The Straits Budget, 24 August 1897

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    130 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE “STRAITS TIMES.” The Straits Times has the largest circulation of any in’ Asia, British India excepted. It circulates in Singapore and Penang, throughout all tha Protected States of the Malay Peninsula, in Siam, Borneo, the Netherlands Indies, the Philippines, and French
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    STRAITS TIMES TUESDAY, 23RD AUGUST. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
    316 1 Lemunl Articles. Silver or Gold Th-- Crisis. Frontier Troubles. Pilgrim Miips. The Fall in Silver. Th» QuecuV Memorial. Our t urrency. Local Market Quotations. Shining News, List. Police News. Death of Mr. Frank Maxwell. Overwork. Bad Money. Petroleum. Tin* lown Hall Scheme,
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    COMMERCIAL.
    530 1 Singapore, 24th August, 1897. PRODUCE. (Kates are corrected to one p.m.) Gam bier, 6.70. Copra Bali, 6.30. do Pontianak, n 6.00. Pepper, Black, 17.50. do White, (5%) 29.25. Sago Flour Sarawak, 3.10. do Brunei, n 2.40. Pearl Sago 3.45. Coffee, Bali, picked. 37.00. Coffee Palembang, picked... 40.00. Coffee, Liberian,
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    SUMMARY OF THE WEEK.
    386 1 The mail for Europe, this w eek, leaves by the M. M. s. s. Ernest Simo%B. The M. M. s. s. Yarra with the mail for Europe of the 30th July arrived to-day. The German mail from Europe by the Prinz Heinrich arrived on Thursday. The
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      THE DUEL.
      105 1 PRINCE HENRI’B WOUNDS. London 17 th August. At the duel between Prince Henri of Orleans and the Duke of Turin, there were five assaults at intervals of four minutes each. Prince Henri was hit on the shoulder at the outset, but the skin was barely pierced. His wound
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      INDIA.
      47 1 tup: new ixian. The tenders for the Indian loan of thirty millions of rupees amounted to 59,731,506 rupees. The minimum accepted is 98.1, at which 67.20 per cent, of the tenders was received. The average rate of acceptance was 98 rupees, 5 annas, and 3.88 pies.
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      THE PEACE.
      55 1 ANOTHER HITCH. London, 18 th August. A hitch has arisen in the peace negotiations at Constantinople, owing to Britain alone objecting to the proposal to allow Turkey to hold Thessaly for a time. That proposal contemplates the gradual withdrawal of the Turkish forces there, until the whole of
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      IRELAND.
      16 1 ROYAL VISIT, The Duke and Duchess of York have started on a visit to Ireland.
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      THE ROYAL DUEL.
      35 1 A CHALLENGE WITHDRAWN. Prince Henri of Orleans is progressing satisfactorily. In consequence of the duel between Prince Henri and the Duke of Turin, General Albertone has withdrawn his challenge to Prince Henri.
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      INDIA.
      41 1 MORE FRONTIER TROUBLES. London 19 th August. The Afridi tribesmen are marching upon Jamrud on the North-West frontier through the Khyber pass. The Orakzai tribesmen are advancing into the Kurram Valley. The whole of the North-West frontier is practically aflame.
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      PRESIDENT FAURE.
      33 1 DEPARTURE FOR RUSSIA. M. Faure has started for St. Petersburg. A canister filled with nails exploded harmlessly at Paris in the Boulevard Denain, a few minutes after President Faure had passed.
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      TURKEY.
      30 1 FATAL EXPLOSION. An explosion has occurred in the lower portion of the Grand Vizier’s departmental offices at Constantinople. The casualties from the explosion were one killed and several wounded.
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      CANADA.
      25 1 GOLD DISCOVERIES. London, August. It is reported that new and rich discoveries of gold have been made on the Stewart and Upper Yukon rivers.
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      TURKEY.
      40 1 NO HOLY WAR. The Turkish Government formally and positively denies a malevolent report that there is an agreement between it and the Ameer of Afghanistan to stir up a Jehad or Holy War I breach the British in India.
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      THE NAVY.
      52 1 TROUBLE ON THE ROYAL 80VE^pi0N.” Two of the crew of th e Royal Sovereign have been tried by court martial for striking the Captain and Commander of that vessel. It is asserted that serious discontent exists in the Royal Sovereign and that the cells on board are filled
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      NAVAL COLLISION.
      28 1 TORPEDO-DESTROYER DAMAGED. London 21 st August. The torpedo-destroyer Thrasher and the cruiser Phaeton have collided in the Channel in heavy weather. The Thrasher* is badly damaged.
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      HAWAII.
      50 1 AMERICAN REPLY TO JAPAN. The reply of Mr. Sherman, the United States Secretary of State, to the latest note on the Hawaiian question from the Japanese Government, is markedly friendly. The reply repeats the assurance that ths rights of Japan in Hawaii will be safeguarded by the United States.
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      THE PEACE.
      21 1 THE WAR INDEMNITY. The Ottoman Bapk has offered to advance a million as first instalment of the war indemnity.
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      SPAIN.
      13 1 The murderer of Senor Canovas, the Premier of Spain, has been executed.
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      ELECTRIC CABS.
      9 1 Electric cabs have been started in London.
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      THE PEACE.
      74 1 LORD SALISBURY’S ATTITUDE. RESENTMENT AND DEADLOCK. Tjomlon 23 rd August. The attitude of Lord Salisbury in the peace parleying is greatly resented by the other Powers. These Powers charge Lord Salisbury with a desire to break up the Concert. The result is a deadlock which continues. Germany threatens
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      THE ARMENIANS.
      45 1 THREATENING LETTER. The Ambassadors at Constantinople have received a letter from the Armenian Revolutionary Committee similar to a letter of the same kind received in 1896. The Committee declares in this letter that it is weary of waiting, and is resolved to act.
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    SILVER OR GOLD?
