Straits Times Weekly Issue, 11 July 1893

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    48 1 The Straits Times WEEKLY ISSUE. gvn rushed, 1831 OBLISHED POK TuAXSMISSION Br Ev E RY HOMEWARD MI.L BtBAMKK. I Pkics 40 Cent* K »»?SS S ff:4=S SW2R $21 a month post Tree anywht-rr. $4i a quarter post froc au>wh<r<>. VOL XLVT. SINGAPORE, TUESDAY. .JULY 11, 18S):{. NO. :J,737
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    THE STRAITS TIMES TUESDAY, 11th JULY TABLE OF CONTENTS.
    242 1 THE STRAITS TIMES TUESDAY, 11th JULY TABLE OF CONTENTS. iRIILS. T l^ Lose of the Victoria. The Royal Marrii T ie Ri)tiuiT *t Paris. The Singapore Fire Brigade. An Incident of th? late Fire. Ifce Sp.it in the Liberal Party. Local News. Mark*: Qooi Alletr»'(l charge of coatampl against Solicitor.
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    LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    512 1 SINGAPORE, IITH j¥LT, 1893. Phodjce. mbie 6.62*. No. 1 10.12'.. A^SStt:: iZ v». .m.u Fiak,. fan Z do l«qa»Uty 4.75. II fl.ke, 3.80. StfSfc::--".:::::::::.-:: JSb. T^w, Amboma 18.00. I^ 5 565 Hie*. Rangoon No. 1, per coyau 100 <*o No. 2, per cojan „98 do Calcutta No
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    SUMMARY OF THE WEEK.
    536 1 This week's mail for Europe leaves by the P. O. steamer Rosetta, and that of next week is fixed to be taken on bv the M. M. steamer Sydney expected on the 18th instant. The mail from Europe of the 16th June arrived on Sunday per
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    REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
    642 1 The Sinking of H. M. S. M Victoria." Load*n, 3>\l July. -The collision between H. M. ships Victoria aud Cmnj^rdown waa caused l>v the orders given by Admiral Tryon which left inadequate room to mauceuviv had the orders been fully executed, every pair of ships would have collided.
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    The Franco-Siamese Dificulty.
    146 1 Saiyvii 'J'Jth Jimr. Tho Gov«-ni>>r-< I eral baring Riving onUn to Um I s Comiii.tii<latit .it BugOO i'or th-- <» <ii|»;ifi<»n of Um fpnoap oi itliAdt neat P ktntt, the £toH il l dctftttcbc I to I tbo oocapalioa, vbieb «m i potitioo. On the I3tfa i
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    Sarawak Races.
    153 1 Ai«\ H H from S.-itwa 1 1.. ||m I t r.iiniiiL,' tor Ibe li tl month •ii iciivel) pr liuu withvtaii'iiu^' raioj v\ .-.w f. I 1 l> Thomson, ii B h.i- I'nid vrbtcb will 1..- niti tot mt'b Plate. Tli.- B i shij> L''»inj-.iii\ bttl i Died
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    Singapore Golf Club.
    337 1 Soms interval! lit; ou Sat ii i day ftfteTMOß when ui«-v „f lueujU-rs in th» i neood tie for M -gsrs. Qemtle ami Cerr'i Cup j»l.tv--l off th.-n two rounds. L ratalti of ■Ml of the ti.'-, it will !>»• fouad t. sjnin^ tiiist have beta Vei
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    LOCAL AND GENERAL.
    132 1 Thk Pahing Corr»or;iti()n reports that in seventeen days' work 555 tons of stone were crashed, producing 484 cwt. of black tin; 20 bead of stamps running; costs £975. Tn lecond auction sale of hUi SOodl held by Messrs. Powell A Co. m t lie hurut-out promifi in
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      53 1 Tae Straits Tines has the largest circulation of any 113 ws paper in Asia, British India exceptel It circulates in Singapore and Penally throughout all the Prot33tei States of the Malay Peninsula, in Siam, Borneo, the Netherlands In lies, the Philippines, ani French Indo-China. No other Eastern newspaper has so
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    The Loss of the "Victoria." TUESDAY, 4th JULY.
    828 2 The Loss of the "Victoria." TUESDAY, 4th JULY. The grief at the loss of EL M. S. Vic- and of four hundred seamm, must be gmit ly increased l>\ the news thai the (Jis.i>t>'r was caused, and was afterwards increased, bj the apparently inexcusable defauH <>t a most skill. -ii.
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    "Our Flat " at the Town Hall.
    70 2 "Our Flat at the Town Hall. Tin: London Ljriti Company nn |MMturin;vu«H ot the farcical coined* Oor Plat*' at the Town Hall list evening, in the pretence Of H. E. Sir Charles Warren. the General Cotumandiuft, and the llou' l>le the Chief Justice nod Mrs. Bouser. The piece afforded much
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    The Indian Merchants at Hongkong on the Currency Question.
