Straits Times Weekly Issue, 6 May 1891

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    27 1 The Straits Times WEEKLY ISSUE. N'f-v Serie? Publish™ rot Transmission by Eveky Homeward Mail Steamer. FPrice 40 Cents vol XLvrr. SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 1891. NO. 3,623.
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    BIRTHS.
    39 1 Ox the 23ni A at imp »r. th« wif.> of th v VK W. 11 Tutor, Of -I B At Bitftvi«. on tli» 28th Am: il, the wifo of C. Ol 1 Dr. Wiu Boti w*r*~ i ■wnim
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    STRAITS TIMES WEDNESDAY, 6th MAY, 1891.
    34 1 STRAITS TIMES WEDNESDAY, 6th MAY, 1891. 12 it I I 1 i. I Mil A lh > M i I vr t the B Philip French Ind<> N i i- Corr >s f ,ouvl ';i<v.
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    LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS.
    324 1 >rk. i)TH May, 1891 pROPkodl QamHi«r, 6.1". d» Cube No, 1. 9 do do No. 2, 7 Copri -iali, J do Pontianak 407£. Popoßr U BJ. Sa^o PU»ur, S Pearl Sajfo 2 ooff>.. ;,!i, 29 Coff >.» Lilwrian, 31.25. Tapiooi small Plake I do do Isr quality
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    SUMMARY OF THE WEEK.
    263 1 Thk 1-: lucatioa Report for L£9o recomin the Colony W l witb -ouu? Urn w:\sit.v ID Lawn Tennis Tournament oo Saturday. Tweutj more Chin oonstables mI Hongkong Police have arrii j,,. r thing rmoet activ an, f^'h Ihow this v<;ir It ixe 1 fur the 19
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    REUTERS TELEGRAMS.
    546 1 For .Straits Time. Thb Chilian Insurrection. London, 2?th April. The ironclad Blxnco Bmeaiada belonging to the Chilian insurgents has been demolished by a torpedo with a loss of two hundred lives. Chief Paymaster at Aldkrshot. It is understood that Lieut. -Col. J. J. Tuck will be appointed Chief
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    THE " STRAITS TIMES " FINANCIAL TELEGRAMS
    38 1 THE STRAITS TIMES FINANCIAL TELEGRAMS BAUB SHARES. Brisbane, Tueeday, sth May, 3-56 p. m. The price of Raub Shares is Sellers 1/9 Bayers ]^5 Sales none The above is the official price declared •n the Brisbane Stock Exchange.
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    TUESDAY, 5th MAY.
    109 1 j Governor Creagh, and Mr.--.. Creagh, of i British North Borneo, left for England on Sunday by the blue-fnnn< If*. Emi] Oppfer, the correspond dI of the Nettred, a daily i mark, who is making a trip round the world is at present m Sic M;;. W.
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    LADIES' LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
    284 1 l J7tli Apt I i Mi— r MiM King 15 raaer ]r> (i-o, C-i. LadilV i;. Mrs. balzm r. Mih Al. April, j Pi Mr. and Ufa, Mr. ap'perau 1 n-u. t>-4. L.uur>' a: DIOAP. Mn. Sal/maim >M(l Air. Ho j, M EtMbnrj a..d Mr. Doyle,
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    LOCAL AND GENERAL.
    438 2 TUESDAY, 28th APRIL. It will l>» i seen from onr Hongkong Dews that the general oommandiog there s to take the post of Acting-Governor. Mr. Fleming, the Colonial Secretary, who acted formerly, is on leave. The China Mail is informed that all the shares m the new
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    Tne Forthcoming Flower Show.
    263 2 A public meeting of persons interested m the cultivation of flowers, was held m the Ezcbauge Rooms yesterday afternoon for the purpose of making arrangements for the forthcoming Flower Show. There was a poor attendance; amongst those ■I were Colonel Burtou-Brown (m the chair), Mr. Justice
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    A Bombay Firm.
    186 2 The Bongkong papers of the 21st Lust, ail refer to the difficulties of B. and W. Hormarjee, of Bombay, and say that the tirm is largely indebted to certain banks. The China Mail says as followj One of the i'.ir-oo firm* i a Bombay has suspended payment,
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    THE CENSUS.
