The Straits Budget, 28 July 1898

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    137 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE “STRAITS TIMES.” s rai s in ?f S aS u 6 ar es circulation of any newspaper in Asia, British India excepted. It circulates in Singapore and Penang, roug out all the Protected States of the Malay Peninsula, in Siam, Borneo,
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  • STRAITS TIMES THURSDAY, 28TH JULY. DOMESTIC OCCURRENCE.
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      BIRTHS.
      39 1 Iho:.;,—At the Eastern <fc Oriental 1 on the 13th inst., the wife li] Hmid. of a daughter. I:j, k. On 24th July, 1898, at Tang<’;ipt. GfiOROE HOLBROOK, tp r jf Walk's Own, of a son, (preuni rt ill-born.)
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    TABLE OF CONTENTS.
    354 1 UMVi Ar.Tiri.KS. Britar.' Foreign Interests. Energy. r#rnr.:iy Expanding. BadCbvf!' r j \Chi>nge to America. '•t:,. 'r viug for Sea Power. Engl... ;t:i-I Alliance. Bcr. for Peace. Cbm Fibre. P XL 'hi.: :Quotations. "ig News, hi r List. New?. 'ir t Keid. TVOi:u Farmer and the Chemist*. Suppos'd
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    COMMERCIAL.
    525 1 Singapore, 28ti: July, 1898. PRODUCE (Rates are corrected to 12.00 noon.) Gambier buyers 5.40. Copra Bali, 7.20. do Pontianak, 6.90. Pepper, Black, buyers 23.75. do White, (5%).* 44.25 Sago Flour Sarawak,.. 2.92£. do Brunei 2.10. Pearl Sago 4.00. Coffee, Bali, picked 28.50. Coffee Palembang, picked.... 29.00. Coffee, Liberian, No.
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    SUMMARY OF THE WEEK.
    355 1 The mail for Europe, this week, leaves by the* P. O. liallaavat. The German mail for Europe hy the Bayern closed on Tuesday morning. The mail from Europe of the Ist July by the M. M. Sala::ie arrived on Tuesday. The mail from Europe of the
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    PEDIR EXPEDITION.
    137 1 HEAVY ACHINESE LOSSES. A Dutch military column under Lieut.-Col. Willems, on the 20th instant marched from Segli to Kemala, the capital of the titular Sultan of Acheen, and returned on the 23rd instant. The enemy fired on the column daily, causing a loss of twenty-five rank and file
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  • REUTER’S TELEGRAMS.
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      THE FOREIGN OFFICE.
      35 1 A FRESH UNDER-SECRETARYSHIP. London, 22 nd July. The British Government has decided to appoint an additional Under-Secre-tary at the Foreign Office. His duties will probably be specially in connection with African questions.
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      SPAIN.
      27 1 BRIGHTER PEACE PROSPECTS. The Madrid correspondent of the Morning Post states that the Ministers there have unanimously arrived at a decision in fa\ our of peace.
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      SANTIAGO.
      51 1 SURRENDER UNAUTHORISED. The Spanish Government denies that it authorised the surrender of Santiago. COMMANDER TO RE COCKT-MARTIALLED. General Toral, who commanded the garrison ofSantigo, will be cited before a Court Martial, to give an explanation of the surrender. FRATERNISATION. The Spaniards and Americans aie fraternising with each other at
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      PRINCE OF WALES.
      50 1 RAPID RECOVERY. London 23 rd July. II. It. H. the Prince of Wales is progressing satisfactorily towards recovery. The specialists summoned to attend upon the Prince have decided not to operate upon the fractured kneecap. It is feared, however, that the injured limb may become permanently weak.
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      CUBANS AND AMERICANS
      50 1 A CHIEFTAIN S DISGUST Garcia, a leading Cuban rebel chieftain, has written to General Shafter, the American commander at Santiago, expressing disgust with his treatment by the Americans. NO CUBAN CO-OPERATION. Garcia declares that, in consequence of this treatment, he will no longer co-operate with the Americans.
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      PEACE CONDITIONS.
      60 1 PROBABLE AMERICAN TERMS. Assurances are given at Washington that the retention ot Puerto Rico by the Americans will be an essential condition of peace. Probably, another essential condition will be the retention of the Padrone Islands as a coaling-station. UNCERTAINTY AS TO THE PHILIPPINES. No decision has yet
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      NAVAL ENGAGEMENT.
      53 1 SPANISH REVERSE. An engagement took place at Manzanillo, a port in Cuba, on the 18th imt. It resulted in three Spanish merchant men and five gunboats being-destroyed by the American fleet. It is believed that one hundred Spaniards were killed in the engagement. There were no casualties on
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      BRITISH NAVY.
      112 1 •SUPPLEMENTARY BUILDING PROGRAMME, TO COST EIGHT MILLIONS. London 25th July. Mr. Goschen, the First Lord of the Admiralty, has introduced the supple* mentary naval programme into the House of Commons. Provision is made in the programme for building four new battleships, four cruisers, and twelve destroyers. i tie
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      THE PHILIPPINES.
      38 1 VIEWS OF THE POWERS. The Berlin correspondent of <he Daily bens states that all the great Powers, except Britain, have arrived at an agreement not to allow the Philippines to be annexed by the United States.
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      SPAIN.
      38 1 AMERICAN ATTACK UNLIKELY. ONLY A LAST RESORT. It is authoritatively stated at Washington that President McKinley will not sanction any American attack on the Spanish coast, unless as an extreme measure in order to terminate* the war.
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      THE BISLEY QUEEN'S PRIZE.
      23 1 WON 15Y A SCOTTISH RIFLEMAN. Lieutenant Yates of the third Lanarkshire Volunteers has won the Queens Prize at Ilisley.
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      ATTACK ON PUERTO RICO.
      65 1 U. S. ARMY ON THE WAY. Lo'iulon, 26th. July. General Miles, the Commander-in-Chief of the United States Army, has started for Puerto Rico with a force, 4,000 strong, and five batteries of artillery. The whole of the United States first army corps will start for that
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      WATSON’S SQUADRON.
      22 1 WATSON’ S SQUADRON. DEPARTURE POSTPONED. The sailing of Commodore Watson’s squadron for Spain has been postponed until after the Puerto Rico campaign.
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      CUBA.
      36 1 SPANISH GARRISONS SURRENDER. General Shafter, the United States Commanding Officer at Santiago, has sent an officer to accept the surrender of the Spanish garrisons at Guantanamo, Baracoa, and Saguala Grande in that district of Cuba.
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      CUBAN CRY.
