The Straits Budget, 4 August 1900

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    119 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OP THE “STRAITS TIMES.” j,, e Straits Times is widely read throughout Asia generally. It circulates in Singapore and Penang, throughout all the Protected States of the Malay Peninsula, in Siajp, Borneo, the Netherlands Indies, the Philippines, and French Indo-China. v -Apr:-hed r,VER
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  • SATURDAY, 4TH AUGUST. DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
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      BIRTHS.
      65 1 I < s :.i in-t., tho wife of T. D. Canning, I c'h laughter. I Ai B lrwooii," on the 3rd August, 1900, IL- wif** oi G. A. Kf.sting. of a son. I\r C!vie Villa, the wife of J. 11. II h:.k.'. K.-if.. of a daughter. I A: Jwmond
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      MARRIAGES.
      70 1 30th July, at St. Andrew’s dm.!. Lv the Ven. Archdeacon Per- v Fredkhi» k Thomas Kinder, eldest mu of L-Pj.ii Kinder. Allesley, Warwick- to only daughter of Henry o;tnrius Hteele, Gomersal, Yorks, Er.ciand. ‘Y th«-jnu oi August, at the Cathedral Shepherd, by the Revd. Father -t. Willy Hasenbalg, only
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    TABLE OF CONTENTS.
    275 1 Liibisg Articles. 3a. Niuiii Africa. Peking. from the North. Market Quotations. Japping News. afesenKer List. Nice News. La! Sales. Share Market. Giniigratio»» from India. ,r ange Cultivation. Part I. KiSenoorough Market. Murder. o 0 Grange Cases, jteri-beri Wards. farix,ur Noises. 1 1v Dinner. ■ngjjK.re <'atholic Club. J:
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    COMMERCIAL.
    380 1 Singapore, 4th August, 1900. PRODUCE. (Rates are corrected to noon) G&mbier 7.87. Copra Bali, 6.75. do Pontianak, 6.50. Pepper, Black buyers.... 30.70 do White, (5%) 48.00 Sago Flour Sarawak, 3.50 do Brunei No. 1.., 2.90 Pearl Sago... 4.071. Coffee, Bali, 15% basis 26.00 Coffee Palembang, 15% basis.. 27.00 Coffee,
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    SUMMARY OF THE WEEK.
    620 1 The mail for Europe, this week, leaves by the M. M. To akin. The mail for Europe, next week, is fixed for the P. and 0. Coromandel. The German mail for Europe, by the Stuttgart, closed on Wednesday. The mail from Europe of the 6th July
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    58 1 deaths. I Ipoh. on tlie 23rd July, I, f K'»uaki» Praybkooke, the eHest Vfair;. Edwaru and Janet Mary Iy.A f v.*r and convulsions; aged five months, and five days. I Natal, on May 21st. of lr:: f**vt*r, W. Cloke, Thorneycroft’s I v- .L’ -n Infantry (fate Sergt. S. V. A.),
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  • REUTER’S TELEGRAMS.
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      FURTHER WAR VOTE.
      40 2 14 MILLIONS FOR THE TRaNsvu London. Thursday 26th Ja> It is understood that the Hoo# Commons will be asked to vote ther sum, amounting to eleven ahalf millions sterling, on account o i war in the Transvaal.
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      NEW NAVAL RESERVE.
      35 2 Hie liouso ui Commons Las >J for the second time a Bill to eaUtlJ a naval reserve made up of 15.0m lJ who have completed twelve ;yy| service in the navy. I
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      SUPREME COMMAND IN CHINA. PROBABLY GOING TO A RUSSIAN GENERAL.
      42 2 The correspondent of the Tune ?*I Petersburg states that Renml K I patkin, the Russian Minister ot will probably command tiic forces in China, and, presumably *4 the Allied troops there. I
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      SOUTH AFRICAN WAR.
      50 2 Later. The Boers in force have cross*; railway to the south of Serfontein. pSerfontein —orZuurfontein— on the railway between Johanne-t i r z*" Pretoria. It is about I'D miles n'-***’ Johannesburg. The official returns show thiBoers captured seven officers and rank and file during the past week
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      McKINLEY’S REPLY TO THE EMPEROR. HE WILL MEDIATE ON CERTAIN CONDITIONS.
      72 2 President McKinley ha» ri 1 the Emperor of China’s telegram him for his good offices in me behalf of China. -j^ The President expressed In* ness to mediate for a hien > ment of all questions pending China and
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      SOUTH AFRICAN SETTLEMENT. THE INVENTION OF GOVERNMENT.
      66 3 Stilt ;,r to reduce the amount i ):;i vote was moved in miinons, to express t j ie South African v tiie Government. was rejected by l)U the amendment, H vigorously defended ,i;.f:anchise the rebels declared his belief -v il 1 settle down,
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      SMUGGLED STORIES AT LAURENCO MARQUES.
      32 3 lias arisen at H i*" on the discovery n.erl beef and other j. attempted to be H tilt into the TransH n l e-ts have been made
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      THE SOUTH AFRICAN CAMPAIGN GENERAL ACTIVITY OF BRITISH TROOPS. A COMBINED ADVANCE EASTWARD TOWARDS LYDENBERG.
      184 3 H London, Friday. a ion with Pretoria via the j; Colony has been restored. i! Kr.neh's cavalry have cap- at m my Boer prisoners. I hroidwo >d. who is closely I < mmiandant De Wet,
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      AUSTRALIAN HELP.
      28 3 Later. C *\>rnment of New South W ales rt'ulvnj to despatch a colonial •■‘ary i ,r<;e to serve with the i* ri t! troops in China.
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      THE FIGHTING IN ASHANTI.
      31 3 A AMP CAPTURED BY MAJOR WI LI,COCKS. 1 jr Willcocks has captured the A-Ti.itnti war camp at Kokofu. 1L ti't-j been promoted to the rank of '-’oioiiob
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      BOERS DEFEATED.
      42 3 Still Later. I 0r l Roberts telegraphs from BalI m r al, under date 25th July, that I Alderson’s Mounted Infantry I yesterday attacked the enemy. I French turned tlie enemy's ‘“ft. Ihe enemy fled. Generals French Hutton are pursuing.
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      HUNTER ENGAGED.
      44 3 General Hunter attacked the enemy’s position south of Bethlehem in the Orange River Colony on the 23rd and and 24th July. The attack failed, the British casualties being fifty. On the 25th General Hunter, however, gained the key of the enemy’s position.
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      ARTILLERYMEN FOR CHINA.
      26 3 The P. and O. s.s. Rome w hich left London yesterday (26th instant) takes 12 officers and 270 men to China, mainly artillerymen.
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      RUMOURS OF DISSOLUTION. DENIED BY THE PREMIER.
      46 3 London Saturday. At the annual dinner of the Royal College of Surgeons, Lord Rosebery referred to the rumours of an approaching dissolution of Parliament. Lord Salisbury, in a subsequent speech, disavowed any knowledge that a dissolution was at hand.
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      FRANCE AND THE EXPORTATION OF ARMS.
      26 3 The French Government has published a decree prohibiting the export of arms from France to China and the adjacent countries.
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      SOUTH AFRICA. EASTWARD ADVANCE. BOERS RETREATING.
      40 3 London 2»//t duty. Lord Roberts, telegraphing from Pretoria, states that General French was in sight of Middleburg at dusk on the 25th (Wednesday last). The enemy were retreating in disorder before the British troops.
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      HUNTER AT FOURIESBURG.
      12 3 General Hunter has occupied Fouriesburg. Airs. Steyn is there.
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      THE DE WETS SURRENDER.
      12 3 The brothers De Wet have surrendered at Kroonstad.
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      ARMY VOTES.
      49 3 A GARRISON OF 45,000 TROOPS FOR SOUTH AFRICA. Mr. Wyndham, speaking in the House of Commons on the Army estimates, says it is proposed to leave 45,000 troops to garrison South Africa. The votes include .£35,000 for new barracks at Khartoum and £15,000 for barracks at Mauritius.
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      LI HUNG-CHANG’S SUGGESTION.
      38 3 President McKinley is stated to have rejected the suggestion, believed to emanate from Li Hung-Chang, that the allies shall defer their march on Peking, the Chinese, in return, guaranteeing the delivery of the Foreign Ministers.
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      THE KAISER’S SPEECH.
