The Straits Budget, 5 June 1894

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    139 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE “STRAITS TIMES.” The Straits Times has the largest circulation of any newspaper in Asia, British India excepted. It circulates in Singapore and Penang, throughout all the Protected States of the Malay Peninsula, in Siam, Borneo, the Netherlands Indies, the Phll| ppines,
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  • STRAITS TIMES TUESDAY, 5TH JUNE.
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      BIRTH.
      29 1 A: T M uni >n River Valley Roa 1, on 4 s tj u < tho wife of the Rev. Abohibal d LiM nt, m. v., of a *on.
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    TABLE OF CONTENTS.
    285 1 Jv Tri in 1 Business in 181*3. F. v i P" i i»*>. Wir I)»*vi i> 'in Bulgaria. i' i«* tl Situitio iiu France, tn-'ii:i L»ga*i>:i at the Vatican. M r ui 1 Bit*c;ricily. Tv L-gisLtivj Council. Ls w.. M»r t^iiuMtions. T i- S.i .->iV Horn Tir*
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    LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    493 1 Singapore stu June, 1804. PRODUCE. Gambler, 7.50. do Cabo No. 1, 11.75. do do No. 2, 8.%. Copra Bali, 5.05. do Pontianak, 5.72*4* Pepper Black, 9.25. Sago Flour, Sarawak 2.30. do Brunei 2.02%. Pearl Sago 3.35. Coffee Bali, 40. Coffee Liberian, 41. Tapioca email Flake, 4.15. do
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    SUMMARY OF THE WEEK.
    819 1 This week’s mail for Europe leaves per M. M. ss. Natal and the M. M. s.s. Sydney with the mail from Eur <pe of the 11th May is due to-lay. The German mail from Europe per Bayern arrived on Wednesday, and the German mail for Europe
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  • REUTER’S TELEGRAMS.
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      MINISTERIAL APPOINTMENT.
      81 1 London 29th May j Lord Tweeduioutli has been appointed Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. THE BAHR EL GHAZAL TROUBLE. In the House of Commons, Sir E. Grey, the Uuder Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, stated that the Bahr el Ghazal territory which has b«.eu leased by
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      A MINISTERIAL APPOINTMENT.
      28 1 HOth May, The Rt. Hon. J. Bryce, late Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, succeeds Mr. Mundella in the Presidency of the Board of Trade.
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      THE FRENCH MINISTRY.
      70 1 In the new French Ministry, M. Dupuy I takes the appointment of Premier, and fills also the post of Minister of the Interior, and Minister of Public Warship. General Mercier is appointed Minister of War. M. Faure is Minister of Marine. M. Guerin fills the appointment of
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      THE FRENCH MINISTRY.
      17 1 31$t May M. Hanotaux has been appointed to be French Minister of Foreign Affairs.
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      THE BAHR EL GHAZAL QUESTION.
      14 1 Germany has protested at Brussels against the Congo treaty.
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      CRISIS IN BULGARIA.
      14 1 M. Stambouloff has resigned, partly owing to differences with Prince Ferdinand.
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      PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS.
      91 1 London, Ist June. THE MINISTERIAL MAJORITY SINKS TO SEVENTEEN. A motion* by Sir William Harcourt to give priority to Govemineut business for the remainder of the session has been passed by a majority of seventeen. THE FRENCH MINISTRY. M. Dupuy, the Premier of the new French Ministry has
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      RUSSIA AND THE POPE.
      13 1 A Russian Legation has been fouuded at the Vaticau.
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      THE BAHR EL GHAZAL QUE TION.
      65 1 2nd June. Sir E. Grey, the Uuder-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, has announced iu the House of Commons that a French Note has been presented, making full reservations regarding the Congo treaty. He also said that Germany had not protested against the treaty
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      CURRENCY TROUBLES IN ARGENTINE.
      20 1 A serious financial crisis has occurred in Argentine, the gold premium being now bevond three hundred.
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      ITALY IN AFRICA.
      21 1 Italv declines to accept the objection* of France to the treaty regarding Harar, a state in East Africa.
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      RIOTS IN BULGARIA.
      51 1 Serious conflicts have taken place in the streets of Sofia, in Bulgaria, a number of persons have been killed or iujured. It is reported that the police and some of the troops have declared in favour of S'ambouloff, the P*iuie Minister of Bulgaria, who resigned the other
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      THE SITUATION IN BULGARIA.
      31 1 4th Jvrtr Quietude has been restored at Sofia, ths chief town of Bulgaria. The Russian press considers that the fall of Stambouloff leaves the position there unchanged.
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      MINISTERIAL CRISIS IN HUNGARY.