    846 1 (Straits Times 18th August.) People are talking of a proposal to change the currency of the Straits* Settlements. To what do they pro- 9 pose to change it That they scarcely know. The fall in silver has reached the record low price that has been attained since
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    THE CRISIS.
    539 2 (Straits Times 19/4 August.) The actuality of the present financial crisis prompted the Committee of the Singapore Chamber of Commerce to meet to-day to discuss the wide and vague question of “what is to be done.” The meeting held at the Exchange at noon to-day was fully attended,
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    FRONTIER TROUBLES.
    249 2 (Straits Times 19 th August.) Troubles have thickened on the north-west frontier of India, ever since the tribesmen in the Swat V f alley attacked the British outpost at the Malakand Pass. A fanatical priest set the tribesmen up, and the movement soon spread to the neighbouring Peshawur
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    PILGRIM SHIPS.
    273 2 (Straits Times 20 th August.) There is a good deal of talk about consulting with Hongkong and Shanghai regarding the present depression in silver and the possible currency remedies which may be adopted. Such consulting is, and must be, entirely useless. What Hongkong and Shanghai desire is that
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    THE FALL IN SILVER.
    232 2 (Straits Times 20th August.) The Pilgrim Ships Bill was read a second time in Legislative Council yesterday. Even with the amendment announced by the Attorney-General, the Bill will involve, in its present shape, some considerable expense in the matter of the ’tween deck accommodation. The Venice
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    THE QUEEN’S MEMORIAL.
    740 2 (Straits Times 21 st August.) Thk members of the Singapore Cricket Club, last night, approved the new Town Hall scheme, but their approval was only expressed by a small majority. Therefore,the scheme is doomed, though, in reality, it was practically do6med long ago. Yet, withal, it was
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    OUR CURRENCY.
    819 2 (Straits Times, 23rd August.) The continued fall of the dollar continues to excite dismay among the people of this community. To the Banks, the fall in silver ought not to be, and is not, a matter of concern. Thus, from the report of the annual meeting of the
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    TUESDAY, 17TH AUGUST.
    248 3 Cterdat, Mr. H. W Sharp, of the f Messrs- Drew and Napter, was to the Straits Bar. of Siam has visited EdinHK where he attended the wedding ggpuin Camming, of H. M.’s yacht. fiwrv-sEVEN petroleum ships arrived 1 7 h Colonv last year, with 562,289 -foil, including
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    A THEFT.
    43 3 This morning, a Kling boy was arrested at a pawnshop in Uie act of pawning a pair of shoes. Thejnbelonged to a gentlemen at the Rallies Hotel, and the hoy attempted to pawn them at the instigation of the owners dhobv
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    FATAL EXPLOSION.
    44 3 The magazine at the Arsenal Camp, at Shanghai, exploded on the 9th infant. Twelve Chinese were killed. It is supposed that a high wind blew down a rotten watch-tower which fell the magazine, which was filled with powder and percussion capped cartridges.
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    OVERWORK.
    49 3 I)r. Bott, Government Analyst and science lecturer, in his official report for year, says that his department has tan and is too overworked to pay much jjttentiun to original investigations. The consequence is that the work gone is not so carefully and done as it ought to be.
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    THE SEA SERPENT.
    59 3 It is reported in the Times of India a sea serpent has been seen off on the Burma coast. The monster 188 60 feet long, proportionately thick, gjof a yellowish blue colour. It had two tkT 1 un( was B Hskted by passengers on zara. It was
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    KUNKE’S APPEAL.
    50 3 esterday, Adolf Knnke, who was dieted at the recent Assizes of lUia l misappropriation, and was Ueiuto one year’s rigorous impriand gave notice of appeal, StvlT to Chief Justice for leave to ill aw bis appeal. His Lordship ioilTr withdrawal of the appeal, le Prisoner’s sentence accordingly yesterday.
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    COFFEE HUSK.
    68 3 Ocr Col(un A^ 10 r ALLY#or^erB are received at and a r m Persian Gulf ports throw/ en or c °ffee husk, the refuse If anrl5 Wasr a^ter pulping the coffee the h T* the natives there boil a an< UBe as a kind of tea or ail
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    BAD MONEY.
    65 3 Some counterfeit one cent pieces have been tested by the Government Analyst. These imitation copper coins were made of a tin and zinc alloy, free from copper, and so varnished as to present all the appearance of a genuine well-worn copper coin. In several instances, counterfeit coins were
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    SHUFFLING THE CARDS.
    57 3 The Perak Pioneer notes a rumour that the following are the proposed acting arrangements when the ResidentGeneral proceeds on leave at the end of the year: —Mr. Treacher, ResidentGeneral Mr. Birch, Resident, Perak; Mr. Belfield, Resident, Negri Sembilan Mr. Hewett, Commissioner of Lands; Mr. Watson, Senior Magistrate,
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    HONGKONG BRIBERY.
    72 3 At Hongkong, on the 9th instant, the decision of the Executive Council on the charges of accepting bribes preferred against Mr. C. Osmund, lirst clerk in the Registrar-General's Office, and Sanitary Inspector Hore, was made known. The Council found that both men had failed to exculpate themselves. Mr.
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    ACHEEN.
    80 3 MORE DUTCH SUCCESSES. On the Bth instant, the Dutch troopg at Segli made a reconnoitring expedition with the loss of one killed and one wounded. The Achinese lost nine killed. On the 11th, the troops defeated the Achinese in the village of Bambi. Sixty of the enemy fell. The
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    HAVAS TELEGRAMS.
    164 3 Paris, 8th August. An explosion in a cartridge factory at Rustehuk, in Bulgaria, has caused the death of 46 and has injured 60 persons. 9th August. The Emperor and Empress of Germany have arrived at Peterhof, St. Petersburg, and have been received with great ceremony. TheCzar, at a
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    DELI NEWS.
    283 3 PETROLEUM. A correspondent of the Deli Courrant calls attention to the increasing inquiry for Langkat oil in China, and the need for strenuous efforts to meet that demand and thus further Dutch trade there. He complains that, in East Sumatra, too much attention is paid to boring and
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    DEATH OF MR. FRANK MAXWELL.