      41 3 The German Emperor, bidding farewell to the troops on three transports, at Breraerhaven, exhorted the men so to fight that a Chinaman will never dare to even look askance at a German for a thousand years to come.
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      THE RETREATING BOERS.
      54 3 London f Monday. General French was prevented by torrents of rain at nightfall from pursuing the Boers near Middleburg, who were seen from the neighbouring hills to be retreating in disorder before the British troops. The British troops passed a terrible night. There has been great mortality
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      CLOSING IN ON BETHLEHEM AND THE BOERS.
      44 3 Lord Roberts reports that the British troops are closing round the Boers among the hills at Bethlehem. The road to Harrismith is alone open to the enemy, but that road is difficult for their waggons and guns.
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      NEW ARMY DRESS.
      32 3 The British Government has decided to adopt one working dress for use in all branches of the army, so as to admit of an accumulation of reserves of clothing.
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      ITALIAN ACTION.
      17 3 Still Later. The Italian Government has forbidden the export of arms from Italy to China.
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      AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND MR. CONGER.
      32 3 The United States Government has ceased to believe in the genuineness ot the alleged despatch from Mr. Conger, the American Minister at Peking, bearing date 18th instant.
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      CHINA BLUE-BOOK. DIPLOMATIC NEGOTIATIONS BRITAIN LEADS.
      58 3 A China Bluebook has been laid before Parliament. The documents contained in it cover all events calling for diplomatic notice in China since the murder of Mr. Brooks, a British missionary, a few months ago. The Bluebook shows that the British Government mostly took
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      BRITAIN TAKES FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY.
      48 3 The British Government urged Japan ;o send troops to North China, and inally accepted the financial responsibility arising from the despatch of Japanese troops, because the international negotiations regarding the troubles in China which had been going on for some time were causing delay.
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      THE APPEAL OF KWANG-HSU
      36 3 The Bluebook also contains the text of the appeal from the Emperor of China, dated the 3rd instant, to the Queen, as well as the texts of the appeal to other rulers.
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      TO SAVE THE LEGATIONS.
      47 3 It appears from the Bluebook that Lord Salisbury, in urging the despatch of Japanese reinforcements to China, said that the object of the operations -here was to save the Legations, and that other pending questions in China would be left for future consideration.
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      EASTWARD ADVANCE CONTINUING.
      21 3 General French now occupies Middleburg and General Clery has reached Sugarbushspruit, ten miles to the east of Heidelberg.
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      PRINCE KOTOHITO.
      18 3 Prince Kotohito has sailed from Marseilles for Japan owing to the situation of affairs in China.
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      THE LEGATIONS. FURTHER ASSURANCE OF SAFETY. AMERICA SUSPICIOUS.
      134 3 Wou-Ting-Fang, the Chinese Minister at Washington, has handed in to Mr. Hay, the American Secretary of State, a Chinese Imperial edict, dated the 24th instant, stating that the Foreign Ministers at Peking are safe and are being supplied with food by the
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      THE KAISER’S SPEECH. “NO QUARTER, NO PRISONERS.*
      56 3 Still Later. Sensation has been aroused in Germany by the Emperor William’s farewell speech at Breinei haven to the Gorin in troops going in the transports which left for China on Friday. The Emperor counselled the troops to give no quartef to the
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      COUNT VON BUELOW FORESTALLED
      31 3 It appears that Count Von Buelow, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, tried to prevent the publication of this passage in the speech, but the newspapers forestalled him.
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      NEWSPAPERS PROTEST.
      27 3 Some newspapers protest against the Emperor’s counsel to the troops as being un-cliristian, while others explain that the counsel is not to be taken literally.
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      FRENCH COUNCIL OF WAR.
      20 3 General De Negrier has been reinstated as member of the Supreme Council of War in France.
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      ASSASSINATION OF THE KING OF ITALY.
      20 3 London, Monday Evening. King Humbert of Italy was assassinated at Monza, yesterday (Sunday) evening.
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      DETAILS OF KING HUMBERT’S ASSASSINATION. SHOT THROUGH THE HEART.
      71 3 London, Tuesday. Fuller particulars of King Humbert s assassination at Monza show that the King had just been distributing prizes at an athletic competition there. On the King entering his carriage after the distribution, a man named Bressi fired three shots
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      5,000 BOERS SURRENDER.
      26 3 Reuter’s correspondent at Cape Town wires, under date the 30th instant, that Commandant Prinsloo and five thousand Boers have surrendered unconditionally at Fouriesburg.
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      IN THE EASTERN TRANSVAAL.
      44 3 The Boers fleeing from Middleburg are now trekking to Machadodorp. General Pole-Carew with the Guards Brigade has arrived at Brugspruit. General Buller reports that Vlakla&gte station was twice attacked on the night of. the 26th instant, the enemy being repulsed.
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      CASUALTIES.
      37 3 The British casualties in various engagements from the 2lst to the 24th instant were Killed —Sir W. G. Barttlott, of the Royal Sussex Volunteer Regiment, and ten men. Wounded 67 men, mostly of the Cameron Highlanders.
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      PRINSLOO’S SURRENDER. CORNERED AT FOURIESBURG. ARMISTICE ASKED AND REFUSED. SURRENDER UNCONDITIONAL.
      150 3 Later. Generals Hunter, Clements, Paget, Rundle, and Bruce-llamilton met at Fouriesburg on the 2i>ih instant. It took them three days’ lighting to do this, during which they forced a passage through several “neks” or defiles in a circular and
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      13 MILLIONS TO BE RAISED.
      41 3 London, Tuesday evening. Tiie House of Commons has authorised Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, Chancellor of the Exchequer, to borrow thirteen millions sterling to be raised either by a war loan or by an issue of Treasury Bonds.
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      BRITAIN’S LIABILITY TOWARDS JAPAN.
      50 3 Sir Michael Hicks-Beach explained further that the British Government las not incurred any financial liability towards Japan for the despatch of Japanese troops to China. The offer of the British Government to incur such liability depended upon Japan sending more troops earlier than she actually did.
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      CHINA WAR TO COST THREE MILLIONS.
      36 3 Sir Michael Hicks-Beach also expressed nhe belief that threp millions sterling would cover the cost of the China War no Great Britain, whose policy was not one of territorial conquest.
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      REBELLION IN MANCHURIA.
      29 3 Reports from Russian sources state nhat a rebellion has broken out in Manchuria. The Russians have been repulsed by ;he rebels to the south of Moukden.
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      ASSASSINATION OF KING HUMBERT. UNHEEDED WARNINGS.
      51 3 It is believed that the murder of King Humbert was the outcome of an ohist plot which threatened the lives of four Sovereigns. King Humbert had been forewarned of the plot, but he refused to increase the number of his guards as a precautionary
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      DEATH OF THE DUKE OF SAXE-COBURG.
      43 4 London, Wednesday. The Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, formerly the Duke of Edinburgh, has died Later. The Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha died at the castle at Rosenau. It transpires that he had cancer in the tongue.
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      THE “TIMES” ON PEKING.
      29 4 The Times insists upon the need of immediately despatching a relief force to Peking, thereby ignoring petty jealousies about the chief command over the force.
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      BRITISH ADVANCE ON PEKING.
      51 4 Later. Mr. Brodrick, the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, states, in the House of Commons that General Gaselee, the Commander of the China Field Force, telegraphs that he contemplates an immediate advance upon Peking and is in hopes of obtaining the co-operation of the allied
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      SOUTH AFRICA.
      51 4 The official total of British casualties in South Africa, exclusive patients in hospital, amounts to 36,559. Lord Roberts has ordered General Hunter to resume hostilities against the Boers near Fouriesburg, and to warn Commandant Prinsloo, who had capitulated there, that he would be held responsible for every unsurrendered
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      KING HUMBERT’S SUCCESSOR.
      27 4 The Prince of Naples, Heir-apparent to the throne of Italy, takes the title of Victor Emmanuel the Third, on succeeding the late King Humbert.
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      MORE PEKING MESSAGES.
      55 4 The United States Government has received a third message from Mr. Conger, the American Minister at Peking. The message bears date the 21st .July. It confirms Sir Claud Macdonald’s message of the same date. Mr. Cong *r states that the ammunition in the Legations was failing and
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      WHOLESALE SURRENDER OF BOERS.