    102 2 Thk following telegram was forwarded ou the 2o'th Juue, on behalf of Hon^koug merebanti engaged in the ludiau trade, to H. E. the Viceroy ot India, in couuection with the recommendations of Lord Her. ■cfaell'i comnuttee ou the Indiau enrrencv question
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    Chinese Exclusion in America.
    126 2 Tmi following special telegram dated Tientsin. 21st Jnne, appears in the Cki*a holly New: "Tbe Viceroy I.i Hangchaas; has told Dr. M aego wan thai tb* Chinese Grovemeaeiit should have ntaliate.l promptly ou the United State*, bat that he how approves the arran^enieut nf 1 new
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    A Chinese Government Post Office.
    151 2 Sib Robjkrt Ha*t m said to be about to start an Imperial post*] service in China, beginning with native correspondence. The Hougkoug Daily Press points ont thai tinscheme is large and tliere are difficulties in the way of ita exeoQiion. Tne Hongkong Government, for instance,
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    The Saigon Rice Market.
    227 2 Wm. G. Hale Co's circular dated Saigon, Ist July advises It is remarkable that our market still niaiutaius »tl high position in spite of the depression iu that of Hongkong, its most important outlet: nor for Singapore is there auy demand whatever, while that for the
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    Telegrams Via Rangoon.
    1004 2 Afghan Affairs. rloMl Rr/LK roB Scotland. Pbahci am> Siam. Thl YlCTOBIA Disastkic. Lawyers on Strike. i AWihabml. llth June The Amir of Kabu 1 has ordered i surrey for a ntcani tramway five miles in length outside Kahul city, in oraer It l>riiiL r -lone for building
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    News By Mail.
    1251 2 The pENiNsruR and Orikntai. BTSaJI Navigation Company The following is the half-yearly report The directors have recently entered brio ar rangeaM»ats with Messrs. Caird and Oi M builcl two new steamers for tho company. Which appear in the fleet I'M as the .7,iy»<i>« and Caledonia. The first-named
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    The HiGh Rupee and the China Trade.
    152 2 The HiGh Rupee and the China Trade. 28th Juoe th:;« Mm I rlcKii! li is al»«.,.lii!»«ly iiiipo**ib)«' 'oobtaia'aafc tioiiH for remil I kft M-iiks aim! 1(4<1.- in Um| <lir*vtii, n i<*M» iv J.nr. So fjtr a^ tvk u-inif cuunttiet in <*nne«rue<i t!u- uj»rf U> onlv leuiporM^ ili.' tiH.le ha* innjrbdh
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    The Raub Auslralian Gold Mining Company.
    135 2 Tin: Ant _'.n.-- i! tbf Km4 Au>t!ili; Q j Mining Coapai/i k»- wan hrl.l it t leofioaf of tbecoapi^ k'ltmt, Brisbuw, on the '>th M»f. irbeo iben *k** holders rvpr. IMt€d (Mi ID^ IV. Mil Hm-i o The cb*imi i t hmt it <*•
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    Explosion of a Gunpoder Magazine.
    177 2 Tin: Chum Mail of the JTlh Jui*g»* particulars .1 gunpowdif ui**-" plosion at Canton. Two h n^r* "J(» teH d»-ep and about k) tVvt wk) s*2 ■d th»* Hit»- ot tin* grinti m [K>wder had Ih-»mi > i t i <ot 11 w«ighin^ H«*vfral hundred
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      24 2 The Straits Times has the largest circulation of any newspaper in Asia, British India excepted. No other Eastern newspaper has so widespread a circulation.
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    The Situation in Siam.
    1156 3 .mom an A( T OF War in Bangkok AL HABBori:. Tio; QmiMW 09 thk Biack Flags. Xhk British Consulatk. (By our Special Correspondent.) Banykok, June, 21. I hopk I sna l" not/ be ta^Q for an Urmist if I record nay belief that the situa*'oo b
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    The Aliged Charge of Contempt Against a Solicitor.
    1203 3 The Aliged Charge of Contempt Against a Solicitor. In the Supreme Court, Ufvr* tin Hon'bU J. \Y. Bonier, Chief Jmtiiee, The Judgment. In yesterdaj's issue we gave au outliue of the motion brought by Mr. Donaldson and others in the Supreme Court, to commit Mr. William Charles Xibk'tt, s solid.
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    WEDNESDAY, 5th JULY The Royal Marriage.
    312 3 To-mobjlow, the Duke of York will marr\ the Princes! May of Teck It is an evmt that is of interest to all the world; Although, of course, it is of greatest interest fee the English people and to the I»iitisl> Empire. For. in the
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    275 3 The British steamer Pro^ontitf was agaiu put up for sale by auction at Hongkong ou the k Jtfth June. The biddiug topped at 540,500, at which price the -vessel was knocked down. Only two or throe days previously, the Fropimt'm was withdrawn at $49,000, the reserve price not being reached.
