The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (Weekly), 26 May 1896

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    18 1 THE Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. WEEKLY MAIL EDITION. fHIRD SERIES. TUESDAY. MAY 26th, 1896. No. 461
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    CONTENTS.
    104 1 Cuba and the United States, > II i ernment mication m ith Johore, 1 md the Dual Alliance, $26 1 \t w s r lation Football. es and Vnticipations, I*j jo pal ommission, 33] I ourts BUI, 335 Widows and Orphans Kind Bill, ;v^ i kruptcj Amendment Bill, 336
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    GRAND HOTEL JAVA. BATAVIA.
    49 1 I class Hotel, patronised b) the Eng- unit} ol Batavia, and situated in ire oi the most healthy and best residential ■i tf c fown, offers a good Table. Wines Accommodation tc lYavellers. runner attends all steamers, and English is L GARREAU a Co.,— Proprietors
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    ST. ANDREW'S HOUSE. SINGAPORE.
    105 1 ANDRFWS House is a Home where boys ding i: Raffles Institution may be ,i a v-,-i Christian instruction and j iccording to iw leaching of the Church i been established for the convenience of i come tru::i other Settlements, as well those 'ii Singapore, whose parent-,
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      BIRTHS.
      56 1 On Wednesday, the 13th. instant, at Bidadari Serangoon Koad, the wile oi G. P. Nk h >lson, ol a son. At Kuala Lumpur, on May 20th, the wife of C. R. Cor m \v\ oi a son. At Mapledurham, Mt. Elizabeth, Singapore, on the 17th instant, the wife oi
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      DEATHS.
      44 1 At the General Hospital, on the 2Jst ult. Sst H(;s. Seng, tor n years assistant at The Singapure Dispensary. On the morning ot the 21st May, iB<)6, at his Residence, Barganny House, Oxley Hill, Singapore. Richard P. Jans/, m.b. cm., (Edtn) aged 41.
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    THH WEEK.
    405 1 I he next mail from Europe is expected to arrive by the D. L. S. S. Prinz Henrick o\\ the 27th inst., with London dates to the sth inst., being followed by the M. M. S.S. Melbourne on the 2nd proximo, with the English mail of the Nth
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    Cuba and the United States.
    565 1 Here shall the I'rrs* the People's right maintain Uriawed hv influence xnA unbribed by g^iii Here patriot Trnth her glorious prr :cpts dr<i\v, Pledged to Religion, Loyalty. a«d Law. (May 19th.) There are more ways than one of taking to-day's news about Cuba. Fifty thousand
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    Our Free Port.
    163 1 There must be not the least doubt a. to the attitude of the commercial and shipping community over any fresh pretension made on the part of the Spirit Farm to extend its inquisitions over the shipping trade of the ports of the Colony in such a way
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    Local Government.
    332 1 Local Government The question oi the constitution or the Sanitary Board at Hongkong, practically a Municipality limited to a special department, is to be submitted to a ballot by the British subjects of that place. The notice announcing the ballot is si^fcap* hv Die well-known names of C. P. Chater.
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    Sir Lionel Cox.
    221 1 Sir Lion el Cox. THE honour which Her Majesty hibestowed upon the Honourable William Henry Lionel Cox, Chief Justice of this Colony since 1893, is one that will be viewed with sincere and general satisfaction. Not only here, but in Mauritius as we!!, the of Sir LIONEL Cox's previous professional
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    The Chefoo Difficulty.
    334 2 (May 2 1 st.) Because we have heard little of the Chefoo incident it would argue a too confiding optimism were we to take for granted that the incident is one of those that arrange themselves satisfactorily if only let alone. What little we do know comes
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    The King of Siam.
    305 2 One very pleasant thing to note in connection with the present visit to Singapore of H. M. the King of Siam is the activity and vivacity with which he has thrown himself into the work of seeing as much of this place and its people as
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    Communication with Johore.
    176 2 The extreme inconvenience arising from the want of direct communication with Johore must have within the past year occurred frequently to many residents in this place in connection with various public events at Johore Bharu. It is simply ridiculous that a town of importance like Singapore should
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    The Royal Visit.
    609 2 (May 22nd.) This morning the King and Queen of Siam, who have for a short while been welcome visitors to Singapore, left this place to proceed to Java where it is intended to spend some time in the health" giving atmosphere of the beautiful hill country of
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    China and the Dual Alliance.
    554 2 (May 25th.) Ox the eve of the Coronation of the Czar we have from Ll-HUNG-CHANG, the Chinese envoy to Moscow, a declaration in general terms of the present relations between China and Russia. It is true that this declaration was made in an entirely unofficial
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    TELEGRAMS.