      37 4 Received 3.50 p.m. Ijondoa, Thursday afternoon Lord Roberts reports that 1,2C0 more Boers have surrendered to General Hunter. Commandants Potgieter and Joubert, have surrendered to General Hamilton, who expects to make 4,000 prisoners.
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      OLIVIER ESCAPES.
      16 4 Commandant Olivier, with five guns and a number of Burghers, has escaped to HarrLsmith.
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      A TRAIN DERAILED.
      35 4 ENQUIRY ORDERED. A supply train, escorted by a detachment of the Shropshire Regiment, has been derailed on the Potchefstroom branch line. Thirteen were killed and 39 injured. An inquiry has been ordered.
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      THE LATE DUKE OF SAXE-COBURG.
      31 4 Later. The Prince of Wales, as the reprosenNative of the Queen, goe? to Coburg to attend the funeral of the late Duke of Saxe-Coburg on Friday.
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      ALARM AT KASHGAR. REPORTED RUSSIAN MOVEMENTS.
      42 4 The Russian Consul at Kashgar, in Chinese Tartary, north of Cashmere, telegraphs that the situation there is alarming owing to false reports of Russian military movements. The Mahommedans at Kashgar are excited against their Chinese rulers.
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      AUSTRALIAN FEDERATION.
      24 4 The Commonwealth referendum in West Australia has resulted in a majority of 26,113 in favour of Federation with the other Australian Colonies.
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      MISERY AMONG THE BOERS. KRUGER’S FANTASTIC BULLETINS.
      45 4 The continuance of the war is causing untold misery among the poorer Boers in the Transvaal. President Kruger s inlluenee among the Boers is waning, but he continues to disseminate most fantastic bulletins to encourage the fighting Boers.
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      RUSSIANS HARASSED IN SIBERIA.
      28 4 Russian despatches from Siberia show that the Chinese troops are harassing the Russians wherever possible. Ane Chinese are advancing on Charbin from all directions.
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      RESISTANCE ANTICIPATED AT LYDENBURG.
      33 4 The Boers have evacuated Machadodorp. The completed Boer telegraph between Lydenburg and Xelspruit seems to point to the intention of the Boers to prolong resistance in the Lydenburg district.
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      GOODWOOD CUP.
      23 4 London, Friday. The following is the result of the race for the Goodwood Cup Mazagon 1. Stronehow 2. Jolly Tar 3.
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      THE SHAH IN PARIS. AN ATTACK ON THE VIZIER.
      54 4 As the Shah of Persia was driving in a carriage in Paris, a workman jumped on the step of the carriage. The man pointed a revolver at the Vizier who was accompanying the Shah. The Vizier dashed the revolver aside. The
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      RUNDLE’S BRILLIANT CAPTURE. 40 MILES IN 28 HOURS.
      67 4 General Rundle’s capture of Fouriesburg was a brilliant episode in the war. His force marched forty miles in twenty-eight hours, during which time they rushed narrow gorges with fixed bayonets at the double. Scouts, who galloped ahead, seized the the town and
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      MORE INDIAN TROOPS FOR CHINA.
      21 4 Later. A third brigade of Native troops is under orders to proceed from India to China.
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      BRITAIN’S POLICY.
      143 4 Mr. Brodrick, the Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs, states that the policy of the British 'Government in China is to co-operate with the Powers for the speedy relief of the Legations at Peking. The relief operations would be undertake to vindicate* the sanctity of the envoys, and to
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      SIPIDO’S ACQUITTAL.
      25 4 Mr. Balfour stated that Britain had strongly protested to the Belgian Government against the acquittal ofSipido. The Belgian Government had not yet replied.
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      ASHANTIS ROTTED.
      20 4 Captain Beddoes has totally routed the Ashantis at Dourpoassi. Captain Beddoes, three lieutenants, and 25 men were wounded.
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    CHINA.
    623 4 (Straits Times 26th July.) General Kouropatkin, who is spoken of as the probable commander of the Russian forces in China, is the Russian Ministerfor War. He is a man fifty-seven yearsofage,distinguished himself aschiei of staff to General Skobeleft, whose righthand man he was, has written a book on the
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    SOUTH AFRICA.
    495 4 (Straits Times, 27 th July.) There has been a feeling during the past few weeks that everything was not being done that might be done in South Africa. People who thought in that strain should first have considered the circumstances of the situation. Lord Roberts literally rushed to
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    A $12,000 WARD.
    353 4 {Straits Times 30 th July.) To-morrow afternoon, the members of Legislative Council are to be asked to vote a sum of Si 2,000 for a ward for thirty-six paupers at Tan Tock Seng Hospital. The vote arises in the following mannerThe erection of the new ward was
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    ABOUT PEKING.
    619 4 (Straits Times \st August.) We have expressed the belief. kWa through, that the foreign Legationss Peking were not razed, and their o-jc;-H pants butchered, on the various H specific dates given in oniinoM telegrams which have from time to n time come down from the nori Happily that
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    NEWS FROM THE NORTH.
    3907 5 I'll t ’a, t ling Can it be true London b'Hy Impress gives “a harrowing tale of the diabolical ./ml* which accompanied the r...vt n- at Peking— the massacre that plaee. The Chinese merchant v:.o Jvcs the London paper this inforn states iie saw bodies of
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    THURSDAY, 26TH JULY.
    509 6 Among the passengers leaving Marseilles by P. &O. mail for Singapore, next Thursday, are Mr. G. P. Owen and Mr. F. J. Benjafield. The extra goods shed accommodation at Penang, promised by Government, was expected to be in position and completed yesterday. A Malay woman living at
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    THE SHARE MARKET.
    208 6 Messrs. Latham and Mactaggart report: There has been little or nothing doing during past week; rates in mining shares are generally weaker. Hongkong reports that business is nearly at a standstill. Banks —Hongkong Banks have receded to $3OO. Nationals are unchanged without business. Marine Insurances —A few
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    LEBONG SOELIT.
    61 6 Messrs. Robertson and Suermondt of Batavia telegraph as follows regarding this mining company —Shares have been allotted as under:— Allotted to holders of Redjang Lebong shares 5,431 shares. Allotted to Leboog Gold Syndicate 2,250 Allotted to general public.. 2,319 l‘*ooo The total public subscriptions were for 26,546 shares,
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    THE SHOCKING KILT.
    101 6 At Las Palmas, Grand Canary, an officer of a Highland regiment arrayed in a kilt created a sensation recently, and narrowly escaped arrest for being improperly attired. He had landed from the transport l.ake Erie and on the promenade and in the hotels the unusual sight of
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    BEWARE OF THE MOUSE!
    115 6 Much as a mouse might run down the aisle of St. Andrew’s Cathedral, during divine service, a mouse was observed running down t lie aisle of a Birmingham church recently. The mouse finally turned into one of the seats, and the lady occupants sent up a
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    THE AMERICA CUP.
    142 6 Hkrresiiof, the American yacht builder, who defeated the Shamrock ifee., has built four identical boats for the racing season this year. The first is the 70-foot sloop yacht Mineola owned by Mr. August Belmont. The others are the Bainboa: of Mr Cornelius Vanderbilt, the Virginia of Mr.
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    YESTERDAY’S LAND SALES.
    145 6 At Messrs. Powell and Co.’s land sales yesterday afternoon six freehold building allotments fronting Orchard Road, opposite Emerald Hill, and containing an area of about 13,580 square feet, were bought by Abdul Hoedood at 31 cents per foot, giving a total of $4,209 80. Nos. 168 and
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    VOLUNTEER SLOUCH HATS.
    151 6 Another Volunteer Corps is about to adopt the slouch hat, which the Queen’s Westminsters are already wearing—viz, the Ist Middlesex Volunteer Rifles, popularly known as the St. George’s and Victoria’s. The St. George's are territorially associated with the King’s Royal Rifle Corps, and wear the rifle green
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    THE CHINA WAR.
    2631 6 WIRE INTELLIGENCE. CHINA AND RUSSIA AT WAR. (From China Newspapers.) London 19/A, July. Russian newspapers state that China has declared war against Russia. Portions of the Amur, also Blagoveschensk, Khabarovsk, Nikolkussuri (?Nikolaievskandthe Ussuri), and Vladivostok are declared to have been in a state of war since the
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    DEPARTURES BY MAIL.
