The Straits Budget, 24 November 1896

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    127 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE “STRAITS TIMES.” <. e 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 Philippines,
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  • STRAITS TIMES TUESDAY, 24TH NOVEMBER.
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      BIRTHS.
      31 1 r> instant, at Silensing Gold I .I Pahang, the wife of Mr. f vn of a daughter. I v at Bexhill.” the wife of [r ip..!:; us. of a son.
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      MARRIAGE.
      38 1 I M;irv l»redin’s, Canterbury, on I f Or!i >l tor, by the Rev./.J. .1. Hani- Virar.. Ckkk Maitland, younger I tli- late William Merries Mait- to Peksis Mabel, second the late Henry Horn HakBT-;\ iat -horo, Sandwich.
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    TABLE OF CONTENTS.
    351 1 Hi.. N>; Al.TICl.ES. Hi!!*- Approaching Electien. Hit-Crimping Bill. H Iiy N iiier 1 roul >les. H"r>itm> Hin*mg Malays. Hhann-iind Russia. H Snrki-t l >i...t::tions. B?%ing News. HlWngcr List. H* !i i-t lilting Outrages. Hh-A-i/.oa. Uni!- *\,t. V;npl.al. Elections. H*:p*>n' Skits. Achild'-. Philosophy. 1 1 CiiTistutility and sell
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    LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    454 1 Singapore, 24th November, 1896. PRODUCE. Gambier, uv--do Cube No 1 do do No 2, ?*92’ Copra Bali,. do Ponliauak, Pepper, Black...... Sago Flour Sarawak, J*”* do Brunei, 5*2?* Pearl Sago. Coffee, Bali, 7 m Coffee Palembang .uu. Coffee, Liberian, iNo. 1 Tapioca, small Flake, do do 1st
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    SUMMARY OF THE WEEK.
    360 1 The mail for Europe this week, leaves I by the P. &0. s.s. Khedive. The P. Os. s. Itohilla with the mail from Europe of the 30th October is expected tomorrow. The mail for Europe, next I week, leaves by the M. M. s. s. Mel-
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  • REUTER’S TELEGRAMS.
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      ITALY AND ABYSSINIA.
      38 1 PEACE MADE. London, 17 th November. Peace has been signed between Italy and Abyssinia, and all the Italian prisoners have been released by King Menelik. Italy recognises the absolute independence of Ethiopia, or Meneiik’s Kingdom.
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      THE NIGER.
      22 1 The Niger Company are preparing a large military expedition. Thirty-five British officers have been engaged to take in the expedition.
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      ITALY AND ABYSSINIA.
      45 1 Jjondon, 18/// November. It is held to be undoubted that the treaty between Italy and King Menelik of Abyssinia is due to Russo-French influence. The moment the treaty was signed, King Menelik telegraphed the signing to the Czar and to President Faure.
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      COREA.
      78 1 Ijondon, 19 th November. Mr. John Jordan has been gazetted British Consul-General at Seoul, the capital of Corea. Mr. John Jordan who, as Reuter announces to-day, has been appointed British Consul General at Seoul in Corea, entered the service as student interpreter in China in March 1876. After rising
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      GERMAN DUELLING.
      61 1 There was an animated debate in the German Reichstag, last night, on the subject of duelling in the German army. The Minister for War, amid angry protests, spoke strongly in defence ol duelling. The Minister said that the honour of the officers demanded that they should possess the
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      THE NIGER.
      45 1 London 20/// November. The Temp* says that France has taken measures to safeguard forthwith h rench rights in the countries bordering on Dahomey and the river Niger. This has been done to anticipate the eventuality of the Niger Company attempting to occupy Bajibo.
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      THE BLACK SEA.
      47 1 London 21*/ Novemlper. Russia adheres resolutely to the treaty clauses regarding the Black Sea. These clauses prevent the egress of Russian men -of-war from that sea. But they equally prevent the ingress p? war thereby protecting the Russian Black Sea *4 t Fleet. 1
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      FRANCE AND RUSSIA.
      122 1 MINISTERIAL EXPLANATION. London 23 rd November. A debate on the Foreign Affairs Estimates has taken place in the -French Chamber of Deputies. During the debate, M. Hanotaux, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, was asked to define the political relations between France and Russia. M. Hanotaux, in reply,
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    THE APPROACHING ELECTION.
    696 1 (Straits Times, 19/A November Yesterday, we drew attention briefly to the subject of the approaching Municipal Election. The importance of the matter *is, we think, ample reason for referring to it again tp-day. It is a fact, unfortunate but none the less true, that the general public
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    32 1 DEATH. i*T;i infant, at No. 213, Queen I im.i. J use i’ll Oswin Edward, f m sim" t E. L. M. DE Sot’ZA, Esq., L :*7 and 8 months. (Penang Lt' copy.)
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    THE CRIMPING BILL.
    175 2 (Straits Times 20/// A ore miter.) Yesterday, at Council, Mr. Napier I put his finger upon an important and far-reaching omission from the new Crimping Bill. Hitherto any advance to a coolie, who has contracted to leave the Colony to work elsewhere, has had to be made
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    THE NIGER TROUBLES.
    234 2 (Straits Times 20 th November.) France and the Niger Company continue to be at variance. Last year, considerable irritation arose regarding alleged encroachments by both on the British and French spheres of influence in the Niger country and the adjacent regions. Diplomacy then stepped in and strove
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    OPIUM AMONG MALAYS.
    327 2 (Straits Times 20///- Noremiter,) The conscience of the Government is in the hands of the Secretary of State. This was what Mr. Shelford said yesterday on the second reading of the Opium Ordinance Amending Bill, and the Governor added hear, hear.” The Bill places the Government in
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    FRANCE AND RUSSIA.
    274 2 (Straits Times 2 3rd Nor ember.) Ctriosity regarding the terms of the now acknowledged understanding between France and Russia remains ungratified. The opening of the French Parliament had been anxiously awaited, from its being well known that the French Ministry would be questioned on the subject at
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    OFFICIAL CHANGES.
    74 2 Report has it that Mr. W. E. Kenny, Assistant Superintendent, P. W. D., Wellesley, who has returned rom leave, is temporarily attached to i;he Singapore P. W. D. for Johore Kailway work. It is also rumoured that Mr. C. J. Saunders, Acting Third Magistrate, Singapore, will take up
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    THE DELI OPIUM FARM.
    102 2 The lease of the Deli Opium Farm, this year, was disposed of by sealed tenders with the stipulation for a rent of 110,000 guilders ac least. The Spirit Farm was also let. The tenders received for the Opium Farm were,for 12 months: 141,000, 137,000, and 132,000
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    THE TROTTING RECORD.
    680 2 A REMARKABLE PERFORMANCE. Talk as we may of the interest taken in England and in Europe generally, by the sporting public, in the prowess of a great racehorse such as Persimmon, or Omnium II., or Kilcock, or St. Frusquin, it falls far short of the idolatry lavished
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    PHILIPPINE REBELLION.