    297 3 We much regret to announce the death of Mr. Frank Maxwell, which has just occurred at Yokohama. The news is rendered the more saddening to the deceased gentleman’s family and friends in that only yesterday we had the melancholy duty of recording the death of
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    NEW PETROLEUM COMPANY.
    213 3 The prospectus of the BataviaJapara Petroleum Exploration Coy. Ltd., with head office at Batavia, is advertised. The capital is f. 200,000, in 800 shares of f. 250, of which 320 shares have been allotted to the vendors of the concession. The area of the concession is 87
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    COLONIAL BARRISTERS.
    173 3 The Governor of Ceylon has received a despatch from the Secretary of State for the .Colonies forwarding the consolidated regulations of the Four Inns of Court; and the following paragraph of the regulations relating to the admission of Colonial Barristers to the English Bar is published for general
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    HOTEL CHITS.
    108 3 ACTION COLOMBO. At a meeting of the shareholders of the Colombo Hotels Company, a few days ago, the Chairman announced that the chit system was to be reinstituted, after a short trial, as its abolition had not been found to work satisfactorily from business falling off. It is
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    PAHANG NEWS.
    951 3 MINING PROGRKBB. From our Correspondent.) Pekan 1 2th August. Mr. Douglas Osborne, of Kinta, has just been granted a lease for 50 acres of mining land in the Raub District, adjoining the land at present in the possession of the Raub Australian Gold Mining Company. Mr. Osborne’s land
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    THE TOWN HALL SCHEME.
    463 3 TO THE EDITOR OF THE u STRAITS TIMES.” Sir, —The Singapore Recreation Club has, by a majority of 3 votes, rejected the proposal made by the Permanent Memorial Building Committee, in connection with the new Town Hall scheme. The Committee of the S. R. C. had
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    MAT SALLEH.
    193 3 HIB POWERS FOR MISCHIEF. The Hongkong Telegraph gives a sketch of the career of Mat S&Ueh, the outlaw and murderer, who is now giving the British North Borneo Government so much trouble. Mat Salleh comes of an old piratical stock, but did not rise into prominence until 1894,
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    THE DYAK POLICE IN ENGLAND.
    1365 4 THEIR ADVENTURES AND IMPRESSIONS. A CHAT WITH MR. WARDROP. The British North Borneo Company’s Dyak Police Contingent, which arrived here last Friday on the P. and O. steamer Japan on its return from the Jubilee festivities in England, is still in Singapore, awaiting a favourable
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    THE COLLISION IN BANKA STRAITS.
    210 4 THE FRENCH VESSEL’S STORY. The French sailing-ship Du Guesclin arrived at Hongkong on the 11th instant. This is the ship with which the Dutch steamer Speelman collided on the 29th July. The captain of the French boat states that he was blameless in the matter
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    HOME CRICKET.
    1070 4 YORKSHIRE V. LANCASHIRE. About 21,000 people witnessed the Yorkshire v. Lancashire meeting at Bradford on Monday (July 19th) for the benefit of David Hunter, the Yorkshire wicket-keeper. The home eleven, who were exceedingly lucky in the matter of catches dropped, retained possession of the wicket all day, and
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    WEDNESDAY, 18TH AUGUST.
    39 4 The match between four local horses at the Race Course this morning was won by Mr. Lee Peck Hoon’s Lochiel Dr. Lim Boon Keng’s Flying Machine being second, and Mr. Seah Eng Keat’s Queen Bee third.
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    ACHEEN.
    36 4 Telegraphic advices fr< m Batavia announce that the expedition to Segil has come to an end. The Achinese had not fired a shot since their last defeat. The Dutch field force are returning to headquarters.
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    RUN OVER.
    51 4 The night before last, a deaf Macao man, named See Ah Fong, was knocked down by a horse and carriage belonging to a Kling man, in Middle Road. He was badly injured and removed to the hospital, and the driver has been arrested on a charge of rash
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    CHIEF OFFICER DROWNED.
    54 4 Mr H. R. Stay, Chief Officer of the P. &O. s. s. Shanghai was drowned, on the 7th instant, while bathing at Kowloon wharf, Hongkong. The doctors are of opinion that death was not due to drowning, but to failure of the heart through sudden immersion in
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    DROWNED OFF THE ESPLANADE.
    62 4 A Chinese youth, named Lim Ah Tong, residing at 150, Orchard Road, was drowned in the sea off the Esplanade, yesterday afternoon, just opposite Middle Road. He had left his clothes and his school books on the Esplanade, and had, evidently, gone into the water to
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    AN IMPROBABLE STORY.
    67 4 Ong Tiono, a poultry dealer, residing at Hokien Street, was passing through Bukit Kim Cheng yesterday afternoon when, he says, he was attacked by six Hokiens, who assaulted him and robbed him of nine dollars and twenty cents, and a pawn ticket for a gold ring. The
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    ’RIKISHA INSPECTOR ASSAULTED.
    63 4 Last night, in South Bridge Road, at about nine o’clock, a Hailam wantonly upset a ’rikisha. Inspector Jones, of the Rikisha Department, attempted to arrest the man, but, immediately, a number of Chinese shouted 4< pah r and rushed upon Mr. Jones, upon whom they committed an
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    RED SEA LIGHTS.
    247 4 ACTION IN INDIA. In regard to the question of the Red Sea Lights, the following are the steps taken by the principal public bodies in India: The Committee of the Bengal Chamber of Commerce, in addition to making representations to thes Government of Bengal, with the request
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    NEW CHINESE LOAN.
    51 4 TH$ HOOLEY SYNDICATE. (Special Telegram to the Strait* Ti tnteiU Itfmgkong, u th The loan agreement between tK Chinese Government and the Hr iZ Syndicate stipulates for a sum ar„!, ing to sixteen millions sterling T agreement concedes to the S\°ndj,Z! the right to construct ways in
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    BRITISH NORTH BORNEO.