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    The North German Lloyd.
    107 3 Thi contract of the Norddeutacher Uord Steauubip Crompany al Bremen with the [mperial Gk>vernnienl tpr the lubTenUooed linei ol iteamen t«> Baatern Asia aud Australia has been altered. The branch liue. Svduey-Satnoa, is to be dropped, while a branch line is established betwe^u Siu^upore and German
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    London Lyrie Company.
    178 3 LA^r evening, the ■mneing oomedj of the «iuv'uor was performed by the membere of the London Lyric Oomuany at Um l'owu Hall iu thf preeeftce of I x>>,u\ bouse ami under the patronage of Major IfcCallum ami oAeen of the Volunteer Artillery Corps. The full company were
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    The Soldier in the Straits.
    365 3 Unit* S GaxttU imh .!■•,,*>. Thk Briti>li loldier, it ISA very gWMimllf I pted fact, is not bappj unless bo AA! something to grow] about but it is Admitted that the meoofths 2nd battalion of Um Lincolnshire Regimen! havesosss rtASOn to hd Aggrjgved when coutrastiug
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    Telegrams Via Saigon.
    91 3 Droi <>h i P<»i./ ncAJ Phwom 1 1 1 j iKt. xtiviu*' «lrvn.-,-.t,Hl(let for Um sattle in fnilinK" Th»» HinistOT for Agrimltmn ha« inquir««l abmt the avitt of ri«-.- «»f inferior .ju«lity livend ai i Kpm.-Ii \»,r\ .'<///, J//,,, t l,\ I>" puy, tlir CiiJtHiix'r n|.<t..| tli<
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    The Suez Canal Company.
    171 3 Ihk aunual funeral ■fItJM of tbi« Company was held iu Paris on Juue »ith TbtrtpoH presents! in rb»- director* deals with th«- position of the rompany If 11 N bll y.-ar. during whu-h the total receipt i amounted to 77.809 780 fn» <m.l ineoditarc to 1
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    France and Siam
    258 3 Thi Bangkok Tim the Ut msUiit iflnpi that u|> wards of ;{<•" BUn»<t womtm .ni.l 900 Chine* Ut\ that port a short time previously for BoSgkoM m the i>< lq vi.w of a possible blockade of Bangkok. Lar^e niunberi of CbilMM ills,. If l,v flj, L ■>
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    France and Siam From a Naval Point of View.
    406 3 France and Siam From a Naval Point of View. I nit, d tf. fntU J.,,,. In iew of the prenent difference* between France and Si.nn. if may bean well to recall the strength of the naval force which Rear Admiral H\uuauu. who command* the French Division iu the extreme East,
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    The Supreme Court.
    312 4 W K l>Ni:s|t Y. thi HorCble IJ'. Bom Chi*f Justice. 11l A'l in irnlt i). A- UOH i t)B S vi. v A'.k Si;k\ i- i.-. r tbtf Supreme Court tl»is ni»»ruiug an tl .t:i»ii in Admiralty wan commenced fore toe Chief Justice by Mr. Donaldson, solicitor,
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    Golf at Singapore.
    435 4 It it intei obteri e with v1: k rapidity goli am >ag tbe lu of Singapore. It is a question, which it would be pleasant ipare, whether, yesterday, there were more ladies play tug (iulf or 1. iwu 'IV'jiu s or whether there were more playing golf
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    The "Pinang Gazette" on Reuter.
    125 4 I in. telograin whick we reproduced < n wunlav Iron, the llauyxm Hazel}* iihewt) 1(11 Center it. i treating Ww Bt.aits >u Jho aewa tlial be s.-n.ls ut m stopped at l.'ii,.-,,,,, lllMi Illt> Krsl ii. _.<,! about it v ltrl from Reul< r ref<
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  • THURSDAY, 6th JULY.
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      The Singapore Fire Brigade.
      597 4 Y t:si Ki:n.\v. ut tlvo meeting of the Municipal Commissioners, Major BftcCallum proposed ;t notion for enquiry into the working of tin- Singapore Fire Brigade. Major McCallum's motion for en piirv wm accompanied !>y certain criticisms whieh niav U> found in anoth t »!u:nn. and uhi<h
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    An Incident of the late Fire.
    600 4 h in iv be remembered that, some time ago, 11. II ils. 'Sultan of Johore presented to the Ladies' Lawn Tennis Club, a silver championship cup. It may also be remembered iliat, recently, that cup was \\<>u by a ladv nliu is (lie wife
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    Another "Boom" in Deli Tobacco Shares.
    37 4 in tbe IMi Tobacco Company re* centljf o;. red 250 ibnr>i of 1. »•<».» guilder! each, or 250,000 gnildrM for tubscriptioo, uo leal than eight an.l a half million guilder* were lubscribttd.
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    The Straits Police.