      72 1 The Hungarian Cabinet har, resigned in consequence of the agitation over the Civil Marriage Bill. [The Hungarian House of Magnates rejected the Civil Marriago Bill which had been passed by a large majority in the lower house. The Government had announced that it was the duty
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      A SEQUEL TO THE MATABELE WAR.
      120 1 Daniels and Wilson, two troopers in the Bechuanaland Police, have been sentenced to fourteen years imprisonment each for suppressing a message of submission sent by King Lobengula, and stealing the sum of one thousand pounds sent with the message. This act of suppression and
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      FRENCH POLITICS.
      21 1 M. Casimir Perier, the Premier of the late French Ministry, has been appointed President of the Chamber of Deputies.
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      UGANDA.
      13 1 The House of Commons has passed ths Uganda vote of J 650.000.
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  • EDITORIALS.
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      JAVA TRADE AND BUSINESS IN 1893.
      510 2 (Straits Times, 29th May.) Mr. D. D. Fraser, the Acting British Consul at Batavia, in his re]>ort on Trade and Commerce in Java during 1893, notes that the export business of the island during last year, compares favourably with that in the corresponding portion
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      FRENCH POLITICS.
      424 2 {Straits Times 30th May.) The Ministry which has now taken of-1 fice in France is the twenty-ninth Administration in power since the fall of the Second Empire in 1870. The parliamenary balance of power there is so unstable that French ministries at the present day enjoy but short
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      WAR DEVICES.
      988 2 (Straits Times 30th May.) The many contrivances that arc in the field for facilitating modern warfare are of sufficient interest to boar looking into. The various methods and improvements in the mechanical art of exterminating soldiers, and men, arc* ever coming forward. Nation is set against nation, man
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      THE CRISIS IN BULGARIA.
      244 2 (Straits Times, 31st May.) The resignation of M. Btambouloff, announced in to-day’s telegram, shows that Bulgaria too, is passing through a political crisis which looks not less grave than the complications in Servia. Since the delivery of Bulgaria from Turkish rule, Staml>ouloff has played the most
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      THE POLITICAL SITUATION IN FRANCE.
      268 2 (Strait 9 Times Ist June.) M. Dupuy, the new French Premier, has made a declaration of political principles in the Chambers in which lie recognises the principal difficulties in Ins way. The main rock in the ministerial course, which may yet wreck the newly-in9talled administration,
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      THE RUSSIAN LEGATION AT THE VATICAN.
      476 2 (Straits Times, 2nd June.) The founding «>f a Russian legation at the Vatican affords another instance of the growing influence of the Papacy in spiritual and political matters, notwithstanding the papal loss of temporal power. Germany, mighty as she is in arms, found a
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      MINING AND ELECTRICITY.
      695 2 (Straits Times 2nd Rawano us ii tin-j>ni<lucii. L f ir Malaya is coming to the f r ur course of the next few /'"‘Big will again be conspicuous ~f a i; concerns in the Peninsula. Ti 'BB concessionaires of Rawang hav,temptation the establishing of ;ili ./HH power
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    THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    333 3 Stf( uts Times, 4th June.) I riJ itivo Council meets on WedI>♦*!_*• 1411 tl with sundry questions of :i .ti.v has l*een given, several to confirm a Judges’ matter of lawyers’ costs in r \l l 4 Tin* sul*scquent m<*etings have 1 m’cii fixed for Thurs- and
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    FOOTBALL.
    167 3 I > n«»titi i tli;it ontri« i s close tor the Vviitva Jlfiiixe Shield Assoeiat ion ‘iii i ►tiit- tition on June fith, at 6 Ka;*i mu>t W made to Li ‘Ut. i-r_r. ii. E. Pula B-ani, to whom should l)e addressed. hl: will be done by the ,t
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    FRANCE AND THE ANGLO-CHINESE CONVENTION.
    205 3 Nu ''l atch dated April 27th,the Timex 1 correspondent stated that “by I li "uveiitiou with Chiua we have I y |j u j M r favour all our rights in I and 1\ laugh ling, two important I l>.-twtvu the rivers Sal wen and
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    TUESDAY, 29TH MAY.
    1198 3 Precautions against the Hongkong plague have been taken at Bingkok. It is reported that four European constables of the police force at Penang have sent in their resignation. Mr. Huttenbach, the newly-appointed Legislative Councillor, will take his seat in the Couucil at Thursday’s meeting. The P. <fc
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    EDUCATION IN PERAK.
    416 3 The Perak Education Report for 18;'-}, shows iucreases both iu schools aud in enrol meut compared with The schools number 7b, of which eight art* Euglish chiefly attended by Chinese and Tamil boys. The Report finds that the education of Malay boys may be sai l ti*
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    TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY.
