The Straits Budget, 9 June 1896

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    127 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 £e P pp
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  • STRAITS TIMES TUESDAY, 9TH JUNE.
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      BIRTH.
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    TABLE OF CONTENTS.
    340 1 I T wM in I 'r.‘T**. I TV !’-in,r Win*. I ft**ll.nlTli. I R' I'iihai;; in Malaya. I l':- .1 v i) -1 Iill: i I r u Quotation?. 'fii;yiiii: News. I nij**r Li-t. I i'o.: N* vv». I TapTiu>o Halls. I 3s I QhiMren. I I
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    LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    412 1 Singapore, 9tu June. 1896. PRODUCE. Cam bier, 7.30. do Cube No 1 11.62A. do do No 2, 10.00. Copra Bali, 5.5T». do Pontianak, 5.35. Pepper, BLack, 10.45. Sago Flour, Sarawak, 2.00. do Brunei, 2.37.1. Pearl Sago, 3.40. Coffee, Bali, (picked) 38.00. Coffee, Liberian, No. 1 42.00. Tapioca,
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    SUMMARY OF THE WEEK.
    455 1 The mail for Europe, this week, loaves by the I*, tfc s. s. 3/ irzcrpore, •nil tlie I*. iV: O. s. s. Peshanur, with the mail from Europe ot the loth May, arrived on Saturday. The mail from Europe of the 2-ml May by the M.
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  • REUTER’S TELEGRAMS.
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      THE CHINESE FOREIGN OFFICE.
      34 1 London, 2nd June. The statement made bv the Times that Mr. Von Brandt had been appointed Foreign Adviser to the Tsung-li-Yamen or Chinese Foreign Office has proved to be* unfounded.
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      THE MOSCOW CATASTROPHE.
      41 1 The number of persons killed in the Coronation catastrophe at Moscow is still not known with certainty. Thirteen hundred corpses have been taken to the cemetery. Terrible scenes have occurred among the crowd seeking to identify the dead.
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      CRETE.
      42 1 London 3rd June. Thirtv-five battalions of Turkish regular troops have been ordered to Crete Many of the insurgents in Crete have retreated to the mountain*. The insurgent leaders have proclaimed the union of Crete with the Kingdom of ot (J rtveo.
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      MATABELELAND.
      8 1 Cecil Rhodes has arrived at Buluway o.
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      THE DERBY. THE PRINCE OF WALES WINS.
      82 1 London .£//< June. At the Derby, eleven horses ran, and I {egret was scratched. The race resulted as follows: H. U. H. The Prince of Wales’s b.c. Persimmon 1 Mr. Leopold De Rothschild’s hr. c. St. Frwu/uin. 2 Mr. 11. E. Beddingtou's hr.
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      THE MOSCOW CATASTROPHE.
      22 1 Estimates, carefully made, give two thousand seven hundred number of persons who perished in the Coronation catastrophe at Moscow.
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      THE SILVER QUESTION.
      53 1 It is believed that the Silverites or free coinage party have a majority in the Democratic National Convention which meets at Chicago to nominate a Presidential candidate. It is also considered probable that the Silver party will have a majority in the Republican National Convention which meets
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      CRICKET.
      15 1 AUsTIi ALIA BEATS OXFORD. Australia beat, Oxford at Cricket by seven wick; 1 s.
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      HONGKONG AFFAIRS.
      38 1 London 5th Jane. Mr. Chamberlain lias forwarded a despatch to the Governor of Hongkong, conveying the decision of the Home Government regarding the proposed appointment of additional unofficial members to the; Legislative Council of that Colony.
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      CRETE.
      31 1 THE SULTAN CAUTIONED. The. embassies of the Powers at Constantinople have jointly cautioned the Turkish Government against further massacres in Crete. The Russian Ambassador was especially emphatic on this point.
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      A FRENCH DEFEAT IN AFRICA.
      56 1 London. Hth June. Reuter’s corresi>ondent at Brass, on the Guinea Coast, remits that a French expedition to the Niger River has been totally routed at Borgu. Many members of the expedition were killed. The remnant of the expedition reached Kiama on the 12th May. The
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      LI HUNG-CHANG.
      50 1 Li Hung-Chang intends to witness the opening of the exhibition at Nijni Novgorod on Monday. He proceeds on the eleventh instant to Berlin, Vienna, and Buda-Pesth. From Buda-Pesth, Li Hung-Chang proceeds to Paris, Brussels, the Hague, and London. Li Hung-Chang will return to China via the United States.
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      MADAGASCAR.
      31 1 A Committee of the French Chamber of Deputies has adopted a Bill, declaring Madagascar to be a French Colony. This Bill cancels all previous treaties of foreign Powers with Madagascar.
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      THE DERVISHES.
      50 1 London Slh Jane. The Dervishes have been totally dispersed near Akasheh, on the Upper Nile, with heavy loss. The Egyptian force which defeated them suffered slight loss. It is reported that Menelik, the King of Shoa, has offered to support the Khalifa, or Dervish Ruler, against the Egyptians.
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      MAJOR LOTHAIRE.
      15 1 Major Lothaire has arrived at Brussels where he met with a cordial reception.
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  • EDITORIALS.
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      TROUBLES IN CRETE.
      282 1 (Straits Times 3rd June.) The island of Crete, which has been a Turkish possession for centuries, continues to give the Sultan trouble. The islanders are of Greek race and have never acquiesced in Turkish domination, which they have repeatedly endeavoured to shake oft*. The mountainous nature of
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      THE PRINCE WINS.
      602 2 (Straits Times 4th June.) Amid the plaudits of an Epsom crowd, re-echoed now in ever)' outpost ot tin* Empire, the Prince of Wales yesterday won the Blue Riband of the turl with his horse Pers'immon. It was an unexpected victory, although the Prince’s horse stood second in
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      THE PUBLIC HEALTH.
      569 2 Sir nil* Times, J f *h If a thing is worth doing at all it, is worth doing well.” That is a little adage from the nursery that wo commend to the attention of the Government. Officers to investigate the causes of death in the Municipality of
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      MR. SWETTENHAM IN MALAYA.
      459 2 {Straits Times r >th June.) We publish in another column a letter from An Investor in Malaya.” It is to b<* feared that that investor will not readily obtain the satisfaction that he asks, lie wants to know whether 'l. I. .v. .'\vcticiiluii.i Is prepared to
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      THE NIGER.
      237 2 (Straits Times, Oth June.) Tiik French reverse on the Niger, reported in to-day's telegrams, arouses interest in that waterway where France and Britain are now contending as regards spheres of influence. The Brit ish sphere of influence is under the control of the Royal Niger Company, which by
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      LANDS FOR MILITARY PURPOSES.
