The Straits Budget, 19 August 1898

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    122 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE “STRAITS TIMES.” 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, and French
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  • STRAITS TIMES FRIDAY, 19TH AUGUST. DOMESTIC OCCURRENCE.
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      BIRTHS.
      28 1 kith instant, at Hamburg, the |l. Aa r*: of a daughter. I A* Bangkok, on Tth instant, Lf Mr. \V. J. Archer, H. B. M. |a -on.
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      MARRIAGE.
      23 1 on the 11th inst, John ronfounder. of Messrs. Hovvarth 1 1„ to Margaret Ann, second of the late John Simpson of hy
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    TABLE OF CONTENTS.
    357 1 in Japan H iin2 Coronation, Love. l.a>t. ..ill* rod. H Condition. H and (’odes. Clutches. Resignation. ■g News. List. Kaboons H Punished. Case. postponed. a Well. Hty. t Watchman. Bv>-u. the Act. a Name >ugar )r ;< a Disease Centre. H.M S. Blenheim. i hinese Fight. Gazette.
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    COMMERCIAL.
    524 1 MN6APORK, 18TH AUGUST, 1898. PRODUCE (Rates a/re corrected to 12.30 a.m.) Gambier f Copra Bali, n 7.06. do Pontianak, 6.6 T». Pepper, Black, buyers 24.37 J. do White, (5%) 45.00 Saeo Flour Sarawak, 2.60. do Brunei 2.10. Pearl Sago. &77|. Coffee, Bali, picked.......... 2900. Coffee Palembang, picked.... 01.00. Coffee,
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    SUMMARY OF THE WEEK.
    557 1 The mail for Europe, this week, leaves by the M. M. Melbourne The P. <k O. Sutlej with the mail from Europe of. the 22nd July, arrived on Sunday. The Preussen with the German mail from j Europe arrived on Wednesday. The M. M. Laos with
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    MANILA TAKEN.
    27 1 (Special to the Strait* Timet. 1 Hongkong 16//1 August. The c ity of Manila was taken [by the American forces] on the the 13th instant.
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    REFUGEES AT HONGKONG.
    28 1 The German cruiser Kaiserin Auyusia arrived at Hongkong yesterday. Gov-ernor-General Augustin of the Philippines and several German and Portuguese subjects from Manila are on board.
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  • REUTER’S TELEGRAMS.
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      BRITAIN AND CHINA.
      277 1 MR. CURZON SPEAKS. CHINESE GRATITUDE. London llth August. Questions on British policy in China have been put to Mr. G. N. Curzon, the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, in the House of Commons. Mr. Curzon, in reply, saul that China had expressed her gratitude for
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      MR. G. N. CURZON.
      19 1 THE INDIAN VICEROYALTY. Mr. G. X. Curzon has accepted the appointment of Viceroy of India.
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      CHINESE TRADE.
      38 1 LORD C. BERESFORD TO INQUIRE. The Associated Chambers of Commerce have appointed Lord Charles Beresford to proceed to China to report on the prospects of British trade there. Lord Charles Beresford starts on the 24th instant.
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      PEACE PARLEYING.
      37 1 SPAIN HESITATES. It is believed that Spain's reply to the American peace proposals is not wholly satisfactory. It is expected that this will necessitate a further exchange of Notes between the Spanish and American Governments.
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      NILE EXPEDITION.
      18 1 OFF TO THE FRONT. The whole of the Nile expeditionary force has started for the front.
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      DEBATE ON CHINA.
      272 1 SIR C. DILKE SPEAKS. COMPLAINT OF BRITISH INACTIVITY. London 12 th August. Sir Charles Dilke, in raising a debate on the China question in the House of Commons, complained that France, Russia, and Germany were closing their spheres of influence while Britain was expected to keep an
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      BERESFORD’S MISSION.
      16 2 Lord Charles Beresford, on starting for China, goes to Hongkong and then to Pekin.
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      LORD SALISBURY.
      24 2 VISIT TO FRANCE. Lord Salisbury has gone to Contrexdville, a village in the north-east of France, in the department of the Vosges.
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      CHINESE RAILWAYS.
      86 2 A RUSSIAN ADVANTAGE. MR. BALFOUR t; HECKLED.” London 1 ',lth August. The correspondent of the Times at Pekin has stated that the Chinese Government had agreed to all the conditions which Russia had laid down in connection with the railway extension to Newchwang. Mr A. J. Balfour, on
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      PEACE AT HAND.
      35 2 AN ARMISTICE EXPECTED. The AVu* York Herald says that the peace protocol is expected to be signed to-day, and that the signing will be immediately followed by the proclamation of an armistice.
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      PARLIAMENT.
      7 2 The British parliament has been prorogued.
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      “ AMERICA ” CUP.
      24 2 AMERICA CUP. UPTON’S CHALLENGE ACCEPTED. The New York Yacht Club has accepted Sir Thomas Lipton's challenge for a race for the America Cup. Later.
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      PEACE PROTOCOL SIGNED.
      42 2 HOSTILITIES TO BE SUSPENDED. M. Cambon, the Spanish peace plenipotentiary, signed the peace protocol at Washington, on Friday (yesterday) afternoon. Instructions were immediately cabled to all the Spanish and American commanders at the seats of war to suspend hostilities.
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      THE PEACE.
      69 2 BLOCKADES TO BE RAISED. London 15th August. Admiral Dewey and Admiral Sampson have been ordered to raise the blockades maintained by their fleets. EVACUATION BY SPANISH TROOPS. The peace protocol provides for the immediate evacuation of Cuba and Puerto Rico by the Spanish forces. AMERICAN WAR OUTLAY. The
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      THE PHILIPPINES.
      45 2 GROUNDS FOR AMERICAN RETENTION. 3et«iml of the leading American journals declare that the interests which the United States and Britain have in common in China, at the present moment, form collectively an urgent reason for America laying a firm hold on the Philippines.
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      NILE EXPEDITION.
      45 2 ADVANCE ON KHARTOUM. London \6tli August. Sir Herbert Kitchener, the Commander of the Nile field-force, has left Atbara for the front with the Warwickshire Regiment, the Lincolnshire Regiment, and the Seafoith Highlanders. The cavalry and artillery portion of the force will start to-day.
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      THE PHILIPPINES.
      31 2 NO MORE U. S. TROOPS. It is stated that the United States Government will not send any more troops to the Philippines unless at the request of General Merritt.
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      RUSSIA AND BRITAIN.
      72 2 RUSSIAN POLICY STATED. BRITISH ECONOMIC INTERESTS RESPECTED. London, 17 t/i August. A semi-official Russian statement of policy explains that Russia is solely anxious now to secure the advantages which she has recently gained in the Far East. It is further stated that Russia contemplates no further acquisitions
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      SPAIN’S COLONIAL LOSSES.
      24 2 TAKING THEM COOLLY. The press at Madrid discuss Spain s loss of her colonial empire in a tone of philosophic resignation.
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      UNITED STATES.
      39 2 CHANGE IN THE CABINET. London 18//t August. Judge Day, the Secretary of State to the United States Government, has resigned. The Hon. John Hay, the United States Ambassador at London, has been appointed to succeed Mr. Day.
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      CRETE.
      27 2 ANARCHY RAMPANT. Anarchy reigns supreme in the interior of Crete. Fifteen-hundred outlaws are at large in the island. The number of murders is daily increasing there.
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    17 1 K DEATH. .suddenly at Rose* Villa, Park, Singapore, Capt. i T h. of the s. s. Borneo.
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    FOREIGNERS IN JAPAN.
    592 2 Strait* Times, 11 tk August.) In twelve months’ time Europeans resident in Japan will lose the extra-terri-torial privileges of the past forty years, and become subject to Japanese'lawWe are privately informed that the necessary notice has been given by the Tokyo Government to each of the Treaty
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    COMING CORONATION.