      32 1 A REPUBLIC WANTED. 9 Ixyndon, 27th July. A petition lias been sent in by Cubans [to the United States Government], asking for the immediate establishment of a Republic in Cuba.
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      DISTURBED SPAIN.
      41 2 INSURGENTS AFOOT. There are new* signs of Spain being in a generally disturbed condition. Troubles have broken out in the province of G*ranada in the southern part of the country. Armed bands of insurgents have appeared in other districts.
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      PUERTO RICO.
      25 2 AMERICANS LAND. The Americans are reported to have landed at Ponce, a port on the south coast of Puerto Rico, on Monday last.
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      HONOLULU.
      36 2 EXTENSIVE FORTIFICATIONS. The United States Government intends so to fortify Honolulu as to make it one of the strongest military posts in the Pacific Ocean. Barracks will be built there for a large military force.
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      CANADA.
      15 2 THE GOVERNOR-GENERALSHIP. The Earl of Minto has been appointed to be Governor-General of Canada.
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      SPAIN YIELDS.
      30 2 Later. SUING FOR PEACE. The Spanish Government has formally sued for peace through the French Ambassador at Washington. President McKinley will consult his Cabinet before giving a reply.
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    BRITAIN’S FOREIGN INTERESTS
    574 2 ('traits Times 22nJ July.) The enormous work of the British Foreign Office comprises interests of tho first magnitude in all quarters of the globe. It has for a long time entailed such a burden upon the Secretary of State and his Permanent Undersecretary as very few of
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    DETECTIVE ENERGY.
    379 2 (Straits Times 2 2nd July It is gratifying to note the cessation of those persistent ro beries at Tanglin, which lately were of such continual occurrence. For this the public, we believe, have to thank three officers especially —Colonel Pennefather, for the attention he has been bestowing on
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    GERMANY EXPANDING.
    539 2 (Straits Times, 23rd July.) It is probably true that the general elections in Germany, of which even now the details have not all readied us, have been watched by neighbouring Powers with far greater interest than any similar event before. The sudden expansion of German foreign and colonial
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    BAD CHARACTERS.
    584 2 (Straits Times, 23rd July.) The facilities of the Police for dealing with bad characters seem to need strengthening. One direction in which this is required is the granting of summary powers to the InspectorGeneral or Chief Police Oilicer, or perhaps preferably to the Magistrates, to deport to their
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    A CHALLENGE TO AMERICA.
    388 2 (Straits Times 2~>ih July.) It is a merited sneer with some persons that government by Parliaments and Princes must now be superseded by government by the Press. The idea of a Correspondent standing at Admiral Dewey’s elbow, on the bridge of his flagship, during the light
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    STILL STRIVING FOR SEA POWER.
    382 2 (Straits Times 25/A, July.) To the British tax-payer, by far the most interesting item amongst to-day’s telegraphic news relate. of the Admiralty. T„ t th i* I friends the item will be’"!* 1 3 Si and as significant in way. Through Mr <, Government has
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    ENGLAND AND ALLIANCE
    419 2 (Straits Times 26//t July) It is evident from the mail t hand to-day that the echoes of Mr Chamberlain’s famous Birmiwiliax speech are still reverberating both t Great Britain and on the Continue; The Opposition Leaders in Parliaiafl# fared badly in their attacks upon t.v Government, with
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    BEGGING FOR PEACE.
    388 3 o/e>-, 'liih illy.) f.rmally suing for peace <Ari lid foe. Blows have ii h»*r devoted head with /nation; foes have risen ii*T within her own borders; :i: Mt-d hands are traversing .1 i'iets of the home-land, iy a Spanish possession 1- beyond the sound of ins The
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    CUBA LIBRE.
    780 3 27//l j Ztiii July.) u ,su > meaning of course the t* f i b H bioned fur the establish1 1 ul,an Republic forthwith. Ws to band this morning, ‘tht f however, to that treated rt arti °le. It confirms ol disagreement, bet- ween Generals Garcia and Shatter.
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    FRIDAY, 22ND JULY.
    360 3 A Havas telegram states that Major Esterhazy was arrested for forgery. Cholera has made its appearance in Colombo, the patients being all coolie immigrants. 4 A Chinaman wag, this morning, fried three dollars for keeping open an eating i house after hours. A nominal fine was imposed
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    THE ZOLA CASE.
    48 3 At Zola's trial, says a Havas telegram, the court overruled several points raised by the defence, upon which the counsel for M. Zola and M. Perreux said that they would let judgment go by default, and withdrew from the court. Sentence was passed at once.
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    PENNY POSTAGE AND CEYLON.
    51 3 Mr. F. W. Vane, the Acting Post-master-General of Ceylon, has expressed himself in favour of that Colony joining the imperial penny-postage scheme. He has no doubt that, when the change is made, the postage revenue there will recover in eight months any deficiency resulting from the
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    SARAH BERNHARDT.
    58 3 The London correspondent of the Times of Ceylon reports that Sarah Bernhardt has accepted an invitation from the Maharajah of Kapurthala to go out to India. She is to act at Bombay, Calcutta, and other large towns. The actress is passionately fond of sport, and will probably take
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    THE “ BRITISH REALM.”
    92 3 THE BRITISH REALM.” Mr. N. P. Hamilton-Brown, proprietor of the British Realm a monthly journal published at 27 Lombard Street, London, is at present passing through Si ngapore.The object of the British Re aim which was established nearly two years ago, is to discuss the affairs of the Empire generally,
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    A SUPPOSED THEFT.
    63 3 A max named Abdul Gany, living at 107 Kallang Road, reports that yesterday evening he hired a 'rikisha in Robinson Road, to take him home. After arriving at his house and dismissing the rikisha he missed his pocketbook containing $2lO and seven pawn tickets for jewellery, valued
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    ANIMAL DISEASES IN PERAK.
    77 3 The Perak Veterinary Surgeon, says the Fiaavg Gazette, was called on to deal with a considerable amount of rinderpest in 1«97, which proved fatal to many buffhloesand otliercattle in Larut, Kuala Kangsar, and Upper Perak. Foot-and-mouth disease of a mild type occurred in various parts of
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    A CRUISER RAISED.
    94 3 The Japanese cruiser Faso, which has been under water near Nagahama, of Iyo-ken, since October last, has been successfully floated. The Faso, it may be remembered, came unto collision with the Matsushima at the close of a day’s naval manoeuvres, and was beached to save her sinking.
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    FRENCH INDO-CHINA.
    209 3 The Chamber of Commerce at Saigon has called the attention of the Government to the prevalence of fraudulent bankruptcy among Chinese traders there. Many of them profit by t lie credit facilities at that port to make a pile, and then quit the Colony for China, leaving only
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    AT MANILA.
