The Straits Times, 2 September 1896

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    12 1 The Straits Times. ESTABLISHED: 1831. SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1896. NO. 19,015.
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      757 1 ANDREW USHER'S CELEBRATED WHISKIES. 1 \i,,,l>li.al l..ii'..i.it.ny. Bassßßjßjg 1 Hall, Kdnil'iiri-'li, -'H'l Niimiiilk r, 1-HI 1 1, .i ..ni1.. 1 ilieinkn Ihliall Andrew Uaher and on.li oi.l nlivel Whisky (.i l>l«-n<l ul „ii,. i WhiakJea) ■mplnd ■to k in -.'.lid tmi ready from wnrehouM. and lind I v client ijiiality
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      1255 1 BUCHANAN WHISKY ii-iygnrtj,, IS THE BEST. Bn >ul by all licensed spirit dealers. 'Houses or p«rliamcmtj Same as si ri-i.iKD to Tin: IlurrKs up l.nKiis ami Commons and th all good London Clubs. FW BOOTCB WHISKY IS THK I XIVEKSAI. 9 y^ IIKVKKAOK. Ml f^ MAVAYS DKINK THE BEST, AM)
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      961 1 NEW! NEW! KATZ BROTHERS ARE THK KIRST To IMPORT THK HORBELKSS CARRIAUKS. A t K*pT* i fBgL > Maw"..^gggggiggggggf^ |t; Tli.y tte Sole Agents for tha ATEXT <'f BENZ 00., nhMkeiM Tbe cafringaa an) worked by pateoi oil Mutma, llm liitliar haitig qnitn sileiit in their working and nut givini;
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      795 1 NOTICES. TOI'KKVKNTOKKKMKDY I ii-,'. t Bites or Stingii, Itcli. Ungworro, nn<l other skin Allmente, use 1 CALVKUTS :'t»"" CARBOLIC SOAF KXTRACT of Letter from London Mi» 1 fion, Lake Tangsnyiks, Central Africa Be*e the people with sores, ynws, Ac. come t« me to be treated with that iOjioi <Tiit. Merfioal
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      908 1 I DE WAR'S CELEBRATED WHTSKY. National i;™i,m, -Will nndouMealy the moKt faMidionx taste." CaTMKRK AND HOTBI. I'HOrRIETOKs (.i/.ETTK. Noted for its l H >uquet iiml 111' I i IK'S-. Hotel Nkws. Wt eat rrconinicnd it I or one of the linst m have met TIIK HciTSL tan* ANI> CaTKRINO Would.
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    COMMERCIAL
    499 2 LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS. HIHGAFOBI, _'M> StrTEMBtK, 1896. PRODUCE. Oambiur, $6.55. do Cube No 1 11 .25. do do No 2, 9.00. Copra Bali 6.85. do Pontianak,. Pepper, Black, 10.80. Sago Flour Sarawak 2.><5. Pearl Sago &30. Coffee, Bali CB.OO. Coffee Palembang. 82.25. Coffee, I.iWiwi. No. h 32.00. Tapioca, miirll
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    MAILS CLOSE.
    90 2 For Per »/r. Time. To-Morrow. and 1'omianuk B. II". Soon, Noon. Mnlacc-a and Lingxi Jieltne, 1 p.m. Moulmoin via ports Colaba. p.m. Colombo via portu I'tomtthtu*. 1 p.m. Ratu Palint Sultana 1 p.m. Mnlnera t Klang Choir I'hiiii. 8 p.m. Ilnn^konK C. Apcnr, S p.m. Cm-liiii via ports
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    MAILS TO ARRIVE.
    118 2 From Kntoi'K: Bt the K.M.IA fair ilonirn, due on Friday next with ilatcs to the 14th August. She brings replies to the mull which left Singn|>ore on the. Bth mid 1 "it h July. July 8th F. A: O. Aug. 5th Aug. 4th July 15th If M.