    748 2 (IS trails Times 11 th August.) The Dutch, we say it without fear of giving offence, are not an emotional race; hut they are extremely tenacious of sentiments once stirred. There are proofs in plenty that their young Queen has aroused the national devotion in an extraordinary degree:
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    NATIONS IN LOVE
    867 2 (Straits Times 12 th August.) China is grateful, if we accept Mr. Curzoms latest declaration, for the assurance of British support against aggressions that China herself now asseverates she has heard no threatenings of. What must be the feelings of that wicked correspondent who maligned the good
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    PEACE AT LAST
    155 2 (Straits flints, I'Ath Any' 1 1 I The Spanish-American war i> n over. The protocol embodying tnep* liminary conditions ofpean signed. The military and manders on both sides ha\ e een r to suspend all warlike °P erl Hostilities began on the April and lasted nearly and
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    BALFOUR BOTHERED.
    629 3 BAL FOUR BOTHERED. Tunes 13/A August.) j t fiiect left upon our mind by 1 Yrati .n ol yesterday’s and to-day's u concerning great Britain and tiieir relations with China, I’U"- 1 111 \l r Balfour has been mercilessly in Parliament and was a good L Ltmrred l»v the operation.
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    PENNY POSTAGE.
    474 3 (Straits Times YMh August.) There are good grounds now for hoping that an imperial penny postage scheme for Great Britainandher colonies and dependencies will be arranged. As a natural sequel thereto a rational parcels post system may be looked for not long after. But there are many obvious
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    RUSSIA’S CONDITIONS.
    748 3 (Straits Times 15th August.) By way of supplementing what we wrote on Saturday, in regard to Russia and Chinese railways, we can now give the conditions alleged by the Times correspondent to have been accepted by China, an allegation admitted bv Mr. Balfour as “substantially true." M. Pavloff
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    THE PHILIPPINES.
    553 3 (Straits Times t 15/A August.) The blockade of Manila has been lifted. General Merritt’s deliberation in attack may be resented by his soldiers, who are now deprived of their desired chance of glory, and w T ill probably be bitterly mocked by the insurgents baulked of their prey.
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    TREATIES AND CODES.
    407 3 (Straits Times 1 6th August.) We are still without any direct confirmation of the news that notice for tiie operation of the Revised Treaties on July 17th of next year has been formally given by the Japanese Government. But indirect evidence in support of the allegation is
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    ABOUT AGRICULTURE.
    829 3 (Staaits Times 1 6th August.) The importance of the encouragement of agriculture of all sorts in Malaya is recognized in theory, but insufficiently pushed in practice. It is r elt that the consumption of opium and the production of tin are not revenue props of adequate soundness ;o
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    MANILA TAKEN.
    459 4 (Straits Times 17 th August.) Our Hongkong correspondent informs us that Manila “was taken’’ on the 13th, and that Governor-General Augustin arrived in Hongkong on board a German warship on tlie loth. The deduction appears irresistible that the gallant Commandant left those for whom he was responsible in
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    IN CUBA’S CLUTCHES.
    333 4 (Straitz Timet 18/A August.) It has been very sensibly surmised that General Shafter’s concessions to General Toral’s susceptibilities, in negotiating the surrender at Santiago, were assisted by a clear realisation of his own parlous position. After the surrender had been effected the condition’s for conquerors and conquered
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    JUDGE DAY’S RESIGNATION.
    329 4 (Straits Times, 1 St/i August.) Judge I)av, the Secretary of State in President McKinley’s Cabinet, has resigned. lie has held that post only a few months. We take it that his resignation means the triumph of the territorial expansion policy in the l nited States. Judge Day
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    CRETAN AFFAIRS.
    240 4 (Straits Times 18 th August.) On July 24th, Djevad Pasha, Military Governor of Crete, tendered his resignation to the Sultan. The limits imposed upon the activity and movements of tiie Turkish garrison were asserted by him to be derogatory to his high rank and he appears to have
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    TOWN LIGHTING.
    809 4 (Straits Times 18/4 August.) Thkke is one very satisfactory feature in yesterday’s discussion by the Municipal Commissioners of the lighting question. We refer to the evident tendency to regard with favour the retention of the lighting of the town in Municipal hands. To our ijiind, there is no
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    S. C. C.
    383 4 ANNUAL KKPOKT. In the annual report of the S. C. C. for the year ended June doth last, it is stated that although the linancial prosperity of the Club, to judge by the credit side of the account, has continued, the Committee desire to impress upon members
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    BANK NOTE CIRCULATION.
    32 4 Mn.F.S. Penney, the A«- I Treasurer, in his that the average bantnJt? that year in the Colony 54,223,799 and Penang s,{ shows a considerable figures for 1896. rease J
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    MILITARY EXPENDITURE.
    46 4 The military expenditure I Colony in 1897 came to U .ft* J up as follows:— Military (vl'l'N *738,033, New *4 Lodging and Rent ing *6,678, Armaments f or *228,096. r the U The Volunteer outlay smn 510,726, of Which $2,040 capitation allowance. n e
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    HAVAS TELEGRAMS.
    72 4 < 4-m ß n ßalf r has fcj difficulties between Great ,j Russia on the subject of rail, an l Sem 3 mg Very alar “sj M, Le Myre de Vilers, the de put j Cochin-China, writes to M SartJS Minister of Justice, complainin, rm-nner in which justice
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    NEWS FROM THE NORTH.
    509 4 CIVIL SERVICE REFORM I The Emperor of China, it app&J persists in his desire to effect gwe«Z| reforms in the system of Go vernal I (an outline of the favoured course I action was published a few days I In place of the Six Boards and
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    THURSDAY, 11TH AUGUST.
    350 5 T j»* Horsey, of H. M. S. Plover 1 hear received his promotion gander! f c nroposed, says the Perak Pioneer Mwish a dock at Teluk Anson for eS r lir of (fovernment boats and Shi**PfnGA u lias been charged with r Vs*iOin Dunlop Street; the police
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    RACE-HORSES.
    35 5 ]>'; tii** I. tana, which arrived here morning from Penang, there ivclhd scwt ral race-horses —including 0. b. M. Lucky, Attachment, 'M, l/»M, and Why Not. The travellers and suites had a vova <r e.
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    A ROOF DESTROYED.
    51 5 yesterday morning, the attap I ‘-1 the Swimming Club's bathing at Tanjong Katong was comI ‘-My destroyed by the gale of wind I at the time. Will the Coni- IC: :k >H to it that this excellent I Prt -nity is availed of for extending I r
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    CRUELTY PUNISHED.
    61 5 inoming a gharry driver pleaded i ';harge of cruelty to his horse n C ln lt v bile lame and in an unfit Mr. Kalshaw stopped the I J ln 1 )r, hard Load yesterday and I ,i" ln to ,:,,s tody. Mr. Wolferstan I t‘V- a A
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    RABBIT EXPORTING.
    80 5 rd/ r liJir( fhe exportation I i; i ,n N,f v Poland this season e .hiillions; the industry liom. 11 m pidly one of importance. 11 i H ,ort, rs are Paying from £7OO ItWj., u, ‘b in wages to the I W, dn i,,Pßin their employ. A
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    PENANG.
    68 5 l' hlj 1(:iA1# KKside NCES. are sai d to be now NMii. r»> r i v tlie Senior Puisne Snt-h lef olice Officer, and the i n J j/ llay ter General official reare o!I a r K The sites of the n Oovernment land, con,w.hich the Manse >
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    PLAYING WITH A LIVE SHELL.
    54 5 Oh the 21st July, a sad fatality occurred in Manila Bay. A steward on board the British collier Cyni#, named George Archer, was playing with a live shell when the missile exploded blowing off one of Archer’s arms and part of his face. Archer died
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    SUBSTITUTION FAILED.
    65 5 The detective who, a few days ago, allowed a prisoner to substitute another man to serve out his sentence was charged before Mr. Elcum yesterday; while the substitute was also charged as an accomplice, and the original prisoner as a refugee from legal custody. The case is remanded
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    THE “SIAM.”
    74 5 The efforts to extinguish the fire in the fore-hold of the Siam have been successful. The burning cargo has been flooded with water. Last night the fore part of the vessel was very low in the water, but the pumping operations which have been going on continuously have
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    PETROLEUM TESTING.
    264 5 A HIGHER FLASH-POINT. The results arrived at by the Committee of Enquiry into the whole question of proving petroleum and fixing the flash-point are in brief as follows :—The Committee recommend the raising of the flash-point to 100 deg., and the regulation of the construction of lamps, of
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    SPAIN MAKES MERRY.