    544 2 (Via CeyUn.f l^ondon, May 15— Mr. Chamberlain, graphed to Sir Hercules Robinson in re p, President Kruger's complaint of tht attftu<£ Her Majesty's Government in last FrkUy' s jT bate in the House of Commons, that her. p^ the President's inferences regarding the up^' championship of Mr. Rhodes by
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    MAIL NEWS IN BRIEF.
    460 2 The Christians and Turks on Kpiskop Island have fought for two days. Fifty person ■> were killed. Cretans have applied to Greece lor protection. The King of Greece and fifty thousand persons attended the funeral of M. Tricoupis, the Cirrt* Statesman. King Menelek has ottered to
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    TUESDAY, MAY 19, 1896.
    1393 3 Owing to an irregularity in the "entries Lockj and the Swell the Committee of the Singapore Sporting Club ri decided not to accept the entries itse two hor>es. The Irregularity con- i. the fact that the entries are not lormity with the rules of the Straits
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    THE KING OF SIAM.
    173 3 This morning H.M. the King of Siam, j accompanied by H. R. H. Prince Damrong, H. R. H. Prince Chaprabongse, Prince Rabi and the Siamese Consul. Mr. J. Anderson, paid a visit to the Chartered Bank, being shown over the whole of the building by the
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    ANOTHER RISING IN CANTON.
    331 3 A Juvenile Army Terrorising the City. According to Chinese advices, the latest attempt to overthrow the Manchus in Canton, and, ultimately in the Celestial Kingdom, is now being made by a band of boys aged between 13 and 15 years old. A party of these, numbering
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    TELEGRAMS.
    461 3 (Via Australia.) London, April 24. In August last year the Statist offered a prize of 1000 guineas for a paper on The best scheme for the establishment of an Imperial Customs Union." No fewer than 137 papers were received, and the Marquis of Salisbury was requested to act as
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    LADY MITCHELL'S RECEPTION
    200 3 Yesterday afternoon Lady Mitchell held a reception on the Lawn at Government House, at which their Majesties the King and Queen of Siam were present, attended by a numerous suite of high Siamese officials and naval and military officers There was an exceptionally large and brilliant attendance,
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    PUNJOM MINING COMPANY.
    55 3 The Secretary of the Punjom Mining Company, Limited, has received the following telegram from the Mine, being the result of the clean-up of the Cyanide Plant for April 'The Cyanide Plant worked 21 days, treating 610 tons of clean tailings, yielding 237 ozs. of gold of an
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    RUGBY UNION FOOTBALL.
    138 3 Tanglin Club v. H. M. S. "Undaunted." Matches under these rules are now few and far between and do not create the same amount of interest they used to do The game between the above teams under the Sister rules had resulted in a draw, and it
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    MILITARY INTELIGENCE.
    47 3 The Rifleman's Hotel," in Hill Street, is placed out of bounds to the troops in Garrison from this date inclusive. It having been reported that cholera is prevalent in Malabar-street, Hylam Street, and Bugis Street, these streets are placed out of bounds until further orders.
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    RUSSIAN AGGRESSIVENESS IN CHEFOO.
    319 3 L( Special to Hongkong Telegraph), THE BRITISH MINISTER FIRM. BOTH FLEETS IN READINESS. Shanghai, May nth. —The Russian Government claims the foreshore of Messrs. Fergusson and Co.'s property at Chefoo, ostensibly as a larding for a Russian steamship line between Shanghai, Japan, Korea and Vladivostock. Messrs.
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    57 3 Lerd Ronald Govver has written letters to the newspapers urging the Prince of Wales or Duke of York to discard the silk hat as being the ugliest and most unhealthy head gear of the century,' adding 1 if the Princes did so, our classes, intensely snobbish, would follow the fashion
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      The Refinement of Cruelty
      149 4 T«> xut. H.MTOR. D7AK SIR,-On readUlg your paper last Wghl 1 fta* in it a niece about the cruelty of feeding the tiger at the Botanical Gardens on poor helpless dogs. I witnessed a likewise scene myself a few days ago, and I earnestly hope that
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      A"Hard Case" Indeed.
      920 4 A "Hard Case" Indeed. To the Editor. Dear Sir, As a not unfrequent churchgoer I have oflen, during the service, been placed in a dilemma in which, I have no doubt, many other men have at times found themselves. A month ago, during one of the lesions," I saw an
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      Chadbandery.
      67 4 Dear Mr. Editor, Are you not getting a little behind the times? Cannot you get Mr. Pecksniff to moralise a little in the Free Press in the same manner in which Mr. Chadband is drivelling in the columns ot a contemporary A Lvdy. Not by any means. Think with
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    SELANGOR NOTES.
