The Straits Budget, 18 August 1899

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    141 1 The Straits Budget I5HEI>: VOl- Id*- BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE “STRAITS TIMES.” (Cable Address: Times, Singapore.) Straits Budget, 40 Cents. SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, AUGUST 18, 1899. Straits Time 9, 15 cents. The Straits Times has the largest circulation of any newspaper in Asia, British India excepted. It circulates in
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  • FRIDAY, 18TH AUGUST. DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
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      MARRIAGES.
      89 1 Bwom-Yeomaks:— At St. George’s Church. P.-nang, on tho 4th August, by the K**v. W. H. C. Dunkerley, Al. A., < olouial haplain, Frank Cecil Bascom, of !poh, P»*rak. to Mary Emma, eldest daughter of A. A KoMANS Esq., Shrewsbury, England. p i*\kkin. On loth instant, at St. thorn**' Church.
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    TABLE OF CONTENTS.
    418 1 AKTICLKS. IT* lrounlous Transvaal. V Transvaal Situation. tr:*a*.-** in*i tin* Transvaal. f:>* Memorial, l-'i** Iran-vaal. Aui-Dreyfns Madness. Ajaiu the Town Hall. I.o*4 1„ Market < »uotatinr.:-. >JI ‘PI* 1 Nevr-». l\»ilre NcW-. l“*ii t Sale. Captain*, Claim. AttM!ration Appeal. Attack *ja a <’hihi IheS. V. a. m
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    COMMERCIAL
    482 1 JMNGAhOKE, 18TH AUGUST, 1899. PRODUCE. (Rates are corrected to noon.) Gambier buyers f 6.70. Copra Bali, 6.00. do Pontianak, 5.50. Pepper, Black 27.00 do White, (5%) ~41.50 Sago Flour Sarawak, 3.10. do Brunei No. 1 2.37£ Pearl Sago 4.00. Coffee, Bali, 15% basis 16.12* Coffee Palembaug, 15% basis.. 18.00
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    SUMMARY OF THE WEEK.
    419 1 The mail for Europe, this week, leaves by the M. M. Yarra. The mail from Europe of the 21st July by the P. O. Bengal arrived on the 11th instant. The German mail from Europe by the Preussen arrived on the 16th instant. The mail from
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    SWATOW TRAFFIC RESUMED
    38 1 COOLIE IMMIGRATION MAY BEGIN. Tlie Colonial Secretary communicates that the order prohibiting the emigration of Chinese coolies from Swatow to this Colony has been withdrawn and immigration will be permitted under the usual quarantine restrictions.
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  • REUTER’S TELEGRAMS.
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      THE TRANSVAAL CRISIS.
      231 1 MILITARY PREPARATIONS. NEGOTIATIONS PROCEEDING. London, 10 th August. Colonel Plumer and eight officers have arrived at Buluwayo, near which a special camp is now forming. Mr. Chamberlain has stated in the House of Commons that there is some truth in the report that several regiments have been
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      PARLIAMENT PROROGUED.
      100 1 THE QUEEN’S SPEECH. CAUSB OV THB|TKAWBVAAL CBIBU. Parliament has been prorogued. The Queen's Speech declares that the position of British subjects in the Transvaal is inconsistent with the pro* mUes of equal treatment to them made by the Boers. It was in reliance on these promisee that Her
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      CRICKET.
      12 1 AUSTRALIAN WIN. The Australian eleven have beaten Warwickshire by nine wickets.
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      THE TRANSVAAL.
      77 1 QUEEN S SPEECH APPLAUDED. London 11 th Auguti. The newspapers generally unite in applauding the significant language used in the Queen’s Speech in reference to the Transvaal. The Daily Chronicle stands alone in charging Mr. Chamberlain with forcing on war. THE PROPOSED JOINT ENQUIRY. The latest information from
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      TILE TRANSVAAL CRISIS.
      39 1 TRANSPORTS IN READINESS. London 12 th Aug. The St. James's Gazette states that all the shipping companies, under charter with the Admiralty for transport purposes, were notified, yesterday, to hold transports in readiness for immediate despatch.
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      DREYFUS CASE.
      75 1 FURTHER REVELATIONS. ESTERHAZY AND HENRI. The Times announces that it is in a position to state that Esterhazy, as the accomplice of Colonel Henri, sold to Colonel Schwarzkoppen, a German officer, one hundred and sixty important French official military documents, including the details of the army mobilisation scheme.
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      TRANSVAAL AFFAIRS.
      59 1 M. DELCASSE’S MISSION. London 14 th August. The Cologvt Gazette learns that M. Delcasse’s visit to St. Petersburg has not resulted in a common agreement on the part of the European Powers to prevent war in the Transvaal, despite the fact that, in recent speeches, Dr. Leyds had
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      FRANCE.
      122 1 THE DREYFUS CASE. ARISTOCRATS ARRBSTED. The public hearing of the Dreyfus trial has been resumed. Twenty-three arrests have been made, including M. M. Ddroulfede and Hubert and several other aristocratic persons. The charge against them is that of raising a conspiracy to overthrow the Government. [M. Buffet, is an
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      AN AGENT ARRESTED.
      19 2 M. Buffet, an agent of the Duke of Orleans, has been arrested on the Belgian frontier.
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      TERRIBLE HURRICANE.
      23 2 THOUSANDS KILLED. A terrible hurricane has passed over the Leeward Islands. Thousands of the inhabitants of the group have been killed.
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      THE GERMAN EMPEROR.
      12 2 The Emperor William visits Queen Victoria in November next.
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      CRICKET AT HOME.
      24 2 KENT BEAT AUSTRALIA. In their match with the Australian Eleven at Canterbury, the Kent County team proved victorious by two wickets.
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      THE TRANSVAAL CRISIS.
      69 2 COLONIAL OFFERS ACCEPTED. MILITARY FORCES AVAILABLE. London 15 th August. The Times understands that the Government accepts, both in principle and in fact, the offers of colonial contingents for service in the Transvaal. These contingents, along with the troops ready to be despatched from India, will render
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      DREYFUS CASE.
      45 2 ABSAS3INATION RESORTED TO. Dreyfus's counsel shot. M. Labori, the Counsel for Dreyfus, at the Court-martial at Rennes, has been shot in the back with a revolver as he was going into the Court. His condition is considered to be serious. His assailant escaped.
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      CRISIS IN FRANCE.
      31 2 REVOLUTION AT HAND. London, 1 6th August. The Paris newspapers regard the political situation in France as most gloomy, and predict that a revolution is at hand there.
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      M. LABORI.
      14 2 M. Labori, the counsel for Dreyfus, is suffering terribly from his wound.
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      CRICKET.
      40 2 LAST TEST MATCH. In the fifth and last test match between England and Australia, proceeding at the Oval, England has made 435 runs for four wickets. Hayward and Jackson went in first, and have scored 137 and 113 respectively.
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      THE TALLEN-WAN RAILWAY.
      30 2 OPEN TO THE WORLD. London, 17th, August. The Czar has ordered that the Talien-wan-Port Arthur Railway shall be thrown open free to the commerce of the world.
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      PLAGUE IN EUROPE.
      12 2 Plague has made its appearance in Oporto and Lisbon.
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      THE CAPE COMMAND.
      153 2 Lieut.-General Sir F. W. E. ForestierWalker, K.C.8., C.M.G., has been selected by the War Office to replace MajorGeneral Sir W. F. Butler, K.C.8., in the command of the troops at the Cape. [dir F. Forestier-Walker served as Assistant Military Secretary to Lieutenant General Sir Arthur Cuuynghame during
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      CRICKET
      47 2 LAST TEST MATCH DRAWN. The last Australian test match at the Oval has resulted in a draw. England made 576 in the first innings, and Australia were all out for 352. Follow* ing on they had made 254 for five wickets when the match was drawn.
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    24 1 DKATH. Fk%fEK—On the 15th July, at Guy’s Ho'pitril. J;iiu»‘s, the younger son of the !at-- Mr. Lewis Fraser, of Singapore, in his 44th yeai.
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    THE TROUBLOUS TRANSVAAL.
    537 2 (Straits Times 10th August.) It cannot be held unfair to presume that the latest action of the Volksraad has brought war within much more measureable distance. The Boer Parliament have so amended the constitution as to require all inhabitants, without distinction, to assist in the defence of
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    THE TRANSVAAL SITUATION.
