The Straits Times, 10 July 1900

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  • 15 1 The Straits Times. EST. OVER HALF A CENTURY SINGAPORE TUESDAY. JULY 10. 1900. No. 20,184.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 888 1 rpHE BORNEO COMPANY. LIMITED fw^HK standard Lilt Aanutaaa. Norwtoa Daioa Fin Immaot Sodatj. Atlas Aasumaos Ooaavatv (Fira). rw. g.,«.taMa Ufa aasuraaoa Soettty. Tt» Ooaaa Maria* laaoraaoa Ooaspany. Tat CWt» ltv*«al SUaai NavigaUoo CxxDpany. nw TiOfhati Utl«r Bear CompMy. TW Maritiaaa imtoaaM Company, Lmutad. for particular, of thaaa Compaaiat, saa tba
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    • 805 1 STEAMSHIP^ COMPANIES. I^-ONINKLIJKE PAKETVAABT MAATSCHAPPIJ Under contract with the Netherlands India Government. Agent, at Singapore: Ship Aoesct, late J. Daehdeu A Co., S-S, Colltee Qdat. The undermentioned date* are only approximate. Steamer From Expected Will be Despatched for On BnmweT Del pirtt. July S. Bengkalis. Siak. Paneh, Asaahan, and Deli
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    • 622 1 pnMi'MiMK DEB MESSAUERIEtV. MABJTIMES DE FRANCE. Telegraphic Address: Mekbaoerie, Siiioapore. The mail steamers will leave Singapore IM or abont the undermentioned dates. Outward. Homeward. 1900. IMOO. Dates Datet. Ar.nam July 7 Lao, Jrly g K. HaaatM July Svd'ey July 2i OttMtir* Aug 4 Tonkin Aug. ft S.itasie Aug 111 Annam
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    • 648 1 INSURANCES. 'PHE LONDON AND LANCASHIRE 1 FIXE INSURANCE COMPANY. Capital £3.127,n00 Paid up Capital £i 12,700 Reserve Fund £1,075,M0 The undersigned, Agents for the Comany, are prepared to accept fire risks at current ratet of premium. BOUSTEAD A Co. f pilK CHINA TKADKBB INSURANCE I COMPANY, LIMITED. Capital Subacribed |1.000,00
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    • 153 1 INSURANCES. BRITISH EMPIRE MUTUAL LIFE OFFICE ESTABLISHED 1847. FUNDS RS. 420.00.000. LOW LIBERAL TREMIUMS. CONDITIONS. AND LARGE BONUSES. Endowment Assurances at English rates." Agents: Mm LYALL AND EVATT. tu. th. a. Singapore. ANSA PAINT Mfg. Co. KIEL. Manufacturers of /(Y/ quick drying Enamel /j£* Cum positions for /\*s Ships' bottoms.
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    • 681 1 NOTICES. Mtfkmaid «j^s^??ss} BRAND see that the I^ENSEDMHW HJf 9< |l MILKMAID ISTtI^BS IVII I U Trade Mark gtfwl IflllJi l^^^gl Full Cream. evor y Tin Largest Sale in the World. BANKS. HONUKONU AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. PAJD-UP CAPITAL ♦1U,U00,000. RESERVE FUND 1 1 ,«0,000. RESERVE LIABILITY OF 1 ainnninm
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    • 901 1 AlrvcUom tor nmonnt rrnim diMUahfica> total that 4W SStSgrrlr"" s awaataaMn?^ «H«ti«r»M "<**i.\arj>Tmpinn, Hncrur*. "1 ftVtT rttouM '.il ln««i| hlmvtf rtf it* r~n turn. rtmtn*>\x pm,,r .».n.p»'hn»l»horcol«ii«l' rttVJI. fc JO.tWW. »n«l..t Lrtmnni sq L'MMoa.M L. f—li n ifcjmx.i. 4 Ml ytMm aaaaav MACNIVKX AM) CAMf:KO.VS RBl ,They came as a
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    • 863 1 FOR SALE EMPLOYMENTS TOLETAND_PER ONALB [Ist time, 16 cents a line xnd and Htm tlmet, 10 cents a line 4th to tilh tlmat oenta a line; 7th to 18th times a centt a lint afterwards. 3 ornta a line bat no charge let* than one dollar. That a (Arts aw
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  • 182 2 Is tome South African war telegrams from Dutch sources, published to-day, will b« found the interesting statement that British cavalry have occupied the small town of Komatipoort, on the border of Portuguese territory, where the Delagoa railway from Pretoria cross's the frontier. Whether these are tome
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  • 210 2 The German community of Singapore I will have noticed that their brother comI rnuniiy in Hongkong have very readily I come forward, and combined to form a I \oluuteer Corps for maintenance of I ■•rder in the Colony in the case of I necessity. The corps has received the I
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  • 438 2 I As a correspondent to a northern newspaper say«, it is remarkable to what a very large extent Japan is ar.d must be part an<l parcel of any warlike o|«ratfcms in the Far East. She has harbours and dockyards where the most extensive repairs can be managed with I ease.