    552 4 (Selangor Journal.) The Resident, Mrs. and Miss Rodger, will leave in the Esmeralda on the 2(>th inst., to attend the Queen's Birthday Ball at Government House, Singapore. Mr. Gerald Browne, who has been acting as Government Secretary, Selangor, .since July, [894, has, with the approval of the Secretary
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    SHIPS SIDE LIGHTS.
    158 4 The Board ol frade ha^ been reconsidering the question ol ships side lights and have rocinded the order of 1893. That directed the red and lights to have screens so arranged as to make an angle of 4° with the keel line. 'Hie new I instructions fro
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    NORTH BORNEO NOTES.
    241 4 (B. S. B. Her aid. j We regret to have to chronicle the death of Mr. G. Schuster, which took place on the 19th ultimo, after a very short illness. Mr. Schuster arrived here but a few months ago as Assistant to Mr. W. G. Darby. A
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    THE ADDITIONAL ADMIRAL.
    390 4 It is now finally confirmed from Hongkong that it is to be Rear-Admiral Oxley who conies out as second to Admiral Buller. As a midshipman he was specially mentioned for services at the attack on the Peiho forts 15th June, 1859, anri holds the China medal. The
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    103 4 Ihe Co o fiies and India says -The recent gazette announcing the promotion of Mr. Maxwell, the Governor of the Gold Coast, to be a Knight Commander of St. Michael and St. George, has given considerable satisfaction to his numerous friends in this country. It was generally thought that the
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    121 4 Says a home paper It i> possible that ere long a fourth Judge will be appointed for the Straits Settlements, in view of the increase in the amount of work which has had to be performed by the Judges as at present constituted. It is safe to predict that such
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    WEDNESDAY,MAY 20, 1896
    744 4 WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 1896 His Majesty the King of Si am ha> bfei pleased to raise Mr. Anderson, his Sin pore Consul, to the status of Consul Ge*t. ral, and has also conferred upon htm tbt dignity and title of Phra. The body of a Chinaman was lo^nd r. ditch
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    SIR LIONEL COX.
    143 5 JmM CHiif Justice of the Colony Knighted. At the sitting of the Supreme Court to-day at the Assizes held before the Chief Justice, the Attorney-General (the Hon'ble \V K. Coiiver rose and said that he asked leave on behalf of himself and the members the Bar to
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    SHIPPING FIRMS AND THE LIQUORS BILL,
    73 5 A larg \y atte 1 led meeting of per?on> let sted in shipping was held in the ix Rooms yesterday to consider ations ot the >hipping to the Spirit 1 ond 1 the proposed Liquors OrdiIt is r- garded as at present un[esirable to
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    THE WAR OF 1896-97 AND EVENTS IN THE FAR EAST IN CONNECTION THEREWITH.
    636 5 fHcrt follows a ridiculously improbable from ngkt n± Daily Press: Jth. Last of the rains. Oi. 15th. Heavy explosion at Tytam and Id Jam, destroying the dams of both reservoirs; 1] oratei escaped, leaving reservoirs empty. Two
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    THEIR MAJESTIES OF SIAM
    212 5 This morning Her Majesty the Queen of Siam paid a visit, with her ladies in waiting, to the General Hospital and was shown throughout the whole of that establishment by Dr. Hoad, the acting P. C. M. O. The visit extended to over an hour and
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    MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.
    611 5 Oueen's Birth-day Ceremonial. The Royal Artillery will tire a Royal Salute from Fort Canning, at 12 noon on Thursday, the 28th inst. The Royal Standard will be hoisted at the four Fla# Stations at 6-30 a.m. Ihe troops in Garrison will parade in honour of Her Majesty's Birthday,
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      Rhadamanthus Redivivus.
      1116 5 I am Sir Oracle, and when 1 ope my lips let no dog bark." My dear Free Press, You, who perhaps have never been to the land of NepheioCoccygia (explored by Swift), are perhaps not versed in its people's tongue. Spoken by Sterne, the language of that country,
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    JOHORE.
    243 5 \From oar own Correspondents His Majesty the Kingoi'Siam, and h. E. the Governor of the Straits Settlements with their respective suites and a few invited guests are expected here on Thursday, the 21st inst., on a visit to H*. H. the Su'tan of Johore. The Royal party will leave
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    THE INDIAN LABOUR COMMISSION.
    358 5 (Pinang Gazette, Bth Ma}'.) The members of the Commission on Indian immigration arrived back from their tour of inspecting yesterday. We are led to understand that, after having visited a great number of the ebtates in Selangor, and made a full enquiry into the position of
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    BRITISH RULE IN MALAYA.