    47 4 Bimia t 17tk /kjm. -AnpticUiom for •>ikli Boa*couiQiissioiie«l oißctfti tor \Uo ,ij.. poiutineol of Drill [utj actor to the 6 raits 3*ttleinei)U Police Purooi hare been cilled for. Tin- is i dot lan uiontiily and the lastructOf will hold the rank ot S.r^'ant-Maj >r.
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    A Generous Municipality.
    67 4 Thk Secretarj read .1 copj of a letter a( yesterday's iiiimicip tl meeting whidi was seut to au official whom the health officer reported would not convalescent for three weeks and who therefore nqnired kmve of absence, llic letter regretUsd (he man's illness, granted the leave, notified
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    Silver.
    83 4 Thk Ceylon Observer in Oomnieuling noon tin) In.ii.tn Mini closure enquiies what will be the outturn* < f au<*.h a tthangef It tiods that there should be a general feeling of relief that toiuetbing like a fixed ratio has beeu attained for iudo- British trade without qonjtnit.tiog the Empire
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    Tobacco.
    98 4 There if a limit ko .ill tbiogs, wnUm the Tobacco l*af, but ia riew ol what )um beeu done recently in An».-t. nl.ini it ia JiiHciilt to toll irbea the dumatni limit will be reached, ff is erideol thai fhtdvice given to "gel aboard M b«#been heeded, ;»s the
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    H.E. Sir Ceeil C. Smith and the Chinese.
    465 4 H.E. Sir Ceeil C. Smith and the Chinese. Thi following letters have been e*chaoged mia! Seen tar if i I Sir. 1 hare tin- honour hi inform you tint the Seeretan uf State has, by laul mail, acknowledged the receipt of th KemoriaLi fiw n tln> Chinese eoimimnities in the
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    Selangor News.
    355 4 P 1 Allioco Mai> I) Rvi 1. uvv Siß\r\ in Pahan Woor Haoin Crick Fire Bbioadi Bpbbo, Km ili Lumpur, 3rd July. Two c,is«> of ltit»'s su|'|»os«.ml to l>\ ■lad dogi occurred here last reek. ot them is If r. Qhristofe 9overnDU'iit plwk, who lias :.i i Qce
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    The Straits Insurances Company Limited.
    526 4 The Straits Insurances Company Limited. Thi Sixteenth Ordinary <;,■„,.,»! U in*,' of tlif Shan-liol.] (Company was he].] in ti,, M I Fiul ivaon <J r, t purpose of ivrriyini: i1,,. I accouiil ■lin«T? n I \l. 1893, ton and Auditor* id i| )e JJ* I retiring I»v rotation. I m
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    Municipal Commissioners.
    3579 5 Wbdneshay, r>TH July Thf 118Ua^ fortnight ly meeting of the M,iui<i|'*l Commissioners was held in the Lei \i >binson Road, yesterday afcernoou, i' er the presidency of Mr. Alexander J< IL There were also present Messrs. T SoU w Maxwell, J. Fraser, W. Q J P. Joaquim, M.
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    Lecure in Biblical Criticism.
    1346 5 Tußei Q.U Keith toil m tb»* Scotch Church >n Wednesday night •>» tu#> subject <>i Um PssJtei ladtheTeujpJi vv<>f*hip. ft Used i.. h. lupposed, ho said, in the days before tiw -liiwn oi < nticisoi that the WBOM l>« »U ..t PaalaM 1 it! >ome unim
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  • FRIDAY, 7th JULY.
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      The Rioting at Paris.
      491 6 Thk riots at Paris need not arouse apprehension <»f revolution, though the attendant bloodshed showa the serious turn vents have taken. The republic has gathere<l strength during the 88 jean that save elapsed since the fall of the second Empire, and now stands above danger from
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    Chinese Execlusion in West Australia.
    148 6 Chinese Execlusion in West Australia. Thk Government measures for -lirckiujj Chiuese iraraegratiou in West Australia,, noticed in a recent issue ol the s tr>i U Times, lake the form of bringing into force For ti.->' year*, dating frotn the Ist Mjv last. Section 1<» of the Chinese Restriction A<i of
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    Malacca News.
    125 6 (From tun' Correspondent.) AI&KOCD Mad Dogp. a New Club. Several alleged mad dogs have lately been seen near Aver Sal ik. and a boy is reported to have been bitten there. Another club is being formed to be called the Malacca Recreation Club. The Resideut Councillor has subscribed
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    Opium Farms or Customs.
    504 6 AMOTHBB PftHAJfQ GbIIVABCB. Tnv \Vii,t Opium Pabmbb am> ihk WICKBD Si NO AT )KK UoVLRNSIKN 1." i Pinang Qcuu it> The extract! n Opium Farms from the Hou. Martin Lister' i report oo Negri Bem< bilau it the most interesting contribution to the opium question in
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    The Governor and the Straits Chinese.