    105 2 So far as the official information is obtainable regarding the Census which was taken m Singapore, Penang and Malacca on the sth instant, it is as follows Singruporc. Males 139,021 Females 43.629. Total 182,650. Penang- (With Province Wellesley). Total 228.528. (Detailed particulars arc not yet to hand. j
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    The Police at Penang.
    190 2 Tne Pinang OwmUt of the 25th instant m dwelling upon police fthortoi mings there, cornea to the conclusion that the tendency to make use of ffiiial po:-itien for the pnipOSS of private pecuniary sdvantsge SSeSBS ineradicable from a native population, at any rate th< ss of
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    The Governorship of Hongkong.
    702 2 Ihs llomjkumj Daily Pres*, received bj to-day's mail, says: On the departure of H. V. Sir William des \'<> next month, General Digby Barker, C. 8.. will be appointed Administrator pending the appointment of Sir William's si scessor. Since the news of His Excellency's retirement W
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    Mining Managers and Mining Shareholders.
    372 2 Australian Mining Standard.) The last mail news from California discloses th*t a most flagrant swindle has been perpetrated upon the shareholders of one of j the leading Oometoek mines. Shares were pressed upon the market and heavy calls made with the view to carry out
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    Penang News.
    308 2 Pinamj Qawette, 25th April. There was do Municipal Meeting held yesterday, owing to want of ;t quorum. We regret to state that Capt Bmdberj Harbour Master, is again on the sick list, being laid up with fever. By the steamer Wing San§ on Thursday, the Treasury receded from
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    The Manila Railway.
    925 2 Tme Hongkong Telegraph of the 22nd April, gives, from the pen of correspts> dent, particulars of the opening of tb*railwav from Manila to Bagbag, it being the t'n>t tection, 10 milet m length, of tl^ line from the capita] of the Phiiippii Dagupau, an important leap it.
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    Lato Telegrams.
    502 3 I I i'l Rangoon Calcutta, llth April, Ua. m— A mOQSODJrai from xauijur BH arrived at Silehar iritii a m the Regent ?■> the Viceroy, olaitninjc to aye killed tho titenapnti beeaass of tho ■aider of tho European priaonera. Umsok Don, native trader, baa arrived a.t iunna with
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    The Crown vs. The Penang Opium Farmers.
    76 3 This case, which at the commencement the subject of a r <>od deal of criticism, has com. rmination. On Thursday, His Honor Mr. -I Wood, after bearing -Mr. Van Somereo, counsel for the defendants, and with the consent oi' tli«.' Solicitorgeneral on behalf
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    WEDNESDAY, 29th APRIL.
    183 3 IT. N. M. Bteamer Merapi commander H*> Bruyn, arrived bore from A»-hcen to<iity to dock, Iran an.! The Netherlands Indiau Government steamer Condor, Captain Waliiu, left this Morning for Aeheen with the newly appointed Governor of Acheeo and Dependencies, Colonel F. Pompe van Meerdervoort, who arrived here
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    Sungei Ujoag News.
    122 3 From a Corrmpondent.) Tm New Protestant Church of Sunßei L Jong, for which a sum of 1300 was contnbnted bi Government, has been com. pleted under the supervision of Captain fiftacKenzie, and thefiml Div-iue service there was held by him on the sth instant I'bough the private
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    Departure of Sir Frederick Weld.
    325 3 F&ftDsmici Weld, accompanied by his sou, Mr. Weld, who is m the Perak Service, and who has obtained leave of absence to accompany his father, left Sinre by the M. M. steamer Melbourne, ra.iy afternoon, for Europe. H. E. the Governor, Sir Frederick Dickson, Mr.
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    French Indo-China.
    297 3 Fob Courtier df Haiphong of the 12th April notes the appearance oi competitor to the M ries Maritime* m the trade between France aud Tonquia. The move proceeds from the so t tiled National Company winch hitherto has supplied the French Government with transports to convey troops and
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    Extracts from the Municipal President's Progress Report for March.
    1948 3 Extracts from the Municipal President's Progress Report for March. Revenue. 'J hk following are the receipts under the chief heals, for the first three months Of this year, compared with the corresponding period last year JAM. Alakch Is;m. Jan.j an >iuiCH IS-1 Assess, uu housa .sSs,otf*.B3 "si*. 1-' WattT,l'r l
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    Negri Sembilan.