    279 3 THE SITUATION. Hongkong papers received this morning, contain news from Manila which lias been mostly anticipated by our correspondent there whose letter we published on Wednesday. It appears that the Spaniards in Manila are destroying all tlie buildings along the sea front so as to give them a
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    THE OPIUM FARMER AND THE CHEMISTS.
    389 3 TO THE EDITOR OF THE STRAIT8 TIMES.* Sir, —In your Monday’s issue an art icle was published dealing with a new phase of the opium question. It is there stated that the Opium Farmer proposes to supply the dispensaries with medicines prepared from opium,
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    GAS AND THE MUNICIPALITY.
    202 3 TO THE EDITOR OF THE STRAITS TIMES." Sir, —In your leader, Singapore Lighting,” of yesterday's issue, there appear some discrepancies re a proposal by this Company to light the Town Hall with the new Welsbach burner. We disclaim any knowledge of 6uch a proposal or of
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    ALLEGED ABDUCTION.
    178 3 Mr. Evans, the Protector of Chinese, prosecuted a Macao woman this morning for abducting Chu Tai Hi. The former was the mistress of the latter by purchase. On the 27th ultimo, the defendant woke up Chu Tai Hi and pulled her into a room. There several persons attacked
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    NEWS FROM THE NORTH.
    927 4 THE REBELLION IN CANTON. GREAT SLAUGHTER. The Canton correspondent of the Hongkong Telegraph writing on the 12th instant, reports tiie despatch of heavy reinforcements to the revolted districts in that province. This is in consequence of the defeat of the Imperial troops and in answer to
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    SPACE FOR SPECTATORS.
    140 4 TO TIIE EDITOR OF THE STRAITS TIME8.” Sir, —As the Warren Shield is essentially a military competition, may 1 venture to suggest that the authorities might be pleased to make some change in the arrangements during the ensuing matches, as regards enclosures. In addition to the S.C.C.
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    GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.
    187 4 The annual report on the Marine Department for 1897 is published. The total revenue collected by the department amounted to 5163,350, against *****,703 in 1896. The revenue in Singapore shows an increase of 510,864, and in Malacca an increase of 597; but the revenue in Penang decreased by
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    OFFICERS FIRED AT.
    271 4 This morning, before the Senior Magistrate, Lim Boon Kwang was charged with having on the night of the 24th ultimo, tired a loaded carbine in such manner as to render the act dangerous. Sergeant Branagan stated that, on the night of the 24th ultimo, he accompanied Captain
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    SIAMESE ADMINISTRATION.
    1706 4 (Being the la ft article of the series “Life in Siam,' by Harry Ultima 1 1, lately of Bangkok.) PUTTING HER HOUSE IN ORDER. Siam was warned in the annexures to i he agreement between England and France that she was now given an opportunity to put her
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    ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL CUP
    573 4 SECOND ItOl'Xi) I R. A. 12th CO. R I Tnis game was r,la ye j I afternoon on the EsnUadp^l crowd lined the ropes, sliowi interest taken in football «1 The heavy rain which fell W morning rendered the ground W and slippery, consequently M times somewhat
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    THE PORT
    55 4 The Vyner brought cargo of 650 tons ot coal Messrs. Peterson, Simons The Baron Dough s IK Japan a couple oi days a r j to: cargo of 3,**» P. O. Company, and thin Company’ B wharf f The Jlalalxin went rot tie jong Pagar yesterday, a morning,
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    SATURDAY, 23RD JULY.
    270 5 n (*npore Philharmonic Society TH Orchestral Concert on the five an ut 4 q,._rs. Powell <fc Co’s, at noon toj i,r„tet was ottered for sale but ht in at SI3,000. T jv, a k and Selangor, Monday M. instead of August 4th, will v rved as a
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    CRICKET.
    57 5 I i> *h.* rricket match, which was I < ..j n-rd yesterday, between the I > r. Ist XI and the S. R. C. tl.e I i r: tiMin seored runs for three Ihi v -r. In the match between the I >. C C -ml XI and the
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    ROAD-SKATING.
    72 5 I Lam v**ning. considerable curiosity I ce t-viiieed in t!ie movements of a I who was taking his exercise, I vi'.'iti the Government olfices, on I »i»air o! bitter pneumatic road-skates. I hie skat area novelty here but I 'b"r.v N ap Wliatt and Co. are expectI nga -tu.k
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    THRIFTY MALAYS.
    72 5 bu Annual Report on the Perak I 'wing- Bank for IM)G, shows that the continues to he self-supporting. I -u!t of tlie year's working is a nett I o ’-J ot r n ie bank has now I -y;;!!«*< 1 the improvident Malays. An I ”i'»n of about
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    A CHANCE FOR HONGKONG.
    160 5 ko\V|jk)X A3 A GREAT DEPOT. 1 to the Times Mr. Francis 0 m x Member of the Legislative Hongkong, speaks of offering r'jl 1 i' cinfhts to tlie local authorities ang-tunir to assist in the building ’l vay troni Kowloon to Canton. I' nun Canton to
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    WHICH NATHAN ?
    71 5 WHICH NATHAN Mr. Edward Nathan publishes to-day a notice concerning his name and tlie name of anotlier Nathan. We take it that, if these advertisements be published for a sufficiently long time, the public will ultimately learn to receive all share contracts with the query: Which Nathan?” That is the
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    CRIMINAL TRESPASS.
    74 5 This morning, Mr. Hellier, of tlie Education Department, prosecuted a Chinese lad named Tiew Ah Teh for criminal trespass in a dwelling in Eber Road. The defendant said an arrangement had been made between himself and Mr. Helliers boy that he should go to the house and break
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    A McKINLEY STORY.
    93 5 A good story is going round about President McKinley. A reporter on one of the chief papers was sent to interview him on a matter the President was not at liberty to reveal, or the paper to inquire into. On being told that the information could not
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    MALACCA.
    85 5 (From our Correspondent.) The remains of the late Towkay Low Guan Su’ee were interred yesterday, the 21st instant, at Semabok. Tlie Manila band was here for the funeral. The heavy rain in the forenoon rendered the roads muddy and difficult to traverse. There was a long and gorgeous procession,
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    A GENERAL IN PETTICOATS.
    114 5 General Monet, the Spanish Commander who had lied back to Manila disguised as a woman, leaving his men to their fate at an outlying post, has a hard time in store. One prominent Spanish officer advises the authorities to put Monet into his petticoats again, tar
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    PATENT PIRACIES IN JAPAN.