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    PASSENGER LIST.
    235 2 AKKIVAU4. Per I*. 4 O. a. 8. Rarrnna from BhMHhai.—Mr. U. M<Anualley. From H..ni!kung:—Sir. and Mm. 1). Muir. From Kobe Rev. W. ci.uk, nud Mis* Clark. Per 8. C. A/tcnr from Hongkong Mr. Mi'l.auilliHli. Per s. a. Choir Pkya from Kl.-inc Tie ■aHt! Mtan. Mooiv, ami Toplie. Per
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    STRAITS TIMES WEDNESDAY, 2ND SEPT., 1896. REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
    59 2 STRAITS TIMES WEDNESDAY, 2ND SEPT., 1896. REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. Established: 1831. PRICE 10 CENTS [Subscription, rate* and atlrertifiio ratet may Ufouiul on the fourth page.) CRICKET. TBK KKtOKD Lmuloti, 2nd £jepteml>er. Kaujiteinhji's score, this soaxon. reaches two thousand seven hundred nnd thirty niue. Tins beats Grace's previuiie IMOfA. [Soiuo dctflils of
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    TURKEY.
    78 2 n;hs-.i U on IHK HI I.TA.N. KI.OODSIIKII AT coN-iTAXTIXOFLK. President Clcvrlmid has ordered the despatch of ensiacn to Turkey. The Aaahaaaadoti .ii Constuntinoplo have refuse. l to illuiiiinate the Kmhassie? in honour of the •Sultan's accession. The Ambassadors are draft in); v Note to tho Sultan, pointing out that
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    PRINCE LOBANOFF.
    33 2 HI'SRIAN NUCf Prime Li ihanoff died of aneurism at country railway station. The general opinion is that his successful foreign policy will he continued. The Czar will continue on hi- tour.
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    PRIVILEGED NISANCES.
    671 2 Complaint lian l.i-.-ti freqiii'iitly made concerning the close proximity of market gardens, improperly and offensively manured, to public roads and household dwellings. There aro many roads in Singapore that, in themselves, are picturesque and convenient, and wry suitable for the erection of good Kuropcan him-,-- but they are
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    12 2 Kivk Chinamen were deported to China, tliis morning, by the v. M'm'laus.
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    19 2 Tiibiik was no business at the Supreme Court today, owing to the indisposition of Chief Justice Sir Lionel Cox.
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    80 2 I n Slianghni. whore there were already three ostahlinhed daily papers, onr nioro (tho Mmffcsi M% /Vr..-.«) has boon Started, an<l another (the Shamihai Times) will soon be Ktarted. Tho editor of tho Shanghai Daily I'rets is Mr. A. Cunningham, formerly on the Strait* Times staff", and afterwards on the
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    117 2 A CORRKSPONDfiNT tells US that tho Straits Laureate, Herbert CharloH Wilmot, has been consigned to the unpootiMl seclusion of the Lunatic Asylum. He adds quaintly that Dr. Kllis certified that the prisoner wa9 insolent in manner and rambling in his statements, and was a lunatic." We do not know if
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    4 2 Tiik Judicial Commissioner hikes.
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    7 2 No east of cholera is reported to-day
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    9 2 (ioVKU.N.MKNT House };uard will bo relieved from Friday nioriiinp.
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    15 2 Tin: Hank of Japan pays a dividend ol l.'l ikt cent. for the past half-yeur.
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    11 2 The Austrian cruiser I'run: fnas/alllii for China from Borope this month.
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    11 2 Thk Judiiial Commissioner goes to Kuala Lumpor by the Stffktam Saturday.
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    19 2 Thk Osaka Shosen Kaisha of Japan has ordered two new screw steaniprs of -',250 tons each from Clyde firms.
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    21 2 Mkssks. I'owei.i. A Co. advertise an auction of land and houses at their sale r i. on Thursday, the. 10th inst.
