that the Achinese are practically surrounded by the Dutch troops and that fighting ia imminent. Colonel Van de Pol has taken up his position at
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    The Selangor Government Railway.
    874 16 Thi Selango, -no nt Gazette publisbes a report by Mr. A. J. W. Watkins Resident Engineer, on the Selangor Gov. ernment Railway for IH<C_\ which states that the first section of tbe Ulu Selangor Extension Railway, opened for traffic l>etween Kuala Lumpur ai tl Rawang by
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    Selangor News.
    455 16 Vkk\ni>\h OnsTiucrioN ai Xi \i,\ hI'MIMK. Thk much vexed question of clearing the arcades. of Kuala Lumpur of all obstruction, and of keeping them char for the use <d' foot passengers, so as to afford some relief to the congested traffic of tbe narrow streets, was brought before
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    Penang's Cry for Homo Rule.
    205 16 Cw Mr, Gulland's letter m tbe -t I E press, tue P jay a; It must be lemenibered that M Gulland is a benefit iary of th cc otei which we have Sir Andrea Clarke's woi that the forta were solely ereab d to pn
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    One Mile Cycle Handicap.
    93 16 This event is the last m tbe first .lav's programme of tbe 8. C. C. Athletic Snorts to-morrow (Wednesday). Iv giving the handicap, it may be noted that the pneu-matic-tyied machines are faster t ban tbe cushioned or ordinary tyres. The handicap is us follows D.
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    Proponed Municipal Purchase of the Penang Steam Tramway.
    567 16 Proponed Municipal Purchase of the Penang Steam Tramway. At a meeting of tbe Penang Munii ipa I lit y ou* the 9th iusfant, the President MM that they resolved last meeting that Mr Martiu, the manager of the Penang 6 Tramway, be written to ask for parti < culars of
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    Telegrams Via Rangoon.
    252 16 Ulahabed, mh May.— Mr O. M.-.,-;,,-,,,,, Bntwh Agent al Yarkhand. was assaulted by 'diera Home little time ago The 'I political Mguiticaii.-e. but it has been 5,,.,, to be advisable to aend a fen sen lo rarkhaawltos, rveaaa guard for the agenej A h f^- 30th May.
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    Rabies at Hongkong.
    49 16 i Thi: Atton ue>al of Hmic_|jM m recently moving the first i Bill tor regulating lhe krej.j,,,, „fj and preventing the impoitatiou of rabies there, stated that m the first f niont hs of this there Wer uo lefM than s* venteen rabies io t, lonj.
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    A Penang Centenarian.
    96 16 An event -t uncommon narks Ibis day, (9th Juu< the hundredth aunii day ol of G Mra V. Wiigbt, thesubJMi id This |*raS graph, ia Ibe w idow t f the kite y\ r W ii_ bt, Hail ur Mast, i d Pena SI hoi v In
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    Railway Survey Towards Pahang.
    240 16 Ml A. J. W \V v ix.«. Keg mci m N laogor, iv his r. pori foi 1 gives the following pa I SUIVeV 1 helf Sm k dnri g the rear has beaa princi} tally cm fir iph /ration work on the m.-.. ia ii_re
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    Sago and Blachu smells.
    191 16 T a Tim I havi k vitb ii the ibliahed ismi. i loth instant, dealing v U lhe it ol Kirn s. ng Brid neig M :1 ,;< unit lb m ti sago t0t.....! b d I,w »ur am, c, bul H ■eems to me lb.
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      1446 17 SHIPPING SHIPPINU IN POUT. I Utan, Ital. str. 391 tons, Capt. Vail*?. 7tb Under this heading the following abbrevia- ime Fvon* Muntong, 2nd. Suit and Id. p. tiona are used s'.r.— steamer sh.— ship; bq. G> Ga «g ino Co U.— Rds. barque; Brit.— British- U S —United States Ba,i
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      1224 18 AKHIYALB. M *'lao V'SB^EI/S NlMB.* Ions Captain. From Sailkd 1 Conhionkks. jH j„_ 1883 I 5 Bheema Brit, str 19<; Macey Sanlakan May. ;10 Woe Bin A Co. 5 Amigo '"Jlor. str. 771 Bentlixen Saigon June. 2 Kboo Aik Seng N. de Lereto Spa. str. 536 Lazarraga .Manila May. M
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      486 19 r^T__SL_-M___-^_w__! I I a -Tv nH I —BBSs s a -MHHH I^H ■.^l^^ffc*': v^&- _m_^,_^_^_^_^_^_. t* _M_____| MM^^HHH________fl____ B— A ___B __r <jj_________l W_) X iI R Ft > t o v r\ v i i i\ i_ OhUv_»_l I c LEA PERRINS' SAUCE. ij RETATL EVERTW-f-IFRE. Singapore Agents, JQgN
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      181 19 J: or wor I inserti. |1. H. 50. 1 m part of LO W< rd>. ft id 01 a ill lie inserted mi t -the ii "..injiaiii.- tho or.'er. That condiHon a] -unl.) t«> those who hava mrr. mM with lhe panor. No more ASTHIVT OPPRESSION, nor COUGHS 1 wler
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      646 19 Dr*. La ix)r s Trade- Mark Phogphoayne is registered under tin Marks Act for the Indian Empire, and attested by the Seal of tin Re<jpstiar Dr. Lalor s Phosphodyne jfi&Xj}* or THIRTY YEARS roild-tidi nv.-.- en tt iht V^V9 aua ONIY safe RELIABLE PHOSFHGRIC CURE for ir. Vtge, Pcx r.
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      599 20 n-_-______--_— Establishes 18o">. J> I L E V HAR GREAVES ,1 CO. engjneerB. iron brass founders. Boilermakers. Bridge Builders, Shipbuilders. General Contractors. SINGAPORE k KUALA LCMPOR. SHIP BUILDING YARD. HIGH class STEAM VESSELS always under construction, from IH ft. to 150 ft. length of keel, of best design and finish.
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      619 20 YARROW'S SHALLOW DRAFT STEAMERS. I I T^T, V^&smV, "il I j -*J 1 _~K i i^^^^-jj.ji-^ B p *_r~'-"-=- ~^^^m^^m^mmuv^mnm X!i iii^swmmmms^mm w^ mi STERNWHEEL _MERS hays been fou«d by experience to be the beat type of Teasel for shallow river navigation, and of thess Ifessra _T__Moa aye conatrncted a_argeanni<
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      471 20 SINGAPORE FIVE PER GENT MC O NKiPAI. LOAK t 1 >rs!stt,ooo iv SOOMoi OF 1 IP Pi lyoofa tit the M i polity having th pay at pc riz months (»■< rious not m t.tf the Straits Bettlt Applic I rs invited at j ar for m 3U i m..n_
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      365 20 DOWEL L v i SINGAPORE I .I THIS- r] w „N. Eg VI: THI.M IN Mim,. 01T1 aNITURi I j. Orchard Road, most complete. It is nuppli power to drive our U chines, Saw-. Lathes, Ac, therefor* tracts ami large orders can be nut t WPI !i Ol S NINGPO
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