      211 2 (Straits Times Sth Jtnte.) The Straits Government have bought Labrador Villa, from Mr. A. P. Adams, for $9,000. Labrador Villa is a wood and all-up bungalow, situated on a bill at Passir Panjang, Singapore, and is adjacent to the bill on which Fort Passir Panjang is
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    53 1 DEATH.*. _v,t!i nil., at 4. West *1’ erraee 1,1 M Jo-Ki'H Alves Machado. L [1271 I H- >• 1 »:•*«i ;tf til** Australian Hotel. |v; i’.: ii* on Sunday, June 7t h. IruN I- Hki:koN. beloved daughter \M il l of Mrs. A. Leonard. I«2"’ and In months. I \;«t!
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    DOCKING FOR REPAIR.
    31 2 The French steamer Caledonie from Noumea, after discharging part of her cargo of nickel, went into the Albert Dock at Tanjong Pagar on Friday, to effect some repairs.
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    ‘SPIRIT FARMER AND CUSTOMS OFFICER.”
    129 2 The Hongkong Daily Press, of May 28th, deals in a leading article with the proposal to give the Spirit Farmer important powers with regard to ships stores in the Port of Singapore. The article agrees that the proposal if carried out would be calculated to
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    THE QUEEN’S STATUE AT HONGKONG.
    125 2 On Thursday, May 28th, the Oovernor of Hongkong, unveiled the statue of the Queen, which has been erected by the people of Hongkong to commemorate the jubilee of Her Majesty’s reign. The pageant was a very brilliant one, and was witnessed with enthusiasm by many
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    THE GOVERNOR AND BERI-BERI.
    148 2 The .Selangor Medical Report for 1895 confirms the* impression that flu* pivvalenceorot herwiseof heri-beri is largely influenced by •mining, more especially in the case of newly opened districts. At Pudoh jail, an outbreak of f!:« disease was traced to the inhalation of specific poison generated in
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    BARON HIRSCH’S WILL.
    165 2 Bauox lll rscii's French executor, M. Dietz, is to receive .£4.000 a-year for five years for his trouble. M. Dietz’s task will be to see to tin* recovery of secured and unsecured loans, and to effect realisations. When legacies are paid tin* Baroness Hirsch will be worth,
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    THE SINGAPORE-BANGKOK MAILS.
    205 2 The Bangkok Times reports trouble between the postal authorities there and the masters of the steamers trading between Bangkok and Singapore. It resulted in the master of the Ban Seng Guan upon leaving Bangkok on the Ist instant for Singapore, refusing to take the mails with him.
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    ADMIRAL OXLEY.
    163 2 Rear-Admiral Oxley v f second in command of tl H dron, will have Lieutc.. Smith as flag-1 ientenant h Edward P. Jones as l,j< 1 sailed in the Grafton, whi..!?* 1 11 the Edgar, her sister ,\Z the tact that the cruiser, is to he a flagship, to
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    TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY.
    441 2 (From The Time* of w "'SrL L Latest advices .state that ing to an alarming extent in < airn,, private soldier in the (Vtnnainnt pL has died from it. The joint forces of Mr. r. Captain Napier, about ei«'t:’ i.i strong, are laagered near the }V f! toritory
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  • TUESDAY, 2ND JUNE.
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      CHOLERA.
      11 3 vn-tcrilav ami noon of cholera were rewere all *-nt tlie »><*-
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      MISSING CHILDREN.
      24 3 nan.nl (’lien* *>, g,ll*-tier Road, reports 1 since Sunday, her f y’*,. v vear- of age is missn he;ml of him *?i_ 'i*
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      VACUUM OIL CO.
      22 3 ni:,?ristrait*at HongM.tv. Krnnk Walker, of the Vacuum arged with embez- V in nit'V amounting in all r ua- remanded.
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      BRIBERY OF A JUDGE.
      28 3 Lourt of Appeal has »r l it!*M-*»* of eight months’ six months* polici a-ldition to the payment iinoii Judge Yamamoto, ..j ,»f having accepted
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      CABLE CHARGES.
      30 3 !i of i In* Manjuis of i;„- half-yearly meeting ,mh Kxten-ion Telegraph I li.v iin Simla to moan |,;iu\ i- contemplating an lt 0 rate- between India .lanan.
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      FORMOSA.
      27 3 i that. according to the e.eluriot 1 hv Japan with flu* :ji P.»\ver>. extra-tcrriioria-m I*ormosa, hut ith nirnt- will he limited Taipeli. Anping. a ji Tainan.
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      PLAGUE.
      40 3 t t well tv eases of plague at Hi iSth May.and amongst n wi- Sapper Barr, of the h hospital. Nine of the* ,-a i the city. three from the r ,!it trom Kowloon. The ••or ftood at 926.
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      COMMERCIAL MISSION.
      30 3 .ru!.*itt lor Agricnltmv end .in it is f:it«•* 1, U ill ;»|»jm*ill?iiionr »»1 a ti* ;-it America, England, '■mi liniia to investigate the of Japan in MTlit rit •>.
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      HAT SNATCHING.
      36 3 many complaints to hat snatching in the ■•t Armenian Street tin* Police i»* ial watch in the neigh- nitrln they caught a China- *>• act ot snatching, the hat i*an who was riding in a
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      FRANCE AND RUSSIA.
      37 3 dat♦**! London. 25th Mav. Ii:n in honour ofthe coro- z:ir of Russia, the city y' 1 ,q'«***iai!y decorated, Mim»ter of War lias >' leave to tile troops, at tli»* same time remitted '"•‘J on oflemlers.
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      FIRE AND QUARANTINE.
      42 3 y > r ‘*a in*r Tennyson-, on a ti],» k from Hamburg rimla on thr sth May fire rU 'll one of her holds. 1| xtinguished, hut the fc* quarantine for Mll -'bqri*, her last port of an infected port.
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      DOCK PROFITS.
      31 3 Whampoa Dock >,v 'April are said yaking a total ,l,om bs of the year llo,ln tJ>rouglit forward) l a most t!„. v and ol that makes ,,m "I«m».v> annals.
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      GERMANY AND JAPAN.
      53 3 JAPAN. “•yb s; ot Gie I oth w **b Germany Glt‘* Eiin' ut Foreign k 1*1 a few days, it i ..I f Peri in,'where ry 1 win i., i a,,oliv will take V'T*' u i ,r DoviL J,ll >* The t >l 1 in the jll(licial
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    HARMSTON’S CIRCUS.
    46 3 Harmston’s circus played tQ a crowded tent last night with another change of programme. The acrobats and the Rio Troupe again performed to advantage. Ihe statuary item and the Serpentine Dance drew loud applause as also did the Domestic Animal Exhibition by Professor Fredericks.
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    THE JAPANESE NAVY.
    71 3 1 UKhK Japanese officers Commander 11. Oki and Lieutenants B. Obata and M. Koiido arrived here to-day by the on their way to Europe. Commander Oki and Lieutenant Obata are going to Germany, while their companion, Mr. Kondo is bound for England. Arrived at their destination, these
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    THE TIME BALLS.