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    21 2 Tan Rev. Jonathan (ioble, I former missionary to Japan and reputed inventor of the jinrikisha, died recently at St. Louis. Missouri.
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    29 2 Shanghai public opinion in regard to the increase of the cable tariff is very pronounced. A determined agitation ft likely to be organised in favour of a Pacific cable.
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    37 2 0> our back page will be found shipping news, comprising arrivals, departures, vessels in port, and vessels expected. The last named list is verified by most of the ship agents, and will ba found of much use.
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    PLAGUE.
    30 2 From noon on Saturday, the L>th August, to noon on the *:>ncl\ there were seven cases of plague at Hongkong. Five of the patients belonged to the Hongkong Regiment.
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    CARELESS DETECTIVES.
    32 2 Two Chinese detectives were lined fc.i e.nh, yesterday, or one month's imprisoimient, for negligently allowing a prisoner to Bat ana from custody, at tin Detective Station, on the 18th ultimo.
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    MILITARY COWARDICE.
    31 2 HUM (iK.VtKAI. Sath. Lieut Colonel Manila, and LiewN. Ishid/uka and Fuiuishi have been tried by courtmartial, and suspended from their duties for cowardice during the recent trouble,, in Formosa.
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    THE CHKFOO FORESHORE.
    39 2 THE CHE FOO FORESHORE. Thk AoW/i Cliiiia Daily Nmtt sayfc that the Russians occupied the disputed foreshore at Chefoo, on the 15th August, and began digging foundations. Messrs. Furgusson Co. applied fur an injunction restraining them, but were refused.
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    NEW CHINESE PORT,
    48 2 NEW CHINESE PORT. Thk date of opening the new port of Ilangrhow to foreign coiiiiiirn has been ti\ed for the Ist October next. The customs house will not ba aoaapleted before March, Ihd7. In the meantimp, the customs bwMMH will he transacted at the office of Foreign Allaire.
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    STEAMER EXPERIENCES.
    53 2 Thk steamer Dopurk encountered very rough weather on the Kith August, on the voyage from Shanghai to Nagasaki. and, in trying to go about, whs thrown on her beam ends. During the storm, her cargo caught fire, and a considerable portion of the cotton and cotton seed i
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    THK KORAT RAILWAY
    34 2 . Tki.kullA.Ms have been received at Bangkok from Mr. Murray Campbell, in London, that it has been arranged that the preliminary railway arbitration proceedings shall take place on neutrul ground at Brussels.
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    "THE SORCERER"
    43 2 "THE SORCERER." By the homeward mail fc, there arrived from Hongkong a numb,'.: of copies of the Score of The S.-r.-eror kindly sent, in re«] se to a telegraphir request, by the Amateur Dramatic (It of Hongkong. Rehearsals will nnw commence in earnest.
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    THEY CUT OFF THERE QUEUES.
    53 2 At one o clock, yesterday iiioinin,, some detectives saw five Chinamen hoard a tongkang »t Hong Lfan q,, and steal three Mfl ot BOWi v arrested them but two of the m,n got away by cutting (ill' their queue, leaving these in the hands „f
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    PEKIN.
    58 2 In l'ekin, matters are reported to be not improving. The Emperor is in failing health, anil politically count» f or nothing. The Einpress-Dowaucr lus succeeded in removing him from the counsels of the only two men. his old tutors, Sun and Weng, who "ere aa> pable of exciting his
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    YESTERDAY'S PAPERCHASE.
    60 2 Tana was a fairly large li,-|,| lt yesterday's nanarthaao. the eompajn including a lady who rode in ex, style throughout. A start was made at the BfHI roads, 'Canglin, and tin- ma coiiLduded in the front of the Barnrha, Jumps were successfully taken :ii Tv,- r sail, llaladava.
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    FORMOSA.
    64 2 Thb Bth May next is the last day fur the people of Formosa to decide whether they will leave the island ()r adopt Japanese nationality. Thine who remain will not be ri-ipiir, d to change their images and customs. Tlip smoking of opium will be prohibited only to those
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    OSAKA.