    237 4 MAT SALLEH. Mat Salleh, the outlaw and murder** is said to be looked upon by the nativ in British North Borneo as a nioDh* To attain this rank, it is necessary L perform a rite called KaUU, which k reputed to render the performer invulnerable. The candidate
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    A TEMPERANCE SOCIETY FOR SINGAPORE.
    455 4 LAST NIGHT. In the upper Recreation Room of the gaol warders, a meeting took place last night, with tiie object of considering what measures should be taken for the immediate formation of a Singapore branch of the Church of England Temperance Society. In opening his
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    JAPAN NEWS.
    900 5 t H E HAWAIIAN DIFFICULTY. I _i. f sanction having been given 1^;,, 0 a l to submit the trouble H:,;,.^4 ji lo.irbitrntion. the Japanese H*r-‘ Vptpartniont, on the 28th July, to the Hawaiian accepting the proposal. the Hawaiian G« vornfrom the first that Japan Hr’ n -»>nt
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    HAIRDRESSER AND ASSISTANT.
    135 5 To-day in the Supreme Court before Mr. Justice Leach, Francis Paul, Hairdresser, of Maison Paul and Co., sued Emile Sauvique, an assistant, for damages for breach of contract. Mr. Van Cuylenburg appeared for the plaintiff and Mr. Allan defended. The claim was made under a three years’
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    POSITION FINDER.
    222 5 AN ELECTRIC MACHINE. Mr. A. W. Alcock of Sydney lias invented an electric machine for finding the positions of vessels in the vicinity of forts, said to be far ahead of any other appliances of a like nature ever before invented. The Sydney Telegraph, which sent a reporter
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    RELIEF FOR THE MAGISTRATES.
    310 5 A correspondent writes: —The necessity of removing some of the court work from the present magistrates has been over and over written about, and, probably, the matter has been considered by the proper authorities, though they have not been -able so far to see their way
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    HOME CYCLING.
    558 5 London Friday July 23rd. 11 Cn Saturday last there was a great field I day for racing cyclists at Birmingham, foi I the National Cyclists’ Union was then I holding its second batch of National Cham I pionships. The Australian representative, j Goodson, showed up well iu his
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    LEGAL ARGUMENT.
    345 5 —The Law Times. THE RIGHT OF REPLY. M r. James William Norton Kyslie, barrister, and Registrar of the Supreme Court of Hongkong, in a work on the Law and Privileges relating to the Attor-ney-General and Solicitor-General of England, gives a resume of the eases which have been decided
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    FROM THE MAIL.
    1632 5 ISLAMIC AGITATION. I I The Standard correspondent at Con- I stantinople wrote last month:—Not- withstanding the work entailed upon I him by the Greek Question, the Sultan is actively pursuing the Islamic ideal. One of the most important steps taken I in tliis direction has been the
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    THURSDAY, 19TH AUGUST.
    202 6 The dead body of a Chinese pauper was found near the Boustead Institute last night. The s.s. Stentor was put up by auction this afternoon at Messrs. Powell Co., and was bought by Mr. H. Latham for *24,500. Mr. Wee Theam Tew, a Singapore Chinaman, who has
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    PRYE RIVER DOCK.
    43 6 The report and accounts of the New Prye River Dock Co., Ld., were adopted and passed at a meeting held at Penang on Friday last, and a dividend for the half-year at the rate of 4% per annum was declared.
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    A THREATENED STRIKE.
    53 6 Rumour at Penang alleges that the marine engineers have sent in an ultimatum to different shipowners, that if their salaries are not increased to the following rates: —Chief $220, 2nd $l5O, and 3rd $lOO, on the Ist of September, a general strike will take place in Hongkong,
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    WHAT COMPANY ?
    63 6 WHAT COMPANY cou responde nt tel 1 s the. Pmana Gazette tTiaf 1 ft Ts not generally known that a company, sailing vessels out of Singapore, force tlieir Masters to make good any damages they may cause, at least a good half, or resign. In two cases lately, the Masters
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    STEAM COMMUNICATION.
    52 6 At Penang, attention has been drawn to the imperfect and irregular communication by sea, existing at present between the three SetUements. The remedy proposed is that the Government should subsidise a line of steamers to run continually for postal purposes between Singapore and Penang, with Malacca as port
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    THE MURDER IN SIRANGOON ROAD.
    72 6 An inquest was held yesterday on the body of the Javanese who is alleged to have been murdered by another Javanese, named Sahud, in a garden off Sirangoon Road. A verdict of wilful murder against Sahud was returned. The woman, who was formerly wife of
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    NEW BORNEO COMPANY.
    82 6 The Borneo Tobacco Estates, Limited, was registered on July 12, by E. Flux and Leadbitter, 144, Leadenhall-street, E.C., with a capital of £BO,OOO in £1 shares. Object, to acquire the undertaking of the Borneo Tobacco Estates Syndicate, to adopt an agreement with T. A. Welton, and to
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    HAT-SNATCHING.
    104 6 Hat-snatching is very prevalent just now, as it always seems to be during the sembayang The Police arrested two of these offenders yesterday in Beach Road. The hat-snatchers usually work in gangs of three. One snatches the hat and passes it to a second, who runs away and hands
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    GOLD OR SILVER?
    1368 6 THE COMMISSION FOUR YEARS AGO. In 1893, the Government of the Colony appointed a Commission to inquire into the currency question. The members consisted of Messrs. W. E. Maxwell, H. Trotter, T. Shelford, W. Edelmann, M. Meyer, E. E. Isemonger, J. R. Cuthbertson, W. H. C. Van
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    THE NEW BARRACKS AT BLAKANG MATI.
    423 6 (From a Correspondent.) It seems but yesterday, that Singapore was seething with agitation on the subject of the Military contribution, and it will be remembered that the question of new barracks for the troops at Bl&kang Mati was long and keenly discussed. There were
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    BY GERMAN MAIL.