    128 3 The Master Attendant notifies by circular, tor the information of shipping people, that should either of the time balls, through any cause, fail to drop correctly, the flag \V will Ik* hoisted at riie Time Ball mast and tin* hall will be lowered slowly bv hand a
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    THE WEATHER REPORT FOR 1895.
    171 3 The Straits Settlements meteorological report lor shows that the mean atmospheric pressure was 29.857 at Singapore. At Singapore, the temperature of tin* air varied from 92.2 to 66 degree-* with a mean of 146.5 for temperature of solar radiation, and w ii h 71.1 for
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    THE POSTAL CONTRACT.
    372 3 ONLY 11 k KNOTS FOR THE FAR EAST. In the House of Commons on the 5th May, Sir John Leng asked the Secretary to the Treasury, as representing the Post mast er-General: Whether any acceleration of time in tlie conveyance of the mails is contemplated in the
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    ADMIRAL OXLEY.
    63 3 The China Gazette hears that, when the Grafton bearing the flag of RearAdmiral Oxley, arrives on the China station she will probably be joined by the Edgar and Spartan, and by one of the cruisers of the Archer class, and these four vessels will form Admiral Oxley’s cruising
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    PENANG TURF CLUB.
    65 3 The half-yearly general meeting ofthe above Club was held on the 29th May. Mr. J. Heim was elected Chairman in the absence of Major Hon. C. Lambton. 1 lie report and accounts submitted were passed, and certain rules of the club were altered or added to as
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    CRICKET.
    90 3 THE AUSTRALIAN TEAM. Tin: Aust ralianscommenced their first match in England on the 11th May, at Sheffield Park, against an eleven picked by Lord Sheffield from among the most noted players in the United Kingdom, including Grace, Mold, Gunn, and Shrewsbury. The Australians went in first to bat, and
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    FUNERAL OF THE LATE MR. BOCK.
    256 3 Tiik funeral of the late Mr. Heinrich Bock took place yesterday afternoon at the cemetery, there being a very large attendance of mourners and sympathisers at the graveside. The procession left tli<‘ house at a quarter past five, the coffin, which was covered with
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    THE GOVERNOR AGAIN.
    273 3 DISPUTE WITH THE PENANG MUNICIPALITY. A special meeting of the Penang Municipality was held on the 20th May, to pass Supplementary Budget No. 2 of 1896, which included provision for payments arising from the Municipal Secretary (Mr. Hailifax) going on leave. The Colonial Secretary had written to
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    GOWANS, ALEXANDER & CO.’S FAILURE.
    662 3 GOWANS, ALEXANDER CO.’S FAILURE. MR. JACKSON MILLAR’S BILL OF SALE. JUDGMENT TO-DAV. This morning, in the Bankruptcj’ Court, Mr. Justice Leach gave judgment upon the motion, which has been argued before him at great length, to set aside a bill of sale given by Messrs. (lowan®, Alexander tfc Co. (in
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    THE CHEFOO LAND CASE.
    175 3 A Correspondent of the Xorth Chian Daily News explains the tenure on which foreigners hold foreshore land in places like Chefoo, as depending on the pavment of a small land tax 1«»lhc Imperial authorities. If the foreshore land be on a river or sea shore, and
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    COFFEE PLANTING IN SELANGOR.
    359 3 (From a Correspondent.) I have visited the Selangor Coffee Estates, and was much surprise at the large quantity of land that is now being planted, and has already been planted, with Liberian Coffee which is cropping well. I estimate the exports of coffee from Selangor in
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    RIKISHAS AND GHARRIES.
    585 3 IK NANG AND SINGAPORE COMPARED. Mu. Hooper, in the Hackney Carriage and Jinrikisha report for April, says that, when on leave the other day at Penang, heeonsulted the Secretary to the Mun ieipality there concerning proposed amendments to the Hacknev Carriage and Jinrikisha Ordinance. Mr. Hooper thus
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    PAHANG NEWS.
    810 4 From our Carres'pondent.) Pekan, 26th May. With the shadow of death, caused by cholera being abroad, hovering threateningly over them, Pahang Malays have not this time enjoyed, as was their wont n former years, their festival of Tlori Raya Jlaji and even every one of the seven guns
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    CHOLERA IN PAHANG.
    924 4 (From Our Correspondent.) Pekan 25th May. Cholera is increasing here, and every one is very much alarmed. The alarm is due to the fact that, Pekan being a small place, everyone knows that the disease is spreading. The hospital is daily besieged by people calling for cholera
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    NETHERLANDS INDIA.
    1365 4 ACHEEN SEWS. .spurious c oin. l HIXESE INSOLVENCY. OPIUM. SUGAR PLANTING. (Translated from various netrxpapet Aciieen advices speak of Umar’s preparations to withstand the Dutch on their moving u|>on his fortifiliations after the bombardment. He had called together all the village headmen and explained to them his plan
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    SIGNS AND SUPERSTITIONS.
    150 4 There is a project afoot and afloat in Franklin, Massachusetts, U. S. A., to coiiocrvothe omens, myths, ami superstitions of the whole world in one superb encyclopaedia.** We have received from the acting editor-in-chief, Mrs. Cora Linn Daniels, a dainty little prospectus illustrating the scope of the
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    WEDNESDAY, 3RD JUNE.
    103 4 The lowest speed, proposed new postal contra, knots to India, l;t} knots to and only knots betwee,, ,S and Shanghai. Resident-GeneiiaiTe a s v arrived this morning )*y th«* is staying at liovornniont l|o l| 1 will probably remain in Sii IL few days before |'i'uc-,.,| ni
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    CHOLERA.
    16 4 Between noon vesterday aid to-day, two cases of cholera reported. They were a” -< rg tat
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    JAPANESE ENTERPRISE.
    32 4 A Japanese company is said t 0 j aw purchased fertile land in the s** of Chiapas, Mexico, for the cultivate of coffee, tobacco, and other plants by Japanese labour.
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    THE “OKINAWA MARU.”
    29 4 The new telegraph-laving steal,* the Okinawa Mam, recently for the Japanese Government, loading the second portion oft he Jaiat Formosa cable, sailed for .Japan oi, > May.
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    EFFICACY OF PRAYER.
    38 4 Those who are sceptical of the ctli.^u, of prayers, says a correspondent, inai be reminded that sinc(» Sunday when prayer was said in the Catimln of the Good Shephered for rain, it rained almost daily.
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    INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION.
    38 4 An industrial exhibition, intend*/ 1* illustrate the progress in trade am/ industry made in Germany during th#past twenty-five years, was opene«l ui May 1st, at the Treptow Park, in Pm 1 in, by the Emperor William.
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    WILLISON’S CIRCUS.
    39 4 Mb. Bert Willisox s Circus sjuvi i concluding performance last night,an a special programme was given tor thf benefit of Mr. Wiliison. Mr. Bob i/>' r Manager #f Harmstoivs Cireie, c» r ,n buted to the programme.
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    A WATERSPOUT.