    1345 6 (Volonies and India.) To the Editor. Sir, I followed with great interest the reading of this well and ably written paper at the meeting of the Royal Colonial Institute on March 31, which does all the justice to the subject that could be expected within the
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    THE INVASION OF ENGLAND.
    1482 6 t L Avenir Militaire.) Sailing ships more and more rapidly are giving way to steam vessels. Thirty years ago for every ioo kilogrammes of merchandise, sail-power transported 68, call it more than two-thirds. To-day sail-power transports only 22, that is less than a quarter. There is
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    THURSDAY. MAY 21, 1896
    769 6 It is reported in Japan that a large pier and wharf is to be constructed at Yiadivostock. with a capital of 600,000 yen. It is rumoured at Tokio that the reliefs for the Japanese forces in Korea will be postponed pending certain diplomatic arHock Seng, for
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    THE KING AND QUEEN OF SIAM
    846 7 Rkciptios at Hurricane House. Their Majesties the King and Queen of siam held a garden reception yesterday afternoon at Hurricane House, which was attended by a numerous gathering of the chief officials, naval, military, and consular, as well as by a large attendance of
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    1889 7 (Wednesday, May 20th, 1896.) A meeting of the Municipal Commission was held in the Board Room this afternoon, Mr. Gentle presiding. There were also present, Mr. Sohst, Mr. Tan Jiak Kirn, Mr. Hare, The Hon'ble T. Shelford, Mr. Moses and Mr. Meyer. Colonel Pennefather was absent, owing to
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    DEATH OF DR. JANSZ.
    578 7 It is with very great regret,that we have to announce the death of Dr. R. Jansz, who died this morning, after a short illness, passing away very quietly at 3 o'clock, while Dr. Galloway, tne Hon'ble Dr. Boon Keng, and the young sister of Mrs. Jansz
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    SELANGOR PLANTERS' ASSOCIATION.
    266 7 At a general meeting held in the Selangor Club, Kuala Lumpur, on 2nd May, the following business was transacted Proposed by Mr. Carey, seconded by Mr. Skinner, that the sum of $15 per mensem be allowed to the Hon. Sec. as part payment of a clerk. Carried
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    THE NEW PHOTOGRAPHY.
    429 8 Three Skbtcmbs in the Near Future. Young Woman Yes. lam thinking of marrying him, and, for the sake «f old times, I want you to do me a favour. Photographer Na^ne it." Y. \V. You see, marnage is a serious thing and me cannot know too much
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    THE TRIPLE ALLIANCE
    55 8 Position- of Great Britain. According to a Brussels telegram, pubi^hed in Paris, by the arrangements made at the Venice Conference, no treaty will be concluded by the Triple Alliance with England, but each of the three Powers is understood to contemplate signing separate treaties with Great Britain
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    ST. GEORGE'S DAY.
    342 8 [Globe, 23Hd April.) It is to be hoped that the cult ot St. George, vJiich made a fairly good start last year, will afford fresh evidence of vitality to-morrow. Roses are exceptionally plentiful this year, fine blossoms selling in the streets from a penny a-piece, taken and
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    77 8 AJtw living at hi, Bencoolen Street, u<«u out yesterday, leaving his house locked up. He did not come back until 8-30 in the evening, when he saw that t«e padlock had been removed from the door. Knocking t 0 gain admittance the door was opened by a Chinaman, who. on
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    SINGAPORE TO SYDNEY.
    1096 8 With the Ketch Emvt." These particulars of the voyage of the ketch Envy that well-known and staunch little trading craft in which Capt. Strachan has done so much pioneer trading work between this and Australia, will interest some of our readers.— We sailed from the Outer Harbour
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    FRIDAY, MAY 22, 1896.
    620 8 The Assizes were concluded yesterday before the Chief Justice, the Hon'ble Sir Lionel Cox. The Singapore Dispensary, Ltd., was dosed this morning on account of the funeral of Sng Hock Seng, the Chinese Assistant, who died yesterday of cholera. Owing to the fact that Whitmonday is
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    RUSSIAN AGGRESSIVENESS AT CHEFOO.
    108 8 RUSSIAN AGGRESSIVENESS AT CHEFOO. I Kerglsson's Foreshore \ssexf.b. A China Mail telegram from Shanghai (12th inst.) says Messrs. Smith and Co., the American agents for the Russian Government, have taken possession of Messrs. Fergusson and Co.'s foreshore, the property under dispute at Chefoo. Six Russian warships are now at Chefoo,
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    JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
    979 8 This afternoon at the meeting of the Legislative Council Mr. Burkins'havv gav^ notice that he would ask a very interesting series of questions on the meeting, &c, of Councils of Judges. Until thn v are replied to, of course, nothing need be said, but the nature of the
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      The Policy of Parsimony.