    243 2 (Straits Times, Wth August.) The latest action of the Volksraad has brought war within much more me&Bureabie distance.” That was our view of yesterday’s telegraphic news and to-4ay’s telegram confirms it. Special reference is made in to-day’s telegram to the significant language of the Queen’s Speech. The
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    FRANCE AND THE TRANSVAAL.
    364 2 (Straits Times 14th August.) The most interesting item in today's telegraphic news seems to come in a somewhat roundabout way. We are told by a newspaper of Cologne that the visit to St. Petersburg of the Foreign Minister of France was intended to try to induce
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    THE QUEEN’S MEMORIAL.
    410 2 (Straits Times 14 th August.) We publish to-day a letter in which the Colonial Secretary fully controverts Mr. Gentle’s specious pleading re the Town Hall Ordinance. But, beyond the points so raised, we may add that there s an impression that the Singapore Municipality is to be
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    THE TRANSVAAL
    345 2 (Straits Times 15 th August.) A week or so ago, Government, while tendering thanks to those loyal Colonies that had made otters of military assistance in case of war in South Africa, said that, in their opinion, such help would not be needed. That was equivalent to saying
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    ANTI-DREYFUS MADNESS.
    338 2 (Straits Times 15 th August) The attempted assassination of M. Labori, the Counsel for Dreyfus at the Court-martial, adds another item to the list of silly and idiotic crimes committed by Anti-Drey- fusses. M.ub^nrrx^ member of the p ar ia p gu,B M undertook the defence 0 f
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    THE QUEEN’S MEMORIAL
    805 2 (Straits Times 16//t August.) It will gratify most of the public, and r it is gratifying to this journal, that a Bill to deiine the position of the Queens Memorial and Town Hall question passed its second reading at yesterday s Legislative Council. The Bill covers all
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    AGAIN THE TOWN HALL.
    875 3 [Strait* Time* 17 th August.) It appears that the Town Hall discussion ib to go on! The Municipal Commissioners have fixed a special meeting hr Monday in which they are to discuss question round and round. They hd a little talk about it at yester'h;« i
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    A DROWNING CASE.
    98 3 The Norddeutscher Lloyd steamer Bayern which arrived at Colombo on July 31st, from China via Singapore, reported that a first-class passenger, Mr. Jroemenwundt, a Dutchman, who was bound to Bremen, was found to have gone overboard, whether wilfully or accidentally is not known, but as soon as
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    THURSDAY, 10TH AUGUST.
    193 3 A society for the protection of game and other wild birds in China is being formed at Shanghai. Prince Waldemar of Denmark is expected to sail in September on a voyage to Siam, in command of the Danish cruiser Valkyrien. At the Punjom mines in July, the
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    THE S. V. A.
    62 3 We understand that efforts are being made to come to an arrangement whereby the S.V.A. may drill on the old gaol site. If the necessary permission be gained, it will be a distinct advantage to the Corps. With the present field-pieces the men are greatly hampered
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    PORT ARTHUR.
    65 3 A gentleman who lately visited Port Arthur estimates the Russian force now there as fully 25,000 men. His stay in the port was of only a few hours’ duration, but he was under strict surveillance the whole time, and was instantly requested to move on when pausing to
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    ATTACK ON A CHILD.
    76 3 At 2 a. m. yesterday, a Malay woman named Seah caught hold of a child aged 8 years named Darrah, in Kampong Saigon, and attempted to cut off its head with a table knife. The mother of the child, hearing its screams, rushed to the spot
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    HONGKONG ARMS TRADE.
    85 3 The Legislative Council at Hongkong has under consideration an Arms Ordinance. It proposes to raise the license fee on importers and dealers in arms from $lO to $1,200 a year. The arms dealers there have petitioned the Council against the increased license on the ground that it
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    JAPANESE SAILORS.
    89 3 INSUBORDINATE AND ROUOH. It is reported that a Japanese Shipping Company, the Toyo Risen Kaisha, have determined that the officers and crews of their steamers shall be altogether foreigners. Hitherto the vessels have been officered by foreigners and manned by Japanese. But the Japanese crews have latterly been
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    YESTERDAY’S LAND SALE.
    125 3 At Messrs. Powell and Co.’s land sale, yesterday afternoon, about one acre of land on a 999 years’ lease, off Sirangoon Road, fetched $lBO, R. J. Rahmin being the purchaser. Some other property was put up for sale, but was bought in. Messrs. Hong Tek Chye Co.,
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    SHIPOWNERS AT PENANG.
    45 3 The shipowners at Penang held a meeting on Friday last, at which it was resolved to urge a continuance of the medical examination of passengers, and to ask that more adequate plague protective arrangements be made between the colonial and neighbouring governments.
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    A CHURCH PAMPHLET.
    748 3 TO THE EDITOR OF THE STRAITS TIMES.” Sir, I received yesterday by the good ship Sappho such a funny paper.* It touches at times on dangerous ground, but seldom lapses from broad farce into blasphemy. If the price of Punch” is really to be raised to the
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    NEWS FROM THE NORTH.
    420 3 It is stated that the French have, succeeded in their demands for mining concessions of 20 or 30 square mile* in Szechuen, and have raised a capital of 810,000,000 for their working. Salt and petroleum are, however, not included in the concessions as these have been
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    CHINA AND JAPAN.
    253 3 POLITICAL INTRIGUES. The Universal Gazette says that officials who have seen the EmpressDowager represent her as looking very thin and careworn of late, compared with her appearance of last autumn. Apparently there is something going on in Pekin. It is asserted by one that the Empress-Dowager has
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    NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
    85 3 Referring to the launch of the Aum Maru the new Nippon Yusen Kaisha 6,000 tons steamer, from the Miteu Bishi building yard at Nagasaki on the 27th July, the Japan Mau says:— The event demands an expression of spplaute for the enterprise shown by the Miteu Bishi
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    CHESS.
    975 4 CONDUCTED BY KING S PAWN. All Chess correspondence should be addressed to u King’s Pawn.” Solutions: No. 121 (P. G. L. F.) Q —Kt 3; No. 122 (Rosenberg) Q—K 4. Correct solutions received from Caissa, A. 0. 8., and Aquarius. Correct solution also received from P. J. N. of
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    POLICE NEWS.
    412 4 A Hindoo named Pangeli Singh, watchman, in the employ of Mr. Eddiss, 6th milestone, Bukit Timah Road, reported that between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. yesterday, the bungalow was broken into and property consisting of mirrors and a mattress valued at S6O stolen. Mr. Eddiss yesterday prosecuted his
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    A CAPTAIN’S CLAIM.
    147 4 ALTERING A DOCUMENT. Before the Chief-Justice yesterday, Captain Jenkins, of the Pakshan was examined by special leave relating to his claim of 50 shares in the Cotton Kapok Syndicate, against the estate of the late Alexander McDonald. It appeared from the evidence of the captain that he
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    IN ADVANCE OF THE MAIL.
    1771 4 (Vid Australian Cables.) THE TRANSVAAL CRISIS. The Volksraad met in Pretoria on the Bth, and decided to concede a seven years’ prospective and retrospective franchise to the Uitlanders. The proposition was carried with five dissentients. President KrUger supported the proposal on the grounds that honesty
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    FRIDAY, 11TH AUGUST.
    78 4 The Merionethshire passed through the port from east to west at 9.40 this morning. The mail despatched from Singapore to London, via Brindisi, on the 14th July was delivered on the 7th instant. The Bev. Mr. Wetherall and Lieut. Fletcher have returned from a shooting expedition at
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    DEAR LABOUR.
    34 4 Labour is now very hard to procure at Tapah, Perak. A Chinese firm there is issuing notices offering Malays and Tamils 55 cents for four or five hours' work on its mines.
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    A HORSE CASE.
    61 4 At the Supreme Court in the case of Lambert v. Cutler, which is a claim of $3OO for the loss of a horse, Mr. Van Cuylenberg who represented the plaintiff, asked for a further adjournment of a week, in consequence of the illness of Mr. Stewart, who
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    DREYFUS TO VISIT ENGLAND.
    75 4 It is highly probable, says the Birmingham ro.<f that, as soon as possible after the acquittal which is expected to result from the courtmartial at Itennes, Captain Dreyfus, accompanied by his wife, will be the guest in London of one of those who have done much
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    FOOTBALL.
    90 4 A friendly jrame at Association Football was played at Teluk Blanirah yesterday afternoon between the I* M v;i Engineers and the Teluk Blangan Football Club. A pretty even gam* ensued and half time was call* with no goals being scored by ♦'itn^ r side. On crossing over the K-
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    RAIN THROUGH TORTURE.