    43 4 Jtst before the storm thisTnormiiC there was a very tine waterspout in ti* harbour. The curl of the water pretty to look at, and when the column ff*ll the white spray rosetoa great height. No damage wa w don the shipping.
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    PICTURES OF 1896.
    35 4 PICTURES of 1S9C," issued office of the Pall Mall publication?, magnificent shillingswortli- P tures are splendidly reprodu c'd, comprise those from the Royal AcaW the New Gallery, and the nt* Art Club.
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    NEW GUINEA LINE.
    30 4 Captain Werner, having Bremen by the Prim assumed command of the steamy running between Singapore an-’ New’ Guinea, relieving Captain 1 who went borne last Monday Karlsruhe.
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    THE “MELBOURNE”
    33 4 The JlelLuunu), which ani-«j[1 morning from Marseilles vl French mail of the 6th Ma>, Tttle beyond* her due date 0 detention at Djibouti!, and derangement in lier mat-inner} Aden and Colombo.
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    “ PUNCH’S” CARTOON.
    73 4 PUNCH’S” CARTOON. A ill Punch's cartoon, Disarmed, issue of May 9th, is distin* President Kruger is represen 1 with Mr. Joseph Chamber!* 11 weapon has been knocked 01 hand. Mr. Punch and t buiy are looking on and l,n< the following: Ld. Maitre D’Arnies to Mr. 1 watch the fencing-bout
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    THE “MARLA RICKMERS.”
    246 5 I ifti-rnoon. a large company I vr. kbP" llt |,.men assembled on l v *tranier Maria Itirkmers, I ri Tiers through their I I",Chilian. Wood Co. r which was fully des|r m issue, is ;t pioneer Ir -t. alii*ts tin* enterprising I i' sending East. I nV
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    BORNEO NOTES.
    448 5 s hif t'orfps'pirrtdcnt.) B f..ruier Ibmgkong steamer B* i inn. -i arrived at Sandakan. B *L l i -ettled down amongst B nib in the adjacent district, ,-r v, hi lo further off parts B M. na<!o. IJnhmgan. and soon —in B -tiii- -i. amors. A larger number
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    NEWS SIX DAYS IN ADVANCE OF THE MAIL.
    1842 5 (Via Australia.) IHK TRANSVAAL CONSPIRACY. A Berlin newspaper states that President Kiuger is in possession of a proclamation which was to l>e issued by the Reform Committee in the event of the proposed laid upon the I ransvaa 1 proving successful. Accordingiolhisdocument
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    TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY.
    611 5 From the Times of Ceylon.) London, 22nd May. Lord George Hamilton, replying to Mr. Seymour King in the House of Commons, said lie was unable to accede to the appointment of a select committee to consider the grievances of officers on the general list. London, 23rd May. After
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    HOME CRICKET SEASON.
    1371 5 SURREY r. WARWICKSHIRE. 1 he first of the county champions’ firstclass fixtures was commenced at the Oval, on May 4th, under favourable conditions and before a large company. The visitirtg captain won the toss and went in first. The feature of the innings was a score of
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    THURSDAY, 4TH JUNE.
    154 6 The public would do well to note tlie remarks made by the President ot the Municipal Commission yesterday as to the approach of the fruit season. The time is approaching when unscrupulous carters will try to tip heaps of pineapple and other fruit refuse in every available
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    CHOLERA.
    19 6 Between noon yesterday and noon to-day, two cases of Cholera were reported. They were all discovered after death.
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    GOWANS, ALEXANDER & CO.
    33 6 GOWANS, ALEXANDER CO. Tuis morning, before Mr. Chief Justice Cox, the public examination in bankruptcy of Messrs. Gowans, Alexander and Co. was formally closed, the Official Assignee having no further question to ask.
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    THE RAJAH OF KEDAH.
    71 6 The eldest son of the Rajjjh of Kedah, who had been deputed by his father to attend the King of Siam during his stay at Singapore, and who accompanied His Majesty to Java, returned from Batavia this morning in tin* Siamese gunboat Makut Jlnjahkiemar on account
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    ROBBERY UNDER ARMS.
    106 6 The first trial under the new Siamese Transitory Law* of Criminal Procedure took place on the 24th May, in the Bangkok Criminal Court, before Phra Phieharana, Acting Chief Judge, and three assistant judges. It was a prosecution of three Chinamen by the Crown, on the charge of
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    THE KLANG LAND DISPUTE.
    1085 6 MR. HILL AND MR. FORSYTHE. Further correspondence on the Klang land question has appeared in the* Times of Ceylon. On the 21st May, that journal published a letter from Mr. T. N. Hill, dated Bukit Nanas, Sungei Ujong, stating: As probably you wish to get the
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    AN EAST COAST ETCHING.
    99 6 The Bangkok Time* of the 27th May tells how, the other day, in Kelantan, two men induced two of Phra Rasda s handmaidens to elope with them. The Phra sent fifteen men to arrest the fugitives. The quartette were found at a place called Prasood. The
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    YORKSHIRE’S BIG SCORE.
    708 6 By the compilation at Birmingham of flic magnificent score of 887 against Warwickshire. Yorkshire has established a new record in county cricket. No fewer than four scores ot over a hundred runs were included in the total. Mr. Jackson compiled 117 before being caught by Law off
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    A GOLD COMPANY.
    335 6 TO BE FLOATED IN SINGAPORE. There is issued the prospectus of the West Pilbarra Gold Mine (Lim.), a Singapore company that proposes to mine for gold at West Pilbarra, Western Australia. The capital is SI00,(XX), in ten-dollar shares, of which $40,000 fully paid are to betaken by
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    HARMSTON’S CIRCUS.
    48 6 There was again a large house at Harmston’s Circus last night, and tlio performance was enthusiastically received. The Rio yroupe of lady acrobats, Miss Cooke, ana the Sisters Warren came in for the largest share of applause, and their feats an* certainly very artistic and skilful.
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    HORSELESS CARRIAGE IN LONDON.
    70 6 On oth May a horseless carriage, a mod i tied mail phaeton, made, its a I »pi a ranee at Charing (Voss, and passed at a smart pace down Whitehall and Parliament-street. Although the thowere full of heavy traffic, the vehicle was deftly guided through the
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    DEBASED COIN.
    87 6 An outcry has arisen at Bangkok from the disfiguring of Siamese coins, chiefly in connection with the gambling farms then*. The small silver coins are doubled up or beaten into cup-shapes for convenience of handling in the gambling houses. Latterly the defacers have taken to cutting the centre
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    PASSENGERS IN EXCESS.
    239 6 C.\rr. Wilson of the s. s. Gympic has been charged at the District Court of Kuantnn, Pahang, with carrying passengers in excess of t lie number allowed by the license, and the result is worth} 7 of note by Chinese steamship owners. On May 11 th, Capt.
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    THE HOUSEHOLD.
    1149 6 NOTES FOR HOUSEKEEPER SINGAPORE. R diy a Tiiuhj Corretprwltrf Motto for the week 1 “Only hy thinking of the l*>, t t i »>e done can we find the ran",. rtf V! at that we can do.” ofthr. THE DHOBY. Different in many respect- f outspoken Chinaman with
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    THE DEATH RETURNS.
