The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (Weekly), 1 September 1896
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The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (Weekly)
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Title Section17 1896-09-01 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. WEEKLY MAIL EDITION. THIRD SERIES. TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER Ist, 1896. N0.>7517 words
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Article367 1896-09-01 1 ti a j ikg Art i« x es VfTlitiiil Matabelelani, 129 The Resignation o: Ur Brown, 12; Reform in Hongkong, i_. L he Zanzibar Disturbances, 1 Singapore- (ohore Railway, r 50 The Federation Durbar, 1 ;.> Sfos i. Shooting. Testing Nobel's Balfisthe, 1 32 The (Jut-en's Pri/e, i3 2367 words
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Article85 1896-09-01 1 COMMBCTED Vi> IO August 31 On London. Hank 4 m/s 1-9) i^> demand _>, 1 7 if> Private credits 3 m/s 2/1 1 documents 3 m/s a 1-13/ifi crpdits h m/s 1 Bank dcuumd Sf >i On Hongkong. Bank demand 1 fe preai On Yokohama. Hank demand prem Ban85 words
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Domestic Occurances.
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Article17 1896-09-01 1 On August 27th, at Mount Echo, Tanghn, the wife of G. \V. Butt, of a sor17 words
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Article74 1896-09-01 1 On the 23rd July, at St. Andrews, West Kensington, Robert F^rolp Merry to Alice Kui'Bßta, youngest daughter of the late F^dward Walker, of Singapore and l'p:on-on- Trent, and of Mrs. Walker, of West Kensington. On the 29th July, at Holy Trinity Church, Penge, by the Rev. \V. J. Lathom,74 words
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Article, Illustration357 1896-09-01 1 Affairs in Matabeleland. (Aug. 25th) Here shall the Press the People's r^hi r^intiin. 1 nawed by influence and iinbribed by g«i:>_: li-re patriot Truth her glorious precept'; ur^v., Wedzcd to Rclicion, Leyalty. and Law. Everybody must sincerely hope thai this protracted and painful business of the i revolt in Matabeleland357 words
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715 1896-09-01 1 The Resignation of Dr. Brown. (Aug. 26th) OWING to his prolonged stay at borne Dr. \V. C. BROWN, who has sat in the 1 Legislative Council as the representative I of the Penang Chamber of Commerce since January, iS«j4, has, as will be gatheri ed from another column, thought proper715 words
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Article621 1896-09-01 1 Reform in Hongkong. (Aug. 27th.) Wk are glad to see that there is i disposition in Hongkong, visible in recent press utterances, 10 drop a!! vague head-in-air schemes of 10-callcd ret©rm and to com<to the practical business of the moment Tkat, as far as Hongkong just now. i« public sanitation621 words
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Page 1 Advertisements
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Advertisement57 1896-09-01 1 FOREIGN PARCEL AGENCY. I) M<* ;i.S and Cases received for shipment to I all ivirts ol the (ilob*:. Deliveries at Receiver's address, passages secured and booked, l*a ssen^en? and Luggage at ended t<>. GOSLING CO.,— S >tgapore md Penang, fl f i SCOT P,— Europe and America, SJ TTi )N57 words
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Page 1 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous479 1896-09-01 1 THE WEEK. The next mail from Europe is expected by the M.M. s. s. Caledonian on the sth inst., with the English mails of the 14th ult., being followed by the P. and O. S. S. Pekin on the 13th inst., with London advices to the 2 1st ult. Tiis479 words
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Article318 1896-09-01 2 THE British protectorate of Zanzibar is i>o happy family when the time comes for the succession to the vacant gadi of the Sultan or Seyyid, The liberal domestic arrangements of these Arab chieftains provide a plentiful crop of candidates for the Sultanate, especially when there has been318 words
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980 1896-09-01 2 A Singapore-Johore Railway. (Aug. 28th.) There will be general satisfaction here at the announcement made yesterday in the Legislative Conncil by the Colonial Secretary that a a sum of $3,500 was to be devoted to a detailed survey of a railway line to connect Singapore and Johore. This survey will980 words
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389 1896-09-01 2 THE Native States Federation Durbar is abandoned this year, at least. This decision, we are convinced, is a wise one. It is to be remembered that confederation goes little further than providing an administrative link, implying a sort of co-operation of revenues for general purposes389 words
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Article461 1896-09-01 2 Among other events of interest crowded into the anniversary of the accession celebrations in Johore were bicycle races and a party of riders from Singapore went over on Saturday to take part in them. The track for the open 4^ mile road race was up the461 words
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Article311 1896-09-01 2 Imperium et Libertas follows up the letter oi "Eastward Ho" as follows: —It certainly has astonished many thai our Admiralty mad< choia of other places while in Singapore they have on< of the most central and healthiest of harbour- in that part of the world311 words
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Article221 1896-09-01 2 Lieut.-Coi. Adye, wr.ting to the Nimeteent Century, maintains that no one tan truthfuliv assert that— in the light of our recent experiences, ;oo,uuo met is a sufficient British Regular force for the detent of an Empire comprising one-fifth of the surface of the land portion221 words