    65 2 OKAKA, says the Japan Mad, lias lung been the commercial centre of Japan Its manufacturing industries also have developed bo rapidly that no other place in the empire call compare with it. The number of factories is about 3,000. giving employment to :tO,OOO males and Jo.UHi females. The reasoiifc
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    SINGAPORE GOLF CLUB.
    52 2 SI NGAPORE GOLF CLUB. i UK OUI01MMBP. In the semi-linal, Kuwlic l.ral l!..b.rtson, 4 up and 2 to l>lay. JOOM Ma.Bain •nflgdwd, tir-i ri. unil MaclSain 1 up. Bwaad round may probably lir playiil to-da* l-'uwlic, hwrfau lu'aion Bobtrtaoa, (nut a live) will play JoM i>r Mailt.iin I. .v t
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    THE PROPERTY CASE.
    73 2 Arm we went to press yesterday, lli. Chief Justice gave judgment in the cane of the executors and trustees, uiulei -tin' willof the late CheangHong Liii>,again«t the Collector of Land Revenue. The disputed point was the value of certain land acquired by the (ioverniuent at l'asir Panjang.
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    A THIEF BLOWN-UP.
    77 2 At (»ai,lb, on the 24th Aafuat, I Moorman entered the Gemnwnt gunpowder and dynamite store, to ideal lead and brass, it is siippos.il Ha struck a match, and a spark fell un tin gunpowder. The explosion which followed burst open the doors, and Mt the magazine on
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    THE COOLIE TRAFFIC.
    87 2 Tiik coolie traflic for August shows ,i considerable falling off from tli;;! ofUw previous month. This, no doubt, tea great extent, is due to the heavy veatb r that has prevailed in the China Bm During August, the number of immigrants that arrived totalled l. U against
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    A NEW PHONOGRAPH.
    108 2 It is advertised in our column- thai a new phonograph is on exhibition during the day at ftmtfl— Tiffin 1! ooins, and. at night, in the Adelplii Hotel. The instrument hat just arrivnl Iroin New York, in the charge 01 ita owner, and it embodies all of
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    CONFISCATION OF PROPERTY
    103 2 Si tkicintkxhknt Bum., I' .< a||l' to Mr. Baandan, yoaleidijr. for an rcl for the eontiseation of property, in hou«' No. o.'i. Cbiircb Stre.-t. Ail wai in which the owners were implicated in an extensive counterfeit coin affair, the early part of July last, when some twenty-four
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    THE STRAITS LAUREATE.
    120 2 l>Kl I.AIIKl) TO UK A 1.1 V\T|. lUkiikhi Ciiai:i.ks Wm.moi, do-, ri I I as an Englishman, was brought hefonj Ml Magd.n. yesterday allernoi'ii. ordered to bt sent to Uw I-";' 1 Asylum, a certificate frum 1""• was put in, stating that the |.j i -.•!>••■ was
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      661 2 NOTICES. NOBEL'S EXPLOSIVES COMPANY. LI). Manufacturer,- of DYNAMITE GELIGNITE GELATINE DYNAMITE BLASTING QELATUP DETONATOBB EXTORTERS 0T: All kim>~ ut SAFETY FUZE ELECTRIC BLABTINO AFPABATUS, Ihk aiiiivk Kinjisni:.. MBM Ml. Tn PAHK THK HH.H HTANHAHI, HI PUIIITY »M' -UKTY TESTS IMP<IKK|I lIV THK KItITISH '...VI I:NMKNT, ASIi AKK.TIIKKKF,,I:I. (.IAItANm ii> m