    288 4 {From our Correspond* nt.) Kuala PilmKMrd Afwil— The District officer and Mr. de la Uroix left for Pmo this morning. They will 1 believe camp at Mr. Bauer's near Paloug for the night. Mr. Cbevallier ezpecti to get back to Kuala Pilah early on Sunday, staying at Mr.
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    THURSDAY, 30th APRIL.
    346 4 The death is announced, iv London, of Mr. Robert King, Secretary of the Singapore Gas Co. for nearly thirty years. The preliminary Perak census returns show the population of that State to stand at 21 1,714 Mk. DovALDBOa received yesterday afternoon au iufluentially signed requisition asking him
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    The K.C.M.G Decoration,
    136 4 (Pall Mall Gazette.) Owing to the many refusals on the j part of leading colonists to receive knighthoods of St. Michael and St. George, Lord Garrington, it will be remembered, re- > ceutly urged that the Bath should be thrown open to them. But there is at
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    The Military Exaction.
    172 4 It is practically decided to bring the j question of the increased military coiitri- j bntion demanded from Ceylon and the Straits before Parliament, and i suitable opportunity will be sought at an earl? date. The late Blue-book ou the Straits contribution, the more it is studied,
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    Heath of Mr. T. C. Baing, Baring, M.P.
    143 4 MB. Thomai Charles Baring, M.P.. managing director of tho lately-reconstituted firm of Messrs. Baring and Co died at Rome on the -2nd inst. m consequence of a relapse following upon a stttgieal operation which he recently underwent i v that city. Mr.
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    The Chartered Bank.
    241 4 The report of the Chartered Bank of India, Australia, aud China, for presentment at the- meeting to be held on the 15th inst., states The general balance sheet and profit and loss account to Dec. 31, 1890, now submitted show that, after providing for bad and doubtful
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    Municipal Commissioners.
    979 4 Wednesday, 29th April, 1891. A special meeting of the Municipal Commissioners was held m the Board Room of the Town Hall yesterday at'temoou under the presidency of Mr. Alex. Gentle. There were present Messrs. Sohst, Crane, Miller, Tan Jiak Kirn, Tan Beng Wan, and Lim Eng Keng. The
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    Perak Medical Gazette.
    434 4 The following circular has been issued iv Perak His Excellency Sir Cecil Chm«uti Smith has saflpssted to me the publication o f Journal to deal with Medical q«Mtioti th« management of hospitals, tro.it intuit of' t^. tioiits, special rases, native drugs, nud a jj matters of kiudred
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    The "Pinang Gazette" on straits Goraerument.
    393 4 WKweresnrp .«e, to notice, m the account of I mor's landing m S tiiat l.ut deads IT6W present on 1 welcome Hi> Excellency, the Coloi tii-y being speciallj eoaspieaout •ence. There uti been rumour* nfe of late of >U8 di&seuaiou existing m tJie highest
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    Telegraphic Summary.
    892 5 Supple» lt t r !l to straits 77m,* IWtyramc. Via Ctylon. Berlin, l>'th April —Prince Bismarck has been elected deputy of tho Reichstag for ooinude m Hauover. His Excellency W ts o|»l»"^' <l >' il Gn»lph, a Freisiimiir, mid }t fcociiili- 1 candidate. Utrici. I7tk April.— 'Later returns
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    The Jelebu Mining and Trading Company, Limited.
    2408 5 The Jelebu Mining and Trading Company, Limited. liihtliml ordinary general meeting of the above company was held intheix. change Rooms at noou this day tor the Purpose of receiving the Directors' report ■"J "*»«llti for Ike half-year ending I'th Kd.ruary 1891. llr/j. P. JoJjuim occupied the chair: there were also
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    The Bankruptcy Ordinance.
    158 5 It may not be generallj known, perhaps, that ander ■ection 99 «>f the I'.mkrupicj o 'diiian- LBBB, Commissioner of the Court of Requests bns th.> jin a cast* when a judgment has been obtained and the debtor is unable to pay, and alleges that the whole of
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    EDITROIALS.
    899 6 Authors ami Booksellers. (Strait* Time* April 28.) Tub pteent publication of Mr. Samuel Smiles's attractive volumes entitled, A Publisher ami his Friends Memoir and Correspondence of the late Johu Murray, with au Account of the Origin and Prom of the House, 1768-1843/' was almost coiceidental with the appearance •>i
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    The Portanese in South Africa.
