The Straits Budget, 22 October 1902

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    115 1 The Straits Budget BEING THE WEEKLY ISSUE OF THE “STRAITS TIMES.” The Straits Times is -widely read throughout Asia generally. It circulates in Singapore and Penang, throughout the Protected States of the Malay Peninsula, in Siam, Borneo, the Netherlands Indies, the Philippines, and French Indo-China. UTABLtSHKD OVER HALF A CENTURY.
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  • The Straits Budget. WEDNESDAY, 22ND OCTOBER.
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      BIRTHS.
      97 1 >.■[ 1!*'2, at Weihaiwei, the i !>i. nms <‘L\l:k, of a son. >ppt* mU*r, 1002. at Hankow, the iL I Pym, I. M. Customs, of a son. vn < t < v-tohfr, at Shanghai, the wife rTh .1. Kochf., of a son. th- !»tl: ot«Vtober, at Shanghai, the wife
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      MARRIAGES.
      152 1 i.. t m n r I>u\ma\. —On Wednesday, lOth “T, l!«r> t 8 t st. John’s Church, West :*a.Miitii. hv the vicar, the Revd. <tr: Miller. Captain Herbert Ganasen v,, nt. K. i,. f late Adjutant of the >• Volunteer Artillery, second son of 1 K. sargeaunt, late Royal
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    TABLE OF CONTENTS.
    166 1 ARTICLK9. Supply. inhibition. fv aue( lonia. Real. nor ance. W ,M Thibet. C??™* Siam. Novelty. w r brok r Case B°°Q Road Burglary i£'?S Not* b Houii'-itte. Engagement Capital and Labour A Street Outrage. Removing Human Remain*. Th«fta from Little 6 Co. Children’* Aid Society. The Supply
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    COMMERCIAL.
    629 1 Singapore, 22nd October, 1902. PRODUCE. Gambier buyers 45.59 Copra Bali 9.35 do Pontiauak 8.75 Pepper, Black buyers 33.50 do White, (8%) 53.50 Sago Flour Sarawak ,,3.90 do Brunei No. 1 3.80 Pearl Sago 5.20 Coffee, Bali, 15% basis ,,23.50 Coffee, Palembang, 20% basis 30.50 Coffee, Liberian No. 1 21.00
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    SUMMARY OF THE WEEK.
    247 1 The mail for Europe, this week leaves by the B. I. s.s. Zaida. The next issue of the Budget will be despatched by the P. and O. s.s. Ballaarat due on the 30th instant. The N. D. L. mail for Europe by the Preutsen closed on
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  • Special Telegram To The “Straits Times.”
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      Naval Demonstration.
      84 1 Hongkong, Oct. 21 st. H.M.fci. Britomart, Phcenix Rosario and Mvtine have boon ordered to Hankow in connection with the incomplete settlement of the Hunan missionary murders. [Messrs. Bruce A Lewis, members of the China Inland Mission, were murdered In a riot at Chenchow. The riot is said to
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  • REUTER’S TELEGRAMS.
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      ROOSEVELT AND THE STRIKE. Commission Agreed to.
      121 1 London t 15 th Oct. An important conference has been held at Washington between President Roosevelt; Mr. Root, the War Secretary; Mr. Pierpont Morgan, and several of the leading mine-owners. It was agreed that the President should appoint a small commission to deal
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      ANOTHER M. P. SENTENCED.
      62 1 Mr. John O’Donnell, M. P., has been sentenced to three months’ hard labour at Birr for intimidation, and has appealed against the sentence. [John O’Donnell is Nationalist M. P. for Mayo South, being elected iu February, 1900. He is a journalist, and was the first organiser
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      BOER GENERALS.
      24 1 The Boer Generals have left Paris for Berlin. It becomes increasingly evident that they are being made the catspaws of foreign politicians.
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      THE CESAREWITCH.
      17 1 The following is the result of the Cesarewitch race: Bfacksand 1 Congratulation 2 Rightful 3
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      COAL STRIKE OVER. SUCCESSFUL INTERVENTION OF THE PRESIDENT
      34 1 London 16 th Oct The American Coal Strike has been settled. President Roosevelt has gaine d great political credit by his successful intervention in the strike.
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      FLEEING FROM THE TURKS.
      44 1 Christian Villagers Massacred. It is announced from Sofia that six hundred women, children, and old men have crossed the Bulgarian-Turkish frontier at Dubnitza, fleeing from the Turks who bad burned four Christian villages and massacred the inhabitants of another village.
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      MANSION HOUSE BANQUET.
      74 1 la Honour of the Premier. The Lord Mayor has given a banquet te Mr. Balfour at the Mansion House to mark the latter's accession to Premiership. Amid a gathering of distinguished guests, Mr. Chamberlain delivered an eloquent panegyric on Mr. Balfour. This is held to indicate Mr.
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      SCENE IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.