      863 9 j nn Fd:t6r. <ik I think it is right that the nature ol the work which the late Dr. Jansz t arrying oal when he died should be ©ore genenUly known, especially after the -emark* wbicfa I saw in your paper iiy about the so-called economy.
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    THE KING OF SIAM AT JOHORE
    1295 9 EnTBRTAISMKNT AT THE I STAN BESAR BY H. H. the Sultan. His Majesty the King of Siam and His Excellency the Governor of the Straits Settlements were entertained at the Istana at Johore yesterday by H. H. the Sultan in the well-known Johore style
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    H. M. THE QUEEN OF SIAM.
    315 9 Her Majesty the Queen of Siam yesterday forenoon visited, in accompany with Lady Mitchell, the Chinese Girls School known here as Miss Cook's, where she spent about half an hour inspecting the establishment, apparently with close interest. Thence the Queen returned to Government House,
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    ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL
    503 9 S. C. C Z l RIOIMBMT. As is usual when these old opponents meet, the match last night was stubbornly fought out, and in the end the Regiment were declared victors by Uvo goals to one. There was hardly a dull moment in the whole of the game,
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    THE LATE MR. N. W. ROY.
    336 9 Alluding to the regretted death of Mr. N. W. Roy, which took place at the Bangrak Hospital in Bangkok on Sunday the ioth May, the Siam Observer says Mr. Roy had enjoyed good health up to a few months back, when he had an
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    HARMSTON'S CIRCUS
    754 10 Harmstjm's Circus opened what promises to be a very successful season last evening on the Police parade ground, Tank Road, opposite the Chitty Temple, the large tent being well filled, upwards of 2,000 people passing the pay-in box. As promised everything practicable had been done to ensure the
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    BRITAIN AND THE TRIPLE ALLIANCE.
    982 10 {Daily Telegraph.) The Italian defeat at Adowa, quite apart from the consequences it entailed in Rome, has been the starting-point of a fresh policy, the beginning ©f a new diplomatic plan of campaign. If the policy is not wholly a fresh one, and the diplo.
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    SATURDAY, MAY 23, 1896.
    377 10 Three cholera cases since noon yesterday, one reported after death and two sent to Hospital. There being no quorum the meeting of the Jelebu Mining and Trading Co., Ld., fixed for to-day, was adjourned for a week Lim Chin Yec-k, a Teo-Chew, is to deported at
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    GAZETTE NOTIFICATIONS.
    73 10 Mr. Arthur Knight's leave is extended to August 20th and Mr. A. Rowe's till the arrival of the Glenesk, about June J6th. Mr. Gino Fertile is recognised as in charge of the Italian Consulate. Mr. J. Gray is appointed an examiner for Masters and Mates, Singapore. Mr. W.
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      Allegld Parsimony.
      263 10 To tmk Editor. Sir,_-H C. B. B. had been able to ascertain the facts he would have known the Government had for months past been ptessing upon the Municipality the advisability of taking more active measures for ascertaining the causes of the increased death rate of the town.
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    THE COLONIAL FAILLRE Of FRANCE.
    809 10 It is math to be regretted thapthe legttirr,*.,. aspirations of Frenchmen to create a colom^; empire should, in all directions, be defeated by k combination of causes, many of which ar* r rr ventible. The fact that the ordinary French-r ,»n is too fond of
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    SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER ARTILLERY.
    165 10 Head Qoaiter Oft ice, Singapore, May -znd, 1 8^6. i Orderly Officer tor the ensuing week —(apt. W. O. St. Clair. Orderly Serjeant U* tht«*suing week Sergt. Ci. 'I Batty. 2. Br. J. Graham having left the Co!o« > is struck 00 the strength oi the curp-,
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
    5391 11 Friday, May 22nd, iHgd. H E lk« >>v''n r (Sir C. B. Mitchell, g.c.m.g.) The Ho« ifc* Orf.cer Commanding the Troops C6kmd R H. W Plunk ett. r.v Xkt H B T h^ Col Secretary 'J. A Swettenh^m, C.M.G.] tfee Attoraey-Ceowl (W« R. Collyer.) C Tre-ivjrer (E. E
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    TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
    1325 12 E'en as the heading Topics ©f the Week Doth now, too oft, portend dead languages. Anon. Quicqitid agunt homines nostri est farrago libelli, lU VENAL. We must really appeal to Mr. Collyer. He has been there, although possibly no one would guess that fact. He should
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    BOWLING.