    307 6 {Strait* Time* April Dzlagoa l>.iy where Portuguese tiiitj to B i itself bj 1 violence endangering the s B ta there, ties on the Eat I ut of M ktitude 26 ;>. The bay occupied the southern end oC the i 1 buguese settlement of
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    A Naval Exhibition.
    965 6 (Straits Times April &J.) The arrange incuts for the forthcoming Naval Exhibition m Londou seem now to be complete, and it promises to be at least as successful as last year's show m connection with the sister service. One of the first and most serious difficulties with
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    A Straits Medical Journal.
    238 6 (otratU ril 30.) Thi Gtovei vorthj I to the British Pnriiiosl hi Pi lie starting of a medical journal local osal rtaitiog to the healing art. Th Resident has h'-artiiy taken up I uuch i Prom the i lea winch, io his opinion, will prove I
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    Telegraph Extension to Raub.
    261 6 mm May. 1) w«edai ernoon the oeu phic line which connect* the gold-wining village of EUub with Singapore was opened; the tirst bmh lent being ief«Mi ttom Mr. Bibbj to his Singapore fri< U well, of course, as to the Comp**/' The telegnun which reached the
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    The Manipur Expeddition.
    23 7 I I I il i the Utti bur got the worst A' in_' a pn hat be i I troubl
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    The Singapore Insurance Comapny.
    206 7 Qt i ho What Mr. I) >\Y an ;i it would I 'n intia id is, or might i. I— or both. i i that all the COmp ay's i :ured, i all one ol $16,000. business of t idepart n marine underwriting m London, is
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    Education in 1890.
    291 7 en ill i this, e> uaore the nu m each standard it of Ibe be iv > I the il I d se h i iieduca- dard lini rBnglish cl I at the < The aim tnalitv I i irermnent offi I >ri a attendi < Qj
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    FRIDAY, 1st MAY.
    352 7 m I The la Hongkong f >r hbe 8 lly <lri! "Cork n known. It-. c Tv; terlv oi the d worked. of rewards I much bard- by mi at 1 1 per. i: con ted WOUld Hi:. botne-lik< Vi Sin conduct on th< it WDIIM I
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    LaNd Sales.
    36 7 land a\\\ town. At Mr. H. A. freehold No. aud LO5, .ted m and contain i 500 taining A 0. 28 i tun choi Ch.t: A ith ;i I i to a |>ur- lots
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    choler in Penang.
    152 7 hulii .it'ir- i the Pa id one of C Th© the numero r beard i 111 COD been favoured l> tloni c pal 'olinn; thti are no just grounds that cholera i^ pr Of the rases t.. ccurrod r u t-re of as wlio bad contracted I
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    The Hot Spring in Malacca.
    284 8 Me. Bott has recently paid a visit to the hot springs at Ayer Pauas iv Malacca, which has resulted m his drawing up a report ou them. He describ-s them as possessing a high temperature but an inconsiderable quantity of mineral matter. At the springs,
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    Perak News.
    336 8 24th April.) Mr. rvi.virds, of the Chartered Mercantile Ban(c, arrived m Kirui on the Ist March and has b ougagei collecting money due lie tirm of Bad Ju debtors into '!o irt, thorn bave carried iou^ of they made toward: settlement two yearn ago. a great t)i i
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    Municipal Incinerators in India.
    207 8 Except m one respect and this, it must be adinitt d, a somewhat important ouo tho Calcutta Incinerator has been hitherto, w« assured ou the authority of a local paper, an undo bted success. Th** prop) ecies, t hazari it tho incinerator would be u-e--less during
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    Late Telegrams.
    1342 8 Via Raiufuon.) London, 2ht April.— Sir John Willoujrhby, who was m charge of the expedition that WMB fired upon by ths Portuguese, has returned to Delngoa Bay He states that his party consisted of five Englishmen and oue hundred nativo?, and they carried a number of instruments for
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    Acheen News.
    81 8 A _i writ, 9 t<» the I under date the :22ud ultimo lue (i>-v, n aeral van Teijo, haa md will for Europe a* i His su< sor La ,\1 Pompe van who will arrive from Batavia m a few days time. The Gk>Ternor-designate ta h man, hut
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    " No Rent" in Perak.
    84 8 No Rent" in Perak. In the Siliusiu^ and Jebong imikims (Perak) there was Lab iy a larg imulatioD of arrears, a local laad-leaguer having iivl a no rent campaign." The State Com missionei oi lands took advani good padi cropan< 1 notices BOOK time ugo, aud, just as the crop
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    Tin Mining In Perak.