    467 3 Supplementary to Straits Times Telegram*. (Via Ceylon.) EPISCOPAL OPINION ON WELSH DISESTABLISHMENT. THE CHURCH IN FRANCE. PARLIAMENTARY CONFLICT IN HUNGARY. DEPRESSION IN RUPEE PAPER. PLOTTING IN SERVIA. COUNTY CRICKET. London, 17th May. A Manifesto issued by the English Episco ate declares that the Disestablishment of the Welsh Church
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    NEWS VIA INDIA.
    537 3 EXCHANGE COMPENSATION OF CHAPLAINS. CO RDIT E MAN U V ACT URE. A WONDERFUL WOOD. GALLANT RESCUE. A BIG INSOLVENCY CASE. Poona. loth May. Information lias lieen received here ♦)**< Captain C. F. Alban. stH*ond-iii-cominainlinff of tin* 7tli Bombay Infantry and command at Kaipur. while out shooting
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    A JAPANESE JOURNAL IN LONDON.
    124 3 This curiosity in journalism, of which a fifth number has been published, bears the title of the Japanese Journal of Commerce, aud though composed aud published in Loudon is priuted almost entirely, even to its advertisements, in the Japanese language and character. It belongs to
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    TOBACCO AND RAILWAYS IN DELI.
    203 3 The annual report of the Deli Company has been issued. The production of tweuty-two undertakings amouuted to 43,70 i bales of tobacco, of which 4*2,457 bales were sold, while two lots, total 1,244 bales, remained uusold, but they appear on the balance sheet at a
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    FRENCH AND ENGLISH DOCKYARDS.
    377 3 M. Georges Cocbcry, a member of the French Chamber, who recently visited Chatham and Portsmouth Dockyards, has ,’rawu up a report of his inspection f.»r the French Naval Commission. In this document he says:- 44 The characters*ic »f the English Administration is dearly i he care
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    JAPANESE IMMIGRATION TO BRAZIL.
    171 4 Th« Hochi Shimbun reportB that circumstance has arisen which necessitates the contracting of a treaty with Brazil, and the Brazilian Consul at Shanghai has been delegated to proceed to Japan for this purpose. The circumstance referred t© above is the necessity for emigration from Japan to
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    THE PENANG CRICKET CLUB GROUND.
    331 4 At a Penang Municipal Meeting on Friday last, a deputation from the Penang Cricket Club was received. Mr. F. J. C. Ross, president, Messrs. A. R. Adams and G. F. Adamson, members of the committee, and Mr. J. A. Brown, secretary of the Penang Cricket
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    THE BULLET-PROOF COAT.
    347 4 The Berlin correspondent of the Daily describes some further experiments which have taken place in Berlin with the bullet-proof matciiul invented by Herr Dowe. Those present were exclusively military men, aud every precaution was taken to ensure a genuine trial. The cartridges were the same as those
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    SINGAPORE GAS COMPANY.
    1730 4 NO DIVIDEND. THE LOWER EXCHANGE LESSENS PROFITS. THE PRICE OF GAS TO BE RAIBED. The aouual ordinary general meeting of this company was held at the Cannonstreet Hotel, London, Cannon-street, E.C., on 3rd inst., to receive the report of the directors and the balance sheet and accounts
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    SILVER, INDIA, AND CHINA.
    181 4 Ik the 1893 report of Mr. Kopsch, Statistical Secretary of the Chinese Imperial Maritime Customs, the silver question bulks largely. The rise in the rupee, Mr. Kopsch explains, enhanced the value of Indian opium so much that Chinese consumers gave it up aud took to the
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    FLOODS ON THE TIGRIS.
    230 4 Simla. 11th Hay. The Pol.tical Re•ident of Turkish Arabia, wilting from Baghdad, 21st April, says the Tigris which had been steadily rising since 10th April, now stands at an unprecedented height. The river is probably higher than it was on the 20th April, 1000, I when
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    THE WAR IN MINDANAO.
    232 4 Advices from Mindanao report a sharp action between Spanish troops and the rebel Mahommedan islanders on the 23rd April, when a working party clearing jangle was suddenly fallen upon by seventy of the enemy. The latter dashed upon the troops and the combat soon raged fiercely
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    ACTION BY THE BANK OF CHINA, JAPAN, AND THE STRAITS.
    345 4 The Judicial Committee of the Privy Couueil, ou April 28th. gave judgment in the case of the Bauk of China, Japan, and the Straits, Limited, r. tbe Americau liadiug Compauy. This was an appeal from a decision of the Chief
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    WEDNESDAY, 30TH MAY.