    55 7 iit official mortality returns td ,,rc for the week ending tin* doth M jvr---deal h>. of which 170 wen Filin* The Malays account i t! itv ai»*i Indian?* lor ten deaths. Tl: it** ii death- arc referred to cholera, jjjij vv-'tiic to tever. I lie ratio pci
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    OPIUM ADULTERATION.
    114 7 /’ii niioii «.t the (iovernment of ft i. 11 called, to the increasing I m, •i<»n oi Indian opium hy the I with -r-amum <eed cake and I i".! ad-, calculated to damage I 1111• 11io11 of the Indian drug I an !i. t iiii.e-e purchasers. It appears
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    THE PAPER CHASE.
    140 7 ii" doubt, to the weather w:i> a wry -mall field at vester-i‘a[«eivlia-c. The meet was at <*r»>ve, ami Mr. F. Holley laid 111 i r uv, r two jumps to Rock Hill, 1 through Stevens Road to d;i]l wlinv there wen* several Wjll; From here the chase
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    CHESS.
    145 7 Jiktn i/ \v»»u at the recent Tournart.h > *ngapore Recreation Club 1! i* 1 1 night at the Club vf If Al 1 i*«1 i*-i i presided, and, 1 1 H prize* to tlie successful sa,( l a few words wi(h Tlu games played and on Die prize winners
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    1803 7 meeting of the Municipal Commissioners was held yesterday afternoon. I here were present: Messrs' Gentle (President), lan Jiak Kim, Moses, Meyer, So list, Seali Loang Seah, Han?, Slielford’ c.m.g., Joaquini, and Colonel Pen no fat her. FINANCE. 1 he financial statement showed that the current, balance to credit
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    FRIDAY, 5TH JUNE.
    578 7 Mk. T. H. Kershaw, Official Assignee, has been ofibred, and has accepted, the position of legal adviser to the Governments of the protected Malay States. Mr. Kershaw will leave for Kuala Linnpor during the month. Mr. It. X. Bland takes Mr Kershaw’s post at the Official Assignees
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    CHOLERA.
    19 7 Between noon yesterday and noon to-day, three eases of cholera were reported. They were all sent to hospital.
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    THE LATE MR. BOCK.
    28 7 The coroner, Dr. Mugliston, has concluded his inquiry as to the death of the late Mr. Bock. The finding was Suicide whilst temporarily insane.”
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    LANGKAT OIL.
    38 7 It is reported that tin* Royal Dutch Oil Company, producers of the wellknown Crown Langkat Oil, has declared a dividend for 1895 of 44 per cent. Shares have hence risen to over 500 per cent, premium.
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    MORPHIA CASE.
    39 7 A raid made on the Anglo-Chi-nese Dispensary in South Bridge Road by the Opium Farm people, last evening, and a seizure was made of live bottles of morphia. The case stands remanded for a week. Bail $5OO.
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    STRAITS CIVIL SERVICE.
    41 7 There is issued 10-day tin* Straits Settlements Civil Service List for 1896, published by authority. The book is an exhaustive compendium of information as to the Government Service, and is prefaced by a short history of the Settlements.
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    A DISORDERLY FUSILIER.
    111 7 A Er roi’eax lady and gentleman called at the Sepoy Lines Police Station on Tuesday evening, and informed Inspector Ballard that a Fusilier was running amok in New Bridge Road. The Inspector proceeded to the spot, and found a crowd of about two hundred Chinese surrounding a
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    THE PERAK SIKHS.
    128 7 The annual report on the Perak Sikhs for 1895 shows that the actual strength of the Force was short of tin* sanctioned strength by 48 privates. The deficiency, it is said, is due roan inferior class of men offering themselves for enlistment, a majority of whom were
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    FOOTBALL.
    285 7 S. C. C. TAXC.LIX LIT. A friendly uanu* was played last nij'lit on the Esplanade between those two teams. The S. C. C. had the most of the frame all through, hut the shooting of the forwards was most erratic, in fact time after time the goal was at
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    LIMITATION OF SUITS.
    241 8 It may l>o well to direct attention to the Provisions of the new Limitations of Suits Ordinance that lias now been assented to by the Governor and will come into force on the Ist day of next year. The principal limitations in the schedule arc as follows
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    THE SCHOLARSHIPS.
    550 8 MR. ELUUM AND THE LONDON UNIVERSITY. A i*ai«r regarding examinations for tiie Queen's and Government Scholarships was laid before the Legislative Council yesterday*. It opens with a letter from Mr. J. B. Kleum, Acting Inspector of Schools, to tlu* Registrar of the University’ of London, inquiring whether arrangements
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    3230 8 THURSDAY, 4th JUNE. PRESENT. H. E. the Governor, Sir Charles Mitchell, C..C.M.0. The Hon. Colonel R. W. Plunkett, r. a., Acting Officer Commanding the Troops. Hon. J. A. Swettenham, c.mjl, Colonial Secretary. Hon. \V. U. Collyer, Attorney-General. Hon. H. Trotter* Auditor-General. Hon. E. E. Isemonger, Colonial Treasurer. Hon.
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    SATURDAY, 6TH JUNE.
    156 9 Mr Moore s let cr With anot her column, we under- jjj?br.I ,u jSwettenham has since Ein 1 'If nin t any interview to Mr. ■\l <ir»* I j. (iwen has resigned the I U T ,vtary to the Singapore IT. f i kfi: T,1 is 0,1
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    CHOLERA.
    23 9 I ■-v r\ ii.miii vesterday and noon I Tv t V v.* ra-cs of cholera were reportI .v♦*!’»'* all -cut to hospital.
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    SHIP SPOKEN.
    28 9 gl of the Dutch steamer ‘Iw;>'i. which arrived yesterday Born* reports having spoken the -liip >jsJw of Liverpool from for Singapore. All was l.oir.1 the Speke.
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    CRICKET.
    34 9 i k; match was commenced cv’ft’iii:- fiowccn tin* Secretary's >x!> *ii» President s team. At the Er'vin'i -tump- four wickets had Bilk for d mi the Secretary’s side, B’"'! 0 oat with ;J6.
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    A SMART FINE.
    35 9 Leman. of the fin al Dutch B >: w,i- lined 82.‘>o ye>terda\ V: A: dumb/ at the Police Court, a port clearance in -ir v.itfi the terms of Section 'ft::* :i 'finiii- Ordinance.
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    VENICE AT SINGAPORE.
    38 9 i .t'ifliiiu ai tin* lower end of p rlf»o Street. to enable them to get U'H>r- tlii> morning, required. wacom*qMinfleiit, sampans or dug--51 That part <»f Waterloo Street is Malik** a river when it rains.
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    THE MEKONG BOUNDARY.