    205 6 A deputation, representing Cliinae! resident! of Singapore, waited «>u H. E. Sir Cecil ClcuiMiti Smith. \esi onlay, at <toTcrnment House, and desired to arrange for his acceptance of an embroidered silk scroll and a portable silver table screen (subscribed for by. the Chinese residents)
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    The Trouble in Siam.
    420 6 Preparations foii a Blockadi: Three Vessels Sunk. {From our Special Correspondent. Bawyrat, /mm 2t>th. The news which Reuter telegraphed last week, with reference to the "massacre" of a French ■ergeaot, by the Binmtsf. ou the Mekong, duds no coufirmatioo here. It did not emanate from Bangkok,
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    The Situation in Siam.
    1116 6 From >>ur Special Curresjx'rulcttt. Bmufkok, 29th June. There is uothiug particularly uew to relate. Fbc |>n |Mi;ttious for the auticij.ated bKukailc arc uuslackoiu.'d and the u'eu^ral anxiety dorpens as the Ist of July approaches. Men aud nuus are beiog sent down to the Pakuain ports daily,
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    The "Pinang Gazette" Hypetgetically defles the Minions of Power.
    222 6 1 K^ Hn *»m IM Jmlf.) Whkihkh tins lurralive ,»f n,,,, Gazette is iru.- UO t- JJ' *> «ith ibe cm Tb« o£gSn tli- iff«in in rliat the KM,, rMt .7^** L- n<.U,1,,v,. our decUntiJtjN <tiv not houud wul, Ih.nd*. \Z
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    Telegrams Via Rangoon.
    527 6 Tbl Sii vkk Qotti uca 'I'M! Mi i-f n IBAI y A i, ko BftlTAll AND Si Vtf Jiik -TV Vj l Government li.i i*sn«i| prorlamatiat fe tli«>ir niAxiinuni and minimum Uritt* tr* fa, f<*<l mainly .tirjiirinf 1.-rm nation with th/if |M»wrr having fniliil On*' tluMiNjiml (|.'*fli«,
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    The Municipality.
    1828 7 (UfftaH r Pk fKnINI B or THK Mu.vi- I IPV (\>MWSSI .)N*KRB AT AN OaDllfaß t Mkktino ox Wid.ve^dat. •JIST j! VK. IS:K{. NT:^rM^ P^aeideot, Max. Gentla, c ta» iou*blfl th« 0>)l. Eafiater, M\jor u^llu.Q. C.M.a. The In^), srt5 rt >r-ii ,n--y<> pair.. K. W. M itwMl, Es
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    SILVER.
    475 7 Thb following telegram in answer to that despatched to H.E. the Vicer*? of India by Messrs. David B^DOB, Son's .1 Co., (published iu the BtraiU Time* of Vm^Uy) was received at Houtfkou.- ou the 29th June:— Afossrs. David Bmmmi, Sons Ounoaa? Uoi^kon*. -Viceroy ttWaa n to acknow' l"«t*.» your
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    Thr Silver Question in India.
    818 7 Uammoom ZVme«, 29tk June. A Ml aed Borreapoudaai i at th-> Until quarteraof the Gorernmenl informs u> i thi opinions in tin highest financial eii in [adit >'••« unanimous in be •L r that t ho action now being md alimi hiken by the Legislature,
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  • SATURDAY, 8th JULY.
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      A Soldier's Club House for 'Singapore.
      1351 7 A Soldier's Club House for Singapore. Tmkhk is prop >stl to establish in the d of sin-i [tore non-feet iri in house, or elob house, for the use of the -it (I and milit-iry garrison of Singapore. A>. in the month of Bepte aber then will a i uietj entertainment
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    Silver.
    231 8 Thk BoaoKosifl Li-an WIU the Hongkonp Loan was sanctioned. \«»ic«'s w»-c,. raised there against eostractiug it in «;old. Mr. Whitebead m. Org**d that it was nnWIM lor a silver usincr oplonj to oontimet a loan in gold al a. time, wiuMi the future gold ralue of silrer wabrouded iu
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    The Secret societies.
    241 8 Bill to ks emteoducbd int<» thk Legislative UOVJICIL. A bill iutituled au Ouliuaiuv tOJUDeod rhe Societies Onliimui-e lS^ 1 It h hereby ena-ttii by Um Qovemor of tliH Straits SettlemeoU with tbe sdvire id onoeeat of tl»o Legtsl&tive Council ih^reol ;is follows I. fl) This Ordinance may
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    Experiments with Gasoline.
    277 8 Dk. Butt's Opinion At his laboratory in Ritil-s School Last ettoiuifDr. Bott, m the presence ol several gentlemen interesting in lighting matter?, eipenmented with the new oil called Gasohne and its adaptability for public light ing purposes. Grasoline is an oil iniai' patrol- -uin at LiUgkat, aud
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    The Government Gazette, 7th july.