    308 5 POPULAR PASTIMES FLOURISH. The Madrid Correspondent of the Daily News gives a picture of life in Spain which almost shocks one by the contrast it offers to the view that occurs naturally to a patriotic mind of a people in the midst of a great national humiliation.
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    PENANG RACES.
    253 5 The first day’s racing at Penang, on the 2nd inst., was favoured with fine weather. There was a very large attendance, among those in the enclosure being the Hon. J. K. and Mrs. Birch, H. H. the Sultan of Johore, Sir Frank Swettenham, the Hon. Dr. and Mrs.
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    CYCLING NOTES.
    689 5 London, loth July. The leading event of the week in racing circles was the hundred miles race promoted by the Bath Road Club and held at the Crystal Palace track. It was expected to be something of a struggle between the holder of the Challenge Cup, F. D.
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    FIGHTING BOB EVANS.
    721 5 DEEDS OF DARING AT SANTIAGO. RECEIVING THE PRISONERS. Perhaps almost more than enough has been written of the naval battle off* Santiago when Admiral Cervera's squadron was so completely destroyed. Yet are we tempted to add just one more personal narrative. The Times was fortunate in securing
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    KWANG-CHAU-WAN.
    83 5 The Governor-General of French Indo-China has decided to put theleased port of Kwang-Chau-Wan under military government. Commandant Lassalle has been appointed to take control there. The Semnine Coloniale foresees that France will only have trouble from the inhabitants being pirates and beyond the reach of the Chinese Government. It
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    PRESTIGE AT PEKIN.
    775 5 Russia's preponderating influence. Dr. John Dudgeon has lived in Pekin since 1863, but has now taken up his abode in London as consulting physician to the Japanese and other Legations there. He was interviewed on his arrival in town, and spoke, among other subjects, very explicitly upon
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    SUSPECTED KABOONS.
    49 5 The two Javanese suspected of stealing Mr. Evans's watch and chain and other property, to the value of Saou in all, were remanded by Mr. Wolferstan this morning to be tried before two Magistrates on the 19th inst. None of the stolen property has yet been found.
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    FRENCH INDO-CHINA.
    577 6 CHINESE IMMIGRATION. The Government, says the Semnive Colonial* has appointed a Commission to inquire into the question of Chinese immigration in Cochin China. Many Frenchmen hold that restrictions should be placed upon the inflow of Chinese there. The Chamber of Commerce at Saigon has often pressed for an
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    SPAIN AND FOREIGN TRADE.
    170 6 EXCHANGE IS PROTECTION. The British Consul at Cadiz tells how the whole commercial situation of Spain is at present governed by the continually depreciating paper currency. At the commencement of 1897 the rate of exchange was 30 pesetas to the £1 it is now as high
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    HOME NOTES.
    1266 6 The Duchess of York’s favourite flowers are lilies of the valley and the white roses of York. Princess Victoria of Wales celebrated her 30th birthday on July 6th. She boasts herself a confirmed girl-bachelor.” Miss Ellen Terry designs a great number of her stage dresses, and supplies hints
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    NEW DEPARTURE AT PEKIN.
    77 6 From Pekin we learn of a new departure. The Emperor intends to erect on the extensive grounds of the Duke of Yung a palace, to be used for the fitting ceremonial receptions of such crowned heads and Ministers of State as may from time to time
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    EATING LIVE FISH.
    129 6 Some have become accustomed to the idea of eating raw herrings, but that fish is eaten not only uncooked but actually alive is news one hardly expects to hear from any scene of modern civilisation. Yet this is what we are told by the Hon A. Herbert
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    THE PORT.
    234 6 The Silesia, with cargo from Europe, is reported to have left Penang yesterday, and is expected to arrive here at daylight to-morrow. The B 1. steamer Loodiana from Madras and Penang arrived here this morning and landed 46 bullocks, ten horses, and 2 ponies. A number of prisoners
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    FRIDAY, 12TH AUGUST.
    291 6 I Fifteen gamblers were fined two [dollars each yesterday, on pleading guilty to charges laid by Sergt. Beattie. To destroy white ants an Indian official suggests the use of a mixture of dekamali gum, asafoetida,bazaar aloes, and castor-oil cake. 4' It is reported that some of the
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    A STOKER LOST.
    36 6 On July 27th, through the capsizing of a sampan in Nagasaki harbour, Herbert Ernest Tuck, a stoker of H. M. S. Victorious was drowned. The accident was caused by the sampan being overcrowded.
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    SPANISH DEBTS.
    37 6 The refusal of the United States. to assume the debts of Puerto Rico and Cuba, amounting to a sum of ninety millions sterling, is regarded at Madrid, a Reuter telegram says, as being flagrantly unjust.
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    FOUND IN A WELL.
    48 6 Yesterday morning the body of a vegetable planter was found in a well in Tanjong Pagar Road by some schoolchildren. The deceased was last heard of on the Bth, when heleft his house in the Pasir Panjang Road to come into tow r n.
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    MORTALITY.
    37 6 Last month, seven hundred and ninety-four deaths were registered at Singapore, the ratio per thousand being 41.35. In the week ending on Saturday last, the registrations were one hundred and seventy-six and the ratio was 40.42.
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    A VIGILANT WATCHMAN.
    46 6 A Kling reports that last night some sixteen or twenty bags of black pepper belonging to Messrs. McKerrow Si Co. were stolen from a tongkang at Boat Quay. At the time of the theft a Sikh watchman and four coolies were on board.
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    THEFT ABROAD SHIP.
    49 6 Chief-Engineer Hodgkinson, of the St. Jerome yesterday reported to the police that he had lost a gold-chain, valued at $BO, from his cabin. The Third Engineer of the same ship states that he missed S 9 from his cabin. No one is as yet under suspicion.
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    NOT PROVEN.
    41 6 Mr. Napier yesterday prosecuted a Chinchew r Street trader, on behalf of the Spirit Farmer, for allowing the removal of certain vessels of samsoo without a permit and without paying duty. Mr. Joaquim defended. Mr. Elcum dismissed the case.
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    WARREN SHIELD TUG-OF-WAR.
    54 6 Yesterday afternoon, at Fort Canning, the second round of the Warren Shield Tug-of-War was pulled, between H. Coy. West Yorks, and No. 35 Coy. R. A., and was won by the former. The tinal, between No. 12 Coy. R. A. and the winners of yesterday's tie will,
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    MUCH IN A NAME.
    56 6 Wk regret that an unfnrt er error changed the tain mentioned on Wedn«!i ot nection with a charge of 1* T Moss instead of Vos Captain Moss sailing out he is in charge of the .Sri !><} is in no way concerned in th e Mi
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    AN EXHIBITION POSTPONED.
    40 6 The Coolgardie (Western International Eihioiti on have been held next mom h ’*l postponed until March of .Singapore Chamber 0 f Va,L received information as to ments, and will be happy tn‘ cate them to intending exhibit'
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    THE PHILIPPINE EXPEDITION
    53 6 wo mo e military expedition, in preparation at San Franco date of last mail advices. Xlaiorr Otis was to accompany the next* dition, the fourth one, and I'.rL'?*' General Marcus P. Miller w a command. Two transports will,„ the troops of the fourth expedition TL r^ P
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    CAUGHT IN THE ACT
    78 6 While a police patrol was return from Gaylang to Rochore last tit they heard a supicious nob* w caused them to creep up to house* the mile-stone, where they Chinaman running away. Chase,* given and the man was arrested taken back io tiie house. The inmate
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    THE WORLD'S COAL SUPPLY.
    96 6 Mr. Benjamin Taylor ciphers upik the world yields every year r>7-M uiillkt tons of coal, 217 millions of wind represent the output of the Britist Empire. Of that total we only stlij million tons to the foreigner. The coai output of the United States in 1*
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    THE IMPERIAL GENIUS.
    116 6 Mr. Poultney Bigelow, the steady admirer and faithful apologist of ti* Emperor William, contributes to tie Century Magazine an interesting an; appreciative survey of the latters let years* reign. He knew him Mure be came to the throne, and he is more that satisfied with the way
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    AN EXCITING BALL.
    266 6 An account given by Sir KdiuuaMonson, the British Ambassador it Paris, of a ball during the N*on: Empire is quoted in an article prints in the Woman at Home “It must be about thirty years api. said Sir Edmund, since an interests incident occurred in connection win
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    MERRITS POLICY OUTLINED.