    237 8 The State < ommiteioner of Lands m iaiting Larut. recently aooompauied Mr. Lii K:ii to tin*? of iiis urines near Kota, m which ho has aboat 1,000 men working. This mine dm now been working for some yean and has hardlj paid expenses, and when the
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    Planting Perak.
    370 8 Thk Government of Perak, being deanous ot" encouraging agriculture iv the State draws attention by circular to the «nsteuc' of large areas of virgin land available f or both hill and low country cultivation, and to the following, among other, ftd?astaisj which the State holds out to niteuj^
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    Negri Sembilan News.
    166 8 kwo I. The D strid officer returned to i uala Pilah li !I^ r Mr. i (Ji I learn, urmvd at Bukit I tho 24il The mining Engind&n there are r > to tiuA out. whether Ibe |<r. i the I-\ i rat on Cv» m that
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    SATRUDAY, 2nd MAY.
    445 8 Thk umber -i visitors to the Riffle Library aid Mu>,i nn durum the weal was 881. b Thk ?inanf Ommm ttatca that Ikl TelegrapJ Batai to Euro|> t will h*> n>ciuced vviy soou. Thk SWdi steamer CJb^rO^ of the Compaq, .N.n lt)I1;l v,M,nlar moruiuK>o,nN,w«- 1 1 (lolll;i
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    Gang Robbery.
    142 9 A u.ii- 1 l ..\-lock: this morning, a gang robbei ammitted at Siglap n< go!, when a Chinaman's house was raided, and ir ig allied, about >' were carried off. It seems that the g by n and proceeded overland to the houquestion. Being armed with kuivos, and
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    Murder and Attempted Suicide.
    192 9 >etli ait.T. r o'clock yesterdaj i noon, a aerioua altercation took pla a Chinaman m Sago Street, ;tud a womuu who is said to be his second wife, the result of which was that the m;in is hUegedto have fatally stabbed the woman, a-ndthut be then
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    The Singapore Insurance Company, Limited.
    2434 9 W n,,,,,v, and s.H.o,n L tiT, c CollJ l«my nade hi. to the »rt December. 1890; to '1,,. I H.a»dJ.B. Miller. E»q.. rettr.™^,™ Among^those pre« m,. ssl s w W. Dow (Chairman) J. i: M,ii!, r <j VJ;^7: A J. Miller aud Li m eretary
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    Netherlands India.
    81 10 U .Netherlands India Government l now to aim at doing away altogether iuni-farmiug system there Chinese capitalists, and to carry the idea ol depending on kgemeni <>t' tlii* branch of The Bcheme utk>s the form the method of dealing with aiic pursued at ."-ai^on. i.. .mi taken to
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    Deli News.
    158 10 hi the sth April the Planters' Association bf.'id a meeting at Medau, m which it was pointed out that the Government m. Java now hinder the recruitment of coolies there for Deli. The hindrance takes the form of refusing passes to labourers who had entered into contracts to
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    The Philippines.
    80 10 Ca o < i I insl b as i v I confirmed protection have waited on the Govern lighteni rail, which, ia t b keu cultivating the produce which .•> m i h m•- figures for Pebroary, rush among merchant* i<> the new duties came •n the Lbl
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    Pahang News.
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    The Panjom Mining Company.
    343 10 I hia I J. i Jam ier I j likely will to 1 thin! < hi al! pam iUk and Q op to ruraent bi due l»v the 1 to state, foi nnation of share); to wm through all the t< leeedin^ly enc< from flip mineci
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    Government Gazette.
    74 10 lie < I i and i I 1 hi* 1 h nil. i mcml 0»1 illtil Thursday the 2 da it i charg cate J> tons, bui not i- 1 ioii^, i I i it Bball I oanoe SU( ll m relat to to or from India, Bed
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    MONDAY, 4th MAY.
    132 10 r A L *waa received this afternoon rom .ag "Sir Frederick Weld v rtrooger and nenOly mocfa better.* 1 This morning Abdul Kadir, a stevedore was charged on remand before Mr. Hau^h' ton, Seamd Magistrate, with voluntarily causing hurt to a sprang named Omar Accused was committed
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    Dog Statistics.
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    The Sago Street Tragedy.