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Article1421 1896-09-01 3 The death-rate of Mecca pilgrims on the sea-voyage* is calculated to be 263 per thousand. Lieutenant-Colonel J. R. XI. Chard, V.C., has been appointed Commanding Royal Engineer at Perth. To-day Father Vignol left for Pekan in the s.S. Gympi? on a visit to the Catholic residents1,421 words
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Article590 1896-09-01 3 Celebration of H. H's. Accession. Johore, Aug. 24th, 1896. The first anniversary of the accession of His Highness the Sultan Ibrahim to the Throne of Johore will be celebrated here on Wednesday, the 26th inst. (17 Rabi al awal 1 314). There will be a Regatta590 words
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Article357 1896-09-01 3 In the Divorce Division of the High Court ol Justice (before Mr. Justice Gorell Barnes), the case %i Cult v, luff and Syed B n Indin was taken on 27th July. It was the petition of John Clement Cuff for the dissolution of his marriage with357 words
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Article21 1896-09-01 3 1 he s.s. JVt era, which was released from quarantine to-da) leaves this afternoon for Mal&c<.a T Kian^ and Teluk Aa^on.21 words
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Article348 1896-09-01 3 lFr§m our itt»* Correspondent.} During July and the beginning of this month all the coffee estates report having had good blossoms. A few weeks ago a Chinaman was sentenced by the Court in johore to one year's imprisonment for stealing about 5000 coffee plants from Theobroma Estate.348 words
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Article406 1896-09-01 3 Pioneer,} [n the fight with enteric fever which is bein£ carried on in every cantonment in India the greatest success has been grained where permanganate ol potash has been freely usedasa disinfectant and as a purifier of water. In one station where a battery of406 words
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Article171 1896-09-01 3 \!ii')!\^ ih< ngers bo me ward v ttir French mail r i,t\ is M r Cluuies-Ross, ot the Cocos 11-!.!.':I 1 v i Clonies*Ros» expects tube: about six m< itlis« in r£ugtand. The purtrail ul v i:. S lo«niinsou, formerly water Works Kugi v i.ombav, and now Municipal fcngin Singapore,171 words
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Article364 1896-09-01 4 The Reichsanzeiger publishes the following telegram, sent from Bergen by the Emperor to the German Admiral in command of the Hast Asiatic Station It tills me with deep sorrow to receive news of the loss of the gunboat Jit is, which was driven ashore on the364 words
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Article654 1896-09-01 4 (By the Mail.) General Dodds, who only six weeks ago landed in Tong King as Commander-in-Chief, has been recalled by Presidential decree and replaced by (>eneral Bichot. It is stated this is done under recommendation of M. Rousseau, Governor'ieneral. the Government considering it better to have654 words
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Article46 1896-09-01 4 are down with plague it 1- reported (sayi the I) Sews) that the dinner to H E. Li at the l-rysta Palace irasgiv< \>\ tbeHoj ekont S fthfi k and > at :> *?> OO( for the euti rtainm< iH of rfw 'cen ondo! A{ r Hit*- v Shaiv hai46 words
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178 1896-09-01 4 It is intended at no distant date to enlarge the Master Attendant's Office, and a sum of about §15,000 is to be included in the Colonial budget this year to carry out the work. The extension it is understood will be carried to the178 words
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Article265 1896-09-01 4 v One oi the advantages that we reap from the present society craze for cycling is that many ladies order more than one machine for themselves during the season. In place of the once universal black," continued the manufacturer who was speaking, cycles .ire now265 words
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Article374 1896-09-01 4 The recently published official statement in the Staats Courant concerning the treacherous behaviour of the rebel chief, Tuku Omar, has raised a fiesh polemic in the Dutch Pres^ respecting tke entire system upon which the administration^ the Netherlands Government in Atjeh rests. It is beginning to be374 words
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Article152 1896-09-01 4 Mr. de Bunsen, British Charge d' Affaires at Bangkok, this morning paid a visit to H M.S. Porpoise. A rather interesting rifle match will shortly take place between lour members ot the Singapore Intercolonial Team, two a side The object is to test the performance of cartridges made oi Nobel's152 words
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Article1029 1896-09-01 4 An Exciting Finish. (Daily Graphic,) By gunfire, when a!! the marksmen were in their respective positions in front of the Stickleoown butts, beginning with Bo<> yards, the hopes of the Scots who made up more than a third of the Queen's hundred began to sink again, for1,029 words
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Article244 1896-09-01 4 THE P. O. COMPANY. We understand that the Peninsula* and Oc.< tal Ste.im-ship Company has taken up boom ihousanci feel os river frfmtagf oi. the 'i with the intention of establishing tor it^ cxt« fleet dock and warehouse accommodate! its own management, a fresh evidence i terpnse with which the244 words
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Article175 1896-09-01 4 I'ORMAI I\.Ubl R\ s The formal inauguration of the F< tion of the Protected Malay States bat now been definitely fixed to tak<_ place do September 15th and the four bHowing days. A Committe e. consisting of several gentlemen, oHic ial and private, has beet formed to make175 words