    42 7 Per P. <1 O. s. s. Vab tta for London Mrs. Fruseott, Mr. A. Mullett, Capt. Lcrstryggen, ;ind Mr. Hone. For Penang— Miss Mulholland, Messrs. M. Berger, A. P. Adams, and J.C. D. Jones. For Aden Mr. A. Keyser.
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    IMMIGRATION FROM INDIA.
    92 7 The Government of Madias has issued orders to encourage the free flow of labour from Southern India to the Straits Settlements and Federated Malaya. This was done by direction of the Government of India. On the 14th instant, the Acting Colonial Secretary wrote to the Secretary to
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    PENANG RACES.
    173 7 The Pin'ing Gci~stte gives the following entries for the forthcoming Penang Races FIRST DAY. The Maiden Plate Firestick, Dodol, Wapiti, Golconda, Lada, Rough Diamond, Wanderer, Katak, Raub. The Roadsters' Race Alden, Deuaran, Wilhelmina. J t th Class Selling Race: —Phil $2OO, Wapiti $2OO, V T agrant $2OO, Boyton
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    ORANGE CULTIVATION.
    1220 7 (By an Expert.) CLIMATE, SOIL, &C. The kind of climate required for the orange may be obtained in any part of the Malay Peninsula, which is crossed all over by ranges of moderate elevation. A moderate degree of marked cold or cool weather during a portion of the
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    FRIDAY, 27TH JULY.
    909 7 The Russian transport J'eterslmrg left for the north at 7.30 p.m. yesterday. It is said to be a common practice among shopkeepers at Taiping to put 49 coppers into rolls supposed to contain 50 cents. It is officially notified that Straits Settlements postage stamps may now be
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    COLOMBO HARBOUR.
    62 7 NEW CHANNEL AND MOORINGS. The new eastern channel of Colombo Harbour has been dredged and buoys and lights are now being laid. The new arrangement provides for additional accommodation for mooring about twenty vessels. The work is expected to be fully completed by the end of the year.
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    WARREN SHIELD TUG-OF-WAR.
    101 7 The tug-of-war between the seamen of H. M. S. Brisk and the 8. V. R. at Fori Canning yesterday afternoon was watched with interest by a large crowd of spectators. The Rifles had already beaten a team of stokers from the warship; but they were not equal
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    STRAITS SETTLEMENTS ASSOCIATION.
    808 8 THE ANNUAL MEETING. The annual meeting of the Singapore branch of the Straits Settlements Association took place at the Exchange this morning. Mr. T. Scott (President) occupied the chair, and there were also present Messrs. VV. H. Frizell (vicepresident), A. G. Wright, W. G St. Clair, W.
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    THE SETTLEMENT OF SOUTH AFRICA.
    1179 8 At a banquet of the National Union of conservative and constitutional associations, on June 29th, Mr. Chamberlain, in a speech on public affairs generally, touched on the South African War and the future settlement of the country in the following terms: I cannot help thinking
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    CHINA WAR ITEMS.
    139 8 It has been arranged to send three months’ supplies of fodder for the China force from India. It has been decided regarding officers of British service accompanying the China force that those on the staff will receive Indian pay, while those attached to batteries and others will
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    BERI BERI WARDS.
    581 8 TO THE EDITOR OF THE STRAITS TIMES.’* Sir, —I have read with some interesi and no little surprise a paragraph which appeared in Wednesday’s issue of you» journal on the subject of the erection of an experimental ward for beri-beri patients at Tan Took Seng Hospital at
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    CHESS.
    190 8 (conducted by kino’s pawn.”) All chess correspondence should be addressed to “King's Pawn.” Solutions: No. 186 (Wrrm) R-K Kt 3; No. 187 (Jarosz) R-R 4. Correct solutions received from A. O. 8., Nemo, and X. Is there any harmony in chess, a game which is said to have been
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    COFFEE PEST.
    296 8 CATERPILLARS IN 8UNGEI UJONG. Mr. A. L. Butler, curator to the Selangor State Museum, has sent in a report on the coffee caterpillar pest in Sungei Ujong. These caterpillars are the larvse of Cephonodes hylas one of the bee hawk moths. It was this same pest which caused
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    THE LEGISLATIVE VACANCY.
    188 8 MB. EABLE'S N'OMIXat, I CONFIRMED ATl0 «H A MEETING Of the rrt. r I Chamber of Commerce V the Exchange this aftem?* 1 purpose of confirming tfi. of Mr. T. E. Karl, ‘“oiB of the Legislative CourJa of Mr. W. H. Frisell „£1* M Mr W.P. Waddell
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    TWO STRANGE CASES.
    179 8 About half-past one this momiij Boyanese man was brought to KandJ Kerbau Police Station hy some ofj friends in a gharry, in an unconsciJ condition. He had a small wound atJ his ear. One of the men said that, ah J midnight, he got up and saw
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    LONDON’S NEW RAILWAY.
    361 8 The new Central London R&iiivH has been formally opened by u'.H Prince ol Wales, who at the opemiH ceremony congratulated Beniu&i>H Baker, the engineer, and expressed the conviction that the line would beazrei: H boon to the inhabitants of Lonaot The Electric Traction Co., for the of
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    RUSSIAN LEADERSHIP A MISTAKE.
    407 9 f the announcement that is "f* Konropatkin will probably er3 i t hB Russian and Allied forces I®* the following comment by the fh’na. 111 Vis interesting. <rtpr of fact, there is only one u js able to throw on the scene r*" r a complete
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    ALLEGED MURDER.
    451 9 ••amok” runner charged. Vestkkday, Haji Alibin Haji Hassan brought before Mr. Saunders for en juiry into a charge of murder committeil in Minto Road on the 17th of May last. Inspector Dickson conducted the case for the Crown. Mr. A Keun, House Surgeon, General Hospital, said that he
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    GERMAN TRADE WITH BRITAIN.
    201 9 The German Imperial Bureau for Statistics, in the first section of its annual report on German commerce in 1899, deals with trade between Germany and Great Britain in 1897, 189«, and 1899. In 1899 German imports (including precious metals) from Great Britain amounted in value to
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    SATURDAY, 28TH JULY.
    760 9 Messrs Hogan Co. have successfully sent in a tender —amounting to 53,000 for lengthening the S. V. A. Drill Hall. A young Tamil was sentenced to death at the Penang Assizes, on Tuesday, for the murder of a Tamil girl. 4 The German mail steamer Prinz Heinrich
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    SINGAPORE RIFLE ASSOCIATON.
    164 9 Last evening, at the Drill Hall, Captain St. Clair presided at the annual general meeting of the Singapore Rifle Association, at which the accounts were adopted and a number of amendments in the rules sanctioned. A proposal to substitute a new rule for old Rule 7 was
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    THE LATE MR. W. CLOKE.
    314 9 To the universal regret of a wide circle of friends in Singapore, and of the membersof theS.V.A.,newB was received from England by yesterday’s mail that Mr. W. Cloke, lately in the service of Robinson and Co., died in hospital at Ladysmith on May 21st of
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    OUR POLICY IN CHINA.
    1924 9  -  (A. R. Colquhoun in the Morning Post.”) The immediate duty of Great Britain is to assist in the restoration of order at the capital. That done, what line is she going to take The first thing is to clear away th* cobwebs of tradition, and to
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    NETHERLANDS INDIA.
    766 10 CHINA EXPEDITION. The talk at Batavia is that a military force will be despatched from Java to China to safeguard Dutch interests at the seat of war. The force is reported to consist of one European foot regiment and one native infantry regiment. It is understood that portable
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    CYCLING IN ENGLAND.
    1008 10 Thr question of u first year amateurs” is one which is, just now, engaging considerable attention. There are many reasons for its adoption. The idea is that a rider may ride for his first year j at amateur meetings, unlicensed. Many I young riders are deterred from
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    ARRIVALS BY MAIL.
    40 10 Per P. <fc 0.8.8. Chutan from Marseilles— Mr. E. F. H. Edlin. From Brindisi—Mr. C. W. Buchan, and Dr. Jones. From Penang— Mrs. A. Fyfe, and Mr. T. Hendricks. From Colombo—Messrs. J. U. Karr, and K. Bey.
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    HARBOUR NOISES.
    58 10 For some time past the marine authorities have been endeavouring to stop unnecessary blowing of whistles by steam vessles in the harbour. Yesterday a Malay serang on the launch Medina was fined $3 for this offence, and a summons for a like offence has been issued against the
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    ALARM IN SIAM.