    405 2 severe battles. HEAVY L08SES. The attack upon the rebel positions in Cavite commenced on the 8th or 9th November. Newspaper report at Manila refers to the affair briefly and guardedly as follows: A note has been communicated by headquarters to the lYess on the operations in Cavite. On
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    McKINLEY’S DOUBLE.
    210 2 Under the heading of “Captain Frederick Davies, Major McKinley s Double,” the New York World gives a portrait of the well-known Shire-line Captain. The World also writes as follows, concerning an amusing incident which occurred when Captain Davies last visited New York A man who looks enough like
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    WATER BORING IN PERAK.
    174 2 Artesian-well boring in the Matang District is being carried on by Mr. L. Wray, the State Geologist, the spot being between the Matang Road Railway Station and the Main Cart Road to Matang from Taiping. Previous attempts in the State to bore for, artesian-wells, especially in
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    THE DEVELOPMENT OF UGANDA.
    738 2 A PARLIAMENT k« 4m The Rev. Jolm lio,,,*. I Missionary Society's Ma j wlio has been working i„e i 'afl| for 12 years, lias arriv^ He travelled to the coas, wi I *fl| Tucker, and was i„ Z ail/it "J 1 M bombardment. In an i,,;,*"®
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    TUESDAY, 17TH NOVEMBER.
    48 3 carriage hood, that of Mr. I- was cut last night! The P r t not yet made any arrests. I i k bv. for many years Inspector P‘ in the Straits Settlements, t n dand, on the 19th October, r!,. of «9 years. I-/ 1
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    H. M. S. “PLOVER.”
    39 3 7 lino. Mail. I xll tv in Japan about H. M. S. I v in* to a misapprehension. She I overdue, having gone for a r. vA has arrived at Korsakoff*, I-lan«l. China Mail. I
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    OVERDUE.
    25 3 Mr A lister is overdue; four 7. Midoiig, Borneo. No appreher safety are, however, at '.’i ::tertained. as there is no teleroinnnmieation between the
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    FIND OF COAL.
    30 3 says the Perak Pioneer, in.-peetor on the railway has i a hed of coal, and proposes 7 i, ;:ve the (government service n > hard-earned capital in the
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    VERY PROPERLY, INDEED.
    36 3 r r; f.wn Engineer of Kuala i other officials connected waterworks asked to be from paying the water rate. r 7:.'tarv Board have very properly m make any such exceptions. I I’iniu rr.
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    CLUB RESTRICTIONS.
    37 3 Recreation Club has been Kuala Lumpur. One of the the new club will be the t any outstandings on wine refreshments being obtainiv on rhit>. which, in their turn, :7 :.e had on cash payments.
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    BORNEO TOBACCO.
    74 3 ivi-rage sidling price of the East y uvo. this year. (Kinabatangan, y I»:itu> i< 119 cents (Dutch) for again-t 110 cents for .‘1,060 k.~.vycar. Bat it Puteh again heads thi> year, with an average of nt- for tin* whole crop. The tii -uvs do not include the Teme-
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    MORPHIA CASE AT PENANG.
    68 3 I IVnnng Police Court, last week, m*- Mr. K. (i. Broadrick, Mr. 1). (iramanaging partner of Messrs. I). B'-Vim and Co., Chemists and DrugB»*aeh Street, was summoned for furnished one ounce (one bottle) rphia to a Chinaman on the 31st B > *"iitrarv to Section 3,
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    NAVAL AND MILITARY.
    91 3 Tl t ■'''’lowing appointment has been a th«* Admiralty:—Fleet PayB,v r'"‘')ige Lawless, to the Centurion Nov. 9. r r "*’»ir draft of the 2nd Rifle ordered to be prepared by Howard at Aldershot to embark tor Koval Albert Docks at the end C month ’to reinforce the
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    CHARTERED BANK.
    167 3 iTiv; of the Chartered Bank of and China was held -d at the Cannon Street Hotel, ‘owaril Jwyther in the chair. t ot the meeting was to ji. 1 tUI interim dividend for the f* ,r ended June 30, at the rate kJ m i M r an
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    ’RIKISHA COOLIES AND THE “ BIKE.”
    101 3 ’RIKISHA COOLIES AND THE BIKE.” Owners of bicycles are cautioned, says the A agaeah, Shipping List, not to leave leir cycles standing outside buildings, or, at any rate, out of their sight. A case has just come to our knowledge in which a machine, left standing outside the premises of
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    THE KING OF SIAM.
    100 3 On the 11th instant, the King of Siam entered upon the twenty-ninth year ot his reign. No previous king of the dynasty has sat on the throne so long save one who reigned forty years. The kingdom has shrunk in size under its present ruler, especially
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    THE SELANGOR CLUB.
    110 3 The first general meeting of the members of the Selangor Club under the. revised rules was held on the .‘Ust ultimo, Mr. J. P. Rodger, the President, being in the chair. Mr. Rodger referred to the very satisfactory state ot things set forth in the report, ami
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    SHIPPING NEWS.
    101 3 The Sui-}\ o, which arrived this morning from the Clyde, reports having met with the s.s. Washi, on Sunday morning last, in ll l N. and 100 ol E., which had lost her propeller. The Washi ßefused to be taken in tow, and asked for provisions, which were
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    O. B. C.
    123 3 Mr. T. A. Wkltox presided at a meeting of the New O. B. C. Corporations, on Oct. 21, for the purpose of showing his acts and dealings as liquidator, and the manner in which the winding up of the bank had been conducted during the year ended
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    HONGKONG AND THE SECRETARY OF STATE.
    258 3 town in the Black Country ßritish Trade Journal. Hongkong, as well as the West Coast of Africa and British Honduras, is suffering from Colonial Office redtape. The Hongkong papers are complaining bitterly of Mr. Chamberlain s reply anent the erection of new public buildings
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    CHINA AND JAPAN.
    83 3 The New Commercial Treaty between China and Japan does not touch the question of taxation on goods manufactured in China. Article XIII provides that Drawback Certificates shall be redeemable on demand in ready money by the Chinese Customs Authorities, at the option of the holders thereof. This
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    THE STRANDED “ HIMEJI MARU.”
    136 3 THE STRANDED HIMEJI MARU.” Mr. Kiyooka, manager of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha, has published the following further information as to the stranding of the Ifimeji Mara This unfortunate steamer went ashore on the Paracels on Ist Nov., and, on the following day, the second officer, Mr. Macgaritz, left in one
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    RUNAWAY SAILOR LADS.
    128 3 Eight days ago, two apprentices of the German ship Peter Uiekmers managed to provision and make oft* with one of the ship’s boats: until this morning nothing more was heard of them. Now, however, the boat has mysteriously reappeared at the hatoj/a, the fore part painted a
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    CARDS ON SUNDAYS.
    133 3 In a certain outstation, says the Perak Pioneer, all amusements appear to have been given up in favour of cards, and a correspondent writes deprecating this habit, which extends to Sundays, in strong terms. We are sorry we cannot express our concurrence in the sentiment of our
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    THE LEGATION KIDNAPPING.