    86 4 In times of drought the hin*~' resort to unheard-of devices in t!mr petitions for rain. The peoph* Huahsien had determined to make :l desperate attempt on the 20th ot 1 month to induce the spirits to brim: rain. Ten men were chosen to wau the streets of
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    ABOUT JOHORE.
    241 5 \KOUT agriculture and revenue. obrespondent writes that some n paMness is felt at the idea that the government of Johore contemplate r v ing the duty on the gambier r r produced there. At present lie states, forty cents per ,n the former, and a dollar per 1;
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    A YEAR'S WRECKS.
    355 5 A. uilicial return just laid on the nt tiie House of Commons shows 1 i*th»re\vas an appreciable diminuia>t year in the number of casualties -inflection with vessels belonging to nit* d Kingdom. The total number ip- l*»st in 1897-98 was 419, coveri:.; tonnage of 142,099, these figures
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    FRUIT AND FRUIT STORAGE.
    182 5 I »xkks are waking up to the fact I r are taking place as I “the trait supply. Mangoes are j trom India, bananas are coming I M'lantity from the Canaries, and I t j m,n the Azores are fairly I r J n *P ort
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    ACTION FOR DAMAGES.
    557 5 The sequel to an assault, which is alleged to have taken place at Emmer* son’s Tiffin Rooms on May 13th, was heard before Mr. Justice HyndmanJones this morning, when Mr. Arthur Frederick Hunter, of Hill Street, Singapore, brought an action for malicious prosecution against Teng Seng Chin,
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    THE YANGTSE VALLEY.
    217 5 VOYAGE OF H. M. S. WOODLARK/’ The most interesting event on the upper Yangtse of late has been the return of the Woodlark from a three weeks’ tour on the rivers of Hunan. Some five years ago, when Consul Gardner proposed sending the E*k into Hunan, there
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    LIFE IN THE EAST.
    1220 5 1 A BURMESE MISTRESS. Mr W. Adams, a mining engineer who lives some distance out of Singapore town, off the Bukit Timah Road, has recently met with an experience. Mr. Adams kept in his house a Burmese woman, who had been with him since 1890, and
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    NETHERLANDS INDIA.
    795 5 BORNEO DIAMONDS In Netherlands West Borneo, at Martapura, promising diamond fields are coming into notice. They are held by the Borneo Mining Company. This Company had, some years back, made an agreement with the De Beers Company which works the Kimberley diamond fields, and in which one of
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    POST-MORTEM.
    36 5 A Chinaman named Hong Neow, died at 17 Victoria Street yesterday. Dr. Francis certified that death was due to pneumonia, but as it may be a case of poisoning a post-mortem examination will be made.
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    PENANG RACES.
    144 5 Very wet weather was experienced at Penang on Saturday, the last day of the Turf Club meeting. Nevertheless there were good fields and some good racing. The feature of the afternoon was the running of Boyton, who after his showing a clean pair of heels to his opponents
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    THE CHURCH TROUBLES.
    152 5 The Bishop of London, one of the most enlightened of our prelates, who does not disdain to smoke a cigarette and read a newspaper, talked excellent sense to the officials of the Church Defence Committee on Saturday. His point, that a great deal of the hostile criticism
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    TRADE OF THE COLONY.
    244 6 THE FIBST QUARTER’S RETURNS. HEAVY INCREASES. The return of imports and exports in the Straits Settlements for the first quarter of this year has been issued. DOLLAR AND STERLING INCREASES. Imports. The figures summarised show that the imports of Merchandise in the corresponding quarters of 1899
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    BANANAS FROM MALAYA.
    211 6 A West Australian journal says that with a view to increasing the supply of bananas at present available in that Colony, the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture recently wrote to the British Consul at Singapore (sic) asking whether there were any bananas there available for export
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    SINGULAR CUSTOMS CASE.
    119 6 The Shanghai Customs officials have a curious case to deal with. The other day, the steamer Bikk from New York discharged there some cases, described in the bill of lading as containing potash and wood ashes. The stuff was examined and was found to be a dangerous
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    HOME CYCLING.
    985 6 London 14 th July At the Crystal Palace, on Friday last, J. Platt-Betts rode a mile from a flying start in 1 min. 31 2-5 secs., which equals the World’s record. He beat the World’s record for J mile doing 1 min. 8 1-5 secs, and British recordsfrom.}
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    UNIVERSITIES DINNER.
    94 6 The lirst Oxford and Cambridge dinner held in Penang took place on Saturday night, at the Penang Club, Mr. Justice A. F. G. Law (Oriel, Oxford) presiding. The toasts were 44 The Queen,” “The Sister Universities,” and 44 Ourselves.” Mr. L. M. Woodward responded for Cambridge. Sir Alexander
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    POLICE NEWS.
    226 6 Two traders were this morning fined ten dollars each for circulating perforated copper coin; several others had to pay smaller sums. Tan Ah Bong, who is said to have burglariously entered Mr. Lloyd’s house in Orchard Road was, yesterday, committed for trial. A few r days ago, a
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    THE KOWLOON TERRITORY.
    253 6 VISIT BY THE GOVERNOR OF HONGKONG. The Chinese of Kowloon Territory feel restive under British sway. The sudden transition from Chinese rule has unsettled their minds and trouble is rife. Land sharks, too, have been at work amongst them. To quiet the people, and to checkmate the
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    HOME NOTES.
    1098 6 Arthur, our physician wants to se nd roe to a summer resort for four weeks Husband 44 Well, I can’t blame him.” Scene in a menagerie. -Lion-tamer—- Hulloa, here comes my wife! Let me get into a place of safety” (jumps into the cage). Baroness Burdett-Coutts is an
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    TONS OF GOLD COINS
    180 6 Though in the pockets of very many of us there may be a dearth of the current coin of the realm, the interesting fact is recorded by the Deputy-Master of the Mint that, during 1898, no fewer than 98,099,217 coins were struck. This is a record,
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    A COALING FEAT.
    283 6 Hkr Majesty’s ship Diadem (oi tin Channel Squadron), at Sheerness, recently performed what rnay considered a remarkable coaling feat It is well known that coaling ships in the Navy to-day is an evolution in which each ship of the squadron vies with the other as to wlii»*h
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    SATURDAY, 12TH AUGUST.
    271 7 S. Baxendalc, of Kuala ,'u ur, has been nominated to be missioner for the annual visit to if;, ,s Islands. He will shortly join y I'furnix at Batavia. f Vl ,ov in the second week of July, J I? rPl i under the rays of a scorching
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    PENANG COURTS.
    52 7 Mk Justice Hyndman-Jones is .j;-rc?**d at Penang on or about the •tii nt n«*xt month, to assist Mr. Justice t v in < haring off the arrears of cases, .vi >tay in Penang for a month. The ,ik in the Supreme Court there at ;r* tis too much
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    ON A CLAN BOAT.
    138 7 A PLUCKY CHIEF OFFICER. Ihf. ’ltin Camming which arrived :ii*i ether day at Colombo, brings news in x-iting incident wiiich happened an bn.irt\ whilst the vessel was off ',tr.i A lascar was washed overboard. Th** :»v\ sea would not permit of the low* rmz of a
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    JINRIKISHA LEGISLATION.
    316 7 HILL BEFORE THE COUNCIL. liiLL for the registration and con* "I j inrikistias is to be introduced "< tin* Legislative Council. The w «ng are the objects and reasons the measure is- experience of the Municipal! ’i .rui—ioners of Singapore and Penang k i r some time pointed
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    OLD TANJONG PAGAR DOCK CO.
    468 7 SPECIAL MEETING TO DAY. COMPANY TO BE WOUND-UP. This afternoon, an extraordinary general meeting of the Old Tanjong Pagar Dock Co. was held at 6, Collyer Quay, for the consideration of a special resolution relating to the proposed winding-up of the company and its sale
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    SIR HARRY JOHNSTON.
    140 7 Sir Harry Johnston is to succeed Mr. Berkeley as Commissioner of the Uganda Protectorate, the latter retiring in consequence of illness. The new and special Commissioner will go out to report. There is probably no man living better fitted for the task, Sir Harry’s work in the
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    ABATTOIRS AT BANGKOK.
    152 7 The public abattoirs at Sanon Tok, near Bangkok, will be completed in the course of a week or so, and all cattle dealers will then be notified that cattle for slaughter or export will only be examined at this abattoir. It is surmised that the cattle traders
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    LATEST BY WIRE.