    59 10 Death «>k thk MuBDHU In connection irith the distarban took place m a boat <>f ill repute m S Sfcreel on Fridaj afternoon, when a Chin** woman was Eatallj Btabbed, the Chioam* 11 the alleged perpetrator of the deed, < aftenrarda turned the knife oo biiw
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    Miss Blackmore in Paris.
    554 11 A Ij.vdv's IMPmiMIOVI OF THE Pasteur treatment.) Mis-; Blaekmore, the Udy m charge of the Singapore Branch of the Women's Foreign sfiwonarv Society of America, w ho \n< woenthr been to Paris to place th»' i l r t(l 8' v 8 If. M inson iu1
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    Cholera at Bangkok.
    163 11 The Siam Mercantile GhuutU oi the 25th April says that cho era is undoubtedly m Bangkok and rapidly increasing ia virulence. Within one \s ■••k. three Europeans, under peculiarly distressing circumstances, have succumbed to it and the mortality a.intni^ the native population is said, by those wlio
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    The Selangor Railway Departmental Report for 1890.
    1276 11 During the V( u *****8 were carried against 181.181 m 1889. The ot JU 652 pk-uU or $29,548. Duriug the year three mUes bare been added to the g.tem, the Buenaioo Hue from Bnkit Kuda to KUng luLvin^ been apeiwdb Hi ExeeHeacyar Frederick
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    Liberian Coffee in the Native States.
    371 11 The T Ceylon m Bpeaking of coffee growing m <\\ thus describes tWO I Welds Elill estate and Bath Gave estate we have Been for ourselves. W. Us Hill is within a couple of miles of the town of Kuala Lumpur, ami is a
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    Selangor News.
    1070 11 (Selanfor Chvermmeni Ghuutte, Iti May.) Mr. Bmllamx, Captain: of the Selaagoi Fire Brigade, m his report for LB9O ivsT— There was only oue serious lire during the year, m January, when ttap bouses were destroyed by tire at Pudo. The Brigade <rai successful io preventing the spread of
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    Supreme Court.
    176 12 suitors' Monies. This morning before Mr. Justice Goldney, the A f torney-G<ueral applied for an order to have certain suitors' monies which bad been ii> the court fora long term of years, to be 1 1 red to the i Government mbject to certain conditions. The AttoruevGeu- i
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    The Rifle.
    290 12 tTIOBT. inior" 1 the Binga--1 ion feurned up at the m the first naai oons. The spoon ont:. fell to Laos whose score bree ranges (200,500, and 600 I- reditable iudeed, particularly K)yards. The rest ol the scor- much below the average, notwill „i tlin the ligbi and
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    Siam News.
    196 12 (Bamjkok Times.) Thosk of the German residents who are interested m promoting the German Club are, to speak metaphorically, not allowing thf grass tu^row onder their feet. A site near the mouth of Klong-kut-Mai has been selected for the Club house and more than forty Germans have ngnified
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    Indian Collies in British North Boreno.
    335 12 All who :uv interested m planting aud iv the progress of the country will be glad to leu.ru that Lue negotiation* which were commenced m January LBB9, for the employment of Indian indentured labour m this State have now been satisfactorily concluded. The Indian
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    Cricket.
    224 12 C ricket. S rfICIU and mi:n N This match was played on the Esplanade on Saturday afternoon, and resulted m a win for the soldiers by '22 run*. Pt. Utchford made a good stand for 84, as did also Pt. Sayen for L 5. For the Club Messrs. 11. L
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    Bowling Analysis.
    42 12 Halls. Muulens. Uuns. \Vi« k< M A.J.Ross 90 U i 5 2 Wh. Obiter 53 II 3* a Y. Oakum 85 0 17 -2 B*edam 70 4 27 8 B»y«ri <i; M 8 UUehford i<> 0 15 Hall 5 2
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    Chartered Mercantile Bank.
    400 12 Tho Director* have BOW to rabmit to th* Shareholders Genar-il Statement <«t' Urn affairs of tho B>\nk up to 31st Do«-omb'»r la-t. comprising Balance Sln>ot. i*r. tit and Loss Account, and Resenre Fond Account. The iu't yr->\\\ for th« half-year, after providing for b«d and donbtfu) debts,
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    Australian Lunatics for Singapore.