    1204 4 M*. WiLTtR EqIBTOK, trate at Singapore, has Acting-Resident of P a b aD absence of Mr. Clifford who win** 'fl in H M.S. Peacock shortly, to Islands as Commissioner, p "S definitely known when Mr. Cl ft, 'fl leave on his mission. Mr f rl probably remain
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    THE SAILORS’ HOME.
    353 5 1,14 li'jvot of the Sailors’ Home, £or tlie year 1803. says that r r i!.- year 113 more officers and raeu u.m- «*i the Home than iu 1892. w n ,'dnee crews from large shipTl u s s which swelled the number. J V Mal number of
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    THE SWIMMING CLUB.
    455 5 A general meeting of the members of the Swimming Club was held in the Town Hall last evening, to receive the provisional committee’s report and state meot of accounts, and to a committee Mr. H. Tregarthen occupied the chairand altogether there were twenty-throe me mbers present. The
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    “THE FALLACY OF QUARANTINE.”
    378 5 THE FALLACY OF QUARANTINE.” Dr. Collinokidok, Medical Officer of Health for the Port of London, in a paper before the members ot the Shipmasters’ Sh. w _'l“tJ, 6ii auarautiue rested upon the traditions of medicine, and with the advance of knowledge ol disc tse has lost all justification for its
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    35 5 The master of the a. a. Olengyle reporta that when passing Palo Dom& yesterday, at two p.m., he observed smoke rising from the island. It is thought that the amoke came from a volcanic eruption.
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    BRITISH NEW GUINEA.
    1364 5 ITS PROGRESS AND PROSPECTS. I (Melbourne Leader 21st April.) Although British New Guinea is practically an Australian dependency, little is known of its natural resources, or of its general value as a possession towards whose support the colonies contribute about .£15,000 per annum. Captain John btrachan, who
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    TEMPERATURE OF SOIL, WATER, AND AIR.
    387 5 Ur. H. It. Mill pave a lecture on the 2nd iustaut iu the Parkes Museum, under t *ie auspices of the Royal Meteorological Soc efy aud the Sanitary Institute, on the temperature of soil, water, and air in relation to hygiene. He show* d
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    100 5 M. Gebtillb Rbachb, deputy, writing in the Eclair revives aud expresses his firm belief in the report that at the Ministries of Marine and Foreign Affairs there exists a centre of intense sympathy for an alliance with Great Britain. This sympathy, the writer declares, constitutes a great danger for France,
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    THE LOYAL PURBIYAS.
    651 5 —Rangoon Gazette. I Allahabad 12th May. —The insubordinI ation shown by a number of Sepoys of the I 17th Bengal Infantry at Agra seems to have been exaggerated into a serious I mutiny. The facts certainly do not support this view. The 17th, known as the Loyal
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    88 5 Madras Standard. Tub Natal aud Mauritius Emigration Ageucies at Madras are now experiencing difficulty iu securing emigrants for these Colouies, —a result, it is said due to the piesjnt fa vou table state of the Madras Pieddeucy. The depots of these agencies at Cassemode now contain only about 200 aud
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    114 5 the nexkyear or so inevitable.—Madagascar Neidi Th« Royal Proclamation of March 27th last, prohibiting as legal tender in Madagascar the depreciated silver dollars of States not in the Latin Union, will, undoubtedly, bring home to meu of light and leading in Europe and America that H. E the Prime Minister
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    THE PLAQUE AT HONGKONG.
    623 6 TME CHINESE BTEIKE AGAINST SANITARY PRECAUTIONS. The stringent sanitary measures enforced by the Hongkong Government to stay the progress of the plague has given dire offence to the Chinese community there, whose uncleanly wavs and surroundings have been thereby interfere 1 with. The result was that,
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    TELEGRAPHS IN BRITISH NORTH BORNEO.
    272 6 —British North Borneo Herald. Telegraphic communication between Singapore and Labuan was established in A pril by a cable laid by the Eastern Extension Australasian and China Telegraph Company. It is understood that this line will be generally used by the Imperial Government and by the
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    THURSDAY, 31ST MAY.
    1227 6 The 8. s. Catherine Apcar and P. O. s. s. Malacca have arrived from Hongkong and have been placed in quarantine. The Russian Volunteer fleet steamer Kostroma arrived to-day from Odessa with 495 immigrants for Vladivostock. Mr. A. H. van Biema, the special agent of the New
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    CHURCH MUSIC.
    144 6 A Correspondent writes to the Jjritifk North Borneo Herald —“I set* there has been some correspondence in the Singapore papers about the music at the Cathedral, iti which was a reference to wail from Penang concerning the rendering of the music at the Anglican Church there. It mav
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    JAPAN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANIES.