    875 7 London, Ist August. The end of the tea draft allowance dispute is close at hand, both sides having now combined to obtain a substantial reform in the Customs weighment system, the details of which have been nearly arranged with the authorities, and will vcit shortly be completed,
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    35 7 A good deal of feeling is being evoked by the Chinese invasion of Tahiti, and it is proposed to put a very heavy poll tax on, payable on arrival, and also a heavy annual contribution.
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    THE QUEEN’S MEMORIAL
    871 7 The Singapore Municipality forward the following correspondence: (From Colonial Secretary to Municipal President) Singapore, 2nd August, 1899. Sir, —I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter Misc. 158/99 of the 81st ultimo, respecting the Bill now before the Legislative Council of this Colony for the
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    THE BRITISH NORTH BORNEO CO
    642 7 The thirty-third half yearly meeting of the British North Borneo Company was held, in London, on the 18th ult., Mr. Richard B. Martin M. P., Chairman of the Court, presiding. In moving the adoption of the report and accounts, particulars of which we gave on
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    PLAGUE IN INDIA.
    78 7 The plague summary for the week ended 29th of July saysIn Bombay city the reported plague deaths fell toj58 from 62. In the Bombay presidency the total plague deaths rose to 2,437 from 1,869. Poona is now badly infected, 86s deaths having occurred in the week. There
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    THE GOVERNOR’S WIFE.
    2892 8 A ROMANCE BT MRS. EGBKTON EASTWICK.] FAINT SUGGESTIONS. (Chap. II.) An hour later, Mrs. Storm and her niece, followed by the doctor, were making their way over the slippery floor oi a long and rather ill-lighted saloon, towards a slightly raised dais at the far end, where,
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    A CAPTAIN’S CLAIM.
    321 8 TO THE EDITOR OF THE STRAITS TIMES. Sir, I beg to point out that your report of A Captain's Claim” in your issue of 10th inst., is rather misleading. One is led to believe that Capt. Jenkins claims fifty cotton and kapok shares from the estate of
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    21 8 The Malay Mail hears that Col. Walker, will act as British Resident of •Selangor when Mr. Belfield goes on leave shortly.
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    ON THE VERANDAH.
    1572 8 At the Legislative Council m n 1 uesday, in considering the hilit, the Police Force Ordinance discussed a clause empowerin', ere nor police officer to punish dinate if, in certain circumstance subordinate refuses to periurc i tn The clause proposed that 1 may be inflicted upon a
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    ALLEGED SALE OF A WIFE.
    56 9 Xeo Keng Lip was this morning, charged with having sold his wife, Sat, to a broker for $35. The parties had been married seven years. The defendant had been away from her for two years, but returned some days ago and made the arrangement to
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    SIR CECIL’S BROTHER.
    139 9 SIR CECIL’ S BROTHER. On the 17th ult., the Rev. Percival Clementi-Smith, brother of Sir Cecil Clementi Smith, was married to Miss Annie May Dunster in the church of St. Andrew-by-the-Wardrobe, Queen ictoria-Street, of which the bridegroom is rector. There was a large congregation. Colonel Montagu Clementi was best man,
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    GAS AT BOMBAY.
    233 9 THE BEST-LIGHTED CITY IN ASIA. Mr. Wellington, the manager of the Colombo Gas Company has been lately visiting Bombay where he assisted in rhe erection of about 4,000 incandescent gas lamps in the streets, the authorities having decided to adopt this means of lighting in place of
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    GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.
    280 9 The leave of absence granted to Mr. A. Allan, Superintendent of the Money Order Branch and Savings Bank, Singapore, has been extended for three months, from the 22nd August next. Leave with half-salary for one month lias been granted to Lieutenant-Colonel E. G. Pennefather, Inspector-General of Police, to
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    MONDAY, 14TH AUGUST.
    264 9 At 11.45 a m. yesterday, the British steamer Benvorlich passed through the port from east to west. On Saturday, the anniversary of the Settlement of Penang was celebrated there by a public holiday. The mail despatched from Singapore to London, via Marseilles, on the 22nd July is
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    FORGED NOTES AT BANGKOK.
    66 9 On the sth instant, the police at Bangkok made a seizure of forged Hongkong and Shanghai Bank notes. A Chinaman with notes amounting to about Tcs. 3,000 proceeded to a shop to obtain change. But the shop-keeper, becoming suspicious, gave information to the police and the
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    PRESENTATION TO A CAPTAIN.
    83 9 A handsome silver cup lias been presented by a passenger to Capt. J. A. Magenis, the captain of the s. s. (Jamorta, bearing the following inscription Presented to Capt. J. Magenis by Capt. Goring Jones as a mark ot appreciation of the skill and seamanship displayed
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    A CYCLE RACE.
    86 9 Early yesterday, a large body of cyclists turned out to witness a race from Kranji to the 3rd mile-stone on the Bukit* Timah Road. There were only two starters -Chan Ann Swee and Tan Piah Eng. The latter was the favourite and was holding a good lead
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    FOOTBALL.
    96 9 On Saturday afternoon, a friendly game at Association Football was played on the Old Gaol site between the Fair View Athletic Club and the Straits National Football Club. A pretty even game ended in a draw, neither side being able to score. The fourth game in the first round
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    $1,600 OF JEWELLERY.
    94 9 DR. LIM BOON KKNG’S HOUSE ROBBED. Dr. Lim Boon Keng reported to the police that, on the 11th instant, he went to Tanjong Katong, leaving a Hylam boy in charge of his residence off* River Valley Road. On the 13th his syce came to him and reported
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    LIBERIA COFFEE.
    406 9 MARKET AND PROSPECTS. The market requirements to be met by Liberia coffee in Holland has come under discussion in Java. The Coffee Dealers’ Association at Amsterdam maintain that improvement in flavour comes first, and that the fall in the value of the Liberia berry principally arises from its
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    A BANKRUPT COMMITS SUICIDE.
    169 9 Which Lisser, a young German Jew who was the proprietor of the “Ethnological Museum and Sale Room in Tanjong Pagar Road, has committed suicide at Paiembang. Lisser had got into pecuniary difliculties in Singapore and, deemed it advisable to go, which he did, on Wednesday last,
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    A LICENSING CASE.
    196 9 A SUCCESSFUL APPEALIN' the Supreme Court this morning before Justice Hyndman-Jones, David Brisk of the Australian Hotel appealed against a conviction by the Senior Magistrate inflicting a fine upon him of §2O and cost 9, for allowing beer to be taken oft'his premises, under section .32 oithe
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    LATEST BY WIRE.
    387 9 London 4th August. As autograph letter from the Emperor William was delivered to the Queen at Osborne yesterday. It is understood that His Majesty will visit the Queen before autumn should his engagements permit of his doing so. Sir Thomas Lipton’s yacht, the Shamrock, has sailed for
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    THE LATE CAPT. SYERS.
    250 9 The remains of the late Capt. Syers, which had been disinterred at Pekan, were publicly buried on Wednesday, at Kuala Lumpur in the presence of fully 0,000 persons. The chief mourners, were Sir Frank Swettenham; Mr. Rodger, C.M.G., (who had come from Perak to attend); Mr.
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    ROYAL MARRIAGE IN PERAK.
    97 9 HIGH FESTIVITY. Festivities in connection with the marriage of Rajah Chulan with the second daughter of the Sultan at Perak will commence about the middle of this month to continue for over a month. Bukit Chandan, the seat of the Sultan, is to be en fete
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    THE QUEEN’S MEMORIAL.
    860 10 THE QUEEN’ S MEMORIAL. LETTER FROM THE GOVERNMENT. THE TOWN HALL BILL WILL BE PASSED. (From Colonial Secretary to Municipal President Singapore, 12th August, 1899. Sir, -1 am directed by the Governor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter No. 80 of the 9th instant. 2. The Commissioners’ letter of
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    ANOTHER JUBILEE MUDDLE.
    294 10 THE QUEEN’S MEMORIAL AT MELBOURNE. A singular story is told in connection with the plans for the Queen’s Memorial Hospital at Melbourne. Two years have elapsed since £14,000 was raised by the people of Melbournetocommemoratethe Queen’s record reign by erecting a building to receive fever patients. It
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    BANGKOK LIBEL CASE.
    430 10 EACH PARTY PAYS COSTS. At Bangkok, on the 3rd instant, in the British Court before the Acting Consul (Mr. C. E. W. Stringer) and a jury, a libel action brought by Mr. W. Downie against Mr. W. E. Sharp came on for hearing. The sum sued for
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    BY THE MAIL.