    104 12 We {Perth Inquirer 15th April) are *Ud to learn that the (iovernnieut »ro taking mm stope to jeliove the present over-crowdJd conAivh.m tl li F remß jj!« (W. A.) Lunatic Asylum, which is nothing short of a rqh scandal and a serious reflection on our hmnanthV^T?
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    The Military Contribution.
    2241 12 Thb following letter appears m tbeH iug Post of Friday, April 10th, under th»j heading Colonial Defence TO THE EI>ITOK OF THK \MnK\l\.; Sib, The three Crown Coloi i v on tlm Mrnits. and Hongkong are iji ouditioa of eiaeperation over certain tarns «.t money that Hi-f
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    Land in Perak.
    477 13 IN PBKPXTUITT. The Government of Perak has issued the followiu«_r circular: The Gorernment of Panic, being desirous of encouraging agriculture m the State, draws attention to the existence ot' largti an virgin laud avail. r both hill and low country cultivation, and to th>« following, among other,
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    Shipping News.
    89 13 Captain Faulkner of the British ship John M. Blaikie reported at Aujer that some twelve days after leaving 110 110 he had the misfortune to lose bis wife after childbirth, and the infant of three days also succumbed. The bodies were brought there and buried iv the Cemetery
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    The Military Contribution Question in Ceylon.
    229 13 The Military Contribution Question in Ceylon. Imk Ceylon Independent^ m. commeDtiog on the Military Contribution Question as it regards Hongkong, boldi that the public often outside tli.' Legislature m Hongkong have failed to adequately and decisively support tbeir unofficial legislative representatives, and complains that the same trouble exists m Colombo.
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    Telegraphic Summary.
    319 13 {Supplementary to BtraiU Tune* Telegrams.) Via Ceylon. Lond'ii. L .~>th April. A discussion took place m the House of Lords last uijjlit. on the Manipur disaster. The Marquis of Ripon deeply deplored the death of Mr Qninton, but trusted t: >u< would be guided m their action m
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    The Pahang-Semiliang (Limited).
    197 13 An extraordinary general meeting of this com pan? was held ou the o'th ult. at Winchester House, London, for the purpose of confirming resolution! passed at a previous meeting, having for tbeir object the winding up of the company with the view of effecting an amalgamation with
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    The China Shippers' Mutual Steam Navigation Company (Limited.)
    2005 13 The ninth aimual ordinary funeral mfirtlßg of tho shareho dersof UM :ii[i;iii\ held at the i '.•mnon-stn-e.t Hold London, on the6tli uif. Mr David Reid was m the «ir, and there were aiaopreeent llr .1. A siaitaii<l. Air. AlbeH Deacon, Mr. H
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    Football.
    379 14 S. C. C. verfua Engineer "s Ahsociation. An Association football match between teams from S. C C. and the Engineer*' Association was played ou tho Esplanade yesterday afternoon and resulted m a victory for tho Club by two to one. The ground was m excellent order, and, with little
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    The Departure of Canon Pinto.
    762 14 Thk following address will be presented t<... lav bj the Cut. .-i of tfa Church h to the n Pmto. wu,, 1. -v, s for v the mail. And who h is be th the Church of 8t J ph for twenty oae years. We.
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    A Leopard at Large.
    267 14 It seem* thai the Circus C \j have a taim« leopard, perhaps doc when you know huu M m the pie do, no doubt. During the intvrv.il iv the j- 1 foroianoeon M >ndaj night th-« creature isftted Dp with a piece ofstring just m where
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      The Cricket Surplus.
      306 14 To the Editor of the "Straits Times." Sir,— l observe from your issue of lnursday last a paragraph informing me that, as a contributor to the entertainmenta held m the cricket fortnight I can get some money back if I apply to the Secretary. Kut you state
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      Johore.