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166 1896-09-01 4 Says the lUmgbok Timet I he C.'ncUei < h:' i> making an endeavour to PRIM «'t teatii Is l i down and play Singapore next month. 'IH< Go* crnmental otiices and mercantile firm :n v. some of our best encketers are engaged otfghi welcome166 words
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Article188 1896-09-01 4 Mr. Carl Bock, the Consul-Genera Norway and Sweden, having bc< n n 1.« v of the duti< s of Consul for De*H»*ri ai Shanghai at hi> own request, a bu< < f v 1 has been appointed In the person of a > tain A. L Smith, who for a188 words
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Article699 1896-09-01 5 The Kini;' of Corea is still in the Ru>,;an Legation at Seoul Five cases of cholera have been notified the Municipal Health Officer since noon yesterday, two dis* overed after death. Mr. I- J. Benjafield l»a- been invited lt the Committee ol the S. CC. to699 words
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Article959 1896-09-01 5 Twq Officers Drownkd. Heroic Attempt 11 Rescue. Hie cruiser Hermione, one of the vessels ot the Meet, reported the 10->b of two officers while at sea, one committing suicide, and the other being drowned while bravely attempting to rescue him. The incident is fully described by the959 words
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Article52 1896-09-01 5 cr: mentioned officer having embarked it the Secundra, on the 24th inst. is itruuk ofi Urn -t < >iitii of the Command accordingly: t aptaii :i. li. B. Raby, r.a. Jt w iiOtified tltat ijun praclitf* will ta ke piacc ai blai.-.' Alati on xne. 3lst inst,, commctic*m>f52 words
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Article1666 1896-09-01 5 Possible Taxation. An exhaustive and highly interesting statement as to the present and future financial prospects of China is contained in the report sent to the Foreign Office from Consul-General Sir Nicholas Hannen at Shanghai. It is from the pen of Vice-Consul Scott, who prefaces his1,666 words
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Article518 1896-09-01 5 On the 27th July Sir H. Vincent asLed the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs whether Her Majesty's Government had recently increased the number of Commercial Attaches in Hr.iope. and taken other steps to advance British trade abroad and if he could indicate the nature of the measare Iwhich518 words
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Article112 1896-09-01 5 The Bangkok paper* announce the death, from old age. of H. K. H. Princess Phra Suda Rama Raj Prayune, who died on the 17th tnst The Observe* says: The Prince-- has beer, ailir.g For the pa>t three year-. She wa.^ the daughter of King Phra112 words
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Article255 1896-09-01 6 We regret to announce the death of Mr. W. F. Lawson, of Motion and Co., an old and much respected resident of Singapore, which took place at Leonie Hill, the residence of Dr. Robertson, this morning at 7-30. The deceased, who had been for255 words
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Article68 1896-09-01 6 A-L "v. M-Z." Played at the Tanglin Club last night and won by the latter by 429 points. Scores A-L M-Z H.S. Ainslie 765 H. Vade 793 A. A. Earle 697 I- G Mactaffgart 748 I. Graham 677 VV. R. C. Middleton 742 L. S. Lewis 561 A. Robertson68 words
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Article167 1896-09-01 6 Shanghai, August uili. The steamer Tambof, which 1^ the first steamer of the Russian Volunteer Kleet to call regularly at Shanghai, will inaugurate i ->t- m service !•>■ which a i>reai future on these vv,,''-is is predicted. The steamers which will call at this port ;im>167 words
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Article57 1896-09-01 6 W s «ketogi ye a friendly lift to *£«&Jl'ng contemijorary and so we quote follows from the Greenack Telegraph 1 \i> oM Glasgow newspaper man has been wth the Sacred Order of ihe •joM sleev,; l.mk by the King of Siam for shewing liis Majesty round Newspaper 9»<* in Singapore:57 words
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Article325 1896-09-01 6 A medical officer writing" in the Madras Mail says:--' 4 To carry ou- an artificial course ot the < "arlsbad treatment in India is a simple enough matter. Three weeks will do it, and the «:ost need not exceed a few rupees. Every respectable druggist k-eps the325 words
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Article762 1896-09-01 6 The Registrar General's returns for the week ending Saturday, 22nd inst., give the rate of mortality as 46*90 per mille. By the German steamer Essen, Capt. Bruhn, from Sydney this morning, there arrived eleven of the crew of the wreck of the Swedish ship Nornetn, who762 words
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Article974 1896-09-01 6 Anniversary or the Accession 01 H. H. the Sultan, Ibrafmm. Wednesday was unfortunately an extremely wet day, the rain lasting from the early morning till late in the afternoon. Under the circumstances the outdoor events passed off remarkably well, and the close of the first year of the reign974 words
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Article312 1896-09-01 6 A special genera! meeting of &c Si, pore Chamber of Commerce wra« h< Id tj afternoon (27th) at p.m., tlu busine* being to elect new members, t •> make 1 (juorum for the Comnrttee threi transact any general btistnes*. The bon'bte P. Shel <: v v.v312 words
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Article46 1896-09-01 6 At L. ie meeting ol the Legi«litivc Cmtu cil th' Colonial Secf^tary g»vc notice Liv at the next meettog oi Conocil be w ■•••j- move that a sum ol s \soo be eipeoded in making surveys lor a railway to conn'"- 146 words