    127 3 The alleged kidnapping at London of a Chinaman, Sun Yat Yen by name, a conspirator against the Imperial Chinese dynasty, turns out to be arrest and detention. Sir Halliday Macartney, the Secretary to the Chinese Ambassador, explained that the man was never inveigled, but walked into the
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    SUMATRA COAL.
    162 3 The Sumatra-Singapore Coal Company (Sumatra-Singapore-Steenkool Compagnie); registered in Holland in accordance with Dutch law, has been formed to acquire concessions, granted by the Sultan of Indragiri, to work coal deposits in land (estimated at about 3,490 square miles) in the province of Indragiri, Sumatra. The share capital is
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    COFFEE IN MALAYA.
    1317 3 In the current number of the Selangor Journal, Chapter XIV of the series of articles on The Cultivation of Liberian Coffee" appears. This chapter is devoted to the store and curing establishment (pulping, washing, drying, peeling, and sorting). The author says; Let us imagine that our coffee
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    SEA WATER FOR FLUSHING.
    269 3 At a meeting of the Bombay Municipal Standing Committee, on 28th October, Dr. Katrak proposed that the Corporation be recommended to sanction a sum of Rs. 27,092 for providing the necessary appliances for providing electrolyzed sea-water, containingso,ooo grammes of chlorine per twenty-four hours for the purpose
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    THE GOVERNOR ON THE NATIVE STATES.
    360 3 A bli:e-book was issued, on October 17th, giving tlie reports for 1895 on the Protected Native States of the Straits Settlements. These reports have already been dealt with in the Straits Times. The introductory letter from Sir Charles Mitchell is, dated June 23rd, 1896.
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    “THE GRAND DUKE.”
    2134 4 SUCCESSFUL PERFORMANCE AT THE TOWN HALL. In the gilt-edged records of amateur dramatic effort in Singapore, perhaps nothing will rank as more successful than the performance of The Grand Duke,” presented for the first time, last night, at the Town Hall. A crowded and enthusiastic audience gave
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    SELANGOR PLANTERS' ASSOCIATION.
    138 4 A general meeting of the Selangor Planters’ Association is fixed for the 21st instant. The agenda includes two resolutions proposed bv Mr. Oarev: (a) That the question of employing coolies discharged by fellow-planters be brought up for discussion, (h) That a copy of I)r. Bott’s analysis of
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    RHEA.
    130 4 A Madras contemporary says: —The subject of rhea or ramie is still receiving considerable attention from the planting communities. It is said that the very richest of soils in which tea will revel grows rhea magnificently, but, in poor soil, it does not bear a good crop. Tbe great
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    TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY.
    1255 4 (Front the Times of Ceylon. 1 London, 6th Noxember. Mr. McKinley wired to his manager that the American people, ignoring party lines, declared they detested repudiation and dishonour. Mr. Bryan sent his congratulations to Mr. McKinley, saying: wo submitted the issue to the American people, and their will
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    THE COURT MARTIAL ON CAPTAIN HALLIFAX.
    132 4 “TRUTHS COMPARISON- Truth (October 2-iidJ to hand gives the following: The Court-martial on the tion, which lias been trying t Hallifax and Navigatin-Lieu* Loane on a charge* of negliirw ing out of the stranding ot Undaunted, has resulted in tlm '-j| being found proved.
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    BELGIUM AND CHINA.
    126 4 On Oct. -'011 1, Captain Belgian Army, left for l ln» a 0 ffl military mission from t* r nfl Belgians. Captain Baescns officer of the 7th Regimen r3Vt M and the circumstances V K "j lV M to his mission are des J following passage from
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    WEDNESDAY, 18TH NOVEMBER.
    46 5 kTTTn rumour has it that Mr. E. \V. I i,av obtain the Resident Counl if "t Malacca. .reported that the Perak Govern- a new issue of 44 sendee” in place of the 5 44 cents blue r 1 Tiger,"* now out of stock.
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    THE “ McALISTER.”
    48 5 THE McALISTER.” B Ur A lister arrived at 8 p. m. B V iv. fr« *m Sadong, and is now hercaigo at New Harbour ■•ok Her late arrival was caused by B Sadong River for three days, Whi took three days tor loading W' *•'.i tons coal. B*""
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    A NEW LINE.
    54 5 I Xiik I'. A o. Company are said to I vt ;n .lit*mplation a special service E: -t» m**!' b»r the trade ot Japan, I rw D Kobe, Nagasaki, Kelung, and Tlie permission of the .an- <iov-eminent lias already been r* n !i( ,1 for the new
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    NAMING A STEAMER.
    52 5 ijv *iu* mh October, Messrs. Wm. Vjiv v brothers launched, at Dum- n*c Reamer Loni li ui’deu built t *|it* »r< service between y.vrr and Calais. The naming cereroiivua- performed by Mrs. Frizell, Mr. W alter H. Frizell, of the barten d bank of India, Australia, and
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    A TOTALISATOR IMPROVEMENT.
    83 5 I .aKKKSFONDENT wllO Was at tllC I ii mK i Kaoe meeting saysthat Captain lias introduced a very ingenious I „:itm tin e lor ensuring the totalisator living tampered with after the I vttinu ha> been closed. A frame of wire I mi being released by a
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    RHEA IN CEYLON.
    102 5 I V kk than a year ago, the Superin- of the School of Agriculture in Bi i) established a plot of rhea with > from Calcutta, and extended B: ;i hv propagation from the first Mr 's. For some time cuttings and pdiits were offered free of
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    LAMPS OUT.
    85 5 I I’ kin., the past few days, a number I lamps in the district of Kandang I K*r au have somewhat mysteriously In the first instances, it was Rurally imagined that the 44 dousing f tli*- -dim was due to natural causes, ir perhaps some object might be
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    PAHANG GOLD.
    97 5 f*in'»m the* annual report on the Pro- "1 Malay States, it appears that the -':i production of Pahang, last year, was 1 against 11,805oz.and 9.779oz. -tlif preceding two years. The Resident v rt- that there lias been no growth ■‘lining activity outside the limits of *fc»*arlit*r concession made
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    WORLD'S RECORDS BEATEN.
    156 5 r tin* Crystal Palace track, on _!>t, Tom Linton, of Wales, attempt to regain the record r ;>n<* hour’s ride, standing to the !lt <>t J. Stocks, the latter having tlv l)»*at(*n Linton's previous best 'June track. It w r as not until the ‘‘ty-'ixtli mile had
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    THE TORPEDO DESTROYERS.
    107 5 H.M.S. Marathon arrived at Colombo on instant, conveying two torpedo destroyers, the Handy and Hart on their way to join the China Squadron. it J v °uld leave to-day, in charge of H.M.S. Porpoise. The two torj>edo destroyers came from home under the convoy of H.M.S. Flora
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    NAVAL ETIQUETTE.
    110 5 Some attention has been called at Colombo to the fact that, whilst the foreign men-of-war in the harbour there were decorated with bunting in honour of the Prince of ales’s birthday, the Porpoise a British man-of-war, was conspicuous by the absence of such signs of loyalty. People there
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    APOCRYPHAL.