    128 10 PROBABLE CHINESE RISING. The trouble in China is said to have put up the price of gold in the Bangkok market. Another question is, however, exciting Bangkok a good deal more than that, the question namely of the possibility of a Chinese rising The Chinese societies there
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    CHINA’S MILITARY STRENGTH.
    320 10 According to the St. Petersburg I correspondent of the London Times, the Grand Staff* of the Russian Army in I St. Petersburg estimates the total number of Chinese troops, on the I strength of information from their military agents in China, at 1,252,000 men. This grand total
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    THE CHINA WAR.
    651 10 WIRES FROM INDIA AND EUROPE. v Calcutta 17th July. The cavalry, under orders, start 920 strong with followers, and include 990 horses with 520 followers. The Royal Horse Artillery number 167 men, 210 horses, and 109 followers. Nothing is yet decided about the despatch ofthe second division.
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    SOUTH AFRICAN WAR.
    97 10 London 18 th July. In the House of Lords yesterday, the Marquis of Lansdowne, on being asked if a military enquiry was contemplated by Government in view of the experiences in South Africa, assured the House that the Government would not spare any effort to profit by
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    THE GREAT FIRE IN NEW YORK.
    683 10 terrible scen, os The g London, July 2nd.~ Detai I which occurred on Sat,, j Hoboken Dock, New »«1 show that the conflaera,; Hat t«3 terrible dimensions, andled T loss of life. The outbreak dently caused by the ex, i tas >31 carboy of
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    COOLIE DESERTION.
    37 10 It is reported that th /egistration of niirmip (Federated Malaya asacheck ing was being considered ljnt Itwident-General. The need sh0 „n with the subject has j^ 8t b f ie b*j 232 mi coo Was-
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    THE RECREATION CLUB.
    130 11 \L GKSKHAL MEETING. I meeting of the ■t v ".."ijinii Club was held at i night, about thirty i..'ing present. Mr elected 1’resident, M ir l C. Hogan vice yjr S Mowe was ],-.*ed Hon. Secretary and tlie energetic was again elected H. 7 7,wine members were
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    MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
    160 11 /union, 15 th July. 1.-.rd'-, Harrow won the r match with a wicket to WJy j Kt inians made 294 and K Harrovians 3*B and 128 for V 18//«. July. "B v n Ini- agreed to appoint a B; composed of practical KCniiriie-crs to inquire into the M,
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    FRENCH INDO-CHINA.
    407 11 I AM'*N(, the ini:-proposed railways in H.idi in ToiMjuin is one from Hanoi, WL' niet’lorr, to the western province ■tCaiiton. The idea found favour in ■nr. e, though it took a considerable tie* Government did any■::r.2t‘i>.v,tnls carrying out tlie scheme. ivc t iovernurs-General took the litt-r in hand,
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    THE ’VARSITY DINNER.
    211 11 The annual Varsity dinner was held at Government House last night, the Acting Governor presiding. Amongst those who assembled at the Governor’s invitation were Mr. Justice Leach, the Hon. W. R. Collyer, the Hon’ble W. J. Napier, Mr. Ridley, the Revd. F. Haines, Mr. Elliot, Mr. Burgess,
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    RUSSIA’S SIBERIAN ARMY.
    246 11 The newly-formed Russian army corps in Siberia and the other Russian troops now being mobilised in the territories of the Amur, the Ussuri, and the maritime province of the Russian Pacific coast, some of them having already gone to Port Arthur and Taku, are as follows: —The
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    LADIES’ LAWN TENNIS CLUB.
    241 11 THE AMERICAN TOURNAMENT. The American tournament for Mr. J. G. Mactaggart’s prize was brought to a successful conclusion last evening when Mr. and Mrs. Braddell, owing 15 4/0, won the contest with a total of 123 games to their credit, out of a possible 160. Eight
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    THE “JELUNGA.”
    133 11 The British transport Jeluvga, from Portsmouth, is due here on Monday bound for China. The total strength of naval and marine reinforcements on board is 23 Naval and Marine officers and 830 seaman and marines. The naval ratings are under the command of Commander J. B. Eustace. The
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    INTERESTING TO SELANGOR.
    190 11 A KUALA LUMPUR-BORN SUBALTERN. The following extract is from the London Gazette of June 19th: Militia Garrison Artillery. The Tipperary Artillery (Southern Division)—the under-mentioned gentleman to be second lieutenant: S. G. Sinclair.” It is interesting to note that Sydney Gordon Sinclair was born at Kuala Lumpur in
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    MONDAY, 30TH JULY.
    626 11 The s.s. Nadir of Liverpool passed through from East to West this morning. A native constable (657) stationed at Teluk Blangah Station has died at the hospital from beri-beri. The output at Redjang Lebong in June amounted to 850 ounces of gold and about 5,500 ounces of
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    WARREN SHIELD TUG-OF-WAR.
    76 11 The final round in the Warren Shield tug-of-war competition was pulled at Fort Canning on Saturday afternoon between the seamen of H M S. Brisk who defeated the S.V.R. team, and No. 12 Coy. R.A., the favourites. In the first pull the gunners simply walked away with
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    OUR MILK SUPPLY.
    193 11 It is so widely recognised that pure, wholesome milk is a necessity in every household that the statement hardly needs much insistence. The thin and watery, compound sold in Singapore, under the name of milk, containing little or no nourishment,and not entirely free from danger to consumers,
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    TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT.
    198 11 THE ANNUAL REPORT. The annual report on the working of the Telegraph Department in the Strait 3 Settlements for 1899 has been published. At Singapore, on the 15th August, 1899, the contract with the Oriental Telephone Company expired This contract was for a period of ten years and
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    THE EXCISE FARMS.
    536 11 TO THE EDITOR OF THE STRAITS TIMES. Sir, —In view of the tenders now called for by the Government for the lease of excise farms commencing from the Ist January, 1901, may I ask through the medium of your columns to make a few remarks. Intending tenderers
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    CAUGHT BY A CROCODILE.
    115 11 ESCAPE AND CAPTURE OF A PRISONER. At Tawao, in British North Borneo, the other day, a prisoner escaped from jail and was pursued by two coolies in hopes of the reward offered for his capture. They seized him, but he shook them off and escaped into
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    THE PAHANG CORPORATION.
    112 11 tin output. The returns from the Pahang Corporation's mines for the month of June were as follows: SUNGEI LEMBING. Tons of stone crushed 2,051; Oxide of tin produced 52 tons. 40 heads of stamp» ran for 27 days with working expenses at $22,500. jeram batang. Tons of
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    THE CHINA WAR. NEWS FROM PEKING.
    1819 12 yTß CLAUDE MACDONALD’B LABT DEBPATCH. Der Ostasiatische Lloyd a Shanghai journal, issued on July 2nd the following concise summary of news from the North, which contains some details not hitherto published; On the 30th of June the British Consul in Tientsin received a letter
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    LETTERS MISSING.
    150 12 At 5 p.m. on Saturday, a small packet containing letters and papers was taken from the Post Office to the s. s. Macassar lying in the roads, and due to leave for Singkep. The cook on board took charge of the mail, but on the morning following the
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    YESTERDAY’S THEFTS.
    140 12 Miss Wreford, nurse at the General Hospital, reports that a plaid shawl belonging to her has been stolen. A boy has been arrested on suspicion. An Arab named Syed Amat, living at 12 Jalan Klappa, states that his house has been broken into and money and clothing valued
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    SINGAPORE CATHOLIC CLUB.
    167 12 In connection with the newly-formed Singapore Catholic Club, an enjoyable musical evening was held at the Town Hall on Saturday night and was largely attended. The orchestra, conducted by Mr. D’Cotta, played several good selections —the Bersaglieri March and Liberty Bell/* amongst them, and a section of
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    A LADY’S EXPERIENCE AT TIENTSIN.
    1181 12 SIEGE AND BOMBARDMENT. WHO WOULD BE A REFUGEE A private letter received in Singapore by the last mail from China affords an interesting glimpse of the state of Tientsin daring the siege and bombardment. The letter is from a lady who writes from Shanghai, whither
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    CRICKET.