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  • 9 2 To- day's 4 m/s bank rate is 2/0 1
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  • 9 2 Thx Spanish transport liontteidto left for Barcelona yesterday afternoon.
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  • 16 2 To-xioHT, on the E«planade, the football tie S C.C v Rojal Engineers will be played off.
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  • 19 2 At Penane, at the dateoflast advices ("itli inataol), scarcity of ice had set in. The demand outran the supply.
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  • 22 2 Tfi B. I transport flairung (No. 3), with a wing of the Ist Sikhs lur Cniua, passed through about 7.30 this morning.
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  • 34 2 Survey work is reported to be so backward iv Pabang tli.it, in the upper country, an applicant for mining land has often to wait six months before his application can be taken in hand
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  • 36 2 The P. and O. homeward mail steamer Bengal left Hongkong at X p.m. on Saturday, aud is due here on Thursday. The mail by the Bengal will close on Friday at 6 o'clock in the morning.
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  • 33 2 The Siamese gunboat Ram Ruk, 365 tons, 4co horse power, 92 crew, and 9 guns, arrived here this morning Irom Bangkok and saluted with 21 guns, is expected to leave for I'ukot to-day.
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  • 33 2 The P. and O. steamers Bailaarat and Carthage have been chartered by the (ioveruinent of India to convey troops for the China Expedition. The liatiaarut was expected to leave Bombay on Thursday last.
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  • 35 2 Three Siamese women allege that their house was broken into last night, ;ind that properly valued at *30u was stolen. A Malay was arrested this inorniug with part of the missing property in his possession.
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  • 36 2 A fatal landslip is reported from Hongkong where, al West Point on th« L'nJ instaiit, heavy ruin loosened a high i-iiibuiikiiieiii which gave way and buried two houses occupied by Chino»e. Seven of the inmates perished.
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  • 50 2 At the Legislative Council meeting t hit afternoon, the Acting Colonial Secreury's proposal that 513.340 be voted to carry out improvements in the Rifle ICingeat BuleMier Plain, in order to meet m-reased demands likely to be made upea it owing to the formation of the -Singapore Volunteer Rifles, was carried.
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  • 78 2 The Duke of Cambridge's troop of Yeomanry in South Africa are known is the Millenaries. Th« Spectator earns that one of their tents represented an aggregate income of £80,000 i year, and says there is a pleasaul -tory of an otticer on a transport seeing one of them swabbing the
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  • 73 2 Mr. S. Tomlinson, the Municipal Engineer, writes:— The 24 inch water main in Orchard Road having sunk under the weight of the steam roller, it has been necessary to shut off the |iurlion of the supply passing through ibis main The pressure of water Ihroughont tl.e town will be much
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  • 76 2 John Jameson and Son, Ltd., Dublin, inform us that the Court of Appeal have granted a p«. r p etua injunction itota Tiremj! in connection with their in''- the name "Jameson" unless accompanied by the prefix William in letters of uniform size and similar ilesipn with lliuBe of Jameson," or
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  • 162 2 Thiri has been much indignant comment at home upon a scandal which lias arisen in connection with the summer military training at Alilrr-li.it Alter the field manoeuvres on lltb June, the troops were marched back to barracks, a considerable distance, in imense heat, the only head
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  • 352 2 HUSBAND, WIH, AND MOTHER-IN-LAW Tui Assizes were opened this morning. There are twenty-three cases on the calendar. Lazarus, a Kling Christian, who wore his rosary and cross in the dock, was charged with attempting to murder and causing grievous hurt to his wife Katharina and lit.-, mother-in-law Manama.