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      1200 2 NOTICES. T A LIORB, IiIiIiKCIIKS MAKEKS, OLTFITTKKS. lIAITERB. HOSIEKS. 3 ORDER BY POST V^" E ElVE COMPLETE OUTFITS A, Jt w SPECIALITE. (iOODB IX BTCKJK. SUITABLE Foi{ Al.l. CLIMATES. NOW SHOWING NEW GOODS m a s. nuusEo. BABTBRH HOETQAGB A AGENCY COMPANY, (LIMITED) IS prepared tn receive propositions for lulvancing
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      90 2 M. 8. 8. intnuM for Urn tMfc Timtt ihould b« written on ana aid* of the paper only. Ity the Deflect of that condition, many ll.SSir. rejeoUd that mirht otherwiw be pnblinbed. All adtertiiiini cantmcU ire rabjtwt to th.- ..i.litioa ttutt the M»n»(rrr may leare the xlrertiwinrat out of the
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      92 2 WEATHER REPORT. Kan&amj Kerbau Hotpital, 1W Sept. 18H6. a.m. 3 p.m. [9 p.m. Remarks. Bar. ..2fl.9oli».H!t;i iP.M«r Temp. ..73.0 70.2 74.0 s^lH W.B'lbTher 71.6 74.2 73.0 £x~ >.% Uir. of Wind X.W. WWW. wmv. i E-2 c Max. Temp. < 81.5 5 z J Mm H9.8 **1 Max. in Sun
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    CYCLISTS AND GOLFERS.
    233 3 it maaU '>' J 'y rt-f:rvt «flictt to takapUee I, Mp.ll.r-:,,.,! .omraunitT of cjrclMU, lru th, I do aotthiuk jom intention of tat the nther'i undoubted l;U, polo-pteyan kil.'l >'f yrtiMi 1. 1.. to iv.i-,,:,. i v to r x<»- tl 1 I"- 1 ihix nutter, w«rj
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    218 3 rroi >■> m» "aTßirw tine 6.'' golfer, I have to protest j ■gaiaal the propoaal made in your paper of yeeter,,ii are memban of the (101 l Club, have heon |,y the Singapore Sporting nd i virv large iiun on tin mi icellenl golf Unks, on the i r»l n
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    247 3 11l .'I till SIUAITS TIMF.S." I I rj niiirli intereated in rhii Ii \"ii pubUahed yester- v proposed bicycle track on i K.i. c 11 urec. lam not inyliit, but 1 play lawn tennis in i itfa ladiei on the Booadi of Lawn Tennii Clubj and 1 these ground! uav
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    LIVERPOOL DISTANCED.
    60 3 iiu longer owm the Brat »fthe world! Such is the inwwtigatioua carried out Wilhanw in bit little Beruiany." Lirerpool I by rlainburg, and it ««>uld pr >baUy be paitiH Hi i. are the Igaiw: I i.,,,.. i. ,n-. 7m4.Ul- 8,360,000 m :,.:U(,-IT •-M-M.:w: p.;-'n: W I 1-4. .'71
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    THE HOUSEHOLD.
    1093 3 NOTES K)H HOUSEKEEPERS IN SIXdAI'OKE. tty a LaAy Curretpuiuicntj Mutto for the week '•Tlirre arc two things wlii< li 1 abhor— tbi) learned in tut iufidelitim, an. I the (iki in In- devotions." Makomtt. i 111 K0H-UO1NU. Kesideuce in tha Kast brings with it a drgree of laxne
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    PUNJUMS.
    89 3 PUNJOMS. The I'iiiijotii Mining report lor July ih.ii milling ana earned on during 87 days, cruahing l.luo tan. yielding M 9 ox. dwta. of netted cola. The 1 1 1 iniim winks went on during jw days, ticiitiiii! i!Moii« of concentrates. yielding Hi I dwt. of melted gold. 'I'll.' yanidc
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    PRINCE RANJITSINHJI.