    1123 10 NOTES AND NEWS. THE BISLEY MEETING. At Bisley, the Kalapore Cup was won by the Mother Country, with a total of 768, Canada being second, and winning the Colonial Prize of £80. Oxford won the Chancellor’s Plate, with 712 points, against 708 by Cambridge. The United Service
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    SHOOTING.
    178 10 THE WARREN SHIELD. Shooting for the Warren Challenge Shield took place at the Tanglin range on Saturday afternoon. A Co. of the King’s Own Regiment won the shield. The following are the results of the Warren Shooting Shield Competition for 1899: Col 'P yds. Total. Order. Kings Own u
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    SARAWAK AND BRUNEI.
    247 10 SARAWAK FLAG HOISTED. The Resident of Baram reports to the Rajah of Sarawak that the Sarawak flag lias been hoisted by a number of the chiefs of the Orang Bukit on the banks of the Belait River and by the people of Tutong. The Sarawak Gazette sees
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    26 10 It is notified that Second Lieutenant G. T. W. Webb is removed from the Army under the provisions of Article 99, Royal Warrant, 30th May, 1899.
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    MALAYA REVISITED.
    1020 10 AN APPRECIATION OF PROf Rr< (By a former reridevl Malay a.) '""'S Malaya, under which we ir,„. whole of the East Indian ArS t| presents one of the rno«t instances of an advance r/ r J;. r reaching forward towards the f,,ii civilisation. Magnificent a* hat v Sfj
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    POLICE NEWS.
    124 11 A '.an*. I'uteli, a Malay, charged with r._' r bberyand causing grievous hurt n t’T.i* king a Chinaman’s fishing boat i- been committed for trial. Thi~ morning, Mr. Wolferstan dealt .vith a half a dozen hoys who were ■ro.dit before him for flying kites in public streets. They
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    COOLIE FIGHT AT TANJONG PAGAR.
    130 11 Tiik 1 ifhia'.< was unloading cargo at f among Pagar on Saturday. The men n tin- 'iiip were Macaos, and those on wharf Hokiens and Teochews. One ■t those on the wharf had his hand 'o»i»-he<l hy some cargo slung down. Irritated, In* flungalumpofcoalafc those
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    A BANGKOK WANT MET.
    130 11 "TEAM LAUNCH REGULATIONS. Uk Consul-General for the Nether;h at Bangkok has issued regulations r, *vi«iing lor the compulsory inspection, ai *d registration of passenger i J 1 *2 steamers, trading in Siamese ‘’•1', and owned by Netherlands Mr. J. Mackay, marine sur- T Bangkok, has been
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
    72 11 MR. STRINGER’S PRIZE. 1 f Allowing are the results, so far, second round M M;a t Makepeace 1 Southam Wall"’ Davies w. o. k'," r Keddie i"" Kankin i Coope M- Alliii8on Y*], Maclaren 1> U >» Gentle l,r lf KIIik W. o. Cf- u. T. Ureig
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    HOME CYCLING.
    1238 11 London 2 1st July. A very successful cyclists' church parade was carried out at Canterbury Cathedral on Sunday last. It is estimated that about 750 cyclists streamed into the cathedral city from Tilbury, Hastings, St. Leonards, Dover, Maidstone, Tonbridge, New Brompton, Margate, Sheerness, Sittingbourne, Staplehurst, Folkestone, and many
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    CRICKET.
    451 11 A match was played on the Esplanade on Saturday between the S. R. C. and a team of the S. C. C. Neither side made a very long stand, the S. R. C totaling 63 and the S. C. C. 51, Ess with 21 and S. Zehnder 15 being
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    THE KORAT RAILWAY.
    43 11 A Reuter telegram to the Bangkok press, dated London 8th instant, states that Mr. Brodrick, speaking in the House of Commons, said that no violation of treaty had occurred between Great Britain and Siam in connection with the Korat Railway.
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    WOMEN AND GIRLS PROTECTION.
    1056 11 A CASE OF HABEAS CORPUS. Is obedience to an order made bj the Chief Justice on the Bth inst., Mr. W. Evans, Protector of Chinese, forwarded to Mr. Niblett a copy of his notes in the matter of Tang Ah Chi, an infant, and the Women
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    PATHOLOGY IN THE NATIVE STATES.
    91 11 A Pathological Institute for the Federated Malay States is shortly to be established in Kuala Lumpur, and the services of a pathologist have already been requisitioned for from England. The usefulness of such an institute to medical science, says the Malay Mail f and the
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    COLOUR SERGEANT, NO. 1 COY.*
    80 11 This book, by Mrs. Leith Adams, is one of Messrs. Jarrold’s colonial editions, and it may be described as a story of regimental life in Ireland. It is a book with no interesting story, and with no interesting characters, but it has some information as
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    AN ARBITRATION APPEAL.
    386 11 Mr. Van Cuylenberg (for Low Kim Pong) and Mr. Ferrers (for the arbitrators) on Thursday morning in the Supreme Court, before the Chief-Justice, argued on certain points allowed to be introduced into the notice of motion made by the plaintiff to set aside an arbitration award dated
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    45 11 The appeal of Low Kim Pong against an arbitration* award made on the 3rd April by Dr. Lin Boon Keng and Chan Leow Lam (arbitrators between the appellant and Cbeang Cheow Learn Neo) has been fixed for further hearing on Thursday in the Supreme Court
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    TUESDAY, 15TH AUGUST.
    139 12 H. M. S. Bonaventure docked at Nagasaki on the 29th July. The Council Committee appointed to examine the preamble of the Town Hall Bill report it as proved. Seven hundred and two deaths were registered at Singapore last month. The ratio per thousand was 35.49. Seven thousand
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    UNSTAMPED LETTERS.
    24 12 Wang Cheoli was, yesterday, fined twenty dollars for bringing unstamped letters into the Settlement. Half the fine was awarded to the informer.
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    ILLEGAL RECRUITING.
    36 12 Teoh Kwai was >■ rested yesterday, for inducing four Chinamen to enter into engagements to work without the Colony. He was, this morning, remitted to the Bench of Two Magistrates on a charge of crimping.
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    TOO STRICT.
    40 12 A policeman at Osaka (Japan) who had objected to a little European girl wearing a short sleeved frock, on the ground that it was contrary to the clothing regulations in force there, has been dismissed from the force.
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    DEATH OF LIEU. FLETCHER.
    44 12 We regret to state that Lieutenant Sidney R. Fletcher, 1st Bn. The King’s Own, died this morning, of remittent fever, and will be buried this evening. The body will leave the General Hospital at 4.30 p.m., for the Christian Cemetery.
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    JAPANESE COTTON-SPINNING.
    39 12 The cotton industry in Japan is still in an unsatisfactory position. Thus, at the half-yearly meeting of the Fuji Cotton Spinning Company, it was announced that the Company had lost some 21,000 yen on the half-year’s working.
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    PLAGUE AT HONGKONG.
    57 12 At Hongkong there was one case of plague on the 6th instant and one death. On the 7th the figures sprang to 11 cases and 10 deaths. The totals for the week ended on the sth were 29 cases and 29 deaths which are the smallest weekly
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    SANDAKAN SERVANTS.
    51 12 Petty theft by servants is said to be rife at Sandakan. Thieves and gamblers from Hongkong bring it about by inducing servants to gamble with them. To meet losses the servants steal small objects, the loss of which is not immediately noticed —such as spare watches, jewellery, clothes,
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    RIVER PIRACY.
    53 12 It is reported in Hongkong that the regular passenger launch running between Whampoa and Canton was 4 held up on the afternoon of Friday week last, and the passengers robbed by the pirates. The total value of the booty, in watches, jewellery, money, and clothing, was estimated at
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    DROUGHT STRICKEN.
    61 12 From Korat, the terminal point of the Siamese Government railway under construction, a bitter outcry was being raised by the people the other day at the want of water. In that district there was absolutely no water to be had fit to drink. Wells and springs and creeks
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    RUSSIAN TRANSPORTS.
    58 12 The Russian transport Ekaterinoslavl Captain Kitaeff, arrived from Vladivostock this morning with twenty-seven passengers on board. She is bound for Odessa, but her date of departure is uncertain. 9 The Russian transport Moslewa, Capt. Kruger, arrived from Vladivostock yesterday en route for Odessa. She has 27 passengers and
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    THE MASONIC CLUB.
    53 12 The annual general meeting of the Masonic Club was held at Freemasons’ Hall last evening; Wor. Bro. W. Makepeace presiding. The Committee’s report and balance sheet were unanimously adopted. The following committee was elected to serve during the ensuing year:—Bros. Powell Robinson (VicePresident), Makepeace, Hofeld, Wallace, Dickson,
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    DEWEY’S CONFESSION.