    159 8 The following appointment! have boon made Mr. T. S. K»*rr, m b to be Colonial Surgeon, PeuanLf, vice Mr. F K. Hampshire m b, retired, but to continue to act as Principal Civil Medical < HBcer, Straits Settlements. Mr. W, Hd;i(], m.b, t«> be Colonial
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    The Late Fire.
    204 8 Thk following is complete list of tbe insu r;i.i!«-.s ovtT goods destroyed io tbe late tin* at ike godowns >>t lienprs. McAlister aud Co.. aud Me**r». McKerrow A <A>.. ilat fery K.>ad 1(188X8. IfcAUSTII Co.'a QODOWH, Ni ■rwii»li Union The ßorneo Co $15,000 Lancashire... i Powell ACo
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    Selangor News.
    370 8 ■<//> <'//■ Corn ij Official < m a \o. M VSON 1* ACI IV ITT. D \N(iKR AT K LAN.;. Qtpvotisbd M m \> v Kuala I. ./'/i/. < hring to tlu- death r»f M < .1 A < i Campbell, h.striv-t Officer of Clang, the Government propose
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    Report of the Singapore Land Company Limited.
    548 8 Directors Thee. Shelford, Esq.^c.M.a. (Chairman) Messrs. Peterson Simons Co.) J. Fiulayson, Esq. Vin-Chainnan) (Messrs. Boustrad A Co.) C. E. Cranr, Esq. (Messrs- Crane Bros.) W. J. Napier, B*q. (Messrs. Drew m Na|»ier. Report for PresentSjtiou at the third Ordiuarv General Meeting to be.
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    Netherlands India.
    874 8 Tix. The Pasteur Treatment. A High Rfward. BOTTIVO fire to a Ship. Banking. Coal Mining. Opium. AcHtnv Affairs. :>;>,♦;< »<• slabs <»f Billitoa Ti« sold l»\ auction at IVttavia mi the "2Ht d Jim-- iv. aJised omi average 5908 guilders .1 picuL The .Minister for the Cu&oniM bas
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    The Photogarphic Exhibition.
    1498 8 A Comh.kif Sr. r|tlJ Vkmi i i r aft. rim, the Siuuap. re > Amateur I'hotoJlKjH tfr Drill Hal). ,;.,eur,aauaai^!S gathering ol Singaporvaai g^ n l.uiMiuK vxr n; t on s, Rfttherii 81* •odetj iu ili.it ol n jj^ the Governor and 1., llti *3 preaeut, w»thi
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    Penang Racing.
    292 9 < Being a jxirt of an article in (ft* Sporting Thmm. I math seen racing in a tfood" wanv odd oorneri of the world, at Yokohama, at Singapore, al Penaog; iodeed, ai 1Y, ;U i imeu held the proud office of steward 1 love the little island with
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    The Home Rule Bill.
    662 9 Thi irUaeei of the Book Bute Bill, which to-day'i telegrams say luo-- Urn passed under Mr Gladstone*! closure motion, stood thui in the original scheme Clause 5 dssJs with the executive authority. and provides 1 TWe executive power in Ireland shall .-..•iTinn.' rested in her M.ij.siy.
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  • MONDAY, 10th JULY.
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      The Split in the Liberal Party.
      554 9 By to-dav's tele-r.un it will be seen that the loag apparent tension of feeling that has existed among the Liberal Party on the Home Rule fiasco has broken out IB part. The cause of such division has been the forcing on of the sixth
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      Telegrams in "The Times."
      164 9 Tki Tii*—, Tkurtdmy, 9lk Jmm Sin§aport 7ik -i'lm'. The Laugkal Oil irorlu >t;»ff luivc returned from Klainbir, ;m«(I it Mmein that t lk wotan n mu not raAciently justified by th^ t';n ts. Thk Strait* BITTU mknis. The Ti'ntr*. Tuesday, J'lth Jum SintfttporH, I'J h June.
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    Tobacco sales at Amsterdam on 28th June, 1893.
    45 9 Tobacco sales at Amsterdam on 28th June, 1893. Deli Compauy C. ils6\*Am(m 111 mate. Toowh nna Senemat Co. B.K. 580 I S.B. 384 140 J T )eli 502 lw B.T. c.». B. m n "in K. 8/B. Lnnjfkat 113 re, •S. L.T.Co. L-iugknt H4l To
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    French Tariffs and British Colonies.
    209 9 In the House of (.'ominous OS Lb« 13th Jnu.', Mr. Henniker Heaton asked the ruder-Secretary of State for the Colonies, in vi.'w »>f i'.icts that Ihe products ol British colonies wera taxed at the mmi. mum < ;n iff on entering France, while British bone
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    Telegraphic Summary.