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Article49 1896-09-01 6 I lie arrangements l<»r \ke \>r winctioii (.i!<v,s- and Sullk.hi ni TfcfcGnuid 1).;*,.. are, me U*-ar, naaldiig tjood pru jrress Mr. Sutmanti i* .v wor-k or: tl,' i>r<;h^stral iccorapaniments, tad the ir^ meeting of ttie ladies Lhc dtortf fo •i- >^d to tak'' |>!h I > .i.orrow49 words
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Article53 1896-09-01 6 .-igst tbe«liippiog -i; rivals this moriii^rwasthe/?w/a« J/rfi from Dkoham.. She -as on board l*h J^«ie«e utieer* r*w who proceed i i Ivi^^ri to bnog u:r new fap»oe»«e battle ifeip Vmsktms Ka*i rvhicli is being t#m!t ai -he EH««ki ship, ird of Ucssw W. (J. A- istron,' Mi*53 words
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Article95 1896-09-01 6 here is no* aadet prep«r»ti«« «f v,,_u ,f Singapore dramatic th it fii ily wiusiwg farcical < ow^Jfi Passport/ whi. ii vii' > toSmgapon i m 1- the oire< lion Mr. J. < > I h .iy will oc u^*n mances, lo w i, n.; <nd,95 words
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Article3387 1896-09-01 7 (AVedn!esdt\ August 20th. 1896.) 1 he ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Muni--1 .pa! Commission \va> held this afternoon in the floird Rooms, Robin -on Road, Mr. Gentle presiding. There were also present 01. Pennefather, •lr Sohst, Mr. Tan Jiak Kirn. Hon'ble T. Mr. J. P. J< aqma, Mr.3,387 words
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Article150 1896-09-01 7 Says a contributor to the China Hail: 'It is not generally known, says the cocksure Saturday Review, which adopts this form of saying it \va^ not previously within the knowledge of ihe Saturday Reviewer, that there are large gold districts in British Malaya, and that the country is150 words
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Article326 1896-09-01 7 It is rumoured, but we cannot vouch the correctness of the statement, that the Durbar will most likely be held In Perak. If this is so it is nothing but right. The Premier State has much cause to grumble at the innumerable slights that the confederation has thrust326 words
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Article700 1896-09-01 8 The Sutna, a new cruiser built at Yokosuka, Japan, made iS knots an hour on her recent trial trip. H. N. M.'s Sumatra, Commander Velthuisen, arrived here this morning from Acheen, and after coaling left for Sourabaya. Messrs. Stonor and Hatchell have arrived from Selangor. the700 words
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188 1896-09-01 8 We are sorry to hear that the veteran Singaporean, Mr. W. H. Read, C.M.G., who has been visiting Holland recently, encountered a very awkward accident during his stay there. It seems that Mr. Read whose vivacity and activity of mind are as conspicuous188 words
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Article67 1896-09-01 8 THE LOSS OF THE ILTIS." We are informed by Mr. T. Sohst. Acting Consul-General for Germany, that a subscription is being raised here in aid of the destitute relations of those men who recently lost their lives in the German gunboat Iltis and that any Germans or others who wish67 words
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Article152 1896-09-01 8 A contributor to a Hongkong paper writes as follows, which shows that much the same sort of negotiations have been proceeding at Hongkong as those which it is supposed are in progress at home in regard to Singapore. The paragraph runs thus Although the152 words
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Article18 1896-09-01 8 H. E. the Governor leaves for Kelantan and Trengganu in the Sea Belle on Wednesday next.18 words
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Article283 1896-09-01 8 Championship. 1 his competition is gradually drawing to a close. Some good games have br<n played, notably that between Dr. Fowlie and A. \Y\ Stiven, the former winning by 4up and 3to play. The following is the draw for the SemUFinal. l)i. Fowlie plays B« Robertson. J.283 words
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Article2195 1896-09-01 8 Correspondence was laid on the table of the Legislative Council yesterday bearing further on this subject. His Excellency the Governor writes to the Secretary of State, on Feb. 28th. 2. The alterations which you suggested in Dr. Brown's Bill, namely, that the responsibility of executing the works2,195 words
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Article77 1896-09-01 8 tH gram in v v th it t Italian ars A 1 l n\ irhi ning md fJ- uk b\ mean* rpcdocs > iviH tli flaai r d hiog bee po«d« tfuiue, ami ilmi >th>l v r 7, ii tw lying aloii^ tfce R*mS> J* A however its a **el77 words
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Article3180 1896-09-01 9 Thursday, August 37th, 1896 Present H. E. the Governor (Sir C. B. Mitchell- g.c.m.g.) The Hon. the Col. Secretary J. A. Swetteaham, C.M.G.; the Attorney-General f\V. R. Collyer.) the Col. Treasurer (E. E. I-emonger.) the Auditor-General 'H. T'Otter.) the Acting Colonial Engineer (Capt. M j BturkunhMr. G. S.3,180 words
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Article119 1896-09-01 9 A [Tokyo .ir despatch vi the j Jin i August says he first issue «>t the new postage stamps bearing the portraits <>; j the late Princes Vrisugaua and KitashiraI kawa, 3,117,000 in numb r, was -old out I immediately, and a second issue ol 1,466,000 has hrc-ii ordered. It119 words
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Article718 1896-09-01 10 Mr. and Mrs. Edlin leave for Japan by the S.s. Glenshiel this afternoon. H. N. M. S. Sumatra left last evening for Sourabaya. after coaling at Tanjong Pagar. This afternoon on the Tank Road ground the Malay Police team play the Teluk Plangah team at Association718 words