    430 3 HIS WONUKRKI-l. rlcli-KKTIM; ABILITY. To-day* tolep-ain announces that Prince Kanjitsinhji has eclipsed all previous records at cricket by amassing this season up to date the extraordinary total of 2,739 runs. Prince Kumar Hhrei Kanjitsinhji in undoubtedly at the present time the fim-t batsman in England, if not in
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    RAWANG.
    319 3 i AMI'IIOR, IiI'TTA, AXl> ELECTKIC LIGHT. The Assistant District Officer at Serendah notes, in his last monthly report, that, in accordance with instructions from the Government, a block of camphor wood has been sent to the Director of botanical Gardens, Singapore, to enable him to make experiments in extracting
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    INTERPORT SHOOTING.
    198 3 THK KOHTIllOMIM) MAi'lll. Akiianukmknts are being perfected lor the annual int.rport ritle match. Singapore and Shanghai have been communicated with, Hongkong having suggested that the match be Bred some time during the last fortnight of October. .Singapore has a.ceded to this propoaal, and an answer is awaited from
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    COOLIE CORRESPONDENCE.
    67 3 A ii)UHKsi'o.\!)KNT urges that the enactments aguin>-t letter-sniiigL'ling should not apply to Chinese private agMteiea, whten do bttsineai in btten eonneited with iitonev reuiittaiiies by coolie* to China. These letters .!o n.it |.a-s through the Poal < >Uice. whi.h. indeed, cannot conduct the .nolle remittance business (O eilicieutly.
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    LATE TELEGRAMS.
    89 3 rlin 11n,,,jk01. l.mutoil, J'tlh .4 u./lix!. The Turks luive routed the priueipal isWMgsan Land in Maieilonin, killing tlu-ir chief. The I'oitr has a..epi.d the senetna of reform- in Crete IgTCSsi upon l.y the lowers »ulije.t only to xoine 1 i f; I t ehaagaa which are now being
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    MR. NOEL TROTTER.
    397 3 HIS ABILITY AND KINDNESS. The following testimonial was presented yesterday afternoon, at the Post Office, to Mr. Noel Trotter:— Singapore, \*t September, IH9O. ToXoklTkotteb, Esq., Postmaster-General, Straits Settlements. Sir,— We, the undersigned, employes of the General Post Office in Singapore, are desirous to present you, on the
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    CAULK MONOPOLY.
    462 3 Shanghai report has it that the Chinese Telegraph Administration only came to terms with the Cable Companies, after a long struggle, by order of Count Cassini, the Russian Minister. The British Minister opposed it in the interest of the commercial community as long as it was possible to
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    HAS THE AUSTRALIAN HORSE DETERIORATED?
    206 3 This was the title of a paper which read not long ajo in Melbourne by a well-known Australian breeder, and in it he expressed the opinion that hunten ami stock horses had deteriorated, ex.ept in Ciueenslaud. The early -ettleis, he continued, had many ii-,- for
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    DOCK PROFITS.
    176 3 The Hongkong and Whampua Dock Company held their half-yearly meeting at Hongkong on the 24th" August. The report and accounts presented mm j unanimously passed. The Chairman, Mr. J. Kramer, in noting that the amount for appropriation Mood at $6^3,0*10, said Tb*« a—M— im to again m n
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    SPORTING NOTES.
    235 3 Tbk nice-course proper was open this morning, and some of the horseb were rattled along a bit faster than j usual. Cooper 9ent Tremelando for a short spin, finishing down the straight in very good style. '/.Hi, was one of the earliest out, and was given very slow
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    FATAL ACCIDENT.
    63 3 A sad fatality occurred on hoard the P. O. B.c. Ravenna at Shanghai, on the night of the 17th August. The fourth engineer, Mr. Inglis, was lying asleep on the starboard gangway, when shortly after 11 o'clock he was seen by the quartermaster on watch to fall overboard.
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    TELEGRAPHIC PALAVER.