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  • SPECIAL TELEGRAMS TO THE "STRAITS TIMES."
    • 67 2 ARTILLERY. CAVALUY, AND INFANTRY. t. Hongkong, Monday, 8 p.m. The following additional troops have been ordered by the United Slates War Department to China Two battalions of the 14th Infantry. A battery of the Sib Artillery. These troops go direct from the Philippines h Tw °'qua.
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    • 29 2 EXPECTED AT SHANGHAI TO-DAY.'. Shanghai, Monday, 9 p m T.entsin refugees, mostly women and children, to the number of HO »r, expected to wrive here to-morrow (Tuesday).
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    • 29 2 13,000 JAPANESE TROOPS AT HAND. RELIEF EXPECTED SOON. Rear-Admiral Bruce expect, that 13,000 Japanese troop, will relieve th. situation at Tientsin within a week from date.
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    • 28 2 CHINESE STORY DISCREDITED. The truth of the story brought by Yuan-Shih-Kai', messenger, that the Legations were safe on the Ist July, is regarded as very doubtful
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  • 351 2 TO HE EDITOR OF THE STRAITS TIMES." Sir, With reference to the remarks of the Labuan correspondent of the llvngkcmg TeUgruph, in your issue ol 7tii Mat I must lake the liberty ol traversing some of bis statements, liiuugh probably it will be dune mure fully, later,
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  • 172 2 WELCOME TO PLANTERS. The Times of Ceylon says that one of the best things thut could happen for British India tea, especially in the present condition of the industry, when production has outstripped couoiimption, is a China war which would put a .-t"|' to tea exports from
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  • 197 2 {From Dutch Sourets.) The Hague, 4th July. General Hunter has crossed the Vaal River. On Sunday he reached Frankfort without meeting with any resistance General Macdonald has joined Lord Methuen. They have captured one of the commanders under General De Wet and also Wessels, the head
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  • 29 2 STAMP MJLLINi;. A tilioram from Ri,,b, dated 9th ia««nt, states that the electric 40 amp mill of the Kaub Australian Gold j!?" 1 om P an >- crushing success-
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  • 21 2 We are informed hy wire from Penang that entries for the Turf Club Handicap Thursday 0 118 doM
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  • 76 2 THE INDIAN RETURNS. the^wLli?" f'W death Occurred in the whole of India during the week occu^" th R e e l h June f l> occurred Bombay and 108 in Calcutta, ,h p "L Nor "'-West Provinces Hvl h J H 'p the Central Evinces Hyderabad, Rajputana,
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  • 62 2 J HI! 1 Ja P aneBe Government has lWp'arlment'TOal'Yrhaf TssGed'an order restricting emigration to the United States to five persons monthly. A similar decree has been issued in regard to Canada, with the exception that ten persons a month are allowed to emigrate The degree is the result
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  • 85 2 The extinction of British merchant seamen is engaging the serious attention of the Navy League, who are appalled at the thought of what might happen to our merchant service if the Naval Reserve had to be called out The Right Hon. C. T. Ritchie, «peaking in the
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  • 153 2 THE LOR'; MAYOR'S THANKS. Mk W. H. Fkizili, as treasurer of the Straits and Malayan Booth African War Relief Fund has received from the Lord Mayor of London the following letter The Mansion House, London, Judo 13th, 1900. Dear Sir, -I have received, with great pleasure, your