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Article897 1896-09-01 10 E'«n as the heading "Topics of the Week Doth now, too oft, portend dead languages. Anon. Quicquid agunt homines nostri est farrago libelli, There is an old story that Cambridge, or it may have been Oxford, as some accounts j have it, challenged the rival Varsity897 words
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Article985 1896-09-01 10 'By a Kobe Chronicle Correspondent. Singapore is not a self-governing British colony, or it would surely never allow itself to be roused at five o'clock every morning by the explosion of a great gun. Five o'clock, indeed, i^ the hour when the morning coolness, if it can ever be985 words
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Article70 1896-09-01 10 Ouite a number of tin- Russian Volun- t«:cr Fleet steamers arc expected to pa.ss i through Singapore during the next few days. The Tamboff is expected to-morrow from Shanghai, and the K:c: a new steamer, on her maiden trip, from Odessa j on the 31st. The Saratoff is due from70 words
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Article301 1896-09-01 10 {JFrow our PWfi Corrrsj'o.uitni.}* The prevalence of foot and mouth disease has had a perceptible effect on the traffic in the Malacca streets, and they have been comparatively quiet, tin sound of the bullocks' belU being almost misst d, though the smaller number of carts using the roads has301 words
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Article242 1896-09-01 10 The P:o>iee says ln view of th. lob meiar.choly shipwreck of a steamer unknown oft tl.< coast of Socotra all the more sad because the aa ident was viewed by another vessel which EM bui could not help it is noteworthy that at a general242 words
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Article187 1896-09-01 10 One of Ui (mi's officers, Lieutenant Wood, c: the South African Company's Police, was accon panied on the unfortunate expedition by Ins littN fox-terrier. Chips. Chips was in the engagem«i« and was left tor dead on the field ot battle His master came over here tor the187 words
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117 1896-09-01 10 SINGAPORE VOLUNTEEER ARTILLERY. Corps Orders. Head Quarter Offioa, >. OrderU Officer for the emams Ca^t. \V. G.St. Oak. Ordeily Sergeant foi me en««iig Sergt. H. A. E. Thomson. 2. Gunner P. Joss being about to leave Colony is struck oil the strength d r- I bY Parades. Satiirda'yTjV'P- 1 1117 words
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Article1939 1896-09-01 11 A INTROSPECT *ND AN As'TK (PATIOS. 'Contributed.) The Past. 1 5 74- 1« order to aid in establishing and maintaining a proper administration in the Native States of Perak and Selangor, the Government of the Straits, overcoming some natural scruples, sends Residents to those States to assist1,939 words
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155 1896-09-01 11 {From a Correspondent.') t he Serdang Coffee Planters 1 Association was successfully inaugurated yesterday, and no doubt it has a long and useful career before it I 'he President is Mr. O. Puttfarcken, brother of your well-known merchant. The Vice is a Swiss, the Secretary155 words
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Article185 1896-09-01 11 Patent specifications are permitted to be filed by B. Wesselmann of Gottingen for boring tools and J. F. Stephenson, Victoria, for apparatus for automatically removing solid matter from water.'' The Bankruptcy Amendment Ordinance is directed to come into force on Sept. Mr. E. G. Howard is granted leave185 words
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Article32 1896-09-01 11 Home paper hears that ::e Marquis of Breadalbane contemplates proceeding on a tour to India in the autumn. He would thettee proceed in the spring k next year to j6htna and Japan.32 words
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Article129 1896-09-01 11 !hr June number of North American Review contains, inter alia, five ably written papers entitled The Engineer and Naval Warfare." The quintet is .'cd oil by the Engineer-in-Chief of the United States Navy, and they a!! five sing the same song, viz., that the day129 words
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Article663 1896-09-01 11 The Burma Ruby Mines Company have been given a new lease for 14 years o*l more favourable terms. The Chevalier de Kontski has given fo-r very successful concerts at Brisbane. H proposes to go to Russia next. The population of France has increas 3 by 133*8*9663 words
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Article202 1896-09-01 12 On arrival from Bangkok, yesterday morning Capt. Lyons, of the s.s. Ban Seng Guan> reported that Mr. J. Aspinall, the second engineer, had mysteriously disappeared, having either fallen or jumped overboard when the ship was in Lat. 4 0 40" N and Long. 103 52" E. Mr.202 words
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Article293 1896-09-01 12 We arc glad to hear that Capt. Me'calfe has been appointed a Wing Commander in the Malay States Guide?. The British Resident proceeded to Seiangor on .^.inday evening last, and is expected to return at the end of the week. The visit is connected with land conference. The293 words
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Article1120 1896-09-01 12 I Kobe Chronicle*) The Kokumin urge.-- that the Chinese should be driven out from Formosa by the prohibition of cpium-smoking, by the compulsory cutting of their 'g-tails, and by imposing a heavy tax on those r.rriving at the island. Our contemporary notes t jat the Canadian Government1,120 words
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Article65 1896-09-01 12 A t\ t Club has kirtliv prett*t« i w't [or a mixed doubles cUc«ip. j-^j.. uih- round. Entries c-iose oi !hi sdav nexl \vg\ s-j Vlon hi. -i Medal 1-J wdk m Ist 2nd Hand. Jot. A. VV St*iv« 11 j- Rs I !',:iri( j^ (l65 words