    499 12 S. C.c. CRICKET Turin-,- II s- C. C. BROKERS AND The second match n with the S. C. C. toum place on .Saturday, theS t a team representing B Insurance. The Club HI batting operations with Rei.K.-M Mactaggart and Kerr S ar iJ bowling. Reid hit a couple «rH
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    BRITISH NORTH BORNEO.
    89 12 RAILWAY ENTERPRISE Railway works are now actn« proceeding in British L> #r c0 The actual length of hue struction is about from two points on th the j, viz., Weston and Jesselton, t runs for some 20 jj eS in easterly direction, and t j ve south-westerly
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    TUESDAY, 31ST JULY.
    730 13 municipal summons c „urt. this morning, .r the r K.ral King Humbert of Italy V"- v V i ,,n Sunday evening, is Be-" miles north of Milan. -,vn j 0 f the Norddeutscher Hf* rec V en pensions to the B: utlicers and men who B"'. Hoboken
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    COLOMBO BAKERIES.
    55 13 The Colombo Municipality keep a sharp eye on the bakeries there. The other day, they ordered the bakers to cover the tables on which they knead dough, flour, or bread with zinc or tin This must be done without cracks or holes so that dirt cannot lurk on
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    A NOVEL RIFLE COMPETITION.
    76 13 The General Commanding the Forces in Bengal has arranged for a series of prizes for British and Native troops in the command wRh the object of encouraging shooting under severe service conditions. The first prize for British troops is RlOO and for Native troops R5O. The
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    LARGER HACK GHARRIES.
    103 13 It has been decided that Singapore hack-gharries are to be of such dimensions that sixteen inches must be allowed for each fare. This means thirty-two inches for two sitting side by side. An additional inch each is to be given to obviate crushing, so that there would
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    FRENCH RIVER GUNBOATS.
    108 13 The French River gunboat Argus, intended to ply on the West River of Canton province, has made a successful trial trip at Hongkong. She was sent out in pieces, which were put together there in ten days •at the Kowloon Docks. The principal dimensions are: length, 145
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    COUNTY CRICKET CHAMPIONSHIP.
    106 13 At the date of last mail advices, the English county cricket championship stood in the following position P. W. L. D. Pts. Yorkshire 13 9 0 4 9 Lancashire.. ..14 9 0 5 9 Sussex ..9 2 0 7 2 Kent.. ..8314 2 Notts ..8 4 2
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    THEFTS AND ROBBERIES.
    181 13 A Taichew living in Fish Court reports that yesterday over $2Bl were stolen from his house. Between yesterday and 6 o’clock this morning four brass piston rods, valued at $BO were stolen, from the premises of Messrs. J. M. Lyon and Co. in Battery Road. At 1
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    FEDERATED MALAYA.
    1036 13 (From the Resident- General8 Report for 1899.) THE MINES. The price of tin is at this moment about £135 a ton. The export duty on tin follows a sliding scale, so that when the price of the metal is high the duty increases, and when it is low
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    ITINERANT VENDORS.
    247 13 A correspondent, writing about itinerant vendors, says their lot seems to be rather hard. They are certainly useful in their way. They carry food from place to place and meet the needs of the community in a hundred ways, and yet they are somewhat hardly dealt with by
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    CRICKET.
    177 13 JELUNGA XI V. 8. C. C. Yesterday afternoon, a match was played on the Esplanade between an eleven from the transport Jtlunga which arrived here yesterday and the S. C. C. The visitors batted first but could do very little against the bowling of Sharp and Mactaggart, the former
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    THE EXCISE FARMS.
    672 13 TO THE EDITOR OF THE 8TBAIT8 TIMES.’ Sir,—A perusal of the correspondence on the subject of “The Excise Farms,” or rather that part of it which suggests the idea that the Government might with wisdom, and, I would add, profit, take the opium business entirely into its
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    TRANSPORTS FOR CHINA.
    152 13 The British transport Jebntga (No. 7), Captain Thos. Kerr, R.N.R., arrived from Portsmouth yesterday afternoon, which port she left on the 30th of June. The Jelunga coaled at No. 4 Section Tanjong Pagar Wharf. There are 30 naval and marine officers, 22 chief petty officers, and 813
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    BOERS IN CEYLON.
    92 14 Diyatawala or Happy Valley, the Boer prison-place in Ceylon, lies among the mountains about 160 miles from Colombo by train. The nearest railway station is over 4,000 ft. above the sea, and a walk of a quarter of a mile brings one to Happy Valley, so named
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    DR. JAMESON AND THE RAID.
    231 14 Addressing the electors of Kimberley, wh<»m lie now represents in the Cape Parliament, Dr. Jameson broke silence for the first time in four years on the subject of the raid. He sketched the posi'ion of the Rand before the raid, emphasising the fact that discontent
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    THE KAISER’S SPEECH.
    568 14 TRUST IN GOD AND BRAVELY FIGHT.” The correspondent of the Times at Berlin gives in full the speech delivered by the German Emperor at Wilhelmshaven to the men of the Ist and 2nd Battalions of Marines on the eve of their departure for China. The Emperor said
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    ADVANCE MAIL NEWS.
    794 14 THE CHINA WAR. London, 10 th July The Emperor William, when taking farewell of the armoured cruisers on their departure for China, stated: I will not rest until China is subdued and German blood is avenged.” Reports from newspaper correspondents at Berlin indicate, notwithstanding the inflammatory speeches
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    CHINA WAR OUTLAY.
    78 14 The initial expense of sending the first China contingent, without including the cavalry brigade, has been close upon a million sterling. A similar sum will be requisite for bringing it back, while its keep at the front, in a country where every scrap of fodder hfts to
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    A CHESTNUT.
    85 14 An Australian paper—the Coolgardie Pioneer —presents the following to its readers: —A Malay paper attempts to describe the principle upon which Englandactsin extending her Empire:— 44 Africa is a British colony. I will tell you how England makes her colonies. First she gets a missionary when the missionary
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    ALLEGED OPENING OF LETTERS.
    207 14 Sak Mah Wan, an employfi in the Post Office, was yesterday brought before Mr. Sells for enquiry into an allegation of opening certain letters entrusted to him for delivery. Mr. Noel Trotter, the PostmasterGeneral, conducted the case for the Crown. Ung Ong Chiang, acleik in the
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    WEDNESDAY, 1ST AUGUST.
    736 14 One hundred and ninety deaths were registered in Singapore during the week ending on Saturday last. The ratio per thousand was 41.21. The Sphere has despatched two wellknownjournalists,Mr. Stafford Ransome and Mr. George Lynch, to China, both being experts with the camera. The Pope is described as
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    DEPARTURES BY MAIL.
    23 14 Per N. D. L. r. s. Stuttgart for Peuang— Dr. and Mrs. E. Paul. For London —Mr. and Mrs. Hancock.
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    BILLS OF SALE ORDINANCE.
    114 14 REPORT FOR 1899. The report on the working of the Bills of Sale Ordinance for 1899 states that the departmental fees during the year amounted to *854. In 1898, they amounted to *1,044. The estimated receipts for 1899 were *l,OOO. In 1899, 748 bills of sale
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    SEPOY LINES GOLF CLUB.
    95 14 The men’s monthly handicap competition, which took place at the Sepoy Lines Club on Saturday, resulted as follows: Mr. Justice Leach 464-51= 97—12=861 J. B. Ma'daren 47+62= 93—14=85 j rapt. Winter 604-51=101-14=87 T. F. Earle 474-46= 92 5=87 B. Mngrath 494-67=106—18=88 G. B. Stratton 494-66=104—14=90 Major
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    SINGAPORE FOOTBALL CHALLENGE CUP.
    795 14 FINAL TIE. A DRa\V- Xo Th* final tie for the Sin ball Association Chalk-,,,,. rally an exciting game, and], game was no exception Th No. 12 Go. R. A. and V, >9 were punctually on the A.■ large crowd of spectator. including a fair number m
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    LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
    3186 15 H 3lst JIL\. H rKKSENT. me^sdebSwettesham, GOVERNOR). B" m •>■• v,-t int£ Colonial fcecre- ,v K-' rt n r \ttornev-General). u K ,i n I \uilitor-General). K fc .Acting Colonial (Acting Colonial M t;-'" rl -ha'.v. Lirn H«> ,n r- V j' N *1*1» r■Ji: i K. H
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    THE CHINA WAR.