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  • 204 2 The following are the cricket averages of the S. C. C. during the st year -IST XL BATTING. Runn Ay no. 01 Kun.. A>. i onin(! Reid 613 35.06 31 W. Dunman W7 55.6S 31 aW. Abrams 619 33.69 13 Mactaggart 100 Id. 18 14
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 463 2 RITCHIE'S WHISKY SI Kil M.I.V »oleeto<l Weml thoroughly imtuml in bond. Price lIU per ta«e samples free. HIIKXH! CO., LTD. Hale 1. mi SIDEROSTHEN PAINT. an absolutely anti-corrosive paint for IRON AND STEEL Guaranteed to be .he beet Rl ST-I'i; E VENTI VK «tant. InTaluabla for Ships, Machinery, Bridget One
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    • 1297 2 X"TI('I-X' UMT. AKAWN f,-m»le puo-n.*: Municipiil liiwlite No. I*l7 Fnidnr will 1.,--n»nril.-,l on tvlurniug MM to TA.N HUP LKoNli. No. I. PrlM s. i. U7 SINGAPORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. SPECIAL general meeting will be A V held at the Exchange Room, on r i iiUy. loth July, 1!MI, H l
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    • 711 2 LATBSf ADV«BrWKIB.VT\ VL, T ANTE n Chin »c Clerk »iih good 1 handwriting a,d quick »t figures. Apply w.th testimonials t 8., i-/o SlrtHt) Ti IH/7 YVANI-iI) -oard tg* lodging l.y a Tt gentleman in a high clas* bonrding house or priv»te fauiily. Apply to J c/o Slrailt Time: )0,7
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    • 133 2 3 3 i'i««o1«d for Urn <lnu r,m,. in a al I1 1 -ntfcm m urn iHk al Uw p«p.r only By tna 2*2 «wj TTs.b. Ss r.^ All •dr.rtuuf ouMncb m nbJMt to th. oonrfi. 2%. iUa y nr l •<l'«H~nM«« oot of tk. p^r i» ou. oi pi«. of
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  • 951 3 MMiINE ENyl IRY TODAY. At the Marine Office this morning, an enquin was held into thp circnniiM.'iulini! the collision between I -.icnioer MaVaM :irnl the II Aria, which took place near Sultan Bhoal on June 29th The Board of Enquiry con«i«ted of Mr Brockman, Hie
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  • 116 3 The directors of the Labuan and It rue. > (Limited) in their report to last state that the output, which was somewhat below that of the previous y»ar. has been almost entirely disposed of in the island. The demand for coal at the island showing increase.
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  • 94 3 TliK China, built by Messrs Wigham. M. .'hanlsoll and Co. (Limited), to the order of the Austrian Uoyd VmiMtinn Company, of Trntin ir China and Japan trade, recently went for a very successful trial trip, urner is 418 ft in length by t beam, and is fitted
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  • 1144 3 BKITI9H AND OEKM*N BRAVFRY AT TAXl 1 Admkai. Bruce rfl|«»rt« that the conduct ill Comiliandel Stewart, of II M 8 .l/.ye,-iW i ,i,dofC'apt.Uns,..f!he/ttu,at the bombardment of Taku, was magnificent and elicited the admiration of the allied ships The forces now ashore at Tientsin number 1-UKKi. with .Vi
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  • 1175 3 THE CAPTURE OF TAKU. UNIQUE EXPERIENCE OF THE "TERRIBLE*." Fron. Ih- Spenal Cormpondtnt of the Hongkong Daily IVett. Taku, 22nd June. History has once more repeated itself— the Taku Forts being again bombarded and captured by the forces of a combined foreign fleet The fight took place
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  • 274 3 SHOKT-RKH.KD COTTON YARN. A MkETtNO of the board of directors of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce was h.-ll mi 13th June. Mr. John I bomson, president, occupied the chair. It was mentioned that in October last a deputation from the Chamber had an interview with Sir