    152 5 SINGAPORE HEADQUARTERS OF b REAK TRADE. The following cutting from a recent number of Tit Bits will probably he a surprise to many Singaporeans. We know there are many funny businesses in Singapore, hut we did not know that the headquarters of the 4 freak business is in our
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    PRINCE AND MONK.
    208 5 The ordination of a Siamese Prince to the Buddhist priesthood took place at Colombo on the 5th instant. The Prince took the grade of monk. Prisdan Choonisai by name, he is a son of the late King of Siam and half-brother to the present king. He is
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    GERMANY AND CHINA.
    201 5 Berlin, Oct. 18th— According to the usually well-informed Schlssischo rfmtuucj) the advisability of sending a mission to Eastern Asia is being seriously considered in official circles. The question whether German trade will be able to acquire a position equal to those enjoyed by France and Russia, since
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    THE ASSIZES.
    157 5 NATIVE OFFICER COMPLIMENTED. At the Assizes yesterday, the jury returned a unanimous verdict of guilty against Lim All Sang, charged with house-breaking and theft, and also with wounding 264, Eusope, and P. C. 605, Amat, whilst attempting to secure the prisoner on the night of 5th October last,
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    THE GOVERNMENT OF CROWN COLONIES.
    637 5 OPINION OF A HONGKONG PAPER. A PLEA FOR THE OFFICIAL. The Hongkong Daily Dress of November lUtli deals, in a leader, with a criticism from the British Trade Journal on the Government of the Crown Colonies. The leader says:—ln urging that a Royal Commission should
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    BRITISH FOREIGN TRADE.
    1165 5 GOVERNMENT INQUIRY. For the third time, in less than three months, Lord Rosebery has directed public attention to the 44 industrial war which Germany is waging chiefly against this country. In his latest utterance on this all-important subject, Lord Rosebery has gone much further than before, and
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    THE “AURORA.”
    30 5 The Naval and Military Record states that the cruiser Aurora will be placed in commission in February next, to relieve the third-class cruiser l’crpoise on the China Station.
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    MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.
    146 5 THE DATE FIXED. Municipal elections are fixed for December 4th, and the last day for nominations is the 26th inst. fThe retiring members are Messrs. Meyer, Moses, Joaquim, and Evans. Mr. Meyer is going to Calcutta for a time and will perhaps not stand again. Mr. Moses and
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    SINGAPORE ROWING CLUB.
    300 5 PAIR-OARED RACES. Two heats of the pair-oared handicap were rowed, last night, in splendid weather. Starting from opposite Fort Palmer, the course trended inwards to Johnston's Pier, and only a slight tide had to he contended with. The first heat between Messrs. Seoular and Tregarthen (str.) and
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    NAVAL NOTES.
    1120 6 Globe. (from a correspondent.) It is a great pity that Chevalier de Martino does not give the public more opportunities of admiring his work. A full-page picture of the Battle of Trafalgar, which he has painted for this week’s Graphic, is a perfect gem of illustration, and, indeed,
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    SPAIN.
    509 6 THE POLITICAL OUTLOOK. IMPATIENCE, UNEASINESS, AND ANXIETY. Telegraphing from Madrid, on Oct. 21st, the correspondent of the Times said: —For the first time since her return to Madrid, Queen Christina presided to-day at a Council of Ministers, in which Seiior Canovas placed before her a complete sketch of all
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    THE HOOD-CUTTING.
    65 6 The police are still energetically searching for the miscreant who is res|Minsible for the hood-cutting outrages. They have, during the last twentyfour hours, seized quantities of the learher that has been taken off* private carriages, and two more shop owners have been arrested for receiving stolen pro|»erty. The
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    ADVANCE NEWS.
    1624 6 (Six Days Later Than By Mail.) Ixmdon, 29 th October. bismarck’s revelations. The Vienna newspapers, which were so greatly incensed owing to the revelations of Prince Bismarck to the effect that a benevolent neutrality treaty existed between Russia and Germany from 1884 to 1890, are now’ calming, having
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    COFFEE-GROWING.
    71 6 Coffee planting on rieatv Larut does not seem to get .r H planter there is now putting in"*! N trees between the coffee plant coffee gardens in Teluk Anson to he doing very well. One Chi has about 30 acres under coffee ind hearing, and the Javanese and Mp
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    WESTERN AUSTRALIA
    129 6 Dwelling houses are said t (J unobtainable in Perth (Western .W lia) at almost any price; people are in consequence ca ffip under canvas in the outskirts; a Q half a dozen new townships ha* sprung up within as many month new and handsome buildings are fain erected
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    THE POSTAL REFORMER
    483 6 HENNIKER HEATON IN CJft'LOS. Mr. Henniker Heaton. M. P..tbe postal reform agitator, pass***l throng Colombo, the other day, on his want Australia. He intends to urge 1im*« penny postage scheme on tin* C4al Governments there. At present in out of the seven Australian (iovenments have consented to
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    THURSDAY,19TH NOVEMBER.
    176 7 THURSDAY ,19 TH NOVEMBER. t 0 be hoped that the unofficial iT v of the legislative Council at ..ft,*rnoon's meeting will not omit r i vigorous protest against the ,i amendment to the Opium That amendment, as we heady pointed out, aims at resthe smoking of opium in the t<>
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    JAPANESE STOCK.
    37 7 JiiANKsK Gonsols are now said to be parted in the London market to the i: n t of about 10,000 yen every day. of l,ooo yen face value are aenerallv quoted at £105 to £106.
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    PHILIPPINE REBELLION.
    37 7 A havas telegram, dated Paris, 11th x?:ant. reports that the Spanish fun-,*? in the Philippine province of avitc have attacked the rebels in their v.;rj,,n at Novaleta. The Spaniards thirty-three killed. Four hundred ithels Ml.
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    TECHNICAL INSTRUCTION.
    43 7 Jaivw t- making efforts, by subsidise inr- ’iiiical schools, to encourage manu:.v\: ini'enterprise. The amount to be > d to the establishment of schools .’*ort has been fixed by the Diet at l.> > tp’ii per annum. Eighty-one is have already been established.
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    IMITATION WHISKY.
    45 7 Tin: jliso.wry by the Calcutta Cus'jiiis autln»riiies of the importation of iar.v »j .antiti«*s of imitation whisky from hrmimiy has created a great *nsation in the trade in Calcutta. hundred and forty cases of iir 'j.irit were seized at the Custom bwi» there.
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    MAN-OF-WAR COLLISION.
    55 7 hiEfn-rman cruiser Prinzess W ilhelm, n hiving Nagasaki harbour on the 2nd Ji'tant. collided with the Ihjson, which 'tiling in at the time. The Prinzess t N ine of her boats damaged and some sf, r near carried away, but proceeded alter a few hours' delay. No damw;i'
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    IMPERIAL BANK OF CHINA.
    57 7 A n nli, m contemporary learns Irom that the Imperial Bank, which laotai is now devoting his to start, is to assume the 1711 "I t Russia-China partnership and rjn: 'it states that Mr. Detring is on his y «»ut to join the Directorate with and
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    LI HUNG-CHANG.