      94 1 1 he House of Commons, on meeting after the prorogation, was crowded and animated. Mr. A. J. Balfour moved that precedence be given to Government business throughout the session. After a long debate, Mr. Balfour moved the closure. Mr. John O’Donnell, who was then
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      VENEZUELAN BATTLE.
      26 1 Heavy Losses But no Result. The battle between the Venezuelan revolutionists and the Government forces at La Victoria was resultless. Both sides lost heavily.
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      NAVAL APPOINTMENTS.
      33 1 London nth October. Admiral Seymour has been appointed principal Naval aide-de-camp to the King. Lord Charles Beresford has been promoted to be Vice-Admiral. Captain Lambton has been promoted to be Rear-Admiral.
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      PARLIAMENT.
      27 1 Mr. Balfour’s motion that Government business was to have parliament tary precedence was carried by 262 to 141. The discussion on the Education Bill has begun.
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      BOER GENERALS IN BERLIN.
      23 1 The Boer Generals, addressing a meeting at Berlin, emphasized the fiu& that they were British subjects and not politicians.
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      “Many Things to Many People.”
      38 1 The Boer Generals who in Holland, had claimed Dutch affinities, and in France had dwelt upon their Huguenot extraction, are now talking of their brotherhood with the Germans. To-day they visited the Reichstag.
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      SLOW PROGRESS OF THE EDUCATION BILL.
      24 1 The amendments to the EducaAofi Bill amount to 750. The progress made with the Bill is very slow.
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      LIPTON’S CHALLENGE ACCEPTED.
      20 1 The New York Yacht Club has accepted Sir Thomas Liptoo’s challenge on the same conditions as before*
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      EDUCATION BILL.
      42 2 London, 1 8th October. Mr. Balfour yesterday accepted an amendment to the Education Bill. The amendment gives the local education authorities absolute control over public money spent under the Bill. This secures popular control over secular education in voluntary schools.
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      RUSSIA AND JAPAN.
      42 2 The correspondent of the Time* at Odessa says that negotiations between Russia and Japan with a view to establishing mutual extensive trading regulations have been nearly concluded, each Power making concessions to the other in favour of staple products.
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      FRENCH CHURCH SCHOOLS.
      56 2 Owing to the re-opening of a number of closed church schools in France, and the powerlessness of the Government to enforce the school-closing decrees, M. Combes, the Premier, announces the bringing in of a new Congregations Bill transferring the carrying-out of the Associations Law of 1901 from
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      BOER GENERALS.
      25 2 The Colonial Office, it is stated, knows nothing of current reports that Mr. Chamberlain will grant a second interview to the Boer generals.
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      M. DE WITTE.
      42 2 Lotuion \9th Oct M. De Witte, the Russian Minister of Finance, who ha9 been making an inspection of the Siberian Railway with a view to the early inauguration of regular through traffic, has arrived at Dalny (near Port Arthur.)
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      PEKING IMPERIAL RECEPTION.
      12 2 The Chinese Emperor yesterday held a reception at Peking
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      British Minister Absent.
      44 2 The whole diplomitic body was present, except Sir E. Satow, the British Minister, who has declined all social intercourse with the Cuinese Imperial Court on account of the miscarriage of justice in the case of the missionaries lately in Huuan province.;
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      VENEZUELAN REVOLUTIONISTS.
      27 2 Total Overthrow. The Venezuelan revolutionists have bean completely defeated by the Government troops, abandoning their position and leaving 1,400 killed and wounded on the field.
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      BOER GENERALS.
      20 2 The Boer Generals have left Berlin. German officers and officials abstained, at the Kaiser's order, from fating them.
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      WAR IN SOMALILAND.
      56 2 Heavy Fighting. There has been severe fighting in 6*m*liland. Two engagements with the Mullah’s force were fought on the 16th inst. The enemy were repulsed with heavy iorii after sharp fighting. Major Phillips and Oapt. Angus were kilted. The Somali native levies have been much* shaken. Colonel
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      VENEZUELAN BATTLE. Venezuelans Deny that they were Routed.
      41 2 London 20 ih Oat. The Venezuelan revolutionists' version of the result of the late battle is that there was* no rout whatever. The Venezuelans say they found La vVUoria impregnable and therefore I.'*
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      FURTHER ERUPTIONS AT ST. VINCENT.
      28 2 Volcanic eruptions on the 15th and 16th inst. further devastated St. Vincent. Roads and plantations have been obliterated by showers of hot sand
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      HOME DISTRICT COMMAND.
      35 2 Major General L. J. Oliphant, M.V.O. lately commanding the Germiston district in South Africa, succeeds Major General Sir H. Trotter K.C.V.0., in the command of the Home district on Ist January next.
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      SOMALILAND.
      74 2 Lord Cramborne’s Statement. Colonel Swayne’s despatch on operations in Somaliland mentions that the rebel Mullah is in communication with a certain Austrian ex-officer named Karl Inger. Lord Cranborne, the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, said in the House of Commons, that the Government deeply regretted the loss of
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      A Difficult Campaign.