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  • 684 3 RIPIIKTFi'X 16m The report on the working of the Bankruptcy Ordinance in has been published. As usual the departmental outlay e xce.-deil the revenue, the only Mirplus in the la>-t tm years being in '-'.n The liabilities in the estates against which receiving orders and administration orders were
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  • 151 3 (From our CorrerponSeni) A DisAJTßocs fire broke out at the village of Yong Peng, on the sth inst., destroying nearly 200 houses, chiefly Chinese shop*. Property amounting to about S2ti,ooo is reported to have been lost. Yong Peng is a large flourishing village sit uated on a
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  • 139 3 Pilorimasi to Mecca is by no means on the wane. This ye..r the number ol pilgrims was 220,000, or about 20,000 more than the total of the preceding year. France alone has succeeded, in her North African po«se»si"nt, in preventing many Moslems from visiting Mecca. This,
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  • 266 3 A Bill is to be laid before the Legislative Council this afternoon to provide for the better administration of Christmas Island. The Bill is published in the last Gmetnment Qaietle. The statement of objects and reasons runs as follows By the Queen's Letters Patent bearing date Bth January,
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  • 184 3 Tuesday. 10th Jilv. Uif h Water. H.-J4 pm. Football. 8. C. C r«. R. E. 8. V. a Drill and Signalling 6.16. Philharmonic i 'lioir 5.30. Wednesday, 11th Ji-lt. High Water. '<:* am. 9.13 p.m. 8. V. A. sul.-di v.-ion drill. 6.16. 8. V. a Drill nod lecture. 6.16.
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 87 3 VESSELS ADVERTISED TO SAIL. Java ports, Omang, due 10th July, Boustaad A Co. Manila, Alicante, doe Uth July, Barlow 4 Co Hungkong, Kumtang, on 11th July. BoiiMeiid A Co. Penang and Calcutta, A.Apcar, due 12th July. Hark if A Mows. Penang and Bombay, Bi-agno. due 16th Jn'v rVhn M.-yer A
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    • 403 3 NOTICES. /caution to shipowner* and Kj captains. rahtjen's antifouling composition. Other miwfi than our original manufacture* are now sold. The genuine and only Composition with which Mr. RiHTJixhimselfhasanyconnrction is Hihtmann's Kihtjixs, and packages ire marked with these wonts, and the trade mark- -an open band in Bad Reject all others.
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    • 869 3 NOTICES. NOTICK. TNFORMATION regarding tbe conHj. 1 tiniiß on which the auctions of Government Coffee will take place at llnUvia during the current year, may be obtained at tbis Consulat*-General. J. C T. BEELFS, Consul Cieneral for the Netherlands, S 8. Singapore, 2.yh June, lfXiO. 2*/7 NOTICK. 'THE undersigned Messrs.
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    • 741 3 NOTICE. THE BATAI BRICK WORKS, THE BATAM BRII'KWOBKS, OUR Bricks an> the best in th« market Sample free to any adarens. for particulars Ac. please apply to t U h W WUAr WE ALL WANT. A GOOD CIGAR. FLOR DE PIEDRA. made entirely of tobacco grown in Brili. AorlA Bonn.
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 97 3 WEATHER REPORT. Kandang Kerba* Uoitntai, 9th July lI UO P*.m Sp.m fln.m Rsmibks. Bar. ..«9U-.<9.816!H).89e Temp. 860 W0 7KO j W.BMbTberl BU," 790 7T.0 SB Ji Dir.ofWind B.W. B.W. B.W. Mu.Temp. «U a i'~i Mm.. IM< SgSS Mai. In Sun IS 1.0 > c -t Terr.rad "-I-- 1 c Raiafal.