    50 7 Hung-chang’s so-called -'{*a->1111^i ji the grounds of an Imperial the Board of Civil Appointments, 1V kin !ias reported that the proper is the total loss of all rank and "it the Emperor has commuted ht* loss of one years salary. This, <asc, amounts to the equivalent m. 20,000.
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    A CHILD’S PHILOSOPHY.
    142 7 the t l ,(tideit Penny prize story com* styled A Child’s Philosophy, ry hvatt of Singapore stood third in "'t of winners of the four extra haeh of these prizes consisted of 7 < a^‘n^ar and compass charm a h at a guinea. A diploma of l!l
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    AUSTRALIAN GOLD.
    95 7 The aggregate production of gold in Australasia to the end of 1894 has been no less than £370,511,016. Of this immense total £237,784,090, or 64*2 per cent (very nearly two.thirds), is credited to V ictoria. Then come New Zealand, New South Wales, Queensland and W est Australia. In
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    JAPANESE SHIPMASTERS.
    98 7 By a Japanese law for the encouragement of navigation, the native steamers to be benefitted by the measure must have Japanese as their captains, but, says the Yokohama Advertiser, it is impossible for the present to find Japanese captains who have sufficient experience on the foreign lines, and,
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    THE LATE MR. CAREW.
    118 7 At the date of last mail advices from Yokohama,an inquest was being held into the death of Mr. J. 0. Carew, a British resident there, who met his death bv taking arsenic. Mr. Carew was formerly in the Government Service in the Straits Settlements, his appointment
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    CHINA-JAPAN COMMERCE.
    233 7 The text, of the Commercial Treaty between China and Japan contains few clauses of special interest. The most reftiarkable point in it is the confirmation of the existing tariff for the next ten years, and there is no provision for any revision of the tariff for that term.
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    THE BRITISH DOLLAR.
    235 7 The experiment which was started about two years ago of introducing into circulation a British dollar into the markets of the Far East does not seem to have been very successful. Owing, on the one hand, to the closing oi the Osaka Mint to the public coinage
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    NEW BATTLESHIP.
    166 7 Preparations are being made at Chatham for the construction of a new first-class armoured battleship, to which it is proposed to give the name of the Goliath. The vessel will be one of a new type, and of intermediate dimensions—a class between the Majestic and the llenotm. She
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    IMMIGRATION RESTRICTION.
    171 7 The Coloured Races Immigration Restriction Bill has passed the Legislative Assembly of New South Wales, but it is thought that some features in the measure will not be approved by Her Majesty's advisers. The bill provides for restricting the immigration of all coloured races in that Colony, whether
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    OPIUM SMOKING.
    172 7 According to the Jiji, 396 natives were confined in the army prison at Taihoku, Formosa, during the three months to March, 1896. Ninetyeight of the prisoners were opium smokers, and the effect upon them of enforced abstention from smoking was closely noted. Thirty nine of them showed signs
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    SINGAPORE ROWING CLUB.
    263 7 yesterday’s heats. The heats of the single sculling handicap were decided last evening on a-half mile course, starting from beyond the New Market to Johnston Pier. The wind blew rather fresh against the boats and caused a slight lumpiness on the water, which led the scullers to
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    “SINGAPORE SKITS.”
    203 7 There is just published—and with pleasure we acknowledge a copy—a little brochure from the pen of a talented lady visitor. Under the title of Singapore Skits,” the authoress rambles pleasantly in prose and verse over a pretty broad field. Such themes as gharries, rikishas, shopping, mosquitoes, and even
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    CUBA.
    188 7 Well-informed public opinion, and the Executive also, being convinced that Cuba cannot be reduced to subjection by the military operations now being carried on by Spain, an agitation for some solution of the difficulty, such as the sale of the island to the United States, is (says the Times'
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    A WATERWAY TO INDIA.
    310 7 The Xoroye re nuja says the question of establishing a gigantic waterway from India to St. Petersburg is once more on the carpet. From the confines of Afghanistan this route would pass by the Amou Darya and across the Caspian S»*a to roach, by way of
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    A COMING EXHIBITION.
    79 7 The International Exhibition to be opened at Brussels, on 24th April next, promises to be a very grand affair. It is divided into fourteen sections, including social economy, hygiene, electricity, military science, manufactures, sporting apparatus, <fcc. It will be held under the patronage of the King of
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    LATEST RACING NEWS.
    726 7 RESULT OF THE DEWHURST PLATE. The Dewhurst Plate of 300 sovs., added to a sweepstake of 25 sovs. each, 15 feet for two-year-olds; colts, 8st. 9lb.; fillies, 8st. 7 lbs.; the winner of the Middle Park Plate to carry lOlbs; of a race value 1,000 sovs., 7
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    FILTERS.
    69 7 Filters are reported to be now almost at a discount in India. The doctors appear to be unanimous in the opinion that water boiled is far more wholesome than being run through badly constructed and often dirty filters. It goes without saying that the water after being boiled should
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    654 8 A meeting of the Municipal Commission was held yesterday afternoon. There were present: Mr. A. Gentle (President), the Hon. T. Shelford, c.m.g., Mr. Evans, Mr. Sohst, Mr. Me>ses, and Mr. Joaquim. FINANeE. The Financial statement showed the present credit balance to amount to •375,784, compared with $386,451 at
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    POH LEUNG KUK.
    102 8 Iiie Poll Leung Kuk, or Society for the Protection of Women and Giris at Hongkong, opened a new Horne for that purpose there on the 18th instant. The Home was formally opened by the Governor of tlie Colony in the presence of a large* gathering. The Governor
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    SHIPPING NEWS.
    60 8 The steamer Haiphong arrived from China this forenoon for the purpose of docking. The Spanish steamer Colon arrived from Manila yesterday, and took in eight hundred tons of coal at the Borneo Wharf. She left for Barcelona this morning. As she was leaving, some damage was done by
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    INDIAN COAL INDUSTRY.
    280 8 .An interesting return has been compiled in the Indian Statistical Bureau regarding the coal production of the country. In 1883 the outturn was just under 1,320,000 tons, and some 23,000 persons were engaged in the pits, each producing about 57 tons in a year. Ten years later
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    HOME NOTES.
    1360 8 Imperial after-dinner speeches in (ierinany must not be adversely criticised in the pres*. This is a lesson which the Kaiser means to convey to Baron von Liitzow, who, it seems, took it upon himself to comment on the oratory which followed the recent dinner at Breslau. As is
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    FRIDAY, 20TH NOVEMBER.
    232 8 There was again a crowded audience at last night’s performance of “The Grand Duke,” and the opera went extremely well. One noticeable feature was Mrs. Kersting’s greatly improver rendering of the part of 1/isa. Mrs. Kersting had lost much of her nervousness, and sang to considerably greater
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    PERAK RAILWAY.
    27 8 Ox the Teluk Anson-BatuGajah Kailway, tin* line has been damaged bv floods and landslips at the d2nd milestone. Goods can In* conveyed to Kanipur only.