    111 5 When the Japanese Patent Law became applicable to the inventions, trade-marks, and designs of foreigners, the opportunity w r as seized to get foreign inventions and trade-marks protected against piracy. But foreigners have now ascertained that the Japanese laws afford them no protection. It has been
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    THE JINRIKISHA ORDINANCE.
    175 5 A correspondent says: —111 the report of the proceedings of the Municipal Commissioners, published in the Straits Times last Thursday, it is observed that the Hackney Carriage and Jinrikisha Committee have had under consideration the abolition of what is known as the security clause (section 29). Probably
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    MANILA FIGHTING.
    828 5 A TELEGRAPH MAN’S EXPERIENCES. Thebe arrived in Singapore to-day Mr. H. A. Marshall, who has been employed for some time in the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company's office at Manila, and has now been transferred to Malacca. Mr. Marshall was in the thick of the fighting up to June
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    TIFFIN TALK.
    1674 5 Said the Blue-stocking, Someone who must be a disciple of Nordaus, has been writing an article in one of the reviews to prove that music is responsible for most of the .vices of humanity. He declares that the higher and more advanced the music, the worse the demoralisation
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    GAMBLING.
    43 5 Yesterday, Sim Ah Kim was fined fifty dollars, or three months’ imprisonment, for keeping a common gaming house. This morning, Sim Loon Tek was fined ten dollars, w ith the option of a month’s imprisonment, for playing in a common gaming house.
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    ON THE VERANDAH.
    1833 6 The next time I hear that hackneyed quotation about something rotten in the state of Denmark, I shall he tempted to enquire about enforcement of the building regulations in Singapore. What the connection is has still to be tortured out of my illogical mind; but the thoughts
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    BORNEAN RULERS.
    201 6 AX OFFICIAL EMRROGLIO. Private letters from British North Borneo, says the Hongkong Telegraph disclose a very curious state of affairs as regards official matters. It would seem that the Governor and the Managing Director, Mr. Cowie, the senior officials and the Governor, and the officials generally, and the
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    THEFT OF BRICKS.
    237 6 Mil Wolferstax was engaged the greater part of yesterday in investigating a -charge brought by Pew Hock Soon against Wee Leng for stealing 2,500 bricks. It appeared that the prosecutor had a contract with the Government, and kept a large quantity of bricks on the bank of
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    MURDER BY A SERVANT.
    239 6 A CASE AT SAIGON. A sensation al murder case came before the Assize Court at Saigon, the other day. Three Annamites—natives of the country —were indicted for the murder of a French Customs officei named Bourgoin. The latter was a hard-working oflicial, highly respected by his
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    MONDAY, 25TH JULY.
    273 6 The Sultan of Johore arrived at Penang on Thursday last. The issue of passes to collect gutta in Upper Perak has been stopped. Lee Ha Chan, a short-sentence prisoner, committed suicide this morning at 12.30, by hanging himself in the jail. It is reported that dissatisfaction is
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    CLOTHES THEFT.
    40 6 C LOTHES THEFT. Victoria Strf ,P rec,0U8 st ne f 41 valued at S1& rc P orts that clotl 8 house during re stol e" trom h s last night andf ab8 f n, e between MO Irly this morning.
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    DOUBL WANTED.
    50 6 DOUBL W A N TED A Eurasian l’Europe on th<U* ie de was found, b aad a n ote wanted him, they w<F., *J ia j» u i the harbour. Yestera ld findhls bod y at Rattles Hotel wher? he was arres ted money J he 18 also OWIII 6
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    ROOF-BREKERS.
    54 6 In consequence of, A residents in Upper jfeoropl&ints from their houses were beli U I1 street lna.t from the roofs, broken into on watch. This mornir "j ere placed man on the roof of one cl, e y a r a and an exciting chase fol\* ie buildings succeeded
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    ALLEGED SHOOTING.
    56 6 This morning, Tan T® called up on the charge afc t*am was a rash act by shooting r Admitting in the thigh. Sergeant M«“ an that the report from the said to the effect that the casdrP lta l was ered critical. The hearinl ls considponed till the
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    BREACH OF CONTRACT
    56 6 On Saturday, three China™ charged with breach of cow were receiving advances for serviY ct then absconding. Mr. Ong! anc appeared for the prosecution Theam Tew for the defence r defendants were discharged, it *j ie first occasion on which tw f o CP lawyers have met
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    ALLEGED BREACH OF TRUS
    51 6 This morning, further evidence taken in the case of criminal trust alleged against Karim, collector, the late Captain J. F. Vincent. 7*1 cashiers of the Messageries MaritinP and Eastern Telegraph Offices w? examined. After being duly the prisoner was committed for trifcl Bail was fixed at
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    “THE MUTINEER.”
    70 6 A powerful dramatic story entitled The Mutineer,” by Louis Becke and Walter Jeffery, has recently been added to Unwin’s Colonial Library.” The story was first published in serial form in Lloyd's. It is founded upon the famous mutiny of the Bounty. The narrative is full of stirring incidents*
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    A PARIS HORROR.
    43 6 peated with the saml ,;3r u* times. “You empty the TA-M* on each occasion into S when you have had your i the wine hack into the cask P 5t is not lost even then delicious brandv' re *’ot is
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    CHINA’S WATERWAYS
    113 6 CHINA’S W ATERWAYS It is pointed out in the China Mission sent A burn Chamber of Com,ner-;. ling the wonderful wat-r,.’. Celestial Empire, that XT f from Shanghai, by boat.a,„l ?> the ang-tze to Hankow, r s ,3 to the head waters of the c:’, J'hi thence by a canal
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    CZAR AND MEDIUM.
    122 6 Dr. George V. Langsdorf the Spiritualistic Congress in i* i s Hall told a curious story of the 2'' manifested by the Czar AI, X Spiritualism. The prediction of a it was declared, saved his lit,. n V explosion at the Winter p a ;u medium informed
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    POOR ISOLATED ENGLAND.
    134 6 The isolation of England in tlie Far Ea* I is one of those things which are evident t everyone who is hopelessly blind. Forthhopelessly blind can see as far into a brid wall as anyone else; while their mental vision is not affected h the view of
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    SIAMESE MALAYA.
    317 6 A SINGAPORE MALAYS EXPERIENCE An intelligent Malay, the son of a native doctor who resides here, has jur returned from a visit to I'atam. Jerang, and Lageli on the northwest coast of the Malay Peninsula These districts, so he tells us. are under Siamese influence, bu: used to
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    HOUSE ROBBERY.