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  • 577 4 aUasAraaß, 10m Ji it, 1900. PRODUCE. (Haitt art comettd to mm) ilaißbier f 7.76. Copra Bali. 6.90. do Pontianak, (MO. Pepper, Black 90.60 do Whita,(6z) 48.00 -<ago Floor Sarawak, 8 40 do Brunei No. 1 2.90 Pearl Sago 8.90. Coffee, Bali, 15% basis 21.00 Coßee Palembang, 16% basis.. U.OO
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  • SHIPPING
    • 204 4 ror Per »<r. Timr. To-Horrow. Djsmbie Xian Ann, 11a.m. T. Anson Penang Clivr, 2 pm. Klang via ports Sri Pegalan, 3 p.m Sarawak Vorvartt, 3 p.m Fenang 4 D«li Calvpto. S p m. PadanK via ports A/. Vajirunhit, S p.m. Klun^via port* Malacca, 4 p.m Ch'boo A S'marang
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    • 269 4 ARRIVALS Per s. s. Malacca from Teluk An.nn via ports— Messrs. Tatloek, R. M. Goldie, S. D. Martin, Richardson, Burke, J. W. Dando, Mr. and Mm. Napier, Me-srs.; Fraser, Bryant. C. Williams, P Zimmer, G. Kirk, and Miss Johnson. rer s. s. Caow Pkya via ports— Mr. Ticbelman,
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    • 1130 4 Under this heading the following abbreviations are used :—str—steamer sb —ship tq.—barque; sch —schooner; Yet Yacht; Cru.—Cruiser; Gbt.—Gunboat Tor Torpedo H.p.—Horse-power Brit^— British U. 8.-United States: Fr.French Oer.— German Dut.—Dutch; Job.—Jobore Ac, G. c.,—Generalcargo d.p.—deck passengers: V.—Uncertain T. P. W.-Tanjon« Pagar Wharf; T. P. D.-Tanjong Pagar Dock
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    • 713 4 Viwm, port, probable tali tl arrival, fee* 1 name ot a^rnu. HTBAHIBS. \cara, H'kong, to leave July 16 Ulaia. Bombay, July IU Uautenberg. Mesia, Hamburg, Jul<- 16 B. Meyer. viiKMiua. H'k<mg, to li'ave July M Aliuantv, Ban-elona, July U Barlow. liamlH-rg, Hburg, p'^-d C'nal. June 29: B.M. Karon
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  • 173 4 a flu I E Vkmcl's NiMH A To».' Cinui FkOM B*ilsu. Comoim a kiq. Jiyj 9 Armenia Ocr itr. 3460 Ostermann Hongkong July 3 Behn Meyer Co. 9 KarrakatU Brit »tr. '271 T»llioy» Fremai'tle June 16 Boiutetd and Co. 9 Brttid Nor «tr. MIS J'baaoeuea Bsdong July 7 P
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  • 77 4 lUte Vuul'i Name PuoAßic. Cimii July 10 Charterhouse Brit itr. Dawson 10 Tere»a Mr hnnili 10 Urnlet ttr Peters 10 Ching Wo itr. Hmtii 10 Plevo sir. K «t.T 10 O. <i. Meyar Dut Mr Von 10 Ambrm *r llr. Burmeilter 10 VorMU-U ilr llrulin 10 Im»MM» Dnt »tr
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 744 4 NQTICKs RILEY, HARGREAVEB 00^ LIMITED. :o: BNDBDHL, 801 AND BtASS POUNDMS, HRHMiE AND SKIT BUILDERS, AND (JKXKRAL CX)NTIIACTORS. STEAM VESSELS IN STRRL OR WOOD, BOILERS OF ALL DES- < RUM lONS, ENGINES OF ALL TYPES, STEAM PUMPS. SOLE AGENTS -«y *"^i"^\_* ECEbbKUebbbV 1 I |\(Hl|\ tXfi LAND Stock sizes from
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    • 384 4 NUI ICES; CHINA MUTUAL LIFE LNSURANCE COY, LTD Head Office No. 13, Camton Koau, Bhakuhai. AB. A. WATTIE. Manager. MF^SIW. TAX KIM TIAN SONS, '-oc»i Agenu. Tbe Company offers easier terms and better bonuses than any other Company doing business in the Bast. A special point is made of prompt
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    • 110 4 .&SjSE&L\ STERILIZED -si^mirD BKBRESE GOLD MEDAL Jlri SWISS MILK. Geneva Exhibition 1896 Higbest.of all awards. A Milk that never thickens. HR H The Princess of Wales com manded ber Director of Journeys to testify that having been so much pleased with this exquisite milk,"* it was decided henceforth to dispense
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