    636 9 i'h menimrjf t,, Strmii I IWe«n AjfimiCAD Mission SALABIH M k. Glj Ml <>> i 's Dki m r riOl Turn Vktoria DisAsrai Thl Opium Qusai iox. AUmkmbad, 29m& Jum. hi- bettered thai Lord UtTscliell will ineeeed Lord Fan* aViwiMi Lord Bnaaeer, ii i» understood, i^ undenirotui of
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    Visit of the Governor to the Chines Medical Mission.
    147 9 Visit of the Governor to the Chines Medical Mission. <>n Satunlav afternoon, H E. Sir < Clemeati Smith. Beeuwpmaifd bj Mr Talhot. |bt Art in-,' Cofottift] Be i-Mn Mr. Bnra Norton, jmv I tint to tW ('liiiH-s.- Medical fnttittttioo in W JMf Sir»-«-l. Tb« him, t, is»*Ublitbed for thr beoefil
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    I rirk«l
    169 9 A iriifctl n».kt«h w,i> j.!.i\..l on Si lav iiu th»' Knj');u);i.].- in COOMCtMMI with flu- S. <\ 0. bttwg— i. ..m> of rii.* DJatjUfcl>l»B and Übt *If iiiLr vicf.n tb^ IttttCff tram. Jl).- follow > Thi Kks-i ICeCloski ;m.l I* Mm (•••M Law <• l) '|.M\ \> kwi
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    A New poem by Mr. Rudyard kipling.
    367 9 A New poem by Mr. Rudyard kipling. Thi M k< h \ntmin In tkt Fmtl MmU ti •>.{■,,, t Mr. Ku.lvai.l KipllDff QOSil »tWI I'.uiu illnstrjjf i\.- ..t tM lit'.- <>1 th,,N, that til.' s<;i iu fc>hi|>." Tbi pi < dedicate <1 lo ili»* Merchant nniaoii with ibai m-^> 1
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    The Mekong Question.
    410 10 <»ir Bperi,,i Corrtpomdm Baagphstt, July 9 There j* going to be a psaliasiaarj \*U. rer before France and Siain ww lo blows, after nil. For the last Jay or two it l, a8 beta gem rally reported that Admiral Huaicinu has been deputed i. v M. Laaeatan
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    Affairs in Siam.
    179 10 Affair s in Siam. V Bangkok, July The DMSsion ou which Admiral Hui was expe ted has been countermanded. thai the French authorities would not agree to lu<* ascending the river iu it a French gunboat, and as the Siamese (io vern men <>; that co grounds that it would
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    The Franco-Siamese Trouble.
    449 10 Pallas has arrived off Bangkok. tm Fret Pr t ni the 4tfa instant' «tl.attJ tiittion to Paria haa baudoued The selecti m oi this }>| so very unpopular with tin- uppe,. clasaea of the Siamese that 11 thowo in refatiag toemploj »ioexpecieoced a young diplomat* on bo
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    France and Siam.
    2990 10 Lord L.iminjjton in the Boom of Lord* on the I'.rh June, root to ask I t»ry t". »r Foreign Affairs whether Stungg ;i:.il EChoag, whu'li had beea receuti) occupied by the French, did not lie to tin* north of thf frontier between Siam and Camb dia, h-
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    Silver.
    171 10 Phi Qold I'k.-ki km rs tf^ N 'Til i'HK P IBD M i Af mrm ir«»M in -i 1,.H.1.1' [tort m.i.l.- in I- «ir\ I ruin availal until, iu March. V -I\5S w ni.-li u.i- time 1 it lln-li It i berfl <<i '-liniur »05!77 in Jnuuan ls;<] no
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    1615 10 Ni :r. ,1 Mr I tan of th, TnviHiirv. ha- nwl- «*"J3 for <<>iiiminii.-;«ri..ii r,', rhe i v *?r flu- wrorkiag of the Shei iu *"J*| 1 mi. -lit show tint duri«f tlu- 1 1 si tli<- purflia^ of ImiU'ioii amount. -.1 to J mil .»> period the* amount mate*
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  • Correspondence.
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      The Fire Brigade.
      193 11 mi Editob oi tbi Straits Ti > I i.. t at ibe fire on Fri< ;111(| about if beyond i, but as working oi tbe Fire Bri ou i d <l lv >" to oue or two points lhal strike an outsider. 'ill. r leprivnd of tin
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      Remembrable Proposal
      610 11 ••> sbmeut an 1 itdI can biston for tb< i>f the i Bt .T. 111. Ml I" itioo, tO pi ibis d Dtrodu< The r>i!l provided that everj Chinainan in the 3 r himi offices, to I lii 1 1 1 1 1 1 j Chin loruply wii
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      The Muiiicipalltj of Malacca.
      418 11 iirt T i Si*, i ii imp tsible to withstaud un kttitude of the Municipal without makii >wn to ilif publi lire now ,hj<l 1 1.» i, i to perform or conforiu to things which I should like to bring to \our notice. Latelj th«> >r
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    A Soldiers' Club House for Singapore.