    44 9 pr °<U'!atiox published that an r has lteen arrived at betand the French f!:at tlu* valley of the Mekong J.tro; the mouth of the Nam Huok 11 frontier, should be the i) T wr***n the French and "ioie in that quarter.
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    “GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.”
    180 9 oth June. B; 1 y Vi* 1 1 ‘Mishit incuts are notiB.i i> Egcrton, Collector of BLiT- lo be Official Assignee, KfL Mr. T. H. Kershaw*. EL-T T 1 A r rv u I he F ederated M !'H *T. Haughton, 2nd B-.f] Vp lllals,,, *n* ta ry,tobeColleeE
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    FEDERATED MALAYA.
    77 9 SCHEME OPERATES FROM IST JULY. \i TI L? f o, erumeut Gazette notifies that *lr. b. A. Swettenhain, c.m.g., ResidentGeneral of the Protected Malay States, reported his arrival on the 3rd instant, lhe arrangements for carrying into effoet the Federation of the Protected Mala} States will route into
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    FRENCH INDO-CHINA.
    707 9 tiie famine. ANTI-CHINESE FEELING. Ihe famine in Tonquin continues to increase, and so great are the misery and distress that it is feared that the hot season will result in the outbreak of some epidemic. The authorities have taken measures to guard against the danger. Supplies of rice
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    TRADE BETWEEN THE STRAITS AND THE MOTHER COUNTRY.
    214 9 W T HAT THE SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IS DOING. IT STANDS FOR FREE TRADE. Onf: of the most important questions for discussion at the Congress of Chambers of Commerce of the Empire to be Jjeld in London this month is that
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    GOVERNOR AND MUNICIPALITY.
    212 9 The Strait# Maritime Journo! notes that in the difficulty arising from the Penang Municipality giving their Secretary leave contrary to the Governors wishes, the Board dares to question the Governor’s right to do just as lie pleases. The Board took action under certain of its bye-laws sanctioned
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    HAVAS TELEGRAMS.
    274 9 Pari*, '22 nd May. The welcome accorded the French Mission by the Oar and Court ha.- been of the warmest character, and the official reception was of an exceptional brilliancy. 2Z\rd May. Forty deaths from cholera took place yesterday at Cairo and twenty-seven at Alexandria. The Europeans are
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    JUMPING COMPETITION AT THE CIRCUS.
    155 9 Tiik Local Horse Jumping Competition at Harmston’s Circus last night was a great hit, like most things Mr. Boh Love puts his hand to. The performance on this occasion was under the patronage of Captain Groome and the Officers of the Navy, and the house
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    NETHERLANDS INDIA.
    635 9 NEW GUINEA. SUGAR PLANTING. MUTINY ON SHIPBOARD. CURRENT COIN. (Translated fro r m various newspapers.) Netherlands New Guinea, though long a Dutch possession, is still unexplored, and travellers’ tales speak of snowy mountains in that unknown region. The Geographical Society of Holland lias long sought for means to
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    CYCLING NOTES FROM LONDON.
    724 9 CHIEFLY FOR LADIES. What a glorious week it has been for cycling! If the state of the parks can be any criterion, my sisters have been taking full advantage of the Spring weather. I itever remember seeing Battersea Park at its best last season so crowded
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    SEWAGE BURIAL.
    105 9 The Municipal Commissioners of Penang bury the sewage matter of that town in the country, in a populous district, near a Targe village. From this immense cesspool, danger arises not only to the health ol the neighbouring people but also to the coconut trees, the cultivation of which
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    NEWS OF THE CHURCHES.
    1068 10 It wa? gratifying to hear echoes from these notes in one of our Churches on last Sunday. The question of succeeding in business on Christian principles was discussed. It was conceded that in special ca?es the conscientious Christian man must sacrifice principle or l some possible
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    APOTHECARIES.
    432 10 rilh gVKSTlON IN X Eli HI SF.MlilLAN. (From 11 I'ori'fepotuJf'nt.) Auvkktixu to the rc*]>eated unfavourable remarks made by The* Briti?h Resident? and officers in charge c»f this State in their administration reports with regard to health and the cau?e? of the enormous death-rate in the hospitals at Jelehu and
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    H. M. S. “GRAFTON.”
    67 10 H. M. s. Griffon left England f.*r oina }**?terday. The ar? ihe ilag of Rear-Admiral Gxlev. I*non 1 .I- L will probably V joined by the E-hjur and pit/inn. and by one of the crui?er? oi the Archer class, and these four e?sels will fewni Admiral
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    DEATH REGISTRATION.
    89 10 Tue Malacca Municipality ha-received a let ter from Government, asking whet her the Commissioners were willing to l*ar half of the expense of an A]*.theoarv who should act as Deputy Registrar of Deatlis and enquire into the eau-e* G f deaths within the Municipalitv. Tlie matter was referred
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    ON THE VERANDAH.
    1615 10 Havel subscribed to the YY est Piiharra Gobi Company No, I have’nt. I have had mv flutter several times and in different continents aud. after the last flutter, feeling very sad thereat, 1 compared notes on the subject wit li t he head of one of the
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    TAPIOCA CULTIVATION.
    38 10 inn, 1,1 U^ er Tain pin «Hh^M h f rep f °f AprU ,ha > ““v U„f e Towkays are taking up m Muar teffitorv. I-ossibly they get it under easier terms than they can in Tampin.
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    THE CHARGE OF PLAGIARISM.
    504 10 TIIL KEY. YHt. TO THE EIHTOK OF Ti If: I>KAH Siii. I have to tl, u the courteous tone of tli,. issue of the in which you call ily the charge made hv :h i d I* of the linvHg (Jozrltr l a the unfair strict
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    LATE TELEGRAMS.
    171 10 11 I Allalato* td #r| Xew§ from Kgypi tvm a> to the di?j -^l nrritoo wheo reiievt India. On the arrival oi(n.r- ri force. lhr Eg>i*nan ti jto Kosseir and Tb» n* .ytf fl the Nile at Keiieh. T»i:e V^#1 tisn? i?. however. to G* r I .O
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    MONDAY, 8TH JUNE.
    222 11 Major t! ,nation--or, in plain il.itM. Whydidthey iir- 'V tin- !•*>*. ho i,n |jnt. tln‘ii. why <li<J the 1 >i. Jameson ,i«soii was defeated lt t<* make war. These i i f are ,j.„,* roii> to interna- n* 4 pay tiie dollar lor next at all Catholir
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    CHOLERA.
    16 11 r Qon Saturday anil noon f;i'»- of cholera were re- wt-re all sent to hospital.
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    HOMEWARD PASSENGERS.
    23 11 'vii. ilritidi Consul at HangMi'. French, Mr. and Mrs. ibr il**rt/ aiv hooked for y til** \lu:nijurr to leave on -dav.
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    CANON GREENSTOCK.
    22 11 HK iN v. Canon (ireenstock, the 1 r al Bangkok, will, it > leave t’<*r England very 11*'h 'Uii'«Tiiig tVt»in cataract
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    THE “ESMERALDA.”