    62 12 The Tangtin Club Bowling Handicap for a cup presented by \\u- Presidetll *a^ brought to a conclusion last night I WoodronV winning with a gru*- WTt m 783. Scores 11. S < barlwood 15'^ j. I .\i.« dou^all 4J6+l; A. K.iti.- 6474 I) P. Vlacdou^aU 4s3+itf J. Mcllitodi .;♦->■
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    MONDAY, MAY 25, 1896.
    576 13 \t the Cobbon Rooms, at Bangal ore, the t irgia Magnet fell ill, and was unable to t .--v out her part of the r-ntertainment. >: H. Graves, lately of the Singapore lie Works Department, ha* proceeded crab to >urv»-y the railway line between :,nCi Kuala
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    THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS ASSOCIATION
    307 13 (Singapore Branch As the Committee is bound by rules to co-opt new members of Committee to take the place of vacancies that occur from time to time between the date of one annual general meeting and another, it is thought advisable, for the information of the
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    THE CHINESE PROTECTORATE.
    625 13 The annual report on the Chinese Protectorate has some interesting details of Societies and crime. There was no serious disturbance during 1895 as re gards reojistered Soci< ties, but there seems to be a strong tendency to form "squeeze" kongsis. Mr. Capper writes The abolition of the
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    THE PRISONS REPORT.
    339 13 Singapore. The daily average of prisoners was 797, against 816 in 1894 and 884 in 1895. The decrease in number of long sentenced prisoners is remarkable. 202. Mr. Merewether says These figures seem to showthat long sentences are not appreciated by native criminals, and that they act
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    MALACCA.
    490 13 {Fi'oni our own Correspondent,) The Health Officer's report for the Municipality for April shews that the birthrate was 44*90 and the death-rate 43*53 per mille p'.r annum, as against a birth-rate of 28.78, and a death-rate of 3837 for April. [895. It will be seen that both rates for
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    THE SINGAPORE SPRING RACE MEETING..
    4559 13 THE SINGAPORE SPRING RACE MEETING.. Notes and Anticipations. The Sultan's Cup shoVs a falling off in entries, there being only nine entered against twelve last meeting. All the Maiden Platers with the exception of Fire are in it, also The Swell, Philson. Datine. Caloola, and Chopstick. The last named has
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    THE NATIVE MALAY STATES.
    3271 15 Pafuk by Mr. Clifford. At a'msecmg of the Royal Geographical Society m 27th ult. a paper was read on Journeys in the Native Mala* States" by Mr. Hugh riifford, the British Resident oi Pahang. The paper described journey undertaken by an expedition under his tornmand into
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    A JOURNEY ROUND SIAM.
    1104 15 Mr. John Stewart Black, First Assistant of H.M. Consular Service in Siam, then described a Consular journey which he understood in the interior of Siam and up the Mekong Valley in the beginning of 1895. Incidentally Mr. Black says The Mekong Commercially. The Mekong has been
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    163 15 Whipcord will run in the name and under the colours of Mr. Acton at this race meeting. Many here will recollect the visit oi Madame Minnie Hauk (Madame HesseWartegg) to Singapore, about three years ago. It was she who was the original 44 Carmen in Bizet's opera. Madame Hauk does
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  • REUTERS TELEGRAMS.
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      Egypt and the Dual Alliance.
      45 16 'I he Times correspondent at Vienna .state> that France and Russia intend to make a vigorous effort to enforce their views in regard to the Egyptian Question on tlie first occasion after the Czar's coroi ation. London) May igth 1896
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      Spain and Cuba.
      23 16 Spain is to send fifty thousand more troops to Cuba in the autumn owing to the spread of the rebellion.
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      The Czar at Moscow.
      22 16 The Czar o( Russia and the Czarina have made a state entn into Moscow amidst a gorgeous pageant.
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      Honours for the Chief Justice of the Straits.
      20 16 Mr. Lionel Cox. Chief Justice of the Straits Settlements, has been knighted.
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      Death of the Archduke Charles.
      254 16 Archduke Charles Louis, the heir presumptive to the Austrian throne, is dead. Vrei duke Karl Ludwig, cavalry general in the Imperial Austrian Artny was born on July 30th, 1^;. I: married id November 4, 1850, Princess Margaret, daughter or the late King Johann of Saxony.
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      Germany and South Africa.
      46 16 The Governor ol Damaraland will Have a thousand troops when reinforced. The organ of the Colonial Part}' at Berlin says that Germany will thus acquire a position in South Africa from which .he Boers will indirectly receive support. London, May 22nd, iBq6.
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      The Transvaal.