      25 2 Lord Cranborne finally said: It is possible that the campaign in Somaliland will be longer and more difficult than had been anticipated.
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      85 1 r free price of the Straits Times vear or r>M/.. The post free price |f. e Hu'iqet is $20 a year, or 40/- to subscribe for a year, script ion? for shorter periods are e same proportionate rate of price as T he*S nit< Kv/ioft c&n be sent to meet
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    75 1 DEATHS. n n lnth September, 190*2, at >i, \Lirt Mary, wile of W. Hibber1 vi years. A!. -On ti J( 2nd October, at Shanghai, J M’v \i, accountant of the *«ni»:ipality, aged 5 years. M ‘iiRKv.-i—Sept. 19th at East Molesey, h f u rl r oi late Alfred Humphreys, of
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    VEGETABLE SUPPLY.
    709 2 (Straits Times, 1 6th October.) Mr. W. Dunman has embarked upon a venture which ought certainly to secure the support of every foreign resident, and which must assuredly earn the commendation of every foreign physician in Singapore. Typhoid has never been more prevalent here than at present, and
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    MUNICIPAL ELECTRICITY.
    537 2 (Straits Times 17th October). Thk Municipal Engineer has issued a fresh circular in regard to the supply of electrical power to the general community of the town as soon as the Tramway Company gets its plant into working order. The first circular on this subject was dated Sept.
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    HANOI EXHIBITION.
    554 2 (Straits Times 17th October.) Unlike the last Paris Exposition and most other affairs of the kind, the International Exhibition which is to be opened at Hanoi, the official capital of French Indo-China, on November 3rd prox., is in a very forward state, and will be practically complete on
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    IN MACEDONIA.
    638 2 (<Straits Times 17 th (Jctol>er.) Turkish atrocities begin to be reported from Macedonia where an insurrection has broken out. A plentiful crop of horrors, real and imaginary, may now be expected from that quarter. It is the avowed object of the Macedonian revolutionary leaders to provoke the Turks
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    THE SIAM DEAL.
    517 2 {Straits Times 18 th October). y i r vv nu a French Indo-China was inform* 11 the new Franco-Siamese treaty &gt;’ Havas Agency —the same which ca home the account ot the British lDV ment of Kelantan-and w the statements expressed in the al papers to hand
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    LEARNED IGNORANCE.
    534 3 {Strait? Times, 1 81 h October.) Mr M G. Jessett, F.RG.S., has «ritteu a book which has just been published by Messrs. Sampson Low, Margfon k Co. It is called The Bond f Empw This is what it is like—.he sample being taken quite at ‘ifcdorn W e
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    AFFAIRS IN THIBET.
    783 3 (Straits Times 18 tk Oc'obert.) So far in history, the frontiers of the British and Russian Empires have never run conterminous to each other. The only things pertaining to the Lion and the Bear that have impinged upon each other being their respective spheres of influence. A
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    FRANCE AND SIAM.
    1168 3 {Straits Times 'Mh October.) It is impossible to please everybody. According to the cabled reports, France is angry anent the new treaty with Siam because she has not profited thereby, while the Havas Agency announces that the English papers express the opinion that the same treaty is
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    RACING NOVELTY.
    3230 3 (Straits Times 21 st Odober.) A departure quite new in the annals of Singapore racing will be inaugurated at the Course to-day, when Mr. John Beatty, the well known Indian book maker, of Beatty Bros, fame, will open a book in the Enclosure. Mr. Beatty, we understand, has
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    THURSDAY, 16TH OCTOER.
    505 4 It is notified in the Singapore Volunteer Corps orders that the field day fixed for next Saturday afi&gt;e r noon has been postponed till next month. This morning, there were four cases of cruelty to bullocks before Mr. Marriott, a fine of $25 was imposed in each
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      CAPITAL AND LABOUR.
      279 4 To the Editor of ths v* Dear Sir,-Th 0 u„h,f"'* W blessed with the dfchc? Ur a ‘-*!k humour and trenchant s bestowed by a beneficent your correspondent f .S) one of his remarks real), a f%i -j a reply and he shall have on? &gt; to
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      JAPAN AND SIAM.
      408 4 To the Editor of the 4 Straits i; mr &gt; H Dear Sir,— In view of the reeemH sensational items of news with refer® ence to the political situation in Mam.1 circulated by some correspondents it® Europe, I should like to be allowed to® say something on
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    BIG FIRE IN PENANG.
    38 4 Telegraphic advices received Penang yesterday are to the efiec Ban Lee and Company’s pawns Pvj Penang Road, was completely on Tuesday night last. The c were, we understand, •600,000 in the New Zealand Co^f
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    Racing Notes.
    843 5 P a)l Australian Horseman). {t the first horse to work was A r (Smith). He cantered once doing the second round a bit J an d sported home. raP j &gt; I incelot (Pierbux) went twice ir hP second round at a nice r o,;nu l,IC Erina (Campbell),
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    Racing Notes.