    347 11 A Soldiers' Club House for Singapore. IT* 1 I Ml Si i i M.i-j.i I men, nuioiilv ndusirioas ind among this ur edit 'irli; indei tli- riing nit i bol iiiovj \'»u l, a tli. i M m. hi me tni.st thai you will ron m the article to the
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      356 12 IUPGEBOT. A.uf Anrra/ der Prau Helens llanuelfl Elisahsth, freb Bupk, den C'M].itaiu> Carl odef Karl Dn, :t WittwA, f n*r sieh and al* muet(erlieha Vorrouenderiii ihres minderjaehriireii SohnasCarl Robe r I Dfiert, outer Bt'i r.tt der V'onntiidaehaftf-ass'stenten Gostav Doe t and I'-iiiil Hfriimiui LudwiK Sfrit^. rertreten •lurch din iIiWA It.'
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      449 12 rasseiiKer List. \kic\ sxe. Ptr 8. <■■ Chow Pkya from Klhd^ via Mn \.u-i-A Mr. Bmrler Per a. a, tiughalien from Tokohama: Mr Cnsi.-tv Fi-'-h.-r, tud M'-~ K -tk-'. From c .-iij?on Mr. Landar, and Mr. i hiaoi!e. Per n a. Lindula from Calcutta Mr. R H:»w. Fr< in Ranjro
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      1370 12 SHIPPING. *HH*PL\« IX I'OKI. i Prins Uminmri 1 Dut. atr. 740 tons. ;ipt. Uudar this heading the followriu^ ■bbtwrin- Haithoorn. Srd July. From Batavia via Billitiona are used str.— steamer; sh.— ship; hq. ton, 29th June. G.c. and 261 d. p. Daendels barque: Brit.— British: U.S.— Dnit.Mi Stnt««; Co. U
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      1055 12 AKKIVAI-H. R" Ya^ko >r «tr 772 B«n<lixcn Brit, str lS7lCumiuK Loi.dr. LoutUsn S Lindulla -tr llg AU,m < .Iru t BN. S. deLoretto Sp in-t. '3to [^sunafl ""I- "1 S (Iwalior PO.ntr K'.4S S,, ok- Houffkony hi.. J^ 3 Prins Alrxander DuK*t 743 Hartlmo n Hut.. Inn*. J5» I >a*ndel*
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      764 13 PORE FIVE PER CENT. UVS SgJpAL LOAN OF $280,000. T^rßOFslso^ )0 in »0 Mortgages d payable half ye irhj. n 30th June. %!Tj)ecemi>er. 5 al repayable ut par on 90th June, yrerumfhi rt&eema&t thr Munici*w£$ fa °v tion to re P a y iit P ar ">» 6 \Hontli» previout
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      1037 13 HitMMJlMffltJißjUt^BW^As^jJL^S^^j TUTIONS, LADIES. a *^^^l^oi^^^^^^^^P'^H"^l™Bfli CHILDREN AND STOMACH, HEARTBURN HEADaSV^ INFANTS, AND lOR ANDinbiOEStLn E UT REGULAR USE IN WARM CLIMATES. i V^-^iL E f\^ PEARLS (Teniences whether recent or chronic St^^*lS^i pearls g »l°' U ">ese Ch iS- In Singapore, depot at Mr* MAor. D* K OKM THE STRAITS
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      547 13 Dr. Lalor s Phosphodyne -V Povrer.ani all lnnciu.ltnd Di E «i Md Conditio of U t «^lV\ Up:>n tr e Dfehcitll(1 >' T he Viral Fr. /'^HSh^. -4>^ lT CURES D y s P e P- ia N Heart Disease r^^J^l \*3f CURES Kidney and Liver Complaint* *-^r-^^«T4^l^ tff%sJT CURES
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      699 14 for valves. Indiarubber, Asbestos and other packings. Cylinder and engine oils of all kinds Boiler fluids Patent Rolled Zinc Fossil meal covering Fireclay and bricks Engineer* aud Gas tap* and di«** m boxes and aet»; Vices, AuviU; Cunnning's patent, and bellows forges. MILL STORES. Lancashire Patent Belting, North British Rubber
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      928 14 YARROW'S SHALLOW DRAFT STEAMERS, STEKN WHEEL STEAMERS have >»oen found by pxjM»non<"< to h*> tho l)*«>t type .»f rt^g for shallow rirsr navigation, tad of tfcrao Moan Yarrow htrt eoostrocted a Ur^rbor of saooMiifmi unuoiplM for all i>art>< of the world. Vessels tm tliis Rysteni ar-> nmstioctod. wlmoj raqairsd, t.»
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      286 14 I SUPPLIES CLOSE AT HAM M c A LIS T K U (V, I DRINK KUPPEE'S BEfii This export -Ikvi- is in ever> i\ -j i •ni .m«J Ww* 1 rage, it is absolutely free from any substance injurioos to u cootainfl a bigh percentage of extract and ally of
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