    67 12 Admiral Dewey has confessed, w’ith the humility of a true hero, that thanks to bad coffee and the unwonted sea, he was very sick before the battle of Manila. The hero’s admirers have found in this amiable weakness “another” point of similarity with Nelson. The comparison is as
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    OF THE EYESIGHT.
    76 12 The visit to Singapore of Mr. Lazarus, oculist-optician, ends on Wednesday of next week. A case has come to our knowledge of a Chinaman in Singapore who had been treated for his eyes, with much medicine, by Chinese doctors, with no good result. He was induced to
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    CATTLE DISEASE AND MAN.
    82 12 A very virulent form of cattle disease, which has a sort of anthrax suggestion in the descriptions given, has broken out in Sweden, and was spreac with great rapidity throughout the province of West Gothland. Animals are dying by hundreds, and it is communicated to human
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    BANGKOK GUN CLUB.
    104 12 The Bangkok Gun Club’s competit ions ordinarily add an attraction to the drive out to Sapatoom on Sunday afternoons, even in the case of those who do not attempt to knock over the wily clay pigeon. But now the Club rises to a new sense of its
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    SENTENCED TO DEATH.
    89 12 Three Chinamen were sentenced to death at Hongkong on the sth instant, for murder arising out of the Kowloon disturbances. During the troubles, the Government of Hongkong despatched a messenger to post up proclamations announcing the leasing of the territory by the Chinese Government to Britain. The
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    NOTE FORGERIES AT BANGKOK.
    108 12 At the Portuguese Consular Court, in Bangkok, on the Bth instant, a preliminary inquiry was opened into a charge of forging and uttering bank notes, purporting to be issued by the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank. The accused was a Chinaman arrested in the act of passing
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    RESCUE FROM DROWNING.
    129 12 When the Chunsang was in harbour at Hongkong recently, a Chinaman who had been doing some work on the vessel fell over board. He had gone down twice before the Europeans on board were informed of what had occurred. Seeing that there was no time to lose
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    BULLETS FOR SOUTH AFRICA.
    301 12 For the information of those who object to Dum-Dum bullets going to South Africa for use in case of even;ualities, it may be well to call to mind ;he last occasion on which explosive jullets were used at the Cape. Quite a casual acquaintance with the
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    A CURIOUS CASE.
    602 12 A DEMAND FOR A REHEARING. On the 11th ultimo, a Municipa constable named Bujang gave evidence against one Chu Boon Tan in a Municipal summons case, the result of which was that Bujang was fined twenty-five dollars under the Oaths Ordinance, by Mr. E. L. Brockman, for
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    CHINA AND JAPAN.
    304 12 THE EMPRESS-DOWAGER’S LETTER THE WICKEDNESS OF ENGLAND. The Shanghai Mercury gives the following as the substance of the letter recently sent by the Empress-Dowagerof China to the Em peror of J apan: The letter thanked her good cousin for his good wishes. The writer was, however, in
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    FOOTBALL UP-TO-DATE.
    364 12 DANDY PAT’S TEAM V. THE ROCKERS. A military contributor writes as follows: —The two famous teams Dandy Pat’s and the Rockers met at Tanglin, last week, for the first time since leaving Hongkong, and the encounter was looked forward to with great interest by the rest of the
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    MODERN JAPAN.
    118 12 A feature of modern government in Japan, to be gleaned from a recent official report, is the extraordinary growth in the number of* Government officials. In 1888 the number of officials was 45, .558, and their emoluments 11,016,588 yen. By 1890 they were nearly two thousand more, though
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    ROWING CLUB REGATTA
    453 12 The regatta under the auspices r*f n Singapore Rowing Club was last night over a course from M Palmer to Johnston's Pier. As evider of increased interest in the the Club, there was quite a numerou! gathering of the public on the where the judge, the Hon’ble
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    RISEN FROM THE BANKS.
    148 12 According to a return laid on the table of the House of Commons, the number of Army commissions granted from the ranks from 1885 to 189% inclusive, was 343 second lieutenants, 597 quartermasters, and 56 riding masters total, 996. The highest number ot commissions from the
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    POLICE.
    163 12 Yesterday, Chew Kee Beni! sentenced to nine months' hard lub;ui for cheating and making a fake statement. Last Tuesday a Chinese lad flogged for fraudulent possession. ann the next day he was arrested k r assaulting and robbing an old man in Bukit Timah Hoad. Yesterday he H four
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    HOME NOTES.
    1028 13 She (scornfully)—" I believe he only married her for her money.” He (decidedly)—“Well, he has certainly earned it.” Mrs. Wedderyer—“ I see that a great French doctor says that women require more sleep than men.” Mr. Wedderyer—“ Yes' my dear. Um—er—, perhaps you’d better not wait up for
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    THE SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES.
    169 13 FIGHTING AT A LIGHTHOUSE. The U. S. gunboat Manila Captain Nazro, arrived at SSandakan on the 15th July. She had taken from Manila to Balabac, three keepers, two of whom had previously been in charge of the light-houses at Balabac and Cape Melville in the southern Philippines.
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    THE SULU ISLANDS.
    175 13 The British North Borneo Herald says that the news of the American occupation of Sulu was received at Sandakan with satisfaction. But, even there, ignorance of the geographical position of the Sulu islands prevails. As a matter of fact, they form a semicircle extending, roughly speaking, from
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    FINDING CURRENCY NOTES.
    122 13 On Saturday, a ’rikisha-puller named Lee Kwi Chi found three five-dollar notes near Johnston’s Pier. Two other pullers were with him. To one of these he gave a note, and while he was disputing with the other about the second note, a 'rikisha peon appeared who on
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    THE JOHORE RAILWAY.
    158 13 At the meeting of the Legislative Council this afternoon, in reply to a question put by Mr. Allinson as to when the Government is prepared to make public the route proposed for the railway between Singapore and Johore, and to show what arrangeSents are contemplated to safeguard.
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    PENSEES DE FEMME.
    1183 13 After reading the latest feminine literature of the day, I am not surprised that there are those amongst us who actually believe in the Decadence. The works of a particular school of ladynovelists who, as a great writer said, find life crude and leave it raw, certainly
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    THE PETROLEUM TRADE.
    127 13 The English capitalists who are interested in the London Company that is preparing to battle with the Standard Oil Company have it is stated invested 5,000,000d015. in oil fields in Ohio and West Virginia. It is the intention of the company to begin to work the oil
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    CAPTAIN DREYFUS.
    146 13 Several newspaper correspondents make statements which indicate that the French Government fears that an attempt will be made to assassinate Captain Dreyfus. It is added that the Government is* endeavouring to frustrate any such attempt. Further particulars have been, published respecting the conduct of the French Government towards
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    WEDNESDAY, 16TH AUGUST.
    73 14 The Dutch steamer Swaardeeroon passed through the port at 10.35 this morning, from east to west. The General Officer Commanding presented the Warren Shield, (Shooting) to “A” Company, Ist Bn. Royal Lancaster Regiment, on the Tanglin Parade Ground this morning. The Captain of the Sri Tanjong Penang,
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    MAP OF PENANG.
    49 14 The Survey Department has published a one-inch map of Penang and Province Wellesley. The map is said to be an improvement on any former map of that Settlement, containing as it does complete hill contours and other useful details, such as village sites, village boundaries, etc.
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    A LOTTERY CASE.
    68 14 Chu Chin Luan, bill collector of Emmerson’s Tiffin Rooms, who on July 22nd was fined $5OO by Mr. Howard for being concerned in an alleged Macao lottery, has appealed against his conviction. It will be remembered that the principal witness, Isaac Ellison, who was also accused, had
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    VERY STRANGE.
    99 14 A correspondent says:—A few days ago he was passing along Stamford Road when he saw a Kling busily engaged shovelling a considerable quantity of dried mud, which had been scraped to the side of the road, into the canal. This morning, he says, he saw half a dozen
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    A WILL DISPUTE.
    103 14 Mr. Justice-Hyndman-Jones this morning, heard an action to set aside the will of Hamed Balim Surate, 7 Upper Chin Chew Street, who appointed his nephew Sultan Khan Surate of Singapore, and Jaffar Khan Surate of Padang, Sumatra, the executors of his will. Hadjee Fatimah, Balin’s wife, was
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    POLICE NEWS.
    324 14 On the sth instant, Hoh Song Kien, an employe in Chop Sing Seng, New Bridge Road, was sent to Tanjong Pagar Wharf to take delivery of a quantity of rice. He engaged some bullock carts, among them was Nos. 49£ and 830, in each of which he placec
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    ROWING CLUB REGATTA.