      44 16 A despatch horn Mr. Leyds to Sir Her- < ules Robinson asks the meaning of a large massing of British troops on the frontier. Sir Hercules has replied regret- ting that credit should be attached to such falsehoods. London 1 May 2jrd. 1896.
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      Matabeleland Affairs.
      20 16 The column ol troops at Buluwayo has effected a junction with that under Mr. Cecil Rhodes at Gvvelo,
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      PRODUCE.
      56 16 (May 25.) Oi.-.oier do. cube No. 1. nto P-. «r Black (ordinary Spore) 10.30 do. WWte, (FairL/W-5%) I 17.75 Tip. 1 small pearl (Fair q^iity) do. do. flake (do. do.) dj fFair do. Hake 1 Fair do.) s.-, par! isa^o, small v ;o PonVu^ak 57° j :>,„,:.;. s^o v
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      Li-Hung-Chang's Mission.
      95 16 En an interview [at Moscow] H. E. Li-Hung-Chang stated that his mission, apart from his attendance at the Coronation of the Czar of Rus>ia, was the study of European sysfems with a view to reforms in China. China had no [secret] treaty with R-is^ia but the countries were
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    CLEARANCES.
    631 16 Isabella. Brit, str., Hudson, for Muar. Kian Ann. Brit, str., Moss, for Djambie. Courik, Brit, str., Parsons, for Penang, Colombo, London and Hamburg. Neera, Brit, str., Myles, for T. Anson. via ports. Sri Hong Ann, Brit, str., Rozells, for T. Anson, via ports. Anchises, Brit, str., Wood, for Hongkong,
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    EXCHANGE
    71 16 (Corrected vp to May 23.) On London. Bank 4 m/s 2/2-9/16 demand 2/2-7/16 Private credits 3 m/s 2 2 J documenti 3 m/s 2/2-13/16 credits 6 m/s 2 J l On India. Bank demand 191 On Hongkong. Bank demand dis. On Yokohama. Bank demand par. On Java. Bank demand
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    SHARE LIST. MAY 25th,1896.
    340 16 SHARE LIST. MAY 25th, 1896. Quota now. Capital Paid a p Shares Pd. 3,» Hongkong S'hai Bank. 186 prem. $0,000,000 fi0.000.000 80,000 t*s±':j, r Vati.Kinl Bank of Cnm* $27 Siles. Is***— 1400, rso J£S« Pounders. $10^ Sellers. I JJO I Rk. o f China. Jap. *i Straits |2j Nominal. £4530-63
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      888 16 V&Ssit£ JL 2» IN fOkl. Men-of-War Fla^s Ton. Captain A:nv»i From Cons^r.^-! r>- Wtm /Eoljjs Bnt. cr., 3600 Groome Mar. ig Penang Sr. N. Officer Station Kongo Jap. 2300 cru., Serada May 21 Manila fap. Consul Hongkong Way i P. H. d. N'LANDENOut. cru., 2385 Van Nes May 24 Bengkalis
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      296 16 I Mr. Macßatn. Mr. Cumming. For Vokohai j (apt. L. .M. Walls, H. E, Major-Genera! I Vaugh in, Mr. ai d Mrs. Mcrteiis, Mr. I. N. N i mour t Capt. Penning. May 2;.— Per .1. ApCAT Mr. leer, V" l\ F.Gros. May 24.— -Per Kmisar-t-Hi*4 for Hengki 4. Rev.
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        BIRTH.
        19 17 On the 25th instant, at Devonshire Road, Singapore, the wife of VV. G. H. MoRRELL, of a son.
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      The Singapore free Press. TUESDAY, MAY 26, 1896.
      633 17 The Singapore free Press. TUESDAY, MAY 26, 1896. SU Pirn People's ryi tm* r!*;n, t «v :>% inffuen i»-.;i nnWibed by gain f {*«*.->• Tr-.t';. Im> jrlorio... p-e *;>!■. cirav P '-in* t« K*:\\-c or. Lcyaltr. an 4 Jaw. ';•>- >\\ the >oung Tsar NICHOLAS is. w bis Imperial Consort,
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      CRICKET.
      828 17 S. C. C. v. STH FuSILLIMRS. This match ended in a draw yesterday very much in favour of the Club. In their first innings the S. C. C. made 156 as against a score of 66 by the military, following up with 105 in their second effort, in which
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      775 17 It is stated that the coffee estate at Singgora which was being opened up by the late Mr. G. Harrison will be totally abandoned, as (so a Bangkok paper says) it is impossible to obtain labour, or to keep it when obtained, in view of the absence of any law
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        HONOUR TO WHOM, &C.