    29 11 c u i ya« iit Esnttmlda arrived ixlri;11, with Mrs Syer v,,i s h'- left the same day Klaus; with Mr. F. A. •’"t l t.li; in.
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    NETHERLANDS INDIA PETROLEUM.
    22 11 I'", 1 Jkttavia that the i'a'iin-j, Society intends to i N in hina and Japan for ■daml- India petroleum
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    NAVAL MOVEMENTS.
    24 11 M \I. s i, I ’Kat nn W ednesday Islands. The 1! on a special »#r. H. M. S. «lown from Hong-
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    EXHIBITION IN LISBON.
    39 11 e Mia i, v 11,1 n] the discovery vV'i a (,;una be celeL r Iiidi*, 11 1111)11 !i Lisbon next Ai• ,r '*l u ets, in which 1*» l»L- ‘Hrtnirted to invite* nnpoit ilu t part.
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    THE P. & O. COMPANY.
    54 11 THE P. O. COMPANY. St **i,in'v! 1 ,n tin b r of the fh?! last' 'h,""!- 1 <-ompaD >’> I!, directors were MUl, lend at the rate and T Hnn n the Pre U* °f 7 iH r n mte rim dividend rr *i Sp w .L I M *r
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    THE BOATING CLUB’S NEW BOATS.
    42 11 The two new boats, by Searlo of Henlev, ordered by the Boating Club, have recently arrived, and have been fitted up leady for use. The are cedar and mahozang out rigged double sculler*, convertible into pni-oared boat.
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    HARMSTON’S CIRCUS.
    43 11 <ln Saturday, being the last night of Harms! oil's present Singapore season. ii "as pack'd wit!i an ‘mormons audience; and tin? pciTorniance went \ery well, the Cirrus goes to Java and "ill probably return from thence in a month or two.
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    SHAREBROKING AT COLOMBO.
    47 11 IHE sharebrokers nt Colombo have* taken common action to place their business on a proper footing, at the date id last advices. It was decided to form a Brokers Association, and to issue an official price list on Tuesday and Friday in each week.
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    INDIAN TROOPS IN AFRICA.
    48 11 A ELI E hook has been published containing a full account of the excellent work rendered by Major Edwards, of the Hotli Sikii Regiment, with native soldiers in South Africa. The thanks of* tin* Colonial Office have been conveyed to Major Edwards by telegram.
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    GULF OF TONQUIN LIGHTLS.
    61 11 The lighthouse on the Isles of Norway (Gulf of Tonquin), near Haiphong, will he lighted after Ist July. A steady white light with 2 Hashes per 2 minutes. Height .'mm sea level 110 metres. Height of rock HO metros light se#n at 22 miles. Latitude 20°
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    THE SUBORDINATE SERVICE.
    56 11 Some time ago the members of the subordinate service sent a memorial to the Government praying for exchange compensation or an increase of their salaries. A reply has been received to the effect that the Secretary of State for tlu* Colonics regrets he is unable to comply
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    ARRIVED BY MAIL.
    49 11 Messrs. J. W. Handy and C. Francis, Licentiates of the Ceylon Medical College, who have received appointments in the Straits Settlements, arrived from Colombo in tin* f'es/ioo's'r on Saturday. Mr. Mitchell limes, Financial Adviser to the Siamese Government, also arrived here in the Teshnirnr from Ismailia.
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    STRANDED VESSELS SALVED.
    66 11 The steamer Activ which went on the rocks at Sud Point about thirty miles west of Hoi how on April 7th, has been successfully floated. She was bought at auction recently for 51,500. The barque John Haizley which went ashore near Macao on Saturday, May 2:lrd, has
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    AN ITALIAN FESTIVAL.
    71 11 The first Sunday in June (yesterday) being the Festa dello Statute, a national feast in Italy, Signor (.lino Fertile, the acting Consul and Cavaliere dello Corona d’ Italia, held a reception of his countrymen at his private residence, River Valley Road, from 11 a.m. till noon. In
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    MURDER OF AN AMERICAN.
    74 11 An American named Weston, the manager of a merry-go-round at Bandong in West Java, was robbed and murdered thereon the night, of the Jotli May. lie used to count the money he received in the sight of people, and had been boasting of his gains. He
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    THE OVIDE MUSIN CONCERT.
    88 11 Mr. Ovidk Musin, the talented violinist, and his concert company, who will he kindly assisted bv Mr. Claud Severn, will give a concert at the Town Hall this evening. H. K. the Governor and Lady Mitchell have promised to be present, An excellent programme has been
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
    107 11 JUNK .MONTHLY MEDAL. PLAY ON SATURDAY. Maclaren, J. W. B. 4."» •‘>2 D 7 14 82 Crighton, B. \V. 47 40 !>:J 8 s 5 Jones, J. C. ]>. r>2 48 100 12 Nanson, K. J. .">2 4* 100 12 MaeCiiim, G. 1). X. .">2 4s 101
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    CHINESE AND TAMILS.
    79 11 fnrfi/tti Ktiylveeriiitj is not surprised to learn that there is a falling off in the Tamil labour that used to flock so largely tiwMalaya. The cause is not far to seek Ceylon and Burma offer nearer and better inducements to the Madras coolie. Besides, the competition of
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    FRENCH JOURNALISM.
    85 11 M. m; Blowitz, the Paris correspondent of the Tunes, has no patience with the ut!i*r«inees of French journalists with regard t a "fair. Africa. He sees in their dcmiiK^ffions of Mr. Chamberlain much more than the ery of outraged humanity, equity, or morality. I am convinced,” lie writes,
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    THE “HOHENZOLLERN” CASE.
    84 11 The ease against the Captain and Doctor of the German mail steamer, 1 fohenzol-lerti, sentenced to three months' hard labour for being within a fort in Hongkong with photographic apparatus, has aroused painful astonishment at Berlin. The Chinn LVp,v>v finds the sentence unnecessarily severe, compared with the
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    THE ACHEEN QUESTION.
    116 11 A journalist at Amsterdam propose to solve the Acheen difficulty by a stringent blockade of the whole coast of tin* country to -top the import trade of the Achinese. In hK opinion this will be enough so to discourage tin* Achinese that they will be ready in
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    LOTTERY CASE.
    139 11 Eioiit Chinese women were before Mr. Anthonisz on Saturday for being concerned in a Chap Jee Kce Lottery at No. 109, Victoria Street, on the 14th ultimo, ’flu* ease has been postponed on two or three occasions, and seems to interest the Chinese very much; the Court whs
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    BORNEAN ETHNOLOGY.
    168 11 Messrs. Truslove and Hanson announce a work entitled “The Natives of Sarawak and British North Borneo, based chiefly on the MSS. of the late Hugh Brooke Low, of the Sarawak Government Service. The author is Mr. Henry Ling Roth, whose work on the “Aborigines of Tasmania is well
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    “THE FIGHT THAT FAILED.”