    3484 6 THE RISING IN CHITRAL. Major Deane, Political Officer at Malakand, reports that practically all the tribes have joined in the late determined attacks on Malakand, Kotal, and Chakdar. The names of the tribes in question are: —Utman Khels, Swat is, Bajoures, Buneerwals and even Dir levies. They
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    LATEST BY WIRE.
    2358 7 From the Times of Ceylon.' 1 London, 7th August. A Greek circular to the Powers proposes a new loan for the payment of the indemnity to Turkey, to be safe-guarded by a Commission appointed by the various financial houses, thus alleviating the necessity of an international control
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    FRIDAY, 20TH AUGUST.
    246 8 Over 5155,650 were spent on new barracks in Singapore, last year. Exchange compensation .allowances accounted for an expenditure of over $117,000 in 1*96. 4 Tiie deaf Chinaman, who was knocked down by a carriage in Middle Road, on the 18tii inst., is dead. 4 The Military Contribution
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    SUCCESSFUL JOHORE PLANTER.
    91 8 Mr. A. Landau, who has planted for nine years past in Johore, secured a medal at the Quebec Agricultural and Industrial Exhibition for liis excellent samples of pineapples and of citronelle. The medal was forwarded to Mr. Landau, through Dato Meldrum, who was the Johore Commissioner at
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    A NAVAL DOCKYARD AT SINGAPORE.
    269 8 TO THE EDITOR OF THE PALL MALL GAZETTE. Sir, —Singapore, from its salubrity and central position, has been looked upon with jealousy t>y all nations, and to this day has not been utilized as it shbuld have been by our own naval authorities, so that
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    LAST NIGHTS CONCERT.
    712 8 Notwithstanding the silver crisis, the people of Singapore, last night, assembled numerously and gaily at the concert in aid of St. Nicholas’s Home. The audience was very large and exceedingly enthusiastic; nor would anyone have surmised from the people’s demeanour that they sat rocking on the verge
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    THE IPOH ROBBERY.
    79 8 Mansob, one of the alleged thieves of the sum of *37,000 innnoney and jewellery stolen from the Ipoh Chiefs house, while he was away at the Durbar, arrived here in custody from Sarawak this morning, on the Vorwaeris and was handed over to the Police. Mansur was
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    OUR SHIPPING LAWS.
    1367 8 REFORMS NEEDED. IMPORTANT MEETING LAST NIGHT. The inen who go down to the sea in ships assembled in great force, last night, at the Marine Club, to discuss a variety of questions affecting shipping. In many respects, the meeting was one of the most important and significant
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    THE GOVERNOR AND THE JUBILEE CONTINGENTS.
    101 8 Yesterday afternoon. H. E. the Governor inspected the Malay armed Police Jubilee Contingent, under Chief Inspector Jennings, at Government House. The men looked well in their blue serge uniforms and field service caps, and each wore his much prized Jubilee medal. His Excellency expressed
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    PENANG.
    111 8 THE JETTY BHEDS. At the meeting of the Penang Municipality, on the 13th instant, the question of the storage of goods at the Jetty Sheds was discussed. The President said that action was imperatively necessary. He knew a recent case in which a man had had only to pay
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    COUNCIL PAPERS.
    909 8 the FINANCES OF t„» I The financial Retvm r 14 1 I for 1896 bear the s£L“ d Hill as Acting Auditw-G actual revenue of the Colon® Til as shown in the account? y *4,266,064,again5t an aot Uil ac?T, of *3,957,090. The revenue were *308,209 in M estimate.
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    THEFT OF A WATCH AND CHAIN.
    60 9 \l Kelly, purser on the s. s. s’aW/-. took olHiis coat yesterday afterJ l0OI1 her ween two and three o’clock, jt up in the office, and came ashore, uvii he returned at four o’clock, he f t iiid that his gold watch and chain,
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    GOLD AT A DISCOUNT.
    97 9 Ovvino to the suspension of the silver linage in Peru, gold, when exchanged for silver, is at a discount. In June last, the silver sol Was quoted at 24 d.; so that about 15 per cent, premium in gold coinage had to be paid for the
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    JUBILEE ADDRESSES.
    172 9 THE QUEEN’S ANSWER. The following despatch from the Secretary of State for the Colonies to Sir C. B. H. Mitchell was laid upon the Council table yesterday:— Downing Street, 8th July. .Sir, I have the honour to acknowledge die receipt of your telegram of the 22ml ultimo, forwarding
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    MAGISTERIAL LAW.
    294 9 Early on the morning of the 28th of July, writes a correspondent, four police constables coming off duty along King Seng Bridge, noticed a Chinese twakow going up the river. Having tlieir suspicions, they stopped the boat whereupon one of the men got out and ran away. He
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    2382 9 THDR8DAY, 19th AUGUST. PRESENT. H.E The Governor, Sib Charles Bullbn Hugh Mitchell, g.c.m.g. Hon. C. W. Sneyd-Kynnersley, Acting Colonial Secretary. Hon. Lieut.-Colonel Bogle, R. e., Officer Commanding the Troops. Hon. T. de M. Braddell, Acting AttorneyGeneral. Hon. F. G. Penney, Acting Colonial Treasurer. Hon. Lieut.-Colonel Alexander, r. e.,
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    SIAM.
    90 9 TIMBER REGULATION. Some time ago, the King of Siam passed enactments rendering the defacement of timber marks there a penal offence. Lord Salisbury has approved of these enactments, and has passed a regulation to enforce them. This regulation has been posted up at the British Consulate at Bangkok. It
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    HOME NOTES.
    700 9 It is not in the German journals th&t one looks for humour; but the Kreutzeitung publishes an amusing list of the hulls committed in the Reichstag during the past year by aspiring orators. One member described a certain measure as the “cherished, son pf his heart. Another declined
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    SATURDAY, 21ST AUGUST.