    236 6 —Japan Mail. The business of life insurance, of very receut but very rapid growth in Japan, seems to be already suffering from abuses that have disfigured its early years, more or less, in everv country. There are three great companies in existence, the Meiji, the Teikoku,
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    BATU PAHAT NEWS.
    275 6 GANG ROBBERY. COFFEE. (From our Correspondent.) Wednesday. A daring gang robbery was committed on oue of the estates here on Monday uight last. A force of 10 or 15 Chinese, armed with guns and knives, raided the Cainbus estate Javanese lines, in which are some 30 coolies.
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    BRITISH NORTH BORNEO NEWS.
    532 6 THK SAGO INDUSTRY. CHINESE IMMIGRATION. SUPERIORITY Ok' SINGAPORE LYMPH. COFFEE PLANTING. {British North Borneo Herald let May.) Sago is being worked in such quantities iu tbe Padas and north to Pa par that the shipping available at Labuau, las been unable to curry it away. The
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    TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY
    431 6 Supplementary to Straits Times Telcj n (Via Ceylon). POLITICAL ARRESTB IN RUshi a FRt* NCH POLITICS. MR. PITMAN KNIOh TEi> THE NEWMARKET STAKES APPLICATION OF THE INDIAN i> JA DETAILS OF THE CONGO TKEatt -14 u Splendid preparations have l, Manchester and Salfonl in honour j 1 4
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    JAPANESE IMMIGRATION IN BRITISH NORTH BORNEO.
    179 6 The Cousul, Mr. r j Kawa arrival on the 4yh n{ a Saudikiu and, shy*'! lie North Bon* Herald, made acquainted with the of t Jip'itit'S'i who ha^e emi grated. North Borneo and with the pr°sp ts afford bv that count rv to "working
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    THE GARRISON COST.
    300 6 Among the papers laid before Legislative Council to-day is ‘»ue «.n tL strength and cost of the gariison. t 0 ’l- of a despatch from Sir Cecil m to Lord Kipou in which our late Lou in pointing out the burden of the a Contribution, raises the
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    NEWS BY GERMAN MAIL.
    1931 7 tIKE AT DUBLIN. sl I JSHt'KY ON THE HOUSE OF LORDS. {._%<# LISH BULLET-PROOF DRESS. XIIE 8 A MOAN QUESTION. KJ:\-SB TO THE AMERICAN NAVY. ..!,.M A!. DEFENCE CONTRIBUTIONS. 4UHNER IN PETROLEUM. IDE PACIFIC CABLE. AUSTRALIAN TRADE. SUN IN'* STRIKE IN SCOTLAND. tH I ••times’* on
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    THE EXCHANGE COMPENSATION QUESTION.
    599 7 A Council paper contains despatches and telegrams on the Exchange compeusation allowance to Civil Servants Sir Cecil Smith writes to Lord Ripon. in November J 892, enclosing a memorial on behalf of tbeCivil Servants to the Secretary ot State. Then follow telegrams and memoranduras elucidating the
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    THE EURASIAN CIVIL SERVANTS.
    640 7 THE EUEABIANB APPEAL. THEY WANT SIMILAR PRIVILEGES. A memorandum on the subject of exchange compensation, as it affects Eurasian officers from India and Ceylon in the Straits Government service, has been drawn up at Penang for circulation among the members of the Legislative Council. It draws
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    MURDERS AT BRITISH NORTH BORNEO.
    199 7 At a plate called Mumus, British North Borneo, early this month, two policemen aud otheis were killed. It appears that bad feeliug had been growing up between the Government Chief, Police, and Kraui, on the one hand, aud a chief named Si Ganting on the
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    THE BULLET-PROOF COAT.
    334 7 The bullet-proof coat of Herr Dowe, the Mauheim tailor, is now being put to the test by Gerrnau military authorities, aud it may after all, says the Berlin correspondent of the Daily News, lead to a revolution in the equipment of soldiers. Herr Dowe submitted his material
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    FRIDAY, 1ST JUNE.
    516 7 Q Telegrams via Saigon, under date Paris 24th May, state that cholera has broken out in Poland; and that the difficulty between Brazil and Portugal has been settled. i > We hear that the Government of Selangor are anticipating the construction of an electric installation, with power
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    RAWANG TIN MINING.
    312 7 The large aud important tin mining concession at Rawaug, in the State of Selaugor, aud the major portion of which belonged formerly to the unfortunate Rawang Tin MiuingCo., is prospering so well that arrangements are now in hand, for the erection of an electrical plant to facilitate
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    FRENCH INDO-CHINA.
    260 8 THE UPPER MEKONG CLIMATE. PIRATES SURRENDERING. The Saigon Courrier give* advices from the Upper Mekong, showing the deadly nature of the climate of the country recently wrested from the Siamese. Out of the garrison of Khone, for instance, 164 strong, no less than about 100 men haze had
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    BURMA TIMBER AND STREET PAVING.