    818 11 —Daily Telegraph. MR. KIPLING'S ACTION Xeir orhj l.iih Mat/. The American news pajH*r cynics parody the title of Mr. Uudyard Kipling's famous novel in describing the* recent misunderstanding between the gentleman named and his brutlier-in-law, Mr. Beatty Balestier. The story of his troidde figures in the
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    HOME CRICKET SEASON.
    1206 11 SURREY r. ESSEX. 1 lie feature of the day's cricket at the Oval on Tuesday,-the 12th ult., was a brilliant performance by Abel, who eclipsed air his previous efforts in first-class cricket, and compiled the huge total of 231. His previous best was, curiously enough, made against
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    SINGAPORE GAS COMPANY.
    339 12 The ordinary general meeting of this company was held on tin* 14t 1 i May at tht; City Terminus Hotel, London. Mr. Samuel Spencer presided, and said that the directors were able to propose tin* small dividend now recommended, alter three years operations without any return on
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    CRICKET.
    238 12 secretary’s XI. president’s xi. This match, commenced on Friday, was continued on Saturday, and resulted in a win for the Secretary’s team. Scores: secretary's xi. (1st innings). Capt. Wilkinson b. Woodroffe 8 If. S. Ainslie c. St. Clair b. Grant 47 8. M. Biiniy e. St. Clair b. Ross
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    A MARSUPIAL PUGILIST.
    580 12 THE FIGHTING KANGAROO ARRIVES. By the steamship Sultan, which arrived this morning from Fremantle, \V. A., the celebrated fighting Kangaroo, Peter Jackson,” was a passenger. Asa sparrer Peter** is a departure from the rule, as applied to his race. The average Kangaroo fights with his him feet,
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    NEWS FOUR DAYS IN ADVANCE OF THE MAIL.
    824 12 (IVo A ustralia.) fjimdov, 16//# May. Lord Rosebery, in a speech delivered Iasi; night in Devonshire, expressed the opinion that the postponement of a Government inquiry into the action of the British South Africa. Chartered Company until the trial of Dr. Jameson
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    873 12 Minttes of Proceedings of the Municipal Commissioners at an Ordinary Meeting on Wednesday, the 20th May\ 1896. Present:—The President, Alex, Gentle Esq.; G. T. Hare, Esq.; Th. Solist, Esq.; lan Jiak Kim, Esq.; M. Meyer, Esq.; Hon. T. Shelford, c.m.g. A. (J. Moses, Esq. Absent :—The Inspector-General of
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      THE PAUPER HOSPITAL.
      1121 12 I TO THE EDITOR OF THE STRAITS TIMES.*’ Sir, —This hospital, as is known to I every one, is the gift of the late Mr. Tan I Took Seng, one of the most liberal minded I Chinaman that ever lived here. The I hospital was built by
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      WHAT A PATIENT SAYS.
      412 12 TO THE EDITOR OK THE TKVl1 Sir,—I have much plejunm* l0 J ing, through the medium ot y <>"* br0l gtf your Respondent,Jot ha H^ the matter of the Tan iocr tal forward to the notice ot Kr^ d^n !u.n. Ithink.Mr.lditor, tioinc modification. ■•lieif' 1 (l
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      MR.SWETTENHAM AND MALAYA.
      606 13 ioi; OF THE ‘‘STRAITS TIMES.” Th. arrival of the first UesidentB'il Malaya naturally excites B inten-st and some hope among I P‘8 tvho are commercially inteB' i r prosperity of Malaya. In I 'A, 1)< it observ(‘d, 1 speak for B not for Chinamen. We have B
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      A WATERSPOUT.
      60 13 TO THE EDITOR OF»THE STRAITS TIMES." Sir, —A magnificent waterspout, similar to the one witnessed on Wednesday morning off Collyer Quay but larger, occurred last evening about 6 p.m. Starting from opposite the new Harbour, it gradually passed up tin* Strait till opposite my house where it disappeared.
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    PASSENGER LIST.
    620 13 ARRIVALS. t Per s. p. Juno from Teluk Anson via ports Mr. Gunn. Per s. s. Chow Plum from Klaug via ports. —Mr. J. Armstrong. Per M. M. s. s. Sydney from Kobe: —Mr. C. \V. Banks, and Lieut. A. Hardeastle. From Saiiion: —Messrs. All. Bognalle, W. A.
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      SHIPPING IN PORT.
      163 13 Under this heading the following abbrevitions are used :—str. —steamer: sh.—sliid bq.—barque Brit.—British V. S. United States; Fr.— French Gcr.—German Put. Dutch Job. —Johore Ac., G.e., General cargo d.p. —deck passengers U. —Uncertain T. P. W.—Tanjong Pagar Wharf T. P. P.— Tanjong Pagar Dock B. W. Borneo
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      TRADING VESSELS.
      1401 13 Arrivals Since Noon ok Saturday. Alboin, Brit. str. 650 tons, Capt. Ritchie, 7th June. From Bangkok, 3rd June. Timber, Borneo Coy. For (Calcutta, 8th. AIL Amherst Brit. str. 108 tons. (’HpBshimmcn, 7th June. From Klong. 5th June. G.e., ami 120 d.p. Wee Bin and Co. For K lang,
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      VESSELS EXPECTED.
      454 13 Xame. port probable date of arrival and name of agents. A. Apcar, H’kong, June 11; Sarkies Moses. Agamemnon, China*, July 2; Mansfield. Agapanthus, H’kong, June 12: P.Simons. Argus, Sydney, June; McAlister. Bawean/Batavia, June 21 Daendels. Bayern Europe, Aug. 20; Behn Meyer. Beilerophon, L’pool, June 10 Mansfield. Bellona, Hamburg,
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      ARRIVALS.
      1105 14 A'LAG < Vessel’s Name. k Tons. Captain From Sailed. Consignees. Rig I Jue I j 1 Haiphong iM.M str. 874 iRebufel Saigon May 29 M. Maritimes 1 Sri Bandjar Dut. str. 544 Flak Cotie May 23 Ang Lim Thay 1 Clam Brit. str. 2311 (Black Hongkong May 26 Boustead
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      CLEARANCES.
      714 14 I Date. Vessel’s Name. Klac&Rio Captain Destination June 1 Neera Brit. str. Myles Teluk Anson via ports 1 I Malacca 1 P&Ostr. Henning London via ports 2 i Chelydra j Brit. str. Cass Hongkong 2 Kian Ann str. Moss De®n!»ie 2 j Will O’the Wi9p »tr. Nicol Pontianak 2
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      ANJER.
      89 14 PASSED SUNDA STRAITS OR ARRIVED FOR ORDERS. Fi.au Date From Destin- ReDate. am> Slur's Name. Commander. of Where atiox marks. Rig. Sailing. May 1*8 Bn1. sh. SjH*ke Waimright Feb 22 Barry Singapore filial, hr. Fede L. Schiaffino Feh 4Savannah Samarang 29 Brit bY. Spiuawav Garrick May 6 Albany W
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