    29 7 v woman, living at 41 Wayang ~11 s that yesterday about y>ine one broke into her .tole 8102. Entrance was *?],•<-ted from the empty house <•,) c *^«>or
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    SUSPECTED CHEATING.
    30 7 y, sian was this morning Mr. Eleuin charged with |.oniig liok. a local trader, goods delivered to the v on the 4th of April, 1890. for a week.
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    MONROE ABROAD.
    34 7 -t suggestion is that the should acquire the germ diii»ire in a joint protec- England over the Black ,1 Liberia. This is a very rial interpretation of the roe I- tiin* 1
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    DOVES FOR BOUQUETS.
    77 7 j- ii'tom prevails at the H vina—viz., the throwing of 1 r j. rtormiTs by the audience. ;i i t!i«‘ir feet tied with ribbons, have become so dexterous ri that they go str ght to whom they are designed. .i«*-titti: ion ttiere uow that j- t-'ing into
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    TEMPERANCE CLUB.
    86 7 "f the local lodges of the ,V h T gave an impromptu concert f ,rd‘iv night at the Temperance \i Keyworth and Miss Michaeljl.tyr'l solos on the piano. Mrs. -r. De Foe, and Miss A. t n-;uig solos, and the Misses i; .t.-l.-ui sang a duet. Mrs. Prior
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    PAHANG NEWS.
    112 7 Mill. M in Flu Pahang are all busily i over planting paddy, and l::. if is rather late, yet it istobe to;***i r :oit tlicir efforts will not be utiT IT -t -nppiv of contract Chinese Towkav Loke Yew has ar- d i -rt to work in the
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    THE KAISER AT WORK.
    71 7 G-nii in Emperor is a busy man 3 industry lias now been tabulated. y. tr he dealt with 1,058 special ive decisions personally in 751 sjned 802 documents, such t orders and appointments Gary reports laid before his numbered 5,837. About 400 r ‘amwd daily for
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    A PATHETIC PROPHECY.
    114 7 '':»KE'i*i>\i>RNT in the Times lias :t most interesting passage on Cliina, published in 1860. \3‘ u, n Osborn:— r s i'- p ria seeks a <lirect comn v ‘th the tropical regions of ■r :i route to China and India, e for the head of the Gulf
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    POSITION AT WUCHAU.
    88 7 Ws from Wuchau should H a r V 1 At hist advices the rebels ■<» ir thirty miles of the 1 t despatched urgent I he must surrender or h u!; r ftln hjr<*ernents reached •iir... 1 t,in *e days more,—that W 1 *i .J 1 V'V'
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    WANTED: A MUNICIPAL MAGISTRATE.
    313 7 (From a Contributor.) On the 19th instant, an article headed Wanted a Municipal Magistrate appeared in the Straits Times and very forcible reasons were adduced showing the imperative necessity for the appointment of such an officer. A few months ago, this subject was fully discussed both
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    JAPANESE IN AUSTRALIA.
    344 7 OPPOSITION TO THEIR IMMIGRATION. At Port Darwin in the northern territory of Australia, great indignation lias been roused by the news that the Colonial Otlice is in treaty with the Japanese Government for the leasing of d,000 miles of country on the Victoria River in that neighbourhood
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    TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL.
    132 7 The charitable appropriation of the Government towards the maintenance of the Tan Tock Seng Hospital for the current year is $28,000. Taking the average daily population at 600, though it is not quite that, this sum would allow roughly four dollars per patient monthly. Taking one
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    YACHTING IN SINGAPORE.
    446 7 WANTED MORE ENTHUSIASM. On Saturday afternoon, a few gentlemen interested in yachting organized a race over a course off Tanjong Rhu, and the event was a most interesting and. enjoyable one. A more ideal afternoon for sailinglightboats couldnot have been chosen. There was a pleasant sun, and
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    GERMANY AND THE STATES.
    187 7 WHY SOME ARE RETICENT. Certain organs of German opinion continue their violent attacks upon the United States. With regard to those who abstain from such invective, the Bismarckian Hamburger Nachrichteu says The sycophantic attitude of a portion of the German Press towards the United States does
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    DETERMINED TO DIE.
    148 7 This morning, Ng Chong Chew was committed for trial for having on the 12th ultimo attempted to commit suicide by taking chandu and drinking kerosine oil in a house in Hocklam Street on the 12th ultimo; and also attempting, when in the General Hospital, to cut his
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    FIGHTING AT SANTIAGO.
    1102 7 THE FIRST LAND BATTLE. ROUGH RIDERS AMBUSHED. The hotly contested fight near Sevilla in Cuba on the 24th ult. is graphically described in many of the journals just to hand. But by no one better than by Mr. R. Harding Davis, the well-known litterateur and correspondent. During
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    COSTLY YACHTS.
    127 7 The largest private yacht is Mr. W. K. Vanderbilt’s Valiant, of 2,134 tons; it cost considerably over £lOO,OOO, besides large sums spent on French upholstery and cabinet work. To keep this boat in full commission for twelve months takes something between £20,000 and £25,000. In 1892, Mr. Laycock
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    EDUCATIONAL WANT.
    398 7 TO THE EDITOR OK THE STRAITS TIMES.’’ Sir, —111 a recent issue of your journal, a short letter appeared on the subject of the necessity for the establishment of Government schools in which Chinese should be taught. This is presumably inferred because there are schools in which Malay
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    MUNICIPAL APPEAL CASE.
    951 8 MORE BUILDING TROUBLES. This morninsr, before Mr. Justice Hyndman Jones, the second appeal case, S. Tomlinson v A. Clouet, came on for hearing. Mr. Napier appeared for the Municipality, and Mr. Nanson represented the appellant. The facts of the case were that Mr. Clouet had been summoned
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    LANGKAT OIL.
    59 8 The Deli Courant reports a rapid rise in quotations for Royal Dutch Langkat Petroleum Company’s shares. On the 17th instant, they were quoted at Amsterdam at 334 per cent, premium. •Two days previously they stood at 312 per cent. It is considered that the rise will he permanent,
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    AMERICAN SMARTNESS.
    90 8 It is stated that, while Admiral Camara was seeking the permission of the Egyptian Government to coal at Port Said,the American consular officer there quietly bought up 20,000 tons of coal—all, in fact, that was available. The reason that Admiral Camara gave for leaving his destroyers at Port
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    CARRIAGE ACCIDENT.
    94 8 A NARROW ESCAPE. A rout 7 o'clock on Saturday evening, Mrs. Listerman and her two daughters were driving in a carriage, and had just turned from Stamford Road into Hill Street, when a dog-cart drawn by a high-stepping horse, and, it is alleged, driven by a European, coming
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    AN INTERESTING BOOK.