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Article209 1896-09-01 12 Alleged Adulteration oi Pepper. To the Editor. Dr:.\R Sir, The attention of the merchants in Batavia has been drawn to the fact that the price of Lampong pepper during the last few months was much higher than the market value of this article in Europe. It appears that Singapore209 words
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Article214 1896-09-01 12 S. C. C. Committees Thk Xi si. This match was played on Friday and Saturday and resulted in a win by The Rest. Ross for the Committee was in good form with tUe ball, his analysis at one time being six maidens, four wickets The scores were The Rest.214 words
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Article466 1896-09-01 12 The Handicaps. The following are the handicaps for the S. C. C. Tennis Tournament, which commences on Thursday next. A. Single Hakdicap. H.S. Ainslie owe 30; W. Egerton owe 15*3; (i. P. Owen owe 15*2; Capt. Parsons owe r.s J. Rainnie owe 4 Capt. Wilkinson,466 words
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332 1896-09-01 12 A MAN- EATER KILLED AT THE DINDINGS. The follow ing, from the District Officer at the Dindings, gives full particulars of th< slaying of a man-eating tiger then a few days ago For the first time in ihe history ot this ternt^ a man-eating tiger appeared afewda\killed one Chinaman and332 words
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Article167 1896-09-01 12 j. Argyll Roi;ektso\'s bt. H. A. Tosgr s {From a Correspondents Played on the Premanc Ground t>£ Saturday jjnd and won by Tozer'b team b\ 4c runs. Scores H. A. Fount's Tea m. C. Roberts c Barrett b George N. H. Johnson b Rose \V. G. Johnson167 words
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Article68 1896-09-01 12 The grand meeting that \va> to bavi been held at Kuala Lumpoi on the Istfc prox. to celebrate the Federation 0! tin Native States appears to have been postponed indefinitely. It \\a> hoped that all the Sultans and Native Chief*, a> well as the principal European Officers68 words
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Article190 1896-09-01 12 Mr. R. Latto is appointed Mining In-j I tor, Kuala Lumpor. to Bd as Mining specter, llu Seiangor. Air. H. M. Hatchell. Ass. I). O Kiang ha* been granted 131 months' lea\( Mr. 11. A. ECoek has been licensed 1* B petition writer from Aug. gtb, i#(/>, lot190 words
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Article70 1896-09-01 12 tt »a> inten st local sportsmen to ki that Mr. G. V. Curtis of the Pahaog l'< sho- two sladang up th I riang the 19U1 1 It. une a b«fl »iid rlw a Cow The Amtr Kabd hm* a»«tt«ed title namel} Amti Alriu! Rabman of Ihc World, -I70 words
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3382 1896-09-01 13 Notes From toe Course. A r.icr fresh morning saw the horses at v\ork shortly after the usual hour for opening the <ur>< There: was a small but seta t knot oi spectators, most oi whom arr good 'i^rv^. I hope they have learnt. however thai3,382 words
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Article298 1896-09-01 13 SINGAPORE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. MUNICIPAL ENGINEER'S DEPARTMENT. *THK Municipal Commissioners of the Town of Singapore are prepared to receive applications for the appointments of ist and \ssistant Engineers. Application, stating age, place ol birth and education and accompanied by medical certificate of health and copies o! not more than six testimonials,298 words
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64 1896-09-01 13 *T*HF. public are informed that the address oftht Society's Inspector, Mr. K. I*. Paglar, is at the Old Gaol site, Brass Basba Road. All persons wishing to report any cat-, of cruelt) which may come under their notice arc requested to communicate64 words
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Article2939 1896-09-01 14 (Written for the Singapore Free PriSs 111. The City on the Yang-tse Mud.— The Bund. The Ma-i.oo and its Inhabitants. The Buhbiaxg Well and Neighbourhood. M osoui tos. The Club. The old City The Spring Regatta. Firemen on Parade. A bold SUGGESTION TO AN INDEPENDENT MUNICIPALITY.2,939 words
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145 1896-09-01 14 Messrs. Song Ong Siang, iou f'eag Quee, an<l (}oh Cheng Lim have !#een appointed trustees of the so called Ar 0Chfnese School in succession to M. ssr« Tan fiak Kirn. Tan Hap Settg tnd T«n 800 [Jat. Ihe new tiustrct*, it ia\ i> mentioned, are145 words
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Advertisement371 1896-09-01 14 A smart Ralli car, pony and bar es* it advertised for sale. Judgment was given by the >«rt </ Appeal at Penang on Thursda\ in ?!i cafe ot the Netherlands Trading So< f«t\ j» Tan Kirn Keng and Lee Hai Thye. tfie sufrlict of the ex-Cashier Kam Guan Scan ir371 words
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Article3661 1896-09-01 15 \'m Australia. > Lend \ugust v The Iri->h Landowners" Convention estimate that 120 Unionist Peers siti.n^' m thi House of Lords will support the leading a ncr iments they desirr to see made in the 1 1 -r. Lar.ci I.iw Bill now before the House. Hcti Schroder, who has3,661 words
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Advertisement240 1896-09-01 15 COLOS, COUGHS, INFLUENZA, SORE THROAT Ayer's Cherry Pectoral Bk Will relievo the most dism\ tressing cough, sor»tli« the inflamed nieiubrMiH ij^^^ looseu the phlegm, an wntftfte induce refreshing sl<*» ■;<. HS=^: For the cure of Croup. Bj Whooping" Cough, SopO Throat, and all the j»ulBl monary troubles to which Htfueaw240 words