    321 8 A promising field is open to li.dia in connection with the export of timber for street-paving blocks, which are now us d in enormous quantities both iu Europe and America. It is satisfactory to l *arn that some of the local forest authorities are alive
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    LORD CHARLES BERESFORD ON THE LIFEBOAT SERVICE.
    305 8 Speaking at Surbiton last month, on the Lifeboat Service, Lord Charles Bt r sfor 1 said that, from the founding of the society to the end of 1893, the crews and boats in connection therewith had been instrumental in saving the lives of
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    THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    4934 8 THURSDAT, 3IBT MAT. The Legislative Council reassembled yesterday afternoon, at half past 2 o’clock. The following members were present: His Excellency the Governor, Sir Charles Bullen Hugh Mitchell, K. C. M. G. H. E. the General Officer Commanding the Troops, (Major-General H.T. Jones-Vauglian.) The Hou’ble the Colonial
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    PENANG AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    127 9 1 HI'S he Putting Gazette of 80 hMI U•• ti id that t lie s. s. Light ni a j is due iu Penang on the t*t insiaiit. and she will probably sail <»u the 2;:*1 fur Sitigapor**. I'li* Penang members asked for meetings in the
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    THE PLAGUE AT HONGKONG.
    267 9 THE DISEASE CHECKED. By advices to the 24‘h insi., there were signs that the plague had at last been check d. Fewer cases were reported, and the stej s taken by the Sanitary staff had been so thorough that there was very lit! le chance of
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    SATURDAY, 2ND JUNE.
    1227 9 H. M. S. Pallas left earlv this morn in o' fur Eoglaud. I here is a batch uf eight elephants at Luiterworth awaiting shipment to India. The Glanggi has brought down from he Pairing Go jurat ion iniue?, 247 piculs •»f tin or**. I iiE s. f.
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    THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE. 1ST JUNE
    74 9 liKGt i.ATiovs forbidding the importati«»u «f doo# into Malacca and Bini'apore aiv published. A rule is published fixing the teas for tin* registration of assurances under the ion of Deeds Ordinance. The Army Annual Act 189-I(lmperial) is published. Mr. if. d'Altneida ets temporarily as Assistant
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    THE PLAGUE AT HONGKONG.
    178 9 i'llk Chinefe at Hongknug have ans a«• r< d to their owu satisfaction the qnes!:c»ll wliv the plague has visited that colony. I’l.rv are pietty unanimous in the b»li<f t! a* the Peak Tramway, of all things, is dneelJy responsible not < nlv for the outbreak
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    TEA GROWING IN ANNAM.
    203 9 The tea-pro wing districts of ludia and China are threatened with a new competitor, says an ludian contemporary. The Ftench colonial authorities profess great confidence in the future of the tea industry of Annam, which seems at l ist to have made a fair start after
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    SELANGOR NEWS.
    334 9 DEATH SENTENCE COMMUTED. RAILWAY ENTERPRISE. Kuala Lumpor Thursday. 11. 11. the Sultan with the advice of the Resident has decided to remit the sentence of death parsed lust mouth on the two Bengalee watchmen for the murder of a fellow countryman at Sungei Besi. Tae piisoncrs’ icqmst that
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    CHINESE IN THE DUTCH EAST INDIES.
    498 9 ’I HE Ch:<M‘.-e quest inu has again bo.-ume acute at Bttavii laMerly. There is a s' l* >ug i< o!111 g t here agtin-t John Chinaman, and tl:o action of prominent banks, wiiit*u rohise to dixouut bills drawn l»v China men, noun the plea
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    81 9 The London and Lancashire Fire Insurance Company’s report and accounts f«»r 1893 have been issued, and they show that the business of the Company has increased muchly during the pist year. The directors are able to pay 20% dividend on the paid-up capital for the year. The financial position of
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    PAHANG NEWS.
    88 10 From our Correspondent.) Pekan, Thursday. Mk Mills, the Auditor, lias gone by boat tot Ulu Districts on duty and will be back by the cud of June. The launch was tried for the trip, but after I being a day away she bioke down and I had to
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    SEPOY LINES GOLF CLUB.
    97 10 CIVIL SERVICE V. MEDICOS. An interesting match was played yesterday bitween teams of six representing the Civil Service and the Medical profession, one round of the links. The former team won by four holes. The sides and results were: c s# doctors. J. B. F leu
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    DESCRIPTIVE DICTIONARY OF BRITISH MALAYSIA. *
    635 10 DESCRIPTIVE DICTIONARY OF BRITISH MALAYSIA. 1)r. N. B. Dennys, in compiling ibe Descriptive Dictionary of British Malaya just brought out io Loudon at the office ut ttie London and China Telegraph, has met a want, the more felt as the Protected Malay States are growing iu importance. The ouU extaut
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    NETHERLANDS INDIA.