    707 5 {By an Australian Horseman.) 1 here was not much doing on the Course this morning, slow work being the order of the day. Archie Campbell arrived from Penang with Katak and Battenberg,a six year old geldingby Vengeance. Princess Beatrice by Robinson Crusoe from Dagraar. Great things have been
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    SELANGOR NEWS
    153 5 —Malay Mail. On Saturday a cricket match was played between teams captained by O. Marks and A. B. Hubback. The former took first knock and ran up a total of 140, McClosky 40 and Tyte 26 being the chief •contributors. Hubback took 3 wickets for 15 runs. Hubback’s
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    ALLEGED CULPABLE HOMICIDE.
    224 5 Yesterday, Mr. Marriott opened an enquiry into the case in which two Malay fishermen, Umbi bin Noneh and Samat, are alleged to have caused the death of Eu Ah Huey on board a tongkang on the sth inst. Mr. Innes prosecuted and Mr. R. W. Braddell defended.
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    FRIDAY, 17TH OCTOBER.
    921 5 Early this month, a comet was visible at Colombo, close to the constellation 11 Cygnus.” It is reported that all the foreign troops are to be withdrawn from Shanghai on the 1st November. Rules for regulating the import and export of dutiable goods come into force in
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    SWIMMING CLUB.
    86 5 The President’s Cup. Following are the handicaps for the third race (440 yards) for the President’s Cup, at the Swimming Club next Sunday morning Henderson Scr. Darbiohire 60 sec*. M&ckie 65 Diehn 75 Whethnm Penny SO Dixon 90 Hermit 10J Lvan- I, Noon ii ii Davis 110 i,
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      CAPITAL AND LABOUR [?]
      439 5 CAPITAL AND LABOUR To the Editor of the Straits Tiroes.” Dear Sir,— Imperitim n has very kindly and very promptly given a reply to what he is pleased to term a matter-of-fact question. It is to be regretted however that his reply does not contain some fact in its matter.
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      CLASHING ENGAGEMENTS.
      366 5 To the Editor of the 41 Straits Times." Dear Sir, —1 wish you would call attention some day when you have space to spare, to the lamentable want of system on the part of many of those responsible, in fixing public engagements so that they clash with one
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    HARMSTON’S CIRCUS.
    346 6 The show last night was, beyond all doubt, a most unqualified success from j .-'art to finish, and this was the verdict of j one of the most appreciative audiences, I among which was H. H. the Sultan of Johore and suite, ever got together here. The talented
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    FUEL OIL.
    666 6 Approved by a U. S. Naval Engineer appointed to test it. Since the Shell liner Mure jc sailed \trora Singapore to Hamburg eia C *pe over a year ago, on oil fuel and without reloading her bunkers all the way, th *re has been no lengthy voyage made
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    THEFTS FROM LITTLE & Co.
    582 6 THEFTS FROM LITTLE Co. Mr. Jennings Sues for $150 for Investigations. In the Supreme Court this morning before Sir Lionel Cox, the Chief Justice, the case was hoard of F. K. Jennings v. John Little Co., an action for $150 for services rendeted in investigating and reporting on thefts and
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    THE “KOENIGSBERG.”
    64 6 The following circular relating to the Koenigsberg has been posted to-day at the office of Messrs. Behn Meyer Co. A cable message despatched from Penang at 1 p.m. yesterday states Koanigsberg arrived last night. Fire originated amongst the Singapore cargo. It will probably be necessary to discharge about
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    SATURDAY, 18TH OCTOBER.
    932 6 Mr. W. P. Waddell has resumed the 1 duties of Acting Consul for Norway and Sweden. A Chinese woman died of smallpox yesterday on the Pas6ir Panjang Road near the 5th milestone. The Seabelle is expected to arrive from Kelantan as we go to press, with H.
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    THE COLONIAL INSTITUTE.
    204 6 The thirty-third volume of the proceedings of Royal Colonial Institute for its session 1901-1902 is of more than usual interest, not only on account of the many and varied papers it contains but also for reasons which will appeal to every Britisher. Its scope is almost that
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    THE LATE MR. TURNEY.
    180 6 Au Australian paper gives the following account of the death of Mr. Turney, well-known in Singapore and Malaya generally: A very sudden death occurred yesterday morning, Sept. 26th, at the Plymton Hotel, Fremantle,(W.A.)the victim being Mr. C. 11. A. Turney, who came to Fremantle three years
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    CHILDRENS’ AID SOCIETY.
    138 6 S econd List of Subscribers. The Committee of the Society has much pleasure in announcing that Mrs. Rutledge has joined the Working Committee of this Society, and Miss Blackmore, the General Committee. Brought forward $718.50 Messrs. Me Kerrow Co. 50 Mr. Schudel 10 Darbishire 5 A. M.
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    Racing Notes.