    399 14 The Singapore Rowing Club regatta was continued yesterday afternoon under favourable circumstances of wind and weather. As on the opening day there was a numerous attendance of the general public on Johnston’s Pier—the finishing post. It was some time after five o’clock that the first race started,
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    THE LATE LIEUT. FLETCHER.
    182 14 The remains of Lieut. S. R. Fletcher, late of the King's Own,” who died a; the General Hospital yesteiday morning from malarial fever, were accorded a military funeral at Bukit Timah Roac cemetery yesterday afternoon. The interment was fixed for five o'clock. The procession was formed
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    A BANKRUPTCY CASE.
    166 14 An interesting case was heard before Mr. Justice Hyndman-Jones in the Supreme Court yesterday. Moona Ena Hamid and Kadher Mastan recently traded as Myson Company, the business in 1892 being transferred to Hainid by Goolam Kadher, the latter at that time being indebted to Perin Chetty for
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    SINGAPORE SURVEY.
    648 14 DEPARTMENTAL SHORTCOMINGS. STAFF UNDERMANNED AND OVERWORKED. The annual report of the Survey Department of Singapore for 1898 marshals figures to show that the available staff here is seriously undermanned and overworked, and that more surveyors and draftsman are urgently required. The Surveyor-General, Mr. A. Murray plainly says that
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    A CARRIAGE ACCIDENT.
    66 14 Yesterday evening a collision occurred between a private carriage anc a hack gharry at the junction of Dhoby Ghaut and Selegie Road. The hack gharry, in attempting to pass a bullockiart, collided with a private carriage anc the off shaft penetrated the side of the carriage pony
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    ACCIDENT TO INSPECTOR RICCARD.
    63 14 As Acting Inspector-General Riccard was being driven m a phaeton yesterday, in North Canal Road, the horse* bolted. Inspector Riccard was thrown out, and one foot caught in the phaeton and he was dragged along the road for some distance, receiving severe injuries to his jaw,
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    LATEST BY WIRE.
    1473 14 London, 4th August.' An autograph letter from the Emperor William was delivered to the Queen at Osborne yesterday. It is understood that His Majesty will visit the Queen before the autumn, should his engagements permit of his doing so. The British Naval manoeuvres were concluded to-day, and
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    28 14 Circumstantial Evidenoe.— HusbsoJ (after the performance)— 11 1 didn’t enjoj the show very much I forgot j®. glasses.” Wife—“ Perhspe you did, dear, but your breath doesn't indicate
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    3429 15 TUESDAY, 15th AUGUBT. present. F Govbrno* Sib Charles Mitchell, J. 8.8. Dickson, c. B Officer Commanding the Troops). r Alexanderswettenham,K. C.M.G., H (Colonial Secretary). 1 w r Collyer (Attorney-General). B n v(i Penney (Colonial Treasurer). <• h Hill (Auditor-General). A Murray (Colonial Engineer). S°n Murray. S o 3
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    PROTECTION OF WOMEN AND GIRLS.
    426 15 The Protection of Women and Girls’ Bill was further considered in Committee, the Attorney-General remarking that an amendment to Bection 2 was suggested by Mr. Bubkinshaw to the effect that “the finding of any woman suffering from a contagious disease in a brothel, shall be
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    ALLEGED WRONGFUL SEIZURE.
    151 15 Hup Watt, 19 Hong Lim Quay, claimed $4,000 damages against Moona Pana Taina Supramanian Chetty, 26 Market Street, in the Supreme Court, this morning, for wrongfully seizing coal and wood valued $3OO on the tongkang “Hup Watt,” which waa used for conveying firewood and coal from plaintiff’s
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    AHEAD OF THE MAIL.
    749 16 DATES TO THE 28th JULY. THE TRANSVAAL. Mr. Schreiner, the Cape Premier, has made an explanation relative to his telegram to President Kruger with respect to the franchise question. The special correspondents of the Standard and the Morning Post stated that the Cape Premier, on hearing
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    CANADA AND ENGLAND.
    494 16 In the Canadian House of Commons on the 21st a resolution was proposed by the late Premier, Sir Charles Topper, urging tnat efforts be made by the Government to secure preferential treatment for Canadian goods in English markets. Sir Wilfrid Laurier said that Canada was at present
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    ANOTHER INTERNATIONAL PEACE CONGRESS.
    107 16 The Czars Congress at the Hague will rather throw into the shade this years meeting of the annual Interparliamentary Peace Conference. This has been fixed for the present month, and is to meet at Christiania. A goodl) number of English M.P.’s, besides legislators from most European
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    SHORT OFFICERS WANTED.
    120 16 .Orders have been issued that in future no British Officers will be appointed to Gurkha regiments who exceed five feet ten inches m height, or who measure less than thirty-eight inches round the chest. This a novel departure, but it is one to be commended. Officers over
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    CABLE RATES.
    885 16 POSITION OF THE COMPANIES. In our issue of Tuesday we gave an > account of the visit of a deputation to the Chancellor of the Exchequer in reference to the high cable rates 1 between England and the Colonies. The deputation was an influential one, and it prayed
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    THURSDAY, 17TH AUGUST.
    398 16 A shower of shooting stars is expected on the 14th and 15th November next. It is reported that Italy intends to demand a concession at Ningpo from China. The Malay States Guides are going to the Dindings this year for their artillery target practice. A reward of
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    DROUGHT IN CEYLON.
    53 16 At tbe date of last advices from Ceylon, a long-continued drought was telling terribly. The temperature at Colombo was unbearably high. The tea and coconut crops were suffering, and the latter is expected to be very short all over the island this year. In Colombo the water-supply
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    PLAGUE IN INDIA.
    58 16 Plague is still retaining its hold on Poona and the Bombay Presidency; and in Calcutta there are still frequent deaths from the same cause. Plague has never entirely been stamped out in Calcutta since the last outbreak, and many people there believe that they are going to
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    A PURSE SNATCHER CAUGHT.
    57 16 Yesterdav afternoon, as Mr.Fabricius, a .European, aged seventy-five, was walkingin Raffles Place, aChinaman snatched iis purse containing a dollar and a half. The old gentleman was however, quick, gripped his man by the wrist, and held lim till a constable came up. This morning, the defendant
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
    65 16 The entries for the competition for Mr. Allinson’s prize closes on Tuesday text. They may be made by post to he Secretary of either of the two dubs., .'he competition is a Ladies and Gentlemens Double Handicap. The first round will be played at Sepoy Lines on
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    BOWING CLUB REGATTA.
    182 16 The Singapore Rowing Club hav/i experiencing very good fortune fo?? matter of weather for their Monday and Tuesday the waw** excellent condition for racing and** srasssssfcsS SaftwsraaS? Upton and Scott (15 secs.) ind fcJS and Scoular (scr.) The result win for Upton and Scott by abomV much,
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    PENANG MUNICIPALITY
    165 16 The Penang Municipality met or Friday last, and passed a supplemenbudget for 1899, amounting to $38,730. Contingent expenses in the Health Officers department account for $30,000. Mr. Cheah Chen Eok, the Chinese member, applied for leave to resign owing to his deciding to live in the country. The
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    AT THE POLICE COURTS.
    132 16 On Tuesday, Ping Sip Nee was found to be keeping an unlicensed spirit shop, in Holland Road. He was arrested,and, this morning, ordered to pay a tine ot $lOO, or do three months'imprisonment. On the 30th ult., Chin Luk induced a Chinaman to go out of
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    TAIPING NEWS.
    116 16 The race week festivities at 1 aiping include the Turf Club dance at the Residency, Amateur Theatricals in the Town Hall, and the Art Society’s Kxhi bition iii the Masonic Hall. Messrs. Huttenbach Bros., Penang, are organising a picnic to Taipingon the second day of the races. The
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    THE MILITIA BALLOT.
    109 16 I The Marquis of Lansdowne says the I Bill relating to the Militia Ballot I submitted to Parliament, not with any I idea of being immediately passed into law, but in order to have ready to hand the means of putting the ballot into operation in case
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    NEWS FROM THE NORTH.
    482 17 ThK Governor of Hongkong has a statement to the Legiblative ?iuncil of that Colony regarding the made in developing the Lowloon Territory, on which it is roro-ed to spend 8170,(XMJ shortly. It at been decided to divide the terrij 1 into districts and sub-districts. Colonial Secretary
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    SELANGOR'S RESIDENT.