    164 8 Those who like to read of Ould Oi rebind" and the doings of her sons when the Fenian disturbances were at their height, will be interested in Mr. George Bart rain's new hook. The White-headed Boy.’* The story is largely told in a rich Hibernian dialect which
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    D. A. A. FOOTBALL CUP.
    221 8 Yesterday evening, on the I). A. A. football ground, the second round in the competition for the Darul Adab Association’s football cup was played between teams representing the Darul Adab Association and the Darul Taalum Club (Rochore). In spite of recent rains, the ground was
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    CRICKET.
    518 8 R.A. OFFICERS V. OFFICERS OF H.M.8. HBRMIONB.” An all-day match played at Blakan Mati, on Saturday, between Officers of H.M.S. I fermions and Officers of the R.A, resulted in a win for the R.A. The second innings of the Hermionc men could not be finished on account of the
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    COULD RUSSIA TAKE INDIA?
    182 8 Is the North American Review, Lieu-tenant-Colonel You Bieberstein discusses the question Could Russia take India He points out that Russia could probably capture the fortress of Herat long before the British could reach it, and could mass 150,000 troops there in about two months. But then
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    TUESDAY, 26TH JULY.
    498 8 A Bengali milkman wasthis morning, fined thirty-five dollars for selling adulterated milk. On Friday, a Kling syce was sentenced to death at the Penang Assizes for the murder of a woman. This morning fourteen Hvlams were sentenced to ten days’ imprisonment each for sleeping in the People’s
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    MINING IN SELANGOR.
    54 8 The Malay Mail hears that the Government will not ignore recent utterances of leading Selangor tinminers. However keen the authorities may be to raise revenue for the carrying out of reproductive public works, the merest hint that any injustice is being perpetrated may be relied upon to
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    LOST AND FOUND.
    65 8 A week or so back, it will be remembered, when the Hermione was outside the roads, at torpedo practice, she lost a torpedo. The commander of the cruiser offered a reward for the recovery of the torpedo, but nothing was seen of it until Saturday when some
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    NATIVES FIGHT.
    62 8 Yesterday a disturbance occurred at Jalan Sultan between a number of Malays and Chinese. It appears that the Chinese were making some ornamental roofing for Raffles Hotel on a piece of ground belonging to the Malays. The latter objected to the presence of the former, with the result
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    A DISHONEST WIFE.
    53 8 Chu a Siew, the wife of Wi arrested last for havin from her husband on the last, and absconding with an“ a 1 1 of The latter was arrested a and sentenced to three share in the business Thu f,Jr W the woman pleaded “not the case
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    CHEATING.
    86 8 This morning, \V. .1. m sian, was brought bef.,rc M r f ta on a charge of cheating in at the Hotel de l’Europe. the information, he went tr. ,i of the hotel, on the 15th said he was the representative ’f£ tirm of Messrs. atson and Cm- d
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    HARBOUR COAL DEPOSITS.
    94 8 The Madras Harbour Trust are invitingtenders from person* inclined to try their luck as coal among the rich deposits of the min*? at the bottom of their own hartThe coal lost overboard or -unlTk barges is estimated by the Board l amount to not less than 10,0(0
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    PERJURY.
    91 8 Yesterday afternoon, Mr. Wolfestall and Mr. Howard, sitting togethe were occupied with the case of brought against Hang Kang by Eli* Mizerai. The matter arose out of i claim made in the Court of Request* by the former for a gold watch, tL» property of the latter. Mr. Koek
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    THE PORT.
    86 8 The Lightning left Calcutta on th? 16th instant, and is exported lu re o: the 2‘Jrd idem. The Buridua is due from Rangoon o: or about the 29th instant. The Sink of the Paketvaart line wataken out of dock at Tanjong I’agar ct Saturday last. The Braden tin
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    SUGAR REFINING IN JAPAN
    110 8 The Japan Sugar Refinery at o?aka the first establishment of the kind Japan.started business on the D>th June The work is to be confined, for thpresent, to refining brown Java Four Europeans are superintend the work, together with two Japanese expei ts: the output is said
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    DEATH OF THE HON. W. A. M. SHERIFF.
    141 8 A FORMER priSXE .Il’lKiE. The deat h is announced of the William Anthony bh<* many years a Judge of the Court at Demerara. Jl Vtlandpassed away on June -•>, at o place, London, the age <> Sheriff arrived in England a night
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    LATEST BY WIRE.
    1251 9 London, 14th July. surrendered after a conferv>,: \,rn Generals Toral and Shatter, *3 wa** agreed that the following tjjould form the basis of n l'he surrender of Santiago, of Eastern Cuba from »> so the south to Sagua in the \ni»*riciins to agree to transf4j oral’s troops
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    FRENCH INDO-CHINA.
    283 9 The Courrier de So t igon mentions the approaching departure of M. Doumer, Ihe Governor-General of French IndoChina, for France. He has been summoned to Paris to explain how matters stand in the Colony, especially with regard to the proposed railways there. M. Doumer will stay for a
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    A DEFAULTING CREW.
    49 9 The Hongkong Telegraph hears from Labuan that the Spanish steamer Brutue was ordered to take despatches to Iloilo from there, whereupon the whole of her crew deserted. The steamer Romulus being in port the despatches were handed to her and she left on the 17th instant.
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    THE WAR.
    926 9 LAND ATTACK ON SANTIAGO. General Shafter commenced his attack upon Santiago four miles from the city on the 1st .instant. Three divisions comprising fifteen thousand Americans and several thousand Cubans attacked the city early in the morning. General Wheeler’s cavalry made several brilliant charges, and Col. Kent’s brigade
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    NEWS FROM THE NORTH.
    892 9 RIOTS AT SHANGHAI. Riotinc: lias taken place at Shanghai, owing to trouble about the so-called Xingpo joss-house near the French concession. Attached to this josshouse, is an old grave-vard, which the Chinese hold in reverence. An attempt by the French Municipal Council to make a road
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    THE MAIL.
    1010 9 NEWS, NOTES. AND COMMENTS. A SOUTH POLE EXPEDITION. With reference to the recent proposals for the equipment of an English Naval Expedition to explore the South Pole or Antarctic regions, it has now been definitely decided that Her Majesty’s Government are unable to promote such an undertaking, and
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    GERMAN WARSHIP STOPPED.
    218 10 BRITI8H-AM ERICA N UNDERSTANDING. The German cruiser Cormoran arrived at Hongkong from Manila on the 19th instant, with advices to the 15th instant. At that date, says the Hongkong Daily Press the relations between the Americans and the Germans at the Philippines were as strained as ever.