    693 6 (By An Australia* ll m Thebe was a big 1 morning of members and «U to see the final gallopg of fc. 1 &gt;! in the Autumn Handicap appear was Sir Lancelot a who went out to gallop over tuH course. Sweet Erina (J cl also out to
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      THE SUPPLY OF ELECTRICITY.
      200 7 t, t'-IJtor of ths "Straits Times." In v.jur trst leading article in ;K v s' issue, re the Municipal ei circular anent the amended i;tr a for electric light and le 01 u remark that I he new circular pJ? er, k ore enticing than the
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      A DISGRACEFUL STATE OF AFFAIRS.
      267 7 *;..r Editor of the Straits Times:' ij l\k Sir.—In the neighbourhood .flbra-ine Boat Quay, Canton Street, circular Road there exists at the "rgapn* time a reign of terror imposed r the respectable traders by a gang of Motions and disorderly rulhans, who about “seeking whom
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    FOOTBALL.
    287 7 S.C.C. v. 49th Co. R.A. 1 hese old opponents met last evening on the Ksplanade, the R A. winning 7 to 1. The Club are continually hanging their front rank and till they #ttle on a regular line of attack, we are l!, aid they cannot, expect to meet
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    THE CASE AGAINST JOHN LITTLE AND CO. LTD.
    937 7 The case against John Little and Co. Ltd., brought by Mr. F. K. Jennings, for $l5O for services rendered in investigating and reporting upon thefts at Little's godowns, etc., was continued before the Chief Justice yesterday afternoon in the Supreme Court. Mr
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    F.M.S. NOTES.
    757 7 13 th Oct. Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Page spent a couple of days at the Residency Seremban last week, returning to Selangor by the Malacca on Thursday. Mr. Heslop Hill returned to Seremban on Friday from Penang. Mr. Osborne has been paying a short visit to Seremban, and
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    HONGKONG STERLING SALARY SCHEME.
    284 7 Despatches from the Secretary of State about sterling salaries for Hongkong officials have been laid before the Legislative Council of that Colony. The sterling scheme follows the lines of that for the Straits Settlements except as regards cadets. The exception arose in this way as explained
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    MONDAY, 20TH OCTOBER.
    972 7 The Austrian battleship Maria Theresa is due to leave the port homeward bound on the 28th inst. The Gera with the German outward mail left Colombo on Saturday last at 6 p. in. and is due here at noon on Friday. Raffles School resumed to-day after the
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    S. C. C. MATCH CARD.
    112 7 November to December. 1ST XI. Nov. 1 S.C.C. v. Next XVI. 8 8.C.C. v. S. R. C. 10 S.C.C. v. Garrison and Officers and X. C. O.’s of the S. V. C. 15 Merchants and Lawyers v. The Rest. *2*2 Mr. Benjafield’s XI r. Dr.
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    POLICE INEFFICIENCY.
    117 7 A crying evil at Colombo is the inefficiency of the police to check burglaries and petty thefts there. The Times of Ceylon says that the police force in Colombo seems to be suffering from palsy; they have no grip on the thieving members of the community. The percentage
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    Racing Notes.
    609 8 (By an Australian Horseman This morning’s work about finished training operations and to-morrow will, be the opening day of the meeting. The Maiden Plate should be an open race; those appearing to have chances are Banester, Wedlock, Bluejacket, Comical, Marie and Bellona. Comical returned to the track this
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    DR. LEYDS AND THE NETHERLANDS INDIES.
    174 8 A London telegram ofoth instant received, in Shanghai says that Dr. Leyds has been offered by the Holland Government a position as Judge in the Netherlands East Indies. He has announced to his Boer associates that he will accept the appointment and leave Europe
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    THE APPEAL SESSIONS.
    848 8 Sentence of Death Set Aside. The appeal Sessions opened this morning, before Sir Lionel Cox (Chief Justice), Mr. Justice Hyndman Jones, and Mr. Justice Leach (Penang). Thirteen appeal cases were contained in the list down for hearing, one of them being withdrawn. Five were appeals from Bangkok,
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    THE SWIMMING CLUB.
    477 8 440 Yards Race for the President's Cup. The third race for Mr. T. de M. Braddell’s cup came off yesterday morning, and was closely watched by a large number of spectators, over seventy men having crossed to Katong by the 9-15 launch. An unusual interest attached to
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    WEDDING.
    175 8 On Saturday afternoon, at St Andrew’s Cathedral, Mr. G. Thompson of the Tanjong Pagar Dock Co., was married to Miss Lillian Eleanor Shepherd-Mathews, of London. The ceremony was performed by the Rev W. H. C. Dunkerley, the bridesmaids being the Misses Niven, and the best man Mr. H. Laugher.
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    SEPOY LINES GOLF CLUB.