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    MUNICIPAL NOMINATIONS
    28 8 For No. 1 Ward, J. I 1 Joaquim. Proposer, T. C. Bogaardt; seconder. J. W\ Casliin. For No. 5 Ward, A. C. Moses. Proposer, J. Finlayson.
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    BEER RESTRICTIONS.
    48 8 Ki MorR at Penang has it that tin restriction* upon the retail sale of beer and stout there will he removed on and after tin* 1st of January next, and that any tlieie, afterpayment ofdut), can sell beer and stout without taking out a license beforehand.
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    SELANGOR LUNATICS.
    44 8 1>y the Sappho, on W ednesday afternoon. there arrived from Kuala Lumpor apothecary Fernando and dresser Boudewyn in charge of three female and thirteen male lunatics, who had been sent down by the Selangor Government to be confined at the asylum here.
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    THE CAREW CASE.
    49 8 The death of Mr. Carew at Yokohama, from arsenic poisoning, led to a prolonged inquest, the evidence in which cast suspicion on Mrs. Carew, the wife of the deceased. The* result of the investigation is that Mrs. Carew has been arrested there. Bail has been allowed.
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    STATE BUTTONS.
    57 8 The Perak Government has imported a large consignment of buttons for their use. They are of three different kinds. One is for the royal family, native chiefs, and members of the State Council, etc.; the second sort is exclusively for the use of the Heads of Departments while
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
    52 8 autumn cup, 1896. Messrs. Elcmn and Allan played off the tie yesterday, Allan handing in a duplicate of his Saturday’s score, namely, 49 and 47, while Elcum exceeded his score by one, thus leaving Allan tin* winner by one stroke; Allan 49 47 12 84 Elcum 4o
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    NAVAL NEWS.
    90 8 H. M. S. Centurion with Admiral Sir A. Buller, K. C. B., on board, was due at Hongkong on the 14th instant from Amoy. It is probable that Admiral Buller will stop in Hongkong about ten days, and then go on to Singapore returning to that colony shortly
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    CORNISH TIN.
    51 8 The coming winter in r, it is feared, be a tim, f J The depression in J lias reached an acute of tin has been gradual many months past, and it; than it has been for near L n Consequently miners are l ty ft3 county in thousands
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    THE PENANG MUNICIPAL SECRETARY.
    71 8 It is reported at Penan- that dispute between the “4 Municipality there of the latter's Sc,-rotary (Mr on leave, the Secretary „f'<. decided against the Govm.n Governor had objected to tl u s on leave, drawing a higher was provided for in tin* r .....roved by
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    PERAK NEWS.
    219 8 I't r Tiie opening of the sc-ti,,,, (lf railway line to Chuiimr win Ll rumoured,be performed brtlu* P j 1 General. Cholera has again broken ilt I Kuala Kurau. Tiiere were tw. J reported on Wediiixlnv la>t 1 It is probable that Selangor uilj |J invited to send
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    PATENTS IN JAPAN.
    366 8 —Kobe Chronicle. TI5K PIRACY OF BRAIN? The question of foreign inv ntufl copied with inunniiity in JapmismflH important to tin* Japanese and totfafl whole civilised world. A' Eng asfl community where labour b help itself to the patents of other com tries, the position is one olArru"
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    THE NIGER COMPANY.
    607 9 H TKOrBLES WITH FRANCE. v telegram tliat the French ~n t intend to thwart the Niger 1 j n th«* countries hordering on upon a long stands j with that association. r Company and tlie French f4 :.t there has been considerable an ling the so-called hinter-
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    SHIPPING NEWS.
    90 9 (l Mutual steamer Teenk Kai is l in eight or ten days from 11 na ’irmji with a full cargo ot T tor this pci*. j other coal ships expected Japan shortly is the steamer u liich brings a consignment to H firm here. Wi 1 ailler Pyrrhus,
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    1941 9 Thursday, 19th November, present. H. E. The Governor, Sir Charles Bvllen Hugh Mitc hell, g.c.m.g. Hon J. A. Swettenham Colonial Secretary. Hon. R. Col Iyer, Attorney-General. Hon. H. Trotter, Auditor-General. Hon. E. E. Isemonger, Colonial Treasurer. Hon Capt. Anderson, r.e., Acting Colonial Engineer. Hon. T. Shelford, c.m.g. Hon.
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    VASCO DE GAMA.
    307 9 A meeting was held, on October 19th, at the London Chamber of Commerce in support of the Vasco da Gama and Indian celebration and Exhibition at Lisbon next year. Sir A. Kollit, M.P., President of the Chamber, was in the chair, and there were present many City
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    OPIUM-SMOKING IN INDIA.
    133 9 Although the Government of India is not convinced of the necessity of prohibiting opium-smoking, it yet recognises the desirability of checking it as far as ]>ossible. The recently issued report of the Excise Administration in the Low'er Provinces reminds us that Government has accepted the recommendatfbn of
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    SINGAPORE ROWING CLUB.
    287 9 FINAL OF THE PAIR-OARS. The final heat of the pair-oar handicap was rowed, yesterday afternoon, under rather unfavourable conditions, as tide, wind, and waves were against the rowers, and somewhat rough water had to be encountered throughout. This no doubt prevented the race from being as fast
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    HOME NOTES.
    511 9 The Duke of Richmond, despite his now great age. is a keen sportsman, deerstalking and salmon-fishing being his favourite pur- suits. Mr. Laurier. the Canadian Premier, is coming over to this country shortly, with Sir Richard Cartwright, his financial secretary, to be presented to the Queen. Sir Augustus
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    SATURDAY, 21ST NOVEMBER.
    160 10 Russia resolutely declines to allow foreign Powers the opportunity of sending men-of-war into the Black Sea, and appeals to treaty stipulations in support of her contention. The contention refers to the Bosphorus, the channel which separates Europe from Asia and connects the Black Sea with the Sea
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    FOOTBALL.
    27 10 There will he a football match at 5 p.m., to-day, on the old gaol site between the Asiatic Recreation Football Club and the Chinese Football Club.
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    LEATHER IDENTIFIED.
    32 10 Dr. Galloway and Mr. Brown, Manager of the Chartered Bank, have identified some of the leather in the possession of the police, as having been cut from their carriage hoods.
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    RACING MATCH.
    95 10 A match was run off at the Racecourse, this morning, between Mr. Payne’s b. a. g. Fur!id, and Mr. Woodward's b. a. in. Stnisatimi. The conditions were catch-weights; owners up; distance, once round the course. Mr. Abrams officiated as starter, and Mr. Egerton judged. The two travelled side
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    SHIPPING NEWS.
    88 10 The steamer Elux arrived from Batoum, yesterday forenoon, with a lull cargo of Russian oil tor the North. After taking in coals at the Tanjong Pagar Wharf, she proceeded on her voyage. The steamer Lihellc arrived alongside the Borneo Wharf yesterday, where she is discharging her cargo of
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    SINGAPORE ROWING CLUB.