    114 10 Thb Straits Settlements Bluebook for 596 has just been published. Thb Selangor Government Railway earned $58,299 last month, a decrease of $2,377 compared with July, 1895. V The Paknam Railway Company held its half-yearly meeting at Bangkok on the 12th instant, and declared a four per cent,
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    APPOINTMENTS.
    60 10 Thb following acting appointments take effect from the 16th instant: —Mr. W. C. Michell to be Second Assistant Colonial Secretary; Mr. R. P. Gibbes, District Officer, Bindings; Mr. E. L. Talma, 2nd Assistant Protector of Indian Immigrants, Penang Mr. R. J. Wilkinson, District Officer, BukitMertajam; and Mr. L. 11.
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    HONGKONG COMPANIES.
    67 10 Tub Hongkong Hotel Company made a profit of over forty-eight thousand dollars on working account in the first six months of this year; a dividend of three per cent for the half-year is proposed. The Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company’s report for the half-year, < nded on the
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    FORMOSA.
    64 10 NO CHINESE WANTED. Advices from Japan state tlxat the number of Chinese arriving a£ Formosa from China was so large thafe the authorities had to take to cheek their arrival. Over were arrested in one town. Gemdral Tachimi, Director of the Bureau, Formosa, declares thaL he deems it necessary
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    RICH DIGGINGS.
    78 10 Senor C. Demoranda, a Peruvian petroleum magnate, says the goldtields of the Incas, discovered in the departments of Cusco and Puna, in Eastern Peru, arc richer than the Klondike Goldfields. A Californian named Hardison, whOj left in 1891 to search for petroleum, went into the interior of Peru,
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    CHINESE “ PROGRESS.”
    295 10 CHINESE PROGRESS.” Bret Harte and Mark Twain have made familiar certain phases of Chinese character with which Americans have had to deal, but neither author could have realised how far their tendency to take advantage of circumstances would carry them. In the old days, the Chinese punished a man who
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    AUTO-CAR RACE.
    204 10 An interesting race took place in France on the 24th July, between autocars of various sorts, comprising petroleum tricycles, Panhardwagonnettes and phaetons, Landry and Beyroux vehicles, victorias, Delahaye brakes, dogcarts, and so on. The competition was organised by the Figaro and Journal des Sports, and the course was
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    STRAITS SETTLEMENTS ASSOCIATION.
    244 10 ANNUA L MEETING. The annual meeting of |the Straits Settlements Association was held, yesterday afternoon, in the Exchange. Mr. C. Stringer was voted to the chair, and among those present were: Messrs R. Little, A. Barker, Buchanan Smith, W. G. St. Clair, Frizell, Arnot Reid, E. E.
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    THE DANGERS OF BAZAARS.
    344 10 Following upon the recent bazaar disaster in Paris, the London County Council instructed the Theatres Com-, mittee to report upon the nature of the security that is afforded by the existing law to the public against fire and panic in charitable bazaars and other similar gatherings,
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    NETHERLANDS INDIA.
    585 10 BUGAB. Sugar planters in Java look more ho'pefully to the future, now that the United States Tariff includes a surcharge on that article imported from bountycountries. By the tariff provisions, sugars, privileged by an export premium, will come under a considerable enhancement of import duty. Java planters now
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    SOUTH AMERICAN COFFEE NOTES.
    191 10 The production of coffee in Peru is said to be increasing, and it is thought that this article will become- one of Peru’s principal products. The great coffee producing district is composed of the Chanchamayo, Peren6, Paucarbarabo, and Rio Colorado valleys, which are all connected by
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    FRENCH INDO-CHINA.
    224 10 A brigand chief named De-Tham has defied the authorities in Tonquin through a daring deed of blood, by slaughtering several informers. This chief has always managed to baulk all the columns sent in pursuit of him. One of these columns had been guided by people from a certain
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    AUSTRALIA AND JAPAN.
    234 10 The arrangements for increasing the Japanese navy continue, says the Sydney correspondent of the Japan Mail to excite uneasiness in Australia, where the colonists are beginning to discover that the question of restricting alien immigration is surrounded with graver dangers than were at first imagined. The Queenslander
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    DELI NEWS.
    315 10 PETROLEUM. The Royal Langkat Petroleum Company intends to bring out another issue of shares. This is expected to arouse greater interest in oil shares in Holland. There, the oil fever which raged so fiercely, early this year, has abated and shares in ordinary petroleum companies, no longer command
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    THE SINGAPORE CRICKET CLUB.
    1533 10 ANNUAL meeting. the CLUB AND THE TOWN «m Ihe annual general mectin, members of the Singapore C**,* was held, last night, at the Tang There was a large attendance fi Uul dent, Mr. Justice Leach chain The annual mating ceded by a special general consider an
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    CURTAILMENT OF LEAVE.
    985 11 TO THE EDITOR OF THE STRAITB TIMES.” Sir, —The Government clerks, who recently memorialized the Secretary of State for the Colonies about the curtailment of their leave and, unfortunately, crushing reply to the effect that the procedure adopted by them was an act of discourtesy to the
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    RELIEF FOR THE MAGISTRATES.
    568 11 TO THE EDITOR OF THE STRAIT8 TIMES.” Sir, —In last Wednesday’s issue of your valuable journal, appeared a paragraph from a correspondent, headed Relief for the Magistrates.” In this paragraph, the writer alluded to the appointment of a special magistrate to dispose of Municipal cases, and
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    THE KING OF SIAM.
    88 11 As at present arranged, the King of Siam is to remain in England throughout August, guest in many country houses, and on leaving there he will visit Holland and Belgium, to which he has received Hie most hearty welcome. This will be in the first fortnight
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    ON THE VERANDAH.
    1152 11 On a breezy moonlight night, Johnston’s Pier makes a really bracing and enjoyable promenade, as I found one evening, a few days ago, when I forsook my verandah to smoke a contemplative cigarette there. Leaning over the rail, I had, stretched before me, a considerable number of
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    DEATH AT SEA.