      157 14 >. when c i quite different from svh.it it w bim to his an ival ai Johor with the special B now *.n landing at J will pi the boui bj the name ol Lm An 8 sang v ju-t the 1.v.-ii:.. i urn wh .v will find v
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      308 14 l'a>Mim«'r Li«*t. Akuiv v i' jtnnihis from Padan>; i>r i fn>!!\ E&mborf:— M ••--!•>. Sehroter, and < 'urt. Air ;ui«l Mrs. Carnegrj. From Maneil R. B M. Mamsos Maaresa, Mr md Mn P R .v... M :"i• Mrs H ir l, Mn. M V u Mr. alii Mrs k Vr
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      131 15 TTONOT7RABLE MENTION, EXHIBI 11 TION, LONDON, 1562. Silver Medal and First-Class Certiiieate. Calcutta Exhibition, 1883. Gold Medal, International Forestry Exhi'jtion, Edinburgh, 1884. BfcOßli Medal Adelaido Jubiloo International Exhibition 1887. .lOHOR STEAM SAW MILLS CO. Timber for Railway, House, Ship-building and General purposes. .lOHOR Near Singapore. J. MELD RUM, Manager. TABAQUERIA
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      500 15 MCALISTER CO. Jnviti; Special Attention to thk Following. Shipchandlery. Anchors and Chains, all nizos Hawsers. Steel with reels, Manila ati«l <\ If EU>PKB and Cordage. Europe, Manila. Coir, BoH-rope Ratlines all til Links. Log. Lead, Flag, Fishing, Hanibroliu«, Housliiu', Marline Canvas. tlax, Hemp, American Cottou and Drill, Baggiig, Parcelling and
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      859 15 per H*be f rom e^ Messrs. Haas and Chatclenx. per Sumatra from Deli: Mr. and Mrs. Cordos, Messrs. Ziminermann, Pieters, Tayer, an d KiUermann. p er s s. Tatar from Liverpool Mr.. Hsdder. p fl r ft. s- Purnea from Calcutta Messrs. D. Crowe, A Harrison, and Mr. E. M.
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      546 15 C™<lor Dut str. 11l tons, Captain Wallin -Zad 3 ApriL Maate 5«d»15 Port PKUip, Brifc itr. 1,728 tons, Captain or i\ l h rnUi He^««ti« N. 8. W. via Mintok tons Coals. Pater** Simons Co. Untin.— Borneo Wharf. Viet PmtdMl Prim* Dot .str. 318 tons, Capt. Pripp. From Sourabaya. 13th
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      383 15 From Barry. Feibridge, Dec. 24 Windsor, Jan. 21 Loch Mareo, Dock, Jan. 25 Flainbro', (ship) Jan., 26 Karoon. ;s)iipi Jan. 27 Algola, Fob. 2 From othbb Eholish Ports. Belpore, (ship) Newport, Sept. 20; Kepler, Bhields, Dee. 21 Phisow, Shields, Dec 2b" Skulda. Newcastle, Dec. o0 Whitefield, Newcastle, Jan. Etionee, Newcastle,
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      1428 16 ARRIVALS "g Vessel's Namb. ToNSII Captain. From. JSailid. Consiok«*B. 1 n ii i Brit str 1356 Guthrie Liverpool Mar 21; W. Mansfield A Ce. 27 .Bellerophon Bt r 1603 Cook London Mar 2 Guthrie A Co. 27 Monmouth »tr. IWW .v 25 Boustead A Co. I] M V arfa y
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      486 17 jj IB 7 3 I- /f iV •«»«■>— PHI r*-- J iillllflHii! «jasn tT.» li^wlfc,? ft&T ■x i r-i'yX^M Tlraff %n <rt 5 a JSSr W AI!KOW IUMy bUlk th -"i *£S*& the Hnt,h 0 10, sorvi e on the WhiCh WCTe inipl >- to^ fc ««»B 'here* For full
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      1033 17 1)K. J. (X)LLLS BKOWNE'S CHLORODYNE The (>kiginal and only (Ikniinh Advic* to Invalids. [f you wish to obtain quiet, refreshing sloop, freo from hoadache, relief from pain and anguish, to calm and assuage tln> weary aehings of protracted di^inTigorate the nwrvoua media, and regulate tli<- Inoenlating irstems <>t the body,
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      241 18 i < *Wbv-»^ Vital F<. jr-^i IT cutis t.-.-v an i Heart D,si-ase. > H* A CU-.-.1;. r Comptoißts. J cv.. -%> S» the VI jffj%* A: t WmFJ jus fe-T^ »n- rfuuy. The tacc V/^, .and jntfaeOvaUM DR S PHC --HODYNE I^th- ,1 under tho TimdeMari lho BxittMk Govern
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      249 18 Jfn consequence of imitations of J'HE WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE which ate calculated to deceive the Public Lea and fkrrin have to request that Purchasers ft t that the Label on tvery hotth heart their Signature thus B^B without which no bottle of the original WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE is genuine. 'or LEA 6-"
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