    111 7 j Merritt, the United States g!,FK 'i Military Governor of the 'i* W as interviewed at San 'bilipP before his departure for nC1 nil- When questioned how i t;^e possession, the General pule display of either force A «v as possible. My first official issuance of a
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    RHEA.
    134 7 circular addressed to the Bengal f V/r t Commerce. Mr. I). Hooper, i Reporter on Economic Pro~j n dh, announces his receipt p ‘ter from Mr. J. Pi. Boyle, of the J.ri Institute, asking what is the ;nn.*unt of rhea produced in 1,1 u' and apparently perina",'i\j v! for
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    MONEY DEPOSIT CASE.
    137 7 fa:? uiorninir before the Chief Justice v deposit case, Saman Athan v. caia Tillay, came up for hearing. Mr liraddell appeared for the plaintiff :A Mr Napier for the defendant. The plaintiff stated that he deposited -keeping with the defendant the ii:: of V!..')7,V The defendant on
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    PRINCE CYRIL AT KOBE.
    128 7 Hfap.in'. past incidents in inind, tlie authorities have evidently ••areful to guard their latest J,t hn visitor with extreme care, •ar and anxiety is apparently the lot who come here who are in any related to kings and potentates, k>jl* Herald. The young Rus* f‘ i*rince
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    ENGLAND’S DEPENDENCE.
    166 7 l i n ie Critical Position Ma j° r Boykin calls attentact that Russia and the -a:;,, at have to make an heat Britain to have t i 1 1IK rc y> that without > < ihl ot sa >' s That we are '•ld r resen t
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    COFFEE AND SUGAR.
    1593 7 THEIR PROSPE .TS IN MALAYA. INTERVIEW WITH MR. QUINTIN HOGG. There was staying lately at Government House, a gentleman—Mr. Quintin Hogg—who is largely interested in the sugar and coffee industries. In Demerara especially, Mr. Hogg devoted his attention to sugar-growing on an extensive scale, and he therefore
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    ARRIVAL OF H.M.S. “BLENHEIM.”
    90 7 H. M. 9. Blenheim first-class cruiser of tons and 13,000 indicated horsepower, arrived this morning from home. She was moored at No. 6 berth Tanjong Pagar Dock, where she is now coaling. The Blenheim carries a relief crew for the Barfleur on the China Station, and
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    THE CHINESE SEAT IN COUNCIL.
    751 7 TO THE EDITOR OF THE “STRAITS TIMES.” Dear Sir, —Your correspondent Onlooker endeavours to belittle the importance of my last letter, and would desire the public to believe that what I wrote did not represent the views of the Chinese public butonly thoseof acertain party
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    PRINCE BISMARCK.
    64 7 A telegram, dated from London on the Ist, states that the Emperor of Germany has ordered a week’s mourning in the Army and Navy for the late Prince Bismarck. The Emperor has also ottered a sepulchre in the Berlin Cathedral among His Majesty’s ancestors for the interment of
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    THE PHILIPPINES.
    565 7 TAXATION, INSURRECTION, AND PRODUCTS. In Scribner'B Magazine Mr. Isaac M. Elliott, the American Consul at Manila from 1893 to 1896, gives some account of the islands and their inhabitants. Mr. Elliott was much impressed by the excessive taxation levied by means of fees, stamps, and other imposts. He
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    GEORGE DEWEY, JUNIOR.
    253 7 NOT THAT KIND OF MAN. Admiral Dewey, says the Chicago Rea/rd, has a son in New York City, occupying a clerical position on a salary of $65 a month. He is a young man of twenty-three and graduated from Princeton University in the class of 1896. Shortly
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    NETHERLANDS INDIA.
    1057 8 FAILURE OF A LOAN. The new loan for Netherlands India does not take readily with the investing public in Holland. The amount sought to be raised is fifty-seven millions of guilders but the applications are not expected to reach twenty millions. In accounting for this failure, it is
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    A RECORD SUICIDE.
    189 8 In a gossipy article, entitled Some Aspects of Courage," in the North American Review there occurs a description of what may be regarded as one of the most remarkable instances of deliberate suicide by torture ever recorded In order to make good his theory that a suicide
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    HAVANA CAPTURED.
    350 8 HOW IT WAS DONE IN 1762. In the Nineteenth Century for July, Lieutenant-Colonel Adye describes the adventures that befell the English expedition which showed the way in which the capital of Cuba can be captured by a combined attack from land and sea. The campaign began on the
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    NEWS FROM THE NORTH.
    378 8 AFFAIRS AT PEKIN. THE WORM TURNS. A telegram in the Chinese paper Daily Progress( dated July Slst) notices a report in the capital that the Chinese Government has determined to appeal to all the Treaty Powers for protection against Russian bluster and insult. This determination was
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    THE NEW AMBASSADOR.
    79 8 The successor of Sir Nicholas o‘Conor at St. Petersburg is Sir Charles Stewart Scott. The new Ambassador is an Ulster man, educated at Trinity College, Dublin: although ho is only sixty years of age, he has been forty years in the Diplomatic Service. He was at St.
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    ELECTION OR NOMINATION?
    120 8 THE LATTER STILL TO PREVAIL. In the course of a letter to the Governor of Ceylon, relative to the memorial front certain Tamils of the Island against Dr. Kock\yood*6 appointment as an unofficial member of the Legislative Council, M 4. Chamberlain acknowledges its, receipt, and then goes
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    CUBA’S FUTURE.
    146 8 The industrial future of Cuba is painted in rosy colours by Mr. Wilfrid Skaife in the Engineering Magazine. He makes out a good case for the sugar industry. While in all other West Indian islands, and, in fact, in nearly all cane-sugar countries, the industry is in a
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    GERMANS IN CHINA.
    52 8 COAL-MINING CONCESSION. Mr. Detring has placed before the Tsungli Yamen an application for a concession to work coal-mines in the province of Chihli. It is said that he is acting in the interest of a German syndicate, who have offered to lend a sum equivalent to about
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    SINGAPORE, A DISEASE CENTRE.
    98 8 AN AUSTRALIAN SUGGESTION. Recently, small-pox cases have been often discovered among passengers on the steamers plying between Singapore and West Australian ports. This has called attention to the fact that, until Fremantle, the terminal port of these steamers is reached, there is no provision whatever in
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    THE PORT.
    299 8 The Gloucester City arrived here from Moji on the 7th instant, laden with a cargo of coals for Messrs. Paterson, Simons and Co., part of which was discharged at New Harbour Dock. Yesterday she was taken to the Tanjong Pagar wharf to have the remaining portion of her
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    BRITAIN AND THE YANGTSE.
    314 8 SUBSTANCE OR SHADOW? I)k. J. Dudgeon, of Pekin, in the interview with Reuter’s representative to which we referred yesterday, also gave his views on the position of the railway question in China. He said: “The British Government is priding itself on having obtained the promise of
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    SATURDAY, 13TH AUGUST.
    290 8 H. M. S. Tlermione H on Saturday last. e<lat H Chinaman livinc in vi reports that his bill-colt ‘s VI yesterday with *292. lect&r I H. M. S. Blenheim left her v I Tanjong Pagar Dock this H»■ anchored in the roads. morn;t >? M. Pichon, FreiichMlnistef;
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    RECORD FLIGHTS.
    46 8 The longest land Might of a carrier pigeon on record is from Lake Charles, in Louisiana, to Philadelphia, a distance of 1 .-300 miles. The fastest flight is that of a bird belonging to Newark, vrhich covered miles in 1 hour and 29 minutes.
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    OUTRAGE IN HUNAN.
    55 8 From Hunan, the most anti-foreigr province of China, comes news of another outrage on missionaries towards the end of last month. The victims in this case, Messrs. Chapin and Alexander, are Americans. They were stoned by a moi which destroyed their boat. The) barely escaped with their
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    KILLED BY A BURGLAR.
    64 8 At Paviang Jaw r a, near Klang, or Tuesday last, a Chinaman in a shof was aroused at night by hearing sorr.t one 'an the premises. He then sa* a Javanese in his room The Chinanu* Closed with him, and received a blow o. the neck
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    CAPTAIN MILLS.