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Article60 1896-09-01 16 General yon Gossler has been appointed German Minister ot War, in the place of General Bronsart yon bchellendort, who has resigned. Majoi general yon I rossler is Director of the General War Department m the Prussian War Utnce. General moi.sart yon Scheliendori, a general ot infantry, is the Prussian60 words
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Article122 1896-09-01 16 Australia has beaten Giouce-ier by an inniuga and Uiiy-tour runs. I London, August 2£th 1696. Deatn ot tnc sultan ot Zanzibar. A Claimant seizes tne Palace. British warsmpa iaua bluejackets. he Sultan ot Zanzibar is aeaa. Kuaiid Uaa piuciaiuieu uiuiself .^ultail dUU l»<ta aclZcU aiiu UdlT 1122 words
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Article51 1896-09-01 16 Prospects of Peace. Mr. Cecil Rhodes has arranged terms of -.urreiidcr wild eight important chiefs at Major Coventry. Major Coventry has been released on account ot in-ncaith. [lie \va^ sentenced to hve montua iinprisoinneut and was at once, on account ut his wound, sent to the rnson51 words
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Article192 1896-09-01 16 Se Palace Shelled by the British Squadron. The Pretender in Flight. Seyyid Hamoud Proclaimed. At Zanzibar the Palace lia> been bombarded, and is in ruins. Seyyid Khalid has fled and Hamoud, a cousin ol the late Sultan, has been placed ">n the ihron**. E Rioting in Constantinople.192 words
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Article69 1896-09-01 16 SAn Ultimatum. Surrender or Bombardment. H M. Ships St. George and Racoon have arrived at Zanzibar, and have landed two hundred and fifty men. The guns of the warships command the Khalid's force numbers two thousand live hundred men, well armed. An ultimatum has been sent; to69 words
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Article105 1896-09-01 16 H. E. Viceroy Li Hung-Chang has had a grand reception in New York. London, August jyth, iBg6. The Massacres in Constantinople. Foreign Marines Landed. Protests by the Ambassadors. It is estimated that a thousand innocent Armenians have been massacred in the streets of Constantinople. The troops105 words
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Article99 1896-09-01 16 Aug. 31. Per Rohillii: for Mongkong. Mr. A. G. F. Chitteuden. For Yokohama. Mr. G. A. Diss. Per Ravenna for London. Mr. Noel Trotter, Dr. J. Leask, Mr. Scott, Mrs. Scott and infants. For Colombo. Mr. H. C. Holmes. Aug. 25. -Per Natal for Yokohama. Mr. E. S.99 words
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Article310 1896-09-01 16 dotation. Capital Paid up Share- rM. Dit, Honex v S'hni Kh k igo%prem. $10,000,000 $10,000,000 80,000 125^1.54 \,n <..,.* ..rCh,..., *2 9 4,500.000 A 400.150 >£*££/* RU-Cr,,, ,V an Ltd $2| Nominal. 1^2.000,000 4450.9*8 109,875 /,a o D fe re >2 2 s° raniiMi^ Pa^ar310 words
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Miscellaneous566 1896-09-01 16 CLEARANCES. .'l i gust sj. Pom Ann, Brit, str., Moppett, for Labuan via ports. Amigo, Ger. sir., Henimert, for Saigon. Singkbp, Out. str., Nacodah. tor Singkep. August 25, Natal, M.M. str., Verron. tor Saigon, Hongkong, Shanghai and Japan. Salazie, M.M. str., Paul, for Marseilles. Goha\ eky, Fr. str., Protet, for566 words
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Miscellaneous307 1896-09-01 16 Passengers by the Mail. \ug. 31. Per Rohilla from London.— Mr. 1., fackson, Mr. W. fames. From Bi ;n J-^i. Mr. P. Thompson, Mr. Leckic, Mr. MeClure. Prom Colombo. Mr. and \li-> Pfenninjfw»Hi.li. iioiu Penang 1 -apt. Fletcher, M l ">d Mr-,. Dowry, Sir Lionel Cox md Miss Cox, Mr.307 words
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Miscellaneous205 1896-09-01 16 Passengers Arrived. Aug. ->y.— Per M, Alistt r Mr. IV Per Tamboff: i inmeHum, •">." Au^. 30. Per Hmh Sch^ I i^er A-- ></ Mi. S. K. GrtiHMtti Per Charon Miv St. Si. »hcnPer Oe Car pent ier Mr. vom < <>l Hout, Mi K. Walker, Mr. A«der*o li i205 words
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Article, Illustration439 1896-09-01 17 Reli i 4 01 L«> va 1 '.and PRINCE LohANOFI has hid but a short tenure oi the control oi Russian foreign affairs since the death oi Count de Giers a d the prill «t the Czar placed them in bis capable hands. I "hou^h his439 words
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Article202 1896-09-01 17 LWe are asked to announce that the al subscriptions to the Mrs. Alexander Memorial Fund amount to $157. At yesterday's sale of West Au^ralian horses that came up by the Sultan, fourteen horses were sold at an average price Mr. F. A. Swettenham, C.M.G.. Resident General of the Malay States202 words
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Article996 1896-09-01 17 Before Sir L. Cox, C. J. GOVKRNMEST MTD COMPENSATION. 1 his morning there came before the Chief Justice a reference under sections i 7 and 18 of Ordinance VI. of 1890 (Appropriation of Land> for Public Purposes) in the matter of the acquisition by Government of a portion996 words
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Article320 1896-09-01 17 On<. Tiang Soon v. Choi* Gw hlas. This was an interlocutory application for an interim injunction against the defendants restraining them from using a certain trade mark Guan What. G. \Y. on chests of tea imported or sold by the defendants. Mr. Braddell appeared for the320 words
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Article55 1896-09-01 17 We have reason to believe that there will be no attempt to carry out the meeting of the Malay Sultans until about April next year, when the X. E. monsoon ends and navigation from Pahang becomes easy, a point to be considered in inviting the Sultan of55 words