    117 10 f Ths semi-final heat of tlie single sculling handicap was decided last evening in rather rough water between Robertson and Roclesse. The latter, who received 8 seconds, very nearly got upset at the start, and did not therefore draw far ahead, but, as owing to roll of
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    GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.
    138 10 The exportation of Arms, Ammuni tion, Gunpowder, and Military and Naval Stores from the Colony to Netherlands India, is prohibited for a period of six months from the 1st December, 1896. The estimated expenditure of the Colony for 1897 is fixed at $4,524,775. An arrangement for the surrender
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    P. & O.
    118 10 P. O. For the convenience of passengers. joining the P. and O. steamers at Mar-, seilles for the East, the South-Eastern Railway Company have arranged for ai dining car to be run from Calais to Paris (Lyons Station), and two sleeping cars from Calais to Marseilles, in conjunction with the
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    NEGRI SEMBILAN NEWS.
    136 10 (From a Correspondent.) On the Bth instant, a cricket team from Kajang (Selangor), captained by Mr. Oswald Stonor, the District Officer, arrived at Port Dickson by the s. s. Malacca. The following day (the Prince of Wales’s Birthday), a match between Sungei Ujong and Kajang was commenced,
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    INFECTION THROUGH SERVANTS.
    158 10 Mr. Hankix, a Sanitary Officer in India, enumerates a number of cases, where food is contaminated in disgusting and deadly ways in the very sight of the most trusted servants. In several cast's an outbreak of cholera or of enteric fever was stopped by checking the filthy
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    RUPEE EXCHANGE.
    153 10 The JlomJ>ay Gazette of the 7th November maintains that the course of exchange in India, henceforth, will be an upward one, mainly because of the slackness of the import trade, especially in precious metals and the consequent diminution of means of remittance from home other than Council bills.
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    DELI NEWS.
    187 10 COFFEE-GROWING. Papers laid before the Netherlands States-General show that, on the East Coast of Sumatra, coffee cultivation is going ahead in districts where tobaccogrowing has slender chance of success. In Siak, throughout the Bukit Batu division, extensive plantations of Liberia coffee have been laid out which are gradually
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    THE MERCANTILE MARINE.
    1172 10 SIR CHARLES DILKE AT THE SHIPMASTERS’ SOCIETY. THE DANGEROUS STATE OF THINGS. ThE eighth Session of the Shipmasters’ Society was opened at the Fishmongers' Hall by Sir C. Dilke, M. P., the President, who delivered his inaugural address before a large gathering of members. He said that
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    BURMAH RAILWAY CO.
    227 10 An extraordinary general meeting of this company was held on Oct. 16, at Winchester House Sir C. Clementi Smith (chairman) regretted that so soon after the formation of the company it should have been necessary to call them together to amend the articles. They took precedents thought
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    CHINESE CHRISTIANITY AND SELF-SUPPORT.
    273 10 (By a Corrwpovdent). The Annual Chinese Conference of the Churches in connection with the Presbyterian Church of England has just finished its deliberations. It appears that the eight congregations of the native u Chinese Church,” in Singapore, Johore, and Muar, have raised, during the past year,
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    GERMAN COLONIES.
    1022 10 PROGRESS AND PR,*, The truth of the old a<W fort tines never come -hi-K ,,lt 1.0 (‘Xoni|.lilic{l Slv> hi '....''i'l-ar,J correspondent) l.v t|„. tS German Colonial aflVir- i on Oct. 19th, of the Colonili Dr hayser hade hi>eul],' and in a long speech L; 4,, progress that had
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    FOREIGN COPPER COINS.
    33 11 I _\jn cent meeting of the Penang Advisory Board, it was resolved Lev* mment to purchase all the I.: j pci coins, now in circulation, a.t of 10 per cent.
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    GYMKHANA AT BANGKOK.
    60 11 Gymkhana race meeting at Bbk k.oMiln- 14th instant, in honour B'.: K _r of Siam’s birthday, came Bv —fully. There we re ten events. B:i:r i 1 -I*- started for the Kings I It was won by Messrs. r 1 K’loeker’s llille ridden by B: ii inker.
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    PERAK NEWS.
    130 11 I /'"iii ii 1 'oiTe.<poil(ft}lit Th; I'i iinmh extension was to have rn< M .1 yesterday, Sunday (15th M i •,*;i:i unforeseen accident prevenih.‘last week. The rain has Nh'-avier than ever, and. on SaturP: i was a continuous downpour to about 4 a.m. The result Mv.iy disappointing to
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    CABLE CHARGES.
    187 11 L REDUCTIONS. Lhk >.*, rvt ar y 0 f State by despatch pm. the successful completion of (ill which both the Foreign r unl the Post Office had a part) k a working arrangement between L -U'U jr, Extension and Great ri1 Telegraph Companies and •iiiinent of China.
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    ON THE VERANDAH.
    1094 11 The Grand Duke,” after aU that has been whispered and even oracularly proclaimed by those who wisely wag their heads, is an undoubted success. There is not the slightest fear that the energetic management will he. able, when it is all over, to draw' up a pleasant
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    NETHERLANDS INDIA.
    1041 11 mckinley’s election. McKinley’s election to the United States Presidency arouses some anxiety in Java, from fear that his protectionist policy will lead to heavy import duties on sugar and tobacco in America. Roth these articles rank high among the staple products of that island, and a check upon
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    COLONIAL OFFICE CHANGES.
    292 11 Three changes among the Colonial Office staff are officially announced. Mr. Fiddes, who was private secretary to Sir Robert Meade, has been promoted to a first-class clerkship in the department, and Mr. Johnson, assistant private secretary to Mr. Chamberlain, has become private secretary to Sir Robert Meade,
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    HOME NOTES.
    900 11 Of the new Prince*** Flavia in the Prisoner of Zends,” the Globe nays:Miss Julia Neilson look* splendidly an the heroine with the ruddy Eiphberg coronet of hair, and charged the love ace nee with genuine l>cauty and passion. At a time when the question of our naval supremacy
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    MONDAY, 23RD NOVEMBER.
    177 12 There was again a crowded and enthusiastic audience, at the Town Hall, on Saturday evening, to witness the performance of The Grand Duke” comic opera. All the parts were admirably sustained, the encores for the chief songs being extremely cordial. As was to be expected, repetition is
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    GAS COMPANY.
    27 12 The Hongkong and China Gas Com•pany recommend "n interim dividend at the rate of 0 per cent, per annum for the half-year ended .‘loth June.
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    DISTRICT OFFICER.
    24 12 Mr. W. H. Firmstone, Passed Cadet, is appointed to be District Officer, Bukit Mertajam, Province Wellesley, with effect from the 19th instant.
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    REGISTRAR OF DEEDS.
    34 12 The person for tin* time being performing the duties of Registrar of Deeds at Penang has been appointed to be the Registrar of Bills of Sale for the Settlement of Penang.
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    SUPPLY.
    33 12 Tiie Supply Bill, as passed hy the Legislative Council on the 12th instant, provides for an outlay of $4,524,773 in 1897. The estimated revenue for next year is finally put at $4,008,733.
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    RETIREMENT.