    55 8 INQUEST HELD. At the inquest held on the bod) c* Captain Mills a verdict of death fro® natural causes was returned. No bro bones or marks of violence were lo and it is thought that the late tap died of heart disease. The body subsequently re-interred in the
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    THE PORT.
    82 8 The Catherine Apoir arrived yesterday from Calcutta with cargo, X'J bullocks and about 1*» The Maroa is due here irom bur within the next two or three days. The Vladimir of the Volunteer Fleet is reported to M" Shanghai on the 11th inst. L therefore be looked for
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    THE CHINESE SEAT IN COUNCIL.
    481 9 TllR ok the “straits times.” t )r Boon Keng would, I think, 1 person to desire that there 0 much public wrangling j 4 ter which does not concern 'large. But inasmuch as V /thought fit to give another lengthy airing to the views friends,
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    FRESH LEGISLATION.
    157 9 i 'AVMfc.NT HV DEBTORS. H vr,! la:jtlc publishes the 1 Ordinance to amend the 'l. r*- Ordinance of 1878. H. r -d statement of objects ‘xpUtins that the Bill !d<| at the instance of the Supreme Court, H -i »i< ii of judges held at H *Ku February,
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    ON THE VERANDAH.
    2410 9 I have no wish to put myself beyond the pale of European society by professing sympathy for gharry syces and ’rikisha men in any of their encounters with white customers. I quite agree that although these men are sometimes right, by accident of course, it would never
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    SINGAPORE RECREATION CLUB.
    89 9 The annual general meeting of the Singapore Recreation Club took place in the Mutual Improvement Society’s Rooms on Thursday. The Committee's report and the accounts for the year ended 30th June last were passed. The following were elected to hold oflice for the ensuing year:— Mr. E.
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    BOOKS FOR REVIEW.
    1002 9 unwin’s colonial library. Thkre are several volumes of Mr. T. Fisher Unwin’s usually admirable Colonial Series” before us for review. Some of them, we regret to say, have been awaiting notice on our table for an improperly long time past. The best of the batch to our
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    MALAYS AND CHINESE FIGHT.
    151 10 A fight took place in Jalan Sultan on July 25th last between a number of Malays and Chinese. Poles and stones appear to have been used promiscuously, but the combatants did not damage one another to any great extent. Two Malays and eight Chinese were, upon
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    GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.
    213 10 Mr. R. J. Wilkinson acts as Inspector of Schools, Straits Settlements. Mr. Wilkinson assumed duties on the 6th instant. Mr. J. W. L iwrie acts as Government Marine Surveyor, Penang, with effect from the 23rd July, 1898. Mr. U. N. Bland reported his return from leave of absence,
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
    253 10 DR. FOWLIE'S PRIZE. MIXED FOURSOMES HANDICAP. Miss Fraser and Dr. Fovvlie ser. Mrs Saunders and A. Stiven 2 Miss Werrv and J. B. Elcum.. 2 M rs. Carlyle and J. B. Robertson 8 Mrs. Bartrum and S. Howard 8 Mrs. Kynnersley and A.G. Wright.. —l2 M iss
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    THE S. V. A.
    1189 10 annual meeting of the corps. Last evening, at the Drill Hall, the annual meeting of the S. V. A. was held. Major Dunman, V. I)., was in the chair, and was supported by Captain lyacke It. A. (the Adjutant), Capt. St. Clair, Lieut. Benjafield, Lieut. Derrick,
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    THE TICK PEST.
    80 10 In the Legislative Council of India a bill has been introduced to regulate the importation of live stock from Australia. The main object of the Bill is to protect India the importation of horses affected with the tick pest, for though horses themselves are not subject to
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    TREASURY DEFALCATIONS.
    135 10 ‘CASE IN SELANGOR. At Kuala Lumpur, on the 10th inst., a Ceylonese, named W. D. H. Martinus, was brought before Mr. C. Wray and a jury to take his trial on four charges criminal breach of trust; theft of a valuable document; forgery of a valuable document; forgery
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    RUSSIAN LIBERALITY.
    253 10 ENCOURAGING ENGLISH TRADE. The following extract is from the latest political survey by the ineffably self-complacent Mr. Stead. The information, however, is of interest, and we are not concerned with the deductions he draws therefrom as to the proper relations of Russia and Britain. “It is worth noting.”
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    MONDAY, 15TH AUGUST.
    579 10 The Hon. Dr. Lim Boon Keng returned here from Penang yesterday. The Malay Mail hears that it is almost impossible to purchase Raubs at present. Mr. J. Heim has been elected ViceChairman of the Penang Chamber of Commerce. 4 Prince Henry of Prussia has planned a trip
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    A MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTION.
    47 10 A ’rikisiia coolie was arrested yesterday morning, for being in illegal possession of a box of cigars, six singlets, four bottles of scent, a box of Pears’ soap, a bottle of blacking, and a walking stick. An owner is wanted for the above property.
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    CHINESE RAILWAYS.
    43 10 In a report on the progress of his particular railway enterprises, Sheng Taotai says that a contract for the Hankow-Canton line had almost been concluded with an American Syndicate when the Hispano-American *war broke out; negotiations are shortly to be resumed.
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    PAYING THEMSELVES.
    28 10 Wharf, reports” hat’ tng some coolies theh» *Ol them who had had their £**> V.l a snatch at the money 3 J with a bag containing a
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    TURNING A CORNER.
    46 10 BKRIOUB ACCIDENT At Kuala Lumpur on u Mrs. Joaquim was thrown" I2 H carnage and broke l„. r the knee, owing to l, er J ls l '<» corner too quickly ami"',. carriage. Mrs. Juaqui m ft*i in the doctors hands. a ,r, ?w
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    A RECEIVER.
    44 10 A Chinaman was charceH ti; I before Mr Wolfema/wi property of the Singapore Spo n *!?l well knowing the same to| *-?l stolen. On his plea of Euil sentenced to six weeks imprisonment. The thief h, t T’"! been captured. not m
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    A NUGGET.
    63 10 A sensational find is reporteds. Kan°wna m the Vest AusfialiZ ntlds. I here, about the middlf last month, miners found a ll of gold weigh,ng over 95 is about loin, long, and oin. thick a deepest point, and is almost of p« re J At both ends there
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    SAIGON CUSTOMS CHARGES.
    64 10 A decree has been issued at Sain fixing the rates for storage of n:m£ aise in the Custom Houses of Indo-China as follows A storage it of c. 50 per cubic metre j»er da\, anda watchman’s rate of c. f,O p'r C "4 mein; per day. Merchandise
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    JAPANESE NOT WANTED.
    50 10 A party of Japanese number, landed at Thursday Hand: Queensland, about the middle of Is month. L pon this, the Governments Queensland decided that in future t* landing of Japanese immigrants shock not be permitted there, unless with to express sanction of the Oovemmat of the Colony.
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    STOLEN JEWELLERY
    56 10 A Hylam servant employed by Mr Fittock, of Neil Road, was charged Saturday with stealing jewellery furr his master's house to the value 53,250. Despite diligent search, ti* detective in charge of the case In been unable to trace any of thr property. The hearing of the chair
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    ALL GOOD AMERICANS
    66 10 The suggestion that Admiral Dewey? gunners were Englishmen lured fros the British squadron on the Cbifii station is met by a statement from thr Navy Department in Washington that only eight men of Admiral Dowers squadron were of British nationality one seaman, four ordinary seamen carpenters mate,
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    GERMANY’S “VIRGIN FIELD.”
    86 10 The Cologne Gazette discussing virgin field of commercial acting opened up to German trade by u acquisition of Kiao-chau,, insists tiiati importance to Germany is of a coming cialand not of a military nature. 1 harbour must be a free harbour; must be no one-sided Government the
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    THE PHILIPPINES.
    115 10 INSURGENT AIMS. The Correspondent of the writing from Cavite on the U says that the Filipinos liave e>ta a revolutionary government a<-k Ji ing President Aguinaldo as the h^ a almost regal powers. I Voclaniatio*j~. issued every other day by the l re® which all indicate one predo
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    KILLED BY A SHARK.