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    CHESS.
    155 10 CONDUCTED BY “KING’S PAWN.” All chess correspondence should be addressed to “King’s Pawn.” Solutions: No. 48 (Frankenstein) Kt B 4 No. 49 (challenger) Q —K6. Correct solutions received from Nil Desperaodum, Caissed, .and Londres. The play in the consultation tournament goes on steadily, and as far as known at
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    “EVANS GAMBIT.”
    173 10 White. Black. Paul Morphy. A. Pe Riviere. P to K 4 T to K 4 Kt to K B 3 Kt to Q B 3 B to B 4 B to B 4 P to Q Kt 4 B takes P P to B 3 B to B
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    A TARRASCH GEM.
    366 10 Times. Vienna Game. White. Black. M. Kurschner. Dr. Tarrasch. P to K 4 P to K 4 Kt to (J B 3 Kt to Q B 3 P to K Kt 3 Kt to B 3 B to Kt 2 B to B 4 1’ to Q
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    HOME NOTES.
    1175 10 Last year 14,840 horses, 257 donkeys, and 40 mules were eaten in Paris. The breaking of a handle bar overturned a quintette of pacers at the Crystal Palace, recently and Platt Betts, who was following. had a terrible fall. His jaw was broken in five places. The Deputy
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    PENNY POSTAGE.
    333 10 DETAILS OF THE SCHEME. Official confirmation has reached India of Reuters message regarding the introduction of overland penny postage. It seems the decision in question is the result of the recommendations of the Committee which has just finished its sittings in London, on which India was represented by
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    BRITISH GUNNERY.
    72 10 The Naval and Military liecord recently contained an article illustrating the exceeding badness of the target practice in the Mediterranean fleet. The following figures are given:— Percent.of hits Calibre. Rounds. Hits. to Bo Uads 13.5-in. lb. 1 174 35 20 10-in. 30.... 17 43.5 95-in. 10.... 10 21.7
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    FRANCE AND SIAM.
    337 10 IMPORTANT POINTS AT I NEGOTIATIONS keoieneh I A CORRESPONDENT at I that the French Minister I tiary there and the I ter for foreign Affairs i, M:j *I opened afresh three important 6,,, l cal questions in dispute. (i n Wit I that regarding Luang Pliral'an. I
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    SUMATRA OIL.
    421 10 THE ROYAL LAXGKAT COMPANY The Royal Langkat Petroleum Coil pany has published its report for 1>VI. The "oil-works made steady progress dur ing the year, and the number of personemployed by the Company continued to increase largely. The output, which amounted to 144,70.1 units in Pft and 1,581,512
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    WEDNESDAY, 27TH JULY.
    241 11 te d that Mr. Wolferstan V Vvn.im: shortly, and that Mr. -.11- u; ii take magisterial charge court. .•r-jiniuleiit possession of a piece r K r at Tanjong Pagar Dock, a J i’i v<1 this morning sent to ,r weeks. i,al Sing and Letchman i:v and thirty-five
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    DANGEROUS CHARACTERS.
    41 11 !a Chinamen, described as danr rju- haraetors, were brought before [r W Iferstan yesterday. Inspector .vim** -aid the men were wanted in i ii r _Mmr robbery and murder, and it hincse ’oirsul would apply to I -flit. oack.
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    MAT SALLEH.
    46 11 the managing director i *uV British North Borneo Company, I* "\<i returned to England, states .r i tt-ui further rising is at an i t!: i 'lii'i'i- i- little doubt that if Mat •I b haves himself he will even'ily luade a <lovernmcnt chief.
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    GETTING UP A RIOT.
    46 11 inrn were arrested in Victoria y. 'T.-nl.iy tar creating a (listurI hi*- in:truing their leader, one H"h, was sentenced to four riiroroiH imprisonment for t" 'Tir up a riot. Each of the u.r* tim'd live dollars, or in Madr t. h days.
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    KILLED BY PADDY.
    51 11 •av k death occurred at Rangoon, *di inst. A coolv working in a "’a? .-tarn ling under a paddy v '[-eping the egress free, when lie eni MI on his back. The paddy n in a shower, and before rnuld arrive, he was buried I, ‘-lain and
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    SPANISH SHARP SHOOTING.
    35 11 POWDER. lighting before Santiago and L'rnl instant, a number 'harp-shooters, roncealed i'*ms and using smokeless nany American officers, "as the tire of these marks- v. ral American companies ra- dcally without officers.
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    HOUSE ROBBERY.
    48 11 1 living at No. 44, Market .''V 11 Eiat between 9p. m. last t 1 1 1,1 to-day, they missed 11 **>*<* $l5O and 8214 respecjl( >ilh T man living in the U hissing altogether, and bft t'- 1 he committed the uir I were opened with
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    PORT ARTHUR'S TRADE.
    62 11 1,1 t!io most painstaking d bj-f V J,; d‘*'sa correspondent of V ili<ls no Ministerial h i ann °nncement has ’<•1% *i 7 p to l ie Odessa merchants h-7 j LSS ln ®°ods exclusively Ti Initle( of duty at Port *autp. ieolI icial organs have stated
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    OUTWARD BOUND.
    82 11 T he following is the Far East passenger list of the P. O. Chusan, due here on Saturday afternoon from London :—Mr. and Mrs. Lemon, Miss Hunter, Mr. Proctor, Mr. Skey, Mr. It. H. Bland, Mr. Griffith, Mr. J. T. Dixon, Mr. A. E. Spriggs, Mr. T. Harley,
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    TOBACCO PAYS IN SUMATRA.
    111 11 The Dutch tobacco-growing industry in Sumatra seems to be making good progress. From the report of the Serdang Tabak Maatschappy for 1897 it appears that after payment of the 6 per cent, on the “A” shares, to which they are preferentially entitled, the surplusafter deducting 10
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    MUNICIPAL GRASS.
    109 11 A correspondent asks What becomes of the grass that is raised on land either belonging to or under the control of the Municipality There should be a considerable crop taken annually from the cemetery, from Campong Kapur, and from the People’s Park. No one has ever heard of
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    SHIPBOARD MALINGERING.
    122 11 A captain’s risks. The Captain of a British ship at Calcutta put a malingering sailor in irons. The man sued the Captain in the Police Court. The Magistrate observed that the law was very clear that when a vessel was in port the Captain was hound to allow
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    THE QUEEN OF HOLLAND.
    146 11 A GREAT TIME FOR JOURNALISTS. As the date of the coronation of Queen Wilhelmina approaches the preparations for the festivities assume greater proportions. A provisional programme has been published by the papers for the reception of the foreign Press. The representatives of the Press will have
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    THE CHURCH AND RITUALISM.