    61 3 In the telegraphic conversation, on the 14th August, hetwpen UK. Li HungChang at lireenwich and Sheng Taotai at Shanghai, the former sent M 5 words, which, after retransmission by eleven human relarS, reached Shanghai in 12| minutes actual time. Bbtag Taotai's reply amounted to 94 words which took
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    S.C.C. TENNIS
    355 3 S. C.C. TENNIS TO-MOUIOWB TIES. B CUM SIXOLES. Holloway Mr, v. Jenkins »<v. (postponed.) H. A. E\ Thomson Mr. v. f'armichacl rec. 2. Hirdriiih owes 2 r. iirumn mo. I. 0 CUM hixgi.es. E. J. Nmison MT. v. Scvorn rec. I. J. T. Mcltougnll sir. v. Front oww I. Sisson
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    THE STANDARD THE BALLS.
    41 3 Tiiksk Balls should full at I-...1 Juniiin^ and I'ulo l!r, uii daily to in li•ate I p.m. Singapore mean time, •orresponding with lihrs. tin. :',.> in. an time at <irei mvich To-day Kort Canning: Kill correct!] Ptdoßrani: do
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      342 3 NOTICES ROBINSON CO.'S ANNUAL CASH CLEARANCE SALE. DRAPERY AND OUTFITTING GOODB. WILL COMMEME ON THE IST SEPTEMBER, WHEN THK UKEATEH POKTION OF THEIK WELL ASSORTED STOCK WILL BE OFFERED AT A CONSIDERABLE REDUCTION IN PRICE. GENTLEMEN'S OUTFITTING DEPARTMENT. White longeloth shirts, linen fronts and culls. White longeloth shirts, linen fronts
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      879 3 FOR SALE; MM I»L< >V.M ENTB; TOLKT; \M> PKKBONAL& These advertisements will be found aa the right hand column of the first page (title pngc.) AUCTI6'N~BALi&~ «a;jan ikmin wan.i hop- <.i an SKKG.' lIM.ANCK SALE Of STim K l\ TH.UH 'pm; undersigned will sell by Public I Auction, nt No
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      TRADING VESSELS.
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      VESSELS EXPECTED.
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      507 4 ARCHIDH. J. D. A. PEREIRA. HORTICDLTI-'RIST AND FLOBIBT. COLLKITOR AND EXPORTER or ORCHIOt. Orders for Bouquet Sprays, Ac, AcCani'ully and promptly executed, ebeapusl Ifouse in the Trade Nri:>Kl,V (iXLEY ROAD. 1. c. _4dm~ W-M, Orchard l{oad. Tanglin. TIIK FINEST JSUTTER IN THE MARKET. .iI'ARANTKED TO BR PURE AND NATURAL BUTTER.
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      1698 4 XOtICES. NOTICES. THETANJONGPAGAR IKK'KCOY., and I«M and 1896. LIMITED. K'Mltl V r PHE Transfer Books of the Company (>"im,i., are elogca til Satur(lßV 1C 12th II A MM' U K E K SeptemU-r, 18H0. 6 Ijiueaster Avenue.Manchester. Exporter t~. M. ROBERTSON, Manager, of high-class hams and bacon. To be hail
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      76 4 NOTICES, FRENCH BAKERY. MX. U BEAULIEU, of tho French Bakery, begs to inform his customers an.l the. public generally that from to-day, 12th inst., the price of his »to<-k will be grently r.'ducwl in order to clear it. The firtit buy. rs will have a very large choice. The best
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      47 4 NOTICES. /-«)MFOItTABI,K ™mr~~f7 P ~~7r~ \j ba.^helorsin a private ir5i.1,,,,,, ,7 imniitps down from town. StaMi,,,. Tennis. Apply to 4 H V c/o Strait, IX)Rins<:ilK PBTROLKUfci MAA'I'SCIIAPPM BOUKARAYA. Manufnctorem of Tetroleum Lubrictnu Unequalled for Sttam Ensinn im ders, and every class of Machinery' T MAX STERN (>, Agsntt,
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