    1686 15 DATES TO THE 20th JULY. BEFORE THE BATTLE OF TIENTSIN. 10/4 July. The Chinese firing lately was so good at Tientsin that the suspicion grew that foreign gunners must be at work. Yesterday the Allied forces decided to dislodge the enemy in the south-west. The Japanese cavalry
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    THE “JELUNGA.”
    123 16 ASHORE AT TANJONG PAGAR. At 6.30 this morning, the transport Jelunga (No. 7) bound for China left No. 14 berth Tanjong Pagar Wharf where she has been coaling before proceeding north. The tide was fast going out, and when a couple of hundred feet from the wharf efforts
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
    192 16 The preliminary round for the Gunn Cup was played yesterday, when the follow r ing members qualified A. P. Bowes 47 38 J. W. B. Maclaren 47 7 40 F. H. Pearce ..45 4 41 H. C. Sells 60 9 41 J. B. Robertson 42 scr. 42
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    TRADE RELATIONS WITH AUSTRALIAN PORTS.
    316 16 TO THE EDITOR OF THE u STRAITS TIMES.” Sir, —I notice in your Tuesday’s issue that a leader note deals with the subject of my round trip in the Australian colonies (or Australasian ports). Referring to the desirability of developing trade relation between Singapore and
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    PENANG RACES.
    83 16 FIRST DAY. (Special Telegram to the Straits Times?) The races at Penang began successfully on Tuesday, and will be continued in Thursday and on Saturday. The following are the first two horses placed on each event run yesterday Maiden Plate. Firestick 1. Raub 2. Roadsters' Race. Alden 1.
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    THURSDAY, 2ND AUGUST.
    983 16 The Seventh annual prize meeting of the Garrison Rifle Club will shortly be announced. 4. A hokien living at 39 Cecil Street states that $250 was stolen from his premises yesterday. The report of the Penang Library for 1899 shows that unpaid subscriptions last year amounted to
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    ALLEGED MURDER.
    82 16 AMOK Rl'NNER SENT FOR TRIAL. This morning, Haji Ali bin Haji Hassan was again brought up on remand before Mr. Saunders for further enquiry into the allegation of murder made against him in having caused the death of Urip, Ng Ah Boh, and Osman by stabbing them on
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    ANN KEAT & CO.’S BANKRUPTCY.
    196 16 ANN KEAT CO.’S BANKRUPTCY. THE PUBLIC EXAMINATION. In the Supreme Court this morning before Sir Lionel Cox, Chief Justice, the public examination of Pan Eng Ann, and Pan Wee Chan, partners in the firm of Ann Keat Co. lately trading as drapers, &c. t Raffles Square, was held. The statement
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    “MALAY MAGIC.”
    818 16 %w. IK. Skeat. I This book is described bv I as an “introduction to til folklore, popular religion aid understood among the \m J Peninsula.’’ He had bin W M pains to corroborate and in his own accounts by the i n a U6tr «B observations of others
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    THE CHINA WAR.
    939 17 «-IKES BY MAIL. H London, 20 th July. I .I ,.«> of Lords was read a M o il to prohibit theexportaMo ::»< 3 of war to China. Mr X: r ,:Vplv 10 a question said vo been directed to IK,: with Mr. Pelham K: Consul at
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    ARRIVALS BY MAIL.
    29 17 Per N. D. L. s. 9. Prim Heinrich from Genoa—Messrs. S. Reid, A. B iesen, Mrs A. Lagomarsino, and Mr. and Mrs. Viess. From Southampton—Mr. Thomson.
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    MANILA BEHINDHAND.
    77 17 It is high time, says the Manila Times that the Philippine Government awoke to the wharfless condition of Manila. The Custom House there passes an average of $1,000,000 (gold) worth of goods through it per month, while the accommodation for shipping is inferior to that of a tenth-class
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    GENERAL NEWS BY WIRE.
    280 17 London, 20 tk July. In the House of Lords, Lord Onslow said that the Government had not had time to consider all the recommendations of the Welby Commission, but had agreed to refer larger disputes between the Indian and Home Governments, where possible, to competent arbitration,
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    A NOTABLE PIANISTE.
    114 17 Madame Krebs- Bren ning, whose death is announced from Dresden, was well-known to London in the sixties as a brilliant pianiste. The deceased, who was a daughter of th* renowned operatic conductor Karl Krebs, and of the equally famous contralto, Aloyse Krebs-Michalesi, began her career as a
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    BERI-BERI WARDS.
    120 17 A correspondent writes to express his gratification, and, as he says, that of the thoughtful section of the community at the attitude taken up by the unofficial members of the Legislative Council in the matter of the contemplated .extravagance in constructing an experimental beri-beri ward at Tan Took
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    THE OPIUM FARM.
    142 17 A correspondent says the opium monopoly is a fine speculation. He offers a few figures to show that thi9 is so. During the past three years there has been a loss of $B,OOO a month at the Johore Farm, but a net profit of about $38,00u in
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    ST. PAUL’S, KUALA LUMPUR.
    360 17 A correspondent, signing himself Parishioner,” contributes the following account of celebrations at St. Paul’s Roman Catholic Church, Kuala LumpurSunday, the 22nd July, was a day which will rever be forgotten for years to come by the Roman Catholic community of Kuala Lumpur. The old Church of
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    PENANG AND PRETORIA.
    109 17 A successful grand ball was given at Penang, in honour of the capture of Pretoria, by the directors and secretary of the Penang Khean Guan Insurance Company on the 20th instant, in the Town Hall. The latter was ablaze with lights and illuminations. The arrangements were highly
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    CRACKERS IN WAR.
    124 17 A letter of the Tientsin correspondent of the N.-C. Daily Nev:s gives the following instance ofChinese humour: “I do not think I mentioned one amusing peculiarity of the Chinese flight from the arsenal on Wednesday, 27th June. When our fellows got within 600 yards and were preparing
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    A GYMKHANA.
    243 17 We learn that there is to he a Gymkhana at the Race Course on Saturday afternoon, the 25th August. The Gvmkhana, which is to be run by the Polo Club, is to be on a large scale and a subscription list is now in circulation limiting the donation
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    THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR.
    272 17 WIRES BY GERMAN MAIL. London 18M. July. A plot to surprise and capture the forts at Johannesburg has been discovered by the British. The plotters were working in conjunction with a Boer commando. Four hundred arrests have been made, including many foreigners. 21 st July. Captain
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    RUSSIANS AND JAPANESE.
    82 17 The Tokyo correspondent of the Nagasaki Press writes .-—Hitherto the Russian soldier has been regarded by Japanese people as a semi-civilized being given to all sorts of excesses. The Japanese officers now report the most friendly relations between the Japanese and Russian soldiers. The newspaper correspondents give
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    ELLENBOROUGH MARKET.
    417 17 LETTING OF THE FARM TENDER. At a special meeting of the Municipal Commissioners held on Wednesday afternoon, tenders for the Ellenborough Market Farm were considered The President reported that the Market and Slaughter-house Committee had given the matter a good deal of attention. Seven tenders had been received,
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    FRIDAY, 3RD AUGUST.
    968 17 The public examination of the partners in the firm of Ann Keat Co., bankrupt, was not concluded yesterday, and will be resumed on Thursday next. Several of the Calcutta churches have now adopted electric lighting. Two of them have also done away with punkahs, and have been
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    THE LATE KING OF ITALY.
    1361 18 A lism.' re* ST iyuj* run our Finn: m not nat art ntner nt trsait xis as l were Lis -jimcrei anc ms irienos it sue it xnt t xsnerenaL at Amati. »rw!at:iTir of me iaie Kmc Humnere. ioir v*»are smre xs shoc dl me
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    THE LESSON OF TAKU.
    239 18 *T" -ti /0 v^-ri?r .-r;u*"7- remariit Xl r»'X:i :i v u'*l 1 a*rn iroucu; oc: 1»; int m*. ix.r 6* Iw l 1: w.Il i*t rentemi'e'rc me* mt «mt LL:»*x>:^ r x.*-7 erx.Lf o: mt al:***c vtt D*a*r H±t r> 71:1,1 uh i-it ri; vTi-L vtx
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    PHILIPPINE AFFAIRS.
    156 18 AMCrKHCEA2Xr>* SZHTHr Tei imgriax. Civil Commissi or no» mjairmr xi Maxim il;; me manapemejiii of afxire ir me PnEmpines will assume me iomr of a itjpsiaxre ooqv or ine I si Crtmera. MaLArmur wlL canunue ir ad ar OVov«niur anc 10 'Tarry :»m me iawe made t*y me
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    THE EXCISE FARMS.