    67 11 of the Times of India t V. a gunner named Davies, Aden, went to bathe on w jth some fellow-soldiers at J*’ ‘V Hav. While standing in a Ol iiy three feet of water, he his hands and a large porriirlit side of his body bitten
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    IN THE PHILIPPINES.
    75 11 T j -ri ano season in tire Philip- ~w ap| reaching, and, in view tf’ ri* n' <>f Samoa, reluctance c r d in Washington to keep a ~r ,f vessels in the confined :iJ hay of Manila. Despatches source, dated July 19th, i i- :t r
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    BRITISH NORTH BORNEO COMPANY.
    150 11 Thi j;i lti'h North Borneo Company’s rt *i or the year 1897, states that the 'j' rH-H]>ts amounted to £45,487, lL X 13, 1.72 in Borneo, ami from interest and other sources n (ion. The expenditure for the v»ir amounts to £;M,757 on revenue j lo
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    WHY BICYCLES COST SO MUCH.
    160 11 Knkickin'■ to the disclosures by Mr Hooky in the Bankruptcy Court, the Allahabad Pioneer remarks: —it is .Par that l'B»0,000 cannot be spent bv a Company- not, be it noted, on lezitii: ate adverting which more than pays but for the names of the Witorate
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    FEELING IN AMERICA.
    279 11 KXI'AN«lON IxEVITABLE. the war’s BEST RESULT. 11!1 President of one of the large Ai'iw.-in 1 niversities had the followu at the end of June, concerntun per of tlie people. There isno 11 ,1 at all of the general sen- lit iii regard to colonization and ■i-uidon ot
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    THE PRINCE OF WALES.
    337 11 PARTICULARS OF THE ACCIDENT. Three days after the accident, the second day after his return to town, an official statement v.as made public of the particulars of the accident to the Prince of\Vale3 and of the extent of the injuries. This was signed by Sir Wm.
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    CONCERT AT BOUSTEAD INSTITUTE.
    166 11 Under the direction of Mr. Salzmann, an excellent musical entertainment was given at the Boustead Institute on Saturday night, before a crowded audience. The gem of the evening was undoubtedly Mrs. Salzraanu’s rendering of The Carnival,” when, in response to a vociferous encore, she kindly gave
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    THE PORT.
    244 11 Messrs. Wee Bin and Co.’s steamer, the Nam Yo-ng, was taken to New Harbour Dock on Saturday last. The Blue-funnel steamer Telemachus was put into dock at Tanjong Pagar on Saturday last. The Vyner arrived here on the 13th instant from Sadong laden with coals for Messrs Paterson,
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    SANTIAGO SURRENDERED.
    1744 11 TERMS OF CAPITULATION. TRANSPORTING THE PRISONERS. NOTES BY THE MAIL. The capture of Santiago was a strategic object of subordinate importance from the first; that importance ceased almost entirely when Cervera’s fleet left the harbour. The province had been tor some time the principal stronghold of the insurgents;
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    CHEATING AT COLOMBO.
    161 11 COMMON V. SPECIAL JIRIES. A European trader named A. M. (repp has been found guilty at the Criminal Court at Colombo of defrauding the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank there to the amount of ten thousand rupees. At the date of last mail advices sentence had been deferred.
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    CRICKET.
    411 11 In the Cricket Match played on Friday and Saturday last between the Officers of the Garrison and tie S. C. C. Ist. XI, the latter scored 173 runs as against 102 runs made by their opponents. In the bowling analysis A. W. Davis took .> wickets lor 19 runs
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    LATEST BY WIRE.
    1635 12 London, 2nd August. The King of Spain has recovered from the measles. The Paris correspondent of the Times says that Russia recently intervened and forbade Persia to conclude a loan, which had virtually been arranged with a group of British hanks, making the offer to advance a
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    DEATH OF CAPTAIN SMITH.
    145 12 We regret to state that Captain George Smith of the s. s. Borneo died suddenly last night at the residence of Captain Snow whom he visited yesterday afternoon. The deceased had not been feeling well during the day. About 7.30 in the evening, after dinner, he
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    TOUCHING AT PENANG.
    40 12 The North German Lloyd intends, in view of the fortnightly sailings next year under the new postal contract with the German Government, to touch regularly at Penang, and in connection therewith to increase its sailings from Sumatra.
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    PUNJOM.
    46 12 The Secretary of the Punjom Mining Company, Limited, lias received the following telegram from the mines, giving the result of the J.uly cleanup: “The mill ran 27 days crushing 2,000 tons, yielding 212 ozs. of smelted gold. The mill is idle for want of water.”
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    TUESDAY, 16TH AUGUST.
    492 12 Mr. Howard fined two Chinamen three dollars each yesterday, for using their bullocks while in an unfit condition for work. Two months’ hard labour is the penalty imposed upon the Chinaman charged with attempting to introduce chandoo into the local prison. The Siam Observer reports a yield
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    TURNING THE TABLES.
    33 12 In three cases yesterday where Chinese were charged with theft, the Court of two Magistrates fined the prosecutors §2O each for frivolous prosecution, and awarded the amounts to the accused.
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    “NEW” WOMEN IN CHINA.
    50 12 Women in China, at least in Shanghai, are becoming almost up to date. A fair Celestial cyclist is no uncommon spectacle in the streets. A new weekly publication entitled The Feminine Magazine has besides been issued there, the entire stafV of which consists of Chinese ladies.
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    RICE THEFT.
    97 12 A chinaman named Lim Lu Kay, living at No. 23 Boat Quay, reports that yesterday morning a coolie called at his place and took away fourteen bags of rice, stating that they were for the Towkay at No.2sl,South Bridge Road. On enquiries being made it was discovered that
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    VEGETARIAN SOLDIERS
    45 12 Vegetarianism is said to* have achieved a triumph in Prussia. Twentytwo men undertook to walk seventy miles in eighteen hours; six of them were vegetarians, and they alone accomplished the task; only one of the meat-eaters got over more than half the course.
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    HEAVY WEATHER.
    50 12 The British steamer Kiukiang arrivec at Hongkong from Singapore on the 6th instant. She experienced very heavy weather for two days before, tremendous seas being met. On 31st July, a Chinese fireman committed suicide by jumping overboard. The voyage from Singapore was made in 6 days 18 hours.
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    ALLEGED CHEATING.
    53 12 Mr. Wolferstan resumed the hearing of the charge against Neumann yesterday, Mr Carver appearing to prosecute on Mr. Oehler’s behalf, and Mr. Joaquim to defend. The case was remanded till the 17th at the instance of the prosecution, to allow of an examination ol exhibits and an amendment
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    THE YEN WITHDRAWN.
    69 12 Altogether twenty million silver yen that coin having been called in by the Japanese Government, are said to have been lately shipped to China and India. Another three million will be chopped,” and made current in Formosa; and a large sum is to be added to the
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    FOOTBALL.
    68 12 The sth round of the D. A. A. cup-tie competition was played on the D. A. A. ground last Sunday between teams representing the Darul Afiah (Tanjong Pagar) and the Mohammedan Starlight Cricket Club (Prinsep Street.) The former had the assistance of two Chinese and the latter were aided
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    WATERED GROG.
    79 12 At Hongkong,the other day, a tavernkeeper was lined $5O for selling whisky nine per cent, below standard. Fines to the same amount were laid on two Chinese grocers for selling brandy adulterated with 19 per cent, of water and 17 percent, respectively; a bottle of this liquor w
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    “HAB A DIVE. ”
    86 12 “HAB A DIVE. The Aden correspondent of the Times of India draws attention to the danger incurred by the Scedhee boys who dive into the shark-infested harbour there after the coins thrown by passengers on the big liners. Few of those who play with these Hab a dive” youngsters realize
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    THE COOK AND HIS FRIEND.
    148 12 Eakly on Monday morning, the cook employed by Warder A. Marlow reported that on returning home he noticed the door of his room, which he had left locked, <pen. On entering the room he found a couple of Chinaman trying to get into a window
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    THE CASE OF MR. LILLIE.
    102 12 It is satisfactory to leam Critic, that the Council of of Journalists is really rnr case of Mr. Lillie. Thewhok .m®* discussed at a meeting on ti l t,or ‘»s» and then handed over to the (W of Administration. The placed all the information sunM
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    D’ARC’S MARIONETTES.