    75 8 The usual Monthly Medal was played for on Saturday last, with the following result: H. Pearce 41+41=82 —2=80 C. I. Carver 48+46= 88— 6=82 P. Fowlie 464-44= 89+ 2=91 W. G. Ellis 47+47= 94— 2=92 W. C. Michel 1 68 +69=112—20=92 G. C. Wilson 68+49=102— 6=94
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    THE RACES OF THE MALAY PENINSULA.
    312 8 Mr. Nelson Annandale and Mr. H. C. Robinson contributed to the meeting of the British Association, at Belfast, a joiDt paper on The Wild and Civilised Races of the Malay Peninsula,” read by Mr. Robinson. He described graphically the districts visited by them, the
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    BATU PAHAT NEWS.
    521 8 Batu Pah at, 15th Oct The output of tin ore from the Batu Pahat Tin Mining Syndicate’s mine for three weeks ending 3rd Octoher amounted to 6 piculs 37 catties, valued at $308.94. Crocouiles still continue to be very active here, proving a terror to the riverside
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    NETHERLANDS INDIA.
    559 8 w Acheen. More successful the enemy are reported*from?-** A few days ago a column CwS Darlang surprised a band wfe after leaving eleven dead on h The column, on its retm* h J he actions with tne enemv Jk w *»I killed. The Dutch loss L !t The
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    VISIT OF A LONDON JOURNALIST.
    65 8 The special correspondent of one o the most popular London dailies r A. J. Kennedy F. R. G. S. etc. an Miss Kennedy have ju6t put up 1 Raffles* Hotel. They have travelled over most of the civilized world, aD(I Kennedy has travelled also over
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    STERNBERG-HERZBERG CONCERT.
    163 8 H. K. The Governor and audience attended the grand given by Messrs. Sternberg an r( jay berg at the Town Hall on night. The concert was Vnototo* success, and from a musica P view provided a treat y be rarely falls to the complete mastery which A has
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    CHINA CONSULAR SERVICE.
    130 9 bse appointed A- Hosie, r.hie Majesty’s Consul-General ri t0 Evince of Szechuen J. Scott, tb p heb is Majesty’s Consul-General t0 rro vinces of Kwantung and t lt l, pr t0 reside at Canton W. H. t0 b e hi 8 Majesty’s the provinces of oti and
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    SERIOUS TYPHOON IN JAPAN.
    270 9 I Wrecks and Immense Damage. rv j-evcie typhoon was encounA -I' Yokohama and its vicinity on Corning of the 26. h ult In the harrViitt large steamers, the N. D L. i the British oil steamer Khahf re “Hhire" boat Vemt&gt;roke*kire blown ashore, but fortunately were
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    WIRE NEWS.
    499 9 I* k- -r orre-j&gt;ondent at Yokohama wires 9 I*. i" repyrtP'i that the Minister of Marine hied on a scheme of naval expansion •'v :v the construction of 120,000 tons of 9c\t'-ii.iins; over a period of&gt;ix years and 9 Ain* th** annual expenditure of twenty n yen It
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    SERANGOON ROAD BURGLARY.
    691 9 The Alleged Burglars in the Police Cesrt. Yesterday afternoon, Ten Li Kim and Tan Kup Seng were before Mr. Marriott for enquiry into allegations of housebreaking, theft and offering an illegal gratification against the first, taking the property to Jobore against the second. Det. Insp. Brennan conducted
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    A PAWNBROKER’S CASE.
    171 9 On the 3rd iu»t. Inspector Kirk via a pawnshop at 111 North bridge Road, and on inspecting the pledge book, found an eniry to the ffect that on the 29th of June last, Low Yew Tong had pawned two gold krosangs (Malay brooches) for *2OO This man
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    A STREET OUTRAGE.
    439 9 Charge of Throwing Acid In a Woman’s Pace. Y ksterda y afternoon, Chan Ah Kwoh was brought before Mr. Marriott charged with robbery of a gold ring and a gold bangle from Cheong Ah Kum in Tank Road on the Uth Feb last; also with throwing some
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    THE SARAWAK PEPPER CROP.
    180 9 The pepper season is now in full swing says the Sarawak Gazette and large quantities go out by every steamer. The quantity exported should be at least as great as in previous years but the floods which occurred in the early part of year, appear to
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    NAVAL NOTES.
    250 9 The cruiser Boyarin which has been built at Copenhagen for the Russian Navy, was expected to arrive at Cronstadt shortly at the date of last mail advices (19th September). After the official trial trips, and provided that the authorities succeed in fitting the new cruiser with its full
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    WIRE NEWS.
    1201 9 Home. The extra Parliamentary campaign against the Education Bill is now in full swing. It is daily increasing in acerbity; and ail parties are agreed that a severe fight in Parliament is likely. At the Unionist Conference on the Bill, held at Birmingham, Mr. Chamberlain presiding, he declared
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    PASSENGERS ARRIVED.