        401 17 To thi Editor. Sir, —Your correspondent C.8.8.'s letter of the 22nd inst.. has no doubt been read with great satisfaction by every one of your readers, for he has clearly exposed the niggardly policy of the Government and the Municipality, of which the lamented death of
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      TENNIS IN SELANGOR.
      79 17 The following is the result of the Tennis Tournament which has just been finished at the Selangor Club. We hear that Mr. Gibson, whose tennis will be well remembered here, was not well enough to play in the singles Mixed Doubles: Mrs. Maynard and Mr. Carpmael (rec.
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      SEPOY LINES GOLF CLUB.
      376 17 The May monthly medal was won by Mr. M. Rodesse. Scores. Several players did not hand in their scores. The Inspector of Mines thus reports on the work done by the Malay States Tin Mining Company. Mr. Hone says the output for 1895 was 4,524 pikuls
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      MALACCA.
      447 18 {Trim our gvf*t Corr§%p9ndeni.\ After a delay of about two, years a commencement is now about to be made with the chapel at the Convent, Banda Hilir. As shewn on the plans the building consists of a nave 64 ft. long, with chapels on the north and south about
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      MONKEYS AS GOLD MIXERS.
      508 18 Captain E. Moss, who has just returned from the Transvaal, tells the story of the monkeys who work fur him in the mines "I have twenty-four monkeys," said he, v employed about my mines. They do the work of seven able-bodied men, and jt is no
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      "OVER 50 PER CENT."
      332 18 In the Prisons Report for 1895 noticed yesterday the inexpressibly grave fac comes out that of the civil population sent to prison during the year, over 52 per cent., nitre than half that is to say, had then or at some previous time been suffering from
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      MISSIONS TO SEAMEN.
      317 18 The following paragraphs appear in the annual general report of the Missions to Seamen After ten years' devoted labour amongst sailors at Hongkong, which ha>? made his name beloved amongst sailors all over the world, the Rev. A. Gurney Goldsmith, M.A., was invalided home last year, leaving
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      THE PLAGUE.
      284 18 There still seems to be an impression in Hongkong that cases of plague are being imported from Singapore, where, needless to say, no case has yet been known to occur. The Hongkong Telegraph says With reference to the cases from the steamers Catherine Apcar and Tailee, from Singapore,
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      EXCHANGE.
      73 18 (Corrected up to May 26.) On London. Bank 4 m/s 2/2-9/16 demand 2/2-7/16 Private credits 3 m/s 2/2 J documents 3 m/s 2/2- 13/ 16 credits 6 m/s 2/2! On India. Bank demand [91 On Hongkong. Bank demand dis. On Yokohama. Bank demand J- par. Bank demand l 3
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      PRODUCE.
      92 18 (May 20.) *'<n.... $3l.gc Gambier 7.40 do. Cube No. 1 11. 8 c Pepper, Black (ordinary Spore) 10.30 do. White, (Fair L/VV=5% „17.75 Nutmegs 150s to the Ib.) 91. Mace (Banda) 96. Cloves (Amboina) 17.50 Liberian Coffee 42. Tapioca, small pearl (Fair quality) 3.35 do, do. flake (do. do.)
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      WHY THE NICARAGUA CANAL WILL NEVER BE MADE
      737 18 Mr. Joseph Nimmo, junr.. contributes to the Forum for March an excellent and valuable essay entitled "The Nicaragua Canal: an Impracticable Scheme." Mr. Nimmo is an authority or the subject. When he was chief of the Bureau oi Statistics at Washington he
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      THE RACES.
      146 18 The following arr the results of the first day's races Maiofv Pi uk. 1. Mr. H. S. Tann's VVhv Not 2. Mr. Koh Ewe Cheny Young Gladstone. 3. Mr. Alma Baker* Fire. First Grim in Ra< ft. 1. Messrs. Sinada and G Wynne's Ma^ioar. 3. Dato Abdul Raliman's
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        467 18 Weather Report. (May 25.) Taken at Kandang Kerbau Hospital Observatory 9. a m. 3 p. m. 9 p. m. Bar. red. 32 Fah 29.970 29.S84 29.913 Temperature 88.5 90.2 84.0 Wet Bulb Thermometer... 81.8 82.0 785 Dir.ofWind E.N.E. S.S.E. S.S.E. Max. Temp, in shade 91.5 Min. do do 75.5 Max.
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        104 18 HONGKONG WEATHER TELEGRAMS. Barometer, reduced to 32 iagtees F%hrenh^'t. and to the level of the sea in inches tei.tr, and hundredths. Temperature in the shade in de^'ec^, Wmf renheit. Humidity, in percentage of tmtantion, M humidity of air saturated with moisture bei"x i-x>, Direction of Wind, to two points. Force
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