    99 11 A FATAL GALE. The American sailing ship Abner Cobum which arrived at Hongkong on the 13th instant, from New York, reports having met with a heavy gale in 44° S. and 62° E. During it, a tremendous sea shot over the stern of the vessel. The result
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    RUSSIAN INVITATION.
    115 11 An invitation has just been received from General Kouropatkine, GovernorGeneral of the Asiatic Provinces of Russia, by Mr.Woolrych, Perowne College, Worcester, to arrange for the visit to Central Asia of a party of Englishmen next November. The Minister of War has granted the full use of the military
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    INTERPORT CHESS.
    173 11 GAME 1. Ray Lopez. White Singapore. Black Hongkong. P—K 4 P—K 4 K Kt—B 3 Q Kt—B 3 B—Kt 6 P—Q 3 P—Q4 PxP KtxP B—Q2 Kt—Q B 3 K K«,—B 3 P—K B 4 B— K 2 Kt—K B 3 Castles Castles P—Q K 3 B—Q 3
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    IN JAVA.
    3072 12  -  [by A KNOT REID.] Sindangalaya 5 tli August. In Java, there are two hill stations that compete for public favour. These are Garoet and Sindangalaya. Before sailing from Singapore, we made much enquiry as to which was reckoned the better, but we could not arrive at a definite
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    MONDAY, 23RD AUGUST.
    219 12 It is reported at Kuala Lumpur that Mr. Wray is to act as Chief Magistrate of Selangor. A Government Gazette extraordinary notifies that Swatow is no longer an infected port. Mr. Wolferstan from Penanj; assumes charges of the magisteria duties of the second court on Wednesday. The
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    JAIL MUTINY.
    32 12 At Manila, over a week ago, the prisoners in a jail mutinied and endeavoured to escape. In quelling the outbreak, seventy-three of them were killed and a large number wounded.
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    CASE OF DETENTION.
    85 12 A BRITISH SUBJECTS CLAIMS. The High Court at Batavia has under consideration a case in which a British subject named Frank [Valberg ?1 at Macassar had been detained there for five months pending trial. He was charged with larceny, but the prosecution stopped from want of proof,
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    RUSSIAN STEAMER WRECKED.
    39 12 Thb Russian S. N WUutimir Captain rnander, has gone ashore on£1. Possiet, about 70 mile, f. vostock, and will i n all become a total wreck. He. t0 a 1 and crew, however, h ave “C25
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    THE S. C. C.
    56 12 The election Committee nftk consists of the following Wh^ B Gc members ofCommittee^-r aT V;? Messrs. F. W. Barker, ij t P h A s?£ i S W. M. Forman, E. H. Read W. C. Hooper W. Plumpton, A. J. Ross, M o p! i 7
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    STEAMER GROUNDED.
    52 12 The steamer BucepUh the O tW day, on a voyage from Singer* Adela.de via Java port*, ground Ljong Pangka. She wae j n danger from having too little aP board But, by shifting the coai and baUast, the steamer was aJZ off, and eventually s h e Sourabaya,
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    RONTGEN RAYS.
    63 12 A movement is on toot to purchase a Rontgen Rays apparatus as a Q Utt n Reign Memorial, and allow it to be used on necessary occasions by any qualified medical man. The scheme is Mr Bogaardt’s and Mr. Grigor Taylor’s, and the funds required have already been
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    THE PHILIPPINES.
    60 12 FRESH TAXATION. A telegram, dated Madrid, 15th instant, announces that the Philippine customs tariff will now include an ad valorem duty of six per cent, on all goods imported from Spain. Foreign goods of the same kind will be surcharged to a like amount. The duty will come
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    SELANGOR TURF CLUB.
    73 12 The Selangor Turf Club met at Kuala Lumpur on the 18th instant. It was resolved to spend $3OO more or less in making an inside track for training, and that at future meetings natives should only be allowed to cross the course at one place. Mr. C.
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    RISING IN LOMBOK.
    71 12 News comes from Lombok that Mr Van der Hout, the Dutch Controller at the village of Sisela, had been murdered by insurgents. Another Controller was wounded. The Resident called troops out and summoned the insurgents to surrender. On their refusal, the village was stormed and burned. Twentyfive
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    RICE.
    71 12 Rice has risen so high in price a. Penang, that the Pinang Gazette tortshadows the possibility of there an insufficient supply to maintain e population in that island until the stocks arrive in February next. It urg the Government to prevent a recurrent of the scarcity, by encouraging cultivation
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    THE BOYS.
    79 12 A football, match was played a the old Gaol site ground, on Sa i between the »St. Joseph s Footba and the boys of the Rifle Bngac e team and resulted in a draw by on each. After the match the pUjJJ were entertained with the school. The
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    HAT-SNATCHING.
    71 12 On Saturday night, two operators were passing alone j Road in a ’rikisha, when suddenly disappeared. in*) lad running up the»path U*a< muse of the Rev. Mr. Gomes was swift, but the lad threw iats and then flung himself in t Fearing he might have a weapf him, they
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    RAUBS AND PUNJOMS.
    136 13 T week ending on the 14th instant 1 been a rather quiet one in the J** 5 T j. on ,r Share Market, says the Teleanjj 0 nly a moderate business has f t through, at rates which show change, except in the case of bat which
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    CALLOUSNESS.
    129 13 di-t.kaoeful exhibition of callousu witnessed on the Esplanade «btcrday afternoon. A victoria, driven it I li t pare, and containing three e U is, ran over a Chinese boy and J.,. 0.-upants drove on after only a glance behind. They were pur,wv «*r,and the name of the syce l
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    SERANGOON MURDER CASE.
    540 13 Thi- morning Sawood, and Awa Bee (it woman) were charged with the wilful i,„u-,i,.r ,*t Mahomed Damin on the 4th in a garden about 24 miles up th*- Serangoon Road. William Herbert Fry said he was a resident surgeon at the General-Hospital. On the 15th instant the
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    SUPREME COURT.