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Article51 1896-09-01 17 The Governor, who is about to take a trip up the East Coast of the Peninsula) will probably be back from Pahang on or about the 13th inst., H. E. will at once thereafter proceed to Selangor. arriving at Kuala Lumpor on the 14th or 15th51 words
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Article122 1896-09-01 17 The tournament of the L. L. T. C. was concluded last night, the final of the Ladies' Pairs being won by the Misses Bogle, who beat Mrs. Adams and Mrs. Waddeil two sets to one. The final of the Consolation Handicap was also played. Mrs.122 words
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64 1896-09-01 17 'a the Military lntelligen< jOl ;it w^j d a it stati d thac a Li6< ation lias been published t( the rffect thai the '■tit- '/i V< i \c'"/ i*.i"i^:!.»i t L )rps arc to b: chaugrd t Royal Engineers (Volunteers and it expected i!...l 164 words
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Article274 1896-09-01 17 The President, in his monthly report tor July i received Aug. ust <a\>. in his finance paragraph It will be seen that our revenue oontiiwes U show a moderate increase and the unavoidable suspen-ion o? tome works owing t<> the weakne--of our engineering «>tarT a fictitious appearance274 words
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Article211 1896-09-01 17 x\lr. romlinson's report contains i\>e following general remarks on the water works, which will be read with interest. Some experiments conducted during the month shewed that the water near the bottom of the Impounding Reservoir is very offensive and sonu trouble may arise therefrom. This js211 words
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Article298 1896-09-01 17 The following particulars arc- given oi this Company in a financial paper. Registered July -i, by Nortoni Rose, Norton and Co., 57^, Old Broad-street, H.C., with B ftpi tal of £2,600.000 in £10 shares. Object, to adopt and carry into eflect, either with or without modification, an298 words
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Article124 1896-09-01 17 The Daily Graphii of August thi Li> contain- a gocd fjortrait of Col. Walker, Mala\ States Guides, and the Following remarks n that officer's careei i the Lieut. -Co! R. >. Prowd Walker, < who has bed appointed v c mraand ftheStkta n it. Confc124 words
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Article288 1896-09-01 18 It is possible that Mr. H. Graves, who has already executed a private survey for the formerly projected light electric railway from Kandang Kerbau to Johore may be recalled from Perak for the purposes of the detailed survey about to be undertaken by the Colonial Government. No288 words
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398 1896-09-01 18 Notes i rom the Course. Most of the horses did useful exercise this morning. Fhiison. however, had a nice gallop, Why Not picking him up on the tax <ide. They came along at a smart pace, both moving well. In spite of Ballater being on398 words
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Article195 1896-09-01 18 Hie Government of India have decided to try an a .mail scale, the experiment of arranging for the training of Infantry Volunteers in gundrill at a limited number of places A> the stations where olunteer anillerymen will be chiefly required are the places where there are forts,195 words
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Article158 1896-09-01 18 S. C. C. (2nd XI.) v. S. R. L. This match was played on Saturday afternoon and resulted in a win for the S. R. C. by i g runs. Scores J. Graham b Tessensohn i M. Woodward b Tessensohn i L. Dunman b Tessensohn o Capt. White b158 words
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Article275 1896-09-01 18 (Via Bangkok,) Thi Grievances 01 Cochin-China. Paris. August 2.4. The Minister of Colonies, atter a careful examination of the demand of Cochin-China tor separation from Indo-China, has decided to accord greater administrative elasticity to Indo-China and particularly to Cochin-China, but no hope is held out of granting the275 words
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Article74 1896-09-01 18 (Corrected up to September i.) On London. Bank 4 m/s 2/ 1 1 demand 2/1 -i Private credits 3 m/s 2/1-13/16 documents 3 m/s 2/1^ credits 6 m/s 2/1-15/16 On India. Bank demand iBoi On Hongkong. Bank demand 1 J o prem On Yokohama. Bank demand h% prem On74 words
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Article98 1896-09-01 18 (September i.) iin $32.62;? Gambier... 6.50 do. Cube No. 1 11. Pepper, Black (ordinary Spore) 10.45 do. White, (Fair L/W= 5 16.50 Nutmegs 150s to the Ib.) 91. Mace (3anda) 96. Cloves (Ambo na) M 17.50 Liberian Cotiee >f 32. Tapioca, small pearl (Fair quality) 3.20 do. do. rake98 words
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Article1016 1896-09-01 18 The Autumn Race Meeting will bt held on the 20th. J2nd and 24th October. [896 t Programme TUMN MEETING, r8 9 6 FIRST DAY, First Race. Thk Mm i) en Plate. Value $250. A Race for Maiden Horses Weight as per scale (lost 91b.) An allowance of1,016 words
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Advertisement341 1896-09-01 18 Kelly Walsh, Ltd. Just Received NAVAL WARFARE, by Vice- Admiral Colomb, 2nd Ed. New Maps and Plans Si 1.50 PRACTICAL SEAMANSHIP tor use of Merchant Service, by Todd _c Whall $12.50 THE SSPTAMERON, translated by Machen 8.00 PEOPLE and POLITICS ot the FAR EAST, by Henry Norman Si 2.00 BILLIARDS,341 words
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Miscellaneous342 1896-09-01 18 MAILS CLOSE. To-morrow. for Per At Ba ngkok Ra n Sc ng Gu a n 9 a m Samarang, &c. Amaru, 11 M Banekok, Gorgon, noon Batu Pahat. Aing Ann, 1 |>M Penang <!t Rangoon. Shigandura Marti, IPM Pangkalan Brandan. Zweena, 2PM Derby, &c, Sultan, 2 p.m Europe, Ravenna, 2342 words
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