    135 9 Per Massilia and on -vtrurday:—From London, Capt. Mrs. Follet, Mr. D. R. Ball in gall Mr. J. Mclntosh, Mr. R. H. Lee, Mr. Mclntosh. From Marseilles, Mr G. H. Moor, Mr. A. M. Kyrie, Mr. E. Wilson, Mr J. Dilgleish, Mr. E. Stewart, Mr. W E Peiry—From Brin*
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    A BALLAD OF SEMMERWATER.
    197 9  -  William Watson in Century Magazine. A NORTH-COUNTRY LEGEND. Deep asleep, deep asleep, Deep asleep it lies, The still lake of Semmerwater, Under the still skies. And many a fathom, many a fathom, Many a fathom below, In a king’s tower and a queen’s bower The fishes
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    REMOVING HUMAN REMAINS.
    308 9 This morning, L**e Ah Chain, appeared before Mr. Wilson in response to a summons calling upon him to explain why he had caused to be exhumed the remains of ten human bodies from the Teo Chew cemetery on Thomson Road on or about the 28th ultimo, and
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    TUESDAY, 21ST OCTOBER.
    1245 10 A;&gt; earthquake was felt at Hongkong on the 10th instant. No damage is reported. This is “Trafalgar Day,” the great naval battle having been fought on Oct. 21st, 1805. A Chinaman was attacked and robbed of §50 outside his house in Queen Street yesterday. The present average
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    NOT SO BAD AS REPORTED.
    113 10 The fire at Amoy turns out to be a smaller affair than had been reported. The bouses burned were 800 and not 2000. It is yet uncertain whether the damage done would run into hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars. Messrs. Douglas, Lapraik Co.’s,
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    JAPAN TYPHOON DISASTERS.
    122 10 Further catastrophes due to the late typhoon are recorded in the Japanese papers. It is reported that* the great Ashio copper mine was filled with water and all the connecting roads and bridges destroyed 300 people were killed in the mine. 62 deaths are assigned to the
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    The Races.
    192 10 (Hy an Australian Horseman TIPS FOR TO-DAY. Maiden Plate.. Wedlock, Bluejacket or Marie. First Griffin Race Victress with Lll or Drummer Boy next. Second Griffin Race. Anne, with Lebir or Biddy for places. Autumn H'cap. Gaylass or Lulworth first, with Klumbo for a place. Paddock Stakes. Beauxite for
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    THE APPEAL COURT.
    234 10 $230,000 Involved in Bankruptcy Appeal. The appeal cases were resumed this morning before the Chief Justice (Sir Lionel Cox), Mr. Justice HyndmanJones, and Mr. Justice Leach. Five of the twelve appeals have now been decided by the Court and there were still seven to be dealt with
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    RUMOURED TROUBLE IN JUNK CEYLON.
    136 10 The Siamese gunboat Ran Ruk which arrived yesterday from Bangkok, leaves to-day for Junk Ceylon via Penang. It seems that she was to have gone north with the Maha Chakkri to meet the Crown Prince of Siam in Yokohama, but suddenly received orders to proceed
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    ALLEGED STOLEN PROPERTY CASE.
    965 10 Defendant Acquitted. On the 27th ult., Kong Eng Keng, a dealer in old metal, residing in Phillip Street, went to Mr. R Jeffreys, the Superintending Engineer, Tanjong Pagar Dock Co., and offered to sell three and a half tons of scrap brass He was told to
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    BOAT QUAY SAMSENGS.
    27 10 a Cb i.NAMAfi Was robbed of tv, day on Boat Quay, u along the waterside when nT attacked him, and got aw money. tfc
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    F.M.S. NEW POSTS.
    92 10 Among the newly created Fed, appointments, those in Perak H into force from January on. O otih. Os Larut and kriau re.™,..;.II second A. D. 0 Larut-A D o H -A. D. 0. Krian-A. I) 0 H Padang—Assistant Inspector of [UJ -Second Assistant Master, Omd School-Municipal Town
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    FIRST IN THE EAST.
    153 10 What means this talk of jealous *tnte Say, do they think ’twill scare us, With taunts anti threats the air is rife As though they mean to dare us. W ith warlike words much noise they Relying on their numbers, They’d better think before they make
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    ALLEGED CULPABLE HOMICIDE.
    176 10 On Friday afternoon, the enquiry into the allegation of culpable homicide made against Umbi bin Noneh and Samit, two Malay fisherman, forcau*iig the death of a Chinaman on boardi tongkang off Changi on the sth mst, was resumed by Mr. Marriott. Hu principal facts have already been
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    A SACRILEGIOUS ACT.
    186 10 On Saturday, a German s named Karl Schroeder, residing m Temperance Club, was arraign* I Mr. Marriott on a charge ot J attempted to force open the M box in the Church of f“ r L J Lourdes in Ophir Ro?d at P- the 17th instant. From
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    PERAK NOTIFICATIONS.