    164 11 AN ARCHBISHOP SPEAKS OUT. The squabbling over the introduction of Ritualistic practices into the services of the Church of England continues unabated. The Archbishop of York has stated that the recent disturbances had arisen in great part from the desire on the part of some ot
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    MR. ARNOT REID.
    244 11 GOING HOME BY SIBERIA. On Saturday, the 30th inst., or on Sunday, the 31st, Mr. Amot Reid, Editor of the Straits Times will leave Singapore for Pekin. From Pekin he will go to the Great Wall, and thence through Mongolia, on by way of the Great Desert
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    MUNICIPAL DOG-COLLARS.
    199 11 A correspondent says :—There is no little grumbling at the action of the Municipal Executive in providing dogcollars, and to some extent insisting upon their being purchased by those who license their dogs. It is done thus —An applicant for a license must have a collar on which
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    THE STRAITS ASSOCIATION.
    353 11 SINGAPORE BRANCH REPORT. A copy of the report, for the year ending on June 30th, of the Singapore Branch of the Straits Settlements Association has been kindly put at our disposal by the Hon. Secretary (Mr. \V. J. Napier) in the name of the Committee. This body
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    THE ALLEGED FORGED TRADE MARK.
    292 11 Before Mr. Elcum and Mr. Howard to-day, the further hearing of the case against Mr. G. Gaggino by Mr. J. Bastiani, of High Street, was resumed. The charge against the defendant was, that on or about June 24th he had in his possession for the
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    EDUCATIONAL WANT.
    379 11 TO THE EDITOR OF THE STRAITS TIMES. Sir, —My thanks are due to you for the publication of my former letter, and to One Interested for taking up the matter. To the Straits-born Chinese in general the acquisition of English is of the lirst importance, but to those
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    TO POISON THE CZARINA.
    94 11 An Exchange Telegraph Company's Bucharest despatch (printed in London on July Ist) says it is reported there that 4i a plot has been discovered to murder the Czarina of Russia. The health of the Empress showed signs of slow poisoning by arsenic, which, it is stated,
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    MR. CLOUET’S APPEAL.
    771 11 THE MAGISTRATES CONVICTION AMENDED. Some time ago, it will be remembered Mr. A. Clouet was convicted by one ol the magistrates and fined S25 for not submitting a plan of a lean-to shed erected on his premises at 79, Waterloo Street, and a mandatory order was I
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    RUSSIA AND CHINA.
    66 11 The Czar has sanctioned the estimates, drawn up for the period of three years, for the administration of Port Arthur, and has directed that the latter shall for the present be regarded as a naval port of the second class. The Xovoxti states that only two Russian
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    ASSOCIATION CUP TIE.
    549 12 SECOND ROUND. 3. C. C. V. WEST YORKS. These teams met on the Esplanade yesterday afternoon, in the second round of the Cup Competition. Some doubts were entertained as to whether play would be possible after the heavy rain that fell during the day as however, it
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    AGRICULTURE IN GREAT BRITAIN.
    254 12 TnE Board of Agriculture’s annual volume, containing the agricultural returns for Great Britain for 1897, has been issued. The total surface of land and water extends, according to latest measurements, to 56*, 77*1,000 acres. Fourteen per cent, of the land is farmed by owners, and 27
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    HOME CRICKET.
    1060 12 FIRST-CLASS MATCH RESULTS. On Saturday, June 25th, the weather was anything but favourable for the match, M. C. C. and ground versus Cambridge University. From the position in which the game was left on Thursday, the University’s chance of success was very remote, as they had only made
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    SOLICITOR AND COSTS.
    373 12 JUDGMENT FOR THE LAWYER. This morning, Mr. Justice HyndmanJones delivered judgment in the case Van Cuyienburg v Chop Kim Him. The facts of the case were that the official assignee, the trustee for the bankrupt, Chop Kim Him, made an application to recover $202 costs which Mr.
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    RITUALISM DENOUNCED.
    42 12 Following Sir Win. Ilarcourt’s outrageous attack on the Church, and “improving” upon the Bishop of London’s pastoral letter, certain members of the House of Commons have decided to introduce a bill to suppress extreme ritualism in the Church of England.
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    THE PORT.
    61 12 The Van Ttiebech of the Paketvaart Line was towed to Tanjong Pagar this morning where she was put in dock. The llectoi- arrived yesterday from Hongkong, with general cargo and coals for this port. The Clit us from Kuchinotzu 13tli July arrived alongside the Tanjong Pagar wharf this
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    TO ARRIVE.
    75 12 (For Singapore.) Per M. M. s.s. A rmand Behic connecting, with the steamer Laos at Colombo, from Marseilles, July 27 —Miss E. Pot, Mr. and Mrs. Nuboer. Per M. M. s. s. Australien connecting with the steamer Fatal at Colombo, from Marseilles Aug. 14 —Mr. L. Klink. (For
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    NETHERLANDS INDIA.
    811 12 THE PEDIR EXPEDITION. The expedition to Pedir has been interfered with by an outbreak at Edi. There, a prophet has suddenly sprung up, who claimed attention on the ground that he had led the life of a hermit for twenty years. He gave himself out as having been
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    MORE BY THE MAIL.
    1107 12 THIRTVFIVE KNOTS ay u I Parsons' Marine Turbin r I of N eweast le-on-Tyne uJv Vr v*,l by the Admiralty ,VC,r n 1, sl boat destroyer to U I t i as applied to warshuL'^i destroyer w.ll attain a speed five knots, equal to ovj miles,
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    PASSENGER LIST.
    515 13 ARRIVALS li’- M. M.s. Is Segue from Batavia: L-. i‘. ikoun. M<"srs. Verner Coens, lj»_. \V. Bon N:m Hakee, Gusdarf, |h I 1.. Subinsky, and Wagler. I j- f,om Wilhelmshavon l'< i♦■in. and Speeklcr, and Mrs. I v Jamb from Batavia: I'f and (>pn .and Mrs. de Yong.
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      SHIPPING IN PORT.
      156 13 Under this heading the following abbreviations are used —str. —steamer sh.—ship bq.—barque; Brit.—British U. S. United States; Fr. French; Ger. —German; Dut.— Dutch; Joh.—Johore; G. e M Genera! cargo d.p.—deck passengers; U. —Uncertain T. P. W.—Tanjong Pagar Wharf; T. P. D.—Tanjong Pagar Dock B. W. Borneo Wharf;
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      TRADING VESSELS &C.
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