    37 12 Mr. Leech, the State Treasurer of Perak, now on leave, is said to have decided to retin* from the Service. The pay of the appointment, which is *4,800 per annum, is to be reduced to $3,000.
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    ELECTRIC-LIGHTING.
    36 12 At Rangoon, it is intended to improve the lighting of the town pending decision as to the most suitable and economical system. The Municipality there have recommended the expenditure* of Rs. 4,000 fo experimental electriclighting.
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    MR. W. PARKER.
    39 12 Mr. Wellesley Parker, the agent of the Straits Times pictorial supplement, left for Klang, Kuala Lumpor, and Penang, on Saturday. Mr. Parker is carrying out the arrangements for an illustrated advertising sheet in the sister settlement.
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    SHENG’S RAILWAY.
    41 12 It is reported from Pekin that Sheng. Director-General of the proposed Peking-Hankow Railway, has undertaken to the Ministry of War to complete the railway in question within ten years, and that the outlay would cost some fifty million taels.
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    A GERMAN SHOOTS HIMSELF.
    173 12 A tragic discovery was made this morning. About a fortnight ago, a German named Focke arrived from New Guinea, en route for Borneo, and made his headquarters the Adelphi Hotel. For some days he had Buttered from fever and had complained of his head, but it
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    THE EPISCOPAL CONSECRATION.
    952 12 AN IMPRESSIVE CEREMONY. BISHOP FEE ON SINGAPORE. The Consecration of the Right Revd. Dr. Fee, to be Bishop of Malacca, took place, yesterday morning, in the Cathedral of the Go<xl Shepherd. As it w r as the first event of the kind in Singapore, the ceremony was
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    CRICKET.
    52 12 A cricket match was played, on Saturday afternoon, between the S.C.C. and the S.V.A., resulting in a victory for the former by 13 runs. The scores were: S.C.C. 84, and S.V.A. 71. Brownlie for the winners scored 20; the largest contributor on the losers’ side was Byes,” who assisted
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    DEARTH IN INDIA.
    51 12 The Viceroy of India, in a speech at Ulwar, on the 9th instant, spoke more hopefully as to combating the famine in the North-West Provinces. Should rain be vouchsafed, the distress will be much more restricted than commonly supposed. Arrangements for meeting the famine were, he said,
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    SHIPPING NEWS.
    123 12 The Volunteer steamers Petersburg and Yaroslavl left Nagasaki, on the 21st instant, for Singapore and Europe. Two steamers are expected w ithin a fortnight from Australia with livestock for tiiis port; the first to arrive will be the steamer Netv Gaiava, due in five or six days at
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    133 12 FINAL HEAT SINGLE ScULLSi The final heat of the Single Sculls handicap took place on Sat unlay afternoon. when Seott-Russell had to meet Kodesse. The water was rather choppy, in consequence of a fresh hreeze and strong tide.and, although Russell started off well, it was soon evident
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    315 12 —Perak Pioneer. The cricket carnival at Christmas is I to extend over three days riz. TlnirsI dav, Friday and Satimiav. On tin* first I day, a tiffin will be given to the teams I in the Perak Club, and on the following I night a dance in the
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    1144 12  -  BY XANTHOS/’ There seems to be a desire, among some of our sporting owners, to have a day’s racing about Christmas time. Unfortunately, the usual excuse for such a meeting, viz. the presence of visitors from the Native States or Penang, does not promise to hold good this
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    474 12 There is a new and interesting features the Army List for October. Hithemi has been the custom to give thy list t officers of a regiment in order of s-iiioritr and it was not always clear on which oice the command of a regiment would faith case of
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    1737 13 I’ROfKKIUNr.S OF THE MUNI- -..MMISSIONKRS at an Ordi- v mkktinc on Wednesday, the “JVvh MISER. Tin* President, Alex. Gentle, f\' y va n-. Esq.; Col. Pennefather, k ,(;#*neral of Police; Theo. Sohst, i, Esq.; J. P. Joaquim, r.Viirtk Kim. Esq.; M. Mever, Esq.; i T Shelford,c.M.G.; and A.
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    PASSENGER LIST.
    709 13 ARRIVALS. Per s. s. Malacca from leluk Anson via Dor ts —Messrs: Hill, Watkins, Gibson, Groom, and Lyon, and Mrs. McClymont. Per 8. s, Singkep from Singkep:—Messrs’. Blok, and De Groot. Per s. s. Ran Seng Ouan from Bangkok Mr. Maekie. Per s. s. Chow Phya from Klang
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      85 13 Under this heading the followingabbreviations are used: —str. —steamer; sh.—ship 1*1. —barque; Brit. —British C. S. United States; Fr. French; Ge —German; D it.— Dutch; Joh. —Johore; Ac.,* G.c., General cargo d.p.—deck passengers; U. —Uncertain T. P. W.—Tanjoug Pagar Wharf; T. P. D.—Tanjong Pagar Dock B. W.
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      TRADING VESSELS.
      1436 13 Arrivals Since Noon of Saturday. Bandjermcwrin Brit. str. 261 tons, Capt Reese, 23rd Nov. From Penang, 21st Nov. G.c., and 14 d.p. W. Mansfield and Co. U Rds. Ban Hin Guan Brit. str. 199 tons, Capt Scott, 22nd Nov. From Malacca 21st Nov. G.c., and 134 d.p. Wee
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      VESSELS EXPECTED
      503 13 Name, port, probable date of arrival, and name oj agents. Aden, Hongkong, Dec 19; P. A O. Aglaia, Hamburg, Dec 30; Rautenberg Alfonso XIII, B’celona,end of Nov. H’kindt Antenor, China, Dec 3; Mansfield. Argus, Calcutta, Dec 1; McAlister. Bantam. Moluccos, Dec 10; Daendels. Bayern, Europe, Dec 13; Behn
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      ARRIVALS.
      998 14 Flag 3 Vessel’s Name. A Ton 6 Captain From Sailed Consignees o_ Nov 16 F. Hor Mabarat Dut. sch 60 Nacodah Dongala Sept 11 Hong Chuan ACo 16 Mrlacca Brit. str. 405 Daly T. Anson {Nov 14 S. Steamship Coy. 16 Farfalla Ital. str. 147 Gaggino Bagan ;Nov 14
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      CLEARANCES.
      686 14 i Date. Vessel’s Name Flag&Rig Captain Destination I i Nov 16 D. Riekmers Ger. str. 1 Pape Port Said f.o. 16 Nan Shin Hin Ch. sell. Naeodah Penang 16 Benlawers Brit. str. Webster Hongkong and Japan 17 Hebe str. Inkster i Penang aud Deli i; Ban Hin Guan str.
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      72 14 PASSED SUNDA STRAITS OR ARRIVED FOR ORDERS. Flag Date ReDate. and Ship’s Name. Commander. of From where Destin- marks. Rig. i Sailing j ation Nov ISlBrit. sh.Glenard Mae in tyre Nov llTegal -Azores f.o. 16 An. sh.G. R. Skolfield Dunning Oct 19Mnnila New York 14 Brit bar. Fifeshire Reid
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