    733 18 a vjtJt <# nut ?e: 7 mt i K&zvzm*’ 1><aiir tfidA*9t t «r lijrvma» %nxui*r.*4L rt. 7 m-c t»£t *Ur*r &jU* ttrulili; ir i/' It**: ri£j« jzu*j*r i r **£Ui+ <1 HZ’- 1/ liul -a«»14 Wit U hr jrr ir rt: trt:ri4 tfir. u<*t t*?*n <* f
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    PAHANG NEWS.
    331 18 I U L V 1, f irem* cif lx- 7 Vre>^M J* JAPC r; r .“'j| c U -J V H ceire> cr; f_' V qJHj create .M tu- jxfixpx: y* »>* et/IlteX' J ■’-'-n^B IMatt jB years rr Yxn;- V 1 8 Lain Lx- r-;^ 7. .'/SB
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    POPULAR ORCHESTRIAL CONCERT.
    273 19 orchestral Concert of B-e 1 Philharmonic Society, at last night, was well T vri t as an entertainment, a y r the generalarranger. t j, greater part of the m- v were indebted V; Kirk, the honorary B' I: ..Society, who is fulfilling B g n ew
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    ALLEGED THEFT AND KIDNAPPING.
    138 19 j morning. Clmo Ail Kiow, the K:- l.im Tong Cliuan, a trader at Campong Malacca, and :.r; Ali Suv., a man lodging with wore brought before Mr. H. G. Ktr-i trundle allegation ofhaving stolen k. "in >-wt*l!**ryand8110 in cash, the I',; him Tmig Chuan,on the22nd I;
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    DEEDS REGISTRATION.
    271 19 ANNI AL REPORT FOR 1899. report on the working of ‘J of Deeds Ordinance for been laid before Council, diat the amount received in ,l V>-2 as com pared with $8,222 year shewing an increase over the collection of 1898. increased activity in the land there is nothing
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    A PLEA FOR THE CROWN COLONIES.
    844 19 The Law Times of June 30th publishes an interesting letter from Mr. A. C. G. Wijeyekoon, of Gray’s Inn, touching representation of the Crown Colonies on the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. The writer says:— Mr. Chamberlain, in introducing the Commonwealth Bill, stated
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    A RUNAWAY.
    108 19 About half past nine this morning a horse attached to a trap, without a syce or other occupant, bolted down Robinson Road, along Collyer Quay, and over Cavenagh Bridge. Fortunately there was no traffic whatever on the bridge at that moment, and the horse galloped along until in
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    TRADE OF THE COLONY.
    144 19 HEAVY INCREASE. THE FIRST QUARTER'S RETURNS. The return of imports and exports in the Straits Settlements for the first quarter of this year has been published. The imports figure out as follows Ist Qr. 1899, $59,447,143=£5,882,789 Ist Qr. 190 J $72,422,697=£7,091,389. Increase in dollars $12,975,*64. Increase
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    PAHANG CORPORATION MINES.
    649 19 MR. F. J. STEPHENS ON LODE MINING. The Cornish Post has interviewe d Mr. F. J. Stephens of Camborne who had just returned in ill health to Cornwall from the Malay Peninsula, where he had been assistant superintendent to the Pahang Corporation. Mr. Stephens was recovering at
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    2ND DIVISION FOR CHINA.
    99 19 The brigades of the 2nd Division of the China Expeditionary Force will be as follows: 3rd Brigade 2nd Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, l6t Battalion, Black Watch, 6th Jats, and another Native Infantry Regiment. 4 th Brigade: Ist Battalion, Scottish Rifles, Ist Battalion, Shropshire Light Infantry, 20th
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    SPORTING ITEMS.
    653 19 Special telegrams to contain the following:— The Princess of Wales’s Stakes—1 Mr. H. Chaplain’s MerryGal,2 the Prince of Wales’s Diamond Jubilee, 3 Lord William Beresford’s Caiman. Also ran Mahdi, Scintillant, Vain Duchess, Strong Bow, Atbara. Betting 5 to 4 on Diamond Jubilee, 100 to 30 against Merry Gal,
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    BRYAN ON THE CHINA WAR.
    115 19 A telegram to the Manila Times dated New York, 23rd July, states that Mr. Bryan, the candidate of the Democratic party for the Presidency, in his campaign against imperialism, states that the European powers are to blame for the trouble in China; that they have
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    PENANG RACES.
    96 19 SECOND DAY. {Special telegram to the Straits Times.") The races at Penang, yesterday, the second day, came off successfully. There were excellent finishes to every event. An objection raised against Ante's jockey for cross riding was upheld. The following are the names of the first two horses placed
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    OPEN STREET GAMBLING.
    196 19 A correspondent writes: —I have occasion to pass down Pekin and China Streets nearly every morning, and I always see gambling going on in the open streets. The 'modus overandi is as bllows:—A Chinaman squats down at the side of the road with a small mat placed
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    WARSHIPS AND TRANSPORTS.
    228 19 The French transport Aquitaine Capt. Nicolai, arrived from Marseille* this morning en route for Saigon and China. She has 926 soldiers on board and sais for the north this afternoon. The German transport Frankfurt carrying officers and 1,3 H men, arrived from Bremen to-day and anchored in
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    PASSENGER LIST.
    721 19 ARRIVALS. Per s. s. Sappho from Klang via ports— Mr. W. Swan, Rev. Mr. Rivet, Messrs. R» Swan, Hewgill, C. Severn, McKenzie, Dr. Remtkerski, Messrs. Luytjen, and C. A. Njeubronner. Per s. s. Ban Seng Guan from Bangkok— Mr. F. Elmore. Per s. s. Neera from Klang via
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      SHIPPING IN PORT.
      247 20 V nder this heading the following abbreviations are used: —str. —steamer; sh.—ship; fcq.—barque; sch.—schooner; Yet.—Yacht; Cru. —Cruiser; Gbt.—Gunboat; Ter.— ‘Torpedo H.p.—Horse-power; Brit.— British U. 8. —United States; Fr.— French Ger. —German Dut.—Dutch; Job. —Job ore Ac., C. c ,—Generalcargo d.p.—deck passenge' s; U.—Uncertain T. P. W.—Tanjong Pagar
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      TRADING VESSELS &C.
      906 20 Arrivals Since Noon or Yesterday. Aquitaine, Fren. tran. 1,710 tons, Captain Nicolai, 3rd Aug. From Marseilles, 7th July. Boustead and Co. For Saigon, 3rd— Rds Ban Fo Soon Dut. str. 222 tons, Captain Odink, 2nd Aug. From Pontianak, 29th Julv. G.c., and 83 d.p. Lim Assam. For
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      VESSELS EXPECTED.
      797 20 Name, part probable date of arrival am name of agentg. Steamers. Acara, H’kong, Aug 7 G. Wood. Albenga, H’knng, Aug 13 B. M. Aunam, H’kong, Aug 19 M. M. Antonio Lopez. B’celona, Aug 19 Barlow. Abturia, New York, Aug 12; B. Meyer. Banca, H’kong, Aug 10 P. A
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      ARRIVALS.
      1432 20 1 /iiri “p r I J VMML 8 Name L 1,0 8 CA AI Fbo co. sio J’iy 25 Rock Light Brit Btr. 2124 Mitchell B. Papan j u i v iq 0 25 M. de Larrinaga str., 2578 Larrinaga Baltimore |j U nV 8 u 25 Rosa str.j
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      CLEARANCES.
      754 20 Date. Vessel’s Name Flag ARio Captain Destination I July 25 Alboin j Brit str. Curtis Bangkok 26 Landaura M str. Bait Rangoon via PJ> rt 26 Choir Phya str. Jellicoe Malacca and K anf 26 Calypso str. Lowry Penang and Deli 26 str. Covsh Klang 26 Banka str. Nicol
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    THE TANJONG PAGAR DOCK COMPANY, LTD.
    621 22 Shipwrights, Engineers, Iron and Brass Founders, Wharfingers, Ac. This Company executes Ship and Marine Engine Repairs of all descriptions in the most efficient manner under the superintendence of experienced European Shipwrights and Engineers. Graving Docks up to 500 feet in length and 21 feet
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