    1228 10 acheen news. DIFFICULTIES IN LOMBOK. OMBILIEN COAL. MATCH MAKING. EXPLORATION IN BORNEO. PEARLING IN THE ARU ISLANDS. FATAL AMOK. JINRIKISHAS AT BATAVIA. PAPER MAKING. (Translated from various newspaper*.) Advices from Acheen to the middle of May report iucreasid activity among the enemv, who had so pems'ently harassed the
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    THE DIVORCE RECORD.
    173 10 A Parliamentary paper has been issued giving a return of the number of suits instituted from 1883 to 1893 inclusive. for judicial separation aud divorce. The total iiuiulkt of petitions tihd tor seI a:\it ion during six years wras t>B3, of whiuh 18S w. re suet esstul
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    RUBIES.
    345 10 In an address on “Rubies” at the Royal I nst it ut ion on May Ist, Pmfessor Judd, of the Royal College of Science, said:Right years ago wo were vary excited iu England over the annexation of Burma, and t here were great expertat ions of what was to
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    MONDAY, 4TH JUNE.
    663 10 H. E. the Governor with Lady Mitchell. accompanied by Miss Sandeis, Captain Herbert, A. D C.» and Mr. Claude Severn, P.S.,left last night in the Sea Belle for Johore to attend the Royal wedding festivities there. H. M. S. Leander left Singapore this morning. The Colinial Secretariat
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    S.S.C. GYMKHANA MEETING
    146 10 S.S. C. GYMKHANA MEETING A special general meeting 0 f \u ters of ihe Singapore Sporting pi,!.**l# held on Friday m xt 1o decide r 7 ariangimetts for tl.e foitbcoiniec, T kbar.a Meeting. Tie commits?, drawn up a piogramme which ti*. pose to submit to the meeting X gramme computes
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    MONTE CARLO.
    204 10 The gambling season at Monte Carlo» stated to have been a very indifferent" one, and it is announced that tbe dividend payable by the Company will tie lea by one-sixth than it was this tim* Ut year. The haudsome protit, however, of 880,000/. on a capital of 1,200,<"»/.,
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    THE SAVINGS BANK IN 1893.
    415 10 The annual R po>t ui tie* ."u Bank at Singapore, Peuaug, and Mats 1 iior 1803 bas been published. As legate' ♦'W' apore, duiing the year und<r i< v< r, •»-w* accounts were opt n«. d, and 41'**couuts were closed, as f-oinpatcd w f h
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
    272 11 m)HN LITTLE Co’s. PRIZE. v ,,< mei»al play won by IK<*l > 1 PAUL. 171. j..-t iti«*» was brought to a close tli** winner as stated above, I ji J*.t-i!. who received the hand- ,»t >»4 As will be seen r**s append d, Messrs. Muglisj, iinTtson and
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    FILTH AT HONGKONG.
    597 11 on the 2n!i of May, the deaths from U u,i the admissions iuto hospital H i.ek *ng on account of the disease to decrease. Th? organised ■k I ii.'jHction ami disiufec'ion was vi.'.m* is Iv. ali lon the 27rh May j i» oi«. s were discovered and
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    “TO SAVE PENANG FROM RUIN.”
    210 11 Thus the Penang Independent There are two things which are absolutely necessary to save this Settlement fiom min, and these are, Ist, the immediate construction of au improved harbour and wharves, on the mainland in order to secure the daily increasing trade of the Protected
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    CRICKET.
    176 11 S. C. C. 2nd XI. V. SERGEANTS lOtH. On Saturday afternoon a match was played on the Esplanade between the 2nd XI. of the S. C. C. and Sergeant-Major Duneclift’s team from Tanglin. The match ended in favour of the military team. The following were the scores s. c.
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    MONTHLY MEDAL FOR JUNE.
    263 11 IHI. MUG LISTON AXI) K. H. I‘AI»1»\Y. TIE WITH A NET SCORE OK 82. Last month Messrs. Nauson and Earle tied for the May medal, and it says a eat d*al for the handicapping that another tie is on record tor this month. From the scores
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    THE MUNICIPAL COMMISSIONERS.
    66 11 The Ordinary Meeting of the Muoicipal Commissioners will be held on Wednesday AGENDA. 1 To read and if approved confirm the minutes of the Ordinary Meeting held on for post of Chief Engineer at 3 he petrcd^mReport 014 breach of Rules. F of Orchard Roadt* Inspector Monteiro.