    1302 13 IMPORTANT JUDGMENT TO-DAY. This morning, Mr. Justice Leach gave a judgment in a case arising out of an execution against land. The plaintiff* (Fung Sin \Va and others) had recovered judgment against the defendant (Moi Chan Heu)forover one hundred thousand dollars, and had thereupon seized, by means of
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    CURRENCY REFORM.
    347 13 After signing the Tariff 4 Bill, Mr. McKinley on the 24th July sent to Congress a message recommending the appointment of a commission to consider the question of currency reforms. The message refers to the very great importance of the establishment of the currency and hanking system.on a
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    JAPAN NEWS.
    927 13 A MAN OF MARK. Count Goto died at his residence at Takanawa on the 4th instant. In the following paragraph from the Japan. Mail we are reminded of an incident in his career that must be ever remembered to his credit: —Count Goto may be described as one
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    HONGKONG CENSUS.
    122 13 The official report on the census of Hongkong, taken last year, has been published. The special object of the census was to discover, if possible, in what way the population of Victoria had been affected by the sanitary measures occasioned by the plague in 1894, such as the
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    HONGKONG COTTON MILL.
    109 13 In his Hongkong Weekly Share lAst r issued on the 14th instant, Mr. Erich Georg gives interesting details respecting a cotton mill to be erected shortly in Hongkong. He says:—A local company has been formed for the erection of a Cotton Spinning Factory in this colony, under
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    A CURIOUS ANOMALY.
    257 13 A correspondent writes —A peculiar case was heard by Mr. O’Sullivan on Saturday morning, which shows how apparently absurd is the working of some of the laws in force. The case in question relates to an extradition matter. Two Malay youths of Perak are alleged to have
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    TO ARRIVE.
    141 13 (For the Far East) Per P. A O. s. 8. Sumatra from London,. July 24:—Mr. Montserrat, Mr. Cleave Mr. D. Sinclair, Mr. and Mrs. Elies, Mr. H*8t. L. Parsons, Mr. and Mrs. Maclean. Per P. A O. s. 8 Ballarat connecting with the steamer Ravenna at Colombo, from
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    HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANK.
    2052 14 HONGKONG SHANGHAI BANK. The ordinary half-year\y meeting of the shareholders in the Hongkong and Shanghai Hanking Corporation was held on Saturday, the 14th inst., at Hongkong. Mr. St. C. Michaelsen presided, and t lie re were also present:— Hon. J. J. Bell-Irving, Messrs. J. D. Boning, R. M. Gray, D.
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
    620 14 Play for the Captain’s Prize a handicap. 2 rounds, I S holes, matchplay, has been in progress during the last fortnight and the first two rounds, the last eoneludud on Saturday, have resulted as follows (First Round). A Earle boat Hewan 2 up. Elcum beat l*aul w.o.
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    LADIES’ LAWN TENNIS CLUB.
    262 14 MONDAY’S RESULTS. SINGLES. Miss Bogle scr. v. Miss M. Bogle scr. A*. DOUBLES. Mr. and Mrs. Reid —3 v. Mrs. Kerr and Mr. F. D. Mactaggart-1-3 (unfinished). B. DOUBLES. Mrs. Somerville and Mr. Boyd 15 beat Mr. and Mrs. Down 15, 5-6, 6-3, 6-5. TUESDAY’S RESULTS.
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    PASSENGER LIST.
    662 14 ARRIVALS. Per s. s. Gorgon from Bangkok:—Mr. Wilson. Per s. s. Cerberus from BangkokMrs. Fix, and Mr. Gotte. Per s. s. Fantee from Tringganu —Mr. Baldwin. Per s. s. Ban Poh Guan from Macassar:— Mr. Colvin. Per s.s. Hebe from Deli:—Mr .A. Leithin. Per P. AO. s.s. Thames
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      169 14 Under this heading the following abbrevi* tions are used str.—steamer gh —shin bq.—barque Brit.—British U. S. United States; Fr. French; Ger.—German; DutDutch; Joh.—Johore; <fec., G. c., General cargo d.p.—deck passengers; U.—Uncer tain T. P. W.— Tanjong Pagar Wharf T E;P'T T n ng Pagar Doek 5 R
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      TRADING VESSELS
      1567 14 Arrivals Since Noon of Saturday. Alboin, Brit. str. 650 tons. Capt Ritchie, 23rd Aug. From Penang, 21st Aug. Coal. Borneo Coy. For Bangkok, 24th—B.W. Bengkalis, Brit. str. 90 tons Capt Sellars, 22nd Aug. From Tringganu,20th Aug. G.o, and 51 d.p. Teng Quee. For Pahang, 25th —Rds. Bayern, Ger.
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      VESSELS EXPECTED.
      296 15 Name, port, probable date of arrival ana name of agents. Bhundara, Calcutta, Aug 23 Boustead. Benlarig, H’kong, Aug 24; P. Simons. C. Apcar, Calcutta, Aug 25 S Moses. Ceres, Hamburg, Sept 6 liautenberg. Ceylon, Hongkong, Sept 11 P. O. Chmg Wo. China, Aug 20 Borneo Coy. E. Simons,
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      ARRIVALS.
      1081 15 pi t LA U Vxsssl’B Name. A Tons Captain From ;i Sailed Consignees Rig. I 16 Saratoff Rus tra. 3458 Aschire Vl’vostock Aug 3 Borneo Coy Ltd 16 Tibre MM. str. 963 Gregory Saigon Aug 13 M. Maritimes 16 Ymara Brit.str. 1500 Kent Hongkong |Aug 8 Boustead and Co.
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      CLEARANCES.
      727 15 Date. Vessel’s Name FlagAßig| Captain i Destination Aug 16 Priam Brit str. Jackson Penan g, R’terdam <fc London 16 Ixion st’*. Williams Hongk ong snd Japan 16 i Queen Adelaide sir. McNair Delawa re Breakwater 16 i Argus s*r. MacDonald Sydney via ports 16 Batavier str* Robertson Malacca 16
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