    110 12 A change was made last ni»ht programme of DArcs Marion*, *s* place of Robinson Crusoe °ti, 61 I: mime of Bluebeard was r The house was a full onp P audience, especially the children d played from hrst to last an undimi, it, interest in the fortunes of
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    ANTI-ALFONSO AMBITIONS.
    190 12 It cannot he said, writes the Madrid correspondent of the Time*, that confidence in the foresight and energy r the Governmem is as strong and' as general as could be wished at such a moment. Symptoms are not wanting that the Parliamentary ami extraparliamentary free-lances who More the
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    THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS.
    343 12 WHAT THEY” MAY BECOME. A correspondent writes to the Times A question that lias frequently presented itself to me during -'{l years’ residence in the Hast, half of which has been spent in the Philippines, is that J)o people at home fully comprehend what the Philippines must
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    BY THE MAIL.
    1646 13 Vf,E nKATH OF A MINISTER. RA i Thomson, of Arbroath f> ,K .C u 'p died at Crieff in very V-' 1 U r ,.„mstances. Mr. Thomson js? 13 if ~yrled from the village of r/i *n r ,imiiiond Castle. On arriv--•mation, he felt very "a fatigued.
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    BUFFALO v. TIGER.
    224 13 (From a Correspondent). The story of a curious fight between a water buffalo and a tiger comes from riu Labu in Sungei Ujong. A Malay, serving in the Selangor Police, owned a herd of twenty goats and a few buffaloes. All the goats, save one, were taken
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    CUSTOMS FRAUDS.
    327 13 HEAVY SENTENCES. LOSS TO THE GOVERNMENT. Some eight or nine months back, the mercantile community of Kobe was unpleasantly agitated by rumours of extensive frauds in the local Customs House. No one knew exactly what the trouble was; but in a very short time as many as 55
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    HOME CRICKET.
    1993 13 THE COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP. A FEW FINE AVERAGEB. The mail news brings us up to July 22nd, at which date several interesting matches were in progress. The firstclass averages had, however, only been calculated up to July 16th, to the close that is of one or two matches of
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    TRADE WITH THE FAR EAST.
    339 14 The Board of Trade returns for June indicate that, during that month, there was an increase in the export of cotton yarns to China and the Straits Settlements, hut Japan shows a small decrease. For the six months China and Japan show a substantial improvement,
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    SPYING IN JAPAN.
    87 14 If ever a nation suffered acutely from the spy scare it is the Japanese. It is extremely ludicrous oftentimes to one “in the know,” but it is extremely annoying usually to any one who falls under suspicion. Foreign military spies,” says a Japanese newspaper, are constantly arriving
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    CHESS
    943 14 (conducted by “king’s pawn") All chess correspondence should be addressed to King’s Pawn.” Solution of Problem No. 52 (Slater) Q—K 3. Correct solution received from Londres, Caissa and Nil Desperandum-Slow. Progress i 3 being made with the Consultation Tournament which is not expected to finish before the middje of
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    THE PORT.
    83 14 The Maroa arrived here from Antwerp yesterday morning, and remained off Pasir Panjang to discharge about 300 tons of explosives into tongkangs. A small portion of the explosives is for Singapore the rest is for China. The Brand was accommodated with a discharging berth at Tanjong Pagarthis morning.
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    PLANTING IN JOHORE.
    204 14 THE TEBRAU PLANTING CO. The Tebrau Planting Company held its second general meeting at Hongkong on the 6th instant. Mr. Hart Buck presided. He said that the report dealt with the first year of the Company’s working, which did not admit of a dividend owing to the
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    PHILHARMONIC “ MUSICAL EVENING.”
    327 14 PHILHARMONIC MUSICAL EVENING.” A GREAT SUCCESS. Last night’s Musical Evening” at the Town Hall was a pleasant innovation it was attended by a very large gathering of the members and their guests, and the experiment was certainly sulKciently successful to warrant the holding of similar entertainments on future occasions. It
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    WATERED WHISKEY.
    56 14 A prosecution against a tavern-keeper at Hongkong, on the 9th instant, for selling whiskey adulterated with water seven per cent, below the standard, failed on its being shown that the liquor must have been watered before it was bottled and sold to the defendant. The wholesale price of
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    FRENCH SYMPATHY.
    81 14 The different charitable performances given in Paris for the benefit of the Spanish wounded have resulted in the substantial sum of 700,000 francs, which has. through the Spanish Ambassador, Oeen sent to Madrid, where it seems that the rate of exchange is such that the amount will in
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    NEW RUSSIAN SERVICE.
    113 14 Application is said to have been made to the St. Petersburg Ministry of Trade and the Minister of the Interior for the incorporation of a Russo-Pacific Steam Navigation Company, to undertake a service to the Far East, including the Indian and Chinese ports. Ample funds are available,
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    THE CHINESE SEAT IN COUNCIL
    515 14 TO THE EDITOR OF THE STRAITS TIMES.” Sir, —My last letter must have put your correspondent Onlooker in a fit of ill-humour; and die has let the cat out of the bag, by shewing in the most unmistakable manner, his great contempt for our Chinese
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    WEDNESDAY, 17TH AUGUST.
    216 14 Tan Han Quee wasfinTiTir day for assisting j n whaway lottery. tarr yin K During the week ended instant, there were no Jl n S to reported at Hongkong of PAfJ Mr. Howard fined O n »h v hundred dollars with then,,months’ hard labour thisT 10 being
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    BORROWED FROM GOVERNMENT.
    29 14 The Financial Statement for shows that Pahang owes the Strait* Government $822,150 for advances ;thNegri Sembilan owes $255,000, rhPenang Municipality $40,000, and ti* Malacca Municipality $20,000.
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    COREA STILL BOILING.
    57 14 Affairs in Seoul are distinctly disturbed still. The immoderate language d the Memorial addressed to the Empen? of Corea urging him to resign, and of the public speeches by members oftb Political Club of the capital, have greatly angered his Majesty. Arrests continue to be effected, and
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    “ UNADDRESSED LETTERS.”
    60 14 UNADDRESSED LETTERS.” We have received a letter iron Messrs. Kelly and Walsh, explaining m unfortunate delay in tlu-ir despatch ol a review copy to this journal of fcir Frank Swettenhanvs new volume, entitled as above. They hope to be aMetc send the book in about a fortnight, arc we will
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    SILVER CHANGE.
    69 14 In Mr. Penney's Financial Reports 1897 we see that in the Colony the* continues to be a steady demand for small silver pieces. Between the >ean 1872 and 1897 no less than 53, 649, W 1 worth have been imported into tw Colony. A large portion of these
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    THE PORT.
    182 14 Tiie Fortuna arrived here from Hob* kong on the Kith inst. After cargo in the roads, she proceeded morning to Tanjong Pagar to ta about 400 tons of coal before leaun r New York. h2fi The Malawi was at Borne yesterday, taking in railway maan for the Native
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    SINGAPORE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION.
    845 15 cl P TIE FINAL. H cO v. WEST YORKS. REGIMENT. u a ms met again on the EsplalHi afternoon to play off the in the final for the Asso- Cup- r \u\ ruiind the ropes was grea--1!* r; at any of the other ties, and a’.' of
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    FINANCES OF THE COLONY.
    440 15 REPORT FOR 1897. THE REVENUE. The financial Report and Statements for 1897, signed by Mr. F. G. Penney as acting Treasurer, were laid before the Legislative Council yesterday. The actual revenue for the year is §4,320,207. The expenditure is given as £4,429,094. The actual revenue was
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    HONGKONG EXTENSION.
    48 15 H. M. S. Plover conveying Mr. Stewart Lockhart, Special Commissioner to enquire into the Kowloon extension, and his advisers, Mr. R. D. Ormsby and Lieutenant C. F. Rundall, R. E., left Hongkong on the Bth instant for Mirs Bay, from whence they are to start operations.
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    STOLEN JEWELLERY RECOVERED
    57 15 About November last, a house was broken into in Merchant Road, and jewellery to the value of $4,460 stolen. Yesterday, Mr.Cuscaden the Chief Police Officer recovered some of the stolen property in a house in the Pagoda Road. The jewellery was indentified by the sister of the
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    JAPANESE ANNEXATION.