    44 17 Mi: H.C. Belfield, Acting Resident of •vlaiigor, it reported to be proceeding It'Mut; un tliree months’ furlough in the part of September next, when Colonel alker will take over the ot the Resident of Selangor in ad*2;?ion to his own. —Perak Pioneer.
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    SUSPICIOUS.
    55 17 itixo the small hours this morning, r f B- Aitken found a Chinaman loitering in his com pound at “Narandora,” aili: Koad, and had him arrested. In '■win, the defendant pleaded guilty to M trespass, hut said he was 44 a good now. He had two previous convhiiuns. Mr.
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    COAL TRADE IN JAPAN.
    80 17 uk situation of the Japan coal trade s >u tu be gloomy. There is an j n 'Nationof over 700,000 tons of coal 'J‘ awaiting demand. This adverse S| is the outcome of over*'r' ri on the part of the projj I*'’ 1 rs ooal mines.
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    TO ARRIVE.
    100 17 (For Singapore.) .11l > s s Indus from Marseilles, ii > -Mr. A. Schaeffer, Mr. Baxendale, Wj. Binder Brandis. i r s s. Tonkin from Marseilles, Au K 27-Mr. H.w. Pilcher. (For the Far East.) jutr r .P.&O. s.s. Arcadia from London M. K. Kirkpatrick, Mr. Vr jr
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    MANILA NEWS.
    825 17 DATEB TO THE »th AUGUST. MILITARY OPERATIONS. At Manila, nearly a fortnight ago, the military situation was unchanged. American troops, including negro regiments, continued to arrive; and all the positions won were being held. Preparations were being made for a vigorous compaign after the rains which were severe.
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    FEDERATED MALAYA.
    972 17 l KESIDENT-GENERAL’S REPORT. A SURVEY OF TIN. The report of the Resident-General t on the Federated Malay States for 1898 has been published and bears date 3rd May. We have dealt already with the i facts and figures presented in each ol the State Reports. The Resident i
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    BY GERMAN MAIL.
    1083 17 THE “BULLFINCH” DISASTER. EIGHT MEN SCALDED TO DEATH. The German mail brings full particulars of the terrible disaster in connection with the steam trials in the Solent of the new torpedo-boat destroyer Bullfinch which was recently built for the Admiralty authorities by Earle's Shipbuilding Company. The vessel
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    1093 17 GENERAL NEWS. The Admiral of the Mediterranean fleet on the24th July lowered the British flag at Candia, the capital and principal seaport of Crete, and the Govern ment of the island formally assumed control of the city. Candia has practically been under British rule since the
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    MUNICIPAL COMMISSION.
    2189 18 A meeting of the Municipal Commissioners was held yesterday afternoon, Mr. Gentle presiding. There were also present: Messrs. Evans, Sohst, Anthonisz, Moses, Meyer, Choa Giang Thye, and Tan Cheng Tuan. FINANCE. The financial statement presented to the Commissioners showed that the credit balance at the last meeting was
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    LADIES’ TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    256 18 THE OPENING GAMES. The Ladies’ Lawn Tennis tournament commenced on Wednesday, play resulting as follows ladies’ singles. Mrs. Shrager, roc. 3, beat Miss Wenry, rec. 16.3, 6-3, 6-4. Mrs. Coleridge, roc. 4, beat Mrs. Newton roc. 16.1,6-1,6-2. MIXED DOUBLES, A. CLASS. MrOLoreli Mid Mr. MncffcfßWt, owe 15
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    FRIDAY’S PLAY.
    77 18 LADIES’ BIXGLEB. Miss Gunn, owe 2, beat Mrs. Shraar, I rec. 3, 6-2, 6-0. Miss J. Gunn, owe 4 best I Mrs. Holland, rec. 15.3, 6-4, 6-2. Mrs. Lovell, owe 15, beat Miss Beeston. scr., 6-4, 6-5. H LADIES’ DOUBLEB. Mrs. Coleridge and Miss Johnston, rec. 2, I
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    SATURDAY’S PLAY.
    95 18 MIXED DOUBLES, A.” CLASS. Mrs. Lovell and Mr. MacTaggart, owe 16, beat Miss Gunn and Mr. Upton, rec. 1 6-2, 6-4. W B.” CLASS. Mrs. Coleridge and Dr. Giddy, owe 3, beat Miss Beeston and Mr. J. Greig, owe 15,6-1, 6-4. Mrs. Shrager and Major Long, rec. 15,
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    MONDAY’S PLAY.
    81 18 ladies’ singles. Mrs. Lovell,owe 15, beat Mis* Gunn,owe4, 6-5, 0-6, 6-2. MIXED DOUBLES, A.” CLASS. Mrs. Down and Dr. Jamieson, rec. 8, beat Airs. Dare and Mr. Jackson, owe 1,6-5, 5- 6-5. B.” CLASS. Mrs. Craig and Mr. McGregor, rec. 4, beat Miss Johnston and Air. An<l«ir?on, owe
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    TUESDAY’S PLAY.
    47 18 ladies' doubles. Mrs. Hanitsch and Mrs. Wetherall, scr., v. Mrs. Braddell and Mrs. Dare, owe o, postponed. M Mrs. Down and Miss Craig, rec. Gunn and Miss J. Gunn.owe 10.2, postponed. Mrs. Coleridge and Miss Johnston,rec. beat Mrs. Waddell and Mrs. Salzmana 6-4, 6-6, 6-2.
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    WEDNESDAY’S PLAY.
    56 18 MIXED DOUBLES, 44 A CLABB. Airs. Salzmann and Mr. Campbell, owe ls. beat Airs. Down and Dr. Jamieson, rec. 6-3, 6-1. 44 B CLASS. Mrs. Coleridge and Dr. Giddy, owe 3, beat Airs. Shrager and Major Long, rec. 6-1, 6-3. CHAMPIONBHIP PAIRSMiss Gunn and Mr. Doyle beat Miss
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    PASSENGER LIST
    709 18 arrivals. Per s. s. Batavier from Klang porU Mr. Lyons, and Mrs. Miles. Per s. s. Sappho from Kl&ng via port Messrs. Dumaresq, and Alliber. Per s. s. Mo*sel from Batavia-*' Menten, and Dr. Van Breda <*e Haan. Per s. s. Rosa from Penang—Mr. La s. s. Ophir
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      SHIPPING IN PORT.
      130 19 j.v the following abbrevian.ir a ed »tr.—steamer sh. —ship; rj jue schooner; Yet.—Yacht; V,j 0 Gbt.-Uiinboat; Tor.intigK P- —Horse-power Brit.— >Q,. n United States; Fr. lon. j/u ,er l German Dut.— Dutch; M’io Jre Ac G- c M —General iin -/l; Passengers; U. UncerTa n inn •~r
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      TRADING VESSELS &c.
      1145 19 t" 1,,u 8, Swi or Yrsmoir. ">***•*> BHfc str. )90 tons, Cspt 11 Fr Pontumnk, 14th »«>* Co. For DoroteaM. Ital. bq. 436 tons, Captain Hanta, 16th Aug. From Mauritius, Bth |.Tulj. Ballast. Boustead and Co. For Mauritius, U—Rds. Guernsey, Nor. str. 2,808 tons, Captain Hansen, 16th
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      VESSELS EXPECTED.
      579 19 Name, port probable da o of arrival and name of ageni*. Steamers. Argyll, Hongkong, Sept 6 P. Simons. Alesia, H’kong, to leave Aug 81 B. M. Andalusia, Hamburg, Sept 10 B. M. Annam, Marseilles, Oct 17 M. M. An tenor, China, Aug *23 Mansfield. Australind, Fremantle, Aug 23
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      ARRIVALS.
      1309 19 jj C LAO Vimkl’b Name. A To if 8. Captain Kkom Sailed. Consignees, q Rig Aug 9 Kirklee Brit str. 2275 Sutherland Bombay July 29 Boustead and Co. 9 Isabella sir. 84 Hudson Malacca Aug 8 Wee Bin and Go. 9 Hatavier str. 216 Bruce Klang Aug 7 Wee
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      CLEARANCES.
      804 20 m Date. Vessel's Name FlaoAßig Captain Derivation Aug 9 Kirklee Brit sir. Sutherland j Kobe 9 Cowrie sir. Davies Hongkong 9 Lindula sir. Stewart Penang, Rangoon 6 Calcutta 9 Korat Qer str. Bannatyne Bangkok 9 Sado Maru Jap str. Thompson Hongkong and Japan 9 Spina way Bnt sch Gram
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