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    NEWS VIA AUSTRALIA.
    1851 11 ANARCHISTS UNDER SENTENCE. THE UNITED STATEB LABOUR TROUBLES. THE REGISTRATION BILL. THE WALTHAM EXPLOSION. STATE OF THE BRITISH NAVY. SCOTCH DISESTABLISHMENT HUNG-UP. ROMAN COINS IN MASHONALAND. THE “COSTA RICA PACKET** CASE. GORED BY A BULL. MR. GOSCHEN ON THE AUSTRALIAN COLONIES. THE MUNDELLA AFFAIR. THE SAMOAN TROUBLES.
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    35 11 An idea of the value of some of the temples in Japan may be gained from the fact that the two Hongwanji temples at Kyoto are to be sq>arately insured for over 5,000,000 yen each.
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    RAUB.
    547 11 TIE DIRECTORS* REPORT. THE RETURNS NOT EQUALLING EXPECTATIONS. THE EFFECT OF THE LOW DOLLAR. Tbe foliowing is the half-yearly Report of tbe Raub Austialian Gold Mining Company, Limited, to be laid before tbe shareholders at tbe next gc nei al meeting:— The Directois have the pleasure to present heiewith
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      CAPTAIN COTTON IN NEW GUINEA.
      239 12 TO THE EDITOR OF THE STRAITS TIMES. g lßj —You may remember that some months ago aud very soou after the a rival of Captain Webster and myself in this country, a paragraph appeared in your paper stating that we had come here to explore
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    PASSENGER LIST.
    654 12 AR RIVALS. JYr s. s. Si'/!: fr.-in Belawan: Mr». Tilma, aml Miss Otojo. i\ r P. A O. s. s. Rithiiht from Lend* n Mr. R. H. Kerr. Mrs. Shaw, <Ju. B £ergt. J. Shaw, aid Mr W. J. Brewer. From Col mbo —C y Fnijjt Major Hind
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      SHIPPING IN PORT.
      123 12 Uml«r ibis hoarliuK tho following abbreviatj*ns «ro u««d »1 r.—*d sne- ah. p hq. barque; B it Bri'Ui U. S.—'ViMl States tr. l rencb; Her. —Gorman; Dut.—Dutch; Job. —Johore; Ac., G.e..— General cargo; d. p.—dock passengers; U.—-Uncer-tain ;T. P. W.—Tanjong Prttfnr Wharf; T. P. D.— Tanj mg
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      TRADING VESSELS.
      1393 12 1 |v i t.K "‘lNC'lfi OON F KST HilUton, I Jilt str. 193 ion,, Capt. Carozzi. 2nd Juno. Fr< in i\ Biandan 31st May. k. O. *S S S. (’ey. Ltd. U. —Kds. Isabella, Brit. itr. 84 tuns, Capt. lli: 3,d lime. From Mnar, 2nd Juae. G.e., and
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      VESSELS EXPECTED.
      135 12 Same. P rt, ait i Date of Sail?"" From L>m»<».\ Glen-hiel Ap\ Cant 111, May Carmarthenshire Msy 8 Bt itanni 1M ly 11 Oeeaua. May -5 Denbigh-h’re May. Ll VEKPOmI Mar 1»>; Keemun Mav Bvir:\ Visurgi s Get. d Craig lee, Dee 7 Inrharrau, Dee. Id Hilt in,
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      ARRIVALS.
      980 12 t LAO < Vessel’s Name. <v lim Cal";aik. I'kom Bailed. Consign es. Rio Ma; 28 Malacca frit. str. 405 D<Jj T. Anson May £6 Strait* Steamship Coy. Ltd 28 Sri l and jar Dut. >tr 544 Lovius Sou abaya May 25 Wee Bin A Co. 24 heung Chew Blit.sir.
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      CLEARANCES.
      593 12 I VaM*- A il CaITAI DfcSTINVT i i j 1 M iv. 29 ibre M.Mstr. Fan i n Saigon L 0 I !uu W hatt Soon Brit, sr. I e:ma?e Liilitou and Porti.mak 29 i K Ini a P.O. sir. Hongkong, Miai gh ii and Jajaii 29 A chiles
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      ANJER.
      165 12 PASSED SUNDA STRAITS OR ARRIVED FOR ORDERS. Flag 7 Date Pa*t Date, and Ship’s Name. Commander. of From Where. Destination cCL a» i Rig. 'Sailing. May 23 Ned. s.s. Merapi Bagchus {May 23 Batavia Rotterdam 23 NeJ. bq. Barendine Osiria Velthuis 1 21 Batavia riaman 24 Brit. sh. Andelana
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