    59 15 The Japanese Government has annexed a small island to the south of Japan. It is attached for administrative purposes to the Bonin Islands. It is situated in latitude 24 deg. 14 min. N., long. 154 deg. 8., and is said to have been first discovered by an American
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    SIAM AND FRANCE.
    1209 15 HARD ON THE LAOTIANB. SIAM A MENACE TO PEACE. (By a Correspondent). I notice that the Bangkok correspondent of the Straits Times shows by his communications that, although he has got hold of important political documents, he has no very extensive acquaintance with that section of Siam
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
    399 15 MIXED FOURSOMES HANDICAP. The competition for ;i prize presented by Dr. Fowlie was concluded yesterday. Last Tuesday saw the commencement, and as several couples had done a good Ist round, yesterday’s play was keenly watched, the result being a popular win for Miss S. Lyall and Mr.
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    2485 15 TUESDAY, AUGUST 16th. PRESENT. Sir Alexander Swettenham, k.c.m.0., (Acting Governor). The Hon. C. W. Sne)’d-Kynnersley, (Acting Colonial Secretary). The Hon. W. K. Col lye'r, (Attorney-General). The Hon. F. G. Penney, (Acting Colonial Treasurer). The Hon. E. C. Hill, (Auditor-General). The Hon. G.S. Murray. The Hon. J. M. Allinson.
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    NEWS FROM MANILA.
    1879 16 LATEST AMERICAN REINFORCEMENTS. RELATIONS WITH THE REBELS. (By a Correspondent with the U. S. Fleet.) Manila Bay 4th August. The Indiana Ohio Morgan City City of Para and Valencia came steaming into Manila Bay on Sunday morning, July 31st, and anchored with the rest of the American
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    THE CHINESE SEAT IN COUNCIL
    889 16 FEELINGS AND ASPIRATIONS OF THE CHINESE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE 6TIIAITS TIMES" Sir,— Your correspondent “J. P~ has been well tackled by Onlooker/' who completely knocked the bottom off J. IVs boat by the significant remark that the so-called “Chinese Community is a myth.
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    THURSDAY, 18TH AUGUST.
    330 17 A• is to three months’ nr! ,r yesterday fur giving false r:;.a!i-jii to the police. 4 iiir ’vi.own residence u Beacons* rli,property of 11. E. Sir Henry b advertised for sale. Tf > Monterey was reported to •*n <i* »acli« d by Admiral Dewey b.'* z ti
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    THE PORT.
    163 17 The Maroa after putting out her explosives into lighters at Pasir Panjang, steamed to Borneo wharf yesterday to discharge general cargo and to bunker. The Sultan Van Langkat completed her discharge of about 1,700 tons Japan coal at the Smelting works yesterday, and was towed to Tanjong Pagar
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    TANJONG PAGAR DOCK COMPANY.
    221 17 OPERATION OF THE PAST HALF YEAR. The directors of the Tanjong Pagar Dock Company have issued their report on the operations during the half year ended 30th June last. The net profits for that period is $368,717 which, with the balance 850,060 brought forward, makes $368,777.
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    CHEATING CASE.
    293 17 SENTENCE PASSED. Yesterday afternoon, S. Newman was brought up on removed before Mr. Wolferstan charged with cheating Mr. John Oehlers out of the sum of $54 in April last. Mr. Carver appeared for the plaintiff and Mr. Joaquim for the defendant. Mr. John Oehlers in his evidence said
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    NEWS FROM MANILA.
    1491 17 BPANJSH 80RT1E REPULSED. DEATH OF MR. WALKER. (Continued from yesterday Manila 4 th August. The death of the British Consul, Mr. Walker, is profoundly regretted by those who knew him. All the flags on the vessels in the harbour were at half-mast on Tuesday, the 2nd, in
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    CHEATING A BANK.
    64 17 A. M. Gepp, a leading merchant of Colombo, who failed for 235,000 rupees, and who was afterwards convicted of defrauding the Hongkong Bank of 10,000 rupees, has been sentenced to four years’ rigorous imprisonment. The sentence was unexpectedly severe, and for a mom ent the prisoner appeared
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    A PACIFIC PIGEON-POST.
    73 17 The Honolulu Government has, in co-operation with a syndicate of planters and merchants, recently organized a pigeon-post service between the eight largest islands of the Sandwich Archipelago. Communication had been irregular heretofore, vessels not always being able to reach the islands. Several hundred birds have been trained
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    RAUB.
    1018 17 MINING PROGRESS REPORT. Th* Manager's Report on the Raub mines fjrthe five weeks, ending 11th instant, runs as follows MINING. Raub Hole. —The only work being done in this section is the driving of the main north level. This has been extended 14 feetisince the date of my last
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    LATEST BY WIRE
    863 18 London 6th August. Sagasta, the Bpanish Premier, after conferring with the leaders of all political parties in Madrid, has agreed with the views of Seftor Silvela, leader of the Conservative Party, that it is urgent to convene the Cortes to negotiate the treaty of peace. On the
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    2976 18 The fortnightly meeting of the Municipal Commissioners was held yesterday afternoon, Mr. A. Gentle presiding. There were also present: Messrs. Fort, Nanson, Meyer, Moses, Sohst, Choa Giang Thye, and Tan Cheng Tuan. FINANCE. The financial statement showed that the current hank accounts stood at $23,724 and the fixed
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    LADIES’ LAWN TENNIS CLUB.
    806 18 WEDNESDAYS PLAY. Play was carried on vigorou.-iv thelawns yesterday afternoon, alnu 1 in two cases games were strat*’ 1 through non-attendance ot the i b er In the A. Class of the Mixed Dw* Handicap, Mrs.Braddell and Mr. Hoop* (scr.) beat Mr. and Mrs. Reid 1
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    PASSENGER LIST.
    636 19 AKHIVALS i wx f ,orn Bangkok—Mr. E. M rs. Cooper and child. \r i’!'-' rom Klang via ports: /•it kins, Walsh, Pocklington, a;1 1 Bower. -i'J i from Madras and PeBlwkbnrn Tew, Me«-rs. K r > Calder, Gos*.d». ;i^ s on J. Ingram, K. Swaab, < r 1
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      SHIPPING IN PORT.
      160 19 Under this heading the following abbreviations are used: —str. —steamer; sh.—ship bq.- -barque Brit. —British U. S. United States; Fr. French; Ger. —German; Put. Butch; Joh.—Jobore; <fec., G. c., General cargo d.p.—deck passengers; U.—Uncertain T. P. W. —Tanjong Pagar Wharf; T. p. P. —Tanjong Pagar Dock B.
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      TRADING VESSELS &C.
      1020 19 Arrivals Since Noon of Yesterday. Han Whatl Hin, Brit. 9tr. 195 tons, Capt Edwards, 18th Aug From Pontianak, 16th Aug. G.c., and 44 d.p. S. Steamship Cov. For Pontianak, 20th —Rds. Calypso, Brit. str. 339 tons, Capt Lowry, 18th Aug. From Deli, 16th Aug. G.c., and *22
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      VESSELS EXPECTED.
      447 19 Same, port probable date of arrival and name of agents. Steamers. Alesia, Hamburg, August 22 B. Mever. Anteoor, Liverpool, Aug 24 Mansfield. Argyll, Hongkong, to leave August 31; A. A pear, Calcutta, Aug 22 8. A Moses. Ballaarat, Colombo, Aug 27 P. A O. Bawean, Bawean, Aug 24
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      ARRIVALS.
      1291 20 m Am 1 H Vessel’s Name A love. Captain From Sailed Consignees. O RIO Aup 10 Kongsee Brit str 696 Eddie Honkohe Aug 6T. K. Tian Co Ltd. 10 Sappho str. 329 Wahl Klang Aug 93. S’ship Coy. Ltd. 10 Cerberus str 1123 Bell Bangkok Aug 6W. Mansfield ACo
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      CLEARANCES.
      740 20 Date Vessel’s Name Flag&Rig! Captain Destination Aug 10 j Radnorshire Brit str. Vyvyan Port Said f.o. 10 Gisela Aus str. Mosca ll’kong, and Japan 11 i Calypso Brit str. Lowry j Penang and Deli 11 Chow Phya str. Jellicoe Malacca and Klang 11 Isabella str. Hudson Muar and Malacca
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