    149 11 w \v. Douglas, deputy-corn pr of police, assumed the duties with effect from ,llS i September. 12th Captain V !,voiiS assistant commissioner t Kinia, loft the Stare on ember to take up the duties of I; "v Superintendent of police, Hong- t a li4 in G. K- R*
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    SELANGOR NEWS.
    170 11 Malay Mail. rllW e pay money to a Chinese it&gt;Ai vve receive a receipt signed j|v by one of the payees. Now, as business houses seldom give e ,f any one in their employ hold- y .MT to sign on behalf of t heir tirm, impossible to ascertain
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    IN KELANTAN.
    250 11 lianyhok Timas has been shown md ition in Siamese of a letter o.J by a Bangkok resident a Malay correspondent in Ke.Var;, who writes some account of the i. Miations that have been going on :h*re recently. Some one whom he b ribes vaguely as a prince came
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    MALAY TIN.
    237 11 .■ie output of tin from the Malay 1 msuh is mainly dependent on the revailinjr market price, and there is no -Mediate prospect of any sensible tsjiinution owing to the exhaustion of mnf *r;il deposits. Although the best sliallow workings are gradually' worked out, new mining centres, 1
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    JAPANESE SHIPPING ENTERPRISE.
    425 11 Writing on the 13th August last to the Liverpool Daily Post from Japan, Mr. James Pinnock, the well-known Liverpool merchant, says:—To-day we embark on board the splendid Japanese steamer the x\ ippoi Maru, over 6,000 tons, with a speed of 17 knots, built by James Laing, of
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    FOREWARNED, ETC.
    388 11 England, France and Siamese Diplomacy. According to the official organ of the Government at Bangkok, the diplomatic coup whereby Siam has bewildered the gentlemen of the Quai d’Orsay, is hut a harbinger of the coup whereby she will wither Britain's influence in the Malay Peninsula. The Siam Free
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    CHINESE CHARACTERISTICS.
    277 11 In the September number of the Revue M. Donnet analyses the fundamental characteristics of the Chinese Man in the Street. According to the French writer the most remarkable natural trait of John Chinaman is his good sense, and this in spite of the fact that he is full
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      SHIPPING IN PORT.
      185 11 Under thi9 heading the following abbre/iations are used —str. —steamer sh.— &lt;hip;bq.—barque; sch.—schooner; Yet.— Yacht; Cru. —Cruiser; Gbt.—Gunboat; Tor —Torpedo; H.p.-Horse-power; Brit.—Brinish; U. 8. —United States; Fch.—French; Ter. —German; Dut. —Dutch; Joh.—Johore; fc.—General-cargo; d.p. —deck passenger; U.—Uncertain T. P. W.—Tanjong Pagar Vharf; T. P.D.—Tanjong Pagar Dock; B.W.
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      TRADING VESSELS, &c.
      1255 11 Arrivals since Noon of Yesterday. Araaonia, Ger. str. 6423 tons, Capt Forst, 19.h Oct. From Hamburg, 11th *ept. Gc UehuMeyer and Co. For Manila, 22nd— Rds. Attaka, Brit. str. 139 tons, Deacon, 20th From Palembang, 18th Oct. Petroleum. Syme and Co. For Palembang, 21st—W. Ban Fo Soon
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      VESSELS EXPECTED.
      626 11 Name, port, probable date of arrival and name of agents. Steamers. A. Mani a. Nov 2; JBsrlow. Achilles. Hongkong, Nov 2. Mansfield. Adria. New Y&lt;-rk Oct 26; Behr. Me&gt;ei. Agamemnon, H'kong, Nov 80; Mansfield. Alboin. Tut conn, due Oct Borneo Co. Alcinous Liveiprol. Nov 6; Mnnsfield. Alesia, Europe
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      ARRIVALS.
      1119 12 I If LAO j *T Ve*'-- Nami- 1 Ton Captain From Sailed. Consignees. I kio Oct I i j 14 'Ohwn Shan Brit 9tr 1280 Morehouse Amoy Oct 6Guthrie and Co. lo 3iang Ann at? 557 Warriner -amarang Oct 13;T. K. Tian Co. Ltn. 15 Charterhouse str 1278 Kinghorn
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      ANJER.
      97 12 PASSED SUNDA STRAITS OR ARRIVED FOR ORDERS. Flag &lt;fc Date oh f Dkstin- j RiDate. Rig. Smr’s Name. Captain. ,Sailing. From where ation. mark i (,ct i! Fch bq Dupleix Remade Sept 16 Saigon iNantes n o Dut p.p. K. Wilhelmiua jSoomtr {Amsterdam Batavia 6(4er p p. Kiel jSchoder
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      CLEARANCES.
      554 12 Date. Vessel’s Name. |flag A Kig. Tons. Destination. t I I i Oct j 16 Geneffer Oat str. 192 Palembang 16 Resident Schift str. 68 Rhio 16 CheangChew Brit str. 1218 Hongkong and Amoy 16 Hong wan str. 116 Muar and Malacca 16 Chwnshan* i str. 1282 Saigon 16
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